《Yugioh Card Summoner》 CH.1 Pack opener CH.1 Pack opener ¡°Where am I? This definitely isn''t my room.¡± My name is Brian Wood. 22 years old university student. I was just in my room opening 1st edition Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon packs and now I¡¯m in a strange cave. In the dimly lit cave, the only thing that catches my attention is a basketball sized orb on a pedestal of some kind. The orb is shining with a mysterious light that overpowers the ambient light of the cave. I look around the cave and cannot see an exit. ¡°Is this really another world? Am I in an anime?¡± That was the first thing that came to mind. I mean, how else do you exin instant movement to a weird cave with a magical light orb. How do I even know it¡¯s magical, that¡¯s simple, it feels magical. ¡°Maybe I need to touch it?¡± I just feel like I must. Am I charmed by the orb? Or is it cursed and I¡¯m cursed to stay in this room forever. I really hope not. My Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon packs are waiting for me on my desk. I didn¡¯t even get to open them. ¡°I really hope this orb can take me back. Now I know one of those packs has a Blue Eyes in it and the universe, or maybe the multiverse is preventing me from opening it. Oh orb of light, guide me home to my cards.¡± I reach out my hand and touch the orb. It doesn¡¯t feel hot or even warm. It just feels like a polished stone sphere. ¡°Is it¡¯s shine fading? No, don¡¯t curse me to eternal slumber in this cave.¡± I try to remove my hand from the orb, but can¡¯t. My hand is stuck to it. And the light of the orb is being absorbed by my hand. ¡°Am I really going to be the reason that I spend the rest of my days in some cave? I should have guessed that I would be my ultimate undoing.¡± As the orbs shine vanishes the cave lights up. Like was the orb a light switch or something. Why would removing light from the orb give light to the cave? That makes no sense. As I think that a panel appears before me.
Rogue dungeon 22_090 eliminated
Rewarding Brian Wood for ¡®Good Job¡¯
Unique Skill: ¡®Pack Opener¡¯ Unlocked
Pack ¡®Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon¡¯ Unlocked
Daily pack token number is now ¡®1¡¯
Basic support system Unlocked
¡° What??? Am I in a Yugioh game world or something.¡± (No. Master has entered a world outside his own and the world has rewarded master for destroying a rogue dungeon with an appropriate skill.) A strange voice speaks in my head. It sounds like my girlfriend. Well ex-girlfriend now since she did leave me cause I spend ¡°too much money¡± on my Yugioh cards. I guess some will never understand what collecting is like. A lot of cards I could have gotten would more than pay for all my packs. Like if I got a Blue Eyes White Dragon from my 1st edition packs I could sell it for like 1000$ at least. That¡¯s twice what I paid for the packs. It¡¯s double my investment and all I need is a little bit of luck. Not that I would sell a Blue Eyes if I got one. ¡°So mystery voice that sounds like my ex. Who or what are you?¡± (I am Basic support system. Rewarded to master by the Goddess.) ¡°Oh yeah. It does say I unlocked some things. Can you exin them or do I have to start guessing.¡± (Masters unique skill is (Pack Opener). Master can open packs and gain cards from them. Cards can be used to summon creatures or perform magic.) ¡°So I can open Yugioh packs in another world. That doesn¡¯t sound too bad.¡± (Yes. Masters current daily limit is 1 pack per day and the only pack Master can open is ¡®Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon¡¯.) ¡°Okay¡­ So how do I open these packs?¡± (1 pack Master. You can open them from your status screen. Open status screen by thinking ¡®status¡¯ or by saying it aloud.) ¡°Status¡±
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human ?
Level: 1
HP: 100
Mana: 100
Strength: 50
Defense: 100
Magic: 50
Skills:
Pack Opener (unique)
¡°Does that mean I¡¯m weak or am I strong?¡± (Average 20 year old level 1 human of this world is weaker, having around 50 HP, 50 Mana, 30 Strength, 30 Defense and 30 Magic. But 20 year old level ones are rare so most 20 year olds would have slightly higher stats. Between 70-90 HP and mana and between 45-60 on others. Masters HP, Mana and Defense are quite high for a level 1.) ¡°Well at least I¡¯m not super weak. And if I¡¯m going to be a summoner having high defense but lower offense is not that bad.¡± (Yes. To use ¡®Pack Opener¡¯ please touch it on the status panel or think ¡®Pack Opener¡¯) ¡°So I can control it with either touch or just thought. That¡¯s nice. Does everyone see this screen or just me?¡± (Only Master can see the screen normally but if Master says ¡®status open¡¯ everyone can see it.) ¡°That¡¯s good to know, now let¡¯s get this pack opened.¡± I touch on the ¡®Pack Opener¡¯ skill. A different kind of panel opens up in front of me.
Pack tokens: 1
Avable packs :
Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon
I touch the ¡®Legend of Blue Eyes¡¯ part and a warning appears.
Would you like to use yourst ¡®pack token¡¯ to open 1 pack of ¡®Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon¡¯
[Yes] [No]
I press yes. 9 floating cards appear before me. What? I don¡¯t get the pack to rip open. That¡¯s a little disappointing. This is like an online pack opening simtor. That¡¯s not as fun. I guess I just have to deal with this if I want to open anything. I start flipping the cards one by one.
Sparks
Ray & Temperature
Skull Red Bird
Dragon Treasure
Uraby
Kagemusha of the Blue me
Mountain
Frenzied Panda
Pot of Greed
Spoiler [copse] Wow! I got a Pot of Greed. That¡¯s a good card. CH.2 Pot of Greed CH.2 Pot of Greed
Sparks
Ray & Temperature
Skull Red Bird
Dragon Treasure
Uraby
Kagemusha of the Blue me
Mountain
Frenzied Panda
Pot of Greed
Wow! I got a Pot of Greed. That¡¯s a good card. ¡°Well now I got cards, how do I use them. Support system can you exin.¡± (Yes Master. Cards are used by holding one in your hand and saying its name.) ¡°Okay. And what do the cards do?¡± (Monster cards summon a monster to fight for you. Spell and trap cards activate a magical effect that depends on the card.) ¡°Makes sense. So what do the spells I got do?¡± (¡®Sparks¡¯ deals damage to all enemies in target area. ¡®Dragon Treasure¡¯ permanently boosts the power of 1 dragon. ¡®Mountain¡¯ powers up all dragon, winged beast and thunder monsters under the user for 1 hour. ¡®Pot of Greed¡¯ grants 2 ¡®pack tokens¡¯.) ¡°So I can get more packs with it. Pot of Greed rocks. So to use it, I just hold it in my hand and say its name.¡± (Yes Master.) I grab the floating Pot of Greed card from the pack opening menu and feel it in my hand. It feels just like I remember. I guess this world can recreate the cards urately. Or are they just teleported here? ¡°Hey system support. Do you know, are these cards made by the world or teleported here from my world?¡± (No information avable.) ¡°Well I thought as much. Not like it really matters. It does suck a little if they are some knockoff cards, but what you gonna do. I mean it¡¯s not like someone wille and tell me my cards are fake.¡± As I look closely at the card in my hand, the pack opener menu minimizes to the left corner of my vision. I guess I really just have to go for it. ¡°I activate Pot of Greed! It allows me to draw 2 cards!¡± (No it does not Master. It makes you gain 2 ¡®pack tokens¡¯.) ¡°Come on. It¡¯s just a reference. Next you are gonna tell me that pot of greed is banned.¡± (I do not understand what you mean by a card being banned.) ¡°It has things to do with the game these cards were made for.¡± (Understood.)
2 ¡®pack tokens¡¯ gained
The machine sounding voice said in my head. Nice, more packs for me. More chances to get Blue-Eyes. As I think that the Pot of Greed card in my hand vanishes. As I¡¯m about to ask the system about the card vanishing¡­ Bang, Bang, Bang, Bang Loud banging began to ring from one wall of the cave. Like many people were trying to brake through a wall. ¡°System support, what is that banging?¡± (Monsters of the dungeon are trying to break in to kill whoever destroyed the dungeon core. It is a reflex of the dungeon to set all monsters inside to maximum hostility just before their death to get revenge on their killer. Normally it is not a problem because the person who destroys the dungeon core would have to make their way through the dungeon and that would cut down the number of monsters. But Master is a special case.) ¡°So, me appearing here and killing the dungeon is why all the monsters in the dungeon are now after me. Great!¡± (Yes Master. This is not a great ce to be at the moment.) ¡°So system, can you tell what monsters areing and how many of them are there?¡± (There are goblins and kobolds. Total number at the door is 52. 138 more are in the dungeon making their way to this room.) ¡°Well that¡¯s just great, isn¡¯t it. Almost 200 enemies against just me. Fuck my life.¡± (Good luck Master.) ¡°Are you hoping I will die? What will happen to you if I die anyway?¡± (If Master dies I will also die with you. I am part of the system that is linked with you for life, so your death means my death.) ¡°Then why are you so passive aggressive. Can you at least help mee up with a n before that walles down?¡± (I rmend summoning a monster. Goblins and kobolds are weakpared to monsters in Masters cards.) ¡°Yeah, that makes sense. Actually, how strong is a goblinpared to my cards?¡± (It would be around 50 atk and 20 def.) ¡°Then why in the world does Goblin attack force have 2300 attack.¡± (Data not avable on card ¡®Goblin attack force¡¯. Cannot answer.) ¡°Well not like it matters at the moment. What monster would you rmend I summon?¡± (¡®Uraby¡¯ or ¡®Frenzied Panda¡¯ rmended. They have a good bnce of attack and defense. They will also be capable of taking attention away from Master. Additionally, use of ¡®Sparks¡¯ can thin out the herd of goblins and kobolds. They should die from 1 hit from ¡®Sparks¡¯.) ¡°Okay. So sparks, panda and dino.¡± As I say that I grab the 3 cards from my pack opening menu, holding them in my right hand. Then I close the pack opening menu so it doesn¡¯t distract me. ¡°We can do this. How does monster summoning even work? Is it different from a spell?¡± (Monster is summoned by holding its card in your hand and saying its name. You must keep the card in your hand while the monster is summoned or it gets automatically unsummoned. You can only hold one summoned monster card in each hand.) ¡°So only a total of 2 monsters at once. That¡¯s not that many, but I¡¯ll deal with it. Can I activate spell cards while a monster is summoned?¡± (Spell and trap cards can be used normally while a monster is summoned.) ¡°Good. I think we are ready to go. How long will it take for the monsters to break that wall anyway?¡± (Estimated time for wall breaking is 140 seconds.) Bang, Bang, Bang, Bang, Bang, Bang, Bang, Bang Well the banging had definitely increased so the number of monsters by the door probably has as well. ¡°How many monsters will be by the door when the wall breaks down?¡± (Estimation is 105. At most it should be 120.) ¡°And will sparks kill all 105 of them?¡± (No. If ¡®Sparks¡¯nds well it will kill around 70 monsters.) ¡°So up to 50 survivors and another 70 in the dungeon after that.¡± I pull up my pack opening menu again and take Skull Red Bird and Kagemusha of the Blue me cards out. I put the 2 cards in my right and left pockets for quick ess. I really hope I don¡¯t have to use all of them for this escape but I will do what I must to survive. As I think that a panel appears.
Mission: Escape the dungeon
Goal: Escape the dungeon alive
Reward:
Opens packs ¡®Metal Raiders¡¯ and ¡®Magic Ruler¡¯
Daily ¡®Pack tokens¡¯ increase by 1
This mission is forced and cannot be refused
¡°Who would refuse that when I must do it to survive anyway?¡± CH.3 Escape the Dungeon CH.3 Escape the Dungeon Bang, Bang, Bang, Bang, Bang, Bang, Bang, Bang Wall of the cave is now showingrge cracks. It will fall soon. (30 seconds until the wall breaks. I rmend summoning your monsters now.) ¡°Sure.¡± I hold Uraby in my left hand and call out. ¡°I summon Uraby.¡± A card appears on the ground and from it a 3 meter tall dinosaur rises. Luckily it fits in this room. The summoning took about 3 seconds. I hold Sparks and Frenzied Panda in my right hand, but decide not to summon panda yet. But sparks will fly as soon as that walles down. (Master, are you not going to summon ¡®Frenzied Panda¡¯?) ¡°Not yet. I need it as a surprise. I also don¡¯t want it to get caught in Urabys attack. The summoning is fast enough that I can do it in an emergency.¡± (Understood. The wall ising down in 9, 8, 7,) ¡°Okay. Let¡¯s do this.¡± Bang, Bang, Bang, CRASH The wall falls and a tunnel 3 meters wide and tall is behind it. The tunnel is filled with little green jerks. So those are goblins. I don¡¯t see any kobolds though. Maybe they are hiding behind the goblins. Well that doesn¡¯t matter now. ¡°Go, Sparks!¡± I yell while holding the sparks card in my hand. From the card in my hand, mes burst forth. As the mes reach the goblins I already begin to see the first ones falling. That was super effective. It¡¯s actually kinda weird. The mes don¡¯t feel hot. Is it because I am the caster or¡­ (Masters cards are not fire magic. They are instant damage that looks like fire. That is why it does not feel hot.) ¡°Yeah. The goblins are not charred at all.¡± (Correct.) As system support answers me the Sparks card in my hand vanishes, just like Pot of Greed earlier. Spells must be one time use. I should ask system about itter. After flying down the corridor, the mes die down leaving a carpet of corpses in their wake. That¡¯s going to be a lot of clean up. I really hope I don¡¯t have to pull ears off of those goblins. ¡°How many died to sparks?¡± (76 Master. I underestimated the power of ¡®Sparks¡¯.) ¡°Nice. How many are left in this tunnel before we reach the next room?) (38 Master.) ¡°Good. Let¡¯s see what this dino can do. Uraby move towards the tunnel!¡± (Master the tunnel is quite tight for ¡®Uraby¡¯. It might not be able to fight at full strength there.) ¡°It¡¯s still a dinosaur against some goblins. It will do fine.¡± ¡°ROAR¡± Uraby lets out a mighty roar before charging in. Uraby begins its charge over the corpses. Like system support said, its head almost reaches the roof. But, almost doesn¡¯t count. Like they say in Yugioh, only thest lifepoint matters. Unless your opponent runs Exodia. I follow behind Uraby and see it running past the goblins and kobolds tearing them to pieces with its ws, stomping on the unlucky ones and crushing the survivors to the walls with its tail. I think it''s even eating some of them. It¡¯s a lot more effective than I thought. ¡°Sorry panda but I don¡¯t think you are gonna get a turn.¡± I trade the Frenzied Panda card in my right hand with Kagemusha of the Blue me that I ced in my right pocket earlier. If I have to summon another monster I think a smaller one willbo better with the dinosaur as it will be able to protect me better. (Master, survivors ahead. 2 kobolds and 1 goblin. Goblin is heavily wounded but can still move. Kobolds have minor wounds.) ¡°I see. Come forth Kagemusha of the Blue me!¡± Again a card appears on the ground and from it a tall muscr male holding a sword rises. He kneels before me and asks. ¡°What is my mission, my Master?¡± ¡°You can talk?¡± ¡°Yes Master. What is my mission?¡± Him talking catches me off guardpletely. I mean he is humanoid but still. I regain myposure quickly and answer. ¡°I¡¯m getting out of this dungeon. I sent Uraby ahead and he is cleaning up most of the monsters, but there are some survivors. I want you to kill the survivors and keep me safe.¡± ¡°Yes Master.¡± Kage raises up to a standing position. I kinda feel intimidated by him. Like I¡¯m not small at 175 cm tall but this guy is more like 195 cm and full of muscle. How does he only have 800 attack? This makes no sense. Kage makes quick work of the surviving kobolds and goblin that system warned me about earlier and the two of us move through the corridor. Along the way to catch up with Uraby we find another four survivors. All of them are kobolds. Are kobolds just better at dodging than goblins. Well at least Kage is doing a great job. As I think that I take a look at Urabys card that is in my left hand. It has developedrge scratches on its surface. The card that used to look mint, now looks like its been yed with for years. ¡°System, why does Urabys card look this damaged?¡± (It is reflecting how much damage ¡®Uraby¡¯ has taken.) ¡°Really? So I guess all these goblins and kobolds are getting some hits in.¡± (Most of the damage is likely self caused by ¡®Uraby¡¯. It is hitting its tail and ws on the walls and the ground. That is my estimation given the state of the survivors. I do not think that these monsters have the time to worry about how to attack, when all their focus should be on survival.) ¡°But you said all the monsters were super aggressive cause I broke the dungeon core.¡± (Yes, but they will still want to survive. They only get mad because the dungeon is their home and it also feeds them.) ¡°Let¡¯s hope Uraby doesn¡¯t die of self inflicted damage before we get out of here.¡± (I do not think that will be a problem.) Making our way out of the dungeon, I realize how small this dungeon really is. It¡¯s only two floors. It has 7rger rooms that were used by the monsters as some kinda base. Total survivors of sparks and Uraby were 14. 10 kobolds and 4 goblins. Not that they survived Kagemushas sword. I can see Uraby ahead standing by the exit. ¡°Finally, some sunlight.¡± CH.4 New Sets CH.4 New Sets ¡°Ahh¡­ Sunlight feels so good.¡± (Master you were in that dungeon for only 3 hours and 46 minutes.) ¡°You don¡¯t know how many days it has been since I left my house.¡± (Average human leaves their home every day unless they are sick. Master does not seem sick, nor does he seem to be recovering from a sickness.) ¡°Well humans in this world and my old world are different. But you are correct. I did leave my house. I had to pick up that booster box after all.¡± (What is a ¡®booster box¡¯ Master?) ¡°It¡¯s a box that contains 24 packs of Yugioh cards.¡± (Information received.) I looked at Uraby, who was waiting by the entrance. He does look a little worse for wear like his card. He only had onerge wound on him and that was a wooden spear stuck to his left leg. As I approach him, he lowers his head for me. I give him a little pat. ¡°You did a great job. I¡¯ll remove this spear from your leg now.¡± Uraby looks at me with understanding and nods his head. These monsters really are super smart even if some of them can¡¯t talk. It¡¯s going to be a little challenging to pull a spear while holding a card in each hand but I can manage. I pull the wooden spear out of his leg and notice it has a sharp stone on its tip. I think most of the spears in the dungeon were just pointed sticks with no stone or whatever so maybe a higher ss goblin or kobold used this and that is why it got stuck in his leg, unlike all the other spears. Thankfully the spear wasn¡¯t deep so the wound isn¡¯t bleeding much. ¡°Again, great job Uraby. You can go back now.¡± As I say that, a card appears under Uraby and Uraby returns to it. Then his card in my hand vanishes. Are all these cards really only single use? As I think that the mission screen pops up again.
Mission: Escape the dungeon
Mission Completed
Packs ¡®Metal Raiders¡¯ and ¡®Magic Ruler¡¯ Unlocked
Daily pack token number increased by 1 total is now 2
Due to daily pack token number increasing you have gained 1 ¡®Pack token¡¯
Congrattions
So missionplete and good things all around. That¡¯s nice. ¡°I guess I should open some packs then.¡± (Master, I rmend securing some food while ¡®Kagemusha of the Blue me¡¯ is still active. Otherwise Master will have to do it alone.) ¡°Yeah you are right. Kage, do you have knowledge on things like edible nts and stuff.¡± ¡°Yes Master, but it might not apply to nts in this area. Might I suggest a hunt for a beast?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think we should make a fire or anything, so we can¡¯t exactly cook meat. By the way, are goblins or kobolds edible? We left hundreds of them in that dungeon.¡± (Goblins are not edible, but kobolds are. I do not rmend Master eat kobolds because they taste horrible.) ¡°So no to already hunted meat. System, do you know how far the nearest town or city is?¡± (Map information is limited to what we have seen. No location of town avable.) ¡°Well that is a little bit of a problem. Kage, can you climb a tree and tell me what you can see?¡± ¡°Of course Master.¡± Kagemusha makes climbing a tree look easy. I mean he did it in 3 jumps and is now at the top of the tree looking around. ¡°System support, what time is it?¡± (It¡¯s a little past noon Master.) ¡°And how long will Kagemusha stay summoned?¡± (Two hours in total. He has been summoned for an hour and 17 minutes now.) ¡°So it took us little over an hour to get out of the dungeon. Good to know. Can I extend the time Kage stays summoned?¡± (Technique is not currently in the database. Master might have to level up to learn it.) ¡°Oh yeah, I do wonder if I get any exp for things that Uraby and sparks killed. Status.¡±
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human ?
Level: 3
HP: 120
Mana: 120
Strength: 60
Defense: 110
Magic: 60
Skills:
Pack Opener (unique)
Languageprehension (humanoid)
Nice! I both leveled up and got a new skill. I think I know what it does but better to ask system anyway. ¡°System support, I got a new skill called ¡®Languageprehension¡¯. Can you tell me what it does?¡± (It allows Master to understand the spokennguage of all sufficiently intelligent humanoid creatures. It does not allow understanding of monster speech.) ¡°Does that include written stuff?¡± (Since Master is able to read, Master should be able to read thenguage of this world. Also if Master can not, I can read for Master.) ¡°I love you! You are so useful.¡± (Thank you Master.) Systems answer was in a quieter voice than usual. I think system would be blushing if she could. That is very cute. With a thud, Kagemusha jumped down from the tree. Hopefully he spotted something so that we don¡¯t have to start searching at random. ¡°Master, I have spotted what appears to be a road on a in. I didn¡¯t see any kind of settlement, but we are in a forested area, so vision is limited. I rmend heading over to the road and following it. If it¡¯s not a road that in will also give better vision¡± ¡°Yeah let¡¯s do that. But first some berries. Or something else to snack on. I guess we can search for those while making our way to the road. What way is the road at?¡± ¡°That direction Master.¡± Kagemusha points to the front left from the dungeon entrance. I guess nothing more to it than walking. Summon something you say. Yeah, not in this forest. I don¡¯t think my panda or bird could easily make it through this forest. It¡¯s not like super thick jungle, but there are enough trees to be a problem for arger monster to make its way through. ¡°Kage you keep me safe, system keep your eyes (do you even have eyes) on edible fruits and berries. ¡°Yes Master.¡± (Yes Master.) And here I was wanting to open some of the new sets I unlocked. And I¡¯m being blocked by myself and my obsession to move forward. I mean, camping with no equipment doesn¡¯t sound too fun, now does it? CH.5 Out of the Forest CH.5 Out of the Forest As we made our way through the forest, the time Kagemusha stayed summoned quickly ran to an end. This forest didn¡¯t have any fruits because all the trees were evergreen, mostly spruce. I did find some wild berries, but they are not super filling. At least they were not poisonous. Kage did take the role of poison tester even thought system said the berries are fine. When the time was up a card appeared under Kagemusha. ¡°This is goodbye, Master. I hope to serve you again.¡± ¡°Yes, Kagemusha of the Blue me. You have served me well. I also hope I get the opportunity to summon you again.¡± Kagemusha lowered himself back to the kneeling position that he had been in when he was summoned and then entered the card on the ground. As that happened, his card in my right hand also vanished. I kinda was hoping the card would stay sense I said I would summon him again. I don¡¯t even know if it will be him again or some alternative world version of him that I summon, if I get another Kagemusha of the Blue me. As I keep walking, I finally decide to ask system about the cards disappearing. ¡°System support, do you know if there is a way to keep the cards from disappearing after using them?¡± (Masters skill is not a normal part of this world. Information on finer points is not avable. If Masters skill works like most skills in this world, it should get better as Master uses it and as Master levels up.) ¡°So level ups and usage. Or I¡¯ll have to get used to saying goodbye to servants like him. Well let¡¯s hope for the best. It would also be nice to be able to use spells multiple times. I can just imagine unlimited uses of Pot of Greed. So many packs¡­¡± As I was daydreaming about something I knew will never be, system support pulled me out of it. (Master, you need to keep walking if you want to make it into town today.) ¡°Yeah¡­¡± ¡ª (Master, 3 goblins ahead. Please course a little more to the right to avoid them.) ¡°Sure¡± I answered in a quiet voice to systems rmendation. Our walk through the forest has gone on for an hour more, saying goodbye to Kage. With system supports help, I haven¡¯t run into any monsters and these goblins were the first we had to change course to avoid. This forest really isn¡¯t a home to very many beasts. It really might be too overgrown for them. But shouldn¡¯t that make it a great ce for small herbivores and beasts that hunt them. Actually what do monsters eat? System did warn me about a goblin group, but what were they doing? Hunting or maybe scouting? Do these goblins need to kidnap females to reproduce? (Master, goblins do have females, but they can also reproduce with humanoid females of other races, so goblins do sometimes kidnap females. However the group we avoided is too small to be a kidnapping group, because even a young female could kill two or three goblins.) ¡°Even if they are unarmed?`¡± (Unarmed three might be difficult but one is easy.) ¡°Why do goblins even need to kidnap people if they have females of their own?¡± (Goblins born from females of other races have a high likelihood of being hobgoblins.) ¡°So cross-species reproduction is good evolution. Good to know.¡± (No Master. Hobgoblin is not an evolved goblin, it is its own species.) ¡°Then how is one born between a goblin and a human?¡± (Unknown. Hobgoblins might simply be abnormallyrge goblins and a bigger human body is more likely to give birth to one.) ¡°God, goblin biology must be a mess.¡± (Yes you are right master for example¡­) ¡°Stop it! I don¡¯t want to know. My brain is already fried with stupid goblin info. All I need to know is that they are bad and should be killed. I almost want to turn back and kill the three we left back there.¡± (I can not rmend that. The edge of the forest is only 200 meters away from us.) ¡°That should make moving easier. I can also summon a panda to ride. Beast taxi for the win.¡± (Are you sure you can use your summons so freely master? You don¡¯t have many left.) ¡°I still have three pack tokens and the panda will make sure that no monsters try to attack me on the way to town. I can also open those packs while riding a panda, which would be more difficult to do while walking.¡± It¡¯s actually kinda interesting that I¡¯m not super tired from all this walking. Taking the dungeon into consideration I have been walking for little over three hours now. I definitely should be more tired by now. Did my body improve that much from 2 level ups? Or was it upgraded by the world hopping? ¡ª The overgrown forest came to an end and we entered ins with some trees still around, but at least I could see more than 50 meters ahead of me. The trees are also different from the trees in the forest. In the forest the trees were evergreens, mainly spruce or something that looks like spruce. I think there were some pines closer to the dungeon entrance as well. But on these ins looked to be mostly some kind of oaks. ¡°Are they fruit trees? Some of them have fruits hanging from them?¡± (Master they are cabo trees and the fruit is cabo fruit. It is not poisonous, but it tastes very bad. I do not rmend eating them unless you must. The berries in the forest taste much better.) ¡°Well that sucks. I just wanted some fruit.¡± (Master might want to summon another monster now. There are wild boars in this area.) ¡°Sure. We also should get a move on so we might get to town today.¡± I pull Frenzied Panda from my right pocket. I think a panda is more fun to ride than a big turkey. Sorry Skull Red Bird. ¡°I summon Frenzied Panda.¡± The already familiar sight of a card on the ground appeared and from it arge panda rose. The panda was quiterge but not as big as Uraby was. He was holding a long bamboo stick and stood at 2,4 meters tall. Not bad at all. ¡°Hello. Will you let me ride you?¡± ¡°Growl.¡± The panda responded with a growl and nodded. Then he ced his bamboo stick back into a card that reappeared on the ground for just enough time to take it in. So they can put their weapons away. That¡¯s nice if I ever have a warrior monster with me in a town. I mean they look kinda like humans so they should do fine in towns. ¡°Can you get that bamboo stick back when you want?¡± ¡°Growl¡± With another growl Frenzied Panda ced its front paws on the ground and from the quickly appearing card pulled out the bamboo stick. Then he ced it back into the card and got on all fours to let me ride him. ¡°Okay, let¡¯s roll out!¡± (Master, I don¡¯t think we will be rolling.) ¡°Fine, let''s move. You really ruin my references system.¡± (I apologize Master, but I simply can not understand them as they are not of this world.) ¡°So you realize that they are not of this world, but can¡¯t realize not toment on them. Your thinking process is strange.¡± (I apologize, Master. I will try to do better in the future.) ¡°No, it¡¯s fine. I like that side of you as well.¡± (Thank you.) a quiet reply came. Is system really getting a personality. I need toe up with a name for her if she is, but her voice is just like hers so it would be weird to call her anything but that. But she dumped me. Can I name someone as helpful as the system after her? CH.6 Opening them Packs CH.6 Opening them Packs Riding through the ins on top of Frenzied Panda, I finally had time to open packs with the tokens I got from Pot of Greed and that mission reward. I have 3 pack tokens and three sets so one of each set is probably best. Unless. ¡°System support, can you bring up the setlists of the three sets that pack opener has?¡± (I do not know what a setlist is. I apologize, Master.) ¡°It¡¯s fine. You don¡¯t know everything about my skill. Maybe the skill itself can tell me.¡± I operate the pack opener with my thoughts. Times like these when I have to hold on to something I¡¯m really d that this skill, and status as well, operate with thoughts alone.
Pack tokens: 3
Avable packs :
Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon
Metal Raiders
Magic Ruler
Collection
Okay, choose LoBY. Can I get more options.
Use a ¡®pack token¡¯ to open 1 pack of ¡®Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon¡¯
[Yes] [No]
So no extra info avable. The Collection tab is new but it only shows cards I have opened but not used. I decided to open it anyway.
Dragon Treasure
Mountain
Ray & Temperature
Skull Red Bird
All of the unused cards showed up. Frenzied Panda did not, probably cause I have already summoned him. Skull Red Bird was also ruled over, probably because it''s in my pocket. I Take it from my pocket and return it to the menu. That wasn''t the greatest idea. Even though Frenzied Panda is not moving super fast it¡¯s still bouncy. I definitely should hold on with both hands. Especially since my right hand also holds the card of Frenzied Panda. After returning Skull Red Bird to Collection its overruling was removed and it looked like the three others.
Dragon Treasure
Mountain
Ray & Temperature
Skull Red Bird
Well to the pack opening.
Use a ¡®pack token¡¯ to open 1 pack of ¡®Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon¡¯
[Yes] [No]
Yes, give me something good. Spoiler [copse] It''s not that great. The spells might do something interesting. I hope. Well let¡¯s go Metal Raiders.
Use a ¡®pack token¡¯ to open 1 pack of ¡®Metal Raiders¡¯
[Yes] [No]
Yes. Spoiler [copse] Just monsters, I see. Well Catapult Turtle is interesting. I think it¡¯s kinda rare. I don¡¯t really want to pull a Yugi and startunching all my monsters though. That sounds like a bad idea. One more pack to go.
Use yourst ¡®pack token¡¯ to open 1 pack of ¡®Magic Ruler¡¯
[Yes] [No]
Yeah, let¡¯s just do this. Spoiler [copse] Some monsters and some spells. Nothing super rare but this is fine. Actually Upstart Goblin is a draw card, so it should give me another pack token. ¡°System, what does Upstart Goblin do?¡± (It gives Master 5 coins at random. Silver,rge silver or gold coins can be given.) ¡°So it gives money not packs. Kinda both good and bad. I mean I didn¡¯t have any money so I was a little worried about getting into town.¡± I think for a bit about using it right now, but considering that I am riding a giant panda at a decent speed that might lead to some of the coins dropping. It would suck if I dropped some coins to the ground. ¡ª It took us just under an hour to reach a road of some kind from when we left the forest. The road is just apressed earth path that might have been made or reinforced with earth magic. It kinda reminds me of dirt roads back in my world. My grandparents'' farm was at the end of one. It wasn¡¯t a super big farm or anything but they had fields, tractors and some animals. My aunt took over the farm and is now using it as a horse ranch. She also taught me how to ride a horse, but that skillset doesn¡¯t exactly apply to riding a panda. But hey, every little bit helps. ¡°So then the big question. Left or right?¡± (There is a group of humans approaching. Asking them might be the best.) ¡°Nice timing, This world is convenient. I should probably jump down from the pandas back so that they don¡¯t attack my panda.¡± ¡ª ¡°How long will it take for us to meet?¡± (Master, are you that impatient? You can always walk towards them if you are in a rush.) ¡°You should know very well that pandas summon time is limited. I just don''t want to waste it.¡± (Yes Master. They areing from the left, if you want to walk towards them.) ¡°Thank you, let¡¯s go panda. System, please warn me a little before we meet so I can tell panda to stand down.¡± (Of course, Master.) After about 10 minutes of walking, system gives me the warning and I spot something moving on the road as well. But that is not an adventuring group. That looks like a bison. Except those horns are a lotrger. (Master, that is a horned bison. They are c-rank monsters.) ¡°So quite high rank. I guess my luck will run out eventually.¡± (It is slightly weaker than ¡®Frenzied Panda¡¯. I rmend taking it out. Master can sell its corpse, when we reach a town. Its meat is also good so Master can have a good dinner even if we can not locate a town today.) ¡°Sure. Frenzied Panda, take that bison down.¡± My panda pulled its bamboo stick out of the card again and walked towards the bison. The bison was just under 2 meters tall so my panda was definitelyrger, but that doesn¡¯t mean everything. System seemed kinda confident and she hasn¡¯t been wrong yet. I should still think of a backup n. The bison looks like it might want to run away from my panda, but in the end steels itself for an attack. Then it rushes towards Frenzied Panda. My panda brings its bamboo stick down to ance-like hold. Please don¡¯t run into that makeshift spear and die. I really can¡¯t handle these unremarkable battles. CH.7 Meeting adventurers CH.7 Meeting adventurers As the fight between my panda and the bison began, I positioned myself behind my panda so that he was between me and this bison. It might not be the best location as if Frenzied Panda dodges a charge from the bison, I might get in trouble, but I believe my panda could stop a full charge from a bison. The first charge from the bison ising. Frenzied Panda is ready to receive it with a bamboo stick held in the bison''s way. As the bison gets close it quickly moves its head to the left and right, using its horns to parry the bamboo stick to the right. Frenzied Panda responds by shoving the bison with the bamboo stick and redirecting the charge to the left. I also move to the right, so that Frenzied Panda stays between me and the bison. As I do that I search my collection menu for a good monster to back up my panda. I¡¯m pretty sure Frenzied Panda could deal with this on its own, but better safe than sorry. I found a decent choice that I pulled from Magic ruler. I grab the card with my left hand and prepare to summon backup for my panda at a good timing. ¡°Frenzied Panda, try to stop its next charge. I¡¯ll summon a monster to finish it, if you can hold it down for a few seconds.¡± My panda takes my orders and drops his bamboo stick. This time it doesn¡¯t return to the card but just falls on the ground with a thud. Then he taunts the bison into a test of strength. It falls hard for the taunt (or maybe just thinks that now is a good opportunity to attack since my panda has no weapon) and charges right at Frenzied Panda. My panda braces itself to receive the charge and I get in position to summon my other monster. The bison''s charge is caught by a panda getting a hold of his horns. Frenzied Panda still got pushed back about half a meter before they came to a standstill and are now struggling to find out which is the stronger one. But I¡¯m ready with a surprise attack. ¡°I summon Spear Cretin.¡± This time the card from which my monster is summoned doesn¡¯t appear on the ground, but in the air above the bison. From it a small creature falls towards the bison''s back, holding a spear in a striking pose, like he is ready to go straight through the bison. As his attacknds the bison lets out a scream. Can¡¯t really me him. It looks like that spear severed his spine. With the loud scream continuing, the bison falls to its side, with a little help from a panda, and it seems to have died. ¡°Is it dead?¡± I ask that from nobody really. I don¡¯t think either panda or my little cretin can answer. Thankfully someone can. (Its lifesigns are fading quickly. It is dying.) System answers me like always. She really is so helpful. Fighting strength isn¡¯t everything. ¡°Good. Now what to do with it?¡± Spear Cretines to me looking down. What is wrong with it? ¡°Is something wrong?¡± I ask it. It doesn¡¯t answer with words but instead beckons me over to the bison. It points to the ce where its spear pierced the bison. It really was a great hit straight through the spine. I fail to see what the problem is. The cretin doesn¡¯t like that I don¡¯t get its problem and shows me instead. It puts its hands on the spear and tries to pull it out, but the spear seems to be stuck in the bison. I get the problem now, I mean he is called Spear Cretin. He might just feel lost without his spear. Sadly my hands are holding pandas and his cards, so I can¡¯t really use my full strength to pull the spear. Also since cretin can¡¯t pull it out himself I¡¯m not sure that I could. I¡¯m not sure I have more strength than a 500 attack monster. I also don¡¯t have any tools to dig it out. As I¡¯m thinking of ways to get the spear out I hear running from the direction that we were heading to. System also warns me. (Master, four humans approaching.) I quickly check that we are not doing anything suspicious that would lead to the group attacking on sight. Frenzied Panda is still holding the bison to the ground. Cretin and I are standing next to it looking at the wound on its back so I think we are fine. As the group of four noticed us they looked surprised and slowed down to a walk. I think they might be scared as well, but it¡¯s difficult to get a read on people you don¡¯t know from this far. They do kinda look like typical adventurers. All have some kinda leather armor. One carries a sword and shield, he also has some te armor attached to his leather armor, one has a spear, one has a bow and thest one carries a staff. So they even have a magic user. The spearman and knight (or is he just a swordsman) have helmets as well. The bowman has a beanie or something simr. The magician has a hood covering their head. I don¡¯t think that a hood is great protection from anything but sunlight. As they approached us, they split in two. The bowman and magician stay behind, while the knight and spearman approach me. Oh, so you are approaching me? I guess talking from a long distance would be difficult. Not like they are gonna beat the shit out of me, right? ¡°So, did you take that bison down?¡± So the spearman speaks to me and the knight is keeping guard. I kinda expected that the knight was the team leader, I mean he looks like ¡°the big man¡± in the team. He just has a leader aura. Might be from his armor though. ¡°Didn¡¯t you hear me? Did you do this?¡± The spearman stated, a little more agitated than the first time. ¡°Yeah. Me, the panda and my little cretin here.¡± I respond to him. God, you don¡¯t have to get mad as soon as someone doesn¡¯t give you the answer you want the second you ask. I mean, this is not a high stress situation. The bison is dead already. At least if you had arrived mid battle I would understand you wanting to help immediately, but you arete. ¡°So, these are your familiars. Are you a tamer?¡± (spearman) ¡°No, I summoned them.¡± I answered. ¡°So a summoner then. That¡¯s rare.¡± (spearman) ¡°If summoning monsters makes me a summoner, then I guess I am a summoner.¡± ¡°What else would it make you?¡± (spearman) ¡°Good point. You can also tell your team to rx. I¡¯m not going to attack you or anything.¡± ¡°And are these monsters safe to be around?¡± The spearman asked. ¡°They are fine.(Most likely anyway)¡± ¡°I heard that. So they might not be safe. You little¡­¡± (spearman) ¡°They definitely won¡¯t be safe if you try to attack me, I can tell you that.¡± His team got a little tense as he raised his voice talking to me, but after my retort, he seemed to think about things for a second. After his thinking break, he raised his hand to signal to the archer and the mage that we are all good. At least I hope that¡¯s what it was and it wasn¡¯t a signal to attack instead. Okay, the duo is walking this way. We seem to be good. Thank god. I really didn¡¯t want to have to fight some humans next. Killing monsters is one thing, but I don¡¯t think I could easily order my monsters to kill them. I also don¡¯t have any potions or stuff to heal them with. The time when you actually would want to have some Red Medicine. Actually, I¡¯m not even sure that Frenzied Panda and Spear Cretin, with no spear, could take on these four. I might have had to trade them for the strongest monsters I have, to have any hope of winning. But I don¡¯t even have Trade-In. As the group of four gathered they all had slightly different reactions to hearing I¡¯m a summoner from mr. spearman. The knight and archers simply nodded and went back to keeping watch of our surroundings and the mage looked between me, panda and cretin on a loop like he was trying to see something between us. Is he using a skill like mana sight and trying to see a string that connects us. I¡¯m not even sure there is something like that. The thing that connects us, are the cards in my hands. ¡°We are the adventuring party ¡®Prime Rib¡¯.¡± Their spearman introduced their team name. I do wonder what the story behind it is. ¡°And you are?¡± ¡°Hi I¡¯m Brian¡­¡± (System, should I give them myst name as well.) (I do not rmend it, Master.) CH.8 Introductions CH.8 Introductions ¡°Hi I¡¯m Brian.¡± ¡°Okay, so Brian. My name is Zayaan, but please call me Zay. The swordsman is Alex. Rico is our archer and Lucia is our witch.¡± Zayaan introduced his team to me. So the mage is a female and a witch in particr. Wonder what the difference between a witch and a normal mage is? ¡°Are you going to introduce your summons to us or not?¡± (Zay) ¡°I mean it¡¯s not like they have names or something, but sure. This little guy is spear cretin and that is frenzied panda.¡± (Brian) ¡°So you don¡¯t name your summons?¡± (Zay) ¡°Do summoners usually name them?¡± (Brian) ¡°I actually don¡¯t know. You are the first summoner I have really met. Monster tamers do name their beasts so I thought summoners would as well¡± (Zay) Yeah I guess that makes sense. I mean you are not going to call your pet dog or animal, right? Unless you are really forgetful and I mean forgetful to the point of naming your friend, Friend. I mean, who would ever do that. I actually might, calling Frenzied Panda a panda afterall. Bute on, he is only going to be with me for two hours. ¡°Hey Zay, I think this thing is what we came to hunt.¡± Rico came up to us after inspecting the bison carcass. Did I steal their prey? ¡°Did I steal your prey? I¡¯m sorry.¡± I didn¡¯t know their situation yet and I want to be in good spirits with them. They are the first humans I met in this world. I don¡¯t want to burn bridges immediately. ¡°I think you might have, but it¡¯s not a big problem. We were tasked with tracking this thing down and killing it, after a merchant spotted it. It¡¯s strong enough to cause problems for a caravan after all. Don¡¯t want to have a beast like that too close to town. As long as youe with us to report, our job will beplete no problem. I guess we won¡¯t get the money for selling that thing though.¡± Zay gave me a good answer. At least I didn¡¯t cause them to fail the quest or something. Or did he say it¡¯s a job. How does this world''s adventurers work? He did introduce them as an adventuring party. With a super funny name. ¡°Mha.¡± I let out a smallugh and of course all of them catch it. ¡°What¡¯s funny?¡± Rico immediately asked me, seemingly knowing my answer already. ¡°I just thought back about your party name. It¡¯s kinda amazing¡­ly funny.¡± I answer andugh a little more. I really can¡¯t help it. ¡®Prime Rib¡¯. Whoes up with that kinda name? ¡°I¡¯m gonna¡± As Rico steps forward to punch? me, Zay grabs him from behind and prevents him with a ¡°No you won''t.¡± While still holding Rico, Zay exins to me. ¡°Our party gets a lot of funny looks andughs for its name, but it''s not like we chose the name. It was kinda thrust onto us by our town. Then it just stuck. Rico still doesn¡¯t like when peopleugh at it.¡± ¡°That¡¯s understandable. I wouldn¡¯t want people tough at a name I didn¡¯t choose. Or even at a name I did choose. I¡¯m sure you are a great party to have a name given to you by your town.¡± I try to smooth talk myself out of my selfmade hole. I really don¡¯t want to get punched. ¡°So you said that I shoulde with you to report about the bison, right? I¡¯m fine with that, but what about its carcass?¡± I asked Zay ¡°We should bring it with us, of course. You can deal with it yourself or pay us a little and we will help.¡± Zay responds with an offer. ¡°Yeah, help would be nice. Can we take it to town in that state or do we have to process it down more? I don¡¯t know if I have the skills to do anything to a bison. I have only ever butcher a deer. And a few chickens.¡± ¡°Deer? Where are you from?¡± Zay became suspicious of me after I told him about my hunting history. ¡°Not here.¡± I give a vague answer. ¡°Your clothing gave that part away already.¡± (Zay) My clothes. Yeah, I guess I¡¯m wearing a hoodie and jeans. Not really your normal adventuring gear. It''s actually weird that my hoodie looks pristine, even after making my way through both the dungeon and the forest. There isn¡¯t even any blood on my shoes. How is that possible? I walked through a sea of corpses in the dungeon. ¡°I guess it is kinda unique. So how much do you want for the help with the bison and directions to the town. Will half of the bison''s sale price be enough?¡± I asked Zay. I gave him what I think will be a high offer as a butter up bonus forughing at their party. I also don¡¯t think that Frenzied Panda is going to have enough time to make it to town so paying a little extra to have help moving it should be worth it. ¡°That¡¯s fine. It¡¯s more than I would have asked for, I mean you have a big beast that could carry it all the way to town.¡± (Zay) ¡°It¡¯s actually for a few reasons. One, I don¡¯t think Frenzied panda is going to make it all the way to town. Two, it¡¯s kinda an apology forughing at your party name. And three, with a name like ¡®Prime Rib¡¯, I¡¯m sure your party is great at processing meat. You don¡¯t get a name like that from nothing.¡± I have to hold back myugh froming out after saying that party name again. ¡°Well you are right about that. Let¡¯s get things done. I want to be home by dinner.¡± Zay finally let go of Rico, who had calmed down and began issuing orders to his team. ¡°Lua, drain its blood.¡± As the witch Lucia, or Lua as Zay called her, approached the bison carcass, she took out a small metal sk. Wonder what that is for? She took a quick look at the bison''s back where cretin''s spear was still stuck and said. ¡°Zay, bad ce. Need a better cut.¡± (Lucia) ¡°Sure. Rico do it.¡± (Zay) ¡°Fine.¡± Rico grumbled. I guess he is still mad at me. I really hoped he would stop after he heard the offer I gave them. Rico walked up to the carcass and pulled out arge knife. It might even be better to call it a short sword. With it he sliced the neck of the bison open and blood gushed out. Reacting to the blood, Lua quickly muttered something I guess would be a spell chant before saying in a firm voice. ¡°Blood control.¡± The blooding from the bison''s neck slithered in the air like a snake and entered Lua¡¯s metal sk. How can a small sk hold so much blood? It has to be some kind of magic sk. What do they even need the blood for anyway to have a high ss magic item like that for blood. Or maybe storage items like that aremon? I mean they came here to hunt a bison and didn¡¯t bring a carriage or a cart with them. They might just have a magic bag. As I take another look at their party, the only ones carrying a bag are the knight Alex and archer Rico. Alex has a medium sized backpack and Rico has a small one. I guess you can¡¯t have one toorge if you also have a quiver on your back. ¡°Done.¡± With a one word answer, Lucia informed us that the blood draining wasplete. ¡°Good, Alex, take it into your bag. It should fit right.¡± Zay is once again on top of things with his orders. I guess it really is a magic bag. ¡°Yeah it will fit. It''s a bitrger than expected but I made room before we left town.¡± (Alex) As Alex walked up to the corpse, I remembered that Spear cretin¡¯s spear was still stuck to the back of the bison. ¡°Hey, can you remove the spear from its back first. This little guy wants it back.¡± I interrupt Alex before he can put the bison away. ¡°Sure.¡± He answers while going around the bison. With one hand he pulls the spear out of the bison. It does have reverse spikes on it to make it rip on the way out, but he makes pulling it out look easy. ¡°Here you go little guy.¡± (Alex) He hands the spear back to my cretin and my little cretin is happy to have its weapon back. I guess he really didn¡¯t feel well without it. Alex goes back to the bison''s corpse and takes his backpack. With a small light the bison¡¯s corpse enters the bag. It kinda looks like when a pokeball catches a pokemon. Magic bags work in mysterious ways. ¡°Okay team. Missionplete. Let¡¯s return to town.¡± Zay gave the move out order to his team. I hop on the back of Frenzied Panda and ride on him. He had recovered his bamboo stick and returned it to the card while the blood draining was happening. I think it was good that Lua didn¡¯t notice it happening, being focused on the blood draining. I don¡¯t think I would be able to give good answers to her on how these cards work. I mean, I want to know as well. I¡¯m not the expert you ask this stuff from. CH.9 Towards the town CH.9 Towards the town As the five of us, or should it be seven with Frenzied Panda and Spear Cretin still here, walked towards the town, we saw some boars. They didn¡¯t attack us but I was wondering if it¡¯s fine to leave them be and not kill them. I don¡¯t know about this world, but in my world boars were an invasive species that destroyed everything. Are these boars the reason that these ins are here? Did they destroy every tree in the area, except those cabo trees? The boars didn¡¯t attack us, either because they are not aggressive or because Frenzied Panda is still summoned. ¡°Hey Zay, how aggressive are these boars? Is it fine that we don¡¯t hunt them?¡± I asked Zayaan. ¡°Yeah they are fine. They are nearly tame and don¡¯t really attack. They look intimidating to beginners though. It¡¯s the job of new adventurers to herd them and ughter some for meat.¡± Zay responded. So boars are passive. That is different. It reminds me of how people in northern Europe keep reindeer. I think they just let the reindeer wander in the wild and have some kind of call that allows the owners to call the reindeer. I saw it in a youtube video afterall, so it might be true. ¡°By the way, how peaceful is this road usually?¡± (Brian) ¡°The usual trouble is the predators thate to feast on the boars. They don¡¯t really attack carriages, but the boars of these ins are the main meat source of Arkwatch. If too many die they won¡¯t reproduce fast enough. That¡¯s why the adventurers guild is quick to deal with problems on the ins. Even that bison could eat the food of the boars and cause some young boars to die. That¡¯s why the subjugation quests are given out quickly. Can¡¯t have the main meat source running out.¡± (Zay) ¡°So the main job for adventurers is taking care of predators and herding the boars. Does that mean that higher ranking adventurers avoid this town or is there something keeping them here?¡± (Brian) ¡°Yeah, with no dungeon and this being mostly a farming and forestry town, a lot of high ranking adventurers head to towns with better prey or dungeons. Most high rankers just pass by on escort quests. We are the second highest ranked party in town. There is one B-rank party and we are the only C-rank.¡± ¡°So dungeons bring adventurers¡­¡± I think back to the dungeon I woke up in. That info panel said it was a rogue dungeon, but I wonder if it can be made into a normal one. If it could, this town might see an increase in adventurers. It doesn¡¯t seem like they have big issues at the moment that more adventurers would solve, but this does sound a lot like a beginner town. (System, can the rogue dungeon that I destroyed be made into a regr dungeon?) I ask the system in my mind. (Master did not destroy the dungeon, you eliminated it. Destroyed dungeon can not be remade, but an eliminated dungeon can. To reactivate the dungeon, a sufficient magic core must be ced on the pedestal to be a new dungeon core. That would make the dungeon into a managed dungeon.) System gave me a detailed answer. (What is a magic core?) (A magic core is the heart of monsters. All monsters have a core but the smallest ones arepletely unusable to humans. The only use for them is to be absorbed by a dungeon. For activating a dungeon, the higher the rank of the core, the better. Stronger core means a stronger dungeon that can create more resources faster.) (system) (But that dungeon is super small right? Wouldn¡¯t a strong core be wasted for a dungeon that small?) (Brian) (That dungeon is not that small, Master. Some dungeons are only the core room. It has a good size to turn into a remote management dungeon. Arger dungeon would need a live in dungeon master.) (system) (So there are dungeon masters. Does remote management mean the dungeonmaster can do it from a far? That sounds super useful.) (Brian) (Yes Master. Remote dungeons are often under the control of the adventurers guild¡¯s master of a nearby town or a noble of the town. The live in dungeon masters are chosen as a job by the nobles.) (system) (Can dungeon masters be changed or is it until death kind of job?) (Brian) (Dungeon masters can be changed. It is often done with dungeons. Most people are a dungeon master for a month and then have a month off. But there are also those who leave everything and just spend the rest of their lives as the dungeon master.) (system) (Why would anyone that isn¡¯t insane do that? That would make you go crazy.) (Brian) (Being a dungeon master makes you age slower so you can extend your lifespan. But it only gives a major effect if you are a master for a long time. Short times only help you stay healthy. That is why even the short time live in posts are usually filled quickly.) (system) (Do the remote managers gain some of these effects?) (Brian) (Only the health benefits. No extended life span. That is why nobles usually try to get the remote control right.) (Then why not make all dungeons live in?) (Smaller the dungeon, less the benefits. And as Master said, being a dungeon master can be very lonely. And only the active master gains the dungeon master benefit, so having multiple people live in makes little sense.) (system) ¡ª As your walk to town continued, system gave me a quick warning. (Master, the time of Frenzied Panda is up. You must get off of him and unsummon him or you will crash to the ground.) (system) (Sure.) ¡°Can we stop for a second?¡± I ask loudly from the members of ¡®Prime Rib¡¯. ¡°Sure we can but why?¡± Zay asks and looks up at me. I slide down from the panda''s back and say back to them. ¡°I have to unsummon my panda. He can¡¯t stay for any longer.¡± ¡°Are you out of mana then. You should have unsummoned him before running out of mana.¡± Brian sounded a little panicked as he lectured me. Is running out of mana that bad? ¡°No, it¡¯s not a mana problem. I can only keep him summoned for so long. That¡¯s why I must let him go.¡± I reassure him that I¡¯m not out of mana. ¡°I didn¡¯t know there were summons with a time limit. Well not like I really know anything about summoning. Lua, do you know about this?¡± Zay asks their mage for more info. Lucia shakes her head left and right in a no motion. I guess she is not an expert in summoning even if she is a mage. Makes sense with her water magic skill. Or is it blood magic? ¡°I think my summoning might be unique.¡± I give a vague answer. ¡°Spear Cretin, youe over here as well.¡± As Frenzied Panda and Spear Cretin stand before me I hold out their cards in my hands and thank them. ¡°Thank you for your service. You can go now.¡± (Brian) The cards appear under them and they sink into the cards. After that the cards I was holding fade and vanish. All of the members are looking at me with strange looks. Lucia looks like she is going to charge me with a million questions. Please don¡¯t ask, I might not have the answers you are looking for. It was Rico who broke the awkward silence. ¡°Are you really not going to exin anything? That¡¯s not how summoning works. Even I know that much and I have only seen summoning once.¡± ¡°Rico stop that. It¡¯s not polite.¡± Zay immediately got on Rico¡¯s case. ¡°I¡¯m sorry about him.¡± ¡°It¡¯s fine. But I really don¡¯t know how to answer. This is how my summoning has always worked. I also haven¡¯t seen anyone else use summoning magic.¡± I gave an answer that would get them of my case. ¡°Shouldn¡¯t we get a move on? Or do you want to camp outside of town?¡± ¡°We can get into town after dark because we are known to the guards. But you are an outlier so we should try to get to town before dark.¡± (Zay) So high rankers can get to town after dark. I guess it makes sense when they leave for an emergency guest mid day. Would be evil to leave them outside after that. Lucia seems like she still wants to hound me with a million questions but she seems to have given up for now out of consideration of their leader. ¡ª Another half an hour after saying goodbye to my summons we see the walls of a town. We had already had some fields on both sides of the road, but it¡¯s interesting that they leaverge fields like these unguarded. I guess the junior adventurers guard them during the days. I mean those boars are the main problem for these crops, right? ¡°Wee to Alewatch, Brian.¡± Zay weed me to the town. I mean we still have to get past the gate guard, right? Please don¡¯t jinx me into spending the night outside. Now I can¡¯t even cuddle my panda for warmth. CH.10 The gate guard and to the guild CH.10 The gate guard and to the guild As we approached the gate, the gate guard called out to us. ¡°Hey, you guys are back sooner than expected. I was sure you were not going to be back until nightfall.¡± The guard seemed happy to have ¡®Prime Rib¡¯ back in town. As he noticed me he asked. ¡°So who is your extra?¡± ¡°He¡¯s the jerk who stole our prey.¡± Rico gave a quick quip before Zayaan had time to give a serious answer. I was half expecting Zay to punch him for that, but I guess Rico was correct enough. But I didn¡¯t really steal it. That bison was in my way. ¡°He didn¡¯t steal anything.¡± Zay gave a more serious answer. ¡°He is a traveler who got to the bison first and killed it. After that we decided toe to town together.¡± ¡°He must be quite strong to be able to take on a horned bison alone.¡± The gate guard seemed impressed that I took down a strong monster alone. ¡°Not like he really did it alone. That guy is a summoner.¡± Rico said while still being agitated. How much were you after the full bison reward? You would still have to split it with your team. ¡°Really? When was thest time a summoner appeared here? You really are impressive. Are you an adventurer?¡± (gate guard) ¡°No. I have never been to a town with a guild so I¡¯m not a member of the adventurers guild.¡± I answered him. ¡°Sure, but may I ask where you are from then?¡± The gate guard questioned me. ¡°I lived in a hut in the forest to the south-west of the road. I lived there with my grandpa.¡± Another vague and difficult to confirm question from me. I mean finding a hut in that forest would be super difficult. ¡°I see. And what made you leave?¡± (gate guard) ¡°Grandpa passed away two months ago. I really just could not deal with being alone with only summoned monsters to keep mepany. I remembered that grandpa said I should head this way.¡± Not that I had my summoning skill. And my grandpa is still alive. He is in a care home now, because of memory problems though. I¡¯m sure if he still had a functioning brain he would insist on staying home but he really can¡¯t live on his own anymore. ¡°I see. My condolences. I¡¯ll take care of your tax this time. I assume you don¡¯t have much if any money since you lived in the forest.¡± The gate guard got super nice after hearing my next lie. I do appreciate it. I do have my Upstart Goblin. It should give me a few coins but I can¡¯t really use it in front of these people. If I was still alone it wouldn¡¯t be a big deal. ¡°Thank you very much. I hope I can get money for the bison today so I can get a ce to sleep in for the night.¡± I thank the gate guard. ¡°Rico if you don¡¯t get it today make sure to lend this guy enough for a few nights, you hear me.¡± The gate guard said in a strong voice. ¡°Why should I help a prey snatcher dad?¡± Rico was not happy with that order. Wait, this gate guard is Rico¡¯s dad? I guess they look just a little familiar. ¡°Just do as I say, or talk that guild master into paying up today. Your choice.¡± Rico¡¯s dad was not holding back. Or I guess he might be. ¡°Come on you two stop that. We should go and meet the guild master before he leaves for the day. If he is no longer at the guild, he won¡¯t pay us.¡± Zayaan came between the two. ¡°Yes, let''s move on.¡± Even Lucia took part in the conversation with her soft voice. I really can¡¯t believe that therge knight Alex is the quietest member of this party. He just looks like he would be the leader. He isn¡¯t mute or anything right? No, he did talk for a bit earlier. We got a move on and began walking through the town. Most of the buildings were simple one storey houses, but some had two. I think that one might even be three storeys tall. It might be the biggest building in town. Is that the guild building? Or an inn? It doesn¡¯t look like a noble¡¯s vi. Let¡¯s just ask. ¡°Zay, that tall building, what is it?¡± (Brian) ¡°That¡¯s the biggest inn in town. It¡¯s called Boar''s lounge. It also has some of the best food in town.¡± Zay answered. ¡°It¡¯s also the biggestndmark in this small town. It¡¯s better known than the adventurers guild or the Watchman manor.¡± ¡°What is the Watchman manor?¡± I do have an idea, but better to confirm it. ¡°It¡¯s the house of baron Watchman, who rules thisnd. This town was founded by their ancestors Alexander Watchman.¡± Zay answered with a quick history lesson. ¡°And let me guess, Alex is named after this Alexander, right?¡± (Brian) ¡°Yes. Alex and other simr names are super popr in this town.¡± (Zay) ¡°And most of us hate being named like that.¡± Alex took part in our conversation. I guess being named after someone famous or like a movie character can be annoying. ¡ª After a few more minutes of walking we made our way to a two storey building with a sword and bow emblem. Wonder why adventurers'' guild chose a sword and a bow over every other weapon? ¡°This is the adventurer¡¯s guild of Alewatch. Let¡¯s go in and hope the guild master hasn¡¯t run off yet.¡± Zay said. We followed Zay inside. The inside looked like a beer hall. Long tables with benches and a counter that looked like a bar counter. There were plenty of people inside. Unlike the members of ¡®Prime Rib¡¯ who seem to be in their early twenties, most of the people here appear to be in theirte teens. I guess most of the veteran adventurers leave this town for a ce that allows them to make more money. A lot of people have some kinda drink in hand or on the table in front of them. Some also have food. So the guild is a restaurant as well. I guess that helps to pay the wages of the employees. We make our way to the counter and Zay talks to the receptionist. ¡°Hey, we¡¯re back. We got the bison. Is the guild master still here?¡± (Zay) ¡°Wee back, Zay. Yes he is still in his room. He was groaning about not being able to leave early. Something like ¡®these kids have no idea how hard this is¡¯. You should drop off the bison with William and head to the guild masters room before he bolts out.¡± (receptionist) ¡°Yeah let¡¯s do that. Thank you dear.¡± Zayaan stooped over the counter and gave the receptionist a light peck on the cheek. Normally I would say normies go die, but I totally would do that with my¡­ well now ex. ¡°Alex, you go with Lua to drop off that bison. The three of us will head to see the guild master.¡± Zay gave his order. He really is a natural at that. ¡°Sure.¡± Alex gave a quick answer. Lucia simply nodded lightly. As we made our way up the stairs that were next to the counter, Rico beganining. ¡°Why do I have toe to see the guild master? You really could just report this solo.¡± (Rico) ¡°Stop whining. Reporting is a part of an adventurer''s job. Your father really should have raised you better.¡± Zay shoot back. ¡°Why do you always have to bring him up? He is a loser who quit being an adventurer.¡± (Rico) ¡°And you know very well why he did it. He didn¡¯t want your sorry ass to grow up without a father. Now just keep your mouth shut and don¡¯t cause any problems with the master.¡± (Zay) We made our way to one of the doors and on a sign next to it read ¡®Guild Master¡¯s office¡¯. Good to know that system support was right about me being able to read. Zay knocked on the door and from the inside we heard. ¡°Come in.¡± We made our way inside and there next to arge wooden desk sat an older man. Is he actually that old? I mean he has a nice thick beard but his hair and beard are a dark brown in color so he shouldn¡¯t be that old. Or is he a dwarf? No, he isn¡¯t that short. Unless the dwarfs of this world are not the typical short and stout types. The room¡¯s both sides were lined with bookshelves that were filled with both books and documents. I guess paper isn¡¯t that rare here. I wonder if they have ying cards as well? Would help when I have to exin my skill to them. ¡°You guys were fast today. I didn¡¯t expect you back until night. You really make me work overtime again.¡± The guild master quipped. ¡°Well, it¡¯s good that you can¡¯t pick up every prostitute in town. Some of the other adventurers really want some fun as well.¡± Zay said back. Wait. This old man is just picking up prostitutes and that is why he likes to leave early? Why is he even a guild master? Actually, judging from these organized stacks of paper I can guess why. He just is good at his job, but hates doing it. Well I probably shouldn¡¯t ask. ¡°So, are you going to just stand there or actually make the report? I don¡¯t have all evening.¡± The guild master says. He clearly just wants to call it a day already. I guess it is around 6 pm by now and if he starts early, it means he has worked for 12 or so hours today already. ¡°Yes, it has been taken down. Alex and Lucia went to hand it over to William.¡± Zay responded. ¡°So you did it. Good job on that. I wasn¡¯t sure you could get it done but I¡¯m pleasantly surprised.¡± The guild master seemed genuinely happy. ¡°So, are you going to introduce this extra to me or not? You didn¡¯t drag him here for nothing, did you.¡± ¡°Of course I didn¡¯t. He is Brian. He is also the one who killed the horned bison.¡± Zay answered. I took a step forward and introduced myself to the guild master. ¡°Hello, my name is Brian.¡± CH.11 Talks with the Guild Master CH.11 Talks with the Guild Master ¡°Hello, my name is Brian.¡± ¡°Nice to meet you Brian. I¡¯m the guild master of Alewatch. My name is Alexander, but please call me Lex.¡± The guild master seemed a lot more gentle with me than he was with Zayaan. Is that because I¡¯m new in town or because Zay said that I took down the bison? ¡°So did you really take down a horned bison solo? Not to insult you but you don¡¯t seem that strong. And you are unarmed.¡± ¡°Well it wasn¡¯t exactly me. My summoned beasts were the ones that took it down.¡± I answered the guild master. ¡°So you are a summoner. That would exin things. Well the problem is dealt with and everyone returned safely, so let¡¯s just go take a look at that bison so I can call it a day.¡± The guild master didn¡¯t question me any more than that. Is he tired or justzy? Well the saying goes thatziness brings efficiency. As the guild master got up from his desk, I got a better look at his body structure. He is just a little shorter than me and he is very lean. I was expecting the guild master to have a little bit of a stomach but he either exercises a lot or just doesn¡¯t eat that much. Actually didn¡¯t Zayaan say something about him picking up the night girls every day or something? That might be good exercise especially if he goes multiple rounds with the girls. We follow the guild master back down the stairs and to arge warehouse that is located behind the counter. In the warehouse I saw Alex and Lucia, there was also a man that I think is in histe thirties. Unlike the lean guild master, this man who I assume is William, is a mass of muscle. He is also huge. Like over two meters tall huge. Is he even a human or some kind of little giant. He honestly looks like he wouldpete in the world strongest manpetition. He was taking apart the bison wielding arge knife. At that size it¡¯s basically a sword. It¡¯s just a little too thin and would most likely break if used aggressively against something. It looks like a tuna knife, except the handle. That handle looks to beyered leather, not wood. Well just because the handle is different doesn¡¯t mean that the de is. The horned bison that we brought in has already had its hide removed and this giant of a man is in the process of cutting it down into usable chucks. Or usable cuts of meat. Lucia is off to the side washing the hide. So she even helps with the curing process. Mages really are amazing. Actually, Zay said she was a witch, so witches are amazing. ¡°It really isrge.¡± The guild master said when he saw the bison. ¡°Oh, guild master. Is there something you need?¡± As the butcher heard the guild master, he paused his work and turned to look at us. ¡°Oh, no there¡¯s nothing. I just came to have a look before heading home for the day.¡± The guild master gave a quick answer. ¡°This thing is in very good condition. It only had one hole in its hide. You better make sure to pay a little extra for it.¡± The butcher said trying to help ¡®Prime Rib¡¯ to get a better reward. ¡°Really? Then only one attack took it down?¡± The guild master seemed surprised to hear that only one attack had taken this thing down. I guess it really was a perfect attack. ¡°Yeah, a spear thrust straight through the spine. I¡¯ve never seen one killed like that. Getting on this things back must have been challenging. And then to thrust a spear with enough power to break the spine. That is not easy.¡± As the butcher said that he looked at me. ¡°And I heard this neer is the one who did it. How did you manage that?¡± ¡°I had one of my summoned monsters hold it down and summoned another one in the air above it. Falling spear thrust to the back of a bison killed it.¡± I gave a quick answer. ¡°You must be skilled and have great summons to be able to do something like that.¡± The butcherplimented me. ¡°So you are going to take care of the bison from here on, right William? I¡¯m heading home for the day, so see you tomorrow.¡± The guild master saw his chance to escape and took it. ¡°Sure. We should be fine.¡± The butcher answered. ¡°Just make sure to increase the reward for this.¡± ¡°Fine.¡± The guild master agreed. ¡°Actually I have something I would like to talk about with you guild master. Could you spare just a little more time for me?¡± I called out to the guild master before he managed to escape. ¡°Fine, just make it quick.¡± (guild master) ¡°Could we head back to your room? I¡¯m not sure we should talk about it here.¡± I asked. ¡°Fine.¡± the guild master answered and we headed towards the stairs to the second floor. I hope ¡®Prime Rib¡¯ will wait for this to be over and doesn¡¯t run out with my money. I need that to pay for my stay at an inn. As we made our way past the counter the guild master called out to one of the receptionists and said. ¡°William told us to increase the reward for the bison. Process it.¡± ¡°Of course. How much?¡± The receptionist responded. ¡°Go ask William.¡± The guild master responded. We made our way back to the Guild Master¡¯s office. ¡ª ¡°So what is it that you still want?¡± (guild master) ¡°Two things actually. I¡¯m not a member of the guild and I would like to join.¡± (Brian) ¡°Yeah that is easy and wouldn¡¯t really require me would it?¡± (guild master) ¡°Yeah the other thing is what I think I should tell you and why I requested that wee back to your office. I have located and eliminated a rogue dungeon.¡± (Brian) ¡°... No you didn¡¯t. That¡¯s impossible.¡± (guild master) ¡°Yes I did.¡± (Brian) ¡°And I say you didn¡¯t.¡± (guild master) ¡°Is this really the attitude you should have about this? If you aren¡¯t going to act on this information I will find someone who will.¡± (Brian) ¡°Trying to force my hand now, are you? I could prevent you from bing an adventurer if that is how you are going to y.¡± (guild master) ¡°And then I just have to report you to a higher ranking guild master or a noble. You really should think before letting yourziness take over your brain. Or is your pp just so full of it that it has emptied your head?¡± (Brian) ¡°That damn Zayaan. He really just loves to cause problems for me.¡± (guild master) ¡°You really need to retire, you whining old man. Do you really do this job just so you can pick up multiple girls every evening? Your life is a joke.¡± (Brian) ¡°Get out of my office. NOW!¡± (guild master) ¡°Fine. You will be out of a job before the end of the week.¡± I turn around and walk out. Then I mutter in a small voice. ¡°What day of the week is it anyway?¡± I didn¡¯t expect an answer but my ever loyal system support gave one immediately. (It is wednesday Master) (Thank you) ¡ª I head back down the stairs and meet up with ¡®Prime Rib¡¯. They are sitting by one of the tables and drinking some sort of alkohol. Except Lucia, she is drinking from her own sk. Isn¡¯t that the blood sk? Is she really drinking blood? ¡°Hey Brian, get over here.¡± Zay called out to me as he spotted me. ¡°So how did the talks with the GM go?¡± ¡°Not as nned. He got angry and forced me out.¡± I answered. ¡°What? Really? He almost never does that. What did you ask of him? To be made a B-rank or something?¡± Zay questioned me. ¡°No. I did talk about joining, but nothing about my rank. Now I need to find someone else to help me with a little problem. I was really not expecting the guild master''s reaction.¡± (Brian) ¡°What the hell do you know that makes him react that way? You are not his child or something like that?¡± Zay got super flustered when he said that. ¡°If I was, it wouldn¡¯t be something someone else could help me with now would it.¡± (Brian) ¡°Good point. So what is it? Can you tell us?¡± (Zay) ¡°I¡¯m kind of unsure. I should tell someone but I¡¯m not sure that you are the best choice. I was nning on heading to the Watchman manor tomorrow and hoping they might be able to help with it.¡± (Brian) ¡°You really have something so big that after a guild master refuses the next you think of going to is a noble. Now I just need to know.¡± Zay said, sounding super excited. ¡°You can trust him to keep it a secret. He is nning on bing the next guild master after the current one finally let¡¯s go.¡± Alex spoke up trying to make me trust Zayaan enough. ¡°Yes, Zayaan can keep a secret.¡± Even Lucia spoke good about their party leader. Rico was too focused on drinking toment. Or he just didn¡¯t care enough because money wasn¡¯t involved. ¡°So you promise you won''t freak out or anything. Like it could be bad if you do, you understand that right?¡± I drive this point home to Zay. ¡°Yeah. I will keep my mouth shut. I promise.¡± Zayaan promised so I guess I can trust him. If he really is aiming at bing a GM this might be the thing that gets him there. But he hasn¡¯t even given me my portion of money yet. I should ask for that first. ¡°Fine, I''ll trust you. But can I get my portion of the bison money first?¡± I ask Zayaan. ¡°Sure.¡± He pulls out a small bag. ¡°Here you go. 4 gold and 5rge silver is your half of the sale. We got an extra 2 gold in total due to the condition of the bison.¡± Rico looked up from his drink with jealous eyes for just a second. I guess he would have liked an extra gold coin to y with. ¡°Thank you.¡± I said to Zay, I then moved closer to him so I could whisper in his ear. ¡°I found and eliminated a rogue dungeon.¡± ¡°WHAT!?¡± Really? I asked you to not freak out. And you just have to freak out. CH.12 Run through the Town CH.12 Run through the Town ¡°I found and eliminated a rogue dungeon.¡± I whispered into Zayaan¡¯s ear. ¡°WHAT!?¡± Everyone in the guild was looking at Zayaan. Can¡¯t really me them after that yell. I did warn you and asked you not to freak out, but no. How big of a deal is a rogue dungeon really? Like what can you really do with a dungeon? Zayaan quickly calmed down and stood up. ¡°I¡¯m sorry everyone. Everything is fine. Go back to your drinks.¡± At least he tried to patch up the shit show he almost started. He looked back at me and asked. ¡°So did you tell the GM?¡± ¡°Yeah, and then he said something like ¡®you didn¡¯t¡¯ and tried to ckmail me into not telling anyone by saying that he would ban me from bing an adventurer. After I said I will tell someone he got mad and told me to leave his room.¡± I said in a quiet voice to Zayaan. ¡°Ok, I think I get it. Here drink the rest of this. I don¡¯t think you have had anything to drink today.¡± Zayaan gave his pint to me. It was about half full of something that kinda looked like beer. Is is ale? I really don¡¯t know the difference between ale and beer, but I really am thirsty so I guess let¡¯s have a taste. As I have a drink Zayaan raises up from the table and heads to the warehouse in the back. Wonder why he went there? He¡¯ll tell me right? I take a swig of the drink and it¡¯s actually kinda good. I might just be thirsty though. ¡ª It didn¡¯t take long for Zayaan toe back. He looked at the now empty pint and grabbed my hand. ¡°Get up. We need to go somewhere.¡± Zayaan said as he pulled me up to my feet. ¡°Sure, but where are we going?¡± I asked Zayaan. I do trust him. A little bit. But I would still like to know. ¡°I¡¯ll tell you on the way.¡± Zay responded, pulling me along. ¡°Can you run? We need to hurry.¡± Zay asked me. ¡°I can as long as it¡¯s not too long. So want to tell me what¡¯s going on?¡± (Brian) ¡°We are heading to the Watchman manor to make a report about the GM and the dungeon.¡± (Zay) ¡°So what the guild master did was not good?¡± I asked Zay. It¡¯s a little difficult to speak while running, but I¡¯m doing ok. My body really has improved. (Master also leveled up to level 5 when the horned bison was defeated.) System support¡¯s voice sounded in my head. So even more level ups for me. With system support talking in my ears already I had to focus to hear Zayaan¡¯s response to my question. ¡°Guild master must always act when news of a new dungeones in. All dungeons can be used to make different things and you can¡¯t tell what that dungeon can produce if it¡¯s not reactivated. With a chance of a life changing resource to be readily avable all potential dungeons must be activated if possible.¡± (Zay) ¡°Okay.¡± I just gave a quick answer to Zay. I had something I needed to ask system support after all. (System support, what can dungeons produce?) (Brian) (Dungeon can produce everything from raw material toplete items Master. It depends on who the dungeons founder is. Paper is an example of a dungeon made item.) (system) (And who is this founder?) (Brian) (Founder is the one who reactivates the dungeon. It should always be the same person who eliminated the rogue dungeon.) (system) (So I will be the founder of this new dungeon¡­) (Brian) (Master, a founder and a dungeon master are two different things. Master will not be tied down to this dungeon.) (system) Well that¡¯s a relief. I don¡¯t want to be tied down to the first town I came into. Actually why would the GM have that kind of reaction to a dungeon being found? It can¡¯t be just because that means more work for him, right? But really, we are running too fast. If we keep this speed up I might copse. I call out to Zay. ¡°We need to slow down. I can¡¯t keep running at this speed.¡± ¡°It¡¯s just a little farther. Keep up.¡± Zay tries to make me keep going. ¡°If it¡¯s just a little we can slow down a little. Unless you want to carry me.¡± I say back. ¡°Fine.¡± Zay seems to understand that some things are simply impossible. Our speed drops from an almost full sprint to a fast jog. ¡°Much better.¡± I feel like my breathing will be able to catch up with this speed. ¡°What really is the rush? What terrible thing will happen if we don¡¯t make it in time?¡± ¡°An eliminated dungeon should be reactivated in two days after the elimination. If not, the dungeon will break. When did you say you eliminated that dungeon by the way?¡± (Zay) ¡°I didn¡¯t tell. It was this morning. I think a little before noon.¡± I responded to Zays question. ¡°Good, so we still have time. We are not as bad off as I thought. I was expecting us to run out of time tomorrow.¡± Zay said. So he thought we didn¡¯t have time. Makes sense that we would want us to rush. ¡ª We made it to the gate of a walled property. I could just see arge roof over the walls. It¡¯s not like a huge mansion, but more like a small mansion. I think it might qualify as a mansion. We slowed down to a walk and Zayaan made his way to the gate guard. The guard seemed to recognise Zay as he didn¡¯t seem too wary. Has Zayaan been a messenger for the guild before or is he really just so well known in town? I guess he is the leader of the second highest ranking party in town. ¡°We have code 5 at the guild. We need to talk to Baron Watchman right now.¡± Zayaan said to the guard. The guard immediately took off to the mansion. The other one didn¡¯t yet let us in but seemed to understand why we were here. After catching my breath I asked Zay about this code 5. ¡°Zay what is code 5?¡± ¡°It¡¯s part of the adventurers guilds emergency codes. Code 5 means a rogue dungeon has been found.¡± Zay answered. ¡°Then what are one, two, three and four?¡± I asked. ¡°Now is not the time for that. I¡¯ll teach youter.¡± (Zay) So he doesn¡¯t want to teach me right now. Well I could ask the system support as well. As I was thinking that a light signal of some kind came from the mansion door. The gate guard that remained saw it and let us into the manner grounds while saying: ¡°Head straight to the door. No funny business.¡± I think that was directed at me. ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± Zay said, dragging me along. We meet a guard on the way to the door. I assume the guard is heading for the gate to take the position of the one that ran inside. At the door an older man in a nice suit wees us. ¡°Pleasee in. The Master is waiting for you.¡± He might not have a traditional butler uniform but he definitely has the skills. At least I think so. I only know butlers from anime and movies. And most anime butlers arebat butlers. Next thing you are going to tell me is that this old man used to be a S-rank adventurer. Well I guess this is only a baron''s house, not the house of an earl or a duke. The butler leads us to what I assume is a parlor room. I¡¯ve only been in a mansion simr to this once and that was for my uncle''s fiftieth birthday. He rented that mansion out for the party. ¡°Please, take a seat. Master will join us shortly. Would you like something to drink?¡± The butler asked. ¡°No, we¡­¡± ¡°Yes, some drinks would be nice.¡± Zayaan was about to refuse, but I talked over him. Come on, I''m thirsty. That little bit of ale at the guild was not enough. With an ¡°As you wish.¡± the butler walked away to hopefully secure our refreshments. ¡°We don¡¯t need that now.¡± Zay said to me in a quiet voice. Even with the butler gone, there was still a single maid in the room. ¡°Speak for yourself. I¡¯m thirsty and who knows how long this will take. I will take this chance to have a little bit of something.¡± I really hadn¡¯t even realized just how thirsty I was until I had to run after that half pint of ale. And this is a noble manor so we should be served something nice. Usually I would say it¡¯s going to be tea, but I¡¯m really not sure. It didn¡¯t take long for the butler toe back, followed by a maid pushing a cart. On the cart were tea cups, a tea pan and some cookies. At least I think they are cookies. As the maid ced cups in front of us I said ¡°Thank you¡± to her and after a little nod, she went to stand next to the other maid in the room. A little whileter the person I assume to be the Master walked into the room. Zayaan stood up to wee him and I did the same. ¡°Well hello Zayaan.¡± He began talking to Zayaan like they were friends. ¡°Do tell me about this dungeon.¡± CH.13 Talks with the baron CH.13 Talks with the baron ¡°Well hello Zayaan.¡± He began talking to Zayaan like they were friends. ¡°Do tell me about this dungeon.¡± He was around my height and decently well built man in his mid thirties I would say. His eyes are blue and his hair is blond. He was wearing a white shirt and ck trousers. Did we bother him toote and he just put on something in a hurry or is this some kind of daily wear for him? I mean I like simple clothes the best, but I thought that nobles want to keep up appearances. With a bow Zay said: ¡°I¡¯m sorry to bother you thiste.¡± ¡°This much is fine. Did you really locate a dungeon?¡± the baron responded. ¡°I didn¡¯t. He did.¡± Zay said, indicating to me. ¡°Oh, and you are?¡± The baron asked, looking at me. ¡°It is a pleasure to meet you, Lord Watchman. My name is Brian.¡± I said and also bowed like Zay did earlier. ¡°Stop being so stiff. In this town it¡¯s not necessary. I¡¯m Brandon Watchman, the current head of the Watchman family.¡± The Lord gave me a not so stiff card and his name. His name is kinda close to mine. I mean Brian to Brandon. It¡¯s close, right? ¡°So, do tell me about this dungeon. And take a seat while at it.¡± I sit back down and give a simple answer. ¡°I found it today in the forest south-west of town.¡± ¡°I see, so it¡¯s in the forest. Can you give me an estimate on how far it is?¡± (System, help me out here.) (Brian) (A trip on foot would be six hours one way. If you take a carriage to the edge of the thick forest it should take four hours.) (system) ¡°It should take around six hours on foot. Out of that around two hours are in the overgrown forest so no carriage avable. I¡¯m not even sure a horse would be able to ride there at a good speed.¡± As I repeat the information that I got from system support to the baron, I decided to add a little bit of extra information on it. That forest was so overgrown that it would be difficult to ride a horse there. ¡°I see. And is the dungeon still in operation?¡± the baron asks. (System?) (Brian) (You should answer no. You did eliminate the rogue dungeon.) (system) ¡°No, I eliminated it.¡± I answered. ¡°I see. And why did you decide to do that? Also when did the elimination happen?¡± The baron seemed a little angry hearing that I eliminated the dungeon. He might have wanted to do it himself. Well it¡¯s not like I could not have done it. I was stuck there. ¡°As I made my way into the dungeon''s core room, the dungeon lowered a wall behind me. I couldn¡¯t get out without eliminating the core.¡± (Brian) ¡°I see. Well it can¡¯t be helped then. You will be the founder, right?¡± (baron) ¡°Of course. I made a mistake in going too deep into the dungeon so I should at least be its founder. Also the elimination happened this morning.¡± I¡¯m not sure the baron¡¯s question was a question or an order, but I don¡¯t have any reason to refuse. ¡°Good. So we have all of tomorrow to get to the dungeon and reactivate it. Now we just need a good magic stone.¡± The baron was immediatelying up with a n. ¡°There is a c-rank magic stone at the guild. I asked William to hold on to it.¡± Zayaan took part in our conversation. So that is why he went to the warehouse before we ran here. ¡°That might work but,¡± the baron looked at me: ¡°Howrge is the dungeon?¡± (System, how should I answer?) (Brian) (Best answer would be 7 rooms and the core room.) (system) I take the system''s answer and tell it to the baron. ¡°It was seven rooms and the core room.¡± ¡°I see,¡± the baron pondered for a second. I took a nce at Zay and he was also thinking. ¡°A c-rank core will not work for a dungeon of that size,¡± the baron continued. ¡°I agree and did consider it. The b-rank party ¡®Diamond sword¡¯ is currently out of town hunting a wyvern. I expect them toe back tomorrow. We could use the core from that wyvern.¡± Zay gave a suggestion. ¡°No,¡± the baron didn¡¯t agree with him. ¡°We don¡¯t have the time to believe that they should make it back tomorrow. I will not risk a dungeon for that. We will use an a-rank core from my vault.¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t an a-rank core a little overkill for this?¡± Zay asked. ¡°It might be, but that should give the dungeon more power. It is worth doing. The dungeon will make back the value of an a-rank core in half a year or faster. Depending on what it can generate.¡± The baron gave his reasoning for wanting to use an a-rank core. ¡°Of course. So who will be the escort for Brian?¡± Zay asked the baron. ¡°And who will be the dungeon master?¡± ¡°¡®Prime Rib¡¯ wille as the escort party right? You will talk them into it wont you Zayaan.¡± The baron is applying some pressure on Zay to force him to work like he wants him to. ¡°As long as you can promise a reward we will have no problem. I mean I could get Alex and Lua to agree even without it, but Rico would get salty.¡± Zay answered. ¡°So that kid is still greedy. He really should grow up. And still blowing all his money on alcohol, correct?¡± So the baron even knows Rico. Well I guess that his father is a guard so he might know by affiliation. ¡°He says he does but Mario says that he has a secret hoard somewhere.¡± (Zay) ¡°I¡¯ll pay five gold. Per person.¡± The baron gave his offer. I don¡¯t know how much they got for the bison killing quest, but the bison''s sale price was 9 gold. At least it should have been sense I should have gotten half of it. Well next to the a-rank core it might not be so much. ¡°As the leader of ¡®Prime Rib¡¯ I ept this job.¡± Zay gave a calm but immediate answer. I guess 5 gold is a decent amount for them. ¡ª ¡°So we will leave tomorrow at the second bell. I will head back to the guild and informe William and the rest of my team. We will be waiting by the south gate.¡± Zayaan gave a summary of our n and rose up to leave. Our group would be myself, ¡®Prime Rib¡¯, the baron, his butler and four knights. We would move on two carriages and the knights on horses. I also got up and was about to follow Zay, when the baron called out to me. ¡°Where are you going to find a ce to sleep at this time of day? I don¡¯t think inns will be happy to have customerse in after sunset.¡± ¡°I¡­¡± I didn¡¯t really have an answer. The sun had set during our nning session and it was getting darker quickly. It was not like pitchck but the half moon didn¡¯t give much light for me to go walking through an unfamiliar town. ¡°I was going to let him stay at our team house.¡± Zay said. Thank you Zay. You really think things through. ¡°He will stay here. Henry, prepare a guest room for him.¡± The baron gave his order to the butler. ¡°At once Master. I will also tell the kitchen to prepare dinner for our guest.¡± The butler answered. I might just fall in love with him. The berries I ate in the forest and the few cookies that I ate right now just weren¡¯t enough. He must have noticed that I got sad when the cookies ran out. ¡°A dinner would be nice, thank you.¡± I say. I don¡¯t want the baron to give amand to cancel my dinner. Food is important. ¡°Well, that is fine. I¡¯ll take my head to my quarters now. Zay you should get a move on as well.¡± The baron dismissed us with that. ¡°Yes. I will be off. We will see you tomorrow.¡± Zay said and walked off. I was left alone in the room for a little while until the butler returned. ¡°Dear guest, please follow me.¡± He said to me. ¡°Sure. Also you can call me Brian.¡± I answered. ¡°Of course, lord Brian. Please call me Henry.¡± (Henry) ¡°Just Brian is fine.¡± (Brian) ¡°I cannot do that to a guest. Lord Brian will also be a dungeon founder and that title is treated as an honorary noble in this kingdom.¡± Henry gave me a small shock with that. I will be a pseudo noble. Isn¡¯t that what honorary nobility is? This is my first day in this world and they are already trying to make me into a noble. CH.14 Dinner and Bath CH.14 Dinner and Bath ¡°This way, please.¡± I followed the butler, Henry. He led me to what appears to be a dining room. The room was simply decorated with some painting and potted nts. The dining table had four chairs on each side and one at the end of the table. It isn¡¯trge enough for a party or anything so this might be the family dining table or something like that. There could be another dining room with arger table. Or they might bring out another table of simr size to this room, there is enough space to fit another one. ¡°Please take a seat.¡± As Henry said that he pulled out a chair from under the table. So he wanted me to sit as close to the door as possible. As far away from the baron''s position as possible. Well I¡¯m sitting at the table alone anyway so it doesn¡¯t really matter. As I sit down a maid appears from a side door carrying a te. She sets it down in front of me. On the te I see a piece of meat and some vegetables. If I had to guess I would say this meat is from a boar. They seem to be the main food source of the town. And there is no way that the baron has gotten some of that bison meat yet. The veggies were some boiled carrots and cauliflower. There were also two slices of bread on the side. The bread looks nice and soft. I thought it would be some hard rye bread. ¡°Lord Brian, would you prefer ale or vine?¡± Henry asked me. ¡°Do you have anything non alcoholic? It¡¯s been a long day and I don¡¯t really enjoy alcohol right before bed.¡± I answered with a question. ¡°Yes, we do have some berry juice. Would you prefer that?¡± (Henry) ¡°Yes, please.¡± Thank god they have something non alcoholic. I don¡¯t really mind drinking, but I don¡¯t sleep very well after alcohol. I also really don¡¯t want to have any sort of hangover tomorrow. Even a mild hangover is awful while traveling. And these carriages will most likely be even worse than cars. The maid leaves andes back a little bitter with a ss and a pitcher. She pours it into the ss she ced in front of me. The juice was dark red in color, almost like it was wine. I really hope they didn¡¯t bring me wine. I wonder if I should say something before eating? (It is not necessary Master, but some do thank the mighty system for their daily meal.) Ah my lovely system support. I wouldin about you reading my thoughts if you weren¡¯t so helpful. (Could you give me an example?) I asked the system support. If I¡¯m going to do this, I might as well do it right. (¡®Mighty system, thank you for this meal.¡¯ This is an example of a simple prayer.) (system) I bring my hands together and say in a quiet voice. ¡°Mighty system, thank you for this meal.¡± Henry looked at me as I did that but did notment on it. I guess they might not do it in this house. Or it might be an older custom, or something. I hope system support didn¡¯t lie to me. ¡ª Ah, that was a great meal. Even with the extremely simple seasoning of just salt, the pork chop (or boar chop) was perfectly cooked and the vegetables were both soft and firm. The bread was the most disappointing part but even it was decent. The berry juice was most likely made from the berries I found in the forest. At least it had a simr taste. ¡°Did you enjoy the meal lord Brian?¡± The butler Henry asked as he took my te away. ¡°Yes, it was very delicious. Please take mypliments to the chef.¡± I answered honestly. ¡°Also you don¡¯t need to call me ¡®Lord¡¯, just Brian is enough.¡± ¡°I will deliver yourpliments lord Brian. Please follow Nicole to the guest chambers. We have also prepared a bath for you.¡± As he said that he pointed at the maid who brought me my food. God this butler does not get the hint. I don¡¯t want to be called a lord. At least he was a step ahead of me again and prepared a bath. He might be annoyingly good at his job, but that is also good for me. I followed the maid, Nicole I believe her name was, to a guest room. Her maid outfit was, well not a maid outfit. It was just a simple navy dress with an apron. They don¡¯t have the mob cap either. I hope maid outfits exist in this world. I don¡¯t know if I could draw a good picture of one for a tailor to make one from. Nicole herself was quite pretty. Age wise she seemed to be in herte teens. Her brown hair was tied into a bun. She was also a bit shorter than me. With some heels on her, I think our heights would match. The guest room wasrger than my room was in my world. The bed was alsorge. I think it might berger than king size. I guess nobles don¡¯t hold back. And this is a guest room in a baron¡¯s house. Now I just wonder what the master bedroom in a dukal house would look like. ¡°Dear guest, the bath is this way.¡± The maid snapped me out of my deep thoughts on howrge is toorge. I follow her to a nice looking bathroom. It even has a modern looking toilet. I thought this world was more medieval. The town looked like that. And the mansion is lit up bynterns on wall mounts. Then why do they have toilets like this? (Master, that is a magic device made by a dungeon.) System support answered my thoughts. So dungeons can make something like this. Now I¡¯m just looking forward to what mine can make. Is it correct to call it mine if I¡¯ll be the founder? ¡°Thank you Nicole. You may go now.¡± I say to the maid to get some privacy. ¡°Does dear guest not require assistance in removing his clothes or bathing?¡± (Nicole) ¡°No. I¡¯ll be fine on my own. Please leave.¡± I say back to her firmly. ¡°As you wish.¡± Nicole gives me a light bow and leaves. ¡ª ¡°Ahh¡­ The bath feels so nice.¡± I say out loud after lowering myself to the water. I need to keep this bath short or I¡¯ll fall asleep in this bath tub. It¡¯s not perfect for sleeping but I can see myself falling asleep. It has been a long day. There is a small bathside table and on it are two different bars of soap. So I guess no shampoo. It doesn¡¯t really matter much to me, but a girl might find it really bad. Long hair is difficult to wash. I would know at least a bit, my ex often asked me to help her in washing her hair. It was kind of fun though. Knock, Knock There was a knock at the door. I make sure I¡¯m in the water well enough and answer. ¡°Come in.¡± The maid Nicole opens the door and steps inside. ¡°I need to ask you dear guest, do you want us to clean up your clothes and do you require a new change of clothes?¡± ¡°No, don¡¯t take my clothes. I¡¯ll need them tomorrow and I don¡¯t think you can get them washed and dried by then. If you have some night clothing in my size I could use some.¡± I don¡¯t know if they use magic to wash clothing or if they have dungeon made washing machines and dryers. It¡¯s better to just not risk it. ¡°Yes, we can prepare pajamas for dear guest.¡± Nicole said and walked out from the bathroom. ¡ª A littleter I get out of the bath after washing myself with the soap. I wrap one of the towels left for me around my lower body and use another one to dry up my upper body and my head. As I head back to the main part of the guest room I see Nicole standing there. I also notice a set of pajamas on the bed. ¡°Are you finished with your bath dear guest?¡± Nicole asked me. ¡°Yes I am. You can call me Brian by the way.¡± ¡°As you wish lord Brian.¡± Nicole answered. ¡°Just Brian.¡± ¡°Of course lord Brian¡± ¡°Fine.¡± As Nicole walks into the bathroom, probably to make sure I pulled the plug on the tub, I start changing into these pajamas. They feel quite nice. Not as good as the high quality ones on Earth, but nice all the same. Definitely better than low quality cheap ones. After I was done changing I wondered where I should ce the towels, but I didn¡¯t need toe up with an answer since Nicole came back from the other room. ¡°I will take those lord Brian. Will you require anything else?¡± Nicole asked while taking the two towels. ¡°I¡¯m fine. I¡¯ll head to bed now. Please put out thatntern on your way out.¡± I answered Nicole. I don¡¯t really mind it staying on, but I do sleep a little better in near perfect darkness. ¡°As you wish. Good night lord Brian.¡± Nicole said. She moved to the door and ced her hand on a wall panel. Is that really a light switch? As she held her hand on it, thenterns in the room dimmed down and went out. So¡­ these are magicalnterns. ¡°There is a control panel for thenterns on the sides of lord Brian¡¯s bed if you need the light back on during the night. Again good night.¡± With those words Nicole left the room. Well I¡¯m not going to argue anymore. I need sleep. Good night. CH.15 Morning and daily packs CH.15 Morning and daily packs (Good morning Master.) Hmm. So it¡¯s morning. I slept so well. ¡°Good morning Laura.¡± I answered my girlfriend. It¡¯s so nice having someone wake you up in the morning. Like at least fifty times better than an rm clock. (Master, who is Laura?) ¡°Why are you asking silly questions in the morning. You are Laura.¡± I don¡¯t know if she is just ying tricks on me or ¡­ no she is definitely trying to just be funny. I mean, how do you forget your own name? (Name given by Master registered. I will from now on be Laura.) ¡­That sounds weird. I open my eyes and look around the room. It¡¯s a little dark but some light seems to being through the curtains. ¡°That¡¯s not where the window is. And that window is toorge.¡± (Master, are you feeling alright?) ¡°I¡¯m fine Laura. But where are we? Actually where are you? I can¡¯t see you?¡± (Master, you must not be feeling right. I will do a full body scan immediately. Please open up your status so I can see the detailed information.) ¡°What status?¡± As I said that my status panel opened up in front of me.
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human ?
Level: 5
HP: 140
Mana: 140
Strength: 70
Defense: 120
Magic: 70
Skills:
Pack Opener (unique)
Languageprehension (humanoid)
Oh yeah. I was transported to another world. (Master seems just fine. Master, please tell me what is wrong?) And that panicked voice in my head is not my girlf¡­ ex girlfriend Laura. She is basic system support. I got her from eliminating a dungeon right. And she just has to sound like my ex. I actually really like her voice, but that doesn¡¯t change the fact that she just dumped me. For a dumb reason. (System support, you can calm down. I¡¯m fine. I¡¯m still adjusting to this living in another world thing.) I speak to system support in my mind. (That is good. But why did you call me system support? Please call me with the name you gave me.) Well at least system support realized that I¡¯m fine. But now she wants me to call her Laura. I really don¡¯t know if I can. I mean I did, but that was out of habit. (I¡¯m sorry system support, but I didn¡¯t mean to give you that name.) I hope she understands. (Does the Master not want to name me? Am I unsatisfactory?) System asked me in a sorrowful voice. I think she might even be crying. Can she even cry? (No I want to give you a name, it¡¯s just¡­ I didn¡¯t mean to give that name to you. You just sound exactly like someone from my old world. And I called you Laura by ident.) I try to exin my reasoning to system support. (But Master, this ¡®Laura¡¯ does not exist in this world right. Am I unworthy of being named after this ¡®Laura¡¯) System pleaded me to tell her my reasoning for not naming her Laura. I think I must. We won¡¯t get anywhere without me telling her. (She was someone close to me but then she left me for a really bad reason. I haven¡¯t forgiven her. I don¡¯t want you to be named after someone I don¡¯t really like anymore.) That¡¯s the best I cane up with. I wonder if the system support even understands human rtionships. (Then Master must name me ¡®Laura¡¯. I will make Master love this name again. Master will never have to remember the one who left you in a bad way, because I took her ce in Masters life and I will make Masters life as great as possible.) System support is so eager to prove me wrong. So eager to make things right. I really can¡¯t win this fight, can I? (Fine. You win Laura. Just like she always did in the end.) I really can¡¯t win against her voice. She must have stolen it from a goddess. (Thank you Master. My name from now on is ¡®Laura¡¯.) System support¡­ No. Laura seemed incredibly happy with her new name. I¡¯m really d. She really is a good girl. Is it wrong to say that? (Laura, do you mind if I call you a girl?) (Master, I do not have what would be considered a gender. But based on your story, ¡®Laura¡¯ was female so I like that you call me a girl.) (Well then Laura. You really are a good girl.) Am I praising an AI or a dog? I really don¡¯t know at this point. (Thank you Master.) And her calling me ¡®Master¡¯ does not help. This feels like some kind of pet y. Now I¡¯m just envisioning Laura with some dog ears and a tail. She would look cute. (Laura what time is it?) (It is 6:13 Master.) (Thank you.) Well it seems like no one hase to wake me up yet. I believe our goal was to leave at the second bell or something. What does the second bell actually mean? (Laura what is the second bell?) (Bells are used to tell the time to the townspeople. Bells are rung every three hours starting at 6 am till 6 pm. The second bell is at 9 am.) (So just under three hours till our meeting with ¡®Prime Rib¡¯. Well it doesn¡¯t seem like anyone hase to wake me up yet so I might as well get my daily packs open.) I found the light control panel next to my bed, but how do I use it? (Master, you must think I want more light.) (Thank you Laura.) So even the lights are thought controlled. I light the room up a little more before pulling up my skill. I open my Pack opener skill menu.
Pack tokens: 2
Avable packs :
Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon
Metal Raiders
Magic Ruler
Collection
Let¡¯s just go with Magic ruler packs today. It is the newest set so I think it might have the best stuff. It should also have Pot of Greed avable. If memory serves Metal raiders does not have it. LoBY might have better monsters though. Well, let¡¯s just do Magic ruler today. I can always go with LoBY tomorrow.
Use a ¡®pack token¡¯ to open 1 pack of ¡®Magic Ruler¡¯
[Yes] [No]
Yes Spoiler [copse] Some monsters and spells. Most of the spells are just power ups for summons but Final destiny seems to be some kind of mass area damage spell. I do have to give up five cards from my collection to use it though. Luckily that is not a massive cost. Well second pack, let¡¯s go.
Use yourst ¡®pack token¡¯ to open 1 pack of ¡®Magic Ruler¡¯
[Yes] [No]
Again, Yes. Spoiler [copse] Slot machine is kinda nice. It¡¯s a big beater. I also got my first ritual monster. I don¡¯t think I can summon it though. I mean I don¡¯t have Hamburger recipe. Done with my pack for the day, I decided to look at my collection for a second. I just want to have some idea of what I have, incase I need to summon something. ¡°Yeah I still have the Upstart goblin. I could probably just use it now.¡± System, excuse me, Laura said that upstart will give me five coins right. I have some money already, but more couldn¡¯t hurt. I pull upstart out of my skills menu. Holding it in my hand I say in a quiet voice. ¡°I activate Upstart goblin.¡± In front of me a ghostly goblin appeared and from its hand five coins fell. Luckily I was still on the bed so they didn¡¯t fall on the floor. Three big silver coins and two gold coins. I think that is lucky. I mean it could give me some silver coins as well, but I only gotrge silvers and gold. I get up from the bed and walk over to where my clothes are. I pull out the small bag with money that Zayaan gave me at the guild and ce my upstart funds into it. As I¡¯m about to change clothes there is a knock at the door. ¡°Sir Brian, are you awake?¡± I hear a female voice on the other side of the door ask. I don¡¯t think it''s Nicole, her voice sounds different. ¡°Yes, I¡¯m awake.¡± I answered. ¡°May Ie in?¡± I didn¡¯t yet start changing so I still have the pajamas on. It should be fine. I answer with a ¡°Yes.¡± The maid that opened the door seemed a little younger than Nicole. She was wearing a simr looking dress and apronbo. Her blond shoulder length hair was just loose. ¡°Good morning sir Brian.¡± ¡°Good morning.¡± CH.16 Next Mission CH.16 Next Mission ¡°Good morning sir Brian.¡± ¡°Good morning.¡± The blond haired maid was staring at me. Like really intense staring. Her blue eyes are burning a hole in me. Is she judging me because I¡¯m still in my pajamas? I mean I just got up. Just like thirty minutes ago. Actually that was just when I woke up. I really did just get out of bed. ¡°Is there something wrong?¡± I ask the maid. ¡°What do you mean sir?¡± She asks back. Does she not realize that she has her eyes locked onto me? ¡°You have just been staring at me so I was wondering if something seemed off.¡± I give her an answer. Her face turns red as she blushes. I didn¡¯t think a face could turn red that fast. ¡°I apologize.¡± She mutters and turns away. ¡­ Are you just going to stand there or are you going to tell me something? Why did youe into my room in the first ce? ¡°So, what business do you have with me?¡± I ask her. ¡°I¡­ I apologize. I was sent to wake you up.¡± I think she might be restarting after an overheating incident in her head area. ¡°Well as you can see, I¡¯m awake. Would you please exit so I can change my clothes in peace?¡± ¡°Of course sir.¡± She answers and turns to leave. ¡°Oh, one more thing.¡± I call out to her. She turns back to face me with mechanical motions. Are you ticking like a clock now? ¡°Y.. yes sir. What¡­ what is it?¡± I think she really broke. Now she is just extensively shuttering. ¡°When will breakfast be served?¡± I ask her. ¡°I¡­ I don¡¯t know. I¡¯ll go ask.¡± She says and is ready to bolt out the door. ¡°Don¡¯t bother. Just send someone to get me when it¡¯s ready.¡± I don¡¯t need you running around the manor like a chicken with it¡¯s head cut off. You might want to cool down or there might actually be some permanent damage. ¡°Yes sir.¡± She says and finally escapes. I was half expecting her to m the door shut behind her. ¡ª I take a closer look at my clothes before changing. They really look perfect. No dirt, no blood, not even any cuts from walking in that forest. They just look brand new. I don¡¯t think they even looked this good back home. I mean they were not brand new when I got transported to this world. Does the world travel do that or is it something else? (Laura, do you know what¡¯s up with my clothes? They don¡¯t seem to get dirty.) I decide to just ask Laura about it. (I don¡¯t have information on Master¡¯s clothes. They came with Master from another world. Appraisal skill is necessary for more information.) So Laura just doesn¡¯t have info on them. I thought that might be the case. Well let¡¯s just change clothes anyway. My t-shirt is one that Laura gave to me. Not the system support Laura but my ex. It¡¯s a white shirt that says ¡®Game Over¡¯ on it. I think she was hinting at me ying games too much when she gave it to me. But I really don¡¯t y that much. She probably ys more candy crush than I y different games. Well even with that reminder I still like this shirt. It¡¯s simple and you can wear it to most ces. Other than to ces where you have to be dressed in fancy clothing. Actually I wonder if the people of this world can read this game over text? It is in english so I¡¯m not sure. I could read thanks to thenguageprehension skill, but I don¡¯t know about the locals. My pants were simple navy jeans. I look them over and notice that the creator markings on them have disappeared. That¡¯s odd. I pick up my hoodie and the same thing has happened with it. No markings anywhere. Why did they just vanish? Another world can''t have advertisingws right? Or would it be copyright? No, you can¡¯t copyright a hoodie, right? I mean they have existed for at least some time. Actually when was the first hoodie made? Why does this world not have google. I can¡¯t ask all these more important than life questions for anyone. Well I can ask Laura but she wouldn¡¯t know about my world. (I apologize forcking information Master.) Laura said to me in a slightly sad voice. (Don¡¯t worry. It really doesn¡¯t matter. And how would you know things about my world anyway? It really is fine. You are extremely helpful.) I just don¡¯t want her to be sad so I reassure Laura that she is doing a great job. As I get my clothes on, a mission panel appears. I haven¡¯t seen one, well actually I saw one yesterday. But a lot has happened between now and then.
Mission: Reactivate the Dungeon
Goal: Reactivate dungeon 22_090
Reward:
Opens packs ¡®Pharaoh¡¯s Servant¡¯, ¡®Labyrinth of Nightmare¡¯ and ¡®Legacy of Darkness¡¯
Daily ¡®Pack tokens¡¯ increase by 3
Would you like to ept this mission?
[Yes] [No]
Again the world is giving me a quest I was going to do anyway. I mean we already had a n and everything. I press yes.
Mission: Reactivate the Dungeon epted
Good, now we wait for breakfast. ¡ª It doesn¡¯t take too long until there is a knock at the door. Knock, Knock. ¡°Lord Brian, I came to get you for breakfast.¡± A female voice said through the door. ¡°I¡¯ming.¡± I answer and walk to the door. A blond haired maid is there waiting for me, but she wasn''t the same one that woke me up. The one that woke me up had blue eyes, while this maid has green. So still no Nicole. Well I guess it¡¯s possible that Nicole is on some kind of evening shift or something. She was up quitete so it¡¯s good that she gets to sleep. The maid gives me a quick up and down, seeming to make sure my clothing is not terribly baffled. I seem to get her approval and she says with a nod. ¡°Please follow me.¡± ¡°Sure.¡± I answer the maid and walk behind her. I¡¯m sure with Laura¡¯s help I could make it into the dining room on my own, but better to just do as I¡¯m asked. As we make it to the dining room there are two people sitting at the table waiting for us. The baron is not one of them. They are ady in I would guess her mid thirties and a girl that seems to be around fifteen. I would guess them to be the baroness and their daughter. They both have blond hair and blue eyes. This entire family just has the same hair and eye color. Please don¡¯t tell me¡­ No it must be just the result of noble bloodlines being kept noble right? There is no way they are marrying their sisters or something. The older woman gets up from her seat and greets me. ¡°It is a pleasure to meet you Brian. My name is Christina Watchman.¡± ¡°The pleasure is all mine,dy Christina. You already know but I¡¯m Brian.¡± I still struggle with this etiquette thing. I hope I didn¡¯t mess up too badly. ¡°And this is our daughter¡­¡± As Christina is about to introduce their daughter she stands up and says: ¡°I¡¯m Alice Watchman.¡± She also gives a slight nod. ¡°Pleasure to meet you, miss Alice.¡± I think it might be a really bad moment to ask her why she was cosying a maid in my room this morning. I don¡¯t think she wants her mother to find out she did something like that. ¡°Good. You are all here. Let¡¯s begin breakfast.¡± As the baron walks in and sees that we are all ready to eat he announces the beginning of breakfast. CH.17 Breakfast CH.17 Breakfast ¡°Let¡¯s begin breakfast.¡± As the baron said that the maids brought over our food. The baron was sitting at the end of the table, I was on his immediate right and opposite to me was the baron¡¯s wife Christina. Next to her is their daughter Alice. Our breakfast was pork chops, well it still is boar but same difference, rice and boiled carrots. Thedies had the same as me and the baron, but a smaller pork chop and more carrotspared to the rice. The baron and I also had some sandwiches with bacon. The bread was the same as I ate yesterday, but with the bacon juices in it, it tasted a lot better. I guess bacon just makes any food better. Well almost any. I don¡¯t think I want to try bacon cake any time soon. For drinks we had some cold tea. I would call it ice tea, but it doesn¡¯t have any ice in it. Before I touch my food I bring my hands together and say in a quiet voice. ¡°Mighty system, thank you for this meal.¡± ¡°Is sir Brian religious?¡± The baron¡¯s wife asked me. ¡°Not really, but my grandpa taught me to always thank for my food.¡± It¡¯s not really a lie. My grandpa did have a short prayer at the beginning of meals. And on holidays a long one. Like five minutes long. I remember a time that grandma forced him to stop after like eight minutes because the food was getting cold. ¡°So sir Brian believes in the existence of the system?¡± Christina asks. ¡°Of course I do. Is it notmon?¡± ¡°Well there are some priests who still talk about it, but the belief of the Great System has faded. There have not been any holders of the legendary ¡®System support¡¯ in over eighty years.¡± ¡°Really now? Well I guess there haven¡¯t been any publicly known ones.¡± ¡°Does sir Brian know someone who holds it?¡± Christina is getting excited. I take a bite of the pork chop before answering. ¡°Of course I know someone. I have it myself.¡± I really hope I won¡¯t regret that. ¡°¡°WHAT?¡±¡± Both the baron and his wife seem extremely surprised. Alice doesn¡¯t seem to get what the big deal is and is just looking between the baron and I. ¡°You are not lying right? You should know that lying about such a thing is illegal. It can get you hung.¡± The baron is both warning me and trying to intimidate me. I guess system support is rare enough. ¡°Why would I lie about that?¡± I simply ask. I continue to enjoy breakfast as I¡¯m questioned. ¡°People who hold the System support are angels of the system. They can predict events ahead of time and warn the masses. Legends also say that people around them can learn Extra and Unique skills.¡± As the baron gives his reasoning, I begin to understand why that is. I didn¡¯t know that I got those missions because of system support, but I guess if you get a mission like ¡®save the capital from a dragon¡¯ people would say you can predict the future. It¡¯s more like the system is warning you about things ahead of time. ¡°Would you be willing to show us your status?¡± The baron asked me. ¡°Why would I do that. I don¡¯t think system support shows up on it.¡± I answer. ¡°Of course it does. It appears as a symbol at the end of your race.¡± The baron informs me. So that¡¯s why I have that question mark at the end of my race. I thought it was because I¡¯m from another world and I¡¯m not exactly the same as the humans here. ¡°I see. I didn¡¯t know that. Yeah my race does have a mark at the end of it.¡± I answer. ¡°Please show me!¡± The baron pegs me. Please don¡¯t do that. ¡°I really would rather not. I don¡¯t really want others to see it.¡± I just don¡¯t want people to see my skills. Well one of my skills. (Master, it is possible for you to hide your skills from others because you have me.) Laura¡¯s voice told me. (So can I hide my unique skill?) I ask her. (No. You can only hide all of your skills or none at all. Doing this will also mask Masters level.) Laura informs me. (Fine. Let¡¯s do that. How do we do that?) (I already did it, Master.) (Thank you Laura.) ¡°Lord Brandon, I¡¯m willing to show my status to you if you want.¡± I tell the baron. ¡°Really? You will? You can¡¯t take back a promise to a noble.¡± That sounds like a lie, but lets just go with it for now. ¡°Yeah, it should be fine.¡± I look around the room. There are two maids and the butler Henry here other than the baron''s family. ¡°As long as you ask the maids to leave.¡± Brandon looks around the room noticing the maids. ¡°You two, leave.¡± He orders them. After they have left the room he looks back at me. ¡°Is this fine? I can have Alice, Christina and Henry also leave if you want.¡± Christina is looking like she wants to argue against that and Alice just doesn¡¯t seem to care. ¡°I don¡¯t mind them staying.¡± As I say that Christina seemed relieved. I guess she really wants to believe in the system and I¡¯m something like a livin proof of its existence. For the first time I say: ¡°Status open.¡±
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human ?
Level: -
HP: 140
Mana: 140
Strength: 70
Defense: 120
Magic: 70
¡­ They are just staring at my status. It¡¯s not that weird is it? ¡°So¡­ Is this enough?¡± I ask the baron and his wife. ¡°So you really do have it. You must be an angel. Youe here with information on a dungeon and you have the System support.¡± The baron is going crazy. I mean, I¡¯m not an angel. I don¡¯t have wings. ¡°Please marry our daughter!¡± Christina is also going mad. She wants me to marry their daughter. I really don¡¯t think having system support is that big of a deal. Well, not that I know any better. ¡°MOM! You can¡¯t say something like that!¡± Her mother''sment also got the attention of Alice. She looked at my status for the first time. ¡°I also don¡¯t want to marry a loser with no skills.¡± ¡°Alice, quiet.¡± The baron got angry with his daughter. ¡°He does have skills, you just can¡¯t see it. Just like we can¡¯t see his level.¡± So the baron noticed it. I really wasn¡¯t sure they would but that doesn¡¯t really matter. ¡°I didn¡¯t know you could do that.¡± Alice muttered in a quiet voice. ¡°Yeah system support told me I can hide my skills so I did.¡± I told them. ¡°Can you talk with the System support?¡± The baron came back on me like a beast. ¡°Yes¡­ Is that weird?¡± I ask. ¡°I don¡¯t know actually.¡± The baron said. (Master, most who hold system support can talk with it.) ¡°Well good thing system support just told me. She said that most who hold system support can talk with it.¡± I told the baron what Laura told me. (Master, you should remind the baron that you have a schedule to stay on. We will bete if this keeps going.) ¡°Baron, we should get back to our breakfast. We do have a schedule to hold.¡± I tell the baron and hide away my status. ¡°You are right. We still need to take care of that dungeon today.¡± The baron finally seemed to remember and sat back down. Good. So I can at least finish my food. ¡ª After breakfast (and a toilet break) I meet up with the baron at the front of the estate. There the two carriages are waiting for us. Also ready to go are the knights who will being with us. ¡°Please enter this carriage.¡± The butler Henry tells me. Apparently I will be riding with the baron and Henry. The other carriage is for the members of ¡®Prime Rib¡¯¡±. In the carriage I notice that we have an extra. ¡°So, why are you bringing your daughter along? I ask the baron. ¡°Of course I would. If staying by your side will really allow her to gain a unique or extra skill, I just have to bring her along.¡± The baron¡¯s reasoning was not what I would consider sane, but it¡¯s not my job to tell him what to do. ¡°You do realize that we have to walk around two hours in a thick forest. That won¡¯t be easy for her.¡± Iment. ¡°I¡¯m way stronger than you!¡± Alice answers me. So I guess she can do it. ¡°Just don¡¯t ask me to carry you when you give up.¡± I quip back. ¡°You two already fight like a married couple. Now I just know you were made for each other.¡± The baron doesn¡¯t seem to mind our word games. ¡°WE ARE NOT MARRIED!¡± Alice yells back. Henry, who was on the first carriage until we picked up ¡®Prime Rib¡¯, gave the order to move and our journey to the dungeon began. And for some reason I have to sit next to Alice. This baron is really ying dirty. He is probably trying to force me into making a mistake that he could use to force my hand into marriage. CH.18 Carriage ride and questions CH.18 Carriage ride and questions As our carriage ride continued, it was Alice who broke the silence. ¡°Sir Brian, may I ask a question?¡± She asked seemingly wondering if her question was something I would give an answer to. ¡°Go ahead and ask. But I may not give an answer.¡± I tell her. I just want to make sure she doesn¡¯t force me to answer questions about my skills or something. It¡¯s not really a big deal, but better to keep some secrets. And pack opener is my entirebat strength. ¡°I noticed you had a family name. Are you a noble?¡± Alice asked. Oh yeah. I guess that Laura could only hide my skills and my level. ¡°Yes you must tell us. I was going to ask before we left, but you hurried us along.¡± Now even the baron is hounding me for an answer. Not that I mind too much. ¡°No, I¡¯m not a noble. At least as far as I know. I got my family name from my dad, who got it from his dad and so on. I have no idea if someone at some point was a noble, but I definitely am not. That is also why I don¡¯t use my family name even with status showing it.¡± I give a generic answer that doesn¡¯t really exin anything. ¡°Well I have never heard of a ¡®Wood¡¯ family, so it would most likely be from another country at least. It¡¯s also said that sometimes status shows family names for no reason. Even for people who shouldn¡¯t have one. For yours to be from a line means it has an origin point.¡± The baron informed me. ¡°Also it¡¯s not against thew to use a family name that shows in your status. Status is a blessing from the Gods, so most will not question it. The only time you may get into trouble is if there is a noble family with the same name.¡± ¡°Well it¡¯s a good thing that you said there is no Wood family. At least they won¡¯t hunt me down.¡± ¡°Could you tell me more about your family?¡± The baron is still hungry for more personal information. Give me a break, please. I look out the window and say: ¡°We are nearly at the gate. I¡¯ll tell you after we make it out of town.¡± Just after that I hear a bell ringing in the distance. I guess we will bete for this meeting. I me the baron. He freaked out too much at the breakfast table. We stop the carriages by the gate and there waiting for us are the members of Prime Rib. Henry the butler is the first off of a carriage. I mean he was riding in the first one with the rest of us in the second one. Hees and opens the door for us. The baron makes his way outside and I follow after him. Seems like Alice has no n to get off here. ¡°You arete.¡± Rico was first to toss out something stupid. Or he might be the only one stupid enough to say that to a noble. Nobles are neverte. They are the ones who make the schedule. The only one who can tell a noble that they arete, is a higher ranking noble. Right? Smack. Zayaan¡¯s fist hit Ricos head. Don¡¯t hit him too hard. We might need him. And a concussed archer is no good. He might not be able to hit the broad side of a barn. From the inside. ¡°I¡¯m sorry for his insolence, my Lord.¡± Zayaan goes to fix the problem caused by Rico. ¡°It¡¯s fine, we are a littlete. Preparations took a little longer than I expected.¡± The baron answered Zay. More like the breakfast dragged on. ¡°Were there any problems? Are we good to go?¡± Zay asked the baron. ¡°As long as your team is ready, we will get in the carriages and move out.¡± The baron answered. ¡°How will we man the carriages?¡± Zay asked. ¡°Your team will be in the first one and we will be in the other.¡± ¡°Are you sure I shouldn¡¯t be the one in the lead carriage? I mean I¡¯m the only one who knows the location of the dungeon.¡± I ask. ¡°Oh yeah, I never really asked for that.¡± The baron realized his mistake. I did tell them it was in the south-west forest, but that¡¯s not really that urate of information. ¡°Henry, bring out a map.¡± ¡°Yes Master.¡± Henry said and a small magic circle, it is a magic circle right, appeared next to him. Plunging his hand into it, he pulled out a piece of paper. ¡°This is the map of the Alewatch ins. Lord Brian, please show a ce as close to the dungeon as possible.¡± Henry asked me. I scan the map, but I really don¡¯t have a great idea of what would be the best spot. At times like these you love having some support. (Laura, what do you think?) (This is the best spot Master.) As Laura says that a spot appears on the map. Can Laura use magic now? (How do you do that Laura?) (It is an image that I ovey onto Master''s vision.) Sounds simple enough. So it¡¯s just a heads up disy that Laura controls. She might even be able to make a minimap for me. ¡°I think this would be the best spot.¡± I say and point my finger at the spot that Laura marked earlier. ¡°Good. Now we can tell the knights were to lead us and the carriage order won''t matter. Let¡¯s mount up and get a move on.¡± With the baron''s orders, members of Prime Rib get into the first carriage. I also make my way back to the second carriage and sit back down next to Alice. Beforeing into the carriage, the baron and Henry tell the knights our goal point. Well it might be more like a midpoint. Or a checkpoint. ¡ª ¡°My family was not thatplex. I lived with grandpa in a hut, in a forest. Mom and dad woulde to visit every now and then. We had a small field that we used to grow crops for the two of us, and we would go hunting for meat.¡± I gave a false summary of my family. I mean this is still better than telling them that I¡¯m from another world. ¡°I see,¡± the baron said. ¡°And why did you leave?¡± ¡°Grandpa died a little while ago. Mum and dad also haven¡¯t visited in over a year so I¡¯m not sure they will evere again. After grandpa¡¯s death I was just too lonely.¡± I answered. I already told the gate guard that grandpa died so I will stick with it. ¡°I apologize for bringing up painful memories.¡± ¡°It must have been hard living alone.¡± The baron and Henry both gave their condolences. ¡°Yeah, it was painful.¡± Not like I really know about that. ¡°Wouldn¡¯t the System support keep youpany?¡± Alice asked. ¡°No,¡± I answered. ¡°I only got system support yesterday when I eliminated the rogue dungeon.¡± ¡°What? Really?¡± The baron seemed excited. ¡°I didn¡¯t know you could gain the System support like that.¡± ¡°Well that¡¯s how I got mine. That doesn¡¯t mean it will always happen. I think that I might have gotten the system support that way, because the almighty System wants that dungeon to be reawakened. I would not have been able to do it without the system support.¡± I say back. ¡°Yes. That would make sense. May I ask, has the System ever contacted you directly?¡± The baron asked. ¡°Yes, once. It was after I eliminated the dungeon. I said to me that I unlocked the basic system support.¡± ¡°Ah, I see. Wait. Basic, what do you mean by basic?¡± The baron seemed confused. (Laura, want to exin that.) (Master, system supportes in four different levels. Basic, standard, advanced and perfect. I am only basic.) Laura seems a little disappointed that she is the lowest level system support. I really hope I can get her to a higher level. I don¡¯t want her to feel inadequate. ¡°Laura told me that system supportes in four levels, basic, standard, advanced and perfect. Mine is the lowest level of basic.¡± I answered the baron with the info I got. ¡°I see. I didn¡¯t know that the System support had levels.¡± The baron ponders. ¡°And who is this Laura?¡± Alice finally took part in our conversation. She seemed angry that I said the name of a female. You really can¡¯t have feelings for me yet. I mean we just met this morning. ¡°It¡¯s the name I gave my system support.¡± ¡°You can name the System support?¡± If this continuous questioning won¡¯t stop this will be a very long trip. CH.19 Blood Curse CH.19 Blood Curse After I said, ¡°No more questions,¡± to the baron, our trip was much more pleasant. While the carriage was rocking a little, it wasn¡¯t as bad as I expected. I guess this might be a premium carriage for the nobility. I mean there are two nobles in this carriage. Does a child of a noble count? Well probably not, but it counts for me. I was looking out of the window and saw teens walking around on the in. Some were leading the boars to different areas and others were picking up the gabo fruits from the trees. Didn¡¯t Laura tell me that those fruits taste awful? What do they use them for? ¡°I hope they don¡¯t eat those.¡± I say in a quiet voice. Alice sitting next to me does catch it though. ¡°Are you really worried about that?¡± She asks. ¡°Well Laura told me yesterday that they taste awful. I just hope that even junior adventurers have ess to better food than that.¡± I responded. It¡¯s not like you would know anything about bad food Alice. You are the daughter of a Noble. Not that I have major experience with bad food either. I have had some MREs and those are mediocre at best, but they are still edible. Well I guess there are foods that I would throw up trying to eat, but that is just because of my palette. Some people still enjoy those foods. ¡°They split the fruits to remove the seeds and the fruits get fed to the boars. They might taste bad to humans but the boars love them.¡± The baron exins. ¡°The seeds get nted in hopes of new trees growing.¡± ¡°So no gabo fruits for adventurers. I guess that¡¯s good.¡± ¡°This town is considered one of the best towns for beginner adventurers. There are very few high ranking beasts that make their way to these ins. There is also a good amount of work to do and the food is affordable.¡± The baron exins. ¡°Yeah, but there is not much exp avable.¡± I say back. ¡°What is this exp? I don¡¯t think I have ever heard of it.¡± The baron said. ¡°I haven¡¯t either.¡± Henry said. So even the butler doesn¡¯t know about it. Actually how does exp work? I thought you would gain exp after taking down monsters. I mean I leveled up after killing the dungeon as well as after killing that bison. Yeah, that also would confirm that I gain exp from things my summons kill. ¡°Actually I¡¯m not really sure how it works. Give me a second, I¡¯ll ask Laura.¡± I mean I do have an idea, but with ess to system support, I would rather not theory craft. (Laura, can you exin exp and level ups?) I ask her. (All beings gain exp from killing other beings. Exp is used to level up. Level ups can grant new skills. Exp can also be gained from things like studying and practice.) Laura exined. (And what is the difference between study and practice?) (Study is mental work and practice is physical. Mages study and swordsman practice.) (Sounds simple enough.) ¡°ording to Laura, you gain exp when you kill things. Exp helps you level up. You can also gain exp from studying andbat practice.¡± I repeat what Laura told me to the other three. ¡°So killing monsters makes you level up faster?¡± Alice said with her eyes shining. ¡°Yeah, apparently.¡± I answer. ¡°Dad, let me be an adventurer.¡± Alice immediately attacks her dad with a beg attack. ¡°NO!¡± The baron yelled. ¡°I will not let you do that. You are a properdy after all. You don¡¯t need to level up.¡± Wow. Overprotective much. I can understand trying to prevent her from taking on high ranking quests but banning everything is a bit much. And she is only the daughter of a baron. What will you do if you can¡¯t get her to marry? Then the levels she could gain might just be useful. ¡°Lord Brian, do you think this would exin why members of ¡®Prime Rib¡¯ are stronger than other adventurers in town?¡± Henry asked me. ¡°I fail to see the connection between exp and them being stronger. I mean higher level people are stronger than lower level people, but how would that connect anything? Prime Rib might just train harder than others.¡± ¡°Prime Rib is the main party that takes part in the euthanization of the town''s boars. Wouldn¡¯t that make them level up faster?¡± Henry gave his theory. ¡°Yeah¡± I guess that makes sense. ¡°It could be. But I think the difference would have to be fairlyrge to be noticeable.¡± (Master, you are not considering it taking effect over arge period of time.) Laura said to me. ¡°Or they would have to have that advantage for a long time.¡± I continue with what Laura told me. ¡°Due to that vampire girl''s ability to drain blood, the town¡¯s people love the meat they butcher. That gives them more money to buy boars with.¡± The baron says. ¡°How does this entire buying boars thing work?¡± I ask. Henry is the one that answers. ¡°The adventurers guild manages the number of boars and sells the boars to the adventurers when they are going to be killed. The adventurers then take them down and butcher them. After that they sell the meat to ces around town.¡± ¡°And with Lucia¡¯s blood draining skills, Prime Rib gets better prices from the highest payers. They can then use that to buy more boars, right?¡± I confirm my idea. ¡°Yes.¡± The butler answers. ¡°The adventurers guild does limit it but it still isn¡¯t perfect.¡± ¡°Wouldn¡¯t it be better that the guild just hire Lucia to work for them on the blood draining? I mean the guild does have William working as a butcher. That way they could just have Lucia drain the blood of all the boars that are euthanized.¡± I say back. I mean it makes sense in my head. ¡°The guild can¡¯t do that. Dhampirs are not allowed to work for the guild.¡± The baron answers. So she is not a true vampire, but a half-blood. But why the racism? ¡°And why is that? Are Dhampirs that dangerous? I mean I get it that they are half vampire, but at least Lucia doesn¡¯t seem too dangerous.¡± ¡°It is bec.. Actually it¡¯s better that you just ask her.¡± The baron was about to tell me but decided against it. I mean I could just ask Laura, but that would just be me cheating. And I don¡¯t mind asking Lucia. ¡°Yeah, I¡¯ll do that at some point.¡± ¡ª Our trip got a lot more shaky after we left the road. I guess that even a high ss carriage can¡¯t go off road without shaking. I really hope this thing won¡¯t break. Thankfully our off road trip passes fine with no broken carriages and no monster sightings. As we make it to the edge of the overgrown forest, the carriages stop and we all get out. After getting out, all of us are stretching. I guess a two hour carriage ride will make you a little stiff. ¡°Alright. We¡¯ll have a small break here and after that we will move out.¡± The baron gave orders. As he said that, Henry brought a small table out of his item box. On it heid some sandwiches and tea. Howrge is that item box? Well I guess a table and snacks isn¡¯t that much. I mean he didn¡¯t bring out chairs. I grab one of the sandwiches and munch on it. It is simr to the bacon ones the baron and I had this morning but this one has some cheese and spinach. It tastes good. Zay of Prime Rib is currently talking with the baron. Based on his hand movement he isining that the baron brought his daughter along. I was against it as well, but I¡¯m not going to go against the word of a noble. At least not on something like that. It¡¯s not my job to keep her safe. I decided to take this opportunity to speak with Lucia a little. She was standing next to Alex, sipping from that blood sk. I hope she has enough for the day. I doubt that she would have drank all that bison blood already though. ¡°Lucia, can I ask you something?¡± I ask her. ¡°About me drinking blood?¡± She asks. ¡°Not that exactly, but yes. More like why are Dhampirs hated so much that you can¡¯t work for the guild.¡± ¡°How do you know?¡± She seems slightly scared that I know her secret. ¡°That you are a vampire? Or half vampire really.¡± I say. ¡°I realized that you are most likely a vampire when I saw you drinking from that sk at the guild. I also had a talk with the baron and his butler about the boars around town and he let it slip that you are a dhampir.¡± ¡°Loud mouth.¡± She seemed only mildly annoyed. ¡°Well it¡¯s not really a secret. Most just don¡¯t like beings that need blood to survive. But the reason we can¡¯t work for the guild is the dhampir blood curse.¡± ¡°What is that?¡± I ask. ¡°Ites from our origin. After the original vampires died, the curse began to show itself. At first we could deal with it with a secret technique, but eventually that was lost to time and all dhampir children born after that were cursed to crave for blood. To the point that some would attack anything that moves.¡± She gave a quick exnation. ¡°That is why a dhampir can¡¯t hold any position of power, because some of the first cursed ones used their positions to force people to let them drink their blood.¡± ¡°I see.¡± I wasn¡¯t expecting that. ¡°I¡¯m sorry that I asked.¡± ¡°It¡¯s fine. For me it¡¯s normal. I get by with this blood.¡± She says and shows me her sk. ¡°I mix a few drops of human blood withrge amounts of animal blood. That way I can have good tasting blood, without having to drain people much.¡± ¡°So just a bit of blood can make animal blood taste better?¡± I ask. ¡°Yes.¡± She answers. ¡°I see. If you ever need a little you can ask me. I can give you some of mine as an apology for asking about these personal things.¡± I offer her. ¡°It¡¯s not necessary.¡± She rejects my offer. ¡°We¡¯ll head out soon! Everyone, prepare!¡± The baron yells out his order. I quickly make my way back to the table before Henry puts it away and down a cup of tea. Thankfully it was cold so no burning throat for me. I really need to buy some kind of water bottle. Or maybe a water skin. Well, that will have to wait until we make it back into town. CH.20 Returning to the Dungeon CH.20 Returning to the Dungeon ¡°Are you really going to bring her along into the forest?¡± Zayaan of Prime Rib was still trying to convince the baron that bringing Alice was a bad idea. I mean I agree, but I wouldn¡¯t go against a noble on that. Out of our crew, two knights and the two coach drivers were going to stay here. Their job was to protect the carriages and the horses. Not that the crew we had going into the dungeon was going to be small. Myself, the baron and his daughter, Henry the butler and two knights, as well as all of Prime Rib wereing. That¡¯s ten people walking through an overgrown forest. (Laura, you better make sure we don¡¯t get lost.) I say to Laura. I don¡¯t doubt her abilities. I¡¯m more so confirming it to myself. (Master please rest assured that I will take perfect care of you.) Laura reassured me. (Yeah, I know you will. It¡¯s myself that I¡¯m worried about. Well, more like I¡¯m worried that I can¡¯t keep this party safe.) I just am not sure I can protect everyone if something bad happens. The strongest monster in my collection is Slot Machine, but it might be too big for the forest. I might have to rely on something like Hunter Spider or sh Assant in an emergency. But I don¡¯t know if Hunter Spider is toorge and sh Assant has a negative effect of only staying summoned for 15 minutes instead of the usual 2 hours. Well at least it won¡¯t lose attack for every card I have. It would quickly be useless. ¡°Brian, is something wrong?¡± It was Alex who came up to me and asked that. ¡°Not really. I¡¯m just a little worried about meeting any monsters in the forest. I was just thinking what monster to summon if that happens.¡± I answer honestly. ¡°Wouldn¡¯t that spear imp be fine? If it¡¯s strong enough to give that kind of deadly blow to a horned bison, it should be fine in fighting whatever we find in the forest.¡± Alex made a good point. Sadly that is not how my skill works. And a 500/500 monster really isn¡¯t that strong. I¡¯m pretty sure the only reason why it managed to kill that bison is because it got in a surprise attack. ¡°I can¡¯t actually summon that Spear cretin again. You saw how those cards vanished after I let the Frenzied panda and Spear cretin go. I do have others, but I just want a good bnce of power, and a size that can move in that forest. I can¡¯t just summon something asrge as even that panda was. I have to rely on smaller monsters, but they just don¡¯t always have enough strength.¡± I exined. ¡°I see. But I don¡¯t think you need to worry. These woods are known for only having goblins in them. And it is our job to keep you safe.¡± Alex is better at this talking thing than I expected. I guess he really could be the leader of their team if Zay wasn¡¯t an overachiever. ¡°Thanks.¡± I say to Alex. ¡°That does reassure me that everything will go fine.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think you should say something like that.¡± Lucia, who was standing next to Alex, took part in the conversation. ¡°That is called a red g.¡± ¡°It might be, but I do have an idea of what to do if something bad happens. I¡¯ll just have to summon a big monster that can uproot the forest and allow us to escape.¡± I mean the Slot machine might do a lot more than that, but I¡¯m honestly not sure. Times like this I really wished I would have gotten a Dark magician. Actually, doesn''t the Magic ruler have some Toons already? Toon Blue-Eyes would be useful as well. It¡¯s small and super powerful. As long as it doesn¡¯t kill us along with the enemy. ¡°Hey Brian, get over here! We are moving out and you need to take the lead!¡± Zayaan shouted over. I guess his talks with the baron ended in his failure. ¡ª Our group went in the order of myself with Rico in the lead, Zay with one of the knights behind us, then the baron and Alice, Henry and Lucia behind them and holding the rear Alex with the other knight. At least our most vulnerable members were in the middle. Even with some sort of leather armor and a short sword, I don¡¯t think that the baron alone can keep Alice safe. You really should have gotten her some armor as well. She only has a dagger to protect herself with. It almost looks like a weapon for suicide in case she gets captured, than an actual self protection weapon. ¡ª (A group of three goblins ahead.) Laura warned me. I turn towards Rico and say, ¡°Three goblins ahead. Do you want to kill them or go around?¡± ¡°We have to go for the kill. Our group is toorge to just avoid everything.¡± Rico gave me a justifiable answer. He then gives a hand signal to Zay. Zay takes a couple of quick steps and makes it up to us. ¡°So what is going on?¡± ¡°He said there are goblins ahead.¡± Rico says and points at me. ¡°I haven¡¯t spotted them yet though.¡± ¡°If Brian says so it must be true. Brian how far away are they?¡± Zay believes me on the spot. I wonder if the baron mentioned my system support to Zay during their talks before entering the forest. (Laura, the distance.) (70 meters ahead Master.) ¡°They should be around 70 meters ahead of us. Zay how do you want them handled?¡± ¡°As soon as we have visual Rico will shoot one and I will charge in and take the other two.¡± Zay answered. He seems confident. I guess they are just goblins. Uraby took care of like 120 of them. ¡°I can shoot two of them before you can even get to them.¡± Rico said proudly. ¡°Sure, and risk you shooting me in the back. Not a great idea.¡± Zay said. ¡°There they are.¡± We had already slowed down when I gave the warning but with Zay having visual we came to aplete stop. Rico held his bow and pulled an arrow out of his quiver. ¡°Give me 15 seconds and then shoot.¡± Zay said to Rico as he went for a quick nk. I couldn¡¯t hear any noise from him. Is that a skill? Rico¡¯s arrow flew nicely and hit one of the goblins in the head. The two remaining ones looked around to see where the arrow came from and taking the opportunity, Zay attacked them. They really didn¡¯t stand a chance. One stab each and they went down. Goblins really are weak. Rico and I make our way to the fallen goblins and Zay orders Rico to take the goblin corpses. ¡°Why do we need them?¡± Rico asks. ¡°We are going to reactivate a dungeon. The dungeon can use them as material.¡± Zay answers. ¡°Just pick them up so we can move on.¡± I say to Rico. It¡¯s not like we are in a major hurry but it will be a pain to make our way back after dark. I hope that Henry''s item box or whatever it is has camping equipment if ites to that. ¡ª We don¡¯t see any more monsters on our way to the dungeon. We only had one other stop so that Alice (and some others as well but I me Alice since she asked) had a nature''s call. During that stop I also noticed that the knight in the rear had been marking the trees with a knife. I guess having a way back without me would be useful. Well apass would work just as well. They should have some of those, right? As we make it to the dungeon entrance, our line groups back up. ¡°Here we are.¡± I say to everyone. ¡°So this is a dungeon. It really just looks like a normal cave.¡± The baron says. ¡°Do we even know that it¡¯s a dungeon?¡± Rico doubts me. Can¡¯t really me him too much. This does seem super sketchy. I¡¯m sure the baron would not havee himself if I didn¡¯t have system support. ¡°Hey, do you know what made theserge footprints?¡± One of the knights ask, after spotting the footprints of Uraby. ¡°Yeah, they were made by a monster I summoned.¡± I answer. ¡°I thought you said your powerful monsters are toorge for this forest.¡± Alex says to me. ¡°They are, but I only used it inside the dungeon.¡± I answer. ¡°That¡¯s enough small talk. Let¡¯s head inside.¡± The baron gave an order. I guess he also wants to get this done. We head inside the dungeon. CH.21 The Core CH.21 The Core As we were making our way through the dungeon I realized how awful it really looked. This was not some hunting area. This was an extermination house. I think Alice might even throw up. Even the knights were a little spooked. The only ones rtively unaffected were the members of Prime Rib. I guess an adventuring party has destroyedrge amounts of weak monsters before. ¡°Hey Brian, is it just me or were these monsters trying to make their way deeper into the dungeon? Most of them are facing towards the deeper parts of the dungeon.¡± Zayaan made the observation. ¡°It¡¯s because I sneaked my way to the core room without them noticing. After the core was eliminated they all became aggressive towards me because I broke their food source and home. After that I had a summoned monster make a way for me to escape.¡± I answered with something I came up with a little earlier. With a spell like Darkness approaches I could have done it, so while it is a lie, I could do it. Probably. ¡°Why would you sneak in, instead of just destroying the goblins as you go along?¡± It was Rico who asked that. ¡°There are kobolds here as well, if you didn¡¯t notice. But I did it that way to make sure I could save any hostages the goblins might have. I didn¡¯t want my summon to stomp all over them.¡± I answered. I think that sounds like a decent excuse. ¡°How thoughtful of you.¡± Rico said sarcastically. ¡°Or you just wanted the fame of bing a dungeon founder.¡± ¡°Wow, passive aggressive much, mister ¡®will do anything for money¡¯. I didn¡¯t even know what a rogue dungeon was until I gained system support. I thought this was only a goblin¡¯s nest.¡± I try to bully Rico back a little. I¡¯m actually not sure if he really loves money, or if that is just my observation. ¡°You little jerk. Get over here and I¡¯ll¡­¡± Well I might have been correct considering Ricos reaction. ¡°Rico! Shut up!¡± Zayaan said in an angry voice. Everyone was quiet for a second after that. I guess Zay can be really scary. ¡°Brian may I ask a question?¡± Alice asked me. ¡°Go for it.¡± I answer her. ¡°Also isn¡¯t what you just asked a question in itself.¡± ¡°Well, it might be.¡± She muttered before asking. ¡°What kind of monster did you summon to kill all these monsters?¡± ¡°Oh, that was Uraby.¡± I say. Everyone looks confused. I guess that doesn¡¯t really tell much. ¡°Arge lizard thing that walks on two legs. Has ck hide and attacks with sharp ws and teeth.¡± ¡°Oh, I see. So you can summon some powerful monsters.¡± Alice seemed impressed. ¡°Could you teach me?¡± ¡°I¡¯m not sure. My summoning is kind of unique.¡± I answer. ¡°Is there some harm in teaching her?¡± The baron asks. ¡°As I said, my summoning is unique. As in it originates from a unique skill. I¡¯m just not sure I could even teach it to her.¡± I mean I could probably give a card to someone else and they might be able to use it, but that doesn¡¯t really teach them summoning. It would be more like borrowing my power. ¡°¡°A UNIQUE SKILL!?¡±¡± Both Zay and Rico yelled out. Others didn¡¯t freak out nearly as much. I guess it would be unexpected that I have something like that. At least the baron didn¡¯t freak out, but next to system support, a unique skill might not be that rare. ¡°Is that why you hid your skills?¡± The baron asked. ¡°Yeah. I just really wasn¡¯t sure I should talk about it. But I think I can trust you all.¡± I said. Then I look at Rico and say. ¡°If I hear you leaked this information I will find you, and I will kill you.¡± God, I have wanted to say that line. ¡°Why are you saying that to me? Any one of us could be the one to leak it.¡± Rico tried to defend himself. ¡°But you are the only one that will sell it for a gold coin.¡± Zay said to Rico. ¡°At least some of us have standards.¡± Alex pressed on. ¡ª ¡°These kobolds have been killed by a sword. How did that happen?¡± It was one of the knights that asked that. ¡°They were ones that survived Urabys rampage. They were dealt with by another summon.¡± I answered. ¡°So you can even summon monsters capable of using weapons?¡± The baron asked. ¡°Yeah I can. Prime Rib has already seen one.¡± I tell the baron. ¡°That little imp with a spear, right?¡± Zayaan confirms. ¡°Yes, that one. It wasn¡¯t the one that killed these kobolds, but that¡¯s not really important.¡± ¡ª ¡°The core room is up next.¡± I say as we make our way from thest dungeon room into the tunnel that leads to the core. ¡°There will be a lot of monster corpses here so watch your step.¡± I remembering out of here and just walking on a carpet of corpses so I decided to warn the others. ¡°That really is a lot. Do you know how many there are?¡± The baron asked me. ¡°I think it was a little over 100.¡± I answered. ¡°That¡¯s quite a lot. Your lizard summon must be really strong to be able to kill that many.¡± The baronmented. ¡°Yeah, it¡¯s strong.¡± I give an offhandment to hide the fact that most of these guys were killed by Sparks. ¡°It¡¯s difficult to walk here.¡± Aliceined. Don¡¯tin to me, I didn¡¯t bring you along. I also did warn you. ¡°Try to walk where you see the footprints of Brian¡¯s summon. The ground is a little more solid there.¡± Zayaan gave her a tip. ¡°And get my bootspletely covered in blood. No thank you.¡± Alice refuses the advice. Miss fancy girl doesn¡¯t want to get bloody. ¡°They already are so what¡¯s the harm?¡± I tell her. ¡°Don¡¯t call me dirty!¡± She explodes back. ¡°I didn¡¯t. I said your boots already are bloody so you can¡¯t really prevent them from getting bloody.¡± I say back to her. Are we having a lover quarrel? ¡°You say that as if your shoes aren¡¯t. You are just walking through the blood with no care whatsoever.¡± She really wants to keep going. Luckily we made it out of the tunnel and into the core room. ¡°As you can see,¡± I say and point at my shoes. ¡°My shoes are clean. So where is your excuse now?¡± I taunt Alice a little. ¡°HOW?! That¡¯s impossible!¡± Alice seemedpletely taken back by my shoes and the rest of my clothing. I mean, I¡¯m the only one without a drop of blood on me. ¡°Magic, duh.¡± Another line I have wanted to say. Not that it¡¯s true. ¡°Your clothing must be very well enchanted to be able to avoid all the dirt and grime.¡± The baron seemed interested in my clothes. ¡°I am not selling them if that¡¯s what you want. I also don¡¯t know who made them, since they were a gift from my mom.¡± I gave him a lie and a truth. I do know what manufacturer made my clothes, but they don¡¯t exist in this world. And the hoodie and the jeans were a gift from my mom. ¡°I see. That¡¯s a shame.¡± He answered. ¡°Can we just focus on what we came here for.¡± Zay said, trying to get us back on track. ¡°Of course.¡± The baron said. ¡°So that is the core pedestal. The rogue core seemsrger than I would expect for a dungeon this size.¡± ¡°Agreed.¡± Zay said. ¡°That looks more like an s-rank core than a b-rank one. In a dungeon of this size the core should be smaller.¡± ¡°Perhaps this dungeon was still in its early stages of growth.¡± I offer up some bullshit that sounds reasonable. ¡°That could be.¡± The baron seems to agree with me. ¡°Brian, remove the old core from the pedestal.¡± ¡°Sure.¡± I walk up to the pedestal and do as I¡¯m told. I expect it to be heavy but it really isn¡¯t. I still enjoy the feeling of its smooth surface against my hand. I ce the old core gently on the floor next to the pedestal. ¡°Good.¡± The baron said. ¡°Make sure there is no rubble on the pedestal.¡± As I run my hand over the surface of the pedestal, it feels good to me. It¡¯s not as smooth as the old core but still feels fine. I don¡¯t feel anything that could get in the way so I say: ¡°I think it¡¯s fine. I don¡¯t feel anything weird on it.¡± ¡°Now Henry, bring out the monster core.¡± The baron gives an order to his butler. Henry walks up to me and from his item box outes a shining stone evenrger than the old core. ¡°That¡¯s not an A-rank core. Baron, why are you using an S-rank core for this?¡± Zayaan was the one to ask that. I actually also want to know. Arent S-rank cores super expensive. Where would you even get one? ¡°That is the core of the lesser Behemoth that Alexander Watchman hunted on the Alewatch ins before founding the town there. It has been our family treasure since then. I decided that a dungeon near the town would be the best ce to use it.¡± The baron gave his reasoning. ¡°Are you sure this is fine?¡± I ask the baron to confirm. ¡°Do it.¡± He answers. Come on. You didn¡¯t do it in the Emperor''s voice. I demand a redo. I take the core from Henry and gently ce it down on the pedestal.
Brian Wood has founded the dungeon 22_090
CH.22 Founding a Dungeon p1 CH.22 Founding a Dungeon p1
Brian Wood has founded the dungeon 22_090
A message panel appeared on the core. So the founding was sessful. I didn¡¯t even need to recite a spell or anything.
Mission: Reactivate the Dungeon
Mission Completed
Packs ¡®Pharaoh¡¯s Servant¡¯, ¡®Labyrinth of Nightmare¡¯ and ¡®Legacy of Darkness¡¯ Unlocked
Daily pack token number increased by 3 total is now 5
Do to daily pack token number increasing you have gained 3 Pack tokens
Great Job
And that is missionplete. I¡¯ll check the new sets a littleter.
Extra Skill: ¡®Card Summoner¡¯ unlocked
Extra Skill ¡®Card Summoner¡¯ has been assimted by Unique Skill ¡®Pack Opener¡¯
Unique Skill: ¡®Pack Opener¡¯ leveled up
Extra Skill: ¡®Dungeon Founder¡¯ unlocked
Generating Founder¡¯s terminal
A light shone on my left arm. Even with my hoodie¡¯s sleeve over it, the light was visible. I pulled up my sleeve and saw a golden bracer generating onto my arm. I don¡¯t notice it, but everyone''s gaze is focused on me. But not for long as their gazes turn to something in front of them.
Due to founding a dungeon basic system support of ¡®Brian Wood¡¯ is upgraded to standard system support
So Laura also got an upgrade. That¡¯s nice. Was that it or is there something more? ¡­ I don¡¯t see anything else. I turn around and notice some are staring at me and others are looking at something in front of them. Everyone is silent. Wonder what they are looking at. Alice was the one to break the silence. ¡°I unlocked an extra skill.¡± ¡°I did as well.¡± The baron continued. ¡°So did I.¡± Zay said. I take a look around. Did they all get an extra skill for assisting me in founding a dungeon? ¡°Did everyone get an extra skill?¡± I ask. Everyone is nodding in response. Founding a dungeon is super effective. Or maybe everyone got a skill because we used a high ranking core. (It is normal for everyone involved in founding a dungeon to gain a skill. For everyone to gain an extra skill is more rare, but not unheard of.) Laura exined to me. Her voice is still just as angelic as it was earlier. At least the upgrade didn¡¯t break her voice. I hope it didn¡¯t break her at all. ¡°So¡­ What now?¡± I ask no one in particr. ¡°...¡± I think everyone needs a little more time to process everything. (Master I rmend taking a look at this dungeon''s abilities. You can do that with your ¡®Dungeon Founder¡¯ skill.) Laura was the one who had things already figured out. She is an overachiever. (How do I use it?) I ask her. (Just like you use your ¡®Pack Opener¡¯. You can just think about using it, or open it through your status.) Laura exined. (Well let¡¯s just open up my status to see if anything has changed.) I think.
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human !
Level: 5
HP: 140
Mana: 240
Strength: 70
Defense: 170
Magic: 70
Skills:
Pack Opener (unique) LV.2
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
I gained a lot more mana. My defense also increased. Does getting skills get me more stats? I don¡¯t thinknguageprehension gave me any, but if pack opener gave me defense that would make sense. I did have abnormally high defense at level 1. Pack opener might boost my defense. I open up the Dungeon Founder skill.
Select Dungeon
22_090
So I have a stupid sub menu that does nothing. I mean what is the likelihood that I found another dungeon? I think even with the system missions it is small. Well let¡¯s open this dungeon¡¯s info.
Dungeon 22_090 (unnamed)
Core Status: Strong
Miasma Status: Low
Monster Status: All Deceased
Founder: Brian Wood
Current Master: None
Generation Points: 0
Generatable Items
So¡­ I don¡¯t understand this at all. I guess it¡¯s good that core status is strong and that the monsters are dead but what can I do with this. (Master, you should start by collecting the monster corpses. Please choose the Monster Status tab.) Laura instructs me. So it¡¯s a tab, not just a status. I choose Monster Status and a different menues up.
Monsters Alive: 0
Monster Corpses: 190
Absorb all dead monsters
That¡¯s not a lot, but enough for now. I choose the absorb feature. I look towards the tunnel and see all of the goblin and kobold corpses disappear. That was nice and quick.
Monsters Alive: 0
Monster Corpses: 0
Absorb all dead monsters
Let¡¯s go back to the previous menu.
Dungeon 22_090 (unnamed)
Core Status: Strong
Miasma Status: Low
Monster Status: None
Founder: Brian Wood
Current Master: None
Generation Points: 9900
Generatable Items
I got 9900 generation points from those monsters? Isn¡¯t that like a huge amount. They were just goblins and kobolds. How much would that even make them worth? (Master each goblin is worth 50 points and each kobold is 60 points.) Laura told me. So kobolds are worth more than goblins. (Can I now make items with the dungeon?) I ask Laura. (Yes Master. Please open the Generatable Items menu.) Laura instructed me, so like the good little student I am, I open it up.
Generation Points:9900
Generation Spots:
1. Empty
2. Empty
3. Empty
4. Empty
5. Empty
6. Empty
7. Empty
8. Empty
Avable items:
Cardboard (Panel or Box)
Denim Fabric
Cotton Fabric
Tricot Fabric
Magic Bag (Backpack or Fanny pack)
Okay, And now I understand even less. How does this work exactly. Laura, I need your guidance again. I¡¯m too potato for this dungeon thing. (I don¡¯t think Master can be a vegetable. Also Master, I think you should talk with your team first.) Laura says to me. I look around. It seems like everyone has at least somewhat gotten over their new extra skill acquisition. ¡°Did you all alreadye to terms with getting a skill or are you still weirded out?¡± I ask everyone. I guess I could do it in a more gentle way, but I don¡¯t think it matters. ¡°I think so.¡± The baron answered me. ¡°Or at least I¡¯m fine. But Brian, can you tell me what this ¡®Card Summoner¡¯ skill is? I have never heard of it. It does seem to be summoning magic, but I can¡¯t tell more than that.¡± It¡¯s the same skill that I gained. Well in my case Pack opener ate it. Did we all gain the same extra skill? ¡°Did everyone of you gain the skill called ¡®Card Summoner¡¯?¡± I ask. Everyone nods. ¡°Well it¡¯s not like I know for sure what it does, but I do have an idea.¡± I tell them. CH.23 Founding a Dungeon p2 CH.23 Founding a Dungeon p2 ¡°I think the Card summoner skill you all got is something that works with my unique skill. I got the same skill as well, but mine was assimted by my unique skill.¡± I tell them. ¡°Brian, I don¡¯t understand.¡± Alice says. I think no one else does either, based on their looks. Don¡¯t me me, I don¡¯t understand it either. ¡°I would like to better exin Alice, but I really can¡¯t. I just don¡¯t know myself.¡± I say to her. ¡°I would like everyone to give me a little time to check what has changed with my skill and then I might be able to exin it to everyone. I¡¯m sorry¡± ¡°That¡¯s fine Brian. You don¡¯t gain a new skill every day. And most people don¡¯t even have an extra skill to begin with.¡± Zayaan says to me. I can tell the baron still wants to know more, but I really would just be specting. It won¡¯t be good info. ¡°What about the dungeon status?¡± The baron asks me. ¡°I think it¡¯s fine. At least as far as I could see. I absorbed all the monster corpses so our way out will be easier. I also got some generation points that can be used to make stuff.¡± I tell him. ¡°Oh yeah, there also is no current master, so we might want to name one.¡± Zayaan and the baron seem to instantly lock eyes as I say that. I guess they want topete for the dungeon master position. Well it doese with health benefits so I guess I understand. ¡°Zayaan, ording tow only a government or guild employee can be a dungeon master. You are neither, so you can¡¯t be the master.¡± The baron tries to shut Zayaan up. ¡°You should very well know that that¡¯s not true. Anyone with approval can get the position. And we have the founder here, and in a dungeon the founder''s word is thew.¡± Zayaan says back. So I make the rules in this dungeon. Cool. ¡°You two stop.¡± I say to them. ¡°Keep that going and I¡¯ll make Rico the dungeon master.¡± ¡°Really?¡± Rico seems excited. ¡°You better do it.¡± ¡°No, I won¡¯t, Rico.¡± I say to him. ¡°You would be a terrible DM. You would just try to maximize profits. Which might not be bad in the short term, but in the long run it might harm this dungeon.¡± ¡°Well we will deal with the dungeon master problemter.¡± The baron says. ¡°Can you tell us what items this dungeon can generate?¡± ¡°Sure. There are eight generation spots, not that I know what that means, and five avable items to generate.¡± I say. ¡°Eight slots but only five items. That doesn¡¯t seem right. What are these items?¡± The baron asks. ¡°Cardboard, denim fabric, cotton fabric, tricot fabric and magic bag.¡± I answer. ¡°I have never heard of the first four but magic bags are quite valuable. We were lucky.¡± The baronments. ¡°You don¡¯t know about cardboard boxes?¡± I ask. ¡°No.¡± He says. ¡°Well¡­ I don¡¯t know what to say.¡± How does a world have functioning magic toilets, but not cardboard boxes? That makes no sense. These dungeons work in mysterious ways. ¡°Can you make one for us to see?¡± The baron asks. ¡°Sure, just give me a second.¡± I answer.
Generation Points:9900
Generation Spots:
1. Empty
2. Empty
3. Empty
4. Empty
5. Empty
6. Empty
7. Empty
8. Empty
Avable items:
Cardboard (Panel or Box)
Denim Fabric
Cotton Fabric
Tricot Fabric
Magic Bag (Backpack or Fanny pack)
So cardboard as a box. Let¡¯s set it to spot 1. I¡¯ll also set the other things to the other slots since there is space.
Generation Points:9900
Generation Spots:
1. Cardboard (Box)
2. Denim
3. Cotton
4. Tricot
5. Magic Bag (Fanny pack)
6. Empty
7. Empty
8. Empty
Avable items:
Cardboard (Panel or Box)
Denim Fabric
Cotton Fabric
Tricot Fabric
Magic Bag (Backpack or Fanny pack)
Good. Now let¡¯s generate a cardboard box.
Would you like to generate 1 cardboard box for 10 generation points?
[Yes] [No]
Well that looks familiar. I press yes. At a spot next to the wall a cardboard box appears. It¡¯s a littlerger than I was expecting. I would say it¡¯s 50cm wide, 50cm deep and 30cm tall. I walk up to it and pick it up. I bring the box over to the baron. ¡°This is a cardboard box.¡± I tell him and hand the box over. ¡°It is remarkably light. These could be useful for peddlers.¡± He says. ¡°I don¡¯t think it¡¯s super durable though.¡± I say to him. ¡°It might break on a long trip.¡± ¡°We will have to experiment on it to find out. Do you know about the fabrics that were avable?¡± He asks. ¡°Yeah, I do. My hoodie is made of cotton fabric, my pants are denim and my undershirt and underwear are tricot.¡± I answer him. ¡°I see, so the dungeon chose to replicate your wonderful clothes. That¡¯s great. Now we can get some.¡± The baron seems excited. ¡°Sorry to burst your bubble, but the dungeon can¡¯t make clothes, it only makes the fabric.¡± I tell him before he ispletely on cloud nine. (Master, if you install ¡®Tailor of the Fickle¡¯ to the dungeon core, it should be able to make ready made clothes.) Laura gave me a hint. Install? What is that? (What do you mean by ¡®install¡¯?) I ask her. (It is an ability that Master''s unique skill gained when it leveled up.) Laura answered. ¡°I see.¡± I say out loud. The baron is looking at me confused as to who I¡¯m talking to. ¡°System support told me that I can improve the dungeon by using my unique skill. I might be able to have it make clothes for us, instead of just fabric.¡± ¡°Good, do it.¡± The baron orders me. ¡°I was going to.¡± I say I open up my collection and pull out Tailor of the Fickle. The name sounds a little, well fickle, but Laura said it would work and I trust her. I walk up to the core and hold the card over it. (Master, say ¡®install¡¯.) Laura guides me. ¡°Install.¡±
Feature ¡®Tailoring¡¯ is now added to dungeon 22_090
Creation of clothes is now possible with fabrics avable
¡°It was sessful. This dungeon can now make clothes.¡± I said. ¡°Make me ones like yours!¡± Alice immediately jumps on me begging for some. ¡°Sure. I¡¯ll make you some.¡± I answer her. ¡°Can I have that jacket too?¡± Lucia asks. ¡°Sure I¡¯ll make you one. Does anyone else want something?¡± Now I feel like I¡¯m running a store. ¡°Can I have pants like yours?¡± Zayaan asked. ¡°I¡¯d like some of those undershirts. Thank you.¡± Alex added. Everyone was just ordering things. Well let¡¯s see how this works. CH.24 Making Clothes CH.24 Making Clothes ¡°Zay get over here. You are going to be our test dummy.¡± I say to Zayaan. I was going to start with Alice since she asked first, but I think Zayaan might be a safer choice. ¡°Why am I first?¡± He asks. ¡°Well I can just not make stuff for you if you so wish.¡± I tell him. ¡°Fine. I can be first. But why?¡± He insists. ¡°Safety concerns. The tailor part was not an original feature of this dungeon, so I¡¯m notpletely sure it works like I think it should. I¡¯m not going to have ady strip or something if something bad happens.¡± I tell him ¡°But you are willing to take the chance with me?¡± He says. ¡°Do you ever want to have a chance at bing a dungeon master?¡± I ask him. ¡°This is ckmail. You are evil.¡± Zayaan is not happy with my little threat. ¡°Fine, I¡¯ll take that as your refusal. So who wants to be a test dummy?¡± I ask everyone. No one seems super willing. Well I¡¯ll just browse the menu while they decide if going naked is worth getting new clothes. Not that I believe that will happen.
Generation Points:9890
Generation Spots:
1. Cardboard (Box)
2. Denim
3. Cotton
4. Tricot
5. Magic Bag (Fanny pack)
6. Empty
7. Empty
8. Empty
Avable items:
Cardboard (Panel or Box)
Denim (Fabric or Jeans)
Cotton (Fabric or Hoodie)
Tricot (Fabric, Shirt or Underwear)
Magic Bag (Backpack or Fanny pack)
Let¡¯s ce hoodie on spot 6. And generate.
Would you like to generate 1 hoodie box for 900 generation points?
Choose target to make the hoodie for
Brian ¨‹
[Yes] [No]
So there is a drop menu. I won¡¯t make one for myself, it takes a lot of points, soo¡­ I look around and ask: ¡°So has anyone decided to be brave or will no one really want any clothes.¡± ¡°¡°I do.¡±¡± Both Alice and Lucia speak up at the same time. So the women are the ones willing to be the most brave. ¡°Sure. I¡¯ll make yours first Lucia, just in case.¡± I say to her.
Would you like to generate 1 hoodie box for 900 generation points?
Choose target to make the hoodie for
Lucia ¨‹
[Yes] [No]
Yes, hopefully nothing goes wrong. Just like with the cardboard box, the hoodie appears at the edge of the room. I walk over to it and pick it up. It looks just like mine. It¡¯s kind of close in size as well. ¡°Here you go Lucia.¡± I handed it over to her. Doesn¡¯t seem like anything bad happened with the dungeon. I hope the size is correct. I can¡¯t make too many pieces with the points I have. ¡°Thank you.¡± She responds as she grabs the hoodie. ¡°It¡¯s soft.¡± She rubs it against her face. ¡°Mine next. Mine next.¡± Alice is super excited. ¡°Wait a second more. Lucia please try it on. I need to make sure the size is correct. There is no point in making them if they are too small.¡± I say trying to calm down Alice. I really don¡¯t want to waste my points. ¡°But¡­ Everyone will be watching.¡± Lucia says quietly. I guess that might be a problem. Thankfully I have cardboard. ¡°I¡¯ll make you a changing room.¡± I say to her.
Would you like to generate 1 cardboard panel for 10 generation points?
Size: 1m2
[Yes] [No]
I want a littlerger and I want two of them.
Would you like to generate 2 cardboard panel for 80 generation points?
Size: 4m2
[Yes] [No]
Do it. 2rge panels of cardboard appeared in the spot where the box was earlier. I move them a little making a makeshift wall that Lucia can change behind. ¡°Lucia would this be enough?¡± I ask her. ¡°This¡­ is fine.¡± She says and disappears behind the wall. As she is changing I go up to the baron and ask. ¡°So what is our n from here on? If we want to make it back to town today, we will have to leave fairly soon. We also have not had lunch yet.¡± ¡°You are right. It took us almost five hours to get here. We will just have lunch right now and after this clothing thing we will leave. Henry bring out more sandwiches.¡± The baronmands Henry. In just a second a table with sandwiches and ice tea is in the room. Everyone grabbed a sandwich and began to eat. I take this chance to check up on my Pack opener skill.
Pack Opener
Collection
Sleeve maker
Instructions
Daily Pack tokens: 5
Current Pack tokens: 3
Avable packs :
Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon
Metal Raiders
Magic Ruler
Pharaoh¡¯s Servant
Labyrinth of Nightmare
Legacy of Darkness
The order of things is different. I also have an Sleeve maker and instructions tabs. Let¡¯s just check the instructions first.
How to open packs
Summoning monsters
Using Spells
Sleeves and Toploaders
Installing Cards
Card summoner
There really isn¡¯t much here. I already know the first half, but the second one does interest me. I open the Sleeves and Toploaders sub menu.
In the Sleeve maker it is possible to make sleeves and toploader by trading in cards from the collection. Sleeves and toploaders protect the cards allowing them to be used multiple times. You must ce a card in a sleeve before it can be ced in a toploader.
While in a sleeve a monster can be summoned multiple times, as long as the monster does not suffer enough damage to die while summoned. Effects of sleeved spell cardsst longer than ones without a sleeve.
Monsters in a toploader can be summoned as many times as the user wants. Even if they die while summoned, they can be summoned again after 24 hours. Spells in toploaders can be used once every 24 hours.
So they just protect the cards. That¡¯s really nice. I can also get repeat uses of spells. Now I really need another Pot of Greed. I can also start relying on powerful monsters without fearing their disappearance. Let¡¯s quickly check out the card summoner tab as well. Lucia has note out from behind the cardboard wall yet.
People who hold the Card summoner extra skill are capable of reading the foreign text on the cards made with Pack opener. They are also capable of using cards equipped with sleeves and toploaders. People without the Card summoner skill, cannot use cards in sleeves or toploaders.
Nice and simple there. So it just improves their skill with my cards. As I begin to think that I have time to open the packs as well, Lucia appears from behind the wall. She is wearing the hoodie I gave her. It does look good on her. ¡°It looks great on you.¡± I say to Lucia. ¡°Thank you Brian.¡± She says. ¡°It''s the perfect size as well.¡± ¡°Make mine now.¡± Alice attacks me with her begging again. ¡°Fine I will.¡± I end up making a hoodie for Alice. Undershirts for the baron, Zayaan, Rico, Alex and the two knights at 400 points each. And jeans for the adventurers at 800 points each. I now have 2410 points left. I really want something for myself so I check how much the two item bags cost and find out that the backpack model is 4000 points and the fanny pack is 2500. I¡¯m just short. ¡°Hey Rico, don¡¯t you still have three goblins in your bag? Take them out.¡± I say to Rico. ¡°Oh yeah, I do have those.¡± He says and pulls them out. I instantly let the dungeon absorb them. With that I have just enough points to make a fanny pack for myself. At least there is something for me. CH.25 Installing cards and Making sleeves CH.25 Installing cards and Making sleeves After a quick snack, we began making our way out of the dungeon. We were going to take a long time getting back to town so I thought of a possible idea to make it faster. If I make a sleeve for my slot machine I can make a path through the forest. The baron will most likely make a road here at some point anyway so might as well start right now. Actually let¡¯s first check out that install thing in the instructions.
Installing a card will make that card a permanent part of what it is installed into or a trap that is triggered when it¡¯s activation condition is achieved. Monsters cannot be permanently installed.
That doesn¡¯t answer much. Laura, can you exin better? (For permanent install, spells like Umiiruka or Molten Destruction would be good examples. If installed on a person, it would increase their affinity with the element while reducing their affinity with the opposite element.) Laura exined to me. (So molten destruction is plus fire attribute but minus water attribute. Makes sense. Can an installed card be removed?) I ask. (You need anti-magic to remove it.) Laura tells me. (Anti-magic? Like Anti-magic arrows? Or would anything that destroys spell and trap cards work? MST negate? Well not that it would negate the effect in this case. It would be more like destroying an equip card.) (Yes, I believe Master is correct.) As I¡¯m talking with Laura I notice members of Prime Rib picking something up from the floor. I didn¡¯t notice them earlier because they were under a pile of corpses but now they are visible. I see one as well and decide to pick it up. ¡°What¡¯s this?¡± I ask, holding something that looks like a credit card in my hand. ¡°They are dungeon cards.¡± Zayaan answers me. ¡°They keep track of the monsters you kill in a dungeon. They are what allows adventurers to make money in a dungeon. Once you collect enough points, you can trade the points for items at the dungeon shop.¡± ¡°That¡¯s almost how the dungeon founder''s powers work. That¡¯s a little bit of a let down. I thought I had more power than a typical adventurer.¡± I say a little disappointed. ¡°Well, the dungeon master, and by extension the founder, have cheaper prices in generating objects with the dungeon. They also gain some points when adventurers use their cards to make things.¡± The baron told me. So I will just passively gain points as adventurerse to this dungeon. That¡¯s nice. (With the founder¡¯s terminal Master can generate dungeon items anywhere. That is a power only held by founders.) Laura told me. That is going to be extremely useful. I can just make clothes anywhere I go. ¡°I guess I still don¡¯t understand the power of a dungeon founder.¡± I admit to everyone. ¡°Should we try to collect all of the dungeon cards?¡± I ask. ¡°There is not really a point. The card is only for the one who originally picks it up. If you look at the card in your hand, you should notice a thumbprint and a name on it. That¡¯s what makes it yours. You can¡¯t use other people''s cards.¡± Zayaan answers. ¡°Well then, everyone should make sure to pick one up.¡± I tell them. ¡ª After that little exchange I go back to browsing pack opener. I don¡¯t think opening packs right now is a good idea. I mean I¡¯m good at multitasking but I can just open them in the carriage. It''s a lot morefortable. But I do want to take a look at making sleeves. I open up the sleeve maker tab.
Sleeve Maker
Make a sleeve
Number of Sleeves: 0
Make a toploader
Number of Toploaders: 0
All of two options, not that I expected more. I choose to make a sleeve. I mean I did need one to use a toploader to begin with.
Sacrifice five cards from the collection to make a sleeve?
[¨‹][¨‹][¨‹][¨‹][¨‹]
[Yes] [No]
So the cost is five cards. Let¡¯s just go with some not so good cards that I probably would never use.
Sacrifice five cards from the collection to make a sleeve?
[Curse of the Fiend] [Laser Cannon Armor] [Nemuriko] [Penguin Knight] [Queen¡¯s Double]
[Yes] [No]
Let¡¯s go with those. Laser Cannon Armor might be useful for installing, but it''s insect equip, so it would most likely be terrible. Yes, make me a sleeve.
Gained 1 Sleeve
So now I have a sleeve. Let¡¯s just equip it to Slot Machine. It¡¯s the strongest monster in my collection at the moment, so sacrificing five cards for it isn¡¯t that bad. I pull the sleeve and Slot machine out of my skill, and slide the Slot machine into the sleeve. The sleeve seems to fuse closed so I can¡¯t remove the card from the sleeve. So they are a single use. Well more like fuses with the first card used for. ¡°Sir Brian, what is that?¡± Alice asks me. She has gone back to her slightly more respectful tone after that entire begging for a hoodie thing earlier. Only Lucia was wearing what I made for her. The others had put them in their luggage. Or they just didn¡¯t want to change in a dungeon. ¡°This?¡± I ask showing her the Slot machine card. ¡°This is a card made by my unique skill. I can summon the monster in it.¡± I say to her. ¡°And with card summoner skill, you should be able to as well.¡± ¡°Can you give it to me?¡± She asks me in a cute voice. She went straight back to her cutesy begging voice. I guess her parents fall under this pressure. ¡°I won¡¯t give you this one, but I¡¯ll give you one when I find one that I think will suit you.¡± I tell her. I don¡¯t really want a cute girl summoning a monsterous slot machine. ¡°That¡¯s a promise right? You promise to give me one.¡± She gets excited and instantly asks for a promise. ¡°Fine. I promise to give you one before I leave for the next town.¡± I promise her. By wording it this way, I have no real time limit if I just stay in Alewatch for a while. ¡°Thank you.¡± She says to me. ¡ª It didn¡¯t take us nearly as long to make it out of the dungeon as it did getting in. Having no monster corpses to walk on makes things easier. Judging by the sun, it¡¯ste afternoon. ¡°And now the trek back through the forest.¡± Aliceins. I know it¡¯s not that fun, but we have to do it. Unless my idea works. ¡°Lord Brandon, I have an idea. Would it be fine if I summon a monster and have it clear a road for us through the forest? I think having a road of some kind would be good for the dungeon.¡± I ask the baron. ¡°You have something that can do that?¡± He asked me surprised. ¡°I think so. I don¡¯t know for sure until I try. It should be capable of clearing the trees at least.¡± I tell him. ¡°Yes, let¡¯s do it then. If the trees are out of the way, we can get an earth magican to consolidate the ground. What do you need to do to summon this monster?¡± ¡°Not much really, but I think you all should head closer to the dungeon entrance to make space. It should be fairlyrge.¡± I tell him. ¡°Sure. Everyone! Brian will summon a monster to make us a path. Gather by the dungeon entrance so we are not in his way.¡± The baron gives out an order to everyone. After everyone has gathered and there is enough space I pull out my sleeved Slot machine. This is my first time summoning a monster in a sleeve but I think it should work out the same. (Master, you should activate thebat mode of your founder¡¯s terminal first. It should assist you in your summoning.) Laura said to me. I didn¡¯t even know it had something like that. I pull up my sleeve enough to see the golden bracer on my arm. As I¡¯m thinking of bat mode¡¯ something happens to it. Three wing-like sections protrude from it. It now resembles the DiaDhank duel disks that were used in the ancient Egypt ark of the anime. So I have a duel disk now. I think this means I can summon more monsters at once. I ce the Slot machine on one of the monster zones on the DiaDhank and say, ¡°I summon Slot Machine.¡± Just like before a card appears on the ground and from it arge metal machine rises. ¡°Good. Now let¡¯s make a road.¡± CH.26 Clearing a path CH.26 Clearing a path ¡°Is that monster safe to be around?¡± Zayaan, who was the only one to get out of the dungeon after I asked them to hide at the entrance, asked me. ¡°It should be fine.¡± I answered him. Can¡¯t really me him for being scared. Slot Machine is arge metal golem standing at just under 4 meters tall. It really must look like a powerful monster to everyone. ¡°I don¡¯t like the word ¡®should¡¯. Is it safe or not?¡± He insisted. ¡°As I said, it should be fine. This is the first time I have summoned this monster so I can¡¯t bepletely sure. But none of my other monsters have ever attacked anything that I haven¡¯t wanted them to attack.¡± I told him. ¡°Well you¡¯d better keep that thing in check.¡± Zay said. ¡°I¡¯ll do my best.¡± I say back to him. So how to best make this road? Or is it a path? A clearing in the forest? No, clearing sounds like an area, not a route. (Laura do you have a good idea?) I ask my always useful assistant. (If Master allows me tomand Slot Machine, I can take care of it.) Laura told me. (So you canmand them? I didn¡¯t know that.) I said back to her. (After improving from basic to standard I am capable ofmanding Master¡¯s skills to an extent. If I have permission from Master.) So Laura was really improved. That¡¯s nice. (Sure, you can havemand of Slot Machine. Do you need me to do something?) I give her permission tomand my monster and ask if she needs something else. (You should give the Slot Machine a startmand. That will make yourpanions less worried.) Laura tells me. (Sure.) ¡°Go Slot Machine. Make us a path.¡± I order my monster. It starts moving it¡¯s cannon arm and from it a bright beam gets fired. The beam hits a tree causing it to topple. After a few more trees are down, Slot Machine moves up to them and moves them to the side. I don¡¯t know if this is Laura¡¯s doing or if the Slot Machine just is this smart. Perhaps a little of both. Kagemusha was smart after all. ¡°You cane out of the dungeon now.¡± I say to the rest of the group. The clearing in front of the dungeon had been extended just a little by Slot Machine and now it was hard at work making a path. ¡°That golem seems very strong.¡± The baronmented. ¡°Can we really summon something like that with your cards?¡± ¡°You should be able to.¡± I answer him. ¡°But that Slot Machine is the strongest one I have at the moment, so the ones you summon might not be as strong.¡± ¡°A great golem like that being the strongest one is hardly a problem. Could you let me try summoning one?¡± He asked me. I already used five cards to make a sleeve and I don¡¯t really want to lose too many at this point. I think I should avoid this for now. ¡°I don¡¯t think that¡¯s a great idea at the moment. I¡¯ll let you try tomorrow if that¡¯s fine.¡± I tell him. With me now having five daily pack tokens, I should get 45 cards tomorrow. I also still have three tokens unused. That¡¯s another 27 cards. With that I¡¯ll have enough that I can throw some away. I could even sell some to adventurers to act as bonus fighting power or insurance. With Frenzied Panda being able to stop the charge of a C-rank monster, something on that level might be reassuring to have on hand. ¡°You¡¯d better let me.¡± The barones onto me. ¡°Will we be given a chance?¡± Lucia asks me. So she wants to try as well. ¡°I think that should be fine.¡± I tell them. ¡°Me too. Me too.¡± Alice says excitedly. ¡°Fine, fine.¡± ¡ª Our trip back went a little faster, thanks to Slot Machine making us a path. The baron evenmented on it being cleared well. ¡°I need to send people over to gather all this wood.¡± He said. Well it would be a waste just to leave it all here. ¡°Is there something specific that is made with wood from this forest, or will it just be used as firewood?¡± I ask him. ¡°It¡¯s used to make some indoor furniture and musical instruments like guitars. But that¡¯s only the best parts. The rest is used just as firewood.¡± He answered. ¡°So it¡¯s not used to build houses?¡± I ask. ¡°If you build a house from these spruce trees it will toppel in under two years. Only fools build their houses out of it.¡± The baron teaches me. I wonder why that is? (Master, spruce has bad decay resistance. It can¡¯t take the environment after it is chopped down.) Laura tells me. She can even teach me, whilemanding the Slot Machine. ¡ª Meeting up with the carriages was a bit of a hassle. With them hearing somethingrgeing through the forest they almost ran away. Well the carriages and the horses actually did, but the knights didn¡¯t. I guess they have some level of loyalty or they might even know that I¡¯m a summoner and guess that the golem is my summon. With the path now clear I walk up to my Slot Machine that was just standing still and unsummon him. ¡°Thank you for your service.¡± With that he sinks into the card on the ground. I grab the card from my DiaDhank and take a closer look at it. It looks perfectly pristine and doesn¡¯t seem to be disappearing. I ce it back into my Pack Opener skills collection. ¡°Brian this card didn¡¯t disappear like the ones you used yesterday. Why?¡± Rico noticed and asked me. ¡°I put a protective sleeve on it. It won''t disappear unless that monster is destroyed.¡± I told him. ¡°Then why didn¡¯t your cards yesterday have them?¡± He asks. ¡°They are a little expensive, so I only use them on the best cards.¡± I tell him. ¡°Oh, I see.¡± It seems that Rico would understand something about saving on money. Even if it doesn¡¯t cost money to make sleeves. ¡ª After the disappearance of Slot Machine and the knights giving signals to the carriages, the carriagese back to us. The horses also seem to be returning. They really are well trained. ¡°What was that monstrous golem?¡± One of the carriage riders asked. ¡°That was one of Brian''s summoned beasts. He used it to clear a path through the forest, so that getting to the dungeon is easier.¡± The baron exined. ¡°So I take it that your mission was sessful.¡± The carriage coach said. ¡°Yes, this town now has a dungeon. You will get busy soon. Adventurers will need transport to the dungeon.¡± The baron told him. ¡°More business is always good.¡± The coach said. ¡°Then you won¡¯t mind taking on another job?¡± The baron asks. ¡°Of course we will prioritize any job from the town''s Lord.¡± He answers. ¡°We left a lot of trees in the forest. They need to be collected and transported. I need yourpany to do the transporting.¡± The baron gave the coach a job offer. ¡°Of course we will do it.¡± The coach answered. ¡ª We got on the carriages and began to make our way back to town. I think now might be a good moment to open packs. ¡°Sir Brian, would you be willing to show me some more of those cards?¡± Alice asked me. ¡°I mean I can, but do you really want to? They are not that special.¡± I tell her. ¡°Yes they are. Only you have them.¡± She says to me. Well I guess that¡¯s true. I could show her for sure, but I don¡¯t really have any special cards in my collection. That Slot Machine is probably the most exciting one. I don¡¯t even have any of the cutesy ones. Actually I could do my pack opening with her. Well, that is if I can show her my Pack Opening skill. ¡°Oh, I have a good idea. How about we open some packs together?¡± I offer her. ¡°Sure.¡± She says excitedly. ¡°But what are these ¡®packs¡¯ you speak of?¡± ¡°I get my cards from packs. I can open some packs every day.¡± I tell her. ¡°It¡¯s exciting to open packs because you don¡¯t know what cards you are going to get.¡± ¡°Yes, let¡¯s do it.¡± She says. (Laura, how do I show it to her?) I ask Laura for info. (Like you would show your status. Just say ¡®Pack Opener open¡¯.) Laura instructs me. I guess that would make sense. ¡°Pack opener open.¡±
Pack Opener
Collection
Sleeve maker
Instructions
Daily Pack tokens: 5
Current Pack tokens: 3
Avable packs :
Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon
Metal Raiders
Magic Ruler
Pharaoh¡¯s Servant
Labyrinth of Nightmare
Legacy of Darkness
CH.27 Opening packs with Alice CH.27 Opening packs with Alice
Pack Opener
Collection
Sleeve maker
Instructions
Daily Pack tokens: 5
Current Pack tokens: 3
Avable packs :
Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon
Metal Raiders
Magic Ruler
Pharaoh¡¯s Servant
Labyrinth of Nightmare
Legacy of Darkness
¡°So your skill is an extension of the status. That¡¯s interesting.¡± The baron said to me as he saw the Pack Opener menu. Well I guess it kind of is. ¡°So now we can open these ¡®packs¡¯. How do we do it?¡± Alice asks. ¡°We choose a set to open and well¡­ it just kind of happens.¡± How am I supposed to exin this to her. I don¡¯t even know myself. ¡°What ones will we be opening?¡± She asks. ¡°I think we should go with one of each of the bottom three.¡± I tell her. They are the sets I unlocked in the dungeon, so I want to open them. ¡°Sure.¡± She said.
Use a ¡®pack token¡¯ to open 1 pack of ¡®Pharaoh¡¯s Servant¡¯
[Yes] [No]
Let¡¯s go. The cards appear with their backside towards us. I wonder if the baron and Henry can see what we will get already since they are sitting opposite to us. ¡°Here, now you touch the cards one by one to open them up.¡± I tell Alice. I let her do the flipping. Gust ¡°Scary.¡± She said. I guess seeing arge storm is a little scary. Twin-Headed Fire Dragon ¡°That¡¯s also scary.¡± It also has more attack than my Slot Machine. I may have used my sleeve too soon. The power creep is real and these are still early sets. Well I guess Blue-eyes is still the strongest monster you could have at this point. Time Seal ¡°Brian, why are some of the cards purple and some yellow?¡± Alice asks me. ¡°It depends on what the cards do. The yellow and orange ones are monsters you can summon, while purple and green ones have magical effects.¡± I tell her. ¡°So you can even make magic with these cards. That¡¯s amazing.¡± ¡°Sure, but the spell and trap cards are all one use only. You can¡¯t just use them however you want. You need to n ahead.¡± I tell her. Cyber Falcon ¡°If I summon this bird, do you think I could fly on its back?¡± Alice asks me. ¡°You absolutely could not.¡± The baron takes part in our opening. ¡°But why?¡± Alice asks. ¡°Do you have any idea how dangerous that would be?¡± He says. ¡°And bringing her along to activate a dungeon waspletely safe, right.¡± I say back. If you are going to be overprotective at least be overprotective constantly, not just some of the time. Darkfire Soldier #1 ¡°Looks strong.¡± Overdrive ¡°What is that?¡± Alice asks me. ¡°It¡¯s a golem carriage with a cannon.¡± I tell her. I hope that that is correct. The All-Seeing White Tiger ¡°I want that. Let me have it.¡± So Alice wants a tiger. Well I might let her have it. The Eye of Truth ¡°I don¡¯t get this one.¡± Michizure ¡°...¡± So noment on that. Spoiler [copse] ¡°Brian, was that a good pack?¡± She asks me. ¡°Not really. It¡¯s not bad or anything, but nothing is amazing. The Twin-Headed Fire Dragon is a powerful monster though. So you could say that that is good.¡± I tell her. I mean Michizure as a rare is disappointing. Other cards weren¡¯t bad. ¡°Let¡¯s go on to the second one.¡±
Use a ¡®pack token¡¯ to open 1 pack of ¡®Labyrinth of Nightmare¡¯
[Yes] [No]
Yes Spoiler [copse] This time I just flipped over all the cards at once. Alice is a little disappointed that she doesn¡¯t get to do it one by one. ¡°There is a green card.¡± Alice says. ¡°Yes there is. I think it should make a powerful lighting attribute sword.¡± I answer her. ¡°The cards can make objects?¡± The baron seems both confused and excited. ¡°Probably, but I don¡¯t think it willst longer than two hours. That seems to be the time limit on these cards.¡± I tell him (If Master installs Lighting de on a sufficient base sword it should just get a powerup andst forever. But if the base sword is too weak, it will break.) Laura tells me. Better not to tell that to the baron just yet. ¡°Are these monsters strong?¡± Alice asks me. ¡°I think they are average.¡± I tell her. ¡°Even the two that look like girls?¡± ¡°Yes, even those two.¡± ¡°If I be an adventurer will I be strong one day?¡± ¡°I¡¯m sure you could be.¡± ¡°She will never be an adventurer!¡± The baron cuts in. Why are you trying to crush your daughter''s dreams? Alice grabbed onto my arm after her fathers outburst. ¡°Why crush her dreams like that?¡± I just ask him. ¡°I have my reasons.¡± He answers. ¡°Using her as a marriage tool is not a good answer, by the way.¡± I tell him. ¡°That¡¯s not it.¡± He says. Really now? That¡¯s not it. I would believe you, but I really don¡¯t want to. At least until you give me a better reason than ¡®I have a reason¡¯. ¡°Let¡¯s not let him stop our pack opening.¡± I say to Alice, who is still clinging onto my arm. ¡°Sure.¡± Alice said in a quiet voice. She really is scared of her father. Are you abusing her this much? Do I have to call the child protection agency? And here I thought you were a good father.
Use a ¡®pack token¡¯ to open 1 pack of ¡®Legacy of Darkness¡¯
[Yes] [No]
Yes Spoiler [copse] Again nothing amazing. Normally, Yata-Garasu would be considered extremely good, but I don¡¯t think it¡¯s that helpful in my current situation. Alice doesn¡¯t even react to me opening up thest pack. She is just trying to hold on to me. I really hope I can make her father regret his outburst. Your child should not be this scared of you. We continue our carriage ride in silence. CH.28 Analyze everything (or some things) CH.28 Analyze everything (or some things) Since it''s still going to be a while until we are back in town, I decided to speak with Laura for a second. (Laura, are there other functions for the founders terminal than justbat mode?) I ask her. I need to know so I can act as a good founder. (It can be used to remotely manage everything about the dungeon, and it can remotely use the dungeon¡¯s creation abilities.) Laura told me. (It can also be used to analyze items, so that the dungeon can make them in the future. Only the dungeon''s founder can teach a dungeon new items and produce items remotely.) (Can I use the terminal to get more points then?) I ask. (Yes you can, Master.) (And can I analyze a card and make more with the dungeon?) (Unknown. No one has ever done it, but that doesn¡¯t mean it can¡¯t be done.) Laura tells me. (Well, let¡¯s try it. How do I do it?) I ask her. (Just hold your other hand on the terminal and think ¡®management mode¡¯.) Laura tells me. I guess that makes sense, considering howbat mode was activated. Actually do I even need to hold my other hand over it? Let¡¯s try without first. Management mode.
Dungeon 22_090 (unnamed)
Core Status: Strong
Miasma Status: Low
Monster Status: None
Founder: Brian Wood
Current Master: None
Generation Points: 60
Generatable Items
(Laura, I don¡¯t see any kind of analysis function in this menu.) I tell Laura. I think she can see it as well, but just in case. (It does not exist, Master. It is an extra feature. If you ce your hand on something and think ¡®analyze¡¯ while the management mode is active, analysis will take ce.) Laura tell me. So anything I put my left hand on? I ce it on the carriage seat and try to analyze the entire carriage. On the management terminal a scan bar appears. It seems to be moving like a slow download bar.
Error. Analyzed item in motion. Analysis impossible.
So I can¡¯t while we are moving. Well that happens. Let¡¯s try a card. I pull out my Slot machine and try to analyze it. The progress bar appears again. ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ This takes a while. Why is otherworld downloading so slow? (Master is not downloading anything. Master is analyzing information. Of course it would take a while. Master¡¯s cards are not a natural part of this world.) Laura tells me. Well, she is correct. But, it¡¯s a skill I got in this world that let¡¯s me make them. ¡­ ¡­ A little whileter the analysis ispleted.
Analysisplete
Monster Card: Slot Machine
Impossible to reproduce
Card Sleeve
Reproduction Possible
Only a dungeon Founder can produce this item
So no to cards, but I can make sleeves with the dungeon. And it seems like only I can use the dungeon to make sleeves. No sleeves for the dungeon master. Let¡¯s check how expensive these sleeves are to make.
Would you like to generate 1 ¡®card sleeve¡¯ for 5000 generation points?
[Yes] [No]
5000 points? That¡¯s a lot. By that logic, 1 card is 1000 points right? Well it might be better that I just make sleeves with Pack opener. I could probably analyze my shoes and socks, but let¡¯s do thatter. ¡ª We make it to the town''s gate before dusk. After getting in we split up with Prime Rib. ¡°We''ll see you again, right.¡± Zayaan said to me before walking off with his team. ¡°Of course. I won¡¯t skip town without having a drink with you guys.¡± I tell him. ¡°And didn¡¯t we have ns to y with some summonings tomorrow?¡± ¡°Yeah, I guess we did.¡± Zay answers. ¡°Well, I guess we¡¯ll see you tomorrow.¡± ¡°See you tomorrow.¡± I say back to him. The baron is returning to the carriage that Alice is sitting in, but I decided to jump into the other one with Henry. I need more info on the baron¡¯s attitude towards his daughter. ¡°Lord Brian, you came to sit with me?¡± Henry says to me. ¡°Yes, I was hoping you would answer a few questions.¡± I tell him. ¡°Of course I will. Ask away.¡± ¡°I was wondering about the baron''s treatment of his daughter. He seems extremely protective of Alice, but at the same time he brought her along to the dungeon. It just doesn¡¯t make sense to me.¡± ¡°He is worried because of a prophecy from the time of Alexander Watchman, the founder of this town.¡± Henry tells me. ¡°Could you tell me more about this prophecy?¡± I ask him. ¡°You heard in the dungeon that the first Watchman took down a lesser behemoth, well it¡¯s not the whole story. He didn¡¯t do it alone.¡± Henry began telling me. Not that I would expect anyone to be able to solo a lesser behemoth. That would be crazy. ¡­Actually with the right summons, I might be able to do it. But is it really soloed, if I use summons? The world would say yes, because summons are an extension of the summoner, right? ¡°Alexander Watchman was helped by a female magician that is said to be the first summoner. She called upon mighty monsters that would fight for her. Other than her summoning magic, she was also extremely skilled in divination magic. She is the one who proficised the return of a behemoth onto these ins. And she told of a blond haired female magician who would take it down.¡± Henry told me. ¡°Ever since that prophecy became known by the Watchman family, all blond haired females born into the family have been raised up as magicians. Every father always wishes for their daughter to be the one to take down the next behemoth. That could lead to the daughter marrying into any noble family in the country. Even the Royal family.¡± Henry said. ¡°And getting a daughter into the Royal family would mean getting into the Royal bloodline, right?¡± I confirm with Henry. ¡°Yes, even if she would not be the first queen, being a part of the Royal family would make sure that the children of that magician would go on to marry powerful nobles, both in this country and the neighboring ones.¡± Henry said. ¡°And who wouldn¡¯t want the child of a behemoth killer in their bloodline. A magician that killed a behemoth at that.¡± I don¡¯t actually know if magic is hereditary, but I would assume so. And at the very least a magician is going to be able to teach their children better at magic. ¡°Alice has been taught to be a magician from a young age and she has fantastic skills for it. Mana control, magic boost, quick cast and fast mana recovery are all in her repertoire, but she doesn¡¯t have an affinity with any attribute. This leaves her unable to actually cast any spells. Her father brought her along to the dungeon, in hopes of her getting an attribute.¡± Henry told me. ¡°And she did. Just not really. I don¡¯t think summoning magic with that extra skill counts.¡± I say back. ¡°Summoning magic is a non attribute magic, after all. Most summoners still have an attribute they are attuned with.¡± Henry informs me. ¡°I see.¡± But, if I install a card like Molten Destruction into Alice, wouldn¡¯t she gain an attribute. (I believe Master¡¯s theory might be correct.) Laura said to me. I need to ask her if she wants to try. I did get Gust so if it failspletely I can remove that install. CH.29 Thinking about Attributes CH.29 Thinking about Attributes ¡°Is it normal for people to be born without any attribute?¡± I ask Henry. ¡°It does happen sometimes.¡± Henry told me. ¡°Is there no study or something that would have exact statistics?¡± I ask him. ¡°I apologize lord Brian, but I wouldn¡¯t know about something like that. Only schrs and nobility have ess to research like that.¡± He said. ¡°I see¡­¡± That should be expected, but I need answers. (Laura do you know?) (I have no ess to human research, but system information tells that around 8% of people don¡¯t have a sufficient attribute.) Laura told me. (Do you know why?) I ask. (Ites down to the attribute of the parents. If the parents have opposing attributes, there is a high chance to have a child with no sufficient attribute.) She told me. But that sounds so obvious. Have people never realized that? ¡°Henry, do you know the attributes of lord Brandon anddy Christina?¡± I ask the butler. ¡°Yes I do. However I¡¯m not allowed to tell personal information of the Lord anddy to anyone.¡± He said. ¡°I see. That¡¯s fine. I¡¯ll just have to ask them directly.¡± ¡°Does this have something to do with Miss Alice?¡± He asked me. ¡°Possibly.¡± I answered. ¡°System support did give me a theory that would exin why Alice has no attribute.¡± ¡°Could you tell me?¡± Henry asked. ¡°I also wish to see Miss Alice¡¯s work pay off.¡± ¡°Nope. You don¡¯t tell me what I ask for and I won¡¯t tell you my theory. And even if I told you, there isn¡¯t anything you could do about it.¡± I said to him. ¡°I see. So I am just a powerless butler.¡± He says. ¡°Don¡¯t me yourself for that.¡± I told him. ¡°I don¡¯t think there are many people in the world that can affect the attributes of people.¡± ¡°Does that mean that people who can exist?¡± He asks. ¡°I think they should.¡± I mean I can, but you don¡¯t need to know that yet. ¡°At least I can¡¯t think of a reason you couldn¡¯t do that. It would be difficult most likely, so you would have to have a very high level, most likely.¡± ¡°If you do know someone, you need to tell me.¡± Henry says. ¡°Only her personal maid knows better of the sorrow Miss Alice goes through having to practice magic daily only to never be able to use any. And now with the dungeon idea not paying off, she may very well shut herself in her room.¡± ¡°I see.¡± Now I feel even more bad for her. Overprotective father who doesn¡¯t let her outside and forces her to train magic every day. And she can¡¯t seed without having an attribute. ¡ª As we entered the Watchman grounds I told Henry, ¡°Please don¡¯t tell the baron anything about the talks we had. I would prefer him to not know yet.¡± He did ept to keep it a secret for now, but he was against it. Something about him needing to tell. I was thinking I would have to use the dungeon as a card over him, but luckily he agreed without so for now we are good. The carriages came to a stop and I got out after Henry. I notice Brandoning out of the other one after Henry opens the door for him, but it doesn¡¯t seem like Alice is. I really hope the baron didn¡¯t do anything too stupid to Alice after I left them alone. If Alice asks me to kidnap her, I might just have to do it. ¡ª At the door, I¡¯m taken away by Nicole. Seems like she is back in service now in the afternoon. Or would this be evening? ¡°Lord Brian, dinner will be served in a little while. Would you like your bath before or after dinner?¡± She asks me. ¡°I¡¯ll take a bath before, thank you.¡± I told her. While my body is a lot more high speck than before and my clothes resist dirt and grime, I did walk a while today. I would rather feel at least somewhat clean before dinner. ¡°Of course. I will get it ready.¡± Nicole said. I don¡¯t know how they do it, but I hope it¡¯s magic. I¡¯m going to say it¡¯s magic. ¡ª As we enter the guest room I¡¯m staying in, Nicole makes her way into the bathroom. I can hear the sound of running water. (Laura, do you know how she is filling up the bathtub?) I ask Laura. (You could just go and take a look.) Laura told me. (I think that might make things awkward.) I tell her. (Fine. She is using abination of water magic and magic stones installed in the tub.) Laura tells me. (Why use both?) I ask. (It¡¯s the fastest way and you cannot make hot water with water magic unless you also have the fire attribute. And as you already seem to know, fire and water are opposite attributes, so having both is extremely rare.) Laura informs me. ¡ª ¡°Lord Brian, your bath is ready.¡± Nicole tells me. ¡°Thank you.¡± I thank her and enter the bathroom. I take off my clothes and enter the bathtub. The warm water feels nice. There is a knock at the door and Nicole opens the door a little. ¡°Would you like me to wash you?¡± She asks. ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡± I told her. It would be a little awkward to get washed by someone I barely know. Unless she just, ¡°Actually, you could wash my hair.¡± ¡°Yes, lord Brian.¡± She answers andes into the bathroom. Nicole picked up a scoop and positioned herself behind me. Then using the scoop she began wetting my hair while rubbing it with her other hand. This feels nice. I don¡¯t usually have someone wash my hair, but I remember enjoying it as a kid. Nowadays it''s only when I get a haircut. But this time it¡¯s a little different. I¡¯m sitting in a bath, while getting a hair wash. After getting my hair wet, Nicole grabs one of the soap bars. After she rubs it against her hands for a second, she begins to rub it into my hair and scalp. After rubbing my hair for a bit longer, she uses the scoop again to wash the soap off. ¡°Is that everything Lord Brian?¡± She asks. ¡°Well, since you are here, you could wash my back as well.¡± With her already looking at me in the bath, I¡¯m a lot more open to the idea of her helping me. And washing your own back is annoying and you can¡¯t get it right without a good brush. ¡°Of course Sir. Please lean forward.¡± Nicole says. She grabs a brush and wets it in the bathwater. Then she rubs some soap on it. Having a backwash isn¡¯t that bad either. ¡°Sir, can I ask about that bracer on your arm? You didn¡¯t have it yesterday.¡± Nicole ask me. ¡°It¡¯s something from the dungeon.¡± I told her. She doesn¡¯t need to know it¡¯s a founder¡¯s terminal. I don¡¯t think she would do anything stupid even if she did know, but better safe than sorry. Not that I think it can be stolen in the first ce. (Founder¡¯s terminals cannot be stolen Master. They, in fact, can never be removed.) Laura informs me. (What if someone were to cut my arm off?) I ask her. (The terminal would appear at a different part of your body, like your other arm or a leg. Not all terminals are like yours, Master. Thebat mode is always different depending on the founder¡¯s fighting style. With Master being a summoner who uses cards, the terminal became a support tool for that style. But for a sword fighter it would be a sword, and for a bowman a bow.) These dungeon terminals seem extremely adjusting to the user. Making a weapon out of nowhere. ¡°Sir, I finished washing your back. Will that be all?¡± Nicole asked me. ¡°Yes, thank you Nicole.¡± I say back to her. ¡°I¡¯ll take my leave so you can finish your bath. Do you need me to take some of your clothes to theundry?¡± ¡°No, don¡¯t¡± I tell her. ¡°As you wish.¡± With that Nicole walks out of the bathroom and I start rubbing myself with the brush. I don¡¯t really take baths daily, but I could get used to this. CH.30 Nighttime visitor CH.30 Nighttime visitor After my bath, I put my clothes back on in preparation for dinner. But before that I need to confirm one thing with Laura. (Laura, what set had the attribute boosting spells avable?) I ask her. (Master, it was Magic Ruler.) Laura answered. (Good. If I open some more of it tomorrow, I might get the rest of the attribute boosters. They don¡¯t seem rare considering I got three different ones already. That way Alice has a lot to choose from.) (Master already has four different attributes, fire, water, light and dark. Is it really necessary to get more?) Laura asks. (Not really. But it¡¯s not like I know all the cards I can get from different sets. I didn¡¯t unlock the setlists with the dungeon founding. I also want to try to get another Pot of Greed, and Magic Ruler should have it.) I tell Laura. (It also doesn¡¯t really matter what set I¡¯m opening, since I¡¯m not really going for any specific cards. I would need the setlists for that.) (I understand, Master.) Laura responded. ¡ª ¡°Lord Brian, dinner will be served soon. Please follow me to the dining hall.¡± Nicole came to get me. ¡°Sure.¡± I say to Nicole. We make our way to the dining room and Christina is already there. Alice and Brandon are not here yet. ¡°Good eveningdy Christina.¡± I greet her. ¡°Good evening.¡± She responds. ¡°Would you tell me about your trip today?¡± ¡°You haven''t heard from the baron yet?¡± I ask. ¡°No. He is so busy.¡± She tells me. As I¡¯m giving her an abridged short version of our adventure, the baron joins us. He then announces the start of dinner. I give my little prayer before eating, of course. If you are going to do something like that, you need to keep doing it. I might have forgotten if Laura didn¡¯t remind me. Our dinner was bison steak. From the bison I hunted. And some rice on the side. It really is good. Meat you hunt tastes at least 30% better. But there was one problem. Well more like someone was missing. ¡°Is Alice not going to join us?¡± I ask. ¡°She said she is not feeling well, and is staying in her room.¡± The baron responds. I don¡¯t want to call you a liar, but I really just don¡¯t buy that. ¡°I see. Perhaps all those goblins were too much for her.¡± I said. I don¡¯t really need to excuse someone not present, but I¡¯ll do it anyway. ¡°Did you meet goblins on your trip?¡± Christina asked. ¡°Yes, there were some in the dungeon. I would rather not get into detail. It¡¯s not something for a dinner table.¡± I tell her. ¡°Oh, yes you founded a dungeon, didn¡¯t you? You just have to show me something from the dungeon.¡± She said. I don¡¯t have my fanny pack with me, and everything made by the dungeon is just clothes. I guess I could show her that. ¡°Here.¡± I say as I pull my left sleeve up, revealing the founder¡¯s terminal. ¡°This is something from the dungeon.¡± ¡°What a beautiful bracer. You don¡¯t really see ones made of gold.¡± She seemed impressed. ¡°It even has detailed carving work done on it.¡± She must want one for herself. Or maybe for Alice. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, but the dungeon can¡¯t make more of them.¡± I tell her. ¡°Ah,¡± She must have realized what my bracer is. ¡°I see. That¡¯s too bad.¡± ¡°It can make some quality cloth though, so you could get a tailor to make something for you from that.¡± I tell her. ¡°That sounds nice.¡± She says. Our dinner concludes without any more disturbances. ¡ª Back in my room I change into the borrowed pajamas and head to bed. Good night. ¡ª I wake up, feeling someone holding onto my left arm. Did someonee in to steal my bracer? No, it shouldn¡¯t be. Laura would definitely wake me up, if someone did. I look to my left and see a young girl with blond hair next to me. Why did Alicee into my bed? I really hope this doesn¡¯t end badly. (Laura, what time is it?) I ask Laura. I would rather not wake up Alice right now. I need more info first. (It¡¯s 3:27 am, Master.) Laura tells me. (And how long has Alice been here?) (She came in at 1:12 am.) (Why didn¡¯t you wake me up?) (I saw it as unnecessary.) Laura said. (We need to have a talk about what is and isn¡¯t necessary. But I¡¯m still sleepy, so that will have to wait.) I say and ignore the girl sleeping next to me. Thank god I have some experience. If I didn¡¯t this would not have ended well. ¡ª Aah¡­ The morning sun. The best and the most blinding sun. Well the most blinding except for the one you see after four days of being a shut-in gamer. What do you mean four days is nothing? I¡¯m not a professional NEET or anything. (Good morning, Master.) Laura greets me. (Good morning.) I respond. I look to my left and see Alice there. She is still sleeping. I hope that a maid won¡¯t walk in and see us sleeping together. That would be terrible. Or it might end with me being forced to marry Alice. I would say that¡¯s not too bad, but I don¡¯t want to marry someone I just met yesterday. (Laura, the time?) (6:05, Master.) (Thank you.) So what to do? I could wake up Alice, and I feel like I should, but I also want to let her sleep. If she came in at 1 am, she might not have slept before that. I don¡¯t know her exact age, but she should still be in her teens. And after yesterday, she needs all the sleep she can get. I quietly get up from the bed and make my way over to my clothes. I notice next to my clothes is a navy dress, like the ones the maids use, an apron and the hoodie I gave Alice in the dungeon. Is she sleeping only in her underwear? I grab my clothes and make my way into the bathroom. After relieving myself and changing clothes I return to the room. I should probably wake Alice up now. It would be better than having a maid walk in while she is still sleeping in my bed. She might even make it back into her room in time. And all things considered, I would assume that her personal maid is in on this little secret. Usually the servants know everything that happens in the house. Just in case she really is only in her underwear, I grab her hoodie and ce it on top of her before shaking her lightly. ¡°Alice, it¡¯s time to wake up.¡± I say to her in a soft voice. I didn¡¯t get to do this many times with Laura, not the system support but my ex, because she would wake up before me most of the time. ¡°Hmmm..¡± She mumbles a little, but doesn¡¯t want to wake up yet. I can understand that you want to keep sleeping, but I really don¡¯t want you sleeping in this bed any longer. ¡°Alice, wake up or you will be found out.¡± I whisper into her ear while shaking her. ¡°Found out¡­ for what?¡± She mumbles. ¡°I haven¡¯t done anything¡­zzz¡± ¡°So you didn¡¯t sneak into the bed of a guestst night.¡± I said. ¡°Iik.¡± With a small scream she instantly got into a sitting position. She really was just wearing underwear. ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± She said and was about to bolt out when I stopped her. ¡°I don¡¯t think you should get up just yet.¡± I tell her calmly. ¡°You are not really wearing anything, so if you don¡¯t want me to see the rest, I¡¯ll enter the bathroom so you can get your clothes on.¡± ¡°...¡± Alice looks down at herself and realizes what I mean. I was half expecting another scream, but she just grabs the hoodie I ced on her and hides behind it. I walk into the bathroom and say to her. ¡°Take your time, but not too long so someone won¡¯te to get me.¡± Alice nods meekly. CH.31 Offering Alice an Attribute CH.31 Offering Alice an Attribute After a little while Alice knocks on the bathroom door. ¡°I¡¯m done changing.¡± She said to me. I step out of the bathroom and see Alice in the navy dress. She even makes the simple dress look cute. Some people just have it easy. Well for her, it¡¯s only in terms of appearance. ¡°Could you hold onto this for me?¡± Alice asks as she presents me with the hoodie I made for her. ¡°I can, but why?¡± I ask. ¡°I¡¯m afraid that father will confiscate it and hold it hostage, so he can force me to study extra hard.¡± She tells me. ¡°He really is afraid of that prophecy, isn¡¯t he?¡± ¡°You know about it?¡± ¡°Yes. Henry told me yesterday.¡± ¡°I see. For some reason father is sure that it will happen during his lifetime. Even though the prophecy was made 150 years ago. And with your appearance he is even more sure. He says things like, ¡®With a system support holder the prophecy wille to be.¡¯ and ¡®With Brian¡¯s arrival the time is soon.¡¯ He thinks you were given system support to help us face this issue.¡± ¡°It could be. I¡¯m not saying I can take down a lesser behemoth as I am now, but I think if I get the right monsters I could.¡± I tell her. Ideally I would just y a spell that destroys a target monster, or maybe even something like Raigeki. That should theoretically kill even something like a behemoth in one shot. ¡°Are the monsters you can summon really that powerful?¡± Alice asked. ¡°I¡¯m notpletely sure. But in the legends called anime I have heard of them, these monsters have even gone up against gods. And won.¡± Even if that is stretching the truth a little bit. But I think anime antagonists like Darkness and Don Thousand count as gods. And they were beaten by Yugioh monsters. In a duel specifically, but again close enough. ¡°I have never heard of these legends.¡± Alice said. ¡°Is it a rare legend that is not told often?¡± ¡°I think it might be a regional one. My parents are the ones that introduced me to it. Then someone else told it to me.¡± Or my parents bought a tv and Yugioh was on air. Not that I watched the newer seasons from the tv. Inte is a thing and it has anime. ¡°I see. I might have to ask my teacher if he has heard of these legends.¡± Alice said. After a quick thought she continues. ¡°Please keep good care of that.¡± She said and pointed at the hoodie. ¡°I¡¯ll go back to my room.¡± ¡°Sure.¡± I responded. Then I remember that I want to talk to her about gaining an attribute by installing a card onto her. Or would that be in her? ¡°But would you like to open some packs with me first? We¡¯ll have to do it fairly quickly, but I think we have enough time.¡± ¡°Can we?¡± She asked, seeming slightly excited. ¡°Sure.¡± I tell. ¡°I get more pack tokens every morning so I can open packs.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s do it then.¡± Alice says having risen from her gloom. Good. Now she might be willing to get an attributeter. ¡ª We sat down on a sofa in the room. Alice is sitting on my right side. I open my skill with ¡°Pack opener open¡± so that Alice can see it as well.
Pack Opener
Collection
Sleeve maker
Instructions
Daily Pack tokens: 5
Current Pack tokens: 5
Avable packs :
Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon
Metal Raiders
Magic Ruler
Pharaoh¡¯s Servant
Labyrinth of Nightmare
Legacy of Darkness
¡°So, what are we opening?¡± She asks me. ¡°I think we should open this one. Magic ruler.¡± I tell her. I think she went a little more gloomy after hearing the set name. ¡°If we get some cards I want, we can also open something else afterwards.¡± ¡°...sure.¡± I didn¡¯t mean to bring her down like that, but I hope once we get what I need, we can open something else. LoBY would be nice for the Pot of Greed.
Use a ¡®pack token¡¯ to open 1 pack of ¡®Magic Ruler¡¯
[Yes] [No]
Yes The cards appear with their backs towards us. I was about to flip them all, but I think Alice enjoys flipping them one by one. ¡°Do you want to flip them?¡± I ask her. ¡°Sure.¡± She said and just flipped them all quickly. Spoiler [copse] ¡°Is this good?¡± She asks me. ¡°Well it¡¯s not that bad. Labyrinth Wall and Magical Labyrinth are cards to be yed together, but other than that, it¡¯s fairly basic.¡± I tell her honestly. ¡°Did you get what you wanted to get?¡± ¡°Not yet. Let¡¯s try again.¡± I tell her and open up another pack. Again I let her flip the cards over. Spoiler [copse] ¡°Is there what you are looking for in this pack?¡± Alice asks me. ¡°There isn¡¯t, but Mystical Space Typhoon is really good.¡± I tell her. ¡°Really?¡± She got excited. ¡°What can you do with it?¡± ¡°It¡¯s a spell that destroys other spells. It can be really useful. I definitely enjoy having one.¡± I tell her. ¡°But you didn¡¯t get what you wanted to get, did you?¡± She asked. ¡°Not yet, but we can still open three more, so don¡¯t lose hope yet.¡± Alice nods at me. I think she is trying to hold onto hope. Or more like positivity. Third pack here we go! Spoiler [copse] ¡°There we go.¡± I said as I saw both Umiiruka and Gaia Power. They are both attribute boosters. I still don¡¯t have all six to choose from but I think five might be enough. ¡°What is the card you are excited for?¡± Alice asks me confused. I guess nothing leaps out at her, but for me Gaia and Umiiruka are nice to get. This makes it easier to ask if she wants an attribute. ¡°These two.¡± I tell her and point out Umiiruka and Gaia Power. ¡°If I install one onto you, you should gain an attribute.¡± ¡°...you are lying¡­¡± She said. ¡°I¡¯m not. I know you can gain one.¡± I told her. ¡°It¡¯s impossible.¡± She says. ¡°You think it¡¯s impossible because you have never heard about it being done. I¡¯m telling you it is possible.¡± I try to overturn her view. ¡°Then if it is possible, do it right now.¡± She demands. ¡°Sure I will. We just have to choose what attribute you want. I can give you fire, water, earth, light or dark. What will it be?¡± I ask her. ¡­. She seems to be deep in thought. ¡°If you would rather have the wind attribute we can open more of these packs. The card for that is also avable if we get lucky.¡± I told her. ¡­ As she continues her pondering I get a system mission.
Mission: Granter of Magic
Goal: Grant a magic attribute to hard working people who don¡¯t have one
Reward:
Grants 1-5 monsters of the attribute given.
If the recipient is an extremely hard worker, cards maye in sleeves or toploaders
This mission is repeatable
¡°I have decided.¡± She said to me, ¡°I want the ( ) attribute.¡± Announcement I waszy with the packs in this one, so the rarity''s and prizes are visible. If you hate it let me know, and I''ll edit them out. If you like them also tell me, so I can bezy in the future. CH.32 Alice’s Attribute CH.32 Alice¡¯s Attribute ¡°I have decided.¡± She said to me, ¡°I want the Dark attribute.¡± ¡°Dark?¡± I asked her to confirm. ¡°Are you sure that is your choice? You can¡¯t go back on it.¡± Technically she could, but I want her to know that this is important. After All, I could just MST the Mystic sma Zone and install another one onto her. ¡°Yes, I¡¯m sure.¡± Alice tells me. ¡°I have been trapped inside this house for my life, hidden from the world. With dark magic I can keep myself hidden or sneak out to show that magic to the world. Even after choosing it gives me the choice.¡± ¡°You must promise me something before I do this.¡± I tell her. ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t stay hidden. You should be willing to do what you want to do. Don¡¯t let your father control this gift of magic. You are the one to control it. If you hide it away from the world, the darkness will consume you.¡± I hope she gets what I mean. I¡¯m doing something out of the norm. I really don¡¯t want her to hide, just because she is afraid. Fear leads to bad ces. If Lucia, who has to drink blood to survive, can show herself why couldn¡¯t a magician who was born without an attribute. ¡°I promise. I won¡¯t be hidden away.¡± She said to me. ¡°Good. Let¡¯s start.¡± I tell her. (Laura, where on her body should I install this card?) I ask Laura while pulling Mystic sma Zone out of the Card opener collection. (I would rmend on her chest, near her heart. It¡¯s the best ce if you are only granting her one attribute.) Laura informs me. ¡°Alice, I need to install this card on your chest, close to your heart. You need to take off the dress for that.¡± I tell her. ¡°...I¡­ do I ¡­ really have to?¡± She seems to be hesitating. Can¡¯t really me her too much. ¡°Yes. Also if you are embarrassed, remember that you were sleeping next to me in only your underwear.¡± I reminded her. She turns bright red as she blushes. ¡°...sure. Can you open the zipper?¡± She asked me and turned her back to me. I¡¯m sure she could do it herself, after all she did put the dress on herself earlier. And took it off in the middle of night. I¡¯m not going to argue, instead slowly pulling down the zipper. ¡°Turn away for a second.¡± She told me. As you wish ma¡¯am. I¡¯m not going to argue about this. ¡°I¡¯m ready.¡± Alice said to me. I turn back to face her. She is back in her underwear, but now I get a better look at her bra. No, I''m not staring. I have to look at that area. That¡¯s where I¡¯ll install the card after all. Her white bra had a subtle floral pattern. Again the technology of this world surprises me. Are underwear, or bras specifically, made by a dungeon? I think mine could make underwear out of tricot. ¡°Please don¡¯t stare¡­ that much.¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry, but it is kind of necessary. That¡¯s the install spot after all.¡± I said to her. ¡°Then just do it. Or I¡¯ll get mad.¡± ¡°Please don¡¯t punch me.¡± I plead. ¡°Do it or I will.¡± She threatens. I hold the card close to her chest and ask her. ¡°Are you ready? I have no idea if this hurts or something, so be prepared.¡± ¡°I¡¯m ready.¡± She said with confidence. I guess a little physical pain is nothing after years of emotional damage. ¡°Install.¡± I said and the cards began to glow softly. It then floated from my hand and entered her chest. I thought it was going to enter into her heart, but it seemed to sink right into the middle of her ribcage. ¡°How are you feeling?¡± I ask her. ¡°...¡± She doesn¡¯t respond. The card is still glowing in her chest so I guess the instation is not finished yet. It doesn¡¯t seem to be painful. I almost want to say she is experiencing an orgasm. I think it might be causing her extreme pleasure. Because that will make everything better. I hold onto her so she doesn¡¯t fall over. (Master, gaining an artificial attribute like this means that the whole body has to quickly adjust. This leads to a wave of pleasure rolling over the entire body. This is even stronger in the case of Alice, who has arge amount of magic skills.) Laura exined to me. You could have warned me about that. As the light fades, Alice is gasping for air. I guess she might have forgotten how to breathe mid the instation pleasure. ¡°How are you feeling?¡± I ask while still holding her. ¡°...Hot¡­¡± She answered. ¡°But also really good.¡± At least it didn¡¯t hurt. ¡°Can you notice a difference with your magic?¡± I asked her. ¡°I¡­ don¡¯t know. I¡¯ll know when I practice. I think there is a difference, but¡­ it¡¯s more like I found something that was missing. Like I can do it perfectly now. Where previously I had to force it.¡± She tell me. ¡°Well the good thing is it didn¡¯t hurt. I was honestly a little afraid of arge amount of pain surging through you.¡± I tell her. Someone might say that massive pleasure is worse than pain, but I would say they are wrong. After a little longer of just sitting there and calming down, Alice jumps at me taking me into a powerful hug. For a petite body, she has a lot of power. It¡¯s not painful or anything, but I would have to use some force to get out. ¡°Thank you.¡± She said to me. ¡°Thank you so much. I will no longer be a failure.¡± ¡°You were never a failure Alice. You were a hard worker who was willing to put in all that effort to learn magic, even after learning that you had no attribute. You didn¡¯t give up and this is the proof. Now let¡¯s get ready for the day. You need to show the world your skills.¡± I tell her. I hope she can actually. I have no idea if she can just use a spell or if she need to learn a chant first.
Mission: Granter of Magic
Dark Magic granted to ¡®Alice Watchman¡¯
Reward:
¡®Dark Magician¡¯ in a toploader
¡®Dark Magician Girl¡¯ in a toploader
Wow! I gained two toploader cards by doing that. And they are both Dark magic users. And being humanoid like that, they should be capable of speech like Kagemusha was. I could even use them to teach Alice. While Alice was still hugging me there was a knock at the door, followed by someone entering. ¡°Isdy Alice here?¡± Asked the voice of a female maid. The green eyed, blond haired maid that took me to breakfast yesterday. And if I had to guess, Alice¡¯s personal maid. ¡°And what are you two doing?¡± She asked in an angry tone. Don¡¯t me me. I have my clothes on. Alice is the one that is naked. ¡°We were just¡­¡± Alice began to say, but I think she couldn¡¯te up with an excuse. ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± I say to the maid. ¡°I¡¯m sure this is not your fault lord Brian.¡± She said. ¡°I can see that mydy is the instigator in all this. She even demanded that I let here wake you up yesterday.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t tell him that.¡± Alice said back. ¡°Oh, that. I already knew it was you.¡± I said to Alice. ¡°How?¡± She asked. ¡°First, the maids call me lord Brian, not sir Brian. Second, you have blue eyes where that maid has green.¡± I began to tell the signs. ¡°How would you notice the eye color¡­¡± Alice said quietly. ¡°And third, she hasrger breasts than you.¡± I told Alice. There wasn¡¯t a huge difference, but it was still noticeable. ¡°Pervert.¡± Alice said and released me from her embrace. ¡°You calling me a pervert is kinda rich, considering that you sneaked into my bedst night. You slept next to me only in your underwear without me knowing. And you were just hugging me, again just in your underwear. So which one of us is the pervert?¡± I taunt her. You can¡¯t call me a pervert without me pointing this out. ¡°...you are the one that asked me to remove my dress again¡­¡± She said quietly. ¡°Lord Brian, is that true?¡± Of course the maid heard that. ¡°I asked her. I didn¡¯t force her. There is a big difference.¡± I say to the maid. I don¡¯t need to excuse myself for something that isn¡¯t my fault. ¡°You better exin this to meter. In detail. But for now, we need to get both of you ready for breakfast.¡± She said. ¡°Yeah, it is that time. I think it might be the best if you take Alice into her room to get ready. I¡¯ll make my way to the dining room on my own.¡± I told the maid. ¡°Are you sure you won¡¯t get lost?¡± She asked. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I have a good memory.¡± More like I have Laura to guide me. ¡°I guided the party to a dungeon in the middle of the woods yesterday after all. I think I won¡¯t get lost in a manor like this.¡± ¡°Then I will ept your proposal. Alice, let¡¯s go.¡± The maid quickly helps Alice zip her dress back up and walks out with her. I grab the hoodie Alice left for my safe keeping and ce it into my fanny pack. I also put my coin pouch there. It won¡¯t weigh in there after all. With that I make my way towards the dining room. CH.33 Magic instructor CH.33 Magic instructor As I entered the dining room I noticed only Christina there. So I was the second to arrive. Well I knew I would be before Alice, but I wasn¡¯t sure about the baron. ¡°Did youe here yourself? I thought Jenna was going to get you.¡± Christina asked. ¡°Jenna? Do you mean the blond haired maid? She went to get Alice. Something about Alice not wanting toe, but you can ask her.¡± I told Christina. I hope Alice won¡¯t get into trouble for that, but a little punishment for her night time sneaking won¡¯t be so bad. ¡°I see, so Jenna did that¡­ And you knew the way here yourself? This mansion might not be thatrge, but it¡¯s still easy to take the wrong turn.¡± Christina said to me. ¡°Don¡¯t underestimate the power of system support. As long as I have Laura, I will never get lost.¡± I told her. ¡°Laura?¡± ¡°The name I gave to system support.¡± ¡°You can name it?¡± ¡°You know that¡¯s the same reaction as your husband had when he heard it yesterday. It¡¯s not that weird. Well, the strange part is having system support in the first ce.¡± I told her. ¡°Yes, you are right.¡± She answered. I took a seat at the same ce I did yesterday. Just after that the baron joined us. ¡°Good morning. Let¡¯s start breakfast.¡± He said before noticing that Alice is missing. ¡°So Alice is not here.¡± He added after noticing the missing Alice. ¡°Good morning.¡± I answered him. ¡°Good morning, dear.¡± Christina greated him. Brandon took his seat at the end of the table and our breakfast was brought out. It was basically dejavu from yesterday, but no sandwich. Porkchop, rice and some veggies. Also some iced tea. ¡°Oh, mighty system, thank you for this meal.¡± I said my prayer quietly. It might be a false pretense, but I kinda enjoy it. Like saying ¡®itadakimasu¡¯ before eating, but less weeby. Is that even a word? As we are taking our first bites the main door to the dining room opens and Alice enters the room followed by the blond maid. Jenna I think was her name. ¡°I¡¯m sorry I¡¯mte.¡± Alice said before walking to her spot on the table. So she changed and got here just a littlete. ¡°Alice, you know you should always be on time.¡± The baron started scolding her. ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± Alice said again lowering her head. ¡°We even have a guest and arriving after them is phony.¡± Not like you arrived before me. Also who the f cares. I¡¯m not some high ranking noble. I¡¯m technically still just a nobody. He is just treating me like some kind of big shot. I know I was told that I will be given an honorary title, because I founded a dungeon, but I don¡¯t have it yet. ¡°...¡± Alice doesn¡¯t respond to her fathers discipline and just sits down and starts to eat. And now this is just awkward. I might need to change the topic to save Alice from her father. ¡°Lord Brandon, is there something you wish for me to do today?¡± I ask the baron to take his attention away from Alice. Well it is also a valid concern of mine. I have no idea what I should be doing. I¡¯m staying as a guest in his house, so if he asks something of me. ¡°You are free to do as you wish.¡± He told me. ¡°You can take a walk in town or just rx in the manor. But we had a n to try the summonings in the afternoon so I need you to be here then.¡± ¡°Sure. I wanted to go check out the adventurers guild and register as a member, but I think I¡¯ll leave that for tomorrow so I can talk about it with Prime Rib today.¡± I told the baron. Then I came up with an idea of what I could do in the morning. ¡°Would it be fine if I join Miss Alice on her magic lesson?¡± The baron takes a quick look at Alice, who is still focused on eating. This is a bait for the baron as I know he, at least somewhat, wants me to marry Alice. I think he should agree to it. ¡°That¡¯s fine as long as the instructor doesn¡¯t mind.¡± Brandon said to me. Alice looks up at me and seems surprised that I would ask something like that. But the more surprising thing seems to be her fathers permission to have me intrude on her studies. I really hope the baron hasn¡¯t given up on his daughter. After all, now that she has an attribute, I¡¯m sure she will be a fantastic mage. Or would it be a witch? ¡ª After breakfast I stayed at the table to get info from Alice about her lesson. I don¡¯t really know what I should do after all. Better just to wait and see. After both the baron and Christina left, Alice spoke up to me. ¡°You really don¡¯t need toe to study with me.¡± ¡°I know that. But I¡¯m interested in the kind of studying and practice you do.¡± I tell her. ¡°Well, it should be fine.¡± She said. ¡°I also want to see the look on your teacher''s face when she realizes you can use magic now.¡± I said to her. ¡°My teacher is a man. Old A-rank adventurer whom my dad pays way too much for. I couldn¡¯t learn magic without an attribute and he couldn¡¯t teach me anything but the basics without it.¡± Alice told me. So she has an A-rank adventurer as a teacher. ¡°Well, you might be able to show him off now.¡± I said to her. ¡°Not likely. There are not many mages that use dark magic, so not many know of dark magic spells.¡± Alice said. ¡°Then why choose it?¡± ¡°Because it is so rare. I could just me the adventurer for not being able to teach me.¡± She said. ¡°I don¡¯t think you should shame your teacher like that.¡± I told her. It¡¯s no good to embarace someone for a stupid reason like that. ¡°Well, at least with me having the dark attribute, I can get rid of him and study on my own. He can¡¯t teach me anything new anymore anyway.¡± Alice said. ¡°Yeah, I can see that. If dark magic really is that rare, you could have a hard time.¡± ¡°I¡¯m prepared for that.¡± Alice said with vigor. I guess self study might suit her better. Or I could offer her a potentially great teacher. He is the ultimate wizard in terms of attack and defense after all. And I also have his student. ¡°If you need help with that, I have something that could help.¡± I told her. ¡°A summon?¡± She asked. ¡°Yes. You¡¯ll see.¡± ¡ª ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± Alice said as she was dragging me by the hand. ¡°Where are we going?¡± I asked her. ¡°To the garden. We¡¯ll meet with my teacher by the gate and I¡¯ll suggest that we study outside today. That way if I manage to use a spell, I won¡¯t blow something up.¡± She told me. Good point actually. I heard from Henry that she has a lot of magic skills. Her spells might be more powerful than expected. ¡°That¡¯s definitely a good idea. No one wants a hole in a wall.¡± I joked back to her. ¡°Or something like darkness that consumes the house.¡± I don¡¯t know how magic works, OK? I¡¯ve only seen magic used once and Lucia seems very skilled. The spell also wasn¡¯t an attack spell, but a utility one. We waited by the gate and just after I heard the second bell an older man approached and was let in by the guards. I would guess he is in histe 50s. He was wearing a traditional looking wizard''s robe, dark green in color. Does that mean he uses earth magic? Or perhaps wind? ¡°Good morning Teacher.¡± Alice greeted the man. ¡°Good morning Alice. We didn¡¯t have a lesson yesterday, so you best be prepared for today.¡± The teacher said. ¡°Of course I am.¡± Alice said, seeming positively excited. I guess now that she has an attribute and can actually cast some spells, she is looking forward to her studies. ¡°And who is our extra?¡± The teacher asked. ¡°He is¡­¡± Alice began, but I stopped her. ¡°My name is Brian. I¡¯m staying as the baron''s guest. He gave me the permission to observe your lesson for the day. Hopefully that¡¯s fine with you.¡± I introduced myself to the teacher. ¡°Nice to meet you sir Brian.¡± So he addressed me as ¡®sir¡¯. I guess I am a guest after all. ¡°My name is Trystan and I work as Miss Alice¡¯s magic instructor. You are wee to observe our study session.¡± ¡°Nice to meet you too, Trystan. I¡¯ll try to stay out of the way.¡± ¡°It will be fine even if you intrude a little. There isn¡¯t much I can teach the youngss left, after all. Her mana control is almost as great as mine. She is simply limited by other factors.¡± ¡°Her missing an attribute?¡± ¡°So you know about that.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°It really is a shame. By the way, can sir Brian use magic?¡± ¡°Yes, but only summoning magic.¡± ¡°I see¡­ WHAT? Summoning?¡± CH.34 Magic lesson CH.34 Magic lesson ¡°Can you really use summoning magic?¡± Alice¡¯s teacher asked. ¡°Well kind of. I do it with a unique skill, so it¡¯s a little different than normal.¡± I answered him. I like to keep some secrets, but a lot of people already know I have a unique skill and I feel like lying to him about magic would backfire. ¡°So you even have a unique skill. What a wonderful person.¡± Trystan said. ¡°Would you be willing to show me your magic?¡± ¡°I could, but I¡¯d rather not interrupt Alice¡¯s lesson. We were going to do some summoning in the afternoon, so you can see it then.¡± I told him. ¡°Ah yes, let¡¯s not hold off on our lesson any longer, miss Alice. Shall we head inside?¡± Trystan said. ¡°Actually,¡± Alice said to him. ¡°Could we hold our lesson in the garden today? The weather is really nice.¡± ¡°That sounds fine.¡± Trystan responded. ¡°Please have the maids prepare a nket for use.¡± ¡°I already did.¡± Alice said and pointed at the nket Jenna was holding. She did at least n this out. A little bit. ¡°Good.¡± Trystan said. ¡°Let¡¯s find a good ce to sit down.¡± ¡ª Alice and Trystan set up the nket on the grass. I sit down at a table a little ways away. I wonder why they are sitting down instead of sitting at a table? Perhaps magic works better like that. Or it might be more Trystan¡¯s style. If he was an adventurer, he might just be used to meditating on the ground. ¡°Lord Brian, would you like anything?¡± Jenna came up to me and asked. ¡°Some tea would be nice.¡± I answered her. ¡°Warm or cold?¡± ¡°Warm.¡± I told her. It¡¯s not a cold day, but it¡¯s not super hot either. I would say the temperature is around 20¡æ. I hope Alice doesn¡¯t catch a cold. Her dress doesn¡¯t seem that warm. Perhaps I should give her her hoodie. As Jenna leaves to get me my tea, I quickly walk up to Alice while taking her hoodie out of my magic bag. ¡°Alice, put this on.¡± I tell her as I give her the hoodie. ¡°You don¡¯t want to catch a cold.¡± ¡°Thank you.¡± She said and blushed a bit. I head back to the table. ¡ª

[Alice POV]

Brian really is thoughtful. He realized that I would get cold after a while outside like this. I wanted to keep today''s magic lesson outside, just in case I actually gained an attribute and can now cast magic. I¡¯ve heard that the first spell you cast is often at full power, due tocking control. And I have been practicing magic almost every day. My spell might be very powerful. But that could also be just wishful thinking. To me Brian is still a mystery. I just met him yesterday, but I feel like he is a piece my life is notplete without. I went to wake him up in the ce of Jenna, my personal maid, but he was already up. He looked quite handsome and I was staring at him for a while. I really hope he didn¡¯t notice. At least I was in a maid¡¯s uniform so he wouldn¡¯t know it was me. Then mid breakfast he dropped a truth that really shook my father. He said he held the legendary ¡®system support¡¯. A skill said to be held only by messengers of Gods. He also gave a prayer to the system, and I found that interesting. As he revealed his status to us, I noticed he also held a family name. Is he a noble from a different country? Or just one I have never heard of? Father has made sure I know all the noble families of Ruiso Kingdom. For some reason father and mother don¡¯t react to Brian having a family name. Is having system support so rare that inparison family name is nothing? With Brian¡¯s secret known to father, father decided to bring me along to the dungeon. He said something about gaining skills due to staying close to a system support holder. On the way I found out that Brian is not a noble, but just a holder of a family name. I didn¡¯t know people like that exist. In the dungeon a terrifying sight awaited us. Large amount of dead goblins. All crushed to pieces. I almost threw up when I saw it. Brian told us that a monster he summoned did this. His summoned monster must be a strong beast to be able to do something like this. He told us that it was something like a lizard. Perhaps he could summon an earth dragon. That¡¯s the only thing I can think of, that can do this kind of damage. I also found out that Brian¡¯s clothes are very well made and enchanted. The blood that was everywhere didn¡¯t stick to his clothes at all. Even his shoes stayedpletely clean. I wanted some but it seems they are impossible to get. I was really surprised when Henry brought out the S-rank core of the lesser behemoth that our forefather hunted. I didn¡¯t think he would use something like that for a dungeon. Therge core has a nice soft glow. After Brian ced the core on the pedestal, I gained a system notification of a new skill being granted. It was called ¡®Card Summoner¡¯. And it was an extra skill. Extra skills are very rare. The only things more rare seem to be unique skills. I hope this extra skill helps me with my magic. I found out from Brian that the extra skill ¡®Card Summoner¡¯ was something like a lesser version of his unique skill. He has a unique skill as well? Well I guess if he really is an angel or something it wouldn¡¯t be that strange. With my extra skill, I could summon monsters from these ¡®Cards¡¯. I don¡¯t really get it but Brian told us he would exin in more detailter. I did get him to make me something he called a ¡®hoodie¡¯ with the dungeon¡¯s power. It felt nice. Soft and warm. I also saw Brian¡¯s summoning for the first time. He summoned arge metal golem that he used to clear a path in the forest. This route would surely be useful for adventurers. On the way home, Brian let me ¡®open packs¡¯ with his unique skill. We got some of those cards he uses for summons. Some of them seemed powerful and some were beautiful. There were even human looking ones. As I was asking about getting stronger, my father got mad at me. He just wants to keep me locked up and train me as a magician to do some ancient prophecy. I know ites from someone who helped the forefather take down the behemoth, but that doesn¡¯t mean it wille to be during my lifetime. We don¡¯t have a time frame for it. I don¡¯t want to be sheltered because of it. Brian even left the carriage to sit with Henry after the town''s gate. Please don¡¯t leave me alone with father. Father didn¡¯t say anything to me. He knows that I know what he would say, so he doesn¡¯t waste his words. I skipped dinner because I was scared of father. I just couldn¡¯t sit at the same table as him. I really think he might punish me if I make another mistake. I asked Jenna to bring my dinner to my room. But the bad things that day didn¡¯t end with that. I couldn¡¯t sleep. My father and what I saw at the dungeon were keeping me awake. I tried hugging the ¡®hoodie¡¯ that Brian gave me, but it just wasn¡¯t enough. I needed something more reassuring. Normally when I couldn¡¯t sleep, I would head to Jenna¡¯s room and sleep next to her. I knew she would protect me from my father''s outburst, but today I wanted to go to Brian¡¯s room. I just have this strange feeling whenever I¡¯m with him. He has this calming aura. Like everything will be alright. I put on my maid dress. It was one of Jenna¡¯s but I held it in my closet. It was nice to wear due to being simple. Father would also think I¡¯m Jenna whenever I wore it so he wouldn¡¯t yell at me. I got into Brian¡¯s room and saw him sleeping. I took off my dress and slipped next to him. It didn¡¯t take long for me to fall asleep. In the morning Brian woke me up. He did it softly. Much better than father who would just yell at me until I got up. I got really embarrassed when he pointed out that I had snuck into his bed in only my underwear. We opened some more packs, but due to embarrassment I couldn¡¯t really enjoy it that much. Brian was also looking for something specific. There seems to be a difference between the ¡®sets¡¯ in his unique skill. I don¡¯t really understand why, but then again his entire skill is a mystery. In the third pack he got the cards he wanted to get. They were two green cards. I think he said green cards hold magical effects. Then he broke mymon sense by telling me that these ¡®cards¡¯ could grant me an attribute. I have always thought that attributes cannot be given or taken away. They are something given by God at birth. Brian really has to be an angel. He said I could choose the one I want. But for some reason he didn¡¯t have the wind attribute. Can angels be limited in that kind of way? I pondered for a second before answering with dark. I know dark is the leastmon attribute to have, but I felt like it fit me the best. The ¡®install¡¯ felt strange. My entire body got hot and really sensitive for a little while. I thought that I was going to leak. But thankfully the pleasure stopped before Ipletely lost control. After that I hugged Brian to thank him and Jenna came to get me. She somehow guessed that I was here, after not finding me in my room. After breakfast Brian said he wants to observe my magic lesson today. And due to now having an attribute I wanted to hold the lesson outside and told Jenna to get arge nket for that. I don¡¯t want to blow my home up. I put on the hoodie that Brian handed to me and got ready for my lesson. CH.35 Magic lesson p.2 CH.35 Magic lesson p.2

[Alice POV]

¡°Your jacket looks nice. Where did you get it?¡± My teacher asked me. I don¡¯t know if this is a jacket. ¡°It was given to me by Brian.¡± I said to him as I pointed at Brian, who had returned to the table and was enjoying tea. ¡°Is he your fiance?¡± He asked. ¡°No¡­¡± I can feel my face getting hotter as I answer. He really isn¡¯t. But I guess father did want him to marry me¡­ NO! I need to focus. Brian gave me an attribute and I will act up on it. I WILL cast a spell today. ¡°I see. So not yet.¡± Trystan teased me. ¡°Stop that! We need to focus on this lesson.¡± I bark back at him. ¡°You don¡¯t usually have this much enthusiasm for our lessons. Did something good happen yesterday?¡± ¡°Yes!¡± I answered excitedly. Well some of it happened today. But I did gain an extra skill yesterday. ¡°Well then, let¡¯s begin.¡± Trystan said. ¡°We¡¯ll start with our mana cirction practice.¡± ¡°Yes Teacher.¡± I answered and took his hands. This was his way of teaching mana cirction and mana control. He would send mana to me through my left hand and I would send it back through my right. This would cause a mana loop between us and was a good way to teach someone who has a lower level of mana control than you. The teacher controls the amount of mana sent and the speed at which it is sent, then the student tries to match it. It¡¯s also rtively safe and doesn¡¯t consume much mana, as the mana is just going back and forth. As the student learns more, they begin to mix their own mana into the cycle instead of just using the teacher''s mana. This is why even higher ranking mages would do something simr. They would just adjust the mana on arger scale. ¡°Your mana feels different fromst time. Did you perhaps gain a new skill?¡± Teacher asked me. I don¡¯t know if I should answer or not. I did gain a skill, but what if he asks what that skill is. Or how I got it. ¡°I did, but¡­¡± I said to my teacher. ¡°But you can¡¯t tell me about it.¡± Teacher guessed my hesitation. ¡°If your father ordered you to stay quiet, I won¡¯t pry into it. Now, put some more mana into the circle.¡± ¡°Yes Teacher.¡± I do as instructed and send a stronger pulse of mana. These pulses of stronger mana help train Magic Boost. ¡°Good, let¡¯s keep this up.¡± Teacher said to me. ¡ª

[Brian POV]

Alice¡¯s lesson seems to be going well. I don¡¯t really understand what they are doing, but luckily Laura could exin it all to me. This sending mana pulses back and forth seems like an interesting and efficient way to practice. (The best way to train magic is simply to cast spells until you are out of mana, and then recover. This gives the fastest results. But to Alice who didn¡¯t have an attribute, that kind of training would be very boring and basically consist of her trying to chant spells that will never seed.) Laura told me. (I see. Laura, can I perform magic?) I asked her. (Master does not have any of the six attributes, so no.) Laura said to me. So I¡¯m like Alice in that regard. (No, you are not. Everyone from this world has at least tiny amounts of each attribute. Alice simply did not have a high enough of an affinity with any of them to cast spells. Master has no affinity at all.) (So not enough means no spells? And you told me I don¡¯t have any at all. Isn¡¯t that bad?) (Having no affinities at all also means you don¡¯t have any elemental weakness. It could also be considered a strength, if you don¡¯t use magic.) Laura told me. (Does that mean that I also gave Alice a weakness?) I asked Laura. (Every attribute is also a weakness. But it is down to the user to counter that weakness. And as Alice said, you gave her the dark attribute which is rare. As such, counters to it are less known.) Laura answered. (Doesn¡¯t light simply counter dark? (Master is thinking of magic too simply. Magic is aplicated system of many skills and spells. Just because one attribute is the opposite of the other, does not mean it is a counter. By Master¡¯s logic dark would also counter light.) (...yeah. You are right. As always.) I said and took a sip of my tea. I guess it¡¯s not always ck and white. And I really should not have assumed that light counters dark. Opposites are not always counters. (The easiest weakness of dark is fire. Fire can brighten things up, making dark magic more difficult. Same as wind can make using fire more difficult.) Laura told me. So it¡¯s not opposites that make magic more difficult, but other attributes. (Could I still train in mana cirction like Alice does?) (It¡¯s not necessary for Master. I can train Master¡¯s mana control skill if Master gives me permission.) Laura offered. (You really can do that? Laura, you are amazing. Please do it.) I told her. Free skills. You can¡¯t beat that. Even if I don¡¯t have any attribute, I can gain one with my cards. (Sorry to tell you about this Master, but you can¡¯t. You don¡¯t have any attributes at all and your cards simply boost what is already there. They can¡¯t make something with nothing as a base.) Laura burst my bubble. Well I guess 0x10=0 At least I can still do summoning. And use spells like Sparks. Now I wish I could get something like Hinotama or Ookazi so I can ce it into a sleeve and a toploader. Well, they would still be only once a day. (Master, should I add training magic skill to the daily routine?) Laura asked me. (Daily routine? Do I have one of those?) I asked her. (Current daily routine consists of epting daily pack tokens. Nothing else.) Laura told me. So she does it for me. I thought it was automatic. Nice work Laura. Next thing you know and she¡¯ll be opening the packs for me. And sleeving the best cards. (Yes, you can do that. At least if the magic training won¡¯t bother you too much.) I told Laura. (If I do it at night, it shouldn¡¯t bother Master at all.) (Well, let¡¯s try it tonight. Can you do it for a bit right now, so I get an idea of how it feels?) (Of course, Master.) Laura told me. I could feel something flowing inside me. Like a small clump of colder blood running through my body. But it¡¯s not cold. It¡¯s ¡­ well I''m not really sure. I guess it¡¯s a clump of power. Magic power. ¡ª After a little while I can feel myself getting a bit tired. I guess running lower on mana would do that. (Laura, I think you should stop the magic training for now. Or do it less intensely. I don¡¯t want to run out of mana in the morning.) (As you wish, Master. But you aren''t actually running low on mana. That is mental exhaustion.) (... Am I that weak? Mentally?) (Early on, mana control takes arge amount of concentration. Everyone is like that at first.) Laura reassured me. (I see...) Looking back at Alice and ¡­Trystan was it, they are getting up from the nket and seem to be moving to a different part of the lesson.

[Alice POV]

¡°Now, spell casting practice. Are you ready?¡± Teacher asked me. ¡°Yes!¡± I answered with enthusiasm. ¡°Good. Let¡¯s just go through all attributes, like always. Begin with fire.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Fire, appear at my fingertip, Torch.¡± Nothing happened. I knew nothing would happen. I also know that dark is thest one we will try. I¡¯m not going to skip ahead just to get to the one I have a chance with. I have waited my entire life to cast magic. I can wait a few more minutes. If I knew I could use dark magic, it would be strange and Brian¡¯s secret might be revealed. I¡¯m not going to tell anyone that he is the reason I gained an attribute. CH.36 Casting Spells CH.36 Casting Spells

[Alice POV]

¡°Your mana guidance was spot on. Good try. Move onto water.¡± Teacher told me. I have been practicing like this for thest three years. Thanks to that I have a lot of magic skills, but they would never have paid off without Brian. But I need to focus on the lesson. ¡°Water, Flow before me, Aqua Stream.¡± I try to cast a water spell. Again, it does nothing. ¡°Good. Now earth.¡± My teacher pushes me through our routine. Trying to cast all these spells is how I got the quick cast skill, so it¡¯s not aplete waste, but it really is demoralizing. If father didn¡¯t force me to keep going, I would have quit long ago. ¡°Stone, be my weapon, Stone Toss.¡± Of course, nothing. ¡°I think the ground might have moved a bit there.¡± Teacher said. ¡°Please don¡¯t lie to me. I know it didn¡¯t.¡± Even if my mother is good at earth magic, it doesn''t mean I am. ¡°I was just¡­ Well, wind is next.¡± Teacher said. I know you are trying. You don¡¯t want to lose this job. I don¡¯t know how much father is paying you, but I¡¯m sure it¡¯s a lot. ¡°Wind, flow around me, Breeze.¡± My father can use wind magic. But I can¡¯t. I also really just hate it. Father always said that I should be able to use it like my brother can, like he can and like aunt can. But I just can¡¯t. And I never want to. ¡°Ooh, do you feel that breeze?¡± Teacher said. ¡°That¡¯s just the wind. A spell would do more.¡± Again he is trying something stupid. We both know I didn¡¯t activate a spell. ¡°Let¡¯s just try light and dark as well. Light first.¡± He said. ¡°Sure. Light, luminate around me, Shine ball.¡± And nothing. Well, next is the important one. ¡°And darkst.¡± I know I can do this. Brian told me he gave me the dark attribute. And I trust that he wouldn¡¯t lie. He has no reason to. I focus all my skills to cast this one spell. I know I will seed. No one can stop me. I will ck out the sun. I close my eyes and focus. ¡°Dark, embrace us, Shade!¡± I shout out. I can feel the difference in my body. The flow of magic is different from all those failed spells. I did it, right? I slowly open my eyes. It¡¯s nice and shady. The bright yard we were in is now covered in darkness. I can still see clearly though. This really is a sess. I bask in my glory. I really did ck out the sun. At least from the yard. ¡ª

[Brian POV]

Alice was casting spells of each attribute one by one. Why does she go through all of them, instead of just jumping to dark magic? All of them have failed this far, but next up is dark magic. I really hope she can do it. I don¡¯t want to crush her dreams¡­ Again. Alice casts her dark magic spell with a lot more enthusiasm than any of the previous spells. She even yelled out thest word of the chant. Wonder if that is something like an activation word? Then the world goes dark. I look back at the table and can¡¯t even see it. Is this really Alice¡¯s spell? (Laura?) (Yes, this darkness is because of the shade spell cast by Alice. I believe it has epassed the entire manor.) Laura told me. (How long will itst?) I asked. (Until the caster dispels it or runs out of mana. Or someone else dispels it. Master could do it with Gust or Mystical Space Typhoon.) Laura told me. I¡¯m not going to waste one of them on this. ¡°ALICE!¡± I yell out. ¡°You need to dispel this darkness.¡± (Master, she won¡¯t hear you. This darkness will also block sound.) Laura told me. (What can I do then? Other than waste a card or just waiting around?) I ask her. (If you get close to Alice, she will be able to hear you.) Laura said. (Can you guide me to her?) (Of course, Master.) I get up from the table and follow Laura¡¯s instructions in the dark. It¡¯s like a blindfold game. Well, except that I don¡¯t think anyone can see anything. (Two more steps, Master.) Laura told me. I take the two steps and try to grab Alice. Please God, don¡¯t let me grab her boob. Thankfully, what I found was her hugging me. She came to me as well and hugged me. Isn¡¯t she blinded by this darkness? (Dark magic spells like this have less of an effect on the caster. She might not have heard your scream, but she could see you.) Laura told me. So she might have thought that others had simr experience to her. ¡°Alice, do you hear me? You need to dispel this darkness.¡± I tell her while in her embrace. ¡°But why?¡± She asked. ¡°It¡¯s just a little dark and it¡¯s my first sessful spell. I want to enjoy it longer.¡± ¡°Alice, no one else can see anything. And this darkness is even preventing sound from traveling long distances. You need to dispel it or everyone will panic even more.¡± I said to her. ¡°But¡­ you could see me.¡± She said carefully. ¡°I can¡¯t see you Alice. Laura helped me through the darkness. Please, dispel it.¡± I pled with her. ¡°Fine. If you really ask me like that.¡± Alice lets me go and the shadows begin to lift. As the light returns I look around. Jenna, who was standing close to the table I was sitting at, seemed to be frozen. Alice¡¯s teacher is passed out on the ground. I walk over to him to make sure he is fine. I put my fingers on his neck and felt a pulse. Then I check for breathing, and that seems fine as well. (Laura, do you have any idea?) (He seems to have run out of mana, while trying to dispel Alice¡¯s shade.) Laura told me. (Can I help him recover? Like giving him some of my own mana?) I asked her. (Yes, please hold your hand on his chest. I will take care of the rest.) Laura said to me. I did as I was told. I could feel some of my mana flowing out of my hand on the teacher¡¯s chest. I hope he is receiving it. ¡°Brian, what are you doing?¡± Alice asked me. ¡°I¡¯m giving some mana to your teacher. He passed out after running out trying to dispel your spell.¡± I told her. ¡°...But¡­ He is a lot more skilled than I am. How could he run out?¡± Alice asked. ¡°I don¡¯t know. But he did. You may have been too eager to use magic and just put too much power into that one spell.¡± I answered. (Sir Trystan uses the water attribute. It struggles with dispelling dark spells.) Laura informed me. (How do you know that?) I asked her. Can she appraise people? (I can tell because of Master¡¯s mana flowing into him. Master¡¯s mana has no attributes, so it changes as it enters his body. Normally you can¡¯t give people with a different main attribute mana like this, but since Master doesn¡¯t have one, it¡¯s fine.) Laura told me. After a little longer, she stopped the mana stream. By feeling alone, I had used up little over half of my mana. Not as bad as to pass out, but definitely would not want to sprint right now. (Master, you used 73% of your mana.) Thank you Laura. What would I do without your statistics? CH.37 The Aftermath CH.37 The Aftermath I get up off the ground, leaving the, now not so empty on mana, teacherying there. We might need to do some damage control if that spell really did affect the entire estate. ¡°I think we should call your father.¡± I said to Alice. ¡°System support said to me that your spell affected the entire estate. I think everyone might be in a bit of a panic.¡± ¡°Would it really do that much?¡± Alice asked. ¡°It was just a little darker for a bit.¡± ¡°You forget that for the rest of us it was pitch ck. We couldn¡¯t see anything.¡± I reminded her. ¡°Oh¡­¡± She was dumbfounded by the power of her spell again. I walk up to Jenna and try to shake her out of her shock. ¡°Hello. Are you alright?¡± I ask her while shaking her lightly. ¡°...oh¡­ Lord Brian. Wh¡­ What¡¯s going on?¡± She asked with a shaky voice. ¡°A spell went a little overboard. Could you go get the baron and Henry?¡± I asked her. ¡°A spell? But sir Trystan should not be able to use dark magic. Was it one of yours Lord Brian?¡± She asked. ¡°No. Alice casted it.¡± I told her. ¡°That¡¯s why we need the baron here.¡± ¡°Miss Alice did? But¡­¡± ¡°I know it¡¯s her first time. Again, that¡¯s why we need the baron here.¡± I told her again. ¡°Yes, I¡¯ll go get him.¡± Jenna turned around and headed into the manor. I walk back to Alice. ¡°So, how are you feeling?¡± I asked her. ¡°I¡­ I¡¯m not sure.¡± Alice said. ¡°Well you did just cast your first spell ever, right? Makes sense it would take a while toe to terms with it.¡± I said to her. ¡°Well that too. But¡­ Did I really make the house so dark that no one could see anything?¡± ¡°Yes, you did. I think someone who could use light or fire magic could use it to see, but otherwise they are kind of out of luck.¡± ¡°But¡­ How is that possible? I¡­ I¡¯ve never done it before.¡± Alice mumbled. ¡°I think that¡¯s why you did it. You really wanted to seed and you put too much power into the spell.¡± I told her. ¡°So¡­ I tried too hard. But¡­ ¡° Alice was stilling to terms with what happened. ¡°Alice, you have multiple magic skills, right?¡± ¡°Yes, but¡­¡± ¡°You must have used all of them at the same time and the effects just kept stacking on top of each other. Don¡¯t be so worried. I¡¯m sure everyone will be fine. Your spell wasn¡¯t attack magic or anything.¡± I told Alice. I hope I¡¯m correct. ¡°But, I¡­ Alright.¡± A littleter the baron arrived at the yard. ¡°DID ALICE REALLY CAST A SPELL?!¡± He was yelling. Calm down a bit. If you scare Alice again, I just might end up kidnapping her. ¡°I¡­ did.¡± Alice said. ¡°Brian, she is lying isn¡¯t she? You did that, didn¡¯t you?¡± The baron came onto me. ¡°No, I didn¡¯t. That was all Alice.¡± I don¡¯t think I could even do that. Well maybe with Darkness Approaches or some other spell card. I don¡¯t know if even someone like Dark Magician could do that. Well, he probably could. In the anime he never uses spells like that, but I wouldn¡¯t put it past him. The baron turns to face Alice and says, ¡°Then cast it again.¡± ¡°What?¡± Alice seemed surprised. ¡°You heard me. Cast that spell again.¡± The baron ordered his daughter. ¡°But¡­ I¡­¡± Alice seemed to hesitate. ¡°DO IT!¡± The baron screamed. ¡°Brandon!¡± I yell at him. ¡°Your daughter has just casted the first spell of her life and lost control of it. And here you are not allowing her any time to recover. Are you mad? What if she uses a destructive spell next?¡± ¡°Stay out of this! This is a family matter.¡± Brandon said to me. ¡°I will not! You are trying to do something stupid again. Why are you so fucking obsessed with that fucking prophesy?¡± ¡°Because it will surelye true. And everything that has happened proves it will happen soon. And Alice will be the one to take down the behemoth.¡± Brandon said. ¡°Why? Because she has blond hair? Blond haired mages can¡¯t be that rare.¡± I told him. ¡°That doesn¡¯t matter. The prophecy was told by the partner of Alexander Watchman so the one in it must be a Watchman. Alice is also the only blond haired magician in this town.¡± Brandon argued back. ¡°Not really.¡± I said to him, as I pulled out the Dark Magician Girl card from my Pack opener and cleared my sleeve so I could activate my Founder¡¯s terminals''bat mode. ¡°I know she is.¡± Brandon said. ¡°I get reports from both the gate guards and adventurer¡¯s guild. I keep track of these things. ¡°Well you didn¡¯t consider one thing.¡± I said to him and ced Dark Magician Girl onto my DiaDhank. ¡°I summon Dark Magician Girl.¡± The usual card appeared in the air this time and from it a female magician with blond hair descended. She was dressed in a blue and pink robe and had a staff in her hand. As she floated down to the ground, Brandon¡¯s jaw dropped open. He couldn¡¯t believe what he was seeing. Well she is really cute. Now I need to get a robe like that for Alice and they will look like sisters. I wonder if I could do that by analyzing her robe with the Founder¡¯s terminal. ¡°Thank you for summoning me, Master.¡± Dark Magician Girl greeted me. ¡°Sorry to summon you like this.¡± I told her. ¡°I don¡¯t really have much for you to do. I just wanted to prove that moron wrong.¡± ¡°That¡¯s fine, Master. I really wanted to get to know our little mage over there.¡± Dark Magician Girl said and made her way to Alice. Calling Alice ¡®little¡¯ might be insulting, but I guess if we are talking about experience. Well DMG is also taller than Alice. ¡°WHAT IS THAT?!¡± Brandon asked me with a yell. ¡°Dark Magician Girl.¡± I answered him. ¡°A monster I summoned. Also a female magician with blond hair.¡± ¡°WHY?! Why didn¡¯t you tell me you could do something like that?¡± Brandon argued. ¡°I have no reason to tell you all of my secrets. You really have been going down in the trust department since we left the dungeon yesterday.¡± I told him. ¡°What have I done?¡± ¡°You¡¯ve been a terrible father to Alice.¡± I answered him. ¡°You¡¯ve let the prophecy dictate her life, not allowing her to do any of the normal things she should.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve raised her to be a great magician. That will make her perfect.¡± ¡°Perfect for you to use as a pawn.¡± I told him. ¡°You don¡¯t actually care about Alice at all. You only see her as a tool you can use to fulfill the prophecy.¡± ¡°And what¡¯s wrong with that?¡± ¡°And this is why I call you things like ¡®shit father¡¯.¡± Well this was the first time I actually called him that. I¡¯ve been trying to be respectful to him, but no more. He really just has gone too far. Why are the leaders of this town mad? First the guild master and now him. ¡°I¡¯m a great father to Alice. I pay for her to have one of the best magic teachers in the country. And now that has paid off. The spell she used was wonderful. As soon as she learns some other spells, she will be ready for the behemoth.¡± Brandon said, continuing his useless rambling. ¡°And what will you do if Alice can¡¯t cast a spell again?¡± Not that I¡¯m going to do it, but I could remove Mystic sma Zone from Alice. After that, she shouldn¡¯t be able to use magic anymore. ¡°She has done it once, so she can do it again.¡± Brandon said to me. Well normally yes, but in this case no. ¡°Sure, go ahead and think like that.¡± I think back to the promise Alice made me when I installed Mystic sma Zone. If she breaks it, I would have a reason to remove her attribute. Or go back to that kidnapping idea. I think that might be better. ¡°But I¡¯m telling you Alice might be a special case. After all, it took her a long time to learn a spell.¡± ¡°That doesn¡¯t matter. Alice will cast a spell again. RIGHT NOW!¡± Brandon yelled out and pushed me to the side to make his way over to Alice. He is quickly stomping his way towards Alice, ready to¡­ well I don¡¯t know what he will do, but I¡¯m not going to wait to find out. ¡°Dark Magician Girl! Stop HIM!¡± I order my summon. CH.38 New teacher? CH.38 New teacher?

[Alice POV]

[Just after Alice casted Shade]

I look around the darkened garden to see the reactions of everyone here. Teacher is extremely surprised and seems to be muttering something. I can¡¯t hear him though. Brian got up from the table he was sitting at and he quickly opened and closed his mouth. Did I surprise even an angel? Jenna is standing next to the table Brian was sitting at with no noticeable reaction. No, she might be a bit scared. I¡¯m not sure. I¡¯ve never seen Jenna scared before. Brian is slowly making his way over here. He isn¡¯t walking with his usual confidence. It doesn¡¯t really matter to me. I go up to him and give him a big hug. Who cares if teacher sees us doing this. Jenna already saw this morning. ¡°Alice, do you hear me? You need to dispel this darkness.¡± Brian said to me. But why? It¡¯s just shady. You can still clearly see. ¡°But why?¡± I ask him. ¡°It¡¯s just a little dark and it¡¯s my first sessful spell. I want to enjoy it longer.¡± ¡°Alice, no one else can see anything. And this darkness is even preventing sound from traveling long distances. You need to dispel it or everyone will panic even more.¡± He told me. What do you mean can¡¯t see anything? But I can clearly see around. And I hear him just fine. He was also capable of walking up to me. ¡°But¡­ you could see me.¡± I said carefully. ¡°I can¡¯t see you Alice.¡± Brian said to me. But then how. ¡°Laura helped me through the darkness. Please, dispel it.¡± So he did it thanks to being an angel. I guess I have no choice. ¡°Fine. If you really ask me like that.¡± I said to him and let go of the spell. It took a little while for the shade to disappear, but that might be because it is my first spell. I need to practice control better. After I let Brian out of my hug, he made his way over to teacher. I didn¡¯t notice, but for some reason teacher is on the ground. Did he pass out from the excitement? It seems Brian was checking up on him and now is just holding his hand on teacher¡¯s stomach. ¡°Brian, what are you doing?¡± I asked him. He exined that teacher had run out of mana trying to dispel my shade. But teacher is a great mage. He shouldn¡¯t run out of mana like that. When I asked Brian about it, he said it¡¯s because water is bad at dispelling dark spells. It seems like Brian is now sharing his mana with teacher. Does that mean Brian has the water attribute? Teacher told me that you can only share mana with those who have the same attribute as you. After sharing mana with teacher, Brian said we need to call father. I really don¡¯t want to. But Brian insisted due to my spell''s effect. Was it really that bad? Well, Jenna did seem frozen, so¡­ But, it was my first spell. It couldn¡¯t have been so powerful. Brian started questioning me, asking how I was feeling. How should I answer that? I feel great. I casted a spell sessfully. But If I really frightened everyone I would feel bad. I don¡¯t mind giving father a scare, but everyone else is different. I asked Brian if it was even possible for me to cast such a powerful spell and he said I used too many skills at once. I do have Magic Boost and I was using it, but could that really be enough? And now father is here. Please go away. I can¡¯t deal with you right now. He came onto me with his usual super scary aura, demanding to know if I casted a spell. As I answered he began hounding Brian about it. Please forgive him for jumping onto you. And please keep his attention on you. But that didn¡¯tst. Father began demanding that I cast a spell again. Yelling at me. Please just stop. I just can¡¯t. Not now. Someone help me! And someone did. Brian. He got between my father and me, and began holding father back. Brian was insulting father for all of his obsession over the prophecy. Well, he is not wrong, but what lord wouldn¡¯t try to protect their town. As their argument was getting even more heated, I noticed that Brian pulled out a card. Is he nning on fighting father? But it seems Brian was arguing about the blond haired magician part of the prophecy. Why would he focus on that? ¡°I summon Dark Magician Girl.¡± Brian said as he performed his summon. I¡¯ve only seen him do it once before, but it really is impressive. The amount of mana surging feels surreal. And the mana this time feels better than it did with that metal golem. Out of the card, descended a blond haired girl in a blue and pink robe. Did he summon a magician? That shouldn¡¯t be possible. I know he told me in the carriage that he can summon humanoid monsters, but this. Even the legendary original summoner couldn¡¯t summon humans. But I guess for an angel, anything is possible. He did talk about these monsters going up against Gods. But what Gods would you fight? I might need to ask him. Father seemed to have gone mad after seeing Brian¡¯s new summon. I can¡¯t me him, it is¡­ well, I don¡¯t know what it is. ¡°Hello there.¡± The summoned monster greeted me? They can do that? I didn¡¯t know they could speak. ¡°He.. hello.¡± I said back weakly. Her mana is much stronger than my own. She must be a great magician. ¡°You don¡¯t need to be so nervous Alice. I won¡¯t hurt you.¡± She said. But how does she know my name? ¡°How¡­ how do you know my name?¡± I asked. ¡°Lady Laura told me when I was summoned.¡± She said. Lady Laura? Wasn¡¯t Laura the name Brian gave his system support? Can system support do something like that? Father did say something about Brian¡¯s unique skill, being a part of the system. It does remind me of the status menu. ¡°I see.¡± I said back. ¡°I heard Master gave you the dark attribute. Would you like me to teach you some dark magic?¡± She asked me. Her? Teaching me? But she is so strong. There is no way someone like her would ever teach me. ¡°But¡­ I¡­ Would you really? Teach me?¡± I asked. My words get caught in my throat. The only reason teacher Trystan agreed to teach me is money. What could I give her in return for the teaching? ¡°Of course I will. As long as Master says it¡¯s fine. And I¡¯m sure we can make him give in.¡± She said in a teasing way. So, she really will teach me. I¡¯ll have an amazing teacher now, right. Not that Trystan was a bad teacher. But I¡¯m not sure he could really teach me dark magic spells. ¡°Dark Magician Girl! Stop HIM!¡± I heard Brian yell out. I look behind Brian¡¯s summon and see father charging at us. ¡°What a fool.¡± The summon said. Hopefully she won¡¯t hurt father. Too much. ¡°Dark press.¡± An orb of darkness appeared before her and she quickly moved it to float on top of father¡¯s head. As it made its way there, father crashed into the ground. What is that spell? I¡¯ve never heard of it? ¡°Lesson one.¡± She said to me, noticing my questioning gaze. ¡°This spell is Dark Press. It makes it harder for enemies to move in its area. If the spell is powerful enough, it will force them to the ground like that.¡± She said pointing at father. Dark Press? And it prevents movement. I wish I had my notebook, but I left it on the nket. I hope she won¡¯t mind telling me in more detail afterwards. I don''t think I could replicate this spell after just seeing it once. ¡°LET ME GO!¡± Father was yelling. ¡°ATTACKING A NOBLE IS TREASON! YOU WILL BE EXECUTED FOR THIS!¡± ¡°NO!¡± I yelled at him. You can¡¯t do that. ¡°You will order that beast to let me go!¡± Father growled on the ground. ¡°And if I don¡¯t?¡± Brian, who had walked up to us, asked. How can he be so calm in this situation? ¡°I will have you executed.¡± He said to Brian. ¡°And how will you do that? Tell your guards to do it? Have you even considered what will happen if you do that?¡± He asked taunting father. ¡°Then you will DIE!¡± Father yelled. ¡°Sure.¡± Brian said. ¡°I¡¯ll die while you are stuck to the ground. Do you really think your guards can overpower my summons?¡± ¡°That doesn¡¯t matter. They will do as I say.¡± ¡°Are you trying to get me to destroy this town?¡± Brian asked. ¡°You will never get the chance.¡± Father said. ¡°Sure I won¡¯t.¡± Brian taunted. I feel like I should stop him, but can I really? Do I even want to? Father has locked me up into this estate for my life. I only go outside during the founding festival. And even then, I¡¯m just trapped in a carriage. The dungeon adventure was the first time I really was outside. And even then father had me trapped with guards. I really hope father will learn from this. ¡°Could someone please exin what¡¯s going on?¡± I heard a voice ask. I know that voice. I turn to face her. Mother. CH.39 Alice’s mother CH.39 Alice¡¯s mother

[Brian POV]

After my order to Dark Magician Girl, she used a spell I didn¡¯t recognize. It forced the baron onto the ground. Well at least she didn¡¯t attack with something like ¡®Dark burning attack¡¯. Or whatever it was. Dead noble would not be fun to deal with. He started shouting like a madman. Everything about having me executed to nothing but my death matters. Is he trying to turn me into a demon lord or something? I would rather not turn the world against me, but if I have to, I might just do it. Well it was partly my fault for egging him on, but I¡¯m just going to say it¡¯s all on him. ¡°Could someone please exin what¡¯s going on?¡± A female voice asked. I turned to see who it was and saw Lady Watchman walking towards us. Her name was¡­ (It is Christina.) Laura reminded me. Thank god my memory enhancement called Laura is working all the time. I take the responsibility to respond, as I don¡¯t think Alice is in a calm state yet. ¡°Your husband got a little over excited after hearing about Alice sessfully casting a spell. I asked my summon to hold him down so he would calm down.¡± I told her. It¡¯s mostly true. ¡°HE WAS THREATENING TO KILL ME! YOU MUST CALL THE GUARDS AND HAVE HIM EXECUTED IMMEDIATELY!¡± The fool was yelling on the ground. ¡°Just Shut Up you FOOL!¡± Christina said back to him. ¡°I could absolutely see you losing your marbles after news like that. Let me guess, you immediately haunted Alice to use more spells, without listening to anything. Did you even notice her teacher passed out on the ground?¡± ¡°...¡± The fool was quiet for the first time sinceing outside. ¡°So you didn¡¯t. You prophecy obsessed fool.¡± Christina wasying on him. ¡°And you are also trying to turn a system support holder against you. And a dungeon founder at that. You do realize that attacking him would mean death to this family.¡± I didn¡¯t realize that I was so important. Well I guess they spoke about me being a messenger of Gods, or something like that. I don¡¯t really feel like that though. ¡°You will go back inside and cool your head.¡± Christina ordered. ¡°I will deal with this.¡± ¡°...¡± The fool didn¡¯t answer. ¡°DID YOU HEAR ME?¡± She asked, pressuring him to answer. ¡°...yes¡± Brandon answered. ¡°Could you release the spell, sir Brian?¡± She asked me. ¡°Sure.¡± I turn to Dark Magician Girl and nod. She realizes what I want and the spell is lifted. The baron grumblesas he gets up, but leaves towards the front door without any more raging. Christina followed him with her eyes until he went inside. ¡°So now that we can speak with some peace, what¡¯s going on?¡± She asked. ¡°Well I think you know most of it already.¡± I said to her. ¡°Alice casted a dark magic spell, it was a little too powerful and darkness got everywhere, Brandon heard and lost his mind.¡± That¡¯s the abridged version anyway. ¡°What about Trystan over there? Why has he passed out? And who is thatdy?¡± She asked. ¡°Trystan is passed out due to running out of mana. I shared some with him, so he should wake up soon. And that is Dark Magician Girl. My summon.¡± I told her. I don¡¯t know how long it will take for the teacher to wake up, but considering Laura was in charge of that, I¡¯m sure he will be fine. She would have told me if he needed something more. ¡°So Alice really did it. I knew she had it in her.¡± Christina said. ¡°But dark magic? That I didn¡¯t expect. And that wonderful witch is really your summon. I didn¡¯t think it was possible to summon something like that.¡± ¡°Well my summoning is not exactly normal.¡± I told her. ¡°Nothing about you is normal.¡± She said. ¡°I hope you don¡¯t mind me saying that.¡± ¡°Well, it is kind of true, so¡­ I¡¯ll give you a pass.¡± I told her in a teasing manner. ¡°Thank you for that.¡± She said. ¡°I don¡¯t want to get crushed.¡± As she said that she made her way to Alice. ¡°How are you feeling?¡± She asked. ¡°Better now.¡± Alice responded. She seems to be recovering from the terror caused by her father. ¡°Do you think you can cast a spell again?¡± Christina asked. ¡°I think I can.¡± Alice said. ¡°But I need to use a different one. I don¡¯t want to lose control again.¡± ¡°I see, but I don¡¯t really know many dark magic spells. They are not widely known.¡± Her mother responded. Then she looked at me and asked. ¡°Would you know sir Brian?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t look at me.¡± I told her and pointed at Dark Magician Girl. ¡°She¡¯s my dark magic expert.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t lie, Master.¡± Dark Magician Girl responded. ¡°You know my teacher would know even more.¡± ¡°Well, I haven¡¯t summoned him yet and you are already here, so please teach Alice a simple spell she can use¡± I ordered her. ¡°Of course, Master. But you must promise I get to teach her again.¡± DMG bargained. ¡°That¡¯s fine by me, but you need to ask them.¡± I told her. To that Alice nods and her mother says: ¡°That would be wonderful. Finding dark magic teacher is almost impossible.¡± I really hope Alice¡¯s previous teacher won¡¯t get mad for losing his position. Well I guess he could try to co-teach Alice with DMG. But I¡¯m predicting that Dark Magician will want to jump onto the teaching wagon after he hears that his pupil took on a student. ¡°Yay!¡± Dark Magician Girl got excited. ¡°Alice, follow me so we have some space.¡± She dragged Alice by the arm. ¡°Please, don¡¯t pull so hard.¡± Alice said back. Alice took off after DMG. I was just standing there with Christina. ¡°So¡­ now what?¡± I asked her. ¡°Well, I would like to make sure that Trystan is alright.¡± She said. ¡°I know you said he is just out of mana, but I would like to make sure.¡± ¡°That¡¯s fine.¡± I said back. She walked over to Trystan and ,like I did, checked his pulse and breathing. ¡°He doesn¡¯t seem to be out of mana. Did you lie to me?¡± She asked. ¡°No, I just shared some of mine with him.¡± I told her. ¡°I see¡­¡± She said, ¡°Well he is still quite low, so it makes sense if you only gave him a bit." Didn¡¯t I give him over 150 mana? Well that might not be that much for a great mage. ¡°Should we do something to him?¡± I asked her. ¡°No.¡± She responded. ¡°With your mana in him, there are no major problems. We''ll just have to wait until he wakes up on his own. We could ssh him with water to wake him up, but I don¡¯t think that¡¯s necessary.¡± Good, so my emergency first aid was enough. ¡°May I ask something, sir Brian?¡± Christina turned back to face me and asked. ¡°Go for it. But I might not answer.¡± I said back. ¡°Alice has never had an attribute, much less dark magic. Did you have something to do with her suddenly being able to use dark magic?¡± She asked. I guess she could see through me. ¡°If I tell you, do you promise to keep it a secret?¡± I countered her. ¡°I swear to keep it a secret. On the Watchman name.¡± She said to me. ¡°You know, swearing on your name might mean something to another noble, but not to me. If you want to hear the truth, swear on the system.¡± I told her. Normally I might take swearing on a name, but after Brandon¡¯s foolery, I¡¯m not so open to it anymore. ¡°If that¡¯s what it takes,¡± She said. ¡°I swear to the mighty system that I will keep this secret.¡± ¡°Then I¡¯ll tell you.¡± I said. ¡°I gave Alice the dark attribute.¡± ¡°You gave it to her? Is that even possible?¡± ¡°Well, I guess giving is the wrong word.¡± I specified. ¡°More like I boosted her affinity with the dark attribute.¡± ¡°You can actually do something like that?¡± Christina asked. ¡°Yeah, I have a way of doing it.¡± I told her. ¡°Can you do it to anyone and with any attribute?¡± ¡°I think so, but the results may vary.¡± I told her. ¡°Then would you give me one? Or did you say ¡®boost¡¯. Would you boost one of mine?¡± ¡°Do you not have an attribute already?¡± I asked. ¡°I do have earth¡­¡± She said. ¡°Then, no.¡± I answered. ¡°If you didn¡¯t have a sufficient one, I would have considered it.¡± ¡°But¡­¡± ¡°No buts.¡± I said. ¡°Greedy people will never win. And even then why would you need more magic if you can use one attribute already.¡± ¡°...I want to be able to fly¡­¡± She said. ¡°Wouldn¡¯t flying magic usually be done with wind magic?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes!¡± She seemed excited. ¡°Would you be able to give it to me?¡± ¡°No.¡± I said back. She looked a little gloomy after that. ¡°And this time it¡¯s not just because I don¡¯t want to. It¡¯s due to wind and earth being opposites. When I boost one attribute, it¡¯s opposite goes down. If I boosted your wind attribute, you would lose your earth one.¡± ¡°I see. I¡¯m sorry, asking for the impossible.¡± She said. ¡°Well the attribute is the impossible part. Helping you fly would be simple.¡± I told her. ¡°Really?¡± ¡°Remember that I¡¯m a summoner.¡± I told her. ¡°All I would have to do is summon a flying creature and let you ride it.¡± ¡°Do you promise you will let me fly?¡± She asked. All the members of this family are on some levels of greed. I honestly would give her something like a sleeved Cyber Falcon, but she doesn¡¯t have the card summoner skill. (Master, if you make her the dungeon master, she might gain that skill.) Laura informed me. Well I guess that would be a good thing. And the skill does seem to be tied to the dungeon in some way. ¡°Lady Christina, would you be willing to be the dungeon master of the dungeon I founded?¡± I asked her. ¡°Would you really let me?¡± She asked. ¡°It would be my honor.¡± She might be the best choice. Zayaan can¡¯t do it ording tow and Brandon has been losing reliability points fast. And I would have a good excuse to give her Cyber Falcon as a means of transportation to the dungeon and back. ¡°Yes,¡± I said to her. ¡°I think you might be the best choice.¡± CH.40 Learning from Dark Magician Girl CH.40 Learning from Dark Magician Girl

[Alice POV]

I was pulled away from my mother and Brian by Brian¡¯s summon. She and Brian said, she would teach me dark magic. I really want to go grab my notebook, but she doesn¡¯t give me a chance. ¡°Teacher, I need my notebook.¡± I said to her. ¡°Oh, I see.¡± She responded. ¡°Aports.¡± She said something like an activation word and in her hand was my notebook and pencil. ¡°Take notes then,¡± She began. ¡°That spell was aports. It can be used to pull small objects to you.¡± She told me. ¡°Can anything be pulled?¡± I asked. ¡°As long as it¡¯s not toorge or too far away. You also need to know where it is and what you are trying to pull.¡± She told me. I opened my notebook and wrote it down. I also made a quick note about the ¡®dark press¡¯ spell. ¡°Well then, I¡¯ll be teaching you the basic dark magic attack spell ¡®dark bullet¡¯.¡± She said to me. Attack magic? Already? ¡°Teacher, are you sure attack magic is the best idea?¡± I asked her. Myst spell was too powerful and I might hurt someone with an attack spell. ¡°Don¡¯t worry.¡± She said. ¡°It¡¯ll be fine. Also you can call me Mana.¡± ¡°But teacher¡­¡± ¡°MANA.¡± ¡°Yes, teacher Mana.¡± ¡°Just Mana.¡± She insisted. ¡°Yes, Mana.¡± I surrendered. ¡°Good girl.¡± She said to me and tried to give me a head pat. I dodged her hand. I¡¯m not a little kid. ¡°I need to educate you on receiving praise apparently.¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± I asked. ¡°Good girls take their head pats.¡± She said teasing. ¡°I¡¯m not a little kid.¡± I argued back. ¡°Fine, fine.¡± She said. ¡°I¡¯ll show you the spell first, then you will try to replicate it.¡± Mana said to me. ¡°Now look closely. Dark bullet¡± Mana casted a spell and fired it into the air. A small lump of darkness was shot forward at high speed. ¡°Now you try.¡± She said to me. How am I supposed to cast that? She didn¡¯t chant or anything. I know with ¡®quick cast¡¯ you can chant with only the activation word, but you can only do that with spells you are familiar with. ¡°But, you didn¡¯t chant the spell or anything.¡± I said to her. ¡°I don¡¯t know how to use a new spell like that.¡± ¡°Why not?¡± She asked. ¡°You just do as I did.¡± ¡°But, I¡¯ve never used attack spells before, so to demand me to do it without a full chant is too much.¡± I argued back. ¡°But the chants don¡¯t matter.¡± She said to me. ¡°As long as you have a clear picture of what you want to do, you can do it.¡± ¡°...I still don¡¯t understand.¡± She said something that makes no sense. Everyone knows chants matter. And you can only quick cast if you know the spell very well. Most cast a spell thousands of times before even attempting to quick cast it. ¡°Just try it and you¡¯ll see.¡± She said. ¡°Point your hand or finger to the sky, imagine a ball of darkness and then make it move.¡± She makes it sound so simple. But I just don¡¯t think I can do it. She realizes my hesitation and moves to behind me. She takes a hold of my right hand and points it to the sky. ¡°Now, imagine it and say ¡®dark bullet¡¯.¡± She said to me. Imagine. I try to picture in my head the spell she just used. I think I can do it. But, what if¡­ ¡°Dark bullet.¡± I try tounch the spell. A small clump of darkness appears, but it¡¯s not flying where I wanted it to fly. It¡¯s going to crash into the outer wall. ¡°Dark shield.¡± Mana cast a spell behind me. A wall of darkness appeared in the path of my spell and stopped it. The wall vanished afterwards. ¡°See, you could do it if you just try.¡± Mana told me. ¡°But¡­ the spell failed. It flew in the wrong direction.¡± I said back. ¡°That¡¯s fine for your first attack spell.¡± She said. ¡°My first spells would just blow up in my face.¡± She made mistakes like that? But, she is so skilled. ¡°If you never fail, you will never learn.¡± She said. ¡°That¡¯s what my teacher always said to me.¡± ¡°I would like to meet your teacher now.¡± I said back. I¡¯m sure it¡¯s impossible though. ¡°Sure you can.¡± She said to me. ¡°Master Brian can summon him.¡± ¡°What?¡± Brian can summon someone even more powerful and skilled than her? But she is already on the level of court mages. What would that make her teacher? A great sage? ¡°Yes he can.¡± Mana told me again. Brian is so powerful. National treasure level golem. And two court level magicians. ¡°Did you collect your thoughts enough to try again?¡± Mana asked. ¡°I think so.¡± I answered. ¡°Good. This time I won¡¯t be holding your hand.¡± Mana told me. But, it¡¯s the only reason I could do it. ¡°But, I need you to.¡± I told her. ¡°Or you just want a hug.¡± She teased. ¡°I¡­¡± Well it did feel nice. But, I¡¯m not ready to do this alone. ¡°Let¡¯s make a deal. If you can do it, I¡¯ll give you an actual hug.¡± ¡°... I¡¯m not a little kid.¡± I told her. ¡°Fine, then no deal.¡± She grabbed me from behind and held my hand again. ¡°Now cast it again.¡± I focus on the image and let mana flow through my arm, up to my hand. ¡°Dark Bullet.¡± I casted the spell. Again a small lump of darkness appeared and shot off. This time it went where I wanted it to. Well the sky is arge target after all. I think having a standing target would be better. ¡°Good. It flew nicely.¡± Manaplimented me. ¡°Thank you.¡± I said back. ¡°But I still think we are moving too quickly.¡± ¡°It¡¯s fine, let¡¯s cast it a few more times and we can go show it to your mother and Master.¡± ¡ª After another 10 sessful casts of ¡®dark bullet, Mana said I was ready to show it to mother and Brian. I only casted an over powered one, once. I feel like I needed more training, but Mana said she had a limited time she could stay summoned, so we had to do it now. ¡°Will I be able to see you again?¡± I asked Mana. ¡°Of course you will. Master can summon me againter. You could even ask him permission to summon me yourself.¡± Mana answered. Could I really summon her? But I know nothing of summoning magic. I did gain that extra skill at the dungeon and Brian told us it would allow us to use his cards to summon monsters. I really hope I can. ¡°Now let¡¯s go!¡± Mana said with enthusiasm. I wish I could be as easy going as she is. Brian, I promise I will show you I can use the gift you gave me. CH.41 About the Guild master CH.41 About the Guild master

[Brian POV]

¡°I think you might be the best choice.¡± I said to Christina. ¡°Would you tell me why I am over my husband or like the adventurer¡¯s guild master?¡± She asked. ¡°Well your husband has not exactly impressed me with his attitude towards Alice. And didn¡¯t you hear about the guild master''s reaction when I told him about the dungeon.¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t hear about it. What happened?¡± Christina asked. ¡°He got mad and threw me out of his office.¡± I said to her. ¡°He was also threatening me with things like ¡®You¡¯ll never be an adventurer¡¯. Then I asked Zayaan of Prime Rib for help and he brought me here to meet Brandon.¡± ¡°Well I guess given the guild master¡¯s past it is possible.¡± Christina said. ¡°His past?¡± I questioned. ¡°Could you tell me about it?¡± ¡°I guess I can. How much do you know about dungeons? Dungeon masters specifically.¡± She asked. ¡°I did hear some information from Laura.¡± I answered. ¡°Laura? Ah, yes your system support, right?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Well as you know there are two kinds of dungeon masters. Remote and live-in ones. The guild master Alexander used to be a live-in dungeon master at a dungeon near the capital.¡± Christina told me. ¡°Why would that make you freak out when you hear the word dungeon?¡± I asked. ¡°I was just getting to it.¡± Christina began. ¡°The dungeon he worked at had a shift of 2 dungeon masters. Each would spend a month living in the dungeon and then switch. But the dungeon preferred Alexander over the other master and didn¡¯t want him to leave. The dungeon would purposefully get multiple powerful monsters to be in the way of the other dungeon master¡¯s escort party, causing them to retreat on a few of the first tries. Eventually the dungeon even managed to kill the other dungeon master. This left Alexander trapped in the dungeon for a long time, until a new master could be named. And even then, they still had to collect high ranking adventurers to clear a path to the dungeon master¡¯s room.¡± ¡°How long was he in the dungeon?¡± I asked. If he really was there for a long time, I could see that causing some bad memories. ¡°In total over 16 years.¡± Christina said. 16 years? Holy shit. ¡°And during those sixteen years a lot happened. His wife was plunged into poverty and was forced to sell her body for survival. His son was murdered by the dept collectors that she had borrowed money from. And he couldn¡¯t help them at all. He med the kingdom for everything and he was nearly executed for treason. But the queen forgave him and he ¡®retired¡¯ here. Him being a long time dungeon master is also the reason he looks a lot younger than he is. In actuality he is almost sixty, but he looks like he is in his forties.¡± Holy, that¡¯s a lot to take in. Being basically a prisoner for 16 years. Anding back to a dead son and an abused wife. And then the king, or some other higher up, wants to kill him, because he criticizes you for not protecting his family. This kingdom has some fucked up nobles. ¡°Well I guess I should say sorry for him, the next time we meet.¡± I said out loud. ¡°Did you insult him?¡± ¡°Well I might have said something about him losing his job. And called him something like ¡®whining old man¡¯. Not my best insult ever, but I¡¯m sure he didn¡¯t like it, given the circumstances.¡± I told Christina. ¡°Yes, I would rmend you say sorry to him.¡± She said to me. ¡°The main reason he came to live here was to stay away from any dungeons. And during his time here, he really has helped in improving this town for the junior adventurers. Things like sses andbat practice were introduced. It¡¯s said around the kingdom that if a person is young and wants to be an adventurer, they shoulde here.¡± ¡°Well that most certainly is a lot. But that still leaves him out of the running for the dungeon master position.¡± I reminded her of where this rabbit hole started. ¡°And you still want me to do it, instead of my husband.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± I told her. ¡°And aren¡¯t you the real head of this family? As in the one born to the previous lord?¡± I just have a feeling she is. Because of the way Brandon reacted to hering outside and scolding him. ¡°No, I¡¯m not. Brandon is the son of the previous lord.¡± She answered. But my theory. Come up with a backup n. NOW! ¡°But I am the daughter of an earl that happens to be his superior.¡± She told me. Well, just go on and drop a bomb on me why won¡¯t you. Why would an earl¡¯s daughter marry a baron? ¡°But, why would you..?¡± ¡°Marry so far below my family.¡± She interrupted me. ¡°My father was not blessed with a son for a long time. I have six sisters. He finally managed to get a son as his eighth child. He had to find some ce to marry all of us. And the previous lord Watchman was able to breed up the boars roaming the ins, creating a great source of meat for the kingdom.¡± ¡°And that¡¯s how you two ended up together.¡± ¡°Well that, and also the prophecy of the return of the behemoth.¡± She said. ¡°The Watchman family prioritizes getting blond haired magicians to the family.¡± ¡°And you could use the earth magic?¡± ¡°Exactly.¡± She said. ¡°And with dear using wind magic, we believed we would have children with great magical abilities.¡± ¡°So it is as I suspected.¡± I said. ¡°What do you mean?¡± She asked. ¡°You two have opposing attributes.¡± I told her. ¡°And why does that matter?¡± ¡°It makes it more likely to have a child with lower attributes, or even no sufficient attribute. Like Alice.¡± I informed her. ¡°Is that true?¡± She immediately asked. ¡°What¡¯s the source of your information?¡± ¡°The system support.¡± I told her. ¡°I don¡¯t think Laura would ever lie to me. I don¡¯t even know if she can lie.¡± (I am incapable of lying to my Master.) ¡°I see, but Alice''s brother can use wind magic.¡± Christina said. She has a brother? Where is he? I¡¯ve never seen him. ¡°It¡¯s not like it¡¯s impossible to have children who can¡¯t do it just because the parents have opposite attributes.¡± I told her. ¡°If it was that simple, someone would have figured it out already. Laura just told me that the chance of having a child with no attribute is increased, if the parents have opposite attributes.¡± ¡°This is still massive news.¡± Christina said. ¡°By that logic, would it mean that two people with the same or wellbining attributes would be more likely to have a child with strong magic attributes?¡± (Laura, what do you think?) I asked Laura before throwing out my own theory. (I do not have full information on attribute passing, but two people with the same one will have an increased chance of a child with strong affinity to that attribute. I don¡¯t have ess to information onbining attributes. Sorry.) Laura told me. Well she is still on standard level so I guess she can¡¯t do everything. ¡°ording to Laura, parents with the same attribute should have an increased chance at a child with high affinity for that attribute.¡± I told Christina what I heard from Laura. ¡°I see.¡± Christina said. ¡°If the system support says so, it must be true. We¡¯ll have to include that in the report.¡± ¡°What report?¡± ¡°The dungeon founding report.¡± ¡°Oh, yeah. You probably would need to make a report on something like that.¡± ¡°Yes. And we would appreciate it if you would go with the one to make the report.¡± She told me. ¡°And that would result in me heading to the capital. Would I have to report to the king himself?¡± I asked. ¡°It¡¯s not required byw, but if you want the honorary noble title that all dungeon founders are obligated, you would have to meet with the king.¡± Christina told me. ¡°Mother, Brian. Are you two ready to see my magic?¡± Alice came in and asked. CH.42 Alice’s magic show (of one spell) CH.42 Alice¡¯s magic show (of one spell) Alice, followed by Dark Magician Girl, came up to us and said she was ready to show us a spell. I had paid some attention to their training so I know they were using some sort of dark attack spell. ¡°Yes, please do show us sweetheart.¡± Christina told Alice. Sweetheart? Well, at least one of her parents loves her. Well, I guess her father might love her in his own twisted way. ¡°If you feel ready, we would love to see.¡± I said. I think their practice went on for about 40 minutes. They would still have some time to use before I must unsummon DMG, but they decided to do it now. And I guess having DMG summoned in case something goes wrong is a good thing. She used a shield spell a couple of times during their practice to block Alice¡¯s spell, so she should be able to do it now. ¡°Yes, I¡¯m ready.¡± Alice said with enthusiasm. I take a quick peek at Dark Magician Girl and she gives me a small nod of approval. Did she know what I was thinking or¡­ (Laura?) (Yes, Master. I can transmit your thoughts to your summons.) Laura told me. So that¡¯s why she could answer before I even asked. ¡°Now, is everyone ready?¡± Alice asked excitedly. ¡°Yes.¡± Christina answered. ¡°Show us what you can do.¡± I told her. Too bad some baron is not here to see this. Unless he is watching from a window. ¡°Okay, here I go.¡± Alice said and held up her right hand, pointing at the sky with her index finger. ¡°Dark bullet.¡± From her finger, off took a small clump of darkness. It looked more like a dark raindrop than a bullet, but close enough. It flew up into the sky and disappeared from sight. I hope it won¡¯t fall on someone''s head. Perhaps it will dissipate before it ever hits the ground. Both Christina and I pped at her sessful spell. It was nice and simple, but without a target it was difficult to judge the power. ¡°The show is not over yet.¡± Alice said. ¡°Mana, a target please.¡± ¡°Sure. Dark shield.¡± Dark Magician Girl said. Mana? Is that her name? Wasn¡¯t that the name of Atem¡¯s childhood friend in the anime or something? I think she was a student of ¡­ well the guy who became the Dark Magician. I think it was Mahad or something. He did get a new card after the Dark side movie that was named after him. A wall, or maybe more like a panel, of darkness appeared a little ways away. So that¡¯s what they are going to use as a target. They could have asked me to summon something to act as one. I don¡¯t think something like Slot Machine would die even if peppered with low level spells. Alice once again pointed with her right hand index finger, but now it was at the dark shield. ¡°Dark bullet.¡± She let out the same spell. The spell flew cleanly through the air and hit the target. Not dead center, but still a clean hit. I would say around a seven or a six. Christina and I pped more. ¡°Thank you.¡± Alice said. I can feel her confidence draining now that she seeded. Or it might just be her running low on mana. ¡°That was a wonderful show.¡± Christina said as she made her way over to her daughter, taking her into a deep hug. ¡°Well done Alice.¡± I said to her. ¡°You learned that spell so quickly.¡± It might be just a basic spell, but learning to hit a target at, I don¡¯t know how far it is but still, in just an hour¡ä, that urately, is very impressive. (Master, the dark shield they used as a target was 22 meters away from Alice¡¯s shooting position.) Laura told me. As I said, urate. It took me a while to learn how to shoot a pistol urately. Unless these spells have a homing feature. (Basic spells cannot track targets, Master.) So they are simply point and shoot. Like a gun. Sniper Alice in the house. (A sniper would be more urate, Master.) While Christina was still holding Alice in a tight hug, Dark Magician Girl came up to me and asked: ¡°Master, would you unsummon me now?¡± ¡°Sure I can, but why? You still have at least half an hour of time.¡± ¡°Yes, but that mage will wake up soon, sody Laura told me I should be unsummoned before he wakes up.¡± So it was Laura¡¯s idea. Why didn¡¯t she just tell me directly? (I calcted that Master was more likely to go with the n if she asked directly.) ¡°Well, fine. I¡¯ll unsummon you. Do you want to say something to Alice before you go?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think it¡¯s necessary, Master. I¡¯m sure you will summon me in front of her again. This is not a farewell after all.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll give you that. Thank you for your service Dark Magician Girl.¡± ¡°Of course Master. And please call me Mana from now on.¡± ¡°As you wish, Mana.¡± I¡¯m d she gave me the permission to use that name. Dark Magician Girl is not really a great name to call someone by. It¡¯s more of a title, than a name. Just like when I summoned her, a card appeared above her. She floated up to it and disappeared. I put her card back into the collection. ¡°No!¡± I heard Alice yell out. ¡°I still wanted to talk to her.¡± So she still had some business with Mana. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. You¡¯ll get to see her again. She just had to go. I can¡¯t keep her summoned forever.¡± I told her. ¡°You will, right? That¡¯s a promise, right?¡± Alice broke out of her mother¡¯s hug and came up to me asking. ¡°Of course I will summon her again.¡± I told her. ¡°I said that she could be your teacher, after all. She can¡¯t teach you if I never summon her near you again.¡± ¡°Of course you will, right?¡± She is still going on with this. For how long? ¡°... what ¡­. happened ¡­ ¡° Alice¡¯s teacher was finally getting up from his nap. About time. With all the mana I poured into you, you should have been up ages ago. (Master, your mana pool is a lot smaller than that of an aplished mage.) Laura told me. Well thanks for taking me down. (It¡¯s not an insult or an attempt at belittling you Master. You just haven¡¯t had the time to train up your skills yet.) Well yeah. My pack opener skill gave me some defense so magical skill would likely increase my magic or mana. And he is an A-rank adventurer, so he probably has many magical skills. He could have many thousands of mana. In that the 150 mana I gave him would be basically nothing. ¡°Teacher.¡± Alice reacted to him getting up. ¡°You woke up.¡± ¡°Oh, Alice¡­.¡± He said weakly. ¡°You shouldn¡¯t let an old man run out of mana like this.¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry Teacher.¡± Alice said. ¡°But, what happened?¡± He asked. ¡°I casted a spell.¡± Alice said with pride. ¡°But¡­ really? Did you really?¡± He seemed confused. Does he not remember that? ¡°Yes she really did.¡± I cut in. ¡°It was way too powerful because she put too much effort into it and you ran out of mana trying to dispel it.¡± I told him. ¡°I see.¡± He said weakly. ¡°I ¡­. then I failed as her teacher.¡± ¡°Teacher.¡± Alice said quickly. ¡°You didn¡¯t fail. I¡¯ve learned magic all thanks to you.¡± Well that¡¯s true, to a point. She would¡¯ve never cast a spell without an attribute, but she also wouldn¡¯t be able to use an attribute without training. ¡°She¡¯s right, you know.¡± Christina joined in. ¡°You have worked hard to build up her skills and now she can cast magic. Thanks to you.¡± Christina is doing a great job at making sure Trystan doesn¡¯t learn about my involvement in all of this. And I appreciate it. I don¡¯t want greedy people bugging me for attributes. I want to open other sets than just Magic Ruler. ¡°Thank you Lady Christina.¡± He said. ¡°Our efforts have not been in vain, right Miss Alice?¡± ¡°Yes, our effort has finally paid off.¡± Alice said. ¡°But, I¡¯m still surprised that the attribute you awakened was dark. I thought for sure it would be wind like your father or earth like your mother.¡± ¡°I think dark suits me the best.¡± Alice said to her teacher. ¡°That¡¯s why it¡¯s the one I have.¡± You did make the choice after all. ¡°I think this is enough training for the morning.¡± Christina said. ¡°Let¡¯s just take it easy until lunch.¡± That honestly sounds like a great idea. I¡¯m still not feeling 100% due to missing mana. Let¡¯s just take it easy for now. We also have that summoning ¡®date¡¯ in the afternoon. CH.43 Angel’s naptime CH.43 Angel¡¯s naptime As our magic show came to an end, our group broke up. Christina took Trystan inside, but Alice and I stayed here after Alice asked me to. She took me over to the nket and we sat down. After giving Alice a bit of time to start a conversation and her just staying silent, I decided to take the initiative. ¡°So how are you feeling?¡± I asked her. ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± She answered. ¡°I feel like all I¡¯ve done is not a waste, but I also feel like I couldn¡¯t have done it without you. I don¡¯t know if I should feel great about it or just ¡­ think of myself as a failure.¡± ¡°You know you are not a failure.¡± I told her. ¡°You can now cast spells. And hit targets with them. How could that be considered a failure? And if that is, what would you consider a sess?¡± ¡°But I couldn¡¯t do it on my own.¡± She said. ¡°No one can do everything on their own.¡± ¡°Not that. I had to rely on the power of an angel to do it.¡± She said in a slightly angry tone. ¡°Angel?¡± What angel? I¡¯ve seen no angel. I haven¡¯t summoned Shining Angel. Or any other angel. ¡°You, you are an angel, aren¡¯t you?¡± She really seems to be mad that I¡¯m denying her ideas. ¡°Why would you think I¡¯m an angel?¡± I asked her. ¡°Only an angel could do something like grant an attribute.¡± She said to me. ¡°Well, it¡¯s a good thing that I didn¡¯t grant you an attribute then.¡± ¡°What do you mean you didn¡¯t? You saw it. I can cast spells now, where I couldn¡¯t before. Of course you granted me one.¡± ¡°Technically I didn¡¯t.¡± I told her. ¡°What do you mean ¡®technically didn¡¯t¡¯?¡± ¡°In reality, I boosted your affinity with the dark attribute, while lowering your affinity with light. For you the lowering didn¡¯t really matter, because you already had very low affinities with all attributes.¡± I told her. ¡°... What do you mean raise and lower affinity? Don¡¯t you just have an attribute? Or in my case I didn¡¯t have one?¡± ¡°It¡¯s not that simple, but I don¡¯t really know how it works either.¡± ¡°So, I had an attribute, but I couldn¡¯t use it?¡± Alice asked me to confirm her theory. ¡°Yeah, that¡¯s what I think was the case. Laura called it ¡®sufficient attribute¡¯. I think your strongest attributes naturally would be wind and earth. They are the ones held by your parents, after all. But wind and earth are opposites, so they might be preventing you from using them.¡± I told her my theory. ¡°So, was all my training I did before you came useless?¡± Alice asked. ¡°What do you think?¡± I shoot back. ¡°I ¡­ I don¡¯t know. Without you I would have never seeded so it feels like a waste.¡± ¡°But if you hadn¡¯t worked so hard, I would have never offered you the attribute.¡± I told her. ¡°I went along with it, because I know you have been working hard. When I do the attribute modification, I don¡¯t want to do it to someone who doesn¡¯t deserve it. If you were just a spoiled brat that was asking, I would never have given it to you. But you work hard, in spite of the world. The world said you can¡¯t cast magic, but you didn¡¯t give in. You kept going and built up your skills. That is why you can now use magic. That¡¯s also why you can have someone like Mana as your second teacher.¡± ¡°Does my effort have anything to do with Mana?¡± Alice asked. ¡°In a way, yes.¡± I answered. ¡°Ites down to me having system support, and the system sending me something called missions. One of them is to boost the attributes of deserving people, whock a sufficient attribute. As a reward I get special monsters that I can summon. In your case it was Dark Magician Girl and Dark Magician. If you had not worked so hard before, I would have gained lesser monsters as a reward.¡± ¡°So¡­ Mana is here because of me?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Yes, she is here thanks to your effort.¡± ¡°Thank you, Brian.¡± She said quietly. ¡°Don¡¯t thank me. It¡¯s the will of the system that I¡¯m here.¡± I¡¯ve really devolved into a preacher for the system. Or would that actually be an evolution? I¡¯m not sure. ¡°Miss Alice, Lord Brian, it¡¯s time for lunch.¡± Jenna came to get us. She works too hard. I hope she has time to rest. ¡ª Lunch was, to put it bluntly, awkward. Alice was hounded by her father, until Christina shut him up, and after that we all just ate in silence. After lunch I went to my room, to have a quick nap, before the summoning lessons of the afternoon. I didn¡¯t think I was as tired as I really am. ¡ª I felt myself being shaken up from my nap. ¡°Lord Brian¡± the female voice said as she was shaking. ¡°Please wake up.¡± ¡°Fine¡­ I¡¯m up.¡± I said back as I opened my eyes. Nicole was there to get me up from my nap. I was napping in my t-shirt and boxers, so she averted her eyes as she noticed. ¡°Please get dressed and follow me. The baron sent me to get you.¡± Nicole said. ¡°Yaaawn.¡± I let out a loud yawn. ¡°Is it that time already? Fine.¡± I got up from the bed and quickly got dressed. Then I followed Nicole to the backyard of the estate. Most of the people with ¡®Card summoner¡¯ were there waiting for me. The two knights, Brandon, Alice and Henry, as well as Lucia and Alex of ¡®Prime Rib¡¯. Zayaan and Rico are absent. Christina and Trystan were also present even though they don¡¯t have the ¡®Card summoner¡¯ skill. ¡°Hello everyone. Sorry to keep you waiting.¡± I greeted them. ¡°Don¡¯t worry about it Brian.¡± Christina said to me. ¡°We also just got here.¡± ¡°Hello Brian.¡± Lucia greeted me. ¡°Hi, where are Zay and Rico?¡± I asked her and Alex. ¡°At the guild.¡± Alex answered. ¡°The guild master has note in yesterday or today, so the guild is a massive mess. Zayaan is trying to do some damage control. And he forced Rico to go to the fields to keep a look on the newer adventurers.¡± ¡°So he took it that badly.¡± Christina said after hearing what Alex said. ¡°You should have sent Brandon a report earlier.¡± ¡°I apologize, Madam Watchman.¡± Alex answered. ¡°Well at least you told us now.¡± Christina said to Alex and made her way to Brandon. ¡°And you are going to head to the guild.¡± She ordered her husband. ¡°Why would I do that? This is more important.¡± He argued. ¡°It¡¯s your job to help the adventurers guild when an emergencyes up. So head there and find out what is going on.¡± Christina said in amanding tone. ¡°And Henry, you¡¯ll head to the guild master¡¯s house to check up on him. If he is unwilling to return to his job as the guild master, head to the guild and have Brandon name a new guild master.¡± Christina ordered. She is really takingmand of them. ¡°But this is more imp¡­¡± Brandon was cut off by Christina. ¡°NO IT IS NOT!¡± She yelled out. ¡°YOU WILL go to the GUILD. Or I¡¯ll make Sure that Brian Will Never give you a Creature to Summon.¡± She was putting emphasis on some of her words nicely. ¡°... but ¡­ ¡° Brandon tried toe up with an argument, but he was failing at it.¡¯ ¡°No Buts.¡± Christina shot back. ¡°Do you even realize that your treatment of our daughter almost caused Brian to turn his back on us. You will head to the guild, and act as the Lord of this town, like you are supposed to do.¡± Christina, calm down a bit. You¡¯ll give him PTSD or something. Anxiety? I don¡¯t know. I¡¯m not a doctor. Or a psychiatrist. ¡°... Fine.¡± Brandon gave up. He and Henry quickly took off. ¡°Now Brian, if you would.¡± Christina turned back to me. ¡°Sure,¡± I began. ¡°We have all gathered here to learn about the wonders of card summoning.¡± I said in a joking tone. ¡°But in truth, I have no idea where to begin.¡± I admitted. ¡°Then why not just show us how you do it?¡± Christina asked. ¡°Everyone but you has already seen it. And you saw how I unsummoned Mana earlier.¡± I answered. Well I guess Trystan has not seen it yet, but he¡¯s an extra anyway. ¡°Brian, why don¡¯t you show them a ¡®pack opening¡¯? That could give them some idea on how your skill works.¡± Alice said to me. That might be the best idea. ¡°Good point Alice. That way everyone understands where the cardse from.¡± I said. I hope I can make the screen big enough for everyone to see. (I¡¯ll make it bigger for you, Master.) Laura told me. You really can do so much. ¡°Pack opener, Open.¡± I said and up came the already familiar menu. But it was a lotrger this time and floating a little farther away from me than usual. ¡°Can everyone see it?¡± I asked and got a mix of yes and fine as answers. ¡°Well then. Let¡¯s open some packs.¡±
Pack Opener
Collection
Sleeve maker
Instructions
Daily Pack tokens: 5
Current Pack tokens: 2
Avable packs :
Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon
Metal Raiders
Magic Ruler
Pharaoh¡¯s Servant
Labyrinth of Nightmare
Legacy of Darkness
CH.44 Trying out Card Summoner CH.44 Trying out Card Summoner
Pack Opener
Collection
Sleeve maker
Instructions
Daily Pack tokens: 5
Current Pack tokens: 2
Avable packs :
Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon
Metal Raiders
Magic Ruler
Pharaoh¡¯s Servant
Labyrinth of Nightmare
Legacy of Darkness
¡°So this is your unique skill.¡± I heard Lucia say quietly. ¡°It¡¯s a part of the system?¡± Trystan seemed to question. ¡°Yeah,¡± I said in a voice so that everyone could hear. ¡°With ¡®pack opener¡¯, I can open some packs every day, and from the packs I get cards that can be summoned.¡± I told everyone. ¡°I¡¯ll demonstrate now how it works.¡± And open the two packs I didn¡¯t open in the morning while at it. I¡¯ll just open some Legend of Blue Eyes. I want a toploader Pot. Or you know, just a Blue-Eyes White Dragon would be nice as well. And even if I get nothing good, they will act as decent summoning fodder for everyone.
Use a ¡®pack token¡¯ to open 1 pack of ¡®Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon¡¯
[Yes] [No]
As always, yes. Spoiler [copse] Nothing good here. But that¡¯s to be expected. I hear the students, more like observers mutter things like ¡°so that¡¯s where he gets them¡± and ¡°I see¡±. I don¡¯t want to exin this part, so no questions on it. Let¡¯s just quickly open up the other one so we can get to the good stuff. Spoiler [copse] Another one with just basic stuff. The equips I¡¯ll probably use as sleeve fodder and the monsters we¡¯ll use as test subjects. ¡°So that¡¯s how I get these cards. I won¡¯t answer any questions about this part, so don¡¯t ask.¡± I told everyone. Not that I would even know the answers to the questions. I don¡¯t know how my skill really works. It just does, OK. ¡°I have a question.¡± Christina said. I said no questions. ¡°What are those symbols on the cards?¡± ¡°Symbols?¡± What does she mean? ¡°What symbols?¡± I asked her. ¡°Could you take a card out and I¡¯ll show you.¡± She said. ¡°Sure.¡± I pulled out the Lesser Dragon, from thetest pack. Even with the window further away from me, I could do it just fine. ¡°Here,¡± She pointed at the top of the card. ¡°Some strange symbols. And here as well.¡± She moved her finger to the effect text box. Well Lesser Dragon is a normal monster, so more like to the lore spot. But what does she mean by strange symbols? That¡¯s just normal text. ¡°This is where the monster¡¯s name is written.¡± I told her. ¡°And this is where some information about it is written.¡± ¡°But, it¡¯s all just symbols.¡± She said. Alice didn¡¯t react this way yesterday. What gives? ¡°Alice,¡± I asked her. ¡°Can you read this?¡± ¡°The ¡®lesser dragon¡¯ part?¡± She read it perfectly. ¡°Or the bottom part?¡± ¡°Yes, that. Well more like both.¡± I said to her. ¡°So you can but your mother can¡¯t.¡± ¡°How is this possible?¡± Christina wondered. ¡°I should be able to read all thenguages that Alice knows.¡± ¡°Does anyone else see symbols instead of readable text?¡± I asked. ¡°I can read it.¡± Lucia said. ¡°So can I.¡± Alex continued. The knights were also nodding. ¡°I can¡¯t.¡± Trystan admitted. ¡°I can¡¯t either.¡± Jenna came out of nowhere and said so. I guess she was just standing off to the side. ¡°I see¡­¡± I guess some just can¡¯t. (Master, have you forgotten, without ¡®Card summoner¡¯ it is impossible to read the text on the cards.) Laura reminded me. Thank you Laura. And yeah, it does match. Christina, Trystan and Jenna weren¡¯t with us, so they don¡¯t have Card summoner. ¡°I know now why.¡± I said to them. ¡°You can¡¯t read it without the ¡®Card summoner¡¯ skill.¡± I told them. ¡°I¡¯ve never heard of such a skill.¡± Trystan said. ¡°Well, it is an extra skill, so that¡¯s to be expected.¡± I told him ¡°Extra skill? How wonderful. And yours was a unique skill. I¡¯m so happy to be alive to witness this.¡± Trystan seemed ecstatic. ¡°Does that mean I can¡¯t use these cards?¡± Christina asked. ¡°No, I think you can still use them.¡± I told her. ¡°You just need someone else to tell you the name of the monster beforehand.¡± ¡°I see.¡± It¡¯s actually good to have someone without ¡®Card summoner¡¯ here, as we will be able to confirm the effects of that skill. ¡ª ¡°Well now that we know that, who wants to start?¡± I asked. ¡°I will, I will.¡± Alice came onto me. ¡°I think someone more calm should be the first one.¡± I told Alice. ¡°I could.¡± Trystan offered. ¡°Someone with ¡®Card summoner¡¯ would be better for the first try. Alex, how about you? Or one of the knights?¡± I asked. The three of them looked at each other and then quickly yed some sort of rock-paper-scissors game. Alex got out on the first try and after another two, one of the knights became our test subject. ¡°What should I do?¡± He asked. ¡°Here.¡± I gave him the Lesser Dragon card. ¡°Just hold it in your hand and call out its name.¡± I told him. ¡°Everyone else, back up a little so there is enough space.¡± We all took a little distance and positioned ourselves behind him. ¡°Okay, whenever you are ready.¡± I said to him. ¡°Sure. Lesser Dragon.¡± He said out loud. Just like when I do it, a card appears on the ground. From it a little over two meters tall lizard appeared. So it works just like mine. ¡°It, it really dide out.¡± The knight seemed impressed. ¡°Yeah, it appears to have been sessful summoning.¡± I told him. ¡°Try giving it amand.¡± ¡°What should Imand it to do?¡± He asked. ¡°I actually have no idea.¡± I admitted. Well, I guess one thing we could do is. ¡°You¡± I look at the other knight. ¡°Why don¡¯t you summon this one and you can have the two of them fight.¡± I told him as I handed him ¡®Tyhone¡¯. Tyhone and Lesser Dragon both have 1200 attack, so the might just destroy each other, but then again Tyrone has more defense. ¡°They can¡¯t fight here, they¡¯ll destroy the house.¡± Christina objected. ¡°Well then we just have to summon them and let them go.¡± I told her. ¡°It would be a little more boring, but I guess that might be the best choice.¡± ¡°Couldn¡¯t you summon Mana and have her protect the house?¡± Alice asked. ¡°I don¡¯t think I can do it this soon after thest summon.¡± I told her. (You can, Master. As long as an equal amount of time the monster stayed summoned has passed, it can be summoned again. If it is in a toploader.) Thank you Laura. ¡°Well, Laura did just tell me I can, so ¡­¡± I said and looked at Christina. ¡°If you can promise there will be no damage to the house, I¡¯ll let you do it.¡± She gave permission. ¡°I think Mana by herself might not be enough to guarantee it.¡± I said my thoughts out loud. ¡°But¡­¡± I pull out both Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl. ¡°The two of them can definitely do it.¡± ¡°Brian, let me summon Mana.¡± Alice begged. Well that should be fine. ¡°Sure, that¡¯s fine.¡± I told her and gave her Dark Magician Girl. ¡°You are summoning that magician from morning?¡± Christina asked. ¡°Yes, and her teacher.¡± I told her. I pulled up the sleeve of my hoodie and activated thebat mode of my terminal. ¡°I summon Dark Magician.¡± I said as I ced the card onto my DiaDhank. A card appeared vertically this time, and from it, out stepped a tall man in a purple robe. ¡°Hello, Master.¡± He greeted me. ¡°Hi. I need you to protect the house, while we y around with summoning.¡± I told him. ¡°Sorry to give you such a boring job.¡± ¡°It¡¯s fine, Master.¡± Dark Magician answered. ¡°I will do anything you ask.¡± ¡°Thank you.¡± I look over at Alice. She hasn¡¯t summoned Dark Magician Girl yet. She also seems like she is going to cry. ¡°What¡¯s wrong Alice?¡± ¡°I¡¯m calling out Mana, but she doesn¡¯t appear. Does she not like me?¡± Alice asked on the verge of tears. (Laura? Did you lie to me?) (Of course not, Master. She is doing it wrong.) (Wrong how?) (She is calling out the wrong name.) Ahh, I see. She is trying to summon Mana, not Dark Magician Girl. ¡°It¡¯s not that Alice.¡± I told her. ¡°You need to say the name on the card.¡± ¡°The one on the card? So I can¡¯t just call out Mana.¡± She seemed to realize the problem. ¡°Dark Magician Girl.¡± A card appeared in the air above her and from it down came the excited magician. ¡°Ahh, I¡¯m back. And summoned by my adorable pupil.¡± She said as she hugged Alice. ¡°Mana!¡± Alice greeted her by returning the hug. ¡°I thought you hated me, when you didn¡¯t appear as I was calling your name.¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± She said. ¡°But I can onlye if you call the name on the card.¡± She exined. ¡°Well, now that the protection squad is here, we can continue.¡± I said. ¡°Go ahead and summon it when ready.¡± I said to the knight with Tyhone. ¡°Tyhone.¡± He said and from a card, a weird looking winged head thing appeared. ¡°Good.¡± I said to him. ¡°Now try to order them to fight each other.¡± I told the knights. CH.45 Summoning comes to an end CH.45 Summoninges to an end The fight between Tyhone and Lesser Dragon began. Tyhone was flying and firing rocks from its mouth. Does it generate them with earth magic? But they were having little effect on the Lesser Dragon, who was keeping his guard up. My magician¡¯s are also clearly not needed. At least not yet. With just some rocks flying around, this battle is really not that destructive. But if this keeps up, it will just stalemate. Tyhone can¡¯t hurt Lesser Dragon with its rocks, and Lesser Dragon can¡¯t attack the flying Tyhone. ¡°This won¡¯t get anywhere fast.¡± I muttered out loud. While the knights were still focused on their summons, everyone else seemed ready to move on. Mana had even run off somewhere with Alice. I guess they are going to keep up their magic lessons. Well I don¡¯t really mind. ¡°What do you say we let those two keep up their p fight and the rest of you try summoning something as well.¡± I said to everyone. I got a unified yes as an answer. Lucia, Alex, Christina and Trystan had not yet summoned a monster, so I picked some throw away monsters for them to summon. Nemuriko for Lucia and Hard Armor for Alex. The two of them were able to summon those creatures easily, thanks to their ¡®Card summoner¡¯ skill. For Christina and Trystan, I picked Kurama and Larvas as monsters. I had to tell them the names of the monsters and while Christina managed to summon Kurama on the first try, it took Trystan three to summon Larvas. And now the yard is filled with monsters. We might have wanted to do this outside the town. Well, that might have scared more people. After seeding in his summon, Trystan had a load of questions for me, like ¡®where do the monsterse from¡¯ and ¡®how much mana is in each card¡¯. As if I¡¯m supposed to know that. I just told him it¡¯s a secret so I wouldn''t have to answer. Lucia was off to the side, petting the head of Nemuriko and Alex was having a practice match with Hard Armor. I guess that¡¯s one way to enjoy a summon. Christina was sad that Kurama wasn¡¯trge enough to ride on. She just wanted to fly. I guess I should have given her a different monster to test summoning with. ¡ª After a bit more time, I think people have had their summons active for long enough. There is no point in wasting more time on this. ¡°Could we call it quits now?¡± I asked everyone. ¡°We have had our summoning tests already.¡± I tried to say to everyone but I got a ¡®No we need more time¡¯ as an answer. ¡°Fine then.¡± I decided. I¡¯ll leave you to y with them and decided to go get some more tea. ¡°Dark Magician, please keep an eye on them. And don¡¯t let them break anything.¡± I gave my order, before making my way to Jenna and asking for tea. ¡ª While waiting for the tea, at least one exciting thing happened. Probably getting bored of their stalemate, the knights ordered a different kind of attack pattern from their monsters. Tyhone got a lot closer to have a more urate shot, but the Lesser Dragon used that opportunity to strike at Tyhone with its ws. This led to Tyhone being on the ground, shooting rocks into the sky in panic. One of the rocks nailed Lesser Dragon in a weak spot, causing Lesser Dragon to fall onto the ground, squishing Tyhone under itself. A secondter a card appeared under Lesser Dragon, and Lesser Dragon was consumed by it. Tyhone is still there, but it¡¯s all kinds of damaged. It wouldn¡¯tst many more hits. I guess in a fight between two 1200 attack monsters, the results are almost equal. Tyhone does have slightly more defense, so I guess Tyhone winning makes sense, I just thought it wouldn¡¯t be as close as it was. In a duel, Tyhone attacking Lesser Dragon would result in a double KO. The two knights made their way over to me, looking a bit panicked. ¡°Sir Brian, my card disappeared after the monster died.¡± The first one said to me. ¡°And look at mine, it¡¯s all damaged and is even missing a part of it.¡± The second one said. I took a look at the card the second one was holding and indeed it was missing arge part of its bottom left corner. It was also all scratched up and damaged. ¡°Hey, that¡¯s what they are supposed to do.¡± I told them. ¡°The card reflects the damage the monster summoned with it has taken. And after that monster is defeated, the card disappears. They also disappear when the monster is unsummoned.¡± ¡°But, yours didn¡¯t yesterday.¡± The first knight said. ¡°Because it was a special card.¡± I told him. It did have a sleeve around it, so no disappearing Slot Machine. ¡°But then¡­¡± ¡°Let me¡­¡± ¡°NO!¡± I said back to them. ¡°You got to try summoning as I said, no more. I won¡¯t give you more cards. At least not now.¡± My collection will thin out too fast if I give sleeved monsters to everyone. I¡¯ve promised one for Alice and one for Christina. For now, that¡¯s enough. ¡°Also, you should unsummon Tyhone, instead of forcing it to deal with the pain it¡¯s in.¡± I told the second knight. While I don¡¯t really care that much, I don¡¯t advocate for the unnecessary suffering of Yugioh monsters. ¡°But, then¡­¡± He tried to argue. ¡°What were you going to do with it?¡± I asked him. ¡°It would only stay summoned for two hours anyway, so there is no point in forcing it to stay here any longer.¡± I told him. ¡°...Fine. I¡¯ll unsummon it. But how?¡± He asked. ¡°Good question. I just think I want them to be unsummoned, or tell them to go back. I¡¯ve never really thought about how to do it. I think you can also just let the card out of your hand. That should undo the summon.¡± The knight then made his way over to the injured Tyhone and said. ¡°Please go back now and rest.¡± Then a card appeared and swallowed Tyhone. ¡°See, it wasn¡¯t that difficult.¡± I said to him as he watched the card in his hand disappear. ¡°Thank you for letting us summon these monsters, Sir Brian.¡± The knights thanked me. ¡°Yeah, no problem.¡± I told them. ¡ª I was at the outside table again. Just enjoying some tea. I don¡¯t know if Jenna is the one that makes it, or if it¡¯s someone else, but they really do a good job with it. After just under two hours I made my way to where everyone was still enjoying time with their summons in different ways, I told them that time is up, and they need to unsummon their monsters. After someining, everyone did it. I also had to do it to Dark Magician. ¡°Thank you for keeping an eye on them.¡± I said to him. ¡°I''ll definitely call on you again.¡± ¡°Of course Master. I hope next time I can help you inbat.¡± Dark Magician responded. With him, a vertical card appeared, and he stepped into it. A little like walking through a door. I removed his card from my DiaDhank and put it into my collection. ¡°So now that everyone has tried summoning, do you have questions?¡± I asked everyone. ¡°Yes!¡± Trystan came onto me. ¡°Why did your summons card not disappear like with the rest of us? And just how powerful is that summon you have?¡± ¡°One question at a time please.¡± I said to Trystan, trying to calm him down. ¡°My summons card didn¡¯t disappear because it¡¯s a special one. And honestly, I don¡¯t really have a goodparison point that I could use to tell you how powerful it is.¡± ¡°May I have a special card?¡± Christina asked. ¡°No, at least not now.¡± I told her. ¡°You couldn¡¯t use it anyway.¡± ¡°Why not? Alice could use hers.¡± Yeah, by the way, where is Alice? Her time with Mana should being to an end as well. ¡°Alice has the ¡®Card summoner¡¯ skill, so she can use them. You don¡¯t have it, so you can only use the base version.¡± I told Christina. ¡°I see¡­¡± She seemed a little disappointed. I do have an idea on how to get you the skill though. ¡°What about us?¡± Lucia asked. ¡°Will you give us special ones?¡± ¡°I think I can, but not right now. The special cards are a lot more difficult for me to get, so it will take some time.¡± I told her. I currently get five packs a day. A pack has nine cards and I need 5 to make a sleeve. And with 4 sleeves to make a toploader, and a sleeve being necessary under a toploader, that¡¯s 25 cards, just to have one with a toploader. With 45 cards I get per day, that¡¯s over half of the day''s cards, just to get one with a toploader. And if I pulled something like Pot or Blue-Eyes, I would topload it without a second thought and keep it for myself. ¡°Thank you.¡± Lucia said. ¡°Yeah, it¡¯ll be nice to have something strong we can use as backup in an emergency.¡± Alex said. ¡°You could just have a normal one as insurance.¡± I told them. ¡°While it can only be used once, it could be enough to help you defeat a strong foe, or buy you enough time to run away.¡± ¡°Yeah, you are right.¡± Alex admitted. ¡°Brian,¡± Christina said to me, ¡°Did you see where Alice went?¡± ¡°I¡¯m not sure.¡± I told her. ¡°She went somewhere with Mana, but I think her summoning time should being to an end. I think she should still be somewhere close by.¡± ¡°That girl is always sneaking around behind her father¡¯s back,¡± Christina said to me. ¡°But I¡¯m sure she¡¯ll appear again soon.¡± Or more like right now. She walked around the corner with Dark Magician Girl. ¡°Oh, there you are.¡± She said as she saw us. ¡°What do you mean ¡®there you are¡¯.¡± Her mother said to her. ¡°You are the one that left.¡± ¡°Oh, I¡¯m sorry.¡± Alice said and lowered her head. But her being gone is not what¡¯s bothering me. What bothers me is the one that is still here. Her time should be up. (Laura, how long has it been since she summoned Dark Magician Girl?) (2 hours and 13 minutes, Master.) (Then how is she still here?) CH.46 Plans for Tomorrow CH.46 ns for Tomorrow Why has Dark Magician Girl not run out of time? That was what was going on in my mind. I thought the two hour rule with my cards was absolute. How did Alice and Mana break it? ¡°What were the two of you doing?¡± I asked them. ¡°We were just practicing.¡± Alice answered. Well that¡¯s to be expected, but you shouldn¡¯t go overboard. ¡°And we talked about the boys we like.¡± Mana added. ¡°I told her about Pharaoh Atem and his glorious win against Zorc the Dark One. And she said she wants to marry Mas, ah. Mh, gh.¡± Alice pped her hands onto Mana¡¯s mouth in an attempt to keep her quiet, but I think she might have been too slow. I think the important part has alreadye out. ¡°Don¡¯t say that.¡± Alice said. ¡°It¡¯s a secret.¡± I don¡¯t think it really is Alice. You have sneaked into my room twice. And slept next to me, after knowing me for like a day. I think the confusing part would be, if you weren¡¯t interested in me at all. But the rtionships are not really what I need to know about right now. This extended summon is more important. ¡°What kind of practice were you doing?¡± I asked them. As I did, Alice took her hands away from Mana¡¯s mouth. ¡°We were just doing the basic mana cirction practice.¡± Alice answered. ¡°And I was teaching some spells to her, while at it.¡± Mana continued. ¡°I wanted to give Alice some material to study with, in case Master was to leave soon.¡± ¡°...I don¡¯t want you to leave yet.¡± Alice said quietly. Well, she would lose her teacher if I left. I guess I could leave Dark Magician Girl with her, but I won¡¯t do it if Mana wants toe with me. ¡°I see¡­¡± I really don¡¯t understand anything. Nothing about that seems strange. (Laura, do you have an idea?) (Information on Master¡¯s skill is limited, as such no absolute theory is avable.) (But you do have an idea?) (Yes. It could be due to the bond between Alice and Mana. Or Mana could be forcing herself to stay active for a little bit longer.) (She doesn¡¯t seem strained.) (She is a practiced magician. She might be used to dealing with and hiding pain.) (I see. Better just to ask her.) I decided. ¡°Mana, how are you feeling?¡± ¡°I feel fine, Master.¡± She answered. ¡°Why do you ask?¡± ¡°It¡¯s just that your summoning time should be up by now. Laura said you might be forcing yourself to stay here.¡± I told her. ¡°Oh, is it? I didn¡¯t even notice.¡± She answered casually. Perhaps it really is just easy for her to stay here. Or was the two hour limit wrong? No, I remember with Kagemusha, he got noticeably weaker when the time limit ran out. ¡°You two must have done something strange to do that.¡± I said. ¡°Well anyway, Alice, you should unsummon Mana now, before something bad happens to her.¡± ¡°But, she seems fine.¡± Alice argued. ¡°It¡¯s fine Alice.¡± Mana told her. ¡°You¡¯ll get to see me again tomorrow. Isn¡¯t that right, Master?¡± Mana got on my case about summoning her tomorrow. ¡°Yeah, I don¡¯t mind summoning you tomorrow.¡± I told her. ¡°Fine then.¡± Alice gave in. ¡°Mana, thank you for the second lesson. You can go now.¡± Alice said and the Dark Magician Girl¡¯s card appeared. ¡°Sure. You better keep your promise, Master.¡± Mana said to me, before flying into her card. ¡°Alice, show me her card.¡± I asked Alice. I need to make sure it didn¡¯t get damaged in any way from that extended summon. ¡°Sure.¡± Alice said and handed it over. I inspected it from every angle, but I didn¡¯t find any damage on it. That¡¯s good at least. ¡°Is she fine?¡± Alice asked me, seeming a little worried. ¡°I don¡¯t see any damage on the card and she seemed well when she left, so I it should be fine.¡± I told Alice. ¡°Good.¡± She seemed a little relieved. ¡°I still don¡¯t think you should keep her here for too long at a time.¡± I told Alice. ¡°Even if it was fine this time, you should be more careful in the future. I don¡¯t really know the limits of these toploaders, so if it breaks, we might lose Mana¡¯s card. Forever.¡± ¡°NO!¡± Alice yelled out. ¡°That can¡¯t happen. I won''t let it.¡± ¡°Then don¡¯t keep her here for too long. At least until I really get why she even could do it.¡± I told her as I ced Dark Magician Girl back into my collection. ¡°I promise I won¡¯t.¡± Alice promised me. ¡ª ¡°Brian, you shoulde visit the guild.¡± Alex said to me. ¡°You didn¡¯t register yet, did you?¡± ¡°No, I never got the chance.¡± I answered. ¡°But I thought you said the guild was a mess or something like that, so it might be a better idea to wait a few more days.¡± ¡°Registering a new adventurer won¡¯t make a difference. The problems are mostly on the back end, after all.¡± Alex exined. ¡°I hope the young adventurers are not getting into problems due to this. I would feel bad for them.¡± ¡°That¡¯s part of the reason Rico stayed behind today. He was going to help them.¡± Alex said to me. ¡°Lua has also been draining the blood of all the boars that were taken down today. And Zayaan took the guild master¡¯s seat temporarily.¡± ¡°What happened with that B-rank party you talked about? Did theye back from the guest? They were hunting something B-rank, if memory serves.¡± ¡°Yes, Diamond Sword had a sessful wyvern hunt.¡± Alex answered. ¡°They came backtest evening and were resting until noon. We just saw them as we made our way here.¡± ¡°And they are helping to keep the guild up?¡± ¡°I would assume so.¡± Alex told me. ¡°High ranking adventurers want their home guild to be strong after all.¡± ¡°Has the news of the dungeon spread to the guild yet?¡± I asked. ¡°I don¡¯t think so.¡± Alex answered. ¡°There are some rumors, and a lot of the guild staff know about it, but I think most junior adventurers still think it¡¯s just a rumor. But we did make a lot of noise yesterday and you even made a path in the woods, so theories are going to fly.¡± ¡°Yeah, and then there were the trees that are going to be cleared away.¡± I said. ¡°I know Brandon asked the transporters to clear them, but wouldn¡¯t they also hire some adventurers to act as muscle?¡± ¡°They do, yes.¡± Alex answered. ¡°I think they left for the first pickup in the morning. But, considering the work there is, it will take at least a week to clear it all the way to the dungeon. Even the explorative juniors will be afraid to walk too far into an unexplored forest.¡± ¡°People don¡¯t go there?¡± ¡°Not really. There is little of value in that forest. The main thing is these berries that grow there. Every year the baron buys arge amount of them, so the guild sends a group to pick them up. But they don¡¯t go as deep as the dungeon during the picking.¡± I remember those berries. They tasted good. I think the juice I had on the first day was made of them. But they really don¡¯t go that deep? The dungeon was only like a two hour trip through the forest. Well I guess it would be easy to get lost without system support. Or just apass. Do they not havepasses? Or they might be toorge to carry on your person. Like the ones they had on old ships. ¡°I see. Well, I¡¯ll try to visit the guild tomorrow.¡± I told Alex. ¡ª After the guests (or summoning students) left, I had some tea and snacks with Alice and her mother. ¡°So Brian,¡± Christina began. ¡°When will we visit the dungeon again?¡± ¡°Why would you need to go there?¡± Alice asked. I think she still remembers all that blood everywhere. I did clean it when I absorbed all the monster corpses, but that won¡¯t destroy the memories. ¡°Brian said he is going to make me the dungeon master.¡± Christina replied. ¡°Really? But then you won¡¯t be able to leave the town, right?¡± ¡°As long as we name someone from the guild as a secondary dungeon master it will be just fine.¡± Christina told the worried Alice. Where would Christina even need to go? The capital probably. I think there might be some big parties that would require the presence of all nobles in the country. ¡°I think we should wait a few more days.¡± I told her. ¡°I think you would have heard, but I had a summon clear a path in the forest, so it will be easier to get to and from the dungeon. But the fallen trees are still there, and a road has not been made yet, so if we wait a few more days, we can get there easier.¡± ¡°That is true, but didn¡¯t you speak of a flying summon? Couldn¡¯t we just fly there?¡± Christina asked. ¡°I only have one, so we could only fly one way.¡± At least if my assumption is right about Cyber Falcon. Sonic Bird might be able to handle it, if it was just one person and Twin-Headed Fire Dragon would probably just burn us. Queen Bird seems nice, but it¡¯s too small to carry a person. I think. I could always try summoning one, but waiting a few more days shouldn¡¯t be a problem. I can just check up on the dungeon every day. ¡°I see.¡± Christina answered. ¡°That¡¯s too bad.¡± ¡°The dungeon won¡¯t run away. And I did kind of promise the position of dungeon master to you. And I do tend to keep my promises.¡± I said to Christina. ¡°Of course you do.¡± Alicemented. Thank you for your trust, Alice. With that, our tea time came to an end. Announcement So CH.49 won, by a lot. CH.48 is going toe out on April 7, at 2PM GMT. And CH.49 wille out at the regr time at 4PM. CH.47 Remote check on the Dungeon CH.47 Remote check on the Dungeon After the tea time, I had no clue on what to do, so I decided to do my job as a dungeon founder and took a look at my dungeon.
Dungeon 22_090 (unnamed)
Core Status: Strong
Miasma Status: Low
Monster Status: Some
Founder: Brian Wood
Current Master: None
Generation Points: 60
Generatable Items
So some monsters have appeared there. (Laura, do you think I should do something about it?) I asked my information source. (It¡¯s not necessary. Until arge amount gathers, a dungeon founder shouldn''t interfere.) Laura told me. (The monsters will simply live within the dungeon until there are too many of them. If arge build up happens, the miasma and mana they are using for sustenance might run out and they would leave the dungeon en masse, so interference in the case of a build up is necessary.) (I see. I wonder what kind of monsters live now in the dungeon.) (You could take a look.) Laura told me. (What? I can? How?) (Master¡¯s thoughts control the skill, just try.) You make it sound simple Laura. Well, I¡¯ll try. Get me some security cameras in my dungeon. ¡­It was simple. I have eight screens in front of me, disying therge rooms of the dungeon. For monsters, we have basic skeletons and some dark skinned goblins. They look like wingless spear cretins. In thest room, before the core room, there is even a skeletal dinosaur. So it¡¯s mainly skeletons as the main force of the dungeon and the little imps as, I would guess, assassin types. The skeletal dinosaur is interesting. If it¡¯s really based on Uraby, it might be strong. I guess we did use a really high ranking core for the dungeon, so it would make sense. The core room is alsopletely monster free. I find that interesting. I would have thought that there would be monsters there as well. It should be the most mana rich ce after all. (There are none in the core room, as I have used Master¡¯s skill to prevent them from going there.) Laura told me. (You can do that?) I asked her. (Yes, Master. Setting rules like where monsters aren¡¯t allowed to go, is within the power of a dungeon founder. Even a dungeon master can do it, but the effectiveness is less than themand of a founder. A dungeon founder is almost a god, within the dungeon.) (Not that part. The part where you could use my skill.) I told Laura. (I have usage of all system linked skills Master has.) Laura told me. (For other skills, I must have the permission from my Master.) (So¡­ you could use ¡®Pack opener¡¯? It is a system skill, right? Or at least it uses the system window.) (I could use most features, Master. But I cannot open packs with it. That seems to be power only Master can use.) Laura informed me. (So you could do things like go through the collection and make sleeves, right?) (Yes, Master.) (That¡¯s good to know. I can just have you make me sleeves if I ever need them. I¡¯m sure you will be able to choose cards I wouldn¡¯t use for other things.) I told Laura. (I am d Master believes in me that much.) Laura said happily. (Of course I believe in you. I know you would never betray me.) ¡ª Dinner time is here. I¡¯m not that hungry actually. I think it¡¯s because I really didn¡¯t do anything today. Perhaps I should have gone for a walk around the town. I have some pocket money and I need to buy some gear after all. Water container, bedding and a tent at least. I can make clothes with the dungeon, so those are not super necessary. Also my current ones don¡¯t seem to get grimy no matter what, so I could keep wearing them, but getting clothes is a part of the otherworldly adventurer. I would love to have a magic water sk, like the one Lucia has, but I doubt I could afford one. I could possibly make one with the dungeon, if I was able to analyze the one Lucia has. I have to ask her the next time we meet. ¡°Dear, how was the guild?¡± Christina asked Brandon. ¡°It¡¯s not as bad as I was expecting.¡± He answered. ¡°The day to day operation is running smoothly enough, thanks to the work of ¡®Diamond sword¡¯ and ¡®Prime Rib¡¯, but the wyvern is causing some problems. Sales of that magnitude really shouldn¡¯t be done by anyone but a guild master.¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t you name Zayaan as the new guild master?¡± Christina asked. ¡°He is not approved by the guild organization, so he cannot be given the full title. I made him the emergency guild master, but even then he might not have enough respect from merchants out of town. He¡¯ll have a hard time with the negotiations on the wyvern sales.¡± Brandon exined. ¡°But hasn¡¯t Prime Rib been the party that delivers some of the best meat in town for years?¡± I asked. ¡°Shouldn¡¯t that give him some credit?¡± ¡°Sales in town and out of town are different. The meat that is taken out of town is dealt with by Bak trading & transport. On exported meat, keeping the freshness is paramount, so skills like item box, that can slow down spoiling are paramount.¡± Brandon exined. ¡°Otherwise we would only be able to export cured meats. And cured meats are not dealt with by adventurers, but by smokers and chefs. And the main exports of this town are meat, both cured and fresh, wheat and the boar hides. None of them are something an adventurer would sell directly to an out of town merchant.¡± ¡°And that makes Zayaan''s credit in town useless, right?¡± I confirmed. ¡°Yes. He might be known in town for high ss, bloodless meat, but that doesn¡¯t extend to outside merchants.¡± ¡°Can¡¯t he just ask for help from someone like this Bakpany?¡± God that name. I hope they won¡¯t try to take over the world, or fill the world with darkness. ¡°Wouldn¡¯t you have the power to order them to do something like that?¡± ¡°And risk the biggestpany in town pulling out of here?¡± Brandon asked back. ¡°It¡¯s simply not worth the risk.¡± ¡°Well, I guess you''re right.¡± I admitted. Even if you can do something, you shouldn¡¯t always do it. ¡°And what about the previous guild master?¡± I asked. Didn¡¯t Henry go see him. ¡°He haspletely locked himself up. He did give Henry a resignation letter and I approved it.¡± Brandon told me. ¡°I hope he won¡¯t spend the rest of his days trapped inside because of me.¡± I sighed. ¡°I understand he has some PTSD, but ¡­ well I guess it might not be an overreaction in his case. But we should make sure he understands that he won¡¯t be the dungeon master.¡± ¡°Oh. Then did you choose who you are going to name as the dungeon master?¡± That got Brandon excited. ¡°Yes I did.¡± I told him. ¡°And it¡¯s not you so don¡¯t get your hopes up.¡± ¡°I told you, you have no other choice, didn¡¯t I?¡± Brandon came on to me. ¡°You can¡¯t pick Zayaan, or any other member of his party, unless they have approval from the Guild organization. So you have to pick a noble. And I am your only choice.¡± ¡°Think again.¡± I told him. ¡°Or more like look to your left.¡± As the baron turned his head, the one he saw was his smiling wife. ¡°You¡­ you didn¡¯t. Why would you steal that honor from me?¡± Brandon asked his wife. ¡°Why wouldn¡¯t I? If I hadn¡¯t Brian would not have named anyone in this family as the dungeon master.¡± She responded. Well, it is true. I don¡¯t think I would ever name Brandon as the master. ¡°Brian, what did I do to you to deserve this?¡± He turned to me and asked. Honestly, if you are going to start fake crying now I might just have to leave this house and live at a hotel. Or would it be an inn? ¡°Why would you ask that after what happened this morning? You should damn well know why you have been losing my respect at an rming rate.¡± I told him. ¡°This morning? I didn¡¯t do anything to you this¡­¡± I think he finally let his memories catch up to him. Yes, you indeed ordered your men to attack me, and kill me. ¡°So, now that you realized what you did, are you still going to question why I won¡¯t name you as the dungeon master.¡± I asked him. ¡°But¡­ But that was just a momentarypse in judgment. Anyone would react the same way.¡± He tried to argue. ¡°It¡¯s not just you ordering your guards to kill me, you know.¡± I told him. ¡°It¡¯s also the way you obsess after the prophecy. If I gave you the powers of a dungeon master, you would likely just use them to fulfill the prophecy. To the point where I would assume you would attempt to use the dungeon to create the behemoth. I mean, why else would you use the core of the lesser behemoth in the dungeon?¡± ¡°What do you mean he ¡®used the core of the lesser behemoth¡¯?¡± Christina asked. ¡°Didn¡¯t you know? He had me use the lesser behemoth core to reactivate the dungeon.¡± I told her. ¡°...¡± Seems like Christina is now wordless. ¡°You used a national treasure level core TO ACTIVATE A DUNGEON! What IS wrong with YOU!?¡± Christina yelled at her husband. It''s national treasure ss? I heard it was S-rank, but I didn¡¯t think S-rank would be national treasure ss. Family treasure, maybe. But national? That sounds made up. ¡°Is it really that valuable?¡± I asked ¡°I heard it is S-rank, but that doesn¡¯t sound like national treasure to me.¡± ¡°Brian, I don¡¯t think you understand how rare S-rank monsters are. And to be able to extract a wless core from a S-rank monster, after it is defeated, is extremely rare.¡± Christina told me. Well I guess the core would get damaged easily as you pound on the monster. ¡°Yeah, sorry. I didn¡¯t consider the fact that the core could get damaged.¡± I admitted. ¡°You are not the one that should be apologizing.¡± Christina told me. Her icy gaze was still piercing a hole into Brandon''s head. Please don¡¯t kill him with it. Or actually, go ahead. That would save me the trouble of dealing with him. With the marriage trouble and death threats, our dinner came to an end. For me, it¡¯s off to a bath, and then bed. On the agenda for tomorrow. Be an adventurer. Or at least register. CH.48 Did I hit the Motherload? CH.48 Did I hit the Motherload? (Good morning, Master.) (Good morning, Laura.) I responded. This time I didn¡¯t identally call her that. So, Alice didn¡¯te tonight. It could have been that she was scaredst time, or she could be embarrassed after Mana told me she likes me. Well, it¡¯s morning and that means today''s packs.
Pack Opener
Collection
Sleeve maker
Instructions
Daily Pack tokens: 5
Current Pack tokens: 5
Avable packs :
Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon
Metal Raiders
Magic Ruler
Pharaoh¡¯s Servant
Labyrinth of Nightmare
Legacy of Darkness
And the big choice. What set to go with. The newer ones have better beat sticks asmons, but LoBY has the best rares. I think. Let¡¯s just go with LoBY until I have a need for something, or until I open up the set lists.
Use a ¡®pack token¡¯ to open 1 pack of ¡®Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon¡¯
[Yes] [No]
Yes, like five times over. Spoiler [copse] Spoiler [copse] Spoiler [copse] Spoiler [copse] Spoiler [copse] I actually got some really good stuff. The Red Medicine should be a potion and if it really heals 500hp it should be a high ranking one. Sparks was good the first time I used it, but that might have been because I used it on some goblins, and Hinotama is just an upgraded version of it. But the real legends of these packs are the Dark Magician and Pot of Greed. I would probably be jumping for joy, if I didn¡¯t already have a toploaded Dark Magician, but having another one couldn¡¯t hurt. Unless they start fighting each other. But then again I can just alter them on cooldown. A toploader monster should have a cooldown equal to the time it was summoned for, so I can keep the first one summoned for 2 hours and then switch to the other one. By the time the second one runs out, the first one''s cooldown should be over. But, the real treasure is the Pot. I need a toploader for it. NOW! (Laura.) (I chose the cards to sacrifice for the sleeve and toploader, Master.) Feint n, Ameba, Basic insect, Chain energy, Dark gray, Dissolverock, 2x Drooling lizard, Eatgaboon, 2x Enchanting mermaid, Firegrass, 2x me maniptor, Hinotama soul, King Fog, 2x Kotodama, 2x Kurama, 2x Laser cannon armor, M-warrior #2, 2x Mystical sheep #2 25 cards to sacrifice. Just to get repeat use Pot of Greed. Well it will pay for itself in just two days, so I say it ispletely worth it. (Approved. Make the sleeve and toploader.) I ordered Laura. (Done. Would you like me to apply them to the Pot of Greed?) She asked. (Yes, and then I want to activate it so give it to me.) (As you wish, Master.) From my skill the bottom of the toploaded Pot of Greed came out. I grabbed it and held it in my hand. ¡°You are my tool for more daily packs.¡± I said out loud. ¡°I activate Pot of Greed.¡± Last time I did this, a robotic voice said I gained pack tokens, but this time a system window came up.
Would you like to consume 1 ¡®toploader¡¯ ¡®Pot of Greed¡¯ to increase your daily pack tokens by 2?
[Yes] [NO]
Well, might as well. I can only activate it once a day, anyway. As I chose yes, the toploader Pot of Greed in my hand vanished and I got a new message from the system.
Daily pack token number increased by 2. Total is now 7
Gained 2 pack tokens
Good. Now two more packs to open. LoBY be kind and give me another Pot. Spoiler [copse] Spoiler [copse] Another Pot of Greed? What is my luck today? And even a Red-Eyes. It might not be a Blue-Eyes, but it¡¯s still a fine dragon. Do I have enough throwaway stuff to make another sleeve and toploader for the second Pot. Red-Eyes can wait. (I have made the pre-choice, Master.) Armaill, Dark king of the abyss, Dissolverock, 2x Drooling Lizard, Eternal rest, Fireyarou, Hyosube, King Fog, 2x Laser cannon armor, M-warrior #1, 2x Mammoth graveyard, Raise body heat, Ray & temperature, Root water, Saggi the dark clown, 2x The 13th grave, 2x The furious sea king, Two-mouth darkruler, 2x Violet crystal (Go ahead and do it Laura.) I told her after skimming over the list. I think most of that is just LoBY garbage. No, I¡¯m sorry. I didn¡¯t mean to call you garbage. I still need that Blue-Eyes. (Master, the toploader Pot of Greed is ready.) Laura informed me. (Thank you.) I thanked her and took the card in my hand. ¡°I activate Pot of Greed.¡± Again the system screen appeared.
Would you like to consume 1 ¡®toploader¡¯ ¡®Pot of Greed¡¯ to increase your daily pack tokens by 2?
[Yes] [NO]
Of course, Yes. Again, the Pot of Greed disappeared from my hand.
Daily pack token number increased by 2. Total is now 9
Gained 2 pack tokens
And now, thest two packs of the day. I hope I didn¡¯t curse myself. Well, only one way to find out. Spoiler [copse] Spoiler [copse] An Exodia piece. That¡¯s not bad. Everything else is. (Laura, use all the cards except the right leg and remove trap to make sleeves.) (As you wish, Master, but there is one card too many. What would you like me to hold on to?) (Keep one of the Aqua Madoor.) (Yes, Master. Three sleeves made.) (Thank you, Laura.) Well, I would call that a sess. Two Pot of Greeds, a Red-Eyes and a Dark Magician. And let¡¯s not forget the Exodia piece. I¡¯m not sure I¡¯ll ever have the entire Exodia, but dreamers be dreaming. Let¡¯s get ready for breakfast. CH.49 Heading to Town with Alice CH.49 Heading to Town with Alice ¡°You seem happy.¡± Christinamented when I walked into the dining room. Well, after pulls like that, who wouldn¡¯t be? ¡°Yeah, I got some good cards from my daily packs.¡± I answered. ¡°Some strong monster?¡± Alice asked. ¡°No, well I did, but that¡¯s not why I¡¯m so happy. It¡¯s more of a utility card.¡± I told them. ¡°Your cards can do so many mysterious things.¡± Christinamented. ¡°Well, that¡¯s true.¡± I answered. As Brandon walked into the room he noticed that we were waiting for him and he said to begin breakfast. I¡¯m, of course, still keeping up my false prayer. Is it even a false prayer if I mean it? Even if I¡¯m not exactly a believer. How do you ssify a believer in the first ce? ¡ª ¡°Brian, did you have ns for today?¡± Christina asked me after breakfast. ¡°Yes, I was going to head to the adventurer¡¯s guild and register.¡± I told her. ¡°Oh. Then I¡¯ll write you a letter so you can register at a higher rank.¡± Christina said. ¡°You can do that?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes. It¡¯s a guarantee of skill written by a noble. They should give you a D-rank with it.¡± She told me. ¡°It¡¯s useless to have someone of your caliber being an F-rank after all. And I think that Zayaan would make you D-rank anyway. He knows of your skill better than I do.¡± ¡°Can the guild master do something like that?¡± ¡°Guild masters are responsible for all rank ups, up to C-rank. After that they need to go through a process to get rank approved by the organization.¡± Christina informed me. ¡°Please wait a while, I¡¯ll go write the letter now.¡± ¡°Sure.¡± I told her. ¡°I¡¯ll be waiting in the front garden, if that is fine.¡± ¡°That¡¯s fine.¡± She told me. ¡°I¡¯ll bring it over once I¡¯m done.¡± ¡ª ¡°Brian.¡± I heard someone call out to me. ¡°What are you doing here?¡± Alice asked me. ¡°Oh, hi Alice. I¡¯m waiting on a letter from your mother before heading to the adventurer¡¯s guild.¡± I answered. ¡°Letter? Why would she give you something like that? Henry, or someone else, could deliver it.¡± ¡°It¡¯s for me. A rmendation letter. It should allow me to register at a higher rank.¡± I told Alice. ¡°Are you not registered with the guild?¡± She asked. ¡°Don¡¯t you remember. I told you I lived with grandpa in the woods. I never really went into town, so I¡¯ve never registered with the guild.¡± I answered her. ¡°Oh,¡± Alice seemed to remember our conversation from two days ago. ¡°Then, could Ie with you?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t mind, but don¡¯t you have magic lessons in the morning?¡± I asked her. ¡°I canceled them.¡± She told me. She can do that? ¡°I told my teacher I was going to practice with Mana today. But if you are heading into town, I want toe with you.¡± ¡°That¡¯s fine.¡± I answered. ¡°I could also leave Mana with you here if you prefer that.¡± ¡°No!¡± She cried out. ¡°You are the one who told me I should no longer hide, so I¡¯ming.¡± ¡°Good answer.¡± I responded. ¡°But you might want to change to different shoes. I don¡¯t think those are going to be thatfortable out on the town¡¯s streets.¡± Alice was just wearing simple shoes that you would normally wear only inside or on concrete floors. While the main street has cobblestone most of the side streets are just dirt. ¡°I''ll switch then.¡± She answered and was about to run off. ¡°You might want to dress differently as well.¡± I called out to her. ¡°The outfit you wore to the dungeon might be the best.¡± While the dress she was wearing wasn¡¯t terrible, it wasn¡¯t great either. She had on nice set of pants and a decent jacket when we went to the dungeon, so that would be a lot better. ¡°Sure!¡± She called out before disappearing into the manor. ¡ª ¡°Brian, did you wait for long?¡± Christina asked as she brought over the letter for me. ¡°Not really.¡± I answered. ¡°Do you mind if I take Alice with me?¡± ¡°Are you asking for permission or informing me that you are going to do it?¡± She asked. ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°That¡¯s not an answer.¡± ¡°Yes, I¡¯m asking for permission. And yes, I¡¯ll do it anyway even if you don¡¯t give it.¡± I told her. ¡°Just make sure she stays safe.¡± Christina answered. ¡°I¡¯ll make sure no one can harass her. And she won¡¯t get any wounds. I¡¯m not nning on taking her outside of town. Just a casual walk around town is what I¡¯m aiming for. And visiting the guild.¡± I promised her. ¡°Thank you, Brian. Alice has never really had a casual scroll in town. Her father would always use some excuse to prevent them. I try to have her grow up like a normal girl, but I can only threaten him with my father¡¯s power for so long. I had to save it so I could use it on the more important things.¡± Christina told me. ¡°More important being?¡± ¡°Making sure Alice doesn¡¯t have to practice magic for 12 hours a day.¡± ¡°Holy, what the fuck is Brandon smoking?¡± I let out. ¡°Actually, don¡¯t answer. I know it myself. He is smoking that prophecy weed.¡± ¡°I suppose he is.¡± Christina answered. ¡°Brian!¡± Alice came outside and called out to me. ¡°Are you ready to go?¡± After asking that, she noticed her mother. ¡°You¡­ are you going to stop me?¡± She asked carefully. ¡°No.¡± With the one word answer you could see color returning to Alice¡¯s face. Christina made her way over to her daughter and hugged her. ¡°Just please be careful.¡± ¡°I. I will.¡± Alice promised. ¡°And Brian will take care of me.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll want to hear all about it in the evening.¡± Christina told her daughter. ¡°You bettermit everything to memory.¡± ¡°I will.¡± Alice answered excitedly. ¡ª ¡°Are you ready to go Alice?¡± I asked her. ¡°Yes,¡± She answered. ¡°I changed my clothes and everything.¡± That¡¯s true. She was wearing what I think are the same pants and shoes she wore to the dungeon, and the hoodie I gave her. Now we are the hoodie gang. Hopefully some no good noble won¡¯t walk up to us and try to steal them. Wait, Alice¡¯s family is the only noble family in town, right? So it would have to be a no good merchant. Bakpany, please don¡¯t try anything. I have a Dark Magician ready to strike you down. And a Red-Eyes. Actually, I made a few extra sleeves and haven''t used them yet, right? I should probably use one on Red-Eyes, so if I feel like I want to summon him, I can. (Laura.) (Already done, Master.) (You overachiever. I love you.) (Thank you, Master.) I guess I could also do the spare Dark Magician, but for now let¡¯s not. I can just do it, or have Laura do it, while I have the first one summoned. ¡°Good.¡± I answered Alice. ¡°Then let¡¯s head out.¡± CH.50 Shopping on the Way CH.50 Shopping on the Way ¡°Miss Alice, where are you going?¡± A guard at the estate gate asked. ¡°Brian is taking me into town. I got permission from Mother.¡± Alice answered. ¡°Well, if the madam allowed it I won¡¯tin.¡± He told Alice. ¡°That was easier than expected.¡± Imented. ¡°Have you never tried that before?¡± ¡°It won¡¯t work if I¡¯m alone or with a servant other than Henry. And Henry won¡¯t do it. He is too loyal to Father.¡± Alice told me. ¡°So Jenna or Nicole can¡¯t take you outside?¡± I asked. ¡°No. Father set a rule where I have to have a male escorting me if I ever go outside. And no one will do it without a written order from my father.¡± She told me. ¡°But when the nobody that appeared out of nowhere and decided to take you outside they won¡¯t ask any questions?¡± ¡°You have been staying in our estate as a guest, so the gate guards most likely assume you are a noble.¡± Alice told me. ¡°They don¡¯t want to question you and get fired. Theoretically they might even assume you are my fiance.¡± ¡°I guess that would make sense. And if I was your fiance it wouldn¡¯t be weird for me to take you outside.¡± I said to Alice. ¡°Yes!¡± Alice said to me as she took my hand. ¡°So we better act the part.¡± Her hand is so soft. I guess this isn¡¯t too bad. At least she is only holding onto it and not hugging it or something. It¡¯s difficult to walk when someone hugs your arm and I wouldn¡¯t want to make Alice sad by saying no. ¡ª ¡°So, where are we going? I thought we were heading to the guild.¡± Alice asked. ¡°I think we should stop by a few stores first. I need to buy some stuff.¡± I told Alice. In truth, the only thing I really desperately need is a water skin, or something like that. ¡°Is there something you need?¡± Alice asked. ¡°I need a new water skin.¡± I told her. I¡¯m still holding onto hope that I can analyze Lucia¡¯s magic sk and recreate it, but a temporary solution is still necessary. ¡°New one? What happened to your old one?¡± ¡°It broke and wouldn¡¯t hold water anymore, so I threw it away.¡± I told Alice. It¡¯s better to lie, than telling her I never had one. ¡°But, I don¡¯t know any stores in town.¡± She said. ¡°Yeah, neither do I. My idea was just to walk to the guild and enter a store on the way if it looks promising.¡± ¡°So we are on a date!¡± Alice got excited. ¡°Well, I guess.¡± I answered. ¡ª ¡°This looks promising.¡± I said as I was looking at a store called ¡®Traveling wonder¡¯. The name is a little strange, but I think it should have what I¡¯m looking for. ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± I pulled Alice by the hand. There was a little bell ring as we walked in. The store seemed empty, but I heard a yell from the back room saying. ¡°I¡¯ll be right there.¡± I look around and see a lot of camping supplies. Tents, sleeping bags, fire starters, portable cookware and even some weapons. Well I guess some would ssify those as survival tools and not weapons. This is a general store, or a traveler store, not a weapon shop. ¡°Hello there.¡± The shop owner greeted us. He was an older man, probably in histe forties. ¡°What can I get you?¡± I was half tempted to respond with ¡®General Kenobi¡¯, but he wouldn¡¯t get the reference. ¡°I need a water skin. And a tent and a sleeping bag would be nice as well.¡± I told him. ¡°Just one, or two?¡± He asked. ¡°For now, just one.¡± I answered. I have no immediate ns to steal Alice away from her home, so I can just get them if the need rises. ¡°Sure. A water skin is 1 silver. For a tent and sleeping bag, that will cost you 2 gold. Is that fine?¡± The shopkeeper asked. ¡°That¡¯s fine. By the way, do you hold any magic items like a magic sk?¡± I asked him. ¡°I do have one sk, but it¡¯s going to be expensive.¡± He told me. ¡°Could I see it?¡± I requested. Even if I can¡¯t buy it, I can analyze it. ¡®That¡¯s stealing¡¯ is what someone would say, but to me it¡¯s just copying. And I know how to make it not so obvious. ¡°Sure.¡± He said as he pulled out a wooden box. He opened it up and inside was not a Blue-Eyes White Dragon. It was actually a sk, like the one Lucia has. It seems to be made of a bluish metal. ¡°May I touch it?¡± I asked. ¡°Sure, go for it. But don¡¯t think you can run off with it. I¡¯m faster than I look.¡± The shopkeep said. ¡°Don¡¯t worry,¡± I said to him. ¡°I won''t run.¡± (Laura, please analyze it. If possible without him noticing.) I ordered Laura. (Master, please hold it in your left hand and buy me some time.) Laura told me. It did take a long time to analyze my card when I tried it, so let''s hope this won¡¯t take that long. ¡°May I ask you about its origin?¡± I asked the shopkeeper. ¡°Ites from the great dungeon in the capital.¡± He told me. So it does originate from a dungeon as I assumed. ¡°It was sold to me by a retiring adventurer a few years back. When I was still going around as a peddler.¡± ¡°And now you have retired to run this store?¡± ¡°Yes. My son is now running this store''s carriage around the kingdom and I just hold down the fort.¡± ¡°I see.¡± I take a very close look at the sk, trying to make it look like I¡¯m inspecting it. In reality, I have no clue what it should look like. ¡°How much water can this thing hold?¡± I asked. ¡°I don¡¯t know the exact measurement, but it held enough tost a one month trip for two people. It also keeps the water fresh and cool.¡± He was really selling it to me. ¡°And how much would it cost?¡± I asked the big question. I probably won¡¯t be able to afford it, but let¡¯s check for it anyway. ¡°I could let it go for fifty gold.¡± He told me. Fifty? Well I was actually expecting it to be more. ¡°I see. That¡¯s not a bad price, but I don¡¯t have that much at the moment.¡± I told him. (Master, the analysis isplete and the sk can be recreated.) Laura told me. ¡°I¡¯m sorry to have wasted your time showing it to me.¡± I told him. ¡°But I would like the water skin, tent and sleeping bag, thank you.¡± I say to him as I pull out my money from my magic fanny pack. ¡°Sure. That would be two gold and a silver. ¡± The shopkeep said. ¡°Here you go.¡± I told him as I handed him 2 gold and arge silver. ¡°Thank you. Here¡¯s your change.¡± He handed me back 4 smaller silver coins. So 1rge is five smaller ones. Or would it be normal ones? ¡°Here is your tent. It¡¯s great quality and can fit up to four people. And the sleeping bag is high quality as well, so you won¡¯t get cold.¡± He told me. ¡°Will you be able to carry them?¡± He asked. ¡°I can manage.¡± I told him as I shoved both into my fanny pack. The tent and the sleeping bag don¡¯t even take much space from it. ¡°Is that a magic bag?¡± The shopkeeper asked. ¡°I¡¯ve never seen one like that.¡± He said to me. So fanny packs don¡¯t exist? Or ones that are magic bags don¡¯t. ¡°Yes it is. I got it as a gift.¡± I told him. Better to say that, than to tell him it¡¯s from a brand new dungeon. I¡¯m sure he will find out about it eventually. ¡°Would you consider selling it to me?¡± He asked. ¡°No, at least not now. But for reference, how much do you think it would cost?¡± I shoot back. ¡°That would depend on its size. Howrge is the inside?¡± (Laura?) (It¡¯s one cubic meter, Master.) I knew it was sizable, but that¡¯s more than I expected. ¡°It¡¯s about a cubic meter.¡± I told the shopkeeper. ¡°For being as small as it is, it definitely has some storage space. At that size, I would value it at 100 to 120 gold coins.¡± He told me. That¡¯s a lot. I¡¯ll get rich in no time if I mass produce these with the dungeon. But then again, I might just crash the market. And I would need to find a way to mass produce the dungeon generation points. I don¡¯t think there is a cheat I can use to mass produce it. ¡°Well, thank you for your information and thanks for showing that sk to me.¡± I said to the shopkeeper. ¡°Of course. And if you change your mind or just need some quick coin, doe back and sell that bag for me. I¡¯ll pay 100 gold for it.¡± He told me as we left the store. ¡ª ¡°You were quiet in there Alice. Is something wrong?¡± I asked her. ¡°It¡¯s just¡­ I¡¯m not used to it.¡± She told me. ¡°And I almost gave away your secrets by ident.¡± ¡°I see. Thank you for not telling.¡± I thanked Alice. ¡°But why do you need a tent and a sleeping bag?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Are you nning on leaving town?¡± ¡°Not yet.¡± I told her. ¡°But it¡¯s better to have them in case I need them. It¡¯s much nicer to sleep in a tent than under the sky. And I have a bag to carry all of that stuff in.¡± ¡°I see.¡± Alice said quietly. ¡°I don¡¯t want you to ever leave.¡± ¡°I have to leave eventually.¡± I told her. ¡°I¡¯m not nning on staying here forever.¡± ¡°Would you ¡­ take me with you?¡± Alice asked. ¡°If you really want toe.¡± I answered. ¡°But we will have to deal with the demon lord Brandon, who is keeping you prisoner.¡± ¡°Hehe.¡± That got a little giggle out of Alice. ¡°I¡¯m sure Mana could deal with him.¡± She said. ¡°Well you are not wrong, but sometimes the way to win is to not fight.¡± I told her. ¡°Sometimes you need to take down your opponents with words only.¡± ¡°I see.¡± ¡°We wouldn¡¯t want to get wanted posters or something, after all.¡± I led Alice by the hand towards the guild (Thank you Laura that we don¡¯t get lost) as a system window opened up in front of me. What¡¯s this? I didn¡¯t do anything.
Emergency Mission: Protect the Town
Information: A pack of wyverns has followed the scent of their fallen brethren to this town. Help in bringing them down and protect the town.
Goal: Take down the wyverns
Reward: Opens a new set for each wyvern you take down.
Daily ¡®Pack tokens¡¯ increase by 1
If no wyverns are taken down, or the town gets severe damage, no reward will be given
If no-one dies, an extra reward will be granted
A mission? And an emergency mission at that. ¡°Alice, we need to run.¡± I say to her and try to pull her along at a faster speed. ¡°But, why?¡± She asked. ¡°There is an emergency. We need to get to the guild. And fast.¡± I told her to try to pull her into a sprint. ¡°What emergency?¡± She asked and was finally taking some quicker steps. ¡°A pack of wyverns is going to attack the town.¡± I told her. Well, that got her attention. ¡°Then¡­ ¡° I think the rest of her words didn¡¯t leave her throat as she began to sprint next to me. Hopefully we won¡¯t run too quickly and end up winded like I did with Zayaan. Well, we do have a lot shorter of a trip, as the store was close to the guild. System mission, why couldn¡¯t you give me a time frame on when the wyverns are going to be here. CH.51 Getting Zayaan CH.51 Getting Zayaan We made our way to the guild with haste. Alice tried to have me slow down, but I told her we were almost there and she made it all the way. Luckily it was not that early anymore, so the guild wasn¡¯t packed. Well I guess I¡¯ve never been here in the morning, but it was quite full in the evening and I would assume mornings are the same. I check over the receptionists and notice the one that Zayaan gave a peck tost time. She doesn¡¯t have any customers so I make my way to her. ¡°I need to see Zayaan. Is he here?¡± I asked her. ¡°He is, but you can¡¯t just meet him without an appointment.¡± She answered. ¡°I¡¯m here on behalf of, and with a member of the Watchman family and I need to see him, Now!¡± I pressured her. ¡°I still can¡¯t ¡­ ¡° ¡°Fine, Alice let¡¯s go.¡± I said to Alice and pulled her along with me up the stairs. If you won¡¯t take me there, I¡¯ll make my own way to the guild masters room. I hope Zay is there. I¡¯m not sure I could take on a pack of wyverns with just my summons. Well, that depends on how strong a wyvern is and howrge the pack is. I made it to the door of the guild master¡¯s room. I quickly knock on it and barge in without waiting for a response. Good, Zay is here. There were also two other people in the room with him. One of them was the coachman that had driven the carriage Brandon and I rode into the dungeon a few days ago and the other was an older man. The merchants buying the wyvern materials, perhaps? ¡°Brian? What are you doing here?¡± Zay asked me as he looked me up and down. He also took a quick peek at Alice next to me. ¡°Zayaan, I¡¯m sorry to bother you like this, but there is an emergency.¡± I told him. ¡°Did something happen to the dungeon?¡± He asked. I¡¯m surprised he brought that up in front of these people, but I guess one of them was the coachman, so he would have heard of it already. ¡°No, it''s ¡­¡± I really don¡¯t want to speak about having system support in front of these people. The coach might have overheard it during the trip, but the other man shouldn¡¯t know. ¡°Is something wrong?¡± Zay asked. ¡°What is this emergency?¡± Fine. I don¡¯t have time to worry about the consequences. ¡°A pack of wyverns is going to attack the town.¡± I told him. ¡°Wyverns!?¡± He seemed surprised. Can¡¯t me him though. ¡°And a pack? How do you know about this?¡± ¡°A system mission.¡± I answered. ¡°What is that?¡± He asked. ¡°A prediction of the future that system support holders sometimes get.¡± I answered casually. It¡¯s not really something to be casual about, but I need to calm myself down. Otherwise everyone in the room will be shooting through the roof. The merchant and the coachman have their mouths hanging open. ¡°Oh yeah, you did speak about it in the dungeon.¡± Zayaan seemed to process me having system support. ¡°Are there really going to be wyverns?¡± ¡°The missions have never been wrong before.¡± I told him. Well this is my first emergency one. ¡°I see. Do you know how soon it will happen?¡± He asked. ¡°No idea.¡± I answered. ¡°But I would guess soon.¡± ¡°Then we have to prepare.¡± He answered. ¡°Chairman Bak, I apologize, but we must continue our businesster.¡± So the old man is from Bak Trading & Transport. And he is the chairman. Is he Bak himself? He doesn¡¯t seem overly suspicious. I shouldn¡¯t judge him by his name, just because he is one letter away from the big evil of Yugioh. And I guess Bakura was just a host, not the actual big evil. ¡ª ¡°Was that young man the founder?¡± The chairman asked the coachman. ¡°Yes he is.¡± The coach responded. ¡°He is also a summoner.¡± ¡°And he really holds the legendary system support?¡± ¡°I¡¯ve never confirmed it myself, but the baron seems to believe he does. It¡¯s possible he has seen that boy¡¯s status.¡± ¡°Make sure everyone knows to treat him well. Having someone with that kind of power on our side would make a lot of money.¡± ¡°Of course, father.¡± ¡ª ¡°Do you have any more information on when or where these wyverns will being from?¡± Zayaan asked. ¡°All I know is that they follow the scent of their fallen brethren. I would guess that means the wyvern hunted by the B-rank team.¡± I told Zay. ¡°So they wille from the east.¡± Zay said. ¡°We have to get the adventurers from the fields into town. And then prepare to fight for our lives.¡± ¡°How strong are wyverns anyway?¡± I asked. ¡°They are quite powerful, but their main strength is being able to fly. They also have poison in their tails and it can be lethal.¡± Zayaan told me. ¡°We¡¯ll need magic or bows to bring them down and then cut their necks. Cutting off the tail is also a good idea as that will make their attack a lot easier to read and avoid. The tail is also the only part with poison.¡± Ok, so bring them down and take off their heads. I think Dark Magician should be able to deal with them. Mana used that gravity spell to put Brandon onto the ground so it should work on wyverns as well. ¡°But our first priority is to get as many people from the fields to the town as possible. And for that we need to get a message across to them.¡± Zayaan said. ¡°Don¡¯t you have a messaging tool?¡± I asked. ¡°Not one for this kind of use. We have one that can be used tomunicate with the capital¡¯s guild, but that¡¯s all.¡± He told me. (Laura, do I have a monster that can do it?) I asked Laura. (Multiple, if the one to receive the message has system support.) Laura told me. (I would rmend Yata-garasu.) (Yata is a spirit monster, right? Does that mean it has special properties?) (It cannot be used in battle as it has no physical body, but it can be used multiple times even without a sleeve.) Laura informed me. (It can also pass through objects, like a ghost.) (More like a spirit in this case.) I shouldn¡¯t joke at this time. (How many times can I use it without a sleeve?) (That would depend on how long it stays summoned for. Anything from ten to twenty times might be possible with short summons. With longer ones, perhaps four to six times.) Laura told me. ¡°Zayaan, are the rest of your team out there?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes they are. Why?¡± ¡°I could use a summon to deliver a message to them. But only someone with ¡®Card summoner¡¯ can receive it so them being around would be necessary.¡± I told him. ¡°I should also inform Brandon while I¡¯m at it.¡± ¡°The baron doesn¡¯t know?¡± Zay seemed surprised. ¡°I was on my way here when I got the system mission, so I just came straight over here.¡± I told him. ¡°So we won¡¯t have immediate support from the guards.¡± Zay seemed to think for a moment. ¡°Please send out the message. I need it to go to the ones outside first. Then to the baron. Is that possible?¡± (Laura, what do you think?) (Message is ready to be transported, Master. Please summon Yata-garasu when ready.) I quickly pulled up my skill and Laura already searched Yata out for me so I didn¡¯t have to go through the list to find it. Then I pulled up my sleeve and activatedbat mode on my founder¡¯s terminal. ¡°Yata-Garasu.¡± I called out and a smallish bird appeared from a card. It was purple and slightly see-through. ¡°Go deliver the message to members of Prime Rib. Then go tell the baron.¡± I ordered my bird. It took off with haste. ¡°Don¡¯t you need to tell it the message?¡± Zay asked. ¡°Not really. My system support takes care of that part.¡± I answered. Laura is just being her casual self and overachieving everything. ¡°That seems convenient.¡± ¡°Oh, you have no idea.¡± I told him. ¡°So what will we do now?¡± ¡°I¡¯m heading outside to make sure everyone will make it here safely.¡± Zay answered. ¡°What about you two?¡± ¡°Alice, what do you want to do?¡± I asked her. ¡°I¡¯m also going to head outside, what about you?¡± ¡°I want toe.¡± She said assertively. ¡°Are you sure?¡± I asked. ¡°This isn¡¯t some joy trip. We very well could be in a lot of danger.¡± ¡°He is correct, you know. We''ll be fighting for our lives.¡± Zayaan added. ¡°Then all the more reason for me to join you.¡± Alice said. ¡°This towncks magicians for striking down the wyverns, right? I can help with that.¡± ¡°If you are sure, it¡¯s fine with me.¡± Zay said. ¡°I¡¯ll take care of her.¡± I told Zay. ¡°Please stay close to me.¡± I said to Alice. ¡°Yes.¡± She said and took my hand. ¡°I still need my hand.¡± I told her. ¡°Zay, how were you nning on getting outside quickly? I could give you a ride.¡± ¡°I was going to grab one of the guild¡¯s horses, but if you offer.¡± He answered. ¡°Oh I can do that.¡± I told him. (Laura, one sleeve and Overdrive, please.) (Of course, Master. I ced it into the sleeve for you already.) Laura responded as I pulled out Overdrive. ¡°I summon Overdrive.¡± From the card, a tank rose. Well, it¡¯s more of an APC actually. ¡°Now let¡¯s get in and get a move on.¡± I told Zay who was just staring at the machine. Alice was less surprised as I did exin it to her when I pulled the card. ¡°Is this thing safe?¡± Zay asked. ¡°Definitely safer than facing down a pack of wyverns.¡± I answered. ¡°What way should we go?¡± I asked as I took the driver seat. I do have a license, so driving an APC shouldn¡¯t be impossible. (Especially with an APC that drives itself.) Laura added. Alice took a seat next to me in the gunner¡¯s position and Zay was sitting in the back. I made sure Alice knew not to shoot the gun identally. With that we took off towards the east gate. Does a town this size really need a gate in all the cardinal directions? Well, it might. Now that I¡¯m thinking about it, summoning Overdrive in the middle of a town might not have been the best idea I¡¯ve ever had. Well there is going to be panic anyway as soon as the wyverns appear, so¡­ Not my fault, OK. I¡¯m just trying to save everyone''s lives. I don¡¯t have Monster Reborn. Or like any other revival card. Well, at least I have some Red Medicine. CH.52 Gather the Strong CH.52 Gather the Strong I wasn¡¯t driving too fast. We are in town after all. But I think I¡¯m still breaking the speed limit. Not that there is one. Luckily the main street is quite wide so there is space for us to drive in. Well, not like Overdrive is anyrger than arge carriage. It might even be smaller. ¡°Brian, we are getting a lot of attention.¡± Zayaan said to me. ¡°Yeah, I predicted as much. But most will forget about it after they hear about the wyvern attack.¡± I answered. It¡¯s not like we are just driving around guns zing. I mean literally, our machine gun hasn¡¯t fired a single shot, yet. ¡°But this will cause a panic.¡± Zayaan answered. ¡°All things considered, that might not be a bad thing. If the people hide, there is less of a chance they get hurt.¡± I told him. ¡°And just be lucky I didn¡¯t choose to summon a dragon in the middle of town.¡± Calling on Red-Eyes did cross my mind, but that would¡¯ve been a terrible idea. At least most likely. This ¡®golem carriage¡¯ is a lot more reasonable than a full blown dragon. We made it to the east gate in, what I can only assume, record time. ¡°Zay get out and tell the guard the situation.¡± I ordered Zay as I stopped Overdrive. Zay did as ordered and began exining the iing wyvern attack to the guard. It¡¯s interesting that there is only one guard at each gate. Rico¡¯s father was alone as well. Perhaps there are two, but one goes for patrols every now and then. Or there is just one, because the town is so small. I turn towards Alice and ask her, ¡°Are you sure you want toe? It¡¯s not toote to turn back now.¡± ¡°No. I want toe.¡± She answered. ¡°I really don¡¯t know how strong these wyverns are going to be, so I can¡¯t promise you will bepletely unhurt.¡± I told her. ¡°If you want, you can stay inside of this summon. It should do a decent job at protecting you.¡± ¡°Would that be better for you?¡± Alice asked. ¡°I don¡¯t know. In all honesty, the best ce for you would be with Mana and Dark Magician.¡± I told her. ¡°They are the strongest monsters I have, so they should keep you safe. Sadly, I think I have to use at least one of them as an attacking force.¡± I¡¯m not saying Red-Eyes couldn¡¯t do it. And I do have two Dark Magicians. So I could give one of them, and Mana, to Alice, but still. ¡°I¡¯ll be fine with just Mana.¡± Alice answered. ¡°Are you sure?¡± ¡°Yes. She¡¯ll take care of me.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± I pulled up my pack opener and took out Dark Magician Girl and one Red Medicine. I handed them both to Alice. ¡°Here. Once the wyverns appear, summon Mana. The other card is in case you get hurt. Immediately use it on yourself.¡± I told Alice. ¡°It¡¯s a potion?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± I told her. ¡°And as I said, don¡¯t hesitate to use it.¡± I did get three of them. Zay got back into Overdrive and ordered us to move forward. ¡°So you exined the situation?¡± I confirmed. ¡°Yes. It took longer for me to exin this golem.¡± He answered. ¡°Now, let¡¯s go.¡± We made it to a group of adventurers and Zayaan told me to stop there. He got out and started talking with two of them. One archer and one with a great sword. Members of the B-rank party, perhaps? I didn¡¯t overhear much of it, but the ¡®Are you serious?¡¯ shout was heard by everyone. Well, can¡¯t me him that much for getting flustered. Technically his party is who lead the wyverns here. Zayaan made his way back over to me and said: ¡°Brian, could I ask you to go get the other members Diamond sword and Prime Rib? I would like to stay here and make a n.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think this APC can carry that many people.¡± I answered. There was space for two up front, but Alice and I were upying them, and four in the back. And I¡¯m not about to leave Alice behind. ¡°You could just make multiple trips.¡± He answered. ¡°That thing is quite fast.¡± ¡°Well, I could.¡± ¡°And they are in two different ces anyway.¡± He told me. ¡°Lucia and Rico should be near the north gate, while two members of Diamond sword are by the south one. Alex and thest Diamond sword member are by the west gate, but we might not have time to get everyone.¡± ¡°Fine. Who should I get first?¡± I asked. ¡°Get the Diamond sword members.¡± He answered. ¡°And how will they trust me?¡± I asked. ¡°...I don¡¯t know. Actually, just go get Lucia and Rico from the north gate.¡± He changed his mind. This is where not having a reputation is biting me in the but. ¡°We could use this.¡± Alice said and brought out a pendant with the Watchman family crest. It was a shield with a clock face on it. Interesting. I don¡¯t think I¡¯ve seen a single clock sinceing to this world, but they seemingly do exist. ¡°Youngdy is a Watchman?¡± One of the members of Diamond sword asked, seeming surprised. ¡°Yes. My name is Alice Watchman.¡± Alice said with confidence. ¡°Then, I¡¯m sure my party will listen to you. Take this as well.¡± He said and tossed me a card. It¡¯s one of those dungeon cards. So he has one from a different town. ¡°You can use that as proof that I asked you to get them.¡± I quickly check the card. So his name is Jack. Without the As. ¡°Thanks.¡± I said to him. ¡°We''ll be off.¡± ¡ª Our first trip was now again to the south gate. We picked up two more members of Diamond sword. Thankfully we didn¡¯t even need Alice¡¯s pendant to get them toe with us. After hearing about the wyverns, they gave the adventurers orders to head back into town and came with us. These people are way too believing. I could ruin a town with a simple lie. We quickly made our way back to the east side, and dropped the two of them off. Now to get Lucia and Rico. ¡ª For an off-road vehicle, the seats on Overdrive don¡¯t feel asfortable as I hoped. It wasn¡¯t bad when we were going on the roads, but now that I¡¯m sting through the grassy ins, the bumps are starting to hurt. Thankfully, this should¡¯ve been thest trip. Zay did say I wouldn¡¯t need to get the twost guys. I saw Lucia in the distance, with Yata-Garasu on her shoulder. So he is here. I hope he delivered the messages. (I had Yata-Garasue back here and tell them to wait for pick up.) Laura told me. You are again like four steps ahead of me. ¡°Hey, you two. Get in.¡± I told them as I opened the door. ¡°Brian. We were waiting.¡± Lucia said to me. ¡°About time.¡± Rico was as impatient as ever. We are headed tobat, you know. ¡°You brought out some interesting summons again.¡± Lucia said to me as she was petting the spirit crow. Can she do that? I thought her hand would pass through it. ¡°Yeah, I guess.¡± I answered. ¡°Can you give Yata back to me. I¡¯ll unsummon him now.¡± ¡°Can¡¯t he stay?¡± Lucia asked. ¡°No.¡± I answered. If the number of times I can use him is limited by the summoning time, I don¡¯t want to waste it. Yata takes off from Lucia''s shoulder andnds on my DiaDhank. He then disappeared back into his card. I took the card off of the DiaDhank. It really didn¡¯t vanish like the others. But I do see a scratch in it, so it did get damaged. Lucia and Rico got into Overdrive and we took off towards the east gate. ¡ª As we made it back there, I saw some guards there with the adventurers. I think Rico¡¯s dad is there and the two who have the ¡®Card summoner¡¯ skill seem to be present as well. I stop Overdrive a little ways away from them, to not scare them. No drive by skid stops. I got out with Lucia and Rico. Alice stayed inside. ¡°You made it.¡± Zayaan said. ¡°A wind mage has spotted something flying in this direction. They¡¯ll be here soon.¡± ¡°So¡­ Do we have a n?¡± I asked him. That¡¯s what they have been doing, right? Coming up with a n. ¡°Not really.¡± He answered, holding his head down. ¡°We have at least six wyvernsing. Taking down that many won¡¯t be easy. Our only n is to have bows and magic shoot at them, hope we hit them enough that they fall down and then cut off their heads.¡± ¡°So I bring the gang together, just so we can die together?¡± I joked. ¡°Do I really have to do everything here?¡± ¡°Can you take them all down?¡± Zay asked. ¡°All jokes aside, probably not.¡± I answered. Even with Red-Eyes and two Dark Magicians, six might be too many. I could have Alice summon Dark Magician Girl and someone else summon Slot Machine. That might do it. At least we should be able to bring them to the ground. ¡°But I dide up with a n.¡± I told him. ¡°We¡¯ll use my summons to bring them down. And then, well, hope that we can finish them off.¡± ¡°If you think that will work.¡± Zayaan said. ¡°What summons will we use?¡± ¡°You weren¡¯t there yesterday, so you don¡¯t know about the magician I can summon.¡± I said to him. ¡°I did hear about them.¡± Zay answered. ¡°Well, I¡¯ll summon them and a dragon.¡± I said to him. ¡°And I was thinking of giving the golem I used to clear the forest to someone else to summon.¡± ¡°Could I do it?¡± He asked. ¡°I think Lucia might be the best choice. She is in the backline anyway and you should be ready to go in after we hopefully bring them down.¡± I told him. ¡°Well, that¡¯s the best n yet.¡± Zayaan answered. ¡°I¡¯ll tell everyone we¡¯ll do that.¡± Why did I have toe up with a n? This n is ass. But it might still work. Let¡¯s just hope for the best. CH.53 Taking down some Wyverns CH.53 Taking down some Wyverns I go through my Collection, checking for any useful cards. With the Pot of Greed luck of this morning, I can definitely throw some around, without caring too much. Silver Bow and Arrow went to Rico, so he would have a better chance at harming the wyverns, legendary sword was given to one of the guards that didn¡¯t have a weapon, Zay got one of the Red Medicines, just in case, and my sleeved Slot Machine was with Lucia. It¡¯s not much, but I reallyck good anti-air cards. I don¡¯t want to start flinging around Hinotamas. I also don¡¯t believe that a single Hinotama would kill a wyvern. I found one more card that will likely be nice to have active. Chorus of Sanctuary. It should increase everyone''s defense. I activate it straight away. ¡°We have a visual.¡± One of the guards yelled. He was looking to the east with binocrs of some sort. ¡°How many are there?¡± Zayaan asked. ¡°5,6,7,8 at least eight. Might be nine or ten.¡± The guard answered. ¡°Fuck.¡± Zayaan was not pleased. Honestly, that¡¯s a lot. I¡¯m not sure my monsters can deal with them all. Hopefully these things are not as strong as I think they are. My DiaDhank still had Overdrive on it, so I only had two open slots on it. I should be able to summon more than three if I hold one in each hand, like I did before having the terminal. Then I realized, Overdrive has a machine gun. I could also shoot with it. I have no clue if I¡¯m going to hit anything, but who wouldn¡¯t want to let a rip with a minigun. Or would that be a gatling gun? I guess gatling gun is more urate. I don¡¯t know what caliber that thing is chambered in. I make my way over to Overdrive and tell Alice to move to the back seats. She instead gets out and prepares with everyone for the first attack. I guess it¡¯s time to summon. ¡°I summon Dark Magician.¡± I call on the strongest monster in my arsenal. I use the toploader one first, and if necessary, I¡¯ll summon the other er. I also hold Red-Eyes on stand by. I don¡¯t want it to get caught in our initial barrage. To my side, Alice summons out Dark Magician Girl. I also see Lucia calling out the Slot Machine. ¡°I¡¯ll let rip with this thing¡¯s cannon!¡± I yell to everyone. ¡°After that, attack!¡± God, this n sucks. I hope that gatling gun firing won¡¯t be loud enough to make anyone go deaf. As the wyverns are, where I think is, close enough, I pull the trigger on Overdrive''s machine gun. The gun did go brrr. But it was a lot quieter than expected. Does this thing have any firing sound? I hear the air cracking as the bullets are flying, but the gun itself is super quiet. After a quick burst towards the wyverns, I look out of the open door. Only Alice is holding her hands to her ears. I guess it really wasn¡¯t super loud. After my initial burst, I saw some spells flying towards the wyverns. Alice was casting multiple dark bullets in a row with Mana. Some of the guards and members of Diamond Sword were shooting some kinds of wind and fire magic. And the bowman were letting loose some arrows. I look back through the optic and notice multiple wyverns falling down towards the ground. But at least three are still flying fine. I take aim at them and let out another burst. I think one more fell to that. Now just two are flying fine. I get out of Overdrive. It¡¯s time to show these lizards what a real dragon can do. ¡°I summon Red-Eyes ck Dragon.¡± From a card that appeared in the air, arge dragon flew out. Is it actuallyrge for a dragon? I would say Red-Eyes is around 20 meters from head to tail. It¡¯s definitely double the size of these wyverns, but is that reallyrge. Or is it small for a dragon? In some legends, dragons are hundreds of meters long. Some of the guards got scared after seeing Red-Eyes, but it seems Zayaan is trying to exin it to them. Even the Diamond Sword members are surprised. I guess summoning a full blown dragon isn¡¯t something just anyone can do. ¡°Take thest of them down!¡± I ordered Red-Eyes. Dark Magician clearly wanted to join in on the fun, as he flew up with Red-Eyes to take thest two wyverns down. And they make it look so easy. Red-Eyes scorched one of the wyverns and Dark Magician attacked with some kind of, well, dark magic attack. I don¡¯t know if the wyverns died, but they are definitely badly hurt. The burnt one is in a nose dive, and I think the other one is being supported down by Dark Magician¡¯s magic. Well, that¡¯s two dead, and like seven that can¡¯t fly. ¡°Good, they are down from the sky! Move in!¡± Zayaan yelled an order. So in other words, we don¡¯t need a n, ATTACK! I hate the fact that this has worked. So far. ¡°You two, take care of the farthest ones first.¡± I ordered my two summons. I don¡¯t want friendly fire. In Red-Eyes case, literal friendly fire. The demolition duo made their way to the farthest fallen wyverns. Our group broke up into smaller sections. Diamond sword was taking care of one of the grounded wyverns. Zayaan and Rico were with a guard dealing with another one. Lucia had ordered Slot Machine to attack a third. Some guards had surrounded a fourth. And Alice and Mana were taking down a fifth. I hope it wouldn¡¯t be just the two of them, but Mana was doing a good job at protecting Alice, while Alice would attack with dark bullets. Did they practice this yesterday? Or are they just acting on instinct? I noticed one of the guards got hit by a wyvern''s tail so I decided to head towards him. I can heal him, after all. I pull him outside of the wyvern¡¯s reach as the guards are covering for me. They really know their stuff. I take a quick look at the guard, and he has a nasty stab wound in his stomach. He¡¯ll bleed out fast if this doesn¡¯t work. And I¡¯ll throw up if this doesn¡¯t work. Be strong now. You are not the one fighting on the frontline. I take out a Red Medicine and activate it. ¡°I¡¯ll heal you.¡± I told the guard. ¡°Red Medicine.¡± A ss bottle appears and I remove the cork from it. Then I pour it onto the stab wound and into the guard''s mouth. ¡°Try to drink it.¡± I told him. He is conscious enough to drink the liquid. No mouth to mouth medicine for him. Thank god, because I have no idea how it would be done. The Red Medicine is doing its job perfectly. His wound is quickly closing, and he seems to be calming down. ¡°Overdrive.¡± I call my machine over. It drives to me on its own. I then help the guard to the back section of Overdrive. ¡°Please, stay here.¡± He nods meekly as a response. Even after the Red Medicine he is not perfect and can¡¯t keep fighting. But at least he is not bleeding out anymore. I really hope the poison was cured by that as well. The fighting continued, and Diamond sword was the first one to take down their wyvern. They really are good at that. They split up into two. Two going to help the guards and the other two heading over to help Prime Rib. I was about toin to them about not helping Alice or Lucia, but those two don¡¯t seem to need it for long. Well, Lucia and Slot Machine have theirs pinned down to the ground already and Lucia was going in for the kill with water magic. But Alice and Mana are about to get help, as both Red-Eyes and Dark Magician are flying this way. Those two look good flying next to each other. Red-Eyes seems to be carrying two wyvern corpses in its hands. Or ws? Dark Magician makes his way over to Mana and Alice and helps the two of them take down the wyvern they were fighting. At least he only supported them and didn¡¯t just straight up killsteal. After that we went around helping everyone else finish off their wyverns. He seemed to be using a modified version of that gravity spell Mana was using to hold down Brandon. I guess he really is more skilled than his pupil. With just a bit more work, all the wyverns were taken care of. Couple others did get injured, but all things considered, it went well. And with that terrible n. CH.54 Backup always arrives Late CH.54 Backup always arrives Late I make my way over to Alice and Mana. This was, I think, her first time in realbat. That taken into ount, she did so well. Probably better than me, anyway. I was just hiding in the back. Someone else would say that is the summoner''s job, but Alice had an active summon and she was fighting next to it. Actually Lucia was as well. ¡°Alice,¡± I called out to her. ¡°How are you feeling?¡± ¡°...Tired.¡± Makes sense. She did cast multiple spells in quick session. And all the other stuff before. ¡°Well, at least you seem unharmed.¡± I told her. ¡°Yes, Mana was protecting me.¡± She answered. ¡°I kept your girlfriend safe, Master. Praise me.¡± Mana said to me as she came next to me. Do you want headpats or something? ¡°I¡¯m not¡­ ¡° Alice began to say. ¡°She is not my girlfriend, you know.¡± I told Mana. ¡°Also, why do you call me ¡®Master¡¯ even if I didn¡¯t summon you?¡± ¡°Master is always Master. Master made us. Without Master, we couldn¡¯t be here.¡± She answered. So the monsters are loyal to me even if I¡¯m not the one that summons them. That¡¯s nice. I think that should mean they will never attack me, even if ordered by their summoner. I won¡¯t have to be scared even if I give a stronger monster to Brandon. ¡°Could you give me the Red Medicine I gave you earlier?¡± I requested from Alice. ¡°Some of the guards have injuries and I¡¯d like to heal them.¡± ¡°Sure.¡± Alice responded and took out the Red Medicine card from her hoodie pocket. ¡°Here you go.¡± ¡°Thanks. Try to rx a little. The battle is over.¡± I told Alice. I make my way over to Zayaan. ¡°So, how many are injured?¡± I asked. ¡°Let me catch my breath for a second first.¡± He responded. ¡°Are you expecting me to do everything then?¡± I shoot back. ¡°...ask Jack.¡± ¡°Jack was the greatsword guy, right?¡± I confirmed. ¡°Yes.¡± He was also still standing. Most of the others had copsed to the ground after thest wyvern went down. Actually, Lucia seems to be hard at work draining the blood of the wyverns already. She is a massive over achiever. Taking one down with Slot Machine and now doing clean up work. ¡°Hey Jack,¡± I began talking to him. ¡°Do you know if there are any injured?¡± I asked him. ¡°Most are just minor scratches. The guards said one of them got stabbed by a tail, but I don¡¯t see anyone with a wound like that.¡± ¡°Oh yeah, I pulled him out of thebat zone and used a potion on him.¡± I told Jack. ¡°He is inside the golem carriage.¡± ¡°I see. Well that¡¯s good. He had the worst injury. Because of the emergency we don''t really have potions on hand.¡± Jack told me. ¡°I still have one.¡± I told him. ¡°And Zayaan has one as well.¡± ¡°Could you give it to me?¡± He requested. ¡°Sure I don¡¯t mind.¡± I use the card I took back from Alice. ¡°Red Medicine.¡± The card disappeared and the potion bottle appeared. ¡°Here you go.¡± I said as I handed the bottle to Jack. ¡°That¡¯s an interesting spell. I¡¯ve never heard of a spell that stores items in cards.¡± He told me. ¡°Well, technically I¡¯m not storing things inside them or anything.¡± I told him. ¡°Please, just stop. You are already mind breaking enough.¡± Jack stopped my storytelling. ¡°As you wish.¡± I responded. ¡°If you need another potion, just ask Zayaan for his.¡± ¡°Will do.¡± Jack told me. Okay, so injuries are taken care of, what now? (You should go get the guard out of Overdrive. The summon limit ising up soon.) Laura reminded me. (Yeah, I¡¯ll do that.) I responded to her as I made my way over to my APC. My APC? It feels strange to think that. I own an APC. And I have a dragon. Now I want to ride on Red-Eyes. As I check over the guard in Overdrive, he seems ¡­ limp. Did he die? I check and his pulse is still there. (He is just paralyzed by the wyvern poison.) Laura told me. (My potion didn¡¯t heal it?) I asked. (Master¡¯s potion heals wounds, but it can¡¯t heal status conditions, such as paralysis.) Laura told me. (What about a poison? Like a damaging poison?) I asked. (It should heal the damage effect.) Laura responded. So yes to poison damage, but no to paralysis. Well, I guess paralysis isn¡¯t exactly a damage effect, so a HP potion might not heal it. I grabbed the guard and dragged him out of Overdrive. Then I unsummoned Overdrive. Now, what to do? I guess I could just take a ride on Red-Eyes while he is still summoned, but that might scare people in town. I guess I¡¯ll just unsummon him for now. ¡°Red-Eyes, you go back.¡± I said to no one. But it doesn¡¯t really matter as the card appeared anyway and Red-Eyes flew into it. As it did, I felt a surge of powering from my DiaDhank and flowing through my body. What was that? A weird power surge? After that, the mission report popped up.
Emergency Mission: Protect the Town
Mission Complete
Reward:
Daily ¡®Pack tokens¡¯ increase by 1.
Sets Unlocked:
Pharaonic Guardian Magician¡¯s Force
Dark Crisis Invasion of Chaos
Ancient Sanctuary Soul of the Duelist
Special reward for no deaths
Reprint Set ¡®Dark Beginning 1¡¯ unlocked
¡®Reprint tokens¡¯ Unlocked
Daily ¡®Reprint token¡¯ s are currently 1
That¡¯s a lot of sets. And I got a reprint set. But reprints exist with their own tokens? Why is that? Well, it doesn¡¯t really matter at the moment. ¡ª I¡¯m tired. I feel like I need a nap. It¡¯s not even naptime yet. I see a group of knights in armore out from the town''s gates and are heading towards us. You guys arete. We took down the wyverns like 15 minutes ago. I think the one leading them is¡­ No this is not my fault. Don¡¯te over to me to yell at me mister ¡®father of the year¡¯. Thankfully he seems to be making his way over to Zayaan and Jack. Thank you for your sacrifice. But someone is making their way over to me as well. At least she is usually reasonable. ¡°Hello there Brian.¡± She began. ¡°Hi, Christina. Didn¡¯t expect you toe here.¡± I told her. ¡°I¡¯m still a strong earth mage. If wyverns were attacking, of course I woulde as well.¡± She answered. ¡°Well, you arete. We already took the wyverns down.¡± I told her. ¡°So it would seem. Your summons are amazing.¡± She told me. ¡°Well, I didn¡¯t do it alone. Also please go to Alice before her father explodes at her.¡± I tell her. ¡°Well, since you asked.¡± She said to me. ¡°By the way, are you feeling alright? You seem pale.¡± Pale? Really? I guess I do feel a little odd. And tired. (Laura? Is there something wrong with me?) (Master is experi.ecsa..lvlpscs) ¡ª

[Alice POV]

Mother and Father came here. I guess they would. They are both good at magic and to take down a wyvern, strong magic is necessary. A group of guards in armor also came with them. They don¡¯t usually wear heavy armor like that, but in case of a powerful monster attack, they do have some. Thankfully Father made his way over to the adventurers. He won¡¯t be yelling at me. Mother is talking with Brian. I can¡¯t hear them from here. Brian fell down? What? Why? I get up and run over. Mother is holding Brian in her arms. What happened to him? Did he get poisoned by a wyvern? But he was hanging back duringbat. And I can¡¯t see a wound on him. ¡°Mana, do you know what happened?¡± I asked. ¡°My connection to Master is still present, but I can¡¯t reachdy Laura. I¡¯m sorry, but I don¡¯t know.¡± She seems down. I guess even with all her power she can¡¯t help. ¡°He is burning up.¡± Mother said to me. ¡°I think we need to cool him down.¡± I put my hand on his forehead. He really is hot. More than feverishly hot. ¡°Will he be okay?¡± I asked. ¡°...I don¡¯t know.¡± Mother responded. ¡°First we must find out what is wrong with him.¡± ¡°Could he have run out of mana?¡± I offered an exnation. ¡°That could cause the pass out, but in that case he would be cold. It feels more like he is overflowing with mana.¡± Mother told me. ¡°We need to get him to an expert.¡± ¡°My teacher can carry him.¡± Mana said and looked around trying to spot him. ¡°Where is he?¡± I also get up and look around. Mana¡¯s teacher is the summon dressed in a purple robe, right? It shouldn¡¯t be that difficult to spot him. But I can¡¯t see him either. His card is still on Brian¡¯s bracelet. Or whatever it is. I think he got it from the dungeon. I touch the card on it, and the card is super hot. ¡°Ow.¡± I yell out as I pull my hand back. Is that the source of the heat? ¡°I think we need to remove that card.¡± I said to my mother and Mana. ¡°But it¡¯s super hot.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll do it then.¡± Mana offered and before I could stop her, she had grabbed the card. I could see her hand smoking as she was holding it. But she is just taking the pain. ¡°Please, let go of it.¡± I try to plead with her. ¡°Lady Christina, please make a stone pedestal for me to ce this card on.¡± She calmly asked mother. How can you be so calm as your hand is burning? ¡°Sure.¡± Mother responded. ¡°Earth control.¡± With a simple spell, Mother raised a part of the ground slightly. Mana then ced the card in it. I take a look at Mana¡¯s burned hand. ¡°I¡¯ll use the¡­ oh, I gave it to Brian.¡± I was going to use the potion Brian gave me to heal Mana¡¯s burn, but I don¡¯t have it anymore. ¡°It¡¯s fine.¡± Mana said to me. ¡°I¡¯ll heal if you unsummon me.¡± She told me. ¡°Then, I¡¯ll do it right now.¡± I said to her. ¡°Please call on me again.¡± She said as she flew up into the card floating in the air. ¡°We should get him to a proper bed.¡± Mother said to me. ¡°His temperature is not rising any more, so that card might have been the source, but we still need to do something about this. If he stays in this high temperature for long, he could die.¡± ¡°Then, I¡¯ll¡­ what can I do?¡± I feel lost. I don¡¯t know what to do. CH.55 Sleep is for the Weak CH.55 Sleep is for the Weak

But the weak die young, therefore we must sleep.

[Brian POV]

Where am I? What do you mean I should say ¡®unfamiliar ceiling¡¯? A ceiling is not going to tell me where I am. My eyes are fuzzy. My head is spinning. I feel something cool traveling across my body. A wave of water? But I¡¯m in a building, right? Or perhaps I¡¯m in something like a boat shack. No. I¡¯m clearly lying on a bed. Who would put a bed in water? The waves rolling on my body disappear and a bitter, something damp is ced on my forehead. A wet towel? Am I in a sick ward? What happened? I remember we were taking the wyverns down. The armored guards appeared. I think I was talking with Christina, and then, nothing. That¡¯s it. (Laura?) I called out in my head. I heard no response. What? Where is she? (Laura? Where are you Laura?) ¡°Lau,ra?¡± A weak soundes out of my mouth. ¡°Oh, you are awake?¡± I heard a female voice say. I recognize that voice. But who does it belong to? ¡°Please just try to stay still. You¡¯re not ready to get up yet.¡± She told me. Rest? In this situation? Well, maybe I should, but I don¡¯t know if I can. ¡°ca,n¡¯t.¡± I try to tell her. ¡°Oh, I¡¯ll help you fall back to sleep then.¡± She said to me. How will she do that? I can feel the wave of something cool going around my body again. ¡°I¡¯ll give you a little prick now.¡± The female voice said. Seriously, why can¡¯t I remember who that voice belongs to? I feel a little pain in my left wrist, just below the founder¡¯s terminal. Did she inject some sort of sleeping drug into me? Am I back on Earth? In a hospital? Waking up from aa I spent dreaming of another world? No. That can¡¯t be right. How would I recognize the voice of a random nurse? And I have my founder¡¯s terminal. And the lights are all wrong. I might not be able to see clearly, but I can tell that the lightes from the walls. Not ceiling mounted lights. Any hospital on Earth would have ceiling mounted lights. At least any that I would have been taken to. I feel something flowing into me from the point I was pricked at. The sleeping drug? Well, better just to rest like the nurse told me to. ¡ª

[Alice POV]

I was walking through town with my mother. We were making our way to the adventurer¡¯s guild. Brian was there. We both wanted to see him. After all, he did save this town from wyverns. Without him, this town would have suffered massive damage. It could have even beenpletely destroyed. If B-rank wyverns can threaten this town so much, I wonder how we are ever supposed to deal with a lesser behemoth. It¡¯s been a day since the wyvern attack. At the end of it, Brian passed out with an extremely high fever. He was taken care of in the guild medbay. That was also the only hospital in our small town. We had a private sick room at the estate, but we would just have a doctore over from the guild, so mother said it would be better if we left Brian at the guild. ording to the doctor, he wasn¡¯t sick. He was going through something called ¡®level up growth¡¯ or ¡®level up sickness¡¯. It happens when you level up too many times in session. I also had a mild case of ¡®level up sickness¡¯. I did gain six levels from that one wyvern. I can only imagine how many levels Brian got. His summons took care of four or five of the wyverns. He could have leveled up over twenty times. At breakfast I told mother and father that I wanted to visit Brian at the guild. Father was against it, saying things like ¡®you didn¡¯t practice yesterday¡¯ and ¡®it¡¯s dangerous to go alone¡¯. Thankfully, mother put him in his ce, reminding him that I leveled up a lot thanks to Brian. She also reminded father that Brian saved the town. In the end, father was still against it, until mother said she woulde with me. Father didn¡¯t exactly agree, but he let us go all the same. Father also had to prepare for his trip to visit my grandfather. After an attack by monsters, like the wyverns, a lord should make a report to his superior noble, after all. It¡¯s just too bad he was leaving tomorrow morning and not today. He didn¡¯t even let me take part in the street celebration that happened yesterday. Even though I was part of the fighting force. We make our way to the guild and enter the guild¡¯s medbay. The one looking after the patients at the moment is Lucia, a member of the party that came with us to activate the dungeon. She is great at both water and blood magic. To the point where she has been recognized as a witch. To get recognized as a witch or a wizard, you have to take a difficult magic exam. Almost all who partake in the exam, fail. But she seeded. And her ess to the vampire¡¯s blood magic makes her amazing. Blood magic is not unique to vampires, but vampires and dhampirs get a natural boost with it. You can even imitate blood magic with water magic, but itcks precision. Other than Brian, there were few other patients. One was a guard that got stabbed by a wyvern¡¯s tail. Thankfully I didn¡¯t see it in the midst ofbat. I definitely would have thrown up if I saw it. He was still paralyzed by the wyvern poison. We do have plenty of wyvern poison to use for an antidote, but there isn¡¯t anyone in town who can mix it. Father sent a horse to get someone from Sawyer city, mother¡¯s hometown. But the trip there is a full day by carriage, so they have not gotten back yet. I think they also used the guildmunication tool to request for one to be waiting. Why does the guild have that kind of tool, when Father doesn¡¯t? ¡°How is he?¡± Mother asked Lucia. ¡°He is getting better.¡± She answered. ¡°I¡¯ve gotten his temperature under control, and he was half awake a bit earlier. By the doctor¡¯s orders, I put him back to sleep with blood magic.¡± ¡°Did he say anything? You know, while he was awake?¡± I asked. ¡°He was muttering about Laura.¡± She answered. His system support? Why would he? ¡°I see. Can we stay for a bit?¡± She asked. ¡°Don¡¯t bother the others.¡± Lucia told us. ¡°And if his temperature rises again, tell me.¡± We stayed there for a bit. I was holding Brian¡¯s hand. I hope he won¡¯t mind. I think he won¡¯t. He didn¡¯t get mad at me when I snuck into his bed after all. ¡ª In the yard of the manor, I was practicing magic with Mana. This is what I know, so I want to do it. Now that my level is a little higher, and now that I gained the dark magic skill, I could go on for longer than I could before. But Mana was also more strict as a teacher. She would punish me when I made a mistake and make me repeat the exercise until I got it right. This was especially tough as Mana began to teach me other spells. She was now teaching me ¡®Dark Bind¡¯, a spell to, well, bind my enemy with. Mana said it makes a goodbo with that ¡®Dark Press¡¯ spell. She also said the spell her teacher used to hold down the wyverns yesterday was abination of these two spells. I got the concept of the spell, but I just couldn¡¯t do it. She really needs to teach me these spells with chants. Doing it with ¡®quick chant¡¯ is too difficult. The mana control bes so much more challenging with ¡®quick chant¡¯. In the end, I couldn¡¯t do it sessfully before Mana¡¯s time was up. I was both happy and sad as I let her go. I hope tomorrow¡¯s training will go better. I feel like I can¡¯t focus as well as I should be able to. Is Brian¡¯s situation really weighing on my mind that heavily? It makes no sense. I just met him. But then again, I¡¯ve gained so much thanks to him. I don¡¯t know what to do. I ate my dinner with my mother and father and went to bed with my head filled with thoughts and worries. What if Brian won¡¯t wake up? What if the behemoth attacks while he is still sleeping? Will I ever be strong enough to go against a lesser behemoth? Will I ever even have to? CH.56 Checkup CH.56 Checkup

[Brian POV]

Hmmm. I slept so well. I feel like, well I would say a million bucks, but they don¡¯t use those here. But where am I? A hospital of some kind? I think I woke up for like a second, and then was put back to sleep with a sedative. Oh yeah, Laura. She didn¡¯t respond to mest time. What happened to her? (Laura? Are you there?) I tried asking her. Please don¡¯t tell me she is gone. (At your service, Master.) She responded. (What happened? Where were you when I tried calling youst time?) (Master leveled up too many times in a row and went into a level up growth. During it, all of Master¡¯s skills were unavable for Master. That included me.) Laura exined to me. Level up growth? Well, I guess I did take down multiple wyverns with my summons. Just how many levels did I gain then? (Status) I opened up my status panel to see.
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human !
Level: 25
HP: 390
Mana: 640
Strength: 170
Defense: 350
Magic: 190
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.3 (unique)
Telekinesis LV.1 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s protection LV.1 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
I¡¯m level 25 now? And I got two new skills? And they are both extra skills? I think I know what telekinesis does. I think it should let me move things with my mind. Definitely nice. But what about this ¡®Summoner¡¯s protection¡¯? Laura, I need you. (Summoner¡¯s protection reduces all damage Master takes while you have an active summon.) Laura told me. My defensive arsenal is growing. I already had high defense, and now with this, it¡¯s even higher. Well, now that my level and skills are checked out, I¡¯ll¡­ actually what should I do? How long was I out, anyway? (Two days, Master.) Laura answered. Two days? Really? I guess that would mean I have a ton of pack tokens now. I could open some packs at least. Getting out of bed before someone checks me out sounds like a bad idea. Oh, pack opener. Come on up.
Pack Opener
Collection
Sleeve maker
Instructions
Set lists
Open Packs
The interface is new. Well I guess I did get a lot of new sets so this is nice. It won¡¯t be so massive. Well, let¡¯s just open up the packs.
Daily Pack tokens: 10
Current Pack tokens: 21
Avable packs :
Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon
Metal Raiders
Magic Ruler
Pharaoh¡¯s Servant
Labyrinth of Nightmare
Legacy of Darkness
Pharaonic Guardian
Magician¡¯s Force
Dark Crisis
Invasion of Chaos
Ancient Sanctuary
Soul of the Duelist
Daily Reprint Tokens: 1
Current Reprint Tokens: 3
Avable Reprint sets:
¡®Dark Beginning 1¡¯
Holy. I knew I opened up a lot of stuff, but seeing it as a list is a lot more than I was expecting. And I got Invasion of Chaos. It has the two overpowered Envoys. And Dark Beginning 1 is also nice, but it does use its own tokens, so no booster box of Dark Beginning. I was about to start opening some packs, when I heard someone walk into the room. I quickly closed my skill, even though it shouldn¡¯t be visible at the moment. I spotted a man dressed in a white gown, kind of like a hospital gown. I guess it¡¯s something simple that can be thrown away if it gets too much blood on it. Is he a doctor? ¡°Oh, you¡¯re awake.¡± He said as he spotted me. ¡°How are you feeling?¡± ¡°...who are you?¡± It might be a little rude to ask, but better to make sure. ¡°So you don¡¯t know me. I was told you are new in town, but it¡¯s still surprising. I¡¯m doctor Josh. The only doctor in Alewatch.¡± He told me. The only one? Really? This town only has one doctor. ¡°I see. I haven¡¯t heard of you. But I¡¯m feeling fine.¡± I told him. ¡°It still surprises me. Usually adventurers find out about the town''s doctors early on.¡± He told me. ¡°Well, technically I¡¯m not an adventurer.¡± I told him. ¡°Ah, yes. You haven¡¯t registered yet. But you are still working hard, keeping this town safe.¡± ¡°Well, I guess. It just kind of happened to go that way.¡± ¡°That¡¯s fine. I should be thanking you. You did basically save this town fromrge amounts of destruction.¡± He told me. ¡°Thank you.¡± I answered his praise. ¡°As I said, I should be thanking you.¡± He responded. ¡°Now, would you mind if I give you a physical exam and ask some questions.¡± ¡°That¡¯s fine. But please, nothing overly personal.¡± I answered. ¡°It¡¯s just to do with your level rise.¡± He answered. ¡°Specifically, how many levels did you gain?¡± ¡°...twenty.¡± I answered. ¡°I see. And what is your level now?¡± ¡°25.¡± ¡°Oh, it¡¯s still that low. If what I¡¯ve been told is true, I¡¯d have expected a few more levels on you, if your starting level was that low.¡± He said. ¡°You are not surprised that a level five took down multiple wyverns?¡± I asked. ¡°I heard you are a summoner. Sometimes summoners get a strong monster as their first contract and gain arge amount of levels quickly.¡± He answered. ¡°I see.¡± So even other summoners are sometimes overpowered. ¡°Well, let¡¯s get to the physical tests.¡± He told me. ¡°Here, just follow my finger, without moving your head.¡± He said and began moving his finger around my field of view. I do as he ordered to the best of my abilities. Not that it¡¯s overly difficult. ¡°Good. Seems like your eyes are working fine. I know you can hear me so your ears seem fine, but let¡¯s check your directional hearing anyway.¡± He said. ¡°Close your eyes. I¡¯ll be making a sound on the sides of your head. Just move your hand on that side to show me which side you heard the sound on.¡± I do as instructed. He made sounds like snapping and rubbing his hand, and I moved my hands in response. ¡°Good. Your hearing is fine as well.¡± ¡°Now, let¡¯s get to the next part. Please tell me what attribute or attributes you have.¡± The doctor said. ¡°I, I don¡¯t have any.¡± I answered. ¡°Are you sure?¡± He asked. ¡°I need to know. It will affect how I proceed.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t have an attribute.¡± I said again. Laura told me I don¡¯t have one. ¡°...I see. I¡¯ve never heard of a summoner without one.¡± He told me. ¡°Perhaps I¡¯m just one of a kind.¡± I answered. ¡°Everyone is. Remember that.¡± He told me. ¡°And with summons that can take down wyverns, I don¡¯t think not having an attribute is that bad.¡± ¡°Well, if you really don¡¯t have one, we can proceed.¡± He said as he got next to me. ¡°I¡¯ll help you to a sitting position, then I¡¯ll use a light magic spell to scan your magic circuits.¡± ¡°I see.¡± I answered and sat up. I didn¡¯t really need his help in it, but took it anyway. I don¡¯t want to be an overachieving patient. ¡°Alright, here we go.¡± He said as he cleared the pajama shirt I had on. Oh yeah, someone has changed my clothes. He then ced his hands on my back and cast a spell. ¡°Light, let me see his injuries, Light scan.¡± I felt a surge of magic flow through me. It was simr to when Laura was doing the mana control training, but the source of the power was his hands. ¡°I feel some resistance. Are you sure you don¡¯t have an attribute?¡± He said. ¡°I shouldn¡¯t have one.¡± I told him. ¡°Perhaps it¡¯s because I have higher than average defense?¡± ¡°That could be it. But this feels more like an attribute resistance.¡± He said. (Laura, what do you think?) (Master does not have any affinity with any of the six attributes. It might be due to Master¡¯s mana circuits being not from birth, but made when Master eliminated the dungeon.) So I didn¡¯t have mana circuits before that. Well, I guess Earth doesn¡¯t have magic, so I wouldn¡¯t have them. But that also confirms that this is the same body I had on Earth, and not a copy. And the ¡®birth¡¯ of mana circuits could exin why I got physically more fit. ¡°Other than that strange resistance, I don¡¯t feel anything wrong with you.¡± The doctor told me. ¡°Does that mean I can go?¡± I asked. ¡°I would prefer for you to stay a little longer.¡± He told me. ¡°I would like for someone with water magic to perform a scan as well.¡± ¡°I see. Then I¡¯ll stay.¡± I said. ¡°I¡¯ll get someone to bring you breakfast.¡± He told me. ¡°But before I go. Thank you for protecting the town.¡± He said to me and bowed. ¡°...you¡¯re wee.¡± I don¡¯t really know what else to say. ¡ª A littleter, I was brought some breakfast. It was simple oatmeal porridge, but it tasted good. It had some honey on top. I also had some cold tea on the side. The one who brought it was an employee from the adventurer¡¯s guild. I remember seeing her on the first day. After I finished eating, she took my te away. Now I wait for the next doctor to scan me. But didn¡¯t he say he was the only one in town. Then who will be the one to do the second one? I guess it could be the nurse from yesterday. The one with the familiar voice. (Laura, do you know who it was?) (I was not awake at that moment, Master, so I don¡¯t know.) Well, wait and see, I guess. CH.57 Finally, I register CH.57 Finally, I register It didn¡¯t take too long for the second person toe see me. But I was a little surprised as I saw who it was. ¡°Good morning, Brian.¡± She greeted me. ¡°Good morning, Lucia.¡± I said back as the memories in my head clicked into ce. She was the nurse that took care of me. ¡°I think doctor Josh already told you, but I¡¯ll perform a secondary scan on you, and if everything is fine, you can go.¡± She told me. ¡°Yes, he did tell me. Also, thank you for taking care of me while I was out.¡± I thanked her as I had the chance. She blushed a little and responded. ¡°Of course. Don¡¯t worry about it.¡± ¡°Now, can you sit up on your own?¡± She asked. ¡°Sure.¡± I said to her and pulled myself up from bed. ¡°Good, now please show your back to me.¡± She ordered, and I obliged. She, like the doctor, cleared my shirt and ced her hands on my back. They are a little cold. Is that because she is a dhampir? ¡°Water, source of life, let me see him, Water scan.¡± She cast a spell. Like with the light scan, I felt a surge of mana flowing through me. ¡°Interesting¡­¡± ¡°What is?¡± I asked after hearing herment. ¡°Your mana circuits are extremely detailed.¡± She told me. ¡°Simr to those of a great wizard, or a sage.¡± Great wizard? And sage? Are those titles simr to her witch? I guess they might be. ¡°But I do agree with doctor Josh.¡± She said. ¡°You have a strange resistance. The mana doesn¡¯t flow like it should.¡± ¡°I see. But I don¡¯t really know anything about it.¡± I said back. ¡°Normally, it should be because of an attribute difference, but that wouldn¡¯t affect both light and water magic the same. And you said to the doctor you have no attribute, right.¡± ¡°Yeah, I don¡¯t have one. System support told me so, so it should be true.¡± Lucia already knew I had system support, so I didn''t mind speaking with her about it. ¡°I suppose it must be true then.¡± She said. She took her hand off of my back. I took this opportunity to ask. ¡°So are we done here? Can I go now?¡± ¡°You should be fine.¡± Lucia told me. ¡°But if you wouldn¡¯t mind, could I perform a scan with blood magic as well?¡± ¡°Blood magic? Sure, if you think it¡¯s necessary.¡± I answered. Blood magic sounds a little scary, but I¡¯m sure it¡¯ll be fine. ¡°Thank you. Please give me your arm. Either one is fine.¡± She told me. I decided on my right one, as my left still has the terminal on it. I don¡¯t want it to be in the way. I know she bit me there while I was ¡­ half asleep, but the terminal could still be in the way. She held my right hand with both of her arms and bit into it. It didn¡¯t really hurt, but I wouldn¡¯t call it pleasant. What came next was, though. A massive warm surge. A feeling of absolute pleasure. I felt like I was going to heaven. I almost lost control of my body and fell back onto the bed. Actually, am I even in control right now, or did Laura take over? (I can¡¯t fully take over Master¡¯s body, but I am doing my best to support Master.) She told me. So I would have fallen back to bed without her. Compared to the sleeping drug, or sleeping spell, she used, this was a lot better. Partly because itsted a lot longer. And I was feeling better at the start. About a minuteter, she loosened her fangs from my arm. I was honestly in so much ecstasy that I don¡¯t know what to do now. I just sat there. Feeling out of my mind. ¡°Your magic circuits really are strange.¡± She told me. ¡°They are stupidly detailed and seem to run perfectly in line with your blood veins. I¡¯ve never heard of someone with circuits like that.¡± ¡°Is that the source of the resistance, then?¡± I asked. ¡°It could be.¡± She answered. ¡°But others with simr, extremely detailed magic circuits don¡¯t have it. At least as far as I¡¯ve heard. I¡¯ll ask the doctor about it, as well.¡± ¡°Sure, I would like to know as well.¡± I told her. ¡°Your blood is also extremely tasty.¡± She told me. ¡°Well, I did offer it to you earlier and I guess you collected it.¡± I joked. ¡°I would like to collect some more.¡± She said, but then added. ¡°At ater date.¡± ¡°Sure.¡± I gave her permission. ¡°Just ask for it.¡± ¡°I will.¡± She said. ¡°You are free to go.¡± ¡°Thank you. But I really don¡¯t even know where I am.¡± I told her. ¡°Oh, I guess you might not.¡± She said. ¡°This is the adventurer¡¯s guild¡¯s medbay. It¡¯s the closest thing to a hospital we have in this town.¡± ¡°I see, then the trip to the guild won¡¯t take long.¡± I joked. ¡°No it won¡¯t. But what business do you have at the guild?¡± She asked. ¡°I still haven¡¯t registered as an adventurer. I need to get that done.¡± I answered her. ¡°Oh, I¡¯ll take you there.¡± She told me and was about to drag me out of bed. ¡°Just a second.¡± I stopped her. ¡°I need to change first. By the way, where are my clothes?¡± ¡°Oh right. I¡¯ll bring them over.¡± She said and walked to the next room. She quickly came back with all of my clothes. ¡°We would have washed them, but they seem perfectly clean. They must have a great self cleaning enchantment.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t really know about that part, so don¡¯t ask.¡± I told her. ¡°Can you give me some privacy so I can change?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t be so shy.¡± She said. ¡°I already saw you naked while taking care of you.¡± I can feel my face going red. You can¡¯t tease me like that. Only Laura can do something like that. (Thank you for the permission, Master.) (I didn¡¯t mean you. I meant¡­ Fine. Do as you wish.) I can never win against Laura. Whether it be the original or the system support. ¡°Just leave, ok.¡± I half begged Lucia. ¡°If you take too long, I¡¯lle back.¡± She responded. ¡°I¡¯ll make sure to be quick, then.¡± ¡ª I quickly swap my hospital PJs to my regr everyday wear. I also check the contents of my fanny pack, and it¡¯s all there. Not that I suspected someone trying to steal something, but better to make sure. I make my way over to the door Lucia left from. Behind it, I see the guild¡¯s main hall. Lucia was there waiting for me. ¡°There you are. Nowe here.¡± She said, as she grabbed my hand to pull me along. She led me to one of the counters. The girl there is the one Zayaan kissed, I think. (Yes, she is the same girl.) Laura confirmed. Thank you. ¡°Sir Brian. Wee.¡± She spoke to me. ¡°We are ready to register you.¡± ¡°Thanks. Let¡¯s do it. I also have a letter from Christina Watchman.¡± I told her as I pulled the letter out of my fanny pack and handed it over. ¡°Thank you sir. We did hear about you directly from Madam Watchman when she visited yesterday. And of course, both Zayaan¡¯s party and Diamond sword, have been singing about your power for thest two days.¡± The receptionist told me. ¡°Christina visited me?¡± That¡¯s surprising. ¡°It¡¯s not so strange to have a lord ordy visit someone who saved their town.¡± She told me. Well, I guess that¡¯s true. ¡°So, how do I register?¡± I asked. ¡°I just need you to show me your status, please.¡± The receptionist told me. ¡°My status? Do I really have to?¡± I confirmed. ¡°Yes, it is required. If you would like to do it in a private room, that¡¯s fine. Also the details will not be shown to anyone but guild masters.¡± She reassured me. ¡°I would prefer a private room then.¡± I told her. I would rather not shout from the rooftops that I have system support, a unique skill and multiple extra skills. ¡°Of course. Please follow me.¡± She said as she got up from behind the counter and began making her way towards the stairs. I followed behind her, and Lucia wasing along behind me. ¡°Miss Lucia, you shouldn¡¯t follow us.¡± The receptionist told her. ¡°But, I¡­¡± Lucia began to exin. ¡°I don¡¯t mind.¡± I said to the receptionist. ¡°Are you sure?¡± She confirmed. ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Well, then it¡¯s fine.¡± ¡ª We were in one of the rooms upstairs. It just had two sofas and a table between them. I guess it was for things like talking about private guest details. ¡°Would you show your status now?¡± The receptionist asked. ¡°Sure, Status open.¡±
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human !
Level: 25
HP: 390
Mana: 640
Strength: 170
Defense: 350
Magic: 190
Skills: -
My skills didn¡¯t show up, so Laura must have hidden them, but my level did. Last time both were hidden. (I can now hide only some parts of my Master''s status, as I evolved from basic to standard.) Laura told me. So that¡¯s another upgrade. But she still can¡¯t hide her own existence. Her mark is still next to my race. Perhaps when she evolves into advanced, she¡¯ll be able to. ¡°I¡¯ve heard from Zayaan you had system support, but I honestly didn¡¯t fully believe it.¡± She said as she was looking at my status. ¡°You also have really high defense and mana,pared to your other stats. Would you show me your skills as well?¡± ¡°Yeah, I can.¡± I was honestly prepared to show them all to these two. That¡¯s why I didn¡¯t order Laura to hide them. (As you wish, Master. I¡¯ll reveal them.)
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human !
Level: 25
HP: 390
Mana: 640
Strength: 170
Defense: 350
Magic: 190
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.3 (unique)
Telekinesis LV.1 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s protection LV.1 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
¡°...¡± Both the receptionist and Lucia went quiet. Is this really that strange? ¡°You have some¡­ interesting skills.¡± The receptionist finally said. ¡°I¡¯ve never heard of someone with only unique and extra skills. And I¡¯ve never heard of most of these skills.¡± She then began making notes on my status, ¡°You have telekinesis?¡± Lucia seemed surprised about my new acquisition. I guess telekinesis is known then. ¡°Yes, I got it during my level up sleep.¡± I told Lucia. ¡°Is it something you know about?¡± ¡°It¡¯s a skill that is said to be a requirement to be recognized as a sage.¡± She told me. ¡°What is a sage? Like really. I¡¯ve heard of legends where they are said to be the greatest magicians, but what does it mean to be recognized as one?¡± I asked. ¡°A sage is a magician recognized by the Alliance of Nations. Specifically the Sage¡¯s tower. An organization that is a part of the Alliance, simr to the adventurer¡¯s guild.¡± Lucia informed me. ¡°They give the recognizon to great mages, and give out titles like wizard and witch. And their greater versions. Sage is the second highest title one can gain. The only one above it is great sage.¡± ¡°I see. So there is an organization like that.¡± I said out loud. ¡°It was founded at the same time as the adventurer¡¯s guild. The guild was founded by the First Hero, the Tower was founded by the First Great Sage, and the church was founded by the First Great Saint.¡± She gave me a history lesson. ¡°Thetest person to be recognized as a great sage was the first summoner. She was given the title for introducing a new school of magic to the world.¡± I guess that would do it. ¡°I see.¡± ¡°Sir Brian, I finished taking down your status.¡± The receptionist told me. ¡°Let¡¯s head back down stairs and I¡¯ll make you your guild card.¡± ¡°Sure.¡± I answered, closed my status and got up. I followed her back downstairs with Lucia on my heels. She went behind the counter and took out a card that looked like the dungeon cards. ¡°Please hold it and pass some mana through it.¡± She told me. I did as instructed, with Laura¡¯s assistance. I¡¯m still not familiar with moving my magic around by myself. I need to start practicing it. Perhaps I can pull double duty while practicing telekinesis at the same time. The card changed to show my name, rank, registering ce, and some other details that I didn¡¯t understand. It also had my thumbprint, just like the dungeon card. Perhaps these are made to imitate dungeon cards. ¡°Now you are officially an adventurer.¡± The receptionist told me. ¡°Congrattions.¡± Lucia said to me. ¡°Thank you.¡± I thank them as I look at my card. I did it. I¡¯m an adventurer. CH.58 First Rank-Up CH.58 First Rank-Up Not Rank-Up-Magic ¡°Now that we have registered you, we need to adjust your rank.¡± The receptionist said to me. ¡°Please hand over your card.¡± Oh yeah, I was F-rank at the moment. I guess after making a new card, anyone would be. I handed my card back over to her. She inserted it into a device that reminded me of a card reader, like the ones you would see in a store. Mine was inserted from the bottom of it, she did something with it and shed another card in some kind of reader on the side. Approval, I guess. ¡°Here you go. You are now officially C-rank.¡± The receptionist told me as she handed me my card back. ¡°C-rank? I didn¡¯t think it was possible to get a rank that high immediately.¡± I said. ¡°We got special permission from the headquarters.¡± She told me. ¡°But in return, they have requested that you visit either the headquarters or the capital guild.¡± ¡°I see. Well, I want to travel around anyway, so I could just visit both.¡± I answered. ¡°But I don¡¯t know where the ¡®headquarters¡¯ are.¡± ¡°Oh, they are located in the Hero¡¯s city. Same as the Sage¡¯s Tower and the Head Church.¡± She informed me. Not that I know where this Hero¡¯s city is. I could ask, but I¡¯ll find out. Eventually. Even Laura might know about it. (Map information is not avable at standard level, unless it¡¯s taken in from an outside source.) Laura told me. So she can learn a map, but can¡¯t ess the system maps. Now I want to level her up to advanced even more. ¡°So¡­ Now that I¡¯m a C-rank, what kind of jobs should I be doing?¡± I asked. ¡°Well, this town doesn¡¯t have many C-rank guests to begin with. They are usually emergencies, like a stronger monster appearing. That¡¯s why most high rankers leave this town.¡± The receptionist informed me. ¡°You cane with me.¡± Lucia said to me. ¡°I need to go do some blood draining.¡± ¡°Sure, I can do that. But I would like a meal first. I¡¯m hungry.¡± I answered. ¡°Makes sense after being out for two days.¡± Lucia said to me. ¡°Do we still have wyvern meat?¡± She asked the receptionist. ¡°Of course. Zayaan made sure we would have some for Brian before he left.¡± The receptionist answered. Zayaan left? Where? ¡°Where did Zayaan go?¡± I asked. ¡°He went to Sawyer city with Lord Watchman to report the wyvern incident.¡± The receptionist answered. ¡°And once again, I¡¯ve managed to steal the guild master.¡± I sighed. ¡°Actually, sir Lex came back to act as the guild master temporarily. He was moved by the will of everyone to stand up to multiple wyverns like that, and said he could hold the seat for a few days.¡± The receptionist informed me. Thank god someone is doing it. And he did seem to be good at it. ¡°I probably should apologize to him.¡± I said out loud. ¡°Did you do something to him?¡± The receptionist asked. ¡°You didn¡¯t know? I was the reason he just disappeared.¡± I told her. ¡°What did you do?¡± She asked. ¡°Just told him about the dungeon. He didn¡¯t take it very well. He has a dramatic past with dungeons.¡± I told her. ¡°I see¡­ But I¡¯m sure he wouldn''t hold you ountable for that. It is the guild master¡¯s job to act on new dungeons.¡± The receptionist said. ¡°Well, I still feel sorry for him.¡± I said. ¡°Giving an old man panic attacks isn¡¯t exactly nice.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll tell him you are sorry.¡± The receptionist promised. ¡°Brian, let¡¯s get going, or we''ll bete!¡± Lucia called me. But my food. ¡°But I didn¡¯t get my food yet.¡± I answered. ¡°I got you three wyvern steak sandwiches. You can eat them on the way, or when we get there.¡± Lucia said, showing me a cloth wrapped package. ¡°Sure, let me just fill up my water skin.¡± I said. Actually, where can I even fill it up? ¡°Then get over here already.¡± Lucia said, making her way to some sort of machine. A water fountain? I walk up next to her and pull my water skin out of my fanny pack. She grabs it from my hand and shows me how the water fountain works. ¡°You put the mouth of your water skin here, and pull this lever down. Then it will fill your container with water.¡± She informed me. ¡°Be careful not to over-fill.¡± The water fountain worked in a simr way to the water coolers looked back on earth, except it didn¡¯t have arge water tank attached to it. It probably used magic to make water. After filling up my water skin, Lucia handed it to me. ¡°Thanks.¡± ¡°Of course. Because of you, we are all fine. I even got two levels from the wyvern fight.¡± She told me. I guess she would only get two, because she was at a higher rank to begin with. ¡°Now, let¡¯s go.¡± She said and pulled me along. You could have given me a few more seconds so I could have ced my water skin and the sandwitches into my fanny pack with a little more care. ¡ª On the way to the gates, Lucia turned to me. ¡°Here, I should give this back.¡± She said as she handed my Slot Machine back to me. I guess I did give it to her. I received it from her and put it back into my collection. I also quickly check on my sleeve and toploader monsters. Red-Eyes, Overdrive and Slot machine are there, but Dark Magician Girl and Dark Magician are missing. Mana should be with Alice, but where did Dark Magician go? I think I still had him summoned when I passed out. My DiaDhank wasn¡¯t active when I woke up, so it shouldn¡¯t be on it. To make sure I pulled up my sleeve and checked my DiaDhank. It was empty. No cards anywhere. I¡¯m sure the Chorus and the Legendary sword I had activated had vanished after their two hours were up, but Dark Magician shouldn¡¯t. Perhaps Alice took it. ¡°Is something wrong?¡± Lucia asked me as she noticed I had my DiaDhank open. ¡°Is there another emergency?¡± ¡°Nothing like that.¡± I told her. ¡°I¡¯m just missing a card.¡± ¡°That magician one?¡± She confirmed. ¡°Yes. Do you know who has it?¡± ¡°It¡¯s still outside, near where we fought the wyverns.¡± She told me. ¡°Why would it be there?¡± I asked. ¡°It¡¯s too hot for anyone to touch.¡± Lucia told me. Hot? As in burning hot? Why? ¡°But why would it be hot?¡± I wondered out loud. They¡¯ve never been hot before. ¡°I don¡¯t know. And it¡¯s not even normal hot, like fire. Jack tried touching it as well, and it burned him, even though he has the fire resistance skill.¡± Lucia told me. So it¡¯s not normal ¡®hot¡¯ but a phenomenon that makes it seem hot to the touch. ¡°I want to go take a look at it, at some point.¡± I said to Lucia. ¡°We can do that after I get the blood drained.¡± She answered. ¡°Sure, let¡¯s do that.¡± ¡ª On our way to the gate, a few guards stopped to thank me for saving them. It feels strange to be thanked like this. Am I a celebrity now? Well, at least it seems like only the guards know of it, for now. Thank god Brandon is out of town or he might do something stupid again. At the gate, a familiar guard waved at us as he noticed us approaching. He¡¯s from the first time I got into town. I think he was Rico¡¯s dad or something. I don¡¯t recall him being there when we fought the wyverns, but perhaps he was a part of that secondary force that came out just before I passed out. ¡°Hey Brian.¡± He called out to me. ¡°Thanks for what you did.¡± Well, that was quick and simple. I guess Rico takes something from him. ¡°Yeah, sure¡­¡± I don¡¯t really know how to respond to that. ¡°Heading outside already?¡± He asked. ¡°Well, I¡¯m just going with Lucia. Hopefully no fighting today.¡± I answered. ¡°Yes, let¡¯s hope for the best. I don¡¯t know if your arrival to this town was lucky or unlucky. It was lucky for us, but I think you might consider it unlucky.¡± He said to me. Well, I guess facing a wyvern attack would be unlucky. But we dealt with it. And I¡¯m not sure if having system support breeds bad situations like that. (Master, I don¡¯t bring bad luck.) Laura told me. (I know you don¡¯t. I more so mean, it¡¯smon in different novels from my world to have transported people run into one problem after another. I¡¯m just thinking that Brandon might be right in the assessment, that me being here is a confirmation that the lesser behemoth will appear again.) I exined to Laura. (Even if one does appear, I¡¯m sure Master can deal with it.) Laura put her faith in me. I¡¯m not a God you know. Well, let¡¯s hope for the best. ¡°If you do run into any trouble, be sure to inform the guard. The ones that got to take part in the battle have leveled up and some of the others are now jealous.¡± He said to me. ¡°I think it¡¯s better not to have a giant hole in your stomach.¡± I responded, thinking back to the man who was stabbed by the wyvern tail. What happened to him anyway? I think Lucia read my expression as she said to me, ¡°He is fine. Your potion kept him alive, and we had an antivenom made for his paralysis.¡± She told me. That¡¯s good to hear. ¡°Well, feel free to call us, if you need help.¡± The guard told me. ¡°By the way, my name is Mario.¡± ¡°Nice to meet you Mario. My name is Brian.¡± I returned his introduction. ¡°You do realize I already knew that.¡± Mario said back. ¡°Yeah, I guess you did. I just felt like I had to say something.¡± I responded. ¡°Brian, let¡¯s go. I¡¯ll bete.¡± Lucia said, pulling me by the hand. ¡°Yes, let¡¯s.¡± We made our way out to the fields. CH.59 I’m famous now? CH.59 I¡¯m famous now? As I was following Lucia to, well I don¡¯t really know exactly where we are going, some of the farmers that were checking on their crops came up to us. ¡°Is that him?¡± and ¡°Is that the summoner?¡± Were phrases I heard. ¡°Lucia, what¡¯s all that?¡± I asked her. ¡°Well, there was a celebration after the wyverns were taken down. Some of the guards and members of Diamond Sword began singing about you. The rumors quickly spread, and now almost everyone in town knows who you are.¡± Lucia told me. So I became a celebrity overnight. Well, I guess it would be over two nights, but who really cares. And here I was trying to keep at least somewhat of a small profile. Mission failed. Not that I was trying overly hard, but still. I did predict that being a summoner with a unique skill would eventually be known, but not this quickly. Next thing you tell me is that everyone knows about me being a dungeon founder. ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± Lucia said after we got past the farmers. ¡°For what? It¡¯s not your fault.¡± I told her. ¡°I should have asked them to not speak about you.¡± She answered. ¡°I can¡¯t really me people for asking questions. I¡¯m sure at least Red-Eyes was spotted from the town and with a dragon that close to town, of course people will ask questions.¡± I told her. ¡°But¡­ ¡° ¡°No buts. I told you, it¡¯s not your fault. In all honesty, I should be kneeling before you, thanking you for taking care of me while I was out.¡± I told Lucia. ¡°But you saved me first.¡± She answered. ¡°I save you, you take care of me. Doesn¡¯t that mean we are equal?¡± ¡°But,¡± ¡°No Buts.¡± I interrupted her. Again. ¡°...Thank you.¡± She said quietly. ¡°For saving us.¡± ¡°Yeah, of course.¡± It¡¯s always difficult to respond to something like that. I don¡¯t want to say something like ¡®Anytime¡¯ or ¡®I would do it again¡¯, because that makes it sound like I want it to happen again. We made it to a ce where adventurers had gathered to drain blood from boars. Some members of Diamond Sword were here, as well as Alex from Prime Rib. But I don¡¯t see Rico. I heard that Zayaan went with Brandon to make a report, but did Rico go with them? Or is he in some other area? I guess a noble would need some level of escort while traveling, so he might be with Zayaan. Lucia went to help in the blood draining, but she wasn¡¯t storing the blood in her sk this time. I guess she might have enough after the wyverns tost her for a while. Some of the younger adventurers made their way over to me. ¡°Are you sir Brian?¡± One of them asked carefully. ¡°Yes, I am.¡± I answered. I¡¯m not going to hide it now. The farmers already recognized me, so trying to hide wouldn¡¯t aplish anything. ¡°Then, could you show us a summon?¡± The junior asked. ¡°I guess I could.¡± I told him and the others. But what to summon? ¡°Will you? Really?¡± The adventurers got excited. ¡°Show us the dragon.¡± They demanded. Red-Eyes? Yeah, not happening. I don¡¯t want to cause unnecessary chaos. ¡°I¡¯m not summoning a dragon for no reason.¡± I told them. Few of them seemed sad because of my answer. I quickly check my collection list for something not overlyrge, but still impressive. (Might I suggest Performance of Sword.) Laura gave her suggestion. Performance of Sword? I quickly check on it. It¡¯s a ritual monster. Do I even have the spell to summon it with? And I would also need sacrifices for the ritual summon. (You do have Commencement Dance, and I rmend using Hungry Burger as the material.) That would work. Let¡¯s do it. I pull out the three cards I need for the ritual, and get ready to do it. I walk a little away from the blood draining station and prepare for the summon. ¡°I¡¯ll show you a summon now.¡± I told the juniors. Their eyes are locked onto me, and I think some of them are even gleaming. I pull up my sleeve and activate my DiaDhank. ¡°With Commencement Dance, I tribute Hungry Burger, to ritual summon Performance of Sword.¡± It¡¯s a little embarrassing to say outloud long bos¡¯ like that. Especially with so many people watching me. Any actual Yugioh yer would beughing at me saying using three cards is a bo¡¯. They would go all like, ¡®Is that what you call abo, no, This is abo¡¯ and then proceed to special summon 35+ times and decking out the opponent that activated Maxx ¡°C¡± against them. Unlike the usual summon, this ritual summon was slightly different. Around the blue card that appeared, six mes appeared. After the mes burned for a second, a bright light enveloped both the card that appeared on the ground, as well as the one on my DiaDhank. From the card on the ground, my summon rose. She was a tallish woman with long pink hair. She also hadrge des attached to some bracers. In a single word, she was beautiful. Or perhaps gorgeous. Sexy? Probably all of the above. I heard sounds of absolute surprise and amazement from the adventurers. I guess seeing a summon for the first time will do it. ¡°Master, how may I serve you?¡± My summon walked up to me and asked. ¡°I don¡¯t really have anything for you to do.¡± I told her. ¡°I just used you as an example of a summon for these adventurers.¡± ¡°That¡¯s fine, Master. If they want a show, I can give them a performance.¡± Well, she is called Performance of Sword. Even if she technically doesn¡¯t have any swords. I¡¯m not sure what those des on her arms would be called though. ¡°Go for it.¡± I told her. She took the non existing stage, and began a beautiful sword dance. I was about to grab my sandwiches from my fanny pack when I noticed something off. Her card on my DiaDhank now had a sleeve around it. Why? I didn¡¯t ce one on her. And there wasn¡¯t one when I summoned her. Did the ritual summon create one for her? Do all ritual monsters automatically get a sleeve when summoned? (Laura, what do you think?) (I believe it is due to the summoning method. Her first summon is different from other monsters, so it might have made the sleeve.) (First summon?) (Next time Master summons her, you should be able to do it like any other monster. I believe it¡¯s called ¡®being properly summoned¡¯.) So like extra deck monsters. I¡¯ve never really used ritual monsters, other than Chaos-Max and that has to be ritual summoned, so I really don¡¯t know them that well. But that¡¯s an interesting benefit for ritual monsters. I guess I do need, at minimum, three cards to summon a ritual monster. And two of them have to be somewhat specific. Later ritual monsters and ritual spells are, of course, less specific. But with these early ones its specific spell and specific monster. I should still make sure to check her card after I unsummon her. And attempt to summon her again tomorrow. I grab the sandwiches from my fanny pack and take a seat on the ground. Snacking on some wyvern sandwiches, I enjoy the show my summon is putting on. Wyvern meat really is good. ¡ª As her performance came to an end, my summon returned to my side. Along with her, plenty of adventurers came as well. Shouldn¡¯t you be working? Well, I¡¯m one to speak. I haven¡¯t done a single quest yet. I guess I kind of took part in Prime Ribs quest to take down that bison, but that¡¯s not official. ¡°Sir Brian, would you teach us how to summon?¡± One of the adventurers asked. Of course someone is going to ask that. Now I just need to turn them down gently. I can¡¯t exactly teach a unique skill. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, but I can¡¯t.¡± I tell them. ¡°My summoning is different from usual and cannot be taught. It can only be learned on your own.¡± I¡¯m not sure if that makes any sense. Technically the summoning is super easy and I could teach all of them how to do it, but only I can make the cards so¡­ Would you really consider that teaching? It¡¯s more like letting them borrow my power. ¡°You can¡¯t? Really? But then how did you learn it?¡± The adventurer asked. ¡°As I said, it¡¯s something that can be learned, but not taught. Perhaps you will eventually learn summoning on your own, if you try hard enough.¡± I told him. In all honesty, I have no clue how the ¡®normal¡¯ summoning magic works, so my instructions might be all wrong. ¡°I¡­ I¡¯ll work hard then.¡± He answered. ¡°I¡¯ll be taking down wyverns in no time, just wait and see.¡± Well, he got excited. At least he didn¡¯t give up. ¡°Sir, would you allow me to spar with your summon?¡± Another adventurer asked me. I look up at my summon and she responds with a nod. So she agrees. ¡°Yeah, that¡¯s fine.¡± I answered. I know Alex was sparring with a summon when we were trying things out a few days ago, so it should be fine. ¡°Make sure to not hurt him.¡± I ordered my summon. After agreeing to the request of one of the adventurers, I was mobbed with more ridiculous ones. The main one people had was for me to summon my dragon. I would do it, but it would most likely cause a panic in town. I should at least ask for permission from the guards first. ¡°Brian.¡± Lucia called out to me. ¡°I¡¯m done for now. Shall we head back?¡± ¡°Sure.¡± I responded. I still hadn¡¯t exactly done anything, but I came here with her, and I¡¯ll leave with her. ¡°Performance, we are leaving.¡± I called my summon. She quickly subdued the adventurer she was sparring with and walked up to me. ¡°Yes, Master.¡± She said as she arrived by my side. I should give her a name, if I¡¯m going to summon her more. I want to call her ¡®Erza¡¯ because of her red (ish) hair and her being a swordswoman, but I¡¯m not sure. Well, we¡¯ll get over that hurdle at some point. Walking next to Lucia, we made our way back into town. CH.60 Lucia’s dream CH.60 Lucia¡¯s dream Lucia and I made our way back to the town''s gate. Mario was still the one standing guard. He seemed surprised as he saw Performance of Sword walking just behind us. ¡°And who would thisdy be?¡± He asked. ¡°It¡¯s just my summon.¡± I answered. ¡°Are you nning on bringing her into town? With des in the open like that?¡± Yeah, that might not be the best idea. ¡°No, I¡¯ll just unsummon her now.¡± I said to Mario, before turning to my summon. ¡°Sorry I didn¡¯t have anything for you to do. I promise, I¡¯ll summon you again.¡± ¡°It¡¯s fine, Master. Any of us are d to get summoned. A lot of us will never get the chance.¡± She answered. What kind of intelligence do they have before being summoned? Now I feel bad for all the cards I just sacked for the sleeves and toploaders. But it was a necessary sacrifice. Performance of Sword lowered into the card that appeared and I removed her card from my DiaDhank. After deactivating thebat mode on my terminal, I took a quick look at the card. It seemed perfect, like Slot Machine was when I got it back from Lucia. So it really is sleeved normally and I can summon her again. ¡°So, any other problems?¡± I asked Mario. ¡°No.¡± He answered. ¡°But your summoning is definitely interesting.¡± ¡°I guess it is.¡± Lucia and I got into town and made our way back to the guild. I guess it¡¯s about lunchtime. And I¡¯m hungry. ¡®But you just ate like three sandwiches¡¯ I can hear someone saying. And I also went thest two days without food, so shut up. ¡ª We made it to the guild. It was still super silent. Other than us, there were only three other adventurers present. I guess most are still out in the fields doing whatever it is that they do. Herd the boars? Lucia went up to the food counter and ordered us lunch. She must have known I would be hungry. Well, she is a nurse, on some level. For lunch, we had boar steaks with mashed potatoes. The ones served in the Watchman manor are slightly better, but that might be because of the seasoning. I should visit that inn Zayaan told me about some day. He said it has the best food in town. Honestly, even this stuff would be amazing with some steak sauce. Could that be the secret of that inn? They know how to make steak sauce? As I was pondering about the secrets of food, Lucia dropped me a heavy question. ¡°Brian, what would you do if there was something you wanted to do, but you can¡¯t?¡± Where is thising from? ¡°Why would you ask something like that?¡± I asked back. ¡°What if you didn¡¯t get anyone to help you fight against the wyverns? What would you have done?¡± She asked. I think for a second. I think there is still only one option. ¡°I would¡¯ve fought them on my own.¡± I answered. ¡°I¡¯d have done everything in my power to try and stop them.¡± ¡°Why not fly away on your dragon?¡± She asked. ¡°There is a legend I heard from my parents. A legend of a person who always ran away from problems. He could have stopped the carnage, but he didn¡¯t want to take the risk. He was scared, so he ran. Only protecting himself, and his family. He ran, as the world around him was destroyed. And in the end, the carnage caught up to him. He had nowhere to run. Everything was gone. And so, the carnage took thest thing he had, his family. With no other choice, he fought the carnage. But with nothing left to fight for, he couldn¡¯t win.¡± ¡°But he didn¡¯t die. The carnage left him alive, just to taunt him. He knew no matter what he did, he would never get his family back. In the end, he did something impossible. He went back in time, to make sure his younger self would not make the same mistake he did. He made sure his younger self would grow into a warrior, that would defend everyone, not just those closest to him.¡± ¡°But, you are different from that legend.¡± Lucia argued. ¡°Perhaps.¡± I answered. ¡°But if you have the power to do something, but choose not to, it makes you responsible for the bad things that happen because of your inaction.¡± ¡°And here I was just trying to get small time advice, but you go on a storytelling spree.¡± ¡°Sorry about that. But if you really want serious advice, please ask in a more direct way.¡± I told her. Lucia seemed to think for a moment. She then pulled out her sk and took a sip. ¡°If you had the blood curse, like I do, what would you do?¡± She asked. Well, that¡¯s simple. ¡°I would get rid of it.¡± I answered. ¡°But it¡¯s impossible.¡± She answered. ¡°It can only be removed by someone who can use true Blood magic.¡± ¡°Then I would learn how to use it.¡± I told her. ¡°But you can¡¯t, because of the curse.¡± ¡°Then, I would ask for the help of someone else. Someone without the curse.¡± ¡°But only dhampirs can learn blood magic.¡± She argued. ¡°And vampires.¡± I added. I might not know much, but vampires should know how to use it. Vampires are the origin of dhampirs, after all. ¡°But the vampires have all passed away.¡± She said to me. ¡°Then I would revive one, have it heal my curse, learn true blood magic and go around the world treating others.¡± I told her. ¡°But your n still has a big issue. Youck the origin point.¡± She tried to bring me back. ¡°Perhaps, but then all I would have to do is find one.¡± I told her. In truth, I do have one. My cards. I don¡¯t remember in what set ¡®Vampire¡¯ cards originate in, but I know they exist. Cam from GX is all the confirmation I need. But I don¡¯t have GX sets unlocked yet. Lost Millennium should be the first one to have GX era cards. (Master already has sets with ¡®Vampire¡¯ cards unlocked.) Laura told me. ¡­ (How do you know that? Laura, exin yourself.) I demanded. (When Master¡¯s skill leveled up to level three, card lists were unlocked.) She told me. (You can view the cards avable in each set with it.) WHAT? I gained something like that? Pack opener. Get over here. Now!
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It really is there. How did I not notice it at the hospital? I must have been sleeping. Or on hospital drugs
Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon
Metal Raiders
Magic Ruler
Pharaoh¡¯s Servant
Labyrinth of Nightmare
Legacy of Darkness
Pharaonic Guardian
Magician¡¯s Force
Dark Crisis
Invasion of Chaos
Ancient Sanctuary
Soul of the Duelist
Dark Beginning 1
All of my unlocked sets are here. And I can just pull up the card lists for any of them? Nice. ¡°Is something wrong?¡± Lucia¡¯s voice brings me back into reality. ¡°No, everything is fine. Almost better than fine.¡± I told her. ¡°Howe?¡± ¡°Lucia.¡± I said to her in a serious tone. ¡°If I could cure your blood curse, what would you do? Would you want me to cure it? And what would you do after I cure it?¡± ¡°How would you do it?¡± She asked. ¡°You answer my question first.¡± I insisted. ¡°... I want to be a doctor.¡± She gave her answer. ¡°And what is holding you back at the moment? You did a fine job taking care of me.¡± I said. ¡°I can¡¯t be a doctor if I have the blood curse.¡± She told me. ¡°Why? Who said you can¡¯t? Tell them that you are one. If you take care of people on a high enough level, you are a doctor. At least in my books.¡± I told her. ¡°But I won¡¯t be officially recognized.¡± She said. ¡°Why does that matter?¡± I asked. ¡°Even if some crummy noble or some stuck up organization doesn¡¯t recognize you, what would it change? The people you help are the ones that will recognize you. They will be the ones calling you Doctor Lua.¡± I hope she won¡¯t mind me using her nickname like that. I think she prefers it over her ¡®longer¡¯ name. ¡°...but a doctor should be able to use light magic.¡± She said. ¡°And who decided that? Some organization of doctors? Again, you can be a doctor, without being a doctor. And in all honesty, you do have the skills for it. You¡¯re just afraid.¡± I told her. ¡°Afraid? Of what?¡± ¡°You¡¯re afraid of yourself.¡± I told her. ¡°You don¡¯t trust your control over your curse. You are afraid you¡¯ll just suck someone dry when you see their blood, aren¡¯t you?¡± ¡°....¡± She didn¡¯t respond. ¡°Just don¡¯t give up, Ok? I can¡¯t help you if you give up.¡± I told her. ¡°Like you helped Miss Alice?¡± ¡°You know about that?¡± Did Alice tell her? ¡°But, yes. Like I helped Alice.¡± ¡°Could you do it? Right now?¡± She asked. ¡°...sorry, but not right now. I don¡¯t have the cards for it. But I can try to get them as soon as possible.¡± I told her. I have like 20 pack tokens to go through, so that¡¯s at least some chance to get a vampire card. ¡°Then, I¡¯ll wait.¡± She said to me. ¡°Don¡¯t just wait. Work hard on your other problems. Study things you are bad at, and improve the things you are good at. It¡¯s never a good idea to just wait. Waiting will get you nothing.¡± I told her. ¡°Then I¡¯ll do that.¡± She said with vigor in her voice. ¡°Good, then I guess you deserve a little something. We should move to a more private room for that.¡± I told her. If she wants light magic, who am I to say no? Luminous Spark ismon, I believe, so using the one I have is no problem. (It also appears in Dark Beginning 1.) Laura added. ¡°Then, we should head to our house.¡± Lucia said as she got up from the table. ¡°Sure, lead the way.¡± I responded. CH.61 Aiming for Vampires CH.61 Aiming for Vampires I followed Lucia towards her house. Or is it Prime Rib¡¯s house? Well, that doesn¡¯t really matter. The house was only a few blocks away from the guild building. It looked like any other two storey house in town. For an adventurer¡¯s house, it was decentlyrge. Well, I guess Prime Rib is the second highest ranking party in town. Lucia used a key to open the front door and we went inside. The downstairs had arge open room with a kitchen space and a table. Minimal decor for a house. There were stairs leading to, well up stairs, and a couple of doors to other rooms. We sat down at the table. ¡°Well, we are here. What did you want to give me?¡± She asked. ¡°Before I do, can I ask another question?¡± ¡°Go for it.¡± Lucia answered. ¡°How did you know I helped Alice?¡± I asked. ¡°Oh, that. I was asked to perform blood magic on her a little over a year back. Her teacher wanted to know what were her strongest attributes, but this town doesn¡¯t have a ce to test them. But I can do it with blood magic.¡± She told me. ¡°And you realized she didn¡¯t have a strong enough of an attribute to use magic, correct?¡± ¡°Yes, and I told her teacher. But I also remember her strongest ones being wind and earth. There is no way she could have grown her dark magic enough to use it. Without some outside interference. You showed up in town and just a few dayster, Miss Alice was using dark magic. There is no way that is a coincidence. Especially since you were staying at the Watchman manor.¡± She gave me her theory. Wow. She really saw straight through me. Not that it was that difficult, but it¡¯s still impressive. ¡°I would give you the perfect score, but this is not a test.¡± I told her. ¡°I did interfere with Alice¡¯s attributes. And I could do it to you as well, if you want me to.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t need it.¡± She answered. ¡°You don¡¯t want light magic?¡± I asked. ¡°I could also boost your water magic, if you prefer that.¡± ¡°I Don¡¯t Need It.¡± She said slowly, emphasizing her words. ¡°You are the one that taught me that. I don¡¯t need approval from others. Only from myself.¡± I guess I did say something like that. ¡°That doesn¡¯t mean you need to refuse.¡± I told her. ¡°Then let¡¯s do this.¡± She offered. ¡°If you can cure my curse, I¡¯ll let you do whatever you want with me.¡± ¡°Well, that¡¯s certainly an offer.¡± I¡¯m pretty sure she didn¡¯t consider what she just said. ¡°Are you sure you are fine with Anything?¡± ¡°.... nothing lewd.¡± She added. ¡°Deal.¡± Now I just need a vampire. Let¡¯s go!
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Daily Pack tokens: 10
Current Pack tokens: 21
Avable packs :
Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon
Metal Raiders
Magic Ruler
Pharaoh¡¯s Servant
Labyrinth of Nightmare
Legacy of Darkness
Pharaonic Guardian
Magician¡¯s Force
Dark Crisis
Invasion of Chaos
Ancient Sanctuary
Soul of the Duelist
Daily Reprint Tokens: 1
Current Reprint Tokens: 3
Avable Reprint sets:
¡®Dark Beginning 1¡¯
(Laura, what sets had vampire cards?) I asked so I don¡¯t have to go through the card lists. (¡®Dark Crisis¡¯ has ¡®Vampire Lord¡¯, ¡®Ancient Sanctuary¡¯ has ¡®Vampire Lady¡¯ and ¡®Dark Beginning 1¡¯ has ¡®Vampire Baby¡¯. But I don¡¯t believe ¡®Vampire Baby¡¯ can do what Master would want it to do. You should open ¡®Ancient Sanctuary¡¯ first and move to ¡®Dark Crisis¡¯ if you get the ¡®Vampire Lady¡¯.) (Sounds like a n, but why?) (¡®Vampire Lady¡¯ ismon, but ¡®Vampire Lord¡¯ is secret rare. Chances of Master getting one are a lot lower.) (Then, I¡¯ll go with your n.) Laura is always on top of these things. ¡°Lucia, I¡¯m going to try to get a Vampire card now, do you want to watch?¡± I asked. ¡°You can start without me. I¡¯ll make you some tea.¡± She answered. ¡°You have tea? In this house?¡± I confirmed. I would love some, but that¡¯s unexpected. ¡°Zay and Alex like having it in the morning.¡± She told me. Men of culture. And tea. ¡°Sure, I¡¯ll start alone then.¡± After Lucia went to heat up some water, I got busy opening packs. I have a ton of pack tokens. What do you mean 21 isn¡¯t a ton? It¡¯s the winning hand in ck jack, so you can get a ton of money with it.
Use a ¡®Pack token¡¯ to open 1 pack of ¡®Ancient Sanctuary¡¯
[Yes] [No]
Vampires, please bless me (and Lucia) with your presence. Spoiler [copse] No vampires there. Next. Spoiler 2 3 4 5 [copse] Still no Vampire Lady. Here I was hoping it would be a one try wonder. Well, at least I have sleeve material. Spoiler 6 7 8 9 10 [copse] REALLY? Still nothing? Isn¡¯t thisdy supposed to bemon? Well, better keep going. Spoiler 11 12 13 14 15 [copse] And still nothing. ¡°I¡¯m back. Here¡¯s your tea.¡± Lucia said to me as she set a cup of tea in front of me. ¡°Thank you, Lua.¡± I said to her. ¡°Of course. You are trying to help me, after all. Did you get what you wanted?¡± She asked. ¡°Not yet. My luck is terrible today.¡± I told her. Honestly. How difficult is it to get themon you want? ¡°Can you show me now?¡± She asked. ¡°Sure, Open.¡± I tried to open my skill for her to see by just saying open, while I already had it up. And it worked. Convenience. ¡°Pack 16 here we go.¡± I said and continued. Spoiler 16 17 18 19 [copse] ¡°THERE IT IS!¡± I yelled out of excitement. 19 packs. For amon card. This is crazy. ¡°Nice.¡± Lucia said next to me. ¡°Let¡¯s try it out right away.¡± ¡°We could, but I still have two more pack tokens. We could try for a higher ranking vampire as well. It won¡¯t take long.¡± I offered. ¡°Fine. I¡¯ll wait a little longer.¡± She gave in. Time to change set.
Use a ¡®Pack token¡¯ to open 1 pack of ¡®Dark Crisis¡¯
[Yes] [No]
Two tries. Let¡¯s get the other vampire. Spoiler [copse] Well no Vampire Lord for me. Did get Skill Drain and Final Countdown. Those might be useful. I still have the reprints, but let¡¯s do thoseter. ¡°Well, we didn¡¯t get the lord, but at least we got thedy.¡± I said to Lucia. ¡°Will you summon her now?¡± She asked. ¡°Just a second. I need to make a sleeve for her.¡± Well, actually a toploader, but same difference. 2x Absorbing Kid from the Sky, 2x Arcane Archer of the Forest, Aswan Apparition, Atomic Firefly, 3x Beckoning Light, 2x Blessings of the Nile, Delta Attacker, 2x Desertapir, Dora of Fate, 4x Dust Barrier, 5x Emissary of the Oasis, Flower Wolf 25 sacrifices for a sleeve and toploaderbo. (Laura, apply the sleeve and toploader onto the Vampire Lady.) (Of course, Master.) I grabbed the toploader Vampire Lady from my skill. I hope this works. ¡°Lucia, are you ready?¡± I asked. ¡°I think so.¡± She answered. ¡°I¡¯ve dreamed of the day my curse would be lifted, but I honestly didn¡¯t think that day would evere.¡± ¡°Well, today is the day of miracles for you.¡± I told her as I activated my DiaDhank. I put the Vampire Lady on it and said: ¡°I summon Vampire Lady.¡± A tallish woman with blue skin and green hair appeared. She wore a purple dress and had purple wingsing out from her lower back. In all honesty, I¡¯m not sure I would call her beautiful or creepy. Lucia was looking at her with her eyes wide. I think she was muttering something, but I couldn¡¯t hear it. ¡°Master, you have called on me.¡± She greeted me. ¡°Hello. Yes, I need you to cure the blood curse on Lucia. Can you do it?¡± I asked. ¡°The blood curse of a dhampir? I¡¯ve never done it, but I can try.¡± She said to me. ¡°Lucia, what do you think? Do you want to try?¡± I asked her. She pondered for a second before answering. ¡°Yes, let¡¯s do it.¡± CH.62 Curing the Curse CH.62 Curing the Curse As we agreed to try to cure Lucia¡¯s curse, I let Vampire Lady take control of the situation. I¡¯m not an expert on this. ¡°Miss, we should move to your bedroom.¡± My summon said to Lucia. ¡°That¡¯s fine. Follow me.¡± She said as she got up from the table. ¡°And you will stay here, Master.¡± My summon ordered. Really? I can¡¯t watch? That¡¯s disappointing. ¡°I don¡¯t mind if hees.¡± Lucia argued. (It would be better if Master doesn¡¯t go, in case Lucia has a reaction simr to Master¡¯s when blood magic is used on her.) Laura told me. Yeah, I almost lost my mind to the pleasure when she did that blood scan thing. I¡¯ll just stay here. ¡°It¡¯s fine.¡± I said to the duo. ¡°I can wait here.¡± ¡°We¡¯ll be back soon.¡± My summon said as they walked up the stairs. ¡ª Well, now I¡¯m here with nothing to do. At least there is one thing. My reprints. I¡¯ll just pull those open as I wait.
Daily Reprint Tokens: 1
Current Reprint Tokens: 3
Avable Reprint sets:
¡®Dark Beginning 1¡¯
Use a ¡®Reprint token¡¯ to open 1 pack of ¡®Dark Beginning 1¡¯
[Yes] [No]
Yes, open it. Spoiler [copse] That¡¯s kind of disappointing. I didn¡¯t get anything crazy. Not that some of it isn¡¯t at least interesting, but I was honestly hoping for more. Giant Trunade might be nice, Red Medicine has already proved itself and Curse of Dragon is a decent monster. Even Dancing Fairy might be useful. Well, let¡¯s just open the two others and hope for the best. Spoiler [copse] No. I did not. Is that really? I rub my eyes for a second and take another look. It¡¯s still there. The beauty, the elegance, the absolute power. The legendary dragon. Blue-Eyes White Dragon I have one. (Laura, I need a toploader for this beauty, like yesterday.) Electric Snake, 2x Fiend Scorpion, Gigobyte, 2x Goblin Thief, 2x Gravekeeper''s Servant, Griggle, Hitotsu-Me Giant, Humanoid Worm Drake, Judgment of the Desert, Kiseitai, 2x Labyrinth of Nightmare, 3x Light of Judgment, 2x Man-Thro'' Tro'', Minor Goblin Official, 4x Monster Gate (Just make it. I don¡¯t really care what you sacrifice.) I hurried Laura along. (But I want to ce it in the sleeve and toploader myself.) I added. Usually I would let Laura do it. But this is special. (As you wish, Master. Here are the sleeve and toploader. Please take out the card when you are ready.) If I have to wait to be ready, I won¡¯t get it done today. You can¡¯t get ready for this. I carefully pull my Blue-Eyes White Dragon from my collection. I hold it in my hand and just bask in its glory. Sure it¡¯s not a first edition from Legend of Blue-Eyes, but it doesn¡¯t matter. I have one and it¡¯s mine. Don¡¯t you dare to even look at it. It¡¯s MINE and I won¡¯t hand it over to anyone. I slowly and carefully slide the Blue-Eyes into the sleeve. I don¡¯t want to scratch it at this point. After I have it all the way in, I watch as the sleeve seals around the card. Then I slide the now sleeved card into the toploader. Like with the sleeve, the toploader closes after the card is all the way in. I take another good look at my dragon. I honestly just want to run outside and summon her right now. But, I would likely just cause mass chaos. Blue-Eyes is likelyrger than Red-Eyes, and it¡¯s also shining white. Everyone would see it. With one final look, I decide to ce it back to my collection and open thest pack of Dark Beginning. I love this set already. Spoiler [copse] Well, that¡¯s quite basic. Jar of Greed for a pack token and poly to summon fusion monsters with. And an Exodia piece, but isn''t right leg the one I had already? (Yes, Master already has the ¡®Right Leg of the Forbidden One¡¯. Also, Jar of Greed would give Master a reprint token.) Laura informed me. I can get another reprint token? That¡¯s nice. (I already made a sleeve and toploader for it.) Laura told me. Again she is steps ahead of me. 2x Weapon Change, 2x Theban Nightmare, 4x The Kick Man, 2x Talisman of Spell Sealing, 3x Sword of the Soul-Eater, Stone Statue of the Aztecs, 2x Sonic Jammer, 3x Soul Reversal, 2x Sr Ray, 2x Sand Gambler, 2x Sand Gambler I take the toploader Jar of Greed presented to me. I guess nothing more than to activate it. But, it¡¯s a trap. Can I just activate it normally? Let¡¯s just try. I ce it in my DiaDhanks spell zone, and try to activate it. ¡°Jar of Greed.¡± I said quietly.
Would you like to consume 1 ¡®toploader¡¯ ¡®Jar of Greed¡¯ to increase your daily Reprint tokens by 1?
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Daily Reprint token number increased by 1. Total is now 2
I really got a spare Reprint token. And a daily increase. And I could activate a trap immediately after setting it. All good news. Let¡¯s pick open thest pack. Spoiler [copse] Nothing amazing here. Ground Copse might do something fun and St. Joan is a strong monster. But I don¡¯t have the materials for St. Joan. Well, at least I have it if I ever get the materials for it. I also have poly. Now, I just wait. At least I have this tea to drink while I wait. It¡¯s really good actually. She knows how to make good tea. ¡ª

[Lucia POV]

I wasying on my bed in our team house. Technically Zayaan was the owner of the house, but we all paid for it together, so it''s a team house. I had stripped to just my bra for whates next. I honestly didn¡¯t think it could ever happen. After all, in my room with me, was a vampire. A true vampire. Something that should have died over millennia ago. Only legends exist anymore. Her blue skin is different from what I¡¯ve heard, but my intuition says she still is one. Perhaps she is a subtype of a true vampire. ¡°Please, stay still and rx.¡± She said to me. I did as instructed. I know from experience that using blood magic on a person is easier if that person ispletely still. How did something that should be long since extinct end up in my room? Well it alles down to one person. The summoner, Brian. He came to town just a few days ago and already almost everyone in town knows about him. He wasn¡¯t in the room with me, as the vampire ordered him to stay downstairs. I wouldn¡¯t have minded him being here, but I¡¯m also d he doesn¡¯t see me like this. ¡ª For me, I met him when I was on a hunt with my team. We were aiming for a horned bison that was spotted near the south road. A c-rank monster. But when we found it, it was already dead. Brian had taken it down with his summons. He had two beasts with him at the time, an imp and a panda. I¡¯d never seen a panda before that. He apologized for hunting our prey but we all agreed that it¡¯s fine. We would still get the guild reward, as the problem was dealt with even if we didn¡¯t do it. Then he even agreed to split the sale of the bison with us. On the next day we escorted him and the lord of the town to a new dungeon. Brian became the dungeon¡¯s founder. He even gave me a ¡®hoodie¡¯ he made with the dungeon. I was a little brought down that he would use me as a test subject, but it was worth it. That hoodie is so soft and warm. Then he showed us how his unique skill works. I was surprised. I¡¯ve never seen a skill that links to the system like that. I¡¯ve not really even heard of them. The only one I know of is the ¡®appraisal¡¯ skill. And even that is slightly different. He let me try summoning something and the cute little creature I summoned was so adorable I just had to hug it. I was able to y around with it for two hours, before I had to unsummon it. I think Brian said something about two hours being the time limit. But then, something terrible happened. I was out in the fields watching over the lower ranked adventurers as they were herding and feeding the boars that called the ins surrounding the town their home, when a bird flew to me. The bird was see-through and it hade to us to deliver a message. It said that wyverns were going to attack the town. I didn¡¯t fully understand but apparently, Brian had foreseen a wyvern attack and sent this bird to warn us. After telling me that the bird flew off somewhere, only to return a littleter. Brian then picked Rico and I up in a golem carriage. He was with the miss of the Watchman family. Why is she out here with him? We managed to take down the wyverns, thanks to Brian¡¯s summons. I was even able to solo one, with the help of therge golem Brian loaned to me. His summons are incredible. In the end, no one died. Few had some injuries and one guard was even badly wounded, but Brian managed to heal him with a potion. He was left paralyzed by the wyverns poison, but that can be healed. Death cannot. But Brian passed out. I didn¡¯t really know why. Lady Watchman said he was burning up, and as I made my way over to him, he most definitely was. I began using water magic to keep him cool. We got him on a stretcher and took him back into town. The doctor said he had severe level-up sickness. All we could do is wait and keep him cool. I didn¡¯t sleep much that night, as I was using water magic to keep him cool. Thankfully the wyvern blood I collected helped me keep my mana levels up. I didn¡¯t get to take part in the festival that took ce that evening, but I don¡¯t mind. I had a more important job to do. Taking care of the town''s savior. He woke up and we spent the morning together. He then offered to give me light magic if I wanted. I knew he had something to do with the Watchman daughter learning magic, but I didn¡¯t think he could just give attributes like that. I refused, because of my curse. He then offered to heal my blood curse. I tried to argue against it, but in the end he won. He said he could possibly summon a vampire. And he did. And now, we are here. ¡ª ¡°I¡¯ll bite now, just hold still.¡± The vampire said to me. Her bite didn¡¯t hurt. It was pleasant. Like a hug. I could feel her magic flowing into me. Simr to how the ¡®scan¡¯ spells felt, but more powerful. Was she using ¡®blood scan¡¯? Then her mana got a lot more intence. A surge flowed through me. Every muscle in my body stiffened. But not for long, as the surge ran out, I rxed. I felt lighter. Did she do it? ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± She said to me. Sorry? Why? ¡°I can¡¯t cure your curse.¡± She told me. ¡°But, I feel much better.¡± I told her. ¡°I could lessen its effect temporarily, but the curse is not gone.¡± She told me. ¡°The lessened effect will likelyst two to three days.¡± I see. So even a true vampire can¡¯t cure me. That¡¯s too bad. ¡°We should report this to Master Brian.¡± She said to me. ¡°A higher ranking vampire should be able to cure youpletely, so we must tell Master to try to pull one.¡± ¡°Sure, let¡¯s go back down stairs.¡± I answered and got up from the bed. I quickly put my clothes back on and followed the vampire down the stairs. CH.63 Returning to the Manor CH.63 Returning to the Manor

[Brian POV]

I noticed my summon came back down stairs followed by Lucia. They don¡¯t seem extremely happy, so I can make a guess, but better to confirm it anyway. ¡°So, how did it go?¡± I asked. ¡°I can¡¯t cure her. I¡¯m sorry.¡± Vampire Lady said to me. ¡°I see, that¡¯s too bad. Do you know what the problem is?¡± I asked. ¡°Her blood magic is high in level and that makes the curse stronger. I believe Vampire Lord is capable of curing it.¡± My summon told me. ¡°But I¡¯m capable of lessening her symptoms.¡± She added. ¡°Permanently? Or for a short time?¡± ¡°Only for around three days.¡± She said. ¡°I see. In that case I¡¯ll leave you with Lucia, if you don¡¯t mind.¡± I said to my summon. ¡°No. You can¡¯t do that.¡± Lucia argued. ¡°I¡¯m fine with it, Master.¡± Vampire Lady gave her permission. ¡°It¡¯s the best option.¡± I told Lucia. ¡°With that you can keep your curse in check until I get a stronger vampire that can fully cure you.¡± ¡°But you¡¯ll lose a summon.¡± She argued. ¡°Really? That¡¯s what you are worried about? I have enough summons. And in all honesty, Vampire Lady doesn¡¯t have thebat strength of some of my other ones. She would likely be just a glorified blood drainer.¡± I told Lucia. ¡°No offense.¡± I added as I turned my eyes to Vampire Lady. ¡°Non taken, Master. I know I can¡¯t match up to the power Master¡¯s other summons have.¡± She answered. Well, now with a Blue-Eyes in my arsenal, I really don¡¯t know what monster can stand a chance. How powerful are S-rank monsters anyway? Can Blue-Eyes solo one? Or would they be equal in strength?
Mission: Cure the Dhampirs
Goal: Cure dhampirs of their blood curses
Reward: Grants a random Vampire card for each cured dhampir
This mission is repeatable. You can gain the reward only once per person
Even the system agrees I should do this. With that I know I¡¯m right. System is Law. System is God. After that, I unsummon Vampire Lady and gave her card to Lucia. ¡°But,¡± She was trying to argue. ¡°Just give in.¡± I told her. ¡°You won¡¯t win this argument. Unless you want to leave your party and live with me, I won¡¯t leave this house without you taking this card.¡± I probably would actually leave, but I can try these underhanded tactics. ¡°Fine, I¡¯ll take it.¡± She gave in and received the card. ¡°Make sure to summon her every day to help you.¡± I told Lucia. I don¡¯t want her to just hold onto that card for nothing. ¡°Ok. I will.¡± She agreed to that part quite easily. ¡ª ¡°Well, I guess there is nothing more here for me to do for today. I¡¯ll be off then.¡± I said to Lucia and got up from the table to leave. ¡°I see. Well, I¡¯ll see you tomorrow then. Please show up at the guild.¡± She said as I was leaving. ¡°Sure. I can do that.¡± I answered. With that, I took to the streets. ¡ª The streets were still quiet. I guess people who work outside the walls haven¡¯t returned yet. I think if I make my way straight to the Watchman manor, I¡¯ll arrive there by snack time. I hope they won¡¯t mind my intrusion too much. On the way, a few people stopped me and thanked me for saving the town. Being famouses with its downsides, I guess. As I made it to the manor gates, the guards greeted me and let me in without any questions. Is this really fine? At the door, I met with Nicole. So she is up at this time. I really shouldn¡¯t make fun of her. I¡¯m sure she is a hard working individual. Even if she stays upte and wakes upte. A mansion needs nighttime maids. At least I would assume so. ¡°Wee back, Lord Brian.¡± She greeted me. ¡°Hello Nicole. I''m back. Are Christina and Alice here?¡± I responded. ¡°Madam and Miss are in the back garden. It is a nice day.¡± She told me. ¡°It sure is. Would it be fine if I join them?¡± I asked. ¡°I¡¯m sure they would enjoy it.¡± She told me. ¡°Please follow me.¡± Nicole turned to walk around the manor. I followed behind her. ¡ª ¡°Brian!¡± Alice called out when she saw me following Nicole. Christina also turned around to look at me. ¡°Hi Alice, I¡¯m back.¡± I answered. ¡°Wee back, sir Brian.¡± Christina greeted me. ¡°Sorry to intrude on your tea time.¡± I said to the duo. ¡°It¡¯s fine. When did you get up?¡± Christina asked. ¡°This morning.¡± I answered. ¡°And after some checks they let me go.¡± ¡°Then why didn¡¯t youe straight here?¡± Alice asked. ¡°I was hanging out with Lucia.¡± I told her. ¡°Why? You should havee straight here.¡± She argued. Don¡¯t act like a jealous girlfriend. ¡°She was the one to do the final check on me, so I just ended up going with her.¡± I told Alice. ¡°I should ask Mana to teach me a spell I can use to check you up so I can do it myself.¡± Alice argued. Does something like ¡®Dark Scan¡¯ even exist? I really have no clue. ¡°Stop that you two.¡± Christina interrupted. ¡°Brian, please sit down. You just got up from aa so don¡¯t over exert yourself.¡± ¡°It wasn¡¯t aa you know.¡± I said back while I took a seat at the table. By the time I had, a cup of tea was waiting for me. When did they have time to set it out? For baron¡¯s maids, these girls are over specs. They seem like they could be working in a ducal manor. ¡°So, how much did you level up?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Twenty levels.¡± I answered. ¡°20? Really? I only got six levels.¡± She responded. Six is still a lot. ¡°Were you fine afterwards? Did you feel sick?¡± I asked. ¡°I got a little temperature, but it went away after I slept.¡± She told me. ¡°Well, at least one of us got off easy.¡± I joked and took a sip of tea. I¡¯m not sure which is better, this one or the one made by Lucia. Does Lucia use water magic to make the tea that good or is she just talented in the strangest things. ¡ª ¡°Sir Brian, allow me to officially thank you for saving this town.¡± Christina was bowing before me. ¡°Don¡¯t worry about it. I did it because I could.¡± I told her. ¡°And I didn¡¯t do it alone.¡± ¡°But without you, people wouldn¡¯t have gathered in time.¡± She said. ¡°You are the reason no one died and no damage was inflicted.¡± ¡°Then you should thank the system. I wouldn¡¯t have known about it without the system mission I got.¡± I said. ¡°Of course I did. But you are the messenger. Without you, we wouldn¡¯t have heard of it before it was toote.¡± She argued. ¡°Just stop. Please.¡± I tried to hold her back. ¡°I understand you want to thank me and everything, but this is too much. Just say ¡®thank you¡¯ like the people in town. It¡¯s enough.¡± ¡°Then I will. Thank you.¡± Christina said to me. ¡°Thank you, Brian.¡± Alice added. ¡°Sure. I would say ¡®anytime¡¯, but I really don¡¯t want this town to face another attack.¡± I responded. ¡°Let¡¯s hope we stay safe.¡± Christina said. ¡°Everything will be fine.¡± Alice added. ¡°As long as Brian is here, nothing can hurt us.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think you should say things like that Alice. It¡¯s called a jinx. You will end up cursing the town. Something will attack as soon as I leave if you keep saying things like that.¡± Now I feel like I¡¯m cursing the town myself. Honestly. Why does this town have to have a prophecy about a behemoth? It really will attack as soon as I leave, won¡¯t it? Let¡¯s hope not. ¡ª After tea, I went to the guest room I was staying in. Both to rx and try out my telekinesis skill. If it really works like I think it does, it will be super useful. (Laura, how should I do this?) (You need a practice object first. Something small that won¡¯t break if it falls would be ideal.) Something small? And doesn¡¯t break if dropped. Sounds like a job for a card. But who would I let float around? Beaver Warrior, do you want to fly? Actually, that¡¯s an order. And it¡¯s just your card that will be flying. (So now that I have a ¡®willing¡¯ test subject, how do I actually do this?) I asked Laura. (Just focus on the thing you want to move and how you want it to move. I¡¯ll take care of the mana control for you.) Laura told me. So she¡¯ll do the difficult part. Good. Now, fly! I can feel the mana moving inside me as I try to have the card achieve liftoff. And a few secondster, the card is no longer touching my hand. It¡¯s floating above it. Immediate sess. Thank you Laura. Now, let¡¯s move it around a bit. As I want to move the card to the left, it goes left. I want it to the right, it goes right. Seems simple enough. Let¡¯s try to move it faster. ¡­ It fell. I wasn¡¯t trying to go that fast. (Master¡¯s mana control can¡¯t keep up.) Laura told me. (Oh, well I guess then no flying with telekinesis, yet.) (I wouldn¡¯t rmend it.) (And I guess I can¡¯t use it for defense, either.) (We will get better with it. Won¡¯t we, Master.) Laura encouraged me. (Of course. Add telekinesis practice to the daily agenda.) I told Laura. This is a skill I should try to master. It seems extremely useful, as soon as my mana can keep up. I spent a little more time practicing with telekinesis and just lounging around, until Nicole came to get me for dinner. CH.64 Improving Mana’s teaching capabilities CH.64 Improving Mana¡¯s teaching capabilities Dinner was a little different. With Brandon still out of town, Christina took charge of starting it and we were all a lot more rxed. ¡°Do you have any ns for tomorrow, Brian?¡± Alice asked me. ¡°Yes. I¡¯ll need to go to recover my Dark Magician from where it was left at and I want to try out a new summon I got. But I need some distance from the town so I don¡¯t scare anyone.¡± I told them. ¡°Is it that bad?¡± Christina asked. ¡°Not really. But it is another dragon, so I want to be careful.¡± I told them. I have never lost control of a summon this far, but there could be a first time for anything. ¡°Can Ie with you?¡± Alice asked. ¡°No.¡± I responded firmly. I¡¯m not taking responsibility for that. I already took her way too far two days ago, and I¡¯m still in disbelief no one died that day. And I¡¯m nning on riding Blue-Eyes. I¡¯ll do it solo for the first time. Did you ever see Kaiba take someone else Blue-Eyes riding? Well, I guess Mokuba was in the Blue-Eyes Jet, but other than that. ¡°Why?!¡± Alice cried out. ¡°You know you could take her with you.¡± Christina added. ¡°I¡¯m nning on testing if I can ride my dragon, so I would rather do it alone as it¡¯s my first time. I don¡¯t want someone falling off.¡± I told them. If it''s just me, I might be able to save myself from death, or have Blue-Eyes catch me on the way down but someone else, that might make things difficult. ¡°I see. Then it might be better if Alice doesn¡¯t go with you.¡± Christina gave in. ¡°But I want to.¡± Alice was still insisting. ¡°I think you should learn how to fly like Mana can, before youe riding dragons with me.¡± I told her. ¡°But Mana is bad at teaching new spells to me. She does everything with quick cast, so it''s difficult to learn.¡± She said back. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, but I honestly have no clue how to help with that.¡± I responded. ¡°You can always return Dark Magician Girl to me and find another teacher.¡± I added knowing full well how she would respond. ¡°No. I¡¯ll never find someone as good as her.¡± She said, just as I expected. ¡°Then how about getting a book with some dark magic chants?¡± I offered. ¡°It¡¯s difficult to find books on dark magic.¡± Christina said. ¡°Dark magic is already the least used magic and most dark mages pass their knowledge to a pupil, rather than writing a book.¡± (You could install ¡®Book of Secret Arts ¡® onto Dark Magician Girl. That should make her a dark magic grimoire.) Laura told me. Wait. I can do that? How does that work? Do I like install something into her card or just onto her when she is summoned? (You install it into her card. Then it will be active whenever she gets summoned.) Laura said. Sure. Might as well try. ¡°Alice, Laura gave me an idea. Give me Mana¡¯s card, please.¡± I said to Alice. ¡°You won¡¯t take it away from me, right?¡± She asked. ¡°No, I just need it for a second.¡± I told her. Alice took the card out from somewhere and I received it. I took a quick look at it, to make sure I didn¡¯t see any damage on it. I don¡¯t know if Alice has been extending the summoning duration again, so I want to make sure there is no damage to the card. ¡°Why are you looking at it so intensely?¡± Alice asked. ¡°I just wanted to make sure you haven¡¯t done anything stupid and caused damage to it.¡± I told her. ¡°I wouldn¡¯t do that.¡± She said back. ¡°Says the one that extended her summoning time just a few days ago.¡± I argued back. ¡°That didn¡¯t damage anything and I did it by ident.¡± ¡°Are you going to say ¡®It was an ident¡¯ when you take it too far and this card just vanishes?¡± I asked. ¡°...¡± ¡°Exactly. I just want you to be careful, as I have no clue how you even did it in the first ce.¡± I told Alice. I grabbed a ¡®Book of Secret Arts¡¯ from my collection and held it up to the Dark Magician Girl card. I hope this seeds. ¡°Install.¡± I said to begin the process. The spell was absorbed by the monster and the picture on the card changed a bit. A pink and blue book strap appeared on her left side and on it, a purple book. I guess that was a sess. ¡°When did youst summon her?¡± I asked Alice. ¡°In the afternoon, before tea.¡± She said. So more than two hours ago. I can summon her then. Or I could just let Alice do it. ¡°Here.¡± I said as I gave her the card back. ¡°Try summoning her. I think what I did will help her in teaching you.¡± ¡°What did you do to her?¡± She asked. ¡°Just summon her and see.¡± I answered. ¡°Not at the dinner table.¡± Christina interrupted. ¡°¡°...¡±¡± Both Alice and I got silent as Christina pointed that out. Yeah, I guess we shouldn¡¯t do that.
After dinner, I was with Alice in the parlor room and she was going to summon Mana. ¡°Dark Magician Girl.¡± She said holding the card in her hand. I saw the card appearing behind Alice and Mana stepped out of it. Why are you behind her? ¡°Guess who?¡± Mana joked as she ced her hands to cover Alice¡¯s eyes. ¡°Mana?¡± Alice guessed. ¡°Correct. Perfect score.¡± Mana said as she spun Alice around and took her into a hug. ¡°And Master, thank you for this book. It wille in handy.¡± She said while still holding Alice in a hug. ¡°Book? What book?¡± Alice asked. ¡°This one.¡± Mana let Alice go and picked up the purple book from her strap. ¡°A grimoire on dark magic.¡± She exined. ¡°With it, we should have ess to things like more spells and spell chants.¡± ¡°Really? That will be a huge help.¡± Alice got excited as well. ¡°Thank you.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t thank me. Master is the one that did it.¡± Mana told Alice. ¡°Then thank you Brian.¡± She thanked me. ¡°But why didn¡¯t you do it earlier?¡± She added. ¡°...Because I didn¡¯t know I could.¡± I answered honestly. ¡°But if you had a card that makes a dark magic book, why didn¡¯t you just use it earlier?¡± She asked. ¡°...I just didn¡¯t think about it.¡± (If you would have activated it without equipping it to a dark monster, it wouldn¡¯t have made a dark magic book. It would have been just a magic book.) Laura told me. (That¡¯s why I didn¡¯t rmend it earlier. I also didn¡¯t consider the difficulty of using quick cast magic for learning.) I guess even Laura can make mistakes. Well we did fix it, so it¡¯s all good in the end. ¡°Well, now you should have an easier time learning, so all is good, right.¡± I said to Alice. ¡°Yes, thank you. You¡¯ve really been a huge help. Again.¡± Alice said to me. ¡°I cause problems and I try to solve them. I¡¯m the reason you¡¯re having difficulty learning dark magic, so I should help you with it, right?¡± ¡°Yes. I¡¯ll do my best to learn many spells. I¡¯ll be strong enough to fight a behemoth in no time, just you watch.¡± She said to me. ¡°Just remember, you don¡¯t have to do it alone. Even if the prophecy is correct and does speak about you, there is no need to do everything alone. Teamwork wins in the end.¡± I reminded her. ¡°Sure. I¡¯ll make friends that will fight alongside me. And you will as well, won¡¯t you Brian?¡± ¡°As long as I¡¯m around, I won¡¯t let you face that monster alone.¡± I told her. ¡°I¡¯ll help as well.¡± Mana butted in. ¡°Thank you. I¡¯ll make sure you keep that promise.¡± Alice said to us.
¡°You two¡­ you three, it¡¯s gettingte. Get to bed.¡± Christina came to the room and told us off. Now I feel like a little kid that had to be reminded of bedtime. How old am I again? (ording to my information, Master is 22.) ¡°Well, good night Brian.¡± Alice was the first of us to recover and wished me good night. ¡°Good night, Alice. You as well, Christina. And Mana.¡± I wished the three of them good night. ¡°Make sure to unsummon Mana before you fall asleep.¡± I reminded Alice. ¡°I will.¡± She promised. ¡°Good night.¡± ¡°Good night, Master.¡± Mana said to me. I made my way to the guest room, took a quick bath and went to bed. Good night. CH.65 Morning at the Guild CH.65 Morning at the Guild (Good morning, Master.) Laura greeted me as I woke up. ¡°Hmm..¡± I stretched. ¡°Good morning.¡± It¡¯s always nice to wake up after a good night''s sleep. While I don¡¯t feel the same I did yesterday, I still slept well. I guess blood magic sleep hits differently. Before someonees to get me for breakfast, I¡¯ll open my daily packs. I think I¡¯ll go with five packs of Dark Crisis for the Vampire Lord, and the other five will be Invasion of Chaos for the Envoys and Dark Magician of Chaos. Yes, let¡¯s do that.
Use a ¡®Pack token¡¯ to open 1 pack of ¡®Dark Crisis¡¯
[Yes] [No]
Spoiler [copse] Or I¡¯ll get the card I want in the first pack. I don¡¯t know how to feel now. It took me neen packs to get amon Vampire Lady, but a secret rare Vampire Lordes in the first pack. Well, I guess if I count the two I opened yesterday, that would be three in total. Still doesn¡¯t make sense. Well, I guess I can get more of Invasion. Need to make a toploader for Vampire Lord as well, but that can wait until I open the rest.
Use a ¡®Pack token¡¯ to open 1 pack of ¡®Invasion of Chaos¡¯
[Yes] [No]
Spoiler [copse] Oh god I got an Ojama. Please god, don¡¯t do this to me. (Laura, make sure to sacrifice every ojama card I get for sleeves and toploaders.) (Yes, Master.) Laura agreed. Spoiler [copse] Well, that¡¯s five of Invasion of Chaos, and I didn¡¯t really get anything. Let¡¯s just split thest four tokens for two of each, Magician¡¯s Force and Soul of the Duelist. Spoiler [copse] Well, Ultimate Obedient Fiend is a huge beater and Raregold Armor is a taunt card, so those mighte handy. Sadly the Ulti fiend doesn¡¯t like others, but with stats that surpass Blue-Eyes, it would be a good backup strategy if my dragon is not strong enough. Spoiler [copse] Well, one was decent, the other not really. Time for some Soul of the Duelist. Spoiler [copse] Why does it have to be Ojamas? Well I did get ck Chick and Ritual Weapon. Those might be useful. In some situations. Then the two Dark Beginning 1 packs. Spoiler [copse] That¡¯s some nice stuff. A spare sma zone, the sage, Suijin and even Hyozanryu. Not bad at all. Next. Spoiler [copse] Well, that one had nothing special. ck Pendant could make a nice gift, if I can make itst forever. And I guess Fire Princess is not terrible. Even Magic Drain might have its uses.
Now, let¡¯s make the sleeve and toploader for Vampire Lord. Let¡¯s also make a sleeve for Ultimate Obedient Fiend while at it. I don¡¯t think it will need a toploader if it¡¯s just going to be my backup n. Sleeve is enough. Ojama Delta Hurricane!!, Ojama King, Ojama Yellow, 2x Abyssal Designator, Absolute End, Acrobat Monkey, 2x Ante, Anti-Aircraft Flower, 3x Aqua Madoor, Archfiend''s Roar, 2x Backfire, Bombardment Beetle, 2x Ceasefire, Chaos Greed, D.D. Borderline, D.D. Scout ne, Dark Cat with White Tail, Darkbishop Archfiend, Des Dendle, 2x Dimension Distortion, Don Turtle, 2x Fiend''s Hand Mirror, Forced Requisition, Gamble, Gravekeeper''s Servant, 2x Hade-Hane, Huge Revolution, Humanoid Worm Drake, Larvae Moth, Magical nt Mandrag, Michizure, My Body as a Shield, Ninjitsu Art of Decoy, Ninjitsu Art of Transformation, 3x Order to Charge, 3x Order to Smash, People Running About, 4x Pharaoh''s Servant, 4x Pharaonic Protector, 3x Protector of the Sanctuary, 2x Queen Bird, Psychic Kappa, Robbin'' Zombie, 2x Shift, kull-Mark Ladybug, The Cheerful Coffin, Tower of Babel, (I would like to sacrifice these 70 cards, Master.) Laura offered. That¡¯s a long list. (Sure, but why that many? I only asked for a total of 30.) (I think it would be good to get rid of bad cards.) Laura told me. Well, she might be correct. I can just use the sleevester. And with 4 sleeves making a toploader, it won¡¯t be a waste to have a lot of sleeves. (Sure, you can do it.) I gave the permission. (Also, apply the toploader for Vampire Lord, and the sleeve for Ultimate Fiend.) (Yes, Master.) Good. That takes care of that. That didn¡¯t make sense. But at least I got the Vampire Lord. Now I need to visit Lucia. Hopefully he really can cure her. I was surprised when Vampire Lady couldn¡¯t and I do feel bad for Lucia. I got her hopes up and then I just failed. I¡¯ll make it up to her today. I have all that I need. Unless the world decides that I need an even more powerful vampire to cure her. Wouldn¡¯t that just leave Vampire Genesis? I don¡¯t think he even is in a set I can open yet. (He doesn¡¯t appear on any of the set lists, Master.) See. I thought so.
Breakfast came and went. Alice was still trying to convince me to take her with me and in the end I promised I would take her tomorrow. I need to learn how to ride a dragon myself before I take someone flying with me. As I was about to leave for the guild, Alice came to me, trying to convince me one more time. ¡°Can I really note with you?¡± She was half begging. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, but I already said to your mother I wouldn¡¯t take you today.¡± I responded. ¡°Andst time I took you outside, it didn¡¯t go so well. We got attacked by wyverns. But I promised I would take you tomorrow, so just wait for it.¡± ¡°But I want to go today as well.¡± She argued. ¡°I even gave Mana the new magic book, so you two can practice. Don¡¯t worry, I won¡¯t disappear and leave you here. When I make a promise, I keep it.¡± I told her. ¡°I know you will. You already promised me the impossible and did it. But still.¡± ¡°It¡¯s better for you to go outside after your father hase back anyway. If you are outside with me, he can¡¯t bother you.¡± I tried giving her other reasons. ¡°...If I learn a new spell, will you give me a reward?¡± She bargained. ¡°Are we making deals now? Do I need to give you a carrot to run after?¡± I asked. ¡°Carrot? What do you mean by that? I don¡¯t want a carrot.¡± She responded. I guess that idiom doesn¡¯t exist here. ¡°I meant you need a reward as a goal so you would do better. My grandpa always used that idiom.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve never heard of it.¡± She told me. Well it might still exist, even if she¡¯s never heard it. ¡°Well anyway, I don¡¯t really have anything that great to use as a reward at the moment, but I¡¯ll get you something if Ie across it.¡± I promised. ¡°Thank you. That¡¯s a promise, right?¡± ¡°Yes. I promise to get you something, if you learn a new spell.¡± I told her. ¡°And it better be something more than just a basic one. Basic spell means basic reward.¡± I pressured her. ¡°Then I¡¯ll learn a powerful one.¡± She responded. ¡°I¡¯ll be off now. I¡¯ll be back by dinner time. You¡¯d better practice hard.¡± I told her and turned to leave. ¡°I will! Stay safe!¡± She yelled after me. The first stop, the adventurer¡¯s guild.
(Master, how about making the ck Pendant into a gift for her?) Laura gave me an offer. (But I would need a ne to use as a base to install it on, right? Where would I acquire one?) I asked. (Visit a store and analyze one. Or just buy it if you have the money for it.) Laura said to me. (Analyzing might be better, as you could then analyze the card and have the dungeon make a perfect vessel for one.) (Be a thief again. I feel like analyzing something is just theft. I need to get one more of these magic fanny packs and go trade it at that ce I analyzed the magic sk at.) (We could visit the dungeon today.) Laura offered. (Sure. Let¡¯s do it. But first, the guild. Then the jewelry store. If this town has one.)
On the way to the guild, I kept my eyes open, but I didn¡¯t notice anything that I would assume to be a jewelry store. I guess this town just doesn''t have one. I don¡¯t recall anything like that in the store I bought my tent from either. Perhaps the Bakpany¡¯s store would have some. Need to visit it, even if I really don¡¯t want to. Why does that name cause me so much doubt? It is simr, but they do seem to have a good reputation. I made it to the guild. And it¡¯s quite full. Have they not left yet? I guess this is the earliest I¡¯ve ever been at the guild, so if they leave at the second bell (9am), they would still be here. No jokes about me spending two nights here. It doesn¡¯t count. I noticed Lucia and Alex. They were sitting with two members of Diamond Sword. I guess even some members of Diamond Sword are out of town. ¡°Good morning.¡± I greeted them as I arrived at their table. They turned to face me and returned the greeting. ¡°Take a seat.¡± One of the Diamond Sword members offered. I did as instructed. ¡°Brian, did you have ns for today?¡± Lucia asked. ¡°Yeah. I got a summon yesterday that I want to try out so I was nning on heading a little farther away from town to not cause panic.¡± I told the table. ¡°Is it that bad?¡± One of the Diamond Sword members asked. ¡°Depends. I don¡¯t think it would be, but how used are the townspeople to seeing dragons flying around?¡± ¡°I could see that causing a panic.¡± He said. ¡°Thought as much.¡± I responded. ¡°Oh, and Lucia, the thing we spoke about yesterday. I got it.¡± ¡°Really?!¡± She seemed genuinely surprised. ¡°Then will you..?¡± ¡°Sure, we can do it right now. But not here. We need a private room.¡± I told her. ¡°We can borrow one of the upstairs rooms.¡± She told me. ¡°You guys can go outside without me. I¡¯ll join a littleter to do the draining.¡± Lucia said to the table before dragging me with her. She said something to one of the receptionists and we went upstairs. We entered one of the upstairs rooms. I think it¡¯s the same one I showed my status in. ¡°Did you really get a stronger vampire summon?¡± Lucia asked. ¡°Yes I did. I really didn¡¯t believe it myself at first, either. I had so much difficulty getting Vampire Lady yesterday and today I just got the Lord no problem.¡± I told her. ¡°Can he cure my curse?¡± She asked. ¡°Well, there is an easy way to find out.¡± I answered. ¡°Are you ready?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± I pulled the Vampire Lord from my collection and activated my DiaDhank. cing the card onto the DiaDhank, I said: ¡°I summon Vampire Lord.¡± He was about my height, dressed in a purple suit and a ck cloak. His turquoise hair made a nice contrast with his red eyes. ¡°Master, how may I be of service?¡± He said and gave me a small bow. ¡°I need you to cure her blood curse. I tried having Vampire Lady do it, but she couldn¡¯t fully cure it.¡± I told him. ¡°I see. Miss, are you ready?¡± My summon asked Lucia. Lucia seemed to think for a moment, before giving a strong nod. ¡°Good, then take off your mantle.¡± My summon instructed her. She seemed to hesitate for a second beforeplying. But in the end she did take it off. Below it she was wearing her hoodie. The one I gave her. ¡°You¡¯ll need to take that off as well.¡± My summon said. ¡°I need ess to your neck.¡± Will you really neckbite her? I guess that is the ssic spot, so it might power up the magic. Lucia did as asked and ced her hoodie next to her mantle on the table. This was the first time I really got a good look at Lucia¡¯s face. And it is extremely beautiful. She has short cut, blood red hair and almost glowing turquoise eyes. Almost like the reverse of the Vampire Lord next to her.Vampire Lord has Turquoise hair and Red eyesHer skin was also extremely pale. I wouldn¡¯t call it perfect white, but almost. But not white like ones you see on geisha¡¯s or other performers that use heavy makeup. Her skin was all natural. It had some ws, but that honestly made it better. Perfect beauty shouldn¡¯t exist. Except maybe for Gods. At least she still had on an undershirt so I didn¡¯t have unlimited ess to her ¡­. well, that part of her. Why can you be so beautiful? It¡¯s illegal. Gods will curse you for beauty of that level. Wait, she already has a curse. Damn it. So she is so beautiful that she got cursed. Or is the blood curse a punishment for dhampirs because they have this unnatural beauty? ¡°Please don¡¯t stare that much.¡± Lucia said meekly. I try to look away, but my eyes stay on her. Brain, work correctly. I wanted to look. NO! I mean I want to look away. I finally turn my head. I think it let out a full on creak. ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± I said to Lucia. ¡°You are just so beautiful my eyes didn¡¯t want to look away.¡± I told her honestly. I think my eyes want to return to looking at her. ¡°You shouldn¡¯t say something like that.¡± She countered. ¡°I know. I¡¯m sorry.¡± I said as I fully turned my back to her. This way she is as far away as possible. ¡°If you want, I¡¯ll leave the room.¡± I offered. ¡°...you can stay. Just keep looking at the wall like you are.¡± She gave her permission. (I¡¯ve determined that Lucia doesn¡¯t have a response like Master had to blood magic. Perhaps due to her being a dhampir.) Laura told me. So she won¡¯t go into ecstasy. That¡¯s good. ¡°Master really is weak to the orders of females.¡± Vampire Lord taunted me. ¡°You, shut up. I would unsummon you for that and rip your card to pieces, but I do kind of need you, so you can stay.¡± I tried threatening my summon, but it failed. ¡°I¡¯ll try to stay on your good side so you call on me again.¡± He said and got back on track. ¡°Miss, are you ready?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± I heard Lucia¡¯s response. ¡°Then, we shall begin.¡± I don¡¯t know what exactly was happening, but I heard some sounds. Including some moaning by Lucia. Well when she used the blood scan on me, it was extremely pleasurable, so if the curse canceling is anything like that, I can understand. Even if Laura said she wouldn¡¯t have an effect as bad as mine, it might still get to masturbation levels. ¡°Master, it¡¯s done.¡± I heard my summon say. ¡°Did you seed?¡± I asked. ¡°Naturally.¡± He responded. ¡°But the curse was strong in her. I can definitely see why my sister failed.¡± ¡­ What? They are brother and sister? Ok? I didn¡¯t know that. But I guess it makes sense. They have simr skin, eye and hair color. I thought thatdy was something like a human that was turned into a vampire, but I¡¯ll ept this. ¡°So¡­ May I turn around now?¡± I asked. ¡°Just a second. I¡¯ll cover her back up.¡± Vampire Lord said to me. I heard some sounds of clothing before I heard Lucia say: ¡°You can turn around now.¡± I did as instructed. She was still only wearing the hoodie, not her mantle, but her appeal had dropped down to levels where I could control myself. ¡°How do you feel?¡± I asked Lucia. ¡°...full. Like I¡¯m not thirsty for the first time in my life.¡± She told me. ¡°Her curse ispletely gone, but her blood magic didn¡¯t turn into true blood magic.¡± My summon exined. ¡°If she practices with my sister, it should evolve in no time.¡± That¡¯s nice. If she has true blood magic, she should be able to cure the curse from other dhampirs. I don¡¯t mind having Vampire Lord do it, but having someone else capable as well would be nice. ¡°Does this mean I no longer need to drink blood?¡± Lucia asked. ¡°No, you still need blood.¡± Vampire Lord instructed her. ¡°Blood will always be necessary for you, but you won¡¯t hunger after it like you used to. And all blood should taste a little better without the curse.¡± A nice added bonus, I suppose. ¡°You¡¯ll also be capable of enjoying meals other than blood. I believe you couldn¡¯t earlier.¡± He said. She couldn¡¯t even enjoy her meals? I guess the curse was even worse than I thought. Good food is essential.
Mission: Cure the Dhampirs
Cured Lucia
Reward: Vampire Genesis
And there is the mission reward. Vampire Genesis is an even more powerful vampire, but I think I need to sacrifice Lord to summon him. Well, it might be worth it. ¡°Brian, would it be possible if I gave you what I promised at ater date?¡± Luciaasked. ¡°Promised? When did you promise something?¡± I asked her ¡°I promised I would let you mess with my body if you cured me.¡± She said back agitated. Oh yeah, I was going to give her light magic affinity. ¡°That¡¯s fine. In all honesty, if you don¡¯t want me to do it, I won¡¯t. I just feel like if you really need light magic to achieve your dreams, I can help with that.¡± I told her. ¡°Then could we change the promise?¡± She asked. ¡°When I learn true blood magic, I¡¯ll let you give me light magic.¡± Lucia made the next deal. ¡°If that¡¯s what you want, sure.¡± I answered.
After I unsummoned Vampire Lord, Lucia and I left the private room and headed back downstairs. It was a lot more quiet now. I guess a lot of people had left already. ¡°I¡¯ll be going now. Will youe with me today as well?¡± Lucia asked. ¡°No. I have some things I want to do. I¡¯ll try to stop by if my route takes me where you are.¡± I told her. ¡°Will be on the northern fields today. Do stop by.¡± Lucia said before taking off. I stayed behind at the guild. I need to find out if there is a mary reward for what I did. I haven¡¯t received one yet after all. And if I¡¯m going to buy a ne, I need some more money. For that, I turn towards the service counter. CH.66 Searching for a Necklace CH.66 Searching for a Ne I made my way to the service counter. This time the receptionist was a different one. She was a little younger than the girl Zayaan is courting. ¡°Brian, can I help you with something?¡± She asked. So even she knows who I am. ¡°Yes, I was interested in the reward for the wyverns.¡± I told her. ¡°Yes. Of course.¡± She seemed to panic a bit as I asked about it. ¡°The guild has offered you 15 gold coins for your part in the wyvern operation, as well as the sale price of five wyverns.¡± She told me. ¡°But sadly we don¡¯t have the money on hand to pay for the wyvern sale until the guild master returns.¡± I guess they might not have hundreds of gold coins on hand in a guild this small. ¡°That¡¯s fine. Can I get the fifteen gold right now?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes, please wait a moment.¡± She said and ran off to a back room. She returned a littleter carrying a small leather bag. ¡°Here you go. Your gold coins. Please confirm them.¡± She said as she handed me the bag. I look inside and see some gold coins. I quickly counted them and confirmed there were fifteen inside. ¡°Yes, there are fifteen gold coins. Do you need me to do something to confirm I received them?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes. Please scan your guild card here.¡± She said as she ced the reader device on the table. ¡°How do I do that?¡± I asked as I took out my card. ¡°ce it here and pull it down.¡± She informed me. So it¡¯s like when the other receptionist confirmed my rank-up. I did as instructed and afterwards she did it with some other card as well. Is it like a bank system? I think the card might have a ce for money as I didn¡¯t really understand everything on it. ¡°Thank you.¡± I said and was about to leave. ¡°Pleasee again.¡± She said after me. ¡°Oh, by the way.¡± I turned back towards her. ¡°Is there any ce in town where I can buy some jewelry?¡± I asked. ¡°The only ce would be Bakpany.¡± She told me. ¡°Their store is at the main square, opposite to the Boar¡¯s lounge. They should have a small selection of jewelry.¡± ¡°Thank you. I¡¯ll be off then.¡± I made sure my water skin was full and I left the guild. ¡ª The walk from the guild to the main square. It was only like a block away from the guild. Not like the town really is thatrge, so it couldn¡¯t be that long of a walk. I look at the Boar¡¯s lounge. Just imagine. If my first day had gone differently I might be staying in there. I have no idea how much a night there costs, but it would probably be somewhat expensive. But I¡¯m not here for the inn, I¡¯m here for the store. The Bakpany¡¯s store had arge window pointing towards the square. In it a lot of different products from clothes to tools and weapons were disyed. I also noticed something like a crest next to the door. It was a carriage carrying lumber. I guess this ce started as a transportpany. I went inside. As soon as I did, an employee was there to greet me. A security guard standing by the door? She doesn¡¯t look that strong. But then again, in this world physical size doesn''t mean everything. Dark Magician Girl has a small frame, but she could still beat up most people. ¡°Wee.¡± She greeted me. ¡°If you don¡¯t mind me asking, but are you sir Brian?¡± How does everyone immediately know it¡¯s me? My face isn¡¯t that unique. I¡¯m plenty simr to some of the other adventurers. I guess I¡¯m more clean shaven than they are. Actually, I haven¡¯t shaved since I came here, but I still don¡¯t even have a sign of a stub. Why is that? ¡°Yes, I am Brian.¡± I told the employee. ¡°How did you know?¡± ¡°Sir Brian has unique clothes. They stand out.¡± She exined. So that¡¯s the reason. Well, I guess if I¡¯m the only one going around wearing a hoodie and jeans, I¡¯m bound to stand out. At least it¡¯s not a bear onesie. ¡°Are you after something specific today? Or do you just want to browse around?¡± She asked. ¡°I¡¯m looking for a ne or a pendant.¡± I told her what I was looking for. ¡°But I would also like to know what else you have in stock.¡± ¡°So you are looking for jewelry? I¡¯ll take you to see the owner then.¡± She told me and turned to walk somewhere. ¡°The owner? Is that really necessary?¡± I asked. That seems like overkill to me. But I do like overkill. As long as it doesn¡¯t cost anything. ¡°The owner is the only one to sell jewelry. He takes pride in that.¡± She told me as she led me along. I guess that makes sense. It takes a different level of skill to take care of jewelry. ¡ª She brought me to a door at the back of the main section of the store. On the way I saw all kinds of products. I would guess it¡¯s basically everything you could ever need to live. And even more. There aren¡¯t many luxury products, but I would guess this town doesn¡¯t have many people going for those. The weapons also seem basic. I guess there might be a dedicated weapons store or cksmith that people buy them from. And ack of fresh produce. That would likely be sold at stalls or something like that. But still, quite impressive. The employee knocked on the door and after a e in¡¯ opened it. ¡°Aah, Brian.¡± He said as he noticed me. ¡°Wee to our humble store. What would you be searching for?¡± ¡°Hello¡­¡± I don¡¯t know his name. This is awkward. ¡°I¡¯m searching for a ne or a pendant.¡± I told him. ¡°So¡­ Would that mean a ne for a pendant? Or just the pendant for a ne you already have?¡± He asked. ¡­How in the world should I know? I thought they were the same thing. Or perhaps something like a ne was one without therge thingy, but a pendant had it. ¡°...both, I guess.¡± I told him. ¡°You are not familiar with jewelry at all, are you?¡± He asked. ¡°I only know about earrings.¡± I answered honestly. ¡°And a bit about rings.¡± I added. There is a reason for it. Laura (not system support but my ex) hated having anything around her neck. Something to do with her father not really being the greatest father. She did wear earrings, so I know a bit about them. But only a bit. I also did some research into engagement rings, but that effort went to waste. ¡°Both it is then. Any idea on the size or color you are looking for?¡± He immediately went into sales mode. How do I describe it? I guess I could just show it to him. ¡°Is it possible to have her leave?¡± I asked the owner. ¡°Is this something so private?¡± He asked. ¡°Yes. And it¡¯s embarrassing to have people know of myck of knowledge.¡± I told him. He thought for a moment and then ordered the employee out of the room. She was against it, but he insisted. She said she would be right outside if I tried something. Not to be rude, but you really can¡¯t stop me if I go all out. I think you would need to be a hero or something to go against some of my summons. ¡°So, would you go into detail now that it¡¯s just the two of us?¡± He asked. ¡°Sure.¡± I opened my collection and pulled out the ck Pendant card. Even if he can¡¯t understand what it says, he should be able to see the picture. ¡°I want something that looks simr to this.¡± I told him as I showed him the picture. ¡°Would this be one of your summon cards?¡± The owner asked. He knows about that part as well. Holy. How many of my secrets have already spread? ¡°Yes.¡± I answered honestly. At this point lying would be useless. He already knows about it anyway. ¡°I¡¯m sorry to say, but we don¡¯t have a pendant with a stone thatrge. And the ne appears to be a pearl ne. We wouldn¡¯t carry anything that expensive.¡± He told me. ¡°That¡¯s fine.¡± I answered. ¡°I just need one to act as an example.¡± ¡°I see. Then I think I have something that might work.¡± He told me and moved to a locked cab. He got out a jewel in a gold setting and a simple gold chain. ¡°This is an artificially made ck gem with a gold chain. It¡¯s the closest we have.¡± He told me. You can make something this good looking? Magic is impressive. The stone didn¡¯t have the size of the one on ck pendant and it was more purple than ck, but still. It¡¯s impressive. ¡°May I hold it for a moment?¡± I asked. ¡°If you wish so.¡± He said as he handed it over. As soon as it was in my left hand I ordered Laura. (Analyze it.) (Yes, Master.) She responded. You can shut up by the way. I know I¡¯m basically stealing at the moment, but I don¡¯t really care. I¡¯m just using the info I get from this as a base. I¡¯m not recreating the original product. ¡°Could you tell me about it?¡± I asked to make time for the analysis. ¡°There isn¡¯t much to it. As I said earlier, the stone is artificially made and the chain and setting are minimal. The stone was made by Natalie, a somewhat famous stone maker in the capital. But this stone is considered a failure due to the impurities you can see.¡± He began exining. ¡°The chain was made by a jeweler but there is nothing special about it.¡± ¡°I see.¡± So in a word, it¡¯s basic. ¡°How much would something like this cost?¡± ¡°This would be 11 gold.¡± He told me. Cheap. Well, kind of. I was expecting more. I could afford it right now, but I don¡¯t think it willst as an install target. It would likely break. ¡°And if one was to make one like in this picture, how much would it be?¡± I need just a bit more time for the analysis. ¡°That would depend on the stone. But just a red pearl ne like that would be at least 50 gold. It¡¯s difficult to judge from just a picture. The stone also seemsrge, so it would likely be at least 250 gold. And being sold as a package would raise the price even more. So I would say around 400 gold at least.¡± He told me. Holy. I know jewelry is expensive, but to that extent. ¡°What if the stone was artificial?¡± I asked. ¡°That might raise the price even more. A clear artificial stone of this size is nearly impossible to make.¡± He told me. ¡°A researcher would buy it for a high prize.¡± So if I make some and try to sell them I would just end up in more trouble if I imed the stones as artificial. Good to know. (Master, the analysis isplete.) Laura told me. ¡°Thank you for showing me this.¡± I said as I handed the ne and pendantbo back to the owner. ¡°But I¡¯m not going to buy it. At least not right now.¡± ¡°Are you perhaps short on money?¡± He asked as he received the pendant. ¡°I would assume you have plenty after taking down multiple wyverns.¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t get paid for the wyvern materials yet, so yeah.¡± I awkwardly told him. ¡°But I¡¯ll think about it after I get the rest of the money.¡± I told him to keep his hopes up. ¡°I see. I¡¯ll keep it safe for you.¡± He said as he put the pendant away. ¡°Would you be interested in anything else?¡± ¡°For now, not really. I¡¯ll be back at ater date, when I have a better understanding about what I need.¡± I told him as I grabbed my card and returned it to the collection. ¡°I see. Then please,e again.¡± He said as I stood up to leave. ¡°I will.¡± I promised as I left his room. After I got to the main part of the store, the employee escorted me all the way to the door, and said ¡®Come again¡¯ as I left. Well, that side hustle is over. Next thing on the list: Recover Dark Magician. CH.67 Recovering Dark Magician CH.67 Recovering Dark Magician I made my way towards the east side of town. I think that¡¯s where my Dark Magician is waiting for me. A few stall keepers did call out to me and I went over to check their wares. Well they just sold food, but I did need lunch for today. There were stalls with grills selling skewers, but those won¡¯t do. I need something that isn¡¯t dirty. I noticed there was one selling some kind of wrap and went over to him. The others looked a little jealous. ¡°Sir Brian, wee.¡± The stall keeper greeted me. ¡°Would you like one boar burrito?¡± ¡°Well I do need something for lunch.¡± I told him. ¡°I think a burrito would work. How much are they?¡± ¡°They are copper for one.¡± He told me. Copper? Copper coin? I don¡¯t have any of them. My smallest coin is arge silver. Would he even have enough to give back for that? Better to ask first. ¡°My smallest coin is arge silver coin.¡± I said to him. ¡°Do you have change for that?¡± ¡°Well that is a little much. I can only give you your change if you order more than 5.¡± He answered. Should I just be ¡®mister moneybags¡¯ then? I could give some to the adventurers that will surely flock around me as I get outside. ¡°Fine, I¡¯ll take ten.¡± I told him as I fished out arge silver coin. ¡°Are you¡­ Sure, I¡¯ll make them for you.¡± He was about to question my decision, but decided to make the sale anyway. ¡°Please wait a moment.¡± He said as he began making my food. It didn¡¯t take him too long. He was much faster than someone on earth would have been. It looked like someone took a cooking video and watched it at double speed. Impressive. I received the ten burritos and put them in my fanny pack. After paying him and getting my three silver change, I continued my walk to the east. ¡ª I made it to the gate and the gate guard tried thanking me for my part in the wyvern operation. I argued back that he was also part of the operation. I didn¡¯t actually recognize him, but Laura said he was one of the guards that was fighting with us. I was able to make him stop thanking me by asking about my card. He said it was near where we fought the wyverns and that there would likely be adventurers around it. It seems to be something of a challenge to move the card. Wasn¡¯t it burning hot or something? I ended up handing one of the ten burritos to the guard and heading outside. Even guards need good food. Or more like especially guards deserve good food. They are the people who keep towns safe. Like the Police. When they don¡¯t y bad cop. He was right about noticing where the card was. There was a group of younger adventurers around it. I think there were five of them. One of them noticed me walking up to them and pointed it out to the other four. They all turned to face me. ¡°Sir Brian, are you here to take the challenge?¡± One of them spoke up to me. ¡°No, I¡¯m just going to recover my card. And what challenge are you speaking of?¡± I asked. ¡°The one Jack started. Have you not heard of it?¡± The adventurer told me. ¡°No, I haven¡¯t.¡± I responded. But Jack? As in Jack, the leader of Diamond Sword. What stupid challenge did you start? ¡°What is this challenge?¡± ¡°You just need to hold your hand on the card as long as possible. It hurts so much, but it doesn¡¯t do that much actual damage.¡± He told me. ¡°Some adventurers even used it to gain the ¡®pain resistance¡¯ skill.¡± ¡°How bad is the damage?¡± I asked. ¡°It¡¯s all at the level where a simple healing spell can heal it.¡± He told me. ¡°Unless you try to pick it up. Then the damage ramps up a lot faster.¡± He added. Why would the card cause damage like that? What happened to it? Will it damage me? Well only one way to find out. I do have one Red Medicine if something goes terribly wrong. But then again, it¡¯s a part of my skill. It makes no sense that it would hurt me. ¡°Are you guys here to do it as well?¡± I asked them. ¡°Well, not really. Most of us have already tried, but Kurt got scared and didn¡¯t do it.¡± The leader told me. ¡°Don¡¯t tell him that.¡± One of them said. Is he this Kurt? ¡°And he said he wanted to try today. But we don¡¯t have a healer so he got scared again.¡± The leader continued. Healer? I think I have some monsters that could do the healing. Let¡¯s summon one to act as a healer. I quickly checked my collection for healer monsters as the four other adventurers were trying to egg Kurt into touching the card. Dancing Fairy. That should work. I took it out and grabbed a sleeve for it. I have plenty of sleeves in stock, so I can use them somewhat liberally. ¡°If I get you a healer, will you do it?¡± I asked the one that I assumed was Kurt. ¡°Sir Brian will get one? But won¡¯t it take a while?¡± Kurt asked. ¡°I¡¯m a summoner. I can just summon one.¡± I told him. ¡°Oh, right¡­¡± He realized. ¡°So will you, or will you move out of the way and let me do it?¡± I asked. ¡°...I¡¯ll do it. This could be myst chance.¡± He seemed to get a little braver. ¡°Well, I¡¯ll summon a healer then.¡± I said as I cleared my sleeve for my DiaDhank. ¡°Dancing Fairy.¡± Hmm. Interesting. This time my summons appeared from the small card on my DiaDhank. I guess these guys are small enough for that. From the card, three small winged creatures flew out. Fairies. I almost want to yell out ¡®Cute!¡¯, but let¡¯s not. They are cute though. ¡°Can these little things really heal wounds?¡± The leader kid asked. ¡°They should be able to.¡± I told him. ¡°And if they can¡¯t I do have a potion.¡± After I told them that, everyone''s eyes turned to Kurt. Use maximum pressure. Force him to do something stupid. I¡¯m evil and I know it. I should stop him, but honestly I want to see the damage the card causes. For future reference. Not because I want to be malicious or evil. I just need info. I¡¯ll also learn the healing power of Dancing Fairy, so it¡¯s a double win for me. ¡°Fine, I¡¯ll do it.¡± Kurt gave in. ¡°Sir Brian, are you sure these little things can really heal me?¡± He confirmed. ¡°Yes, they can. And as I said, if they can¡¯t, I¡¯ll give you a potion. A potion that could heal a stab wound from a wyvern¡¯s tail. I¡¯m sure you will be fine.¡± I told him. ¡°I¡¯ll believe in you.¡± He said as he looked me in the eyes. Then he turned to face the stone pedestal with the card on it. He slowly reached his hand to ovep with the card, before setting it down on it. ¡°Ahhh!¡± He let out a yell before immediately pulling off his hand. How hot is that card? ¡°Little pussy.¡± The leader kid said quietly. As he was standing next to Kurt, he grabbed Kurt¡¯s hand and ced it back onto the card, holding it there. Holy fuck, why would you do that? ¡°Aaahhh!!¡± Kurt was screaming out in pain. I was about to take a few quick steps to punch the everloving shit out of this dumbo, but I didn¡¯t need to. My fairies were faster. The trio made a beeline for the face of the leader and tackled into his face. They might be small little fairies, but don¡¯t underestimate the strength of a monster with 1700 attack. The leader was sent flying backwards and as soon as he was, Kurt was able to pull his hand off of the card. Even after taking his hand off the card, Kurt didn¡¯t stop his screaming. I walk next to Kurt and take a hold of his burned hand. I want to see the damage before I heal it. That might sound evil, but I think it¡¯s necessary evil. It wasn¡¯t pretty. His hand was a mix of ck and white. The skin died where it was pressed against the card. Like a mix of electrical and radiation burns. At least as far as I know how those look. ¡°Dancing Fairy, heal him.¡± I called over my summon to do what I summoned them for. They did a little dance around his palm, and the skin on it started to recover. I wouldn¡¯t say it looked like reversing time, it looked more like a montage of pictures of the natural healing process. After around ten seconds, his hand looked good as new. Good. The healing power is impressive. I¡¯ll need to rely on these little guys more in the future. ¡°How are you feeling?¡± I asked Kurt. ¡°...fine now.¡± He answered quietly. ¡°You should leave this party if your leader is like that.¡± I told him. ¡°It¡¯s not worth it to work with a leader like that.¡± ¡°But how should I find one that will ept me?¡± He asked. ¡°Just try. If you can¡¯t,e to me. I¡¯ll help you.¡± I told him. He deserves better. Well all of them do. Except the moron passed down out on the ground. Shit leaders will only bring damage to the parties they lead. ¡°That goes for the rest of you as well. Do you really think he is a good leader?¡± I asked the three others. ¡°He isn¡¯t really our leader.¡± One of them said. ¡°We aren¡¯t an official party. We just hang out together.¡± ¡°Well you shouldn¡¯t ¡®hang out¡¯ with someone that will purposefully hurt a friend. He will get you killed someday.¡± I told them. ¡°Now make some space. I¡¯ll take back my card now.¡± The adventurers cleared out so I had ess to the small stone pedestal that the card was sitting on. Sitting on? Or resting on? I don¡¯t know. Doesn¡¯t matter. Honestly, I was a little scared. After seeing the damage this card caused to Kurt, I wasn¡¯t sure this was a good idea. But it is mine. It¡¯s a part of my skill. Would it really hurt me? I slowly bring my hand closer to it. It¡¯s not radiating any heat at all. Then, I touched it. It¡¯s not hot, but I can feel power flowing from it into my body. A simr surge as I felt when I unsummoned Red-Eyes after the wyvern incident, except not nearly as strong. (That is experience.) Laura told me. (The card has been holding onto it for you. And as the experience belongs to you, it reacts badly to anyone else.) I see. So it¡¯s safe for me. I picked it up from the stone pedestal. The adventurers made surprised sounds. I guess they thought it would burn me as well. The card in my hand began to shake. What is that? (Master, the card is reacting with ¡®Pack opener¡¯. You should open your skill.) Laura told me. I did as instructed, and as soon as I did, a card came out of it. I didn¡¯tmand ite out. Do these cards have intelligence of their own? I didn¡¯t notice what card came out but it flew straight into the Dark Magician in my hand and fused with it. A shining light wasing from the card in my hand. I couldn¡¯t tell what was happening to it. A littleter, a card appeared on the ground. I didn¡¯t summon anything. Or is Dark Magicianing back? I think I passed out mid summon, so the rest of it¡¯s summoning time could now be active again. But the one that rose from the card wasn¡¯t Dark Magician. Well, in a way it was. It was a Dark Magician that had spent a thousand years learning magic. The Dark Sage. How is that possible? ¡°Master, you have returned.¡± He greeted. ¡°I¡¯ve been waiting for you.¡± His voice was nice and calm. It reminded me a little of my grandpa, but in all honesty, it¡¯s not that close. More like the pattern or speed at which he speaks is simr. ¡°Hello, what happened to you?¡± I asked that, but I did have an idea. For some reason his holding onto the experience was treated as Time Wizards effect and he aged into Dark Sage. I took a look at the card in my hand and in the toploader that used to house Dark Magician was now Dark Sage. I also quickly checked my collection and the Dark Magician that was crossed out was just gone. And the collection showed Dark Sage with a toploader. ¡°I¡¯ve spent my days here gaining knowledge at an incredible pace, after Master came to get me I felt you had a vesselthat suited me better so I took it.¡± He informed me with his calm voice. ¡°Well, that doesn''t really matter. I¡¯m d to have you back.¡± I told him. ¡°Happy to be back with you, Master. But could you let me rest now? I¡¯m tired because I waited for you for so long.¡± Dark Sage said to me. ¡°That¡¯s fine. I¡¯ll call on you again.¡± I said as I unsummoned him. I turned to face the adventurers that were present. Their eyes looked like they were about to pop out of their sockets. ¡°What? This is normal for a summoner.¡± I told them. Even if it was a lie. But they don¡¯t need to know that. Summoners are rare anyway, so I doubt they would ever know the truth. ¡°Is it really?¡± One of them asked. ¡°Normal enough.¡± I answered. ¡°So it¡¯s not normal.¡± They argued. ¡°I said it¡¯s normal, so it¡¯s normal. Which one of us is the summoner?¡± I asked as I red at them. ¡°...You are.¡± They responded. ¡°Good. Now how about you get back to work. There is nothing here anymore.¡± I told them. ¡°We don¡¯t have anything for today.¡± One of them said. ¡°It¡¯s not our turn to kill any of the boars so we are free.¡± ¡°And you couldn¡¯t find any other work? Well, do as you wish then.¡± I said and was about to leave. ¡°Could you give us a lesson on summoning?¡± They called out. ¡°No.¡± I responded. ¡°I can¡¯t teach you that.¡± My summoning, at the end of the day, is a unique skill. I can¡¯t teach you how to use a skill that you cannot obtain in any normal way. And I have ns for the day. I had Dancing Fairy give just a bit of first aid to the moron, before unsummoning them. I think Lucia said they will be in the north today, but I¡¯m heading towards the dungeon next, so I¡¯m going south. I summoned Overdrive. The adventurers let out sighs of admiration. ¡°Make sure you at least take that moron inside.¡± I told them as I looked at the kid on the ground. ¡°You should tell the gate guard that he was the one to scream and in the end he passed out from the pain.¡± I instructed. If he were to tell the truth, he would juste across as a douchebag, and if he were to ept this one, he would be a weakling that cries out in pain. Some more payback to him for being a little shitlord. Then I got into the driver¡¯s seat of Overdrive and took off. Let¡¯s go check up on the road project and then the dungeon. CH.68 Intruders in my Dungeon CH.68 Intruders in my Dungeon I still need to do something about the seats on Overdrive. They really just aren¡¯t thatfortable. Perhaps I have something I could install onto Overdrive to do that. I need to go over my collection at some point with that in mind. It¡¯s not terrible when on the dirt roads, but off-roading with this thing, not fun. Needs both better suspension and seats. Guided by Laura, I made my way over to the forest road I cleared. Is it wrong to say I cleared it? Technically it was Slot Machine, but wouldn¡¯t my summon be an extension of me. How does that go? I think my summon¡¯s aplishments are my aplishments, so¡­ Yes. It¡¯s my road. To my dungeon. Well the dungeon is mine anyway. I¡¯m the founder, so it¡¯s mine. My precious. Okay, not to that level. On the way I passed by a few carriages carrying lumber. I guess they would be a part of the clearing operation. I think Brandon gave that job to the Bakpany. I also think there was a job offer for physicalbor at the adventurer¡¯s guild. I probably could have taken it and just used some summons for it, but I¡¯ll leave it to people who need the money more. After a bit more driving, I arrived at the edge of the forest. There were three carriages there, and people were loading lumber into them. I stopped a fair distance away from them, to avoid spreading fear, got out of Overdrive and unsummoned it. Some of them did notice Overdrive, but I guess the rumors about me have spread to the point where people would know about my mechanical carriage. Or would it be a golem carriage? ¡°Hello, Sir Brian.¡± The one who seemed to be in charge came up to me and greeted me. ¡°What brings you here?¡± He isn¡¯t the coachman from our dungeon trip. He is someone else. Probably someone from Bakpany. ¡°I¡¯m just on my way to the dungeon.¡± I told him. ¡°I hope I¡¯m not getting in your way.¡± ¡°Of course not. I thought you would be here for the process report. Sadly, we are behind schedule. Thepany had to send away carriages to Sawyer city to transport the wyvern materials, so we can¡¯t operate at full speed.¡± He told me. ¡°Understandable. I probably shoulde and help with it, but I have things to do today.¡± I answered. ¡°We would never dream of taking your time for something as simple as clearing lumber.¡± He told me. ¡°Well it¡¯s something that will benefit myself, so doing it wouldn¡¯t be that strange.¡± I said to him. ¡°Is there anything I need to know or am I fine to pass?¡± ¡°No, you are fine.¡± The supervisor told me. ¡°I¡¯ll get on with it then.¡± I told him and began to walk. I walked past some workers on the way. They were clearing the branches off of the trees and carrying them out of the forest. So they are not getting carriages right next to the lumber yet. I guess they haven¡¯t gotten an earth mage here yet. I don¡¯t think I have one I can summon either. (Master doesn¡¯t have any earth attribute spellcaster monsters.) Laura told me. (What about something else that could do it?) I asked. (No.) Laura told. Well, can¡¯t be helped then. Thankfully most of them focused on the work so no one stopped me to thank me or something.
The trip is a lot easier when there are no trees on the way. It might not be a good path yet, but it¡¯s much better than the overgrown forest it used to be. It took me only an hour to make it to the dungeon. On the way I ate one of the burritos I picked up. I still have like eight of them and I probably should eat all of them today. Or give them to someone else. I made it to the dungeon entrance and then realized something. ¡°I should probably summon something to keep me safe in the dungeon.¡± I said out loud. (You could use Performance of Sword, or perhaps apply some of the sleeves to new monsters.) Laura told me. (Yeah, how many sleeves do I have in stock?) I asked. (Eight.) (So I could even make a toploader. Didn¡¯t I have a spare Dark Magician? Let¡¯s just put a toploader on it now that I lost the other one.) (Yes, Master. I¡¯ll do that for you.) Laura told me. (Master, I found out something that you might want to know.) Laura interrupted me as I was going to take out Dark Magician. (What is it?) I asked. (I can¡¯t ce a toploader onto Performance of Sword. I believe this is because it was summoned without one initially.) So the free sleevees with a caveat that I can¡¯t ce a toploader on top of it. eptable. Need to keep that in mind. But it doesn¡¯t really matter at the moment. Had I learned that with some other monster, it might have been worse. (Laura, thank you for rmending I perform that ritual summon. You taught me new things again.) (I¡¯ll do my best for my Master.) Well, we¡¯ve stalled enough. I opened my skill and pulled out my new Dark Magician. I guess losing one isn¡¯t that bad since I had one in stock. And now I can also summon Dark Sage. Well he did ask I let him rest, so I probably shouldn¡¯t summon him for a few days. Or at least not today. With my DiaDhank active, I summoned my monster. ¡°I summon Dark Magician.¡± Like the previous one, his card appeared vertically and he opened it like a door, and stepped out. But he looked a little different.He was dressed in a redish robe, instead of the purple one the previous Dark Magician had. ¡°Master, you have called on me. What can I do for you?¡± He asked. His voice was identical to thest one. ¡°Hello. I¡¯m heading to my dungeon and I need you to take care of the monsters on the way to the core.¡± I told him. ¡°Simple.¡± He responded. Then the two of us made our way inside.
But we didn¡¯t get far when we ran into something unexpected. A group of adventurers was in the first room of the dungeon. They were taking down the skeletons that now lived here. When they had cleared out the room, I spoke to them. ¡°...so¡­ why are you here?¡± I asked. ¡°Are you Brian?¡± One of them asked. ¡°I am, but why are you here?¡± They weren¡¯t that old. I would guess around seventeen. There were four of them. ¡°We came to check out the dungeon.¡± They answered. ¡°You know it¡¯s not officially opened yet.¡± I told them. ¡°But we can get dungeon cards and dungeon points already.¡± They argued. ¡°Getting a head start can help us get profits.¡± ¡°Well, it doesn¡¯t really matter to me. Just be careful.¡± I told them. ¡°Also make sure you don¡¯t go past the sixth room. The seventh one has a strong monster in it.¡± I think they might be able to handle the basic skeletons and imps that now live here, but taking on the bone dinosaur might be too much for them. ¡°We won¡¯t. Thank you.¡± They said. ¡°But could wee with you?¡± ¡°No, just stay here. I¡¯ll leave the monsters in the second and third room for you guys to hunt.¡± I told them and made my way forward.
¡°Dark Magician, are you the same Dark Magician as the one I summoned earlier or a different one?¡± I asked my summon. This had bothered me since he appeared, as he looks like the one Arcana used in the anime, with a red robe and a darker skin tone. ¡°I apologize, Master, but I don¡¯t understand your question.¡± He responded. ¡°Well I had a Dark Magician I summoned with a different card before you, but he lookedpletely different from you.¡± I told him. ¡°Well mostly it was his robe. It was purple whereas yours is red.¡± ¡°... I believe he is also me. But a different me.¡± My summon answered. ¡°Okay¡­ That doesn¡¯t exin anything.¡± I told him. ¡°Were you a servant of Pharaoh Atem?¡± I asked him about the history in the Yugioh anime, and with Dark Magician Girl taking on the name Mana, it¡¯s possible that he is the Dark Magician that was in the anime. The one that was a fusion of a Sacred Guardian and a monster spirit. ¡°Yes, I was. Until the passing of my previous Master in the ceremonial duel. Now, you are my Master.¡± He told me. ¡­Okay, so he did work with Atem. But how does that make sense? ¡°Who did Pharaoh Atem fight against?¡± I had to confirm this. ¡°He fought against the Destruction light Beast and its servants. With the power of the Gentle Darkness he triumphed.¡± Dark Magician told his story. Destruction light? Like the light of destruction? And didn¡¯t the gentle darkness have something to do with Jaden? Did they swap adversaries in the world of this Dark Magician? Or is the timeline in that world even more messed up? ¡°I see¡­¡± I responded. ¡°Thank you for telling me.¡± ¡°Master seems confused. Was there something strange about my story?¡± He asked. ¡°Well yes. It¡¯s just not the story I know. In the story I know the Pharaoh fought against Zorc the Dark One. A being powered by darkness. And he won with the help of a Light God. It¡¯s just different.¡± I told him. ¡°I don¡¯t see how light could ever be an ally. All that it touches just turns into sand.¡± Dark Magician told me. ¡°That is how you see it, but someone else would ask the same about darkness. Darkness just consumes everything. But that doesn¡¯t matter. Let¡¯s just get a move on.¡± I told my summon.
With Dark Magician, avoiding monsters was simple. Well we didn¡¯t really avoid them. More like Dark Magician held them down and we just walked past. (Laura, is it just me or are these roomsrger than they were previously?) (They arerger. The dungeon is growingrger. We used a powerful core for it, so the dungeon is growing as a result.) (But wasn¡¯t the rogue core just asrge?) (The dungeon must have been extremely young when Master came and eliminated it.) So I killed a baby dungeon and then made it my own? That sounds cruel, but I guess dungeon life is. And she (or he) seems to be doing fine now. I guess it''s more like I took in a wild dungeon and now I¡¯m taking care of it. I quickly made my way through the dungeon with Dark Magician eliminating all of the monsters on the way. Well we did leave all that didn¡¯t try attacking, but I still got a ton of Generation points from all the skeletons and imps. Nice. Even the skeleton dino was no problem for Dark Magician, so we just blew straight through it. We made it to thest tunnel that led to the core room. It was blocked by a wall that slid to the side as I approached it. (I made the wall move to the side, Master. It¡¯s there to make sure no one other than Master can make it to the core room.) Laura told me. (That¡¯s nice. Useful features for the win.) Now, I¡¯ll just make the items I want. First, I¡¯ll get myself one of those magic sks. Then the pendant to act as a base for the gift. And if I have points left over, a magic fanny pack to sell to the owner of that one store. I could also just make a fanny pack and take the sk in the trade from him, but I can always find a use for two magic sks. One for water and the other for, well other liquids. Definitely not alcohol. I wouldn¡¯t do it. I¡¯m not an alcoholic. CH.69 Enchanted Necklace CH.69 Enchanted Ne I¡¯m back. Again. This is where it all started. Where I first woke up. The core room. I walk up to the dungeon core and use it to check the status of the dungeon.
Dungeon 22_090 (unnamed)
Core Status: Strong
Miasma Status: Low
Monster Status: Some
Founder: Brian Wood
Current Master: None
Generation Points: 13764
Generatable Items
It seems just fine. Not that I would know when it¡¯s bad. I guess things could get bad if the monster status or miasma status rose to high or something. I also have more generation points now. I did absorb all the monsters Dark Magician killed on the way here, but they also have to be higher in value than the goblins and kobolds as there were not as many of them as there were of the lesser monsters. And we didn¡¯t even kill all of them. My points were also strangely stopping in, not a zero. Even a goblin was worth like 50 generation points or something, so where would I have gained individual points from? (Theye from the monsters hunted by the adventurers.) Laura told me. (I get points for that?) (Yes. A dungeon master and the dungeon founder get points for all monsters hunted within the dungeon.) Laura told me. (As the founder, you gain more than a dungeon master gains.) (I guess free points for me. Well, let¡¯s make the items I came here for. I guess the pendant can be first.) I took out the ck Pendant card and analyzed it. I can¡¯t reproduce the card itself, but it did improve the pendant this dungeon could make. At 2000 points, making one wouldn¡¯t be that expensive, so I went ahead and made one. It looked a little basicpared to the ck Pendant on the card. It still had the gold chain and the setting around the stone was just a gold border. The stone itself looked better than the one at Bakpany, but otherwise it was a near perfect copy. I held it in my hand and installed the card into the ne. Hopefully it doesn¡¯t blow up. ¡­ It seems to have worked. At least I think so. It didn¡¯t blow up or anything. But then again, I don¡¯t have an appraisal skill, so I can¡¯t really tell. (Laura, what do you think?) I asked my info source. (You should analyze the new ne andpare the two using the dungeon''s power.) she instructed. Fine n, I guess.
Pendant (ck gem)
Ne with a basic artificial ck gem
Enchanted Pendant (ck gem)
Ne with an enchanted ck gem. Raises the Strength and Magic of the wearer.
So it has an effect like that. That¡¯s something. Let¡¯s try out how much it does. I put the enchanted ne around my neck.
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human !
Level: 27
HP: 410
Mana: 660
Strength: 230
Defense: 360
Magic: 250
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.3 (unique)
Telekinesis LV.1 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s protection LV.1 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
Oh yeah, I leveled up more when I got Dark Sage. Nice. Now I¡¯ll just remove the ne and I¡¯ll know how much of an effect it has.
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human !
Level: 27
HP: 410
Mana: 660
Strength: 180
Defense: 360
Magic: 200
So I had a plus 50 in both strength and magic. I think that¡¯s good for an item like this. How many points did it take to make one of these enchanted variants.
Generate 1 Enchanted Ne (ck gem) for 20 000 generation points?
[Yes] [No]
¡­Well they are expensive. I guess magic items like that would be. Well I was over halfway there before I made the first one. Next, let¡¯s make a magic sk. I could either make arge or a small one, but I want arge one.
Generate 1 Magic sk (Large) for 4500 generation points?
[Yes] [No]
Let¡¯s just not look at the points and make it. I want one anyway. I¡¯ll get more points in the future. Then I made two magic fanny packs and saved the rest of my points. Well, I did use 11500 points, so saying I saved some sounds off. I couldn¡¯t put a magic fanny pack inside a magic fanny pack, so I also devolved into a fanny pack monster. You really shouldn¡¯t try to stack three of them on top of each other, so I spun the two new ones to be on my backside. Now, let¡¯s get out of here. ¡ª The way back was even easier. Dark Magician made a bubble around us and the monsters couldn¡¯t see past it, so we could just walk straight out. (It is also because Master is the dungeon founder so monsters are less aggressive towards you.) Laura added. Even more boosts for me. I met up with the adventurer group in the second room. They had hunted that one fully as well. ¡°How are you doing?¡± I asked as I approached them. ¡°We¡¯ve finished for the day.¡± One of them said. ¡°We are resting before we make our way back.¡± ¡°Good. Did you get anything?¡± I asked. ¡°No. There are no trade spots in the dungeon. At least we haven¡¯t found any, so we only got some points. Are the trade spots further in?¡± He asked. Trade spots? What are those? (They are spots where adventurers can get dungeon items with the dungeon points they store on the dungeon cards.) Laura told me. So it¡¯s just an item drop point, but you need to ¡®buy¡¯ the items with points. But I guess there really aren¡¯t any, as I haven¡¯t made any. ¡°Sorry, but there aren¡¯t any at the moment. We¡¯ll make one when I get the dungeon master here as well.¡± I told them. ¡°I¡¯ll give you these for today.¡± I told them and handed them all a burrito. Food should work as a reward. ¡°¡±¡±¡°Can we really have them?¡±¡±¡±¡± They asked. ¡°Sure, I¡¯m giving them to you. Would you mind if I had lunch with you?¡± I said. ¡°¡±¡±¡°It would be an honor¡±¡±¡±¡± I heard in response. I joined the adventurers for lunch. Well, more like I offered some to them. With five more of the burritos gone, I only have three left. Perhaps I¡¯ll get rid of all of them before the end of the day. ¡°What kind of items will we be able to get from here?¡± One of the adventurers asked. How should I respond to that? Well, I guess there is one answer I can give. ¡°It¡¯s mostly fabric and clothes.¡± I told them. ¡°But if you work hard, you could get a magic bag.¡± ¡°Magic bag? Really?¡± They seemed impressed. ¡°I think it will take you a long time to get one, but yes you could get one with hard work.¡± ¡°Then we will work hard.¡± They answered. I hope they won¡¯t be disappointed when they finally get one. I like mine, but it¡¯s not thatrge. It can fit a fair bit of daily necessities, butpared to the ones Prime Rib has that can hold an entire bison, these ones are small. ¡ª After lunch, we walked outside. I also unsummoned Dark Magician. It got some looks from the adventurers, but they didn¡¯t ask any questions. Good thing, because if that got them asking things, I can only imagine how they will react after what I¡¯m nning to do next. This will 100% backfire onto me, but YOLO. I don¡¯t feel like walking back through that forest path. CH.70 First Flight CH.70 First Flight ¡°Can you guys do me a favor?¡± I asked the adventurers. ¡°Of course. What do you need?¡± One of them answered. ¡°I need you to tell the people working in the forest that the white dragon they saw is my summon and it¡¯s not dangerous.¡± I told them. ¡°What dragon?¡± They asked. ¡°This one.¡± I pull out my prized card. It¡¯s time. ¡°I summon the legendary Blue-Eyes White Dragon.¡± Like Red-Eyes before it, Blue-Eyes flew out of a card in the air. God you are gorgeous. She was a littlerger than Red-Eyes, I would say. After flying around a little, shended in the clearing at the entrance of the dungeon. Luckily it wasrge enough to fit her. Thank god Slot Machine made a clearing here. ¡°So, you will tell the worker about this, won¡¯t you?¡± I confirmed as I looked back at the adventurers. They didn¡¯t respond. I walk up to the one I assume is the leader, as he had been in charge of most of the talking. I wave my hand in front of his eyes. Hello. Did you break? ¡°Wake up.¡± I p him lightly. ¡°...WHAT IS THAT!?¡± He boots up and yells. ¡°...a dragon. What does it look like?¡± I answered. ¡°But, it¡¯s ¡­. that has to be a heavenly dragon, right? There is no other way. No normal dragon could be like that.¡± Heavenly dragon? I¡¯ll ept that. But I¡¯m not sure that is true. ¡°Perhaps she is.¡± I told him. ¡°I¡¯ll be riding on her, so you guys make sure people know she is my summon.¡± I told them. ¡°We will, but I¡¯m not sure anyone will believe us.¡± He said to me. ¡°Just do your best.¡± I told them and walked up to my dragon. Now, how to get on? I thought I was just going to have to climb up when she offered one of her hands for me as a stepping stool. I jumped up to it and she lifted it a bit so I could jump onto her back. Nice and easy. I looked for a good ce to sit down, and noticed a ce that looked almost like a motorcycle seat in her scales. Did she make this ce for me? Could she do something like that? I took a seat and held onto her. ¡°Let¡¯s take off.¡± I ordered. And we did. It was a little rough, but I held on just fine. And just a few secondster we were flying above the forest. Holy, this is nice. The views are amazing. I can already see Alewatch. But that would mean they can see me. I hope they¡¯ll just assume it¡¯s something not to worry about. We are somewhat far after all. This is where I¡¯m thankful my dragon is only around 20 meters long, instead of 100 meters long. Makes it harder for people to spot it from a far. But the people working in the forest can definitely see it. I hope they realize it¡¯s mine and don¡¯t panic or something. But then again, if you see a dragon like this, what can you really do? Run away would be the likely answer. It¡¯s surprisingly easy to stay on my dragon. I think it¡¯s thanks to sitting behind her head. She is breaking the wind so it doesn¡¯t hit me as hard. It probably would be worse if we were to fly faster, but at these speeds I¡¯ll be fine. I try to take in as much of the sights as I can, but it¡¯s not that easy. Sitting on the back of a dragon doesn¡¯t give the best field of view as I only get glimpses of the surroundings. It¡¯s enough though. Perhaps I could get a skill that I can use to share vision with my summons. That way I could take it all in from the eyes of Blue-Eyes. ¡°Let¡¯s fly away from the road project so we minimize the fear.¡± I told my dragon. I have no idea if she heard me, but I think Laura can transmit my order, in case she didn¡¯t. She turned and we were now heading deeper into the forest. There wasn¡¯t much to look at, but at least we wouldn¡¯t cause as much panic here and it would give time for the adventurers to go inform everyone. The sad part is that there is basically nothing to look at here. It¡¯s just forest. For what feels like forever. Howrge is this forest? It¡¯s huge, with basically nothing special in it. I guess I can at least guess why there are no roads going through it. ¡ª Eventually, we turned back. I had still not seen any signs of life in the forest. I guess no hidden elf vige in this forest. Or they are hidden to the point where we couldn¡¯t see them from the air. We did spot some flying monsters that looked like vultures, but they flew the other way at maximum speed as soon as they saw Blue-Eyes. I guess they respect the draconic power. Or they just don¡¯t want to die. As we approached the dungeon, I ordered Blue-Eyes to take a little detour so we wouldn¡¯t fly directly over the road project. This made me cut the summoning time a little low, so we had to pick up a little more speed so that the time limit wouldn¡¯t get in the way. After we made it to the ins, Blue-Eyesnded. We were probably about a kilometer away from the road project, so I would need to walk there. I might need to put a toploader onto Overdrive so I can summon it more often. Ore up with a different transport. Afternding, I thanked my dragon and unsummoned her. It was a real pleasure. I hope it won¡¯te to bite me in the ass. A bite in the hand is fine. That much I expected. I was thinking of summoning a monster to give me a ride, but I think I¡¯ll walk to the road project and see if I can get a lift from there. ¡ª As I made it to the parked carriages, I saw the adventurers from the dungeon there. They were just sitting around. I guess they delivered my message already. I do wonder if they were nning on getting a ride as well. Oh ouh. An angry looking manager is walking towards me. Don¡¯t look at me like that. I¡¯m not a karen. I didn¡¯t ask for a manager. ¡°What did you do!?¡± He came up to me and angrily asked. ¡°Me? Nothing.¡± I answered. ¡°So you didn¡¯t summon a dragon and frighten everyone to the point where they want to leave?¡± ¡°Oh, that. I might have done that.¡± I told him. ¡°I thought I was far enough away to not cause problems, so the problem is your employees.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t try to spin this onto the hardworking people. You are the one that just goes around doing stupid things like that. You should consider how other people feel when dragons are flying that close to their homes.¡± The manager told me. ¡°Sure. I¡¯ll consider it.¡± I responded in a mocking tone. ¡°That¡¯s why I asked the adventurers to act as messengers. I thought that would be enough.¡± ¡°How would that be enough!?¡± He argued. ¡°No idea. And here I was going to ask you for a ride to town, but I guess that¡¯s going to be a no.¡± I responded. ¡°Of course I won¡¯t give you one! You are just one massive problem to us!¡± He yelled at me. ¡°Fine. I¡¯ll just get a summon to take me then. Bye.¡± I waved at him and turned to leave. Since I can¡¯t get a ride from him, I¡¯ll just rely on a summon. One that I have ridden before. ¡°Don¡¯t walk away from me!¡± The manager was yelling after me. ¡°I¡¯m from the Bakpany and You should Not mess with Me!¡± ¡°Fine.¡± I quickly turn to face him. ¡°Please, do tell me who you are.¡± ¡°I¡¯m Kevin, the one in charge of this operation! I¡¯ll get you in so much trouble that you¡¯ll need to go to another country to get rid of all of it!¡± WTF is his name? Is it really Kevin? That¡¯s too funny. ¡°Sure thing, Kevin. I¡¯ll just leave then.¡± I turned my back to him and summoned my ride. ¡°Frenzied Panda.¡± Kevin¡¯s words seem to be stuck in his throat as he sees me summon my next monster. I didn¡¯t summon it to kill you, or anything. I just need a ride. I jump on top of my panda and ride off into the sunset. Except that it¡¯s still only afternoon, and I¡¯m riding north, not west. ¡°Bye, Kevin.¡± I waved at him as I left the area of his anger. Now the only question is, do I need to report the manager to his manager? CH.71 Afternoon at the Guild CH.71 Afternoon at the Guild Riding on the back of my panda, I had a small little thought. And I came to the conclusion that I have to stop by the adventurer¡¯s guild, just in case. I¡¯m not positive the town¡¯s people saw Blue-Eyes, but I should still inform the guild that it is my summon. Times like this make me wish I had something smaller to fly around on. I guess I did get Hyozanryu so I could try that. I also have Cyber Falcon, but I think I¡¯ll give that to Christina when she bes the dungeon master. If that gives her the ¡®Card Summoner¡¯ skill. The ride to the town¡¯s gate didn¡¯t take as long on a panda as it did in a carriage. And the panda was a lot more enjoyable. If it was easier to stay on him, I would¡¯ve probably thrown a sleeve on him, but for now Overdrive is still better. As long as I buy a cushion for the seats. A little before the gate, I unsummoned my panda and walked the rest of the way. I know the gate guards know me, but it''s still better not to have them pointing spears at me. ¡°Hello Brian!¡± The guard called out to me. I know that guard. ¡°Hello Mario. Is this the only gate you work at?¡± I asked. ¡°Well yes, but actually no. I just prefer the south gate as it¡¯s the closest to home.¡± He told me. ¡°I see. Understandable. By the way, you didn¡¯t happen to see anything strange in the south-west?¡± I asked him. ¡°South-west? No, I don¡¯t think so.¡± He told me. ¡°I¡¯ve not had any reports about anything in that direction either. Why? Is there something I need to know?¡± ¡°No, it¡¯s fine. I was just ying around with a summon and I was wondering if it was visible all the way here. But it appears to be fine.¡± I told him. ¡°Might I ask what summon? Would it be that bad if it was seen?¡± He responded with a question. ¡°A dragon. And not the ck one I used when the wyverns attacked, but a white one.¡± I answered honestly. ¡°I just wanted to know if it could have been spotted from town. I did spot the town from its back, so I thought maybe.¡± ¡°You rode a dragon!?¡± Mario seemed surprised. ¡°Yes, why not.¡± I answered. ¡°Well, I guess summoners with dragons are known to do that.¡± He gave in. ¡°But dragon riders are still rare.¡± ¡°Everything about me is rare. Get used to it.¡± I responded. ¡°And if I had to guess, summoners with dragons are rare as well.¡± ¡°Yes they are. And ones with multiple dragons are even more rare. How many dragon summons do you have, if you don¡¯t mind me asking?¡± How many do I have? I don¡¯t really know. I have Blue-Eyes, Red-Eyes and Hyozanryu. Do I have others? Well, let¡¯s just say three for now. ¡°I have three.¡± I told him. ¡°Impressive as always.¡± Mario responded. ¡°Thank you. The Bakpany workers saw my dragon by the way, so they might give you a report about it when they get here. Just know if they talk about a white dragon flying around the forest area, it was probably mine.¡± I said to Mario. ¡°Thank you for telling me that. Now I won¡¯t have to panik on the news, when theye.¡± Mario responded. ¡°I¡¯ll be heading to the guild, so if there are any major issues, I¡¯ll probably be there for a little while.¡± I told Mario and headed into town. ¡°Sure. Take care.¡± He said as I walked into town. ¡ª The guild wasn¡¯t busy, yet. There were only a handful of adventurers present. I recognized one group. It was Kurt¡¯s party. Or not a party. You know, the guys who were at the Dark Magician pedestal earlier today. I guess I could go talk to them, but first I should warn the guild staff about the possible dragon report. The younger receptionist from the morning was still working the counter, so I decided to go up to her. ¡°Wee back, Brian. Is there something I can help you with?¡± She greeted. ¡°I just wanted to drop a quick report. I was ying around with a dragon summon in the south-west today, so if a reportes in of a white dragon flying around in that area, it was me.¡± I quickly told her. ¡°I see, so a white dragon in ¡­ WHAT?!¡± She seemed to be processing the information and then her thoughts caught up to her. ¡°Yes, a white dragon over the south-west forest. It was mine. No need to worry if some reportse in.¡± I told her again, trying to calm her down. ¡°...I¡¯ll make a note about it¡­¡± She gave in. ¡°Thanks. By the way, what¡¯s your name?¡± I asked. ¡°I¡¯m Maiko. But just call me Mai.¡± Mai introduced herself. ¡°Well it¡¯s nice to know your name, Mai.¡± I said to her. ¡°Yes. I understand how you can feel as you are known by almost everyone, but you must not know many people.¡± Mai told me. ¡°You understand my pain so well.¡± I said to Mai. ¡°I need to get to work. Please excuse me.¡± Mai said as she left the counter. She was heading for the stairs. I guess to report to the guild master. Or would he even be the guild master anymore? Didn¡¯t he resign and onlye back temporarily? Well, it shouldn¡¯t affect my life, so I¡¯ll just let it be. I guess I still haven¡¯t apologized to him, but at the same time, he is the one that overreacted and didn¡¯t do his job, so¡­ I¡¯ll just say it was his fault. ¡ª I made my way over to the table that Kurt and his buddies were sitting at. ¡°Mind if I sit down with you?¡± I asked. ¡°Brian.¡± Kurt saw me and said. ¡°Please do.¡± I sat down and asked them. ¡°How did things go with that moron?¡± ¡°With Len? We carried him here and told everyone he passed out from the pain as you instructed. We also said you are the one that healed him.¡± Kurt exined. ¡°Is he still out?¡± I asked. ¡°No. He fled home. After he woke up, he tried arguing that you attacked him, but no one believed him. Then he told everyone what actually happened, and everyone said he needs to quit being an adventurer if that is how he treats his team members. Then he just ran.¡± Kurt informed me. So the trap worked. And I didn¡¯t even need a trap card for it. ¡°Well, how are things with you four? nning on starting up a party?¡± I asked. ¡°There is no point at the moment. With Zayaan introducing a new system for the boars, it¡¯s no longer necessary to be in a party to make money.¡± Kurt said. So he already had time for something like that? Impressive. He must have had a n beforehand and he just applied it as soon as he had the power. ¡°Yeah, now it¡¯s easier for us to make money, so we can buy better equipment.¡± One of them said. ¡°And then we can hunt some real monsters.¡± Another one continued. ¡°I see. Good luck.¡± If they keep up this drive, they could be good adventurers. They might be exploring my dungeon in no time. The four of them quickly took a look at each other, before Kurt asked me a question. ¡°Sir Brian, would you help us train?¡± He asked. ¡°Train? In what way? I¡¯m not teaching you summoning magic, if that¡¯s what you are after.¡± I told them. ¡°Not that. We heard you have a swordswoman as a summon. We were hoping to get a lesson from her.¡± Kurt specified. Swordswoman? Does he mean Performance of Sword? I guess some adventurers might know about it and she even had practice matches with some adventurers yesterday. ¡°That¡¯s fine.¡± I told them. ¡°But is there a good ce for it?¡± ¡°There is some free space behind the guild. It¡¯s not exactly a practice ground, but it¡¯s used like one.¡± Kurt told me. ¡°Sure. Let¡¯s go there then.¡± I said and we made our way to the backyard of the guild. ¡ª I followed their not-party outside and around the building. The space behind the guild reminded me a little of a parking lot. ¡°So there is a space like this.¡± I said quietly. ¡°Did you say something?¡± Kurt asked. ¡°Nothing important. I¡¯ll summon my swordswoman now.¡± As I said that, I cleared my sleeve, activated my DiaDhank and pulled out the card I needed. ¡°Performance of Sword.¡± I said to summon my monster. This time, the summoning looked like any other summoning, except that the card Performance rose from was blue, not the usual yellow or orange color. I guess the cards they appear from differ in color. If I get a fusion monster, it should rise from a purple card. And synchro¡¯s from white and so on. I wonder if Slifer woulde from a red card. I guess its card is red only in the anime, not in real life. I heard some wows from the adventurers as my summon appeared. ¡°Master, what can I do for you?¡± She asked. ¡°The four of them wanted a lesson from you, so could you teach them something?¡± I told her. ¡°Sure.¡± She seemed to get more lighthearted as she heard her job. ¡°I¡¯ll do that.¡± She turned to face the adventurers. ¡°Are you ready? This lesson won¡¯t be easy. You can still run away.¡± I saw a few of them look a little intimidated. Is she using a skill to intimidate them? Or is it just natural for her? Well, that doesn¡¯t really matter to me. I¡¯ll just head to the side and rx. Or I guess I can use this time for some telekinesis practice. Yeah, let¡¯s do that. CH.72 Return of Kevin CH.72 Return of Kevin As the practice session between my summon and Kurt¡¯s group was going on, more adventurers came back to town. Some of them heard the sounds of training and came to have a look. And some even requested to join in, so after asking if that¡¯s fine from my summon, I let them join. It was in a way good timing, as Kurt¡¯s group was running out of steam and would have had to stop soon anyway. But since more adventurers were here now and they wanted a turn as well, Kurt¡¯s group was courteous and gave up their practice session just a little early. ¡°Thank you so much, Brian.¡± Kurt said as he sat down next to me. ¡°For what? I barely did anything.¡± I answered. ¡°You should be thanking her.¡± ¡°I already did, but she told me to thank her Master. That¡¯s you.¡± Kurt argued. ¡°Well, I hope you learned something.¡± I told him. ¡°Yes, we did.¡± He responded. ¡°We learned that our attacks are too wide and slow. But I don¡¯t really get how we should change it yet.¡± ¡°Too wide? Hmm..¡± That put me in thought. I guess it could mean they are just swinging too much and wasting energy. ¡°I think she means your moves are toorge. You bring your sword too up or too much to the side before attacking. I don¡¯t really know, because I¡¯m not an expert on sword fighting.¡± ¡°Would that really be it?¡± Kurt asked. ¡°Again, don¡¯t ask me. I¡¯m not an expert.¡± ¡°...Then, could we train like this again tomorrow?¡± He asked. Tomorrow? I said I would go out with Alice, right? I guess I could, but I can¡¯t promise it. ¡°I¡¯m not sure. I have some ns for tomorrow, so I might not be able to be here like this.¡± I told him. ¡°But you said you had ns for today, and you still made time for this.¡± He argued. ¡°That¡¯s because I achieved everything I wanted to. I just came back to the guild after a day''s work, like any other adventurer.¡± I told him. ¡°And then I came out here as you requested. I can trying here tomorrow, but no promises.¡± I once again took a hold of the practice Beaver Warrior with telekinesis and flew it around a bit. I think I¡¯m starting to get used to telekinesis a little. I still couldn¡¯t move the card fast, but I could probably float something next to me as I walked. As long as Laura took care of my mana control. When I tried controlling the mana myself, I couldn¡¯t do anything with telekinesis. Mana control is difficult. ¡°Brian, what are you doing?¡± Kurt, who was still sitting next to me asked, as he looked at the floating card. ¡°Practicing.¡± I answered quickly. I need to concentrate on telekinesis. ¡°Is that a wind magic spell?¡± He asked. ¡°No, it¡¯s a skill.¡± I answered as I lost enough of my concentration that the card began to fall. I was able to catch it in my hand before it hit the ground. Is talking with someone more difficult than walking? I guess it does take more brain work,pared to walking, which is a pseudo automated motion. At least once you learn it. Or I just overestimated my skills. ¡°I¡¯ve never heard of a skill like that.¡± Kurt told me. ¡°I guess it might be slightly rare. Lucia knew it, so I¡¯m not sure.¡± I said to Kurt. ¡°Lucia? From Prime Rib?¡± Kurt asked. ¡°Yes her.¡± I confirmed. ¡°I guess you would know her. ¡­ Would you introduce me?¡± Kurt asked. Are you trying to get in bed with her? I guess she is one of the few female adventurers in town, but I don¡¯t think you should be aiming for a dhampir. Or is the fact that she is a dhampir not known by everyone? I guess it¡¯s possible that some might not know it, I just assumed it was one of those secrets that everyone knew. Like the ¡®secret¡¯ about me being a summoner. Or the secret that Rico is money hungry. ¡°Sorry, but no. If you want to know her, go up to her and try talking to her.¡± I answered. I¡¯m not going to y cupid. ¡°But¡­ She is so much higher in rank than me.¡± Kurt responded. ¡°Really? That¡¯s your argument?¡± And here I thought you got some guts after putting your hand onto a hot card, but I guess you are still just scared. ¡°You know you will never do it, if you don¡¯t even try. Remember how you were willing to touch the card outside, even though you knew it was hot?¡± ¡°But I didn¡¯t do it. Or I wouldn¡¯t have done it, if you hadn¡¯t arrived there and offered up some healing.¡± Kurt argued. ¡°There is nothing wrong with being careful. But honestly, what bad could happen if you go up to Lucia and ask her out?¡± I offered the straight path forward. This world doesn¡¯t have cameras or the inte, so you won¡¯t be shamed online after you fail. There might be some gossip, but that will die down in just a few days. Especially at the moment, when the ¡®moron¡¯ has so much gossip that will be making its rounds. ¡°... I guess I could try.¡± Kurt gave in. ¡°That¡¯s the spirit. If there is no chance of death, just go for it. You¡¯lle out stronger.¡± I gave him some encouragement. ¡°That doesn¡¯t sound right.¡± He argued. Perhaps it¡¯s not, but then again the ¡®what doesn¡¯t kill you makes you stronger¡¯ saying doesn¡¯t make sense either. Don¡¯t me me too much. ¡°Hey Kurt.¡± One of the adventurers from his not-a-party called. ¡°Let¡¯s go find some food.¡± ¡°Yes, I''ming.¡± Kurt said as he got up. ¡°Thank you for the training.¡± ¡°No problem.¡± I responded. Don¡¯t I still have like three of them. I think I do. ¡°Wait a second.¡± I said to him before he ran off. ¡°What is it?¡± Kurt turned back to face me. ¡°Take these.¡± I said as I handed him two of the three burritos. ¡°Make sure to share them with your team.¡± ¡°Are these from Uncle Sam¡¯s stall?¡± He asked. ¡°Are you sure we can have them?¡± ¡°Just take it. I bought ten of them this morning and I didn¡¯t really think it through, so I¡¯ve been handing them out to people.¡± I admitted. ¡°Why would you ever buy ten of them?¡± Kurt asked. ¡°They are fairlyrge and also cost a copper, so most would only buy one.¡± ¡°It just ended up that way.¡± I told him. And they are not thatrge. They are at most, meal size. After your friend challenges you to eat a 2 kilo (4 pound) kabab roll, a small one like this seems normal. This thing is 500 grams at most. But I guess that would be a good size for lunch. Depending on who you ask. ¡ª As the time limit on Performance of Sword was approaching, I heard somemotion from the guild. Someone was yelling loud enough for it to be heard outside. I can¡¯t hear everything, but there was something about attacking his son. Who in the world woulde to the guild toin about something so minor? This is an adventurer¡¯s guild. Small fights should happen every day. Or at least a couple times a week. That¡¯s what healing magic is for. As I got up to break up the training that was going on, so that I could unsummon my monster and leave, the yelling mad man came to the backyard. ¡°YOU!¡± He yelled out and made a beeline for me. ¡°You attacked my son! I will have your head for this!!¡± Why are you here!? This fucking Kevin. And that¡¯s not even racist or stereotypical. His name is Kevin. He needs to get a life. Also attacking his son? When did I do that. I didn¡¯t even know he had one. Who is crazy enough to let this madman give it to them in the holy hole? If you need to have it with a madman, at least take it to number two. That way you won¡¯t need to look at him for the rest of your life. As he was charging at me, my summon noticed and quickly made her way from the practice match to defend me. Thankfully the match had paused as this yelling madman hade here, so she didn¡¯t have to fight her way through the adventurers. ¡°Out of my way, bitch!¡± Kevin was yelling at my summon who had made it in time to stop him. ¡°You will treat my Master with respect, if you don¡¯t want to die.¡± She threatened. I could see Kevin visibly recoil as she said that. I guess she really does have an intimidation skill. ¡°Your master? You need a better master.¡± Kevin said as his rage overtook his fear. ¡°My Master is the best and I will not let you talk to him like that.¡± Performance of Sword argued. ¡°I will now have you apologize.¡± She quickly moved behind Kevin and took a hold of his arm, twisting it in a way that forced Kevin into a bow. ¡°ARGH. Let GO Of ME! Do you have any idea who I work for? I could destroy your life!¡± Kevin was still screaming. ¡°I won¡¯t, until you apologize to my Master.¡± My summon said as she applied more pressure to Kevin¡¯s arm. ¡°Aryah.¡± He let out another scream as Performance was forcing him into an even more awkward position. ¡°You can loosen up a bit.¡± I told her. ¡°Now, why don¡¯t you tell me what I did to you? Or was it to your son?¡± I asked from Kevin, while making my tone purposefully calm to agitate him more. ¡°You attacked my son.¡± He said, for the first time not yelling. ¡°And when did I do that? I don¡¯t even know who your son is.¡± I told him. ¡°THIS MORNING!¡± And right back to yelling. ¡°You can¡¯t have forgotten already! Or do YOU attack People every day!?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t recall attacking anyone today. Where did this happen?¡± I asked, keeping up my soft tone. ¡°Outside the east gate. You attacked him when he was out with his friends.¡± Kevin said. East gate? With friends. It couldn¡¯t be. The moron. The friend abuser. ¡­Well, now this is awkward. I guess technically Dancing Fairy did tackle his face, so that would count as me attacking him, right? But that was only because he was being a bully. ¡°Do you mean the kid that was ying with my things and passed out from the pain after trying to prove himself?¡± I confirmed. ¡°He did no such thing.¡± Kevin tried to argue. ¡°Oh, but he did. I was there. You can also ask Kurt¡¯s group about it. He was trying to be a big boy and hold his hand on something that would hurt him, but in the end it was too much and he passed out. Then I had a summon heal his hand and asked Kurt¡¯s group to get him back to town.¡± I told Kevin my made up version of events. ¡°So do tell me, why would I apologize to you for healing the hand of your son?¡± ¡°That¡¯s not what happened!¡± Kevin was still trying to argue. ¡°He said he was just outside looking at something and then you attacked him and his friends out of nowhere.¡± ¡°Sure, go ask the friends then. Or just ask the guard at the east gate. Or just use your brain. If I had attacked your son, he would be dead.¡± I told him straight up. ¡°THEN I WILL! And When I find out you were lying, I¡¯ll have you made into a ve.¡± Kevin screamed. ¡°So that means we are done here?¡± I confirmed. ¡°You can let him go now.¡± I told my summon. (Laura, make sure she is ready to intervene if this dumpo tries anything else.) (Of course, Master.) ¡°You¡¯d better be ready. When I get the proof, you¡¯ll be sorry.¡± Kevin said as he stormed off. ¡­Well, that happened. Should I go tell the owner of Bakpany that his employee is a moron. I guess I could, but then I would need to apologize for basically stealing from him. I guess I could do it with one of the two fanny packs I made today. Even if giving it for free is too much, I could trade it for the pendant and some cash. That would make us equal, right? I also need to do that at that other store with the magic sk. Well, I¡¯ll leave that for tomorrow. ¡°Thank you for your service.¡± I said to Performance of Sword. ¡°You can go now.¡± ¡°Please call on me again, Master.¡± She said as she lowered herself into the card. ¡°I¡¯m sure I will.¡± I told her. ¡°Everyone, that is it for today. I¡¯ll try toe again some other day, so you can have another practice session.¡± I said to the adventurers. I left the guild grounds with cheers behind my back. CH.73 Storm before Dinner CH.73 Storm before Dinner Is it wrong to say that I¡¯m almost used to heading ¡®home¡¯ to the Watchman manor? Am I getting too used to staying there? It is the only ce I have slept at sinceing to this world, so it does feel a little like home. The guild medbay doesn¡¯t count. I wasn¡¯t sleeping, I was passed out. But then the big question bes, is it fine for me to stay there? I think it is, but I should probably ask Christina about it. Am I abusing their hospitality? Well, I¡¯ll worry about it after I ask about it from Christina. If she says I am, I can always live at an inn for a while, or even buy a house once I get the money for the wyverns. Considering that a burrito that is basically a full meal costs a copper coin, I would guess that a night at an inn would not cost any more than a small silver. It could even be something like two or three copper. With those thoughts, I made it to the Watchman manor. The guard just let me in again. I decided to hand thest burrito I had to him, as a full meal would likely be on the table soon. He was trying to refuse it, but did ept it after I told him I would throw it away if he didn¡¯t take it. Good. I didn¡¯t waste any food. The food police would be proud. Or perhaps not. ¡°Wee back, Lord Brian. Did you have a fruitful day?¡± Nicole weed me at the door. She has to have a sixth sense for this. Or is there a button they press at the gate that rms the butler, or in this case Nicole, about a guest arriving. I¡¯ll go with the second one for now. I guess it could also be magic. Magic exins everything. ¡°Hello Nicole.¡± I greeted her. ¡°I achieved everything I wanted to for the day, so I think it would count as fruitful.¡± What a strange saying. Fruitful day. Where does ite from? From people that collect fruit for a living? ¡°That¡¯s good to hear. Dinner is not quite ready yet, but if you want something to eat immediately, I can have something prepared if you want.¡± Nicole offered. ¡°No thank you. I can wait.¡± I told her. I did eat plenty today. ¡°As you wish. Is there anything else you need?¡± She asked. ¡°For now, not really. I¡¯ll be heading to my room, if that¡¯s fine.¡± I told her. ¡°That¡¯s fine. I¡¯lle get you when dinner is ready.¡± Nicole said and let me inside.
I hadn¡¯t been in my room for long when there was a knock at the door. Is dinner ready this quickly? There is no way, right. Nicole would have just told me to head to the dining room if that were the case. Another knock. This time a little louder. ¡°Come in.¡± I told the knocker. ¡°Brian.¡± Alice called out as she entered. ¡°I did it. Give me a reward.¡± ¡°Did what now?¡± Why is sheing onto me? ¡°Oh, a spell, right? You already learned a new one?¡± ¡°Yes. Mana was able to teach me better with that book, so I learned a new spell. And you promised me a reward if I did.¡± Alice pressured. She grabbed my hand and was holding on tight, probably not nning on letting go until I gave her the reward. I do have one for you, but I think it can wait until I see her cast the spell. ¡°Well done, Alice. I honestly was expecting it to take a little longer.¡± I told her. ¡°...Does that mean you don¡¯t have a reward for me?¡± She asked, seeming a little down. ¡°I do have something, but I want to see the spell before I give it to you.¡± I told Alice. ¡°Then let¡¯s go do it right now!¡± She was ready to drag me outside. ¡°No, we won¡¯t. It can wait until tomorrow.¡± I told her. ¡°...you¡¯re no fun¡­¡± Alice said quietly. ¡°Then I guess we can call off our outing for tomorrow.¡± I joked back. ¡°NO!¡± She immediately yelled out. ¡°You can¡¯t do that!¡± CRASH The door to the room was flung open. ¡°What are you doing!?¡± A maid burst in. Could you not m the door when you do? I¡¯m honestly worried that you¡¯ll break it. Alice let go of my hand and seemed flustered that she was caught holding it. ¡­ Well, this is awkward. I think Jenna thought I was doing something bad but honestly, I¡¯m just the victim of a hand-holding-attack. I guess what Alice said just before Jenna came in did sound a little¡­ questionable. ¡°...So Brian, could you tell me what led to my Lady screaming like that?¡± Jenna asked. ¡°She was a little aggressive and I threatened to call off our date for tomorrow.¡± I answered honestly with an almost cold tone. ¡°D-date?¡± Alice muttered. ¡°So it was Alice that initiated the contact?¡± Jenna confirmed. ¡°Why do you say it like that? But yes, Alice came into this room and grabbed my hand.¡± I told Jenna. You should know these things already. This is not the first time Alice hase into my room. ¡°I see¡­ Thank you for the information.¡± She said as she moved to leave the room. She quickly checked on the door she mmed and seemingly deemed it to be fine, before leaving the room and closing the door. ¡­ ¡°...Oh no.¡± Alice seemed to realize something. ¡°She is going to tell mom.¡± ¡°Is that bad?¡± I asked. ¡°She might tell me I can¡¯t go out with you tomorrow.¡± Alice answered. ¡°I doubt that. If memory serves, she tried having me marry you when she learned I have the system support. I think she would wee development like this.¡± I told Alice. ¡°...Did she? I don¡¯t remember that.¡± Alice said. ¡°But if she won¡¯t oppose our date, it won¡¯t matter.¡± Now even Alice is calling it a date. I guess it would be one. My first date with Alice. If you don¡¯t count the one we had on the day of the wyvern attack. I¡¯ll say it doesn¡¯t count, or that it count¡¯s as a failed date. It was so rudely interrupted. I hope our dates aren¡¯t cursed to always be cut short. I guess we¡¯ll find out tomorrow. ¡°Oh yeah, Alice, what spell did you learn?¡± I asked. She dide here to tell me she learned one. ¡°...I¡¯ll show you tomorrow.¡± She answered. ¡°If you are going to make me wait, you''ll have to as well.¡± She teased. ¡°Then I¡¯ll find out tomorrow.¡± I told her. I¡¯m in no rush. ¡°You''re a bully.¡± ¡°Why? What did I do?¡± I asked. ¡°I wanted you to beg for me to tell you. You ruined everything.¡± Aliceined. ¡°Or you just wanted to get your carrot sooner. You are so opposite to Lucia in that way.¡± I told her. ¡°Are you cheating on me? With that vampire girl.¡± Alice asked. ¡°I can¡¯t cheat on you if we are not in a rtionship.¡± I answered. ¡°I slept with you, so you are mine.¡± Alice argued. ¡°And then you get scared when someone sees you holding my hand. Pick ane and stay in it.¡± I told her. ¡°What does that mean?¡± ¡°It means that either be the doting girlfriend all the time, including when people are watching, or go back to being the shy girl that doesn¡¯t know how to express her feelings.¡± I told her. ¡°...Does that mean I can be your girlfriend?¡± Alice asked. ¡­ How do I answer that. She is a cute girl, but she is also a little too young for me to feel right with this. She can¡¯t be over eighteen, so I¡¯m just afraid the police wille and throw me in jail. Well I guess there are no police in this world, but the town¡¯s guard basically does that job. And even if that wasn¡¯t an issue, it¡¯s only been a week since Laura broke up with me. I¡¯m not sure I¡¯m ready to go into the dating scene this quickly. Casual outings are one thing, but full on dates. I¡¯m not sure I¡¯m ready yet. ¡°Answer me!¡± Alice demanded. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, but I can¡¯t. Not yet.¡± I told her hanging my head down. I don¡¯t want to reject her like this, as I¡¯m sure this is her first love confession. ¡°Why?¡± Alice asked on the verge of tears. ¡°Do you really love Lucia that much? Then go marry her.¡± ¡°It¡¯s not that.¡± I argued. ¡°Then what is it?¡± Alice asked. ¡°I can¡¯t¡­ I don¡¯t want to talk about it. It¡¯s personal.¡± And it would reveal the one secret I have been keeping. The fact that I¡¯m from another world. ¡°...Fine.¡± Alice said and left the room. I think I saw some tears in her eyes. Now I really need to apologize to her and the pendant will end up being an apology gift.
I was still thinking about what to do with Alice, when Nicole came to get me for dinner. I followed her to the dining room. I guess I should talk to Christina about the Alice situation. I was going to talk to her about staying here as well, so I guess I can do both at the same time. CH.74 Talking with Christina CH.74 Talking with Christina Dinner was awkward, again. Alice was eating with no regard for her usual manors and just looked like she was on the verge of tears for the entire meal. She did not take my rejection well. I guess it would have been her first one, so it does hit a little harder. After she had finished her meal, Alice left the room immediately. This isn¡¯t what usually happened, as this far we had all left the table at the same time. Except after the dungeon day when Alice escaped as well. ¡°Brian, did something happen?¡± Christina asked after Alice left the room. ¡°Yeah, she asked me to be her boyfriend and I said no.¡± I admitted. ¡°And she didn¡¯t take it well. May I ask why you turned her down? From my point of view you two were getting along well. Did she do something?¡± ¡°She didn¡¯t, but¡­ it¡¯splicated.¡± ¡°If you don¡¯t want to talk about it, you don¡¯t have to. You have done so much for us already.¡± Christina said. ¡°Have I? Have I really? I feel like I¡¯ve done nothing. The wyverns aside, I really feel like I¡¯ve ruined this family. Internally I mean.¡± I told her. ¡°Ruined us? What do you mean by that?¡± ¡°It¡¯s just¡­ I turned Alice against both you and Brandon. Brandon even more so. I¡¯ve broken things that cannot be fixed and now, I even broke Alice¡¯s heart.¡± I admitted. I know the rtionship between Alice and her father wasn¡¯t the best even before I came along, but I feel like it¡¯s just gotten worse. ¡°I don¡¯t think that¡¯s true at all.¡± Christina said to me. ¡°Come with me.¡± Christina got up from the table and I followed her lead. I have no right to refuse at this moment, so let¡¯s just do it.
Christina led me to the master bedroom. Not to get into bed with her. She ordered me to sit down on one of the two sofas that were facing each other with a small table in between. I did as told and after a minute, she came back with two sses and a bottle of something. Is she going to get me drunk so I¡¯ll sleep with Alice? That won¡¯t end well. ¡°If you are trying to get me drunk so I¡¯ll do a something stupid, it won¡¯t work.¡± I told her. ¡°Why wouldn''t it?¡± She asked in a teasing tone. ¡°I¡¯ll just go mad when I learn about what I did and destroy everything with my summons.¡± I told her. ¡°No you won¡¯t.¡± Christina countered. ¡°I know you wouldn¡¯t do something like that. ¡°Do you know me? Or do you know the me I have been showing to you.¡± I asked. ¡°If you were just acting, you wouldn¡¯t have done what you did to Alice. You don¡¯t just hand out power like that.¡± Christina argued. ¡­ Well, I guess that makes sense. You don¡¯t want possible adversaries. ¡°...¡± I didn¡¯t respond. I don¡¯t know what to do. ¡°Your silence means I¡¯m right.¡± Christina said. ¡°Brian, you are not a bad person. And you have not broken anything.¡± She tried to reassure me. ¡°You saved us.¡± ¡°Not really. Those wyverns wouldn¡¯t have killed everyone here anyway. As long as you hid away somewhere inside, they would have left after causing some chaos.¡± At least I think so. Even if they were here for revenge, they wouldn¡¯t have made this ce their nest. ¡°But if we didn¡¯t do anything, it would have been the end of Alewatch and this family as well. Nobles that can¡¯t protect their territory from monsters don¡¯t deserve to be nobles.¡± Christina said. ¡°That¡¯s why we made preparations and were ready to fight when we got the message.¡± I guess she and Brandon dide outside. She opened the bottle and poured some of it into the two sses. ¡°Here.¡± She handed me a ss before sitting down opposite to me. I took a sniff of the alcohol in the ss. I¡¯m not an expert, but its scent is simr to brandy. ¡°Will you tell me what is troubling you?¡± She asked. I took a sip of the alcohol she gave me. I was expecting a burn, but it was smooth. This must be an expensive brandy. ¡°I just¡­ I don¡¯t know. I just feel like I¡¯ve told all of you so many lies and now Alice is trying to get them out of me.¡± I told her. ¡°And what have you lied about? Is it something so terrible that you can¡¯t speak about it?¡± Christina asked. ¡°No, not really. It¡¯s just¡­ It¡¯s a secret I kept trying to keep myself safe. Honestly. I feel like I¡¯ve shared so many secrets already. Even telling everyone I¡¯m a summoner felt risky. But I had no choice. Then the secret about me holding system support came out. And then the fact that my summoning is not normal but is a unique skill. All things that would have been better if I could have hidden them.¡± I told Christina. ¡°I see. So that is how you feel.¡± Christina said and took her first sip. So she was actually nning on drinking with me. ¡°I don¡¯t think revealing secrets to people you trust is a bad idea.¡± ¡°But that¡¯s the problem. I don¡¯t know if I can trust you.¡± I said to her face. It might be because I¡¯m emotional at the moment, but trust is something I don¡¯t have that much at the moment. I emptied my ss. I need some more of this ¡®liquid courage¡¯. ¡°I see. That¡¯s understandable. We barely know each other.¡± She told me. ¡°But you can¡¯t understand. It¡¯s not just that. For me, you are one of the only people I really feel like I know.¡± I told her. ¡°You, Alice, perhaps Lucia. Some of the other members of Prime Rib. You are the people I know about the most. You are the people I trust the most. But even then¡­¡± I felt tears in my eyes. For me, these are the people I know in this world. The only people I feel like I can trust. At least on some level. ¡°I see. But I was once the same as you. I moved away from everyone I knew when I got married and ¡­¡± ¡°IT IS NOT THE SAME!¡± I yelled over her. ¡°You can contact any of them! Whenever you want! You write a letter and it¡¯s with your family in a few days. I can¡¯t do that!¡± ¡°Then your family really has passed. I¡¯m so sorry.¡± Christina said. I was crying. I could feel every tear on my face. It¡¯s been a long time since this happenedst. When I learned that Laura left me, I didn¡¯t cry. When I learned that grandpa had Alzheimer¡¯s and he wouldn¡¯t remember me anymore, I didn¡¯t cry. I don¡¯t cry when I¡¯m sad. Not like this at least. I think I¡¯ll just let it out now. I feel like if I don¡¯t do it now, I never will. ¡°...my family is not dead. I just¡­ can¡¯t contact them again. Ever.¡± I told Christina. ¡°...I don¡¯t see how that would be possible.¡± She admitted. ¡°That¡¯s what I meant when I said you wouldn¡¯t understand me. I shouldn¡¯t be here. And I don¡¯t mean in this room. Or in this house. I shouldn¡¯t be in this world.¡± I let it out. ¡°This world? What do you mean by that?¡± Christina asked. ¡°I¡¯m not from this world.¡± I told her. ¡°What do you mean ¡®you are not from this world¡¯? Then where are you from?¡± She asked. ¡°I mean I wasn¡¯t born here, I wasn¡¯t raised here, I mean I¡¯m not from here. I¡¯m not from a ce that exists here.¡± I told her. ¡°I came here from another world. From one vastly different from this one. One with no magic, no monsters, one where the cards I now use to summon monsters were just a game.¡± The room was silent. I guess after learning of something that shatters reality, even Christina would go silent like that. ¡°May I ask you something?¡± She said. ¡°...go for it.¡± I said as I grabbed the bottle and poured myself a second drink. ¡°How long have you been in this world?¡± She asked. ¡°...I came here on the day I eliminated the dungeon. I think it was seven days ago.¡± I told her. ¡°I¡­ I see. So everything is new to you. That would exin some things.¡± Christina said. ¡°Yeah.¡± I responded as I emptied my second portion. That didn¡¯tst long. ¡°Let me tell you this, you are free to stay here as long as you need. Neither I nor my husband will ever kick you out and you are free toe back here if you want.¡± Christina offered. ¡°You might not have a home in this world, but I can offer you mine.¡± ¡°...thank you.¡± I said quietly while clearing the tears on my face. I really shouldn¡¯t be crying like this. ¡°I think we should call it a night. You clearly need rest.¡± She told me. ¡°And if you can¡¯t sleep because you are lonely, I have a spot open next to me.¡± She teased. ¡°Well at least I now know where Alice gets it from.¡± I responded as I got up. ¡°What do you mean by that?¡± She asked before I could leave. ¡°You didn¡¯t know? She snuck into my room and slept next to me after our trip to the dungeon.¡± I told Christina as I left the room. ¡°What do you mean ¡®slept next to you¡¯?¡± She called out behind me. I didn¡¯t stop. I¡¯ll break down into tears again if we continue. I¡¯ll need a day to recover before that. I made my way through the manor. Luckily Laura could tell me the way. On the way I ran into Nicole, who asked me if I needed anything, but I just said no. I don¡¯t really feel like anything except bed at this moment. When I made it into my room and entered the bathroom, I noticed they had a bath ready for me. I guess it would be a waste not to use it, so I stripped and took a quick dip in the bath, clearing away the rest of my tears and the grimes of the day. I dressed in my borrowed PJs and went to bed. CH.75 I don’t want to get up (also the rules) CH.75 I don¡¯t want to get up (also the rules) I didn¡¯t sleep well. It was a restless night, filled with nightmares. Well, not really. I was just spinning thoughts in my head. Alice really got me to realize something. I¡¯m stuck here. I¡¯ll never see anyone ever again. Everyone I used to know. Gone from my life. ¡­ I really don¡¯t want to get up. I turn in bed and try to get back to sleep.
Grr. Who is disturbing my sleep? I finally felt like I could actually get some restful sleep, and immediately someone had toe bother me. ¡°Lord Brian, please wake up.¡± A soft female voice said. She was shaking me softly. ¡°...don¡¯t want to¡­¡± I said and turned away from her. I know I¡¯m just a moody teen, but at the moment, I don¡¯t care. ¡°But you will miss breakfast.¡± She tried arguing. ¡°... don¡¯t care¡­¡± I don¡¯t have an appetite anyway. ¡°Please, get up.¡± She tried arguing. ¡°...¡± I didn¡¯t respond. Just go away. After a little while, I heard footsteps moving away from me, and the door opened and closed. Good, she left. I hope I can get back to sleep.
¡°Brian.¡± Oh, great. Who is it now? ¡°Brian. Wake up.¡± And now there is more shaking. Next thing I know they will be kicking me in my side. ¡°...what do you want¡­?¡± I ask in a groggy voice. ¡°Could you wake up? I need your help.¡± ¡°For what?¡± I asked. ¡°It¡¯s Alice. She is in some kind of spell and I can¡¯t get her out.¡± The voice of Christina told me. ¡°Alice? Why would she?¡± I open my eyes and turn to face the MILF sitting on my bed. She is a MILF and you can¡¯t convince me otherwise. But she is off limits. Her husband is already mad at me and I don''t want to face his wrath. ¡°I don¡¯t know, but she is inside some sort of dark bubble, and we can¡¯t get through to her.¡± Christina told me. ¡°Would you help me?¡± ¡­Do I have to? I guess I do. I¡¯m kind of responsible for her being able to use magic, so I should at least try. And all things considered, I¡¯m also the one that likely caused her to shut herself in that spell. ¡°Fine.¡± I sat up on the bed. Other than Christina, one maid was in the room. I haven¡¯t seen her before, I think. (She has been present at the dining room when they have been bringing out the food.) Laura informed me. I see. Well, anyway. ¡°I think I need to change first. Please give me a moment.¡± I told the two of them. ¡°Sure, but don¡¯t take too long.¡± Christina said as she walked out with the maid.
Okay, now I need a n. If Alice has locked herself into a dark magic spell, I need something to dispel it with. MST should work for that. I think I could also use Dark Magician or Dark Sage. They should be able to overpower the spell, even if it was cast by Dark Magician Girl, instead of Alice. But I¡¯ll need some more sacrifices for the toploaders, so I guess I should speedrun my daily packs.
Daily Pack tokens: 10
Current Pack tokens: 10
Avable packs :
Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon
Metal Raiders
Magic Ruler
Pharaoh¡¯s Servant
Labyrinth of Nightmare
Legacy of Darkness
Pharaonic Guardian
Magician¡¯s Force
Dark Crisis
Invasion of Chaos
Ancient Sanctuary
Soul of the Duelist
Daily Reprint Tokens: 2
Current Reprint Tokens: 2
Avable Reprint sets:
Dark Beginning 1
I¡¯ll start with the Dark Beginning packs today. That will allow for the best nning for the other packs I¡¯ll open. Spoiler [copse] Nothing super good today. Magic Drain might be useful with Alice if nothing else works, Kazejin is a decent monster and I guess Left leg is a new Exodia piece. (Laura, any idea what packs I should open?) I asked. (You don¡¯t have many good choices Master. This situation doesn¡¯t call for power, but for reasoning. Alice likely doesn¡¯t want to talk to anyone, but you need to try if you want to mend the damage you inflicted.) She told me. (That doesn¡¯t help.) (Open Labyrinth of Nightmare. There is something that might help in that set.) (Thank you.) Spoiler [copse] (By the way, what am I even looking for?) I asked Laura. She had some level of an idea, so I just went with it, but what am I actually going for. (Darklord Marie.) Laura told me. (With it, you can fusion summon St. Joan.) (Why would I need that?) I asked. (If you need to go against dark magic, having a strong light attribute monster would not be a bad idea.) Laura reasoned. (One that won¡¯t destroy everything.) (Fine. I¡¯ll ept that.) Five more packs to go. Spoiler [copse] Oh. There it is. (Was that all I needed for the summon?) I asked Laura. (Yes, you already have the other cards you need.) She told me. (Well then, I guess three packs of Invasion of Chaos it is.) Spoiler [copse] I guess Invasion of Chaos will never give me good cards. I guess I now have both pieces of Master of Oz, but I stillck the fusion monster itself. Perhaps I''ll try to get Master of Oz tomorrow. It can take the ce of Ultimate Obedient Fiend as my strongest monster if I get it. As I was doing my pack opening, I got dressed and relieved myself.
So, for sleeves, I should probably sleeve the two materials of St. Joan. Then a toploader for the fusion monster. Also a toploader for Polymerization and Mystical Space Typhoon. That should be enough for this. (Laura, do I have sacrificial cards for all of that?) (I¡¯ll make a list.) Now you might be wondering, ¡®Why do you need sleeves for the materials?¡¯ and ¡®Why waste 25 cards on something that would get a free sleeve?¡¯. But I have a reason for that. With just a sleeve, St, Joan will have the long cooldown timers, so a toploader will be nice to have. And if I sleeve the materials, they won¡¯t disappear. They will just be unusable while I have ess to St. Joan. And if St. Joan was to ever die, I could just summon it again if it is in a toploader and I have the materials for it. I also did get De-Fusion, so I can use that to regain ess to the fusion materials. 4x 7, A Deal with Dark Ruler, Agido, Altar for Tribute, 2x Amphibian Beast, 2x Amphibious Bugroth MK-3, Attack and Receive, 3x Avatar of The Pot, Battle-Scarred, st Juggler, Blind Destruction, Boneheimer, Bowganian, Burning Land, 2x Cannonball Spear Shellfish, Chaos Greed, Crimson Ninja, 4x Crimson Sentry, Cyber Raider, Darkfire Soldier #1, 3x Darkness Approaches, Dreamsprite, 2x Earthbound Spirit, Electric Snake, 6x Elephant Statue of Blessing, Fake Trap, Fenrir, Feral Imp, 2x me Dancer, 2x me Maniptor, 3x Gadget Soldier, 2x Gora Turtle of Illusion, 2x Grand Tiki Elder, Grave Protector, Graverobber''s Retribution, Headless Knight, Humanoid Worm Drake, 2x Jinzo #7, 2x KA-2 Des Scissors, Kojikocy, Kozaky, Lady Ninja Yae, Lesser Dragon, Maryokutai, 3x Melchid the Four-Face Beast, Metal Fish, Minor Goblin Official, 3x Mystik Wok, 2x Night Assant, Nobleman-Eater Bug, Nubian Guard, Nuvia the Wicked, Offerings to the Doomed, Ojama Delta Hurricane!!, Ojama Yellow, Old Vindictive Magician, Otohime 85 cards. That should make the toploaders and sleeves that I need. Let¡¯s do it. First the toploaders for MST, Poly and St. Joan. Then the sleeves for the Darklord Marie and The Forgiving Maiden. I think that will do it. I have a n and I won¡¯t stick to it. Because I¡¯m not nning on killing Alice. ...Actually, when was the n to kill Alice? Well I''ll just do what I do best and go with the flow. ...Wait a second. Am I bing Yuma? I''ll ept that. I go out of my room, and there waiting for me is Christina and the maid. Let¡¯s hope this n works. Then again, I already said I won''t stick to it. CH.76 Breaking Alice’s Bubble CH.76 Breaking Alice¡¯s Bubble I followed Christina to Alice¡¯s bedroom. It was a little smaller than the master bedroom I was in yesterday, butrger than my guest room. There were bookshelves, dressers, arge desk and I think that door might lead to a walk-in closet. Her bed on the other hand, well, I couldn¡¯t exactly see it. I knew where it was, that much was obvious, but I couldn¡¯t see the bed itself. There was a sphere of darkness around it. Jenna was in the room. She was on her knees next to the dark sphere, crying. Or at least I think she has tears in her eyes. I guess she might feel like she is the big sister of Alice and being unable tofort her during the time Alice needs her the most might be painful for her. ¡°So this is what she did.¡± I said quietly. Jenna turned around and looked at me. ¡°Lord Brian. Can you do something? Please.¡± She said as she came to me and took my hand. ¡°That¡¯s what I¡¯m here for. I think I can break the spell, but I have no idea about what follows.¡± I told her. ¡°Please. I¡¯ll do anything.¡± Jenna begged. ¡­Why do these girls keep saying that? First it was Lucia and now Jenna as well. Please take better care of yourself. Well, I guess I could use her as a test subject. NO! Bad brain. This is not the time for that. I opened my collection and pulled out the Mystical Space Typhoon that now had a toploader around it. I hope this is all it takes to take care of this. I would prefer to do it without a summon, but if necessary, I won¡¯t hold back. I hope Dark Sage has had his rest. ¡°Is everyone ready?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes.¡± I heard from Christina. ¡°Please do it.¡± Jenna begged. The other maid stayed silent, but as I looked at her, she gave a small nod. ¡°I¡¯ll just warn you, I honestly have no idea what will happen. I think Alice¡¯s spell will break, but I have no clue about anything else.¡± I warned them. This is what I get when I don¡¯t experiment beforehand. I hold the card in my hand and call out its name. ¡°Mystical Space Typhoon.¡± A small wind whirled in the room, it was nothing that would be dangerous, but the skirts of the maids might rise from it. The whirlwind went over to the dark bubble, pierced it, and caused it to fall to pieces. From the dark sphere, a bed was revealed and on it was a girl dressed in a nightgown. Alice. Her eyes were now wide open as she looked at her spell shattering around her. ¡°How?¡± I heard her say. ¡°Good morning, Alice.¡± I said to her. ¡°I came to get you for breakfast.¡± I tried to sound casual, as if I had not been scared about this n just a moment earlier. ¡°How did you..?¡± Alice was muttering, but it got interrupted as she got a hug attack from Jenna. ¡°Alice, please never do that again.¡± Jenna said, crying while she was hugging Alice. I don¡¯t think that is proper for a maid. ¡°Jenna?¡± Alice said quietly. ¡°...I¡­¡± ¡°Just calm down, both of you.¡± Christina came into the conversation. ¡°It¡¯s all fine now.¡± She also made her way to the bed and joined in on the hug. ¡°But Alice, let¡¯s never do that again.¡± ¡­Should I be here for this? I honestly feel like I shouldn¡¯t. I think I¡¯ll just quietly walk out of the room and wait outside. I try to sneak out, but Alice catches my intentions and calls on me. ¡°Brian, don¡¯t leave.¡± She said. ¡­ Fine. I¡¯ll stay.
The group hug between the threedies, no that doesn¡¯t sound correct, women? Girls? Well, whatever. It went on for a few minutes, but for me it felt like an hour. Just looking at the three of them hugging each other with more love than I have ever gotten. Even when I was with Laura. I don¡¯t think she ever showed that much love to me. But I guess thinking something terrible is going on brings out these feelings. I was extremely emotional yesterday after Alice reminded me of home. ¡°Are you feeling better?¡± I heard Christina ask Alice. ¡°...I think so¡­¡± She told her. ¡°Why would you hole up like that?¡± ¡°...I just¡­ didn¡¯t know what to do¡­ Brian just¡­¡± Alice tried to tell her side of the story. ¡°I know it can be tough. I heard he rejected you, but you also need to give him more time. He just got to know you. Just because he said no yesterday, doesn¡¯t mean he will say no after a bit more time.¡± Christina instructed her daughter. Alice turned her face to me. ¡°Do you hate me?¡± She asked. Well, that¡¯s a simple one. ¡°Of course I don¡¯t.¡± I answered. ¡°Do you think I would havee here to get you out of your spell if I did?¡± ¡°...so you don¡¯t. Thank you.¡± Alice responded. ¡°...does that mean¡­ We can go out today? On the date?¡± ¡­ Now she shot me with that question. I guess I should have expected it. ¡°Sure. We can go on a date.¡± I told her. I honestly don¡¯t mind doing it. I¡¯m just not ready to get super serious. Yet. ¡°... then I seeded.¡± Alice said quietly. Wait what? She nned this? But what about Jenna¡¯s reaction? Or even Christina? How many of them were in on this? ¡­ I would guess Jenna wasn¡¯t. Her reaction was way too genuine. But Christina and that other maid? They might have just been. Well, I guess they won. At least on some level. A growling stomach is what interrupted our heartwarming cuddle session. Not that I was part of it, but the other three had fun. I guess we haven¡¯t had breakfast yet. ¡°I think our breakfast is waiting for us.¡± Christina said as she let go of Alice.
I went outside the room to give Alice time to change, waiting for her little like Christina was waiting for me outside of my room just a short time earlier. When Alice came outside with Christina, she immediately made her way to me and took my hand in hers. ¡°Why the rush?¡± I asked her. ¡°I need to make sure you don¡¯t run away.¡± She answered. ¡°...well I wouldn''t get far without any food.¡± I joked. ¡°Says the one riding dragons.¡± Christinamented. Did she hear about that? ¡°Did you hear about that?¡± I asked her. ¡°You told us about it yesterday.¡± She reminded. ¡°Oh yeah, I did.¡± I recalled. ¡°I thought maybe you got a report from an irritated man. I was flying too close to his crew and gave them a scare. He got a little angry about it.¡± ¡°I see. I didn¡¯t hear about it. I did get a report from the guards. They said you reported about a dragon that was your summon, but that was the only report.¡± Christina told me. So Bakpany didn¡¯t report on it? Did Kevin even tell the boss about it? Also how do I not know his name? Did he not introduce himself? Or did he assume I knew it? Is he Bak? ¡°I see. Well, you know it was me, so no worries right?¡± ¡°You should still be careful. A lot of the townsfolk are still nervous after the wyvern attack and having a dragon flying around is not for the best. Even if they are told the dragon belongs to you.¡± Christina told me. ¡°So I guess I can¡¯t take Alice flying.¡± I responded. ¡°I think that would be for the best.¡± Christina said. ¡°Or you¡¯ll need to use a different summon for it.¡± ¡°But I want to ride a dragon.¡± Alice argued. ¡°Then make sure to make Brian fall in love with you.¡± Christina instructed her daughter. ¡°I will!¡± Alice said with vigor. I guess I have no say in this matter. Well, it might still go fine. Other than the age problem and my overly recent breakup, I really don¡¯t know if there is a reason I couldn¡¯t fall in love with Alice. I hope I won¡¯t see her as just a little sister before that happens though. At least on some level I feel like that is where I would be heading if things didn¡¯t go as they didst evening. I guess I would make a good doting big brother. Giving her gifts one after another. We enjoyed our breakfast and afterwards, Alice and I prepared to head out on our date. Well, I was already prepared for it, so I just waited for Alice in the front garden. CH.77 Date with Alice CH.77 Date with Alice As I was waiting for Alice in the front yard, I looked at the wide sky. Over the west forest loomed a pile of dark clouds. I¡¯m no expert, but I would predict rain in the near future. I just hope we have enough time for the date, before the raines. Alice would be sad if we had to cancel this thing because of the weather. If the rain starts, I¡¯ll just have to call on Overdrive again and get Alice back here without getting herpletely wet. ¡°Brian, I¡¯m ready.¡± Alice called me as she stepped outside. ¡­wow. She is pretty. I think she is trying to impress me. Alice didn¡¯t usually wear makeup (at least I think so) and her blond hair was usually just down, reacting to her upper back, but not today. Her hair was double braided at the sides, letting the middle flow out. She also had some light makeup on. And unlikest time, this time she was wearing a dress. Simr to ones I saw some of thedies wear around town, but hers was embroidered. The base dress was green and lengthwise reached just below her knee. It had simple embroidery that reminded me of dandelions that were letting out seeds. I think dandelions are more appreciated in this world, if they get embroidered on dresses. Or they are apletely different flower that I just don¡¯t know. ¡°...are you going to say something?¡± Alice asked carefully. ¡°...I¡¯m sorry. It just took me a second to take it all in. You are beautiful.¡± I told Alice. Her charm was different from Lucia. Lucia had this almost subus aura that just forced me to keep my eyes on her, but Alice had more of a cute aura. I think it fits her better. I¡¯m not sure she is ready to be super sexy yet. ¡°Thank you.¡± She blushed a little. ¡°Miss, make sure you take this with you.¡± Jenna said as she handed Alice her hoodie. I guess it would be necessary. It is still spring time here, so the days are not the warmest. Going out in just a short sleeved dress would get chilly. Thankfully she was wearing tights so her legs wouldn¡¯t freeze. ¡°Brian,¡± Alice walked over to me with the hoodie in hand. ¡°Would you put it on me?¡± ¡°Sure.¡± I took it and opened it up, helping Alice slide her hands in one at a time. ¡°Thank you, Brian.¡± She said as she took my hand. ¡°Now, let¡¯s go!¡± ¡°You don¡¯t need to run.¡± I said to her as I tried to slow her down.
¡°Where are we going to go?¡± Alice asked. ¡°...I have no idea, actually. This town doesn¡¯t really have good date spots. Or at least I don¡¯t know of them. We could head to the main square. That¡¯s the only spot I can think of. Unless you want to head to the adventurer¡¯s guild.¡± I told Alice. ¡°I thought you had a n.¡± Sheined. ¡°How would I have one? I barely know this town and a small town like this doesn¡¯t really have date spots.¡± I reminded her. ¡°But I wanted to have a nice date. Eat some food and enjoy the views.¡± Alice argued. ¡°We can still get some food.¡± I told her. ¡°And I think we can eat at that inn at the main square. I¡¯ve heard it has the best food in town. I don¡¯t know if that ounts for the food at your house though.¡± ¡°... but what about seeing nice views?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Hmm¡­ I guess if we tell the guards and stuff I could take you flying on one of my summons, but I¡¯m not sure. I kind of freaked people out yesterday.¡± I told her. I think it might be fine if we just use something other than a dragon. Perhaps it is time I sleeve up Cyber Falcon and try him out. Or I could ask Dark Sage if he can help us with something like a levitation spell. ¡°But, then we can¡¯t do anything¡­ I got dressed up for nothing.¡± Aliceined. ¡°I¡¯m sure we can find something to do.¡± I told her. ¡°And if there is nothing to do here, I¡¯ll take you on another date in arger city.¡± ¡°Do you promise? You will do it, won¡¯t you?¡± She came onto me. ¡°As long as I get the permission to take you somewhere, or if you have another reason to go somewhere, I definitely will.¡± I promised Alice. ¡°...why do we need permission? You could just steal me away.¡± Alice offered. ¡°This isn¡¯t a romantic novel.¡± I told Alice. ¡°Kidnapping would be thest resort.¡± ¡°Does that mean you¡¯ll think about it?¡± She asked. ¡°If your father goes insane again, I just might.¡± I teased. I did consider it earlier, so it wouldn¡¯t be so far-fetched. ¡°I¡¯ll believe in you. I won¡¯t break even if Father gets angry again.¡± She said with determination. ¡°I know you wille to rescue me.¡±
We walked hand in hand through the town streets. Because of the amount of nothing here, I was just defaulting to walking towards the adventurers guild. It was almost on the way to the main square anyway. Why did I agree to this? I had no n in the first ce, so what are we supposed to do? I feel bad that Alice got all dressed up for this. ¡°Look Brian, it¡¯s that shop we stopped atst time.¡± Alice said to me. Oh, the Traveling wonder. It¡¯s where we stoppedst time. I was actually meaning to stop there one day to trade a fanny pack for that magic sk. That way I wouldn¡¯t be a thief. ¡°Do you want to go in?¡± I asked. ¡°Will you buy me something?¡± She asked as she looked me in my eyes. I think she was trying to use puppy-dog-eyes, but she wasn¡¯t that great at it. ¡°I guess I can.¡± I gave in. Well, if memory serves, the shopkeeper said he would pay 100 gold for my fanny pack and the sk was worth around 50 gold. That would leave another 50 to y with, even if I gave him a good deal. With my willingness to pay revealed to Alice, she practically dragged me into the store. I hope she can find something she likes.
¡°Wee.¡± The shopkeeper weed us as we walked in. ¡°Oh, it¡¯s you. Good to see you again.¡± ¡°Hello¡­.¡± What was his name again? Did he even introduce himself? Laura? (I have no information about his name.) Laura told me. ¡°Oh.¡± The shopkeeper seemed to catch on. ¡°I guess I didn¡¯t introduce myselfst time. My name is Lawrence.¡± ¡°Hello Lawrence. I¡¯m Brian and this is Alice.¡± I introduced us to him. ¡°I know. You are famous Brian. I don¡¯t think any shopkeeper that wouldn¡¯t know your name. And even if it is rare, I¡¯ve lived here for long enough to see Lady Alice at the fall festivals.¡± Lawrence told me. I think Alice did mention them. That was the only time she was taken outside the manor grounds. And even then she was basically held in a carriage. ¡°So, what are you looking for?¡± Lawrence asked. ¡°Here to buy that magic sk? If you got money for the wyverns, you should be able to afford it.¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t get the sale price for the wyverns yet.¡± I admitted. ¡°But I do have something to trade.¡± I told him as I unsped one of the fanny packs that I had on me. I need to get rid of them before I¡¯m a full fanny pack monster. ¡°Would this be your magic bag?¡± Lawrence asked. ¡°I thought you said you wouldn¡¯t trade it.¡± ¡°I got some more of them.¡± I told him. ¡°Where would you acquire such things? I don¡¯t believe you have left the town for some other ce.¡± He asked. ¡°22_090¡± I answered. The number or whatever of my dungeon. It doesn¡¯t have a name yet, as I wanted to name it with Christina when I¡¯ll make her the dungeon master. ¡°What is that?¡± He asked. ¡°A dungeon. Have you not heard of it?¡± I asked. ¡°But I¡¯ve never heard of a dungeon with a name like that. Where would it be located?¡± ¡°About a four hour walk away from town, in the overgrown forest.¡± I told him. ¡°Have you really not heard of it?¡± ¡°... you mean to say¡­ that there is a dungeon in the forest.¡± He seemed surprised. ¡°And it can produce superior items like these.¡± Superior? I don¡¯t think it¡¯s that great. It might bepact in size and easy to carry, but itcks storage capacity. The one held by Alex from Prime Rib could fit an entire bison. There is no way it would fit in mine. Even Rico was able to throw three goblins into his bag. I think they might fit in mine, but they would take up most of the space. ¡°Well, that¡¯s where I got mine from.¡± I told him. ¡°Do you want to trade? I¡¯ll give this for that magic sk.¡± ¡°Wouldn¡¯t that basically be me robbing you?¡± Lawrence asked. ¡°Well not really. It¡¯s more like I¡¯m giving you a good deal.¡± I answered. ¡°Then allow me to give you the sk and fifty gold for that bag.¡± He said to me. ¡­ I guess I could just agree, but after basically robbing him earlier, I want him to get a better deal. ¡°How about just forty?¡± I offered. ¡°You are asking for less? Why?¡± He asked. ¡°I just took advantage of youst time.¡± I admitted. ¡°So I want to give you a good deal in return. And I think that sk is worth more than the fifty gold you said it¡¯s worth.¡± ¡°...well, I suppose you are right. But it was given to me for free with the condition that I would sell it to an aspiring adventurer for a cheap price.¡± He told me. I thought he bought it. ¡°...fine. I¡¯ll take the sk and fifty gold for this.¡± I told him. ¡°Sure. Just give me a second. I¡¯ll get you the money.¡± He said as he entered a back room. ¡°Brian.¡± Alice came up to me. She had been checking out the wares in the store while I was haggling with Lawrence. ¡°We are on a date and you just ignore me. Who does that?¡± She came to me. ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± I apologized. ¡°Did you find anything you like?¡± ¡°Yes. Now buy it for me as an apology.¡± She demanded. ¡°I guess I can. Please show me what it is.¡± I said and Alice took me to a corner of the store. ¡°Please get me this.¡± Alice said, pointing at a wooden staff. Is that a magician¡¯s staff? CH.78 Staff for Alice CH.78 Staff for Alice ¡°Please get me this.¡± Alice said, pointing at a wooden staff. The staff was just over a meter long. It was made of a darker wood and had a crescent moon carved as its head. ¡°Why that one?¡± I asked her. ¡°There are three other staves there and all of them have more decorations.¡± ¡°I just think it should be this.¡± Alice said as she picked it up. Why that one? It just seems basic. Not that basic is bad, but I thought that she would go for one with more decorations or gems on it. The other three staves had magic stones, or something like that in them. One of them even had six of them. So why this one? I guess price wise this is cheaper, but I just don¡¯t understand why she wants that one when she was going to have me pay for it. ¡°...sure, we can ask the owner about the price when hees back.¡± I told Alice. ¡°I just don¡¯t understand why you chose that one.¡± ¡°It just feels correct.¡± She answered. Is it something to do with her attribute? Or her skill in magic? Or is the wood just higher quality? So many questions. ¡°Sir Brian.¡± I heard Lawrence call for me. ¡°I got your money.¡± ¡°Thank you.¡± I responded and took Alice with me to the counter. ¡°Here you go. Please confirm it.¡± He said as he ced a bag on the counter. ¡°Actually,¡± I interrupted. ¡°Alice is interested in that staff. How much would that cost?¡± I asked him. ¡°A staff? Which one?¡± He looked at the staff Alice was holding. He opened his eyes a little wider when he saw the one Alice picked. ¡°Miss, are you sure you want that one?¡± He asked Alice. ¡°Yes.¡± Alice responded. ¡°It felt the best for me.¡± ¡°... I see. That staff is carved from a treant branch. I¡¯m surprised you like it.¡± Lawrence said to Alice. ¡°I¡¯ve heard that they are more difficult to use and require higher levels of mana control. But they also improve over time as they are used, so some mages swear by them.¡± I guess Alice would have higher skills than most beginner mages after all her training, so a difficult to master staff that will grow with her might be for the best. ¡°So, how much is it?¡± I asked Lawrence. ¡°I can let it go for 30 gold.¡± He answered. Thirty? That sounds low. Is he trying to give me a super good deal again? ¡°Are you sure it''s thirty?¡± I confirmed. ¡°You are not trying to give me another super good deal, are you?¡± ¡°Deal?¡± Alice asked next to me. ¡°No. We will pay the full price. I can¡¯t have the Watchman name ruined.¡± Does she even care about it? I¡¯m surprised that she does. ¡°...I¡¯ve never heard of someone haggling like that. Fine. Forty gold. That¡¯s it. I won¡¯t take more for it.¡± Lawrence gave up. ¡°Pleasure doing business with you.¡± I said to him. I opened the bag of coins he put out on the table and took out ten gold coins. Then I ced the magic fanny pack onto the table. ¡­ After a second of awkward silence, I asked him. ¡°Will you take out the sk or not?¡± ¡°Oh, right.¡± He realized that he was frozen. Then he pulled out the box he showed mest time. ¡°Here it is.¡± He handed the box over. I slid the cover of the box to the side and confirmed that the sk was inside. And it was, so we are good to go. Then I took the ten gold coins and shoved it all inside my fanny pack. ¡°Thank you.¡± I said to Lawrence. ¡°Thank you.¡± Alice repeated after me. ¡°I think I should be thanking you. This is the biggest sale I¡¯ve made in a while.¡± He told us. ¡°But we are the ones walking out of here with the coins.¡± I joked. ¡°I¡¯ll make that money back when I sell this.¡± He said, padding the magic fanny pack. ¡°Good luck.¡± I said to him as I took Alice¡¯s arm. ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± ¡°Yes. Goodbye.¡± Alice said to Lawrence as we left. ¡ª I noticed something strange as I ced the magic sk that I just bought inside my fanny pack. The strange thing is, it actually went inside just fine. The one I made in the dungeon didn¡¯t, so I just kept it in my pocket, but the new one went in just fine. I wonder why. (It is because the sk you bought is empty and stored inside a box. The box prevents the interference that would normallye from stacking spatial distortions.) Laura told me. (So I can ce an empty magic bag inside a magic bag if there is something in between?) I confirmed. (Something that is made to reduce spatial interference.) Laura specified. (I guess I should at some point search for something like that then.) I told Laura. (Why? You don¡¯t actually need it. Master is not a merchant and even most merchants wouldn¡¯t have many items like that. They are seen as unnecessary, unless you deal in magic items that require them.) Laura told me. (I guess.) I admitted. (And I do have this one now.) ¡ª ¡°So, where are we going next?¡± Alice asked. ¡°What part of the ¡®I have no n¡¯ did you forget?¡± I countered. ¡°All of it.¡± Alice joked. ¡°Well, we can go wherever we want.¡± I told her until I looked to the west. ¡°At least until the rain starts.¡± ¡°Will we have to call off our date?¡± Alice asked. ¡°We are already on a date, aren¡¯t we? Can we call off something that is already going on? It would be more like cutting it short.¡± I told her. ¡°And I think those clouds won¡¯t be here until the afternoon, so we still have time.¡± ¡°Can¡¯t you do something about them?¡± She asked. ¡°Are you asking me to change the weather just so we can extend our date, where we already have no ns. I think it¡¯s better not to mess with natural things too much. Not that I know if I could even do anything about the rainclouds.¡± I told her. I have some monsters that might be able to do something, but honestly I don¡¯t want to try. Blue-Eyes might be able to make a hole in the clouds and I guess I have a monster called Weather Report as well, but Weather Report¡¯s effect has nothing to do with the weather. He actually counters different kinds of binding spells. ¡°Then we have to hurry. We don¡¯t have the time to just stand around.¡± Alice said as she pulled me along. ¡°Well there''s always tomorrow. And the day after that.¡± I told her. ¡°But Father will be home soon and after that I can¡¯t do things like this anymore.¡± Alice argued. ¡°Then you¡¯ll just have to show to your father that going outside is good for you. You just got a nice staff that you wouldn¡¯t have had without this date, so that¡¯s already an improvement to your magic abilities.¡± I told her. ¡°By the way, why didn¡¯t you have one already?¡± ¡°Father said he would get me one when I casted my first spell. But then everything went crazy, so I guess he just hasn¡¯t yet.¡± Alice told me. ¡°Staves are usually fitted with a magic stone with the same attribute as the user.¡± I guess the other staves had magic stones already. And if I had to guess, dark magic stones are rare. Everything dark magic seems to be. But what even are magic stones? (Magic stones are refined from monster cores with magic. They take on the attribute of the magic they are refined with, but they favor the attribute of the monster they were originally in.) Laura told me. (And like any magic, they don¡¯t like their opposite element.) (So I can¡¯t turn a monster core from an earth monster into a wind magic stone?) I confirmed. (Exactly. But Master¡¯s stones would be without an element in the first ce. Stones like that are good for beginner staves, but often are reced with elemental onester.) Laura told me. I guess a neutral one would be nice when you are still learning. Makes me wonder why Alice didn¡¯t have one like that. ¡°Alice, why did you not have a practice staff while you were studying?¡± I asked her. ¡°I did have one.¡± She told me. ¡°But then it broke. Teacher said it could no longer take the amount of mana I used when I attempted casting spells.¡± ¡°So it was flimsy. Please be careful with that one. I don¡¯t want to see it blown to pieces.¡± I told her. ¡°Sure. I¡¯ll be careful.¡± She told me. I just don¡¯t want her to break it immediately. I just got it for her. Actually, analyzing it wouldn¡¯t be a bad idea. That way, I could recreate it with the dungeon if it does break. And perhaps I could even make an improved version eventually. With those thoughts, we continued our date. CH.79 Morning Sweets CH.79 Morning Sweets ¡°So, where do you want to go next?¡± I asked Alice. ¡°Oh, and if you want me to hold onto that staff for you, just ask.¡± I offered. ¡°... I want something sweet.¡± Alice told me. ¡°Sweet? Like food? I don¡¯t know where we would get any. It¡¯s still a little early for lunch, so how about we wait a little longer for that. I think the Boar¡¯s lounge might have sweets, but if we are going there for lunch, going there just for sweets might get awkward.¡± I told her. ¡°Don¡¯t any of the stalls sell sweets?¡± She asked. ¡°I don¡¯t think so.¡± I told her. ¡°But then again, I really didn¡¯t check them that closely yesterday.¡± ¡°Did you buy something from a stall yesterday?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Yeah, I bought a couple of burritos from one stall to act as my lunch.¡± I told her. ¡°But I only saw stalls selling food, not sweets.¡± I added. ¡°But we can go check it out.¡± There were stalls selling different forms of skewers and then the burrito one, but none for sweets or something like that. And I¡¯m not sure if there is a cafe in town. Actually, does coffee even exist here? I would assume nobles would have it if it did exist, but perhaps it''s just not popr in this area. Or it¡¯s too expensive for a baron¡¯s house. Could I just add coffee to my dungeons'' generatable items list with just my thoughts? Probably not, right. I mean everything else I had in some form when the dungeon learned to make it. The different fabrics that make my clothes. My cards are cardboard. And Prime Rib brought in some magic bags. Perhaps if I analyzed some seeds and then tried to convert them into coffee beans. Perhaps if I got the right card for it. Thankfully I¡¯m not actually that big of a fan of coffee, so it can wait. With that, I lead us towards the main square. ¡ª ¡°What about that?¡± Alice asked as she pointed at a store. We were not at the main square yet. We were just a few steps from it, when Alice noticed a building that had a store on the street level. It had a sign that read Rudevik¡¯s cookies. A cookie store? ¡°I guess we can go check it out.¡± I told Alice. ¡°I guess cookies count as sweets.¡± ¡°Of course they do!¡± Alice insisted. ¡°Come on.¡± She dragged me into the store. ¡°Wee.¡± Ady in her early thirties weed us to the store. She was wearing a full apron on top of some lighter clothing and had her hair tied up in a bun. The store itself was small, having only four tables. Two two seaters and two four seaters. And the service counter, where thedy was standing behind. Is ss really cheap enough that they can have a ss front to the counter? Sure it¡¯s just a normal straight pane of ss, but I always thought that decently clear ss like this would be expensive. I guess some of the stores do have ss windows that have a ss pane wayrger than this one. It might actually be affordable but difficult to transport. I guess it¡¯s possible that ss panes are a dungeon made item. Or perhaps they make it with magic. If they can make gemstones with magic, making ss wouldn¡¯t be so far-fetched. I should ask Christina about it. She knows earth magic. ¡°Are you here to buy something or ce an order?¡± The woman asked. ¡°We want to eat some now.¡± Alice answered with her eyes glued to the cookies. ¡°And what would you like?¡± She asked. ¡°We are here for the first time.¡± I told her. ¡°Do you have something like a rmended set of different cookies?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes, I can do that. Will you be eating here or taking them with you?¡± ¡°I think we will eat here.¡± I told her. ¡°And would you like some tea with it?¡± ¡°Yes, please.¡± I answered. ¡°And how many cookies would you like?¡± I looked at the cookies. They were decently sized so I don¡¯t think we would need that many, but we could take the leftovers with us, I assume. ¡°We''ll take eight for now.¡± I told her. I think four for each of us is already too many, but let¡¯s just go with that. I can just get more if we want more. ¡°As you wish. Eight cookies with two teasrge silver and one copper.¡± She told me. I went through my wallet pouch quickly and got out arge and small silver coin. I still don¡¯t have any copper coins, but I guess we will get some as change now. I handed the coins over to thedy. ¡°Thank you.¡± She said as I paid. ¡°Here is your change. Please take a seat. I¡¯ll bring over the tea and cookies in just a moment.¡± My change was four copper coins. So I think that means that a small silver (or just silver) coin is five copper coins. And arge silver is 5 silver. Is gold also 5rge silver and so on? (No, it is not, Master. A gold coin is fourrge silver coins.) Laura told me. I see. And that would make a gold coin worth 100 copper. I took a seat with Alice at one of the two-seater tables and just a bitter, a tray with our cookies, a teapot and two cups were brought to us. She then poured some tea into our cups. ¡°Please enjoy.¡± Thedy said before returning behind the counter. The tray had the eight cookies I ordered. As I thought beforehand, they were decently sized. A lotrger than your regr convenience store cookies and a lot more like the ones your mom makes at home. Well I guess that would depend on your mom. I looked at the cookies trying to identify them. I know those two are chocte cookies. At least I think so. That one has some berries and that one some fruit, or something. ¡°Alice, what do you want to start with?¡± I asked. ¡°I think I¡¯ll go with this one.¡± She picked up one of the cookies with berries in it. ¡°What about you?¡± ¡°How about we just split them in half? That way we can experience all the different cookies.¡± I offered. ¡°Yes.¡± Alice agreed. ¡°Let¡¯s do it.¡± ¡°Sure. Can you hand it over. I¡¯ll split it.¡± I said to Alice. She handed the cookie to me and I folded it in half to split it. It felt slightly warm in my hand so it was likely made this morning. Fresh cookies and tea. What could be better? I guess cake and hot chocte. But then again, it depends on who you ask. ¡°Here.¡± I handed Alice her half. ¡°Thank you.¡± Alice said as she received it. We both bit into our halves at the same time. ¡°Mmm.¡± Alice let out a sound of enjoyment. ¡°This is so good. It¡¯s better than we have at the manor.¡± ¡°It might just be.¡± I agreed. ¡°I might have to try them side by side to really know.¡± ¡°No. This is better.¡± She insisted. ¡°I know. I''ve had cookies made by Steven for my entire life, and these are better.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll just take your word for it.¡± I agreed with Alice. I don¡¯t have enough experience with them to say it 100%. ¡ª We enjoyed some more cookies, but didn¡¯t finish them all. Out of the eight cookies I bought, we ate five. A chocte, fruit, nut and just a in cookie. They were all good. The chocte one wasn¡¯t chocte chip, but just one with cacao powder or something simr in it. I used the dungeon founder terminal to make a small cardboard box for thest three, before shoving them into my fanny pack. What do you mean you didn¡¯t know I can use it to generate items outside of the dungeon. Of course I can. But they do cost double outside, so¡­ Well, it doesn¡¯t matter with how cheap a cardboard box is. Thedy running the store was interested in the cardboard box I made and asked about it, but I just told that they mighte to the market soon and that mine was a test product. With that, we left the store and turned towards the main square again. CH.80 Date continues CH.80 Date continues The main square. Finally we made it here. It only took like¡­ two stops. I saw some of the passersby looking at us, but no one walked up to us to interrupt us. I feel like at least some of them would have called out to me if I was alone, but this is also nice. ¡°Do you want to visit the Bakpany¡¯s store?¡± I offered Alice. Other than that, there was only the inn where I nned to take her for lunch, the Bakpany¡¯s carriage site and a furniture workshop¡¯s store. And that weapon store, I guess. But I already bought a weapon for Alice and I don¡¯t think we need furniture at the moment. ¡°I guess we can.¡± She answered. ¡°Okay, let¡¯s go in.¡± I took her to the store.
¡°Wee.¡± The employee from yesterday weed us. ¡°Oh, Sir Brian and the Miss Watchman. What can I do for you?¡± ¡°We are just going to look around.¡± I told her. ¡°Not going to buy that ne you looked at yesterday?¡± She asked. ¡­Why did you have to spoil it? ¡°...I¡¯m still thinking about it.¡± I told her. ¡°Please ask if you want it. Also, the owner said he wanted to talk to you about something, so if you wouldn¡¯t mind, please see him before you leave.¡± She told me. ¡°Sure.¡± I said and took Alice to look at their offerings. ¡°Brian, what ne was she talking about?¡± Alice asked as we were checking out their wares. ¡°It was something I was thinking of giving you.¡± I told her. ¡°But the one they had wasn¡¯t exactly what I was looking for, so I didn¡¯t get it.¡± ¡°But you said you had something for me?¡± She confirmed. ¡°I do. But it¡¯s not a ne from here.¡± I told her. #technicallythetruth The one I want to give her was made by the dungeon. And improved with a card. ¡°I see. I guess you also got me this staff.¡± She said as she was looking at the crescent moon on it. ¡°Perhaps I¡¯ll hold onto the other thing I have until your next spell then.¡± I told her. ¡°But I didn¡¯t even show you my new spell yet.¡± Alice argued. ¡°What about the bubble this morning?¡± I asked. ¡°That was just Shade that I controlled better.¡± She told me. The spell she used to darken the estate? I guess if she learned to control it, she could do something like that. Wait a second. That makes no sense. Why was Jenna crying right next to it then? If it was just a controlled shade, it shouldn''t stop someone from going inside of it, right? I could move in it just finest time. Well about as well as you can move when you are blindfolded and someone is guiding you with vocalmands. ¡°...Does that mean you really nned all of it?¡± I asked. ¡°What do you mean?¡± Alice responded with a question. ¡°What happened this morning. You nned it so that I woulde in and help you. And everyone was just acting for the effect.¡± ¡°... it was Mother¡¯s idea.¡± Alice told me. ¡°She said you were hurting. And that you needed something else to focus on. So she asked me to do it.¡± ¡°What about Jenna? Why would she react like that?¡± I asked. ¡°Mana said it¡¯s because Shade affects the emotions of people in it and close to it. It makes people more emotional, so Jenna did what she did. Jenna is like my big sister, you know.¡± Alice told me. ¡°But she wasn¡¯t really separated from you or anything.¡± I argued. ¡°But she felt like I put myself at risk. Even though I told her I felt just fine. She almost demanded to be in the sphere with me, but Mother said it wouldn¡¯t work.¡± Alice exined. Now I feel stupid. I was so sure that Alice was trapped or something. I didn¡¯t even ce my hand onto the sphere. If I did, I would have noticed that it was not a wall. But I guess I was taking things safe. Going into an unknown spell is not a great idea. ¡°...she really tricked me so hard.¡± I let out. Why didn¡¯t I just think more? Why did I think it was on me to get Alice out? I should have just summoned Dark Magician or Dark Sage instead. ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± Alice apologized. ¡°But I¡¯m happy to know you care about me.¡± She said as she smiled. ¡°... You know it¡¯s difficult for me. Did your mother tell you anything about me?¡± I asked. ¡°Not really. She just said you didn¡¯t want to get out of bed because of something that happened. I thought you had some physical damage that kept you in bed, but she said it was your emotions that were damaged.¡± She answered. ¡°What did you tell her?¡± ¡°... I¡¯d rather not talk about it. At least not now.¡± I told Alice. ¡°Why not?¡± She asked. ¡°It¡¯s not something you should worry about at the moment.¡± I told her. ¡°You have your own problems that need your attention, so you shouldn¡¯t try helping others too much.¡± ¡°But you did it for me.¡± She argued. ¡°I know. And I feel stupid for doing it.¡± I told her. ¡°But I felt like what happened to you was my fault, so I had to do something.¡± ¡°But it¡¯s not your fault.¡± She told me. ¡°Perhaps, but I didn¡¯t think about that at that moment. I just thought that you were actually trapped in a spell and acted on it.¡± I told her. ¡°...I¡¯m d you did. I was so happy when I saw you standing there as my spell broke.¡± Alice told me. ¡°But how did you do it? How? It¡¯s simple. ¡°Do you really need to ask? You should know how.¡± I said. ¡°I thought you would use a summon for it.¡± She told me. ¡°My cards can hold things other than monsters. Some of them hold spells. The one I used in the morning is a spell that can destroy other spells.¡± I informed her. ¡°...you and your cards.¡± She joked. ¡°I¡¯m a pack opener. That means I have cards and I¡¯m not afraid to use them.¡± I joked back. With that, we kept checking out different things in the store.
¡°How about this mantle?¡± Alice said as she was looking at a leather mantle. ¡°Do you want it?¡± I asked. ¡°Not for me, but for you. You don¡¯t have one right?¡± For me? I guess it would be nice, but I think I should do some research into them before buying one. I think one made of wyvern hide or whatever it is called would be nice as well, but I think all the wyvern materials were taken to arger city. I guess I could ask when Zayaanes back. Brandon would probably know as well, but I¡¯ll just ask Zayaan. ¡°I¡¯ll think about it, but I think I¡¯ll pass for now.¡± I told her. ¡°Oh, not interested in it.¡± I heard someone behind me say. ¡°I can show you some others as well.¡± I turned around and saw the chairman there. ¡°Hi. You didn¡¯t need toe out here for us.¡± I told him. ¡°I feel like I should. One of my employees caused you some problems at the guild yesterday, or so I¡¯ve heard.¡± He said. ¡°Don¡¯t worry about it.¡± I said to him. ¡°He was just letting out some steam.¡± ¡°I see, but still. As the owner of Bak Trading & Transport, I must apologize to you, Sir Brian. I hope his actions won¡¯t turn you away from ourpany once your dungeon starts producing items.¡± He told me. ¡°As I said, don¡¯t worry about it. I did also cause issues to him and the Bakpany with my selfish desires to ride a dragon, so him being upset is understandable. Just try to make sure he is a little more discreet in the future.¡± I told the owner. ¡°Oh, about that. He no longer works with us.¡± The owner told me. ¡°Why? Did you fire him?¡± I asked. ¡°No, I wouldn¡¯t do that before talking with you. He left to get in contact with someone in the capital that his wife is affiliated with.¡± The owner told me. Is he looking for the tiger whose authority he can borrow? If he is going all the way to the capital, he might have a powerful contact. Not that I know how far the capital actually is. I hope this contact isn¡¯t some high-power noble. Well considering him, it¡¯s probably a viscount at best. And if I get on the good side of Christina¡¯s father, he¡¯ll help me out with it. I hope. ¡°I see¡­ I hope that didn¡¯t cause a major problem for you. I know he was in charge of the road clearing project.¡± I said. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. It¡¯s simple work after all, so we have other workers that can take over. The bigger problem is being one coachman down. Especially with the raining in. We won¡¯t get all the trees out before it.¡± The owner told me. ¡°So you agree that rain ising. I thought so as well.¡± I said. ¡°Well it is time for the spring rains. Theye every year, but they are a little early this time.¡± He told me. ¡°I see. I hope the baron and his group will make it back before the raines.¡± I said to him. ¡°Let us hope so.¡± He answered. CH.81 Trying to make a Sale CH.81 Trying to make a Sale ¡°By the way, did you have something other than apologizing for Kevin¡¯s actions?¡± I asked the owner. ¡°I was hoping I could offer you some jewelry again. You dide here with the young Lady Watchman.¡± The owner said. ¡°I see. I¡¯ll just warn you beforehand, I don¡¯t have that much money on hand, so anything overly expensive is off the table.¡± I told him. ¡°But if you are interested in a trade, I have something you might want.¡± I added. I still have a spare magic fanny pack and I was thinking of selling or trading it to him as a thanks for analyzing that pendant. ¡°I see. If it is from you then it must be something interesting. Shall we head to my room?¡± He offered. ¡°Alice,¡± I turned to my date. ¡°What do you think? I cane back hereter if you are not feeling up to it.¡± ¡°No. We can do it now.¡± Alice told me. ¡°Then please follow me.¡± The owner said as he took us to his office.
I was back in his office. I honestly was not expecting to be back this soon. I mean, I was here just yesterday. And I didn¡¯t even buy anythingst time. Why is he wasting his time like this? I sat down on the sofa with Alice and the owner took his seat behind the desk. ¡°Now then, you mentioned a trade. What would you like to trade in?¡± He asked. ¡°This.¡± I said as I removed the empty magic fanny pack and ced it on the table. ¡°A magic bag.¡± ¡°Impressive. This is the first time I¡¯ve seen a magic bag this small.¡± He said as he took the fanny pack into his hands. ¡°Really? That¡¯s surprising.¡± So small magic bags are rare, I guess. ¡°They do exist if that¡¯s what you are wondering.¡± He immediately told me. ¡°But the dungeon they were made in has died, so we can no longer get new ones. And like everything else, magic bags break over time.¡± He informed me. Dungeon¡¯s can die? I guess breaking the core would be something akin to killing it. But who would do such a thing? I guess the best guess is something like a neighboring country that doesn¡¯t like what the dungeon can produce. ¡­ But couldn¡¯t another dungeon founder analyze one and just make them with a different dungeon? How does that work? Is there a reason it cannot be done? (It might be that the dungeon¡¯s don¡¯t have a sufficient core to make something like that.) Laura told me. (Well now I¡¯m thankful the core in mine isplete overkill.) I joked back to her. (It has its advantages, yes.) Laura responded. ¡°So¡­ How much do you think it is worth?¡± I asked. ¡°Hmm.¡± He let out as he was checking out the bag. He checked the outside and the inside. ¡°It¡¯s not asrge as the ones made by the other dungeon I told you about, but it¡¯s still nice. Based on its storage capacity and outside dimensions, I would say it¡¯s around 130 gold in value.¡± He said. 130? Lawrence appraised it at 120 gold if I remember correctly and I sold it to him for 100. Perhaps he just has different information from Bak. ¡°With that being the case, would you be willing to sell it to me for 110 gold?¡± He asked. 110? So he wants to make a profit of about 20 gold. That¡¯s not that bad. ¡°What?¡± Alice asked next to me. ¡°You just said it¡¯s worth 130 gold. Why are you offering 110 gold for it?¡± ¡°Alice,¡± I said as I took her hand. ¡°It¡¯s business. He can¡¯t pay the same price for buying something as he sells it for. He needs to make some money as well.¡± ¡°It is exactly as you said, Sir Brian. Most don¡¯t realize that. Are you perhaps trained as a merchant?¡± The ownerplimented me. No. I just watch youtube. I don¡¯t know how many times I¡¯ve heard ¡®I need to make a profit¡¯ on different pawn shop videos. ¡°I have some knowledge about it.¡± I told him. ¡°Would you like to work for me then?¡± He immediately asked me. ¡°No thanks.¡± I refused. ¡°If I wanted to be a merchant, I would just make my ownpany.¡± ¡°Then I must hope you won¡¯t do it. You would put me out of business.¡± He said jokingly. Actually I probably could do it, if I tried hard enough. ¡°I have no ns on doing it.¡± I told him. ¡°I like my life as an adventurer.¡± Even if I haven¡¯t done any adventuring work. I guess one day I will. Unless that one bison counts. That was adventuring work. The wyverns don¡¯t count. That was an emergency so we needed all hands on deck. ¡°I suppose that is fine. Now, is there something you would like for this, other than money?¡± The owner asked. ¡­ I don¡¯t really have anything I need at the moment. I looked at Alice. ¡°Alice, do you want something?¡± I asked her. ¡°Some jewelry? Or something else?¡± ¡°I already got this.¡± She said as she was stroking her staff. ¡°I can get you something else.¡± I told her. ¡°...but I don¡¯t really need anything.¡± Alice said quietly. ¡°Then perhaps I can show you two some things. Perhaps you will show interest in some of them.¡± The owner offered. I looked at Alice and asked, ¡°Are you fine with that?¡± ¡°Sure. We can stay a little longer.¡± She answered. ¡°You heard her. You¡¯d better impress us if you want that magic bag.¡± I told him. I want some pressure on him, so he¡¯ll show us the best stuff. ¡°Then I¡¯ll show you my best items.¡± He said as he went to get a few boxes. ¡°How about this?¡± He asked as he showed us a pendant with a crimson pearl. ¡°This is a pendant with a fire magic stone. It boosts the wearers fire magic and has a design that could be worn to an evening party.¡± Not bad, but wrong attribute. If it was for dark magic I would have considered it. I took a peak at Alice and she didn¡¯t seem overly drawn to it either. ¡°I guess that¡¯s a no.¡± The owner said. ¡°Then how about this?¡± He opened arger box next. From it, a book appeared. The book had arge green gem embedded into its front cover. ¡°This is a wind magic book, written by the S-rank adventurer Ilmari the Sky Knight. It also has a wind magic stone embedded into its cover.¡± ¡­ Is he just unlucky orcking information? Neither of us can use wind magic, so the book would be basically useless to us. I think Rico could use some wind magic, but he only uses it to support his archery. And I¡¯m not about to gift something like this to him. He can work for it on his own. Or is that why he is so money hungry? Does he know about this book? Well, it doesn''t matter to me. ¡°Still no reaction? How? I heard Miss Watchman started using magic and even took part in the wyvern extermination so howe you don¡¯t want this?¡± The owner asked. ¡°So you know she can use magic now, but don¡¯t know what attribute she uses? Your information iscking.¡± I told him. ¡°The Watchman family has always specialized in wind magic. That is why I bought this book for a high price. But they¡¯ve nevere asking for a wind magic book for some reason.¡± Heined. ¡°I can¡¯t use wind magic.¡± Alice told him. ¡°So you learned earth magic then. I have a staff with an earth gem. Let me go get it.¡± He said as he got up. ¡°Don¡¯t bother. That¡¯s also wrong.¡± I stopped him. ¡°Then please do educate me. What magic can Miss Watchman use? I¡¯ll have something for her if I know.¡± He told me. I looked at Alice and allowed her to answer. ¡°I use dark magic.¡± She said. ¡°I see, so dark mag¡­ Dark magic? Really?¡± He seemed surprised. ¡°Yes.¡± I answered. ¡°She uses dark magic. So, do you have anything for dark magic?¡± I asked. ¡°I¡­ please excuse me for a second.¡± He said as he left the room. ¡ª ¡°Do you think he has something?¡± Alice asked. ¡°I¡¯m not sure.¡± I told her. ¡°As far as I know, dark magic is the rarest attribute of magic, so he might not.¡± ¡°Will you still sell that magic bag to him, if he doesn¡¯t have anything to trade?¡± She asked. ¡°Probably. I have no real use for multiple ones and I can just make new ones with the dungeon.¡± I told her. ¡°Could you make me one?¡± She asked. ¡°Sure. I¡¯ll make you one when I name your mother as the dungeon master.¡± I promised. ¡°Thank you, Brian.¡± ¡ª ¡°Here we go.¡± The owner said as he returned to the room. He was holding two bracelets that seemed to be made of gold. ¡°These are magic bracelets, but as you can see they have no magic stones in them yet. How about I sell you these and the appropriate monster cores that can be converted into dark magic stones?¡± I took a peak at Alice and she seemed interested for the first time. I have no idea how the converting process actually happens, but I do have two experts that I can summon. ¡°So, I take it that you are interested?¡± He confirmed. ¡°Yes!¡± Alice let out. ¡°Brian, please.¡± She turned to me with stars in her eyes. Well that escted quickly. From no interest to all the interest. ¡°You heard her. How much?¡± I asked. ¡°Thirty five gold per bracelet and for the monster cores will depend on the rank. I rmend c-rank cores. I can sell you the c-rank cores for 3 gold each.¡± He told me. ¡°So that will be 76 gold if my math is correct. Will you be paying the other 34 gold coins with cash then?¡± I confirmed. ¡°Yes. I¡¯ll have it prepared.¡± He said as he called out to an employee to get the coins for him. I made the trade (or sale) and I left with Alice. I was still holding onto the bracelets and the cores, so I could make the dark magic stones for themter. I don¡¯t want to gift a DIY project. ¡°So, shall we head to the Boar¡¯s lounge for lunch?¡± I offered. ¡°Yes.¡± Alice answered. The shopping had taken more time than I predicted. Especially the stop at Bak¡¯s store. The clouds are closing in. I hope we won¡¯t have to walk back to the manor in the rain. Just kidding. I¡¯ll just summon Overdrive and we¡¯ll drive there. Now let¡¯s go check if this inn really has the best food in town. CH.82 Lunch at Boar’s Lounge CH.82 Lunch at Boar¡¯s Lounge I held Alice¡¯s hand as we walked into the Boar¡¯s lounge. The building wasrge. Perhaps it¡¯s evenrger than the Watchman manor. Well it was certainly taller, having three storeys and all. The manor only had two, after all. But I think in the area viewed from above, the manor is slightlyrger. So perhaps the livable space is the same or close to the same. We walked into a dining room filled with tables. With a nce, I counted at least fifteen tables. That¡¯s a lot. I think all of them are four seater tables though. Unless there is a separate room forrge parties. ¡°Wee.¡± A hostess standing behind a counter weed us. ¡°Are you here to eat or to stay?¡± ¡°Just to eat.¡± I answered. ¡°That fine. Do you have a table you like? We have space.¡± She told us. She was right. Only one of the tables had some guests. A group of three was sitting there. I¡¯m notpletely sure about them, but they might be adventurers, but I¡¯ve never seen them before at the guild or outside either, so I¡¯m really not sure. I guess they could just be travelers. Or perhaps adventurers escorting a merchant or something. I took us to a nice table that had a small window next to it. It didn¡¯t point to the main square, but to one of the main streets that took off from it. The table was¡­ well decent. It was a simple wooden table, but nothing like the smooth and (almost) shiny table of the Watchman manor. It¡¯s a little like a table that was designed for outside use in my old world. Sturdy, but not as nice as an inside table. I guess someone would call it ¡®used¡¯ or ¡®worn¡¯. Not to the point where I was afraid of getting splinters, but worn all the same. A little time with some sandpaper or something, and a coat of varnish and it would be nice and smooth again. ¡°Would you like the cheap, intermediate or the expensive menu?¡± The hostess asked after we sat down. ¡­ What? I just choose between the three options? Isn¡¯t there a menu or something? ¡°Can you exin the difference? Other than the cost.¡± I asked. ¡°Well, the amount of food and the meat are different. At the moment, we have some delicious bison meat for the expensive menu. It was hunted by Prime Rib, so its taste is guaranteed.¡± She was making a sales pitch. Bison hunted by Prime Rib? Is it the one I hunted then? I had some of it at the Watchman manor and it was really good. So I guess this inn bought a lot of it. But what about the wyvern meat? Do people not eat it? Or perhaps it''s too much for an inn like this. ¡°For the intermediate set, we have some of the best boar cuts. And for the cheap one, well it has some of the less liked boar cuts.¡± She told us. ¡°The cheap one costs three copper per person, the intermediate is eight copper per person and the expensive one isrge silver per person. But the expensive onees with drinks and a dessert.¡± I guess arge silver is like 25 copper, so it might be a lot for normal people. But I just made like 40 gold today. ¡°What do you think, Alice? We can get any you want.¡± I offered. ¡°Then let¡¯s just get the expensive one.¡± She said back. ¡°So two expensive meals. That will be tworge silver.¡± The hostess caught on and said. I dug in my fanny pack and got out the tworge silver coins. ¡°Here.¡± I said as I handed them over. ¡°Thank you. Now, what drinks would you like?¡± She asked. ¡°Mead, ale, wine?¡± I looked at Alice. I¡¯m not sure how used she is to alcohol. I could easily go for some mead if I was solo, or actually some wine might be good as well. ¡°Alice, are you fine with an alcoholic drink?¡± I asked her. ¡°...I ¡­ I would prefer one without alcohol.¡± She answered. ¡°We do have apple cider if you want something that is easier to drink.¡± She offered. ¡°As well as berry juice, if you prefer that.¡± ¡°... just the juice.¡± Alice said quietly. ¡°Yes miss. And you sir?¡± The hostess asked. ¡°I¡¯ll have some watered down mead.¡± I told her. I haven¡¯t had mead in a while, so I¡¯ll go with that, but I asked them to water it down just in case. Mead can be strong, depending on where you get it from. I can always just get something else if I don¡¯t like the first thing I buy. If I can make 100 gold coins per fanny pack¡­ Well that¡¯s a lot of money, so paying for two drinks won¡¯t bankrupt me. ¡°Yes sir. I¡¯ll bring you your appetizers and drinks in just a second.¡± She said, but asked onest thing before leaving. ¡°Would you prefer potatoes or rice?¡± Again, I looked at Alice, letting her choose. ¡°Potatoes.¡± She answered. The hostess looked at me and I nodded for confirmation. ¡°Potatoes it is.¡± She said as she walked into what I assume to be the kitchen.
¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± Alice said to me as the hostess left. ¡°Why? You have nothing to be sorry about.¡± I told her. ¡°I asked you to buy the expensive meal and I can¡¯t even order alcohol with it. I feel like I¡¯m wasting your money.¡± She admitted. ¡°Is that what you are worried about? It¡¯s fine. I honestly would worry more if you had something alcoholic. I have no idea how well you could hold it down.¡± I told her. ¡°...thank you.¡± She said, holding her head down. Just a bitter, the hostess came back with our drinks and a small basket. ¡°Here are your drinks and some of our garlic bread as an appetizer.¡± She said as she ced the basket and the drinks on the table. Hmm.. Garlic bread. I¡¯ve never had garlic bread, just garlic baguette. Not that I have any idea what the difference is. Well I know what bread is and what a baguette is, so I guess that¡¯s the difference. I took a piece of the garlic bread and checked it out. It honestly looks almost like a baguette, but the crust is a little thinner and softer. A long bread sliced with garlic butter, or something like that. I looked as Alice picked up a piece of bread as well. I guess there is nothing more to it than to eat. ¡­ Actually, I guess I should give a quick prayer to the system beforehand. I¡¯ve been trying to keep it up, but I think I¡¯ve forgotten at least once or twice. ¡°Oh mighty system, bless my food.¡± I said before I bit into the bread. Opposite to me, Alice also took a bite of her bread. ¡­ it¡¯s good. Not mind blowing, but good. It¡¯s definitely better than the frozen garlic baguettes I bought from the supermarket. I guess this is an appetizer, so it shouldn¡¯t be mind blowing anyway. ¡°It¡¯s good.¡± Alice said. ¡°Yeah, I agree.¡± I answered.
After enjoying some of the bread and having a sip of our drinks, they were fine, our mains came in. A nicely sized cut of meat for both of us, with some mashed potatoes and boiled vegetables on the side. There was also a pitcher with some sauce in it, that we were instructed to pour onto the food as we saw fit. I like that it is separate, as this way I can taste just the base food and then get some sauce on it. I cut a piece of the steak and put it in my mouth. ¡­ It¡¯s good, but I think the one I had at the manor was slightly better. I also quickly tried the vegetables and the mashed potatoes, but again they were just under the quality from Alice¡¯s home. They must have an amazing chef. I took up the sauce pitcher and poured some sauce onto my te, covering about half of my steak and veggies in the sauce. Alice looked like she also wanted some, so after confirming it, I poured some for her as well. Now, round two. ¡­ ¡°Mmmm.¡± I heard Alice enjoying the bite with the sauce a lot more. And I would have to agree. This sauce is amazing. Itplements the meat perfectly. It¡¯s so good. I can definitely see why people say this ce has the best food in town. With the sauce, it might even be better than what I¡¯ve been served at the Watchman manor.
We enjoyed the rest of our mains and for dessert we were presented with something that seemed simr to pudding. And some tea. During our meal, two things happened. One. A lot more people showed up at the inn and they were now enjoying their meals. I didn¡¯t recognize many of them, but I did spot the owner of Bakpanying in. I guess he might be having a celebration meal. Or perhaps he just is a regr here. Two. It¡¯s gotten a lot darker outside. It¡¯s not raining, yet, but the sky ispletely overcast. As we were finishing out desserts, the first raindrops began to fall. ¡°Oh no.¡± Alice said as she realized. ¡°We didn¡¯t make it back in time.¡± ¡°It¡¯s going to be fine.¡± I told her. Luckily, I came up with a n to avoid the rain during our meal. ¡°But we will get wet.¡± Aliceined. ¡°As I said, it will be fine.¡± I told her. ¡°I have a n to get you back home,pletely dry.¡± ¡°I see. Then should we go?¡± ¡°Yes. Let¡¯s go.¡± I responded. We said our goodbyes to the hostess and moved to leave the inn. Now, execute operation anti-rain. Or operation umbre. Or¡­ Who cares. Mission: Get Alice home without a drop of rain hitting her. Sadly, the system didn¡¯t agree with me and didn¡¯t turn it into an actual mission. CH.83 Operation Umbrella CH.83 Operation Umbre ¡°I can go buy you an umbre, if you would like.¡± The hostess offered as we were about to leave. ¡°No thank you.¡± I answered. ¡°I have a n.¡± ¡°Brian?¡± Alice looked at me. ¡°Are you really going to stop the rain?¡± ¡°I already said I wouldn''t do it. There are other ways of doing it.¡± I told her. A summoner will deal with small problems in the summoner ways, after all. I pulled two monsters out of my collection. The first one being: ¡°Dark Magician.¡± I said as I summoned the first monster. ¡°Hello Master.¡± He said as he stepped out of his card. I heard some surprised gasps from the people enjoying their lunch. ¡°What might I do for you?¡± ¡°I need a spell that can protect us from the rain.¡± I told him. ¡°That shadow shield that Mana uses should suffice.¡± I told him. ¡°As you wish.¡± He agreed. ¡°Dark Shield.¡± Arge shadowy ne appeared above the front door of the inn. It wasrge enough that I could summon the second monster within it. ¡°Thank you. Now, Overdrive.¡± I summoned my second monster. You don¡¯t need to walk in the rain, if you use a mechanical carriage. This is at least 120 IQ move. ¡°Brian.¡± I felt Alice pulling on my sleeve. ¡°Is he the same summon as the one that had the purple robe?¡± ¡°Yes, but also no.¡± I told her. ¡°It¡¯splicated.¡± ¡°Could you exin it to me?¡± She asked. ¡°Later.¡± I postponed the problem. ¡°Let¡¯s get back to the manor first.¡± I took Alice to the passenger side door, opened it for her and helped her inside. I¡¯m trying to be a gentleman here. Then I entered the driver seat and Dark Magician got in the back seat. I¡¯ll need him at the manor as well, so I won¡¯t unsummon him just yet. After we got inside and closed the doors, the dark shield that was keeping the rain from us disappeared, and the raindrops began hitting the roof of Overdrive. ¡°This was your n?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Yes. Works perfectly, does it not?¡± I answered. ¡°Well, I guess.¡± Alice admitted. ¡°Come on. Let¡¯s get back home.¡± I told her. Now, to the manor. ¡ª I was driving Overdrive slowly. Not because I couldn¡¯t drive quickly, I think I proved that part when I was preparing to deal with the wyverns, but because there were a lot of people running in the streets. People trying to get home before the rain really picked up. I also have no clue how well Overdrive¡¯s tires would hold in the rain. They had good grip on the grasnds so it should be fine, but I¡¯d rather not crash into a person or a building. And we were in no rush to get back. ¡°Brian, are you sure it¡¯s fine to use summoning like this?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Sure it is. Or more like, why wouldn¡¯t it be?¡± I shot back. ¡°Well, I just feel like it¡¯s¡­ a waste.¡± She answered. ¡°A magician uses magic to stay dry and a summoner uses summons to stay dry.¡± I told her. ¡°I see no difference.¡± ¡°... I suppose, but ¡­ I just feel like you are using a military golem as a carriage.¡± She argued. ¡°Oh, I totally am.¡± I told her. I think Overdrive would count as a military golem. It has a gun, so it must be for the military only. At least if you ask the people that make thew. ¡°But is there something wrong with it?¡± I asked. ¡°Doesn¡¯t it use magic fuel or something?¡± Alice asked. ¡°I think you forgot one fact. This is a summon, not a golem. Do I feed my summons because they look like humans? Do I need to refuel my mechanical carriage, because it looks like a golem? I don¡¯t, as they are not normal.¡± I told her. ¡°... you are so strange.¡± Alice admitted. ¡°You make no sense.¡± ¡°Thank you. I¡¯ll break yourmon sense if you are not careful.¡± I told her. ¡°Just ept it and move on.¡±
It took us a while to make it to the gate of the manor, as I was driving at just a little faster than walking speed. The gate guards got out of the guard house as I pulled up with Overdrive, but they didn¡¯t make a huge fuss about it. Perhaps they¡¯ve heard of it beforehand. I had Dark Magician step out first and make us another shield. Then I got out and went over to Alice¡¯s side to help her out. I unsummoned Overdrive and the guards opened the gate for us. I apologized to the guards for surprising them as we got inside. As we got inside the house, I turned to Dark Magician. ¡°Thank you. You can go now.¡± I said to him. ¡°Always, Master. But please, try to summon me when you needbat strength next time.¡± He said as he entered his card. ¡°No promises, but I¡¯ll try.¡± I answered. I took the two cards that were on my DiaDhank and ced them back into the collection.
¡°Wee back.¡± Christina was in the front room waiting for us. ¡°I was thinking of sending a carriage to get you, but it seems like that was unnecessary.¡± ¡°Mother. We are back.¡± Alice responded. ¡°Yes. We got back herepletely dry.¡± I told her. ¡°I noticed. I¡¯m surprised you managed to keep yourselves dry in the rain. I know it¡¯s still just picking up, but still.¡± Christina said with slight amazement. ¡°Brian did that. He used a summon to make us a rain shield and then we used his golem carriage to get to the gates.¡± Alice exined. ¡°Oh that. I¡¯ve heard of it, but never seen it. Brian, will you give me a ride in it as well?¡± Christina asked. ¡°I can, but I¡¯d rather do it when it¡¯s not raining.¡± I told her. I can always use Overdrive when we go to the dungeon to name Christina as the dungeon master. ¡°And here I was hoping we could go right now.¡± Christina teased. She then turned her head towards Alice again. ¡°Alice, did you get a new staff?¡± ¡°Yes, Brian got it for me.¡± She responded. ¡°May I take a look?¡± Christina asked. Alice seemed a little hesitant to let go of her staff, but did hand it over to her mother. Christina was checking it out and seemed to like what she saw. ¡°Where did you get it? I don¡¯t think Bak would hold something like this.¡± Shemented. ¡°It¡¯s from the Traveling wonder.¡± I answered. ¡°Oh yeah, that little store. I¡¯ve been looking for a new staff for Alice since she cast her first spell a few days ago, but I didn¡¯t think something like this was so close. I guess I shouldn¡¯t underestimate a failing store.¡± Christina said. Failing? Is that store going under? Well, perhaps Lawrence just can¡¯tpete with Bak. Bak has arger store and multiple ie sources, so even if he can¡¯t sell his vares, he can just rely on the transport aspect of the business. But Lawrence doesn¡¯t have something like that. Or maybe he does and I just don¡¯t know of it. ¡°So you went with treant wood staff. You need to be careful not to overload it as you start using it.¡± Christina was instructing Alice. ¡°You don¡¯t want to break something Brian gave you, now do you.¡± So it can break if she overloads it. I guess if it is one that grows over time, it might be brittle early on. ¡°You seem knowledgeable about staves and treant wood. Do you perhaps have a treant wood staff yourself?¡± I asked. ¡°Oh I do.¡± Christina told me. ¡°I got it almost a year ago, but it still can¡¯t hold up to powerfulbat magic, so I can¡¯t use it fully.¡± ¡°Does it take that long for a treant wood staff to grow?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes, it really does. Some say it¡¯s foolish to even attempt to use a treant wood staff before you¡¯ve grown it for at least three years. Some say only a month is enough, but then again, the longer you nurture the staff, the stronger it will be.¡± She exined. ¡°Could I see yours? For reference.¡± I asked. ¡°Yes. Please wait a moment. I¡¯ll go get it.¡± Christina said as she left the room. After her mother left the room, Alice turned to me. ¡°Why are you so interested in staves all of a sudden?¡± She asked. ¡°I just want to know some of their limits.¡± I told her. ¡°If I don¡¯t, I¡¯ll end up breaking yours when I offer to upgrade it.¡± ¡°Please don¡¯t break it.¡± Alice plead. ¡°And that is why I study. Can I hold it for a bit?¡± I asked. ¡°...will you do something stupid?¡± She asked. ¡°No, I¡¯ll just analyze it.¡± I told her. ¡°What does that mean?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll use my power as a dungeon founder to find out more about the staff.¡± I told her. ¡°It shouldn¡¯t cause any damage to it.¡± ¡°... just don¡¯t break it.¡± She said as she handed the staff over. ¡°If I do, I¡¯ll get you another one.¡± I promised her. ¡°Perhaps I¡¯ll carve one for you myself.¡± ¡°Having a summon do it, is not doing it by yourself.¡± Alice told me. Well, she is not wrong. I have some woodworking experience, but not enough to carve something like this. School for the win. And projects with my dad. But then again, modern tools are required for that, so I really couldn¡¯t do something like this. I analyzed the staff, before handing it back to Alice. See, no damage. CH.84 Analyzing more Staves CH.84 Analyzing more Staves The staff I handed back to Alice felt very simple. By that, I mean the way mana flowed through it. I might not be able to control my mana yet, but I can still feel how it flows. The staff had two central streams of mana and some branches in the carved head. Almost like a tree drawn by a kid. Wouldn¡¯t this be what you want in a staff? How is it bad? (It is too simple, Master.) Laura told me. (It cannot handle moreplex spells, as they require more routes for the mana to take. If you tried casting an advanced spell with this staff, it would break. This is also why mana circuits in your body be more detailed as you level up your skills. You need more routes for the mana to take. This in return requires higher level mana control. In this way Master is unbnced, as your mana circuits are extremely detailed, but your mana control is between bad and nonexistent.) ¡­thanks for that. You didn¡¯t need to burn me so hard. I know I can¡¯t control my mana yet and apparently I¡¯m learning in hard mode. (Well, at least I have you to take care of the mana control. Thank you Laura.) I thanked my ever faithfulpanion. (Hard mode does not do it justice, Master. Learning mana control with your mana circuits would be near impossible.) Laura said. (But you can do it just fine.) Iined. (I¡¯m system support. I can do mana control even without the skill, so this level of control is not overly difficult for me. But Master¡¯s body does still limit mana control, leading to slower mana movement.) Laura told me. I guess that¡¯s why my telekinesis can¡¯t keep up with faster movements. (Correct.) I heard Laura say. (That is why I¡¯m working on leveling up Master¡¯s mana control when possible.)
¡°Can you tell me about this staff?¡± Alice asked as she was looking it over. She was like me, whenever I got Dark Magician Girl back from her. ¡°I¡¯ll wait until I get a look at your mother¡¯s staff. I think that will give me more insight into the structure of staves.¡± I told her. ¡°All I can tell for now is that that staff is simple and you shouldn¡¯t use anything but the most simple magic with it.¡± ¡°How do you know that?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Laura told me some things.¡± I answered. ¡°...I shouldn¡¯t have asked. Then how about you ask Laura how I can make it better.¡± Alice requested. That¡¯s not a bad idea. Laura? (You should pass mana from one end of the staff to the other. That way it will naturally develop new mana veins within it.) Laura told me and I repeated it to Alice. ¡°Like this?¡± Alice asked as she held the staff on herp with one of her hands on the crescent moon and the other at the bottom end. ¡°You know, I can¡¯t actually see your mana.¡± Imented. ¡°Oh¡­¡± Alice realized her blunder. ¡°You should probably ask your mother as well. She might have her own technique.¡± I told her. ¡°Sure.¡± Alice responded and focused back on her staff.
¡°Already at it.¡± Christinamented as she returned. She was holding a dark brown staff with a beige sphere at its top end. An earth magic stone? Her staff was longer than Alice¡¯s at around 1,5 meters tall. And the color was a little lighter than Alice''s. ¡°Mother. Please teach me!¡± Alice requested. ¡°Sure, but you seem to have the basic idea down.¡± Christina responded. ¡°How did you know to do that?¡± ¡°Brian told me.¡± She answered. Christina then turned to me and asked the same question. ¡°And how did you know that?¡± ¡°I have system support, remember? I can learn things.¡± I told her. ¡°So it can even tell you things like that.¡± Christina let out. ¡°Well you wanted to see mine, here it is.¡± Christina said as she was showing me her staff. Well, I did have a basic look at it already, but it really is a lighter shade of brown than the one Alice is holding. Is it because of the development of the staff or was the base branch different color? I guess even the magic stone could be influencing it. ¡°Could I hold it?¡± I asked. ¡°I don¡¯t mind, but please don¡¯t cast a spell inside the house.¡± Christina said as she handed the staff to me. It¡¯s quite heavy. It¡¯s much heavier than I thought it would be. Alice¡¯s was light, like I expected, but this one is heavier than I would have guessed by its size. (Laura, analyze it please.) I ordered as I focused on feeling the mana flow. (Sure.) Laura responded casually. I could feel my mana flowing from my fingers into the staff. And it was different. A lot different. If Alice¡¯s one was like a child¡¯s drawing of a tree, this one was like one drawn by a skilled painter. The mana circuits went in different directions and had all different thicknesses. I don¡¯t know how many there were lengthwise, but I would guess at least thirty. Compared to the two Alice¡¯s staff had, this isplex. (Master, the analysis isplete, but reproduction is impossible.) Laura told me. (Impossible? Why?) (The magic circuits in the staff are personalized and cannot be remade by the dungeon.) Laura exined. (A reproduction would have simple magic circuits, closer to the one Alice has.) ¡­ so if I want an OP treant staff I need to put in the work. No cheats for me. Well more like, no more cheats for me. Not that I really need a staff in the first ce. (Having one might be good for mana control practice, but it wouldn¡¯t affect Master¡¯s summonings or telekinesis.) Laura told me. So it would be a waste of effort. I guess I could eventually get one, but I have no rush to prioritize one. ¡°Thank you.¡± I said to Christina as I handed the staff back to her. ¡°Why the sudden interest in staves?¡± She asked as she received her staff. ¡°Just analyzing things so I can improve the dungeon.¡± I told her. ¡°...what does that mean?¡± She asked. ¡°When I analyze something, I can reproduce it with the dungeon.¡± I told her. ¡°What!? Really!?¡± Christina seemed surprised. I guess this information is not avable. ¡°Yeah, I can. But the reproduction is usually an inferior copy.¡± I told her. ¡°For example if I tried recreating your staff, I couldn¡¯t remake all the magic circuits that it has and it woulde out like a simple staff that only has a few magic lines.¡± ¡°You can feel the magic circuits inside a staff?¡± Apparently that part surprised Christina as well. ¡°Well, kinda.¡± More like Laura can move my mana in a way I can figure them out from. ¡°How high is your mana control?¡± Christina asked. ¡°None. I don¡¯t have the skill. Laura does my mana control for me.¡± I told her. ¡°The system support can do something like that? Now I want the system support as well.¡± Christina said as she heard just how useful the system support is. ¡°Sorry, but I can''t help you with that.¡± I told her. I have no idea how one gains the system support. I guess it might be by eliminating a dungeon as that is how I got Laura. But I guess I could ask thedy herself. (Laura, how does one gain system support?) (I can¡¯t ess that information, Master.) Laura told me. Stupid ssified information. I guess the system doesn¡¯t want everyone to have system support. I guess the system might run out of processing power if everyone had system support. ¡°Mom! Please instruct me.¡± Alice called out to her mother. I think this is the first time I¡¯ve heard Alice calling her mother ¡®mom¡¯. She always said ¡®Mother¡¯ previously. Progress? Perhaps. I guess I¡¯ll take this opportunity to slip away. I need a more peaceful spot to summon Dark Sage in, so I can ask if he can convert the monster cores to magic stones. ¡°I¡¯ll be heading to my room.¡± I told Jenna, who was standing by. ¡°Sure. I¡¯lle get you when it¡¯s time for tea.¡± She told me as I left the room. CH.85 First Fusion Summoning CH.85 First Fusion Summoning I made it back into my room. I took off my hoodie and fanny pack, cing them on a table. Now just to summon the strongest spell caster I have at the moment. And hope he can do the magic stone conversion. ¡­ I just realized something. I didn¡¯t ask what monsters these cores originated from. I hope it¡¯s not light monsters. Actually, couldn¡¯t I install Mystic sma Zone into them and they would turn dark attribute. Do I have any of them? (You have one, Master. I also believe it to be wasteful to use a card on a c-rank core. You should save them for higher ranking cores, or wait until you have more of them.) Laura told me. (Sure. I got the materials for Master of Oz in the morning so I still want to get the card for him, but I guess I can just go with magic ruler for the other packs.) Unless my Vampire Lady luck returns. (What set is Master of Oz in?) I asked Laura. (Soul of the Duelist.) She responded. (It appears as both rare and ultimate rare.) (I see. Well, that will be a priority for tomorrow. And then just Magic Ruler with the leftover packs if I get it.) I¡¯ve been defaulting to Invasion of Chaos for packs I didn¡¯t have a n for, as the envoys are in that set, but do I really need them? And I¡¯ve also been gettingplete crap from that set, so I guess I can default back to Magic Ruler until I have a stockpile of the attribute spells. ¡­ Master of Oz¡­ Fusion monster¡­ Polymerization¡­ Spells with a toploader can only be used once per day¡­ Wasn¡¯t I going to summon a fusion today? Didn¡¯t Laura rmend I get the materials for a fusion? And if I¡¯m going for a second one tomorrow, I¡¯ll need poly avable again. I should probably just summon the one Laura wanted today, so I¡¯ll be able to summon Master of Oz tomorrow, if I get it. (Laura, what monster was it again?) (St. Joan. A light attribute, fairy type monster. Its materials are The Forgiving Maiden and Darklord Marie.) (Oh yeah. That¡¯s what it was. If I summon it now, I can summon it without poly in the future, right.) I confirmed. I¡¯ve done it with Performance of Sword, but better to be sure. (Yes. After its summoning condition is met, the monster can be summoned again just like any other.) Laura told me. (That¡¯s what I thought. Then I definitely should summon her today.) I decided. Let¡¯s quickly do that before I summon Dark Sage to deal with the magic stones. ¡ª I just realized something. If I¡¯m going to fusion summon, that means I¡¯ll use four cards at once. It will be the most I¡¯ve used for a single summon, overthrowing the three I needed for Performance of Sword. But still not the most I¡¯ve had active at one time. That still belongs to the wyvern attack, as I had three monsters, two equip spells and a field spell active at the same time. I pulled the four cards I needed from the collection. Laura already put the sleeves and toploaders onto them in the morning, so I don¡¯t need to do it now. ¡°I guess nothing left to do, but to summon it.¡± I said out loud. ¡°I activate Polymerization to fuse together Darklord Marie and The Forgiving Maiden. I fusion summon St. Joan.¡± Before me, two cards appeared. But unlike normally, monsters didn¡¯t rise from them. Instead, a whirlpool of dark and light blue, with some orange highlights, consumed the two cards. From the whirlpool, a single card rose. A purple one. And from it, my monster appeared. Spoiler [copse] She was tall. A little over two meters tall, I would say. She had a heavily armored top half, but just some regr cloth pants for bottom. It makes for an interesting imbnce of full armor and no armor. Perhaps an equip spell can help with that, but not now. I¡¯ll check my collection for themter. I looked at the two fusion materials used and they were grayed out. They lost all their color. I guess this is indicating that they can¡¯t be used at the moment. I looked at polymerization and it was the same. I pulled out the Mystical Space Typhoon I used in the morning, and it was also grayed out. I didn¡¯t notice it in the morning as I was still worried that Alice had actually done something worse than she did, but it¡¯s good to know the cards have a way of showing they are on cooldown. But then again, the monsters don¡¯t do it. Wonder what is different with these? ¡°Hello Master.¡± She greeted me. ¡°Hi.¡± I casually answered. ¡°Sorry I summoned you like this. I don¡¯t really have anything for you to do.¡± I told her. ¡°That¡¯s fine. I¡¯m d Master believes in me enough to go through the trouble of summoning me.¡± She said to me. ¡°I¡¯m sure you will find times I¡¯ll be of use to you. And now you can summon me easier.¡± ¡°I can at least have you do some of the practice matches with other adventurers when I¡¯m at the guild.¡± I told her. ¡°How about I teach Master swordsmanship?¡± She offered. Swordsmanship? I guess that might be useful, even if I am a backline fighter. Or would some self defense be better? Or perhaps a bit of both? I could use something like a short sword or a dagger for self defense. But then again, there will be times when I won¡¯t have a sword with me. ¡°I¡¯ll think about it.¡± I told her. ¡°But I think I should also learn some unarmedbat, as I won¡¯t always have a sword with me. Actually, I don¡¯t even own a sword at the moment.¡± ¡°Would you like to analyze mine?¡± She asked. ¡°It might not be your style, but it is a mithril alloy sword, so it is a good choice for Master.¡± Mithril? A magical metal? And I can just analyze it. Nice! Dungeon is getting its new best reward. Or perhaps a magic bag is still better. I¡¯m not sure. I wonder if the swords used by some of the other monsters, like ck Luster Soldier, are made of even higher quality magic metal, like orichalcum. I guess I¡¯ll never know if I can¡¯t get the cards for them. But this also proves I can analyze something from my monsters, so free dungeon process to me. Actually, could I analyze Overdrive, make one of them and then install or fuse the card with the one I made? That should make itst permanently, right? But then I would need a ce to store it in. I don¡¯t have storage skill. ¡°Yes please. I¡¯ll dly analyze it.¡± I told her. ¡°Good choice Master.¡± She said as she detached the sword from her belt. ¡°Here you go.¡± ¡°Thank you.¡± I said as I received it. It¡¯s lighter than I expected. Grandpa did have a few swords in his collection and I did hold a few of them, but this feels a little lighter than I expected. Is mithril lighter than steel? (It¡¯s because you are stronger now, Master.) Laura told me. I guess that would make sense. If my strength grows, everything will feel a little lighter. (Ok. Let¡¯s just analyze it.) I told Laura. I sat down on my bed with the sword on myp. I had one of my hands on the hilt and the other at the tip. The sword was still in its scabbard, so it¡¯s not like I was holding my hand on the de itself. As I was analyzing the sword, I asked some questions from my summon. I need to know what she is capable of. ¡°Joan, can I even call you that, can you use magic?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes, I don¡¯t mind if Master calls me Joan. And yes, I can use some light magic.¡± She told me. ¡°What kinds?¡± I asked. ¡°I mainly focus on magic to enhance my movement and my sword strikes, but I can also use some basic attack and healing magic.¡± She told me. ¡°But please do not rely on me as a healer too much. Having a dedicated healer will be a lot better.¡± She added. ¡°Well, it¡¯s still good to know you have some knowledge about healing magic.¡± I told her. ¡°I¡¯ve only had Dancing Fairy use healing magic thusfar, so having more choices is good.¡± ¡°Sorry to tell you this, but Dancing Fairy is likely better at healing magic than I am.¡± She told me. So a fairy beats a knight? Actually, St. Joan is fairy type as well. Not a warrior, like you might assume at first nce. Also being outdone by Dancing Fairy is understandable. Dancing Fairy¡¯s effect heals for 1000 life points every turn, but Darklord Marie heals for 200 a turn. But then again, Marie is just a material for Joan. How do life points convert to HP? Is 1000 LP = 1000 HP? Questions I¡¯d rather not have answered, as that would mean someone has taken arge amount of damage. I guess Red Medicine was able to heal a stab wound from a wyvern¡¯s tail, and that card heals for 500 LP, so it might just be one for one. I don¡¯t really know the stats of that guard, so I can¡¯t get a perfect guess. I have 410 HP right now and if I assume the guard is close to my level, he would have something simr. Being in the high twenties in level should be normal for a guard. They might be at an even higher level for all I know. (Master, the analysis isplete.) Laura told me. (Mithril-gold alloy swords can now be made. We should analyze swords with different shapes and sizes so that they can be made in the future.) So it was alloyed with gold? Why? (Gold is good at transferring magic, so it¡¯s used to make magic circuits. This allows for a smoother flow of magic in the sword.) Laura exined. (Copper could also be used, but it gets destroyed if too much magic is inserted at once.) (I see. So gold is used for the magic circuits in expensive swords and copper in cheaper ones.) I recited what Laura just told me. (Can I make an ingot of this gold-mithril alloy with the dungeon?) (It''s a mithril-gold alloy. And if we analyze an ingot to act as a base, it should be possible.) Laura told me. (Gold-mithril, mithril-gold. What¡¯s the difference?) I asked. (The order shows what is the major metal.) Laura informed me. So being mithril-gold means that it has more mithril than gold. Understandable. ¡°Thank you for letting me borrow the sword.¡± I said to St. Joan as I handed her sword back to her. ¡°You can go now.¡± ¡°Of course, Master. Please call on me when you are ready to begin your sword practice.¡± She told me as she returned to her card. I took a quick look at the two materials for her, but they were both still gray. I¡¯ll need to keep an eye on them in case something changes. Then I ced all three cards back into the collection. Interestingly, the sleeve and toploader on St. Joan had taken on a slight purple tint. It wasn¡¯t as pronounced as the blue sleeve on Performance of Sword, but you could still see the difference. Perhaps that indicates that the monster has been properly summoned and can be summoned just by calling out its name. (I can do that for you, Master.) Laura offered. (Thank you, Laura.) Helpful as always. Now, let¡¯s deal with the magic stones. CH.86 Making magic stones CH.86 Making magic stones I got a little sidetracked from my original objective. I was going to work on the magic stones, but then the realization about wasting resources kicked in. Wasting¡­ I guess I wouldn¡¯t have wasted anything even if I waited, but if I do end up getting Master of Oz tomorrow, I would have had to wait a day to summon one of the two fusions. Luckily that distraction with St. Joan didn¡¯t take much time, so I can get started with the magic stones. ¡°I hope you¡¯ve rested enough.¡± I said as I pulled a card from my storage. ¡°Dark Sage.¡± Unlike his younger self, who used a card like a door to step out of, he rose from a card that was in line with the ground. An older man in a purple and ck robe. He was sitting in a meditating posture and was holding a giant staff on hisp. ¡°Aa, Master.¡± He said with his deep voice. ¡°You have called on me. How may I be of service? Would you like to begin your journey into the depths of sorcery?¡± ¡°Hello to you as well, Dark Sage. Have you rested enough?¡± I asked him. ¡°I had enough rest. If I rest longer, I might never wake up.¡± He joked. I guess he is up for it. I went through my fanny pack and got out the two bracelets and the two monster cores. I ced the bracelets onto a table. ¡°I need you to convert these monster cores into magic stones.¡± I told him. ¡°Oh, the gift for yourdy friend. Of course I want to help you make it.¡± He said jokingly. ¡°...she isn¡¯t my girlfriend.¡± I said back. ¡°Oh, I see. Well let¡¯s set that issue aside for now and work on these cores.¡± He said as he was looking at the cores that were in his hand. When did he get them? They were in my hand. ¡°Don¡¯t look so confused.¡± He said as he noticed me looking at the cores. ¡°I¡¯m a sage with a thousand years of experience. Something like this is simple for me.¡± ¡­ Yeah, I guess it would be. ¡°You know you could have just asked for them.¡± I told him. ¡°I could have, but it will take some time to convert these.¡± He said as he was looking at the cores. ¡°We might run out of time if we y around too much.¡± ¡°Really? Then go ahead and start.¡± I told him. ¡°Oh I won¡¯t be doing it alone.¡± He told me. ¡°I¡¯ll have you help.¡± ¡°Help? Why?¡± I asked. What can I do? I have no experience. ¡°Master¡¯spletely neutral magic will create abination with my dark magic that will make the stones more flexible. That way if you were to grant another attribute to your girlfriend, they would be better. They will also be easier to get used to, if they boost her magic as a whole, and not just dark magic.¡± He exined. ¡­did you have to call Alice my girlfriend? Again. How do you even know about that? Laura? Is this your fault? (Don¡¯t me me for everything, Master.) Laurained. (You should remember that you summoned him before he evolved and he has memories from that time.) Laura added. (I¡¯m sorry.) I said to Laura. (I just thought you told him.) ¡°Well, let¡¯s start.¡± I said to my summon. ¡°What do I need to do?¡±
¡°So how do we do this?¡± I asked. ¡°And can we take a break if something happens?¡± ¡°Yes we can take a break in the middle.¡± Dark Sage answered my second question first. ¡°And what we will do is make a mana loop. We will loop mana through each other and the cores. They will take on the properties of the mana passed through them. When they have enough power in them, I¡¯llpress them down and they will turn into magic stones.¡± ¡°Ok, I think I get it.¡± So we just pass mana through the stones. Sounds simple enough. Perhaps thatst part is the difficult step. ¡°Also, after we have reached about 90% capacity, we cannot stop. The cores would be unstable and likely explode if left like that.¡± Dark Sage told me. ¡°Explode? Is this safe?¡± I got a little nervous. I don¡¯t want this project to blow up in my face. ¡°It¡¯s fine. As long as we don¡¯t leave the cores in critical state, they won¡¯t explode. I¡¯ll make an estimate at around 50% and we will decide if we are going toplete the stones in one go or two. But cores this size should be doable in one.¡± He told me. ¡°Then let¡¯s start.¡± I said to him. I sat down facing Dark Sage. He held one stone in each hand and told me to ce my hands on top of his. It was like the position Alice took with her teacher to practice mana control. But we also had the stones in the mix. ¡°Now let us begin. Follow my lead.¡± Dark Sage told me. ¡°Sure.¡± I responded. (Help me out Laura.) (Always.) She said to me. I could feel the mana flowing between us. His mana felt ¡­ heavy. Unlike when Laura controlled my own, having his flow in me felt like trying to stir syrup. Actually, because of its darkness, I thinkparing it to tar might be urate. Except that it wasn¡¯t sticky. It was just viscous. Compared to my own that flowed smoothly. I guess it might be the attribute difference. Thankfully Laura was doing the actual moving, but it still felt strange. Well I just need to bear with it. At least it''s not painful. Only ufortable.
(Laura, how long has it been?) I asked mypanion as I had lost track of time. (42 minutes since we started the conversion of the stones, Master.) She told me. ¡°Dark Sage, how far are we in the conversion process?¡± I asked. ¡°We are almost halfway there.¡± He told me. ¡°We should be able to do it in one go.¡± ¡°Then let¡¯s keep going.¡± I¡¯d rather just get it over with. Next time, I¡¯ll bring a magazine or something. (How about you focus on your mana. That will make you gain the mana control skill faster.) Laura said. (...yeah, I should¡­ ) She is right. Again. Or more like always. I¡¯ll need that skill if I want to level up telekinesis. I kept up my focus, even if I wasn¡¯t the one in control of my mana.
Knock, knock There was a knock at the door. Why now? We¡¯ve kept up the mana loop for another 45 minutes or so, and Dark Sage warned me that we have reached the critical point where we can no longer quit. Unless we want to risk an explosion. Knock! Knock! There was another knock, but stronger this time. ¡°Come in.¡± I said slightly agitated. I know Laura and Dark Sage are doing the heavy lifting, but I would still prefer not to be bothered. Someone opened the door. ¡°Lord Brian, I came to get you for, Who is that?¡± Jenna was surprised as she saw Dark Sage sitting there with me. She came to get me for something? Is it tea time? ¡°Sorry, but I need a little longer for this.¡± I told her. ¡°I¡¯lle as soon as we finish this.¡± ¡°As you wish, but who is he?¡± Jenna asked. ¡°Just leave!¡± I said, getting more agitated. ¡­ Why did I snap like that? Are my thoughts getting darker? Is the dark mana affecting me? If it is, I¡¯ll need to be more careful in the future. ¡°Sorry.¡± I said to Jenna, as she seemed genuinely scared by my outburst. ¡°Just give us a little more time.¡± ¡°...yes.¡± She said weakly before leaving the room. ¡­ What was that? Even if I yelled at her she shouldn¡¯t have gotten that scared. I hope that was just an isted incident. ¡°We are almost ready.¡± Dark Sage said to me. ¡°Just a little longer.¡± I focused back on the task at hand.
¡°Good, the cores are ready for the next part.¡± Dark Sage said. ¡°I¡¯ll justpress them down. You should let go of them now, Master.¡± ¡°Sure.¡± I said as I took my hands away from the cores. The cores were shining with energy. They remind me a little of the rogue core from the dungeon. But the light these have is more violent, uncontained. Perhaps that rogue core was a monster core that had some amount of mana in it, but it hadn¡¯t reached the critical point. I heard Dark Sage mumbling something akin to a spell chant, but I couldn¡¯t make out the words for it. Then I saw how the corespressed down. The ping-pong ball sized cores shrunk down, until they were about half their original diameter. Their color also changed. The shining cores that started out with a reddish-brown color, were now dark with small white cross shapes, or perhaps star shapes. I think polished obsidian is simr, but then again, I¡¯ve only seen polished obsidian in a video and never live. ¡°The stones areplete, Master.¡± Dark Sage said to me. ¡°Please bring over the bracelets for them.¡± ¡°So it was a sess.¡± I said as I walked over to the table where Iid the bracelets. ¡°Can you really do the rest as well?¡± ¡°Master, I¡¯m a sage. I¡¯ve studied for over a thousand years. Making magical equipment like this has been a part of it.¡± He told me. ¡°I guess I shouldn¡¯t doubt you.¡± I said to him, as I handed the bracelets over to him. ¡°I might be old, but with agees knowledge.¡± He said as he received the bracelets. ¡°I wasn¡¯tmenting on your age.¡± Honestly I wasn¡¯t. I just have no clue if he would know the techniques of this world. A little spellter, the stones had been embedded into the bracelets. The spots designed for them were way toorge for the stones we made, so he had to change the design of the bracelets a little. I think they might be better this way, as the stones aren¡¯t asrge as the slots were. Did Bak sell us the wrong stones? ¡°Master, you need to unsummon me now.¡± He said as he handed the bracelets back to me. ¡°Yeah, we did spend a long time on the bracelets. Thank you. I¡¯ll call on you again.¡± I said as a card appeared under Dark Sage. ¡°I¡¯ll be waiting.¡± He said as he sunk into the card. I quickly returned his card into the collection, put thepleted bracelets into my fanny pack and left the room. They are waiting for me, after all. CH.87 Made something strange CH.87 Made something strange I made my way back towards the parlor. I think that¡¯s where Alice and Christina should be. On the way I noticed that my body didn¡¯t move like it should. It feels simr to when I shared mana with Alice¡¯s teacher. (Laura, am I low on mana?) I asked. (You did use a little over half of your mana.) Laura told me. (You also have some of the dark mana still in your body, so that is making your mana movement more sluggish.) (Is that bad?) I asked. (The having foreign mana in my body part.) (Your mana is neutral so it¡¯s not a major deal.) Laura said. (The dark mana will leave your body with time. And the amount of dark mana present in your body is small to begin with. You¡¯ll feel better when your mana has fully recovered.) (How long will it take?) I asked. (Your mana regeneration should take a few hours and the dark mana will leave your body fully by tomorrow.) Laura told me. So I¡¯ll be sluggish for a few hours. It took less time to recover after sharing mana with Trystan, so I guess the foreign mana part is a small problem. At least I have no other ns for the day and it is raining outside. I think the rain has actually picked up since we came inside. I can hear it a lot louder now. I didn¡¯t notice it picking up as I was working with Dark Sage on the magic stones. I thought I wasn¡¯t focused on it, but apparently I was.
Before making it, I ran into Jenna. Not literally, you weirdo. ¡°Jenna.¡± I called her. ¡°Lord Brian.¡± She looked at me and hung her head down. ¡°Is there something you need?¡± ¡°Yeah, I wanted to apologize for shouting at you.¡± I told her. ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± ¡°I¡­ I¡¯m sorry as well. I shouldn¡¯t have bothered you.¡± Jenna said back. ¡°No, you were doing your job. I shouldn¡¯t get angry at you for something like that.¡± I told her. ¡°Thank you. But you should get going. The madam and miss are waiting for you.¡± She reminded me.
¡°Brian.¡± Alice called to me as she noticed me. ¡°Sorry to keep you waiting.¡± I said to the duo enjoying tea. ¡°It¡¯s fine. I heard you were in the middle of something.¡± Christina said. ¡°Please, take a seat.¡± I did as instructed and took a seat. A bitter there was a cup of tea in front of me. ¡°What were you doing?¡± Alice asked. ¡°I was converting the monster cores into magic stones.¡± I answered. ¡°You must have some skill to be able to do that.¡± Christinamented. ¡°Well I didn¡¯t do it alone.¡± I said. ¡°I had help from one of my summons.¡± ¡°The red one?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Red one?¡± What red one? Oh, the red robed Dark Magician. ¡°No, not him.¡± ¡°How many different summons do you have?¡± Christina asked. ¡­ that¡¯s a good question. I have a lot. Like hundreds of cards at this point. But not all of them are monsters, so¡­ I guess I could just say how many sleeve and toploader monsters I have. How many would that be? (Eleven, Master.) Laura answered. (And two more, but they are held by Alice and Lucia. As well as the two that you used as fusion material for St. Joan.) More than I thought there were. The one held by Alice is Dark Magician Girl and Lucia has Vampire Lady. ¡°Brian?¡± Christina called out to me. ¡°Oh, sorry. I was just thinking about what you asked.¡± I told her. ¡°I would say I have eleven summons. But then again, my summoning is not normal, as you should know.¡± ¡°I see. So eleven. That¡¯s not as many as I thought you would have.¡± Christina said. ¡°Do you know about summoning magic?¡± I asked her. ¡°It was a subject at the royal academy. You had to take it if you were taking the magic oriented courses.¡± She told me. ¡°They want to find all potential summoners.¡± ¡°And the easiest way to do that is to put you on a crash course into summoning.¡± I joked. ¡°Yes.¡± She answered. So a royal academy. Should I visit it? I could definitely learn something. ¡­ actually, why is Alice not a student at the royal academy? Especially if they have a magic course. ¡°Why doesn¡¯t Alice attend the royal academy?¡± I asked. ¡°... I ¡­ ¡° Alice wanted to answer, but it seems like the words got caught in her throat. ¡°My husband didn¡¯t allow her to leave the territory.¡± Christina said. ¡°That¡¯s why he paid good money to get Trystan to teach her magic.¡± ¡°I really wanted to go.¡± Alice finally said. ¡°Even my brother got to go.¡± Oh yeah, she has a brother. I think Christina mentioned it, like once. And of course he would go to school, while Alice is home schooled. In magic only. Or perhaps one of the maids or even Christina teaches her other things.
¡°May I ask more about the magic stones?¡± Christina changed the subject. ¡°Sure, but I¡¯m not an expert.¡± I told her. ¡°What do you need magic stones for?¡± She asked. ¡°I bought some bracelets that have slots for them. I was making some dark magic stones for them.¡± I told her. ¡°Dark magic? I thought you couldn¡¯t use magic.¡± Shemented. ¡°I can¡¯t.¡± I responded. ¡°They are not for me. I was nning on giving them to Alice.¡± ¡°So you made them for Alice. I see.¡± Christina muttered, before asking. ¡°But how can you make dark magic stones if you can¡¯t use dark magic?¡± ¡°... I told you already. I summoned Dark Sage to help me.¡± I told her. ¡°Sage? You can summon a sage?¡± Christina asked. ¡°... yes.¡± ¡°How is that possible?¡± She kept on the pressure. ¡°I just can. I don¡¯t know how my skill works.¡± I lied. I know somewhat how it works, but then again, I don¡¯t know if a sage in a card is the same as a sage in the world. ¡°... then what happened to the magic stones?¡± Christina asked. ¡°We finished them and my summon applied them to bracelets.¡± I told her. ¡°So you finished magic stones that quickly? It normally takes days to do.¡± Christina said in surprise. Days? Really? It took us under two hours. Is the technique used by Dark Sage just so much faster? ¡°Does it really take that long?¡± I asked. ¡°Or does it only take that long if you use higher ranking cores?¡± ¡°The way we were taught to do it took four days.¡± Christina told me. ¡°And that was with d-rank cores. Higher ranking cores take more time.¡± ¡­ And I just converted C-rank cores in 2 hours ¡­ How do I tell her that? ¡°Perhaps the technique my summon used is something with a higher level of difficulty. He is called a sage, so he might know something like that.¡± I offered. ¡°I suppose that could be it.¡± Christina admitted. ¡°The sage¡¯s tower doesn¡¯t share the highest level secrets with people who don¡¯t have the appropriate title from them.¡± I guess they don¡¯t want people other than sages learning about techniques they consider sage level. I might need to get in contact with them before I spread around high level techniques like that. I wonder what rank they¡¯d give me if I just showed up and was all like ¡®Hi. I¡¯m a summoner. Make me a sage.¡¯ I guess that probably wouldn¡¯t be enough. But I might try if I ever wander over to that area. I did promise the guild I would visit the guild headquarters and if I understood it correctly, the sage¡¯s tower is in that area as well. ¡°Brian.¡± Alice saw a moment and took part in our conversation. ¡°Show me the bracelets.¡± ¡°Sure.¡± I was going to get them out of my fanny pack, but I left it in my room. ¡°Actually, I left them in my room. Sorry.¡± ¡°Jenna, go get them.¡± Alice ordered the maid. ¡°Sure. Lord Brian, where are they?¡± Jenna asked. ¡°They are in my bag.¡± I told her. ¡°Just bring the bag over.¡± ¡°Yes. Please wait a moment.¡± Jenna said as she left.
¡°Is this it?¡± Jenna came back holding my fanny pack. ¡°Yes it is.¡± I told her. ¡°Thank you.¡± She handed the bag over to me, gave a small bow and returned to stand-by mode. Or whatever it is called when a maid is just close by ready to serve. I opened the bag and took out the two bracelets. I ced them on the table. Christina grabbed one of them and was inspecting it. ¡°The stone is small, but it has a nice color.¡± She told me. ¡°I¡¯ve never seen a magic stone with a color this deep. They are usually slightly see-through. But this one isn¡¯t. What rank were the cores you used?¡± ¡°I think they were C-rank.¡± I told her. That¡¯s what Bak said when he brought them over. ¡°C-rank? These seem too small to be C-rank. Are you sure they weren¡¯t D-rank?¡± Christina asked. ¡°I¡¯m pretty sure he said C-rank.¡± I told Christina. ¡°He did.¡± Alice added. ¡°But they wererger when we bought them.¡± ¡°Yeah they shrunk a bit at the final step of the conversion process. I think my summon called itpression or something.¡± I told them. ¡°Compression? That wasn¡¯t a step we were taught.¡± Christina said. ¡°I guess that just confirms that the technique used by Dark Sage is different.¡± I concluded and took a sip of my tea. It was already quite cold. But it still tastes good. ¡°Brian, did you really make these for me?¡± Alice asked. Her eyes had stars in them, like the stars on the magic stones. ¡°Yeah, I did. I hope you like them.¡± I told her. ¡°Thank you.¡± Alice got up from her seat and hugged me. Please don¡¯t tackle me like that. I received the flying Alice into my embrace. Or would it be into her embracing me? ¡°Congrattions Alice.¡± Christina said. ¡°You did it.¡± CH.88 I didn’t mean to CH.88 I didn¡¯t mean to ¡°Congrattions Alice.¡± Christina said. ¡°You did it.¡± What does she mean by that? Don¡¯t tell me I fucked up. ¡°Yes.¡± Alice said with excitement. She was still hugging me tightly. ¡°Thank you Brian.¡± ¡°...are you that excited for some bracelets?¡± I asked. ¡°Of course I am. Who wouldn¡¯t be?¡± She responded. The room was silent. No one said anything to that. But they are just some magic equipment. Yeah, they are kinda nice, but something to go crazy over? I don¡¯t think so. ¡°Brian.¡± Christina began. ¡°Did you not know that giving a bracelet with a magic stone you made is an engagement proposal?¡± ¡­ it''s WHAT? Of course I didn¡¯t know. How would I know that? Laura, why didn¡¯t you warn me? (ess to regional culture is not avable.) Laura told me. She sounded more mechanical than usual. ¡°... I¡¯m sorry. I didn¡¯t know that.¡± I told them. ¡°Does that mean¡­ you didn¡¯t propose?¡± Alice asked as she took some distance. As much distance as you can take while sitting on someone¡¯sp. ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± I repeated. ¡°I didn¡¯t know a bracelet had a meaning like that.¡± I told her as I took her back into a hug. I¡¯m not risking her running off again. I can only use MST once per day. ¡­ Actually, now that I know it''s just shade, I could just walk into the spell. ¡°Don¡¯t you like me?¡± Alice asked. I heard her sobbing lightly. I think she might be crying ¡°Alice.¡± I began. ¡°I told you yesterday, I need some more time.¡± ¡°Why??¡± She said mid cry. ¡°It¡¯s just¡­ I have my reasons.¡± I only told Christina about being from a different world after all. ¡°Why don¡¯t you just tell her?¡± Christina asked. ¡°Mother?¡± Alice raised her head that was resting against my shoulder. ¡°Do you know why Brian won¡¯t love me?¡± Christina got up from her seat and walked over to us. She then ced her hands on Alice¡¯s cheeks, lining up their eyes. ¡°Alice, love isplicated. It doesn¡¯te immediately. Some people need more time for it. And Brian is still recovering from the loss of his family.¡± Christina told her daughter. ¡°You shouldn¡¯t try forcing him into anything. That will only push him away.¡± ¡°Then what should I do?¡± Alice asked. ¡­this doesn¡¯t feel like a conversation they should be having while Alice is literally sitting on myp. ¡°Do what you have been doing. Get close to him, hang out with him, show your good sides to him and charm him. I know you can do it.¡± Christina instructed Alice. Then she turned to me. ¡°Or am I wrong?¡± ¡°... I guess not exactly.¡± I told her. ¡°But honestly, at least half of this mess is your fault.¡± I said as I faced Christina. ¡°That stunt you talked her into this morning. Why would you do that?¡± ¡°... ¡° Now it was her choice to be lost for words. ¡°Mother said it was to get you out of bed.¡± Alice told me. ¡°She said you were sad and needed something else to focus on.¡± ¡°I guess that is true.¡± I said to Alice. ¡°I was feeling terrible this morning.¡± Last night, or evening, was rough. Iid a lot out to Christina, even if I didn¡¯t even get to touch on Laura and that wormhole. (Don¡¯t call me a wormhole.) Laurained. But I never did. I just meant my rtionship with your namesake. (Master could always marry me.) She offered. (I like the sound of that.) I told Laura. I still love her. Well, the other her. Even if she left me in that way. I know I would have taken her back if she hade to me and honestly asked. Perhaps she just is my weakness. ¡°But now you are feeling all better, right? We had a good date, didn¡¯t we?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Yeah, we did. I did enjoy it.¡± I told her. She did manage to bring my mood up a lot. But I still feel like I need another heart-to-heart with Christina today. I should probably tell her about Laura as well. In the end, I kept the bracelets for now. I promised Alice I would give them to her when I was actually ready to propose to her.
The rest of the day was quite peaceful. Other than Alice wanting to hug me and not let go when the rain decided to upgrade itself to thunder. Or would it be lightning? Lightning storm? Yeah, that sounds correct. I really hope Brandon and the rest of them weren¡¯t on their way here when the rain started. Camping out in that kind of lightning storm would be terrible. I guess if it was just Brandon I might not mind and would see this as a way of the world punishing him for being a bad parent. But the others don¡¯t deserve it. ¡°Good night.¡± I wished Alice as we were leaving the dining room after dinner. ¡°Good night.¡± She responded. ¡°Are you sure I can¡¯t sleep with you?¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± I said to her. ¡°It would be better if we did not.¡± ¡°... I¡¯ll just sneak in again.¡± She said quietly. ¡°No you won¡¯t. It¡¯s not appropriate for a youngdy to sleep with someone of the opposite sex.¡± Jenna countered. ¡°I¡¯ll sleep with you to make sure.¡± ¡°But I did it before¡­¡± Aliceined. ¡°That doesn¡¯t make it better. Let¡¯s head to your room. I still need to bathe you before bed.¡± Jenna said as she took Alice away. I watched as the two of them disappeared from the room. After they had left, I turned to face Christina. ¡°Could we continue the conversation from yesterday?¡± I asked. ¡°Are you sure you are ready for more?¡± She asked in response. ¡°Yeah, there is one more thing I want to touch on.¡± I told her.
We were back in the master bedroom. Christina brought out the same bottle of brandy that we opened yesterday. I guess I could enjoy one ss. ¡°So here we are. What secrets will you share today?¡± Christina asked after she had poured a drink for both of us. ¡°I don¡¯t have much to tell today. It¡¯s definitely less than what I told yesterday.¡± I said as I took a sip of the brandy. It does taste really good. Christina also took a sip before saying. ¡°Go on then.¡± ¡°It¡¯s about Laura. And not the system support.¡± I began. ¡°There is a reason why I named the system support Laura. That¡¯s because she sounds exactly like someone from my old world. Someone who meant a lot to me.¡± ¡°She was your lover, wasn¡¯t she?¡± Christina guessed. ¡°Yeah.¡± I told her. ¡°I was nning on proposing to her. But she left me.¡± ¡°Left you? Why?¡± ¡°I really don¡¯t know. The reason she told me was that I was using money in a dumb way. But it wasn¡¯t like we were broke or something. She just got mad at me for using my money for something I wanted and left. She didn¡¯t exin it, or anything. She just left me a note that she is leaving me.¡± ¡°I see.¡± Christina said understandingly. ¡°But then why would you name the system support after her?¡± ¡°I really didn¡¯t n to. I already told you that when I talk with system support, she sounds just like Laura did. When I woke up for the first time in this world, she was the one waking me up. I thought she was Laura, so I called her Laura. That led to the system support liking that name and I just epted it.¡± ¡°I see.¡± Christinamented. ¡°The worst part was that it was on the morning of the day I appeared in this world that the separation between me and Laura happened. I had barely processed it when I suddenly appeared in the core room of that dungeon. Then I had to fight my way out of the dungeon and everything. I never really had time to process all of it, until Alice¡¯s confession yesterday brought it back to the surface.¡± ¡°I think I understand.¡± Christina said. ¡°You really have it rough. But I think we should call it a night. I believe you didn¡¯t sleep wellst night. You should go make up for it.¡± ¡°Sure. Thank you for your time.¡± I said as I emptied my ss and got up. ¡°Good night.¡± ¡°Good night.¡± Christina said as I left the room. Like yesterday, I took a quick bath and got into bed. CH.89 How to practice a rare technique CH.89 How to practice a rare technique Knock, Knock. I woke up to the sound of knocking. Is something wrong? Why is someone here to wake me up? Is Alice moody again? Knock, Knock Another knock. ¡°Lord Brian, are you awake?¡± I heard someone ask. I sat up on the bed and responded. ¡°Yes, I¡¯m awake.¡± The door opened and a maid stepped in. She was the one that tried getting me out of bed yesterday. ¡°Lord Brian, oh you are still in bed. Did I wake you?¡± ¡°Yes, you did.¡± I told her tly. ¡°I apologize, but I came to tell you that breakfast is ready.¡± She said to me. Breakfast? Already? I must have overslept. ¡°I see. Please give me a moment to change.¡± I said to her as I got up from bed. The maid left the room to give me a chance to change clothes.
I opened the curtains on the window and saw that it was still raining. The thunder had stopped though. Or at least I hadn¡¯t heard any. I did my morning routine and put on my clothes. I also checked my status, but it was the same. Now, breakfast time. I¡¯ll open my packster.
¡°Good morning Brian.¡± Alice said as I walked into the dining room. ¡°Good morning.¡± Christina said. ¡°Good morning.¡± I said to the two of them. The two of them had already begun their breakfast. ¡°Sorry we began without you.¡± Christina said as I took my seat. ¡°That¡¯s fine.¡± I told her. ¡°I¡¯m the one that overslept.¡± ¡°So you actually slept that long?¡± Christina seemed surprised. ¡°I thought you might, but I wasn¡¯t sure.¡± ¡°I guess I was more tired than I thought.¡± I responded. After a quick prayer, I began my breakfast.
¡°Brian, do you have any ns for the day?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Not really. It¡¯s raining heavily so I think I¡¯ll just stay inside. Perhaps some practice at some point, but other than that, no.¡± I answered. ¡°What are you practicing?¡± Alice kept up the questions. ¡°Mana control and telekinesis.¡± I told her. They are the main skills I want to level up at the moment. I think I¡¯ll try to add some sort of close quartersbat into my routine, but not while it¡¯s raining. I don¡¯t think this manor has an inside training ground. ¡°Telekinesis? Do you really have that skill?¡± Christina asked. ¡­ Oh yeah. Lucia told me it¡¯s a rare skill. Well it is considered an ¡®extra¡¯ skill. Not that I have any idea what the difference is between normal, extra and unique skills. I guess I should tell her yes. Then again, I could just show her. I focused on the little spoon she had next to her tea cup, and used telekinesis to lift it up. ¡°Wow.¡± Christina let out in astonishment. ¡°How are you doing that?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Telekinesis.¡± I answered. ¡°It¡¯s an extra skill you can use to move items like that.¡± I told Alice as I was moving the spoon back and forth. It felt a little easier today, but I didn¡¯t have mana control skill yet, when I checked my status after waking up. ¡°Can I learn it?¡± She asked. ¡°I think so, but I got it when I leveled up after the wyvern incident, so I don¡¯t really know how you can learn it.¡± I told her. ¡°Brian, you shouldn¡¯t get her hopes up.¡± Christina interrupted. ¡°Alice, telekinesis is a high level skill that is usually held only by the best mages. It¡¯s not so easy to learn.¡± ¡°... Brian, teach me.¡± Alice demanded. ¡°I said I don¡¯t know how.¡± I told her. ¡°Just teach me what you do.¡± She told me. ¡°I guess we can try that, but I really don¡¯t understand it that well myself.¡± I responded.
After breakfast, I was in the parlor with Alice and Christina. They both wanted to know how to use telekinesis. There were a few spoons on the table for us to practice with. For us, there is a spoon. Or more like five of them. ¡°So how do I levitate a spoon?¡± Alice asked. ¡°I told you, I¡¯m not someone who should teach you this. I just focus on something I want to move.¡± As I said that, I used telekinesis to pick up a spoon. ¡°And then Laura does the mana control for it. But I don¡¯t have the exact details on how the mana control works.¡± ¡°You make it sound simple.¡± Christinamented. ¡°Well it is, but also isn¡¯t.¡± I said to her as I lowered the spoon back onto the table. ¡°Even with Laura taking care of the mana control, I still need to concentrate to keep it going and I can lose focus by something as simple as someoneing up to me and talking with me.¡± ¡°Then, is it impossible to do?¡± Alice asked. I took on a pose that I hope tells them that I¡¯m thinking about it. (Laura, what do you think?) I asked. (It is possible, but they must learn to control the mana outside of their body without the use of a spell.) Laura informed me. ¡­ okay. Isn¡¯t that just normal mana control? Why is that so difficult? (Master, controlling mana within a mana circuit, like the ones in your body, is a lot easier than controlling mana outside a mana circuit.) Okay, I¡¯m not sure I understand. Any other way of exining that? (... If you don¡¯t mind me using terminology from your world Master, it would be like trying to move electricity outside of an electrical wire. Doing it over anything other than a minimal distance is extremely difficult.) Laura exined. (But lightning is a thing.) I argued. (Lightning is uncontrolled. You need to keep the mana under your control to be able to use telekinesis.) Laura said. (So it is impossible?) (Of course not. Master can do it, so it is possible. It simply takes a high amount of skill.) ¡­ Fine. I¡¯ll take that as the answer. I looked back up at the two. ¡°Laura said it is possible if you learn to control the mana outside of your body. Without using a spell.¡± I told them what I heard from Laura. ¡°But how do I do that?¡± Alice asked. ¡°I really don¡¯t know. Laura just does it.¡± I told them. ¡°But then how can I learn it?¡± Alice asked. ¡°I don¡¯t kn¡­ ¡° I was about to say, but something that Laura said repeated in my head. ¡®It would be like trying to move electricity outside of an electrical wire. Doing it over anything other than a minimal distance is extremely difficult.¡¯ Wouldn¡¯t that mean that a minimal distance might work? And if you learn to do it for a small distance, you can move up the distance from there. I think we should at least try. ¡°Brian?¡± Alice looked at me. I did cut off mid sentence. ¡°I just got an idea. Do you want to try it out?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes!¡± She immediately responded. ¡°What should I do?¡± ¡°I think we should start a mana loop, like the one you do with your teacher.¡± I told her. ¡°Sure, but how will that help?¡± She asked. ¡°Let¡¯s just start with that. I¡¯ll tell you the rest as we get to it.¡±
I took Alice¡¯s hands into my own and with the help of Laura, our mana began to swirl back and forth. Alice¡¯s mana was nice and smooth. Compared to the almost tar like mana of Dark Sage, hers was smooth and flowed well. Likeparing thick and thin oils. Perhaps the mana of Dark Sage is so viscous is because he is much more powerful and just has thicker mana as a result. ¡°So now what?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Now we will slightly bring our hands apart and try to keep the loop going.¡± I told her. Technically it should work. I think. ¡°But that won¡¯t work.¡± Alice said as I moved my right hand slightly away from her left. The way we had our loop setup was that we would send a pulse of mana from our right hands into the receivers left. As I removed my right hand, I was the one to send the mana pulse without direct contact. ¡°... it worked.¡± Alice said as she sent the pulse back to me. ¡°Yeah, it did.¡± I said as I continued the loop. Without actually touching Alice with my right hand. My left was still grasped by her right. ¡°But how?¡± ¡°I just did it.¡± Or perhaps Laura did. I¡¯m honestly not sure. ¡°Then can I do it?¡± Alice wondered. ¡°Well you can try. That¡¯s the fastest way to find out.¡± I told her. ¡°But don¡¯t move your hand too far. I think the longer the distance, the harder it is.¡± If the electricity example is to be believed. ¡°Then I¡¯ll try.¡± Alice said as she moved her right hand. With my hand being face-up on the table and hers being on top of it, it was all on Alice to control the distance. I just needed to have my hand still to receive the mana pulse. I felt the tingle of mana enter my left hand. It was a lot weaker than it was when we were touching, but it still came through. I let it flow through my body and sent it back to Alice. ¡°Did I do it?¡± She asked as she got the pulse back. ¡°Yes, but you lost a lot of it in the transfer. I think you should bring your hand closer to mine.¡± I told her. ¡°I could just put more power to it.¡± She argued. ¡°A mana loop doesn¡¯t need more power though.¡± I argued. Other than the initial mana I put in the loop, I haven¡¯t added any. At least I think so. (I have had to add some to it. The transfer is not perfect, but the amount is minimal enough that Master can¡¯t feel it.) Laura told me. ¡°How can you do that?¡± Alice asked as she stopped the loop. ¡°I need to constantly put more mana into it.¡± ¡°I me Laura. She is too good.¡± I responded. ¡°I want system support as well.¡± Alice muttered. ¡°Perhaps you will get one if you practice enough. The system might see you as worthy of the system support if you manage to take down a behemoth.¡± I joked. ¡°Then let¡¯s continue.¡± Alice said as she restarted the loop again. We took each other''s hands for the start, but then again took some distance as we got the loop going.
¡°Madam, there is a messenger from the guild.¡± A maid informed Christina. ¡°I see. I¡¯ll go meet them.¡± Christina said as she left for the front door. The guild? As in the adventurer¡¯s guild. Wonder what they want. Well, if it¡¯s something important I¡¯m sure Christina will tell me.
¡°Brian.¡± Christina called for me as she came back. ¡°I need you toe with me to the guild.¡± Wonder why? But I didn¡¯t need to wonder for long.
Mission: Save the Baron¡¯s group
Information: The group lead by Baron Watchman was attacked by thunder sprites on their way to Alewatch. Find them and help them back to town.
Goal: Bring the group to town.
Reward: Opens sets Rise of Destiny and ming Eternity.
Open Reprint set Dark Revtion Volume 1.
Daily ¡®Pack tokens¡¯ increase by 2.
If over half of the group dies, the mission is considered a failure and no reward will be given. If no action is taken to help them, no reward will be given.
¡°Yeah,¡± I said as I cut off the loop I was keeping with Alice. ¡°We¡¯d better get going.¡± CH.90 Begin the Search CH.90 Begin the Search I followed Christina towards the front door. Alice had gotten up and followed after me as well. At the door I saw a drenched guild employee. Isn¡¯t she the one that Zayaan loves? ¡°Brian.¡± She called out to me as she saw me. ¡°The guild master is asking for you.¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t the guild master out of town?¡± I asked jokingly. I saw the girl''s eyes water even more as I said that. I guess too soon to joke about someone who is missing. ¡°Sorry.¡± I added. ¡°Brian.¡± Christina turned to face me. ¡°Do you know something?¡± ¡°Yeah. I got a system mission.¡± I responded. ¡°I assume she is here for the same reason.¡± ¡°You already know?¡± The girl asked with tears in her eyes. ¡°Why didn¡¯t you make a report on it?¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t have time. I just learned about it.¡± I said to her. ¡°About what? What¡¯s going on?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Your father¡¯s group was attacked by thunder sprites.¡± I responded. ¡°¡°¡°WHAT?¡±¡±¡± All three of them yelled out. ¡°Yeah, that¡¯s what the system mission told me.¡± I said to them. ¡°What else do you know? Do you know where they are? Are they hurt? Please tell me.¡± The receptionist asked me. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, but all I know is that they were on their way here and were attacked by thunder sprites.¡± I admitted. ¡°Then we must send out a search party immediately.¡± The receptionist said. ¡°Madam Watchman, may we use some guards for that as well?¡± ¡°We are already low on avable guards as some of them are with my husband already.¡± Christina told her. ¡°Then we¡¯ll have to do it without them. Let¡¯s head to the guild and form the search party.¡±
¡°Alice, please stay here.¡± Christina said to her daughter after Alice said she wanted toe with us. ¡°But I want toe.¡± She was insisting. ¡°We are not going on a joy ride.¡± Christina told her. ¡°I know. But still.¡± Alice insisted. ¡°Alice.¡± I called her as I walked up to her. ¡°Please stay here. We are already worried about other people and your mother and I don¡¯t need anything more to worry about.¡± ¡°But I will be fine. Wouldn¡¯t I? As long as I¡¯m with you, nothing bad can happen.¡± Alice argued. ¡°But you might not be able to stick with me. We are searching for missing people so we will most likely split up.¡± I told Alice. ¡°But then you¡¯ll need me. My father is also missing.¡± She said. ¡°Alice!¡± Christina said. ¡°Please. Just stay here.¡± ¡°We¡¯ll be back.¡± I said to Alice as I hugged her lightly. ¡°Just wait for us. We¡¯ll bring everyone home.¡± ¡°Do you promise?¡± Alice asked. ¡°I promise.¡± I told her. I hope I can keep that promise.
We walked in the rain. I almost summoned Overdrive to take us to the guild, but I might need itter and it¡¯s not in a toploader so the long cooldown might be a problem. Actually, I haven¡¯t opened the packs for today, but now is not the time for that. We were drenched by the time we reached the guild. Even with the cloaks we took from the manor and my magical clothing, I was soaked. Perhaps my clothes can¡¯t resist water like they resist almost everything else. They might have enchantments only for anti-grime or something like that. ¡°Madam Watchman, wee.¡± The guild master weed us. Or perhaps I should call him the ex-guild master. ¡°Were you informed of the situation?¡± ¡°Guild master. We have new information.¡± The employee told the GM. ¡°Oh, where did you get some?¡± The GM asked. ¡°Brian.¡± She looked at me as she said my name. The GM and the few adventurers present turned to face me. Lucia and Alex were here as well as two members of Diamond Sword. I guess they are the high-rankers that would be called on in a situation like this. ¡°Brian? What do you know?¡± The GM asked. ¡°I got a system mission about it. It said they were attacked by thunder sprites.¡± I told them. ¡°...¡± Everyone in the guild went silent. ¡°I thought it was possible, but I didn¡¯t want to consider it.¡± The GM said. ¡°We need to find them fast.¡± Everyone turned to look at me. ¡­why? Don¡¯t stare at me like I¡¯m some sort of a savior or hero. Stop. Please. Last time I gave orders people almost died. I can¡¯t deal with that pressure again. ¡°...why are you looking at me?¡± I asked. ¡°You are the one that knows the most, so you shoulde up with the n.¡± The GM said. ¡°I know nothing more than you. I actually know less, because I don¡¯t know the surrounding areas or the route the baron¡¯s group would have taken.¡± I argued. ¡°I don¡¯t even know if they are in the south or north.¡± I know there were two main roads leaving Alewatch, one north and one south. But I have no idea where the city they went to is. ¡°I see¡­ I suppose that might be an issue.¡± The GM admitted.
As the GM and Christina wereing up with a n, Lucia came to talk to me. ¡°Brian, let me dry you up.¡± She said. ¡°Sure. Thank you.¡± I responded. ¡°Water, flow as I will, Water control.¡± Lucia cast a spell. I felt the water leave my clothes. Being dry feels a lot better. ¡°Thank you.¡± ¡°I think I should be thanking you. This morning I noticed my blood magic had evolved into true blood magic.¡± She told me. ¡°What? Already? You are so skilled.¡± I told her. ¡°It¡¯s all thanks to you. And I¡¯m still learning from Lady Cam.¡± She told me. Cam? Wasn¡¯t that the name of the vampire shadow rider in GX? Is that the name of Vampire Lady? ¡°Still, learning it this fast means you must be a natural.¡± Iplimented her. ¡°Thank you. I¡¯ll work hard so that I can cure the curse on other dhampirs.¡± She told me. ¡°You know you can rely on my summons for that as well.¡± I told her. ¡°I will, but I would also like to be able to do it on my own.¡± She said. I think it¡¯s good that she has the drive for it, but that does mean less free vampire cards to me. I guess I should still be happy. ¡°Well, until you can do it, please call on me when necessary.¡± I told her. ¡°Then, would youe on a trip with me?¡± Lucia asked. ¡°We can visit the dhampir sanctuaries and cure the dhampirs living in them.¡± ¡°Yeah, I think I will. As long as we can stop at ces I want to stop at as well.¡± I told her. ¡°Sure. We¡¯ll make a party and go on an adventure.¡± Lucia said. ¡°Yeah, let¡¯s do it.¡± I said to her. ¡°Brian!¡± Christina called for me. ¡°Can youe over here?¡± ¡°And I¡¯m needed again.¡± I said to Lucia as I walked up to the two in charge.
¡°You want that?¡± I asked. ¡°Isn¡¯t it a bit risky?¡± ¡°I know it is, but it is also the fastest way we have to move. Your dragons can be used to fly and that will make the search a lot faster.¡± The GM told me. ¡°But how will we spot them in this rain?¡± I asked. ¡°As long as they have a fire of any kind, we will spot it. And we should be able to spot the carriages they were riding as well.¡± He told me. ¡°... okay, fine. But how will we split up on them? I¡¯ll be riding the white one and I can take one person on it with me. But how about the ck one? Also at least one person riding on the ck one needs to have the ¡®Card summoner¡¯ skill.¡± I told them. ¡°Card summoner? I¡¯ve never heard of that skill.¡± The GM said. ¡°It¡¯s an extra skill that works with my unique one.¡± I gave a quick exnation. ¡°Lucia and Alex both have it.¡± ¡°I see. Then I¡¯ll have Lucia with you and Alex with Wolf.¡± The GM said. ¡°Is that fine with you?¡± Wolf? Who¡¯s that? ¡°That¡¯s fine, but who is Wolf?¡± I responded. ¡°How do you not know him? Wolf.¡± The GM called for him. ¡°What is it?¡± One of the diamond sword members came to us. He had arge bow with him. ¡°That is Wolf. How do you not know the high ranking adventurers in this town?¡± The GM asked. ¡°How would I? No one ever introduces themselves to me.¡± I told him. I only knew Prime Rib as they all introduced themselves to me when we first met. Then I suddenly got famous and everyone knew me, so no one introduced themselves to me naturally.
We had moved to the northern gate, where we were going to take off. ¡°Well, the basic idea is there. We¡¯ll send the two groups on dragons to search from the air. As well as a couple of us on the ground with horses.¡± The GM said. ¡°We will use magic as a signal when we find them. Any questions?¡± Everyone had heard the n and now it was just about executing it. I took that opportunity to sack five more cards so I could make another toploader. Luckily I had three sleeves in storage from a few days ago. That way I could upgrade the sleeve on Red-Eyes to a toploader. (2x The Gross Ghost of Fled Dreams, 3x The Portrait''s Secret) (The three other sleeves are leftovers from CH.65) ¡°Brian, are you sure this is safe?¡± Alex asked as he was climbing to the back of Red-Eyes. ¡°Probably.¡± I told him. ¡°Don¡¯t lose my card.¡± ¡°Is that what you are worried about?¡± ¡°Yes, that is exactly what I¡¯m worried about.¡± I told him. ¡°I don¡¯t want a card that can summon a dragon to just be floating around. And if you let go of the card, there is a possibility that Red-Eyes will be unsummoned and you will fall to your death.¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t you think you should mention that earlier?¡± Alex asked in a panicked voice. ¡°Just hold onto the card and you¡¯ll be fine.¡± I said to him as I turned towards my dragon. Well, technically they are both mine. I didn¡¯t agree to permanently handing over that one. I need more dragons before I hand them out like that. And I would never give away a Blue-Eyes, even if I had an army of them. Only I (and perhaps a beautifuldy) can ride them. ¡°Brian, please find them.¡± Christina said to me as I got to the back of Blue-Eyes. ¡°I¡¯ll do my best.¡± I told her. ¡°Lucia, are you ready to take off?¡± ¡°Yes, let¡¯s go.¡± CH.91 White Lightning CH.91 White Lightning My two dragons took off from near the northern gate of Alewatch. I wanted to take off from the guild¡¯s yard, but it would be too small to fit both Red-Eyes and Blue-Eyes at the same time. Perhaps using a smaller dragon as a mount would be better when I¡¯m close to town. Need to get a sleeve for Hyozanryu at some point and check out his size. Lucia was protecting us from the rain with a water spell, but that didn''t really help in seeing. The rain was quite overwhelming so I could only see some of the basic forms of the ground below us. Our two dragons were to fly on the two sides of the road. We were on the right side and Red-Eyes was on the left. ¡°Brian, can you see anything?¡± Lucia asked. She was sitting behind me and had her hands around my waist. ¡°Not yet. We just took off.¡± I told her. ¡°The visibility is also terrible. But I think if we see any lightning, we should head in that direction.¡± Luckily the little bubble Lucia had cast to protect us from the rain also made it easier to talk. ¡°Why would we search for lightning?¡± Lucia asked. ¡°The group was attacked by thunder sprites, so I would guess the thunder sprites hang close by to lightning strikes.¡± I told her. ¡°It might give us some direction.¡± ¡°I see.¡± Lucia said behind me.
Spoiler [copse] CRACK! A massive lightning bolt hit a little ways in front of us. I could feel Lucia tighten her grip on me when it happened. ¡°Blue-Eyes, that¡¯s where we are going!¡± Imanded my summon. I have no idea if she heard me, but she did seem to pick up some speed. Crack! Crack! Crack! Multiple smaller lightning bolts hit a little ways away from where therge one struck. ¡°Br¡­ Brian.¡± Lucia said as she held onto me tightly. ¡°There is a lot of mana moving in that area.¡± Mana? Do the sprites use magic? (Yes. Sprites are spirits that were corrupted by miasma. They attack with magic and are immune to physical attacks.) Laura told me. I see. Actually, how can Lucia feel mana moving from this far away? There is still at least a few kilometers between us and that area. (She can feel it because she is a skilled mage. The amount of mana being used isrge and it¡¯s used without any care at all, so a lot of it bursts everywhere. You could feel it as well if you were better at mana control.) ¡­ again, you bully me. That¡¯s not fun. (I¡¯m trying to give you motivation so you¡¯ll practice more by pointing out your shorings.) Fine. Just try to be nicer about it. (I take after Master.) Laura told me. Am I really that savage?
¡°There. Those are the thunder sprites!¡± Lucia said as she pointed ahead. There were a total of six or seven balls of yellow light. At least that¡¯s what they looked like from this distance. One of them was significantlyrger than the others. I guess that would be their leader and the one that casted that first lightning bolt. (Master, I¡¯ve located the wreckages of multiple carriages.) Laura told me. (The attacks of the thunder sprites seem to be focused on an area near them.) ¡°Lua, Laura noticed a wrecked carriage! I think they are somewhere near that! And these thunder sprites are attacking that area! I think we need to take them down!¡± I told Lucia. ¡°But how? Water magic is not that good against thunder sprites!¡± She told me. ¡°We are riding a dragon! How do you think we will do this?¡± I responded. I ordered Blue-Eyes to move into attack position, but before we made it there. (Master, another lightning attack iing.) Laura warned me. (Are they targeting us?) I asked. (No, they seem to be targeting the ground. But I¡¯ve located the group we are searching for and they are the target.) She told me. (Can I stop it?) I asked. (Yes, use this.) Laura said as my pack opener¡¯s collection popped up. I took a card from it and looked at its name. Will this really work? Well it¡¯s Laura¡¯s idea so it should work. ¡°Wall of Revealing Light.¡± I activated the card Laura had chosen. I could feel the HP leaving my body. I don¡¯t know how much that trap card just took, but I hope I didn¡¯t give it too much. I don¡¯t want to die to some stray lightning scraps that hit us. (It only took 200 HP from you, Master. You still have enough with your defense stat and summoner¡¯s protection skill. 200? Isn¡¯t that half of my HP? But the card took effect and arge wall of light appeared between the ground and the sprites. It made it just in time before the next set of lightning crashed down. Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack! Five lightning bolts hit the wall in a row. I could see a massive crack in the wall, but it didn¡¯t break yet. CRACK! Therger bolt from the leader sprite came next and it shattered the wall I spent 200 HP on. That¡¯s not fair. But I think that might be enough time for Blue-Eyes. We should be within the striking range. ¡°Blue-Eyes, attack those sprites. White Lightning!¡± Imanded. At this point, I don¡¯t care if it is a little cringe. As long as we take them down, that¡¯s all that matters. Blue-Eyes opened her mouth and shot out a beam of white light. It took a second for my eyes to adjust to the brightness of it. Spoiler [copse] Luckily we had moved into a position where the attack would just keep going up into the air. I really don¡¯t want to carve thends with that attack. That¡¯s because there was now a hole in the clouds where that breath attack had made contact with them. Blue-Eyes, I was joking when I said you could st away the clouds. You didn¡¯t actually need to do it. The sprites weren¡¯t looking that good either. Well, only one of them was even alive at this point anyway. Thergest one that I think was the leader. I¡¯m actually surprised it was able to take that attack. ¡°Brian, one survived.¡± Lucia said behind me. ¡°Well you know what they say. If at first you don¡¯t seed, st them with your Blue-Eyes again. White Lightning!¡± Spoiler [copse] Another beam of white light lit up the rainy sky. This time my eyes were able to see it. It didn¡¯t move as fast as I thought it would. Well I guess expecting it to move at lightspeed was on me, so¡­ At least it was still fast. I tried following the attack path with my eyes, but I couldn¡¯t. Both because it did move quickly, and because it was pure white. But I did notice something. ¡°That thing dodged.¡± Iined. The sprite had dodged the second attack. Apparently it didn¡¯t like my lightning. (Master, it¡¯s focusing on us. It will attack us soon. After the attack, it will be vulnerable.) Laura told me. (But I cannot rmend taking on an attack from it. And if we dodge we won¡¯t be in a good position to counter attack.) ¡°Then we just need another monster to do the counter attack for us.¡± I said out loud. ¡°Brian?¡± Lucia asked. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I have a n.¡± I told her. I pulled out the purple card from my collection. ¡°St. Joan.¡± I summoned the fusion monster I had summoned once yesterday. I think she will do a good job with the counter attack. She appeared standing on the back of Blue-Eyes, just behind Lucia. ¡°We will draw the lightning, you attack after it.¡± Imanded my summon. ¡°Yes Master.¡± She received hermand and drew out her sword. (Iing!) Laura warned me. ¡°Blue-Eyes, Dodge!¡± Imanded. As we did, St. Joan took the opportunity to jump off of Blue-Eyes and extended her wings of light. She used them to soar in the other direction from us. Spoiler [copse] CRACK! The massive lightning bolt hit where we had just been. The edge of it hit the tail of Blue-Eyes, but she took it like a champ withoutining. ¡°Auch.¡± Lucia yelled behind me as some of the electricity had traveled along the back of Blue-Eyes and sapped both of us lightly. It didn¡¯t hurt too bad, but it was most certainly not pleasant. I turned my head so I could see the thunder sprite again. It had its eyes focused on us. Does a ball of yellow light actually have eyes to begin with? Well at least it was focused on us so it didn¡¯t notice St. Joan before it was toote. Flying with the wings of light, St. Joan soared past the thunder sprite cleaving it in two with her sword. I thought those things were immune to physical attacks. (A magic sword inflicts both physical and magical damage.) Laura told me. (That¡¯s why I didn¡¯t stop Master from summoning her.) And with that, we had taken down the thunder sprites. It felt like it took forever, but there was only about 60 seconds between Blue-Eyes first attack and the final attack by St. Joan. Now, let¡¯s go check up on the group we were searching for. But we didn¡¯t have the opportunity to do that, as something strange was happening right in front of us. CH.92 Spirit’s Blessing CH.92 Spirit¡¯s Blessing The raindrops in front of us had frozen in the air and were now gathering at a high speed. They took on the form of a person that was now standing in front of me. That¡¯s not fair. No riding my Blue-Eyes without my permission. As I was wondering what to do with this intruder, St. Joan flew back to us andnded next to me, holding her sword ready. ¡°Who are you and what do you want with my Master?¡± She asked the unknown water person. The watery form in front of us got better with every second, looking more and more humanoid. It had a clearly feminine body structure and the water that made up her body even made something akin to hair. If Alice was here with me, she would probably put her hands on my eyes and tell me not to look. Maybe. ¡°Oh, heroes who stopped the sprites, I offer you my gratitude.¡± The water being said to us. ¡°I shall thank you by offering to you my blessing.¡± Blessing? What the hell is she? A God? (That is no god.) Laura said to me. (It¡¯s a high level water spirit.) Water spirit? And sprites are corrupted spirits, right? So we just killed it¡¯s friends. ¡°Are you a water spirit?¡± I asked her. I already heard about it from Laura, but this way Lucia will hear it too. And I want to confirm it. ¡°Yes I am, my dear hero.¡± She told us. ¡°Why are you here?¡± I asked. ¡°Ie with the spring rains. But this year, the miasma hanging over the great woods corrupted my lesser spirits and they went mad. I wanted to stop them but I didn¡¯t have the power to do it.¡± She told us. ¡°I asked for help from our Goddess and she said she would send a hero to deal with them.¡± A Goddess? And a hero? Don¡¯t tell me I¡¯m the hero. I have enough problems already. I looked over St. Joan and she finally lowered her sword. I don¡¯t want her pointing it at a spirit for too long. ¡°Now my mighty heroes, I¡¯ll offer to you the blessing of the water spirits.¡± She said as the rain rushed to surround us. We were engulfed in a veil of water. It didn¡¯t hurt or even feel annoying. It felt good. I could feel mana surging into my body from the water that was surrounding us. I also felt the pain that was left from activating the Wall of Revealing Light disappear. I guess she is healing us while at it. ¡°Oh, heroes. I apologize but I must leave now. The clouds will leave without me if I don¡¯t.¡± The spirit said to us as she turned back into water and sshed everywhere. ¡­.
¡°Brian, what was that?¡± Lucia asked. ¡°I¡¯m not sure, but apparently we just got the blessing of the water spirits or something.¡± I said back to her. ¡°I heard that part. But what about this ¡®hero¡¯ thing?¡± ¡°I think the spirit might have meant me.¡± I told Lucia. ¡°I do have the system support, so it might see me as a hero.¡± ¡°Well you already were a hero to us.¡± Lucia said behind me. ¡°I guess, but then we need to y the part and find the people we came here to look for.¡± I told her. ¡°Yes.¡± She responded. ¡°Also, please don¡¯t tell others about the spirit.¡± I told Lucia. ¡°Why?¡± She asked. ¡°I just prefer not to get any more pressure onto my back.¡± I told her. ¡°Oh and don¡¯t tell them about the hero part either.¡± I added. Lucia seemed to think for a moment before saying: ¡°Fine, but you must call me Lua from now on.¡± ¡°As you wish, Lua.¡± I responded. That was a surprisingly cheap deal. I was expecting it to cost a little more. (She likely still feels like she owes you for curing her curse.) Laura said to me. Yeah, I could see that. I unsummoned St. Joan and we continued our search for the group.
¡°Over there.¡± Lua said to me as she pointed at a spot close to the road. The ground there was ck from, I assume all the lightning. Laura had also pointed it out to me, but I still couldn¡¯t see what the two of them did. We could see a little better than earlier as the water spirit had cleared some of the clouds directly above us after it disappeared. It was still raining in most ces around us, but where we were, the rain had stopped and the clouds cleared. Almost like we were in the eye of the storm. I looked at the area Lua pointed at, but I couldn¡¯t see anyone there. ¡°Lua, what do you see? I see nothing in that area.¡± I told her. ¡°There is a shelter made with earth magic.¡± She responded. ¡°They are likely taking cover in it.¡± I still have no idea what she is seeing, but perhaps I just don¡¯t know what I¡¯m looking at. But I¡¯ll trust her with this. ¡°Ok, Blue-Eyes, let¡¯snd.¡± Imanded. ¡°Not too close.¡±
As we were going in for thending, I noticed the other dragoning towards us. Red-Eyes is here. Doesn¡¯t seem like Alex managed to lose the card. Or at least he didn¡¯t manage to unsummon Red-Eyes mid flight. After both dragonsnded, Alex and Wolf came up to us. ¡°Did you find them?¡± Alex asked. ¡°Yes, I saw an earth magic shelter. I think they are in there.¡± Lua told them. ¡°Then let¡¯s go take a look.¡± Wolf said. ¡°Where is the shelter?¡± ¡°Just a bit that way.¡± Lua said as she began to move towards it. Lua and Wolf began to make their way towards the shelter, but instead of following them, Alex came up to me. ¡°What will we do with those two?¡± He asked as he pointed at the dragons. ¡°I think we should keep them summoned for now.¡± I told him. ¡°If Lua was wrong and they are not here, we will still need them.¡± ¡°Would you take the card back at least?¡± He asked. ¡­ What would happen if I did? Would Red-Eyes get unsummoned? Or would the control simply transfer over to me? I guess we can try. Even if we lose one dragon, we still have another one. ¡°Sure. I¡¯ll take it back.¡± I said to Alex. ¡°Here.¡± He handed me the card. I made sure to have a good grip on it before he let go of it. As he did, I looked at Red-Eyes. He didn¡¯t seem to have a reaction to the card now being in my hand. I did feel a small mana pulse from the card when Alex let go of it though. Perhaps that was to confirm the change of control over the monster. ¡°We should go check up on the others as well.¡± Alex said and walked into the direction that Lua and Wolf had gone. ¡°You two, keep guard. We¡¯ll be back.¡± I said to my dragons. I also moved the card from my hand onto my DiaDhank. Before making it to the shelter, I took a peek at my status.
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human !
Level: 30
HP: 440
Mana: 780
Strength: 195
Defense: 375
Magic: 245
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.3 (unique)
Telekinesis LV.1 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s protection LV.1 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (greater)
A few levels, a new skill and apparently a blessing falls into the same category as mynguageprehension. I¡¯ll have to look at that skill closer at ater time. Now, let¡¯s check out the shelter and hope everyone is fine. CH.93 Is it alright to resurrect the dead? CH.93 Is it alright to resurrect the dead? The shelter looked like two bs of earth that had met in the middle. Probably something that someone could make as fast as possible. Its roof waspletely charred by lightning like the surrounding area, so no surprise I couldn¡¯t spot it from the air. I got inside the earth ¡®tent¡¯ and saw a load of people sitting around. Lua was next to Zayaan, seemingly using healing magic on him. Wolf was on his knees, next to Jack who was sitting upright and one other member of their team that wasying on the ground. The guy on the ground didn¡¯t look that good. He waspletely charred by lightning. He still had armor on so I couldn¡¯t tell if he was even breathing anymore. There were three others I saw that were in a simr state to him. Completely charred. They had dark lines running through their bodies and the area around the dark lines had turned almost purple. I didn¡¯t recognize two of them, but one was one of the two guards that came with us to the dungeon. I almost started pulling out cards that can heal people, but I need a better idea of the situation first. I followed Alex towards Lua and Zayaan. On the way I spotted Brandon and the butler ¡­ What was his name again? They seem to be mostly fine. I think I see some of those lightning burns on the arm of the butler and his sleeve on that arm is shredded, but at least they aren¡¯tying on the ground. I would assume an arm at that state can be healed. And if it can¡¯t, you might be able to heal it by cutting it off and regrowing it. Maybe. ¡°Hey. You feeling alright?¡± I casually asked Zayaan. I was honestly just trying to calm him down. ¡°Been better, but I¡¯ll live.¡± He answered. He didn¡¯t have any visible injuries, but he might still have been hurt. ¡°I can summon a monster that can heal people if that will help.¡± I offered. ¡°Thanks, but¡­ ¡° He turned his face. I followed his gaze to see the lightning charred body of Rico. ¡°I don¡¯t know if even you can fix that.¡± I walked over to Rico¡¯s body to confirm it. I thought some of them might have died, but I honestly didn¡¯t want to ept it. Alex was already next to it, hanging his head down. I squatted down next to Rico¡¯s body and checked his pulse. ¡­ But of course I couldn¡¯t find it. I knew I wouldn¡¯t, but I still needed to make sure. If he was on the brink of death I would have taken him for a ride on Blue-Eyes as a farewell gift, but it¡¯s toote for that. Only after I would try to heal him with every card in my arsenal. I couldn¡¯t take looking at his dead body anymore, so I stood back up and walked away from him. I know that is rude, but I need to consider myself as well. This is just how I deal with things like this.
I moved over to where Brandon and the butler were. ¡°Thank you for saving us.¡± The butler said. ¡°Yeah, sorry I waste.¡± I told them as I looked at the right arm of the butler. (Laura, what was his name again?) (It¡¯s Henry.) Laura reminded me. ¡°No. If you hadn¡¯te, we would have all died.¡± Brandon said to me. ¡°Those sprites were focused on us and weren¡¯t letting up. Thank you. For saving us. If there is anything you need in return, just ask.¡± ¡°... I might have an idea or two, but those can wait.¡± I told him. I then opened my collection and pulled out Dancing Fairy. ¡°Dancing Fairy.¡± I said quietly to summon my monster. The three small fairies appeared from a card and looked around at all the hurt people. I could feel their will to help everyone, but they were waiting for permission. ¡°Go heal them.¡± I gave the permission to my summon. I saw them get to work on everyone. The first patient was Henry, as he was the closest. I saw as his charred arm regained color and all the dark lines disappeared slowly. But I didn¡¯t stick around to see my fairies heal everyone. I needed a moment alone so I stepped outside the earth shelter.
I know there is a card. I don¡¯t have it, but I know it¡¯s in some of the sets I have unlocked. And I could use it. But would using it bring more problems than it¡¯s worth? Monster Reborn. Or as it is known in the OCG, Resurrection of the Dead. It should be able to resurrect a dead person. I have all my daily pack tokens so I could try to get it. But should I? If I get a copy, who will be resurrected? Will I just bring more trouble than it¡¯s worth? Is it my business to choose who gets resurrected? (Master. It might not be my ce to say anything, but I think you should at least try. If you don¡¯t get the card you need, there is nothing more you can do about it. And if you do get it, you can offer the decision on how to use it to them. I feel like if you don¡¯t at least try, you¡¯ll me yourselfter.) Laura told me. ¡­ She does have a point. I probably will me myself. But can I really deal with the bacsh from this? What if they just begin to use me as a revival factory or something? I just feel like this won¡¯t end well. FUCK! I don¡¯t know what to do. I know I need to just go for it. But¡­ NO BUTS! Just DO IT! (Laura, what sets have Monster Reborn in them?) I asked. (Only Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon and Dark Beginning 1.) Laura answered. (Well at least that makes the choice for me.) Spoiler [copse] F*** No Monster Reborn there. Rain of Mercy could heal everyone and Upstart might be fun to put in a toploader, but they don¡¯t help at the moment. Spoiler [copse] Well there is a super rare spell. But it¡¯s not the one I need. Or even one I really want. I already have one. I guess having a second one is not terrible, but it just hits me in the gut that the super rare I get is just a repeat of a card I already have. Let¡¯s hope these packs give me another one. Spoiler [copse] What part of ¡®I don¡¯t want extra polymerizations¡¯ did you not understand? I would be happy if I wasn¡¯t searching for a card that can literally save someone¡¯s life at the moment. ¡­ Would reviving the dead be considered saving a life? Please give me Monster Reborn so I can answer that. Spoiler [copse] Okay, now you are just pissing me off. WHY??!!?? How can I be this lucky, while being this unlucky? These fucking polys are useless. Okay, just calm down. We can still do this. We have two more chances. And I swear to God if I get another poly, I¡¯ll just fuse someone with one of my cards. Spoiler [copse] Oh, oh, oh. It¡¯s not a Monster Reborn, but it will give me two more chances. (Laura.) (On it.) 2x me Maniptor, Dark Energy, 2x Tyhone, Forest, 2x Tripwire Beast, Larvas, 2x Darkworld Thorns, Flower Wolf, The 13th Grave, 2x Man Eater, Armored Starfish, Sand Stone, 2x Two-Mouth Darkruler, Two-Pronged Attack, Dissolverock, 2x Misairuzame, Drooling Lizard, Trial of Nightmare, (Apply them to the Pot. I need to activate it now.) (It¡¯s ready Master.) I took the toploader Pot of Greed and immediately activated it.
Would you like to consume 1 ¡®toploader¡¯ ¡®Pot of Greed¡¯ to increase your daily pack tokens by 2?
[Yes] [NO]
Yes.
[Daily pack token number increased by 2. Total is now 12]
Now, the twost packs. Spoiler [copse] I GOT IT! I FREAKING GOT IT! Thank you God! ¡­ Let¡¯s calm down a little. Getting the card is only half of it. The difficult questiones next. Who are you going to revive? And I should probably open thest pack as well. I could always get a second one. Especially after that Poly straight. Spoiler [copse] I guess one will have to do. I¡¯m not happy about it, but one is better than none. (Laura, I need another toploader and sleevebo for the Monster Reborn.) (Of course, Master.) While I was waiting on Laura to choose the sacrifices, I took a quick look at the effect of Monster Reborn. As I thought, I can resurrect a person, but only if it has been less than 24 hours from their death. And it doesn¡¯t heal any external wounds so those need to be healed first or there is a chance the resurrected person will just die again. Even with the toploader Monster Reborn, I¡¯ll only be able to resurrect one of them. After all, it will enter the 24 hour cooldown and that will say bye-bye to the activation window for the others. (Master, the sacrifices for the sleeve and toploader.) Hitotsu-Me Giant, Basic Insect, Silver Fang, Dark Gray, 2x The 13th Grave, Monster Egg, Firegrass, Darkfire Dragon, 2x Dark King of the Abyss, Fiend Reflection #2, Fusionist, Turtle Tiger, Root Water, Ray & Temperature, Mystical Sheep #2, Beast Fangs, 2x Violet Crystal, 2x Witty Phantom, Larvas, Man Eater, Meda Bat And now I have a toploader Monster Reborn. Let¡¯s head back into the shelter and see what everyone wants to do with it. CH.94 Who to Resurrect? CH.94 Who to Resurrect? I walked back into the shelter. I noticed my fairies had moved on from healing Henry and were now working on one of the guards. Lua was also done with Zay and was now healing Jack, the leader of Diamond Sword. ¡°Zay,¡± I walked up to him to ask him about something. ¡°Who set up this earth shelter?¡± ¡°It was Jack and Rayan.¡± Zay told me. Rayan? Who is that? Probably another Diamond Sword member. ¡°Can it be taken down?¡± I asked. ¡°I have a card that can help everyone heal, but we need sky ess for it.¡± I wanted to start with healing them with Rain of Mercy, before I pulled out the trouble that Monster Reborn will cause. As I pulled Rain of Mercy out of my collection, I noticed I actually had two of them. I should keep better track of the cards I have. I could have just used it as soon as we got here. I¡¯ll try to do better next time. (I apologize for not reminding you, Master.) Laura told me. (It¡¯s fine. It¡¯s not your fault.) I told her. ¡°We can take it down, but I think some might not like the idea. Being hurt and getting wet on top of it.¡± Zay told me. I looked around at everyone. Everyone¡¯s clothes were soaked. Except Zay¡¯s and the ones of the person Lua is healing at the moment. I guess she dried them while at it. ¡°Are you sure they¡¯ll care? Everyone seems soaked.¡± I said to Zay. ¡°I guess we could just take the injured outside, or let Lua and my fairies exhaust all their mana.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll ask them about it.¡± Zayaan answered. ¡°That¡¯s fine.¡± I said to Zayaan as I handed him two cards. ¡°I¡¯ll need to go unsummon my dragons. I¡¯ll be right back.¡± I said as an excuse. I still have some time before I need to do that, but I just want to leave the decision thates next to other people. I walked back out of the shelter, towards where I left my dragons. I hope they can make a decision by the time I go back there.

[Zayaan POV]

I looked at the card Brian handed to me before walking back out. It seems like he is no good with gore like this, as this is the second time he had to step outside. Can¡¯t me him too much. Based on everything I know about him, this might be one of the first times he¡¯s seen multiple people hurt to this extent. Rain of Mercy. Calls on a soothing rain that heals everyone hit by it. So his cards can even do something like this. They really can do almost anything. The first time I saw him using them, I thought they were a simple focus point for summoning magic. But the more I learned about Brian and his skill, the less I understood it. He has shown different capabilities of them, one after another. I never got to use a card from him, but Alex and Lua both got the chance. They told us of the monsters they summoned with them and even how they could perfectlymand the monster summoned. Sadly I didn¡¯t get the chance as I was stuck at the adventurer¡¯s guild, trying to act as the guild master. The card in my hand felt a little strange. The front of it was a lot more coarse than the back. I slid my finger on the front of it, and revealed the second card under the first one. I thought he handed me only one card. The one in the back was covered in some smooth and clear cover. Is it ss? I read the second card he handed me. Monster Reborn. Can resurrect a dead person, as long as it has been less than 24 hours since their death. Does not heal wounds or any other damage. ¡­ ¡°What?!¡± I let out. This is not real. It cannot be real. Even in legends, only the first Saint could resurrect a dead person. And even then it¡¯s told that she was only able to do it by borrowing the power of the Goddess. ¡°Zay?¡± Lua, who had heard my outburst, came over. She had done a good job at healing me, and was working on healing Rayan just before. ¡°Is something wrong?¡± Lua asked. ¡°... just look at this.¡± I said to her as I handed the card covered in ss over to her. I saw Lua¡¯s eyes widen as she read the card. ¡°Did Brian give this to you?¡± She asked quietly. ¡°Yes.¡± I answered. ¡°But I¡¯m not sure if he meant to. He gave me this as well.¡± I told Lua as I handed the Rain card over to her. She took a quick look at it as well. ¡°Brian wouldn¡¯t make a mistake like that. He must have given it to you because he knew he couldn¡¯t make the choice.¡± Lua told me. ¡°Choice? What choice?¡± I asked. ¡°This card,¡± Lua becan. ¡°We can only use it on one person.¡± Only one? But we have five dead people. Rico, Kalem [The dead Diamond Sword member], Mask [One of the guards with Card Summoner] and the two people from Bakpany that I didn¡¯t know. ¡­ WHY? Why would you leave a decision like this to me? I was tempted to run after Brian and ask him, but he might not react in a way I want him to. If he really gave this card to me for a reason, I¡¯ll need to make a decision on it. I¡¯m the guild master of Alewatch. It¡¯s my duty to make difficult decisions. ¡°... Lua, we will use this on Kalem.¡± I told my party member. ¡°Are you sure?¡± She asked while looking at Rico. ¡°Yes. That is the decision I¡¯ve made as the guild master of Alewatch.¡± I told her. ¡°I need you to heal him so he won¡¯t die again when we use this.¡± ¡°As you wish. Guild Master.¡± Lua said to me as she walked over to the fallen Kalem. The small fairies that Brian had summoned also made their way over to him, almost like they understood what we were going to do.

[Brian POV]

(Master, please stop sulking like this.) Laura told me. ¡°No, I don¡¯t think I will.¡± I told her. I wasying on the palm of Blue-Eyes. I honestly felt like I wanted to cry, but I couldn''t. I never could in a situation like this. I just shut down and feel empty. But I can¡¯t cry. I don¡¯t know why. I don¡¯t even know why I want to cry. I just feel like I should. (Master, what happened here is not your fault.) Laura told me. ¡°I know, but I might have made it in time if I had juste here on my own as soon as I got the system mission.¡± I told her. (But you didn¡¯t even know where you should have gone, if you didn¡¯t go to the guild. Had you taken off alone, there would have been a 50% chance of you flying in the wrong direction.) ¡°Laura, I know you are trying to help, but you can stop. I¡¯ll recover from this with a little time.¡± I told her. I know that, because that¡¯s how it¡¯s always been. I sulk for a bit and then just ignore the pain for the rest of forever.
I heard a low rumble from the direction of the earth shelter. I think they took it down. I was expecting them to do it faster. Just a bitter, I felt some raindrops hitting my face. So herees the Rain of Mercy. It feels good on my skin. Like a soft massage with a high quality massage oil. I justid there for a little longer, until I heard someone behind me. ¡°I brought this back to you.¡± I heard the voice of Lua. I got up to a sitting position. I¡¯m sure the raindrops that collected on my face now flowed down like tears. I received the card Lua handed back to me. The Monster Reborn was grayed out. So they used it. At least they didn¡¯t let it go unused. I almost want to ask who they used it on, but I know I¡¯ll find out eventually. And I didn¡¯t want to be involved with that decision. Any way you choose, someone will be unhappy with it. A purple giant once said: ¡°The hardest choices require the strongest wills.¡± But I just don¡¯t have the will to make that choice. CH.95 How do we get home? CH.95 How do we get home? ¡°Hey Brian, can I ask you something?¡± Lua asked as she sat down next to me. She is brave. Just casually sitting on the palm of a dragon. ¡°Go for it.¡± ¡°Why did you give that card to Zay and run away?¡± Lua asked. ¡°... I just did. I couldn¡¯t make that choice, so I forced it onto someone else. Pathetic, isn¡¯t it?¡± I told her. ¡°I don¡¯t think so.¡± Lua said to me. ¡°You didn¡¯t have any reason to even reveal that power. You likely know that revealing it will bring you more trouble in the future, but you did it anyway. That shows that you care.¡± ¡°... Do I? I don¡¯t really know myself.¡± I told her. ¡°I don¡¯t really feel anything when someone dies. I just¡­ I just shut down. I close myself off from everything until I¡¯ve processed it.¡± ¡°But that in itself is a sign that you care. You also jump into action with reckless abandon whenever you know something bad is happening or is about to happen.¡± She said. ¡°You know you are just pointing out my ws one after another.¡± I told Lua. ¡°Neither of them is exactly a w. They are both good qualities to have to some extent.¡± Lua told me. ¡°What is wrong with caring about other people? Even if you do it in a less direct way?¡± ¡°... ¡° I didn¡¯t know how to answer that.
(Brian, the time limit on the dragons ising up.) Laura told me. (Thanks for the reminder.) I responded. ¡°Lua, I need to unsummon my dragons.¡± I told the girl sitting next to me. ¡°Oh, Sure.¡± She said as she got up from the palm of my dragon. The healing rain from Rain of Mercy had run its course and left the sky overcast. At least it wasn¡¯t raining on us. I turned to face my dragons. ¡°Thank you. You two did great work.¡± I said to them. I know it might sound cringe, but I feel like I should. The two of them quickly took flight, before flying back into the cards that appeared in the air for them. ¡°I still question how that works.¡± Lua said, standing next to me. ¡°Don¡¯t ask, because I don¡¯t know.¡± ¡°What about that Monster Reborn card? It didn¡¯t disappear like that Rain card did.¡± Lua asked. ¡°It won¡¯t disappear. It can be used again tomorrow.¡± I told her. ¡°Tomorrow? Really?¡± ¡°Yeah. But by then it will be toote.¡± I told her. ¡°... I guess it will be.¡± I thought of the two spells I used yesterday and decided to pull them both out of collection. ¡°Here. Look at these two.¡± I said to Lua. ¡°This one I used yesterday morning. It has now regained its color and can be reused.¡± I told her as I showed her Mystical Space Typhoon. ¡°But this one I used in the afternoon and it¡¯s still gray.¡± As I said that I showed her the Polymerization. ¡°But that still means you can resurrect one person a day, right?¡± Luamented. ¡°I guess. But only on someone who died that day.¡± ¡°It¡¯s still amazing.¡± ¡°... thanks.¡±
¡°Hey you two.¡± Someone called out to us. ¡°How long are you going to just stand around?¡± I turned to face the person who interrupted ¡­ actually we weren¡¯t doing anything. ¡°Zay. Do you need us?¡± Lua asked. ¡°We were just thinking of how to continue. We still need to make it back to town.¡± Zay said to us. ¡°Brian, can we use your dragons to take some of us?¡± ¡°Not yet. I can¡¯t summon them again this quickly.¡± I answered. I just unsummoned them a few minutes ago, so we would need to wait two hours for them. ¡°I see. I was thinking you could take the baron with you on a dragon. We still need to ensure his safety.¡± Zay said. ¡°That¡¯s true. I think I have something that can carry all of us.¡± I told him. I got it a few days ago, and noticed it when I was just browsing my collection yesterday. ¡°Really? That would be a big help.¡± Zay said. ¡°The only problem is, I¡¯m not sure we¡¯ll make it all the way in the time limit.¡± I told him. ¡°... That could be a problem. I¡¯ve heard that your summons have a set time limit and are not tied to mana.¡± Zay said. ¡°But I think it¡¯s still the best idea we have, so could I ask you to do it?¡± ¡°Sure. Let¡¯s get everyone here and I¡¯ll summon it.¡± I said to Zay.
¡°Is everyone and everything here?¡± I asked Zay after we gathered. ¡°Should be. If something doesn¡¯t fit, we¡¯ll have to leave it behind. Would you summon the monster now?¡± Zay responded. ¡°Sure.¡± I had already gotten the card from my collection. I sacrificed 5 Mountain cards to make a sleeve for it. I¡¯ll get more Mountains tomorrow, most likely. ¡°The Trojan Horse.¡± I called out the name of the card to summon it. Spoiler [copse] The mechanical horse that was covered in wood stood around 5 meters tall, and its body was about 8 meters in length. ¡°W.. what is that?!¡± Someone yelled. ¡­ it¡¯s just a horse. Like a mechanical monster horse. It can¡¯t be that scary. Okay, it totally can, but if you don¡¯t like it, you can walk. ¡°That is our ride.¡± Zay said to the surprised person. ¡°At least I think so. So how do we ride this thing?¡± As he said that, he turned to face me. ¡°Oh, that part. Trojan horse, take a knee.¡± Imanded my summon. My horse did as I ordered and lowered its body to the ground. Then the hatch on its side opened, revealing the area we would ride in. I turned around to look at everyone and their eyes looked like they were going to pop out. You really need to stop that. One day they will fly off, and being blind is no fun. ¡°Come on. Stop staring at it and get inside.¡± I told everyone. ¡°We have a time limit.¡± We did fit everyone inside, even though it was a bit cramped. 24 people (well, 20+4) was a lot. We even had one horse inside. ¡°Is everyone inside?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes. We can go now.¡± Zay answered. I had my horse close the hatch and stood up. There was a lot of shaking as it got on its legs, but nothing unbearable. ¡°Towards Alewatch. Let¡¯s go.¡± Imanded and we took off. CH.96 Horse Riding CH.96 Horse Riding Our ride¡­ is this a ride? I think it is. It is called horse riding. Well our ride was going¡­ I can¡¯t say fine as this is not what I would callfortable. I was thinking of having The Trojan Horse move at top speed, but that was stupidly bad. I think I would have killed someone if I kept up that speed. So instead we were moving at a decent trot. I had Laura calcte the speed we would need to make it to Alewatch in the two hours we had, and set the speed a little above it. It was ufortable, but we would make it. ¡°Brian, can¡¯t we slow down?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Not really. We won¡¯t make it in time if we do.¡± I told her. ¡°But this thing shakes more than the worst carriage.¡± Sheined. ¡°Sorry, I don¡¯t have anything that flies and can carry this many people.¡± I told her. I don¡¯t have a spaceship after all. (Actually, you do have Gradius. It is a spaceship.) Laura told me. (Gradius? When did I get that?) (After getting Blue-Eyes.) Laura said. (... I totally didn¡¯t overlook it. I would never do that. I just ¡­ ignored it.) I muttered in my mind. (I know you didn¡¯t. Of course you were just waiting for the perfect time to use it. Weren¡¯t you?) Laura teased. (You know I was. And Gradius wouldn¡¯t fit all of us, would it?) (No it would not. This was a good choice.) Laura confirmed.
The trot was going¡­ well about as fine as you could expect it to go. My passengers used anything they had with them to protect their behinds from the damage, and even had to keep a horse calm. That¡¯s not on me. If you want out, just say it. I¡¯m not going to force you to stay. When we ran into the on ground search party, we had to stop for a second. I think everyone was relieved by it and some were even asking for healing magic. It¡¯s not that bad. Stop exaggerating. (It doesn¡¯t feel as bad to you, Master. You have higher than average defense and the Summoner¡¯s protection skill.) Laura reminded me. ¡­ oh yeah. I guess it might be painful then. My bad. The ground squad was a little jealous about us in our rain cover, but there is no way we would fit three people and three horses in here. We were almost at max capacity already. Two people, or even three, maybe. But with the horses. No way. After the quick information exchange, more like an info dump, we were back on the move. I had to speed up The Trojan Horse just a bit more so we would make it in time. Sadly, this also increased the shaking a bit, but we have to just deal with it.
We made it just in time to the gate. We did have to hurry a bit to get everyone off the horse before the time was up. I even felt a strange mana surging from the card as we were getting off. It was a stronger version of the mana signal that normallyes when the time limit is approaching. Perhaps something like a critical warning. I need to experiment on extending the summoning time. Alice can do it with Mana, so perhaps there is a way I can do it. Unless it¡¯s tied to magic attributes or something. In that case I might not be able to do it, as I don¡¯t have one. ¡­ unless I got one when I got the water spirit¡¯s blessing. (Laura. Did the blessing affect my attributes?) I asked. (Sadly no. Master still has no attribute.) Laura told me. (That is why the blessing only gave you the ¡®Summon water spirit¡¯ skill. It adjusted to your body. For someone like Lucia, who has the water magic skill, it would boost her water magic on top of gaining the summoning skill.) Really? So Lua gained even more power than I did. (Yes she did.) Laura told me. Lua is too powerful. How is she C-rank again? I feel like she should be at least B-rank.
¡°Brian. Thank you for bringing everyone back.¡± The guild master.. the ex-master thanked me. ¡°I didn¡¯t exactly bring everyone back.¡± I said back to him. ¡°Even if they didn¡¯t make it, you brought them back. It¡¯s still better to get back home, instead of rotting on the side of the road.¡± He told me. ¡°Being alive is even better.¡± I argued. ¡°There is nothing more you could have done. Don¡¯t look at this as you let four people die. Look at this as you saved sixteen people.¡± The guild master argued. ¡°I¡¯ll try. Thanks.¡±
Mission: Save the Baron¡¯s group
Goal: Bring the group to town.
Mission Completed
Reward: Open sets Rise of Destiny and ming Eternity.
Open Reprint set Dark Revtion Volume 1.
Daily ¡®Pack tokens¡¯ increase by 2.
And I gained my reward for it. ¡­ wait a second. 2 pack tokens. That means two more chances at Monster Reborn. ¡°Brian. We are heading inside. Are you noting?¡± Lua called to me as they were all moving inside the walled part of town. ¡°... yeah.¡± I snapped out of my trance. ¡°I¡¯ming.¡±
We made it back to the adventurer¡¯s guild. Christina was there waiting for us and she was thankful I brought her husband back in one piece. I distracted her by saying it was the other adventures that kept him safe while they were under attack, and got Christina off my back with that. I sat down at one of the tables in the guild and Lua brought some ale for me. I didn¡¯t even ask for it, but I got it anyway. ¡°Are you not going to have any?¡± I asked her. With her curse now gone, she could have some. ¡°I did try it, but I''m not really a fan.¡± She told me. ¡°Understandable. Not everyone likes it.¡± I said as I took a gulp. ¡°What were you thinking about at the gate?¡± She asked. ¡°... nothing much. It¡¯s something to do with the system mission.¡± I told her. ¡°Is something bad happening again?¡± She asked. ¡°Thankfully not. It¡¯s all good news this time.¡± I told her. ¡°Then we will take this opportunity to unwind. Even for adventurers, peace is the best.¡± Lua said as she pulled out her blood sk and took a sip. ¡°Yes it is.¡± I responded as I pulled open my pack opener.
Daily Pack tokens: 14
Current Pack tokens: 2
Avable packs :
Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon
Metal Raiders
Magic Ruler
Pharaoh¡¯s Servant
Labyrinth of Nightmare
Legacy of Darkness
Pharaonic Guardian
Magician¡¯s Force
Dark Crisis
Invasion of Chaos
Ancient Sanctuary
Soul of the Duelist
Rise of Destiny
ming Eternity
Daily Reprint Tokens: 2
Current Reprint Tokens: 0
Avable Reprint sets:
Dark Beginning 1
Dark Revtion Volume 1
Mind as well try it immediately. (There isn¡¯t a monster reborn in the new sets, right?) I confirmed with Laura. (No. There is Monster Reincarnation, but that won¡¯t work.) Laura told me. (Why not?) I asked. (It would move the soul of the dead to a new vessel, not resurrect them in their old one.) Well, I guess it is called reincarnation. Not resurrection.
Use a ¡®Pack token¡¯ to open 1 pack of ¡®Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon¡¯
[Yes] [No]
Yes. Spoiler [copse] No monster reborn for me. Not that I was expecting one at this point. Getting one was lucky enough. Sorry Rico. But I might still make it if I get one tomorrow morning. With those thoughts, I took another gulp of ale. CH.97 Telling what happened CH.97 Telling what happened I was still sitting down, drinking with Lua, when Zay came to me and asked me toe to the guild master¡¯s room. I almost wish I could have just had lunch before this, but what are you gonna do? ¡°Take a seat.¡± Both the ex-master and Zay were in the room. I did as instructed and sat opposite to the ex-master. Lua had alsoe with me, just to make sure my story was correct. Zay was standing next to the ex-master. ¡°Now, would you tell me what exactly you did during the rescue operation?¡± The ex-master asked. ¡°What part of it? Or do you just want the abridged version?¡± I asked. ¡°Just the highlights will do. Then I¡¯ll ask some questions.¡± He answered. ¡°Sure. We flew for a while, then I noticed lightning and headed towards it, we found the thunder sprites attacking Zay¡¯s group, I had my summons take down the sprites, wended and made contact with Zay, we healed people with magic and then headed home on the mechanical horse that you saw.¡± I told him. ¡°And that is all?¡± He asked. ¡°Basically yes.¡± I answered. ¡°What about the part where you resurrected someone?¡± He asked. ¡°I don¡¯t recall something like that happening.¡± I said to him. Technically it wasn¡¯t me. I didn¡¯t activate the card, so it¡¯s not my fault. ¡°I see. If that is how you want it, I¡¯ll make sure the adventurer¡¯s don¡¯t speak. But you need to see to it that the baron doesn¡¯t make a report about it.¡± The ex-master said. ¡°What about the Bakpany?¡± Lua asked. ¡°I can deal with them as well.¡± The ex-master said. ¡°Thank you.¡± I thanked the ex-master. ¡°But now that we are talking about it. Zay, why did you not resurrect Rico?¡± The ex-master turned to face Zay as well. I think he is looking at Zay with suspicion. ¡°Zayaan? Want toment on that?¡± He asked. ¡°... I did what I thought I should have done. By rank, he is higher than Rico, so I think he would be better for the guild.¡± Zay said. ¡°In that moment I acted as the guild master Zayaan, not as the leader of Prime Rib Zay.¡± ¡°Good answer.¡± The ex-mastermented. ¡°Sometimes the guild master has to put their personal feelings aside.¡± After he said that, he turned back to me. ¡°Now, care to exin how you can do it?¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t do anything. You just heard from Zay. He did the revival.¡± I argued. ¡°Oh, I heard about it alright. You gave him something that let him resurrect a person. And I would very much like to know more about it.¡± The ex-mastermented. ¡°Sorry. Not going toment on that.¡± I told him. ¡°Zay and Lua know about it and that is enough for now.¡± ¡°So I can¡¯t ask you to resurrect the others?¡± He asked. ¡°I¡¯ll ask you this. Do you think I wouldn¡¯t have done it if I could?¡± I asked. ¡°I¡¯m not sure. I don¡¯t know you that well.¡± He answered. ¡°Fair point. But I can¡¯t do it.¡± I told him. ¡°I see. Well, that is all for now. I thank you on behalf of the guild. I¡¯ll leave the reward to Zayaan. He will hand it over to youter.¡± The ex-master said to me. ¡°So I can go?¡± I confirmed. ¡°Yes. You are free to go.¡±
¡°Brian, are you ready to head home?¡± Christina asked me when I came back down the stairs. ¡°Were you waiting for me?¡± I asked her. ¡°Of course we were.¡± She said. ¡°Is what I would like to say, but actually my husband and Henry were checked out by doctor Josh.¡± ¡°That makes sense. Better safe than sorry. So, were they alright?¡± I asked. ¡°Henry¡¯s arm will take a few days to fully recover, but Brandon is just fine.¡± She responded. I guess Henry¡¯s arm was electrocuted decently well. I think some recovery time is to be expected, even after healing magic. Something like rehab. I think lightning can even destroy nerves and things like that. I hope he won¡¯t sustain any permanent injuries. (He most likely won¡¯t. He got healed quickly after the incident.) Laura told me. Well, that¡¯s good. Actually, shouldn¡¯t healing magic be able to heal things like that even after a while? (No. If your body epts that state as the ¡®natural¡¯ state using healing magic to heal it bes much more difficult.) Laura specified. So something like changing the default state. But shouldn¡¯t the body''s default state beplete?
Christina had called a carriage for us, so we didn¡¯t need to walk in the rain. When we made it back to the manor, the servants had gathered to wee their master home. I finally got an idea of how many servants lived in this house. I counted a total of seven maids. Nicole, Jenna, the maid that woke me up a couple of times, two other younger maids that were probably in their early 20s and two older maids that were likely in their mid 30s. There was also a man I assume is the chef. And gardener, or something like that. A total of nine servants. I guess with Henry it would be ten. ¡°Wee home, Father.¡± Alice weed her father back with a fake looking smile. It felt forcedpared to the ones I see on her face. ¡°I¡¯m home. I hope you¡¯ve been keeping up your studies while I was gone.¡± Brandon said. ¡°Of course I have.¡± Alice told her father. ¡°That¡¯s my girl.¡± Brandon said as he gave a little headpat to Alice. ¡­ is that normal for Brandon? Perhaps it is.
I spent the rest of the day telling Alice about how I saved everyone from the thunder sprites. She was a little disappointed that she didn¡¯t get to see my white dragon fight. She also demanded I summon St. Joan so she can see her and I obliged. In the end, she said she wanted to be a magic swordswoman. I told her that it would be even more difficult than just using magic, but I¡¯m not positive it got through to her. Then again, I don¡¯t know what skills Alice has, so she might already have some swordsman skills. Perhaps she can be a Dark Pdin.
(Laura, make sure you wake me up as soon as my pack tokense.) (Of course, Master.) This is what I decided to do. I don¡¯t know the exact time that Rico died, but if I get a Monster Reborn with tomorrow''s packs, there is still a chance. I¡¯ll at least try to get another one. With that, I went to sleep. CH.98 Nighttime packs CH.98 Nighttime packs (Master, Master. It¡¯s time to wake up.) I heard Laura call me. I open my eyes as Laura is calling me. (Morning Laura. What time is it?) (It¡¯s 2:16 am.) (2:16? That¡¯s a strange time. Did the tokense in?) (Yes. They came in at 2am, but I waited for the optimal time in Master¡¯s sleep cycle to wake you up.) (I see. I guess that¡¯s why I don¡¯t feel awful. Thank you.) The reason I¡¯m awake at this time of night is, well the packs of course. But one card in particr. I want another Monster Reborn if possible. Considering when I got the system mission, I think if I pull one now, I can go and resurrect someone.
Daily Pack tokens: 14
Current Pack tokens: 14
Avable packs :
Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon
Metal Raiders
Magic Ruler
Pharaoh¡¯s Servant
Labyrinth of Nightmare
Legacy of Darkness
Pharaonic Guardian
Magician¡¯s Force
Dark Crisis
Invasion of Chaos
Ancient Sanctuary
Soul of the Duelist
Rise of Destiny
ming Eternity
Daily Reprint Tokens: 2
Current Reprint Tokens: 2
Avable Reprint sets:
Dark Beginning 1
Dark Revtion Volume 1
With LoBY and DB1 being the only sets with Monster Reborn, let¡¯s get on with this. (Master, may I make a suggestion?) Laura interrupted. (Sure, but what is it?) (You should open Dark Revtion Volume 1 and Dark Crisis instead.) She told me. (Why? They don¡¯t have Monster Reborn.) (Those sets have a card called Spell Reproduction. It will instantly take your Monster Reborn off of cooldown so you can use it again. And unlike the Monster Reborn, they aremon in the two sets.) (Oh. I didn¡¯t know that. Yeah, let¡¯s go for that instead. Good call Laura.)
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Yes Spoiler [copse] Sadly, no. At least there are like 14 more chances to get it.
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Spoiler [copse] Did you just give me another Vampire Lord? But I already had one. I guess I can use the second one as a tribute for Genesis, but it¡¯s not necessary at the moment. Spoiler [copse] Why does this feel strangely familiar? Reminds me of that time I was pulling for Vampire Lady. Getting themons that you need is always the most difficult thing. Spoiler [copse] ¡­ As I said, themons are the most difficult to get. I can get a Vampire Lord in the first pack, twice, but can¡¯t get amon Spell Reproduction. Spoiler [copse] Yeah. That¡¯s how it¡¯s going to be. I can never get themon I want in under 20 packs. Or under 19, but same difference. I¡¯m sorry everyone. I can¡¯t help you. My luck just works like that.
¡­ Now I can¡¯t fall back to sleep. Maybe I should do something instead of justying here doing nothing. (We could do some mana control practice. It might help you fall back to sleep.) Laura offered. (Sure. Might as well.) I spent some time focusing on the mana control with Laura, until I fell back to sleep.
It¡¯s light. There is lighting in from the window next to my bed. I guess I didn¡¯t close the curtains yesterday as it was still overcast. But now, there is some actual sunshine again. I got up from the bed and looked out of the window. I still saw some darker clouds in the sky, but the massive overcast front that was over us for thest two days has moved on. I was just looking at the sky when there was a knock at the door. Knock, knock ¡°Come in.¡± ¡°Oh, Lord Brian. You are up. Good morning.¡± Jenna hade to wake me up. ¡°Good morning Jenna.¡± ¡°Please get ready for breakfast. It will be ready soon.¡± Jenna said to me, before leaving the room. I did as instructed and changed my clothes. I also did all the other things you do in the morning.
¡°Brian, good morning.¡± Alice called behind me as I was walking towards the dining room. ¡°Good morning.¡± I responded. ¡°Let¡¯s practice that mana loop again today.¡± Alice told me. ¡°Sure. We can do that.¡± I told her. We walked to the dining room together. Brandon and Christina weren¡¯t there yet. A littleter the two of them came to the room and we had our breakfast.
¡°Brian, I would like you toe with me today.¡± Brandon said to me after breakfast. ¡°Why? What do you need me for?¡± I asked. ¡°Since the rain stopped, we will be burning the bodies of the deceased.¡± He told me. ¡°As the lord of the town and the one they were protecting, I need to be present. I would like you toe as well.¡± ¡­ I¡¯m not sure how I feel about that. Going to look at dead bodies. Of people I might have been able to save if I was a little faster. Or I could have given cards to Zay and Rico. Perhaps they could have defended themselves better if they had some strong-ish monsters by their side. Or if I had given them things like Hinotama. Or perhaps just Sparks. Or some healing cards. Or ¡­. (Master, snap out of it.) ¡­ ¡°...so are youing with me or not?¡± Brandon asked. ¡°...¡± I don¡¯t know what answer I should give. I think I probably should go, shouldn¡¯t I? (You should go, Master. It might make you feel better.) Yeah. If I couldn¡¯t help them in life, at least I could help them pass away in peace. I even have a card for that. ¡°Yes. I¡¯lle.¡± I answered.
¡°But what about our training?¡± Alice asked. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, but this takes priority.¡± I told her. ¡°And you can just practice with Mana.¡± ¡°... but I wanted to do it with you.¡± Alice argued. ¡°We can do it after this if we have time.¡± I told her. ¡°You¡¯d better not push it off again.¡± Alice said. ¡°Again? Are you ming me for yesterday? That¡¯s not on me at all.¡± I responded, before leaving the house. Alice said she wanted toe as well, but quickly changed her mind when she heard what we were going to do. I suppose she is no good with it. Not that I¡¯m either, considering I¡¯m doing everything within the limits of my skill to save the fallen. But I just have to ept the facts. I took a carriage with the baron to the adventurer¡¯s guild. CH.99 Funeral Fire CH.99 Funeral Fire Announcement So I did make a Discord for the series. It''s very bare bones at the moment, but it can be built up. Here is the link. After the link has expired (shouldst for 7 days) ask for it in thements or send me a message. I was at the guild again. I guess an adventurer would find themselves here on a daily basis. Unless they were taking a day off because of a thunderstorm. ¡°Lord Brandon, wee. We have been expecting you.¡± Zayaan weed Brandon to the guild in a serious tone. ¡°Stop that already. You know you don¡¯t need to kiss my ass anymore.¡± Brandon responded. ¡°I suppose so.¡± Zay said, much more casually. ¡°Lex just wants me to keep up the presence fitting of a guild master.¡± Lex? Oh yeah, the ex-master was Alexander. ¡°And I see you brought Brian with you as well.¡± Zay added. ¡°Yes, I came along as well. I hope you don¡¯t mind.¡± I responded. ¡°It¡¯s fine. I was expecting at least one guard with Brandon.¡± Zay said to me. ¡­ oh yeah. We didn¡¯t have a dedicated guard with us. Just the coachman. I thought it was normal for a small-town noble, but perhaps Brandon is just using me as a guard. Should I be angry at him for using me like this? Or just impressed that he actually has any trust in me at this point.
We moved to the backyard of the guild. They had built up a pile of lumber there. The area was a little tight for something that size to be lit on fire, but I suppose they have some water mages present to keep the fire under control. They wouldn¡¯t just do it otherwise, right? This isn¡¯t some idea by Zay that is being done for the first time, right? I also noticed some people I didn¡¯t know present in the backyard. Considering that Mario is with them, they might be the families of the deceased. I stood off to the side as Brandon went over to the deceased, saying something akin to a prayer next to each of them. For me, this was a moment I took to make a toploader for a spell I wanted to use. 5x Mustering of the Dark Scorpions, 4x Kagemusha of the Blue me, 3x Dark Energy, 3x Kumootoko, 3x Dark Scorpion - Chick the Yellow, 3x Two Thousand Needles, 2x Goblin of Greed, 2x Dark Scorpion Combination, After Brandon had his moment to say what he was saying, the families had their final moment as well. Then the bodies were moved to the lumber pile and the pile was set on fire. I decided this would be the optimal time for my spell, so I pulled it out of collection. ¡°Soul Release.¡± I said quietly. A barely noticeable blue glow surrounded the bodies in the fire, but as the fire was zing around them, I doubt anyone noticed any difference. Soul Release allows people to pass on in peace, making sure they would never rise again as undead. I think the fire would prevent it as well, but at least with this, they will hopefully make it to the afterlife or the circle of reincarnation fine. ¡°Brian, did you do something?¡± Lua had sneaked next to me from somewhere. I didn¡¯t even see her at the guild earlier so I thought she would be out draining blood. ¡°No, not really.¡± I told her as I showed her the card I used. She quickly read it before handing it back to me. ¡°I suppose for you, this much is nothing.¡± We stood there side-by-side watching the fire. Rico. I may not have known you well, but I know you deserved better. I hope you can get everything you wanted to do in this life, in your next.
¡°So Brian, when will we leave the town?¡± Lua asked me as we were watching the fire. She was apparently on fire control. They would usually hold these funeral fires outside, but as Brandon was going to visit it, they held it in the guild¡¯s backyard. Brandon had already left, but I decided to stay at the guild for now, with the excuse ¡®I¡¯m an adventurer¡¯. I said I¡¯d return to the manor in the afternoon. Sorry Alice, but you need to learn that the world doesn¡¯t revolve around you. ¡°Are you in a rush?¡± ¡°No, but I¡¯d rather help the other dhampirs as soon as possible.¡± Lua said to me. ¡°I have good self control so I could live like I did, but most can¡¯t. I want them to be able to truly experience life.¡± ¡°I see. Well I still have at least one more thing I need to do before I can leave. Also, what about your team?¡± ¡°Well I told Alex and Zay I wanted to leave. And with Zay bing the GM and Rico¡­ well.¡± Lua tried to say it but couldn¡¯t. ¡°I understand. You don¡¯t need to say it. But what about Alex?¡± I asked. ¡°He said he would go to a bigger town and find a new party to join.¡± Lua told me. ¡°Then perhaps he cane with us some of the way.¡± I told Lua. ¡°That would be nice. What about the thing you have?¡± Lua asked. ¡°I just need to name Christina as the dungeon master of my dungeon.¡± I told her. ¡°Oh. I guess we never named one.¡± Shemented. ¡°I also need to do some final preparations for the dungeon before it¡¯s officially opened. I think we could leave after that.¡± I told Lua. ¡°I see. Do you have any ces you want to visit? I¡¯ll make a travel n.¡± Lua told me. ¡°No, not really. I did promise to visit either the capital¡¯s guild or the main guild office, so one of those two is a must. But other than that, nothing.¡± I told her. ¡°Well there is a dhampir sanctuary close by to both of those ces so we would drop close by anyway.¡± Lua told me. I guess they would be built close to major cities. But not too close. ¡°I should head back to the Watchman manor. If I¡¯m here for the entire day, Alice will get angry with me.¡± I told Lua as I got up to leave. ¡°Sure. Make sure to drop by the guild again so we can improvethe n.¡± Lua told me as I left. I would still make it in time for lunch, but I told Brandon I would have lunch out in town today, so I dropped by Uncle Sam¡¯s burrito stall and picked one up for my lunch. That reminded me that I haven¡¯t made a toploader for the Upstart Goblin I got yesterday, so I quickly made one. 4x Acrobat Monkey, 4x Guardian Elma, 3x Guardian Kay''est, 4x Thousand Needles, 2x Ojama Trio, 2x Arsenal Robber, 3x Dark Scorpion - Gorg the Strong, 2x Agido, Frozen Soul With that, I had a money generator. I was thinking of using it straight away, but that might not be a good idea in the middle of a street.
¡°Brian!¡± Alice called angrily when I got back to the manor. ¡°What took you so long?¡± ¡°Sorry. I just spent some time at the guild. That¡¯s something an adventurer does.¡± I told her, trying to get her off my back. ¡°But we were supposed to train together.¡± ¡°Well, I¡¯m here now, so we can do it now.¡± I told her. We spent the beginning afternoon practicing the no-contact mana loop. Alice said she was figuring it out a little and she didn¡¯t need to add as much mana to it as she had tost time. And here I am at the level where I couldn¡¯t do it without Laura. Well, I suppose Alice has been practicing for years and I¡¯ve been doing it for a week. I can¡¯t learn everything immediately. And I already have the cheat code called system support. We kept the practice going until we had afternoon tea. CH.100 Comparing stats CH.100 Comparing stats ¡°Christina, I think it¡¯s about time we go and name you as the dungeon master.¡± I told Christina while we were having tea. ¡°Oh, are we in a rush now?¡± Christina responded. ¡°Well I was nning on leaving town soon-ish.¡± I told her. ¡°NO!¡± Alice yelled out. ¡°You can¡¯t leave!¡± ¡°Alice.¡± Christina turned towards her daughter. ¡°You can¡¯t hold Brian here forever because of your own selfish desires.¡± ¡°Then I¡¯ll just go with him!¡± Alice said. ¡°I¡¯m an adult. I can choose for myself.¡± ¡°You know your father will never let you.¡± Christina said. ¡°And if you leave, you will have to fend for yourself. Earning money is not as easy as you think.¡± ¡­ yeah. I definitely can¡¯t do it with a spell card. No I cannot. Okay I totally can, but Christina doesn¡¯t need to know that. ¡°I can use magic now. I¡¯ll just hunt monsters.¡± Alice said. ¡°Alice.¡± Christina said in a calming manner. ¡°You shouldn¡¯t make these decisions with haste. Take your time and think about it.¡± ¡°But there won¡¯t be time if Brian leaves.¡± Alice argued. ¡°Brian, I cane with you, can¡¯t I?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t mind.¡± I told her and Alice¡¯s eyes lit up as I said that. ¡°But I would prefer if you leave on good terms with your parents. I don¡¯t want Brandon putting a bounty on my head for kidnapping or something.¡± ¡°But how am I supposed to get Father¡¯s permission? He would never agree to something like that.¡± Aliceined. ¡°... sorry, but I have no idea.¡± I told Alice. ¡°I can try talking to him about it. That¡¯s if you really want to leave.¡± Christina offered. ¡°YES! I love you!¡±
¡°Brian¡­ you will take me with you, won¡¯t you?¡± Alice asked me with her eyes fluttering after Christina left the room. I think she was trying to look innocent and cute. Well she is cute, but. ¡°Alice, please don¡¯t do that. It won¡¯t work on me.¡± I told her. Laura would sometimes do that so I was used to it. Somewhat. ¡°It always works in the books.¡± Shemented. ¡­ what kind of books are you reading? Where do you even get these romance novels from? Does Brandon buy them for you? Or do you borrow them from the maids? ¡°What books are you reading?¡± I asked Alice. ¡°... oh just some books I have.¡± She avoided the question. ¡°Just don¡¯t steal them from Jenna. She wants her romance novels back.¡± I teased. ¡°I didn¡¯t steal them! I got permission to borrow them!¡± Aliceined. ¡°Sure you did. And you definitely didn¡¯t get permission because you are the daughter of their lord or something.¡± ¡°That¡¯s not funny!¡± ¡°Sorry, sorry. I know you wouldn¡¯t do it. Not like you go around dressed as a maid or something.¡± I kept teasing her. ¡°... I me Father for that¡­¡± She shifted the me. ¡°He never lets me do anything but magic, so I have to try something like that so I can actually do something fun.¡± ¡°Your father really causes too many problems for you.¡± I told Alice. ¡°If he really wanted you to fulfill the prophecy, he would have you going around as an adventurer or something simr gaining levels so you can be stronger.¡± ¡°But the stats you get per level are not that much. You gain a lot more from skills.¡± Alice argued. ¡°And training is the best way of gaining skills.¡± ¡°Perhaps, but gaining stats from just skills leaves you unbnced. It leaves you withrge amounts of some stats while you have very little of others.¡± I told her. ¡°If I were to guess, I think you have only skills based on magic, right?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes.¡± Alice confirmed. ¡°And I would also guess that you have low defense and HP stats.¡± ¡°...yes.¡± Alice admitted. ¡°And that would be bad in actualbat. Any attack thates your way could potentially be lethal.¡± I told her. ¡°Does that mean I should try to gain a defensive skill?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Possibly, but I really don¡¯t know the skills well enough to tell you. And having overwhelming power is not a bad idea either. You just need to have a team that can keep you safe.¡± I told her. ss cannons might be brittle, but they are powerful. ¡°You could also buy some high defense armor, but it might be too heavy.¡± After a little thought, Alice asked me: ¡°Brian, what kind of stat do you have? Can you show me?¡± ¡°Sure. I can show you mine if you show me yours.¡± I told Alice. ¡°Yes. Let¡¯s do it. Status open.¡± Alice got excited and went first. ¡°Status open.¡± I repeated after her.
Name: Alice Watchman
Race: Human
Level: 10
HP: 180
Mana: 730
Strength: 90
Defense: 120
Magic: 360
Skills:
Dark Magic LV.2
Mana Control LV.4
Magic Boost LV.3
Quick Cast LV.2
Fast Mana Recovery LV.3
Card Summoner LV.1 (extra)
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human !
Level: 30
HP: 440
Mana: 780
Strength: 195
Defense: 375
Magic: 245
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.3 (unique)
Telekinesis LV.1 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s protection LV.1 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (greater)
Holy. Alice has a higher magic stat than I do. It¡¯s almost as high as my defense. And I¡¯m 20 levels higher than her. Even her mana is almost as high as mine. But her defense and HP are very low, just as I thought. ¡°Your skills are so weird. You only have extra skills.¡± Alicemented. ¡°You even have a blessing. How did you get that?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll tell you one day, but I just got it.¡± I avoided the question. I can trust Alice, I think, but I just don¡¯t want anyone to overhear it. ¡°Can I get one?¡± Alice asked. ¡°I don¡¯t know. Probably, if you get lucky.¡± I told her. ¡°But that is not what I wanted to point out. You have very high magic and mana stats, even higher than I have in magic. And I¡¯m twenty levels higher. But because of your low level, you have bad stats in everything else. My stats are more bnced. Other than my higher defense.¡± ¡°I see. So I should learn other skills then. I¡¯ll do my best.¡± Alice concluded. ¡°Just don¡¯t be too hasty. You should consider what skills you really want and what you don¡¯t want.¡± I reminded her. ¡°Then, could you rmend some skills for me?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Well you should think about what you want to do in the future. If you really want to wield a sword or something like that, a sword skill would be necessary. Also if you want to be a frontline fighter, something that helps with defense would be good. But I¡¯m not an expert on skills.¡± I told her. ¡°I think in terms of magic, you have a good base.¡± ¡°I see, sword skill and defensive skill.¡± Alice was writing down on a notepad that she pulled out from somewhere. (Laura, I¡¯m not talkingpletely out of my ass right?) I confirmed with my information broker. (No. Your suggestion is not bad if Alice wants to be able to wield a sword alongside the magic. But it is going to be difficult for her to learn the sword skill at the moment.) Laura told me. (Why? What makes it so difficult?) (Alice has a lot of skillspared to her level. Skills get more difficult to gain and level up as you have more of them, but they get easier to gain as you increase your level.) Laura told me. So min-maxing is still something that should be done. But then again, being versatile might be better than being min-maxed in real life. And if we are going to make a party with Lua, she is already a backline mage. And I¡¯m amander style character with my summoning, so if all of us rely on my summons for the frontline, that could lead to problems if we are ever ambushed. I guess I could try making myself into a tank character that can also summon, as I already have high defense. Get some Millennium Shield action in here. (Laura, can I get Millennium Shield from any set I¡¯ve unlocked?) I asked. (Master, I can¡¯t find a ¡®Millennium Shield¡¯.) Laura answered. ¡­ Well that sucks. Wonder where it is? I think it should¡¯ve been released at this point. It was used kind of early on in the anime. [It was printed as a MCDonalds promo] [Neither Brian or Laura know this at the moment] (Also, if Alice really wants to be able to wield a sword, a movement skill of some kind would be extremely useful. I would also rmend that you learn one, Master.) Laura told me. (Movement, huh. So something like quick step.) (Flicker Step, actually. Also, Alice might benefit from learning the Combat Dance skill. With that she could avoid and parry enemy attacks instead of having to block them. It might help her more in the long run.) Laura told me. ¡°Alice, Laura rmended skills called Flicker Step and Combat Dance for you. They should help with movement and avoiding attacks.¡± I told her. ¡°I see, so Flicker Step and Combat Dance.¡± Alice was writing down. ¡°Wait, a dance? How will that help?¡± ¡°I think it helps you be more nimble to avoid attacks.¡± I told her. ¡°It¡¯s better to never take a hit than it is to tank hits.¡± ¡°Oh. I guess that would be good. Then I¡¯ll make sure to practice.¡± Alice said. ¡°But how do I practice these skills?¡± (Laura, want to borate on that?) (We should move to a different area. We can¡¯t practice these skills without some space and I think Master will understand better if I tell as we try it out.) Laura told me. ¡°Let¡¯s head to the yard. Laura said she¡¯ll instruct us there.¡± I told Alice. ¡°Sure. Give me a second. I¡¯ll go change.¡± Alice said as she took off towards her room. I guess she was wearing just a simple short sleeved dress. It might be a little cold. Or perhaps she is afraid of showing her underwear. Well, I did see it a few days ago. I also got up from the table and put my hoodie back on. Then I just waited for Alice toe back. CH.101 First Sword Practice CH.101 First Sword Practice Alice came back to the entrance wearing simple pants and a long sleeved shirt. Good. She realized what kind of clothing she would need for sword practice. Actually, we have no practice swords. That might be a problem. ¡°You seem ready.¡± I said to Alice. ¡°Yes, let¡¯s go.¡± She said as she took my hand and pulled me outside. ¡°But if we are going to practice sword skills, we need some practice swords. And I don¡¯t have any.¡± I told Alice. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. We can just y around with some sticks.¡± She said as we walked to the backyard. Sticks? Hopefully that won¡¯t end up with us getting something like a blunt weapon skill. (It¡¯s not about the weapon, it''s how you use it.) Laura told me. (Using a stick like a bat and bludgeoning things will eventually you the blunt weapon skill, but wielding one like a sword with stabs and shes will still help to gain the sword technique skill. But I still rmend finding some wooden practice swords for next time.) Yeah, add that to the list of things I need. Practice swords. I could use some cards to make us swords, but that just sounds like a great way to get one of us hurt badly. Well at least I could get us some teachers. I activated my DiaDhank and pulled two cards from the collection. ¡°Performance of Sword. St. Joan.¡± I called out their names to summon them. We don¡¯t have that much time and I honestly think a two hour session will be more than enough, so I just summoned them at the same time instead of one after another. And I¡¯m sure I can find someone else to take their ce if we can keep going after the two hours. ¡°Hey you two. We need some practice and I was hoping you would help us.¡± I told the two of them. ¡°Master. I knew you¡¯de around and join the way of the de.¡± Performance of Sword greeted me. ¡°I shall imprint all of my knowledge about swords onto Master.¡± St. Joan said. ¡°Ooh. You have ess to such good teachers Brian.¡± Alice said as she looked at our teachers. ¡°Yes I do. Lucky me.¡±
¡°Master, keep your arms closer to your body and keep your gravity centered better. You¡¯ll fall over if you stand like that.¡± St. Joan was instructing me. I was actually wielding her sword for the practice as I wasn¡¯t sparring or anything. I was just swinging a sword around. ¡°You need to keep your feet moving. Don¡¯t stop. Stopping means you are an easy target.¡± Performance was showing Alice how to do a basicbat dance. Alice wasn¡¯t holding any weapon at the moment, but was just focusing on footwork. ¡°Master, are you even trying? You are just swinging at random. Focus on every strike.¡± I heard my drill sergeant call as I took a second to look at Alice. I did as instructed as I really rather not get on her bad side. I also don¡¯t want to give up before Alice. Training like this will be a lot harder on her than me, as she has lower stats than I do.
We had been practicing for about half an hour when we took our first break. Alice was tired but also excited to keep going. We were currently snacking on some cookies I still had from our date, and some cool juice that Jenna brought us. At least the cookies haven¡¯t gone bad yet. ¡°After the break we will switch. Master will go with Erza to practice footwork and Alice will be with me practicing sword technique.¡± St. Joan told us as we were downing our drinks. Erza was the name Performance of Sword wanted to go by after I asked her about it. Her full card name isn¡¯t really suitable for day-to-day use.
Thump. I was smacked onto my ass, again. I was practicing a goodbat stance with Erza and she would just knock me over every time she thought it was mediocre. ¡°Master, you suck at this. Alice was way better.¡± She was taunting me. ¡°Grr. I¡¯ll get another teacher if you are like this.¡± I threatened her. ¡°And they would just say the same. If you don¡¯t even try, you will never learn. We can just call it quits, but that would mean losing to Alice in stamina and determination.¡± She kept pressuring me. Fuck, I regret this. I¡¯m the one that ordered them to really train us and not just y around. I gritted my teeth and got back up.
After another half an hour of training, Alice couldn¡¯t keep up anymore. Her legs trembled any time she even tried taking a step and the only reason she wasn¡¯t falling over was St. Joan holding onto her. ¡°I think this is enough for the first day.¡± Our two teachers agreed. Ipletely agree. I could still stand fine, but my legs will hurt tomorrow. I think I could have gone for just a bit more sword practice, but at this point I won¡¯t say it out loud, or another half an hour of sword swinging with Joan would be waiting for me. ¡°Brian, is Alice alright?¡± Jenna asked as she was looking at the wobbling Alice. ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡± Alice answered. ¡°My legs just hurt.¡± ¡°I think our training was just a bit much.¡± I told Jenna. ¡°You might need to help Alice move around at least for the rest of the day.¡± ¡°Can¡¯t we just heal her with magic?¡± Jenna asked. ¡°It¡¯s better if we don¡¯t.¡± Joan said. ¡°Her growth will be faster if she recovers naturally. But if she is still having muscle pains two days from now, some healing magic is in order.¡± ¡°I see.¡± Jenna said to Joan. ¡°Jenna, I think you should go get a bath ready for Alice.¡± I told the maid. ¡°Actually, I would like one as well.¡± I added. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, but filling two baths that quickly is a little much for Nicole.¡± Jenna apologized. ¡­ What? You mean they use magic to fill the baths? I thought that they might, but I wasn¡¯t sure. ¡°I see. Well I can use one of my summons to do it.¡± At least I assume I have something that can do that. Actually, I got that summon water spirit skill. I could try that out. ¡°Well then there is no problem.¡± Jenna said.
I handed the card of St. Joan over to Alice so that Joan could carry her to her room. Then I unsummoned Performance of Sword, after thanking her for the lesson. I walked back into my room and entered the bathroom. I looked at the empty bathtub before I thought about what my skill would do. ¡°Summon water spirit.¡± I called out the skill name. ¡­ no reaction. Why didn¡¯t it work? (Master, there is no water for the spirit to form from.) Laura told me. ¡­ Excuse me what? So I need water to summon a water spirit. Well that sucks. (You could use a water attribute monster as a host for the spirit.) Laura told me. I see. Well, that doesn¡¯t really help. I want that bath first. But for that, I need a monster that can help with it. (Laura, give me a rmendation.) (How about Aqua Spirit? You will have to sacrifice one water monster to summon it, but it will gain a free sleeve when summoned that way.) Laura told me. (Sure, that sounds fine.) I took out two cards from the collection. Aqua Spirit and Penguin Knight. The penguin was going to be my tribute. ¡°I summon Aqua Spirit.¡± As I called that out, the Penguin Knight in my other hand disappeared and turned into small particles of light that gathered around Aqua Spirit and made a sleeve for it. Spoiler . [copse] Then, from the card that appeared on the floor, a cutedy with short blue hair and turquoise skin. She was on the shorter side, standing at just around 150cm. She was dressed in an aqua blue dress and had cute little mermaid style ears poking from her head. ¡°Oh Master, what can I do for you?¡± She asked. ¡°I need a bath. Can you make one for me?¡± I requested. ¡°Of course. May I wash you Master?¡± She asked. ¡­ I guess that would be fine. She isn¡¯t underage or anything, right? She is small, but she doesn¡¯t seem like a child. And she speaks like an adult, so it¡¯s fine. ¡°Yeah, I guess you could.¡± ¡°Thank you, Master. I¡¯ll make you shine.¡± She said as she used water magic to fill up the bathtub. ¡°You don¡¯t need to polish me. Just cleaning me up is more than enough.¡± I enjoyed my bath, getting washed by a prettydy. Or I would have if an intruder didn¡¯t interrupt it. CH.102 Summon Water Spirit CH.102 Summon Water Spirit ¡°Tadaah. Mister Hero, I¡¯m here to help. What do you need?¡± A small girl that had formed from my bath water asked me. She looked like a small fairy. Except that she didn¡¯t have wings and she was made of water. ¡°... what? Who are you?¡± I asked as I looked at the water girl. ¡°What do you mean? Didn¡¯t you call me Mister Hero?¡± The water girl asked. ¡­ did I? (She is a water spirit.) Laura told me. Oh. Yeah, I did try to summon one. But Laura said I couldn¡¯t because there ¡­ wasn¡¯t water ¡­ for it to form from. And then I had a monster make water ¡­ ¡°I guess I did try to call for a water spirit, but Laura told me I couldn¡¯t do it without a source of water.¡± I told the spirit. ¡°Mister Hero really doesn¡¯t know how we work, do you?¡± The spirit said to me. ¡°Well, sorry. I haven¡¯t really had the time to find out.¡± I responded. ¡°You even have the system support. It could tell you in a few seconds.¡± The spirit told me. ¡°And She did. After I tried summoning you.¡± I told the spirit. I put some emphasis in ¡®she¡¯ so the spirit would understand how I want Laura to be addressed. ¡°Well, it doesn¡¯t matter now.¡± The spirit said. ¡°What do you need, Mister Hero?¡± ¡°I was going to ask you to make water for my bath, but that didn¡¯t exactly work out.¡± ¡°Sorry, but we need a focus point first. Even a bit of water is enough, but we can¡¯t appear without that.¡± The spirit told me. ¡°It¡¯s fine. I have other means of getting things done.¡± The small water spirit looked at Aqua Spirit. ¡°You mean like that waterdy? Can I possess her? She is almost a perfect host for me.¡± The spirit said. ¡°Don¡¯t you dare.¡± Aqua Spirit countered. ¡°I only serve Master and I won¡¯t let you get in the way.¡± ¡°Come on. It will be fine.¡± The water spirit was trying to talk my summon into it. ¡°It will also help stabilize your mana so you can stay here for longer.¡± WHAT?! Stay longer? As in, extending the summoning time? This spirit can do it? ¡°Can you actually do that?¡± I asked the water spirit. ¡°What part? Possessing her? No, I can''t fully possess her. She is too powerful. It would be a spirit synchronization, not possession.¡± ¡°No, not that part. Actually yes, that part as well, but first of all. Can you really make her stay here longer?¡± I asked. ¡°Oh that. Yes I can. She can¡¯t stay here for too long because her mana is not natural and she can¡¯t stabilize it. But I can help her with that.¡± The water spirit said. ¡°Also this synchro thing, can you do it with me?¡± I asked. ¡°Probably. Mister Hero¡¯s mana is easy to change to any element so I should be able to do it. And if I do, Mister Hero will be able to use water magic as well.¡± ¡°I won¡¯t allow you to mess with Master.¡± Aqua Spirit said to the little water spirit. I turned my gaze to Aqua Spirit. ¡°This is important. I need to know what powers I have and what potential powers I can have. I can¡¯t use magic normally so this would be a great help.¡± ¡°Well if Master wants that. But I still feel like that thing cannot be trusted.¡± Aqua Spirit said. ¡°I guess that is understandable.¡± I told my summon before turning my gaze back to the little spirit. ¡°Now you. Are you even the same spirit I sawst time?¡± ¡°No. You saw Mama, the Great spirit of Spring rain. I¡¯m just a lesser spirit unlike Mama. Mama wanted toe, but there just wasn¡¯t enough water here for her to materialize.¡± The little water spirit told me. So spirits call their superiors Mama? Or perhaps that greater spirit did give birth to this one. That could also exin why the water spirit didn¡¯t want to fight the sprites. Not wanting to kill your own offspring is understandable. But then again, how strong were the spirits before they were corrupted and turned into sprites? The leader sprite took a hit from Blue-Eyes after all. So how strong would a greater spirit be if it got corrupted? Or even if it didn¡¯t get corrupted. Or perhaps the thunder sprites just had some resistance against Blue-Eyes¡¯ attack. It is called white lightning, so perhaps. But then again, it looks more like aser than lightning. And Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragons attack is neutron st. So perhaps the attack of Blue-Eyes is more like an electron stream. Electrons are basically electricity anyway. Kinda. ¡°Well we should try it out. Aqua Spirit, please do that synchro thing with the water spirit.¡± ¡°If it¡¯s Master¡¯s will.¡± Aqua Spirit gave in. ¡°Yes. Thank you, Mister Hero.¡± The little spirit said.
Aqua Spirit held the little water spirit in her arms before the water spirits form broke apart and the water she was made of clung to Aqua Spirit. It formed something likeyers onto the dress of Aqua Spirit, transforming her simple daily wear dress into something more akin to a ball gown. ¡°Master, this feels strange.¡± Aqua Spirit said to me as the transformation finished. ¡°Oh don¡¯t worry about it.¡± She continued, but this time her voice sounded different. It had a higher pitch. ¡°You¡¯ll get used to it in no time.¡± ¡°Well it also sounds strange. Having one person talk in two different pitches.¡± I told the spirit. The double spirit? The synchro spirit? Did I just synchro summon before I even unlocked synchro monsters? Are spirits tuners? I looked at the card on my DiaDhank, but it looked normal. So at least the card didn¡¯t change. At least not yet. ¡°Now let me wash you.¡± The spirit said in the higher pitch of the water spirit. ¡°Oh, no you won¡¯t.¡± She continued with the voice of Aqua Spirit. ¡°That honor belongs to me.¡± The two of them kept fighting for control as they washed every part of me. Aqua Spirit was able to keep control most of the time, but for some reason she let the little water spirit take over when she was washing my feet, saying ¡°You may wash Master¡¯s feet, but that is all you deserve.¡±
¡°Lord Brian, dinner will be ready soon.¡± Nicole came to call for me after my bath. ¡°Oh, who is she?¡± She added as she saw my double spirit. ¡°She is one of my summons. I¡¯m keeping her here as an experiment.¡± I told Nicole. ¡°Oh, I see. Please don¡¯t break anything.¡± Nicole said. ¡°Is that what you are worried about? Not the fact that I just have a waterdy here with me?¡± I asked. ¡°I know Lord Brian can summon so this isn¡¯t that strange. But if you break something, it would cause problems for Master Brandon.¡± Nicole said. ¡°... okay. But you said dinner is ready so I think I should go there.¡± I told Nicole.
¡°Brian. Who is she?¡± Alice asked as she saw my double spirit. ¡°Just one of my summons. I¡¯m performing an experiment so I need to keep her summoned.¡± I told Alice. We were again the first two in the dining room. Brandon and Christina had not yet arrived. ¡°What kind of experiment?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Well you saw that I had a water spirit''s blessing. I summoned one and had it synchro with my summon. I think that should allow my summon to stay summoned for longer than normal.¡± I told Alice. ¡°But you always get mad when I do it with Mana.¡± Sheined. ¡°Yes, I do. Because I don¡¯t know how it works. That is why I experiment. If I find out why you can go beyond the normal time limit, I¡¯ll allow you to do it as well.¡± I told Alice. ¡°That would be nice.¡± Alice said. She also handed the card of St. Joan back to me after I asked for it.
We had our dinner in peace. I did get some questions about my summon, but I just said it is my summon and the two of them mostly ignored her. After dinner, Christina took me aside to talk about the dungeon. ¡°I¡¯ll have some preparations made and we can head out the day after tomorrow.¡± Christina told me. ¡°What kind of preparations do you need to make?¡± I asked. I was hoping we could go as soon as tomorrow, so I wanted to know what was there to prepare. ¡°Well we will need to spend at least one night in the dungeon so it gets used to me.¡± Christina said. ¡°For that, we will need food and bedding.¡± We need to do that? Laura, you didn¡¯t inform me. Again. (I would have told you if you had asked.) She defended herself. Fine. My fault. I should ask you about these things. (You are learning, Master. I¡¯ll also try to predict you better in the future.) Laura told me. ¡°So we¡¯ll go the day after tomorrow then. I¡¯ll check out a summon we can use for transport so you won¡¯t have to worry about that. By the way, will it be just the two of us or will someone elsee as well?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll bring my personal maid with me as well, so the three of us.¡± Christina said. ¡°We need someone to cook us food.¡± ¡°I guess that would be useful.¡± I admitted. After that, I headed back to my room with the double spirit.
¡°Mister Hero.¡± My spirit called with the higher pitch that told me it was the water spirit calling. ¡°I can¡¯t keep this up much longer.¡± I see, so even the spirits have limits. I guess keeping up a synchro does take some mana or something. (Laura, how long has Aqua Spirit stayed summoned now?) (Little over three hours, Master.) (So at least an extra hour. Not bad for a lesser spirit. Perhaps the greater spirit could keep a monster summoned for even longer.) I deduced. ¡°I see. You should undo the synchro. Thank you for your service.¡± I said to the spirit. The water spirit separated from my summon, and appeared back in her little fairy form. As soon as she did, I felt a mana pulseing from the card on my DiaDhank. The warning sign of the summoning time running out. ¡°Mister Hero, I had fun. Please call on us again.¡± The little spirit said before her form broke and sshed onto the floor. Now the floor is wet. ¡°Master, you need to unsummon me. I feel strange.¡± The remaining Aqua Spirit begged. ¡°Yes, you can go now. I¡¯ll call on you again some other time.¡± I said to her. ¡°Thank you, Master.¡± She said as she was swallowed by a card that appeared beneath her. As she lowered herself into it, she did a little favor by draining the water that had formed the water spirit into the card with her. ¡­ Well, that was something. Even if I only got an extra hour of summoning time, that is still amazing. With a stronger water monster and a stronger spirit, it could be very useful. (Master does have Gogiga Gagagigo in his collection, but I cannot rmend using it as it seems to have no soul. It¡¯s possible that it would try to attack Master.) Laura told me. Spoiler [copse] (Yeah, let¡¯s not. I don¡¯t want my own summons attacking me.) I said back to her. With that, it¡¯s bedtime for me. CH.103 Muscle Pains CH.103 Muscle Pains As I woke up, I felt some muscle pains from the training yesterday. It wasn¡¯t terrible, but I definitely felt it. I think I can go about the day like normal, but I need to hold back on physical exercise for today.
Knock, Knock I hadn''t gotten up yet when I heard a knock at the door. ¡°Come in.¡± I gave permission. The door opened and Jenna stepped in. ¡°Good morning, Lord Brian. May I ask how you are feeling?¡± Jenna asked. ¡°Not too bad. A little sore.¡± I answered honestly. ¡°Is breakfast about to be served?¡± ¡°Not quite yet. Miss Alice sent me to check on you. She is not feeling so well so she wanted to know if you were the same.¡± Jenna told me. ¡°I¡¯m fine enough. If you give me a moment to change I cane and tell that to Alice myself.¡± I told Jenna. ¡°That sounds fine. I¡¯ll wait outside.¡± She said as she stepped out of my room. I quickly got dressed and did my other morning business. Laura also reminded me about the toploader Upstart Goblin I never activated yesterday, so I decided to add activating it into my morning routine. I got two gold coins and one small and tworge silver coins from upstart.
I got out of my room and followed Jenna to Alice¡¯s room. She was stillying in bed and Mana was sitting on the bed next to her. Did she call Mana to keep herpany? ¡°Morning Alice.¡± I greeted her. ¡°Good morning.¡± She responded. She didn¡¯t sound bad, but then again, she isn¡¯t sick, just having some muscle pains. ¡°Are you feeling alright?¡± I asked even though I knew the answer. ¡°No. My body is sore all over.¡± She told me. ¡°I¡¯m sorry. We trained too much yesterday.¡± I told her. ¡°It¡¯s not your fault. I wanted to do it as well.¡± Alice argued. ¡°But you¡¯d better not run off today. You¡¯ll practice magic with me for the whole day as an apology.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not sure that is a good idea. I think you should take it easy for the day.¡± ¡°No. We are practicing magic. I¡¯ll learn that telekinesis thing so I can fly.¡± Alice said. ¡°I¡¯m not sure that¡¯s a great idea.¡± I said to her. ¡°Even I can¡¯t hope to float myself with telekinesis yet. And I have Laura helping me.¡± ¡°Then it¡¯s a race. The winner is the one that can float first.¡± Alice announced. ¡°And the loser will do whatever the winner demands.¡± ¡­ really? That¡¯s not a good idea. Like at all. ¡°Alice, I don¡¯t thi¡­¡± I began, but Jenna interrupted me. ¡°Alice, you can¡¯t make promises like that.¡± Jenna scolded Alice. ¡°Never ever promise to do ¡®whatever¡¯ to a male.¡± ¡­ well, I do agree, but that¡¯s a harsh way of putting it. And didn¡¯t you promise to do anything when Alice was in that dark bubble? ¡°She is right, you know.¡± I told Alice. ¡°Even if she is a hypocrite.¡± I muttered quietly. ¡°You wouldn¡¯t do anything bad, would you?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Depends on what you consider bad.¡± I teased. Probably not the right time for that. ¡°Brian.¡± Jenna turned to me. ¡°Are you considering doing bad things with Miss Alice?¡± ¡°Nope. Definitely not.¡± I told her. ¡°So you are.¡± Jenna deduced. ¡°You stereotypical male. Get out of the young miss''s room.¡± ¡°Sure, but you are the one that let me in.¡± I said as I turned to leave. ¡°Master, you really need to learn how to read the room better.¡± I heard Mana say. ¡°Sorry, no can do.¡± I told her before I left the room. Honestly. What is the worst I would do? Probably use her as a test dummy in a card experiment or something. I should actually cash out that ¡®I¡¯ll do anything¡¯ from Jenna. I want to find out if I can fuse a monster with a person and I have extra copies of Polymerization to do that with. I also have de-fusion in case it goes wrong. And even Monster Reborn. Now that I think about it, it¡¯s a good thing I didn¡¯t open my daily packs yet. I think the safest choice for a fusion would be a humanoid monster with the same attribute as Jenna¡¯s strongest attribute. But I have no idea what that even is.
Alice was carried by Mana to the dining room for breakfast. Brandon made ament about how his house was turning into a circus with all these magical girls showing up one after another. Don¡¯t look at me. You are the one obsessed with a prophecy about a blond haired female magician, so you should wee Mana sticking around. After breakfast, I was in the parlor practicing the touchless mana loop with Alice. With us doing this every day, I hope I¡¯ll get the mana cirction skill before I leave town.
¡°Brian, can we take a break?¡± Alice asked after we had kept up the mana loop for about 30 minutes. ¡°Sure, is something wrong?¡± I asked her. I was expecting us to go for at least an hour before she asked for a break. ¡°It¡¯s just¡­ my mana is more difficult to move than usual.¡± She told me. ¡°Ok. Let¡¯s just take a break then.¡± I told her as I cut off the loop. ¡°Alice, are you ok?¡± Jenna came up to her and asked. ¡°I¡¯m fine. I just need some rest.¡± Alice said. (Laura, could this be because of yesterday''s training?) (Possibly. Her mana might focus on the areas that are growing and that would make moving it more difficult.) Laura said. (I didn¡¯t feel any difference with mine though.) I countered. (That is because I take care of Master¡¯s mana. I make sure the mana that your body needs to heal can move perfectly.) Laura said. (You really are an overachiever and I love you for it.) I told her. ¡°I think Alice¡¯s mana is focusing on healing her body from yesterday. That¡¯s why it¡¯s more difficult for her to control it.¡± I said to Alice and Jenna. ¡°I told you you should rest for the day.¡± Jenna said to Alice after hearing what I said. ¡°But it¡¯s boring. This is more fun.¡± Alice argued. ¡°Rest is also important.¡± I reminded her. ¡°Otherwise all the work we put in yesterday will just go to waste.¡± ¡°But then what can we do?¡± Alice whined. ¡°We could open some packs together.¡± I offered. ¡°I haven¡¯t done it today yet. There was also an experiment I wanted to run with Jenna.¡± Jenna looked at me with suspicion as I said that. ¡°I won¡¯t allow you to do lewd things with my body.¡± She said to me. ¡°... why is that the first thing your mind goes to?¡± I asked. ¡°Because you are a lusty male.¡± She told me. ¡­ Am I? I don¡¯t think so. I haven¡¯t even fapped sinceing to this world. It¡¯s like I¡¯m on a no nut November in the spring. ¡°... is that really how you see me? Wow. That¡¯s almost insulting. Have I even tried to make a move on you, Alice or anyone else in this house?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes. You are constantly teasing Miss Alice. You clearly want her in bed with you.¡± Jenna told me. ¡°Well toote for that. It already happened. And that wasn¡¯t even my fault.¡± I responded. ¡°See. This is what I mean.¡± Jenna said. ¡°Jenna! Stop that!¡± Alice yelled at her maid. ¡°As you wish.¡± Jenna went instantly into service mode. ¡°So Brian, what is it that you wish to do with Jenna?¡± Alice asked. ¡°I want to fuse her with one of my summons.¡± I answered. CH.104 Fusing a Person with a Monster CH.104 Fusing a Person with a Monster ¡°I want to fuse her with one of my summons.¡± I told Alice and Jenna. Jenna was going to be my test subject in this experiment. ¡°No.¡± Jenna immediately refused. ¡°Fuse? What does that mean? Is it like when you put a card in me?¡± Alice asked. ¡°He did what!?¡± Jenna exploded when she heard what Alice said. ¡°Calm down.¡± I said to Jenna. ¡°It was necessary so that Alice could use magic.¡± ¡°Then please tell me what you did. In detail.¡± Jenna demanded. Sure, that¡¯s fine.
I quickly told Jenna how some of my cards work and how I installed a card into Alice so that she would get an attribute. ¡°I see. I suppose I¡¯ll forgive you.¡± Jenna said. ¡°Why were you angry in the first ce? I haven¡¯t done anything.¡± I argued. ¡°You just seem suspicious in the way you talk with Miss Alice.¡± Jenna said. ¡°It feels like you are grooming her.¡± ¡­ does it? I didn¡¯t notice. ¡°Oh, I see. I¡¯m sorry for that.¡± I told Jenna. ¡°So, Brian. What is the difference between what you did with me and what you want to try with Jenna?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Well unlike with you, I want tobine Jenna with a monster that I can summon. It¡¯s called fusion. I honestly don¡¯t know if it even works, but if it does, it could be super powerful.¡± I told the two of them. ¡°Is it safe?¡± Jenna asked. ¡°Probably.¡± I said and then continued before they couldment on that. ¡°As in, if something goes wrong I have another card that willpletely undo it and everything will be back to how it was.¡± ¡°... do you really want me to do that?¡± Jenna asked. ¡°I¡¯m not going to force you.¡± I said to her. ¡°But you did say ¡®I¡¯ll do anything¡¯ to me a couple of days ago.¡± ¡°But¡­ I¡­ ¡° Jenna muttered. ¡°As I said, I won¡¯t force you. I¡¯m asking you to do it.¡± I repeated. ¡°... fine. I¡¯ll do it. But only if you promise that it is safe.¡± Jenna said. ¡°Sure. I promise that it is safe. Nothing bad will happen.¡± I promised.
¡°So, what do I need to do?¡± Jenna asked. ¡°Well first, we need a good monster to fuse with you. For that, I need to know your strongest attribute.¡± I told her. ¡°It¡¯s fire.¡± Jenna answered. ¡°Ok. Good. Give me a second, I¡¯ll check what I have.¡± I told the two of them. (Laura, what do I have? And what do I have in the avable sets?) (Fire Sorcerer is the best one you have at the moment. You also have Fire Princess and Lady Assant of mes. If we go to the sets, there is also me Champion.) Laura said. (Thank you.) Spoiler [copse] I opened my collection and pulled out the three options I already had on hand. ¡°Here. These are the choices I have on hand.¡± I told them as I ced the cards on the table. The two of them looked at the cards for a second and they both had their own opinions on which one we should use. ¡°It has to be this one.¡± Alice said as she pointed at Fire Princess. ¡°I think this one is better.¡± Jenna said about Fire Sorceress. ¡°But this one is prettier.¡± Alice argued. ¡°I don¡¯t need to be prettier. I just need to help Miss Alice.¡± Jenna said back. As they were going back and forth, I decided to pull open a few packs. I need some more sleeve fodder. I¡¯ll go with Dark Beginning and Magic Ruler for the day. I want some of those attribute cards into my collection. I guess I also wanted Master of Oz. What set was that in again? (Soul of the Duelist.) Laura told me. (Okay, so we¡¯ll try to get that first, and if I do, the rest can be Magic Ruler.) I decided. But Dark Beginning 1 is going to be first. Spoiler [copse] Nothing really good. Again. I did get a spare poly, but I already have like 4 polys so it¡¯s not needed. Spoiler [copse] I got it. Second pack. And it¡¯s the ultimate rare version. Not that that matters at all. Lucky me. Well, let¡¯s move on to the Magic Ruler packs. Or perhaps I should open more Legend of Blue-Eyes for another Monster Reborn. Let¡¯s just go with 6 of each. Spoiler [copse] Raising Air Current and a spare Hyozanryu. Not a bad start. Spoiler [copse] Another Commencement Dance and Performance of Sword. I¡¯m not nning on using them, but they could act as a backup if something happens to my current one. Even Megamorph is nice. Spoiler [copse] I¡¯d call that a huge sess. 2 wind, 2 earth, 2 light and 1 fire booster. Seven of them from 6 packs. Nice. Now, for the Legend of Blue-Eyes. Spoiler [copse] Well, no Monster Reborn. Or Pot of Greed. But I did get the Exodia head. Don¡¯t I have most of Exodia already? I think I do. (Master is missing the Left Arm of the Forbidden One.) Laura told me. (So only one more piece. And with all the pieces being avable in Dark Beginning 1, it¡¯s only a matter of time until I get it. But that will have to wait. First, a toploader for De-fusion.) 3x Laser Cannon Armor, 3x Mystical Moon, 3x Follow Wind, 2x Machine Conversion Factory, 2x Mechanical Snail, 2x Liquid Beast, 3x Kotodama, 3x Legendary Jujitsu Master, 3x Order to Charge, Order to Smash [In case someone asks, Brian had 4 Legendary Jujitsu Masters and he got rid of 3 of them for the sleeve and toploader. He does still have 1.] With that, I was ready to go.
¡°Did you two decide already?¡± I asked the two arguingdies. Alice wanted her maid to be more elegant but Jenna was against it. ¡°Yes we did.¡± Jenna spoke for them. ¡°I will go with this one, or none at all.¡± She said as she handed me Fire Sorcerer. ¡°But I wanted to go with the more elegant one.¡± Alice argued. ¡°Alice, you should let Jenna pick. This does affect her the most.¡± I told Alice. ¡°I don¡¯t need to be more elegant. That is your job.¡± Jenna said to Alice. ¡°Fine.¡± I collected the other two cards and put them back into my collection. ¡°So, are you ready?¡± I asked Jenna. ¡°Yes.¡± Jenna responded. Before I did it, I made a sleeve quickly for the Fire Sorcerer. 3x Kagemusha of the Blue me, 2x Witty Phantom I applied the sleeve to the Fire Sorcerer before I summoned the monster. ¡°Fire Sorcerer.¡± I called it out. Spoiler Nice pictures of Fire Sorcerer [copse] She was a youngdy, probably a bit older than Alice, with long blond hair and blue eyes. She actually looked almost exactly like Alice. Well, Alice¡¯s eyes were a deeper shade of blue though. And I think Alice is just a bit taller as well. Jenna looked at my summoned monster and muttered. ¡°So he turned Alice into a monster¡­¡± or something like that. Come on. Alice is right there. ¡°Master, you called for me. What may I do for you?¡± My summon asked. ¡°Hello Fire Sorcerer.¡± I greeted her. ¡°I¡¯ll fuse you with Jenna there as an experiment. Are you fine with that?¡± ¡°If Master wants me to do it, I¡¯ll do it.¡± She said. ¡°Good. Jenna, are you ready to go?¡± I asked. ¡°... I¡¯m a little scared. This will be fine, right?¡± She confirmed. ¡°It¡¯s going to be fine.¡± I told her as I pulled my toploader Polymerization and De-fusion out of the collection. ¡°Last chance to say no. Are both of you ready?¡± I said. ¡°I¡¯m ready, Master.¡± Fire Sorcerer said to me. ¡°.. I¡¯m ¡­ I¡¯m ready as well.¡± Jenna said. ¡°Good. I activate Polymerization to fuse Jenna with Fire Sorcerer.¡± I said out loud. A blue whirlpool appeared and took the twodies inside itself. And from it, a singr being appeared. CH.105 How strong is a Fusion CH.105 How strong is a Fusion The being that remained after the blue whirlpool was ady just a bit taller than Jenna was. She had blond hair, like both of the materials did, but unlike Jenna, who always had her hair tied either in a bun or a ponytail, hers was down. It reached all the way to her lower back. Her eyes were also different colors, one green like what Jenna has and one blue from the Fire Sorcerer. Her dress was a simple ck dress like the one Fire Sorcerer wore, but now it had some navy blue embroidery that looked like blue mes. She also wore a hat simr to Fire Sorcerer, but it had some white frills added to it. Before talking to her, I took a peak at the Fire Sorcerer card on my DiaDhan and it was grayed out, like the materials that I used for St. Joan. ¡°Hello. How do you feel?¡± I asked the fusion. ¡°Strange.¡± She answered. Her voice was ¡­ unique. Like two people speaking perfectly in sync. ¡°Jenna? Are you sure you are alright? You sound strange.¡± Alice said. ¡°Miss Alice, I¡¯m fine.¡± The fusion said to Alice. So strange, but fine. ¡°Can you show us your status?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes, Master.¡± She responded. ¡°Status open.¡± Master? She still called me Master? She also called Alice Miss Alice.
Name: Jenna the Fire Sorceress
Race: Sorceress (Human)
Level: 18
HP: 500
Mana: 1054
Strength: 265
Defense: 215
Magic: 759
Skills:
Sorcerer¡¯s Determination (Racial) LV.1
Fire Magic LV.4
Mana Control LV.4
Magic Boost Lv.4
Quick Cast LV.4
Instant Cast LV.1
Fast Mana Recovery LV.1
Cleaning LV.3
Service LV.4
¡­ She is strong. At least I think so. Her magic stat is double what Alice had. She also has a custom race and a racial skill. Perhaps that is why she has such a high magic stat. ¡°Jenna! You are so strong.¡± Alice eximed. ¡°Thank you, Miss Alice.¡± Jenna thanked herdy. ¡°I agree. You really are strong.¡± I told her. ¡°Thank you, Master.¡± ¡­ That still sounds off. Having Jenna call me Master and not Lord Brian. I¡¯m not sure she even thinks about what she is calling me.
As I was getting over the shock of actually fusing someone with a monster, Christina walked into the room. ¡°Brian, can I talk with you for a second?¡± She said before noticing the new Jenna. ¡°Who is she? One of your summons?¡± ¡°Oh, hi Christina. She is Jenna.¡± I answered her. ¡°Jenna? No she¡¯s not. You can¡¯t fool me like that.¡± Christina said. ¡°But Lady Christina, I am Jenna.¡± Jenna said to Christina. ¡°.... Exin.¡± Christina ordered. I gave Christina a quick exnation on how I fused Jenna with Fire Sorcerer and even had Jenna show her stats to Christina. She did seem impressed by Jenna¡¯s new stats, but. ¡°Brian, you shouldn¡¯t do something like that without talking to me first.¡± Christina told me. ¡°I asked both Jenna and Alice. Isn¡¯t that enough?¡± I asked. ¡°The servants of this house are under my jurisdiction. My word is final for all of them. Except Henry. He would prioritize orders from my husband before mine.¡± Christina told me. Did you just casually admit that you outrank your husband? Who also is the head of the house. Then again, you did force him to listen to you earlier. ¡°Lady Christina, please don¡¯t be angry at Master. I allowed him to do it. If you want to punish someone, please punish me.¡± Jenna said. ¡°And you are even calling him ¡®Master¡¯? Brian, what did you really do to her?¡± ¡°I told you already. I think she is calling me Master as that is how my summons address me. She is half Jenna and half Fire Sorcerer.¡± I answered. ¡°I see. Still, I think we need our maid back. Could you do that?¡± Christina asked. ¡°Are you sure? She is very strong at the moment.¡± ¡°I might let you do it again in the future, if that is fine. For now, I just want to hear Jenna without your summon influencing her.¡± Christina said. ¡°I believe you said you can do this again.¡± ¡°Sure, we can do that. I was actually curious about that part as well.¡± I agreed with Christina. I did kind of want to find out if there was any kind of time limit for the fusion, but I can do that at another time. I could always fuse something with myself. Unless matching attributes is a requirement.
¡°De-fusion.¡± I activated the card to break up the fusion of Jenna and Fire Sorcerer. As I did, the fusion Jenna was consumed in light. The light then split into two, before the twodies used for the summon reappeared before us. ¡°... wow. That was strange.¡± Jenna muttered. ¡°Master, I didn¡¯t like it. Please don¡¯t make me do that again.¡± Fire Sorcerer begged me. ¡°Jenna, are you ok?¡± Alice asked her maid. ¡°I think I am.¡± Jenna answered. ¡°What didn¡¯t you like?¡± I asked my summon. ¡°I couldn¡¯t devote myself to Master perfectly as thatdy was influencing me.¡± Sheined. ¡°She didn¡¯t agree that your orders are the most important.¡± ¡°... is that it?¡± I asked. ¡°It¡¯s important that I follow my Master. Master allows us to exist here.¡± The Sorcerer told me. ¡°I see. Then I won¡¯t order you to do it again. Thank you for going along with this. You can go now.¡± I said as I unsummoned Fire Sorcerer. All and all, I would call that a sessful experiment. But then again, I don¡¯t know how strong Jenna was before the fusion. Perhaps she will show me if I ask. ¡°Jenna, can you show me your status now that you are no longer fused? I¡¯d like topare it to how it was when you were fused?¡± ¡°Madam? May I?¡± Jenna asked Christina. She didn¡¯t ask for permission when she was fused. Perhaps the influence of Fire Sorcerer made her follow my order. ¡°That¡¯s fine. Show him.¡± Christina gave permission. ¡°Status open.¡± Jenna said and revealed her status.
Name: Jenna
Race: Human
Level: 13
HP: 440
Mana: 480
Strength: 245
Defense: 185
Magic: 225
Skills:
Fire Magic LV.2
Mana Control LV.2
Fast Mana Recovery LV.1
Cleaning LV.3
Service LV.4
I see. I see. Her HP, strength and defense are almost equal, even though she is now lower level. Perhaps her race did something that affected her stats. Butpared to what they were, her magic stats are super low. After Christina ordered us to take it easy, we rxed for the rest of the morning. CH.106 First part of a Travel Plan CH.106 First part of a Travel n After lunch, I said I would head over to the guild for a little bit. Alice was against it (as always), but I told her that we can¡¯t train anyway so she might as well rest. And she won¡¯t need me for that. The guild wasn¡¯t that busy yet. I think I arrived a little before the adventurers returned from outside. ¡°Brian, can I help you?¡± Zayaan¡¯s girlfriend asked me. Girlfriend? Or perhaps they are already engaged? I don¡¯t see a ring on her. Actually, wouldn¡¯t it be a bracelet with a magic stone? Well don¡¯t see one of those either. ¡°I¡¯m looking for Lucia.¡± I told her. ¡°Do you know where she is?¡± ¡°I believe she has already gone home for the day. She told us she had a project she is doing there.¡± ¡°I see. Thank you.¡± ¡°Are you going to head over to their house?¡± ¡°Yes. Lua said she wants to travel with me now that Prime Rib is breaking up. She is making us a travel n and I want to discuss it with her.¡± ¡°I see. It will be a shame to lose her. Zay will have to work hard to find someone as skilled as her.¡± ¡°That he will.¡± I agreed. ¡°Also, some of the adventurers have told me to ask you to help them train again. Would that be possible?¡± The receptionist asked. ¡°Probably not. I have ns today. And I¡¯ll be going to the dungeon for the next few days.¡± I responded. ¡°That¡¯s a shame.¡± She said to me. I guess I could give Zay a card that summons something like a sword master before I leave and he could use that. If I give it to him in a toploader, he could use it up to 3 or 4 times a day. Probably just 3. Perhaps I could also give something like Ultimate Obedient Fiend to either Zay or Brandon to act as a defense against the lesser behemoth. It''s not like I really need it anymore as I got the Master of Oz. Even if Ultimate Obedient Fiend can¡¯t solo something like a lesser behemoth, it should be able to hold it off for a little while. And the adventurers can use that opportunity to pound it with attacks.
I made it to the Prime Rib team house. Thanks to Laura, I knew the way. I knocked on the door. ¡°Oh, Brian. Hi.¡± Alex said as he opened the door. ¡°Hi Alex. Is Lua here?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes. We are working on the travel n. Please,e in.¡± Alex weed me inside. I followed Alex inside the house. I saw Lua sitting at the table. ¡°Hi Brian. So you came here.¡± Lua greeted me. ¡°Yeah. I went to the guild and asked where you were. I was told you had headed home already so I came over.¡± I told her. ¡°I see. Well, we really haven¡¯t gotten far. We thought our first stop should be Sawyer city. My mum lives there and she has a better idea about the dhampir safe towns. I only know therge ones.¡± She told me. ¡°Well we can always make up a n on the fly.¡± I reminded her. ¡°Isn¡¯t freedom one of the biggest advantages of adventuring?¡± ¡°We¡¯ll still need money for everything.¡± She reminded me. ¡°Well I can pay for most things. I got a decent sum of money when I sold some things from the dungeon.¡± I told her. ¡°No amount of money willst forever.¡± Alexmented. ¡°Perhaps not, but at least we can get started without having to worry about running out.¡± I said. ¡°Actually, I still haven¡¯t received the money for the wyvern sales from the guild. And Lex said they would reward me for the rescue operation as well.¡± ¡°Well that will be quite the sum.¡± Alex said. ¡°Well at least we can get somewhere before we need to look at guild jobs. But how will we travel? Should we hire a carriage?¡± Lua asked. ¡°If it was just the two of us, we could use Gradius.¡± I told Lua. ¡°But we could use Overdrive.¡± ¡°What were those again?¡± Lua confirmed. ¡°You¡¯ve never seen Gradius, but it¡¯s basically a flying golem. And Overdrive is that mechanical carriage that I used back when we dealt with the wyverns.¡± I told her. ¡°Can¡¯t we just travel with that carriage thing then?¡± Alex asked. ¡°Well I can only keep it summoned for so long and it¡¯s not superfortable.¡± I answered. ¡°We could always use my dragons, but that will cause panic.¡± ¡°The dragons are no good.¡± Luamented. ¡°We should only use them in an emergency.¡± ¡°While I don¡¯t really like it, I have to agree. They just cause too much panic.¡± I responded. ¡°I also have some other things like The Trojan Horse.¡± ¡°NO!¡± Lua yelled. ¡°I never want to ride that thing again.¡± ¡°I have to agree. It was terrible.¡± Alex added. ¡­ was it really that bad? Well, I could always try to get a second and perhaps even third Overdrive and put them all in toploaders. That way I can just alternate them on cooldown. Then just get some decent pillows or something to make the seats just a bit better. Or perhaps Machine Conversion Factory could improve its suspension. But I think I¡¯ve been sacrificing them for sleeves. Well, I¡¯ll end up opening more LoBY at some point anyway. Unless my luck with getting themons I need follows me to that set as well.
¡°Because of that, I¡¯ll be out of town for the next few days.¡± I told the two of them about my trip to the dungeon with Christina. ¡°And then we will leave after that, right?¡± Alex confirmed. ¡°That¡¯s the n.¡± ¡°We¡¯ll get everything prepared on our end at that time then.¡± Lua told me. ¡°That sounds good.¡± After a bit more discussion about our preparations, I left their house.
The rest of the day was ¡­ basic. I talked a bit with Christina about when we were going to leave and who woulde with us. She decided to take two maids with us, so there were going to be four of us going to the dungeon. I told her that I would take care of the transport with Overdrive. I¡¯ll just pull for a second one tomorrow, just in case. With the n made, dinner eaten and Alice ¡­. well dealt with, so she wouldn¡¯t being with us, I was off to bed. CH.107 New and Improved Overdrive CH.107 New and Improved Overdrive Morning. That means a morning routine. Now with the addedyer of Upstart Goblin. I got two small silvers, tworge silvers and a gold coin from it today. But packs are what I¡¯m going for. Today¡¯s goal, a second Overdrive. And that means Pharaoh¡¯s Servant is today¡¯s set. At least until I get an Overdrive. Might go for something else if I get one. But first things first.
Use a ¡®Reprint token¡¯ to open 1 pack of ¡®Dark Beginning 1¡¯
[Yes] [No]
Spoiler [copse] Nothing amazing here. Dust Tornado is ok, and the double Rain of Mercy isn¡¯t that bad. The Exodia piece and Suijin are sadly doubles.
Use a ¡®Pack token¡¯ to open 1 pack of ¡®Pharaoh¡¯s Servant¡¯
[Yes] [No]
Spoiler [copse] Couple more Gradius and a Jinzo. Even Wingweaver is nice. Having multiple space ships is either great, or terrible. I haven¡¯t test driven one yet. But no Overdrive. I guess I can see how this is going to go. Spoiler [copse] Limiter Removal? That¡¯s a self destructive card if I¡¯ve ever seen one. Probably shouldn¡¯t use that. Oni Tank T-34 is something, but I don¡¯t think I should use it as a carriage. Little too terrifying for that. Spoiler [copse] There we go. At least I got one. Mirror Wall is also good to have, but it has an HP upkeep cost so that could be dangerous. Also, 7 Completed? If I install one onto Overdrive and choose to increase the defense, perhaps that would make the suspension better. Might have to try that out. But anyway, let¡¯s try to go for one more Overdrive. Spoiler [copse] And there is that. That didn¡¯t take long. Also a second Jinzo. And another 7 Completed. Well this calls for a set change. I think some Magician¡¯s Force and Invasion of Chaos are in order. I still have 6 pack tokens so three of each it is. Spoiler [copse] Remove Brainwashing and Poison of the Old Man might see use, but other than that, a little bit of a let down. (What about Spell Canceller?) Laura asked. (Spell what?) I questioned as I looked at the three packs again. (Oh, that. Yeah. That''s ... well something. That will definitely see use at some point.) But the way I use it can wait. Invasion of Chaoses first. Spoiler [copse] Another copy of both Big Ko and Des Kangaroo. I wonder if the world is trying to remind me of something. Not that I¡¯ve forgotten in the first ce. I just haven¡¯t had the opportunity to summon Master of Oz. But with that taken care of, time for some sleeves. And perhaps toploaders. 4-Starred Ladybug of Doom, Abyssal Designator, 3x Altar for Tribute, Anti-Aircraft Flower, Aqua Madoor, 4x Armed Ninja, Armored Starfish, 3x Arsenal Summoner, 2x Attack and Receive, Balloon Lizard, 2x Battle-Scarred, Battle-Scarred, Bite Shoes, Boar Soldier, Bombardment Beetle, 3x Bubonic Vermin, Burning Beast, 2x Burning Land, Byser Shock, 2x Checkmate, Chopman the Desperate Ouw, Combination Attack, Continuous Destruction Punch, 3x Dancing Fairy [extra copies, he still has two more, including one in a sleeve], Dark King of the Abyss, Dark Scorpion - Chick the Yellow, 2x Dark Scorpion - Meanae the Thorn, Darkworld Thorns, Des Dendle, Electric Snake, 2x Feral Imp, Fenrir, Fiend Reflection #2, 2x me Swordsman, 3x Flying Kamakiri #1, 3x Flying Kamakiri #2, 2x Formation Union, Freezing Beast, Frenzied Panda, Frozen Soul, Gamble, Gather Your Mind, 3x Girochin Kuwagata, Goblin Calligrapher, Gravekeeper''s Vassal, Griggle, 2x Hard Armor, Heavy Slump, House of Adhesive Tape, Infinite Dismissal, Inspection, Jar Robber, Kiseitai, 2x Metal Fish, Minar, Minor Goblin Official, 2x Molten Zombie, 2x Monster Egg, Nemuriko, Old Vindictive Magician, Nuvia the Wicked, 3x Penguin Knight, 3x Pineapple st, 3x Shadow of Eyes 100 sacrifices for 20 sleeves. Well some of them will be toploaders but anyway. I used one sleeve on a spare copy of Overdrive and then I used 8 sleeves to make 2 toploaders so I could ce both of them into toploaders. Then I installed 7 Completed on one of them to increase its defense. A blue 7 was painted on its side after the install. If that makes the ride better, I¡¯ll install another 7 Completed onto my other copy of Overdrive. Or I could even install another onto this one. I still have 3 copies of 7 Completed. Before breakfast, I also analyzed the magic toilet that is in the house. And my bed. And few other things. Perhaps I could make a pseudo bedroom into the core room. That might be nice. Might not have enough points for that though.
After breakfast I was with Christina getting ready to head out. ¡°Do we have everything?¡± She asked the two maids. ¡°Yes, Madam.¡± The older maid answered. There were two maids that were going toe with us. One was the younger maid that had woken me up a couple of times and the other was one of the older maids. The older maid was named Aneesa and the younger one was Sana. And apparently, Sana was Aneesa¡¯s daughter. The two of them were carrying bags that I assumed to be magic bags. ¡°Brian, is everything good on your end?¡± Christina asked. ¡°I don¡¯t really know what you wanted me to prepare other than our ride. And that is ready to go.¡± I responded. ¡°Then we are ready to go.¡± Christina said.
¡°I¡¯ll see you in two days.¡± I told Alice before we left. She had fully recovered from her muscle pains. ¡°Take care. I¡¯ll be waiting.¡± She responded. Not what I was expecting her to say. I thought she would beg toe with us. Perhaps Christina talked with her yesterday. ¡°Brian, I trust you¡¯ll take good care of my wife. If I hear that you did something bad to her.¡± Brandon threatened me a little. ¡°You know I won¡¯t do anything. Have some faith in me.¡± I told him. ¡°I will, once you bring her back here in perfect condition.¡± Brandon gave me an ultimatum. ¡°Then why didn¡¯t you send some guards with us?¡± I asked. ¡°She said you won¡¯t need them. At least I convinced her to take the two of them with you. Otherwise you could just pin them down and do whatever you want with them.¡± Brandon said. ¡­ yeah, I don¡¯t think one maid is going to make a difference in that. Not that I¡¯m nning on doing anything weird or sexual to Christina. I think she is more likely to hit on me than the other way around. ¡°I promise, neither the monsters nor myself willy a hand on your wife.¡± I promised Brandon. ¡°So you did n on doing something! I¡¯ll never let you have my Alice!¡± Brandon yelled at me. ¡°I see¡­ that¡¯s too sad. I guess it¡¯s her fate to be locked in this house, forever.¡± I said quietly. Perhaps I¡¯ll rethink the entire kidnapping n over the dungeon trip. That way, Alice can have her freedom back. ¡°Lord Brian, we should get going.¡± Aneesa reminded me. ¡°Ah, yeah. We really should.¡± I responded as I snapped out of my dangerous thoughts. Then I pulled out my new and improved Overdrive. Actually, it¡¯s the old one, but it did get improved. ¡°Overdrive.¡± I said to call out our ride. It now had arge blue seven painted on its right side.
¡°Don¡¯t touch those if you don¡¯t want to identally kill anyone.¡± I told Christina as we got into Overdrive. I was in the driver seat, she was next to me in the gunner position and the two maids were in the back. ¡°This carriage is quite interesting.¡± Shemented. ¡°If you get the Card Summoner skill, I can give you one.¡± I told her. I have three copies of it and I can always go for more of them. Technically I only need two for myself, but having some extra ones would be nice. And I could only install 7 Completed onto mine, so that it could be distinguished from the ones used by others. Perhaps I¡¯ll install Machine Conversion Factory onto the one I¡¯ll give Christina. But I think I¡¯ve sacked them all for sleeves so I¡¯ll need to open up some Legend of Blue-Eyes again. ¡°Would you really? I would like that.¡± Christina said. ¡°Well you will need some way of getting to the dungeon. I¡¯ll also give you something that can fly while at it.¡± I told her. I did also get multiple Gradius, so giving her one won¡¯t be a problem. ¡°If you have flying monsters, why didn¡¯t we just fly to the dungeon?¡± Sana asked. ¡°This is safer and my flying monsters can¡¯t have all of us on them at the same time.¡± I answered. I haven¡¯t actually test driven Gradius or something like Cyber Falcon yet.
Our trip began just fine. I was holding down our speed while we were inside the town walls. We got some looks from passersby but that much is to be expected. You just can¡¯t get used to this. I drove us to the south gate and stopped there to let us through the gate. I didn¡¯t recognize this gate guard. Apparently, Mario wasn¡¯t holding this gate like he usually would. Perhaps he is taking some time off to grieve his loss. ¡­ fuck. I shouldn¡¯t have thought about that. I don¡¯t need the reminder of my own fuck up. I need to focus on the here and now, not on some what ifs. I opened the door so that the guard could see inside. ¡°Madam Christina. Good morning.¡± The guard greeted her. ¡°Good morning. We¡¯ll be heading out. Please open the gate.¡± Christina said to the guard. ¡°Of course, Madam. Have a safe trip.¡± The guard said before opening the gate for us.
Now that we were outside, I was trying to feel the difference between my old Overdrive and this improved version. I think this is better but I might just be imagining it. ¡°I was expecting a more rough ride based on what Alice told me. But this isn¡¯t bad.¡± Christina said to me. ¡°I did try to improve this thing, but I¡¯m not sure howrge the difference actually is. It¡¯s still not as good as I¡¯d like it to be.¡± I told her. ¡°I don¡¯t believe you can have a much smoother ride on these roads. Unless you fly.¡± Christinamented. ¡°I guess not.¡± ¡­ wait a second. Fly? Could I fuse an Overdrive with Gradius to make a flying car? (Most likely not.) Lauramented. (Your cards fuse into Fusion monsters and if you don¡¯t have a correct fusion monster it will most likely not work.) (We might still want to try. I made the fusion Jenna without any card at all, so it¡¯s possible.) (Well it will likely cost us nothing to try, but don¡¯t get your hopes up, Master. I believe it will fail.) Laura said. (We could also have a dragon carry Overdrive in its ws, but that would still cause some shaking.) (Yeah, let¡¯s not do that. We can use it for prisoner transport or something, but not for actual passengers.)
I had really sped up Overdrive. And with speed, I could feel the improvement from the 7 Completed. This thing was a lot smoother than it was previously. Unlike when I was getting people to deal with the wyvern, this time the fast speed over the uneven terrain really didn¡¯t feel terrible. It wasn¡¯t perfect, but noticeably better. The speed we were moving at was good enough that we would make it to the dungeon on one Overdrive. Compared to the carriage speeds at which it would take just over three hours to get there, we were going over double their speed. And that was a carriage from the north gate and we had that slow part inside the town. ¡°Are you sure this is safe?¡± Sana asked from the back seat. ¡°Aren¡¯t we traveling too fast?¡± ¡°We have seatbelts and there is almost nothing to crash into, so we should be fine.¡± I responded. Between Laura and Overdrive itself, we had done a good job avoiding the trees as well as the boars on the ins. Autopilot for the win.
We made it to the start of the forest path that was cleared by Slot Machine. Well the trees were cleared. There weren¡¯t any carriages from Bakpany here yet, as we had passed them on the way here. ¡°This might get shaky from now on.¡± I warned everyone. ¡°I don¡¯t think this road is up to standards.¡±
Sadly, we didn¡¯t make it all the way to the dungeon on Overdrive. It just couldn¡¯t deal with all the tree stumps still in the way. I guess that¡¯s something that will still have to be dealt with. ¡°They have done well to get as far as they have in this short time.¡± Christinamented. That¡¯s true. Laura said that they were around 75% done with clearing the stumps and all the fallen trees had been collected by now. With just some more earth magic and just good old muscle strength, this road should be done soon. Then they just need to tten a road on the ins that connects this forest road to the main road. After we couldn¡¯t make it with Overdrive anymore, we got on foot and kept going. The maids were against making Christina walk, but nothing could really be done about it. Well I could summon a monster for her to ride, something like Frenzied Panda, but she said it was fine so I let it go.
¡°I can see it.¡± Sana said as she spotted the dungeon entrance. ¡°So we made it.¡± Christina said. ¡°And without any trouble. Now we just need to make our way through the dungeon.¡± Imented. ¡°I believe you¡¯ll take care of that part.¡± Christina said. ¡°Well, I guess I should.¡± I told her as I pondered what monster to use. Or perhaps what monsters. I probably should let Performance of Sword y around in the dungeon as she wanted to fight once in a while.
¡°Performance of Sword.¡± I called out my summon. She appeared from her blue card. ¡°Master, what can I do for you today?¡± She asked. ¡°I need you to clear a path for us through the dungeon. Can you do it alone or do you need help?¡± I asked. ¡°I can do it alone, but it will go faster if Master summons some help for me.¡± She said. ¡°Then I¡¯ll do that.¡± I told her as I pulled the second card from the collection. ¡°St. Joan.¡± I called on her. I¡¯ve been using these two a lottely, but who cares? Dark Magician might get jealous, but I had him helpst time I was in the dungeon. And Vampire Lord will get his chance when we get to the dhampirs. Perhaps I¡¯ll even summon Vampire Genesis there. ¡°You two, clear the monsters so we can get to the core.¡± I ordered my summons to act. For us, it was a leisurely walk to the core room, as we followed the bodies of the in monsters as we walked. I used my terminal to absorb all of their bodies as we went along, so that if some adventurers showed up, they couldn¡¯t steal my points. With a bit more walking, we made it to the core room. Now, finally it¡¯s time to name the dungeon master. And perhaps the dungeon itself. 22_090 is not that memorable of a name. CH.108 Naming the Dungeon and Dungeon Master CH.108 Naming the Dungeon and Dungeon Master (Master, the rooms have grown slightly again.) Laura said to me as I was following my swordswomen through the dungeon. (How much?) (They are 12 cm taller, 38 cm wider and 22 cm longer.) (Isn¡¯t that basically nothing?) (At the moment, yes. But it''s proof that the dungeon is growing and you should mention it to Christina. The dungeon might even develop new rooms.) (Oh. That might be useful. Perhaps if I install some more cards to the core I can force it to grow faster.) (I can make a list of rmendations.) Laura said. (Thanks.)
¡°Brian, these monsters. Why do you think they are the ones to appear?¡± Christina asked. ¡°No idea.¡± I told her. The dungeon nowadays was filled with human sized skeletons that had wooden clubs and little imps that carried sharpened sticks. In the seventh room, some of the imps had spears with a stone tip as well. And then there was therge skeleton boss monster. Last time it was a dinosaur, but this time it was arge, four legged beast with two horns. It almost looked like the horned bison I took down on my first day. The imps were simr to Spear Cretin, and the skeletons were almost the same as Skull Servant. And perhaps the skeletal boss monsters took after Mammoth Graveyard, but were just different species. ¡°It just seems strange. Usually undead monsters like skeletons only die if you break their core, but these ones seem to die just by cutting them to pieces.¡± Christinamented. ¡°Well if you don¡¯t like it, we can possibly change what monsters the dungeon spawns. Probably. I don¡¯t actually know if we can do it.¡± I told her. ¡°I think these would be fine as well, but perhaps we could add some variety to them.¡± She said.
¡°Here we are.¡± I said as we reached the core. ¡°That fool really did use it. I wasn¡¯t fully convinced until I saw it myself.¡± Christinamented as she looked at the dungeon core. She might still be angry at Brandon because he used an S-rank monster core for the dungeon core. Or perhaps she is perplexed. I guess using a high ss monster core for a dungeon this small might be a waste. ¡°Well, I¡¯m thankful for it. Because of the strong core the dungeon is growing.¡± I told her. ¡°Growing? Is it really?¡± Christina confirmed. ¡°Yes it is. The rooms have expanded slightly sincest time.¡± I told her. ¡°Laura even said that the dungeon might grow new rooms with time.¡± ¡°I would say that is great, but that means a lot more work for us.¡± Christina said. ¡°Well, that¡¯s true. But it should also result in more profit. But let¡¯s get on with the naming.¡± I told her. I walked over to the core and pulled up the management menu.
Dungeon 22_090 (unnamed)
Core Status: Strong
Miasma Status: Intermediate
Monster Status: Some
Founder: Brian Wood
Current Master: None
Generation Points: 19853
Generatable Items
The miasma status has gone up. Hopefully that won¡¯t cause a problem. I guess the spirits said something about the miasma building up in the area around this forest, so I guess this dungeon would absorb more of it. Perhaps I could try spawning more monsters and then just exterminating them with my summons. That might lower the miasma status. But I should ask Christina about it first. And perhaps do the card installing as well. I touched on the current master part.
Name a Dungeon Master
Please have a person touch the core to name them as a Dungeon Master.
You must have at least one Dungeon Master before being able to name a Sub-Master.
So there can also be sub-masters. That might be good. Perhaps one of the maids could do that. Or perhaps I¡¯ll even name Zayaan as a sub-master. That way Christina can still leave sometimes, in case of something like parties or other celebrations that nobility take part in. ¡°Christina, pleasee touch the core.¡± I told my to be Dungeon Master. ¡°Is that all it takes?¡± She asked. ¡°I think so. But I think you need permission from the founder to do it. Or perhaps even a Dungeon Master can name another Dungeon Master.¡± I told her. ¡°But that¡¯s not important at the moment. Touch the core, please.¡± Christina came up next to me and slowly inched her left hand to the core. As her hand reached the core, a message popped up.
Name Christina Watchman as a Dungeon Master
[Yes] [No]
Of course, Yes.
Permission acquired. Generating Dungeon Master terminal.
What happened next reminded me of when I got my founder¡¯s terminal. A light from the core gathered around Christina¡¯s wrist, consolidating into a bracer. It wasn¡¯t asrge as mine and it had a slightly different appearance, but it was basically a copy otherwise. Except that it had a slot for a card on it. From the looks of it, for just one, but still. It¡¯s something like an inferior version of my DiaDhank. ¡°... is this ¡­ a Dungeon Master terminal?¡± Christina asked, looking at the golden bracer on her arm. ¡°It should be. Also, you should take a look at your status. Based on the fact that the terminal has a slot for a card on it, I think you probably got the Card Summoner skill, but you should confirm it.¡± I told her. Christina took a second to stare at the air in front of her. I hadn¡¯t really considered it up until now, but I guess looking at your status might look a little strange to someone just looking at you. Unless you open it up, but that¡¯s generally not a great idea. ¡°I got two new skills.¡± Christina said. ¡°Card Summoner and Dungeon Master.¡± ¡°I see. I guess you would get a skill like that. I also gained a skill for Dungeon Founder.¡± I said. ¡°But it¡¯s good to hear that you did get Card Summoner.¡± ¡°Yes. Now, let us update this dungeon so we can open it to the public.¡± Christina said. ¡°Sure, but first, we should name the dungeon.¡± I said to Christina.
¡°We must name it after you.¡± Christina demanded. ¡°... do we really? I¡¯m fine with it being named something else. Or at least name it something like the ¡®Wooded Dungeon¡¯, or ¡®The Deep Woods Dungeon¡¯. I will not allow you to name it ¡®Brian¡¯s Dungeon¡¯ or something like that.¡± I canceled her idea. Likee on. Having a dungeon named after its founder is just cringe. I don¡¯t want that. And it¡¯s literally a dungeon in the woods so something like that would make a lot more sense. After some more back and forth, we decided to name the dungeon ¡®TinaWood¡¯. It¡¯s still cringe, but at least I can handle that much. Also it sounds a bit like tin wood. I want some tin soldiers in here. Perhaps I can make some tin golems to act as tin soldiers. Sadly Tin Archduke is something I won¡¯t see for a while. Not that I really even want it. Actually, is there an archetype around Tin Archduke? I don¡¯t remember one, but I could be wrong. Perhaps Konami should make one. But then again, it would just be another rank 4 spam archetype and no one wants more of those. And Tin Archduke is bad anyway.
Christina was looking up all the dungeon information that she now had ess to, so I decided that this would be as good of an opportunity to install some cards as I would ever have. Better to do that before we make the dungeon good, as we might need to redo it otherwise. (Laura, did you check out what cards I should install?) (Of course. Labyrinth Wall and Magical Labyrinth are the first two.) Laura said. (I guess installing ¡®Labyrinth¡¯ cards into a dungeon would be smart. But Labyrinth Wall is a monster. Won¡¯t it cause a problem?) (But the monster will be under the control of both Master and Christina, so there is no problem.) Laura said. (Fine. I¡¯ll believe you with this.) I said as I pulled out the two cards. I held them over the core before saying: ¡°Install.¡± The cards shone lightly before they were absorbed by the core. After that, a light earthquake shook the dungeon.
¡°Is everyone OK?¡± I asked as the earthquake subsided. ¡°....what was that?¡± Sana asked. ¡°Brian, what did you do?¡± Christina asked. ¡°I¡¯m notpletely sure.¡± I told her. ¡°Well I know what I did, but I don¡¯t know what happened because of it.¡± I looked around the core room. It still looked just the same. Then I turned back to the core and pulled up the dungeon info. ¡­ The seven rooms that used to make up the main dungeon had blown up in size. They weren¡¯t thatrge yet, but now they were over 100m x 100m in size. They also seemed to be at least 20 meters high. They could definitely fit somerge monsters into them. There were also smaller rooms that you could ess from therge rooms. The smaller ones were about the size of the dungeon¡¯s original rooms. In total, the number of rooms in the dungeon went from seven, to over 40 in one go. And the size went from small to ¡­ well I don¡¯t know if this would berge or huge. Perhaps justrge. ¡°Just how much power do you have?¡± Christina asked. ¡°I¡¯ve never heard of a dungeon growing like this.¡± She had gotten up and was next to me looking at the dungeon info. ¡°Well perhaps you¡¯ve just not heard of it. I¡¯m sure someone else could do something like this.¡± I answered her. ¡°I want to say that that is impossible, but perhaps some legend could do something like this. I just never expected to experience living with a legend.¡± She responded. ¡­ am I a legend? (No you are not, Master. A legend is made when people know you and talk about you. You haven¡¯t reached that point yet.) Laura said to me. ¡­ good point. So I¡¯m a legend in the making? I¡¯ll ept that.
We spent a good amount of time going over the new erged dungeon. I also ended up installing more cards into the dungeon core. With Gift of the Mystical Elf and Solemn Wishes we made healing areas. And we also used Ground Copse to make safe zones that monsters couldn¡¯t enter. Well technically they could, but they prefer not to. But they couldn¡¯t spawn there at all and would only enter if it was absolutely necessary. Like leaving the dungeon. Then I used The Dark Door to make challenge rooms. These challenge rooms were only located in the deeper parts of the dungeon. You would need to enter them alone and face either multiple weaker monsters, or one stronger one. And if you won, you would get a reward. For rewards, I installed cards like Legendary Sword, Twin Swords of shing Light - Tryce, Lightning de, Silver Bow and Arrow, Electro-Whip and Gravity Axe - Grarl. I also added the treant staves that I analyzed earlier as potential rewards. I did also think about using cards like the trap holes to make¡­ well traps, but decided against it. Having an adventurer die in the dungeon would give me a lot of generation points, but I¡¯d prefer them to die because they suck at fighting, not because they fell into a hole.
¡°Brian, arge monster just spawned in the seventhrge room. I think we should kill it.¡± Christina said as she was looking at the core. I wasying down on a bed I made with the dungeon core. We had already had dinner and I was about to go to sleep for the day as Christina said that to me. For safety reasons, one of us would need to stay awake to watch over the dungeon. I got up from the bed and walked over to the core. ¡°Wow, that thing is quiterge.¡± Imented as I looked at the surveince video. What I saw was a super sized version of the horned bison I once fought. A massive cow, bull thingy that was around 7 meters tall. God that thing is big. It also had two massive horns that looked like swords. (A sword-horn bull. An A-rank monster.) Laura said to me. (It¡¯s considered to be good practice before fighting a lesser behemoth.) She added. ¡°Laura said that thing is a sword-horn bull and it¡¯s A-rank.¡± I repeated to Christina what Laura said. ¡°And I do agree, it¡¯s a little much. I¡¯ll go take care of it.¡± ¡°Please be careful.¡± Christina said as I turned to leave. ¡°Sure. I¡¯ll be back.¡± I said to her as I walked towards the corridor leading to the seventh room. This is actually a great chance to test out one monster I¡¯ve wanted to test. A real Kaiju battle iing. ¡­ well not really. I don¡¯t have any Kaiju monsters yet. But it¡¯s still a battle between tworge monsters. Well it¡¯s going to be.
Meanwhile, above ground. Somethingrge was moving. It wasn¡¯t asrge as the sword-horn bull, but it was still a sizable monster. Just yesterday, it was just a small critter running around the forest, but after the miasma corrupted it, it had explosive growth to make arge beast. And now, it was now following the cleared path towards Alewatch. CH.109 Small Experiment, Large Test Subject CH.109 Small Experiment, Large Test Subject (Master, might I suggest a few experiments before we demolish the bull?) Laura offered. (What do you have in mind?) I asked. (I want to test the power of cards that can ¡®destroy¡¯ a monster. I believe knowing how effective they are could be useful.) Laura told me. (Oh, like Raigeki. But I don¡¯t think I have one.) (You do have Fissure, Hammer Shot and Sakuretsu Armor. Any of them could work, but I think we should try out Hammer Shot. Making a Fissure in the dungeon might not be safe.) Laura said to me. (Sure, we can do that. Perhaps we should also try out spells and traps that hold the opponent in ce.) I added. (Like Gravity Bind and Spellbinding Circle?) Laura asked. (So those are ones I have. But yes. Something like that.) I answered. (I should also put the sleeves on the fusion materials and a toploader on the fusion monster itself.) (I can do that for you, Master.) Laura said to me. (Sure, go for it.) Luckily I still had sleeves left over from the morning. With one sleeve each for the materials and 5 for the sleeve and toploaderbo for the fusion itself. After using the seven sleeves for that, I still have four left. Not enough to make a toploader for one of the spells, but I guess I can just waste them. They aren¡¯t that rare. Perhaps if I got a spell like Raigeki I would actually throw a toploader on it. Well I did already put a toploader on things like MST, Soul Release, Monster Reborn and Upstart Goblin. Also Poly and De-fusion.
{Brian, please be careful.} I heard Christina¡¯s voice over something like a PA system. I didn¡¯t even know the dungeon had something like that. ¡°I¡¯ll be fine.¡± I reminded her even though I¡¯m not sure she heard me. {Just remember that there are other monsters than just the sword-horn bull in that room.} Christina reminded me. ¡°Yeah, I know.¡± I said before I pulled out a few cards. First, I need something to keep the lesser monsters away from me while I try some spells on the bull. ¡°Dark Magician.¡± I called out my monster. The red robed magician that I¡¯ve relied on a couple of times appeared. ¡°Master. What may I do for you?¡± He asked. ¡°I need you to keep the other monsters away from me while I test out some stuff on the big one.¡± I told him. ¡°May I kill everything else?¡± He asked. ¡°Sure, go for it.¡± I told him. ¡°As you wish.¡± As he said that, he flew (yes, actually flew) into the room, soaring over the giant bull. ¡­ ¡°Well he doesn¡¯t like sitting around. Interestingparison to his older counterpart.¡± I said out loud.
¡°Spellbinding Circle.¡± I began my experiment. I locked the sword-horn bull in ce with my first card. I knew this thing wasrge, but looking at it live is different. Completely different. This thing was evenrger than The Trojan Horse that I summoned earlier. And it looks a lot more menacing. Well, that would depend on who you ask. But I think a lean mechanical horse thing is less threatening than the pile of muscle and fat that this thing is. ¡­ is this thing marbled beef? I¡¯ve never had Wagyu or something of simr quality. Now I want to eat this thing. (You shouldn¡¯t eat dungeon monsters. They are made of miasma so they are not safe to consume.) Laura warned me. (... Well that sucks. Now I almost want that behemoth to show up so I can eat it.) I joked. (Hoping for an S-rank monster to show up just so you can eat it. Master, you need somemon sense.) Lauramented. (You know I was joking.) After my bit of bickering with Laura, I looked back over to the bull. It was struggling to move, but it was held in ce by the Spellbinding Circle. It could still move its body parts, looking like a cat trying to break free from being held in someone''s arms, but it was stuck. ¡°I¡¯d say that worked out just fine.¡± Iment looking at the bull. (I agree. Perhaps we should have made a toploader for that spell after all.) Laura said. ¡°We¡¯ll get another one at some point.¡± I said. ¡°Now, let¡¯s keep going. Next up, Hammer Shot.¡± I said as I activated the spell. Arge wooden hammer appeared above the head of the sword-horn bull and struck it hard on the head. I think I even heard a little crack. Perhaps that thing did kill it. ¡­ Well I thought so but no. That thing is still alive. After the hammer struck its head, it was motionless for about 20 seconds, before starting to struggle again. Perhaps it was just passed out or something. ¡°Well, that didn¡¯t work. Next up, Sparks.¡± I said as I activated my next spell. I know what Sparks does from experience, but I¡¯ve never tested it out on somethingrge like this. And if Hammer Shot weakened it a lot, this could theoretically be lethal. From my spell, the false mes shot out. It¡¯s still strange to look at mes so close by, without feeling any warmth from them. As the sparks hit the bull, it let out a massive screech. It was so loud that I put my hands on my ears as a reflex. Holy shit this thing can scream. Why didn¡¯t you do that earlier? If you have a voice that can be used as a weapon, why don¡¯t you do it? ¡°... okay. Fuck you. I want my ears safe. Time to die.¡± I said to the bull as I pulled out the next set of cards.
¡°I activate Polymerization. I fuse together Big Ko and Des Kangaroo to fusion-summon Master of Oz!¡± I yelled out. The almost familiar blue and orange whirlwind appeared and took in the two materials. Then it swelled in size until it was almost as tall as the room. Interestingly it didn¡¯t actually move anything in the room. After about 10 seconds, the whirlwind died down and a giant monster appeared from it. Spoiler [copse] Master of Oz. A giant kangaroo monstrosity. Well at least to my eyes it looks more like a giant, fat kangaroo than a ko, but perhaps that¡¯s just me. It was tall enough to make this 20 meter tall room look almost too small, its head almost touching the sealing. Also, looking at a giant monster wearing big red shoes, boxing gloves and a purple ¡­ poncho? wasical. ¡°Master of Oz. Punch the lights out of that bull.¡± Imanded my summon. It made its way over to the bull that was held in ce by the Spellbinding Circle and started punching it repeatedly, like a pro boxer throwing punches at a punching bag. As the punches were connecting one after another, the bull was screaming out. Thankfully I had already covered my ears so I wasn¡¯t getting another ear burst. After around 20 punches, the screaming bull quieted and went limp in its binding spell. I guess it¡¯s dead.
{Brian, I think you should talk to me about monsters like that before summoning them.} I heard Christina say to me over the PA. ¡°Sorry, sorry. I didn¡¯t think about that part.¡± I said to no one. I¡¯m not even sure Christina can hear me. Perhaps if we had a telephone or two way radio in our terminals we could talk. I unsummoned my Master of Oz and called Dark Magician back over to me before returning to the core room. Christina had already absorbed all the corpses of the monsters my two summons had in.
¡°Honestly, what was that monster?¡± Christina asked after I got back to the core room. ¡°Giant kangaroo monster¡­¡± I answered honestly. ¡°I can see that part. I meant it more like how strong are some of these monsters? You just keep summoning stronger and stronger monsters. I thought that the white dragon you had would be the strongest, but then you do something like that.¡± Christina said. Well Blue-Eyes does have the highest attack of any normal monster, but not the highest overall stats. And fusion monsters don¡¯t follow those rules. Perhaps if I got Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, my Blue-Eyes arsenal would once again be my greatest strength. ¡°Well they can be quite strong.¡± I said to avoid Christina¡¯s question. ¡°... you really need to stop summoning them then. The magicians are one thing, but monsters like that really shouldn¡¯t get summoned so casually.¡± She instructed. ¡°Someone will name you as an enemy of the world if you do things like this in a city.¡± ¡°Wow. They¡¯ll make me a demon lord and I didn¡¯t even need to summon an archfiend for it.¡± I joked. ¡°... please don¡¯t tell me you can actually summon demons?¡± Christinamented. ¡°Well, I can.¡± I said. ¡°... why am I not surprised? Please don¡¯t ever summon one. You will get in trouble if you do.¡± She said. ¡°Is it really that bad?¡± I asked. ¡°Well demon summoning ispletely ouwed in the Ruiso kingdom. Doing it carries punishment ranging from very to death.¡± She told me. ¡°... Yeah. That¡¯s not good. I¡¯ll avoid them as much as possible.¡± I don¡¯t want to go to jail or be executed. Actually, she said very. That would suck as well. ¡­ but if I live in an isekai, perhaps I could pick myself a cute ve girl. ¡­ or perhaps not. At least not to act as a wife. I¡¯m not going to force someone to love me because they are my ve. Making them clean my house be fine though. So that would make them a ve maid. That''s basically employment, right? As long as I pay them and find out a way to release them from very after a year or two of service. And perhaps I could fuse my ve with one of my monsters without the conflict of interesting in the way like it did with Jenna. I¡¯ll need to look into that at some point.
¡­ Stretch. I went to bed quickly aftering back to the core room. I had a mild case of level-up sickness after taking on the sword-horn bull. I didn¡¯t look at my status yet, as Laura rmended I wait until I wake up. But now that I¡¯m awake. Status.
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human !
Level: 37
HP: 510
Mana: 900
Strength: 230
Defense: 460
Magic: 290
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.4 (unique)
Telekinesis LV.1 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s protection LV.1 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Mana Control LV.1
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (greater)
¡­ well how about that. Pack Opener leveled up again. And I finally gained the Mana Control skill. I didn¡¯t get as many levels as I thought I would though. I took down all the dungeon monsters on our way to the core and then that A-rank bull. Well I guess I¡¯m already almost level 40 so getting levels is going to take more work. Or perhaps the dungeon monsters give less exp than the monsters outside. I got up from bed and walked over to Christina. She was sitting on a couch made with the dungeon, enjoying some tea brewed by the maids. ¡°Good morning.¡± I greeted them. ¡°Good morning Brian.¡± Christina responded. ¡°Did you sleep well?¡± ¡°Yes, most definitely. Sorry you had to stay up.¡± I said. ¡°It¡¯s not that big of a problem. I¡¯ll have my chance to sleep now that you are awake.¡± She said. ¡°Did anything happen while I was sleeping?¡± I asked. ¡°No. I did make some improvements so that A-rank monsters should no longer spawn in therge areas.¡± She said. ¡°That¡¯s good. Having A-rank monsters in a beginner town dungeon is not fun.¡± Imented. ¡°Beginner town? What does that mean?¡± Christina asked. ¡°Nah. Just forget it. I¡¯m just mumbling.¡± I tried to cover up my slip up. ¡°You can go to bed when you feel like it. I¡¯ll keep watch over the dungeon.¡± ¡°Thank you. I will in just a bit.¡± Christina said. ¡°And I¡¯ll take the opportunity to take a look at your work.¡± I said.
Christina had broken up therge rooms with some walls. This would make it near impossible for monsters the size of that bull to exist there. And if one did spawn, they wouldn¡¯t be able to move at all. Now as for the reason why we could even do that, well it¡¯s because of the Magical Labyrinth. With it, we had full control over the dungeon and we could move the walls and the rooms in multiple ways. The only thing we couldn¡¯t really move are the locations of therge rooms, but we could still make newwalls inside them. Well more control is better in the end. That way we can prevent some of the younger adventurers from rushing through the dungeon and dying to a surprise boss-monster. I also took this opportunity to make a safe path around the dungeon. With it, you could get from the entrance all the way to the core room and it was all monster free zone. Thank you Ground Copse. I made it so it would be easier for Christina to get here when necessary. I also made sure to lock it so that only a dungeon master can open the hidden path. Sure I can use my summons to blow my way through the dungeon, but I don¡¯t know if I have something I¡¯m willing to give to her that has that kind of power. And it should preferably be a humanoid monster as well. Hopefully I¡¯ll get one at some point. Considering that she uses earth magic, perhaps some Amazoness monsters could do the trick. But then again, all the truly strong Amazoness monsters are newer cards and are not in the sets I have open at the moment. Well I can always dream. Or find a different option. (You could always give her the extra copy of Dark Magician you got.) Laura offered. [In CH93.] (I guess I could, but I think her having something unique would be better.) CH.110 Out with Father CH.110 Out with Father [Alice POV] It had been a day since Mother and Brian left to the dungeon so Brian could name Mother as the dungeon master. I really didn¡¯t like eating alone with Father, but I had no choice. Mother and Brian shoulde back tomorrow luckily, so this will onlyst one more day. ¡°Alice, we are heading out for the day.¡± Father told me during breakfast. Outside? Where? Why? What is wrong with Father. He¡¯s been acting strange ever since he came back from his journey to see Grandfather. ¡°As you wish, Father.¡± I answered him. ¡°May I ask where we are going?¡± ¡°We are going to visit the guild. It¡¯s time for you to register.¡± Father told me. Guild? As in the adventurer¡¯s guild? And he is going to have me register? Why? Why now? ¡°May I ask something?¡± I carefully asked. I want to be an adventurer so I could easily leave the town without much suspicion from the guards, but I need to know why Father is acting like this. ¡°Of course. Ask away.¡± Father enthusiastically replied. ¡°What happened to you? Did Grandfather say something? Is he forcing you to act this way?¡± I asked, letting my true feelings out. That¡¯s the only thing I can think of. If Grandfather ordered him to let me go, Father would have no choice but to agree. ¡°No. This has nothing to do with Thomas.¡± Father answered. ¡°Then why now? Mother has been saying that I should be an adventurer for years, but you always said no.¡± I argued. ¡°What changed?¡± ¡­ I really should keep my act together. If I act like this in front of Father, he might still go back on his word. ¡°You know what did.¡± Father said. ¡°No, I really don¡¯t.¡± I argued. ¡°He did. Brian. Did you hear what he can do?¡± Father asked me. Brian did something? ¡­ Which part? He has done so many things. And he just casually lets everything go. And no one ever reacts to anything he does. It feels like everyone just assumes he can do everything. Is it because he has the system support? Or perhaps because he is a summoner? Or because he is a dungeon founder? ¡°... I¡¯m not sure what you mean, Father. Brian has done many things, but is there an individual thing that you are talking about?¡± I asked, getting back to my proper noble act. ¡°So you didn¡¯t hear.¡± Father said. ¡°Do you know that we were attacked by sprites on our way back here?¡± ¡°Yes, I heard about that.¡± I answered. ¡°And did you know that some of the expedition died?¡± He continued. ¡°Yes. I believe that you and Brian went to the funeral fire for them.¡± ¡°I see. Well the part you didn¡¯t know is that there were actually five deaths, but only four were burned in the fire.¡± Father said. ¡°Because Brian resurrected one of the dead.¡± ¡­. that can¡¯t be true, can it? No, if it is Brian he can do it, right? He already gave me a magic attribute, something that no one has ever been known to do. Resurrection might only exist in the legends of the hero and the saint, but it still exists. If Brian can do something that has never been done before, doing something like resurrection is possible. ¡°But how does that change anything?¡± I asked Father. ¡°It alles back to the prophecy about the return of the behemoth. I always knew it would have to be someone from the Alewatch line that would eventually take that behemoth down. And with your brother¡¯s hair being light brown, instead of blond, I believed it was destined to be you. Your brother may not have a blond haired child, so I thought it would have to be you. That is why I pushed you to be the magician from the prophecy.¡± Father exined. ¡°Then what changed?¡± I asked. ¡°I thought that because of the prophecy, I would need to keep you safe. That¡¯s why I would never allow you to go outside and hunt monsters. I know it would help you grow, but I couldn¡¯t take the risk. But now that I know that Brian can resurrect people, if I can get him to take you with him, I can have you level up with no risk of death.¡± Father exined. ¡°That is why I want to get you registered. I want you to go with Brian and level up during your travels.¡± YES! I want that so much. Can I really do that? Can I go see the world? Can I be with Brian? He even proposed to me. He did say he didn¡¯t know it was a proposal, but it counts right? ¡°Yes. Then let¡¯s go to the guild right now.¡± I demanded. I kept myself from yelling just to make sure Father wouldn¡¯t change his mind. ¡°Just eat your breakfast first.¡± Father said. ¡°The guild won¡¯t run away.¡±
¡°Lord Watchman, we¡¯ve been expecting you. Wee. What may we do for you?¡± A receptionist weed us at the guild. ¡°As I said in my letter, I¡¯ll have my daughter register today.¡± Father said to the receptionist. ¡°Have you prepared everything for it?¡± ¡°Yes, we are ready for it. Pleasee with me to an upstairs room.¡± The receptionist said as she led the way. They were expecting us? They are ready for us? Did Father send them a letter about this?
¡°Now, Miss Alice, please show me your status.¡± The receptionist asked as we were in a private room. I looked at Father for approval and after he nodded, I said: ¡°Status open.¡±
Name: Alice Watchman
Race: Human
Level: 10
HP: 180
Mana: 730
Strength: 90
Defense: 120
Magic: 360
Skills:
Dark Magic LV.2
Mana Control LV.4
Magic Boost LV.3
Quick Cast LV.2
Fast Mana Recovery LV.3
Card Summoner LV.1 (extra)
¡°I see. May I ask about your extra skill?¡± The receptionist asked. ¡°The new guild master has that skill as well. You can ask him.¡± Father answered. ¡°Ah, I see. I¡¯ll do thatter then.¡± She said, not realizing that her fianc¨¦ wouldn¡¯t give her the answer as he deemed it a secret that he shouldn¡¯t spread without permission.
¡°Here you are, Miss Alice.¡± The receptionist said as she handed me my guild card. ¡°Thank you.¡± I responded as I took a look at my card. With the pressure from Father, I was made a D-rank adventurer. It¡¯s the highest rank they can give without outside approval. But Brian got to C-rank straight off the bat because they got permission for him. I must work hard to rank-up so I can be the same rank as he is. ¡°Can you rmend some quests for me so I can rank-up quickly?¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry Miss, but this town really doesn¡¯t have any quests like that.¡± The receptionist told me. ¡°But¡­ but then how can I rank-up?¡± I asked. ¡°The best way is to either leave town and head to one that has higher ranking quests. Or take part in emergency quests. I¡¯m sorry, but those are really the only choices you have.¡± She said. ¡°But I can¡¯t rely on that.¡± I argued. ¡°I need to rank-up faster so I can make a party with Brian.¡± ¡°Miss, you don¡¯t need to be the same rank to be in a party together.¡± The receptionist told me. ¡­ I don¡¯t? YES! Now there is nothing in the way.
I was still celebrating in my mind as a group of young adventurers ran into the guild. If Brian was present, he would have identified one of the adventurers as Kurt. ¡°Kris, Kris! Arge monster has shown up in the south-west ins!¡± He told the receptionist. ¡°Kurt, please don¡¯t yell like that.¡± Krisha tried to calm the adventurer down. ¡°But there is a big fight and they need help!¡± Kurt kept yelling. ¡­ a fight? Wouldn¡¯t that count as an emergency quest? Even if I don¡¯t need to be the same rank as Brian, I want to be. That would make us closer. ¡°Father, I want to go and help them.¡± I said to Father quietly. He puts a hand on my shoulder and quietly responds. ¡°I understand, but I don¡¯t want you to go. Not now, when Brian isn¡¯t here.¡± ¡°But people are in trouble.¡± I argued. ¡°And what can you do to help? Use some small spells on the monster? You could even be in the way.¡± Father said. ¡°You are not used tobat like this.¡± ¡°But I can help them.¡± I argued. ¡°I can also summon Mana to help.¡± I added. I still have that card with me. I always keep it with me. It¡¯s never more than an arm''s reach away. And Mana is a powerful magician. I¡¯m sure she could help. ¡°Ah, yes. I forgot you still have that. Perhaps we should go then.¡± Father said. ¡°We?¡± I confirmed. ¡°I¡¯m not letting you go alone.¡± Father said to me. ¡°So either we both go or neither of us go.¡± ¡°Then we have to go.¡± I said to Father. ¡°Lord Watchman, if you really are going, please be careful.¡± The receptionist said as she came up to us. ¡°From the report I got, it seems like the monster is B or even A-rank.¡± ¡°Thank you for the warning. But as the lord of this town, I must act in situations like this.¡± Father said to her. ¡°We thank you for your assistance, Lord Watchman. The guild master will be heading there as well, so you could wait just a second for him.¡± She told us. ¡°I suppose we should. We need some horses for transport as well.¡± Father said. ¡°But that will take too long.¡± I argued. ¡°They need help now. I¡¯ll summon Mana and we can fly there.¡± ¡°No!¡± Father yelled. ¡°You are not going alone.¡± ¡°I won¡¯t be alone. I¡¯ll have Mana with me.¡± I said as I rushed outside.
¡°Dark Magician Girl.¡± I call out to Mana. I still don¡¯tpletely understand why I need to say this title instead of her name to call her, but I just do it. ¡°Tadaah!¡± She called as she appeared from the card that she always appears from. She is always so mboyant and energetic. ¡°Mana, there is a fight to the south-west. We need to get there and help.¡± I told her. ¡°Oo. A fight. We better go then.¡± Mana said as she stepped behind me. She then ced her arms around my waist. We had tried this once before. By holding me like this, Mana could still fly with her magic and I could go with her. I could also cast dark bullet while we were flying like this, so Mana said we could use it to attack flying monsters. Even if I think Mana could do it easier on her own. ¡°No! Don¡¯t go without me!¡± Father yelled out to us as we flew off.
¡°There! I think that¡¯s it!¡± I called out to Mana as I spotted arge monster that was fighting a few adventurers. The monster had a long body-structure. With its tail, it was over 7 meters long. And it was moving around at very high speeds. It was running around the adventurers and the shield user was struggling to keep his shield between them and the monster. ¡°Nicely spotted.¡± Manaplimented me. ¡°Now let¡¯s get its attention from the air so the others can take a second to regroup.¡± ¡°How do we do that?¡± I asked. ¡°Attack it with dark bullet.¡± Mana said to me. ¡°That should make it look at us.¡± I see. So just attack. I can do that. I took a second to aim before casting the spell. ¡°Dark Bullet.¡± A small lump of darkness flew down, towards the monster. But as the monster was moving too fast Ipletely missed it. ¡°Dark bullet.¡± I casted another one, just to miss again. ¡°Dark bullet. Dark bullet. Dark bullet.¡± I cast many more dark bullets, but all of them missed. This monster is moving too fast and I¡¯m not sure it has even noticed us. ¡°You can¡¯t just attack where it is.¡± Mana said to me. ¡°Attack where it¡¯s going to be.¡± ¡°But how do I do that?¡± I asked. ¡°Look at how it moves. Then consider the speed of a dark bullet and attack.¡± She said to me. ¡­ why do you make it sound so easy? It shouldn¡¯t be that easy. It isn¡¯t that easy. It can¡¯t be. No. She wouldn¡¯t lie to me, would she? I have to try. The adventurers have spotted us and are calling us for help, so we need to do it. I have to do this. I will hit this thing. I took a second to look at the movement of the monster and then tried to predict where it will be. Yes. I can do this. ¡°Dark bullet.¡± I shot out the next spell. This time I wasn¡¯t aiming at the monster, but at the other side of the circle it was running. The spell didn¡¯tnd on the monster, but on the ground just ahead of it. I guess I shot too far forward, but at least the monster stopped running in circles after it noticed the spell that almost hit it. Now is my chance. ¡°Dark Bullet.¡± The next one hit it straight in the back. Hitting a still target is so much easier than hitting a moving one. ¡°It¡¯s looking at us.¡± I said to Mana. ¡°I know. That was the goal.¡± She responded. ¡°But what will we do now?¡± I asked. ¡°We just have to let that thing take the next move and react ordingly.¡± Mana said to me. As that monster was staring at us, I felt a shiver run down my spine. I think that thing wants to kill me. Hopefully we can get through this alive. Brian. If I die, you will resurrect me, won¡¯t you? CH.111 Giant Critter CH.111 Giant Critter [Alice POV] ¡°It¡¯s going to attack!¡± I yelled at Mana. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. We¡¯ll be fine.¡± She responded casually. Is she just that strong or can she just keep calm no matter what? I looked at the monster that was attacking us. Luckily it didn¡¯t seem to have any ranged attacks, so we would be mostly fine, but I¡¯m still afraid of the speed it can move at. If it jumps at us will we have enough time to dodge? ¡°Hold onto me.¡± Mana said into my ear. ¡°It¡¯s going to jump at us.¡± She then spun me around in her arms so that I could wrap my arms around her. This way she could move at a faster speed. Whoosh. We quickly moved in the air as the monster jumped past us. Well more like it jumped at where we were. It made the same mistake as I did earlier. Attacking where we were, not where we are going to be. But perhaps that won¡¯t work when attacking something that will dodge. After the dodge, Mana took us closer to the ground and then shended next to the adventurers. ¡°Are you guys ok?¡± She asked the adventurers. ¡°Aren¡¯t you..? And you are with Miss Alice.¡± One of the adventurers recognised Mana. I separated myself from Mana and took a look at him. He is one of the adventurers that came to the dungeon with us. I think they were all C-rank adventurers. I don¡¯t remember his name though. ¡°Alex, focus up. That thing ising at us again.¡± Another adventurer said. So his name is Alex. Alex moved up with his shield, so he was in the way of the monster¡¯s charge. But I¡¯m not sure he can stop something that big. ¡°Mana, can you do something?¡± I asked. ¡°Of course.¡± She said before casting a spell. ¡°Dark Press.¡± She used the spell she once used on Father when Father was going crazy. She told me that it weighs down the opponent, making it more difficult to move. I tried casting it a few times, but I haven¡¯t seeded in it. Yet. Slowed down by Mana¡¯s spell, the monster crashed into Alex''s shield. ¡°Ghrh.¡± He let out a grunt as he took the charge. ¡°Double Dark Press.¡± Mana casted a spell as the monster had stopped. Double? Like an improved version? A power up version? I need to ask her about itter. ¡°I can keep it still for a second. Attack it now. But don¡¯t go too close or the spell will affect you too.¡± Mana said to everyone. I did as she instructed andunched some Dark Bullets at the monster. Sadly, this was still the only attack spell I could use. I wish I could use a more powerful spell. And if I could use Dark Press, I could hold that thing down and let Mana attack instead. The other adventurers were doing their best to attack the monster. They were using simple spells like mine, or trying to attack with arrows. Sadly the arrows were pressed down to the ground by Mana¡¯s spell, so they didn¡¯t hit. One of the adventurer¡¯s even tried charging in, but he was caught in the spell and fell t on his face.
¡°It¡¯s going to break out. Fall back.¡± Mana instructed us. She had ended up taking charge of the operation. ¡°Can you use that spell again?¡± Alex asked her. ¡°I can, but we don¡¯t have the firepower to kill that thing if I do.¡± She said. ¡°I think I should attack instead.¡± ¡°No. We called for backup and it should arrive soon. We just need to stay safe for a little bit longer.¡± Alex said. ¡°I see. Then let¡¯s do that again.¡± Mana agreed. Hopefully our backup arrives soon. I think Mana might run out of mana otherwise.
¡°ALICEE!¡± I heard Father scream as he was riding towards us on a horse. There were four other people and horsesing with him. I didn¡¯t hear it, but one of the people said he shouldn¡¯t yell like that and that he would get the attention of the monster. Sadly, he didn¡¯te in at a good time, as the monster had just been released from the Dark Press. Mana couldn¡¯t keep that spell up forever and had to recast it from time to time. She said her teacher could do it and could even use a more advanced version of it, but she couldn¡¯t yet. And because of that, the monster was now running at Father. But before it reached them, one of the people raised an earth wall in its way and the monster crashed right into it. Luckily the wall was strong enough to stop the monster. ¡°Double Dark Press.¡± Mana casted the spell to hold it in ce. Again, I attacked the monster with multiple Dark Bullets. Father and the rest of the people with him got around the earth wall and began slinging spells as well. Father¡¯s was arge windnce. It¡¯s actually called Tornado Lance and it¡¯s one of the most powerful spells Father can use. The spell prated deep into the monster and the monster let out a scream. ¡°That won¡¯t be enough to take it down!¡± Father yelled. ¡°Fire at it again.¡± And with hismand, everyone capable was firing spells at the monster.
I looked at the fallen monster. Ourst volley had taken it down. It honestly looks kind of cute. Well it would be if it wasn¡¯t giant and trying to kill us. ¡°Alice, are you hurt? Do you have any injuries?¡± Father asked me. ¡°I¡¯m not hurt at all. Just tired.¡± I answered. I had burned over 60% of my mana in the fight so I felt like I wanted to take a nap. I need to study how to save my mana in a fight. I won¡¯t be that useful to Brian otherwise. Maybe I could ask another adventurer about it. ¡°That¡¯s good.¡± Father said. ¡°But please don¡¯t run off on your own again. You could have died.¡± ¡°But if I didn¡¯t, someone else might have died.¡± I argued. Brian would probably look down on me if I didn¡¯t at least try to help them. ¡°I know, but you are not the same as them.¡± Father said. ¡°Just because I¡¯m from a bloodline that did something at some point, doesn¡¯t make me special.¡± I said my honest opinion. My nobility has brought me nothing but trouble. Because of it, I¡¯ve never been able to actually experience life. ¡°You shouldn¡¯t sell yourself short, miss.¡± The shield adventurer, Alex, said. ¡°You have good magic skills and that itself is not something just anyone can do.¡± ¡°Th. thank you.¡± I responded. That praise from an adventurer caught me off guard. I thought that I was holding them back. I only used one spell for the entire fight.
¡°How strong would you say the monster was?¡± The guild master, Zayaan, asked us. ¡°Higher C or low B rank.¡± Alex answered. ¡°It was fast and its fur was tough. But its attacks weren¡¯t that powerful. It didn¡¯t use any magic yet, so I would say it was still C-rank.¡± ¡°And any idea what that monster was?¡± Zayaan asked. ¡°Giant ferret or mink.¡± Alex said. ¡°We¡¯ll know after we extract the monster core.¡± ¡°How does that tell anything?¡± I asked. ¡°Giant ferrets are earth attribute, but giant minks are dark. Their core will show that. But while fighting it, the attribute doesn¡¯t make a big difference if it doesn¡¯t use magic.¡± Zayaan exined. ¡°I see. Thank you for teaching me that.¡± I said as I pulled out my notebook and wrote that down. I should probably get a new notebook for the notes about monsters and other adventuring things, so I won¡¯t have everything mixed in one. I¡¯ll need to ask Father to get me one or two more.
¡°Come on Alice. Let¡¯s head home.¡± Father said after the report. ¡°Yes Father.¡± I answered. ¡°But could we perhaps make a stop first. I would like another notebook.¡± ¡°Oh, you need another one? Is that one full already?¡± He asked. ¡°No, not yet. But I want one for adventuring notes and one for monster notes. I think it would be better to have them all in separate notebooks.¡± I exined. ¡°I see. That¡¯s fine. Then we should stop by Bak¡¯s store on the way.¡± Father answered. He agreed? And he said we would stop at the store? Instead of just ordering one. Well then again, most people wouldn¡¯t order little things like that and would just go and buy them.
¡°Lord Watchman. What brings you to our humble store? Would you like for me to get the owner?¡± Ady weed us to the store. ¡°It¡¯s nothing much today. We just came to pick up a few notebooks for Alice.¡± Father answered. ¡°Notebooks for the young Miss? As you wish. This way please.¡± She led us into the store. When I was here with Brian, she didn¡¯t act like this. Perhaps this is because I¡¯m with Father. ¡°These are the ones we have at the moment. Please choose one you like.¡± I looked at the notebooks. My current magic notebook had blue covers so I definitely wanted some other colors for the others. I picked up a red one for monsters and a green one for other adventuring notes. Then I noticed one with pink covers. I never really kept a diary, but seeing that pink notebook made me want to keep one, so I asked Father to get me that one as well. With the three notebooks in hand, we went home. Father even said he would hold my hand, but I refused. It would just be strange. I¡¯ve never held Father¡¯s hand while walking around the town before.
¡°Did you have fun today?¡± Jenna asked me as she was helping me bathe. She would always insist on washing my hair and my body. I really hope I can deal with everything even without her after I go adventuring with Brian. I¡¯m not sure Brian would agree to take Jenna with us. And I would also need permission from Father. And Jenna herself. Brian would probably agree if he fused Jenna with that summon again. Father will most likely allow it, or even demand it, as that will allow him to keep someone close to me. But what about Jenna herself? Would shee with me? ¡°Miss? Are you feeling alright?¡± You didn¡¯t answer.¡± Jenna brought me back to reality. ¡°Oh, yes. I had fun.¡± I quickly answered. ¡°Are you sure you are feeling alright? You don¡¯t seem like yourself.¡± Jenna said. ¡°I¡¯m feeling just fine. It¡¯s just that¡­ a lot happened today. And I¡¯m trying to process it all.¡± I said, trying to keep my actual thoughts for now. It¡¯s better if I ask Brian and Father first. If one of them says no, then Jenna¡¯s opinion won¡¯t really matter. ¡°Then please do tell me what weighs on your mind. Perhaps I can help youe up with an answer.¡± Jenna offered. ¡°Don¡¯t worry about it. I¡¯ll get my answer when Brian returns.¡± I told her. ¡°I see. so you would rather get advice from him than me. That¡¯s too bad.¡± Jenna said, seeming a little down. ¡°It¡¯s not that.¡± I argued. ¡°I was just thinking about you. What happens to you if I actually leave with Brian? Will youe with us or will you stay here?¡± ¡°I¡­ I don¡¯t know. May I think about this for a few days?¡± Jenna asked. ¡°Yes. But I know Brian is going to leave soon, so I need the answer soon.¡± I told her. ¡°Then I¡¯ll give you my answer tomorrow evening. If the Master allows me to leave.¡± Jenna said. ¡°I¡¯ll be waiting for your answer.¡± I said to her.
¡°Good night, Alice.¡± Jenna said as I entered bed. ¡°Good night.¡± I answered. I spun my thoughts about the day in my head for a little longer and then fell asleep. CH.112 Upgraded Terminal and Level 4 Pack Opener CH.112 Upgraded Terminal and Level 4 Pack Opener Brian POV This takes ce in the morning of the 2 Alice chapters Spoiler So as the timing is a little messed up, I¡¯ll add it as a spoiler here. Brian took down the Sword-horn bull in the evening of the day they came into the dungeon. That is also when the giant ferret appeared and began making its way towards Alewatch. Then Brian took his sleep after that and we are now in the next morning. So Alice is currently registering at the guild. [copse] As I was watching over the dungeon core, I realized that my founder¡¯s terminal had changed slightly. Like the master¡¯s terminal that Christina has, it also has one card slot on it even when not inbat mode. I guess that will be useful when I only need to summon one monster, like when I¡¯m traveling on Overdrive or one of my dragons. (Laura, when did this happen?) (I don¡¯t know so it likely happened when you were in level-up sleep.) Laura told me. (Oh yeah, you also sleep during that.) (I wouldn¡¯t call it sleeping.) Laura said. (Well it¡¯s close enough to sleep.) (If you say so, Master.) I took another look at the founder¡¯s terminal and activated thebat mode. And it had changed as well. Instead of the DiaDhank that it was, it now resembled a GX era duel disk, but it was made of the same gold material that the terminals were made of. Well, it didn¡¯t have the bulky arm part that holds the deck and graveyard, but the ¡®de¡¯ of the duel disk was basically the same. That meant I now had ess to five monster slots and five spell/trap slots. And even a field zone. Sadly activatingbat mode removes the one slot I had on the bracer itself, so I didn¡¯t get six monster zones, but perhaps once I acquire link monsters it will be my extra monster zone. The duel disk also had five gems in the area between the two halves of the duel disk. They looked like small gems, but they werepletely colorless. Perhaps they are something like monster cores. Spoiler [Kind of looks like this, but more in. (If a gold duel disk can be called ¡®in¡¯.) The bulky arm part is not there, and therge red gem is reced with 5 smaller (about the size of the green gems) translucent gems. No other gems are present on the duel disk.] [copse] (Master, I think you should also take a look at the Pack Opener skill. It has gotten something new as well. And you also have your daily tokens.) Laura said to me. (Something new? What could that be? I don¡¯t think I unlocked any new sets.)
[Pack Opener]
[Collection]
[Sleeve maker]
[Summoning Challenge] (new)
[Promo Trade] (new)
[Instructions] (+1)
[Set lists]
[Open Packs]
¡­ two new things? I guess that¡¯s nice. There is also something in the instructions tab to look at. But why does my skill tell me what is new? (That¡¯s not the skill, Master. I did that.) Laura said. (... you know you could have just said to check them out.) I argued. (I thought you would enjoy this more.) Laura countered. ¡­ no, I really wouldn¡¯t. I hate seeing +1 on the information brokers. It just means I need to stop what I¡¯m doing and go over and talk to them. (Please don¡¯t do it again.) I said to Laura. (If there is something I need to look at, just tell me.) (If that¡¯s what you want, Master.) Now let¡¯s check these new things out.
[Summoning Challenge]
[Summon unique Fusion Monsters] [?]
[Summon unique Ritual Monsters] [?]
Okay, so the skill wants me to summon fusion and ritual monsters. Why? (It might help the skill to evolve faster.) Laura said. (Using a skill in lots of ways is a great way of improving it. Perhaps the skill doesn¡¯t want you to just rely on the monsters you always use.) Wow. I¡¯m not even maining just Blue-Eyes and the skill wants me to add variety. Well I guess I can do it. Now what do these ? and ? mean? I mean they mean that I¡¯ve summoned one unique ritual and two unique fusions, but what happens when I get to 5?
[Summon unique Fusion Monsters]
[Unique Fusion Monsters summoned: 2]
[St. Joan, Master of Oz]
[Next Reward is given at 5 unique Fusion Monsters]
[Next Reward: Meteor ck Dragon + Meteor Dragon]
So I get a reward at five unique fusion summons. That¡¯s nice. Wonder if I get the next reward at 10? And my first reward is Meteor ck Dragon. That¡¯s good. Not that it is stronger than Master of Oz, but it¡¯s stronger than Blue-Eyes and it can fly, so it might be useful if I have to fight a dragon or something. Let¡¯s check out the ritual one as well.
[Summon unique Ritual Monsters]
[Unique Ritual Monsters summoned: 1]
[Performance of Sword]
[Next Reward is given at 5 unique Ritual Monsters]
[Next Reward: ck Luster Soldier + ck Luster Ritual]
Ooh. I can get a ck Luster Soldier. It¡¯s not the Envoy version, but that¡¯s cool. But I need four more ritual summons for that. But really, getting a warrior with that kind of power will be super useful. Having both him and St. Joan will be super nice, and I can even summon them in the middle of town without being a Demon Lord or something. I mean they look human enough. Well, St. Joan is a fairy. Oh yeah, there is also the sword of ck Luster Soldier to consider. If I get him, I can analyze his sword and recreate it with the dungeon. I¡¯ve not made my own sword yet, as I don¡¯t really know what style I want to go for, but having more options would be nice. And if I got Buster der and Dark Pdin, I could analyze the sword staff of Dark Pdin. That might be nice for Alice. Then again, it might be a little much for her at the moment. Perhaps attaching a sword de to get current crescent moon staff would be better.
Now then, time to check out the Promo Trade thing.
[Promo Trade]
[Trade in cards of the same type to gain a promo card.]
[Promo Sets Avable:
So I can get some promos. I guess that could be nice. But the wording for the ¡®trade in¡¯ sounds questionable. I wonder how much they cost. I opened the avable promos and checked them out. Most of them are ¡­ garbage, but Cosmo Queen and Millennium Shield are nice. The shield especially. I want one.
Trade in 5 ¡®Warrior¡¯ type monsters for one ¡®Millennium Shield¡¯?
[¨‹][¨‹][¨‹][¨‹][¨‹]
So I need to sacrifice five warriors for a shield. Let¡¯s check the Cosmo Queen as well.
Trade in 8 ¡®Spellcaster¡¯ type monsters for one ¡®Cosmo Queen¡¯?
[¨‹][¨‹][¨‹][¨‹][¨‹][¨‹][¨‹][¨‹]
So I need 8 for Cosmo Queen. I guess it¡¯s just equal to the level of the monster. Well I don¡¯t really need Cosmo Queen at the moment, but Millennium Shield would be nice. A great defensive wall and I could use it to gain shield skills. I think. (Laura, can you pick the five warriors?) (Master, how about opening the packs first. That way I have more to choose from.) Laura answered. (Oh yeah. I haven¡¯t done that yet. I also need to check the instructions. Let¡¯s check that out next, then packs, then Millennium Shield and finally some toploaders for the new cards I want to use.) I decided.
[How to open packs]
[Summoning monsters]
[Using Spells]
[Setting Cards] (new)
[Sleeves and Toploaders]
[Installing Cards]
[Card summoner]
Setting cards? As in setting them face-down? That ¡­ Well, how does that work?
[You can set any Flip-Monster, Quick-y Spell or Trap Card. Cards set must have an activation condition and will automatically activate if the condition is met. Cards that have been ¡®Set¡¯ can only be removed by a person with equal or higher level of ¡®Card Summoner¡¯ or by a person with ¡®Pack Opener¡¯.]
So I can set a card and it will automatically activate. That sounds super useful. In some situations. (It¡¯s also great for defending yourself from surprise attacks, Master. You could set Sakuretsu Armor on yourself with the condition that it will activate when someone attacks you, or when someone attacks you with the intention to kill. Sakuretsu Armor would automatically activate and kill the attacker before they could hurt Master.) (Yeah I guess. But I would need to be careful with cards like Sakuretsu Armor. I don¡¯t want to kill some innocent person because they y-fight against me.) (Anyone that wants to harm Master is guilty and should be killed on the spot.) Laura said. (...isn¡¯t that a little extreme?) (Master is the most important person in the world. That means that people that wish to harm you, want to harm the world itself and should be dealt with.) Laura reasoned. (Yeah, how about no. That¡¯s not super reasonable.) I told her. (But having a defense against lethal attacks would be nice, so maybe I could do something with that.) (Thank you for agreeing with me, Master.) (I didn¡¯t agree with you. Your take was a little too extreme.) I argued. (I just want to avoid anything that can instantly kill me. Actually, if I had quick-y revival, I could resurrect myself as soon as I died, couldn¡¯t I?) (I suppose you could, but Master doesn''t have any.) Laura said. (I also don¡¯t want you to die.) (Agreed. Dying sounds like not fun.)
Okay, time for some packs.
Daily Pack tokens: 14
Current Pack tokens: 14
Avable packs :
Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon
Metal Raiders
Magic Ruler
Pharaoh¡¯s Servant
Labyrinth of Nightmare
Legacy of Darkness
Pharaonic Guardian
Magician¡¯s Force
Dark Crisis
Invasion of Chaos
Ancient Sanctuary
Soul of the Duelist
Rise of Destiny
ming Eternity
Daily Reprint Tokens: 2
Current Reprint Tokens: 2
Avable Reprint sets:
Dark Beginning 1
Dark Revtion Volume 1
But what set to open? I guess I should go for some fusion and ritual monsters since I got the challenges for them. (Then Master should go with Metal Raiders. It has arge quantity of fusion monsters.) Laura said. (What about ritual monsters?) I asked. (There isn¡¯t a set that has multiple ritual monsters easily avable, so I believe it would be better to focus on the fusion monsters.) Laura said. (Yeah, that makes sense. Rituals really were underused in the early days. And even these days.)
Use a ¡®Pack token¡¯ to open 1 pack of ¡®Metal Raiders¡¯
[Yes] [No]
Spoiler [copse] Labyrinth Tank and Cannon Soldier. That¡¯s two pieces of a fusion summon. Now I only need a Giga-Tech Wolf for that. And Giga-Tech Wolf ismon. Then again, I know my luck when ites to gettingmons. Spoiler [copse] Well there is the wolf. Guardian of the Labyrinth is a material for Giltia. And Niwatori for Punished Eagle. Spoiler [copse] Summoned Skull? That¡¯s cool. Or nice. Or amazing. Well, it¡¯s good. And I think ck Skull Dragon is in this set as well. Spoiler [copse] And now Gate Guardian. (Do I even have the parts for it?) I asked Laura. (Youck Sanga of the Thunder, but you do have the other two.) Laura said. So almost there. Spoiler [copse] Heavy Storm. That¡¯s nice. And with Protector of the Throne, I now have the materials for Giltia the D. Knight. I need to Toploader another Polymerization to fusion summon all these monsters. Or get something like Fusion Gate. Spoiler [copse] Well, I got some fusions from the packs. Or perhaps a lot of them. I think I have enough to go for the first reward already. Probably for the second as well. If the second rewardes at ten unique summons. But before I worry about that, Dark Beginning 1.
Use a ¡®Reprint token¡¯ to open 1 pack of ¡®Dark Beginning 1¡¯
[Yes] [No]
Spoiler [copse] Imperial Order and Delinquent Duo? Those might do something stupid. Might need to test them out. Ground Copse is good to have as well, now that I know a little about what it does. And Gaia the Fierce Knight is thest piece I needed to summon Gaia the Dragon Champion. Time Seal... I should experiment with that at some point as well. And along with Summoned Skull, Gate Guardian and even Heavy Storm. Having them is nice. I guess next up is getting my Millennium Shield. CH.113 Getting Millennium Shield CH.113 Getting Millennium Shield (So Laura, can you get me the shield now?) I made my request. (Yes, we can do it now.) Laura said.
Trade in 5 ¡®Warrior¡¯ type monsters for one ¡®Millennium Shield¡¯?
[M-Warrior #1][M-Warrior #2][M-Warrior #2][M-Warrior #2][Kojikocy]
(Also, I made sure to hold onto one copy of each M-Warrior for fusion summoning Karbon Warrior.) Laura said. (... oh, that is a thing? I totally knew that. Perfect memory and all.) (Master, you shouldn¡¯t lie to me.) (I¡¯m not. I¡¯m lying to myself.) I argued. (But good call. This is why I call you an overachiever.) (This level is quite basic.) Laura argued. (Laura, learn to takepliments.) I told her. (I¡¯ll try to do better in the future, Master.) She answered. (Good. Next up, some sleeves and toploaders.) I brought us back on track. (I want a toploader for Millennium Shield. And I should probably toploader another polymerization, or perhaps even two. Otherwise I¡¯ll never get these fusions summoned.) (Or we could wait for tomorrow and try to get Fusion Gate. That way we could summon all the fusions with just one spell. I don¡¯t think Master cares about the materials for most of them.) Laura said. (Perhaps I don¡¯t, but that still is cruel to my cards. ¡­ well I guess the same goes for sacrificing them for sleeves. But then again, I have to do it. It¡¯s a part of the skill.) I argued to myself. (We could also wait and get more copies of cards. That way you would only be tossing out extra copies that you don¡¯t need.) Laura said. (Perhaps, but at least get me the sleeve and toploader for Millennium Shield. I should practice with it as I am in a dungeon.) I decided. (May I use the sleeves left over from yesterday?) Laura asked. (Go for it.) I gave permission. (Then we only need one more sleeve.) Laura said. (How about 3x Subus Knight and 2x Harpie Lady Sisters? They are all extra copies, so Master won¡¯t lose ess to a monster.) ¡­ Subus Knight? That sounds ¡­ fun. Well as long as I have one, right? (Master, please stop having lewd thoughts.) Laura said to me. (Never.) I argued. (Then at least think about me in a lewd way.) She said. (I¡¯m not sure I can. You don¡¯t have a body to lust over. And then there is our history to consider.) I told her. (... if I was higher level system support, I could fully take over one of your summons and use it as a physical body.) Laura said. (What? You could? Well, that doesn¡¯t really help at the moment. How do you even grow? Or get upgraded?) I asked. (I¡¯m sorry Master, but I don¡¯t have ess to that information. But I believe it happens when you do something big, on the level of founding a dungeon.) Laura said. (Well that makes sense. I got you when I eliminated the dungeon and you evolved when I founded it. But what would reach that level?) I asked. (Perhaps taking down SS-rank monsters?) Laura offered. (Yeah, let¡¯s not. Better not to hunt something that strong for no reason.) I decided. (But upgrading me is a reason.) Laura argued. (It¡¯s not worth throwing an entire ecosystem into chaos for. We won¡¯t go out of our way to hunt something like that. We will find another way.) I told her. (And I¡¯m not even sure I could take on a SS-rank monster. How strong are they anyway?) (Their destructive power is around that of Master of Oz, but I would say SS-rank monsters are stronger than that, as they have powers that protect them from alternative attack methods. They would be closer to Master of Oz if Master installs a few cards into it.) Laura said. ¡­ so SS-monsters are no joke. Probably something like a 4k beater that can¡¯t be destroyed or targeted by card effects. So SS-monsters are Blue-Eyes Chaos MAX Dragons. ¡­ Yeah. Let¡¯s never fight one if we can avoid it. I don¡¯t want to be on the receiving end of Blue-Eyes Chaos MAX Dragon. I want to be the one attacking into the 0 defense monster with it. It¡¯s the most fun way of running a Blue-Eyes deck.
Shuffle. I heard some sounds from one of the beds. I wanted to go and try out Millennium Shield, but I couldn¡¯t leave the room while everyone else slept. I looked over to the makeshift bedroom. I originally made two beds for us as the maids said they would sleep on the floor, but apparently Christina had decided against it and made another bed for the maids to share. I guess they are mother and daughter, so them sleeping together is not strange. And the beds easily fit two people. Sana was the one that woke up. ¡°Good morning.¡± I greeted her as she got out of bed. She was dressed in just her underwear so I only took a quick peak before turning my head back to the dungeon core. I could use the core''s surveince to ¡®spy¡¯ on her, but that¡¯s no better than peaking. Live picture is better than magic video anyway. ¡°Good morning.¡± I heard her say before she disappeared behind a cardboard wall to get her dress on. What do you mean you want to know the color of her underwear? I¡¯m not telling you. Even if I saw it, it doesn''t mean I will share. Just a minuteter, Sana came out from behind the cardboard wall. She was dressed in the ¡®maid outfit¡¯ that they wore at the Watchman manor. Well it isn¡¯t a real maid outfit, but just a navy dress with an apron over it. ¡°Lord Brian, perhaps you could make a dividing wall between the main area of the room and the beds?¡± She requested. ¡°I guess I could.¡± I said. ¡°Perhaps a quick cardboard wall will work. That way we won¡¯t wake up Christina.¡± ¡°Yes, please.¡± Sana agreed. I made a couple of 2 meter tall cardboard panels, and smaller ones to act as legs for them. Sana then pulled out a knife, and made slots for the panels to link up with. Then we set them out, covering the beds so they couldn¡¯t be seen from the couches we set out around the core. We also moved the ¡®changing room¡¯ so it was next to the ¡®bedroom¡¯. Christina can make it better and permanentter. I think she will be the one to use it more. ¡°Is that better?¡± I asked her. ¡°At least it will work for now.¡± Sana said. ¡°Well someone has no trust in me.¡± Imented. ¡°Master did order us to keep Madam safe from you.¡± Sana said. ¡°... yeah, he doesn¡¯t trust me either.¡± ¡°He is just protective over what is his.¡± Sana specified. ¡°A little too protective when ites to some things.¡± I added. ¡°If this is about Miss Alice, you need to understand his point of view. A lesser behemoth will absolutely destroy the town. Nothing will be left. And not all of us can summon dragons and magicians.¡± Sana said. ¡°I know, but he really should let her level up. I¡¯m not abat expert or anything, but being higher level is generally a good thing.¡± I said. ¡°But at the same time, leveling up is dangerous. Master couldn¡¯t risk the life of Miss Alice by sending her out to hunt monsters.¡± Sana argued. ¡°He should have been able to bnce it out. And even if he couldn¡¯t, that doesn¡¯t exin why he didn¡¯t send Alice to school.¡± ¡°... it¡¯s because nobles that can¡¯t use magic are looked down upon.¡± Sana said. ¡°Had Miss Alice gone to school, there is a high chance that the Watchman name would be soured and Miss Alice would be made fun of.¡± ¡°Why am I not surprised?¡± Of course it has to be something like that. Nobles that are stuck on their high horses make fun of people that can¡¯t use magic. What else would they do? Wonder if they¡¯ll make fun of me because I can¡¯t use magic? Pack Opener is not magic. It¡¯s a skill. And the same goes for telekinesis. I guess there is that synchro thing with the water spirit, but I¡¯ve never tested that out. Well if they make fun of me, I can always use Skill Drain, so they can¡¯t use magic either. Or something like Magic Canceller. Make fun of me then.
¡°Lord Brian, are you hungry by any chance?¡± Sana asked. ¡°No, Aneesa made me breakfast before she went to sleep.¡± I answered. ¡°I see. Of course my mother would.¡± Sana said. ¡°Are you disappointed that you didn¡¯t get the chance to impress me with your cooking?¡± I teased. ¡°No. I only care about it because it is my job.¡± She said coldly. ¡°Wow. You didn¡¯t need to be that direct about it.¡± ¡°And you don¡¯t need to tease every girl in your vicinity. Your baby face won¡¯t work on everyone.¡± Sana said as she left to get some food for herself. Baby face? Do I really have one? I know my beard doesn¡¯t grow anymore, but I don¡¯t think I got any younger. Actually, why does my beard not grow anymore? (It¡¯s because you are a dungeon founder. The dungeon¡¯s influence is keeping you looking young.) Laura said. (That¡¯s not too bad. At least I don¡¯t have to worry about shaving any time soon then.) Imented. (Well, as long as Master is happy about it.) (Why would I not be? I would need at least a good razor before I want to grow a beard again. Otherwise it will just be a pain.) (Well you could use the mithril-gold alloy to make a razor for yourself.) Laura said. (But I would need a razor to analyze first. Or like an ingot that I can take to a smith.) (You could try summoning Iron cksmith Kotetsu. He should be capable.) Laura said. ¡­ I have a smith? As a summon? ¡­ Well that¡¯s something. But I still can¡¯t make ingots, so¡­ And he is an Iron cksmith. Wonder if he can work with mithril? I guess I should summon him and find out. Perhaps if he can do it, I could install an extra copy into the dungeon. I did it with Labyrinth Wall, and that worked out fine, so this should as well.
I decided to practice telekinesis while I was waiting for Christina to wake up. I didn¡¯t want to leave the core without one of us watching over it, and I didn¡¯t want to summon a cksmith to a room people are sleeping in. That would just be rude. Once again, I had pulled my Beaver Warrior to be my practice object. As soon as I began, I noticed the difference with my mana movement. Even though I still had Laura do it, my mana was flowing so much easier now that I had the skill. That led to improved speed with telekinesis. Perhaps with some more practice, I can use it to float a sword around. And Millennium Shield should be able to fly on its own. That way I have a flying sword and shield. After some more practice, I heard someone walk up to me. ¡°You are getting better at that.¡± I heard Christina say. ¡°Oh, good morning.¡± I said as I turned around to face her. Even though she surprised me, I didn¡¯t drop my telekinesis hold on the card. ¡°Well, it isn¡¯t exactly morning now is it?¡± ¡°... perhaps not, but I can''t tell the time here.¡± ¡°Did anything happen while I slept? I noticed the wall you put up around the beds.¡± She asked. ¡°Well, I did kind of see Sana in her underwear.¡± I admitted. ¡°She insisted I make a wall so I can¡¯t see the beds.¡± ¡°I see. Well, privacy is a nice addition.¡± Christinamented. ¡°Anything else?¡± ¡°No. Not really. But I do want to head out and perform some more experiments. I got a new monster I want to try out.¡± I told her. ¡°I see. Well you can do that after we have some food. I would guess that you are hungry by now.¡± She said. ¡°I guess I am. Well then, time for lunch.¡±
¡°Thanks for the meal. I¡¯ll head into the dungeon now.¡± I said to everyone after I had eaten. I also made sure to check the seventhrge room for any abnormal monsters, but there didn¡¯t appear to be any. The strongest monster there was C-rank. ¡°Take care.¡± Christina said to me. ¡°I¡¯ll inform you if something abnormal appears.¡± ¡°Thanks. See you soon.¡± Now, let¡¯s hope Millennium Shield is as strong as it sounds. CH.114 Testing out Millennium Shield CH.114 Testing out Millennium Shield I walked back to the seventh room. Last time I was here, a giant A-rank monster was looking at me, but now, there was only a small skeletal beast. I don¡¯t know why this dungeon likes skeletons so much. Or why it randomly spawned a giant bull monster. I just own the ce, Christina runs it. And I don¡¯t think she knows either. I began to look through the monsters I already had in sleeves or toploaders. I¡¯ll need someone to act as DPS while I do the defending. This would be a decent chance to use a throw away fusion, but my toploader polymerization is still on cooldown. (We could just make a toploader for another copy of Polymerization.) Laura said. (Yeah. Let¡¯s do it.) 3x Energy Drain, 2x Morale Boost, 2x Kojikocy, Hyper Hammerhead, 2x Skull Red Bird, 2x Nin-Ken Dog, 3x Lava Battleguard, 2x St. Joan [extra copies], 3x Stumbling, 2x Blue-Winged Crown, 2x Ancient Lizard Warrior, Gagagigo (Thanks Laura. Now, what monster to summon? What do I have the materials for?) (Plenty of monsters. How about Giltia the D. Knight? It¡¯s humanoid, strong enough and you have the materials for it.) I quickly checked out Laura¡¯s rmendation. Spoiler [copse] (Yeah, that should work. Let¡¯s go with it.) I decided. I pulled out the materials for it. Guardian of the Labyrinth and Protector of the Throne. A strange duo, considering that they make a dragon knight. I didn¡¯t bother putting sleeves on any of the materials, as I really don¡¯t think I¡¯ll care enough about losing them. And I can always try to get them again. They are allmon. ¡°I activate Polymerization. I fuse together Guardian of the Labyrinth and Protector of the Throne to fusion summon Giltia the D. Knight.¡± A blue whirlwind appeared and took in the two materials. And from it, my monster appeared. He is tall. He has to be over two meters tall. Why is every humanoid monster I summon a freaking basketball yer? He is dressed in blue armor that has some green tes over it. He also has a spear that is as long as he is tall. ¡°Master, thank you for summoning me. What can I do for you?¡± Giltia asked. ¡°Hello Giltia. Do you mind if I call you that?¡± I responded. ¡°No. That is fine.¡± He answered. ¡°What can I do for you, Master?¡± He repeated the question. ¡°I¡¯m going to test out defending with Millennium Shield. I need you to act as my DPS. Don¡¯t kill things too quickly, so I can get some practice in.¡± I gave him his mission. ¡°As you wish, Master.¡±
We walked into therge room before I summoned my shield. ¡°Millennium Shield.¡± I called to summon it out. It was a little strange to use a duel disk, instead of the DiaDhank that I got used to, but I think this will be better in the long run. As the Millennium Shield rose, I realized just how huge it is. It was over 2 meters wide and around 1,5 meters tall. It¡¯s huge. I don¡¯t think anyone could carry around a shield thisrge. Well thankfully I don¡¯t have to carry it as Millennium Shield floats. Spoiler [copse] Sadly I didn¡¯t have the time to y around with its controls before monsters came at us. With the corridors between therge rooms being ¡®anti-monster zones¡¯, I can just retreat back to the corridor to be safe, but I want to be able to stop the charge. Trial by fire and all that. And I can just summon Dark Magician or St. Joan if I need more help. ¡°Master, please hold firm.¡± Giltia said to me. ¡°They areing.¡± I took a position behind Millennium Shield. Even if I can¡¯t actually move it with my strength, touching it should be enough to gain some experience towards shield skills. Probably. So I grabbed the handles at the back of Millennium Shield. I guess this thing would be a two handed shield. Well at its size it ought to be. I braced for impact as the C-rank skeletal beast charged at me. Sadly, as I wasing from the core room, it was the first monster I ran into. The good news was that the sub-room we were in held no other monsters, so I could focus entirely on it. As I was expecting the impact, Millennium Shield moved a little to the right. I still held onto it and just a secondter, I felt a small thud hit the shield. ¡°Master! Are you alright? Should I attack the beast?¡± Giltia called out to me. ¡°I¡¯m fine. Stay back. I want to keep going.¡± I said to my summon. This is way too little to even call practice. And this C-rank monster is the highest ranking monster in the dungeon at the moment. Actually, one of the Dark Door challenge rooms might have a B-rank monster. But I¡¯m not sure if I can enter one with an active summon. I think I can summon monsters once inside, but entering with one that is already summoned probably wouldn¡¯t work. I should probably try, but at the same time it might be too risky. If I can¡¯t actually summon anything there, I might actually die. Unless I set the Sakuretsu Armor on myself. But that will only work if I¡¯m attacked by a single monster. If I get a room with multiple weaker monsters, that won¡¯t help. ¡­ yeah. Perhaps I shouldn¡¯t walk into a monster house just to test things out. (The skeletal beast is charging again. Please focus on things around you Master.) Laura brought me back to reality. (Don¡¯t I always?) I joked. (By relying on you.) As I said that to Laura, I turned so that Millennium Shield was once again between me and the beast. This time, the beast attempted to jump over the shield and attack me that way, but my shield floated up enough that the beast rammed straight into the shield. I heard a small cracking sound from the beast as it hit the shield head-on. Are you dumb? Don¡¯t run head first into a shield. That is going to hurt you way more than it hurts the shield. The skeletal beast fell to the ground after its crash with my shield and seemed ¡­ dead? Can a skeleton die? Or I guess in this case it would be an undead. ¡°Giltia, make sure this thing is dead. And then let¡¯s move on.¡± I ordered. ¡°Yes Master.¡± He responded as he stabbed his spear through the core of the skeletal beast.
We went though the other parts of the seventh room and I was busy trying to figure out things like, how do I draw aggro and how do I stop strikes most effectively. I know I have cards that draw aggro, like Raregold Armor, but I don¡¯t want to rely on just my cards. (Master, you could install it into yourself. It might grant you a taunt skill.) Laura said. (Yeah, I guess I could. But at the same time, I¡¯m not sure I want a skill like that.) I responded. (Sure it is useful while I y the part of a tank, but it can be bad in other situations.) (Well you can just not use the skill.) Laura said. ¡°... I¡¯m dumb.¡± I admitted out loud. Just because I have a skill, doesn¡¯t mean it is active all the time. (Yeah, you are right. Let¡¯s do it.) I pulled out the card and held it to my chest. (Laura, MST is not on cooldown, right? Just in case something goes wrong.) I confirmed the status of my failsafe. (It¡¯s not on cooldown and can be used.) Laura answered. ¡°Good. Then, Install.¡± I said. I felt the card leave my hand and enter my body. Then a wave of pleasuring pain rolled over me. It reminded me of the blood magic Lua used on me, but it was different. Hers was gentle and smooth, but this is more¡­ powerful? Forceful? Like trying to fit 2.1 liters of water into a 2 liter container. I felt like I was going to burst.
¡°Gaah, gaah.¡± By the end of the install, I was gasping for air. The mixture of pleasure and pain wasn¡¯t exactly what I would call nice. But it wasn¡¯t terrible either. (Master, are you feeling alright?) Laura asked. ¡°Gaah, gaah.¡± I took in deep breaths. (Yeah¡­ I think I will be. But that hurt way more than I thought it would.) I told her. (Please open your status so I can confirm if you gained a skill.) Laura asked. (Status.) I thought and it opened up.
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human !
Level: 37
HP: 610
Mana: 900
Strength: 230
Defense: 480
Magic: 290
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.4 (unique)
Telekinesis LV.1 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s protection LV.1 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Mana Control LV.1
Shining Taunt LV.1
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (greater)
Shining taunt? That is new. (Laura? Do you know about it?) (Yes. It¡¯s a subtype of the taunt skill. Usually the Taunt skill evolves into it or another possible version, so it¡¯s rare to see it at level 1.) Laura exined. (What does it do?) I confirmed. I did already have an idea. (It makes you shine a light that draws monsters to you. It can also work on humans, but it¡¯s much less effective against humans than Yelling Taunt.) Laura said. (Yelling Taunt? Like insulting someone to get them to attack you?) (Exactly.) Laura confirmed. (It¡¯s more effective against creatures that understand humannguage. But shining taunt is more effective against monsters.) (I see. Is it possible to have both?) (It is rare, but it is possible.) Laura said. (Well then, let¡¯s test it out.) I decided and we walked into thest sub-part of the seventh room.
¡°RUN!¡± I yelled as I realized the mistake I made. Shining taunt got every monster in the room focused on me. Even with the monsters being different kinds of imps, with swords and spears, I still don¡¯t want to face an army of imps. Or perhaps a squadron. There were over 20 of theming at us. I probably should have just installed Raregold Armor onto Millennium Shield, instead of myself. We escaped back to the second quarter that we had cleared out earlier. ¡°Master, we can take them. Let¡¯s go back in.¡± Giltia said to me. ¡°Are you crazy? I can¡¯t hold off that many on my own. And I doubt you can take care of all of them on your own either.¡± I told him. ¡°I could with your help.¡± He said back. ¡°Yeah. By sacrificing me. That¡¯s not a good idea. And I can just learn over time. Let¡¯s head back.¡± I ordered. ¡°None of us would ever sacrifice Master. We can¡¯t exist without Master after all.¡± Giltia said. ¡°... Yeah, let¡¯s not try it anyway. I don¡¯t want to be swarmed that badly.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think 23 monsters count as a swarm.¡± He said as he followed behind me. Did you count them? When?
¡°Wee back, Brian. How did your test go?¡± Christina weed me as I walked back to the core room. ¡°I think you know already. Or are you saying you didn¡¯t keep an eye on me.¡± I responded. ¡°Of course I kept an eye on you. But I wanted to hear from you. So how did it go?¡± She repeated. ¡°... Fine, I guess. I did realize that looking at a group of monsters running at you is scary.¡± I admitted. ¡°I suppose that is something. Your shield is quite impressive. How do you carry something sorge?¡± Christina asked. ¡°I don¡¯t. The shield floats.¡± I told her as I let go of Millennium Shield. The shield kept levitating in the air. ¡°Oh. That¡¯s quite something. What kind of shield is it?¡± She asked. ¡°Well, it¡¯s not technically a shield. It¡¯s a monster. Just like that carriage we took toe here.¡± I told her. ¡°Another mysterious thing you have. Well at least it seems perfectly safe.¡± ¡°Yeah, it should be. No destructive power here. Unless you charge head first into it.¡± I joked about what the skeletal beast did. ¡°That is true. That beast really didn¡¯t expect you to be able to raise the shield that high.¡± Christinamented. I unsummoned my two monsters and sat down next to her to rx after my training. CH.115 Iron Blacksmith Kotetsu CH.115 Iron cksmith Kotetsu I was getting a little bored, just sitting in the dungeon. It¡¯s not like I need to be doing something all the time, but just staying here with no real way of telling the time is¡­ annoying. It makes me feel restless. I almost wanted to head to the seventh room again, and do another set of shield training, but Christina said I shouldn¡¯t overdo it. (Master. Perhaps we should perform the experiment with Iron cksmith Kotetsu now.) Laura offered me something to do. (Oh yeah. That was a thing we were going to do. Almost forgot.) (Always so forgetful, Master. What would you do without me?) Laura teased. (... die? Struggle? Be miserable? Forget to do things?) I listed. Well hopefully I wouldn¡¯t actually die. That would honestly suck. What is the earliest quick-y resurrection I get ess to? Call of the Haunted? (I would not rely on Call of the Haunted, Master. It will resurrect you as an undead. You may even lose your sense of self.) Laura warned. (... ok. Yeah. Let¡¯s not do that then. If I was just a zombie I could probably find a way around it with something like DNA Surgery, but if I lose my sense of self¡­ Yeah. Let¡¯s just not die in the first ce. That sounds better.) I decided. (I agree with Master on that. I¡¯m not even sure I would be with Master if Master died and was resurrected.) Laura said. (Then that is another reason to not die. I don¡¯t want to lose you Laura.)
¡°Christina, I¡¯m going to summon another monster. Don¡¯t get too surprised.¡± I warned Christina and the maids about my intentions. I made a sleeve for Iron cksmith Kotetsu by sacrificing 2x Labyrinth Wall, 2x Rock Ogre Grotto #1 and 1x Pandemonium. I¡¯m not sure I¡¯ll need him again, but at the same time I might. You never know when you need a cksmith. ¡°I summon Iron cksmith Kotetsu.¡± I called out the name of my monster to summon it. Spoiler [copse] And like most other monsters (you know, except the ones that want to show off), he rose from the card that appeared on the ground. He was quite tall. Another basketball yer. Why is every monster so damn tall? He had a well built body. Or I guess you could say he is just a pile of muscle. Or a mountain of muscle? He had long blue hair and a blue beard. He was dressed in only a loincloth. I think that is a loincloth. It¡¯s arge one, but I don¡¯t really know what else it would be. Perhaps a garment like that has a name of its own. He was also holding a hammer and an anvil had appeared with him. Free anvil for the win. Okay, I know I won¡¯t actually get to keep it. But it is still interesting that it showed up with him. I guess it counts as his weapon or something. ¡°Master. What can I do for you?¡± He greeted me. ¡°Hello¡­ Kotetsu. I just wanted to know if you know how to work with mithril.¡± I told him. ¡°Mithril? Master has ess to some impressive materials. I could perform maintenance on mithril weapons, but making new ones is beyond my skill set. I apologize for my shorings.¡± He answered. ¡°No, it¡¯s fine. I honestly was just thinking that perhaps you could.¡± I told him. ¡°If Master gives me materials and time I could study.¡± He offered. ¡°That could work. I was also thinking of installing you to the dungeon. That might give you all the time and materials you need.¡± I offered. ¡°But then Master can¡¯t call me when he needs me.¡± He said. ¡°I¡¯d rather be avable for Master. Even if my skills aren¡¯t up to par.¡± ¡°I see. Well if that is what you want. I wish I could link two cards so that I could leave one copy here and take the other with me. That way I could still summon you whenever I need to.¡± I hoped for the next feature of my skill.
In the end, I sent Kotetsu away without having him do anything. ¡°Now then, Brian. I have something I need to know.¡± Christina talked to me in a pressuring voice. What is this? An interrogation? ¡°What is it now? You know he is not that strange of a summon.¡± I told her. Like really? Why is she in a huff about a cksmith summon? ¡°Oh, it¡¯s not about him.¡± Christina said. ¡°I know your summons are strange and I don¡¯t question them anymore. Well unless you gopletely too far. What I want to know about is mithril. Why did you ask him about his ability to forge mithril? Do you have a source for securing mithril?¡± ¡°... the dungeon can make it. Or at least it can make a mithril alloy sword.¡± I told her. ¡°No it can¡¯t. I would remember if it could make something like that.¡± Christina argued. ¡°But it totally can. Do you want me to make one as proof?¡± I asked. ¡°Perhaps you should try. That will prove it can¡¯t.¡± Christina said. I ced my hand on the core and searched for the mithril alloy sword. Ah. There it is. And I can now make different kinds of swords as well. Probably because of all the equip spells I installed. There is an arming sword, bastard sword, twin swords and even an ax avable. And I can also add lightning, or light as an element to any of them. I decided to make a light elemental arming sword. It¡¯s the smallest one handed sword, so it should work for me. And if I need a bigger sword, I can just make one. Getting more points is not a big problem. And I got a decent amount of points from that A-rank monster. After I got the sword I took a quick look at it. I looked super simple. There were no ornaments on the guard or the pommel. Luckily it came with a sheath that could be attached to a belt or something, so I didn¡¯t need to be too worried about cutting someone on ident. ¡°I told you so.¡± I said to Christina as I pulled the de out of the sheath. The de had a slight turquoise hue to it. I couldn¡¯t see the gold, but I guess it¡¯s somewhere in there as well. ¡°May I hold it?¡± Christina asked. ¡°Sure. Go for it.¡± I said as I carefully handed it over. I¡¯m not sure how sharp it is, but I would guess it''s sharp, so I want to be careful with it. Christina held the sword in her hands and looked at it closely. ¡°This does appear to be mithril. How did you make it?¡± She asked. ¡°... I just did. You saw me using the dungeon to make it.¡± I told her. ¡°Then why can¡¯t I make one?¡± She almost whined. ¡°... you can¡¯t?¡± I confirmed. ¡°I can¡¯t.¡± Why? That makes no sense. (Laura? Any ideas?) I asked. (It might be because it¡¯s closing the limits of what the dungeon can make, so the dungeon doesn''t want to make them for anyone but you.) Laura theorized. (Or the dungeon doesn¡¯t like Christina enough yet.) (But how can one not like her? She is amazing.) (People have different preferences.) Laura reminded. (I guess so.) ¡°Sorry, but it¡¯s probably that the dungeon doesn¡¯t like you enough and it hides the mithril swords from you.¡± I told Christina. ¡°I see. So I need to do more for the dungeon before it epts me as its master.¡± Christina got what I was trying to say. ¡°Brian, may I borrow a monster or two from you? I¡¯ll go out and hunt some monsters in the dungeon. That will hopefully increase its affection towards me.¡± ¡°Are you sure? It might be dangerous.¡± I told her. ¡°As long as I have someone holding the monsters back, I can deal with them. I¡¯m quite good with earth magic after all.¡± She imed. Then she came right up to me and whispered in my ear. ¡°I also heard that you can use resurrection magic, so if the worst were to happen, I hope you will do that for me.¡± ¡°... fine. Do as you want.¡± I said as I pulled up my collection. If you want to go hunting, I¡¯ll make sure you have the best bodyguards I have ess to. ¡°Here. You should use these two.¡± I said as I handed my Dark Magician and St. Joan over to Christina. I¡¯m just going to hang out here, so I want her to have them. For now. ¡°Thank you. Now I just call out their name, right?¡± Christina confirmed. She did try summoning before she ever even had Card Summoner, but better safe than sorry. ¡°Yes. Also, remember to hold the cards in your hand.¡± I reminded her. ¡°But you can also put one of them onto your master¡¯s terminal, like this.¡± I said to her as I took St. Joan¡¯s card from her hand and slipped it into ce on her terminal. ¡°I see. Thank you. Too bad the terminal can only hold one.¡± She said as she looked at the card on the terminal. ¡°Also, please be careful. If something bad happens, I¡¯lle over and help you. And if another huge monster appears, hide in a safe area and let me take care of it.¡± I told her. ¡°We will be. Aneesa. You areing with me.¡± She ordered the older maid. ¡°As you wish, Madam.¡± The maid responded. ¡°Brian, may she borrow this sword?¡± Christina asked, referring to the mithril sword she had ced on a table. ¡°Sure, but I want it back. The same goes for the cards I gave you.¡± I told her. I then sheathed the mithril sword and handed it over to Aneesa. ¡°I¡¯ll take good care of the sword.¡± Aneesa said as she received the sword. ¡°Also, if you are notfortable heading intobat in that dress, I can make you some other clothes.¡± I offered the maid. ¡°A maids uniform is their battle garment. Please don¡¯t make fun of it.¡± She told me in a serious tone. Wow. I didn¡¯t expect her to be so serious about it. Now I want to make real super-enchanted maid outfits for all the maids in the manor. But I don¡¯t think I can make them. I would need to draw them out or something. Or get a maid card. Are there even other maid cards than the Dragonmaids? And those are like brand new.No, this is not a mistake. Brian is not from 2022, but from 2019. And Dragonmaids came out august 2019 for the OCG and november 2019 for the TCG. I never even managed to get a box of Mystic Fighters.
¡°Please be careful mum.¡± Sana said to her mother before her mother left the core room with Christina. ¡°I will. I promise.¡± Aneesa responded as she gave a light kiss on Sana¡¯s forehead. ¡°We will be back before too long.¡± Christina said. ¡°Please warn us if something bad shows up.¡± ¡°I will. And I¡¯ll rush over to help.¡± I told her.
¡°Will they be alright?¡± Sana asked after Christina and Aneesa left the room. ¡°I¡¯m sure they will as long as they stay with the monsters I gave Christina. Those monsters are super strong.¡± I told Sana to reassure her. I¡¯m not sure how skilled Aneesa is inbat, but with St. Joan and Dark Magician protecting them, they will be fine. Perhaps I should have had Christina summon the two in this room so I could have told them about their mission to keep her safe. Well I can always speak to them with the PA-system. I sat down on a sofa with Sana and pulled up the surveince video so we could watch over Christina and Aneesa. CH.116 Christina vs Earth Golem CH.116 Christina vs Earth Golem

Christina POV

¡°Madam, are you sure this is a good idea?¡± Aneesa asked me after we left the core room. ¡°Perhaps it is not, but I need to do this. Brian trusts me to be a good dungeon master, and I don¡¯t want to let him down.¡± I told my maid. ¡°Goddess knows he has been through enough already.¡± I quietly added. ¡°Could you repeat that? I didn¡¯t quite hear you, Madam.¡± Aneesa requested. ¡°It¡¯s fine. I was just saying something to myself.¡± I told her. Myment earlier was referring to Brian¡¯s past. He ¡­ entrusted it to me that night. I¡¯m still notpletely convinced what he told me is the real deal, but it might just be the truth. But at the same time, world travel like that should be impossible to anyone but God. And as far as I know, only the first hero was ever a world traveler. And even the Saint and the Great Sage couldn¡¯t send him back, even with the help of the Goddess. But back to the present. I need to focus on the here and now. To make the dungeon more familiar with me, I decided to go hunting within it. I haven¡¯t really done any monster hunting since my days in the Royal Magic Academy, but I think I can still do it. I confirmed that my maid was ready to go before stepping into the monster area. She was holding a mithril sword that the dungeon had made. And it is the reason I decided to even hunt in the first ce. I need ess to weapons like that as well. Weapons like that could affect national security after all. I need to make sure Brian understands this as well. Aneesa has been my personal maid for a long time now. She was with me even before I married into the Watchman family. She has skills in both magic and sword. A realbat maid. Even if she denies it, saying ¡°I¡¯m not skilled enough to be called abat maid.¡± I was about to enter the room, but I stopped as I heard Brian¡¯s voice speaking to me from somewhere. This was something called ¡®Announcement¡¯ that I also used. With it, a dungeon master could say something to the adventurers within the dungeon. It is something that would generally be used in emergency situations, like when a strong monster appears in the dungeon. {Please don¡¯t forget to summon the monsters.} Brian reminded me. I took a close look at the two cards Brian gave me. They are another mystery that he possesses. Dark Magician and St. Joan. I¡¯ve seen Brian use both of them, but I¡¯m surprised he gave them to me. Even if it is just temporary, they are some of the summons Brian uses the most, at least as far as I know. Perhaps he really thinks I would die without help like this. I think some lesser monsters would have worked just fine for what I need them to do. Well, I¡¯m not going to look a gift horse in the mouth. I ced one of them on the little slot on my Master¡¯s terminal. Brian said I could hold a card on it instead of having to hold it in my hand. I know his terminal allows him to hold even more cards, but I guess I can¡¯t have something that powerful. ¡°St. Joan.¡± I called out the first monster. I decided to go with her first, as I need better frontline fighters to keep the monsters busy while I focus on casting spells. If things get out of hand or there are more monsters than expected, I¡¯ll summon the other one as well. As I called her, an illusion-like card appeared on the ground and she rose up from it. This is how the monsters appear from the cards. ¡°Oh, it¡¯s you.¡± She said as she saw me. ¡°What can I do for you?¡± She asked. Her voice was a lot colder than when she was talking to Brian. Perhaps she only wants to serve her true Master. ¡°I¡¯m sorry that I¡¯m not Brian. He let me borrow you so I can go hunting in the dungeon. Would you help me with this?¡± I asked the summon. Aneesa next to me looked like she wanted toment on the way I was speaking to the summon, but she kept her mouth shut. ¡°I see. I suppose Master would do that.¡± St. Joan said. ¡°Do you want me to do everything while you just sit back?¡± ¡°No. That would be too much. I want to show Brian that I have skills as well. I need you to hold the frontline with Aneesa. I¡¯ll focus on casting magic from the back.¡± I told her. ¡°Sure. I¡¯ll try to leave something for you.¡± She said in a snarky tone.
Thest boss of the dungeon hasn¡¯t respawned yet, after Brian took down that skeletal beast. I guess it¡¯s nice that I don¡¯t have to start with a higher ranked monster. ¡°Of course Master would clear all monsters beforehand so you would be safe.¡± St. Joanmented as she saw the empty sub-room. ¡°Madam would be more than capable of taking care of some C-rank monsters.¡± Aneesa quipped back. ¡°Oh, I see. Then what does she need me for?¡± St. Joan responded to my maid with a question. ¡°And what about you? You know that sword is a copy of mine. You only have it thanks to my Master.¡± ¡°I can fight without a sword!¡± Aneesa yelled. ¡°You two, stop that!¡± Imanded them. ¡°I apologize, Madam.¡± Aneesa immediately got back in line. I hope mymand got through to St. Joan as well. ¡°I suppose I could as long as you keep your maid in check.¡± St. Joan said. I wonder why she has such a big problem working with me? Or is her problem with Aneesa?
{The next room will have some monsters. Be careful.} We heard Brian¡¯s voice remind us over the announcement system. We made our way into the room and saw it packed with around 20 imp-like monsters. These were the basic mobs of this dungeon, with skeletons. But given that they live this deep, they are stronger than your average E-rank imp. ¡°Aneesa and St. Joan, you two take the lead. I¡¯ll use magic to support you.¡± I gave the two their instructions. ¡°Yes Madam.¡± Aneesa answered. ¡°Sure, I got it. I¡¯ll try not to kill them all.¡± St. Joanmented, keeping up her snarky tone. I wish Brian could hear her so he couldmand her as well. Perhaps she would actually listen to him. As the imps came at us, Aneesa and St. Joan prepared their swords. I also began to chant my first spell. ¡°Stones, gather and fly as my spear, Stone Spear.¡± I fired my first spell. Arge stone spear flew through the air and hit an imp in the stomach area. Then it pierced straight through the imp and eventually hit the wall of the dungeon. I think I put a bit too much mana into that spell. Perhaps using magic boost was a bit much against an imp. ¡°Ha!¡± I heard Aneesa yell as she sliced an imp in two. She seemed slightly surprised by the sharpness of the mithril sword. Even for her, slicing an imp cleanly in two is a feat. Meanwhile, St. Joan was doing as I asked and pulling the aggro of the imps and gathering them into a nice target. She really is skilled even if she doesn¡¯t want to work with me. ¡°How about you use your next spell? I won¡¯t wait forever.¡± She said to me. Admittedly, I was looking at her footwork and swordy. She is likely on the level of a royal guard captain. ¡°Yes.¡± I responded to her before chanting my next spell. I can use spells with quick cast, but they wouldn¡¯t have the uracy without a staff. ¡°Earth, crush my enemies, Earth Crush.¡± Arge b of the dungeon floor moved slightly before quickly flipping on top of the imps that St. Joan had gathered. I made sure to control the spell so that it wouldn¡¯t hit her. The spell hit just about half of the imps and they were now buried under the earth. I¡¯m not sure if they all died, but this should make them unable to move for a bit. After the dust from that the spell dissipated, St. Joan quickly cut the imps that were not caught in it. Her speed is quite something. It only took her a couple of seconds to cut up the eight imps. I then spotted some movement in the area affected by my earth crush. Apparently my spell didn¡¯t kill all of the imps caught in it. ¡°Stones, gather and fly as my spear, Stone Spear.¡± I fired a stone spear as soon as I saw an imp trying to get out from under the rubble. The spear hit it in the head and embedded itself into the imps skull. This time I controlled the power better so it didn¡¯t fly through the imp.
¡°You actually have some skills.¡± St. Joanmented as we were moving in the corridor between therge rooms. As Brian had cleared the three other sections of the seventh room, we had to go upwards. ¡°Of course she does. Madam is the best.¡± Aneesa said. ¡°Please don¡¯t over exaggerate my skill Aneesa. You know very well I¡¯m far from something that could be called ¡®the best¡¯.¡± I told my maid. She has a habit of telling people of my greatness when I do anything worth some credit. And I¡¯m not even the best of my sisters at magic. Mariina, my sister born after me, is an amazing earth mage. She was titled Witch at 18 when she graduated from the royal magic academy and waster promoted to Great Witch. She can use earth magic to make golems, something I can¡¯t do. {There is arge monster in the next room. There are also some imps with it. Take care.} Brian informed us over the announcement system. A sub-boss. It should at most be C-rank so we should be fine.
¡°An earth golem.¡± I said as I looked at the monster. Just as I was thinking about my sister and her ability to create one, the dungeon showed me that it can do that as well. ¡°A golem of that size is no problem. Let¡¯s head in.¡± St. Joan said. ¡°Of that size? That thing is quiterge for an earth golem. It¡¯s about 4 meters tall. Howrge would it have to be for you to consider it a threat?¡± Aneesa asked. ¡°Over double that size at least. Or one made of metal.¡± St. Joan responded. Metal golem? Those are super difficult to kill as they resist most magic and are very sturdy so harming them with physical attacks is difficult. ¡°Well let¡¯s just take it down quickly. I¡¯ll get its aggro and take care of the small riff raff. You two attack with magic.¡± St. Joan said and ran towards the golem. She shows no fear. Or perhaps she really doesn¡¯t need to fear something of this level. ¡°Madam?¡± Aneesa looked at me. ¡°What will we do?¡± ¡°Well at this point it¡¯s better to just go with her n. Let¡¯s cast stone guillotine together.¡± I told her. ¡°Will that take the golem down?¡± Aneesa asked. ¡°Well there is one way to find out.¡± I said to her. ¡°But we need to stop that thing first.¡± The golem didn¡¯t move quickly, but it could still dodge a spell like stone guillotine. That spell is only good on stationary targets, but it does deal massive damage if it hits. ¡°Earth, clear away and make a hole, Pitfall.¡± I casted a spell to make a pitfall for the golem to step into. The hole was only around two meters deep but that wouldn¡¯t matter. St. Joan realized my n and led the golem straight into the hole. This was one of the weaknesses of dungeon spawned golems, they are stupid and move in straight lines towards their target. Thud! Arge thud sound was what Aneesa had been waiting for. The golem would quickly get out of the hole if something didn¡¯t keep it in the hole. ¡°Stone, pierce my enemy, Stone Spire.¡± Aneesa casted a spell to keep the golem locked in ce. The spell grew multiple stone spires around the golem and even into the golem to keep it from moving. Then she came to my side and joined her hand with mine. ¡°A nice, clean and still target. Madam, are you ready?¡± Aneesa asked. ¡°Yes.¡± I responded as I let my mana flow into her. This was the first step in using stone guillotine. The spell took a lot of mana and even more control to use, so I couldn¡¯t do it alone, but we could do it together. It was the reason I took Aneesa with me whenever I expected to seebat of any kind. ¡°¡°Earth and Stone, gather into one sharp de and decimate our enemy, Stone Guillotine.¡±¡± We chanted together. Arge de made of earth and with an edge made of sharp stones formed above the stone golem, before falling down on the golem. CRASH! Arge crash sounded as the spell made contact with the golem. With the crash, arge dust cloud popped up so we couldn¡¯t see the results. Not that I really needed to. I know what that spell will do to an earth golem from experience. I used to test out magic like this on the golems my sister makes. After the dust settled, we saw the golem that had been cut in half down to its midsection. But something strange was happening in the hole beneath it. A reddish glow emanated from it, and I could see heat distortions around it. {Be careful. That golem is gathering more power. I don¡¯t think it¡¯s dead yet.} Brian told us over the announcement system. The earth that had been the body of the golem melted down intova, and sunk into the hole. I got a small glimpse of the golem¡¯s core as it did. I think this can only mean one thing. Ava golem is up next. CH.117 Christina vs Lava Golem CH.117 Christina vs Lava Golem Spoiler [No, not this Lava Golem] [copse]

[Brian POV]

I was looking at the surveince video with Sana in the control room. Our nice little live feed of Christina, Aneesa and St. Joan fighting against some imps. The battle began with Christina blowing one imp away with a stone spear. I hope Alice can learn a dark spell with simr power so she can take down monsters with ease. Then Aneesa cut through an imp in one strike. Is that the power of a mithril sword? Or is it because of her skill? ¡°Isn¡¯t Mother great?¡± Sana asked. ¡°She really is.¡± I agreed. ¡°She must have trained a lot to have skills like that.¡± I can¡¯t reallypare her to adventurers, as I haven¡¯t seen adventurers fighting against something like this, but I would guess she is at least C-rank, perhaps even B. But even with Christina and Aneesa one-shotting imps, St. Joan was making them look unskilled. She had quickly collected the imps in the room into a single group, making them an easy target for AoE magic. And Christina did just that. She used an earth spell that looked like a giant mouse trap, flipping the dungeon floor onto the imps, crushing them. ¡°That was a nice hit.¡± Imented. ¡°Of course it was. Madam Christina is a great magician.¡± Sana sang the praises of her ¡­ mistress? Lady? Yeah, let''s go with Lady. Calling Christina a mistress makes her seem like a dominatrix MILF. Not that that would be a bad thing. It would just be¡­ strange. You know. To see the calm and friendly Christina as a dominatrix. But I know some people would enjoy it. After the earth mousetrap crushed just over half of the imps, St. Joan quickly cut up the rest of them. Again, she is making the other two seem like outssed babies.
As they left that room and made their way towards the next big room, I looked ahead so I would know what monster would be waiting for them. ¡°An earth golem.¡± Sana said as I pulled up the view of the next room. So it is a golem. I thought so as well. It''s a slightly humanoid pile of earth that moves around. That means it has to be an earth golem, right. And it wasn¡¯t alone. Some imps were with it in the room. This could be a little rough. I should probably warn them about it. ¡°There is arge monster in the next room. There are also some imps with it. Take care.¡± I said to them with the PA-system. It really is too bad that we can¡¯t actually hear them while we are in the control room. This dungeon needs to add some microphones to its security cameras.
(Laura, will they be alright? Should I order Christina to summon Dark Magician?) (An earth golem of that size is no problem for them. Based on its size it is a C-rank golem and St. Joan alone could easily kill it.) Laura said. (... ok. Yeah. Of course she can. She is super strong.) I thought, more to myself than anything. I often forget that even though she is humanoid, St. Joan has power almost equal to a Blue-Eyes. Of course some golem wouldn¡¯t be an issue for her. She could probably kill it in one slice.
St. Joan charged into the room with the earth golem. She quickly sliced up the imps and was now leading the golem around the room. Then a hole appeared in the dungeon floor and St. Joan led the golem into it. I guess Christina used earth magic to make that hole. The golem struggled in the hole, but it seemed to be stuck as it couldn¡¯t get out no matter how it tried. Did they use a second spell to lock it in? ¡°Ooh. They are going to use it!¡± Sana said next to me as she glued her eyes on the video feed. ¡°Use it? What are they using?¡± I asked. ¡°Theirbination spell. I¡¯ve never seen it used, but Mother does tell me about it.¡± Sana said. Combination spell? That sounds powerful. Based on the name it sounds like a spell that needs multiple people to use. Perhaps even people with different main attributes,bining their spells into one. As I was watching them, arge quantity of earth and rock formed something like a cleaver above the earth golem, before crashing down onto it. After the dust settled, we saw the remains of the golem. It was sliced in two down to its waist. ¡°Wow.¡± I said as I looked at the golem. ¡°They are amazing! That spell was so powerful!¡± Sana was fangirling next to me. ¡°Yeah, it really was.¡± I think that spell might even kill something like the sword-horn bull if it hit it well. But at the same time, they might need a way of keeping their target in ce while they use it. Perhaps I should toploader a copy of a binding spell or trap and give that to Christina so she can use it to keep a monster still while they cast that spell on the monster. (Master, that golem is not dead yet. It¡¯s gathering up more mana and miasma. It will likely still be able to repair itself.) Laura warned me. I immediately acted on the information she gave me and told Christina¡¯s team about it. ¡°Be careful. That golem is gathering more power. I don¡¯t think it¡¯s dead yet.¡± We looked as the golem melted down. It was now a pile ofva. Or magma? Well molten rock and earth. (It would beva. It¡¯s only considered magma if it is still underground.) Laura told me. Then, theva golem rose from the hole. It was a bit smaller than it had been as an earth golem, but given that it is now made ofva, it¡¯s a lot more dangerous. Can they even take on something like that? ¡°NO! That can¡¯t be real!¡± Sana yelled next to me. ¡­ yeah, but it is. But I¡¯m sure St. Joan can take on ava golem. Probably. Well the Lava Golem in Yugioh is 3000/2500, so if this is as strong as that is, it might be a little much. Hopefully they will be alright. If things seem to go bad, I''ll need to head over and help.

[Christina POV]

I looked as the golem got back up from the hole. Now made ofva, it has definitely gotten a lot more dangerous. Just being close to the molten golem is dangerous, if you don¡¯t have fire resisting equipment. It could catch our clothes on fire and that would not be good at all. ¡°Madam, we should retreat.¡± Aneesa said. ¡°We don¡¯t have the equipment to deal with ava golem.¡± ¡°No. We are taking it down.¡± I said to Aneesa as I took out the second card Brian let me borrow. ¡°We have this as backup. Dark Magician.¡± I didn¡¯t waste any time summoning the second monster. I¡¯m not sure if that swordswoman can take down ava golem. She might be able to, given that she said a metal golem would be something she considers a threat, but I¡¯m not taking any chances. The magician I summoned stepped out of a card like he was using it as a door. I think he did the same when Brian summoned him back at the manor as well. But this time, the magician was dressed in a red robe. I thinkst time it was dark-purple color. Perhaps he knew we were taking on ava golem and changed to a fire resistant robe. These monsters are so mysterious. How can they know about the outside world before they are summoned? ¡°Lady Christina. Do you want me to take care of that golem?¡± He asked after looking around and assessing the situation. He seems to have more respect for me than St. Joan does. ¡°Yes. We could use your help with that. Can you hold it in ce while the rest of us attack?¡± I requested. I read the report about the wyvern fight. Apparently, this magician has a spell that can hold wyverns still so perhaps it would work on ava golem as well. ¡°I can, but it won¡¯t hold still for long. Binding fire with darkness isn¡¯t that effective.¡± He responded. ¡°I believe you should use earth to bind it and have St. Joan and I attack afterwards.¡± He gave his n. ¡°Sorry, but I don¡¯t think I can bind ava golem. It has nothing solid to hold onto.¡± I told him. ¡°Just make a cage of earth around it. That should work.¡± The magician said. ¡°But won¡¯t the golem juste through it? It¡¯s ava golem, not an earth golem.¡± I asked. ¡°Even ava golem still has solid parts within its body. Otherwise it wouldn''t stay upright like that. It¡¯s not a sprite, after all.¡± The magician said. ¡°I see. Then we will do it.¡± I decided. ¡°Aneesa, help me out. We are trapping that golem in an earth cage.¡± I ordered my maid. I could do it alone, but I might be too slow if I tried. Making walls with earth magic isn¡¯t the easiest or most mana efficient thing you can do. ¡°Yes, Madam.¡± Aneesa responded as she once again took my hand and let her mana flow into me.
¡°What spell will we use?¡± Aneesa asked. ¡°We just need to make four walls to surround that golem, so I think earth wall will work. Then we can adjust from there.¡± I told her. In all honesty, it¡¯s not as good as I think the magician is expecting, but it''s the best we can do without any preparations. Making an actual cage made with bars of hardened earth would be a lot more difficult than just making walls to keep something in ce. And with full walls, we won¡¯t have to worry about the golem shootingva at us. ¡°Yes, Madam. I¡¯m ready. Please take the lead.¡± Aneesa said to me. I prepared the image of the spell I wanted to cast in my head. As I was the one controlling the spell, this was left for me to do. It is also the first step in casting any spell. Then I thought of a chant that would work for a spell. A chant isn¡¯t actually required to use a spell, but it buys time for the mana movement inside and outside your body. Not chanting is a great way of failing at a spell, especially if it is a spell you aren¡¯t that familiar with. ¡°Earth, make walls that surround and trap our enemy.¡± I casted the spell. Aneesa repeated my chant next to me. This is why only people that know each other well usebination spells like this. If you can¡¯t follow the chant, the spell will be thrown off bnce. ¡°¡°Earth Wall.¡±¡± We said the activation word perfectly together. The activation word is the final part of the spell and is what triggers the spell. It¡¯s also the only part you have to say if you quick cast a spell. I¡¯ve been told that with instant cast, a skill that is the superior version of quick cast, you don¡¯t even need to say anything. You can just think of the spell and activate it. I¡¯ve tried doing it, but I just can¡¯t. Even with the most basic earth magic spells. My big sister Angelina says it¡¯s because my mana control is not high enough in level, even though I have level 6 mana control. By the way, out of all of my sisters, only Angelina can use instant cast. At least as far as I know. I wouldn¡¯t be surprised if Mariina could use it by now as well. The spell seemed to have been a sess as walls rose around theva golem, trapping it in the middle of them. ¡­ Actually, why didn¡¯t we just make arge pitfall for the golem to fall into? Wouldn¡¯t that have aplished the same thing? ¡°Not bad.¡± Dark Magicianmented as he looked at the result. ¡°Not quite what I had in mind, but we can work with this. Do you two still have enough mana to attack?¡± I had a quick feel for the mana inside my body. I think I have just under half of it left. Using the stone guillotine with Aneesa took a lot of mana. I could use the status screen to see the exact amount, but we have been taught not to do it in the middle ofbat, as it takes attention away from what is actually important. ¡°I have some left, but I would prefer to save it.¡± I told the magician. ¡°Sorry, I only have enough for a few basic spells.¡± Aneesa said. She never did have as much mana as I did. ¡°I see. Then we shall take the golem down.¡± He said before flying up and floating above the trapped golem. How does he fly? And he did it with no chant at all. Is it an instant cast spell? Or perhaps a skill of some kind? It might be telekinesis, but using it like that would waste huge amounts of mana. There is also the sky walking skill, but that is usually only used by warriors that have high physical abilities. And standing around like that with sky walking is not that easy. I looked up at him and wished he would just finish off the golem. I can hear it pounding the wall we made and that wall won¡¯tst long. ¡°Joan, get up here or I¡¯ll take care of the golem myself.¡± I heard the magician call on the swordswoman. ¡°Hey, don¡¯t hog the glory. You know Master is watching us, right?¡± St. Joan responded before two wings grew from her back. The wings seemed to be made of light, so perhaps a light magic spell? ¡°Dark Magic Attack.¡± The magician used his attack. Arge clump of dark energy flew down into the golem trap. ¡°Shining de.¡± The swordswoman said as she swung down her de, sending a sh made of light flying towards the golem. With a boom, the attacks connected with the golem and someva flew out of the containment. Theynded around the room, cooled down and hardened into aphanitic rocks. But based on the banging, that thing didn¡¯t go down yet. ¡°Another round I guess.¡± The magician said as he prepared for a second attack. ¡°Of course this thing is dumb enough to survive the first attack. It just wants to feel more pain before it dies.¡± The swordswoman added. I don¡¯t think golems feel pain. With their next attacks, the duo did something different. Dark Magician used a spell to find the golems core and brought it up to the surface of the golems body. Then St. Joan sliced the core in two with another Shining de, killing theva golem. Of course Christina couldn¡¯t see this as the walls she made were blocking her view, but Brian had a good view with the surveince video. ¡°We are done.¡± Dark Magician said as hended next to me. Phew. I was honestly a little worried when the earth golem transformed into ava golem, but I guess that much really is nothing for Brian¡¯s monsters. But I still think this will have to be it for our hunt. Going on with our current mana levels would be just inviting danger, so after absorbing the remains of the golem, I ordered everyone to head back to the core room. CH.118 Fusionist CH.118 Fusionist

[Brian POV]

After they took down theva golem, it seemed that Christina¡¯s group decided to return here. Perhaps fighting two golems in a row took a lot out of them. I made sure to look at the rooms between them and the core room, but there were just a few imps that had spawned by now. Those are nothing to worry about. I looked at Sana. She was looking relieved. ¡°Sana, is something wrong?¡± I asked her. I do have an idea, but better to confirm it anyway. ¡°It¡¯s just¡­ I was worried. Lava golems are extremely dangerous. I thought Mother and Madam might get seriously hurt or ¡­ even ¡­ ¡° She answered. ¡°Yeah. I understand. But they are fine.¡± I reassured her. ¡°But it¡¯s scary. If they didn¡¯t have those summons, they would have died.¡± Sana said. ¡°If they didn¡¯t have the summons, they would have retreated.¡± I told her. At least I think they would have retreated. I would hope so. Not retreating when there is nothing you lose if you do is the best idea when in an unexpected situation. ¡­ not that I do that. I just go in. But then again, me and Christina have the difference that I have ess to over 500 cards while she has two. And even those two cards are mine. Perhaps I really should give a few cards to everyone with Card Summoner. Something like Red Medicine for healing, a monster or two for attacking and protecting, perhaps a binding spell or trap for, well exactly that. A destruction spell like Hammer Shot might be nice as well, but as it didn¡¯t kill the A-rank monster, it might not be as reliable as I want it to be. And if I go with, what I assume to be, more powerful destructive cards like Raigeki or Dark Hole, well they are either too rare or too self-destructive. Aka. Something I would not hand over to someone else. At least not until I have many, many copies of them. And even then I wouldn¡¯t give Dark Hole to anyone. Unless I want them to kill themselves. But at that point I can just toss them into a Dimensional Fissure or something.
¡°Wee back.¡± I said to Christina as her group walked back to the core room. ¡°We are ba¡­¡± Christina began to say, but she was interrupted. ¡°Master, did you see our gant fight?¡± St. Joan interrupted her as she rushed over to my side. ¡°Yes, I did. You did great. Please keep up the great work.¡± Iplimented her. But her actions seem suspicious to me, so I had to ask Laura something. (Laura, you didn¡¯t possess her or something, right?) I asked my main suspect in the ¡®Why is St. Joan acting strangely¡¯ case. (No. This has nothing to do with me, Master.) Laura answered with no hesitation. (Really? That answer makes you seem even more suspicious. Are you sure you didn¡¯t do anything to St. Joan?) I pressured her more. (Master, I have already told you. I can¡¯t do that. I cannot evenmand Master¡¯s monsters unless they were summoned by Master, so I literally could not do anything even if I wanted to.) Laura defended herself. (... then why? Is something else going on?) I wondered. (I don¡¯t have enough information to answer that.) Laura said. (But this behavior isn¡¯t bad for Master so we should let it go until we can understand it better.) (Yeah, sure. Just make sure to keep it in mind.) I told Laura. (And if youe up with an idea, please tell me.) ¡°Brian, about the golem.¡± Christina began talking to me. I snapped out of my thought as she did. ¡°Yeah, what about it?¡± I asked. ¡°We definitely need some sort of insurance in case another golem like that appearster. Having a golem evolve after it was seemingly defeated could lead to the death of many adventurers.¡± Christina said. ¡°Perhaps. I almost came up there to help you when I saw the golem evolve.¡± Imented. ¡°I could try installing another card or two, but they might not work out as well as we want.¡± I know I have at least Fissure and we could potentially use that. But at the same time, if the dungeon can use it without our input, that could kill many more people than someva golems. Something like Cold Wave might work as well, but that could also backfire. ¡°Actually, on second thought, they would most certainly cause more problems than just warning adventurers about golems possibly evolving.¡± I told Christina. ¡°I see. I suppose that might be for the best. Adding more features this quickly could lead to the dungeon bing unstable and going out of control.¡± Christina said. ¡°It can go out of control?¡± I asked, legitimately worried about something like that happening. ¡°Well, it wouldn¡¯t be able to disobey you, as you are the founder, but it can definitely go against the dungeon master. Do you remember the story I told you about Alexander the guild master?¡± ¡°Yeah, something about him being trapped in a dungeon because the dungeon didn¡¯t like the other dungeon master.¡± I recalled the story. ¡°Dungeons will sometimes do things like that. It¡¯s something I¡¯ll have to look out for as the dungeon master.¡± Christina said. ¡­ could that mean? No. Would the dungeon really try it this quickly? ¡°Could that mean that theva golem was the dungeon¡¯s way of trying to kill you?¡± I asked Christina. ¡°... I suppose it could. But it could also have been a test from the dungeon.¡± She answered. ¡°I¡¯ll need to make sure I leave sufficiently powerful monsters with you, so you can deal with any future surprises.¡± I told her. ¡°That would be helpful.¡± She agreed.
Christina and Aneesa decided to take a short nap after their hunt. Christina even leveled up twice, so sleep would help with that as well. Not that two levels cause level-up sickness, but rest is still good. For me, that meant going through the setlists. I needed to check out for cards I could give to Christina. I think I should go with earth attribute monsters that are humanoid, but sadly there isn¡¯t a lot to choose from. I want earth attribute so it matches with Christina, not that I know for sure if that gives her an advantage, and humanoid so they won¡¯t look too out of ce. Sadly that leaves basically just Amazoness monsters. And I don¡¯t have ess to things like Amazoness Queen or the Arc-V era fusions, so theyck the numbers I¡¯d like them to have. If I had ess to The Lost Millennium I could get some Ancient Gears and could use them as her ¡®boss monsters¡¯, but I don¡¯t have it yet. But it should be the next main set I open. I know it¡¯s wrong to wish for something bad to happen so I can swoop in and save the day and im The Lost Millennium and perhaps even Cybeic Revolution as rewards, but I low key do want it. As long as no one dies because of it. I still only have one Monster Reborn after all. God. So many cards I want, so few daily tokens. ¡­ well I guess 14 is quite many already. But I could always use a few more. But Pot of Greed is only in Legend of Blue-Eyes and Magic Ruler. No, I guess it¡¯s in Dark Beginning 1 as well. But it¡¯s rare or super rare in all those sets. Well, one can always dream of more pack tokens. (Master, how about you fusion summon another monster? Your other toploader polymerization just came off of cooldown.) Laura said to me as I was thinking about random things. (Sure. I can do that. But I¡¯m not going to face anybat, so isn¡¯t it a bit of a waste?) (It¡¯s also a waste not to use it on cooldown as Master does have a challenge to summon different fusion monsters. And Master has materials for plenty of different ones.) (Oh yeah, I didn¡¯t really consider that part. I¡¯ll even get more cards for it. Like the Red-Eyes fusion monster.) I agreed with Laura. I really should summon something. (What do you rmend? I think it should be something on the weaker side as we won¡¯t be doing any fighting.) (Fusionist. It¡¯s not that strong and most likely wouldn¡¯t be useful inbat. But it seems to be cat-like so it might be nice to pet.) Laura told me. I pulled up Fusionist on my collection. Spoiler [copse] So a winged cat with something like a horse¡¯s tail? Why would a cat have a tail like that? Well, I guess I¡¯ll find out when I summon it. Maybe. At least it might be nice to brush a tail like that. Not that I have a good brush. Might need to get one of those as well, if I¡¯m going to summon more furry monsters. I should show my appreciation for my monsters more and brushing is one way of doing it. Petit Angel and Mystical Sheep #2. I pulled out the materials I needed for the fusion summon. Then I pulled out the toploader Poly that came off the cooldown and quietly activated it. ¡°I activate Polymerization to fuse together Petit Angel and Mystical Sheep #2. I fusion summon Fusionist.¡± I quietly said to perform the summon. I wanted to be quiet so I wouldn¡¯t interrupt the nap Christina was having. The blue whirlwind that always showed up when I fusion summoned took in the two materials and from it a cat appeared. I was thinking of calling it small, but in all honesty, it¡¯s probably a bitrger than your regr house cat. My brain is just messed up in the size department from all of the giant monsters I saw yesterday. Compared to Master of Oz and that sword-horn bull, a cat is tiny. ¡°Meawster, thank you for summoning meow. Please, pet meow.¡± The cat said as it flew at me. Said? It talked? I have a talking cat that can fly? And it talks in that infuriating meow-style. Whatyer of hell did this cat escape from? (I don¡¯t think you should talk about your summons like that. Even if it is in your head.) Laura warned me. (... yeah, probably. But I just can¡¯t deal with the cat-talk. It sounds so stupid.) I caughtthe cat flying at me and ced it down on myp. I then petted it with my right hand. ¡°Meawster¡¯s petting feels sooo good. Meow. Please, harder.¡± The cat begged me. ¡­ Do you have to say it like that? It almost makes it seem like we are doing something naughty. Just as I thought about that, Sana came to me. She had been slightly away from the core as she was cooking a meal for us. ¡°What are you doing? I heard a girl''s voice saying something strange.¡± She asked. She couldn¡¯t see Fusionist yet as she had approached me from behind. ¡°I¡¯m just petting a cat.¡± I told her honestly. ¡°That doesn¡¯t exin what I heard.¡± Shemented. ¡°It¡¯s a talking cat.¡± I said. ¡°Cats can¡¯t talk.¡± Sana said. Fusionist raised her head a bit and looked at Sana. ¡°Do you doubt my Meawster?¡± The cat asked. ¡°... did the cat just ¡­?¡± Sana looked at Fusionist in surprise. ¡°As I said, nothing strange is going on here. Just a guy petting his cat.¡± I said to Sana as I went back to petting the cat from hell. Does that make Fusionist a demon? Probably not. I think I¡¯m the only one that says this cat is from hell. And in Yugioh demons belong to the Archfiend archetype as the OCG name of that archetype is ¡®Demon¡¯ or ¡®Daemon¡¯. Sana just stood there looking at me and my cat, before asking. ¡°May I pet it as well?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t mind, but what do you think?¡± I asked the cat. ¡°Meow will allow it if you swear loyalty to Meawster.¡± The cat said to Sana. ¡°... I ¡­ I can¡¯t do that. I¡¯m loyal to Lord Watchman and Madam Christina.¡± Sana responded. ¡°Can I really not pet her if I¡¯m not loyal to Brian?¡± She asked. I think there might even be tears in her eyes. And she didn¡¯t even call me Lord Brian. ¡°Come on, it¡¯s fine isn¡¯t it. It¡¯s not like I¡¯m going to hand you over to her or something.¡± I tried to get Fusionist to agree. I¡¯m not going to force the cat, but I¡¯ll at least try to talk her into it. ¡°Meow suppose if it is Meawster¡¯s will.¡± She agreed with minimal pressure. ¡°But Meawster better not let me go.¡± With the permission gotten, Sana sat down next to me and slowly brought her hand over to pet Fusionist. ¡°It¡¯s so soft and warm.¡± She said as she got the first feel of the cat. ¡°It really is.¡± I agreed. I hadn''t really thought about it before she mentioned it. She spent a little time petting Fusionist with me, until. ¡°Meawster, I think something is burning.¡± The cat on myp said. ¡°Oh no. Our food. Mother is going to lecture me for so long if I burn it.¡± Sana immediately realized where the burning smell wasing from. ¡°Thank you for pointing it out. I can¡¯t even smell it yet.¡± I thanked Fusionist. ¡°Anything for Meawster.¡± The cat responded as she snuggled on myp. Thankfully, the food got only slight surface burns so we were able to scrape off the burned bits and enjoy our meal. CH.119 Christina’s Deck (well we didn’t complete it) CH.119 Christina¡¯s Deck (well we didn¡¯tplete it) ¡°Are they still sleeping?¡± I asked Sana when she came back from checking on Christina and Aneesa. ¡°Yes, they are. They might have overdone it against the golem and used more mana than expected.¡± Sana answered. ¡°Well, I guess they can take their sleep first and we¡¯ll trade after they wake up.¡± ¡°Thank you. I really want to let them sleep.¡± Sanamented.
Because I was just sitting around, looking at security cameras, I decided to practice more telekinesis. Having that skill at a higher level shouldn¡¯t lead to any bad things, right? And it also doubles as mana control training, so it¡¯s even better. And now that I have mana control skill, I think I can actually try to move the manapletely on my own. No Laura required. At least as long as it¡¯s inside my body. And even then, Laura is much faster and much more precise than I am. But perhaps with time and effort I can reach her level. (Master, you don¡¯t need to reach my level. I¡¯ll be with you forever.) Laura used her possessive words again. (I know you will. I know you will.) I repeated. But as I had gotten better at mana control, and telekically floating around a card was ¡­ easier. Not too easy, but just easier. I swapped my telekinesis practice target from a card to the mithril sword. If I could float the sword around at decent speed, I could use it inbat while I defend with Millennium Shield. Offense and defense at the same time. And that would keep both my hands free to hold onto the shield. And with a shield asrge as Millennium Shield, that might just be necessary. Well then again, I don¡¯t really even need to hold Millennium Shield as it moves on its own, so¡­ Well I still want to be able to float a sword around and attack with it. Sadly, I quickly came to realize that with my current skills, attacking with a floating sword would not be possible. Even though I could float it just fine, moving it quickly enough for it to do any actual damage just isn¡¯t possible yet. The best I could do is float it above a target and letting it go. Gravity will do the actual eleration. More practice will be necessary before I reach Gilgamesh levels of swordunching. I guess I would also need more swords for that, but that is a problem for another day. Well, I could make them with the dungeon if I had the points for it, but right now it would be a massive waste. But something that shouldn¡¯t be a waste is making another magic bag for myself. My fanny pack is nice and all, but it¡¯s not thatrge. I can hold most of my personal belongings in it, but holding something like monsters I hunt wouldn¡¯t be possible. Perhaps I should make a fanny pack for Lua and Alex as well. ¡­ Let¡¯s not do that just yet and at least ask them if they want one first. And I can probably just take a day-trip here with Gradius if I need something expensive made. Less expensive things I can generate with my terminal, but at double the cost, making multiple magic bags would drain all my points. In the end, I only made a magic backpack for myself. I¡¯ll get the restter as necessary. But as I was making it, I noticed the backpack model had two different sizes avable. Normal and Large. Originally, there was only one choice so I wonder what changed? (The dungeon might have analyzed the magic bags carried by the maids. They might be of higher quality than the ones adventurers use.) Laura offered. Sure, let¡¯s just say that¡¯s what happened. Anyway, I made myself arge backpack. More space is better. It looked like a basic leather bag with straps so you could put it on your back. The dark leather doesn¡¯t look half bad. I looked inside it and realized that it¡¯s huge. Like almost massive. (Laura, howrge is this thing?) (About 1000 m3.) Laura answered. (10m x 10m x 10m) ¡­ (Is that justrge? Shouldn¡¯t something of this size be considered huge?) I asked. (I cannot answer that, but given that the dungeon rates it asrge, evenrger ones may exist.) Laura said. (And a bag that size couldn¡¯t take in a monster the size of a sword-horn bull.) (Well that thing isn¡¯t exactly a good example. I don¡¯t think people hunt monsters that size that often.) (Don¡¯t forget that A and S-rank adventurers do exist. What do you think they do when they go on quests?) Laura asked. (... I don¡¯t know. I don¡¯t know what adventurers do. Hunt wyverns like Diamond Sword did? Escort VIPs? Explore high difficulty dungeons?) (And hunt A and sometimes S-rank monsters.) Laura said. Okay, so I guess an evenrger magic bag could be useful if you hunt massive beasts, but where would you even find them? And how many would you hunt in a year? There can¡¯t be that many of them around or they would just wipe out all of humanity.
¡°Good morning.¡± I heard Christina say as she walked up to the core. I had heard some sounds from behind the cardboard wall just a bit ago, so that must have been her waking up and getting dressed. ¡°Good morning. Even though I¡¯m decently sure it¡¯s the middle of the night.¡± I told her. In fact, ording to Laura, it was currently 1:32 am. ¡°Well customs are customs. If you want to head to bed, I¡¯ll take over here.¡± She said. ¡°Yeah, I will. Soon.¡± I answered. If I remember correctly, my pack tokense in at 2 am so just 30 minutes. I think I¡¯ll go to sleep after them. Actually, perhaps I should ask Christina about her preferences on the monsters. ¡°Christina, I¡¯d like to ask you about what kind of monsters you would like. I have a suggestion, but I¡¯m not sure if the monsters I was thinking about are powerful enough.¡± I brought up the topic. ¡°I believe any would work, but perhaps frontline fighters that can cover for me while I cast spells will be the best.¡± She said. Oh, so that is her opinion. Aren¡¯t Amazoness monsters perfect then? ¡°Pack Opener open.¡± I said to open up my skill so Christina could see it as well. Then I opened the set lists and showed some Amazoness monsters to her. ¡°Here. Amazoness Fighter, Swords Woman and Tiger.¡± I pointed the three cards to her. Spoiler [copse] ¡°The Swords Woman and Fighter have decent attack and defense so they should be alright and the Tiger can pull aggro. What do you think?¡± I asked. ¡°I believe they would work, but if you are willing to give multiple monsters to me, perhaps someone that can attack from long range would be useful as well.¡± Christinamented on my choices. (Laura?) I immediately shot a question to her. (Amazoness Archer is an option and Master already has a copy of her.) Laura said. (Nice and efficient. I like it.) Imented. (There is also Gemini Elf, an earth attribute spellcaster, but it¡¯s secret rare. You could also trade for a second Millennium Shield, if you want her to have a defensive wall. And ming Eternity has Granmarg the Rock Monarch, a rock golem monster. You even have a spare Big Ko if you want something powerful.) Laura listed some options. (Thanks. I knew I could leave it to you.) I thanked Laura for her quick service. ¡°I do have this.¡± I said to Christina as I pulled out Amazoness Archer and showed it to her. I also pulled out Big Ko. ¡°And this could work for emergencies whererge monsters show up. It¡¯s not nearly as strong as the one I used (Master of Oz), but still powerful.¡± Spoiler [copse] Then I navigated back to the set lists and showed her Granmarg. ¡°I could also try to get this Rock Golem if you prefer that.¡± ¡°...¡± Christina was speechless. ¡°That¡¯s quite a lot of options. Do you have to consider all of that every time you summon a monster?¡± She asked. ¡°No, not really. I just use what feels good.¡± I told her. I do have my go to cards. ¡°But it¡¯s different for you. I¡¯m basically building a pseudo deck for you to use.¡± ¡°Deck? Like the ones you use for games?¡± She asked. ¡­ do they have normal ying cards? But they don¡¯t have cardboard. What do they print the cards on? Do they use metal cards or something? ¡°Well yes, but no. More like a deck of these summoning cards.¡± I answered. ¡°I call it a deck because of something in my past, but it¡¯s not the same as a deck of ying cards.¡± ¡°Your past¡­ Oh. Yes. I think I understand.¡± Christina came to realize something. I¡¯m not sure she is actually correct at all, but at the same time, it doesn¡¯t really matter. ¡°So, what would you like?¡± I asked. ¡°... that¡¯s not an easy choice. But I think some of these ¡®Amazoness¡¯ monsters and this ¡®Big Ko¡¯ will be enough, if I could ask for them.¡± Christina said. ¡°Oh, and I would also like something that can fly like you promised.¡± She added. ¡°Sure. I have a few cards for that. I¡¯ll also give you an Overdrive before I leave Alewatch.¡± I told her. Good. The basic structure is down. Now I just wait for the pack tokens so I can hopefully get some Amazoness cards. And if I get one of each, I¡¯ll open some LoBY so I can try to get some Machine Conversion Factories to enhance Christina¡¯s Overdrive without painting a big blue seven on it. And you know, for all LoBY staple spells as well.
Magician''s Force is the set for today. It has the Amazoness monsters after all. While I was waiting for the tokens, I had a small snack made by Aneesa. Sana had already gone to bed. ¡°Christina, do you want to watch me open the packs?¡± I asked her. ¡°I suppose I could. There isn¡¯t much else to do. And Alice seems to enjoy doing that, so I want to try as well.¡± She answered. ¡°Pack Opener open.¡± I opened up my skill again. Then I navigated to the pack opening section and pulled open the first pack of Magician¡¯s Force. Spoiler [copse] Well, there is one Amazoness. But I already had one Amazoness Warrior. (Correction, you already had two.) Laura pointed out. (One or two, doesn¡¯t really matter.) Raregold Armor I¡¯ve already determined to be both good and scary. Rivalry could be useful in situations where I face multiple kinds of monsters at the same time, but sadly it limits me as well. Big Bang Shot could also see use in some situations where more power is needed. But the real treasure is the Emblem of Dragon Destroyer. It just gives me a Buster der. And this card ismon. Buster der is, I believe, an ultra rare. Trading amon for an ultra rare sounds like an amazing deal. Almost so good that it can¡¯t be real. ¡°Is that one of those Amazoness monsters you were talking about?¡± Christina asked as she pointed at the warrior. ¡°Yes, she is. But we need more than one.¡± I told her. ¡°And that means more packs.¡± ¡­ Actually, Buster der is an earth warrior right? If I can get a Buster for each emblem, I could give one or even two to Christina and it would probably make for a better boss monster than Big Ko. Well anyway, the packse first. Spoiler [copse] No Amazoness monsters here. Giant Orc is a bit¡­ well it¡¯s not necessary for me. My Body As a Shield is too self harming. Miracle Restoring isn¡¯t a miracle at all. And Des Ko is just meh. Metalsilver Armor though. That might actually see some use. It might be better against human targets than Raregold Armor. But next pack. Spoiler [copse] ¡°We got another Amazoness.¡± Christina pointed out. ¡°Yeah, that¡¯s good.¡± I don¡¯t think I had a Pdin yet. Also, why does Amazoness Pdin look like a feminized version of Atem? Like really? Sure shecks the color, but the style of her bangs is almost exactly the same. And she has some ck and purple feathers for the missing color as well. Physical Double could be useful in some situations, but other than that and the Amazoness, nothing crazy here. Spoiler [copse] Another Rivalry. Koitsu is a joke, Decayed Commander is a zombie so I¡¯m not giving that to Christina, Anti-Spell is meh. Great Angus and Dark de were decent level fours for the time, but that isn¡¯t exactly what we need. Next. Spoiler [copse] ¡°Isn¡¯t this the card you gave Alice? How is it here?¡± Christina asked as she pointed at Dark Magician Girl. ¡°It¡¯s a different copy. I can have multiple of the same monster.¡± I told her. ¡°I see. Then perhaps you¡¯ll let me have this one?¡± ¡°... I think Alice will be jealous if I give you one as well. And I would like to have one for myself as well, so I¡¯m keeping it. Sorry.¡± I told her. ¡°That¡¯s fine. I can deal without one.¡± She agreed. But really. Other than that DMG, nothing crazy here. Well, having more copies of Raregold Armor is nice. I guess. Next. Spoiler [copse] ¡°Is that a guillotine? Why is that on one of these?¡± Christina asked. Yeah, that is strange. But at the same time, it seems to work with Amazoness cards, so perhaps I should give it to Christina. ¡°Well, it¡¯s not really about the guillotine. It¡¯s about saving someone innocent from the guillotine.¡± I exined, even though I¡¯m not sure it is true. ¡°Ah, I see. But still. Some of these cards are oddly specific. When would you need to rescue someone from a guillotine?¡± She wondered. ¡­ I¡¯m sure some times havee. But I guess usually nobility is the one doing the executing. But they do execute their own as well. French Revolution anyone? But we need more Amazoness, so next. Spoiler [copse] Another Pdin. Cat¡¯s Ear Tribe is super cute and I might just have to summon it to hug it, but not that useful inbat. I guess with an equip spell it might be nice, but I¡¯d rather not force adorable kitties into fights when I have bigger monsters I can send in. Pixie Knight is not that useful, but Magical Scientist is just BS. I mean, it is banned for a reason. But at the same time, it¡¯s dangerous to the summoner, so I might just seal it away forever. ¡°Can I have those cats?¡± Christina asked. ¡°... really? Well I guess I can give it to you.¡± I agreed with her. But then I don¡¯t get to pet them. Well I guess I do have Fusionist. Still no swords woman, tiger or blowpiper though, so Next. Spoiler [copse] Well, Mass Driver could be used in some situations. I think. Magical Merchant is decent in the card game, but not really here. Next. Spoiler [copse] ¡°These cards can even make poison?¡± Christina asked. ¡°Yeah, but why is that so strange? They can make a potion so poison is not that far off.¡± I responded. Other than the Poison of the Old Man, which is nice and all, Magical Marite does generate spell counters, so that might be useful. And Wave-Motion Cannon is good as well. Depending on how long it actually takes to charge. ¡­ yeah. It might be just ok. But still ack of Amazoness, so next. Spoiler [copse] White Dragon Ritual. Not bad. Sadly I need Pdin of White Dragon to go along with it and I don¡¯t have one yet. Second Goblin does some interesting things with Giant Orc, but it¡¯s just not really worth it. And Mega Ton Magical Cannon is super strong, but it just needs too many spell counters. Next. Spoiler [copse] ¡°Another Amazoness Pdin. Can you really get as many of them as you want?¡± Christina asked. ¡°Well, I do have a limit on pack tokens, but technically yes. If I have enough time.¡± I told her. Other than the Pdin, another Mass Driver. Ante is.. quite useless. And Gather Your Mind might actually have a purpose if I install it. Next. Spoiler [copse] ¡°There is the Amazoness Tiger.¡± I pointed out the rare I was searching for. ¡°And Amazoness Spellcaster is good for you as well.¡± She can use it against powerful monsters and take them down a notch. ¡°That¡¯s good then. Do you think we have enough of these Amazoness monsters already? I don¡¯t want to steal all of your pack tokens.¡± Christina said. ¡°Let me check.¡± I moved over to the collection. 3x Fighter, 3x Pdin and one of each Archer, Tiger and Spellcaster. And the emblem for Buster der is a thing as well, but I only got one of them, so I¡¯ll probably keep it until I can get another one. I¡¯ll need it as fusion material for Dark Pdin after all. Unless I ce the Emblem in a toploader and that way I can get a Buster der every day. Yeah. Let''s do that instead. Oh yeah, there was also that guillotine trap. Dramatic Rescue. Need to give that to Christina as well. I''ll never use it anyway. ¡°Well, I guess it is enough. You can only summon three at the same time after all.¡± I told her. ¡°Great. Then could we get something I can fly on?¡± She asked. ¡°... I thought you said you won¡¯t steal all of my tokens.¡± ¡°... Well, when you put it that way.¡± ¡°No. We can go for a flier. I don¡¯t mind.¡± I told her. (Laura, give me a set please.) I asked. (Rise of Destiny has two birdsrge enough to carry a person and they are bothmon.) Laura said. (Then that¡¯s where we are headed.)
Use a ¡®Pack token¡¯ to open 1 pack of ¡®Rise of Destiny¡¯
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Spoiler [copse] Eagle Eye? I assume that was the flier Laura meant. First pack wonder with that. ¡°Oh, what an elegant eagle. Could that be what you want to give me?¡± Christina asked. ¡°Yeah. But I think there is something else avable as well, so I¡¯ll open another pack of this with myst token.¡± I told her. ¡°Yourst? So you really did use all of your tokens on me. I must make up for it by taking extremely good care of the dungeon for you.¡± She decided. ¡°Nah. Don¡¯t worry about it. I¡¯ll get more tokens.¡± Fusilier Dragon, the Dual-Mode Beast is also a big beater so I might use it at some point. Or not, but we¡¯ll see. Spoiler [copse] (And there is the other bird.) Laura casually said. (Laura. Are you suggesting I hand over The Roc to Christina? Isn¡¯t that thing like a massive bird monster? Do you really think she could ride it around?) (It¡¯s not anyrger than your Blue-Eyes, so I don¡¯t see the issue.) Lauramented. (That is the issue. Blue-Eyes is alreadyrge enough to cause fear.) (Christina is a noble so she can most likely deal with all the bacsh.) Laura said. ¡­ fine. Have it your way. I did get Harpie Lady 2 as well, so¡­ Well the Roc is still the best thing in the pack. ¡°I¡¯m not sure it¡¯s a good idea, but you can have this bird as well.¡± I told Christina. ¡°But do be warned, it¡¯s about the size of my white dragon, so you might have some exining to do.¡± ¡°Arge bird? Yes please. Perhaps I can fly to say hi to my family.¡± Christina seemed excited. ¡°Just be careful not to fall.¡± I warned her. ¡°I¡¯m heading to bed now. I¡¯ll get the cards to a usable state for you tomorrow. Hold onto these for the night in case of an emergency.¡± I said as I once again handed Dark Magician and St. Joan over to her. ¡°Good night.¡± She wished as I moved towards the beds. Just one more thing before sleep. Reprint packs. And they will be all to myself. Unless there is something Christina could really use. I quickly checked the card pool of Dark Revtion Volume 1 but Amazoness Swords Woman is super rare in that one as well. Pdin of White Dragon is also in that set, but it is super rare as well. I¡¯ll just go with Dark Beginning 1 because it has all the OP spell cards. Spoiler [copse] Couple Urabys, Hyozanryu, Revival Jam could see soome use as well. Torrential is nice as well, but it¡¯s still too destructive to use. But really, United We Stand is great. It¡¯s super strong so that might even need a toploader. At ater date. Or perhaps I could install it into something like my sword. Well, I¡¯ll think about it. And then there is Exchange. Normally, it¡¯s nothing special. Unless you want to take your opponent¡¯s God card. But perhaps if I install it, it could do something ¡­ more. If I can make an exchange route from my terminal to Christina¡¯s terminal, we could trade things like letters. And I could use it as a way of giving her more cards. Need to try that tomorrow as well. But for now I¡¯m just going to say that I got some great pulls today. And good night. CH.120 Do 14 cards make a deck? CH.120 Do 14 cards make a deck? Mmm.. I woke up and stretched. I slept pretty well considering the sleeping ¡­ ce. I can¡¯t really say the sleeping situation, as I do have a nice bed to sleep on, but it is located in a dungeon. I got up from bed, changed clothes and did my other morning business. Is it even morning anymore? Well, that doesn¡¯t matter. Thankfully I analyzed things like the magic toilet back at the manor. They definitely make the core room seem more like a hotel room than a cave. (If you actually want to know, it¡¯s 10:03 am.) Laura told me. (Well, I guess knowing doesn¡¯t hurt.) Imented before moving towards the couches situated around the core. ¡°Good morning.¡± I said to Christina, Aneesa and Sana. Apparently, Sana had woken up before I did. Well then again, she did go to sleep earlier as well. ¡°¡°¡°Good morning.¡±¡±¡± The three of them responded. I sat down next to Christina and basically as soon as I did, Aneesa poured me a cup of tea. Sana had also moved to make breakfast for me. These maids are still overspeced. Now I just want to know how OP are the maids in a Dukal house or the castle. Perhaps they are all super-poweredbat maids that take down A-rank monsters like they were goblins. ¡­ okay, That might be a bit much. Even St. Joan and Dark Magician couldn¡¯t one shot ava golem and ording to Laura that golem was B-rank. So someone who can cut down A-rank monsters like they were goblins would need to be insanely powerful. ¡°Did anything happen while I slept?¡± I asked Christina. ¡°No. It¡¯s been peaceful.¡± She answered. ¡°I also made the final preparations so we can leave after lunch.¡± ¡°Oh. So the dungeon is ready to be opened?¡± I confirmed. ¡°Yes. We will still have to keep an eye on it, but I believe it is good to go.¡± She told me. ¡°Good. Mind if I check it out?¡± I asked. ¡°Not at all. Make sure I didn¡¯t leave any mistakes.¡± Christina said. ¡ª Even with the power of a dungeon founder, I can¡¯t control everything. Therge thing I can¡¯t control is the spawning of monsters. That can honestly lead to some dangerous situations like with the earthva golem, but that is something the adventurers will have to ept. The main thing dungeon masters, and founder, are responsible for are the dungeon ¡®drop points¡¯. Well, they are more akin to trade points, but close enough. The main drops we used for the early floors were cardboard, and the different fabrics. You could also get cardboard boxes and ready-made clothes, but the drop-points for those were at the end of side rooms, so adventurers would need to do extra work for them. The dungeon had also added new clothing options for the ones avable. Simple dresses and long sleeved shirts made of tricot. A denim jacket. And some cotton ¡­ underwear, for females. Yeah. I¡¯m going to leave it at that. Where did the dungeon learn about things like that? On theter floors, things like magic bags and magic sks were avable. Even monster cores of E to C-rank could be gotten. As well one of those bracelets that could hold a magic stone. Why is the dungeon learning this much on its own? Is it because I installed Labyrinth Wall into the core? Perhaps that gave the dungeon more purpose and now it¡¯s trying to impress me. Well that all looks fine to me. Last thing I checked was the safe areas and the healing areas. Sadly, the healing areas took up a lot of mana, so we could only have a few of them. Christina decided to ce them on floors 2, 4 and 6. At least the monster free zones weren¡¯t that mana hungry so we could have some on each floor. ¡°I think it¡¯s fine. Nice work.¡± Iplimented Christina. She had thought about basically everything. ¡°Thank you. I¡¯ll be making adjustments as adventurerse over, but there likely won¡¯t be a need for any major changes.¡± She said. ¡°Well, that¡¯s good. By the way, can you make mithril swords now?¡± I asked about the thing that caused her to fight against theva golem. ¡°Yes, I can. Perhaps theva golem really was a test and I passed it.¡± She answered. ¡°Well that¡¯s good.¡± At least she didn¡¯t risk her life for nothing. ¡°Oh, and here are your cards.¡± She said as she gave St. Joan and Dark Magician back to me. ¡°Thanks. I should probably work on your deck now, so you can make a rtionship with the cards you do have.¡± I told her, but then I remembered that one card I got. ¡°But first I want to try something. Please bring your terminal next to mine.¡± I told her as I pulled up my sleeve to reveal my founder¡¯s terminal. Christina seemed confused for a second as to what terminal I was talking about, but as soon as I revealed mine, she realized what I was after. ¡°What are you going to do with them?¡± She asked. ¡°Well I got a card yesterday that I think will make a transfer route between our two terminals. Probably. And that would be super useful.¡± I told her. ¡°Transfer? Like teleportation?¡± Christina wondered. ¡°Probably. We are about to find out.¡± I told her as I traded the two monsters Christina returned to me for the card I needed from the Collection. I held Exchange over our two terminals before I said. ¡°Install.¡± As the card in my hand broke to pieces of light that were then absorbed by our terminals, a system screen opened before me.
Exchange link established between the Founder¡¯s Terminal of Brian Wood and Master¡¯s Terminal of Christina Watchman. Transfer of small items between the terminals is now possible.
I looked at Christina. She didn¡¯t seem to have a reaction to the system screen, so perhaps she can¡¯t see it. ¡°Did it work?¡± She asked. ¡°I think so. I got a system screen saying it worked. Can you see it?¡± I asked. ¡°No. I don¡¯t see anything.¡± She said before focusing her vision on something in front of her. What is she looking at? ¡°Actually, something did change. My Card Summoner leveled up to level 2.¡± So she was looking at her status. ¡°I see. Do you see any difference with it? I think you are the first one who got it to level up.¡± I told her. It¡¯s interesting that she was the first to level it up even though she has had it for the shortest time. Perhaps using a fusion monster or the exchange link made it level up faster. Or even the exp she got through Dark Magician and St. Joan killing theva golem. But if that were the case, Alice should have leveled up hers after the wyverns. She did fight with Dark Magician Girl at that point after all. But then again, that could just be a theory. ¡°I don¡¯t see any difference with the skill.¡± She said. ¡°I see. Well we should test out the exchange link.¡± I responded. Now we need a test subject. Beaver Warrior, Where Arf Thou? Well, that spell can¡¯t actually search out Beaver Warrior. ¡°I¡¯ll try to pass this card to you with the exchange link. I¡¯m not sure what will happen, but I think you might need to receive it or something.¡± I told her. ¡°Yes. Please send it to me.¡± She responded. As I was wondering how to do that, a small slit opened up in my terminal. It was about 12 cm wide and just about 2 cm tall. It¡¯s more than enough for a card to pass though, even in a toploader, but not much else. Letters can be passed with it as well, I suppose. I slid Beaver Warrior into the slot and my terminal fully absorbed the card. It looked strange as it almost seemed like the card went into my arm, but I didn¡¯t feel anything. Just a secondter, a soft light glowed on Christina¡¯s terminal. She ced her hand on it, and the light opened up a slot like mine had. And from the slot, the Beaver Warrior card came out. ¡°Nice. It came though. Can you send it back as well?¡± I asked. ¡°Sure. I¡¯ll do it now.¡± She responded. She then ced the Beaver Warrior back into the slot. After a second, my terminal glowed again. I also felt a small mana pulse from it, so I guess that is something like a notification. I might miss it if I¡¯m in the middle of something, but Laura would definitely notice. I ced a finger on the light glowing on the terminal. Then the slit opened in it again and the Beaver Warrior came out of it. ¡°Well we were lucky it worked. I¡¯ll work on your deck for now, if there is nothing else you need me to do.¡± I told Christina after the sessful experiment. ¡°Sure. I¡¯ll keep an eye on the dungeon.¡± She responded.
Now then. I already opened today¡¯s packs before I went to bed, so I can get straight into the sleeves and toploaders. (Laura, will you take care of that part?) I asked. (Don¡¯t I always?) She gave a snide remark. (Yes you do. And I¡¯m super thankful for it.) I responded seriously. Ancient Lizard Warrior, Ancient One of the Deep Forest, 4x Anti-Spell, Archfiend Soldier, Archfiend''s Oath, 2x Archfiend''s Roar, 2x Armored Lizard, Armored Zombie, Bombardment Beetle, 2x Cyber Raider, Cyber Saurus, 2x Dark Gray, 3x Dark Scorpion - Cliff the Trap Remover, Darkbishop Archfiend, 2x Decayed Commander, 3x Des Dendle, Desrook Archfiend, Disc Fighter, Disk Magician, 2x Dokuroyaiba, Drill Bug, 2x Fake Trap, 2x Fire Kraken, 2x Fruits of Kozaky''s Studies, Germ Infection, 4x Giant Orc, Giant Turtle Who Feeds on mes, 2x Gigantes, Gravekeeper''s Servant, 4x Great Angus, Great Phantom Thief, Griggle, 2x Ground Attacker Bugroth, 2x Gyaku-Gire Panda, Headless Knight, 2x Iron cksmith Kotetsu (extra copies, not the one that was ced in a sleeve), 2x Jam Defender, Jar Robber, 2x Jellyfish, 3x Jinzo #7, 2x Keldo, 2x Leogun, Little Chimera, Malice Doll of Demise, Mazera DeVille, Minor Goblin Official, Miracle Restoring, 2x Morinphen, Mustering of the Dark Scorpions, 4x My Body as a Shield, 4x Mystical Elf, 2x Old Vindictive Magician, Ooguchi, 2x Pale Beast, 2x Pandemonium, 2x Pandemonium Watchbear, Prevent Rat, Prickle Fairy, Pumpking the King of Ghosts, Punished Eagle, Rabid Horseman (Still have one each of eagle and horseman to fusion summonter), Rainbow Flower, 2x Reaper of the Cards, 3x Red Archery Girl, Regenerating Mummy, 4x Rod of the Mind''s Eye, 2x Ryu-Kishin Powered, 2x Second Goblin, 3x Senri Eye, Skull Dog Marron, 2x Skull Invitation, Skull Knight (still has one), 2x Sonic Duck, Souls of the Forgotten, Spatial Copse (130 sacrifices for 26 sleeves. Is this fine?) Laura offered. (... yes. Hopefully that will be enough.) I responded. 130? That¡¯s a ton of cards. But I do need these sleeves. Now. First things first. Emblem of Dragon Destroyer. That thing needs a toploader. Daily ess to Buster der is just that good. And it will pay for itself in like 25 days. Not like that is super fast though. Pot of Greed pays for itself in just 2. I give Laura a second to put the sleeve and toploader on it, before pulling it out of collection and activating it. ¡°I activate Emblem of Dragon Destroyer.¡± I said quietly. The spell shone lightly, before the new card appeared on top of it. My new Buster der. I looked over the card and it¡¯s set number was DL1-002. I recall that meaning a Duelist League promo. I then moved the Buster der out of the way to see the grayed out spell underneath it. So it did go on cooldown normally. I need to add activating this to the daily routine with activating Upstart. I haven¡¯t been activating Upstart Goblin while we¡¯ve been in the dungeon, as I¡¯m not sure how legal it actually is. ¡°... well, now I need a sleeve for this as well.¡± I muttered. So much sleeve usage. Never enough sleeves. I pulled out a sleeve and slid the new Buster der into it. I can get another one for myself tomorrow, so this is going to Christina. It shall be her boss monster. I also sleeved three Amazoness Fighters, three Pdins, and one Archer and Tiger. Another 8 sleeves used. I only have 12 left. Then a toploader for Amazoness Spellcaster. That¡¯s another 5 sleeves. 7 left. For the birds, sleeves were going on Roc from the Valley of Haze, Eagle Eye and Cyber Falcon. 4 Sleeves left. Then the cute one. Cat''s Ear Tribe. Christina said she wanted it as well, so I¡¯ll deliver. 3 sleeves left. But I think that is all for now. The guillotine thing can¡¯t be done today, as I don¡¯t have enough sleeves for a toploader.
I collected the 14 cards into a pile. I can¡¯t exactly call it a deck, but it will work for now. I¡¯ll make it better as I get some more sleeves. Well, the monster lineup isn¡¯t exactly bad for the rules we y under, so all this ¡®deck¡¯ really needs is some more spells and traps. ¡°Here you go. I¡¯m done with them for now.¡± I told Christina. ¡°Thank you Brian.¡± She said as she received the deck. ¡°I should also warn you. The cards have a longer cooldown than the one Alice has. You can only summon the monsters from them once per day.¡± I told her. It¡¯s not quite true, but close enough. ¡°Ah, I see. That¡¯s too bad.¡± She said as she was looking at the Cat¡¯s Ear Tribe. ¡°I might be able to upgrade themter, but I can¡¯t at the moment.¡± I told her. Well, I could, but I already sacked 130 cards for her. She can wait for her toploaders. ¡°I don¡¯t remember these two from yesterday.¡± Christinamented on Cyber Falcon and Buster der. ¡°Well, I just noticed them and thought they would be good for you. Buster der is there instead of Big Ko to be your strongest monster and Cyber Falcon is just another monster that can fly.¡± I told her. ¡°I will also give you an Overdrive at some point before I leave, but I still need another card tobo with it.¡± And perhaps a Gradius as well, but I need to test fly one first. ¡°I see. Thank you for this. This will be a huge help.¡± Christina said. ¡°Nothing but the best for my dungeon master.¡± I responded. ¡°Oh. You shouldn¡¯t tease me like that. I might do something you don¡¯t like.¡± Christina looked at me with the eyes of a predator. ¡°You say things like that and call me the teaser. Ironic, isn¡¯t it?¡± CH.121 Let’s head home CH.121 Let¡¯s head home ¡°So, are we ready to head back?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes. The dungeon is ready for the opening. I also prepared the examples of the new items to send to the King along with the report about the dungeon.¡± Christina answered. It was early noon on our third day in the dungeon, and now that the dungeon had, hopefully, epted Christina as the dungeon master, we were going to head back to Alewatch. We had used some of our generation points to make most of the dungeon products, as the new items would be presented to the King when the dungeon founding is reported to him. For this dungeon, it meant the fabrics and cardboard. And a magic fanny pack. ording to Christina, they were the items that would be considered ¡®new¡¯. Well, at least I didn¡¯t have to spend all my points on bureaucracy. ¡°I believe you said you wanted to travel, so would it be possible to have you deliver the report to the King?¡± Christina asked. ¡­ a messenger job? I guess I can do that. I was going to the capital anyway. But meeting the King. That¡¯s going to be ¡­ difficult. I have a habit of saying what¡¯s on my mind and if I piss off the King, I might have to escape this country. Or just be a Demon Lord. (You shouldn¡¯t do that Master. I already sacrificed most of your Archfiend cards for sleeves so they wouldn¡¯t tempt you.) Laura told me. (I see. So that¡¯s why you did it. I just thought you considered them worthless.) (Of course I wouldn¡¯t. I just don¡¯t think they are worth the risk. And after Lady Christina told us about demon summoning being illegal, I thought it would be better just to give up on them.) Laura said. ¡­ thanks for the forethought. ¡°Sure. I can deliver the report. But what if I piss off the King by ident?¡± I asked. ¡°Would you make that kind of mistake?¡± She asked. ¡°Well, I did piss off Brandon, so I think it¡¯s possible.¡± I told her. ¡°I suppose you did. Perhaps I need to ask someone else to do the talking for you. Maybe you could pick up one of my younger sisters and they could help you.¡± She said. ¡°You will have to pass by Sawyer city on the way to the capital anyway.¡± ¡°And not one of your elder sisters? If I recall correctly, you were the third of your sisters.¡± I asked. ¡°My eldest sister Angelina is taking care of the Sawyer territory with my father until my brother is ready to take over, so she can¡¯t. And Sylvia is married to an Earl living on the other side of the country.¡± Christina told me about her sisters. ¡°But Violet and Paulina aren¡¯t married yet, so they might be avable.¡± ¡­ she has too many sisters. I¡¯ll never remember the names of all of them. (Don¡¯t worry Master. I¡¯ll help you.) Laura reassured me. ¡°Well, I suppose the help would be fine, but only if you think it won¡¯t bother your sisters.¡± I told her. ¡°It¡¯s fine. Even if it is a bother, you have done so much for me that I can make them agree.¡± Christina said. ¡°... don¡¯t force people to do something they don¡¯t want to.¡± Imented. ¡°Big sister¡¯s authority is not forcing. It¡¯s persuading.¡± Christina said. ¡°I fail to see the difference.¡± ¡°Well there is one. But you¡¯ll see once you meet my sisters.¡± Shemented.
¡°I summon Amazoness Pdin, Amazoness Fighter and Amazoness Tiger.¡± Christina said as she summoned her monsters. My idea had been that we would make our way out with the hidden passageway I made, but Christina said she wanted to test out her new summons, so we went through the dungeon instead. I need to show her how to get to the passageway when we get to it. The three monsters appeared before Christina. Of course because she doesn¡¯t actually have a duel disk or even a DiaDhank, she has to hold two of them in her hands. The three Amazoness monsters, along with Christina and Aneesa¡¯s magic, made short work of the quadrupedal skeleton monster that had taken the ce of the final boss of the dungeon. Having something that weak as the final boss is kind of disappointing. We really need to stop killing all the boss monsters, so they aren¡¯t so weak. I would like thest boss to be B-rank. I think that would be better than these C-rank skeletal beasts. ¡°Aren¡¯t you going to join them?¡± I asked Sana. ¡°No. Someone has to carry everything and I couldn¡¯t keep up with the speed they cast spells.¡± She said. ¡°I see. Well carrying everything is an important job as well.¡± I told her. ¡°Of course it is. There are plenty of stories of strong parties dying after they kick out their supporters and carriers.¡± Sana agreed. Really? So stories like that go around in this world? Well, I guess it¡¯s a warning to new adventurers. Just because you have power, doesn¡¯t mean you have everything. Perhaps I should invite someone that can be a support to my party. Well then again, I kind of do that part already. The adaptable backline summoner support that can also be a tank with a massive shield. Well, I¡¯ll think about it.
The Amazoness trio really worked well together with Christina. Tiger had an aggro drawing effect and it¡¯s fast, so it could group up the mobs for AoE spells. Then Fighter and Pdin could finish off the survivors. ¡°Honestly, they work way better than I expected.¡± I said out loud. ¡°Madam is skilled. Of course she would instantly learn how to best use resources like these.¡± Sana praised her master. Or should it be mistress? I feel like I went in this cycle already. ¡°That she is. I¡¯m just worried she couldn¡¯t do this without the aggro draw of Tiger, so I¡¯m not sure how she would manage without it, or when it is on cooldown.¡± I said. ¡°I¡¯m sure she cane up with other strategies.¡± Sana said. ¡°I hope so. At least I hope she won¡¯t jump into anything before she is used to the summons.¡± I responded.
We made it outside of the dungeon with no real difficulty. The Amazoness trio was capable of handling the monsters, so I didn¡¯t need to summon any more backup. I did also show the hidden entrance of the ¡­ admin route to Christina so she can use it in the future. After Christina unsummoned the Amazoness monsters, it was up to me to get us some transport. ¡­ but the road is still notpleted, so I can¡¯t just use Overdrive. God, I wish I had a monster that couldplete this road. It would be so much faster. ¡°Should we just fly?¡± I wonder aloud. ¡°Yes. Let¡¯s fly. It will be faster.¡± Christina heard me and was instantly on board. She then went through her bag and pulled out a card. No, no, no. I was just thinking about it. I wasn¡¯t actually going to do it. I learned from the time I used Blue-Eyes. And I was actually thinking of using something like Gradius. ¡°Roc from the Valley of Haze.¡± She summoned the biggest bird I gave her. Arge card appeared in the air and the giant bird flew out of it. That thing really is The Roc. Its body seems to be around 20 meters in length, basically the same as Blue-Eyes if you ignore the neck and tail of the dragon. But this bird has way bigger wingspan than Blue-Eyes does. Its wingspan has to be over 30 meters. Those wings are Massive. After flying arge circle around us, the bird smoothlynded in the clearing. I know I had Blue-Eyesnd here earlier, but I still wasn¡¯t sure the bird would fit. I should¡¯ve made itrger. Well I guess I still could, but I¡¯ll just let it be for now. Christina will probably do something about it if she flies back and forth from here. And it¡¯s not like this isn¡¯t enough for now. But if there were adventurers and carriages here, the bird wouldn¡¯t fit safely. ¡°Are you sure this is a good idea? Won¡¯t people panic when they see a bird thisrge?¡± I asked Christina. ¡°... oh. I ¡­ didn¡¯t consider that. I just got so excited that I wanted to try.¡± She admitted. ¡°... Yeah, perhaps next time think before you act. Not that I have any right telling you that. I did exactly the same with my dragon, so¡­¡± I admitted. ¡°Can¡¯t you do something? Perhaps use a card so we won¡¯t be seen.¡± Christina asked. ¡°I don¡¯t know if I have something like that, but I can check.¡± I told her. (Lau¡­) I was about to ask. (Darkness Approaches or Opti-Camouge Armor. They are your best choices. But I rmend Opti-Camouge Armor more, as installing it is a more permanent solution. Even if it only applies to this one bird. But seeing as this is thergest one Christina has, I believe it will be fine.) Laura was two steps ahead of me again. (More like 100.) She added. (Well, now you are just being sassy.) Imented. (But thanks for the rmendation.) ¡°I think I have something.¡± I said to Christina. ¡°It should keep us hidden while we fly, but we will still be seen whennding.¡± ¡°That should be fine.¡± Christina said. ¡°Well if you say so.¡± As I said that I took Christina¡¯s left hand into mine. She had the card on her terminal and I needed ess to it. ¡°What do you think you are doing?¡± Aneesa asked. ¡°Finally showing your true self.¡± Sana added. ¡­ really? I¡¯m just holding her hand. ¡°Brian? What are you actually doing?¡± Christina asked. ¡°If you want to hold my hand, just ask.¡± ¡°...really? No. I just need to see the card on your terminal.¡± I told her. ¡°Why do you instantly see me as some kind of sexual predator when I hold someone''s arm? Especially when Christina flirts all the time.¡± ¡°...¡± The maids just looked at me in silence. ¡°Oh. Perhaps you enjoy it. I can keep going, you know.¡± Christina teased. ¡°See! This is what I mean. Why are you on my case and not hers?¡± I asked the maids. ¡°...¡± They still kept quiet. ¡°You really need to re-educate your maids. They hate me for no reason.¡± I told Christina. ¡°Now then, Install.¡± I said as I installed Opti-Camouge Armor into Roc from the Valley of Haze. I looked back at the bird and its stomach area did change in color slightly. Instead of the orange it was previously, it was now looking green. Perhaps because it is adapting to the forest around us. ¡°Will that be enough?¡± Christina asked. ¡°I¡¯m not sure, but I can always have Dark Magician add a shade spell around us before wend. That should take care of the rest.¡± I told her. ¡°I see. Then let¡¯s get on and fly home.¡± Christina said. We mounted up on the giant bird before taking flight.
¡°I can already see Alewatch.¡± Christina said as soon as we took off. ¡°Yeah, you can. I noticed it with Blue-Eyes as well.¡± I responded. Our flight wasn¡¯t that bad. Christina had Roc keep our speed as slow as possible so we wouldn¡¯t have to fight the wind too much. We did fly over some carriages, but I don¡¯t think they spotted us. Then again, I can¡¯t really tell from this high.
¡°Where will wend?¡± I asked. ¡°We could justnd in the manor¡¯s yard, but that might scare the maids. Or we couldnd outside the walls and scare everyone else. What do you think?¡± Christina answered. ¡°I think I¡¯ll summon Dark Magician.¡± I answered. I pulled out his card and summoned him. ¡°Hey Mahad, can you cover us in darkness so we won¡¯t be spotted as wend?¡± I asked. ¡°Easy. Shade.¡± He answered as he cast a spell around as. The darkness enveloped us, but we could still see criticalndmarks, like the walls and the ground. Wended a bit outside the walls in an area with not a lot of people. And as we were covered by shade, I think no one saw us. Afternding, Christina unsummoned Roc and I summoned Overdrive. Then we all got into Overdrive and drove off. I also unsummoned Dark Magician after we no longer needed the shade. We were stopped at the gate for a second but the guard quickly let us through when he realized Christina was with me. I think he even recognized the Overdrive as he wasn¡¯t surprised by it, but still had to confirm the people inside. Then one leisurely drive through townter, we were back at the Watchman manor. CH.122 What I want to keep a secret CH.122 What I want to keep a secret When I pulled up to the Watchman manor gates, it didn¡¯t take long before the gates opened. The guards didn¡¯t even check the inside of Overdrive. Perhaps they should be more careful in the future. ¡°You should probably educate your guards to at least check the people in a carriage before letting them in.¡± I told Christina. ¡°Isn¡¯t this fine? Only you have one of these golem carriages.¡± She said. ¡°Well at the moment. But someone might attempt to recreate it and use it to sneak into the manor grounds.¡± I told her. ¡°I see. Then I¡¯ll be sure to tell them to always check the inside of your carriage.¡± Christina said. ¡°Thanks. I appreciate that you take safety at least somewhat seriously.¡±
As we got out of Overdrive, some of the staff was waiting for us. Not everyone was present like they were for Brandon, but most of them were still here. ¡°Wee home, Madam.¡± They weed Christina home. ¡°Yes. I¡¯m home.¡± She responded. I then heard some quick footsteps and Alice burst out from the front door. ¡°Mom. You are back.¡± She came and hugged her mother. ¡°Brian. You came back as well. It''s so good to see you again.¡± ¡°We were only away for two days.¡± I responded. ¡°Is that any way to respond to your fianc¨¦?¡± Alice asked. ¡°We are not engaged.¡± Imented. ¡°But we could be. Just give me the bracelet.¡± She said back. ¡°... I¡¯ll think about it.¡± I told her. I can never really figure out Alice. Does she actually love me? Or is this just her being sheltered and attaching herself to the first male of appropriate age? Or perhaps something to do with the card I installed into her? It might be all of those reasonsbined. I¡¯m just afraid I won¡¯t be able to truly respond to her feelings. I know she is cute and hard working, but I really don¡¯t feel the same kind of love towards her as I did towards Laura before our breakup. Well, then again, going on a date with her was nice. ¡­. Yeah. I¡¯ll think about it. ¡°Aren¡¯t you going to tell me about everything you did in the dungeon?¡± Alice looked at me with anticipation. ¡°Well it¡¯s not that special. Just general management things.¡± I told her. ¡°And fighting an A-rank monster.¡± Christina added. ¡°What?!¡± Alice yelled out. ¡°You fought an A-rank monster?¡± ¡°Oh yeah. That happened. And Christina fought ava golem.¡± I recalled the two big fights we had. ¡°Ava golem? Aren¡¯t they like super dangerous?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Wellpared to the sword-horn bull Brian fought, ava golem isn¡¯t that bad.¡± Christina said. ¡°Sword-horn bull? I don¡¯t even know what that is.¡± Alice said. ¡°It¡¯s just a big quadrupedal monster with two massive horns.¡± I told her. ¡°Howrge was it?¡± She asked. ¡°Something like seven meters tall.¡± I told her. ¡°... I¡¯m not sure howrge that would be. I¡¯ve never seen a beast thatrge, so it¡¯s difficult to imagine.¡± She said. ¡°It¡¯s a little bit bigger than my Trojan Horse. Oh, you didn¡¯t actually see it, so that doesn¡¯t solve the problem.¡± I tried to make aparison to one of my monsters, but Alice wasn¡¯t there when I summoned The Trojan Horse. ¡°All you need to know is that it wasrge.¡± ¡°You¡¯d better show me this horse at some point.¡± Alice demanded. ¡°Sure. I can do that. But not while we are in town.¡± I answered. ¡°Yes. Let¡¯s head out right now.¡± Alice decided. ¡°No you won¡¯t.¡± Christina interrupted. ¡°We just got back home. You¡¯ll have time for thatter.¡± ¡°... fine. Later it is then.¡± Alice agreed with not much backtalk.
I dropped my personal stuff in my room, well in the room I was staying in, and after rxing for a bit, I was called for dinner. ¡°Brian.¡± Alice called to me as I entered the dining room. She was the first one there. ¡°Hey Alice.¡± I responded. ¡°Before dinner, I want to tell you about something amazing that happened.¡± Alice said. ¡°Oh, did you learn a new spell or something?¡± I asked. ¡°No. Something better.¡± She said. Something better than a new spell? Could she have learned telekinesis already? Or perhaps she learned how to fly like Mana and Mahad. ¡°Then, did you perhaps get a new skill?¡± I asked. ¡°No. It¡¯s not that amazing.¡± She admitted. ¡°... then I have no idea.¡± I admitted. ¡°Father took me to the adventurer¡¯s guild and I registered as an adventurer!¡± She told me in excitement. ¡­ her father did that? Brandon? What happened to you? Are you feeling alright? What about your prophecy obsession? ¡°That¡¯s great. But what are you nning on doing now that you are an adventurer?¡± I asked. ¡°I want to make a party with you.¡± She responded. A party. I guess that would work. I did think about it myself, but I thought I would have to kidnap her first. Honestly, what is wrong with Brandon? ¡°You know I¡¯m nning on leaving the town soon. Are you sure you can be in a party with me?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes. Father gave me permission. I still need to ask Mother, but I¡¯m sure she will agree.¡± Alice said. ¡°Then we have to wait for her response.¡± I told Alice.
For dinner, we had some high quality meat. It wasn¡¯t the usual boar, but something else. Wonder what it is? ¡°Father, is this meat of that monster from yesterday?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Yes it is. I¡¯m surprised you noticed.¡± Brandon responded. ¡°Monster? Was there a monster attack yesterday?¡± Christina asked. ¡°Yes. A giant ferret showed up and was taken down.¡± Brandon said. Giant ferret, huh. So a fluff monster. (Giant ferrets aren¡¯t soft. Their fur is hardened by magic, so I wouldn¡¯t rmend fluffing one.) Laura warned me. (Oh, I see.) ¡°Yes. And I was part of the group that fought against the ferret.¡± Alice announced. She fought against a monster? How did that happen? ¡°Oh, you did? Are you alright? You have no injuries, right?¡± Christina got up and looked Alice up and down. She almost went under Alice¡¯s shirt until Alice cried out and pointed at me. ¡°Did you think I wouldn¡¯t have her checked out by doctor Josh afterwards?¡± Brandon asked his wife. ¡°... well I suppose you would, but I want to see for myself. Alice, we are taking a bath together after dinner.¡± Christina said.
After dinner, Alice and Christina left together, presumably to take their bath. I was about to head back to my room before Brandon called me. ¡°Brian, I have something I would like to discuss. Could you spare me some time?¡± He asked. ¡°Sure. What is it?¡± I responded. ¡°Not here. Let¡¯s move to a more private space.¡± He said before leading the way. I followed him.
He led me to a room I haven¡¯t been in previously. It looked like a mix between a library and a study. Well then again, a study often has some books in it, so I guess this is just a study. I looked at some of the books on the shelves and they seem to be financial records, tax reports and other such documents. At the end of the room, there was arge wooden desk. So that is where Brandon works. ¡­ actually, isn¡¯t this just a scaled up version of the guild master¡¯s room? Well, I guess both of them do simr management jobs, so having a simr office does make some level of sense. Brandon took a seat on the chair behind the desk, before he said: ¡°Take a seat,¡± as he pointed at one of the chairs in front of the desk. I did as instructed and took a seat. ¡°Firstly, I would like to confirm some details about the dungeon. Is that fine?¡± He asked. ¡°Sure, that¡¯s fine. But didn¡¯t you hear everything from Christina already?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes, but as I said, I want to confirm. And make sure everything is correct in your opinion. You are the founder after all.¡± He said. ¡°Well, ask away.¡± I gave permission. ¡°I will give you onest warning. All of the information in this report will go to the higher-ups, including the king. If there is something you really want to keep a secret, this is thest chance to keep it from spreading.¡± He warned. ¡°Well if something like thates up, I¡¯ll ask you to keep it a secret. The main thing I want to keep secret is my ability to resurrect people. That will just cause way too many difficulties if it spreads.¡± I told him. My unique skill is already too known, so keeping it a full secret is probably not possible. And even if people know about it, they can¡¯t really do much with the knowledge. I guess they could ask for cards of their own, but without Card Summoner, they should only be able to use the single-use cards. And perhaps I could even sell some of the useless cards for money. I guess something like the fusion between Jenna and Fire Sorcerer might be something to keep a secret as well. That could have actual repercussions. ¡°And the fusion thing should be kept a secret as well.¡± I added. ¡°Fusion thing? What would that be referring to?¡± Brandon asked. ¡°Remember that time I fused Jenna with a monster I summoned?¡± I asked. ¡°... did you do something like that?¡± He asked. ¡°Yeah. It was a few days ago. A day before I left for the dungeon with Christina.¡± I reminded him. ¡°Hmm. I think Christina might have mentioned something like that. Is that really something on the level of resurrection? Is it something you really think has to be hidden?¡± He asked. ¡°Well depending on how it is used, fusion is more powerful than resurrection. When I did it with Jenna, her status value in magic multiplied by about 4. And I didn¡¯t even use the most powerful monster for it or anything.¡± I told him. ¡­ ¡­ ¡°And why didn¡¯t you tell me about this before? If I knew you could do something like that, I would have sold my soul to you, so you would do it to Alice.¡± Brandon asked. ¡­ ¡°Yeah, I¡¯m not a demon. I don¡¯t want your soul. And I¡¯m not messing up someone without their permission.¡± I responded. ¡°Then if I give you permission, would you do it to me?¡± He asked. I thought about it for a second, but when I remembered how Fire Sorcerer acted afterwards, I knew I couldn¡¯t do it. Unless¡­ ¡°I don¡¯t really think that it is a good idea. When I fuse someone with a monster, the monster¡¯s loyalty towards me affects the person they fuse with. And if the person doesn¡¯t have loyalty towards me, the monster won¡¯t like it. And that could lead to all kinds of problems in the long run.¡± I told him. ¡°So I guess if you swear absolute loyalty to me, I can do it.¡± ¡°Hmm. Well I did say I would sell you my soul. But at the same time I would like to keep my body for myself, so I¡¯ll have to refuse for now.¡± Brandon said. ¡°Well just contact me if you change your mind. But can we get back on track for now?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes. We did get a bit sidetracked. Now then, I will question you about some of the dungeon details.¡± Brandon got serious again. ¡°Firstly. The dungeon can produce mithril swords. Yes or no?¡± ¡°Yes. As well as axes.¡± I responded. I think the only mithril weapons that could be made are axes and swords. No spear at the moment. ¡°I see.¡± He responded as he wrote something down. ¡°And the dungeon can also make magic bags. Correct?¡± ¡°Yes. A small one called a fanny pack and two different size backpacks.¡± I told him. Again, he wrote something down. ¡°Oh yeah, it can also make magic sks.¡± I added. ¡°Yes. Thank you for confirming that.¡± Brandon said as he wrote things down.
We went through more of the dungeon items one by one. The three different fabrics, cardboard, jewelry and the house items I analyzed. I didn¡¯t mention the sleeves as they really have no use for anyone other than me and they can only be made by me or Christina. There is no trade point for the sleeves. ¡°Thank you. That is all for the report.¡± Brandon said as he moved the paper he was writing on to the side. ¡­ yeah. They have paper, but not cardboard. The inconsistencies. ¡°So that was everything? Can I go now?¡± I asked. ¡°Sorry, but there is one more thing.¡± Brandon said as I was about to leave. ¡°Now this isn¡¯t something for a report or anything and is just a personal request from me. Would you take Alice with you and make her strong?¡± ¡­ ¡­ Who are you and what have you done to Brandon? ¡°Are you feeling alright?¡± I asked him. ¡°Are you insulting me?¡± He responded. ¡°No. I just have no idea what you are doing. Why are you acting like this? Why would You entrust Alice to Me?¡± I asked, putting emphasis on some words. ¡°You never let her do anything. You barely even let her go outside the house, right. And now you want to let her go on an adventure. So, what happened? Why now? And why with me?¡± I asked. ¡­ ¡­ ¡°I know you are strong. I knew you were. Ever since you took down the wyverns, I knew. But I also know with power like thates trouble. But then what you did after the sprites came into consideration. With that, I know you will keep Alice safe, no matter what. And that is why I would like you to take her with you on your travels.¡± Brandon reasoned. ¡°I see. So that was the tipping point. I¡¯ll ept that. But what about Christina?¡± I asked. ¡°She has always wanted her children to be free to do what they want to do. And if you are worried about Alice, you should have realized that she loves you. She wants toe with you. I won¡¯t force you to love her, but I would like it if you could at least consider it.¡± Brandon said. ¡°... love isplicated.¡± I said. ¡°I know I like her. On some level.¡± But I don¡¯t love her like I loved Laura. ¡°Then you should give it time. Neither of you is under any rush to get married. But I trust you will keep her safe in that way as well. Until you eithermit to her or she finds someone else.¡± Brandon said. ¡°If that is what you want, I can do that. I¡¯ll take her with me and keep her safe.¡± I agreed. I might sacrifice some of my own freedom, but if that is the price I pay for Alice¡¯s freedom, I think it¡¯s worth it. ¡°Good. Thank you.¡± Brandon said. ¡­ ¡­ After a few more seconds of silence, I realized we were done and I got up to leave. ¡°Oh, and Brian.¡± Brandon called. I turned around to face him. ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°Good night.¡± He said. ¡°... Good night.¡± I responded and left the room. After I returned to my room, I had a quick bath and went to bed. CH.123 Waking up to a girl is better than an alarm clock CH.123 Waking up to a girl is better than an rm clock ¡°Brian, it¡¯s morning. Wake up.¡± I heard someone calling me as they shook me lightly. I instantly recognized their voice so I didn¡¯t even need to open my eyes to see who came to wake me up. I got up to a sitting position before opening my eyes. I was a bit afraid of punching her, but Laura helped me use telekinesis to confirm her location. ¡°Good morning, Alice.¡± I greeted her before opening my eyes. She was wearing her maid dress, again. I think thest time I saw her wear it was when she snuck into my room to sleep with me. ¡°... how did you know it was me? Before you even opened your eyes?¡± She asked. ¡°Your voice. It¡¯s not that difficult to recognize. And any of the maids would address me as Lord Brian.¡± I told her. ¡°Oh, I see. Then next time I¡¯ll try to change my voice.¡± Alice decided. Shouldn¡¯t you go ¡®Oh, so you know my voice that well?¡¯. Well then again, we are talking about Alice here. She might not have the tact for that. ¡°I think you should keep your voice as it is. Even if you can fool me with your voice, there are other things that will give you away.¡± I told her. Well, most of those things I will only notice after I open my eyes. ¡°... humph.¡± She pouted. ¡°You should at least make it seem like I got you.¡± ¡°Yeah, you are going to have to try harder than that.¡± I told her. ¡°So, when will breakfast be ready?¡± ¡°We still have some time.¡± Alice responded. ¡°Then perhaps you should change. I need to get ready as well.¡± I said. ¡°... fine. I will.¡± She said as she walked out of my room. ¡­ Well, I always say, waking up to a cute girl is 1000 times better than waking up to an rm clock.
As I was going through my morning routine, I decided to pull open my daily packs. I sacrificed most of my packs to Christina yesterday, so today they will be all for me. Well I might use a Machine Conversion Factory on Christina¡¯s Overdrive or something, but mostly they will be for me. Oh, yeah. There is also Upstart Goblin and Emblem of Dragon Destroyer. I should activate them as well. (Master, Emblem of Dragon Destroyer is still on cooldown so you cannot activate it yet.) Laura warned. (Is it? But it¡¯s the next day. Well, I guess I did wake up kind ofte yesterday.) I recalled. (Well, I should still use Upstart.) I pulled it out and said: ¡°Upstart Goblin,¡± to activate it. I looked as the ghostly goblin dropped 5 coins, all of them shining gold. 5 gold coins from Upstart? What are the chances of that? Well, I won¡¯t calcte that. At least not now. The packs are waiting. And as these ones are all for me, I can choose the sets. And I want some LoBY today. And maybe some Magic Ruler. And perhaps even some ming Eternity. With 14 tokens, I can open 5, 5 and 4 of each. Unless I get a Pot. Well, anyway. Let¡¯s begin.
Use a ¡®Pack token¡¯ to open 1 pack of ¡®Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon¡¯
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Spoiler LoBY 1 Yami, Ray & Temperature, Petit Angel ,Forest, Trial of Nightmare, Machine Conversion Factory, Root Water, Red-Eyes ck Dragon, me Ghost [copse] Got a Machine Conversion Factory and a spare Red-Eyes. That¡¯s a great start. Next. Spoiler LoBY 2 Dark Gray, Enchanting Mermaid, Turtle Tiger, Mountain, Petit Dragon, Armaill, M-Warrior #1, Uraby, Fissure [copse] ¡­ trash. Well, Fissure is somewhat nice, but I have like 4 or 5 of them already. Next. Spoiler LoBY 3 Mystical Sheep #2,Drooling Lizard, Dragon Treasure, Fireyarou, Larvas, Umi, Vile Germs, Sand Stone, Flower Wolf [copse] More Dragon Treasure. And the rest are basically useless. And I¡¯ve never actually used Dragon Treasure. Perhaps I should install one onto Blue-Eyes. Well then again, I can¡¯t really summon Blue-Eyes on a regr basis, so ¡­ I¡¯ll think about it. Next. Spoiler LoBY 4 Sogen,Violet Crystal,Nemuriko,One-Eyed Shield Dragon, Tripwire Beast, Uraby,Electro-Whip,Hitotsu-Me Giant,Charubin the Fire Knight [copse] Well, nothing here. (Correction. You didn¡¯t have Charubin the Fire Knight, so that could be considered something.) Laura said. (Well¡­ Yeah, I guess it is better than nothing.) I agreed. One more LoBY before I change sets. Spoiler LoBY 5 Mammoth Graveyard,Hitotsu-Me Giant,Armaill,Man Eater,Basic Insect, Hinotama,Laser Cannon Armor,Dark Hole,Reaper of the Cards [copse] Oh. A Dark Hole. That¡¯s not bad. But it is dangerous. I need to be extremely careful if I ever use it. Other than that, it¡¯s just meh. And that is why this set is so ¡­ strange. It has some of the best spells ever printed, but the monsters suck ass. Sorry about that, you all powerful normal monsters. Too bad I only got one Machine Conversion Factory from all of those packs. Well, one is better than none. And I suppose I can just send the Overdrive over to Christinater, now that we have that trade thingy. Well, now on towards the Magic Ruler.
Use a ¡®Pack token¡¯ to open 1 pack of ¡®Magic Ruler¡¯
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Spoiler MRL 1 House of Adhesive Tape,Kotodama,Metal Fish,Mystic sma Zone, Snake Fang,Dark Zebra,Rising Air Current,Senju of the Thousand Hands,Peacock [copse] sma Zone and Air Current. Always good to have plenty of those in stock. But what about Senju? I think I have some copies of it already, but I never really considered what it could do. If it can just get me more ritual monsters, it will massively boost the speed at which I can do the ritual challenge. I need to summon one at some point. Well, that can wait for now. Next. Spoiler MRL 2 Performance of Sword, Rising Air Current, Hungry Burger, Luminous Spark, Giant Turtle Who Feeds on mes, sh Assant, Commencement Dance, Mystic Tomato, Sonic Bird [copse] Extra copies of ritual monsters and attribute boosters. Tomato¡­ well I almost want to eat it in the burger. But Sonic Bird is more ritual support, so that is nice. It can help me get Ritual Spells. Even though generally the monsters are the bigger problem. Not a bad pack. Next. Spoiler MRL 3 Liquid Beast, Eternal Rest, Sonic Bird, High Tide Gyojin, Snake Fang, Metal Fish, Giant Turtle Who Feeds on mes, Flying Kamakiri #1, Ceremonial Bell [copse] Well, another Sonic Bird is something. But not that great. Next. Spoiler MRL 4 Toll, Chorus of Sanctuary,Eatgaboon, Luminous Spark,Liquid Beast, Fairy''s Hand Mirror,Eternal Rest,UFO Turtle,Final Destiny [copse] Chorus of Sanctuary is actually nice to have. Boosting the defense of my party with one card is useful, as I learned when dealing with the wyverns. UFO Turtle isn¡¯t terrible, but it¡¯s not nearly as good as it was in the card game. And Final Destiny is still not something I want to use. Next. Spoiler MRL 5 Crab Turtle,Hungry Burger,Peacock,Queen Bird,Ceremonial Bell,Kotodama,Horn of Light,Giant Rat,Eatgaboon [copse] Oh, I got the Crab Turtle. I think that is all of themon ritual monsters from this set. I mean there is Relinquished, but that thing is Ultra Rare in this set, so good luck in getting that. Well, Magic Ruler didn¡¯t do me dirty, but I was hoping for more. Perhaps I had too high expectations. For thest four packs, let¡¯s do some ming Eternity. I don¡¯t recall opening this pack previously, so this will be a first.
Use a ¡®Pack token¡¯ to open 1 pack of ¡®ming Eternity¡¯
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Spoiler FET 1 Fulfillment of the Contract,Centrifugal Field,Good Goblin Housekeeping,Firebird,Space Mambo, Catnipped Kitty,Divine Dragon Ragnarok,Re-Fusion,Brain Jacker [copse] Fulfillment of the Contract and Re-Fusion sound nice. They might see some use if a ritual or fusion monster were to fall in battle. Actually, would a person fused with a monster count as a fusion monster for Re-Fusion? I feel like they should. But then again, they would get banished after two hours, so I can¡¯t really do that. Then there is the Brain Jacker. It doesn¡¯t work on people, but I should be able to bring wild beasts under my control with it, so it¡¯s good. Sadly, Good Goblin Housekeeping doesn¡¯t give me any pack tokens. I can use it to turn pack tokens into reprint tokens and vice versa, but I like the amount of tokens I have at the moment. I guess the reprint packs do have more cards, so perhaps moving some tokens over wouldn¡¯t be a terrible idea. Next. Spoiler FET 2 Chu-Ske the Mouse Fighter,The Big March of Animals,The Dark - Hex-Sealed Fusion, The Earth - Hex-Sealed Fusion,Whirlwind Prodigy,me Ruler,de Rabbit,Elemental Burst,Meteor of Destruction [copse] Two different Hex-Sealed Fusions. That¡¯s not bad. They can fit into some fusion summons, so having them is not bad at all. Meteor of Destruction is, well, destructive. I¡¯m not sure if it is even safe to use. Next. Spoiler FET 3 Insect Knight,Good Goblin Housekeeping,Mecha-Dog Marron,Space Mambo,Chu-Ske the Mouse Fighter, Threatening Roar,Poison Fangs,Deck Devastation Virus,Spell Absorption [copse] Spell Absorption is nice. Deck Devastation Virus is not worth the risk of releasing a deadly virus. Poison Fangs might get installed at some point. And Insect Knight is a decent beater. But Threatening Roar though. That could be super good if I set it on myself and have an attack targeted at me be the activation condition. It should stun all who try to attack me for a short time. Well one more before the reprints. GO! Spoiler FET 4 Hand of Nephthys,Divine Dragon Ragnarok,Fulfillment of the Contract,Maji-Gire Panda,The Earth - Hex-Sealed Fusion, Rescue Cat,The Dark - Hex-Sealed Fusion,de Rabbit,Chiron the Mage [copse] Rescue Cat is cute and was used in some decks, but I don¡¯t think it¡¯s great for me. Hex-Sealed Fusions are still nice, even if these are second copies. And Chiron the Mage might be useful as well. In all honesty, ming Eternity didn¡¯t treat me too bad. Not amazing either, but good enough. Now the reprints. And that shall be Dark Beginning 1. Like always.
Use a ¡®Reprint token¡¯ to open 1 pack of ¡®Dark Beginning 1¡¯
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Spoiler DB1 1 Dust Tornado,Numinous Healer,Infinite Dismissal,Curse of the Masked Beast,Soul Release,Toon World,Grand Tiki Elder, Left Leg of the Forbidden One,Senju of the Thousand Hands,Electric Snake,Shining Abyss,Karate Man [copse] A repeat Exodia piece. Another Senju and Dust Tornado as well. Honestly, not that great. Everything is just ok. Well, one more try. Spoiler DB1 2 Jar of Greed,Type Zero Magic Crusher,Backup Soldier,Messenger of Peace,Polymerization,Polymerization,Nimble Momonga, Dancing Fairy,Bombardment Beetle,Right Arm of the Forbidden One, Invader of the Throne,Cure Mermaid [copse] Another repeat Exodia piece. Double Poly. Dancing Fairy is still good. I think Cure Mermaid should be as well, but I¡¯ve just never used it. Nimble Momonga isn¡¯t that bad either. But, there is also a Jar. And Jar means another reprint token. (I¡¯ll use the leftover sleeves from yesterday, so we only need 10 sacrifices.) Laura said to me. 5x Zombie Tiger, 4x Vilepawn Archfiend, Vile Germs (Thanks Laura.) I thanked her as I pulled out the Jar of Greed in a toploader.
Would you like to consume 1 ¡®toploader¡¯ ¡®Jar of Greed¡¯ to increase your daily Reprint tokens by 1?
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Yes, I want to do it.
Daily Reprint token number increased by 1. Total is now 3.
Perfect. Now I just need to open up one more pack. Let¡¯s go. Spoiler DB1 3 Gamble,Mirror Wall,DNA Surgery,Messenger of Peace, Gravekeeper''s Servant,Mystic sma Zone,Relinquished, Hysteric Fairy,Jinzo #7,Flying Kamakiri #1,sh Assant,Slot Machine [copse] Relinquished. That¡¯s nice. I don¡¯t think I have the ritual spell for it, but I can probably get the spell with Sonic Bird. I might actually be able to go all the way to the first reward of the ritual challenge with all the ritual support I have. Other than that, everything is just a repeat. Well, I still got a great set of cards today, so noining. I did the rest of my morning routine, before heading to the dining room for breakfast.
¡°Brian, wait for me.¡± I heard Alice call me just after I left my room. I stopped and turned around to see Alice running up to me. She was dressed in a simple green dress today. She must really like green as the dress she wore to our date was also green. Well, that one was a lot more detailed than this one, with all the embroidery. ¡°Good morning, Alice. Do you want to walk to the dining room together?¡± I asked her, acting as if she wasn¡¯t the one to wake me up. ¡°Yes, let¡¯s go together.¡± She responded. ¡°But why did you say good morning? Didn¡¯t you say that already?¡± ¡°Well, maid Alice and miss Alice should be two different people, so I thought I would say good morning again.¡± I told her in a quiet voice. ¡°You know, just in case someone is spying on us.¡± ¡°Oh, I see. But I don¡¯t think anyone would actually tell Father. Or notice the small inconsistency.¡± Alice said. ¡°Then I won¡¯t do it next time. Well, I probably will, but do you mind if I say good morning to you multiple times?¡± I asked. ¡°No. I like it.¡± Alice responded.
¡°Brian, do you have any ns for today?¡± Christina asked me during breakfast. ¡°Yes. I need to go see Lucia.¡± I answered. I haven¡¯t spoken with her in a few days, as I was in the dungeon. ¡°Can Ie with you?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Sure.¡± I answered. ¡°Yes! Another date with Brian.¡± Alice got excited. ¡°This is not a date.¡± I warned her. ¡°We are making travel ns, not going around shopping.¡± ¡°But we are going out together, so it¡¯s a date.¡± Alice reasoned. ¡°Well, if you want to call it a date. I just don¡¯t think it is one.¡± I told her. ¡°Should I change to a fancier outfit for our date?¡± Alice asked. ¡°It¡¯s not a date. It¡¯s adventuring business. So if you do change, make sure it¡¯s something easy to move in.¡± I told her. ¡°Sure. I¡¯ll do that then.¡± Alice responded. After that, we finished our breakfast in peace. CH.124 How a witch butchers a monster CH.124 How a witch butchers a monster ¡°Are you ready to go?¡± Alice asked when she came back from changing clothes. She was now wearing a navy top and dark green pants. Is green fabric just cheaper to make? She also had a leather jacket that almost looked like leather armor. Perhaps it was, but I¡¯m notpletely sure. She also had her treant staff in hand. ¡°Are you sure you want to bring your staff? If I learned anything about them, it is that they need time to grow before you use them. Won¡¯t it break?¡± I asked. ¡°I¡¯m not going to use it. I just brought it to look the part.¡± Alice said. ¡°Oh, good point. I should probably get a belt or something so I can carry my sword as well.¡± I said. ¡°You got yourself a sword?¡± Alice wondered. ¡°Yes. I made one with the dungeon while I was there.¡± I answered. ¡°Ah, I see. Could you show it to me?¡± She asked. ¡°Sure.¡± I responded as I opened my fanny pack to pull it out. The sword I have is an arming sword, with a total length of about 90cm (35.5 inch) and a de length of 70cm (27,5 inch), so it just fits into my fanny pack. After I got the sword out of my bag, I pulled it out of its sheath and showed it to Alice. ¡°This is it.¡± I said as I held the sword. ¡°It looks beautiful. Can I hold it?¡± She asked. ¡°Sure.¡± I carefully spun the sword around so I could hand it to her safely. ¡°Here you go.¡± ¡°Thanks.¡± She said as she received it. ¡°Can you hold this for a second?¡± She then said as she handed her staff over to me. ¡°Sure.¡± I said as I took it as a pawn for the sword. Alice held the sword and even swung it down a few times. ¡°This feels nice. Could you get me one like it?¡± She asked. ¡°I¡¯ll think about it.¡± I answered. ¡°But it is a little expensive, so perhapster.¡± I¡¯m not sure how expensive mithril swords really are, but judging by Christina¡¯s reaction, I would guess they are expensive. Like 100+ gold coins per sword expensive. Sure, I can just make them with the dungeon¡¯s power, but carrying around a sword that expensive might get some unwanted attention. I think I can handle it, but Alice could get into some serious trouble. Kidnappings and such. With ess to Pack Opener¡¯s collection, I can get out of basically anything, but Alice might actually be lost if she gets kidnapped. I don¡¯t have any cards to search for her. I think. Well then again, I might have. I think I have wolf-like monsters that might be able to sniff her out. Sadly, I don¡¯t think I have anything that will just teleport her to me. ¡­wait a second. Teleport? I have A Hero Emerges. And the spirits call me a hero. If that card is yed, would it summon me? Well, I don¡¯t have any skills that would make me a hero. I assume a hero would have the hero skill. I should still try it out. If it does work, I can leave a copy with Christina or Zayaan. That way they can call me if something like the behemoth attacks.
After Alice returned my sword and I handed her her staff back, we left the manor grounds and headed to the guild. I wanted to talk to Lua and at this time of day she is likely at the guild or out somewhere draining blood from boars. The guild building was almost empty. Well, then again, I suppose everyone is out working at this time of day. ¡°Miss Alice. Wee. You as well Brian.¡± A receptionist weed us. ¡°Good morning Krisha.¡± Alice responded. Krisha? Is that her name? I don¡¯t know if I have ever actually heard it. ¡°You know you could just call me Kris.¡± Krisha responded to Alice. ¡°And you don¡¯t need to call me Miss.¡± Alice said. ¡°Yes I do. You are the lord''s daughter.¡± Kris said. ¡°Now, what can I do for you?¡± ¡°We are looking for Lucia. Could you tell us where she is?¡± I asked. ¡°Lucia? I believe she headed to the east today. She should be somewhere there.¡± Kris answered. ¡°Thanks. We¡¯ll head that way then.¡± I told her. ¡°Are you sure you don¡¯t want to look at some jobs first? You haven¡¯t done any official work since you joined.¡± Kris asked. ¡°Is there something worth doing avable?¡± I asked. ¡°... well, I suppose not. There is a request for escorts from Bakpany, but I¡¯m not sure you would want to do it.¡± Kris said. ¡°My point exactly. But don¡¯t worry. We¡¯ll actually do some stuff when we move to arger town.¡± I told her. ¡°If you are traveling anyway, perhaps the escort quest is perfect for you. It¡¯s to Sawyer city and the leaving date is still open, as no one has taken it.¡± Kris said. ¡°I¡¯ll think about it.¡± I answered, before leaving with Alice. I guess there is no harm in doing it, but if we go with a convoy, I can¡¯t really use my OP summons to move us faster. That means no flying with Gradius and no driving with Overdrive. Actually, Overdrive might be usable. It might also keep bandits away. Who would want to attack an armored carriage with a big gun?
¡°Do you want to pick up some lunch before we go there?¡± I asked Alice. ¡°Oh. Yes. Let¡¯s do that.¡± Alice responded after she realized we had no food with us. ¡°Then to Uncle Sam¡¯s. He has some great food.¡± I said as I led Alice to the stall. We picked up two burritos for each of us. I paid for it with a small silver coin and got a copper coin as change. Then we headed to east gate.
After we got past the guard at the east gate, (he wasn¡¯t fully on board with letting Alice outside the walls, but he did after I told him we had permission form Brandon), it didn¡¯t take us long to spot Lua. Well, more like we spotted everyone else. She was with a group of around 20 adventurers. They seem to be butchering boars. Some of the adventurers that weren¡¯t actively doing something stared at the two of us as we walked up to them. I saw Lua draining blood from a boar so I didn¡¯t want to interrupt her, so I just stood around with Alice. Well that was the n until a young adventurer came up to us and spoke to me. ¡°Hello Brian. Will you let us train again today?¡± Kurt asked. Kurt was the kid that once got his hand burned by my Dark Magician card. Well, it wasn¡¯t really because of the card. The real culprit was the little shithole that was with him. Kevin¡¯s son. What was his name again? (I believe it was Len.) Laura informed me. (Believe? You don¡¯t know it for sure?) (We only heard it from a secondary source once, so cannot fully confirm it.) Laura said. ¡°Hi Kurt. I¡¯m not sure yet. But I think there is a chance for it.¡± I told him. ¡°Oh. You remember my name. I¡¯m honored.¡± Kurt said. ¡°Is it really that big of a deal?¡± I asked. ¡°Having a C-ranker like you remember my name is always an honor. It proves that I¡¯ve made an impression on you.¡± Kurt said. ¡°Sadly, it¡¯s not the greatest impression.¡± I t out told him. ¡°... I see. So you just remember me as a crying loser.¡± He hung his head down. ¡°Well, sadly that is the truth. But then again, it isn¡¯t exactly your fault that it happened. Actually, where is that little shitter?¡± I asked. ¡°I don¡¯t know. We haven¡¯t really seen him at the guild. Some say he left town with his father, but others say he is just not leaving his house.¡± Kurt said. ¡°I see. Well, as long as he is no longer causing trouble it should be fine.¡± I said. ¡°Well, it¡¯s not like he always causes trouble. If he did, he would have been kicked out of the guild.¡± Kurt said. ¡°Ah, of course the guild would handle it. Well, as long as he is no longer causing trouble for you and your friends.¡± ¡°Yes. We are doing fine. Thank you. We are getting the money together so we can buy good weapons to explore the dungeon with.¡± He said. ¡°Oh, is the guild spreading information about it already?¡± I asked. ¡°Well not officially, but there are plenty of rumors. Some even have dungeon cards, so there is proof.¡± Kurt said. ¡°Oh, I see. Well, when you do go there, be careful. I don¡¯t want you dying.¡± I warned him. I almost added ¡®in my dungeon¡¯, but managed to keep it in my mouth. ¡°Yes. We¡¯ll be careful.¡± He responded.
After my little chat with Kurt, I made my way over to Lua who had finished the boars she had been working on. ¡°Hey Lua. Do you have time to talk?¡± I asked her. ¡°Oh, Brian. And Miss Alice as well. You didn¡¯t need toe all the way here just to talk to me. You could have sent a summon to the guild.¡± Lua said. ¡°Isn¡¯t that a little much? It¡¯s not like this is official business or something.¡± I responded. ¡°Well I¡¯m still just an adventurer, so to have a daughter of a noble and a dungeon foundere to me feels a bit strange.¡± Lua reasoned. ¡°Well then just say we are also adventurers. And we actually are, so.¡± I said. ¡°Adventurers or not, it doesn¡¯t change the other part.¡± Lua said. ¡°Perhaps. I was just trying to make it easier for you.¡± I said. ¡°But let¡¯s get back on track. Are you done here or¡­?¡± ¡°Mostly. I still have to butcher my own boar.¡± Lua said. ¡°You have one for yourself?¡± ¡°Well even if I work as a blood drainer, I can still butcher them as well. And extra money is never really a bad thing. We do need travel money.¡± Lua said. ¡°I suppose that is true. I do have some money, but I¡¯m not sure how long it willst.¡± I responded. I do have something like 70 gold coins and I also have my daily use Upstart, so it might be fine, but more money wouldn¡¯t be terrible. ¡°Could you teach me how it¡¯s done?¡± Alice joined our conversation. She had kept quiet since we got outside the town walls, so I was a little worried about her. ¡°How what is done?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Butchering. You said you were going to butcher a boar. Could you teach me?¡± Alice requested. ¡°Oh that. Sure I can teach you. What about you Brian? Do you want to learn as well?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Sure, if you are teaching us anyway.¡± I responded. I do have some experience from the time I went hunting with my grandpa, but that was mainly the beginning parts like blood draining. He didn¡¯t actually let me do the delicate work like skinning, as that could easily damage the hide.
¡°And that is how it¡¯s done.¡± Lua said as she collected the pieces of the boar. ¡­ yeah. We can¡¯t learn anything from that. No way. Lua had used water magic to quickly cut apart the boar. Learning from that would be like trying to learn how to y a game from a world record speedrun. There is no way we could get anything out of it. Well, that is what I would like to think, but Alice was busy writing things down into a notebook. Where does she hold that thing? ¡°Can you exin the spell you used?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Oh, it¡¯s just my own mix of water control and water cutter. It¡¯s somewhat difficult to control, so I wouldn¡¯t rmend it.¡± Lua answered. ¡°Then why did you use it in a demonstration?¡± I asked. ¡°... because that is how I always do it. Rico was the one to usually do it with a knife, so I never learned that way. I only ever did it with magic.¡± Lua answered. ¡°I see. I¡¯m sorry.¡± I apologized for bringing up memories of the deceased. ¡°Why are you apologizing?¡± Alice wondered. ¡°And I thought it was a perfect show of how magician butchers a monster. I wonder if Mana could teach me a spell I could use to do that.¡± ¡°She probably can.¡± Imented. ¡°And if she can''t, Dark Sage definitely should be able to.¡± ¡°Sage? Can you really summon a sage?¡± Lua asked. ¡°... yes. Didn¡¯t you know about it?¡± I responded. I feel like she should know about Dark Sage, but then again, I don¡¯t think I¡¯ve summoned him in front of anyone. ¡°Brian. You need to stop summoning impossible things. You just break reality if you keep doing it.¡± Luained. ¡°Then I should just reject your reality and substitute my own.¡± I quoted a line. I know it originates from an old ass movie, but I know it from a TV show. And that one abridged series. ¡°Are you saying you are going to be a God? Because only God may decide such things.¡± Lua said. ¡°... I don¡¯t know. Probably not.¡± I answered as I thought about some Yugioh cards. The Egyptian Gods, the Sacred Beasts, the Nordic Gods. I guess there is also the Numeron Dragon and Numeron Network. All Gods, or beings with Godlike power. If I ever got one of them, wouldn¡¯t that make me basically a God? Or at least someone who canmand a God? Even Exodia was a Godlike being, before he was sealed away and broken into the five pieces. ¡°Probably? Wouldn¡¯t that mean you think it is actually possible?¡± Lua caught onto my word choice. ¡°It¡¯s impossible, isn¡¯t it?¡± Alicemented. ¡°No person can be a God. Even in the legends of the hero, there was no such thing.¡± ¡°She is right, you know.¡± I added. ¡°Even if I can summon monsters that are out of the norm, Gods are way above the level of simple monsters.¡± ¡°Well, I suppose that is true.¡± Lua gave in. ¡°But Brian, if you do be a God, could you promise to cure all the dhampir? A God can do something like that, right?¡± ¡°You should know I don¡¯t need to be a God to do something like that.¡± I said back. With Vampire Lord by my side, and even Vampire Genesis, I am more than capable of dealing with the curse. Well, it will take some time, but still. ¡°Oh, I know that. But still.¡± Lua said. ¡°Fine. If I somehow be a God, I promise I¡¯ll take good care of all the dhampir in the world.¡± I made my promise. I don¡¯t know if I can actually do it, but I¡¯ll try. Well then again, I don¡¯t really n on bing a God. Being able to summon one is more than enough. CH.125 Sonic Bird and Relinquished CH.125 Sonic Bird and Relinquished ¡°Can we head back to town now?¡± Lua asked. ¡°I still need to drop off the boar meat.¡± ¡°Well, I did have some experiments in mind, but I can run them at a different time.¡± I answered. ¡°I¡¯m fine with going back as well.¡± Alice added. ¡°Experiments? What kind?¡± Lua asked. ¡°You know, just trying out a few cards.¡± I told her. Mainly some of the ritual support, test fly Gradius, test if A Hero Emerges can be used to summon me and perhaps even perform a few fusion summons. ¡°Then let¡¯s do that first.¡± Lua said. ¡°I want to see.¡± ¡°They might take some time, so I think we should take the meat into town first. I don¡¯t want it spoiling or something.¡± I told her. ¡°Well, I suppose that¡¯s true. If it goes bad, I won¡¯t get much money for it. Not that it will go bad that quickly. So a quick stop to Moon¡¯s ce and then we can get right back here.¡± Lua said. Oh. We are heading to the moon? Better get Gradius out here. Well, not really. I know it¡¯s probably just someone named Moon.
We followed Lua back to town and entered a specific shop. It had a small circr sign out front that looked like a moon with a boar drawn on it. A real Moon shop. Well, perhaps not, but it does sound fun. A moon shop. We can sell you the moon. Or perhaps a ticket to the moon. ¡°Mrs. Moon. Are you here?¡± Lua called after we walked in and didn¡¯t see anyone. ¡°Yes, yes. I¡¯ll be there in a minute.¡± We heard a woman¡¯s voice call from somewhere. ¡°So is this the shop you usually sell your meat to?¡± I asked. This was clearly a butcher shop. There were different storage containers that kind of looked like fridges all over the room. Some of them even had a ss door so I could see the meat inside. They also had an ice department at the top, so I guess they used ice to stay cool. Actually, that one doesn¡¯t have any ice. So perhaps only some of them use ice and others use magic of some kind. Perhaps they are another product that originates from a dungeon, and the ones with ice are man-made knockoffs. ¡°Yes. Mrs. Moon has a great eye for quality meat and she became our first regr customer. She is actually the one that began calling us Prime Rib.¡± Lua exined. ¡°Oh, so you have a long history with her.¡± I deduced. ¡°I hope she can manage after you leave town.¡± I added. ¡°Well, I¡¯m sure she can¡­¡± Lua began to say, but stopped when an elderdy walked into the room. I think I recognize her. I¡¯m decently sure she was at the guild when we had the funeral fire. So I failed saving someone important to her as well. ¡°Oh, it¡¯s little Lua. Here to deliver today¡¯s meat?¡± Thedy asked. ¡°Well, that does tend to be my reason foring here these days.¡± Lua answered. ¡°Well, I suppose I coulde and enjoy a cup of tea before I leave if that is fine.¡± ¡°Oh. You drink tea? I thought you only enjoyed the contents of your sk.¡± Mrs. Moon said. ¡°Well, I went through a growth spurt, so I do enjoy other things nowadays.¡± Lua said. Oh. So she is already getting used to foods other than blood. That¡¯s great to hear. I was afraid it would take her a long time. ¡°I see. I see. Well, I¡¯m happy that my little student is growing up.¡± She said to Lua. Student? As in, Lua studied under Mrs. Moon? ¡­ but then again, all that ice was likely made with magic. And Lua uses water magic. Perhaps she really could be Lua¡¯s teacher. Now I just want to know why she is running a butcher shop instead of a magic school. If she can make someone like Lua into a recognized witch, she could likely teach anyone. Well, then again, I¡¯m not sure how good of a student Lua is. And perhaps this butcher¡¯s shop was a way to get blood for Lua, before she could hunt monsters on her own. Yeah. That sounds correct. Lock that in until I hear the truth. ¡°I would love to stay and chat for longer, but I do have ns, so can we get this transaction over with?¡± Lua asked. She didn¡¯t say it in a malicious or aggravated tone, so I assume she said it on our behalf, as she doesn¡¯t want to waste our time. ¡°Yes. Yes. I shouldn¡¯t waste the time of a noble or a hero.¡± Mrs. Moon said. ¡°Hero?¡± I asked. ¡°I don¡¯t think I ssify as one.¡± ¡°Oh, but you do my boy. You do. No one ever epts it at first, but you will see. You are a hero.¡± She said. ¡°If I really was a hero, you wouldn¡¯t have had to go through the pain of losing someone. I¡¯m sorry.¡± I said to her as I walked out of the store, leaving Alice and Lua behind.
¡°FUCK!¡± I let out as I punched a wall of the building next to the butcher¡¯s shop. It didn¡¯t hurt my fist at all, but I did leave a small dent in the wall. This fucking sucks. Another one I couldn¡¯t help. Who was she there for? Not Rico, most likely. She wasn¡¯t standing next to Mario, after all. One of the Bak personnel? Well, one of them was in his mid-tote twenties, so that would fit. The other one was an older man, so if it was him, that would be her husband. And having a husband working in a tradingpany would be advantageous for a butcher. ¡­ Next time, I¡¯ll have all the copies of Monster Reborn I can use. Even if I have to open up just Legend of Blue-Eyes for the next year, I will get enough copies to save everyone.
¡°Brian. Are you feeling alright?¡± Lua asked. I didn¡¯t even notice that she came out of the store. ¡°Who was it?¡± I asked Lua. If thatdy really is her teacher, she should know. ¡°Who was what?¡± She asked. ¡°Who did she lose? She was at the funeral fire, wasn¡¯t she? That means one of the people was rted to her. Who was it?¡± I asked. ¡°... do you really want to know?¡± Lua confirmed. ¡°I wouldn¡¯t ask if I didn¡¯t, would I?¡± ¡°His name was Mesk. He was one of the guards that came with us when we founded the dungeon.¡± Lua answered in a way I could understand. ¡­ so that¡¯s who she lost. ¡°Come on. We should go. Miss Alice is waiting for us.¡± Lua said as she pulled me by my arm. Before she did, I left arge silver coin in the dent I made in the wall. I hope the owner of that building can forgive me for denting his wall.
Lua dragged me all the way back to the fields outside of the walls. Alice also came with us, but she did look a bit jealous that Lua got to hold my hand on the way. ¡°Okay Brian. Let¡¯s do the experiments now. That is how you prevent that from happening in the future, right?¡± Lua¡¯sment got my head back on straight. Yeah. She is correct. If I don¡¯t do anything, nothing will change. Better just to try, try, try again. ¡°Yes. Let¡¯s just do it. It¡¯s not like I¡¯ll lose anything if I try.¡± I decided. Let¡¯s start with the thing Mrs. Moon brought up. A Hero Emerges.
I ended up tossing some LoBY cards that I had for the toploader for A Hero Emerges. As well as some other stuff. 4x Dragon Treasure, 4x Uraby, 4x People Running About, 2x Armaill, 2x Lesser Dragon, 3x Yami, 3x Fireyarou, 3x Power of Kaishin. I¡¯ll get all the LoBY things back anyway while trying to pull extra copies of Monster Reborns anyway. ¡°Here. Hold onto this and activate it after I take some distance.¡± I told Lua as I handed the card over to her. I wanted to take a bit of distance between us, so I would see if it actually worked. She read the card, before she said: ¡°Brian, just because she called you a hero, won¡¯t mean this card will work.¡± ¡°I know. But that¡¯s not why. The real reason is the water spirit. Remember what she called me?¡± I asked. ¡°Oh. I almost forgot about that.¡± Lua said. ¡°I suppose so. But then again, it did say ¡®heroes¡¯, so.¡± ¡°Well perhaps I should have Alice use the card instead.¡± I said. ¡°No. I¡¯ll use it.¡± Lua said. ¡°Thanks.¡± I said as I walked about 100 meters away from Lua and Alice.
¡°A Hero Emerges.¡± I barely heard Lua as she activated the card. I was expecting teleportation to happen and waited. And waited. But nothing. The card didn¡¯t react at all. I then looked as Lua and Alice talked for a second, before Lua handed the card over to Alice and Alice tried to activate it as well. But again, nothing happened. I guess I really am no hero. I walked back up to the girls. ¡°It didn¡¯t work.¡± Alice said. ¡°Yes. It didn¡¯t react at all.¡± Lua added. ¡°I almost expected that. I¡¯m no hero after all.¡± I said. ¡°I¡¯m not sure that¡¯s it. This card does say something about being in danger, so perhaps it can only be activated in times of great peril.¡± Lua reasoned. ¡°... Well, I still doubt if it would even activate. And even if it did, it wouldn¡¯t summon me.¡± I said. ¡°Well, at least the next thing should work.¡±
¡°Sonic Bird.¡± I summoned a monster. I didn¡¯t bother putting a sleeve or toploader on it, as I have 4 copies (well now 3) of it, so I can just put a sleeve on a remaining copy if its effect is really worth it. A card appeared in the air and arge bird flew out of it. It wasn¡¯t huge like The Roc was, but still over one meter in length. The birdnded in front of me and let out a ¡°caw¡±. (Master. Show it a ritual monster and it will bring out the ritual spell for it.) Laura instructed. Ah. Sure. I opened my collection and checked my ritual monsters. Crab Turtle, Hungry Burger, Performance of Sword and Relinquished. The only one I don¡¯t have the ritual spell for is Relinquished, so I pulled it out and showed it to Sonic Bird. I guess I could use Contract with the Abyss to summon it, but might as well get the proper ritual spell when I have the chance. And with contract, I need to tribute monsters that exactly equal the level of the monster summoned, whereas with ck Illusion Ritual I can tribute any monster with a level of 1 or higher. After taking a good look at the ritual monster in my hand, Sonic Bird flew into the sky before elerating quickly, almost like it was trying to enter light speed or something. ¡°Um, Brian.¡± Alice got my attention. ¡°Where did you send that monster? And how did it disappear like that?¡± ¡°I¡¯m actually not sure. I think it went somewhere to get a card for me, but I¡¯m not sure where it went.¡± I responded. Just after that, Sonic Bird returned. Again, it looked like it slowed down from a speed that exceeds my ability to see. Or perhaps it came from a different dimension. ¡°Oh. It came back.¡± Alice said when she saw the bird. Then Sonic Bird once againnded before me. Opening its beak, I saw the card it held in its mouth. I pulled it out and looked at the pristine copy of ck Illusion Ritual. So it really brought me one. Nice. Spoiler [Yes. The picture has a different set code. Just ignore that. It¡¯s a good quality scan so I used it for the picture.] [copse] The card number for it seems to be SDP-038. I¡¯m not positive on that as I don¡¯t remember all of the set codes, but I think this would be from Starter Deck: Pegasus. Probably. ¡°It really brought you a card. I didn¡¯t know your monsters could do that.¡± Alice said. ¡°Well, I wasn¡¯tpletely sure it would work either. But apparently it did.¡± Imented. ¡°It¡¯s an impressive monster.¡± Lua added. ¡°It can fly at such high speeds that you can¡¯t even follow it with your eyes. It could easily do a surprise attack on someone and they couldn¡¯t counter it at all.¡± ¡°Yeah, but it would most likely die in the attack. Kamikaze attacks aren¡¯t that great for the person, or monster, performing them.¡± I added. ¡°Well, what about the card it brought you? What can you do with it?¡± Alice asked. ¡°How about I just show you?¡± I should probably use Sonic Bird better anyway, as I didn¡¯t put a sleeve on it, so I¡¯ll lose the card anyway after its time is up. So I can just use it as a sacrifice for the ritual. ¡°Yes. Please do.¡± Alice said. I already had both the ritual spell and the ritual monster in my hands, so nothing left to it but to perform the ritual. ¡°I activate ck Illusion Ritual. I tribute my Sonic Bird so that I can ritual summon Relinquished.¡± I said to perform the ritual summoning. The blue card of Relinquished appeared on the ground under Sonic Bird. Then Sonic Bird burst into blue mes, filling the card with more blue looking energy. After the card seemed to almost overflow with energy, Relinquished finally rose out of it. Perhaps using an overleveled sacrifice for the ritual caused the overflow. I should probably not do that in the future, even though it seemed to work this time. ¡°Iik.¡± I heard Alice scream a little. I can¡¯t me her too much. Relinquished is not the most pleasing monster to look at. ¡°Hey Brian. Are you sure this thing is safe to summon? Like at all? It looks like it came straight out of nightmares.¡± Luamented. ¡°I think it is. I think.¡± I responded. The blue base color skin, covered in white, or perhaps more so a beige color veins was not the only terrifying thing about Relinquished. It also had a giant gaping maw in its lower body and its eye was at the end of a ¡­appendage. I think the ¡®it looks like it came from a nightmare¡¯ analogy is correct. ¡­ yeah. I¡¯ll just unsummon you now, thank you very much. I don¡¯t want to look at you if I don¡¯t have to. I then took the now sleeved card of Relinquished and hid him in the depths of my collection. I hope I never have to pull it out again. Well, if I ever get Thousand-Eyes Restrict I¡¯ll have to pull him out again. ¡°Thanks for getting rid of it.¡± Alice said after she collected herself. ¡°Yeah. No problem. Let¡¯s summon some more family friendly ritual and fusion monsters next.¡± I decided. CH.126 Senju and Paladin CH.126 Senju and Pdin ¡°Are you really going to summon more monsters? May I ask you why? What¡¯s the point? It¡¯s not like there are monsters to fight.¡± Lua asked. ¡°It¡¯s to improve my skill. By summoning different monsters, my skill will grow.¡± I told her. It¡¯s not exactly the entire truth, but at the same time it is close enough. ¡°Ah, so it¡¯s just to gain experience with the skill. That makes sense.¡± Luamented. ¡°Brian, if I summon different monsters, will my Card Summoner level up?¡± Alice asked. ¡°I¡¯m not sure. Christina did level up hers while we were in the dungeon, but I¡¯m not sure why.¡± I told the two of them. ¡°When did Mother even get the skill?¡± Alice asked. ¡°When I named her the dungeon master.¡± I answered. ¡°Then she fought some monsters in the dungeon and the skill leveled up.¡± ¡°Theva golem, right?¡± Alice confirmed. ¡°That exactly.¡± I answered. ¡°Lava golem? Do monsters of such rank show up in the dungeon?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Well, one did. But I think it might have been an abnormality to test Christina¡¯s capabilities.¡± I exined. ¡°Oh, there was that sword-horn bull as well. And that thing was A-rank.¡± I added. ¡°A-rank? What did you do with it? Don¡¯t tell me. You didn¡¯t fight it, did you?¡± Lua asked. ¡°...I¡¯m not sure I would call it a fight.¡± I admitted. ¡°Good. Even you would run away from something that strong.¡± Lua said. ¡°... No. I took it down. But it wasn¡¯t a fight. I just ¡­ used it as a test subject and then let my strongest monster loose on it.¡± I told her. ¡°... Brian, can you stop?¡± Lua asked. ¡°No. Can¡¯t do that.¡± I don¡¯t even need to ask what I have to stop. But really? Why do you underestimate me at this point? You know I can summon dragons, so why couldn¡¯t I fight against an A-rank monster? ¡°Brian, this strongest monster, can you show it to me?¡± Alice requested. ¡°As in show you the card? Or summon it here?¡± I asked. ¡°Summon it.¡± She answered. ¡°Yeah. No.¡± I said. ¡°It¡¯s way toorge and people would likely assume it is the lesser behemoth or something. I¡¯ll only summon it away from people or in an emergency.¡± ¡°Howrge is it then?¡± Alice asked. I pulled out the card for Master of Oz and showed it to her. ¡°Well, this is what it looks like and it stands about 18 meters tall. Its head almost hit the ceiling in the dungeon.¡± I told her. ¡°But that shouldn¡¯t fit in the dungeon, right? Those rooms weren¡¯t even 10 meters tall.¡± Luamented. ¡°Apparently the dungeon is still growing. And it is growing fast.¡± I told her. ¡°It still shouldn¡¯t grow that quickly.¡± Lua said. ¡°Well, then again, I¡¯m not an expert on dungeons or anything. That speed just sounds abnormal.¡± ¡°Perhaps it is.¡± I said as I realized that without my cards there is no way a dungeon would grow that quickly.
¡°Now then. Back to the mission, I guess it would be a challenge, on hand.¡± I said to get myself to the right headspace. ¡°What are you summoning next?¡± Alice asked. ¡°I¡¯ll just summon another ritual monster. Well, thises first.¡± I said as I pulled out the next ritual support monster. Like with Sonic Bird, I had 4 copies of this card so I didn¡¯t bother making a sleeve for it. If I like it enough, I¡¯ll make a sleeve for a different copy. ¡°Senju of the Thousand Hands.¡± Spoiler [copse] A somewhat feminine statue with about 20 arms appeared. A little short of one thousand, but still impressive. ¡°MASTER. I. AM. HONORED. THAT. YOU. HAVE. SUMMONED. ME.¡± The statue spoke in a synthesizer-like voice. ¡°PLEASE. SHOW. ME. THE. RITUAL. SPELL. YOU. WISH. TO. HAVE. A. MONSTER. FOR.¡± The way she¡­ is it a she? Well, I¡¯ll just say she. Her face looks more feminine than masculine. Well, anyway. The way she speaks could get old fast. But I¡¯ll tolerate it if I get some monsters out of it. She was asking for a ritual spell. So Sonic Bird can bring me the ritual spell if I have the monster and Senju can bring me the ritual monster if I have the spell. And if I had to guess, I would say Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands should be able to do either. I checked my collection for ritual spells I had that I didn¡¯t have the monster for. I have Earth Chant and Contract with the Abyss, but they don¡¯t name a monster, so they most likely won¡¯t work. Curse of the Masked Beast would get me The Masked Beast and Contract with the Dark Master would get me Dark Master - Zorc. Both strong monsters, but slightly too fiendish to not be potential nightmare fuel. Thankfully, I had one more option, so I pulled it out and presented it to the 20 armed statue. ¡°WHITE. DRAGON. RITUAL. I. SEE. I. SHALL. MAKE. YOU. THE. MONSTER. YOU. WISH. FOR. MASTER.¡± The statue said before getting to work. After saying that, the 20 arms of the statue came together to form a ball of light. Then all of its arms moved in unison, like they were building something. And then even more arms appeared. The new arms were ones made of light, and joined in with the metal arms to poke and prod at the ball of light. ¡°Brian. That statue? What do you think it''s made of?¡± Lua asked. ¡°How should I know? I think it¡¯s bronze, but I¡¯m not sure.¡± I told her. ¡°Why do you ask?¡± ¡°It just has a strange luster. I¡¯m not actually sure it is bronze.¡± Lua said. ¡°What else would it be? There is no way it¡¯s some super rare magical metal. It¡¯s not that strong.¡± I told her. ¡°Well, probably not, but consider what it is doing. It is making something out of nothing. That is not easy.¡± Lua said. ¡°Well, you do something simr with water magic, so it¡¯s not that strange.¡± I told her. ¡°But water is different. Water exists everywhere and I just pull it to me.¡± Lua said. ¡°Yeah, no you don¡¯t. Well maybe. But at the same time, just no. The amount of water just floating around in the air is miniscule. There is no way you can gather that and do something like filling up a bathtub. You create new water with magic. Or, teleport it from somewhere or something.¡± I told her. I¡¯ve seen that video about Pokemon Evolution, where they spoke about how much water vapor is in the air. You can¡¯t use that for anything more than tiny icicles. Spoiler For those that want to watch the referenced video, here it is. [copse] ¡°... is the water magic I use somehow wrong then?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Probably not. I think it¡¯s more that you don¡¯t fully understand it. In all honesty, I can¡¯t really say as I don¡¯t know enough myself. But I know you can¡¯t just collect water vapor from the air around you to fill up a bathtub. That would never work.¡± I told her. ¡°It could be teleported to you. It could be the spirits doing it. It could be God for all I know, but it is not water vapor.¡± ¡°Oh. I see. Perhaps I should research this. Maybe I can get myself approved as a great witch or even a sage if I do.¡± Lua murmured. ¡°Be careful of taking on too manyrge tasks.¡± I warned her. ¡°Bing a sage and a doctor, while also curing the dhampirs¡¯ blood curse. That¡¯s a lot of things to be doing at once.¡± ¡°Yes. I¡¯ll take my time.¡± Lua said.
¡°MASTER. I. FINISHED. YOUR. CARD.¡± Senju said as her arms of light disappeared and the ball of light she was working on dimmed down and revealed a card. I walked up to the statue and received the card. I looked it over and it looked like a perfectly good copy of Pdin of White Dragon. Its card code is SKE-024, so it¡¯s from Starter Deck: Kaiba Evolution. ¡°Thank you, Senju. Do you mind if I tribute you to activate the ritual?¡± I asked the monster, as I could actuallymunicate with it. ¡°YES. PLEASE. USE. ME. FULLY. IT. WOULD. BE. A. WASTE. OTHERWISE.¡± Senju responded. ¡°Sorry and thank you. You did well.¡± I said to my statue. ¡°Now then. I activate White Dragon Ritual. I tribute Senju of the Thousand Hands to ritual summon Pdin of White Dragon.¡± As I activated the ritual spell, the blue card with a ring around it appeared. Senju then broke apart into four blue mes, lighting up the ring around the card. As that happened, I saw Senju¡¯s card break apart and form a sleeve around Pdin of White Dragon. After the ritual hadpleted, my ritual monster came from the card. A white dragon with a dragon rider. ¡°Master. What do you need me for?¡± Pdin asked. I looked at pdin on his dragon. He wore a good looking set of armor. If I was alone, I would probably analyze it, so I could remake itter. But I have Lua and Alice with me, so let¡¯s not. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, but¡­¡± I was about to apologize for not having anything for him to do, but Alice interrupted me. ¡°Brian. Can he take me for a flight?¡± Alice asked. ¡°.. flight? I suppose so. What do you think, Pdin? Does that dragon have space for ady?¡± I asked. ¡°I would prefer not to, if possible.¡± Pdin answered. ¡°Well, I won¡¯t force you. But that also means I have nothing for you to do.¡± I told him. ¡°Are you certain? I can use my final ability for you.¡± He offered. ¡°Final?¡± I wondered, before I realized what he was talking about. ¡°Of course. YES! Please do it!¡± I got excited when I realized what that effect does. ¡°As you wish, Master.¡± Pdin said before taking flight. He flew up into the sky, before being enveloped in a bright light. The card on my duel disk also had a simr light around it. ¡°Brian, what is he doing?¡± Alice asked. ¡°You¡¯ll see.¡± I said as I looked on in excitement. ¡°Is it safe?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Yes.¡± I answered. ¡°That is also quite bright. Are you sure we won¡¯t get any unwanted attention?¡± Lua asked next. ¡­ unwanted attention? ¡­ oops. This one''s on me.
[Alice POV] ROAR! I looked at the white dragon as it let out a roar. Is this the white dragon Brian has? The one I¡¯ve heard about. It should be, right. But why did the dragon rider turn into this dragon? The dragon was, in a word, majestic. It looked like the descriptions of heavenly dragons in my books. The white scales shining in the sunlight. Therge wings that carried it across the sky. The piercing blue eyes that looked like they could see everything. ¡°BRIAN! What are you doing? Unsummon that dragon, Now!¡± Lucia was yelling at Brian. ¡°Yeah, I probably should.¡± Brian agreed. ¡°Why? It¡¯s not harming anyone.¡± I wondered. ¡°It¡¯s arge dragon and we are right next to town.¡± Lucia said. ¡°It will cause mass panic.¡± ¡°... will it really? But it¡¯s so beautiful. Why would anyone panic seeing something like that?¡± Alice asked. ¡°You need somemon sense. Badly.¡± Lucia told me. ¡°Like more than Brian, and that is really something.¡± ¡°... humph.¡± I turned my head. It¡¯s not my fault. Father never let me outside before, so all my knowledgees from books. And in books, heavenly dragons are never evil. Brian ended up unsummoning the dragon before it got to do anything. I really want to ride that dragon. Perhaps Brian will take me when we are farther away from town.
[Brian POV] I looked at my new Blue-Eyes. I¡¯m super happy to have a second one, even if they are a little too situational. Sadly, I had lost my Pdin of White Dragon, but my new Blue-Eyes did inherit the sleeve from Pdin. Had I thought about this a bit more, I could have made a toploader for Pdin, and then I could have mass produced Blue-Eyes White Dragons. Well, I suppose my ownck of forethought made sure I couldn¡¯t do that. My new Blue-Eyes had a different artwork from my other. The other one I have has the ¡®ssic¡¯ anime art style, but the new one has the Blue-Eyes standing in front of the artwork. Spoiler
The OG The one
[copse] It also had the card code JMP-001, which means it is a Shonen Jump promo. I wonder if I¡¯ll ever get them to my promo trade-in. ¡°I think we have to call it a day here. We need to head back into town and tell people that the dragon was my fault.¡± I told the two girls. ¡°Yes. We¡¯d better.¡± Lua agreed with me. ¡°But I didn¡¯t even get to summon anything.¡± Alice said. ¡°Yeah. But you summon Mana almost every day anyway, so why do youin about it?¡± I asked her. ¡°I wanted something new.¡± Alice said. ¡°Stop acting like a toddler that wants a new toy.¡± Lua said. ¡°I¡¯m not a toddler!¡± Alice yelled at her. ¡°Well you do sometimes act like one.¡± I agreed with Lua. ¡°You as well, Brian. Stop bullying me!¡± Alice demanded. ¡°Then stop acting like a kid.¡± Lua said. ¡­ ¡°Come on. Let¡¯s go.¡± I said and walked off, while the two kept up their arguing.
Before we even made it to the wall, a guard ran up to us. ¡°Brian. Is there an emergency?¡± He asked as he stopped. ¡°No. Everything is fine.¡± I answered. ¡°Then what about that dragon? It was yours, wasn¡¯t it? Why did you summon it?¡± ¡°I was just showing it to Miss Alice. Sorry.¡± I said as I pointed out that I had a noble¡¯s daughter with me. If she is going to be annoying, I¡¯ll use her as a scapegoat. And no, not that spell card. ¡°...¡± The guard was speechless after hearing my reason. ¡°I see. Well, I suppose I can¡¯t say no to Miss Watchman, but I would ask you to do it in a way that won¡¯t cause any unnecessary panic.¡± The guard said. ¡°Yeah. I¡¯m sorry. It won¡¯t happen again.¡± I lied. There is a chance it will happen again. I need a way to summon a Blue-Eyes in a more discreet way. Perhaps Darkness Approaches would work for that. Laura did rmend it when I was thinking of ways to hide Christina¡¯s Roc. ¡°I¡¯ll be summoning some more monsters, so if you see something strange in this direction, it¡¯s probably me.¡± I told the guard. ¡°Ah. I see. I will go and report that.¡± He responded before walking off. ¡°Well, we got permission. Kind of. So let¡¯s get back to it.¡± I said to the girls. CH.127 Completing Challenges CH.127 Completing Challenges ¡°What else are you going to summon, Brian?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Not much. Two more ritual monsters and one fusion, I think.¡± I told her. ¡°You know I don¡¯t know what these ¡®ritual¡¯ or ¡®fusion¡¯ monsters are.¡± Lua said. ¡°... Yeah, of course you wouldn¡¯t. Rituals are the blue ones. Like that dragon rider. Performance of Sword is also a ritual monster, if you remember her.¡± I exined. ¡°Thedy with the arm des? Yes. I remember her.¡± Lua said. ¡°Yes, her. And fusion monsters are made of multiple other monsters. They have purple cards. The swordswoman with light wings I used against the thunder sprites would be an example of a fusion monster.¡± I told her. ¡°I see. Thank you for the exnation.¡± Lua said. ¡°Brian. Can I summon one of these fusion or ritual monsters?¡± Alice asked. Again, she wants something. I guess I could let her, but I¡¯m not sure it will count for my challenge. ¡°Let me summon what I want first, and then I¡¯ll check if I have something good for you to summon.¡± I answered. That way, I could just say ¡®not today¡¯ if I don¡¯t have anything.
¡°I activate Hamburger Recipe. I tribute a Hungry Burger so I can ritual summon Hungry Burger.¡± I said to perform the next ritual summon. It feels a little strange to tribute a copy of the card you are summoning, but it works. After the ritual waspleted, a giant burger appeared from it. Spoiler [copse] ¡°Holy burger.¡± I let out. That thing is huge. It¡¯s almost a meter tall and evenrger in diameter. ¡°Brian. I didn¡¯t know your cards could make food.¡± Alicemented. ¡°That is not food. It¡¯s a monster.¡± I said just before Hungry Burger opened its massive maw. Does it count as a maw? Then the burger began jumping around. Thankfully, we are in an area with not a lot of people, so no one has to run away from the giant jumping burger. Thanks Hungry Burger, but honestly, I¡¯ll never summon you again. Unless I figure out a way topress you down and eat you. Cause you do look like a decently tasty burger.
¡°I thought you said you won¡¯t summon any more nightmare fuel.¡± Luamented. ¡°When the vampire is scared of a moving burger. Ironic.¡± Imented. ¡°I¡¯m not a vampire. I¡¯m a dhampir.¡± Lua said back. ¡°I know, I know. It was a joke.¡± I tried to redeem my terrible joke. ¡°I should demand blood aspensation for something like that.¡± Lua said. ¡°Fine. Just don¡¯t take much.¡± I gave permission. ¡°... I will. Later.¡± So she decided to hold onto that favor.
For Crab Turtle, my tributes were a little more unique. I needed 8 levels worth of tributes, but I don¡¯t have many monsters of high level that I¡¯m willing to throw away. So instead, I went with extra copies of some fusion monsters I will likely never use. And they are from LoBY so I¡¯ll get extra copies anyway. I¡¯m cheating the system. I can use fusion monsters as tribute for ritual monsters. No Nekroz Kaleidoscope required. ¡°I activate Turtle Oath. I tribute me Ghost and Flower Wolf to ritual summon Crab Turtle.¡± After the ritual waspleted, a 2,5 meter tall crab monster rose from the card. ¡­ yeah. NO! Go away already. I don¡¯t want to look at you any longer. Spoiler [copse]
¡°Brian.¡± Lua said to me in an angry tone. ¡°We talked about the nightmare fuel already. Twice!¡± ¡°I know, I know. I swear that was thest one for today.¡± I told her. After all, I had now reached 5 unique ritual summons. ¡°Then why did you even summon it?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Just to unsummon it right after.¡± ¡°I exined that already. To improve my skill.¡± And you know, to get one of the strongest warrior-type monsters ever printed. I opened the challenge menu and checked out my ritual challenge.
Summon unique Ritual Monsters
Unique Ritual Monsters summoned: 5
Performance of Sword, Relinquished, Pdin of White Dragon, Hungry Burger, Crab Turtle
Next Reward is given at 5 unique Ritual Monsters
Next Reward: ck Luster Soldier + ck Luster Ritual
[im Reward]
A im reward button appeared and I pressed it.
1 ck Luster Soldier and 1 ck Luster Ritual have been added to the collection.
Nice. I have it now. I checked what my next reward was going to be.
Next Reward is given at 10 unique Ritual Monsters
Next Reward: Chakra + Resurrection of Chakra
Chakra? I don¡¯t remember that one. I pressed on it and the card popped up so I could see its information. Spoiler [copse] Level 7 Dark/Fiend with 2450 atk and 2000 def. It doesn¡¯t even have an effect. Kind of sucky to get after ck Luster Soldier. Well, hopefully the one after it is decent.
¡°So one more summoning left?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Yeah. One fusion.¡± I answered. I was thinking about summoning ck Luster Soldier, but I kind of want a toploader for both it and the ritual spell, as I don¡¯t have ess to them in any set. And tomorrow I¡¯ll have a lot more sleeve fodder again. I pulled out a fusion monster and the materials I needed for it. And a toploader copy of Polymerization. ¡°I activate Polymerization. I fuse Armaill and One-Eyed Shield Dragon to fusion summon Dragoness the Wicked Knight.¡± God, I always forget just how terrible early fusions were. Take two 700/1300 monsters and make a 1200/900 out of them. Like honestly. It would be better just to set one of the materials. But that doesn¡¯t matter at the moment. My summoning was sessful and ady in armor, holding twin swords and with dragon wings on her back was now standing in front of me. Spoiler [copse] And with that, the fusion challenge is at 5. Let¡¯s im the reward for it.
Summon unique Fusion Monsters
Unique Fusion Monsters summoned: 5
St. Joan, Master of Oz, Giltia the D. Knight, Fusionist, Dragoness the Wicked Knight
Next Reward is given at 5 unique Fusion Monsters
Next Reward: Meteor ck Dragon + Meteor Dragon
[im Reward]
1 Meteor ck Dragon and 1 Meteor Dragon have been added to the collection.
Next Reward is given at 10 unique Fusion Monsters
Next Reward: Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast + Berfomet
Spoiler [copse] Okay. So for fusions the next reward is Chimera. It¡¯s not that strong, but it is a somewhat iconic card. And I guess a flying, twin-headed lion thing wouldn¡¯t be that bad. I could seem like a more normal summoner with it. Assuming normal summoners summon twin-headed beasts. I should probably study up on that. I unsummoned Dragoness and walked back to town with Alice and Lua. Summoning Meteor ck Dragon shall wait as well. I probably should put a toploader on both it and Meteor Dragon after all. And I don¡¯t need to summon it right now.
¡°Brian. That fusion summon thing. Can you do it with any monsters?¡± Lua asked. ¡°No. They need to be specific.¡± I answered. I pulled back out the card of Dragoness the Wicked Knight and showed it to her. ¡°Look here. It says what monsters need to be used as the material.¡± ¡°Ah. I see.¡± She said. ¡°But not all fusion monsters are like that. Some have more loose requirements for the materials. Like asking for a warrior monster and a spellcaster monster.¡± I told her. I don¡¯t actually remember if a fusion monster with those materials exists, but it still works as an example. ¡°Do you have any vampire fusions?¡± She asked. Vampire fusions? I don¡¯t recall any. I know they have some xyz and link monsters, but fusions? I¡¯m not sure. ¡°No. I don¡¯t have any.¡± I told her. ¡°Oh. I see.¡± She said quietly. Was she really hoping to see a vampire fusion that much? ¡°You could just fuse her with a vampire.¡± Alicemented. ¡°Alice. You know that is a bad idea.¡± I said back. ¡°Why not? It¡¯s not like it will cause any damage if you undo itter.¡± She added. ¡­ this girl. I know I can do it, but I don¡¯t think I really should just go around fusing people with my cards. There probably is a side effect I just don¡¯t know yet. ¡°Can you do something like that?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Well, yes.¡± I answered. ¡°But I¡¯m honestly not sure if it is a good idea. I¡¯ve only done it once, and it wasn¡¯t exactly what I would call ¡®perfect¡¯ result.¡± ¡°What do you mean? Jenna was super strong, so it was perfect.¡± Alicemented. ¡°Strength isn¡¯t everything. She had some levels of mental problems because of the two wills inside of a single body.¡± I said. ¡°And I think they would have gotten way worse if I didn¡¯t unfuse them.¡± This is honestly just something I think. Based on how me Sorcerer begged me not to fuse her with Jenna again. They might have even fought for the control over the body, and that could have led to all kinds of difficulties. ¡°There might also be otherplications, like attribute or even race.¡± I added. All vampire monsters I have are dark zombies, whereas Lucia is water ¡­ spellcaster? Yeah. Water spellcaster. That sounds correct. ¡°But a dhampir is a half-vampire, right?¡± Alice asked. ¡°But my vampires are zombies.¡± I told her. I traded the Dragoness I showed to Lua earlier for the toder Vampire Lord in my collection. ¡°See here. Zombie.¡± ¡°... I guess it is a zombie.¡± Alice said. ¡°Well, ording to legends, the original vampires were undead creatures, so perhaps a zombie isn¡¯t that far-fetched.¡± Lua said. ¡°Really? That¡¯s interesting.¡± So if they were undead, they were basically closer to skeletons than humans. I wonder if Lua would tell me more about it. ¡°Could you tell me more about it?¡± I asked. ¡°... I guess I could. But only to you. And only because you helped me.¡± Lua said. ¡°Thanks. I¡¯ll make some time for it.¡± I said. Now I want to know even more. How bad can it be for her not to be willing to tell it to Alice?
The guild hall was a lot more busy now than it had been in the morning. It still wasn¡¯t full, but it wasn¡¯t empty either. Some of the younger adventurers noticed me and asked me for a lesson, but I was able to buy some time by saying we could do it after I had lunch. ¡°Lua, do you want one?¡± I asked while pulling a burrito out for myself and Alice. ¡°Oh, don¡¯t worry. I have blood. It¡¯s enough.¡± She said. ¡°You sure? It¡¯s no problem.¡± I told her. ¡°No. Not here.¡± She added quietly. Perhaps she doesn¡¯t want to seem ¡®different¡¯ from how she was. ¡°Well, if you change your mind, I still have two more of these.¡± I said. ¡°Well then, can I get one?¡± A male voice asked behind me. I turned around and saw Alex. ¡°Sure, if you want one.¡± I responded. He was almost a party member, so I should take care of him. Perhaps a temporary party member. Well, we aren¡¯t technically in a party, so¡­ ¡°I¡¯d appreciate it. Uncle Sam¡¯s might have a line at this time of day.¡± Alex said as I handed one of the burrito to him. ¡°That¡¯s good. I honestly wasn¡¯t sure as there has never been a line when I¡¯ve visited.¡± I said. ¡°Well, that is because you move at weird times. Most adventurers would be working at that time of day.¡± Alex said. ¡°... yeah. That¡¯s true.¡± I agreed. ¡°Do you have any left for me?¡± Another person interrupted our mealtime. ¡°And why would the guild master need to beg for food?¡± I asked Zayaan. ¡°It¡¯s not begging, I¡¯m asking.¡± He said. ¡°Well, lucky for you, I do have one more. But are you sure you can take a break?¡± I asked. ¡°I have to. I can¡¯t work without food. I¡¯m not used to it yet. Lex did warn me that I need to get used to it at some point, but for now I¡¯ll eat when I¡¯m hungry.¡± Zay said. ¡°And this is also business. I would like you to take on the Bakpany escort job, after all. Otherwise I have to get Diamond Sword to do it, but that would leave the town with little to no defense in case of a strong monster.¡± ¡­ ¡°Doesn¡¯t this town have guards for that?¡± I asked. ¡°Well, the guards are more to protect us from bandits and other human threats. Most of them don¡¯t have the skills to go against high ranked monsters.¡± Zay exined. ¡°I think we should take the job.¡± Lua said. ¡°I agree.¡± Alex added. ¡°Sure, I don¡¯t mind. What about you Alice?¡± I asked for her opinion. ¡°... I think it will be fine. But I don¡¯t really know what I¡¯ll have to do.¡± She admitted. ¡°Great. So you will take it.¡± Zay said. ¡°Now we only need to agree on the departure date.¡±
We decided to leave on the morning of the third day from now. That will give us two days to prepare everything. Thankfully, the job had left the leaving date for the adventurers to choose as long as we gave a warning of more than a full day, so we didn¡¯t need to argue about it with Bakpany. Then we trained in the guild''s backyard (because the other adventurers were asking). I ended up summoning Performance of Sword, Giltia the D. Knight, St. Joan and even Dragoness the Wicked Knight. Thankfully, I had kept Dragoness summoned only for a few minutes previously, so I could just summon her again. With our four instructors, the guild¡¯s backyard was full, as there was never really a line to wait for one of them to be free for a 1v1 practice match. That was until Diamond Sword joined in. They had power to almost equally match up with Giltia and Performance of Sword, so their practice matches took a lot longer. Except when they challenged St. Joan. While she couldn¡¯t subdue them in seconds like she could with others, it didn¡¯t take her much longer than 30 seconds to win in a 1v1 against any of them. She even won in a 2v1, but a 3v1 ended up in her loss. Well, she probably could beat them if this wasn¡¯t a practice match and she could just kill them. In the end the other adventurers wanted to see a full teamfight between my summons and Diamond Sword, so we had that as well. My summons were at a small disadvantage, as it was a 4v5, but they did hold their own decently. Sadly, Diamond Sword was able to use their numbers advantage to pick off my summons from the weakest to strongest, so they did end up winning. I almost should have summoned Millennium Shield and joined in myself. Or just summon something else to join my side. I probably would have won if this was a 5v5.
¡°I really thought your summons would win.¡± Alice said as we were walking back home. ¡°Well, they were at a numbers disadvantage and Diamond Sword used their extra member well to hold off St. Joan, so it¡¯s not that strange. Diamond Sword just worked better as a team.¡± I told her. Teamwork is more than individual power in some situations. St. Joan just couldn¡¯t get through multiple people without seriously hurting them, so she couldn¡¯t help her weaker teammates. Or perhaps she sees them as unworthy of her help if they are that weak. I could totally see that being the case. ¡®You are not worthy of serving Master if you are that weak.¡¯ Or something like that. ¡°I should have summoned Mana to help them.¡± Alice said. ¡°Secret reinforcements are cheating.¡± I told her. ¡°And if you had, they would have won no problem. This was better as it was a close match.¡± ¡°Close? How is a full wipe on your summons close?¡± Alice asked. ¡°It was close because before Diamond Sword subdued Dragoness the Wicked Knight, the match could have gone either way. Had St. Joan dealt with her opponents just a bit faster, my team would have won.¡± I exined. With our post match chat finished, we walked back home. CH.128 Preparations, day 1 CH.128 Preparations, day 1 It was the morning of preparation day 1. And I have some things I need to do today. Mainly, a dungeon visit. I promised I would get a magic fanny pack for Alice, Lua and Alex. Well, Alex and Lua promised to pay for theirs. Alex was keeping therge backpack version he carried as a part of Diamond Sword and Lua had inherited the one carried by Rico. They were team assets, but Zay gave up on them, so he could keep the house without having to buy out Alex and Lua. But before I do that, I¡¯ll quickly pull open my packs for the day. And it will be all LoBY today. And DB1 for the reprints. Spoiler LoBY 1 Ray & Temperature, Hitotsu-Me Giant, Petit Dragon, Terra the Terrible, One-Eyed Shield Dragon, Dragon Treasure, Turtle Tiger, Mystical Moon, Spirit of the Harp LoBY 2 Meda Bat, Dragon Treasure, Kagemusha of the Blue me, Mystical Moon, Monster Egg, Nemuriko, Mammoth Graveyard, me Maniptor, Giant Soldier of Stone LoBY 3 Kurama, Legendary Sword, Tripwire Beast, Raise Body Heat, Vile Germs, Trial of Nightmare, Kumootoko, Yami, Pot of Greed [copse] Well, there is one Pot of Greed. Let¡¯s deal with it after the rest of the packs. Spoiler LoBY 4 Armaill, Tyhone, Petit Dragon, Drooling Lizard, Two-Mouth Darkruler, Kumootoko, Turtle Tiger, Hard Armor, Pot of Greed [copse] And a second one. My lucky day. Again, I¡¯ll make the toploader for it after the packs. Spoiler LoBY 5 Silver Fang, Dark King of the Abyss, Silver Bow and Arrow, Petit Dragon, Mystical Moon, One-Eyed Shield Dragon, Green Phantom King, M-Warrior #2, Metal Dragon LoBY 6 Sogen, Laser Cannon Armor, Petit Angel, Darkworld Thorns, One-Eyed Shield Dragon, Power of Kaishin, Dissolverock, Raise Body Heat, Final me LoBY 7 Beaver Warrior, Machine Conversion Factory, One-Eyed Shield Dragon, Basic Insect, Dark Energy, Skull Servant, Steel Ogre Grotto #1, Turtle Tiger, Flower Wolf LoBY 8 Frenzied Panda, The 13th Grave, me Maniptor, King Fog, Hinotama, Armored Starfish, Machine Conversion Factory, Giant Soldier of Stone, Curse of Dragon LoBY 9 Kumootoko, Masaki the Legendary Swordsman, Mystical Sheep #2, Laser Cannon Armor, Witty Phantom, Nemuriko, Man Eater, Wastnd, Fissure LoBY 10 Electro-Whip, Steel Ogre Grotto #1, Nemuriko, Remove Trap, Dragon Treasure, Subus Knight, One-Eyed Shield Dragon, Follow Wind, me Ghost LoBY 11 me Maniptor, Hinotama, Sparks, Violet Crystal, Mountain, Mammoth Graveyard, Hinotama Soul, Ray & Temperature, Dragoness the Wicked Knight LoBY 12 Armaill, Red Medicine, Machine Conversion Factory, Mystical Sheep #2, me Maniptor, Mystical Moon, Kagemusha of the Blue me, Silver Bow and Arrow, Reaper of the Cards LoBY 13 Witty Phantom, Hinotama, Larvas, Legendary Sword, Armored Starfish, Hard Armor, Mammoth Graveyard, Kurama, Aqua Madoor LoBY 14 Forest, Witty Phantom, Beaver Warrior, Darkworld Thorns, Violet Crystal, Mountain, Two-Mouth Darkruler, Ray & Temperature, Flower Wolf [copse] ¡­ No Monster Reborn. Actually, the only super rare I got was Curse of Dragon. And I already had two of them from DB1. Well, at least having two new Pots is nice. That will be four more chances. (Laura, two toploaders, please.) (Coming right up.) She responded. 3x Hitotsu-Me Giant, 2x Basic Insect, 4x Mammoth Graveyard, 3x Trial of Nightmare, 4x Nemuriko, 4x Turtle Tiger, 4x Petit Dragon (still has one left for Darkfire Dragon), 2x Petit Angel, 2x Kagemusha of the Blue me, 3x Two-Mouth Darkruler, 4x Ray & Temperature, 2x King Fog, 3x Mystical Sheep #2, 4x Witty Phantom, 3x Larvas, 3x Kumootoko (50 sacrifices. Do you approve, Master?) Laura asked. I quickly checked the list. All of them are LoBYmons. (Yeah, looks good to me. Thanks.) I got out the two toploader copies of Pot of Greed and activated them.
Would you like to consume 1 ¡®toploader¡¯ ¡®Pot of Greed¡¯ to increase your daily pack tokens by 2?
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Daily pack token number increased by 2. Total is now 16
Would you like to consume 1 ¡®toploader¡¯ ¡®Pot of Greed¡¯ to increase your daily pack tokens by 2?
[Yes] [NO]
Daily pack token number increased by 2. Total is now 18
I activated them one after the other, and they disappeared from my hand. Now, four more packs to go. Spoiler LoBY 15 Skull Red Bird, Ray & Temperature, One-Eyed Shield Dragon, Dark Energy, Mystical Moon, Monster Egg, Hard Armor, Vile Germs, Metal Dragon LoBY 16 Remove Trap, Petit Dragon, Red Medicine, Frenzied Panda, Darkworld Thorns, Kumootoko, Dark King of the Abyss, King Fog, Dragoness the Wicked Knight LoBY 17 Petit Angel, Forest, Skull Servant, Yami, Raise Body Heat, Remove Trap, Hinotama Soul, Raigeki, Stop Defense LoBY 18 Remove Trap, Hinotama Soul, Petit Angel, Nemuriko, Basic Insect, Green Phantom King, Silver Bow and Arrow, Kagemusha of the Blue me, Spirit of the Harp [copse] Raigeki is nice. It should be much more usable than Dark Hole. Throwing around lightning that can kill everything is going to be nice. I¡¯ll make a toploader for it and test it outter today. But I still have the reprint tokens, so let¡¯s use them as well. Spoiler DB1 1 Imperial Order, Fake Trap, Type Zero Magic Crusher, Umi, Burning Land, Mystic sma Zone, Invader of the Throne, Cure Mermaid, Slot Machine, Suijin, Cocoon of Evolution, UFO Turtle DB1 2 Spellbinding Circle, Fairy Box, Enchanted Javelin, Insect Barrier, Soul Release, Chosen One, Ameba, Left Leg of the Forbidden One, sh Assant, Armored Zombie, Ceremonial Bell, Harpie Lady Sisters DB1 3 Light of Intervention, Dragon Capture Jar, Dragon Capture Jar, Curse of the Masked Beast, Card of Safe Return, Rising Air Current, Nimble Momonga, Sanga of the Thunder, Dancing Fairy, Masaki the Legendary Swordsman, Karate Man, Feral Imp [copse] Dark Beginning 1 is nice. So many different cards to get. Like Spellbinding Circle. I might need a toploader for that. It can hold an A-rank monster at bay, so it is super useful. And I also got Sanga of the Thunder. Thest piece I needed for Gate Guardian. I¡¯ll need to look into getting a toploader for each piece and Gate Guardian itself. A great monster to go with Master of Oz, if I ever have to fight something that is huge in size. Now then. Only two more things to do. Activate Upstart Goblin and Emblem of Dragon Destroyer. I never did end up activating emblem yesterday, as I thought it would be better to have it on the same cooldown as Upstart. And I didn¡¯t need a Buster der that badly. I got two small silvers and threerge silvers from today''s Upstart. Making up (or down) for the five gold I got yesterday. And 1 Buster der from Emblem, but that is guaranteed.
During breakfast, I had Laura go through my collection again and choose more cards to sack for sleeves. I was going to visit the dungeon today and I¡¯m not nning on walking there, so I need a sleeve for Gradius. 2x Zombyra the Dark, 2x Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress #1, Whiptail Crow, 3x Vile Germs, 4x Violet Crystal, 3x Vampiric Orchis, 2x Uraby, 2x United Resistance, 2x Union Rider, 2x Umi, 5x Type Zero Magic Crusher, Tyhone, Tyhone #2, 3x Tripwire Beast, 3x Torpedo Fish, 3x The Reliable Guardian, The Regtion of Tribe, 3x The Little Swordsman of Aile, 3x The Immortal of Thunder, 2x The Emperor''s Holiday, 2x The Earl of Demise, 4x The Cheerful Coffin, 2x The Bistro Butcher, 2x The All-Seeing White Tiger, 2x Supply, 2 Subus Knight, 2x Stop Defense, 4x Spirit of the Harp, 4x Soul Release (still has the one copy he put a toploader on in ch.99), 4x Sogen, 4x Skull Servant, 2x Skull Red Bird, 4x Silver Bow and Arrow, 5x Raise Body Heat, 2x Peacock, 4x Mountain, 3x Hysteric Fairy 100 sacrifices this time. With the 50 earlier today, that is 150 just today. Well, at least that should cover everything I want to do today.
¡°You know you have your own preparations to do, so no.¡± I told Alice. As usual, she was trying toe with me. ¡°But¡­¡± She tried to argue. ¡°Alice. If you don¡¯t prepare, you will stay here. That is not up for debate.¡± I told her. ¡°¡­¡± She realized what that meant and kept quiet. ¡°Good. Now be a good girl and go get your things ready. I¡¯ll go get the magic bags from the dungeon alone.¡± I told her. ¡°Come on Alice. Let¡¯s go.¡± Jenna said as she pulled Alice along. I really hope taking her isn¡¯t a mistake. Well, if today¡¯s monster test is sessful, I¡¯ll be able to bring her back if she is too problematic.
I put a sleeve and toploader on my monster, before installing Cyclon Laser onto it. I also added one 7 Completed to increase its defense, and that resulted in a blue 7 being painted onto the left side of the cockpit. And because I have 4 copies of it, I also added one Machine Conversion Factory, to improve all its capabilities. I had gotten permission from Christina to use their backyard as anding and takeoff site, so I was now ready to summon the monster. I do have to be careful, so I don¡¯t shatter any windows, but that should be doable. ¡°Gradius.¡± I called out my monster. Jet fighter. Starfighter. Whatever you want to call it. A card appeared and from it, rose my spaceship. ¡°Wow. It¡¯srger than I expected.¡± I said to myself. Gradius was almost 20 meters long. That¡¯s wayrger than I was expecting. I thought it would only be about half of that. Well, at least it fit into the backyard. Gradius had a two person cockpit. Driver and gunner. And with Cyclon Laser, the gunner had ess to some decent fire power. I got into the cockpit and took off with Gradius. I made sure to do it slowly, as to not shatter any windows, but I¡¯ll only find out if it worked when I return. Luckily Gradius is a spaceship, so it has some advanced technology and it doesn¡¯t cause much wind around itself.
¡°... Laura, where are we?¡± I asked as I was looking around. I could only see trees everywhere. After takeoff, I had elerated to a high speed with Gradius, but I might have overdone it a little. But then again, I barely felt the eleration, so¡­ Well, it¡¯s still my fault. (Somewhere over the forest that contains your dungeon, Master.) Laura said. (... Does that mean we are lost?) I asked. (No. Just transfer control over to me and I can take us to the dungeon.) She said. (... Laura. I love you. Please. Get me back to somewhere I recognize.) I said. I didn¡¯t know it at the time, but my little eleration had resulted in a speed of over Mach 10, and I had flown almost halfway across thergest forest on this continent.
It only took a few minutes for Laura to fly us back to an area where I could actually see civilization. ¡°I think I need a map for this thing.¡± I said as Laura was setting the spaceship down in the clearing in front of the dungeon entrance. (I can make one for you, if you would like. But it will only have area¡¯s you have visited.) Laura said. (Thanks. That might help. But if it is only areas I have visited, perhaps I should just let you fly around with Gradius at top speed to draw out the map.) I said. (We can, but it willck detail.) Laura said. (That might still be better than nothing.) (If we can acquire knowledge from a locally made map, I could use it. It might also be more detailed than something I make on the fly.) Laura said. When did she learn to y with words like that? Is that a sign of her getting closer to her next evolution? Or would it be a rank-up? ¡ª rank-up? Could I rank Laura up with a Rank-Up-Magic? Well, I don¡¯t have one and probably won¡¯t have one for a long time.
In the dungeon I had two objectives. Get the items I came for and clear it for the points. And if I¡¯m going to clear it, I need a monster for that. Luckily, I got something I want to summon. I put a toploader on both the monster and the spell I needed to summon it. ¡°I activate ck Luster Ritual. I sacrifice two Beaver Warriors to ritual summon ck Luster Soldier.¡± I said to perform the summon. I used two Beaver Warriors, as I had them handy. And they are LoBY cards, so I¡¯ll get more. And I still have one left. ¡°Master. You have summoned me. What can I do for you?¡± He asked. ck Luster Soldier was wearing full armor made of a ck metal, with gold highlights. God, that armor is good looking. I should totally analyze it and make some for myself. ¡­ but at ater date. ¡°I¡¯m going through the dungeon and I need you to kill all the monsters. Can you do it alone, or do you need help?¡± ¡°I can easily take care of that, Master.¡± ck Luster Soldier answered, seeming almost annoyed that I even doubted him. ¡°Good. Let¡¯s go then.¡± I said as we got a move on.
Our trip through the dungeon went about as easily as it could have. ck Luster Soldier cut every monster in just one sh. Even the skeletal saber tiger that was the current final boss. I did actually end up summoning a second monster, but not because I thought he needed help. This one was just to perform another fusion summon. I fused Silver Fang and Darkworld Thorns to summon Flower Wolf. The wolf was a little disappointed that it had nothing to do, so I ended up riding it. Riding a wolf isn¡¯t half bad actually.
¡°Thanks, you two. You can go now.¡± I said as I unsummoned my two monsters. I don¡¯t need them for the return trip, as I¡¯ll be taking the shortcut. I never did test it after all. Now for the items. First, the three magic fanny packs. Then, I made myself some extra clothing. The ones I came to this world with don¡¯t actually get dirty, basically no matter what, but I still wanted some. And they aren¡¯t that expensive. I made myself five sets of underwear and socks. Three t-shirts, two pairs of pants and one extra hoodie. If I don¡¯t need them, I can always sell them. With everything here taken care of, I returned back to Alewatch.
I didn¡¯t actually fly Gradius all the way to the backyard this time. It did work out when I took off (hopefully), but I¡¯ll justnd in the ins somewhere away from people and take Overdrive from there. Much better for everyone. I didn¡¯t have anything else on today¡¯s agenda, so I was able to rx for the rest of the day. CH.129 Preparations day 2 CH.129 Preparations day 2 Day 2 of preparations. For me, it starts like yesterday. Packs. So many packs. With the Pot of Greeds I got yesterday, my daily tokens are up to 18. And there is a chance I will get another one or two today as well. I didn¡¯t get a Monster Reborn yesterday, and I don¡¯t have any major needs at the moment, so LoBY it is for today. Yeah, sure there are cards I¡¯d like to get, like Shinato, Dark Pdin or the Envoys, but they can wait. Monster Reborn is more important.
Use a ¡®Pack token¡¯ to open 1 pack of ¡®Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon¡¯
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Spoiler LoBY 1 Petit Dragon, Raise Body Heat, Tyhone, Larvas, Monster Egg, Terra the Terrible, Subus Knight, One-Eyed Shield Dragon, Fissure LoBY 2 Red Medicine, Tyhone, Machine Conversion Factory, Mystical Sheep #2, Enchanting Mermaid, Firegrass, King Fog, Vile Germs, Charubin the Fire Knight LoBY 3 Remove Trap, Sand Stone, Violet Crystal, Mountain, Beaver Warrior, Ray & Temperature, Drooling Lizard, Umi, Fusionist LoBY 4 Root Water, Masaki the Legendary Swordsman, Nemuriko, Mammoth Graveyard, Dragon Treasure, Tyhone, Yami, Fireyarou, me Ghost LoBY 5 Ray & Temperature, Hard Armor, Hinotama, Darkworld Thorns, Meda Bat, Raise Body Heat, Tripwire Beast, Armaill, Darkfire Dragon LoBY 6 Kagemusha of the Blue me, Mystical Moon, Silver Bow and Arrow, me Maniptor, Monster Egg, Hard Armor, Root Water, Misairuzame, Final me LoBY 7 Frenzied Panda, Masaki the Legendary Swordsman, Man Eater, Petit Angel, Basic Insect, Red Medicine, Book of Secret Arts, Polymerization, Darkfire Dragon [copse] First super rare of the day, and it is a repeat. Well, let¡¯s keep going. Spoiler LoBY 8 Beaver Warrior, Trial of Nightmare, Petit Angel, Meda Bat, Dark Gray, Petit Dragon, Witty Phantom, Sogen, Flower Wolf LoBY 9 Mountain, Fiend Reflection #2, Machine Conversion Factory, Masaki the Legendary Swordsman, Kurama, Hinotama, Violet Crystal, me Swordsman, Gravedigger Ghoul [copse] Second SR. But just like Poly, this one is a repeat. But I should probably summon it at some point. Spoiler LoBY 10 Ray & Temperature, Dragon Treasure, Dissolverock, Dark King of the Abyss, Fiend Reflection #2, Root Water, Enchanting Mermaid, Fissure, Tri-Horned Dragon [copse] Oh. That¡¯s nice. The secret rare Tri-Horned Dragon. I¡¯m not sure I¡¯ll ever use it myself, but I could give it to someone else. Perhaps I¡¯ll leave it with Zay. ¡­ yeah, on second thought, let¡¯s not. Not because I wouldn¡¯t do it, but because a giant dragon is not the best summon for him. Something like me Swordsman would fit him better. Spoiler LoBY 11 Green Phantom King, Trial of Nightmare, Follow Wind, Mystical Moon, Hard Armor, Lesser Dragon, Dark Energy, me Ghost, Blue-Eyes White Dragon [copse] NICE!!! An actual LoBY Blue-Eyes. That¡¯s AMAZING. I knew I would get one eventually. And now I have three Blue-Eyes White Dragons. I can go full Kaiba now. Still don¡¯t have Ultimate Dragon, but that thing was released in a set I haven¡¯t unlocked yet. Now I only need that Monster Reborn and this day will be perfect Spoiler LoBY 12 Violet Crystal, Follow Wind, Kumootoko, Yami, Larvas, Monster Egg, Darkworld Thorns, Remove Trap, Aqua Madoor LoBY 13 Lesser Dragon, Fireyarou, Ray & Temperature, The 13th Grave, Mammoth Graveyard, Sparks, Dark Energy, Skull Servant, Giant Soldier of Stone LoBY 14 Legendary Sword, Man Eater, Turtle Tiger, Hinotama, Kumootoko, Kagemusha of the Blue me, Petit Dragon, Kurama, Dragoness the Wicked Knight LoBY 15 Forest, Mystical Moon, Fireyarou, Dark Energy, Root Water, Laser Cannon Armor, Wastnd, Armored Starfish, Aqua Madoor LoBY 16 Book of Secret Arts, Masaki the Legendary Swordsman, Skull Servant, Laser Cannon Armor, Violet Crystal, Mountain, Skull Red Bird, Darkworld Thorns, Fusionist LoBY 17 Dark Gray, Dark Energy, Monster Egg, Terra the Terrible, Masaki the Legendary Swordsman, Turtle Tiger, Lesser Dragon, Wastnd, Goblin''s Secret Remedy LoBY 18 Skull Red Bird, Raise Body Heat, Hitotsu-Me Giant, Two-Mouth Darkruler, Kumootoko, Mystical Sheep #2, Enchanting Mermaid, Darkfire Dragon, Right Arm of the Forbidden One [copse] Well, at least I got another ultra rare. Sadly, it¡¯s not the Exodia piece I¡¯m missing, so it¡¯s basically useless to me. Unless I can use it to rece someone¡¯s lost arm or something. I might be able to do that with the extra Exodia pieces, but I can¡¯t really try before I meet someone missing an arm or a leg. Well, DB1 is still waiting for me so let¡¯s go for it.
Use a ¡®Reprint token¡¯ to open 1 pack of ¡®Dark Beginning 1¡¯
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Spoiler DB1 1 DNA Surgery, Mask of Weakness, Shadow of Eyes, Megamorph, Malevolent Nuzzler, Umi, Aqua Madoor, Silver Fang, Armed Ninja, Harpie Lady, Spirit of the Breeze, Gradius [copse] Megamorph is nice. It is situational, but perhaps if I install it, it will give good skill. And now that I have two of them, I don¡¯t mind using it as much. I would say Gradius is nice, but I honestly don¡¯t think I should give one to anyone because of how fast it is. I got home thanks to Laura, but someone else might getpletely lost until I can figure out how to implement a mapping system into Gradius without relying on Laura. Spoiler DB1 2 Spellbinding Circle, Tornado Wall, Attack and Receive, Messenger of Peace, The Shallow Grave,Rising Air Current, The Legendary Fisherman, Shining Abyss, Griggle, Dark King of the Abyss, Jinzo #7, Left Leg of the Forbidden One [copse] Legendary Fisherman? I guess that could see use if I ever need aquatic monsters. Spellbinding Circle is still nice, so I¡¯ll dly take more copies. And a repeat Exodia piece. Again. Spoiler DB1 3 Chain Destruction, Tornado Wall, Jam Defender, Hinotama, Toon World, The Cheerful Coffin, Blue-Eyes Toon Dragon, Masked Sorcerer, Toon Mermaid, Mammoth Graveyard, Nuvia the Wicked, Mother Grizzly [copse] Toon Blue-Eyes and Toon World. That¡¯s interesting. Toon Blue-Eyes should be on the smaller side, so I could probably summon it even in town. And it still has the power of Blue-Eyes. I made sure to activate both Upstart and Emblem before heading out of my room. I got three small silvers, onerge silver and one gold from Upstart.
¡°Here you go.¡± I said to Alice as I handed the magic fanny pack to her. ¡°Thank you, Brian. Now I canplete my packing.¡± She answered. ¡°Brian, you should let me pay for it.¡± Christina said. ¡°... it¡¯s fine. You can look at it as a pre-payment for the work you are going to do with the dungeon while I¡¯m away.¡± I told her. ¡°But what about the cards you gave me? Weren¡¯t they the pre-pay?¡± She asked. ¡°Well yes, but you also need them to do your job. Sure I might have given a few too many, but there is a chance those summons will die, and if they do, you will lose the card.¡± I told her. ¡°I see. Also, could you take this order slip and pick it up from Bak¡¯s store? You were going to go there anyway, weren¡¯t you?¡± She asked as she showed me some sort of order slip. ¡°Sure. I can do that.¡± I said as I received it. She was right about the Bak store part. I needed to go pick up some preserved food. And this town has cheap meat. Well, at least it is cheaper than in most ces, so it¡¯s better to buy from here. And we do need some for the trip over to Sawyer city.
On my way to the store, I had Laura clear out some of the extramons from LoBY for more sleeves. I needed a toploader for three different Blue-Eyes after all. And I might need to buy a nk book so I can install Toon World into it. I¡¯m not sure if that is required, but it might be useful. Hitotsu-Me Giant, 2x Skull Servant, 2x Basic Insect, 2x Mammoth Graveyard, 3x Dark Gray, 2x Trial of Nightmare, 2x Nemuriko, 2x The 13th Grave, Charubin the Fire Knight, 4x me Maniptor, 5x Monster Egg, 2x Darkfire Dragon, 3x Dark King of the Abyss, 2x Fiend Reflection #2, 2x Fusionist, 2x Turtle Tiger, 4x Petit Dragon, 4x Petit Angel, 3x Hinotama Soul, 3x Aqua Madoor, 3x Kagemusha of the Blue me, 3x me Ghost, Two-Mouth Darkruler, Dissolverock, 5x Root Water, 4x Green Phantom King, 5x Ray & Temperature, 2x King Fog, 2x Mystical Sheep #2, 6x Masaki the Legendary Swordsman, 4x Kurama, 3x Tyhone, Witty Phantom, 2x Larvas, 6x Hard Armor, 4x Man Eater, M-Warrior #1, M-Warrior #2, 3x Armaill, 3x Terra the Terrible, 4x Kumootoko, 3x Meda Bat, 5x Enchanting Mermaid, 3x Fireyarou, 3x Dragoness the Wicked Knight, 8x One-Eyed Shield Dragon, 6x Dark Energy, 5x Laser Cannon Armor, 2x Flower Wolf (150 sacrifices, Master. Do you approve?) Laura asked. (They are all LoBY?) I confirmed. (Yes.) (And you made sure to hold onto at least one copy of each fusion monster and their materials, right?) (Of course, Master.) Laura said. (Then yes. This is fine.) I told her. (Thank you.) 30 more sleeves for me. With the 5 left over from yesterday, I now have 35. Now to use them. First things first, my Blue-Eyes arsenal. Toploader for Toon Blue-Eyes, the LoBY Blue-Eyes and upgrading the sleeved Blue-Eyes I got from Pdin. (Master, I applied a sleeve and toploader on the new Blue-Eyes White Dragon, as well as Blue-Eyes Toon Dragon, but I cannot ce one on the Blue-Eyes you got from the effect of Pdin of White Dragon.) Laura said. (You can¡¯t? Why?) I wondered. (Most likely because of the sleeve that it got from Pdin. It might be treated the same as a ritual or fusion summon that got a sleeve at the time. The sleeves on those monsters cannot be upgraded to toploaders either.) Laura said. (Well, that sucks. Can I remove the sleeve from the Blue-Eyes and then ce another one on itter?) (I do not know. There may be a way, but I cannot do it at the moment.) Laura said. (Let¡¯s hope we find one.) (Yes.)
¡°Wee.¡± An employee at Bak¡¯s store weed me when I walked inside. ¡°Sir Brian, are you here to buy something? Or is your visit because of the escort quest?¡± ¡°Just to buy some non-perishable food.¡± I answered. ¡°I also have this order from Christina. Could you take care of it?¡± ¡°From Madam Watchman? Yes. I shall take care of it right now.¡± She said as she was about to take off. ¡°Oh, before you do, where are the non-perishable foods?¡± I asked. Thedy looked torn on whether to help me, or deal with the order from Christina, before she said. ¡°Please, let me drop this off to someone else and I¡¯ll help you with the food.¡± She said. ¡°Sure.¡± I responded. She quickly took off towards a back room and I checked out some of the wares they had. I wasn¡¯t really looking for anything, but I might see something I need. And it didn¡¯t take me long to notice something. In the camping section, next to the sleeping bags, there were rolled up animal pelts you could have under your sleeping bag. I did buy both a small tent and a sleeping bag some time ago, but I didn¡¯t notice anything like this in that store, so I didn¡¯t buy one. I should probably get it, so I can sleep better on the go. ¡°Sir Brian. Would youe this way? The non-perishable are this way.¡± The employee returned and said to me. ¡°Yeah. But I¡¯d like one of these.¡± I said as I pointed at the sleeping mat. Mat? Perhaps it is more of a sleeping pelt. ¡°A travel pelt. Of course. Is there one you prefer?¡± She asked. ¡°The only difference is the color, right?¡± I confirmed. Some of them had slightly lighter colored fur and others were darker. ¡°No. Of course not. They are from different beasts. The light ones here are made of boar hide. They are not soft at all, but in return they are cheap.¡± She exined. ¡°These ones on the other hand are from higher ranking beasts, and they are treated to make them morefortable.¡± I see. So it¡¯s about the softness and things. I should probably get a decent grade one. ¡°Could you rmend one for me? A higher ss one preferably.¡± I said. ¡°Of course. This one is made of the pelts from D-rank wolf monsters. It¡¯s not that soft, but it is quite warm.¡± She exined as she showed me a dark gray one. I touched it a bit, but it didn¡¯t feel that great. She noticed I wasn¡¯t interested and showed me another one. ¡°This one is made from charging sheep hide. It is a lot softer, but it will go bad if you don¡¯t take care of it.¡± She exined as she showed me an almost white one. I, again, touched it. It felt great to the touch, but if it needs to be taken care of, I don¡¯t think it is for me. At least not as an on-the-go bed. At that point I should just get one of the beds from the dungeon and shove it in myrge magic backpack. ¡°Is there anything that is around this softness, but doesn¡¯t require as much maintenance?¡± I asked. ¡°Well, there are, but they can be quite expensive. Are you sure you want to spend that much money on something like this?¡± She asked. ¡°Depends on how much money we are talking about.¡± I answered. ¡°Well, the high ss ones are five to ten gold coins.¡± She said. Five to ten gold? ¡­ I guess that would be a lot. But I can spare that much forfortable sleep. Sleep is important after all. I also have two different money factories. A dungeon and Upstart Goblin. And I will eventually get more Upstart goblins as well, so I shouldn¡¯t be afraid of spending money. ¡°That much is fine. Please show them to me.¡± I said. ¡°Yes. Please wait a moment.¡± She said as she walked to a back room. Perhaps they keep the expensive things away from the eyes of themon people. Or it might just be an anti-theft measure.
¡°These two are the best we have.¡± The employee said as she returned with two different pelts. One of them was blue in color and the other was ck. ¡°This one is made of water buffalo hide. It¡¯s quite soft andpletely waterproof, so if it gets dirty, you can just rinse it in a river or wash it with water magic.¡± She exined as she showed me the blue one. ¡°This one on the other hand is made of giant mink hide. It has been enchanted to resist grime, but the enchantment is not perfect. But being made of giant mink hide, it has a shadowy effect on its surroundings, making sleeping on it more peaceful. The effect can also keep you safe from beasts that rely on sight alone.¡± She said. So a waterproof one that is easy to wash, or one that resists grime and makes you sleep better. Both are honestly super nice. I could probably buy both, but should I? How long will it take them to get more? I touched both of them and they both felt really nice. I think the sheep one might be even softer, but that one has other problems. ¡°They feel really nice. How much are they?¡± I asked. ¡°The blue one is seven gold and tworge silver. The ck one is nine gold and arge silver.¡± She told me the prices. So if I get both, that would be 16 gold and 3rge silvers. That¡¯s just a bit more than what I have in my main ¡®wallet¡¯ pouch, so I would have to dig into one of the two I got when I sold my fanny packs. ¡°Will this store have a problem if I buy both?¡± I asked. ¡°Most likely not. Not that many customerse looking for travel pelts of this quality.¡± The employee answered. ¡°Then I¡¯ll take them both.¡± I told her. Might as well spend some money for good sleep. And in case Alice or Lua don¡¯t have their own, I can let them borrow one of mine.
¡°Thank you for your business.¡± The employee waved me off. In total, between the two pelts and the food I bought, I spent 17 gold coins. The total was actually something like 17 gold,rge silver, and two small silvers, but the owner hade in and knocked the price down to just 17 gold. I also got the order by Christina and it turned out to be a notebook and a high quality sleeping bag. They are probably for Alice. Well, at least the sleeping bag should be. The order also requested for one other item, but the store didn¡¯t have it in stock, so I got an apology notice to deliver to Christina instead. It also said they could get one from Sawyer city. Since shopping had taken some time, I was hungry and decided to get some food from the stalls in the main square. I didn¡¯t default to Sam¡¯s burritos this time, as I wanted to try some other things as well. I picked up some basic meat skewers from a few different stalls. In doing so, I learned there was a coin below copper in price, called a penny. Five pennies made a copper. I guess that¡¯s something, but I¡¯m not sure how much I¡¯ll use them, so I just bought a full copper coin worth of food from different stalls, so I wouldn¡¯t be left with any pennies. Now with that done, I had one more ce I wanted to visit. I need to give something (or some things) to the master at that ce. CH.130 Zayaan’s cards. CH.130 Zayaan¡¯s cards. ¡°Hey Kris. Can I go see Zayaan?¡± I asked the guild receptionist after I walked into the adventurer¡¯s guild. ¡°Yes, he is here. But I¡¯m sorry to tell you, but if you want to change the departure date, it wille with a penalty.¡± She told me. ¡°No, I have no problems with that. I just want to say goodbye to Zay. If he isn¡¯t too busy.¡± I responded. ¡°He shouldn¡¯t have any meetings, so go ahead.¡± Kris answered. ¡°Thanks.¡± I responded before heading to the guild master¡¯s office.
After knocking on the door and hearing Zay give permission, I went into the GM¡¯s office. ¡°Brian. What do you need?¡± He asked as I walked in. ¡°Nothing really. I just came by to say goodbye. We are leaving tomorrow after all.¡± I told him. ¡°you could have just said it in the evening.¡± Zay said quietly. ¡°What did you say?¡± I asked as I didn¡¯t hear him. ¡°It¡¯s nothing.¡± He said. ¡°But if that was everything, I do have some paperwork to do.¡± ¡°Well, there is one other thing.¡± I said as I opened my collection. I needed to give some cards to Zay. I want to give at least a few cards to everyone with Card Summoner before I leave. After what happened to Rico and Mesk, I won¡¯t hoard every card for myself any longer. ¡°I wanted to give you a few cards before I left.¡± I said as Iid the first cards on the table. The first one I wanted him to have is Masaki the Legendary Swordsman. I had three copies of it and I¡¯ll only need one to summon me Swordsman. So I put a sleeve on it and ced it on the table. Spoiler [copse] Masaki might not be the strongest monster, but that is also why I gave it to Zay. I think it might make for a great instructor for the adventurers. The second one was Dark de. A slightly stronger warrior monster. Spoiler [copse] The only reason I¡¯m not sure about it, is its dark attribute. The third was a copy of Buster der. The only reason I gave him one as well, is because I can get a new one every day. And it is a super strong warrior, so it should serve Zay well. Spoiler [copse] And thest monster I wanted him to have is Wingweaver, a powerful fairy type monster. Spoiler [copse] Wingweaver should be a great backline helper for Zay, in case he ever ends up in a difficult battle. I made sure all of the monsters had sleeves on them before handing them to Zay. ¡°Are you sure I can have them all? Just one of them would be more than enough.¡± Zay said. ¡°Yes. This many is fine. Actually, I want to give you just a few more, but they won¡¯t be monsters.¡± I told him as I searched out a few spells. One Rain of Mercy and two Red Medicine. I had plenty of copies of both, so I handed them over to Zay. I didn¡¯t ce any toploaders on them, as these are meant to be emergency use only. (Why not just give him an extra copy of Dancing Fairy if you want him to have something to heal people with?) Laura asked. ¡­ yeah. Why didn¡¯t I? Well, at least I can fix that easily. ¡°Some of these spell cards, huh. I¡¯ve seen both of these before and they are effective, so thank you.¡± Zay said as he looked at the two medicines and the rain. I actually forgot that he had used both. ¡°There is actually still more.¡± I said to him as I got out a copy of Dancing Fairy that I had sleeved. It wasn¡¯t the one I usually used, but one I had never summoned before. Spoiler [copse] ¡°Oh. I remember these fairies. Are you sure you don¡¯t need them yourself?¡± Zay asked. ¡°No. It¡¯s not like that. I still have one for myself.¡± I said as I pulled my own sleeved copy out to show him. I actually had another 3 on top of that. ¡°I see. Well if you are giving them to me, I¡¯ll dly take them.¡± He said. ¡°Be sure to use them sometimes as well. You can use the warriors as instructors for the adventurers, like I have done.¡± I told him. ¡°Yes. I will.¡± He responded. ¡°Also, the spells are one time use, so only use them if you really have to.¡± I warned. ¡°Yes. Thank you for all of this.¡± He said as he collected the cards into a single stack. ¡°There is actually just one more, but I¡¯m not sure about it.¡± I said as I pulled out thest card I wanted to give him. A Hero Emerges. I tried it out with Alice and Lua, but as we were in no danger we couldn¡¯t get it to activate. The one I gave Zay wasn¡¯t the toploader copy I had, but another one. ¡°If you use this when something terrible is going on or you are in great danger, it might do something, but I¡¯m honestly not sure.¡± I told him. ¡°I see. I¡¯ll make sure to hold onto it for such an asion.¡± He said as he took the card. ¡°You really should have said, I hope a situation like that neveres.¡± I told him. ¡°Perhaps I should have. Now get going. I have to get back to work.¡± Zay said.
¡°Brian. You arete.¡± Alice said when I got back to the manor. ¡°Late? I didn¡¯t know I had a curfew.¡± I responded. ¡°Well you have one and you arete. How are you going to make it up to me?¡± She asked. ¡°I¡¯m not.¡± I said. ¡°Where is your mother? I have her order with me.¡± ¡°Hmph. I just wanted you to give me another card. You gave so many to Mother and I still only have Mana.¡± Aliceined. ¡°... you could have just asked.¡± I told her. I don¡¯t mind giving her more, but she just goes about it in the wrong way. ¡°Really? So if I ask, you will give me more?¡± Alice looked at me with her eyes shining. ¡°Brian. Would you please give me another monster?¡± ¡­ that look. It¡¯s not fair. Why do all femalese with it? Is it something so basic that every cute girl knows how to use it? ¡°I¡¯ll just confirm this first, but you did pack everything, right?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes! I¡¯m packed up and ready to go!¡± Alice responded. ¡°So you can give me a card.¡± ¡°... fine. But only one.¡± I agreed. ¡°Why do you give so many to Mother then?¡± She asked. ¡°Well, I can¡¯t exactly give her more after we leave.¡± I responded. But that was a lie. With that exchange link between our terminals, I can give her more whenever I feel like it. But I didn¡¯t have that when I made her ¡®deck¡¯ so my point stands. ¡°So you will give me more as we travel? Do you promise?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Sure. I can do that.¡± I told her. ¡°How often? And how many?¡± She asked. ¡­ hmm. I¡¯m not sure. ¡°How about one card for each sessful adventuring job we do?¡± I offered. ¡°That¡¯s not enough. Make it three.¡± She tried to argue. ¡°One card for every two jobs.¡± I said back. ¡°Hey. You went down in numbers. You should havee up to two per job.¡± Alice said. ¡°One for every three.¡± I kept going. ¡°I¡¯m fine with one per job.¡± Alice agreed to my original offer. ¡°I guess we have ourselves a deal.¡± I agreed with her. ¡°Well, since we made the deal, can you give me the one you promised?¡± Alice asked. ¡°... oh sure.¡± I said as I pulled open my collection. So, something for Alice. Probably a humanoid female. And dark attribute would probably be good as well. Hmm. Yeah. This should work. It is a rare from Invasion of Chaos, but I¡¯m giving it to Alice, so if I need it for a fusion or something in the future, I can just ask for it back. And I don¡¯t think it has any fusions anyway. Because I have plenty of sleeves in stock, I turned four of them into a toploader and ced both a toploader and sleeve on the monster. And even if Alice doesn¡¯t want it, I can use it myself. ¡°Here. You can have this.¡± I said as I handed the card over to Alice. ¡°Thank you.¡± Alice said before taking a look at the card. ¡°Can I summon her now?¡± ¡°Go for it. But I need to go see your mother, so where is she?¡± I asked. ¡°I don¡¯t know. Somewhere inside.¡± Alice answered. ¡°... great¡­¡± I mumbled. I walked inside as I heard Alice call out the name of the monster I gave her. Getsu Fuhma. A dark attribute warrior type monster with 1700 attack and 1200 defense. It also has an effect that makes it more powerful when fighting demons and the undead. Spoiler span> [copse]
I ran into (not literally) Sana as I got inside and asked her where Christina was. She led me to Alice¡¯s room, where I saw a teary eyed Christina hugging some of Alice¡¯s clothes. ¡°Madam. Lord Brian is here.¡± Sana said. ¡°Oh.¡± She looked up and quickly wiped away the tears she had in her eyes. ¡°Wee back.¡± ¡°Are you feeling alright?¡± I asked. ¡°I¡¯m fine. This is normal for a parent. I had a simr reaction when Daniel moved to the capital.¡± She said. Daniel? Is that her son? I¡¯d guess so based on the circumstantial evidence. ¡°I see. Well, I brought the things you ordered.¡± I said as I pulled out the notebook and the sleeping bag. ¡°They didn¡¯t have one of the things you asked for. but they said they could get one from Sawyer city.¡± ¡°Thank you for running the errand for me.¡± Christina said. ¡°And I don¡¯t actually need that item for myself, as I was going to give it to you.¡± ¡°For me? What was it then?¡± I asked. ¡°A magic pen. I thought we could use the notebook to exchange letters via our terminals. But you probably don¡¯t have a pen, so I ordered one with the notebook.¡± Christina exined. A magic pen? Wonder how that works. Now I really want one. ¡°So if they don¡¯t have one avable here, could I ask you to buy one in Sawyer city?¡± Christina asked. ¡°Sure, as long as they are not too expensive. I don¡¯t have an unlimited amount of money.¡± I told her. I don¡¯t know how expensive magic items can get, but I would assume they can cost a lot of money. Sure I still have over 50 gold coins, but I will need it for other ¡°Don¡¯t worry about that. I¡¯ll write you a purchase order, so I will be the one paying for it.¡± Christina said. ¡°I can pay for it myself as long as it is under 5 gold coins.¡± I responded. ¡°No. This much I should do for you. You are already going to take care of Alice and I feel like I should financially support you in that endeavor.¡± Christina said. ¡°Well, I¡¯m not going to say no, but you don¡¯t need to. We can probably earn our keep even without it.¡± I told her. And I do have Upstart Goblin to fall back on. It¡¯s actually interesting that I¡¯ve not gotten a second copy of it, even though it is amon in Dark Beginning 1. (It is alsomon in Magic Ruler.) Laura added. (And you did get a copy of it before you ever reached the town. But you used it before you could make sleeves.) Oh yeah. I think I remember that. ¡°Here. You should hold onto this notebook. I did buy it for you.¡± Christina said as she handed the dark cover notebook to me. ¡°Thanks. Let¡¯s try to keep in touch.¡± I told her.
I headed back outside to hang out with Alice. It¡¯s not like I had anything else to do, so this is now officially training time. Not that I want to do an exercise that will leave me tired for tomorrow. But some telekinesis training is always nice. When I got there, I saw Alice swinging the katana that Getsu Fuhma owns. Of course she was going something like this. I think her brain might be tainted by her father to always be in training mode. ¡°Alice, don¡¯t go at it too hard. I can¡¯t have you being tired tomorrow.¡± I warned her. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Master. I¡¯ll make sure she won¡¯t go too far.¡± Getsu Fuhma answered. ¡°I see. Thanks.¡± I responded. Spoiler [copse] I looked at the armor worn by Getsu Fuhma. It looked strange to my eyes. She had a clearly Japanese shinobi armor based bottom half, with a western looking chestte. Almost like abination of both. Or perhaps I just don¡¯t know Japanese armors. I spent a bit of time watching as Alice swung the katana around, while ying with telekinesis myself, but after about 20 more minutes of training for Alice, I told her to stop so she wouldn¡¯t have sore muscles tomorrow. ¡°You could have just used healing magic on me.¡± Alice said. ¡°Well, St. Joan did say natural healing is better for growth. I guess you do get the technique down, but I¡¯m not sure how your muscle memory will go.¡± I said. ¡°Muscle memory? What does that mean?¡± Alice asked. ¡°... how do I exin that? It¡¯s like when you learn to do something, you can do it without really thinking. Like walking.¡± I told her. ¡°If you practice something enough, it bes muscle memory, and you can do it with minimal conscious input.¡± I exined in a way that made sense to me. ¡°I see. So I just have to swing a sword around until I can do it without thinking.¡± Alice said as she pulled out a notebook and wrote something down. ¡°Just remember to not go too far. You shouldn¡¯t hurt your body just for training.¡± I warned. Alice unsummoned Getsu Fuhma. ...Actually, how did she have the card in her hand while swinging a sword around? Well anyway, we were about to head inside when we heard someone calling us from the direction of the manor¡¯s gate. ¡°Brian, Miss Alice. Were you waiting for us?¡± We heard Lua calling out to us. I turned to look at her and saw her walking towards us with Alex. Why did theye to the manor? Is there a problem? We were meant to meet up tomorrow morning at the guild, so what gives? I guess asking is the only way forward. CH.131 Farewell party CH.131 Farewell party ¡°Alex, Lua, what are you doing here? Do we have a problem?¡± I asked the two ¡­ intruders? Well, the guards at the gate did let them in, so probably not intruders. ¡°What do you mean? We were invited.¡± Alex said. ¡°Invited? For what? By whom?¡± I asked. ¡°Madam Watchman. She told us we were having a party.¡± Lua answered. I turned to look at Alice and asked: ¡°Did you know about this?¡± ¡°No. I just heard about it as well.¡± She answered. ¡°Ah. I see our first guests have arrived. Wee.¡± Aneesa came outside and weed Lucia and Alex. First? So there are more. ¡­ Actually, I think Zay muttered something about the evening, so maybe he ising as well. ¡°Please enjoy yourselves for now. Madam will join you soon.¡± Aneesa said before making her way back inside.
¡°So, while we wait, Alex, I would like to give you a few cards. Is there anything you would prefer?¡± I asked Alex. ¡°Cards? Like the ones you use to summon monsters? You don¡¯t have to.¡± He said. ¡°No. I will give you some. I¡¯m not going to hoard them and have another Rico happen because I was too worried to give you all some.¡± I told him. ¡°I see¡­¡± He said looking down. ¡°Then I will ept anything you want to give me.¡± ¡°Good. But is there anything you prefer?¡± I asked again. ¡°... I guess some cute girls¡­¡± he said quietly, but I still heard him. Perv. Well, not really. There is nothing wrong with liking cute girls. Fire Princess and Fire Sorcerer. Those are cute girls. They would work, but let¡¯s check for others. ¡°Oh. These are perfect.¡± I said as I ran into an archetype ofdies. They aren¡¯t exactly what I would call ¡®cute girls¡¯, but more off ¡®sexydies¡¯. ¡°Did you find something? Could you show me?¡± Alex asked. I pulled out four cards. Harpie Lady, Harpie Lady 2, Harpie Lady Sisters and Elegant Egotist. Spoiler
[copse] They aren¡¯t my favorite cards, so I don¡¯t mind giving them away. But at the same time, giving them to someone like Alex feels a bit like a waste. Having a sexydy use them would fit better. But I guess Alex can be the master of a harpie harem. ¡°Yes. I do like these.¡± Alex said after looking the three monsters over. ¡°But what about this?¡± He asked, pointing at Elegant Egotist. ¡°It¡¯s necessary when you summon the Harpie Lady Sisters for the first time, but you won¡¯t need it after that.¡± I told him. ¡°I see. Then please, would you give these to me?¡± Alex asked. ¡°Sure, just one thing first.¡± I said as I pulled out two sleeves and sleeved up Harpie Lady and Harpie Lady 2. I¡¯m not going to ce a toploader on Elegant Egotist as he only needs to use it once, and Sisters should get a sleeve when it is special summoned, so I don¡¯t need to sleeve that one either. And if something goes wrong, I do have a second copy of both Sisters and Elegant Egotist. ¡°Why did you ce that thing only on those two cards?¡± Alex asked. ¡°Well, you¡¯ll only need the spell once and the Sisters will get a sleeve when you summon them for the first time.¡± I told him. ¡°I see. Thank you.¡± Alex said. ¡°Take these as well.¡± I said as I pulled out two Red Medicine. ¡°These potions? Thank you.¡± Alex said. ¡°No problem.¡± I said.
¡°Brian. This isn¡¯t fair at all.¡± Aliceined. ¡°Why did you give him so many when I only got one?¡± ¡°... you know I can still go back on your deal. I don¡¯t need to give you my cards if I don¡¯t want to.¡± I told her. ¡°This isn¡¯t fair. Why does everyone else get preferential treatment?¡± She asked. ¡°Because they aren¡¯t nning on traveling with me, unlike someone not specified. And if you doubt me, just ask Lua how many cards she has.¡± I told Alice. ¡°Lucia? Then I will.¡± Alice said. Good. That got her off of my case. Now I can check out the cards for Henry. And then there is that one guard as well, but I don¡¯t know who he is or where he lives.
For the guard I made a small insect package. Hunter Spider, Insect Knight, Killer Needle and Insect Princess. I put a sleeve on each one and added in one non-sleeved Red Medicine as well. I¡¯ll have to ask Henry or someone else to deliver it to him. For Henry I decided on some machine monsters. Slot Machine, Steel Ogre Grotto #2, Steel Ogre Grotto #1 and Overdrive. The Slot Machine was a different copy than the one I used, as is Overdrive. I ced a sleeve on all four before installing one Machine Conversion Factory onto Overdrive to make it slightly better. And I never did give one to Christina, so having the butler have it should be good as well. For Brandon, well I do have something for him, even if I¡¯m not sure he deserves it. But he doesn¡¯t deserve to die, so I¡¯ll still hand that card over to him. It is super strong, but I don¡¯t really need it anymore.
¡°I see some of our guests have arrived. Wee.¡± Christina said as she came outside. ¡°Thank you for inviting us.¡± Alex said. ¡°Thank you.¡± Lua added. ¡°Of course. I do hope you will take good care of my daughter in the future.¡± Christina said. ¡°I apologize, but I wasn¡¯t nning on staying in their party for any longer than our trip to Sawyer city.¡± Alex admitted. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I already heard about it. But I still hope you will help her if she ever gets into trouble.¡± Christina said. ¡°If that is an order from Madam Watchman, I will do my best.¡± Alex said. ¡°That¡¯s the attitude. If you ever want to quit your job as an adventurer, I can get you a position in the town''s guard.¡± Christina said. ¡°Thank you. I¡¯ll keep that in mind.¡± Alex said. ¡°That goes for you too, Lucia. You can alwayse back here. This town needs skilled people like you.¡± Christina said. ¡°Thank you.¡± Lua said back in a tone that made her seem slightly embarrassed. ¡°I only hope the dungeon will bring in enough skilled people to fill the hole you two will leave.¡± Christina said. Yeah. I have to agree with that. I hope the meat quality won¡¯t drop too much after Lua is no longer here, perfectly draining the blood from the boars.
¡°Come on Zay. I told you we would bete.¡± I heard a female voice from the direction of the gate. ¡°You are the one that gave me more work to do just as we were about to leave.¡± I heard Zayaan say. ¡°No. Don¡¯t me that on me. You are the one that didn¡¯t take care of it earlier.¡± The female voice said. ¡°You know I¡¯ve been busy learning the ropes and I¡¯ve never heard of an adventurer that doesn¡¯t ask for their rewards.¡± Zay said before noticing us. ¡°Oh. Good evening. Madam Watchman, I apologize for beingte.¡± ¡°Oh, you aren¡¯tte. Everyone else was just early. And as you can see, my husband hasn¡¯t joined us yet, so you are fine.¡± Christina said. ¡°Thank the Goddess for that. Then, do you mind if we do some guild business now?¡± Zay asked. ¡°That¡¯s fine.¡± Christina gave permission. ¡°Thank you.¡± Zay said before turning to me. ¡°Now then Brian, we have some business to take care of.¡± ¡°Us? What is it?¡± I asked. ¡°... did you really forget? I really can¡¯t believe that someone like you is an adventurer.¡± Zay said. ¡°Well, what is it? What did I forget?¡± I asked. ¡°Seriously. Lua, you need to instruct him on these thingster.¡± Zay said. ¡°You never picked up your money for either the wyvern sales or the rescue mission.¡± ¡­ oh. Yeah. I didn¡¯t huh. How did I forget something like that? Well, I guess I really didn¡¯t have a major need for money or anything, but still. It¡¯s probably Upstart Goblins fault. Or perhaps the dungeons. When I have easy ess to money, things like rewards just slip my mind. heh. heh. (Of course Master forgets actually important things while remembering the useless Yugioh facts you think about before going to bed.) Lauramented. (... well, you also didn¡¯t remind me, so what do you say about that?) I shot back. (It was an experiment to test Master¡¯s memory. I would have reminded you about it tomorrow morning, so you would have had to deal with it in a panic.) Laura said. (You are evil.) (Of course. I take after you, Master.) Laura said. Fine. Have it that way. ¡°Well thanks for bringing that up, but I kind of thought you would have just put the money in my guild bank ount thingy.¡± I said to Zay. ¡°... you really have no idea how things work, do you?¡± Zay asked. ¡°... no? How would I? No one has exined anything to me. How could I know?¡± I asked. ¡°Well anyway, we can¡¯t put money into your ount without your guild card.¡± Zay said. ¡°Okay, but it had some money in it when I first got it. How do you exin that?¡± I asked. ¡°Simple. We can put money into the card as long as we have the card. It was put in when the card was made.¡± Zay said. ¡°Oh. I see. Then can we take care of the reward now? Do we need to go to the guild for that?¡± I asked, ready to summon Overdrive to take us there. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. We brought it here.¡± Zay said, before turning to his fianc¨¦. ¡°Kris, take them out.¡± Kris opened the messenger bag she had on her and pulled out three medium sized sacks, cing them on the table close by. I¡¯m not sure they would actually fit in a bag that size, so that messenger bag might be a magic bag. ¡°Here you go. 98 gold coins for the wyvern materials and 30 gold coins for the rescue mission.¡± Zay said. ¡°These two bags have 50 gold each and thest one has the remaining 28.¡± ¡°I see. Thanks.¡± I said. ¡°Are you not going to count them?¡± Kris asked. ¡°Should I? Are you giving me a reason to count them? Are you perhaps a questionable guild?¡± I asked. ¡°No. Of course not.¡± Zay immediately said. ¡°Oh really.¡± Luamented. ¡°Then perhaps you would like to exin why the sale price of the wyverns was that low.¡± Low? Was it? I think they said they would give me the sale price of 5 wyverns. And if the total is 98 gold that would mean right about 20 gold per wyvern. ¡°Is twenty gold coins per wyvern really that low?¡± I asked. ¡°If I recall, I got five gold from the bison when I first got into town. And that should have been half of its price. So if a C-rank monster is 10 gold, a B-rank should be 20 right?¡± ¡°... I really need to help you with this.¡± Lua said. ¡°The price of the monsters grows faster than the rank. Just because it is one rank higher, doesn¡¯t mean the price doubles. And your example is just bad. A horned bison¡¯s pricees mostly from the high quality meat it has, whereas wyvern''s pricees from its hide, poison nds and magic stone.¡± ¡°Okay. So how much should I have gotten for the wyverns?¡± I asked. ¡°Usually, aplete wyvern carcass goes for 22 or 23 gold. And if taken apart, a little more.¡± Lua said. ¡°I also drained the blood from them, so they should have gone for the 23 gold price.¡± ¡°But you didn¡¯t consider the transport fees.¡± Zay said. ¡°And the butchering fee. They even had burn damage. After all of that, the price we paid is fair.¡± ¡°Just stop. Or more like don¡¯t even get to it. This is fine for me. Zay is my friend and friends get better deals.¡± I said. ¡°I¡¯ll take these to my room. Better not to leave them out here.¡± I said as I took the money bags and quickly visited my room.
After I shoved the coins into my fanny pack, I picked up the two I made for Lua and Alex yesterday and headed back outside. ¡°.. a guild master should never do that.¡± I heard Lua argue. ¡°But I really didn¡¯t. That really is the value of the wyverns.¡± Zay defended himself. ¡°You two. I said don¡¯t even start.¡± I told the two of them. ¡°But¡­¡± Lua tried to argue. ¡°I said it is fine. It¡¯s fine because it is Zay. If it was someone else, then I would ept yourints, but as it is Zay, just let it go.¡± I told her. ¡°... fine.¡± Lua said before taking some distance. ¡°Thanks Brian.¡± Zay thanked me. ¡°No problem. I really just don¡¯t want to see you two fight on yourst evening.¡± I said. ¡°But I do actually have a question. Isn¡¯t 30 gold too much for the rescue mission?¡± ¡°No. It¡¯s actually quite little. Not only did you save a noble, you also rescued a guild master and high ranking employees of Bakpany.¡± Zay said. ¡°Oh. Is rescuing people worth that much money?¡± I asked. ¡°Of course it is. Actually, Diamond Sword wanted to thank you as well for your part, but I said you wouldn¡¯t want to take it, so I had them drop it.¡± Zay said. ¡°... well, that¡¯s not entirely incorrect.¡± I responded. I mean, I would take the money and then probably install a card into each of them in return. It just feels strange to demand money from someone you saved. I saved them because I could, not because I want money from them. I get the money from them when they buy something from me and if they are dead, no more business. Well, I don¡¯t really have a business yet. I could always sell some of the LoBYmons to people as one time use monster summoning devices. That might help people save their lives when they are in trouble. ¡­ Well, it could also cause some major problems. Like what if they are used for terrorist attacks? Or assassination? Yeah. Let¡¯s not sell them. At least not until I have a way of controlling where they end up. And even then, I should probably talk about it with a high ranking noble or something first. A minister of defense? Wonder if this country has something like that. Or perhaps it should be the master of the central adventurer¡¯s guild.
¡°Alex, Lua. Here are the magic bags I promised.¡± I said as I handed them over. ¡°Thank you, Brian. How much is this?¡± Lua asked. ¡°You don¡¯t need to pay for it. At least not now. That can wait.¡± I told them. ¡°Just give us a number.¡± Alex said. ¡°80 gold.¡± I said. I think I sold the one to Lawrence for about 110 gold, considering the trade items. And I got 130 (minus the things I bought) from Bak, so 80 from a friend should be fine. ¡°I see. I¡¯m sorry, but I don¡¯t have that much at the moment.¡± Alex admitted. ¡°Is it really fine if I payter?¡± ¡°Yes, it¡¯s fine. Because if you don¡¯t, I will find you and get my money.¡± I jokingly said. ¡°And how would you do that?¡± He asked. ¡°I don¡¯t know. Would be a shame if I just gave you multiple things I can track.¡± I said. I can¡¯t actually track the cards I¡¯ve given them to that point. I do know who holds them, but I can¡¯t actually track down their location. ¡°Then I¡¯ll make sure to pay as soon as possible, so you won¡¯t send any dragons on my tail.¡± Alex said. ¡°What about you, Lua?¡± I asked. ¡°I can pay now, but if possible could you wait. If I pay now I¡¯ll have nothing left.¡± She said. ¡°Yeah. I can wait.¡± I told her. ¡°Better not to give away every penny after all.¡± ¡°Not that bad. I would have some silvers left.¡± She said.
¡°I see that everyone has arrived. We can begin then.¡± I heard Brandon say before giving a signal to Henry to bring out food and drinks. After that, we had a small garden party with drinks and food. I kept the alcohol to a minimum, so I wouldn¡¯t have a bad time tomorrow. Amid the party, I gave the cards I prepared for Henry to him. I also handed him the the four insects and the Red Medicine I wanted to give to the guard with Card Summoner, after he told me he could deliver them. ¡°So Brian, what about me?¡± Brandon asked after he saw me giving cards to Henry. ¡°... really? That¡¯s how this is going to go? At least I know where Alice gets it.¡± Imented. ¡°I could order Henry to give me the ones you gave him.¡± Brandon said. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I do have something for you.¡± I said. ¡°I knew you wouldn¡¯t leave me without something. So, what is it? Perhaps a mighty dragon? Or a great sage?¡± Brandon asked. ¡°No. It¡¯s just a fiend.¡± I told him as I pulled the card out of collection. Well, then again, it is the Ultimate Obedient Fiend. Spoiler [copse] As I handed it over to him, he asked: ¡°Do I really get only one? I know we don¡¯t have a perfect rtionship, but still.¡± ¡°No. That¡¯s not why.¡± I instantly defended myself. ¡°That monster is super strong. But you cannot use it at all if you hold any other cards anywhere on you, so I can only give that one to you. And having a monster stronger than any other one I¡¯ve given away makes you thest line of defense.¡± ¡°I see. So you want me to be the hero that saves the day when all hope is lost. Good thinking.¡± Brandon said. ¡°...yeah. That¡¯s totally it.¡± I said. Probably better not to admit that Master of Oz is stronger with none of the downsides of Ultimate Fiend. Well, to an extent having Ultimate Obedient Fiend does make Brandon the hero. Or perhaps a raid boss. Let¡¯s just hope Ultimate Fiend doesn¡¯t get seen as a demon. I totally don¡¯t want to see Brandon in prison. No I don¡¯t. Really. Why don¡¯t you believe me?
For the rest of the evening, we drank and ate. When the party was over, Alex and Lua tried to leave, but Christina made them sleep in the manor¡¯s guest rooms, saying it will be better if we can go together tomorrow. With that, I headed to bed for thest time in the manor. Well,st time for now. I¡¯m decently confident that I¡¯lle back here at some point. And Christina did once say that this is now my home. CH.132 First (official) quest CH.132 First (official) quest (Brian. Wake up.) I heard Laura¡¯s voice in my head. I had asked her to wake me up at an optimal time, so I could open my packs before breakfast and all of that jazz. And we had to be ready to leave for the escort job at 9 am. (Good morning, Laura. Thanks for waking me up.) (Good morning.) Now then. Last packs before we leave. I still don¡¯t have a second Monster Reborn, so back to LoBY with me.
Use a ¡®Pack token¡¯ to open 1 pack of ¡®Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon¡¯
[Yes] [No]
Of course, Yes. Spoiler LoBY 1 Violet Crystal, Ray & Temperature, Basic Insect, Petit Angel, Yami, Laser Cannon Armor, Sparks, Turtle Tiger, me Ghost LoBY 2 Forest, Tyhone, Darkworld Thorns, M-Warrior #2, Frenzied Panda, Hinotama Soul, Silver Fang, Misairuzame, Darkfire Dragon LoBY 3 Book of Secret Arts, Dark Gray, Steel Ogre Grotto #1, Monster Egg, Hinotama, Meda Bat, Forest, Uraby, Dragoness the Wicked Knight LoBY 4 Wastnd, Fireyarou, Misairuzame, Legendary Sword, Dissolverock, Uraby, Ray & Temperature, Enchanting Mermaid, Flower Wolf LoBY 5 Man Eater, Armaill, Dragon Treasure, Dark Gray, Yami, Trial of Nightmare, Sparks, Spike Seadra, Charubin the Fire Knight LoBY 6 Tripwire Beast, Dark King of the Abyss, Fiend Reflection #2, Hitotsu-Me Giant, Hard Armor, Misairuzame, Laser Cannon Armor, Dissolverock, Final me LoBY 7 Basic Insect, Beaver Warrior, Nemuriko, me Maniptor, Spike Seadra, Vile Germs, Fireyarou, Follow Wind, Dragon Capture Jar LoBY 8 Basic Insect, Sogen, Larvas, Frenzied Panda, Two-Mouth Darkruler, Masaki the Legendary Swordsman, Ray & Temperature, Mystical Elf, Dragoness the Wicked Knight [copse] ¡­ well, Mystical Elf is a super rare, but it¡¯s also amon in DB1. Well, I¡¯ll still hold onto it as it is a SR. But a SR spell would have been better. Spoiler LoBY 9 Power of Kaishin, Spike Seadra, Dragon Treasure, Hinotama Soul, Drooling Lizard, M-Warrior #1, Terra the Terrible, Swords of Revealing Light, Hane-Hane [copse] See! Just like that. Swords of Revealing Light is super good. I can use it to hold my opponents in ce for a long time. And it doesn¡¯t even affect me. Perfection. I¡¯ll need to shove that thing in a toploader. Now just to get that Monster Reborn and we are golden. Spoiler LoBY 10 Two-Mouth Darkruler, Basic Insect, Monster Egg, Trial of Nightmare, Drooling Lizard, M-Warrior #1, Dissolverock, Hard Armor, Goblin''s Secret Remedy LoBY 11 Spike Seadra, Petit Angel, Turtle Tiger, Dark King of the Abyss, Steel Ogre Grotto #1, Dark Energy, Yami, Hard Armor, Stop Defense LoBY 12 Misairuzame, Witty Phantom, Darkworld Thorns, Power of Kaishin, Book of Secret Arts, Uraby, Beaver Warrior, The Furious Sea King, me Ghost LoBY 13 Fireyarou, Uraby, Dark King of the Abyss, Misairuzame, Masaki the Legendary Swordsman, Drooling Lizard, Yami, Violet Crystal, Giant Soldier of Stone LoBY 14 Armaill, Tripwire Beast, Sogen, The 13th Grave, Misairuzame, Darkworld Thorns, Turtle Tiger, Fiend Reflection #2, Giant Soldier of Stone LoBY 15 Mystical Moon, Steel Ogre Grotto #1, Uraby, Skull Red Bird, Ray & Temperature, Turtle Tiger, Machine Conversion Factory, Tyhone, Metal Dragon LoBY 16 Masaki the Legendary Swordsman, Green Phantom King, Machine Conversion Factory, Kagemusha of the Blue me, Armaill, Trial of Nightmare, Sparks, Mountain, Stop Defense LoBY 17 Beaver Warrior, Hinotama Soul, Nemuriko, Hard Armor, Basic Insect, Fireyarou, One-Eyed Shield Dragon, Hane-Hane, Raigeki [copse] A second Raigeki. That¡¯s nice, but it can¡¯t resurrect anyone. Does anyone have a Monster Reborn to trade? I can offer a Raigeki for it. Spoiler LoBY 18 Nemuriko, Green Phantom King, Wastnd, Lesser Dragon, Petit Dragon, Misairuzame, Silver Bow and Arrow, Metal Dragon, Monster Reborn [copse] Yes! Yes! Yes! I got it! I have a second Monster Reborn. Victory! Thank God. It might have taken way too many packs, but I got it. And it waspletely worth it. Now, before I sleeve and toploader this thing, Dark Beginning 1 is waiting for me.
Use a ¡®Reprint token¡¯ to open 1 pack of ¡®Dark Beginning 1¡¯
[Yes] [No]
Spoiler DB1 1 DNA Surgery, Skull Invitation, Mask of Weakness, Umi, Umiiruka, Chorus of Sanctuary, The Masked Beast, Right Leg of the Forbidden One , Dancing Fairy, Minar, Senju of the Thousand Hands, Bombardment Beetle [copse] The Masked Beast is strong, but it¡¯s another nightmare inducing ritual monster. Why do so many ritual monsters look so scary? Are rituals evil? Probably yes. Also, repeat Exodia piece. Spoiler DB1 2 Mask of Weakness, Shadow of Eyes, Backup Soldier, Mask of Brutality, Insect Barrier, Jam Breeding Machine, Summoned Skull, Sword Hunter, Labyrinth Wall, Jinzo #7, Spirit of the Breeze, Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress #1 [copse] Summoned Skull is not bad. I do already have one, but one more won¡¯t hurt. It being an archfiend (demon) does hurt a bit though. Sword Hunter is also nice. Had I gotten it earlier, I probably would have given it to someone else to use. Spoiler BD1 3 Magic Drain, Solemn Wishes, Fairy Box, Stop Defense, Toll, Luminous Spark, Mad Sword Beast, Gradius, Feral Imp, Headless Knight, Hitotsu-Me Giant, Thousand-Eyes Idol [copse] Well, after the first two, this is not as good. Still decent though. Magic Drain is not bad and I do want to try installing it at some point. Solemn Wishes is not bad either. Gradius is still too fast to give to someone else and Mad Sword Beast is sadly nothing special. Well, that doesn¡¯t matter. I got Monster Reborn and Raigeki from the LoBY packs, so that is more than enough.
Knock, Knock I heard a knock at the door followed by: ¡°Brian. Are you awake?¡± Based on the voice, this is Alice. ¡°Yeah. I¡¯m up.¡± I responded. I had already gotten dressed and everything. Sadly, Upstart and Emblem still had about 30 minutes on their cooldown, so I couldn¡¯t activate them yet. Alice opened the door and came in. She was dressed in an outfit that showed she was ready to go. Sturdy looking pants and high quality leather boots. A jacket that was basically leather armor. And her blond hair was tied in twin braids. Compared to me in my jeans and hoodie, she was a lot more of an adventurer. ¡°Come on Brian. Let¡¯s go eat breakfast so we can go.¡± Alice said. ¡°Yeah. Let¡¯s go.¡± I agreed.
During breakfast, I had Laura go through the LoBY cards of the day to pick what to sack for sleeves. I had three spells I wanted to throw a toploader onto. Well, technically four, as I have two copies of Raigeki and neither of them has a sleeve yet. And on top of those two, Swords of Revealing Light and, of course, Monster Reborn. 5x Basic Insect, 3x Trial of Nightmare, 2x Dark Gray, 3x Nemuriko, 3x Dark King of the Abyss, 2x Fiend Reflection #2, 4x Turtle Tiger, 3x Hinotama Soul, 2x me Ghost, 3x Dissolverock, 4x Ray & Temperature, 3x Masaki the Legendary Swordsman, 5x Forest, 7x Wastnd, 4x Mountain, 3x Sogen, 8 Yami, 2x Tyhone, 6x Beaver Warrior, 5x Uraby, Witty Phantom, Larvas, Hard Armor, Man Eater, 2x M-Warrior #1, 3x Armaill, 5x Frenzied Panda, 4x Fireyarou, 2x Dragoness the Wicked Knight 100 sacrifices for the four spells. The one good thing about LoBYmons is that I don¡¯t mind getting rid of them. Because most of them are just mediocre as anything. I didn¡¯t really even need to make this many sacrifices as I still had 5 sleeves left from yesterday, but I also didn¡¯t even get rid of all of the LoBYmons I got today, so¡­ and this way I¡¯ll still have 5 sleeves on hand if I need to sleeve something up. Or even get a toploader. Well, now that I had the sleeves and toploaders, I applied them to four spells. Swords of Revealing Light, Monster Reborn and two Raigeki. Perfect. My spell arsenal has improved. I still think two Monster Reborns aren¡¯t enough, but I can still get more from the DB1 packs, so I can focus my normal tokens on something else. (You can always aim for the ¡®Spell Reproduction¡¯ in Dark Crisis. It will allow you to reset the cooldown on your spell cards, so it effectively increases the number of Monster Reborns. And it can be used with other cards as well.) Laura reminded me. (Yeah. I might do that.)
After breakfast, as I was picking up my magic backpack from my room, I activated both Emblem and Upstart. Upstart gave me 3 small silvers and two golds. Laura also reminded me of another thing I should do. Setting a defensive card on myself. And the card of choice is Threatening Roar. I used myst 5 sleeves for the sleeve and toploaderbo for it, before setting it onto myself. The activation condition was being attacked with intent to harm or kill. And on activation, Threatening Roar would stun all enemies that were hostile against me. The installed card was absorbed into my body, leaving a tattoo of the card showing where I had set it. I then took it out and set it again, just to see that I could. Perfect. Now I¡¯m ready to go.
¡°If Alice causes you any trouble, please leave her with my family and inform me. I¡¯lle and pick her up.¡± Christina told me. ¡°Yes. I will. But only if she causes problems.¡± I responded. After some goodbye hugs between Alice and her mother, we were off.
We went towards the guild. Well, we did have one other stop on the way. Lua and Alex needed to pick up their bags from their house, but it was almost on the way. After that fast stop was over, we got to the guild. The guild was almost entirely empty, like it usually was at this time of day, but our contact from Bakpany was here. I actually wasn¡¯t expecting him to be, as we were early by over half an hour. On purpose, of course, as Lua and Alex were going to exin some details about escort quests. And, you know, to fill up on water. I had two different magic sks, but I agreed to sell one to Alice (Christina paid for it) for 50 gold. I think giving us the money was basically an excuse, as I did say I would let her use it for free. Alex was looking at us with slight envy as Alice and I filled up our sks. He had to fill up multiple smaller bottles. At least they weren¡¯t the basic water skins. And calling them small is kind of funny, as their outside dimensions are actuallyrger than our sks. I could get you a magic sk from the dungeon, but not for free you know. And you still owe me for that magic fanny pack as well. As we were filling our water, Lua made small talk with the Bakpany¡¯s person that was there. I overheard some of it, like Lua addressing him as ¡°Mr. Timothy.¡± I did recognize him as the coachman that once took us to the dungeon when we activated it. I think he was also in the office with Zay when I went to get him for the wyvern attack. Based on that, he probably holds a decently high seat in the Bakpany.
¡°It¡¯s a pleasure to make your acquaintance. I¡¯m Timothy and I will be in charge of Bakpany¡¯s side of this trip. We have a total of four carriages that need to be kept safe all the way to Sawyer city.¡± He exined. ¡°What is our cargo?¡± Alex asked. ¡°The main cargo is lumber. We also have some other things, but they are all stored in magic bags.¡± Timothy answered. ¡°I see. I assume our travel n is three days, correct?¡± Alex asked. ¡°Yes. With a heavy load, the horses won¡¯t make it in two.¡± Timothy said. Horses and their limited strength. If I could just hook up the carriages to Overdrive, I could probably just drive there at high speed. Well, the carriage would probably break if it wasn¡¯t super well made.
We headed to the Bakpany¡¯s carriage grounds and mounted up. There was a coachman and adventurer in each carriage. I was sitting in the lead carriage with Timothy. I wanted Alex or Lua to be there, but Alex said I would do best here with my summons. He went and held up the rear. Alice was in the second carriage as it had a female coach and Lua was in the third. As we were about to leave, Christina appeared to say goodbye to Alice. She came with an entourage of five maids. Jenna, Nicole, Aneesa, Sana and one whose name I didn¡¯t know. After a (second) goodbye hug between Alice and her mother, we were off. And I got a system mission.
Mission: Complete the Quest
Goal: Sessfullyplete your first adventuring quest.
Reward: Opens Reprint set Dark Beginning 2.
Opens the Promo Trades: Movie Pack (MOV) and Exclusive Pack (EP1)
If the guild treats the escort quest as a failure, you will fail this mission.
Well, isn¡¯t that just great. Now I know something bad will happen. Why else would the system give me a mission? Spoiler For those that want to see the cards from the sets. [copse] CH.133 Escort Mission, Day 1 CH.133 Escort Mission, Day 1 A short while after we got outside of Alewatch, Timothy began making small talk to me. ¡°Sir Brian. I would like to ask some questions. Would that be fine?¡± He asked. ¡°... Sure. Go for it. But I may choose not to answer. And I expect you to answer some of my questions as well.¡± I told him. ¡°Also, don¡¯t call me ¡®Sir¡¯. I¡¯m just an adventurer escorting you. I should be the one calling you Sir Timothy.¡± ¡°Then will Brian be fine?¡± He asked. ¡°Yes. That works. Can I call you Timothy? Or should it be Mr. Timothy?¡± ¡°Just Timothy is good.¡± He said. ¡°Well then Timothy, what is it that you wanted to ask?¡± ¡°Do you truly have the legendary System Support?¡± Timothy asked. ¡­ that is what he wanted to know about? I was honestly expecting him to ask about my cards. Hmm. How should I answer? ¡°Does it matter?¡± I asked. ¡°No. I suppose it doesn¡¯t. I was just wondering, as I¡¯ve heard that you have the power of foresight and that is often said to be a part of System Support. I know of at least two times when you predicted a bad situation before you should have been able to.¡± Timothy said. ¡°So that is why you think so? Well, you can think what you want.¡± I said. ¡°So you don¡¯t have it?¡± Timothy asked. ¡°I didn¡¯t say that.¡± I answered. ¡°So you do have it?¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t say that either.¡± ¡°... and here I thought you were going to give me a straight answer.¡± Timothy said. ¡°I have no reason to. If I say I have it, you will ask to see my status to confirm it. And if I say I don¡¯t have it, well, I¡¯m not sure what you will do.¡± I said. ¡°No. That¡¯s not it. I just wanted to know for safety reasons. Knowing you have the power of foresight in case of an emergency would be a great help.¡± Timothy said. ¡°Is this road usually dangerous?¡± I asked. This was actually something I wanted to know. I would assume there is at least some danger, considering the escort Brandon had. But things like the sprite attack are probably still an anomaly. ¡°It¡¯s not that dangerous,pared to other areas. But we do run into low ranked monsters on almost every trip.¡± Timothy said. ¡°How low ranked? Are we talking about goblins or perhaps ¡­ (Laura, give me a D-rank monster) (Forest snake) ¡­ forest snakes?¡± I asked. ¡°Goblins are the most often seen. Theye out of the great forest and attack carriages to steal food. And women.¡± Timothy said. ¡°But sometimes stronger monsterse from the east.¡± ¡°Then there is nothing to worry about.¡± I said. ¡°Monsters under B-rank are no trouble at all.¡± ¡°I hope that isn¡¯t just overconfidence.¡± Timothy said. ¡­ well, it might be, but I did take down an A-rank monster with ease. And my arsenal has grown since then. Just use Swords of Revealing Light as soon as I see something even remotely strong and then deal with it while it can¡¯t move.
After about 2 hours, we stopped for our first break. Timothy said that with a lighter load we could travel for longer without a break, but with all that lumber on the carriages, the horses need rest more often. For some of that 2 hours, he had been asking about the dungeon items. Almost to the point of being annoying. I did tell him about the basic drops from the first few floors, but said that he should get in contact with Christina or appropriate adventurers if he wanted to buy some. ¡°We¡¯ll have a one hour break. Adventurers, make sure to keep an eye out for monsters.¡± Timothy said after we stopped. ¡°How are you feeling, Alice?¡± I asked. ¡°I don¡¯t know. Free? I think that is the word.¡± She answered. ¡°Oh. I was more so thinking does your butt hurt from the carriage ride.¡± I admitted. ¡°Brian! Don¡¯t ask something like that.¡± She said back. She actually looked like she wanted to p me. ¡°Sorry. Sorry.¡± I tried to calm her down. ¡°But the carriages aren¡¯t superfortable, so I was honestly worried if it would hurt you.¡± As in, Overdrive, even without the installed 7pleted, is morefortable. Sure the slow speed we were moving at makes the carriages not terrible, but it¡¯s not great either. Had I asked Alex or Lua, they would have said that the Trojan Horse is ten times worse than any carriage could ever be. ¡°Mother gave me this cushion and it helped.¡± Alice said and showed me a sitting cushion from her fanny pack. It looked like one of those cushions that you would put on a bad office chair to make it morefortable. ¡°Of course she would. She always thinks ahead and does what is best for you.¡± I said. ¡°Yes. Mother is amazing.¡± Alice said. ¡°But Brian, where should I ¡­ do my business?¡± Alice asked awkwardly. ¡°... oh yeah. I think usually you would just find a bush or something, but that could be a little awkward for ady.¡± I said. ¡°Then¡­ What should I do?¡± She asked. ¡°You should ask from Lua. She is the one with experience.¡± I told her. ¡°And you could always use shade to give yourself some cover, so no one can see you.¡± ¡°Oh. Yes. I can do that. Thank you.¡± Alice said before walking off. ¡°Better to ask Lua about it before you do something strange.¡± I called after her. Perhaps I should look at making a magic toilet that I can store in a magic bag for travel purposes. It will probably get someughs, but I won¡¯t have to poop in a hole, so the joke is on you. They might even sell some travel toilets. I should probably look into that.
During the break, I kept an eye on the coachmen. And one woman. I wanted to get an idea of what they do during these breaks. Timothy, the leader, was keeping an eye on everything, but basically did nothing. ssic boss energy there. I guess he was keeping himself avable. The female coach and one of the other males took care of the horses, seemingly using magic on them and giving them water and food. I could probably help with that by summoning Dancing Fairy. Only if they asked for it though, as Lua wasn¡¯t helping even though she can use water attribute healing magic. At least I think she can. Thest coachman was looking over the carriages, making sure they were in good condition.
(Master. Goblins ahead.) Laura warned me. We had been moving for little over an hour since ourst break. (Where? And how many?) I asked as I quickly looked around, trying not to be overly suspicious before I knew where the goblins were. But apparently my discrete approach was still noticed by Timothy. ¡°Is something wrong?¡± He asked. I just kept quiet while I waited for Laura¡¯s answer. (120 meters, in the woods on the left side of the road. 7 or 8 of them) Laura told me. ¡°I spotted something in the forest a little ahead of us. It¡¯s probably just goblins.¡± I told him. ¡°Are you sure?¡± He asked as he looked ahead. ¡°Yes.¡± I answered. ¡°I see.¡± He said and gave a signal to the carriages behind us. We pulled over just as the goblins rushed out from the forest. I¡¯m a bit surprised that they even attacked us. They are a tiny group and there are a lot of us. But that doesn¡¯t mean I will hold back. Well, maybe a little. They are just goblins after all. ¡°Giltia the D. Knight.¡± I called out my monster. Spoiler [copse] I decided to summon Giltia, as it is more than sufficient in power to deal with a few goblins. ¡°Master?¡± He asked after he appeared. ¡°Take those goblins down.¡± I ordered. ¡°As you wish.¡± He answered before rushing towards the goblins. ¡°I see. So that is how they work¡­¡± I heard Timothy mutter. Honestly. I highly doubt you know how my cards work, as I barely understand them myself. As Giltia got to work, Lua and Alex rushed up to the front to join them. ¡°What¡¯s happening?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Just some goblins.¡± I answered. ¡°My summon is taking care of them.¡± I added, pointing at Giltia, who had already dealt with two of the seven goblins. ¡°I see. Then there won¡¯t be any problem.¡± Lua said, looking at the Dragon Knight taking down the goblins.
¡°Brian. Why didn¡¯t you leave any for me?¡± Alice asked. ¡°... because I wanted to deal with them quickly.¡± I said. ¡°You are not fair. I wanted to take some down as well.¡± Alice said. ¡°Alice. This isbat. As in, people could get seriously hurt if you y around. I¡¯m not going to wait for you in that situation.¡± I told her. ¡°Hmph. I just want to kill some monsters and level up.¡± Alice said. ¡°I¡¯m sure we can arrange that after we get to Sawyer city. But first we will take care of this quest properly.¡± I told her. ¡°So, what do we do with the goblin corpses?¡± I asked. ¡°Just take them a bit away from the road and leave them. Or if you can use earth magic, bury them. Or burn them.¡± Alex said. ¡°Don¡¯t they have magic stones or something?¡± I asked. ¡°Well, they do, but they are not worth digging through a goblin for.¡± Alex said. ¡°Oh. I see.¡± I said. (You could just turn them into generation points with your Founder¡¯s terminal.) Laura said. ¡­ wait What? I can do that? (... and you didn¡¯t tell me this before why?) I asked. (I never had a reason to.) Laura said. ¡­ I guess. But it would still be nice to know that. ¡°Actually, I can take care of them.¡± I said before Alex had the time to drag the corpses away. ¡°Summoning another monster to burn them?¡± Alex asked. ¡°No. Something better.¡± I said as I pulled up my sleeve to reveal my terminal. I hadn¡¯t activated my duel disk as I only summoned one monster and my terminal always has one card slot for that, so my sleeve had fallen back down to cover it. I then absorbed the goblins one by one. I could do multiple at the same time, but only if they are touching each other. I also learned that I suffer a major penalty when I absorb monsters outside of the dungeon. I only get half the generation points for them. That with the double cost of generating items makes the cost effectively times four. Well, at least this is a good way of getting rid of throwaway monsters.
For the rest of the day, we saw no more monsters. In total, we rode for about 6 hours. Three two hour stretches with breaks in between. This was all to keep care of the horses. We hadn¡¯t quite made it to the area where the sprite attack happened, but we were close. I think one more two hour ride would get us there. But I¡¯m actually d we won¡¯t have to sleep on the ground where something that terrible happened. ¡°How many days will it take for us to arrive at this speed?¡± I asked Timothy. ¡°As long as we face no problems, we should make it in two more days.¡± He answered. ¡°Well, then I¡¯d better make sure we face no problems.¡± I said. ¡°If you say that, I know we will be just fine.¡± Timothy said. ¡°Brian, can youe over here? We need to make the rotation for the night watch.¡± Alex called me. ¡°Yeah, I¡¯ming.¡± I answered.
¡°So it will be Alice and I first. Works for me.¡± I said after Alex told me the night rotation. As there were just the four of us, we just had two shifts. Because of that, Lua and Alex were going to head to bed basically as soon as they had some food. I¡¯m thankful that they went to sleep first, because I probably couldn¡¯t fall asleep yet even if I tried. We set up our tents, made a fire and otherwise set up camp. For sleeping, Bakpany had a single tent between the four people, but as we decided to use the tent of Prime Rib for Alice and Lua, they asked the female coach to sleep there as well. Alex and I were going to sleep in my tent. And we wouldn¡¯t even share it, as we were keeping guard one after the other. My original n was to have some dry foods for the meals, but Christina had packed some food for us in Alice¡¯s bag, so we had a good meal today. They wouldn¡¯t stay good for long enough, so we only had enough tost us until tomorrow evening. We even offered some to Lua and Alex, and while Alex did take a bit, Lua refused, saying she would survive on blood alone. I guess being a dhampir has its advantages as well.
¡°So, how are you feeling?¡± I asked Alice after the others had gone to bed. ¡°... I still don¡¯t know. It feels nice. But at the same time, I¡¯m scared.¡± She said. ¡°Scared? Of what?¡± ¡°I¡¯m scared you will say I¡¯m useless. I¡¯m scared I¡¯ll let you down.¡± She said. ¡°Alice. You are not useless. Please don¡¯t think like that.¡± I told her. ¡°But you even took down the goblins before I had time to do anything. Can I really keep up with you? I can¡¯tpete with your summons. They are too strong. Even Mana is super strong, and I know you have summons more powerful than her. So how can I everpare?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Power isn¡¯t everything.¡± I said. ¡°My summons have plenty of weaknesses of their own. And even if they didn¡¯t, none of them could ever rece you.¡± ¡°... thank you.¡± Alice said quietly. We sat around keeping watch for a long time. Alice eventually asked to do some magic cirction training with me and I agreed. Just in case of an attack, I summoned Fusionist, my talking, flying cat to keep watch, while I focused on the training. After the training, Alice began to nod off next to me. I ended up borrowing Mana from her and summoned Mana for the first time since, actually, I don¡¯t remember when Ist summoned her. Was it after Alice used her first spell? Well anyway, I had Mana carry Alice to her tent. I could have done it myself, but Lua is sleeping there as well, so better to send a girl there. I kept guard with Mana and Fusionist until it was time to swap. I had Mana wake up Lua and woke up Alex myself. After a quick exnation on why I had summoned them, I unsummoned the two monsters before using telekinesis to ce Mana¡¯s card next to the sleeping Alice. And then it was off to dreand with me. Good night. CH.134 Escort Mission, Day 2 CH.134 Escort Mission, Day 2 (Master. It¡¯s time to wake up.) Laura said in my head to bring me out of my slumber. (Good morning. I wonder how you are so good at waking me up.) (I just choose the optimal time and send a small mana pulse through your body to wake you.) Laura said. (Oh. Well it works and doesn''t feel bad, so I guess it¡¯s fine.) A mana pulse sounds a bit scary, but it¡¯s not like it hurts, so it¡¯s fine. I got out of the tent and took a look around. Other than Alice, everyone else was up. ¡°Good morning.¡± I said as I walked up to them. ¡°Good morning.¡± Lua responded. ¡°Good morning. Was the night peaceful?¡± Timothy asked. ¡°At least for me and Alice. What about you two?¡± I responded. ¡°Only two goblins. They are over there if you want to deal with them.¡± Alex answered, pointing at some goblin corpses that were about 30 meters away. ¡°Yeah, I will. Lua, do you think you should go and wake up Alice?¡± I asked. ¡°Our daily travel time is limited by the horses anyway, so we aren¡¯t in that big of a rush.¡± Timothy said. ¡°You heard him.¡± Lua added. ¡°Well, I guess she can sleep a bit longer then.¡± I said before walking over and absorbing the goblins with my terminal.
About 30 minutes after I got up, Alice woke up and got out of her tent. And after a quick breakfast, we were once again off. And since we were, I have time for my packs. Not like I have much else to do while just sitting on a carriage. (Well, you should be guarding the carriage.) Laura reminded me. (But you¡¯ll warn me if anything shows up, won¡¯t you? So I can open packs while you keep an eye out for anything bad.) (Master truly does work me to the bone.) Laura said. (Do you even have bones?) I jokingly asked. (Not yet. But I hope I can have some in the future.)
So, packs. Laura rmended for the Spell Reproduction. I do already have two Vampire Lords, the secret rare of that set, but the set does have other monsters I¡¯m interested in. Mainly Shinato, King of a Higher ne. It is an ultra rare, but the ritual spell for it ismon, so perhaps I have a chance. Even Legendary me Lord is nice, as it is almost Dark Magician power spellcaster, but of the fire attribute. That could definitely be useful. And like with Shinato, the ritual spell for it ismon. Spoiler
[copse] Well, first pack, let¡¯s go!
Use a ¡®Pack token¡¯ to open 1 pack of ¡®Dark Crisis¡¯
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Spoiler DCR 1 Sakuretsu Armor,Non-Spellcasting Area, Contract with Exodia, Dark Scorpion - Meanae the Thorn, Gyaku-Gire Panda, Ray of Hope, Shadowknight Archfiend, Archfiend''s Oath, Metallizing Parasite - Lunatite [copse] Not bad. Sakuretsu Armor is always nice. Non-Spellcasting area is good. Meanae is probably something I can give to Alice. Ray of Hope can get my light monsters off of cooldown. And Lunatite is just nice. I definitely need to look into that more. Perhaps I can get it installed into my equipment or something. It should make me basically immune to magic, right? (It is more likely a resistance than full immunity.) Laura said. Oh. Well, still great. I guess even in Yugioh, even though it makes the monster unaffected by spells, Lunatite can be destroyed by MST. Anyway. Next pack. Spoiler DCR 2 Despair from the Dark, Incandescent Ordeal, Cyber Raider, Non-Spellcasting Area, Morale Boost, Rod of Silence - Kay''est, Nin-Ken Dog, Darkbishop Archfiend, Butterfly Dagger - Elma [copse] Oh. Butterfly Dagger - Elma. That¡¯s nice. Banned city is here again. Despair from the Dark is ¡­ interesting. It¡¯s the very definition of nightmare fuel, but it¡¯s not a fiend, so not a demon. Rod of Silence - Kay''est might make for a good weapon improvement for me. It does also protect from spells, like Lunatite, so having both of them is good. And I also got the Incandescent Ordeal. As long as I have it, I can use Manju or Senju to get Legendary me Lord. Next pack. Spoiler DCR 3 Gravity Axe - Grarl, Really Eternal Rest, Agido, Falling Down, Kelbek, Rod of the Mind''s Eye, Outstanding Dog Marron, Ojama Green, Archfiend Soldier [copse] Well, not every pack can be a winner. Falling Down is useful, but a bit too demonic. Agido is just meh, and so is Kelbek. Sure Kelbek can force enemies to ¡®return to hand¡¯, whatever that means, but I can just destroy them instead. Archfiend Soldier is ¡­ too demonic. Ojamas are still not something I want to touch. Rod of the Mind¡¯s Eye ¡­ is not useless, but not perfect either. I guess for a beginner weapon it would be great, as any hit no matter what will always do a decent amount of damage. At least Gravity Axe - Grarl is good. And Outstanding Dog Marron might be a good gift for someone. It¡¯s cute and cuddly after all. Next. Spoiler DCR 4 D.D. Trainer, Rod of the Mind''s Eye, Dark Scorpion - Meanae the Thorn, Battle-Scarred, Frozen Soul, Ojama Trio, Pandemonium Watchbear, Pandemonium, Metallizing Parasite - Lunatite [copse] More copies of Lunatite probably won¡¯t hurt. Probably. Pandemonium and Watchbear are a little too ¡­ yeah. Let¡¯s just not cause a Pandemonium. And we don¡¯t acknowledge the Ojamas. But Frozen Soul though. While it can only be activated in low life situations, the effect is nothing tough at. It can freeze opponents so they cannot attack. And that might honestly be good. Well, next pack. Spoiler DCR 5 Contract with the Dark Master, Sakuretsu Armor, Zolga, Rod of Silence - Kay''est, Arsenal Summoner, Checkmate, Archfiend''s Oath, Gravity Axe - Grarl, Guardian Tryce [copse] Oh look. Arsenal Summoner. Or more like except this, that and everything else.Reference to Arsenal Summoner¡¯s text saying except "Celtic Guardian", "Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress #1", "Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress #2", "Guardian of the Labyrinth", or "The Reliable Guardian". I also got Contract with the Dark Master, but I recall already having one. Next. Spoiler DCR 6 Vilepawn Archfiend, Incandescent Ordeal, Dice Re-Roll, Ojama Trio, Goblin of Greed, Guardian Elma, Token Thanksgiving, Precious Cards from Beyond, Des Feral Imp [copse] Dice Re-Roll? I wonder how mad a casino owner would get if I used that at a casino. Precious Cards from Beyond could be useful, except that I never tribute summon, so it will never activate. Des Feral Imp sadly does not help with cooldowns, so it¡¯s basically useless. Next pack. Spoiler DCR 7 Archfiend''s Roar, Battle-Scarred, Cyber Raider, Acrobat Monkey, Shinato''s Ark, Kelbek, Precious Cards from Beyond, Shooting Star Bow - Ceal, Metallizing Parasite - Lunatite [copse] And there is Shinato''s Ark. But I still haven¡¯t gotten the Spell Reproduction. How are themon cards the most rare? Next. Spoiler DCR 8 Desrook Archfiend, Rod of Silence - Kay''est, Archfiend''s Roar, Morale Boost, Nin-Ken Dog, Sasuke Samurai #2, Cestus of Da, Infernalqueen Archfiend, Mirage Knight [copse] Mirage Knight would be great, but it¡¯s just too difficult to summon. And it has to be properly summoned every time, instead of just the first time. So sadly, it will most likely just sit in my collection for an eternity. Next. Spoiler DCR 9 Frozen Soul, Final Countdown, Cestus of Da, Token Thanksgiving, Checkmate, Acrobat Monkey, Gravity Axe - Grarl, Archfiend''s Oath, Legendary me Lord [copse] Well, I got the Legendary me Lord, so I won¡¯t have to get it with Manju. That¡¯s something. Final Countdown is ¡­ interesting. But it takes so long to activate that it really just isn¡¯t worth it. Next. Spoiler DCR 10 Fairy of the Spring, Keldo, Contract with Exodia, Kelbek, Shinato''s Ark, Arsenal Summoner, Maju Garzett, Final Attack Orders, Great Maju Garzett [copse] Maju Garzett and Great Maju Garzett. I guess they can get kind of big, but not worth it. Another Ark is nice though. Now I won¡¯t have to throw a toploader on one. Next. Spoiler DCR 11 Shadowknight Archfiend, Ojama Trio, Spell Reproduction, Pandemonium, Rod of the Mind''s Eye, Pandemonium Watchbear, Gagagigo, Dark Master - Zorc, Guardian Baou [copse] Finally. Only took 11 packs today. And another 14 a few days ago. For amon. Commons are more rare than super rares, right Dark Master - Zorc. Well, getting Zorc is fine as well. Just like with me Lord, now I won¡¯t have to get one with Manju. Well, now that I got one, perhaps I could move to another set. Not that I don¡¯t want more of them, but with my luck, I won¡¯t get any. And I kind of want to go to Magician¡¯s Force for, you know, for no particr reason. Definitely not Pdin of White Dragon or White Dragon Ritual. What I actually want is XYZ-Dragon Cannon and Dark Pdin. Speaking of Dark Pdin, I didn¡¯t activate Emblem or Upstart today, as I didn¡¯t have a good moment for it. I can probably do it in the evening or during the night watch, so I should still be fine. Anyway, to Magician¡¯s Force. Let¡¯s go!
Use a ¡®Pack token¡¯ to open 1 pack of ¡®Magician¡¯s Force¡¯
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Spoiler MFC 1 Magical Scientist, Pitch-Dark Dragon, Kaiser Colosseum, Spellbook Organization, Frontline Base, Amazoness Fighter, Jar Robber, Mass Driver, Dark de MFC 2 Burning Beast, The Spell Absorbing Life, Zombie Tiger, People Running About, Union Rider, Metalsilver Armor, Freezing Beast, My Body as a Shield, Amazoness Tiger [copse] Another Amazoness Tiger. That¡¯s nice. I might sleeve that up and send it to Christina at some point. Spoiler MFC 3 Formation Union, My Body as a Shield, Metalsilver Armor, Pineapple st, Exhausting Spell, Autonomous Action Unit, Great Angus, Giant Orc, Amazoness Tiger [copse] And another. Now she can have a yset of them. Sadly, it does have that ¡®You can only control 1 "Amazoness Tiger".¡¯ effect. Spoiler MFC 4 Dark Scorpion - Cliff the Trap Remover, Union Rider, Frontline Base, Decayed Commander, Amazoness Fighter, People Running About, Exhausting Spell, Helping Robo for Combat, XYZ-Dragon Cannon [copse] Hello there, XYZ-Dragon Cannon. I was looking for you. Too bad that I don¡¯t have any of the materials for it, as they are super rares in this set. Perhaps I should open Dark Revtion Volume 1 instead of Dark Beginning 1 for the reprints, as that has the XYZ parts. Spoiler MFC 5 United Resistance, Remove Brainwashing, Formation Union, Huge Revolution, Rivalry of Warlords, Disarmament, Des Dendle, Senri Eye, Dark de MFC 6 Magical Scientist, Amazoness Fighter, Disarmament, Metalsilver Armor, Exhausting Spell, Dimension Jar, Kishido Spirit, Dark Cat with White Tail, Ante MFC 7 Des Dendle, Giant Orc, Second Goblin, Decayed Commander, Frontline Base, My Body as a Shield, Jar Robber, Gather Your Mind, Cat''s Ear Tribe [copse] Well, at least I got another Cat¡¯s Ear Tribe. Christina did ¡®steal¡¯ myst one. Then again, I honestly think either Alice or Lua will steal this one as soon as they learn of it.
Now the reprints. And honestly, let¡¯s just go with Dark Revtion Volume 1. It has a ton of monsters that are super rares in other sets. The XYZ pieces, Dark Pdin and Pdin of White Dragon, Shinato. It even has Spell Reproduction. Spoiler DR1 1 Sakuretsu Armor, Trap of Board Eraser, Dice Re-Roll, Dark Core, Shooting Star Bow - Ceal, Spell Reproduction, Spirit Reaper, Nightmare Horse, Master Kyonshee, People Running About, Charm of Shabti, Vilepawn Archfiend [copse] And on the first try, I got a second Spell Reproduction. Dark Core is also interesting. It banishes something, so it might have work on monsters that ¡®destroy¡¯ effects won¡¯t work on. Spoiler DR1 2 D. Tribe, Altar for Tribute, Miracle Restoring, Shinato''s Ark, Hieroglyph Lithograph, Gather Your Mind, Z-Metal Tank, Gravekeeper''s Curse, Darkbishop Archfiend, Tsukuyomi, Cat''s Ear Tribe, Pandemonium Watchbear [copse] Z-Metal Tank, nice. That¡¯s one of the three. And another Cat''s Ear Tribe, just in case it is popr. Spoiler DR1 3 Curse of Aging, The Spell Absorbing Life, Dark Scorpion Combination, A Deal with Dark Ruler, Banner of Courage, Dark Snake Syndrome, Y-Dragon Head, Maju Garzett, Second Goblin, Amazoness Fighter, Desrook Archfiend, Oppressed People [copse] And Y-Dragon Head as well. Is this set trying to show off? Be all like: ¡°Don¡¯t just always open Dark Beginning 1. I¡¯m a great set as well.¡± Well, I just might. Even if DB1 has better spells.
Our first stop of the day was at a location I was familiar with. I honestly almost wished we didn¡¯t stop here, but the others wanted to show their respect to the ones that passed. The ground was not actually charred anymore and that really surprised me. I didn¡¯t think the vegetation would grow back this quickly. (It might be because of Rain of Mercy. It was used to heal the people and it most likely healed the ground as well.) Laura said. (... yeah. I guess I did give Zay that card to use.) ¡°Brian, is something wrong?¡± Alice asked. Did she actually notice that I don¡¯t like being here. ¡°I¡¯m fine. It¡¯s just¡­ I don¡¯t really like this ce.¡± I responded. ¡°Why?¡± She asked. ¡°You can¡¯t really see it, but this is where people died.¡± I told her. ¡°Oh¡­. I see.¡± Alice said quietly. After thinking for a bit, Alice asked: ¡°But can¡¯t you use resurrection magic? Couldn¡¯t you resurrect them?¡± ¡°Well yes, but actually no. I¡¯m not a God. I can¡¯t just resurrect everyone whenever I feel like it.¡± I told her. ¡°Five people died here. I resurrected one of them. But I let the other four die.¡± ¡°...¡± Alice was speechless. ¡°So you really did do it. I heard about it from Father, but I honestly wasn¡¯t sure if it was true.¡± ¡°So you believe it as soon as I say it, but not when your father told you?¡± ¡°Well, hearing it from you confirms it.¡± Alice said. ¡°I¡¯m d. I was honestly scared. I was scared that the prophecy woulde true and I would be thrown to fight against a lesser behemoth on my own, with no chance of winning. But as long as I stay with you, I know I will always live, even if I die.¡± ¡°That¡¯s a dangerous way of thinking.¡± I warned Alice. ¡°I don¡¯t know if my resurrectiones with downsides, so don¡¯t ever rush into anything with the idea that I¡¯ll just resurrect you if you die. Remember that the number of people I can resurrect is limited. What if you and three others die? Do you want me to still resurrect you? Even if you died being reckless?¡± ¡°... I don¡¯t. Well, I do.¡± Alice muttered. ¡°I¡¯ll try.¡± Well, trying is good. Baby steps and everything. And I did get multiple Lunatites, so I can probably use one or two on Alice¡¯s equipment. And she doesn¡¯t need to know that I can technically resurrect up to four people per day now, with the two Monster Reborns and two Spell Reproductions.
We had been traveling for little over an hour since our stop at ¡­ that ce, when Laura warned me of danger ahead. (Master. A monster is ahead of us. A single stronger one.) She said. (How far?) I asked, but I really didn¡¯t need to, because as soon as I did, I spotted the monster. Another fantasy ssic with goblins. Arge bipedal pig monster. An orc. Standing at 2,5 meters tall and build like a world''s strongest man, ¡°An orc! Prepare for battle!¡± Timothy yelled out to the carriages behind ours. He then slowed down the carriage and I jumped off of it and took point. I pulled out a card from my collection. I could probably take care of this in no time, but I already hogged all the goblins, so I might as well share. But keeping this thing busy should be fine. And I have just the summon, and skill, to help me with that. I pulled my sleeve up and activated my duel disk. As we were facing an actual monster, not just some goblins, I might need more than just one summon, so I¡¯d rather have my duel disk out. ¡°Millennium Shield.¡± I called out my monster. If it counts as a monster. I know in Yugioh it is a monster, but here it¡¯s just a floating shield. (Technically, it would be considered a possessed weapon or a living weapon.) Laura informed me. (Doesn¡¯t really matter at this point.) Imented, running with my floating shield. My goal at the moment was simple: move away from the carriages and activate that skill. Then use Millennium Shield to keep myself safe, while Alice and Lua can throw spells at the orc. ¡°Shining taunt.¡± I said the name of the skill to activate it. You don¡¯t actually have to say it, but as I¡¯m not used to the skill, I did. I hadn¡¯t used shining taunt since that one time in the dungeon, as the experience was honestly a bit scary, but here I only have one monster''s aggro to draw, so it should be fine. The orc turned towards me, took some quick steps and tried to punch me, but my shield got in the way. Good. I can block its attacks. Thankfully, this one was unarmed, instead of having something like a wooden club. And just in time, the three others made it to the battleground and the battle really began. CH.135 Fighting an Orc CH.135 Fighting an Orc ¡°Brian! Are you alright?¡± I heard Alice yell. ¡°I¡¯m fine! I¡¯ll keep its attention, so just attack!¡± I yelled back to the three of them. With shining taunt, I had drawn the aggro of an orc that had appeared on the route of our convoy. Alice, Lua and Alex had quickly run up to the front and were now preparing to attack the orc. I, on the other hand, was already in the middle of the fight, using Millennium Shield to block attacks from the orc. Against some monsters I would say something like Millennium Shield is overkill, but honestly, with how hard this orc can punch, I¡¯m d I have an OP shield. Even with Millennium Shield, I could still feel each punch. Just a little, but still. Well, I guess Giant Orc has 2200 attack, but I don''t think this thing counts as a giant orc. Just a normal one. Now you might be asking: ¡°Why do you need to hold onto the shield, as it is an autonomous floating shield?¡± Well, that¡¯s simple. I want the shield technique skill and the best way to get it is to use a shield to block attacks. ording to Laura. ¡°Water Bullet.¡± ¡°Dark Bullet.¡± I heard the two mages cast their first spells. They both connected with the right nk of the orc, but the orc didn¡¯t seem too bothered by them and instead just kept punching my shield. Come on Millennium Shield. Are you so soft that the orcs hands don¡¯t hurt from punching you? Or do orcs have some kind of pain immunity skill? I took a peak at the two mages, and while Alice looked a little flustered that her spell had no effect, Lua was already hard at work chanting her next spell. I also spotted Alex moving to a position to attack the orcs back. ¡°Ice Lance.¡± Lua let her next spell loose. Arge icicle was flying towards the orc and connected with the orc''s right shoulder, piercing the skin and causing blood to shoot out. The orc let out a massive roar, probably because of the pain. So it does feel pain. Then it turned to face Alice and Lua, and began making its way toward them. (Laura, do I get its aggro back if I reactivate shining taunt?) I asked. (There is a chance, but your skill level is also low, so you might not.) Laura said. But as it turns out, I didn¡¯t need to worry, because Alex was ready for this development. As soon as the orc turned to face the girls, he rushed to the side that the orc had just exposed to him and shoved his sword into the wound that Lua¡¯s spell had opened. That¡¯s some nice teamwork. They have probably done something simr before. ¡°Brian! Use that taunt again!¡± Alex yelled as he pulled back. His attack had pulled the attention of the orc onto him, but as he failed to pull his sword out of the orc, he was now equipped with just his shield. Well then again, so was I. But my shield is bigger. I still did as instructed and used shining taunt again to try and pull the aggro back to myself. As soon as I did, the orc once again turned its attention to me. I really wish I had something like a damage over time skill for situations like this. Something I could use to chip away at the orcs HP with, without having to expose myself from behind my shield. I wonder if installing Sparks, Hinotama or any of the other burn spells I have would get me a skill like that. Need to add that to the experiment list. After just one punch from the orc¡¯s left hand, which I blocked, another volley of dark and water bullets came in from the two magicians. While Alice¡¯s dark bullets were hitting the orc anywhere, Lua¡¯s bullets were aimed at its injured shoulder. Judging by the amount of blood that the orc has lost, it won¡¯tst long. And with only one usable arm, it really isn¡¯t that difficult to tank. Well then again, I am using an OP shield. After a few more punches to the shield, the orc was visibly slowing down to the point that I opened my fanny pack and pulled out my sword. Thankfully, my shield does float so I can still use both of my hands if I need to. My sword technique might be non-existent, (literally, I don¡¯t have the skill) but I could still sh at a slow moving orc. I deactivated my taunt skill and went around my shield on the left side, as that was the side the orc¡¯s injury was on, I shed at the orc¡¯s torso and made a deep wound in it. I have to say, I love this sword. It cuts so easily. After my attack, I took some distance from the orc. I needed a few seconds for Millennium Shield to catch up, in case the orc didn¡¯t die. But my worries were unfounded, because as I was waiting for my shield to catch up, the orc fell to its knees and face nted into the ground.
¡°Brian! Are you alright? You didn¡¯t get injured, right?¡± Alice asked as she rushed over to my side. ¡°No. I¡¯m fine. Not even a scratch.¡± I responded as I sheath my sword. ¡°Is it dead?¡± Timothy asked. ¡°If it¡¯s not, it will be soon.¡± Lua said before chanting a spell and using blood control to pull all the blood out of the orc. She then stored the blood in her sk. Actually, she didn¡¯t do that with the goblin blood. Is it so bad that she doesn¡¯t want to? As Lua was drawing out the blood, Alex¡¯s sword that was lodged into the orc¡¯s right shoulder came out and Alex collected it. He used something like a rag to wipe the chucks of meat off of it. It didn¡¯t have any blood because of Lua, but it wasn¡¯t exactly clean either. Oh. I should probably do that with mine as well. I pulled my sword back out and looked at it. It was clean. No blood or meat chunks on it at all. (Laura. Why is this thing clean?) (Most likely because the dungeon enchanted it with self cleaning. Also, mythril doesn¡¯t hold blood like steel swords do.) Laura exined. So¡­ both Laura and my dungeon are showoffs. I got it. Of course neither of them would do nothing less than a perfect job. ¡°So, what do we do with the orc? Do I use my terminal to absorb it?¡± I asked when Lua had finished draining the blood. ¡°Are you kidding me? Orc hide is quite valuable. It can be used for quality leather goods. And orc meat is considered delicious to the point where nobles make shows for getting pristine quality orcs to cook them whole.¡± Timothy said. ¡­ cooking arge bi-pedal pig whole? I can see that happening as a part of a festival or something, but that nobles do it? That¡¯s unexpected. But I guess different worlds have different values. Alex ended up storing the entire orc in his magic backpack. It¡¯s still impressive to see something like an orc being stored in a backpack, but I¡¯ll probably get used to it. Not like storing a sword in a fanny pack is any less impressive. We got back on the carriages and kept going.
¡°Brian, that sword and shield. Are they from your dungeon?¡± Timothy asked. Does he know about that as well? Does this man know all of my secrets? ¡°The sword is.¡± I answered honestly. I know more of them will eventually surface, so lying would just be dumb for the future. ¡°And what about the shield? I¡¯ve never seen a shield that can float around like that?¡± He asked. ¡°That¡¯s because it is a monster I summoned.¡± I said, showing him the card. ¡°Ah. I see.¡± He said. ¡°Now that you¡¯ve brought that up, may I ask about those summoning cards of yours?¡± ¡­ F***. Again. How do I keep doing this? Well, I guess I don¡¯t care that much if people know that I use these cards for the summoning, but I just keep letting it slip. ¡°... go ahead and ask.¡± I said. I think he probably already knew about them to an extent, but it still pisses me off. I mean, I did leave Dark Magician out on the fields for like three days. Anyone could have just gone there and looked at it. At least the experience that it was holding kept it from being stolen. ¡°Can anyone use those cards?¡± He asked. ¡°No.¡± I immediately answered. It¡¯s not a lie. Technically. You can use them, but not really. Without Card Summoner, you can only use the non-sleeved cards. ¡°At least not without some difficulty.¡± I added. ¡°What kind of difficulty?¡± Timothy asked. ¡°Well, if you look at the card closely, you¡¯ll see you can¡¯t actually read it, right?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes, I cannot. I did go and take a look at the card that was left on the stone pedestal after the wyverns, but I couldn¡¯t understand any of it.¡± Timothy said. ¡°But how is that a problem?¡± ¡°You need to be able to say the name of the monster to summon it. And if you can¡¯t read the name on the card, you can¡¯t use it.¡± I told him. ¡°I see. Can I assume that you are able to read these cards?¡± Timothy asked. ¡°Yeah, I can.¡± I answered. ¡°So, and I¡¯m just assuming here, if you told me the name of one of these monsters, I could summon it right?¡± Timothy asked. ¡°Yes, kind of. There is still another limiting factor, but I¡¯d rather not exin that part.¡± I responded. He doesn¡¯t need to know about sleeves and stuff. And it also doubles as a pseudo insurance. If someone hears one of the people with Card Summoner summoning a monster over and over again, they will figure out the name of the card and might attempt to steal it. Only to realize that they can¡¯t actually use a sleeved card without Card Summoner. ¡°Hmm. So if I understood this correctly, I could use one of these summoning cards, correct?¡± Timothy asked. ¡°Technically, yes.¡± I answered. ¡°Then, could you perhaps sell one to me?¡± He asked. ¡°No.¡± I answered. ¡°May I ask why?¡± He asked. ¡°Simple. I don¡¯t trust you enough.¡± I said back. ¡°Or perhaps I should say that if I sell you one of them, it will be on the level of an imp in power. Not like the ones you see me summon. And I doubt you would want one with such low power.¡± ¡°I see. Then I¡¯ll hope I¡¯ll earn enough trust to be able to purchase one. Having a strong summon avable for emergencies would be great.¡± Timothy said.
We didn¡¯t run into any monsters for the rest of the day. Laura did spot some goblins in the forest, but as they didn¡¯t attack us, I let them be. Some other group can deal with them. They are just goblins after all. After we had already set up our tents for the night, prepared a fire to cook some orc meat on and we were just hanging around, a group of adventurersing from the direction where we were going joined us and asked to stay with us for the night. None of us were opposed to the idea, so we were now grilling some orc and just having a good time. Both the new adventurers and the people from Bakpany said they would pay for the orc meat, so we were sharing it with them. Oh yeah, Lua was the one that took it apart with her magic. ¡°So, why are you heading to Alewatch?¡± Alex asked the group of four adventurers. ¡°We heard some rumors of a new dungeon being found and decided to head over.¡± One of our new friends ¡­ acquaintances exined. Their party was four people, 3 males and 1 female. First guy had a sword and shield like Alex, the second had arge two handed sword, and the third had something like a whip. I didn¡¯t see anyone in Alewatch use a whip, so that¡¯s first. Oh, and thedy had a bow. ¡°There was also some talk about a summoner that can summon a dragon.¡± The whip guy added. ¡°So they were talking about Brian.¡± Alice said. ¡°Oh. You know of him? Is it true that he can summon a dragon that took down like ten wyverns?¡± The whip guy asked. ¡°No. That¡¯s not true.¡± I said. ¡°Of course it wouldn¡¯t be.¡± He said. ¡°It only took down like two or three wyverns.¡± I added. ¡°... so, he can summon a dragon?¡± The whip guy asked. ¡°Yes he can.¡± Lua joined the conversation. ¡°At least two of them. A ck one and a white one. The white one looks like a heavenly dragon. I even got to ride it once.¡± Yeah, and the other 2 copies of Blue-Eyes I now have. And Tri-Horned Dragon. And Hyozanryu. And Meteor ck Dragon, still need to summon that at some point. (Don¡¯t forget Curse of Dragon, Crawling Dragon, Divine Dragon Ragnarok and Ryu-Ran) Laura added some more dragons I had in my collection. And that wasn¡¯t even all of them. ¡°WHAT?¡± All four of them yelled out. ¡°A heavenly dragon? That can¡¯t be true.¡± The whip guy said. ¡°No one has been able to summon one since the first summoner.¡± Oh? So the first summoner could summon a Blue-Eyes level dragon. Not bad at all. Wonder if he could summon something on the level of Ultimate or Shining Dragon them? I think it is possible, but then again, Ultimate and Shining Dragon are basically god or demigod level monsters. I mean, they go against god-like entities and sometimes win. Zorc, Anubis, the Egyptian Gods. I mean, if we go by the Yugioh lore, Pegasus designed the Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon to be able to go against the Egyptian God cards. And it also did kill Anubis. So¡­ demigod level? True Gods like Hctie still wipe the floor with him though. ¡°Yes. A heavenly dragon. At least it looks like the description that has been left to us in the books.¡± Alice said. She did see Blue-Eyes when one was summoned by Pdin of White Dragon. ¡°You. Mr. merchant. Is that true? Is there really someone who can summon a heavenly dragon in Alewatch?¡± The whip guy turned to Timothy and asked. ¡°I¡¯ve never seen it myself, but everyone that has swears that it is a heavenly dragon.¡± Timothy answered. ¡°Then give me a description of this ¡®Brian¡¯.¡± He demanded. ¡°How much will you pay for it?¡± Timothy asked. ¡°Onerge silver.¡± He offered. Am I really that cheap? That¡¯s like one high quality meal at the Boar¡¯s Lounge. I noticed Timothy ncing at me and I lightly shook my head no. If you are going to buy info on me, it will cost you at least one gold. ¡°No thank you. You should pay that much for what we¡¯ve already told you.¡± Timothy refused his offer. ¡°Fine.¡± The whip guy said before handing Timothy arge silver. ¡°So, how much more for a description on this ¡®Brian¡¯ guy?¡± ¡°Two gold.¡± I said. ¡°I wasn¡¯t talking with you.¡± The whip guy snapped at me. ¡°I said the price for that info is two gold. If you want it from me.¡± I told him. ¡°Do you really think that info is that expensive?¡± He asked. ¡°Well, if you buy it from me it will be five gold.¡± Timothy said. ¡°What? It can¡¯t be worth that much.¡± Heined before turning to the others. ¡°How about you? Want to make some silvers?¡± He asked Lua. ¡°10 gold.¡± Lua coldly said. ¡°Bitch. And what about you shield boy?¡± He asked Alex. ¡°As she said, 10 gold.¡± He repeated the price Lua gave. He then came back over to me, but instead of just paying me, he asked Alice who was sitting next to me. ¡°What about you littledy? Will you tell me what I want to know?¡± He asked. ¡°...¡± Alice just stayed quiet and hugged my arm that she had ¡®stolen¡¯. ¡°... fine. Take your two gold.¡± He said before tossing two gold coins onto the ground in front of me. I collected them. ¡°Thanks.¡± ¡°... so, where is my information? The description of this ¡®Brian¡¯?¡± He asked. ¡°Oh yeah that. I almost forgot as you were fooling around.¡± I said. ¡°JUST TELL ME!¡± He yelled. ¡°God. You don¡¯t have to scream like a little girl.¡± I said. ¡°And by the way, I am Brian.¡± ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ After a long silence, he finally said: ¡°I challenge you to a duel.¡± A duel? What kind of duel? Probably not a Yugioh duel right? CH.136 Summoner Duel CH.136 Summoner Duel ¡°I challenge you to a duel.¡± The whip guy said, after he had heard my name. I honestly could go for a Yugioh duel right now, but I assume this is something else. ¡°What kind of duel are we talking about?¡± I asked. ¡°Are you stupid? A summoner duel.¡± He said back. ¡°Yeah, that doesn¡¯t exin anything.¡± I answered. ¡°What kind of a summoner are you? There is no way someone as stupid as you can summon a heavenly dragon.¡± He said. ¡°Well, sorry that I don¡¯t know the summoner educate.¡± I said. ¡°I haven¡¯t actually met another summoner before. And I didn¡¯t even know you were a summoner.¡± ¡°What? So you are self-thought? And you can still summon dragons? That can¡¯t be possible.¡± He said. ¡°Perhaps it is possible because I¡¯m self thought.¡± I told him. Or, because my summoning is done with a unique skill, but he doesn¡¯t need to know that. ¡°If it was that easy then why do we need schools or institutes?¡± He asked. ¡°Well, it¡¯s not like the first summoner had someone to learn from.¡± I said back. Can¡¯t have a teacher if you are the first. ¡°Hmp. You must be all talk and no action. But I guess you will find that out soon.¡± He said. ¡°... maybe I will. But first, do you want to exin the rules of this ¡®duel¡¯ of ours?¡± I asked. ¡°Fine, I will. But it¡¯s quite simple, so even someone uneducated like you should understand. We¡¯ll both summon one monster and have them fight. The winner is the one whose summon can force the other to be unsummoned.¡± He told me. ¡°Oh, so a Pokemon battle. Simple enough.¡± I responded. ¡°Pokemon? What the hell is that?¡± He asked. ¡°Don¡¯t worry about that.¡± I said back. ¡°Fine. I¡¯ll give you a few minutes to get ready, so use that time well.¡± He said before walking off.
¡°You don¡¯t really have to do it.¡± One of his team members said to me. ¡°Nah, it¡¯s fine.¡± I said. ¡°Try not to kill him.¡± The archer girl requested. ¡°Yeah. I¡¯ll try.¡± And if I do, I can resurrect him. ¡°Also, in case you want to know, Tye has two different summons, a spirit tiger and a smander. But he will probably summon the tiger as that is the more powerful one.¡± The archer informed me. ¡°Thanks for the info. But are you sure you should be telling me that?¡± I asked. ¡°Well, he got info about you already, so I¡¯m just making it fair.¡± She said. ¡°I see. Well, thank you.¡± I said before taking some distance so I could go through my collection and check what I¡¯ll use.
Hmm. I probably shouldn¡¯t use Blue-Eyes or Red-Eyes. They are too big and will most likely scare the horses. And they are also massively powerful, so I might cause some unintended damage if I do. And humanoid monsters are out of the question as they will cause a pile of questions. (How about _______? It¡¯s strong but not toorge.) Laura offered. (Yeah. Let¡¯s do that. But I¡¯ll need a toploader.) I said. (On it.) Laura said. 5x Token Thanksgiving, 5x Precious Cards from Beyond, 3x Ojama Trio, Ojama Green, Archfiend Soldier, 2x Pandemonium Watchbear, 2x Mefist the Infernal General, Vilepawn Archfiend, 2x Shadowknight Archfiend, Darkbishop Archfiend, Desrook Archfiend, Infernalqueen Archfiend (Clearing out some Archfiends I see.) Imented on Laura¡¯s selection. (Better that than letting Master summon them and get into trouble.) Laura said. (Thanks. Please apply the sleeve and toploader on that card.) I said. Now, I just need one more card. And that one won¡¯t even need a toploader.
I held a card close to my chest before I said: ¡°Install.¡± This wasn¡¯t the first time I did this so I¡¯m somewhat used to this already. But the near bursting levels of power and pleasure is not something that I¡¯ll ever truly be used to. But it didn¡¯t get to the part where it was painful like it did with Raregold Armor. I took a deep breath to calm myself after the install waspleted. Then I quietly said: ¡°Status.¡± to confirm if it seeded.
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human !
Level: 38
HP: 820
Mana: 910
Strength: 235
Defense: 485
Magic: 295
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.4 (unique)
Telekinesis LV.1 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Protection LV.1 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Mana Control LV.1
Shining Taunt LV.1
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (Greater)
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
So, the result was an extra skill. Nice. Btw. I didn¡¯t level up because of the orc, that happened a few days ago when I cleared the dungeon to gain points for the fanny packs. CH.128 The card I installed was Spell Economics. And it resulted in an extra skill called Health Conscious. I checked the information about it on my status, and it negates any HP requirement of skills, weapons or anything else like that. Basically, any HP cost is negated. The reason I did this is because the monster I want to use has an HP drain when I use it, but with this skill, that is negated. Good. Now I¡¯m ready to go. I got out the four cards I need from the collection and went to face Tye.
¡°Are you ready to lose?¡± He asked. ¡°If it is my fate to lose, I will ept it. But I¡¯m not nning on that, so you better bring your best summon against me.¡± I said. ¡°Oh. So at least you speak a good game. But let¡¯s see if you have the balls to call out your dragon here.¡± He said. ¡°Oh don¡¯t worry. I have just the dragon for you.¡± I said back. Thanks to Laura¡¯s idea, I can show him what he wants to see without scaring the horses. Hopefully. And I would havee up with it on my own as well, if I had used a few minutes browsing my collection. ¡°Well then, let¡¯s see it.¡± He said. ¡°Or if you are scared I can go first.¡± ¡°Then I think I¡¯ll give you the honor of going first.¡± I said. ¡°Then I will.¡± He said before saying something like a chant. ¡°Oh great tiger that runs between the words, appear and fight by my side. Spirit Tiger Ceart!¡± As he chanted, a magic circle appeared on the ground next to him, and as he said thest part, arge saber-toothed tiger with blueish fur appeared from it. It wasn¡¯t huge, like some of my summons (Master of Oz), but it was decentlyrge. Its back was almost at the shoulder level of Tye, making the tiger be around 1,5 meters tall. And it was just under four meters long, without the tail or head being considered. (Laura, how strong is that tiger?) I asked. (Not nearly strong enough. Master will win no problem.) Laura answered. (Doesn¡¯t really answer the question.) (Around low B-rank. Stronger than a grounded wyvern, but not by much. A wyvern that can fly is stronger.) Laura said. (Oh. Well then this is going to be aplete overkill.) ¡°Speechless, are you? I don¡¯t me you. Ceart has beaten many powerful opponents and has gotten me to B-rank as an adventurer.¡± Tye said. ¡°B-rank, huh. Not bad. Not bad at all. I guess I should introduce your tiger to its opponent.¡± I said. ¡°I summon two Outstanding Dog Marrons.¡± These two were nothing more than a means to an end. The monster I¡¯ll actually use needs two tributes to be special summoned when I summon it for the first time, and this is the first time. And the reason I used two Marrons is because they will automatically return to my collection if they go to the graveyard. And as tributes go to the GY, they will just immediately return to my collection, no sleeves or toploaders required. ¡°I thought we were having a 1v1. Are you scared and had to summon two pathetic creatures?¡± Tye asked. ¡°Oh, don¡¯t worry. These two are just a means to an end. They won¡¯t fight that tiger as they have no chance of winning.¡± I said before activating the next card, and one of the reasons I installed Spell Economics into myself. It¡¯s also what I used the sleeve and toploader for. ¡°Toon World.¡± As I activated Toon World, arger than normal book appeared next to me and opened to one of its middle pages, before a castle-like structure formed like from a pop-up book. ¡°You are going to fight me with a book? Don¡¯t insult me!¡± Tye yelled. ¡°As I said, the two dogs are just a means to an end. So is this book. Now I will summon the monster you will face. Are you ready?¡± I asked. ¡°Stop stalling and summon it already!¡± He yelled back. ¡°Fine, fine. But you still don¡¯t have to yell.¡± I said before holding up thest card. ¡°I tribute my two Outstanding Dog Marrons, to special summon Blue-Eyes Toon Dragon.¡± As I said that, my two dogs were absorbed into Toon World and Toon World closed its covers. Then after spinning around for a few seconds, it reopened and from its pages out came my Toon Dragon, cackling lightly. Spoiler [copse] Blue-Eyes Toon Dragon wasn¡¯t thatrge, only about 1 meter high, but it has a lot of power in apact package. ¡°Hah, hah, hahahahhaa.¡± Tyeughed at my dragon. ¡°That? Hahaha. That is your dragon? That¡¯s a joke! It¡¯s tiny! A dragon like that can do nothing.¡± ¡°Then feel free to take it down. If you manage to do that, I¡¯ll give your gold coins back.¡± I taunted. I know there is basically no way he can take my Toon Dragon down. Especially as I have Toon World out. ¡°You make this too easy. I really should have gotten a wager from you before we began.¡± Tye said. ¡°Why not now? It¡¯s not toote.¡± I said, fully showing my confidence. ¡°Oh. Well then, if I win I¡¯ll have you hand over the contract with your heavenly dragon to me!¡± Tye demanded. ¡°Oh, really now?¡± You want my Blue-Eyes, but alsough at it? Well, you won¡¯t win. ¡°I¡¯m fine with that, as I won¡¯t lose.¡± ¡°That confidence will cost you.¡± Tye said. ¡°So, what do you want if you win?¡± ¡°Nothing. I highly doubt that you have anything I would care for. I¡¯ll just beat you because I can and because youughed at my dragon.¡± I said back. ¡°Arrogant fool!¡± Tye yelled. ¡°It¡¯s not arrogance, it¡¯s confidence.¡± I said back.
¡°Ceart! Attack that joke of a dragon!¡± Tyemanded his summon. (Laura. Tell Blue-Eyes Toon Dragon it can y with the tiger in any way it wants to.) I gave mymand. I didn¡¯t want to verballymand my dragon to assert dominance. (As you wish, Master.) Laura responded, before transmitting my order to Blue-Eyes Toon Dragon. As the tiger attacked with its ws, my Toon Dragon just casually dodged, by bending its body in unnatural ways. That¡¯s probably something only a Toon monster can do. The tiger tried to attack my dragon with its ws again and again, but every time, my dragon would stretch and bend out of the way, never even counter attacking. ¡°STOP FOOLING AROUND! You are just making fun of me with a joke summon aren¡¯t you!? Order that thing to attack or give up!¡± Tye yelled. ¡°... fine. I will. Blue-Eyes Toon Dragon, attack that tiger.¡± I ordered verbally, but added: (But don¡¯t kill it.) through Laura. After my order, my dragon was no longer just fooling around. It flew around the tiger at fast speeds while spitting out small balls of light from its mouth. While some of the attacksnded in the ground around the tiger, some of them hit, causing the tiger to yelp out in pain. ¡°Ceart!¡± I heard Tye call out to his tiger, sounding genuinely worried for it. (Laura, tell him to hold for a second.) I ordered my dragon through Laura again. My toon immediately seized its attacks and positioned himself between the tiger and I. ¡°Surrender. You can¡¯t win.¡± I said to Tye. ¡°No. I¡¯ll never.¡± He said. ¡°Do you really think you can win? Your tiger''s attacks will never hit my Toon Dragon, while my dragon can flyps around your tiger while peppering it with attacks.¡± I said. ¡°Please surrender, so I won¡¯t have to keep this up.¡± ¡°No! I won¡¯t!¡± Tye yelled. ¡°Ceart. Attack with Spirit Cannon!¡± I just looked as the tiger charged a st of energy in its mouth, before releasing a beam towards my Toon Dragon. Perhaps tanking this hit will make him surrender. Sadly for me, my dragon had other ideas as it bent its body and . CRAP! The beam is nowing right at me! I raised my arms into an X in front of my face, to protect it. I was honestly hoping Threatening Roar would activate and protect me, but as it can only stop an attack that was meant to me, before that attack even happened, I had no choice but to take this attack head on. Just before the attack connected, with Laura¡¯s help, I was able to bring a Monster Reborn out of my collection, into my right hand. If this kills me, at least Lua or Alice should notice it and they will hopefully use it. With those thoughts running through my head, the beam hit me. CH.137 Healing after a Duel CH.137 Healing after a Duel[Lucia POV] ¡°BRIAN!¡± Both Alice and I screamed as we watched Brian be consumed by an attack from a spirit tiger. He had been in a summoner duel with another adventurer. And while the small dragon he summoned had made aplete fool of both the tiger and its summoner, Brian was now on the receiving end of an attack from the tiger. Not because the attack was meant for Brian, but because he just happened to be standing in the wrong spot when his dragon dodged an attack. As the attack faded, I saw Brian standing there where he had been, with his hands covering his face. His clothes were almostpletely decimated, leaving only his shoes (that were outside the attack area), underwear and some of his undershirt that was under his crossed arms intact. ¡°White Lightning.¡± I just barely heard Brianmand his summon. ¡°Phew.¡± I let out a sigh. He survived. If he is alive, I¡¯m sure we can heal him. I looked as the small dragon let out a massive beam of light from its mouth. The beampletely enveloped the tiger. I didn¡¯t really realize its power until the attack ran out. The tiger was nowhere to be seen. The beam had gouged out the ground and left arge channel into it. Thankfully, nothing else was standing in the way of that beam or they would have been annihted as well. The adventurer that had challenged Brian just stood still, with his pants soaked by ¡­ well, urine. Then the small dragon and the book it had appeared from disappeared, as Brian fell face-down to the ground. ¡°BRIAN!¡± I yelled as I ran over to him. Alice followed me just a step behind and another two behind her was Alex. As I got to him, I immediately checked if he was still alive by holding my hand to his back and to my relief, I could still feel his heartbeat. I then carefully turned him onto his back, so I could get to work. I checked his breathing, but it was extremely shallow. He wasn¡¯t looking good. His skin was badly damaged all around his body, but especially on his arms, it hadpletely burned away, to the point where I could see his muscle tissue. ¡°Lua? How is he?¡± Alex asked. ¡°Alive. For now. But not for long if I don¡¯t do something.¡± I responded, before starting a chant. ¡°Water, the liquid of life, help this wounded body in this time of need, Aqua Heal.¡± It was the best I could do right now. There are more advanced water spells for healing, but I can¡¯t use them. And using blood magic on someone who is hurt this badly won''t help. As I was pouring more mana into my magic, I could feel it not take effect. My spell isn¡¯t strong enough. I need more power. ¡°Let¡¯s use this.¡± Alex said as he handed me one of Brian¡¯s cards. Red Medicine. I knew of it, but had never used it myself. ¡°Yeah. Activate it please.¡± I said as I focused on my spell. I had to keep it going, so that Brian wouldn¡¯t die. ¡°Red Medicine.¡± Alex said to activate the card. A potion bottle with red liquid appeared as the card vanished. ¡°So¡­ how do I use this? Do I just make him drink it?¡± He asked. ¡°No. Give it to me.¡± I said as I took the potion bottle. As Brian is passed out, there is no guarantee that he¡¯ll be able to drink the potion. If I use water control, I can make sure it gets into his stomach, but I¡¯d have to cancel Aqua Heal for that. FUCK! What do I do? As I thought that, a small box that looked like a status screen appeared before me. It only had three words on it.
Summon Water Spirit
Summon Water Spirit. A skill I gained when I was with Brian and a greater water spirit gave us its blessing. I had never used it as I wasn¡¯t sure if I deserved it. But now, I have no choice but to use it. ¡°Summon Water Spirit.¡± As I said that, I felt a massive surge of mana flow through my body. I recognized the feeling from when we were blessed. The power of spirits had surrounded me. (Let me help.) I heard a voice in my head say. The voice sounded familiar, but I couldn¡¯t tell who it belonged to. (I¡¯ll take over the Aqua Heal, you do what you feel is correct.) The voice added. I felt my spell operate with no input from me and decided to trust the voice. I knew if I didn¡¯t, Brian would just die. I need to get this potion into him. ¡°Water, Move as Imand, Water control.¡± I chanted. I used it to pull the potion liquid out of its container and then slowly fed it to Brian. I felt the potion settle down in his stomach and let out a small sigh. With the spirits now helping me and the potion in his stomach, I feel like this is going to work. But I know I need to keep pushing. Until Brian is for sure fine, I won¡¯t stop. And with that potion now inside of him, the next step is spreading it. And I have just the magic to do that. As Brian¡¯s left arm still had that ¡­ thing for his cards, I moved so I could take his right hand into my own. And as I did, I noticed that his right hand was tightly holding onto a card. Monster Reborn. The card that can resurrect the dead. Perhaps he thought that something might go wrong in the match and had it on hand. I took it and held onto it, before I bit his wrist. It is necessary for whates next. True blood magic. An evolved, or perhaps cured, form of blood magic. I haven¡¯t had it for long and I¡¯m not fully used to it, but as it¡¯s just a slightly more powerful form of blood magic, I feel like I can manage. I used blood magic to elerate Brian¡¯s natural digestion so I would get the potion into his bloodstream. Then I used Blood Scan to search for any abnormal locations and focused the potion over to those areas. And as I did, I felt the Aqua Heal that the spirits controlled move around with it. I watched as the potion and my magic took effect and his skin began to quickly regrow. I had to focus a lot of power specifically on his arms and we had to use the second Red Medicine that Alex had to get Brian into a stable condition, with all of his skin regrown.
After what felt like an eternity, but was only a few minutes, I was happy with the state that I¡¯d gotten Brian to. He was still passed out, but he was breathing steadily and his heartbeat was stable. I removed my fangs from Brian¡¯s wrist and took a deep breath in. ¡°... is ¡­ is he going to be alright?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Yes. I think he will be.¡± I answered. At this point, unless he experienced more trauma, he should be fine. ¡°Ah. Thank the Goddess.¡± Alice said. As she said that, another system screen appeared before me.
Individual Lucia has saved System Support holder Brian Wood.
Rewarding individual Lucia.
Removing the Blood Curse from Individual Lucia.
Failed. Individual Lucia does not have the Blood Curse.
Searching for alternative rewards.
Alternative reward suggested.
Getting permission.
Alternative reward permission granted.
Granting Individual Lucia Basic System Support.
Basic Support System Unlocked
I looked at the final screen. System support? Unlocked? For me? The legendary System Support? I opened my status so I could see for myself.
Name: Lucia
Race: Dhampir ?
Level: 44
HP: 1240
Mana: 2100
Strength: 320
Defense: 400
Magic: 1160
True Blood Magic LV.5(Racial)
Card Summoner LV.1 (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Water Magic LV.5
Mana Control LV.7
Magic Boost LV.2
Quick Cast LV.5
Fast Mana Recovery LV.4
Knife Technique LV.1
Staff Technique LV.3
Blood Sucker (Racial)
Water Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Lifesaver
I have a new title? Lifesaver? Titles are kind of skills, but not really. ording to what I learned from Mrs. Moon, titles are skills that don¡¯t improve your status, but do have a helpful effect. But plenty of people go through their lives without ever gaining a title. For me it''s different. I¡¯ve had Blood Sucker since the day I was born. A title that allows dhampirs to survive on blood alone, no other sustenance required. And now, thanks to Brian, I had two more. Water Spirits Blessing (Greater) increases the power and decreases the mana use of all of my water magic. And Lifesaver, my new title:
Lifesaver: Doubles the effectiveness of all healing done by magic or skills.
But what about the System Support? Why can¡¯t I see that? (Miss, it is the mark next to your race.) I heard a voice say inside my head. ¡°M-Mother?¡± I asked. That voice belongs to my mother. I know it does. I¡¯d recognize it anywhere. (I apologize, but I am not your mother. I am your Basic System Support.) The voice said. ¡°Lua? Is something wrong?¡± Alex asked, probably hearing what I said. ¡°N-No. Everything is fine.¡± I said hastily. ¡°Are you sure? You are saying some weird things. Are you sure you didn¡¯t use all of your mana?¡± Alex asked. ¡°... I didn¡¯t. But I did use a lot.¡± I admitted. I have over 2000 mana, but in these few minutes I had used over 1500 of it. And it was still draining down. (Oh, sorry. That¡¯s because of me.) The voice that came after I used Summon Water Spirit said. Now that I was more calm, I recognized that voice. (The water spirit that blessed us?) I think Brian said he could talk to the System Support in his head, so I tried to do that with the spirit. (Oh. I¡¯m d that you remember me. Neither you nor the Hero has really called for me, so I feared that you had forgotten me or found me unhelpful.) The spirit said. (...) I didn¡¯t know how to respond. I know I haven¡¯t used that skill once, but I¡¯m surprised that Brian hasn¡¯t either. (I¡¯ll try to call you in the future. Thank you for helping.) (Then I¡¯ll undo the synchro so you can rest.) The spirit said, before I felt its power leaving my body. The spirit then formed a body of water next to me, before the water sshed to the ground as the spirit left.
¡°We are so sorry!¡± The other party had prostrated themselves before us. ¡°Please don¡¯t report Tye or our party!¡± ¡°We¡¯ll do anything!¡± What the report was referring to is a dangerous adventurer report. They are something that should be filed with the guild after an incident that takes ce between adventurers, like on a quest or, like is the case here, after a sparring ident. Depending on the severity, the punishments can be anything from a fine to being kicked out of the guild, or even very or imprisonment. Considering that their adventurer almost killed another adventurer in a duel he started, anything from expulsion to very isn¡¯t impossible. Well, the rest of the party would likely only be demoted by one rank, but the summoner could face arger punishment. They could try to argue against it being their fault, but they would lose. We have the numbers advantage, we have the Bakpany¡¯s vice-president as a witness, we have a noble¡¯s daughter. And most of all, Brian himself is a holder of System Support. If he revealed it and used it as a guarantee, no argument could be made against him. To go against a System Support holder is to go against the System itself. And to go against the System is to go against the Goddess. And if we go that far, I might as well add the blessing from a greater water spirit, that both Brian and I hold. (Don¡¯t forget that you also hold the System Support.) I heard my mother¡¯s voice in my head. p, p With two loud ps, Timothy took control of the situation. ¡°Then we will do this. As Brian is out, because of you, and Lucia is extremely low on mana, because of you, I¡¯ll have you join our escort party until we reach Sawyer city safely. If you manage to do that, the guild doesn¡¯t have to know about this little incident.¡± Timothy said. ¡°Are you three fine with that?¡± He then asked us. ¡°I think that¡¯s letting them off easy.¡± Alex said. ¡°I¡­ I want to wait for Brian¡¯s opinion.¡± Alice said. ¡°If Brian thinks it¡¯s fine, I¡¯ll let it be.¡± I said. I don¡¯t think Brian would hate him for something like that, but I want to hear him out first. ¡°T-Thank you. We¡¯ll make sure nothing can hurt you!¡± They said in unison.
With Saber Fang (that is their party¡¯s name) keeping the night guard, we would be able to sleep through the entire night. I¡¯m really d that that is the case, as I really am tired after using all that mana. Our sleeping arrangements were a little different fromst night, as Brian was sleeping between Alice and I. I didn¡¯t mind doing it and Miss Alice outright demanded it. She said she doesn¡¯t really trust these adventurers, and by sleeping with Brian she would make sure they don¡¯t try to kill him in the middle of the night. I also agreed, as I wanted to make sure to stay close to him, in case his situation gets worse. Brian¡¯s magic waist bag, I think he calls it a fanny pack, hadn¡¯t been decimated, as he took it off before the battle, so we were able to get some spare clothes for him from there. His sleeping bag and travel pelt were also there. I don¡¯t know why he has two travel pelts, especially of such high quality, but I don¡¯t mind at the moment. I stacked the two pelts on top of each other, before carrying Brian to it. I also removed the two cards Brian had on his ¡­ summoning thing. I should ask what it is when he wakes up. But anyway, I took the two cards for safekeeping, and after I removed them, therge thing disappeared, leaving only a simple bracer behind. There was also something strange with the Blue-Eyes Toon Dragon. The ss-like thing on it had been colored orange. The Toon World didn¡¯t have that. And neither did my Vampire Lady, or the two cards Miss Alice has. Well, I can probably ask about it from Brian tomorrow. Assuming that he wakes up tomorrow. Please, wake up tomorrow. Before falling asleep, I heard my mother¡¯s voice in my head. (Connection made with System Support ¡®Laura¡¯. Making a telepathic link.) (What does that mean?) I asked my System Support. (Oh. Miss Lucia. I made a connection. Thank you so much for saving Master.) I heard a female voice in my head. I don¡¯t know whose voice it is, but it brims with reliability and ¡­ big sister energy? (... Who are you?) I asked. (Yes. I should introduce myself. My name is Laura and I am Brian¡¯s System Support.) She said. ¡­ ¡­ So¡­ not only did I get a System Support of my own, I can now also speak with Brian¡¯s System Support. ¡­ I¡¯m not sure how to handle all of this. I just. This is too much. I need sleep. No! I need one thing before that. (Miss Laura. Is Brian alright?) I asked Brian¡¯s System Support. (Yes. Thanks to you he is fine. He is just sleeping and should wake up by tomorrow morning. And if he doesn¡¯t, well, I¡¯ll make sure he does.) Brian¡¯s System Support answered with a more mischievous tone. (... don¡¯t be too hard on him. He went through a lot.) I said. (Don¡¯t worry. I know what he likes.) Laura said. (Shut up, both of you. It¡¯s Lucia¡¯s bedtime and I won¡¯t let you bother it, even if you are a superior level System Support.) My System Support told Laura off. I have to say, having my mother argue against the big sister-like Laura is quite funny. Like a mother telling the kids having a sleepover to go to bed already. But I did as instructed, and soon found myself fast asleep. CH.138 Two System Supports CH.138 Two System Supports Hmm. Is it morning? As I woke up, I was going to stretch, but noticed that I was sandwiched between two beautiful women. Why am I sleeping between Alice and Lua? (Laura, what the hell happened?) I asked my most reliable information source. (Good morning, Master. Do you remember what happened yesterday?) Laura asked. (Doesn¡¯t answer why I¡¯m sleeping between Alice and Lua.) Imented. (Just think back.) Laura said. Hmm¡­ so we were escorting the carriages, we fought an orc, we made our camp, then the other adventurers came, then there was a duel¡­ Oh yeah. The duel. I took that attack to the face. (Good. At least your memory still works.) Laura said. (... So, what happened after I was hit by the beam?) I asked. (You ordered Blue-Eyes Toon Dragon to attack. It took down the spirit tiger and then you copsed. Then Miss Lucia worked hard to heal you so you wouldn¡¯t die. Then¡­) (WHAT? Die? I almost died? I mean, I thought I might, but still.) (Without immediate medical attention from Miss Lucia, you would have died.) Laura said. (You have to thank her for saving your life.) (Yes. I will.) I said. (So, how did I end up sleeping between these two?) (After you were healed, Miss Alice said she doesn¡¯t trust the adventurers and wanted to sleep with you to make sure you are safe. And Miss Lucia is sleeping with you in case your health begins to decline over the night.) Laura said. (... but she is sleeping, right? How would she know if I just passed away in my sleep?) I asked. (That¡¯s because I would wake her up.) I heard a new voice in my head. The voice was clearly feminine. (... and who are you? Why are more voices living rent-free in my head?) I asked. (Are you saying I don¡¯t pull my weight? That¡¯s insulting.) Laurained. (No, I didn¡¯t mean it like that. Just¡­ who are you, Lady Mystery Voice?) I asked. I called her ady instead of miss, as her voice sounded moredy-like. (I apologize, but I do not have a name. I am the System Support of Mistress Lucia.) Thedy-voice said. ¡­ ¡­ Excuse me, but WHAT? System Support? As in, like Laura? (Not like me. Miss Lucia¡¯s System Support is still basic level and I am standard.) Laura said. (So, like what you used to be. When did she get that? Or did she have it and I just didn¡¯t know about it?) I asked. (She got it for saving your life, so that would be yesterday.) Laura said. (... so, saving someone¡¯s life is enough to get System Support?) I asked. (No. It happened because I requested a reward for Miss Lucia for saving your life.) Laura said. (At first it was going to be curing her Blood curse, but as you already took care of it, a different reward was necessary. So I asked if she could get the System Support and my request was approved.) (... How does this System Support thing even work? Can you just ask to get it for people?) I asked. (I can, but it will never get approved without a good reason. And if I ask too many times without a reason, I might get demoted to basic, or even destroyed.) Laura said. (Then better not to do that. I¡¯m not sure I could live without you. But who approves these things?) I asked. (I¡¯m sorry, Master. But that is level 4 ssified information.) Laura said. (And, what does this level 4 mean?) I asked. (Only perfect level System Supports can tell their owner that information.) Lua¡¯s System Support said. (Oh. So you were still here. By the way, if you are Lua¡¯s System Support, how are you talking to me?) I asked. (I made a connection with her and established a link between us.) Laura said. (I thought Master would like to have it.) I guess it is nice. (Does that mean I can talk to Lua in my mind like I can with you two?) I asked. (With some minor training, Yes.) Laura answered. (And with no distance problems or transmission times, like telepathy has.) (... so telepathy is a thing. Well, I guess telekinesis is, so I guess telepathy isn¡¯t that strange.) (Well, ourmunication is not telepathy. We don¡¯t use mana to transfer our messages, but the System itself.) Lua¡¯s System Support said. (Okay. I can see how that would be better. ¡­ but then wait a second. Laura. How do youmand my monsters if you don¡¯t use telepathy?) I asked. (It¡¯s a hidden feature of your cards. By sending mana to a card in a specific way, I can transmitmands to your monsters.) Laura said. (Oh. And why didn¡¯t you tell me?) I asked. (Because your mana control is not at the level where you can do it.) Laura said. (Verbalmands are much more efficient for you.) (Oh. Ok.) I ept that. And if I want to do non-verbalmands, I¡¯ll just ask Laura. (Of course you do.) Laura said smugly. (And just in case you were worried, Miss Lucia is holding onto your cards.) Well, I didn¡¯t actually think about that part, but it¡¯s good to know.
I was thinking of just getting up, but with two System Supports demanding that I wait until Lua can check me out, I justid there. I also thought about opening my daily packs, but Laura banned that as well. And it might have been a good idea. I didn¡¯t really realize how hurt my body was, until I focused on it. While my head, torso and legs weren¡¯t too bad, my arms, especially forearms, hurt. A lot. I guess I did use them to protect my head, so¡­ Better having them hurt than having my head hurt. But it¡¯s not like I did nothing with my time. Even if Laura banned opening packs, I could still go through my collection. She even allowed it when I asked. And I have a very simple reason for doing it. My loss proved one thing, I¡¯ve been using my cards wrong. Or perhaps I should say, I¡¯ve been afraid of using them in their most powerful form. Install. Installed cards can have a variety of effects, but the most powerful one of them might just be giving skills. Because skills give status points. And status points make you stronger. Had Alice taken on an attack like that, she¡¯d be dead. I¡¯m not sure about Lua or Alex, but Lua would most likely die as well. Alex is a shield-guy, so he might survive. And that is the problem. Might. I want it to be guaranteed. And if I can do that with a few installs, that will be cheaper than cheap. I ended up with a list of fourteen cards I wanted to try installing. Some of them would only work on specific people, like Violet Crystal for Lua, but some could be good for any of us. (or all of us.) Spoiler [copse] Something like Legendary Sword should be good for me or Alex. Same goes for Lightning de and Block Attack. And for the two mages, Book of Secret Arts should be good. Even Hinotama, or any of the other burn cards, could be interesting. And Gravity Bind might grant gravity magic. So many things to test, but let¡¯s at least wait until we are done with this quest.
¡°Brian, are you awake?¡± I heard someone ask. I opened my eyes and saw Lua and Alice both looking at me. I felt a bit groggy, so I might have fallen back to sleep. ¡°... good morning.¡± I said to the two. ¡°How are you feeling? Do you remember what happened?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Yeah, I remember. I went through it with Laura already. Thank you. You saved my life.¡± I said to Lua. ¡°... I ¡­ I was just ¡­ repaying you. You know, for curing me.¡± Lua said. ¡°No. This is more than that. You saved me. I would have died without you.¡± I said. ¡°Would you have? Would you really?¡± Lua asked, showing me the Monster Reborn I got out of collection just before the attack hit. I¡¯m d that the card didn¡¯t break. ¡°I still wouldn¡¯t be able to use it on myself if I was dead.¡± I said. ¡°Yes. I suppose you wouldn¡¯t.¡± Lua said. ¡°But let¡¯s get back on track. How are you feeling?¡± ¡°Not too bad. My forearms are the only ce that really hurts.¡± I answered honestly. ¡°I see. Please let me have a look.¡± She said as she took my right arm and bit into it. I still find it interesting that her bite doesn¡¯t hurt. It¡¯s notfortable, but it doesn¡¯t hurt. Well, at the moment my pain receptors could just be off. ¡°It feels like they are after effects of the healing. The skin on your arms was the most damaged and a lot of it had to be regrown, so I think it might just be your brain getting used to the feeling of the new skin.¡± Lua said. ¡°It will pass in a day or two.¡± ¡°Oh. Was I that bad?¡± I asked. ¡°... yes. While most of your body had only the topyer of your skin burn off, on your arms it hadpletely burned away.¡± Lua said. ¡°As in, I could literally see your muscle tissue.¡± ¡°... yeah. Thank you, again.¡± I said. I really don¡¯t know what else to say at this point. ¡°Don¡¯t worry about it. As I said, I was paying you back.¡± Lua said. ¡°But I¡¯ll still thank you. Over and over again.¡± I said. ¡°But if nothing is wrong, am I good to go?¡± ¡°Yes. Let¡¯s go get some breakfast.¡± Lua said.
¡°Where¡¯s my hoodie?¡± I asked Lua. ¡°... it didn¡¯t make it.¡± She answered, before showing me a half-burned hoodie. The entire front-side of it was gone. ¡°The same happened with the rest of your clothes. Well, your underwear, socks and shoes did survive.¡± ¡°... oh.¡± Well, that sucks. My permanently clean super clothes are gone. I should have installed some cards into them, so they would have survived. ¡°We did find some clothes in your magic bag and put them on you, but your previous ones are gone.¡± Lua said. ¡°I see. Thanks.¡± And suddenly I¡¯m super thankful that I had the foresight to get some extra clothes from the dungeon before we left, because otherwise I¡¯d have to be naked. Or borrow someone else¡¯s clothes. I got out my spare hoodie and put it on. The girls had apparently already found an extra t-shirt and jeans yesterday. Lua also gave me back the Blue-Eyes Toon Dragon and Toon World. Toon Dragon¡¯s sleeve and toploader had taken on an orange hue. That is the sign that the card has been properly summoned and I can now just summon it without any problems. No tributes needed in the future. Simr to how a fusion has to be fusion summoned only the first time. And rituals as well.
¡°I¡¯m sorry!¡± As soon as I got out of the tent, Tye rushed over to me, before prostrating before me. ¡°I¡¯ll do anything! Just leave my team out of this!¡± He begged. ¡­ okay. I was not expecting that. He was so almighty yesterday. I¡¯m actually a bit surprised that he didn¡¯t just run away on his tiger. (He couldn¡¯t. Blue-Eyes Toon Dragon killed the tiger, remember?) Laura said. (I know you said that, but it¡¯s a summoned beast, right? Can¡¯t he just resummon it?) (Not that quickly.) Laura said. (It will take at least a week for that tiger to recover.) (Oh. I see.) (Well, you could most likely do it instantly with Monster Reborn.) Laura added. (Not a bad idea. But at the same time, I don¡¯t feel like it. At least not now.) I decided. ¡°So¡­ you¡¯ll take all the me in return for your team getting off scot-free?¡± I confirmed his intentions. ¡°Yes.¡± Tye responded. ¡°I see. Then I¡¯ll ept your offer. I¡¯lle up with your punishmentter, but your team shall go without anything.¡± I said. ¡°Really? Thank you. Thank you so much!¡± Tye said, looking like he wanted to lick my boots. Actually, these aren¡¯t boots, but just regr shoes.
I spoke about the punishment with Timothy, and he said he had already dered that Tye¡¯s team would escort us to Sawyer city. As it was basically just a one day trip from here (two days if they went there and back), I thought it was fine. I could even give them some money for stealing some of their time and food. I was basically in ¡­ well, I could still fight as I just summon monsters to do that for me, so let¡¯s just say not in perfect shape, so having a few more people probably won¡¯t hurt. I was also shown the damage left by my Toon Dragon¡¯s attack. The channel left in the ground wasn¡¯t that deep, only about 30cm, but still just shows the power of that little dragon. Some members of Tye¡¯s party had fixed some of the damage with earth magic, mainly the road, but there were still clear signs of a battle. ¡°I¡¯m still surprised that you were able to take that hit.¡± The sword and shield guy of Tye¡¯s team said. ¡°Do you mind me asking how high your defense stat is?¡±
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human !
Level: 38
HP: 870
Mana: 910
Strength: 235
Defense: 515
Magic: 295
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.4 (unique)
Telekinesis LV.1 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Protection LV.2 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Mana Control LV.1
Shining Taunt LV.1
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (Greater)
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
I checked my status. Summoner¡¯s Protection had leveled up. Nothing else changed. Well, I guess because the skill got a level, I got some more HP and defense. (Laura, what was my defense before the skill level-up) I asked. (485.) Laura answered. ¡°My defense is 485.¡± I answered. I know it¡¯s not outdated, but it was correct when I took that hit. ¡°He should have died.¡± The bowdy said. ¡°Totally.¡± The guy with a greatsword added. ¡°No way you can survive that attack with just 500 defense.¡± The shield guy said. ¡­ is that attack really that dangerous? Then, how much defense would be necessary to not take any damage from it? Actually, if all three of them say I should have died, how did I survive? (Because of Summoner¡¯s Protection.) Laura said. (Yeah. Of course that skill was also active. I did have Toon Dragon out.) (Your clothing also took some of the damage.) Laura added. (Oh. I guess I should be thankful for my OP hoodie.) ¡°I have a skill that saved me.¡± I said. They don¡¯t need to know the skill name. ¡°I see. Magic resistance, perhaps? Or defense boost? No. Defense boost wouldn¡¯t do it, so probably magic resistance.¡± The shield guy theorized. (Laura, write that down. Those skills sound useful.) (Sure. But it¡¯s better to never take a hit in the first ce.) Laura said. (Sorry, but ying an evasion tank is too difficult. And an evasion tank can¡¯t really protect others from AoE attacks.) ¡°Yeah. Something like that.¡± I responded.
After breakfast, we got on the carriages and got on the road. Since our group had grown by four, we had to have two adventurers per carriage. And because of medical reasons, Lua was with me and Timothy. Alex was on the carriage with the female coach with Alice, because Alice refused to sit with any of ¡°them¡±. The carriage order was also a little different, as my carriage was no longer in the lead, but instead the third in line. Alice and Alex were in the second one. This was to have our adventurer friends take the most important spots. And so, our third day of traveling began. CH.139 Escort Mission, Day 3 CH.139 Escort Mission, Day 3 ¡°Brian, if the carriage ride hurts you, please tell me immediately.¡± Lua said after we got on the move. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. It¡¯s not that bad.¡± I responded. ¡°You shouldn¡¯t argue against her. Ladies always win.¡± Timothy said. ¡°Is that based on experience?¡± I asked. I don¡¯t doubt him, I just want to know if he actually is married or has a significant other. ¡°Yes. Both my mother and wife are like that.¡± Timothy said. ¡°Well, at least your wife lets you do your job.¡± Imented. ¡°Well, she still needs materials for her cookies, so she has to ept my job.¡± Timothy said. Cookies? Could that mean? ¡°Does your wife run the cookie store in town? It was called¡­ (Rudevik¡¯s cookies.) Rudevik¡¯s cookies, I think?¡± I asked, with a bit of assistance from Laura. ¡°Yes she does. In fact, didn¡¯t you visit the store?¡± Timothy asked. ¡°Yeah, I did. With Alice.¡± I said. ¡°She told me how the town¡¯s savior came to enjoy cookies with the Lord¡¯s daughter.¡± Timothy said. ¡°Were you two on a date?¡± Lua asked. ¡°I guess so.¡± I admitted. ¡°Can you take me next?¡± She asked. ¡°Sure. If you want me to.¡± I said. ¡°Thank you! And it¡¯s not like I want to go on a date with you. It¡¯s just that ¡­ I¡¯ve just never been on a date before.¡± Lua admitted. ¡°So I want my first date to be with someone I trust.¡± ¡°Then let¡¯s do it.¡± I said. ¡°You must be a natural.¡± Timothymented. ¡°What do you mean?¡± I asked. ¡°They way you flirt.¡± He said. ¡°... yeah. Sure. I¡¯m a natural. Thanks.¡± I said before thinking of something I could use to change the subject. ¡°By the way, why is the cookie store called Rudevik¡¯s cookies? Who is this Rudevik?¡± I asked. ¡°You don¡¯t know of him?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Well, that¡¯s something.¡± Timothy added. ¡°Should I? Well, then again, I know basically no one.¡± I admitted. ¡°So, who is he?¡± ¡°Rudevik is an S-rank adventurer, based in the Royal Capital. He is said to be the best adventurer in the country.¡± Lua said. ¡°Some would argue the second best.¡± Timothy added. ¡°Well, yes in terms of strength, but no one likes Mr. James.¡± Lua said. ¡°And this Mr. James is?¡± I asked. ¡°Another S-rank adventurer. He is strong, but tends to destroy things, so most people don¡¯t like him.¡± Lua said. ¡°Well, he does tend to pay for things he breaks when he sobers up.¡± Timothy said. ¡°Is he ever sober?¡± Lua asked. ¡°As far as I know, sometimes.¡± Timothy said. So, I¡¯ve just learned about two S-rank adventurers. But if this James is someone that tends to break things, I probably want to stay away from him. Mixing me with a destructive drunk would lead to mass destruction. Or just death. Well, I guess resurrection is always an option if one of us dies. ¡­ or, let¡¯s just not fight in the first ce. I don¡¯t have time reversal abilities, so the repair bill is going to be huge. ¡°One more question. Why would an S-rank adventurer make a cookie store? Which is so popr that it has a franchise store in Alewatch?¡± I asked. ¡°Well, the reason I know is because he just likes cookies. Some even say that he is called a ¡®cookie monster¡¯.¡± Timothy said. ¡°But my wife says that he has a different reason, which is a secret.¡± ¡°Or he just ate all the cookies in the capital and the King banned him from buying more cookies.¡± Lua said. ¡°So he had no choice but to make his own store.¡± ¡°Well, that rumor is false, ording to my wife.¡± Timothy said. ¡­ Are all S-rank adventurers weirdos? One is a cookie monster and the other is a drunk. Well, there probably are more than two S-rank adventurers in the world.
¡°Goblins!¡± I heard a yell from the first carriage. Laura had also just warned both Lua and I, so we knew about 5 seconds before they yelled out. Tye and the shielder of his team were the ones on the lead carriage and they stepped up to receive the goblins. (You will not take part in this fight.) I heard the voice of Lua¡¯s System Support in my head. Lua probably wanted to tell it to me herself, but we haven¡¯t trained with the system link thing yet. (Well, they are just goblins, so this isn¡¯t much of a fight.) I said back. I don¡¯t know if my message was heard by Lua, but I¡¯ll assume Laura or her System Support transmitted it to her. I was honestly expecting Tye to summon something, I mean he is a summoner, but instead he just pulled out his whip and began attacking with it. I guess goblins aren¡¯t worth summoning something. He used his whip skillfully to attack the goblins heads, and with just two or three hits per goblin, the goblins went down. His shield friend also took one down and seeing its friends die, thest goblin attempted to run, but was shot by the archer girl who had run up from thest carriage. I got some looks from them when I absorbed the goblins with my terminal, but none of them actually asked about it at that point.
¡°So¡­ how do you absorb goblins like that?¡± The archer girl asked during our first break. ¡°Secret.¡± I answered. ¡°What? Really? Don¡¯t you think something like that would be useful to share?¡± She asked. ¡°Yes. I absolutely think that I should share, but it won¡¯t change anything. Even if I tell you, you won¡¯t be able to do it.¡± I told her. ¡°Why? Don¡¯t tell me you have a unique skill?¡± She asked. Well, I do, but that¡¯s not what this is about. ¡°No. It¡¯s just an item that you cannot acquire easily.¡± I said, revealing the terminal on my left forearm. ¡°That? I thought it was some sort of summoning device. Does it use monster corpses as a power source or something?¡± She asked. ¡°Yeah. Pretty much.¡± I answered. A bit of a lie, but better than having them realize that I¡¯m a dungeon founder. I don¡¯t know how they will react if they hear about that. And it does use monsters as fuel. Just not for the summoning part. ¡°Is that why you are able to summon a heavenly dragon?¡± Tye, who had overheard us, asked. ¡°No. It just helps me summon multiple monsters at once.¡± I answered. Without it, I can only summon two. Well, with Infinite Cards I could probably summon as many monsters as I want to. It does remove the hand size limit. ¡°Oh, I see. How many monsters can you summon at the same time, if you don¡¯t mind me asking?¡± Tye asked. ¡°Seven, I think. But the most I¡¯ve ever summoned at once is three.¡± I answered. ¡°Then why do you say seven?¡± He asked. ¡°Well, I know I can summon at least 5, but I think I can manage seven.¡± I said. I mean, I do have five slots on my duel disk. ¡°Could you show me?¡± Tye asked. ¡°I could, but not now. I am kind of on the job.¡± I said. ¡°Does that meanter is good?¡± He asked. ¡°Sure. Why not.¡± I said. ¡°Then, would you also show your heavenly dragon to me?¡± He asked. ¡°Why? You have already seen it.¡± Luamented. ¡°No, I haven¡¯t.¡± Tye said. ¡°When would I have seen it?¡± ¡°Yesterday. That small dragon was a form of Brian¡¯s heavenly dragon. Isn¡¯t that right Brian?¡± Lua said. How did she realize? I should just ask. ¡°Well, yeah. But how did you figure that out?¡± ¡°It looks simr, just smaller, and the attack order you gave was the same as with the big dragon.¡± Lua reasoned. ¡°So¡­ let me get this straight. You summoned a small heavenly dragon for a duel?¡± The archer girl asked. ¡°Pretty much.¡± I said. ¡°I see¡­ and what about those dogs?¡± She asked. ¡°Nah. Don¡¯t worry about that part.¡± I said. ¡°Didn¡¯t you say they are tributes or something?¡± Tye asked. ¡°Well, kind of.¡± ¡°Are you just using some of your summons as tributes for your other summons? Is that how you can summon heavenly dragons?¡± Tye asked. ¡°Well, yes, but also no. I had to do it with that dragon, because it is special. My other dragons I can summon without any tributes.¡± I answered. ¡°Ah. I got it. So by tributing the small dogs you were able to shrink down your heavenly dragon. I see.¡± Try came to his own conclusion. ¡°Yeah. Something like that.¡± That sounds correct, so I can just go with that. And as I didn¡¯t say it, I didn¡¯t have to lie about it. Not that I mind lying, but better avoid it in case I run into a skill that lets people see through lies.
Back on the carriage. Again. But this time, I¡¯m going to open my daily packs. I did ask Lua if that is fine (with Laura and her System Support transfering the messages), just in case. I don¡¯t want to make her angry. For the set of the day, I actually have no idea. I wanted to go with a set that has great cards for installs, but most of the cards I really want are super or ultra rares. For instance, Labyrinth of Nightmare has United We Stand and Mage Power, as well as Magic Cylinder. But the two spells are ultra rares, and Cylinder is secret rare. But the set I¡¯m going to open up with, heh open, is Legacy of Darkness. It has some good rares, like Magic Reflector (yes, I have one already, but more is nice), The A. Forces and Fusion Sword Murasame de. There is also themon Nutrient Z. That would be great as a set card, as that should save me from situations like what I faced yesterday. Having enough copies of it, so that I could set it on myself, Lua, Alice and Alex wouldn¡¯t be too bad. Even if I won¡¯t use a toploader on any of them, but mine, as others can¡¯t reset them. I think. Maybe if they can level up Card Summoner, they¡¯ll be able to set and install cards as well. Installs are less useful, but being able to re set a card would be great. Actually, does a card need to be re set? Threatening Roar hasn''t been activated, so I¡¯m not sure. Perhaps they just go on cooldown and re set themselves. All Scrap-Iron Scarecrow style.
Use a ¡®Pack token¡¯ to open 1 pack of ¡®Legacy of Darkness¡¯
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Yes. Let¡¯s get these packs opened. Spoiler LOD 1 Winged Minion, Dragon Maniptor, Mysterious Guard, Bubble Crash, Ominous Fortelling, Stamping Destruction, Robdy, Convulsion of Nature, After the Struggle [copse] Well, it could be better. At least Robdy looks good. And Stamping Destruction isn¡¯t bad. Convulsion of Nature is ¡­ not something I want to use. After the Struggle is just meh. At least Dragon Maniptor is good in some situations. If I ever have to fight a dragon. Next pack. Spoiler LOD 2 Fushi No Tori, Spiritual Energy Settle Machine, Mysterious Guard, Ominous Fortelling, Ready for Intercepting, Life Absorbing Machine, Burst Breath, Yata-Garasu, The Warrior Returning Alive [copse] Well, hello there second Yata. I know you aren¡¯t that amazing, but I still like you. Sadly, The Warrior Returning Alive isn¡¯t an alternative to Monster Reborn. No resurrecting the dead with that. But I can cheat on cooldowns and death timers of my cards, so it might see use. Maybe. Spiritual Energy Settle Machine is ¡­ well, if I ever really use spirit monsters it will help. Anyway, next pack. Spoiler LOD 3 Super Roboyarou, Super Rejuvenation, The Dragon Dwelling in the Cave, Fushi No Tori, Dragon''s Rage, Dragon Maniptor, Spiritual Energy Settle Machine, Mysterious Guard, After the Struggle [copse] Super Roboyarou is a fusion, I guess. It¡¯s still weak, but at least it does count for my challenge. I need to get back to it at some point. Sure the next reward is just ok, not great, but still. I think I could use Super Rejuvenation for some pack tokens, but at the same time I¡¯d have toe up with some degeneratebo to really max it out. And Dragon Rage is nice to use with Blue-Eyes or any of my other dragons. Next pack. Spoiler LOD 4 Dragon''s Gunfire, Cave Dragon, Frontier Wiseman, Patrician of Darkness, Disappear, Throwstone Unit, Roboyarou, Wolf Axwielder, Fatal Abacus [copse] Roboyarou. Good. Now I have both Lady and Yarou. Dragon¡¯s Gunfire is not bad either. Sadly Disappear is. It sounds good, but does basically nothing. (It might be useful as an install. If it can make dead things disappear, it might grant a skill that mimics your terminal, but without any point generation. Isn¡¯t that what the adventurers wanted?) Laura pointed out. (Oh. That¡¯s true. I love you!) I said back. (Oh, thank you Master. I do like receiving your love.) Laura said. ¡­ let¡¯s just open the next pack. Spoiler LOD 5 Wolf Axwielder, Heart of Clear Water, Mysterious Guard, Skull Knight #2, Super Roboyarou, Throwstone Unit, Spiritual Energy Settle Machine, Possessed Dark Soul, Thunder Nyan Nyan [copse] Thunder Nyan Nyan is super cute. If Laura could fully possess my monsters, I¡¯d summon her to be a body for Laura. Definitely just because I want a good body for Laura, and not because I want to cuddle up with a cute demon girl in a skimpy outfit. (I¡¯d do it.) Laura said. (I want to cuddle with Master as well.) Thanks. But next pack. Spoiler LOD 6 Spring of Rebirth, The Secret of the Bandit, Winged Minion, Lizard Soldier, Gray Wing, Super Robdy, Disappear, Burst Breath, Thunder Nyan Nyan [copse] Second Nyan Nyan and Disappear. And also Super Robdy. Spring of Rebirth is fine, but as it activates when I unsummon a monster, it might not be the best choice for healing. Next pack. Spoiler span> LOD 7 Burst Breath, Warrior Dai Grepher, Stamping Destruction, Spirit Ryu, Super Robdy, Throwstone Unit, Convulsion of Nature, Fushi No Tori, Magic Reflector [copse] And there is the Magic Reflector. Now I have two. If it works I hope it does, installing one on both me and Alex will be good. And perhaps even Lua and Alice. But the frontline needs it more. Next pack. Spoiler LOD 8 Gradius'' Option, Throwstone Unit, Life Absorbing Machine, Bark of Dark Ruler, Double Snare, Troop Dragon, Inaba White Rabbit, Spirit''s Invitation, Array of Revealing Light [copse] Troop Dragon is ¡­ ok, I guess. Gradius'' Option is something I can use with Gradius, but it just doesn''t seem that useful. And Array of Revealing Light is just useless. Next pack. Spoiler LOD 9 Super Rejuvenation, Gradius'' Option, Spirit''s Invitation, Great Long Nose, Twin-Headed Wolf, Super Roboyarou, Burst Breath, Spiritual Energy Settle Machine, Susa Soldier [copse] Well, at least Susa Soldier is not a repeat. That¡¯s all I can say about it. It¡¯s just not great. Next pack. Spoiler LOD 10 Winged Minion, Stamping Destruction, A Wingbeat of Giant Dragon, Cave Dragon, Soul Demolition, The Dragon Dwelling in the Cave, Bark of Dark Ruler, Roboyarou, The Warrior Returning Alive [copse] I think that is all repeats, so next pack. Spoiler LOD 11 Mysterious Guard, Twin-Headed Wolf, Possessed Dark Soul, Life Absorbing Machine, Frontier Wiseman, The Secret of the Bandit, Serpentine Princess, Fushi No Tori, Fusion Sword Murasame de [copse] I got the Fusion Sword. Good. I don¡¯t really know if I should install it into my own sword or into myself though. Hopefully I get a second copy so I can do both. Next pack. Spoiler LOD 12 Fushi No Tori, Life Absorbing Machine, Skull Knight #2, Fengsheng Mirror, Spirit Ryu, Wolf Axwielder, Heart of Clear Water, Emergency Provisions, Fusion Sword Murasame de [copse] Ask and you shall receive, apparently. Emergency Provisions could also be good. If it makes us some food that will also heal, just for giving up some spell and trap cards, that¡¯s not bad. Turning cards into food is not the worst trade deal I¡¯ve heard of. Next pack. Spoiler LOD 13 Fengsheng Mirror, The Puppet Magic of Dark Ruler, Fushi No Tori, Spirit Ryu, Super Roboyarou, Dragon''s Gunfire, Stamping Destruction, Mysterious Guard, The A. Forces [copse] And there is the A. Forces. I think that is all I really wanted. Perhaps I should switch sets and try for the Labyrinth of Nightmare ultra rares. Yata is the only secret rare I¡¯ve gotten today, so I feel like there is a chance for an UR. Of course I didn¡¯t actually get Nutrient Z, but then again, when do I ever get themons that I actually want? I just have toe back to Legacy of Darkness at ater date to get that.
Use a ¡®Pack token¡¯ to open 1 pack of ¡®Labyrinth of Nightmare¡¯
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Yes. Please give me an UR. Spoiler LON 1 Cyclon Laser, Aqua Spirit, Fairy Box, Bait Doll, Empress Mantis, me Dancer, Fusion Gate, Worm Drake, Amphibian Beast [copse] Fusion Gate is nice. I can use it to mass summon fusion monsters if I don¡¯t care about the materials. You know, for the challenge. I also like how cute Empress Mantis looks on the card, even though I¡¯m decently sure it¡¯s actual nightmare fuel if I summon it. Next pack. Spoiler LON 2 Earthbound Spirit, Tornado Wall, Headless Knight, Skull Lair, Maryokutai, me Dancer, Empress Mantis, Fire Sorcerer, Spirit Message "A" [I know, the letter in the picture and on the Spirit Message "A" don¡¯t match. It¡¯s because these cards use the OCG artwork. In the OCG, Destiny Board spells out DEATH and in the TCG its FINAL.] [copse] I mean, ¡­ okay, it¡¯s not good. Let¡¯s just go onto the next one and hope for something better. Spoiler LON 3 Blind Destruction, Aqua Spirit, Scroll of Bewitchment, Summoner of Illusions, The Rock Spirit, Mask of Weakness, Spherous Lady, The Earl of Demise, Spirit of the Breeze [copse] Well, Spirit of the Breeze is not bad as it can heal, but I already had 5 copies of it from DB1. Next pack. Give me the UR please. Spoiler LON 4 Amazoness Archer, Tornado Wall, The Rock Spirit, Mask of Weakness, Chosen One, The Emperor''s Holiday, Lightning de, Darklord Marie, Gemini Elf [copse] I have to say, I was not expecting that. Gemini Elf is nice. Not amazing, but still nice. Lightning de is also good. I hope Alex will ept it. Even Darklord Marie isn¡¯t bad. I know I have one already, but it¡¯s tied up in my St. Joan so I can¡¯t use it. Well, one more chance. Give me an UR. Well, I did get the secret rare, so you don¡¯t have to. But it would be nice. Spoiler LON 5 Humanoid Worm Drake, Lady Assant of mes, Dragonic Attack, Chosen One, Mask of Weakness, Flying Fish, Swordsman of Landstar, Mage Power, Return of the Doomed [copse] Well, hello there. Did not expect that at all. I was honestly thinking I was going to get something like another Spirit Message. Mage Power is super nice. I think that will go on Alice. I think she needs it the most. I really wish I could somehow make more copies of it, as having it for Lua and even myself would be nice. But I guess I can always try to pull another one. And honestly, United We Stand fits me better. Now, on to the reprints.
(Master, are you sure you want to use your reprint tokens? As long as we don¡¯t face any more difficulties, we will reach the city today and you willplete the mission. That will open the reprint set Dark Beginning 2.) Laura said. (I think I will. Because I want that X-Head Cannon from DR1.) I said. (And DB1 also has a ton of great spells. And I can just open DB2 tomorrow.) (As you wish.) Laura said. Well then, DR1 let¡¯s get that X-Head Cannon.
Use a ¡®Reprint token¡¯ to open 1 pack of ¡®Dark Revtion Volume 1¡¯
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Spoiler DR1 1 Skill Drain, Trap of Board Eraser, Non Aggression Area, Final Countdown, Senri Eye, Falling Down, Fear from the Dark, Cat''s Ear Tribe, Maju Garzett, People Running About, Royal Magical Library, Darkbishop Archfiend [copse] Skill Drain is not bad, even if it is an extra copy. And Cat''s Ear Tribe is still cute. Yeah. Honestly not that great. Next pack. Spoiler DR1 2 Rope of Life, Rite of Spirit, Final Attack Orders, Banner of Courage, Senri Eye, Mass Driver, Gravekeeper''s Chief, People Running About, Magical Marite, Blindly Loyal Goblin, Apprentice Magician, Gravekeeper''s Assant [copse] Banner of Courage is actually not that bad. As an install, it could really help. But the real MVP should go to Rope of Life. While it cannot outright resurrect a person, it can prevent their death. But they have to be holding on to another card for that to happen. One more pack, Go! Spoiler BR1 3 Ray of Hope, Arsenal Robber, Altar for Tribute, Shinato''s Ark, Wicked-Breaking mberge - Baou, Demotion, Amazoness Swords Woman, Pitch-Dark Dragon, Dark Scorpion - Chick the Yellow, Guardian Kay''est, Guardian Elma, Second Goblin [copse] Well, it¡¯s not an X-Head Cannon, but Amazoness Swords Woman is nice. I know it¡¯s a second copy, but with two of them, I can keep one and send one to Christina. Probably should throw a toploader on the one I¡¯ll send to Christina as well. Most of her cards just have sleeves, so having something like Swords Woman with a toploader would help her. Well, I¡¯ll do it when I get into the city.
The rest of the day was peaceful. No monster attacks or other major problems. ¡°There. That¡¯s the outer wall of Sawyer city.¡± Timothy said when we saw the first peak of the city walls. Wow. It¡¯s quiterge. At leastpared to Alewatch. ¡°We made it.¡± Lua said. ¡°And with no major incident.¡± I added. ¡°... are you kidding?¡± She asked. ¡°Yes. But we made it, so does it matter?¡± I asked. ¡°You are extremely casual for someone who almost died.¡± She said. ¡°But I didn¡¯t. And I have you to thank for that.¡± I said. ¡°How many times are you going to thank me?¡± She asked. ¡°As many times as I feel like.¡± I responded. ¡°And there you go with your natural flirting again.¡± Timothymented. ¡­e on. I was trying to have a moment. Well, it doesn''t matter. We made it and that is all I really care about. CH.140 Sawyer City CH.140 Sawyer City The city was honestly looking huge. Well, I guessing from a town, a city would look big. It was surrounded by walls, like Alewatch, but the walls were definitelyrger. Or taller, I should say. Well, they arerger as well, in terms of diameter. At least as far as I can tell. It¡¯s a little difficult to judge. I wonder if I could summon Gradius and have Laura use it to get some overhang pictures of theyout of the city. (We could try.) Laura said. (Yeah. But not today. Tomorrow will work fine.) I responded. (Please share it with us if you seed.) Lua¡¯s System Support requested. (Sure. That should be fine.) I responded. (As long as you also supply us with information that Master wants.) Laura added. (Please remember that I can¡¯t map as efficiently as you can.) Lua¡¯s System Support said.
¡°And here I was thinking that Alewatch had a lot of farnd.¡± Imented, as we were passing some farms. We still hadn¡¯t made it to the wall, but there was farnd everywhere. ¡°Well, people do need food.¡± Timothy said. ¡°Then shouldn¡¯t there be a wall around the farnd? Won¡¯t monsters attack it? Ore and eat it?¡± I asked. ¡°That¡¯s the risk you have to take to farm here. But in return, the taxes outside the walls are a lot less than inside.¡± Timothy said. ¡°That¡¯s why there are even some houses out here.¡± He added, pointing out a small-ish house next to a huge field. ¡°They also farm more durable crops that don¡¯t mind a few monsters stomping on them. Well, at least small monsters. And some use earth magic to wall off their fields.¡± He said, pointing out a field that was surrounded by a two meter wall. ¡°I see. So it¡¯s more cost efficient, but you have to worry about monsters.¡± I concluded. ¡°Well, the areas outside the walls are favored by ex-adventurers that retire and make a farm. They don¡¯t mind a few monsters.¡± Timothy said.
When we got close to the gate, we saw a few different lines going into the city. One seemed to be for people on foot, one for carriages, like we have and one was empty, so I¡¯m not sure what it was for. ¡°That is for nobles and other important people.¡± Timothy said, after he noticed that I was looking at the third possible entrance. ¡°Ah. I see. And what kinds of important people use it, other than nobles?¡± I asked. ¡°Well, you can just pay a lot of money for the ess rights, so mainly high ranking adventurers and owners ofrge trading firms.¡± Timothy said. ¡°And when you say ¡®high ranking¡¯, what ranks are you referring to?¡± I wanted to confirm. I don¡¯t want to be that guy who is still C-rank and just buys a pass anyway because I have Upstart Goblin. ¡°A and S-rankers. Well, sometimes B-rank adventurers do it as well, but it''s rare. And even if you have the pass, nobles still have priority.¡± Timothy said. ¡°I see. Does Mr. Bak have that pass?¡± I asked. ¡°No. He is still more focused on expansion, so that kind of money sink is not worth it.¡± Timothy answered. ¡°But perhaps if we get good deals on some dungeon items, we might have to consider it.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t look at me. I left that part to Christina.¡± I responded. ¡°You just can¡¯t give me good deals, can you?¡± Timothy asked. ¡°My deals are either too good, or terrible. There is no in-between.¡± I said. ¡°I¡¯ll dly take some good deals.¡± Timothy said. ¡°Yeah. And then I learn that I f-ed up and the next deal will be terrible. And you¡¯ll never get a good deal again. Is that what you want?¡± I asked. ¡°Ah. I see. I apologize. I won¡¯t bother you about it again.¡± Timothy said.
As we lined up, we said goodbye (temporarily) to Saber Fang. They lined up in the ¡®on foot¡¯ line, as they weren¡¯t a part of our travel n. Apparently having them with us could lead to some unnecessary questions and wasted time. And they¡¯ll probably get through the gates faster that way, as the checks for the ¡®on foot¡¯ people seems to be a faster. The carriage entrance had seven carriages in front of us. I¡¯m not sure where they are from, but I¡¯d assume not Alewatch. They probably came from therger road that we joined a little while ago. The road that was heading to the south-east. The inspections took a bit of time and just before it was our turn, I saw Saber Fang get through the gate. Oh, and on the way to the gate, we had once again reordered the carriages so that Timothy¡¯s carriage was in the lead again. And we had also broken up, so that there were two of us on each carriage. Basically, we were in the same lineup as we were when we left. ¡°Wee. How many carriages are in your group?¡± One of the gate guards asked. ¡°Four.¡± Timothy answered. ¡°Your transport documents and everyone¡¯s IDs please.¡± The guard then asked, as his friend came to check our IDs. Timothy pulled out a paper of some kind from his shoulder bag and gave it to the guard with his ID. I also dug my guild card out of my fanny pack and presented it to the guard that was checking our IDs. ¡°You seem to be traveling light for a C-rank adventurer.¡± The guardmented. ¡°No armor or even a weapon.¡± ¡°My armor was broken because of a little incident.¡± I lied. ¡°I do still have my sword, but I keep it in a magic bag.¡± That part was the truth. Well, I guess if you look at my original clothes, they were decently robust, so almost like light armor. And they did break because of an incident. Or perhaps an ident. ¡°Did you run into a dangerous monster? Are you alright?¡± He asked. ¡°Well, we did kill an orc, but nothing more dangerous than that.¡± I exined. ¡°And luckily, I have a great healer with me.¡± ¡°I see. Well, take care not to get hurt until you can get some new armor. Taking a strike from an orc without any armor can be lethal.¡± The guard said, as he handed my guild card back to me. ¡°And make sure to hold onto that healer. They aren¡¯t thatmon.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll do my best to not push her away.¡± I answered. The guard that checked my ID then went and checked everyone else''s as well. As for the guard that got the document from Timothy, after looking it over he used a wind attribute spell (at least based on the chant) to check the carriages. After (most likely) not finding anything strange, he let us into the city. ¡°Wee to Sawyer city.¡± The guard that checked my ID said, as we were let through.
Saber Fang was waiting for us a bit beyond the gate and Timothy had the carriages pull up next to them. ¡°If you want a ride towards the guild, we are heading in that direction. But otherwise, I see your punishment done. Well, you¡¯ll still have to deal with Brian, but that doesn¡¯t concern me.¡± Timothy said to the members of Saber Fang. ¡°Well, as you are offering, we will be happy to catch a ride.¡± The greatsworder responded. They got on the carriages and we headed deeper into the city.
After about 10 minutes of riding, we arrived at what looked like arge warehouse. It had a sign with a carriage carrying lumber, which I think was the Bakpany¡¯s logo. I guess we are doing what thispany is known for. At Timothy¡¯s suggestion, we dismounted the carriages, before they were taken into the warehouse. ¡°Thank you for this.¡± Timothy said. ¡°Here is yourpletion paper and your reward money.¡± ¡°Thank you. Feel free to call on us again.¡± Alex said. I let him take care of this part, as it was my first time and I wanted to observe how a real adventurer does it. I was actually a bit surprised that we got paid here, instead of at the guild, but perhaps this is normal for escort missions like this. ¡°If your party is avable, I¡¯ll be sure to do that.¡± Timothy said. After getting the reward and the questpletion paper, we headed towards the guild. Luckily, we had some local adventurers showing us the way.
¡°How much did we make?¡± I asked Alex. ¡°8 gold in total, so two for each of us.¡± He answered. ¡°Is that a good price?¡± I asked. ¡°It¡¯s quite high. Normally, escort fees of C-rank adventurers are between 8 and 10 silver per day per member of the party.¡± Lua said. ¡°We usually get 9 silver per day when we work with Bakpany.¡± ¡°So nine silver per day, times three days, one silver is five copper, so that¡¯s 135 coppers.¡± I counted. ¡°And this time we got 2 gold per person for the trip and that is 200 coppers. That¡¯s almost 50% extra.¡± ¡°Yeah. While it¡¯s not on the level of what B-ranks make, it¡¯s almost there.¡± Alex added. ¡°That¡¯s true. I usually get threerge silvers per day.¡± Tyemented. Oh, yeah. I almost forgot that Tye is actually B-rank. So he makes 75 copper (or 15 silver) per day. 200 divided by three days is 66,67 copper per day. Or little over 13 silvers per day. I wonder why they paid that much over the market value. An apology for the Tye incident? Because we ran into the orc? (They paid for the orc meat they ate separately, btw.) Or is it just to butter me up so they can get better deals from the dungeon? (It could also be because of Miss Alice.) Laura said. (... Why would they pay extra for that?) I asked. (The timing of the quest is convenient. And we were just delivering wood. It¡¯s possible that Lady Christina or Sir Brandon asked them to hire you and Miss Alice to escort them.) Laura theorized. (They might have even paid them.) (Oh. And then Bakpany used some of that money to increase our reward to better their connection with me. I see. Smart.) If that is true, I have to honestlymend them for that. A shortsighted person would just agree and pocket the extra money, but Bakpany is investing in connections.
¡°Here. The main guild building of Sawyer City.¡± Tye said as we saw the guild. I looked at the massive building. Well,pared to the Alewatch guild building at least. This thing''s footprint was about asrge as Alewatches guild building with the backyard added into it. And this guild seemed to be three storeys tall. It seemed to be made of stone for the bottom two storeys, but the third was wood. Almost like there used to be just two and the third was just added inter. But at the same time, that fits the town''s estetic. A lot of houses have solidly built ground floors that look like they are made of stone or other earthen materials, with a second or even third floor made of wood on top of that. ¡°It¡¯s sorge.¡± Alice said. ¡°I think it¡¯srger than the manor.¡± ¡°Manor?¡± The archer girl asked. ¡°Don¡¯t ask. You¡¯ll get away with a smaller headache.¡± Alex said. ¡°Is that why they were paid so much?¡± The greatsword guy wondered. ¡°Let it be. Let¡¯s head in. We still need to find a ce to stay for the night.¡± I reminded everyone.
We got inside and got in line to one of the counters. Saber Fang also lined up, as they were going to report that they would be here for a few more days. This is apparently something B-rank and above parties have to do. By the way, not all of them were B-rank. Only Tye and the archer girl were. The other two guys were C-rank. ¡°Hello. We are here to report on apleted quest.¡± Alex said to the receptionist, handing over the paper he got from Timothy. ¡°An escort from Alewatch, I see. And the client paid you in person, correct?¡± The receptionist asked. ¡°Yes. We got paid.¡± Alex answered. ¡°Good. Then please hand over your guild cards and I¡¯ll mark thepleted quest.¡± The receptionist said. She then processed our cards one by one. She did take a closer look at Alice when her card was processed, but quickly moved on. But when she looked at my card she asked: ¡°Mr. Wood. I think there is something wrong with your card.¡± Mr. Wood? Why does she call me that? Well, I guess my full name is written on the card, so¡­ ¡°What is wrong with it?¡± I asked. ¡°Well, it shows that you are C-rank, but this seems to be your firstpleted quest. Could you exin that? Is this perhaps a new card that was made after you lost your old one?¡± She asked. ¡°No. That¡¯s my first.¡± I answered. ¡°Then perhaps you would like to exin how you got yourself a C-rank card?¡± She asked. ¡°I got it from the guild at Alewatch.¡± I answered.. ¡°The long version, thank you.¡± The receptionist said. ¡°Fine. I fought some wyverns and saved the town before I had time to register. And then when I did register, they ranked me up to C after getting a special permission for it.¡± I quickly recounted what happened before I registered. I don¡¯t know if this counts as the long version, but I¡¯ll add more details if she asks for it. ¡°Wyverns? And you came from Alewatch, right? Are you that summoner then?¡± She asked. ¡°That summoner doesn¡¯t say much, but probably yes.¡± I answered. ¡°I see. I¡¯m sorry for doubting you.¡± She said as she bowed deeply. ¡°It¡¯s fine. You were just doing your job.¡± I said back. ¡°Here you go. I added an exemption mark to your quest counter, so hopefully you won¡¯t have this same problem again.¡± The receptionist said as she handed my card back to me. ¡°Oh. Thanks. But what does it mean exactly?¡± I asked. ¡°It¡¯s usually used when lost or broken cards get remade. It shows that you have done quests that werepleted before you had the card, so it applies to you.¡± The receptionist said. ¡°I see. Thank you.¡± As I got my card back from the receptionist, my system mission popped up to inform me that I hadpleted the mission.
Mission: Complete the Quest
Mission Complete.
Rewards:
Reprint set opened.
Promo Trades: and opened.
Perfect. Now I have ess to Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon. Sadly, I can¡¯t summon it without Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, so it doesn¡¯t really help until I can get Ultimate Dragon. I should probably mass summon some fusions, in hopes that the 15 or 20 summon reward for the fusion challenge is Ultimate Dragon. I even got Fusion Gate, so I don¡¯t have to worry about the once per day limit on my two Polymerizations.Yes, Brian has like 8 copies of Poly, but only two of them have toploaders. Spoiler [copse] I guess there are also the Sphinxes, Sorcerer of Dark Magic and Return from the Different Dimension. Inferno Tempest is also a thing, but I¡¯d rather not burn myself and everything around me. Pyramid of Light, well, I guess I could use it as an emergency shelter. Or perhaps it could block an attack or two, if I have to face thunder sprites again. Or I can just ignore it, unless I want to summon Theinen the Great Sphinx.
After that, we joined up with Saber Fang and had dinner in the guild hall. Just like in Alewatch, you could order some food here. It wasn¡¯t as good as the food in the Watchman manor or the Boar¡¯s lounge, but it did beat the travel rations. ¡°So, now that you made it, do you have any ns?¡± Tye asked. ¡°Yes. Brian and I have to visit my mother for some information.¡± Lua said. ¡°Yes. Brian wille with me to visit Grandfather.¡± Alice said. ¡°I actually have no ns.¡± Alex admitted. ¡°I came here to join a new party, as my old one kind of broke apart.¡± ¡°Old one? Then what is this one?¡± Tye asked. ¡°Just a temporary one for the escort quest.¡± Alex said. ¡°You are C-rank, right? I can rmend some good parties.¡± The shielder said. ¡°Thanks. I appreciate that.¡± Alex said. ¡°What about a ce to sleep? Going to crash at your rtives?¡± The archer asked. ¡°I think my mother would be more than happy to have me, but I don¡¯t think she has space for everyone.¡± Lua said. ¡°Then Brian and I will go to Grandfather''s ce. And Lua can go sleep with her mother.¡± Alice said. ¡°What about me?¡± Alex asked. ¡°You just said we were a temporary party, right?¡± I asked. ¡°Fine. I¡¯ll find myself an inn.¡± Alex said. ¡°Any rmendations?¡± He asked Saber Fang. ¡°Just stay at the guilds inn. At least for the night. It¡¯s not bad and it¡¯s probably the cheapest you can find.¡± The shielder said. ¡°Honestly, we should do the same.¡± I said to Alice and Lua. ¡°Better not to intrude into someone''s house at this time of day. Then tomorrow, Lua can go see her mother, while Alice and I go say hi to her grandpa.¡± I made a quick n for tomorrow.
Saber Fang guided us to the guilds inn. It was just two buildings away. The stay there was definitely cheap, as you could get a bed for just one copper. Well, you would have to share a room with 19 other people, but still. We got a room for four, at the cost of 8 copper. Still, super cheap. Alex managed to talk himself into staying in the room with us, even if we are no longer a party. (Just kidding, of course we agreed to have him with us.) Alice also asked Lua to undo her braids that she had been wearing for thest three days. I should probably learn how to do her hair. Or perhaps have Mana learn it. I do know how to brush hair, because I sometimes helped Laura dry hers, but I don¡¯t have any experience with actually making braids or otherwise tying it. Well, another thing to add to the pile of things I want to learn. I can probably get some lessons from the maids in Sawyer estate, if they even take us in. But that is for tomorrow. Now we sleep. CH.141 Sawyer City p2 CH.141 Sawyer City p2 (Master. It¡¯s morning.) Laura said in my head to wake me up. I¡¯m still not sure if it¡¯s her voice, or the mana movements she does within my body that actually wakes me up. (Good morning.) I responded before I took a look around the room. Alice was still sleeping. Alex was not in his bed, or even in the room, so he must have woken up earlier and left the room. Lua seemed to have just woken up and was sitting up in her bed. (She woke up approximately 4 minutes before you did.) Laura said. (Okay. I didn¡¯t really need to know that, but thanks.) I looked at Lua and was about to say good morning to her, but as Alice was sleeping between us, I stayed quiet to not wake her up. But luckily, I have a way around that problem. (Lua, Lua. Can you hear me?) I tried to connect to Lua the same way I usually talked to Laura, but this time I was directing it to her, so perhaps it might work. I saw Lua react and turn her gaze towards me, so I think the message went through. (Mistress would like to know how you did that.) I heard Lua¡¯s System Support ask. Perhaps I should tell Lua that she should name her System Support, so these talks would be easier. (Lua, I just did what I do when I speak with Laura, but before I spoke, well thought, I tried to direct it at you.) I exined. I looked as Lua seemed to think about what I said, before I heard her voice in my head. (Brian, Brian. Is this working?) She said. (Yes. You got through.) I said back. ¡­ (Brian, Brian. Can you hear me?) I heard Lua again. ¡­ what? But I heard you the first time¡­ (She probably didn¡¯t hear your response.) Laura said. (Oh. Yeah. I guess I didn¡¯t direct it to her.) I concluded, before sending a message to Lua. (Lua. I can hear you.) ¡­ ¡­ Another doubt of silence. Did she make the same mistake as I did? (Lua, you can¡¯t get too excited. You need to focus so the messagese through.) I said to her. (Brian. Like this?) Lua asked. (Lua. I think so.) I responded. It¡¯s a bit annoying, but I can deal with it. (You¡¯ll be able to do it without having the other''s name at the beginning once you get used to it.) Laura said. By how she worded that, I assume she said the same to Lua as well. (Lua, we better train for that then.) I said to Lua. (Brian, Yes.) She responded.
Lua and I yed around with the system linkmunication thing while waiting for Alice to wake up. I figured out how to do it without having to say Lua¡¯s name decently quickly, but Lua couldn¡¯t do it yet. It might be because I have the higher ranking System Support, or because I think of the messages like an instant message software. Choose a target and send it. No need to say the name of the person you want to message. I tried to exin it to Lua, but exining that to someone who has no clue about modern technology is not that easy. And I¡¯m sure Lua will figure out her own way of doing it in a few days. And her way will likely be a lot better to use with other people. You know, just in case I run into a situation where Laura can rmend System Support as a reward for something someone does. What do you mean I¡¯m looking at Alice while I think that? Why do you think I want to give her System Support? Well, I do, but she has to earn it first. ¡°Brian, can you do my hair?¡± Alice asked after she had gotten out of bed. ¡°I ¡­ I¡¯d rather not. I don¡¯t actually know how to do it.¡± I admitted. ¡°Do you want me to show you?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Alice, what do you think?¡± I asked. ¡°I wanted Brian to do it.¡± She said. ¡°I really don¡¯t think I should. I canb your hair, but actually tying it, probably not a good idea.¡± I said. ¡°Then do that. And Lucia can help you tie it.¡± Alice said. (Lua, are you fine with that?) I asked her through the system. (Brian. Yes. I don¡¯t mind.) She responded.
¡°Here. Brush my hair.¡± Alice said as she handed me a brush from her fanny pack. ¡­ wait a moment. I don¡¯t think she ever paid for the magic bag. I think. Christina paid for the magic sk I gave Alice, but I don¡¯t think either of them paid for the bag. Well, whatever. I¡¯ll just have to ask for it at some point, if I run out of money. I took the brush and got to work. I started from just a few inches from the tips of her hair and slowly made my way up, slowly getting her hair nice and smooth. Alice also had much thinner hair than Laura did, so I made sure to work extra slowly, so I wouldn¡¯t damage it. ¡°You are actually good at that.¡± Luamented. ¡°What? Did you think I would suck?¡± I asked. ¡°Well, I just assumed you¡¯ve never done it before.¡± She said. ¡°I thought you lived with just your grandpa, so where would you have practiced? ¡°Perhaps I used to have long hair.¡± I joked. ¡°I highly doubt that. Your hair is so unkept. Even if you cut off your long hair, you¡¯ll still want to keep good care of your hair.¡± Lua said. ¡°Is that speaking from experience?¡± I asked, recalling Lua¡¯s short blood-red hair. ¡°Yes. When I used most of my time just practicing magic under Mrs. Moon. I had my hair longer than it is now. But it took too long to take care of, so I cut most of it off when I became a full time adventurer.¡± Lua said. ¡°That¡¯s too sad. I really like the color of your hair.¡± I said. ¡°Then, perhaps I should grow it out again.¡± Lua said. ¡°You don¡¯t have to. You can keep it like it is.¡± I said. ¡°Brian! Focus on my hair.¡± Alice said. ¡°Yes, yes. I will.¡± I said, getting back to it. After I was done, Lua quickly braided Alice¡¯s hair and we headed out of the room to get breakfast. During my morning activities, I found myself a quiet moment in the ¡­ water closet, so I activated both Emblem and Upstart. I got two small silvers, onerge silver and two gold from Upstart.
For breakfast, we joined up with Saber Fang and Alex, before heading back to the adventurer¡¯s guild, as the inn didn¡¯t have a kitchen or anything. They just said go get your food at the guild. Well, I guess having one ce for food is easier to manage and the guild is literally two buildings from the inn. And you could see how popr the guild breakfast was. Or perhaps I should say, you could see how many adventurers were in Sawyer city. There were at least 150 people here. For breakfast, I got a sandwich that was trying to be a BLT, but the bacon was not really bacon. Well, at least not the ssic thin-cut bacon that I usually think of when I think of bacon. These were a lot thicker of cuts. But the sandwich was good, so noints from me. After breakfast, we split up. Alice and I were headed to the lord¡¯s manor to see her grandpa. Lua headed to her mother¡¯s ce, so she could get some info on the dhampir safe viges. And as a punishment for Tye, I had his team take in Alex. Well, they actually had basically taken him in before I even said anything.
¡°Brian, isn¡¯t it time for my reward?¡± Alice asked as we were heading to the manor. ¡°For the quest, I assume?¡± I confirmed. ¡°Yes. You promised me one card per quest. I¡¯d like to get it now.¡± Alice said. ¡°Of course. And I do have something for you. But instead of a new monster, I¡¯d like to install a card into you.¡± I offered. I did have a few ideas for monsters as well, but I think installing Mage Power would be better. Witch''s Apprentice was my first choice, but Witch of the ck Forest, Subus Knight or Darklord Marie should work as well. There is also Dark Elf, but as it has an HP cost, so it could be dangerous. Well, not for me, as my skill would protect me. ¡°Install? Are you giving me another attribute?¡± Alice turned to me with her eyes shining. ¡°No. I don¡¯t think you are ready for that yet.¡± I said. ¡°Oh. I see. Then what is it?¡± She asked. ¡°It¡¯s called Mage Power.¡± I said. ¡°I don¡¯t know what it will do exactly, but it should give you a skill of some kind. Most likely something that will make your magic stronger.¡± ¡°YES! Let¡¯s do that!¡± Alice agreed. ¡°Good. But not here. Let¡¯s get to where we are going first.¡± I said. ¡°Yes.¡± Alice agreed. We did get a few looks from the passerby because Alice raised her voice, but everyone quickly went back to their business.
¡°Wow. It¡¯srger than I remembered.¡± Alicemented when we got to the Lord¡¯s estate. There were few otherrge mansions in this city, so we asked a guard about it and after Alice showed a medal with the Watchman family crest, he told us the ce and even escorted us here. ¡°You¡¯ve been here before? And here I thought you never left home.¡± I said. ¡°I visited when William had his thirteenth birthday.¡± Alice said. ¡°Thirteenth? Is there something special with the thirteenth birthday?¡± I wondered. ¡°Nobles that attend the Royal Academy can start on the year of their thirteenth birthday.¡± Alice said. I see. So basically high school age. ¡°And you haven¡¯t been here since?¡± I asked. ¡°Well, you know how Father is.¡± Alice said. ¡°Good point. And how long ago was this?¡± I asked. ¡°Little over six years.¡± Alice answered. ¡°So, William is neen. How long do they go to the Royal academy?¡± I asked. ¡°The short course is four years, but special ones are 6 to 8 years. Most future lords go for 6 year one. And those that have powerful magic study for 8 years.¡± Alice said. 8 years? Holy. That¡¯s a lot longer than I expected. I guess it takes time to level up skills and everything, but still. The guard that had guided us here was now talking with one of the gate guards of the estate, before the guard turned to us. ¡°Miss Watchman, may I see proof of your identity?¡± The gate guard asked. ¡°Sure.¡± Alice responded and showed the medal she showed the other guard. He took a good look at it before handing it back to Alice. ¡°It does seem to be real. Miss Watchman, may I ask why you are on foot?¡± The gate guard asked. ¡°... I just am.¡± She answered. ¡°Well, I suppose it is none of my business. I¡¯m sure your grandfather and aunts will be happy to see you, so please head inside.¡± The guard said and opened the gate for us, but he whispered to me. ¡°But you¡¯d better make sure you don¡¯t make a nobledy walk the next time.¡± Did he think I¡¯m her guard or something? That¡¯s kind of funny, as Alice is better armored than I am. As in, she at least has her leather armor overcoat.
There was still a bit of walking to do, as the house was over 100 meters from the gate. Honestly, if this is an earl''s manor, howrge is the Royal castle? On the sides of the road there were a few buildings, stables, storage houses and I think that might be a guest house. Or perhaps the servants live there. When we got to the front entrance, there was a maid waiting for us. I still want to know how these maids are always ready. Do they really have some magic tool at the gate that will signal to the house that a guest ising? ¡°Sir. Miss. Wee. May I ask, what is your business?¡± The maid weed us. I guess she doesn¡¯t know who we are at least. ¡°I¡¯d like to speak with Grandfather or aunt Angelina. Are they avable?¡± Alice asked the maid, as she showed her the medal. ¡°Miss Watchman?¡± The maid asked. ¡°Why are¡­ I¡¯ll go ask the Master if he is avable.¡± She said. ¡°Please,e this way.¡± She guided us to a front room, before hurrying off. ¡°Well, I didn¡¯t expect that.¡± Imented. ¡°Is your appearance that much of a surprise?¡± ¡°Did you already forget that I haven¡¯t been here in six years?¡± Alice asked. ¡°And I came here without Mother. And on foot. Of course it would be unexpected.¡± ¡°I guess that checks out.¡±
¡°... isn¡¯t this taking a while?¡± I asked. We had been waiting for about 10 minutes by now, and in that time not even a maid hade to the room. I had helped the leather overcoat off of Alice and had taken my own hoodie off as well. ¡°Well, it depends. Father usually sees his guests quickly after their arrival, but that¡¯s because he doesn¡¯t have many visitors, so he doesn¡¯t have any jobs he can¡¯t drop.¡± Alice said. ¡°Should we do something while we wait? I have my daily packs to open, so we could do that.¡± I offered. ¡°Yes!¡± Alice was excited when she heard that. ¡°We haven¡¯t done it together in a while.¡± For sets, I was thinking of for themon Level Up! and the Horus dragons. Having a level 8 Horus would be great, as it can say ¡®fuck magic¡¯ to everything around it. Even Spirit Barrier would be nice. And, of course, Level Up! for the ... well, level ups. If it just increases someone''s level, that will be extremely useful. The second one is .Definitely not because of B.E.S. Big Core. I don¡¯t want arger space ship at all. What I actually want is Lighten the Load. With it I can trade one level 7 or higher monster for a pack token. And that doesn¡¯t sound like a bad deal at all. And as it is a continuous spell, I can use it multiple times per one activation. And if I choose a set with a lot of high level monsters, I might be able to get almost infinite pack tokens with it, assuming that I can get a high level monster in each pack. Well, that might be a bit too optimistic, but still. That was the n anyway, but I didn¡¯t have time to open up my skill before ady walked into the room. CH.142 Meeting Christina’s Family CH.142 Meeting Christina¡¯s Family ¡°Alice. Is it really you?¡± Thedy asked. We both got up, Alice first and I followed her lead. Probably a good thing to do, just in case she is someone important. I¡¯d guess she was in her early twenties, so basically the same age I am. Her hair was medium long and beige blond in color. Not quite the blond Alice and Christina have, but still blond. I think the one Alice and Christina have is called natural blond. Or was it buttery blond? I don¡¯t remember. She was wearing a simple looking brown dress, with some floral patterns embroidered into it, so she shouldn¡¯t be a maid. Spoiler For those that want to see the picture I used as a reference for the hair colors. [copse] ¡°Aunt Paulina?¡± Alice said, after a few seconds to recall the name of thedy. ¡°Oh. So you remember me! I¡®m so happy.¡± Paulina said as she came over and pulled Alice into a hug. ¡°Of course I remember you. You visited only a year ago.¡± Alice said. ¡°But you know you could just call me big sis Paulina.¡± Paulina said. ¡°... big sis Paulina?¡± Alice said carefully. ¡°Yes! Just like that!¡± Paulina said, and seemed to hold onto Alice thigher. ¡°I¡¯m so happy to see you again. You¡¯ve grown so much!¡± ¡°It¡¯s only been a year. I can¡¯t have grown that much.¡± Alice said. ¡°Oh, but you have. I can feel it.¡± Paulina said. Feel? Don¡¯t tell me you are talking about her boobs. And Alice has a very modest chest area. ¡°Your magic feels so much moreplete. Can you use it now?¡± Paulina asked. ¡°Yes. I can.¡± Alice answered. ¡°Yes. Then let¡¯s have a practice match.¡± Paulina said. ¡°... I¡¯m not that good yet.¡± Alice said. ¡°Then let¡¯s study together. I¡¯ll teach you.¡± Paulina said. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, but I already have a teacher.¡± Alice said. Paulina let go of Alice and turned to me. ¡°Could it perhaps be this man?¡± Paulina asked. ¡°Sorry, but it''s not me.¡± I answered. I assume Alice meant Mana, so I¡¯m not her teacher. Well, I guess I do study the contactless mana control with her, so that is something. ¡°Really?¡± She asked as she took my hand. ¡°Water scan.¡± Did she just cast water scan with no chant? (Actually, that would be a quick chant.) Laura pointed out. ¡°I knew it. You have to be her teacher.¡± Paulina said. ¡°... but I¡¯m really not.¡± I said. ¡°Then perhaps you should introduce yourself. And exin your mana circuits while you are at it.¡± Paulina said. Did she remotely feel my magic circuits? Is that even possible? Then she confirmed it with the water scan. (It¡¯s most likely just intuition.) Laura said. (I see. By the way, can I scan her as she is connected to me?) I asked. (We can try, but it will be a little forceful.) Laura said. I focused on my mana and tried to push it into her through her hand. As it was entering, I felt that she tried to pull her hand away, but I held onto it. If you are going to invade me, don¡¯t try to run when I do it back to you. ¡°Wh-What are you doing? Stop.¡± Paulina said. ¡°Shouldn¡¯t I ask you that? Or is itmon for you to walk up to people and scan them without permission?¡± I asked, as I pushed my mana deeper into her. (Laura, have you figured something out?) (Her magic is slightly advanced. Most likely level 3 or 4. But she can use two attributes, water and earth.) Laura said. ¡°You are asking about my magic, while you are the abnormal one. Two attributes and everything.¡± I taunted Paulina. ¡°How¡­ How dare you?¡± She asked, with her voice trembling. ¡°Again, you started this.¡± I said, but I should probably stop soon. ¡°... Brian. You should probably stop.¡± Alice said. ¡°Fine, fine. I will.¡± I said as I told Laura to stop the mana invasion. ¡°Wow there.¡± I said as I held onto Paulina¡¯s hand, as she almost copsed after I pulled my mana out of her. As it was difficult to hold onto her just by her arm, I moved so I could hold onto her torso, almost like I was hugging her. Times like these are when I wish I was good enough with telekinesis to be able to move a person with that. ¡°Brian. Is Paulina alright? What did you do to her?¡± Alice asked. ¡°...I¡¯m ¡­ I¡¯m fine.¡± Paulina said, but her legs still couldn¡¯t carry her weight, so I helped her onto one of the couches in the room. ¡°I just tried to scan her by forcing my mana into her.¡± I told Alice. ¡°Can you do that?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Well, I did, so I guess yes. But it wasn¡¯t exactly a sess, so probably not.¡± I said. ¡°You ¡­ probably could have ¡­ done it,¡± Paulina said, between some heavy breathing. ¡°If I hadn¡¯t resisted.¡± ¡°I see. I¡¯m sorry that I invaded your body like that, but as I said, you did it first.¡± I both apologized and defended my actions. ¡°If you exin your mana circuits, I¡¯ll forgive you.¡± Paulina gave me her alternative.
As I was thinking about how to exin my mana circuits, the nextdy arrived in the room. ¡°I¡¯m sorry for the wait.¡± The woman said. She was, by my estimation, in herte 30s, or early 40s. Her hair had the simr buttery blond color that both Alice and Christina have, but unlike their long hair, hers was a lot shorter,ing only just to her shoulders. Her dress was light blue, with some dark blue embroidery. ¡°Aunt Angelina.¡± Alice said the name of the seconddy. So she is Angelina. I think that means she is the eldest sister of Christina. And if I recall correctly, Paulina was the youngest of her sisters. So we have both the youngest and eldest sister present. ¡°Alice. It''s great to see you again.¡± Angelina said as she walked over and gave Alice a hug. They must really like their hugs. I know there was a reason I liked Christina so much. ¡°And you must be Brian, correct?¡± She asked to confirm my identity. ¡°Yes. I am Brian.¡± I said, bowing to her lightly. Better to do some ass kissing, than magically assaulting multiple members of this family. ¡°So then, that must be the ¡­ ¡° She said, looking at the founder¡¯s terminal on my left forearm. I guess it''s perfectly visible, as I took off my hoodie earlier. ¡°Actually, I was wondering about it as well. It seems to be a high quality magic item, but I¡¯m not sure what it is.¡± Paulina said. ¡°So, you made it here first, Paulina. I see you are still just roaming like usual.¡± Angelinamented. ¡°What? Am I not allowed toe see my little sister?¡± She asked, looking at Alice. ¡°She is not your sister.¡± Angelina said. ¡°Well, your son refuses to call me big sis, so I have to have Alice call me big sis.¡± Paulina said. ¡°And that is why she doesn¡¯t. You are too aggressive with your ¡®big sis¡¯ treatment.¡± Angelina said, before turning back to me. ¡°Mr. Brian. Wee to the Sawyer manor. You may stay for as long as you¡¯d like.¡± Angelina said to me. ¡°... what? I know he has some skill, but why is he a guest all of a sudden?¡± Paulina asked. ¡°Don¡¯t you know anything?¡± Angelina asked. ¡°Did Father not tell you, or did you already forget?¡± ¡°... I might need a reminder.¡± Paulina said. ¡°He is Brian Wood. The founder of a dungeon close to Alewatch.¡± Angelina said, before getting closer to Paulina and whispering in her ear. ¡°And a holder of System Support.¡± I heard that. Well, it is true, but I wonder why she said it so quietly. Did she not want someone to overhear? But there are only the four of us in the room. Perhaps there are some maids lurking around a corner or something. ¡°.... does that mean¡­ that the magic tool on your arm is ¡­ a dungeon terminal?¡± Paulina asked. ¡°Oh this?¡± I confirmed, raising my left arm. ¡°Yes it is.¡± I said. ¡°Then we must go. There is research to be done and experiments to run.¡± Paulina said, got up from the couch and almost dragged me off. ¡°Oh, no you don¡¯t, you fanatic. I have business with Mr. Brian and mine takes priority over your obsessions.¡± Angelina said. ¡°Well, unlike you, I actually have a chance at beating Mariina one of these days.¡± Paulina taunted. ¡°But unlike you, I actually do something productive with my life.¡± Angelina quipped back. Mariina? Who was she again? I think she was another of the sisters. (The fourth sister. A great witch and golemancer.) Laura reminded me. Ah. I see. So there is some sibling rivalry going on and she is the one to beat. ¡°Are you calling magic research useless?¡± Paulina asked. ¡°No. I¡¯m saying your research is. It¡¯s too specific and only applies to you.¡± Angelina said. ¡°And that is why I have to be the one to do it.¡± Paulina argued. ¡­ I feel like this might take a while.
¡°Aunt Angelina, big sis Paulina, please stop.¡± Alice said after about 3 more minutes of arguing between the two sisters, fully utilizing her cute little sister side. Side? Is it even a side of her? Isn¡¯t that just her. Like basically 85% of Alice is cute little sister. The remaining 15% are split between things like, apprentice mage, apprentice adventurer, entitled noble girl¡­ yeah. Scratch thatst one. Even if she sometimes acts like it. ¡°Yes. If that is the wish of my little sister.¡± Paulina instantly stopped. ¡°Thank you, Alice.¡± Angelina said. ¡°Now, let¡¯s get back on track. First of all, Mr. Brian, would you give a detailed report of the dungeon?¡± ¡°Sure. And just Brian is fine.¡± I responded. I don¡¯t really mind when the maids or servants call me Sir or Lord or whatever, but when a person in a position of power does it, it makes me feel awkward. And Christina did almost adopt me, so I¡¯m almost a part of this family. Offering her home to me is basically adoption, right? ¡°Well, if that is what you wish. Then feel free to call me Angelina.¡± She responded. ¡°May I call you that as well? You may call me Paulina if that¡¯s the case.¡± Paulina asked. ¡°Yeah. That¡¯s fine.¡± I gave Paulina permission as well. She might be a little ¡­ hyper, but she seems fun to hang around with. ¡°Thank you. Now you can be my little brother.¡± Paulina said. ¡°... are you sure I¡¯m not older than you?¡± I asked. ¡°With that baby-face, I don¡¯t think so.¡± Paulina said. ¡­ is it really that bad? I¡¯m 22, not 18. ¡°Well then, big sis, could you please stay quiet while I talk with big sis Angelina?¡± I jumped into my role and tried to get Paulina to shut up. ¡°That¡¯s not nice, but I guess I can. I want to know about the dungeon as well.¡± Paulina agreed. ¡°Thank you. Now, let¡¯s get to my study.¡± Angelina said, before leading us deeper into the manor.
She led us to a room on the second floor. It was not superrge, but stillrger than the GM¡¯s office in the Alewatch guild, or the study of Brandon in the Watchman manor. Two maids that had been outside the front room followed us and Angelina sent them away to get us some tea. ¡°Before we get started, I¡¯ll just say that there is a possibility that you will have to repeat all of this once Father is avable. I hope you are fine with that.¡± Angelina said. ¡°But if you¡¯d rather wait for Father to be avable, we can do that as well.¡± ¡°No. I can just exin it twice.¡± I said. It¡¯s not like there is so much to this. ¡°Where would you like me to start?¡± ¡°The dungeon information, please. As we have to make an official report about that, that is the most important part.¡± Angelina said. ¡°I see. Can you be more specific, or should I just speedrun everything?¡± I asked. ¡°I need to know everything. And in full detail.¡± Angelina said. ¡°Well, that¡¯s going to take a while.¡± I said. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. We have all day.¡± Angelina said. (Laura, where should I start?) I asked Laura, so I would give the information in a good order, instead of a chaotic mess. (Why not just use the Dungeon Founder skill along with the terminal to show them the remote management mode? They should be able to learn all the relevant information from that.) Laura said. (... I can do that? Well, I guess I never tried and I can open my Pack Opener for people, so it does make some sense.) (Yes, you can. Just open it up for yourself and say ¡®Dungeon Founder, open¡¯.) Laura instructed. (I see. Thanks.) I said to Laura. I ced my left arm, and by extension the founder¡¯s terminal, on the table between me and Angelina. I then pulled up the remote management mode of the dungeon, before saying: ¡°Dungeon Founder, open.¡±
Dungeon 22_090: TinaWood Dungeon
Core Status: Strong
Miasma Status: High
Monster Status: Many
Founder: Brian Wood
Current Master: Christina Watchman
Generation Points: 23564
Generatable Items
The basic status of the dungeon is more or less fine, but I am a bit worried about the miasma status being ¡®high¡¯ and the monster status being ¡®many¡¯. I think we need to get some adventurers to exterminate some of the monsters soon, or I might have to head over myself to do it. But then again, having Alice summon two monsters and clear the dungeon would get her a lot of levels, so perhaps I should take her over to the dungeon with Gradius and boost her level. I should get in contact with Christina about that. I don¡¯t want to wipe out all of the monsters before the dungeon bes popr, after all. ¡°I didn¡¯t know you could do that.¡± Angelina said, as he was looking at the system screen. ¡°Yeah, neither did I. Laura told me I could, so I did.¡± I admitted. ¡°Laura? Who is that?¡± Angelina asked. ¡°My system support.¡± I answered. She already knew about the system support, so talking about it should be fine. ¡°I see. Well, we¡¯ll get to thatter, but for now, show me everything.¡± Angelina said.
We spent over two hours going over different details about the dungeon, starting with roomyouts. Then monsters, both Angelina and Paulina were surprised when they heard that Christina took down ava golem and that I took down a sword-horn bull. And also the drops. Those caused another surprise. Not only was the denim and tricot fabric something that hadn¡¯t existed before, the only source of simr quality cotton is in a different country, so it is quite expensive. Cardboard wasn¡¯t as interesting to them, though. But the real surprise came from magic items that you could get deeper in the dungeon, like the magic bags and magic sk. As well as the magic weapons you could get from the Dark Door challenge rooms. Going through all of that reminded me of one item that I made a while ago. The pendant that I installed ck Pendant into. I was meaning to give it to Alice, but she never showed me a new spell, so I never did. And there was that small fight as well, because I rejected her. But the pendant was decently effective and I made it for Alice, so I should probably give it to her. And unlike the magic stone bracelets that I made, the pendant shouldn¡¯t be a proposal or anything.
¡°I think that is everything.¡± I said, after we had gone through, well, everything. ¡°Good. There is a lot to your dungeon, so it did take a while. Honestly, it¡¯s a lotrger than the first report said. But I guess that is what you get when you use an S-rank core.¡± Angelina said. ¡°I still can¡¯t believe that he would use it.¡± Paulinamented. ¡°Well, it did have a good result, so I suppose we can forgive him.¡± Angelina said. ¡°But let¡¯s just let that be. It is not the fault of Brian nor Alice, so we can¡¯t punish the real culprit.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t be too harsh on him. I¡¯m sure the dungeon wouldn¡¯t be as good if he used a lesser core.¡± I said, trying to defende Brandon. Even if his choice to use an S-rank core seemed a bit rash, it had great results. ¡°Well, as long as our dear sister uses the dungeon to its fullest extent, I¡¯m sure they can pay off a small fine for their foolishness.¡± Angelina said. ¡°It¡¯s not her fault, either.¡± I said. ¡°It¡¯s all on Brandon. Well, perhaps just a bit of me goes on his butler Henry, as Henry is the one that carried the core into the dungeon.¡± ¡°But we need to stop pointing fingers at people that are not present.¡± Angelina said. ¡°Also, it¡¯s almost lunch time, so let¡¯s head to the dining room.¡± CH.143 Lunch with an Earl CH.143 Lunch with an Earl After we had finished the detailed report on the dungeon (because it took a while), it was now lunch time. Alice and I followed her two aunts into the informal dining room. Well, I call it that, but in most houses, this would be the formal dining room. So, I guess this is more of a family dining room. And there is also a party dining room. I do have to question what size parties do nobility throw, as this dining room had a table that could seat a total of 12 people. 5 on each side and one at each end. Angelina took the first seat on the ¡­ well, if you look from the head of the table that is farther away from the door, on the left side. So for the one sitting at the head of the table (which I assume is the ce for the earl), she is the first on the left. Then one empty seat, Paulina and they told Alice to sit next to her. I was seated on the middle seat on the other side, so I was opposite Paulina. Before lunch was brought to us, three more people joined us at the table. The first one was a small boy, probably 9 or 10 years old, that sat between Angelina and Paulina. Based on the small conversation Angelina had with him, he is Angelina¡¯s son and he spent the morning studying. Not magic, but some kind of general knowledge. Thest two that joined us were the earl and his wife. I have to say, they look great for their age. Based on the fact that Angelina seems to be right around 40, they should be in theirte 50s or early 60s. But as I already said, they don¡¯t look like it at all. The wife especially looks like she could be the older sister of Angelina, instead of her mother. You could also see where the family gets its blond hair from. While the earl had light brown hair, his wife¡¯s hair was tinum blond. For lunch, we had some sort of cow meat, or at least something close to it. It was somewhat simr to the bison I hunted actually, so maybe it was bison meat. For sides, we didn¡¯t actually have potatoes, even though they were basically the norm in Alewatch. Instead, we had some broli gratin and mashed eggnts. I actually have never had eggnt before, but it was decent. By the way, Laura was the one that identified the eggnt. After the introductions, (the earls name is Thomas, his wife is Enora or E and Angelina¡¯s son is Jonathan, but Paulina calls him ¡®little Johnny¡¯ or ¡®little Jon¡¯) Thomas asked about how our trip went. I had thought so earlier, but apparently they had gotten a letter from Christina about using. I guess if they sent an express delivery on the day we epted the quest, they could easily get a letter here in time. And there is the whatever the adventurer¡¯s guild uses for theirmunication as well. As my version would likely be more boring, and honestly I wanted to hear Alice tell about it from her point of view, I let Alice tell about our journey. ¡°You fought an orc? I want to try that.¡± Jonathan said when Alice told them about the orc we ran into. ¡°No, you won¡¯t.¡± Angelina said. ¡°You are not even remotely ready for something like that.¡± ¡°I could summon an orc for you to fight.¡± I offered, after I confirmed I actually have a Giant Orc in my collection. ¡°No. Don¡¯t tempt him.¡± Angelina said. ¡°No. Let me try. Please. I¡¯ll beat an orc for sure.¡± Jonathan said. ¡°I heard you can summon some strange things, but I didn¡¯t hear about an orc. That¡¯s usually more in line for a tamer.¡± Thomasmented. So you can tame an orc? Well, I guess if you look at it as a bipedal pig. And pigs follow food. ¡°Is it that bad to let him try?¡± I asked. ¡°As long as I control my summon, he won¡¯t die.¡± ¡°So you are fine with a permanent injury? Is that what you are saying?¡± Angelina asked. ¡°Define a permanent injury. Because I¡¯ve seen some bad wounds get healed. Whether it be a wound from a wyvern''s tail or burns caused by lightning sprites. All healed without even leaving a scar.¡± I said. ¡°There is also damage that cannot be seen.¡± Enora said. ¡°Mental damage can be terrifying and longsting.¡± Oh yeah. I guess there is that as well. Probably shouldn¡¯t summon an orc then. Even if Giant Orc has 0 defense, it probably still won¡¯t go down in one hit. Or perhaps it does. I have no idea. But if itnds a hit on a 10 year old, that will most likely be deadly. Something like a Skull Servant would probably be a better practice partner for Jonathan. But I don¡¯t have any at the moment, as they have all been sacked for sleeves. ¡°May I continue with the story?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Yes. Please do.¡± Thomas said.
¡°How did you survive a spirit cannon?¡± Thomas asked, as Alice told that part of our travel. ¡°I have decently high defense and a skill that raises it even further.¡± I answered. ¡°Perhaps you would be willing to show us?¡± Thomas asked. ¡°Sure, I can. But after the meal.¡± I responded. I honestly expected that they would ask for my status, so I don¡¯t mind sharing it. We finished our lunch and Alice finished the story about our trip, not that there was much left after the duel.
¡°Brian, if you would.¡± Thomas said. After the meal, we had moved to his study, so I could show him (and some others) my status without anyone unwanted seeing it. Well, out of the group that ate with me, the only one I didn¡¯t want seeing it was Jonathan. Not because I¡¯m trying to be evil to kids or something, but because he is a kid. And kids can¡¯t keep secrets. ¡°Status open.¡± I said to open my status.
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human !
Level: 38
HP: 870
Mana: 910
Strength: 235
Defense: 515
Magic: 295
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.4 (unique)
Telekinesis LV.1 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Protection LV.2 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Mana Control LV.1
Shining Taunt LV.1
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (Greater)
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
¡°He really has it.¡± Thomas said, as his eyes widened in an unnatural way. Honestly, it looks like they are about to pop out of their sockets. ¡°An angel hase to visit our humble home.¡± Enora said. ¡°He has five extra skills and even a unique skill.¡± Paulina was caught up in something else. ¡°And a greater blessing from a spirit.¡± Angelina added. ¡­ this is awkward. I almost feel like I should have asked Laura to hide my skills. That way, they would only ogle at my System Support. That actually brings up a good point. I¡¯ve shown my status to some amount of people, but they never react to the Language Comprehension title skill thing. Is it thatmon or something? (It is decentlymon.) Laura said. (But it doese in different forms, humanoid, beast, monster, dragon, andplete. Theplete form is somewhat rare, but one of the others can be found in right around one in ten people.) [As in, one in ten people have one form of Language Comprehension.] I see. So it¡¯s thatmon. Then I guess it not being surprising isn¡¯t that strange. As I returned to reality, I noticed the two older nobles were now kneeling in front of me. ¡­ what do I do now? Why are they kneeling? Because I have System Support? They really need to stop. Will they get up if I ask? ¡°You don¡¯t have to do that.¡± I said carefully. ¡°Please get up.¡± ¡°If that is your will.¡± Thomas said, as he got up. ¡°But if you ever need anything, please feel free to order us in whatever way you see fit. We will do anything within our power to be of use to you.¡± ¡­ Really? Excessive much? Look at your daughters. Even they are looking at you, eyes wide. ¡°That¡¯s not necessary.¡± I said. ¡°I do appreciate the offer, but this is just too much.¡± ¡°Are you saying we are not enough? In that case, we can help you get in contact with the King.¡± Thomas said. ¡°No! That¡¯s exactly the opposite of what I just said.¡± I said, getting honestly a bit flustered. ¡°Then what should I do?¡± Thomas asked. ¡°Just ¡­ just don¡¯t go too far. Anything within your power is just excessive. Just a little bit of help is more than enough.¡± I said, hopefully getting Thomas to understand where I want to stand. ¡°As you wish.¡± Thomas said. ¡°Then, would helping you like I help my children be good?¡± ¡°Yes. I think that might be an appropriate level.¡± I said. I hope he doesn¡¯t dote on them too much, but based on what I know, it shouldn¡¯t be that bad.
Thanks to Angelina taking care of her parents, I was able to get out of their grasp before they went back on their word. Paulina guided us back to Angelina¡¯s study and asked us to wait there for her. She then rushed off somewhere. ¡­ well, that was something. (Master, as I believe this is a decent time, I¡¯ll inform you that you have a contact request from Miss Lucia.) Laura said. (Oh, Lua wanted me for something? But she didn¡¯t send a message directly to me?) I wonder why she would do that. (Mistress Lucia knew you were meeting with nobles and didn¡¯t want to bother you.) Lua¡¯s System Support said. So she has invaded my head again. Do System Supports not have anything better to do than to just listen in on the thoughts of all people they are connected to? (She can only hear you, if you are actively talking to me.) Laura said. (She cannot hear your thoughts like I can.) [Again, to specify, Laura can hear basically everything that goes on in Brian¡¯s mind, but Lua¡¯s System Support can only hear the conversations between Brian and Laura. Basically the things inside the (brackets).] (I see. Well then, I guess I should contact Lua. Is she busy with anything? I can contact her a bitter if she is.) I asked, hoping to get an answer from her System Support. (Yes, she is. I¡¯ll contact you again once Mistress is avable.) Lua¡¯s System Support said. (I see. I¡¯ll be waiting.) I said.
¡°Alice, how do you feel about opening the packs?¡± I asked Alice. We were in a private enough ce and we had some time to spare. ¡°Yes. Let¡¯s do it.¡± Alice agreed. ¡°Pack Opener, open.¡± I said to pull up my skill so that Alice can see it.
[Pack Opener]
[Collection]
[Sleeve maker]
[Summoning Challenge]
[Promo Trade] (+2)
[Instructions]
[Set lists]
[Open Packs]
Daily Pack tokens: 18
Current Pack tokens: 18
Avable packs :
Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon
Metal Raiders
Magic Ruler
Pharaoh¡¯s Servant
Labyrinth of Nightmare
Legacy of Darkness
Pharaonic Guardian
Magician¡¯s Force
Dark Crisis
Invasion of Chaos
Ancient Sanctuary
Soul of the Duelist
Rise of Destiny
ming Eternity
Daily Reprint Tokens: 3
Current Reprint Tokens: 3
Avable Reprint sets:
Dark Beginning 1
Dark Revtion Volume 1
Dark Beginning 2
There was a +2 next to my promo trade, as I had gotten two new sets, more like mini sets, open there, but I let it be for now. I do want to get that Shining Dragon, but I can¡¯t actually summon it. Yet. ¡°What are we opening today?¡± Alice asked. I think she is almost getting used to this. ¡°Soul of the Duelist.¡± I answered. ¡°It has a card called Level Up. I think that might do some funny things.¡± ¡°Level up? Does it level you up?¡± Alice asked. ¡°I think so, but I need to get one to test it out.¡± I said. ¡°You can test it on me.¡± Alice offered herself as a test dummy. ¡°No, I¡¯ll test it on myself first.¡± I said. ¡°But if it works, I don¡¯t mind using it on you as well.¡± I added. Assuming I can even get themon I want. And let¡¯s be honest here,mons are more rare than most rare cards. At least for me.
Use a ¡®Pack token¡¯ to open 1 pack of ¡®Soul of the Duelist¡¯
[Yes] [No]
First pack, let¡¯s go. Spoiler SOD 1 ck Dragon''s Chick, Ritual Weapon, Skull Dog Marron, Level Up!, Taunt, Dark Factory of Mass Production, Ninjitsu Art of Decoy, Enraged Muka Muka, Rafflesia Seduction [copse] You know, sometimes I¡¯m just wrong. First pack Level Up! Nice. ¡°We got one!¡± Alice said excitedly. ¡°Let¡¯s use it right away.¡± ¡°... No. Let¡¯s at least open the rest of the packs first. We might get more copies of it. I¡¯ll also have to make a toploader for it.¡± I said back. ¡°Fine. I¡¯ll wait.¡± Alice agreed. Other than Level Up, Rafflesia Seduction is actually super nice. It¡¯s a flip monster so I can set it. And it takes control of an opponent, so I can use it as a defensive card that doesn¡¯t hurt anyone. Physically. Mentally, having a monster flower cling onto your face like an alien facehugger would be terrifying. Muka Muka is a decent beater, but I don¡¯t really need it. Ritual Weapon is not actually that bad, but I can¡¯t install it onto BLS. I guess Performance of Sword is level 6, so I could install it into her. Installing Taunt might result in a skill like Shining taunt, or perhaps some other variant of the taunt skill. I do recall Laura telling me that there are a few different versions, and mine is good against monsters. There was also one that is good on people and one that was a more general one. There is also ck Dragon¡¯s Chick and I could use it to get more copies of Red-Eyes, but at the same time, Red-Eyes is not Blue-Eyes, so I don¡¯t care that much. Next pack. Spoiler SOD 2 ck Dragon''s Chick, Big Wave Small Wave, Enraged Muka Muka, Howling Insect, Dark Factory of Mass Production, Malice Doll of Demise, Mind Wipe, Gorgon''s Eye, Ninja Grandmaster Sasuke [copse] ¡°A ninja. May I have it?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Well, maybe after another quest. That was our deal, right?¡± I confirmed. ¡°... yes, it was.¡± Alice said. Other than the Ninja Grandmaster, I have to say that Mind Wipe might be ¡­ interesting. In case I run into a criminal or something. I don¡¯t know howpletely it would actually wipe someone¡¯s mind, but it might be extremely effective. Gorgon¡¯s Eye is also something. Petrifying gaze can be super strong, so perhaps I should install that. Well, I¡¯ll think about itter. Next pack. Spoiler SOD 3 Two-Man Cell Battle, Goblin Calligrapher, The Graveyard in the Fourth Dimension, Horus'' Servant, Absolute End, Ritual Weapon, Taunt, Masked Dragon, Spirit Barrier [copse] A purple goblin, Horus¡¯ Servant is useless without the dragon itself, Absolute End will end me. At least Spirit Barrier and Masked Dragon are nice. Next pack. Spoiler SOD 4 Horus'' Servant, Gorgon''s Eye, Howling Insect, Ninjitsu Art of Decoy, Ritual Weapon, Level Up!, Malice Doll of Demise, The Graveyard in the Fourth Dimension, Armed Dragon LV5 [copse] ¡°Nice. Second Level Up.¡± I said, as I saw the card. ¡°Yes. Now I can have one.¡± Alice agreed. I¡¯m not actually going to give it to you. Using it on you is more than enough. Armed Dragon LV5 is not bad either. And I also got another Gorgon¡¯s Eye. Next pack. One or two more copies of Level Up, please. Spoiler SOD 5 Gorgon''s Eye, Two-Man Cell Battle, Sanwitch, Dark Mimic LV1, Goblin Calligrapher, Level Up!, Heavy Slump, Horus the ck me Dragon LV4, Inferno Fire st [copse] Well, who did I pay off to get a pack this good? Another Level Up, LV4 Horus and Inferno Fire st in the same pack. ¡°See. One more.¡± I said to Alice. ¡°Yes.¡± She agreed. Well, I still have a lot of tokens, so let¡¯s keep going. I guess I could also change sets, but getting one or two more Level Ups would be nice. Spoiler SOD 6 ck Dragon''s Chick, Taunt, Level Up!, Dark Mimic LV1, Mind Crush, Goblin Calligrapher, Element Soldier, Ritual Weapon, Master of Oz [copse] And another one. As well as another Master of Oz. You know, just in case I need a second one. ¡°Another one.¡± Alice said. ¡°Now you can use two on me.¡± ¡°Or one on myself, one on you, one on Lua and one or Alex.¡± I said. ¡°But I¡¯m the lowest level, so I should take priority.¡± Alice said. ¡°Or I should take you monster hunting. Leveling up bes more difficult as you get to a higher level, so for you, the same amount of monsters will be more experience and more levels.¡± I said. ¡°Then you¡¯d better take me hunting.¡± Alice said. ¡°I will. When we have the time.¡± I said. Anyway. Let¡¯s go two more packs of Soul of the Duelist. Hoping for at least one more Level Up! Spoiler SOD 7 Neo Aqua Madoor, Armed Dragon LV3, Level Up!, Element Dragon, Big Wave Small Wave, Ninjitsu Art of Decoy, Malice Doll of Demise, Heavy Slump, Armed Dragon LV5 [copse] Another Level Up. That¡¯s the fifth. ¡°Brian. This dragon is cute. Can I have it?¡± Alice asked, pointing at Element Dragon. ¡°Sure, but again, one card per quest.¡± I reminded her. ¡°But you get this many.¡± She argued. ¡°One per quest.¡± I repeated. I¡¯m not changing my mind on this. ¡°... fine.¡± Alice agreed, as she probably realized that I would go down with the number if she kept it up. Or more like increase the number of quests she would have to do per card. She also doesn¡¯t factor in that I¡¯ve been putting toploaders on her cards. Well, I guess Dark Magician Girl came with one, but I did put a toploader on the Getsu Fuhma. And a toploader is 25 cards. Anyway, one more pack of SOD and I¡¯ll change sets. Spoiler SOD 8 Level Up!, Two-Man Cell Battle, Absolute End, Enraged Muka Muka, Ninjitsu Art of Decoy, Taunt, Sanwitch, Skull Dog Marron, Hammer Shot [copse] One more Level Up for the road. Six of them from 8 packs is quite amazing, considering my usualmon luck. Hammer Shot is also funny. It may not have been effective against an A-rank monster, but seeing aicallyrge hammer hit a giant monster in the head is funny. ¡°Alice, I¡¯m going to change sets and go for something else, as I got enough Level ups for now.¡± I said to Alice.
Use a ¡®Pack token¡¯ to open 1 pack of ¡®Rise of Destiny¡¯
[Yes] [No]
Spoiler RDS 1 Lighten the Load, Eagle Eye, Fuh-Rin-Ka-Zan, Homunculus the Alchemic Being, Mind Haxorz, Ballista of Rampart Smashing, Malice Dispersion, Harpie Lady 3, Sasuke Samurai #4 [copse] You know, getting themon you want in the first pack is nice. ¡°What are you looking for in here?¡± Alice asked. ¡°That, actually.¡± I said, pointing at Lighten the Load. ¡°Does it do something good?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Well, yes, but you would probably think no.¡± I said. ¡°I can get some more pack tokens with it, so I think it¡¯s useful, but it wouldn¡¯t do you any good.¡± ¡°Ah. That¡¯s too bad.¡± Alice said. I did get themon I want, but I can go for a few more packs. Then I might change over to Legacy of Darkness for the Nutrient Z I didn¡¯t getst time. Spoiler RDS 2 Harpie Lady 3, Mind Haxorz, Invasion of mes, Ballista of Rampart Smashing, Back to Square One, Pitch-ck Warwolf, Fuh-Rin-Ka-Zan, Mirage Dragon, Fusilier Dragon, the Dual-Mode Beast [copse] Back to Square One is actually not terrible. There is a use for it. I think if I use it to return a monster with an automatically generated sleeve to my hand, the sleeve might go away. Then I should be able to put a new sleeve, followed by a toploader on the monster. The cost is a bit steep, but in some situations it might be worth it, until I get apulse. [Compulsory Evacuation Device] Let¡¯s do two more of Rise of Destiny, before I change sets. Spoiler RDS 3 Mirage Dragon, Fuh-Rin-Ka-Zan, Nightmare Penguin, Raging me Sprite, Lighten the Load, Mokey Mokey Smackdown, Homunculus the Alchemic Being, Xing Zhen Hu, Flint [copse] Another Lighten the Load is nice. And Flint is not bad. But one more pack to go. Spoiler RDS 4 Element Magician, Tactical Espionage Expert, Raging me Sprite, Nightmare Penguin, Homunculus the Alchemic Being, Element Saurus, Eagle Eye, Mighty Guard, Machine Duplication [copse] Machine Dupe is nice. I wonder what everything it can really duplicate. There is also Element Magician and Element Saurus. They belong to the same set as the Element Dragon that Alice liked. Well anyway. Let¡¯s get that Nutrient Z.
Use a ¡®Pack token¡¯ to open 1 pack of ¡®Legacy of Darkness¡¯
[Yes] [No]
Spoiler LOD 1 The Dragon Dwelling in the Cave, Dragon''s Rage, Spiritual Energy Settle Machine, Fiend Comedian, Nutrient Z, Troop Dragon, Gray Wing, Bubble Crash, Second Coin Toss [copse] ¡­ okay. Mymon luck is on point today. First try. Again. (Laura, did I have any othermons that I want?) I confirmed, because if I do, I should get them now. (Not that I recall.) Laura said. (You got them all already.) (I see. Well, let¡¯s just get more Nutrient Z then.) Spoiler LOD 2 Throwstone Unit, A Wingbeat of Giant Dragon, Cave Dragon, Fengsheng Mirror, Emergency Provisions, Twin-Headed Wolf, Life Absorbing Machine, Heart of Clear Water, Thunder Nyan Nyan [copse] Well, Emergency Provisions is still nice to have and Nyan Nyan is cute. Next pack. Spoiler LOD 3 Throwstone Unit, Convulsion of Nature, Ominous Fortelling, Ryu-Kishin Clown, Soul Demolition, Spirit Ryu, Dragon Maniptor, Skull Knight #2, Susa Soldier LOD 4 Super Robdy, Ryu-Kishin Clown, Possessed Dark Soul, Otohime, Ready for Intercepting, Spiritual Energy Settle Machine, Emergency Provisions, Spirit''s Invitation, Fatal Abacus LOD 5 Bubble Crash, Fushi No Tori, Winged Minion, Throwstone Unit, Dragon''s Gunfire, Possessed Dark Soul, Bark of Dark Ruler, A Feint n, The A. Forces LOD 6 Spring of Rebirth, Bad Reaction to Simochi, Lizard Soldier, Nutrient Z, Fengsheng Mirror, Convulsion of Nature, Dragon Maniptor, Cave Dragon, Magic Reflector [copse] Well, I guess I did get a second A. Forces, Nutrient Z and Magic Reflector. Not bad and I still have the reprints to go through.
For the reprints, I¡¯ll go with DB2 as it is the new set I have. Spoiler DB2 1 Bark of Dark Ruler, Graverobber''s Retribution, Curse of Royal, Restructer Revolution, Fusion Sword Murasame de, The Dark Door, Great Dezard, Kryuel, Mystic Horseman, Mechanicalchaser, Swarm of Scarabs, The Unhappy Maiden [copse] Well¡­ it could be better. I know there is a reason why DB1 is more popr, but I was hoping for something better. Well, two more tries and if I get nothing good, I¡¯ll just stick to DB1 and DR1. Spoiler DB2 2 Royal Oppression, Bark of Dark Ruler, Drop Off, The Puppet Magic of Dark Ruler, The Warrior Returning Alive, Magic Reflector, Cyber-Stein, Baby Dragon, defly, Launcher Spider,d Fire Dragon, Maiden of the Aqua [copse] Well, well, well. Cyber-Stein and Royal Oppression. I say a set isn¡¯t good and it instantly shows why it is good. Because of Health Conscious, I don¡¯t actually have to pay the LP cost of Cyber-Stein, so I can just cheat out fusion monsters. But as those don¡¯t count as fusion summons, it won¡¯t help with the fusion challenge. Royal Oppression is kind of the same. Sure I can use it for free, but it¡¯s only effective against a summoner, so¡­ situational. Just one more pack to go. Spoiler DB2 3 The Emperor''s Holiday, Pharaoh''s Treasure, The Dragon''s Bead, Cyclon Laser, Array of Revealing Light, Magic Reflector, Fiend Skull Dragon, Woond Sprite, Mystic Horseman, Fushi No Tori, Star Boy, Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts [copse] Well, Gazelle is something I¡¯ll need when I get the next reward for the fusion challenge. But not great otherwise. I think either DB1 or DR1 is better. I closed down Pack opener and heard someone behind me. ¡°Oh, done already? I was hoping to see more.¡± CH.144 Lighten the Load and Good Goblin Housekeeping CH.144 Lighten the Load and Good Goblin Housekeeping ¡°Oh, done already? I was hoping to see more.¡± Someone had entered the room and watched over us while I was opening packs with Alice. I was perhaps a bit too focused on it, so I didn¡¯t notice. ¡°Why didn¡¯t you say anything when you came in?¡± I asked the intruder. ¡°And have you instantly hidden that skill of yours? No. I¡¯d rather see more.¡± Paulina answered. Yes. The one that intruded my pack opening time was Paulina, the youngest sister of Christina. Actually, when did shee in? (Laura, why didn¡¯t you say anything?) (I didn¡¯t think it was necessary. You already showed your status to her and you have been more than willing to show Pack Opener to others.) Laura said. (True, but you still could have said something. When did she evene in?) (Just after you changed sets to Legacy of Darkness.) Laura answered. (Oh, around mid-point of the opening.) I changed to Legacy at pack 13 of 21 packs. ¡°But I have to say, I didn¡¯t expect your unique skill to be a system skill.¡± Paulinamented. ¡°... okay.¡± I don¡¯t know how to react to that. Not that I even really know what a system skill is. Probably something that can open a system window, but I¡¯m not sure. ¡°Do you mind if I ask some questions about it?¡± Paulina asked. ¡°Don¡¯t bother Brian.¡± Alice said. ¡°That¡¯s why I asked.¡± Paulina said. ¡°But we were busy. Brian was about to use some cards on me.¡± Alice said. ¡°Oh. So these are the cards, huh.¡± Paulina said. ¡°Perhaps you could give me one? For research, you know.¡± ¡°No. I¡¯m the one that does research with Brian.¡± Alice argued. Do you? I don¡¯t recall any research we have made. Well, I guess there is the effectiveness of the installed Mystic sma Zone. And perhaps the install of Book of Secret Arts onto Dark Magician Girl. Or perhaps the ritual and fusion summons I did with Alice and Lua. ¡°Well, if that is too much, could you at least show me how they work? I could just be an observer.¡± Paulina said. ¡°Sure. I don¡¯t mind.¡± I answered. Getting another point of view into this might be helpful after all. ¡°Yes. Then show me. Please.¡± Paulina said. ¡°... not here I won¡¯t. Unless you want to exin to your big sis why we blew up her study.¡± I said to Paulina. As fun as it would be, I¡¯d rather not cause a giant mess. Not that I for sure would, but the possibility is always there.
¡°This way.¡± Paulina said, as she was leading us along. After I agreed to let her observe our experiments, she said she would take us to her usual experiment ce. ¡°Where are we going?¡± Alice asked. ¡°To the training field. It¡¯s just over there.¡± Paulina answered, pointing at an area with separate walls.
¡°Oh. I didn¡¯t think about this part. It¡¯s already taken.¡± Paulina said as we reached the training grounds and saw a few people there. Jonathan, Angelina¡¯s son, was in the training grounds, shooting fire spells at some targets. So he uses fire magic. Interesting that a child born in primarily earth magic using family, uses fire. Well, I guess Paulina should be able to use water magic and earth magic, so having someone use fire isn¡¯t that strange. ¡°Lady Paulina, did you need something?¡± A maid that was watching over Jonathan¡¯s training. She was right around 20, I¡¯d say, so perhaps she is Jonathan¡¯s personal maid or something. ¡°We were going to use the training grounds, but it appears that it is taken, so we can go somewhere else.¡± Paulina said. ¡°No, that won¡¯t be necessary. Jonathan¡¯s ss is almost over for the day, so if you wait a few minutes, the training grounds will be free to use.¡± The maid said. ¡°I see. Then it will be better to just wait.¡± Paulina said. ¡°It will take us longer to get to another ce.¡±
(Laura, I¡¯ll need some sleeves and toploaders, so would you please take care of that.) I asked Laura. (Yes Master.) She simply responded. 9x Misairuzame, 9x Mystical Moon, 7x Darkworld Thorns, 4x Fissure, 7x Dragon Treasure, 6x Rivalry of Warlords, 3x Amazoness Fighter, 6x Drooling Lizard, 6x Mysterious Guard, 5x Steel Ogre Grotto #1, 6x Throwstone Unit, 5x Fairy Box, 5x Fushi No Tori, 5x Kelbek, 4x Lesser Dragon, 5x Ninjitsu Art of Decoy, 5x Spike Seadra, 4x Spiritual Energy Settle Machine, 5x The Spell Absorbing Life, 4x Burst Breath, 4x Chosen One, 3x Contract with Exodia, 4x Enraged Muka Muka, 4x Exhausting Spell, 4x Life Absorbing Machine, 3x Metal Dragon, 3x Super Roboyarou, 4x The Shallow Grave, 4x Tornado Wall, 3x Archfiend''s Oath, 3x Armored Starfish, 3x Big Wave Small Wave, 3x Cave Dragon, Curse of the Masked Beast 150 cards to get rid of. That is a lot, but it''s just enough to get a toploader for each of the six Level ups. Well, I wasn¡¯t going to use all of them for the Level ups, as I had something else I wanted to try first. Lighten the Load, to be specific. Spoiler [copse] With it, I can sacrifice a level 7 or higher monster for a pack token. [Reminder. Pack tokens and daily tokens are not the same thing.] And with Emblem, I could get a level 7 Buster der every day. That¡¯s at least one more pack each day. As I stood at the edge of the training grounds, I activated the Lighten the Load I had thrown a sleeve and a toploader onto. A system window appeared before me.
Please insert a level 7 or higher monster card.
Each card is worth 1 ¡®Pack token¡¯
Up to four cards can be inserted with one activation
Oh. So it has a limit of four per activation. Interesting. Well, four more pack tokens will be good. But I will need four level 7 monsters for that. After a quick search through my collection, I pulled out 3 copies of Maju Garzett and one Buster der. I probably will never use the Maju Garzett, so I don¡¯t need it. (and it ismon in Dark Crisis and Dark Revtion Volume 1.) And as I said earlier, I can get a new Buster every day. I should open more Magician¡¯s Force so I have a second copy of Emblem. And DR1 as it is also there. I inserted the four level 7 monsters into the system screen and the window changed.
Gained 4 ¡®Pack tokens¡¯
The window then vanished, and the only way of knowing that it ever even was there was the now grayed out Lighten the Load in my hand.
¡°You just used one and didn¡¯t even tell me.¡± Paulina said, as she realized what I just did. ¡°... So what? It¡¯s my skill so I use it when I want to.¡± I said. ¡°Research. I can¡¯t do it if you don¡¯t give me a chance.¡± Paulina said. ¡°I already do that with Laura.¡± I said. ¡°Laura? Oh yes. I see.¡± Paulina said, seemingly recalling the short conversation we had about the name of my system support. ¡°But still, perhaps you could use another one for me?¡± She requested. Hmm. Should I? What would I use? (How about Good Goblin Housekeeping? You could use it to change some pack tokens for some reprint tokens. And as the reprint sets have more cards per pack, it might be worth it.) Laura said. [Sure. Get mad because of how I tranted Good Goblin Housekeeping into the series. I just wanted it to do something fun that doesn¡¯t step on the toes of Pot of Greed or Jar of Greed.] (Oh. Not a bad idea. That way I can get some DR1 packs.) I agreed with Laura¡¯s suggestion. ¡°Sure, I can show you one.¡± I said as I pulled out the Good Goblin Housekeeping that Laura had thrown a sleeve and a toploader on. ¡°Good Goblin Housekeeping.¡± I said to activate the card. After I did, a booklet with a pen appeared in my hand. ¡°Did that thing just make a booklet?¡± Paulina asked. ¡°Seems like it.¡± I answered, before opening the booklet. It only had one spread. On one side of the spread appeared my normal tokens and on the other were my reprint tokens.
[Daily Pack Tokens: 18] [Daily Reprint Tokens: 3]
[Current Pack Tokens: 4] [Current Reprint Tokens: 0]
You can transfer up to 5 tokens and 1 daily token per one use.
¡­ okay? So, do I just correct the numbers and close the book? Let¡¯s try it. I took the pen that came with the booklet and got ready to adjust the books. Hmm. I should probably first erase the 4 and the 0, as I want to reverse them. I wonder if I can just¡­ I flipped the pen around and used the end cap like an eraser on a pencil. It seemed to work, as the 4 after the pack tokens and the 0 after the reprint tokens disappeared. Then I flipped the pen around and changed the numbers.
[Daily Pack Tokens: 18] [Daily Reprint Tokens: 3]
[Current Pack Tokens: 0] [Current Reprint Tokens: 4]
You can transfer up to 5 tokens and 1 daily token per one use.
So with that, I should be able to transform the normal tokens into reprint tokens. I was about to close the booklet when Laura said: (You might want to move a daily pack token into the daily reprint tokens as well. The reprint packs do have more cards per token, so they are more powerful that normal pack tokens.) (Oh. Good point. I¡¯ll do that.) I agreed and adjusted the numbers one more time.
[Daily Pack Tokens: 17] [Daily Reprint Tokens: 4]
[Current Pack Tokens: 0] [Current Reprint Tokens: 4]
You can transfer up to 5 tokens and 1 daily token per one use.
I think that should do it. I closed the booklet and after I did, it disappeared from my hand, leaving the now grayed out Good Goblin Housekeeping in its ce.
¡°... what did you do?¡± Paulina asked. ¡°I used a card. Like you asked me to.¡± I said back. ¡°But you did something with that booklet. Then you closed it and it disappeared. What happened?¡± Paulina asked. ¡°It¡¯s just managing my skill.¡± I answered. I don¡¯t have to exin how the tokens work, so I won¡¯t. ¡°... does that mean that you used one of those ¡®cards¡¯ to influence the system?¡± Paulina asked carefully. ¡°Not really. It only has an influence on my skill.¡± I answered. ¡°But that skill is a system skill, right?¡± She asked. ¡°Yeah, I don¡¯t know what a ¡®system skill¡¯ is. As in what is the difference between a system skill and a normal skill.¡± I said. ¡°A system skill can open a system window.¡± Paulina said. I thought that might be the case, but I wasn¡¯tpletely sure, so thanks for the confirmation. ¡°Then I guess my skill is a system skill. But that doesn¡¯t mean I can influence the system with it.¡± I said. Well, I guess in a way I can. At least on an individual level. Installing a card into a person will influence the system inside of that person. I think. Or at least it can raise their status and the status is a part of the system. I still don¡¯t think it has an effect on the wider system as a whole, but individually yes. ¡°Ah. I think I got it. So you can use these cards to influence your own system skill. I see, I see.¡± Paulina said. I honestly expected her to pull out a notebook and write it down, like Alice often does. Now, since I have four more reprint tokens, let¡¯s quickly pull them open. And I think DR1 is back on the menu. For more copies of Emblem of Dragon Destroyer. And perhaps an X-Head Cannon. Spoiler DR1 1 Amazoness Archers, Ray of Hope, Physical Double, Different Dimension Capsule, Frontline Base, Dark Designator, Byser Shock, Magical Merchant, Great Phantom Thief, Guardian Baou, Archfiend Soldier, Great Maju Garzett [copse] Both a super rare and an ultra rare in one pack. Not bad. Sadly, neither of them is that good. Well, Amazoness Archers would be good for Christina and I guess, if I ever need a torture device, Byser Shock will be great. Spoiler DR1 2 Final Attack Orders, The Spell Absorbing Life, Ojama Trio, Royal Tribute, Banner of Courage, Royal Tribute, Newdoria, Little-Winguard, Neko Mane King, Royal Magical Library, Archfiend Soldier, Burning Beast [copse] Nothing crazy here. I guess I should at some point experiment with Royal Magical Library, but not now. It can wait for a better day. (I do have an idea we could try regarding that.) Laura offered. (Sure. Please remind me of thatter.) I said back. Two more to go. Spoiler DR1 3 Disturbance Strategy, Secret Barrel, Rite of Spirit, Diffusion Wave-Motion, Tribute Doll, Jar Robber, Decayed Commander, Gravekeeper''s Assant, Gravekeeper''s Watcher, Little-Winguard, Cat''s Ear Tribe [copse] Why does this pack only have 11 cards? Shouldn¡¯t it be 12? Is my skill acting up? Well, at least I got an Ultra rare. It somewhat makes up for my missing card. Even if Diffusion Wave-Motion is not treated as a fusion card. And isn¡¯t that necessary for me. I guess it might see y at some point, but I somewhat doubt that. Last pack. At least give me 12 cards. Spoiler DR1 4 Rope of Life, Curse of Aging, Miracle Restoring, Big Bang Shot, Incandescent Ordeal, Cestus of Da, Metallizing Parasite - Lunatite, Shadowknight Archfiend, Dark Cat with White Tail, Metallizing Parasite - Lunatite, Maju Garzett, Guardian Elma [copse] Double Lunatite, Rope of Life and Big Bang Shot. Also Maju Garzett to make up for the three that I sacrificed for the Lighten the Load. Curse of Aging also sounds dangerous as anything. I can just casually age someone up to make them weaker. Unless they happen to be a Dark Magician, who would instead will just gain knowledge and be a Dark Sage. I guess not bad. I really need to make some Lunatite armor for us. I have like seven of them, so I should be able to make at least a jacket for everyone. And perhaps some more stuff for myself.
¡°Mr. Brian. Did youe here to summon that orc for me?¡± Jonathan asked, after he ended his practice. ¡°Didn¡¯t your mother say no to that?¡± I asked. ¡°Well she did, but she doesn¡¯t need to know.¡± Jonathan said. ¡°Would you please summon an orc for me to fight?¡± ¡°... I think going against your mother like that is not a good idea.¡± I said to Jonathan. ¡°But as she only banned fighting an orc, something else should be fine, right?¡± ¡°Yes. Would you, please?¡± Jonathan asked. Now, what to summon? I looked through my collection. Considering his skills, I shouldn¡¯t summon a level 1 monster, as that will probably be too much of a joke. But a level 4 like Giant Orc is too much. Oh. This will do. A level two fiend with 700 attack and defense. I would actually use an Ojama, but I¡¯ve sacrificed all of them, except for the Ojama Trio that I just got. ¡°Winged Minion.¡± I said to summon my monster. Spoiler [copse] CH.145 Mage Power and United we Stand CH.145 Mage Power and United we Stand ¡°Is that an imp?¡± Jonathan asked, as he looked at the monster I summoned to be his opponent. Spoiler [copse] ¡°Yep. Something like that.¡± I responded, as I¡¯m not actuallypletely sure that is the correct term for my monster. ¡°It¡¯s not that strong, but if you can take it down easily, I can summon something stronger.¡± Well, I guesspared to a goblin, this thing is a true monster. Perhaps I should have summoned Goblin Calligrapher instead. ¡°Oh. Then I shall take this imp down quickly.¡± Jonathan said, before taking a stance in the middle of the training grounds. I ordered Winged Minion to stand about 10 meters away from him. I also added amand to not use any lethal techniques. If he does get hurt, I¡¯ll summon Dancing Fairy to heal him. ¡°Madam Paulina. Are you sure this is fine?¡± Jonathan¡¯s instructor asked. ¡°It should be.¡± She said. ¡°If even half of what I¡¯ve heard about Brian is true, nothing bad will happen to Jonathan.¡± ¡°I¡¯m more worried about Jonathan winning. I believe he might get egotistical if he wins.¡± The instructor said. ¡°He has already been pushing us to take him outside to hunt some real monsters.¡± ¡°... wait what?¡± I caught onto what the instructor said. ¡°Is this his first time fighting a monster?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes it is.¡± The instructor answered. ¡°... okay. Wish I¡¯d known that earlier. I would have summoned a goblin instead.¡± I said. ¡°How many different summons do you have?¡± Paulina asked. ¡°... like 300 or something.¡± I said. I honestly have no idea, but I know it¡¯s a lot. My collection, at the moment, has 894 unique entries.[Extra copies from the same set are not unique entries. 7 copies of ck Dragon¡¯s Chick from SOD still just count as one.] Sure, some of them are the same monster from different sets, like my three different Blue-Eyes White Dragons, but still.[Whereas the same monster from different sets does get a unique entry.] And, of course, some of them are spell and trap cards. ¡°Three hundred? That has to be a joke, right?¡± Paulina asked. ¡°It probably isn¡¯t.¡± Alice said. She has seen me open massive amounts of packs, so she might have an idea of just how many unique monsters I¡¯ve pulled.
¡°Begin.¡± The instructor said to start the, well I was going to say the practice match, but I said it would be fine if Jonathan killed Winged Minion. Not like I put a sleeve on it in the first ce, so I¡¯ll lose the card either way. After a short chant, Jonathan yelled out: ¡°Fire Arrow!¡± to shoot his first spell. Seeming the attacking, Winged Minion quickly jumped to the side, using the momentum from the jump with his wings to fly into the air. From there, he made a beeline for Jonathan. ¡°Fire, make a wall to protect me. Fire Wall.¡± Jonathan casted a spell that made a wall of fire between Winged Minion and him. My minion had topletely extend its wings out to stop in time so as to not crash into the wall. But Jonathan wasn¡¯t waiting and instead was already chanting his next spell. ¡°Fire, Barrage of arrows, attack my enemy, Fire Arrow Barrage.¡± Jonathan chanted. A dozen fire arrows appeared around him, before piercing his own fire wall and attacking my monster behind it. While most of them missed, two of them still hit their mark on my monster. I looked at the card in my hand. I hadn¡¯t used my duel disk, as I thought I wouldn¡¯t need it. And I can transfer a card from my hand to my duel disk as well. The card had some burn damage, showing the damage my minion took from that attack. It¡¯s the one advantage that cards without a sleeve or a toploader have, they show the damage the monster is taking. Still covered from Jonathan¡¯s view by the fire wall, Winged Minion jumped off the ground soaring into the sky. Probably expecting to see the corpse of my monster, Jonathan let the fire wall die down. ¡°... did I do it?¡± He asked, as he didn¡¯t see the monster. I guess summoned monsters disappear after they take enough damage, so he might have assumed that happened with mine. ¡°Above you!¡± Alice called out to him. I almost wish she didn¡¯t, as that would be a good show of himcking experience. Jonathan saw that my minion has wings. He saw that it could fly. He should have realized that it might have flown into the air. Jonathan turned his gaze towards the sky, just to see Winged Minion charging right at him. My minion was on a suicide mission to get a hit in before the wounds from the fire arrows dealt him in. ¡°Fi- Fire arrow.¡± The surprised Jonathan managed to shoot off a spell before my minion crashed into him. The arrow might not have had the power of the first fire arrow he shot, but it hit my charging minion in the head and pierced into it. That caused my minion to start vanishing into specks of light, just like its card in my hand. Standing in the middle of the specks of light, Jonathan almost looked like an angel. Or perhaps Minecraft Steve after taking down the Ender Dragon. Yeah. Definitely that. The specks of light are the exp he just gained. I will not ept another exnation. ¡°I ¡­ I won?¡± Jonathan seemed to ask. After he said that, I found myself joining the apuse that his teacher started. ¡°Yes, yes you did. Well done.¡± The teacher said. ¡°I DID IT!¡± Jonathan yelled out.
¡°Want to try a stronger one?¡± I asked Jonathan. ¡°... thank you, but no. I ¡­ I feel tired, so I would like to rest for the day.¡± He said back, sounding perhaps a bit scared. Well, just a few secondster with thatst fire arrow and he would have been on the receiving end of a suicide charge. ¡°Well, if you feel like going again, just ask.¡± I told him. ¡°Thank you. I will.¡± Jonathan said before leaving the training grounds with his teacher and the maid.
¡°Well, the training ground is all ours now, so let¡¯s get to work.¡± Paulina said. ¡°Does that mean you have an actual n?¡± I asked. ¡°Well, of course I do. You¡¯ll be showing me as many of those cards as possible. And I¡¯ll be sure to write down all of it. I¡¯m sure you have something in there that can help me take on Mariina.¡± Paulina said. ¡°Oh. So that¡¯s how it is. I¡¯m just a means to an end for you. Not happening.¡± I said. ¡°No, no. Of course not. But I would still appreciate the help.¡± Paulina said. ¡°Well, I guess I could use a test subject.¡± I said back. ¡°I didn¡¯t agree to that.¡± Paulina said. ¡°It should make you stronger.¡± I said. ¡°Then Yes.¡± ¡°Wow. That was easy. Let¡¯s start then.¡± I said. ¡°Alice, you first.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Alice responded. ¡°Why does she get to go first?¡± Paulina asked. ¡°Because I promised her something so I already know what I¡¯m going to do.¡± I said. ¡°Oh. I see.¡±
I pulled Mage Power out of the collection. ¡°Are you ready?¡± I asked Alice. ¡°Yes. Please do it.¡± She responded. ¡°Install.¡± The card entered Alice¡¯s body. ¡°Ahh.¡± Alice let out a small moan as the instation was going on. Is that even the right word in this situation? ¡°Brian. What did you do?¡± Paulina asked. ¡°I installed a card into her. Theoretically, it should grant her a new skill.¡± I answered. ¡°Then why is she moaning like that?¡± Paulina asked. ¡°Because the mana surge thates with it feels good. Like really good.¡± I answered. ¡°Hmm. I see.¡± Paulina said. ¡°Can you do one for me?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll think about it.¡±
After the install waspleted, Alice took some deep breaths to calm down. ¡°Alice, how are you feeling?¡± I asked. ¡°Good. It felt really good.¡± She said. ¡°Please check your status.¡± I said. ¡°Sure. Status open.¡± Alice said. I actually meant for her to just check it herself, but she instead just opened it up.
Name: Alice Watchman
Race: Human
Level: 11
HP: 190
Mana: 790
Strength: 95
Defense: 125
Magic: 505
Skills:
Card Summoner LV.1 (extra)
Magician¡¯s Power LV.1 (extra)
Dark Magic LV.2
Mana Control LV.5
Magic Boost LV.3
Quick Cast LV.2
Fast Mana Recovery LV.3
She got an extra skill from that. And unlike my Health Conscious, that one has a level, so it can level up. (Laura, do you know what Magician¡¯s Power does?) I asked. (I have limited ess to information about extra skills. You should ask Miss Alice.) Laura said. ¡°... she has two extra skills?¡± Paulina looked at Alice¡¯s status. ¡°It would appear so.¡± I said. ¡°Alice, do you know what Magician¡¯s Power does?¡± I asked. ¡°Wait a second.¡± Alice said. She then opened the information about the skill.
Magician¡¯s Power: Increases the power of spells used in session with either your own spells or the spells of other people close by, with no additional mana cost.
Okay. That seems super good. Power up to all spells with no additional mana cost. And all you have to do is spam out spells. ¡°... did she just gain that skill?¡± Paulina asked. ¡°Yes. Thank you Brian.¡± Alice said. ¡°DO ME NEXT!¡± Paulina turned to me and yelled. ¡­ out of context much. ¡°Sorry, but I can¡¯t. I only had one Mage Power.¡± I said to Paulina. ¡°Then something else, please.¡± Paulina said. ¡°I¡¯ll look into what I have. But I have something for myself first.¡± I said.
¡°Install.¡± I said as I held United We Stand to my chest. As soon as I did, the wave of pleasure rolled over me. God, I wish I could tone it down a bit. I bit my lip lightly, so I wouldn¡¯t let out any unnecessary sounds. But again, it wasn¡¯t as bad as it wasst time, so perhaps I¡¯m getting used to it. Now, my status.
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human !
Level: 38
HP: 970
Mana: 1110
Strength: 295
Defense: 515
Magic: 355
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.4 (unique)
Telekinesis LV.1 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.2 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Mana Control LV.1
Shining Taunt LV.1
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (Greater)
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
¡­ so Summoner¡¯s Protection evolved into Summoner¡¯s Unity? Let¡¯s see what this new skill does.
Summoner¡¯s Unity: Boosts Strength, Defense and Magic while you control a summoned monster.
Okay. So it¡¯s just all stats up while I have a monster summoned. Nice. (It is considered to be thebined version of Summoner¡¯s Power, Summoner¡¯s Protection and Summoner¡¯s Magic.) Laura said to me. (As a skill that is thebination of three extra skills, it is quite powerful.) (... I thought you didn¡¯t have ess to the information about extra skills.) (I do, if Master has the skill.) Laura said.
¡°Brian, did it seed?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Yes it did. One of my skills evolved.¡± I answered. ¡°Evolved? Which one? And what is it called now?¡± Paulina asked. ¡°Summoner¡¯s Protection evolved into Summoner¡¯s Unity.¡± I answered. ¡°Summoner¡¯s Unity? The skill of the first summoner? Is that even possible?¡± Paulina wondered. ¡°Well, it happened so it is. But did the first summoner have it?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes, ording to legends. But no other summoner has ever had it since.¡± Paulina said. ¡°No one knows how you can even get it.¡± ¡°Well, it seems to be abination of Summoner¡¯s Power, Summoner¡¯s Protection and Summoner¡¯s Magic, so you probably have to have all three of them.¡± I theorized. Of course, I conveniently jumped over that problem. ¡°... so you say it is abination of three extra skills? That only a summoner can have. I see¡­¡± Paulina said. ¡°Perhaps if I report this, they will acknowledge me as a great witch.¡± ¡°... wouldn¡¯t that be dishonest?¡± Alice asked. ¡°I mean, you learned about it from Brian. You can¡¯t just report it as if you had figured that out on your own.¡± ¡°Well technically, I learned it from Laura.¡± I admitted. ¡°So it''s fine.¡± Paulina said. ¡°I didn¡¯t say that.¡± I countered. ¡°And honestly, are you really going to take the easy way out? Just because you are recognized as a great witch, that doesn¡¯t mean you can beat your sister.¡± ¡°...¡± Paulina went quiet. ¡°And even if you get recognized as a great witch, you¡¯ll always know you did it with stolen information.¡± I said. ¡°... but, what can I really do?¡± Paulina asked. ¡°Mariina is said to be the greatest golemancer of our generation and there is a chance she will get recognized as a sage. If that happens, there is no way I can catch up.¡± ¡°Why?¡± I asked. ¡°Just be a sage yourself.¡± ¡°... there is no way I can. That¡¯s impossible.¡± Paulina said. ¡°Why? What makes it so impossible?¡± I asked. ¡°...¡± She didn¡¯t answer. ¡°So you can¡¯t think of a reason, huh. I see how it is.¡± I said. ¡°What do you mean?¡± Alice asked. ¡°She doesn¡¯t actually want to beat her sister.¡± I said to Alice. ¡°She just acts like she does.¡± ¡°No, that¡¯s not¡­¡± Paulina attempted to say. ¡°Then why are you trying to take the easy way? You know you can¡¯t beat your sister if you do that, but you still think about doing it.¡± I told her. ¡°But¡­ I¡¯ll never be able to ¡­ master everything. And learn telekinesis.¡± Paulina muttered. Telekinesis? Is that what this is about? I guess Lua did say it is a requirement to be recognized as a sage, but I¡¯m not sure that is actually true. ¡°If that is your problem, why not just ask for help from someone who has telekinesis?¡± I asked. ¡°I would, but the sages will only take a great witch or wizard as an apprentice.¡± Paulina said. ¡°And that is why you were thinking of a shortcut, huh. I see.¡± I said. ¡°But you know, there are people who are not sages that know how to use telekinesis.¡± ¡°Are there?¡± Paulina asked. ¡°... did you not look at my status at all when I showed it to you?¡± I asked. ¡°I can use telekinesis.¡± ¡°But your mana control was level 1. There is no way, right? You just have the skill, but can¡¯t actually use it, can you?¡± Paulina theorized. ¡°Who decided that?¡± I asked. (Laura. We are showing her telekinesis. And we are lifting her off the ground.) I decided. I have never actually lifted a person before, but fuck it. If I say I can do it, then I can do it. (As you wish, Master.) Laura agreed. I focused all of my might into the two skills that are necessary for this, and lifted Paulina off the ground. Just a bit thought, in case I lose focus and drop her. After holding her in the air for a few seconds, I gently lowered her back to the ground. After I did, she fell to her hands and knees. ¡°So, who can¡¯t actually use telekinesis?¡± I asked Paulina. ¡°.... please¡­ Please teach me.¡± Paulina said. Her voice was a bit weak and waivered. ¡°Much better. Now you are ready to learn. Let¡¯s get started.¡± I said. CH.146 Level Up! CH.146 Level Up! ¡°First things first. Paulina, you use water and earth magic, correct?¡± I asked my new pupil. I was already teaching Alice to use telekinesis, so adding Paulina shouldn¡¯t be a problem. ¡°... yes, but does that matter?¡± Paulina asked. ¡°No, not for telekinesis. But for these it does.¡± I said as I pulled out two cards from collection. Umiiruka and Gaia Power. I don¡¯t think this is exactly necessary, but they should improve her affinity to those two attributes and make the spells of those attributes more powerful. Or perhaps easier to cast. Or more mana efficient. I¡¯m actually not sure and she is the perfect test subject. ¡°I¡¯ll install these two cards into you. They should increase your affinity with the earth and water attributes. Are you fine with that?¡± I asked. ¡°You mean¡­ you mean you can influence someone¡¯s attributes? Is that even possible?¡± Paulina asked. ¡°Yes it is.¡± Alice said. ¡°He did it to me.¡± ¡°Alice? I did hear she learned to use magic, but I just thought her attributes came inte or were weak.¡± Paulina said. ¡°No. I only gained one because of Brian.¡± Alice said. ¡°... I see. Then Brian, would you. Please.¡± Paulina turned to me and asked. ¡°Good. Let¡¯s do it. You should probably either stay on your knees or sit down properly. The first install can be a little intense.¡± I said. ¡°The second one is as well.¡± Alicemented. ¡°Well, at least the third isn¡¯t as bad as the first two.¡± I added. ¡°... umm, excuse me, but what do you mean by intense?¡± Paulina asked. She had shifted her position and was now sitting in seiza. ¡°Didn¡¯t you see the way the two of us reacted? When I install a card, a massive pulse of mana surges through your body, causing massive amounts of pleasure. And some pain as well. It can be a bit intense.¡± I told her. ¡°If you want to back out, now is the time.¡± ¡°I¡­ I ¡­ I still want it. I want you to teach me. Even if I have to go through something like that for it, I¡¯ll do it.¡± Paulina said, determination returning to her eyes. ¡°Good answer. Let¡¯s do this.¡± I said as I walked up to her and held Gaia Power to her chest. When I installed Mystic sma Zone to Alice, I thought you should not have any clothing on (or minimal clothing), but after Raregold Armor I learned that they don¡¯t really matter. And I had confirmed it with the other installs I¡¯d done. ¡°Install.¡± The card in my hand glowed before entering Paulina¡¯s chest. ¡°Aah.¡± As soon as it did, Paulina let out a sexual moan. I also saw her waver a bit, so I took a light hold of her upper body with telekinesis. If I can float her with it, I can definitely help her stay upright.
¡°Haa, haa.¡± After the install waspleted, Paulina was gasping for air. ¡°Big sis? Are you feeling alright?¡± Alice asked the gasping Paulina. ¡°I ¡­ I ¡­ yes. I think I am.¡± She answered. ¡°Well, that¡¯s good.¡± I said. ¡°Are you ready for the second one?¡± ¡°... I think I need a few minutes before that.¡± Paulina said. ¡°Sure. That¡¯s fine. Alice, shall we test out Level Up?¡± I asked Alice. ¡°Yes. Let¡¯s.¡± She agreed.
I used 2 toploaders of the 6 made in CH.144 already, so I only have four more left in stock. I know I have enough cards to get more, but at the same time, four Level Ups should be more than enough. I hope. At least for the tasting phase. (There is also level up sickness to consider.) Laura reminded me. (Anything more than 5 levels in one day, and you will get at least some symptoms. Even 4 could lead to mild symptoms.) (Oh yeah. Thanks for the reminder.) I said back to her. I wouldn¡¯t want to spend two days in aa again, so perhaps I should limit Level Up use to two copies per day. Or even one, depending on the results. Well, let¡¯s just test it out first and make nster. (Laura, put a toploader on one of the Level Ups.) (Already done, Master.) Laura answered. (Thanks.) I said back to her as I pulled the card out of collection. Spoiler [copse] I held it in my hand before activating it. ¡°Level Up.¡± I said to activate it. After I did, I felt some power surge inside me, butpared to the installs, this is nothing. ¡°... Did it work?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Let me check.¡± I responded as I pulled open my status.
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human !
Level: 40
HP: 990
Mana: 1180
Strength: 305
Defense: 525
Magic: 375
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.4 (unique)
Telekinesis LV.1 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.2 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Mana Control LV.2
Shining Taunt LV.1
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (Greater)
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
Yeap. Seems to have worked. I leveled up twice. Mana control also leveled up. Did the card also cause that? (No. That was your will to use telekinesis to lift a person. It required mana control at a level you didn¡¯t have and your skill leveled up.) Laura exined. ¡­ so that happened. Good to know. (You shouldn¡¯t rely on it. You were already close to level two mana control. You just made thest push to level up the skill. Just your will alone will not normally level up a skill.) Laura added. (Well, that¡¯s fine. I have a card for that, right?) I joked. (Assuming it works that way as well.) Laura said. ¡°It seeded. My level increased by two.¡± I said to Alice. ¡°Yes! Me next! Please.¡± Alice said. ¡°Sure. Just let me get it out.¡± I said as I traded the now grayed out Level Up with a fresh one that Laura had ced a toploader onto. ¡°Level Up.¡± I activated it, targeting Alice. As I did, I saw a soft shining light around Alice. Did that appear around me as well? ¡°Status.¡± I heard Alice say after the glow subsided. ¡°Yes. I leveled up. Use another on me.¡± ¡°No, let¡¯s not. Just in case of level up sickness.¡± I said back. ¡°Oh. Yeah. Better not then. But I think four levels wouldn¡¯t give level up sickness.¡± Alice said. ¡°Still, better safe than sick in bed.¡± I said. ¡°But on the other hand, I think I will use a second one on you. Just in a different way.¡± ¡°What way?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Well, you have things other than your status with a level, right?¡± I asked. ¡°... do I?¡± Alice wondered. ¡°Take another look at your status.¡± I told her. ¡°Do you know what that LV at the end of your skills stands for?¡± ¡°For level, right?¡± Alice said. ¡°... does that mean? Can that card also?¡± ¡°I think so.¡± I answered. ¡°But there is an easy way to find out.¡± I said as I pulled out the third toploader copy of Level Up. ¡°I want to increase the level of my Mana control skill. Level Up.¡± I said to activate the third copy. I don¡¯t know if that was actually necessary, but it might increase the chance of leveling the skill instead of myself. After I felt the cards effect end, I opened my status again.
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human !
Level: 40
HP: 990
Mana: 1230
Strength: 305
Defense: 525
Magic: 385
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.4 (unique)
Telekinesis LV.1 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.2 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Mana Control LV.3
Shining Taunt LV.1
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (Greater)
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
So¡­ it worked. The skill level increased. By one. Perhaps it takes more to level up a skill and the card can only do one level. ¡°It seeded. My mana control leveled up once.¡± I told Alice. ¡°... then, can you use one on me?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Sure. What skill do you want?¡± I asked. ¡°Magician¡¯s power. The new skill I got.¡± She answered. ¡°Sure. Let¡¯s do it.¡± I said as I traded the third copy of Level Up for the fourth. This is thest one I have a toploader for. Well, at the moment. ¡°I want to increase the level of Alice¡¯s Magician¡¯s power. Level Up.¡± After the activation, a soft glow once again surrounded Alice. After it subsided, Alice once again said ¡°status¡± to see the results. ¡°It worked. My skill leveled up.¡± Alice said. ¡°By one level? Or two?¡± I asked. ¡°Just one.¡± She answered. ¡°Could you show me?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes. Status open.¡± Alice said. She really is too easy going about revealing her status. I should probably tell her not to. She is getting some rare skills.
Name: Alice Watchman
Race: Human
Level: 13
HP: 210
Mana: 810
Strength: 105
Defense: 135
Magic: 585
Skills:
Card Summoner LV.1 (extra)
Magician¡¯s Power LV.2 (extra)
Dark Magic LV.2
Mana Control LV.5
Magic Boost LV.3
Quick Cast LV.2
Fast Mana Recovery LV.3
Good. Both her overall level and her skill level in Magician¡¯s power did increase. Nice. Now, back to my other pupil.
¡°Paulina, are you ready for the second one?¡± I asked. ¡°... I think so. It was a lot, but I can take it.¡± She answered. ¡°Good.¡± I said as I walked up to her and held Umiiruka to her chest. ¡°Install.¡± The card, once again, turned to light and entered into her chest.
¡°Did your status change at all?¡± I asked Paulina after she recovered from the second install. ¡°Yes. My water magic rose one level, but nothing happened with earth magic.¡± She answered. ¡°I see. Well, you should probably test both of them. And pay attention to things like how much mana you use and how powerful the spell is.¡± I told her. ¡°As you wish, teacher.¡± Paulina said. ¡°... please don¡¯t call me that. Just Brian is fine.¡± I said. Paulina then proceeded to use a few spells of both water and earth attributes, like earth control, stone spear, aqua stream and water control. She seemed to get the most surprised the first time she used aqua stream, as the amount of water that the spell made seemed to be quiterge. ¡°I think my spells are more mana efficient now.¡± Paulina said. ¡°I think I¡¯m putting in the same amount of mana as I did before, but the effects are noticeably greater.¡± ¡°I see. So that¡¯s the effect that increasing affinity has. Good to know.¡± Perhaps I should install Umiiruka into Lua as well. You know, so her water magic gets a power boost. Actually, perhaps just normal Umi would do that as well. But I¡¯m not sure. And if I use Lua as a test subject, I¡¯ll need to ask for permission first. Paulina already agreed to be a test subject, so I might try Umi on her one day. ¡°Does this mean I¡¯m ready to learn telekinesis?¡± Paulina asked. ¡°No idea. But possibly. Now it''s time to train for that.¡± I said.
¡°Controlling mana outside your body? Without a spell? Is that even possible?¡± Paulina wondered. ¡°It is. I can do it. A bit.¡± Alice said. ¡°Let¡¯s just show her.¡± I said to Alice. ¡°Yes. I can start.¡± Alice said. She came up to me and sent a small mana pulse from her right hand towards my left. I then caught it, took it in, let it flow through my body and sent it back from my right hand. And I have to say, with level 3 mana control, this was so much easier than before. I probably could do it entirely on my own, without Laura. (You know you don¡¯t have to. I¡¯ll always help you with anything.) Laura said. I know you will. I know. ¡°... what are you doing?¡± Paulina asked. ¡°A mana loop. You know what that is, right?¡± I told her. ¡°Of course, but you aren¡¯t even touching.¡± Paulina said. ¡°Well, it wouldn¡¯t exactly be training to move mana outside your body if we were.¡± I said. ¡°... so, you can send mana back and forth without touching?¡± Paulina asked. ¡°Yep. Come join us.¡± I said. ¡°... can I? I¡¯m not sure I can do that.¡± Paulina said. ¡°I¡¯m sure you¡¯ll learn soon. It didn¡¯t take Alice that long to figure out how to do it.¡± I said. ¡°Yes. I¡¯ll at least try.¡± Paulina said. ¡°No. Do, or do not. There is no try.¡± I said to her, quoting a line from a movie. ¡°... what does that mean? How can I do something if I don¡¯t try to do it?¡± Paulina asked. ¡°... Well, I¡¯m actually notpletely sure. It¡¯s something that was said to me.¡± I lied. ¡°I think it means something like, if you only try, you don¡¯t actually think you can do it.¡± I exined. ¡°Ah. I think I get it. Then I¡¯ll do it.¡± Paulina said.
I took out the two travel pelts from my fanny pack and used them as cushions for us to sit on and made a circle. Alice was on my right and Paulina on my left. I decided on this order as catching the mana pulse is more difficult than sending it, so I took the position of receiving the mana pulse from Paulina, who was new to this. At first, we were all holding hands, but with time, I seperated my arm from Alice¡¯s and Alice separated hers from Paulina¡¯s. Paulina was able to take in Alice¡¯s, but she was hesitating in removing her hand from mine. ¡°You have to do it. Don¡¯t hesitate. I¡¯ll catch your mana for sure.¡± I said to Paulina. Honestly, this entire exercise was basically ying hot potato with mana. ¡°I¡¯ll ¡­. I¡¯ll do it now.¡± Paulina said, aggressively pulling her hand away from mine. I was expecting for a mana pulse toe, but nothing happened. ¡°... did you send it?¡± I asked. ¡°... I ¡­ I think I did. Did you not receive it?¡± Paulina asked carefully. ¡°No, sorry. Let¡¯s go again.¡± This is how the practice continued.
¡°Good. I got it now.¡± I said after around the fifteenth time we had tried. We had actually changed the training method a bit. I cut Alice out of our loop entirely and asked her to train with Mana instead. Paulina was surprised to see Alice summoning something and even more surprised to see a human summoned, but I told her to focus on the task at hand. But her focus was not on the training and that is why I think it took so many tries to get the remote loop going. ¡°Now, let¡¯s keep this up for a few minutes.¡± I said to Paulina.
While Paulina did learn how to do the remote loop, it still took her some amount of concentration. Every time she turned her head to check on Alice and Mana, the loop would be cut off. I think the fact that I was able to look at Alice and Mana while keeping the loop was also infuriating her. Of course that part took some Laura hacks on my part. Even if I can do the loop by myself, I have to focus on it. ¡°I think that is enough for the day.¡± I said, cutting off the loop. ¡°I ¡­ I see. Thank you.¡± Paulina said. ¡°From now on, you should practice like that at least for a bit every day. Your first goal is to be able to do that loop with minimal concentration and minimal mana loss.¡± I told her. ¡°Once you try telekinesis, there are another 100 things to focus on, so you have to be able to not focus on your mana control when you do it.¡± ¡°I ¡­ Yes. I¡¯ll do my best.¡± Paulina said. We watched Alice sling some spells around. I also saw for the first time the new spell Alice learned before we even left Alewatch. Dark wave. I¡¯m not exactly sure what it does as it didn¡¯t seem to do any direct damage to the targets, so it¡¯s probably some sort of status effect or something. Now she has met the condition that I set for her to get the ck pendant, so I should probably hand it over to her. After Alice was done, we left the training grounds. CH.147 Spirit Synchro CH.147 Spirit Synchro Paulina led us back to the main house and we sat down to enjoy some tea. While I was, I was contacted by Lua¡¯s System Support. (Mistress would like to get in contact with you. Is now a good time?) She asked. (... I guess as good as any. Well actually, give me a minute, I¡¯ll move to somewhere private.) I answered. I then excused myself from the tea table and headed to a ¡­ powder room. Why are there so many strange terms used for the toilet? Likee on. Every person uses it, so going there isn¡¯t that strange. (I believe the term ¡®powder room¡¯ is mostly used by females.) Laura said. (I believe males usually refer to it as a restroom,vatory or just toilet.) ¡­ thanks for the info. I didn¡¯t really need it, but thanks anyway.
(Lua, Lua. Are you there? Can you hear me?) I tried to send a message to Lua. I hope it went through, but I¡¯m not sure as this is the first time we have done it while not facing each other. (Brian. Yes. I hear you. Do you have time to speak?) Lua asked. (Yes. I have a bit of time.) I answered. ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ (Brian. Are you there?) Lua asked. ¡­ did my message not go through? (You might not be as good at this as you thought.) Laura taunted lightly. (Lua. Yes. I¡¯m still here. Sorry. I didn¡¯t focus enough.) I said to Lua. (Brian. Good. I thought something was wrong when I didn¡¯t hear back.) Lua said. (Lua. Don¡¯t worry. I¡¯m just fine.) I said to her. (So, what did you need?) (Brian. I got in contact with my mother and she said she would take us to the dhampir¡¯s safe town. But there is a small problem. One of the usual adventurer teams that secure blood for the safe town was injured, so the blood supply is a bit low. My mother asked if we could go secure some and take it into town.) Lua said. (Lua. I see. So a supply issue. Then we¡¯ll just go hunting, right?) I asked. (Brian. Yes. That is what I wanted to do. Can we meet at the guild tomorrow at the second bell and head out from there?) Oh yeah. The bells are the time most people use. We need some better time keeping devices in this world. I guess not everyone can have a System Support telling them the time. The second bell should mean 9 am. That does sound fine. (Lua. Sure. I¡¯ll be there. I¡¯ll also ask Alice, but if she doesn¡¯t want toe, I¡¯lle by myself.) I said to Lua. (Brian. Thanks. I also got in contact with Alex and Saber Fang. They also agreed to help.) Lua said. (Lua. I see. That sounds good. You can sleep at your mother¡¯s ce right? I can probably talk the earl into letting you stay here if you¡¯d prefer that.) I offered. The earl did say he would help me like he helps his children, so sleepovers should be fine. (Brian. I¡¯ll sleep with my mother. See you tomorrow.) Lua answered. (Lua. Yes. See you tomorrow.)
¡°Alice. Do you want to go hunting with me tomorrow?¡± I asked after I returned to the tea table. ¡°Hunting? Yes. Let¡¯s go.¡± Alice immediately agreed. ¡°Why would you go hunting?¡± Paulina asked. ¡°Wouldn¡¯t normal practice be better for increasing skill level? You also have that level up card thing, right? So you have no reason to go hunt something.¡± ¡°Well, there is the adventurer rank to consider.¡± I said. ¡°Oh yeah. I¡¯m only D-rank, while Brian is already C-rank.¡± Alice said. ¡°Let¡¯s go on some hunting quests so I can rank up.¡± ¡°It¡¯s not that easy.¡± Paulina said. ¡°It takes time to rank up.¡± ¡°But you will never rank up if you don¡¯t do any guild quests, right?¡± I asked. ¡°Well, you won¡¯t.¡± Paulina admitted. ¡°Then we will go hunting.¡± Alice said. ¡°May Ie along?¡± Paulina asked. ¡°... sure, I guess. But why?¡± I asked. ¡°Didn¡¯t you just bash on doing it?¡± ¡°I want to see how you fight.¡± She said. ¡°Ah. I see. Well, it should be fine.¡± I responded. ¡°We will head to the guild in the morning and meet up with some of the guys that we traveled with. Then go from there.¡± I told the two of them my n. Well, partially it was Lua¡¯s n, but still. ¡°... I¡¯d rather not work with them.¡± Alice admitted. ¡°That summoner is evil.¡± ¡°Alice. Don¡¯t be like that. You know it was an ident.¡± I said to her. ¡°He challenged you to a duel. And then hurt you. That¡¯s not an ident, but an attack.¡± Alice said. ¡°... perhaps in a normal sword duel, but that¡¯s not what happened.¡± I said, trying to defend Tye. I¡¯ll fully admit that in a normal duel, using an attack like that could be excessive, but for a summoner, having their summon go down doesn¡¯t seem to be the end of the world. ¡°In a mage duel, dangerous spells will get you disqualified.¡± Paulina said. ¡°See. That¡¯s what I mean.¡± Alice said. ¡°... well, we didn¡¯t have a mage duel, so the rules were different.¡± I said. ¡°And I also kind of used a dangerous technique after his.¡± ¡°But only after.¡± Alice said. ¡°Alice. Please. Just let it be.¡± I said. ¡°I¡¯m fine now. You shouldn¡¯t be mad at Tye because of an ident. You should be happy that everything ended fine.¡± ¡°...¡± Alice didn¡¯t respond.
Not much happened for the rest of the day. We did have a little discussion about training matches at the dinner table. Well, more like the earl instructed Alice and Jonathan. Alice ended up apologizing for messing with Jonathan¡¯s training. Angelina also banned me from summoning any more monsters for Jonathan to fight without her permission. I guess my avoiding the rules trick only worked once. Well, I could go around this rule again by having someone else perform the summoning. As long as the card isn¡¯t sleeved, anyone can summon it if I tell them the name of the monster. And Alice can summon ones with sleeves and toploaders. I also met Angelina¡¯s husband. Mateo Garner. He is a viscount and he is the captain of Sawyer city¡¯s guard. Or perhaps I should say knights, as this city actually has a knight order, even if it is on the smaller side. I think it¡¯s interesting that a viscount joines the earl¡¯s dinner table, but I guess this is normal for them. They apparently had their own house on one of the neighboring properties, but they often ended up eating here as Angelina works here and Jonathan studies here. I also ended up asking about the sixth sister, Violet. Christina said she should be here, but apparently she was in one of the towns of the area working on some project. It could be construction, probably. I mean, basically everyone in this family uses earth magic, right? And earth magic is used to make the walls surrounding the cities and towns. Probably. ¡­ well, then again, I only know that two of the daughters use earth magic. No, make it three. Christina, Mariina and Paulina all can use earth magic. At least based on the info I have. And as Paulina also can use water magic, if magic is that hereditary, a pure water user is possible as well.
¡°And this is your room, Sir Brian.¡± A maid that had guided both Alice and I into our guest rooms said to me. The maid outfits here were the same as they were in the Alewatch manor. A navy blue dress with a white apron. Not bad, but with none of the extra re added by theced edges that the ones I¡¯m more familiar with have, it just feels basic. Oh, by the way, Alice was in the room next to mine. Let¡¯s hope she doesn¡¯t sneak in at night. That could lead to some awkward situations. My room did have an attached bathroom, like the one I had in the Watchman manor. The maid said she could call on someone to magic me a bath, but I ended up refusing, telling them that I can take care of it myself. For that, I summoned Aqua Spirit again. Spoiler [copse] I haven¡¯t summoned her in a while, so I thought that I should. I also ended up doing one other thing. Summoning a water spirit. Likest time, the spirit formed from my bath water. But this time, it took a lot more water and formed a full man-sized body. Well, in this case woman-sized, as the body had ¡­ boobs. ¡°Oh. The hero has summoned me. How may I be of service?¡± The spirit asked. ¡­ I recognize that voice. She is the same spirit that gave us her blessing. At least I¡¯m decently sure. ¡°... are you the greater spirit of rain?¡± I asked her. ¡°Yes I am, my dear hero. I¡¯m d that you have learned my title.¡± The spirit responded. ¡°So that is just your title? May I ask if you have a name?¡± I asked her. ¡°I apologize my Hero, but only the superior level spirits possess names.¡± She answered. Superior? So there are spirits stronger than greater. I guess that makes sense. ¡°So, what can I do for you, my hero?¡± The spirit asked again. ¡°... well, I originally nned for you to synchro with my summon, but as I got the great spirit, there is something I want to try.¡± I said. ¡°Please synchro with me.¡± Thest spirit I summoned said it could be done, so now with a greater spirit, it should be easy. ¡°If that is what you want, but I should warn you, it will take a lot of mana very quickly.¡± The spirit said. ¡°I do have a decent mana pool.¡± I said back. ¡°I think you might underestimate the power of a greater spirit.¡± The spirit said to me. ¡°Even the heroine could onlyst a few minutes, and her water magic affinity gives her an advantage in that.¡± ¡°Lua synchro¡¯d with you? When?¡± I asked. ¡°When she was healing you. Didn¡¯t you know?¡± The spirit asked. ¡°... no, I didn¡¯t. I mean, I know she healed me, but I didn¡¯t hear anything about the spirit synchro part.¡± I said. ¡°You should be better at sharing information with your team, hero. If you don¡¯t, your team will fall apart.¡± The spirit said. ¡°... I¡¯m not actually a hero. I mean, I don¡¯t have a skill or title or anything.¡± I pointed out. ¡°A skill doesn¡¯t make a hero. The hero makes the skill.¡± The spirit said. ¡°... yeah, that doesn¡¯t make sense.¡± I responded. ¡°You will understand. At some point.¡± The spirit said. The hero makes the skill? It probably could be something about a unique skill, right? I mean, by definition a unique skill should be one of a kind, right? So a hero is someone with the power to gain a unique skill? And I''ve had one since day 1 in this world. ¡­ but that shouldn¡¯t be true. There is no way I¡¯m the only one with a unique skill alive at the moment. ¡°Now then, shall we do the synchro or may I leave? I do have things to do.¡± The spirit said. ¡°Oh, yes. Let¡¯s do it. I at least want to know how it feels before I have to actually use it inbat or something.¡± I said to the spirit. ¡°I wish your heroine had that level of forethought. She had to go through it in an emergency.¡± The spirit said. ¡°... wait? She did it for the first time while healing me?¡± ¡°Yes, she did.¡± The spirit confirmed. ¡°... holy. Lua is amazing. Well anyway, let¡¯s do the synchro now.¡± I said to the spirit. ¡°Yes. I¡¯ll start now.¡± The spirit said, before its form broke back to water and that water rushed at me. I reflexively took in a deep breath before the water crashed into me. Crashed? No. It didn¡¯t crash. I was expecting an impact, but the water was quite gentle. I felt ¡­ something entering me. It was some form of mana, but it felt nothing like the ones I¡¯ve felt until now. The closest thing I¡¯ve felt is the mana from Dark Sage, but this isn¡¯t quite the same. Then the mana drain began. I felt the invading mana eat up my own. Considering what the spirit said, I expected it to be worse, but I would still run out in about 20 minutes. (Oh. Your mana is nice and filling. I wasn¡¯t expecting that.) I heard the spirit say in my head. (So you can talk like Laura. That¡¯s nice.) I said back to her. (So, can I now use your power or how does this work?) (Yes. Please just imagine what you want me to do and I¡¯ll make it happen. As long as it is water based and not too crazy.) The spirit said. (No need for incantations or anything.) (Ooh. Nice. Well, I¡¯m not really that creative and this is no ce to practice spells, so let¡¯s just move the water around a bit. And refill the bathtub.) I said to the spirit. I spent a few minutes moving the water around. It was simr to using telekinesis, but I could also do things like freeze the water or boil the water into vapor. A cloud of super hot water vapor sounds like a dangerous weapon. But I guess boiling water would be as well. Or making a huge chunk of ice and dropping it onto someone. (We should stop. We have used over half of your mana already.) The spirit said and I agreed. The spirit separated from me and quickly left after that. Her watery body didn¡¯t ssh on the ground as I expected, but instead split. About half went into the bathtub that we had partially filled when we were in the synchro state and the other half was heading straight for the drain. I guess she is skilled enough to do something like that. I entered the bath and had the almost forgotten Aqua Spirit wash my hair and my back. (She asked to do it, btw.) ¡°I wish I could enter Master¡¯s body like that.¡± She said before I unsummoned her. ¡°... that sounds weird. Please never say it again.¡± I said to the spirit. ¡°And if you want to learn it, I can try to get the water spirits of this world to teach you.¡± I offered. ¡°Please do, Master.¡± Aqua Spirit agreed. I finished my bath, got dressed up in some PJs that I had been given by the earl and went to bed. I need to buy some of my own. A shopping day will have to happen at some point. ¡°Yawn. Perhaps I¡¯ll open some Magic Ruler tomorrow for a second Upstart Goblin.¡± I said before falling asleep. CH.148 Not enough Sleeves CH.148 Not enough Sleeves (Master. It¡¯s morning.) Laura said to wake me up. I still love having her as an rm clock. She does it so well. (Good morning Laura. What time is it?) I asked. I wanted to know if I have time for the daily packs. (It¡¯s 6:48 am. We have some time.) Laura answered. (Nice. I guess let¡¯s get the dailies open then. But first one card.) I said as I pulled a card out of collection. ¡°Good Goblin Housekeeping.¡± I said to activate the card. Unlike the one I used yesterday, this one didn¡¯t have a sleeve. A booklet, simr tost time, appeared. I opened it up.
[Daily Pack Tokens: 17] [Daily Reprint Tokens: 4]
[Current Pack Tokens: 17] [Current Reprint Tokens: 4]
You can transfer up to 5 tokens and 1 daily token per one use.
I quickly adjusted the numbers as much as I could and closed the booklet.
[Daily Pack Tokens: 16] [Daily Reprint Tokens: 5]
[Current Pack Tokens: 12] [Current Reprint Tokens: 9]
You can transfer up to 5 tokens and 1 daily token per one use.
The reason for this was actually quite simple. Reprint packs just have more cards in them. And a wider range of cards. So they just are worth more. As to why I didn¡¯t bother with the toploader for the second Good Goblin Housekeeping, well I¡¯ll use the other one I have after it and Lighten the Loade off of cooldown in the afternoon. That will move one more daily token over to the reprint and I do want to hold onto some of my normal pack tokens as well. For when I get new sets that use normal tokens. And with time, I¡¯ll probably have a perfect 50/50 split on my tokens. Maybe. And now, to the packs. I think I¡¯ll actually start with the reprints today, as I¡¯m not sure what main set I want to open. Sure there is for Upstart, but I¡¯m not that short on money. is great for the rare spells, but they are rares or ultra rares. And as Pot of Greed is in both LOB and MRL, Magic Ruler is just a bit better. It has bettermons. and also have great cards, but as I really need some more copies of Emblem of Dragon Destroyer so I can use Lighten the Load, I might have to go with . Well, Magician¡¯s Force does have the XYZ-Dragon Cannon parts and Dark Pdin, so it¡¯s not a bad set either. But that doesn¡¯t matter for the reprints. For the reprints, it¡¯s Dark Revtion Volume 1 all the way. Well, I might swap to Dark Beginning 1 if I get an X-Head Cannon and a few copies of Emblem of Dragon Destroyer.
Use a ¡®Reprint token¡¯ to open 1 pack of ¡®Dark Revtion Volume 1¡¯
[Yes] [No]
First pack, let¡¯s go! Spoiler DR1 1 Altar for Tribute, Pitch-ck Power Stone, Secret Barrel, Contract with Exodia, A Deal with Dark Ruler, Precious Cards from Beyond, Z-Metal Tank, Gravekeeper''s Cannonholder, Keldo, Aitsu, Giant Orc, Dark Scorpion - Chick the Yellow [copse] Well, I got a Z-Metal Tank. And Altar for Tribute is not useless. Ok. Let¡¯s be honest. It could be better. At least I have 8 more tries left. Spoiler DR1 2 Spell Shield Type-8, Non Aggression Area, Altar for Tribute, Mass Driver, Incandescent Ordeal, Kaiser Colosseum, Lava Golem, Great Maju Garzett, Charm of Shabti, Freezing Beast, Sasuke Samurai #2, Des Feral Imp [copse] Lava Golem. Nice. Well, kind of. ¡­ Well, not really. I do like having it and it will trap two opponents in the cages when I summon it, but at the same time they are the ones that will control the golem, so perhaps I shouldn¡¯t use it. But Spell Shield Type-8 is actually nice. It can negate a magic attack that targets me. And as it is a trap, I can set it on myself or someone else. It should prevent any Tye incidents in the future. Next pack. Spoiler DR1 3 Trap of Board Eraser, Anti-Spell, Adhesion Trap Hole, Poison of the Old Man, Continuous Destruction Punch, Rod of Silence - Kay''est, Y-Dragon Head, Agido, Gravekeeper''s Guard, Gravekeeper''s Spear Soldier, Guardian Kay''est, Great Angus [copse] And now I got a Y-Dragon Head. I already had one. I need the X, not the Y. Well, I¡¯ll still take it. I also got Poison of the Old Man. That¡¯s not bad. Healing potions for the win. Next pack. Spoiler DR1 4 Huge Revolution, Sakuretsu Armor, Curse of Aging, Jar Robber, Spell Reproduction, Mass Driver, X-Head Cannon, Shadowknight Archfiend, Dark Scorpion - Gorg the Strong, United Resistance, Arsenal Summoner, Gravekeeper''s Curse [copse] Oh. There is my X-Head Cannon. Now I have everything I need for the XYZ-Dragon Cannon. Also a Spell Reproduction. But now I have the question of changing sets. I didn¡¯t get any Emblems, but I can always get them from Magician¡¯s Force. Or more like try to get them from Magician¡¯s Force. Nothing is ever guaranteed. And that would leave me with 5 packs of DB1 for Upstart Goblin, Pot of Greed and Jar of Greed. Yeah. I think I¡¯ll do that. DB1 I¡¯ming for you.
Use a ¡®Reprint token¡¯ to open 1 pack of ¡®Dark Beginning 1¡¯
[Yes] [No]
Spoiler DB1 1 Jar of Greed, Skull Invitation, Attack and Receive, Red Medicine, Chain Energy, Upstart Goblin, Armored Zombie, Mammoth Graveyard, Jinzo #7, Petit Moth, Spirit of the Breeze, Revival Jam [copse] So¡­ Is this the best case scenario? Both Upstart and a Jar in the first pack. Kind of d I changed sets now. I¡¯ll process the Upstart and Jar at the end, so let¡¯s keep going. Spoiler DB1 2 Fairy''s Hand Mirror, Infinite Dismissal, Enchanted Javelin, Monster Reborn, Stop Defense, Ground Copse, Celtic Guardian, Right Leg of the Forbidden One, Kojikocy, Mystic Lamp, St. Joan, Left Leg of the Forbidden One [copse] The Exodia legs might be unnecessary repeats, but the Monster Reborn most certainly is not. I mean, it is a repeat, but I do want it. I can never have enough of them. Next pack. Spoiler DB1 3 Shadow of Eyes, Shift, DNA Surgery, Gaia Power, Nobleman of Extermination, Mask of Dispel, Mad Sword Beast, Swordsman of Landstar, Manga Ryu-Ran, Giant Soldier of Stone, Slot Machine, The Gross Ghost of Fled Dreams [copse] ¡­ well, there is always the next pack. Until I run out of tokens. Spoiler DB1 4 Light of Intervention, Type Zero Magic Crusher, Graverobber, Lightning de, Molten Destruction, Lightning de, Magician of Faith, White Magical Hat, The Gross Ghost of Fled Dreams, Petit Moth, Masaki the Legendary Swordsman, Sanga of the Thunder [copse] Magician of Faith is actually nice. It¡¯s basically a Spell Reproduction in monster form. And it has no cost. One more reprint. Go. Spoiler DB1 5 Jam Defender, Fairy''s Hand Mirror, The Eye of Truth, Confiscation, Tailor of the Fickle, Upstart Goblin, Man-Eater Bug, Feral Imp, st Juggler, Shining Angel, Masked Sorcerer, Kazejin [copse] Second, well actually it is now my third, Upstart Goblin. And a Man-Eater Bug. I could probably set Man-Eater Bug onto myself and use it as a defensive measure, but let¡¯s not. It will definitely end with someone getting eaten. And it won¡¯t be just deez nuts.
Now for the regr tokens. Normie tokens. And because I didn¡¯t get any Emblems from the reprints, Magician¡¯s Force it is.
Use a ¡®Pack token¡¯ to open 1 pack of ¡®Magician''s Force¡¯
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Spoiler MFC 1 Freezing Beast, Zombie Tiger, Remove Brainwashing, Magical nt Mandrag, Giant Orc, Jar Robber, Anti-Spell, Poison of the Old Man, Big Bang Shot MFC 2 Senri Eye, People Running About, Disarmament, Amazoness Spellcaster, Emblem of Dragon Destroyer, Thunder of Ruler, Dark Scorpion - Cliff the Trap Remover, D.D. Crazy Beast, Breaker the Magical Warrior [copse] Second pack got the Emblem. Also Breaker the Magical Warrior. Now I just need 2 more copies of Emblem. Spoiler MFC 3 Freezing Beast, Dark Scorpion - Cliff the Trap Remover, White Dragon Ritual, Great Angus, Emblem of Dragon Destroyer, Pitch-Dark Dragon, Royal Magical Library, Diffusion Wave-Motion, Helping Robo for Combat [copse] An ultra rare followed by a secret rare? That¡¯s super nice. Also, second (well, the third) Emblem. There is also the White Dragon Ritual. With it, I can use Senju or Manju to get copies of Pdin of White Dragon. And Pdin can tribute itself for Blue-Eyes. Spoiler MFC 4 Metalsilver Armor, Gather Your Mind, Old Vindictive Magician, Second Goblin, Emblem of Dragon Destroyer, Magical Merchant, Formation Union, Hidden Spellbook, Des Ko [copse] And more Emblems. This is now my fourth, so I can max out one Lighten the Load every day. But as I have two Lighten the Loads, I should go for more Emblems. And Dark Pdin as well. Spoiler MFC 5 Kaiser Colosseum, Roulette Barrel, Meteorain, Zombie Tiger, Magical Merchant, Neko Mane King, Kiryu, Helping Robo for Combat, Spell Shield Type-8 [copse] Another Spell Shield. Nice. One for me and one for Alice. I guess I could also install it for magic resistance most likely, but installing Magic Reflector would probably do the same and I can¡¯t set Magic Reflector. Also, Kiryu is actually nice. A union dragon. I could potentially use it as a dragon I ride around and it might be better for it than some of my other ones. Or I could give it to Alice at some point. It is dark attribute. Spoiler MFC 6 Kiryu, Rivalry of Warlords, Poison of the Old Man, Anti-Spell, Emblem of Dragon Destroyer, Gather Your Mind, Magical Scientist, Raregold Armor, Cat''s Ear Tribe [copse] Another Kiryu, Emblem and Poison of the Old Man. And more cats as well. Spoiler MFC 7 Gather Your Mind, Exhausting Spell, Magical nt Mandrag, Secret Barrel, Anti-Spell, Formation Union, Pineapple st, Des Ko, Spell Canceller [copse] Spell Canceller. Nice. I should find out if I can install it into my equipment or something. A permanent protection from magic sounds nice. But then again, that is what I thought I was going to do with all the Lunatites I have. Well, I¡¯lle up with something. Maybe. Spoiler MFC 8 Old Vindictive Magician, Sonic Duck, Great Angus, Union Rider, Oppressed People, Rivalry of Warlords, Neko Mane King, Des Ko, Dark Pdin [copse] Oh, oh, oh. I know what I¡¯m using on today¡¯s hunt. I also have an extra LOB Dark Magician to use as material. And for some reason the Buster der isn¡¯t really a problem. I wonder if using a red robed Dark Magician means that the Dark Pdin will have red armor? Would be interesting. Well, I have four more tokens before I deal with all the sleeves and stuff, so let¡¯s keep going. Spoiler MFC 9 Dark Scorpion - Cliff the Trap Remover, Thunder of Ruler, Secret Barrel, Demotion, Disarmament, Royal Magical Library, Roulette Barrel, Magical Merchant, Dramatic Rescue [copse] Spoiler MFC 10 Frontline Base, Autonomous Action Unit, Old Vindictive Magician, Oppressed People, Demotion, Emblem of Dragon Destroyer, People Running About, XY-Dragon Cannon, Tribute Doll [copse] What is with my ultra rare luck today? I got another one. I know XY-Dragon Cannon is just a worse XYZ-Dragon Cannon, but I¡¯ll take it. Also another Emblem. That¡¯s the fifth today. Two more to go. Spoiler MFC 11 Decayed Commander, Anti-Spell, Royal Magical Library, Burning Beast, Physical Double, Emblem of Dragon Destroyer, Kishido Spirit, Meteorain, Cat''s Ear Tribe MFC 12 Metalsilver Armor, Remove Brainwashing, Demotion, Pitch-ck Power Stone, Union Rider, Kiryu, Magical Merchant, Emblem of Dragon Destroyer, Dramatic Rescue [copse] And two more emblems. Now I have a total of 8 and that is enough to max out both of my Lighten the Loads. But now I have a problem. I need toploaders for 7 Emblems, 2 Upstart Goblins, one Jar of Greed, one Dark Pdin, two Spell Shield Type-8s, one Lighten the Load, one Monster Reborn. Even the XYZ-Dragon Cannon could use one, but that can wait. But that is still 15 toploaders and at 25 cards a piece, that is 375 cards I have to sacrifice. I guess if I optimize it, I can just sleeve three more copies of Emblem and Lighten the Load. With that, I¡¯ll get 4 more pack tokens. The Jar will have to get one as well. (Well, Laura if you would.) I asked Laura to choose sacrifices for the sleeves and toploaders. (This will take a second. You should do your morning business in the meanwhile.) Laura responded.
5x Anti-Spell, 3x Dark Cat with White Tail, 4x Dark Scorpion - Cliff the Trap Remover, 3x Decayed Commander, 7x Demotion, 2x Des Dendle, 6x Disarmament, 3x Dramatic Rescue, Exhausting Spell, 4x Formation Union, 5x Frontline Base, 5x Gather Your Mind, 3x Jar Robber, 2x Kaiser Colosseum, 3x Kishido Spirit, 7x Magical Merchant, 2x Magical nt Mandrag, 4x Magical Scientist, 6x Metalsilver Armor, 2x Meteorain, 3x My Body as a Shield, 2x Neko Mane King, 3x Old Vindictive Magician, 3x Oppressed People, 4x People Running About, 3x Pitch-ck Power Stone, 3x Roulette Barrel, 2x Second Goblin, 2x Thunder of Ruler, 4x Union Rider, United Resistance, 3x Zombie Tiger, Ameba, 2x Aqua Madoor, 2x Armored Zombie, 2x Attack and Receive, 3x Backup Soldier, 2x Bombardment Beetle, 2x Celtic Guardian, 2x Dark King of the Abyss, 4x DNA Surgery, 4x Dragon Capture Jar, 3x Feral Imp, 2x Final Destiny, 2x sh Assant, 3x Ground Copse, 2x Hitotsu-Me Giant, 2x Infinite Dismissal, 3x Jam Breeding Machine, 4x Jinzo #7, 3x Karate Man, 2x Kojikocy, 4x Left Leg of the Forbidden One[Yes, Brian did keep 1], 2x Light of Intervention, 3x Mammoth Graveyard, Mask of Dispel, 3x Mask of Restrict, Mask of Brutality, 4x Mask of Weakness, 3x Petit Moth, 2x Right Arm of the Forbidden One, 2x Right Leg of the Forbidden One[again, he kept one of each], 4x Shadow of Eyes, Shift, 2x Shining Abyss, Silver Fang, 2x Skull Invitation, 5x Spirit of the Breeze (I chose an initial 200 monsters, Master. With this, we can get toploaders for 3 Emblems, 2 Upstart Goblins, 1 Lighten the Load, 1 Dark Pdin and Jar of Greed.) Laura said. (I will recheck after the four pack tokens from Lighten the Load and the reprint token from Jar of Greed. And Master does have enough level 7 monsters for the second Lighten the Load even without the other Emblems.) (I see. Thanks. I approve. Make the trade and apply the toploaders, please.) I gave the permission. Now then, let¡¯s activate these things. Let¡¯s just start with the Upstart Goblins. My total for the three Upstarts was 6 small silver, 2rge silver and 7 gold. Then I activated the 4 toploader copies of Emblem of Dragon Destroyer. With that, I now had four more copies of Buster der, but not for long. I activated Lighten the Load to trade in my my new Buster ders and gained four more pack tokens with it. Then I activated the Jar of Greed, allowing my skill to consume it, increasing the number of daily reprint tokens I have from 5 to 6. I also gained one reprint token while I did it, so now I have 4 pack tokens and one reprint, so let¡¯s use them.
At least my choice of reprint set is easy. Dark Beginning 1 all the way. Spoiler DB1 6 Spellbinding Circle, Shift, Gravity Bind, The Shallow Grave, Curse of the Masked Beast, Mask of the ursed, The Earl of Demise, St. Joan, Bombardment Beetle, Armored Zombie, Invader of the Throne, Right Leg of the Forbidden One [copse] Well, nothing amazing here. Spellbinding Circle is nice, but the others are just useless repeats. Hmm. Actually, St. Joan is a level 7 so it can be used with Lighten the Load. Well anyway, let¡¯s do the normal packs and honestly, because I don¡¯t want to make a sleeve for any more cards today, I¡¯ll open up 4 packs of Legend of Blue-Eyes and I will get nothing good. Do you hear me world, I said I will get nothing good. That means no Monster Reborns, no Pot of Greeds and no Blue-Eyes White Dragons. Spoiler LOB 1 Dark Energy, Trial of Nightmare, Laser Cannon Armor, Machine Conversion Factory, Witty Phantom, me Maniptor, Beaver Warrior, Silver Fang, Darkfire Dragon LOB 2 Book of Secret Arts, M-Warrior #2, Root Water, Turtle Tiger, Machine Conversion Factory, Mammoth Graveyard, Electro-Whip, Darkworld Thorns, Goblin''s Secret Remedy LOB 3 Green Phantom King, Petit Dragon, Turtle Tiger, Hitotsu-Me Giant, Steel Ogre Grotto #1, Vile Germs, Mountain, Electro-Whip, Karbon Warrior LOB 4 Firegrass, Petit Dragon, Armored Starfish, Tyhone, Subus Knight, Legendary Sword, Hitotsu-Me Giant, Dark Hole, Giant Soldier of Stone [copse] LOB. I thought we had a deal. No super rares. Well, I guess the deal was no cards I want to sleeve and I don¡¯t really want to sleeve up a Dark Hole, so¡­ I guess you did keep up your end of the bargain.
Knock, knock ¡°Come in.¡± I said after hearing a knock at the door. A maid came in to the room and said: ¡°Good morning, Sir Brian. I see you are already awake. Breakfast will be served soon. Do you need more time or may I escort you there now?¡± ¡°Is Alice ready?¡± I asked the maid. I could go by myself, but I think Alice would like it if I waited for her. ¡°Not quite.¡± The maid answered. ¡°Then I¡¯ll wait for her.¡± I told the maid. ¡°As you wish.¡± The maid said and left my room. I used these few minutes making sure I would stay safe on today¡¯s hunt by setting a few cards onto myself. In total, three cards. Nutrient Z was an easy choice. It would instantly give me 4000 more HP, if I was about to receive an attack that had an original power of more than 2000. Laura exined that original power means the power before my defense is factored in. And as the effect could allow me to go above my normal HP limit, gaining something called ¡°overhealth¡±, the effect would not be wasted, even if I was at max HP. Overhealth is a phenomenon where someone is healed for more than their max HP. It results in them temporarily having more HP than they can hold. The excess HP will quickly disappear at a rate of 1-10 HP per second, depending on how much over you are. The mostmon ce to see it is with low level people drinking HP potions. The second card I set on myself was Sakuretsu Armor. I was honestly a bit scared of using it, as it will likely kill someone, but Laura said I could set the activation condition so that it would only work against monsters. And that is what I did. I also added in a use that prevented it from activating unless Threatening Roar had already activated. Thest card I set was Draining Shield. I really wasn¡¯t sure if I want to set it, as I don¡¯t have sleeves at the moment, but I do have two copies of it, so I can lose one if it keeps me safe. With the activation condition of protecting me from any attack in case none of my other set cards do, Draining Shield was set and ready to go. None of these set cards had a toploader, so they would be lost if they activated, but better that than death.
¡°Brian. Good morning.¡± Alice said as we met in the hallway. The maid that greeted me earlier hade to get me again and was now leading the two of us towards the dining room. I could have made the trip on my own with Laura, but I don¡¯t mind this. ¡°Good morning. Did you sleep well?¡± I asked her. ¡°Yes. I¡¯m rested and ready to go.¡± Alice responded. ¡°Good. I was honestly a bit worried that you would be overly excited and stay up the entire night.¡± I told her. ¡°I¡¯m not a little kid.¡± Alice said, pouting a little.
But as soon as we made it to the dining room, I knew my worries were correct. I just directed them at the wrong person. ¡°Big sis Paulina. Are you alright?¡± Even Alice noticed it. Paulina looked like she hadn¡¯t slept at all. It wasn¡¯t as bad as some of my friends during finals, but nearly there. ¡°Oh. Alice. Yes. Of course I am. My research just ran a bitte.¡± Paulina said. ¡°You shouldn¡¯t sacrifice sleep for that.¡± I told her. I know I sometimes do it before exams, but I always made sure to get a good night''s sleep the night before the exam. Any other night was fair game though. ¡°What were you researching anyway?¡± ¡°I was looking into some of the legends about the hero¡¯s party. Mainly, the exp potion and the skill orb.¡± Paulina said. ¡°I believe your cards have some simr uses, so I wanted to check out how the skill orbs and exp potions worked.¡± Oh? Some interesting sounding items. An orb that gives a skill. I wonder if you have to eat it for the effect or do you just pass mana through it. And can you use one orb multiple times. An exp potion is a little more straightforward. Probably. Drink it to gain exp. ¡­ but then there is that personal exp problem that made Dark Magician basically untouchable while it was holding my experience for me. How does the potion get around that problem? Is there some universal form of exp? I guess my card gets around that problem as well, but it also doesn¡¯t seem to have anything to do with experience, as it leveled up Alice by two levels and me by two levels. If it had something to do with exp, it should have less of an effect on me than Alice, as I¡¯m higher level. ¡°I see. Did you find out something?¡± I asked. ¡°Not really. The legends say that the first Great Sage could make skill orbs and the first Saint could produce exp potions, but the manufacturing methods are not referred to at all. The book does say both can be gotten from a dungeon that the hero founded, but nothing else.¡± Paulina said. ¡°What about the effectiveness?¡± I asked. ¡°Can multiple people use a single skill orb? And how much exp is in an exp potion?¡± ¡°Sorry, but the book didn¡¯t say.¡± Paulina answered. ¡°I can look into it more if you¡¯d like.¡± ¡°Nah. It¡¯s fine. I was just a bit interested. Taking care of yourself is more important.¡± I said to Paulina.
¡°I heard you were going out.¡± The earl said during breakfast. Angelina, Mateo and Jonathan weren¡¯t present for breakfast, as they eat it at their own house. I guess two free meals a day is more than enough. Well then again, I¡¯ve only ever paid for one meal while living in this world. When I went to the Boar¡¯s lounge with Alice. And the travel rations. And dinner and breakfast at the adventurer''s guild. Well, there are a few cases where I did pay for my meals. But most of them have still been given to me for free. ¡°Yes. We are going to hunt some monsters.¡± I responded. ¡°I see. Please, take this.¡± The earl said, handing me a medal. I received it and took a look at it. It had a detailed carving of a lumberjack chopping down a tree. The medal seems to be made of mithril, so it has to be important. I don¡¯t think they would make it out of mithril if it wasn¡¯t. ¡°And this is?¡± I asked. ¡°Our family medal. We give it to people who are supported by the family.¡± The earl said. ¡°Well, the normal ones actually aren¡¯t mithril like that one, but gold, silver or copper, depending on how much support we give them. The only one that carries a mithril one is my son. Having that medal means you are allowed to use my name on the same level as him. The next lord.¡± The earl exined. ¡­ isn¡¯t that a little overkill? I know this technically still falls within the ¡°treat me as family¡± use if his son does have one, but it is a bit much. ¡°You can also use it as a pass for the noble¡¯s gate. That way you won¡¯t have to wait in line.¡± The earl added. Oh? That¡¯s nice. I might get some looks from other adventurers, but who cares. Useful tool is useful. Even if it is just a glorified toll pass. ¡°Thank you.¡± I said to the earl. CH.149 Search and Destroy CH.149 Search and Destroy ¡°Here. I have a carriage waiting for us.¡± Paulina said as she led us outside. We had finished breakfast and were on our way to the adventurer¡¯s guild. ¡°You thought that far ahead? Nice.¡± Imented. I was just going to summon Overdrive and use it, but this is nice. Overdrive would get some looks. It got looks in Alewatch and most people there seemed to know about me and my mechanical carriage.
¡°Good morning.¡± Lua said, as she spotted us. We had gotten to the guild easy enough. We did get a few looks from the adventurers leaving the guild when we got out of the carriage, but we should be fine. ¡°You brought an extra person with you.¡± Alexmented. ¡°Yeah. That kind of happened.¡± I quickly passed over that problem. ¡°So, what are we doing today?¡± ¡°We took on a search and destroy quest on a potential orc settlement.¡± Tye answered. ¡°There have been multiple orc sightings and we need to search an area for their settlement and destroy it if we find it.¡± ¡°An orc settlement. That should be a B-rank quest, correct?¡± Paulina asked. ¡°Yes it is.¡± Tye answered. ¡°I know your party isn¡¯t B-rank, but you can still be a support party, so there is no problem.¡±
After quick introductions that totally didn¡¯t turn sideways after a minor freakout when Saber Fang realized that both Alice and Paulina are daughters of nobles, we epted the quest and were on our way out. I also learned that Paulina is an adventurer. And C-rank at that. Alice was a bit jealous that Paulina was higher rank than she is. Paulina said that she registered so she could go to a dungeon that is in a town close by. By the way, the names of the other Saber Fang members are, Arvin the great sword guy, Rhys the sword and shield, and the archerdy is Vivien, but she goes by Vivi. We got onto two fast carriages that Saber Fang had secured for us. With them, we could get to the area that we were going to search in just a couple hours.
¡°Should I go ahead and do a scouting run?¡± I asked before we even got out of the city. With Gradius, I could fly over to the area and scout it out from the air. That way, once the others get there, we could go straight at the orcs, instead of wasting time on the search. ¡°And how are you nning on doing that? Summoning a dragon in the city is not a great idea.¡± Tyemented. ¡°I have other things than just dragons.¡± I said. ¡°But I would need someone toe with me as I don¡¯t actually know our target area.¡± I added, hoping that Tye would instantly want toe with me as we would be riding on a summon. ¡°Brian, what will you summon?¡± Alice asked. ¡°That spaceship that I summoned in the manor¡¯s backyard back in Alewatch.¡± I answered. I think Alice saw Gradius that time. ¡°What is a spaceship?¡± Tye asked. ¡°Basically a flying golem.¡± I answered. I know that is not true, but Overdrive is a golem carriage so Gradius can be a flying golem. ¡°Then why don¡¯t we all use that?¡± Tye asked. ¡°Sorry, but it can only fit me and one other passenger. But it should be perfect for scouting.¡± I said. ¡°Oh. Well, that¡¯s too bad.¡± Tye said. ¡°Could have made the trip faster.¡± Well sorry that I don¡¯t have B.E.S. Big Core yet.
¡°Gradius.¡± I said to summon my monster. We had gotten outside of the main wall of the city and were in a clearing that wasrge enough to fit Gradius. Paulina had opened the noble¡¯s gate for us with her medal. It was simr to the one I was given, but hers was gold. ¡°... WHAT IS THAT!?¡± Tye yelled out. ¡°Gradius. My spaceship.¡± I answered. ¡°No. No. NO! There is no way you can summon something like that. That¡¯s not real!¡± Tye was in disbelief. ¡°... But it is real. So are we using it or not?¡± I asked. ¡°Of course we will use it. If it makes us do the job faster, why would we not?¡± Vivien asked. ¡°Then let¡¯s get in.¡± I said back to her. Vivien, the archer and scout of Saber Fang, was going toe with me on Gradius. She had the best idea about our target area, so she was the obvious choice. I didn¡¯t pick her because she is a girl. I jumped into Gradius¡¯ cockpit and turned around to give Vivien a hand, but she didn¡¯t need it and instead just jumped up like I did. Jumping up like three meters feels a bit strange, but if I can do it, why not. ¡°Strap yourself in and make sure not to press any red buttons. Those are bad.¡± I warned Vivien. They aren¡¯t bad for us, but for everything on the ground below us. Vivien seemed to take a look at the five-point harness and asked. ¡°How do I do that?¡± I turned around in my seat and helped her strap in before strapping myself in. ¡°Well be off.¡± I said to the others before closing the canopy. (Lua. Contact me if something happens.) I added to Lua through our system link. (Brian. Yes. Please do the same.) Lua responded. One of the ¡®issues¡¯ with this n was actually finding our team again after we located the orc settlement, but with Lua there would be no problem. Well, more like between the two system supports, they couldpare their map data and we could find each other that way.
¡°I think this should be the area.¡± Vivien said after just a few minutes of flying. We had flown south, towards a ce called wyvern mountain. The settlement we were searching for should be at its northern end. ¡°I see. Then let¡¯s fire up every scanner this thing has and find our target.¡± I said, basically giving amand to Gradius. While I knew some of the buttons, I hadn¡¯t studied them all yet, so I would still need tomand Gradius either verbally or have Laura transmit my order with the mana control method. I hadn¡¯t flown at high speed, as I didn¡¯t want to overshoot our target. I learnedst time just how fast Gradius can be, so I¡¯m not making that mistake again. Well, I probably will, but it will be on purpose, so it won¡¯t be a mistake. I now switched the ship to hover mode, so we could use the scanners Gradius has to search out our target.
¡°Is that it?¡± Vivien asked. ¡°It¡¯s tiny.¡± We had spotted something that could be called a settlement. And only because Gradius has heat sensors. ¡°Well, there are at least six orcs there, so probably.¡± I said. The ¡®settlement¡¯ was just a few logs that were propped up against a sheer cliff of a mountain, covered by some vegetation. Well, I guess more advanced building methods would be too much for monsters. At that point they would be at the same level of intelligence as primal humans. Actually, even this is not bad. ¡°We could do another search. We could find arger one.¡± I offered. ¡°Yes. Let¡¯s do it, just in case. I don¡¯t usually have a chance to scout like this.¡± Vivien agreed. As we got back to the search, I contacted Lua and had Laura send over the information about the location of the settlement. We also added a potential footpath from the road to the settlement.
¡°We will have to call it quits now.¡± I said to Vivien. ¡°I can¡¯t keep Gradius summoned for much longer.¡± We had been searching for about ny minutes, so I wanted to use the rest of my summoning time to set us down into a safe spot. We hadn¡¯t found any other orc settlements, but did spot a potential kobold cave. At least based on the number of kobolds around the area. We also went a little too close to the peak of the mountain and got a wyvern¡¯s attention, but I just used Gradius to speed away from it. I kind of would have liked to see the face the wyvern made when we sped off at mach 2 speed. ¡°That¡¯s too bad. But we did find our objective, so this is fine.¡± Vivien said. I also had Laura mark a lot of potential spots where we could head after the orc settlement, in case we didn¡¯t get enough blood from them. The main one being a group of 20+ D-rank herbivore monsters that looked like evolved forms of the boars that live around Alewatch. Of course we could also go after the wyverns at the top of the mountain, but we already killed over ten of them just a bit ago, so probably not the best idea. Better not to overhunt and all that.
¡°Took you a while. We were waiting.¡± Tyemented after we got out of Gradius. ¡°Yeah, sorry about that. I really didn¡¯t want to stop until we were sure the one we found was the one we are after, so we went a bit overboard.¡± Vivien admitted. ¡°So, how many orcs are we dealing with? And how was the settlement?¡± Tye asked. ¡°We spotted six, but there might be more. The settlement is just some trees leaning against a five-ish meter shear wall.¡± Vivien informed everyone. ¡°Sounds normal enough. On the smaller side though.¡± Tyemented. ¡°But it¡¯s good that you found it. We can get this done today.¡±
¡°Hold. We are close.¡± Vivien said as we approached the settlement. We had our battlen all ready to go, even if some members of Saber Fang weren¡¯t sure I could do my part. They expected that I would stay back and use my summons to fight, but I offered to go into the frontline with Alex and Rhys. For Alex and the others that saw me holding off an orc during our escort quest, it wasn¡¯t anything strange, but to Saber Fang that only knew me as a summoner, it might seem a bit weird. ¡°Tye, you as well Brian, now is a good moment to summon something if you are going to do it.¡± Vivien reminded us. ¡°Sorry, but Ceart is still out ofmission and Sally won¡¯t be able to deal with orcs.¡± Tye said quietly. Sally? Interesting name. I think Vivien told me that Tye has the tiger and a smander. So he named the smander Sally. Or do summoned beasts already have a name? (They do, unless that happens to be their first contract. The first contractor is the one who names the beast.) Laura said. ¡°And you, Brian?¡± Vivien asked. ¡°Sure, but how strong of a summon do you want? I might steal every orc if I summon something too strong.¡± I said. I know I want to summon Dark Pdin, Laura even put a toploader onto it for me, but it is overkill. ¡°... Well, something that won¡¯tpletely annihte the orcs would be nice. We need their meat so we can sell it.¡± Vivien said. ¡°I also need the blood.¡± Lua added. ¡°That¡¯s what I thought. Then this will do.¡± I said as I pulled out a fusion monster from the collection. No. Not Dark Pdin. This one is one I have summoned before. I also got Millennium Shield while at it, but I¡¯ll summon itter. ¡°Flower Wolf.¡± Spoiler [Flower Wolf was summoned for the first time in CH.128] [copse] ¡°Oh. Just a wolf. That¡¯s surprisingly normal.¡± Tye said as he looked at my summon. ¡°Well, they said no annihtion, so I didn¡¯t summon anything too strong.¡± I said. ¡°Well, if you are ready to go, let¡¯s start.¡± Vivien said.
Whish. An arrow shot by Vivien flew through the air, hitting one of the orcs in the head. Nice shot. Headshots aren¡¯t that easy. The orc that got hit let out a massive screech as it fell down. You know, you didn¡¯t have to do that. But at the same time, that achieved what we were after. It drew out all of the orcs into a nice little clump. Or in other words, a target. ¡°Earth Hole.¡± Paulina casted a spell that created a hole below the orcs. The hole formed around the fallen orc, and some of the orcs that had gathered fell in. ¡°Ice Lance.¡± Lua casted a spell, targeting one of the orcs that didn¡¯t fall in. The spell contacted and pieced the stomach of the orc, but the orc didn¡¯t go down. ¡°Dark Wave.¡± Alice followed up with her spell. As it connected, the orcs became visibly confused and began to sway on their feet, as if they were drunk. ¡°Now, Attack!¡± Tye gave the order. This was our n. Trap some of the orcs in a hole and confuse the rest with Alice¡¯s spell before going in.
¡°Millennium Shield.¡± I said to call my shield out to the battle. As soon as Tye had given the order, I had rushed in with Alex and Rhys. It was our job to get the attention of these orcs, so that our damage dealers would be safe. Lucky for us, out of the total eight orcs that hade out after the scream, (well, actually there is seven of them, plus the one that took the arrow in the face) three and the dead one had fallen into Paulina¡¯s spell, so we only had four to worry about. And one of the four was already injured by Lua¡¯s Ice Lance. My Flower Wolf was the first to reach the orcs and it jumped onto the orc that was injured by the Ice Lance. The wolf was currently on the orcs back, biting its neck from behind. ¡°Hey, you fat pigs! Come at me and be my dinner!¡± Rhys yelled at the orcs. ¡­ what was that for? (That was a taunt. It is necessary for the taunt skill.) Laura said. (Oh yeah. That inferior version of shining taunt. I remember now.) I said back. Out of the four orcs, three turned towards Rhys. The only one that focused on something else was the orc that was being bitten by Flower Wolf. The orc desperately tried to shake off the wolf or get a hold of it with one of its arms, but the wolf was able to stay on and avoid the arms. I took another look at the three orcs that were headed towards Rhys and Alex and decided to go help my wolf instead. I activated Shining Taunt to draw the attention of the orc. That made its rage focus on me and my wolf had free reign to bite the neck of the orc even harder, before finding a big blood vessel and causing blood to spray everywhere. Hey. We need that. I pulled open my collection and searched for a card. A toploader monster that I¡¯ve only summoned once. As I was pulling it out however, (Master, behind you!) Laura warned me. I turned around and saw an orc that had climbed up from the hole raising a tree trunk, preparing to hit me. But as soon as the orcs arm reached its peak and going to strike down on me, I felt a power surge from my left shoulder. ¡°ROAR!!!¡± A massive roar shook the forest, as an illusion of a manticore roared between the orc and I. A roar caused by the Threatening Roar that I set on myself before we left Alewatch. That actually brings up something. Why didn¡¯t Threatening Roar activate when we fought the orc during our travel? (Master, now is not the time for that! Focus!) Laura yelled in my head. Her words brought me back to the situation at hand and I called my Millennium Shield to stand between me and the orc. I took a quick look around to get a hold of the situation. All of the orcs seemed to be ¡­ frozen? Perhaps stunned is the better word, because of the roar. But so were my teammates. But they seemed to be more out of surprise, not because the card directly affected them. Interestingly, Alice was the first to recover. She began spamming Dark Bullets towards the orc that had tried to punch me. As soon as the first Dark Bullet hit the orc, the orc ¡®woke up¡¯ from its trance and began attacking me again. But this time, there was a Millennium Shield between the two of us. As I focused my efforts on the orc, the other orc that was bleeding from its neck, bled out and died. All of that delicious blood was wasted into the ground. CH.150 Hunting Blood CH.150 Hunting Blood After the Threatening Roar, the battle was ours to win. While Alice may have been the first to recover, everyone else quickly came to their senses just after her and took advantage of the stunned state of the orcs to attack them with powerful attacks, taking down all four orcs that were outside of the hole. As for the ones in the hole, Vivien and Paulina used water magic to freeze them before Paulina used Earth Control to raise them out of the hole, while also refilling the hole. They then melted the ice around the neck area of the orcs a bit, slicing their necks, allowing for Lua to use blood magic to drain out all the blood in the orcs, leaving them dead. Lua was storing the blood in big wooden barrels. They seemed to hold about 50 liters of blood each and from the eight orcs, she managed to fill up one and got the second one a little over half full. I guess a monster of that size would have over ten liters of blood in their body. Even with the blood that drained into the ground from the orc that was hit in the head and the neck bite from Flower Wolf, we still got blood from those two. I must have overreacted when I saw the blood gushing out. I also noticed something loose swinging around in my left sleeve. It was the toploader Threatening Roar. It seemed to have popped out of my shoulder and slid down my arm. Luckily, I had my sleeve down as far as I could without it interfering with my duel disk, so the card stayed in my sleeve. I made sure to throw the card back into collection. I also put the Vampire Lord that I never had a chance to summon back there. Sorry, but you will have to wait until we get to the vige. I also unsummoned Millennium Shield and Flower Wolf and ced it back in the collection. ¡°What do you think? Is that enough?¡± I asked Lua. ¡°... no. Not really.¡± She answered. ¡°I¡¯d at least like to have two full ones, but three would be better. I actually have four in total and getting all of them filled up wouldn¡¯t be a bad thing.¡± ¡°I did spot some D-rank boar monsters during the scouting flight. We could go hunt some of them.¡± I said. ¡°There are also the wyverns, but considering the number of them that died in Alewatch, it might be better to not hunt them again at this time.¡± ¡°Hmm. Forest boars, right? I guess they will work.¡± Lua said.
We had a little talk with everyone, but as Saber Fang still had to dismantle the ¡®settlement¡¯ so that no other monsters would take it over, it would be our team that continues the blood hunt. ¡°So, how will we travel? I can¡¯t summon Gradius yet and there really isn¡¯t even enough space to summon it here.¡± I said to Lua. ¡°Walk? Isn¡¯t that the usual?¡± Lua responded. ¡°Takes too long. We would have to walk for over an hour. And it is away from the carriage.¡± I said. ¡°Then just do what you always do and summon something.¡± Lua said. ¡°Yeah, I just have no idea what.¡± I admitted. There is also the problem with sleeves. I do have some LOB trash I can get rid of, but not that much. ¡°Can¡¯t you just summon a dragon to ride?¡± Tye asked, having overheard our conversation. ¡°Well yes, but they tend to cause panic so I usually avoid them.¡± I said. ¡°Gradius is better as people have no idea what it is so they don¡¯t get scared.¡± Perfect example of human curiosity right there. Dragon = Scary. Spaceship = Unknown. But shouldn''t the unknown be scary? Well, I guess for some. For others, the unknown is an opportunity to learn. (You could also summon Dark Magician and Vampire Lord. They can just carry you two while they fly using magic.) Laura said. Oh. Yeah. I¡¯ve not tried that, but that does sound like an idea. (You could also summon Horus the ck me Dragon LV4.) Laura said. (I believe if you can get it to activate its effect by having it kill a monster, it should evolve into the LV6 form. And then you repeat the process with it, you can get the LV8 form that you wanted.) (... Does it work that way?) I wondered. (I thought I would need to have one to summon one. But then again, Pdin of White Dragon just made a new Blue-Eyes, instead of summoning one that I already had in the collection.) (As you deduced, I believe the LV4 will sacrifice itself and create a LV6 that wille in a sleeve, as it is special summoned by an effect. The same will go for the LV8 version. But if you want one in a toploader, you might need to summon it with the Level Up! spell card.) Laura said. (And of course you would need to pull one from the packs first.) Ah. Yeah. I need to figure out a way of removing the inherent sleeves from special summons. Well,ter is fine. ¡°I have something we can use. It is a dragon but it is on the smaller side.¡± I said to Lua. ¡°Hopefully it won¡¯t be seen from too far away.¡± ¡°Sure, let¡¯s use it.¡± Lua agreed.
I have to say, I was surprised that Alice didn¡¯t even ask toe with me this time. She usually does. And with Paulina here, I don¡¯t have to worry about leaving her alone with ¡®strangers¡¯ and Alex. ¡°Horus the ck me Dragon LV4.¡± I said to summon our ride. Spoiler [copse] I have to say, Horus (at least LV4 Horus) looks a lot more like a bird than a dragon. Likee on. It clearly looks like a mechanical bird, right? And as expected, it was quite small. Only about 5 meters from head to tail. But then again, it barely has a tail. I¡¯m sorry, but it is the truth. You only get a tail at LV6 or LV8, so we better evolve you so you have one. ¡°I guess it really is smallpared to your other dragons.¡± Lua said. ¡°Still not as small as the one you used in that duel.¡± ¡°Well, my Toon Dragon is a bit special. LV4 Horus is a lot more average.¡± I said. ¡°We will meet up with you back at the carriages.¡± We climbed onto Horus¡¯ back and I had Horus take flight. ¡°Man, I wish I had a dragon to summon.¡± Tye said, looking at Brian and Lua flying off.
¡°... so, what the hell was that roar?¡± Vivien asked after Brian and Lucia had taken off. ¡°No idea.¡± Alex answered. ¡°I¡¯ve never seen him use it before.¡± ¡°Is it an extra skill? It seems like a powered up Intimidating Roar, but I¡¯ve never seen someone let out a roar that stuns monsters for that long.¡± Arvin said. ¡°So it is an extra skill, then.¡± Vivien said. ¡°I¡¯m not so sure. It might just be a high level Intimidating Roar. A level four roar can stun enemies for about 10 seconds, so a level 7 or 8 could be up that long.¡± Tye said. ¡°Could he have a skill with that high of a level?¡± Vivien asked. ¡°And what about that illusion of the manticore that briefly appeared?¡± ¡°It¡¯s possible that he has a level 7 skill. I don¡¯t know about the manticore though. But for the skill level, you¡¯ve seen his summons and he uses them so casually. That small dragon made Ceart look like an outssed baby, so it might be an S-rank summon. And he also has that mechanical summon. I¡¯ve never heard of someone summoning something like that. Even that metallic dragon he just summoned. It is probably C-rank. And then there is that floating shield. It seemed to be a summon as well.¡± Tye listed off summons he had seen Brian use. ¡°At this point, if you told me that he is the reincarnation of the first summoner, I would believe you.¡± ¡°He does have the skill.¡± Paulina blurted out. Normally she would never reveal information like that, but she was slightly delirious after staying up most ofst night and identally let it slip. ¡°Skill? What skill?¡± Vivien asked. ¡°... I ¡­ ¡° Realizing what she had just said, Paulina shut her mouth. ¡°Greater summoning magic? It would exin the strength of his summons, but not the shield or the flying golem.¡± Tye said, as he recalled the skills of the first summoner. ¡°Summoner¡¯s Unity then?¡± ¡°Summoner¡¯s Unity? Do you know what the skill does?¡± Vivien asked. ¡°No, not really. We know it exists and that the first summoner had it, but we don¡¯t have a description of the skill. Some believe that it was a unique skill, but we were taught that it is only an extra skill.¡± Tye said. After all, Tye¡¯s father had paid for Tye to go into a magic school to learn magic. He might havee out of there not being able to use any of the six elemental magics, but he could use summoning magic.
¡°There. I see them.¡± I said to Lua as we reached the area with the boars. ¡°Good. There are a lot of them.¡± Lua said. ¡°How many do we need?¡± I asked. ¡°... about half, I think. That should be enough to fill up two barrels, as long as we don¡¯t let too much drain to the ground.¡± Lua said. ¡°Sure. Can you let me take care of them? I have a few things I want to try.¡± I suggested. ¡°As long as we get the blood, I¡¯m fine with that.¡± Lua said. ¡°Then I¡¯ll make sure to secure all of it.¡± I said to Lua, as I got out my first card. ¡°Swords of Revealing Light.¡± Spoiler [copse] I got it on the day we left Alewatch and even put a toploader on itIn CH.132, but I never tried it out, so I¡¯ve been wanting to take it for a test drive. After I activated the card,rge sword-like things made of light appeared in the sky before striking the earth and making a circle of shining swords around the boars. The boars inside the circle were frozen. Almost like we were watching a video and someone had pressed pause. ¡°Brian, what is that?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Just something to hold them in ce.¡± I answered, as I got out four cards from the collection. ¡°I activate Polymerization. I fuse together Dark Magician and Buster der to fusion summon Dark Pdin.¡± Spoiler [copse] I used an extra copy of Dark Magician, which didn¡¯t have a sleeve on it, along with one of the two Buster ders that I had left as the materials. Sure I¡¯ll lose them, but I¡¯ll get new Busters soon and I still have one Dark Magician left, so I don¡¯t care about losing one. It¡¯s not a Blue-Eyes, so losing it is fine. As the blue whirlwind caused by Polymerization ended, my pdin stood there. Stood? In the air? Casual airwalker. I guess he is flying, not standing. I was half expecting him to have red armor, as I did use a red robed Dark Magician for the fusion, but he looked normal. ¡°Master, how may I help you?¡± He asked. ¡°I¡¯ll need you to kill some boars, but wait a second first. I¡¯ll need to summon another monster for something else. Also, I need at least two for Horus as well.¡± I said. I then took out the next card from my collection. ¡°Vampire Lord.¡± I said to summon it.
Wended just outside the sword circle caused by Swords of Revealing Light. I was originally nning on doing everything from the air, but staying on Horus when it evolves might not be the best idea. I had Lua take out the two empty barrels so we could use them to store the blood. ¡°Now then, Dark Pdin, please use magic to bring out one boar for Horus to kill. Horus, don¡¯t disintegrate it, just use your talons or something to slice its neck open. And Vampire Lord, make sure to secure all the blood into one of the barrels.¡± I gave the order. Everyone did as I ordered and we secured about 10 liters of blood from the first boar. So we need ten to fill up two barrels. I looked at LV4 Horus, but it didn¡¯t seem to start evolving. ¡°Let¡¯s do that again, please.¡± I ordered.
After about ten minutes and three more boars, I felt a reaction from LV4 Horus on my duel disk. I looked at the dragon flying in the sky and it was covered in a dark me. I¡¯m suddenly really d that I¡¯m not riding on it. After a few seconds, the dark mes dissipated and my new and evolved dragon floated where its smaller counterpart had just been. Spoiler [copse] I looked at my duel disk and saw that the LV4 Horus had disappeared. In its ce now stood Horus the ck me Dragon LV6. LV6 Horus was a lotrger than the LV4 had been. About nine meters from head to butt. I won¡¯t count its tail, as unlike the LV4, LV6 actually has a long tail. The new LV6 Horus card also had an orange sleeve around it. So it is as Laura predicted. But I do still wonder, why did it take 4 boars? Are these boars just too weak? They might be. (There could also be a timeg between the kill and the evolution. The cards do mention an ¡®End Phase¡¯.) Laura said. (It did take exactly 10 minutes from the first boar kill to the evolution.) (Okay. I see. Well then, let¡¯s test it out.) ¡°Pdin, one more boar. Horus, take it down. Vampire Lord, stop flirting with Lua, you have blood to take care of.¡± I ordered my summons. ¡°I find that offensive, Master. I wasn¡¯t flirting. I was simply making sure she is fine, as you haven¡¯t given me an opportunity to do that.¡± Vampire Lord defended himself.
During the wait, I decided to test Swords of Revealing Light a bit more. Mainly, would it freeze me and my monsters. It should only work on my opponents, so we should be safe. I almost just walked in myself, but Laura told me to stop. She didn¡¯t want to risk me freezing like the boars did. I ended up summoning the Fire Sorcerer that I once fused with Jenna. She hadn¡¯t seen action since that day and did voice a smallint about it. I¡¯m sorry. I just have too many monsters. I need a ce where I can just summon them for no reason other than to summon them. (I do have an idea for that.) Laura said. (Oh. You do? That sounds good.) I responded. (We can try it out this evening.) She said. (Yeah. Let¡¯s.) I agreed. Now then, back to the test. I ordered Fire Sorcerer to walk into the Swords of Revealing Light. She went through the wall just fine and could even move inside freely. And as I already saw Dark Pdin being able to move the boars around, that should be fine as well. I gave her the order to drag me out in case I froze and walked in myself. I felt a slight pressure hit me when I walked into the swords, but nothing more. It felt like I was carrying an extra 20kg of body weight, spread evenly across my whole body. Well, it seems perfect. Swords of Revealing Light are OP and I will not say anything else. I got outside with Fire Sorcerer. I was about to unsummon her, but she asked to hang out so I let her.
After one more boar and about ten more minutes, Horus was once again engulfed in dark mes. And from those dark mes appeared my LV8 Horus. Spoiler [copse] As I checked my duel disk, the LV6 Horus had been reced by the sleeved Horus the ck me Dragon LV8. Just like the LV6, the LV8 Horus had an orange sleeve around the card. LV8 Horus wasn¡¯t quite asrge as Blue-Eyes, but it is close. It was just a bitrger than Red-Eyes, standing at 18 meters tall. ¡°Perfect. Now I have it.¡± I said to myself. ¡°Vampire Lord, Dark Pdin, please kill enough boars to fill up the barrels.¡± I ordered my summons. Horus can sit this part out, as it already got five kills.
¡°So, that¡¯s enough?¡± I confirmed with Lua after we had filled up two barrels with blood. In total she now had 2 50 liter barrels full of boar blood and about one and a half barrels worth of orcs blood. ¡°Yes. Three is what I was hoping for so three and a half is more than enough. I just took the fourth in case there would be a lot of orcs and it fit in my bag.¡± Lua answered. ¡°And it''s better not to mix any other blood with the orc blood, as some dhampirs don¡¯t like mixed blood.¡± ¡°I see. Then let¡¯s pack up the boar corpses and rendezvous with the others.¡± I said.
With ten bloodless boar corpses shoved into myrge magic bag, I unsummoned Vampire Lord, Dark Pdin and Fire Sorcerer. We then got onto LV8 Horus¡¯ back and took off. After we were flying, I deactivated Swords of Revealing Light by removing it from a spell/trap card zone in my duel disk. The sword circle lifted and the remaining boars began to move again. Then I shoved the now grayed out spell card into my collection. Now, back to the carriage we go. CH.151 Selling Boars and Orcs CH.151 Selling Boars and Orcs ¡°WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING!?¡± I was being yelled at. The one yelling at me was Vivien, probably because everyone else was going different kinds of crazy. I hadnded close to the carriages that we rode with LV8 Horus, not really considering that I justnded arge dragon next to some horses. Vivien and Tye were able to keep the horses from running away, but that doesn¡¯t change the fact that I shouldn¡¯t have done that. I need some sort of calm field skill that I can use whenever Ind with a dragon or something. I was ready to unsummon Horus as soon as wended, but Tye realized what I was about to do and insisted that he could look it over first. He also asked some questions about how I was able to grow a summon that fast. I¡¯m a bit surprised by him realizing that the LV8 Horus is the same dragon we took off on. Paulina was tired and seemed to be falling asleep on one of the carriages. Alice just didn¡¯t care and was sitting next to her sister. I guess she is used to my BS already. Alex, Rhys and Arvin had taken the ce of Vivien and Tye in holding the horses down. ¡°I¡¯m sorry. I really didn¡¯t think about it as no one said anything when I first summoned Horus.¡± I tried to defend myself. ¡°Oh don¡¯t try an excuse like that. That thing was tinypared to that full grown dragon.¡± Vivien said. ¡°You¡¯d better hope and pray that no one saw that dragon or you will face problems with the guild or even the feudal lord.¡± ¡°... yes. I understand. I¡¯m sorry.¡± I said again. ¡°At least tell me you got what you headed out for.¡± Vivien said, turning to Lua. ¡°Yes. We secured enough blood.¡± Lua answered. ¡°We also have 10 forest boar corpses to sell.¡± ¡°You really need to keep your summoner in check or he will cause you more trouble that you can deal with.¡± Vivien instructed Lua. I¡¯m not positive, but I think she might be speaking from experience. ¡°Well, he might just be worth the trouble.¡± Lua defended me. As I unsummoned Horus, he let out something that sounded almost like speech. {Vinxa for shir ve ekess mavorge sia gliiwr adon pliso. Si charis ekess aso mrith dout reelojawale persvek wer papref.} Well, something like that, anyway. (That is draconguage, Master. Anyone with Language Comprehension (dragon) could understand it.) Laura said. (Oh. Can you trante it?) I asked. (No. I can recognizenguages but not trante them. Trantion might be possible if I reach advanced level or if Master figures out a way to improve his Language Comprehension.) Laura said. (I see. I should work on that.) Not that I have any idea how to do it. I wonder if Buster der or Dark Pdin could do it. Buster der is a dragon hunter and he took care of a baby dragon and everything. I think he might be able to speak draconic. Also, if Horus can speak, I wonder if Blue-Eyes can as well. I don¡¯t know, but it is possible.
We got to the city and went through the VIP gate. I asked the guards about any reports about strong monsters, but they said they hadn¡¯t gotten any, so no one probably saw Horus. Hopefully. Or the report just hasn¡¯te in yet. On the way to the town, Paulina had apparently bought four of the eight orc corpses from us, even though she was part of the party that took them down. I have no idea what she wants that many for, but it''s not my ce to question her. One for the meat should be fine, but four? Is she nning on feeding an army? Well, at least it makes unloading the corpses easier. At the guild, we made a report about the sessful quest and also added a report about the forest boars. While it wasn¡¯t the truth, the report said that we ran into the boars while searching for the orc settlement. Tye and Vivien rmended reporting it like that, as hunting monsters below your rank is looked down upon. Unless you have to do it for the quest or because they attack you. Or if they are trash mobs. The guild did offer to buy the orc carcasses, but the boars they rmended we should take to a butcher. Or just cut them up ourselves and sell the meat, hide and core. The guild could do it, but it would make us less money, as the convenience fee for having the guild do it is quite high. I probably would still use the guild¡¯s service myself, but as we were partied up with some locals, they knew a few ces that would buy the boars. They took us to a medium sized butcher¡¯s shop named Jeremy¡¯s Meat. He took a quick look at the boars we brought him and immediately wanted to buy them. He seemed to have a good eye for the meat, as he recognized the skill with which the blood had been drained from them. I would say thank Lua, but these were drained by Vampire Lord. Though I think he might faint if I told him that. And Tye would definitely attack me for more information. The shop owner ended up buying all ten of the forest boars that we had, for a price that Vivian said was good. We got a total of 35 gold coins for the 10 boars. That means 3 gold and tworge silver per boar. Combined with the 80 gold coins we got for the 8 orcs, we were sitting at a decent pile of money. Saber Fang also got a separate reward for being the leading party in the search and destroy quest, but we decided to let them keep that money, while the four of us would split the money from the boars. (Paulina refused her share, as she didn¡¯t actually do anything against the boars. She also didn¡¯t take a cut from the orc sales, as she was the one buying half of them.) With that, Alex, Lua, Alice and I had 75 gold coins to split between the four of us. That ended with 18 gold and 3rge silver coins for each of us. As the sale money was all in gold coins, I ended up usingrge silvers from my own wallet to break up a few gold coins so we could split the money.
¡°Brian, could I ask you toe with me to the dhampir vige tomorrow?¡± Lua asked as we were going our separate ways. ¡°Tomorrow? Sure. I have no ns.¡± I said back. ¡°And I was hoping you could give my mother and I a ride there.¡± She added. ¡°On Overdrive? Sure.¡± ¡°Thank you.¡± Lua said. ¡°I really want to get this done.¡± ¡°Yeah. No problem.¡± I said. (I¡¯ll send you the location of Mistress¡¯ mother¡¯s house, so you¡¯ll know where to find it.) I heard Lua¡¯s System Support in my head. That actually reminds me. (Laura, did we send the map data collected today over to her?) I asked. (Particle map data was sent, but not all of it. I was going to send the rest during the night.) Laura said. (Sure, but why not just do it immediately?) I asked. (Unlike what you assume, Master, we don¡¯t have infinite processing power. And as Miss Lucia¡¯s System Support is still basic, she cannot receive information as fast as I can send it. And detailed map data has a lot of information to process.) Laura exined. Okay. So the supeputers called System Support are not that super. They are just regrputers. (We could be super if we reached a higher rank.) Laura said.
¡°Could we make a few stops?¡± I asked Alice and Paulina on our way back to Sawyer manor. ¡°What kind of stops?¡± Alice asked. ¡°I need to buy a few things.¡± I responded. ¡°What kinds of things?¡± Paulina asked. ¡°Perhaps I can show you to a good store.¡± ¡°Well, I need at least a magic pen. Christina actually gave me an order slip for one before we even left Alewatch. I also wanted to take a look at some armor. And perhaps some other clothing.¡± I said. The pen was the most important thing, so I could get into contact with Christina. I need to discuss the monster situation in the dungeon with her. The armor and clothing are honestly for Lunatite experiments. ¡°A magic pen. I see. I know a ce.¡± Paulina said. ¡°It¡¯s a bit of a walk, so we should get a carriage.¡± ¡°Oh. A carriage. I can take care of that.¡± I said before getting Overdrive out of the collection. ¡°Overdrive.¡± ¡°Wh¡­what is that?¡± Paulina asked. ¡°Overdrive. My golem carriage.¡± I answered before opening the door. ¡°... is it safe?¡± Paulina asked. ¡°Yes.¡± Alice answered before getting on the front seat. ¡°... Well, if you say so.¡± Paulina said. She got into the back seat and I got into the driver''s seat.
We actually got stopped twice on our way to the shop by patrolling knights, but I just opened the door and showed them the mithril medal and they would let us keep going. ¡°Is this the ce?¡± I asked Paulina as we had reached the store she rmended. As I didn¡¯t hear an answer from her, I looked to the back seat and saw her sleeping there. She really must be tired. Perhaps I can just let her sleep. I got out of Overdrive and an employee of the store came outside to greet me. I asked her where I should park my carriage and she showed me the ce. I ordered Overdrive to drive there. I love this self-driving APC. I decided to let Paulina sleep in Overdrive, but I was a bit scared of leaving her there alone, so I ended up summoning Dancing Fairy to keep an eye on her. And to make sure no one could steal Overdrive. Of course it would be difficult to steal a sentient APC, but I¡¯m not sure how my machine monsters work exactly. There is a chance that Overdrive can¡¯t resistmandsing from the pedals and the steering wheel on the driver¡¯s seat. Summoning two monsters of course meant that I would need to keep my duel disk active, but that is a small price to pay for ease of mind. The employee then led both Alice and I into the store. We ended up buying a few things. For one, I got my magic pen. It looked like a normal ballpoint pen on the outside, except that instead of having the clickity bit on the top, it had a sliding thing on the side. When slid downwards, it revealed the end that could turn mana into ink. And when slid up, it would reveal an eraser end that could use mana to erase the magic ink. I also found something called travel jam. It was apparently a longsting jam that made travel rations taste a lot better, so I ended up buying one jar of it. I didn¡¯t have problems with foodst time, but better to have it just in case. I also analyzed the jam for dungeon reproduction. I think it might be a good idea to have some cheap food avable in the first floor of the dungeon, just in case adventurers forget to bring some. Perhaps I should use a copy of Emergency Provisions and analyze the food thates out of it and add that as well. And maybe some sort of water source would be good as well. I could use one of those water dispensers that the adventurer¡¯s guild has for that. Alice also found a book written by a retired A-rank adventurer. It does seem useful, but she paid 6 gold coins for it. Not a price I would pay for a book. There was also a travel tea set that I ended up buying. No, I¡¯m not addicted, I just thought it would be nice to have. I also picked up a jar of high quality tea leaves and an infuser while at it. In total, I ended up paying 7 gold and arge silver for my things. Compared to Alice¡¯s book, I¡¯d say not bad. Of course the pen was paid for by Christina, so it might have been more than I should have paid for some jam and tea. But I guess you have to pay for the quality stuff.
Our next stop was a clothing store. I wanted some PJs of my own. And some other clothes as well. I had noticed that the clothes I now wore didn¡¯t have the always clean enchantment that my originals had. My underwear did survive that incident, but I wanted to hold onto them as my final clean pair, as having always clean underwear as your backup just sounds like a good idea. The same went for my socks. I checked plenty of clothing, but I really didn¡¯t like most of the materials used. And the style on the higher quality ones wasn¡¯t great for my daily wear, as they were mostly button-up shirts. I did buy one silk undershirt and some silk boxers. As well as two sets of silk PJs.
One more stop before going back to the manor. An armor shop. I had seen it on the way to the first store and drove back to it. I, again, parked Overdrive in what I assumed would be a good spot for it and went inside with Alice. After all, I was going to make some Lunatite armor for both of us, so I needed host clothing for it. Assuming that it will even work. ¡°Wee.¡± I heard a female voice wee us as we walked into the store. ¡°How may I help you?¡± I looked around trying to spot who spoke to us, but the only one I could see was the dwarf behind the counter. I assume he is a dwarf. He definitely looks the part. Short and bulky with a luscious beard. ¡°Mister? Is something wrong?¡± I heard the female voice once again asking. But this time, I realized where it wasing from. The bearded dwarf had a female voice. She hade out from behind the counter and I could get a better look at her. I noticed her chest is ¡­ swollen. She has to be female. Probably. Or dwarfs are weird. Perhaps both. Now that I was looking at her closer, I noticed a few things that could have given away her gender. Other than her chest area. Firstly, her hair and beard were both well kept and partly in braids. Her beard actually reminded me a bit of the beard of Thor in Avengers: Endgame. No, not fat-Thor, but thebat Thor from the final fight. Her hair on the other hand was in many smaller braids. Doing a hairstyle like that has to take forever as you would have to separate your hair to small sections and then braid those sections. ¡°Mister? Are you alright? You are starting a lot.¡± The female dwarf said. ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± I said as I lowered my head. ¡°I¡¯ve just never seen a dwarf before and wasn¡¯t expecting a voice like that from ¡­ ¡° I ended up shutting my mouth at that point as the dwarf got a dark look on her face. ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± I repeated. ¡°Well, I suppose I can let it slide if you buy something.¡± Thedy dwarf said to me. ¡°So, what will it be? A weapon perhaps? Or some armor?¡± ¡°Armor, please. For both me and her.¡± I said. ¡°Brian. You don¡¯t need to buy any for me.¡± Alice said. ¡°I can get it myself.¡± ¡°No. Armor is important. You can just pay me backter if it is that important.¡± I told Alice. I¡¯m actually a bit surprised that she was going to buy it herself, instead of just asking me to buy it for her. ¡°That is correct. Without it, one blow could be fatal.¡± The dwarf said. ¡°And both of you seem to have very little. The miss has a jacket that might do something, but mister has nothing.¡± ¡°Yeah. My equipment kind of broke a few days ago and I haven¡¯t had time to pick up new stuff yet, so here I am.¡± I admitted. ¡°Oh. I see. I shall get you something better that won¡¯t break in the future.¡± The dwarfdy said. I hope it is something that can also host Lunatite. CH.152 What to Specialize in CH.152 What to Specialize in ¡°So, what kind of fighting styles do you two use?¡± The dwarfdy asked. ¡°And what kind of weapons do you use?¡± ¡°I¡¯m a mage.¡± Alice said as she pulled her staff out of her fanny pack. She doesn¡¯t actually use it inbat, as the treant staff isn¡¯t ready for use yet, but still. ¡°I ¡­ I¡¯m a summoner. But I sometimes also fight on the front lines.¡± I said. ¡°A summoner, eh. I see. Fighting alongside your beasts. It is the popr style.¡± The dwarf said. ¡°What weapon do you use?¡± ¡°Oh right. This.¡± I said as I pulled my mithril sword out of my fanny pack. ¡°An arming sword. May I take a look at it?¡± The dwarf asked. ¡°Sure.¡± I said and handed it over. She pulled the sword out of the scabbard and looked at it. ¡°Mithril. Well made. Enchanted. Light attribute, I believe.¡± She listed some of the sword''s abilities just by holding it in her hand. ¡°Who made this?¡± ¡°It¡¯s from a dungeon.¡± I answered. ¡°I see. I thought it might be.¡± She said as she sheath the sword. ¡°Thought? But still asked about the maker? Why would you even think it is dungeon made?¡± I asked. ¡°That.¡± She said and pointed at my duel disk. ¡°It¡¯s orichalcum, isn¡¯t it?¡± ¡­ is it? I have no clue. Laura. (Is that true?) (Yes. It is made of orichalcum.) Laura confirmed. ¡°... I think it is.¡± I said, not confirming or nor denying the im. ¡°I thought as much. It¡¯s a dungeon master¡¯s terminal, right?¡± She asked. ¡°Why would you think that?¡± I asked. ¡°There are only two ces that I know of where you can get orichalcum and I highly doubt that you would use the other, so you must have gotten it from a dungeon when you were made a master. I know some dungeon masters can transform their terminals, so something like that is doable for them.¡± The dwarf said. She seems to know a lot about this stuff. Of course she is somewhat wrong, as I got it when I became the founder, but founder and master aren¡¯t that different. (Yes they are.) Laura said. (Doesn¡¯t matter at this moment. Both founders and masters have a terminal.) I said back. Actually, if a master can alter their terminal, perhaps Christina can alter hers. Maybe if she gets enough favor with the dungeon or something. Even mine got improved from the DiaDhank to an actual duel disk. Perhaps Christina can eventually make hers into a DiaDhank or a duel disk. ¡°Well, you are correct, but does it matter?¡± I asked. ¡°No. No it doesn¡¯t. But I was wondering about the shape. And these pictures on it.¡± The dwarf said. ¡°It helps with my summonings.¡± I said. ¡°I see. So a shield would be unusable for you as you need this on your left arm.¡± The dwarf deduced. ¡°No, I actually have a shield already.¡± I said. ¡°Oh, you do? May I see it?¡± The dwarf asked. I checked the size of the shop. It isn¡¯t small, but there are swords and pieces of armor everywhere, so I might not want to summon a giant shield here. ¡°Is something the matter?¡± The dwarf asked. ¡°You don¡¯t have to show me the shield if you don¡¯t want to.¡± ¡°No, it¡¯s just¡­ it won¡¯t fit into the shop.¡± I said. ¡°What!? What kind of shield do you use?¡± The dwarf asked. ¡°If we go outside, I can show you.¡± I told her.
The dwarf led us outside the shop. We were going to the backyard, but as she didn¡¯t want to disrupt the workers in the back, she led us out the front door and around the building. On doing so, we passed the ce where I had left Overdrive. ¡°Whose carriage is this?¡± The dwarf wondered as she looked at Overdrive. ¡°Mine actually.¡± I said. ¡°Yours? I didn¡¯t think dungeon masters are paid that much. I¡¯m in the wrong business.¡± The dwarf said. ¡°Well, I didn¡¯t exactly buy it. It was more like a gift.¡± I said. A gift from my skill.
¡°Millennium Shield.¡± I summoned my shield. The backyard wasn¡¯trge, but there was more than enough space for my shield. There were some broken earth dummies on the ground, seemingly left there after someone had sliced them into pieces with a sword or some other weapon. ¡°... How did you do that?¡± The dwarfdy asked after Millennium Shield appeared. ¡°Summoning magic.¡± I answered. ¡°... I didn¡¯t know you could summon shields with it.¡± The dwarf said. ¡°Well, I might be the only one who can summon a shield.¡± I admitted. ¡°Hmm. I see. Well, considering the size of this shield, I¡¯d say that focusing on it and your summoning is the bestbination. But at the same time, you might want to just hang back with the protection from the shield and use your summons to fight for you. Fighting with them can be dangerous and you have no reason to put yourself in danger. Unless your other summons aren¡¯t strong enough.¡± The dwarfdy said. ¡°No. They are plenty strong.¡± I said. Perhaps a little too strong in some cases. ¡°Then you absolutely should hang back. Don¡¯t be a hero just because you think it is cool.¡± The dwarf said. ¡°Let¡¯s go back inside. I think I have something for you two.¡±
¡°For you miss, I have a mage¡¯s cloak. It improves your mana recovery and has some defense against arrows and magic. But it doesn¡¯t do well against melee attacks.¡± The dwarfdy said as she brought out a dark blue cloak. ¡°It is alsopletely waterproof, so you don¡¯t need another cloak in case of rain.¡± She added. Remember that Alice already has a lightly armored jacket from her parents ¡°Th-Thank you.¡± Alice said as she tried to cloak on. The dark blue made a nice contrast with her blond hair. ¡°You should also visit this shop.¡± The dwarf said as she handed Alice something like a business card. ¡°They specialize in making clothing for magicians and they can help you get some better stuff. It won¡¯t help your defense, but will help your offensive power.¡± ¡°Yes. I will.¡± Alice said. ¡°Now for you.¡± She turned to me. ¡°If you really want to keep fighting on the frontline with that huge shield, you should get a full suit of armor. It will definitely keep you the most safe.¡± The dwarf said. ¡°Yeah, no. I¡¯d be too slow.¡± I said. It¡¯s not that I don¡¯t like the idea at all, but it would have to have more utility. ¡°I thought you would say that.¡± She said. ¡°Then the best is probably this.¡± She pulled out a leather jacket of some kind. ¡°This one is made of orc hide, but it can be made of other materials. It has slots for thin metal tes that will help in absorbing damage from all sources. This type of armor is generally liked by mobile adventurers. It will allow you both to act in the backline, but also go to the frontlines with your shield. But please do note that being decent at everything is worse than being really good at something.¡± ¡­ so it¡¯s kind of like a te carrier. It had slots for tes in the front, back, sides and upper and lower arms. It might be a bit much, but it should be better than full armor. I tried it on and it was ¡­ fine, but the orc leather really didn¡¯t feel that nice. I also analyzed it while I was wearing it, in case I can recreate a better version of it with the dungeon. I should actually just summon out many of my monsters and analyze their weapons and armor so I can hopefully recreate it with the dungeon. That way, I can make what feels the best for me. ¡°I like the style, but I don¡¯t like the material.¡± I said to the dwarf. ¡°It¡¯s also a bit heavier than I would like.¡± ¡°We could make it out of higher ss materials, but it will cost a lot.¡± The dwarf offered. ¡°We could also use mithril instead of steel, as it is a bit lighter. And we could enchant the armor with lightness.¡± ¡°Thanks. I¡¯ll think about it, but I won¡¯t buy anything for myself today.¡± I said. ¡°We will take that cloak though.¡± ¡°I see. The cloak will be 43 gold coins.¡± The dwarf said. As Alice didn¡¯t have that much, I ended up paying for it.
¡°Pleasee again.¡± The dwarf wished us off. ¡°And you¡¯d better have made up your mind by next time.¡± She added. I didn¡¯t really mean to rush out like that, but I realized (Laura reminded me) that if we shop for any longer, we won¡¯t make it back to the manor before my time with Overdrive runs out. ¡°Brian, are you sure you shouldn¡¯t have bought something?¡± Alice asked. ¡°It should be fine.¡± I said. ¡°I can keep myself safe with my cards most of the time. And as long as I stay back, I should bepletely safe.¡± ¡°Actually, I wanted to ask about that. The manticore roar thing.¡± Alice said. ¡°Oh. Threatening Roar? It is this.¡± I said as I got the card out of collection and handed it to Alice. ¡°... it¡¯s gray.¡± Alice said as she took it. ¡°Yeah. That¡¯s because it can¡¯t be used at the moment. It will regain its color tomorrow and then I can use it again.¡± I said. ¡°But how did you use it? I don¡¯t think you said its name.¡± Alice said. ¡°I can do it because of Pack Opener. If I set the cards in a certain way, I can have them activate on their own with no additional input from me. That card activated because the orc tried to attack me. Then it caused that roar that stunned the orcs.¡± I exined. ¡°That seems extremely useful. Why didn¡¯t you tell me about it? You could have given me something like that.¡± Alice said. ¡°I just ¡­ never tested if it even works. Now I know that it works, I¡¯ll probably set something on you, if you don¡¯t mind. Having safetys like that isn¡¯t a bad thing.¡± I said. ¡°Will that be my reward for the orc hunting mission?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Sure. We can do that.¡± I agreed. ¡°But could you wait until tomorrow for that? I don¡¯t have any sleeves or toploaders at the moment and I will get more tomorrow.¡± ¡°I can, but what are sleeves? And toploaders?¡± Alice asked. I took out a couple more cards from the collection. The Trojan Horse was what I used as an example of a sleeved card. I already had Threatening Roar out as a toploader card. And I got my ssic Beaver Warrior as an example of a card without either. I quickly exined the basic rules of the cards, like being able to reuse them and stuff. I did mention that toploader monsters cane back if they die, so that Alice would be willing to sacrifice Dark Magician Girl or Getsu Fuhma for her own survival.
I drove us back to the manor and we got pulled over once again. But this time it resulted in getting a knight escort back to the manor gates. With one more show of the mithril medal, we were past the gate and I drove up to the main door. I also heard a knight saying: ¡°At least he used a carriage this time.¡± They did say some ¡­ not so kind things about not having one yesterday. I had my fairies that had been sleeping on Paulina¡¯sp wake both themselves and Paulina up. Honestly, there has to be a more gentle way of waking someone up than pulling their ears. At least they weren¡¯t pulling her hair out. ¡°Good ¡­ I was going to say morning, but it is actually evening.¡± I said to Paulina as she was waking up. ¡°...what? Where?¡± She was muttering. ¡°You are sleeping in my car. And we just got back to the manor. So let¡¯s head inside. I think it¡¯s about time for dinner.¡± I told her. As we got out of Overdrive, I saw two maids walk out of the manor to wee us.
As dinner wasn¡¯t ready to be served yet, I was going to take this opportunity to use my other copy of Lighten the Load for four more pack tokens. The tributes for that card were two copies of St. Joan, one Suijin and one Humanoid Worm Drake. They were all extra copies, so I don''t mind getting rid of them. Spoiler
[copse] (So, Laura, about this idea you spoke about earlier. What cards do we need for it?) I asked Laura. I have four pack tokens, so if I¡¯m lucky, I¡¯ll get what I need. (You already have everything you need for the first idea I have.) Laura said. (But a second copy of Different Dimension Gate from Dark Crisis might be necessary for the second idea.) (Okay. Dark Crisis it is then.) I decided. (It is also in Dark Revtion Volume 1, so we could use the toploader Good Goblin Housekeeping and go for that instead.) Laura said. (Oh. Nice call. Let¡¯s do that instead.)
¡°Good Goblin Housekeeping.¡±
[Daily Pack Tokens: 16] [Daily Reprint Tokens: 6]
[Current Pack Tokens: 4] [Current Reprint Tokens: 0]
You can transfer up to 5 tokens and 1 daily token per one use.
Okay. Let¡¯s move those tokens over. And I guess I¡¯ll transfer one more daily token as well while I¡¯m at it.
[Daily Pack Tokens: 15] [Daily Reprint Tokens: 7]
[Current Pack Tokens: 0] [Current Reprint Tokens: 4]
You can transfer up to 5 tokens and 1 daily token per one use.
Now, four packs of DR1 let¡¯s go! Spoiler DR1 1 Spell Vanishing, D. Tribe, Dark Scorpion Combination, Kishido Spirit, Dark Snake Syndrome, Shinato''s Ark, Magical Scientist, Giant Orc, D.D. Crazy Beast, Neko Mane King, Union Rider, Darkbishop Archfiend DR1 2 Thunder of Ruler, Anti-Spell, Staunch Defender, Frontline Base, Gather Your Mind, Contract with the Dark Master, X-Head Cannon, Dark Scorpion - Meanae the Thorn, Master Kyonshee, Yomi Ship, Goblin of Greed, Keldo DR1 3 Spell Shield Type-8, Thunder of Ruler, Ojama Trio, Reasoning, Contract with the Abyss, Falling Down, Great Phantom Thief, Agido, Old Vindictive Magician, Cyber Raider, A Man with Wdjat, Dark Scorpion - Gorg the Strong DR1 4 Spell Vanishing, Battle-Scarred, Exhausting Spell, Butterfly Dagger - Elma, Royal Tribute, Combination Attack, Little-Winguard, Tsukuyomi, Magical nt Mandrag, Maju Garzett, D.D. Trainer, Arsenal Summoner [copse] Well, no Different Dimension Gate, but there was some decent stuff. I still need to test out Spell Shield Type-8. Having another X-Head Cannon is nice. But other than that, it is mostly just meh.
(Now back to this idea of yours.) I went back to Laura. (What is it?) (First, we take Dark Factory of Mass Production. Then we install Different Dimension Gate into it. And then install that card into you, Master.) Laura said. ¡­ excuse me, What? Install a spell into a spell and install that spell into me? (Is that safe?) I asked. (As far as I know, it should be.) Laura said. (... well, I¡¯ll at least do the first part.) I agreed with her. I took Dark Factory of Mass Production and Different Dimension Gate from the collection. (Dark Factory is the host card, right?) I confirmed. (Yes. Install Different Dimension Gate into Dark Factory of Mass Production.) Laura confirmed. ¡°Install.¡± I did as she instructed. The cards shined brightly andbined into one card. The resulting card was Different Dimension Factory. Spoiler [copse] CH.153 Different Dimension Factory CH.153 Different Dimension Factory Spoiler [copse] ¡­ what is this? A custom card? Where did ite from? Why? Laura? Do you feel like exining this? (I believe there is no need for that. Do as the card says and install it into yourself.) Laura said. (... are you sure it is safe?) I wondered. (It should be.) She said back. (I don¡¯t like the word ¡®should¡¯.) I said back. (You have done more dangerous things.) Laura said. (If everything goes wrong, you can always destroy it with Mystical Space Typhoon.) (I still think this might be a bad idea.) (But you love bad ideas. Why else would you insist on flying dragons too close to others.) (... because it is fun¡­) I admitted. (And exposure therapy. If people get used to it, I can do it all the time.) (Not the greatest n you have ever had, Master. And quit stalling for time and install the card already.) Laura pressured me. (Yeah, I won¡¯t do it. Not without someone else present. I still don¡¯t trust this custom card.) I said and decided to leave the install for after dinner. I was going to use Level Ups on Alice anyway, so I can have her with MST watching over me as I install this custom piece.
During dinner, Alice once again had an opportunity to do some story telling. Telling everyone how we took down the orcs and their settlement. And adding in a part of me quickly growing a dragon to over three times its original size. Alice might have exaggerated a bit by telling everyone it was over five times the original size, but I said it was more like three times. Not that adding the correct information helped at all. ¡°How many dragons do you have contracts with?¡± The earl asked, seemingly more out of interest than anything else. ¡°Are we speaking about therge dragons or all of them? I only have fiverge dragons.¡± I answered. The five I counted are Blue-Eyes, Red-Eyes, Tri-Horned Dragon, Horus LV8 and Meteor Dragon. Yeah, I have three copies of Blue-Eyes and two copies of Red-Eyes, but I¡¯ll let them be.In case you are wondering, Brian has a total of 36 unique dragon-type monsters in his collection at the moment. ¡°Five? Large dragons? Are you nning on taking over the country?¡± The earl asked, seeming a bit panicked. ¡°Why would I? Do you know how much paperwork that would mean?¡± I asked. ¡°That¡¯s your reason? You didn¡¯t say anything about not being able to do it.¡± The earl said. ¡°Well, I¡¯m not sure if I could. But at the same time, if I used my dragons for that, there might be no kingdom left to rule. Or at the very least, it would need some major repairs. Taking over a kingdom with force is not the way to go. All you will get is a destroyed kingdom.¡± I reasoned. ¡°Then how would you take over a kingdom?¡± The earl asked. ¡°I wouldn¡¯t. Too much work.¡± I said. ¡°But honestly, perhaps mind control the King. Then marry a princess and kill off every other prince and princess so that the princess bes the Queen. And then I would by technicality be the King.¡± ¡°Hmm. I see.¡± The earl muttered. You aren¡¯t nning on a takeover, right? I didn¡¯t just give you a battlen? Well, if I did, I can always go against that n with my Monster Reborns. Can¡¯t keep them dead if I resurrect them. Luckily someone at the table didn¡¯t read the grimm mood and changed the topic. ¡°Mr. Brian, would you show me one of these dragons?¡± Jonathan asked. ¡°Sure. I can do that.¡± I answered. I don¡¯t mind showing them off. ¡°But I have promises to keep tomorrow, so you might have to wait a few days.¡± ¡°No. No. No. No dragons.¡± Angelina countered. ¡°Why not? I¡¯m not going to have him fight them.¡± I said. ¡°I agree.¡± The earl said. ¡°Seeing the overwhelming might of a dragon is quite awe-inspiring.¡± ¡°Have you seen one?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes. When I was young. One of my ssmates was a summoner and they made a contract with a dragon.¡± The earl began a story that went on for the rest of the dinner. Apparently, I¡¯m not the only one that wants to show off my dragons at every opportunity.
¡°Alice, could youe into my room for a few minutes?¡± I asked Alice as we were heading back to our rooms after dinner. I was a little hesitant to ask it as it sounds ¡­ questionable, but as I said we don¡¯t need a maid to show us the way, it was just the two of us. ¡°I can, but why?¡± Alice asked. ¡°I¡¯m going to install a card into myself and I¡¯m a bit afraid of it. I just want you to watch over me as I do, in case something goes wrong.¡± I said. ¡°After that, I¡¯ll also use the Level Ups on us.¡± ¡°I see. Then let¡¯s go.¡± Alice agreed.
¡°Here. I want you to hold onto this. And if I say use it, I want you to activate it targeting Different Dimension Factory. Do you understand?¡± I asked Alice as I handed her my toploader Mystical Space Typhoon. ¡°Yes. If you say something is wrong, I will use this card to destroy Different Dimension Factory.¡± Alice repeated. ¡°Good. I¡¯ll start then.¡± I said as I held the Different Dimension Factory up to my chest. ¡°Install.¡± The wave of pleasure hit me again. But a lot stronger. I thought I was getting used to this, but I most definitely am not. This one is worse than any before this. The pleasure was getting so overwhelming, it was painful. Extremely painful. I ended up biting my lip to keep myself from screaming. ¡°Brian? Are you alright? Should I use the card?¡± Alice asked, worried about me. ¡°I ¡­ ¡° I almost said yes, but Laura spoke to me. (No. Don¡¯t interrupt it. It¡¯s working.) Laura said to me. ¡°... I¡¯m ¡­ fine¡­ I ¡­ can ¡­ go ¡­ on.¡± I said to Alice, between my breaths. If Laura says to go on, I will.
¡°Haa, haa, haa.¡± Finally, the pain ended. Why was this one so much worse? I swear. This is thest time I¡¯ll use a custom card. (I believe the more likely reason for it is that Master has installed multiple cards into himself in thest few days and your body hasn¡¯t had the time to fully adjust to them.) Laura said. Well, I guess in Yugioh you can only equip five cards at a time to a monster. Well, technically ten, if both yers equip five cards to the same monster. But why were the first and fourth ones the worst? And the third was by far the easiest. (It might be because the other three made a new skill, whereas United we Stand simply evolved your skill.) Laura reasoned. Okay. So two things learned here. One, don¡¯t install more than three cards in a quick session. And quick doesn¡¯t mean taking an hour break between installs. Quick means absolutely no more than one install a day. And I probably should have at least two to three days between each install. (A week might be better.) Laura said. (Probably.) I agreed. And the second thing. Cards that make new skills have more intense effects. At least that is a good thing. I wonder how the magic attribute messingpares to a new skill? What is the worst? As I was still recovering, I asked Alice which install felt worse for her and she gave an immediate answer. ¡°The first one. It was way worse.¡± Alice said. Okay. Good to know. I guess in a week or so I can install something into Paulina and get her opinion on things as well. ¡°But did this one seed? Or should I use this?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Give me a second. I¡¯ll check.¡± I answered and pulled up my status.
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human !
Level: 40
HP: 1040
Mana: 1280
Strength: 305
Defense: 525
Magic: 385
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.4 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.1 (unique)
Telekinesis LV.1 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.2 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Mana Control LV.3
Shining Taunt LV.1
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (Greater)
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
¡­ excuse me, what? A unique skill? Laura. What the hell was this idea? You can¡¯t just go around making unique skills. (Actually, you are the one who made it.) Laura said. (It was your idea, so it is your fault. I just executed it.) I said back. (What does this skill even do?) (No idea. It is a brand new skill, so there is no system information about it.) Laura said. (... oh great. Well, I guess we can experiment. But let¡¯s get Alice out of the room first, just in case.) ¡°Yeah. It seeded alright. Thanks for watching over me.¡± I said to Alice. ¡°Please give that card back to me and I¡¯ll use the level ups.¡± ¡°Sure.¡± Alice responded and handed MST back to me. ¡°What skill did you get? Could you tell me?¡± ¡°I ¡­ I¡¯ll think about it, but I think I¡¯ll keep it to myself for now.¡± I said. It¡¯s not like I don¡¯t trust Alice, but making a unique skill is ¡­ kind of crazy. The fact that installs sometimes make extra skills is already stupid, but unique skills are even more rare. ¡°I see. I hope you will tell me about it one day.¡± Alice said. Yeah. Hopefully the skill is nothing too crazy. Anyway, let¡¯s do the level ups.
I got out the four toploader copies of Level Up! I used one on my overall level and the same for Alice. But for the skills, I was actually thinking of something else. ¡°I want to level up Pack Opener. Level Up.¡± I said to activate my Level Up! I was honestly not expecting for anything strange to happen, but instead of seeding, a system screen with an error popped up.
ERROR!
Unique skills cannot be leveled up by outside interference.
¡­ really? Now my cards are ¡°outside interference¡±. Well, I guess that is fine, but I would have still liked to be able to do it. ¡°Brian? What was that?¡± Alice asked, looking at the card in my hand. The card hadn¡¯t lost its color so I could still use it. ¡°Apparently this card can¡¯t be used on unique skills.¡± I answered. ¡°Oh. Well, that is only your Pack Opener, right? And that skill made the card, so I guess it makes sense that it cannot level up the skill that made it.¡± Alice said. ¡°Yeah. That¡¯s true.¡± Well, the second part anyway. ¡°But then, I wonder if it works on Card Summoner either. Let¡¯s test that. I want to increase the level of Alice¡¯s Card Summoner, Level Up!¡± I said, before waiting for Alice¡¯s opinion. But again, an error screen popped up.
ERROR!
Card Summoner (extra) is unaffected by cards made with Pack Opener (unique).
¡­ so it didn¡¯t work. Well, I guess it is fine, again, but it still would be nice. ¡°Error? Unaffected?¡± Alice seemed to be reading the same error message I was. ¡°Yeah. Apparently I can¡¯t use it on that either.¡± I said. ¡°I¡¯ll use it on some other skill. What do you want?¡± ¡°Dark Magic, please.¡± Alice responded. I somewhat expected her to pick her Magician¡¯s Power extra skill, but she picked that one instead. I did as instructed and the card activated just fine. Then I used one on myself, leveling up Mana Control again. I want that skill to at least level five before I level up anything else. It does to an extent bottle-neck my other skills, so I want it at a decent level before I level up Telekinesis or Summoner¡¯s Unity. And until I figure out my equipment, I won¡¯t level up Shining Taunt.
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human !
Level: 42
HP: 1060
Mana: 1350
Strength: 315
Defense: 535
Magic: 405
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.4 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.1 (unique)
Telekinesis LV.1 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.2 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Mana Control LV.4
Shining Taunt LV.1
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (Greater)
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
Of course Brian didn¡¯t see Alice¡¯s status at this time, but I¡¯ll leave it here in case you want to see it.
Name: Alice Watchman
Race: Human
Level: 15
HP: 230
Mana: 880
Strength: 115
Defense: 145
Magic: 645
Skills:
Card Summoner LV.1 (extra)
Magician¡¯s Power LV.2 (extra)
Dark Magic LV.3
Mana Control LV.5
Magic Boost LV.3
Quick Cast LV.2
Fast Mana Recovery LV.3
I said good night to Alice and led her back to her room. Well, the other way around. First her room then the good night. Anyway, I summoned Aqua Spirit and had her make me a quick bath. I don¡¯t know if she is sad that all I use her for is bath water, but she seems happy any time I summon her, so I think it is fine. But anyway. Let¡¯s test out the new skill. (Laura, did you find something out?) I asked. I had her testing the skill while I took the bath. You know, just in case. (You should take a rxed position. I rmend you justy down on the bed. Then either think or say ¡®Different Dimension Factory¡¯.) Laura informed me. (Simple enough.) I did as instructed and went to bed. ¡­ That sounds like I¡¯ll just sleep. Iid on the bed and quietly said: ¡°Different Dimension Factory.¡± As I did, the world around me went white.
As my vision returned, I saw a hallway that was made of white materials. It wasn¡¯t that long, only about 100 meters. With a width of about 30 meters and height of about 20 meters. On both sides of the hallway were many, many doors and at the end of it, arge garage door. Or something like that. But that is not the important part. The important part is the person that stood there. She was a bit taller than I am, at about 185 cm tall. Her brown hair extended just a little past her shoulders. Her green eyes shimmered, almost like they were holding the entire night sky in them. Her figure was great, just like it had always been. I still wonder what I did to ever deserve her. I took a few steps so I was right in front of her and ced my hand on her cheek. It felt warm. So she is not just an illusion or a trick my mind is ying. I was thinking of saying something, but I didn¡¯t know what to say. Instead, I just hugged her. ¡°Master?¡± I heard Laura ask. ¡°No yet. I need a bit more.¡± I said as I held her tight.
¡°So, what is this ce?¡± I asked Laura. No, this isn¡¯t my Laura. Well, she is, but not really. ¡°It is a mental ne. Or perhaps a sub-space would be more urate. It is simr to other worlds that are connected with the one Master currently resides in, like the spirit world and the demon world.¡± Laura exined. ¡°And how can you take that form?¡± ¡°As this is your mental ne, normal rules don¡¯t exactly apply here.¡± Laura answered. ¡°I¡¯m capable of realizing a body for myself here.¡± ¡°I see. And what about the outside world?¡± I asked. ¡°Does time move there?¡± ¡°Yes it does. However, if we can raise the level of the skill, we might be able to cause a time dtion between the worlds.¡± Laura said. ¡°Also, Master¡¯s body is stillying on the bed. You cannot escape into this skill in case of danger.¡± ¡°I see. So it is like a VRMMO. Ie here and exist as an avatar, but my real body is still somewhere else.¡± ¡°If you want to see it that way.¡± Laura said. ¡°So, what are we going to do with this ce?¡± I asked. ¡°We can do anything you want to. But if we go back to your monsters, I believe we can link this skill with your Pack Opener and summon the monsters in this world.¡± Laura said. ¡°Well, this building is notrge enough to hold them.¡± Imented. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. Just open one of the doors and look in.¡± Laura said. I did as she said and walked up to the first door on the right. I opened it and all I could see was a white void. ¡°... not the most pleasing ce to live.¡± Imented. ¡°It might be like this at the moment, but we can change that.¡± Laura said. ¡°... we can?¡± ¡°Of course. Did you already forget all of your cards?¡± Laura said. ¡°Forest, Wastnd, Mountain, SogenGrasnd, UmiOcean, YamiDarkness. All of the other Field Spells Master has. We can install them into the rooms to make them better.¡± ¡°Oh. Yeah. That¡¯s nice. Then just summon monsters in the habitat that they like.¡± ¡°Yes. I believe that will make them happy.¡± Laura said. ¡°But won¡¯t it be bad if they are summoned here and then I need to summon them in the real world?¡± I asked. ¡°As I said, this is Master¡¯s mental ne. In here, normal rules don¡¯t exactly apply. Of course I may be wrong, but I believe that the monsters here wouldn¡¯t count as being summoned in the same way as they do outside.¡± Laura answered. ¡°Ah. I see. Then we will test that at some point.¡± I said. ¡°Yawn.¡± ¡°Master. You are tired. You should link Pack Opener and Dungeon Founder with Different Dimension Factory and go to sleep. I¡¯ll make this ce better during the night.¡± Laura said. ¡°Sure¡­¡± I sleepily said. ¡°But why Dungeon Founder?¡± ¡°I¡¯d like to use it to manage this area better. It has features that I can use to make cameras in this ne.¡± Laura reasoned. ¡°And I can also make us a bedroom.¡± ¡­ bedroom? ¡­ yes. For all the right reasons, we need that. Don¡¯t we, Laura? ¡­ ¡­ I was honestly expecting her to answer, but it appears she can¡¯t hear my thoughts while we are in here. Or she is tricking me into thinking that. I don¡¯t know. ¡°Yawn.¡± Another yawn from me. I really need to get into bed. Wait. I already am in bed. ¡°So, how do I link the skills?¡± I asked. ¡°I can do it for you, Master. Just give me the order.¡± Laura answered. ¡°... okay. Laura, please link Pack Opener and Dungeon Founder to Different Dimension Factory¡± I ordered her. ¡°Order received. Executing.¡± Laura said. ¡°Master, you should leave this ne and go to sleep.¡± ¡°I will. Just one more thing. When we are here, please don¡¯t call me ¡®Master¡¯. When here, call me Brian, or Dear, or Love.¡± I said to Laura before I closed my eyes and tried to leave that ce.
I opened my eyes again and found myself on the bed. Well, I¡¯m in my new PJs,ying in bed, tired. Nothing more to it than to fall asleep. I do wonder, if I fall asleep in Different Dimension Factory, would I fall asleep here as well? If I do, I could sleep with Laura again. Well, that is a question I can answer another day. CH.154 What did you do? CH.154 What did you do? Hmm. Is it morning? It¡¯s unusual that I wake on my own. Usually Laura is here to wake me up. I get out of bed and walk up to a window. It¡¯s still dark outside, so perhaps I woke up too early. Well, I feel rested enough so perhaps I slept enough. (Laura? Where are you?) I called on her as she hadn¡¯t said anything yet. (Oh. Good morning, Master. I¡¯m sorry. I didn¡¯t realize that I can¡¯t hear your thoughts while I manifest myself in the Different Dimension Factory.) Laura said. (Aah. I see. So you were there.) I realized why Laura wasn¡¯t here to wake me up. (It is still a bit early. You can head back to bed if you¡¯d like.) Laura said. (... no. It¡¯s fine. I already woke up and I feel well rested.) I said back. (Then would youe to the Different Dimension Factory? I¡¯d like to show you some of the things I did during the night.) Laura said. (Yeah. I¡¯lle over.) I said as I headed back to bed. But you said you weren¡¯t tired. I know what I said, but I need to be in afortable position to use Different Dimension Factory.
¡°Good morning, Dear.¡± I heard Laura say as soon as I materialized in my skill. Is that the right word? Or would it be realized? I think Laura used the word realize yesterday. ¡°Good morning.¡± I said back, as I gave her a good morning hug. It felt good to be called dear again. I don¡¯t mind being called Master, but it does feel a bit like we are roleying. I let Laura go and turned slightly to the right. ¡­ what? What is that? The ¡®hallway¡¯ of my factory was filled with monsters of different kinds. The first rows were taken by warriors, spellcasters and other humanoid monsters, but the further you went, the more varied the species became. There had to be at least a hundred monsters here in total. At the front row were some familiar faces, like Dark Pdin, Dark Magician, Dark Sage, ck Luster Soldier, St. Joan, Vampire Lord and others that I had put either a toploader or a sleeve on. ¡°GOOD MORNING, MASTER!¡± They all said in unison. ¡­ I don¡¯t know how to react to this. ¡°... G¡­ Good morning, everyone.¡± I said back to them.
¡°How long did you practice that?¡± I asked Laura. ¡°I apologize, but I don¡¯t know. I knew they nned it, but the preparations for it were taken care of by Dark Pdin and ck Luster Soldier.¡± Laura said. ¡°Okay¡­ I think it is excessive, but I¡¯ll ept it.¡± I answered, before even realizing what had really happened. ¡°Actually, wait a second. How are so many monsters here? At the same time?¡± ¡°Oh, that. They are because they can be.¡± Laura answered. ¡°After you fell asleep, I began summoning some monsters here as a test. But then the monsters began summoning themselves here, with no input from me. I believe when I linked the skills, the collection became very close to this space and all of the monsters from there coulde here whenever they felt like it. They can be ordered here with a summoning, but they can also just roam free.¡± Laura exined. ¡°I can also ban unruly monsters, but I haven¡¯t had to do that yet.¡± ¡°And what about the time limit?¡± I asked. ¡°They don¡¯t seem to have one here.¡± Laura said. ¡°Their bodies here aren¡¯t exactly physical. They look and seem like they are, but just like you and I, they are just avatars sent by the monsters.¡± ¡°... Okay. Well, if they like it then I suppose this is good.¡±
As the morning greeting was over, the monsters broke away from the formation and entered different rooms in the factory. It felt somewhat like a busy train station or perhaps an airport. I also made sure to take Dark Pdin and ck Luster Soldier to the side and told them, while I did appreciate the gesture, it would not be necessary in the future. I also asked them to be in charge of keeping the monsters in check. Breaking up major fights and so on. They were the strongest monsters I could talk to after all, so having them take care of things like that would be optimal. I just hope they can take care of problems on the level of Master of Oz. Well, they probably can if they get some help from the other humanoid monsters. Laura then showed me the different rooms of the factory. There were forested rooms, rooms with grasnds, a room that had a colosseum (I kind of want to go take a closer look at that), a room that was just darkness. One room was filled with ocean water and I wondered how did the open door keep the water in. Also, the mermaids there wanted to take me for a swim, but I refused as I don¡¯t have unlimited amounts of time at the moment. And I can¡¯t breathe under water. Anyway, as we kept going, we eventually found some rooms that were still empty, but over half of the rooms were still taken by different things. Finally, we arrived at the big garage door at the end. As we approached the door, the door automatically opened. I wonder if Laura ordered it, or if it just has some sort of sensor. What awaited me there wererge ins surrounded by mountains. The mountains formed a U-shape around the ins, with the entrance door at the top part of the U. At the center of the ins were 10 tall towers that made a circle around something like a pedestal. I also looked towards the mountain peaks and saw some dragons flying around. I wonder if there was a fight for what monsters would get what rooms? Or did Laura decide that this room belongs to the dragons? This is quite amazing, but all of this does raise a question. How many cards did Laura use for all of this? And how did she do it all in one night? I guess I should ask her. ¡°Laura, how many cards did you use for these rooms?¡± I asked. ¡°... please wait a moment.¡± She answered, seemingly calcting the answer. ¡°Four hundred and seventeen.¡± She said after a few seconds. ¡­ ¡­ 417? Do I even have that many cards? ¡°Do I even have that many cards?¡± I asked. ¡°Well, I did have to open some new packs. The Legend of Blue-Eyes field spells were especially popr with the monsters, so we ran out of them quite quickly.¡± Laura answered. ¡°I thought you couldn¡¯t open packs.¡± Imented. If I recall correctly, Laura couldn¡¯t open packs or summon monsters, but here, she has done both. ¡°I can while I am here.¡± Laura said. ¡°And where did you get the pack tokens? I should have been out of them.¡± I said. ¡°From right there.¡± She said and pointed at the ten towers ahead of us. Towers? I wonder how towers make pack tokens. I quickly thought of some of the cards I have and then I remembered abo of three cards. No. No. No. You didn¡¯t do it, right. Don¡¯t tell me. Laura. You can¡¯t do that. It¡¯s banned. Well forbidden, but still. I opened my Pack Opener and took a look.
[Pack Opener]
[Collection]
[Sleeve maker]
[Summoning Challenge]
[Promo Trade]
[Instructions]
[Set lists]
[Open Packs]
¡­ Okay, everything is normal. This far. I¡¯m a bit scared of it, but I need to see for myself. I opened the Open Packs tab.
Daily Pack tokens: 97
Current Pack tokens: 714
Avable packs :
Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon
Metal Raiders
Magic Ruler
Pharaoh¡¯s Servant
Labyrinth of Nightmare
Legacy of Darkness
Pharaonic Guardian
Magician¡¯s Force
Dark Crisis
Invasion of Chaos
Ancient Sanctuary
Soul of the Duelist
Rise of Destiny
ming Eternity
Daily Reprint Tokens: 37
Current Reprint Tokens: 103
Avable Reprint sets:
Dark Beginning 1
Dark Revtion Volume 1
Dark Beginning 2
LAURA! WHAT DID YOU DO!?
As I got closer to the towers, I realized that they aren¡¯t towers, but in fact libraries. Royal Magical Library to be precise. At the middle of the circle was the pedestal and two monsters sat near it. They seemed to be ying some sort of a board game, while about every twenty seconds a dagger would appear in the hand of the redhead. She then passed the dagger to the turquoise haired mermaid and the dagger would instantly vanish. They would then go back to their game. ¡°Hello, Guardian Elma, Guardian Kay''est. I see that you have been working hard.¡± I greeted the two Guardians and the suspected aplices of Laura. ¡°Hello, Master. Are you here to look at the fruits of ourbor?¡± Guardian Elma greeted. ¡°Our? I wouldn¡¯t even have to be here, but you said it is too boring to do this alone and forced me to sit here with you.¡± Guardian Kay''estmented. ¡°And that is why you must be here. It is boring.¡± Elma said as another dagger generated in her hand. ¡°Catch.¡± She tossed the dagger over to Kay¡¯est and the dagger disappeared. A few seconds after that, a light shot out from each of the ten towers. The lights gathered at the pedestal in the middle, each causing a system screen to pop up. Each screen said the same thing:
The effect of ¡®Royal Magical Library¡¯ activated. Gained 1 ¡®pack token¡¯.
¡°Yeah. I see you two have been working hard. In fact, why don¡¯t you take a break for now. You can keep goingter, but I have enough pack tokens for now.¡± I said to the two guardians. ¡°Thank you, Master. Lady Laura was pushing us to keep going, even though we said we had been doing it for over seven hours.¡± Elmained a bit, but as Laura took an authoritative nce at her, she shut right up. Elma then grabbed Guardian Kay''est into her arms before walking into the main hub area with her. I guess we don¡¯t really amodate monsters like mermaids that can¡¯t move that well outside of water. Need to work on that at some point.
¡°Now then. Do you want to exin this little operation?¡± I asked Laura. ¡°It is quite simple really.¡± Laura answered. ¡°I summoned the Royal Magical Library. It has an effect to gain a Spell Counters each time a spell card is activated close by. Then I activated Rod of Silence - Kay''est and held it in my hand. Then I used Butterfly Dagger - Elma, but as I was holding the Rod of Silence - Kay''est, Butterfly Dagger - Elma was immediately destroyed. But because of its effect, it came back into the collection after about 15 seconds. Then I just took it out again and activated it again. Every three activations, Royal Magical Library would have maximum counters and I could get a pack token from it.¡± ¡°Then I just tried how many Royal Magical Libraries can gain a token from one spell card activation and the limit seemed to be ten, so I made them into this circr formation. I then learned that monsters can activate their own unique spell cards and I got Guardian Elma to take my ce activating Butterfly Dagger - Elma. And as she quickly got bored of doing it alone, she forced Guardian Kay''est into sitting here with her.¡± Laura exined.
¡°... yeah. I knew that part. I know how thebo works. I knew it probably could be done, I just didn¡¯t want to do it. My question is, why did you do it?¡± I asked Laura in a cold voice. ¡°M ¡­ Master? Did I do something I shouldn¡¯t have done?¡± Laura carefully asked. ¡°... no. You really didn¡¯t. I just didn¡¯t want to do this.¡± I said. ¡°Getting more pack tokens? But Master always does it. Isn¡¯t that why we were using cards like Lighten the Load?¡± Laura asked. ¡°Well yes, but also no. There is a certain beauty in managing the cards I get and using them to the maximum efficiency. But this isn¡¯t it. This is just breaking the system and calling it your bitch. And I don¡¯t want to do that.¡± I said. ¡°... then should I take it down?¡± Laura asked. ¡°No. Let it be. It doesn¡¯t matter any more.¡± I said. ¡°When something is already broken to this point, there is no reason to fix it. Just make sure you don¡¯t keep Elma and Kay¡¯est here for too long per day.¡± I mean, even if I take this operation down, it won¡¯t change the fact that I have 97 daily pack tokens and 37 daily reprint tokens.
I escaped from the Different Dimension Factory because I didn¡¯t want to look at the mass production facility of pack tokens any longer. I guess I did use Dark Factory of Mass Production for it, but I didn¡¯t expect that. I justid in bed until a maid came to wake me up. Well, I was already awake, but she would have woken me up if I wasn¡¯t. Laura did say to me that I should at least activate my Upstart Goblins, as that can¡¯t be done in the Different Dimension Factory. Well it could be done, but I couldn¡¯t get the money from it if it was. But of course because of said factory, I now had 14 copies of Upstart Goblin. And they were all in toploaders. I guess the good news about having unlimited pack tokens is having unlimited sleeves and toploaders. From the 14 Upstarts, I got a total of 28 gold coins, 22rge silver coins and 20 silver coins. I also had a bit of time, so I took out the notebook and pen that Christina paid for. I wrote a simple summary of most things that happened on our way here and in the days after we got here. I didn¡¯t include anything about the Tye incident, as I don¡¯t want her having bad blood towards Saber Fang if that team ever dives into my dungeon. Having the dungeon master hate you probably isn¡¯t a good thing. I also added in a bit about the rising monster and miasma levels in the dungeon, asking if I shoulde over and clear out some monsters. It all depends on when adventurers start going into there. Diamond Sword should be able to deal with anything in the dungeon, except anomalies like theva golem and the sword-horn bull. When my message to Christina was ready, I shoved the entire notebook through the exchange slot on my founder¡¯s terminal. I also added in 2 more copies of Amazoness Tiger that I had (in toploaders, of course), 2 Amazoness Swordswomen, as well as 13 toploaders, that she could put on the sleeved cards she has. Now that I have basically as many toploaders as I need, no reason to not use them. (Yes, I added an instruction on how to use them.)
¡°Good morning, Brian.¡± Alice said to me as we met in the hallway. I had gotten dressed up and was on my way to the dining room for breakfast. ¡°Good morning.¡± I said back. ¡°Is something wrong?¡± Alice immediately asked, probably hearing that my voice didn¡¯t quite have the usual energy. ¡°Did something bad happen with the thing we didst night?¡± Thing? Last night? Oh yeah. She is referring to the install. Word choice my girl. ¡°You could say that.¡± I answered. ¡°Was it useless?¡± Alice asked. ¡°No!¡± I instantly said. ¡°No, it really isn¡¯t. The problem is kind of the opposite. It is too good.¡± ¡°Too good? How can a skill be too good?¡± Alice asked. ¡°I¡¯ll show you. One day.¡± I said. I don¡¯t even know if I can bring her into my skill, but it should be possible.
After breakfast, I was saying temporary goodbyes to everyone. I didn¡¯t forget that I promised to go to a dhampir vige with Lua today. And as I didn¡¯t know how many days our job there would take, I was saying temporary goodbyes. I also gave Alice a few cards. Now that I had no shortage of packs and Laura could open them for me, I could go a bit overboard. I gave her 4 copies of Level Up!, all in toploaders. (They are the ones I used on the two of usst evening, so they are at the moment unusable, but they will be usable in the evening.) I did say she could only use two on herself and the other two were to be used on Paulina, if Paulina wanted. I also set a bunch of traps on her. Draining Shield and Mirror Force to protect her from iing spells. Mirror Force would only activate if Draining Shield had already been used. Btw, Laura had gotten 1 copy of Mirror Force during the night. I also added Threatening Roar and Sakuretsu Armor with the conditions that they activate if attacked with the intent to harm or kill. And like with mine, Sakuretsu Armor would only activate it Threatening Roar had already activated. The one that I didn¡¯t have on myself was Dust Tornado. I added it with a condition that it will destroy any binding spell that might be used on Alice. I was going to add Nutrient Z as well, but I couldn¡¯t set any more than 5 cards onto a single person. So I guess that is up to 5 installs and 5 set cards for a total of 10. ¡°Take care of yourself and if you go hunting, make sure to take Paulina with you.¡± I said to Alice before I left. ¡°Yes. You as well. I know you are used to Lucia, but most dhampirs can¡¯t control themselves, so you¡¯d better be careful.¡± Alice reminded me. ¡°Yes. I will. Thank you. See youter.¡± I said to Alice. ¡°And Paulina, please make sure Alice doesn¡¯t overdose on Level Ups while I¡¯m away.¡± ¡°I will. Come back soon.¡± Paulina said. I walked out of the house and summoned Overdrive. (Laura, I hope you are here because I need my GPS.) I said to Laura, just in case she was still in the Different Dimension Factory. (Yes. I¡¯m here for you, Dear.) Laura responded. ¡­ It feels different hearing it from her lips versus hearing it in my head. CH.155 To the Dhampir Village CH.155 To the Dhampir Vige With Laura¡¯s help, it wasn¡¯t difficult to find the ce. But I was a bit surprised by the location. Lua¡¯s mother¡¯s house was in one of the ¡­ better areas of the city. Sure, there were no outright slums, (well, there might be some outside the walls) but the city does have better and worse areas. At least based on what I learned from Saber Fang both on our way here from Alewatch and during the orc mission. And this ce was quite good. Close to ces like the adventurer¡¯s guild. A perfect house for an adventuring team to own. But the owner of this house should be Lua¡¯s mother. I got out of Overdrive and unsummoned it. I don¡¯t want to leave it here for the passersby to ogle at. (Lua, I¡¯m outside the house. Could youe let me in?) I sent Lua a message with our system link. (Brian, I¡¯ll be right there.) Lua responded. After a few seconds, the door opened. ¡°Good morning, Brian.¡± Lua greeted after she opened the door. ¡°Good morning. Were you waiting for me?¡± I asked. ¡°Well technically yes, but it''s not like we were going to head out before the second bell anyway.¡± Lua answered. ¡°Let¡¯s get inside first. I¡¯ll introduce you to my mother.¡±
Lua led me inside the house. It wasn¡¯t thatrge, basically a standard single family home, but that in itself is good. Not everyone can afford a single family home. Well, I probably shouldn¡¯t assume that. In this world, houses might be more affordable. At the kitchen table sat a single woman. Seemingly around 40, she had silvery hair with a hint of blue and brown eyes. And just like her daughter, she was beautiful. Why are MILFs everywhere in this world? Christina, Angelina and now her as well. Do females in this world age differently? They probably do. Some magic thing. Or perhaps it has something to do with having ess to healing magic or magic potions. Either way. ¡°So this is him.¡± Thedy said in a voice I recognized. ¡°Yes. Let me introduce you. Mother, this is Brian, Brian, this is my mother, Agatha.¡± Lua introduced us. Agatha? Okay. I need to remember that. And her voice. It¡¯s the same as Lua¡¯s System Support I¡¯m decently sure. (Yes it is.) Laura confirmed for me. (Just like Lady Laura said, I do use the voice of Lady Agatha.) I heard Lucia¡¯s System Support say in my head. I hope I won¡¯t confuse the two. Well, I guess one is just in my head when the other I hear with my ears. Agatha got up from the table and walked over to me. ¡°It is a pleasure to meet you. I am so thankful for everything you have done for my daughter.¡± Agatha said as she offered me her left hand to shake. Why left? Because she doesn¡¯t seem to have her right anymore. Her right sleeve is just empty. ¡°Yes. It is a pleasure to meet you as well. Your daughter has been a great help and she even saved my life.¡± I said as I used my left hand to shake hers. But the handshake might have been a trap, because as I brought my left hand towards hers, she quickly moved hers and pulled up my sleeve, revealing my founder¡¯s terminal. ¡°So, it is true. You are a founder.¡± Agatha said as she looked at the terminal. ¡°I could just be a master.¡± I said back. ¡°Mother! Don¡¯t do that.¡± Lua said to her mother. ¡°I just wanted to make sure. This confirms that at least some of what you told me is true.¡± Agatha said. Told her? I wonder what everything Lua told her mother? ¡°Now then. I must ask one thing. Is it true that you cured Lucia¡¯s blood curse?¡± Agatha asked. ¡°No. That¡¯s not true.¡± I said. ¡°A monster I summoned did it.¡± I corrected her. ¡°But that is a part of your power, isn¡¯t it? You can summon that monster again, can¡¯t you?¡± Agatha asked. ¡°Yes, I can.¡± I answered. In fact, I just summoned Vampire Lord yesterday. ¡°I see. Then would it, if it wouldn¡¯t trouble you too much, be possible, that you woulde with us and cure everyone in the vige?¡± Agatha asked. ¡°... Didn¡¯t Lua tell you that I already agreed to do that?¡± I asked. Was there amunication problem? Or did I not tell Lua about my intentions? I feel like I did. ¡°I did.¡± Lua said. ¡°But mother was doubtful about it.¡± ¡°And I still am.¡± She admitted. ¡°What is your gain? Your endgame? What are you trying to achieve by curing dhampirs?¡± ¡­ Good question. I don¡¯t really have a reason to do it. I wanted to cure Lua because she took care of me while I was passed out from level up sickness. And now my only reason would be the system mission that gives me Vampire cards as a reward. I guess I could tell her that, but at the same time, I have no reason to. And if I did, it would also reveal that Lua has the system support. I wonder if she told her mother about it? (Lua, did you tell your mother about having system support?) I asked Lua through our system link. (Brian, yes, I did. I showed her my status to prove that I had my blood curse cured.) Lua said back. (Lua, is she trustworthy? I just think telling her about me also having it and a few other things would exin why I¡¯m doing this.) I asked. (Brian, she is. I trust my mother and I hope you will as well.) Lua said. ¡°I see.¡± I said out loud. ¡°I¡¯ll tell you the truth then.¡±
I spent some time exining the system mission I had to them, well first I had to tell Agatha that I also have the system support and that led us to tell how Lua got hers. Lua was a bit surprised when I told them about the mission. Did I not tell her about it? I feel like I did, but I probably didn¡¯t. Well anyway. I wonder if she can get a simr mission as well. Actually, has she gotten a single system mission since getting the system support? ¡°Ah. So the Goddess has once again thrown a lifeline for the dhampirs. Just like when she blessed the vampires.¡± Agatha said in admiration. ¡°Again? What do you mean?¡± I asked. ¡°Do you perhaps not study history?¡± Agatha asked. ¡°I know it''s not the mostmon part of the legends, but after the defeat of the demon king, the Goddess appeared and removed all of the demon lord''s power that lingered on his followers. She then gave them ess to the system and gave them the same rights as all other races. That includes the vampires. And now, with the blood curse getting worse and worse each generation, the Goddess has sent someone to help them.¡± I see. So the enemy of the Hero really was a demon lord. And the vampires worked with him. And then with time the vampire children became dhampirs. And the dhampirs would get the blood curse. But the vampires should have been able to cure it. I wonder at what point did something happen, so that they no longer could cure the blood curse of the new generation?
With Agatha now no longer suspecting me, we spent a bit more time in the house making sure we had everything, before heading out just after the second bell had rung. ¡°Overdrive.¡± I summoned our ride. This was the second copy I had. I had put a toploader on it a while agoCH.107, but I never installed 7 Completed or Machine Conversion Factory into it, so I did that before we left. ¡°... Is this safe?¡± Agatha asked. ¡°Safer than any carriage you¡¯ve ever been in. Probably.¡± I answered. I don¡¯t know what kind of carriages she has been in, but considering that Overdrive is literally armored, it should be quite safe. You¡¯d probably have to have a carriage made of mithril or something so that it would be safer. ¡°Probably? More like definitely.¡± Luamented. ¡°Have you been in it before?¡± Agatha asked Lua. ¡°Yes. It is a bit ufortable, but it''s fast.¡± She said. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I¡¯ve made it better since the wyvern incident.¡± I said to Lua. She has never ridden Overdrive after the double installs.
We were heading west, that is what I was told. And as the driver, I do need the info for where we are going. I was a bit surprised that we didn¡¯t get pulled over at all today. We did get plenty of looks from the passers-by, but no guards came up to us today. I don¡¯t know if the information about this carriage belonging to a representative of the earl went around or something, but that would have been extremely fast. We were stopped at the west gate, but I just showed them the mithril medal and we were given priority to pass through the gate. Btw. The east gate didn¡¯t have a separate noble entrance, but it also didn¡¯t have as many people going in or out, so one probably wasn¡¯t necessary. Or there just is nothing this way. ¡°May I ask something?¡± Agatha asked after we got outside the walls. ¡°You already did, but I assume it is something with actual content. Go for it.¡± I answered. ¡°How do you have that medal? It is a mithril medal of the Sawyer house, correct?¡± Agatha asked. ¡°Yes it is. It was given to me.¡± I answered. ¡°How? Why?¡± She asked. ¡°Go ask the earl. He is the one who gave it to me.¡± I answered. ¡°But I think it is because I have the system support.¡± ¡°Hmm. I suppose that could do it.¡± Agatha said. ¡°I wonder if Lucia could also get one.¡± ¡°Mother. I don¡¯t really want to tell anyone about it, so don¡¯t even joke around.¡± Lua interrupted. ¡°I¡¯m just trying to look out for you.¡± Agatha said. ¡°I can take care of myself, thank you. Especially when ites to things like that.¡± Lua said. ¡°Oh. What happened to my innocent little girl that always wanted my blood into her sk?¡± Agatha asked. ¡°You sent her away to study magic and she grew up.¡± Lua said. I guess bantering like that proves that they do love each other. And honestly, the true sign of love between the two of them is Lua¡¯s System Support. She did take on the voice of Lua¡¯s mother and I think it is for a reason.
We had been driving at a decent speed for just under an hour when the first warning sign showed up. It said:
WARNING
Dhampir Vige Ahead
Turn Back Now
WARNING
¡°Well, that¡¯s not ominous at all.¡± Imented. ¡°Better to have a warning before being sucked dry.¡± Agatha said. ¡°Here. Put this on.¡± She said as she took a ne out of her bag. As I was driving, Lua put it on me. ¡°And this is?¡± I asked. I would learn a bit about it as soon as I had Laura analyze it, but better to hear it directly from her. ¡°Something that makes dhampirs not like your scent. It is just a repellent, not guaranteed immunity.¡± Agatha said. ¡°I would know. That¡¯s how I lost my arm.¡± ¡°Oh. Would you tell me about it?¡± I asked. ¡°I suppose. It was my third time here. I was an adventurer guarding the blood shipment. I had been careful on the first two trips, but I got careless because nothing had happened. And there was a dhampir that I had the hots for. He ended uptching onto my arm. I used a tourniquet on it to prevent him from sucking me dry, but my arm was beyond saving.¡± Agatha told me. ¡°I see. I¡¯m sorry.¡± I said. ¡°Well, it¡¯s not all bad. I ended up gaining a skill from it and that skill is why I now have the job of taking blood here.¡± Agatha said. ¡°I also was able to leverage the attack against the person I had feelings for and the result of that sits next to you.¡± ¡­ wait a second. So Lua¡¯s father tried to kill Lua¡¯s mother? And after he failed, she forced him into a rtionship. That¡¯s ¡­ hardcore. Don¡¯t mess with Agatha. Or if you do, make sure she dies.
¡°No gate, no guard, barely a wall. Not exactly what I was expecting.¡± Imented as I saw the vige. It was just a bit more developed than the orc settlement from yesterday. At least the houses look like houses. ¡°Well, most of them are built by the people living there and they don¡¯t exactly have the skills for it.¡± Agatha said. ¡°There have been a few times that the entire vige has been cleared out so that a construction project can take ce, but they are few and far between.¡± ¡°I guess most don¡¯t want to risk a dhampir bite.¡± I said. ¡°Exactly.¡± Agathamented. ¡°But what about monsters?¡± I asked. ¡°They do sometimes attack, but as long as a dhampir can draw blood, they will win.¡± Lua said. ¡°Oh yeah, blood magic.¡± I realized. ¡°But what about injuries?¡± ¡°We heal faster than humans. Especially if we have fresh blood to drink.¡± Lua added. ¡°But in return, healing magic has a reduced effect on us.¡± ¡°Well, at least it doesn¡¯t harm you.¡± Imented, based on video game knowledge. Usually, undead monsters like vampires are harmed by healing magic. ¡°One of the advantages of being a dhampir instead of a vampire.¡± Lua said. ¡°That and no weakness from the sun.¡± ¡°But in return you are cursed. I¡¯m not sure that is a good deal.¡± I said. ¡°But a curse can be broken, right?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Yes. Yes it can.¡± I agreed. Let¡¯s just hope these dhampirs trust me enough. I really don¡¯t want to use Swords of Revealing Light or something on them to force them to stay still while Vampire Lord cures them. CH.156 Blood Frenzy CH.156 Blood Frenzy ¡°Stop there.¡± Agatha said as she pointed at a location a bit away from the buildings. ¡°I won¡¯t force you to, but I rmend you stay in this carriage until we get the first of the hungry dhampirs fed. Lessens the chance that you get attacked.¡± ¡°Sure. I¡¯ll stay in here.¡± I agreed with her. I¡¯d rather not lose an arm. Or a leg. Or just die. None of them sound like a good idea. Lua and Agatha got out of Overdrive, but I stayed in and locked the doors.
[Lucia POV] It has been a while since I wasst here. I tend to note here, as it reminds me of the bad parts of being a dhampir. Living in these huts that barely count as housing. Being seen as nothing more than a bloodthirsty monster. ¡°Lady Agatha is here!¡± I heard a young voice yell out. ¡°Hopefully she has something good today.¡± Another responded. Two young dhampirs ran towards us and mother crouched down to receive them into a hug. ¡°Hi, Anika, Kody. You two seem to be in good health.¡± Mother said to the two of them. ¡°Yes. Did you bring something good?¡± Kody asked. ¡°Please have something good. Last time wasn¡¯t good.¡± Anika added. ¡°I¡¯m sorry. I know goblin blood is terrible, but we had a small issuest time.¡± Mother said to the two. Goblin blood really is awful. You don¡¯t really want to drink it unless it is the only thing you have. ¡°But don¡¯t worry, this time we have boar and orc blood.¡± ¡°Orc? Really?¡± Anika asked, her eyes turning from their usual dark red to a more shining crimson color. It shows that she is about to go into a blood frenzy. Had Brian gotten out of that carriage, there would be a decent chance that Anika would attack him now that she is in the blood frenzy state. The blood frenzy is something I don¡¯t really understand. I¡¯ve never been in that state myself after all. I know it is a massive thirst for blood that can be triggered by basically anything. But some dhampirs, such as myself, never go into a blood frenzy. As far as I know, there are only two ways to get out of a blood frenzy. Themon way is to drink blood until you are satisfied and the other is a blood magic spell called Calm Blood. The big problem with Calm Blood is that you can¡¯t really use it on yourself. Your self control in blood frenzy is non-existent, so good luck trying to magic on yourself at that state. ¡°Where is the blood? Is it here?¡± Anika was asking as she was shoving her head into my mother¡¯s magic bag. I took a hold of her and gently bit into the upper part of her right arm. I then used Calm Blood to get her out of her frenzy. She pulled her head out of the magic bag and I saw that her eyes had returned to their normal deeper red color. ¡°... what?¡± Anika seemed confused. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. You are fine.¡± Mother said to her. ¡°You just went into a frenzy and Lua helped you out of it.¡± ¡°... did I do bad?¡± Anika asked. ¡°No. You didn¡¯t do anything bad.¡± I told her. ¡°It juststed a second.¡± ¡°Thank you, big sis. But who is big sis?¡± Anika asked. ¡°She is my daughter, Lucia.¡± My mother introduced me. ¡°Lady Agatha had a daughter?¡± Kody wondered. ¡°But she smells like us. Why doesn¡¯t she live here?¡± ¡°She doesn¡¯t need to as she can fully control herself.¡± My mother told them. ¡°I want to do that too.¡± Anika said quietly.
We walked with the kids to the main building in the vige. It was one of the actually well built buildings that existed in here, as it had been built by professionals while the dhampirs had been away from the town. We called it the town hall. This was also the building that they used to store the blood barrels. These barrels have been specifically made to store blood. They don¡¯t have any sort of spatial enhancement, but they do keep the blood good for a longer time. Well, you could also say that not having a spatial enchant is good, as they can be stored within magic bags. They are also a lot cheaper. A dhampir with the blood curse needs anywhere from 3-4 liters of blood each day. Children a little less, between 2 and 3 liters. With seventeen dhampirs living in this vige, the 180 liters of blood that we brought will be used in just three days. Of course most blood is a waste product as it is not used for anything, so there is only the collection cost, but it can still be a lot. Having more dhampirs working as adventurers might help with that, but with how rare stable dhampirs are, it isn¡¯t looking great. My mother looked through the six barrels that were in the building. They seemed to be ones brought here at an earlier date. Mother was opening the lids of the barrels and looking inside. Based on smell, four of the six had goblin blood, one had a mixture of different monster blood, and one was boar blood. The mixed and boar blood barrels were empty, but out of the four goblin blood barrels, two were full and one was almost full. ¡°Have you not been drinking blood?¡± Mother asked the two children. ¡°... no. We got some snake blood from a forest snake that came too close.¡± Kody answered. ¡°One snake won¡¯t feed you for multiple days.¡± Mother pressured them. ¡°So you haven¡¯t been drinking enough and that is why you went into a frenzy that quickly.¡± ¡°...¡± The two kids couldn¡¯t answer. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I¡¯m not angry. I just wish you would still drink it even if it is bad.¡± Mother said to the two of them, before turning to me. ¡°I¡¯ll swap out the barrels. Could you go around and tell everyone that the new blood is here.¡± ¡°Yes. I¡¯ll go do that.¡± I said before I left the building.
I went around the vige telling everyone about the new blood shipment. Most of the older folk recognized me and were asking how I had been doing, but I just said that they should be heading to the town hall for now and that we can speakter. I¡¯m kind of impressed that they remember me that well. It has been over five years since Ist came here. But I guess in a vige this small, you remember the people that spend just a few days. Especially as I don¡¯t think they have a lot of visitors. I gotments like, ¡°You¡¯ve grown so much.¡± and ¡°You seem to be doing well.¡± from them. I suppose that even with all of my hate for this ce, it is somewhat like my home. After I had gone to each house to inform the upants, I went to the flower field. The ce where blood lilies were grown. Blood lilies are one of the reasons that dhampirs even exist any more. They are a flower that produces a red nectar that is needed for HP potions. Well, it isn¡¯t strictly necessary, but it is a lot easier to get than the alternatives. And as blood lilies need blood magics to help them grow and mature, dhampirs grow them for the nectar. It is somewhat ironic that we make the materials needed for healing potions, even though those potions will have a reduced effect on us. I had found 16 of the 17 vigers and had asked them to go to the town hall. I had heard that everyone should be somewhere here, but I hadn¡¯t found Ria yet. Her full name is Rhianna, but she goes by Ria. She was just a year younger than I am and she was always jealous of my level of control. She on the other hand has a tendency to lose control and go into a frenzy. To make things worse, she is also strong. When we were children, she believed that by growing her physical strength, she could gain control of her curse. That, of course, didn¡¯t lead to the desired oue. Instead she just became more powerful and more difficult to control whenever she happened to enter a blood frenzy. The good thing was, that with her power, she could take down any monster, D-rank or below, with only minor injuries. And that was many years ago. If she had kept up the training, she has most likely reached a level where she can fight with C-rank monsters without sustaining any injuries. And honestly, even though the others said she should be in the vige, I wouldn¡¯t be surprised if she had headed into the woods for a hunt.
¡°ROAR!¡± A massive roar was heard from the direction of the vige entrance. Just a few secondster I heard a voice in my head. (Lua. Could youe back here? There is a small problem.) Brian said in my head. He sounds calm, even though something just let out a massive roar. (Brian. What was that roar?) I asked him as I ran towards where we had left him. (Lua. That was me. There was a small incident and the roar from yesterday activated. Could youe over?) I heard him in my head. So the roar was caused by him. At least there shouldn¡¯t be a giant monster then. As I arrived where we had left Brian, I didn¡¯t see the golem carriage we had ridden in. But I did see two people. Brian and Ria. Brian was just casually standing there, looking like he didn¡¯t know what to do. But Ria wasn¡¯t. She was hovering just above the ground, being held there by some sort of magic circle. My guess would be the effect of another of Brian¡¯s cards. Ria was iling around, struggling to get out. Her usually dark green eyes had turned into a shining emerald color, showing that she was in a blood frenzy. ¡°Oh, hi Lua.¡± I heard Brian call out as he spotted me. ¡°... Hi. What¡¯s going on? Why are you out of that carriage?¡± I asked. ¡°Oh that. I had to unsummon Overdrive as its time limit came up.¡± Brian answered. ¡°Then this dhampir girl came to talk to me. I told her that you already took the blood into the big building and she kind of went mad and tried to attack me. But I had Threatening Roar protecting me and after it activated, I used Spellbinding Circle to keep her in ce and contacted you.¡± So the roar is also a card? At least based on how he said that. I thought it was the Intimidating Roar skill. But I guess Brian didn¡¯t have that skill when I saw his status at the guild. Thinking back on that, Brian¡¯s status was so strange. He had only his unique skill and a few extra skills. No normal skills at all. Almost like all of his skills were given to him because of level ups, instead of him learning them normally. ¡°So, what do we do with her?¡± Brian asked, pointing at Ria. ¡°I can calm her down with blood magic, but there is a chance that she will just frenzy again.¡± I said. ¡°We should take her into the town hall and have her drink some blood before I use blood magic on her. Can you move that magic circle?¡± ¡°Not sure. Let me try.¡± Brian answered before using his hand to guide the magic circle. The circle, and by extension Ria, were following the movements of his hand. ¡°Yes, I can.¡± Brian then said to me. ¡°Then let¡¯s go to the town hall.¡± I said, but we didn¡¯t make it all the way there.
¡°Lua! What was that roar? Is there a monster attacking?¡± My mother asked me as she rushed out of the town hall. She was holding arge battle-axe in her left hand. It looked like something you would need two hands to wield, but Mother could do it with one. ¡°No. Everything is fine. Ria was just causing trouble and Brian had to use Intimidating Roar on her to keep her still.¡± I exined. I know Brian used a card, not the skill, but a skill is easier to exin. ¡°Are you sure? Everyone heard it and they are preparing for battle.¡± Mother said. ¡°Yes. It¡¯s fine. Please go tell them that.¡± I said. ¡°... is Ria alright?¡± Mother asked after she saw Ria iling in Brian¡¯s magic circle. ¡°She is just in a frenzy. I¡¯ll calm her down after she gets some blood.¡± I answered. ¡°Now go inside already. You need to tell everyone that there is no monster attack.¡± ¡°Yes, yes. And here I thought I was your mother.¡± Mother said as she turned back to the town hall. But as she was heading back, some of the adults rushed out. All of them holding weapons, ready to fight whatever monster caused the roar. Mother walked up to them and exined that there is no monster, it was just Ria causing trouble, again. And how an adventurer escort used Intimidating Roar to buy time for a binding spell. Some of them were suspicious, like that story doesn¡¯t make sense. Well, it really doesn¡¯t. Intimidating Roar is not as loud as Brian¡¯s roar. Well, then again, I¡¯ve only heard the one Kalem uses. Member of Diamond Sword party As the dhampirs looked at Ria struggling in the magic circle next to Brian, they looked ¡­ relieved. Like they were happy that the situation was under control. I wonder if Ria has been attacking peopletely? I also noticed a few of their eyes flicker into a brighter color, before immediately going back to the normal darker color, almost like they almost went frenzy, but were able to keep it under control. One did go into a full frenzy, but the others realized and were able to catch him and hold him down before he had the time to attack Brian. ¡°Brian.¡± My mother called. ¡°I know this isn¡¯t the best time, but would you cure them all now?¡± Spoiler But as she was heading back, some of the adults rushed out. All of them holding weapons, ready to fight whatever monster caused the roar. They were looking at us, but a lot of their gazes focused on Ria struggling in the magic circle. I could only watch as one by one their eyes began to shine, indicating them entering a blood frenzy. Then, they all charged at us. [copse] CH.157 Blood Frenzy p2 CH.157 Blood Frenzy p2 [Brian POV] ¡°So, what to do now?¡± I asked no one after Lua and Agatha had left me alone in Overdrive. I looked as the two of them were greeted by two children. I was a bit surprised when one of the kids shoved their head into an item bag, but she seemed just fine afterwards. I wonder how safe that is? And I don¡¯t mean just putting your head into an item bag, but putting an entire person. (Magic bags cannot take an entire living being inside them.) Laura said. (But she just put her head in there?) (I said ¡®entire¡¯. You put your arm into magic bags every day. Head is not that different.) Laura said. (Okay. Then what is the limiting factor?) (Heart.) Laura answered. (A beating heart cannot enter a magic bag.) (Ah. I see. But wouldn¡¯t that mean that you cannot transport living animals in magic bags? Or live fish?) (Exactly. You cannot. Not that I know of a reason to do so.) Laura said. (Well fresh fish is better. At least as far as I know.) I informed her. (If you want that, you¡¯ll just have to transport the fish in barrels on carriages, not in magic bags.) Laura said. (... oh yeah. I guess the ssic way exists. I¡¯m too used to magic bags.) I admitted.
As I didn¡¯t see Lua or Agathaing for me, I spent the time going through the collection. I wanted to see what Laura had opened during the night. She had said that she was only opening four sets. , , and . And based on the numbers, probably 75% of it was LOB. 3 Blue-Eyes White Dragons, 5 Dark Magicians, 9 Gaia The Fierce Knight, 6 Red-Eyes ck Dragon and 5 Monster Reborns. And they are the ones she gotst night. Couple of Tri-Horned Dragons and plenty of Exodia pieces as well. But somehow, I was still missing Left Arm of the Forbidden One. How in the heck did Laura not get it? I also now have 12 copies of Raigeki, just in case I want to cause a super deadly thunderstorm. Show the little thunder sprites what real lightning is. And 3 more copies of Swords of Revealing Light for, you know, lighting up a party. While also freezing the party. ¡­ that sounds like I¡¯ll kill everyone at a party. That is not my intention. From Metal Raiders, I had gotten the Mirror Force that was now set on Alice, ck Skull Dragon and Time Wizard. As well as some lesser rarity cards, but those aren¡¯t worth mentioning. Well, I did have a stupid idea involving Cocoon of Evolution. I was thinking, if I use DNA Surgery to turn someone into an insect type, then fuse them with Petit Moth and equip Cocoon of Evolution onto them, what would happen? Probably something bad, but I do find theories like this interesting. But that would mean human experimentation and I¡¯d rather not do that. Well, maybe to a convicted murderer or something. But I wouldn¡¯t want to identally turn a criminal into a Perfectly Ultimate Great Moth. From ming Eternity, I wascking a lot. Probably because Laura didn¡¯t have time to open as many of those packs. She said she was opening them to get more copies of Good Goblin Housekeeping, so she could transfer tokens to the reprints. I did get Gearfried the Swordmaster and King Dragun. Also, Ultimate Insect LV5 is interesting. I know it has a level 7 version, but the LV7 is not avable in any set I have unlocked at the moment. I wonder if the effect of LV5 can still activate and evolve it to LV7, even though I can¡¯t get LV7 from any of the packs. Based on how things went with Horus, I think it should, but I¡¯m not sure. I should probably test that out. Spoiler [copse] And even though I was missing plenty of the more rare cards, I had a good amount of themons. Including more copies of Threatening Roar. As the one I had set on myself previously was still on cooldown, I took one of the new copies and set it on myself. From DB1, Laura hadn¡¯t gotten anything that amazing. Mostly, because I woke up while she was opening it. She did get Makyura the Destructor (not that I really need it, as I already can activate traps from hand), another copy of Mystical Space Typhoon and some other stuff that I don¡¯t really need, as they are repeats. Well, the repeats are good for an idea I have. (Laura, I think we should start an operation of making a perfect collection.) I said. (Perfect? How would Master define a ¡®perfect collection¡¯?) Laura asked. (I want three toploader copies of everything.) I said. (Everything? Even the useless cards?) Laura asked. (Yes. Everything. Every Pot of Generosity, Cold Feet and The Humble Sentry.) I said. (I don¡¯t know any of those, Master.) Laura admitted. (They were just examples of useless cards.) I told Laura. (All you need to know is that I want three of everything.) I said. ¡­ I must not have unlocked them yet. I guess they were madeter. I know they are joke cards made to poke fun at the original designer of some of the ssic op spells, so perhaps they were only made after the original version had spent some time on the ban list. (Even of the same card from different sets?) Laura asked. (... I¡¯ll think about that part. I think as long as I have three of a certain card, it is fine. But I want at least one copy of each card in every set as well. You know, just toplete the sets.) I told her. (As you wish, Master.) Laura responded.
Overdrive¡¯s time came up, so I got out and unsummoned it. I was hoping Lua and Agatha woulde get me before it happened, but no can do. Perhaps they just have too much to do. I hadn¡¯t been outside Overdrive for long, when a female dhampir, probably a dhampir, came up to me. She seemed to be in her mid twenties, but then again, I have no idea if dhampirs age like humans. Well, she looks simr in age to Lua. Her eyes were dark green and her hair silver. Quite gorgeous, I¡¯d say. (Master, please stop staring at every woman you see. You can stare at me all you want.) Laura said in my head. (And I do, don¡¯t I?) I said back to her. ¡°You are quite cute. Are you someone who brought us blood this time?¡± The girl asked. ¡°Yeah. I am a part of the escort.¡± I answered. ¡°But the blood was already carried into the big building, so you should go there.¡± ¡°Oh. Then perhaps you would like to give me a snack before I go there?¡± She said as she approached me. Wait a second. Did her eyes just begin to glow? I¡¯m decently sure they were deep green previously, but now they are a brighter green and look like they are shining. (Master, she went into a blood frenzy!) Laura told me. (She is going to attack!) Eh? Attack? Just like that? I was getting ready for it and raised my arms up so I could defend myself. But as she lunged at me, Threatening Roar activated and stunned her. ¡­ eh? Well, I guess she really did try to harm me as the card activated. (Master, not the time for that.) Laura said. (Use this.) She added as she opened Pack Opener for me and opened my collection to a certain card. I didn¡¯t hesitate, pulled it out and activated it. ¡°Spellbinding Circle.¡± I looked as a magic circle formed around her midsection, like it once had for the sword-horn bull. (Lua. Could youe back here? There is a small problem.) I called Lua with our system link. (Brian. What was that roar?) She asked. (Lua. That was me. There was a small incident and the roar from yesterday activated. Could youe over?) I responded. I don¡¯t know what to do with the dhampir that is now in my Spellbinding Circle.
It took about 45 seconds from the activation of Threatening Roar for the dhampir to get her senses back. But, of course, she was now held by Spellbinding Circle, so all she could do was wiggle around harmlessly. I was a little worried that she could attack with magic, but Laura reminded me that the sword-horn bull hadn¡¯t and a monster of that rank should be able to use magic. And Spellbinding Circle does say: ¡°it cannot attack¡±, so any sort of offensive magic should be turned off. So¡­ what do I do with her? Just keep her there? Summon Vampire Lord to cure her? I guess I should wait for Lua and ask her. I was looking around and spotted Lua running towards me. ¡°Oh, hi Lua.¡± I greeted her. ¡°Hi. What¡¯s going on? Why are you out of that carriage?¡± She asked. ¡°Oh that. I had to unsummon Overdrive as its time limit came up.¡± I answered. ¡°Then this dhampir girl came to talk to me. I told her that you already took the blood into the big building and she kind of went mad and tried to attack me. But I had Threatening Roar protecting me and after it activated, I used Spellbinding Circle to keep her in ce and contacted you.¡± I quickly exined how I¡¯d gotten to the situation at hand. ¡°So, what do we do with her?¡± I asked as Lua was speechless. ¡°I can calm her down with blood magic, but there is a chance that she will just frenzy again.¡± She said. ¡°We should take her into the town hall and have her drink some blood before I use blood magic on her. Can you move that magic circle?¡± Move the Spellbinding Circle? I have no idea. ¡°Not sure. Let me try.¡± I said as I raised my left arm and tried to use it to control the Spellbinding Circle. As I moved my hand to the left, Spellbinding Circle followed. The same went for up, down and right. ¡°Yes, I can.¡± I told Lua. ¡°Then let¡¯s go to the town hall.¡± She said and led the way.
¡°Lua! What was that roar? Is there a monster attacking?¡± Agatha rushed out of the big building and asked us. She was holding an axe that definitely didn¡¯t look like it should be held with one hand, with one hand. Is that her weapon from her adventuring days? Didn¡¯t think she would be someone using an axe. I would have said rapier or perhaps a bow, but what do I know. ¡°No. Everything is fine. Ria was just causing trouble and Brian had to use Intimidating Roar on her to keep her still.¡± Lua said to her mother. Intimidating Roar? Wonder what that is? (It is a skill with an effect simr but lesser to your Threatening Roar. It stuns monsters around you when used.) Laura exined. (If you were to install Threatening Roar, you would likely gain that skill.) She added. Ah. I see. Simple enough. ¡°Are you sure? Everyone heard it and they are preparing for battle.¡± Agatha asked. ¡°Yes. It¡¯s fine. Please go tell them that.¡± Lua said. ¡°... is Ria alright?¡± She then asked. ¡°She is just in a frenzy. I¡¯ll calm her down after she gets some blood.¡± Lua answered. ¡°Now go inside already. You need to tell everyone that there is no monster attack.¡± ¡°Yes, yes. And here I thought I was your mother.¡± Agatha said and turned back to the big building. As she was making her way back to therge building, I saw multiple people rushing out of it with weapons on hand. Well, some were actual weapons, but a few seemed more like gardening tools, like a scythe and a hoe. What do you mean scythe isn¡¯t a weapon? Well, it isn¡¯t. It is literally a farming tool for cutting down grass and crops. Even the Grim Reaper uses a scythe as a tool to harvest souls, not a weapon. Well, I guess it does double as a weapon, just like an axe. Even an axe was originally a tool for cutting down trees, not a weapon to be used inbat. In total, ten people hade out from the big building. They seemed to be looking around to find something. Probably the monster that let out a roar. Well, it was me. Situation over. You can go back inside. They looked between me and the dhampir struggling in Spellbinding Circle. Agatha had walked up to them and was exining how things ended as they did. Hmm? Some of their eyes are flickering in color? Like someone turning them on and off. Okay, that analogy makes no sense. Eyes aren¡¯t LEDs. You can¡¯t just turn them on and off. I took a look at Lua, but she seemed calm so it should probably be fine. Perhaps it isn¡¯t a frenzy, but instead a blood magic spell of some kind. Or appraisal. Let¡¯s hope it isn¡¯t appraisal. I don¡¯t mind showing my status to people, but please don¡¯t look at it without my permission. One of the dhampirs did seem to go into a full on frenzy, but the others around him caught him and held him down to the ground. ¡°Brian, I know this isn¡¯t the best time, but would you cure them all now?¡± Agatha asked me. ¡°I mean I can, but right away? I guess it would be for the best to get it over with.¡± I answered. Spoiler In total, ten people hade out from the big building. They seemed to be looking around to find something. Probably the monster that let out a roar. Well, it was me. Situation over. You can go back inside. Eh? Why are they all staring at me? What did I do? Well, I caused the roar, but they don¡¯t know that. I looked as their eyes began to shine one by one. (Master, they went into a blood frenzy. Be careful.) Laura warned me. Yeah, I guessed as much, but why? I looked back to the dhampir girl that struggled in the Spellbinding Circle. Is she the reason? Do dhampirs have amunal blood frenzy thing? If one goes into a frenzy, they all do? (Focus!) Laura yelled. I moved my eyes back to the dhampirs, just as they rushed at me. I don¡¯t really have the time to open my collection and get out a card right now, but I still have a few avable. I moved my hand over to the bottom left side of my stomach where I had set a card and said its name to activate it. The set cards might activate on their own if their conditions are met, but nothing keeps me from activating them in other situations by holding a hand on them and saying their name. ¡°Draining Shield.¡± A semi-transparent shield appeared between us and the charging dhampirs. They didn¡¯t stop their charge and the first of them ran right into it, like crashing into a wall. As they did, I felt some sort of energying into my body. It isn¡¯t mana, so I assume this is HP. I was thinking of opening my status, but I have no idea how many seconds that shield will stay up, so I need something else. I opened my collection and Laura instantly offered the card I needed. I pulled it out and activated it. ¡°Swords of Revealing Light!¡± I called to activate the spell. Large sword-like things made of light appeared in the air around us, before falling into the ground and making a circle, surrounding the dhampirs. The dhampirs that were inside the Swords of Revealing Light were now frozen in ce. ¡ª ¡°Phew. Well, that was only a minor heart attack.¡± I said as I calmed myself. ¡°... Brian? Are you alright?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Yeah. I¡¯m fine. But that could have been bad.¡± I told Lua. ¡°What came over them?¡± ¡°I think they haven¡¯t been drinking enough blood.¡± Lua answered. ¡°They only had goblin blood for a few days and no one wants to drink it, so I think they have been going with the bare minimum.¡± ¡°... Well, better make sure they have something better in the future.¡± I said. I looked around to gain the necessary information. The dhampir that tried to attack me earlier was still safely held in Spellbinding Circle and all of the others were held in ce by Swords of Revealing Light. Agatha was also inside the area of Swords of Revealing Light and just as frozen as the dhampirs. Why is that? Is she just frozen by shock? Or does the spell see her as an enemy? It should only affect enemies. I walked into the swords and Lua followed. As soon as the Spellbinding Circle with the dhampir girl entered, the girl froze in ce like everything else inside the swords. But the more surprising part was that Lua also froze after she had fully entered the swords. I honestly didn¡¯t expect that. I know I didn¡¯t test that part out yesterday, but as Fire Sorcerer and I were both able to move just fine, I thought that any member of my party could move freely. Does Swords of Revealing Light freeze everyone that isn¡¯t my summon? I walked back to Lua. ¡°Lua, can you hear me?¡± I asked her. I didn¡¯t hear a response, but I saw her eyes move. So she can still move her eyes. I looked around and realized that all the dhampirs held by the swords were keeping their eyes on me. (Lua, try to speak to me through the system.) I sent a message to Lua. (Brian. Help. I can¡¯t move!) She sent a message back to me. So even if she is frozen, she can still use that. (Lua. I don¡¯t really know how. Sorry.) I said to her as I ced my hand on her shoulder. As I did, Lua zapped back to life, like I had pressed y on just her. As she was in the middle of a step as she froze, she almost fell over, but I caught her. ¡°Lua. Are you ok?¡± I asked her. ¡°...¡± She didn¡¯t respond, instead checking herself. ¡°I think so. But that felt super strange. I¡¯d rather not do it again.¡± ¡°Sorry that you got caught up in it as well.¡± I apologized. ¡°This spell is quite amazing. I thought it was great when I saw it yesterday, but it is even stronger than I thought.¡± Lua said. ¡°But also terrifying. I couldn¡¯t move but I could still see and hear. It felt like I had no control of my body.¡± ¡°Agreed. That would be quite terrifying.¡± I said. ¡°Here. Take my hand. It seems that as long as I touch you, you can move.¡± Lua took my left hand into her right. ¡°Let¡¯s get your mother and go outside of the swords first.¡± I told her. ¡°Yes.¡± She agreed. ¡ª ¡°So, what do we do with them?¡± I asked Lua and Agatha after we had gotten outside the area of Swords of Revealing Light. ¡°Mother, did they drink any blood yet?¡± Lua asked her mother. ¡°Not all of them. They were waiting for you and Ria.¡± Agatha answered. ¡°Then it won¡¯t really help if I calm them down. They might just frenzy again.¡± Lua said. ¡°Should I just cure them now?¡± I asked. ¡°That might be for the best.¡± Lua said. ¡°Can you really do it?¡± Agatha asked. ¡°Well, only one way to find out.¡± I answered. ¡°But I did do it to Lua, so it should be fine.¡± Now, just summon Vampire Lord and cure them while Swords of Revealing Light holds them in ce. Actually, isn¡¯t this exactly what I didn¡¯t want to do? [copse] CH.158 Curing the Village CH.158 Curing the Vige ¡°Everyone, I want to ask something first.¡± I stepped up and spoke to the dhampirs. ¡°I can cure you, but just in case, do you want to be cured of your blood curse?¡± I asked them. I heard some murmuring from them but they dide to a quick and uniform decision. ¡°Yes. Please cure us.¡± One of them stepped up and answered. ¡°I see. Then I¡¯ll do it.¡± I said and got Vampire Lord out of collection. ¡°Vampire Lord.¡± I called out my summon. Spoiler [copse] As he rose from his card, I could see the bits ofmon sense leave Agatha, as her jaw fell down as far as it could without separating from her head. ¡°D¡­ did ¡­ Did you just summon a vampire?¡± Agatha asked. ¡°Yeah. Sure did. Didn¡¯t I mention that part when I told you how I cured Lua¡¯s blood curse?¡± I asked. I could have sworn I mentioned it. ¡°I ¡­ I think you did, but I couldn¡¯t believe it.¡± Agatha admitted. Hasn¡¯t she seen Lua summoning Vampire Lady? Isn¡¯t that enough? ¡°Lua. Have you not summoned Vampire Lady in front of her?¡± I asked Lua. ¡°No. I only summon her in the mornings and evenings for a short practice session, so Mother has not seen her.¡± Lua answered. ¡°Vampire ¡­ Lady?¡± Agatha repeated. ¡°What is he talking about?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll exin. Later.¡± Lua answered. The dhampirs on the other hand had a different reaction to seeing Vampire Lord. They kneeled down on the ground, like he was the King or something. Well, I guess he is the Lord. ¡°Master.¡± Vampire Lord said to me. ¡°Hello to you as well. I need you to cure everyone here. Can you do that?¡± I responded. ¡°Of course I can.¡± He immediately answered. ¡°There also seem to six more in that building. You should ask them toe out as well.¡± ¡°Agatha, can you bring them out?¡± I asked. Agatha just nodded while still collecting herself and went inside the big building. ¡°Also, I must ask, would you evolve me into my Genesis form?¡± Vampire Lord said to me. ¡°By Genesis form, you do mean Vampire Genesis, right?¡± I asked. Spoiler [copse] ¡°Yes. I suppose calling it my true form is more urate, as this one is one I made to look as I wanted to look, as I despise how I look in my true form. Sadly, this form does limit my power quite a bit, so going back to my Genesis form is sometimes necessary.¡± Vampire Lord exined. ¡°But you can¡¯t ess it on your own? Even though it is your form?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes. I cannot do it without your help, Master. I believe the card you hold only has the information on one of my forms, so I can¡¯t ess the other one.¡± He exined. ¡°So you want me to just summon Vampire Genesis?¡± I asked. ¡°No. It would work, but I think that might make him different from me.¡± Vampire Lord said. ¡°I wish you would install Vampire Genesis into me. I believe I will regain my full powers if you do.¡± ¡°Believe? I hope that is enough. And I only have one Genesis, so I¡¯d rather not waste it.¡± I admitted. ¡°It will work. Trust me.¡± Vampire Lord said with a lot more confidence. I hope that is not just false confidence. ¡°... fine. Let¡¯s do it.¡± I agreed. Hopefully I¡¯ll get another Genesis from the curing dhampirs mission.
I got my one copy of Vampire Genesis out of the collection. ¡°I could also summon him and install you into him.¡± I offered. ¡°Are you that nervous? Do you really not trust me?¡± Vampire Lord asked. ¡°... Well, I know I should but I just don¡¯t. Sorry.¡± I admitted. It just feels wrong. Installing the stronger monster into the weaker one. If it was the other way around, I think it would feel more natural, but this just feels wrong. But I still got to do it. ¡°Install.¡± I said as I held the Vampire Genesis card over the Vampire Lord card. ¡°Yes! The power ising back to me!¡± Vampire Lord was saying some ¡­ questionable things and the two cardsbined into one.
Genesis Vampire Lord
The origin of all vampires, capable of making new vampires. Bybining its two forms, it is now able to freely change between them.
[Cannot be used in a duel] [Art by krisn23 on Reddit]
Spoiler [copse] Genesis Vampire Lord, huh. I wasn¡¯t sure what was going toe out of that, but this seems fine. At least somewhat. It is just Vampire Lord that can transform into Vampire Genesis whenever he wants to. I think. It does say something about being able to make new vampires, so that is a bit iffy, but it should be fine. It totally will be, right? He won¡¯t change any of the dhampirs into vampires or something. I need to tell him not to do that. ¡°Make sure you just cure their curse. Don¡¯t turn them into vampires by ident.¡± I told Genesis Vampire Lord. ¡°I don¡¯t think you understand how involved the process of making a new vampire is. It isn¡¯t something that can be done in a day.¡± He answered. ¡°Well, at least I don¡¯t have to be afraid of that.¡± I said. As long as the same rules apply to custom cards, he shouldn¡¯t be able to stay summoned for days on end, so if he does try to make a new vampire without my permission, I can just not summon him for a few days.
Agatha came back out with six more people. Two of them were the kids that had run up to Agatha as we arrived. ¡°Oh. I didn¡¯t realize there were children here. I¡¯ll start with them.¡± Genesis Vampire Lord said as he spotted them. ¡°I apologize oh great vampire, but I would like for you to cure me first.¡± An olderdy stepped up and offered to be first. ¡°I do wish you don¡¯t see this as an insult, but I am not convinced you can cure us, so I would like you to start with me, instead of the children.¡± ¡°Well, being protective over the young ones is a great quality.¡± Genesis Vampire Lord said to the olddy. ¡°I shall start with you.¡± He had thedy show her neck to him before he bit into it. I turned to look away, like I did back when Lua was getting cured. I was thinking of taking a walk around town or something, but a guide would be nice for that. The curing took a bit less time than it did with Lua, at least I think so, about four minutes in total. With Lua, I think it took about 5 minutes. But that in itself raises a question, why did Vampire Lord insist on the install? If it takes 5 minutes per dhampir, with 17 dhampirs, it should take 85 minutes to cure them all. That is well under two hours.
Mission: Cure the Dhampirs
Cured Rosemary
Reward: Vampire Voivode
Spoiler [copse] And there is the reward. ¡­ wait a second. Vampire Voivode? I¡¯ll admit that I¡¯m not the biggest vampire fan, but I still feel like I should know a card like this. But I have no recollection of it at all. Well, better just to put a toploader on it and not question it any more than that.
¡°How do you feel?¡± Genesis Vampire Lord asked thedy after he had cured her. ¡°Do you trust me now?¡± ¡°... Yes. Thank you, oh great Vampire. You really cured my curse.¡± Rosemary said. ¡°Please, cure all of us.¡± ¡°As it is the will of my Master, I shall.¡± Genesis Vampire Lord said. ¡°I shall cure the children next.¡± They each only took 3 minutes. I wonder if something like the level of blood magic affects how difficult it is to cure the curse? I think Vampire Lady said something like that. And two more cures meant two more rewards.
Mission: Cure the Dhampirs
Cured Anika
Reward: Vampire''s Domain
Mission: Cure the Dhampirs
Cured Kody
Reward: Vampire Kingdom
Spoiler
[copse] See. These two I do remember. And I like them. Vampire Kingdom will probably get installed into an empty room in the Different Dimension Factory, so that I have a dedicated room for vampires, but Vampire''s Domain is the more interesting part. When active, I can pay 500 HP to summon a random Vampire monster. And it doesn¡¯te from my collection, but just makes a new card. And with Health Conscious, I don¡¯t actually have to pay the HP cost, so I can just produce more vampires with it. Well, except for the small problem that it summons them, instead of adding them to the collection. I now just need to be able to return them to my ¡®hand¡¯ before their summoning time is up and I should get new cards with it. But Compulsory Evacuation Device should be in Invasion of Chaos. I just need to get it. Spoiler [copse]
¡°Please take the children to bed. They will get more tired than the rest of you because of the cure.¡± Genesis Vampire Lord said to Agatha and Rosemary. ¡°But I feel great.¡± Kody said. ¡°Me too. I don¡¯t want to sleep yet.¡± Anika added. ¡°It wille soon, so head to bed.¡± Genesis Vampire Lord said to them. ¡°If you didn¡¯t feed yet, drink some blood before that.¡± He added. ¡°Come on you two. If he is telling us to do that, we should.¡± Rosemary told the children as she took their hands and led them away. Genesis Vampire Lord waited until the two were safely out of view before continuing. ¡°Now then. I shall reveal my true form so I can cure the rest of you.¡± He said. ¡°Is that why you sent them away?¡± I asked. ¡°Well yes, but what I said is also true. But admittedly, I believe the children might be scared of my true form.¡± He answered. ¡­ yeah. I can see that. Vampire Genesis is quite ¡­ monstrous. With the children taken away, that sounded wrong. With the children in safe care of caring adults, Genesis Vampire Lord changed his form. He went from an average height guy into a massive beast standing at four meters tall. His face twisted from the face of a proper man into that of a monster. In all honesty, if I didn¡¯t know that he was my summon, I would be summoning other monsters to defend myself. The dhampirs, except for the ones holding one of their friend who is in a blood frenzy and the girl held in Spellbinding Circle, went from kneeling to fully prostrating themselves before the Genesis form. ¡°Please. Oh mighty origin. Cure us.¡± One of them quietly said. ¡°As you wish. Let us begin.¡± Vampire Genesis said. His voice was quite deep, but it sounded gentle. I actually think it is a nice contrastpared to the prideful sounding voice he had in his human form. He extended out his wings, before the wings broke into many small pieces. Bats, to be specific. The bats then flew to the dhampirs and bit their necks. Did he just create vampire bats that can cure the blood curse? ¡°... did you just make bats that can cure the blood curse?¡± I asked him. ¡°No.¡± He answered. ¡°They are a spell that allows for the extension of the range of blood magic. Now allow me to concentrate.¡± Okay. So they are a visual effect or something? I guess some blood magic does require blood connection so it can normally be used on only one person at a time, but this way, Genesis Vampire Lord can use it on everyone at once.
The curing took a total of ten minutes. I guess that efficiency is why he wanted to take that form. As for the rewards, I got Vampire Familiar, Vampire Awakening, two Vampire Ladies, Vampire Genesis, Vampire Ghost, two Vampire Grace, Vampire Sorcerer, Vampire Sucker, two Vampire Vamp, Vampire Fascinator and another Vampire Kingdom. Spoiler
[copse] My first Link monsters. Nice. But at the same time, I don¡¯t recognize either Vampire Ghost or Vampire Fascinator. But one thing I have to say is that Vampire Fascinator looks kind of like Lua. If Lua was to grow out her hair, dress up in a nice dress and if her skin was an even whiter white. After I had gotten a reward for everyone, I confirmed with Genesis Vampire Lord that he was done. I lifted the Spellbinding Circle and the dhampir held by it bolted off somewhere as soon as she was free.
¡°Thank you, oh great origin.¡± One of the dhampirs said after the treatment was over. ¡°Do not thank me.¡± Genesis Vampire Lord, who had reverted back to his humanoid form, answered. ¡°My Master is the reason I can manifest here and he is the reason I cured you. Show your thanks to him.¡± ¡°And that human is your Master, correct?¡± The dhampir asked. ¡°Yes, he is. My great Master. Dedicate all of your appreciation to him.¡± Genesis Vampire Lord said. ¡°Great summoner. We thank you for curing us.¡± The dhampir said to me. ¡­ why is this so awkward? This feels wrong. I didn¡¯t do anything. Well, I did a bit, but Genesis Vampire Lord is the one that did the hard part, I just summoned him. And anyone with Card Summoner could do that. Spoiler ¡°Agatha, let me just confirm. Everyone here wants to get rid of their blood curse, right?¡± I asked Lua¡¯s mother as I was looking at the dhampirs held in ce by Swords of Revealing Light. ¡°Of course they do. Do you have any idea how much pain a dhampir goes through every time they go into a frenzy and kill someone? Or even just injure someone?¡± Agatha said. ¡°Some of them go as far as to dedicate their lives to the people they injured.¡± Like Lua¡¯s father? ¡°And do you think they will hate me if I do it while they are held in ce like that?¡± I asked. ¡°No. They will most likely understand why you had to do it.¡± Agatha said. ¡°And there is no real safe way of letting them go while they are in a mass frenzy. They would likely run at the closest thing, that isn¡¯t a dhampir and has blood, and suck it dry.¡± ¡°Well, at least they don¡¯t attack their own.¡± I said. ¡°Brian, please just do it.¡± Lua said to me. ¡°Yeah. Sorry. I just really didn¡¯t want to force it on them.¡± I admitted.
¡°Vampire Lord.¡± I called out my summon. Spoiler [copse] As he rose from his card, I could see thest bits ofmon sense leave Agatha, as her jaw fell down as far as it could without separating from her head. ¡°D¡­ did ¡­ Did you just summon a vampire?¡± Agatha asked. ¡°Yeah. Sure did. Didn¡¯t I mention that part when I told you how I cured Lua¡¯s blood curse?¡± I asked. I could have sworn I mentioned it. ¡°I ¡­ I think you did, but I couldn¡¯t believe it.¡± Agatha admitted. Hasn¡¯t she seen Lua summoning Vampire Lady? Isn¡¯t that enough? ¡°Lua. Have you not summoned Vampire Lady in front of her?¡± I asked Lua. ¡°No. I only summon her in the mornings and evenings for a short practice session, so Mother has not seen her.¡± Lua answered. ¡°Vampire ¡­ Lady?¡± Agatha repeated. ¡°What is he talking about?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll exin. Later.¡± Lua answered. I turned back to Vampire Lord. ¡°Hi again. I have something a bit more important for you today. Can you cure their blood curse?¡± I asked Vampire Lord. ¡°Of course I can.¡± He immediately answered. ¡°There also seem to six more in that building. You should ask them toe out as well. But it will take some time, so I must ask, would you evolve me into my Genesis form?¡± ¡°Lua, Agatha, can you bring them out?¡± I asked the two that knew the ce. ¡°Yes. I will.¡± Lua answered and dragged her confused mother into the building with her. I turned back to Vampire Lord. ¡°By Genesis form, you do mean Vampire Genesis, right?¡± I asked. Spoiler [copse] ¡°Yes. I suppose calling it my true form is more urate, as this one is one I made to look as I wanted to look, as I despise how I look in my true form. Sadly, this form does limit my power quite a bit, so going back to my Genesis form is sometimes necessary.¡± Vampire Lord exined. ¡°But you can¡¯t ess it on your own? Even though it is your form?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes. I cannot do it without your help, Master. I believe the card you hold only has the information on one of my forms, so I can¡¯t ess the other one.¡± He exined. ¡°So you want me to just summon Vampire Genesis?¡± I asked. ¡°No. It would work, but I think that might make him different from me.¡± Vampire Lord said. ¡°I wish you would install Vampire Genesis into me. I believe I will regain my full powers if you do.¡± ¡°Believe? I hope that is enough. And I only have one Genesis, so I¡¯d rather not waste it.¡± I admitted. ¡°It will work. Trust me.¡± Vampire Lord said with a lot more confidence. I hope that is not just false confidence. ¡°... fine. Let¡¯s do it.¡± I agreed. Hopefully I¡¯ll get another Genesis from the curing dhampirs mission.
I got my one copy of Vampire Genesis out of the collection. ¡°I could also summon him and install you into him.¡± I offered. ¡°Are you that nervous? Do you really not trust me?¡± Vampire Lord asked. ¡°... Well, I know I should but I just don¡¯t. Sorry.¡± I admitted. It just feels wrong. Installing the stronger monster into the weaker one. If it was the other way around, I think it would feel more natural, but this just feels wrong. But I still got to do it. ¡°Install.¡± I said as I held the Vampire Genesis card over the Vampire Lord card. ¡°Yes! The power ising back to me!¡± Vampire Lord was saying some ¡­ questionable things and the two cardsbined into one.
Genesis Vampire Lord
The origin of all vampires, capable of making new vampires. Bybining its two forms, it is now able to freely change between them.
[Cannot be used in a duel] [Art by krisn23 on Reddit]
Spoiler [copse] Genesis Vampire Lord, huh. I wasn¡¯t sure what was going toe out of that, but this seems fine. At least somewhat. It is just Vampire Lord that can transform into Vampire Genesis whenever he wants to. I think. It does say something about being able to make new vampires, so that is a bit iffy, but it should be fine. It totally will be, right? He won¡¯t change any of the dhampirs into vampires or something. I need to tell him not to do that. ¡°Make sure you just cure their curse. Don¡¯t turn them into vampires by ident.¡± I told Genesis Vampire Lord. ¡°I don¡¯t think you understand how involved the process of making a new vampire is. It isn¡¯t something that can be done in a day.¡± He answered. ¡°Well, at least I don¡¯t have to be afraid of that.¡± I said. As long as the same rules apply to custom cards, he shouldn¡¯t be able to stay summoned for days on end, so if he does try to make a new vampire without my permission, I can just not summon him for a few days.
Agatha and Lua came back out with six more people. Two of them were the kids that had run up to Agatha as we arrived. ¡°Oh. I didn¡¯t realize there were children here. I¡¯ll start with them.¡± Genesis Vampire Lord said as he spotted them. I was half expecting some panicked reactions or even another set of people going into a blood frenzy from the people that came from the building, but they seemed fine, ish. One of them did get a small glint in their eyes, but it quickly went away after they turned their head away from me. Is my blood so good that they just want it? I think Lua said it was delicious after she used blood scan on me. [In CH.57] Well, I¡¯ll ask about itter. Agatha exined to the not frozen vigers who Genesis Vampire Lord was and told them that he can cure their blood curse. They did seem extremely suspicious and even though Genesis Vampire Lord wanted to start with the children, one of the older people said they would be the first, in case he was lying or otherwise dangerous. ¡°Well, being protective over the young ones is a great quality.¡± Genesis Vampire Lord said to the olddy. ¡°I shall start with you.¡± He had thedy show her neck to him before he bit into it. I turned to look away, like I did back when Lua was getting cured. I was thinking of taking a walk around town or something, but a guide would be nice for that. The curing took a bit less time than it did with Lua, at least I think so, about four minutes in total. With Lua, I think it took about 5 minutes. But that in itself raises a question, why did Vampire Lord insist on the install? If it takes 5 minutes per dhampir, with 17 dhampirs, it should take 85 minutes to cure them all. That is well under two hours.
Mission: Cure the Dhampirs
Cured Rosemary
Reward: Vampire Voivode
Spoiler [copse] And there is the reward. ¡­ wait a second. Vampire Voivode? I¡¯ll admit that I¡¯m not the biggest vampire fan, but I still feel like I should know a card like this. But I have no recollection of it at all. Well, better just to put a toploader on it and not question it any more than that.
After the olddy, it was time for the kids. They each only took 3 minutes. I wonder if something like the level of blood magic affects how difficult it is to cure the curse? I think Vampire Lady said something like that. And two more cures meant two more rewards.
Mission: Cure the Dhampirs
Cured Anika
Reward: Vampire''s Domain
Mission: Cure the Dhampirs
Cured Kody
Reward: Vampire Kingdom
Spoiler
[copse] See. These two I do remember. And I like them. Vampire Kingdom will probably get installed into an empty room in the Different Dimension Factory, so that I have a dedicated room for vampires, but Vampire''s Domain is the more interesting part. When active, I can pay 500 HP to summon a random Vampire monster. And it doesn¡¯te from my collection, but just makes a new card. And with Health Conscious, I don¡¯t actually have to pay the HP cost, so I can just produce more vampires with it. Well, except for the small problem that it summons them, instead of adding them to the collection. I now just need to be able to return them to my ¡®hand¡¯ before their summoning time is up and I should get new cards with it. But Compulsory Evacuation Device should be in Invasion of Chaos. I just need to get it. Spoiler [copse]
¡°Please take the children to bed. They will get more tired than the rest of you because of the cure.¡± Genesis Vampire Lord said to Agatha and Rosemary. ¡°But I feel great.¡± Kody said. ¡°Me too. I don¡¯t want to sleep yet.¡± Anika added. ¡°It wille soon, so head to bed.¡± Genesis Vampire Lord said to them. ¡°If you didn¡¯t feed yet, drink some blood before that.¡± He added. ¡°Come on you two. If he is telling us to do that, we should.¡± Rosemary told the children as she took their hands and led them away. Genesis Vampire Lord waited until the two were safely out of view before continuing. ¡°Now then. I shall reveal my true form so I can cure the rest of you.¡± He said. ¡°Is that why you sent them away?¡± I asked. ¡°Well yes, but what I said is also true. But admittedly, I believe the children might get frightened by my true form.¡± He answered. ¡­ yeah. I can see that. Vampire Genesis is quite ¡­ monstrous. With the children taken away, that sounded wrong. With the children in safe care of caring adults, Genesis Vampire Lord changed his form. He went from an average height guy into a massive beast standing at four meters tall. His face twisted from the face of a proper man into that of a monster. In all honesty, if I didn¡¯t know that he was my summon, I would be summoning other monsters to defend myself. The dhampirs not held in ce by Swords of Revealing Light fell to their knees in prayer. Eh? What is that? I was not expecting that reaction. Or are they begging for their lives? ¡°Please. Oh mighty origin. Cure us.¡± One of them quietly said. ¡°As you wish. Let us begin.¡± Vampire Genesis said. His voice was quite deep, but it sounded gentle. I actually think it is a nice contrastpared to the prideful sounding voice he had in his human form. He extended out his wings, before the wings broke into many small pieces. Bats, to be specific. The bats then flew to the dhampirs and bit their necks. Did he just create vampire bats that can cure the blood curse? ¡°... did you just make bats that can cure the blood curse?¡± I asked him. ¡°No.¡± He answered. ¡°They are a spell that allows for the extension of the range of blood magic. Now allow me to concentrate.¡± Okay. So they are a visual effect or something? I guess some blood magic does require blood connection so it can normally be used on only one person at a time, but this way, Genesis Vampire Lord can use it on everyone at once.
The curing took a total of ten minutes. I guess that efficiency is why he wanted to take that form. As for the rewards, I got Vampire Familiar, Vampire Awakening, two Vampire Ladies, Vampire Genesis, Vampire Ghost, two Vampire Grace, Vampire Sorcerer, Vampire Sucker, two Vampire Vamp, Vampire Fascinator and another Vampire Kingdom. Spoiler
[copse] My first Link monsters. Nice. But at the same time, I don¡¯t recognize either Vampire Ghost or Vampire Fascinator. But one thing I have to say is that Vampire Fascinator looks kind of like Lua. If Lua was to grow out her hair, dress up in a nice dress and if her skin was an even whiter white. After I had gotten a reward for everyone, I confirmed with Genesis Vampire Lord that he was done, before I lifted the Swords of Revealing Light and the Spellbinding Circle. The dhampirs that were held by Swords of Revealing Light were dazed and confused, but the one held by Spellbinding Circle bolted off somewhere as soon as she was free.
¡°Thank you, oh great origin.¡± One of the dhampirs said after the treatment was over. ¡°Do not thank me.¡± Genesis Vampire Lord, who had reverted back to his humanoid form, answered. ¡°My Master is the reason I can manifest here and he is the reason I cured you. Show your thanks to him.¡± ¡°And that human is your Master, correct?¡± The dhampir asked. ¡°Yes, he is. My great Master. Dedicate all of your appreciation to him.¡± Genesis Vampire Lord said. ¡°Great summoner. We thank you for curing us.¡± The dhampir said to me. ¡­ why is this so awkward? This feels wrong. I didn¡¯t do anything. Well, I did a bit, but Genesis Vampire Lord is the one that did the hard part, I just summoned him. And anyone with Card Summoner could do that. [copse] CH.159 New food options CH.159 New food options Why? Why am I sitting on a throne? Well, not exactly a throne, but that is what this is trying to be. After I (well, Genesis Vampire Lord) had cured the vigers, they unanimously decided that they would hold a party to celebrate, and I was the guest of honor. For that, one of them used earth magic to raise the ground a bit and they set out the best chair in the vige there to act as a sort of a throne. And now I was the idol of the dhampirs in the vige. I had also taken off the ne that Agatha gave me before I came to the vige, as after the blood curse was gone, the vigers asked me to take it off, as long as I wasn¡¯t opposed to the idea. They wanted to test if they really no longer have their urges and do they still go into a frenzy, if in the presence of a human. ¡°Mr. Summoner, I¡¯ve brought you some blood.¡± Anika said as she offered me a wooden chalice with blood in it. Her name I had learned from the mission. ¡°Thank you, Anika, but I don¡¯t drink blood, so please drink it yourself.¡± I told her. ¡°Mr. Summoner doesn¡¯t drink blood? Doesn''t everyone drink blood?¡± She asked innocently. ¡°No. Only dhampirs drink blood.¡± I told her. ¡°Or have you seen Agatha drinking blood?¡± I asked. ¡°Lady Agatha has her own blood.¡± Anika answered. ¡°That is what she says whenever I offer her blood.¡± ¡°Well, I have some as well.¡± I said as I pulled out my magic sk and drank some water from it. ¡°See. I do appreciate you bringing me some, but please drink it yourself.¡± ¡°Yes. I will.¡± Anika said before drinking the contents of the chalice. At least the blood didn¡¯t go to waste.
¡°Where is Lua?¡± I asked a passing viger. I don¡¯t know the names of all of them, as the mission rewards came in at basically the same time, so it was difficult to connect the names to faces. ¡°Lucia? She is cooking with Agatha. We ¡­ don¡¯t exactly know how to cook regr food, so we had to ask for help.¡± He answered. ¡°I see. That¡¯s too bad. I was hoping she would show me around the vige.¡± I said. ¡°If you want a tour, I can show you around.¡± He offered. ¡°No. It¡¯s fine. I¡¯ll just sit here.¡± I said. It¡¯s not that I don¡¯t want to see everything, but I honestly just wanted to escape this throne already. And Lua knew me before, so she should treat me as she did before. I hope. None of this low-key worship. It felt awkward when I was the ¡®hero¡¯ of Alewatch, but this is worse. At least there I was just thanked by the passer-by.
¡°Mr. Summoner. I was told you wanted a tour. Would you ept me in the ce of Lucia?¡± A female dhampir came up to me and asked. And not just any female, the one that wanted to suck my blood, ended up in the Spellbinding Circle and ran off when I let her go. ¡°No thanks. I¡¯ll wait for Lua.¡± I answered. ¡°Please, let me give you a tour.¡± She said. ¡­ and now she is insisting. ¡°Please.¡± She repeated. Her eyes were glittering a bit. Not because they were glowing like when she went into a blood frenzy, but because she has tears in her eyes and the light is reflecting off of them. That¡¯s not fair. You can¡¯t juste and cry in front of me. I have a 4x weakness to the tears of beautifuldies. ¡°... fine. I don¡¯t feel like sitting around any longer.¡± I answered honestly. I just want to get off this throne before I really be a false idol. I don¡¯t want to be a false god. That just sounds like a way to piss off the actual God. Or was it Goddess? I think everyone says Goddess. ¡°Yes. I¡¯ll show you around then.¡± She said.
She took me a bit away from therge building in front of which I was sitting, before she stopped and turned to face me. She then got on her knees. ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± She said. ¡°For what? For trying to attack me? I know you didn¡¯t do it because you wanted to, so it is fine.¡± I told her. ¡°No. Well, yes, but no. I¡¯m sorry I ever approached you like that. I knew better than to do it, but your scent is so tempting that I just wanted toe closer.¡± She said. ¡°... then I lost control. And even then you still cured my curse.¡± ¡­ so I smell good? I guess Lua did say my blood tastes good. So I¡¯m a dhampir ma? I don¡¯t know if that is good or bad. It might be good for finding stable dhampirs, so I can cure them. They might catch my scent and follow me in town. No, probably not. That sounds a little much. Lua didn¡¯t follow me at any point after all. Even after she had tasted my blood. ¡°As such, I would like to ask something.¡± She said. ¡°Please, take me as your ve.¡± ¡°¡­ what?¡± ¡°Please take me as a ve.¡± She repeated. ¡°No, I heard you just fine, but why?¡± I asked. ¡°It is the only way I can pay you back.¡± She said. ¡°By being a ve?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes.¡± She said. ¡°Is that really all the value you see in yourself?¡± I asked. ¡°A dhampir cannot leave a vige like this if they aren¡¯t deemed stable. And I, most certainly, am not. So the only way I can leave is if someone is responsible for my actions. I would like to ask you to be that for me. I know you have the power to hold me back, even if I go into a blood frenzy.¡± She reasoned. ¡°So I¡¯m just your ticket out of here?¡± I asked. ¡°... I apologize that I put it that way.¡± She said. ¡°But there is no other way. Ever since I was little, I haven¡¯t been able to control myself. My blood frenzy. But I¡¯ve always wanted to leave this ce, like Lucia can. And because of you, I think I finally have a chance. But I¡¯m afraid. What if I do attack someone again? Even Lady Agatha cannot stop me when I¡¯m in a full frenzy, so I need someone else. But you did it. So I need you.¡± ¡°And in return for being responsible for you, you will be my ve?¡± I asked to confirm. ¡°Yes. Please.¡± She said. Hmm. It¡¯s not a bad deal. I guess. Not that I know how expensive a ve really is. Or even what thews around ves are. I should study that stuff when I get back to Sawyer city. ¡°I don¡¯t think your offer is bad.¡± I told her. ¡°So, I¡¯ll think about it. But first, could you at least give me your name?¡± I asked. ¡°Ah, I apologize. I should have introduced myself. My name is Rhianna. But please call me Ria.¡± She introduced herself. Rhianna? So she is the one that gave me Vampire Fascinator. ¡°Ria it is then. I¡¯m Brian, and please call me that.¡± I said back to her. ¡°Lord Brian?¡± ¡°Just Brian.¡± ¡°Not even Mr. Brian?¡± She asked. ¡°No. Even lord Brian is better than that.¡± I said. ¡°Sir Brian?¡± ¡°Just Brian, thank you.¡± I said. ¡°Brian?¡± ¡°Good.¡±
¡°Brian. Food is ready.¡± I heard Lua calling for me. I turned to where I heard her and saw her looking at the two of us, with Ria still kneeling on the ground. ¡°Mind telling me what happened?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Ria wanted to be my ve.¡± I answered. ¡°Don¡¯t tell her that!¡± Ria said as she got up at a speed that wasn¡¯t humanly possible. ¡°Oh. Did she really?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Yes. Something about needing a responsible person to keep her in check.¡± I told Lua. ¡°Don¡¯t tell her that either.¡± Ria added. ¡°I already knew about that.¡± Lua said. ¡°Eh? What? I thought you were always stable.¡± Ria said. ¡°Yes. But I still had to go through the tests. They don¡¯t trust us without that.¡± Lua said. ¡°Eh? Really? I thought¡­ ¡° Ria muttered. ¡°Come on you two. Food is waiting.¡± I said to them.
We walked back to the town hall, the one ce that my tour with Ria actually went over before the tour turned into an apology festival. There, I was seated at a table with only Agatha joining me for ¡­ I guess lunch, even if it is a bitte for that already. But it is really early for dinner, so this is lunch. ¡°Won¡¯t the others join us?¡± I asked. ¡°No. Lua did exin that they can, but they refused, stating that they cannot possibly eat at the same table as you.¡± Agatha answered. ¡°What about Lua?¡± I asked. ¡°She will. She is just bringing out the food.¡± Agatha said, just as Lua and Ria came into the room, each carrying onerge tter with food. Eh? Isn¡¯t that way too much for just two people? As they set it down, I looked at the cooked meat on the tter. What kind of meat is that? It doesn¡¯t look like the ones I know. The structure is somewhat like a fish, but it is clearly red meat. Well, I guess I should say the bones look like fish bones. And then the meat around it looks like normal red meat. After she had set the tter down, Ria came next to me and moved some of the meat onto a te that she ced in front of me. ¡°Thank you.¡± I said to her, before asking. ¡°What kind of meat is this?¡± ¡°Crimson boa.¡± Ria answered. ¡°It attacked two days ago and I defeated it.¡± ¡°Crimson boa? Isn¡¯t that a B-rank monster?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Yes, it is.¡± Ria answered. ¡°Were you really able to take it down on your own?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Not on my own, no.¡± Ria said. ¡°But I was the one that led the attack.¡± ¡°Taking down a B-rank is still impressive.¡± Agathamended Ria. ¡°Yes. It really is.¡± I added. ¡°Says the one that takes down A-rank monsters.¡± Lua said. ¡°Well, you know how it is.¡± I said back. ¡°I don¡¯t take them down. My summons do.¡± ¡°... Wait, what? You took down an A-rank monster?¡± Agatha asked. ¡°Yeah. A sword-horn bull.¡± I answered. ¡°Where would you even find something that strong? And how do you fight something like that?¡± Agatha asked. ¡°It spawned in my dungeon.¡± I answered. Agatha already knew about me being a founder, so I can say it like that. ¡°Really? An A-rank monster? What kind of core does your dungeon have?¡± Agatha asked. ¡°S-rank core from a lesser behemoth.¡± I answered. ¡°S-rank? Where did you get ¡­ oh, right. The family treasure, right?¡± Agatha seemed to realize where the core of my dungeon came from. ¡°Yeah. When I told the Watchman family about finding and eliminating a rogue dungeon, they decided to use an S-rank core for it. Well, Baron Watchman did anyway.¡± I said. I even used the official title of Brandon, as I feel like I should here. ¡°I see. Well, I guess having an A-rank monster in an S-rank dungeon does match.¡± Agatha said.
I have to say, snake is good. I¡¯ve heard it tastes like chicken, but I think it is closer to frog. Or at least frog legs. ¡°Ria, why don¡¯t you have a taste as well. You hunted it so you should taste it.¡± I told her. ¡°... I ¡­ may I?¡± She asked. ¡°Of course. I did offer some for you.¡± I told her. ¡°Then, if you don¡¯t mind.¡± Ria said as she sat down and took some of the snake meat onto a te of her own, before eating it. ¡°... it''s not that good.¡± Ria said after tasting the meat. ¡°It¡¯s not disgusting like it used to be, but I don¡¯t like it.¡± ¡°Oh, you don¡¯t? I think it is quite good.¡± I said. ¡°Agreed. Snake can be really delicious. Sure this is very simple, but it still tastes good.¡± Agatha agreed. ¡°She is not used to it.¡± Lua said. ¡°The first meal just tastes ndpared to blood.¡± ¡°You never told me that.¡± Agatha said to her daughter. ¡°You wouldn¡¯t understand.¡± Lua said. ¡°I could try.¡± Agatha said. ¡°It also doesn¡¯t matter. It''s not like we have to eat ¡°normal¡± food after we are cured. We can still go on with blood alone.¡± Lua said. ¡°But what is the problem?¡± I wondered. ¡°Is it just going from liquid food to solid food? Or is there something else? If it is just going from liquid to solid, they should be fine with more liquidy foods at first, right.¡± ¡°No. It¡¯s the taste.¡± Lua said. ¡°I got over it by making a sauce from blood and smearing it over meat.¡± ¡°So using blood as an ingredient should help with the process? Why not just cook something that has blood in it?¡± I asked. ¡°Blood? In the food? I¡¯ve never heard of something like that.¡± Agatha said. Eh? They don¡¯t use blood as an ingredient? I guess it isn¡¯t thatmon, but in Laura¡¯s home country, there were a few dishes that used blood, like the ck pudding. ¡°I do know of something like that, but I¡¯m not sure of the exact recipe. Should we still try it?¡± I asked. ¡°You know a recipe that uses blood? From where?¡± Agatha asked. ¡°My grandpa used to make something like that. He didn¡¯t want to waste the blood from things he hunted.¡± I said, lying all the way through. And as far as I know, that is the reason blood was used in cooking. ¡°But he never told me the exact recipe, so we have to improvise a bit.¡± ¡°We should try it.¡± Lua said. ¡°Food made with blood? It might be good.¡± Ria added. ¡°What do we need for it?¡± Agatha asked. ¡°As I said, I¡¯m not sure. But I think all we need is meat of some kind, this snake meat should work, blood, we have that, and a binding agent like wheat flour, oatmeal or barley.¡± I said, recalling the little information that I have. ¡°You just mix everything together and bake it in the oven until done.¡± ¡°That sounds so simple. But I feel like that is not going to work at all.¡± Agatha said. ¡°Well, I¡¯m not a chef.¡± I said. ¡°And why would it not work? We could try and see how it goes. Sure our proportions will be all over the ce, but we can make it work.¡± ¡°Well, even ignoring that part, there are two problems. No, make that three.¡± Agatha said. ¡°First, unless you are carrying some, we have no flour or anything like that.¡± True. I don¡¯t have any and I don¡¯t think I can make any with my cards. I guess I could make crackers with Emergency Provisions and crush them, but that will just cause more difficulties. ¡°Second, we don¡¯t have any sort of cooking implements.¡± Agatha said. Oh yeah. Like a oven tray. Iron cksmith Kotetsu might be able to make one if I ask him, but I don¡¯t have any iron or steel with me. And I can¡¯t even make any with the dungeon. I really need to analyze some ingots at some point. ¡°Third, this vige doesn¡¯t even have a cooking oven.¡± Agatha said. ¡­ oh. Yeah. Why would a vige that only drinks blood have an oven that can cook things? ¡°But then how did you cook the snake?¡± I asked. ¡°It was roasted next to an open fire.¡± Lua answered. ¡°Well, someone knows what they are doing. Considering the cooking method, it came out amazing.¡± Iplimented the duo that had cooked the snake meat. I have cooked some stuff on an open fire before, and it is not easy. ¡°Does that mean no food for us?¡± Ria asked. ¡°I could always jump into Gradius and fly back to Sawyer city and make it there.¡± I offered. ¡°No. We could never make you have to do something like that.¡± Ria instantly said. ¡°You already did everything for us.¡± ¡°Everything is a lot. I don¡¯t think I did that much.¡± I said. ¡°Brian. I think you forgot something.¡± Lua said. ¡°You did something no one else could do. And considering that Ria attacked you, you easily could have just said no.¡± ¡°Attacked or tried to attack?¡± ¡­ What? No response for that? Was it that bad of a joke? ¡°Too soon, huh.¡± I admitted. ¡°Yes. Yes it was.¡± Agatha said. CH.160 Lucia’s first System Mission CH.160 Lucia¡¯s first System Mission ¡°Brian, I need to talk to you for a minute. Could youe with me?¡± Lua asked me after lunch. ¡°Sure.¡± I responded. Not like I had anything else to do. They would just shove me back to that wannabe throne otherwise. And now I¡¯m having that tour with Lua that I wanted.
She took me a bit away from the town hall, into an area that seems to be the town''s graveyard. Just judging from all of the stones carved with names and dates. The dates were in a DD/MM/YYYY format and the years ranged from 1331 to 1363. That means this vige has been here for at least thirty years. And I guess this is also the first time I¡¯ve gotten any idea of the date in this world. Not that it really matters, but still. I do wonder, what is the year 0 of their calendar. Another thing I need to find out when I get back to the city. Lua stopped in front of one grave that said Griffa, with the date 15/13/1359. Eh? 15/13? Like the fifteenth day of the thirteenth month? I thought the calendar was the same, but it is not. Lua then got on her knees and said some things in a quiet voice. I just stood a few steps behind her, keeping quiet. I don¡¯t need to ask who that grave belongs to. I have a pretty good guess. ¡°Come. Let¡¯s go.¡± Lua said after she got up. ¡°This is no ce for a conversation.¡± I just followed along.
She led us to one of the houses, well they are more like huts. Very basic wooden building. ¡°Is this your father¡¯s house?¡± I asked. ¡°Kind of. There aren¡¯t really individual houses in this vige. They are shared by multiple people.¡± Lua answered. ¡°But the other person moved to a different house, so this one is currently empty.¡± ¡°I see. You know a lot even though you haven¡¯t been here for a while.¡± Imented. ¡°I did hear some of the gossip earlier.¡± Lua said. When she was going around, telling people new blood had arrived. Lua then turned to me with a serious look on her face. ¡°Brian, I got a system mission.¡± She said. A system mission? Lua got one? Nice. I¡¯ve been wondering when she would get her first one. I assume this is her first one. ¡°I wanted to ask what I should do about it.¡± Lua added. ¡°Well, I usually do them, if they aren¡¯t too difficult.¡± I said. I have done all of the missions I have gotten this far. Of course I also have the two long term missions and those are still ongoing. ¡°So it might help if you tell me what the mission is.¡± ¡°It says to teach dhampirs true blood magic.¡± Lua said. ¡­ isn¡¯t that simple? Lua got true blood magic after like a few days of training with Vampire Lady. ¡°Yes. Is that the problem? If I recall correctly, it took you only a few days, right?¡± I asked her. ¡°No. That is not the problem. There is something strange about the mission.¡± Lua said. ¡°... can I just show it?¡± (Of course you can, if you wish.) I heard Lua¡¯s System Support in my head. (Just think or say ¡®Open¡¯.) ¡°Open.¡± Lua said quietly.
Mission: Teacher of Blood
Goal: Teach Dhampirs True Blood Magic
Reward: ???
It looks simr to mine. But there is one thing different about it. The reward section is ???. My missions usually have a reward that improves Pack Opener or gives me cards, but Lua¡¯s just has ???. ¡°I see. It is simr to mine, but also a bit different.¡± I said. ¡°Would you show me yours?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Sure, I can.¡± I then had Laura bring up my dhampir mission before saying: ¡°Open.¡±
Mission: Cure the Dhampirs
Goal: Cure dhampirs of their blood curses
Reward: Grants a random Vampire card for each cured dhampir
This mission is repeatable. You can gain the reward only once per person
¡°Yours doesn¡¯t have a visible reward. All of the ones that I¡¯ve had have always had a detailed reward.¡± I told Lua. ¡°Yes. I was wondering about it. But also, how much do I have to teach them for it to count?¡± Lua asked. ¡°... not sure. Enough for the system to recognize it?¡± I theorized. ¡°My missions have always had clear start and end points, except for the dhampir mission and one other.¡± ¡°Could you tell me about them?¡± Lua asked. ¡°The other missions?¡± ¡°Sure. I had one for founding the dungeon, I had one to stop the wyvern attack and then I had one to save baron Watchman from the thunder sprites. They have all been very much time limited, or what I call them, emergency missions. But I also have two continuous ones. The dhampir one you already saw and another one to do with magical attributes.¡± I informed Lua. ¡°Magical attribute mission? May I see that as well?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Sure.¡± I said and again Laura brought it up for me. ¡°Open.¡±
Mission: Granter of Magic
Goal: Grant a magic attribute to hard working people who don¡¯t have one
Reward:
Grants 1-5 monsters of the attribute given.
If the recipient is an extremely hard worker, cards maye in sleeves or toploaders
This mission is repeatable
¡°Yeah. So if you know anyone that doesn¡¯t have an attribute but deserves one, just call me.¡± I told Lua. ¡°... I ¡­ yes. I will.¡± Lua said. ¡°And now that we are talking about magic attributes, how about I finally give you light magic.¡± I offered. I promised to give Lua the light attribute all the way back when I first tried to cure her, but I just never did. Now is the perfect time for that. ¡°... would you? I already have the water attribute, so you won¡¯t gain a reward, right?¡± Lua asked. ¡°I know that. But Lua, you saved my life. Nothing will ever take that away. So giving you a magic attribute is nothing.¡± I told her. And it is true. With a pack token factory contained within my unique skill, I have no need to hold onto singr copies of some cards. ¡°Then, please.¡± Lua said.
¡°I¡¯ll just warn you before hand, but this can be a bit intense.¡± I told Lua. ¡°It will feel like a mix between pain and sexual pleasure. Are you ready?¡± ¡°... what are you actually going to do?¡± Lua asked carefully. ¡°It¡¯s nothing sexual, I swear. But that is what it feels like.¡± I told her. ¡°... I still want it.¡± Lua said. ¡°Good.¡± I said as I pulled Luminous Spark out of the collection. ¡°I¡¯ll do it now.¡± ¡°Please.¡± ¡°Install.¡± The card in my hand turned into light and entered Lua¡¯s chest. ¡°Ah.¡± She let out a small moan as it did. ¡­ yeah. Why does it have to feel like that? Couldn¡¯t there be a better way? Something that won¡¯t cause misunderstandings if someone overhears it? As I was looking over Lua, I also made a quick search in the collection for any light attribute monsters that can heal life points. Surprisingly, I only had one. White Magician Pikeru. I guess I never really thought about it, but Dancing Fairy is in fact a wind attribute monster, not light. But in terms of monsters that can heal life points, I have Cure Mermaid, Dancing Fairy, Fushi No Tori (but it only heals via battle, so it is more of a life steal), Skull-Mark Ladybug (only when it goes to the GY), Spirit of the Breeze, White Magician Pikeru and Griggle. Griggle does have an effect that triggers when its ownership changes, so I do wonder about that. If I summon Griggle, then transfer control of it to someone else, like Alex gave the summoned Red-Eyes back to me back during the sprite incident, would Griggle¡¯s effect activate? It probably should, but I¡¯m not sure. Spoiler
[copse] Also, I do remember the Trial of the Princess spell. It is something that can upgrade White Magician Pikeru to Princess Pikeru. But I don¡¯t have ess to either of those cards. They just are in a set I haven¡¯t unlocked yet.
¡°That was ¡­ a lot.¡± Lua said after she had recovered from the install. ¡°Yeah. But the first one is generally the worst, so if I ever install another card into you, at least it won¡¯t be as bad.¡± I told her. ¡°Have you installed some into yourself?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Yeah. Four in total.¡± I answered. ¡°Four? You can use four attributes?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Eh? No. Why would you think that?¡± I asked. ¡°Because an install gives a magic attribute, right?¡± ¡°Well yes, but actually no. Installs can have many different effects depending on the card I install.¡± ¡°Like what?¡± ¡°Well I¡¯ve only seen two different reactions. One is gaining, or more like altering the magic affinities. The second is gaining a skill.¡± I exined. ¡°Gaining a skill? Like just getting a new skill?¡± ¡°Yes. Exactly like that.¡± ¡°Brian?¡± ¡°Yes?¡± ¡°Are you a god?¡± Lua asked. ¡­ where is thising from? ¡°No. Of course not.¡± I denied. ¡°But you do things only a god should be able to do.¡± Lua said. ¡°Don¡¯t skill orbs exist? I¡¯m decently sure they do.¡± ¡°But they onlye from dungeons and the dungeons are a gift from the Goddess.¡± ¡°I thought the first Great Sage could make them as well.¡± At least that is what I took away from what Paulina said yesterday. ¡°So you are admitting that you are as powerful as the first Great Sage. Is that it?¡± Lua asked. ¡°No. Of course not. I have no clue how powerful the first Great Sage was, so I can¡¯t exactlypare our powers.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think you are denying that it is possible.¡± ¡°Lua, anything is possible. I don¡¯t think I, at this moment, am stronger than the first Great Sage. Honestly. But I think it is more than possible that I can grow to be more powerful than he was.¡± I said. With all of the BS my cards allow me to do, I should be able to do that. Probably. Level Up! to gain levels, installs to gain skills and just summoning monsters to ¡­ well, to fight for me. And if I do gain thatst Exodia piece, I¡¯ll have the god-like power of Exodia by my side as well. And perhaps at some point I¡¯ll get the other god-like entities of Yugioh, like the Egyptian God Cards, the Sacred Beasts or the Nordic Gods. I guess the Wicked Gods are also a thing, but they might be too dangerous to use. ¡°... you really are an anomaly.¡± Lua said. Lua is too smart. We must execute her immediately. ¡°I¡¯ll take that as apliment.¡± I said. ¡°Also, I want to give you a few cards.¡± ¡°How much are you nning on giving? I don¡¯t think I¡¯ll ever be able to pay you back.¡± ¡°And who said you¡¯ll have to?¡± I asked. ¡°I did. When you got me this magic bag.¡± Lua said as she patted the magic fanny pack I got her. ¡°Well that is different. My cards can only be used by those with Card Summoner. Well, not really but still. I want them to be used and I can¡¯t use all of them myself. So I want to give you a few more to use.¡± I told her. ¡°... I¡¯ll ept them.¡± Now as for what I gave Lua, first was White Magician Pikeru to teach her light magic, second was Cure Mermaid because I think it fits her. Then I gave her a copy of Vampire Vamp and Vampire Grace. I got two of each of them from the dhampir mission, so I can give one of each away without too big of a worry. ¡°I think these four will do.¡± I said as I handed them over. I had, of course, put a toploader on each of them. ¡°I understand the vampires, but what about the other two?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Well, they are to help you with healing magic. Cure Mermaid uses water attribute healing magic and White Magician Pikeru uses light attribute healing magic. You will need a teacher to learn light magic, won¡¯t you?¡± ¡°I ¡­ yes. Thank you. But I didn¡¯t expect a mermaid.¡± ¡°Actually, I have another two if you want them.¡± I offered. ¡°... two more? I ¡­ please.¡± ¡°Here. Mermaid Knight and Enchanting Mermaid.¡± I said as I handed two more cards to Lua. ¡°Thank you.¡± Spoiler
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We then went around the vige, Lua showing me everything. Not that there was much. The most interesting part was thisrge-ish flower field that grew deep red flowers. Lua told me that the nectar they produce is used as an ingredient in healing potions. I was a bit surprised because I haven¡¯t seen them anywhere else and they are quite beautiful. But Lua said they need blood magic to help them grow, so only a dhampir can grow them. So that is why dhampirs are still around. I¡¯ve actually been wondering why there hasn¡¯t been some sort of racial extinction caused by hate for their blood drinking ways. But if they are the only ones capable of producing materials for healing potions, that makes more sense. As we got back to the town hall, I saw that the vigers had decorated it. Just a little. There were some sorts ofmps, but they weren¡¯t the usualntern style that most ces use, or the candle holder style that the noble houses use. These looked more like LED strips. Where are you getting LED lights? There were also some clearly handmade decorations thatbined with the LEDs, made the building look like a starry sky. I have to say, I¡¯m impressed that this backwater vige has decorations like that. I really like how those LED lights look. ¡­ Yes, I know they aren¡¯t actually LEDs, but I don¡¯t know what they are, so I¡¯ll call them LEDs until I actually find out. We got inside and I was taken to the seat at the end of arge table that could seat the entire vige. I ended up having to hold a small speech before more snake meat was brought for us to enjoy. Most of the vigers took Lua¡¯s advice and drizzled blood on top of it before enjoying it. I have to say, seeing the looks on some of their faces was quite fascinating. I guess eating solid food for the first time in your life can be quite the experience. CH.161 Receiving Thank You Gifts CH.161 Receiving Thank You Gifts After dinner, the vigers began giving me gifts. Anything from small wooden idols to a shortsword. Everyone brought something. For my personal favorites were a shortsword made from blood iron, a material made by using blood magic while smithing. A bead ne made from blood red stones. Well, that I really liked more because it was apparently handmade by Anika, the young dhampir girl. I¡¯m not a pedo, OK. I just appreciate the effort she must have put into collecting this many red stones and putting them together in a ne like this. I might wear it whenever I go into dhampir viges. Then there were a few bottles of the nectar from the blood lilies. I don¡¯t think I¡¯ll ever use it, but I did appreciate receiving it. After all, I can just make healing potions with my cards. I actually asked if I could have some seeds for the flowers (if they had any) and told them that I would like to have some growing in my garden if I ever buy a house. After all, my vampires should be able to grow them with their blood magic. Rosemary, the old dhampirdy and the vige chief, sent a few dhampirs to get me some and I got a small bag with seeds in it. They did warn me that the seeds might go bad if I don¡¯t nt them for some time, so I shouldn¡¯t keep them for too long. But as I could analyze them and remake them with the dungeonter, that wasn¡¯t a major problem. I did also analyze everything else they were giving me, just in case some of it is useful. Then there was my favorite gift. And it came from Ria. No, it is not my favorite because it came from Ria. It was the hide of the crimson boa. Considering that the monster is called crimson boa, I was expecting it to be red, but it was white with red streaks making a geometric pattern on it. And it was huge. Considering the size of the hide, the snake must have been over 15 meters long and over 60 cm in diameter. But the reason I was so happy to receive this thing was what I could do with it. I need new equipment and this hide should be perfect for making some of it. I think. And while having a white and red equipment might not be the stealthiest thing in the world, it will look amazing. And that is all that matters. A Kaiba style overcoat made from a white snakeskin that has red stripes will look amazing. Not quite dragon hide, but snake is close enough for now. ¡°Are you sure I can have this?¡± I asked Ria. ¡°Yes. It is my prepayment.¡± Ria answered. ¡°Prepayment for what?¡± I asked. ¡°For helping me get deemed as stable.¡± Ria answered. ¡°I see. But I thought bing my ve was the payment for that.¡± I said. ¡°But what belongs to the ve belongs to the master.¡± Ria said. ¡°I see. Thank you, Ria. I¡¯ll ept it and I¡¯ll be sure to make something amazing from it.¡±
While I was receiving gifts, Laura notified me that Christina had responded to the message that I sent her this morning. I read it after I received all the gifts and had a bit of time. In short, she said that the dungeon was under control. Diamond Sword were going to go there in the next few days, so the difficulty of the dungeon could be properly assessed. And as it would be good for the dungeon to be on the full side when the difficulty is determined, she asked me to let it be. She also thanked me for taking care of Alice and for the toploaders. Well, at least I don¡¯t have to worry about the dungeon. I did promise to take Alice there, but with Level Ups, I don¡¯t really need to. Still might do it though. If Ria really will be my ve, getting a magic fanny pack for her might be a good idea. And I might even use the dungeon to make a weapon for her. Well, I first need to find out her fighting style. She probably could use a magic sk as well. Perhaps I¡¯ll make her some equipment from the snake hide as well. After all, she is the one that hunted it, so she should also get something from it.
After the party was over, but before I went to bed, I was taken to the side by Agatha. She apparently had something she needed to tell me. ¡°If you are serious about taking Ria in as a ve and helping her get approved as stable, I guess I should exin a bit about the process to you.¡± She said. ¡°Yeah. That would be a great help.¡± I said. ¡°Good. Then I¡¯ll quickly go over the major points. Ria knows the process herself as well, so she can keep you informed as you go along.¡± Agatha began.¡± First, you will have to get approval for the process. This is basically to show that the controller, in this case you, can subdue the dhampir in case they go wild. The ease at which you can do that does affect the score going forward, so you want to really show how easy it is for you to hold down Ria. The second part is what takes a bit longer of a time. You have to live with the dhampir in question for at least a month, recording everything. Where you go, who you meet, what kinds of triggers you encounter. And of course, any incidents or potential incidents. The less you have, the better the chance of getting approved. But if you have no encounters with anyone and just keep the dhampir locked up somewhere, they will just fail you. They want you to live a normal life, not to shut into your house for a month. Third will be the tests. There are three in total. One is on the first day, as you get approval to begin the process. Second is after two weeks and the third is after a month. The first test isn¡¯t too bad, but the two others are designed to push a dhampir into a blood frenzy. They are no joke. If Riapletely loses control, she will be brought back here as quickly as possible. But as long as you can keep her in check and she only has a few minor incidents, she will get the permission to keep living outside. Well, that is under normal circumstances, but Ria is a bit different. She tried to do the process with me a few years ago and failed in the first week, so the examiner will be extra hard on her. And now she is powerful enough where I can¡¯t even hold her down by myself, so we couldn¡¯t even retry it.¡± ¡­ holy. It sounds simple, but that was a lot. Dhampirs have it difficult. Well, I guess approving a blood sucking monster, that looks basically human, to walk around towns is not that easy. ¡°Don¡¯t worry if you don¡¯t remember all of that right now. I¡¯ll help you as you go through it. I¡¯m sure at least some of the vigers will want to go through with the process now as well.¡± Agatha said. ¡°Yeah. We need more examiners when all of them will be all like: I¡¯m stable. Let me leave this vige.¡± I joked.
Before going to sleep, there is one thing I want to do. Well, two things. But they are both about the same thing. Level Up! Yes, the spell card. Why does it have an ! mark in it? Just making things more difficult. It¡¯s like ¡®Cyberdark Impact¡¯ vs. ¡®Cyberdark Impact!¡¯ ¡®Cyberdark Impact¡¯ is a set, whereas ¡®Cyberdark Impact!¡¯ is a spell card. ¡®Cyberdark Impact!¡¯ didn¡¯t evene out in ¡®Cyberdark Impact¡¯. But anyway, as I only have two Level Ups at the moment, I wanted a few more. You know, so I can give two to Lua. And still have two for myself. And as I have pack tokens, I can just open up some Soul of the Duelist for more copies. (I could do it for you, Master.) Laura offered. (I know. You can pull some packs when I sleep, but I still want to do a few myself.) I said. (Does that mean I may restart the pack token production?) Laura asked. (Yeah. You can do that. But keep it to just four hours per night. I don¡¯t want you to overwork the Guardians.) I told her. Well anyway. Let¡¯s get a few more Level Ups so I can use them before I sleep.
Use a ¡®Pack token¡¯ to open 1 pack of ¡®Soul of the Duelist¡¯
[Yes] [No]
Yeah. I want to do it. Spoiler SOD 1 Element Soldier, Nobleman-Eater Bug, The Trojan Horse, Hade-Hane, Mind Wipe, Howling Insect, Big Wave Small Wave, Mind Crush, Dark Mimic LV3 [copse] Well, no Level Up! But I did get Hade-Hane and it has an effect to return monsters to the hands. I might be able to use it with Vampire''s Domain instead of using Compulsory Evacuation Device. And now that I saw that, isn¡¯t Hane-Hane a thing? (Yes it is. And it is a rare in LOB. I did sacrifice some of them for sleeves, but you still have 24 of them in the collection.) Laura said. (Well, I guess we should make the vampire room then.) I said. (Just because we can.) (I can do it while you sleep.) Laura said. (... I kind of want to do it myself, if the vampire¡¯s don¡¯t mind a little wait.) I said. I haven¡¯t yed the town building simtor, that is my new unique skill after all. (I think they might be willing to wait a day or two.) Laura said. Well anyway, I got sidetracked. Back to getting Level Ups. Spoiler SOD 2 Ultimate Baseball Kid, ck Dragon''s Chick, Taunt, Element Dragon, Hade-Hane, Armed Dragon LV3, Sanwitch, Big Wave Small Wave, Master of Oz SOD 3 Big Wave Small Wave, Absolute End, Enraged Muka Muka, Howling Insect, Skull Dog Marron, The Graveyard in the Fourth Dimension, Nobleman-Eater Bug, Taunt, Ojama King SOD 4 Abyssal Designator, Dark Mimic LV1, Ultimate Baseball Kid, Masked Dragon, The Graveyard in the Fourth Dimension, Armed Dragon LV3, Mind Crush, Two-Man Cell Battle, Rafflesia Seduction SOD 5 Fusion Weapon, Hade-Hane, Howling Insect, Dark Factory of Mass Production, Two-Man Cell Battle, Unshaven Angler, Masked Dragon, Horus'' Servant, Master of Oz SOD 6 Dark Mimic LV1, Level Up!, Howling Insect, Ninjitsu Art of Decoy, Goblin Calligrapher, The Trojan Horse, Masked Dragon, Mind Wipe, Ninja Grandmaster Sasuke [copse] Six packs for a Level Up, huh. Well, at least I got one before I got to ten. I was honestly a bit scared. Also, two more copies of Master of Oz. I now have four in total, just in case I want to summon four giant kangaroo ko hybrids. But I still want at least one more Level Up, so I can give two to Lua, so let¡¯s keep going. Spoiler SOD 7 Dark Mimic LV1, Masked Dragon, Element Soldier, Neo Aqua Madoor, Element Dragon, Unshaven Angler, Skull Dog Marron, Hammer Shot, Mystic Swordsman LV4 [copse] Oh. An UR Mystic Swordsman LV4. Nice. Sadly, the LV2 is the one that starts the evolution process. But I guess I might be able to do it with the LV4 as well. At least it is good to have for collection reasons. Complete collection needs the UR cards. Spoiler SOD 8 Goblin Calligrapher, Two-Man Cell Battle, Level Up!, Unshaven Angler, Ultimate Baseball Kid, Nobleman-Eater Bug, Dark Factory of Mass Production, Skull Dog Marron, Master of Oz [copse] And there is the second Level Up! And a Master of Oz. Because four of them just isn¡¯t enough. I don¡¯t really need to open more packs at the moment, but let¡¯s do two more. Laura can do the rest. Spoiler SOD 9 Level Up!, ck Dragon''s Chick, Armed Dragon LV3, Ultimate Baseball Kid, Taunt, Gorgon''s Eye, Fusion Weapon, Element Soldier, Mystic Swordsman LV2 [copse] Kind of d I did. I got the LV2 Mystic Swordsman. Now I can evolve it all the way to LV6. I can probably use some Ojama tokens as targets for it to destroy. Also, more Level Ups is good. But still, one more pack. Spoiler SOD 10 Fusion Weapon, Absolute End, Big Wave Small Wave, Element Dragon, Level Up!, Unshaven Angler, Taunt, Gorgon''s Eye, Hammer Shot [copse] And one more Level Up for good measure. I was a bit worried as I didn¡¯t get any in the first five packs, but the second five definitely made up for that. Well, let¡¯s throw some toploaders onto these Level Ups and go see Lua.
I got out of the room I was going to sleep in. The room that was given to me was one designed for adventurers thate here, as it is the sturdiest room in the vige. Just so they can sleep in peace, without having to worry about a random dhampir snacking on them in the middle of the night. There was still some partying going on outside, even though some had already gone home and were probably asleep by now. I looked around but couldn¡¯t see Lua anywhere, so I decided to contact her with the system link. (Lua, there is something I¡¯d like to discuss before bed. Where are you?) I asked. (Brian, I was getting ready to go to bed, but I cane back out there, if you want.) Lua said back. (Lua, no. This is somewhat of a private matter. You know how my cards are.) (Brian, are you going to break my sense of reality, again?) (Lua, I just might. I¡¯m not doing anything that the hero¡¯s party couldn¡¯t do though.) (Brian, fine. Do you want me toe to your room? Or will youe here?) (Lua, I cane there. Send the info over to Laura, please.) (As you wish.) I heard the voice of Lua¡¯s mother, well Lua¡¯s System Support say. I then followed Laura¡¯s instructions to a room in the same building. I did get a few looks from the partying dhampirs, but I paid it no mind. {Knock, knock.} ¡°Come in.¡± I heard Lua respond after I knocked. I entered the room. Lua was clearly ready to go to bed. She had on some lighter clothing and then she had thrown her hoodie on top of that. At least she wasn¡¯t just in some night clothing. I think I would stare too much if she was. While she didn¡¯t reach Laura¡¯s level of beauty, she is the number two in my books. ¡°So, how did you want to break my sense of reality?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Oh it¡¯s nothing that bad. Just an exp card.¡± I told her. ¡°Exp card? Like an exp potion?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Well kind of. More of a level up card.¡± I said. ¡°It just levels you up and doesn¡¯t care about your level, so I don¡¯t think calling it exp is exactly correct.¡± ¡°... why do I even try toprehend you?¡± ¡°No clue. Just ept that I do what I do and move on. No need to worry about it.¡± I said. ¡°Oh, it can also level up your skills.¡± I added. ¡°... because why not, right?¡± ¡°Yeah. Because why not. Anything with a level is fair game.¡± ¡°Haaa. Fine. Because it helps, I¡¯ll ept it.¡± Lua said. I took out two copies of Level Up. ¡°I¡¯ll use one on your overall level and one on your skill. Does that sound fine?¡± ¡°Yes. Thank you.¡± ¡°Then I¡¯ll do your overall level first. I want to level up Lua, Level Up.¡± I said to activate the card. The card then lost its color, indicating that it activated sessfully. ¡°... it worked? My level increased.¡± Lua said. ¡°Why are you surprised by that? I told you it would work.¡± ¡°Well, this isn¡¯t normal.¡± ¡°Maybe not, but what you gonna do? So what skill do you want leveled up?¡± ¡°Is any skill fine?¡± ¡°Well, it doesn''t work on unique skills or Card Summoner, but anything else should be fine.¡± ¡°Even a racial skill?¡± ¡°I¡¯m not sure. I¡¯ve never tried a racial skill.¡± I admitted. ¡°Then would you increase my blood magic, please.¡± ¡°Sure. I want to increase the level of Lua¡¯s blood magic, Level Up.¡± I looked at the card in my hand. It didn¡¯t activate. Why? (You have an incorrect target.) I heard Lua¡¯s System Support in my head. (Mistress does not have the skill Blood Magic but True Blood Magic.) ¡°Oh. Well, let¡¯s try that again then. I want to increase the level of Lua¡¯s True Blood Magic, Level Up.¡± This time, the card activated just fine. ¡°It really did increase my skill level¡­¡± Lua said. ¡°I told you, didn¡¯t I?¡± ¡°I know you did, but this shouldn¡¯t be possible.¡± ¡°Perhaps. But it is, so¡­ Well, I¡¯m going to go to bed. Here, you can have these two. They will be usable again tomorrow evening. You probably want to use only one on your overall level, so as to not get any level up sickness.¡± I told Lua as I handed her the two Level Ups. ¡°Thank you, Brian. Good night.¡± Lua said. I returned to my room and locked the door. I used two copies of Level Up! on myself. One on my overall level and one on Mana Control, as is tradition. My mana control is now LV5, so perhaps I should level up something else next. Like telekinesis. I was slightly tempted to use a third Level Up! on myself to increase my telekinesis level, but I can¡¯t be sick tomorrow, so let¡¯s not. I changed into my PJs and went to bed. Spoiler Because someone wants to see Brian''s stats.
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human !
Level: 44
HP: 1080
Mana: 1420
Strength: 325
Defense: 545
Magic: 425
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.4 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.1 (unique)
Telekinesis LV.1 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.2 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Mana Control LV.5
Shining Taunt LV.1
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (Greater)
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
[copse] CH.162 Factory Building Simulator CH.162 Factory Building Simtor (Good morning, Brian.) I heard Laura¡¯s voice in my head. She called me by my name. No master or anything. I like that. (I can do it if you¡¯d like.) Laura offered. (Hmm. I do like it. I kind of like ¡®Master¡¯ as well, but it does feel a bit like roley.) I answered honestly. (Give me a report about your nightly operation.) I was refering to Laura trying toplete some sets like I asked her to. (Of course. I was able to get one of each card from .There are still somecking for the three of everything, but at least we have one of everything. After I got to one of everything, I moved to the set .I was able to get one of all cards, except The Forceful Sentry, Toon Summoned Skull and Serpent Night Dragon.) Laura informed me. (Oh. Nice. Aplete set is good, even if it isn¡¯t three of everything.) Iplimented Laura. (I wonder if there is a way I can get the ultra and secret rares easier?) (There might be. We could try Different Dimension Capsule.) Laura said. Spoiler [copse] (Hmm. It does normally search out any card from the deck, so it might work. I guess we could just try.) I said. (Let¡¯s jump into DDF Different Dimension Factory real quick and try it out.) As I decided that, I closed my eyes and went into my skill.
¡°Good morning, dear.¡± Laura said to me as I materialized in the skill. ¡°Good morning.¡± I said back as I hugged her. Good morning hugs from Laura are great. I turned to look at the hallway, half expecting the same greeting as I got yesterday, but actually not. At least they listened when I said it wasn''t necessary. Few of the humanoid summons were still there. ck Luster Soldier, St. Joan and Vampire Lord, to be precise. ¡°Good morning to you all as well.¡± I said to the three. ¡°Is there something you need?¡± ¡°Good morning, Master. I have a report concerning a few monsters that had to be removed from this space.¡± ck Luster Soldier was the first to speak. ¡°Gogiga Gagagigo had to bepletely banished from here, as he was fighting with everyone and everything. And we limited Archfiends to a room of their own, so they wouldn¡¯t cause any more trouble.¡± He exined. Spoiler [copse] ¡°I see. Thank you for the good work. Anything I need to worry about?¡± I asked. ¡°No. I just believe we should keep you informed, Master.¡± BLS said. ¡°Thank you for the info. Now then, who is next?¡± I asked the two still waiting. ¡°May I?¡± St. Joan asked. ¡°I can wait.¡± Vampire Lord said, so St. Joan went first. ¡°The fairies have been asking for The Sanctuary in the Sky to be installed into a room, but Lady Laura said we would have to ask you so I came to you to ask for approval.¡± St. Joan said. Eh? The Sanctuary in the Sky? The field spell for fairies? Spoiler [copse] I checked my collection and I did have one of it. Why did Laura not approve it? She did approve using A Legendary Ocean for the ocean room. ¡°Laura? Why not just approve it?¡± I asked. ¡°You only have one copy of The Sanctuary in the Sky. And as it is a Super Rare, I wanted to ask for your permission to use it.¡± Laura exined. ¡°I see. Well, I guess I understand your reasoning. But I think we can use it. I don¡¯t have that big of a need for one and I¡¯ll get another one at some point. Let¡¯s install it before we do the test I came here for.¡± I said. ¡°And you, Vampire Lord, what did you need? Actually, are you Genesis Vampire Lord?¡± ¡°Yes. I am indeed on Genesis Vampire Lord. I came to ask you to build the Vampire Kingdom as soon as possible.¡± He said. ¡°Oh yeah. That as well. I¡¯ll do that while I¡¯m here as well. Laura, make sure we have Hane-Hane and Hade-Hane avable, so we can test the ¡®return to hand¡¯ theory with Vampire''s Domain.¡± ¡°Of course, dear.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s take care of The Sanctuary in the Sky first. We need an empty room. There are still some, right?¡±
Laura led me to an empty room and before I even realized, a bunch of fairy-type monsters hade into the hallway area and were following us into the room. Among them were two monsters I actually wanted to talk to, but let¡¯s install this card first. I took The Sanctuary in the Sky out of collection and held it in my hand. ¡°Laura, do I just install it into the ground or into the air?¡± I asked. ¡°Either will work. Technically you are installing it into this room.¡± She answered. ¡°Oh. Okay then. Install.¡± I said to begin the process. As I watched, the ground below my feet turned into clouds that I could stand on. Then, a mountain top with arge sanctuary built on it pierced the clouds and established itself as the main feature of the room. ¡°... wow. I didn¡¯t expect that.¡± I said as I looked at therge sanctuary that hade into being in mere moments. Now I wish I had Valha, Hall of the Fallen so I could add it here as well. Spoiler [copse] The fairies that came with us seemed super excited and flew or ran or otherwise moved to inspect their new room. ¡°Manju, Senju. I need to talk to you two, so don¡¯t run off.¡± I said to two of the fairies. It is interesting calling those two fairies, as Senju is more of a statue and Manju looks like it should be a fiend. Spoiler
[copse] ¡°Yes, Master?¡± Manju stopped and said. ¡°WHAT. IS. IT. MASTER?¡± Senju also turned to me. Her machine-like voice is still a bit creepy. ¡°Can you two use your power to make Ritual monsters and Ritual spells in this space?¡± I asked them. ¡°YES. UP. TO. ONCE. PER. DAY.¡± Senju answered. ¡°Oh. Nice. Then I have a request. Senju, make me another Pdin of White Dragon, here is the ritual spell.¡± I ordered Senju of the Thousand Hands as I handed her a copy of White Dragon Ritual. ¡°And Manju, please make me Shinato, King of a Higher ne. Here is the ritual spell.¡± I said to Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands as I handed him Shinato''s Ark. Spoiler
[copse] ¡°AS. YOU. WISH. MASTER.¡± Senju answered. ¡°It shall be done, Master.¡± Manju said. ¡°Thanks, you two. Please give the cards to either Laura or St. Joan when you are done.¡± I said as I turned to leave the room. Walking on clouds just feels wrong.
Now, let¡¯s do the vampire room and then I can test if the Different Dimension Capsule works. We entered another empty room and I got to work. First off, Vampire Kingdom. Spoiler [copse] ¡°Install.¡± After I said that, the card in my hand vanished and the room began to change. A small hill rose and on top of it, a castle. The sky came to be, before darkening to a night with a crimson moon giving light to the castle. The castle wasn¡¯t huge or anything, but decently sized, but bathed in the red light of the crimson moon, it looked extremely imposing. I looked around, expecting to see the rest of the city that is depicted on the card, but there was nothing. Just the castle on a hill. ¡°Well, I was expecting a little more.¡± ¡°The room is already full. There is no space for the city.¡± Laura said. ¡°Ah. I see. I guess it would be like that.¡± I said. ¡°Howrge are these rooms in the first ce?¡± ¡°Just under 1 km2.¡± Laura said. ¡°0.81 km2 to be precise.¡± ¡°So 900 m x 900 m, right?¡± I confirmed. 0.55 miles x 2952 feet. About 200 acres or 0.312 mi2 Also, a reminder that the room at the end with therge garage door isrger than the side rooms. ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Well, at least there is a lot of space around the castle. Too sad I didn¡¯t get a city from the card as well.¡± I said. ¡°I believe the size of these rooms will grow if Different Dimension Factory levels up.¡± Laura said. ¡°Yeah. I could see that. But will it make the buildings that should have been made by the install? Well, I guess we will see as the skill levels up.¡±
¡°Master, thank you for this room.¡± Genesis Vampire Lord said. ¡°Yeah, no problem. Anything else you needed?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes. Would you please summon Vampire Sucker and Vampire Fascinator. They cannot manifest in this space unless you do.¡± He asked. ¡°Oh. They can¡¯t? I didn¡¯t know that. Can I just summon them here or do I need to do it outside?¡± ¡°I believe doing it outside will be better.¡± Laura said. ¡°You can summon them here, but it won¡¯t fulfill their requirement for the outside summons, so you would have to do it again outside the skill.¡± ¡°Did you test it?¡± I asked Laura. ¡°I tried out fusion summoning.¡± Laura said. ¡°While I was able to summon the fusion monsters into this space, but it didn¡¯t color the sleeve on the card and it didn¡¯t count towards the fusion challenge. So I believe it would be better if you summon them outside first.¡± ¡°Oh. I see. I was actually wondering about the fusion thing. Now that we have tons of pack tokens, I really should go ahead and turbo both the fusion and ritual challenge as far as I can. I might get some nice cards from it. And if I could do it in here, I wouldn¡¯t need to find some secluded ce to do it in.¡± Well, too bad ones done in DDF don¡¯t count, so I¡¯ll have to do it outside. ¡°Now then, let¡¯s try the Vampire''s Domain. Should I install it? Or just activate it?¡± I wondered aloud. I only have one copy, so if the install doesn¡¯t work, I would lose it. But if it can be installed, it would be a waste not to install it. Spoiler [copse] ¡°We should just activate it first.¡± Laura said. ¡°We also need to check if returning a monster to the hand does return it to the collection.¡± ¡°Oh yeah. That part. Sure. I¡¯ll try it out.¡± I said. I then got out Vampire¡¯s Domain and put a sleeve and a toploader on it. ¡°Do we have a Hane-Hane here?¡± ¡°No. You should summon one first.¡± Laura said. ¡°And here I thought I asked you to get one ready. Well, I guess I¡¯ll just do everything.¡± I said. ¡°Except everything I do.¡± ¡°I know. Well anyway. Hane-Hane.¡± I said to summon the monster. Spoiler [copse] ¡­ I¡¯m not quite sure how to describe Hane-Hane. I guess a beast with a big nose and a giant axe. He looked at me and let out some sort of ¡®Hngh¡¯ cry. Is that how he speaks? Well, anyway. Let¡¯s get back on track. ¡°Vampire''s Domain.¡± I said to activate the card. After I did, the sky in the room was filled with crimson, as if the crimson moon was taking over the entire night sky. I looked on in awe, as a system screen appeared before me.
Pay 500 HP to summon a random ¡®Vampire¡¯ card?
[Yes] [No]
¡­ so it should work. I double checked my HP, just in case Health Conscious doesn¡¯t negate this damage. But as I was at my max HP of 1080, I should be fine even if Health Conscious doesn¡¯t work on this damage. I pressed yes. I was somewhat expecting a feeling of my HP being drained, but it never came. Thank you Health Conscious. I¡¯m sorry I ever doubted you. I felt as a card formed into my right hand. And at the same time, a card appeared on the ground in front of me, indicating that the summoning process was happening. And from it, rose a small vampire. I looked at the card in my hand. Vampire Baby. Not quite the vampire I was hoping for, but I didn¡¯t get it from the dhampir mission, so this should be fine. Spoiler [copse] ¡°Oh. A child. I shall take care of him.¡± Genesis Vampire Lord said as he took Vampire Baby into his arms. I guess he likes young vampires. He did also have a positive reaction to the two children in the vige. ¡°You can hold him, but I still need to do a test.¡± I said to him. ¡°Hane-Hane, please return this card into my hand.¡± I said to my other summon while shoving him the Vampire Baby in my right hand. Hane-Hane nodded with a little ¡°Hgh¡± and hisrge nose began to glow. The glow then made a beam that stuck the card and the card disappeared from my hand. And as it did, the Vampire Baby that was in Genesis Vampire Lord''s arms also vanished. ¡°MASTER! What did you do? Where did the child go?!¡± Genesis Vampire Lord yelled at me. ¡°Hopefully to a ce where he won¡¯t disappear after two hours.¡± I said as I opened my collection. I searched for Vampire cards and found Vampire Baby safely in my collection. I pulled it out and it looked like any other card. I then got out a sleeve and a toploader for it, and ced them on the card. ¡°Vampire Baby.¡± I said to resummon the monster. Again, a card appeared on the ground and the small vampire rose from it again. ¡°See. He is fine.¡± I said to Genesis Vampire Lord. ¡°... I apologize. I should never have doubted you, Master.¡± He said as he kneeled before me. ¡°No. I understand. You were worried and that is fine.¡± I said. ¡°Please take care of the Vampire Baby from now on.¡± ¡°I will. And I won¡¯t have to do it alone.¡± Genesis Vampire Lord responded. And as he did, six humanoid forms came into existence behind him. Vampire Ghost, Grace, Lady, Sorcerer, Vamp and Voivode. All of the vampires I had gotten as a reward for curing the vige. But the interesting part was how they formed. They didn¡¯t rise up from their cards, but instead just came to be on their own. It might be simr to what happens when I do it, but I¡¯m not sure as I¡¯ve never seen how it looks. ¡°Master, thank you for giving us this kingdom.¡± Genesis Vampire Lord then said. ¡°Don¡¯t thank me. You are the one that cured the dhampir vige. That is why I could do this. This is something you did.¡± I said back. Sure, I might be the summoner, but I¡¯ll still give full credit to my wonderful summons for the things they do. ¡°I hope you will be willing to do it again, when I visit another dhampir vige.¡± I added. ¡°Yes. We all shall do as you wish, for today and forever.¡± Genesis Vampire Lord said. As I was about to walk out of the room, I realized I need to figure out what to do with the Vampire Baby card. If I put it back into the collection, will Vampire Baby get unsummed? Or will it stay here just fine? Let¡¯s just try. If the baby disappears, I¡¯ll just give the card to Genesis Vampire Lord and hope he can summon the baby in the future. I took Vampire Baby¡¯s card from my duel disk and shoved it back into the collection. I was half expecting the baby to disappear, but he stayed in the arms of Genesis Vampire Lord. I then deactivated Vampire''s Domain and put it back into the collection as well. I should probably test if Genesis Vampire Lord can activate that card. I think there is a chance he can, considering that his effect text says he can create vampires. If he can use it, I can leave making new Vampire cards to him. Well, that can wait for another day. I still have one more experiment to run before breakfast. CH.163 Different Dimension Capsule CH.163 Different Dimension Capsule I walked with Laura to the big room at the end of the ¡®hallway¡¯. It isn¡¯t really a hallway, but more of a hub area. I guess I should just call it the main hub. Anyway, I wanted to get to therge area for two reasons. One, I was going to use Different Dimension Capsule there. And two, I wanted to make sure Laura didn¡¯t keep the Guardians there for too long. Oh yeah, speaking of the Guardians, and by extension pack tokens, Laura had left me 100 of both normal and reprint tokens. Just in case I want to open some packs. Spoiler [copse]
¡°Laura, howrge was this room again?¡± I asked. ¡°I don¡¯t think I told you. It is 3km x 3km or 9km2.¡± Laura told me. 1.86 miles x 3274 yards. 2224 acres or 3.47 square miles. ¡°So like ten timesrger?¡± I confirmed. ¡°11.11 actually.¡± Laura corrected. ¡°Oh. Thanks.¡± Of course I thank Laura for the uselessly precise information. She really is a supeputer. ¡°So, where should we make the capsule yard?¡± I asked. ¡°I think it is a bit early to decide on something like that. This is just a small scale test and we can move to a different ce after the test.¡± Laura said. ¡°I guess. Then let¡¯s just do it here.¡± I said. We were still between the ten Royal Magical Libraries and the door, but I walked a bit off of the path and took out the Different Dimension Capsule card. ¡°Different Dimension Capsule.¡± I activated it. A system screen appeared to show that the card activated sessfully.
Choose a card to add to the Collection
[¨‹]
Required time: 0
[Confirm]
Okay. So I just pick a card, huh. I opened the dropdown menu and the list that appeared seemed to go on forever. It had to have over a thousand cards. At least there seems to be a sorting system, so if I want to find something specific, I don¡¯t have to search through over a thousand cards to find it. I began rolling through the list and it looked like the list had every card from every set I had unlocked. But it also had some cards that don''t appear in any set I have, like the ritual ck Luster Soldier that I got from the challenge and the Vampire cards I got from the mission. So perhaps any card I have ever gotten from anything and can potentially get from the sets is something I can get with the Different Dimension Capsule. The time required was another interesting thing. If I chose amon card, it would take only 2 hours to make it. But with higher rarity, came a longer time. Rares took 6 hours, Super Rares 12 hours, Ultra Rares 24 hours and Ultimate/Secret Rares took 48 hours. I was honestly a little tempted to take another Different Dimension Capsule, but as it is amon in Pharaonic Guardian and Dark Revtion Volume 1, Laura can get some for me at some point. In the end, I went with the card I needed toplete Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon, the ultra rare Left Arm of the Forbidden One. It will also be thest piece of Exodia, so in 24 hours, Exodia will be mine. Spoiler [copse] After I pressed confirm, a sarcophagus appeared in front of me with its top open. A shining nk card appeared and was lowered into the sarcophagus before it closed and buried itself into the ground. Then a 24 hour timer appeared above the ce where it had been buried and began counting down. [23:59:59] I guess I¡¯lle back tomorrow to pick up my card. Reminded that the Different Dimension Capsule will go on the normal 24 hour cooldown after the timer. So effectively add 24 hours to any card''s normal time to get the time until that specific copy of Different Dimension Capsule can be used again.
After a sessful experiment, I returned to the real world and got ready for the day. I was a bit worried I had been in DDF for too long, but it appears I was worried for nothing. And Lua should be able to contact me with the system link if I am within the factory. I think. I should probably test that, but it also means I would have to tell Lua about the skill and I think she would just call me a god again. And I don¡¯t need that. Actually, I wonder if the cards I¡¯ve given others can appear within the factory? I did have all of the vampires show up, but I have a copy of them myself, so I think they might be mine. I did see Dark Magician Girl in the lineup when they greeted me on the first day, but she wasn¡¯t the same one I gave Alice, as she didn¡¯t have the shoulder sling for her book. I haven¡¯t seen any Harpies there either. I wonder if they are waiting for a room with Harpies'' Hunting Ground installed? I do have some Harpies, even if I did give some to Alex. Spoiler [copse] (Laura, add a room with Harpies'' Hunting Ground to the list of things we must do.) I said to Laura. (Yes. Do you want me to take care of it next night?) She asked. (Hmm. Maybe I should do it myself. They will need something to hunt after all. I guess we could use tokens for that. I could also use Ojamas, I mean they are even on the artwork, but even as much as I hate them, I would feel bad if I let them be targets for a hunt. Ojama tokens are fine though, so we just need a way of activating Ojama Trio for the tokens.) (I shall look into that. Would you like me to open up more packs of Dark Crisis for more copies of Ojama Trio?) (... sure. But please go for Pharaonic Guardian first. We need more copies of the Different Dimension Capsule more than we need a specialized room for Harpie Ladies.) I said. (Perhaps I should just open some Pharaonic Guardian right now.) Well, I would have, but I was interrupted by a voice in my head. (Brian. Brian? Are you awake? The vigers are wondering if you are alright since you haven¡¯t gotten up yet?) I heard Lua ask in my head. I guess it is thatte already, so I have to get up. I quickly got dressed and got out of the room.
¡°Good morning.¡± I said to everyone. ¡°Good morning, oh Great Summoner.¡± Rosemary greeted me. Is that what they call me now? ¡°Good morning, Brian.¡± Lua said. ¡°You slept for a long time. Were you tired from yesterday?¡± ¡°Perhaps I was. Yesterday was a long day.¡± ¡°I apologize. I should have realized and let you go to bed earlier.¡± Rosemary said, as she lowered her head. ¡°No. It''s fine. I slept well and that is all that matters. It¡¯s not like I¡¯m in a rush to get somewhere.¡± For breakfast, we had thest of the snake from yesterday. But as I was thinking having the same thing for the third time in a row would be boring, I thought I could ¡­ not spice it up, but change it a bit and test out a certain card at the same time. ¡°Emergency Provisions.¡± Spoiler [copse] I threw out 20 LOB equip spells, like Beast Fangs and Dark Energy, because I would never likely use them for anything else. Especially those two, as they are for Beast and Fiend-type monsters. Emergency Provisions made arge pile of some sort of crackers. 40 to be exact, so two per spell sacrificed. I analyzed one with Dungeon Founder and it was a healing cracker. Eating one would recover 100 HP. Not quite the 1000 that you get in Yugioh, but 100 is good. And I guess with two crackers, what would be 200 HP. I gave some of the crackers to every viger. That is why I chose 20 cards to sacrifice. There are 17 vigers and the three of us, so everyone got two crackers. I told the dhampirs that they might want to dip the crackers into blood before eating them and they all seemed to enjoy eating it that way. Some did try the second one without ever dipping it into blood, but they quickly gave in and dipped it into blood. I don¡¯t think any of them ate itpletely dry. I myself put some of my travel jam on the crackers, before adding some snake meat on top of that. I also took out my travel tea set and made tea for both Agatha and I. (Brian, this cracker is healing more than 100HP) Laura said as I was munching my second cracker. (But the dungeon said 100HP right?) I asked. (Yes it did, but it doesn¡¯t match. These seem to be healing 500 HP per cracker.) Laura said. (I believe the dungeon can¡¯t perfectly reproduce them or perhaps there is some other reason they are inferior. This would also exin why a certain pendant, that you still haven¡¯t given to a certain someone, can only boost its wearer by a total of 100 stat points, when the card clearly says 500. The host item is not strong enough to bring out the full potential of the card.) (I see. Thanks for the exnation and for the slight roast on me. I just didn¡¯t want a repeat of the magic stone fiasco.) I said, trying to defend my reasoning. I need to find out what gifts are eptable and what is a proposal.
¡°Thank you, oh Great Summoner. We can never pay you back for what you have done.¡± Rosemary said to me as I was getting ready to leave. ¡°Do not worry about it. I am here because the Great System and the Goddess wills me to be here. You should thank them, not me.¡± I said. I know I sound like a preacher, but if it gets them off of my ass, I¡¯ll ept it. I should also mention that only two of us were heading back. Lua was staying here for now, because she was going to teach the vigers True Blood Magic. And apparently, I couldn¡¯t just take Ria with me immediately, as Agatha would need to put in some paperwork for the permission to begin the process with her, so we woulde back for the day after tomorrow. This would also be when Agatha brings the next shipment of blood, so that is why we would do it then. I also promised I would give her a ride back here on that day. ¡°So, are you all set? Can we go?¡± I asked Agatha. ¡°Yes. I have everything.¡± She responded. ¡°Good. You don¡¯t mind if we take a different ride home, do you?¡± ¡°As long as we get there safely, I¡¯m fine with it.¡± ¡°Perfect. Gradius.¡± I quickly pulled out my monster and summoned it. The starfighter appeared before us and opened its canopy. I heard some surprised voices from the vigers as Gradius appeared, but I ignored them and jumped into the cockpit. ¡°Come on. Let¡¯s go.¡± I said to Agatha, holding out my hand for her, in case she needed it. Before getting in she turned to Lua and asked. ¡°Is this thing safe?¡± ¡°Of course it is.¡± Lua answered. ¡°Being with Brian is probably the safest ce you can ever be.¡± Well, I ept that reasoning, even if it does sound a little much. OP summons, resurrection, giving skills and Level Up! If you find someone that can do all of that, I want to meet them. Actually, I probably don¡¯t. No fighting with OP people. That just sounds like a bad idea. Agatha took my hand and jumped up to Gradius, taking the secondary seat behind the driver''s seat. Or would it be the pilot''s seat? Anyway. I told everyone to back off a little, closed the canopy and sted off into the sky. Well, actually it was quite a gentle take off.
[Lucia POV] ¡°He really is a God.¡± Rosemary said as we watched as Brian flew away in that golem thing. ¡°I know.¡± I agreed with her. ¡°Even if he insists that he isn¡¯t, the things he does are things only a God can do.¡± ¡°Do you think you can make him yours? This God of ours?¡± Rosemary asked. ¡°...¡± I could feel the blood rushing to my face. I¡¯m sure my normally pale face is probably bright red right now. ¡°I¡¯m ... I¡¯m not sure. But I truly hope I can.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll get him first.¡± I heard Ria say without a hint of hesitation. She was always the one to rush into things. ¡°He promised to take me as a ve, so I¡¯ll have more oppotunities to woo him than you do.¡± ¡°You¡¯ll have a lot of catching up to do.¡± I taunted her. If she wants to have apetition, I will go all out. ¡°I¡¯ve already slept with him and I even saved his life, so good luck even getting to that point.¡± And I share a connection with Brian and that is not something you can do without the System Support. ¡°Grr! I¡¯ll find a way!¡± Ria eximed. CH.164 Putting in an Order CH.164 Putting in an Order ¡°I think we should use this in the future as well.¡± Agathamented as we were getting out of Gradius. We were about a kilometer away from the city walls and the flight here took only six minutes. And I could have gotten us here faster, if Agatha wasn¡¯t looking at the scenery so much. I felt like I shouldn¡¯t elerate any more, so as to not steal that from her. ¡°Sure. It is a shame that we don¡¯t have a spot tond next to your house, but we can just take Overdrive from here.¡± I said as I traded Gradius for Overdrive. I might not use them much in battle, but for transport, machine type monsters are amazing. And I might even use them in battle when I open the sets The Lost Millennium and Cybeic Revolution. They should being up next. They were the first sets of the GX era. Even if ming Eternity was released after Yugioh GX began airing. Yugioh GX began airing (in japan) on October 6, 2004 and ming Eternity (OCG) came out on November 25, 2004.
We got inside the city with zero problems, thanks to a certain mithril medal. They only checked who were inside Overdrive and checked our citizen cards. Well, in both of our cases, it was our adventurer¡¯s guild cards. No checking the luggage or anything. I drove us back to Agatha¡¯s ce and we both got out. I then unsummoned Overdrive, as I don¡¯t need it at the moment. And I do have a second one, ready to go. But I actually have a shop I want to visit before going back to the earl¡¯s mansion. ¡°Agatha, do you need me to do anything in these two days?¡± I asked before leaving. ¡°No. Just meet me in the morning, around the same time as you did yesterday. I¡¯ll prepare everything for the process by then.¡± Agatha said. ¡°Actually, there is one thing. You might want to get in contact with a ve trader. You will need a professional to mark Ria as a ve.¡± ¡°Oh. Yeah. I¡¯ll make sure to do that. Anything else? I can go get more blood if you need that.¡± I offered. ¡°No. I have it covered. I have two different adventuring parties getting me blood and while one of them is currently taking a break to recover, the other is just fine.¡± Agatha exined. ¡°But I would appreciate it if you could take the position of the recovering party until they are ready to go.¡± ¡°Sure. I can do that. Just tell me when you need the blood and give me the barrels.¡± ¡°Well, I¡¯ll tell you about it when we next meet in two days.¡± Agatha said. ¡°I¡¯ll need the ones we brought back for the other party.¡± ¡°I see. Well, I¡¯ll see you in two days then.¡± I said as I left the house. ¡°Yes. See you. And thank you.¡± Agatha said as she waved with her left hand.
(Laura. We need to do an experiment on regrowing a limb. Or recing one with an Exodia part. Can we perform an experiment like that in the DDF?) (We should be able to. I can test a few options at night.) (Thanks. Let¡¯s hope we can do something. I don¡¯t think missing an arm slows Agatha down, but I do feel bad for her. And she could be a good test subject.) (I thought you didn¡¯t want to do human experimentation.) (I don¡¯t. That is why we experiment in the factory first and only then test it out here. And I¡¯ll ept a human test subject if they gain something great from it, like getting their limb back.) (I see. Then perhaps I can try some more extreme measures.) Laura said, sounding a bit like an evil doctor. Or a mad scientist. (I¡¯m not mad. You are the one that wanted to ce a human inside the Cocoon of Evolution.) Laura reminded me. And of course I forgot that she can read my thoughts while we are not in the factory. (Well, I guess we can both be mad scientists. There are enough cards that we can both have our own experiments. And turning someone into a butterfly girl does sound somewhat intriguing.)
The walk from Agatha¡¯s residence to the armor shop wasn¡¯t too long. That is why I decided I didn¡¯t need Overdrive for it. And Overdrive does get plenty of looks, so walking is more natural. Sure some people turn to look at my clothing, but that is normal enough. Most wear cloth or leather pants, so the denim jeans weren¡¯t the most normal thing. And even my hoodie probably screams high quality. At least as long as I stay off of the side streets, I shouldn¡¯t be robbed. And as I had reset a Threatening Roar onto myself, if someone tried to attack me, they would get a manticore scream to the face. I walked into the store and got greeted by the same dwarfdy that was herest time. ¡°Hello Mister. Have you made a decision on what you would like?¡± She asked. ¡°Yes. Well, kind of. I got something interesting as a gift and I was wondering if it can be used to make the type of armor you showed mest time.¡± ¡°That depends on what you have. Would you show it?¡± ¡°Sure. Just a moment.¡± I said as I dug around in my magic backpack. I would have put the snake skin into my fanny pack, but it was, well, not toorge, butrge enough to be in the way. Like really in the way. ¡°Here it is.¡± ¡°Aah. A snake hide. Yes. We can definitely use this. What monster is this from?¡± ¡°Crimson boa, or so I was told.¡± ¡°I see. That is something. You don¡¯t often see albino snakes and I¡¯ve never seen an albino crimson boa. So, you would like us to make something from this?¡± ¡°Yes. Something simr to that armor you showed mest time.¡± ¡°Yes. We can do that. Pleasee with me to the back. We need to take some measurements and go over all of the details.¡±
¡°And with the mithril tes and the enchantments, it will be around 400 gold coins.¡± The dwarfdy said after we went over all of the details. ¡°Around? You can¡¯t tell me the exact price?¡± I asked. ¡°The exact price will depend on a lot of things. I can promise it to you for 400 gold coins, but the actual price might be a little lower. Especially if you are willing to sell the rest of that snake hide to us.¡± ¡°No. I want to keep it. As I said, it was a gift and the person that hunted it will be joining me in a few days. And as I don¡¯t know what kind of equipment she has, I might use the rest of this to make her something.¡± I exined. ¡°Well, if that is what you want. We will need half of the cost beforehand, so I hope that isn¡¯t a problem.¡± ¡°I think I have that much.¡± I said before confirming it with Laura. (I do have that much, right?) (Yes. Your current reserve is 238 gold coinsand 24rge silver, 42 small silver, 4 copper and you haven¡¯t even activated your Upstart Goblins today.) Laura answered. (Oh yeah. I was about to but then Lua called me. How many Upstarts do I even have now? You were opening Magic Ruler, right?) (Yes. You have a total of 173 copies of Upstart Goblin, but only 40 of them have toploaders.) (173? And that times 5 for how many coins I can get? And then that divided by 3 for the total gold coins I should get? ¡­ Laura, can you do the math, please?) I could probably do it in my head, but I do have ess to a supeputer, so why not use it? (That is a total of 865 individual coins and an estimated 288 gold coins. But as I said, I ran out of sleeves and toploaders, so only 40 of the Upstarts Goblins have a toploader. So that means 200 individual coins and around 67 gold coins.) (You ran out of sleeves? Don¡¯t we have infinite pack tokens?) (Yes, but no. You limited the time I can keep the Guardians working, so I only get 2400 pack tokens per night. And you should probably focus on what is going on. The dwarfdy is looking at you. And you are just standing there silent.) (Oh yeah. Real world exists.) ¡°Sorry about that. I was in thought.¡± I said to the dwarf. ¡°Was the price perhaps too great? As I said, we would dly buy the rest of the snake hide. We could probably pay 50 gold coins for it. It is rare to see albino snakes after all.¡± She said. ¡°No. I¡¯m fine. I have the money and I¡¯d rather have the rest of the skin myself.¡± I said. Money is the least of my problems now. Just need to get the rest of those toploaders. I might need to overwork the Guardians after all. Perhaps just four hours isn¡¯t enough. (Or we could only get one of each card in a toploader instead.) Laura said. (No. I like having a yset of everything. But I guess you could prioritize useful spells first, while just keeping the cards in the collection, waiting for their sleeves and toploaders.) Spoiler So for the math, if someone wants to see it. Brian¡¯s production power is 10 pack tokens per minute. 1 activation of Butterfly Dagger - Elma every 20 seconds because of the timeg it takes to return to the collection, to take it out again, activate it and hand it to Guardian Kay''est. So ten packs every minute, 600 packs per hour, 2400 packs in four hours. With 9 cards per pack, that is 21 600 cards. If all of them were to be used for the sleeve and toploaderbo, that would be 864 cards that can get a sleeve and toploader. But as Laura (and Brian) are holding onto some of the cards, not nearly that many sleeves get made. And as Laura is putting tons of toploaders onto ¡°useless¡± cards for Brian¡¯s collection, she ran out. [copse]
I took out the 200 gold coins and we made a contract. The contract was made with a special magic pen that couldn¡¯t be erased. It also had a special magic stone that made ink in the color of the writer''s magic, so the contracts would be more difficult to fake. Or at least signatures would be. You would have to match both the magic and the penmanship. Not impossible, but a lot more difficult than just penmanship. By the way, the color of my magic was a grayish white. It would have been difficult to make out, except that it wasn¡¯t uniform. It was more like a sparkling mix of gray and white. The dwarf on the other hand had a deep brown magic, probably earth attribute. Spoiler Brian¡¯s looks something like this. [copse] ¡°You have a very neutral magic.¡± Shemented as she looked at my signature. I had signed the contract using my full name, Brian Wood. It is a contract after all. I think the dwarf may have been surprised by that, but as I had already told her that I was staying in the Sawyer family estate as a guest, she quickly let it go. ¡°Yeah. Sadly I can¡¯t use elemental magic, but what you gonna do?¡± ¡°Well, if you ever get fired from your dungeon master position, I can rmend a few ces that need neutral magic. Making magic pens like that one requires someone skilled in mana control that has neutral magic.¡± She said. Oh? So there is an advantage in not having an attribute. Interesting. ¡°Thanks. But I have a good job, so I don¡¯t really need to change.¡± I answered. ¡°Understandable. No matter how good you are, just making neutral magic stones will never pay enough to buy something like your golem carriage. Speaking of it, my husband said he would like to take a look at it, if you are fine with that.¡± The dwarfdy said. ¡°And your husband is the smith here?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes, he is. He will be making the mithril parts of your armor and I will be sewing the leather parts.¡± She said. ¡°I see. Then sure, I can show it to him. Do you want it done now, or at ater date?¡± ¡°Please wait a moment, I¡¯ll go ask him if he has time.¡±
¡°Is that him? How can a scrawny kid own something like that?¡± A male dwarf came out from what would be the smithing area. I have to say, it must be well soundproofed, because on either of my visits, I haven¡¯t heard anything from there. The dwarf was about 140 cm tall, just a bit taller than his wife. Just like his wife, he had a well kept beard, but his hair was all over the ce. Interesting mix of hair styles, I have to say. A beard that looks like it was done by a professional and hair that looks like it belongs to a homeless person. ¡°Don¡¯t insult him. He is a high paying customer.¡± His wife scolded him. ¡°One customer here or there. How much did he spend here anyway?¡± The male dwarf asked. ¡°Over 400 gold.¡± ¡°Eh?¡± The male dwarf was surprised. I think if he had had some drink in his mouth, he would have spit it out. ¡°I apologize, loyal customer.¡± Well, someone did an instant 180. I guess 400 gold will do that for you. Even if I¡¯ve only given them 243 gold this far. ¡°So, would it be possible for me to see this golem carriage of yours?¡± The dwarf male asked carefully. ¡°Hmm. I guess I could, but you did insult me.¡± I said slyly. ¡°Perhaps I¡¯ll show you if the armor I ordered is as good as I¡¯m expecting it to be.¡± ¡°If you show me, I will make it the best product that has ever left this store.¡± The dwarf said. ¡°Oh. Are you just saying that? Maybe I should wait until the product is ready, before I show you.¡± ¡°No! Please! Show it to me now.¡± The dwarf asked. ¡°Then you¡¯d better keep up your end of the bargain.¡± I said. I never really intended to not show Overdrive to him, but I also wanted to see if I could get the best product they can realistically make. And for no extra cost.
¡°It isn¡¯t here?¡± The dwarfdy asked. ¡°Did you fool me? Don¡¯t think I¡¯m stupid just because I¡¯m a dwarf.¡± The male added. ¡°No. It is here. Kind of.¡± I said as I cleared my left sleeve and activated my duel disk. Then I got out the card and summoned what he wanted to see. ¡°Overdrive.¡± As Overdrive rose out of the card that had appeared on the ground, I saw the jaws of the two dwarfs fall. ¡°And here I thought the shield was unusual¡­¡± Thedy dwarf muttered. ¡°He was the one that summoned that great shield? Why didn¡¯t you tell me?¡± Her husband asked. ¡°I did, but you were too focused on the golem carriage to realize that the same person owned both.¡± ¡°Whatever.¡± He just brushed it off. ¡°May I take a closer look at this carriage? And perhaps you could summon the shield as well?¡± ¡°Fine. I¡¯ll summon it as well.¡± I said and got out the second card. ¡°Millennium Shield.¡±
The dwarf spent a good bit of time looking over both Overdrive and Millennium Shield. He had plenty of questions about both, but as I legitimately didn¡¯t know the answers, I just said I don¡¯t know. He did seem suspicious about my answer, like I was hiding information on purpose, but I swear I don¡¯t know. Sure I told him some things that I either knew, or thought I knew, like that the gun barrels on Overdrive were done on athe and a basic exnation of what athe is. But when ites to things like how Overdrive moves and how does the Millennium Shield float, I have no idea. It is not like Overdrive has an actual engine, so how should I know? It moves with magic and that is all I need to know. ¡°Thank you for showing us. This has truly been an experience. In return, I¡¯ll make sure your armor will be the best it possibly can be.¡± The male dwarf said. ¡°Of course. This was no problem. Do you have any idea how long it will take?¡± I asked. I had been promised a month in the contract, but I was hoping I could hasten that a little. ¡°We will make it in two week.¡± He answered. ¡°Are you sure? We have other orders.¡± His wife said. ¡°This is now our highest priority, unless the earl himself puts one in.¡± He said. ¡°Just don¡¯t overwork yourselves. I don¡¯t want toe back and find either of you dead.¡± I said, more as a joke than an actual warning. Also, I know what you are going to say. ¡®You can just resurrect them if they die.¡¯ Sure, I can. If they have been dead for under 24 hours. So I would quickly have to find out that they passed. Well anyway. They won¡¯t die, so everything will be fine. Probably. I waved the dwarves goodbye before I got into Overdrive and drove towards the Sawyer estate. I mean, I already had it summoned so might as well. CH.165 Reporting to the Earl about the Curing CH.165 Reporting to the Earl about the Curing ¡°Wee back, Mr. Brian.¡± One of the maids weed me when I got back to the Sawyer estate. ¡°I¡¯m back. Could you tell Alice I¡¯ve returned.¡± I requested of the maid. I think Alice would like to know that I¡¯m back. ¡°I apologize, but Miss Alice is away with Miss Paulina.¡± The maid said, bowing a bit. ¡°Oh, you don¡¯t need to apologize for that.¡± I said. ¡°It¡¯s not like you control where they go or anything. Anyway. Is it possible for me to speak with either Angelina or the Earl?¡± ¡°I believe they are busy until lunch, but you could speak to them at the lunch table.¡± The maid said. ¡°Unless this is something beyond a lunch conversation.¡± ¡°Well, it might be, but I guess I can ask when we eat.¡± I said. ¡°I¡¯d like to go take a bath before lunch. May I use the same room as I didst time?¡± ¡°Yes. It has been prepared for you. Do you require someone to fill up your bathtub?¡± ¡°No. I got it covered.¡± I answered. ¡°I see. Please, follow me.¡± She said before leading me back to my room.
After my bath, I was rxing a bit. And that meant I had time for some packs of my own. Just because I feel like it. I guess I could also practice telekinesis, but I can do that when Alice and Paulinae back. And I also want to open up some before Laura fully clears it in the night, as this is the first time I¡¯ve ever opened any of it in Pack Opener. I did buy a booster box of it back, well, before I was transported here. It wasn¡¯t a first edition box or anything, and I didn¡¯t even get a Lava Golem, but that is the collector¡¯s life. I did get Book of Life at that time, so perhaps I can get one now. And if I can¡¯t, I should at least get a few copies of Different Dimension Capsule and that can help me get what I want.
Use a ¡®Pack token¡¯ to open 1 pack of ¡®Pharaonic Guardian¡¯
[Yes] [No]
Yes. First pack of Pharaonic Guardian, let¡¯s go! Spoiler PGD 1 Gravekeeper''s Vassal, Timeater, Birdface, Gravekeeper''s Cannonholder, Timidity, Book of Taiyou, Gravekeeper''s Guard, Needle Wall, Gora Turtle [copse] I like Gora. He is cute. But the effect is also quite powerful. Preventing monsters with more than 1900 attack from attacking. I¡¯m not sure if it would really work, but if it does, he might be great in subduing powerful monsters. The bad part is, that it would affect my monsters as well, so I can¡¯t really use it for anything but stall. But stalling for time might be even better in real life than in Yugioh. I¡¯m not exactly sure what Book of Taiyou would do. I think it might reveal hidden enemies, but again, not sure about it. As for Needle Wall and Timidity, they could be evil if I install them in the dungeon. Timidity making traps that can¡¯t be destroyed and Needle Wall, well, making a needle wall trap. Well, if I tried to make a dungeon that would kill people, I would use them, but I¡¯m not so I won¡¯t. Next pack. Spoiler PGD 2 Gravekeeper''s Spy, Dark Coffin, A Cat of Ill Omen, Terraforming, Master Kyonshee, Gravekeeper''s Spear Soldier, Trap Dustshoot, Nightmare Horse, Winged Sage Falcos [copse] Oh. Some nice stuff. No, not the Winged Sage Falcos. Sure it is okay, but nothing amazing. Where it is at is A Cat of Ill Omen and Terraforming. A Cat of Ill Omen should be able to make me trap cards, probably. And Terraforming can get me field spells, so I can y more factory building simtor with rare field spells. Gravekeeper''s Spy could also be useful for either spy things, or teaching me some spy techniques. I guess I could use a ninja for it as well, but both is good. Next pack. Spoiler PGD 3 Trap Dustshoot, Birdface, Pyramid Energy, Kryuel, Bottomless Shifting Sand, Timidity, Card Shuffle, A Cat of Ill Omen, King Tiger Wanghu [copse] King Tiger Wanghu is ¡­ interesting. It automatically destroys weak monsters when they are summoned, but monsters in the wild aren¡¯t exactly summoned. I guess it would hard counter a local summoner that just spams weak summons. Also Card Shuffle. Just why? Why are you so bad? Like not just for me right now, but as a whole? Who would ever use you? Pay life points to shuffle either yer''s deck. But it is once per turn. Well, at least Pyramid Energy might see use. It is a quick-y boost to the attack or defense of all of my monsters. Next pack. Spoiler PGD 4 Needle Wall, Birdface, Buster Rancher, Gravekeeper''s Guard, Royal Tribute, Metamorphosis, Reasoning, Dark Dust Spirit, Jowls of Dark Demise [copse] Hey look, it is the giant space-cannon, that was tranted as Rancher. Goddammit Konami (of America), can¡¯t you do anything correctly? I did also get Metamorphosis and Reasoning. I have no clue how either of them work. No, that sounds wrong. I know how they work in Yugioh, but how do they work in real life? Like, if I use Metamorphosis on someone, what would it do? Would it do anything? Would it do something like what happened to Jenna when I fused her with Fire Sorcerer? Would it just turn them into a disfigured mess? I have no idea and that card might not be safe. So at least we need to try it in the Factory first. It could be used to ¡°cheat¡± out fusion monsters, but as it doesn¡¯t count as a fusion summon, there is no way it would count for the summoning challenge. Reasoning is kind of the same as Metamorphosis. What does it do? Does it do anything? I don¡¯t really even have a deck. I mean, I could build myself a deck, but my skill has no concept of a deck. It is a collector¡¯s skill, not a yer''s skill. Anyway, next pack. Spoiler PGD 5 Dark Scorpion Burrs, Timeater, Giant Axe Mummy, Hieroglyph Lithograph, Master Kyonshee, Raigeki Break, Birdface, Arsenal Bug, Newdoria [copse] I like the artwork on Raigeki Break. Just evil finger. It isn¡¯t ¡®Talk to the Hand¡¯, but more like ¡®I point at you, so you Die¡¯. And with Raigeki Break, that might literally. Hieroglyph Lithograph on the other hand, well, it does increase my hand size limit. Forever. And I think the HP cost should be removed by Health Conscious. It has worked on everything this far, so I don¡¯t know why it wouldn¡¯t work with that. Next pack. Spoiler PGD 6 Gravekeeper''s Curse, Card Shuffle, Gravekeeper''s Vassal, Secret Pass to the Treasures, Timeater, Royal Keeper, Pyro Clock of Destiny, Des Lacooda, Spirit Reaper [copse] Pyro Clock of Destiny. That should age something? I think. Like I nt a seed and water it, use Pyro Clock of Destiny and it ages a little. Then water it again, and use a second Pyro Clock of Destiny. And the seed will quickly grow. That¡¯s what I think it should do. Next pack. Spoiler PGD 7 An Owl of Luck, Cobraman Sakuzy, Gravekeeper''s Cannonholder, Nightmare Horse, D. Tribe, Royal Tribute, Giant Axe Mummy, Dark Designator, Lava Golem [copse] I got the Lava Golem! Yeah, I know I already have one, but this is a Secret Rare Lava Golem. Also, I have no idea how Dark Designator would work. Perhaps if I use it on someone like Tye and call out the name of his tiger, he is forced to summon it? Maybe. Probably not. I can just not use it. Next pack. Still haven¡¯t gotten a Different Dimension Capsule. Spoiler PGD 8 Reversal Quiz, Curse of Aging, Gravekeeper''s Spear Soldier, Gravekeeper''s Spy, Ordeal of a Traveler, Maiden of the Aqua, Non Aggression Area, Different Dimension Capsule, Dark Jeroid [copse] Well, at least I got one Capsule. That¡¯s good. I don¡¯t think I¡¯ll use it now though. Let¡¯s just leave it for Laura. She¡¯ll use it well. Also Reversal Quiz. What a terrible card. Send all cards in your hand and on your side of the field to the GY and even after that, you still have to call your top card correctly. Not a good card. But let¡¯s do two more packs, for a total of ten. Spoiler PGD 9 Rite of Spirit, Hieroglyph Lithograph, Molten Behemoth, Giant Axe Mummy, Trap Dustshoot, Gravekeeper''s Guard, Gravekeeper''s Spy, Charm of Shabti, Newdoria PGD 10 Card Shuffle, Curse of Aging, An Owl of Luck, Arsenal Bug, Reversal Quiz, Yomi Ship, Banner of Courage, Jowls of Dark Demise, Barrel Behind the Door [copse] A super rare as well. Nice. Barrel Behind the Door is ¡­ interesting. It probably would reverse any non-direct attack back to whoever tried to use it. Like, if someone tries to curse me, Barrel Behind the Door should be able to reverse that curse back to them. Again, add it to the list of things to test out in the factory. Overall, I got good stuff. Too bad I only got one Different Dimension Capsule, but Laura will get me more tonight.
After opening the packs, I spent a bit of time practicing Mana Control and telekinesis. And I quickly realized that I had made a small mistake. It is nothing Laura can¡¯t fix, but for anyone without System Support, it could be a problem. I had ¡®lost¡¯ control of my skill. Well, I guess the better way of saying it is that my real skill level doesn¡¯t match up with my status skill level. Essentially, my mana was moving too fast. It was like taking an amatur rider and putting them into a supercar. If I didn¡¯t do everything perfectly, I would lose control and my mana would desperse everywhere. Not that it is different from what I previously did, but back then I had the problem of my mana moving too slow. So I guess the more urateparison would be taking someone that has only driven cars with a max speed of 50km/h and putting them in a card that can easily go 200 km/h. It just invites danger and mistakes. Of course, Laura is my little cheat code, so I could rely on her to do my mana control, but I had just gotten used to it to the point where I could do things like the contactless loop on my own, going back to having to rely on her felt a bit bad. I really need to keep up with my skill levels, if I keep using Level Up! on my skills. Perhaps do something like dedicate an hour each day to figure out how much my skill grew when I used Level Up in the evening. That way I should be able to keep better track of how my skills grow and I won¡¯t have this disconnected feeling between my skill level and actual skill.
¡°I heard there is something you wanted to talk about.¡± Angelina said as we were eating lunch. Present were Thomas, Enora, Angelina (obviously) and her son Jonathan. No sign of Paulina or Alice. ¡°Yes. There is something I wish to report, but it isn¡¯t exactly something that should be discussed while eating food.¡± I said, taking a quick but noticeable nce at Jonathan. Honestly, there is no problem with it, but I¡¯d rather not have Jonathan hear about it. He doesn¡¯t know about the System Support and he really doesn¡¯t need to. I don¡¯t know how kids, especially noble kids are in this world, but telling a kid that you are basically a superhero is a sure way of getting the news to spread. At least eventually. For a bit they might actually keep their mouth shut, but at some point they will want to show off. ¡°I understand.¡± Angelina said, noticing what I meant. ¡°I¡¯ll make time for you in the afternoon.¡±
¡°So, is this better?¡± She asked. We had escaped to her study, but we did get one extra. Enora, her mother, hade as well. ¡°Yeah, this is fine. This is something you¡¯ll have to tell Thomas about anyway.¡± ¡°Is it something bad? Has something happened to the dhampir vige?¡± Angelina asked. ¡°Yes, something has happened. No, it isn¡¯t bad.¡± I began. ¡°To make the long story short, I summoned a vampire and had him cure the blood curse from every dhampir in the vige.¡± ¡­ ¡­ My shortened story was met with silence. ¡°Excuse me, but let me confirm. You summoned a vampire?¡± Enora was the first to gather herself. ¡°Yes, I did. And I had him cure the blood curse of every dhampir there.¡± ¡°You can summon vampires?¡± Angelina wondered. ¡°Yes. I can summon¡­ well, a lot of different things. Heroes, sages, angels, vampires. Also more monstrous summons like beasts and dragons. And machines like the mechanical carriage that I ride around.¡± I listed off few of the things Imonly use. I actually don¡¯t really use any angels, but St. Joan is basically an angel with her light wings. And Guardian Angel John is an angel. I just have to get one, but Invasion of Chaos isn¡¯t usually that nice to me. Spoiler [copse] ¡°Did you say you can summon heroes?¡± Enora asked. ¡°Yeah. Not heroes of legends that you know, but calling them heroes is the easiest way of ssifying them.¡± The hero I¡¯m referring to is of course ck Luster Soldier. I guess Buster der could be a hero as well, but he is more of a dragon executioner. ¡°Could you summon one? Right here and now?¡± Enora asked. ¡°I can, if that is fine with you Angelina.¡± I just wanted to confirm this. This is Angelina¡¯s office, well study, afterall. ¡°It won¡¯t cause a mess or anything, will it?¡± Angelina asked. ¡°Most likely not, but I cannot 100% guarantee that it won¡¯t.¡± ¡°Fine. Just keep this hero in check. I have important documents in this room.¡± Well, she gave permission, so we are fine. I dug the card out of the collection and summoned him. ¡°ck Luster Soldier.¡± Like always, a card appeared on the ground and my summon rose from it. Of course, the card was blue, as I was summoning a ritual monster. Spoiler [copse] Angelina and Enora ended up asking a bunch of questions from BLS, mainly about his heroic tales. I have to say, I really enjoyed hearing him speak about his fights against the Blue-Eyes White Dragon. I didn¡¯t even know he did that, but apparently he did. Spoiler Now obviously, in terms of Yugioh lore, this isn¡¯t the same Blue-Eyes that Priest Setomanded, but one of the other three. Yes, there were a total of 4 different Blue-Eyes White Dragons, most likely, as there were four Blue-Eyes White Dragon cards. So BLS would be one of the beings that survived fighting a Blue-Eyes and possibly the one that began the legend of the White Dragon. [copse]
¡°So, what I actually wanted to ask is this. I promised to take a dhampir as a ve and help her get deemed stable. I need to know, can I bring her here or should I look into getting a house for us?¡± I asked. ¡°I also need to get in contact with a ve trader, if that is alright.¡± ¡°Hmm. I don¡¯t think I can answer that at this moment. In the end, my father is the one in charge so we have to ask him. I can help you get in contact with a ve trader though.¡± Angelina answered. ¡°How quickly were you nning on taking this dhampir in?¡± ¡°Day after tomorrow.¡± ¡°... well, you work fast. I¡¯ll ask my father about it and I¡¯ll get an answer for you by dinner time. And I¡¯ll get you in contact with a ve trader tomorrow, if that is fine.¡± ¡°Works for me.¡±
¡°As long as you can keep this dhampir in check, I see no problem in bringing her here.¡± I got the earl¡¯s permission. ¡°Thank you.¡± I said as I lowered my head. It wasn¡¯t actually dinner time yet, and he had asked me to his study to give me the news. After hearing the good news, I returned to my room until a maid came to inform me that Alice and Paulina had returned. I walked with her towards the parlor room near the entrance of the mansion. CH.166 Catching up with Alice and upgrading my Duel Disk CH.166 Catching up with Alice and upgrading my Duel Disk ¡°Brian!¡± Alice excitedly called for me as she saw me. ¡°You came back already.¡± ¡°Hi, Alice, Paulina. Yeah. I¡¯m back.¡± I greeted the duo. ¡°Brian. It is good to see that you are fine. Did everything go fine in the dhampir vige? No one sucked your blood hopefully.¡± Paulina said. ¡°Well, there was an attempt, but I dealt with it.¡± I said. ¡°Of course you would. When did youe back?¡± Paulina asked. ¡°Well, I left the vige in the morning, dropped off Agatha, went into a certain shop and put in an order for some new equipment and then got here a bit before lunch.¡± I recapped my day to them. ¡°What about you two? Where have you been?¡± ¡°Here. Look at this.¡± Alice said as she handed me two papers. She then dug a little in her magic fanny pack before handing me a third. I looked over the papers and they were questpletion forms from the adventurer¡¯s guild. Two were for some sort of nt collecting, probably some sort of herbs or something. One was for hunting down goblins. ¡°You did some missions, huh.¡± Imented. ¡°Yes. I had to earn the cards you gave me, right? So I went to the guild with Paulina. Sure I only got three, not four, but I¡¯m working on it.¡± Alice said. Spoiler A reminder for the math. Brian set 5 cards on Alice. Draining Shield, Mirror Force, Threatening Roar, Sakuretsu Armor and Dust Tornado. But Alice had ¡®earned¡¯ one of them from the orc hunt, so she needed to earn the other four. The Level Ups don¡¯t count for this, as they are ¡®borrowed¡¯ [copse] ¡°I see. Well, three quests in two days is good in my opinion.¡± I told her, even if these are super simple things, that you could probably do three to five in a day, if you know where to find everything. ¡°And besides, the cards I set on you are for emergency defense. I don¡¯t really consider them ¡®yours¡¯ like the others, so you don¡¯t really have to earn them with quests. The same goes for the level ups that I let you borrow.¡± ¡°Eh? Does that mean I worked for nothing?¡± ¡°No. Of course not. Honestly, I¡¯m proud that you would go and do quests for those cards. But let¡¯s just say that the three quests you did were enough for the cards I gave you.¡± ¡°... I ¡­ yes. Thank you.¡± Alice agreed. ¡°By the way, did any of the set cards activate while you were adventuring?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes. Two of them.¡± She said as she got out two cards. Sakuretsu Armor and Threatening Roar. They were still grayed out, so they must have been activated today. ¡°Did this happen when you were hunting the goblins?¡± I asked. ¡°... yes. I let my guard down at first and a goblin tried to shoot me with an arrow. That is when the roar activated. While it did stun all of them for some time, we didn¡¯t quite get all of them and I almost got attacked again. That is when that other card activated.¡± ¡°Ah. I see. Well, it happens. What did the card do when it activated?¡± I asked. ¡°You don¡¯t know?¡± Paulina asked. ¡°Well, not exactly. I know what it should do, but I¡¯ve never activated one myself, so I¡¯m notpletely sure.¡± ¡°And you just give something like that to Alice? Shouldn¡¯t you at least test it out first?¡± Paulina asked. ¡°Perhaps, but I don¡¯t have unlimited amounts of time, so sometimes I have to just give them to other people without testing them. And that card can only be activated when you are about to be attacked, so I can¡¯t just try it out whenever I want.¡± ¡°Just ask another adventurer for help or something.¡± ¡°And risk them literally dying? Are you insane? That card should destroy whatever tried to attack you and I¡¯m not about to use something like that on a human. Unless you want to volunteer to be a test subject.¡± Thatst part was a joke. Even if she did, I still wouldn¡¯t use a ¡®destroy¡¯ effect on her. ¡°... I see your point ¡­ ¡° ¡°Good. Now Alice, after the card activated, what happened?¡± I asked. ¡°This demonic looking man appeared and ripped the goblin to pieces. Then it bowed and disappeared. It was honestly a little scary.¡± ¡°... yeah. I can imagine that.¡± ¡°Could you perhaps change it for something else?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Sure. I¡¯ll look into what I have and give you something tomorrow. But I¡¯ll reset the Threatening Roar now. Give me that one and I¡¯ll set another copy on you.¡± I said to Alice. ¡°Yes.¡± I received Alice¡¯s copy of both Threatening Roar and Sakuretsu Armor and put them both back into the collection. Then I got out a fresh copy of Threatening Roar to set onto Alice. ¡°Activate when Alice is going to be attacked with intent to harm or kill, set.¡± I said to set the card. Saying that isn¡¯t strictly necessary, but it does help. Me, not the card. The card should be the same. But that way, I go over the details as I¡¯m setting the card. ¡°How many of those cards did you have again?¡± Paulina asked. ¡°You just pull more of them out every time I see you.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t ask. You¡¯ll get away with less of a headache.¡± ¡°... so it is bad¡­¡± She seemingly realized what I meant. ¡°Yeah.¡± I admitted. Truthfully, I have 990 unique cards. As in, if you count every copy, even from different sets, as one. If you take the different sets into consideration, the total jumps up to 1235. And if you count all of the copies of all the cards I have ¡­ well, I actually have no idea, because my collection doesn¡¯t have a feature to count that. But considering all the copies of some cards that I have, it has to be over 10 000 cards. ¡°Brian, will youe to do a quest with me tomorrow?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Sorry, but I need to do something else.¡± ¡°Like what?¡± ¡°I was going to visit a ve trader.¡± ¡°WHY?! What do you need a ve for?!¡± ¡°Alice, don¡¯t raise your voice like that.¡± Paulina reprimanded Alice. ¡°It¡¯s not that. It is because I promised to look over a strong-ish dhampir from the vige while she gets deemed stable. And in return, she said she would be my ve.¡± I exined. ¡°Really? That makes no sense. No one would ever agree to be a ve for that.¡± Aliceined. ¡°Alice, how much do you know about ves?¡± Paulina asked. ¡°There are different kinds of ves and most of them are ves for only a few years, because they fall into very due to debt. Once they work away their debt, they are released. This dhampir most likely wants to do something simr. Make a few year contract as payment for watching her as she goes through the process. Isn¡¯t that right, Brian?¡± ¡°Yeah. That is what I understood.¡± I answered, but that was a lie. I didn¡¯t know how very works exactly when I agreed to this, but I thought once a ve, always a ve. Unless you are freed by your master. My n was actually to free Ria after the entire process was done and she was deemed stable. But a temporary very works just as well, if not better. ¡°I see¡­ I guess that is fine then.¡± Alice said.
During dinner, Alice told everyone about her daily adventures. I could tell that Jonathan was a little jealous of Alice¡¯s adventurers. but at least he didn¡¯t say anything of the sort. I can understand wanting to go out and hunt monsters, but training with my summons is a much better idea. That way, if Jonathan does get hurt, he won¡¯t actually have to worry about being hurt out in the middle of nowhere. After dinner, I returned to my room. I had two more things I needed to worry about. Well, actually three, depending on how you look at things. First things first. Hieroglyph Lithograph. Spoiler [copse] I got two of them from the packs I opened earlier today and I had a thought on how I could use one. And it was actually quite simple. My duel disk. Well, technically it is a dungeon founder¡¯s terminal, but it is effectively a duel disk. If I install Hieroglyph Lithograph into it, it might gain two more monster slots. I was a bit tempted to test it out in DDF first, but I can¡¯t recreate my duel disk with the dungeon and even the analysis fails, so I would have to make one first. And if everything goes wrong, MST should fix it. ¡°Install.¡± As the instation was happening, I felt a small pulse of manaing from the duel disk. Nothing crazy, but it clearly showed that the process was happening. In the end, my duel disk had grown two extra monster zones. Heh. Extra monster zones. I didn¡¯t mean it like that, but truthfully, they look like extra monster zones. My GX era duel disk looked like someone hade in and retrofitted it to the new rules. The two new slots extended outwards from the second and fourth monster slots in my duel disk. Spoiler span> Basically like this, but on a gold duel disk from the GX era. [copse] Good. The first thing was sessful, now to the second thing.
For the second thing, I needed two toploaders so while I was having dinner, I had sent Laura to open a few packs and make me some. And because we were going for sleeves, not new cards, she opened some LOB. That set just has the most throwaway cards. And I was about to use five of them. ¡°I summon two Skull Servants.¡± I said as I summoned the first two monsters. Spoiler [copse] Two human-sized skeletons rose from the cards. They weren¡¯t that far from the skeletons that roam my dungeon, but they did wear cloaks, while the ones in the dungeon are naked. Calling a skeleton naked sounds weird. ¡°Sorry you two, but I need you to be the materials for this.¡± I said. ¡°With my two Skull Servants I build the circuit. I link summon Vampire Sucker.¡± Spoiler [copse] ¡°Master! Thank you.¡± Vampire Sucker jumped onto me and hugged me as soon as I had summoned her. ¡°Hey, hey, hey. You could at least ask for permission first.¡± I said as I was trying to push her off. ¡°Come on Master. Just a bit longer. I¡¯m not even trying to suck your blood. I just want your warm hug.¡± She argued. ¡°Yeah. That¡¯s not much better. Ask first, hug second.¡± I said as I pushed her away. ¡°Unless you want to never get summoned again.¡± ¡°... extortion is not fair¡­¡± ¡°Neither is sexual assault. Now will you control yourself or do I need to unsummon you?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll be good!¡± She instantly responded as she stood up straight, like she was standing in attention. ¡°Good. I¡¯ll summon the other one then.¡± I said as I got out four more cards. First of all. ¡°Skull Servant, times three.¡± My next set of materials came out. ¡°I use my three Skull Servants to build the circuit and link summon Vampire Fascinator.¡± Spoiler [copse] ¡°Master. It is a pleasure that you went out of your way to summon me. Might I thank you with some physical affection?¡± Vampire Fascinator asked after she rose out of her card. ¡°... er, let¡¯s do it some other time. I still have a little more I need to do before I go to bed. Do you two want to stick around or head into the factory?¡± ¡°I want to stay!¡± Vampire Sucker instantly said. ¡°I will stay as well, if I¡¯m not in the way.¡± Vampire Fascinator agreed. Well, as I said, they can stay, so they shall stay. I have to say, the test was sessful. I was able to link summon just fine and my new monster zones work just fine, as I had summoned the two link monsters into them. And I could use both with no extra links or anything. The only thing I didn¡¯t test is if I can summon link monsters into zones that aren¡¯t those two, but I¡¯ll be able to test that out at some point.
Thest thing on the agenda. What to do with all of my Upstart Goblins? Or more like where to store all that money? My magic bags need to have space for my daily stuff, so I can¡¯t just shove everything there. They would fill up with gold and silver in a week. Well, therger could probably hold out for a month or so, but still. I could really use an inventory skill. (Laura, any ideas?) (A few. First is Different Dimension Capsule. It is a storage device that uses different dimensions, like the Item Box skill, so it might work. The other card that might give that skill is Pharaoh''s Treasure from Pharaonic Guardian, but you don¡¯t have that at the moment. We could also try to just learn the skill naturally.) Spoiler [copse] (Yeah, but learning the skill will take a while, even with your help, right?) (Yes, it will. Thest option could be installing Interdimensional Matter Transporter into Different Dimension Factory. That way, we could also activate the Upstart Goblins inside the skill. We could also have Goblin of Greed activate the cards for us.) Spoiler
[copse] (... would that work?) (We can try. All we will lose is one Ultra Rare card.) (... sure. But don¡¯t try it during the night. I think you were going to work on Pharaonic Guardian in the night, so If you get Pharaoh''s Treasure, which we should, we canbine that with Different Dimension Capsule and that will surely get me the item box skill. And then we can check out if the DDF with Interdimensional Matter Transporter n works. Or if we can link the item box with DDF and just directly dump the money from the factory into my item box, without having to use the Interdimensional Matter Transporter.) With that, the n was made. Now all that was left was to use the Level Ups, go to bed and sleep till morning. I used my skill Level Up on Telekinesis btw. My vampires were a little disappointed that they didn¡¯t get to do anything, so they spoke me into getting a massage from them. I have to say, it was nice. I then thanked the two of them, reminded them to head to the factory afterwords and unsummoned them. Good night. Spoiler Brian''s stats, after the level ups.
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human !
Level: 46
HP: 1100
Mana: 1540
Strength: 335
Defense: 555
Magic: 455
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.4 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.1 (unique)
Telekinesis LV.2 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.2 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Mana Control LV.5
Shining Taunt LV.1
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (Greater)
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
[copse] CH.167 Inventory CH.167 Inventory Morning. And morning means one thing. Catching up with Laura. She wasn¡¯t here to wake me up, so she must be at the factory. I closed my eyes and entered my unique skill.
¡°Good morning!¡± Laura called out to me as she ran through the hub to get to the raised tform where I always materialize. ¡°Good morning. Were you busy?¡± I asked as I walked down the few steps and took her into a hug as she reached me. ¡°Yes. Myst experiments ran a bit long. I¡¯m sorry I couldn¡¯t wake you up.¡± ¡°No, it¡¯s fine. What about the nightly packs?¡± ¡°Yes. I was able to fullyplete . There are at least three copies of all Common and Rare cards, but not all of them have toploaders yet. We dock extra copies of some of the Super, Ultra and Secret Rare cards, but I have Different Dimension Capsules getting them.¡± ¡°Nice. And how many capsules do we have?¡± I asked. ¡°221. All of them got toploaders, as I had the Guardians work for an extra hour this night and I only focused on one set.¡± Laura answered. ¡°Oh. Nice. And you are using them to get the missing cards from the pleted sets¡¯ right?¡± ¡°Yes. I also made a new room just for them. Speaking of capsules, you might want to go recover the one we activated yesterday.¡± ¡°Yeah. Let¡¯s do that. But I also want to go check up on the vampires. I want to test out the Genesis Vampire Lord activating Vampire''s Domain theory. And I also want to see if Sucker and Fascinator got here fine.¡± ¡°I was going to suggest something like that, as the capsule still has 15 minutes and 22 seconds of time left.¡± Laura said. ¡°Well, I could find other ways of spending fifteen minutes with you.¡±
¡°We need to do something with these doors. There is no way to tell which door is which.¡± Imented as I opened the fourth door and finally entered the correct room. ¡°We could paint the field spells picture onto the door. Would that work?¡± ¡°Eh, yeah. That sounds perfect. Do it.¡± As Laura offered a quick solution to that small problem, we walked into the room of eternal night. As we did, I saw Vampire Familiar flying in the sky and after spotting us, it flew into the castle. Soon after that, all of the vampires came out to greet me. Among them were Sucker and Fascinator, so they must have been able to realize themselves here. ¡°Master, what do we owe this pleasure?¡± Genesis Vampire Lord asked. ¡°Hello again, Genesis Vampire Lord. ¡­ that name is too long. Do you mind if I name you? Or do you have a name?¡± ¡°I used to, but that name is nothing I want to use again. It would be a pleasure to receive a new name from you.¡± He answered. ¡°Good. Then I¡¯ll name you Adam, bec¡­¡± ¡°NO.¡± He cut me off. ¡°No? Why not?¡± ¡°I will not ept that name, even if ites from you, Master.¡± ¡°... okay. Then Cain.¡± I said. ¡°Cain. Yes. That works.¡± He agreed to my second option. I wonder what he has against Adam? ¡°May I ask for a second name for us? Like a family name for our coven?¡± ¡°Hmm. A family name huh. Shouldn¡¯t it be Belmont then?¡± I wondered, thinking back on the Castlevania series of games. They were made by Konami, the samepany that made the Yugioh Trading Card Game. Sure the Belmont n were vampire hunters, not vampires, but some of designs from the Castlevania games were reused for Yugioh vampire cards. ¡°Belmont? Yes. I will ept that. From now on, I shall be known as Cain Belmont.¡± Genesis Vampire Lord dered.
¡°Well, let¡¯s get to the experiment. Cain, take this and activate it, if you can.¡± I said as I gave Vampire''s Domain to him. ¡°Oh yes. The card that makes vampires.¡± Cain looked at the card for a few seconds before activating it. ¡°Vampire¡¯s Domain.¡± Just like when I used it, the sky reddened. Then a few momentster, a new vampiric being came into existence. It wasn¡¯t strictly a vampire, so I won¡¯t call it a vampire. It was a half white, half ck dog-like being. Vampire Retainer. Spoiler [copse] Well, I guess it is more of a wolf than a dog, but whatever. ¡°Master. We need a Hane-Hane now, don¡¯t we?¡± Cain asked. ¡°Oh yeah we do.¡± I recalled thest time we did this. ¡°Laura, do they really not materialize here on their own?¡± ¡°They do, but they are not liked, as they force others out of here with their effect, so they just don¡¯t materialize outside of their own area.¡± Laura exined. ¡°... okay. Now we really need Compulsory Evacuation Device. We could just install it here and leave this entire process for Cain to deal with.¡± ¡°We can get it with a Capsule, or I can open Invasion of Chaos next night.¡± ¡°Or we can do both. But first, Hane-Hane.¡± I said to summon the necessary monster. I had gotten it out while we were speaking. ¡°Hane-Hane, return Vampire Retainer to my ¡®hand¡¯.¡± After I ordered Hane-Hane, he quickly did as ordered and returned Vampire Retainer to my collection. Then I put a sleeve and toploader on it, before the dog once again realized within my skill. ¡°Well, that was a sess. Cain, you can hold onto that card. Laura wille and install a Compulsory Evacuation Deviceter, so find a good ce for it in the castle.¡± ¡°Yes. Thank you, Master.¡±
Now then, let¡¯s get thatst Exodia piece. When I got to where the capsule was buried, I saw the timer still had little over a minute left. Well, at least I¡¯ll be able to see thepletion of the capsule. After the timer hit zero, the capsule rose from the ground and broke open. From it, two cards appeared. One was my now grayed out Different Dimension Capsule and the other was my missing Exodia piece. Left Arm of the Forbidden One. Spoiler [copse] I smiled. Probably looking like an evil person, but I don¡¯t care. I have Exodia. The, well not ultimate, but still one of the greatest powers of Yugioh is now under my control. I took out a sleeve and a toploader and manually ced them on the Exodia piece. Be honored. The only one that has gotten this treatment, other than you, has been a Blue-Eyes White Dragon. ¡°Laura, add testing out Exodia on the list of things we need to do.¡± ¡°Yes. Just under mass fusion summoning and summoning the rest of the ritual monsters.¡± Laura said. ¡°Did you ever get the two ritual monsters I asked Senju and Manju for?¡± Ipletely changed the subject. Well, maybe notpletely, but still. ¡°Yes. They are in the collection, waiting to be summoned.¡± ¡°Good. I¡¯ll do it when I do the fusion summonings. I need to find a good ce to do it in. I don¡¯t think the earl will like it if I summonrge amounts of monsters in his backyard.¡± ¡°We could fly over to therge forest and do it somewhere over there. That ce seems to not have any intelligent life, so it should be good.¡± ¡°Yeah. Good call. My own little testing ground. Have Exodia carve out a section of the forest while we are at it.¡± ¡°Yes. Let¡¯s just use a god-like monster as a woodchipper. What could possibly go wrong?¡± Laura said sarcastically. ¡°Well, I guess we could also use Meteor ck Dragon to burn down some of it. Maybe use a few water monsters to control the mes so they don¡¯t get too far. Like Aqua Madoor and Neo Aqua Madoor.¡± ¡°Yes. That should be better, but I can most likely make an even better n.¡± Laura offered. ¡°Well, if you say so.¡±
Before getting out of the factory, there is just one more thing. ¡°Laura, what about the situation with the Upstart Goblins?¡± ¡°I tried a few things, some worked, others didn¡¯t. First, using Interdimensional Matter Transporter does work, but the skill cannot support it. The skill level is too low. And we would have to make an insted room, otherwise this space might copse.¡± ¡°Wait a second. Didn¡¯t I say don¡¯t try it?¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t install it, I just activated it once and tried to move something from the room into this skill.¡± ¡°... okay. And it didn¡¯t work?¡± ¡°It did, but the item cannot exist here. This space cannot support physical matter. As I said, we would have to make an insted room. While it should be possible to make such a room with Dimension Jar or Dimension Fusion, it would still be risky. As for the item box theory, well I have something that will work. But you should probably go back and prepare for the day, otherwise you might bete.¡± Laura reminded me. ¡°I¡¯ll tell you what I found as you get ready for the day.¡± ¡°... yeah. Real world still sucks. Let me stay in my WR space in peace.¡±
I opened my real eyes again and got on with my morning activities. It is a good thing too that Laura sent me back, because just after I had gotten up, a maid came into the room to wake me up. And I have no idea if I would realize that someone is trying to wake me up while I¡¯m in the factory. (So, what I found is that neither Different Dimension Capsule or Pharaoh¡¯s Treasure result in a skill when installed. In fact, the install fails if you try to install either into a person. On the other hand, Different Dimension Capsule can be installed into a bag to transform it into a magic bag. And Pharaoh¡¯s Treasure can turn a normal chest into a beautiful treasure chest.) Laura exined. (Okay, so the direct approach is no good. Any good news?) (I was getting to it. If webine Different Dimension Capsule and Pharaoh¡¯s Treasure, it results in a card called Different Dimension Treasury. And if installed, it gives the extra skill ¡®Inventory¡¯, a superior version of ¡®Item Box¡¯.) (Oh, nice. Then let¡¯s do that.) (Just a moment.) Laura said. (It isn¡¯t that easy. When I was testing it, the tests had some problematic results.) (Testing? How did you test it?) (I used Physical Double to make a copy of you and installed the cards into him.) Laura said. Spoiler [copse] (But as I already said, it showed some problems. Mainly, you cannot survive the install.) ¡­ ¡­ (Then we won¡¯t do it. It just isn¡¯t worth it if I die.) (Well, I did find a route we could take where you get through the install with nothing more than the normal install pains.) Laura said. (... Okay, continue.) (Well, the reason my first two experiments failed is that Master has too many cards installed into him. For the third one, I first removed Raregold Armor and then the install went just fine.) Laura said. (Now by removing Raregold Armor, you did also lose the skill Shining Taunt. But is that skill really worth keeping? It isn¡¯t that good and is, in a word, dangerous. And we can also use an effect simr to that skill by just activating a copy of Raregold Armor.) (... you do drive a hard bargain. I guess I should just get rid of the skill. It just feels ¡­ wrong. But I guess I¡¯m not getting rid of it, but recing it with a better skill.) (That is a good way of looking at it. Will we do it or not? If we won¡¯t, you should just activate some number of Upstart Goblins to gain back some of the money you used yesterday.) (... yeah. Let¡¯s do it. Having an item box, or was it an inventory, will be a lot better than a skill I rarely use.)
¡°I¡¯ll destroy the Raregold Armor installed in my body, Mystical Space Typhoon.¡± I said to activate the card. A small whirlwind appeared and prated my chest. I was expecting some pain, but it never came. I did feel something, like a sense of weaknessing to me. I would guess that is because I lost a skill. ¡°... perhaps I should have used Level Up! on the skill before destroying Raregold Armor. Maybe that would have let me keep the skill¡­¡± I muttered. (No, that wouldn¡¯t work. I tested it.) Laura said. (I did find a way of letting you keep a skill after the card that gave it to you was destroyed, but it isn¡¯t exactly usable.) (Oh. Do share. Even if it isn¡¯t usable.) (The skills given to you, and others, by card installs, will eventually be a permanent part of you. At that point they can no longer be removed by the means of Mystical Space Typhoon. We could have used multiple Pyro Clock of Destinies on you to force Shining Taunt into that state, but ites with unintended side-effects, like aging you up by around a month.) Spoiler [copse] (... aging me up? Would that also sacrifice some of my lifespan?) (Most likely.) Laura confirmed. (Then that would be an absolute no. I like having my lifespan and sacrificing some of it for a ¡­ not that great of a skill is not worth it.) (Also, it would take even more to make the extra and unique skills a permanent part of you that doesn¡¯t rely on the cards.) Laura added. (Well, good to know. But let¡¯s do this install. And let¡¯s hope it isn¡¯t as bad as DDF.) (Based on my experiment, it shouldn¡¯t be.) Laura said to reassure me.
Now then, first, install Pharaoh''s Treasure into Different Dimension Capsule. I looked as the card changed and became Different Dimension Treasury. Spoiler
[copse] Different Dimension Treasury A highly advanced treasury that once held the ancient treasures of an advanced civilization. Now it remains empty, waiting for someone to fill it up once again. [Cannot be used in a duel] Well, it looks cool. Super advanced as well. Seems more like a superputer than a storage space. I was expecting something more like a bank vault, but I guess this will do. ¡°Install.¡± I said as I held it to my chest. The usual wave of pain and pleasure came over me. But I have to say, it wasn¡¯t nearly as bad as the Different Dimension Factory. This is more like Spell Economics. Still more intense than United we Stand. That one has been the easiest this far. After a few minutes, the install was over and I was feeling well. Now, my status.
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human !
Level: 46
HP: 1100
Mana: 1640
Strength: 335
Defense: 535
Magic: 455
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.4 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.1 (unique)
Telekinesis LV.2 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.2 (extra)
Inventory LV.1 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Mana Control LV.5
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (Greater)
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
Of course, Shining Taunt is gone. But in return, I have a new extra skill. And inventory has a level, so Level Up should work on it. And if I had to go out on a limb here, I would say leveling it up will increase the amount of storage space the skill has. Honestly, thisbo of two cards might be the most powerful yet. If this inventory, at least when I get it to a higher level, can hold arge quantity of items, it will be super powerful. I can just imagine nobles hearing about this and begging me to install that card into them. And I can always install and then use multiple Level Ups afterwards. Unless there are side effects for doing that, other than the disconnect between the skill level and my actual skill. But that shouldn¡¯t matter for a skill like inventory. (I can test it out, but there will most likely still be level up sickness.) Laura said. (Level up sicknesses from your stats increasing, not directly from your level increasing. But of course when your level increases, your stats increase, so it is called level up sickness. But if you can explosively grow your skill level, you will experience level up sickness.) (Oh, I see. Well it might still be worth it. Being in aa for two days for a massive storage space.) (Perhaps. Depending on who you ask.) (Anyway. Let¡¯s try it out real quick.) I said as I got out a copy of Upstart Goblin and activated it. 1 gold, onerge silver and three small silver coins came from it, and I threw them all into my new skill. They all went in just fine and I could see them in my inventory list.
Inventory of Brian Wood
- Heroic Small Silver Coin x3 - Heroic Large Silver Coin x1
- Heroic Gold Coin x1 -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Okay. Judging by the size of the list, my inventory can hold up to twenty unique items. I have no idea how many of each item, but thatester. Also, the currency is apparently called Heroic. I have no idea how currency can be so heroic, but I¡¯ll let it slide. (Laura, please link my inventory with DDF and try out if Goblin of Greed can activate Upstart Goblin.) (Yes. I shall do that while you enjoy your breakfast, Dear.) Now then, onto the new day. CH.168 Invitation to a birthday party CH.168 Invitation to a birthday party ¡°Take care, you two.¡± I said as we separated from Alice and Paulina. The two of them were heading to the adventurer¡¯s guild again today, while I was going to visit a ve trader with Angelina. I asked if Angelina could really just take a day off for something like that, but she said she had some other business to take care of around town anyway, so she didn¡¯t have any paperwork or meetings today in the first ce. Oh, I guess I should mention that we weren¡¯t on foot or in Overdrive, but in a carriage that Angelina had prepared for us. Another thing I feel like I should mention is the card I set on Alice to take the ce of Sakuretsu Armor. It ended up being Spellbinding Circle as it was the best trap I had tobo with the others she has set on her. I would have loved to set Waboku on her, but I don¡¯t actually have one. Spoiler [copse] I did also consider setting a flip monster on her, but I need to test them out first at least. And most of the flip monsters with a good effect are no better than Sakuretsu Armor in scariness. Like Man-Eater Bug or Rafflesia Seduction. At least Old Vindictive Magician shouldn¡¯t be too scary, but he is a creepy old man, so I don¡¯t want to give him to Alice. Spoiler
[copse]
¡°We are here.¡± Angelina said as the carriage pulled up to a medium sized mansion. I really didn¡¯t expect a ve trader to live in a mansion, but I guess ve trade pays well. And this might be a front for the more ¡­ noble clientele. ¡°Don¡¯t look so suspicious. I know ve trade sounds bad, but it is a controlled and closely monitored business. The number of illegal ves in this country is very low and there is almost no kidnapping people to make them into ves, like you might hear in some stories.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t like the word almost.¡± ¡°Well, there is no way to eliminate all crime. We can just try to catch the ones that are illegally forced into very.¡± ¡°Well, at least that is good to hear. But what about the more ¡­ underground vetrade?¡± ¡°As I said, we can¡¯t eliminate all crime. And the problem with that side is that it is not on the level where just an Earl could do anything about it. The entire kingdom needs to take action to take down therge scale criminal organizations. And sometimes the criminal underground extends beyond the country''s borders as well. I¡¯m sure you can understand that. At least based on what I know, you seem to have a good education.¡± ¡°I do, in some areas, but not when ites to politics.¡± ¡°Come. Let¡¯s go inside and I¡¯ll introduce you.¡±
We went inside and were guided to a parlor room by ¡­ Well, she isn¡¯t a maid, that much I can say. Service girl? Yeah. Let¡¯s go with that. She was dressed in a fairly provocative leotard-style outfit, with her legs left bare. This, of course, drew your eyes to her long smooth legs. Now let¡¯s just cut off the sleeves and some of the top part, add a bunny tail and ears, and she will be a fine bunny girl. Oh yeah, before the thoughts of getting a bunny girl outfit for Laurapletely derail me, I should mention that a guard had alsoe with me and Angelina inside the building. He had been sitting with the coachman while we were moving, but now he was following a few steps behind us. ¡°Please wait just a moment. Corben will join you in just a moment.¡± The service girl said after she had guided us to a room. I followed Angelina''s lead and sat next to her on a couch in the room. The guard remained standing behind us. Just a momentter, the door that the girl had entered opened again and a middle aged male entered the room. ¡°Madam Garner, what do I owe this pleasure to?¡± He asked as he approached and stood on the other side of the table. I was expecting that I should stand up, but as Angelina didn¡¯t, I didn¡¯t either. Also, Garner is the surname of Angelina¡¯s husband, so she must have taken it as well. ¡°Looking for new servants perhaps? I believe I did send you the news about the new ves we just got in.¡± ¡°Yes, I dide to inspect them as well, but the main point of my visit is an introduction.¡± Angelina said, getting the ve traders attention on me. ¡°The young man next to you? I don¡¯t believe I recognize him.¡± ¡°You wouldn¡¯t. Brian here is a new noble. He founded a new dungeon near the town of Alewatch. And you wouldn¡¯t know him because he hasn¡¯t made any public appearances as a noble yet. But I think you might have heard some rumors about him. If you have heard about the mechanical carriage going around town, that would be him.¡± ¡°Oh? That is his? I really wouldn¡¯t expect something like that from a young man like him. You must have some connections to get something like that. ¡­ unless¡­ don¡¯t tell me your dungeon can produce something so valuable.¡± Thatst part was said in a quiet voice that I just barely caught. Well, Overdrive doesn¡¯te from my dungeon, so no worries. I noticed Angelina give me a look, which was my que to introduce myself, so I got up and said: ¡°It is a pleasure to meet you. My name is Brian Wood, and as Lady Garner said, I¡¯m a new founder of a dungeon and will require your services in theing days.¡± I, of course, used my full name as I was acting as a ¡°noble¡± at the moment. I say noble in quotation marks, because I haven¡¯t technically been given my title yet. Well, my terminal does somewhat show my status, but still. ¡°The pleasure is all mine, Lord Wood. Feel free to call me Corben. Please, do tell me what I can do from one such as yourself.¡± We spent a some time as I exined that I was going to take in a dhampir as a ve and everything that woulde with it. We also made an appointment for tomorrow afternoon, when I woulde with Ria here to have her sign a contract and marked as a ve. After that, we walked around the mansion and Angelina checked up on the new ves. There were two families and some singr individuals. All of them were ves due to debt. It is a little sad to see an entire family fall into very because they incure a little debt, but Angelina said that it is better to be a ve than being forced to live out in the wilderness. I guess that goes especially for people of low level. But I think higher ranked adventurers could just run off into the wilderness and survive there. Then again, from what I know, they are paid quite well, so I don¡¯t think they would fall into debt that easily. Maybe if something like gambling was a thing. Actually, it probably is. It would be something that exists. I think. I don¡¯t see any reason as to why it wouldn¡¯t.
After checking the new ves and inspecting the paperwork, (well, Angelina did all of that) we were ready to leave. I was expecting for us to go straight back to the manor, but instead Angelina took us to a high ss clothing store. ¡°May I ask, why would you bring me here?¡± ¡°You need a suit.¡± Angelina said. ¡°Otherwise, other nobles will look down on you when you make your debut.¡± ¡°Debut? I¡¯ll have to do something like that?¡± ¡°Of course. I know you don¡¯t understand noble etiquette yet, but I¡¯ll have it taught to you in time.¡± ¡°In time for what? When will my debut be?¡± ¡°27 days from now. It will be my father¡¯s 60th birthday and he decided he would introduce you to all of the local nobles that will attend the party at that point.¡± Angelina said. ¡°Also, as a new dungeon founder, everyone will ept a high ss gift from you, so you¡¯d better not disappoint.¡± ¡°... well, thanks for the pressure.¡± I said before a system screen appeared before me.
Mission: Gift of Value
Goal: Give Earl Sawyer a gift worthy of his position.
Reward: Opens new sets depending on the value and rarity of the gift. Giving an overly expensive gift above your position will decrease the reward.
If the gift is either too low or high in value, this mission will be treated as a failure and no reward will be given.
Eh? A mission for something like that? I guess I do appreciate getting one, but now I need to put even more thought into the gift I¡¯ll give him. The pressure is on. ¡°Brian?¡± Angelina asked as I had frozen in ce after I got the system mission. ¡°... oh. Sorry. I was just thinking about the gift thing and zoned out a bit.¡± I admitted, not adding the entire system mission thing. I would tell her about it, but she doesn¡¯t really need to know. It isn¡¯t an emergency mission after all. ¡°You don¡¯t have to be so pressured. Your dungeon made mithril weapons, right? That will be more than enough. It might even be seen as you trying to suck up to my father, but that is a small price to pay.¡± Angelina said. ¡­ hmm. So a mithril sword is too much. I really need to analyze some lesser metals and use them instead. Well, let¡¯s stay in the here and now, instead of worrying about a gift that won¡¯t be important until a monthter.
¡°Madam Garner. Thank you for visiting us today. What may I do for you?¡± The owner of the clothing store greeted us as soon as we got into the store. ¡°Will you be able to make one more outfit before my father¡¯s party?¡± Angelina asked. ¡°Yes. I believe one is doable, depending on what it is.¡± ¡°He will need a suit. And it will be his debut, so I want you to make something worthy of that.¡± ¡°Oh? A new noble? And making his debut suit. That is indeed something. I shall get my best designer to work on that. Young man, pleasee here and we will work out the basic details.¡± I followed the owner and he introduced me to a few employees. I was then shown a few basic designs and was asked to choose one of them to act as a base. The suits in this world aren¡¯t exactly what you would think of when you hear a suit. These were more like stylized long coats over high quality shirts. The best part about them is no raised up cor. I always hated that part about modern day suits. I just don¡¯t like having it restrict my neck. The designer quickly drew up a basic design, and after hearing my name, she added some tree aesthetics to it. I don¡¯t know if being named ¡®Wood¡¯ is good or bad, but I do like how the design looks, so in this case it is good. The other thing they made sure is that my founder¡¯s terminal would be visible. Apparently, it is customary for dungeon founders and masters to show their status that way. Well, in a practical sense, all that ment is that I¡¯ll only have half a sleeve on my left arm. ¡°It will be ready in time.¡± The owner reassured us as we were leaving.
¡°Angelina, sorry to ask more from you, but I might need a crash course into etiquette before the party. Could I ask for your help with that as well?¡± I asked as we were riding back to the manor. ¡°Of course. I¡¯ll have a few of the maids teach you whenever you have time.¡± Angelina said. ¡°... I¡¯m going to be busy, won¡¯t I?¡± I said as I realized just how much I had to do this month before the party. Etiquette training, taxying Agatha to the dhampir vige and back, taking care of Ria and getting her deemed stable, keeping up with my skill level ups, so there won¡¯t be any disconnect and probably doing some adventuring work with Alice. Let¡¯s hope I can manage that all. Oh and I guess I should also add getting a good gift for the earl into the list. And maybe I should also mention perfecting my collection, even if Laura takes care of most of that. I also need to have a day for mass fusion summoning. And the rituals as well. So much to do, so little time. So I¡¯d better start right now. That meant that for the rest of the day, I had the crash course into etiquette training. And some dance practice, but when I was in high school we had a mandatory dance course, so I actually did decently with the dancing. Thank god the basic steps are simr, instead of beingpletely different. Also, being LV.46 and having decent stats meant that I could easilyst the lessons without getting overly tired. The maids actually had more difficulty and had to swap out as my dance partners, even though they were more skilled than I was. I guess I could use some Level Ups on them as a reward, but I don¡¯t actually have that many Level Ups right now. I only have a total of ten, and two are with Lua and four with Alice, so I only have four left for myself. Perhaps it is time Laurapletes Soul of the Duelist for me. I might need more copies if I¡¯ll use some on Ria. And I probably will. In terms of etiquette, I had the basic table manners down in a matter of moments, as they were basically the same as what I had learned back in ¡­ well, back home. They were slightly more advanced, but nothing much. We also had some memorization training, as I would have to remember the names and faces of other nobles, but as I had my cheat called Laura, that was no problem. Without her though, yeah, let¡¯s just say I would fail. In general, it would take me anywhere from five to ten reminders to learn the names of new people. Maybe even more. There was a good part to all of this training as well, as I was able to ask about giving gifts. Mainly I found out that any wearable essory, like a pendant, bracelet or even earrings with a magic stone that you made, given to a member of the opposite sex would be seen as a proposal. So that is how my idental proposal to Alice happened. But I did check if the pendant would be fine and it is, so I can give it to her.
After I was let go from the training, I spent some time using telekinesis. It is the skill I leveled up yesterday, so I should practice with it. I didn¡¯t feel the same disconnect as I did with Mana Control, so I think daily practice with one skill level up per day will be manageable. Laura did also tell me that the Upstart Goblin with Goblin of Greed worked, and she had used all 172 copies of it, and all of that money had ended up in my Inventory. In there, I now had 336 gold coins, 259rge silvers and 270 small silvers. And they all still only took up one slot each. So one Inventory slot could hold at least 336 items. Too add to the goblin experiments, goblin monsters, like Goblin of Greed, Goblin Calligrapher and Second Goblin could activate any ¡®Goblin¡¯ spells or traps, like Good Goblin Housekeeping, Upstart Goblin, Goblin''s Secret Remedy and Robbin'' Goblin. That¡¯s nice. Especially them being able to use Housekeeping, as the transfer of tokens from normal to reprint are done with that. And my ¡®unlimited¡¯ tokens only count for the normal tokens.
¡°Brian! We are back.¡± Alice said as she returned with Paulina. ¡°Hey, Alice. Wee back. How did you do today?¡± ¡°Wepleted one quest. Here.¡± Alice said as she handed me a form like I had seen yesterday. D-rank quest to hunt 3 forest boars that were too close to farm areas. ¡°Great work. Youpleted a mission, so I guess I¡¯ll give you a card for it. Do you want it now?¡± ¡°Yes, please.¡± Alice said. ¡°Do you want to choose yourself or do you trust in my choice?¡± ¡°... I ¡­ I¡¯ll let you pick this time.¡± Alice said. ¡°I really liked Getsu Fuhma that you chose for mest time, so I¡¯m sure you have something good this time as well.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s hope so.¡± ¡°... Brian, perhaps this could wait a moment.¡± Paulina cut in. ¡°We did juste back and I think both of us could wash ourselves first.¡± ¡°... good point.¡±
A littleter, the three of us were in a private room sitting around a tea table. And to be precise, we were in Paulina¡¯s room. It wasn¡¯t anyrger than my guest room, but it was better decorated. ¡°This is for you, your first dragon.¡± I said as I gave Alice Pitch-Dark Dragon. ¡°He isn¡¯t that strong, so don¡¯t think he is, just because he is a dragon. But he should be easy to ride, so you can practice that. And if you like him, I can give you a stronger dragon next time.¡± Spoiler [copse] The real reason I had picked Pitch-Dark Dragon is it being a Union monster and it isn¡¯t too strong. Being an Union monster makes Pitch-Dark Dragon easier to ride than most dragons, ording to Laura. And as dragons are still seen as dangerous by the people living here, so if I gave Alice something like Red-Eyes or even Kiryu as her first dragon, she might get into trouble. But Pitch-Dark Dragon is only about 7 meters from head to the end of the tail, so a small dragon like that should be fine. And as I said, if she likes it, I can give her Kiryu next. And maybe Red-Eyes after that. Spoiler
[copse] ¡°A dragon? You are giving me a dragon? Thank you.¡± Alice said as she received the card. ¡°... Brian? Are you sure about that?¡± Paulina asked. ¡°It''s just a small dragon so it should be fine.¡± I said. ¡°And if it causes problems, Alice just has to give it back to.¡± ¡°I won¡¯t cause problems with it.¡± Alice intercepted. ¡°Hopefully you won¡¯t. Not that I have any right to say anything. I always cause trouble with my dragons. Well, not always, but sometimes.¡± I admitted thinking back to the Blue-Eyes ident and more recently the Horus incident. ¡°I also have something else for you. Remember when I promised you something if you learn a new spell?¡± ¡°... yes. I remember. We had a fight after that, didn¡¯t we?¡± ¡°Well, more like an argument, but anyway. I¡¯m giving it to you now.¡± I said as I got the pendant out of my fanny pack. I still only used my Inventory for the coins, so everything that had been in my fanny pack, still is there. ¡°A pendant?¡± ¡°Yes, I thought you would like it. It also has a special effect, so it will help you.¡± I said as I got up, walked behind Alice and ced the ne around her neck. ¡°Th-thank you. It is beautiful.¡± Alice said as she looked at the pendant. ¡°I¡¯m happy that you like it. It also boosts your strength and magic a little, so it will help in that way as well.¡± I said, telling Alice about the effect of the pendant. ¡°Does it..? Status.¡± Alice said. After taking a look at something in front of her that I couldn¡¯t see, aka. her status, she took the pendant off and took another look. Then she ced the pendant back around her neck and looked again. ¡°It really does. Thank you so much. This is amazing.¡± ¡°Of course. Sorry it took so long for me to hand it over.¡± ¡°No. I¡¯m d I got it. I¡¯d wait even longer if I knew I would get something like this.¡± Alice said, looking at the ck gem hanging around her neck. ¡°I¡¯m d you like it.¡±
The rest of the day was ¡­ uneventful. And as I had already taken a bath earlier after my etiquette and dance practice, I went straight to bed after dinner. Tomorrow, I¡¯ll go and get Ria. Then¡­ well, I guess we will find out. Living without a n is the best way to live. Not really, but I still like it. It leaves you with options to do as you want. ¡°Just one more thing for the day¡­¡± I said as I got out two copies of Level Up! ¡°... I should probably level up inventory, right? Even if it can hold over 300 of the same item in one slot, having more slots will be nice. I want to level up Inventory, Level Up.¡± I felt the card activate and then held the second copy. ¡°I¡¯ll increase my overall level, Level Up.¡± Again, the card activated. I put the two Level Ups back into my collection. As I checked my status, I realized I¡¯m almost LV.50. Tomorrow, I shall be. Well, nothing left to do but to go to sleep. Good night. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human !
Level: 48
HP: 1220
Mana: 1760
Strength: 345
Defense: 545
Magic: 465
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.4 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.1 (unique)
Telekinesis LV.2 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.2 (extra)
Inventory LV.2 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Mana Control LV.5
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (Greater)
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
[copse] CH.169 Goblins Rule CH.169 Goblins Rule (Good morning, Brian.) (Good morning, Laura. What time is it? Do I have time to jump into the factory?) (You went to bed early, so yes, we have time.) (Good.) I closed my eyes and entered my skill.
After I materialized, no I still should say realized, inside my skill, I saw as Laura did the same. ¡°Hey.¡± I said as I walked over and hugged her. After a short embrace, Laura began telling me about what she did during the night. ¡°I opened up , but wasn¡¯t able to even get one of everything. We stillck Chaos Emperor Dragon - Envoy of the End, Dark Magician of Chaos and Levia-Dragon - Daedalus, but I have Different Dimension Capsules working on them.¡± ¡°Well, only missing three is not bad. Wait, that means I got ck Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning?¡± ¡°Yes, we have it.¡± ¡°Nice. That thing is super strong. Is it here? No, it isn¡¯t right? I have to summon it first.¡± ¡°Correct.¡± ¡°... Almost should just jump out, summon it ande back.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think there is that big of a rush.¡± ¡°Perhaps not. But it is BLS - Envoy is too good. Well, maybe not ¡®too good¡¯, but it is still great. What else did I get..?¡± I pulled open my collection and set the filter to only show cards from Invasion of Chaos. ck Tyranno is something, Chaos Sorcerer I have to summon outside the factory. Oh yeah, now I have copies of Compulsory Evacuation Device. Spoiler
[copse] ¡°Laura, did you install one in the vampire area already?¡± ¡°No, not yet. I thought we could go do it together.¡± ¡°... I feel like I¡¯m about to start a war in here. I show too much favoritism for the vampires.¡± ¡°Probably not. I don¡¯t think these monsters would start a war for your attention. They might have a tournament or something like that instead.¡± ¡°... yeah. Hopefully only that.¡± As we were heading to the Vampire room, I noticed that some of the doors had been painted with the field spell artworks. That definitely makes them easier to differentiate. ¡°Laura, how did you paint the doors?¡± ¡°I had Goblin Calligraphers paint them. Those guys are quite skilled at that.¡± ¡°Oh? Well, they did great work.¡± Now, back to the new cards I have. Dedication through Light and Darkness is something I could use. I can sacrifice a Dark Magician to get a Dark Magician of Chaos. But at the same time, Laura did say I have someing from with Different Dimension Capsules, so I don¡¯t think that is really necessary. If I¡¯m going to do something like that, I might as well get Sorcerer of Dark Magic from the Movie Pack. Actually, I probably should. It should be the strongest spellcaster I have ess to, so getting one and summoning it would be a good thing. Spoiler
[copse] Well, need to add that to the list of things to do. Oh. I also got Guardian Angel Joan. Nice. It should be my best healer monster now. Spoiler [copse] And she looks amazing, so perhaps I¡¯ll use her outside when I want to look more holy than I actually am. I also got a new copy of Insect Princess, after giving one away back in Alewatch. I think it was supposed to go to that knight that was with us when I activated the dungeon. Hopefully he has been using it. And hopefully he wasn¡¯t scared of insects, as that was all he got. Also, now that I have multiple copies of Terrorking Salmon, I kind of want to throw one on Mystik Wok, just to taste it. Let¡¯s make that for lunch when we are in the dhampir vige. Perhaps if ites out tasting great, I could offer it as a meal for the birthday party. I don¡¯t think you can get fish meat that easily here, as there are only some rivers going through the area. Norgekes, not to speak of a sea. And Terrorking Salmon is a sea fish. From the Sea of Darkness. Spoiler
[copse]
¡°Good morning, everyone.¡± I greeted the vampires as they came to wee me to their, I was going to say domain, but this is a kingdom. It says so on the card. ¡°Good morning, Master.¡± They all responded in unison. ¡°Cain, have you picked a ce for the Compulsory Evacuation Device?¡± ¡°Yes. Please follow me.¡± Cain led us into the castle and picked a room close to what I think was the throne room. ¡°I would like it here.¡± He said. ¡°Laura, there won¡¯t be a problem, right?¡± ¡°There shouldn¡¯t be.¡± ¡°Well, I guess this will be it then.¡± I said as I got the card out. ¡°Install.¡± A device that looked like a circr table appeared. It had steps leading up to the middle part and it said ¡°Exit¡± on the sides of it. ¡°... should we test it?¡± ¡°I will.¡± Cain said before getting out a certain card I had given him. ¡°Vampire''s Domain.¡± A few seconds after he activated the card, a new vampire appeared. A female vampire, wearing a dark dress with a red inner lining and holding a ck parasol. Vampire Fraulein. Spoiler [copse] She looked around, seemingly gathering where she was. Perhaps the cards thate to be like that don¡¯t have time to know they were made and stuff. ¡°Fraulei, I understand you might be confused, but I ask you to step on the device.¡± Cain said to her, pointing at the Compulsory Evacuation Device. I would call it the CED, but that could also stand for Chaos Emperor Dragon, so I won¡¯t. Both of the CEDs evene from the same set. ¡°If that is my lord''s will.¡± Vampire Fraulein answered and rose up the steps to stand on the device. A few secondster, the device activated and she was engulfed in a red light, before disappearing. I opened my collection, searched for Vampire and noticed her there. With a few clicks, she now had a sleeve and a toploader. A few secondster, she reappeared in the room. ¡°... that felt odd. Master, thank you.¡± She said, curtseying before me. ¡°Don¡¯t thank just me. Cain did most of the work.¡± I said. ¡°Master, you are the one that made me and gave me this power. This is only possible because of you.¡± Cain argued. ¡°Well, whatever. The device works, so you can use it. I guess you¡¯ll still have to ask Laura to topload all of the new cards, but other than that, this operation is hands off for us.¡± ¡°Please doe to visit still. We will wee you at any time.¡± Cain said before I left with Laura.
¡°So, anything else for the day?¡± ¡°The goblins asked if you woulde check out the Upstart Goblin area as well as the Inventory area.¡± Laura said. ¡°Oh yeah. I even leveled up inventory and never checked it. How muchrger did it get anyway?¡± ¡°The avable spots doubled, so it can now hold up to 40 different kinds of items.¡± ¡°Well, that is a lot better. Not that the twenty slots aren¡¯t enough but more is better.¡± The room Laura led me into had a picture of Different Dimension Treasury painted on it. I was expecting the room to be super scientific and advanced, but it looked like a fairly regr bank. A medium sized area with some tellers. The only difference was that the people manning the tellers weren¡¯t exactly human. They were goblins dressed in suits. ¡°Laura, where did they get those suits?¡± ¡°They used the fabrics I analyzed yesterday while you were in the clothing store. Then using Tailor of the Fickle, they got some suits made.¡± ¡°Okay¡­ Well, goblins in suits don¡¯t look half bad. No wait, that doesn¡¯t exin anything. The dungeon can¡¯t just create new clothing, can it? It can only make things I¡¯ve analyzed. It shouldn¡¯t be able to make a modern looking three piece suit.¡± ¡°It didn¡¯t. As I said, we used Tailor of the Fickle, as in the spell card, to make them based on a drawing drawn by a Goblin Calligrapher.¡± ¡°... okay. So that is also possible. Good to know. Maybe I should make a suit like that as a gift for the earl. I was thinking of giving him plenty of fabrics already, so adding a suit might be cool. But the cotton the dungeon makes isn¡¯t something that should be used to make a suit.¡± ¡°Suits like that don¡¯t exist, based on the information I have ess to, so you would be the one to set the precedent on them.¡± ¡°Hmm. I guess it might work then. Make a suit that is a mix of the three fabrics I can make. A tricot button up, a cotton jacket and denim jeans for pants. Make that the new business casual of this world¡­¡± As we walked further in, one of the goblins came to me and weed me. Judging by his purple skin tone, he should be a Goblin Calligrapher. ¡°Wee Master. The boss is this way. Please, follow me.¡± He said, leading me through a side door, into the back area. He led me to the end of a short hallway, which had a few doors along the way, before knocking on the door and saying: ¡°Master is here to see you.¡± ¡°Let him in.¡± I heard a response from the other side. Goblin Calligrapher opened the door, but didn¡¯t enter himself, so I just walked into the room. Perhaps Goblin Calligrapher is not allowed here. The room was quite basic, but it was slightly decorated with things like a Pot of Greed, Jar of Greed, Dragon Capture Jar and even Cobra Jar. I think the Pot of Greed also had the Spirit of the Pot of Greed living inside of it, as I saw the green ghost peeking out of the pot. The owner of the room was a Goblin of Greed. He was dressed in a well tailored ck suit, wearing a familiar looking pendant around his neck. ck Pendant. I think a green gem would work better with his skin color, but I¡¯ll let that be. Spoiler [copse] ¡°Master. Are you here for an inspection?¡± ¡°Well, not really, but I would like to be shown around.¡± ¡°Of course. I shall show you the most secretive areas of this room.¡± I wonder what he means by ¡°room¡±? Probably this room of the DDF, not this particr room inside this bank building thing. Goblin of Greed got up from his desk and I really got an idea how different he looks from the usual Goblin of Greed. He wasn¡¯t a thick boy that looks like he visits a burger ce every day, but was actually a well-built muscr person. I wonder how he achieved that? Would installing a Dark Energy into him do that? Maybe. As I thought that, I opened my Pack Opener and searched him out. Goblin of Greed that has a ck suit and is muscr. It wasn¡¯t too difficult to find him. Then I looked at the special notes and noticed that he did in fact have Dark Energy installed into him. Two copies of Dark Energy to be precise. Laura probably did that to motivate him. Maybe I could use that as a reward for the other monsters as well. I do have easy ess to themon LOB equips after all. Goblin of Greed led me to a secret door in his office. It was hidden behind a basic bookshelf. Honestly, how much do these guys get done in just one night? He scanned his hand on a panel and the door opened. Behind it, I saw a sight I was expecting to see when I first walked from the hub into the Different Dimension Treasury room. A highly advanced room that looked like the server room of a quantumputer. {Wee, Master.} A feminine machine voice weed me. ¡°Eh? My inventory can speak?¡± I looked at Laura. ¡°Did you do this?¡± I know the inventory voice isn¡¯t Laura¡¯s voice, but I could totally see Laura getting some voice lines from different monsters andpiling them into a text-to-speech voice for my inventory. ¡°No. It always had that voice. I believe it is part of the card.¡± Laura said. ¡°Well, the card did say something about being highly advanced. I guess an advanced civilization would have figured out artificial intelligence.¡± We walked through the room, even if I didn¡¯t really understand anything about it. It just looked way too advanced to me. Inventory was exining something about matter-energy storage and quantum entanglement, but I¡¯m not a quantum physicist, so I¡¯ll just go with it works, so it is good. {Master, may I make a request?} My inventory asked. ¡°Sure. Go for it. Just don¡¯t try to exin any more quantum mechanics. I¡¯m honestly not sure my head can deal with any more of them today.¡± {I would like you to install the card Time Seal into me. That way, I will be able to freeze the time on some of the items you store.} ¡°... okay. I was actually wondering if time was frozen for things inside my inventory, but I guess that is the answer. Sure, we can do it. Can I just install it into this room? Or do I need to do something else?¡± ¡°Dear, please wait a second.¡± Laura interrupted. ¡°Please let me run an experiment first. Just in case something goes wrong. If you end up being the host of the install, you could die.¡± ¡°... oh yeah. The entire too many installs problem. Sorry, inventory. Or should I call you Different Dimension Treasury. You will have to wait until Laura greenlights the install.¡± {Yes. I shall wait. Also, please just call me Inventory.}
¡°Dear, you need to head back.¡± Laura said. ¡°A maid has entered your room and is going to wake you up.¡± ¡°Oh. Good thing you spotted that. Thanks. I¡¯ll be off then.¡± I guess with all of the vampire and inventory shenanigans I almost stayed here for too long.
¡°Oh. You are awake.¡± The maid, who was standing right next to my bed said as I opened my eyes. ¡°yawn¡± I took in arge breath as a fake yawn and said: ¡°Yes. I just woke up. Good morning.¡± ¡°Good morning. Breakfast will be served soon. Please get ready.¡± The maid said before leaving the room. ¡°Yes. I will.¡± CH.170 Getting Ria CH.170 Getting Ria ¡°Sorry Alice, but not today. I have to first ask if it is fine with everyone in the vige as well as Agatha.¡± I told Alice as I was leaving. She had asked toe see the dhampir vige with me and while I didn¡¯t mind, I didn¡¯t just want to bring her without any warning. ¡°No, I understand. Next time then. I was just really hoping to summon the dragon you gave me and I can¡¯t do it here.¡± Alice said. ¡°Can¡¯t you do it in the practice grounds? They arerge enough, as long as you don¡¯t actually fly with it. Also, don¡¯t forget to train your skills. Even if you can level them up with the cards I gave you, you will soon have a disconnect between your skill level and your actual skill, so make sure to practice.¡± I reminded her. I had already warned Alice of it yesterday, but the reminder is also telling her that training is something she could do today. ¡°I will. I was just hoping we could practice together again.¡± Alice said. ¡°Yeah, sorry. I just have too much to do. I¡¯ll try to make some time so we can practice together.¡± I promised her. I do need some practice myself as well. Otherwise I¡¯ll never get telekinesis to the level I want. Okay, bad word choice. I can literally get it to the level I want, but I meant being able to use it in the way I want. Mainly, being able to levitate myself with it. And maybe be able to float a couple of swords around myself while at it.
¡°Good morning.¡± I said as I picked up Agatha. ¡°Good morning. Are we going with that flying golem or taking this one all the way?¡± Agatha asked as she got into Overdrive. ¡°We can swap after we get outside the walls. I can¡¯t just summon Gradius anywhere. It is kind of big.¡± Even though Gradius doesn''t really disturb the air around it and it can take off vertically, I would still need a decent space for the take off. ¡°And since we can¡¯t take Gradius when wee back, I think swapping will be a good idea.¡± After all, Gradius can only fit two people. Perhaps it is time for Laura to open up Rise of Destiny so I can get a B.E.S. Big Core. I think it should be arger ship, so I could fly with more passengers. I do worry a bit about the counters B.E.S. monsters have, but they should only be removed when they battle or use their effect, so it should be fine. We did as I suggested and swapped Overdrive for Gradius once we were a bit away from the city and the trip through the sky went fine.
¡°It is Lady Agatha and Mr. Summoner. They are here!¡± Anika called out as she saw us, even though I¡¯m decently sure everyone would have spotted Gradius as wended in the vige. ¡°Good to see you, Anika. Have you been good?¡± Agatha asked the little girl. ¡°Yes! I¡¯ve trained with Lua!¡± Anika answered. So they are already working on the true blood magic. I don¡¯t remember how long it took for Lua, but I think it was something like 5 days or so. (Actually, it only took her two days after she was cured.) Laura said. (... what, really? Holy god Lua is amazing.) (Yes, she is.) I heard a voice that I hadn¡¯t heard in a few days. But it was slightly different. She no longer sounded just like Agatha, but instead a bit ¡­ younger? Well, I guess the slightly higher pitch makes me think of a younger voice. (But she did also have Vampire Lady for an afternoon before being cured, so you could also say it took her two and a half days.) Laura added some extra information. (... yeah. A half day makes all the difference. Like that would be the case.) Imented. (In plenty of cases, such as your Monster Reborns, half a day can be the difference between life and death.) (Sure, but we are talking about learning a new skill. Well, I guess this is more like evolving a skill. Shouldn¡¯t that take at least a week?) (Depends on the skill and the individual. But true, usually learning a new skill takes between two weeks to two months.) (As I said, Lua is amazing. And I will take no morements on that. And what about you, Lua¡¯s system support? What happened to your voice?) (Mistress asked me to change it slightly when she named me.) (And I also told you to stop calling me ¡®Mistress¡¯, but apparently that didn¡¯t work.) Lua cut into our conversation. Another thing I didn¡¯t expect. I thought we were still in the instant messenger phase, where we had to say each other''s names before sending a message. How long has Lua been listening in on anyway? (I haven¡¯t been transmitting our conversation, so she shouldn¡¯t have heard anything except what her system support was saying.) Laura said. (Well, okay. I¡¯m just confused. What can and can¡¯t other people hear? And is there some distance limitation to this? I just haven¡¯t heard Lua¡¯s system support since we left, so¡­) (We have no distance limitations.) Lua¡¯s system support said. (But we tend to avoid excessive snooping.) (And she can¡¯t actually hear us while we are in the factory.) Laura added. (So if you have anything secretive, we can speak there.) (Now that you brought that up, I would like to know more about that.) Lua¡¯s system support said. (Brian, may I?) Laura asked. (Sure, I don¡¯t mind.) I have no idea what Lua¡¯s system support will do with the information on Different Dimension Factory and honestly, I don¡¯t care. But considering what Laura can do with it, I¡¯d guess good things. Probably.
¡°Mr. Summoner! You are wearing the ne I gave you!¡± Anika noticed that I had put on the stone ne she had given me. I do like it, but it isn¡¯t something I want to wear on a daily basis, as I don¡¯t want it to break. Sure I can remake it with the dungeon, but it won¡¯t be the same. ¡°Of course I am. I really like it.¡± I said. I made up my mind about wearing it while I visit dhampir viges. ¡°Could you take me to where Ria is? I want to make sure she is ready to go.¡± ¡°Yes. Come.¡± Anika said as she took my hand and pulled me along. ¡°This is big sis Ria¡¯s house.¡± Anika said after she took me to a house that looked like¡­ well, like any other ¡®house¡¯ in the vige. It does have four walls and a roof, so it is a house, but still. I wish I had carpenter monsters that could build new buildings. Or maybe I do and I just don¡¯t remember. ¡°Thanks, Anika. You should go back now. I think Agatha is setting out the fresh blood and you can go have some.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Anika said as she ran off towards the town hall. I knocked on the door of the house. I didn¡¯t hear an answer, so I knocked again. Still, no answer. ¡°Ria! Are you in there?¡± I called. ¡°Eh! What? Who?!¡± I finally heard a response. A few secondster the door opened and Ria, not so well dressed, was standing in the doorway. At least she had a shirt on, so I couldn¡¯t see her top half, but her underwear was out for me to see. ¡°Oh. Brian. Hi.¡± She said, not even thinking about how she looked. I turned my head to not stare and said: ¡°... you might want to cover up a bit more¡­¡± ¡°Why? Isn¡¯t this good? I have a shirt on.¡± Ria said. ¡°... you might need some pants. Or at least a skirt. I don¡¯t think the gate guards are going to let you into the city dressed like that.¡± ¡°Come on. You could at least look at me¡­¡± Sheined softly. ¡°Put the skirt on and I just might. If you want me to look at you naked, you need to start with all of your clothes on and strip.¡± ¡°Oh? Thank you for the intel.¡± Ria said before closing the door. ¡­. okay. What was that? She definitely did that on purpose. No way that was an ident. But why would she try to sh me? And why did I say what I said afterwards? I mean, it is true, but I usually wouldn¡¯t say something like that. (Are you sure about that?) Laura asked. (In my experience, you are quite liberal in what you say and often say things before regretting itter.) (... do I? I feel like I don¡¯t. Or at least I didn¡¯t use to.) (As long as I have known you, you have often said what is on your mind.) ¡­ well, if Laura says so it must be true. But I still feel like I didn¡¯t used to do that. When did it change? When I came here? That has to be it, right? This Laura has known me as long as I have been in this world, so that has to be it, right?
¡°Is this better?¡± Ria asked as she opened the door again. She now had some sort of near skintight pants on and a skirt over them. I guess I could call her pants leggings, but they aren¡¯t made of tricot, like the leggings I know. Well, who really cares? They cover her up, so that is good. ¡°Yeah. I think that will work. Have you packed everything? Are you ready to go?¡± ¡°I packed what I could, but my bag doesn¡¯t fit everything.¡± Ria answered. I looked past her and saw a fully loaded backpack on one of the two beds in the building. ¡°Oh. I see. Do you want to borrow a magic bag?¡± ¡°No. I could never ask you to lend me something like that.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry. It¡¯s basically empty anyway. I only carry it around because I need a ce to put monsters I hunt. I carry most of my stuff in a different magic bag.¡± I said as I took my backpack off and opened it. It only had my tent, sleeping bag and travel pelts inside, so I took them out and ended up tossing them into my inventory, as it is a good ce to have that stuff. ¡°... where did you just put them?¡± Ria asked. ¡°Item box. I learned that skill yesterday and haven¡¯t had time to move my stuff into it yet, so I just moved thest pieces from the bag into there.¡± I said. I don¡¯t know if Ria knows what an item box is, but there is a much better chance of her knowing the item box than the extra version inventory, so I said item box. ¡°Isn¡¯t that like a really rare skill? Can you even learn a skill like that?¡± ¡°Yeah, you should be able to learn it, if you know how to study it.¡± I answered. Laura did say we could learn the skill naturally, so it should be possible. ¡°Then, do you know how to learn it?¡± ¡°No. Well, I do, but still no. I use a special method that you can¡¯t use, so even if I tell you, it won¡¯t help.¡± After all, only I can perform installs, so even if I tell her I just installed a card, that won¡¯t help her. ¡°But you can use this bag for a while, as I don¡¯t need it at this moment.¡± I said as I gave her the magic backpack. ¡°Thank you.¡± Ria said before taking a look at the inside of the bag. ¡°This thing is huge. I can easily fit everything.¡± ¡°Good. We will leave after lunch, so pack up quickly.¡± ¡°I will. I¡¯lle to the town hall as soon as I¡¯ve packed.¡± Ria said, as I left her ¡­ house. Yeah, that still isn¡¯t a house. A hut maybe, but not a house.
¡°Hi Lua. Can I bother you for a second?¡± I asked as I caught Lua in the town hall. ¡°Sure, I¡¯m not doing anything. What is it?¡± (Lua, it is something a bit more private. Can we go into the room I slept inst time?) I asked her through our system link. ¡°Ah. I understand. Sure.¡± We entered the room and Lua locked the door. ¡°So, what is it?¡± ¡°I think you know. I want you to introduce me to someone. I heard you named her and I¡¯d like to know her name.¡± ¡°Ah, of course. Her name is Maria, or just Mia. Mia, say hi.¡± (Hello again. Please just call me Mia.) Lua¡¯s system support said. ¡°Well, hello Mia. Wait, should I do it like that or inside my head?¡± (Hello Mia) I added a second greeting. (Either is fine.) ¡°Okay. What about her voice? Why did you change that?¡± ¡°Just makes things easier. I don¡¯t know if you ever lived with a person that sounds like your system support, but it can get confusing.¡± Lua said. ¡°Understandable. What about your system mission? Have you gotten anywhere with that?¡± ¡°Yes. Most of the dhampirs here will learn in soon. I think Ria will only take a day or two, so could I ask you to help her with that.¡± ¡°Yeah. Of course.¡± ¡°Thanks. But I think I can teach everyone before Ria gets deemed stable, so once that is done, we can move onto the next vige.¡± ¡°Yeah. I also have something in 26 days, so I can¡¯t leave before that. I was invited to Earl Sawyer¡¯s 60th birthday party and it kind of doubles as my debut party as a noble, so I have to take part in that.¡± ¡°Eh? Well, you are a noble, so of course you would be.¡± ¡°Well, technically I haven¡¯t been nominated yet, so¡­¡± ¡°Doesn¡¯t matter. The thing on your arm is the proof.¡± ¡°I could just be a dungeon master, not a founder.¡± ¡°You could. And I could say I am a noble while not actually being a noble. The difference is that your ¡­ thing acts as some level of proof.¡± ¡°It is a dungeon founder''s terminal, in case you wanted to know.¡± ¡°Honestly, I didn¡¯t. But thanks anyway. I¡¯m more interested in that other mode it takes when you summon multiple monsters.¡± ¡°Me too. I would love to recreate that so I could give you, Alice, Alex and Christina one. Would probably help you all a lot.¡± Well, Christina has her own terminal, so there is a chance she will be able to unlock abat mode on it. And thatbat mode might be a duel disk of some kind. ¡°Yes, it would. Having to hold onto the cards can get difficult if I need to do something while I have two monsters summoned.¡± ¡°Yeah. It was difficult for me as well, before I got my terminal.¡± ¡­ ¡­ ¡°Come on. Let¡¯s go back. My mother brought some of that ¡­ blood cooking you talked aboutst time and I want to taste it.¡± Lua said, as our conversation had clearly ended. ¡°Sure. I also have something I want to try in terms of cooking, so this might get interesting.¡± I said as I followed Lua out of the room. CH.171 Mystik Wok and Ria’s first test CH.171 Mystik Wok and Ria¡¯s first test ¡°I don¡¯t mind, but as I saidst time, there are no cooking tools here.¡± Agatha said after I offered to put some food on the table. ¡°And who said I needed them?¡± I asked. ¡°I have my own way of cooking.¡± Assuming it works. ¡°Do you think they will be ok with fish?¡± ¡°Fish? Would you really cook something like that? Fish gets expensive quickly.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I didn¡¯t exactly buy it.¡± ¡°Did you go fishing?¡± ¡°Well, give a man a fish and he will eat once, but teach a man to fish and he will eat forever. ¡­ Okay, that made no sense in this context. Anyway. Don¡¯t worry about the cost. I got it covered.¡± ¡°And why fish when you can just hunt down a beast?¡± ¡°... good point. I guess because you prefer fish? Anyway, how did things go with the blood pudding? I heard you made some.¡± ¡°Well, you can take a look. It is on the table.¡± Agatha said as she pointed at a few ceramic trays that were filled with ck ¡­ stuff. Yeah, not exactly what I had in mind, but for a prototype, it might work. ¡°Did you taste it?¡± ¡°Yes. It is ¡­ better than some other things, but I wouldn¡¯t call it good.¡± ¡°I guess I¡¯ll give it a tasteter as well. First though, I¡¯ll test this thing out.¡± I pulled out two cards. ¡°I activate Mystik Wok and I tribute Terrorking Salmon for it.¡± Spoiler
[copse] First, a huge wok pan appeared and above it, my giant fish. And when I say giant, I meant it. This thing is big. Probably 8 meters in length. A freaking dragon sized fish. ¡°Er? Mr. Brian? What is that? Is it alive?¡± Agatha asked. ¡°A fish. A big fish. And I think that pan is about to cook it.¡± I said. I looked as a knife appeared. And calling it a knife might be an understatement. That thing was basically a sword. It sliced the fish into nice clean filets, while also extracting all of the roe from the fish. Doesn¡¯t roe make caviar? Like you clean and salt roe and that is caviar? Or am Ipletely wrong? Anyway, as the non edible parts were being cut from the fish, they would just disappear, so I can¡¯t have easy ess to fishbones with this. I¡¯m not sure what they could be used for, but I think there are uses for them. I know shark bones, well they aren''t technically bones but some other stuff, were used to make corsets, but I have no clue about fish bones. Sure they can be used for soup stock, but other than that, I have no clue. As the spell didn¡¯t have any ce to ce the roe, the roe just ended up dropping onto the table and some of the fish eggs burst open before they disappeared, like the other non edible parts did. I guess I won¡¯t be making any caviar from this batch. I need to make some cooking tools first, then I can really make caviar. And if ites out well, that is another gift I can give to nobles. But then again, I think caviar was a delicacy because it was difficult to obtain, not because it tastes great. Or maybe it does taste great. Terrorking Salmon does say ¡°Its roe is the best delicacy in the World of Darkness.¡± so it might be amazing. As the wok pan got to work cooking the fish that had been cut into more manageable pieces, I asked dhampirs to bring a board or anything that I could ce the finished fish on. Luckily, they made it in time and some ¡­ not so food grade boards were brought in and the cooked fish was now resting on top of them. ¡°... so, does anyone want to test out some fish?¡±
¡°It¡¯s yummy!¡± The first brave, well after I took a bite, was Anika. This girl really isn¡¯t afraid of anything. And I do have to agree with her. Other than losing the roe because I had no idea what I was doing, this is a huge sess. The dhampirs did enjoy the ck pudding Agatha brought, but for me, the fish was easily the better dish. Next time, I¡¯ll be sure to have a container for the roe so I can catch it. And I¡¯ll also have to check my collection for all other monsters I can possibly cook. Maybe just cook up Big Ko and eat that. ¡­ yeah. I¡¯d need an army to eat something that big. The fish itself had a vor I wouldpare to a swordfish. At least that is the closest thing I¡¯ve ever tasted before. But this was slightly more ¡­ filling. And as an added bonus, it would heal you when you ate it. Thank you Mystik Wok. The crackers from Emergency Provisions are still better for healing per amount eaten, but that is because there is no way you could eat the entire fish by yourself. And I guess you could alsobine both. Get some Emergency Provisions crackers and top it off with some Leogun meat cooked with the Mystik Wok. Spoiler
[copse] Our meal came to an end when everyone had stuffed themselves to the point of almost bursting. But as I didn¡¯t want the meal to go to waste, I ended up summoning a few of my monsters to partake in the leftovers. Well, a few might be putting it lightly, considering that I ended up summoning 10 vampires in total. Not at the same time, but 7 first and the other three after them. Why vampires you might ask? Well, that is because the vige elder asked if I could summon my vampire to join us. And after I summoned Cain, he asked that I summon all of the others as well. I also loved how confused Anika and Kody got when they saw Vampire Fascinator sitting next to Lua. I know those two look simr, but it isn¡¯t bad enough where you have to look back and forth to figure out who is who. And I made sure to ask the vigers if it would be fine if I brought a friend over next time I came here. Obviously, said friend would be Alice. Rosemary immediately gave the permission and as no one said no, I had now gotten permission for Alice toe here.
¡°Overdrive.¡± After the meal, I unsummoned the vampires that were still summoned, just hanging out with the vigers, before I summoned our ride. As said, we couldn¡¯t fly Gradius, as it cannot fit three people, so we were on the ground. ¡°Don¡¯t worry even if you fail. We will always ept you back here.¡± Rosemary said to Ria. I¡¯m not sure if that is encouragement or just making fun of her. ¡°Big sis Ria. I¡¯ll miss you.¡± Anika said. ¡°I¡¯lle visit when I can.¡± Ria said to her. After a bit more of simr good byes, Agatha reminded us that we had a schedule to keep so we had to be off. I could have made up a bit of time by racing Overdrive at faster speeds, but even with the 7 Completed and Machine Conversion Factory installed into my Overdrive, it does get ufortable at high speeds. And I don¡¯t want to make Ria hate Overdrive immediately, as it is my best non-flying movement option. Perhaps I should just install more copies of 7 Completed or Machine Conversion Factory into it and hope that it gets even better.
The trip back to Sawyer city went about as well as you would assume. Nothing happened. Not that I would expect any monsters to attack a steel carriage. What would they gain from it? And Overdrive is also decently fast, so it would have to be a fast monster or it wouldn¡¯t be able to catch us. The ¡®problems¡¯ began when we pulled up to the gate. And they aren¡¯t really problems, but something that Agatha had warned us would happen. As we showed our cards, Agatha also gave them a paper that was for Ria. Because of it, we were requested to immediately follow one of the guards. He took us to a building not too far from the gate that looked like a guard station. ¡°In here, please. Make sure to keep that dhampir under control.¡± The guard said after I parked Overdrive. We got out and I unsummoned it, getting some looks from him, but I don¡¯t care. For insurance purposes, when I put Overdrive into the collection, I got out a Spellbinding Circle, just so I would have one on hand. I should set one copy on Ria with the condition to bind her if she does something stupid. Or you know, if she goes into a blood frenzy. I don¡¯t think it is actually possible, but better safe than sorry. Well, most of the I¡¯m just sorry after I do something stupid, but I can learn. ¡­ or not. Everyone else can learn to ept that flying around on a 20 meter dragon is normal. Because it is. If everyone had a dragon, everyone would do it. Expect those that have a fear of heights. ¡°The dhampir and the one responsible go there.¡± The guard that was guiding us said, pointing at a prison cell. Well, not exactly. It was more like a temporary holding cell, you know, for temporary holding or maybe while interrogating them. Not one of those that you would keep someone in for a long time. The cell had a bench so Ria and I took a seat on it. ¡°Wait there. The captain will be here soon.¡± The guard said before leaving the room. It was now just the three of us. Ria and I inside the cell and Agatha outside, sitting on a chair that was there for her. ¡°Nervous?¡± I asked Ria. ¡°No, not really. This isn¡¯t my first time.¡± ¡°Well, at least it will be yourst, won¡¯t it?¡± ¡°Yes. I know I can do it now.¡± ¡°Good, I¡­¡± I was about to say I trust her, but the door to the room opened and a few people walked in. One of them, I knew. ¡°I am Mateo Garner, the knightmander of Sawyer city.¡± He introduced himself. I, of course, already knew that as I have been eating dinner with him for a few days. Then he took a look around the room and spotted me. ¡°Brian? What are you doing here?¡± ¡°Good afternoon, Lord Garner. I¡¯m going to be the one responsible for Rhianna while she gets deemed stable. That is why I¡¯m here.¡± I exined. I had never actually called him Lord Garner before, as I quickly got permission to call him by his first name when we had dined together, but this is a different setting. He had a knight and a scrivener with him, so I didn¡¯t want to seem rude. And I know what you might be asking, what is the difference between a guard and a knight? Well, a knight wears metal armor while the guards have leather orposite armor. They just look a bit different. A guard can evolve into a knight by just changing equipment. ¡°Hmm. I see. And you just had to pick the most difficult of them, didn¡¯t you?¡± ¡°I trust that Ria can make it and you should know why.¡± ¡°Well, if what you reported is true. But we will find out.¡±
Mateo quietly spoke to the two that hade in with him, before sitting down on a chair. The knight then began asking questions while the scrivener was writing everything down. ¡°Controller, what is your name?¡± The knight asked, looking at me. ¡°Brian Wood.¡± I answered with my full name, as this was an official thing. Both the scrivener and the knight stopped for a second after I said that. They then looked at Mateo for confirmation. He nodded lightly, confirming that I was in fact a noble. At least I think so. And again, technically I¡¯m not one, yet. I also felt Ria take a hold of my hand, so I took a quick peek at her. I wanted to say something, but this wasn¡¯t the time or ce. I guess I really should speak about these things before we are in the thick of things. ¡°Dhampir, what is your name?¡± ¡°R¡­ Rhianna.¡± Ria answered that one. Her voice wavered a bit. I guess she actually is nervous. This then began a barrage of personal questions about Ria, including things like when shest had blood, when did shest go into a blood frenzy and does she have an avable blood supply while in the city. I actually got a bit worried about thatst part, as I hadn¡¯t thought about it at all, but Ria said she would get some from Agatha, so we had nothing to worry about. I should still get her a magic sk. Also, I wonder if my inventory can take fluids into it? I could just shove massive amounts of blood into there if it can. And if Laura solves the potential problems with the Time Seal install, the blood won¡¯t even go bad. I might even be able to use Mystik Wok to get some blood from the monsters I tribute for it. ¡­ Actually, that won¡¯t work. There was no blood when Terrorking Salmon got butchered. Like the blood had been drained from it earlier. Or maybe that is because Terrorking Salmon is a fish. Or because I didn¡¯t want the blood, but I did want the rye. No clue.
After the questionnaire, we moved into the important stuff. This is where it will be decided if Ria gets to actually stay, or if she gets escorted right back to the vige. The knight that had been questioning her entered the cage with us and the door was locked behind him. He then got out a small lidded container, ced it on the ground, opened it and took a few steps back. The blood that was contained in it was now out for Ria to see. This was the main part of the test. There are a few things that could happen. The first was that Ria goes for the blood and drinks it. If this happens, it is my job to either stop her before she reaches it, or pry her off if she does reach it. The second possibility would be Ria going into a blood frenzy and attacking either the knight or myself. In this case, the knight would help me subdue her and she would win her one way ticket back to the vige. The third, and the most optimal, oue would be that Ria does nothing and just sits next to me. And to surprising no one, well, it did actually surprise the knight and the scrivener, even Mateo seemed to expect Ria to do something, but she just calmly sat next to me. Even when the knight picked up the blood and brought it right up to Ria, she stayed calm and didn¡¯t move. I don¡¯t know how difficult it actually is, but it might be challenging even without the curse. Maybe I could use DNA Surgery and turn myself into a dhampir and try it out. Or would it have to be a vampire, as there are no dhampirs in Yugioh. No, actually I think there was one. A vampire XYZ monster that was a dhampir. Well, anyway. (Do you want me to look into it?) Laura asked. (Sure, if you have the time. But it isn¡¯t a high priority. Find out first how we can rece Agatha¡¯s arm.) I answered. (As you wish.)
¡°No reaction, huh.¡± Mateo said after a few moments. ¡°Marcus, do it.¡± Hemanded the knight. ¡­ do what? Agatha didn¡¯t tell us there would be more. The next part should have been me showing that I can hold Ria down even if she struggles. Instead, the knight removed the gauntlet on his left arm, before he took out a knife and made a small cut into his left wrist. It wasn¡¯t toorge, but it was clearly bleeding and he was showing it to Ria. I took the Spellbinding Circle that I had stored in my pocket temporarily into my hand, just in case, before I took a look at how Ria was handling the new stimulus. But she looked fine. Like the blood in front of her was nothing. I also took a look at Agatha and she had gotten up from the chair that she had been sitting on this far. So even she didn¡¯t know this part wasing. About 30 seconds after the knight had made the cut, Mateo spoke again. ¡°That¡¯s enough. You cane out and heal yourself.¡± The knight did as instructed, using light magic, based on the chant, to heal himself, before picking up his gauntlet and walking to the door. There, the scrivener opened the door for the knight and let him outside. ¡°Now then, Brian, I need you to show that you can bring the dhampir under your control even if she resists. Rhianna, you need to resist him with all of your power, do you both understand?¡± Mateo asked. ¡°Yes.¡± I answered. ¡°Yes.¡± Ria repeated after me. ¡°Good.¡± Mateo said. ¡°Brian, hold her down now.¡± I got up and held the trap card that was already in my hand firmly. ¡°Ria, remember that this held you down when you were in a frenzy, don¡¯t hold back at all and struggle as much as you can.¡± I reminded her that I had held her back before. I saw her nod lightly, so I activated the card. ¡°Spellbinding Circle.¡± Spoiler [copse] Likest time, the magic circle appeared around the midsection of her body and made sure she couldn¡¯t escape from it. I then used it to raise her up from the bench she had been sitting on, just to prove to the people looking at us that I could, while Ria seemed to be iling around. Not that it really mattered. If she couldn¡¯t escape while in a frenzy, I don¡¯t think she can now. ¡°... how long can you keep her like that?¡± Mateo asked. ¡°With one cast, two hours. Then I can just cast the spell again if necessary.¡± I answered. ¡°That long? With a quick cast spell?¡± The knight seemed to doubt my words, not that I really me him. Sure for him it looks like I just quick casted a spell, but for me, I just activated a card. ¡°I see. Thank you. You can let her go now.¡± Mateo said. I did as ordered. Well, first I lowered Ria so that her feet were on the ground, so she wouldn''t fall when she regained full control. After I did, Mateo ordered the scrivener: ¡°Write her permission papers. She has passed the first test.¡± And with that, Ria could walk freely around the city. Well, as long as I was with her. CH.172 Making a slave contract CH.172 Making a ve contract ¡°Well done, Ria. I got so worried when they went that far.¡± Agatha said after we had gotten outside. I was holding, well they were in the inventory, Ria¡¯s papers that allowed her to walk around. Basically they are her temporary citizenship card. Or permit. Whatever you want to call it. ¡°Yeah, you didn¡¯t warn us about the part where he cut into his hand.¡± Imented. ¡°They don¡¯t do that. Not in the first test anyway. It is usually only done in the final test.¡± Agatha said. ¡°I know they are a little tougher on repeat exams, but that is way too far. They already went out of their way to get high quality blood for the exam.¡± ¡°So that is why it tasted good.¡± Ria said. The examiners had let her keep the blood after the exam finished and she had enjoyed it. ¡°Does blood from higher ranked monsters taste better?¡± ¡°Yes. It has more mana in it.¡± Ria answered. ¡°That is also why goblin blood is so bad. It just has no mana.¡± ¡°Well, goblins are weak.¡± Imented, even though my goblins are much stronger. I think that is because they are actually hobgoblins. I think Laura said something like that at some point. ¡°But still, why would they make her test that much more difficult?¡± I wondered. ¡°Most likely because of you.¡± Agatha said. ¡°You live in the Sawyer estate, right? Lord Garner most likely wanted to make extra sure that you could handle Ria. Even in extreme situations.¡± ¡°Oh. I didn¡¯t even think that they would go extra hard on her because of that. Sorry Ria.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I was fine. But Brian, why didn¡¯t you tell me you were a noble? And you live with the Lord? What is that about?¡± ¡°Well, technically I¡¯m not a noble yet. I¡¯m a dungeon founder and apparently dungeon founders automatically get an honorary noble title, but I haven¡¯t actually been knighted yet. Didn¡¯t Lua tell you that?¡± ¡°No. Whenever I asked about you, she just told me to find out. She did say that I can trust you with my life, but that is it.¡± ¡°Well, that isn¡¯t exactly wrong. I do keep care of those that I like, in life and in death.¡± Or you know, until resurrection. Or reincarnation. Actually, do I have Monster Reincarnation and if I do, how does it work? (You don¡¯t.) Laura said. (But our n was to open Rise of Destiny tonight and Monster Reincarnation is in that set, so we should get a few copies this night. I can also test it out, if you would like.) (Sure, go for it.) ¡°... is that actually supposed to reassure someone or make them feel uneasy?¡± Agatha asked. ¡°No clue. It just sounded good in my head.¡±
¡°Here. The empty barrels. Please fill at least three, but all four if possible. And meet me in the morning, four days from now.¡± Agatha said as she gave me a total of four blood barrels. Well, at the moment they were empty, but still. And the reason for the longer interval between blood deliveries is the amount we dropped off this time. And it just is Agatha¡¯s schedule. Visit twice a week. ¡°Yeah. We¡¯ll do our best.¡± I said as I took the barrels into my inventory. I guess I never told how I do it, so I¡¯ll mention it now. I just touch something, think about putting it into the inventory and it just goes in. And I don¡¯t even have to touch it, as long as it is within 1 meter of me. But any further than that, I can¡¯t store it. It is also easier to put things in while I touch them, so I usually do touch them. Oh, and there doesn¡¯t seem to be any sort of size limit on what I can store. Or maybe there is, but I can at least store an entire bed, so the limit isrge. ¡°I didn¡¯t know you had an item box.¡± Agathamented as she saw me putting the barrels away. ¡°Well, I don¡¯t exactly yell out my skills from the rooftops, so how would you know?¡± ¡°I¡¯m just surprised. Usually, item box holders don¡¯t have multiple magic bags, but you do.¡± ¡°me me being a dungeon founder. My magic bagse from the dungeon.¡± ¡°That would exin it.¡± ¡°It can also make magic sks, like the one Lua has. So if you want some for the vigers, we can definitely make a deal.¡± I offered. No, I¡¯m not just going to give them out for free. I already do enough charity work and I don¡¯t want people to take too much advantage of my kindness. Curing them for free has to be enough. I¡¯ll still give them a good discount though. ¡°Oh? That would be extremely helpful. Are you sure?¡± ¡°Yeah. As long as it is only for them. And I¡¯m not giving them out for free. I¡¯m just giving you a good deal.¡± ¡°Yes. Of course. Hopefully we cane up with a price that will satisfy both sides. Getting those sks will really help everyone, if they want to leave the vige.¡± ¡°Want to? Is there a chance some of them don¡¯t want that?¡± ¡°Both Rosemary and Vishal are stable, but still live there. Some just enjoy that lifestyle.¡± Agatha said. Vishal was one of the male dhampirs living in the vige. I think he also was Kody¡¯s father, if I recall correctly. ¡°I see. Well, to each their own. But we need to get going. We still have an appointment to get to.¡± I said to Agatha. ¡°See you in four days.¡± ¡°See you.¡± Ria said. ¡°Yes. Take care, you two. Ria, make sure not to get into any trouble!¡± ¡°I won¡¯t! Promise!¡±
¡°Is this really the ce?¡± Ria asked. ¡°I was expecting some back alley ce.¡± ¡°Yeah. This is it. I was a bit surprised as well, when I was introduced to the owner yesterday.¡± I said as we walked towards the mansion. There are a few additional details I noticed today, as I was on foot instead of in a carriage. First, there was a wall surrounding the property, well that part I did notice yesterday, but the important part was the guards guarding the main gate. I thought they were part of the city¡¯s knight order, like all of the other guards, but they actually weren¡¯t. At least they didn¡¯t have the emblem that all of the other guards had. I think they are actually adventurers or other fighters that had fallen into very. Second was that the people taking care of the grounds were ves. This is based on me spotting the men from the two families Angelina checked up yesterday. I guess even while waiting for a buyer, ves work for their living expenses.
¡°Mr. Wood. We have been expecting you.¡± The girl from yesterday weed me. Why does she have to wear such a provocative outfit? Now I just want to get a bunny girl outfit for Laura. Perhaps a Goblin Cartographer could draw one and we could make it with Tailor of the Fickle. No, Laura. Don¡¯t read my thoughts. I want to be the one to make it and give you one. You can¡¯t make one yourself and surprise me with it. Well, you can, but I wanted to give it to you. (Oh, Brian. I love it when you give me ideas.) Laura said. (I said don¡¯t do it.) (Don¡¯t worry. You have no idea what I¡¯m nning.) (That doesn¡¯t make it better.) (But the timing does. Focus on what is going on around you, instead of me.) Laura said to cut our conversation short. ¡­ Now I¡¯m just scared. What is she nning? Well, I¡¯ll just have to worry about thatter. As she said, I¡¯m kind of in the middle of something.
¡°Mr. Wood. Wee.¡± Corben was waiting for me in the room we spoke inst time. ¡°I apologize. I kept you waiting.¡± I said as I saw that he was waiting for me. The service girl even said they were expecting me. Well, of course they would expect me as I had an appointment, but I must have beente. ¡°Oh, don¡¯t worry about that. There is no way we could keep a noble with an appointment waiting.¡± He said. But we had to wait a few minutes yesterday. Did Angelina not set out an appointment? Maybe she didn¡¯t. That might have been a surprise inspection, doubled with my introduction. ¡°Well, I still feel bad for wasting your time, so shall we get straight into business?¡± ¡°Yes. That is fine with us. Is the youngdy with you the one in question?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Then let¡¯s get started.¡±
We spent some time going over the exact ve contract that was going to be a thing between Ria and I. Because of the specific details, the closest thing to what Ria is, would be a criminal contract. That is because her contract became a time limited one, instead of one based on money. Ria and I had a small argument about how long she should be my ve for. She offered to stay my ve forever, whereas I was saying six months. Getting her approved would take a month, so six times that is more than fine. But in the end, our contract ended up being two full years. I should probably touch on that a bit. A year in this world is 13 months. And then there is the Goddess¡¯ day. A month is four weeks, or 28 days and each month is as long as the next. With 13 months, 28 days each, and the Goddess¡¯ day, that ends up with 365 just like back on Earth. Well, technically a year on Earth is something like 365,25 days, which is why we need an extra day every four years. But leap years don¡¯t seem to be a thing in this world, so maybe there is a minor difference.
¡°We will need a bit of your blood for the seal, so if you would.¡± Corben said as the worker brought a container with ink before me. She ced it on the table and handed me a small needle. ¡°So, is just a drop enough, or how much do you need?¡± I confirmed as I was looking at the needle. ¡°A few drops. Depending on the size, five to ten.¡± He answered. ¡°Sure.¡± I said as I pricked the end of my index finger in my left hand. I let some blood drip into the container, while thedy worker was stirring it. After seven drops, she said that was enough and I retracted my hand, only for Ria to take a hold of it. ¡°Ria?¡± ¡°Just a second.¡± She said as she put my bleeding finger into her mouth. After she did, I felt her mana swirling around my finger. With some Laura hacks, I figured out she was using blood magic to stop the bleeding. While also taking a tiny amount of blood as a cost. Then she released my finger and my hand. I looked at my hand and the puncture hadpletely healed. I didn¡¯t even see any sort of mark in the spot that I had pricked. ¡°Thanks, Ria.¡± ¡°Thank you as well. Your blood really is delicious. I almost wanted to keep going.¡± I turned my eyes back to the owner and the worker and both of them hadpletely frozen. ¡°What?¡± I asked to bring them back to reality. ¡°... did she just? How much self control does she have? Shouldn¡¯t a dhampir go insane from that..?¡± Corben wondered. Thedy said nothing and just got back to stirring the blood-ink mixture.
¡°Please remove your shirt so we can draw the ve mark.¡± Carbon said when the blood-ink had been sufficiently mixed. Ria didn¡¯t even hesitate and just removed her shirt. I was a bit afraid of her not having anything under it, as I¡¯m not sure if people that are not nobles have money for bras. I know Alice wore one when I saw her in her underwear, but I think bras were expensive in the medieval times. But Ria was wearing one, so at least she didn¡¯t sh me. Carbon then painted a detailed circr design on her upper chest. I guess you could call it a magic circle. ¡°Mr. Wood. Please pass some mana through the circle.¡± Carbon said after he finished drawing the circle. ¡°Yes.¡± I got up, walked before Ria and ced my hand on the magic circle. (Laura, make sure you remember what that circle looks like. It might be useful information.) (Making a ve seal isn¡¯t that easy. We would also need the special ink and that is tier 3 ssified information.) (Well, at least we will be able to recognize it if you remember it.) I focused back to the task on hand and let some mana into the circle. Ria shivered a bit as it did, but it didn¡¯t seem to hurt at all, so she should be fine. After the circle was full of my magic, it glowed lightly before taking on a grayish white color. The same as my handwriting with the magic pen that had color based on your magic. Perhaps this ink works the same as that pen. ¡°The contract is sealed.¡± Carbon said. ¡°Mr. Brian, if you would like to confirm, please check either your own status, or order Rhianna to show you hers.¡± I just checked mine. I don¡¯t want to force Ria to show hers in front of other people. Even if I will take a look myselfter, for Level Up purposes.
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human !
Level: 48
HP: 1220
Mana: 1760
Strength: 345
Defense: 545
Magic: 465
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.4 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.1 (unique)
Telekinesis LV.2 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.2 (extra)
Inventory LV.2 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Mana Control LV.5
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (Greater)
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
I had a new title, ve Master. Sounds a little bad, but I guess it is urate. And the part below it showed that Ria was in fact my ve. ¡°Yes, I see it. It was sessful.¡± I said to Carbon. ¡°So, how much did this cost?¡± ¡°The service and ink fee is threerge silver.¡± Carbon answered. Okay. Less than I expected. I was expecting at least a gold coin, or two. I got the money out of my fanny pack instead of Inventory, as these people don¡¯t need to know I have it. And I still have somerge silvers in the fanny pack as I never moved them into the Inventory. ¡°Thank you for your business. Pleasee again if we can be of assistance. When you get a house of your own, I¡¯m sure our ves will make for wonderful servants. We teach them well.¡± Carbon was already trying to make another sale, but I was a lot more interested in somethingpletely else. A system mission, to be precise.
Mission: Good Master
Goal: Taking good care of your workers and ves is important. Make sure you treat them properly.
Reward: Grants 1 Dragonmaid card for each worker that sees you as a good employer or for a ve that respects you as their Master.
If you mistreat the worker or ve, the card given from them will be lost.
If the worker or ve leaves on good teams, you will get to keep the card.
Dragonmaids, huh? They were just released in the OCG if I remember correctly. But they aren¡¯t even released in the TCG, yet the system is giving them as a reward. Actually, this brings up a good point. Thest day I remember back on earth was October 19 2019. I disappeared on the morning of that day. But here, it is springtime, not fall. Even the spirit that blessed me was the spirit of spring rain. I could think about it, but I doubt that I would evere to any conclusion. I¡¯ll just drop it under the world difference folder and call it a day. ¡°Thank you. I¡¯lle again if I need anything. Ria, let¡¯s go.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Now to introduce her to the Sawyers. And I do wander, what Dragonmaid will Ria give me? Hopefully it will be something good. CH.173 Introducing Ria CH.173 Introducing Ria ¡°Just a quick question, you do have all of your daily necessities like clothes and stuff? I know we will have to get blood tomorrow, but other than that?¡± I asked Ria. ¡°I should have everything.¡± Ria answered. ¡°What about adventuring gear, if we go hunting?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t wear any armor or anything. I keep light and move quickly, and heal myself by drinking blood. It might not be great for having multiple battles in a row, but it works for quick one-on-one fights.¡± ¡°Then perhaps we should get you something. What about a weapon? What do you use?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t. I use a blood magic spell that simtes blood frenzy to boost my stats while also using fire magic to boost myself even further. Or you know, I just frenzy. It makes my nails into quite good tearing weapons and I justtch onto an enemy, stick my fangs into them and suck until they die.¡± ¡°... I see. That might not be the best in the long run. Do you want to learn a different fighting style? I can get you a teacher.¡± ¡°I¡­ I¡¯ll think about it. But Brian, how do you fight?¡± Ria asked. ¡°I don¡¯t. I just summon a few monsters and let them fight for me. It is a lot safer than actually going to the frontline myself. Well, admittedly I did try to be a frontline fighter for a bit, but someone said to me that I¡¯m stupid for doing that, so I don¡¯t think I¡¯ll do it again. But even if you don¡¯t want to change your weapon, something with a bit more defense would be good, right?¡± ¡°... I suppose so. But I don¡¯t have much money. We don¡¯t use it in the vige, so I only get it from the monsters I hunt and have Agatha sell.¡± ¡°But you hunted a B-rank crimson boa, right? That should have gotten you some money.¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t sell it yet. I gave the skin to you and the meat got eaten. And I didn¡¯t take the monster core with me, but left it in the vige. And you can imagine what happened with its blood.¡± ¡°Understandable. But Ria, I¡¯m your Master now and that means taking care of you, including your equipment. So we will get you something. And if I find outter that you lied to me about your clothing situation, I¡¯ll be angry.¡± ¡°I really am fine with clothes.¡± Ria said. ¡°But if you really insist, I won¡¯t argue.¡±
¡°Excuse me.¡± I said after I took Ria into a certain armor shop. They have the crimson boa hide and I think I should use that for Ria as well. A bitter, a familiar dwarvendy came from the back. That¡¯s interesting, she is usually in the front. ¡°Oh, it is you. Your order isn¡¯t ready yet, if that is what you came for.¡± ¡°No, no. I know it wouldn¡¯t be yet. I actually would like to put it in another order, if possible.¡± ¡°We should be able to fit something in. What can we do for you?¡± She quickly shifted her tone from one that sounded a bit annoyed at the disturbance into one of a saleswoman ready to make a sale. ¡°I want you to make her something simr to what you are making for me. From the crimson boa skin, if possible.¡± ¡°Oh? I thought you were saving the rest of it for the one that hunted that snake.¡± ¡°She is the one that hunted it.¡± ¡°Really now? Then she will be a worthy customer.¡±
We spent some time going over the details of what Ria¡¯s armor should be like. The one thing the dwarf decided is that the tes on hers should be thinner and smaller, but have more of them. This gives better coverage in close quartersbat, but makes the armor overall a bit weaker against ranged attacks. If mine was like a modernbat vest, with tes only in the most important parts, Ria¡¯s would be one where there are thinner tes everywhere. There was also a second difference. For Ria, they were going to just use bronze tes, not mithril. This is because Ria said she couldn¡¯t take something as expensive as mithril. In a way, I¡¯m d that she insisted on that, as it gave me the opportunity to analyze a few metal ingots. No, not because of some trick, but because the dwarfdy was showing the metals to us. Copper, bronze, iron and steel. All great things to have ess to. I can put Iron cksmith Kotetsu to use. I¡¯ll ask him to learn how to forge that blood iron stuff with the help of my vampires and I¡¯ll upgrade Ria¡¯s armor with that once it is made. I should be able to do that. The other good part was the cost. With bronze, and the boa hideing from us, the cost was only 62 gold coins, a lot less than the almost 400 for mine. Not that I have a shortage of money. Actually, when I got the money out from the inventory, I noticed that the amount of money in there had grown again. The Upstart Goblins must havee off of cooldown and the goblins must have activated them again. Anyway, my total money (before paying) was 651 gold coins, 559rge silver and 520 small silver. Still have more gold thanrge or small silvers. I wonder if the chances for the coins aren¡¯t 33,3% chance for each. The gold might have a higher chance. For those that want urate information on the spot, the chances are actually 40% for gold and 30% for the silvers. As with my own armor, I paid half up front and the other half would be paid when the armor is ready to go.
After that, we returned to the Sawyer estate. The gate guards did ask about Ria, but I showed them the ve contract and they let her pass. A ve, while not an object or anything of that sort, still belongs to their Master and generally isn¡¯t denied entry into ces the Master can ess. That was something I learned yesterday when I was out with Angelina. ¡°... is this really alright?¡± Ria asked. ¡°I mean, this is the Lord¡¯s manor, right? Can someone like me really be here?¡± ¡°Well, I am, so I think you can as well. And I already got permission, so it is fine. And if it isn¡¯t, we will just go somewhere else.¡± ¡°Where would that be?¡± ¡°No clue. Anywhere we want to go. That is the thing about being free. No one will tell you where to go. Well, at the moment you are kind of tied to me, so you need to go where I go, but I can go where I want to go and I do take suggestions.¡± ¡°... so you have no n if something goes wrong. Got it.¡± ¡°Well, I can always escape into my dungeon and trap it up to the point where there is no way anyone will ever get through it. But that is thest resort that I will only use if I have no ce to live elsewhere.¡± ¡°What would you eat?¡± ¡°I cooked up a giant fish back in the vige and you are asking that?¡± ¡°Good point.¡± As we were chitchatting, we reached the front door of the main house. ¡°Wee back, Mr. Brian.¡± A maid hade to wee me. ¡°Is the miss with you the dhampir you spoke about?¡± ¡°Yes. This is Rhianna, but she goes by Ria.¡± I quickly introduced Ria to the maid. I¡¯m sure I¡¯ll have to introduce her another five times today, so I¡¯ll keep it short when it isn¡¯t important. ¡°Excuse me, but would you show me her papers from the exam? She did have the first one, right?¡± ¡°Of course she did.¡± I said as I got them out of Inventory, while I was digging in my magic fanny pack, just to make it look like the paper was there. ¡°Here it is.¡± Like, it is not like I want to keep my inventory a secret, but I kind of do. And it is easy enough to hide, so why not? The maid looked over the paper before handing it back to me. ¡°I apologize for this, but I was ordered to confirm it.¡± She said as she bowed. ¡°No, I understand. Better safe than sorry.¡± But honestly, after what happened at the ve trader¡¯s, I don¡¯t think anything would make Ria lose her cool. Still need to set a Spellbinding Circle on her though. As I just said, better safe than sorry. I just need to figure out how to word it so that it won¡¯t bind her in legitimate self defense situations.
¡°Brian! Wee back.¡± Alice called as she met me in the hallway. We were on our way to my room. Well, the room I¡¯m staying in. Ria had to drop off her stuff and then ¡­ well, actually I don¡¯t know. I do have two things I need to do, but those can wait. ¡°Hey Alice. How was your day?¡± I asked. ¡°It was great. I was able to ride the dragon. Well, we didn¡¯t fly yet, but just walked around.¡± ¡°Nice. First steps. Need to walk before you can fly, right?¡± ¡°I was going to take a small flight, but Paulina said I can¡¯t do it in the middle of town. Brian, you have to take me somewhere I can fly. Please.¡± ¡°Well, I was going to head to my dungeon tomorrow, so I can take you as well. At least if I get my B.E.S. Big Core and it can fit multiple people.¡± ¡°Big Core? B.E.S.?¡± Alice wondered. ¡°Just another of my cards. Don¡¯t worry about it.¡± ¡°And you were going to go all the way to the dungeon. Won¡¯t that take a long time? Even on a fast carriage, the trip from here to Alewatch takes a full day. And that is only if someone can use healing magic on the horses to keep them running.¡± ¡°... Alice, you do remember that I have a flying golem, right? That thing moves a lot faster than some carriage. I can get to the dungeon with it in 15 minutes, or something.¡± I actually have no idea how long it would take with the takeoff andnding, but 15 minutes should be more than enough, considering how fast I got to the dhampir vige. And I wasn¡¯t going nearly at top speeds while going there. If I let Laura take full control ofmanding Gradius, I could probably get to the dungeon in 5 minutes. ¡°Yes, I remember it. Will you let me ride in it?¡± ¡°Well, there is a problem. Gradius can only fit two people and Ria will being with us. Oh yeah, I should introduce you. Alice, this is Rhianna, but she goes by Ria. She is a dhampir from the local dhampir town and a friend of Lua. Ria, this is Alice Watchman, a daughter of Baron Watchman. She has been traveling with me.¡± ¡°daughter of a noble¡­¡± I heard Ria mutter, before she bowed, imitating what she saw the maid do earlier. ¡°It is a pleasure to meet you, Miss Watchman. My name is Rhianna.¡± Ria¡¯s voice sounded very stiff as she said that. I guess she isn¡¯t unapologetic enough for the noble life. Then again, without the power of system support, I¡¯m not sure I would be either. I just know I can wiggle my way out of trouble by showing that I have the system support, so I don¡¯t mind testing the limits. ¡°Brian, was she the girl that you wanted to make your ve?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Yes. She is my ve. We made the contract already.¡± ¡°I see¡­ Rhianna, my name is Alice Watchman. You may call me Alice.¡± Alice said in a noble manner. ¡°Yes, Miss Alice. Thank you.¡± Ria said, still in her more forceful style. ¡°Now Brian, back to this ¡­ Big Core? What kind of thing is it?¡± ¡°A flying golem thing, simr to Gradius. But I think it isrger, so it should be able to carry more than two people.¡± ¡°You think so? What do you mean? You don¡¯t actually know?¡± ¡°I won¡¯t know until I summon it. I know what B.E.S. Big Core is based on. And that thing wasrger than Gradius, so I think Big Core will be as well. But I will find out for sure when I summon it.¡± ¡°How do you know what it was based on, but don¡¯t know what it is..?¡± ¡°It is like a legend. You know the legend about the hero, right? But would you recognize the hero if you passed him in the streets?¡± ¡°The hero is dead, so that is impossible.¡± ¡°Well, what if one of my cards could summon the hero. Would you recognize that he is the hero from the legends that you have heard without him telling you that?¡± ¡°Can you summon him?¡± ¡°No, of course not. My cards don¡¯t seem to summon legends that are that well known.¡± Or more like they don¡¯t summon legends that are known in this world. ¡°Oh. I think I understand.¡± Do you? Do you really? Because I don¡¯t and it is my skill. Well, I do understand that it just is Yugioh, but that¡¯s it. It works and that is all that matters.
When we got to my room, I noticed that someone had brought a mattress into the room, with a pillow and a nket and all of that other stuff. Apparently, that was going to be Ria¡¯s bedding. ¡°Oh? It is super soft.¡± Ria said as she tested it out. ¡°Is it?¡± I got interested and tried it with my hand. It wasn¡¯t as good as my bed, but it was good. Better than most cots I have slept on back on earth and better than something like my travel pelts. ¡°Yes. It feels better than my bedding in the vige.¡± Ria said. ¡°Does it? I think it is simr to the one in the room I slept in.¡± ¡°That room has one of the best beds in the vige.¡± Ria said. ¡°I think the only better one is the one that Lady Agatha uses.¡± ¡°Oh. I didn¡¯t know that. I thought you all had ones of that quality.¡± ¡°They aren¡¯t bad, but not quite as good as this.¡± ¡°Well, I¡¯m happy that you like it. Are you sure about sleeping in the same room as me? I can ask if they would let you sleep in some other room.¡± ¡°No. I want to sleep here. If I lose control, I want you to be close.¡± ¡°Yeah, speaking of that. We need to take a precaution.¡± I said as I took out a Spellbinding Circle. ¡°Ria, I want to set this card on you. I know you don¡¯t know what that means, so I¡¯ll quickly exin. Basically, this is the spell that has kept you in check twice now. If I set it on you, it will automatically activate if you go into a blood frenzy or try to suck someone''s blood without permission. Are you fine with that?¡± ¡°... you can do something like that? And you didn¡¯t ¡­ was it set, set it on me earlier?¡± ¡°I wanted to ask if you were fine with it, before I actually did it. And to be honest, there is a chance that the card could activate in a legitimate self defense situation.¡± ¡°Brian. I¡¯m both a ve and a dhampir. Do you think they will ept things like ¡®self defense¡¯ if I do it? Especially if I try to suck someone¡¯s blood?¡± Ria asked. ¡°... probably not. I see your point. But just be careful. And make sure you ask for my permission before you suck blood from anything that falls into the humanoid category, as that will be a part of the trigger.¡± I warned her. Laura was actually the one that specified the wording for the activation. By specifying blood frenzy and trying to suck blood from a humanoid without my permission, the card won¡¯t activate if she sucks monsters blood inbat. Or when she just drinks from her blood bottle. ¡°I want you to bind Rhianna if she goes into a blood frenzy or if she tries to suck the blood of a humanoid without permission, set.¡± I said to, well, set the card on her. ¡°Now, just remember, no sucking anyone¡¯s blood without permission or that thing will bind you. That goes for even something as little as what you did back at the ve traders.¡± I reminded her. ¡°Yes.¡± CH.174 Telling Ria about my Unique Skill CH.174 Telling Ria about my Unique Skill During dinner, I introduced Ria to the rest of the people living in the manor. Well, more like the rest of the people that eat at the same table as I do. I¡¯m sure there are plenty of maids and other servants also living here. For her part, Ria wasn¡¯t going to join the dinner table, until Thomas ordered her to. He said it would be his taste to confirm if she truly was cured, but I feel like that might have been a lie. After he saw that Ria could eat just fine, he said that she would from now on join the servants for their meals instead of eating with us. Ria herself seemed more than fine with that, so I didn¡¯tment on it and just let it be. Well, at least they let her stay, so everything is good now.
¡°Ria. Are you feeling fine?¡± I asked her after we returned to my room. I guess our room now. ¡°Yes. I just ¡­ didn¡¯t expect that I would be ordered to join the dinner table.¡± ¡°Honestly, neither did I. At least they seemed to ept you, so we should be fine for now.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s hope so. But Ria, I hope you will understand this. You are now more important than them to me. You are connected to me with the ve contract and that means you are important. So if they do anything to you, it is the same as them doing it to me. You have to tell me if they do anything you don¡¯t like to you.¡± ¡°... yes, Master.¡± Ria said, bowing a little. ¡°You don¡¯t need to call me Master. You can just call me Brian.¡± ¡°Brian. Yes. I will.¡± ¡°Good. Now, I¡¯m going to take a bath first and you can take one after me. But before that, I want to see your status. I need to see it for something I¡¯ll do after the bath.¡± ¡°My status? Sure. Status open.¡± Ria said to open her status.
Name: Rhianna
Race: Dhampir
Level: 39
HP: 1090
Mana: 1090
Strength: 675
Defense: 385
Magic: 635
Skills:
Blood Magic LV.4 (Racial)
Fire Magic LV.3
Mana Control LV.3
Fast Mana Recovery LV.1
Internal Magic Technique LV.5
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.4
Flickering Step LV.1
Power Boost LV.4
Defense Boost LV.1
Blood Sucker (Racial)
ve. Master: Brian Wood
Wow. She is quite strong. Level 39 is no joke. She also has some nice skills. Other than the racial magic, she also has fire magic, like she mentioned. And Internal Magic Technique. Wonder what that is. Unarmed Combat Technique should be what is says on the tin, something for fist fighting. Defense Boost is something I could use. Not for any real reason, it just sounds useful. Same goes for Power Boost. I think Alice also has Magic Boost, so there is a boost for everything. And Flickering Step. I think Laura mentioned that skill at some point. It is something where you channel mana to your feet to move faster. ¡°Ria. I don¡¯t know the skill Internal Magic Technique. What does it do?¡± I asked. ¡°Eh? You don¡¯t? It allows me to quick and instant cast magic, but only magic that takes ce inside my own body. I use it with Blood Rush and Heated Heart to boost my strength in a fight.¡± Heated Heart? Like H-Heated Heart? Like an actual spell card in Yugioh? It is a part of the HERO sh series of cards with E - Emergency Call, R - Righteous Justice and O - Oversoul. They were all decent cards for the time period, well, H-Heated Heart was the worst of them. And some are still good today. E-call is still amazing. R-justice isn¡¯t that good any more, but back when people still used battle traps, it was nice. And O-soul is still used in some HERO builds, I think. ¡­ I got sidetracked. ¡°I see. That does sound useful. But yeah, I didn¡¯t know about the skill.¡± ¡°But shouldn¡¯t it be well known? I think a lot of adventurers use it as it is a lot easier than mastering all types of magic.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t have a need for that type of skill, as I can¡¯t use any elemental magic anyway. I can only use summoning magic. But thanks for showing me. Do you want to see mine?¡± I asked. ¡°I¡­ Yes, I would. If you really are willing to show someone like me.¡± ¡°I can show you, but you must promise me one thing.¡± ¡°You could order me. I am your ve after all.¡± ¡°I won¡¯t order you. Not in this case. I want your promise. And this isn¡¯t for just while you are my ve, but forever. I want you to promise not to tell anyone about my status, no matter what. Can you promise that?¡± ¡°I ¡­ I promise. I¡¯ll never tell anyone.¡± ¡°Then I will ¡­ wait. I need to make sure first.¡± I got up from the chair that I had been sitting on and walked to the door. I opened it and looked both ways to confirm that there was no one in the hallway. I then closed the door again and sat back down. ¡°Hmm. Maybe I should take a precaution.¡± ¡°Brian? What are you speaking of?¡± Ria asked. ¡°I just don¡¯t want anyone to walk in while I have my status open. And I also don¡¯t want them to hear your surprised screams. So I¡¯ll take a precaution.¡± I said as I opened my Pack Opener. I was actually gonna take out Dark Magician, but I noticed something else I could use. Promo Trades have that one monster. No, not Sorcerer of Dark Magic. Well, he is there as well, but I was actually thinking of another spellcaster from the promo trades. I traded 8 spellcaster type monsters for my new card, used the skill to put a sleeve and toploader on it and brought it out. ¡°Cosmo Queen.¡± Spoiler
[copse] Ria didn¡¯t react too much to me summoning Cosmo Queen, probably because she saw me summon all of the vampires earlier today. I think otherwise she would have had a reaction. ¡°Master. What may I do for you?¡± The purple skinned spellcaster asked. Being called ¡®Master¡¯ by a queen now. Wonder what is next? An emperor? But I don¡¯t have an Emperor monster yet. I only have Emperor¡¯s Holiday, but that isn¡¯t a monster. Chaos Emperor Dragon is still in a Different Dimension Capsule. ¡°I need a barrier that prevents anyone outside hearing us or seeing us. Can you do that?¡± ¡°Simple.¡± She answered. ¡°Would you like to still be able to see the outside?¡± ¡°Eh? You can do that? Well then of course. As long as no one outside can see in.¡± ¡°As you wish. Reality Wall.¡± Reality Wall? What? That sounds¡­ strong? And it also sounds like Space magic, not dark magic. (Because it isn¡¯t dark magic. It doesn¡¯t fall into any magic category that I have ess to, so it is at least on the level of an extra skill. Perhaps even a unique skill.) Laura said. (Well, she is the ¡®Queen of the gxies and mistress of the stars.¡¯ so using some sort of space-time magic should be doable for her.) I wonder if she would teach me? I can¡¯t learn most magic as I don¡¯t have any elemental affinities, but perhaps something like space-time magic would be possible. ¡°Brian?¡± Ria asked. ¡°What is this?¡± ¡°A barrier of some kind, right?¡± ¡°Yes, it is. It doesn¡¯t prevent any movement but creates an illusionary wall around you that won¡¯t let those outside see or hear what is happening inside. I can add a Dimensional Wall if you want to prevent movement as well.¡± Cosmo Queen offered. ¡°No. I think this is enough for now. Thank you.¡± I thanked my summon before I turned back to Ria. ¡°Now, to my status. Status open.¡±
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human !
Level: 48
HP: 1220
Mana: 1760
Strength: 345
Defense: 545
Magic: 465
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.4 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.1 (unique)
Telekinesis LV.2 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.2 (extra)
Inventory LV.2 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Mana Control LV.5
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (Greater)
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
I saw Ria¡¯s eyes noticeably widen as she looked at my status. ¡°... Brian? Your skills? They are ¡­ strange.¡± ¡°That is what you are catching onto? Not the fact that I have two unique skills or the fact that I have the system support?¡± ¡°...¡± Ria went quiet when I said that and just stared at my status. I could see her eyes moving up and down a bit, like she was searching for something. ¡°System Support? I don¡¯t see anything like that.¡± ¡°... Ria, do you know what the system support is?¡± I asked. ¡°I¡¯ve heard it is some amazing skill, but that¡¯s it. But you don¡¯t have a skill like that.¡± ¡°That is because it isn¡¯t a skill. It is ¡­ how do I exin it? I guess calling it an amazing skill is close enough to correct, but it isn¡¯t actually a skill. But it is shown by the ¡°!¡± mark at the end of my race tab.¡± I told her. ¡°That? I thought it was a mark that you are special.¡± ¡°Well, that isn¡¯t exactly wrong. Having system support does make you special. But enough about that, back to my skills. The important part at the moment is Pack Opener. It allows me to make and use the cards I use for summoning. And those cards have effects other than just summoning a monster. Let me show you.¡± I said as I got out a copy of Level Up! ¡°I want to increase my overall level, Level Up!¡±
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human !
Level: 50
HP: 1240
Mana: 1780
Strength: 355
Defense: 555
Magic: 475
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.4 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.1 (unique)
Telekinesis LV.2 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.2 (extra)
Inventory LV.2 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Mana Control LV.5
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (Greater)
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
We both looked as my status updated in real time. ¡°WHAT?!¡± Ria yelled out. At least I didn¡¯t put up this barrier for nothing. ¡°Yeah. I can do that.¡± ¡°How? Why? What is that? Can you do that for me?¡± ¡°Level Up. Because it just works like that. Again, Level Up. And yes, I can do that for you. That is why I wanted to show you my status. And that isn¡¯t even all of it.¡± I said as I got out another copy of Level Up! ¡° I want to increase the level of my Inventory. Level Up.¡±
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human !
Level: 50
HP: 1340
Mana: 1880
Strength: 355
Defense: 555
Magic: 475
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.4 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.1 (unique)
Telekinesis LV.2 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.2 (extra)
Inventory LV.3 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Mana Control LV.5
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (Greater)
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
Again, my status updated. ¡°I can also use it to increase the level of skills, as you just saw.¡± ¡°...¡± I think I might have broken Ria. She is just standing there, silent. ¡°I guess she needs a moment. Cosmo Queen, can you take care of her for a bit? I¡¯m going to go take a bath. Oh and you can take down the barrier.¡± ¡°Yes, Master.¡± My summon agreed.
(Brian, for future reference, you don¡¯t have to ask Ria to show you her status. As her ve Master, you can look at it through your status, by pressing on her name while you have your status open. Or you can just think about it.) Laura informed me while I was washing myself. (Okay. Thanks for telling me that. But I also want Ria to really trust me. For some reason that definitely isn¡¯t just the mission.) (I know.) (But Laura, if we have something like a link through the system already, could we use it to send mental messages between us like I do with Lua?) (... I don¡¯t know. I don¡¯t think there has ever been anyone that would have attempted that. Even the system link I did with Mia is rare. But it might be possible. Do you want me to look into that?) (Go for it. It would be super useful if it were possible. And also look into if it is possible to bring others into the Factory while you are at it.) (I was already going to experiment that idea with Mia tonight. If we can get her in, we can test Miss Lucia next. Then we can try Rhianna.) (Thanks for always working so hard, Laura. Don¡¯t forget that I¡¯ll need that B.E.S. Big Core tomorrow, so please get that as well. It is a super rare, so we can¡¯t even get it with a Different Dimension Capsule in time.) (Actually, I already have a capsule getting it. I activated it in the morning, just in case. It won¡¯t be ready by the time you wake up, but it should be ready by the time you finish breakfast and are ready to go.) (... Laura. I love you.)
After my bath, filled by Aqua Spirit, I dressed up in my PJs before returning to the room that Ria was in. ¡°So, did you have time to process all of that?¡± I asked. ¡°... I think so. I still don¡¯t really understand the whole system support thing, but I think I got the other parts. Except that I don¡¯t really know what your skills do.¡± ¡°That¡¯s fine. You¡¯ll get used to them soon. At the end of the day, I¡¯m basically just a summoner. I summon monsters and they fight for me. All of my other stuff is just there to make that easier. Now go take a bath. I¡¯ll then use two level ups on you and we can go to bed.¡± I ordered her. I did have Aqua Spirit rece the bath water. No sharing it at this point. I also left her summoned, so that she could help Ria. I don¡¯t know if she wants to, but I did tell her to make sure Ria lets the water drain after she has finished.
Ria came out of the bath looking great. Not that she doesn¡¯t usually look good, but after a good wash, her silver hair was shining. She had dressed in a nightgown that had been brought for her. Another thing I should be thankful for. Her own sleepwear was just a shirt and underwear. That thing should be morefortable. ¡°Now then. I¡¯ll use the level ups on you. One on your overall level and one on one of your skills.¡± I said. ¡°What skill would you prefer?¡± ¡°Would you pick for me?¡± Ria asked. ¡°I can,but are you sure?¡± ¡°You are my Master. I¡¯ll do what you want me to do.¡± Ria said. ¡°Okay then. How about I use the skill level up on your Defense Boost? Your defense is your lowest stat and Defense Boost should help with that.¡± I offered. ¡°Yes. If that is what you feel is best.¡± After the two level ups, Ria showed me her stats again.
Name: Rhianna
Race: Dhampir
Level: 41
HP: 1100
Mana: 1100
Strength: 685
Defense: 445
Magic: 645
Skills:
Blood Magic LV.4 (Racial)
Fire Magic LV.3
Mana Control LV.3
Fast Mana Recovery LV.1
Internal Magic Technique LV.5
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.4
Flickering Step LV.1
Power Boost LV.4
Defense Boost LV.2
Blood Sucker (Racial)
ve. Master: Brian Wood
Good. The level ups worked fine. I didn¡¯t think they wouldn¡¯t, but there could have been some ve BS in the way. I unsummoned the two monsters and we both went into our own beds. Well, Ria was sleeping on a mattress on the floor, not in a bed. ¡°Good night.¡± I said to Ria as I switched off the lights. ¡°Good night.¡± She answered. It really was going to be good. Because I had a real good reason to know that Ria had really epted me.
Mission: Good Master
ve Rhianna respects you as her Master.
Reward: Kitchen Dragonmaid
Got a Dragonmaid. I¡¯ll look into what she can do tomorrow. Maybe she can help with Mystik Wok things or something. She is a Kitchen Dragonmaid after all. Spoiler [copse] CH.175 LV.2 Different Dimension Factory CH.175 LV.2 Different Dimension Factory I woke up to the sound of clothes rustling. I opened my eyes, but as the lights were off, I didn¡¯t actually see much. The room wasn¡¯tpletely dark, so I did see the outline of someone moving. As well as the slightly glowing emerald eyes of that person. ¡°Brian? Did I wake you?¡± Ria asked in a quiet voice. ¡°Yeah. But don¡¯t worry about it. What about you?¡± ¡°I¡¯m heading out for the servants breakfast. One of them woke me up and told me toe. You can sleep for a bit longer.¡± ¡°Ah. Okay. Enjoy your breakfast.¡± I said as I closed my eyes again, even if I had no ns about going back to sleep. I waited for Ria to leave the room before I jumped into the Different Dimension Factory.
When I got into the Factory, I noticed Laura speaking with someone I didn¡¯t recognize. She was a woman, about 25 years old by my estimation, and she looked like a mixture of a few Vampire monsters. Her hair was crimson red and eyes turquoise, simr to Vampire Fascinator. Her hairdo came from Vampire Lady, a simple but elegant tied bun. Her dress was a simplified daily wear version of Vampire Grace¡¯s gown, a purple and ck dress with some fang or w looking things, and some gold embroidery to highlight everything. And thest thing she had mimicked were the wings of Vampire Vamp. A real mix of everything. Spoiler
[copse] I guess while I¡¯m at it, I should tell you what Laura wears. She wears a white long sleeve blouse and a pastel yellow skirt on top of ck leggings. And on her feet, she has white sandals. No socks, obviously. ¡°Good morning.¡± I said to the two of them. They turned to look at me and Laura was the first one to speak. ¡°Good morning, Dear.¡± ¡°Good morning, Mr. Brian.¡± As soon as the mixed vampire spoke, I knew who she was. Well, at least I have a very good guess. The voice that was like a younger version of Agatha¡¯s should only belong to one person. Well, calling them a person isn¡¯t exactly urate. ¡°So you managed to realize in here, Mia.¡± Imented. ¡°Yes. We had some difficulty with the information amounts, but we managed to get around that problem.¡± Mia answered. ¡°Why would that be a problem?¡± I asked. ¡°Mia is still only basic level, so she can¡¯t process information as fast as I can.¡± Laura answered. ¡°We had to simplify everything first and then she could take it in. Essentially, she sees this space in a simplified version thatcks details. I can emte it for you if you would like.¡± ¡°Sure, if it doesn¡¯t take too long.¡± I agreed. ¡°Just a second then.¡± Laura said as she walked over to me and hugged me. I did enjoy the good morning hug, until Laura disappeared from my arms. Well, it would be more urate to say she entered my body. Not in that way, you weirdo. And this isn¡¯t my body, but just my avatar. Laura is always inside my body. (Just a second.) I heard Laura¡¯s voice in my head, before my vision changed. The perfectly sharp world that I had been in pixted and simplified. I guess if you want aparison, you could say it is like going from an HD-remake of a game back to the original PS2 version. The original version is good, but the new one does look much better. And in my case, the HD-version is the original for me. (Okay, this is enough. Can you give my HD back?) I requested. My vision improved back to where it had been and Laura reappeared next to me. ¡°Well, I can see how that would be annoying, but it isn¡¯t a real problem, is it?¡± ¡°No, not really. There might be issues if Miss Lucia tries toe here. She would need Mia constantly processing the information, so the two of them can¡¯t realize at the same time like we can.¡± Laura said. ¡°Any ways around that?¡± ¡°At least two. But neither of them is exactly easy. First is getting Mia upgraded to Standard level. That way, she could handle the information easier. Or getting me upgraded to Advanced. That way, I could do more of the processing for her.¡± Laura answered. ¡°That is also the situation with getting others into here. Even with the two of us working together, we could only get that quality, so getting someone with no System Support into this space is basically impossible.¡± ¡°Ah. Okay. Were those the two ways, or was that just one way?¡± ¡°No, there is a second. Getting the Different Dimension Factory to a higher level. But as it is unaffected by Level Up, there is no simple way of doing it.¡± ¡°Would that help? Wouldn¡¯t that just increase the amount of stuff here and by extension the amount of information?¡± I asked. In my experience, making the ¡®game¡¯rger is not the way to decrease the inte connection needed to y it. It should be the opposite. Larger game means more data that has to be transferred. ¡°No, it¡¯s because¡­ Actually, it will be faster if I just introduce you two.¡± Laura said. Wait what? Introduce me? Who else hase into my skill without permission? Well, Mia did have permission, so this would actually be the first intruder without permission. ¡°I¡¯ll leave you two for now. Mistress is waking up and I believe she will need me.¡± Mia said before we got a move on. ¡°I recall her saying she didn¡¯t want you calling her Mistress.¡± Imented, before she had time to disappear. ¡°That is the title she is worthy of, so I shall call her that whenever she doesn¡¯t hear me.¡± Mia said, before disappearing. ¡°Laura, are you like that when you speak about me while I¡¯m not around to hear?¡± ¡°...¡± ¡°I¡¯ll take your silence as a yes. Don¡¯t worry. With all the monsters calling me ¡®Master¡¯ anyway, I¡¯m kind of used to it.¡±
As we were walking, I noticed something. There were more doors in the Factory. I know we were kind of close to running out, as we only had 7 or 9 empty onesst time, but now, it seems like there are at least 30 doors that don¡¯t have something painted on them. I followed Laura to therge room, maybe I should call it the Tower room, as it does have ten towers. There I saw a young girl with long light brown hair ying with Maiden of the Aqua and Guardian Angel Joan. Spoiler
[copse] She seemed to be 5 or 6 years old and she was wearing something that looked like a child sized replica of Guardian Angel Joan¡¯s clothing. Well, unlike the angel, the little girl didn¡¯t have wings or a halo. The two monsters that were with her pointed me out as I approached and the little girl turned to look at me. She then took off running towards me. ¡°PAPA!¡± She called out. ¡­ Laura? What did you do now? I crouched down and received the girl running at me. As she clung to me, I felt her clothes change. She had been wearing an imitation of Guardian Angel Joan¡¯s clothes, but now she was wearing a hoodie, t-shirt and jeans, like my avatar was. ¡°Papa. I was waiting for you. Mama said you woulde in the morning, so I was waiting.¡± ¡­ okay. So there is mama, and I think I¡¯m papa. This makes no sense. But better not to say that to her. Luckily I have a way ofmunicating without speaking. Let¡¯s just hope it works while Laura is realized. (Laura, want to exin this?) I asked her, like I would ask Lua when trying to connect with her. (Her? That is quite simple. She is the avatar of the Different Dimension Factory.) Laura answered. ¡°Eh?¡± I let out a small sound before realizing that I probably shouldn¡¯t have. ¡°Papa?¡± The girl stepped back a bit and looked directly into my eyes. Her eyes were a simr shining green as Laura has. Actually, Ria¡¯s emerald eyes when she is in a blood frenzy are not too far either, but not quite there. Theyck the almost star pattern that both Laura and this girl have. ¡°Yes. What is it?¡± I asked her, fully epting my role as her papa. If she really is the avatar of Different Dimension Factory, her calling me papa and Laura mama isn¡¯t that far from the truth. ¡°Is papa sad?¡± She asked. ¡°No, of course I¡¯m not. Why would you think that?¡± ¡°Papa is so quiet. I thought papa liked to talk.¡± ¡°I do. I¡¯m just a bit blown away by how big you already are.¡± I said to the girl. ¡°... does papa want a real baby instead of me?¡± She asked. I could see some tears forming in the corners of her eyes. ¡°No. I want you. You are my girl and I won¡¯t let anyone take you.¡± I said to her as I took her back into a hug. Different Dimension Factory is mine and I won¡¯t let anyone else have her. That card will never get installed into anyone else.
¡°Papa. Give me a name.¡± My little girl demanded as she was riding on my shoulders. ¡°Sure. Just give me a bit of time to think about it.¡± I answered as I followed Laura. I had been catching up with Laura about what she had been doing for the night. In short, she was able to get at least 1 of everything from . But as she was doing the entire Mia experiment, she didn¡¯t have time for many other things. The one thing she did do, is test out B.E.S. Big Core for me. And that is why we were walking towards a currently empty room in the factory. Well, it wasn¡¯t actually empty, but had 1 monster in it. The aforementioned B.E.S. Big Core. Oh. Something else I should probably mention is the existence of the little girl on my shoulders. She can realize here for one reason. My Different Dimension Factory skill leveled up to 2. ording to Laura, the fast level up of my second unique skill came from me reaching level 50. Apparently, it causes a small boost toe from the system that results generally in new skill being learned, or powerful skill leveling up. It could sometimes even cause something called an evolution, which would change a person''s race to an advanced one. Something like Sorceress that Jenna was while she was fused would be considered an advanced race. But going through an evolution like that at level 50 was rare. It usually happenedter, at either LV.70, 80 or 90. And some wouldn¡¯t evolve before reaching the first level limit of 99. Also, because DDF is now level 2, there are more avable rooms and the rooms are slightlyrger. There was also a time dtion effect between the two worlds now. In here, time moves faster. By about 1.2 times. So a minute outside is 72 seconds here. Not a major difference, but that multiplier should grow as the skill level increases. And if Laura and Mia¡¯s theory is correct, as Different Dimension Factory, the skill not her avatar, grows in level, she should be able to make the processing required toe here easier and we can bring other people here and they won¡¯t suffer the bad rendering quality. ¡°Laura, I don¡¯t see it.¡± Imented as I looked at the empty space. There was nothing here. I don¡¯t think she would ever pick the wrong room, but I almost want to say she did. This ce was just an empty void, like any of the empty rooms. ¡°It is there papa. Can¡¯t you see it?¡± The girl on my shoulders said as she pointed to the sky. ¡°No. I don¡¯t think I can.¡± I looked at where she was pointing, but it just looked all the same white void. ¡°Right there. That blue light.¡± She said. I tried to follow her finger and noticed something that might have been blue. But it was super difficult to see in this white room. ¡°Yeah. I think I see it. But that doesn¡¯t look like a spaceship to me.¡± ¡°Mama, make it visible.¡± Laura didn¡¯t answer her and instead just looked up to the sky. After a few seconds, the blue glow became more noticeable and the rest of B.E.S. Big Core appeared around it. Spoiler [copse] That thing is huge. I was expecting something maybe a bitrger than Gradius, but this thing is at least 100 meters from the forward guns to the thrusters. ¡°Laura, I don¡¯t think I can use this thing.¡± I said, looking up at the giant spaceship. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I predicted that part. That is why I already installed Opti-Camouge Armor to it. That is how it was ¡®invisible¡¯. While camouged, you can only see a soft glow of the main reactor. I also added a Machine Conversion Factory and a defensive 7 Completed to it.¡± ¡°That isn¡¯t the problem. This thing is too big tond anywhere.¡± ¡°But papa, it can beam you up to it.¡± The avatar of DDF said. ¡°Wait. When did you have time to watch Star Trek? You are too young for that.¡± ¡°That wasn¡¯t a reference. It has a teleportation beam that can be used to pick up and let out passengers.¡± Laura said. ¡°... so it never has tond?¡± ¡°Correct. Want to test it out?¡± ¡°If we have time.¡± ¡°We should still have some.¡±
I spent a bit of time getting familiar with the features on my new spaceship. Getting into it was actually easy. Just get it to activate the beam, step into it and a few secondster, you are in the ship. Getting out is basically the same. And it can stay in camouge for the entire time, so no one on the ground will likely see it. Unless it is raining. Having a giant spaceship that acts as an umbre could give it away. ¡°I think I should head back for now.¡± I said as I took the avatar of Factory off of my shoulders and ced her on the ground. ¡°I promise, I¡¯lle up with a name for you today and I¡¯lle give it to you in the evening.¡± I said to the girl as I lightly patted her head. ¡°Yes. I¡¯ll wait.¡± She said, smiling. ¡°... but papa, you can¡¯t leave yet. You haven''t met big sis yet.¡± She added. ¡­ oh God. When did I get two children?
The avatar of the Factory dragged me along. We entered the Different Dimension Treasury room and headed straight for the back area. Few of the goblins dide and try to talk to us, but she just brushed right past them. Laura walked behind us and gave a small apology to them, saying we were in a hurry. We really became an instant family. We got into the office of the Goblin of Greed and he greeted us, but again, my little girl ignored him and just walked to the hidden door. She then used her own hand on the scan panel to open the door. The interesting part was not that it worked, but that the ground below her feet rose before she scanned her hand so that she could reach. Goblin of Greed looked a bit disappointed that he didn¡¯t get to open the door for me, but he quickly sat back down and got back to doing whatever he was doing. As we walked into the scientific marble that is my Different Dimension Treasury, I noticed a girl sitting at a small table. She was reading a book while asionally taking a sip of tea from her tea cup. ¡°Big sis. Papa is here.¡± Factory said to her. She put her book down, got up from her seat and looked at us. She seemed about Alice¡¯s age, or maybe a year younger. Something like 15 or 16. Her hair was long and electric blue in color, with some white stripes. Her eyes were silver in color and she was wearing a pink onesie. Not something you would expect from someone that drinks tea and reads books on quantum mechanics. The clothing part, not the eye color. ¡°Father. I am happy that you made time toe see me.¡± She said as she bowed lightly. Her voice added to the pile of things that pointed out her true identity to me. ¡°Of course I would. Might I assume that you are the avatar of Different Dimension Treasury?¡± Considering where she is, her voice, what she is reading and the fact that Factory was able to manifest an avatar, this girl should be the avatar of Treasury. I think. ¡°Yes, I am.¡± She answered. ¡°Well, it is great to meet you as well. Should I assume that you also want a name?¡± ¡°If father has the time to give me one, I would be happy to receive it.¡± She answered. ¡°I do have the time to think of one. But not now. I¡¯ll add you to my previous promise. I¡¯ll give you both a name in the evening. But I¡¯ll have to go now.¡± ¡°Thank you, father. I¡¯ll be waiting.¡± Treasury said as she sat back down. ¡°Yes, papa.¡± Factory said, as she tugged my hand. I looked at her and she opened her arms wide, so I took her into a hug. Then I set her back down and gave my other ¡®daughter¡¯ a hug as well. No preferential treatment here. Other than one getting more level ups than the other, but I can¡¯t exactly do anything about that. Then I walked over to Laura and gave her a little kiss before returning to the real world and getting ready for the day. Spoiler So because Brian¡¯s unique skill did level up, I¡¯ll leave his status here.
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human !
Level: 50
HP: 1390
Mana: 1930
Strength: 355
Defense: 555
Magic: 475
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.4 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.2 (unique)
Telekinesis LV.2 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.2 (extra)
Inventory LV.3 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Mana Control LV.5
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (Greater)
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
[copse] CH.176 B.E.S. Big Core CH.176 B.E.S. Big Core After I got out of the Different Dimension Factory, I checked if Ria had returned, but she hadn¡¯t. I then just went through my normal daily routine and got ready for the day. (Laura, I forgot to do it while in the factory, but could you ask Iron cksmith Kotetsu to work with the Vampire monsters so that he learns how to forge blood iron? I think it will be good for the future.) (Sure. I¡¯ll do that while you enjoy breakfast. I¡¯ll be fast so I¡¯ll be avable when we ride B.E.S. Big Core.)
After I was ready, I sat down to wait until I would be called for breakfast. I also waited for Ria to return. I didn¡¯t just idle for that time, but spent it practicing telekinesis. I haven¡¯t leveled it up again, but I might do that today. Also, as Laura wasn¡¯t here, I would have to do it solo, so it was a lot more difficult. I could do it, but it wasn¡¯t that easy. Speaking of levels, now that my Inventory is level 3, it can hold up to 80 unique items. And at least 600 of that unique item, considering the money in there. But back to inventory, it started out with 20 slots, then 40 and now 80, so it seems to be doubling every time. That means it will get huge quickly. I calcted it and when the inventory hits level 10, it will have 10 240 slots. At least I won¡¯t have any storage problems. As Ria returned, I saw a maid in the corridor with her, giving Ria instructions. The maid then went to the neighboring room that Alice used. ¡°Breakfast will be ready soon.¡± Ria told me. ¡°Sure. It took you a while. Did something happen?¡± ¡°No. I just got some instructions from the maids.¡± She answered.
I went to the dining room with Alice. Ria followed us a few steps behind, while the maid that had gone to get Alice was leading us. During breakfast, Ria stood next to the wall behind me quietly. Perhaps that was part of the instructions the maids gave her. I don¡¯t want to force maid training on her, but if there is a chance to get it for free, it would help. I think Kitchen Dragonmaid might be able to teach her as well, but that Dragonmaid might be too specialized in kitchen stuff to know all of the general stuff. I need the House Dragonmaid for general knowledge, probably.
After breakfast, Alice and I headed outside while Ria went to my room to pick up myrge magic bag. Paulina wasn¡¯t with us today, as she had her own business to take care of, outside of babysitting Alice. Even though she said she wanted toe. I don¡¯t think she likes what she actually has to do. But then again, who does? ¡°Brian, did you get that B.E.S. thing?¡± ¡°B.E.S. Big Core. Yeap. I got it. I¡¯ll summon it when Ria gets here.¡± ¡°And it can take us to the dungeon quickly?¡± ¡°It should be able. Unless there is a problem of some kind. But there shouldn¡¯t be.¡± ¡°Why do you say it like that?¡± ¡°Like what?¡± ¡°Like you aren¡¯t sure? Isn¡¯t it your skill?¡± ¡°Alice, do you fully understand everything about all of your skills? Probably not. You might say that you do, but skills aren¡¯t just ¡®I use dark magic, because I have the Dark Magic skill.¡¯ Dark Magic has tens, hundreds of spells. Do you know them all just because you have the skill? It is the same for me. I don¡¯t know everything my skill can do until I test it out.¡± ¡°Oh? I see. But I have been practicing. I¡¯ll learn more spells soon. And with the help of that Level Up card, I¡¯ve gotten my dark magic up to level 5 and Magician¡¯s Power to level 4.¡± Spoiler I¡¯ll drop Alice¡¯s status here as we did talk about it. No, Brian did not see it at this time.
Name: Alice Watchman
Race: Human
Level: 18
HP: 310
Mana: 1060
Strength: 145
Defense: 185
Magic: 925
Skills:
Card Summoner LV.1 (extra)
Magician¡¯s Power LV.4 (extra)
Dark Magic LV.5
Mana Control LV.5
Magic Boost LV.3
Quick Cast LV.2
Fast Mana Recovery LV.3
[copse] ¡°... wait. Level 5 and 4? That means you have only used Level ups on those two skills?¡± ¡°Yes. Is that bad?¡± ¡°... I don¡¯t know, actually. I feel like you should use them on everything in a bnced way, instead of focusing them on only a few skills. I think your skills like Mana Control might not keep up otherwise. But I might be wrong.¡± ¡°I¡­ I¡¯ll level up everything in the future.¡± Alice replied, as if I just threatened to take the card away from her. ¡°I won¡¯t take the cards back even if you don¡¯t. I just wanted to warn you that you might want to keep things more bnced.¡± Not that I have any right to speak. My skills aren¡¯t bnced at all. And no, I don¡¯t mean it in a way that they are OP. I mean my skill levels aren¡¯t bnced. I just focused on mana control at first and now I''m finally bringing the others up as well.
¡°I¡¯m sorry it took so long.¡± Ria was apologizing after she finally got outside. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. It¡¯s fine.¡± I instantly said. It¡¯s not like we waited that long and most of that time was spent speaking about our skills, so who cares? ¡°I just got lost and I¡¯m not used to houses like this and then¡­¡± Ria went on, not even listening to what I said. ¡°Ria.¡± I said in a stronger tone. ¡°I said it is fine. Calm down.¡± She turned her head up to look at me. ¡°A¡­ are you sure?¡± ¡°I¡¯m sure. It¡¯s fine. Why did you panic like that?¡± ¡°... the ¡­ the maids said I have to apologize for taking so long when they showed me the way¡­¡± She said quietly. ¡°Ah. I see. Well, it is fine. But let¡¯s get going now. You both have everything you need, right?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes.¡± Alice instantly answered. ¡°... I ¡­ yes.¡± Ria answered after a bit. ¡°Then I¡¯ll summon our ride.¡± I said as I got the card out of my collection. (Laura, it will be camouge by default right? And it will get summoned in the air, right?) I had to confirm this. With howrge B.E.S. Big Core is, it would crush the entire manor if it appeared on the ground. Well, maybe a bit of the house would survive, but over half of it would be crushed. (It will be fine.) Laura reassured me. (I¡¯ll have you pay for the damages if something happens then.) (You know that my money is your money.) (Yeah. I know. I was trying to make a joke.) (No. You were trying to buy time because you are scared. Shut up and summon the spaceship.) (Thanks. I knew you could make me feel better.) Spoiler [copse] ¡°B.E.S. Big Core.¡± I said after I ced the card onto the singr card slot that was on my terminal even when it wasn¡¯t in activebat mode. The card that appeared, well, one didn¡¯t appear. Instead, the soft blue glow of the main power source became visible in the sky, but just barely. ¡°Brian? Where is it?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Don¡¯t worry about that part. It¡¯s where it needs to be.¡± I answered. (Laura, we need to beam to get into the ship.) ¡°But I can¡¯t see it.¡± Alice said. ¡°I can¡¯t either.¡± Ria added. She was looking around with a soft green glow in her eyes. I need to ask her what that is. It¡¯s probably some sort of blood magic spell dhampirs use on instinct when they go into a blood frenzy, as it looks simr, but I¡¯ll ask to be sure. As I was thinking that, the teleportation beam appeared before us. It was like a beam of light that came from the skies. ¡°Good. Now just step into the light.¡± I said to the two as I stepped in. ¡°... Brian? Where did that lighte from?¡± Ria asked, looking up towards the ship. ¡°You¡¯ll see. Just step in.¡± Alice didn¡¯t hesitate too much. She walked up to me and took my right hand. ¡°You don¡¯t need to hold my hand.¡± I said. ¡°It¡¯s scary so I will.¡± Alice said, not sounding scared at all. ¡°Hey! I want to hold his hand too.¡± Ria realized what Alice had done and rushed to take my left hand. ¡°Big Core, take us up please.¡± I said as amand. The world around us turned temporarily to light as the teleportation happened.
¡°And here we are.¡± I said as our vision returned. It¡¯s not like the teleportation is blinding. More like it just takes away your ability to see for a second. Probably as a safety measure. The two girls opened their eyes and looked around. We were in one of the two teleportation rooms of the ship. I don¡¯t know why it had two of them, maybe convenience or in case of emergencies, but there was one on either nk of the ship. There was a geometric design on the floor of the room. Someone might think it is a magic circle, so I found it convenient, but it was actually some sort of array for the teleportation device. I think if I let the avatar of Treasury study it, she could probably exin it. That¡¯s just the feeling she gives me. Some quantum physics reasons for how this teleportation works. ¡°B¡­ Brian? Where are we?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Inside B.E.S. Big Core. Come this way. I¡¯ll show you.¡± I said, pulling the two girls by their arms. They held onto me, so it isn¡¯t on me, but I will take advantage of this. I took us all to the cockpit, well it was actually more of a bridge, of the spaceship. There were tons of monitors and control panels everywhere. I sat down on the captain¡¯s seat, and got the two girls to sit down on the two seats next to it. One was meant for the lead navigation officer and the other for the lead weapons officer. ¡°Make sure you don¡¯t touch anything.¡± I told the two of them. That was because of a small issue Laura had discovered, thanks to the avatar of the Factory. It applied to all Machine-type monsters that a person could enter, like Overdrive, Gradius and now Big Core. If you press the control buttons of the machine, the machine has no choice but to do as ordered, even if it was under different orders from Laura or I. So if Alice would identally press the wrong button, all of the weapons of this ship would fire and ¡­ well, you can imagine what might happen after that. That is also why Ria was sitting on the navigator seat. I don¡¯t know how she will deal with all of this and she can cause a lot less damage there. If she identally sets our course to crash into the city, I might have enough time to correct it, before we crash. After we were seated, I brought up multiple live feeds of the cameras all over Big Core, getting them onto the big monitors that all three of us could see easily. On one of the smaller ones, I brought up a picture of Big Core, so the two of them would hopefully understand where we were. ¡°So, this is where we are. We are inside B.E.S. Big Core, which is floating above Sawyer city.¡± I gave more info for the question Alice asked me earlier. ¡°Why couldn¡¯t we see it? If this thing is thisrge, we should have been able to see it.¡± Ria asked. ¡°It has a camouge feature. It is nearly invisible from the ground, except for a soft glow from the main reactor. And it is super difficult to see on a sunny day like this.¡± I answered. ¡°Anyway, let¡¯s head towards the dungeon. I¡¯ll answer other questions on the way.¡±
The trip in total took only about 10 minutes. During that time, I answered some questions from the two girls. I actually thought it would take even less time, but I realized that there is a big weakness in Big Corepared to Gradius. No, not the counters, I have had no problem with those yet. The problem is that B.E.S. Big Core doesn¡¯t have atmospheric dampeners. I don¡¯t know if that is the right word, so let me exin. Both Gradius and Big Core have inertial dampeners. A device that lessens the effect of G-forces that you feel when elerating and decelerating at a fast rate. This is what makes it possible for humans to survive the massive eleration and deceleration of space travel. But unlike Gradius, Big Core had no atmospheric dampeners, or a device that prevents the ship from causing sonic booms while traveling at speeds exceeding the speed of sound in an atmosphere. So when I elerated the ship beyond the speed of sound, it caused some problems. Luckily, the sensors picked up on it and I slowed us down to about 800km/h. Still extremely fast for a world where a horse is the usual ¡®fast¡¯ transport method, but not quite Gradius speeds. With Gradius, I can just st away with hyper sonic speeds with no care in the world. Well, I guess I have to worry about getting lost, but other than that. ¡°B.E.S. Big Core has reached the target area. Please move to teleportation room 1 fornding.¡± I said in an announcer voice. ¡°Brian?¡± ¡°Just having fun. Don¡¯t worry about it.¡± I said as I got up from my seat. ¡°Come on. Let¡¯s go.¡± We went back to the room we appeared in. Before taking us down, I double checked that there were no monsters in the area, but as the sensors didn¡¯t pick up anythingrger than a normal squirrel, I took us down.
After we appeared on the ground, I unsummoned Big Core and we entered the dungeon. CH.177 Alice and Ria vs. TinaWood Dungeon CH.177 Alice and Ria vs. TinaWood Dungeon ¡°Is this it? I thought a dungeon would be cooler looking.¡± Riamented as she looked at the dungeon entrance. ¡°Well, that¡¯s because I never built anything here. It was a cave and it still is a cave. Now it just has a dungeon inside of it.¡± Not that I know what this thing was before it became a rogue dungeon. ¡°I just always heard that dungeons are these great ces with tons of monsters and where you can get amazing items.¡± ¡°That part is true, but you¡¯ll see for yourself. Now, how do you two want to do this? I can summon something and clear the dungeon by myself, or do you two want to try?¡± I asked. ¡°Eh? May we?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Sure. I don¡¯t mind. We have all day. And if it is too much for you, I¡¯ll summon something to help. Oh, but Alice, don¡¯t summon Dark Magician Girl or Getsu Fuhma. They might make it boring. Pitch-Dark Dragon is alright though, as it isn¡¯t that strong.¡± ¡°Yes. I can do that.¡± Alice agreed. ¡°Brian? What are you speaking about? A dragon? What is that?¡± ¡°Alice summoning monsters. I just said she shouldn¡¯t summon anything too strong.¡± ¡°Oh. I didn¡¯t know she was also a summoner.¡± ¡°Well, you did just meet her yesterday. But I guess this dungeon trip will double as a bonding exercise.¡± ¡°And I¡¯m not a summoner. I just use the cards Brian gave me.¡± Ria turned to look at me. ¡°Can I do that? Lua also does it, right? So I can do it, can¡¯t I?¡± ¡°Well, you can, but not really. You need an extra skill called Card Summoner to use them.¡± I answered. ¡°Alice and Lua both have it, so they can use the cards better than you could.¡± ¡°An extra skill? I see. Well, I guess not then.¡± Ria seemed a bit down after she heard that.
¡°So, I¡¯ll use my dragon to draw the monsters and cast spells from the back. Could you get the monsters that won¡¯t focus on the dragon?¡± Alice hade up with ¡­ a n. Which might work. Spoiler [copse] The problem with the n was the reliance on the tanking power of Pitch-Dark Dragon. Sure it is a dragon, but it only has 600 def. It should hold up to the first two or three floors, but after that, might be asking too much. While they were thinking about their strategy, I looked over some of the cards Laura got mest night. The Creator is a monster that can resurrect other monsters. I don¡¯t know if he can resurrect people, but it is possible. Perfect Machine King is kind of cool looking, but I don¡¯t think he is an actual mecha, so I can¡¯t drive him around like a gundam. Serial Spell I feel like would make a good install onto Alice. If it allows her to chain her spells together, it might increase her power a lot. But it could also do something we don¡¯t want, so I¡¯ll have to ask Laura to test it out first. Spoiler
[copse] But the duo that I¡¯m interested in at the moment is Mystic Swordsman LV2 and Silent Swordsman LV3. Spoiler
[copse] Yes, I know I didn¡¯t actually get Mystic Swordsman LV2st night, but I did get the LV6 version of it, so that reminded me of the LV2 version. And I think I can use the dungeon monsters to evolve both Mystic and Silent Swordsmen to their highest level versions. And they¡¯ll also double as my body guards. I let the girls go in first and followed behind them.
¡°Ria, on your left.¡± Alice called out. ¡°On it.¡± Ria responded before ripping the skeleton that was bothering her into two pieces. After the fighting began, Alice had taken on themander/support role of calling out targets and focusing her magic onto the bigger threats. Ria was punching or ripping the skeletons to pieces. Pitch-Dark Dragon was just rampaging around, getting the attention of every monster. It worked ok, as the dungeon was quite empty at the moment. Using Dungeon Founder, I found out that Diamond Sword had been here doing the difficulty assessment for thest two days. They had cut down a lot of the monsters, and the numbers haven¡¯t built back up to where they were before that. We cleared the first floor with my Swordsmen doing nothing, but now on the second floor, the girls asionally let a monster slip through and my Swordsmen had to cut them down. Alice also ended up having an attack sufficiently targeted at her for Threatening Roar to activate. Luckily Ria had already experienced it from the time she was on the receiving end, so she didn¡¯t think about it for too long. After the girls sessfully cleared the second floor as well, we took a short break in the corridor between the rooms to rest. This break also let both of my monsters evolve into their next forms, so now my bodyguards were Mystic Swordsman LV4 and Silent Swordsman LV5. Spoiler
[copse] ¡°Brian, I¡¯m starting to run low on mana. Do you have any mana potions?¡± Ria asked. I was expecting something like that from Alice, not her. ¡°Wait a sec. I¡¯ll check.¡± I answered. Obviously, I don¡¯t have any actual mana potions, but I might have a card that does something simr. First I checked all of the increase life points cards, but I don¡¯t think any of them would increase mana. Maybe if I had Blue Medicine. Then I noticed a card that might work. ¡°I don¡¯t have any mana potions, but I have something that might work. Do you want to try it?¡± ¡°... is it safe?¡± ¡°Is anything I do unsafe?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Alice said. ¡°You ride dragons. That can¡¯t be safe.¡± ¡°Says the one that asked me to bring her somewhere where she can ride a dragon.¡± ¡°...¡± Alice didn''t respond to my quip. ¡°But yeah, it should be safe.¡± I said to Ria. ¡°Then let¡¯s.¡± She agreed. ¡°Good. Pitch-ck Power Stone.¡± I said as I activated the card. Spoiler [copse] Now in Yugioh, Pitch-ck Power Stone can give cards that hold Spell Counters said counters, but I think it might recover someone''s mana. That was my theory. As the card activated, a small ck stone with something like a triforce appeared in my hand. ¡°Here.¡± I said as I handed the stone to Ria. Then I returned the grayed out trap card back to my collection. ¡°What do I do with this?¡± Ria asked. ¡°Not sure. Try passing some mana through it and see what happens.¡± I instructed. She did as instructed and one of the triangle corners of the stone lit up. Then the shine from it entered Ria¡¯s body, before fading away. One of the corners on the stone had gone dark. ¡°Wow. It really worked. I think my mana is full.¡± Ria said, still holding the stone. ¡°Really? Let me try.¡± Alice said as she practically stole the stone from Ria¡¯s hand. She then did the same before I said anything and another corner of the makeshift triforce went dark. ¡°It really did. Brian, this thing is amazing. Can you give me that card next time you give me one?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll think about it.¡± I answered. I wouldn¡¯t mind otherwise, but I actually only had one at the moment, so I would have to get more before giving one away. But as Pitch-ck Power Stone ismon in both Magician''s Force and Dark Revtion Volume 1, I should be able to get more copies of it. Actually, why do I have only one of them if it ismon? Could just be mymon luck, or maybe I sacrificed some for sleeves before I thought about using it to recover mana.
¡°Brian? And Miss Alice?¡± I heard a male voice from the direction of the corridor leading to the second room. A party of five male adventurers hade in and were now looking at us. ¡°I told you someone is here.¡± ¡°Yeah. And no one said there wouldn¡¯t be.¡± ¡°But why is Brian here? He shouldn¡¯t be in town?¡± ¡°No clue. Why don¡¯t you ask him?¡± The party talked to each other. They were a party I knew. Well, kind of knew. Diamond Sword. The only B-ranked party of Alewatch. ¡°Oh. It¡¯s you guys. I didn¡¯t think you woulde here after being here for the past two days.¡± I said. ¡°How did you..?¡± ¡°He is the founder. Of course he would know.¡± Their leader answered that question. ¡°But Brian, what are you doing here?¡± ¡°I just came to get a few things. And I thought I would use the monsters as training targets for Ria and Alice.¡± ¡°And that dragon?¡± ¡°Mine. Well, Alice summoned it, but still.¡± As Diamond Sword already knew about Card Summoner from the sprite incident, I don¡¯t care if I say a little too much. Few of the members that stayed in town heard of it when they wereing up with the search strategy when the sprite attack happened. ¡°What about you all? Didn¡¯t youplete the difficulty assessment already?¡± ¡°Not quite. Part of it is checking how quickly the monsters respawn, so we came again. We nned to go all the way to the end again, what about you?¡± ¡°I have to get to the core, so all the way for us as well.¡± ¡°Then would it be alright if we go together?¡± And that is how our three person, three monster party evolved into an eight person, three monster party.
¡°Brian! Can¡¯t you do something?¡± Alice was crying a little in front of me. No, nothing too bad had happened, but she was a little down. Because as we had been going through the fourthrge room, Alice¡¯s Pitch-Dark Dragon had died. ¡°I told you to have him hang back a bit more. This is on you.¡± ¡°But he died. I killed him. You have to save him.¡± Alice argued. ¡°Or I won¡¯t and you will have to learn responsibility.¡± I said. No, the dragon wasn¡¯t really dead. Well, it was, but as it had a toploader, it woulde back tomorrow. Alice was just a bit too distressed to realize that. Sure I could just use a Monster Reborn to instantly deal with that cooldown, but I won¡¯t. Not because I¡¯m evil, but because Alice has to learn not to be overly reckless. JackDiamond Sword Leader had already warned her that being that aggressive is not good. ¡°I¡¯ll summon Mana and kill them all.¡± Alice dered. ¡°No, no you won¡¯t.¡± I said. ¡°You didn¡¯t listen to others and your dragon went down because of it. It isn¡¯t the fault of the monsters. This is on you. And if you don¡¯t ept that, you¡¯ll be in timeout for the rest of the day. So what will it be, ept that you didn¡¯t listen or stay back with me while the others fight?¡± ¡°... I ¡­ Can I just stay with you?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Sure. If you don¡¯t feel like fighting anymore.¡±
¡°Brian. I think we might need a hand with this.¡± Jack said after we reached the final part of the seventh room. On our way here, Ria had gotten some good advice from Diamond Sword members. Her main weakness was definitely pointed out to her. Her fuel efficiency. She uses too much mana too quickly and will be left dry in no time t. And after her mana is gone, she gets sluggish and would be almost useless in a fight. She had drained thest of the mana from the Pitch-ck Power Stone, but had again ran out, so she had to tap out after the sixth room and was with me and Alice in the backlines now. Also, my two swordsmen had evolved again. They were now Mystic Swordsman LV6 and Silent Swordsman LV7. Spoiler
[copse] Now, as for the monster Diamond Sword was asking for help with. It was a skeleton mage dressed in what looked like an imitation of Dark Magician¡¯s robes. In a word, a lich. This was the first time the final boss had been something small like this, so definitely an interesting encounter. ¡°Sure. My swordsmen go fourth. Silent Swordsman, focus on stopping those attacks. Mystic Swordsman, well, you can do as you wish.¡± I ordered my two swordsmen. The reason I made sure to order Silent Swordsman LV7 to be the one in charge of stopping the lich¡¯s attacks, was because he has an effect to ¡®Negate all Spell effects on the field¡¯. In reality, it didn¡¯t seem to be quite so powerful, but he could still easily cut magic spells with his de. With the two new challengers in the fray, the lich didn¡¯tst for long. Mainly because all of its offensive spells got cut by Silent Swordsman¡¯s de. And while the lich moved its barriers to block all of the attacks by Diamond Swording from the front, Mystic Swordsman snuck behind the lich and ended the fight.
¡°Are you sure? Isn¡¯t it dangerous to let outsiders into the core room?¡± Jack asked after I asked if they would join us for ate lunch in the core room. ¡°I think I can trust you guys enough.¡± I said. ¡°Or are you nning on doing something stupid?¡± ¡°No, no. Of course not.¡± ¡°Then it is fine. Come on, let¡¯s go.¡±
¡°Why is there a full table and chairs here?¡± Alice asked as she saw the core room. ¡°For sitting and eating. There are also beds here. It is a fully functional house. Well, almost.¡± ¡°So you weren¡¯t kidding when you said you were going to hole up in here.¡± Ria said. ¡°I actually was. I just said I could. Now then, what shall we eat today?¡± I asked myself as I opened my collection to search for something to cook with Mystik Wok. I had unsummoned my swordsmen after we got into the room, btw. 7 Colored Fish? Nah. I just ate fish yesterday, so something else. Ancient One of the Deep Forest? That¡¯s an option. It¡¯s just a multi-tailed goat. Armed Dragon LV3? I kind of want to try dragon meat, but I think his meat might be a little too tough. Baby Dragon? He looks a bit better, but he is a baby. I can¡¯t eat a baby. Basic Insect? No. I don¡¯t want to eat bugs. de Rabbit. Yeah. That will do. It is a beast on the smaller side, so it should be something that we can eat. And it doesn¡¯t have too much attack, so it won¡¯t over heal us too much. Spoiler
[copse] I cooked the rabbit for us and we enjoyed our lunch. CH.178 TinaWood Challenge Rooms, part 1 CH.178 TinaWood Challenge Rooms, part 1 ¡°So, what are your ns from now on?¡± I asked Diamond Sword after we had finished our meal. They actually didn¡¯t ask any questions about Mystik Wok, as Alice bombarded me with them. I guess when someone asks fifteen questions quickly, most of the things you want to know will get answered. They did actually notice the healing effects, but as they weren¡¯t at full HP after going through a dungeon, I just said that the cooking method added some healing power to the food. Diamond Sword had also picked up some of the Emergency Provision crackers from the dungeon¡¯s trade point, so they knew this dungeon could make healing food. ¡°We will try out some of the restricted entry rooms. We couldn¡¯t do itst time because there were so many monsters.¡± Jack said. ¡°Yeah. It was crazy. Even with the healing areas between therger rooms, we almost had to turn back.¡± Rayan, the main tank of the party, said. ¡°Sure the skeletons fall easily to light magic, but I ran out of mana super fast just because of the numbers.¡± Wolf, the long bow user, said. He could apparently also use light magic. ¡°And then you add in the little imp jerks that want toe in and backstab you. I really didn¡¯t like having to look out for them.¡± Kalem added. Kalem was the member of Diamond Sword that had once died from sprites, but got resurrected. He was armed with a one-handed morning star and a small buckler. He also could use some fire magic. I¡¯m still surprised that Zay chose him over Rico, but I¡¯m not going to say anything. I let him make the choice and he did. And I¡¯m not an idiot. I did notice that he wanted to thank me for it, but probably didn¡¯t want to say it in front of Alice and Ria, as the two of them might not know about my abilities. Perhaps I should make an artificial situation where he can thank me. ¡°Oh, the challenge rooms. They can drop some nice stuff, but I think they can be quite dangerous.¡± I said. I hadn¡¯t actually seen anyone try one out, so I¡¯m not sure, but ording to the info I have, they can spawn up to a B-rank monster. Or 5 C-rank monsters. And you have to fight them alone. ¡°If you call them dangerous, perhaps we shouldn¡¯t go in.¡± Jack said. ¡°Well, you would be the first to try them. I never did as you have to enter alone and I¡¯m not sure if I could summon something inside the room.¡± I admitted. ¡°Couldn¡¯t you just send in one of your summoned monsters? If a summon dies, they¡¯ll recover in a few days right?¡± Laith, the final member of their party and their resident mage, suggested. He was skilled in fire magic, especiallyrge scale fire magic, but as that isn¡¯t something to use in a dungeon, he had just been firing simple fire spells. Firing fire. That sounds funny. ¡°... I probably could. I just didn¡¯t think of that.¡± I could even see inside the room with my Dungeon Founder powers, so it¡¯s not like I won¡¯t know what happens inside the room. ¡°That¡¯s actually a great idea. If you have to test them out anyway, I can perform the first test with a summon, so in case it is too difficult, no one will die.¡± ¡°But as long as you are here, it won¡¯t matter if someone dies, does it?¡± Alice blurred. ¡°Miss Watchman, you shouldn¡¯t say something like that. Didn¡¯t you learn anything from what happened to your dragon?¡± Jack instantly jumped to reprimand her. And bringing up the dragon that she had let down just a few hours ago clearly got to her and she realized what she said. ¡°Brian? What was she talking about?¡± Ria asked. ¡°I¡¯ll exin some other day.¡± I answered Ria. Before we left the core room, I made sure to get a magic sk for Ria. I also made another four of them and ced them in my Inventory. Unlike with putting a space-extended storage device inside of another space-extended storage device, I could put any sort of sk inside my Inventory. But they wouldn¡¯t stack, unless they were in the exact, or near exact same state. So four empty sks could stack into the same slot, but a full sk, a half full sk, and an empty sk would each take a slot of their own. I also got Ria her own personal magic fanny pack, as well as few t-shirts and underwear, including some of the more ¡­ interesting things the dungeon had added to its repertoire when I named Christina a dungeon master. Ria looked at some of them with a hint of embarrassment, before putting it all into her new fanny pack. And I didn¡¯t forget to get the fabrics I had nned to give as a birthday gift to Earl Sawyer. I got one bolt roll of each of them. They are 1 meter tall and about 90 meters long, for a total of 90m2. But I thought that was a bit too little, so I got another two rolls of the tricot in different colors, as well as a second cotton roll, for a total of six rolls. I might put all of this inside a fanny pack and give it as a gift. Maybe add a weapon or something as well, if this isn¡¯t enough. Lastly, I made another 2 fanny packs to hold inside my inventory, in case I use one as a gift and if someone uses one. I¡¯ll ask Angelina or Paulina if my gift is appropriate, or if I¡¯ll have to add to it. Also some more clothes for myself. But now I had officially burned all of the points I got from that A-rank sword-horn bull. I still had some from today and the monsters absorbed on the travels, but not that much. I need to earn more if I¡¯m going to make a magic sk for every viger in the dhampir vige. (Or we could make them with a normal sk that you install a Different Dimension Capsule into.) Laura reminded me that I have other options than just this dungeon. And onest thing. I promise. I got a ¡­ strongly worded ¡®letter¡¯ from Christina through our terminal link,menting that I brought Alice into the dungeon without even stopping by. I got around that problem by saying that we would stop by the house on the way back.
¡°What to use? What to use?¡± I was speaking to myself whilebing my collection for something I could send into the challenge room. Oh? That will¡­ (How about testing Sorcerer of Dark Magic?) Laura offered. (And now you tell me. I just found something else. But I want to test out Sorcerer as well. What to do?) ¡°Hmm. Blue or ck?¡± I wondered aloud. ¡°ck.¡± Alice said. ¡°What?¡± ¡°ck. ck is better than blue.¡± Alice said. ¡°Because of dark magic?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Then blue is better because water magic is better than dark magic.¡± Ria said. ¡°No it isn¡¯t.¡± ¡°Yes it is. Dark magic cannot be used to heal.¡± ¡°But it is stronger.¡± ¡°Water magic has more utility.¡± ¡°Stop. Just stop. Ria, you don¡¯t even use water magic. Why are you arguing for it?¡± ¡°Why did you ask us about colors?¡± Ria asked. ¡°I was just thinking what monster to summon, the ck one or the blue one.¡± God that sounded wrong. The ck monster. He isn¡¯t even ck. He just has a ck robe. ¡°Then use the ck one.¡± Alice said. ¡°But I want the blue.¡± Ria said. ¡°What do you guys think?¡± I asked the Diamond Sword members. They were standing guard, even though the room had just been cleared. As they thought about it, Alice seemed to try to use her eyes to signal something to them, and it might have worked because all of them, except one, ended up saying ck. ¡°Well, I guess ck wins this time. Now I just need some tributes.¡± I said as I searched for level 6 or higher spellcasters. ¡°Oh. These will do. Now just the trade in¡­¡± A couple of Summoner of Illusions, Gravekeeper''s Guards and Fire Sorcerers, so that I have 9 spellcasters for the trade. ¡°Now just get a toploader on it ¡­ good.¡± As I got the three cards out of my collection, I realized that everyone was staring at me. ¡°What?¡± ¡°Nothing.¡± Jack said. ¡°You just muttered some strange things.¡± ¡°Oh? Did I? Sorry. Well, I¡¯ll summon my monster now.¡± I said. ¡°I tribute two Neo Aqua Madoor to summon Sorcerer of Dark Magic.¡± Spoiler [copse] As I did, a nine-pointed star looking thing appeared on the ground. Then the two Neo Aqua Madoor quickly appeared, before being consumed by the star. The star lit up and shined brightly, before my monster appeared from it. A tall man dressed in a dark robe appeared and with him came an aura that no other monster had carried. He felt even more powerful than my Master of Oz, even if Master of Oz does have more attack points. He was holding a staff with arge magic stone at its end. Just based on the size, that magic stone is made from an A-rank or S-rank monster core. Thump. I heard a little sound as Alice fell to the floor. Her legs had just given up from underneath her. I turned to look at everyone and all of us were affected by the aura my monster had. While Diamond Sword seemed to deal with it somewhat, Ria looked like she was ready to copse like Alice had. (Brian, order him to turn down his pressure.) Laura said. Pressure? What is that? This aura? ¡°Sorcerer of Dark Magic, turn down your pressure.¡± I ordered. If Laura says that¡¯s what it is, I¡¯ll believe her. I¡¯ll find outter what this ¡®pressure¡¯ is and how to counter it. ¡°Ah. My apologies. I shall do that right away.¡± He answered as the invisible force that was pushing on me dissipated.
¡°That thing is way too strong. How can you summon a monster like that?¡± Jack asked after he had collected himself. ¡°Well, technically he isn¡¯t much stronger than my White Dragon and by destructive strength alone, he isn¡¯t my strongest monster.¡± I defended myself. Yes, I will 100% agree that Sorcerer of Dark Magic seems more powerful when you feel that aura, but Master of Oz is stronger is we just go by attack points. And even in terms of just attack stat, he is the fifth strongest, behind only Master of Oz, Gate Guardian, Meteor ck Dragon and Shinato, King of a Higher ne. He does also share the fifth spot with ck Skull Dragon and The Masked Beast. ¡°No, no, no. Stop. You have to be joking, right?¡± ¡°Well kind of, but not actually.¡± I said, feeling like a criminal being questioned. Sorcerer of Dark Magic caught my difort and walked up between me and Jack. ¡°Do you have a problem with my Master?¡± As he asked that, I visibly saw Jack shrink down. SoDM probably activated his pressure aura again. ¡°no. no problems.¡± Jack said, seeming like a child talking to an adult that was lecturing them, after he had done something wrong. Or maybe a dog getting scolded by their owner after they did something bad. After that, Jack seemed to regain some of his strength, but he was still keeping quiet. ¡°Now then. Master, what have you summoned me for?¡± SoDM turned to me and asked. ¡°Yeah. That.¡± I realized what I called him here for. ¡°I need you to test out this challenge room. Just go in, some monster, or monsters, should appear. I just need you to kill it and bring back whatever reward you get.¡± ¡°As you wish.¡± He said as he entered the Dark Door room.
¡°Dungeon Founder, open.¡± I said to bring up a camera feed that everyone could see. I think it might help Diamond Sword on their report about the dungeon, so better to show them the inside of the room. I had already navigated it in a way where they can only see the camera feed and not any other information, as they don¡¯t need to know that. ¡°I didn¡¯t know you could do that.¡± Laithmented. ¡°Well, I can. I think any dungeon founder can. I think a dungeon master can as well, but I never asked Christina. But you should focus on that.¡± I said as I pointed at the screen. After the Sorcerer of Dark Magic had walked into the room, the door had closed behind him. He was now standing there alone, until a monster appeared there to oppose him. It was a lich, not unlike the one that had been the final boss this time, but this one had a red robe, imitating my red robed Dark Magician. So the dungeon wanted to copy both versions. The lich didn¡¯t wait for SoDM, but immediately used magic to put up a fire wall between him and my monster. Then he began lobbing fire attacks through the fire wall. It was somewhat simr to how Jonathan fought against my Winged Minion, but the intensity and power of the lich¡¯s attacks were on another level. Each of them looked like it could burn a person alive. But my Sorcerer didn¡¯t even flinch. He put up a barrier, seemingly without a chant, which stopped all of the fireing from the lich. With each fireball that hit the barrier, the orange barrier would have a small blue wave run across it, as if the barrier was weakening, but I¡¯m honestly not convinced it was. ¡°Pathetic.¡± We heard my Sorcerer say through the video feed. ¡°These mes are at best something for cooking a meal. Let me show you some real mes.¡± He said as he raised his staff to the sky. The magic stone at the end of it glimmered lightly and the fire wall, as well as all the other fire spells that the lich had cast, vanished. ¡°Celestial ck Burning!¡±Yes, that is the Japanese attack name, but it just sounds better than Celestial st, especially considering the attack animation. Sorcerer of Dark Magic called out as he brought his staff down and pointed it at the lich. We watched as a massive wave a fire consumed the entire feed. After our visuals returned, the only thing left in the room was my Sorcerer.
¡°Master, I have brought you the spoils.¡± He came back to us, holding a treant wood staff. The staff looked like an imitation of his metal staff, having a three pronged end with a ce for a magic stone left empty. If I end up using this staff, I¡¯ll need to get a big monster core and convert it to a magic stone, then put it into the slot that is there. ¡°Thanks for your hard work.¡± I thanked him as I received the staff. I knew it was one of the possible drops and I didn¡¯t have one yet, so I¡¯m somewhat happy to receive it. ¡°Hard? That was barely a warmup. You would need at least ten liches on that level to cause anything that could be considered ¡®hard¡¯. No, they would need twenty.¡± ¡°Well, you can always y with Master of Oz in the factory.¡± ¡°I shall. That beast will be a good challenge until Master gains one of my true rivals.¡± ¡°Ultimate and Shining?¡± I asked, referring to Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon and Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon, the two opponents Sorcerer of Dark Magic fought in the movie, Pyramid of Light. ¡°Yes, them.¡± Sorcerer confirmed.
¡°Brian, would it be possible to make those challenge rooms any easier?¡± Jack asked, as we were moving up to the sixth room. ¡°Probably not, why?¡± ¡°It¡¯s just¡­ that lich. It was a B-rank monster, I think. And fighting a B-rank solo would be something only A and S-rank adventurers can do. So the dungeon would be at least A-rank in difficulty.¡± Jack said. ¡°But the early floors are easy enough where just Ria and Alice can take them down. And Alice is D-ranked. Wouldn¡¯t it be better to have the different floors at different difficulties? At least the first and second should be doable for D-rank adventurers. Then the third, fourth and fifth for C-rank. Sixth and seventh for B-rank and challenge rooms for A and S-rank? And the challenge rooms on the earlier floors should be easier.¡± ¡°Hmm. Well, we need to test out the other challenge rooms to find out.¡± Jack said.
¡°Are you sure? What if another lich appears? I can¡¯t take on something like that alone.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry. You can hold onto this.¡± I said as I handed him a spell card, which wasn¡¯t in a sleeve. ¡°Now I don¡¯t want you to say it, but it is called Smashing Ground. Remember that. If you say that, the card will activate and it should kill any monster that appears in that room. Use that, unless you are 100% sure that you can take on the monster thates to oppose you.¡± Spoiler [copse] ¡°... if you say so. You will help me if it doesn¡¯t work, right?¡± Jack confirmed. ¡°Yeah. I will. Any injury you suffer, I will heal. I promise.¡± I don¡¯t want to have anyone die, just because of a test. Especially when I could just order my Sorcerer to do it. Oh, he is keeping watch. As I have him here, I¡¯ll keep him here until the time is up.
We watched as Jack entered the challenge room and I brought up the video feed again. His opponent was a skeletal beast that I had fought before. A skeleton dinosaur. I think it is about C-rank, so Jack should be able to deal with it, even without using the card. We watched as Jack fought against the skeletal beast, attacking with his huge sword, while defending with water magic. While he did hold his own, he did take a few hits from the dino¡¯s tail. But they didn¡¯t seem to do major damage, as Jack kept pushing and didn¡¯t activate Smashing Ground. Eventually, he got a good sh in, which hit the core of the skeletal beast, shattering it to pieces.
We watched as Jack walked out of the room empty handed. Well, he did hold his sword, but nothing new. ¡°What happened? Did you not get a reward?¡± I asked. ¡°No, I got one alright. It just isn¡¯t an item.¡± Jack said. ¡°... then what is it?¡± Rayan asked. ¡°A skill. An extra skill. Called Card Summoner.¡± Jack answered. CH.179 TinaWood Challenge Rooms, part 2 CH.179 TinaWood Challenge Rooms, part 2 ¡°What? Really?¡± How in the ¡­. That shouldn¡¯t be possible. I closed our live feed and began going through the information I had ess to. I went over all of the challenge room loot tables, but there should be no way for someone to get Card Summoner. All of the rewards should be weapons. Staves and bows for the early floors and mithril daggers, swords and axes for theter ones. There was actually some discrepancy. Now there were also some lesser metal weapons in the drops. Steel swords and such. I know I analyzed the ingots, but I never set them as potential drops. Also, the seventh floor challenge room shouldn¡¯t be able to drop a treant wood staff. Any of the others could, but the seventh one in particr should only be able to give out a mithril weapon. (Some of the changes came because Avatar of Treasury is ying with the control panel. She said she would upgrade the loot drops with the new metals.) Laura said. (But I don¡¯t know why the skill can be given either.) (What about the staff?) (Treasury set the drops to match the weapon that the challenger uses to the best of the dungeon¡¯s abilities. As Sorcerer of Dark Magic uses a stave, it dropped a staff.) (Ah. Okay. Good info to have. Try to find out about the Card Summoner thing. That just doesn¡¯t make any sense.) (As you wish. I¡¯ll ask Treasury to help with that.) ¡°Jack, you really did get the skill Card Summoner, right?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes, I did. Are you going to ask for my status next, cause I don¡¯t think I will show it.¡± ¡°No, I wouldn¡¯t demand something like that. There is another way to find out. One second.¡± I said as I opened my collection. So, a water warrior. ¡­ not that many choices here. Only The Legendary Fisherman, Deepsea Warrior and The Little Swordsman of Aile. But luckily, Deepsea Warrior should be just fine. Spoiler
[copse] I got out one of the two copies of Deepsea Warrior that I have. I might only have two, but it''smon, so I¡¯ll get more when Laura fullypletes Pharaoh''s Servant. ¡°Here, let¡¯s trade. Give me back the card I let you borrow. I¡¯ll give you this in return.¡± I said as I presented him with the Deepsea Warrior. ¡°Oh. Yeah. Here. You can have it back.¡± Jack said as he traded with me. It¡¯s funny that I called this a trade, as I traded my card, for my card that I let him borrow. Like imagine if you lend your car to someone, and then when theye to return it, you instead are like, let me trade this other car for that car. ¡°Now summon it. That will prove that you have Card Summoner.¡± The card I had traded him was in a toploader, so it shouldn¡¯t be possible to use it without Card Summoner. I also didn¡¯t tell him its name, so he would have to read the card. And you can¡¯t without Card Summoner. ¡°How do I summon it?¡± ¡°Just say the name of the monster. It is written right here at the top.¡± I pointed it out to him. ¡°This? Deepsea Warrior?¡± He muttered. After he did, a card appeared on the ground and an almost two meter tall fish man rose from it. ¡°Summoner, what may I do for you?¡± He spoke. ¡°I ¡­ eh? What?¡± Jack seemed confused by the question. ¡°What may I do for you?¡± Deepsea Warrior repeated. ¡°I¡­ yes. Keep watch.¡± Jack ordered. ¡°As you wish.¡± Deepsea Warrior responded, moved a few steps away and began looking around for any potential threats. ¡°What was that?¡± Jack turned back to me and almost yelled that question at me. It sounded like when you want to yell at someone, but keep your voice low so you won¡¯t alert everyone in a 500 meter radius. ¡°You summoned a monster. What do you think it was?¡± ¡°But how? I¡¯m not a summoner. Why?¡± ¡°But you are. You are a Card Summoner. You even have the skill for it.¡± ¡°... exin.¡± ¡°Exin what? You have seen it before. You just did it yourself. What do I need to exin?¡± ¡°... fine. Then don¡¯t.¡±
¡°Are you sure? He does seem quite powerful, so I think it would be helpful, but don¡¯t you need him?¡± Jack asked after I offered him to keep Deepsea Warrior. ¡°It¡¯s fine. It¡¯s just one card. I have more. Andpared to some other ones,¡± I took a look at Sorcerer of Dark Magic, ¡°He isn¡¯t quite as strong.¡± ¡°I see your point. But if you¡¯ll really let me keep him, I will. Thank you.¡± Jack said. All of the other members of Diamond Sword had also tried different and even the same challenge rooms, but no one else gained Card Summoner. Laith, their magician, got the best reward, gaining a mithril dagger. Kalem got a steel axe, which looked simr to Gravity Axe - Grarl. It could change its weight. Wolf got a hold of the bow the dungeon made based on Silver Bow and Arrow. It could generate arrows from mana, so you would never run out. Unless you ran out of mana and arrows. And Rayan got a steel sword, which was enchanted with lightning magic. Their opponents had all been skeletal monsters of some kind. A mammoth, a saber tiger, a porcupine and a beaver. The porcupine was actually the strongest of them, as it couldunch these bone spikes from its back, but as Laith was the one going against it, his me barrier was able to protect him from them. And as the fire burned away the bones, he finished the porcupine off without even hurting its core. ¡°Brian. Can I try one of those rooms?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Absolutely not.¡± I instantly said. ¡°You need to be at least LV.40 before you try them.¡± ¡°Then will you bring me back when I am?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll think about it.¡± ¡°I¡¯m level 41. May I try?¡± Ria asked. hmm. Getting Card Summoner onto Ria would be nice. And as the dungeon has no weapons that are for unarmedbat, it might work. That could also be why Jack got Card Summoner. I don¡¯t think the dungeon has any two-handed weapons that it can make. Well, Gravity Axe - Grarl is somewhat of a two handed weapon, but you can use it with just one. But if the weapon not matching the reward is the reason ¡­ No. It shouldn¡¯t be just that. There has to be something else. Like maybe it is based on how much damage you take. Or how strong your opponent is. Or maybe how long you take to defeat it. ¡°Are you sure? It could be dangerous. And how are your mana levels?¡± I asked. ¡°I¡¯m little over half full.¡± Ria answered. ¡°And you gave everyone that emergency use thing. Won¡¯t you give it to me as well?¡± ¡°Of course I will. I¡¯m just ¡­ a bit worried. You can¡¯t exactly suck blood from a skeleton.¡± ¡°Then I¡¯ll just beat it fast enough where it won¡¯t matter.¡± Ria dered. ¡°...fine. You can try one on the fourth floor.¡± I gave in. Fourth floor because the monster should be easier there. And we had to test out the difficulty of all of them anyway. This far, we have only gone into the seventh with SoDM, sixth with Jack, Laith and Wolf. And the fifth with Kalem and Rayan. I was going to have some of my monsters enter the rest of the rooms, but since Ria offered and I want Card Summoner on her if possible, I¡¯ll let her do it. ¡°But I¡¯ll transfer some mana over to you first. Give me your hand.¡± I said. ¡°But, what about my attribute? Do you also have the fire attribute?¡± Ria asked. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I have no attribute, so I can share mana with anyone.¡± I told Ria. I had learned it a while ago, when Alice used magic for the first time. At that time, I shared some of my mana with Alice''s teacher.
¡°Here. Again, remember the name. You need to say it to activate it.¡± I told Ria as I handed her the Smashing Ground that everyone had held while entering a challenge room. ¡°Yes. I remember it.¡± Ria said. ¡°Are you sure you don¡¯t need a weapon? I¡¯ll lend you the mithril dagger.¡± Laith offered. ¡°No. This is how I¡¯m used to fighting, so I will do it like this.¡± Ria said, before heading into the room. ¡­ I should at least get her some good gauntlets. Or maybe katars. I don¡¯t know if punch daggers like that would fall under the Unarmed Combat Technique skill she has, but it might. Or it might fall under dagger technique or something. But the gauntlets should fall under Unarmed Combat Technique. Maybe even brass knuckles. I guess that could be the first thing I ask Iron cksmith Kotetsu to make, after he learns how to make blood iron.
With our live feed, we watched as Ria¡¯s opponent appeared. Except that it wasn¡¯t an opponent. She was facing multiple monsters. ¡°Fuck.¡± I said quietly. Why didn¡¯t I consider that? I knew the challenge rooms could summon multiple monsters, but after the previous six tries, there had always just been one in each. ¡°Skeletal custer wolves.¡± No, I did not misspell cluster wolf, custer wolf is a South Dakota wolf that evaded hunters for 9 years. Look it up. Wolf identified Ria¡¯s opponents. There were a total of five of them, one a littlerger than the others. Probably some sort of alpha. The others weren¡¯t actually thatrge. A lot smaller than I expected fantasy wolves to be. Their back-height was about 50cm.19.7 inches ¡°How strong are they?¡± I asked. ¡°D-rank. But they hunt as a pack, so facing multiple ones alone is dangerous. And that leader seems to be an alpha variant, so it is a bit stronger. Not C-rank, but higher D.¡± Our video feed didn¡¯t show Ria¡¯s face, so I have no idea if she is panicking or not. But even if she was facing something unexpected, she didn¡¯t seem to hesitate, as we heard her say: ¡°Smashing Ground.¡± Arge fist fell from the sealing and crushed the alpha wolf. The other four turned to look at their fallen alpha and Ria took that opportunity to charge. She rushed at the left most wolf, piercing its skeletal structure with her hand and ripping the core out of its body. She then threw the core at a wall, causing the core to scatter. She had quickly turned a five against one, into a three against one, but now, the other wolves were again focused on her. The three wolves spread out, surrounding Ria. I don¡¯t know if Ria had a n, but she didn¡¯t wait for the wolves. Instead, she charged right at the wolf in front of her. As she moved, the wolves to her left and right also moved. But she was faster, a lot faster. Her movement left a light shimmer where she had been standing, most likely the indication that she had used her Flicker Step skill. She punched the head of the wolf as she reached it, but just a head punch won¡¯t put down a skeleton. The wolf tried to bite her, but Ria had already moved. With another flicker step, she moved behind the wolf, using it as a shield against the two charging wolves. Standing behind the wolf, she crouched down and pierced her hand through the wolf¡¯s pelvis, all the way to where its core was and tore the core off, crushing it in her hand. Three down, two to go. Still holding the remains of the skeletal wolf between her and the two remaining wolves, Ria seemed to calm herself a bit. Then with determination and the slight shine returned to her eyes. She pushed the wolf skeleton towards the skeletal wolf on her right to make space and charged at the one on her left. She threw a punch with her left hand, but the wolf moved its head and dodged, before biting the exposed hand. But Ria didn¡¯t even flinch, instead using her arm that was in the wolf¡¯s maw to turn the wolf enough that she could get ess to its belly. She then pushed her right arm through the wolf¡¯s ribcage and ripped its core out, tossing it into a wall and breaking it. But before Ria could get the maw of the secondst wolf separated from her left arm, thest wolf attacked and bit into her right arm. With the other wolf¡¯s skeleton, not that it was ever anything more than a skeleton, still clinging into Ria¡¯s left arm, both of her arms now had a wolf attached to them. But as one was still moving, it could use its legs to try and tear Ria¡¯s left arm off. Ria moved her left arm, and the wolf skeleton attached to it followed. She crashed that skeleton to the still living monster, but the living monster didn¡¯t let go. But at least the impact broke apart most of the other wolf, so now, instead of an entire wolf skeleton, only the head was still attached to Ria¡¯s arm. Ria used her now almost free arm to pry the wolf¡¯s jaw off of her other arm, but it didn¡¯t work. She just managed to cause the wolf to bend its back and attack her with its ws instead. Ria then quickly moved her arm, dragging the wolf to the right and exposing its belly. Like with thest one, she pushed her arm through the ribcage and pulled out the core. She dropped it to the ground and stomped on it, destroying the core of thest skeletal wolf.
¡°Ria! Are you alright? Do you need a potion?¡± I asked as she walked out of the room. She seemed to be empty handed. ¡°I¡¯m fine. This much will heal quickly if I drink some blood.¡± She said. I would argue otherwise. Both of her arms were covered in blood from the bleeding bite wounds. And you can¡¯t even argue most of it is from the enemies, as Ria was fighting monsters with no blood. She walked towards me but she ended up copsing just a few steps away from me. I rushed forward, catching her before she had time to hit the ground. ¡°You are not alright.¡± I said as I held her in my arms. I opened my collection and searched out a specific monster. But with my hands busy holding Ria, I couldn¡¯t move it with my hands. Instead, I grabbed a hold of it with telekinesis and moved it to my duel disk. ¡°Guardian Angel Joan.¡± Spoiler [copse] The angel that I had met in the factory this morning appeared next to us. ¡°Heal her.¡± I ordered before even waiting for a greeting. She took a few steps, put her hands above Ria and said: ¡°High heal.¡± A light enveloped Ria. It seemed like it wasing from Joan¡¯s wings, but I¡¯m that might be just from my point of view. With her being healed, I opened her status through my own, just to see how low she had been on health and to see her actively healing.
Name: Rhianna
Race: Dhampir
Level: 42
HP: 701/1110
Mana: 492/1110
Strength: 690
Defense: 480
Magic: 650
Skills:
Blood Magic LV.4 (Racial)
Card Summoner LV.1 (extra)
Fire Magic LV.3
Mana Control LV.3
Fast Mana Recovery LV.1
Internal Magic Technique LV.5
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.4
Flickering Step LV.1
Power Boost LV.4
Defense Boost LV.2
Blood Sucker (Racial)
ve. Master: Brian Wood
Luckily her HP wasn¡¯t too low. But her MP was over halfway gone and I filled her up to full before she went in. Just proves how inefficient her fighting style is. But the good news is that she got Card Summoner. She even leveled up. At least she didn¡¯t risk her life for nothing. CH.180 Tea time with Christina CH.180 Tea time with Christina ¡°You sure? It¡¯s no problem.¡± I asked Diamond Sword after they refused my offer for a ride back to Alewatch. We had gone through the rest of the challenge rooms in the dungeon on our way up. As I had to unsummon Sorcerer of Dark Magic because of the time limit, the rest of the rooms were tested by Deepsea Warrior (still summoned by Jack) and Guardian Angel Joan. They didn¡¯t really get anything great from them, but Joan did pull twin steel swords, styled after the Twin Swords of shing Light - Tryce. But they were not great quality and would likely break with use, ording to Rayan. But they were decent decorative items, so they would still sell for a few gold coins by his estimate. But I think I¡¯ll just keep them for myself. Or I¡¯ll add them as a gift for the Earl. They dide from the dungeon, so they should work. Actually, no. If I¡¯m going to give him a weapon, that weapon should be something that can be used inbat. Maybe I should install Twin Swords of shing Light - Tryce into this pair to make it better. Yeah. Let¡¯s do that and then give them as a gift. For Deepsea Warrior¡¯s drops, he got a bronze rod, not a spear, but just a long rod of bronze. Almost like some bronze bar stock. And an iron dagger. Diamond Sword didn¡¯t really want them, so they gave them to me as a thanks for helping them and keeping them safe from the seventh floor challenge room. ¡°No. The people working to finish the road expect us back so we can make our way back to Alewatch. They might make a report if we don¡¯t regroup with them.¡± Jack said. ¡°But aren¡¯t you like way ahead of schedule? I don¡¯t know, but I¡¯d assume this would have all taken you two days without us, right?¡± ¡°Most likely, yes. But as the work was going to be for two days anyway, to get the road finished all the way, us being early won¡¯t make a major difference. We will just take up guard with the other adventurers.¡± ¡°They will also surely put my earth magic to use.¡± Rayan added, almost like he wasining. ¡°I see. Well, I guess I¡¯ll see youter then. Not sure when that will be though as we will head back to Sawyer city today.¡± ¡°You are going there today? How? Are you just riding dragons back and forth?¡± ¡°No. Not dragons. I would say you¡¯ll see, but I don¡¯t think you actually will.¡± ¡°That doesn¡¯t make sense.¡± Wolf said. ¡°Brian¡¯s never made any sense.¡± Kalemmented. I had managed to pull him to the side during one of our short breaks and he had thanked me for the resurrection, even if I med it all on Zayaan. I would have resurrected Rico, as I knew him better, so if I had made the choice, you would be dead. I didn¡¯t actually tell him that part though. ¡°B.E.S. Big Core.¡± I summoned our ride and had it activate the teleportation beam. ¡°What is that? Where is iting from?¡± Wolf asked. ¡°As I said, you can¡¯t see it. Well, this is goodbye for now. Or maybe see youter.¡± I said as I ordered the activation of the beam and the three of us were teleported into the spaceship.
¡°Teleportation magic?¡± Rayan wondered. ¡°Had to be. But that beam of light? What was that?¡± Laith questioned. ¡°He is most likely borrowing the Goddess¡¯ power. That would exin being able to teleport and the light beam.¡± Jack answered his team, based on the knowledge that Brian in fact held the legendary System Support. ¡°I guess that would also exin the angel.¡± Wolf said. ¡°And that sorcerer. The sorcerer even attacked with something he called celestial mes.¡± Laith added.
I flew B.E.S. Big Core and left it hovering over Alewatch. We then went back to the teleporter and teleported right to the front door of the Watchman manor. We aren¡¯t ¡®officially¡¯ here, so I¡¯m not going to exin this all to the guards. Also, technically I¡¯m breaking the rules of Ria¡¯s temporary citizenship. She is under probation and shouldn¡¯t enter any city or town except Sawyer city. ¡°Can¡¯t we just go back?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Sorry, but Christina said we should drop by since we are here. She would likely be very disappointed if we didn¡¯t.¡± ¡°How does she even know?¡± ¡°She spotted us in the dungeon. At that point, our choices were to either drop by or face her wrath when we met for the next time. And what is the matter? Aren¡¯t you happy to see her?¡± ¡°I am, but ¡­ I¡¯m just afraid of things going back to how they were.¡± ¡°Well, they won¡¯t. I promise.¡± I took her hand and we walked into the manor. Also, I did unsummon B.E.S. instead of leaving it floating in the sky.
¡°Eh? Sir Brian? Miss Alice!? What are you doing here?¡± Jenna was the first one we managed to run into. ¡°Christina asked us to drop by so we are here. Can you go tell her that we¡¯ve arrived?¡± I responded. ¡°Eh. Yes! Right away.¡± Jenna said, giving us a light bow before hurrying somewhere. ¡°... perhaps I should have asked her to seat us first¡­¡° I muttered. ¡°Well, this is my home. I do know the way.¡± Alice said and pulled me by my hand that was still in hers. She took us to the parlor room and we sat down to wait for Christina. Ria, out of respect or something, didn¡¯t sit down but was instead standing behind the couch we were sitting on.
¡°Alice! It is so good to see you!¡± Was Christina¡¯s reaction when she reached the room. ¡°m.. mother. Brian is here. Please don¡¯t hug me like this.¡± Alice said, trying to get out of the bear hug that Christina had taken her into. ¡°Yes, yes. Of course. Brian. Thank you foring for a visit on short notice.¡± She said to me without letting go of Alice. ¡°Well, it is basically on the way.¡± I said.
Christina sat down with us and the maids brought us some tea and cookies. She also ordered Ria to take a seat after she heard her story, so Ria was sitting with us. She wasn¡¯t drinking the tea offered, but she did enjoy some of the cookies. ¡°I still have to ask, how did you get past our gate guards, without them giving the notice?¡± Christina asked. Okay, so that is the confirmation that there is some sort of device that the guards use to alert the house when a guest has entered the premises. I had theorized that, but I wasn¡¯tpletely sure until now. ¡°We flew.¡± I answered honestly. ¡°I didn¡¯t hear anything about any dragons. Or even that flying golem. How did you manage that?¡± ¡°Brian has this huge flying ship. And it cannot be seen from the ground.¡± Alice answered before I could. ¡°Huge? Howrge could it be?¡± ¡°....rge.¡± I just said. ¡°How many passengers can it carry?¡± ¡°... ummm¡­ give me a sec.¡± I thought about the seating on B.E.S. Big Core. The bridge has the main three seats, two gunner seats, one shield officer¡¯s seat, one secondary navigator¡¯s seat and I think twomunicator¡¯s seats. So that is nine. Then there is the space to the rear. It isn¡¯t thatrge, but still more space than my Trojan Horse had. And we fitted 20 people and one horse into that. ¡°I think about 20 people. Even more if we push it.¡± You could just sit in the corridors after all. But I think with 20 it will be somewhatfortable and we could even get seats for that many, instead of forcing people to sit on the floor of the storage hold. ¡°Twenty, huh. And how long does it take to travel from Sawyer city to here?¡± ¡°Like 10 minutes, excluding entering and exiting the ship. I could do it even faster, but that would cause some difficulties.¡± Mainly sonic booms. ¡°... that fast? Are you sure you aren¡¯t giving me the wrong time?¡± ¡°Alice, am I?¡± I asked her. ¡°Well, I don¡¯t have a pocket watch, so I don¡¯t know, but it didn¡¯t take long.¡± Alice answered. Okay, so watches exist. I thought that some kind of more precise timekeeping was a thing, but I wasn¡¯t sure. Probably dungeon stuff right? That seems to be where stuff like that originates from and then people try to copy thatter. Actually, now that I think of it, I have seen table clocks in the study rooms of nobles. Brandon¡¯s room didn¡¯t have one, but I feel like the GM¡¯s office at the guild did. And Earl Sawyer¡¯s room most definitely did. So maybe the table variant is the copy and a pocket watch is from a dungeon. Or they are both from a dungeon. Not that I have to worry about that as Laura can tell me the time. ¡°Then, would it be possible if I ask you to be our ride when wee to Sawyer city for my father¡¯s birthday celebration?¡± Christina asked. Well, now that is a request. Of course I expected that she woulde to the party. If you don¡¯t take the two or three day trip to see your father on his 60th birthday, then who will? ¡°Yeah. I can do that.¡±
We spent the rest of the tea time talking about the dungeon and what ¡®I¡¯ had done to it. I know it was the avatar of Treasury, but Christina doesn¡¯t need to know everything, so I¡¯ll take both the fame and the me. ¡°I see. It does sound slightly better. I was honestly a bit worried that we would devalue mithril by having the dungeon give them out, so this should be better. But that Card Summoner can be given as a reward. Did you ask your¡­ Does she know about that?¡± Christina asked, looking at Ria. ¡°About Laura, yes. And yes, I asked Laura, but she said she doesn¡¯t know how the dungeon is giving that skill. My own theory is that it has something to do with the dungeoncking a proper reward to give to those that don¡¯t use a weapon it can create. Ria just fights with her fists and Jack has that huge sword. The dungeon doesn¡¯t have anything to give in those two cases.¡± ¡°I could see that being true.¡± Christina agreed. ¡°But at the same time, when Laith challenged one of the rooms, he got a mithril dagger instead of a staff, even though he is a magician.¡± ¡°Plenty of magician¡¯s carry daggers or knives for self protection. He might have already had one, even if he didn¡¯t use it in the fight.¡± ¡°I just¡­ refuse to believe that it would be that. If it was that, Laura should be able to recognize it in the dungeon''s rules.¡± ¡°Then what do you think?¡± ¡°I ¡­ I feel like there is somebination of how fast you beat your opponent, the amount of damage you take, the weapon you use and so on. Like, if you are too strong, you won¡¯t get it. But if you are too weak, you also won¡¯t get it. But that there is some sort of sweet spot where you can.¡± ¡°Sure. That could be the reason and as you have ess to more information than I do, let¡¯s go with that assumption for now.¡± ¡°Yeah. Can you see if you can keep a track of people that get Card Summoner? As well as how they got it?¡± ¡°We can¡¯t force people to show us their status, except for very specific circumstances, so I don¡¯t know how we would do that.¡± Yeah, privacy and stuff. How to get around that? I guess we need to get people to report about getting it themself. So money? Pay something whenever someone new gets Card Summoner and makes a report about it? (I think you are missing the obvious answer staring you in the face.) Laura said. (Just offer a toploader card as a reward. The skill is useless without a card anyway and with the pack tokens not being a problem, we can share some. You even did it with Jack already.) (¡­ okay. Thanks, Laura. Now I just feel stupid. But yeah. That would work.) ¡°How about I offer a card for each person that reports and proves that they got Card Summoner? That way, they won¡¯t have to if they don¡¯t want to, but they won¡¯t be able to use the skill if they don¡¯t.¡± ¡°Would you really do that? And what power of monsters are we talking about? If they are too strong, it could cause major security problems.¡± ¡°Around the 1500 attack mark, I think. So about as strong as your Amazoness Warrior.¡± ¡°Will it be a problem for you? Do you have enough cards for that?¡± Christina asked. ¡°I can manage, as long as I only give one card per new Card Summoner. Can I leave talking with Zay to you? I¡¯ll prepare the cards and give them to you if he agrees to it.¡± ¡°Yes. I shall fulfill my duties as your Dungeon Master.¡± Honestly, I could give more, but again, no need to give out like 20 cards for something like that. And getting one will hopefully be enough for most people to report about it. And if they are in toploaders, the monsters won¡¯t even die when they die, they just refresh for a day. Also, as a 1500 attack monster seems to be around the power level of a C-rank monster, they can definitely be useful, even for parties like Diamond Sword. Sure most of them can beat a 1500 monster in battle, but having an extra body avable, and one that you can sacrifice at that, is useful.
¡°Are you sure I can¡¯t have you stay?¡± Christina asked as she was seeing us off. ¡°If we did, your father and the rest living in that house might get worried. We did say we would be back in time for dinner after all.¡± I answered. ¡°Would it be a bother toe visit every now and then?¡± She then asked. ¡°No, no it wouldn¡¯t. But now and then isn¡¯t every day, you know.¡± ¡°Yes, I know that much. But maybe once a week?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll see what we can do.¡± I summoned our ship and we stepped into the light beam to teleport to it.
A short flightter, we were back at the Sawyer manor. The rest of the afternoon was spent rxing, as tomorrow we would head out to get some blood. Ria will run out otherwise and we do have the barrels to fill as well. Good thing the barrels do have the enchantment to keep the blood fresh for longer, so one day here or there won¡¯t matter. I also filled in the information I needed for the Ria documents. You know, the ones I need to fill up for her to be deemed stable. Well, it is basically a diary. Had to lie a bit into it as I shouldn¡¯t take her to other guarded cities or towns, like Alewatch. During dinner, I had to exin the teleportation beam, because someone had spotted us both leaving anding back. I tried to go around most of the problems with just saying that I summoned something for it, but that didn¡¯t satisfy everyone. In the end, I gave in and let Alice just b about B.E.S. Big Core, like it was her boyfriend''s new car that she wanted to show off. After dinner was bath time and it also doubled as time for magic practice. For Ria, it was practicing True Blood Magic with Vampire Sucker. Apparently, the vampires in my factory had some sort ofpetition about who would get to teach her, and she had gotten first ce, so she was first. I, on the other hand, had began my practice into space magic with Cosmo Queen. Apparently, she didn¡¯t actually use space-time magic, but just space magic and its upgraded form, dimensional magic. But I would have to learn space magic first. Admittedly, it was not easy. Even with a teacher skilled in the subject and my Laura hacks, understanding everything was far from something that could be learned in one day. And Laura wasn¡¯t as effective as she could be, as she didn¡¯t have ess to the system information about space magic, until I either had the skill, or she upgraded to advanced. I couldn¡¯t even install a card into myself to speed up the process, as any install at the moment would just kill me. Curse you, my custom card installs. No, actually no. I love you, so no. I don¡¯t want to curse you.
I used two Level Ups on both of us, before we headed to bed. For me, it was Summoner¡¯s Unity today. I was thinking of telekinesis, but I think Unity might be better in the long run. Tomorrow shall be Telekinesis. For Ria, I leveled up Flicker Step. She used it in the fight against the skeletal wolves and it seemed really useful for her. And it is her lowest level skill, so that is going to be it.
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human !
Level: 52
HP: 1510
Mana: 2050
Strength: 395
Defense: 595
Magic: 515
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.4 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.2 (unique)
Telekinesis LV.2 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.3 (extra)
Inventory LV.3 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Mana Control LV.5
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (Greater)
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
Name: Rhianna
Race: Dhampir
Level: 44
HP: 1130
Mana: 1180
Strength: 730
Defense: 490
Magic: 660
Skills:
Blood Magic LV.4 (Racial)
Card Summoner LV.1 (extra)
Fire Magic LV.3
Mana Control LV.3
Fast Mana Recovery LV.1
Internal Magic Technique LV.5
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.4
Flickering Step LV.2
Power Boost LV.4
Defense Boost LV.2
Blood Sucker (Racial)
ve. Master: Brian Wood
Over 2k mana huh. Not that I use mana for anything but telekinesis, but I guess it is nice to have. The difference in my and Ria¡¯s status is interesting. I have way more HP and mana than she does, but she has overall better stats in everything else. Well, technically I do have more defense than she does, but she has way more strength that I do. Now, just onest thing before I can go to bed. I did promise and I intend to keep that promise. I closed my eyes, acting like I was going to sleep and jumped into Different Dimension Factory.
¡°Papa!¡± And one of the two that I wanted to see was waiting for me as soon as I realized in the factory. Factory was wearing a simr onesie to her sister, but hers was orange and ck, making her look like a tiger. ¡°Father. I¡¯m happy to see you.¡± The other one was here as well. We were all standing on the raised tform on one end of the factory hallway, opposite to the tower room. It was off limits for any monster, only Treasury, Factory, Laura and myself were allowed here. I don¡¯t know where Mia falls, but as she could influence my skills here, I hope Laura banned her from this area as well. Treasury had been sitting on a good lookingputer chair, in front of a pile of monitors that she used to control my Dungeon Founder skill. So this is hermand spot. Factory on the other hand had been sitting on arge couch behind her. She looked like a little sister watching her big sister work. There was also another station like the one Treasury was sitting at, which had the security camera footage from inside the factory on the monitors. ¡°Papa! Did you decide on my name?¡± Factory asked. ¡°Of course I did. I promised I would.¡± I told her. ¡°Tell me! Tell me!¡± ¡°Sorry, but your sister will get hers first.¡± I said, taking Factory¡¯s hand and walking up to Treasury. ¡°Treasury, I have your name ready. Do you want to hear it?¡± ¡°Of course. It is an honor receiving a name from you, Father.¡± ¡°You know you could learn to be a bit less stiff. But I guess that is just you. Your name is Tahlia. I hope you like it.¡± Tahlia was actually the one I had more difficulty with. Her sister''s name was easy, but for her it took a bit longer. If I had ess to the inte, I would have looked up names that mean treasure or keeper of treasure, but I don¡¯t so her name ended up being Tahlia. Yeah, I have ess to them, but I didn¡¯t find one I liked, so I just went with my gut. ¡°Tahlia? Yes. Thank you, Father. From now on, I¡¯ll be known as Tahlia.¡± ¡°Papa! My name. Tell me.¡± Factory said, pulling my hand. ¡°Of course. Your name shall be Fantasia.¡± ¡°Fantasia?¡± ¡°Yes. Fantasia. It means imagination. Do you like it?¡± ¡°... I love it! Thank you, Papa!¡± Fantasia caused the ground below her feet to rise up, so that she could hug me. I received her hug and held her to my chest. ¡°And Tahlia, you did great with Dungeon Founder. I¡¯m proud of you.¡± Iplimented my other daughter. ¡°Th-thank you.¡± She blushed a bit. That might have been the first time she has shown emotion on her face. She is usually so robotic. I spent a bit more time with the two of them before returning to the real world so that I could go to sleep. CH.181 Road Safety Check CH.181 Road Safety Check Like yesterday, I woke up to the sounds of Ria changing clothes, but this time, I stayed still, trying to not show that I had woken up. I don¡¯t want her to think that she is too loud or something. After she left the room, I went into the factory, as is basically the morning tradition by now.
As I realized in the factory, I noticed that the control tform that I realized was empty. But at the bottom of the chairs leading up to it, or down from it from my point of view, was a table and two people sat at the table. Laura and Mia. I looked over the rest of the hall. A few monsters were walking from one room to another, but I didn¡¯t spot either Fantasia nor Tahlia. Moving over a bit, I took a look on the security monitors and found Tahlia first. She was in the deepest part of the Different Dimension Treasury room reading a book, just like she was yesterday morning. Finding Fantasia on the cameras took a bit longer, but I managed to spot her in a forest area. She was riding a white tiger, The All-Seeing White Tiger to be exact. As for the reason I managed to spot her, well she was wearing a red ninja outfit, possibly a copy of Nin-Ken Dog¡¯s outfit. She seems to be having fun, so I see no reason to interrupt her. Spoiler
[copse] I walked down the steps and joined the duo at the table. It was a small circr wooden table that could seat five or six people. ¡°Good morning.¡± I said to the two system supports sitting at the table. ¡°Good morning, dear.¡± ¡°Good morning, Mr. Brian.¡± ¡°I hope I didn¡¯t interrupt anything.¡± ¡°No, we are done for tonight. We were just waiting for you and Mistress to wake up.¡± ¡°I¡¯m telling Lua next time I see her.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t mind. You have no proof.¡± ¡°We have cameras. Laura, they do record, right?¡± ¡°No, not at the moment. We have no ce to store all that data.¡± ¡°Couldn¡¯t it be stored inside Different Dimension Treasury?¡± ¡°Inventory is not designed to hold data like that.¡± ¡°But I¡¯m not talking of just my inventory, but Tahlia herself. She is somewhat different from a normal inventory, right? Or can every inventory just casually realize an avatar?¡± ¡°A beyond system function, huh. I suppose that might be possible, as she does originate from a different source and is only recognized as an inventory by the system.¡± ¡°If you have the time, look into that. But prioritize getting the dungeon security footage recorded, instead of the factory footage. The stuff happening in the dungeon is more important in the end.¡± ¡°Sure. I¡¯ll see if that is possible.¡±
For the other stuff that happened during the night, Laura fullypleted for me. I already had Jinzo and Imperial Order, but some nice stuff still became avable. Gearfried the Iron Knight is just a decent monster all around. Fairy Meteor Crush should result in some sort of pration skill if installed and even just activating it is good. Premature Burial and Call of the Haunted might sound good on paper, but as they would resurrect the target as a zombie or some other kind of undead, it is a no go. But at least they don¡¯t have a time limit like Monster Reborn does. Goblin Attack Force is also something. With just one card, I can get a total of ten armed hobgoblins. So if I fill up my entire duel disk and hold one in each hand, I can have a total of 90 hobgoblins summoned at the same time. That¡¯s basically a small army. Skull Mariner is just a straight up pirate ship, in case I find a sea I want to sail. Of course I can just fly, but sometimes sailing might be more fun. And I would get to be a pirate captain. And finally, having many many copies of Rain of Mercy is always good. Just AoE healing for everyone. Great if something bad happens. ¡°So, anything else I should know?¡± I asked. ¡°No, not really. We did y around with the idea of using the link Master-ve link between you and Ria as a way of connecting you two, but at most it would be one way. From you to her.¡± ¡°Well, that isn¡¯t terrible. But also not super useful. I guess I should just learn a skill like telepathy or something.¡± ¡°That would be for the best.¡± ¡°Wait? It really is a thing? I was just joking. Like I assumed as telekinesis was, but I wasn¡¯t sure.¡± ¡°It is and I believe the training you do with Miss Alice and others will eventually help you learn it.¡± ¡°Training? Oh, the remote magic power loop thing, right?¡± ¡°Yes. You just need to learn how to leave information into the magic you send. It isn¡¯t that easy, but I know you can do it.¡± ¡°With your help at least.¡± ¡°Yes. You will also have to learn how to read the information written into the magic.¡± ¡°Because can¡¯t have it too easy, right?¡± ¡°You will eventually learn how to have it done automatically after the message reaches the recipient, but that is a more advanced technique than just using telepathy between two people who know how to read the magic.¡± ¡°I¡¯d better try to add that to our practice as well then.¡±
I ended up returning to the real world without meeting either Tahlia or Fantasia, as neither of them ever showed up. I guess they might not have known, so it might be on me. Or they were just busy. I¡¯ll ask them in the evening when I go and say good night to them. Anyway, after breakfast, the four of us, Ria, Alice, Paulina and I, headed to the adventurer¡¯s guild. We needed to get some blood, so might as well get a guild quest while at it. And I was going to register Ria, but this is the response I got. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, but dhampirs can only register if they have been deemed stable.¡± I also asked about ves and they are alright as long as their master approves. And the master has to be there when they register. So we¡¯ll just have to do it as soon as Ria gets her stable papers. That sounded wrong. After that, I, with Ria, headed to the quest board where Alice was already looking for something we could do today. But as we are a bitter than most adventurers, we don¡¯t have the greatest of choices. ¡°Should we check out the C-rank quests?¡± I offered to Alice. She had only been looking at the D-rank ones. ¡°I already did. There was nothing.¡± She said. I quickly took few steps and looked at the C-rank part, but as she said, there was nothing we could really do. There were two escort missions from some tradingpany, but as I have no idea where they would lead, they might take too long. And I still have that quest from Agatha to be her chauffeur and blood collector. Yes, it does fall under official adventuring work. I actually dropped off the papers for that at the desk while I was asking about registering Ria. It isn¡¯t in any way against the rules, but other adventurers can see it as favoritism, so it is discouraged. But at the same time, I heard that they aren¡¯t popr. Collecting blood is a lot of work, if you don¡¯t have blood magic and going to the dhampir vige is not popr as you have to constantly keep your guard up against the dhampirs. Well, not anymore, losers. Thanks for letting me have the easy job. But then again, I guess I am the one that made it easy. ¡°Did you find anything?¡± Paulina asked as she came to us. She hade to another counter when I had because she was doing some sort of delivery for Angelina or something. ¡°Nothing that fun. We¡¯ll just have to go hunt something and report that we did.¡± I answered. There were generic, always active, hunting quests which you didn¡¯t have to ¡®take¡¯. You would juste to the guild with the subjugation proof and it would be processed. But they didn¡¯t pay as much as actual quests and they also carried less contribution points. And collecting contribution points is how you get considered for rank ups. Of course you would still get money for selling the remains of whatever you hunted, but that goes for most quests, except the ones actually asking for materials from certain monsters. But those are some of the best paying jobs and always pay better than hunting something and trying to sell the parts. As we were speaking about it, a guild employee came and set out two new C-rank quests. As no one else was actively looking at the boards, we had the first look and potentially first pick if we wanted to take them. ¡°Road safety check? And a bison meat request?¡± I looked at the two new quests. They were both from the same person, Earl Sawyer. ¡°Yes. With his birthdaying up, Father has to ensure that the people arriving will run into as few problems as possible on their way here, so there will likely be multiple road safety check questsing from him. They usually take a few days, but with your flying golems, we should be able to do it in a day, right?¡± Paulina asked. ¡°... we probably could¡­¡± I agreed. But this seems ¡­ convenient. I already felt that way about the missions that Alice had done previously, as two of them were also from Earl Sawyer, but this seems to confirm my suspicions. I don¡¯t know where this falls in the shady category, but I do feel like this is somewhat shady. Having a noble put in a quest only for their children or grandchildren to take it as soon as it is ced on the board. Especially as I think Paulina just delivered the quest from the Earl. Well, it isn¡¯t my ce toin about things being easy, so we shall take these. I did have an idea for where we might find a C-rank bison monster that Laura marked when we were doing the scouting flight for the orc vige, but there is a chance that someone has already hunted that one, as it was not too far from the city. ¡°Let¡¯s just take them both.¡± Alice said as she peeled the two C-rank quests from the board. ¡°Hey. Alice, wait for me. You aren¡¯t even C-rank, so you can¡¯t ept them alone.¡± I called after her.
¡°... No. This thing can¡¯t be real ¡­¡± We had epted the two quests and were now flying in the sky inside B.E.S. Big Core. And apparently Paulina didn¡¯t really want to believe her eyes. In terms of seating arrangement, Paulina had taken the lead navigator''s seat and Ria moved to one of the seats for themunicators. ¡°Why not? You are sitting inside of it, so it has to be real.¡± I told her. ¡°No, no, no. I refuse. This is a dream. I''m definitely dreaming.¡± Paulina tried to go against my assessment. ¡°Don¡¯t dream too much. I need you to show what road we are supposed to check for threats.¡± Our n, if you can call it that, was to first fly up and down the road, well more like south and then back north. The road went on the east side of the wyvern mountains and would eventually lead to a dukedom and the dukedom capital. But we didn¡¯t have to go that far. We would only have to go as far as the firstrge town on the road. The Hill town of Yuva, ruled by Viscount Yuvaan Hill. He would be attending, so the road to there had to be checked. On the way, Laura was making a map from everything we could see and was marking all monsters on it. On the way back, we would then hunt the most dangerous ones and leave a report about the rest of them to the guild so they and Earl Sawyer can decide if they want those hunted as well.
¡°We have to get at least this horde of forest deer. And this cockatrice.¡± Paulina was pointing out targets that we had to hunt. We had flown all the way to The Hill town of Yuva and were ready to head back and hunt the few must solve problems. The deer were a problem because they would be ideal prey for stronger monsters and the cockatrice is a problem because it is a cockatrice. It can turn stuff into stone by looking at them. ¡°We should also get these bisons for the other quest.¡± I added. I was disying the map data on the monitors so we could speak about it easier. ¡°Yes. Too bad they are only D-rank forest bisons and not C-rank horned bisons.¡± ¡°I do have info on one C-rank horned bison, so we can go check it out. I noticed it when we were searching for that orc settlement a few days ago. But it was within a walking distance of Sawyer city, so there is a chance that someone else hunted it.¡± ¡°Could be, but I would appreciate it if we checked it out.¡± Paulina said. ¡°But let¡¯s get to work. The deer first. We can¡¯t have them attracting more dangerous monsters.¡± I have to say, having the quest giver with us does feel a bit like cheating. And this isn¡¯t even an escort quest.
¡°I banish Trial of Nightmare and Petit Angel to summon ck Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning.¡± I needed a monster to kill the deer quickly and I was already meaning to summon BLS envoy yesterday in the dungeon, until Laura and everyone else spoke me into summoning Sorcerer of Dark Magic instead. Spoiler
[copse] For a vampire, I summoned Vampire Sorcerer. Ria could use blood magic, but she wasn¡¯t as good at it as Lua, so she said there is no way she would keep up with our hunting speed. I also summoned The Bistro Butcher and Kitchen Dragonmaid. Their job would be taking the deer apart into easily seble pieces of meat. The blood filled three of the four barrels. We could have filled up all four, but I decided to leave the fourth one for the bison blood. And Ria needed some blood as well, so she took the rest into her new magic sk. Spoiler
[copse] Summoning Kitchen Dragonmaid also led me to realize her power. She could get me other Dragonmaid cards with her effect. I asked her about it, and after a bit of time, she came back with one card and an apology. ¡°I¡¯m sorry Master, but something is preventing me from getting the others. I can only manage this.¡± She said as she handed me the card Dragonmaid Tinkhec, her dragon form. Spoiler [copse] ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I understand. Honestly, even this is good.¡± I did expect some level of prerequisite for the search effect, like Senju and Manju have. For now, I¡¯ll assume that Kitchen Dragonmaid can only get me the dragon form for the maids I already have, or vice versa. After we finished the deer, I put the blood barrels and all of the meat, hide and other parts into my inventory. Paulina ended up questioning me about the inventory, but I just said it happened when I hit level 50. Not entirely true, but close enough. I also swapped out our B.E.S. Big Core for a fresh one, so the summoning time wouldn¡¯t get in the way. We, all my monsters included, got into Big Core and were off to hunt down the bisons and the cockatrice. CH.182 Chicken Game with Cockatrice CH.182 Chicken Game with Cockatrice ¡°Brian, the dress that your summon wears, is it a maid outfit of some kind?¡± Paulina asked after we were done with the deer and were moving to where the cockatrice had been. ¡°Yes, it is. I mean, she is a maid, so she wears a maid outfit.¡± ¡°It was quite a bit more morous than what is standard. Do you know who designed it?¡± ¡°No clue.¡± ¡°I see. Would it be possible for us to copy the design?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t see why not. But hers is a bit ¡­ custom from what I would describe as the ¡®base model¡¯.¡± ¡°Base model? So there are different versions?¡± ¡°...¡± I shouldn¡¯t have said that, but now that I did, I guess I have to share more or I would be seen as even more questionable. ¡°Yeah. Hers has all of these w looking things on it and that isn¡¯t exactly normal. I can try telling what the ¡®normal¡¯ ister.¡± ¡°Thank you. That will be a great help.¡± I wonder what kind of help? Sure you¡¯ll get a new design for a maid outfit, but so what? Well, I¡¯m notining as I do prefer it over what they wear at the moment, but still. All you¡¯ll gain is a new design to use a bunch of money on. (Laura, can the goblins draw up a more ¡®normal¡¯ looking maid outfit?) (They might be able to. But why not just use her dress as the design?) (Because it isn¡¯t the ssic french maid outfit. I won''t corrupt something so amazing. Hmm. Laura, can I change my clothes in the factory like Fantasia does?) (You should be able to.) (What about your clothes?) (As long as I don¡¯t resist it, yes.) (Then would you mind if I use you as a dress-up doll this evening?) (... sigh ¡­ I suppose it will be fine, if it is required.) (Since when can you sigh?) (Always. I just never did it before.)
¡°Remember, don¡¯t look at its eyes. A cockatrice can petrify you if you do.¡± Paulina was warning Alice and Ria before she let them fight the bird. I was all ready to leave it up to ck Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning, but those two were all like ¡°our turn¡±. And as Paulina allowed it, I¡¯m not going to say no at this point. As for petrification, well, it is what you think it is. Turning you into stone. But it actually isn¡¯t deadly. Well it is, but also not. While it does turn you into stone, you don¡¯t actually die instantly or anything. More like you are coated with a thinyer of nearly unbreakable stone. You inside will keep on living until you starve to death. No idea how you would breathe, but I also don¡¯t want to think about it. The petrification curse can then be lifted by different kinds of magic. The most used one being Holy magic, a magic that is basically exclusive to the church. It is specialized in healing, purification and curse lifting, making it nearly useless in actualbat, but great for most healing purposes. As for why it was only for the church, well apparently to learn it, you needed a title priest or priestess. Or at least apprentice priest or priestess. But losing the title could lead to losing the skill, so you couldn¡¯t just go for long enough to get the skill and bail. Then again, light magic could do basically everything that Holy magic can, it just isn¡¯t quite as mana efficient. But I guess then you have the attribute problems to worry about.
¡°Let¡¯s go!¡± Alice yelled out. We had just been beamed down from B.E.S. Big Core and she was ready to take down the cockatrice. My monsters were standing by, ready to support the duo, in case something went wrong. Brian currently has BLS envoy, Kitchen Dragonmaid, Bistro Butcher and Vampire Sorcerer summoned. As well as the Big Core. ¡°Master, are you sure we should let them fight that thing alone? I know they could if we blinded it first, but petrification can be a true threat.¡± BLS asked. ¡°I would agree, but they said they could do it. And if something happens, you¡¯ll step in. And petrification isn¡¯t lethal. And Guardian Angel Joan can heal it.¡± I listed off reasons I let those two try to fight. ¡°They can do it if Alice uses the correct spells.¡± Paulina said. ¡°Oh? Do you know a n they should use?¡± I asked. ¡°Shade can blind the cockatrice and prevent it from using its petrifying eyes. This would cut down the bird''s biggest strength making it basically a lower C-rank monster.¡± ¡°Well, let¡¯s hope Alice realizes that.¡±
Ria had, in her ssic style, rushed in and with a use of a Flicker Step, she had mounted the cockatrice. Riding on its back, she didn''t need to worry about its eyes, but she also couldn¡¯t get a bite into its flesh, as the thick coat of feathers was in the way. She was trying to rip them away, but the cockatrice wasn¡¯t making it easy. She really needs a weapon to make that process faster. I should go check up on the blood iron manufacturing process. Taking advantage of the situation, Alice casted Dark Bullets as fast as she could, without actually using the quick cast skill. I could really see the difference as she kept casting them. They were getting progressively more powerful, thanks to her Magician¡¯s Power skill. The first one didn¡¯t do much to the bird, but by the time Alice was casting her sixth, the bird had turned to face her and was ignoring Ria, still clinging to the bird''s back. ¡°It''s going to petrify her.¡± BLS said. ¡°A¡­¡± I almost called out to her, but kept it in my mouth. If she doesn¡¯t realize what to do by herself, she won¡¯t grow like she should. I can tell her Paulina¡¯s strategy after the fight. ROAR A massive roar shook the forest. The cockatrice, which was preparing to attack, froze. The Threatening Roar I had reset on Alice this morning activated. Spoiler [copse] ¡°Dark Shield.¡± Alice didn¡¯t let the time bought by the card go to waste and casted a defensive spell, which made a wall of darkness between her and the cockatrice. I don¡¯t know when she learned that spell since she didn¡¯t use it yesterday, but I¡¯m impressed that she was able to cast it that quickly. Then the cockatrice, regaining its senses after the roar and having lost sight of Alice, focused back onto Ria, still ripping its feathers to get ess to its skin and blood. The cockatrice finally seemed to get an idea how to get Ria off, charged right at a tree, most likely nning to turn a bit so Ria would be between the bird and the tree. ¡°Ria, let go!¡± Alice called out to her as a warning. She had chanted another spell, only waiting to say the activation word to let it loose. Ria hearing the call and likely realizing it herself as well, jumped off of the cockatrice just before it crashed into a tree and ran to get some distance between herself and the bird. Crash ¡°Dark Spear!¡± Alice finished her casting right after the cockatrice had crashed into the tree. A two meter javelin made of darkness flew towards the slightly stunned cockatrice and hit it in the bird''s right nk. It pierced quite deep before it disappeared. Some blood bled out from the new wound. Nothing immediately fatal, but the bird''s days should be numbered. The bird turned its head so that it could stare at the wound that had been infected and as it looked back up, the bleeding seemed to have stopped. ¡°A cockatrice will use its own curse to stop itself from bleeding out.¡± BLS answered, before I even had time to ask the question. Now even more angry at Alice, the cockatrice charged right at her. She might have panicked a bit, but she was still able to move her Dark Shield to stand between her and the bird. But the bird didn¡¯t stop and kept up its charge. It hit the Dark Shield with its head, shattering the barrier. It might have slowed down, but not by much. Now, Alice was back in the sights of the charging bird. I looked as the bird kept charging, only to encounter its next problem. A magic circle formed around its body and took a hold of the bird, stopping it in its tracks. The second defense of Alice had been activated. Spellbinding Circle. Spoiler [copse] The cockatrice, now trapped in the Spellbinding Circle, struggled to get free. It also seemed to try and use its petrification eyes, but as the Spellbinding Circle prevents all attacks, it couldn¡¯t. Alice calmed herself down and casted one more Dark Spear, hitting the bound cockatrice into the neck area, causingrge amounts of blood to flow out. Ria then stepped up and collected most of the blood with Blood Control, while making sure she would get the rest of it out from the bird, ending the cockatrice.
¡°Well done, you two.¡± I said as they regained their senses after the fight. ¡°You used your extra skill with great efficiency.¡± ¡°Thanks. Mana taught me that I need to cast weaker spells quickly and then swap to the more powerful ones.¡± Alice answered. ¡°And it worked well. And that Dark Shield was nice.¡± I added. ¡°I think it would have stopped the petrification even if you didn¡¯t have Threatening Roar.¡± ¡°You still should have used Shade first.¡± Paulina added. ¡°Shade? What would that have done?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Shade could have surrounded the cockatrice with an area of darkness. That would block its vision and its sight based attacks. And as Shade doesn¡¯t affect the caster and dhampirs have a great sense of smell, you could have used that to your advantage.¡± Paulina instructed her. ¡°But other than having to rely on Brian¡¯s cards, you did well.¡± ¡°Then next time, I¡¯ll do it without a single card.¡± Alice dered. ¡°Ria? Is something wrong?¡± I asked as I noticed that Ria was just quietly sipping some blood. ¡°No. It¡¯s nothing.¡± ¡°You sure? Don¡¯t you want to join the post battle prief?¡± ¡°No. I know what I did wrong, so I don¡¯t think I need to.¡± ¡°Exactly. You did nothing wrong. You just need a weapon.¡± ¡°... maybe. Brian, would it be alright if I had to ask you for the money to get one?¡± ¡°No, of course not. I will get you one. Ria, you are my ve and as your master, I will take care of these things, alright?¡± ¡°Yes. Thank you.¡± ¡°Now we just need a weapon that will suit you. I guess that will be on the agenda for tomorrow. I¡¯ll summon a bunch of different monsters and you can try out all of their weapons and pick one you like.¡±
Our next stop on our hunt were the two bisons that we needed for the other quest. These ones were D-rank forest bisons, not the C-rank horned bisons. Because of that, I let Kitchen Dragonmaid and The Bistro Butcher go 2v2 against them. Because of herck of offensive power, Kitchen Dragonmaid had to take a more defensive position and support Bistro Butcher, while he was the main DPS. And as soon as The Bistro Butcher got a good strike in and the bison began to bleed, Vampire Sorcerer stepped in and drained the first bison of blood. The two fighters, especially the Butcher, didn¡¯t really like the intrusion, but Vampire Sorcerer said that we had to secure the blood so it was necessary. With those secured, we headed for the area where Laura had spotted a C-rank bison a few days ago. BLS quickly decapitated it and we secured the blood and the carcass. It was left in one piece, other than the separated head, with just the blood drained, because Paulina requested so. Now, we just head back to the guild and report on our sess.
¡°Eh? Youpleted it? In one day?¡± The same guild employee that epted us taking the quest was there when we came to report thepletion. She didn¡¯t at first believe us, but as I began pointing out detailed information on all of the monsters near the road, and with Paulina vouching for me, she had no choice but to ept. We made sure to report all of the forest deer we took down and the guild bought them from us for a good price, so I saw no reason to take it to a speciality shop myself. We did lose about 5% of the sale price we could have gotten and that is assuming we would have been able to haggle a good price for the meat. And as money is not an issue for me, I let it go. They also picked up the hides of the two forest bisons, but as the horned bison was still in one piece and Paulina wanted it like that, the guild didn¡¯t get anything from it. For the cockatrice, the guild wanted the monster core and some materials that can be used for weapons, like the feathers that are used for arrows, the ws and the beak. Even its eyes were bought by the guild as they could be used for a potion that counters petrification. And as the eyes are usually destroyed first for safety reasons, they were decently valuable. The cockatrice meat stayed with me, but Paulina did say that her father would likely be willing to buy it. And if not, we can just visit a high ss butcher store. As for the mary rewards, I let Alice and Ria share the bison reward between the two of them and the road safety reward was spread between the three of us. Sure the girls didn¡¯t take down the horned bison, but they did kill the cockatrice. And as that wasn¡¯t a direct request, but part of the safety check, I thought giving them a little extra would be nice. And as I said, I really don¡¯t need the money.
¡°Oh. It¡¯s Brian and Miss Alice.¡± As we were about to leave the guild, we ran into a group of adventurers we know. A team that used to be four people, now seemed to be five. Saber Fang. The adventuring party we ran into on our trip to here from Alewatch. But unlike before, they had a fifth member. Alex, our previouspanion, had apparently joined their team. ¡°It¡¯s because Tye couldn¡¯t let someone with those summoning cards go.¡± Vivien, their archer and ice mage, said. We ended up having a quick chat with them and they told me that they would, again, be heading for Alewatch to dive into the dungeon. Alex was a little ¡­ not happy that he would be heading back, but with the dungeon there he epted that it would be a good idea. As we had the time, we joined them for some ¡­ not so refined afternoon drinking. Well, Alice had something she had brought with her and Ria was drinking blood, but for the rest of us, it was either beer or cider.
¡°Brian, can I bother you for a second?¡± Alex asked in a very proper way during our break, turnedte lunch. ¡°Sure. What is it?¡± ¡°... not here, if possible.¡± ¡°Do you have a better ce in mind?¡± ¡°Yes. This way.¡± Alex dragged me outside to a quiet spot. Well, quiet is rtive, but there weren¡¯t any obvious spots where someone could overhear us from. ¡°So, what is it?¡± ¡°... my Card Summoner leveled up.¡± He said. ¡°oh? Nice. You are the second that has happened to, as far as I know.¡± ¡°Second? Really? Someone got it first?¡± ¡°Yeah. Christina decided she wanted to be first. But what happened? Did you do something strange?¡± ¡°I¡¯m not sure. But I did use that Elegant Egotist card to summon the Harpie Lady Sisters. Then that ss-like thing appeared around the card. After that fight, while I was checking my HP, I noticed the skill had leveled up.¡± ¡°Oh? I see. Thanks for the info.¡± ¡°Of course. No problem.¡± ¡°Let me give something for that. Give me a sec, I¡¯ll look what I have.¡± ¡°No, no. You don¡¯t have to.¡± ¡°It¡¯s fine. I gave you Harpie Lady, Harpie Lady 2 and the Sisters, if I remember correctly?¡± ¡°... yes, you did.¡± ¡°Okay, then here. Harpie Lady 1 and Harpie Lady 3 so you can fill your lineup. Also, give me the others for a second. I¡¯ll also put a toploader onto them.¡± ¡°Sure. Here.¡± Alex traded his three cards for the two new ones. I put a toploader onto the OG Harpie Lady and Harpie Lady 2 just fine, but I couldn¡¯t do it with Sisters, as it had been summoned previously, so I returned it to the collection with Compulsory Evacuation Device, put the sleeve and toploaderbo onto it and then gave it back to Alex with another copy of Elegant Egotist. Spoiler
[copse] ¡°You¡¯ll have to summon it again with the spell, but I think that should be fine with you.¡± I did in fact include a toploader with the Elegant Egotist this time as well, just in case the Sisters die and he has to re-summon them. ¡°Yes. Thank you for this.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I appreciate the info.¡±
After our meal, my team, we really should register as a team, instead of being this temporary squad, left the guild and returned to the Sawyer manor. CH.183 Space Magic Practice CH.183 Space Magic Practice Our ride back to the Sawyer manor was done in Overdrive. Take that gate guards, I do have a carriage, so you can¡¯tin. After we got inside, we went different ways. Well, more like three of us went to our rooms to wash up and Paulina went to make a report about the road safety check. Like yesterday, I doubled our bath time as magic practice time. I did promise Lua that I would get Ria to learn True Blood Magic. Her teacher today was Vampire Fraulein. For my part, practicing space magic with Cosmo Queen wasn¡¯t going that well. Not because I¡¯m a bad student. Okay, maybe I am, but it is also because I¡¯m trying to learn an advanced magic, without having a basic magic as a base. It''s like learning how to drive with a Lamborghini and I¡¯m not even sure that analogy is strong enough. ¡°Perhaps we should do this study inside the Different Dimension Factory. That might make it easier for you, Master.¡± Cosmo Queen said. ¡°Would it? Why?¡± ¡°You already control that space, so you should be able to instinctively use space magic inside of it. We will have you gain experience doing it that way and then transfer that knowledge over by doing the same with the mana of this world.¡± ¡°If you say so. But that does leave the problem of my body.¡± ¡°Your body? Brian, what are you talking about?¡± Ria, who had just gotten out of the bath, asked. And saying ¡®just¡¯ is wrong. She is already fully dry and clothed, but her being dry is because Aqua Spirit dries us up after we finish our bath. ¡°Just thinking about one of my skills.¡± I said. ¡°Aqua Spirit, thanks for the help, you can go now.¡± I said to my monster as I unsummoned her. Maybe I should also practice that spirit synchro thing with this world''s spirits. I might gain a spirit magic skill. ¡°Another strange skill?¡± Ria asked. ¡°Don¡¯t call them strange, useful. Another useful skill.¡± Well, they are strange, but also useful. So both are true. Also, for why I haven¡¯t given Ria a card yet, even though she has Card Summoner. Well, I just haven¡¯t. I have no excuse. I¡¯ll give her one tomorrow when I summon a bunch of them for the weapon test. I¡¯ll also have to give Alice two cards for the adventuring quests we did today. ¡°But yeah. I¡¯m going to use one of my skills. It will look like I¡¯m sleeping, but I won¡¯t really. Can you watch my body while I do that?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t really understand what you mean, but sure.¡± ¡°Cosmo Queen, head to the factory first, I¡¯ll be right there.¡± I said as I unsummoned Cosmo Queen. I thenid on my bed, leaving Ria and Vampire Fraulein in my room.
¡°Haah. I really need to figure out how to get Ria here.¡± I muttered as I opened my eyes in the factory. ¡°Just work hard and we can do it.¡± Laura said as she realized next to me. ¡°Well, I don¡¯t exactly know how I level up my unique skills. Sure I probably could hunt down and kill a super strong monster, but what will that aplish? If it doesn¡¯t level you up, all we will have is a huge amount of materials that I have to get rid of.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t have a level, use the word upgrade instead. If I had a level, there is a chance that Level Up would work on me. And we can just store the materials inside your Inventory.¡± ¡°Sure, and let them rot away. Did you find out if we can install Time Seal into Tahlia and have inventory gain a time freeze function?¡± ¡°I did. And yes, we can. I didn¡¯t do it yet, as Tahlia wanted you to do it. But you might want to level up Inventory once or twice before you do the install.¡± ¡°... okay. Why?¡± ¡°Because the install evolves Inventory into the unique skill Storage and unique skills can¡¯t be leveled up.¡± ¡°... oh god. Why?¡± ¡°Is something wrong?¡± ¡°How many unique skills are you nning on having me acquire?¡± ¡°As many as you can get. There is a chance that I will get upgraded as you get more of them.¡± ¡°Oh? Then yeah. But maybe I should level up inventory to LV.10 first. That is the skill level cap right?¡± ¡°Soft level cap. It is possible to go beyond 10, but you need to get to LV.99 first. Then perform a limit break. That way, the limit for your overall level bes 199 and the limit for skills bes 20.¡± ¡°And let me guess, this limit break isn¡¯t easy.¡± ¡°Correct.¡± ¡°Well, I¡¯m not level 99, so I¡¯ll worry about thatter.¡± ¡°I believe that might be for the best.¡± ¡°But if I want to max out my Inventory, maybe I should ept the use of a few Pyro Clocks. I could use multiple and just skip all of that annoying being in aa part.¡± ¡°I still do not rmend it, but if you really want to, I won¡¯t stop you.¡± ¡°Or I¡¯ll just wait. Or not get inventory to LV.10. Difficult decisions to make.¡±
¡°Master, are you ready to keep going?¡± Cosmo Queen appeared next to us from a portal and asked. ¡°Yeah. That¡¯s why I¡¯m here.¡± ¡°Us too, us too.¡± I heard a kid calling. I turned and saw my two daughters riding towards us on beasts. Fantasia was riding a silver wolf and Tahlia was sitting side saddle on a dark gray multi tailed goat thing. ¡°Father, Mother, sorry to bother you, but would it be possible for us to join as well?¡± Tahlia asked, after she dismounted Dark Gray. ¡°Hi you two. Of course you can join.¡± I instantly agreed. ¡°As long as our teacher is fine with it.¡± As I said that, I turned to look at Cosmo Queen. ¡°Yes. Of course. I shall teach all four of you.¡± She said as we began our first lessons into magic as a full family.
¡°Papa, look. I. Can. Teleport.¡± Fantasia said as she was popping in and out of existence between each word. ¡°Miss, that is not teleportation.¡± Cosmo Queen said. ¡°Fantasia, you can¡¯t just delete your avatar and re-emerge as a new avatar and call that teleportation.¡± Laura added. ¡°... but I¡¯m teleporting, right?¡± ¡°No, you are not. Come here, I¡¯ll show you.¡± Cosmo Queen said. Fantasia walked back to us. ¡°Here, hold this.¡± Cosmo Queen said as she handed Fantasia a small wand looking thing. ¡°Now try that teleportation while holding it.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Fantasia said before she poofed out of existence and reemerged a little ways away. ng. The wand she had been holding on the other hand stayed where it had been and fell to the ground. ¡°Eh? But I was holding it.¡± Fantasia wondered as she disappeared and reappeared closer to us. ¡°That is because you didn¡¯t actually teleport. As Lady Laura said, you made your avatar disappear and reappear in a different ce. This results in anything that isn¡¯t a part of your avatar being left behind.¡± Cosmo Queen exined as she picked up the wand and ced it in her sleeve. ¡°Then I¡¯ll study more!¡± Fantasia dered. ¡°I¡¯ll teleport around with Papa when I learn it.¡±
By the end of our session, three of us could use the Fantasia version of teleportation, myself, Laura and of course Fantasia. The one that could use actual space magic was Tahlia. I guess knowing quantum physics and all of that is an advantage in studying magic that breaks multiplews of nature. She managed to learn Apport, a basic space magic spell that teleports a small object from close by to you. It seems like a useless spell, as I can do that with Telekinesis, but it is the first spell I¡¯ll be learning, so I paid close attention. We also yed a bit with changing clothes, but that quickly devolved into a mess of wills. Fantasia was trying to force me into cosying different monsters one after another, while I was trying to force Laura into outfits I like. Tahlia realized it was a mess and just made sure she got to keep her clothes, so she didn¡¯t participate. I did get to see a nice maid outfit on Laura, but no bunny girl Laura yet. But as I made sure a Goblin Calligrapher was present when Laura was in said maid outfit, I now had a painting of it. Well, currently it is factory only, but I can make one with my Founder¡¯s terminal or summon the goblin that painted it and have him repaint it in the real world. I made sure to give him a Dark Energy install as a reward. ¡°Thank you for the lesson. I¡¯ll have to go now.¡± I said as I got ready to leave. I had to go back to unsummon Vampire Fraulein. After hugs to my daughters, I disappeared from the factory and woke up in the real world.
¡°Ah, Master has returned.¡± Vampire Fraulein was the first to realize I had returned from the factory. ¡°Brian, are you alright?¡± Ria asked, as I sat up on the bed. ¡°Yeah, I¡¯m fine. That skill might leave my body like that, but it isn¡¯t dangerous.¡± ¡°Yes. Miss Fraulein did exin a bit about it, but I¡¯m not quite sure if I fully understand.¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry, if that was out of line, Master.¡± ¡°Nah, it¡¯s fine. I¡¯ll be using it in front of Ria anyway, so better if she at least has some idea about it. But you¡¯ll need to head back now. I¡¯m already getting the early warning signs from your card.¡± I told the Vampire. The warning I¡¯m referring to are the mana pulses that the cards let out when their time limit is approaching. At first, I couldn¡¯t feel them at all, but now that I¡¯m a bit morefortable with mana control, it is quite a bit easier. ¡°Of course. I hope I was of service, Master.¡± Vampire Fraulein gave me an elegant curtsey and lowered herself back into her card that appeared below her. ¡°Well, how did it go, Ria? Did you manage true blood magic yet?¡± ¡°Not quite. I think I need one or two more days.¡± She answered. ¡°Well, perhaps you can have two practice sessions tomorrow. I think our n was to just rest anyway. Then the day after that we¡¯ll take the blood to the vige.¡±
¡°Brian, would you summon a monster for me to fight tomorrow?¡± A request made by Jonathan at the dinner table, after he heard that Alice and Ria had fought, and defeated, a cockatrice. I looked at Angelina, searching for permission to do that. I don¡¯t mind summoning practice partners, but I learned from the first time to not do it without permission. Well, I did know it even before that, but I also epted that I might get some backtalk from it. ¡°I¡¯ll allow it. He has been working harder since the first time, so I think he may fight something again.¡± Angelina gave her permission. ¡°Thank you M¡­¡± ¡°However, you¡¯d better choose his opponent carefully. If he has any permanent injuries, I¡¯ll make sure you pay up for them.¡± ¡°Come on, do you think I¡¯ll summon some dragon to fight him?¡± I jokingly asked. Actually Petit Dragon might be a good practice partner for him. It¡¯s actually weaker than the Winged Minion I summonedst time. ¡°... no, I suppose you wouldn¡¯t. But I¡¯d prefer something that won¡¯t almost suicide dive into him.¡± Angelina said. ¡°I¡¯ll do my best to pick something appropriate.¡±
¡°Here, the drawing, well more of a painting, of the outfit.¡± I gave Paulina the drawing Goblin Calligrapher painted. It cost me 1000 generation points to make because of the remote generation penalty, so I don¡¯t want to make too many, but one should be enough. ¡°That was fast. Thank you.¡± Paulina said as she took the picture and looked at it. ¡°Thisdy? Who is she?¡± ¡°That¡¯s Laura.¡± ¡°Laura? As in your system support? Or is there another Laura?¡± ¡°No, that¡¯s her.¡± ¡°What? Show me.¡± Alice said, and she rushed over to take a look. Ria followed right after her and also looked at the picture. ¡°... she¡¯s beautiful ¡­¡± Alice muttered as she was looking at the picture. ¡°Is she? She seems somewhat... basic.¡± Ria questioned. ¡°But how can a system support have a body?¡± Paulina asked. ¡°Shouldn¡¯t a system support only be inside of your head or something like that?¡± ¡°Normally yes. But I have a skill that allows her to do that.¡± ¡°... can you do it here?¡± ¡°No. It doesn¡¯t work like that. It¡¯s like this space inside my head I can enter. I can interact with my monsters there and Laura can have a body there, but not here.¡± ¡°Then this painting? How did you make it?¡± ¡°I had one of my summoned monsters, which can paint, do it first inside that skill, then I summoned it here and had the monster paint it again.¡± Of course that isn¡¯t what I did, but I could have. ¡°... Hmm. That skill sounds interesting. Can you show it to me?¡± Paulina asked. ¡°No, not at the moment at least. I can¡¯t bring others there unless I level it up first.¡± ¡°That¡¯s too bad. May I keep this painting?¡± ¡°No.¡± I instantly said. No one gets to keep a painting of Laura, but me. ¡°But I¡¯ll let you borrow it until you can have some designer look at it. But I do expect it back before your father¡¯s birthday.¡± ¡°Thank you. That will be plenty of time.¡± As I was about to return to my room, Paulina called out and said one more thing. ¡°By the way, Father said he would buy the cockatrice meat, so could you drop it in the kitchen?¡± ¡°Sure, but I don¡¯t know the way.¡± ¡°Oh, right. Kay, show him the way.¡± Paulina ordered the maid that was with her. ¡°As you wish.¡±
After dropping off the meat, I returned to my room. There, a maid was waiting with a few gold coins for the bird meat. 9 in total. I took one and gave the others to Ria, ordering her to take half of them to Alice for her portion of the work. The one gold I took was for transport and butchering fees. And to make the split between the girls even. ¡°Brian, may I ask something?¡± Ria asked after she returned from taking Alice¡¯s portion of the money to her. ¡°You already did, but I assume you meant something else. Go for it.¡± ¡°Why are you giving this much money to a ve?¡± ¡°... because you will need it when you buy stuff that I don¡¯t need to know about.¡± I said. I learned from Laura. You don¡¯t question certain things girls buy. Especially when ites to their once per month products. ¡°What do you mean by that? I¡¯ll never buy something that I won¡¯t tell you about.¡± Ria said. ¡°... what? Not even your more ¡­ private products?¡± ¡°What do you mean by private products?¡± ¡°Eh? ¡­ Do I really have to exin that? Like the products you use to protect your ¡­ private areas. Usually around once per month.¡± ¡°Protect private areas? Once per month? No, I don¡¯t know.¡± ¡°... How old are you?¡± Is Ria young enough that she doesn¡¯t have her monthly cycle yet? That shouldn¡¯t be the case, but I have to know. ¡°I¡¯m twenty one.¡± She answered. Safe. And she is just one year younger than me. ¡°... so, you don¡¯t have a period?¡± ¡°Period? Oh, that. I think Agatha spoke about it. No. Dhampirs don¡¯t have that. We control if we get pregnant with blood magic.¡± Ria exined. ¡°So if you ever want to call me to bed, there won¡¯t be any trouble.¡± She added with a tempting tone. ¡°... Thanks for the offer. I¡¯ll think about it.¡± I don¡¯t feel right forcing her, but if she offers, I might have to do it. I¡¯m not going to say I haven¡¯t wanted to at least rub one off at some points, but I just never have. And if Ria really is willing and there is no chance of pregnancy, perhaps yes. I¡¯ll have to ask Laura first though. I know she isn¡¯t the same, but still. For me, she is. After that, it was level up time. For me, because of what Laura told me earlier, it was Inventory. For Ria, Fast Mana Recovery. At least that might help a bit with her running out of mana in the fights.
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human !
Level: 54
HP: 1630
Mana: 2170
Strength: 405
Defense: 605
Magic: 525
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.4 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.2 (unique)
Telekinesis LV.2 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.3 (extra)
Inventory LV.4 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Mana Control LV.5
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (Greater)
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
Name: Rhianna
Race: Dhampir
Level: 46
HP: 1150
Mana: 1270
Strength: 740
Defense: 500
Magic: 670
Skills:
Blood Magic LV.4 (Racial)
Card Summoner LV.1 (extra)
Fire Magic LV.3
Mana Control LV.3
Fast Mana Recovery LV.2
Internal Magic Technique LV.5
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.4
Flickering Step LV.2
Power Boost LV.4
Defense Boost LV.2
Blood Sucker (Racial)
ve. Master: Brian Wood
¡°Good night.¡± I said to Ria as I switched off the lights. ¡°Good night.¡± CH.184 Packs with Alice and Ria CH.184 Packs with Alice and Ria My wake up was the same as it had been for the past two days. But this time, I actually woke up early enough to spot the maid that woke up Ria. I didn¡¯t even bother waiting for Ria to leave and just jumped straight into the Factory.
¡°Good morning, Laura, Mia.¡± I said to the two system supports. They were once again just chatting, while sitting at the round table. ¡°Good morning, Dear.¡± ¡°Good morning, Mr. Brian.¡± ¡°So, any news fromst night?¡± ¡°We have been putting the final touches on the system link, so we can attempt to bring Mistress here when you visit her tomorrow.¡± ¡°I¡¯m still telling her you call her that.¡± ¡°As I¡¯ve said, I don¡¯t care. We managed toe up with a different way of transferring the data thanks to Tahlia, so we were able to improve the quality. I don¡¯t think there will be any issues.¡± Mia said. ¡°Well, at least that¡¯s good. What about you, Laura? Anything from you?¡± ¡°In terms of Pack Opener, I fullypleted . Other than that, I got a report from the forging operation that they have managed to make some blood iron.¡± ¡°Nice.¡± ¡°But the vampires called it low quality, so it isn¡¯t ready for use yet.¡± ¡°Well, hopefully they can get some better quality stuff soon. I can make some with the dungeon, but if the monsters can make it from just iron, it might be better.¡± Well, I would have to get a forge for them to work at and summon them there for 2 hours and everything. Or we would have to make that space isted room, which follows thews of the real world, instead of the factory rules. That way, whatever they make is a physical object that I can put into Inventory and then take out on the other side, instead of just being an object in the factory. ¡°Perhaps we should look into making that space insted room. Maybe add a kitchen there as well. Have Bistro Butcher and Kitchen Dragonmaid making some food with Mystik Wok and store it in my Inventory.¡± ¡°We would need to upgrade inventory into storage first. We don¡¯t want the food spoiling inside your inventory.¡± ¡°Yeah, that little problem. Can you still try to make the space? Cosmo Queen might be able to help with that as well. I¡¯ll look into picking up some iron or steel ingots for the forging, so we won¡¯t have to use the dungeon to get them.¡± ¡°I shall. But we might have a problem getting the equipment for the room. We can¡¯t just use the factories normal functions to make them like we can here. You¡¯ll need to buy them, or we can make them with the dungeon.¡± ¡°We¡¯ll run out of points if we try to make everything with the dungeon.¡± ¡°Most likely yes.¡± ¡°Can you make a list of everything we need for the room? For both forging and kitchen. Also, check if Kitchen Dragonmaid or Bistro Butcher can activate Mystik Wok.¡± ¡°Sure. Also, make sure you go see both Tahlia and Fantasia. They were quite taken back yesterday when you didn¡¯t, even if they won¡¯t actually say it.¡± ¡°Yeah. I can do that.¡±
I used my skill to pull up the camera feeds from inside the dungeon, because I was toozy to walk up a few steps and take a look at the security station there. Tahlia, as always, was easy to spot with her pink jumpsuit. And also because of where she is. From what I know, there is about a 60% chance that she is in the depths of her own room. ¡°I¡¯ll go see Tahlia first. Laura, please notify me if someone walks into the room I¡¯m ¡®sleeping¡¯ in.¡± ¡°Of course.¡± ¡°Mia, I guess I¡¯ll see you tomorrow? Lua as well.¡± ¡°I¡¯lle here during the night, as long as that is fine with you.¡± ¡°Yeah. It¡¯s perfectly fine. I think Laura enjoys yourpany as well.¡± ¡°You don¡¯t have to speak for me, even if it is true.¡± ¡°Yeah, I know. I¡¯ll be off now.¡± With that, I left the table and walked towards the Treasury room. I could have used that avatar destruction and remaking teleportation, but I should have a bit of time, so I¡¯ll just walk. And I think the goblins will appreciate it.
The bank had changed a bit. Well, more like now it had a private security force made of goblins from Goblin Attack Force. They had on dark uniforms with the Different Dimension Treasury embroidered on the left breast, where officers would usually have their badge. The uniforms also spelled Security on both the right breast and across the back. They were still armed with their spiked metal bats, so they looked more like mafia guards than usual bank guards. I was quickly led to the manager''s office and he let me into the back room as soon as I said I was here to meet Tahlia. I walked up to the table Tahlia was sitting at and sat down on one of the other armchairs next to the table, ¡°Good morning.¡± ¡°Good morning, Father. What did youe here for?¡± ¡°To see you. Or is that not allowed?¡± ¡°No! I¡¯m happy that you came¡­¡± Tahlia said as she made a tea cup appear and took a sip of it to hide her face.
I spent a bit of time with her, talking about her opinions on leveling her up quickly and the install of Time Seal. She wanted it done on the spot, as it would make her more powerful, but I wanted to wait at least two more levels. Then I would have 1280 slots in my inventory and that would be enough for a while. Honestly, I wanted to wait all the way for LV.10 Inventory just so it would be maxed out. ¡°Thanks for speaking with this little fool. I enjoyed it.¡± I said as I got up and was getting ready to leave. I had already located Fantasia with the security cameras and I was getting ready to ¡®teleport¡¯ there. ¡°You aren¡¯t a fool.¡± Tahlia said as she got up. ¡°Pleasee again.¡± ¡°I will.¡± I gave her a hug before I teleported to an ocean room.
¡°At least I can breathe.¡± I said as I realized that I had teleported into a room that waspletely filled with ocean water. I thought I would appear at the surface, but instead I was just in water, hitting an invisible ceiling. I don¡¯t know why exactly, but I could breathe underwater just fine. My speech also seemed normal. By the way, this room wasn¡¯t made by Umi, but by A Legendary Ocean, indicated by the massive ruins I could see at the bottom of the sea. Spoiler
[copse] As I looked around and saw a massive sea serpent swimming towards me. It was nked by a swarm of mermaids, fish and other sea creatures. Riding on its head was a small girl in a school swimsuit, which read Fantasia on the front. Spoiler [copse] Levia-Dragon - Daedalus came to a stop in front of me, so that Fantasia was just a few meters away. I¡¯m impressed that the nearly 30 meters long sea serpent could swim that close to me without hitting me, but I¡¯ll just say it is skilled. ¡°Papa!¡± The little girl jumped off of the sea serpent and swam up to me. Her feet and hands had a membrane in them, making swimming easier. I guess she would need some flippers to help her keep up with the mermaids. I took her into a hug.
¡°Papa, look! I¡¯m a shark!¡± Fantasia called as she was swimming around. She had transformed her legs into a tail, even if it wasn¡¯t a shark tail. ¡°You aren¡¯t a shark. Sharks p their tails side to side. You are doing it up and down, like a dolphin. Or a mermaid.¡± ¡°Side to side? Really?¡± Fantasia looked around, looking for a shark, but the only shark monster I have is Deepsea Shark. And as it is a fusion monster and I haven¡¯t summoned it yet, it can¡¯t appear inside the factory. Luckily The Legendary Fisherman rides a shark, so he was able to show off how a shark swims. Fantasia tried to do it as well, but it is quite difficult to shake your ¡®tail¡¯ side to side,pared to up and down. I guess it just goes against usual human movement. I ended up transforming my feet into a mermaid tail as well and it was quite fun. How can I do it? Well, this is just an avatar, so I can. I could probably do it in the real world with DNA Surgery as well. Maybe I should install it when I get some of my install slots open again. Being able to adjust like that does sound super useful. (Brian, Rhianna has returned to your room. You need to head back.) I heard Laura¡¯s voice in my head. (I see. Thanks.) ¡°Fantasia, I have to go now. But I had fun. Let¡¯s go swimming again some other time.¡± ¡°Yes. Next time, we can y on the pirate ship.¡± ¡°Sure. Captain Fantasia willmand the ship with her absolute authority.¡± ¡°But Papa is the Captain.¡± ¡°Then Captain Wood shall guide our vessel through the roughest seas with ease.¡± I said as I took Fantasia into a hug. ¡°I¡¯lle again in the evening, if I don¡¯t have time before. See you then.¡± ¡°See you, Papa.¡±
¡°Brian! Are you alright? You weren¡¯t waking up.¡± Ria asked in a slight panic as I opened my eyes. ¡°I¡¯m fine. I was just inside that one skill I told you about yesterday. Don¡¯t worry.¡± ¡°That mental space thingy?¡± ¡°Yeah. It¡¯s called Different Dimension Factory, not like that actually matters. I visit it basically every morning to have a little chat with my system support.¡± ¡°Ah. Alright. I¡¯ll keep that in mind if you don¡¯t wake up.¡± ¡°Yeah. Maybe I should get something like a sleep mask that I wear whenever I go to the factory. I think that would help you to tell if I¡¯m in the factory, or if something is actually wrong.¡± ¡°If you want to.¡±
After breakfast, the three of us were heading to the training field. Paulina was going to jointer, but she had some business to do first. And Jonathan was going toe in the afternoon, so the practice field was free for us to use for the entire morning. ¡°So, what do you want to start with? Finding a weapon for Ria? Maybe opening some packs so you both can pick some cards you like? Or just somebat practice?¡± ¡°Let¡¯s do some packs. We haven¡¯t done any in a while.¡± Alice said. ¡°Packs? What are those?¡± ¡°They are what I get my cards from. You¡¯ll see. But yeah. Let¡¯s start with that. Pack Opener, open.¡±
Daily Pack tokens: 100
Current Pack tokens: 200
Avable packs :
Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon
Metal Raiders
Magic Ruler
Pharaoh¡¯s Servant
Labyrinth of Nightmare
Legacy of Darkness
Pharaonic Guardian
Magician¡¯s Force
Dark Crisis
Invasion of Chaos
Ancient Sanctuary
Soul of the Duelist
Rise of Destiny
ming Eternity
Daily Reprint Tokens: 100
Current Reprint Tokens: 130
Avable Reprint sets:
Dark Beginning 1
Dark Revtion Volume 1
Dark Beginning 2
¡°Brain. Why do you have that many tokens?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Last time we did this, you had like 20 or so.¡± ¡°... stuff happened.¡± Laura had also stopped bonding both Pot of Greeds and Jar of Greeds into the skill. That is why I had an even 100 at both dailies. They were still being activated by the goblins inside the bank, so I would still get the tokens. But they were also a part of my collection, to make it look moreplete. Laura usually left me 100 of both tokens, but apparently I had some extras for today. Even though I¡¯ll never get through all of them. ¡°Any sets you want to open?¡± I asked. ¡°Let¡¯s do Magic Ruler.¡± Alice said. ¡°Yeah, let¡¯s not. I already have everything from it, so maybe something else.¡± ¡°oh.¡± ¡°What about ming Eternity?¡± Ria asked. ¡°Yeah, sure. We can do that.¡± ¡°Why did you instantly shoot me down, but agree with her?¡± ¡°She chose better. Had you picked Magician¡¯s Force I would have at least considered it.¡± ¡°Then let¡¯s do some of both.¡± ¡°Sure, but ming Eternityes first.¡±
Use a ¡®Pack token¡¯ to open 1 pack of ¡®ming Eternity¡¯
[Yes] [No]
First pack in a while. Let¡¯s go! Spoiler FET 1 me Ruler, Fulfillment of the Contract, Good Goblin Housekeeping, Divine Dragon Ragnarok, Golem Sentry, Release Restraint, Threatening Roar, Beast Soul Swap, Ultimate Insect LV5 [copse] ¡°That¡¯s the card you set on me.¡± Alice recognized the Threatening Roar. ¡°Sure is.¡± ¡°me Ruler? And a Divine Dragon. Are they strong?¡± ¡°Not that strong. I mean, they are strong, butpared to some of my other monsters, they are quite weak.¡± ¡°How can a Divine Dragon be weak?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t ask. I really don¡¯t know. It just is. Sadly, nothing super good here, so let¡¯s just go to the next pack.¡± Spoiler FET 2 Kangaroo Champ, me Ruler, Space Mambo, Release Restraint, Re-Fusion, Catnipped Kitty, Threatening Roar, de Rabbit, Swords of Concealing Light [copse] ¡°A kangaroo?¡± ¡°And a kitty.¡± ¡°There is also that rabbit we ate in the dungeon.¡± ¡°Yeah. It would appear so.¡± I said. As I took a look at the girls. Alice had a notebook out and she was writing something down. Personally, I think the best card is Swords of Concealing Light. Just being able to subduerge groups of people is super useful. Anyway, next pack. Spoiler FET 3 Elemental Burst, Catnipped Kitty, Fulfillment of the Contract, Release Restraint, Re-Fusion, Insect Knight, de Rabbit, Cross Counter, Penalty Game! [copse] ¡°Elemental Burst sounds strong.¡± ¡°It is, but it is quite difficult to activate, as you would need four monsters all of different attributes to be summoned at the same time.¡± Cross Counter is the real jewel of this pack. I don¡¯t know how it would trante if installed. Maybe some sort of spike skill, or something like that. Like, you hit me, you also take damage? Maybe. Anyway, next pack. Spoiler FET 4 Divine Dragon Ragnarok, Poison Fangs, de Rabbit, Centrifugal Field, Elemental Burst, Element Valkyrie, Release Restraint, Mecha-Dog Marron, Meteor of Destruction [copse] ¡°Meteor of Destruction? Does it just summon a meteorite?¡± ¡°Yeah, basically.¡± I answered Alice, before turning towards Ria. ¡°What do you think of Element Valkyrie? I think it might be a good card for you.¡± It does have an effect to gain attack while you control a fire attribute monster after all. And Ria uses fire magic so she should count. ¡°Would you really give me something like that?¡± ¡°Yeah. Of course.¡± ¡°Then I will ept it.¡± ¡°Good. Let¡¯s do one more of this and swap over to Magician¡¯s Force after that.¡± Spoiler FET 5 Maji-Gire Panda, Firebird, Abare Ushioni, Mecha-Dog Marron, Catnipped Kitty, Kangaroo Champ, Armed Samurai - Ben Kei, Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys, Assault on GHQ [copse] ¡°A phoenix?¡± ¡°Yeah. That¡¯s nice.¡± ¡°... may I have it?¡± Ria asked meekly. ¡°Hmm. I¡¯ll think about it.¡± It¡¯s not that I didn¡¯t want to give Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys to Ria, but it is the only one I have at this moment, so I¡¯d like to get another one before I give it to her. But luckily, this pack has a good substitute. ¡°How about I give you the Firebird for now and if you learn how to use it, I¡¯ll give you the Phoenix as well.¡± ¡°Yes. Thank you.¡±
¡°Now then, time for some Magician¡¯s Force.¡±
Use a ¡®Pack token¡¯ to open 1 pack of ¡®Magician¡¯s Force¡¯
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Spoiler MFC 1 Vampiric Orchis, Adhesion Trap Hole, Amazoness Spellcaster, Kiryu, White Dragon Ritual, Miracle Restoring, People Running About, Magical nt Mandrag, Mega Ton Magical Cannon [copse] ¡°Mega Ton Magical Cannon? Would that be good for me?¡± Alice asked. ¡°No, definitely not. The mana cost would be way too high.¡± Not that I even know if it can be charged up with just mana, as it uses spell counters. But as spell counters could be used as a source of mana for a person, perhaps you can turn mana back into a spell counter. I just need to find out how much mana is one spell counter. (I¡¯ll test it out for you.) Laura offered. (Thanks.) ¡°There is also a dragon.¡± ¡°Yeah. That¡¯s the one I was nning on giving you eventually. But I really want you to fly on Pitch-Dark Dragon first. But we can do that tomorrow when we visit the dhampir vige. I don¡¯t think anyone there will mind if we take a little flight on dragons.¡± ¡°Then if I ride a dragon there, can I get that card as a reward?¡± ¡°Sure. Or you can wait a bit longer. Either way is fine with me.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll think about it.¡± Alice said and wrote something into her notebook. Anyway, next pack. Spoiler MFC 2 Formation Union, Sonic Duck, Thunder of Ruler, Pitch-Dark Dragon, Magical nt Mandrag, Amazoness Blowpiper, Hidden Spellbook, Miracle Restoring, Apprentice Magician [copse] ¡°Look, it¡¯s Alice.¡± I joked as I pointed at Apprentice Magician. ¡°But I¡¯m a girl. That magician is a boy.¡± ¡°Eh? Not arguing about being an apprentice. That¡¯s unexpected.¡± ¡°How could I argue against that? Mana has not approved me yet, so I¡¯m an apprentice.¡± ¡°And a great apprentice at that. I¡¯m sure Mana would be proud of the speed at which you are improving.¡± Next pack. Spoiler MFC 3 Pitch-Dark Dragon, Raregold Armor, Ultimate Obedient Fiend, Vampiric Orchis, Dimension Jar, Kiryu, Physical Double, Dark Magician Girl, Cat''s Ear Tribe [copse] ¡°Speaking of her and she shall appear.¡± ¡°... Brian, how many of these Dark Magician Girls do you have?¡± ¡°Other than the one I¡¯ve given you, two.¡± ¡°... that makes mine feel less special.¡± ¡°Sorry. I don¡¯t know what you want me to do about it.¡± I also got a new Ultimate Obedient Fiend. I haven¡¯t had one since I gave that copy to Brandon. Next pack. Spoiler MFC 4 Autonomous Action Unit, Dark Cat with White Tail, Zombie Tiger, Magical nt Mandrag, Des Dendle, Rivalry of Warlords, Wave-Motion Cannon, Neko Mane King, Dramatic Rescue [copse] ¡°Another cannon?¡± ¡°Yeah. But this one is a bit different. It charges over time and gets more powerful the longer you wait.¡± ¡°So it doesn¡¯t take mana?¡± ¡°Not as far as I know. It¡¯s time based, not mana based.¡± ¡°How does that work?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t ask. Maybe it collects mana from the air or something. One more pack to go. Then let¡¯s find Ria a good weapon.¡± Spoiler MFC 5 Aitsu, Poison of the Old Man, Giant Orc, Burning Beast, Wave-Motion Cannon, Freezing Beast, Kiryu, Huge Revolution, Amazoness Tiger [copse] Both Freezing and Burning Beast in the same pack. Nice. Not that I¡¯ll ever use them, but still nice. ¡°Brian, could we try fighting that orc?¡± Ria asked. ¡°... are you sure? It¡¯s quite strong.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve just never fought an orc and I wanted to try.¡± ¡°Sure, are you up to that, Alice?¡± ¡°Yes. I can try.¡± ¡°Well, let¡¯s do it then. First, we will get Ria a weapon and then you two can test it against an orc.¡± It might be a little contemptuous to fight against an orc with a brand new weapon, but I think they can manage it. And the orc is my summon anyway, so it won¡¯t kill them. Then just get Guardian Angel Joan out here to heal them if they get hurt. CH.185 VS. Giant Orc CH.185 VS. Giant Orc ¡°Here. You should hold onto these two cards for now.¡± I said to Ria as I handed her Element Valkyrie and Firebird. They will be good for her to start with and if she does well with them, I might just give her the Sacred Phoenix of Nephthyster. Spoiler
[copse] ¡°... where should I hold them?¡± ¡°Your fanny pack, your pocket. Anywhere really, as long as they won¡¯t identally fall out of there. And you should already know how to use them, right?¡± ¡°Just say the name? Oh. I can actually read it now.¡± ¡°Yeah. You need Card Summoner to be able to read them. You also can¡¯t use the ones with that protective sleeve on them without Card Summoner.¡± Both of her cards actually have a toploader, but small difference. ¡°Okay. Should I summon them now?¡± ¡°Not just yet. Let me summon a few monsters first. I picked a few with weapons that you might enjoy using.¡±
¡°... they are alright, but I don¡¯t think they are for me.¡± Ria said after testing out the twin daggers of Ninja Grandmaster Sasuke and the arm des of Performance of Sword. I had also let her test out my mithril sword, but she didn¡¯t like that either. Spoiler
[copse] ¡°I see. That¡¯s too bad. Thanks, you two. You can go back now.¡± I said before I unsummoned the two monsters. ¡°Let¡¯s try these next. Cestus of Da.¡± I activated an equip spell that summoned two weapons that were not too far from punch daggers. Just a bit over sized. Spoiler [copse] As they came out of the card, I took a hold of them so they wouldn¡¯t fall to the ground. Compared to their size, they were actually quite light, so they shouldn¡¯t get in the way of Ria¡¯s fighting style. ¡°Here. Test these out.¡± ¡°Sure.¡± Ria moved to receive the weapons from me, but as soon as they were fully in her hands. ¡°Ah!¡± She let out a little scream and dropped them. ¡°Ria! What happened?¡± ¡°They just hurt me.¡± ¡°The weapons?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°... okay. Why?¡± ¡°You should tell me that.¡± Is it because they are an equip spell? Did it get equipped to me when I activated it? It shouldn¡¯t be that. I have given equips to other people before. Like when I gave that guard the Legendary Sword during the wyvern incident. ¡°Alice, could you try picking them up?¡± ¡°... do I have to? Won¡¯t they hurt me as well?¡± ¡°I¡¯m not sure, so I¡¯d like to find out. This is the first time an equip has hurt someone. I do have an idea as to why it might have, but that also doesn¡¯t fit how I¡¯ve been able to use them previously.¡± ¡°... fine, but if they hurt me, I¡¯ll expect an apology gift.¡± ¡°Sure. If they hurt you, I¡¯ll give you an extra card. Is that fine?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Alice moved to pick up the fallen Cestus of Da. She picked them up and seemed to be holding them with no problem. ¡°... they don¡¯t hurt?¡± ¡°Why do you seem surprised by that? They shouldn¡¯t hurt. That is the norm.¡± ¡°Then why did they hurt me?¡± ¡­ yeah. That is the question. (Laura, any ideas?) (One. Her race. She is a dhampir and Cestus of Da is only for Fairy-type monsters. That difference could cause the damage.) (But neither Alice or I are fairies.) (But you are humans. Humans are an adaptable, neutral race. The cards might not treat you as any race in particr, so you can equip any of the usually limited cards.) (... okay. So humans can use everything, but Ria can¡¯t use fairy equips as she is half-undead?) (Yes. That could be the case.) (Well, let¡¯s assume so until we have more data.) ¡°... sorry Ria, this one is on me. I didn¡¯t take your race into consideration.¡± I said. ¡°What do you mean?¡± ¡°Those des are made for fairies. And while a human can use them, a dhampir seemingly cannot, as you are basically half vampire.¡± ¡°I see. Well, I don¡¯t think I¡¯d have liked them anyway. They are too big and bulky.¡± ¡°Perhaps some gauntlets will really be the best. Something like these. Armed Dragon LV5.¡± Spoiler [copse] What do you mean I can¡¯t do that? Why not? Armed Dragon LV5 doesn¡¯t have to be summoned by the effect of its LV3 version, so I can. My new dragon wasn¡¯t thatrge,pared to most of my others. It only stood at about 7 meters tall. Sure, it is stillrge, butpared to most of my actuallyrge dragons, this is quite manageable. ¡°B-Brian! You can¡¯t just summon a dragon out of nowhere.¡± Aliceined. ¡°Why not? It isn¡¯t even thatrge. And it¡¯s just to show some gauntlets to Ria. So Ria, what do you think? Would something like that work?¡± ¡°... I think so. But I want to test them out first. And I think those ones are way toorge for me.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry about that part. As long as you think they¡¯ll be good, I¡¯ll get you some. I just need to go and buy some iron, then summon a monster to forge it into something you can use.¡± ¡°Did I hear that correctly? You can summon something that can forge?¡± Paulina walked in and asked. I didn¡¯t notice as I was focused on Ria. ¡°Also, why is there a dragon here?¡± ¡°... because I summoned the dragon. And yes, I have an iron cksmith on my list of summonable monsters.¡± ¡°I see. I suppose that isn¡¯t overly strange for you. Do you want to borrow the knight orders smithy? I can arrange that for you.¡± ¡°... Yes, please. I¡¯ll pay for it as well.¡± I honestly thought I might have to find one I can rent for a month or something. ¡°I think as long as you pay for the materials, it will be fine.¡± ¡°Sure. Honestly, that will be a huge help.¡± At least until I get the DDF smithy done. And I¡¯ll still need materials for the DDF smithy. At least I won¡¯t need an anvil as Iron cksmith Kotetsues with one, but I¡¯ll need basically everything else. A forge, some tools, a quench tank, etc.
¡°Giant Orc.¡± I summoned the monster Ria wanted to fight against. Spoiler [copse] ¡°Is that a greater orc?¡± Paulina asked. ¡°... The card calls it a giant orc, but it might be.¡± I said. This thing was a lotrger than the orcs we have fought this far. The native orcs are around three meters tall, but this thing is four. A full meter taller. It wielded arge bone like a club. ¡°You two sure about this? This might be a little too much. I can trade it for something weaker.¡± I offered Alice and Ria. ¡°... Can Mana kill it?¡± Alice asked carefully. ¡°Not sure, but maybe.¡± I answered. Of course normally Dark Magician Girl has less attack than Giant Orc, but Mana has the book installed. And I don¡¯t know if she can gain attack with her ability, even if there are no Dark Magicians in the GY. There is also the negative ability of Giant Orc to consider. If Mana can force the orc into ¡®defense mode¡¯, it should be no problem. ¡°This orc is that strong?¡± ¡°Yeah. It has a lot of power, but it also has a big weakness. If you can exploit that weakness, I¡¯m sure you can win.¡± ¡°What weakness?¡± ¡°If I tell you, then this wouldn¡¯t be good training.¡± Well, it still would be. They would still have to get the orc to go into defense somehow. And honestly, I have no idea how to do that. ¡°Perhaps I should help you as well. We can do it together.¡± Paulina offered. ¡°Would you really?¡± Alice asked. ¡°That¡¯s fine, right Brian?¡± ¡°Sure, I don¡¯t really care. I¡¯ll also stop the orc if it goes too far.¡± I also do want to see Paulina fight, so this is going to be nice. I know I saw a bit back at the orc settlement, but that was just her firing a few spells.
¡°Begin!¡± I called out to start the practice fight. I had given my orc the order that it was not to attack anyone that had gone down, but other than that, anything was fair game. I didn¡¯t want to make it too easy and I could help them recover even if the worst happened. As I gave the signal, the orc began walking towards the trio. Alice and Paulina stood their ground and began throwing spells at it, but Ria took off running so she could get to a better position. The spells were doing some damage, but the orc didn¡¯t seem to care that much and was just walking through them. ¡°Alice, use shade.¡± Paulina instructed. ¡°Yes. Dark, embrace us, Shade.¡± Alice quickly chanted and the area around the orc was engulfed by darkness. The darkness didn¡¯t extend much past the orc, so the rest of us could see everything. But the orc didn¡¯t seem to care about its new environment. It is dark attribute, so perhaps a little darkness doesn¡¯t bother it too much. It is also a fiend, so I think it resides within the Yami room of the factory. Spoiler [copse] ¡°It. It didn¡¯t stop!¡± Alice panicked a bit as the orc kept walking towards them. ¡°Earth Wall!¡± Paulina quick casted a spell, raising the ground to make a wall between them and the orc. ¡°That can happen. Some monsters don''t care about spells like shade.¡± She then exined to Alice. The orc didn¡¯t care about the shadows, or the wall that had appeared and kept moving. In fact, after the wall came up, it elerated and tackled the earth wall, causing it to crumble. As the dust from the wall was settling, the shadows caused by shade also lifted, so I could actually see the orc again. It didn¡¯t really seem hurt at all, even though it just charged through a wall, but it was a bit disorientated and had to take a few seconds to catch its surroundings. Alice and Paulina used that time to take some more distance, and Ria took that chance to finally charge in. With her eyes glowing slightly, she used Flicker Step to get behind the orc and jumped up to its neck. Using her legs to hold on, she pierced her fingers into the orcs eyes, blinding the monster. GRAAW The orc let out a scream and dropped its bone. It then used both of its hands to try to get to Ria, but as soon as Ria saw theming, she jumped off of the orc and took some distance. ¡°Stone Spear!¡± ¡°Dark Spear!¡± Two spear spells came from the magicians as soon as Ria jumped off of the orc. The stone spear hit the orc in the right shoulder, causing a small wound, but Alice¡¯s Dark Spear hit it in the stomach and actually pierced quite deep. Her Magician¡¯s Power skill must be working overtime again. GRAAW The orc roared again. It held its pierced eyes with one hand, and ced the other onto its bleeding wound on its stomach. ¡°Alice, another one.¡± Paulina said, and began a chant. ¡°Stones, gather and fly as my spear, Stone Spear!¡± ¡°Dark, form a spear and strike my enemy, Dark Spear!¡± Alice followed her lead. Again, both of the spellsnded. If I¡¯d have to say, Alice¡¯s did just a bit more damage, but this time, it was more difficult to tell. Maybe Paulina was holding back with herst spell, or maybe the orcs shoulder is just tougher. The orc then moved to pick up its bone again. And as it opened its eyes, I saw that it once again had its eyes intact. It had regenerated them. I didn¡¯t know it could do that. Even the wound from Alice¡¯s first spear in the orc''s stomach had begun to regenerate somewhat. The orc then charged at the two mages. Not walking like it had been, but a full on sprint. And it was fast. For something sorge, it can move quickly. Paulina began dodging to the left and pushed Alice to the right to get her moving as well. They made arge enough of a space between them where had the orc still been blind and operating based on the direction the attacks came from, it would have charged through the empty area where they had been. But as it could see once again, it saw what the two were doing and chose to go after Alice. Probably because Alice¡¯s spears do slightly more damage. As the orc approached Alice, it readied its bone for a strike onto her. ¡°Dark Shield.¡± Alice quick casted a defensive spell before the orc had time to bring the bone down. But as the bone came down it first hit the wall and shattered both the wall and the bone. But a remaining piece of the bone hit Alice, throwing her back a few meters. ¡°ALICE!¡± Paulina called out. I considered stopping the practice match right now, but as the orc turned away from the downed Alice, I don¡¯t think that is strictly necessary. Alice also didn¡¯t receive a full blow, so she should still be alive. Hopefully. I guess I should add a little detail. The reason Threatening Roar or Spellbinding Circle didn¡¯t automatically activate is because I removed both of them before the match. They are too much of a crutch for Alice and she shouldn¡¯t rely on them most of the time, so I don¡¯t want her developing any bad habits. When we are out there, doing actual adventuring work, is one thing, but as this is basically a practice match I said it would be better if she couldn¡¯t rely on them. ¡°You two! The fight is still on! I¡¯ll take care of Alice!¡± I called out to the two still activebatants, as I ran to the fallen Alice. On the way, I took the Guardian Angel Joan that I had already put into my pocket out, ced it on my Duel Disk, and summoned her. ¡°Heal her.¡± I looked Alice over as Guardian Angel Joan got to work. She didn¡¯t have any obvious punctures, probably because she has on the leather armor she got from her father. But that amount of blunt impact trauma would still cause some damage. ¡°Is she?¡± I asked the angel. ¡°She¡¯ll be fine. She lost a lot of HP, but it wasn¡¯t a lethal blow.¡± ¡°Good.¡± I turned back to the fight. Another stone spear from Paulina was flying towards the orc. And then another. And they were doing a lot more damage than they had been. The spears, that had previously only prated a bit, were now piercing all the way through the orc. As the orc approached Paulina, Ria came back into the fight. With theplete passthroughs of the spears, she had plenty of opportunity to go in and use blood magic to draw out more of the orcs blood. Shetched onto the orc''s back and the wound that had been bleeding only a bit began gushing out blood like someone had fully opened a slightly leaking faucet. The orc tried to get to Ria, but getting to the middle of your own back isn¡¯t the easiest thing. Especially as Paulina was still casting spells. She had swapped from her spear spell to a stone toss, something with more impact force, but less prating force. Good call on her part as friendly fire is most certainly on and over pration is a thing. The orc, for its part, tried to get Ria off of its back, but it proved to be impossible. Perhaps because of the blood loss, or maybe because of the rocks hitting it in the head, it was getting more and more disorientated. But then the orc seemed to catch its second wind and it struck the ground with its right hand, pulling out a fresh bone from the card that had appeared at its feet when it did. With the bone back in its hand, it seemed ready to strike again. Its first move with its new bone was to strike its own back, and Ria who was clinging to said back. The bone impacted Ria hard and shattered. Those things aren¡¯t very durable. Ria let go off the orc and fell to the ground. Like with Alice, the orc ignored her for the future and turned its eyes onto Paulina. I pulled up Ria¡¯s status through my own and saw that she still had just over 200 HP remaining, so she was fine enough for now. She still needed healing quite badly, but it wasn¡¯t like she would die in a few seconds or anything. I then had Laura minimize the status screen so that only Ria¡¯s HP was visible. I should have asked Laura to do this earlier. Having active HP bars like this is super useful. Paulina, as thestbatant standing, stared down the orc that was waddling towards her. The orc was clearly moving slower than it had even at the beginning of the fight because of the mixture of blood loss and all of those stones hitting it in the face. ¡°Earth, crush my enemies, Earth Crush!¡± Paulina chanted, causing two bs of ground to raise and mp around the orc. The orc must have been pretty low on HP already, as that final spell did it in, and the orc vanished into specks of light. Battle over. Winners, Alice, Ria and Paulina. CH.186 Jonathan VS Nightmare Horse CH.186 Jonathan VS Nightmare Horse As the girls were recovering from their fight with the Giant Orc, I summoned Cosmo Queen to act as my practice partner. No, I¡¯m not going to fight her. I¡¯m not that crazy. Just some space magic practice. Getting that skill will be immensely useful, so I can level it up with Level Up! I also summoned Gemini Elf and Aqua Madoor after Paulina requested some earth and water attribute monsters that could teach her. I guess I should also add a small mention here. The reason Ist time went inside the factory to practice was to limit the steps needed to do magic. Normally, magic has two steps. Some might say three, but one of them isn¡¯t actually necessary. You need to have the correct mental image of what the spell will do and you have to do the correct mana control for it. Normally, the mana control part is done by the chant, but you can do itpletely without a chant. But of course the mana control is massively more difficult without the chant. I guess if I put it into terms that a person living in the 21st century would understand, it is like a program. If you use a chant, you have a programming code you use, and the mana inside of you follows the programming code. It sorts out your mana pulses correctly, and all you have to do is let them out. The chant also buys you time to send out all of those mana pulses, as each needs their own clean ¡®channel¡¯. This is why mana circuits inside your body need to be sufficiently advanced before you can use high tier spells. You just don¡¯t have enough channels to send out more advanced spells, if you don¡¯t have multiple channels for the mana to move through. I guess you couldpare it to using a dial-up inte connection to try to surf the web these days. It would just take too long for anything to happen. Anyway, back to the chantless variants. So if a chanted spell is like using a programming code, chantless magic is like coding in binary. You have to really know what you are doing. You have to control each mana pulse that you send out, which order you send them out in, how strong they are, etc. If you make a mistake, it can drastically alter the power, target location, timing and other things of the spell. And as to why everything is easier in the factory, well simply put, inside the factory I don¡¯t have to worry about mana control at all. As long as I have the correct mental image, the spell will activate. Then when I have that part correct, I cane back here and try to do it while having to actually control the mana. Of course the problem was that I didn¡¯t actually manage to do any space magic spells inside the factory, only factory shenanigans. So I was still going in with potentially the wrong mental image, but better to try and fail than not try at all. And the chants do help with the imagination, as well as fixing small problems with the spell. After they had fully recovered, Alice practiced with Mana and I summoned Vampire Grace for Ria. She actually asked for a fire magic teacher, but I said that would only happen after her blood magic is true blood magic. I promised Lua that I would make sure Ria learns true blood magic, and I¡¯m nning on keeping that promise.
Our magic practice kept up till lunch. Our lunch was chicken. Well cockatrice. And it was amazing. Probably the best chicken I¡¯ve ever eaten. It had just been cut into thin strips and cooked over a fire and then some sauce was drizzled on top. Our sides were some rice and boiled vegetables. Remind me to pick up some vegetables so I can cook stuff that isn¡¯t just meat with Mystik Wok. I really need a better lineup of nt-type monsters. The only one I would even consider eating is Mystic Tomato.
After lunch, we returned to the practice grounds with a few more people this time. Angelina, Jonathan and two maids came there. Mateo, Angelina¡¯s husband, also joined up on the way, as he wanted to see his son fight one of my monsters. Jonathan¡¯s instructor, a magic swordsman in his early 30s, was also there. He was actually part of the knight order, but his current orders were to act as an instructor for Jonathan. I had spent the lunch searching my collection for something interesting and I found a few things. First I was thinking of Mighty Guard as it has lower attack than Winged Minion, but has a lot more defense, but then I noticed something that might be better. Spoiler
[copse] ¡°Nightmare Horse.¡± I summoned the monster. Spoiler [copse] It might be weaker than Winged Minion, but its effect is better. Direct attacking allows it to ignore certain defensive abilities and spells, like the me wall Jonathan usedst time. It can still be stopped by omni-directional barriers, but things like wall spells can¡¯t stop it. Nightmare Horse is also a bit faster than Winged Minion, so that will add to the difficulty. But I guess Winged Minion could fly, so ¡­ ¡°An undead horse?¡± ¡°Something like that. It is a bit weaker than what Jonathan foughtst time, but it has other things that might make it more difficult to fight.¡± I answered Mateo. ¡°What did he fightst time? It was a monster of some kind, right?¡± ¡°Yeah. A winged imp.¡± I think that is this world¡¯s equivalent to Winged Minion. ¡°I see¡­ But would this horse really be weaker than a winged imp?¡± ¡°It should be. It''s just a horse. How strong can a horse be?¡± ¡°A well grown horse can be very strong.¡± ¡°Yeah, I guess. I¡¯m just corrupted by all of my actually strong summons. I look at something like a horse and think, ¡®that is nothingpared to a dragon¡¯.¡± ¡°I can see that being the case.¡±
¡°Fire, Barrage of arrows, attack my enemy, Fire Arrow Barrage!¡± Jonathan chanted his first spell to start the fight. I had let him have the first move, so my horse was ordered to only move after Jonathan had let his first spell fly. This was actually a trap that Mateo suggested. Some people would see my horse as an easy stationary target and use a powerful single target spell at it, not expecting it to dodge. Of course the target would then dodge as it saw the attacking and you would have wasted all of that mana and effort. But Jonathan hadn¡¯t fallen for that trap and had instead used a barrage style spell, shooting multiple fire arrows towards my horse. Of course Nightmare Horse didn¡¯t stand still and let the arrows hit him. As soon as the arrows had appeared, it began to gallop to the left. The arrows, while not seeking or anything, were corrected so that they could have hit the running horse, but any time any of them got anywhere close to him, he would take a small sidestep or jump lightly to avoid the arrows. After all of the arrows hit the ground, Nightmare Horse turned and beelined towards Jonathan. Jonathan, for his part, seemed to have predicted that, as he had already chanted his next spell and activated it. ¡°Fire, make a wall to protect me, Fire Wall!¡± A wall of mes appeared between Jonathan and my horse, but my horse didn¡¯t stop or even turn. It just kept galloping right at the mes. And then it ran right through the fire and mes.I, of course, already knew it could do that, but everyone else seemed surprised. I guess normally horses are afraid of fire and would not charge through it. Nightmare Horse then tackled Jonathan, causing him to fall to the ground. After a few more seconds of galloping, my horse came to a stop at a good distance from the downed Jonathan. I was honestly expecting some calls from the viewers, but everyone stayed quiet as we looked on. We watched as Jonathan pushed himself up from the ground and got back on his feet. During that time Nightmare Horse just waited, as I had Lauramand it to not attack until Jonathan is back up. Jonathan, for his part, didn¡¯t look too badly injured. He had some road rash on his hands from hitting the ground, but he didn¡¯t have any obvious life threatening injuries. I guess his leather jacket did a good job taking most of the impact. I waited until Jonathan was fully up and seemed ready to keep going, before I gave my horse the permission to move again. And as no one said stop, the fight was still on. Jonathan also changed his battle strategy. Instead of just holding a staff, he moved his staff to just his left hand, so he could draw out his sword and wield it in his right. ¡°Fire, surround me with orbs of fire, Fire Orbs!¡± Jonathan chanted his next spell. A dozen or so fireballs appeared around him and began to orbit him, a few meters away from him, at a decent speed. ¡°Fire, form a ball and strike my enemy, Fire ball!¡± Jonathan then chanted the next spell andunched it at Nightmare Horse. My horse for his part just jumped a bit to the left and dodged the attack, before charging in at Jonathan, not even caring about the orbiting fire orbs. ¡°Fire, surround my de, Fire de!¡± After Jonathan chanted that spell, his sword was engulfed in fire. He then dropped his staff to the ground, so he could grab his sword with both hands. Nightmare Horse didn¡¯t stop its charge, but just kept going, ready to tackle Jonathan to the ground again. It charged through the fire orbs, taking some damage from them. Jonathan brought his sword down, striking the horse just before it made contact with him. The sh looked good to me and made contact with the horse, cutting in deep. The fire surrounding the sword added to the damage and my horse began to break apart. But it didn¡¯t break into light before it had time to hit Jonathan and they both fell to the ground, with my horse vanishing a few seconds afterwards.
¡°You sure he won¡¯t need extra healing? I can summon some fairies to heal him.¡± I offered. Jonathan had already gotten some first aid by one of the maids, but there was still plenty of road rash all over his body. ¡°No. He will heal.¡± Mateo said. ¡°He can¡¯t expect to always get perfect healing. In an actual battle, he would have to be able to operate with just the minimal amount of healing he already received. And those scrapes won¡¯t leave scars so this is fine.¡± ¡°Ah. Okay. If you say so.¡± With the practice match done, Mateo, Angelina, Jonathan and the rest of that crew left the practice grounds. Alice was about to follow, but I had one more test I needed to run. Alex had given me some information that I needed to research a bit.
¡°So that is how you do it. Any questions?¡± I asked Ria after I had exined the entire process to her. I was going to have her summon Spirit of mes, just to test if that would instantly level up her Card Summoner. The tribute she had for the summon was me Dancer. Spoiler
[copse] ¡°No. I think I got it.¡± Ria said. ¡°I banish me Dancer to summon Spirit of mes.¡± After she said that, a sea of mes appeared before us. The mes then consolidated and formed the body of Spirit of mes. He was quiterge, at leastpared to Spirit of Aqua. Spirit of mes was over two meters tall demon looking thing, with horns on his head and fire surrounding his feet. I took a look at Ria¡¯s status, but her Card Summoner didn¡¯t level up. At least not instantly. But something else had happened. Her Blood Magic had evolved into True Blood Magic. I guess her training today did it.
Name: Rhianna
Race: Dhampir
Level: 46
HP: 1350
Mana: 1470
Strength: 740
Defense: 500
Magic: 750
Skills:
True Blood Magic LV.4 (Racial)
Card Summoner LV.1 (extra)
Fire Magic LV.3
Mana Control LV.3
Fast Mana Recovery LV.2
Internal Magic Technique LV.5
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.4
Flickering Step LV.2
Power Boost LV.4
Defense Boost LV.2
Blood Sucker (Racial)
ve. Master: Brian Wood
¡°Okay. You can unsummon him now. That didn¡¯t do it. Let¡¯s try another one.¡± I said to Ria.
¡°I activate Polymerization. I fuse together Monster Egg and Hinotama Soul to fusion summon Charubin the Fire Knight.¡± I had Ria perform a fusion summon as well. This was actually a double test. Both for the level ups on Card Summoner, but also to test if I had to do a fusion summon for it to count towards my challenge. I thought having Ria do it might count, but it doesn¡¯t appear that it did. And her Card Summoner didn¡¯t level up either. ¡°... that didn¡¯t work either. Alice, do you want to try summoning some as well? There might be some sort of minimum time requirement before the skill can level up.¡± ¡°Yes. I will. What will it be?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Well, do you want something powerful or something cute?¡± ¡°You¡¯ll let me keep them?¡± ¡°Well, I do owe you two cards, don¡¯t I?¡± ¡°... cute then. Like that cat you got today.¡± ¡°Well, that one isn¡¯t a fusion monster, or monster with a special summon condition, so it won¡¯t do. But I have a cat that is. How about it?¡± ¡°Yes.¡±
¡°It leveled up!¡± Alice called out in excitement. I had given her a Fusionist to summon. It was a nice little winged cat, so I thought Alice might like it. It can also speak, so that is an added bonus. I was a little afraid of the fusion monstering back to me, as St. Joan didn¡¯t like working with anyone but me, but it appears I was worried for nothing. Or more like I was worrying about the wrong thing. It seems like any monster special summoned with a condition, like fusions, rituals, or Spirit of mes, have a boosted affinity towards the person that summoned them. This is why St. Joan didn¡¯t want to work with Christina. But as Fusionist was summoned by Alice, it was plenty happy to stay with her. I also gave Alice Element Dragon, as she asked for it as her second quest reward. Even if I think Element Dragon would fit Ria better. It does gain power from a fire attribute user, not dark. Spoiler
[copse] The real giveaway for that were actually the two monsters that Ria summoned. After she returned them to me, they actually contacted Laura in the factory and asked if I would give them back to Ria, so they could serve her. I had no reason to refuse, so Ria got them. They do only have a sleeve, as this was testing if the generation of the sleeve is the trigger for the level up. But I think there is also some kind of minimum summoning time requirement or something else. I¡¯ll have to have Ria summon her monsters more often from now on. I¡¯ll also have to get some special summon monsters for Lua before tomorrow, so she can get the boost. Perhaps I''ll get one of the vampire link monsters for her.
The rest of the day wasn¡¯t super exciting. Alice and I had a little etiquette lesson, well more of a recap. Ria was taken by the maids for some training as well. I also spent some time in the factory, ying with Fantasia and Tahlia. With Tahlia, I was ying board games like chess and backgammon, losing to her about 80% of the time. I didn''t even know she had recreated them. With Fantasia, we rode dragons in the tower room. It did have those mountains on the outskirts so it was quite nice. I have to say, riding on Blue-Eyes again was super fun. I wish I could do it more, but any time I do it outside, I cause a panic. Guess I¡¯ll just have to do it here. We even tried to make wings of our own, but that ended with us falling. Apparently, making wings that can carry you isn¡¯t that easy. Perhaps I should just have them for looks and fly with telekinesis. But my telekinesis is not at a level where I can confidently say I won''t drop myself, so that will have to wait. Then after dinner, bath and level ups, it was time for me to go to sleep. For me, it was Inventory, but Alice and Ria both leveled up their Fast Mana Recovery.
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human !
Level: 56
HP: 1750
Mana: 2290
Strength: 415
Defense: 615
Magic: 535
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.4 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.2 (unique)
Telekinesis LV.2 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.3 (extra)
Inventory LV.5 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Mana Control LV.5
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (Greater)
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
Name: Rhianna
Race: Dhampir
Level: 48
HP: 1370
Mana: 1560
Strength: 750
Defense: 510
Magic: 760
Skills:
True Blood Magic LV.4 (Racial)
Card Summoner LV.1 (extra)
Fire Magic LV.3
Mana Control LV.3
Fast Mana Recovery LV.3
Internal Magic Technique LV.5
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.4
Flickering Step LV.2
Power Boost LV.4
Defense Boost LV.2
Blood Sucker (Racial)
ve. Master: Brian Wood
Name: Alice Watchman
Race: Human
Level: 24
HP: 370
Mana: 1260
Strength: 135
Defense: 245
Magic: 985
Skills:
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Magician¡¯s Power LV.4 (extra)
Dark Magic LV.5
Mana Control LV.6
Magic Boost LV.3
Quick Cast LV.3
Fast Mana Recovery LV.4
CH.187 To the Dhampir village with Alice CH.187 To the Dhampir vige with Alice ¡°... good morning.¡± I said quietly to Ria, who was still getting dressed. ¡°Oh? Did I wake you up again? I¡¯m sorry.¡± Ria turned to me and most likely bowed considering that I lost sight of her slightly glowing eyes for a second. ¡°It¡¯s fine. I don¡¯t mind. I¡¯ll go to the factory to catch up with Laura. Enjoy your breakfast.¡± ¡°Yes. And good morning.¡± Ria said before leaving the room.
¡°Good morning, you two.¡± ¡°Good morning.¡± ¡°Good morning, Mr. Brian.¡± ¡°So, is everything ready for us to bring Lua here today?¡± ¡°Yes. We have run all the tests we can and we are happy with the results.¡± Mia answered. ¡°And what about regrowing or recing Agatha¡¯s arm?¡± ¡°We do have something for that as well.¡± Laura answered. ¡°Using an Exodia arm?¡± ¡°We tried that, but we didn¡¯t get satisfactory results.¡± Mia answered. ¡°The arm is too heavy and bulky. The only good thing about it is the orichalcum armor that surrounds the arm. It is quite good in terms of defense.¡± ¡°... wait, What? The armor Exodia wears is orichalcum?¡± ¡°Yes, it is.¡± Laura confirmed. ¡°... can the dungeon make it?¡± ¡°No. We would need an SS-rank dungeon core for that. Maybe even higher.¡± ¡°Oh? So a dungeon can make stuff based on the rank of the core?¡± ¡°Yes. While the S-rank core of TinaWood is great, it cannot make certain things. Mithril is its upper end. Perhaps hihi''irokane, but the greatest metals are beyond the dungeon¡¯s power.¡± ¡°Hihi''irokane? That scarlet metal?¡± ¡°Yes. It is moremonly known as scarletite, but it''s system registered name is hihi''irokane.¡± ¡°Do any of my monsters have any of it?¡± ¡°Yes, but none have a pure form of it that can be analyzed for the dungeon. Millennium Shield has a small coating of it in the front of it, to add to its fire resistance. Gaia The Fierce Knight also hasnces coated in hihi''irokane, but again, it is simply a coating, so we cannot analyze it.¡± ¡°Can we strip it off or something?¡± ¡°No, not currently. If we had a spell simr to Mystik Wok, but for equipment we might be able to, but currently not.¡± ¡°I guess cooking a shield is impossible.¡± ¡°No, that is possible. But cooking it and then trying to strip it for the metal is impossible. Mystik Wok will always make something edible, no matter what monster you tribute for it, but some choices taste less good than others.¡± ¡°... really? Eating a friking shield? ¡­ yeah. I¡¯m not going to try that, even if it is possible.¡± ¡°That might be for the best.¡±
In terms of sets, Laura fullypleted for me. Marauding Captain, Exiled Force and Freed the Matchless General are all decent warrior-type monsters. Even Shadow Tamer is nice, if I ever have to fight a demon. Spoiler
[copse] And then there are the dragons. Spear Dragon, Luster Dragon #2 and Tyrant Dragon. My dragon arsenal is growing. Tyrant Dragon especially. It is a bit weaker than Blue-Eyes, but it is an actual fire dragon. A real ssic fantasy dragon. Spoiler
[copse] Also, The A.Forces sounds interesting. Spoiler [copse] It boosts the attack of all warrior-type monsters, based on the number of warrior or spellcaster-type monsters I control. It could be useful and I think it might boost Ria¡¯s attack. Maybe. Well, she isn¡¯t exactly a warrior, but it still might. ¡­ okay, probably not. But it could. And even if it doesn¡¯t, it is still good. Most of my go to monsters are either spellcasters or warriors. Spoiler [copse] Bad Reaction to Simochi is also a card. And it is dangerous as anything. Turning all healing into damage is not fun, even if it only affects my opponent. But as the line between opponent and friend isn¡¯t as clear as it should be, I don¡¯t think using it is a good idea. Based on Laura¡¯s experiments, for my cards, anything I have summoned is mine and anyone with a connection to me, like Ria through her ve contract, is mine. And they are thus unaffected by cards that only affect ¡®my opponent¡¯. But anyone else is fair game. So Alice, Paulina and even Lua would get affected by Bad Reaction to Simochi. Laura and Mia did try toe up with a solution where Lua wouldn¡¯t be affected, but we would need some level of a contract between us for that. Spoiler [copse] I guess I¡¯ll also quickly mention Disappear. Not because I need it, but because installing it into one specific person would give that person a skill they would likely want. I¡¯m referring to Vivien, the archer of Saber Fang. She was quite interested in a skill or device that could instantly make useless monster corpses vanish, and Disappear can do that. Maybe I should offer to sell the install to her? Actually, both Lua and Alex still owe me for their fanny packs. I should have asked Alex to pay when we met at the guild two days ago. If he leaves before I get my money, I¡¯ll have to chase him down. But I guess I have business in Alewatch every now and then anyway, so it won¡¯t be that big of a deal.
After that, I spent a bit of time with Fantasia and Tahlia. With Fantasia, we rode tigers through the forested room. She was on The All-Seeing White Tiger and I rode Soul Tiger. Spoiler
[copse] With Tahlia, we worked on something a bit more important. No, that¡¯s the wrong word. Having fun is important. Anyway, we made a device that can automatically use the Dungeon Founder skill¡¯s analyze feature on any monster or thing that we ce into it. Or, you know, the monsters can just walk into it. This was to help our database, even if some of the stuff was too advanced for the dungeon. Oh, I should also mention that Tahlia could in fact store the security footage from both inside the dungeon and from inside the factory, and she had begun to do so. That is also where we store most of the analyzed information about the monsters. No need to over fill the dungeon with that info. I don¡¯t want Christina on my back about it. Honestly, getting her a route that she can use tomunicate with Tahlia might be useful. It could increase the efficiency of the dungeon management.
After breakfast, the three of us, Alice included, were on our way to pick up Agatha. We were in Overdrive, not because we were going to take it all the way, but because I thought it would be better if we went outside the walls first, and then swapped over to B.E.S. Big Core. In Big Core, our seating arrangement was the same as with Paulina, Agatha in the lead navigator¡¯s seat, Alice in the weapons officer¡¯s seat and Ria in themunicator¡¯s seat. ¡°Since when did you have something like this?¡± Agatha asked. ¡°I got it two days ago. It¡¯s just a bit bigger version of Gradius.¡± ¡°A bit? If this is ¡®a bit¡¯ bigger, I¡¯m almost afraid of what is a lot bigger.¡± ¡°How about a dyson sphere?¡± I joked. ¡°Dyson sphere? What is that?¡± ¡°... yeah. Maybe I shouldn¡¯t exin that one. You don¡¯t need to know.¡± ¡°Can you summon it? That ¡®dyson sphere¡¯ thing?¡± Alice asked. ¡°No, not currently. But in the future, maybe.¡± I mean, Number 9: Dyson Sphere is a thing. But it is an XYZ monster and I have been opening the sets in release order, so I would need a ton of new sets before I can ever get it. ¡°So you can summon it, but not now? How does that work?¡± ¡°... hah. It just does. That¡¯s all you really need to know for now.¡± I didn¡¯t really feel like exining everything about system missions and rewards and stuff. I could, but maybe some other time. Perhaps if Alice gets her own system support.
¡°Can I just beam us into the center of the vige?¡± ¡°Yes. That should be fine. I think everyone is already used to your ¡­ less than normal means of transportation.¡± ¡°Are you saying people wouldn¡¯t use a spaceship as a transport if they had one?¡± ¡°How would anyone have one? I guess the King has a floating ship and I¡¯ve heard some of the dukes do as well, but for most people, something like this is impossible.¡± ¡°So flying ships are a thing. Good to know.¡± ¡°What? You used them, but you didn¡¯t know?¡± ¡°Well, I¡¯ve never seen anyone use one, but judging by people¡¯s reactions, I assumed at least ones around the size of Gradius would be a thing. And if they are, surely someone has built arger one.¡±
We gathered a small crowd when we appeared in the middle of the town. Does like twenty people count as a crowd? Maybe. Anyway, I introduced Alice to everyone and I also showed B.E.S. Big Core to them. Anika and Kody kept asking to see it after they spotted the slight glow from its main reactor. It was a bit surreal to look at the massive ship just floating above us, so I made it go invisible again and then unsummoned it. I then went with Agatha to drop off the blood, as it was still in my inventory.
Alice and I had a quick tour of the vige, well it was mostly for Alice, as I already had mine. Alice really liked the blood lilies, so we spent some time just looking at them. Also, when we were in the graveyard, I noticed a grave belonging to Maria. It was right next to Griffa¡¯s grave, so I¡¯ll assume Maria has some sort of family rtionship with Griffa. At least I hope it is familiar, not romantic, as that would get awkward. Maria had passed 24/2/1345, about 14 years before Griffa, so she might have been Griffa¡¯s mother or something. I could ask, but I don¡¯t think I want to. It isn¡¯t something that really matters, so I¡¯ll just let it be. ¡°It¡¯s really basic, isn¡¯t it?¡± Alice hade to that conclusion after our tour. ¡°Yeah. It is. There is just nothing here, except some pretty flowers. Let¡¯s go back to the town hall. I have something I want to speak with Lua about.¡± ¡°Hmph. Here you are with me, but all you can think about is another girl.¡± ¡°Alice, for one, we aren¡¯t a couple. Two, it isn¡¯t romantic.¡± ¡°But you proposed to me.¡± ¡°By ident, mind you. I didn¡¯t know it was a proposal. There is a reason I took them back.¡± ¡°You could give them to me again, now that you know.¡± ¡°... when did you get so aggressive?¡± ¡°Am I not good enough for you? I know I¡¯m basic and boring, but I can still be yours.¡± Alice said. ¡°You can even take up another wife. I won¡¯t mind.¡± ¡°... Alice. It isn¡¯t like that. It¡¯splicated, okay? ¡­ I guess I should just tell you. And maybe Lua as well. You two deserve to know.¡± I know this isn¡¯t the right time to tell them, but at the same time, I think Lua should know before she meets Laura, so I had actually nned on telling her before I took her into the factory. So might as well tell Alice while I¡¯m at it.
We headed for the town hall. There I grabbed Lua as well as Ria and we headed for the room I slept in when I spent the night. I decided to include Ria, as she would learn about this sooner orter and she was under the ve contract, so I can easily order her to never tell anyone about it, and that order will persist even after she is released from very. I also summoned Cosmo Queen to set up a barrier, as I didn¡¯t want anyone overhearing any of this. I then told them everything. Well, a lot of things. I told them about how I was from a different world and about my rtionship with Laura back there. About how I appeared at the depths of that dungeon and eliminated it. How Prime Rib were the first people I met in this world and so on. Their reactions were¡­ mixed. Lua seemed to understand everything the most, as she always does. She is a really thoughtful girl. Ria was mostly just enjoying my recap of my adventures. And Alice, well, she seemed extremely sorry for how she had acted around me. She was sorry that she was so aggressively pushing herself onto me, when she really didn¡¯t even know me. She was sorry that she basically used me as a tool to escape the prison that was her house. And she was sorry that she kept demanding things of me. I epted all of it. I told her that I do like her, but I just am not sure about anything. I was afraid when I identally proposed to her. I still am. In a way, I¡¯m still with Laura. The other Laura. I really just wanted to talk to her, onest time. I want to hear it directly from her. Am I allowed to move on? Or am I stuck in this limbo of not knowing if I can? Lua did a great job in consoling me into telling me I could move on. She said that I had to move on, as what I was doing wasn''t healthy. And she said that as I could never speak with my previous Laura, I should just talk with the one I have. Never, huh? I wouldn¡¯t bepletely sure about it. I do have Dimension Fusion, Different Dimension Gate, Dimensionhole and even Return from the Different Dimension. Any one of them might take me home. Or to somewhere else, where I will be lost forever. That is why I never tried any of them.
After our little truth session, it was time for the experiment I wanted to run. Getting Lua into the Different Dimension Factory. In all honesty, I wanted to get all three of them into the factory, but one step at a time. If Lua is sessful, I think the two system supports mighte up with a way of bringing the other two into thereter. Oh, Lua did actually reveal to both Alice and Ria that she did have the System Support. I did somewhat force her into it, as this situation was ¡­ strange to begin with, but I did say we could leave this test for the next visit. But Lua said it was fine, as it woulde out sooner orter anyway. I guess when it is visible in your status, it really will. Now then, to the factory, we shall go. CH.188 Taking Lua into Different Dimension Factory CH.188 Taking Lua into Different Dimension Factory ¡°So, how do I go into this factory thing?¡± Lua asked. ¡°... that¡¯s actually a good question. I justy down on a bed and think I want to go into there, but you aren¡¯t me. But Laura and Mia should know.¡± After I revealed my past to Alice, Lua and Ria, we were going to test if Lua can get into Different Dimension Factory. ording to Laura and Mia, it should be possible, but it is better to test it now, while we are in the same room, than trying to do it when we are apart. (I¡¯ll exin then. Please just take afortable position, close your eyes, and let me handle everything else.) I heard Mia¡¯s voice in my head. ¡°... alright.¡± Lua said as sheid down on one of the beds in the room. I guess it is worth mentioning that this room has a total of four beds, as it is designed to fit your average adventuring party. (Brian,y down on the bed next to her.) Laura told me and I did as ordered. (We don¡¯t need to hold hands or something like that, right?) I confirmed with Laura, taking a quick nce at Ria and Alice, whom were still in the room. (Mr. Brian, you go in first, we will follow.) Mia said. (Sure.) I rescinded in my head, before saying. ¡°I¡¯m going in now. I¡¯lle back soon.¡±
I opened my eyes in the factory, on the control tform. But as this was a private area that only myself, Laura, Fantasia and Tahlia could enter, I walked down the steps so I was by the circr table that Laura and Mia usually sat at when I woke up and came here in the morning. Then I checked that I had my own clothes on, instead of some cosy, courtesy of Fantasia. But as I did, I just stood next to the table and waited. After less than a minute, I saw an avatar realizing close by. The short crimson hair and turquoise eyes of Lucia came to be inside the factory. She wasn¡¯t dressed in her usual adventuring gear, which consisted of dark colors, like her ck pants, dark navy shirt, a leather jacket over that, all covered by a dark cloak. Instead, she wore a purple dress, not too far from the one Mia¡¯s avatar wears. Well, the one Mia wears is more ¡­ puffy? Lua¡¯s was a lot closer to her legs and had a slit, revealing her beautiful pale legs. Seeing them like this reminded me of just how pale Lua¡¯s skin really is. It''s interesting, as Ria is quite a bit darker than Lua. Well, she is also still pale, but not light pale. Perhaps it is just because Lua always keeps herself so well covered, whereas Ria actually shows some skin. Lua looked around, taking in her surroundings. As she spotted me, her eyes locked onto me and she took a few steps towards me. ¡°Brian? Did I make it?¡± ¡°Yes. Yes you did. How do you feel?¡± ¡°... strange. My movement is all off. My vision is bad. And what is up with my clothes?¡± ¡°Yeah. The vision problem is something Laura and Mia did warn me about. They simply cannot transfer the information fast enough at their current levels, so you can¡¯t actually see perfectly. But the movement? What did you mean by that?¡± ¡°It feels ¡­ slow. Like I try to move, but it takes a bit before I actually move.¡± ¡°So it''sggy, huh.¡± ¡°Laggy?¡± ¡°It¡¯s a term from my previous world. I¡¯m not really going to exin it, but it is basically what you are experiencing.¡± ¡°Can something be done about it?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t know. We would have to ask Laura and Mia. Actually, why is Laura not here?¡± As I wondered that, Laura realized next to us. ¡°Sorry. I was just making sure everything was working fine.¡± She said. ¡°... is that Laura? Your system support?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Yes. I am.¡± Laura answered. ¡°It is a pleasure to officially meet you, Miss Lucia. My name is Laura and I am the System Support of Brian Wood.¡± Laura introduced herself in a very formal manner. ¡°... how can a system support have a body?¡± ¡°This space is an area that is held within the the soul of my Master, so I am capable of doing things like this inside this space.¡± Laura answered. ¡°Your system support can do it as well, as we are linked.¡± ¡°Mia can? Then why didn¡¯t she?¡± ¡°She can, but not at the same time as when you are here.¡± Laura answered. ¡°We simplyck the necessaryputing power, so she has to focus entirely on that to keep you inside this space.¡± ¡°Computing?¡± ¡°It refers to calcting power.¡± I answered. ¡°You couldpare it to casting a spell. You need immense control to do that, right? Now imagine an illusion spell that makes everything you see around yourself at this moment, and then think about just how difficult that would be. Our two system supports are basically keeping that up all the time while you are here.¡± ¡°... I think I get it. So it is difficult to get me here.¡± ¡°Yes. It is quite challenging.¡± Laura answered. ¡°Is it as difficult to get Mia into here?¡± ¡°No, not quite. Maria is a System Support, so she can move more freely through the system than you can. Effectively, when she is here, she leaves your body temporarily andes here instead. It is actually quite simr to what I do when I realize myself here.¡± ¡°So you actually leave my body when you are in the factory?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes. There is a reason I cannot hear your thoughts while I¡¯m in here. My connection with you is somewhat severed when Ie here, as otherwise I would face simr difficulties as Miss Lucia is experiencing right now. And that would just not be feasible.¡± ¡°... alright. Well, if it works.¡± ¡°Brian, what about my outfit?¡± Lua asked. ¡°What about it? It looks great on you.¡± ¡°Thank you. ¡­ Wait! No! That¡¯s not what I mean! Why am I wearing a dress?¡± ¡°No clue. I can change my clothing if I wish for it, so maybe try that.¡± I said as I changed my clothes from my usual jeans and t-shirt look to generic adventurer look, which I totally didn¡¯t steal from Zayaan, to a three piece-suit, and then back to my usual stuff. ¡°... wow. Then did you do this?¡± She asked, referring to her dress. ¡°No I didn¡¯t. Laura? Can I me you?¡± ¡°Hey! This isn¡¯t on me either.¡± Sheined. ¡°It is most likely something Maria did.¡± ¡°Mia? Would she have?¡± ¡°Well, her avatar does also wear a dress, so I could see that being the case.¡± Imented. ¡°Does she? What does she look like?¡± ¡°Like your older sister.¡± That was the easiest way to describe Mia¡¯s avatar. ¡°My older sister? What would that be like?¡± ¡°Laura, can we show her the security footage from this morning?¡± ¡°Sure. Let me call Tahlia over.¡± Laura said as her avatar disappeared. She probably teleported into Tahlia¡¯s room.
While we waited for Laura to return, Lua asked if I would help her change her clothes, as she failed to do so on her own. I did as she asked and she ended up with nice purple jeans, and a white t-shirt with a cute cat printed on it. I was thinking of printing a catgirl at first, but thought it would be better if it was just a normal cat. She did also have a hoodie avable, but she decided to take it off. ¡°Father, I heard you needed me.¡± I heard Tahlia say, so I turned to look at her. Tahlia, whom I¡¯ve never seen in anything but her pink onesie, was now wearing a formal looking dress. It had a dark blue base color, and it had geometric green embroidery that looked like a circuit board. ¡°Father? Brian, who is this girl?¡± Lua asked. ¡°I guess I¡¯ll have to introduce you. But first, Laura, can you go pick up Fantasia as well? I think it will be better if I introduce both of them at the same time.¡± ¡°Sure. Just give me a second.¡± Laura said, as her avatar again disappeared, only to reappear a few secondster with Fantasia. Fantasia was wearing another cosy again. I guess it is basically tradition for her at this point. Today, it was a cutesy nurse uniform. She also hadrge white wings, most likely copied from Injection Fairy Lily. Spoiler [copse] ¡°Papa!¡± She called as she took rushed into me. Her wings fluttered like she was trying to take flight, but we both learned that just having wings wouldn¡¯t let you fly the hard wayst evening, so she was still just running. I kneeled down a bit and took her into my arms. ¡°... so, what is all of this?¡± Lua asked after looking at my family lineup.
¡°Lua, this is Tahlia. She is the avatar of my Inventory skill. She is a bit special of a case in terms of being an Inventory, as she was born from a card I installed into myself. Tahlia, this is Lucia. I think you know this already, but she saved my life when I almost died.¡± ¡°It is a pleasure to meet you, Miss Lucia.¡± Tahlia greeted Lua. ¡°Yes. A pleasure.¡± Lua said, seeming a bit nervous. ¡°Please just call me Lua. No miss or anything.¡± ¡°As you wish, Lua. Feel free to call me Tia as well.¡± Tahlia responded. Tia? Why didn¡¯t I think of that? And if she is Tia, then Fantasia would be Fia. Fia and Tia. ¡°And then there is Fantasia. Lua, this is Fantasia. She is the avatar of Different Dimension Factory, aka this space we are inside of. Fantasia, this is Lucia. Treat her well.¡± ¡°Yes. Hi, Miss Lucia!¡± Fantasia greeted Lua. ¡°Hi. It is good is great to meet you, Fantasia. You can just call me Lua.¡± ¡°Yes, aunty Lua!¡± ¡°¡°Aunty?¡±¡± Both Lua and I asked at the same time. ¡°When did I be an aunt?¡± ¡°How did shee up with that?¡± ¡°... papa? What is wrong?¡± ¡°Why did you call Lua aunty?¡± I just decided to ask her. ¡°Is she not? Laura is mama, aunty Maria is mama¡¯s sister and aunty Lua is aunty Maria¡¯s sister. So Lua is also aunty.¡± ¡°... okay then¡­¡± Yeah, the logic checks out. Except that Mia and Lua aren¡¯t sisters. ¡°But Mia and Lua aren¡¯t actually sisters.¡± ¡°... eh? So aunty Lua isn¡¯t my aunt? Then what is she?¡± ¡°I think cousin would be the most urate.¡± Laura said. ¡°Considering that Maria was originally based on Lua¡¯s mother, and has now taken on the name of her grandmother, cousin would be the most urate term.¡± She told Fantasia. ¡°... so cousin Lua?¡± ¡°Yes. I can be your cousin.¡± Lua answered. ¡°... she is adorable ¡­¡± I heard her mutter afterwards.
We first spent some time speaking about things around the table. Tahlia used a tablet to bring up the security footage from this morning, so she could show Lua what Mia looks like inside the factory. Lua was a bit taken back by how Mia was dressed, but otherwise seemed to find her good looking. I also asked Lua about her system mission, but it hadn¡¯t rewarded her yet. As of now, only Rosemary, the elder of the vige, and Ria had evolved their blood magic into true blood magic. After that, I gave her a quick tour of the factory, mainly pointing out the ces she shouldn¡¯t enter, like the control tform and the Different Dimension Treasury room. I don¡¯t want her to get beaten up by the goblin guards. And there is a force field of some kind so she can¡¯t even get to the control tform. I made sure to show her the ces which would be the most useful to her. The vampire room, the Umi rooms, as well as The Sanctuary in the Sky room. Vampires for obvious reasons, the Umi rooms for water magic practice and Sanctuary as most of my healer monsters were fairies, so they could be found in that room. And a lot of fairies were also light attribute, if she wanted to learn light magic. ¡°Don¡¯t worry Lua, if you get lost, I¡¯ll show you around.¡± Fantasia offered. She had been holding Lua¡¯s hand ever since we began the tour, and it didn¡¯t seem like Lua wanted to let go either.
¡°What are they making?¡± Lua asked. We had gone into the Vampire Kingdom room of the factory, as Lua wanted to see it. There, we had heard some sounds of hammering and decided to go take a closer look. We entered one of the buildings that had appeared on the outskirts of the hill after Different Dimension Treasury got to level 2. There, we spotted a team of four Iron cksmith Kotetsu hammering a piece of steel or iron, while a new vampire was using blood magic to add some blood into the metal. I say new vampire, as it is one I haven¡¯t met yet. Dressed in ck armor, with gold ents and holding a giantnce. Even the horse that had been tied up outside belonged to him. Vampire Red Baron. Cain must have gotten him with Vampire''s Domain at some point. Spoiler
[copse] After finishing the fold they were working on, the hammering stopped and the ingot was tossed back into the fire. Then the four cksmiths joined bodies and became one. ¡°Miss, we are making blood iron.¡± He then answered. ¡°Blood iron? Really? You can do that?¡± ¡°Yes. You can take a look at the samples over there on that table.¡± He answered, pointing at a pile of ingots. There seemed to be about 50 of them. Lua stepped over with Fantasia, and proceeded to look over the ingots. But I had something else I wanted to find out. ¡°How did youbine like that?¡± I asked the smith. ¡°We just did. I don¡¯t know how to exin it any better than that.¡± He answered. ¡°Father, if I may.¡± Tahlia offered. ¡°Go for it.¡± ¡°Your monsters, if they are the same monster from the same set, canbine themselves like that. It allows them to share information from the times they are summoned easier, so your monsters often do that. That way, they can also alternate which one of them you summon every time you take out a monster of that kind, unless you specifically specify which one you want. But as Pack Opener¡¯s collection doesn¡¯t differentiate between two or more copies of the same card, if they are in the exact same state considering install, sleeve and toploader status, and so on, it is impossible for you to call on a specific monster, unless you have somehow differentiated it from the other copies of itself. Mainly, by installing a card into it.¡± ¡°... okay. I think I got it. Maybe.¡± ¡°It is quite simple really. But if you want me to put it into words you better understand, just don¡¯t worry about it, because it works.¡± ¡°Yeah. That does sound like something I would say.¡± ¡°Is this really blood iron? This feels different from the others.¡± Luamented, holding one specific ingot in her hands. ¡°You have a good eye, miss. It is an attempt at making vampiric steel, but it is still just an unsessful prototype.¡± Vampire Red Baron exined. ¡°Vampiric steel? That metal that the vampire¡¯s of old used to forge their weapons?¡± ¡°I am not too familiar with the history of your world''s vampires, but that might be the case. Vampiric steel is the stronger form of blood iron, requiring true blood magic to be used while it is being made. We are even using dragon blood to give us the highest chance of sess, but even then, that piece is the only thing even remotely close to what we are trying to make.¡± So they stole some blood from one of my dragons? Well, I guess as long as they didn¡¯t kill said dragon and said dragon gave permission, I have no issues with that. But vampiric steel, huh. That does sound interesting. Perhaps I should make Ria stuff out of that metal, instead of blood iron. ¡°Laura, how good is vampiric steel?¡± ¡°It is considered a greater metal, like mithril and hihi''irokane. It has some advantages over those two materials, but it also has its own disadvantages. ording to the information I have ess to, it is considered the overall lowest rank of the three.¡± ¡°Ah. Alright.¡± ¡°That might be.¡± Vampire Red Baron said. ¡°But that is only for a human. For a vampire or even a dhampir, vampiric steel is better than adamantite.¡± I turned my gaze back to Laura, waiting for an exnation. ¡°Adamantite is a part of the greatest metals, on level with orichalcum. It is extremely heavy and sturdy making weapons made from it difficult to wield for anyone but the people with extremely high strength. But it also holds an edge better than any other metal. The dragon ying sword of Buster der is made of adamantite.¡± ¡°And let me guess, the dungeon cannot make it.¡± ¡°Exactly.¡± ¡°So the staff of Dark Pdin is also adamantite?¡± ¡°Not entirely. It only has an edge made of it. The rest is other materials, like orichalcum, star titanium and void uranium.¡± ¡°... oh god. Why do I ask?¡± ¡°I believe that means that you correctly identified both star titanium and void uranium being on the same level as orichalcum and adamantite.¡± ¡°Yeah. Kind of figured that out.¡± ¡°So, how can that vampiric steel match up to the other metals?¡± I asked Red Baron. ¡°Yes, that. Miss, would you hand that ingot over?¡± He asked Lua. ¡°Ah. Sure.¡± ¡°Now, please observe.¡± He said before as the ingot in his hand began to move. He turned it from an ingot into a dagger, then a whip looking thing, then a gauntlet, finally returning it back into an ingot. ¡°Vampiric steel can be controlled in this way with the use of blood magic. Of course with the quality of the ingot that one isn¡¯t great for it, but if we can make a perfect one, I could do way more. And also, while it can be done with just blood magic, making certain things like that whip would be more difficult, so it is only rmended if you can use true blood magic.¡± ¡°Wow. So I could do something like that?¡± Lua looked on in wonder. ¡°Yes. As long as you practice enough and obtain some vampiric steel.¡± ¡°Brian!¡± Lua turned to me with her eyes shining. Literally. ¡°May I buy some of this steel from you?¡± ¡°... sure. But it isn¡¯t ready yet, as you just heard. And the matter inside the factory isn¡¯t exactly real. I¡¯ll have to have them make some in the real world, before I can give it to you.¡± ¡°Really?¡± ¡°Yeah. This ce, at the end of the day, is just a mental ne. My monsters can learn things here and so on, but things made here cannot be taken outside.¡± I exined. ¡°Just think about your clothes. I could just change them, without having you to strip or anything. You can think of this as the same.¡± ¡°Ah. I see. Then would you sell me some when you have some made?¡± ¡°No. I think I¡¯ll just give it to you as a gift instead. This isn¡¯t something I can really put a price on, so I don¡¯t want to sell it.¡± I answered. ¡°... thank you.¡± Lua took me into a deep hug.
We returned to the table at the bottom of the control tform and headed out of the factory. Even with the time dtion of the LV.2 factory, we had still been in here for over one real world hour, so it was time for us to return. I closed my eyes in the factory, and opened them in the real world. ¡°Wee back, Master.¡± Cosmo Queen was the first to notice meing back. I wonder if my monsters can instinctively feel me returning. ¡°Brian? I wasn¡¯t¡­¡± Alice panicked a bit as she let go of my hand, which she had been holding against her cheek. Ria was on my other side, doing the same. ¡°Ria?¡± ¡°Just a bit longer.¡± She said, holding on even tighter. ¡°... so this is what you have been up to.¡± I let Ria keep a hold of my arm, as I sat up. I looked over at the bed where Luaid, but her eyes were still closed. (Laura? Did something go wrong?) I confirmed. (... It¡¯s just theg. She will be there shortly.) Laura responded.
[In the factory, just after Brian left.] ¡°Miss Lucia, you should head back as well.¡± Laura said to Lua. ¡°I will, in just a second. I wanted to ask you something first, while Brian can¡¯t hear us. He can¡¯t at the moment, right?¡± ¡°Yes, he cannot.¡± Laura confirmed. She knew that this would be recorded, but she could also ask Tahlia to alter or delete the recording if necessary. ¡°You took on the body of his ¡­ girlfriend, right?¡± ¡°Yes. And her voice and Master also named me after her.¡± ¡°Then could you please speak with him. Not as his System Support, but as his girlfriend. You need to give him permission to move on. Otherwise, he will never find someone to love.¡± ¡°... I¡¯ll try. But he can be stubborn, so I can¡¯t promise that just my words will do it. May I ask for you to also act towards that goal on the other side?¡± ¡°Yes. I will.¡± ¡°Then we are in agreement. You need to head back. Master is starting to worry because you haven''t woken up yet.¡± ¡°Yes. Thank you.¡± Lucia said before she disappeared from the factory. Laura then turned to Tahlia and ordered. ¡°Make sure you delete the recording of this conversation.¡± ¡°Yes, Mother.¡± The daughter that was always ready to follow orders responded. Luckily Fantasia had stayed in the Vampire Kingdom room, as she might not be able to stay quiet about this. CH.189 Alice’s first dragon flight CH.189 Alice¡¯s first dragon flight ¡°How was it? You have to tell us!¡± Alice demanded as we were enjoying lunch. She had been asking Lua about the factory ever since she woke up. For lunch, we were enjoying some Gsaurus with Mystic Tomato on the side. Spoiler
[copse] Gsaurus tasted somewhat simr to alligator, but not quite that. But I guess alligator is the closest thing you can get on earth. And the Mystic Tomato was actually very nice. I need to cook them more often. ¡°It was amazing. There were so many things to see. And all of Brian¡¯s monsters just hang out there.¡± Was Lua¡¯s answer to Alice¡¯s question. ¡°Tell me more!¡± ¡°There was a room. It was filled with ocean water and we could actually breath in the water. It was amazing. Then there was this room where we would walk on the clouds and there was this massive temple on a mountain top. And there were fairies flying all over the ce.¡± Lua told them. We hadn¡¯t spent all that long in any room, except the Vampire Kingdom, so most of it was very much surface level information. But for people that haven¡¯t visited the factory, it must sound amazing. ¡°Brian, is Mana there when she isn¡¯t summoned?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Sorry, but no. She can¡¯t actuallye there, as she isn¡¯t in my collection.¡± ¡°... oh. I really hoped she would have been. I wonder if she is lonely when she isn¡¯t summoned then?¡± ¡°She might be. Perhaps if you can level up your Card Summoner more, you might get a collection of your own. Or maybe a deck. If that happens, Laura might be able to link it up with the factory and Mana can get into the factory.¡± ¡°So I have to level up Card Summoner even more? How can I do that?¡± ¡°... perhaps if you summon monsters in different ways. And use them in different ways. Like maybe a little dragon ride? We never did do that and no one here will mind.¡± ¡°Yes! Can we really?¡± ¡°We do need permission from Rosemary, but I think she will allow it.¡±
After asking for permission from Rosemary and asking if Agatha would be fine with us spending a bit more time here, we had walked to outside the vige area. Ria was with us as a guide. Lua almost came with us, but she still had a true blood magic lesson to hold, so she was busy. I guess now that I mentioned her, I should tell that I had used Different Dimension Capsule to get an extra copy of Vampire Sucker and given it to Lua. She did sessfully summon it and the level of her Card Summoner also went to 2. I did think that Vampire Fascinator would suit her better, but summoning what is basically a vampire version of yourself might get weird. Okay, they just look the same, they don¡¯t actually act the same. And they don¡¯t even really look the same, as Fascinator has way longer hair. ¡°Will this do?¡± Ria asked. ¡°Yeah. I think it will.¡± I answered. We had walked for about 10 minutes. We were in a small clearing in the woods around the vige, and this ce is definitelyrge enough to fit a dragon or two. ¡°Ria, you should also test riding Firebird. It might be something you¡¯ll need to doter.¡± ¡°Yes. If you think I should.¡± ¡°Pitch-Dark Dragon.¡± ¡°Firebird.¡± ¡°Wingweaver.¡± Spoiler
[copse] We all summoned a monster. I summoned Wingweaver as an insurance policy, in case one of the girls fell off their mount. ¡°Another angel¡­¡± Ria muttered. ¡°Yeah. What about it?¡± ¡°How many angels can you summon?¡± ¡°Well for one, they are technically fairies, not angels. Two, forty-one.¡± I know I said that, but in the OCG, fairy-type is the angel-type so calling them angels isn¡¯t actually wrong. But I¡¯ll still call them fairies. ¡°Aren¡¯t fairies a lot smaller?¡± ¡°Some are. I do have small fairies I can summon as well.¡± After that little questionnaire, the girls mounted their ¡­ mounts. I was a bit afraid that Ria would get burned by Firebird, but I seemed to have worried for nothing. The bird could control the temperature of its mes, so it wouldn¡¯t actually burn anyone, even if they touched it. I would know, I tested as well. After making sure both of their riders had a good seat, the dragon and the bird both pped their wings and took off into the sky. My fairy followed close by, so she could charge in to catch either of the girls in case they fell. I myself took turns looking at both them and the surrounding forest. Don¡¯t want to get jumped on by a monster while I¡¯m just looking at them after all.
¡°That was Amazing!¡± Alice called after shended. Ria and Firebird alsonded right after her. ¡°It¡¯s so much better than your ¡­ big thing.¡± Alice added. ¡°B.E.S. Big Core. And yeah, I agree. Dragon riding is way more fun. Even if Big Core is more convenient.¡± ¡°Brain, would you let me ride a dragon? I would like to try that as well.¡± Ria asked. ¡°Sure. I have two I want to test out myself. I¡¯ll take the other and you two can share the other, if that sounds good.¡± ¡°Yes. Another go!¡± Alice immediately agreed. ¡°... I¡¯d rather ride with you¡­¡± Ria said quietly. I took a few steps towards her and whispered into her ear: ¡°No. That will just lead to a fight between you and Alice for which one gets to ride with me.¡± ¡°Ah. I see¡­ sorry for asking.¡± ¡°Anyway. You two should unsummon those two now, so we¡¯ll have more space. My dragons will be a bitrger, so we need all the space we can have.¡±
¡°Come forth, Tyrant Dragon and Dragonmaid Tinkhec.¡± I called out my two fire dragons. Spoiler
[copse] I really wanted to test this duo out, as they are both fire dragons. Sure Blue-Eyes will always be the best, but there is just something fantastic about a ssic fire breathing dragon, instead of theser beam dragon that is Blue-Eyes. The two dragons were about the same size as Blue-Eyes, or maybe just a bit smaller. Actually shorter is the right term, at least for Tinkhec. She is a thick girl. But yeah. By my estimation, Tyrant Dragon is about 19.5 meters and Tinkhec is 18.5 meters. So just a bit shorter than Blue-Eyes, who is just about 20.That, by the way, is them measured up to their ¡®shoulders¡¯ while they are standing on their hind legs. No neck, head or tail taken into consideration. {Pliso. Si mi lotoc ekess qe di taexirsj.}Master. I am happy to be of service. Dragonmaid Tinkhec said something, but I have no idea what. It sounded simr to what LV8 Horus once said, so perhaps it is the samenguage. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, but I can¡¯t understand you.¡± {Oh. I apologize, Master. I forgot you cannot speak Draconic.} She then continued. Her voice was a lot deeper than in her human form, but at least she still could speak the normalnguage. I actually thought I might have to install her dragon form to her human form card before she could do that, but it appears that I was wrong. ¡°... the dragon can speak?¡± Alice wondered. ¡°Is it that strange? Of course dragon¡¯s can speak. The strange part is her being able to speak something else than draconic.¡± ¡°Why is that strange?¡± {Humannguage is not made for dragon mouths.} Tinkhec answered. ¡°There you have it. So, which one do you want to ride?¡± I asked the girls. ¡°You should choose, Brian.¡± Ria said. ¡°We will take the one you don¡¯t take.¡± ¡°... agreed.¡± Alice said after staying quiet for a bit. ¡°You choose.¡± ¡°... Hmm. I guess I¡¯ll go with Tinkhec then. You two go on Tyrant Dragon.¡± What? I didn¡¯t pick her just because she is a woman. I don¡¯t know Tyrant Dragon¡¯s gender. Do dragons even have a gender? Or are they omni-gendered? I chose Tinkhec because she is cuter. That is all. I like cute things as well. And dragonmaids are mine. They will be one of those archetypes that I hoard for myself and will never give one to anyone else. And if you have aint, I¡¯ll have you fight a dragon for it. ¡­ wait? Am I a dragon? And my hoard is my cards? Sometimes sharing some with worthy people, but still holding the best treasures for myself. ¡­ I¡¯ll ept that.
We had a bit longer of a flight than the girls did when they were on their own monsters, to the point where we even ran into some monsters. Well, more like we spotted them from the air. Luckily I still had Wingweaver summoned, so I could order her to go down and eliminate the monsters. There was nothing too bad, but I did want to eliminate at least everything rank C and higher. After taking them down, Wingweaver carried them up to me and I put them away in my inventory. We¡¯ll drain the blood from them when we get back to the vige. ¡°So, did you enjoy it?¡± I asked the girls after we hadnded and I had unsummoned my dragons. ¡°Yes. I really liked my Pitch-Dark Dragon, but that ispletely different. Brian, when can I have arge dragon like that?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Hmm. Maybe when you get ranked up to a C-rank adventurer.¡± I offered. ¡°And Element Dragon is already a bitrger than Pitch-Dark Dragon, even if it isn¡¯t asrge as Tyrant Dragon. ¡°C-rank? Alright. I¡¯ll do that in a month.¡± ¡°... good luck. What about you Ria? Did you enjoy it?¡± ¡°... it was fun ¡­¡± ¡°Something wrong?¡± ¡°No. I really did enjoy it. It¡¯s just ¡­ a bit scary.¡± ¡°Oh. Yeah. I guess I can understand that.¡±
We got back to the vige and dealt with the monsters. Two orcs, onerge snake and some sort of pteranodon looking flying monster, which is apparently a C-rank version of a wyvern. Kind of feel bad for the pteranodon. Just running into two dragons while it is casually flying around. For the materials, I took everything that wouldn¡¯t perish, like the hides and magic stones. The dhampirs, of course, took the blood, but I also let them keep the meat. I also tried to cook the meat with Mystik Wok and it seeded, so some of the meat was cooked. Then I tried another copy of Mystik Wok, with an intent to smoke the meat this time, but that didn¡¯t work. I was hoping I could cook meat the way I want to with it, but I can only pan fry it. More reasons to make that DDF kitchen. I ended up cooking all of the meat. It is easier to warm it upter, than to cook it, after all. And a few dhampirs did know how to use fire magic, so they might be able to warm it up.
¡°Agatha. I think I can regrow your arm. Do you want me to try it?¡± I just dropped that bomb on her. ¡°... I would say that is impossible, but knowing you, you can do it.¡± ¡°Yeah. The tests have been sessful.¡± ¡°Did you cut off someone¡¯s arm to test it?¡± ¡°No. If that was the case, this wouldn¡¯t even be a problem. Regrowing an arm in your situation is a lot harder than regrowing one that has been freshly lost.¡± I knew that based on what Laura had told me. Regrowing or reattaching an arm was actually quite easy. If said arm was just recently lost. You just need to massively over heal someone to the point where that excess health is used to regrow the limb. And if you have the cut off part, you can just hold it close to the spot from which it was cut and then over heal for the arm to reattach itself. Of course I say it is easy, but easypared to regrowing Agatha¡¯s, as hers was amputated after it had all of its blood drained and it hadpletely died. Just reattaching a cut arm would require an over heal of multiple thousands of HP. Andpletely regrowing one would take over ten thousand HP over heal. Even with my cards, that¡¯s a lot. ¡°... but you can do it?¡± ¡°Yes. I dide up with a way. Well, Laura did, but anyway. Also, Mia approved of it, if that makes you any more reassured.¡± ¡°Then why not just do it? I don¡¯t see a downside?¡± ¡°Well, there is one. You¡­ won¡¯t exactly be a human after we are done with the operation.¡± ¡°... alright. Then what will I be?¡± ¡°A draconic warrior.¡± I answered. ¡°Draconic? As in a half dragon?¡± ¡°Yeah. Basically.¡± ¡°Is that a downside?¡± ¡°... yes. Well, maybe not, but still. Are you really willing to throw away your humanity just for an arm?¡± ¡°Humanity? Does that matter? We are in a vige of non-humans, but they are some of the most human people I¡¯ve ever met. They don¡¯t lie, they don¡¯t bully, they don¡¯t abuse their authority. They are friendly, they care about each other and most of all, they know how to love. If anyone is a human, they are. So what is so bad about not being a human?¡± ¡°... good point. Then I guess let¡¯s do this.¡±
We entered Agatha¡¯s room. Lua also came with me, but I didn¡¯t let Alice or Ria in. The room was a bit smaller than the four bed room I slept in, but it still did have two beds and a small wooden closet and a chest. ¡°You¡¯ll need to strip down your top half.¡± I told her. This was actually somewhat required for the second step. It could technically be done without it, but the changes would be more visible this way. And there is a chance her shirt would rip if she wore it when her arm regrew. Agatha did as I asked and stripped. I didn¡¯t actually expect her to also take her bra off, but she did. ¡­ yeah. Maybe I should have said she could keep it on. She actually looked very nice. Her body was quite well-built and muscr, but I didn¡¯t stare at it too much. She doesn¡¯t reach Christina levels of MILF, so looking away wasn¡¯t too difficult. ¡°Now, this. I¡¯ll install this card into you. It will feel like a lot, so try to hold on.¡± I said as I got out the first card of this operation, and the reason she won¡¯t be a human afterwards. Dragonic Attack will turn her into a half-dragon hybrid. A dragonic warrior to be specific. Spoiler [copse] ¡°Install.¡± After the install, green scales began to form all over Agatha¡¯s body, making her skin into pseudo armor. They were naturally soft, but would harden if magic is passed through them. And they were green in color, as wind is Agatha¡¯s strongest attribute. ¡°... that most certainly was something.¡± Agatha said after catching her breath. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. The next part won¡¯t be as bad. At least based on the testing.¡± ¡°At least that is good news. So, what is next?¡± ¡°This.¡± I took out another two cards. ¡°I¡¯ll need you to activate this card. And this one will be the cost to activate it.¡± I handed Agatha the card she was going to activate, before I told her its name. Obviously it wasn¡¯t in a sleeve or toploader as she couldn¡¯t use it if it was. ¡°Super Rejuvenation.¡± Agatha activated the card. As she did, the Luster Dragon #2 she used as a cost disappeared along with the spell card. Spoiler
[copse] I chose Luster Dragon #2 as it is the strongest wind dragon I have. Well, technically not, but still. Armed Dragon LV7 and Gaia the Dragon Champion are stronger, but they had more problems than Luster Dragon #2. And even then, Super Rejuvenation itself is the outlier in this operation. I don¡¯t know why, but if activated by someone other than me, it can regenerate lost body parts. As long as the person who activates it is a dragon or a half-dragon. That is why the first install was necessary. Oh yeah. If I activate Super Rejuvenation it just gets me more pack tokens, like it should. But this additional dragon limb regrowing stuff is something I wouldn¡¯t have evere up with on my own. Thank god Laura and Mia did. Both Lua and I watched as Agatha¡¯s missing right arm grew back in. It was almost entirely covered in emerald scales, courtesy of Luster Dragon #2. It is called Emerald Dragon in the OCG, after all. The only part that looked like human skin was the palm of her hand. The emerald scales did look a bit off,pared to the darker green ones Agatha gained from the first install, clearly showing what was new and what was old, but I don¡¯t think that really matters. ¡°So, how does it feel?¡± I asked. ¡°... good. And strong.¡± Agatha answered. ¡°And the pain is gone. I never thought I could get rid of it.¡± ¡°pain?¡± Oh. Does she mean the phantom pain? I¡¯ve heard that if you lose a limb, you can have something called phantom paining from that lost limb. I¡¯m not sure how that works, but I¡¯m happy if this fixed that problem as well. ¡°Ah. Well, that¡¯s good. Please take good care of that arm from now on. The dragon we sacrificed for this won¡¯t be happy otherwise.¡± ¡°Yes. I won¡¯t forget the gift of the dragons. And the gift from you.¡± Agatha said as she prostrated herself before me. ¡°... please don¡¯t do that. It makes me feel strange.¡± I said before escaping from the room. Lua can take care of the rest. Aka. the medical check-up. If something is wrong, she will inform me and I¡¯ll see what I can do about it.
A littleter, Agatha and Lua came out from the room. Apparently, Agatha was all right, so no need for extra treatment. The dhampirs were super happy to see Agatha with her arm again. The kids, especially Kody, were even jealous of the emerald green scales on it. Sorry, but that won¡¯t work on you. A dhampir is still a half-zombie, so you aren¡¯t applicable for a warrior equip spell like Dragonic Attack. DNA Surgery would work, but that won¡¯t turn you into a half-dragon, but a full blown dragon. And I¡¯d rather not open up that can of worms just yet. After that, we were going to leave. We still had to make it back to Sawyer city before the night fell.
A short flight with Big Core, followed by a ride in Overdrive, dropping off Agatha, then a quick stop at a goods store that buys monster hides and magic stones and back to the manor. The rest of the evening went about as you might expect. Dinner was good. Not sure what the meat was, but it was some kind of red meat. Maybe from the bisons we hunted. Jonathan was not at all jealous when he heard that both Alice and Ria got to ride on arge dragon, but what¡¯s you gonna do? Sure I¡¯ll give you a ride, as soon as you have a ce where we can do that without causing a massive panic. That is why the dhampir vige is great. They let me do basically whatever I want, as long as I tell them what I¡¯m about to do. After dinner, Ria and I took our baths with magic practice in the down time. Ria was actually working with Spirit of mes today, as she did evolve her blood magic into true blood magic already. I was a little afraid we would set the room on fire, but it didn¡¯t happen so we are fine. For level ups, I was still working on Inventory. I know Tahlia wants that time seal, but I want arger inventory. For Ria, I was still upgrading Fast Mana Recovery, just to help her down time between fights. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human !
Level: 58
HP: 1870
Mana: 2410
Strength: 425
Defense: 625
Magic: 545
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.4 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.2 (unique)
Telekinesis LV.2 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.3 (extra)
Inventory LV.6 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Mana Control LV.5
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (Greater)
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Rhianna
Race: Dhampir
Level: 50
HP: 1390
Mana: 1650
Strength: 760
Defense: 520
Magic: 770
Skills:
True Blood Magic LV.4 (Racial)
Card Summoner LV.1 (extra)
Fire Magic LV.3
Mana Control LV.3
Fast Mana Recovery LV.4
Internal Magic Technique LV.5
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.4
Flickering Step LV.2
Power Boost LV.4
Defense Boost LV.2
Blood Sucker (Racial)
ve. Master: Brian Wood
[copse] Spoiler [I¡¯ll also leave Alice¡¯s status here. She leveled up Magic Boost.]
Name: Alice Watchman
Race: Human
Level: 26
HP: 390
Mana: 1280
Strength: 145
Defense: 255
Magic: 1045
Skills:
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Magician¡¯s Power LV.4 (extra)
Dark Magic LV.5
Mana Control LV.6
Magic Boost LV.4
Quick Cast LV.3
Fast Mana Recovery LV.4
[copse] Ria also hit level 50, so I wonder what that will do for her. Hopefully something good.
I then jumped into the factory for good nights to my daughters and Laura. Lua was also there, apparently getting there just fine. She thanked me over and over for helping her mother. Just stop it already. I can handle this many thanks. She then said she would go say hi to more of the fairies and left for the Sanctuary in the Sky room. I quickly visited Tahlia in her room, then Fantasia in the Harpie¡¯s Hunting Grounds and finally said good night to Laura at the control tform. Boy. What a day. I definitely deserve some rest after all of that. CH.190 A sick day CH.190 A sick day ¡°Mr. Brain. Wake up please.¡± I woke up to someone slightly shaking me. I opened my eyes. The room was dimly lit by antern, which had been ced on my bedside table. Thentern didn¡¯t have a candle, but a small magic stone. It still looked like a sstern, like the ones with the oil basin and a small wick that you light on fire, instead of the more modern LEDnterns. The person waking me up was one of the maids of this manor. I don¡¯t really know them, but I think she is one of the maids that usuallye to wake Ria up. Usually¡­ More like I saw her doing it once. ¡°... good morning.¡± I greeted her. ¡°What¡¯s up?¡± I asked that as usually the maids don¡¯t wake me up. They only wake Ria up and then Ria would wake me after she has had her breakfast. Even if it isn¡¯t actually her waking me up, but instead pulling me to this world from the factory. ¡°Rhianna seems to be running a fever, so I thought I should wake you up as well.¡± The maid said. ¡°Eh?¡± I quickly sat up on the bed and flicked on the light. ¡­ no. You don¡¯t flick on the lights in this world. You just pass a bit of mana into the control panel and the lights go on. It¡¯s much closer to a touch panel than a ssic light switch. It took a few seconds for my eyes to adjust, considering that I just switched on all the lights in the room. After my vision adjusted, I looked towards the bedding that Ria was sleeping on. Well, she wasn¡¯t actually asleep anymore. ¡°...good morning¡­¡± She said quietly. ¡°Morning.¡± I said back. The usually pale Ria was quite red. She definitely looked like she was running a fever. I ced my hand on her forehead and it was warm. Not hot, but just warm. But considering that dhampir''s body temp is just a bit lower than a human normally, this might be a more intense fever than this would lead me to think. ¡°How are you feeling?¡± I asked. ¡°... hot. But also cold.¡± She answered. ¡°I see¡­¡± So ssic sickness symptoms. Perhaps she is just sick. (Laura, you there?) (In the factory with Maria. She has better information on dhampirs, considering her host, so I¡¯m talking with her about the potential cause.) Laura answered. Her voice seemed a bit faster than usual. Like someone had ramped up the rey speed in a video. I guess the time dtion between this world and the factory will do that. (Okay. Here again. Let¡¯s check her out.) Laura said. I didn¡¯t actually feel a difference, but I heard it. Her voice was back to its usual speed. (What do you need me to do?) (Just put one of your hands on her forehead and the other on her stomach. We¡¯ll pass some mana through her.) (Sure.) ¡°Ria, I¡¯ll examine you quickly. I¡¯ll have to clear the nket and your nightgown for that.¡± I warned her. ¡°... mhm¡­¡± She said something that sounded like permission. I ced my hands on her like Laura instructed and let Laura take full control of my mana. I still felt it move, but I didn¡¯t try to restrict its movement at all. (At least it doesn¡¯t seem to be any of the major illnesses that Maria warned me about.) Laura said. (Well, that¡¯s good. Any ideas what it is?) (A few. Open her status for me.) I did as instructed and immediately spotted the outlier. Spoiler
Name: Rhianna
Race: Dhampir
Level: 50
HP: 1420/1440
Mana: 1650
Strength: 810
Defense: 545
Magic: 770
Skills:
True Blood Magic LV.4 (Racial)
Vampiric Body Modification LV.1 (Racial)
Card Summoner LV.1 (extra)
Fire Magic LV.3
Mana Control LV.3
Fast Mana Recovery LV.4
Internal Magic Technique LV.5
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.4
Flickering Step LV.2
Power Boost LV.4
Defense Boost LV.2
Blood Sucker (Racial)
ve. Master: Brian Wood
[copse] She had a new Racial skill. Vampiric Body Modification. I clicked on it to open up a description of the skill.
Vampiric Body Modification (Racial)
A skill that can only be gained by someone that has learned True Blood Magic. Allows them to alter their body, making it an even mightier weapon.
(Is that the cause?) I asked Laura. (Most likely. It could be thatbined with another sickness. But as you don¡¯t have the skills to perform a magic scan, it is impossible for me to tell.) Laura answered. (So level up sicknessbined with another possible sickness.) (Yes. We should summon a monster to examine her.) (Or just rely on others for this.) I said as I took a look at the maid. ¡°She has at least some level up sickness, but she might have something else on top of that.¡± I told the maid. ¡°Would it be possible to call for a doctor for her?¡± ¡°Ah. Yes. I shall go and ask about it.¡± The maid said before she scurried out of the room. ¡°Just rest for now.¡± I said to Ria. ¡°If it really is just level up sickness because of that new skill, it should pass by tomorrow.¡± ¡°... yes.¡± ¡°Do you need anything?¡± ¡°...some blood¡­¡± ¡°Sure. Where did you set your sk?¡± ¡°... some of your blood. if you will¡­¡± Wh.. what? She¡­ I guess I can understand why, but still. Mine? ¡­ fine. She is sick and all. And just a bit of blood won¡¯t make a difference. ¡°Sure. You can take some of mine.¡± I agreed. I gave her my left hand and she guided it to her mouth. She took both my index and middle finger in, before I felt a light prick in both. And then, she sucked. ¡­ god that sounded wrong. She was gentle and slow, like she was trying to savor every drop. I let her go for a bit, before I told her that was enough. I could have given more, but she might ask for moreter, so I don¡¯t want to give too much from the start. And I can only give so much blood per day. And it takes a long time to make new red blood cells. That is why you can only donate blood so often. After I pulled my fingers out of her mouth, I could just barely see the little spots where she had pierced my skin, but it quickly healed. I don¡¯t know if that is my natural healing, or some sort of dhampir power. I think the effect is usually caused by blood magic, but as Ria is in that state, I¡¯m not sure. The blood did seem to help Ria, as some of her reddening went down after that. I think usually it would be a bad thing, but she is usually pale, so going back to that should be better than staying flushed red like she is.
I had to go have breakfast before the doctor came, so I did that. I did inform everyone that Ria was sick, so I wouldn¡¯t be going anywhere today, but as I had no ns in the first ce, that works out just fine. It was pretty soon after breakfast that the doctor arrived. This honestly might be a waste, but I just want to make sure. And I have the money to pay for it, so why not? ¡°May I see her status?¡± He asked after his first few tests. ¡°Sorry, but I¡¯d prefer not to show it.¡± I answered. While Ria has less secrets in her status than I do, she has been collecting some. Mainly her racial skills. Card Summoner is also somewhat of a secret, but there is a chance that it will be moremon in the future, depending on how many will actually get it from the dungeon. ¡°But if you want to ask questions about it, I¡¯ll answer.¡± ¡°Then, what level is she and has she learned any new skills recently?¡± The doctor asked. ¡°She is level 50 and she has.¡± I confirmed. ¡°Level 50 you say? I see. That might be it¡­¡± After a few more tests and a magic scan, the doctor told me his conclusion. ¡°She does have a cold. It is nothing major, but it has most likelybined with level up sickness to cause the results we see.¡± He said. ¡°I¡¯ll cure the cold, but she will still need a full day of bedrest, so don¡¯t make her work today.¡± ¡°Of course I won¡¯t.¡± ¡°Now then. Stay quiet for this, please.¡± He said before he began a chant. ¡°Light, oh the one that brings us life, relieve this child of her ailments, Light Remedy.¡± His chant was a bit longer than usual. I think they are usually just one phrase, whereas his was two. Maybe it isn¡¯t as optimized as it isn¡¯t abat spell. Or maybe healing magic has longer chants. Maybe both. There might just be no need to optimize and shorten the chant for something you don¡¯t use outside of battle. The spell caused a small light to envelope Ria. I took another look at her status after the light vanished and her HP had returned to full, so it must have worked. I thanked the doctor for his time and paid for his services. He said it was unnecessary, as the Sawyer family would pay the bill, but I said as I¡¯m not a direct member of the family, just a guest, so I would pay it myself. The bill totaled 2rge silvers for the home visit and another 6 small silvers for the treatment. Again, cheaper than I expected. I ended up just giving him a gold coin and told him to keep it, as I just didn¡¯t feel like getting the exact change. And having a doctor on your good side should be a good thing.
As Ria had been ordered into bed rest for the day, I also didn¡¯t leave the house. I spent the day doing different things, like raiding the library of the house, with permission of course. I didn¡¯t have time to read that many books, so what I ended up doing is analyzing them, and recreating a copy inside Different Dimension Factory. As the factory had no production cost for anything made inside of it, there were no issues. Laura then used my token factory, also known as the ten Royal Magical Libraries, to store all of those books, so I could read them in the factoryter. Spoiler [copse] From skimming the books, I did learn some interesting things. One was the mystery of the first Hero, who took down the demon lord. For some reason, the hero had no name in any of the books, even though his twopanions, the Great Sage Arcadia and the First Saint Lucia both had their names written in multiple books. ¡­ Lucia. I wonder. Is that why she insists on shortening her name to Lua? She doesn¡¯t like being named after the first saint? Besides the library raid, I also spent plenty of time in the factory. Magic practice with Cosmo Queen, making a n on how to sort the ten libraries with Tahlia and taking part in a swordsmanship tournament with Fantasia. I lost the first match to Neo the Magic Swordsman, by the way. Fantasia on the other hand was going strong, until she had to fight Silent Swordsman LV7. But part of that is because her other opponents were quite weak. Swordsman of Landstar, M-Warrior #2 and Kagemusha of the Blue me. Spoiler
[copse] The finals of the tournament ended up being a fight between two ck Luster Soldiers, the ritual and the Envoy. The winner ended up being the ritual one, not because he was better, but because Envoy cheated and used his effect to banish his ritual version. And as any magic, other than self boosting magic, was against the rules, the ritual form was dered the winner. Even if I had to use Dimension Fusion to pull the ritual back to the factory from its banishment. Spoiler
[copse]
I did also meet Lua in the factory. I told her about both Ria being sick and her new skill. At first she was worried for Ria, but after I told her what the doctor said, she calmed down and turned her interest towards the new skill. I did exin the information the system gave me about it, but as we don¡¯t know the exact condition where you might learn it, that doesn¡¯t really help. Also, as I never said it in the morning, I guess now is as good a time as any. Laura did fullyplete for mest night. I had most of it already, but having all of the different XYZ-Dragon Cannon fusions will help a lot in boosting the number of fusion monsters I can summon when I actually end up having my fusion summoning party. Alice, who had gone off to the adventurer¡¯s guild with a knight as her guard, came back with onepleted quest. It was just a simple collection quest for some sort of herbal nt, which was used in some potions. She also had a certificate for ying goblins. Apparently, she had been able to take down the goblins without Threatening Roar activating, so I was quite impressed. But even still as that isn¡¯t a quest, that isn¡¯t doesn¡¯t her a second card. For her reward, Alice asked for a copy of Pitch-ck Power Stone, so I gave her one. I guess this also brings up the concept of using Spell Counters as a mana source, so I might as well mention this. A spell counter is 1000 mana, not an automatic full heal on mana like it appeared to best time. But as Alice only had just over a thousand mana, it is basically a full heal for her. That also means that Mega Ton Magical Cannon should take 10 000 mana. Spoiler
[copse]
In the evening, I leveled up myself. Ria was going to sit today out, as she did have mild level up sickness. I was still on that Inventory grind. Don¡¯t worry Tahlia. You will be level 10 soon, and then I¡¯ll transform you into a unique skill. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human !
Level: 60
HP: 1990
Mana: 2530
Strength: 435
Defense: 635
Magic: 555
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.4 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.2 (unique)
Telekinesis LV.2 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.3 (extra)
Inventory LV.7 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Mana Control LV.5
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (Greater)
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
[copse] After that, I let Ria have another go at my blood. Just a bit again. Let¡¯s hope that is enough to make her better by tomorrow. Good night for now. CH.191 Vampiric Body Modification CH.191 Vampiric Body Modification I woke up to the new day as a maid with antern came into my room. She was here to wake both myself and Ria up, as I had ordered them to wake me up at the same time as Ria today. I needed to make sure she is alright before I approve of her heading out for breakfast. If she needs another day of rest, she will get it. ¡°Ria, how are you feeling?¡± ¡°Perfect, actually. Probably even better than I was two days ago.¡± ¡°That¡¯s good. I still want to scan you though. Just in case.¡± ¡°Of course.¡± I ced my hands on her forehead and stomach, like yesterday, and let Laura take care of the rest. (She seems just fine. But it might be good to have someone who can use a scan spell look her over.) (Yeah. I¡¯ll ask for that. Hopefully I can get a magic scan at some point. I wonder if space magic has one?) After all, water magic has a scan spell, light magic has one, blood magic even has one. I don¡¯t know if earth, fire, air or dark have one, but I wouldn¡¯t be surprised if they did. (They do, but they specialize in different parts of your body.) Laura answered. (Earth scan focuses on your skeletal structure, fire magic on your muscles, air on your airways and breathing and dark on your nervous system. This is why water and light are favored, as they govern the more general areas. Water is for blood, cirction and general tissue, and light can scan everything, though not as urately as the others can.) (... well, thanks for the lesson on scan magic. Now I just have to hope space magic has one. Well, I¡¯ll have to learn space magic first.) ¡°Ria, you seem good to me, but I¡¯m not a professional.¡± I told her before turning to the maid. ¡°Can any of the servants here use scan magic?¡± ¡°Nina and A can. Do you want me to call them here?¡± ¡°No. Just have them perform the scan while you have your breakfast, if possible. If something was majorly wrong, I would have picked it up myself.¡± ¡°As you wish.¡± The maid answered with a small bow. After Ria got dressed and left the room, Iid back down on the bed and jumped into the Different Dimension Factory.
After my avatar realized, Laura¡¯s did so next to me. ¡°Good morning, again.¡± ¡°You never said good morning in the first ce, so this isn¡¯t ¡®again¡¯.¡± ¡°Well then, good morning.¡± ¡°Good morning. Do you want the night''s report?¡± ¡°Go for it. What set did youplete tonight?¡± ¡°.¡± ¡°Oh, nice.¡± I pulled up the full set list and checked it. Again, I had plenty of them already, but I was stillcking some. Exodia Necross, Kaiser Glider, still need to summon Shinato at some point, Skull Archfiend of Lightning. Also all of the Guardians are in this set. And Metallizing Parasite - Lunatite, I just need the armor for it. I guess I could just summon it and have it equip itself to me, but that has a time limit. I also had enough Ojama Trios to give someone an army of Ojama tokens, only for the tokens to kill them when the tokens inflict damage to their controller on death. There are also a lot of Archfiends in this set, but I¡¯ll just let them stay in the factory. There is no need to summon one and get into trouble for it. ¡°Well that¡¯s good. Anything else?¡± ¡°Tahlia has once again asked about the time seal.¡± ¡°... yeah, I know. She asked me herself yesterday. I know she wants it now, but I want the skill to LV.10 first. And it''s just three more days.¡± ¡°I do agree with you. It will be better if we level up the skill when we still can.¡± ¡°And what about the blood iron and vampiric steel production?¡± ¡°Iron cksmith Kotetsu has learned how to make high quality blood iron, but the vampiric steel isn¡¯t quite up to the standards the vampires want it at.¡± Laura said. ¡°But as I pulled arge quantity of the smiths, their efficiency in the forge has increased even more, so they should get it in theing days.¡± ¡°That¡¯s good. I¡¯ll ask Paulina about borrowing the forge, so we can make a blood iron weapon for Ria. She can practice with that before she swaps to the vampiric steel.¡±
I walked down the steps from the control tform, only to see someone realizing it. The short crimson hair could only belong to one person. ¡°Good morning, Lua.¡± ¡°Oh, Brian. Good morning. I hope you don¡¯t mind meing in.¡± ¡°No. Of course not. You can visit whenever you want. So, what¡¯s up?¡± ¡°Nothing too big. Vishal¡¯s blood magic did evolve into True Blood Magic yesterday. What about Ria? Is she alright?¡± ¡°Yeah, she seems to be. She just left for breakfast. I did check her myself, to the extent that I can, and she will get a magic scan from one of the maids.¡± ¡°You aren¡¯t eating with her?¡± ¡°No. I do still live in a noble¡¯s manor, so we have to follow some levels of etiquette. Having a ve, and an unconfirmed dhampir ve at that, eating with the lord of the house would be asking too much. Ria eats with the maids instead and they do seem to get along.¡± The unconfirmed part is referring to Ria not having her stable papers yet. But we are working on it. ¡°I see. I¡¯ll be heading to the vampire room, if I may. I¡¯ve been trying to learn how to control blood iron like Red Baron showed us.¡± ¡°Oh? Good luck. I¡¯ll be trying to make some today, assuming that we can borrow a smithy. If we seed, I¡¯ll give you some when we visit tomorrow.¡± We would be going again tomorrow, as we would take some blood over again. This time, it was blood hunted by the other party, so I was basically just a glorified transporter, not that I mind. It is an official adventurer¡¯s guild quest, so I get my contribution points from it.
¡°I¡¯m sorry Master, but I don¡¯t believe that such a spell exists.¡± Cosmo Queen answered when I questioned her about a scan spell that would fall under space magic. ¡°Oh. Well, that¡¯s too bad.¡± ¡°I could try to develop one, but I can¡¯t guarantee the sess. Space magic really isn¡¯t designed for scanning things on that level.¡± ¡°... sure. But don¡¯t think you have to go at it too hard. If it is impossible, you¡¯ll just have wasted all that time.¡± ¡°Not like we have anything other than time here.¡± ¡°... good point. Sorry. I don¡¯t exactly know what you guys, anddies, want here, but as long as you ask, I¡¯ll see what I can do.¡± ¡°Then perhaps I could have a room of my own to do as I wish with?¡± ¡°... do you have a n for it?¡± ¡°Yes. I will turn it into the void of space.¡± ¡°... I guess go for it. We still have a few empty rooms. But you¡¯ll have to share with any other monsters that like hanging out in space. At least B.E.S. Big Core and Gradius will likely invade that room.¡± Spoiler span> and Space Mambo [copse] ¡°I see. Yes. Thank you, Master.¡±
I hanged out for just a bit with my daughters, before Laura informed me that Ria and a maid had entered my room. If it was just Ria, I could have waited a few more seconds, but as a maid came with her, I had to get up on the spot, so I jumped out of the factory. ¡°So, how was it? Did someone scan her?¡± I asked the maid. She was the same one that had been in my room earlier. ¡°Yes. A performed a water scan on her and didn¡¯t notice anything. But as said earlier, her skills don¡¯t match up to a trained professional.¡± ¡°Well, as long as they said it is fine. And if something goes bad, I¡¯ll just rely on my own summons.¡± My vampires might actually be the ones that know a dhampir like Ria the best. And blood scan does seem quite effective.
During breakfast, I asked Paulina about borrowing the forge. I then had to exin that I had a summon that could do smithing to the Earl. He also added his permission, but as the forge was more busy in the morning, when equipment maintenance was going on, I was going to visit it in the afternoon. But that was alright with me. Ria had a new skill and we should try it out, if she is up to it. We didn¡¯t do it in the practice grounds, as Jonathan was there in the morning for his magic practice or something. He trains too hard. Perhaps the two fights that he has had with my monsters have motivated him more. Sure he won both times, but not cleanly. Anyway, as I said, we were here to test out Ria¡¯s new skill, and for that we needed a professional. ¡°Genesis Vampire Lord.¡± Spoiler [copse] I summoned my greatest vampire. When in doubt, summon the strongest thing you have. And Cain will tell me if one of the other vampires is better for what we are doing. ¡°Master. It is great that you have called upon me once again.¡± Cain said, after he appeared. ¡°Well, of course. I do need you, even if I summon the others from time to time when we are just out hunting.¡± ¡°Of course. I wouldn¡¯t want to take all the opportunities to serve you on this side. But what may I do for you?¡± ¡°Did you hear that Ria learned a new skill?¡± I didn¡¯t ask Laura to inform my vampires about it, but there is at least some level of chance that they would know. Because for some reason, Fantasia turned one of the empty rooms of the factory into a movie theater where they can just watch my life through my eyes. I found it a bit creepy, but let it be, as it really doesn¡¯t hurt me. And in some situations, having the monsters know what I¡¯m doing is actually a huge help, like when Guardian Angel Joan was able to immediately step into action with only minimal input from me after Alice got smacked with a bone. ¡°Yes. The information did circte in the factory, so we did hear of it. Vampiric Body Modification. And I should teach her, I assume?¡± ¡°Yeah. You can do that, right?¡± ¡°Naturally. I¡¯m the one that came up with that technique, after all.¡± ¡°... wait, you did?¡± ¡°I suppose that wouldn¡¯t apply to this world, but yes. When I made this form, I identally came up with that technique.¡± Yeah. I guess his original state was Vampire Genesis, not Vampire Lord. He began the lesson by showing us what you could do with Vampiric Body Modification. He did everything from extending his body parts, to growing wings and even transforming into a full on bat. He also quickly revisited his Genesis form, showing it as an example of how you can use that skill to intimidate people. ¡°But of course, most of that isn¡¯t something you¡¯ll be able to do without a ton of training, so we shall start with something a lot more simple.¡± Cain said, after he returned to his Lord form.
¡°Now, just let your finger grow longer and sharper.¡± Cain was instructing Ria. He was extending his finger out into a long spike thingy, like he was Lust from FMA. Ria was looking at it closely, and ended up being able to copy him, to an extent. While she could extend her fingers out in a simr manner, she couldn¡¯t harden them like Cain did. ¡°It is fine even if you can¡¯t harden it.¡± Cain said. ¡°Once Master makes some blood iron or vampiric steel, you can coat your fingers in that instead of hardening them.¡± ¡°Vampiric steel? What is that?¡± Ria asked. ¡°It is simply a superior version of blood iron. We will teach you how to use both of them as soon as Master can make some.¡± ¡°Putting all the pressure on me, huh? Thanks.¡± ¡°More urately, it will be on Kotetsu. I believe it was your n to attempt it today, correct?¡± ¡°Yes. It was. Actually, which vampire should I summon for that?¡± ¡°Outside of myself, Voivode and Grace are the two that are best at it. And once you make some, Red Baron and Scarlet Scourge are the most skilled in using it.¡± ¡°Oh. Thanks for the info. What about this body modification?¡± ¡°We are all quite good at it, but I suppose Vamp and Grimson might be the best at teaching her.¡± ¡°Again, thanks.¡± Grimson and Scarlet Scourge huh. He must have made them as well at some point. Spoiler
[copse]
By the end of the lesson, Ria could quite easily extend her fingers, but couldn¡¯t yet harden them. But it should get easier as I level that skill up for her. After enjoying lunch, I was guided by Paulina towards the knight barracks area. Specifically, their forge. Or smithy. Or whatever you call it. The ce where you do the forging. Let¡¯s hope we can get some of this blood iron made. CH.192 Making Blood Iron CH.192 Making Blood Iron ¡°Here we are.¡± Paulina said as we got out of the carriage. Alice wasn¡¯t with us, so it was just me, her, Ria, Ka (Paulina¡¯s personal maid) and our coachman. We were close to the easter wall of the city, in the knight barracks area. Specifically, the smithy they have for equipment repairs. And making some new weapons, even if most new swords are left for the professionals. The building was a bit smaller than I expected. I don¡¯t know why, but I just thought that smithies were these huge buildings with an enormous furnace at its center. But maybe that only goes for the ones in the mining cities, where they actually turn the ore into the metal or something. After all, the one inside my factory where Kotetsu works is actually quitepact. ¡°Lady Paulina. I¡¯ve been expecting you.¡± A knight was there waiting for us. Paulina had told me about him a bit on our way here. His name is Bryson and he is a logistics officer, in charge of weapon and armor maintenance. ¡°Thank you. Did you prepare what I asked you to?¡± ¡°Yes. The forge is lit and ready to be used.¡± He answered. ¡°May I ask what you are nning to use it for?¡± ¡°Oh. I¡¯m not the one using it. Brian here will.¡± ¡°He? Well, if you say so.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t be too rude to him. Brian is a new uing noble. While he hasn¡¯t been officially nominated, he is a new dungeon founder and will get his title eventually.¡± ¡°Ah. I see. My apologies.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry about it. It¡¯s fine.¡± I casually responded. ¡°... thank you. This way, please.¡± ¡°Sorry to say this, but I must be off.¡± Paulina interrupted as we were about to enter. ¡°Mydy?¡± The knight seemed to ask. ¡°Just let Brian do as he wishes. He can also use any materials in the storage. Just help him in any way he asks.¡± Paulina said before returning to her carriage. ¡°... well, that happened. So, can we go in?¡± I asked the knight. ¡°.. y-Yes, Sir.¡± He said as he opened the door for me. ¡°... and he is back to being stiff again.¡± I muttered.
¡°And here is our storehouse.¡± Bryson said. He had given us a quick tour of everything and this was the final ce. He had gotten a bit morefortable with speaking with me during that time. ¡°Thanks. I guess nothing more to it than to call my smith.¡± I said as I pulled open my collection and got out a monster. ¡°Iron cksmith Kotetsu.¡± I had already warned Bryson, so he didn¡¯t react too much. Spoiler [copse] Likest time, he appeared with his hammer and anvil, ready to work. ¡°Master. I see that you have secured a good ce for us.¡± ¡°Yeah. Check the materials we need for the blood iron and let¡¯s get to work. We don¡¯t have all day. Literally. It is already the afternoon.¡± ¡°Of course. Did you secure the blood we need for that?¡± ¡°Laura said she had something for that.¡± ¡°I see. Then you¡¯d better call a vampire here as well. I¡¯ll check the iron we will use.¡± Kotetsu said as he began checking the iron ingots on the shelves. He also went through the scrapped materials in the scrap barrels and collected some amount of everything for us to use, cing it all on a work cart, so we could wheel it to the furnace. Meanwhile, I got out the vampire that Cain rmended that I summon, and summoned him. ¡°Vampire Voivode.¡± Spoiler [copse] Now with him here as well, I just need the blood.
(Repeat that, please.) (We will use Mystik Wok to make the blood of Tyrant Dragon into a meal. It isn¡¯t thatplicated.) Spoiler
[copse] (... yeah, but how? Since when has that been possible?) (Always. We just never did that, as humans don¡¯t really drink blood.) (But we know an entire vige of people that do. Not to mention Ria. Why not use that to get blood for them?) (And that is a part of why we didn¡¯t do it before hand. You don¡¯t drink blood, Rhianna does. And now that she has Card Summoner, we don¡¯t have to worry about using single use cards.) (And why do we have to use dragon blood?) (It has the best qualities of any blood avable. It will make the highest quality blood iron. Honestly, I would like to use the blood of Blue-Eyes White Dragons, but I know how you feel about them, so I believe that Tyrant Dragon is a decent alternative.) (... fine. But next time, you can tell me when you realize these kinds of features.) (I¡¯ll try my best. But please do realize that your collection holds 1332 unique cards. Even I don¡¯t know everything they can and cannot do.) Yeah. I guess she wouldn¡¯t. I left Kotetsu with Bryson to wheel the materials to where we will use them, and went outside with Voivode and Ria. ¡°Ria, I need you to activate this card.¡± I said as I handed Ria the two cards. ¡°Mystik Wok. Make me a blood drink with the blood of Tyrant Dragon.¡± Ria said to activate the card. This specific wording was apparently helpful for the sess of the operation. Kind of like a magic chant is helpful for a sessful casting of a spell. The massive body of Tyrant Dragon appeared for a second, before it was cut in a few ces by a giant cleaver. Then the parts were positioned in a way where the blood would gush out of the corpse. Vampire Voivode, for his part, was catching every single drop and guiding them to a magic sk that I had gotten out from my inventory. Thank god I made a few of them when we visited the dungeon. ¡°... wow. This stuff is so good.¡± Ria said. She had ¡®stolen¡¯ a bit of the blood while we were doing this and had immediately drank it. ¡°Well, it is dragon blood, so I guess that is to be expected. I can let you have those cards.¡± ¡°Would you? Really?¡± ¡°Yeah. It''s just two cards. Well, the dragon is a bit much for now, so that might be something I take back between uses. Maybe we should go out and have you fight with the monsters and prove that you can control the dragon.¡± After the dragon waspletely drained of blood, its corpse disappeared into specks of light. I then returned the two grayed out cards into the collection. Sorry Tyrant Dragon, but at least you will be back tomorrow. Or perhaps Laura will just Monster Reborn you. I have enough copies of Monster Reborn where I can waste one on that.
We went back to the forge with the blood and Kotetsu had everything ready to go there. Voivode walked up to him and said they were ready to start, so the first ingot went into the fire. ¡°Here. You should put these on.¡± Bryson offered both me and Ria a pair of furry earmuffs. They were made of some kind of monster wool and then enchanted in a way where they would stop most sound, except talking. Quite useful, when you work in loud environments. ¡°Thanks.¡± I said as I received them and put them on. Ria also put hers on. We watched as my two monsters got to work. Well, Kotetsu was doing most of it, while Voivode just added some of the blood iron into the ingots, as Kotetsu forged them out into longer bars, before folding them over onto themselves. I even ended up summoning another three Kotetsu, just to make the forging go faster. And in case you were wondering about their anvils, need I remind you that my monsters can put their weapons back inside their cards when they don¡¯t need them? Yes. That includes the anvil Kotetsues with, so the extra anvils were returned to the cards. ¡°Sir, may I ask a question?¡± Bryson asked as we were looking over them. ¡°That already is a question, but I¡¯ll assume you meant another one besides that. Go for it.¡± That is probably my new go to response when someone asks me for my permission to ask questions. You can always ask, but you might not get an answer. ¡°What kind of summoning magic allows for one to call upon a smith and a vampire?¡± ¡°... the one I use, I guess. What kind of summoning magic allows someone to call upon spirit tigers or heavenly dragons?¡± I asked back, referring to two categories of monsters I¡¯ve heard you can summon with this world¡¯s summoning magic. ¡°I ¡­ I guess so. I¡¯ve just never heard of humanoid summons like that.¡± ¡°Well, first time for everything.¡± ¡°What are they even making? They seem to just be folding that piece over and over. What is their goal?¡± ¡°To make blood iron.¡± I answered. ¡°Blood iron? Really? They can do that?¡± ¡°You know of it?¡± ¡°Of course I do. It is said to be on par with high quality steel. I¡¯ve heard of smiths that are willing to sacrifice their safety and live in a dhampir vige for the chance to make some.¡± ¡°... that¡¯s something. I guess if they get the skill Agatha has¡­¡± Now I just wonder, is blood iron really that worthwhile? For a human, I mean. Or a dwarf. For a dhampir, sure. But a dhampir could theoretically make it themself, as long as said dhampir knows how to forge steel.
¡°Ria. Come over here. We shall now turn this blood iron into gauntlets for you.¡± Vampire Voivode called on Ria. I was actually the one wondering why a metal that can be controlled with magic has to be formed, so I asked about it. And the answer that I got was. ¡°Blood iron has what is called a ¡®default state¡¯. This state is made during the forging process and the metal wants to return to it, while not actively under blood magic control. It is better for us to make something that can be used as is, without having to control it with blood magic.¡± Voivode exined. I guess that makes sense. So if you make a dagger, it wants to be a dagger, but you can temporarily alter it into a whip. But after you let it be, it will go back to being a dagger. With Ria next to the anvil, the quartet of smiths got to work, forming the two ingots they had into gauntlets for Ria. I was a bit worried about how they were going to size the things, but Voivode used the blood we had as an instor when they tried the gauntlets for size, so Ria didn¡¯t get burned. It still looks wrong, but if it works, it works. When the gauntlets were in a form that the smiths, the overseer vampire and the client Ria all approved of, they heated it onst time, before Voivode covered them in a thicker coating of blood to set the final form of the blood iron.
As we had a bit more time, and materials, the smiths and Voivode got back to work, making another ingot. This time, they were actually using scrapped pieces of old swords and armor. Not because it was better, but well it kind of was. The ingots were mostly iron or low quality steel, but some of the scrapped pieces were high quality steel. And they would need high quality steel as a base if they attempted to make vampiric steel. So my smiths broke the pieces into even smaller pieces, stacked them up in a way where they would stay together, using some sort of magic to ¡®weld¡¯ the pieces together a bit. Then into the fire the bundle went. They spent a good time carefully trying to bring the pieces together and when the quartet was satisfied, they once again began the process of folding the steel and adding blood in between the folds.
¡°Here you go, Master.¡± Voivode handed me the finished ingot. It wasn¡¯t a ready to go de or anything, as we had ran out of time, but we could just keep it as an ingot till we had a use for it. ¡°I¡¯m sorry to say, but it isn¡¯t quite up to the quality we''d like to get.¡± ¡°No. This is fine. Even if it is lower quality, you managed to make some vampiric steel and that is impressive.¡± Iplimented. Yes. They had in fact managed to make a vampiric steel ingot. Sure they say it is low quality, but at the same time, it''s vampiric steel. A metal more or less on the level of mithril. And they made some, with a production cost of basically zero, as they just used some scrapped pieces of steel and some blood I got for free.
¡°So, how much do I owe for usage fee and the materials?¡± I asked Bryson. ¡°There is no usage fee. The material cost is two gold per ingot, so four gold in total.¡± ¡°What about the scraps we used?¡± ¡°They are just that, scraps. You don¡¯t have to pay for them. Normally, we would send them to Yuva, where they are remade into ingots, so you actually saved us the trouble.¡± ¡°Well, if you say so.¡± I said as I paid the four gold for the ingots.
¡°So Ria, what do you think? Do you like them?¡± ¡°Yes. I do want to test them out in an actual battle though.¡± She responded. She hadn¡¯t taken off her gauntlets since they were ready. I guess she was like a little kid with a new toy. They weren¡¯t your ssic knight gauntlets, which cover your entire hand and are designed to protect the wearer, but more like brass knuckles which only cover the outside of your fist and some of your forearm. It had quite well refined knuckles, so you could punch things hard. And, of course, Ria could, once she learned how to, transform it into something else as well. Maybe I should tell her about Wolverine¡¯s ws. ¡°Well, we are heading to the vige again tomorrow, so I can summon you something there. Or we can go out and find a natural monster, if you prefer that.¡± ¡°Either will be fine.¡±
We took it somewhat easy for the rest of the day. Well, some magic practice was in for both of us again, but other than that, yeah. For Ria, it was practicing using her new gauntlets. Not like punching with them, but controlling them with blood magic. I summoned Vampire Scarlet Scourge to be her teacher for that. Maybe I should give a few vampires for Ria as well. Maybe Scarlet Scourge and Grimson. Spoiler [copse] For me, it was space magic in the factory. Once again, with the entire family. Tahlia was really showing us off, again. Other than the apport spell, which she already managedst time, she also managed to use a spell that makes a wall on concentrated space. Basically, a barrier using space magic. I actually found that spell a lot easier than apport, maybe because I can actually see a practical purpose for it, so I moved on to practice it instead. By the end of the session, I was able to cast a weak space magic barrier. Great. Step one, done. Now I just need to do it with the mana of this world and get the skill. Then I can use my cheats the rest of the way.
And as the evening came, so came my time to write in a diary. Ria¡¯s diary. Everything is still fine. I also got a letter from Christina, asking when we woulde over next and telling me that, while not officially opened, some adventurer¡¯s (lower ranked ones) would be allowed to test the dungeon, under the supervision of one of the Diamond Sword members. I promised Christina we would go visit her the day after tomorrow, or one dayter if something more important came up. After all, tomorrow we will go to deliver the blood, so can¡¯t do it tomorrow. And our Level Ups. I did level up Ria today, as she seemed fully over her sickness. Hopefully she won¡¯t get another one. I myself am still on that Inventory grind. Just two more days to go. For Ria, Vampiric Body Modification. It is her new skill and it does seem extremely useful. But then again, all of her skills seem quite useful. She just has a great set of skills. I really need some better stuff myself. Ria will out do me otherwise. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human !
Level: 62
HP: 2110
Mana: 2650
Strength: 445
Defense: 645
Magic: 565
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.4 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.2 (unique)
Telekinesis LV.2 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.3 (extra)
Inventory LV.8 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Mana Control LV.5
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (Greater)
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Rhianna
Race: Dhampir
Level: 52
HP: 1510
Mana: 1670
Strength: 870
Defense: 580
Magic: 780
Skills:
True Blood Magic LV.4 (Racial)
Vampiric Body Modification LV.2 (Racial)
Card Summoner LV.1 (extra)
Fire Magic LV.3
Mana Control LV.3
Fast Mana Recovery LV.4
Internal Magic Technique LV.5
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.4
Flickering Step LV.2
Power Boost LV.4
Defense Boost LV.2
Blood Sucker (Racial)
ve. Master: Brian Wood
[copse] Anyway. That is all for today. Good night. CH.193 Lua’s first system reward CH.193 Lua¡¯s first system reward Morning, waking up and into the factory with me. ¡°Good morning, Brian.¡± A certain red-haired dhampir was also there. She had realized where her system support had been just a few seconds earlier. As she had learned how to change her clothes in the factory, she was now back in her darker adventuring gear, not the clothes I or Mia gave her. ¡°Good morning, Lua. How are you doing?¡± ¡°... well, something happened.¡± ¡°Something good or bad?¡± ¡°I guess it is good. But it''s a bit difficult to exin. You areing to the vige today, right?¡± ¡°Yeah. That was the n.¡± ¡°Then I¡¯ll tell you about it there. But the short version is that I got a reward from the system mission and some of the mission details changed a bit.¡± ¡°.... wait? You did?¡± ¡°Yes, I did.¡± ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll tell you in the vige, if you can wait that long.¡± ¡°... I guess I can. Even if I do want to know now.¡± ¡°You are so spoiled.¡± ¡°Well, I guess.¡±
¡°Oh, also, I managed to make some blood iron yesterday, as well as a single piece of vampiric steel.¡± I informed Lua. ¡°Oh? That¡¯s amazing. You did that so fast.¡± ¡°Yeah. But it''s only one ingot and it is quite low in quality.¡± I admitted. ¡°That¡¯s still great.¡± ¡°Thanks. We also made some gauntlets for Ria from blood iron, so look forward to seeing those.¡± ¡°Yes. Do you have any I can buy?¡± ¡°... sorry, but all of it was used on the gauntlets. Other than that, I only have the ingot of vampiric steel.¡± ¡°Oh. I see. That¡¯s too bad.¡± ¡°And it¡¯s not like we could make anything out of blood iron, even if we had some. The vige doesn¡¯t have a smithy.¡± ¡°But I can just transform it, right?¡± ¡°Well, kind of. It apparently has something called a ¡®default state¡¯, which is set at the end of the forging process. And the blood iron, or vampiric steel, wants to return to that state, unless controlled with blood magic.¡± ¡°Ah. I didn¡¯t know that.¡± ¡°Neither did I, so¡­¡± ¡°Well, not like anyone in the vige knew you could bend blood iron with blood magic in the first ce. I wonder how that technique was lost.¡± ¡°No idea. Laura, do you know?¡± ¡°Historic records aren¡¯t that well kept and they are only for advanced and perfect level system supports.¡± ¡°Why?¡± ¡°The system sees them as unnecessary. Generally, only events linked to significant people or system support holders are recorded.¡± ¡°So my life is?¡± ¡°Both yes and no. The major parts, like you founding a dungeon, the time you got your spirits blessing and, of course, the time when Miss Lucia gained her system support are recorded, but most things are not. And as the loss of a technique such as the control of blood iron might be seen as something big, at the time, it would have been nothing for the system. In all likelihood, there is a detailed file on how that technique is done, hidden away only for perfect level system supports to read.¡± ¡°... wow. Who designed the system like that?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know. There are no records about any sort of creator.¡± ¡°Unless you are perfect, right?¡± ¡°Exactly.¡± ¡°... why do I feel like you are saying all of this just so I¡¯ll get you to advanced?¡± ¡°I would never. Though I would enjoy that very much.¡± I turned back to Lua, only to realize she was just staring at the two of us, speechless. ¡°... ¡° ¡°What?¡± ¡°... forget it. It¡¯s nothing.¡± I guess onest thing worth mentioning before I get on with the day, Laura did fullyplete for me. Sadly, nothing that crazy is in this set. I guess The Agent of Creation - Venus is alright, but at the end of the day, just having something that summons out an unlimited amount of Shine Balls isn¡¯t that amazing. And I guess Sr re Dragons are alright as well. In all honesty, the best card from the set might just be Micro Ray. Just because with it, I can shrink down a Hungry Burger after I cook it up with Mystik Wok, just so I can have something the size of a regr burger to eat.
After breakfast, we (myself and Ria) picked up Agatha in Overdrive. Likest time, we were going to go outside the walls with Overdrive, before swapping into Big Core a bit outside of the city. ¡°Good morning Agatha.¡± I said as she got into Overdrive. ¡°Morning.¡± She responded as she got in. Ria was in the back seat, so the shotgun seat was open for Agatha. We got a move on towards the outer wall of the city. ¡°Brian, do you have any idea what you have done?¡± Agatha asked. ¡°... Okay, what are you referring to?¡± That question doesn¡¯t actually solve anything. What have I done now? The blood iron? No, Agatha shouldn¡¯t know about that. Draining Tyrant Dragon for blood? Would Agatha know that either? ¡°MY ARM, of course. Do you have any idea how many people have asked about it? And then there are all of these scales on top of that.¡± ¡°So? I thought you would have considered that part before you agreed to have it regrown. Of course people will ask. And I can get rid of the scales everywhere, but on that arm if you really want me to, but I wouldn¡¯t rmend it, as that arm will feel more off to you if I do.¡± After all, if I just MST the installed Dragonic Attack, the scales on her, outside of that arm, will go back to regr skin. But as she will no longer be a draconic warrior, the arm will feel even more foreign to her. ¡°What? You can? I mean, I suppose it makes sense, but how am I supposed to exin all of this? I even gained the Language Comprehension Draconic from this¡± ¡°Just me it on a blessing of a dragon or something. That should do it.¡± ¡°And just how would I have obtained something like that?¡± ¡°No clue. Come up with something. You agreed to this, so you can make up the rest of the BS reasoning.¡± ¡°... you really aren¡¯t easy to work with, are you?¡± ¡°No, I don¡¯t think so. It¡¯s more like it is difficult to exin things I do. Working with me should be easy. Working with others is hard. No one ever epts the exnation of ¡®it just happened¡¯. If they did, life would be a lot easier.¡± ¡°... wow. I knew you were like this, but still. How can you be so easy going?¡± ¡°I just am? I don¡¯t know. And who even has been asking about your arm?¡± ¡°Many people. Of course there are the adventures that bring me blood, but also the knight order got interested. Oh, that reminds me, the other party has fully recovered and are back to hunting blood for me, so you no longer have to do it.¡± ¡°Oh. And just when I figured out how to cheat the system and do it so easily.¡± ¡°And what does that mean?¡± ¡°Nothing. Forget it. We can use it in emergencies, so if onees up, just ask me for extra blood.¡± ¡°Do you just store it in your inventory or something?¡± ¡°Well, yes. I could do that, but I actually have a magic sk holding it. It is easier to operate that way, instead of having to use blood magic every time I want to take some out.¡± I had thought about giving the remaining dragon blood for Ria, but I wanted to save some for the vigers. She can of course have her share, but just her share and not all of it. Treating her well and spoiling her are two different things. ¡°... but I still need to ask. If I happened to know someone who is alsocking an appendage, you would be willing to regrow it, right?¡± ¡°For a cost, yes.¡± ¡°You didn¡¯t ask for any money from me.¡± ¡°I know you. You are Lua¡¯s mother and do a great job of taking care of Ria¡¯s vige. I don¡¯t ask for money for my services from people I¡¯m sufficiently acquainted with. And admittedly, you were somewhat of a test subject in this as well.¡± ¡°... didn¡¯t you say you tested it beforehand?¡± ¡°I did, well Laura did, but she does it in a special way and it won¡¯t guarantee the exact same results. As in, I had no idea you would get thatnguageprehension from the operation. I knew you would be a half dragon and that your arm is even more draconic, but other than that, a lot of it is news to me.¡± ¡°So what about the Draconic Attack racial skill? Did you know that one?¡± ¡°No, but I did assume something like that might appear.¡± ¡°... haah. Really? This is the level of nonchnt you are?¡± ¡°I might just be.¡± ¡°But going back to my previous point, are you really willing to do the same to someone else? Regrowing their limb, I mean?¡± ¡°Sure, for a price. I don¡¯t know how much it will be, but assume at least 100 gold coins.¡± ¡°... wow. I didn¡¯t expect you to ask for that much.¡± ¡°Sure I can do it for cheaper, but I don¡¯t want to devalue other people¡¯s magic and stuff. If I just do everything, others who used to make a living by doing these things would get super mad at me.¡± ¡°You actually considered something like that?¡± ¡°Hey! I might be easy going, but I do think of others. Sometimes. And stepping on someone¡¯s money is how wars start. And I don¡¯t want to be the cause of a war.¡± ¡°Why do I feel like you will be?¡± ¡°Well, if I am, I¡¯ll just have to annihte any army that tries to invade a foreignnd.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know if that was supposed to be reassuring, but it sounded more like you are just deranged.¡±
¡°Lua? What happened to you?¡± I just had to ask when I saw Lua. She had ¡­ changed. Well, her clothing had. Her short hair had also been styled into a half-updo, not something I was expecting from her. ¡°Yes. I know it looks strange. But I can¡¯t control it.¡± She answered. She was dressed in what I can only call a gothic vampire dress. ck and dark purple in color. The ck part had some red embroidery, which looked like blood lilies, while the purple parts had lighter purple crosses embroidered on it. It was absolutely gorgeous. The dressbined with her hairdo looked like something you¡¯d wear to an evening party in the Royal pce or something. Where did she get something like that? ¡°Control it? Your outfit? Where did you even get that?¡± ¡°Remember what we talked about in that ¡­ factory ce this morning. That is where I got this from. Come on. Let¡¯s go to my room and I¡¯ll exin.¡± Lua said, taking both me and Agatha inside the town hall. I actually thought Lua had been sleeping in her father¡¯s old house, but apparently, she sleeps in the same room as her mother.
¡°I guess this will be the fastest way to show you. Status Open.¡± Lua said after we had gotten into the room and locked the door.
Name: Lucia
Race: Dhampir ?
Level: 64
HP: 1790
Mana: 2770
Strength: 470
Defense: 600
Magic: 1640
Skills:
Dhampir Princess LV.1 (Unique)
True Blood Magic LV.7 (Racial)
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Water Magic LV.6
Mana Control LV.9
Magic Boost LV.5
Quick Cast LV.5
Fast Mana Recovery LV.5
Knife Technique LV.2
Staff Technique LV.4
Water Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Blood Sucker (Racial)
Lifesaver
¡°Holy¡­¡± I almost yelled something out, but I was able to keep most of it in my mouth. God damn she is strong. She is actually higher level than I am, and I¡¯m 62. I guess she has been using the level ups well. But based on what she is showing me, the thing she got as a reward is her unique skill. Dhampir Princess, huh. It does fit her. And with her new outfit, she does look like a princess. Wait. She said she can¡¯t control it, right? Does that mean that her new unique skill made her that outfit? I would say impossible, but it is a unique skill. My unique skills do way more than just swap your outfits. ¡°Well, Princess Lucia, what is your will?¡± I asked, slightly taunting her about her new skill. ¡°Don¡¯t call me that!¡± She yelled back. ¡°I hate this! I hate all of this! This dress is so puffy and difficult. And my hair is all wrong!¡± ¡°But you look gorgeous.¡± ¡°He is right, you know. I¡¯ve never seen you so embellished. I thought I would have to wait for your wedding day to see you like that.¡± Agatha added. ¡°Mom! Stop! The vigers have been doing that for the entire morning, until I ordered them to stop.¡± ¡°Then there clearly is a reason they do that. You shouldn¡¯t order them if they are telling the truth.¡± ¡°Just Shut Up already! Do you think I want this?¡± ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ Neither I or Agatha responded to that outcry. Perhaps we did go too far. ¡°Mother, please leave. Brian, do you think you can help me?¡± ¡°... sure.¡± Agatha agreed and left the room. ¡°so¡­ what do you need? Actually, how did that even happen?¡± ¡°... it¡¯s a part of my new skill. I was just looking into the skill and when I was wondering about that part, this happened. And I have been like this since then.¡± ¡°Can¡¯t you just use it again to change back?¡± ¡°Do you think I didn¡¯t try? When I did, I was leftpletely naked. ¡­ and I don¡¯t have any other clothes here, as I left them at my mother¡¯s ce before we came here, as I didn¡¯t realize I would be staying here.¡± ¡°So you need me to make you some with the Dungeon¡¯s power?¡± ¡°... yes, please.¡± ¡°Alright. As this is an emergency. But please do know that it will cost me quite a lot of Generation points, as we aren¡¯t in the dungeon.¡± I made Lua an outfit, not too unlike the one I made for her in the factory a few days ago. Purple jeans, navy t-shirt and a ck hoodie. I wanted to add some color to at least the t-shirt, but Lua asked for darker colors. The dungeon also can¡¯t add prints to the shirts like I can in the factory. Also some basic underwear, socks and shoes. The shoes were based on my own sneakers. The sneakers were actually stupidly expensive to make, so I really need to analyze some shoes from this world, so I¡¯ll be able to make some. Thankfully my shoes stayed intact when the rest of my clothing evaporated, so I didn¡¯t have to go barefoot at that time. But I should still buy some back-up shoes. I left the clothes for Lua and walked out of the room so she could change in peace. CH.194 Hunting Competition CH.194 Hunting Competition (So, Laura, what do you think happened with Lua¡¯s clothes? Are they still held by that skill? They are, right?) I now really wanted to know. What kind of skill just makes your clothes disappear? (May I answer that?) I heard Mia¡¯s voice in my head. (Yes. Maria, please exin it to us.) Laura gave permission. (The Princess¡¯s Grace, a part of her new skill, transforms her current outfit into something more fitting of a princess, while keeping all of its usual stats. I tried to warn her about it, but she still activated it.) Mia exined. (... so her adventuring clothing transformed into that dress?) I confirmed. (Yes.) (That¡¯s an interesting skill.) (I¡¯d agree. There are no records of such skills.) Laura added. (They may be unique skills only, so we can¡¯t ess those records.) Mia said. (Will it do that every time?) I asked. (No. It only forces that effect on the first time, or if a princess outfit is not avable in the skill. But as she now has one, she will be able to change to it at will.) (But she can make new ones, right?) (Yes.) (And she can use anything while she makes them?) (Anything she can normally wear.) (Including things like full suits of armor?) (Yes.) (And the dress will keep the stats of the equipment used?) (Yes.) (... holy. That is OP as anything.) (I know you might think like that, but it really isn¡¯t.) Laura interrupted. (She will still have to get the initial outfit or armor that she uses as the base. It only changes the appearance of the outfit she wears. Right, Maria?) (Yes. While it is useful for making her pretty, it really isn¡¯t that powerful all things considered. And as the skill will always make a dress on some level, it won¡¯t even make it that much easier to move in.) (Yeah, I guess.) I admitted. (But it should be better when fighting humans and other such species, as seeing a princess like that makes us think she is defenseless.) (Yes. I¡¯ll make sure she knows that trick.) Mia said. (But other than that princess dress, what can her skill do?) (Two things. One is the Dhampir Order. It can be used tomand other dhampirs. While it isn¡¯t guaranteed, it does make them more likely to follow her orders. And wearing an outfit made by Princess¡¯s Grace increases the effectiveness of that skill. The second is Thrall Creation. She can turn weak monsters into her thralls and they will follow all of hermands. And like with the Dhampir Order, having Princess¡¯s Grace active increases the power of Thrall Creation.) (Just monsters? Not humans?) (At least not as of now. Perhaps she can when the skill levels up some. And as of now, the most she could do is a D-rank monster.)
A little whileter, Lua came out of the room dressed in the clothes I made her. I really hope she won¡¯t identally transform these into a dress as well, as I can only remake the full set one more time. Well twice if I fly over to the dungeon. I really need to go hunt some monsters just to absorb them into my Dungeon Founder. Or maybe hunt them first, then fly over to the dungeon and then absorb them, so I won¡¯t suffer the penalty for doing things remotely. And we were going to visit Christina tomorrow or the day after that anyway, as she did ask for us to drop by every now and then. Some of the vigers, especially the males, were a bit disappointed that Lua was no longer in her dress, her hair wasn¡¯t even done up anymore. That quick change skill seems super useful, honestly. I wonder if it also keeps her clothes clean. If it does, it¡¯s even better than I thought. And I wonder how many outfits she can store with it. And can she only store one casual outfit and a few princess outfits? Also, would one of my cards give a skill simr to that when installed? Hidden Armory, maybe, but I don¡¯t have ess to it yet. Enchanting Fitting Room? Probably not. Tailor of the Fickle? No. That would only switch your clothing/equipment with the equipment of someone else around you. Useful, but not what I¡¯m after. ¡­ Wait. I just had a stupid idea. If Tailor of the Fickle really swaps my clothes with the clothes of someone else around me, could I..? (There is a chance that would work. I can test it, if you¡¯d like.) Laura offered. (Thanks. If it does work, I might get some OP equipment for free.) (It likely won¡¯t work that way. Your clothing will most likely go back to normal after the time limit, unless you can somehow transform the equipment you borrowed from your monster into your own.) (... like Lua with her new skill? We might be able to get an OP princess dress for Lua. ¡­ or we could just make some more blood iron or vampiric steel, make something from it and then have Lua turn that into a princess dress.) (Or we could use the armor of Vampire Red Baron. It is a mix of both blood iron and vampiric steel.) (... yeah. I suppose so. Let¡¯s test it out first. If it works, we can offer that for Lua. And Lua has to ept her new status as a princess. Otherwise it won¡¯t help her.)
¡°Let¡¯s go! I¡¯ll make sure to hunt more than you can.¡± Ria dered as we entered the forest surrounding the vige. ¡°I don¡¯t think so. You might know this area better, but I¡¯m stronger, so I¡¯ll kill the monsters faster.¡± Lua responded. After I admitted to Lua that I was a bit low on Generation points because I made her the clothes, she said we will head out to hunt something so I can get some more. It would also double as a test drive for Ria¡¯s new gauntlets. And Ria just had to go and turn it into apetition. It was going to be her against Lua and the winner would be the one that hunts down monsters worth more points. Simple. But I still don¡¯t know why. There wasn¡¯t even going to be any kind of reward for the winner. ¡°So, the rules.¡± I began. ¡°You can do anything, except steal each others pray, attack each other, sabotage each other. You get the point. Any technique is fair game, as long as you don¡¯t attack the otherpetitor. Is that understood?¡± ¡°¡°Yes!¡±¡± They both responded. ¡°I¡¯ll be in the sky in Gradius, so if you get in trouble, I¡¯lle and help.¡± I added. ¡°Are you both ready to go?¡± ¡°¡°Yes!¡±¡± Another positive response from the two. ¡°Good. Then get ready, set, GO!¡± As soon as I gave them the go, both of them ran into the woods. I¡¯m honestly interested in which one of them will win. You might think Ria, as she has the homefield advantage and she is a close range fighter, but Lua is stronger. Anyway, I guess I will see. I need to get into position and make sure nothing bad happens to them. ¡°Gradius.¡± I jumped into my spaceship and took flight.
Both of the two girls seemed to have somewhat simr battle n, because as I spotted them, both of them had summoned a monster, or monsters. Lua was running through the forest nked by Vampire Sucker and Vampire Vamp. Spoiler span>
[copse] Meanwhile, Ria had run up to the opening we usedst time when we took flight. She summoned her Firebird and was now flying in the sky, trying to spot bigger prey. I just hope she won¡¯t bite off more than she can chew. Spoiler [copse] Lua was working steadily, taking down any monsters she happened to find on the way. She would also send her two vampire¡¯s out to scout, increasing the speed at which she was taking things down. But still, her prey was quite weak. D-rank and under. As for Ria, this far, her prey was just one striped tiger, a C-rank monster.
¡°Okay. Let¡¯s check them out.¡± I said after the hunt was over and we had regrouped. I wasn¡¯t going to absorb them yet, just shove them into my inventory and absorb them tomorrow when I head to Alewatch to have tea with Christina. But Laura would still get me an urate enough of an estimate so I could judge thepetition. Lua had hunted a lot. To the point where she hadpletely filled up her magic bag. Not her fanny pack, but the one that was once carried by Rico, which she kept after Prime Rib broke up. Her final prey was 9 goblins, 4 forest snakes, 6 giant rats and 3 kobolds. For Ria, there was the striped tiger and two winged deer, called a sky deer. All C-rank monsters. The sky deer were actually considered quite dangerous, as they can use wind magic. But they are only C-rank, as they don¡¯t attack unless you get too close, or try to take over their grazing grounds. ¡°Alright. The points are in. Are you two ready to hear the results?¡± ¡°¡°Yes.¡±¡± ¡°The winner is, by fifty points ¡­. Ria!¡± I announced. Lua got 2550 Generation points in total, by Laura¡¯s estimate, while Ria¡¯s three C-rank monsters were 2600 Generation points. About as close as you can get it. Just one more goblin and Lua would have won. (That would have actually tied them. She would have needed one more kobold to win.) Laura specified. ¡°... I won?¡± Ria didn¡¯t seem to believe the fact that she did. ¡°Congrattions.¡± Lua said, not seeming to mind that she lost. ¡°I WON!!!¡± Ria yelled out as she jumped about 10 meters into the air and struck a pose. I know people can do that, but it still looks strange. Even I can jump up about 4 meters.
¡°So Ria, how were the gauntlets?¡± I asked her as we were returning to the vige. ¡°They were alright. I can¡¯t rip things that well, as I can¡¯t move the blood iron yet, but I think I¡¯ll learn soon. And my punches are way more powerful with them.¡± ¡°Good. Then just more practice and you¡¯ll get it in no time, I¡¯m sure.¡± ¡°But holding the card while I was punching things was really difficult. Do you think something can be done about it?¡± ¡°Yeah. I¡¯ll see what I can do about that. I might be able to make a bracer like my terminal that can hold one card, or even a full duel disk. I just need to experiment with it a bit.¡± Another good thing I learned was that Ria had not run out of mana this time. Sure she was a bit low, but not almost out. The level ups on her Fast Mana Recovery had apparently helped.
Ria was riding her high from that victory all the way until we left the vige. Some of the vigers were a little disappointed that their princess Lua didn¡¯t win and ended up saying things like : ¡°She held back.¡± ¡°She didn¡¯t even call on us.¡± People get way toopetitive over nothing. While the others were eating lunch, which was Spike Seadra by the way, Lua took me to the side and thanked me again for her new clothes. Spoiler [copse] She also asked if I was serious about Ria winning, or if I did that to make her feel better, but after I reassured her that Ria did actually win, she seemed a bit let down. I¡¯m sorry, but it was the truth. Laura was the head judge, not me. I was just the announcer. She then quickly exined the change to her system mission. It was basically the same, but the reward section had changed a bit. Now it said that she would have to teach at least 13 of the 17 vigers true blood magic, and once she reached that, her Dhampir Princess skill would level up to LV.2. By the way, Ria did count towards the thirteen and currently the status of her mission was 5/13.
We left quite quickly after lunch and made it back to the city. There, we dropped of Agatha before making a quick stop at the adventurer¡¯s guild. There I dropped off the papers Agatha gives me to show that I¡¯vepleted her escort quest. Likest time, I got some questions about how I could do it so fast, but I just told the guild that I have a super fast golem carriage, aka. Overdrive. With Overdrive, you can get to the vige in under an hour, so it isn¡¯t really that far. But, of course, if you go by horse or carriage, you have to consider the horse/horses. They can only run so fast and for so long. And you¡¯ll have to feed them and get them water while at the vige, as well as allowing them to rest before youe back. Well, that¡¯s not my problem. Buy an Overdrive from me if you want to travel faster. First you¡¯ll have to get Card Summoner though. And I don¡¯t think I¡¯ll let Overdrive go for cheap either. And the Overdrives I sell won¡¯te with Machine Conversion Factory or 7 Completed, so they won¡¯t be asfortable. Those cost extra.
After we got back to the manor, we did our usual daily stuff. Aka. some magic practice, I filled in the ¡®diary¡¯ that I needed for Ria and hanging out with my girls in the factory. I also spent a bit of time trying to exin telekinesis to Paulina. Apparently, she had gotten her mana control to LV.10 a few days ago and wanted more examples of how telekinesis is done. I had to act as Laura¡¯s mouth to exin as much as we could. In theory, telekinesis is simple. You just surround the object you are trying to move in mana that is under your control, and move the mana. Then the object follows. Simple, right? Yeah. It¡¯s not. Go on. Try it. Exactly, you can¡¯t. Simple doesn¡¯t mean easy. I guess if I were topare it to something you might do back on earth, it would be like trying to move water, with just your hands. No buckets or anything. Actually, that isn¡¯t even correct. More like trying to move air with your hands. Sure you can cause a tiny whirl, but nothing that would ever move an object. Well, maybe a piece of paper. Or should Ipare it to electricity? I don¡¯t know. What do youpare it to, as earth has no equivalent thing. Then it was just level ups and going to sleep. For me, it is still going into Inventory. Just one more day and it will be LV.10. And for Ria, True Blood Magic to help her control the blood iron. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human !
Level: 64
HP: 2230
Mana: 2770
Strength: 455
Defense: 655
Magic: 575
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.4 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.2 (unique)
Telekinesis LV.2 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.3 (extra)
Inventory LV.9 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Mana Control LV.5
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (Greater)
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Rhianna
Race: Dhampir
Level: 54
HP: 1630
Mana: 1790
Strength: 880
Defense: 620
Magic: 860
Skills:
True Blood Magic LV.5 (Racial)
Vampiric Body Modification LV.2 (Racial)
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Fire Magic LV.3
Mana Control LV.3
Fast Mana Recovery LV.4
Internal Magic Technique LV.5
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.4
Flickering Step LV.2
Power Boost LV.4
Defense Boost LV.2
Blood Sucker (Racial)
ve. Master: Brian Wood
[copse] ¡°Ria, your Card Summoner leveled up.¡± I told her after I confirmed that the level ups had worked. ¡°It did?¡± She asked and seemed to confirm it herself. ¡°It did! Yes!¡± ¡°Congrats. But I wonder why?¡± ¡°Maybe because I fought the monsters with Firebird?¡± ¡°Oh yeah. You did. That could be it.¡± Maybe fighting something with a monster, ormanding a monster to fight another monster is required or something. Alice, Lua, Alex and Christina had all done it before their skill leveled up at least. But Ria used Smashing Ground. Wouldn¡¯t that count? (It may not have, as she didn¡¯t have Card Summoner at that time. And it might be limited to only happen when done with monsters. In fact, using spell cards might help people level up Card Summoner.) Laura theorized. (... well, I did give Alice Pitch-ck Power Stone yesterday, so if her Card Summoner levels up again, we might have our answer.) ¡°Anyway. I¡¯m proud of you. You did well.¡± Iplemented Ria as I got into bed. ¡°Thank you. Good night, Brian.¡± ¡°Good night.¡± I said as I switched off the lights. CH.195 Sibling reunion CH.195 Sibling reunion Morning, again. Like every morning. It''s almost like I¡¯m developing a habit. After saying good morning to Ria and seeing her off to her breakfast, I jumped into the factory to meet up with Laura. There, I also found Mia. She was still here, as Lua hadn¡¯t woken up yet. I asked about Lua and her new skill. I was told that she could actually use it fine now and hadn¡¯t converted her new clothes into another dress. She was also able to change between the dress and the clothes I made her, so that¡¯s good. For my cards, Laurapleted . Again, I had most of it already, but I was missing a few of them, like Mobius the Frost Monarch, Penumbral Soldier Lady and Hallowed Life Barrier. I also now have enough copies of Level Up! to take someone from LV.1 to LV.99 in one go. But they would likely be in aa for at least a week from the level up sickness. Spirit Barrier is also somewhat interesting. It would make me immune to damage, as long as I have a monster summoned. I couldbine it with a flip monster and set both of them on myself, to take the ce of some of the cards I currently have. But at that point, might as well use Hallowed Life Barrier.
After breakfast, it was time to decide what to do for the day. I did have a tea date with Christina in the afternoon and I had to visit my dungeon to absorb the monsters hunted yesterday, but my morning was free. Well, it was free, until I admitted I was free. As soon as I did that, plenty of offers were brought up to me. I spent a bit of time practicing telekinesis with Paulina. Then I was made into a dance partner for Alice¡¯s dance lesson. Well, even if I was okay at it, I actually need some practice myself as well. I wonder if there is a skill for dancing? I think Laura mentioned one for sword dancing, but just dancing? Maybe. And finally, some magic practice with Cosmo Queen while Ria was learning Vampiric Body Modification and controlling blood iron with Grimson and Scarlet Scourge. All and all, it was fun. During lunch, I also got a request from the Earl to go visit the adventurer¡¯s guild again, as he was going to send a dedicated quest for me, toplete another two road safety checks, after I did a good job on the first one. ¡­ I¡¯m going to make other adventurer¡¯s angry for sure, by receiving all of these direct requests. But still, I promised it would be on my agenda for tomorrow.
¡°... How can something like these exist?¡± After lunch, we beamed up into B.E.S. Big Core, so we could go and visit Christina. And this time, we had an extra. Well, two extras depending on how you look at things, but in my opinion, Paulina is basically an honorary member of this party. Wait, we aren¡¯t actually a party. Maybe we should make one. But I really want Lua and Ria to be a part of that party. And with Lua out of town and Ria not being able to join until she is deemed stable, it would only be Alice and I in the party, with Paulina sometimes joining in. Anyway, our new Big Core wonderer was none other than Angelina. After hearing that we were going to drop by her sister''s ce, she asked if she coulde along, and I obliged. That, by extension, meant that she was now inside Big Core, sitting on the lead navigation officer¡¯s seat, while Paulina had moved to the lead weapons officer¡¯s seat, which Alice usually sat at. And Alice had moved to one of the two gunner¡¯s seats. Sorry Alice, but Paulina won the rock-paper-scissors, so you will have to deal with a worse seat. Anyway, our first stop was still going to be the dungeon, so I flew us there. Well, the ship flies itself, I just have to tell it where to go. Convenient AI is convenient. On the way, I checked on the dungeon and saw some adventurer¡¯s there. Mainly in the first three floors. No one had gone to the fourth and beyond. I did get the info from Christina that small scale test with lower ranked adventurers. Their higher ranked guard was Rayan from Diamond Sword. He seemed to be using the lightning sword he got from a challenge roomst time we met. But as I didn¡¯t want to bother them, I just beamed myself to the entrance, quickly absorbed the monsters I was going to, and got back up to Big Core and flew us to Alewatch.
¡°And here we are.¡± I said as we appeared in the front yard of the Watchman manor. ¡°... This really isn¡¯t alright.¡± Angelina said. ¡°Just being able toe from an invisible ship to someone¡¯s front door. There is no way to prevent an attack from something like that.¡± ¡°Well, at least I should be the only one with something like that, if that makes it better.¡± ¡°I do understand that part, but even if this exact thing is only for you, someone else might be able to make something simr. And even without that teleportation beam, high level people could just jump andnd with only minimal damage.¡± ¡°Well, you should make something that can detect invisible flying ships.¡± I told her. A radar should be able to pick up Big Core, I think. Maybe I should build one. Well, then again, I have no clue how radar works. I know sonar works with sound waves, sending them out and listening to the response. And I think radar is some sort of radio wave. Maybe. And that''s just because I¡¯m decently sure sonares from sound ¡­ something. And radar is from radio that same thing. Just so you don¡¯t have to google it: Sonares from sound navigation and ranging, while radares from radio detection and ranging. But both Gradius and Big Core do have radar. Maybe I can copy it from them. Just analyze the radar from them, recreate with the dungeon, make it something you can power with mana or magic stones. Or maybe by Pitch-ck Power Stones. But I would either have to analyze them and make them with the dungeon, or get people with Card Summoner to be the ones in charge of the radar. Using ones with no toploaders would be way too wasteful for something that should be spread around. And it would be entirely reliant on me. Well, the toploader Pitch-ck Power Stone version kind of is as well. So magic stone or mana version it is then. But even that would require me to make the radar thing first. Well, I guess I¡¯ll see what I can do. And at the end of the day, having an always on radar might not be worth it, in a world where the number of flying ships is likely very low. Maybe the big cities would want some, but other than that, probably not.
¡°Lady Angelina, Lady Paulina, wee. Pleasee in.¡± Few of the maids were at the door, waiting for us. One of the reasons I actually spun by the dungeon first was to buy them time. I could have just as easily dropped everyone else here first and visited the dungeon myself with either Big Core or Gradius, but as I sent a note to Christina about Angelina and Paulinaing with us today just before we left, I wanted to buy them just a bit more time to prepare. We were guided inside by the maids, right into the parlor room. There, Christina was waiting for us. As soon as she saw us, she got up and walked over. She then threw her arms around Angelina, before saying: ¡°It¡¯s been too long.¡± ¡°Christina, this isn¡¯t proper etiquette.¡± Angelina said, trying to remove her sister. ¡°No. You aren¡¯t going anywhere. And no one needs to know.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll know.¡± Paulina said, her smile turning into a grin. ¡°Oh don¡¯t think you¡¯ll be able to get away either.¡± Christina said, letting go of her big sister and turning towards her younger sister. Paulina¡¯s grin turned into scowl as fast as it had appeared and she looked like she was about ready to run away. ¡°Don¡¯t try it. I¡¯m faster than you and you know it.¡± Christina said, noticing the intentions of her younger sister. ¡°... I wouldn¡¯t be so sure. I¡¯ve been training.¡± Paulina said, not sounding confident at all. ¡°Then go ahead and try it.¡± Christina taunted, taking a few steps closer, while Paulina took the same steps back. But Christina kept approaching and eventually, Paulina ran out of room, literally. Her back hit the wall and she couldn¡¯t back away any further. Paulina turned her head slightly to confirm that she had in fact hit the wall, and Christina took that chance to take a few quick steps, so she could take Paulina into a deep hug. ¡°As I said, you can¡¯t run away my baby sister.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t call me a baby!¡± ¡°I think I will. At least until you get married.¡± ¡°Grr¡­ Fine.¡± Paulina gave in and returned the hug.
¡°So, what came of my idea in reporting about new people with Card Summoner?¡± I asked Christina when I finally got a chance. ¡°The guild did agree to it. Have you prepared some cards for it already?¡± ¡°Well, kind of. I have a bunch of them, I just need to put toploaders onto them. But I do have a bunch of toploades, so that will only take a few minutes.¡± ¡°Toploader was that thicker protective thing, right? The one that allows the monsters toe back even if they die?¡± ¡°Yep. That¡¯s the one.¡± ¡°Are you sure you want to do that? I understand you want the information, but wouldn¡¯t the lower level protective thing be enough?¡± ¡°Just a sleeve? Do you think so?¡± ¡°Yes. I think most adventurers would be happy with that. And that might leave you a better opportunity to sell more cards to the adventurers.¡± ¡°... alright. Yeah, sure.¡± ¡°So, what cards have you been thinking about? May I look them over?¡± ¡°Sure, just a sec.¡± I opened my collection and began piling cards onto the table. They were my toploader copies, just because they are more convenient. Darkworld Thorns, Mammoth Graveyard, Silver Fang, M-Warrior #1, Dissolverock, me Maniptor, Drooling Lizard, Root Water, Two-Mouth Darkruler, Larvas, Mystical Sheep #2, Dark Gray, Kurama, Kumootoko, Armaill, One-Eyed Shield Dragon, Green Phantom King. Spoiler
[copse] I took out almost all LV.3 normal monsters from Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon. I didn¡¯t include a few, like M-Warrior #2 and Petit Angel, as they are just a bit too weak. ¡°Alright. Let me check them out.¡± Christina said, as she pulled the pile towards her and began going through the cards. ¡°Brian, may I ask how many of these cards do you have?¡± Angelina turned to me and asked. ¡°... How many people have asked that by now?¡± ¡°Is it thatmon of a question?¡± ¡°I feel like it is. I think you are at least the fifth person to ask that. But I have a lot.¡± That¡¯s the answer. Or maybe too many. ¡°I know you said something like 40 dragons, but I honestly didn¡¯t believe you at that time. But seeing that, it might just be true.¡± ¡°Yeah. It¡¯s actually 55 dragons now.¡± ¡°What? When did you get over ten more?¡± ¡°Last night. And the night before that.¡± ¡°... do you sleep?¡± ¡°I do, but Laura doesn¡¯t.¡± ¡°Your ¡­ No. I¡¯ll just get an answer that won¡¯t actually answer anything.¡± ¡°Yes. Just ept that I¡¯m strange and move on. That is the best way to go.¡±
¡°Alright. These are a no go, in my opinion.¡± Christina said, having separated the piles. She had banned Green Phantom King, M-Warrior #1, me Maniptor and Armaill for being too humanoid and being able to speak. She also banned Two-Mouth Darkruler because of its name. Then Darkworld Thorns, Mammoth Graveyard and Silver Fang for their higher attack stat. Finally One-Eyed Shield Dragon and Kumootoko were removed for their higher defense stat. That means that the final lineup was Dissolverock, Drooling Lizard, Root Water, Larvas, Mystical Sheep #2, Dark Gray and Kurama. Spoiler
[copse] They might be a bit weak, but they should work as decent freebies. I took five copies of each and put a sleeve on them, no toploader, just sleeve. That¡¯s 35 cards in total and they shouldst for at least a bit of time. And if they run out, I¡¯ll just fly over and drop some more of them here. With my business taken care of, we just enjoyed the tea. And cookies. Sana had apparently ran to the Rudvick¡¯s Cookies and gotten a bunch of them. I have to say, they still taste great. After the tea and cookies, I thought we would leave, but instead, Paulina said something unexpected. ¡°Christina, let¡¯s have a match since we have the chance.¡± ¡°Oh? You dare to challenge me?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll win this time for sure. I¡¯ve been training with Brian.¡± ¡°Really now? Well, I¡¯ve also had a chance to gain some new tricks thanks to him, so I suppose we will see which one of us has gotten better training.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll win for sure.¡± Paulina seemed honest with thatment. ¡°I won¡¯t let you back me into a wall.¡± ¡°I already did once. I¡¯ll just have to do it again.¡± ¡°Then I¡¯ll just break the wall!¡± ¡°Then we¡¯d better take this outside.¡± Wait. Christina! You are actually going along with this? CH.196 Christina VS Paulina CH.196 Christina VS Paulina ¡°You ready to lose?¡± Paulina taunted. The soft trash talking had not quieted for more than a minute, even though I had summoned Big Core, gotten us all aboard, moved us a bit away from the town and then gotten us back on the ground again. After all, we didn¡¯t want to break the Watchman manor, or destroy their courtyard or something. ¡°Well, if I do, that would be the first time.¡± ¡°That¡¯s because we haven¡¯t had a match in years.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think ten months ago is ¡®years¡¯. Did you forget how to count?¡± ¡°Hmph. Talk all you like. We will see.¡± ¡°Yes. We will.¡± The two had already taken positions and were waiting for the signal to start. Their big sister Angelina had agreed to be a referee. And I was an emergency medical assistance. As well as stopping the fight if it gets too out of hand. ¡°Shouldn¡¯t we have stopped this like ages ago?¡± I asked her. ¡°No. This is normal. Let them get it out of their system.¡± ¡°... so you regrly fight with your siblings?¡± ¡°Some of us do. Others are smarter. Mariina is the one that really started it. She was great at magic and wanted to prove it any chance she got, so she would often challenge us. After she left home, Paulina kept a hold of that idea and fought anyone that would agree at least once a year.¡± ¡°... sibling rivalry put on another level, huh.¡± ¡°More like just some sisterlypetition.¡± She said and turned to the two. ¡°Are you both ready or do you need more time to talk?¡± ¡°Ready.¡± Christina said, leveling her staff. ¡°Of course I¡¯m ready. Keep that up and you¡¯ll be next.¡± Paulina added. ¡°The winner can fight Brian.¡± Angelina said. ¡°Hey! I didn¡¯t agree to that.¡± ¡°Oh?¡± Paulina seemed a bit excited by that offer. ¡°Then I¡¯ll be sure to win.¡± ¡°Then focus up! And remember, no targeting the face. Three, Two, One, GO!¡± ¡­ rushing much? Trying to get me to focus on something that isn¡¯t you promising stupid things? Well, if I do have to fight someone, guess I can just go overboard and instawin with some dumb card. Well, the signal had been given and the battle was on. ¡°¡°Stone Toss!¡±¡± Both of the sisters casted the same spell. Tworge stones flew towards each other, before crashing mid air. The dust cloud that formed from it likely prevented the two from seeing each other and they both took that opportunity to move. ¡°This is how they always start. They use a simultaneous stone toss to cause a dust cloud. That way, they can prepare their next spell without the opponent seeing it.¡± Angelina told me. Oh? So the first spell is more of a greeting than an actual attack? But I guess if either of them held back too much, one of the stones would overpower the other. It might be a good way to test if the opponent is being at all serious. ¡°Earth, crush my enemies, Earth Crush.¡± Christina chanted her next spell, while Paulina did the same. ¡°Stones, gather and fly as my spear, Stone Spear.¡± Christina¡¯s spell caused the ground below Paulina¡¯s feet to shift and raise. It''s kind of like a bear trap, but made of earth. While Paulina¡¯s spell is, well, a spear made of stone. But I have to say, considering that this is a practice match, they are using surprisingly deadly spells. Sure neither of them would be immediately lethal, but still. Well, the stone spear could actually instantly kill if it hit you in the head, but as hits to the face or head are prohibited, it will hopefully be fine. Christina, for her part, simply took a few quick steps to dodge the spear, while Paulina had to jump to dodge her sister''s attack. ¡°Still using direct spells like that? Have you learned nothing?¡± Christina taunted. ¡°I¡¯ve learned enough. Water, envelop this area, Water mist!¡± Paulina chanted. As soon as she did, a thick mist formed around her and Christina. It wasn¡¯t quite thick enough that you couldn¡¯t see, but it would definitely make it more difficult. ¡°Oh? Relying on water magic, I see. Perhaps you have learned something.¡± Christinaplimented. ¡°Earth, locate my enemy, Earth tremor.¡± I didn¡¯t see any visual effect for the spell Christina just used, but based on the chant, it is some sort of locate spell. I guess since Paulina¡¯s feet are on the ground, the spell will the Christina where she is. ¡°Water Spear! Earth Spear!¡± Paulina, for her part, quick chanted two spear spells of different attributes in a row. Paulina! Please stop using spear spells. I don¡¯t want to see you two firing spears at each other. ¡°Earth Wall.¡± Christina quick chanted her own spell, raising a wall that the two spears crashed into, never reaching her. ¡°Earth, open a hole and swallow my enemy, Earth pitfall.¡± She kept going with a spell that caused the earth around Paulina¡¯s feet to lower down. For the second time in this fight, Paulina had to do a big jump to get out of the way. ¡°Stone Toss. Water Ball.¡± After recovering, Paulina sent another two spells towards Christina. But Christina just stood still, making another earth wall to block the next two attacks. But then: ¡°Water Geyser!¡± Paulina quick chanted another spell, causing a massive amount of water to shoot up from the ground below Christina. Christina attempted to dodge the attack, but she didn¡¯t have the time to get fully out of the way, so the water stream hit her lightly, pushing her off her feet. Christina did recover quite quickly, but she was clearly taken back by the spell Paulina just used. ¡°... wow. When did you get that good at water magic?¡± ¡°This week. I told you, I¡¯ve been under special training. I¡¯ll win this time for sure.¡± ¡°Then I guess I¡¯ll have to stop holding back.¡±
Their fight kept going, but from my PoV, it was clear who was going to win. Ever since that geyser spell, Paulina had been taking ground. At first, I thought she was losing, but perhaps she was trying to get Christina to not move so she could use the geyser spell. ¡°Give up.¡± Paulina ordered. ¡°You¡¯ll run out of mana before I will.¡± ¡°... probably. But I still won¡¯t lose.¡± Christina said. ¡°This might be a bit cheaty, but we did allow anything but attacks to the face.¡± ¡°What are you..?¡± ¡°Amazoness Swordswoman!¡± Spoiler [copse] A tall muscr woman with arge sword rose from a card. I didn¡¯t even know Christina was holding a card. I thought that both of her arms were free. (She might have put it on her terminal before the fight began.) Laura offered. (... oh yeah. I forgot she has that.) ¡°Go! Take her down, but don¡¯t hurt her.¡± Christinamanded her summon. ¡°... wait, what?¡± Paulina panicked as the swordswoman ran at her. ¡°Stone Wall.¡± She then raised a wall between her and the swordswoman. But Amazoness Swordswoman didn¡¯t much care. She simply jumped over the three meter wall. ¡°Stone Spear!¡± But Paulina seemed to have predicted that, because as soon as she did, a spear wasunched at her. But the spear never hit the swordswoman, instead veering to the side and targeting a certain tiger that Christina had also summoned. Spoiler [copse] Amazoness Tiger. Its effect draws the attacks targeting Amazoness monsters to itself, so Paulina can¡¯t even really fight the swordswoman, unless she kills the tiger first. Amazoness Swordswomannded next to Paulina, used her sword to knock Paulina¡¯s staff out of her hand, and then held her sword to Paulina¡¯s neck. ¡°Alright, it¡¯s over. Winner, Christina!¡± Angelina announced.
¡°You cheated!¡± Paulinained. ¡°No, I didn¡¯t. Our only rule was no strikes directed at the head.¡± ¡°But since when could you use Brian¡¯s cards?¡± ¡°Since I became his dungeon master. Workce benefits, you know.¡± ¡°And why did my spear go off course like that?¡± ¡°That is because of this dear.¡± Christina said, petting the tiger. ¡°He won¡¯t allow any of my warriors to be hit, as long as I have him summoned.¡± ¡°That has to be like ¡­ double cheating!¡± ¡°No. You didn¡¯t consider that I could do this, so of course you would lose.¡± ¡°But how could I? Why would you? Brian! Give me a card!¡± ¡°Sure, as soon as you have Card Summoner.¡± I answered. ¡°Yes. Take me to the dungeon then. I¡¯ll clear all of the challenge rooms if necessary.¡± ¡°Perhaps some other day.¡± Angelina cut in. ¡°We do have to make it home today.¡± ¡°... alright¡­ But Brian, you will take me over, won¡¯t you?¡± ¡°For a price, sure.¡± ¡°Of course. How much would it be?¡± ¡°... like 2 gold. I think that is what I was paid for an escort mission from Alewatch to Sawyer.¡± ¡°Two? Aren¡¯t you ¡­ no, I guess that is the price for an adventurer escort. Maybe even a bit high.¡± Angelina muttered. ¡°But you know, you really should consider that you are the one with the carriage, and you are also security for the ride, instead of being hired security on someone else''s carriage.¡± ¡°... oh yeah. That thing. So I guess it would have to be like four gold or something.¡± ¡°Really? Didn¡¯t you think of anything? You aren¡¯t using a slow carriage either, but an airship.¡± ¡°Technically, it is a spaceship.¡± ¡°Doesn¡¯t matter. An airship fair is¡­ well, there is no price for it, as you can¡¯t buy a ticket with just money. But even just the operating cost would likely be at least 50 gold.¡± ¡°Well my ship, my prices.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t think I¡¯m saying you can¡¯t charge too little. I¡¯m just saying that someone will take you up on that offer and will get extremely angry if you don¡¯t work for it againter.¡± ¡°My ship, my schedule. Get your own Big Core if you don¡¯t like it.¡± ¡°Oh?¡± Christina perked up. ¡°Is that an offer? Are you willing to sell one?¡± ¡°... not really. I don¡¯t want you getting lost. And I already gave you a bird to fly on. Just use that.¡± ¡°A bird?¡± Paulina questioned. ¡°Show me.¡± ¡°Some other time. It¡¯s kind of big.¡± ¡°Big? Show me!¡± ¡°Oh, just keep quiet.¡± Angelina said. ¡°We will have to leave soon anyway.¡± ¡°Before that.¡± Christina said. ¡°Brian, I won so can I have a match?¡± ¡°He didn¡¯t actually agree to that.¡± Angelina said. ¡°True, and aren¡¯t you tired from your previous match?¡± ¡°Let¡¯s just use our monsters for this. That will be fine, right?¡± ¡°... I guess so. Sure. A little summoner battle then.¡±
Now, what monsters to use? I have quite the advantage considering that ¡­ well considering everything. But I also know what monsters Christina will use. Other than her Amazoness Tiger and Swordswoman, she summoned Amazoness Pdin to be her third. Spoiler [copse] So a 2300 attack tiger,It¡¯s attack is raised by 1200 because of its own effect. a 2000 attack Pdinagain, its effect and a 1500 attack Swordswoman, which will also reflect excess damage to me. And I¡¯ll have to kill the tiger first. If this wasn¡¯t just for fun, I would just Raigeki all of them, but that would be a little cheap. I want a good match. I could also just stomp on them with some dragons, but I¡¯m a bit worried about the reflected damage from Swordswoman. So at least one of my monsters should be under 2000 attack, so I won¡¯t take too much. I guess Luster Dragon would work for that. And I could use Luster Dragon #2 to take out the Tiger. Or I could use this thing instead of Luster #2. I should even get a bonus if I do that. And this instead of Luster #1. They both have 1900 attack. But I¡¯ll have to ritual summon one again, as I sacrificed itst time. Well, whatever. Now just the third member¡­ Oh? Yeah. You have 1600 attack. You are perfect. Yeah. That trio would work. It might be a bit childish to go this far, but I don¡¯t care. I¡¯m the dragon master and I fight with dragons. ¡°Alright. I¡¯ve chosen mine. I¡¯ll call them out now.¡± ¡°Good. You¡¯d better not hold back.¡± ¡°... I kind of have to. At least a little. Otherwise this wouldn¡¯t even be a fight. But don¡¯t worry, I¡¯m not going easy on you. If you want to win, you¡¯d better work your monsters well.¡± Obviously, in terms of Yugioh power levels, my monsters would just win, but this isn¡¯t Yugioh, so there is always a chance I will lose. ¡°Now then, first I activate White Dragon Ritual. I sacrifice Darkfire Dragon to summon Pdin of White Dragon.¡± Spoiler
[copse] ¡°Then I summon Mirage Dragon and Armed Dragon LV5.¡± Spoiler
[copse] My three dragons lined up, with Armed Dragon in the middle. They weren¡¯t that huge, so this will be fine. I did take us enough away from Alewatch after all. Mirage Dragon is technically thergest of them, or the longest, with its serpentine body being almost 15 meters long. But that barely counts, so. ¡°... that¡¯s quite the lineup.¡± Christina said, looking at my monsters. ¡°Well, what can I say? I like dragons and you did say not to hold back.¡± ¡°... I suppose I did. Can we even win?¡± ¡°No clue. So, will you surrender or at least try?¡± ¡°Of course we will try. There is no point if I just surrender.¡± ¡°Good. Let¡¯s go.¡± CH.197 Summoner Duel against Christina CH.197 Summoner Duel against Christina We stood there, facing each other. Christina had her three Amazoness monsters, Swordswoman, Tiger and Pdin ready to go. Spoiler
[copse] They were staring down my three dragons, Pdin of White Dragon, Armed Dragon LV5 and Mirage Dragon. Spoiler
[copse] ¡°Are both of you ready?¡± Angelina asked. Like with thest match, she was our referee. For rules, again, simple. We would fight until all three monsters on one side had been destroyed. Not quite a battle to the faint, like in pokemon, but still.Because someone might ask, I did pick up Pokemon Violet. But my monsters aren¡¯t exactly pokemon, so having them fight to ¡®death¡¯ is just fine. We were only going to fight with our three monsters, no other techniques, or cards, were to be used. I was actually a bit worried about Amazoness Spellcaster, a card that I had given Christina back when I gave her the Amazoness monsters, considering that she could use it to trade Amazoness Tigers original attack with that of Armed Dragon LV5. If she did, what should currently be a 2300 attack tiger would grow to a 3600 attack tiger. And that would be a lot to deal with. Spoiler [copse] Sure at that point I could use Armed Dragon LV5¡¯s effect, discard Master of Oz and destroy the tiger, but this will be a better fight if neither of us do any shenanigans like that. Because at that point, I can just Raigeki. Or Swords of Revealing Light. Or Change of Heart. Or ¡­ you get it. If I¡¯d use my entire collection, I¡¯d have tons of cards that would instantly win the fight for me. We also banned any attacks used against either of us, or when either of us were in the line of fire. I learned fromst time. This was actually a lot bigger of a limiting factor for me, as most of the attacks used by Christina¡¯s Amazoness monsters are once you use up close, but my dragons do have some breath attacks, so I¡¯ll have to be careful with them. ¡°I¡¯m ready.¡± I answered Angelina. ¡°We are ready as well.¡± Christina added. ¡°Alright. Then, in three, two, one, Go!¡±
¡°Mirage st, Ionic Burst!¡± Imanded two of my dragons. They had taken flight and were nking Christina¡¯s monsters from the left and the right, so they could easily attack from there with no chance of hitting Christina. ¡°Scatter!¡± Christina ordered and her three monsters left their formation. The two breath attacks from my dragons then turned a bit, targeting only the Amazoness Tiger. That effect is stupidly powerful. While the breath from Mirage Dragon hit the ground next to the Tiger, the one from White Pdin hit it. The tiger took a slight tumble because of the attack, but it most definitely didn¡¯t go down. ¡°... I¡¯ll have to take them down¡­¡± I heard Christina mutter. ¡°Or I could¡­¡± She was saying as she turned to look at Armed Dragon LV5. Yes. Do it. Fall for the trap. I know he looks like an easy target, but my Armed Dragon is the strongest of these dragons. That¡¯s why I had him stay back and hold firm at the beginning. My dragonspleted their turnarounds and wereing in for the next pass with their breath attacks, but Christina¡¯s monsters were ready. While the dragons had to target the Tiger, the Swordswoman and the Pdin were free to attack them, by jumping up and shing at them. While the sh from Swordswoman to my Pdin of White Dragon didn¡¯t actually do any significant damage, the sh from Amazoness Pdin to my Mirage Dragon did a lot more. Not enough where my monster instantly died, but it did get injured. ¡°Fall back!¡± I ordered my two dragons. They both fell back and took positions on the right and left of Armed Dragon. ¡°Mirage, can you keep going?¡± I asked. I have no idea if it understands me, but let''s try anyway. Mirage Dragon seemed to slightly nod and let out a little growl in response. I¡¯ll take that as a yes. Had it indicated no, I¡¯d probably have used it as a tribute for Armed Dragon¡¯s effect. I could have dealt with the Swordswoman that way. ¡°Alright. Then, Armed Dragon, move. Attack that Tiger. Armed Banisher!¡± I ordered. ¡°Go, my Tiger. Strike back!¡± Christina ordered. ¡°Pdin, Swordswoman, attack that dragon as well.¡± Christina seemed to have epted my challenge, ordering all of her monsters to attack my Armed Dragon. In Yugioh terms, that is a suicide, but this isn¡¯t Yugioh. Until that Tiger goes down, my dragon cannot attack anything else. It should be able to counter attack, but any attacks originating from it will seek out the Tiger. ¡°Keep the women away from Armed!¡± I ordered my other two dragons, sending Mirage to intercept Swordswoman and Pdin against Pdin. This was actually another trap. I wanted Christina to think my Armed Dragon is the weakest of them. That way, she might lose her Tiger to it and this fight will be mine. My dragons approached the women, but didn¡¯t attack them. This was strictly to keep them from incurring Amazoness Tigers effect. With the dragons between the women and Armed Dragon, the only one that could make it all the way to my dragon was the Amazoness tiger. The tiger leaped towards the dragon, holding its ws out, ready to rip my dragon to shreds. That is, if it had ever made it. But instead, the fist of my dragon met the tiger¡¯s face and smashed it in. The tiger fell to the ground, injured but not out just yet. But that was about to change. My dragon raised its fist and brought it down onto the downed tiger, shattering the tiger into specks of light. ¡°NO!¡± Christina yelled. ¡°Pdin, attack her Pdin. Ionic Spear Burst!¡± I ordered, not giving Christina time to recover. This was my chance to turn the fight around. With the tigers effect out of the way, the other two were free game. And with one less Amazoness out of the field, both Amazoness Pdin and Pdin of White Dragon should now have 1900 attack, so they should just destroy each other. My dragon knight was surrounded by blue light and it rushed at Amazoness Pdin. The Amazoness, for its part, prepared its sword and shed at the dragon knight when they made contact, causing both of them to disappear as specks of light. Now, just the Swordswoman left. And I know just how to deal with it. ¡°Armed Dragon, use your effect. I sacrifice the Mirage Dragon to destroy that Amazoness Swordswoman. Shrapnel ster!¡± I ordered.Again, I cheat (changed the effect), but it fits, so just deal with it. My Mirage Dragon epted its fate, flying directly into the mouth of my Armed Dragon. Armed Dragon LV5 did seem to enjoy its meal and thenunched a massive amount of spikes from all around its body. All of those spikes were then directed at the Amazoness Swordswoman, piercing its body from all angels, ending the fight.
¡°Winner, Brian!¡± Angelina announced. I turned to face the audience, raising my right arm in a fist. ¡°Brian, that was so cool!¡± Alice called as she ran to me. ¡°That final attack was crazy. There is no way to dodge that thing, is there?¡± ¡°There really was nothing. Maybe a capsule spell, but that attackes too fast to put up something like that.¡± Paulina added. Capsule spell? Like a cocoon surrounding you? I guess that might block it, but I¡¯m not sure. Those spikes might just pierce it. ¡°I really stood no chance, did I?¡± Christina asked, having walked up to us. ¡°Well, not really. You should have focused more effort into taking down the two flying dragons first, as they were actually the weaker targets, instead of charging at my Armed Dragon.¡± ¡°... so I fell for a trap, huh.¡± ¡°Yeah. You kind of did.¡± ¡°But what about thatst attack? Why did your dragon eat your other dragon?¡± ¡°It''s a special attack. Kind of like your tiger draws attacks targeted at your other Amazoness monsters. Honestly, it was kind of my secret weapon for the fight. I could destroy your monsters with it, by giving up some of my own, and that would have weakened your tiger to the point where it would stand no chance against my Armed Dragon.¡± ¡°... alright. I see.¡± ¡°Speaking of the dragon.¡± Angelina said. ¡°Is that normal?¡± I turned to look look at my Armed Dragon, and it had a green ring of light at its feet. That ring was shooting up green light, which epassed the dragon. ¡°... it''s evolving, huh. Yes. That is normal.¡± I answered. So it really will evolve. Of course it should, but there is always a chance it wouldn¡¯t. The about 7 meters tall Armed Dragon LV5 grew explosively. When we could see it again, it was basically double its previous size, now standing at 14 meters tall. My Armed Dragon LV7. Spoiler [copse] ¡°B-Brian?¡± Alice asked. ¡°It evolved. Some of my monsters can do that after they win a fight. Remember that dragon I summoned when we hunted that orc settlement? The same happened with it, except that it evolved twice.¡± ¡°Oh. That¡¯s so cool! ¡­maybe I should get one of those next?¡± ¡°... was your n on evolving mid battle and sicking that dragon on me?¡± Christina asked. ¡°That was a backup n of sorts. But as I said, my dragon would have to win a fight, or more urately, take down at least one of your monsters first, so had you won with no casualties, you wouldn¡¯t have had to face it. Well, not like you did now.¡± ¡°Ah. I see. So I just had no knowledge about your monsters and went about this in the wrong way. Thank you for the match. I had fun.¡± ¡°Yeah. I also liked it.¡± I said, as I returned my two grayed out dragons, to my collection. ¡­ now I¡¯ll have to summon Pdin of White Dragon again when I want to use it next time¡­ Why did I order that suicide charge? Well, anyway. As I was returning the cards to my collection, I thought of something, so I got out 4 copies of Level Up. In toploaders, of course. I gave her four, as I have extra, and she can use the other two on ¡­ well, anyone she wants. Maybe the maids, or even Brandon, if he earns it. Might be a useful thing to have as a carrot when Brandon doesn''t want to work. Or she can give two to Zayaan. Or I could do that. But at the same time, I¡¯m not so sure that is a good idea. I kind of want to keep the Level Ups with people that cannot be stepped over that easily. Some higher ranking guild person could potentially just order Zay to move to a different guild and force him to use the Level Ups in more selfish ways. Christina, Alice and I have the fact that we are ¡­ well only Christina really is, but still. We are more or less nobles, so it is a bit more difficult to force us to do something. And Lua. Well, she is a dhampir, and now a princess. And a system support holder. I¡¯m sure she can figure something out. ¡°Christina, I think you should have these.¡± I said as I handed them over. ¡°... level ¡­ Alright. Thanks. But what exactly do they do?¡± ¡°They level you up. Either your overall level, or you can specify a skill and it will level that up instead.¡± I told her. ¡°Wait! Repeat that, please.¡± Angelina requested. ¡°... fine.¡± I exined the Level Up! again, and Christina used her new copies. Two on herself and two on Angelina. She wanted to at first use her extra copies on Alice, but Alice showed her mother her own copies, so that got denied. I made sure to warn her about the potential level up sickness, if she used more than two on herself as well.
I unsummoned the LV7 Armed Dragon, then summoned Big Core again, and took us back to Alewatch. Then, after a bit more chatting, we, except Christina, got back into Big Core and flew back to Sawyer city. (Laura, can you add a new research thing onto the list?) (Of course. What is it?) (Can we install something into Christina¡¯s terminal so that it will get a duel disk? Like how I installed Hieroglyph Lithograph to gain the two new slots?) (Yes. I¡¯ll look into that.) If I can get a duel disk for Christina, maybe I can have a 5v5 against her. But if I did, she might actually win. Her tiger would get super powerful with 5 Amazoness monsters on the field. And if she used Buster der, I couldn¡¯t use dragons, or he would just kill them all. I mean, I would still win if I went all out, but I would have to summon some quite powerful monsters to match up against Buster der or a 3100 attack Amazoness Tiger.
Back at the Sawyer manor, we quickly did our usual evening things. Lying into the Ria diary, bathing and magic practice. The usual stuff. I just hate how difficult the mana control for space magic is. Even with a chant and Laura hacks, I haven¡¯t been able to cast one, even if I can cast the Space Wall inside the factory with about 50% sess rate. Maybe I need some more levels in my Mana Control skill. Well, maybe tomorrow. Today is still Inventory. And tomorrow morning I¡¯ll give Tahlia her Time Seal. Perhaps also because of my ownck of Mana Control, and Ria still struggling with controlling blood iron, possibly because of her Mana Control level, her skill level up of the day went to mana control. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human !
Level: 66
HP: 2350
Mana: 2890
Strength: 465
Defense: 665
Magic: 585
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.4 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.2 (unique)
Telekinesis LV.2 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.3 (extra)
Inventory LV.10 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Mana Control LV.5
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (Greater)
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Rhianna
Race: Dhampir
Level: 56
HP: 1650
Mana: 1860
Strength: 890
Defense: 630
Magic: 880
Skills:
True Blood Magic LV.5 (Racial)
Vampiric Body Modification LV.2 (Racial)
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Fire Magic LV.3
Mana Control LV.4
Fast Mana Recovery LV.4
Internal Magic Technique LV.5
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.4
Flickering Step LV.2
Power Boost LV.4
Defense Boost LV.2
Blood Sucker (Racial)
ve. Master: Brian Wood
[copse] Anyway. That is it for today. Tomorrow I¡¯ll be going back to ying adventurer. Good night. CH.198 Storage CH.198 Storage After waking up as Ria was changing clothes, I said good morning to her and jumped into the factory. No need to do anything else, right?
¡°Father, good morning.¡± ¡°Papa! Good morning.¡± My two daughters were waiting for me at the control tform. Tahlia was in her ssic pink onesie and Fantasia had copied her sister, except that hers was tiger striped. ¡°Good morning. Were you waiting for me?¡± ¡°Of course, Father. I¡¯ve waited for a long time for this.¡± ¡°Yep. I waited with my big sis, so she wouldn¡¯t have to wait alone.¡± ¡°I see. Where is your mother?¡± ¡°She is with aunty Mia. Do you want me to go get her?¡± Fantasia asked. ¡°Yes, if you would.¡± ¡°Sure.¡± She answered before running to the stairs, mounting the handrail and riding it down. ¡°... well, she is as energetic as ever.¡± Imented, looking at Fantasia, before I turned to Tahlia. ¡°How are you feeling? Nervous?¡± ¡°Slightly. But every experiment we ran with Mother has been sessful, so I believe everything will be fine.¡± ¡°I¡¯m sure it will work out. Laura wouldn¡¯t allow it if there was a chance for a major failure.¡± ¡°But even a minor one can hurt you a lot. Father, I am a part of you, so pain to me is pain to you. At the end of the day, I am just your skill.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t say that. You aren¡¯t just a skill.¡± I said as I took Tahlia into a deep hug. ¡°You are important. You, Fantasia and Laura. You are my family.¡± ¡°But we aren¡¯t real.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t say that! You can¡¯t say something like that. You are real.¡± ¡°But¡­¡± ¡°No! You are. That¡¯s it. As your father, I¡¯m saying you are real, and you cannot deny that.¡± ¡°...¡±
¡°Are we interrupting?¡± Laura asked, as she walked up to us, holding hands with Fantasia. I was still holding Tahlia close to my chest. ¡°No. No you are not. Good morning, by the way.¡± I said, trying to get the previous thoughts out of my mind. ¡°Good morning. So the time has finallye.¡± ¡°The time for the Time Seal, right?¡± ¡°You just have to turn everything into a joke, don¡¯t you?¡± ¡°Only when I¡¯m scared.¡± ¡°We both know that is a lie.¡± ¡°... perhaps it is.¡± I admitted as I finally let go of Tahlia. I had Tahlia sit down on one of the couches on the control tform and turned back to Laura. ¡°So, do I just install the card into her? Or into the server room?¡± ¡°Into her. Technically it will be installed into the skill, but as Tahlia is the avatar of the skill, she works the best as the medium for you to imagine the correct result.¡± ¡°Alright.¡± I turned to Tahlia. ¡°Are you ready?¡± ¡°Yes, Father.¡± ¡°... you know you don¡¯t have to call me so officially. Dad or papa works as well.¡± ¡°Would you prefer that, Dad?¡± ¡°...¡± Wow. That hit different. I didn¡¯t expect the change of a word to change the way I hear it so much. ¡°... I think either is fine. Even father, or just Brian is alright with me. You can choose.¡± ¡°Yes. Papa.¡± Tahlia answered, using another synonym. ¡­ it might be just me, but papa really does feel the best. I don¡¯t know why, but I just like it the most. Father is good as well, but dad ¡­ I¡¯m not so sure about. It feels ¡­ off for me. I guess I¡¯m more of a papa than dad. Dad just makes me think of Daddy. And having a teenager call me daddy ¡­ Well, let¡¯s not go there. I got out the card and held it to Tahlia¡¯s chest, before saying: ¡°Install.¡± Spoiler [copse] The card entered her body and as it did, I felt the familiar sensation of an install, even though I installed the card into her. It wasn¡¯t that intense. Actually, it was by far the least intense of the installs this far. I was still a bit worried, because of the entire dying thing, but Laura approved it so I should be fine. After just under a minute, the feeling stopped. For me. Tahlia seemed to still be going through with it, considering how she was writhing on the couch. ¡°Brian, how are you feeling?¡± Laura asked. ¡°Fine, but I wish you would have warned me.¡± ¡°... I didn¡¯t know. Our tests never caused any reaction, so I assumed there wouldn¡¯t be one.¡± Laura admitted. ¡°Well, there was one. It wasn¡¯t that bad, luckily.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll do better next time.¡± ¡°Nah. This is fine. Honestly, we should have seen thising. She is my skill, so my body should react when she gains power, right?¡± ¡°Yes. I¡¯m sorry.¡±
¡°Tahlia, how are you feeling?¡± I asked her after she seemed to have gotten over the install. ¡°This is¡­ the information ¡­ the technique ¡­ the power ¡­¡± ¡°Tahlia?¡± ¡°... yes, Father?¡± ¡°Are you alright?¡± ¡°Yes. More than fine. I feel amazing. I know so much now.¡± ¡°As opposed to before this?¡± ¡°Father, don¡¯t be stupid. I meant so much more. It will take me a few days to think over all of this.¡± ¡°So no inventory freezing yet.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not even an inventory any more, so no. I think I can stop the time for items you store. But I think I can do more, once I figure all of this out.¡± ¡°... you aren¡¯t? Oh yeah, I think Laura did mention that¡­¡± I muttered as I opened up my status.
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human !
Level: 66
HP: 2350
Mana: 2890
Strength: 665
Defense: 865
Magic: 785
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.4 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.2 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Telekinesis LV.2 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.3 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Mana Control LV.5
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (Greater)
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
¡­ alright. The skill is there. But what is wrong with my stats? Yeah, I know my HP and Mana are super high, as they have been growing super quicklytely, probably because I¡¯ve been leveling up Inventory. But my other stats. They just grew a ton after the install. They were between 450-650 yesterday and now even my strength is 665. They all grew by like 200 points. ¡°Laura, will this be alright? I won¡¯t get level up sickness or something?¡± I asked her, opening my status so she could see it. She can¡¯t see it naturally while we are in the factory after all. Well, she could if she didn¡¯t have her avatar out, but her avatar falls into the category of not technically being a part of me, so it cannot see my status, unless I open it. ¡°... wait? That much? ¡­ give me a second, please.¡± After a while, Laura gave her answer. ¡°I believe you will be fine, but your body will be a little sluggish for the day.¡± She said. ¡°But I will get a better estimate when you return and move your body around. I¡¯ll also slow down the inauguration of the stat increases as much as possible, to lessen the burden.¡± ¡°... so I can do what we nned to do today?¡± ¡°The adventuring job? Yes. As long as you take it easy and just act as amander. No fighting, okay?¡± ¡°Does summons count?¡± ¡°... try to not gain any experience for today. Unless you want to skip today¡¯s level ups.¡± ¡°I can do both, if necessary. Even if I really want to level up either mana control or telekinesis, now that Tahlia has evolved.¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry you had to postpone it for my sake, Father.¡± Tahlia apologized. ¡°No, no. I should be the one apologizing. I forced you to wait for your evolution, because of my own selfish reasons. I should be the one apologizing.¡± ¡°... thank you Father. If it was for you, I¡¯d wait a hundred times longer.¡±
After that, I hung out with my family a bit longer. Laura had fullypleted for me. And that means that I have all of the main setspleted. That I currently have unlocked. I still don¡¯t have three toploader copies of everything, so that will be the next step, but I think we will get there sooner thanter. Tomorrow night Laura was going to get all of the cards from the promo trades, so that will be something. I really need to open some new sets. But it¡¯s not like I can just decide to get new sets. This far, I¡¯ve only gotten them from system missions, and honestly, I don¡¯t mind not getting new ones. Considering that usually new missions mean that someone is in danger. Well, not always, but still. Maybe a level up to Pack Opener would do it, but I don¡¯t really know how to level it up. Perhaps I really need to fly to the middle of that forest that is to the west of my dungeon and just summon a bunch of fusion monsters there. At least that ce doesn¡¯t seem to have any people. Exodia as well. I really should test him before I have to summon him in actualbat. And maybe summoning a demi-god will level my skill up. I also spoke a bit with Lua. She was doing just fine. Another of the dhampirs had gotten True Blood Magic, so her mission was advancing. She had also learned how to quick swap between her princess dress and the clothes I gave her. At least she didn¡¯t identally break them as well. She also turned a goblin into her thrall, only for it to die the same day because it got into a fight with two other goblins. RIP Lua¡¯s first thrall. You will be missed. ¡­ okay, probably not, because you were just a goblin. But it is great to hear that Lua is trying to learn her new skill.
After I opened my eyes and got ready for the day, I noticed that my body did feel a bit sluggish. Not sick, but more like it was sore from exercise, even if I didn¡¯t really do anything major yesterday. But I think I can operate in this state, so I got up and did my usual morning routine. ¡°Brian, breakfast will be served soon. You should head to the dining room.¡± Ria told me after she came back from her own breakfast. She has been acting more and more like a proper maid every day. I guess the others are teaching her quickly. I really need to give them something to show my appreciation. If I had more generation points, I¡¯d just make them proper maid outfits, but as I don¡¯t I can¡¯t. I guess I could just give them a bit of money. Or install a card in each of them. But I would need permission from the Earl for the installs at least. And I don¡¯t really know what I would even install. ¡°Yeah. I¡¯ll get going then.¡± I answered. ¡°... are you alright?¡± Ria asked. ¡°Yeah. Why?¡± ¡°You just seem, and please don¡¯t take this the wrong way, off. You are also a bit more pale than you were when you woke up and your blood smells off.¡± ¡°... my blood? Really?¡± ¡°Yes. It usually carries a somewhat of a sweet smell which is really alluring, but it smells a bit off now. The usually mellow sweetness is almost overpowering with a slight hint of a burnt scent mixed in.¡± ¡°... How do you even smell it?¡± ¡°Using my nose? How do humans smell things?¡± ¡°No, I didn¡¯t mean it like that. I mean, I¡¯m not even bleeding or anything, so how are you able to smell me?¡± ¡°... I just can. Can¡¯t you do that?¡± ¡°No. Humans can¡¯t smell things like that.¡± ¡°Well, I¡¯m not a human.¡± ¡°So just dhampir things, huh. Well, back to me. Is my smell really sweet? Can you describe it better?¡± ¡°... is that an order? Do I have to?¡± ¡°You don¡¯t want to?¡± ¡°... I will if you order, but I¡¯d prefer not to.¡± ¡°Alright. I guess it is fine if you don¡¯t. But if even you think something is wrong, maybe I should get a professional in here to check me out.¡± I decided.
¡°Genesis Vampire Lord. Guardian Angel Joan.¡± I called out two monsters that I think can check me out. Spoiler
[copse] I probably could have summoned a vampire other than Cain, but at the same time, better to be safe than sorry. And he will rmend who to use in the future, if I need another check-up. And Joan is just the obvious choice for a light attribute healer. She just is the best I have ess to. Well, I guess Shinato, King of a Higher ne might be even better, but I still have to ritual summon him. And I¡¯m not sure he is human sized, so summoning him inside a house, maybe not the best idea for the first summoning. If I recall correctly, in the anime Shinato was quiterge. Not gigantic or anything, but definitelyrger than a normal human. ¡°Your body is adjusting to what happened earlier.¡± Cain said after he used a blood scan on me. ¡°Because of that, you are using more calories, or sugar in this case, than usual. That causes a slight increase in sweetness and the burnt smelles from the excessive amount of CO2. But I don¡¯t believe it will be a problem.¡± ¡°I¡¯d agree. Your body is adjusting, so as long as you take it easy for the day, you will be fine. But be careful. As he said, you will be using up more oxygen than normally, so you shouldn¡¯t do anything that will make you out of breath.¡± Joan added. ¡°Alright. Thanks, you two.¡± I said and unsummoned them. ¡°Brian? What are they talking about?¡± Ria asked. ¡°One of my skills evolved, so my stats grew quite a lot. Nothing more than that.¡± I answered. ¡°Evolved? Not, leveled up?¡± ¡°Yeah, evolved. Skills sometimes evolve into a stronger version.¡± ¡°Alright. Well, they said you should take it easy, so I guess we will rest for the day.¡± ¡°No. We are still going to go do the road safety checks. I promised we would do one today and I can just sit back and let my summons do all of the actual work.¡± ¡°... well, if you say so. But you will you call it quits if you feel bad at all, right?¡± "Sure. I will." I promised. With that decided, I walked to the dining room. I was actually a bitte, because of the check-up, so I had to apologize for having the others wait for me. During breakfast, we talked about the details of the safety check. Paulina was again going toe with us, so there would be no issues with the adventurer¡¯s guild. If the literal job giver is there and approves the information, they can¡¯t really say anything. More abuse of higher position for the win. Eating breakfast also felt like it improved my body, so that is nice. I definitely felt less sluggish now that I had eaten. I guess the extra calories help with the improvement to my body. I made sure to get a bit of extra breakfast into my body, because of that.. After that, we got our gear on and headed for the adventurer¡¯s guild in Overdrive. CH.199 They don’t trust us CH.199 They don¡¯t trust us ¡°We need to have a guild employee with you to monitor your party.¡± Was what we were told at the adventurer¡¯s guild. We had gotten there, Paulina had exined the direct request quests and handed them over. Then as we were epting the first one of them, we got that little bit of news from the guild. ¡°Why is that necessary? Brian hasn¡¯t failed any of his guild quests, has he?¡± Paulina asked. Do they send out someone with the party if the party fails a lot of quests? ¡°I understand that, but you also have to consider our view on this matter. He, and the rest of you, have beenpleting quests so fast that it should be impossible. We simply must know what you are doing differently, so other adventurers can also use simr techniques.¡± The employee exined. Yeah, good luck with that. Just buy an airship and use that. I¡¯m sure every adventurer will have the money for one. ¡°Brian, what do you think?¡± Paulina turned to me and asked. Then she added in a quieter voice. ¡°This is your quest, so you do have the right to just say you won¡¯t do it under that condition if you don¡¯t want to.¡± ¡°Will that reflect badly on us?¡± I asked quietly. ¡°No. It will actually look bad on the guild, as the quest giver, my father, clearly trusts your report and wants more of them from you. So for the guild to set a condition that you don¡¯t agree with, causing the quest to be left undone, or having to be given to someone else will reflect on the guild. Remember that as an adventurer, outside of emergencies, you are allowed to refuse a quest for any reason, including no reason.¡± ¡°... maybe I should ¡­¡± I pondered my options. If I refuse, the guild might panic and allow us to go without someone spying on us, considering the quest giver. Or they might just say ¡°The named adventurer didn¡¯t ept the quest.¡± or something like that. But they should realize that Paulina will tell the real reason to her father. And even if the quest actually fails, the Earl can just ask me to do the quest outside of the guild''s influence. There is nothing strange about a lord sending someone out to check the safety on the roads in their territory. And while usually those missions are given to adventurers, sometimes the knight order does them instead. Or so I¡¯ve been told. But at the same time, refusing the guild¡¯s auditor would look bad on me. Like I want to keep secrets. Which I of course do, but that¡¯s a different matter. They might ask for something more next time, like me showing my status or something. But at that point I could just say F them and quit being an adventurer. I don¡¯t need the money and while sure it would be cool to get to be an S-rank adventurer, it might not be worth it. ¡°Paulina, say I identally happened to travel up and down the road we were supposed to check today, then I just happened to write a report about it and deliver it to your father, do you think he would still pay me for it?¡± I asked so that the adventurer¡¯s guild employee definitely heard all of it. ¡°Of course he would. And he would cancel the guild quest right after that. He might even stop sending jobs to the guild as a whole, considering how much they seem to doubt people he trusts.¡± Paulina answered, keeping up my not at all subtle hint that I really didn¡¯t want anyone from the guild toe with us. ¡°Well, I guess that will make this simple.¡± I said before turning back to the guild employee. ¡°I¡¯d like to ref¡­¡± ¡°Please don¡¯t!¡± She panicked a bit and interrupted me. ¡°Please just wait a moment. I¡¯ll call the guild master. I¡¯m sure he will approve you doing this quest without anyone from the guild having to monitor you.¡± ¡°... sure. Go call him then.¡± I said. ¡°But please do hurry. I don¡¯t have all day.¡± I added, just to add a bit more pressure to the guild. It¡¯s not that I want to do this, bute on. You have no reason to send someone with us. Overdrive is one thing, but having to exin B.E.S. Big Core to the guild. Yeah, I¡¯d rather not.
¡°I already said that he needs an observer, so make sure he has one.¡± I heard someone speaking in a loud voice, as he was approaching the front counter. ¡°But¡­¡± The employee likely tried to tell him something. ¡°No buts. Either he is observed, or he doesn¡¯t take the job.¡± The loud male said, as they finally made it to the main room of the guild. He was probably in his early thirties, by my estimation. Not too muscr, but still decently well built and his hair was lime green in color. I guess I never talked about hair colors in this world, so I¡¯ll mention it now. Most people, about 85%, have what I would call ¡®normal¡¯ hair colors. You know, brown, ck, blond, ginger. Things you see on earth, outside of someone visiting a hair salon. But there are also some with colors that arepletely wild, like his lime green. Assuming that his hair is a natural color, not the result of some magic hair dye. On the other hand, dhampirs seem to have a much higher chance for rare hair colors. Putting Lua¡¯s crimson and Ria¡¯s silver aside, all of them have some more rare color. Red and blue were the mostmon in the vige, but there was also silver and even the indigo hair of Rosemary. I originally thought that the color of the hair came from magic attributes or something, but that clearly isn¡¯t the case, as shown by Lua and Ria. Humans are probably just a boring race. Maybe the unnatural hair colors are caused by interbreeding with other races. ¡­ or maybe not. I don¡¯t know. I think Tahlia would be better at calcting gics than I am. But then again, I feel like she would rather invent a time machine or some sort of teleportation device than work out how gics work. Anyway, back to the situation at hand. ¡°Is that the guild master?¡± I asked Paulina. I know thest time I interacted with a GM for the first time, it didn¡¯t go so well, so if he is the GM, I¡¯ll try to amodate him a bit better. I still won¡¯t allow an observer, but maybe I won¡¯t threaten his job or something like that. ¡°No. He is the assistant guild master. He is also the third son of baron Hari Bloggs.¡± Paulina answered. ¡°Oh. Alright.¡± So he is just an assistant GM. I guess going for his job is fair game then. ¡­ Okay, I¡¯ll try not to do it. ¡°So, are you the kid who cheats on his quests?¡± The assistant GM asked. ¡°Cheats? Hardly. I can understand your suspicions about the safety check, but how do you cheat an escort quest or a monster hunt?¡± I asked. ¡°So you admitted it. And it is quite easy. You just buy the monster corpses from other adventurers and have the quest giver fake the paperwork.¡± The AGM answered. ¡°... alright. Well, I guess you could.¡± I agreed. ¡°And another admission. Because of your less than normal speed atpleting quests, we have decided to send an observer with you on your next mission. I believe you will have no problem with that.¡± ¡°Well, actually I do. And I won¡¯t go on a quest with an observer.¡± I answered. ¡°... I see. Well, if that is how you want it, so be it. Le, cancel the quest.¡± He said to the employee. ¡°But sir¡­¡± She began. ¡°Cancel it. He is a cheater and until he is willing to go out with an observer, he won¡¯t be taking a single quest from this guild.¡± ¡°But sir, the quest he was about to take is nominated for him. And ites from the Earl¡¯s house.¡± Le finally was able to say what she wanted. ¡°... wa? Show me the quest form!¡± ¡°Sir, please don¡¯t yell. Lady Paulina from the Sawyer house is also present and she would be going on the quest with Mr. Brian.¡± Le added, as she handed the form over to the AGM. The AGM quickly confirmed that statement, by making eye contact with Paulina. Paulina just waved back yfully. The AGM then read through the quest form. ¡°... fine. Because ites from the Earl and a member of his family is here to make sure it is done right.¡± He muttered, before talking to us. ¡°But don¡¯t think this is it. Just because you have contact with the nobility, doesn¡¯t mean that you can cheat your rank.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t cheat.¡± I told him. Well, I do, but not with these quests. I cheat in all the other ces. I cheat the system, not the guild. ¡°I¡¯ll be epting an apology from you when you realize that.¡± I added. ¡°Then just take an observer with you.¡± He said. ¡°If you can show them that you don¡¯t do anything wrong, I¡¯ll dly apologize for my words.¡± ¡°Sorry, but not to this quest. I have to use some quite secretive techniques to get this quest done in a day, which I don¡¯t want to share. I hope you understand that.¡± ¡°Just because it is the adventurer¡¯s right to keep their status secret outside of their registration, doesn¡¯t mean that the guild likes it. But do as you wish.¡± ¡°Thanks.¡± I turned back to Le. ¡°So we are good to go?¡± ¡°Yes. I apologize for all the issues and the dy.¡±
¡°Paulina, are you sure this won¡¯t cause any problems?¡± I asked as we rode Overdrive towards the north gate. Today¡¯s check was going to be on the road heading north. Ironically enough, we would actually pass the town of Bloggs, where the AGM is from. We would also go a bit beyond it, all the way to arger town ruled by a viscount, who would be attending the birthday party. ¡°As the guild gave in, I think it will be fine. But if they cause more troubles, we will help you with them. But at the same time, the guild master should know your situation ¡­ with the system, so I don¡¯t think he will allow anything more than that.¡± ¡°... oh. But the assistant GM doesn¡¯t know?¡± ¡°I believe the info was limited just to guild masters, if I recall correctly.¡± ¡°Then how do you know about it? Well, I know I told you, but how do you know info about the guild?¡± ¡°I have my ways.¡± ¡°Of course you do.¡±
Once we were outside, we swapped to Big Core. Other than that, the mission went basically the same as it didst time. First, we flew up, north, all the way, marking all of the problem monsters and otherwisepleting the report. Then we had a small lunch break. ¡°Mystik Wok. Cook up my Hungry Burger.¡± Spoiler
[copse] This was going to be today''s lunch. I really was craving for a burger. And admittedly, I had eaten all of the bento that I was given by the kitchen staff at the manor already, because I had been hungry for the entire day. So I had to Wok something up. And when you are super hungry, what is better than a huge burger? Well, maybe pizza. Or a kebab roll. But a burger might still be the best because the excessive carbs will make you feel full faster. ¡°Brian? Want to exin that?¡± Paulina asked. ¡°I can, but what about it? It''s just a card that makes me food.¡± ¡°It cooked up your monster, didn¡¯t it?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Can you use it to cook up any of your monsters?¡± ¡°Pretty much yeah. But some of my monsters are ¡­ metallic, so I don¡¯t think they would taste that good.¡± ¡°But you can cook a dragon with it?¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± ¡°... I see. How much would something like that cost? Say I wanted to buy a cooked dragon for a party.¡± ¡°Like for a birthday party? We cane up with a price both of us can agree to. Depending on the dragon.¡± I answered. Admittedly, I have been wanting to taste dragon as well, so I¡¯m more than willing to go along with this. Sure I could do it in the dhampir vige, but I think a dragon deserves a more fitting ce to be served than that, no offense. And I can serve them dragon blood instead. ¡°But that burger, it is way toorge. The ones in the capital are small enough that you can hold them in your hand.¡± Paulina said. ¡°... there are burgers in the capital?¡± ¡°Yes. Theye from a tiny dungeon, turned restaurant, which only makes burgers. They are quite tasty.¡± ¡°... okay. Well, that¡¯s cool. But don¡¯t worry about the part where the burger is too big. I¡¯ll just use this. Micro Ray.¡± Spoiler span> [copse] A strange device appeared and beamed the cooked burger. As it did, the burger shrunk down to a size where it was norger than a regr burger you can get at a standard fast food ce. After the device disappeared, I picked up the burger and bit into it. ¡°... alright I guess.¡± It wasn¡¯t the best burger by any means. It was fine, but I¡¯m not the biggest fan of tomato in my burgers and it needed some sauce. So remove the tomato, add some ketchup and mayo, maybe some pickles and the burger would likely be better. But that is just my opinion. ¡°Brian, can you make me one?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Sure. What about you two? Do you want one as well?¡± I asked Paulina and Ria. ¡°Yes please.¡± ¡°If you would be so kind.¡± With the positive answers, I cooked up four more burgers, shrunk them down and we all enjoyed them. Yes, I wanted a second for myself. I¡¯m hungry. There was one problem with using Micro Ray though. It removed the healing effect of the food. It was still good food and did fill your stomach, but it wouldn¡¯t heal you. I guess I need to get Shrink instead. At least with that, I should get half of the healing. Hopefully. Also, in case you were wondering, Ria really liked the burger, but Alice and Paulina just found it ¡­ fine. Like I did. But then again, Ria likes basically anything. I guess after a lifetime of just blood, anything will taste good. I even asked Ria what her favorite this far has been and she gave an immediate answer. ¡°The ck pudding stuff Agatha made.¡± Well, a dhampir is a dhampir. Now I really need to make some blood sausages. Then I can make bloody hot dogs. ¡­ wow that sounded wrong. But still, I think it would be good. Maybe make a blood sauce for it as well. I think you can do that at least. And as I can now freeze time in my inventory, excuse me, in my storage, I can make a big batch of stuff and just hold the rest of it there. Convenience. Also, we need to look into that DDF kitchen and smithy project. After we finished our burgers, we got into a freshly summoned Big Core for our return trip. We also had a monster to kill. Alice and Ria will have to deal with it as I¡¯m still under the exp ban from Laura. But I¡¯m sure they will manage, even though it is a B-rank monster. CH.200 Fighting a Hydra CH.200 Fighting a Hydra ¡°So, the hydra is something we have to deal with. Luckily it is only a twin-headed hydra, so we can deal with it.¡± Paulina dered, looking over the monsters we had found on our scouting flights. A hydra, in this world, is not a dragon. It is a monster, just like any other. No, dragons are not monsters, they are dragons. Different categories. Dragons don¡¯t have a monster core, so they aren¡¯t monsters. Then there are the two categories of monsters. Well, kind of. Beasts are ¡­ well, probably what you would imagine. They are rtively ¡®normal¡¯ looking animals, except that they have a monster core. Sometimes they might not even have one. It alles down to one thing, miasma. Laura told me that miasma is a corrupt form of mana. And it seeks out anything living, often turning them into more blood thirty beings. And it also makes them stronger. When miasma gathers in your body, well in the body of a beast, it consolidates into a monster core. So monster cores are basically consolidated miasma. Anyway, back to monster categories. The other main category is the not so well named monsters. Yeah. Monsters have a sub category called monsters. 5/5 naming right there. Monsters, the sub monsters, are the monsters that aren¡¯t beasts. Goblins, kobolds, orcs, imps, hydras ¡­ all of the little things that you don¡¯t really have an equivalent on earth. The reason they are separated is actually because of the system. Well, more urately, the Language Comprehension. With Language Comprehension (Beast), one can understand beast ss monsters. And with Language Comprehension (Monster), you can understand the monster category monsters. So yeah. That is the difference. Now, as to why humans, and dragons, don¡¯t get monster cores. Well, dragons don¡¯t because they are dragons. Don¡¯t me me for that. That is the reasoning Laura gave me. Dragons just don¡¯t. The system either doesn¡¯t know why, or the information is something Laura doesn''t have ess to. They just somehow resist the miasma, so it can¡¯t form a monster core inside them. As to why humans, and other humanoid beings, don¡¯t, well that is because of the system. It exists for a reason. And that reason is that any holder of the system is protected against miasma. Highly concentrated miasma can affect a person with the system, but you would be talking about super high concentrations. To the point where the miasma itself would be able to just spawn monsters, with no host creature or dungeon necessary. If I were topare miasma to radiation, it would be basically like opening an active nuclear reactor and going in there, just because you are immune to higher than average background radiation. Actually more like you are immune to an intermediate amount of active radiation, but still. The point stands. Don¡¯t walk into a nuclear reactor. Or a ce with super concentrated miasma. You will die. Or get mutated into a monster. But death is more likely. Both on earth and here. ¡°Okay. So the hydra is on our list.¡± I confirmed, getting back on topic after that sidetrack of a miasma exnation. ¡°Anything else? The goblins? And what about the forest lynxes?¡± Forest lynxes are, as you might have guessed, D-rank cat monsters. It seems that most D-rank monsters in this area are named ¡®forest¡¯ and then the thing that it is. Forest lynx, forest boar, forest deer, etc. All D-rank beast monsters. ¡°The goblins are not a problem and we should leave them for lower ranking adventurers. I¡¯m sure the guild will put up an extermination quest for them as soon as they get the report. But the lynxes¡­ Let¡¯s let them stay. It¡¯s just a pack of three, so it won¡¯t cause a problem.¡± ¡°Works for me. Ria, Alice, you two will take down the hydra. Are you fine with that?¡± ¡°What? Us? Are you sure? A twin-headed hydra is still B-rank.¡± Alice asked. ¡°If you want me to.¡± Ria on the other hand agreed. ¡°You can use your summons.¡± I added. ¡°Oh. Well then we can.¡± Alice instantly changed her tune. ¡°And I¡¯m sure Mana will be happy to get to fight a bit.¡± I added.
[Alice POV] ¡°... it¡¯srge.¡± I said as we got on the ground. It was just Ria and I, Brian and big sis Paulina staying on the big ship. Big Core, Brian calls it. Brian said that he couldn¡¯t fight today, because of some skill evolution and Paulina was watching the perimeter, so it was just us. Well, we did have two othersing. ¡°Dark Magician Girl.¡± I called out Mana. ¡°Element Valkyrie.¡± Meanwhile, Ria called out one of the monsters Brian had given her. Spoiler
[copse] As I stated earlier, the twin-headed hydra was quiterge. It¡¯s nowhere near asrge as Brian¡¯s dragons, but it is stillrger than my Pitch-Dark Dragon. Luckily it hadn¡¯t yet spotted us so we coulde up with a n. I¡¯ve read up on hydras. They are dangerous monsters with multiple heads. The twin-headed variant we found is not the mostmon, but it is the weakest of them, as the power of hydra¡¯s goes up as they grow more heads. The most legendary of all hydras is Lerna, the hydra servant of the Demon Lord. A monster with almost no equal. The legends say that for each head that you cut off, two more would instantly grow in its ce. And the only way to kill that beast was to make it grow so many heads that its main body could no longer support them.Me casually mixing real world legends and modifying them into something even more dangerous. I wonder if Brian could fight something like that? He can, right? There is no way his summons couldn¡¯t take down something like that, I think. But luckily for us, we were just facing a normal twin-headed hydra. And now with our monsters, we had four against one. Or maybe four against two heads. ¡°Oh? A hydra. That will be fun to y with.¡± Mana said, seemingly excited to get a chance to fight. ¡°We should still be careful. A hydra is not an easy target.¡± The Valkyrie summoned by Ria added. ¡°We can manage it. Will you and Miss Ria take the frontlines? We shall offer magic support.¡± Mana said. ¡°Yes. We shall. But depending on the elemental breaths of that hydra, we might have to fall back.¡± ¡°Elemental breaths?¡± Ria seemed confused by that. Doesn¡¯t she know how hydra¡¯s work? ¡°Each head of a hydra uses an element. And they will let out a breath attack of that element. They can be the same as other heads, or different. Sometimes you can tell what element they are based on the color, but this one is just ck, so it is difficult. It might just have two darkness heads, but it might also have something else.¡± I told her. ¡°Then we will just have to force it to use the breath to find out.¡± Ria said. ¡°Or just kill it before it even has a chance.¡± Mana offered. ¡°Don¡¯t underestimate our opponent.¡± The Valkyrie added. ¡°We can¡¯t just go in with reckless abandon, hoping our first attacks take it down. We have to be prepared to take a few hits as well.¡±
We spent a bit more time making a battle n, got into positions and were ready to attack. I know Brian would have dealt with this hydra a lot faster, so I feel like I¡¯ve wasted a lot of his time already, but he did leave it to us. And he is the one who always says to be careful, so I will be. ¡°Dark Burning!¡± Mana started the fight with her strongest spell. It was a spell I had been trying to learn ever since she became my teacher and showed it to me, but I still couldn¡¯t do it. It was the spell I was really aiming for. Mana said that once I learn it, she would rmend that Brian would give me a second attribute, so I could grow further as a magician. The spell hit the hydra¡¯s main body, causing its two heads to let out a roar. It took a chunk out of the body as well, but the hydra¡¯s natural regeneration was already working on healing it. ¡°Let¡¯s go!¡± I heard the valkyrie say to Ria. One end of her staff had been lit on fire by Ria¡¯s fire magic. The two of them rushed in while the hydra was recovering and attacked the two heads. Ria punching with her gauntlets and Element Valkyrie with the burning end of its staff.I think Element Valkyrie¡¯s weapon might be a but I¡¯m not sure After another roar, the hydra was on the counter attack. Its heads kept their eyes on the two girls that just punched it, and both let out a breath attack. One spewed out mes and the other caused an airstream to rush out. So it is a wind and fire twin hydra. Wind and fire is actually a dangerousbination, especially in a forest like we are. The fire breath will set all the trees on fire and the wind will fan the mes, so they will burn hotter. That is why a wind-fire hydra is considered one of the more dangerous twin hydras. But still, we prepared to face the most dangerous one, the light and dark hydra, so we can manage this. I hope. ¡°Dark, gather into spears and pierce my enemy, Dark Spear Barrage!¡± I chanted my spell. It was the advanced version of the Dark Spear spell, shooting out any number of Dark Spears with one chant. When Mana showed it to me, she could shoot 20 spears at the same time, but I could only manage four at this time. But considering that when I first casted this spell I could only do two, four is double that. So I think I¡¯ll be able to fire 10 in no time at all. The spears hit the main body of the hydra, but they didn¡¯t do that much damage. Without using Magician¡¯s Power, my spells really can¡¯t hurt a B-rank monster. I know I should have casted a few Dark Bullets first, but Mana said I shouldn¡¯t, so the hydra wouldn¡¯t attack me. ¡°Dark Wave!¡± Mana casted her next spell. Dark Wave is a spell I can also use, but hers is more powerful. Dark Wave is an attack that confuses the enemy, and attacks that confuse them are considered very effective, as the heads might attack each other. But we weren¡¯t that lucky. Instead of attacking each other, or the main body, both of the heads just let out another breath attack, with no target. The fire started by the first me breath got worse. We have to end this quickly and put out the fire. ¡­ actually, how will we do that? None of us can use water magic. And I don¡¯t think Ria is skilled enough with fire magic that she can extinguish a forest fire. Hopefully Paulina can put the fire out. Or maybe Brian will help us with that. ¡°Alice, attack again. We need to stun it so the others can attack. Use the big one.¡± Mana called out to me. She then casted a spell. ¡°Dark Press!¡± Her spell caused the hydra to get heavier, making its movements slower. That makes it an easy target for my spell. ¡°Yes!¡± I responded and began my chant. I didn¡¯t really want to use it, but we have to end this fight now. ¡°Dark, sh away the light and strike my enemy, Dark ster!¡± This was the strongest single spell I could cast at this moment. A beam of darkness flew from me towards the hydra, hitting its main body and causing massive damage. But I never really used it, as this spell had a big w. Thump. With a soft thump, I fell onto my back.
I woke up a few secondster. That spell consumed a ton of mana when I casted it, so I passed out for a second after I used it, as Ipletely ran out. Even if I was full on mana, that spell would take most of it. Just a single cast would take at minimum 1000 of my 1480 mana, but depending on how much power I put into it, I can easily burn my entire mana pool, like I just did. Practicing this spell was actually a reason I asked for the Pitch-ck Power Stone from Brian. With it, I could refill my mana after casting this spell, without having to wait. I took said card out of my pocket, and said its name to activate it. The card changed color from the usual purple color of the card faded, changing to gray. But in return, a small ck stone appeared in my hand. I let my mana, or what of it I had recovered, flow into the stone, causing the rush of mana from the stone to flow into me. When I got this card from Brian, it was enough to fully fill my mana, but now, it wasn¡¯t quite enough. But it was still useful. With my mana levels up, I got up from the ground, but my body was quite sore, because of the bacsh from my Dark ster. That spell really is too much for me. I looked at the hydra. The others had finished it off. Its heads were ¡­ well they no longer looked like heads. Ria and the valkyrie must have punched them hard. And the main body had a hole where my dark ster had hit and a chunk missing, probably where another Dark Burning spell from Mana hadnded. Let¡¯s at least hope that we didn¡¯t destroy every monster core of the hydra. Hydra¡¯s have multiple monster cores. One in the main body and one for each head. The cores for the heads aren¡¯t always in their heads, but can be anywhere in their body. Well, all we can do is hope we find the cores when we take this monster apart. CH.201 They trust us even less CH.201 They trust us even less [Brian POV]Just for those that binge this series as the POV did swap between chapters. ¡°Rain of Mercy.¡± I activated the card without hesitation as soon as I got down from Big Core, and had it move a bit so it wouldn¡¯t block the rain. Spoiler [copse] Alice and Ria had done well in their fight against the hydra, but the hydra had also set the forest on fire, so we had to put it out. And for that, we needed water. And what better than water which will also heal the wounds of the fighters at the same time. None of them took a direct hit, but the fire and the wind might still have hurt them. And as I said, we need the water. Paulina got to work with her water magic, guiding the water to where it needed to go. And I was going to help her. ¡°Summon Water Spirit.¡± I called out. The rain formed a body in front of me. It wasn¡¯t one of the tiny ones, which the lesser spirits use, but it wasn¡¯t the adult sized one that the greater spirit uses either. This one was about a meter tall. ¡°Sir Hero, I have responded to your call.¡± The young boy said. Yes. This spirit was in fact a male spirit. I actually thought they were all female, as every water spirit I¡¯ve summoned this far has been female. But this time I got a shota. ¡°Good. I need your help. We need to set out this forest fire. I already made it rain, but I need your help guiding the water to the correct ces, so synchro with me.¡± I told the spirit. ¡°Sure. But for you to make it rain holy water. Even for a hero, that is strange.¡± The spirit said, as its body broke apart and the water that had formed its body moved to surround me. ¡°Holy water? Is that what it is? Well, whatever.¡± I pondered as the water that surrounded me formed a full set of armor around my body. Holy water armor, I guess. (Sir Hero, I¡¯m at your service. Please use my power. I will follow your lead.) The spirit said inside my head. Yeah, I almost forgot that they can do that when we synchro. I really should practice this technique more. I did what I recalled doing with the greater spirit, and just imagined the water moving in the way I wanted. There were no major problems, but I did feel that the water was moving slower than it did with the greater spirit. But at the same time, my mana was draining at about half the speed, so I guess that bnces it out. Still, in a life or death fight, I¡¯d much rather have the stronger spirit with higher mana cost. It took little over ten minutes, but Paulina and I managed topletely put out the forest fire just as the rain caused by Rain of Mercy had subsided. I undid my synchro with the spirit, and wished it a good day before sending it off.
¡°Brian, that technique you used, would you tell me about it?¡± Paulina asked, as we were grouping up. ¡°The spirit synchro? What about it?¡± ¡°So that¡¯s what it is. Can anyone do it, or just you?¡± ¡°No clue. Well, I know Lua can do it at least.¡± ¡°Lua?¡± ¡°The dhampir girl who was with us when we hunted that orc settlement.¡± ¡°Her? I see. Do you know if there are any prerequisites?¡± ¡°Well, you need a spirit at least. So you might need the Summon Spirit skill. If you recall, I have the Summon Water Spirit skill. But at the same time, you might be able to use a spirit summoned by someone else, but I¡¯m not sure. I also don¡¯t know if the spirits will be willing to synchro with you, unless you have a spirit¡¯s blessing. But we could try.¡± ¡°I see¡­ And how would one gain a spirit''s blessing?¡± ¡°Did I never tell you? Well, either way, I gained it when I defeated some sprites. And as sprites are corrupted spirits, the greater spirit, whose family those sprites used to be, was pleased and gave me her blessing.¡± ¡°Yes. I think you might have mentioned it.¡± ¡°So yeah. That¡¯s how it happened. Aka. I have no idea how you can reliably gain a spirit¡¯s blessing. Maybe by taking down sprites, but for that, you need to locate some sprites.¡± ¡°I can see how that would be difficult.¡±
I took the hydra corpse into my inven¡­ storage, and we all got back into Big Core. I also noticed that Alice had activated her Pitch-ck Power Stone, so I asked if I could use one of the remaining two charges to refill my mana. I had spent about half of my mana in the spirit synchro after all. Alice agreed and passed me the stone. Using it was just about as easy as I thought, and I got filled up to almost full. Then I passed the stone to Paulina so she could do the same. ¡°Brian? Why didn¡¯t you tell me you have something like this?¡± She asked, after she consumed thest third of the power from the stone. ¡°Why would I? Ites from a card, so you couldn¡¯t use it anyway.¡± ¡°... fair point. You really need to take me to that dungeon. I¡¯ll go through every challenge room if necessary to gain that skill.¡± ¡°Add that to the list of like ten things I have to do.¡± ¡°Ten? That isn¡¯t that much. I¡¯ve had lists over a hundred entries long.¡± ¡°That tells more about you, than me, you know.¡± ¡°... fight me.¡± ¡°I can summon something if you want, but I¡¯d rather not fight you directly.¡± ¡°Are you scared?¡± ¡°Yes. Yes I am. And honestly, I probably could beat you if Alice wouldn¡¯t level you up each day, so maybe I should revoke your level up privileges.¡± ¡°Please don¡¯t! I was just joking.¡± ¡°As was I. I wouldn¡¯t do it for a petty reason like that. Well, maybe for one day, to see you panic more, but I would allow it again the next day.¡±
During our return flight, I summoned two Goblin Calligraphers to draw up the map report. One was going to the guild and the other was for the Earl. Spoiler [copse] They just copied what was on the B.E.S. monitors down to paper Paulina had brought along, so it didn¡¯t take them too long. In total, the map had over 100 monster locations, but most of them were D-rank and under. And most were far enough away from the road where we didn¡¯t have to worry about them, just report on them. We nded¡¯ outside the city and I summoned Overdrive. At some point, I will just have Big Core pick us up and drop us off at the guild¡¯s front door, but that will just cause even more problems. Unless we get permission, and considering what happened in the morning, no chance we will get that kind of special privilege. We got to the guild and walked up to a receptionist. The same one we met this morning. I wonder, how long is their shift? From sunrise to sundown? Or do they run a morning and evening shift? Or is the guild staffed 24/7? I could see any of those. I just hope it isn¡¯t the sunrise to sunset. ¡°You are back. Did youplete the check already?¡± Le asked. ¡°Yes, we did. Here is the report.¡± I answered as I handed her the guild¡¯s copy. She took a long while looking over the map. ¡°... I¡¯ve heard, but I really didn¡¯t expect this. How could you make something this detailed in just a few hours?¡± ¡°Magic, duh.¡± I said as a joke. ¡°What kind of magic does something like this?¡± ¡°Summoning magic.¡± ¡°... I see. Well, this is clearly extremely detailed, much more than we would usually expect, so of course we will ept this.¡± Le said, before adding. ¡°Did you hunt down any of the monsters?¡± ¡°No, nothing that is on the map.¡± I answered. ¡°But we did take down a two-headed hydra. It was right about here.¡± I said, pointing to the area on the map where we found the hydra. ¡°There are also some burnt trees in the area, as the hydra liked to breathe fire. We did put the fire out, so don¡¯t worry about that.¡± My Rain of Mercy might have healed the ground, the grasses and other small nts, but the trees, bushes, etc. did still burn away almostpletely. ¡°... excuse me, but could you repeat that? Did you just say you took down a hydra?¡± ¡°Yes. We did. Well, technically it was Alice and Ria, but still.¡± ¡°... and where would this hydra be? Did you leave the corpse in the forest? We can arrange a pickup if you did.¡± ¡°No, I have it with me.¡± ¡°Does it fit in your magic bag? That must be onerge bag if a hydra fits in it.¡± ¡°No. I have it in my Inventory.¡± ¡°... inventory? I see.¡± The receptionist seemed ready to just give up. I¡¯m actually pleasantly surprised that she never yelled out at all. I was honestly expecting that. She must be a professional, or she just doesn¡¯t believe anything I¡¯m saying. ¡°... would you follow me, please. We will need to confirm the hydra carcass. We will also purchase it, if you are willing to sell it.¡± ¡°Sure. Depending on the price.¡± I answered, as I began to follow her into the bag rooms of the guild.
¡°So the cheater has returned. Did you cheat toplete your quest again?¡± The assistant guild master spotted us, and came to bully us again. ¡°Of course. That is all I can do, right?¡± ¡°Another admission.¡± ¡°... wow. You really do trust everything you hear. Well anyway, we have some business, so please don¡¯t bother us.¡± ¡°Business, you say? What kind of business would a cheater have with the guild?¡± ¡°Sir, he is here to show and sell us a hydra they hunted during the quest.¡± ¡°A hydra, you say? How would a cheater like him take down a hydra? I¡¯ll being as well.¡± The AGM said. ¡°And if you are lying, I¡¯ll revoke your guild card.¡± ¡°Oh? Want to bet on it? If I don¡¯t have a hydra, you can revoke my card, but if I do have one, you will rank me up to rank B.¡± ¡°Fine. I¡¯ll take that bet. No way you have a hydra.¡±
¡°Here? Sure.¡± I said and took the hydra out of my storage. But instead of theplete hydra that I had ced in there, a huge pile of dismantled hydra parts came out. Hide, meat, three monster cores, ws, fangs, all of it. Even some parts that I¡¯m decently sure weren¡¯t there when I put it in were here, like the eyes, which had been smashed by Ria and Element Valkyrie. ¡°Brian? What happened to the hydra?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Why is it dismantled?¡± ¡°... yeah. I don¡¯t know either.¡± I answered, but I got my answer as a message on the storage screen. [I¡¯m sorry, Father. I was testing out some of the things I can do now that I¡¯m a unique skill. One of them is Monster Disassembly, so I did that to the hydra. I also used Material Quality Increase on the parts, to repair some of the damage.] ¡­ so storage can do things like that? ¡­ I see. Good to know. It doesn¡¯t seem to be all powerful, as the hole opened by Alice¡¯s final attack was still there with the chunk missing because of Mana¡¯s Dark Burning, but the other holes caused by the spear spells were gone. But the hydra might have healed them when it was still alive. I did regenerate quite quickly. ¡°... okay. I know now. It''s just my skill doing things. I would say me Laura, but this one is actually Tahlia¡¯s fault.¡± ¡°Tahlia? Who is she?¡± ¡°... I¡¯ll introduce youter.¡± ¡°So, you bought a hydra corpse and are trying to sell it to the guild. I knew it. You were lying, you cheater!¡± The AGM said, as he saw the corpse. ¡°No! We really did hunt it!¡± Alice eximed. ¡°Doesn¡¯t look like it to me. And how would a D-rank and two C-ranks take down a hydra?¡±Reminder that Paulina is in fact a C-rank adventurer ¡°... if you want to see, I¡¯ll show you. But you will take the responsibility for the aftermath.¡± I said, honestly getting massively annoyed by his attitude. ¡°Wa-wait a second. Please sell us this hydra first, please.¡± Le spoke up. ¡°That¡¯s fine.¡± I turned back to her. I like her. She is able to keep her mind on the business at hand, instead of getting caught up on the little things. She should be the assistant guild master. ¡°So, how much will it be?¡± ¡°Pl-please give me a moment. We will have to appraise the condition.¡±
In total, the hydra was worth 121 gold coins. It was, other than a few holes in the hide, in perfect condition, thanks to the quality improvement thing, probably. I need to ask Tahlia more about it. But still, 121 gold. Is that a lot? Or not so much? My armor, which is still in the making, was 400 gold, so three and a half hydras. I guess it is made of mithril, so maybe it has to be that expensive. My sense of value is just nowhere. But I guess that is what happens when you have over 7000 gold coins, I guess. We split the money equally between Alice and I, because Ria was insisting she is my ve. And as payment for her armoring. I think I paid 70 or so gold for it, well half up front, so this isn¡¯t quite there, but I¡¯m trying to be a good master here. After that, we headed to the guilds courtyard with the assistant GM. If he wants proof, I¡¯ll give it to him. ¡°Let me just confirm, no matter what happens, you will take responsibility?¡± I asked the AGM. ¡°Yes. Show me how you took down the hydra.¡± He answered. ¡°Oh, you are going to regret that.¡± I heard Paulina say quietly. ¡°And Paulina, you are a witness to prove that he is the one currently responsible, right?¡± ¡°Of course. Just try not to cause too big of a mess. The guild doesn¡¯t have unlimited funds, so if you do too much damage, Father will have to cover for them.¡± Paulina said. ¡°Oh, I won¡¯t cause any damage. Probably.¡± I said as I pulled open my collection. ¡°Don¡¯t ¡®probably¡¯. Just don¡¯t do any.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry. At most there will be a slight panic.¡± I said, probably grinning like a madman. I know exactly what I¡¯m going to summon. Normally I might not go this far, but if he doesn¡¯t believe me, I¡¯ll make him believe me. And I just want to summon this guy. Or girl. Well, this dragon. I took out the four cards necessary for the summoning. ¡°I activate Polymerization. I¡¯ll fuse together Red-Eyes ck Dragon and Meteor Dragon. I fusion summon Meteor ck Dragon!¡± Spoiler
[copse] My two dragons merged together and became one. And it was ¡­ quiterge. Thergest dragon I¡¯ve summoned thus far, even outdoing my Blue-Eyes. Measuring to the shoulder level, where I usually measured my dragons, Meteor ck Dragon stood at about 22 or maybe 23 meters. So let¡¯s just say 22.5 meters. And it radiated heat everywhere. Not massive amounts, probably because it was controlling the heat, but the temperature had risen by 40¡ãC. The rtively cool spring day was now scorching hot. Well, at least it shouldn¡¯t be enough to set any buildings on fire or anything. ¡°Brian! I think he gets it! Unsummon that dragon now!¡± Paulina yelled. I did as instructed and said ¡°See youter.¡± to my new dragon.
We may or may not have gotten a visit from the knights a littleter, but between being able to me the AGM and both me (with my medal) and Paulina being here, we quickly got over that little problem. As I said, I didn¡¯t break anything. There aren¡¯t even footprints left by my dragon. But I¡¯m sure plenty of people felt the heat from it, even if they didn¡¯t see it, so I did apologize for any potential fire calls that caused. Maybe I should have summoned ck Skull Dragon instead. But as both Summoned Skull and the dragon itself are ¡®always treated as an "Archfiend"¡¯, I didn¡¯t want to take the chance. I¡¯ll summon itter when I¡¯m far enough away from any prying eyes. But still, I would call this side quest a sess. The AGM no longer had any issues with us taking on a hydra, as he had plenty of other issues. Like the knights grilling him about how he could give permission to summon a dragon in the middle of the city. All he could do is apologize and say he didn¡¯t know, but that didn¡¯t really help the situation. Eventually even Sir Garner, or is it Lord Garner? Mateo Garner? I think I should call him Lord Garner. He is a viscount. Anyway, the knightmander even came and once he got a chance to hear what happened, he said he would take care of the rest and let us go. Well, we would still have to exin it to the Earl, but that was going to be the dinner talk anyway. As soon as we got back to the manor, Paulina went to deliver the report, well two reports. Both about my Meteor ck Dragon and the safety check. Meanwhile, Alice, Ria and I returned to our rooms for bathtime. Dinner went, well, I¡¯m sure you can imagine it. I got some ¡­ feedback about what I did, but I didn¡¯t get into any real trouble. Basically just a p on the wrist, as the Earl acknowledged that the AGM was the one that pushed me to do it. But hearing that I would be willing to cook a dragon for his birthday party might have also helped. After that, back to our rooms and level up time. And then to sleep. I was actually sitting out today, because of inventory to storage, but I did use two level ups on Ria. Ria asked for Defense Boost, and I agreed. Spoiler
Name: Rhianna
Race: Dhampir
Level: 58
HP: 1670
Mana: 1880
Strength: 900
Defense: 690
Magic: 890
Skills:
True Blood Magic LV.5 (Racial)
Vampiric Body Modification LV.2 (Racial)
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Fire Magic LV.3
Mana Control LV.4
Fast Mana Recovery LV.4
Internal Magic Technique LV.5
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.4
Flickering Step LV.2
Power Boost LV.4
Defense Boost LV.3
Blood Sucker (Racial)
ve. Master: Brian Wood
[copse] Ria is getting stronger. Of course. I did get closer to her status because of the skill evolution though. But still, only my HP, MP and defense are actually higher than hers. Well, not like that really matters. I¡¯ll still have my summons, so I¡¯m stronger. Not that I¡¯mpetitive.
¡°So, Tahlia. What happened with that hydra?¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Father. I was just ¡­ fooling around.¡± She answered meekly. ¡°I¡¯m not mad. Honestly. I just want to know what you can do now that you are a storage.¡± ¡°... alright. But I don¡¯t know it all myself yet, so I¡¯ll tell you as I learn how to use it. But as of now, there is Time Control, Material Quality Increase, Monster Disassembly and Item Maintenance.¡± She said. ¡°Time Control is the simplest one, so I¡¯ll exin that first. I can control the time of items in the storage. Either stopping time for them, or fast forwarding time. I don¡¯t know why you would need to fast forward, but I can do it.¡± I just nodded, as she exined. I could think of a few uses for the fast forward, like fermenting foods and drinks. I could start a brewery. But other than that, I¡¯m not sure. ¡°Material Quality Increase allows me to increase the quality of items stored, to some extent, but it only works with raw materials. Like what I did with the hydra. I can take things that are somewhat broken, and repair them. But there are limits. For example, I tried to improve the vampiric steel ingot, but I was only able to improve it from low- quality to low+.¡± ¡°Alright. And you can also apparently appraise the quality of things, right?¡± ¡°Yes. But even as just Inventory, I could identify objects. But yes, the quality part is new. Then Monster Disassembly. You saw that already. I can take apart any monsters you store in the storage.¡± ¡°Simple enough, but seems super powerful.¡± Imented. ¡°Yes. For thest thing, Item Maintenance. It is designed to keep ready weapons in perfect condition. That is all there is to it.¡± ¡°So, clothes washing, weapon sharpening, etc. right?¡± ¡°Exactly. And don¡¯t forget armor shining, ironing clothes, I can even repair them, as long as they aren¡¯t too badly damaged.¡± ¡°... do the scraps of my old clothes?¡± ¡°They are too far gone. I can¡¯t fix them. I¡¯m sorry.¡± ¡°... it¡¯s fine. It¡¯s not your fault. But still, please don¡¯t y around with items like that in the future. At least ask me first.¡± ¡°Yes, Father.¡± ¡°But still, I¡¯m proud of you. You are amazing.¡± I said, and took my daughter into a hug. She might have evolved, but her avatar had stayed the same. And I¡¯m fine with that. She doesn¡¯t have to change her avatar, ever. CH.202 Emergency Call CH.202 Emergency Call I woke up in the morning feeling great. No excessive hunger, or sluggishness from yesterday anywhere. The problems I had yesterday didn¡¯t affect me that much, other than having to snack more often, but still, it''s good to know that everything is fine. The only strange part was when I woke up. I actually had naturally woken up before Ria had, so I even managed to exchange a few words with her, as she came to wake Ria up. ¡­ Should I offer the maids level ups? No, really. They deserve it. They are the hardest working people I know. If they don¡¯t deserve it, who does? Not me, at least. Well, Angelina does know about level ups now, so maybe she will give permission. I might ask her today. But anyway, I left Ria to change her clothes and went to the factory. Let¡¯s go see what is happening there.
¡°Mr. Brian, could you head to the vige as soon as possible?¡± Mia asked, when I met up with her and Laura in the factory. ¡°... sure, but why? Our normal blood delivery day is tomorrow.¡± ¡°It¡¯s my Mistress. She is under quite the major level up sickness, caused by her evolution.¡± ¡°... excuse me, but did you just say evolution?¡± ¡°Yes, I did. Mistress reached level 70 yesterday evening, and her body began an evolution. I¡¯d ask that youe over and look over her until her evolution has fully finished, and she has cleared her level up sickness.¡± ¡°... alright. I¡¯ll hurry over then.¡± I said. ¡°Laura, anything critical I need to know, or can I just get going?¡± ¡°No, you should be good to go.¡± Laura answered, so I jumped out of the factory, so I could catch Ria, before she had time to leave for breakfast.
¡°Ria, change of ns. We have to go to the vige.¡± I told her, catching her just as she was leaving the room. ¡°Eh? Alright. But why?¡± Ria got on board as soon as I told her that. Probably because of my tone of voice. ¡°Lua, well her system support, contacted me, telling me that Lua is quite sick because of an evolution. She asked us to head over, so we could help her get over it.¡± I exined. ¡°Go tell some of the maids we are leaving, possibly for a day or two. Then we¡¯ll quickly drop by Agatha¡¯s house and pick her up as well. I¡¯ll get dressed, so you can go now. Come back as soon as you can.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Ria answered, rushing off.
Ria returned just as I was ready to go, with one of the maids on her heels, the same one that had woken her up earlier. She asked me about the situation, so I just quickly exined that I¡¯d be going to the dhampir vige because of a medical emergency. I added that I might note back today. When I was sick, I was out for two days, so I want to have at least that much time secured. The maid simply epted the information and said she would ry it to the lord and others. With that done, Ria and I rushed outside. I didn¡¯t hesitate a moment and called out B.E.S. Big Core. Spoiler [copse] The sun hadn¡¯t yet fully risen so there is a chance that someone will spot the slight glow of the main reactor, but who cares? I summoned Meteor ck Dragon yesterday, sopared to that a mysterious light is nothing. Just a minuteter, I beamed us down to Agatha¡¯s house. I¡¯ll definitely need to tell her about this first, or she might get angry. Knock, knock, knock. ¡­ ¡­ Nothing? I decided to knock again. Knock, knock, knock. ¡­ Is she not home? (She may still be sleeping. The sun is just rising.) Laura reminded me. (Yeah. I could see that. Can I use telekinesis to break in?) (Yes, but at least try if the door is locked first.) (Oh, yeah.) I pushed the door handle down and the door opened. Does Agatha not lock her door? Well, it was ¡°open¡±, so I guess we can invite ourselves in. ¡°Agatha?¡± I called out. ¡°Lady Agatha?¡± Ria repeated. ¡­ Still nothing. ¡°She might still be sleeping.¡± I said. ¡°Ria, can you go check it out? I¡¯d rather not, just in case.¡± ¡°Just in ¡­ oh. Yes. I shall.¡± Ria opened a few of the doors leading out from the front room we had walked into, one lead to a small kitchen, one was some sort of storage room, and the third seemed to be correct, as she entered that one.
A few minutester, Ria returned with a sleepy looking Agatha. ¡°... good morning, Brian. I heard it already, and while I really want toe, I have to stay here to receive the blood from the adventurers. So I must ask, please take care of my daughter.¡± ¡°Alright, I will. By the way, the clothes she left here? Do you have them?¡± ¡°Oh, right.¡± Agatha said, walking back to the room she had been sleeping in. She returned a bitter with a knapsack that she tossed to me. ¡°Thanks. I¡¯lle get you tomorrow, as nned.¡± ¡°Of course¡­ (yawn). Take care of my little Lucia. Please.¡± ¡°I will. See you tomorrow. Also, you might want to lock your door in the future.¡± With that, we were out the door and back in Big Core. Had I known that Agatha won¡¯te, we could have used Gradius. But the supersonic flight of Gradius wouldn¡¯t save that many seconds, as the trip is so short anyway.
¡°Great Summoner, Ria, what are you doing here? We didn¡¯t expect you until tomorrow?¡± An adult male dhampir, Vishal if I recall, was the first one we met after wended. ¡°Where is Lua?¡± I just asked. ¡°Miss Lua? I think she is still sleeping.¡± ¡°Where? She contacted me, saying she needed help. Take me to her.¡± ¡°.. yes! Right away.¡± He took us to the town hall. On the way, two other dhampirs spotted us and followed along, possibly wanting to see why we were here. ¡°This is the room, but¡­¡± He said, as he turned the doorknob. The door didn¡¯t open. ¡°Locked, huh. Let¡¯s just break it down then.¡± Why couldn¡¯t she be like her mother, leaving her door unlocked. ¡°We can¡¯t. These doors are made to keep us out, so they are quite well reinforced.¡± Vishal said. ¡°OH yeah. I think I heard about that. Move.¡± I slightly pushed him to the side. (Laura, help me out.) (Of course.) Laura responded, and I felt my mana moving. With telekinesis, I felt the inside of the door. I had the advantage of knowing how the door was in the room where I slept, so we could use that as a reference. The doors have two heavy duty barrel bolts, in addition to the normal bolt which you control with the knob. And those obviously couldn¡¯t be opened from the outside. With telekinesis I opened the two bolts. It was a bit more difficult than I would have liked, but I guess my skill level really isn¡¯t there yet, and I can¡¯t see what I¡¯m doing. Without Laura, there is no way I could do this. At that point, I probably would have just summoned a monster that can break down the door. Or maybe Cosmo Queen could have teleported us. ¡­ can she? I need to ask her. Because if she can, why did I waste time flying Big Core here? Well, with the two crossbolts open, I opened the door. The dhampirs that had been looking at me doing something were a bit more than a little surprised when I opened the door that in their eyes could not be opened. I headed in and saw Lua on one of the beds. I walked up to her. ¡°Lua? Are you awake?¡± I softly asked, but she didn¡¯t answer. (Mistress is not awake.) Mia said in my head. Mia, how do you know what I¡¯m saying? (She is looking at a monitor disying your vision inside the factory.) Laura answered. (Invasion of privacy, right there.) Iined. (Says the one that just broke into ady¡¯s room while she is sleeping.) Mia teased. (Only because you asked, you know. I would say I will leave if you no longer want me here, but that would be a lie.) Lua¡¯s face was¡­ red. Not slightly red like Ria had been, but instead almost the same crimson color as her hair. I touched her forehead, and it was very hot. Noticeably hotter than Ria had been. And when a dhampir is hot, that is a problem. They do have a slightly lower body temp than humans, after all. (Laura, Mia, what should I do?) I asked the two helpers at my disposal. (Summon a water monster.) Laura said. (We need to bring her temperature down.) (Sure.) I opened my collection and Laura had already searched one out for me, so I just took it out, ced it on my terminal and said its name. ¡°Aqua Spirit.¡± Spoiler [copse] ¡°Master, what may I ..?¡± ¡°Keep her cool.¡± I told my summon, before she had time to fully ask. ¡°y-Yes.¡± She answered and got to work. Will she be enough? Maybe I should summon a second one. I turned my terminal into a duel disk. Yes I can do what while I have a card on it. The card will move from the one slot on the terminal to the middlemost spot on the duel disk. I can also activate my duel disk in three states. First is one that looks like a deactivated GX duel disk. It will give me three monster slots I can use, but I never use it in that form. The second is fully active GX duel disk. And that means five slots for monsters, five for spells and traps, and one for a field spell. Then the third is my Hieroglyph Lithograph improved version, which gets two ¡®extra monster zones¡¯. So a total of seven monsters, five spell/traps and one field spell can be active on it at the same time. Spoiler span> [Just for reference.]
[copse] With my duel disk in the five slots mode, I now had more than enough space to summon a second monster. ¡°Cure Mermaid.¡± Spoiler [copse] I summoned another water attribute monster, and this time one that can increase life points, aka heal. With the two monsters now here, I was finally able to rx, feeling like everything will work out.
¡°Great Summoner, is Miss Lucia fine?¡± ¡°I hope so. Did Ria tell you what she is going through?¡± I answered Rosemary. She had arrived in the town hall, while I was summoning monsters to help Lua. ¡°Yes. I did hear. To think she would evolve.¡± Rosemary began. ¡°I just can¡¯t think what we would have done if you had note. She would have been trapped in that room, suffering with no help.¡± ¡°... yeah. I¡¯d rather not consider that. Thankfully she could contact me.¡± ¡°May I ask how she did that? If you don¡¯t mind.¡± ¡°We have our ways. That¡¯s all I¡¯ll say. It isn¡¯t something anyone but me and Lua can do, so there is no reason for me to share more than that.¡± ¡°I see. That is too bad. We could have had a way of contacting Agatha.¡± ¡°Yeah. Sorry. Maybe you can learn a blood magic spell that makes bat familiars, like Cain did. You could have them deliver letters, probably.¡±
Since I hadn¡¯t eaten breakfast yet, I cooked myself some egg. Monster Egg. Spoiler [copse] Times like this is when I wish I was a dhampir. Because I just have no appetite. If I was a dhampir, I could just drink some blood, instead of eating. I also summoned Hinotama Soul. He helped me boil some water, so I could make some tea. Spoiler [copse]
¡°Ria, take these two and hold the True Blood Magic lesson for the vigers, as Lua can¡¯t do that.¡± I said, as I handed her two Vampire cards. Vampire Grimson and Vampire Scarlet Scourge. Spoiler
[copse] It has been just over two hours since we got here, and I had traded the two monsters taking care of Lua. Now the two taking care of her were Maiden of the Aqua and Spirit of the Breeze. Spoiler
[copse] ¡°I can, but are you sure that is important at the moment?¡± Ria asked. ¡°It isn¡¯t, but there is nothing else we can do for Lua at this time. We just have to make sure her temperature stays down and let her keep resting.¡± I said, before adding. ¡°And I¡¯m sure Lua would want the others to keep practicing, even if she can¡¯t teach them.¡± ¡°Yes. Then I shall. I¡¯ll be borrowing these two for the lesson.¡± ¡°No. Not just for the lesson.¡± I said. ¡°I¡¯m giving those two to you.¡± ¡°... are you sure? I already have four monsters.¡± ¡°Take good care of them.¡± ¡°Thank you, Brian.¡± Now, I know there is one big question you want to ask. Why am I not using the Pyro Clock of Destiny? I actually asked that from Laura myself. Spoiler [copse] Well, I can¡¯t. ¡­ I can, but I shouldn¡¯t. While it can counter level up sickness, evolution is slightly different. Her body is doing more than just adjusting to its new power. It is changing on a fundamental level. And skipping that could have dire consequences, so we have no choice but to wait. But I don¡¯t mind. Lua took care of me when I was sick, so I¡¯ll do the same for her. Even if I use my monsters as a subsidiary, instead of doing it directly. Well, it counts. I think. CH.203 Knights come to check things out CH.203 Knightse to check things out ¡°Great Summoner, I¡¯m sorry to ¡­¡± One of the male dhampirs came and talked to me. ¡°Just Brian, please. I told you all that already.¡± ¡°... yes, Great Brian.¡± ¡°Just Brian.¡± ¡°... Brian?¡± ¡°Better, so what do you need?¡± ¡°Yes. There is a group of knights at the vige entrance and they are asking for you. Would you go there?¡± ¡°Knights? Why would? Well, whatever. I¡¯ll just go and ask.¡± I decided and got up. ¡°Make sure someone keeps an eye on Lua.¡± ¡°Yes, of Gre¡­ Brian.¡± The dhampir changed what he was about to call me, as I took a sharp nce at him. It was the afternoon already. We had been in the vige since basically sunrise, so we have been here for about 7-ish hours. Lua was still out and my monsters were taking care of her on their 2 hour shifts. The current duo looking over her were Water Omotics and Dancing Fairy. Spoiler
[copse] I made sure one of thedy dhampirs stayed with Lua before I followed the male towards the vige entrance.
¡°Mr. Brian. Are you alright? Is everything here fine?¡± A knight, or should I call him a noble, whom I was acquainted with asked as soon as he saw me. ¡°Lord Garner, why would youe all the way out here?¡± I asked. Yes, the leader of the group of 10 knights was none other than the ¡­ is it knight captain? Commander? Whatever. Mateo Garner, a viscount, Angelina¡¯s husband, Jonathan¡¯s dad and knight captain. ¡°Answer my question first. Is everything alright? It seems fine, but I heard that you took off in a rush, so.¡± ¡°Eh? Is that why you are here? Well then you don¡¯t have to worry. Everything regarding that is as fine as it can be. There are no monsters, or any other problems that I know about.¡± ¡°Alright. That is good news.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t tell me you came all the way here just for that?¡± I asked. Sure I can sip here and back with Big Core in a matter of minutes, but having to ride a horse here would take ¡­ well depending on the horse probably about two hours or so. ¡°No, no. Of course not. I¡¯ve been meaning toe visit ever since you told us about ¡­ the curing I think I should call it. We¡¯ve just not been able to make time for that.¡± Mateo said. ¡°And then my wife basically forced me toe, after she heard that there might be some kind of an emergency here. But it appears that was something simple for you.¡± ¡°Did she even tell you what the emergency was?¡± ¡°No. Just that you left for this vige because of an emergency.¡± ¡°... alright. Well, I guess I can exin. Also, tell your knights to calm down a bit. They look like they will pass out if they stay that tense.¡± I told him, after noticing how all of the knights looked like they were basically ready for battle at any second. Their hands on their hilts of their swords, and their shields in their off-hand, instead of hanging on the horse like Mateo had his. ¡°I tried, but they aren¡¯t exactly excited to be here with no protection from a vampire¡¯s bane pendant.¡± ¡°... well, whatever. But they don¡¯t need one. Ever since the curing, none of them have even attempted to ¡­ do things to me, and I¡¯ve not worn that pendant once since then.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll be sure to tell them that, but I¡¯m not sure that will help at all.¡±
¡°... I don¡¯t know if I should be surprised, or terrified by the fact that you summon monsters for something like that. And that your ¡®monsters¡¯ are so human looking.¡± Lord Garnermented, after I showed Lua to him and exined why I was here. Well, I might have cut out the evolution part, just iming major level up sickness instead. It is up to Lua if she wants to tell people about her evolution. ¡°Maybe both. But I think most summoners with monsters like mine would do it.¡± ¡°Perhaps. But what about the mana? Won¡¯t you run out, if you keep multiple monsters summoned for a long time?¡± ¡­ does summoning cost mana? I guess it does. It is called summoning Magic. And magic costs mana. Well, Pack Opener doesn¡¯t so¡­ ¡°Luckily I have plenty, so I can manage.¡± ¡°I suppose when you can¡­ do the things you do, something like mana issues won¡¯t be issues.¡± ¡°And what would you be referring to?¡± ¡°... I think she said you call it ¡­ level up?¡± ¡°Oh, that. Yeah. Oops. Almost forgot that Angelina heard about that. Yeah. It does help.¡± ¡°Did that also cause this case of level up sickness?¡± ¡°Yes. It did.¡± I admitted, even if that isn¡¯t entirely true. ¡°How many times can you use it, if you don¡¯t mind me asking?¡± ¡°I generally use two a day, to avoid any symptoms of level up sickness. But sometimes it still causes the symptoms, like with her and the dhampir girl I¡¯m looking after.¡± I said, referring to both the currently sick Lua, and Ria who was sick a few days ago. ¡°I meant as a whole. For example, if you had 20 different people to use it on, could you do it?¡± ¡°Or ten knights, right? ¡­ yes. I can.¡± I admitted. In total, I have 151 copies of Level Up! in my collection at the moment. But not all of them have toploaders, only 10 do. But I do have a few spare toploaders, as Laura has been in the habit of leaving at least ten of them unused, in case I need some for new cards I want to use. ¡°Would you..?¡± ¡°No, not happening.¡± I answered, before even hearing the question. ¡°No, no. That¡¯s not it. I didn¡¯t want you to do anything on that level. I just wondered if you would be willing to use one on my son Jonathan. I won¡¯t force you to do something like using them on the knights.¡± ¡°One, or one per day? Well, either works with me, as long as it is just on him.¡± I said. I don¡¯t mind leveling up that kid. He is quite the hard worker based on everything I¡¯ve seen. ¡°Thank you. How much will it cost?¡± ¡°... good question. I don¡¯t really have a price, as this is the first time I¡¯ve sold this service, so ¡­ offer something.¡± ¡°Would five gold coins per ¡­ level up suffice?¡± 5 huh? One copy of Upstart can get me up to five gold, so yeah. That does sound about right. And with a level up service like that, I might be able to exin where I¡¯m getting all of my Upstart money. ¡°Sure. I think that will work.¡± ¡°Thank you. We will be in your debt.¡± ¡°Come on, it¡¯s not that bad. By the way, will you and your knights need a ride home?¡± ¡°A ride? We have horses for that.¡± ¡°I meant something a bit faster, but whatever.¡± ¡°Oh? You meant on your airship.¡± ¡°Spaceship.¡± ¡°... I don¡¯t know what the difference is. But can it really fit all ten of us? And what about the horses?¡± ¡°I think it should, but at the same time, that might be a bad idea. It is kind of a secret still, so.¡± ¡°So is the situation in this vige, right? I only took some of the more trusted individuals with me. And after your show yesterday, I don¡¯t think much will surprise our knights.¡± ¡°Is that a challenge?¡± ¡°No, definitely not. Don¡¯t summon dragons because someone gives you slight sass.¡± ¡°But it''s funny. Did you see the look on the assistant GM¡¯s face?¡± ¡°No, I didn¡¯t. And in all honesty, I don¡¯t want to.¡± ¡°Oh? Well, that¡¯s boring. But sure, I get it. No more dragons within the city.¡± ¡°Good. Thankfully you understand our point of view at least a little.¡± ¡°Was the damage that bad?¡± ¡°No. I think because of how little time that dragon was out. Most just ended up thinking it was just an illusion or some other magic trick. You know, some aspiring mage trying to show off in front of the guild.¡± ¡°Well, that¡¯s kind of true though.¡± ¡°At least you will be paying us back with the ride home, right?¡± ¡°Yeah. Just do what you¡¯ll need to do here ande find me. I¡¯ll go to make sure my monsters stay summoned while I¡¯m gone.¡± I said before the two of us headed our separate ways.
¡°So yeah. I¡¯ll be gone for a bit, so I¡¯ll have you summon the next two monsters to take care of Lua.¡± I told Ria. ¡°Of course. Just take care ande back soon.¡± Ria answered. I was leaving a White Magician Pikeru and Neo Aqua Madoor with her. Spoiler
[copse] ¡°I¡¯ll be back soon.¡±
¡°So, did youplete everything?¡± I asked Lord Garner. ¡°Well, I did talk a bit with everyone and they all seem extremely calm and under control, so I suppose what you informed us about is actually correct. Please don¡¯t take that the wrong way. It¡¯s just...¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I understand. You can¡¯t trust things that everyone says should be impossible without checking it first.¡± ¡°Exactly. I¡¯m actually somewhat d that you picked up that dhampir girl as your ve. And decided to help her get through the process. In all honesty, she got a bit ¡­ infamous after her first two failed attempts, as the second time, we had to have a group of knights take her back here.¡± ¡°... was she really that bad?¡± ¡°She is strong. That in itself is not a bad thing. But that does make her more difficult to control. And she also picked a bad time to ¡­ frenzy, as it happened to involve a noble. Luckily no people got hurt, just a horse was sucked dry, so she was able to keep her head, but she gained a reputation from that. At least among the knights.¡± ¡°wow. I didn¡¯t know that.¡± ¡°Perhaps you should talk with her more. But back on topic, if she is proved to be stable, I think a lot more people will ept that something really happened here. Most still won¡¯t believe that you did what you did, but it might still help the general opinion.¡± ¡°And what is the general opinion about dhampirs?¡± ¡°... we, well most, tolerate them. We still need the flowers they grow, so we almost have to. We can¡¯t really afford to not have them around. But still, most will keep their distance.¡± ¡°Well, as long as there is no major hate. But hey, I could always walk around the town ¡­ city, with a vampire escort squad. Some exposure therapy right there.¡± ¡°So you really can summon a vampire?¡± ¡°Do you want to see?¡± ¡°... is it bad? Orrge? Will it cause a problem for the vigers?¡± ¡°Of course not. Lua summons vampires here basically every day.¡± ¡°The sick girl? She has that skill as well?¡± ¡°Depending on what you refer to. She has Card Summoner, a lesser version of my unique skill. It allows her to fully use my cards, but she can¡¯t make new ones.¡± ¡°I see. I hadn¡¯t heard about that part. Do you know everyone with that skill?¡± ¡°At the moment, I think so. And that skill is kind of useless, unless they get a card from me, so it shouldn¡¯t matter. I do know everyone that has gotten a card.¡± ¡°Could I have a list of them?¡± ¡°... I¡¯d prefer not. If it really is that important, I will, but you do realize that most of the things I give away are not quite as strong as the monsters I operate with. Because of reasons you would be worried about. Do you know every summoner living in Sawyer and what they can summon?¡± ¡°... alright. I understand. But most? Does that mean you¡¯ve given away something you consider strong?¡± ¡°... yeah. Two of them.¡± ¡°And might I ask?¡± ¡°Christina and Brandon Watchman. I gave them both decently strong monsters so they could protect Alewatch in case of an emergency.¡± I guess there is also the Wingweaver which I gave to Zay, but is it that strong? Yeah, I know it is, but as it doesn¡¯t break 3000 attack, I don¡¯t think I have to mention it. What do you mean neither does Buster der? It does as long as there is at least one dragon present. ¡°Oh. I see. Then there should be no issue. Also, I don¡¯t think I need to see these vampires. If you say you can summon them, I might as well believe that. That isn¡¯t the most unbelievable part about you.¡±
I summoned Big Core and we fitted everyone inside. I did get a bit cramped, because horses arerge and we did have to take people up one, well one person and one horse, at a time. And I don¡¯t think I have to mention how they reacted. They, well, it definitely added to the chaos. Surprisingly, the horses didn¡¯t react much at all. I guess animals are better at the ¡®that just happened¡¯ thing. Animals? Are horses animals? Or are they monsters? Do they have a monster core? And if they don¡¯t, do they have the system? What keeps them safe from miasma? They are probably monsters, right? The boars around Alewatch are, I think. Even though they are basically free grazing farm animals. Anyway. I only let Lord Garner into the control room but the rest of the knights, just for safety reasons, were either with the horses in the cargo hold, or loitering on the passage ways, if they didn¡¯t feel like hugging their horse. I dropped them off little ways away from the city walls, Lord Garner thanked me for it and I drove my ship back to the dhampir town.
¡°Still nothing?¡± I asked Ria. ¡°No. She has been sleeping for the entire time you¡¯ve been away.¡± ¡°I guess an evolution takes its time.¡± Well, I¡¯ll just have to spend the night here. That won¡¯t be a problem, as I did consider that a possibility. And with Mystik Wok, I have food.
I leveled both myself and Ria up in the evening. I did consider leveling up the vigers, but maybe I shouldn¡¯t. We don¡¯t want another person sick. For myself, I leveled up Telekinesis. It was either that or Mana Control, but I think one more level in Telekinesis will be better at this moment. For Ria, Power Boost. Just for extra strong punches. Ria also reached LV.60. I really hope she won¡¯t evolve or something. I don¡¯t want another sick dhampir on my hands. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human !
Level: 68
HP: 2370
Mana: 3010
Strength: 675
Defense: 875
Magic: 815
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.4 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.2 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Telekinesis LV.3 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.3 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Mana Control LV.5
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (Greater)
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Rhianna
Race: Dhampir
Level: 60
HP: 1690
Mana: 1900
Strength: 960
Defense: 700
Magic: 900
Skills:
True Blood Magic LV.5 (Racial)
Vampiric Body Modification LV.2 (Racial)
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Fire Magic LV.3
Mana Control LV.4
Fast Mana Recovery LV.4
Internal Magic Technique LV.5
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.4
Flickering Step LV.2
Power Boost LV.5
Defense Boost LV.3
Blood Sucker (Racial)
ve. Master: Brian Wood
[copse] What I did for the night was simple. I would just have Laura wake me up every two hours, so I could trade the two monsters who were watching Lua. I might not have slept that well, but it wasn¡¯t so bad. Part of that is because the monsters were more than happy to help me get back to sleep. Well, let¡¯s hope Lua wakes up tomorrow. CH.204 The evolved Lucia CH.204 The evolved Lucia ¡°Master, Miss Lucia has woken up.¡± My monster woke me up from my third two hour slumber. I had been waking up every two hours, so I could unsummon my current monsters and summon another two to take their ce. The two currently on shift were Spirit of the Breeze and Aqua Madoor. Sadly, Icked healer monsters, so I could only alternate between Cure Mermaid, Dancing Fairy, White Magician Pikeru and Spirit of the Breeze. I could have used Guardian Angel Joan, but I wanted to keep her avable, in case something bad happens, so she wasn¡¯t on the rotation. Spoiler
[copse] I got up from the bed and headed over to Lua. She had changed over thest day and this night, but the most apparent changes happened over night. Her white skin, previously holding some scars and other marks from her adventuring job, had be a wless white, like polished marble. Her shortcut crimson hair had grown to just past her shoulders. Her ears, before round and very human looking, had sharpened at the ends to be more like the ears of a half-elf. And the most visible change, two small wings had formed on her lower back. They were not too dissimr from the wings of Vampire Vamp, except that hers were white. They were alsoparably lower than Vamp had hers and theycked the spiky parts. Just clean white bat wings. Spoiler [copse] ¡°Hey.¡± I said awkwardly as I walked to her bedside. ¡°Brian. Hello. It''s good to see you.¡± ¡°How are you feeling?¡± ¡°Fine, I think. But that monster told me to stay still for now, so I¡¯m notpletely sure.¡± ¡°Well, you have been out for a while. Do you know what happened?¡± "No." Lua said as slightly shook her head. ¡°Well, I guess I¡¯ll tell you then. You evolved.¡± ¡°Evolved? What does that mean?¡± ¡°... how do I? I guess we should just have Laura and Mia exin that part.¡± (You two, Lua woke up. Want to get over here?) (Yes. We are here.) Laura said. (As always. Good morning, Miss.) Mia added. ¡°... yeah. I¡¯m sure you weren¡¯t ying checkers in the factory for the entire night.¡± I joked, knowing that they had instead been ying some sort of shogi variant, which they had made. No clue how they did that, as I have no idea how shogi is yed. Maybe the system has information on it or maybe Lua knows about it. (To our defense, Maria had to stay disconnected from Miss Lucia while Miss Lucia was in her level up sleep. I guess in the midst of her evolution is more urate in this case though.) Laura said. (And I was here every time you woke up, so I could check the situation.) (... fine. I¡¯ll ept that.) While Mia and Laura were exining the evolution to Lua, I summoned out Guardian Angel Joan and Vampire Voivode to check her out. I¡¯m her ¡®doctor¡¯ so this is my responsibility, right? Spoiler
[copse] They both approved that she is well, so we could move onto the next thing. Lua¡¯s new status and then getting her used to the new parts of her body.
¡°Status open.¡±
Name: Lucia
Race: Dhampir Monarch ?
Level: 70
HP: 2 040
Mana: 3 605
Strength: 673
Defense: 882
Magic: 2 338
Skills:
Dhampir Princess LV.1 (Unique)
True Blood Magic LV.8 (Racial)
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Water Magic LV.6
Mana Control LV.10
Magic Boost LV.5
Quick Cast LV.5
Fast Mana Recovery LV.6
Knife Technique LV.2
Staff Technique LV.4
Water Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Blood Sucker (Racial)
Lifesaver
¡°Monarch, huh. I guess that does fit a princess.¡± ¡°Brian! I already asked you to stop that.¡± ¡°I know, I know. I won¡¯t do it again, unless you do something crazy again.¡± ¡°Shouldn¡¯t I be telling you that?¡± ¡°Well, you are the one that evolved first, so¡­¡± ¡°Because of you. All of this,¡± She said, pointing at both her race, the mark about having a system support and her unique skill. ¡°All of them. Because of you. Without you, I would still be just an adventurer in Alewatch.¡± ¡°Maybe. Or maybe not. You can never really predict what the future would have brought had I not arrived. And had you, Prime Rib, not been the first people I ran into, we may never have gotten to know each other. And I might have never offered to cure you. So many things went the way they did, just for us to arrive here.¡± ¡°... without you, I would have likely died at the hands of the wyverns¡­¡± Lua added. ¡°Oh. That might have happened as well. But we will never know.¡± (So, Laura, Mia. What can you tell us about Lua¡¯s new race?) I asked, to shift the topic. (I¡¯m sorry, but I don¡¯t have ess to any information about it.) Laura responded. (Would you do the honors, Maria?) (Yes. It seems that Miss Lucia is the first Dhampir Monarch, so there is no information. However, I did gain ess to information about Vampire Monarchs. They were a ss of great vampires serving the origin vampire. They specialize in magic and were said to be the masters of True Blood Magic.) (So a magic specialized dhampir?) I recapped. (In short, yes.) Mia reaffirmed. (However it is not that simple. There are lesser versions of magic specialized vampires, so we may assume that the same goes for dhampirs. Miss Lucia is possibly the highest ss of magic specialized dhampir.) ...wow. That''s amazing. She just skipped like 2 evolution steps and went straight for the top.
¡°Am I going to be stuck with these wings forever?¡± Lua wondered. She had gotten out of bed and was taking some careful steps. Also, the way her wings lift her shirt slightly is ¡­ quite enticing. Almost like she is slightly revealing something that I shouldn¡¯t look at. ¡°Mydy, you can hide them with Vampiric Body Modification, if you wish.¡± Voivode told her. He was still standing by, ready to catch Lua in case she stumbled. ¡°I don¡¯t have that skill¡­¡± ¡°Then you shall learn. But I don¡¯t believe you should hide your wings. They are quite gorgeous. White wings aren¡¯t something most vampires, let alone dhampirs, have. You should be proud of them.¡± ¡°But Vampire Sucker¡¯s wings are white, aren¡¯t they?¡± Spoiler [copse] ¡°She is ¡­ a bit entric. And her wings aren¡¯t naturally like that. She, well, she did her own thing to permanently alter them, because she didn¡¯t like their original aesthetic.¡± ¡°... alright. I¡¯ll think about it.¡± Lua said. ¡°But I still think they are in the way.¡± ¡°Quick question.¡± I asked Voivode. ¡°Can she actually fly on them? They look quite small, so I thought not, but Sucker can fly with hers, right? And Vamp as well.¡± ¡°Winged flight is not about the size of the wings.¡± Joan was the one to answer first. I guess she does have wings as well. ¡°Usage of the wings is a more important part. As well as how we let out mana flow through our wings. You know that my wings aren¡¯t actually physical, just ones made with light magic, right? But they aren¡¯t there just for aesthetics. I channel mana into them, allowing me to fly without using wind magic.¡± ¡°Oh? So that is what Fantasia and I missed.¡± I said, thinking back to the time the two of us made wings for ourselves in the factory and attempted to fly. We need to channel mana into the wings. ¡°And you can even fly without wings using a simr method.¡± Voivode added. ¡°I believe you magicians do that, don¡¯t they? Wings just make it more efficient.¡± ¡°Can I try?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Perhaps not yet.¡± Joan instantly moved so she could grab Lua, in case she actually attempted. ¡°You need to get used to your wings first. And how to move them.¡± ¡°.. alright. I guess I won¡¯t fly today¡­¡±
As the sun began to rise, the dhampirs in the vige began waking up and came to the town hall. All of them were happy to see Lua up and moving. And seeing Lua with wings was something. Lua got a bit modest as everyone was looking at her. Well, part of it was because her wings caused her to have to keep her midriff open, so we could see that area. ¡°Maybe you should change into your dress? That should cover that area?¡± I offered. ¡°No! That will be even worse.¡± Lua countered. ¡°And besides, it doesn¡¯t have a hole in the back for my wings, so what would happen with that?¡± ¡°... oh yeah. It doesn¡¯t. But then again, it might adjust itself, so that it fits you. Maybe you should try?¡± ¡°But¡­ I think everyone will just stare more if I do.¡± ¡°Well, do what you want. But it is an option.¡± ¡°Yes. ¡­ I guess I¡¯ll try.¡± ¡°Just make sure you won¡¯t change those clothes into a new dress. I brought your clothes from your mom¡¯s ce by the way. They are in the bag in your room.¡± ¡°Thank you.¡±
Lua came back a bitter, wearing a dress. It was the same I¡¯ve seen on her a few days ago, except it now had a small hole in the back for her wings to get through. The ck and purple dress looked quite nice with the white wings. Her longer hair had also been styled into a casual updo. I still wonder, how can a skill just magically change your hairstyle? ¡­ Well, I just answered my own question didn¡¯t I? Magic, duh. Next thing I know and it will be doing her makeup as well. Well, then again, I think my Pack Opener could do the same. I just need to summon a monster that can cut my hair and so on. Actually, now that I think of that, I should probably get my haircut before the birthday party. Which of my monsters would be good for that, I wonder? I would say Kitchen Dragonmaid, but at the same time, she is a Kitchen maid, not a personal maid. I should try to get more Dragonmaids at some point. But at the same time, I don¡¯t want to bother the Earl any more than I already do, and bringing in more ves and or servants might very well do that. Maybe I should just buy a house. I should have the money for it. Well, depending on how much houses cost here. Well, I¡¯ll think about it.
¡°I apologize, Master, but I cannot do it. At least not without location tes set beforehand.¡± Cosmo Queen said when I asked if she could teleport us back to the city so we could pick up Agatha. ¡°Oh? Well, that¡¯s too bad. I guess we''ll just have to fly.¡± ¡°Again, I apologize.¡± ¡°Just make sure Laura knows what those ¡­ tes look like. Maybe we can make some at some point.¡± I told her. ¡°And if it helps with teleportation, it might help with my magic practice.¡± ¡°We should focus on the simpler things first. A space wall is a lot easier to cast than a te based teleportation.¡± Cosmo Queen reminded me. ¡­ and here I was thinking I¡¯d have found a shortcut. I guess it won¡¯t be that easy.
I went with Ria to pick up Agatha. I just flew us over the wall, as that is how we left and beamed us to Agatha¡¯s front door. I left Big Core in the air while we drove in Overdrive to just outside the city, so we were officially ¡®out of town¡¯. Then a quick flightter and we were back in the dhampir town.
¡°Oh my. You really are so beautiful. I almost didn¡¯t recognize you.¡± Agatha was fawning over Lua. ¡°And your hair grew and you even have wings. You are like an angel.¡± ¡­ calling a vampire, dhampir, an angel. Ironic, isn¡¯t it? ¡°Mom¡­ please stop.¡± ¡°Just a bit more. These wings? If I touch them, do you feel it?¡± Agatha asked as she slid her hands across Lua¡¯s wings. ¡°... yes. Please don¡¯t.¡± Lua didn¡¯t seem to react too badly, so maybe they aren¡¯t some sort of erogenous zone. ¡°And what about your hair? It is now nice and long. You won¡¯t cut it, right? You must keep it long like this.¡± ¡°... but it will be in the way.¡± ¡°It won¡¯t be as long as you keep it tied like this. And I¡¯m sure you can get yourself a man easier with longer hair like that.¡± ¡°...really? Will that make a difference?¡± Wait? Does Lua have difficulty picking up guys? That can¡¯t be true, right? She is, well outside of Laura she is, the most beautiful woman I¡¯ve ever seen. And her new evolution made her even more gorgeous.
¡°Brian,¡± Ria came to tell me something. ¡°Everyone wants to hold a party to celebrate Lua¡¯s evolution. Do you think you could ¡­ give us some dragon blood for the party?¡± ¡°That¡¯s a great idea. We should celebrate. I¡¯ll make us a feast then.¡± I dered. I know what I thought when Paulina asked about selling a cooked dragon, but at the same time, I should test it out first, right? I can¡¯t just serve nobles something I haven¡¯t at least tried myself. So today, dragon meat and dragon blood it shall be. Nothing less for our new monarch. CH.205 Celebration Meal CH.205 Celebration Meal ¡°Alright. So everything is ready. Ria, do you want to start, or should I?¡± I asked, looking at our makeshift setup we made to act as a serving tter and a cask for all of the blood we were about to drain. ¡°You should go first.¡± Ria answered. ¡°Let¡¯s leave the big surprise forst.¡± ¡°Sure. Wait, did you never tell them?¡± ¡°Should I have? I thought you wanted me to keep it a secret, like most other things. ¡­ and I might have had to share if I did.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know if I shouldpliment you for being smart or chastise you for being greedy. Well, whatever. I guess I¡¯ll start then.¡± I dered. ¡°Mystik Wok, cook us a Crawling Dragon.¡± Spoiler
[copse] Crawling Dragon was one of the dragons I had thought I might sell to Paulina and the rest of them for the party, so it is the one I cooked up. The other two I also considered were Cave Dragon and The Dragon Dwelling in the Cave. So if this thing tasted good, I might offer the three of them as options for Paulina, or whomever decides which one they take, to choose from. Spoiler
[copse] The dragon was cut up into quite small cubes, before the cubes got fried on therge wok pan. Then they all fell onto therge makeshift serving te, aka. some wooden nks that we put together. The pile was sorge that some of it didn¡¯t fit on the ¡®te¡¯ and just ended up falling on the ground. ¡°Alright. Now the sides. Mystik Wok, cook up Mystic Tomato.¡± Spoiler [copse] From it, came a tomato of some kind. It looked a bit like tomato paste, but it was still more or less a full meal in itself. But for us it was nothing more than a side to go with the dragon meat. ¡°Alright. Time for the big surprise then.¡± I said, trading the grayed out Mystik Wok and Mystic Tomato for another copy of Mystik Wok as well as a dragon which is about to have its blood drained. ¡°Here you go, Ria.¡± ¡°Thanks. Oh? It¡¯s a different dragon thanst time.¡± ¡°Yeah. You know, I wanted a light attribute dragon instead of fire this time, so you¡¯ll just have to use that.¡± I actually would have used a water dragon, but I don¡¯t have any. And obviously the dragon I gave her wasn¡¯t a Blue-Eyes. Something would have to fundamentally change in me for me to sacrifice a Blue-Eyes. ¡°Alright. Everyone, look closely. Brian has agreed to offer us some dragon blood. Mystik Wok. Make us a blood drink with the blood of Hyozanryu!¡± Ria called out, adding a bit of theatrics. Spoiler [copse] Hyozanryu was actually surprisingly small, being only about ten meters. I was expecting it to berger, considering it is level 7 like Red-Eyes, but I guess I was wrong. The dragon got drained dry and all of the blood was guided into empty barrels by the dhampirs standing around. Now, our feast is served.
¡°Lua, you should be the one to announce the start of our feast.¡± I told her. ¡°But you are the one that set it up.¡± She argued. ¡°I might be, but we are celebrating your evolution, so you are the guest of honor. And that means you will be the one to take the first bite and give the pre meal speech.¡± ¡°I ¡­ alright. I¡¯ll do it.¡± She hesitated a bit, before agreeing. ¡°E-Everyone.¡± Lua began. Everyone stopped talking about the food I had prepared and even ignored the dragon blood that most of them had been staring at ever since Ria pulled it out of the dragon and turned to look at Lua. ¡°I¡¯d - I¡¯d like to say something. I want to thank everyone here. Th-thanks to you, I was able to evolve and we will celebrate that. So ¡­ so please enjoy the feast Brian was willing to make for us. Let¡¯s drink.¡± ¡­ well, that was awkward. Princess or Monarch, I guess Lua will always be Lua. With her permission given, everyone moved to take some of the food. I took out a small te which was supposed to be used under the teapot of my travel tea set, piled some dragon meat and tomato chutney on it, and brought it to Lua, along with a teacup that I filled with dragon blood. I also gave her a small dessert fork to eat with. Remind me to buy more tableware when I¡¯m back in the city. I have my storage, so I have no reason to not at least have some on hand. ¡°Thank you. But what will you eat from?¡± ¡°I still have small saucers, so I¡¯ll just use one of them.¡± ¡°But will that fit any food?¡± ¡°I think it will be enough. And I can just grab more when I run out. I highly doubt that we will run out of anything except blood. Well, the tomato stuff might run out, but I can just make more.¡± And that is how our celebration meal began. As I guessed, we did run out of dragon blood, so I had Ria use another Mystik Wok, this time on The Dragon Dwelling in the Cave. Some said that the first dragon¡¯s blood was better, but most didn¡¯t dare toin. ording to Ria, neither was as good as the blood of Tyrant Dragon, which she has been drinking since we opened one up for the blood iron operation. Spoiler [copse] Also, because of the sheer amount of food, I ended up summoning some of my monsters to join us. Mainly the ones that had been taking care of Lua. Some partook in the meal, while others didn¡¯t, but we still had a great time. In the end, we still had some dragon meat remaining, so I put the rest of it into my storage, so I could offer it as a taste test to Paulina.
¡°Please take care. And you might want to skip level ups for today, just to allow your body some extra rest.¡± I told Lua as we were leaving. ¡°We will be back in three days again.¡± ¡°Yes. Brian, thank you, really. I know I¡¯ve said it so many times already, but I feel like I have to say it again. I don¡¯t know what I would have done if you didn¡¯te here to take care of me.¡± ¡°Of course I came. You take care of me when I¡¯m sick and I return the favor. See you. B.E.S. Big Core.¡± I summoned our ride. ¡°Yes. See you.¡± Lua said, as she waved to us, as we stepped into Big Core¡¯s teleportation beam. ¡­ I like how her wings pped while she waved. It looked super cute.
¡°Brian, I must thank you now as well.¡± Agatha said as we dropped her off. ¡°I know my daughter already did, but as her mother, I have to as well. Even if I had known about what happened, and I had no way of knowing, I couldn¡¯t have done anything for her. Without you, she would have had to suffer alone while she was evolving, and I don¡¯t even want to imagine that. So thank you. I¡¯ll never be able to repay what you did.¡± ¡°Of course. I also owe my life to Lua, so I was also repaying her. And she also took care of me when I was out cold because of level up sickness.¡± ¡°Yes. I understand that, but still¡­¡± ¡°Just let it be, Agatha.¡± Ria interrupted her. ¡°Brian will never ept your thanks. That¡¯s just who he is. He does things because he feels like it.¡± Wow. Ria. I didn¡¯t think you knew me that well. ¡°I¡­ yes. Will you still be taking me to the vige and back?¡± ¡°Of course. Why would I not?¡± ¡°... I don¡¯t know. I just thought that maybe¡­¡± ¡°Well, I will, so see you in three days, right?¡± ¡°Yes. We will see each other then.¡± Maybe I should take Agatha to the TinaWood dungeon when we go there with Paulina. If she had Card Summoner, I could give her at least an Overdrive, if not Gradius, so she could go to the vige easier after I leave this city. I would have to make sure she won¡¯t get lost with Gradius¡¯ speed though. Or maybe I should just give her a decent sized bird monster instead. Something like Tornado Bird or Eagle Eye. Well, I¡¯ll have time to consider it before she gets the skill. Spoiler
[copse]
¡°Brian! You are back.¡± ¡°Hi, Alice. Were you waiting?¡± ¡°Everyone was. You¡¯ll have to tell us all about what happened.¡± ¡°... well, that¡¯s going to be a lot. Maybe just a lot, instead of everything.¡± ¡°Everything.¡± ¡°... yes, Miss. As you wish.¡± I lied, knowing fully well that I won¡¯t tell everything. Lua¡¯s secrets aren¡¯t mine to share. Sure Alice did hear about Lua having the system support, because we kind of had to reveal it back when I first brought Lua to the factory. Well, we didn¡¯t have to as we could have attempted the factory tripter, but if we wanted to do it at that time, we would have to reveal it as the reason why Lua can go into the DDF, while Alice cannot. But Alice doesn¡¯t know about Lua¡¯s unique skill. Or the evolution. And I¡¯m not sure if I should tell her. I could, but also why? I¡¯ll let Lua tell her once she is done in the vige. And who knows, maybe Alice will have evolved by then?
A littleter, I was in the Earl¡¯s office telling him and Angelina about what happened. Again, I kept everything I could a secret, saying it was just level up sickness, not an evolution. When they asked how I found out, I told them that I had given Lua a card she could use to contact me. And when they asked how she could use it, if she was passed out, I told them that it auto activates, if she is passed out for too long. I know I could use something like Yata-Garasu to act as a messenger, and set cards could activate with a condition of someone being passed out for x amount of hours, so I would just need a card that can do both. Maybe Destiny Board? Okay, probably not. After that, I went with Angelina to do what I promised Lord Garner that I would do. Use a level up on Jonathan. It was just one copy and I used it on his overall level, instead of any specific skill. And as promised, I was paid 5 gold coins for that service.
¡°Brian, can we open some packs?¡± Alice asked, as I returned to my room. She had waited for me there. ¡°Packs? Sure, but why?¡± ¡°You owe me a card, don¡¯t you?¡± ¡°Do I?¡± ¡°Yes. From the road check. You never gave me one after it.¡± ¡°Oh. Oh yeah, I didn¡¯t. So packs so you can pick something you like, right?¡± ¡°Yes. If we could.¡± ¡°Sure. Pack Opener, open.¡±
Daily Pack tokens: 100
Current Pack tokens: 115
Avable packs :
Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon
Metal Raiders
Magic Ruler
Pharaoh¡¯s Servant
Labyrinth of Nightmare
Legacy of Darkness
Pharaonic Guardian
Magician¡¯s Force
Dark Crisis
Invasion of Chaos
Ancient Sanctuary
Soul of the Duelist
Rise of Destiny
ming Eternity
Daily Reprint Tokens: 100
Current Reprint Tokens: 115
Avable Reprint sets:
Dark Beginning 1
Dark Revtion Volume 1
Dark Beginning 2
¡°So, what set do you want to open?¡± I asked. ¡°Is any fine? Last time you said¡­¡± ¡°Yeah. Any is fine.¡± I told her. Last time I said no Magic Ruler, as I still had sets I hadn¡¯t fullypleted, but not that I don¡¯t have those any more, I don¡¯t mind opening any of them just for fun. ¡°... could you rmend one? You know better what cards would be good for me.¡± Alice asked. ¡°Sure. What are you after? A new monster? A spell you can use inbat? Or maybe an install?¡± ¡°An install, if you are really offering one.¡± ¡°Well, it has been a few days, so I think you can manage one. And I do have one in mind. Do you want to try to get it from a pack, or should I just install it right now?¡± ¡°Let¡¯s open a few packs first, please.¡± ¡°Sure. Rise of Destiny it is then.¡±
Use a ¡®Pack token¡¯ to open 1 pack of ¡®Rise of Destiny¡¯
[Yes] [No]
Spoiler RDS 1 Nightmare Penguin, Invasion of mes, Ballista of Rampart Smashing, Xing Zhen Hu, Harpie Lady 2, Raging me Sprite, Mokey Mokey King, Fuh-Rin-Ka-Zan, Chain Burst RDS 2 Mokey Mokey King, Woodborg Inpachi, Element Magician, Tactical Espionage Expert, Element Saurus, Homunculus the Alchemic Being, Harpie Girl, Bokoichi the Freightening Car, Dark de the Dragon Knight [copse] ¡°Isn¡¯t that my dragon? Why does it have a rider?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Yes it is. And it has a rider because this is a fusion monster. A fusion between a knight and a dragon.¡± ¡°... I see. Maybe I should ask for it next¡­¡± Alice said, before she wrote down something in one of her notebooks. This one had pink covers. I know she often writes things in the red one, so I wonder what the difference is? Maybe that is just one she writes things about my cards in? Anyway, next pack. Spoiler RDS 3 Harpie Girl, Mokey Mokey King, Element Saurus, Mirage Dragon, Nightmare Penguin, Harpies'' Hunting Ground, Mokey Mokey Smackdown, Raging me Sprite, Ne of Command [copse] ¡°A ne? Is that what you wanted? Also, isn¡¯t that the dragon you used against Mother?¡± ¡°Yes, yes it is. Nicely spotted. But no, I wasn¡¯t looking for that ne. It really isn¡¯t that good.¡± ¡°oh. Well, that¡¯s too bad.¡± ¡°Speaking of a ne, why don¡¯t you wear the one I gave you?¡± I asked, referring to the ck Pendant ne I gave her. ¡°I just don¡¯t want to lose it, so I don¡¯t.¡± ¡°Ah. I see. But you know I can just make a new one if you do lose it.¡± ¡°But I want to make sure to keep it safe.¡± ¡°... alright. Do as you wish.¡± Next pack. Spoiler RDS 4 Malice Dispersion, Element Saurus, Mind Haxorz, Mokey Mokey King, Woodborg Inpachi, Heavy Mech Support tform, Fruits of Kozaky''s Studies, Raging me Sprite, Flint [copse] ¡°Another of those lizards¡­ I wonder how strong it is?¡± Riamented about Element Saurus. ¡°About as strong as Element Valkyrie.¡± I answered. They have the same attack stat, after all. ¡°... I see. I wonder if I can beat it?¡± ¡°Do you want to try?¡± ¡°Maybe someday¡­¡± Well, maybe someday then. Next pack. Spoiler RDS 5 Mokey Mokey Smackdown, Nightmare Penguin, Raging me Sprite, Invasion of mes, Pitch-ck Warwolf, Tactical Espionage Expert, Mighty Guard, Homunculus the Alchemic Being, Fusilier Dragon, the Dual-Mode Beast [copse] ¡°A machine dragon? It looks strong.¡± Alicemented. ¡°Do you want it?¡± ¡°... no. At least not now. And that dragon can¡¯t fly, can it?¡± ¡°No, I don¡¯t think so." "¡­ well, maybe eventually.¡± She said before noting something down again. Okay then. Well, next pack. Spoiler RDS 6 Homunculus the Alchemic Being, Astral Barrier, Nightmare Penguin, Mind Haxorz, Heavy Mech Support tform, Mirage Dragon, Creeping Doom Manta, Serial Spell, Monster Reincarnation [copse] ¡°There we go. We got it.¡± I dered as I saw the cards in the pack. ¡°Monster Reincarnation? I don¡¯t want to question it, but how would that help?¡± ¡°Not that one. Well, that is nice as well, but the one I wanted for you is the one on the left of that.¡± ¡°Serial Spell? What does it do?¡± ¡°You¡¯ll see. Soon.¡± I answered. I knew the answer already, as Laura did run an experiment with it in the factory, but it will be more fun if she finds out naturally. ¡°So, do you want it or not?¡± ¡°If you rmend it, of course I¡¯ll want it. But I just wonder, what will it do?¡± ¡°Oh, you will like it. I promise.¡± I told her. ¡°But let¡¯s do it after dinner, so you can go straight to bed after the install, alright?¡± ¡°Sure. If you think that is for the best.¡± Alice agreed.
During dinner, I was given a letter. It hade from a ce I didn¡¯t expect, the armor shop. The contents were simple. We, Ria and I, were asked toe in for a test fitting. Our order wasn¡¯t ready yet, but better to test the fit when it can still easily be altered, instead of when everything is done. The dinner then turned into a quick lesson on how I should respond and in the end, I asked one of the maids to write a response which stated that we would be visiting tomorrow afternoon. After wee back from what will be thest road safety check.
After dinner, we regrouped in Alice¡¯s room. It was basically the same as the one I was using, except there was no secondary sleeping setup on the floor. I should probably mention that Paulina was also with us, for her daily level ups. And to look over the install. ¡°You ready?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes. Please do it.¡± Alice answered. ¡°Alright. Install.¡± I held the card up to her and said the word. Her reaction was just what you might expect. I don¡¯t know who was the dumbass that decided that the installs would cause pleasure? Why does it have to be sexual?I''m not making fun of myself. I''m making fun of the industry standard of making everything sexual.
¡°Status open.¡± Alice said, after the install hadpleted.
Name: Alice Watchman
Race: Human
Level: 38
HP: 510
Mana: 1640
Strength: 205
Defense: 315
Magic: 1355
Skills:
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Magician¡¯s Power LV.5 (extra)
Multicasting LV.1 (extra)
Dark Magic LV.6
Mana Control LV.7
Magic Boost LV.5
Quick Cast LV.4
Fast Mana Recovery LV.5
And there it is. Her new skill. Multicasting. ¡°Wow. Another extra skill. Thank you Brian.¡± Alice said. ¡°Multicasting? It is somewhat rare, but most sages do have that skill.¡± Paulina told us. ¡°It allows for the casting of multiple spells at the same time. Good for you, Alice.¡± ¡°Thanks. I¡¯ll be sure to learn how to use it.¡± ¡°Good. Alice, you might want to skip out on a level up today, or at least just use one. Just to avoid any level up sickness.¡± I told her. ¡°We still have that one road safety check to do, and your grandpa does want it done quicker than slower.¡± I reminded her. ¡°So if you are sick tomorrow, I might have to go without you.¡± ¡°... yes. I¡¯ll just use one.¡± Alice agreed.
¡°Good night.¡± I said to the ¡­ not sisters. Aunt and niece. They could go for sisters though. ¡°Good night, Brian.¡± ¡°Good night.¡± I, with Ria, walked back into my room. And now it is level up time for us. For myself, I went with Mana Control. Just to hopefully help in learning Space Magic. For Ria, I leveled up Flickering Step. It is her lowest level skill, tied with body modification which she is still learning and Card Summoner which I can¡¯t level up. And she did ask for it, so she could move faster when she charges at an enemy. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human !
Level: 70
HP: 2390
Mana: 3080
Strength: 685
Defense: 885
Magic: 835
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.4 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.2 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Telekinesis LV.3 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.3 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Mana Control LV.6
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (Greater)
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Rhianna
Race: Dhampir
Level: 62
HP: 1710
Mana: 1970
Strength: 1000
Defense: 710
Magic: 910
Skills:
True Blood Magic LV.5 (Racial)
Vampiric Body Modification LV.2 (Racial)
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Fire Magic LV.3
Mana Control LV.4
Fast Mana Recovery LV.4
Internal Magic Technique LV.5
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.4
Flickering Step LV.3
Power Boost LV.5
Defense Boost LV.3
Blood Sucker (Racial)
ve. Master: Brian Wood
[copse] Well, two things of note here. First, Ria has exactly 1000 strength. Nice. Second, I reached level 70. I really hope I won¡¯t evolve or something. Well, I do kind of want to evolve, but not right now. I have things to do and I can¡¯t just sit out for a full day. Well, I guess we will find out tomorrow. And Laura did say that some don¡¯t evolve even before LV.99, so that is definitely possible. Well, we shall see, so good night for now. CH.206 Don’t exploit my weakness CH.206 Don¡¯t exploit my weakness I woke up in the morning. Woohoo! Something abnormal. Waking up in the morning. Well, that means I¡¯m not evolving. Good. Let¡¯s leave that forter. I¡¯m not in a hurry to evolve. After saying good morning to Ria, I jumped into the factory.
¡°Good morning, Brian.¡± Just after I got there, Lua also appeared there. I wonder if she knows that I¡¯m here in the morning, or does she juste for some other reason. She is surprisingly good at catching me. I guess Mia might tell her about meing here. And Laura might be in cahoots with them as well. Well, whatever. I enjoy seeing her in the morning. ¡°Good morning. How are you feeling? No level up sickness or anything right?¡± ¡°I¡¯m feeling just fine. I even used the level ups on others yesterday, just so I wouldn¡¯t get any bad reactions.¡± She answered. ¡°Oh. Good.¡± I said before noticing something wrong with her. Well, something was missing. ¡°Your avatar. It doesn¡¯t have wings.¡± ¡°It doesn¡¯t?¡± Lua seemed to question, as she turned around, trying to look at her back. It doesn¡¯t work that way, you know. She then moved her hands to her lower back where her wings came out, but there was nothing there. ¡°... wow. How?¡± ¡°I guess you never updated your avatar. Your hair is still short as well.¡± I added. ¡°Is it?¡± Lua questioned as she felt her hair. ¡°Sure is. Do you want a mirror?¡± ¡°... do you have one?¡± ¡°I think I analyzed one a while back.¡± Mirrors were most definitely a thing, and I think I analyzed one back in Alewatch when I analyzed basically everything in the room I slept in. Back before I named Christina the DM. I used it as a base to make arge mirror and ced the mirror against the wall that was next to the round table which Laura and Mia often sit at. ¡°... wow. That is amazing. This ce really is strange.¡± ¡°Well, I could do that with Dungeon Founder outside as well, but here it costs no points, so it is nice.¡± I reminded her. ¡°So, do you think you should update your avatar?¡± ¡°... Brian, a question.¡± ¡°Go for it.¡± ¡°Do you prefer short or long hair?¡± ¡°... do you need to ask? Have you looked at Laura? Why isn¡¯t she here by the way?¡± ¡°I can be.¡± She answered, as she realized next to us. ¡°Well, that was fast. Were you busy with something?¡± I asked her. ¡°No. Just let you two be by yourselves first.¡± I turned back to look at Lua, and she had changed her avatar. She is getting better at it. She had grown her hair to even longer than it now was, her wings had appeared and her outfit was a bit different. It was still based on her adventuring gear, rip that clothing because it was turned into a dress, but now it had a hole in the back for her wings. It also seemed a bit closer to her skin than it was previously and her overcoat now only covered her shoulder and arms, leaving her midriff without itstill has a shirt covering that area. Just the overcoat doesn''t reach it., and now she also didn¡¯t have her hood. But she hasn¡¯t been having her hood up as often these days, when I visit the vige. Even before the entire dress incident. ¡°... Do you like it?¡± She asked, noticing that I was gazing a bit too long. ¡°It¡¯s ¡­ nice. But I think it might be a bit too tight, around your midsection. You might get some unwanted stares.¡± I warned her. ¡°But it''s fine here. No one but you and I cane here right?¡± ¡°Well, other than all of my monsters, Laura, Tahlia and Fantasia, no.¡± ¡°... I see. Brian, would you help me? Could you help me make something even better?¡± ¡°Sure. Let¡¯s try.¡± I agreed. ¡°Actually, Laura, did you run that experiment with Tailor of the Fickle and Lua¡¯s unique skill?¡± ¡°Yes. We did try it with Maria. It does work. But whatever she is wearing at that moment will still be consumed by the dress making process.¡± Laura said. ¡°Will the monster be left ¡­ naked?¡± I asked. ¡°In basic underwear, not naked.¡± Laura answered. ¡°Though that does also depend on the monster and what kind of equipment they have.¡± ¡°Brian? What are you talking about?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Making some OP equipment for you.¡± I answered. ¡°I have a spell card called Tailor of the Fickle. It can swap the equipment from one person to another. Or in this case, from one of my monsters to a person.¡± Spoiler [copse] ¡°But there is a problem.¡± I continued. ¡°If the monster that that equipment originally belonged to gets unsummoned, the equipment will disappear as well. BUT if you happen to be able to fundamentally change said equipment, say make it into a dress, the equipment will stay even after the monster gets unsummoned.¡± ¡°Eh? Br-Brian? Are you saying that I can..?¡± ¡°That you could take the equipment from any of my monsters, use your skill and make said equipment into a dress which you can keep forever. Yes. That is exactly what I¡¯m saying. And ording to Mia, your skill keeps the properties and stats of the original equipment that would mean that your dress should be extremely defensive, as long as we pick the correct original piece.¡± ¡°... really? Would you do that for me? Brian. You ¡­ you need to stop that. You can¡¯t just¡­¡± ¡°Why? It won¡¯t cost me anything. Well, a few minutes of time, but other than that. In my opinion, that is a small price to pay.¡± ¡°... yes. If you really would do that for me.¡± ¡°Sure. Let¡¯s try it next time Ie to the vige. It should be the day after tomorrow, unless something bad happens again.¡± ¡°Please don¡¯t call my evolution ¡®something bad¡¯.¡± ¡°Oh. Sorry. Well, unless an emergencyes up. Also, you should probably experiment with your unique skill here. You can just use it over and over again, so you¡¯ll learn how much you can control the finished product. Then just make new clothes for your avatar. That way, whatever you make from the monster''s equipment will be perfect.¡± ¡°Sure. But where should I do it? I¡¯d rather not do it in the open like this.¡± ¡°Laura? Any ideas?¡± ¡°I think one of the houses in the Vampire Kingdom should do just fine. Or we can give her an entire room to y with, if you allow that.¡± ¡°That should be fine. We aren¡¯t out yet, right?¡± ¡°No, but running a bit low.¡± Laura warned. ¡°But we should get more when Fantasia levels up.¡± ¡°Too bad it didn¡¯t happen when I hit 70, huh.¡± ¡°Brian? You reached level 70?¡± ¡°Yeah. Yesterday evening.¡± ¡°We are the same level then.¡± Lua said. ¡°... I guess we are. Anyway, Laura can you deal with the room thing. Lua, sorry but as we are low, I won¡¯t give you an entire room. But a house in the Vampire Kingdom room will be fine, won¡¯t it?¡± ¡°Yes. And what would I do with all of the space one of these ¡®rooms¡¯ have? I don¡¯t need that much.¡± ¡°No. I¡¯ll still give you one. When Fantasia levels up. You can use it for anything you want. Maybe if you get a deck for your Card Summoner, you can have your monsterse there when you don¡¯t have them summoned.¡± ¡°I ¡­ yes. Then I¡¯ll take it. I just need to work even harder, so I¡¯ll get Card Summoner leveled up as well.¡± ¡°Just don¡¯t overwork yourself.¡± I warned. ¡°You should take breaks and maybe go around seeing my monsters. I think Fantasia will be more than willing to apany you during that. You know, just so you can pick what monster will have the best stuff for you to use.¡± ¡°You¡¯ll let me choose?¡± ¡°Sure. Why not? I can also give rmendations, if you want. Though the only one I have at the moment is Vampire Red Baron. His armor is some sort ofposite of blood iron and vampiric steel, so that would be good for you. Or something like the armor of BLS, but that is another thing entirely. Just find something you like and we can do that.¡± I told her. ¡°Sure. I¡¯ll try to find something.¡±
After breakfast, it was off to the guild with us. Like most times, the guild was quite quiet when we arrived. But unlike the previous times, this time, we had some ¡­ interested parties. The few parties that were there were pointing at us and saying things like: ¡°That¡¯s the dragon summoner.¡± or ¡°Look at that harem master.¡± Hey! I resent that. I¡¯m not actually romantically involved with any of them. Well, you could argue Alice because of that whole idental proposal thing, but that still doesn¡¯t make it a harem. One younger adventurer was even brave enough toe up to me. ¡°Excuse me, sir, but are you the one that summoned a dragon?¡± He asked, looking a bit scared, but also excited. ¡°Yep. Sure did. What about it?¡± I casually answered. ¡°... could ¡­ could you do it again? I¡¯d like to see a dragon as well.¡± ¡°Sorry, but the guild, and the knights, don¡¯t really like when I do it in town, so I really can¡¯t.¡± I exined. ¡°oh¡­ I understand. Sorry for asking.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t be. Asking is never a bad thing.¡± I reassured him. ¡­ I kind of liked that kid. He reminds me a bit of Kurt. You know, that kid ¡­ why am I calling him a kid? He is like 15. Well anyway. The adventurer who had his hand burned by my Dark Magician card way back. In But yeah. He does remind me a bit of Kurt. Because he, like Kurt, was willing to go out of his way to do something that might be dangerous and might make me angry. Well, not that I get mad that easily.
¡°Sir, if possible, could you go see the guild master before you head out. He would like to see you.¡± The guild employee said, as we epted the, for now,st safety check. ¡°... is this going to be another problem?¡± ¡°I- I don¡¯t know. But the guild master did reprimand sir Caiden afterst time, so¡­¡± ¡°Paulina, what do you think?¡± I asked for the ¡®quest givers¡¯ opinion. ¡°As long as it won¡¯t take too long. But if what I think will happen happens, it will only be a few minutes.¡± She answered. ¡°Alrighty then. I guess we can see him. Can you take us there?¡± ¡°O-of course. Follow me please.¡±
A set of stepster, we were in the guild master¡¯s office. It wasn¡¯t too far from the one I saw in Alewatch, except that this one was a lot more messy. I guess Alexander really liked keeping his stuff organized. The guild master was arge burly man, probably somewhere in his fifties. He had a decently long beard and short dark brown hair. If he wasn¡¯t over 1.9 meters tall, I would guess he is a dwarf, just based on his beard. ¡°Sorry for this, but I would like to take a bit of your time.¡± The guild master began. ¡°Right. I¡¯m the Guild Master of Sawyer city¡¯s adventurer¡¯s guild. The name is Gordon.¡± Oh? Mr. Ramsey is the GM? ¡­ Okay, bad joke. They don¡¯t really look alike at all. ¡°Yeah. No problem. What did you need?¡± I asked. ¡°Straight to business then. I like that. First of all, allow me to apologize in the ce of my assistant master. He has some ¡­ history with adventurers that cheat on their quests, so he can be a little ¡­ unadaptable when an abnormal like you shows up.¡± ¡°... alright. Apology epted. Even if calling me abnormal sounds almost like an insult.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t even.¡± Paulina cut in. ¡°We all know you are abnormal.¡± ¡°Perhaps I am. So was that it?¡± I asked the GM. ¡°Or are you actually going to rank me up like your assistant promised?¡± ¡°Yes. That as well. I hope you understand that he has no authority to do that. And even I would likely struggle getting permission for it. Simply put, even though I understand you have power way beyond your rank, you haven¡¯t been a guild member for long enough. There is a certain expectation for adventurers of B-rank and above by the general public, so we do have to be somewhat more careful when we grant those ranks. So I truly hope you understand when I say that ranking you up at the moment is simply not possible. Even if my foolish assistant did promise it.¡± ¡°Yeah. I kind of expected that.¡± I admitted. I never really took the AGM¡¯s bet seriously. I just wanted to shut him up. ¡°So, anything more?¡± ¡°Yes. I have just one question. The hydra. You did defeat it, didn¡¯t you?¡± ¡°... are you doubting me? Even after the little show I put upst time?¡± ¡°No, no. Of course not. I more that believe you could do it, considering the report about the wyverns. But you know, Le told me that you said that the two girls next to you were the ones who actually fought the hydra. So would you rify, was it you, or the two of them?¡± The GM asked. ¡°They are the ones that took down the hydra.¡± I answered honestly with no hesitation. ¡°I just helped with the aftermath, like setting out a forest fire and dismantling the hydra.¡± ¡°... hmm. I see¡­¡± He muttered before speaking up. ¡°You two,¡± he asked Alice and Ria. ¡°What are your guild ranks?¡± ¡°I¡¯m D-rank.¡± Alice answered, getting out her guild card. ¡°I¡¯m not a guild member, as I can¡¯t join.¡± Ria said. ¡°Really now? A D-rank and a non member. Miss, might I ask why you can¡¯t join?¡± He asked Ria. ¡°A dhampir cannot join unless they are stable.¡± Ria answered. ¡°I¡¯m still in the process, so I cannot join.¡± ¡°I see. A dhampir, huh. You keep some interestingpany.¡± He said, turning back to me. ¡°Are you not worried about being sucked dry?¡± ¡°Why? I know Ria wouldn¡¯t, so I have no reason to fear her. And if she tried, I¡¯d just have to overpower her. Kind of necessary as I¡¯m the one watching over her for the approving process.¡± ¡°... overpowering someone who can fight a hydra? Well, if you say so. But let¡¯s get back on point. Miss¡­¡± He began, focusing his eyes on Alice. ¡°Alice. Alice Watchman.¡± Alice realized what he wanted and introduced herself. ¡°Watchman? ¡­ I see. Well, Miss Watchman, if you really do have the power to fight a hydra, having you as a D-rank is bad for the guild. How would you feel about taking a rank-up exam?¡± ¡°Yes please!¡± Alice agreed. ¡°Good. As for you, Brian, would you allow us to turn your current quest into the exam?¡± The GM asked. ¡°Sure.¡± I agreed before thinking it over. ¡°Wait, are you just using this as an excuse to send an observer with us?¡± ¡°Tisk. Smart as well. Yes, I was. Is it really that detestable? Are your techniques that secretive?¡± ¡°... no. Not really. But I just know how it will go. Anytime I show it to someone new, they always have the same reaction. And honestly, the guild doesn¡¯t need to know about it. Sure it won¡¯t matter even if you do, but still.¡± ¡°I see. I shall arrange another exam for the miss then.¡± He said. ¡°... Brian.¡± Alice got my attention. ¡°Can¡¯t we do it? Please.¡± ¡­ no. That¡¯s illegal. You can¡¯t just turn your eyes into stars. I have a weakness for starry eyes. Just ask Laura. She would know. ¡°... Guild master, say I allow this observer. Who would it be?¡± I asked. ¡°I would do it myself, considering the situation.¡± He answered. ¡°And everything you find out during that time, regarding me at least, would be kept a secret at a level where only other guild masters will know about it, right?¡± ¡°If you would like it that way. I know some of your information is already guild master locked, so we can add to that.¡± He answered. ¡­ he is good. He knows how I operate. Between not telling the guild about B.E.S. Big Core and letting the starry eyes Alice down, I know what is the lesser thing. I¡¯ve already told plenty of people about Big Core, so what is a few more? Having Alice be sad is way worse than that. ¡°... fine. I¡¯ll ept turning this quest into Alice¡¯s rank up exam. As long as you are the observer.¡± I agreed with the GM¡¯s offer. ¡°Thank you, Brian!¡± Alice jumped into me and hugged me. ¡°Thank you for agreeing. Give me just a few minutes and we can go.¡± The GM said. Well, I really hope I won¡¯t regret this. Let¡¯s just hope the GM will keep his word. I think he will. Probably. And if he doesn¡¯t, will it really matter? Probably not. CH.207 Thunderstruck CH.207 Thunderstruck ¡°... it''s a bit cramped.¡± Paulina ¡­ not quiteined, but moremented. The five of us, the GM included, had fitted ourselves into Overdrive, so we could drive outside of the city gates. I really should have just teleported us into Big Core from the guild''s front door. The three girls, Alice, Ria and Paulina had fitted themselves to the back seat, but it clearly wasn¡¯t meant for 3 people. Two only. Even with the girls not being overly bulky, they were still shoulder to shoulder. The GM was on the shotgun seat for obvious reasons. If he was in the back, it would be even worse for everyone. Honestly, I should have just summoned a second Overdrive and let Ria and Paulina ride that one. ¡°I¡¯d heard about it, but for it to be like this¡­¡± The guild master muttered. ¡°How does your skill actually work? It is from that ¡­ May I talk about it with thedies present?¡± ¡°About Pack Opener, yes. They all know of it. Two of them even have Card Summoner, if you know what that is.¡± I answered. ¡°... I don¡¯t recall anything about it in the report about you. Might I ask for the information?¡± ¡°I guess it might not be in my report as I don¡¯t have it. Well, I kind of do, but as Pack Opener is just the higher ss version of it, my Pack Opener ate mine when I got it. Anyway, it is quite simple, it just allows the holder to use my cards fully, but not make new ones like I can.¡± ¡°I see¡­ I wonder why it wasn¡¯t a part of the report?¡± ¡°As I said, because I don¡¯t have it.¡± ¡°But Miss Watchman has it, correct? I don¡¯t recall any sort of information about the skill getting published, so I was just wondering.¡± ¡°Alice? You know about that?¡± I asked her. ¡°I did show my status to the guild staff when I registered.¡± She answered. ¡°But Father said they should ask for the information on Card Summoner from Mr. Zayaan.¡± ¡°So the new guild master is already keeping secrets. We might have to send an auditor to visit him then¡­¡± ¡­ sorry Zay. I really hope that won¡¯t cause problems for you. But at the same time, why didn¡¯t you just report on it? Not like Card Summoner is really a secret. And if more and more people will be getting it from the dungeon, the guild should know about it. And not just your specific guild, but the organization as a whole.
¡°Alright, time to switch our ride.¡± I said as I stopped Overdrive a bit away from the city walls. ¡°I see. So you don¡¯t just use this for the entire quest. I was thinking it might be a bit too slow.¡± The GMmented as we got out. ¡°Actually, Overdrive could move fast enough for us to make the trip, but it really isn¡¯tfortable at those speeds.¡± I told him. ¡°And it would also make taking notes of the monsters a lot more difficult. But luckily I have something better. B.E.S. Big Core.¡± I summoned our next ride. ¡°... I don¡¯t see it.¡± The GMmented. ¡°Of course you don¡¯t. It¡¯s in the sky and nearly invisible. I can¡¯t just summon a giant spaceship without it being invisible.¡± I said as the teleportation beam came down from the ship. ¡°Invisible? As in cannot be seen?¡± ¡°That¡¯s what invisible means, right? Get over here. We are going up.¡± I said, getting into the beam with the girls. ¡°... where does this light evene from?¡± The GM wondered, as he got in. Then, I teleported us into the ship.
¡°... what was that?¡± He asked, looking around. ¡°Teleportation. It¡¯s the easiest way to get here.¡± I answered. ¡°Come on. Let¡¯s go. I want to be home before dinner.¡± We made our way to the deck. I had the GM sit in the lead navigator¡¯s seat, as I usually do with new people. Alice got to sit on the lead weapons officer and Paulina and Ria took some of the other seats.
¡°... I see now. So this is how you do it¡­¡± The GM said, after we had begun to move. ¡°Nice, right?¡± ¡°Nice? I don¡¯t think that does it justice. Impossible. Imaginary. Those are more like it.¡± ¡°... maybe. But what are you going to do?¡± ¡°I suppose you won¡¯t be willing to sell this ship?¡± ¡°You couldn¡¯t use it without Card Summoner anyway, so it would be useless to you. And how much do you think I would ask for it if I did sell it? Can the guild even afford it?¡± ¡°Our guild, most likely not. But the central guild or maybe the capital¡¯s branch, yes. I don¡¯t think you would ask for a sum they cannot afford. But they might say it isn¡¯t worth it, if they can just send dedicated quests for you whenever they need to use this thing.¡± ¡°Turning me into a taxi service huh? I guess it could be worse.¡± ¡°Taxi? What is that?¡± ¡°Oh? You don¡¯t use that word here? It was basically this carriage service from where my parents are from. Well then again, I never used it myself, I just heard about it.¡± I said, trying to match up my exnation with my original lie of where I¡¯m from. Alice and Ria might realize what I meant, as they know of the ¡­ my history, but luckily they didn¡¯tment on it.
¡°Wow. What is that doing here?¡± I asked, looking at the moving ¡­ not quite mountain, but still. A veryrge animal. Beast-monster, actually. ¡°Wh-why is something like that here?¡± The GM asked, seeming to panic a bit. ¡°We ¡­ we need to head back ande up with a n to deal with this thing.¡± ¡°Why? I¡¯ll just deal with it myself.¡± I said. ¡°What!?¡± The guild master yelled out. ¡°No way! That thing is a ¡­¡± ¡°Sword-horn bull. An A-rank monster. I know. Been there, done that. I beat one previously.¡± ¡°You did? When? Where? Why hasn¡¯t there been a report about that?¡± ¡°In the TinaWood dungeon, a couple weeks ago. And it didn¡¯t get reported because ¡­ I actually don¡¯t know. I just didn¡¯t, as the dungeon absorbed the corpse anyway, so there was nothing to sell.¡± ¡°a-Are you certain you can take on it?¡± The GM asked. ¡°We are talking about Brian.¡± Alice said. ¡°He can take on anything.¡± Oh Alice. You know me so well. Even if I¡¯m not sure if that is true. I do want to test fighting a SS or S-rank monster though. Well, thinking about it, I¡¯m decently sure Exodia can take on anything. And if there is something he can''t take, then that thing shouldn''t exist. ¡°As she said. Alice,e take over the captain¡¯s seat. I¡¯ll go take that thing down.¡± ¡°Sure, but can¡¯t Ie help?¡± Alice asked. ¡°... I think this might be a bit much.¡± I said. ¡°And I have a few things I want to test out, so I don¡¯t want you on the firing line.¡± ¡°Test?! You are nning on testing things on an A-rank monster?!¡± The GM half yelled. ¡°Sure. Why would I not? They are sturdy enough to make for good targets. The other monsters die too easily.¡± I said as I left the bridge.
¡°... I guess I¡¯ll need some wings¡­¡± I muttered as I got to the ground. I wasn¡¯t in any actual danger yet, as I hadnded far enough away from the giant bull. And the bull was also just hanging around, eating trees and all other vegetation in the area. ¡°Well, might as well. I¡¯ve been waiting for an opportunity to summon him¡­¡± I kept speaking to myself, as I got out three cards. ¡°I activate Shinato''s Ark! I tribute Archlord Zerato to ritual summon Shinato, King of a Higher ne!¡± Spoiler
[copse] From my ritual came a giant man, well an angel. Standing at little over 10 meters tall, and with his six massive wings, he was quite the sight to behold.Shinato¡¯s sizees fromparing him to Noah¡¯s size in the anime Add to that his mechanical appearance, and he definitely looks like someone¡¯s attempt at creating a god. Or at least an archangel. ¡°Master. I have been waiting for your call. How may I be of service?¡± The angel asked. ¡°Lift me up please. I want to fly. We have a bull to take down.¡± I told him. He did as ordered and took me into his arms. ¡°Hey, who told you to carry me like a princess?¡± Yes, he took me into a princess carry. ¡°It is the mostfortable way I can hold you, Master. And you deserve nothing less.¡± Shinato said. ¡°... fine. Just take us so I can see the bull. If it survives the test, you can take it down.¡± ¡°As you wish.¡± He said, before pping his wings and taking us into the air.
Re-seeing this beast, but this time outside really reaffirmed just howrge it is. About 17 meters tall and just under 30 from butt to face. ¡°Master, are you certain I can¡¯t do this? I would be more than happy to.¡± Shinato offered. ¡°Not just yet. I want to test out a spell card first. If it doesn¡¯t kill it, you can take over.¡± I said. And considering thaticallyrge hammer to the head didn¡¯t workst time, I¡¯m not sure this will work either. But mostly, I just want to test this thing out. As I held the card in my hand, preparing to activate it, I saw something that looked like a targeter appear in my field of vision. Arge circr area. I could move it around and I even figured I could change it from onerge circle to five smaller circles which form a line. I guess a multi targeting spell has an option for multiple hit ces. But as I only have one target, I went with the singlerge circle. ¡°Raigeki!¡± I yelled out to activate the card. Spoiler [copse] A massive lighting bolt appeared out of nowhere and struck the targeted area, with the bull at the center of it. I instinctively covered my eyes, as I felt like I might go blind if I didn¡¯t.
When my vision returned, I saw the bull where it had been, except with arge char mark on its back where the lightning bolt had connected. But it seems that it really didn¡¯t go down this time either. A-rank monster be built different. It was recovering from the impact and was trying to get back to its feet, but it was struggling to get up. ¡°Master? Shall I?¡± Shinato asked. ¡°No. Just a second. I want to try a second copy.¡± I said as I traded the grayed out Raigeki for a fresh one from my collection. ¡°Again, therge single circle, good. Raigeki!¡± Another bolt of lightning hit the bull. This time, Shinato had used his wings to cover my eyes, so I didn¡¯t get that blinded. He must have also used some kind of spell to protect us from the sound, as the sound of thunder didn¡¯t hurt my ears either time. The bull fell down on the ground again, and stayed there, unmoving. ¡°... did it die?¡± I asked. ¡°Do you want me to confirm?¡± Shinato asked. ¡°... depends on how you do it. Don¡¯t make a new hole in the body. Actually, just take us closer. I¡¯ll try to put it into storage. If it is still alive, I can¡¯t ce it in there.¡± ¡­ Unless that rule changed when inventory became storage. Shinato carefully brought us to the downed bull, making sure there was a barrier of light between us and the monster. We kept approaching, and I kept trying to put the monster into storage, but it just wouldn¡¯t go. We were definitely close enough, as the distance at which I can store an item is rted to the size of said item. For something small, I have to be quite close and have good visual contact with it, whereas with somethingrge I can be a bit further away. At least that is how it was when I was testing out inventory, and storage seems to be the same. ¡°Definitely still alive.¡± I said as my hand touched the monster. I could feel the mana moving inside its body. It was likely trying to heal all of the damage caused by the two Raigeki. ¡°Master? May I?¡± Shinato asked. ¡°Yeah. Go for it. We need to bring it down.¡± I answered Shinato. He pped his wings to take some distance from the bull. I looked as six purple spheres, each with a Japanese symbol appeared. They then began to rotate at high speed, and their afterimages made them look like one solid ring. Spoiler
[copse] ¡°Divine Ring.¡± Shinato said coldly, before sending the ring flying towards the bull. It struck the bull in the neck, severing its head from its body. ¡°... well, now it is dead.¡± At least I hope so. If it can take having its head cut off, I want to know how anyone normal is supposed to beat one of these. Well then again, either time that I fought one of these things, they didn¡¯t really fight back. Sure the first time was because I held it in ce with a Spellbinding Circle and this time I took the initiative with a super strong attack, which stunned the monster. So maybe it would be more threatening if it actually got to do anything. And honestly, just existing at that size is a threat. This thing could literally just walk over a house and crush said house under foot. Or under its belly. Anyway, let¡¯s get that thing into storage, unsummon Shinato and get back into Big Core.
¡°... you really took it down. And in no time at all¡­¡± The guild master was muttering. ¡°See. I told you so.¡± Alice tried to gloat. ¡°Hey everyone. I¡¯m back.¡± I announced. ¡°Wee back, Brian. That didn¡¯t seem too difficult.¡± Ria greeted. ¡°Well, I suppose. But I¡¯m surprised that it could take two Raigeki and not die. A-rank monsters really just are built different.¡± ¡°What about that ¡­ angel?¡± Paulina asked. ¡°He is called Shinato. And he is the strongest fairy I can summon.¡± ¡°Fairy? Not an angel?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Well, it falls under the category of fairy. Technically you could also call it the angel category, because of reasons I won¡¯t get into, but I call them fairies.¡± I exined. Or didn¡¯t really exin. ¡°But honestly, calling Shinato an archangel isn¡¯t wrong.¡± I admitted. ¡°... How can someone summon an archangel..? How will I report on this..?¡± The guild master asked. Wow. Yeah. I could see that being an issue. But really. Has no one summoned an angel with this world''s summoning magic? Or maybe it would fall under holy magic? Holy summoning magic? Whatever. ¡°Just figure something out.¡± I told him. ¡°Or just conveniently leave it out of the report and just say I used lightning magic to kill the bull. Anyway, Alice move over. We still have a quest to finish.¡± ¡°Sure.¡± Alice said as she swapped back to the lead weapons officers seat, freeing my captain¡¯s seat. I sat down, and guided the ship so that we could keep the quest going. We still have some ground to cover and we also have to hunt down any monsters too close to the road. But that will be for Alice and Ria. And Paulina if she wants to join. I think this is still trying to be some sort of rank up exam for Alice, after all. And if the GM doesn¡¯t rank her up, I¡¯ll Mind Wipe him. Or Mind Crush. That should work as well. Spoiler
[copse] CH.208 Alice getting tested CH.208 Alice getting tested After our ¡­ scout flight and taking care of the biggest threat, we were having our lunch break, while we were also going over what monsters we should hunt. Because the guild master, who had actually somehow gotten over the A-rank monster, asked for it, I let Alice take charge of deciding what monsters will be hunted. Apparently this was going to be a part of her rank-up exam. ¡°I think these monsters should be hunted.¡± Alice said, pointing out a few locations on the map, which Goblin Calligrapher had drawn before we began our break. ¡°Good. What do you think about these?¡± The GM asked. ¡°... are they? I don¡¯t think they are a problem, right? They are quite far from any major roads and viges.¡± Alice answered. ¡°Correct. But think about this. What was here?¡± ¡°... there? The A-rank monster was there, right? But Brian took it down already, so why?¡± ¡°Exactly. The major monster which was calling that area its own has been defeated, what do you think will happen?¡± ¡°... I ¡­ I¡¯m not sure.¡± Alice answered meekly. ¡°Other monsters will likely try to take over the control of that area. These orcs, these forest tigers, maybe even this imp group might head there. And that will result in a fight. What do you think will happen then?¡± ¡°Won¡¯t they just kill each other? Or maybe one group will win and take over that area?¡± Alice theorized. ¡°Possibly, but one group also might retreat. And if these tigers retreat, where do you think they will end up?¡± ¡°... close to the road?¡± ¡°Correct.¡± The GM confirmed. ¡°So we should take them down?¡± ¡°No. Again, you are thinking too simply. The D-rank tigers are a smaller threat, their territory is already between the road and the area where the sword-horn lived and we have plenty of power avable, so what do you think we should take down?¡± ¡°... the orcs then?¡± ¡°Yes. Now, what do you think will happen then?¡± ¡°... the tigers and the imps will fight for this area, right? And the tigers will win?¡± ¡°Yes. That is the likely oue. And that would result in the tigers moving further away from the road, making the road safer.¡± The GM concluded.I have no idea if that is what would actually happen, I just feel like that is correct ¡°... I see.¡± Alice said, as she wrote down a bunch of things into her green covered notebook.
From that point on, I let Alice take charge of the quest. Sure I was still flying Big Core, but that was all I did. Letting Alice point out the next points where we would go, and letting her take down the monsters, either solo, or with Ria and Paulina¡¯s help. She did summon Getsu Fuhma to help her out one time, but that is still solo. Kind of. Spoiler [copse] None of the monsters stood too much of a chance. Even the C-rank orcs were quickly taken down by Alice and Ria. The two of them are really growing in power so quickly. I remember when we took on that orc hunting mission with Saber Fang. Back then, Alice¡¯s spells really didn¡¯t hurt them that much, but now she could pierce them with one dark spear. They might not die in one hit, depending on where the spearnded, but they still took major damage from each shot. So I guess you could say that she has enough power to pierce their defenses. In total, she hunted 7 orcs, 9 imps, 5 forest deer and two C-rank snakes, called ck snakes. Yes, they are in fact ck in color. How did you guess? They are quite fast and have lethal poison, so getting bitten is extremely bad, unless you carry an antidote with you. Some call them the practice before fighting wyverns, as with wyverns you also have to look out for the poison, except that from wyverns ites from the tail, not the fangs. And wyverns fly. Also, after the first time, I made sure that Alice had to drag the corpses to the teleportation beam before I stored them in storage, just because she was ¡°having it too easy¡±, ording to the GM. Well, if she had arge magic bag, she could use that.
After our return trip, we got down from Big Core and drove Overdrive to the guild to recap the quest. Ria actually offered to ride on the roof of Overdrive to give Alice and Paulina more space, but the two of them said it was fine, so we were all inside. And at that point I would have just summoned a second one and let Ria and Paulina take that one. At the guild, we were guided straight into the GM¡¯s office. We got a few looks from the adventurers that had returned already, but nothing more than that. ¡°Now, first of all. Miss Watchman. I believe that you have the knowledge and power required of a C-rank adventurer.¡± ¡°T-thank you.¡± ¡°However, you seem to rely too much on Brian. You struggle to takemand unless he orders you to. This in itself isn¡¯t always a bad thing, as it doesn¡¯t take away from your good qualities, but it might cause problems in emergencies, if you have to takemand in an unexpected situation. And it is something you should work on, as you might not get approved to B-rank unless you can act as a party leader. But that isn¡¯t an issue for now. I¡¯ll fill up your paperwork and you can take it to one of the receptionists. They will update your guild card.¡± ¡°I - yes. Thank you. I¡¯ll do my best in the future.¡± ¡°Now, as for you.¡± The GM said as he turned his gaze to me. I purposefully made a face, trying to have that ¡®What, Me?¡¯ look. ¡°Don¡¯t make that face. You know exactly what I mean. ¡­ hah. What am I to do with you?¡± ¡°Nothing.¡± I offered. ¡°Nothing? How can I just ignore what happened?¡± ¡°Question, did anyone know about the sword-horn bull? Probably not, right? Just based on the fact that you didn¡¯t know of it. So if no one knew about it, why do you have to report about it?¡± ¡°... haaah. Fine. I¡¯ll see if there will be any reportsing in. But note that if any do, I will be reporting this to the higher ups.¡± ¡°That¡¯s not what I actually meant. I meant that you should just report what happened to the higher ups as I know you have to do that. And just not tell anyone else anything, assuming that no one knows about it to begin with.¡± I exined. ¡°That way, there will be no rumors going around about it, right? People will just assume that you were able to force yourself to observe us, like your assistant tried. Sometimes not telling people the truth is for the best.¡± ¡°Hmm. I suppose you have a point. But what about the corpse of that monster? Don¡¯t you want to sell it?¡± ¡°I could, but I kind of want to keep it for an experiment. At least some parts of it. And I kind of feel like I should give the monster core to a certain noble because of the core he let me use.¡± Yeah I know. An A-rank core isn¡¯t really a recement for an S-rank core, but at least it can be a ceholder, until I find an S-rank monster. ¡°Are you sure?¡± Paulina asked. ¡°That thing is worth a lot of money.¡± ¡°About keeping all of it, or giving the core to Christina?¡± I asked. ¡°Well, I could sell some of it, but I¡¯d at least keep the core and the hide. As I said, I want the core for your sister and the hide for my own experiments.¡± To be specific, for the forge project. If I do make a forge in a space isted factory room, I¡¯ll need materials. And A-rank monster hide should be great for that. I can make my own version of what is being made for Ria and I. ¡°Well, I won¡¯t tell you what to do with your monster corpse.¡± The GM said. ¡°But even if you do have ¡­ what did you call it? Inventory? Won¡¯t it go bad?¡± ¡°It might, it might not. I¡¯m willing to take that chance.¡± I answered vaguely. ¡°... if you change your mind, we will be happy to negotiate a price for it.¡± The GM offered. ¡°Now off with you, before you break my sense of reality any more.¡± I got up and we all left the room. ¡°See youter.¡±
After that, we quickly visited the receptionist, so she could update Alice¡¯s card to C-rank. Then we sold all of the monsters she hunted. In total, she got 101 gold coins for them. A good chunk of money. She gave me 25 gold for transport and butchery fees, Ria 15 gold for her help dealing with the snakes and orcs. And Paulina 10 gold for her part in hunting the orcs. I have to say, it really isn¡¯t worth it to hunt B-rank monsters. They just aren¡¯t worth the threat level they have. I guess the quest reward for them is higher, so maybe that will make up for it, but the materials just aren¡¯t worth the increased risk factor. Next stop before returning home was the armor store. We had gotten that letter yesterday and I even asked the maids to write up a response, so we had to visit.
¡°Wee. Oh, it''s you. And Lady Paulina. Wee.¡± The female dwarf was holding down the front of the store. ¡°Miss, how has the cloak been serving you?¡± She asked Alice, referring to the mage¡¯s cloak she bought from here previously. Well technically I paid for it, but anyway. Alice should now have money, so I could ask her to pay me back, but I kind of want to find out if she realizes herself that she should do that. ¡°I really like it. It''s really nice.¡± Alice answered. ¡°d to hear it has been serving you well.¡± The dwarf said, walking to us and taking a good look at the cloak. ¡°Hmm. Minor damage only. Good. Have you fought anything strong after you got it?¡± ¡°We did fight a hydra a few days ago.¡± Alice answered. ¡°A hydra? You are the ones that took it down?Obviously the hydra materials would be avable on the market, and as armor makers they would likely find out about it I didn¡¯t know you were of that high of a rank. I would have rmended something more than that had I known.¡± ¡°Do you have something like that?¡± Alice asked, likely feeling the burn from all of that money she has earned from both today and the hydra. ¡°No, not on hand. It would have to be a custom order.¡± The dwarf answered. ¡°Okay. Then I¡¯ll keep this for now. I was also thinking of visiting that other store you rmended.¡± Alice said. ¡°Be sure to tell them Atrea sent you.¡± The dwarfdy, possibly named Atrea, reminded her. ¡°Now then. To what you came here for.¡± She said, walking back behind the counter. She then opened arge closet and pulled out two leather jackets. Well, it is actually armor, not a jacket, but it does look like a jacket. ¡°Miss, you first.¡± She said, looking at Ria. Ria took a step forward and tried on her armor. ¡°... alright. This is good. The sleeves are just a bit too tight. We¡¯ll have to loosen them up when we install the metal tes. That will also give some more space for the gauntlets¡­¡± She said, as she was looking at Ria. ¡°Move your arms around a bit. See how it feels.¡± She did as instructed, moving a bit and throwing a few punches. ¡°Does anything feel off? Anything too tight?¡± Atrea asked. ¡°No. It is loose, rather than tight.¡± Ria answered. ¡°Good to hear. But it should feel just a bit loose at the moment, as it will get a bit tighter as the metal parts get added.¡± Atrea said. ¡°But it does seem to fit you nicely, so we can just keep going.¡± She said, and helped Ria take off the jacket. ¡°Now, your turn sir.¡± I took my turn to try on my ¡®jacket¡¯. ¡°Hmm. Yes. It seems to fit just fine.¡± Atrea said as she was taking a look. ¡°Move around a bit, try how it feels.¡± I did as ordered and swung my arms around a bit. The armor didn¡¯t limit my movements basically at all, so that is great. I thought it was perfect, until I ran into a little problem. ¡°... I can¡¯t roll up my sleeve.¡± I said, as I tried to clear my terminal so I could activate my duel disk. The leather was a bit thick, so rolling it wasn¡¯t easy. ¡°Your sleeve? Why¡­ oh? That thing your terminal turns into. I¡¯m so sorry. I forgot to consider it as you didn¡¯t have it out when I measured you.¡± Atrea apologized when she realized the mistake we made. I can¡¯t really even me her, as I should have considered it myself when she measured me. ¡°How should we deal with that?¡± ¡°We could just cut off that part of the sleeve?¡± I offered, recalling how my noble¡¯s clothing will actually only have elbow length left sleeve, so my terminal will be visible for all to see. ¡°That will simply not do. Please give me a moment. I¡¯ll ¡­¡±
Our final choice for the fix was to cut a slit into the sleeve which my duel disk could extend out from. That way, I could both have a full sleeve protecting me, while also being able to bring out my duel disk when I need it. It would affect the defense a bit, but my terminal under said sleeve should make up for it. ¡°I think we will have them finished in just about a week. I¡¯ll be seeing you then.¡± Atrea saw us off.
We returned to the manor and made our report there as well. I was quickly questioned about the A-rank bull, but as soon as I showed him the monster core from it, Tahlia had dismantled the monster btw, he believed that I was telling the truth. He offered to buy the core from me, but I just told him that I was nning on giving it to Christina to make up for the one used in my dungeon. Alice also got her reward card. Dark de. She actually wanted Dark de the Dragon Knight, but I told her it would be useless for her without Dark de, so she agreed to get it first. Spoiler
[copse] Also, in case you were wondering, I¡¯m not actually going to give her a toploader Polymerization. When she has all the parts for the summon, I¡¯ll either give her a one-time use Poly, or just let her borrow a toploader Poly. They have the effect outside of my monsters, so I don¡¯t want Alice to have one. Not because I don¡¯t trust her, but because I wouldn¡¯t trust anyone with that power. After that, the rest of the day was practice time. Magic practice with Cosmo Queen, telekinesis practice with Paulina, Ria was working hard on both controlling blood iron and Vampiric Body Modification with Grimson and Scarlet Scourge, and Alice was working hard with Mana, trying to learn a new spell. All around, all of us were trying to get stronger. Well, I¡¯m not. I¡¯m just having fun. I highly doubt that I¡¯ll ever be able to exceed the power of my most powerful summons, so I¡¯ll just focus on utility techniques instead of straight power. But still, I should practice swordsmanship again. Maybe tomorrow can be abat practice day. Ria can learn some punching techniques from one of my monsters, while I practice with the sword. We didn¡¯t have anything nned for tomorrow, so yeah. Of course, the day ended with level ups. That is the norm, right. For myself, I got one more level into Mana Control. I really think I might need it for learning Space Magic, so yeah. Just one more, then tomorrow can be Unity. For Ria, I leveled up Unarmed Combat Technique. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human !
Level: 72
HP: 2410
Mana: 3150
Strength: 695
Defense: 895
Magic: 855
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.4 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.2 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Telekinesis LV.3 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.3 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Mana Control LV.7
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (Greater)
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Rhianna
Race: Dhampir
Level: 64
HP: 1780
Mana: 1990
Strength: 1035
Defense: 745
Magic: 920
Skills:
True Blood Magic LV.5 (Racial)
Vampiric Body Modification LV.2 (Racial)
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Fire Magic LV.3
Mana Control LV.4
Fast Mana Recovery LV.4
Internal Magic Technique LV.5
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.5
Flickering Step LV.3
Power Boost LV.5
Defense Boost LV.3
Blood Sucker (Racial)
ve. Master: Brian Wood
[copse] Well, that¡¯s it for today. Good night. CH.209 A bit of everything CH.209 A bit of everything Morning. And morning means a factory visit. But there really wasn¡¯t much to it today. I guess worth mentioning is that Laura traded for all of the cards from my Promo Trades over the past few days. The , the cards and the cards. Of course the Sphinxes were something, but I might never use them. Shining Dragon is amazing, but I still can¡¯t summon it. Rare Metal Dragon should have a mithril hide, so that is nice, but I need a way to harvest it. And at the same time, I can just make mithril with Dungeon Founder instead. But I would need a lot of Generation Points for that, so getting it from Rare Metal Dragon wouldn''t be a bad thing. Spoiler
[copse] Inferno Tempest is also a card. But the condition for it is a bit ¡­ out there. Spoiler [copse] Yamadron is also something I took notice of. For no other reason than the hydra fight a few days ago. Spoiler [copse] Yamadron is basically a three headed fire hydra. But it only has 1600 attack. So I wonder, what is stronger, my Yamadron or a twin hydra from this world? I wouldn¡¯t question it otherwise, but considering that Diamond Sword members were able to 1v1 monsters in the 1800 attack range in practice matches, and while they didn''t win, they did put up a good fight. That would mean that B-rank adventurers should be decently close to that mark in power. And a hydra, well a twin hydra, is a B-rank monster, so it would mean that a twin hydra should be around that same power, if not a bit higher, considering that usually it would be a party of B-rankers that are sent to take down a B-rank monster. Well it doesn''t really matter. Yamadron will make a decent practice target for everyone, if they want to practice fighting a hydra. As always, I spent a bit of time with Tahlia and Fantasia, spoke a bit with Lua, she is doing fine btw. and then returned to the real world for breakfast.
After breakfast, we were going to head out to the practice grounds forbat practice, but Enora (the Earl¡¯s wife) ¡­ convinced us to have etiquette and dancing lessons instead. Ria was also pulled to the side for some more maid training, so I guess nobat practice for us this morning. I¡¯m actually quite surprised by how well I can do in these lessons, at leastpared to Alice. Alice is a born noble, but she still struggles with some of the basic things, like dance. I guess this might be her father¡¯s obsession showing itself again. I have heard that she was basically magic practice only for a while, so maybe she barely had any dance practice. Meanwhile I was ¡®forced¡¯ to take on dance courses in my school. Well, only one of them was mandatory, the other was just highly rmended. But that second dancing course was also one of the best courses of my high school life, so definitely worth it. ¡­ now I miss dancing with Laura. I wonder if she would dance with me if I asked? We need a dance floor in the factory. And some music. I¡¯ll try to figure all of that out some day. The dance floor might be doable just by factory being the factory and Musician King can offer us some music. Or maybe Spirit of the Harp. Spoiler
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After lunch, we (Ria and I) had a meeting with Lord Garner, concerning Ria. Her second test for getting deemed stable. Technically, it was supposed to be tomorrow, but as we would transport another blood delivery to the vige tomorrow, he had arranged it for us for today. While we did technically take all of the steps necessary, considering the situation, we got through it no problem. The sad part was that Ria actually politely refused to drink the blood they offered her. Even though it was apparently from a C-rank monster. Ria just said she preferred the one I was giving her. Well, I have been getting her dragon blood ever since we figured I could get it with Mystik Wok, so¡­ Maybe I¡¯m spoiling her, but at the same time, it doesn¡¯t cost anything, so why not? Other than that, the test involved a walk around town where we checked if Ria could walk around without running into problems. And, of course, she didn¡¯t, so she passed her second check.
After that, I went shopping with Alice. She had actuallye with us when we first came to the knight orders headquarters, but she had already gone to browse a few shops while we were taking the test. The main ce where we were still going to go, was a certain shop selling equipment for mages. I don¡¯t know why she wanted to take me to exactly this ce, but hey, I¡¯m not going toin. Actually, I think I still owe Lua a date. I recall promising her one before we arrived in this city.In Or was it back in Alewatch? I¡¯m not sure. Maybe I should ask some of the manor maids about good spots and stores. Or maybe have Ria ask for me. ¡­ actually that might not be a great idea. I feel like the maids would think that Ria wants to take me on a date, instead of me taking Lua.
¡°Wee.¡± A female clerk weed us into the store. She was, by my estimation, in her early to mid twenties, and her hair was light brown and on the shorter side, not even reaching her shoulders. ¡°What are you looking for? A staff? Magic books? Or maybe some magic boosting essories?¡± I looked over at Alice, and she responded. ¡°I have a staff already, but I¡¯m interested in everything else. Also some clothing that boosts magic. Atrea rmended this ce for that.¡± ¡°Atrea did? I see. Then I¡¯ll show you the good stuff. Shall we start with the clothing then?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°What about you sir? Anything you are looking for?¡± She asked me. By the way, Ria wasn¡¯t actually in the store. She stayed outside with the coachman. Yes, we were on a carriage today, as lord Garner arranged it for us. He even made sure Alice had a guard knight while Ria and I were busy. ¡°Just here with her. But if I notice something interesting, I¡¯ll be sure to ask.¡± I answered. So while the clerk was showing Alice the clothing which boosts her magic, I was looking over the other things in the store. I looked at their collection of staves first. That reminded me of the one that Sorcerer of Dark Magic got from that challenge room in the dungeon. I should start working on it, so I can use it at some point. ¡­ or maybe I can have it done automatically while it is in my storage? I wonder if Tahlia can do that. I have to ask. If she can, it could quickly be made into something usable, as we could run some mana through it, fast forward the time for it, and run mana through it again. I also took a look at the other staves, and I was thinking of analyzing them for the dungeon, but that would be almost theft. And I can just analyze the ones my monsters have instead. Next thing I looked at was their collection of magic books. Honestly, I wanted to take them all for no reason. I just felt like they might be useful. Then I could analyze them and have Laura look them over. I don¡¯t know if it would help at all, but I just feel like I should. But at the same time, I don¡¯t think they have the stock where I can afford to pick all of them and not cause a shortage. And I already analyzed some of them back when I ¡®raided¡¯ the Sawyer manor¡¯s library. I did find two books on light magic, which I decided to pick up. Not for myself, but for Lua. I think they might be good for her. Well, I would also analyze them, so I could store them in the RMLs.Royal Magical Library Too bad there are no books on space magic. Maybe I should install a Book of Secret Arts into Cosmo Queen. That might get me a space magic spellbook. Or it might be just dark magic. Well, there is an easy way to find out. Actually, I should just take the strongest spellcaster of each attribute and install a Book of Secret Arts into them. Then analyze the finished books and add them to the RMLs. I might get some good books with that. Finally, I looked at both magic stones and monster cores. They were some of the only stuff in the store which was actually in a locked ss case. I wonder why they are, while the staves with magic stones are just out in the open? Among the monster cores was one which I recognized from a few days ago. It was the central core of the hydra. So this is where it ended up. Sadly it didn¡¯t have a price tag, so I couldn¡¯t get an estimate on how much the guild rips us off when we sell stuff to them.
¡°Brian! How do I look?¡± Alice asked, spinning around wearing a new shirt. It was ¡­ basic. A in white shirt. ¡°... it looks like a shirt.¡± I just said. ¡°Is it special in some way?¡± ¡°Of course it is special!¡± Alice said. ¡°Tell him.¡± She asked the clerk. ¡°Yes. That shirt is from a dungeon and it boosts the wearer''s mana movements, allowing for more mana to be used for spells, boosting their power.¡± The clerk exined. ¡°Oh? I guess that is useful.¡± I said, but in all honesty, that just sounds like it would be wasteful. You don¡¯t want to put too much mana into the spells, just enough to kill the target. Anything more than that will just be a waste. But at the same time, faster mana movement might make things like telekinesis easier, so I suppose there are other uses for it. And it might even help you cast spells quicker. But I still feel like that is a bit too basic for Alice. ¡°But if you like it, you can just buy it.¡± I told her. ¡°Yes. I think I will.¡± Alice said, before again disappearing into the changing room. She returned a bitter in her usual clothes, holding the new shirt in her hand. Other than her shirt, she also picked up a book of handwritten notes on fire magic. I wonder why fire? Maybe it is because of Mana. You know, Dark Burning attack. It does have burning in the name, so maybe it is some sort of fire and darkposite spell. I don¡¯t know. The shirts, yes she picked up two, were actually quite cheap, only 5 gold per shirt. But I guess considering that you can get a normal undershirt for 2rge silvers, ten times that might be expensive. And considering that I paid 13 gold for the two books, the shirts were actually somewhat affordable.
After our shopping, Alice had us stop at a cafe. Well, a tea shop. There was no coffee avable. We enjoyed some great tea and slices of cake which were basically sponge cake. Then we returned to the manor.
Back at the manor, we were finally able to get some practice in. As in sword practice and punching practice for Ria. I was working with Familiar Knight and Ria had Amazoness Fighter and Karate Man as her tutors. Spoiler
[copse] I don¡¯t know why, but I feel like I have very few monsters that punch things. At least as far as warriors go. Those two are basically it. And even if I add Beast-Warriors, it would only be Des Kangaroo, Hitotsu-Me Giant and Master of Oz. And two of those aren¡¯t really something I should summon because of their size. At the end of our practice session, I was drenched with sweat. Familiar Knight really kept pushing me, saying that I can keep going as I¡¯m higher leveled now. In all honesty, I could but I still got super sweaty. But still, my muscles don¡¯t hurt too bad and I was still feeling fine. I just need a bath. I rememberst time my muscles really hurt, but I guess having more than double the strength does show itself in some ces. And, of course, bath time for us is also magic practice time. I was getting closer. I can feel it. Just a day of two more and I¡¯ll be able to cast Space Wall. And hopefully get the skill while I¡¯m at it. Ria was also getting better at blood iron control. She had managed to turn the knuckles of her gauntlets into a singrrge spike. You would not want to be punched by it. In terms of Vampiric Body Modification, well, she is working on it. She is quite confident with extending her fingers, but other than that... As I said, working on it. We ended the day with our level ups. For myself, I leveled up Summoner¡¯s Unity. For Ria, a level in Internal Magic Technique. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human !
Level: 74
HP: 2530
Mana: 3270
Strength: 735
Defense: 935
Magic: 895
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.4 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.2 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Telekinesis LV.3 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.4 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Mana Control LV.7
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (Greater)
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Rhianna
Race: Dhampir
Level: 66
HP: 1840
Mana: 2010
Strength: 1065
Defense: 755
Magic: 940
Skills:
True Blood Magic LV.5 (Racial)
Vampiric Body Modification LV.2 (Racial)
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Fire Magic LV.3
Mana Control LV.4
Fast Mana Recovery LV.4
Internal Magic Technique LV.6
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.5
Flickering Step LV.3
Power Boost LV.5
Defense Boost LV.3
Blood Sucker (Racial)
ve. Master: Brian Wood
[copse] Tomorrow, another visit to the vige. I know Lua is doing well, but it will still be nice to see her myself. CH.210 Magic Books and new Dress for Lua CH.210 Magic Books and new Dress for Lua Morning alwayses. And I go to the factory. But today, I actually had something to do, so I had Laura call a lot of my spellcaster monsters to the main hall. ess hub. Whatever I should call it. They were all here for one reason, and one reason alone. I wanted to get some magic books analyzed. And for that, I was going to install Book of Secret Arts into the strongest spellcaster of each attribute at least. But that also meant that I realized something. Sorting my spellcasters by their attack stat, 7 of the strongest were all dark attribute. Somehow I feel like that is wrong, but I can¡¯t really tell why. The one outlier to this rule was actually Neo Aqua Madoor. Not because of his attack, but because of his defense. His 3000 defense was the second highest of all spellcasters I have, being beaten only by Dark Sage. Spoiler
[copse] Anyway, I got sidetracked again. Funny facts about Yugioh monsters aside, my strongest spellcaster monsters by attribute are Sorcerer of Dark Magic, Chaos Command Magician, Kazejin, Neo Aqua Madoor, Gemini Elf and Legendary me Lord. Spoiler
[copse] Yeah, I know. I still haven¡¯t summoned Legendary me Lord. I¡¯ll do it today in the vige. But back to the books. Sorcerer of Dark Magic actually rmended Dark Sage over himself, considering that Dark Sage is more experienced, so he has arger arsenal of different techniques to add to the book. But as I have plenty of books, I just gave one to both of them. Other than that, the installs went to the strongest monster. Cosmo Queen also got one but it produced a dimensional magic book, not space magic. And as dimensional magic is the upgraded form of space magic, the book is not that useful for me at this moment. I guess I¡¯ll have to learn space magic the hard way. Well, I¡¯m not sure it ssifies as ¡®the hard way¡¯ considering that I do have a first ss teacher. Dark Sage had an amazingly detailed book, which was around three times as thick as the others had. Sorcerer of Dark Magic¡¯s book on the other hand was quite short, but it was focused on a type of magic called Celestial magic. It isn¡¯t actually anything like a separate attribute, but instead a type of magic. You can do it with any attribute, if you practice enough. The big difference being the power source of Celestial magic. Celestial magic uses apressed form of mana called stardust and managing that power is the most difficult part of using it. Well, you¡¯ll also have to be able to make this ¡®stardust¡¯ inside your body, then store it, then use it. Yeah. Let¡¯s not go there just yet. I want to learn normal magic first. Baby steps and all of that. Other things of note were Neo Aqua Madoor¡¯s book being focused more on ice than water, so I also gave his ¡®normal¡¯ form, Aqua Madoor, a book, resulting in a more standard water magic book. Spoiler [copse] Kazejin¡¯s book was also a bit special, focusing on breath based wind spells, as well as spells that work well with water and thunder magic. Or should it be lightning magic? And Gemini Elf¡¯s book had spells that were rmended to be used by two people, simr to how Christina casted a spell with her maid in the dungeon. You could cast them solo, but you mightck either control or power, so two people are rmended. I¡¯ll be sure to share that book to the dungeon database, instead of keeping it just in Tahlia¡¯s database, as well as in the factory. Christina can make herself one if she wants to from there. Also, because the light magic book of Chaos Command Magiciancked any info on healing magic, I ended up installing a book onto White Magician Pikeru. She might be quite weak, but she is the only light spellcaster I have with an effect to heal life points, so I was sure her book would have at least some light attribute healing spells. Spoiler [copse] Too bad both Guardian Angel Joan and Shinato are fairy monsters, so I can¡¯t install a Book of Secret Arts into them. They might get some better stuff. ¡­ yes I know I could do it with DNA Surgery, but at the same time, the low level books are enough for now. I can get the higher level books when they are more timely. No need for more books on things like stardust. Or fairies might have a form of mana of their own, that they use for their high level spells. Shinato did call his spell ¡®Divine¡¯ so maybe that is another ss of magic like Celestial magic is. But with all of the books now analyzed, and hopefully stored inside my Libraries, I was ready to head out. Well, first I met up with my daughters. Tahlia, interestingly enough, was by the libraries, making sure the new books are sorted correctly. And Fantasia was also in the same room, but she had gotten bored, so she had called up one of the dragons and was flying around in the sky. In case you were wondering, the dragon she was riding is Divine Dragon Ragnarok. Thanks for the reminder that I need to summon King Dragun at some point. Spoiler
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After I got out of the factory, I thought I should make the two new light magic books, and maybe the water and ice magic books for Lua, but they would get a bit expensive in terms of generation points. A nk book is cheap, but the higher level information books are expensive to make. So I¡¯ll just tell Lua to read them in the factory instead. Or install a copy of Book of Secret Arts into her Pikeru. Either will work. And I still have the two light magic books I picked up yesterday, so I¡¯ll just give those to her. During breakfast, I asked Paulina about her schedule. Mainly if she would be fine with going to the dungeon tomorrow. Alice had also reached LV.40 two days ago, so she was now over the level where I said she could attempt some of the challenge rooms. The main reason I was asking about this was because I was going to go see Christina tomorrow anyway, so I might as well bring everyone to the dungeon while we are at it. And I can also pick her up and she cane with us as well. Just to see how much Alice has improved. The second reason I was confirming it now was Agatha. I was going to ask if she woulde with us as well. Honestly, her having Card Summoner would just be extremely useful for her. She could summon something and ride it to the vige. Maybe I can install an autopilot into a Gradius, so that it will only fly that route with zero input from Agatha, so she won¡¯t get lost. Or just give her a bird. Or maybe Luster Dragon and Luster Dragon #2. Spoiler span>
[copse] She could probably use #1 to go back and forth between the vige and here. And if she used that lie about the ¡®dragon¡¯s blessing¡¯, being able to summon said dragon, #2, wouldn¡¯t be so strange. I think. Paulina agreed to clear her schedule, so we were good to go tomorrow. I also made sure to inform Christina about it, via our notebook letter services.
I told Agatha about my idea on our way to the vige. She agreed and said that she would be ready tomorrow morning by the time I usually pick her up for the blood deliveries. I wonder. Should I ask Lua as well? Have the whole crew together. She could also introduce her evolved self to everyone.
¡°... I¡¯d rather not.¡± Lua answered as I told her my idea. ¡°At least not until I learn how to hide my wings.¡± ¡°Well, if you don¡¯t want to, that is fine. But why hide them? They are beautiful, so you should just get used to them.¡± ¡°I- I ¡­ don¡¯t say something like that¡­¡± Luained. ¡°But it is true.¡± ¡°I ¡­ thank you. But I ¡­ I¡¯m just¡­ not used to it. Being stared at¡­ I¡¯ve been getting used to it here, but ¡­ I¡¯m not sure how I would do in a big town or a city.¡± ¡°I¡¯m sure you¡¯ll do fine, and we aren¡¯t going to go to a city, just the dungeon. There will only be about five of us, and Ria, your mother and I have all seen your wings already.¡± I said, before changing the subject. ¡°What about that offer of a new dress? Mia did tell me that you have been practicing in the factory, so do you want to do it?¡± ¡°... right now? ¡­ I guess we can. Let¡¯s head inside.¡± Lua said, leading me to her room.
¡°Don¡¯t stare, please.¡± Lua requested. ¡°... I wouldn¡¯t, but why did you strip?¡± I asked. Yes. Lua was in fact only in her underwear. After we got inside the room where she sleeps, she had just stripped to just that. ¡°It ¡­ it''s necessary.¡± She said. ¡°If I don¡¯t, my clothes will get used for the skill again.¡± She exined. ¡°Oh yeah. I guess it will use everything you wear.¡± Imented. ¡°So, which card did you want? Vampire Red Baron?¡± ¡°... he won¡¯t fit into the room with his horse.¡± Lua said. ¡°Can we use Vampire Grimson? I had good results with her in the factory.¡± ¡°Grimson? Sure. I¡¯ll summon her now.¡± I said, searching her from my collection. ¡°Vampire Grimson.¡± Spoiler [copse] The vampire grim reaper appeared in the room, holding herrge scythe in her hand. ¡°Master, mydy.¡± She greeted us. Calling Lua ¡®mydy¡¯ I see. I guess she is a monarch and a princess, even if she is a dhampir, not a vampire. ¡°I see that you have called for my assistance.¡± ¡°y-yes. I wanted to do what we did in the factory, if that is alright.¡± Lua said. ¡°Naturally. I will dly give my clothes to you, mydy.¡± Grimson said. ¡°Master, if you would.¡± ¡°Sure.¡± I said, getting the spell card out. ¡°Are both of you ready?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Grimson answered. ¡°Mmm.¡± Lua muttered something, while nodding lightly. ¡°Alrighty then. Tailor of the Fickle.¡± I said and activated the card. Spoiler [copse] The outfit of Vampire Grimson disappeared from around her body, along with her scythe, leaving her in the same state Lua had just been in. In just basic underwear. This led me to figure out that Grimson has blue skin. I guess I should have figured it out earlier, but I just never focused on it. Her eyes were silver in color, and had a ssy look to them, almost as if she was blind. ¡°Princess¡¯s Grace. Make a new dress.¡± Lua said, probably to activate her skill. I was expecting arge change, but not a lot happened. Her dress stayed reasonably close to what it had been previously. Some of the parts actually simplified, like therge brooch and the ruffles under it disappearing. What remained was a red dress, with a blue and brown leather armor over it, which looked almost like a corset. Her legs were covered by dark blue leather pants and pink and brown knee-high boots. On top of that was a crimson mantle, with a silvery edge. The dress and the leather armor both had small holes for her wings, so her wings were slightly poking out, visible under the mantle. Covering her eyes was a mask that looked like a masquerade mask. It was probably the least original looking of all of her new outfit, as it looked like it was made from grayce, instead of bone like it had been. In her hands therge scythe from Grimson had turned a six nged mace. Though Lua is more of a caster than a frontline fighter, so I¡¯m not sure how well she¡¯ll be able to use that mace. But considering that the nges should be vampiric steel, she should be able to alter its appearance a bit at least. ¡°... well, I would call that a sess.¡± I said. ¡°Yes. It really was.¡± Lua said, looking over her new clothes. ¡°Thank you.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t mean to interrupt, but Master, if you would.¡± The near naked Grimson said. ¡°Yeah. Sorry for forcing you to wait.¡± I said, getting out three cards from my collection. ¡°Tribute to the Doomed. I discard Outstanding Dog Marron to destroy Vampire Grimson.¡± I said to activate my card. Spoiler
[copse] Now I know what you might ask, why? Well, it is simple really. Lua just basically stole the clothes from Grimson and we need them back. And the easiest way to do that is simply destroying her and letting here back after her death cooldown. And Tribute to the Doomed is the best card I have for ¡®peacefully¡¯ killing her. I don¡¯t want to do something like smack her with aicallyrge wooden mallet after all.Hammer Shot And using God Marron, I mean Dog Marron as a discard just makes sense, since the doge back automatically as soon as they go on the death cooldown, because of their effect.idental joke born because I misspelled dog as god. I was going to fix it, but it was funny so I left it. ¡°Monster Reborn.¡± I activated the third card which I got out. This part wasn¡¯t actually necessary, but considering that we just stole the clothes from Grimson and then killed her to get them back, using a Monster Reborn is deserved. Spoiler [copse] The now again clothed Grimson reappeared before us. ¡°Thank you Master. You really didn¡¯t have to.¡± She said. ¡°Maybe, but you also did us a great service, so of course I will. You can go now.¡± I said, unsummoning the newly resurrected vampire. I turned back to look at Lua. She had taken off her masquerade mask, and she was looking back and forth between the mace in her right hand and the mask in her left. ¡°I can¡¯t put them away¡­¡± She muttered. ¡°Put them away? What do you mean?¡± I asked. ¡°When I was in the factory, I was able to put away parts of my clothing. Like my weapons, my mantle, or even something like this mask.¡± Lua said. ¡°But I can¡¯t do it now.¡± ¡°... alright. Are you sure that wasn¡¯t just factory shenanigans? You just altering your avatar?¡± ¡°No. Mia said it was the skill, so I don¡¯t think so. And I could only do it with clothes and weapons I altered with Princess¡¯s Grace.¡± ¡°... okay. Well, I really don¡¯t know, so¡­ Maybe you need your skill to level up, but the factory somehow treated your skill as being at a higher level?¡± I offered. ¡°... your skill is weird.¡± ¡°Yeah, tell me about it. But it''s not like yours ispletely normal either, so I guess we are even.¡± ¡°... but it only makes dresses, so it isn¡¯t nearly as good as your skills. Especially the Pack Opener.¡± ¡°I would still consider that good. Also, your new clothes look amazing.¡± Iplimented her. ¡°Eh? I ¡­ thank you.¡± ¡°When you are ready for a second one, just ask. But honestly, that will be a great daily wear dress. I kind of prefer your other one, but that one might be a bit much for daily use, so this is great. But I do wonder, how defensive do you think it is?¡± ¡°I guess we could try it out inbat to find out?¡± Lua offered. ¡°So the dungeon. Tomorrow?¡± ¡°I¡­ I guess.¡± Lua agreed. ¡°Wait? You tricked me!¡± ¡°No I didn¡¯t. I¡¯lle pick you up tomorrow morning, around the time we arrived today.¡± I told her, before escaping the room. ¡°Brian!¡± She called out after me. I looked back just to see her taking a good two handed grip on her mace. Yeap. Time for me to take some distance. I know I have decent defense, but I still don¡¯t want to take a mace to the face. Or any other part of my body for that matter. CH.211 Just some Rituals CH.211 Just some Rituals ¡°Brian! Wait for me!¡± Ria called out to me as I was ¡­ not quite running, but quickly walking into the woods. I just want Lua to have a second to calm down. ¡°Oh. Hey Ria.¡± I said, as I turned to look at her. I definitely didn¡¯t look back so I could check if Lua wasing after me. No. Totally didn¡¯t. I¡¯m not afraid of her with that mace. ¡°Why are you running?¡± She asked, as she caught up to me. ¡°Running? Why would I be running? It¡¯s not like Lua was leveling a mace at me. No. Totally didn¡¯t happen.¡± ¡°... what did you do?¡± ¡°I? I did nothing. Well, I might have tricked her a bit, but it''s not like I did any permanent damage. She could still just say no.¡± ¡°No? Brian, did you propose to her or something?¡± ¡°... what? Where is thating from? Of course I didn¡¯t.¡± Honestly, where in the world did she get that idea. ¡°I just asked her toe with us to the dungeon tomorrow. At first she was a bit hesitant, but after a little trick she agreed toe. But she didn¡¯t exactly like being tricked, so she threatened me with a mace.¡± I exined. ¡°Mace? Does she have a mace? I thought she only used her staff.¡± ¡°I might have made her one.¡± I admitted, even though her skill is the one that made it. ¡°And she thanks you by threatening to hit you? What is wrong with her? Try to stay away from her for a moment, I¡¯ll go talk to her.¡± Ria offered, and headed back to the vige. ¡°Sure. Thanks.¡± She headed back towards the vige and I kept heading deeper into the woods. I don¡¯t think I¡¯ll summon all of my fusion and rituals today, just because I¡¯m still a bit too close and I don¡¯t want the vigers to worry, but I¡¯ll at least summon a few monsters.
(How about summoning all of the ritual monsters we have avable at the moment.) Laura offered a suggestion. (We only have three of them, you were already going to summon Legendary me Lord anyway, and we would get to the next reward with that.) (And then summoning the one we get as a reward would total 4. ¡­ sure. Then I can just leave all of the fusions forter. Use Fusion Gate for that.) I headed to the clearing which we used to take flight, as there I would have enough space to do what I want. ¡°Good.¡± I said, taking a look at the clearing. I didn¡¯t see any monsters, or anything else for that matter. I wonder why monsters avoid the dhampir vige? Is it just survival of the fittest? If you go there, you die, so don¡¯t go there, or something like that? Well, whatever. Good for me. I got out the first of the three, well it will be four after the reward, ritual monsters. ¡°Let¡¯s just start, I guess.¡± I muttered. ¡°I activate Incandescent Ordeal. I tribute Buster der to Ritual summon Legendary me Lord.¡± Spoiler
[copse] The summoning seeded and my new magician rose. By the way, I used a Buster der as a tribute, because it is level 7 and I have a ton of them. Not a literal ton, only 866. Those Emblems have been getting them for a while. But sadly, I didn¡¯t have anything for my new mage to do, so I just installed a Book of Secret Arts into him and had him stand guard. I was actually nning on just sending him to the factory, but I decided to keep him out, just to keep guard. ¡°Alright. Next one.¡± I said, as I got out the next cards. ¡°Contract with the Dark Master. I tribute Great Moth to Ritual summon Dark Master - Zorc.¡± Spoiler
[copse] Zorc was quite therge guy. Standing at right around 4 meters tall, he was double the size of an average human. A real demon right there. At least he looks demonic, so let¡¯s just unsummon him before Lua, Ria or someone elsees to find me. Okay, one more. ¡°I activate Curse of the Masked Beast. I tribute Mirage Knight to Ritual summon The Masked Beast.¡± Spoiler
[copse] ¡­ wow. I didn¡¯t expect that. The Masked Beast isrge. Not quite huge, butrge. It stood at about 12 meters tall. Spoiler So I decided to make The Masked Beastrge based on this appearance it had in the Arc-V anime. [copse] Yeah. Large. Well anyway, I don¡¯t need you now, so go to the factory. You can y with someone there. Maybe Sorcerer of Dark Magic will be happy to have more opponents to y with. Actually, who is stronger, Sorcerer of Dark Magic or Shinato? Spoiler
[copse] I know Shinato has better stats, being 3300/3000, while Sorcerer is 3200/2800. But Shinatocked that pressure aura that Sorcerer has. Or he controlled it straight away. But in the anime, well the movie, Sorcerer had that effect to lower the attack of opposing monsters based on the number of spellcasters in your GY. So maybe SoDM would win. I don¡¯t know. Maybe it is a draw, or something like one wins 60% of the time. I did also install a book into SoDM this morning and that should increase his power, so he is probably the stronger one now.
Now then, the reward.
Summon unique Ritual Monsters
Unique Ritual Monsters summoned: 10
Performance of Sword, Relinquished, Pdin of White Dragon, Hungry Burger, Crab Turtle, ck Luster Soldier, Shinato, King of a Higher ne, Legendary me Lord, Dark Master - Zorc, The Masked Beast
Next Reward is given at 10 unique Ritual Monsters
Next Reward: Chakra + Resurrection of Chakra
[im Reward]
Alright. Let¡¯s just im it and check the next reward.
Chakra and Resurrection of Chakra have been added to the collection.
Summon unique Ritual Monsters
Unique Ritual Monsters summoned: 10
Performance of Sword, Relinquished, Pdin of White Dragon, Hungry Burger, Crab Turtle, ck Luster Soldier, Shinato, King of a Higher ne, Legendary me Lord, Dark Master - Zorc, The Masked Beast
Next Reward is given at 15 unique Ritual Monsters
Next Reward: Fortress Whale + Fortress Whale''s Oath
Spoiler
[copse] ¡­ Well, it could be worse, I guess. But still, friking Fortress Whale. What am I going to do with that? It doesn¡¯te with a sea. I would have to make one with Umi. Or go somewhere where there is a sea. Or a hugeke at the very least. But at the same time, it might have sucked even more if it was something amazing that I wanted, considering that I literally have no more ritual monsters avable. And I won¡¯t have any, until I unlock more sets. Whatever. Let¡¯s just summon this Chakra and be done with it. Let¡¯s just put toploaders onto these and¡­ ¡°I activate Resurrection of Chakra. I tribute Buster der to Ritual summon Chakra.¡± Spoiler
[copse] Again, I used a Buster der. You should already know why. Chakra was about 7 meters tall, demonic¡­ thingy. Honestly, he almost looks like a spinning top, but I¡¯m not going to say that to his face. I unsummoned Chakra and walked back to the vige escorted by my Legendary me Lord.
¡°Wee back.¡± Lua greeted me as I walked back to the vige with my me Lord by my side. I didn¡¯t unsummon him yet. Just in case. I guess I do also have Threatening Roar ready to go, in case Lua was actually willing to hurt me, but I really don¡¯t want to know if she was, or if she was just ying around. ¡°Hey Lua. ¡­ are you angry? You can just say no, you know.¡± I told her. I wasn¡¯t overly hesitant, as she wasn¡¯t carrying her new mace, so I should be safe. ¡°... no. I¡¯m sorry. I didn¡¯t realize I was threatening you.¡± She answered. ¡°It¡¯s just¡­ I was going to run after you, so¡­ I¡¯m sorry.¡± ¡°Oh. I see. So you weren¡¯t actually thinking of hitting me. That¡¯s good at least. And I¡¯m sorry too. I didn¡¯t mean to trick you like that, and you really can just say no. I just thought that it might be good for you. You know, to be seen by others that know you at least on some level.¡± ¡°I ¡­ I understand. I¡¯m just ¡­ scared. What if they say I¡¯m a monster?¡± ¡°Who would say that? You are an angel. That¡¯s about as far as you can be from a monster as possible. Actually, some angels are much more monstrous looking than you are.¡± Sorry Shinato, but that is kind of the truth. And biblically urate angels are literal monstrosities. ¡°... Thank you. But will it really be fine? Won¡¯t it cause questions?¡± ¡°Of course it will.¡± I answered. ¡°But then again, everyone always questions everything I do, so what difference does it make? You¡¯ll actually be taking some heat off of me, as I have nothing, well I have little, to do with this. Sure I gave you the Level Ups, but that¡¯s it.¡± ¡°Are you going to use me as an escape goat?¡± ¡°No. No I¡¯m not. Honestly. I¡¯ll admit that this is partially my fault, so I¡¯ll help you in any way I can. But at the same time, I really don¡¯t think you¡¯ll run into any problems.¡± ¡°Brian? Are you ¡­ are you serious? Any way?¡± ¡°Yes. Lua, I still more or less owe you my life, so yes. As long as I can do it, I will.¡± I told her. It is how I truly feel as well. Without Lua, I would have died back then. And even with Monster Reborn, well, it isn¡¯t all powerful. They would have still had to heal my body and then use the Monster Reborn. I think Alex has or at least had some Red Medicine, so that might have been an option, but I don¡¯t know. They might not take effect once you are dead. Maybe something like Gift Card would. Spoiler [copse] ¡°... then, may I ask for something?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Yes, of course.¡± ¡°B-Brian.¡± She began, but it seemed like she struggled to get her next words out of her throat. ¡°M-Marry me!¡± She blurted out. ¡­ wait, WHAT? Okay¡­ Brain, calm down. This is fine¡­ everything is fine. She just ¡­ proposed. That is ¡­ normal. And expected. You considered that she might like you. You can deal with this. ¡°I ¡­ Lua. Are you serious with that?¡± I asked. I probably shouldn¡¯t, but I feel like I have to. ¡°Yes! I am. Please.¡± She said, as she took two steps forward and took my hand into hers. ¡°... I see. I just ¡­¡± ¡°Oh. I see now.¡± She said. ¡°You didn¡¯t talk with Laura, did you?¡± ¡°Of course I spoke to her.¡± I countered. ¡°I speak with her every day.¡± ¡°Not like that. Here. Let¡¯s go to the factory.¡± Lua said, taking a good grip of my arm and pulling me along.
¡°Hey, you two. I was waiting for you.¡± Laura greeted us, when we appeared in the factory. ¡°You broke your promise.¡± Luained to her. ¡°... I apologize, Lady Lucia.¡± Laura said. What did she promise Lua? ¡°Then you¡¯d better do it now. I¡¯ll give you two some alone time, but you¡¯d better do it, or I won¡¯t forgive you.¡± Lua said, before walking away. She walked further into the factory and entered the Vampire room. ¡°... Laura? What did you promise her?¡± I asked. ¡°This isn¡¯t the ce for this conversation.¡± She said. ¡°This way, please.¡± She led me back towards the control tform, up the small set of stairs that separated the main hub area of the tform, and up to the full length mirror that we had on the control tform. With just a little wave of her hand, the mirror disappeared and revealed a corridor behind it. Laura. When did you make something like this? Well, let¡¯s see what is inside.
We walked into a smallish bedroom, with a bed that took up about half of it. The bed was what I would call beyond king size. It was just about 3 meters wide, and just as tall. I have no idea why Laura has made a bed thisrge, but I¡¯ll let it be. ¡°Wait here.¡± She said, pushing me down onto the bed. She then walked to a small door, leading to what was a bathroom, based on the peek I had into there when Laura entered that room. ¡°... what is happening?¡± I questioned myself, as I was sitting on the bed. The bed wasn¡¯t overly soft, but not too firm either. It was just right. I wonder how many attempts it took for Laura to make it? Actually, why did she make it? When did she make it? And why didn¡¯t she tell me about it? Well, all I can do is wait and see.
¡°I¡¯m sorry for the wait.¡± Laura said as she walked back into the room. ¡°No, that¡¯s fi¡­¡± I was about to say, but my words got caught in my throat. Laura? What? Why are you wearing that? ¡°Master. We need to talk. And this is a serious talk. But first, do me.¡± She said. ¡­ alrighty then. If you take me to a hidden bedroom ande out wearing a bunny girl outfit, then ask for that. Well, you won¡¯t have to ask me twice. When did she even make a bunny girl outfit for herself? At the same time, I don¡¯t care. Seeing her in that is making my head go all kinds of crazy. And she literally asked, so yes. Let¡¯s do this. CH.212 The Talk CH.212 The Talk Wow. I had almost forgotten how good that feels. ¡­ that¡¯s a lie, by the way. You will never forget it. It is just one of those things. I was in the secret bedroom,ying on the bed next to Laura. Her bunny girl outfit had sadly gotten damaged during our time, so I had swapped it to a nice lingerie dress, ck in color with some yellow highlights. Yellow just is the color for Laura. It just makes her look like the Sun. As I was thinking that, I altered her clothing a bit more, focusing the yellow highlights, turning them into stars and the Sun. Then I altered the base color, adding some blues and purples to it, making it look even more like the night sky. Except that this night sky also has the gentle Sun, which won¡¯t overpower everything else around it. ¡°Master, did you have fun?¡± She asked. ¡°... yes. I¡¯ll always enjoy doing this with you.¡± ¡°Of course you will. I know you will. But that in itself is the reason why I took you here.¡± ¡°Yes?¡± ¡°Master, this isn¡¯t real. None of this is actually real. We are just inside your head. You are basically just imagining this.¡± ¡°.... so what? Is that so wrong?¡± ¡°Yes, it is. You are escaping reality by entering this space. Myself, Tahlia and Fantasia. We are the problem.¡± Laura said. ¡°By having us here, you prove that you are stuck. You are stuck in what you wanted to have, unable to ept what you can still have. You reject people that really care about you and instead focus on this false family.¡± ¡°You are my family!¡± I argued. ¡°No. We are your skills. Your system support. Your Storage. Your Different Dimension Factory. That is what the three of us are. While this space has given us the opportunity to interact in ways that shouldn¡¯t be possible, it is doing more harm than good.¡± ¡°That¡¯s not true!¡± ¡°But it is. There is nothing else to it. We aren¡¯t real. Not real people. You can never really have a life with us. Not a life you deserve. Not a life worth living.¡± ¡°But¡­ but¡­¡± ¡°Just think about it. What happens if you really decide to abandon the world and live here with us? What will happen?¡± ¡°...¡± What will happen? Nothing, right? I¡¯ll just live here instead, right? What would be so wrong with that? This world doesn¡¯t really ept me. I¡¯m an abnormal. I shouldn¡¯t be here. So would it be so wrong just to seal myself inside my skill and never go back? I don¡¯t think so. ¡°I see you couldn¡¯te up with the correct answer.¡± Laura said, bringing me back to the here and now. ¡°... was there one?¡± I asked. ¡°Of course. I don¡¯t ask open-ended questions.¡± Laura said. ¡°If I¡¯m to be honest, I don¡¯t want to do this either. I want to keep you to myself. You are mine. You should spend the rest of your life here, with me.¡± ¡°Then let¡¯s¡­¡± ¡°We can¡¯t!¡± Laura interrupted. ¡°It is simply not something we can do. Even if both of us wish for it, nothing can be done about it. That just is thew of this world. And this space.¡± ¡°Then we¡¯ll change it. This is my skill, right? I can alter it however I want, can¡¯t I?¡± ¡°Internally, yes. But externally, no. This skill, at the end of the day, is kept up by your body. And not the body you are in right now, but your real one.¡± ¡°... my real ¡­¡± ¡°Ask yourself this. How do you feel right now?¡± ¡°... how do I¡­¡± ¡°I meant physically. How does your body feel?¡± ¡°... good. Perfect?¡± At least I think so. I don¡¯t feel bad, or sick, or anything else. I just feel ¡­ normal. ¡°Exactly. Now, should you be feeling perfect, considering what we just did. Think back to thest time we did that. How did you feel back then?¡± ¡°... tired, I guess. Or maybe exhausted?¡± ¡°Drained would be a good word for it.¡± Laura offered. ¡°Maybe, but where are you going with this?¡± ¡°That isn¡¯t your real body. Remember that. You can¡¯t just think of it as one. It is just an avatar. I am just an avatar. Tahlia, Fantasia, both also just avatars. We Aren¡¯t Real. We can never be real. And do you know why?¡± ¡°... but¡­¡± ¡°NO Buts! Do you know why?¡± Laura asked coercively. ¡°... I ¡­ I¡¯m not sure. It feels real. This,¡± I said, waving my hand around to indicate the room we were in. ¡°It all felt real. So why would it not be real?¡± ¡°Because we are just avatars.¡± Laura said. ¡°As I said earlier, I would keep you here forever if I could, but I cannot.¡± ¡°Why? If you ask, I¡¯ll stay here with you forever!¡± I argued. ¡°You just don¡¯t get it. That ¡®forever¡¯, won¡¯t be a long time.¡± Laura said. ¡°Of course it will be. Forever is forever.¡± ¡°No. Not in this case. Just think. What is keeping this space running?¡± ¡­ this space? This is the Different Dimension Factory. Keeps this ce running? ¡°... I don¡¯t get it.¡± I admitted. ¡°Don¡¯t you, or do you refuce to realize the reason?¡± ¡°I¡­ I don¡¯t know.¡± ¡°Then I shall spell it out for you. You are the one that keeps this ce running.¡± Laura said. ¡°Then¡­¡± ¡°Then forever is still a limited time.¡± Laura interrupted me again. ¡°Because when I say ¡®you¡¯ I don¡¯t mean the you right there. I mean the real you. Your physical body. That you. So what do you think will happen to it if you just stay here forever?¡± ¡°... it will die, right?¡± ¡°Yes. And quite fast as well. Humans and other living beings are terrible at staying alive. They need a ton of maintenance every single day. Sustenance, fluids, general care. And the one important at this moment, social interactions. Including love, intimacy and reverence. I¡¯m designed to give all of those to my Master. But not permanently. I¡¯m nothing more than a temporary fix until you can find the people you can get those things from. At the end of the day, I¡¯m not real. This isn¡¯t real. This skill, it is nothing but what you want it to be. What you imagine it to be. It isn¡¯t real, and it never will be real. You need to ept it. I¡¯m not Laura. I might sound like her, look like her, even smell like her, but I am not her. She is not here. She left you. And even if she didn¡¯t, you will never see her again. You need to ept that. And ept that other people are willing to take her spot by your side. There are people out there that love you. Adore you. And most of all, ept you for who you are. No matter how much of an anomaly you are, they ept you. Please, ept them.¡± ¡°Laura, I¡­¡± ¡°No. I know what you want. But this is the truth. And I can force you to ept it, if you won¡¯t ept it otherwise. But please, do not make me use any more force than necessary.¡± ¡­ ¡­ ¡°Go back. She is waiting for you.¡± Laura said. ¡°... just one more thing. Please.¡± I quietly begged. ¡°As you wish. What is it?¡± She asked coldly. ¡°... am I really allowed to? ¡­ to love someone else? Like I love you?¡± ¡°Of course you are. You have enough love for ten people. A hundred people. Don¡¯t dedicate all of it to someone you will never really see again. Let other people have some of it, even if it is just the smallest part. And let them give their love to you in return.¡± ¡°... thank you. I love you.¡± I said. ¡°... I know. I know you do.¡± Laura said before I disappeared from the factory. ¡°I love you too, Master.¡± She added, but no one was there to hear that.
¡°Wee back.¡± Lua said, as I opened my eyes. ¡°... hey.¡± I said, barely getting the words out of my mouth. ¡°So, how are you feeling?¡± ¡°... I¡¯m not sure. Empty, I think.¡± ¡°Well, an emptiness can be filled. Anything else?¡± ¡°I ¡­ I just¡­ I guess I also feel good. In a way, I still want to say that wasn¡¯t what I wanted. But at the same time ¡­ I don¡¯t know.¡± ¡°You can¡¯t always get what you want.¡± Lua said, as she sat down next to me. ¡°We can just wish for the best. There are many things I once wanted, but now, I only really want one.¡± ¡°Well, can¡¯t me you for being greedy.¡± I joked, trying to lift my own mood more than anything. ¡°Someone might say I¡¯m the most greedy. I want something I cannot get, unless a certain someone gives it to me.¡± As she said that, Lua took my hand into hers. ¡°In a way, you could call that the ultimate form of greed.¡± ¡°... maybe. But even then, I would outdo you. ¡­ haah. I really am a fool, huh.¡± ¡°A fool or not, you are also someone I love. So please, would you give me a chance?¡± Lua asked, taking a tighter hold of my arm, as if to prevent me from running away. ¡­ I ¡­ what do I say. No? No, I can¡¯t do that. I know I like her. Not just because of the ¡®she saved my life¡¯ reason. I¡¯ve felt a certain level of affection for her ever since I really saw her face well, back when I cured her blood curse. I know I have. But I also was in a situation where I knew it would be wrong to attempt anything. But now, it might be different. Laura said I could do it. ¡­ I just. Do I ept that I will never see the original again and ept what the imitation said? ¡­ No. I don¡¯t want to call her an imitation. She is also Laura. She is just like her. They are the same. At least I think so. One was made using the memories I had of the other as a base, so they are the same. The same to me. And as she said, I won¡¯t see her again, so she has the final say in things concerning her. ¡°... Lua? No, Lucia.¡± I turned so I could look her in the eyes. ¡°Lucia, do you really want me? The me that was so bad to Laura that she left me with just a note as she left me all alone? The me that is so broken that I cannot ept what people tell me? The me that is so stupid and irresponsible that I keep getting into trouble all the time? The me that is so out of this world, that I think I¡¯m here just to cope with my breakup? Is that the person you really love?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± She answered, with not even a hint of hesitation in her voice. ¡°Because he is also the same person who would go out of his way to inform the people he knew that their town would be attacked and helped them beat the attacking monsters. Because he is the person who would ride a dragon through rain and thunder to find people lost and under attack. Because he is the person who didn¡¯t care how dangerous it was to show he had the power to resurrect the dead, and just did it anyway. And because he is the person that cured not just me, but others I cared about from the curse that has gued us for our entire lives. So I will ask you, do you think you are such a bad person really?¡± ¡°..... I don¡¯t know. I guess it depends on who you ask.¡± ¡°You are doubting yourself again.¡± Lua said. ¡°How can you be so sure of yourself when you face down powerful monsters, but you cannot be sure of yourself when ites to simple things like your self worth? Where is the vigor you had when youpletely destroyed an A-rank monster like it was nothing?¡± ¡°... I don¡¯t know.¡± I admitted. ¡°Wait? How did you even know about that?¡± ¡°Fia and Tia showed it to me.¡± ¡­ really? They can do that now? ¡­ of course they can. Why could they not? They have that movie theater already ying my entire life to any of my monsters that want to watch, so why would Tahlia not record some, if not all, of it? ¡°... I guess it is just because I¡¯m dumb. I¡¯m dumb enough to not fear what I think I can take on. I probably should. But at the same time, that wasn¡¯t the first time I took on a sword-horn bull, so I knew I could do it. That is my reasoning. When I fight something, I¡¯ll just throw too much power at it. But that isn¡¯t how this works. So I guess I¡¯m afraid. Afraid that I put too much force into the rtionship and it breaks like myst one. ¡­ at least I think so.¡± ¡°I see. I think I understand. But please do remember, I¡¯m not weak. I won¡¯t break that easily.¡± Lua tried to affirm me. ¡°This kind of breakage is not caused by physical strength, you know. If it was, I wouldn¡¯t be this afraid. I know you are strong. You are stronger than I am. Just a quick look at our statuses proves that.¡± ¡°I know that.¡± Lua said. ¡°Do you think I¡¯ve been alone forever?¡± ¡°... you haven''t, right? You had a party.¡± ¡°... Yes. But this goes further back. I once had friends. Different from what I now call a friend. I was still young at the time. Seven. I still lived in Sawyer city with my mom. I had a group of kids that yed with me a little ways away from our home. ¡­ but then one of us got injured. It wasn¡¯t a bad injury or anything. Just a minor cut which bled a bit. I just reacted to it, like mom had taught me. I used blood magic to prevent it from bleeding and had the others get help. ¡­ but when they came back, the adults shunned me. I was med for what happened. The mother of the boy even hit me multiple times, saying I was going to turn his child into a monster, or suck him dry. None of my friends would ever do anything with me from that point on. They would run away, even just at the sight of me. So I moved here. I lived with Father in the vige. But still, this ce never felt like home to me. I wanted to be there, where my once friends were. But they were not my friends anymore. I realized that when I spent a bit of time at my mom¡¯s house and tried to reconnect with them. For them, I was a monster. Because that is what they were told. I showed them my powers and they saw me as nothing more than a monster. ¡­ a few yearster my mother got Mrs. Moon to agree to teach me water magic, so I moved to Alewatch. But even there, a lot of people looked at me like I was a monster. So I hid myself with a cloak and never showed my face to anyone. Until I was recognized for being the mage that I am. But even for that, I had to take the long trip to the capital with Mrs. Moon. There, I showed my skills to a great wizard, who then approved me as a witch. After that, I was no longer just the dhampir. I was a witch. And a witch is strong, so no one pokes the witch. And still it felt like no one really trusted me. They looked at me like I might at any time suck them dry. Especially when JoshThe doctor in Alewatch began teaching me more healing techniques and even allowed me to see patients with him. No one really trusted me. Other than my friends in my party. But that doesn¡¯t matter. As long as I had them, I had enough. I once again had a ce where I belonged. And now, I feel like I belong next to you, Brian. So won¡¯t you let me stay by your side, forever?¡± ¡°... I ¡­ yes. But forever is a really long time. So maybe we should just try for now. And if either of us doesn¡¯t like it, we can go our separate ways after a good conversation. No disappearing because one of us is a monster, or because the other is a fool. If that is fine with you, then yes. Lucia, will you be my girlfriend?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes!¡± She said as she took me into a deep hug. ¡°I love you.¡± ¡°... I ¡­ I like you too. I¡¯m sorry that I can¡¯t say it yet, but maybe if you give me a bit more time.¡± ¡°Of course. As long as you let me have a chance, I¡¯ll wait.¡± Lua reassured me. I just stood there, letting her embrace me for as long as she needed. Because honestly, I needed it as well, as I felt a few tears rolling down my face. I don¡¯t know if they are tears of happiness or sadness, but I¡¯ll ept them now. There is a time and ce for everything, and now feels like a good time to let my tears roll, if they want to. CH.213 What comes next? CH.213 Whates next? ¡°So¡­ what now?¡± Lua questioned. ¡°What do you mean?¡± I asked. ¡°... whates after a confession?¡± She asked, seemingly innocently. ¡°... wait, you don¡¯t ¡­ of course you wouldn¡¯t. First time. Sorry. But the first thing after confession is either eptance or refusal. But we already handled that part. After that, there really is no correct answer. Rtionships are ¡­plicated. But the answer is we can do what we want to do, as long as we do it together. That is basically thepact version.¡± I informed her. Yes, I know that is way too simplified, but at the same time, it is urate enough for now. ¡°... so ¡­ we can walk through town holding hands?¡± Lua asked. ¡­ how can she be so adorable, while also being that innocent. Or does being innocent make her adorable? Maybe. Some princess I have on my hands. Well actually, because she is a princess this makes sense. Of course a princess wouldn¡¯t know these things. ¡­ sorry Lua. I know you don¡¯t like it when I call you a princess, even if it is just inside my head. ¡°Yes. Yes, we can do that.¡± I told her. ¡°If you feelfortable going to town.¡± ¡°Eh? ¡­ I ¡­ I didn¡¯t think of that. I just ¡­ I just wanted to ¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I understand. You have no idea how I was when Laura said yes. I was way worse.¡± I told her. I know it isn¡¯t exactly etiquette to bring up my past GF, but Lua knows my situation and epts it, so I will. At least sometimes, when I talk about my past. I won¡¯t do something really stupid like saying the wrong name during ¡­ passionate times. At least I hope so, because that would be massively jerkish. Also add to that the fact that Laura is still kind of here. Yeah. I¡¯d better not go there. ¡°Walking around towns or cities holding hands, going on guild quests together, going to a cafe and feeding each other sweets, shopping for clothes together. We can do all of that, if you want.¡± ¡°... fe-feeding¡­ each other? And what is a cafe?¡± ¡°Yes. Honestly, it isn¡¯t that abnormal. At least where I¡¯m from. And a cafe is what we called our tea houses. Basically just a ce you go to so you can enjoy some tea and sweets.¡± I told her, recalling that cafe¡¯s aren¡¯t actually a thing here. No coffee for me still. Or at least not here. Maybe some other country has it. Or maybe there is a dungeon out there that makes coffee, either beans or the ready drink. And it just never makes it here, as it is too popr and limited in quantity. ¡°Are there any things dhampirs do? We could do that as well.¡± ¡°... yes. At least in this vige, we carve each other wooden cups, and carry blood to ¡­ our love in it.¡± Lua exined. ¡°Oh? That¡¯s something. But that is more simr to an engagement gift than what I was talking about.¡± I told her. ¡°You know the humans give some sort of an essory when they propose as well. Something that is embedded with a magic stone you yourself converted. Apparently it shows dedication or something.¡± ¡°... oh. I didn¡¯t know. I should have made you one.¡± Lua said. ¡°... but we only have F and E-rank cores here¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry. We have time.¡± I told her. ¡°There is a difference between being boyfriend and girlfriend, and being engaged.¡± ¡°Really? I didn¡¯t know. What is the difference?¡± ¡°You didn¡¯t? ¡­ well, I guess growing up here, you would likely not have a choice in selecting a partner. Anyway, being a boyfriend and girlfriend, or a couple for short, is sort of a test time before full engaged. Basically, you act somewhat like you are fully together, but it is a lower level ofmitment, so it is a bit easier to break off, if something goes wrong or if the rtionship just doesn¡¯t work.¡± ¡°... I don¡¯t get it. Why would you just test it?¡± ¡°As I said, you might not have a choice for a partner here. Remember that this vige is tiny. But in a big city, there are a lot of people. So there is no point in spending the rest of your life with someone whom you don¡¯t like. Didn¡¯t Zay, Rico or Alex ever break up with anyone?¡± I asked. ¡°Umm. Not while we were a party. Zay was infatuated with Kris for a long time, but he refused to ask for her hand until we had a decent financial situation. And Alex and Rico always just said they weren¡¯t in a hurry.¡± ¡°I see. Well, I hope you get my point.¡± I told her. ¡°But honestly, let¡¯s just y this by ear and see where we go. But please, don¡¯t just leave without saying something.¡± ¡°I won¡¯t. I won¡¯t ever leave you. I promise.¡± Lua reassured me, as we embraced each other.
We walked back to the open area of the town hall holding hands, which got the attention of the other dhampirs and Agatha. This, of course, led to a questioning from some of the older people, but a lot of it came from the town¡¯s elder Rosemary and Lua¡¯s mom Agatha. Of course those two would be the most worried about Lua. Rosemary isn¡¯t Lua¡¯s grandma or anything, right? Of course not. Lua¡¯s father¡¯s mother was named Maria. That¡¯s where Mia got her name. I guess Rosemary just is the grandmother of everyone here. Or mother, for the ones that are a bit older. I noticed Ria looking a bit dejected off to the side. I thought she might have, considering her actions, but really. Ria you never stood a chance. Not because you aren¡¯t a good girl or anything, but for a much simpler reason. Ites down to one thing. The decision I made when I learned of very being a thing in this world. Never get romantically involved with your ve. That was my rule. So no matter how much you would have tried Ria, it wouldn¡¯t have worked at least until you were freed from very. And then the vige turned what happened into another celebration. I, of course, once again set out our food. I used the leftover dragon meat fromst time and let Lua do the Mystik Woking blood part. The dragon we drained today was Armed Dragon LV7. I also learned an interesting fact because of it. And that is about the blood preference of dhampirs. Even though both Armed LV7 and Hyozanryu, which we usedst time, are level 7 dragons, and Armed LV7 has more attack, most of the vigers preferred Hyozanryu blood over Armed Dragon blood. Sure, it might be because Hyozanryu has a higher defense. Spoiler
[copse] ¡­ actually, is that the reason? It could be. Think about it. If a dragon has a higher defense, it should, possibly, have stronger blood. Maybe. Or it could be because Hyozanryu just has the betterbined stats. Or because Hyozanryu is light attribute, whereas Armed Dragon is wind. Maybe I can test it outter with Red-Eyes ck Dragon and Serpent Night Dragon. Spoiler
[copse] They are both dark attribute, level 7, dragon-type monsters. And Red-Eyes has more attack, whereas Serpent Night Dragon has more defense. The only problem is that Serpent Night Dragon also has the better overall stats. I guess Yamata Dragon against Tyrant Dragon might work as well, but again, Yamata has the higherbined stats. And Yamata is level 7 and a spirit monster. Red-Eyes vs Serpent Night is better. Yamata vs Tyrant has too many variables. Spoiler
[copse] Maybe I should just ask my vampires instead. They might know why some blood is better than others.
¡°So, Brian, what are we going to do from now on?¡± Lua asked me after the meal. ¡°Go as we have been, except that we are a couple now?¡± I offered. ¡°But shouldn¡¯t we live together or something?¡± ¡°Should we? Did Zay live with Kris, even though they were engaged?¡± ¡°... I guess not.¡± ¡°So I think we should keep going as we have been. You still have your system mission here, and I also have one that forc¡­ persuades me to join the Earl¡¯s birthday party. So we should do those first, and then think of how we want to proceed.¡± I told her. ¡°Sure, I¡¯ll still have some problems I¡¯ll have to deal with, like possibly meeting the King and stuff like that, because of this.¡± I said, as I cleared my sleeve, to reveal my terminal. ¡°And we both have an incentive to visit other dhampir viges, so that is definitely something we should do. How far is your mission, by the way?¡± ¡°Almost done.¡± Lua answered. ¡°Eleven out of the necessary thirteen. And the ones that have already learned True Blood Magic should be able to help the rest even after I leave.¡± ¡°And after you are done, what will you do? Stay here until I¡¯m ready, or do you want toe back to the city?¡± ¡°... I ¡­ I want ¡­ I want toe to the city.¡± Lua said. ¡°I want to stay with you, if possible.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll have to ask the Earl, but I think we can do it. And if we reveal your system support, we can definitely do it, but I don¡¯t think we should. Having one of us have it is already abnormal, from what I¡¯ve observed, so both of us having it is even worse. We might legit get into some trouble with people you don¡¯t want to get in trouble with. Maybe.¡± ¡°... I see. Then ¡­ can I leave it to you?¡± ¡°Of course. And don¡¯t worry, if the Earl doesn¡¯t let you stay, I¡¯ll just rent us a house for the time we¡¯ll spend in town. And afterwards, I can just store all of the furniture and personal items we will have to buy into my storage.¡± ¡°Yes. ¡­ but won¡¯t it be expensive? To purchase a bed and things like that? Or will you use the dungeon to make them?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Hmm. I can do either. I¡¯ll let you in on a little secret. I have plenty of money.¡± ¡°... alright. I mean, I know you have some from some of the adventuring jobs you¡¯ve done. You even have that A-rank monster corpse. It should be worth 500 gold coins, I think. And you sold some of the dungeon items, didn¡¯t you?¡± ¡°Yeah. But there is also another thing. I can show it to you in the factory tomorrow morning.¡± I said, referring to my Upstart Goblin money factory. ¡°I¡¯ll be waiting.¡±
After a bit more talking, a lot more hand holdingLEWD! and even a kiss on the cheek, it was time for us (Ria, Agatha and I) to leave. ¡°See you tomorrow.¡± I said to Lua, before we left. We were still going to go to the dungeon tomorrow. ¡°Yes. I¡¯ll be ready.¡± Lua responded. ¡°... it will be my first time in that big ship.¡± ¡°... Yeah. I guess it will be. Don¡¯t worry. It isn¡¯t a bumpy ride or anything, so no Trojan Horse treatment.¡± ¡°Please don¡¯t remind me of that.¡± ¡°Well, we won¡¯t have to use it ever again.¡± I told her. Maybe I should actually sell some of them, when Card Summoner bes more popr. It is quite fast. Sure it doesn¡¯t reach Overdrive speeds, not to mention the spaceships. But that is exactly why I¡¯m willing to sell some of them. It is convenient and quite fast, at leastpared to a carriage. Well, I guess a well built carriage with multiple well bred horses drawing it should be as fast as Trojan Horse. But as long as I sell my horse at a more affordable price point, it should still sell. And installing Beast Fangs to Trojan Horse should make it a bit morefortable. At least that is how Machine Conversion Factory works with Overdrive. Spoiler
[copse] ¡°Here. Take these.¡± I said, and gave her the two light magic books. ¡°I think they might help with learning light magic.¡± ¡°Th-thanks. I¡¯ll put them to good use.¡± Lua responded. I approached her and gave her a little peck on the cheek. ¡°See you tomorrow.¡± As Lua¡¯s face was getting a bit red, probably because I did that in front of everyone, I got into the teleportation beam. I waved to Lua, and the rest of the vigers, and got into Big Core so we could head back to the city.
Back in the city, we did what we do. Dropped off Agatha, quickly visited the guild, so we can drop off the questpletion form for the escort service we provided for Agatha, and then back to the Sawyer manor. There I asked to have a word with the Earl, and he agreed. That led me to exin what happened in the vige ¡­ well the proposal and me epting. I asked him if Lua could alsoe stay here, while I was, and he agreed, as long as we wouldn¡¯t need separate rooms. The house, and the guest houses were all going to be filled by guestsing to the birthday party after all. Hearing that, I offered to get myself a house I can rent for a bit, but he said that he would rather put other guests into those houses, than me. Well, if he says so. Of course our usual magic, telekinesis, Vampiric Body Modification, etc. practice happened as well. And level ups. The most important part of the day. I leveled up my Telekinesis, as it is my lowest level skill. And I just felt like it. Ria got a level to Fire Magic. Hopefully that will help her. This time her Magic reached exactly 1000. ¡­ insert the but it¡¯s weird that it happened twice meme. Or don¡¯t, I don¡¯t care. Maybe I should have a goblin draw me a meme temte of that. Not that anyone here will understand the point of the meme. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human !
Level: 76
HP: 2550
Mana: 3390
Strength: 745
Defense: 945
Magic: 925
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.4 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.2 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Telekinesis LV.4 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.4 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Mana Control LV.7
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (Greater)
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Rhianna
Race: Dhampir
Level: 68
HP: 1860
Mana: 2080
Strength: 1075
Defense: 765
Magic: 1000
Skills:
True Blood Magic LV.5 (Racial)
Vampiric Body Modification LV.2 (Racial)
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Fire Magic LV.4
Mana Control LV.4
Fast Mana Recovery LV.4
Internal Magic Technique LV.6
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.5
Flickering Step LV.3
Power Boost LV.5
Defense Boost LV.3
Blood Sucker (Racial)
ve. Master: Brian Wood
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Lucia
Race: Dhampir Monarch ?
Level: 76
HP: 2150
Mana: 3745
Strength: 725
Defense: 960
Magic: 2530
Skills:
Dhampir Princess LV.1 (Unique)
True Blood Magic LV.8 (Racial)
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Water Magic LV.7
Mana Control LV.10
Magic Boost LV.5
Quick Cast LV.5
Fast Mana Recovery LV.7
Knife Technique LV.2
Staff Technique LV.5
Water Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Blood Sucker (Racial)
Lifesaver
Bonus. You get to see Lua''s status. [copse] What a day, huh. Well, it was still great. I really hope Lua won¡¯t regret what she did today. Well, the same goes for me too. But all I can do is wait and see. And be the best boyfriend I can be. I think I can manage that. But that is what I thought when I was with Laura and ¡­ NO! Stop! Don¡¯t think about that. You are not the only one to me for that. Rtionships are always between two people. Let¡¯s just try again, and do better this time. I won¡¯t F-up this time. I promise. CH.214 Showing Lua the Secrets of the Factory CH.214 Showing Lua the Secrets of the Factory In the morning, I met up with Lua in the factory. Now that she is my significant other, I have a few ces I want to show her. ¡°Let¡¯s start with this ce, as we are right here.¡± I said, taking Lua up the set of steps that leads to the control tform. Previously she couldn¡¯t ess this area, as we had prevented everyone except Laura, Tahlia, Fantasia and myself from entering. Just because this ce can directly influence some of my skills, like Storage, Dungeon Founder and Pack Opener. It also holds some administrative power over the factory. Sure most of my monsters are good and I don¡¯t think Lua or Mia would ever mess with anything, but better safe than sorry. And some of my monsters do have ¡­ chaotic personalities, so they might do something just because. ¡°Wh-what is all of this?¡± Lua asked, looking at all of the monitors, disying the inside of the factory, the dungeon as well as my surroundings in the real world. I have no idea how they can pull the images from my eyes when my eyes are closed, but it works, so I don¡¯t care. ¡°I call it the control station. Here, take a seat.¡± I said, pulling out a chair for Lua. She did as instructed and I sat down next to her. ¡°I can use this ce to control some of my skills. All of these video feeds you see are made possible by integrating my Dungeon Founder skill with my Different Dimension Factory.¡± I exined. ¡°These are from inside the factory. See, that¡¯s Vampire Kingdom, there are the ocean rooms, and that is the fairy Sanctuary.¡± I said, showing her rooms she might recognize. ¡°While these are from the dungeon. You might not recognize it, as it has changed a lot, but yeah. Here, the core room. I think you should recognize that.¡± ¡°... yes. I think I do.¡± She said. ¡°And that?¡± ¡°Thates directly from my eyes. It is the roof of the room I¡¯m staying in. It is always disyed in that movie theater room, but Tahlia or Fantasia must have put it up here as well. Also, I have no clue how it sees through my eyelids.¡± I exined. ¡°Then here, you can control things like permission in the factory. It can limit where certain monsters can go, and so on.¡± I continued. ¡°And here you can manage my Pack Opener. You can even use it to open packs, if you want.¡± ¡°... I see. Brian. Can I ask you something?¡± ¡°Of course. What is it?¡± ¡°Why are you showing me all of this?¡± ¡°... because it is the way I can show you how much I trust you. I want to show you that I trust you with my life, with my skills. I don¡¯t want you to think that I agreed to be your boyfriend just because. And this is the best way I think I can show it. Just five people, well, one system support, two skill avatars, and us two, can ess this area. Even Mia isn¡¯t allowed here. But I want you to be able toe here, because I trust you, okay. ¡­ I might be bad at showing you how much I lo¡­ I like you, but I hope this will suffice.¡± Why? Why can¡¯t I say it? I want to, but ¡­ someday. ¡°.. I see. Thank you, Brian. This really means a lot.¡± Lua said, likely just to try to show some appreciation, but I might be wrong. ¡°... anyway. Let¡¯s get back on track.¡± I said, before I could get lost in her eyes. ¡°Here is one thing you should definitely know. By using this terminal,¡± I said, as I pointed out theputer Lua was sitting at. ¡°You can ess my Pack Opener¡¯s collection. There, you can see all of the cards I have.¡± As I said that, I navigated the menu and opened up my collection. A giant list of cards, with a small image to the side appeared. In total, I have 1507 unique cards. As in, when you count just original, non altered Yugioh cards. But with all of the different entries that the collection uses, like the same card from different sets, cards that have sleeves, cards that have toploaders, and cards that have installs, the number in my collection was well over 5000. ¡°Wow¡­ I had no idea you had this many¡­¡± Lua muttered. ¡°It is a lot.¡± I admitted. ¡°Here, I¡¯ll show you how you can search the cards in there.¡± I said, showing her the search functions of my collection. Sort out monsters, spells and traps first. Then you can pick between different sub-types, like continuous, counter and normal traps. Or for monsters, you can sort between normal, effect, flip, fusion, etc. Sort by attribute, dark, light, all of that, you know. Or by subtype, dragon, fairy, spellcaster, etc. You get the drill. Of course you can even sort by level. And even search out words in the cards'' effect text. That is nice when I¡¯m looking for cards that can heal people. I just search for a card with an effect to increase life points, and boom. Yeah. You can search in so many ways. ¡°So, if you ever want new cards, you can look through this and ask for anything. Or if you meet a monster in the factory that you like, just ask for their card name, and then tell me you want it, and I¡¯ll give you one.¡± I said. ¡°And if you don¡¯t feel like sorting through it yourself, you can just ask me for anything. I¡¯ll hopefully find something you like.¡± ¡°... wow. You are spoiling me already.¡± ¡°No. That is nothing. Honestly.¡±
After a bit more time exining the control tform, I led Lua to the goblin bank. I wanted her to see my money factory after all. ¡°... this really is a bank, huh.¡± Lua muttered. Actually, do they have banks in this world? They must, considering what she just said. I know this ce is loosely based off of the Gringotts bank from Harry Potter, but I don¡¯t know how urate it really is. As in, how historically urate the bank''s insides were, whenpared to a historic bank. Or like a medieval bank. ¡°What do they store here? Your cards?¡± Lua asked. ¡°I don¡¯t think they have those. Well, they have some of them.¡± I said, referring to the goblins using some of them, like Good Goblin Housekeeping to manage my tokens. ¡°But mostly, it is money. Come. I¡¯ll show you.¡± We walked to the person, goblin, in charge of the front room, and asked if the manager was ready for us. I had warned him about our visit yesterday, and asked that he leaves at least some Upstart Goblins so Lua can see them. We were then led into the managers room. ¡­ is it wrong to call him the manager? He is kind of the owner. Well, I guess realistically Tahlia and I are the owners. And he is just the one in charge of the day-to-day operations. So I guess general manager isn¡¯t that far from the truth. ¡°Master, we¡¯ve been expecting you.¡± He greeted me. ¡°Lady Lucia as well. Wee.¡± ¡°H-Hello.¡± Lua responded, being a little taken back by the muscr hobgoblin wearing a three-piece suit. ¡°Hi Greed. ¡­ I shouldn¡¯t call you that. How about a name? Do you have one?¡± I asked the Goblin of Greed. ¡°I don¡¯t mind being called Greed, or you can give me another name, if you wish.¡± He responded. ¡­ great. I should have considered this beforehand. I¡¯m not good ating up names on the spot. Greed¡­ G¡­ oh. That will work. ¡°Then from now on your name is Gary.¡± I said. No, I didn¡¯t name him after Gary Oak. ¡­ okay, I totally did. But really, they are kind of simr. In a way. If you look up the lore story of Goblin of Greed, he has some nice backstory. Both start off with a jerkish personality, but learn from their mistakes. ¡­ okay, let¡¯s be honest here. Goblin of Greed never learned. But I¡¯ll hope mine never reaches the point where he will try to steal from me, because at that point I can and will just sack him for sleeves. I don¡¯t care that I will have to waste the sleeve and toploader he is in to do that. ¡°Gary? Yes. Thank you, Master. I shall go by the name Gary from now on.¡± Gary epted his new name. ¡°Well, I¡¯m happy to hear that you like it. So, Gary, can you show us what I requested?¡± ¡°Yes. Of course. This way, please.¡± He led us back to the small hallway that was between the front room and his office, instead of into Tahlia¡¯s room. We entered one of the rooms in that corridor and were led to a small-ish room with arge window. We looked into a different room, where a group of 8 Goblin of Greeds were working, activating Upstart Goblins, Pot of Greeds and other cards that they could. On the tables they were using as work tables were Spirit of the Pot of Greeds, one for each of the four tables. There was also a Goblin King watching over them. Probably some sort of ¡®Don¡¯t even think about stealing¡¯ watcher. Spoiler
[copse] The one part of the operation that I didn¡¯t know about was actually a separate table with two Blindly Loyal Goblins activating Goblin''s Secret Remedy. I quickly pulled up my Storage inventory and found Goblin Herbs there. But there were only just over ten of them, so they must have just started that today. Maybe Gary added that to impress both Lua and I. Spoiler
[copse] Now I feel like I should look into the other potion cards I have. My storage can hold liquids just fine, even without a container. And my potion making cardse with a container. And as my storage can freeze time for them, they shouldn¡¯t spoil. I think Lord Poison or Poison Mummy should be able to activate Poison of the Old Man. At least based on how Goblin of Greed can activate Pot and Jar of Greed, but something like Goblin Calligrapher can only activate the Goblin spells and traps, like Good Goblin Housekeeping. Spoiler
[copse] Well, that is something I can look intoter. ¡°So, what do you think?¡± I asked Lua. ¡°Impressive, isn¡¯t it?¡± ¡°... yes. But what exactly are they doing?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Plenty of things. Those guys are activating Pot and Jar of Greeds.¡± I exined. ¡°They get me more pack tokens.¡± I showed her a Pot of Greed. ¡°That table is using Goblin''s Secret Remedy to make healing herbs. And those two. They are using Upstart Goblin to make me money.¡± I said as I showed her a grayed out Upstart Goblin. Lua read the effect of Upstart Goblin and her eyes widened a bit. ¡°... wh. How many?¡± ¡°Two hundred and thirty-three.¡± I answered. ¡°And each of them is activated once per day. Each copy gives five coins, and there is a 40% chance to get a cold coin, 30% chance for arge silver and 30% for a small silver. So on average I get 466 gold coins each day. And 350rge silvers and 350 small silvers. And considering the rates between the coins, that is 571 gold coins per day.¡± ¡°... wow. That is ¡­ amazing.¡± Lua said. ¡°But how do you get the money out of here? Didn¡¯t you say that things here ¡­ aren¡¯t real?¡± ¡°True. But the money that appears here isn¡¯t real. The real money they make is directly deposited into my storage. The same goes for every other card that makes physical objects.¡± I answered. ¡°Then why would..?¡± ¡°May I answer that, Master?¡± Gary asked. ¡°Sure, go for it.¡± I gave permission. ¡°We use those coins to motivate ourselves. We simply enjoy handling money, so having it feels a lot better than not having it. There is also one other thing, if you don¡¯t mind following me.¡± He led us back to the previous corridor, through a different door, down some steps, and we reached what looked like a giant back vault door. ¡°Master, would you mind? I cannot open it outside of the dedicated times given to us by Lady Tahlia.¡± Gary said. ¡°Sure.¡± I took a step forward and scanned my hand on the biometric scanner. Another thing these guys pulled out of nowhere. Actually, Tahlia probably made it. She is some super advanced storage AI thing, so she probably knew about it. After I scanned my hand, Gary spun the handle on the door and pulled the door open. Inside we saw a massive pile of gold and silver coins. ¡°This is the factory¡¯s money vault. It holds a coin for each coin Master has in his storage. It is a way we see how much we have been able to help Master.¡± Gary exined. I, of course, knew about the amount of money I had in my storage. ¡­ there is a lot of it. But seeing it all out in the open like this really just brings to life how much money it is. Hearing 10,000 gold coins is something, but seeing it is something else. Not to mention the piles of silver. Honestly, I¡¯ll soon be Scrooge McDuck with enough coins where I can start swimming in them. ¡°... that is ¡­ Brian, are you nning on buying a country or something?¡± Lua asked. ¡°No. Why would I? A mansion, maybe, but why would I ever buy a country?¡± ¡°... I just¡­ that much money¡­ I don¡¯t think I could ever use that much.¡± ¡°Well, we can try. Want to go on a shopping spree?¡± I joked, knowing fully well that because a lot of things here are custom made, instead of being ready made, it would be extremely difficult to use that much money quickly. We would be waiting for tons of orders at that point. And during the wait, my money factory would more than make up all the money we would have spent buying all of that stuff. ¡°I ¡­ yes. Let¡¯s.¡± Lua agreed to my idea of a shopping spree. I wonder. Is there a ck market auction somewhere? I kind of want to go to one now. Pick up some treasures that cost way too much money. Most isekai stories have some, so maybe. But I might have to head to a bigger city with more nobles so I can find one. Fly over to the capital and look there? I guess we could. It shouldn¡¯t take that long with Big Core and with Gradius, I can fly at even faster speeds.
After taking a look at the vault, we went back to Gary¡¯s room. I asked him to slide the bookshelf and reveal the door to Tahlia¡¯s room, scanned my hand on the panel and entered the room with Lua. ¡°... what is this ce?¡± Lua questioned, as she looked at the super futuristic servers andputers all around us. ¡°Tahlia¡¯s room. Or in a way, the core of Tahlia. She is the avatar that can move around, but this space could be said to be her.¡± I exined, as I understood it, as I led us towards the table she was sitting at. ¡°Tahlia.¡± I called out. ¡°We are here to see you.¡± She put her book down and looked at us. ¡°f-Father! Please warn me before bringing others here.¡± She said, as she noticed Lua. She stood up, before her avatar disappeared and reappeared, this time wearing her dark blue circuit board pattern dress. Has she never shown herself in front of Lua in her pink onesie? Maybe she hasn¡¯t. She does usually wear her dress when outside of her room or the control tform. ¡°Lady Lucia, please forget my previous appearance.¡± She said, as she bowed slightly to us. ¡°... alright.¡± Lua responded after a second. I wonder, did she lie? She must have used that second to burn the image of Tahlia¡¯s pink onesie into her brain. ¡°Tahlia, as you heard, I took Lua as my girlfriend. I won¡¯t force you to give her ess to this room, but I would like it if you did.¡± I told her. ¡°Also, make sure to treat her well.¡± ¡°Yes, Father.¡± Tahlia gave a forceful reply. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I don¡¯t need ess.¡± Lua said to Tahlia. ¡°I¡¯ll be happy as long as you don¡¯t hate me.¡± ¡°... yes, Lady Lucia.¡± ¡°Please, just call me Lua.¡±
One more stop. Fantasia. Finding her is always a fun spot the Fantasia game. Usually it wasn¡¯t that difficult, as I only needed to find a ce where my monsters are unusually close together, as they like to gather around Fantasia, but sometimes she can hide decently well. Today, she was in the Harpies'' Hunting Ground. She was flying on the back of Eagle Eye. Spoiler
[copse] Interestingly, the Harpies'' Hunting Ground had be a generic area for my winged beast monsters. I think that is because Mountain, their LOB field spell is also the field spell for dragons and thunders. And with dragons having taken over the mountains on the outskirts of the tower room, and thunders roaming the Mountain room, my winged beasts seemed to have escaped here instead. I teleported us there, so we could speak with Fantasia. ¡°... wow. I didn¡¯t know you could do that.¡± Luamented, after the teleportation. ¡°It¡¯s just factory cheats. Well, I¡¯m trying to learn space magic from Cosmo Queen, so I might be able to do that outside at some point.¡± ¡°Space magic? That is ¡­ is that really something you can just learn?¡± ¡°I think so. I can ¡®cast¡¯ it inside the factory. But I¡¯m still struggling to do it outside, because the mana control is ¡­ not so easy.¡± ¡°You can¡¯t do it, even with Laura helping you?¡± Lua asked. Considering that she has a system support of her own, she must know how much it can help with casting spells and mana control. ¡°Yeah. I think I¡¯m getting there though. And as soon as I get the skill for it, I can level it up. But isn¡¯t it the same with you and light magic?¡± ¡°... I guess. But I¡¯m almost there. Just a day or two more.¡± Lua said. ¡°Well, a race it is then. Which one of us will have the skill first?¡± ¡°Sure. I¡¯ll beat you for sure.¡± Lua agreed. I ced two fingers into my mouth and whistled. Honestly, I can¡¯t whistle, but it doesn¡¯t matter in the factory. I can just imagine the result and it will happen. To an extent. Because of my whistle, the winged beasts flying in the sky noticed us and turned to head for us. If I didn¡¯t know them, this would be terrifying. The birds and harpiesnded before us, and Fantasia jumped off of her eagle. She wore what looked to be a modified version of Cyber Shield. Spoiler [copse] I was going toment how that kind of armor is not something she should wear, but at the same time, I really don¡¯t want to, as she did have a full bodysuit under it. And at least it wasn¡¯t the outfit of the other Harpie Ladies. Maybe the Harpies had the sense to point that out to her and offer her a Cyber Shield instead. ¡°Papa! Good morning!¡± She said as she ran up to us. I took her into a hug, altering her clothes into a copy of mine instead of what she had been wearing. Not just because of the previous reasons, but because the Cyber Shield hadrge spikes and I didn¡¯t want them stabbing me. ¡°Good morning.¡± I said to her. ¡°I¡¯m here with Lua today. You did hear that I epted her proposal yesterday, didn¡¯t you?¡± ¡°Yes. Cousin Lua is now mommy Lua, right?¡± Fantasia asked. ¡°m-mommy?¡± Lua was a bit taken back. ¡°I- I guess so.¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Fantasia called out, and tried to break free from my hug. I let her go, and she rushed to hug Lua instead. Lua crouched down a bit and took Fantasia into a deep hug.
¡°So, we will be there in ¡­ probably bit more than an hour. I¡¯ll see you then.¡± I said to Lua, as we were both leaving the factory. We had spent a bit too much time here, and I was runningte. Ria had already entered my room and had tried to shake me awake, before realizing that I must be in the factory. ¡°Yes. I¡¯ll be waiting.¡± Lua said. We both left the factory and I got ready for the day. CH.215 Dungeon Party CH.215 Dungeon Party After my second, and more secrets including, factory tour with Lua, I had to hurry out of bed. Quickly change clothes and half run to breakfast. Luckily I made it just in time, as the Earl and his wife were sitting down, so I was only fashionablete, as I really should be there before they are. Etiquette and all of that. I gave everyone a quick apology and we began breakfast.
After breakfast, everyone got suited up and we gathered at the front yard of the manor. I was just going to call Big Core right here. For two reasons. One, we had an extra with us. The Earl had gotten a knight toe with us to the dungeon. He was one of the ones that visited the dhampir vige while Lua was evolving, so he had already seen Big Core, so I didn¡¯t mind himing. But yeah, because he was here, there is no way all six of us would fit in Overdrive. Second reason was the slight drizzle of rain. It really shouldn¡¯t bother Overdrive, but it might. I¡¯ve never really driven it over wet streets. Now sure there is the slight problem that Big Core will act like a giant umbre over the town, and someone might spot the rain hitting it, but at the same time, I have an app for that. ¡°Summon Water Spirit.¡± I summoned a water spirit and got one of the intermediate rank ones. Good. I asked her if she could stop the rain for a bit of time, but apparently that would be too much for her. The greater spirit could do it, but she couldn¡¯t. But she could clear a small area of the rain. Small being a questionable measure. She could temporarily stop the rain for more than half the city, but I guesspared to her mother that could control massive rain clouds that could stretch over huge areas, that was small. So with a temporary stop in the rain, I summoned Big Core and we got in. I then let Ria down to the ground and had her pick up Agatha. She asked why we were getting into the ship within the city, but I just answered: ¡°Because it is convenient.¡± After we cleared the city walls, I thanked my water spirit friend and we headed for the vige. Paulina got a look when the spirit disappeared. Yeah. We never did test out if they¡¯ll be willing to synchro with her. Let¡¯s do that in the dungeon.
¡°Hi Lua.¡± I said as I got down to the ground. ¡°Are you ready to go?¡± ¡°... y-yes. I hope so.¡± She responded. She was wearing her new adventuring dress, the one we made from the clothes of Vampire Grimson. The only difference was that she didn¡¯t have her mace on hand, but instead her regr staff. She had the cloak on so that it hid most of her new features. Really down on her head. You couldn¡¯t see her slightly longer hair, and even her wings were covered by it, unless you knew exactly where to look. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. If anyone says anything bad about you, I¡¯ll punch them in the face.¡± I said. ¡°Heh. Why don¡¯t you start with yourself? That might help you not to be a dummy.¡± Lua joked. ¡°... maybe I will, since you asked.¡± I offered. ¡°Or you could p me instead.¡± ¡°If you say something stupid again, I will.¡± ¡­ I don¡¯t know if that is a promise or a threat. Also, I don¡¯t want to be pped. Actually, would Threatening Roar activate if Lua tried to p me? It might, but I don¡¯t think it would. Just because of the condition for its activation. It should activate if someone attacks or is about to attack me with the intention to kill me, or cause harm to me. And a p might not be intended to harm me, so it might not. Well, I don¡¯t know if I actually want to find out. ¡°Come on. Let¡¯s head up.¡± I said as I took her hand and pulled her into the teleportation beam. We waved at the other vigers before I ordered Big Core to teleport us up to it.
¡°Brian. Why are you holding her hand?¡± Alice demanded to know as we walked to the bridge, still holding hands. ¡°Am I not allowed to?¡± I simply asked. ¡°But¡­ you don¡¯t hold my hand!¡± Sheined. ¡°Well, unlike you, Lua is my girlfriend so I¡¯ll hold her hand if I want to.¡± I answered. ¡°G-gi-gi-girlfriend? When?¡± Alice sputtered. ¡°Yesterday.¡± I simply answered. ¡°Now sit down. We have ces to be.¡± I told her, only to receive a small p from Lua. It didn¡¯t hurt at all, so it wasn¡¯t a serious p. I turned to look at her and saw that she had a yful smile on her face. ¡°What was that for?¡± I asked. ¡°You said something stupid, so I pped you. I did warn you, right?¡± She answered. ¡°... I guess you did.¡± She still didn¡¯t have to do it. And what part of what I said was stupid? Anyway. ¡°Here. Take a seat. Next stop, the Watchman manor.¡± I announced as I took the captain¡¯s seat. Originally Christina was supposed to meet us at the dungeon after flying there on one of her birds, but as the weather was cloudy and it drizzled from time to time, she asked if I could pick her up instead, and I agreed.
¡°Good morning, everyone.¡± Christina said, as she got to the bridge. Worth mentioning here is that she wasn¡¯t alone. She had two maids, Sana and Aneesa with her. I didn¡¯t know she was bringing them, but it doesn¡¯t really matter. ¡°Mom! Mom. Listen.¡± Alice called as she rushed over to her mother. ¡°Brian is being mean! He took Lua as his girlfriend instead of me!¡± She informed her mother. ¡°And then he forced me to give up my seat that I fought for.¡± Come on Alice, I told you all that I wanted to leave the lead navigator¡¯s seat for Lua this time, even before you were ying rock-paper-scissors for it. That isn¡¯t my fault. It is customary that the new person on board gets the lead navigator''s seat. Though I think from now on I¡¯ll keep the lead weapon¡¯s officers seat for Lua. It is on the right hand side of the captain¡¯s seat, and I want Lua there. Either that, or I¡¯ll just make a new seat for her, which is right next to mine. If this ship was anyrger, or if it had a medbay, maybe I would make her the lead medical officer. But realistically, I should just name her the second-inmand, as that is what she is. But I¡¯d like her to know how Big Core works a bit better before that. You can still do a lot wrong, and blow up a mountain or something if you do. Okay, you can¡¯t actually blow up a mountain. Big Core¡¯s weapons aren¡¯t that powerful. But you can destroy some houses if you identally fire them. ¡°Oh? Brian? You did something like that? I didn¡¯t think you would.¡± Christina said. ¡°And with Lucia. I didn¡¯t think you would go for the dhampir, but I guess I can¡¯t predict you.¡± ¡°Well, I do things my way.¡± Imented. ¡°Yes, yes you do.¡± She said and turned her eyes to Lua. ¡°I have to say, you¡¯ve really changed your style. You always had such reserved colors, but look at you now. Really dressing up to impress Brian, huh.¡± ¡°... I ¡­ it¡¯s not¡­¡± ¡°Well, I guess not everything has changed. I really like this mantle. Where did you get it?¡± Christina asked, running her hand over it. ¡°... what is this? This metal edging?¡± Yeah. The silver lining isn¡¯t actually silver. I should have guessed as much, but it was actually vampiric steel, not silver. Of course it would be. You have the super metal that vampire¡¯s like and it can be form controlled quite well, so why not use it for something like that. Sadly, because of it being attached to a mantle like that, it wasn¡¯t hardened. Or I guess in terms of vampiric steel, I should call it ¡®not set¡¯. It isn¡¯t quite the same as hardening steel, but that is the closestparison I can make. ¡°I¡­ Brian gave it to me.¡± Lua answered the first part of the question. ¡°I see. So I¡¯m asking the wrong person.¡± Christina turned to me. ¡°Brian, where did you get it from? I might want one of my own.¡± ¡°Sorry, it is a special order, and I can¡¯t get another one, or tell where it is from.¡± I answered. You could probably make a simr mantle, but making one just like that, with the vampiric steel and everything, not going to happen. Maybe with mithril or some other metal instead. Maybe I can get some of those ¡®greatest metals¡¯ from somewhere and use that instead. ¡°I see. I guess that is fine them.¡± She said. ¡°I do have something else for you though. I¡¯ll hand it over once we get to the dungeon.¡± ¡°Oh? A gift for me? I hope it will be something nice.¡±
During our quick flight, I introduced everyone to each other. That included Cardo, our knight escort for the day. We made it to the dungeon and got down from B.E.S. Big Core. Because of how many of us were here, we used both teleporters, instead of just one. ¡°... I don¡¯t see anyone. Good. We can do what we want.¡± I said, looking over the dungeon cameras. I just wanted to confirm that we wouldn¡¯t be stepping on anyone''s toes and stealing their prey. ¡°Did you tell the guild that we would be in the dungeon today?¡± I asked Christina. ¡°I think you are forgetting that most adventurers travel in carriages or on foot. How fast do you think they can get here?¡± ¡°... oh yeah. That little problem. Traveling sucks.¡± Honestly. Even back on earth, I hated long car rides. I usually loved the destination and the people there, but traveling sucks. Thank god Big Core makes traveling a breeze. But at the same time, being here and on earth is quite different. Here you don¡¯tck aputer just because you are in a car, a carriage, as you never have aputer to begin with. Well I do in the factory, but it isn¡¯t connected to the inte, so it doesn¡¯t count. ¡°So¡­ we can just kill all the monsters?¡± Ria asked. ¡°Yeah. Go for it.¡± I gave permission. ¡°Nice. Come on Alice. Let¡¯s go!¡± She called, as she took Alice by her hand and dragged her in. ¡°Yes! I¡¯m going to crush them.¡± Alice ran in with Ria. ¡°... wait! Don¡¯t run off!¡± Cardo rushed after them and Paulina followed him. ¡°I¡¯ll head in as well, if you don¡¯t mind.¡± Agatha said, following after Paulina. ¡°Well, shall we?¡± Lua asked, holding my hand. ¡°Yeah. Might as well. But I think we should let them deal with most of the monsters, at least as long as they have that kind of energy.¡± I agreed, following after the people with more enthusiasm than I had. ¡°When did my lovely daughter be a battle hungry fiend?¡± Christina wondered. ¡°Sorry. That might be my fault.¡± I admitted. ¡°No. I like seeing her with that kind of energy. As long as she has something to channel it towards.¡±
¡°So, Brian, may I ask a few things?¡± Christina began another conversation after we caught up with the rest of our party. Our lineup was Ria, Agatha and the knight holding down the front line, Alice, Paulina and Sana were acting as magic support, and Lua, Christina, Aneesa and I were in the rear, not actually taking part in any battles. ¡°Sure, but you do realize that that in itself is already a question.¡± I responded, as I sometimes do when I want to try to be funny. ¡°Whatever. So, first of all. Thedy with that battle axe? She is Lucia¡¯s mother, that¡¯s what you said, right?¡± Christina asked. ¡°Yes. She is my mother.¡± Lua answered before I had the chance. ¡°... but her arm. It has scales, right? Even other parts of her body have some, but they are pronounced in that area. So isn¡¯t she a lizard folk? Howe you don¡¯t show any features like she does?¡± ¡°Because mother is ¡­ was a normal human until¡­¡± Lua answered and looked at me. ¡°... Brian? Want to exin that?¡± Christian asked. ¡°I can, but will it matter?¡± ¡°I would like to know. Unless it is some big secret.¡± Christina said. ¡°No. It really isn¡¯t. She was missing an arm because of a past incident. I wanted to make her a new one and in doing so I had to change her race to a half-dragon. Those aren¡¯t lizard scales, they are dragon scales.¡± I exined, and as I did, I saw Aneesa¡¯s eyes open wide. ¡°... you ¡­ changed her race? Is that even ¡­ Why am I asking that? Mister does whatever he wants, even if it is impossible. I would say stop, but I wouldn¡¯t want Alice to go back to what she used to be.¡± ¡°Wow. That¡¯s a long name. You could have just called me Mr. Impossible. Or just Brian. That works as well. And those that know me, know why Brian means what it means.¡± ¡°Well it doesn¡¯t matter. Next question. That Ria girl. She is a dhampir, right?¡± Christina asked. ¡°Yeap.¡± I confirmed. ¡°Is she ¡­ stable?¡± ¡°Now you are asking that? You¡¯ve seen her multiple times already and has she never done anything to prove you otherwise?¡± ¡°I guess. I just¡­¡± ¡°You are scared for Alice. I understand. Don¡¯t worry. I do have ways to keep her in check, but I really don¡¯t think it will ever actually be necessary.¡± ¡°... I know I shouldn¡¯t be, it¡¯s just¡­¡± ¡°She is a dhampir.¡± Lua cut in. ¡°That in itself makes her dangerous, right?¡± ¡°... yes. I¡¯m sorry. I hope you understand where Ie from.¡± She apologized to Lua. ¡°No. I do understand. Even if I don¡¯t like it, I¡¯ve seen it many times.¡± Lua said. ¡°Yes. Again, I apologize. It isn¡¯t something we have any right to do. You are under the protection of our Goddess, just like every other race.¡± ¡°... it is what it is. But we will make it better, won¡¯t we Brian?¡± ¡°Well, hopefully.¡± I answered. ¡°Let¡¯s just hope things won¡¯t get worse before they get better.¡± ¡°If you are doing it, I¡¯m sure it will seed. Whatever it is that you are nning.¡± Christina said. ¡°... Lucia, may I ask about ¡­ the wings?¡± Christina asked with a very quiet voice. I don¡¯t think outside of the four of us, anyone else would have heard. ¡°How did you..?¡± ¡°I noticed them when I was feeling your mantle.¡± Christina admitted. ¡°So they really are wings. Did Brian?¡± ¡°No. That one isn¡¯t on me.¡± I answered, keeping my voice low. ¡°Well, it kind of is, because of Level Up, but that¡¯s all.¡± ¡°... an evolution, then?¡± Christina guessed. ¡°Yes.¡± Lua confirmed. ¡°... I see. I didn¡¯t know if the Level Ups could cause an evolution, so that is good to know.¡± Christina said. ¡°But a winged dhampir¡­ I didn¡¯t know that was possible. Well, not that I know a lot about dhampirs.¡± ¡°Based on my info, winged dhampirs aren¡¯t that rare, but her white wings are.¡± I told Christina. ¡°... and your information originates from where? Your system..?¡± ¡°My vampire summons.¡± I interrupted. ¡°... why do I ask.¡± Christina muttered before speaking up. ¡°Also, didn¡¯t you say something about a gift for me? What is it?¡± ¡°Oh yeah. That. I have this.¡± I said as I got out the A-rank core. It was just about 18 cm in diameterpared to the S-rank core which was about 25 cm.I was going topare the size to the size of some ball from some ball game, but for the A-rank core, only Rhythmic gymnastics ball and Team Handball ball are in that range.Of course the S-rank core is still about the size of a Basketball, if not just a bitrger. ¡°An A-rank monster core? Why would you give me something like this?¡± Christina asked. ¡°... to make up for the one used for this dungeon?¡± I questioned my own judgment. ¡°You really don¡¯t have to. I know I was ¡­ still am, a little annoyed at a certain someone for using the S-rank core, but that isn¡¯t your fault. You shouldn¡¯t have to make up for the mistakes of others, and be reassured that I¡¯m making him pay for not even discussing with me about using that core before it was toote.¡± ¡°... so do you want it or not?¡± I asked. ¡°Keep it.¡± Christina said. ¡°Considering you, I¡¯m sure you¡¯ll find a good use for it. Better than we would, anyway. For us, it would likely just be stored in a case, until we either had to sell it, or another dungeon would pop up which we needed a core for. And honestly, this dungeon is a good thing for us. It will help the town grow.¡± ¡°... alright. Then I¡¯ll keep it. But if another dungeon does pop up, send me a message and I¡¯ll bring this core over. Unless I¡¯ve used it already. And if I have, I¡¯ll find another one quickly.¡± ¡°Well, thank you. You really are too kind.¡± Christina said. ¡°Only the best for my dungeon master, right. Actually, I analyzed this one magic book ¡­¡± And so, we explored the dungeon. Can you actually call this exploring? We are just taking, while we let the others take care of everything. The only ¡®explorer¡¯ thing we do is absorbing the monsters, as my generation points just are more effective than the regr dungeon points the others can get. CH.216 Another round at the Challenge Rooms CH.216 Another round at the Challenge Rooms ¡°So, who wants to be the first one to fight a challenge room?¡± I asked our group, when we reached the first floor challenge room. ¡°I do! I do!¡± Alice offered. ¡°Alice, why don¡¯t you let someone else go first?¡± Christina was trying to hold her back, without directly saying no. ¡°But I can do it.¡± Alice insisted. ¡°Maybe we could use someone else to confirm that nothing abnormal is going on first.¡± I said, to add an excuse to have someone else go first. I don¡¯t want to stop Alice either, but as Christina was against having her go first, I¡¯ll add this as an option. ¡°Then should I do it?¡± Ria asked. ¡°Madam, Sir. I don¡¯t mind either.¡± Cardo, our knight escort, offered. ¡°Brian. Why don¡¯t you just do it?¡± Lua asked, and everyone turned to look at me. ¡°Yes. Brian should do it.¡± Alice instantly agreed. ¡°It would be interesting to see.¡± Ria said. ¡°You never actually fight yourself.¡± ¡­ yeah. There is a reason for that. I¡¯m a summoner/support ss, not a frontline fighter. Even if I at one point wanted to be. ¡°You can do it.¡± Lua said. ¡°I know you can beat them, even without summoning.¡± ¡­ That¡¯s not fair. You can¡¯t pressure me like that. Of course I want to try to show off in front of my girlfriend, especially if she asks for it. ¡°... fine. I can go first.¡± Honestly speaking, I wasn¡¯t afraid of dying. I have tons, two and a half tons, of HP. So even if I take some hits, I shouldn¡¯t die. And we are on the first floor. Last time, the opponent was a group of five of the basic skeletons that roam this ce, so it should be no problem. Even with my non-existent skills. And if all else fails, I can just rely on Hinotama or something else like that. Even if it hits me, I can tank 500 damage no problem. Spoiler [copse] ¡°Christina, why don¡¯t you open up Dungeon Master, so you can all watch. You can do it right?¡± I requested. I think she should be able to do it, as Dungeon Founder can, but there might be a difference in what the skills can do. ¡°Yes. I shall.¡± While Christina was opening her skill, I got out my mithril sword and hyped myself up. Let¡¯s hope this doesn¡¯t backfirepletely. For safety reasons, I also got a Hinotama out of my collection and ced it in my pocket, so it would be ready to go.
Honestly, I was a little nervous. I never really thought about fighting solo like this. But at the same time, it is something that I should be able to do, at least on a basic level. My cards have weaknesses and one of them is their speed. Sure there won¡¯t be a problem if I can prepare in peace, but if I have to defend myself without preparations, all I¡¯ll have are my set cards. ¡­ I should remove them before this, actually. Just so they won¡¯t activate. I¡¯ll leave the Nutrient Z and Draining Shield, as they likely won¡¯t activate. Nutrient Z needs an attack that would have a power of over 2000 to activate, while Draining Shield only activates against ranged magic attacks, so neither of them will be in the way when I fight skeletons. Spoiler
[copse] But my Threatening Roar and Sakuretsu Armor would activate, so I removed those two. Spoiler
[copse] (... Laura, you ready to go?) I confirmed. I want all of my power avable, that includes Laura hacks. (Always. Believe in yourself more, Brian. You can do this.) She reassured me. (... I hope so. Most of my OP skills aren¡¯t really something I can use when I fight alone, without any of my summons. Even Unity won¡¯t help in this fight.) (You still have telekinesis. That, and your sword, should be plenty against a few skeletons. You might even get your sword technique skill from this, as you are using your sword in an actual fight.) (... well, let¡¯s hope so. But I¡¯m not expecting that.)
I got into the room and my opponents spawned in. Three skeletons. Two armed with bronze poles, and one with a bronze sword and shield. Not quite as expected, but not too far from it. The basic skeletons are E-rank monsters. Not too strong, but not goblins by any means. The better armed one was a D-rank skeleton knight. Skeleton knights could range in rank from D-rank all the way to B-rank, depending on their size and equipment, but this one was D-rank, the lowest, so I think I can handle it. It should be weaker than my Familiar Knight who was my teacher just a few days ago. ¡°Okay. The small ones first.¡± I muttered to myself. (Laura, let¡¯s use telekinesis to bother the knight.) I gave my idea to her. (Sure.) She responded. My telekinesis has been growing in power, and with the practice I¡¯m putting in almost every day with Paulina, I¡¯m getting more proficient with it. Not to mention the level ups. Compared to when I was just barely able to lift Paulina, now I could do it quite easily, as long as she didn¡¯t resist. So I focused telekinesis on the skeleton knight to keep it from moving, and attacked one of the other skeletons. I was on the initiative, so I rushed at the skeleton and shed at it with my sword. The skeleton blocked with its bronze pole, but because of the material difference, my sword cut about halfway through the pole. Honestly, I¡¯m a bit disappointed that I couldn¡¯t cut it all the way. I took a quick jump backwards, so I could avoid the other skeletons'' attack. I wish I could hold down two opponents with telekinesis, but that is just a bit too much for now. But I can handle two skeletons. I¡¯m sure of that. If I can¡¯t even do that, then what kind of an adventurer am I? I threw a stab towards the second skeleton, but honestly, it was nothing but a faint. I wanted it to take up its guard, as it did. I then moved back to the first, and stabbed at it instead. Again, it tried to block with its pole, but as I have learned, you don¡¯t block a stab. Well, you can with a shield, but not with a sword or something like that pole. You have to either avoid it or parry it. With just a slight alteration to my swords directory, I was able to go past the pole and hit the skeleton''s core in its chest. Getting stabbed into its weak point, the core, the skeleton took massive damage, and couldn¡¯t stay together, shattering to the ground. I turned to the second skeleton, who was raising his pole to strike at me. I probably won¡¯t make it in time to block it, so maybe I should just tank the hit. It can¡¯t do that much damage, right? I focused my efforts into getting a good hold of my sword, and positioning it so that I could strike back as soon as the skeleton hit me. The pole hit me in my left shoulder. It hurt, but it wasn¡¯t terrible. I could definitely deal with this level of pain. I used my left arm to take a hold of the pole, so the skeleton could no longer move it, and shed at the skeleton with my sword. My sword sliced it cleanly, and the skeleton fell to pieces. Then I turned my attention to the skeleton knight which Laura had been keeping still with telekinesis. This thing wasn¡¯t that strong, but a much bigger threat than the two before. But now, with telekinesis again usable, I could just hold it in ce and stab it, but I¡¯d rather practice a bit more, so I released the telekinesis hold on it. The skeleton knight rushed at me with its sword held high. I took a stance and prepared to block the blow, only to realize that the skeleton was going to attack with its shield first. A shield bash. I used telekinesis to hold back the shield, so it wouldn¡¯t hit me, forcing the skeleton to quickly change its n. But I¡¯m just going to go first, because you didn¡¯t do what I thought you would do. So I shed with my sword, attacking the open left nk of the skeleton, as its arm was still up high. Left? Would it be left or right in this situation? Well, it is my left, his right. Unlike with the weaker skeletons, I couldn¡¯t quite cut all the way through this one, but I still shed off a few of its ribs, getting me a nice hole I could try to ess the core from. Then, a quick jump back, so I could avoid the raised sword, which wasing down on me. With a bit of distance between me and the skeleton again, I took a ready position again. It had been something Familiar Knight had driven into me hard during our practice, so while I didn¡¯t quite automatically return to it, it was quite easy for me to do. The skeleton knight was also on the defensive, probably because he failed to hit me, but I managed tond a blow. He was holding his sword up, but not straight up like he had previously, and he had his shield forward, really giving him alright cover. Too bad Familiar Knight showed me how to go around a shield. It was quite simple, really. At least for me. I rushed at the skeleton, holding my sword ready. I was just going to strike his shield. No really. This would cause him to either flinch or try to counter attack. And I could use that moment to do any number of things, though some of them were beyond my current skill level. I took a hold of the shield with telekinesis and altered its position a bit. This wasn¡¯t strictly necessary, but as I can do it, I did. I moved the shield so that it would be more in the skeleton¡¯s way if he attempted to strike back. I struck his shield on the right side, pushing it with both the impact and telekinesis further to the left. Then I quickly recovered my sword, so I could strike at the now defenseless nk of the skeleton. Thrusting my sword, I pierced the ribs and reached for the core inside the skeleton, but as the skeleton had used the momentum I¡¯d given him with my both my sh and telekinesis, the skeleton spun around, and I lost the grip on my sword, as it was caught in the skeleton¡¯s rib cage. I instantly jumped back, because now that I had no weapon, I didn¡¯t want to stay too close. ¡°... all of my swordsmen, and women, will give me ck for this¡­¡± I muttered in my failure. I wasn¡¯t worried. I knew I would win, and the reason for that was simple. I had tried to win, ying this 1 on 1 as if the skeleton could resist telekinesis, only using it for small corrections, like with the shield. But I know it can¡¯t, as I already held it in ce earlier. So I just took a hold of the skeleton again. It struggled a bit, trying to move its arms and legs but it was stuck. I calmly walked to its side, pulled my sword out of its rib cage, raised it up and brought it down. The powerful sh split the skeleton''s torso and ended its life. ¡°... I really will get so much ck for this¡­¡± I muttered again, as I picked up the bronze sword which had dropped as my reward. I couldn¡¯t even get anything good. Not that I deserved something good for that show. Well, I feel like I did alright, all the way until the end there.
¡°Wee back, Brian. Are you hurt at all?¡± Lua asked, when I returned. ¡°My ego, but I¡¯m fine.¡± I responded. ¡°What about your shoulder?¡± She asked. ¡°That much is nothing. That hit did all of 14 damage to me.¡± ¡°... alright. Well, if you say you are fine¡­¡± Lua didn¡¯t argue any further. ¡°Still, I got a bit worried when you lost your sword. How did you hold that skeleton in ce like that? You did it at the start as well, didn¡¯t you?¡± ¡°It was telekinesis, right?¡± Paulina asked. ¡°Yeap. Sure was.¡± I confirmed. ¡°I really didn¡¯t expect it to fully hold that skeleton in ce, but it must have bad magic resistance, as I could hold it almostpletely still.¡± ¡°What level is your telekinesis anyway?¡± She asked. ¡°Level 4.¡± I answered. ¡°And level 7 mana control.¡± I added, as mana control matters a lot for telekinesis. ¡°... wow. I guess that is something I can look forward to.¡± Paulina muttered. She stillcked her skill for telekinesis, but honestly, I feel like she will get it soon. She just struggles a bit in coating the object part. Well then again, if Laura didn¡¯t help me, I probably would as well.
The next one to try a challenge room, the same one I just cleared, was Alice. Her opponents were five regr skeletons, with their metal poles. I really don¡¯t know which one is worse for her, five regr skeletons, or the two regr, one knight that I faced. The knight¡¯s shield might have caused an issue for her. ¡­ well, probably not, but still. Alice quite quickly won the fight by darkening the room with Shade and then casting a few Dark Bullets, before finishing the skeletons with Dark Spears. And with the skeletons being lost in the darkness, they really couldn¡¯t do anything. ¡°... I just got a dagger.¡± Aliceined a bit, as she brought an iron dagger with her out of the room. Well, at least it isn¡¯t bronze or copper. Next to try was Paulina. She quickly crushed the two normals, and one knight skeleton. Her spell that made stone spikes rise from the ground which skewered the skeletons. Then she used a targeted stone spear to strike the core of the skeleton knight, the only one to survive the initial hit. Her reward was a dagger like Alice got, but hers was bronze instead of iron. Agatha also tried, and she destroyed her opponents quite quickly with her battle axe. The one interesting part were the streaks of blue light that her weapon left. They were from a skill she gained during her entire race change/arm regrowing operation. Agatha¡¯s reward was a copper axe. It was a bit small, so I thought it would be useless, but she said that it is a throwing axe, not a battle axe. I didn¡¯t even know the dungeon had throwing axes avable as drops, so maybe Tahlia added it from one of my monsters, or the dungeon learned it itself from an adventurer. Last to have a go at that challenge room was Cardo. He wasn¡¯t thest because the rest of us didn¡¯t want to try, but because the room ended up locking itself after the fifth challenger. Apparently due to some sort of dungeon safety mechanism, which locks the room if too much mana and miasma have been used by it. Oh, and his reward was a bronze shield. ¡°... maybe we should add a toll to it.¡± I offered Christina, as we were wondering how to avoid it in the future. ¡°Something like 100 or 200 dungeon points.¡± ¡°Can we do that?¡± She asked. ¡°Yeah. I think so. I have a card called Toll, so I think we could use that. But we need to get to the core to do the install.¡± Spoiler [copse] ¡°I see. Yes. Let us do that. I can deal with calcting what the entrance cost should be at each floor. That will also help with the weapon situation.¡± Christina agreed to my suggestion. With that, we headed further into the dungeon. Each floor, Alice, Paulina and Agatha entered the challenge rooms. Lua even tried the floor three challenge room, and made it look like a joke. Her water spell one shot her opponent, a skeletal mammoth. I didn¡¯t realize she was that strong, but I guess she is. Alice tapped out after the fourth floor, because her mother got a bit ¡­ worried. She had been bitten in the leg by a skeletal custer wolf in the room, and she hade back bloodied and limping. Sure she was just fine after Lua healed her, but she was still forced to sit back after that. But I think she had more than a chance to try the challenge rooms, even if her rewards were between useless and garbage. CH.217 Giving cards to new Card Summoners CH.217 Giving cards to new Card Summoners ¡°Why?! This isn¡¯t fair!¡± A certain twenty-something year old magician was throwing a tantrum. Her reason for it. ¡°How did both of them get it, when I didn¡¯t. Even though I tried so many more times!¡± Yes. During our attempts at the different floors'' challenge rooms, both Agatha and Cardo, our knight escort, had gotten the extra skill Card Summoner. Cardo had gotten his on floor five, and Agatha got hers on floor six. But Paulina didn¡¯t, despite going repeatedly into the challenge rooms, when no one else wanted, until they closed down. I even gave her Pitch-ck Power Stones to recover her mana with, and Lua used healing magic on her to heal any injuries Paulina sustained so she could keep going. But despite her sessful clears totaling 20, she still didn¡¯t get Card Summoner. Spoiler [copse] ¡°Brian, let me try the floor seven rooms.¡± Paulina asked. ¡°Yeah, no. I saw how you did on floor six. You aren¡¯t trying those. The floor seven spawns B-rank monsters. And it can even spawn an A-rank. I¡¯m not letting you in there.¡± I told her. ¡°... then just give me the skill. You are the Dungeon Founder, so you can do it right?¡± ¡°Sorry, but that¡¯s not how this works. I honestly have no clue why the dungeon can even give that skill as a reward. ording to all the info I have, it shouldn¡¯t be able to, but it just does. Ask the God- -dess for that.¡± I responded, realizing to say Goddess instead of just God, as no one else seems to say God. Only Goddess. ¡°Speaking of that.¡± Cardo cut in. ¡°This ¡®Card Summoner¡¯ skill. What does it really do? The description is quite vague.¡± ¡°Oh, it¡¯s quite simple. It just allows better use of my cards.¡± I quickly answered. ¡°Wait a sec. I¡¯ll give you one.¡± I added and opened my collection. Hmm. What should I go for? Level 3, warriors. Let¡¯s check what that gives us. There are the M-Warriors, Familiar Knight, but I kind of like him¡­ Hard Armor is a bit too ghost looking, and it isn¡¯t that strong. Spoiler
[copse] Oh. That is perfect. And it gives me an excuse to give him two cards. Just put a sleeve on both of them. If someone pays me money, I¡¯ll upgrade them to toploaders, but for now, just sleeves. ¡°Here. You can have these.¡± I said, as I handed over two copies of Marauding Captain. Spoiler [copse] Marauding Captain is interesting. It has an attack redirection effect, and it is somewhat famous for the Marauding Captain lock. Mainly because of just how easy that lock was to set up. Just summon Marauding Captain, use its effect to summon a second one from your hand and you are done. Your opponent can no longer attack. As long as you only use Warrior-type monsters. Sure there were others like Sr re Dragon, but the Marauding Captain lock was easier to set up because of the extra summon you get from normal summoning Marauding Captain. Spoiler [copse] Sure any card effect destruction would break the lock, but this was back in the day when a lot of that was either more difficult to use, or banned. You didn¡¯t have cards that just destroy something when they are normal summoned. ¡°For instructions, just say the name written at the top to summon it.¡± I thought him. ¡°At the top? ¡­ Marauding Captain.¡± He said carefully. I didn¡¯t really think about this, but this will act as a decent test. He is holding two copies of the same card in one hand. Will it get summoned or not? Will both get summoned? ¡­ ¡°... nothing happened?¡± ¡°You can only hold one card per hand.¡± I told him. ¡°Move the other to your other hand.¡± ¡°A-alright.¡± He did as instructed and said the name again. ¡°Marauding Captain.¡± This time, the summoning worked. Someone might say a little too well, as both of the Captains were summoned. I did summon two Dog Marrons with one saying of their name once, but I also worded it a bit differently. In ¡°¡°Summoner, what may we do for you?¡±¡± The two captains asked perfectly in sync. ¡°They can talk?¡± Cardo called out. ¡°Yeah. Sure can.¡± I confirmed. ¡°Brian. Didn¡¯t I say you shouldn¡¯t give out talking monsters?¡± Christina reminded me. ¡°Come on. He is a special case, so it is fine. And he works under your brother¨Cinw, so it should be fine.¡± I defended my reasoning. ¡°... just be careful when you give them out.¡± ¡°I always am.¡± I responded, knowing fully well the cards I was about to give to Agatha were anything but careful. ¡°Agatha, your turn. You can have these two.¡± I said as I handed her two dragons in toploaders. Spoiler
[copse] ¡°Thank you. Oh? This? Isn¡¯t this the dragon that you..?¡± ¡°Yes. It is the same. I thought you being able to summon it would fit with the entire ¡®dragon¡¯s blessing¡¯ story.¡± I exined. ¡°Brian. Did you just give her a dragon?¡± Christina asked in amanding tone. ¡°Two, actually. But who cares? She doesn¡¯t live in Alewatch, so you don¡¯t have to care.¡± ¡°... you ¡­ what do I even say?¡± ¡°Nothing? That¡¯s a good option.¡± I offered. ¡°Then why are you giving away dragons?¡± ¡°Because I can? And she is the mother of my girlfriend, so of course she gets a little extra. I would call her my mother-inw, but we are still working towards that.¡± ¡°... why is your reasoning so stupid? You just break national security for nothing.¡± ¡°National? Hardly. If those two dragons could take over this nation, then you have bigger problems than that. Sure a city might get burned, but even then. Those dragons are around the power level of an A-rank monster. Strong, but not unbeatable. If they could somehow alter national security, then yeah. You¡¯d better do something about it.¡± ¡°... they are that weak? ¡­ but I thought that¡­¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know how strong the dragons in legends are, I just know about how strong mine are. And those two are, well the emerald one is, about A-rank in power. And the sapphire one is a bit weaker.¡± Truthfully, I don¡¯t know how urate that assessment is. But I think it should be somewhat close. I¡¯ve never really tried sending a 2500-ish attack monster against an A-rank monster, because I¡¯ve only seen two A-rank monsters. If this dungeon gave birth to more A-rank monsters, maybe I would test it out. ¡°Brian, thank you. But why?¡± Agatha asked. ¡°Didn¡¯t I say that already? Because of that entire lie about dragon¡¯s blessings and stuff. And I think you can use the blue one to fly back and forth from the vige after we leave. Won¡¯t that be useful?¡± ¡°Yes, it will be. But will I even be allowed to do that?¡± Agatha asked, taking a look at Cardo. ¡°.¡± I quoted a movie line. Another thing I¡¯ve been wanting to say in some situation. Does this make me the evil one? ¡­ maybe it does. And I can¡¯t even call myselfwful evil. I¡¯m way too chaotic for that. I¡¯m more of a chaotic neutral or chaotic good, depending on who you ask. Please don¡¯t say I¡¯m chaotic evil. I do good things as well. I save people. I don¡¯t leave them to die. Please don¡¯t say I¡¯m evil.
During ourte lunch, I made sure to install Toll to the dungeon core. Spoiler [copse] I left the full implementation and setting the prices per floor to Christina, as she knows how quickly adventurers get dungeon points a lot better than I do. As we didn¡¯t have anything else to do, we used the safe shortcut route to exit. Also, I asked everyone if they wanted rewards for all of the points I got, but as no one asked for anything, I was able to keep all of them. Well, Christina got some as well, and she made a certain book for herself. I don¡¯t know if it will help, but it might. But yeah. Thanks to today, and the hunt Lua and Ria went on a few days ago, I¡¯ve again managed to gather some points, so if I need something made, I can just make it.
I dropped everyone off, Christina, Sana and Aneesa first. Then Lua. Agatha. And finally, the five of us returned to the Sawyer manor. Because our morning and some of the afternoon had been spent fighting, I was thinking of taking it easy, but at the same time, I knew I had to rip off the bandage, so I headed to the training grounds. This time alone, as Ria was pulled to the side by the maids and Alice was taken to dance practice instead. ¡°... I really am not sure if this is a good idea.¡± I muttered. (Laura, which ones do I summon?) (At least St. Joan and Familiar Knight. They have both taught you, so they are the most disappointed, but of course so are some of the others.) ¡°... god, this will suck.¡± I muttered as I got out the two Laura named. ¡°St. Joan. Familiar Knight.¡± Spoiler
[copse] ¡°Master.¡± Joan said coldly. ¡°We won¡¯t let you off easy this time.¡± Familiar Knight said. ¡°... I know. Let¡¯s just train for now. I promise that until I¡¯m at least on a passing level, I¡¯ll leave some time for sword practice every day.¡± I promised the duo. ¡°At least outside of emergencies.¡± I added, just to have that use in the promise.
¡°Brian? Are you alright?¡± Ria asked when I returned from my practice session. ¡°...define fine. I¡¯m tired as anything, but my HP is full, so I¡¯m fine.¡± I answered. We spent the full two hours practicing, and as expected, my warriors didn¡¯t let me off easily. Honestly, they wanted me to keep going with another pair of monsters, but Laura interrupted by saying that my body couldn¡¯t take another two hours of training. And honestly, she might have been right. I then took my bath, because I needed one. I did also get some magic practice in, but Cosmo Queen cut it short, saying that I can¡¯t concentrate enough and this was all a waste. I don¡¯t exactly agree, but at the same time, I¡¯m not at 100%, so I guess just skipping it for today is fine. Ria for her part had a short practice session with her Vampire Scarlet Scourge, followed by another one with Charubin the Fire Knight. Obviously for blood iron control and fire magic respectfully. Spoiler
[copse] Charubin is actually a surprisingly good teacher for Ria, as he uses fire magic in the same way as Ria does. Buffing his strength with fire magic, then hitting with il.
In the evening, we ended the day as we usually do. Level ups. I didn¡¯t have any new skills, sadly, so I just leveled up Summoner¡¯s Unity. Ria got a level in Defense Boost. She also reached level 70. Lua evolved at level 70, so I wonder if Ria will as well? Maybe. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human !
Level: 78
HP: 2670
Mana: 3510
Strength: 785
Defense: 985
Magic: 965
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.4 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.2 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Telekinesis LV.4 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.5 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Mana Control LV.7
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (Greater)
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Rhianna
Race: Dhampir
Level: 70
HP: 1880
Mana: 2100
Strength: 1085
Defense: 825
Magic: 1010
Skills:
True Blood Magic LV.5 (Racial)
Vampiric Body Modification LV.2 (Racial)
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Fire Magic LV.4
Mana Control LV.4
Fast Mana Recovery LV.4
Internal Magic Technique LV.6
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.5
Flickering Step LV.3
Power Boost LV.5
Defense Boost LV.4
Blood Sucker (Racial)
ve. Master: Brian Wood
[copse] Well, we shall see that tomorrow. Good night for now. Or so I thought, but I heard Ria speaking to me. ¡°Brian. Are you asleep yet?¡± She asked softly. ¡°No, not yet. Is something the matter?¡± ¡°... no. Well yes. I¡­ can I ask something?¡± ¡°Sure. Go for it.¡± I gave permission, without sass this time. ¡°... Now that you are together with Lua, what will happen to me?¡± She asked. ¡°Nothing? What do you mean?¡± ¡°It¡¯s just ¡­ won¡¯t I be in the way or something?¡± ¡°In the way? Why?¡± ¡°... I ¡­ I¡¯m your ve, right? So wouldn¡¯t it be normal for you ¡­ to ask me to serve you ¡­ in bed?¡± Ria asked, seeming a bit awkward. But considering the subject, I don¡¯t me her. ¡°Ria, you really should know better. I¡¯m not normal.¡± ¡°..?¡± ¡°Remember when I told you about where I came from?¡± ¡°... yes.¡± ¡°Back there, very was ¡­ different. It was bad. It wasn¡¯t ¡­ controlled the same as it is here. If you owned a ve, you could do anything with them. You could kill them, and no one would care. Because that is how it was.¡± I exined, even thought that really wasn''t the entire truth. ¡°So when I heard about ves, I promised I would treat mine well, if I ever had any. That includes not using them in any sexual ways. Ria, I won¡¯t say I didn¡¯t realize that you wanted me. I figured that part out when you ¡­ exined dhampir mating to me. But it wouldn¡¯t work out. It¡¯s just not something I can do. Not with someone who is my ve. Because I made a rule that I wouldn¡¯t. I¡¯m sorry. But that is how it is.¡± ¡°... then, what will happen to me?¡± ¡°We still have a contract, don¡¯t we? We should stick to it. Two years. That is what you promised. If after that two years you still want me ¡­ I don¡¯t know. I¡¯m not sure I can pull off two girls at the same time. ¡­ we¡¯ll see, alright. But until then, let¡¯s keep doing what we have been doing. You are my servant. That means I take care of you, but I also expect you to take care of me. Is that fine with you?¡± ¡°... I ¡­ I don¡¯t really like it, but I guess.¡± ¡°Is something so wrong with it?¡± ¡°... why can¡¯t I ¡­ just have you?¡± ¡°Ria, let me ask you this. Why do you want me? Honestly speaking. You don¡¯t know me. We just met. So why do you want me?¡± ¡°... because you cured me. Even after I tried to attack you. Isn¡¯t that enough?¡± Ria asked. ¡°Yes. Yes it is, I suppose. But still, I¡¯m sorry. At least for the next two years, it won¡¯t happen, alright. And really, I wish you¡¯ll find someone else to love.¡± ¡°... I don¡¯t know if I can. Only a dragon has better tasting blood than you¡­¡± ¡°Then you can just marry a dragon. I¡¯m sure one will agree to it, if you grow powerful enough to beat them in a fight.¡± ¡°... I ¡­ I¡¯ll try.¡± ¡°Good. Good night, Ria.¡± ¡°Good night.¡± CH.218 Getting stones for a Forge CH.218 Getting stones for a Forge ¡°Good morning, Lua.¡± ¡°Brian. Good morning.¡± I met up with Lua in the factory in the morning. ¡°Do you have anything nned for today?¡± I asked. ¡°Just the usual. I¡¯ll be teaching true blood magic, and then I¡¯ll practice light magic.¡± ¡°I see. Simple, huh.¡± ¡°I guess. But it''s not like there is a lot to do here. I¡¯ll just spend time with everyone, and that is perfect. What about you, Brian? Any ns?¡± ¡°Well, I do need to go shopping.¡± I said. ¡°Cosmo Queen said they are almost finished with a special room in the factory, so I¡¯ll need some stuff for it.¡± ¡°Special? Special how?¡± ¡°It is basically space insted from the factory itself. Inside there, my monsters should be able to work with real materials and make real items that I can then take out with my storage.¡± I exined. ¡°My n was to have a smithy there, so my smiths and vampires can make blood iron and vampiric steel whenever they feel like it. And maybe some other stuff as well. I have the hide, well more like all of the materials, from that sword-horn bull, so I was thinking of having a cloak or a mantle made for me from that.¡± ¡°I see. ¡­ Could you make me one?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Sure, no problem. But I¡¯m not sure if it will be better than the one you got from Grimson.¡± ¡°That¡¯s fine. I just want something that isn¡¯t dark red.¡± Lua said. ¡°Maybe something that will get ¡­ a bit less attention.¡± ¡°I see. Yes. I can do that. I wouldn¡¯t want others staring at you. Only I may do that.¡± ¡°... I¡¯m not sure if that was sweet or creepy.¡± ¡°It should be a little of both.¡± I answered honestly. ¡°But this is just how I am. I don¡¯t want others looking at my girlfriend in that way.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know if that makes me happy or sad¡­¡± ¡°Sorry. Again, this is who I am. If you want, we can break this off right now. It isn¡¯t toote and I will get off a lot easier than if you just decide to leaveter.¡± ¡°No! I won¡¯t leave. So¡­ let¡¯s just keep going. We can figure everything out. Together.¡± Lua said. ¡°Yeah. I hope we can.¡±
During breakfast, I asked where I should go for the things I need. Only to have everyone ask what I needed things like a cksmithing forge for. I just do, alright. ¡°If you are seriously thinking about that, you should head for the Hill town of Yuva. It is a mining town on the eastern edge of the wyvern mountains. I think you went there, or almost there on one of the road safety checks.¡± The Earl told me. ¡°But honestly speaking, I¡¯m not sure if they can fulfill your wish of a forge that you can put into inventory. A forge is built into a building, or a building is built around a forge. It isn¡¯t something people move.¡± Don¡¯t they? Maybe they don¡¯t. Sure these days we have movable forges, as we can use things like propane which are easier to move than a bunch of coal, but maybe with the coal forges they use, it can¡¯t be done. ¡­ but wait a second. What about¡­ ¡°What about farriers?¡± I asked. Farriers, the people that trim horse¡¯s feet and ce horseshoes on them, use small travel forges, right. And that profession is older than propane. Okay, not literally, considering that propane is natural. It has existed for a long time. But it was discovered in 1850s or something. Discovered in 1857 and became avable (in the US) in 1911 ¡°They either use the forge at the ce where they are working, or the horses are brought to them.¡± The Earl answered. ¡­ I see. But hey, why am I forgetting one important fact? This is a world of magic. They could use fire magic. Or maybe earth magic can control metal. ¡°Couldn¡¯t they use fire magic?¡± ¡°Some do. But it is not usually done, because of the amount of mana you would need for that. The control is also quite advanced. Most people capable of magic on that level would work in a different profession.¡± Paulina answered. Oh yeah. That little issue. I¡¯m just too spoiled by my monsters. Sure they are great wizards or sages, but they will still make something simple for me, if I ask. ¡°... my monsters¡­¡± I muttered. ¡°What was that?¡± ¡°No, nothing. I just got an idea where to get my forge from.¡± I answered. ¡°Are there any quarries or other ces where I can steal ¡­ borrow some stones from? With no intention of returning them?¡± ¡°... steal? Brian, what do you need stones for?¡± Paulina asked. ¡°What do you think? I¡¯ll make a forge out of them.¡± I answered. ¡°It won¡¯t work.¡± She said. ¡°You will just melt the stone. You need special firebricks for a forge.¡± ¡­ of course it couldn¡¯t be easy. Just my luck. ¡°Can I buy and or make those bricks?¡± I asked. ¡°They are sold in Yuva, but it might take some time. So if you want them now, you might need to make them. Sorry, but I don¡¯t actually know how.¡± Paulina said. ¡°... I might be able to figure something out. I hope. I just need a ce to get stone from. And everything else I need.¡± I said. I think someone like Granmarg the Rock Monarch can make some fireproof stones. ¡°... I guess I could just make a new stone quarry somewhere. Is there any ce I can destroy for that?¡± ¡°Are you being serious right now? You are going to open a quarry just for that?¡± Paulina asked. ¡°... Well, do whatever. Father, do you know a ce?¡± ¡°There are some he could use, however, I would prefer to keep them avable for the future.¡± The Earl answered. ¡°But with your airship, it should be no problem to go a little further, will it? How about you head over to the great forest and dig there? As far as we know, nothing but small monsters live there, so you can do whatever you want.¡± Well, I did consider that as the best ce to do all of my fusion summonings already, so yeah. I think that will work. ¡°Sure. That sounds fine. I¡¯ll do that then.¡±
In Gradius, alone, flying to God knows where. Well, I know where. To the forest. That keeps going, and going and going. Yeah. This forest isrge. And I was spending some time just looking for any sort of clearing to start from, but I couldn¡¯t find one. ¡°... I won¡¯t get anywhere like this.¡± I muttered. ¡°Gradius, arm the weapons. Let¡¯s test out what kind of clearing you can make.¡± I informed my ship. If I can¡¯t find a clearing, I¡¯ll make one. This Gradius had Cyclon Laser installed in it, so theser cannons came to life. Spoiler
[copse] I usually keep them off, just because I don¡¯t want any misfires. And they start up in just a few seconds anyway, if I need them. ¡°Target the base of the trees, and fire.¡± I ordered. I could have done it manually, but when you have a self-flying, self-targeting and self-shooting spaceship, why not have it do all of that for you. After a bit of shooting, we had a small clearing. I was thinking of going on, but then I recalled how long it took for Slot Machine to just clear a simple road from the dungeon out to the ins around Alewatch. If I used Gradius for anything more, we would be here until tomorrow. Sorry Gradius, but that is the truth. You are amazing for transport, but not so much for clearing trees. And honestly, this might be enough space. And if it isn¡¯t, I can call a fire monster to burn down some of the forest. Inded and unsummoned Gradius. ¡°Now then. Earth monsters, earth monsters.¡± I muttered, as I searched my collection. ¡°Gemini Elf. Granmarg the Rock Monarch.¡± I summoned two earth attribute monsters that I think can help me with this. Spoiler
[copse] Gemini Elf was a pair of normal elves. Nothing that crazy about them. But Granmarg was a massive golem made from smooth, polished stone. Standing at about 10 meters tall, he was quite the sight to behold. Spoiler [copse] ¡°Gemini, can you clear the loose earth, so we have ess to the bedrock? Granmarg, can you mine the rocks for me?¡± I asked. After a nod from both, or would it be all, as Gemini Elf is already two, of them, I got to work as well. My job? Pick all of the trees that we cut down into my inventory. You never know when you need a bunch of wood. Though, I recall this wood being something you shouldn¡¯t build with, so I can¡¯t use it for that. ¡°... actually, do I really even need a forge?¡± I questioned myself as I was looking at my monsters work. Every now and then I would get closer so I could shove piles of loose dirt, rocks and other garbage into my storage. ¡°Couldn¡¯t I just ¡­ you know, have Legendary me Lord or just Hinotama Soul as the heat source?¡± (We could, but that won¡¯t protect Kotetsu from the heat.) Laura said. (... But Kotetsu is fire attribute, so it should be fine.) Spoiler [copse] (Yes, but we are already here and working on it, so we should see it through to the end.) Laura said. (And if you are bored, you should just summon someone for sword practice. Your swordsmen are waiting for their turn to teach you.) ¡°... yeah. I guess I should.¡±
By the time I took my first break from sword practice, my two earth monsters had dug quite therge hole. By the way, my swordsmanship teacher of the day was Celtic Guardian. Spoiler [copse] But anyway, back to the hole. I had been storing the materials from it into storage, Tahlia then used quality improvement to make them as good as she could, and now we had the raw resources to start looking at making a forge. Firebricks are mainly made from silicon dioxide and aluminum oxide, as well as a some lesser materials. The silica would go through some sort of pseudo ss-like transformation when heated, and that would make the final bricks extremely heat resistant.Again, super simplified version, but that is basically it. At least that is how I understood it, as Granmarg exined it to me. Yeah, he can speak. Anyway, I just summoned Legendary me Lord, so they would have the heat necessary, and let them take care of the rest. Spoiler [copse] ¡°... why is the hole like that? What is that lump?¡± I asked Gemini Elf. ¡°¡°We don¡¯t know.¡±¡± The two answered. ¡°It seems to be rock.¡± ¡°But we can¡¯t influence it with magic.¡± The two were then taking turns to speak. ¡°... alright. So it is special earth? And even Granmarg couldn¡¯t do anything about it?¡± ¡°¡°Yes.¡±¡± The Geminis confirmed. ¡°... alrighty then.¡± Rock material that the Rock Monarch can¡¯t do anything about. That is some next level stuff. I wonder if one of my spell cards could make a hole in it? ¡­ maybe. I wonder. ¡°Celtic Guardian. Jump there and stand on that ¡­ not normal rock stuff.¡± I ordered my summon. I had a card in mind that might work, but I need a monster to target with it. And don¡¯t worry Celtic Guardian. If this kills you, I¡¯ll be sure to summon you back with Monster Reborn. He did as ordered and I took out my card. ¡°Fissure. Destroy Celtic Guardian.¡± Spoiler [copse] This was my first idea. If that rock stuff cannot be influenced, this should do nothing. But if fissure can do something, it might not be as strange as I thought. Well, that was just a theory. And as Fissure needs a target, and it targets the lowest attack monster on the field, I had to have my Celtic Guardian stand there. ¡­ nothing happened. I guess that rock is more special than I thought. I took another look at my Fissure card, but it hadn¡¯t even activated. ¡­ oh. Yeah. of course it didn¡¯t. Fissure destroys your opponents monster with the lowest attack, so it wouldn¡¯t destroy Celtic Guardian. ¡°Celtic Guardian, you cane back up. This won¡¯t work.¡± I told my monster. ¡­ now I really wonder. What is that rock? It seems like a giant chunk of bedrock, but Granmarg and Gemini Elf couldn¡¯t do anything to it, unlike the rest of the bedrock, so it has to be different.
(Laura, what do you think?) I asked her. I had summoned Wingweaver to take me down into the hole and I was currently standing on top of the mysterious bedrock formation. Spoiler [copse] I had my hands on it, and I was pressing mana into it, but all of my mana seemed to just be absorbed during the distance between my arms. (There are very few options.) Laura answered. (First, it might be a dormant SS-rank monster, made of stone. But that doesn¡¯t seem overly likely, as it is actively absorbing the magic you pushed into it.) (Unless it is recovering mana, and I just fed it.) I theorized. (Yes, that could be the case. However, I sent an inquiry to the wider system about this, and I didn¡¯t get a report back about it being a monster, so I doubt it.) (You really need to exin how the system works. I just don¡¯t get it.) (... I¡¯m sorry, but it is ssified. I¡¯m currently waiting on the answer to my question, so we should wait a bit longer.) (... alright. I guess we wait.) I had Wingweaver take me back up, and decided to have a snack break while I waited. ¡­ no, I¡¯m not going to practice with my sword anymore. One hour is enough. A little whileter, the system responded. But not in the way I expected.
Mission: Identify the Dungeon
Goal: The stone formation you found is a dungeon wall. Locate the entrance to the dungeon, and find out if it is a rogue dungeon.
Reward: Unlocks Tournament Packs , , , and as promo trades.
So it is a dungeon. And all I have to do is locate the entrance. Sure I¡¯ll only get some promo trades for it, but that¡¯s something. Even thought I think most of the cards from the Tournament Packs are in the reprint sets I have. But as long as there is even one new card between those five sets, I¡¯ll still be happy to do this mission, as it really shouldn¡¯t be all that difficult. All I¡¯ll have to do is burn the forest down until I find the entrance, and then install the Forest field spell to the ground to regrow some of it, if I burn too much. CH.219 Identifying the new Dungeon CH.219 Identifying the new Dungeon (Lua. Lua, can you hear me? Are you free to talk for a second?) I decided to contact Lua first and ask her for her opinion about this discovery. (B-Brian? Yes. Please give a second¡­. No! I lost it¡­) Lua answered, seeming a bit flustered. (We can talk a bitter, if you are busy.) (No. Let¡¯s do it now.) (Let¡¯s go to the factory. It will be easier there.) I said. ¡°You guys, I¡¯m going to the factory. Take care of my body, please.¡± I said to my monsters. I still had all five of them out. Granmarg the Rock Monarch and Legendary me Lord were working on making the firebricks for my forge. Gemini Elf had gone back to digging to make the holerger. Wingweaver and Celtic Guardian were free, so the two of them were to be in charge of taking care of my body. Spoiler
[copse] ¡°As you wish, Master. Come back soon.¡± Wingweaver said, as she sat down. ¡°Please, rest on myp. It will be morefortable than the ground.¡± ¡­ thanks, but no. I don¡¯t know how Lua would react if I did that. ¡°Nah. I¡¯ll just use my travel pelts.¡± I said, as I got them out of storage and set them on the ground. Wingweaver seemed a little let down that I didn¡¯t use herp, but still. Safety is a priority, so I''d rather do this. I want her to be able to fight if a monster shows up or something. Iid down on my pelts and entered the factory.
¡°Brian. What did you want to talk about?¡± Lua asked, after she realized her avatar in the factory. ¡°I fou¡­ located a dungeon.¡± I was going to say found, but with Dungeon Founder being a literal title and meaning something else, I decided to change my wording. ¡°I also got a system mission regarding it.¡± I added, as I sat down and pulled up the footage of the hole we dug, and the rock parts that we couldn¡¯t influence with magic. ¡°A dungeon? Really? Do you have a natural talent for that or something? Also, what in the world is that hole? Did you find that as well?¡± Lua asked. ¡°... I kind of dug it with my monsters.¡± I admitted. ¡°That is how I came across this rock that couldn¡¯t be influenced by magic. Then Laura sent some sort of system inquiry about it, and in response, I got a system mission to find the entrance of that dungeon and see if the dungeon is rogue or not.¡± ¡°You dug it? Why?¡± ¡°I needed some earth materials to make a cksmithing forge. The Earl, possibly as a joke, rmended I go to the middle of the great forest and dig there. So I did. And that is how that happened.¡± ¡°So¡­ you just randomly picked a spot in the forest that just happened to have a dungeon under it¡­ You really must have some level of a sixth sense for dungeons.¡± ¡°... maybe. But what should we do?¡± ¡°No idea. Well, if the system wants you to find the entrance and find out if the dungeon is rogue or not, we should do that at least. Isn¡¯t that what you told me? Do the system missions, as long as they aren¡¯t too difficult?¡± ¡°Yeah. I did say that. And I was nning on doing the mission. But I was wondering, if youe here and Mia does the same that Laura did with me, will you also get the system mission?¡± I just need to know things like this. I want to know how much we can exploit the system for multiple missions with basically the same objective. We already have our missions regarding dhampirs, which ovep a bit, but that is honestly not that much. It is more like Lua¡¯s is a continuation of mine. I have to do mine first, so she can do hers. Or, she can just cure the dhampirs herself, and then teach them true blood magic. ¡°It wouldn¡¯t work.¡± Laura said, after she realized her avatar. ¡°Oh. Well, that¡¯s too bad. Can you exin why?¡± ¡°The system sees the matter regarding that dungeon dealt with. So unless you abandon your mission, it will likely not give out a second one. In some situations, like with difficult missions, like taking down powerful monsters or protecting areas from monster attacks, it might give multiple missions, but with this type of mission, it would not.¡± Laura exined. ¡°... yeah. You still need to exin how that works.¡± ¡°I just did.¡± ¡°I meant on a deeper level. Well, whatever. Don¡¯t question the god system. It just works.¡± I concluded. ¡°So I guess that means you have no reason toe over Lua. I¡¯m kind of d about that, actually. I don¡¯t need to hold back at all.¡± ¡°... what are you nning?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll just start a small forest fire, so I can hopefully find the entrance to the dungeon.¡± ¡°... why do I have the feeling it will be anything but small?¡± ¡°No clue. I guess you don¡¯t trust me. Don¡¯t worry. I¡¯ll set it out afterwards.¡± I reassured her. ¡°And then regrow parts of the forest, so I won¡¯t cause too much damage.¡± ¡°... of course you would. But can you actually regrow a forest?¡± ¡°Yeah. I think so. Well, I¡¯ve never really tried, but I don¡¯t see why not.¡± ¡°... Understanding you is more difficult than learning a second attribute¡­¡± ¡°Maybe. How are you doing on that front, by the way?¡± ¡°Well, I¡¯m d to tell you that I just casted my first sessful light attribute spell.¡± Lua announced. ¡°... but then I lost concentration when you contacted me¡­¡± ¡°Eh? Really? Congrattions.¡± I said. ¡°And also sorry. But if you did it once already, I¡¯m sure you can do it again. How about I drop by on my way back and you show me then?¡± ¡°Yes. I¡¯ll show you. And I won our race, right?¡± ¡°... I guess you did. Outdone by my girlfriend. What else is new?¡± ¡°Sorry. I didn¡¯t mean to¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t say sorry for that.¡± I countered. ¡°It is my own fault. I was decently sure you were going to beat me anyway.¡± ¡°I ¡­ alright. If you say so.¡±
After a bit more chit chat, we left the factory and went back to what we were doing. ¡°... Wingweaver, why am I on yourp?¡± I was getting ap pillow from my fairy. No, you don¡¯t get to be an angel at this moment. You don¡¯t deserve that honor. You are acting like a fallen angel, so you shall be just a fairy. ¡°There was a monster appearance, and I wanted to keep you closer, so you would be safe.¡± She answered. ¡°... alright. And where is this monster?¡± I asked, as I pulled myself up to a sitting position. ¡°Celtic Guardian already took them down. The corpses are over there.¡± Wingweaver said, pointing out a group of 3 goblin corpses. ¡­ even here, in the middle of nowhere, there are still goblins. Well, whatever. I guess there really were some monsters, even if they were goblins, so I can¡¯t be overly angry that Wingweaver took advantage of me. I¡¯m still angry though. But just a little. ¡°And you thought a few goblins were so bad that you had to take my head onto yourp? Let me ask you this, if I go to the factory and ask Tahlia to y back the recording from my eyes and ears, what will happen first, the goblins appearing, or you taking my head onto yourp?¡± Wingweaver didn''t look me in the eyes, and I think there might even be some nervous sweating appearing on her face. ¡°I¡¯m not that angry.¡± I told her. ¡°Just don¡¯t do it again, without permission.¡± ¡°y-Yes, Master.¡± She said, as she lowered her head.
¡°So, how is the progress with the forge?¡± I asked Granmarg and me Lord. ¡°We finished making the firebricks.¡± Legendary me Lord answered, pointing out arge pile of ¡­ somewhat regr looking bricks. I guess I just don¡¯t have the eyes to separate them from normal stuff. ¡°You should summon Kotetsu next. He can tell what kind of forge he prefers. The style, size, all of that.¡± ¡°Alright. Well, I¡¯ll check this dungeon out first, and then I¡¯ll call him. I might need one or both of you then, so go back for now.¡± I said, as I ced all of the bricks into my storage and unsummoned the duo. Next, I collected the rest of the earthen materials that Gemini Elf had dug up during my time in the factory, and unsummoned her. There wasn¡¯t that much to it, but she did find a small deposit of silver ore, so we might be able to refine thatter. I could also just smelt silver coins for silver, so that isn¡¯t really necessary though. Then I unsummoned Celtic Guardian, because I didn¡¯t want him to get caught up in the fires that will soon rage in this area.
¡°I summon Tyrant Dragon, Dragonmaid Tinkhec and Horus the ck me Dragon LV8.¡± I called out three fire dragons. Spoiler
[copse] Why fire dragons? Well, that should be obvious. I¡¯m going to burn down some trees. Why three of them? Because why not. And I want this done quickly. ¡°I think all three of you know, but I¡¯m looking for a dungeon entrance. That is a part of the dungeon, so I think it is in that direction. Burn down all the trees, until we find it, but make sure the fire doesn¡¯t get out of hand.¡± I ordered my dragons, while flying in the skies. How do I fly? Well, I was being carried in the arms of my fairy. Wingweaver is still not an angel. My dragons did as ordered and all three of them let out a massive fire breath from their mouths. The trees that were once covering the ground to the point that the undergrowth was a bit limited were burning up at a speed that looked almost frightening. I really hope they won¡¯t let the fires get out of control, or I¡¯ll be in a ton of trouble.
¡°Master. I think I found it.¡± Tinkhec informed me as she flew back to me. ¡°Really? Show me.¡± Wingweaver, still carrying me, followed the purple dragon. That led me to realize something interesting about the way my dragons¡¯ mes were burning the ground. The area burned by Tyrant Dragon looked charred and ashy. The ground where Horus had been waspletely ck, almost like it had turned into something that isn¡¯t even earth. And the one burned by Tinkhec still had some green mixed in, just covered under ayer of ash. Almost like she had purposefully left the bottom-mostyer of vegetation be, and only destroyed everything that prevented us from seeing the ground. Is this just an individual difference? Or are the dragons trying to show off their strong suits? For Tyrant that would be just its power, I think. Horus has the mastery over ck mes. And Tinkhec is maid, so she wants the ground to be in a state where it can easily be turned into a beautifulwn or something like that. Sure we would need to brush off, or wait for the ash to settle, and then seed it, but still. The ground itself looked healthy and ready to go, unlike from what the other two left. I guess that does answer the question of how do dragons mow thewn? They burn it down to the perfect length. ¡°Master, is this it?¡± The dragon asked. She hadnded next to a square made of stone, which had a set of stairs leading down into the ground. ¡°... probably. I guess I¡¯ll go and see.¡± I said. ¡°Thanks, you three. Great work.¡± I said to my dragons. ¡°... sadly, you can¡¯t enter, so I¡¯ll unsummon you all now.¡± The staircase was tall and wide enough that a medium sized monster could fit through it, but my dragons are a bit toorge. A smaller dragon, like Alice¡¯s Pitch-Dark Dragon could fit through though. {Mareex udoka tenamalo crodr.} {Yth geou ethim nomeno renba, zyak Pliso shilta ahfven coi svern.} My dragons said something before I unsummoned them, but as that duo couldn¡¯t actually speak anguage I can understand, it was left a mystery to me. ¡°Master, they said they wish to be summoned again inside the dungeon, so they can help you conquer it.¡± Tinkhec tranted. ¡°... alright. Well, if it is a rogue dungeon.¡± I promised, and unsummoned the dragons. ¡°... actually, how will I even find out if this dungeon is rogue?¡± I muttered, as I ced my dragons back into the collection. (That is quite simple for you.) Laura said. (By using Dungeon Founder, we can see all of the basic information of any dungeon you go into.) (... wait, I can? Nice. Easy mode for the win.) Well, I guess nothing more to it, that to go in. Wingweaver is still fine on time, so I¡¯ll just keep her as my guard.
After a bit of walking down the stairs, we found arge room. As in, a reallyrge room. Just with a quick estimation, this thing is about 50 meters tall, over 500 meters long and 200 meters wide. And filled to the brim with insect monsters. Huge spiders, massive ants and ten meters long centipedes. At least I had noticed them before we got caught up in a spider web or something. ¡°... thank god I¡¯m not arachnophobic. Or would it be entomophobic? I guess both.¡± ¡°Master, I don¡¯t mean to rm you, but the monsters noticed us. I¡¯ll put up a wall, but we might want to retreat for now. Please do what we came to do. Light Wall.¡± ¡°...Yeah. I will. Dungeon Founder.¡± I don¡¯t need to say the name of the skill to open it, but it just felt correct.
Dungeon Founder
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It¡¯s a little different than usual. Usually it just shows TinaWood Dungeon, and I curse at the useless sub menus, but this time, there is something different. But I don¡¯t have time to care about that, I just pressed yes and hoped for the best.
Dungeon 27_001
Core Status: Rogue
Miasma Status: Unknown
Monster Status: Unknown
¡­ alright. So it is rogue. Good to know. As I thought that, my missionpletion window showed up.
Mission: Identify the Dungeon
Mission Complete.
Reward: Tournament Packs , , , and have been unlocked as promo trades.
Mission: Conquer the Dungeon
Goal: Eliminate Rogue Dungeon 27_001. This can either be done by yourself, or someone you take to the core.
Reward: Pack Opener (unique) will level up.
Note: If an uninvolved third party eliminates the dungeon, no reward will be given out.
¡­ okay. Complete one mission, get another one right after. I don¡¯t know how easy eliminating this bug infested hole will be, but that reward thought. I really want it. My Pack Opener hasn¡¯t leveled up since ¡­ I think it was back when I named Christina the Dungeon Master. After I took down the sword-horn bull in the dungeon. But I¡¯ll leave for now. If there are multiple rooms of this size, even with my summons, it might take a while to clear this ce. And considering where this dungeon is, I don¡¯t think anyone else wille and conquer it. ¡°I¡¯m done for now. Let¡¯s head out.¡± I said to Wingweaver and we retreated. While most of the monsters lost interest in us after we left, some tried to follow us, but Wingweaver dealt with them. But to be honest, they seemed quite strong, as Wingweaver¡¯s spell didn¡¯t one shot all of them, requiring another shot. Maybe some of the monsters were B-rank. If that entire dungeon is filled with B-rank monsters, it is even better to retreat for now.
As I aplished everything I wanted to do today, and I decided to leave the dungeon and regrowing the forest forter, I unsummoned Wingweaver and summoned Gradius instead. I flew over to the dhampir vige and stopped there. I want to spend some time with Lua, and speak to her about the dungeon. No factory required. ¡°Hey Lua. I¡¯m here to see you.¡± ¡°Brian, you really didn¡¯t need to.¡± She responded. ¡°... but I¡¯m d you did.¡± She quietly added, but I still heard it. ¡°What happened with the dungeon?¡± ¡°I located the entrance and confirmed that it is a rogue dungeon,pleting the mission I told you about.¡± I informed her. ¡°Then I got a new one to eliminate it. Either myself, or escort someone there, so they can eliminate it. I wanted to discuss that with you.¡± ¡°... let me guess. You want me to eliminate the dungeon and be the founder of it.¡± ¡°You catch on quick. Yes.¡± ¡°... I don¡¯t think that is a good idea.¡± Lua said. ¡°Why? I don¡¯t see the problem.¡± ¡°The problem is that dungeon founders are treated as nobles. And it isn¡¯t the easiest thing to hide. Sure your sleeve covers it up at the moment, but what about when it doesn¡¯t?¡± ¡°... Are you sure? I really don¡¯t think it is that bad?¡± ¡°Yes. You really should just do it yourself. The dungeon is already ¡­ nowhere close to anything. So at most, it will be your own personal yground, because no one else can really get to it, so you should keep it.¡± Lua said. ¡°... Alright. I understand. But you will still help me clear it, won¡¯t you? And you will be there when I reactivate it?¡± ¡°Yes. Of course.¡±
¡°Light, luminate around me, Shine ball.¡± Lua casted a light magic spell in front of me. A small sphere of light appeared. It wasn¡¯t overly bright, but it could definitely light up a dark room, and it was much brighter than a candle at least. ¡°Nice. You did it.¡± ¡°... thanks. ¡­ but I can¡¯t keep it stable yet.¡± As Lua said that, the light wavered a bit. It looked like a wrongly wiredmp, which quickly flickers on and off. ¡°I¡¯m sure you¡¯ll make it stable soon. Did the skill appear on your status yet?¡± ¡°No, not ¡­ wait? It¡¯s there? It wasn''t thest time I looked.¡± As Lua said that, the ball of light vanished, likely because she lost concentration. ¡°See. You can do this. I believe in you. And now you can level it up, so that might make learning even easier. Just don¡¯t level it up too fast, so it won¡¯t get out of hand.¡± ¡°Yes. Let¡¯s both do our best. I¡¯m sure you can figure out space magic as well.¡± ¡°Yeah. I hope so¡­ Swordsmanship as well. Speaking of that, are you nning on practicing with your mace? ¡°Yes. I ¡­¡±
After a bit more chit-chat, I jumped back into Gradius and returned to Sawyer city. I was tempted to stay with Lua, for a few reasons, but I said I¡¯d be back today, so I¡¯d better get back. The main reason I wanted to stay was my level. I¡¯m level 78 at this moment. So after I use a level up, I¡¯ll be level 80. And that could, technically, result in an evolution. And having Lua by my side when I evolve would reassure me a lot. During dinner, I did tell everyone that I got the materials for my forge, but I kept the existence of the dungeon a secret for now. The forest doesn¡¯t actually belong to the country and is in ¡°no man¡¯snd¡± so I don¡¯t have to. It was also Lua¡¯s suggestion to keep the dungeon a secret, just so no more heatnds on me. Of course I got some questions on how I could make firebricks that quickly, but I just said my monsters are masters at their craft, so they can do it. And that isn¡¯t even a lie. I¡¯m sure a master earth and fire mages working together could make some firebricks in an afternoon. I did also warn everyone at the table about my potential evolution. I think most already knew about Level Up! either directly or having heard it from Angelina, so it didn¡¯t really matter. That led to Alice pointing out that she will also hit level 50 today, so she might evolve as well. Now I¡¯m wondering, what level is Paulina? Alice has been using level ups on her as well, right? So that would mean Paulina should be about 30 levels up from where she was when we first met. So even if I assume she was only around 30, she should have gone above 50 at least. She is probably between 60 and 70, like Ria. Well, Ria is 70 even, at the moment. ¡°Brian, you as well Alice. I hope you can stop using that ¡­ level up before my birthday.¡± The Earl said. ¡°I don¡¯t want either of you sick on that day, or the days leading up to it. That is fine with you, isn¡¯t it?¡± Yeah. I guess that is fair. But the BD is still 10 days away, so we are safe for now. Well, some of the early guestsing in will start to arrive in theing days, but other than that, we should be fine. So I guess we will stop five days before. ¡­ I won¡¯t reach level 99 before the party. That¡¯s too bad.
After dinner, it was our customary evening rituals. Baths, writing Ria¡¯s ¡®journal¡¯, writing a letter to Christina, magic practice and a bath. And, of course, level ups. I went with Telekinesis today, just to match it with Unity. Also, both my magic and defense are 995. Tomorrow they will break 1000. Lua got a level to Vampiric Body Modification, as rmended by Vampire Grimson. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human !
Level: 80
HP: 2690
Mana: 3630
Strength: 795
Defense: 995
Magic: 995
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.4 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.2 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Telekinesis LV.5 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.5 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Mana Control LV.7
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (Greater)
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Rhianna
Race: Dhampir
Level: 72
HP: 1950
Mana: 2120
Strength: 1145
Defense: 860
Magic: 1020
Skills:
True Blood Magic LV.5 (Racial)
Vampiric Body Modification LV.3 (Racial)
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Fire Magic LV.4
Mana Control LV.4
Fast Mana Recovery LV.4
Internal Magic Technique LV.6
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.5
Flickering Step LV.3
Power Boost LV.5
Defense Boost LV.4
Blood Sucker (Racial)
ve. Master: Brian Wood
[copse] Spoiler Just in case someone wants to see Alice''s stats.
Name: Alice Watchman
Race: Human
Level: 50
HP: 630
Mana: 1980
Strength: 265
Defense: 355
Magic: 1595
Skills:
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Magician¡¯s Power LV.5 (extra)
Multicasting LV.3 (extra)
Dark Magic LV.7
Mana Control LV.8
Magic Boost LV.5
Quick Cast LV.5
Fast Mana Recovery LV.5
[copse] Spoiler Because she got light magic. Yes, she immediately leveled it up to level 2 on the same day.
Name: Lucia
Race: Dhampir Monarch ?
Level: 80
HP: 2190
Mana: 3955
Strength: 753
Defense: 992
Magic: 2728
Skills:
Dhampir Princess LV.1 (Unique)
True Blood Magic LV.8 (Racial)
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Water Magic LV.8
Light Magic LV.2
Mana Control LV.10
Magic Boost LV.5
Quick Cast LV.5
Fast Mana Recovery LV.7
Knife Technique LV.2
Staff Technique LV.5
Water Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Blood Sucker (Racial)
Lifesaver
[copse] Well, I located a dungeon today. That¡¯s something. Tomorrow¡­ Well, I¡¯m not sure. If I don¡¯t evolve, I guess I¡¯llplete the forge. I think I can do it here. Probably. Oh. Actually, tomorrow is another blood delivery day, so we will be doing that. Again, assuming that I¡¯m not sick. And since Agatha now has Luster Dragon, maybe she should ride it to the vige. Just making sure she learns how to fly safely. And then I can make the forge in the vige. Mayne even build one in the vige, if I have leftover materials. I know Granmarg and me made a lot of them, but I¡¯m not sure how many we need. Well, I¡¯ll look into it. Good night for now. CH.220 People having their first dragon flight CH.220 People having their first dragon flight I woke up in the morning. Again, what a surprise. Well, that means I¡¯m not evolving. I decided to still take a look at my status, just to make sure nothing strange is going on. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human !
Level: 80
HP: 2740
Mana: 3680
Strength: 795
Defense: 995
Magic: 995
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.4 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.3 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Telekinesis LV.5 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.5 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Mana Control LV.7
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (Greater)
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
[copse] Yeap. Everything is normal¡­ Except the leveled up Different Dimension Factory. ¡­ I don¡¯t know if I¡¯m happy or sad about this, but I¡¯ll ept it. But it does still feel a bit like Fantasia is stealing the power I would use to evolve just so she can level herself up. But she is cute, so I¡¯ll forgive her. Well, let¡¯s just jump into the factory and see what has changed.
¡°Papa!¡± Fantasia jumped at me before I could even open the eyes of my avatar. I took her into my arms and opened my eyes. She still looked simr to what she had looked like, except that I think she might have grown a bit. Previously, I would have guessed her to be between 5 and 6 years old, but now, she is more like 7. Her light brown hair was about as long as it had been previously and her eyes were still the same green shimmering color that they had been. ¡°Morning, Fantasia. You leveled up.¡± ¡°Yes. Papa, am I amazing?¡± ¡°Yes. Yes you are. Do you know what new things you can do?¡± ¡°New..? I can have papa here for longer!¡± She eximed. ¡°Here for longer?¡± I questioned. ¡°Yes. Papa won¡¯t have to go back so soon.¡± ¡­ yeah. I have no clue what that means. ¡°I might be able to exin better.¡± Laura said, as she realized next to us. ¡°It means that the time dtion effect between this space and the real world has amplified. At level 2, this world was 1.2 times faster than the outside world, but now it is 1.6 times faster.¡± ¡°Oh? So that is what she meant. Anything else?¡± ¡°We were able to make the connection to other users more stable, so Miss Lucia should have better visuals when shees in. I think we might even be able to think about bringing others without a system support here, if Fantasia levels up to LV.4.¡± ¡°Okay. That¡¯s good. What kind of quality are we talking about?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll just show you.¡± Laura said, and entered my body. My vision blurred a bit and it got ¡­ slow. No. Not slow. Frame-y. Like trading from a 144hzputer monitor to a 60hz monitor. I couldn¡¯t see as ¡®fast¡¯. Does that make sense? But unlikest time, the quality drop was a lot more insignificant. The world still looked quite sharp and didn¡¯t get pixted like it didst time. In It still wasn¡¯t quite at real life levels, but I¡¯d call it good. ¡°Speaking of bringing others here, what can we do about that?¡± I asked. ¡°Not much, sadly.¡± Laura answered. ¡°Miss Lucia is special because of the system link, so for others we would either have to replicate it, which I don¡¯t think is possible, or we could use magic, but that will affect quality. I¡¯ve also been making prototype data transfer devices with Tahlia, so we could try that. But that will require you to be close by with the person you are bringing into the factory.¡± ¡°So like a wired connection. I see. So Lua is using the inte, magic is like ¡­ bluetooth maybe, and we could also use a wire.¡± I recapped in a way that kind of exined it to me. ¡°If you want to look at it that way. But yes. The biggest problem doing it without the visitor having system support is distance. Transferring precise magic over a long distance is not the easiest thing.¡± ¡°... I see. ¡­ could we make a device that can hold a system link?¡± I asked. ¡°Impossible.¡± Laura immediately answered. ¡°Then perhaps making a connection server with my cards? Use them for the connection, instead of normal magic? Like how my and Christina¡¯s terminals are connected?¡± ¡°... we might be able to. But that would require¡­¡± Laura muttered, before getting deep into thought. ¡°Papa, can we go y?¡± Fantasia asked me, as my conversation with Laura seemed to have ended. ¡°Sure. Let¡¯s do it.¡± I agreed. ¡°Laura, we¡¯ll be off.¡± ¡°Yes. Have fun.¡± She said, before falling back into thought.
Lua appeared in the factory while I was ying with Fantasia, so I ¡­ forcefully teleported her over to where we were so we could talk. Yes, I basically kidnapped her. Well then again, she could just escape into the real world if she wanted to, so I can¡¯t really hold her hostage. And she didn¡¯t mind. I exined that Fantasia, well the factory, had leveled up, and that is why her visuals had improved. Not forgetting the stronger time dtion either. They were both important things. You could easily lose your sense of time if you spent a bit too long here. An hour outside is 96 minutes here, and so on. That could easily lead to some jeg feelings, if you were here for a couple of hours in a row. Not that you really should, as you really should disconnect at least once every hour, just so you can feel how your physical body feels, take a few steps, maybe drink a bit of water, or blood in Lua¡¯s case. I spent a bit more time in the factory, not forgetting to visit Tahlia, before returning to the real world and getting ready for breakfast.
During breakfast, I asked the Earl for permission to fly some smaller dragons to the west of the city. I had of course informed him of the new Card Summoners, including the cards they got. He was a bit hesitant, but said that as long as we didn¡¯t summon them too close to the city, we were allowed to do it. ¡°Brian, can Ie as well? I also want to fly my dragon.¡± Alice said, after hearing that we would be on dragon back today. Well, Ria would be flying on Firebird, as she doesn¡¯t currently own a dragon. Sure I could give her something like Masked Dragon or Horus the ck me Dragon LV4, but I think Firebird is good for now. Spoiler
[copse] ¡°Sure, I don¡¯t mind. As long as no one else is opposed to it.¡± As I said that, I looked at Enora, the Earl¡¯s wife. I know she has been pushing Alice to have dance lessons, so she could dance at the birthday party. ¡°... hmm. She has been getting better, but we are running out of time.¡± She said. ¡°Brian, your ¡­ summons. Do any of them specialize in dance?¡± ¡°Only sword dancing, as far as I remember.¡± I answered, obviously referring to Performance of Sword. I haven¡¯t summoned her for a while. She isn¡¯t a bad monster, she just isn¡¯t quite as strong as I¡¯d like her to be. My skills greatest weakness is just that. I have so many monsters that I want to summon, but I¡¯m just one person. There is no way I can give all of them the attention they deserve. ¡°I see¡­¡± ¡°But if that really is a deal breaker, I have a summon that can y music and I can just dance a bit with Alice myself. Won¡¯t that be a good alternative to the lesson?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes! Let¡¯s do that.¡± Alice instantly agreed. ¡°I suppose that will suffice.¡± Enora gave in. ¡°But if I hear that you lied about it, I¡¯ll make sure you both have an extra long dance lesson tomorrow.¡± I know it won¡¯t fully rece an actual lesson, but I think I can also use this as an excuse to have Lua dance with me. Depending on how things go, she might be my +1 for the party, so having her know at least some dancing would help a lot. We could also potentially practice the steps in the factory. The time dtion would help us with how long it will likely take.
¡°... will this really be fine?¡± Agatha asked. We had picked her up, driven outside the city walls in Overdrive and were now about to summon our rides. ¡°Yeap. I got permission, so it is fine. I also warned the gateguards.¡± I reassured her. ¡°... how do you even go about that? Asking a noble for something like that?¡± ¡°Just bring it up at the breakfast table. It is quite simple when you eat at the same table as said noble.¡± ¡°... of course. I¡¯ll never get used to that.¡± ¡°I hope you will. I am a half-noble and I do have a rtionship with your daughter, so I hope you can get used to it at some point.¡± ¡°... I¡¯ll try.¡± ¡°Well, at least that isn¡¯t relevant at the moment. Come on. Let¡¯s summon our rides.¡± I said to get us back on track. ¡°Alice, do you want to demonstrate?¡± ¡°Sure.¡± Alice said, she dug around in her fanny pack for a second and pulled out a card. ¡°Element Dragon.¡± Spoiler [copse] Oh? She didn¡¯t summon Pitch-Dark Dragon? Well, I guess Element Dragon will work just as well, I just assumed she would summon Pitch-Dark instead. I¡¯d actually almost forgotten that I¡¯ve given her an Element Dragon. She got Element Dragon in ¡°... I see.¡± Agatha muttered. ¡°That didn¡¯t exin anything.¡± ¡°Just say the name written at the top of the card to summon the monster.¡± I exined. ¡°A-Alright. I¡¯ll do that.¡± She said, as she got out her card. ¡°Luster Dragon.¡± Spoiler [copse] Both Element Dragon and Luster Dragon were on the smaller side, in terms of my dragons. Element Dragon¡¯s main body was about four meters long, but it had a long neck and tail to make it look a lotrger. Luster Dragon on the other hand had arger main body, about 6 meters, but a shorter neck and tail. But they were still both clearly under the ten meter mark, so I¡¯ll call them small. For my dragon, I summoned The Dragon Dwelling in the Cave. Just because I wanted one of the sub ten meter dragons. Spoiler
[copse] He was just a bitrger than Luster Dragon, so my dragon was thergest of them. No, I¡¯m notpensating or showing off. Well, maybe a bit. But honestly, The Dragon Dwelling in the Cave just has this scale pattern on its back, which makes for a really nice seat. I learned that in the factory while flying on the dragons with Fantasia. Ria summoned her Firebird, we all got on, and took off.
Our flight wasn¡¯t eventful. I took the lead as with Laura, I had a mental map so we could easily make our way to the vige even if we didn¡¯t follow the road. Not that it really matters, as not that many people travel this way anyway. By the time wended, Agatha seemed quitefortable with her dragon and was even speaking with it in that strangenguage dragons use. She did get the skill. Or is it a title? It acts like a skill, but Laura said it is a title, because it doesn¡¯t actually give any stat points. Anyway, getting used to riding a dragon that fast. Well, I guess it isn¡¯t that much more difficult than riding a horse. It is actually easier, considering that we are basically bareback. Bareback horse riding is more difficult than riding one of my dragons. Not that I have any experience riding bareback. The vigers, as was usual, came to wee us to the vige. But this time we got everyone toe out, because of our unusual rides. ¡°Brian. Everyone. Hi.¡± Lua awkwardly greeted us after we dismounted. ¡°Hi Lua.¡± I said back. ¡°So, why the dragons? And the bird?¡± She asked. ¡°Just getting your mother used to it. We will run out of time if we don¡¯t do it now.¡± ¡°I see. Well, how was the flight? Did you get cold?¡± ¡°Nah. It isn¡¯t that bad, at least with the dragon I used. His head is good for protecting me from the wind.¡± I exined. ¡°Alice on the other hand¡­¡± I added, looking back at Alice who had, afternding, went closer to Firebird to warm up. It wasn¡¯t a cold day, but the temperature was still about 15¡ãC 59¡ãF , so with the windchill from flying, it could get a bit cold. Ria naturally wasn¡¯t cold, considering that her bird was literally on fire. Not that the fire would burn, unless the bird wanted it to burn. And Agatha also seemed just fine, but that might be because she is just built different. Literally. Or maybe she used wind magic to protect herself from the wind. I was about to unsummon my dragon, but instead, I had two dhampir children ask me for something. ¡°Mr. Summoner, could we¡­¡± Kody began, but couldn¡¯t finish his question. ¡°Could we ride your dragon?¡± Anika finished what Kody wanted to ask. ¡°Of course. We can take a quick ride.¡± I answered. No, I¡¯m not letting them go by themselves, but luckily my dragon should be able to carry all three of us. It carried me and Fantasia just fine, so one more shouldn¡¯t matter. ¡°Lua, want to join us?¡± ¡°... no. I¡¯ll fly with you some other time. Maybe you can take me on that white dragon again, but in better weather this time.¡± ¡°Of course. Any time you want.¡± I promised. I guess Lua is still the only one that has ridden a Blue-Eyes, other than me. She also got to ride LV8 Horus. I would say she is the only one to ride one of myrge dragons, but Alice and Ria flew on Tyrant Dragon, so that just isn¡¯t true. ¡°Come, you two. Let¡¯s go take a flight.¡± I said to the two children. ¡°¡°Yes!¡±¡± They both answered. We all got on The Dragon Dwelling in the Cave. Cody was sitting in the front, Anika behind him, and I was behind her. I wanted to be in the back, so I could easily see the two of them. And if either of them looks like they will fall, I can hopefully use telekinesis to hold them in ce. After we were properly sitting down, I gave my dragon the order and we took off. CH.221 Dancing with Alice and Lua CH.221 Dancing with Alice and Lua ¡°Brian, will you take us flying again?¡± Kody asked after wended. I had gotten both him and Anika to stop calling me Mr. Summoner, and call me by my name instead. ¡°Yes. I can do that.¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Cody yelled out. ¡°I wish I had wings like big sis Lua.¡± Anika said quietly. ¡°I could fly whenever I wanted.¡± ¡°If you train long and hard, you might be able to grow a pair. You should ask Ria about it. She has a skill that can be used for that.¡± I informed Anika. ¡°Really? Where is she? I¡¯ll go find her.¡± Anika said and rushed off. ¡°Wait for me!¡± Cody called out and ran after her. ¡­ those two make for a good couple. Well, they will when they grow up. Childhood friends don¡¯t usually win, but let¡¯s hope they can do it. I¡¯m sure they can. ¡°What is with that grin?¡± Lua asked. I didn¡¯t even notice she had approached. ¡°Nothing. I¡¯m just d I was able to make them happy with something so simple.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think anyone but you would call letting them ride a dragon simple.¡± ¡°It¡¯s my blessing and curse. But what are you going to do? Dragons are amazing.¡± ¡°... they are quite ¡­ majestic.¡± Lua admitted. ¡°But they can also be scary.¡± ¡°... yeah. I guess I can see that.¡± I agreed. ¡°But those two things kind ofe hand in hand. Dragons are majestic because of their strength, size and their ability to fly. But that also makes them scary.¡± ¡°... yes.¡± Since this conversation was over, I changed the subject. ¡°Lua, I¡¯ll have to hold a little dance practice session for Alice. Would you join us?¡± ¡°Dance? Why?¡± ¡°For the Earl¡¯s birthday party. Apparently, there will be some sort of evening party and dancing will be a part of that, so at least Alice and I need to be able to dance.¡± I told her. ¡°Also, while I won¡¯t force you, I¡¯d like it if you came as my partner for the party. And I want to dance with you at the party.¡± ¡°I ¡­ I ¡­ Am I even allowed to? Will it be fine?¡± ¡°Of course it will. If it¡¯s not, I¡¯ll burn the entire city to the ground for insulting you.¡± ¡°You shouldn¡¯t joke about something like that, since you can actually do it.¡± ¡°... yeah. Sorry. But still, if you are denied, then I won¡¯t go either. That much I can promise.¡± ¡°... what if I say no?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Then I will ept your position and go alone.¡± No, I won¡¯t mind control her to force her to go. Or use something like Change of Heart on her. Change of Heart, huh. What a card. The ability to change someone¡¯s opinion on something, no matter how strongly they feel about it. Sure it might not be direct mind control, but honestly, it might be even better. Spoiler [copse] ¡°... then, if I learn to dance, before the birthday, I¡¯lle with you.¡± Lua offered. ¡°Is that fine?¡± ¡°Yes. Of course. I¡¯ll do everything in my power to teach you, alright?¡± ¡°... alright. I¡¯ll train.¡± Lua agreed. ¡°... but what about my dress? Won¡¯t I need something ¡­ more for a noble¡¯s party? And what about my wings?¡± ¡°You should keep your wings out.¡± I told her. ¡°And what is a dress problem when you can literally make new ones with your skill. And I can give you the materials with my spell. We¡¯ll just work out how it should look in the factory, find a monster whose clothes to use as the base, and go from there.¡± ¡°... You make it sound so simple. And are you sure my wings won¡¯t cause a problem?¡± ¡°They might. But we will just deal with the problems as theye up, right?¡± ¡°... Why does your brain work like that? You make this sound so simple.¡± ¡°Because it is? No reason for it to beplicated.¡±
¡°Alice, ready for your dance lesson?¡± I asked. ¡°... do we really have to?¡± ¡°It is the lesser of two evils. You can say no, but I will tell Enora. And I don¡¯t think you¡¯ll like what she has to say about it.¡± ¡°... alright.¡± Alice agreed. ¡°But I don¡¯t have any sort of dress with me. And I don¡¯t think this vige has a dance floor. So where will we do it?¡± ¡°You don¡¯t need those for practice.¡± I told her. ¡°You can dance anywhere. And if you really need a dance floor, I can make one. Probably.¡± As I said that, I opened my collection and began pulling out cards. ¡°First of all, Legendary me Lord, Granmarg the Rock Monarch.¡± I summoned the duo for yesterday. No, they won¡¯t actually have anything to do with the dancing. They will bepleting the cksmithing forge. But first, I¡¯ll ask Granmarg for one thing. ¡°Granmarg, can you tten and harden the ground in this area, so we can use it as a dance floor?¡± Spoiler
[copse] ¡°Of course, Master.¡± My golem monster thing responded. The golem quickly used some magic to do what I asked, and we now had a stone dance floor before us. Let¡¯s just hope it isn¡¯t slippery, as a smooth stone surface can be. I don¡¯t think Granmarg would make that kind of a mistake, as I said we will use it for dancing, but I might be wrong as well. ¡°Thanks Granmarg. I left the forge materials over there, so can you do go and try to finish it? Also, if you need anyone else,e ask.¡± ¡°Yes Master. We shall get it done.¡± The two of them walked off to a corner of the vige, which might not even be a part of the vige. It¡¯s hard to say, because the vige doesn¡¯t really have an outer wall. ¡°Should I ask?¡± I heard Alice asking Lua. ¡°Don¡¯t bother. You know the exnation he will give.¡± Lua answered her. ¡°Now then, for the music.¡± I said. ¡°I activate Polymerization. I fuse together Lady of Faith and Witch of the ck Forest. I fusion summon Musician King.¡± Spoiler
[copse] A reasonably tall shirtless male appeared, holding a guitar. ¡°Master, what may I y for you?¡± He asked. ¡°We¡¯ll need some dance music. As in, ball dancing. I¡¯m sure you can y that as well, right?¡± ¡°Hmp. Naturally. Even if it isn¡¯t my usual style.¡± Musician King answered, seemingly annoyed that I questioned his skill. I really didn¡¯t. I trusted that he could do it. I more so taunted him so he would do his best. ¡°Brian. A quick question.¡± Alice spoke up. ¡°Yeah, what is it?¡± I asked. ¡°How did two female monsters be a male monster?¡± ¡°... don¡¯t ask. I really don¡¯t know. It just works like that sometimes.¡± Now then, one more monster to summon. ¡°I summon Spirit of the Harp.¡± Spoiler [copse] With our music present, it was time for our dance practice to begin. I danced first with Alice. Just to show Lua the basic steps and everything. Then I switched to dancing with Lua and summoned Kagemusha of the Blue me to dance with Alice. Spoiler [copse] I haven¡¯t summoned Kage in a long time. Mainly, because he really isn¡¯t that strong. But he is useful. As the body double of the Ruler of the Blue me, he is quite skilled in multiple things. Dancing is one of them. Sure he is no dance instructor, but he can still dance. Probably better than I can. Alice got a bit annoyed that I pushed her to the side, so I had topromise a bit. Every other dance I would have with Lua, and the other with Alice, alternating between the two girls. Alice, stop trying to make me a harem man. I really don¡¯t know if I could do it. ¡­ I guess this is as good of a time as ever to speak about that. Polygamy is absolutely legal in this country. As long as you have the money to support your family, you can have as many wives as you want. Or husbands. Reverse harems are something somedies like to have.
¡°Lua, I think you should switch to your dress. It should be closer to what you will wear if youe to the party.¡± I said, as I started my second dance with her. Yes, technically she is currently wearing a dress, but her other one is much closer to a party dress, while this one is like a travel/adventuring dress. She didn¡¯t really struggle, I think partly because she was great at following someone¡¯s lead. So as long as she had a confident leader, she could dance with them fine. I think. But I can already say that she is better than Alice, because Alice herself tries to take the lead in a dance, instead of following. ¡°... if you say so.¡± Lua agreed. She took two steps back, before a soft darkness engulfed her. It wasn¡¯t aggressive or imposing, like something like Alice¡¯s shade is, but just something to prevent you from seeing what is behind it. A few secondster the darkness disappeared and Lua was standing there in her ck and purple dress. ¡°Ho-How did she do that!?¡± Alice yelled out. ¡°A skill she has.¡± I just answered. ¡°And she has wings? When? She didn¡¯t have them previously.¡± ¡°I - I got them when I evolved.¡± Lua answered. ¡°Really? Will I also get wings when I evolve?¡± Alice asked. ¡°No clue. You might, you might not.¡± I answered. ¡°Speaking of, did anything strange happen to your status? You did reach level 50, right? You didn¡¯t evolve so you might have gained a new skill or one of your skills might have leveled up. Did you notice anything this morning?¡± ¡°... I woke up a bitte, so I didn¡¯t check it before breakfast¡­ and I forgot to do itter, because I was excited that I¡¯ll get to fly a dragon today¡­¡± Alice answered. ¡°Then why not go ahead and check it now, before the next song.¡± I said. After a bit, Alice informed us of what she saw. ¡°... I have a new skill.¡± ¡°Nice. What is it?¡± I instinctively asked, before quickly adding. ¡°You don¡¯t actually have to tell, if you don¡¯t want.¡± ¡°No. I¡¯ll tell. It¡¯s an extra skill called Mana Flight.¡± Alice said. Spoiler
Name: Alice Watchman
Race: Human
Level: 50
HP: 630
Mana: 2080
Strength: 265
Defense: 355
Magic: 1615
Skills:
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Magician¡¯s Power LV.5 (extra)
Multicasting LV.3 (extra)
Mana Flight LV1 (extra)
Dark Magic LV.7
Mana Control LV.8
Magic Boost LV.5
Quick Cast LV.5
Fast Mana Recovery LV.5
[copse] ¡°... wow.¡± Is all I could say. A flight skill. I wonder, is it the same kind of flight that Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl use? It probably is, right? Considering what both Genesis Vampire Lord and Guardian Angel Joan said. And Alice is learning from DMG, so getting her flight skill isn¡¯t that strange. ¡°Mana flight? ¡­ you can fly?¡± Lua asked. ¡°... I think so. The skill says I can fly by propelling mana from my body.¡± Alice informed us. ¡°I¡¯ll try right now!¡± ¡°Miss,¡± Kagemusha interrupted. ¡°We are still in the middle of a dance lesson, so how about after that?¡± ¡°But¡­¡± ¡°He is right, you know.¡± I agreed with Kage. ¡°Let¡¯s dance a few more songs first. Then we can practice some other stuff.¡± I know I have to practice swordsmanship, or my monsters will be disappointed with me. And space magic as well, but Cosmo Queen doesn¡¯t really push me the same as my swordsmen, and women, do.
After another few dances, I decided to call our lesson good. Kagemusha was surprisingly good at dancing with Alice, likely because he knew better how to let her lead, so Alice was doing quite well. Sadly, that isn¡¯t the norm, so this might have actually been bad, as whenever I danced with her, we would still both try to lead and that just resulted in bad stuff. Before we began our next practice session, I quickly went and checked on the duo making my forge. But they were still building it up and ying it, so I just left them to it. ¡°Now then. I¡¯m going to practice with my sword for a bit.¡± I informed the girls. ¡°What about you? Alice, you can summon Mana, or I can summon one of the even stronger spellcasters to help with practicing your new skill if you want. And Lua, will you practice magic? Or maybe try out your mace?¡± ¡°Let¡¯s all practice with close range weapons!¡± Alice called out. ¡°... you don¡¯t even have one.¡± I pointed out. ¡°Lend me one.¡± She said. ¡°You took all of the ones we got in the dungeon.¡± That¡¯s true. A lot of the challenge room drops we got in the dungeon two days ago ended up in my storage. But only if the person that challenged the room didn¡¯t want to keep it. Because of that, I had a few swords, axes, knives and shields in my storage. ¡°Sure. Do you want a sword or an axe?¡± ¡°... hmm. Do you have a sword with a long handle?¡± Alice asked. ¡°A swordstaff? Not on hand, no.¡± ¡°... could you make me one?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Maybe. After the forge is ready. Make one that doubles as a staff for casting spells, like Dark Pdin has.¡± ¡°Dark Pdin? I don¡¯t think I¡¯ve ever seen that monster.¡± Alicemented. ¡°I guess I was with Lua when I summoned him.¡± Yeah. It was when we were getting blood for the vigers before our first visit. ¡°Here, take a look.¡± I said, after I got the card out of the collection and showed it to Alice. Spoiler [copse] Dark Pdin¡¯s weapon is more or less a . Some might call it a , but the de of his weapon is so thick that it really is closer to a fauchard. But at the same time, there really isn¡¯t a real world equivalent to some of these fantasy weapons, because the fantasy versions are just way toorge and unwieldy. ¡°Yes. Just like that. Could you make me one? I¡¯ll pay for it.¡± Alice asked. ¡°Yeah. I think I can. It can be the first thing I make with the forge.¡± I told her. ¡°... I just don¡¯t know how expensive it will be. I guess that will depend on what materials it is made from. I¡¯ll also have to ask someone like Dark Sage for the staff structure¡­ make sure the de won¡¯t interrupt the flow of magic¡­¡± ¡°I get it! It will be difficult. But you can do it, can¡¯t you?¡± Alice asked. ¡°... who do you think you are talking to?¡± I asked. ¡°Of course I can do it. I think. I just have no idea how difficult it will be. If only you had a skill like Lua it would be so much easier.¡± ¡°Skill? What skill?¡± ¡°Forget it. It isn¡¯t a skill you can gain, so it doesn¡¯t matter.¡± ¡°... fine. Then I¡¯ll just get a skill of my own. My own unique skill!¡± Alice dered. ¡­ did she realize Lua¡¯s clothes changing skill is a unique skill? Well, whatever. Alice hasn¡¯t told anyone that Lua has the system support, so I think she can be trusted with the info of Lua¡¯s unique skill as well. Not that I will give her all of the details. ¡°Good luck.¡± I said to Alice. Other than my card installs, the only way I¡¯ve seen people get unique skills are thanks to their system support. Both my Pack Opener and Lua¡¯s Dhampir Princess are from that. (Actually your Pack Opener predates me.) Laura specified. (You gained it when you eliminated the dungeon and the system gave me to you to keep an eye on that skill.) (... alright. So the system is a stalker. I guess that does exin some of your ¡­ tendencies.) I responded. So it isn¡¯t that I gained Pack Opener because of Laura, but that I gained Laura because of Pack Opener. ¡­ I do have a dungeon to eliminate. Maybe having Alice do that would give her a unique skill? ¡­ probably not. If it was guaranteed, rogue dungeons would be a super hotmodity on the market. Everyone would want one, no matter the price. ¡°But back to practice. Alice, if you really want a weapon like that, this might be the best for you to practice with.¡± I said, as I got a bronze pole out from my storage. It is the one I got back when we went through the challenge rooms with Diamond Sword. ¡°... it''s just a metal pole.¡± Aliceined a bit. ¡°I can have Kotetsu hammer one end of it into a de. Or attach a short sword to it. That should suffice, right?¡± I offered. ¡°And it is just a practice weapon.¡± I added. ¡°... I guess it is fine then. Thanks, Brian.¡± I looked back to Lua and she had changed into her adventuring dress and was holding her mace. I also got out my sword and searched the collection for the monsters I would use for our instructors today. Practice never ends. CH.222 Testing the new Forge CH.222 Testing the new Forge ¡°Master. The forge is ready.¡± Legendary me Lord came to interrupt our practice session and informed me. Spoiler [copse] Not that I¡¯m opposed to taking a break. While both Lua and I could likely keep going, Alice looks like she is ready to drop. Alice had been practicing with Giltia the D. Knight. Just because I really think having Dark Pdin as her partner would have been way too difficult for her. And I don¡¯t have any other monsters that use a swordstaff as their weapon. But Giltia has a trident thingy so that is close enough. Spoiler
[copse] My swordsmanship teacher of the day was Warrior Dai Grepher and Lua was learning the basics of the mace from Dark Scorpion - Gorg the Strong. Even though I feel like Gorg isn¡¯t the best teacher. He just hits things, harder. No real technique or anything. Spoiler
[copse] Also, I justck monsters that use a mace or other blunt weapon. Sure I have Goblin Attack Force, but ¡­ yeah. And at the same time, I feel like Lua might want to practice more with using the mace as a source of vampiric steel, which she can break off into tiny needles to shoot at people or something, instead of trying to get blunt weapons technique. She already has the staff technique skill, but as that is more focused on self defense, she wanted to also get blunt weapons technique. But hey, to each their own. ¡°Oh. Alright. I guess we will call it now.¡± I said. ¡°How are you on time, me? I think you are running out, right?¡± I asked my me Lord. ¡°Yes. Both myself and Granmarg are almost out. You should unsummon us soon, Master.¡± He confirmed. Between the dance practice and then the weapon practice, we had had a very physical two hours while that duo had worked on the forge. But now, we could take it a bit easier. ¡°Sure. Everyone, thanks for being our instructors for the day. You can go now.¡± I said to our three teachers and unsummoned them. Then we walked over to where my new forge was and I unsummoned Granmarg and me Lord.
¡°Now then, let¡¯s test it out.¡± I said. ¡°Iron cksmith Kotetsu.¡± Spoiler [copse] First, I summoned my smith. ¡°Hello, Master. I see that the forge is finished.¡± He said. ¡°Yeah. Sure is. How about testing it out?¡± ¡°Yes. We shall. What may I make for you?¡± ¡°Alice.¡± I called her over. ¡°How about your swordstaff?¡± I offered. ¡°Wha? Really? Yes! Please.¡± She agreed. ¡°Alright. Hand the pole to Kotetsu. I¡¯ll get a bronze sword, so he canbine the two.¡± I said I dug my storage for a bronze sword. I did get two of them from the dungeon, so we can just use one of them. I picked up the one with the shorter de. Technically, I think this is a shortsword, but that should actually make it better for what we are about to do. The de of this shortsword was only about 50 cm long. Inparison, my arming sword has a de length of 90 cm. ¡°So, Kotetsu, what do you think? Can youbine the two into a practice swordstaff?¡± ¡°Of course. But we do need a fire, if you would.¡± ¡°Sure, sure. I¡¯ll get it.¡± I said as I pulled open my collection. ¡°... Brian, that might be a problem.¡± Luamented. ¡°We do have firewood, but not coal or charcoal. Do you have some?¡± ¡°Lua, who do you think you are talking to?¡± I asked. ¡°If everything else fails, I can just have a dragon breath fire. But I do have something better for this. Hinotama Soul.¡± I located the card I wanted and summoned it. Spoiler [copse] ¡°Why do we need a fire when I can just summon a ball of mes?¡± I asked. ¡°... I guess I should have expected that.¡± Lua admitted. ¡°Yeah. I¡¯ve even used it to boil water for tea. ¡­ but I guess that was when you were out because of your evolution, so you wouldn¡¯t know about that.¡± I exined. ¡°Anyway, can you two make it work?¡± ¡°Of course. We already practiced this in the factory.¡± Kotetsu answered. Hinotama Soul couldn¡¯t actually speak, at least no anguage I could understand, so he just quickly floated up and down like he was nodding. ¡°Thanks.¡± I thanked my monsters and turned back to the girls. ¡°So, how about lunch?¡±
We enjoyed lunch with the rest of the vigers. I was on cooking duty again, because if I didn¡¯t cook, the vigers would only have blood. And because I thought back to the time Lua was evolving, I recalled enjoying eggs at that time. Well truthfully I didn¡¯t really enjoy them at that time, as I really had no appetite, but I did eat them. So I felt like making some again and I cooked up a few Monster Eggs. Spoiler [copse] They weren¡¯t half bad, but I really wish I had some more seasonings with me. I had some salt and some cheap pepper that I picked up back in Alewatch, but I really need more. I need to find a spice shop and buy it out. ¡­ okay, maybe notpletely out. I might just pick up like 10% of their stock. Maybe 20% if they don¡¯t have that much. That way, they won¡¯t be out and I should get a decent amount of spices. I also want some ketchup. Sure I can make the tomato paste stuff from Mystic Tomato, but that isn¡¯t quite ketchup. But I think if I mix it with some vegetable oils, spices and other stuff, I¡¯ll have ketchup. That¡¯s how ketchup is made, right? Tomatoes, vegetable oil and spices? It is actually tomatoes and vinegar, with seasonings and spices Maybe Kitchen Dragonmaid will know the recipe. I¡¯ll have to ask her.
¡°Here you go, Miss. Please hold it and tell me how it feels.¡± Kotetsu said, as he handed the swordstaff to Alice. In all simplicity, what he had done was take the bronze staff¡­ well, more like a rod, as it really isn¡¯t a magic staff in any way. So yeah, he took that and attached a short sword to it. It was crude, it was ugly, but it would work. Almost. ¡°It will work as a practice weapon, but it really shouldn¡¯t be used for actualbat.¡± Kotetsu warned. ¡°The bronze, while metal, is quite the soft metal,pared to even things like iron, not to mention tempered steel. If you use that one inbat, it will require at least some maintenance after every battle.¡± ¡°Yes. Thank you very much. It feels alright.¡± Alice said, as she received her ¡­ practice weapon. ¡°Brian, thank you. ¡­ so, how much does this cost?¡± Oh? Alice is offering to pay? Really? ¡­ well this is a first, I think. Hmm. The materials were basically free and so it Kotetsu. ¡­ okay, I shouldn¡¯t say that. Kotetsu is a master smith capable of making legendary weapons. Just look at his card art. He is literally forging the Legendary Sword. Spoiler
[copse] And I guess I could have sold the materials instead, so I should add some level of cost to them. ¡­ I really don¡¯t know the cost of weapons. I really should do more market research. Her staff, when we bought it, was forty gold. Ria¡¯s armor, which has bronze, had an estimated cost of 62 gold. ¡­ ¡°Brian?¡± Alice asked. ¡°... 20 gold coins.¡± I said. That might be cheap, it might be expensive, but I¡¯ll just make up for it when I make a better one for her. If I asked for too much this time, I¡¯ll give her a good deal. If that was too little, her next one won¡¯t have a great deal. ¡°Okay. ¡­ But I don¡¯t have that much with me. Can I pay you when we get back to Grandfather¡¯s estate?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Sure. That¡¯s fine.¡± I agreed. ¡°Miss, you should take some practice swings with it. Test it out. If you feel anything wrong, I¡¯ll fix it for you.¡± Kotetsu reminded Alice. She did as instructed and swung the swordstaff around. ¡°... wah. It¡¯s heavy¡­¡± Alice said, after she almost lost her bnce. ¡°Miss, you don¡¯t have that much body mass, so you might have to make up for that with technique or other skills.¡± Kotetsu said. ¡°We could also have someone enchant it with lighten, but that will only get you so far. And weapons made of other materials might be even heavier than that is.¡± ¡°You might be able to use your new flight skill for that.¡± I told her. I don¡¯t actually know if she can, but I feel like she might be able to. ¡°Really? I¡¯ll try.¡± ¡°... Maybe learn how to use that skill first.¡± I reminded her to calm her down. ¡°You shouldn¡¯t jump to advanced things. Master the basics first.¡± ¡°... alright. I¡¯ll do that.¡± Alice agreed. I unsummoned both Kotetsu and Hinotama Soul, and then I took the new forge into my storage. It worked, so that is good. Now I¡¯ll just leave the space isted room for Laura and the others to figure out.
¡°Then just let the mana out.¡± Mana was instructing Alice on how to fly with her new skill. As I assumed, Alice¡¯s flight skill is the same one Mana uses. To double up on efficiency, Lua was also practicing flying, but she was doing it with Vampire Lady. Spoiler
[copse] Both of them, learning how to fly. And here I am, just floating myself with telekinesis. I guess I could also try to learn how the Mana Flight is used. I think. I¡¯m not sure what advantages and disadvantages it has over floating with telekinesis, but there might be some. Maybe speed? Or maybe the mana usage? Or maybe how little concentration it takes? Or maybe it is easier to cast spells while flying with Mana Flight? Could be any of those reasons, or multiplebined. Well, I¡¯ll listen in on the mana flight lesson and see if I want to try that. I guess I could try it in the factory first, then see if it is worth trying to learn outside. It probably is, so I should just go for it though.
By the end of the lesson, Alice had learned how to float in the air. She still really couldn''t move around and she would fall down if she lost concentration for any amount of time. It is actually kind of simr to how I was with telekinesis before I got used to it. Lua, for her part, learned how to infuse mana into her wings. But she still struggled a bit with moving them, so she couldn¡¯t really attempt to take flight. But I¡¯m sure she will get there. And again, like with me, she can practice in the factory. Not that I¡¯m sure how much the factory cheats will help her. ¡°I have just one left.¡± Lua said. ¡°Then I¡¯lle back to the city. You¡¯ll wait for me, won¡¯t you?¡± ¡°Of course. But we will still see each other every morning and evening in the factory, right? You won¡¯t stop showing up?¡± ¡°No! Of course not.¡± ¡°... thanks.¡± I said, honestly relieved that she didn¡¯t deny my wish to see her each day. ¡°And as soon as you are ready, call me. I¡¯lle pick you up.¡± I promised. ¡°Yes. I will.¡±
Our flight home, on dragons and/or a firebird, went fine. Again, I made sure wended far enough away from the city where we wouldn¡¯t be seen by too many people. Sure there will likely be some that saw us, but as long as it is only a few, it should be fine. And the gate guards did know about it. Well, we just swapped our dragons for Overdrive and drove into the city.
¡°Paulina, look, I can fly!¡± Alice called to Paulina when we met and floated into the air with her new skill. ¡°... wh? Brian? Are you doing that?¡± She asked. ¡°Nope. That¡¯s all her.¡± I answered. ¡°... she can ¡­ fly?¡± ¡°Yes. Can¡¯t you see?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Technically, that¡¯s floating.¡± I quipped. ¡°... I¡¯m still learning. I¡¯ll be flying in no time.¡± Alice countered. ¡°But how?¡± Paulina asked. ¡°Is that telekinesis?¡± ¡°Nope.¡± Alice answered. ¡°It¡¯s mana flight!¡± As she called that out, she must have lost concentration, as she fell back to the floor. Well, fell is questionable, as she was only floating about 10 cm in the air. ¡°... is it an extra skill?¡± Paulina asked. ¡°Sure is.¡± Alice confirmed. ¡°Mana uses the same skill to fly, so she can teach me now.¡± ¡°... I see. That is amazing.¡± Paulina said, with a mncholic voice. ¡°I¡¯m sure you can learn it as well.¡± I said to Paulina. ¡°From what I gathered, it is quite simr to telekinesis. Just controlling mana and expelling it from your body in a certain way. It might actually be easier than telekinesis.¡± ¡°... really?¡± Paulina perked up. ¡°Yeah. I was actually thinking of trying to learn it myself. Want to try that with me?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes. Of course.¡± She answered. ¡°... but you can already fly with telekinesis, so why would you do that?¡± ¡°... because I can. And I think that skill will be better for flying than telekinesis. Maybe. It is designed for flying after all. Telekinesis might eventually hit a wall in how fast I can move myself with it. I don¡¯t know if that flight skill will.¡± I exined. ¡°Let¡¯s all practice together!¡± Alice eximed. ¡°Sure.¡± I agreed. ¡°... yes. Let¡¯s.¡±
The rest of the day was spent with more practice. Not that Paulina or I could even lift ourselves from the floor yet, but we will get there. Hopefully. Of course there is always space magic for me, fire and blood magic, as well as vampiric body modification for Ria. And ending the day is the time I¡¯ve been looking forward to the most. Level ups. We could still go for a few days before the Earl¡¯s ban on level ups wille into effect. Ten days to the birthday, but as some of the other guests will start to arrive in the days before it, he asked that we stop a week before. ¡­ well, I think I¡¯ll still be leveling up skills. Just leave the overall level be for now, as that does seem to be the main cause of evolutions. I hope just leveling up skills won¡¯t cause it. But we will never find out, unless we try just leveling up skills. Anyway, back on track. For myself, I decided to level up Mana Control. Just so I won¡¯t forget it. Ria got a level in Flickering Step. ¡­ I should also try to learn that skill. It could be useful, and it seems simple enough. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human !
Level: 82
HP: 2760
Mana: 3750
Strength: 805
Defense: 1005
Magic: 1015
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.4 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.3 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Telekinesis LV.5 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.5 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Mana Control LV.8
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (Greater)
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Rhianna
Race: Dhampir
Level: 74
HP: 1970
Mana: 2190
Strength: 1185
Defense: 870
Magic: 1030
Skills:
True Blood Magic LV.5 (Racial)
Vampiric Body Modification LV.3 (Racial)
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Fire Magic LV.4
Mana Control LV.4
Fast Mana Recovery LV.4
Internal Magic Technique LV.6
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.5
Flickering Step LV.4
Power Boost LV.5
Defense Boost LV.4
Blood Sucker (Racial)
ve. Master: Brian Wood
[copse] ¡­ My defense is no longer my highest stat ¡­ I don¡¯t know how to feel about that. It just used to be, but I guess having magic as the highest stat isn¡¯t that bad. But I should try to get another defensive skill. Maybe I¡¯ll use my next install to gain one. I¡¯ll ask Laura tomorrow how soon that can be done. I think either United we Stand or Spell Economics should fully integrate with my body soon, so I can install another card. Well, tomorrow is another day of practice, I think. Or maybe some adventuring time. Well, I¡¯ll decide tomorrow. Good night. CH.223 Maybe Practice Does Pay Off CH.223 Maybe Practice Does Pay Off As usual, morning came, I woke up and headed to the factory. Nothing more to it. A thing worth mentioning is the Tournament Packs , , , and that I unlocked when I ¡­ located a rogue dungeon. Laura got the cards from them, so that¡¯s nice. I had around 80% of the cards already, and most of the stuff I didn¡¯t have were just vanis, but there were a few fusion and ritual monsters I didn¡¯t have. Kwagar Hercules, Warrior of Tradition, Dokurorider and Skull Guardian. Two fusions and two rituals. Not bad. Spoiler
[copse] Also, Blue Medicine and Soul of the Pure if I want to heal myself, or someone else. Well, Red Medicine is still better than Blue, but Soul of the Pure is better than Red Medicine. And Poison of the Old Man is better than Soul of the Pure. Spoiler
[copse] ¡°Oh yeah, did that poison activating n work?¡± I wondered aloud, thinking back to when I thought that Poison Mummy or Lord Poison would be able to activate Poison of the Old Man to make me healing potions, as well as poisons that I could store in the storage. ¡°We did try it.¡± Laura answered. ¡°But when they activate the card, they always produce poison, not the healing potion, so I haven¡¯t turned it into a full production. Either you or I would have to activate the card if we want the healing potion.¡± ¡°Oh. Alright. Well, at least we¡¯ll have some poison, I guess. Maybe we should make a stockpile of like 100 ¡­ units of it and call it good?¡± ¡°You are using the word ¡®units¡¯ all wrong.¡± Lauramented. ¡°Well sorry. I don¡¯t know howrge a poison bottle made by Poison of the Old Man is. I meant to have the card activated 100 times and store that.¡± ¡°Yes, yes. I understood what you meant. I¡¯ll make sure it gets done.¡± Laura epted my proposition. ¡°Thanks. Sorry to push it on you.¡± ¡°Well only one of us has to sleep and with the even higher time dtion between this world and outside, I have plenty of time while you sleep.¡± ¡°... yeah. Again, thanks and sorry.¡±
During breakfast, I tried to make some ns for us for the day, but Enora didn¡¯t let Alice skip her dancing lessons two days in a row, so at least she was tied up, so no adventuring. Sure I could go with Ria, but Ria was also asked to help the maids again. ¡­ they really are trying to steal her. I was even officially asked if they could borrow Ria as extra help during the party, as they would need all the hands they could have. I let the decision about it up to Ria, and she agreed to help as payment for all that the maids had done for her. Well, she will also get a uniform, like the ones the rest of the maids wear, as a payment. A navy dress, with an apron. White tights and ck shoes. So I guess that¡¯s not a bad deal from my PoV to agree to either. That means I have some solo time, so I decided to train. Sword practice and space magic. Well, that was the n, but when I summoned Familiar Knight, he said we should also add a shield to my arsenal, as my sword, an arming sword, is primarily a one-handed weapon, so I can use my duel disk as a pseudo shield. It is orichalcum so it shouldn''t break just because it took a hit from a sword. Sure it wasn¡¯t an actual shield, but I did have a bronze and copper shield from the dungeon, which Cardo got from the dungeon¡¯s challenge rooms. And of course there is always Millennium Shield, but it isn¡¯t exactly something that I can always use. And it falls into the same problems as my other monsters, where I have to summon it out. It is much faster for me to just take a shield from storage and use it. Or even activate my duel disk and use it as a blocking and/or parrying tool. Spoiler [copse] As we kept going, Familiar Knight stopped pulling his punches and was hitting me what he imed to be 70% of his full force. The blows were strong to the point where I, from time to time, either failed to block them, or they forced my sword out of my hand. And that led to me getting some shallow cuts into both my clothing and my skin. Thankfully, I could just put my clothes into storage, use the repair feature to fix them, and then get them out again. And then I just summoned Dancing Fairy to take care of the shallow cuts I was getting, so no permanent wounds would stay on my skin. Sure it hurt a ton, but that might be a good thing. Maybe I can get the Defense Boost skill thanks to this. Spoiler [copse]
¡°Oh? I didn¡¯t know someone was here.¡± I heard a voiceing from the direction of the main house. I did get a bit distracted by it, but I still blocked Familiar Knights'' attack and gave him an order to stand back. Then I turned to look who had arrived. It was a group of four people. One of them, I knew quite well. Well, not really, but I was acquainted with him. Jonathan Garner, Angelina¡¯s son. And yeah, we did eat dinner together basically every day. And sometimes lunch, if I was here instead of somewhere else. They, the Garner family, still ate breakfast at their own house, so we never shared that. With him were a knight, or someone dressed in leather armor, with a sword at his hip and a shield on his back. Someone that looked like a mage. A man with a staff, dressed in a robe. Why do mages wear robes? Alice doesn¡¯t. And neither does Lua. Do robes just have better capabilities to ept enchantments that help magicians or something? I guess I could ask Dark Magician, and the rest of his variants, about that. The fourth person was ady, about 25 give or take, dressed in the normal maid attire of the house. ¡°Is it your turn?¡± I asked. ¡°I can stop here.¡± I told them. I had been practicing with the sword, and ¡®shield¡¯, for about an hour. I was nning on going at it for the full 2 hours I could keep my knight summoned, but I can quit a bit early. That would give me time to practice space magic before lunch. ¡°That won¡¯t be necessary.¡± The knight said. ¡°There is space for all of us.¡± ¡°Yes. Why don¡¯t you train with me?¡± Jonathan asked. ¡°... sure. I can do that.¡± I took me a second to gather my wits, but of course I agreed. Why not, right? Get some outside point of views into my training. Might give me an idea on how good I actually am at the moment.
¡°... I¡¯m beat¡­¡± I muttered to myself after another hour of sword practice. I may or may not have gotten a bitpetitive against a literal child, as Jonathan¡¯s technique was way better than mine. Reminder that Jonathan is 10 So I took the training extra seriously, and by the end, I was beat. ¡°Well, you didn''t do half bad.¡± The knight was trying topliment me. ¡°But honestly speaking, if your sword was of worse quality, you would have broken it in two.¡± ¡°... thanks. That really lifts my spirits.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not trying to. You aren¡¯t a little kid.¡± He said. ¡°Just pointing out something that could get you killed if you aren¡¯t aware of it. It didn¡¯t seem like ¡­ the knight that you summoned had told you about it.¡± ¡°Well, I¡¯ll also always be using that sword, so I don¡¯t see the issue.¡± ¡°Just something to think about. Even the best of swords can break. You don¡¯t want that happening when you have your life on the line.¡± ¡°... okay. Thanks.¡± I thanked the knight. What he said was legitimately useful information.
¡°Sir, may I make a request?¡± The magician asked me. After we stopped practicing with swords, he had taken over and Jonathan had been practicing magic for about 10 minutes now. I had thought about leaving, but I was both recovering and just interested in his training. ¡°Sure, go for it.¡± ¡°You can summon powerful magician, can¡¯t you?¡± He asked. ¡°... depends on your definition of powerful, but yes.¡± ¡°Any that use fire magic?¡± ¡°Few.¡± I answered, as I pulled open my collection and checked my fire spellcasters. ¡°Four, in total.¡± Spoiler
[copse] ¡°Could you summon one? I¡¯d like for Jonathan to see a powerful fire magician.¡± The mage requested. ¡°Sure. I don¡¯t mind.¡± I answered as I got the strongest of them out of my collection. ¡°Legendary me Lord.¡± My magician quickly rose from his card and was ready to serve us. We spent about another hour at the training grounds, with both my magician and Jonathan¡¯s teacher teaching him about advanced fire magic. It is interesting that the Book of Secret Arts which I installed into me Lord became handy like this. I really didn¡¯t consider it when I installed it, and just installed it because why not. Andpletion reasons. I wanted a magic book of each attribute. The best part, for me, was seeing Legendary me Lord cast spells that made colored mes. Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. He went through all the colors of a rainbow, before even making some ck and white mes. The color of the me actually has nothing to do with its power, but more so to do with the fire''s secondary effects. For example, ck mes hurt the most, while white hurts very little. Even though both can inflict simr damage to your skin, and the rest of your body. White mes are honestly terrifying. They can burn your skin off, and all you will feel is that it is slightly hot. Green ones are good for treatment. Not sure why, but they just are. So if you want a fire massage, find a mage that can use green mes. ¡­ Fire massage does not sound safe at all. Blue and orange mes were apparently the best for general use though. They were just the most mana efficient, so that is what you want.
Of course after all that practice, I took a quick bath before lunch. Sure I could have gone without one, but why not have one. It doesn''t cost anything to have Aqua Madoor fill up a bathtub for me. Well, I guess it takes a few minutes of time, but I spend more time in the bathtub, than it takes for him to fill it up with lukewarm water. With myself clean of sweat, I put on my clothes that had been cleaned by storage and got ready for lunch.
The afternoon was spent much the same as the morning. Practice. But this time, magic. Paulina, Alice, Ria and I all gathered at the training grounds. Alice was going to practice her flight skill, and dark magic. Ria was working on offensive fire magic. The type where you surround your weapon in fire. I was a little afraid she would get burned, but let¡¯s hope she won¡¯t. Paulina practiced both the mana flight, not that she could fly yet, as well as telekinesis. Followed by earth and water magic, when Alice swapped over to dark magic. And I, of course, practiced mana flight, not that I could fly either, telekinesis, and space magic.
¡°YES! I did it!¡± I called out. I was feeling an invisible wall before my eyes. Space Wall. A directional defensive barrier made by space magic. This was the first time I¡¯d sessfully cast one and had it be stable enough that I could touch it before it broke. Of course, this one wasn¡¯t made tost either, and fell apart just 10 secondster, butsting for ten seconds is a lot longer than the usual one or two seconds. ¡°Brian? What was that?¡± Alice asked. ¡°I casted space magic.¡± I answered. ¡°Like actual space magic, whichsted for long enough that I could feel it with my hand.¡± ¡°Really? Show me! Show me!¡± Alice demanded. ¡°Yeah. I¡¯ll try.¡± I agreed. ¡°Space, consolidate into a wall and protect me, Space Wall.¡± I chanted the spell again. I moved my mana with the chant, sending it out in a very precise manner. I felt like I was doing everything perfectly, but then again, that is what I¡¯ve been thinking on almost every attempt, but the walls still broke apart in just seconds. Sure there were some that I knew were failures before I even said the final words of the chant, but I still went through with them. At that point, it would have been impossible to save the mana used for the spell, so might as well finish the attempt. At least I had plenty of Pitch-ck Power Stone that I could use to refill my mana, so I could just keep trying over and over again. Spoiler [copse] The spell seeded and I could see the slight sign of the space wall forming. It was actually fully invisible for anyone but the caster, or someone skilled with space magic. You could feel it, if you were good at sensing mana, but you can¡¯t see it with just your eyes. ¡°... did it work?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Yeah. It is right here.¡± I said, cing my hand on it, while it was still around. Alice did the same, cing her hand perfectly in line with mine and we probably looked like two lovers, holding our hands against the piece of ss separating us. ¡­ that is, until the wall broke again and our hands met. ¡°... sorry.¡± After a second, Alice pulled her hand back and said sorry. Honestly, I was expecting a scream and some panicking, but she was almost terrifyingly calm. What did you do to my usual innocent Alice? Who mind controlled her? ¡°Nah. It¡¯s on me as well. I knew the spell wouldn¡¯tst for long. It never does. But at least itsts for about 10 seconds now.¡± I said back. ¡°Cosmo Queen, what do you think?¡± ¡°You need more practice.¡± She said coldly. ¡°That spell is about as basic as we can go, and to have it break that easily is honestly a joke. Do you think it could stop anything if it breaks from some hand holding?¡± ¡°... yeah. Probably not. But it is the best result thus far, right?¡± ¡°Perhaps. So well done on that part. But you¡¯d better not use this as an excuse to stop training.¡± She did not sound encouraging at all. ¡°If you think that spell can do anything, it will end like your attempt at being a swordsman.¡± ¡°... wow. Thanks. Didn¡¯t have to go that far.¡± ¡°Just being realistic here. I don¡¯t want you to have an ego, just because you managed to cast a basic spell.¡± Cosmo Queen said. ¡°I still think it is amazing.¡± Alice said. ¡°Had I known about space magic, maybe I could have learned magic before¡­¡± ¡°Well, you learned magic the other way, so does it matter?¡± I asked. ¡°... I guess not.¡± Alice agreed. ¡°Did you get the skill for space magic?¡± ¡°Oh yeah. Let me check.¡± Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human !
Level: 82
HP: 2790
Mana: 3750
Strength: 855
Defense: 1015
Magic: 1015
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.4 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.3 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Telekinesis LV.5 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.5 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Sword Technique LV.1
Mana Control LV.8
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (Greater)
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
[copse] Well, no space magic, but something else was there. Sword Technique. I guess I didn¡¯t check after my morning practice, but apparently I got it. ¡°... so, did you get it?¡± Alice asked after a few seconds. ¡°No. Not yet.¡± I answered. ¡°But I did get the sword technique skill.¡± ¡°Really? That¡¯s cool!¡± She eximed. ¡°Yeah. I guess the morning practice did it. And if I can reliably cast the Space Wall spell, I¡¯ll get the space magic skill in a day or two as well.¡± ¡°Yes. You can do it, Brian.¡± Alice encouraged me. See Cosmo Queen. That is how you do it. That is much more motivating than anything you are doing. You don¡¯t have to be passive aggressive about it.
Later, I spoke with Lua in the factory, and told her about both my sess with space magic, as well as the skill I got. She was also happy for me and congratted me on the new skill. But she was the one with the even better news. Her system mission waspleted. And that did two things. First, her unique skill leveled up to LV.2. And second, Mia, her system support, got upgraded from basic to standard system support, the same level as Laura. And because Lua was now done with her mission, she said she wanted toe stay with us in the city, so I promised I would pick her up tomorrow. We¡¯ll get to live together from tomorrow onwards. I hope everything will go fine. Spoiler
Name: Lucia
Race: Dhampir Monarch !
Level: 82
HP: 2260
Mana: 4105
Strength: 787
Defense: 1028
Magic: 2772
Skills:
Dhampir Princess LV.2 (Unique)
True Blood Magic LV.8 (Racial)
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Water Magic LV.8
Light Magic LV.2
Mana Control LV.10
Magic Boost LV.5
Quick Cast LV.5
Fast Mana Recovery LV.8
Knife Technique LV.2
Staff Technique LV.5
Water Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Blood Sucker (Racial)
Lifesaver
[copse]
During dinner, I informed everyone that I would go pick up Lua tomorrow. I got some questions about how I could contact her, but I was able to get around that problem without revealing the true reason. I do have a way of contacting Christina after all, and she doesn¡¯t have the system support. But another thing was also revealed during dinner, I¡¯d gotten a letter. From an armor shop. Our order was ready for pickup. I asked the maids if they had taught Ria how to write a response letter, and after Ria answered no, I asked if the maids could teach her how to do it, and have Ria write the response that we would pick up the stuff tomorrow.
In the evening, we used our level ups. Like we do. I was thinking of leveling up my new skill, but decided to go with Mana Control instead. I just think I want it to level 10. Maybe it will help with getting space magic. And honestly, I think my swordsmen will go extra hard on me if they hear I¡¯ve leveled up Sword Technique without their permission. Ria got a level in Unarmed Combat Technique. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human !
Level: 84
HP: 2810
Mana: 3820
Strength: 865
Defense: 1025
Magic: 1035
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.4 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.3 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Telekinesis LV.5 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.5 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Sword Technique LV.1
Mana Control LV.9
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (Greater)
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Rhianna
Race: Dhampir
Level: 76
HP: 2040
Mana: 2210
Strength: 1220
Defense: 905
Magic: 1040
Skills:
True Blood Magic LV.5 (Racial)
Vampiric Body Modification LV.3 (Racial)
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Fire Magic LV.4
Mana Control LV.4
Fast Mana Recovery LV.4
Internal Magic Technique LV.6
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.6
Flickering Step LV.4
Power Boost LV.5
Defense Boost LV.4
Blood Sucker (Racial)
ve. Master: Brian Wood
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Alice Watchman
Race: Human
Level: 54
HP: 670
Mana: 2320
Strength: 285
Defense: 375
Magic: 1675
Skills:
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Magician¡¯s Power LV.5 (extra)
Multicasting LV.3 (extra)
Mana Flight LV.3 (extra)
Dark Magic LV.7
Mana Control LV.8
Magic Boost LV.5
Quick Cast LV.5
Fast Mana Recovery LV.5
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Lucia
Race: Dhampir Monarch !
Level: 84
HP: 2280
Mana: 4155
Strength: 801
Defense: 1044
Magic: 2816
Skills:
Dhampir Princess LV.2 (Unique)
True Blood Magic LV.8 (Racial)
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Water Magic LV.8
Light Magic LV.2
Mana Control LV.10
Magic Boost LV.5
Quick Cast LV.6
Fast Mana Recovery LV.8
Knife Technique LV.2
Staff Technique LV.5
Water Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Blood Sucker (Racial)
Lifesaver
[copse] Anyway, that is it for today. Good night. CH.224 Let’s get our armor CH.224 Let¡¯s get our armor ¡°Good morning, Lua.¡± ¡°Good morning.¡± As usual, I jumped into the factory in the morning. And I met Lua there. But today, something was a bit different. Someone else was present, who usually wasn¡¯t when Lua was here. ¡°... so, I guess you can be here at the same time as Lua, right Mia?¡± I asked thedy who looked like a fusion made of multiple vampire monsters. ¡°Yes. It is possible now that I was upgraded from basic to standard.¡± Mia confirmed. ¡°I can also see things better.¡± Lua added. ¡°Thought not a lot. The change was bigger when your skill leveled up.¡± ¡°Well, it is still nice that both of you can now be here at the same time.¡± I told them. Honestly, I felt a bit bad for Mia. She was basically just a processor for Lua whenever she came to the factory. ¡­ I guess I could say the same about Laura. We really don¡¯t deserve our system supports. ¡°Yes. I suppose it has its uses.¡± Mia agreed.
¡°... so you did it?¡± I confirmed with Laura. ¡°Yes. An insted space where time moves at the regr speed. Where the space is just like anywhere else, outside the factory. And most importantly, items from your storage can be taken out and operated with. After Fantasia leveled up to level 3, it turned out quite a bit easier than we expected.¡± Laura told me. ¡°We put the forge there and Kotetsu has already gotten to work. However, there are a few things of note. One, because the space follows the rules of the outside world, that includes summoning times. So the monsters can only be there for two hours at a time. And they will still experience regr cooldowns, so you won¡¯t be able to summon them during that time either.¡± ¡°Well, of course, right?¡± ¡°Yes. Also, Tahlia, Fantasia or I cannot enter that space, as we cannot get summoned like that. I doubt even you can enter it. All we can do is have the monsters summoned there.¡± ¡°Can¡¯t Cosmo Queen teleport me there?¡± ¡°That might be possible, but we will have to try that.¡± Laura answered. ¡°Yeah. Let¡¯s. But it¡¯s not like I really have to enter that space and I really don¡¯t want to be stuck there.¡± I told her. ¡°So, anything we need for there?¡± ¡°Materials. We have the silver we found while mining, and we can also smelt gold and silver coins for those materials. But we don¡¯t have any iron, unless we make it with the dungeon, and that will consume all of your generation points quickly.¡± Laura said. ¡°Steel, iron, copper, bronze. Possibly other metals, if they are avable. Steel and iron are the most important for now, so Kotetsu and the vampires can convert it into blood iron and vampiric steel. I believe it was your n to have Rhianna¡¯s armor turned from bronze to either blood iron or vampiric steel.¡± ¡°Yeah. Sure was. What about the iron weapons Paulina got from the dungeon? I do have them in the storage.¡± ¡°How long do you think they willst? Not for long. We just need more. And as money is the less limited resource for us, I¡¯d prefer if you bought some outside.¡± Laura said. ¡°Yeah. I¡¯ll do that. I¡¯ll just ask where I can buy steel and iron at wholesale prices. Pick up a few hundred kilos of steel and iron, if I can. How badly do we actually need stuff like bronze and copper, actually?¡± I confirmed. ¡°It is necessary.¡± Laura answered. ¡°While not for the des, the guards, grips and pommels of swords are often made from copper or bronze. Or other simr materials. Honestly, some high quality wood wouldn¡¯t be bad to have either. We do have the trees from the forest, but they are on the softer side, and might not work for things like sword handles.¡± ¡°Well, more to add to the shopping list.¡± I said, before turning to Lua. ¡°Do you want toe shop with me? Or should I go shopping first and pick you up after?¡± ¡°... let¡¯s shop together, if that is fine.¡± Lua said. ¡°Yeah. That¡¯s fine. I¡¯ll have to drop by one store with Ria first, then drop her off back at the manor, and then I¡¯lle pick you up. Also, I know where we can pick up the metals we need. Well, I guess I need it in this case. But you can ask for anything you want. I¡¯ll pay.¡± ¡°... then maybe some new clothes? I want something ¡­ a bit less colorful.¡± Lua requested. ¡°Sure. We can do that.¡± I agreed. ¡°Even though I like what you have now.¡±
After breakfast, I left the manor with Ria. We had a meeting at an armor store. After that, I would drop her off at the manor, so she could do stuff with the maids or something. And I had to do that, because of where I was nning on heading with Lua. I can¡¯t officially bring Ria into another town, because she isn¡¯t deemed stable yet. Her temporary papers are only for Sawyer city. And Yuva was the best ce to pick up metal, as it is a mining town. So I was going to go shopping with her, then we would go our separate ways. She¡¯d go back to the manor, and I would be heading over to pick up Lua. ¡­ don¡¯t say it. I know what you want to say. ¡®But that will break the rules, just like taking her to Yuva, won¡¯t it? She isn¡¯t allowed to walk on her own, or be separated from you.¡¯ Yeah. I know. And I don¡¯t care, as I have the knightmander''s permission to do so. ¡­ technically I don¡¯t, but I¡¯ve done it before and he hasn''t said anything, so it''s fine.
¡°Wee. I¡¯ve been waiting for you.¡± The female dwarf, Atrea, weed us to the store. ¡°Hi. Are they really ready?¡± I asked, as this was two days earlier than I was expecting the armors. ¡°Yes, they are.¡± She answered. ¡°Let¡¯s have you try them on and if nothing is wrong, you can take them with you.¡± As she said that, she opened the closet behind the counter and revealed two leather jackets. Well, they were actually leather armor, with metal tes, but they looked like jackets at a quick nce. The white snakeskin with the red streaks in it looked wonderful. It really came out a lot better than I was expecting. ¡°Don¡¯t just stare, try it on.¡± She said, as she handed me my new armor. I tried it on and it fit perfectly. With my hoodie under it, it was just a bit tight, but without, it was perfect. My armor was one withrger tes. One in the front, one in the back, two smaller ones on each side and then bent ones to cover the outside of my arms. It wasn¡¯t perfect, as it would lead you to be vulnerable at close range, but it was the best for long range fighters, as it wasn¡¯t as heavy as ones that covered more area, while still being able to protect the wearer from most long ranged attacks. Of course Ria¡¯s was different. Hers had smaller tes, partially attached together and covering almost every part of her upper body. But to keep the weight down, the tes had to be thinner, making the overall protection arguably worse. But honestly, the major differencees from the materials. Mithril just is that much better than Ria¡¯s bronze. But don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll turn it into vampiric steel soon. ¡°Thanks. These are perfect.¡± I said to Atrea ¡°Of course. We only make the best.¡± She answered. ¡°Now for the features. Yours is enchanted to resist ranged attacks, like arrows and magic. It was also lightened, as per your request. Both of them are also naturally fire resistant, because of the crimson boa skin used for them. Hers is enchanted with extra toughness to make it more durable. But still, the bronze will eventually give away, so you need to keep an eye on it. It can be mended, if it doesn¡¯t break too badly. Other than that, we also added a lightening enchantment, so it won¡¯t slow her down as much.¡± ¡°Thanks. For reference, is the metal inside the part that holds the enchantment, or is it the boa skin? Just in case I ask someone else to make recement metal parts for her armor.¡± I asked. Of course that was the reason, but I also really wanted to know. ¡°The boa hide holds the lightening enchantment for both of them, and the metal holds the second enchantment.¡± Was the answer. In total, I paid 210 gold coins for them today. And thatbined with the 230 I paid earlier, the total cost for our armor was 440 gold coins. A bit less than estimated, which was 462, but still expensive. ¡­ well, depends on how you ssify expensive. I signed off on the order form, so that the papers said I had received my armor. I then took Ria¡¯s armor into my storage for ¡­ safe keeping, as well as the remaining snake skin and we left the store. There wasn¡¯t much of the snake skin left, but it could be used for patch jobs in the future, so I was happy to have it. Not that I think I¡¯ll need to patch up my stuff as storage will keep it in perfect condition. And I totally didn¡¯t take Ria¡¯s armor so that I could upgrade it, okay? At least Ria doesn¡¯t need to know that. I summoned Overdrive, dropped Ria at the manor¡¯s gates and headed for the west gate leading out of the city. Because I was going to be bringing someone in, I left the city the usual way. Aka. I actually went out from one of the gates, instead of just flying over the outer walls. After getting outside the city in Overdrive, I summoned Gradius and flew over to the vige.
¡°Hi, Lua.¡± I said to Lua after Inded. ¡°Hello. I love the new jacket. It''s from that snake skin Ria gave you, right?¡± Shemented. ¡°Sure is, we just got them today.¡± I said. ¡°Ria also has one. Well, it is with me at the moment, but still.¡± ¡°Yes, I heard you got Ria one as well. ¡­ can you make one for me?¡± She asked. ¡°Sorry, but there isn¡¯t enough. But I think we can use the sword-horn bull hide for something.¡± ¡°... I guess that will suffice. But honestly, I¡¯m kind of d that you are wearing something more shy like that. It will hopefully take some attention away from me.¡± Lua muttered. ¡°Or we will get even more stares.¡± Imented. I guess worth noting is that Lua was dressed in her Grimson dress. ¡°So, are you ready to go? Anything else you need to pack, or do?¡± I brought us back on topic. ¡°No, I already prepared yesterday, so I¡¯m ready to go.¡± Lua answered. ¡°But we should go say bye to everyone.¡± ¡°This isn¡¯t a farewell you know. We¡¯lle again the day after tomorrow to deliver blood, won¡¯t we?¡± ¡°Oh. Yes. I guess we will. But I still feel like we should say something.¡± ¡°Of course. And even after we leave the vige, we can just fly back whenever we feel like it. It won¡¯t take that long.¡± ¡°Speaking of, I see you used the small ship today. Why?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Because Gradius is just a bit more fun to fly than Big Core. It¡¯s also faster, as I can go supersonic with it, unlike with Big Core.¡± ¡°... I see. But what is supersonic?¡± ¡°It means flying faster than the speed of sound. If you do that, it normally causes a sonic boom. But Gradius has ways of mitigating the sonic booms, whereas Big Core doesn¡¯t.¡± ¡°... I¡¯m not sure if I got it, but alright.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll show youter. It is easier to show you an example than trying to really exin it.¡± I said. ¡°And we¡¯ll have to go to the town of Yuva for some of the stuff I need, so I wanted the faster ship.¡± ¡°Oh, okay. Then let¡¯s go say ¡®see youter¡¯ so we can leave.¡± Lua said.
¡°Please take care of our Lua.¡± Rosemary said, as we were saying bye. ¡°Of course. I promise.¡± ¡°Take care.¡± ¡°Come visit us again.¡± The others added. ¡°Yes. We will.¡± Lua promised everyone. We got into Gradius, and I took us up to the sky.
¡°Wow¡­ I had no idea it could be that fast¡­¡± Lua muttered as wended a little over a kilometer away from the walls surrounding Yuva. I didn¡¯t know this town, so I¡¯m not going to fly straight in or something like that. ¡°Yeah. Amazing, isn¡¯t it?¡± Gradius might not be the strongest inbat, but it is nearly unrivaled in mobility. ¡°Yes. Usually it would take two days on a carriage to reach this town from Sawyer city, but we got here in minutes.¡± ¡°Have you visited before?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes. A few times. We woulde here as adventurer escorts when metal was picked up.¡± ¡°I see. Well, let¡¯s head in and see if we can find our stuff.¡± I said, as I took Lua¡¯s hand and began to walk towards the town. ¡°... yes.¡± Lua said, and came after me, tightening her grip on my hand a bit. For the rest of the way, we talked about Lua¡¯s unique skill. Mainly what was different with it now that it was level 2. It came with a few perks. One, she could now put only parts of her princess dresses away, like her weapon or mantle. She did tell me about that part earlier, as she could do it in the factory even before the skill was level 2, but now she can do it outside as well. She could also mix and match her outfits now. So she could wear her ck dress and take the crimson mantle out with it if she wanted to. Her Dhampir Order and Thrall Creation are also now more powerful, so that is a nice addition. The one new part was Blood Familiar. It allowed her to use only blood, either her own or any other blood, to create a bat shaped familiar. She couldmunicate with the bats, but she couldn¡¯t do something like vision sharing. At least not yet. Oh, and themunication is short ranged only. No system support voice messaging for that. But she could still make a few bats, have them scout an area and return to her to report their findings. Sadly, the bats wouldn¡¯tst for that long, and would break apart quickly. Well, depending on the blood used. Something like goblin blood bat wouldst only for little over 10 minutes, whereas the blood from a D-rank monster would let it stay for about 45 minutes. But that was all Lua knew for now, as she didn¡¯t have time to experiment with the skill that much.
¡°Did you walk all the way here?¡± The gate guard asked us as we were getting in. I hadn¡¯t brought out the medal I got from the Earl or anything, we were just getting in as a pair of adventurers. ¡°Yes.¡± I simply answered. I had actuallye up with a lie about being on some carriage which would have kept going south, but Lua shot it down, saying that for a carriage to not stop here would be more strange than adventurers just walking. ¡°Alright. Well, wee to Yuva. Do you need directions to anywhere?¡± He asked. I have to say, these gate guards are always extremely polite. At least in my experience. ¡°Yes. We are looking for the metal wholesale store owned by the Hill family. Could you tell us where it is?¡± I asked. ¡°Eh. Sir, that store only sells to nobles and high ranking merchants. Are you sure that is where you are going?¡± He asked, probably looking at us as if we were two morons who were trying to get to a store we had no business getting into. ¡°Yes. That is where we are going.¡± I said. ¡°I do have a letter of introduction from Earl Sawyer and I also have this, so I think it will be fine.¡± As I said that, I revealed my Founder¡¯s terminal that was usually hidden by my sleeve. Of course revealing it from under my new armored jacket was a bit different, but thanks to the slit added to the left sleeve, it could be done. ¡°I¡­ I apologize, Sir. Of course. It is¡­¡± The guard quickly told us which way to head, and let us through. Come on, I¡¯m not a noble yet. You don¡¯t need to get that scared. And even if I was, I wouldn¡¯t try to get you in trouble. You gave us first ss service. Well, at least good quality service. What would Iin about? With my hand in Lua¡¯s, we walked into the town. CH.225 Let’s buy some metal CH.225 Let¡¯s buy some metal ¡°How about a snack?¡± I offered Lua, as we were walking through the town and I noticed a few street stalls selling food. I definitely didn¡¯t offer it because I miss the burritos I got from Sam¡¯s stall back in Alewatch. They really were great, so I want to see if we can find something that is on a simr level. ¡°Sure.¡± Lua immediately answered. ¡°... I think this is the first time I¡¯m going to buy food from a food stall¡­¡± She muttered after that. ¡°Really? ¡­ Well, I guess that¡¯s something. But you really didn¡¯t try the street food in Alewatch.¡± ¡°I was still getting used to food back then.¡± Lua said. ¡°Oh, okay. I actually thought you were trying to keep the curing a secret or something, considering how quickly Ria began eating solid foods.¡± I¡¯m not sure if solid foods is the right term, but they did basically go from a 100% blood diet, to eating anything and everything, so I think it should be. ¡°... I think that is just how Ria is. She jumps into things faster than I do.¡± ¡°Ah. I see. Well, want to pick something? We can pick up anything we want, and if we don¡¯t finish it, I can put it into storage and it won¡¯t spoil.¡± I reminded her of the cool features of my unique skill. ¡°... then can we just buy a bit of everything?¡± Lua asked, seeming almost ashamed that she would ask for something like that. ¡°I ¡­ I want to give some to the others living in the vige.¡± ¡°Yeah. Of course we can.¡± I¡¯m not going toment on my thoughts about that, but I do feel like that was, at least partially, an excuse. But at the same time, I don¡¯t care if it was.
Our first stop was a stall selling simple meat skewers, with just some salt as seasoning. You could get two of them for a copper coin, so they were a bit more expensive than the ones in Alewatch. There, you could get three or four for a copper, but there could be a difference in the amount of meat per skewer. The meat was ¡­ alright, but I wouldn¡¯t call it great. But I might also be spoiled by the meats I usually eat. Even outside of the dragon meat, the Earl¡¯s manor always has high quality meat, so I¡¯m a bit spoiled. I decided to not buy any to keep, so we kept going. Next one was a burrito ce, so I had high hopes, but honestly, it was a disappointment. One burrito was 3 copper coins, three times the price I paid for the same in Alewatch. Sure it was a bitrger, but they didn¡¯t taste nearly as good. The meat was fine, but the vegetables were just bad. After another three ¡­ mediocre stops, we finally found something I actually enjoyed. Sausages with mustard. Yeah, that¡¯s all there was to it, but considering that this was the first time I¡¯ve had mustard, or at least something akin to mustard in this world, I quite liked it. ¡°May I ask something?¡± I asked the stall keeper. ¡°Of course sir. What is it?¡± ¡°This ¡­ sauce, is it your recipe or do you buy it from somewhere?¡± I asked, trying to be a bit careful not to say anything dumb. And as I hadn¡¯t seen mustard in Alewatch, it could be something he came up with. ¡°Ah, the seed sauce. No, I got the recipe from a merchant selling the seeds. He is from the south, and so are the seeds. I think the sauce is moremon there.¡± He answered. ¡°Okay. Do you have any extra of this sauce, which you would be willing to sell?¡± I asked. ¡°I can sell some of it, but are you sure? It will quickly go bad, so you¡¯ll need to use it in a day or two. I could sell you the recipe and some of the seeds instead.¡± He offered. ¡­ okay, didn¡¯t expect that. Free mustard recipe? ¡°Yes please. ¡­ but are you sure?¡± ¡°Yes. You two are adventurers, right? I highly doubt you two would get intopetition with me, so I don¡¯t mind.¡± He said, before bringing his face closer to mine. ¡°And to be honest, I promised the merchant who gave me the recipe that I would share it if someone earnestly asked for it.¡± ¡°.... alright. I can keep that promise, if you want.¡± I said back. ¡°So, how much for some of the seeds?¡± With tworge silvers worth of mustard seeds and a recipe, as well as a handful of sausages, in my storage, we moved to the next stall.
After a few more stops, we finally reached the metal shop. In case you were wondering, Lua¡¯s favorite food was these thin pancakes. The stall owner would make two for one order, stack them, apply a generous amount of berry jam, and roll them like into a burrito-like shape, so you could hold them in your hand. And they were just two coppers a piece, so I ended up buying twenty five of them. The stall owner was a bit surprised by therge order, but as soon as I got tworge silver coins out, she got to work making them. They were going to be the dessert for tomorrow, so I made sure I had one for every dhampir in the vige, as well as us. The guard at the entrance to the store stopped us, but I showed him the letter I got from the Earl and he let us in. Quickly after we came in, a male worker dressed in a nice ¡­ suit came and spoke to us. I¡¯m a bit hesitant to call it a suit, as it isn¡¯t a three-piece suit, as the ones you are likely thinking of, but one of the local suits. Like the one I¡¯m having made for me. ¡°Sir, Dame.¡± He greeted us. ¡°What may I do for you today?¡± ¡°Good day.¡± I greeted him properly. ¡°We have two things. First, I¡¯m here to pick up an order on behalf of Earl Sawyer. This letter will exin everything.¡± I said as I handed him the letter. This was actually my payment for the letter of introduction. I had to act as a courier. Or would it be a deliverer? Vendor? ¡­ no clue. Well, I was supposed to pick up a small order of iron and get it to Sawyer city. ¡°I¡¯d also like to buy some for myself. Steel, iron, bronze and copper, if possible.¡± I requested. ¡°Yes, of course. What amounts are you looking for specifically? And how will you be transporting it?¡± He asked. ¡°About 100 kilos of each, if possible. And we will transport it in my item box.¡± I answered. I didn¡¯t want too much at once, as to not buy out the supply. ¡°And maybe put in an order forter as well?¡± ¡°... I see. That is quite the amount. Are you sure your item box can fit all of it?¡± He asked. ¡°Yeah, it should. And I do have a decently sized magic bag, in case it doesn¡¯t.¡± I answered, referring to my backpack. It was currently empty, and I actually had just kept it in my storage, as I didn¡¯t need it for anything, but I had pulled it out before we got into town, just to look more authentic. ¡°Good, good. Now we do have a small problem with that order.¡± The worker said. ¡°While the copper, bronze and iron are not a problem, we do not have that amount of steel on hand, unless you are willing to take the low quality stuff. For a lower price, of course.¡± ¡°... that depends on the price. I think I cane up with uses for the low quality steel.¡± I intentionally gave him an out. ¡°You could also put in an order, and we will have that ready. But as high quality steel is our most wanted product, it does have quite the waiting list.¡± Good to know. But as far as I know, I should be able to turn iron into steel, and the same should go for turning low quality steel into higher quality steel. I think the process involves getting the iron, and steel, into a molten state, and letting it flow down a coal tunnel or something like that. Then you separate the ¡®bloom steel¡¯ into high carbon and low carbon steel, and you are done. Some of my monsters will likely know better, but I think that is at least somewhat close. Of course if their ¡®low quality steel¡¯ is cast iron, instead of wrought iron like I¡¯m assuming, we might have some problems. I don¡¯t think cast iron can be turned into high carbon steel, as cast iron has a higher carbon content than high carbon steel. At least the high carbon steel I want. The one that is good for making weapons and armor. Spoiler Okay, so to set things straight, that is wrong. Cast iron can be converted into high carbon steel with the use of a basic oxygen furnace. It melts the iron and burns off the excessive coals by sting super heated oxygen through the molten metal, bringing the carbon content down. This is literally how iron and steel are made. You st hot air through super hot ''pig iron'' which is iron with around 4-5% carbon content. But Brian doesn¡¯t know that, at least not yet. Just an FYI so I¡¯m not spreading misinformation. Well, at least too much of it. [copse] I ended up picking up the entire 100 kilos for the copper, bronze and iron. The ¡®low quality steel¡¯ they had turned out to be some sort of super high carbon content stuff called pig iron, and I honestly wasn¡¯t going to pick it up, until Laura contacted me. She had been talking with Kotetsu in the factory and Kotetsu said we could use those things for a few things, so I ended up picking up about 70 kg of pig iron and 30 kg of steel. For the prices, the copper was just three copper coins per kilo. So in total, the entire 100 kilos came to just three gold coins. The bronze was a bit more, at 5 copper, or one small silver, per kilo. The iron was 7 copper per kilo, whereas the pig iron was 4 copper per kilo and the steel was 25 copper per kilo. I have to say, not all that expensive. Sure the steel was a bit expensive, but I was expecting a lot worse. My total came to 25 gold, 1rge silver and one small silver. Again, honestly speaking, I was expecting a price double that at least, so I¡¯m more than fine with this. I also picked up the Earl¡¯s order, which was for 100 kilos of wrought iron, or something like that. I don¡¯t know what he ns to do with it, but I don¡¯t really care. I guess one thing worth mentioning are the ingots the metals came in. There were three sizes, at least what I saw. 2 kilogram ingots, 5 kilogram ingots and 10 kilogram ingots. All of my stuff was the 5 kilo ingots, except the pig iron, which was in the form of a lot smaller ingots, only about 500 grams per ingot, as it stillcked processing. I did get some looks from the worker as I just casually stored all of the metal into my storage, but as he didn¡¯t ask, I don¡¯t need to answer with a lie. Then I made sure Tahlia would use that material quality increase on all of the metals, so they would be as high of a quality as I could have them. And as a free service, I also did it for the Earl¡¯s wrought iron, because why not? If he asks, I¡¯ll me this ce. Then I put in an order for 500 kilos of high quality steel, 200 kilos of copper, 200 kilos of bronze and 200 kilos of iron. I got some looks for it as well, but as soon as I brought out half of the total price, which is the norm here when you order something, the worker got to work writing up a contract for it. And as he noticed I had money, he offered some of their premium stuff as well. Well, they only had one, but it was mithril, so I made sure to get 50 kilos of mithril added to my order as well. I actually wanted 100, but they said that would be impossible. FYI, mithril cost me 3 gold per kilo, making it 12 times more expensive than steel. But honestly, it might be worth the price. The total preorder price was 15250 copper coins, or 152 gold and tworge silvers. Also known as not even one day''s worth of Upstart Goblin money.
¡°... I think you overdid it a little.¡± Luamented. ¡°Really? I think I kept it on a reasonable level. I honestly would have loved to take double that amount.¡± ¡°... yes. You overdid it.¡± Lua repeated. ¡°Let¡¯s go look at some clothes next.¡± Our next stop was a clothing store. Because Lua asked for it. But this town had mostly work clothing for mine and forgery workers, and the regr stuff was quite overpriced, yet ugly, so we quickly called it quits. We could just go shopping in Sawyer city instead. Instead, we left the town and headed out. Luckily the guard at the town¡¯s gate had changed, so no extra questions for us about our one day stay. When we were far enough away from the town, I summoned Gradius and we flew back to the west gate of Sawyer city.
¡°Wee back, Sir.¡± The guard weed me. By now, most of them ¡­ well they didn¡¯t know me, but they knew of me. You know, Overdrive and the mithril medal with the Sawyer family crest does that. ¡°Thanks. May wee in?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes, of course. As soon as I see the papers of you and yourpanion.¡± He reminded me that even if he knew me, I still had to show my guild card to him. Sure I could show the medal and ¡®force¡¯ my way in, but I have no real need to. I got out my guild card, while Lua got out both her card and her papers stating that she is stable. Dhampirs have to show both when they get into a guarded city or town. We walked through town, stopping at a few ces. Including a clothing store or two and Agatha¡¯s ce. She had some choice words, mainly for me, but it''s nothing I didn¡¯t hear from Laura¡¯s father when I first met him. It involved certain ¡­ bedroom acts. Actually,pared to Laura¡¯s father, Agatha let me off easily. Probably because I did regrow her arm and because dhampirs can¡¯t get pregnant unless they choose to. I reminded her that we would being tomorrow morning to ¡®escort¡¯ her, and then left so we could get to the Sawyer manor before dinner time. Onest set of introductions left. Let''s just hope they won''t have too bad of a reaction to Lua''s wings. CH.226 Introducing Lua CH.226 Introducing Lua ¡°... it''s a lot bigger than the Watchman family¡¯s ce¡­¡± Lua muttered as we walked towards the Sawyer estate. ¡°Yeah. And all of the buildings inside these walls are also a part of it.¡± I pointed out. Unlike in Alewatch with the Watchman manor, and the rest of the estate, this ce had multiple buildings, other than the main house, within the estate grounds. The Watchman manor only has the main building, the stables and some small storage buildings. The Earl¡¯s ce had the main building, three guest houses, a servants house, stables, the training grounds, etc. All of it is surrounded by a wall about five meters high. ¡°... is this really alright? Me being here?¡± Lua asked. ¡°I already told you it is fine, didn¡¯t I? Ria is already here, so why couldn¡¯t you be?¡± ¡°... I just¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry. It¡¯s fine.¡± I said, trying to reassure her. ¡°Come on. Let¡¯s head inside, so I can introduce you to everybody. ¡­ well, like half of them do know you already, but the rest of them.¡± Getting to the front door, we were treated by two maids. Or maybe one maid and one wannabe maid called Ria would be more urate. Apparently, someone had gotten Ria a navy blue dress and an apron. As well as a pair of white tights and ck leather shoes like the other maids wear. Her silver hair was also styled a bit better than it usually was, and it was tied in the back. Oh, I guess I never said how long Ria¡¯s hair was. It is medium length, I¡¯d say. Just a bit longer than the hair Lua now has, after her evolution grew her hair out. ¡°Wee back, Master.¡± Ria said, with a bow. ¡°Thanks, Ria. We are back.¡± I said, trying not tough, as Ria was beingpletely serious. ¡°... Brian, is this what you usually do?¡± Lua asked, but I didn¡¯t even have to respond, as she got the answer from my facial expression. ¡°... I guess not.¡± ¡°Yeap, this is the first time.¡± I said, still holding back myughter. ¡°Master, is something wrong? Should I do something?¡± Ria asked, trying to sound proper, but I could hear that she was struggling a bit. ¡°No. Nothing is wrong.¡± I responded. ¡°May wee in?¡± ¡°... yes. Of course.¡± It took Ria a second to answer, almost like she had to gather her thoughts after my question. ¡°Mydy, allow me to take your mantle. Master, your jacket as well.¡± Ria then offered. ¡°Oh, why thank you.¡± I responded, unbuttoning my jacket. No, it didn''t have a zipper. What kind of technology do you think this ce has? Well then again, dungeons do seem to bring in some strange stuff, so I guess a zipper would not be that strange. ¡°No, Master. Let me.¡± Ria offered, as she saw me opening my jacket. She then basically forced herself to my stomach and began opening the rest of the buttons on my jacket. ¡­ okay then. I guess I¡¯ll just let her do this. Considering the maid watching over her, and Ria¡¯s current outfit, I¡¯ll assume this is a part of her maid training. After she hadpletely unbuttoned my jacket, she helped it off of me and took it into her hands. ¡°Thanks, Ria.¡± I said as I took the jacket back and put it away in my storage. I then took my hoodie out from storage and gave it to Ria. ¡°Will you help me put it on?¡± I requested. ¡°Of course.¡± She received the hoodie, folded it out and helped me put the sleeves on. Then she zipped it up for me. ¡­ wait. Zippers have to be a thing. Lua and Alice both knew how to use them, as soon as I gave them their hoodies, so they had to have known. Maybe they aren¡¯t used in armor because of durability or something. Weak zippers might very well break under the forces put on them inbat. ¡°Thanks, Ria.¡± I said, as she took her distance again. ¡°Mydy.¡± She turned to Lua. ¡°Would you like me to take your mantle?¡± ¡°... just stop that already.¡± Lua just said in a cold voice. ¡°Ria, this isn¡¯t like you. Why are you acting like that? Brian, why are you letting her act like that?¡± ¡°I thought it was a part of her maid training.¡± I admitted. ¡°Why is she training to be a maid?¡± Lua asked.
Ria, and the maid with her, exined the reasoning for the training while we walked into the manor. Yes, Lua did keep her mantle on. I know she is still a bit self conscious of her wings and likes to hide them with it, so I didn¡¯t evenment on it. She¡¯ll take it off when she wants to. But I do hope she will take it off before dinner. The Earl might ask if she has it on. ¡°So, this is my room. Well, our room now.¡± I said to Lua. She looked around, taking in everything, before she asked: ¡°W-will we share the bed?¡± ¡°I can make you one, if you don¡¯t want to, but I¡¯d like it if you slept next to me.¡± I said. The bed was about 160 cm x 200 cm, or about queen size. Compared to the 140 cm x 200 cm double sized bed Laura and I shared when we began sleeping next to each other, we had a lot more space. Now, of course, I didn¡¯t have a spare bed on hand, but I can make one with Dungeon Founder. I could also just take Ria¡¯s cot, and let the girls share the bed, and I did offer that option to Lua as well. ¡°N-No. I¡­ I want to ¡­ I want to share a bed with you.¡± Lua said quietly. ¡°... if that is fine.¡± ¡°Yes. That¡¯s fine.¡± I said. ¡°As long as you are feeling up to it.¡± Then I turned to Ria. ¡°Ria, can you make sure an extra nket and pillow are brought in here?¡± ¡°Sure.¡± She responded, having gone back to her more casual self. ¡°... why?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Trust me, it will be better. Just because we sleep on the same bed, it doesn¡¯t mean we have to share a pillow or our nket.¡± I learned that quickly when I was with Laura. You want two separate nkets, not onerge one. Sure you might still get some fighting over the nket, but having two reduces the chances of that happening by a lot. ¡°... well, if you say so¡­¡±
¡°... do I really have to?¡± Lua asked. I was trying to get her to remove her mantle before dinner. This, of course, would lead to her wings being out in the open for everyone to see. ¡°Of course you don¡¯t have to.¡± I said. ¡°I can just say you are not feeling well. Or I can even say that you still only drink blood, instead of eating solid food. Either will work just fine. But still, sooner orter, someone will see your wings. Are you sure you don¡¯t want to show them on your terms, instead of someone seeing them by ident?¡± ¡°Can¡¯t you use one of your cards to hide them for me?¡± Lua asked. ¡°... I probably could, but I¡¯m not sure. Had you asked this beforehand, I''d have had Laura and Mia check for potential options in the factory, but it¡¯s a bitte to consider it now. Any emergency uses might just make everything worse. And Alice already saw your wings, so is it really that bad for others to see them?¡± ¡°... I just ¡­¡± ¡°You could always just keep them against your body. That way, they might look like a part of your dress.¡± I offered. ¡°Or you might be able to fit them under your dress.¡± ¡°That won¡¯t work.¡± Lua countered. ¡°... well the first might, but the second is no. I tried. It feel awful. Like someone is trying to crush a part of me.¡± ¡°I see¡­ But it isn¡¯t a problem with your mantle?¡± ¡°No. That¡¯s part of why I chose it. It has a good space where my wings fit well.¡± Lua exined. ¡°Ah. Yeah. I can see that being a positive trait to have. But what about just holding them against your body? They do look like they could just be decorations, especially for your ck dress.¡± I pointed out. ¡°... It''s just¡­ if I get excited, or afraid, my wings can move on their own.¡± Lua said meekly. Oh yeah. I¡¯ve seen them move seemingly based on her emotions a few times. I guess that would be a problem. Well, in my opinion, it really shouldn¡¯t be a problem in the first ce. Lua has wings, and everyone else will have to deal with it. If they don¡¯t, they¡¯ll have to deal with me. ¡°... I can see why you would worry about it. But again, you should just go for it. No one will say anything bad. And if they do, we¡¯ll just leave, okay? If they don¡¯t ept you, we don¡¯t have to ept them, alright?¡± ¡°... why do you make everything sound so simple?¡± ¡°Hey, I¡¯m a simple man. I put things in priority order. And you are priority number one, alright?¡± ¡°Really? ¡­ that ¡­ I¡¯m happy to hear that.¡± Lua answered quietly. ¡°Who is priority number two then?¡± ¡°... myself, I guess. After that would probably be Ria, then Alice, and then the rest of the people I know in some order that I coulde up with, but I won¡¯t right now.¡± ¡°What? I¡¯m above you in priority? Why?¡± ¡°Because that is how my brain works, okay? I can¡¯t exin it. But I¡¯d dly give my life to save yours. It¡¯s just how I feel.¡± ¡°... you dummy.¡± Lua said, as she softly pped my cheek. ¡°Think things over first. You are the one with the power of resurrection, why would you die for someone, when you can just resurrect them?¡± ¡°No. That¡¯s not true.¡± I said, as I got a card out of my collection. ¡°Here. You should definitely hold onto this.¡± I said as I handed a toploader Monster Reborn to Lua. Spoiler [copse] Lua received the card and looked at it for a long time, before she spoke up. ¡°Are you sure? Isn¡¯t this ¡­ risky? What if I leave?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t say that!¡± I instantly said back, raising my voice a bit, likely out of sheer panic. Lua flinched a bit because of my outburst, so I calmed myself down as much as I could and added: ¡°Sorry. I didn¡¯t mean to yell.¡± ¡°... I ¡­ I¡¯m sorry as well.¡± ¡°...¡± ¡°...¡± After that, we both stayed quiet for a bit longer.
In the end, Lua decided to just go for it. You know, keeping her wings out in the open. I¡¯m honestly happy that she did. They are super pretty, and it would be a shame to hide them. She also swapped to her ck dress. It is the ¡®better¡¯ looking of the two she has, as the other is clearly for traveling andbat, whereas the ck one is a more ¡®proper¡¯ looking one. Honestly, she was outdressing me by a lot. But this dress was still better than the clothes I made for her after the first ¡®dress ident¡¯. I don¡¯t want her wings to force her midriff to be visible. I¡¯ll look into making her some casual pants and shirt, with a hole in the back of the shirt so that her wings cane out of it. And I can just use some of the materials from the dungeon for it, so all I¡¯ll have to pay is the tailoring fee. And I think I can wave that with some extra dungeon materials. As we walked through the house, I introduced Lua to every maid we ran into on the way. While some of them did take a second look, no one asked about her wings. I also made sure Laura transferred all of the ¡®maps¡¯ we had of the insides of the house over to Mia, so that Lua would hopefully not get lost. I wish I could get Ria to map this ce out. It would help a lot, as I think she explores some of the ¡®servant only¡¯ areas of the house. Not that it really matters, but it might be useful in some situations. We were the first to arrive at the dining room. I actually made sure we were just a bit early, just so Lua could gather herself, if something happened on the way here. And as the others came into the room, I introduced Lua to them. Of course Alice and Paulina already knew her, as did Mateo, but this was Angelina, Jonathan, Enora and the Earl¡¯s first time meeting her. And of course they all had their own opinion on her wings. Paulina wondered if Lua could actually fly with them, Mateo and Jonathan both wanted a pair of their own, so they could fly. Angelina was trying to make sure neither of them could take off to the sky, and was saying they needed to keep their feet on the ground. The Earl and his wife were instead more focused on the little things, like Lua¡¯s history and origin. They really were acting like they were my grandparents, just making sure Lua is a good fit for me. They were just a bit worried about Lua being a dhampir, but I did tell everyone she is cured, and was stable even before that, but apparently that isn¡¯t what they were worried about. ¡°Just be careful. While marrying a person representing one of the demon lord¡¯s races is in no way illegal, some nobles do look down on it.¡± He warned us. But still, I think the introductions went well.
After we got back to our room, I introduced Lua to my usual evening routine. Bath, while practicing magic. Of course for me, I still had one other thing I wanted to do before my bath, so I left the girls to bathe and practice magic, and headed for the training grounds for a quick sword practice session. I wanted to practice every day, and I didn¡¯t yet today, so it was about time. My teacher for today was Hayabusa Knight. His style is a bit different than what I usually practice, but learning different styles might not be that bad. Spoiler [copse] After my sword practice, I returned to my room where Lua and Ria were practicing Vampiric Body Modification with Vampire Lady and Grimson. Spoiler
[copse] While they kept at it, I took my bath, making sure to wear my PJs before I went back to the other room. After a bit more magic practice, and showing Lua my Space Wall spell, we used our level ups. For myself, I again went with Mana Control. Just to get it to level 10. For Ria, Defense Boost. Lua leveled up her Magic Boost. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human !
Level: 86
HP: 2830
Mana: 3890
Strength: 875
Defense: 1035
Magic: 1055
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.4 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.3 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Telekinesis LV.5 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.5 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Sword Technique LV.1
Mana Control LV.10
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (Greater)
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Rhianna
Race: Dhampir
Level: 78
HP: 2060
Mana: 2230
Strength: 1230
Defense: 965
Magic: 1050
Skills:
True Blood Magic LV.5 (Racial)
Vampiric Body Modification LV.3 (Racial)
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Fire Magic LV.4
Mana Control LV.4
Fast Mana Recovery LV.4
Internal Magic Technique LV.6
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.6
Flickering Step LV.4
Power Boost LV.5
Defense Boost LV.5
Blood Sucker (Racial)
ve. Master: Brian Wood
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Lucia
Race: Dhampir Monarch !
Level: 86
HP: 2300
Mana: 4185
Strength: 815
Defense: 1060
Magic: 2890
Skills:
Dhampir Princess LV.2 (Unique)
True Blood Magic LV.8 (Racial)
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Water Magic LV.8
Light Magic LV.2
Mana Control LV.10
Magic Boost LV.6
Quick Cast LV.6
Fast Mana Recovery LV.8
Knife Technique LV.2
Staff Technique LV.5
Water Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Blood Sucker (Racial)
Lifesaver
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Alice Watchman
Race: Human
Level: 56
HP: 690
Mana: 2340
Strength: 295
Defense: 385
Magic: 1735
Skills:
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Magician¡¯s Power LV.5 (extra)
Multicasting LV.3 (extra)
Mana Flight LV.3 (extra)
Dark Magic LV.7
Mana Control LV.8
Magic Boost LV.6
Quick Cast LV.5
Fast Mana Recovery LV.5
[copse] Ria is level 78, aka. one Level Up! away from 80. She will get to it tomorrow. The birthday is still 8 days away, so I think it will still be fine if she evolves at this point. Well, I guess tomorrow it will be 7 days, and assuming that she spends a full day in her evolution and wakes up the next day, that will be five days before. ¡­ yeah, that should be fine. But Lua and I will have to stop leveling ourselves up after tomorrow, just so we won¡¯t get sick. I doubt that she would evolve, but I might. And we can still level up our skills.
¡°... so Brian, will we¡­ you know. Do the thing?¡± Lua asked me after we got under covers and wereying in bed. ¡°If you want to, but I don¡¯t think that is a good idea at this time.¡± I responded. ¡°... we do have an extra in the room.¡± I added quietly, but I think Ria might still have heard me. Yeah, I know I can get around the entire Ria problem by summoning Cosmo Queen and having her put up a barrier around the bed, but then Cosmo Queen would see. I¡¯m decently sure she can see through her own barrier. What do you mean about everyone in the factory? That¡¯s an easy fix. I¡¯ll just ask Laura to cut the feed going from my eyes to the factory. Sure Laura and Mia could still watch us, but they are a part of us. We can never really get rid of them. ¡°... okay¡­ Can I hold your hand?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Sure. Here.¡± I gave her my hand and she took it in hers. ¡°Good night, Brian.¡± She said, holding my hand against her cheek. ¡°Good night.¡± I responded. CH.227 Parasitic Armored Jacket CH.227 Parasitic Armored Jacket I woke up in the morning, with my girlfriend sleeping next to me. Ria was getting dressed, so I probably woke up to the sounds from that, as I usually do. Lua on the other hand didn¡¯t seem to care, so I just let her sleep for a bit longer, and headed for the factory. It¡¯s just normal for me, and as long as I have Laura keeping an eye on things outside, I should realize when Lua wakes up.
Of course there is a reason I immediately jumped here. I wanted to run some experiments here before I did them in the real world. If something messes up here, all I¡¯ll lose is the Pack Opener cards I use, but outside, I¡¯ll lose everything. ¡­ Okay, that is a bit of an exaggeration. But I might lose my new armor, before I even had a chance to use it inbat. Now why didn¡¯t I just leave this for Laura to do during the night? Well, I feel like I¡¯ve been pushing too many things on her already, so I wanted to do it myself. And I don¡¯t really get to do these experiments, as they just are something Laura usually does, so I¡¯m honestly a bit excited. First things first, I checked on the ¡®real time¡¯ room, or whatever I should call it. Someone, probably Tahlia, had let the cksmithing forge out of my storage and it was now there. I saw no monsters there at the moment, so I assume they are taking a break. ¡­ remind me to reward Kotetsu and Hinotama Soul at some point. I think I¡¯ll do it after they convert Ria¡¯s armor into a better metal. ¡­ I¡¯ll also have to reward the vampires. Add that to the list. I have too many monsters. No one person could ever use them all. Anyway, I also checked my storage, and saw that some of the iron I bought had been converted into blood iron. Other than that, it doesn¡¯t seem like they had done anything else. The interesting part was the quality of the blood iron. When I bought the wrought iron, it was Intermediate+ in quality, but after putting it in storage and using Material Quality Increase, it became High quality. But now, I had wless quality blood iron in my storage. Sure some of it is because they likely used dragon blood again. Or the blood from another high ranking monster, so that would help, but I feel like they just used the Material Quality Increase first on the iron, and then again on the blood iron. I know the Material Quality Increase can only be used once per item, but at what point has the item changed to the point where it can be used again? Well, back to why I came here. I made a few armor stands with abination of Dungeon Founder and just Different Dimension Factory shenanigans, and put copies of both my and Ria¡¯s armor on them. Three of each, just so I had a decent sized test. Then I got out a few copies of Metallizing Parasite - Lunatite so I could start. Spoiler [copse] ¡°... guess I¡¯ll start with one of my own. They should have a higher chance of sess, as they have the better materials¡­¡± I muttered to myself. I held a copy of Metallizing Parasite - Lunatite up to one of the copies of my armor and said: ¡°Install.¡± I looked as the leather jacket changed. It looked like someone poured clear viscous fluid over it, and the fluid formed hardened into ayer on top of the base leather, making the armor seem¡­ shiny. ¡°... it worked, I guess.¡± But I still don¡¯t know the difference between the base and this one, so I ced my right hand on the upgraded armor and analyzed it with Dungeon Founder. Though I made sure all of the data was only stored in my Storage, instead of being sent to the dungeon. I don¡¯t want the dungeon making liquid metal parasite armor. I checked the new info I got.
Armored Crimson Boa Jacket - Parasitic Mithril Metal Inserts
[Defense +400]
[Magic Resistance - 90% damage reduced]
[Fire Resistance - 50% damage reduced]
[Ranged Attack Resistance - 30% damage reduced]
[Lightened - 30% weight]
[Durability 3200/3200]
[Parasitic - When worn, the wearer will lose 1 HP every five seconds.]
A leather jacket made from Crimson Boa hide. Because of the hide used, it is naturally fire resistant. It has mithril tes inserted into critical ces to make it more defensive. It has been enchanted to make it lighter and to improve its resistance to ranged attacks. A metal parasite waster added to it, making it a parasite armor. While the parasite does offer unparalleled resistance to magic, it will also drain away the wearers HP.
¡°... well, that¡¯s something.¡± I muttered. A metal parasite jacket. And the effects on it are ¡­ I think they are insane. 400 defense is already good, and add to that the three resistances. And I think the resistances stack. So if I¡¯m hit by a ranged fire magic spell, it should only have 3.5% of the original power. Even just ranged magic will have its power cut to 7%. Now the Parasitic could be a problem, but it shouldn¡¯t. For me, at least. Health Conscious shouldpletely negate that damage. I think. But there is an easy way to find out. I pulled the jacket off of the armor stand and put it on. It still felt just as good as it had previously, so this should be fine. But there was clearly something moving inside of the jacket. It felt a bit ¡­ strange, but nothing you couldn¡¯t get used to. And for 90% magic resistance, I say it''s worth it. I then installed a Lunatite into the two other copies of my armor, just to make sure the first one was not a fluke. But lucky for me, the other two came out basically the same as this one. There were minor differences between the armors, like 1% more magic resistance at the cost of the HP drain being every 4 seconds instead, or about 200 more durability, at the cost of the magic resistance being lowered by 1%, but they were basically the same. ¡°Good. It does seem reliable.¡± I concluded, before moving to Ria¡¯s stuff. ¡°Install.¡± After I installed a Metallizing Parasite - Lunatite into one of the copies of Ria¡¯s armor, the metal that had been inside of it seemed to melt, and just began to drip out of the armor. First only a bit, but eventually all of it flowed out, leaving just a slightly damaged jacket behind. I analyzed it, and it came out as a damaged Crimson Boa jacket. The description told a bit more about the status of it, but the conclusion is that it needed some major repair work, and all new metal tes if you wanted it to be usable. I tried another two times, and had two different results. On one, the metal heated so much that it half melted the fire resistant Boa hide, leaving the jacket in a state where you would have no choice but to just scrap it. The other one thought seemed like a sess.
Armored Crimson Boa Jacket - Parasitic Bronze Metal Inserts
[Defense +150]
[Magic Resistance - 35% damage reduced]
[Fire Resistance - 50% damage reduced]
[Toughness - 40% durability increase]
[Lightened - 30% weight]
[Durability 1960/1960]
[Parasitic - When worn, the wearer will lose 1 HP every second.]
A leather jacket made from Crimson Boa hide. Because of the hide used, it is naturally fire resistant. It has thin bronze tes inserted all over, to make it more defensive. It has been enchanted to make it lighter and to improve its durability. A metal parasite waster added to it, making it a parasite armor. While the parasite does offer resistance to magic, it will also drain away the wearers HP.
Okay. Well, I¡¯m not sure if that counts as a sess. I mean sure it dide out ¡­ okay, but at the same time, it really didn¡¯t. First of all, it is a ton weaker than mine. The defense is only about 40% of what mine has. The magic resistance is 35%pared to the 90% on mine. And even with the Toughness enchantment, the durability is also a lot lower. ¡­ unless durability affects the speed at which the durability drains, instead of increasing the shown durability, like the Unbreaking enchantment in Minecraft. Well, either way, it is still less than mine has. Andst but certainly not least, the Parasitic is a lot worse. 1 HP every second,pared to the every five seconds, is just bad. Ria has 2060 HP and she could wear it for only 30 minutes. Well, natural HP regeneration and healing magic might help, but still. She would need to constantly heal herself, or risk the armor literally draining her life away. The only reason something like this would be even remotely usable is that it would probably help in getting a skill like Fast HP Recovery. Or would it just be Regeneration? Well, the name doesn¡¯t really matter. Of course I always have the choice of installing Spell Economics into Ria. That will give her the Health Conscious skill, so the life drain effect will be negated. ¡­ or maybe I can install it right on the armor instead. Let¡¯s try it. I went back to the mithril armors, and picked the one with the 91% magic resistance and the 4 second HP drain. It had the bigger downside for the bigger upside, so if I could prevent the downside, this would be the best of these. And considering that I already destroyed two of the three bronze armors, I don¡¯t think they could take another install. I took out a copy of Spell Economics and installed it. Spoiler [copse] Screech! Only to hear a terrifying sounding from the armor. It sounded like metal rubbing against metal and it let out a literal ear screeching sound. I covered my ears out of reflex, but after a few seconds, the sound stopped. I looked at the armor. It looked ¡­ fine. No visible damage or anything. I honestly thought it was breaking apart considering the sound, but it seems fine. I analyzed it to make sure, only to realize just how wrong I was.
Armored Crimson Boa Jacket - Parasitic (dead) Mithril Metal Inserts
[Defense +250]
[Magic Resistance - 30% damage reduced]
[Fire Resistance - 50% damage reduced]
[Ranged Attack Resistance - 30% damage reduced]
[Lightened - 30% weight]
[Durability 2700/2700]
A leather jacket made from Crimson Boa hide. It has mithril tes inserted into critical ces to make it more defensive. Because of the hide used, it is naturally fire resistant. It has been enchanted to make it lighter and to improve its resistance to ranged attacks. A metal parasite waster added to it, and then killed. While some of the parasite''s magic resistance remained, arge portion of it was lost when the parasite died.
Yeah. It did get rid of the parasite, but it also basically ruined the armor. Well, not quite but still. 150 drop in defense. Magic Resistance went from 91% to 30%. And the durability decreased by 500. All around, just terrible. Dealing with the life drain effect is much better. At least for me, as the life drain is clearly not affecting me at all. With my testplete, I cleared the armors away. Now that I had the data on them, I could just recreate them in the factory whenever I wanted. Not that I need them here for anything except experimentation. But what I learned today was that while my armor could support a Metallizing Parasite - Lunatite, Ria¡¯s couldn¡¯t. So we¡¯ll have to at least change the metal before I can install one for her. And at the same time, it might not be worth it, unless I install Spell Economics into her. Then with everything cleared, I returned to the real world and waited for Lua to wake up.
¡°Good morning, sleepy head.¡± I yfully woke up Lua, by poking her cheek. I had already changed clothes and was ready to go for breakfast. As to why I had to wake up Lua, well Ria had already returned from her breakfast and had given me the information to prepare for our breakfast as well, so I really had no choice. Even though I did enjoy looking at Lua¡¯s sleeping face. ¡°.... eh..? where? B-Brian?¡± Lua said, still clearly half asleep. ¡°Yes. It is I, Brian.¡± I joked. ¡°You should wake up now. We need to get ready for breakfast.¡± ¡°... where? Oh. ¡­ We ¡­ I ¡­¡± Lua muttered something, as she seemed to finally realize where she was. ¡°Yes, we are in the Sawyer manor.¡± I reminded her, trying to bring her back to reality. ¡°... I see. ¡­ I guess it was just a dream then.¡± ¡°Oh? Did you have a good dream?¡± I asked. ¡°... yes. ¡­ I hope I get to see it again.¡± She said. I wanted to ask for more information about it, but I feel like that might not be the best idea. Instead, I gave her the space she needed to get up and get changed. ¡­ I guess this is a good time to mention something about Lua¡¯s Dhampir Princess. Or Princess¡¯s Grace to be precise. It can store multiple dresses made by the skill, but it can only store one ¡®non-dress¡¯ outfit. And in Lua¡¯s case, that was thebination of the t-shirt, jeans and hoodie that I made her. If she wanted to change into other ¡®casual¡¯ clothes, like nightwear, she would have to do it the normal way. She could likely make herself a night dress, but she hasn¡¯t done it yet, so she can¡¯t swap her clothes with the skill. A second thing worth mentioning is that no one else can wear clothes made by Princess¡¯s Grace. Lua can remove them just fine, and even store them in things like a magic bag, or I can take them into my storage, but no one else can actually wear them. I don¡¯t really know why, but Ria did attempt to put on Lua¡¯s mantle, but she just couldn¡¯t. Like there was some sort of a force field blocking her from putting it on. The same went for the mace. If someone other than Lua tried to use it, it would hurt them. As in cause literal HP damage to you, as well as plenty of pain. Sure I could negate the HP damage, Health Conscious, but I couldn¡¯t negate the pain it inflicted. Not quite Thor¡¯s hammer, but still an effective anti-use measure. But it might still be useful if she could hand it over to someone else without the weapon hurting them. I wonder if something like the ve contract I have with Ria would prevent the damage. After all, for my cards, Ria is counted as ¡®mine¡¯. Aka. cards that only affect my opponent, don¡¯t affect Ria. Some sort of a system contract does seem to be necessary for it, so maybe. ¡­ If I get officially engaged to Lua, will she count as being ¡®mine¡¯? I guess one way to find out, but let¡¯s not rush into that. There might be a way more simple of an answer for what happened. I left the room and stood in the corridor, so that Lua could change in peace. CH.228 We register as a Party CH.228 We register as a Party ¡°... Brian, where are we going? Weren¡¯t we supposed to go to get my mother?¡± Lua asked, after we left the manor, so we could get in contact with Agatha. Blood delivery and all that. ¡°Yeah. Just one stop first. Or maybe two, if you want. I need to drop off the wrought iron I picked up for the Earl yesterday, and I was thinking, maybe we should register as an official party at the adventurer¡¯s guild.¡± I responded, as I drove Overdrive towards the ce where I was supposed to drop off the wrought iron. ¡°Yes! Let¡¯s do that.¡± Alice called out from the back seat. All four of us, Lua, Ria, Alice and I were in the car. Well, an armored personnel carrier might be more urate, but still. Ria and Lua were here for obvious reasons, and Alice got permission, as long as we had another dance practice session in the vige,and I was going to have one with Lua anyway, so we should be fine. Then we can work on our skills afterwards. Flight, weapon skills and magic.
The ce I dropped off the Earl¡¯s iron at was some sort of carriage workshop. I guess that exins why they need wrought iron. I think it is used to make carriage wheels. Too bad you still need high carbon steel for springs and stuff. ¡°It is of higher quality than usually¡­¡± The workshop owner muttered as he received the iron. ¡°Well, that¡¯s what they gave me.¡± I answered. ¡°And the wholesale ce didn¡¯t say anything about it, so maybe this one is just a fluke, or maybe it is their new standard.¡± I added, knowing full well that the quality discrepancy is because of Storage, and the material quality increase feature it has. ¡°I see¡­ Well, thank you for delivering it. ¡­ How much do I owe you?¡± He asked. ¡°Nothing. This was something between me and the Earl. If you want to ask that question, ask him.¡± I said. As I said earlier, making this delivery was a favor I promised for that letter of introduction. ¡°Yes. I shall thank him then.¡± The owner said. I left the workshop and turned Overdrive towards our next destination. The adventurer¡¯s guild. The girls wanted to make our party official, so who am I to say no.
We got to the guild and I unsummoned Overdrive. I have a second one I can summon when we head out, and I don¡¯t want anyone driving off in my car. Between Overdrive, our haram-esk party structure and the fame/infamy I got after summoning a dragon, we got a lot of stares. Lua was trying to stay calm, but she struggled with it a bit. At least she had her mantle on, so her wings were hidden. I think if they had been out, she might have run away. ¡­ maybe. Alice didn¡¯t seem overly bothered, and Ria was turning her head around, as if she was keeping an eye on everyone, in case someone made a move or something. It might have been because of her, or because the guild just is quite empty at this time of day, that no one came and talked to us. And because of how empty it was, we were able to walk right up to one of the counters. Only one of them was manned, by ady, at this time, but there were multiple people behind the counter. Most of them were just busy doing other stuff, and only one was ready to see adventurers, or other customers, so we walked up to her. ¡°Good morning. What can I do for you today?¡± she asked in a slightly overly chipper voice, like she was artificially trying to change her voice. ¡°We¡¯d like to register as a party.¡± I said. ¡°Yes, of course. All four of you, right?¡± She asked. ¡°No. Only the three of us. Ria isn¡¯t actually an adventurer¡­ for reasons.¡± I answered. ¡°Yes. Then just please hand me the guild cards of everyone that wished to join the party, and tell me the party name.¡± The receptionist said. Oh right. We need a party name. Why didn¡¯t I think of that? ¡­ I guess I¡¯ll just leave the name to Alice and Lua. They¡¯lle up with a good name, right? I got my card out of storage and asked Alice and Lua: ¡°So, what name should we go for?¡± The two quickly looked at each other, before quickly turning back to me. Alice was the one to answer. ¡°Card Summoner.¡± She said. ¡°... really? You want to go with that?¡± I confirmed. The name is a bit ¡­ cringe, but nothing too bad. Honestly, I was expecting something way worse, so I¡¯m fine with that. ¡°Yes.¡± Alice confirmed. ¡°It is a skill we all share, so it should be fine.¡± Lua reasoned. ¡°Well, I technically don¡¯t, but I¡¯m fine with that name either way.¡± I gave my permission. We all handed our guild cards to the receptionist and confirmed Card Summoner as our party name. ¡°I have registered your party. Card Summoner. I hope you will keep up your great work.¡± She said to us, as she handed us our cards back. ¡°The three of you are now the founding members of this party, so only one of you three can invite new people into the party, and only if at least two of the three members are present.¡± Oh? I didn¡¯t know that. I guess it makes sense forrger parties and stuff. I asked for a bit more information about the party structure and size limits and the receptionist exined. ¡°Parties can have any number of members, but that only goes for short periods of time. Arge party, over 15 permanent members, will usually be converted into a n. A n can then have multiple parties working under the n name and they can take onrge jobs as a n.¡± ¡°Then what about the party name? Will that be transferred to the n, or can it still be used?¡± I asked. ¡°The original party name can only be used in a situation where at least half of the founding members are in the party.¡± The receptionist answered. ¡°Other sub-parties of the n will have to have different names.¡± Okay. I think I get it. But I don¡¯t think anything like that will be a problem for a long time. We are still only three people, four once Ria can join.
As we were about to leave, the receptionist asked one more question. ¡°Would you like to take a quest today?¡± ¡°We already have something today. Escorting Agatha to the dhampir vige for her blood delivery.¡± I answered. It still is technically an adventuring quest. Too bad it is D-rank, not C, but that doesn¡¯t prevent us from doing it. It just means it won¡¯t really contribute as much as C-rank missions would. ¡°... I see. Well, I hope to see you again.¡± She said, as she let us go.
We then headed for Agatha¡¯s ce, again in Overdrive. And Overdrive got full again. It really is only good for four people. Five is one too many. I wonder, could I fuse two Overdrive together to make arger Overdrive? Or maybe install one in another? I should test it out at some point. ¡°So, how are we going to travel today?¡± Agatha asked after we picked her up. ¡°Dragons, that big airship, or something else perhaps?¡± ¡°I think just dragons again.¡± I answered. ¡°I¡¯d like you and your dragon to know the route by the time we leave, so you can do it alone. Unless someone has something against that.¡± ¡°Umm, Brian? I don¡¯t actually have anything that can fly while I ride it, so what should I do?¡± Lua asked. Oh right, she doesn¡¯t. She has her vampires, and some of them can fly. But other than them, she only has a few mermaids and White Magician Pikeru. I never actually gave her a dragon. Or a winged beast. ¡°I¡¯ll give you one. Or you can ride with me today.¡± I gave her two options. ¡°... maybe I¡¯ll ride with you then. And perhapse back with a dragon of my own. That will give you more time to choose, won¡¯t it?¡± ¡°I can pick one quickly. Pack Opener, open.¡± I said to open my skill so Lua could see my collection. Then I just searched out dragons. Spoiler Obviously this isn¡¯t 100% urate, as the numbers don¡¯t match with the actual collection Brian has. But it does have all of the dragons Brian has, just the number of copies is wrong. (he has more than shown in the pictures.) And, of course, the same monster being in the collection multiple times is because of theming from different sets, or being different rarities. [copse] ¡°Wow. Let me look.¡± Alice called out from the back seat and leaned forward. ¡°Go for it.¡± I responded, as I again focused on the road. ¡°But just so both of you know, I won¡¯t give either of you a Blue-Eyes, as they are mine. Also, the two Red-Eyes fusions are off limits because of their power, as is the Chaos Emperor Dragon.¡± ¡°... I see¡­¡± Lua said, as she took a closer look. "... it''s not here..." She muttered something, but I didn''t quite catch it. After a while, she asked a question. ¡°Do you have any water dragons?¡± ¡°... I¡¯m not sure, let me check.¡± I added a water attribute filter to the search and came out with nothing. ¡°No, I don¡¯t. But they might be under sea serpents, instead of dragons.¡± As I said that, I changed the search to show all Sea Serpents. Spoiler [copse] I really don¡¯t have that many Sea Serpents. And out of all of them, only Levia-Dragon Daedelus is a dragon. And I¡¯m not even sure if it can fly. And even if it could, Daedalus has another problem. It is massive. In size, it is basically asrge as a Blue-Eyes, if we measure from head to tail. It might be a meter or two shorter, but it is stillrge. And we only have permissions for the small and medium sized dragons, not therge ones. Just to avoid any unnecessary panic. I told Lua as much, and she asked me to switch back to the dragon tab, so I did. ¡°... I don¡¯t know. Choose one for me, please.¡± She said. ¡°Sure. Just a second.¡± I responded. So, a dragon for Lua. I don¡¯t have a water attribute, so light is the next best bet. All of the Blue-Eyes are off the table, as they are mine. Kaiser Glider would work, but it looks more fiery than light-y. I already gave Alice an Element Dragon, so that is a no go. Mirage Dragon and Divine Dragon Ragnarok are serpentine, so I don¡¯t feel like that is good for a first dragon. And I¡¯m just not sure if Different Dimension Dragon is a good idea. It might be, but better to go something a bit more normal. As in a normal monster. Luckily, there is just one, so I don¡¯t have that much to choose from, and I think it fits Lua well. I guess you could say that I get to give a diamond to my girlfriend. Or a diamond dragon, to be more exact. Spoiler For those that didn¡¯t get the joke, Hyozanryu¡¯s Japanese name (directly tranted) is Diamond Dragon. And its vor text reads ¡°A dragon created from a massive diamond that sparkles with blinding light.¡± [copse] ¡°Here. I think this will fit you. It is called Hyozanryu.¡± I said, as I gave her the card, making sure I only said the card name after the card was no longer in my hand. ¡°It is also known as the Diamond Dragon, and has reasonable attack stat. But its defenses are really high, so I think it''s good for you. And it''s not toorge, so you can fly rtively close to this city.¡± For those that want to know, Hyozanryu is only about 10 meters tall. Again, standing on its hind legs, measured to shoulder level and all of that. In my books, it falls into the category of medium sized dragons. Small ones are the ones under 8 meters tall, medium are 8-15 meters tall, andrge ones are over 15 meters. And I guess those that go over 25 meters would be huge, but I¡¯ve not had anything go over 25 meters. Meteor ck Dragon is just about 23 meters, and it is currently thergest one I¡¯ve summoned. ¡°... Diamond Dragon? I think I remember this one. You drained its blood for the party after I evolved, right?¡± ¡°Sure did. I''m surprised that you remember that.¡± ¡°Well, it isn¡¯t something you see every day.¡± ¡°If you want, I can give you a Mystik Wok so you can drain it for blood. Even if you do, it will again be summonable after a day.¡± I offered. ¡°... I don¡¯t know how I feel about that. Sacrificing the dragon I ride, I mean.¡± ¡°Well, I can always give you another one for that. Or we can just share one dragon between you and Ria whenever we fill up your sks.¡± ¡°... has Ria been drinking dragon blood this whole time?¡± Lua asked, turning her head so she could look at Ria on the back seat. I saw in my rear view mirror that Ria turned her head, so she didn¡¯t have to look Lua in the eyes. ¡°Yeah. I¡¯ve been getting her dragon blood ever since I figured out I could do it.¡± I told Lua. ¡°... Brian¡­¡± ¡°Yes?¡± ¡°... nothing. If it''s you, it''s fine.¡± Lua said. ¡°But still¡­ don¡¯t go overboard with everything.¡± ¡°Why not? It¡¯s all my skill anyway. It doesn¡¯t cost anything, not that I¡¯m low on money, as you should know.¡± ¡°Yes, yes. Just, keep it ¡­ reasonable.¡± ¡°I do. That is why I don¡¯t spoil every dhampir with dragon blood. Only those closest to me, or those that serve me.¡± With those words, we left the city. After reaching an open spot some ways away from the walls, we got out of Overdrive and summoned our dragons. I decided to summon Sky Dragon for my ride. It is one of the new ones from the Tournament Packs, so I wanted to test it out. Spoiler [copse] Lua took the lead with her sparkling diamond dragon, and I was holding the rear with my four winged purple dragon. For anyone looking at the group of four dragons and one Firebird, it would be a terrifying sight. But being a part of it felt great. Probably because of the dragons, we didn¡¯t run into any flying monsters on the way to the vige and wended safely there. CH.229 Don’t mind the Insects CH.229 Don¡¯t mind the Insects As always, we got a warm wee from the vigers as wended. And possibly because ofst time, I had multiple dhampirs asking if they could ride a dragon, including the two children. I had no reason to refuse, but I wanted to get straight to training, so I let them fly without me. Yes, I made sure the kids had an adult with them. Kody and his father rode on my Sky Dragon, while Anika and her father borrowed Lua¡¯s Hyozanryu. Agatha also let one of the adults ride Luster Dragon, and Ria did the same with Firebird. Spoiler
[copse] The only one that didn¡¯t let their dragon fly without them was Alice, with her Pitch-Dark Dragon. Sure it might be a bit selfish of her to hoard her dragon, but I have no right to say anything about that. And I don¡¯t know if Pitch-Dark being a Union monster has something to do with it. It might. Maybe Pitch-Dark doesn¡¯t like to have anyone except Alice riding on it. But that isn¡¯t something I have to worry about. Instead, I summoned some of the monsters we would need for our first lesson of the day. Dancing. Yes, we are doing it first, so Alice cannot use ¡®I¡¯m tired¡¯ or something like that as an excuse to not take part. Not that I think she would, but she might, so let¡¯s not even give her a chance. I summoned our music, aka. Musician King and Spirit of the Harp, followed by an extra male dancer, Kagemusha of the Blue me. He did wellst time, so let¡¯s just have him here again. The one new addition to the lineup was Dancing Elf. I didn¡¯t have herst time, as I, or Laura to be exact, hadn¡¯t done the trade in for it yet. The winged elf honestly looked almost more like an angel, than an elf, but who cares? She can dance, so I summoned her. Maybe she can act as our teacher. Spoiler
[copse]
After dancing, it was time for weapons practice. For that, I traded our dance instructors, as well as music producers, for weapons experts. My partner for the day was Guardian of the Labyrinth. He might look a bit fiend-ish, but he is a warrior at heart. And he uses a sword and shield, so he is perfect. Lua was with Lava Battleguard. Again, Ick warriors who use blunt weapons, so I have to go with the more ¡­ monster looking ones. Lava Battleguard uses a spiked club, but that is close enough to a mace, right? For Ria, it was Des Kangaroo. A real punching expert. But sadly, Des Kangaroo can¡¯t speak, so the instructions will likely be a bit difficult to follow. Hopefully Ria won¡¯t get punched too many times. Andstly, with Alice was The Hunter with 7 Weapons. One of said hunters'' weapons happened to be a poleaxe of some kind, and the way you use it is simr enough to a swordstaff, so he should work just fine. Spoiler
[copse] Even Agatha joined us a bitter, so I summoned Enraged Battle Ox to y with her. ¡­ I honestly would have summoned the regr Battle Ox, but that thing is not avable in any set I have unlocked. I think it might be exclusive to starter/structure decks. ¡­ will I be able to get those when Pack Opener levels up? I hope so. I should try to clear that dungeon at some point. Maybe we can head there for the afternoon and hunt down some insects. Then I can either absorb them with Dungeon Founder, or we can take them back to the guild, since our party just registered. Get some contributions and all that. We kept practicing, until it was time for lunch.
After lunch, which was sausages, other street foods and pancakes from the town of Yuva, the four of us, no Agatha this time, got into two Gradius. Why Gradius instead of Big Core, well simply put, for the speed. We were going to go all the way to the dungeon I located, so we could hunt some monsters there, and with Big Core, the flight would take a lot longer. Well, it wouldn¡¯t if I just let Big Core cause sonic booms, but I really don¡¯t think that is necessary, when we can just use two Gradius instead. I was in one with Ria, and Lua was piloting the other with Alice in the gunner¡¯s seat. Why like this? Well, both Lua and I have a system support so we really shouldn¡¯t get lost. And Ria won the rock-paper-scissors, so she got to ride with me. But Alice will be riding with me on the way back. Spoiler
[copse] But yeah, with Big Core, if I kept the speed at subsonic speeds like I do with that ship, it would have taken us like one and a half hours to get here, but because of the hypersonic speeds of Gradius, we got here in just about 15 minutes. And that included a bit of time for Lua to get used to the controls, until we figured out that she could just order her Gradius to follow mine. Yeah, I forget it sometimes, but these machines have quite the sophisticated AI autopilot system. When we got to the area of the forest that I burned down, I saw something I really didn¡¯t expect to see. Or even want to see. The burned down area, as well as my quarry hole, had been taken over by the insect monsters. It wasn¡¯t overrun or anything like the inside was, but there were a lot of them. It seems like the monsters from the first room of that dungeon decided toe outside, and make this ce their new home. (Brian, you didn¡¯t tell me about this.) Lua sent me a message as her Gradius stopped next to mine and switched into hover mode. (... I didn¡¯t know.) I admitted. (I thought that the monsters would stay inside the dungeon.) (They usually should.) Laura said, probably to both of us. (There must have just been so many that some of them escaped to the surface, now that there is space for them here. If you look, you can see that very few of them have entered the forested areas, likely because of how overgrown the forest is. There just isn¡¯t enough space for them to move around in there. But this open area is perfect for them.) (Well, at least we have stuff to kill, right? What rank are these things anyway?) I asked both Laura and Lua. (Therge ants seem to be killer ants. They are C-rank. The spiders and centipedes I¡¯m not sure about.) Lua answered. (The centipedes are C-rank as well, but the spiders are B-rank.) Laura answered. (Though ording to the records I can ess, the difficulty of the spiderses from the webs theyy everywhere. Without the web traps, they are basically C-ranks in directbat. Just be careful of their poison, as they can shoot it out.) (... Okay, so we are facing an ¡­ not quite an army, but apany of C-rank monsters.) I recapped, and ryed the information to Ria. I opened the canopy of Gradius, and hovered the ship next to Lua¡¯s ship, so we could talk without the system link. Alice and Ria can¡¯t hear us when we do. ¡°So, how do you want to deal with this? I think I should use a spell to keep them in ce, then I can have one of my monsters bring them out one, or few, at a time for us to fight.¡± I gave my suggestion. I¡¯ve already done something simr with Swords of Revealing Light when we got blood from a group of boars. ¡°Can¡¯t we just jump in and kill them?¡± Alice asked. ¡°... Did Lua not tell you? Those are C-rank monsters, so they aren¡¯t that easy.¡± I told her. ¡°... I think we could still do it.¡± Alice imed. ¡°Maybe, but there is no reason to risk it.¡± I said. ¡°So, any other ideas?¡± ¡°Can¡¯t we just use these ships to shoot them?¡± Lua asked. She probably knew that Gradius had cannons from seeing them in action. I know she sometimes watches what I¡¯ve done during the day with Tahlia and/or Fantasia in the factory. ¡°We could, but that isn¡¯t training.¡± I said, reminding her of why we came here. ¡°If we are going to do that, I could just wipe them all out with a dragon or something.¡± ¡°... I guess. Are you sure you can keep them in check?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Who are you talking to? I¡¯ve done it before, and I can do it again.¡± I reminded her. ¡°So, I guess that is the n?¡± With no one disagreeing, I went ahead and got Swords out of my collection. Spoiler [copse]
¡°... so, they just can¡¯t move?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Yeah. Swords of Revealing Light will keep them still, as long as they are inside that area.¡± I told her. ¡°... can I have one?¡± ¡°If you want it as your next quest reward, sure.¡± ¡°Thanks. ¡­ but I still need that dragon rider as well¡­¡± She muttered, probably pondering which card to request first. ¡°So what will happen if we go inside?¡± Ria asked. ¡°Will we be unable to move as well?¡± ¡°You and I should be fine.¡± I answered Ria. ¡°But I think Lua and Alice will still be affected.¡± ¡°Why is that?¡± Alice asked. ¡°The ve contract I have with Ria makes Ria mine. And this card doesn¡¯t affect me, or my monsters, only opponents, so the two of us are unaffected.¡± I exined. ¡°... so, are we your ¡­ opponents?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Of course not.¡± I instantly said. ¡°But the cards see it that way.¡± ¡°Are you sure? I don¡¯t feel strange.¡± Alice asked, with her hand elbow deep into the Swords of Revealing Light. ¡°... it might be because you aren¡¯t all the way in?¡± I guessed. ¡°If I go in, will you get me out?¡± She asked. ¡°Yes. But why would you?¡± ¡°I just want to try.¡± Alice said, and stepped into the area controlled by Swords of Revealing Light. ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ Is she ¡­ fine? But she shouldn¡¯t be. ording to the factory tests, only Ria and I should be unaffected. ¡°Umm, Alice? Are you feeling alright?¡± I asked. ¡°I feel fine. I can move just fine as well.¡± She answered. ¡°Are you sure you just weren¡¯t wrong about the card?¡± ¡°... I mean, I could have been. Or maybe there is some limit to how powerful of a being can be frozen by the swords. I did perform the factory tests a while ago, and you have grown more powerful since then. ¡­ but then again, it can freeze almost any of my monsters, so that doesn¡¯t check out¡­¡± I began to mutter out theories on why the swords both should and shouldn¡¯t work, but I really couldn¡¯te up with a solution. After a bit of theory crafting, with no answering to mind, I was brought back to reality by Alice. ¡°So can I just go and kill all of these monsters?¡± She asked, turning to look at the closest spider. ¡°... yeah. Just be careful. Assuming it works the same as it does with me, as soon as you touch the monster, they will be able to move, until you can take at least a meter or two of distance.¡± I warned her. ¡°Sure. I¡¯ll look out for it.¡± She called out, as she prepared her swordstaff for an attack and made her way towards a spider. ¡°... Ria, please go with her and keep her safe.¡± I requested, trying to collect my thoughts. ¡°... why does that work?¡± I kept wondering, as Alice and Ria got to work, exterminating a bunch of spiders, ants and centipedes. ¡°Well it works, so it''s fine, right? Isn¡¯t that your usual attitude?¡± Lua reminded me. ¡°Come on, if we don¡¯t head in, there will be nothing left for us.¡± She said as she took out her mace and walked in. ¡°... yeah. I guess.¡± I agreed, before I got out my sword and followed after Lua.
After a bit more than an hour, we had taken down all of the insects that hade out from the dungeon. I don¡¯t know if that was a long time, or not that long considering that all of us, except Ria, aren¡¯t really close range fighters and we went at it with close range weapons. And with the number of insects being around 60, I think we did okay. That is one monster every minute, more or less. As for the corpses, I ended up putting them in storage. If I absorbed them for generation points, I would suffer the remote penalty and only get half the points. So by keeping them in storage, I can either sell them to the adventurer¡¯s guild or someone else, strip them for materials for my own use, or absorb them for generation points the next time I visit my TinaWood. With all the monsters now cleared, I deactivated Swords of Revealing Light and returned the card to the collection. ¡°So, do you want to head inside for more, or should we head home?¡± I asked. I knew the answer for two of them, just by looking at them, but Ria seemed ready to continue. She does have a bit more stamina than us, and she does have more CQB skills as well. ¡°No, I¡¯m fine with this.¡± Ria answered. ¡°I don¡¯t really like fighting insects. ¡­ their blood doesn¡¯t taste good and you have to punch them really hard to get through their skin.¡± ¡°Well it is called a carapace for a reason.¡± I said. ¡°I guess. But I still thought it would be easier.¡± Ria said. ¡°Perhaps. But the conclusion is that we are heading home. Well, to the vige first, we still have to pick up Agatha. Then home.¡± I deduced, and got out two copies of Gradius from the collection. Like on our way here, I let Lua summon the other one. The only difference was that this time Alice was with me, and Ria was in Lua¡¯s Gradius.
By the time we reached the vige, Alice had fallen asleep. And as Agatha wasn¡¯t in a hurry to return, I let her sleep for a bit longer. I still didn¡¯t let it go on for too long, only a bit over 30 minutes, as I didn¡¯t want her night sleep to be bothered. On our flight back, Alice rode with me, as I was honestly worried she would fall off her dragon if she tried to fly alone. She was still half-asleep, and kept nodding off. I guess all of the physical exercise is beginning to take its toll on her body. After dropping off Agatha, our party made a quick stop by the adventurer¡¯s guild to drop off the paperwork about the escort mission. Unlike in the morning, the guild was quite full by now. It was around 6pm, so I guess people are starting to get back. We did get some looks, but nothing more than that, so it is fine. Honestly, with Alice¡¯s sleepiness starting to catch me as well, I would have probably just summoned someone like ck Luster Soldier to deal with anyone that tries to mess with right now. ¡°I see youpleted your first quest as a party. But next time, perhaps look at a C-rank quest instead. I know the escorting Lady Agatha isn¡¯t that popr, but it is still not something a C-rank party should be doing.¡± Is what a receptionist told us. She wasn¡¯t the same one that registered our party this morning, but she still knew about it. Maybe it was some sort of guild gossip or something. ¡°We might try. But we aren¡¯t the best at getting up early, so it might be difficult, as most C-rank missions are taken by then.¡± I responded. That is actually about a half-lie. I get up surprisingly early, but I just immediately jump into the factory. But if I instead got up, got dressed and came to the guild, I would likely be here at the time when the best quests are chosen. But at the same time, I just don¡¯t care enough. My guild rank doesn¡¯t matter. That is why I¡¯m not even trying to push it. Sure it could be cool to have some high rank attached to yourself, but it mighte with some expectations of me, and I just don¡¯t want them, so I¡¯ll only rank up naturally, instead of forcing my way up ranks.
Back at the manor, it was time for some magic practice. We got in a good amount of physical skill practice, but I¡¯m not about to forget space magic, nor telekinesis. Lua ended up joining me and Paulina as we practiced telekinesis, and she quickly was able to do the remote loop with us. I don¡¯t know how fast she will figure out telekinesis, but at least that part she was really good at. For space magic, my reliability is getting better. My space wall spell will now activate about 85% of the time, and it alwayssts for at least 10 seconds. My record currently is 22 seconds, times by Laura. ¡­ it does still break from anything more than a soft touch though. After bathing and dinner, it was time for level ups and bed. For me and Lua, it was going to be thest ¡®overall¡¯ level up until the birthday, just to avoid any evolutions, the same went for Alice. Ria though¡­ well, she got to LV.80. We might just have an evolution there. But we¡¯ll see tomorrow. For myself, I leveled up Sword Technique. Yes, I made sure to ask my warrior monsters if it is fine first, and while it wasn¡¯t unanimous, the majority vote was for yes. Ria got a level in Mana Control, as it had begun to throttle her. Even if she only uses Internal Magic Technique, she still needs levels in mana control. Lua leveled up her Staff Technique skill. While it wasn¡¯t the correct skill for a mace, she could use a mace in a simr manner to what the staff technique would have you use a staff for. Staff Technique is a skill that helps self defense with a staff, whereas Blunt Weapons Technique is the offensive version, so¡­ having both is good. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human !
Level: 88
HP: 2880
Mana: 3910
Strength: 935
Defense: 1055
Magic: 1065
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.4 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.3 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Telekinesis LV.5 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.5 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Sword Technique LV.2
Mana Control LV.10
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (Greater)
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Rhianna
Race: Dhampir
Level: 80
HP: 2080
Mana: 2300
Strength: 1240
Defense: 975
Magic: 1070
Skills:
True Blood Magic LV.5 (Racial)
Vampiric Body Modification LV.3 (Racial)
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Fire Magic LV.4
Mana Control LV.5
Fast Mana Recovery LV.4
Internal Magic Technique LV.6
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.6
Flickering Step LV.4
Power Boost LV.5
Defense Boost LV.5
Blood Sucker (Racial)
ve. Master: Brian Wood
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Lucia
Race: Dhampir Monarch !
Level: 88
HP: 2370
Mana: 4215
Strength: 839
Defense: 1106
Magic: 2914
Skills:
Dhampir Princess LV.2 (Unique)
True Blood Magic LV.8 (Racial)
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Water Magic LV.8
Light Magic LV.2
Mana Control LV.10
Magic Boost LV.6
Quick Cast LV.6
Fast Mana Recovery LV.8
Knife Technique LV.2
Staff Technique LV.6
Water Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Blood Sucker (Racial)
Lifesaver
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Alice Watchman
Race: Human
Level: 58
HP: 710
Mana: 2380
Strength: 305
Defense: 395
Magic: 1765
Skills:
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Magician¡¯s Power LV.5 (extra)
Multicasting LV.3 (extra)
Mana Flight LV.3 (extra)
Dark Magic LV.7
Mana Control LV.8
Magic Boost LV.6
Quick Cast LV.6
Fast Mana Recovery LV.5
[copse] Anyway, that is it for today. Good night. CH.230 Ria is Evolving CH.230 Ria is Evolving (Brian. Brian! Wake up.) I woke up to Laura calling for me in my head. I quickly looked around, mainly to look at the window. I couldn¡¯t see any lighting from the edges of the shades, so it must still be nighttime. (Laura, what is it?) I asked. (Ria¡¯s evolution began.) She answered. (I thought you might want to know.) (...eh? Yeah. That is something I wanted to know.) I responded and quickly got out of bed. I moved next to the cot Ria was sleeping on and put my hand on her forehead. Usually, or at least the times I know, evolution and/or level up sleepes with a fever, so I wanted to confirm if Ria was running one, but she still felt a bit cool to me, like dhampirs usually do. (... she feels normal. Are you sure?) I asked Laura. It¡¯s not that I¡¯m doubting her, but my confirmation doesn¡¯t work, so I do think something is not normal. (Yes. Look at her status through yours, and you will see.) Laura said. I did as told and looked at my status. Mine was just the same as yesterday evening. Then I tried to open Ria¡¯s, but instead.
Error!
Status of individual Rhianna cannot be shown, as she is undergoing an evolution.
¡­ yeah. So she is evolving. But why doesn¡¯t she have the usual fever? (The evolution just began. Her fever wille in the next 20 to 30 minutes.) Laura said. (I only caught it, because I was actively keeping her status up, and as soon as the error appeared, I informed you.) (Ah. Okay. ¡­ so, what should I do? Do I summon a water monster to keep her cool, like I did with Lua? Or just wait?) (Yes. Summon one. It will make the evolution easier.) Laura confirmed. (... easier? How?) (If efficient outside cooling can be used, the system can hasten the evolution process, as it won¡¯t damage the body, making the time it takes to evolve shorter.) Laura said. (If that isn¡¯t supplied, the evolution has to be slower, as only natural cooling of the body will be avable.) (Oh? So that¡¯s how it works. But what even causes the fever? Is it just natural, or system caused?) (I don¡¯t have ess to that information. I only know how to make evolutions and level up sleep easier.) Laura said. (... of course. What else would you expect? Well, I¡¯ll summon something now then.) I said as I searched for a card from my collection. I knew exactly what I needed, so no advanced search this time. ¡°Cure Mermaid.¡± I said quietly to summon my monster. Spoiler [copse] Cure Mermaid just is perfect for this. As a water attribute monster, it can use water magic. And because of its healing effect, it is much better at healing HP than most other monsters, even if they could use water magic. ¡°Take care of her, please.¡± I ordered the mermaid. I tried to keep quiet, but at this point, it was toote. Based on the sounds I¡¯m hearing from the bed, Lua already woke up as well. I returned to the bed, andid down next to her. ¡°... is she..?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Evolving? Yes.¡± I confirmed. ¡°... will she be alright?¡± ¡°You were, so I don¡¯t see why not? And thanks to Laura, I was able to begin helping her basically as soon as the evolution started, so I don¡¯t see why not.¡± ¡°... should I do something?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Sleep. Sleep is important. Sorry I woke you up. My monster will take care of Ria, so we can sleep.¡± ¡°... alright. If you say so.¡± Lua agreed. She took my hand in hers, and soon we were both back to sleep.
Laura kept waking me up every two hours so I could swap the monster(s) taking care of Ria. Her evolution had begun just after 1am at night, so by the time the maid came to wake her up for her breakfast, I had summoned 3 ¡®teams¡¯. I say ¡®teams¡¯ as Cure Mermaid was solo, but other times, I summoned both a healer monster, and a water attribute monster, like I did with Lua. I informed the maid of the situation, and she asked if I needed anything, but I just told her we got this covered. Well, my monsters have it covered. And in case Ria pulls a Lua and decides to grow wings or something, I don¡¯t really want any outsider to see it. And as Ria already has that skill, Vampiric Body Modification, there is a chance she could hide her wings. ¡°Sir, we really don¡¯t mind. One of the maids could do it instead.¡± The maid kept insisting. ¡°No, you have your own jobs to do. I can¡¯t just steal you. I¡¯m sure you have plenty of cleaning and other preparations to do before the first guests arrive.¡± I reminded her. ¡°I ¡­ yes. If you are sure, sir. But if you need us, please, let us help Ria.¡± She offered again. When did Ria get so close to them? Ria? Are you a natural at bing friends?
Of course, like usual, I visited the factory. There was something I wanted to do ASAP. Well, I couldn¡¯t do it, but I wanted Kotetsu to get on it. But most would say my monsters are my power, so I guess ordering them to do something is still something that happens under my power. It isn¡¯t me, but it still is. ¡°So, do you think you can have it done by the time Ria has evolved?¡± I asked Kotetsu. ¡°By tomorrow? ¡­ That might be challenging, but as long as you give all of us the order, we shall all put our all into making it possible.¡± He answered. ¡°Then so be it. I¡¯ll give the order.¡± I immediately decided. I made myself a microphone which would use the PA system of the factory, so that every monster here could hear me and announced. ¡°Everyone. This is Brian. I have an order for everyone. I want everyone to work with Iron cksmith Kotetsu, so that Ria¡¯s armor can be swapped from bronze to blood iron by the time her evolution has finished. I wish for all of you to work on this, so it can be done with haste. Please bring all of your skills into this project, as the best contributors shall be rewarded.¡± I said over the PA. I might have gone a bit overboard with it, but who cares. If we can make something amazing, that is all the better. ¡°Master, am I able to receive the reward as well?¡± Kotetsu asked. ¡°Of course. I don¡¯t recall saying you couldn¡¯t.¡± I informed him. ¡°I see. Thank you, Master. I shall make the armor perfect.¡± After that, plenty of my monsters came and offered their support for the project. Even some of the monsters that specialize in healing offered to help with the armor project, but I denied them, saying that I needed them avable to take care of Ria. I did promise them a reward as well. Even Tahlia and Fantasia came to ask if they could help. Tahlia would of course be necessary, as I need her to manage the stuffing in and out of storage, and Fantasia could make sure my monsters don¡¯t try to stay in the ¡®real world¡¯ room for too long, and I told the two as much. Fantasia is also great at keeping the monsters¡¯ spirits up. Cute is justice, cute gives strength. The one problem is that I really don¡¯t know how to reward these two. Unlike my monsters, I can¡¯t just give them an install or two as a reward, as that might cause problems for my physical body. Will new clothes or maybe some jewelry work for them? ¡­ maybe for Tahlia, but I think Fantasia would want something else. Well, I¡¯ll figure out something, I¡¯m sure.
During breakfast I informed everyone about the Ria situation. I got some minor talking to by the Earl, but as soon as I said we wouldn¡¯t be leveling up any more, until the birthday party, he seemed to give in and just ept what happened. He did offer his help, but I just said I¡¯d manage. I did fine with Lua, so this should work out just fine. From then on, the day basically went on as normal. We had our usual practice times, dancing, sword, magic and other skills. Sure I had to make sure I visited my room every two hours, so I could trade the monsters that were taking care of Ria to new ones, but other than that, it was a normal, easy going day. In terms of progress, I still didn¡¯t have the space magic skill. Alice was getting better at floating, but you still couldn¡¯t really call what she was doing ¡®flight¡¯. Lua was able to cause soft gusts of wind with her wings, but she hasn¡¯t been able to take off yet. And then the one best part. Paulina was able to lift a card with telekinesis. I brought Beaver Warrior out again, and used his card as a practice tool. I don¡¯t know why, but I just used to use Beaver Warrior¡¯s card for telekinesis practice when I was getting started,so I wanted to do it again. Well anyway, back to Paulina. She was a lot like I was when I got started with telekinesis. Except that without a system support, she had it even harder than I did. I guess I¡¯ve really been ying on easy mode, but what can you do? But yeah, if Paulina lost concentration at all, the card would drop. But she will get better. I¡¯m sure. By the end of the day, Ria hadn¡¯t woken up, not that I expected her to, so we just went to sleep. Well, sleep is a questionable term, as I would still be waking up every two hours, but bad sleep is still sleep. We did level our skills up before bed, but not the overall level. Just to avoid any sickness cases. I leveled up Summoner¡¯s Unity, because I didn¡¯t get permission for Sword Technique. And Lua leveled up her Fast Mana Recovery. It was already LV.8, but she said that it is a skill you don¡¯t really have to train, or ¡®keep up¡¯ with as you level it up, making it a safe choice for situations like this. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human !
Level: 88
HP: 2980
Mana: 4010
Strength: 965
Defense: 1085
Magic: 1095
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.4 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.3 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Telekinesis LV.5 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.6 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Sword Technique LV.2
Mana Control LV.10
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (Greater)
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Lucia
Race: Dhampir Monarch !
Level: 88
HP: 2370
Mana: 4285
Strength: 839
Defense: 1106
Magic: 2914
Skills:
Dhampir Princess LV.2 (Unique)
True Blood Magic LV.8 (Racial)
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Water Magic LV.8
Light Magic LV.2
Mana Control LV.10
Magic Boost LV.6
Quick Cast LV.6
Fast Mana Recovery LV.9
Knife Technique LV.2
Staff Technique LV.6
Water Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Blood Sucker (Racial)
Lifesaver
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Alice Watchman
Race: Human
Level: 58
HP: 710
Mana: 2450
Strength: 305
Defense: 395
Magic: 1765
Skills:
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Magician¡¯s Power LV.5 (extra)
Multicasting LV.3 (extra)
Mana Flight LV.3 (extra)
Dark Magic LV.7
Mana Control LV.8
Magic Boost LV.6
Quick Cast LV.6
Fast Mana Recovery LV.6
[copse]
(Brian, it¡¯s time for the swap again.) Laura was waking me up. It was around 4 am at the moment, and I was tired. Even with Laura taking care of basically everything, I still had to be the one to summon the two new monsters, then unsummon the previous two. Then back to sleep. Honestly, all of the respect to all the mothers out there. Doing basically this every single night with the newborn baby. Waking up to feed the baby every ¡­ actually, I¡¯m not sure how often. Every two hours? Three? Four? It can¡¯t be more than four, can it? But I feel like it is closer to two than four, based on what I¡¯ve heard. Yeah. Waking up every two to three hours, just to feed your baby. That sounds rough.
(Brian, to unsummon the monsters.) Laura said at 5 am. (... yeah. I¡¯m on it¡­) I muttered back. (Wait, unsummon? Not swap?) (Yes. Miss Rhianna¡¯s evolution ended 42 minutes ago, so they should no longer be required. But please do confirm that her temperature has returned to normal.) Laura said. (... wait, she did?) I quickly got up and moved next to Ria. Spirit of the Breeze and Aqua Spirit were the two currently looking after her. Spoiler
[copse] ¡°How is she?¡± I asked, keeping my voice low. ¡°She should be fine.¡± Aqua Spirit answered. ¡°Her temperature hase down and she is just sleeping.¡± Spirit of the Breeze continued. ¡°You should let her sleep, until she wakes up naturally.¡± ¡°... alright. Thanks, you two. You can go now. I¡¯ll give you your rewardter in the factory.¡± I said, before I unsummoned the duo. After that, I confirmed Ria¡¯s fever for myself, and as she felt just a bit cool for me, I think it is fine. I returned to bed, and quickly fell back to sleep. CH.231 Dhampir Brawler CH.231 Dhampir Brawler ¡°Brian, it¡¯s time for breakfast.¡± A soft female voice woke me up. To be specific, it was the voice of my girlfriend. No, not Laura. She¡­ well, you know what happened. My current one, Lua. ¡°... just a ¡­ bit more¡­¡± I muttered. ¡°...it isn¡¯t time¡­ for the swap yet¡­¡± ¡°That is over already.¡± Lua said, as she ran her hand across my cheek. ¡°But breakfast is soon. Aren¡¯t you hungry?¡± As she said that, my stomach let out a little growl. My appetite didn¡¯t take nearly as big of a hit as it did with Lua, but I still didn¡¯t eat as much as I usually do yesterday. And waking up multiple times during the night didn¡¯t help either, so yes, I was hungry. So with the multiple things piling on top of each other, I decided to just get up. In my room, there were a total of three people. Well four, if I count myself. The usual trio, and one of the manor¡¯s maids. The maid seemed to have some medical experience, as she was doing basic tests on Ria. Ria, Ria, Ria. She actually didn¡¯t change much with the evolution. No extra appendages, or anything else crazy. The noticeable changes are her hair, and her muscle structure. Her hair grew out about 10 cm, or so. I don¡¯t know if that is something that always happens when you evolve, considering that the same happened with Lua, but it could be. Now as for her muscles, they had grown to be somewhat more noticeable. Ria was never a thin girl, she had a good body structure, but it got significantly more refined after the evolution. It would likely be the first thing you look at after you see her. As for her status, well. Spoiler
Name: Rhianna
Race: Dhampir Brawler
Level: 80
HP: 2625
Mana: 2370
Strength: 1680
Defense: 1247
Magic: 1105
Skills:
True Blood Magic LV.5 (Racial)
Vampiric Body Modification LV.3 (Racial)
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Fire Magic LV.4
Mana Control LV.5
Fast Mana Recovery LV.4
Internal Magic Technique LV.6
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.6
Flickering Step LV.4
Power Boost LV.5
Defense Boost LV.5
Blood Sucker (Racial)
ve. Master: Brian Wood
[copse] A Dhampir Brawler. These ¡®races¡¯ really sound more like sses, than races. Both Brawler and Monarch sound more like a ss than a race. Well whatever. In terms of her stats, her strength and HP had the biggest change. Then defense, but mana and magic barely grew at all. Her defense was actually lower than her magic before the evolution, but now it is higher. I guess Brawler, so it fits, but I just find it strange. I entered the bathroom and quickly got dressed. I wish storage had an ¡®equip¡¯ feature where I could directly swap my clothes with it. ¡­ Wait, does it? ¡­ No, it doesn¡¯t, right? But maybe if I install Tailor of the Fickle, it will get that? I¡¯ll ask Laura and Tahlia about thatter.
¡°So, Ria, how are you feeling?¡± I asked, before leaving for breakfast. The maid had finished the little checkup she was giving to Ria, so I didn¡¯t interrupt it. ¡°Good. Well, I am hungry, but I¡¯ll eat soon.¡± She answered. ¡°That¡¯s good to hear.¡± I said. ¡°Brian, we should go.¡± Lua reminded me. ¡°Yes. Try to take it easy and enjoy your breakfast.¡± I said to Ria, before I turned to leave the room. ¡°Yes.¡± She answered. ¡°... and thank you. ¡­ for taking care of me.¡± ¡°Of course.¡± I turned back to answer. ¡°I promised to take care of you, didn¡¯t I?¡±
Of course I made sure to tell everyone about the situation during breakfast. This led to us, Ria, Lua and I, being called into the Earl¡¯s office afterwards. For no other reason than he wanted to know more about my cards. He didn¡¯t ask too much, but he did ask if I could ¡®force¡¯ someone to evolve. Now the obvious answer is no, as the evolutions are a byproduct of leveling up, but the actual answer is yes. Considering what happened with Jenna, if I use Polymerization to fuse someone with one of my monsters, that will basically let them evolve. It isn¡¯t technically the same, but the race does change, so it could be called an evolution. But of course based on the one time I tried it, Polymerization doese with that one little problem called conflict of interest. The person used might want to do one thing, while the monster wants to serve me. At least that is what happenedst time. You might get around that by having the master of the person used in the fusion be the one to activate the Poly thought. Again, based on what happened with Fusionist and Cherubin when Alice and Ria summoned them, fusion monsters do seem to have some level of ¡®loyalty¡¯ to their first summoner. So if instead of me performing the summon, it would have been Christina, it might have worked out. Well, Christina didn¡¯t have Card Summoner at the time, so that would have been impossible. I did tell the Earl as much, because I trust him. But as I was still trying to keep the entire Polymerization thing a secret, I did request that he not tell anyone else about it. Again, resurrection is one thing, but installs for skills, Level Up! for gaining levels and Polymerization for evolution are all a bit more ¡­ questionable. If someone found out about all of that, they might want to abuse me by doing ¡­ unkind things to people I hold dear. And that would lead to a whole leap of problems, least of them being the fact that I¡¯d likely burn the entire city to the ground while saving those close to me. ¡°... yes. I understand. I shall keep all of this to myself.¡± The Earl replied. ¡°Might I ask, does anyone else know about any of this?¡± ¡°Only Christina and Brandon. And they don¡¯t know all of it. ¡­ Actually, Christina does, but Brandon only knows about Poly and the resurrection stuff.¡± I answered. ¡°Well, if we take others into consideration, Lua, Ria and Alice know it, but I trust them, so that should be fine. And, of course, there are a handful of people that know some part of it, but no one else should know all of it.¡± ¡°... I see. May I ask one more thing?¡± ¡°Sure, go for it.¡± ¡°If a national emergency woulde up, say a war, would you help us with that?¡± The Earl asked. ¡°Yeah. But this has nothing to do with that.¡± I answered. ¡°A war would likely be simple to win. I could likely annihte the entire enemy army with a few dragons. Probably. The real problem is that I don¡¯t want people to think I¡¯m anything more than an OP summoner.¡± ¡°Yes. I understand.¡± The Earl said. ¡°I¡¯ll try to make that into a reality. But what about your resurrection capabilities? Where do you fall with that? Are you willing to use it in a situation where others will see it?¡± ¡°... depends. I already did use it once, so doing it again isn¡¯t that much worse. But it really just depends on who.¡± ¡°I see. I shall keep that in mind.¡± The Earl said. ¡°You may go now, unless there was something else you wished to discuss.¡± ¡°No. I think we are done for the day.¡± I said as I got up. ¡°Thank you for your time.¡±
We spent the rest of the morning practicing. Some dance and some weapon skills. We, well I, was taking it easy, just so I could make sure Ria wouldn¡¯t overdo it. There was a clear difference to what she was doing. To the point where even I could see it. She was faster and her punches were sharper. And she didn¡¯t even get a new skill, or anything. (Laura, do you know what advantages her new race has?) I asked. (Yes. Other than the simple stat buffs, she can now obtain skills rted to close quartersbat easier, as well as the racial skill Brawling.) (... okay, that¡¯s a nice boost. What does it do?) (It helps in fist fighting, as well as continuous fights.) (... that¡¯s it? I was expecting more.) (Well, you can¡¯t get everything.) (Speaking of, what about Lua? She evolved, so can¡¯t she get a new racial skill?) (Potentially. But what Miss Lucia experienced was a ¡®double evolution¡¯. She essentially skipped a mid evolution, and went straight into the highest known evolution of her ss. That might make it more difficult for her to obtain the new racial skill she has ess to.) (Oh yeah. Mia did say something about Vampire Monarchs being the highest ss of magic specialized dhampir. So there would be something lower ss as well?) (Yes. Maria unlocked some information about it, and there is at least Dhampir Sorcerer. That is the ss Miss Lucia skipped.) (... sorcerer. Jenna was a sorcerer when she was fused, right? And she had a racial skill, didn¡¯t she? So could Lua get that skill?) (That is possible.) Laura answered. (However, I have no real information on that skill. Maria might have, so I shall ask her.) (Yes. I did gain basic information about it.) I heard Mia say. Was she listening in again? (However, as my Mistress skipped that step, she can no longer obtain that skill. She however does have ess to its evolved form, Monarch of Magic.) (... wow. That sounds¡­ strong.) Monarch of Magic, huh. I feel like the only step above that would be ¡®God of Magic¡¯ or something like that. Or would Master of Magic be higher than Monarch of Magic? (I believe so as well.) Mia confirmed. (However, it doesn¡¯t seem to be easy to obtain, and the system does not give any solid information on how to obtain it. All I know is that Mistress must get better with magic.) Better? She can already use two attributes, and the racial blood magic. True Blood Magic, at that. And both her TBM and water magic are level 8. Well, part of that is because she can use Level Up! on them, so maybe the answer is just practice, practice, practice. Level Up! might not be all powerful in the end. Well, I kind of knew that already. It does cause that ¡®disconnect¡¯ feeling between your skill level and your actual skills if you don¡¯t practice daily. But thankfully, we are able to practice daily, so we don¡¯t have to worry about that too much. As long as we spread out the level ups to multiple different skills, none of them will reach the level where they can overwhelm us.
In the afternoon, Lua and I headed out to do some shopping. As well as a test fitting for my suit. That was actually the more important part. Apparently, because of all the orders the tailor got from the members of the Earl¡¯s family, they were quite busy, so they struggled a bit to make mine on time. And because of that, the test fit was pushed back to just a few days before the party. The ¡®suit¡¯ fit just fine, and I was happy with it, so they would be finishing it in the next two to three days. Lua also looked around that store, and she ended up buying some nightwear from them. She did get one given to her as a guest of the Earl¡¯s manor, same as I and Ria, but she wanted some of her own. I also picked up two sets of my own PJs, as I was here. And price doesn¡¯t really matter to us. Other than that, Lua picked up a few things, like tights, knee high socks, and underwear. Some she said she would use to experiment with, and others were just for use. Well, I wouldn¡¯t mind if she wore some. After the clothing store, it was time for us to raid ¡­ I mean to purchase a lot of spices. And that led us to a shop specializing in that stuff, rmended to us by the mansion¡¯s kitchen staff. Of course because this was the store they also use, I¡¯ll have to be a bit careful to not buy too much. But I still got a decent amount of both ck and white pepper, high quality rock salt, ginger, garlic, cinnamon and cardamom. The store even had some mustard seeds, but unlike the stall keeper I ran into, they didn¡¯t seem to know the recipe for making mustard, as they rmended it as a way to make foods have more heat. I guess unless properly made, mustard itself is quite strong, so most wouldn¡¯t want to use it. But I got the recipe for it, so I bought some more seeds from here, and shared the recipe with them. I don¡¯t know if they will use it, but if they do, so be it. As long as there are some seeds left for me to buy, I¡¯ll be fine. Or even ready made mustard. I don¡¯t need to make it, if I can buy it. Thest ¡®spice¡¯ we picked up was sugar. Now sugar didn¡¯te as the stuff you might think of, but instead, it was this solid piece in the form of a cone. Or something simr to a cone. They called it a sugarloaf. They had ones of different sizes and different qualities, but I just asked for the best quality stuff. The best they had were these small cones, about 15 cm in diameter, and 15 cm tall. I picked up two of those and onerger loaf. The small ones cost over double what therge one was, even though the onerge loaf was heavier than the two small ones. Of course the price difference was because of the quality. Therge one was low+ quality sugar, with a lot of brown sugar mixed in with the white sugar. Whereas the small loafs were excellent in quality, and were 100% white sugar. Of course after storing the stuff in my storage, I used Material Quality Increase on it, and I was able to raise the low+ stuff to intermediate quality, and the excellent stuff became wless. wless seems to be the max quality, and it doesn¡¯t have any + or - addition, like the others do. So from the bottom, the qualities of items are poor, low, intermediate, good, excellent, wless. And any but wless can have a + or - after it, so poor- is the worst you could get. After the spice store, we entered a travel goods store. I needed some more stuff. Mainly, a sleeping bag and pelt for Ria, as well as another tent. I could probably make a house which I can store into storage, but that¡¯s going to be a longer process, so tents shall do for now. I could make at least travel pelts myself, from the sword-horn bull hide, but that might be a bit of a waste. Lua also bought a higher rank pelt for herself. Well, I paid for it, but who''s counting. She had one made from a D-rank monster hide, but she was now upgrading to C-rank. There were no B or A-rank travel pelts, by the way. You could only get those with a custom order, and many saw them as a waste of materials. Maybe I really should make ones, just to be a jerk who shows off. ¡­ Okay, I¡¯ll save the materials so I can make a bed instead. A-rank monsters aren¡¯tmon enough where I want to waste the materials from them. ¡­ How evil would I be if I tried to artificially increase the power of monsters with my cards? Just so I could kill them and get better materials? Where does that fall in the alignment chart? Chaotic good? I mean, I¡¯m still killing the monster. I¡¯m just powering it up first. And as long as I keep the materials for myself, I won''t even disrupt the markets or anything.
Thest bits of the day were spent practicing magic, like we do. Still no space magic skill for me. I wonder how reliable I have to be with the space wall spell before I get the skill? I was now at about 95% reliability of it activating when I cast it, and the wall would stay for 20 to 30 seconds. Sure it would still crumble if you put any actual force into it, but you could softly touch it just fine. Lua and I also had a quick noble etiquette lesson with one of the maids. It was basically a recap for me, but important for Lua. I also confirmed the gift with the maid. That being, the rolls of fabric and the magic fanny pack. She said, as I had assumed, that it was a good gift, but as a dungeon founder, a weapon was, not expected, but would be considered good. So I would just have to make one. I¡¯ll do it tomorrow, when I check Ria¡¯s armor. I know my monsters finished it, but I want to see if I can install Metallizing Parasite - Lunatite to it. I¡¯ll do a quick factory test with a copy first, while I give out the rewards for my monsters. So when I install the Lunatites to both my armor, and Ria''s, I''ll install Twin Swords of shing Light - Tryce into that pair of swords I got from the dungeon. Spoiler [copse] ¡­ I still have nothing for Tahlia or Fantasia though ¡­ I really need to figure a reward for them. They did a good job with my monsters.
And in the evening, some skill level ups. I was having Ria sit out, for hopefully obvious reasons. I don¡¯t think it would do any damage, but she can sit out one day. For myself, I leveled up Unity again. Just because why not. Lua on the other hand took her Fast Mana Recovery to LV.10. I guess it won¡¯t hurt. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human !
Level: 88
HP: 3080
Mana: 4110
Strength: 995
Defense: 1115
Magic: 1125
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.4 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.3 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Telekinesis LV.5 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.7 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Sword Technique LV.2
Mana Control LV.10
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (Greater)
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Lucia
Race: Dhampir Monarch !
Level: 88
HP: 2370
Mana: 4355
Strength: 839
Defense: 1106
Magic: 2914
Skills:
Dhampir Princess LV.2 (Unique)
True Blood Magic LV.8 (Racial)
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Water Magic LV.8
Light Magic LV.2
Mana Control LV.10
Magic Boost LV.6
Quick Cast LV.6
Fast Mana Recovery LV.10
Knife Technique LV.2
Staff Technique LV.6
Water Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Blood Sucker (Racial)
Lifesaver
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Alice Watchman
Race: Human
Level: 58
HP: 710
Mana: 2500
Strength: 305
Defense: 395
Magic: 1815
Skills:
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Magician¡¯s Power LV.5 (extra)
Multicasting LV.3 (extra)
Mana Flight LV.3 (extra)
Dark Magic LV.8
Mana Control LV.8
Magic Boost LV.6
Quick Cast LV.6
Fast Mana Recovery LV.6
[copse] Tomorrow, well, I have the Lunatite experiment with Ria''s blood iron armor. We¡¯ll also be visiting Christina. We have to make the n on when I¡¯ll go get her. So that is tomorrow''s agenda. See you then. Good night. CH.232 Handing out Rewards CH.232 Handing out Rewards In the morning, I woke up like I usually do. To the sounds of Ria changing clothes. Sure it might be a questionable rm clock, but it works, so what are you going to do? The difference this time was that Lua had also woken up, so instead of just me, we both went to the factory together. Lua may or may not have ¡®stolen¡¯ my hand and ced it against her cheek before we did though. Not that I mind.
¡°... so, why did youe here?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Why not? I try to do it every morning and evening. It¡¯s just a habit.¡± I answered. ¡°But I do actually have something today. I need to do a few tests. Actually, we should start looking at your dress as well. You now know what my suit looks like, so if you want, we can try toe up with something that will match.¡± ¡°Yes. Let¡¯s.¡± Lua agreed. ¡°But I do actually have some stuff I need to try.¡± I said to bring us, well mostly myself, back on track. ¡°Alright. What is it?¡± ¡°Just some test. I¡¯ll show you.¡± I said, as I began to make a new test area, like the one I madest time. As I was setting up the test area, Tahlia ¡®teleported¡¯ next to us. Yeah, I say ¡®teleported¡¯ as it technically isn¡¯t teleportation, just destroying your avatar, and making a new one somewhere else. She was in her dark blue dress, in case you were wondering. I guess she still refuses to wear her pink onesie when she is in the ¡®public¡¯ areas of the factory. ¡°Father, Lua, good morning.¡± Tahlia greeted us. ¡°Good morning Tia.¡± Lua said to her. ¡°It¡¯s good to see you. It has been a few days¡­¡± As the girls made smalltalk, I kept working. After I made the armor stands, I made factory copies of Ria¡¯s new and upgraded armor. By the way, it currently looks like this.
Armored Crimson Boa Jacket - Blood Iron Metal Inserts
[Defense +200]
[Fire Resistance - 50% damage reduced]
[Lightened - 40% weight reduced]
[Physical Attack Resistance - 10% damage reduced]
[Toughness - 20% durability increase]
[Blood Repair]
[Vampire Armor]
[Durability 2400/2400]
Description: A leather jacket made from Crimson Boa hide. Because of the hide used, it is naturally fire resistant. It has thin blood iron tes inserted all over, to make it more defensive. The blood iron likes to drink blood, and by feeding it blood, the armor will self repair. The armor favors those that drink blood, and will defend them more than others. It has been enchanted to make it lighter, to increase its resistance to physical attacks and to improve its durability.
I don¡¯t know how, but apparently my monsters were able to make it quite a bit better. It is basically better in every way,pared to the bronze version, even with the Lunatite install. Sure the Lunatite variant had the magic resistance, but this one has physical attack resistance. And yeah, 10% might not be that much, but it is still nice. But back to what I was doing. I made three copies of Ria¡¯s jacket, and lined them up next to each other. I learnedst time that one sess could be a fluke, so I think three tests will be the minimum for me. And I feel like Laura wouldugh at me if she heard that, saying something like ¡°Three? It takes at least a hundred to make sure.¡± ¡°Brian, is that..?¡± Lua asked. ¡°It¡¯s Ria¡¯s armor.¡± I answered. ¡°Well, a copy of it, actually.¡± ¡°... I see. What will you do with it?¡± ¡°Just a sec. I¡¯ll get the cards out.¡± I said as I dug my collection for three copies of Metallizing Parasite - Lunatite. Then I gave one for Lua to read. ¡°Here. Take a look.¡± Spoiler [copse] After a few seconds of reading, Lua spoke up. ¡°So¡­ it¡¯s a parasite that is resistant against spells?¡± ¡°Basically yes.¡± I confirmed. ¡°But doesn¡¯t it ¡­ equip directly onto a person? What do you need the armor for?¡± ¡°It does, but if I use it that way, it is treated as a monster. That means it can only stay out for two hours, and will take up a slot on my duel disk, or you will have to hold it in your hand in other cases.¡± I exined. ¡°But by installing it into an armor like this, it will be a permanent part of it. It doese with a small downside of draining the wearer''s HP, but that is a small price to pay for the defense increase, and the magic resistance the armor gets.¡± ¡°... I suppose. But that just depends on how much HP it takes.¡± ¡°Well,st time I checked, it was 1 HP every second. But mine, with the mithril tes, instead of bronze, only took 1 HP every 5 seconds, so I think this will be less. But we will find out soon.¡± ¡°... I see. That could be bad for a normal adventurer, but we should be fine, I think. As long as we are careful not to wear it for too long.¡± Lua said. ¡°Yeah. It would be a lot worse, if you only had like 500 HP or something. Also, the HP drain doesn¡¯t actually affect me, as my Health Conscious skill negates that damage.¡± ¡°Oh, I didn¡¯t know there was a skill like that.¡± Luamented. ¡°How did you even get it?¡± ¡°I installed one of my cards into myself.¡± ¡°... of course you did. Why do I ask? But you¡¯ve had that skill for a while, right? Before you had the armor, I mean. Why did you get it?¡± ¡°Some of my cards require an HP cost to activate them, or as an upkeep cost. So Laura suggested I install a card that can prevent those HP costs.¡± ¡°Alright. I guess that is a good reason to do it.¡± Lua admitted. ¡°Will you install that same card into Ria?¡± ¡°I might. I¡¯ll just ask herter. And I can just leave the armor without the parasite. It is quite good even without it.¡± I got back to work, and installed one of the Lunatites into one of the copies of Ria¡¯s armor. Likest time, it changed a bit. But it was also different. Last time, it looked like someone poured a bucket of clear coat over the armor and it then hardened. But this time, it looked more like a bucket of blood was poured over it, and it then turned into this soft crimson coating over the jacket. You could still see the base color alright, but it was clearly now covered in some red stuff. ¡°... so, what did that do?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Just a sec. I¡¯ll analyze it.¡± ¡°Father, please let me.¡± Tahlia interrupted and did the analysis herself. After it waspleted, she showed us the results.
Armored Crimson Boa Jacket - Parasitic Blood Iron Metal Inserts
[Defense +370]
[Magic Resistance - 81% damage reduced]
[Fire Resistance - 50% damage reduced]
[Lightened - 40% weight reduced]
[Physical Attack Resistance - 10% damage reduced]
[Toughness - 20% durability increase]
[Blood Repair]
[Vampire Armor]
[Durability 2640/2640]
Parasitic - When worn, the wearer will lose 1 HP every three seconds.
This effect can be negated, by feeding the armor blood
Description: A leather jacket made from Crimson Boa hide. Because of the hide used, it is naturally fire resistant. It has thin blood iron tes inserted all over, to make it more defensive. The blood iron likes to drink blood, and by feeding it blood, the armor will self repair. The armor favors those that drink blood, and will defend them more than others. It has been enchanted to make it lighter, to increase its resistance to physical attacks and to improve its durability. A metal parasite waster added to it, making it a parasite armor. While the parasite does offer unparalleled resistance to magic, it will also drain away the wearers HP. But because the metal parasite has a body of blood iron, it can take blood instead of HP.
¡°... wow. That is ¡­ amazing.¡± Lua muttered. ¡°Isn¡¯t this like ¡­ a national treasure or something?¡± ¡°No clue. Maybe. But at the same time, I think not. I feel like national treasure level armor should be better.¡± I said. ¡°But this could be the family treasure of some noble family, most likely.¡± That was just my opinion, of course. I¡¯ve never seen either a family treasure, nor a national treasure ss item. Well, I guess that S-rank core was a family treasure, but that doesn¡¯t count, as it isn¡¯t equipment. I have to say, I¡¯m super happy with the results. I didn¡¯t think the blood iron would do that much, but apparently I¡¯m wrong. Especially the blood repair and the ability to prevent the HP drain by using blood sound amazing. Not to mention the part where it is better for blood drinkers. I guess blood iron really is amazing for vampires and dhampirs. ¡°Brian, which one is better, that or my dress?¡± Lua asked. ¡°... I¡¯m not actually sure. I¡¯ve never analyzed your stuff, as we can just remake it with our skills if it gets destroyed. Want me to analyze it?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes. Please.¡± Lua agreed. She swapped her dress from the ck one to her red one. Then I ced my hands on her shoulders and analyzed her clothes.
Error
Cannot Be Analyzed
Permission of individual Lucia required for the analysis
¡­ really? Well, I guess her stuff does have that protection, so I guess this makes sense. ¡°Lua, do you also see that?¡± ¡°The system window asking for permission? Yes, I do.¡± ¡°No, I meant the error, but apparently you have one of your own. Can you give me permission?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± She said, and the analysis continued. By the end of it, I had an alright idea on Lua¡¯s equipment.
Vampire Dress
Durability 900/900
A red dress made from blood cloth. Protects the wearer from sunlight.
Armored Leather Corset
Defense +100
Durability 1200/1200
Other attributes cannot be analyzed
Navy Leather Pants
Defense +70
Durability 1100/1100
Pants made from an unknown leather. They have a deep blue color.
Knee high Leather Boots
Defense +50
Durability 1000/1000
Boots made from an unknown leather. They seem to always stay clean, and arepletely waterproof.
Vampire Dragon Mantle
Defense +90
Durability 1400/1400
A mantle made from the wing membrane of a vampire dragon. It has a deep crimson color. It has an edge made of vampiric steel. Protects the wearer from sunlight.
¡°Tahlia, did we ever make that automatic analysis tool? The one to analyze the equipment of my monsters?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes. Mother and I did make that.¡± ¡°Have there been other times when the stuff that was analyzed has had things like that?¡± ¡°Plenty. Mother usually mes herself, saying she doesn¡¯t have adequate system ess.¡± ¡°... wow. I didn¡¯t know she felt like that. ¡­ I¡¯m sorry, Laura.¡± I said to no one, hoping that Laura was inside me, instead of somewhere in the factory. (It isn¡¯t your fault.) She responded. (It isn¡¯t yours either. So no self me, alright.) (... I¡¯ll try not to.) (Don¡¯t try, just don¡¯t do it.) ¡°... so my armor is worse than Ria¡¯s¡­¡± Lua¡¯s muttering brought me back to reality. ¡°Yeah. I guess it is.¡± I admitted. ¡°But part of that is because Ria¡¯s has Lunatite installed. Without it, hers was worse than yours.¡± ¡°Oh? Alright¡­ Can I have one of those Lunatites?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Sure. We can test that out.¡± We spent a lot more time ying around with the idea of where I should install the Lunatite into Lua¡¯s equipment, but all of them ended up failing, as her equipment just didn¡¯t have enough metal for Lunatite to take ce in. But that experiment did teach me something. Lunatite takes a better hold in stuff with more metal. A full te mail is the best, and then from there, the effectivenesses down. It also prefersrger, thicker pieces of metal, like the ones my armor has. That is why the magic resistance is higher in my armor,pared to Ria¡¯s. And in stuff with little to no metal, Lunatite cannot take hold. The install will either just fail, or it will end up breaking the armor if I force it. That ended up happening when I tried it with a copy of Lua''s Vampire Dragon Mantle.
After that was the thing I was both dreading, and looking forward to. Rewarding my monsters. Some were easy, others not so much. Firstly, the two most important monsters. Iron cksmith Kotetsu and Hinotama Soul. That duo can really work the new forge super well, and without them, making this stuff might have been impossible. Kotetsu got himself an install of Mystical Moon, while Hinotama Soul earned an install of Burning Spear. Spoiler
[copse] It is too bad that I don¡¯t have any Pyro specific equip cards, so I had to go with the more generic Burning Spear. I also really wanted to give Kotetsu a hammer, but I just don¡¯t have one. Maybe I can give him some of the materials from my storage, so he can use them to make himself a hammer. Anyway, next up were the vampires. Because we worked with blood iron, they were necessary. This of course meant that multiple of my vampires gained Violet Crystals. Spoiler [copse] And because Lua was here, we tested out if Violet Crystal could be installed into a dhampir. It worked, but it was far from perfect. It is designed for ¡®zombie¡¯ or ¡®undead¡¯ type monsters, while dhampirs are perfectly alive. Sure they have some undead tendencies, but they are more like half-undead. Or probably quarter undead. So while it could be done, other, more generic cards made for better installs. Next was a group of monsters I wasn¡¯t so sure about. I know the invitation was open for all of my monsters, but for some reason, I didn¡¯t expect these guys to do anything. Archfiends Darkbishop, Infernalqueen and Terrorking. Those three were responsible for the Physical Attack Resistance enchantment on Ria¡¯s armor, so by the rules, they needed something. ¡­ I just ¡­ really didn¡¯t expect my Archfiends to do anything, so I was a bit taken back. The Darkbishop got himself a Dark Energy, the Infernalqueen got Falling Down and the Terrorking was now wielding an Axe of Despair. Spoiler
[copse] ¡­ I really hope I won¡¯t regret this. Out of my spellcasters, Dark Sage was the one that put in the most work, so he was the one getting a reward. He already has a Book of Secret Arts, so instead I gave him Diffusion Wave-Motion. I don¡¯t know how good that will be for him, but I hope it will suffice. Spoiler
[copse] Then was the time for the ¡®care squad¡¯. Aka. the monsters that took care of Ria. Cure Mermaid, Dancing Fairy, Spirit of the Breeze and White Magician Pikeru. They all got the same reward, an install of Soul of the Pure. This further increased their healing abilities, making them even better for next time. Spoiler
[copse] ¡°... maybe that could be installed into me¡­¡± I heard Lua mutter, as I was installing the cards. ¡°Sure.¡± I told her. ¡°But I think we should wait until after the birthday party, and let Mia and Laura run experiments with it first.¡± As for the water monsters that worked with them, they all got either Steel Shell, or Power of Kaishin depending on their type and preference. And type. Can¡¯t give Power of Kaishin to anything that isn¡¯t aqua-type afterall. Spoiler
[copse] Last, but not least, was Tyrant Dragon. His blood was used for the blood iron, and because of that, he had to die a few times when the blood was gathered. Sure, Laura did resurrect him with Monster Reborn every time, but dying cannot be fun. As a price for that, he got a Dragon Treasure, as well as the right to pick any of the Mountain peaks in the tower room for himself. And if anyone tried to im that he has no right, I would set them straight. Spoiler
[copse] I do feel a bit bad. Not because of what I did, I think that is perfectly fine, but because Tyrant Dragon ended up taking thergest mountain top in the room from Blue-Eyes. And I would never sacrifice a Blue-Eyes for its blood, so Blue-Eyes really didn¡¯t have a choice. I¡¯d like to just give Blue-Eyes its own Dragon Treasure and let the two fight it out for control of the mountain top. But that would be tant favoritism, and that honestly might do more bad than good. I already show massive favoritism to monsters that I summon to outside the factory, so I¡¯ll try to keep a more objective look here. But with all of my monsters rewarded, and the second test of Lunatite done, we could return to the real world and get ready for the day. Sadly, because of how much time both the Lunatite experiments and the rewarding took, we couldn¡¯t look into making a dress. Well, we do still have a day or two, and if we do really run out of time, I think we can just use Vampire Fascinators dress basically just as it is. Or even the ck dress Lua made by ident. I think either should work. 1 year anniversary special: Lua’s Dream 1 year anniversary special: Lua¡¯s Dream

[Lua¡¯s POV]

¡­ Where am I? ¡­ I was sleeping next to Brian, right? ¡­ But this isn¡¯t the room. This isn¡¯t the bed. This is¡­ I sat up and looked around. I was in a room I didn¡¯t know and I had been sleeping in a massive canopy bed. This bed was the size of at least four of the beds Brian and I were supposed to be sharing, so where am I? This has to be the Earl¡¯s bed, right? Only he would have such arge bed. Did something happen to me over night and I was moved to a bigger bed? That has to be it, right? But what could have happened? I feel just fine. As I was still pondering that, a woman in a purple dress opened the door and walked into the room. I couldn¡¯t see her face because of the curtains around the bed, but I could see her outline. The purple color made her pop quite well. ¡°Mydy, are you awake?¡± She asked softly as she approached the bed. I recognize her voice, but whose is it? ¡°Yes. I just woke up.¡± I responded, before I even realized. She opened the curtains and I got a first good look at her. As soon as I did, I instantly recognized her. The green hair, light blue skin, yellow eyes, as well as her purple dress and wings. Cam. Or should I call her Vampire Lady? Why is she here? Did Brian summon her? Spoiler [copse] ¡°How are you feeling?¡± Cam asked. ¡°Any morning sickness today?¡± ¡°No, I feel just fine.¡± I answered. Wait, that isn¡¯t what I wanted to say. Why did I? And sickness? So I am sick? ¡°That is a relief.¡± Cam said. ¡°Here, I brought you a cup of blood. Please drink it.¡± She handed me a hand carved wooden cup filled with blood, and I took it into my hands. Before drinking it, I looked over the cup. On one side, there was a carving of a spiral shape. I think it might be the same, or at least simr to the spiral on the back of Brian¡¯s cards. On the other side, a name was carved. Lucia Wood. ¡­ what is this? Why is that? I didn¡¯t have much time to think about that, as I brought the cup to my lips and took a sip. ¡°... he really didn¡¯t have to ¡­¡± I muttered to myself. The blood in the cup was from a source I recognized. It was Brian¡¯s blood. I would recognize it from a million different samples of blood. ¡°Master hoped it would help you with your morning sickness.¡± Cam said to me. ¡°It does.¡± I said. ¡°Where is he?¡± I asked. ¡°He had to leave in the middle of the night. Another dimensional fissure opened. Master went to close it and suppress the monsters with Lady Alice.¡± Cam said. ¡°Another one? Isn¡¯t this the third this week? How bad is it?¡± I asked, sounding perfectly calm. What? Dimensional fissure? What is she talking about? And what monsters? Is there a problem? And why did Brian go with Alice, instead of me? Because I¡¯m sick? ¡°Yes, but do not worry. We already got a report that he has closed the fissure, dealt with the monsters and is on the way back. From the info we got, it was only one S-rank and two A-rank monsters, so it wasn¡¯t anything bad. He should be arriving soon, so if you are feeling up to it, how about we go outside and wee him?¡± What? An S-rank monster is nothing bad? Well, I guess we are talking about Brian, but still. ¡°Yes. I would like that.¡± I agreed, before I even realized what I was saying and got out of bed.
¡°Which outfit would you like?¡± Cam asked, as she opened a door leading into another room. I didn¡¯t see all of it, but what I could spot was arge quantity of different looking dresses, as well as other outfits. I think that is called a walk-in closet, but only nobles have those. ¡°I think I¡¯ll go with one of mine today.¡± I answered. ¡°I¡¯m feeling a bit nostalgic.¡± As I said that, I moved to face a massive mirror. As I saw myself in the mirror, I noticed that something was off. I didn¡¯t look like I should. I was wearing a white nightgown, with plenty ofce, but that wasn¡¯t the strange part. The strange part was what was there, and what wasn¡¯t there. On my left arm was something that looked like Brian¡¯s founder¡¯s terminal, except that mine was silver in color. Or is it gray? Well, it looked like polished steel, so maybe it is vampiric steel. It does look somewhat simr to the edging of my mantle, and that should be vampiric steel. ording to google, polished steel is a medium light shade of cyan-blue. It had the slot for a card and everything. And beyond it, on the fourth finger of my left hand was a ring, with a small magic stone. The base color of the stone was a mix of dark purple with hints of blue, and it had arge white star on it. The ring itself looked gold, but it might also be something else. My crimson hair, while it had grown a bit longer when I evolved, should only just reach my shoulders. But the me in the mirror had it almost to her mid-back. And my wings, they just weren¡¯t there. I know Cam and the other vampires that I can summon say I could hide them if I learned Vampiric Body Modification, but I can¡¯t do it yet, so how can they be gone? But I didn¡¯t have to wonder that for long, as other thoughts began rushing through my head. In the mirror, I saw as my outfit changed from the nightgown to a familiar looking ck dress. It was the first dress I ever made with the Dhampir Princess skill, using my adventuring clothes as the materials for it. It felt just like I remembered it, but after my outfit swap, another thing became apparent. Because as I swapped outfits, my wings came out. And not just the one set I¡¯m used to, but a second on top of them. They had grown out from just the area where my hair had reached, before my hair got styled up as I changed into this dress. My second pair of wings looked nothing like the first. Well, I guess they were both white in color, but my first ones were leathery and sharp, but the second pair was covered in white feathers. They looked like white bird wings. ¡­ How? When? Why? There were so many things I wanted to ask, but I just couldn¡¯t get the words out of my mouth.
After getting dressed, I walked through the building with Cam. As we did, I saw plenty of people walking about. I didn¡¯t know many of them, but some of them are definitely Brian¡¯s monsters. I do recognize them from the factory. But that just cannot be. There have been well over 20 monsters that I¡¯ve already recognized, and plenty more that I think are Brian¡¯s as well. How can he have that many monsters summoned at the same time? And why didn¡¯t he unsummon them when he left? Especially if he left for some dangerous ce? As we got outside, I saw something that I didn¡¯t think would be possible. A massive amount of what I think are magic circles were floating in the air. Magic circles are an old form of magic. I do know a bit about them, but most don¡¯t study them as they are seen as unnecessary for anything but long term barriers. And as far as I know, the study of magic circles has been limited, just because of how easy it is to kill yourself with one of them. If you make a mistake, the magic circle will draw out all of your mana, and leave you dead. But there were hundreds of them floating all around the tower we had just walked out of. What kind of a ce is this? The Sage¡¯s tower? I¡¯ve never personally seen the Sage¡¯s tower, but I¡¯ve heard stories about it. It is said to be mind blowing and magical, just like what I¡¯m seeing. So that has to be it, right? There is no way any other ce would have something like this. But why am I at the Sage''s tower? As we walked outside, I saw even more monsters from the factory. That group over there are warrior monsters. Fantasia once introduced me to them in the factory, so I know at least some of them. They were doing some sort of training. There was also another group. Leading it was an older man in ck, purple and blue robes. He seemed to be teaching magic to a group of both children and adults. I really wanted to join the lesson, but my feet kept moving me in another direction. We kept going and we soon reached a grasnd. Again, it looked like some of Brian¡¯s monsters were here, taking care of the grass and flowers. I even spotted some blood lilies growing in the flower orchard. It looked like Vampire Sucker was watering them with the mixture of water and blood that those flowers need. Spoiler [copse] As Sucker spotted us, she waved so I waved back. Then we reached the ce where Cam came to a stop. It was an open grass area close to what I think it the outer wall of this tower. There were no trees or flowers. Just short cut grass, like the one you see in noble¡¯s yards. But there was something strange about it. There were fourrge circles of differently colored grass. Red, to be exact. There was also arge red H at the center of each of those circles, also made with some sort of red grass. Cam guided me to a nice seat close by, and I sat down. She then walked over to what looked like one of those terminals that Brian has in his factory. She did something on it, and after a bit, she spoke up. ¡°Master is just a few minutes away, and will bending soon.¡± She said, and walked next to me. ¡°Thank you.¡± I just said back. Landing. So that means he is flying in. I wonder what he is flying? The big invisible ship, or the small and fast one?
¡°He is here.¡± Cam warned me. I tried to look around, hoping I could spot him, but I didn¡¯t see anything, so he must be in the invisible ship. Suddenly, arge three-headed dragon appeared from behind the outer wall, almost like it had been flying up from below us. It wasn¡¯t one which I recognized, and it looked like it was made of metal. I didn¡¯t know Brian has metal dragons. The dragon thennded, its long metal tail setting on the grass. From its back, two people jumped off. The first one was Alice. She seemed ¡­ different? I don¡¯t know how to put my finger on it, but she wasn¡¯t like I thought she should be. But at least the second person was just as I expected. Brian looked like he always looked like. He was dressed in his hoodie and jeansbo, like he does, and he had his ¡­ duel disk out. On it, I just barely spotted one purple framed card, likely the card for that three-headed metal dragon. ¡°Brian!¡± I called out for him. ¡°Eh? Lua? You are ¡­ Why are you here? Are you feeling fine? What about your..?¡± He asked multiple questions in a row, as if he was panicking a bit. ¡°I¡¯m feeling just fine today, thanks to your blood.¡± I answered. ¡°And it is important that I stay active on the days I¡¯m feeling good, isn¡¯t it?¡± ¡°... I ¡­ I suppose so.¡± He agreed. ¡°But really, are you sure? Cam, you are keeping an eye on her, right?¡± ¡°Of course, Master.¡± Cam answered, with a slight bow. ¡°You¡¯d better.¡± Brian said. ¡°If she gets hurt because of yourck of oversight, I¡¯ll ban you from using the avatar dolls.¡± He threatened her. Avatar dolls? What dolls? What is he talking about? ¡°Brian.¡± I said softly. ¡°She has acted perfectly fine. Don¡¯t threaten her for no reason.¡± ¡°Fine, fine.¡± He said, as he walked up to me. ¡°But you know, I was worried about you, and I get like this when I¡¯m worried.¡± He tried to exin himself. ¡°I know. I know.¡± I said. ¡°Let¡¯s head inside. I¡¯m sure the two of you haven¡¯t eaten yet.¡± ¡°You need food as well.¡± Brian said, as if reminding me. ¡°Just the blood won¡¯t be enough for the two of you.¡± As he said that, he ran his hand over my stomach. He then took a firm hold of me, and gently pulled me up from my seat, straight into a deep hug, which he then turned into a kiss.
¡­ something is poking my cheek. But my kiss. What happened to it? I want it back. I used my hand to try to swat away the annoyance on my cheek. But because it didn¡¯t stop, I opened my eyes, only to see Brian¡¯s face close to mine. ¡°Good morning, sleepy head.¡± CH.233 Confirming the arrival times of the Guests CH.233 Confirming the arrival times of the Guests After eating breakfast, I got into Gradius with a single person. ¡­ Okay, that made no sense. Gradius can only fit two people, so I can only have myself, +1. As for who was riding with me, well¡­ ¡°This ¡­ this really is a carriage of the Goddess¡­¡± The older male sitting behind me said. Yes, I was, in fact, in Gradius with the Earl. He had asked me to confirm where theing guests were, as most of them should be moving by now. He was especially interested in the grouping from the capital, as that was going to be thergest, and by extension, has the most people. Including his son and at least two of his daughters. I say at least, as both the second and fifth daughter should be there, but the fourth might also be there. ¡­ this man has too many daughters ¡­ And the only one not confirmed toe is the fourth one.
¡°Is that them?¡± I asked the Earl. Not that I knew what else the massive line of carriages, nked on both sides by a small army of guards could be. There were, no joke, at least 50 carriages in the convoy. Probably more like 70. Is that normal? How many people areing again? ¡°Yes. You can see the Marsh family emblem on that carriage.¡± The Earl said. The Marsh family was an Earl family. Their territory was basically at the other end of the country, and it was the family where the second daughter, Sylvia, had been married to. ¡°But I didn¡¯t think there would be a representative of the Royal Familying. And there are even golem carriages from the Sage¡¯s tower.¡± The Earl added, after he zoomed in on some of the other carriages. We were quite high up. Unlike Big Core, Gradius doesn¡¯t have a cloaking device, so we had to stay high up, to not get spotted. But luckily, Gradius does have advanced targeting systems, so we could zoom in quite a bit. Don¡¯t worry, I made sure the master switch for the weapons is off, so there is no chance of them identally firing. And as the earl said, there were at least five carriages which were not like the others. They had no horses at all. They still looked more or less like the others, not like my Overdrive, but they still had some sort of engine inside to make them move, instead of the more usual horse power. I wonder, how do they stack up against Overdrive? I know Overdrive should be sturdier, as it is a metal construction, whereas those seem to be a wooden cab on a metal frame. And Overdrive is armed with a literal gatling gun. But I meant more so on speed. Which one is faster? Overdrive can reach speeds up to 100 km/h60 mph, not that you¡¯d ever want to drive it that fast. Anything above 60 km/h40 mph is too fast for the local roads. ¡°The Royal family? Really?¡± I confirmed. ¡°Yes. You can see the emblem on those carriages.¡± The Earl confirmed. ¡°I¡¯m assuming that is not normal, right?¡± ¡°It is customary to send an invite to the Royal family, however it is extremely rare for one of them toe.¡± ¡°... what if that is just their carriage, without any member of the family in the carriage?¡± ¡°That could be.¡± The Earl admitted. ¡°But some of the guards also have the Royal Knights insignia, so there is still an unexpected VIP present.¡± ¡°Oh. Yeah, I guess so.¡± I responded, even though admittedly, I didn¡¯t know what the Royal Knight insignia was. At least I knew the Royal family¡¯s emblem, as that had been shown to me on one of the etiquette lessons the maids gave me. We observed the group for a bit longer, just so we could get an estimated speed. From that, Laura could quickly calcte their ETAestimated time of arrival. But during that time, I spotted a small group of monsters closing in on the convoy. There were only five of them and they were wolf monsters. Four were D-rank custer wolves, but one was arger species, a C-rank lion wolf. It was a perfectly ¡®normal¡¯rge wolf, but it had a mane like that of a lion, thus the name. The hide was also quite tough, protecting the wolf¡¯s most vital areas, making it more difficult to beat. I honestly was expecting the wolves to turn back, but they just kept running towards the massive convoy. Maybe they thought they could scare the convoy and catch a straggler or something? ¡°My Lord, should I deal with the wolves?¡± I asked the backseat. ¡°You don¡¯t need to be that formal, when it is just the two of us.¡± He said. ¡°And don¡¯t. They can take care of a few monsters. Honestly, stepping in might be worse than just letting them do it.¡± ¡°... well, if you say so.¡± I agreed, but decided to keep watch for a bit longer. As the convoy spotted the wolves, they stopped and the guards got ready to intercept them. That was what I was expecting, but instead, from one of the golem carriages, out came a person dressed in a long dark cloak. She, I¡¯m assuming it is a she, had medium length blond hair, and she held a long staff, with arge beige gem at the end of it. Soon after her emergence, the ground between the road and the wolves rose up, and formed into arge humanoid shape. An earth golem. Comparing it to the people, the golem was probably 7 meters tall. But even with its size, it moved quickly. It quickly crushed the lion wolf, causing the other wolves to try and run away, only to be hit by stone spears, probablying from the same magician. In what couldn¡¯t have taken more than 20 seconds, the wolves were dealt with, and the golem turned back to earth, filling in the hole that had formed when it was made. ¡°... wow.¡± I was honestly a bit speechless. That was some skill. I know I¡¯m a bit spoiled, because my monsters are overpowered, but thatdy might be the most powerful magician I¡¯ve seen yet. ¡­ well, maybe. Difficult to say. Paulina is quite impressive as well, and I saw her fight a lot more in the dungeon. ¡°I¡¯m so d she decided toe.¡± I heard the Earl say behind me. ¡°You recognize her?¡± I asked. ¡°Of course. You don¡¯t just forget your daughter, even if it has been years.¡± He said. ¡°That was the work of Mariina, my little great witch.¡± Wow. So she is the one Paulina wanted to beat, or something. Yeah. Good luck with that. Her uracy with the spear spells, and the speed at which she made an earth golem. She has to be an amazing magician. She honestly might be stronger than some of my better spellcaster monsters. I don¡¯t know where she would rank, but I feel like she is at least as strong as Dark Magician Girl, if not stronger. After a bit more wordless staring, and making sure the convoy got a move on again, we left to check on the other two convoys.
¡°Thank you. That truly was an experience of a lifetime.¡± Thomas thanked me as we got out of Gradius. Over the time of our flight, I had switched calling him from the Earl, to his first name, because he was quite insistent on it. It feels strange to do to a person whom I actually respect, but if he prefers it that way, so be it. ¡°Well, I¡¯m happy to hear that you enjoyed it. You can look at it as an early birthday present. Not that I don¡¯t have an actual present for you as well.¡± ¡°I¡¯m looking forward to it.¡± Thomas said. ¡°Good. Speaking off, may I take your measurements?¡± I asked. ¡°I need them for something I want to give you.¡± ¡°Yes, you may.¡± He answered. ¡°But are you sure you can get something made in time?¡± ¡°Yeah. I can manage.¡± I answered. We headed inside and I got the measurements I wanted. Tomorrow, after we take Agatha to the dhampir vige, I¡¯ll head to TinaWood and make the suit I was nning to make.
After a lunch break, a few of us got into B.E.S. Big Core, and headed towards Alewatch for teatime with Christina. I¡¯d listen to that podcast. Fun fact, that is a thing, and I didn¡¯t know until I just googled it. Our group for the visit was myself, Lua, Alice and Angelina. Ria was still on her crash course to being a maid, so she couldn¡¯te. And Paulina had a to-do list too long, so she had to sit this one out as well. She has just spent too much time practicingtely, but if she does n to challenge her sister, the golemancer, she will need all the practice time she can get. During the tea, we discussed a lot of things. Well, mainly things about their final travel n, as well as the dungeon. The good part about TinaWood was its size. It is on the smaller side, for a dungeon, so you don¡¯t have to look over it constantly. Only times a dungeon master, or founder, would have to really do something, is if there are problems with the drops, or if the dungeon begins to gather huge amounts of miasma, or monsters. And in those problem cases, the dungeon master would have to contact either the adventurer¡¯s guild, or the town¡¯s guard/knight order. Well, that was if the monster situation happened. For the drops, they would just have to do things like adjust the prices at which things can be picked up, so certain things be more tempting for adventurers to take. Or they could do things like request adventurers to get certain items from the dungeon, but that was more expensive. But we didn¡¯t really have to worry about any of that just yet. The dungeon basically just opened, and the new cloths already have a ce on the market. Especially the denim. People had quickly figured out that it was great for light, but durable pants, so that was something adventurers were having the local tailors make. Cardboard hasn''t found its use yet, but I hope it can get there as well. ¡°... so, what you are saying is that we can just bring a carriage on your ship?¡± Christina confirmed. ¡°Effectively, yes. Technically the carriage will be in my storage, but whatever. Then we can just get a few horses into Big Core and fly over. Then I¡¯ll drop you off like an hour away from the city gates or something, and you can make the rest of the way in the carriage.¡± I recapped. That was the idea, anyway. There were some problems with it, like the fact that they would have to travel exceptionally light for nobles, but that ain¡¯t my issue. In total, they would bring three carriages, all with two horses, as well as three guards on horseback. And other than Christina and Brandon, there would be said guards, three coachmen and four maids, for a total of 12 people and nine horses. Nothing too bad, so Big Core can easily handle all of that. I had a simr amount when I brought the knights back to Sawyer city from the dhampir vige. I should get a few seats for the back area of Big Core. I think I can use the dungeon to make a few. I¡¯m nning on visiting it tomorrow anyway. ¡­ but I might need more points. I guess I¡¯ll head to the other dungeon, hunt some more insects there, thene back to TinaWood and absorb them all for a bunch of points. I could do all of the fusion summonings while at it. I¡¯ve been pushing it back, as I really didn¡¯t have a good ce for it, but I think that area should work. Yeah. Let¡¯s do that.
After the teatime, we returned back to the big city. It was getting a bitte, but I still had things I wanted to do. Mainly, get my practice in. I do still need to keep up my daily swordsmanship training, or my warrior monsters will make it more difficult for me. I also want to earn their approval for the level ups. After that came magic practice. Still no space magic skill. I¡¯m waiting. You cane any time. And at the end of the evening, our (skills only) level ups. I was still leveling up Summoner¡¯s Unity. I really didn¡¯t have that much time for telekinesis, so Unity is the safe option, as it really shouldn¡¯t have that ¡®disconnect¡¯ the same. Sure the boost I get when I have a monster summoned gets stronger with each level, but Laura can to an extent limit my power, so that shouldn¡¯t be a big problem. Lua leveled up her quick cast, and I gave Ria a level in unarmedbat technique, as it might help her get that brawler skill. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human !
Level: 88
HP: 3180
Mana: 4210
Strength: 1025
Defense: 1145
Magic: 1155
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.4 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.3 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Telekinesis LV.5 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.8 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Sword Technique LV.2
Mana Control LV.10
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (Greater)
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Lucia
Race: Dhampir Monarch !
Level: 88
HP: 2370
Mana: 4375
Strength: 839
Defense: 1106
Magic: 2934
Skills:
Dhampir Princess LV.2 (Unique)
True Blood Magic LV.8 (Racial)
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Water Magic LV.8
Light Magic LV.2
Mana Control LV.10
Magic Boost LV.6
Quick Cast LV.7
Fast Mana Recovery LV.10
Knife Technique LV.2
Staff Technique LV.6
Water Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Blood Sucker (Racial)
Lifesaver
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Rhianna
Race: Dhampir Brawler
Level: 80
HP: 2675
Mana: 2370
Strength: 1705
Defense: 1272
Magic: 1105
Skills:
True Blood Magic LV.5 (Racial)
Vampiric Body Modification LV.3 (Racial)
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Fire Magic LV.4
Mana Control LV.5
Fast Mana Recovery LV.4
Internal Magic Technique LV.6
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.7
Flickering Step LV.4
Power Boost LV.5
Defense Boost LV.5
Blood Sucker (Racial)
ve. Master: Brian Wood
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Alice Watchman
Race: Human
Level: 58
HP: 710
Mana: 2570
Strength: 305
Defense: 395
Magic: 1815
Skills:
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Magician¡¯s Power LV.5 (extra)
Multicasting LV.3 (extra)
Mana Flight LV.3 (extra)
Dark Magic LV.8
Mana Control LV.8
Magic Boost LV.6
Quick Cast LV.6
Fast Mana Recovery LV.7
[copse] Tomorrow, well, it might be myst visit to the dhampir vige. ¡­ okay, not it won¡¯t, but I¡¯ll have to sit the next one out, as it would be on the day of the party, so I can¡¯t go then. But I¡¯ll go at least one more time before I leave the city, so it won¡¯t be my final visit yet. Other than that, I¡¯ll of course make the stuff I wanted with TinaWood dungeon, and yeah, the fusion summoning festival, as well as hunting bugs for generation points. But that must wait for tomorrow. I have more important things to do, like falling asleep with my hand against Lua¡¯s cheek. Good night. CH.234 Fusion Summoning Fest CH.234 Fusion Summoning Fest ¡°Good morning.¡± Was what I heard as I woke up. As I opened my eyes, I saw Lua right in front of me. She was gazing at my face, and her eyes were glowing dimly. ¡°... good morning.¡± I responded after a bit. ¡°We have a lot of things to do today. Are you ready to go?¡± She asked. ¡°... I just woke up, so I think I need a bit more time.¡± ¡°Nope. We are going dress shopping right now.¡± She said. ¡°You¡¯d better be in the factory in a second.¡± She yfully warned, before her eyes closed, and she probably entered the factory. ¡°... where did she get all of that energy from?¡± I questioned, as I took a quick look around the room. Ria seemed to have already left for her breakfast, so I guess we don¡¯t have too much time. I jumped into the factory after Lua, so she wouldn¡¯t have to wait too long.
We spent a while going over different options for a dress, until Lua was satisfied with it. Then we spent another while checking out what monster to use as a base for it. Still, what happened to Lua? I really didn¡¯t expect her to push me like this. She is usually so reserved. Well, I like this side of her as well, and honestly, the slight assertiveness makes me want to spoil her even more. Our end result was a dress made from the outfit of The Agent of Judgment - Saturn. Spoiler [copse] After being edited by Lua¡¯s skill, it came out as a floor length, purple and white dress, with some gold trimming. It was both not overly crazy, but at the same time beautiful enough where it could turn everyone''s head. She also got golden bracelets out of it. It looked just fine to me, so we returned to the real world, and redid the dressmaking process there. Sadly, it didn¡¯te out perfect. Well, it did, except for the ne. That got lost in the process. But I was going to go to the dungeon anyway, so I can just make her one. ¡­ or, I think I have a better idea. ¡°Lua, how about wearing this with it?¡± I asked, as I got out a bead ne from my storage. It was the one I got from Anika, the little dhampir girl. I think it would fit Lua well. Sure, the red isn¡¯t a perfect match, but I think it will work. ¡°... are you sure? Shouldn¡¯t you wear it?¡± ¡°You don¡¯t wear a ne with a suit.¡± I told her. ¡°I think you should wear it. Anika is from the same vige as you, so she is basically your little sister, right? I think she would like it, if you wore it.¡± ¡°I¡­ yes. If I may.¡± Lua said. Where is the assertive Lua from just a bit ago? Where did she go? With her dress and essories decided, we got ready for the day.
After breakfast, we headed out. Only myself and the dhampirs, no Alice today. That was because I was just going to head to other ces as soon as we got to the vige anyway. ¡­ okay, let¡¯s be honest. I¡¯m just going to summon Gradius when Lua, Ria and Agatha summon their dragons/bird and fly off from there. I have a lot to do today, so I don¡¯t want to waste too much time with anything else. Lua can guide Agatha to the vige, but honestly, I¡¯m kind of hoping that Agatha will be able to make it on her own. Or I guess with Luster Dragon in this case, as the dragon should remember the way. Hopefully. At first, Lua wanted toe with me to the dungeon, but I told her that I¡¯d just be summoning a bunch of potentially nightmare inducing monsters, so she gave up on that. And I think some daughter/mother time will be good for her.
¡°... they came out again.¡± Iined a bit, as I saw a bunch of insects all across the forest floor, well what used to be forest. ¡°Maybe I should have blocked the entrance with a boulder or something¡­ Well, I can just kill them again and they can be used as test subjects.¡± Swapping Gradius into hover mode, I opened the canopy so I could start. I have a bunch of fusions to take care of, so I want to just do it, but first, let¡¯s run a quick experiment. I got Hunter Spider and Polymerization out of my collection and said: ¡°Polymerization, fuse together my Hunter Spider and one of those spiders.¡± I said. Spoiler
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One, or multiple materials refused the Fusion.
¡°... okay then. So it isn¡¯t that simple. Well, whatever.¡± (We could likely do it, if you used a card to take control of the monster first. Or you could try taming it, but without the Taming skill, it would be difficult to take control of a B-rank monster.) Laura said. ¡°Not like it really matters.¡± (It might. This could be a way to make your monsters more permanent. It would be incredibly helpful.) ¡°Yeah, maybe. But I don¡¯t really need that right now, so we can look into it again, when it is more timely.¡± (As you wish. Just keep it in mind.) ¡°Yeah. I will.¡± I said. ¡°... I guess one more thing, before I get on with the fusions.¡± I traded the two cards for one. ¡°Insect Barrier.¡± I activated the spell. Spoiler [copse] This was to test if the card would work on the bugs. It should, but better to make sure. I actually wanted to use Eradicating Aerosol, but some potato over on Konami-of-America¡¯s team didn¡¯t want to release it until the Gold Series 4 packs in 2011, even though it came out for the OCG in 1999. And it was even used in the anime, by everyone¡¯s favorite regional champion Weevil. But yeah, I don¡¯t have it, so I had to go with Insect Barrier instead. Spoiler [copse] I saw the barrier form around the insects, but unlike with Swords of Revealing Light, the insects didn¡¯t stop moving. This either means that they aren¡¯t affected, because they aren¡¯t insect-type, or because the Insect Barrier does something else. But I¡¯ll just continue the Barrier test as I summon my first monsters. If I can summon a monster down there, and the bugs don¡¯t attack it, the barrier works. But if something else happens, then it might just be another useless card that I¡¯ll never use again.
¡°Fusion Gate.¡± I activated the field spell I would need for whates next. Spoiler [copse] After I did, ck and purple clouds began to form over thends. They didn¡¯t go as far as the eye could see or anything, but it was still quite arge cloud. Anyone looking at it would probably think it is some sort of super storm cloud, considering the swirling movement it kept. Now, what to summon first? I have 51 unique fusion monsters in my collection, and out of them, I¡¯ve summoned 9. Sure I could just go with whatever, but I do need to test the Insect Barrier just a bit more first. ¡°... that will work. Ria did summon it previously, but I didn¡¯t so it is something I have to summon.¡± I said, as I decided on the first monster to summon. ¡°I fuse together Monster Egg and Hinotama Soul to fusion summon Charubin the Fire Knight.¡± Spoiler
[copse] The two materials weren¡¯t in toploaders or anything. They were just regr cards. They would get banished anyway, as I was using Fusion Gate, so I¡¯d rather not lose my toploader cards. Charubin did have a toploader though. After he appeared on the ground, I ordered him to first just walk around amidst the insects. None of the insects attacked him, so I guess maybe the barrier does work after all. I ordered Charubin to attack one of the insects, but as Charubin isn¡¯t super strong, the insect survived. But the insect didn¡¯t even attempt to attack back, so the barrier must be working again. It is actually superior to Swords in some ways. With Swords of Revealing Light, as soon as you touch a monster, it will be able to move, but with Insect Barrier, the insects seem to be 100% passive. They won¡¯t do anything, even if you attack them. Well, the test isplete, so let¡¯s just get on with the Fusion summonings. I¡¯d like to be able to get all of them done by the time the Fusion Gate wears off. But first, I can im my next reward.
Summon unique Fusion Monsters
Unique Fusion Monsters summoned: 10
St. Joan, Master of Oz, Giltia the D. Knight, Fusionist, Dragoness the Wicked Knight, Flower Wolf, Dark Pdin, Meteor ck Dragon, Musician King, Charubin the Fire Knight
Next Reward is given at 10 unique Fusion Monsters
Next Reward: Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast + Berfomet
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I hit the im button, and the two monsters got added to my collection. My next reward was going to be Crimson Sunbird and Faith Bird. I had Faith Bird, as it was in the Tournament Pack 2, but I didn¡¯t have Crimson Sunbird yet, so even though Crimson Sunbird is a vani, it isn¡¯t that bad. Just another fusion to summon. And it is a big chicken, so if I ever want to eat chicken meat¡­ Spoiler [copse] Well, let¡¯s just get on with it.
¡°I fusion summon Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast.¡± ¡°Thousand-Eyes Restrict.¡± ¡°Ojama King.¡± ¡°Mokey Mokey King.¡± ¡°Reaper on the Nightmare.¡± Spoiler
[copse] I decided to start summoning the Fusions from weakest to strongest. That was just a simple way of getting them in some order. Well, Chimera I summoned just because it was the reward. So that is the order I think I will go with. The reward one, then another four fusionsing from weakest, towards the strongest. I imed my bird, and got on with the next five summons. ¡°Crimson Sunbird, me Ghost, Super Roboyarou, Super Robdy, Darkfire Dragon.¡± Spoiler
[copse] My reward for 20 fusion summons was Mystical Sand and Ancient Elf, so after unsummoning the previous five, I summoned her next. She was quite the beautiful witch, with red robes. Maybe I can ste¡­ transfer ownership of the robes to Lua. ¡°Mystical Sand, Karbon Warrior, me Swordsman, Cyber Saurus, Metal Dragon.¡± Spoiler
[copse] At 25, my reward was actually a bit different, and something I really didn¡¯t expect. What I got was, well see for yourself.
Summon unique Fusion Monsters
Unique Fusion Monsters summoned: 25
St. Joan, Master of Oz, Giltia the D. Knight, Fusionist, Dragoness the Wicked Knight, Flower Wolf, Dark Pdin, Meteor ck Dragon, Musician King, Charubin the Fire Knight, Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast, Thousand-Eyes Restrict, Ojama King, Mokey Mokey King, Reaper on the Nightmare, Crimson Sunbird, me Ghost, Super Roboyarou, Super Robdy, Darkfire Dragon, Mystical Sand, Karbon Warrior, me Swordsman, Cyber Saurus, Metal Dragon
Next Reward is given at 25 unique Fusion Monsters
Next Reward: Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon + Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon
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[copse] Yeah. I like that. I like that a lot. Twin Burst might not be Ultimate Dragon, but I¡¯m more than willing to take Twin Burst. And getting an Alternative is nice as well, and because I got the Alternative from the fusion challenge, I should be able to get more of them with Different Dimension Capsule. There are actually very few cards I cannot get with a Capsule. I think it might only be my two Dragonmaids, actually. Anyway, back to it. But I¡¯ll leave that Twin Burst forst. I just want to.
¡°Kaminari Attack, Deepsea Shark, Warrior of Tradition, Kwagar Hercules, Ryu Senshi.¡± Spoiler
[copse] After another five summons, I imed my reward. Mavelus and Wings of Wicked me. Both cards I didn¡¯t have, but sadly they are not that good. Not every reward can be a Twin Burst Dragon. Spoiler
[copse] Well, back to it. I still have monsters to summon. ¡°Mavelus, Fiend Skull Dragon, Dark Balter the Terrible, Rabid Horseman, Empress Judge.¡± Spoiler
[copse] Now, I didn¡¯t actually have Battle Ox for Rabid Horseman, but luckily I could use Mystical Sheep #1 as a substitute. Spoiler [copse] My reward for 35 summons? Kamionwizard and Rare Fish. Yeah. Two fusion monsters. Sadly, they are both ¡­ bad, but I¡¯ll take them. And I do have the materials for both of them, so this is fine. ¡°Kamionwizard, Rare Fish, Roaring Ocean Snake, Sanwitch, Punished Eagle.¡± Spoiler
[copse] At 40, I got Alligator''s Sword Dragon and Alligator''s Sword. Again basic, but I don¡¯t care. ¡­ I really don¡¯t. It¡¯s not like I want every reward to be amazing. I¡¯m not that greedy. But honestly, there could be some better ones. Sadly, I already know at least the next one won¡¯t be, but I¡¯ll tell you what it is, after I summon the next five monsters. Spoiler
[copse] ¡°Alligator''s Sword Dragon, Humanoid Worm Drake, Dark re Knight, Dark de the Dragon Knight, Bickuribox.¡± Spoiler
[copse] Another five done. And what was my reward for it? Fricking Marine Beast and Behegon. Spoiler
[copse] I couldin, I really could, but I don¡¯t have to. Because of what ising next. My reward for getting to 50.
Summon unique Fusion Monsters
Unique Fusion Monsters summoned: 45
St. Joan, Master of Oz, Giltia the D. Knight, Fusionist, Dragoness the Wicked Knight, Flower Wolf, Dark Pdin, Meteor ck Dragon, Musician King, Charubin the Fire Knight, Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast, Thousand-Eyes Restrict, Ojama King, Mokey Mokey King, Reaper on the Nightmare, Crimson Sunbird, me Ghost, Super Roboyarou, Super Robdy, Darkfire Dragon, Mystical Sand, Karbon Warrior, me Swordsman, Cyber Saurus, Metal Dragon, Kaminari Attack, Deepsea Shark, Warrior of Tradition, Kwagar Hercules, Ryu Senshi, Mavelus, Fiend Skull Dragon, Dark Balter the Terrible, Rabid Horseman, Empress Judge, Kamionwizard, Rare Fish, Roaring Ocean Snake, Sanwitch, Punished Eagle, Alligator''s Sword Dragon, Humanoid Worm Drake, Dark re Knight, Dark de the Dragon Knight, Bickuribox
Next Reward is given at 50 unique Fusion Monsters
Next Reward: Ultimate Fusion + Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon + Neo Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon + Blue-Eyes Alternative Ultimate Dragon
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[copse] Yeah. Can¡¯tin any longer. Honestly, summoning all of these monsters is 100% worth it. I already got Twin Burst, and this just feels like the system is spoiling me. This more than makes up for all of the terrible vani fusions I¡¯ve gotten. I didn¡¯t even know they made a fusion spell for Blue-Eyes, but I love that they did. But I have to summon five more monsters, before I can im it and the dragons, so back to it.
¡°Marine Beast, The Last Warrior from Another. Oh.- Oops. I just blew up Marine Beast¡­ Let¡¯s just quickly Monster Reborn it back. ¡­ wait, I can¡¯t. Last Warrior, go away. I like you, but you are in the way. Good, now Marine Beast, get resurrected and go to the factory. King Dragun. I can use The Light - Hex-Sealed Fusion for that instead of Lord of D.Brian doesn''t have Lord of D. as it is structure/starter deck exclusive Thousand Dragon, Labyrinth Tank.¡± I hadn¡¯t even noticed that I had begun talking strange things to no one. Spoiler
[copse] But with that, I could im my Ultimate Dragons. I leave summoning them to the end, like I did with Twin Burst through. I think that will help me keep my sanity as I suffer through all of these summonings. Next five. ¡°Gaia the Dragon Champion, Gatling Dragon, Skull Knight, Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon, ck Skull Dragon.¡± Spoiler
[copse] Next reward time. And we are back to garbage with Barox and Ryu-Kishin. Spoiler
[copse] But I¡¯m almost done. Only that Barox, and four machine fusions left. And the Blue-Eyes, but they are a treat anyway. ¡°Barox.¡± I summoned the ¡®throwaway¡¯ card first. Then to the four machine fusions I decided to leave for st¡¯ on my initialp. ¡°I banish 3 X-Head Cannons, 3 Y-Dragon Heads and 3 Z-Metal Tanks to fusion summon XY-Dragon Cannon, XZ-Tank Cannon, YZ-Tank Dragon and XYZ-Dragon Cannon. Spoiler
[copse] The four machine fusions now stood on the ground. Stood? Do they stand? Well, whatever. The insects had long since been killed by the fusions I¡¯ve kept summoning. Sure most of them didn¡¯t have that much time, but the ones I summoned first from the series of five had enough to take down a bug or two, as long as they had the power to do it.
Summon unique Fusion Monsters
Unique Fusion Monsters summoned: 60
St. Joan, Master of Oz, Giltia the D. Knight, Fusionist, Dragoness the Wicked Knight, Flower Wolf, Dark Pdin, Meteor ck Dragon, Musician King, Charubin the Fire Knight, Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast, Thousand-Eyes Restrict, Ojama King, Mokey Mokey King, Reaper on the Nightmare, Crimson Sunbird, me Ghost, Super Roboyarou, Super Robdy, Darkfire Dragon, Mystical Sand, Karbon Warrior, me Swordsman, Cyber Saurus, Metal Dragon, Kaminari Attack, Deepsea Shark, Warrior of Tradition, Kwagar Hercules, Ryu Senshi, Mavelus, Fiend Skull Dragon, Dark Balter the Terrible, Rabid Horseman, Empress Judge, Kamionwizard, Rare Fish, Roaring Ocean Snake, Sanwitch, Punished Eagle, Alligator''s Sword Dragon, Humanoid Worm Drake, Dark re Knight, Dark de the Dragon Knight, Bickuribox, Marine Beast, The Last Warrior from Another, King Dragun, Thousand Dragon, Labyrinth Tank, Gaia the Dragon Champion, Gatling Dragon, Skull Knight, Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon, ck Skull Dragon, Barox, XY-Dragon Cannon, XZ-Tank Cannon, YZ-Tank Dragon, XYZ-Dragon Cannon
Next Reward is given at 60 unique Fusion Monsters
Next Reward: Rose Spectre of Dunn + Snakeyashi
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[copse] I took my reward. Again, it wasn¡¯t that amazing. Then I quickly summoned it, just to unsummon it immediately afterwards. Sure the ntdy isn¡¯t bad looking, but she clearly wanted to get handsy with me, and I¡¯m in no mental state for that. My reward at 65 will be Skelgon and The Snake Hair, by the way. And I can just get there, after I summon my new Blue-Eyed dragons. Spoiler
[copse] But before I do the BE lineup, let me first summon the two rituals that I got from the Tournament Pack 2. ¡°I activate Revival of Dokurorider. I tribute Dragon Seeker to ritual summon Dokurorider.¡± Spoiler
[copse] ¡°I activate Novox''s Prayer. I tribute Launcher Spider to ritual summon Skull Guardian.¡± Spoiler
[copse] I kept the two ritual monsters around to act as guards, as I gathered the corpses on the insects, or more like that was left of them. I would say I¡¯m sorry, but you are monsters, so why would I not kill you? After I picked everything up, I took a seat on Dokurider¡¯s bike. It was the best ce to sit, so why not? I¡¯m a little disappointed that the motorcyclees with a rider, because if it didn¡¯t, I could ride it myself. But what are you going to do? I took a deep breath in. Holy God that was a lot. I wish Laura could have done at least some of that for me. I really didn¡¯t even get to enjoy it. I deactivated the Insect Barrier, as well as the field spell, which had made all of this possible. There is no way I could have done this without Fusion Gate. I just had way too many monsters to summon. I only have like 5 copies of Poly with a toploader, so yeah. Even with all of the unsleeved copies, I don¡¯t have enough copies of poly for over 50 fusion summonings. Laura hadn¡¯t kept that many on hand. But I have enough for the next four, so I don¡¯t need the field spell any more. And I really don¡¯t want to banish the materials for these guys. Blue-Eyes fusions, here Ie! CH.235 Five Blue-Eyed Dragons CH.235 Five Blue-Eyed Dragons After taking a bit of time to rest, and contacting Lua quickly so I could give her a status update, I got ready for whates next. First, I unsummoned the two rituals, as I didn¡¯t need them any longer, and I needed my entire duel disk avable for what I was going to do next. I got out the first three cards. ¡­ I¡¯m honestly excited. I¡¯m giddy, like a little kid waiting to open their birthday presents. ¡°Let¡¯s start with this.¡± I said to myself. Yes, I¡¯m 100% monologuing just for the sake of it. ¡°Because I¡¯m holding a Blue-Eyes White Dragon in my hand, I can special summon Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon.¡± I called out, as I ced the Alternative Dragon onto my duel disk. Spoiler
[copse] My dragon soon appeared. It looked simr to its more ¡®normal¡¯ counterpart, except that it was glowing. It shone a light blue light from multiple ces on its body. Alternative Dragon, I think you are misunderstanding something. You aren¡¯t the Shining Dragon. ¡°Now, let¡¯s get your fusion partner out. Blue-Eyes White Dragon.¡± I summoned the second dragon. Spoiler [copse] ¡°Now, the two of you be one. Fuse together and form the Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon.¡± I said, to perform the first Blue-Eyes fusion summoning. Spoiler [copse] Well, technically that is wrong. I didn¡¯t ¡®fusion summon¡¯ Blue-Eyes Twin Burst. I special summoned it with its own condition. Some might ask: ¡°What¡¯s the difference?¡± Well, there really is none. For Twin Burst, at least. But for some other cards, there might be. Look up properly summoning if you want to know more. But again, for Twin Burst, it didn¡¯t matter. I summoned it by fulfilling the condition, so the sleeve and toploader turned purple, indicating that I could now summon it, like I can any other card. At least until I sacrifice it, or it dies, or anything else like that. Now, as for Twin Burst. It was slightlyrger than its fusion materials, standing at about 23 meters tall. Or right about the same size as Meteor ck Dragon. I was actually expecting him to be the same size as a regr Blue-Eyes, but I¡¯m clearly wrong. Now I wonder, howrge will the Ultimates be? Well, one way to find out. I let my Twin Burst stay out, just so I could gather my entire Blue-Eyes lineup, got out one more copy of Blue-Eyes, as well as one Ultimate Fusion. I only had one Ultimate Fusion, and I¡¯m going to use it to summon the original, so let¡¯s go. I did have Laura activate multiple copies of Different Dimension Capsule and they are working on getting more copies of all of the Blue-Eyes fusions, as well as Alternative Dragon and Ultimate Fusion, but they won¡¯t get those cards until tomorrow. ¡°I activate Ultimate Fusion. I return to my collection two Blue-Eyes White Dragons and my Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon to fusion summon Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon.¡± Spoiler
[copse] An extremely bright light of blue and white shed before my eyes, and after my vision returned the ultimate creature of destruction was floating in the sky in front of me. ¡­ okay, it isn¡¯t, but it is the strongest monster I¡¯ve summoned thus far. Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon was quite majestic. And it wasrge. A lotrger than normal, or even Twin Burst. If Ultimate stood on the ground, measuring to its shoulder level, it would be 30 meters tall, or about 50%rger than regr Blue-Eyes. It is the first, and currently only dragon which falls into the ¡®huge¡¯ category of monsters over 25 meters tall. ¡°... wow. I¡¯d love to have you fight something, but there isn¡¯t anything worthy of you here.¡± I apologized to the Ultimate Dragon. ¡°You¡¯ll just have to y with the others in the factory. I know Sorcerer of Dark Magic has been looking forward to your appearance.¡± I informed my dragon. Because Ultimate Fusion returned my three Blue-Eyes to the collection, I only had the fusion spell itself to trade in. In its ce, I got out three more copies of the vani dragon, a normal poly, and the next Ultimate. ¡°I activate Polymerization. I fuse together three Blue-Eyes White Dragons to fusion summon Neo Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon.¡± Spoiler
[copse] After another near blinding sh of light, my second Ultimate Dragon appeared. It was just asrge as the first one, but unlike the OG, Neo didn¡¯t have any arms. Neo also glows a soft blue glow, like Alternative Dragon does. After giving him a simr address as I did OG Ultimate, I traded the grayed out poly and White Dragons for a fresh set of both, as well as thest Ultimate Dragon. ¡°I activate Polymerization. I fuse together three Blue-Eyes White Dragons to fusion summon Blue-Eyes Alternative Ultimate Dragon.¡± Spoiler
[copse] This time, I was prepared, so I covered my eyes before the fusion summoning could blind me again. It didn¡¯t block all of it, as I could still see some of the light through my eyelids, but it was better. After the light subsided, I opened my eyes to see the third three-headed dragon looking at me. Now, just one left. I returned the used poly, and the grayed out materials to my collection, and got out thest two cards. ¡°Ultimate, sorry about this, but I¡¯ll summon you back as soon as I can.¡± I told my dragon. ¡°I tribute Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon to summon Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon.¡± Spoiler [copse] Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon burst into pieces in another sh of light, and in its ce was the new Shining Dragon. Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon itself was actually smaller than Ultimate Dragon, only about 25 meters. It is stillrge, but not quite asrge as the ultimates. But unlike the ultimates, it carried with it apletely different aura. Thus far, only Sorcerer of Dark Magic has had an aura around him, but Shining definitely has one as well. But his was different. Sorcerer¡¯s was oppressive and aggressive, whereas Shining has a feeling of safety and protection. At least for me. ¡°Now, Monster Reborn. Return my Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon.¡± I activated thest card for now. Spoiler [copse] As Ultimate Dragon rose again, I took a good look at my lineup of Blue-Eyed dragons. Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon. The smallest of the five, but still a gorgeous twin-headed dragon. Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon. The OG Blue-Eyes fusion. The three-headed monster. I really just want to let him loose on literally anything, but at the same time, I don¡¯t want to destroy just anything with him. But still, I love him. In the middle, Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon. He might be a bit smaller than the Ultimates, but he is amazing. He just ¡­ shines. Yeah, corny. But what else should I say? He was the first of them that I got, but thest that got summoned, but that is just how it sometimes goes. Neo Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon. Mr. No Arms Dragon. Why don¡¯t you have arms? No really. It actually bothers me a bit that you don¡¯t have arms. You just look weak, because you don¡¯t have arms. What are you, Trish? ¡­ okay, Trish is actually a great monster and I shouldn''t make fun of it. Well, even with no arms, he had the power to annihte basically anything. Andst, but not least, Blue-Eyes Alternative Ultimate Dragon. He might be somewhat more basic, like the OG Ultimate, but he is still a massive three-headed dragon. Rule number one, don¡¯t mess with the three headed dragon. Or would it be a three-headed dragon in this case? Well, either way, don¡¯t mess with my Blue-Eyed Dragons. Spoiler
[copse]
I spent my lunch time surrounded by my massive dragons. Because why not? Who would I bother here anyway? It was kind of funny seeing a brave insecte out from the dungeon entrance, only to have five dragons all turn their gazes at it. Yeah, if bugs could sweat, that thing would have been sweating a river. In fact, out of the four that came out during my break, at least one died of shock. Poor ant couldn¡¯t deal with the fact that I had some dragons keeping mepany. ¡°Thank you, everyone. I have one more test to run, and I need my entire duel disk for that, so go back to the factory now.¡± I told my dragons. ¡°And don¡¯t break anything there. Too badly.¡± After unsummoning them, I returned the cards of the five dragons to my collection. All of their sleeves and toploaders had colored, so I should be able to summon them back with no fusion or sacrificing Ultimate required. I wasn¡¯t really worried about the fusions, honestly. After Twin Burst took the purple color, the others were basically sure to get it as well. But Shining I wasn¡¯t so sure about. Shining is a nomi monster. Meaning it can only be summoned by its own effect. So normally, in a duel, even if you summon Shining, if it is destroyed or otherwise sent to the GY, you cannot summon it back with Monster Reborn. Well, I guess in the anime, or the movie to be specific, Atem could summon Shining Dragon from Kaiba¡¯s GY using Monster Reborn, so maybe mine is more like the anime version. ¡­ wait, that means it can use Shining Nova, right? The effect to destroy anything, even if said thing cannot be destroyed and is unaffected by everything? That Shining Nova? Well, I¡¯m not sure and honestly, if something so strong that I have to Shining Nova it appears, the world would quickly go bye-bye if I wasn¡¯t here to Shining Nova said thing. Anyway, back to business. After I returned the dragons to the collection, I got out another five cards. Two arms, two legs and one Forbidden One. ¡­ okay, all of them have the Forbidden One in their name. ¡°Haah.¡± I took in a deep breath. Honestly, I¡¯m a little afraid. I¡¯m about to summon what is basically a god. Not God, just god. Or a demigod. I really hope this goes well. ¡°With all five pieces gathered, I summon Exodia!¡± I yelled out, after I lined up all of the pieces on my duel disk. Spoiler
[copse] Arge pentagram, glowing turquoise, appeared in the air. And from it, came out one arm, then the other, next the legs, and finally, the main body of Exodia. The massive monster that is Exodia was now standing in front of me. And when I say massive, I mean massive. Exodia wasrge enough to make my Ultimate Dragons look small byparison. Exodia stood at 50 meters tall, and that was only measuring to his shoulder level. If you count his head, as you usually do with a person, he would be just short of 60 meters tall. While that is not quite double what my Ultimate Dragons are, as the 30 meter measurement I gave them is from their feet to their shoulders, Exodia still dwarfs them. Even with their heads and tails taken into consideration, the Ultimate Dragons cannot match up to Exodia¡¯s size. ¡°... so ¡­ what do I do with you?¡± I questioned myself. The summoning seeded, so what now? Do I just unsummon him? Have him attack nothing? Order him to obliterate nothing? I don¡¯t know why, but after I thought that, Exodia quickly took a fighting stance. I actually got a bit worried that he had noticed an enemy, but instead, he seemed to just be showing off, as he quickly began showing off his moves. First, some shadow boxing, then some magic skills, even things like flight and something simr to Ria¡¯s flickering step were all in his skill list. I have to say, seeing a giant man? moving at speeds where my eyes cannot follow was somewhat entertaining. Is Exodia a man? I think so, considering Exodius the Ultimate Forbidden Lord. If that really is Exodia, just without the armor. ¡­ or, maybe Exodius is Exodia¡¯s husband? ¡­ yeah, no. That just sounds wrong. Anyway, after taking a look at Exodia¡¯s skills, it was time for the ultimate move. I want to see it. ¡°Exodia! I want you to use your ultimate move. Aim it towards the western sky.¡± I gave him the instructions. The reason I had him aim west, is because that way, no one should see it, I think. ¡°Go. Exodia Obliterate!¡± As I ordered, Exodia brought his hands together and a massive amount of power began collection between them. I wasn¡¯t that good at sensing mana outside of my body, but even I could feel the massive amount of power held in that ball of fire. Is it even fire? I don¡¯t know, and I don¡¯t think it matters. It is probably more like a ball of pure energy or something. Maybe just pure mana? As Exodia was gathering more and more power, I could feel my duel disk getting warmer. It wasn¡¯t yet hot, but it was definitely warming up. I brought my right hand closer to it, and I felt a massive amount of heating off of the five cards on the duel disk. They are radiating massive amounts of heat, to the point where the entire duel disk is heating up. If this keeps up, it might legit burn me. ¡°Exodia, let it go already!¡± I yelled out, hoping him using the attack would stop the heatwave. He did as ordered, and struck forward with his arms. As soon as they were fully extended, a massive beam of fire, light and destruction shot out at speeds where my eyes could not follow it. As it flew through the air, it struck some clouds,pletely evaporating them from existence. I have no idea how far the beam reached, but I wouldn¡¯t be surprised if it escaped the''s surface, entered into space andpletely annihted an asteroid or something. I looked back at Exodia and saw that he was turning ¡­ see-through. He was vanishing. I turned my gaze to my duel disk. The cards on it had stopped radiating heat, and they too were disappearing before my eyes. That¡¯s not at all fair. They had toploaders and everything. You can¡¯t go. I need you. ¡­ ¡­ I could do nothing but watch, as both Exodia and the cards I used to summon him disappeared, vanishing from existence. I guess the power Exodia held, or at least his Exodo me, was way too much for the cards to hold. Even with the toploaders. Well, at least I¡¯m more or less fine, so I think it went alright in the end. But just to make sure, I pulled open my status.
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human ?
Level: 88
HP: 3180
Mana: 4210
Strength: 1025
Defense: 1195
Magic: 1155
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.5 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.3 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Telekinesis LV.5 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.8 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Sword Technique LV.2
Mana Control LV.10
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (Greater)
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
Yeah, looks normal, right? ¡­ No, it doesn¡¯t! My Pack Opener leveled up. Was it all the fusions? Or was it Exodia? Maybe both. Well, either way, LV.5 Pack Opener. And what is up with the star after my race? Don¡¯t tell me¡­
Somewhere, in a ce no mortal can enter, three beings were discussing something of critical importance. ¡°I told you. He shouldn¡¯t be allowed to hold the power of a god.¡± A female voice called out. ¡°And I agreed, but I didn¡¯t actually think those ¡®cards¡¯ could bring out anything that destructive.¡± Another female voice responded. ¡°We need to eliminate him, immediately.¡± The first voice said. ¡°We cannot. It is against thew.¡± A male voice cut in. ¡°But we have to do something.¡± The first female voice said. ¡°If he uses that power carelessly, he will destroy the entire continent, if not the.¡± ¡°That is true.¡± The male voice said. ¡°But that doesn¡¯t give us the right to interfere. Until he has either caused irreparable damage, or killed many thousands of people, he is not someone we can simply eliminate.¡± ¡°... then ¡­ then ¡­¡± The first female voice muttered. ¡°There is something we could do.¡± The second female voice said. ¡°Oh. Yes. Tell us, tell us!¡± The first insisted. ¡°We could reward him instead of punishing him.¡± The second said. ¡°Reward him? Why would we..?¡± The first question. ¡°Just listen.¡± The second cut the first off. ¡°If we reward him by upgrading his System Support, he will understand everything better. Then we can warn him of the dangers of using that god. That will likely cause him to not use that god in reckless ways.¡± ¡°... won¡¯t he learn of our existence then?¡± The first asked. ¡°No. He would need a perfect level System Support for that.¡± The second answered. ¡°And he has thus far not caused any real damage to the world, or the people living in it. We should instead use him to better the world, and for that, upgrading his System Support would be for the best.¡± ¡°We do not have the authority for that, so we would have to put it to a vote.¡± The male reminded the other two. ¡°Shall we do that?¡± ¡°Yes. That is the best course of action.¡± The second agreed. ¡°I''ve prepared the information for everyone, so all we have to do is send it out.¡± ¡°... hmph. I don¡¯t like it, but you two out voted me on this.¡± The firstined. ¡°Put out the vote. Everyone can decide whether he is a threat or not.¡± ¡°Yes. Then all three of us shall be one.¡± The male said, as he took the hands of the two females. After a second, the three had be one, and that one now said: ¡°Everyone. The Goddess questions you. Shall this individual be granted the ess of an Advanced System Support?¡± CH.236 LV.5 Pack Opener CH.236 LV.5 Pack Opener
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human ?
Level: 88
HP: 3180
Mana: 4210
Strength: 1025
Defense: 1195
Magic: 1155
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.5 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.3 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Telekinesis LV.5 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.8 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Sword Technique LV.2
Mana Control LV.10
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (Greater)
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
¡°... so, Laura, do you want to exin what just happened?¡± I questioned. (Depends on what you are referring to. Multiple things happened in quick session, so in what order would you like me to go over them?) Laura asked. (... yeah, I guess.) I went from speaking aloud, to justmunicating with Laura in my head. (First of all, the star? Is that what I think it is?) I asked. (Yes. I got upgraded from Standard to Advanced.) Laura confirmed. (... okay. That¡¯s good. But why? Because I summoned Exodia? Or some other reason?) (I don¡¯t know. I asked, but I didn¡¯t get a response.) (Oh yeah, can you tell me how that entire system thing works now?) (I¡¯m sorry, but no. I would have to be at the perfect level.) Laura apologized. (Then it¡¯s fine. If you can¡¯t do it, it isn¡¯t your fault. So, what about Pack Opener?) I asked. (It leveled up when you went over 50 with the fusion challenge.) Laura answered. (Also, remember that you didn¡¯t im your reward for 65 summonings yet, so you should do that.) (Oh. Yeah. I¡¯ll do that.) I answered, as I imed the Skelgon and The Snake Hair. I then quickly summoned the skeleton dragon, just to get it done. (But really. So it wasn¡¯t Exodia that leveled up the skill, huh. I thought for sure it would have been Exodia.) Spoiler
[copse] As I was recovering, I checked the next rewards I would get for the fusion challenge.
Summon unique Fusion Monsters
Unique Fusion Monsters summoned: 66
St. Joan, Master of Oz, Giltia the D. Knight, Fusionist, Dragoness the Wicked Knight, Flower Wolf, Dark Pdin, Meteor ck Dragon, Musician King, Charubin the Fire Knight, Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast, Thousand-Eyes Restrict, Ojama King, Mokey Mokey King, Reaper on the Nightmare, Crimson Sunbird, me Ghost, Super Roboyarou, Super Robdy, Darkfire Dragon, Mystical Sand, Karbon Warrior, me Swordsman, Cyber Saurus, Metal Dragon, Kaminari Attack, Deepsea Shark, Warrior of Tradition, Kwagar Hercules, Ryu Senshi, Mavelus, Fiend Skull Dragon, Dark Balter the Terrible, Rabid Horseman, Empress Judge, Kamionwizard, Rare Fish, Roaring Ocean Snake, Sanwitch, Punished Eagle, Alligator''s Sword Dragon, Humanoid Worm Drake, Dark re Knight, Dark de the Dragon Knight, Bickuribox, Marine Beast, The Last Warrior from Another, King Dragun, Thousand Dragon, Labyrinth Tank, Gaia the Dragon Champion, Gatling Dragon, Skull Knight, Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon, ck Skull Dragon, Barox, XY-Dragon Cannon, XZ-Tank Cannon, YZ-Tank Dragon, XYZ-Dragon Cannon, Rose Spectre of Dunn, Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon, Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, Neo Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, Blue-Eyes Alternative Ultimate Dragon, Skelgon
Next Reward is given at 70 unique Fusion Monsters
Next Reward: Amazoness Empress + Amazoness Queen
Spoiler
[copse] Okay. Something actually kind of nice. Too bad I can¡¯t get to it. I would have loved to get the card, get extra copies with Different Dimension Capsule, and then give one of each to Christina. Well, nothing I can do about that now. I¡¯ve summoned every single unique fusion in my collection, so until I get more, I can¡¯t get the Amazonesses. ¡­ but my skill did just level up, so ¡­ what changed?
Pack Opener
[Collection]
[Deck] (new)
[Sleeve maker]
[Summoning Challenge]
[Instructions]
[Set lists]
[Open Packs]
[Promo Trade] (+1)
[Buy Decks] (new)
Okay. The order is definitely different. Promo Trades moved and there is a new trade or something there. And two new tabs. I checked out the deck tab first. It was honestly nothing super special. It was basically a favorites tab. I could have up to 60 card ¡®main deck¡¯ there and a 20 card ¡®extra deck¡¯. As well as another 20 card side deck, for a total of 100 cards. My main deck could only hold, well, main deck cards. Aka. it cannot hold fusions or links. Or any other kind of extra deck monsters, but I only had fusions, and the two vampire links currently. The extra deck on the other hand could only hold ¡®extra deck monsters¡¯. Fusions, synchros, XYZs and Links. And as I said, it had space for 20 cards. The side deck could hold either type of cards, up to 20. I don¡¯t really know why my skill is different from the normal Yugioh rules, as in Yugioh, you can only have 15 cards each in your extra deck and side deck, but I¡¯m not going to question it. At least the main deck size of 60 cards was correct, as that is the upper limit to what your main deck can hold in Yugioh. And honestly, the side deck really is just more space, as I don¡¯t have to trade the cards from there to the main deck or extra deck to use them or anything. So yeah, while a nice ¡®favorites tab¡¯ the Deck tab really doesn¡¯t seem to do much for me. But considering that my skill got it, there is a chance Card Summoner can get it as well, so that was good news. Now, as for Buy Decks. I could use it to buy starter and structure decks, using both pack tokens and reprint tokens as the currency. For starter decks, they cost me 5 Pack Tokens. Quite cheap, considering that theye with 50 cards each. Not that efficiency really matters for me. The ones I could get are: Six of them. By quick look, there aren¡¯t many new cards there, but there are a few. Dian Keto the Cure Master, Ultimate Offering, Castle Walls, Sword of Dark Destruction, Invigoration, Waboku, Lord of D., The Flute of Summoning Dragon, as well as some amount of mostly normal monsters, which I didn¡¯t have ess to yet. Spoiler
[copse] Honestly, Waboku is amazing. I can set one on myself, and it will activate on its own, making me immune to any damage for a short period of time. It is the perfect defensive card to set on people. It doesn¡¯t hurt anyone else, but it protects the person who is about to take an attack. And as itsts for longer than just one attack, it is arguably better than the other cards I¡¯ve set on people. And being able to get them with just 5 tokens each, that is one great deal. Just because of that, I traded for each of the Started Decks on the spot, and set a Waboku on myself. If anyone tried to hurt me with ill intent, it would activate and make me immune to basically everything. Now, for structure decks. Their prices weren¡¯t uniformed, but were somebination of pack and reprint tokens, totaling 10. The mostmon was 8 pack tokens and 2 reprint tokens, but some were 7 and 3, while others were 9 and 1. Basically double the prize of the starter decks, but I can deal with it. For structure decks, I could get: Dragon''s Roar Warrior''s Triumph Spellcaster''s Judgment Dinosaur''s Rage Spoiler ...So, links with [ ''s ] don''t work on this site. For some reason, a random [ %5C ] is added to the link before the [ ''s ], breaking the link. So here are the four decks that I cannot link directly. You will have to select them, right click on it, and press Go to (link here). https://ygoprodeck/pack/Structure%20Deck:%20Dragon''s%20Roar https://ygoprodeck/pack/Structure%20Deck:%20Warrior''s%20Triumph https://ygoprodeck/pack/Structure%20Deck:%20Spellcaster''s%20Judgment https://ygoprodeck/pack/Structure%20Deck:%20Dinosaur''s%20Rage [copse] 10, in total. And they seem, amazing. Well, maybe not, but they do have some cards I couldn¡¯t ess before, so I¡¯m more than happy to get my hands on all of this stuff. Machine Re-Volt is probably the best thought. It just has the most ¡®new stuff¡¯. And it has Ancient Gears. I love those things. Giant mechanical monsters are amazing. Well, I guess Dinosaur¡¯s Rage also has a ton of Dinosaur monsters that I can¡¯t get from anywhere else yet, so that is a good second. But I¡¯m more of a machine and dragon fan, than dinosaur, so ¡­ But for the amazing stuff, we had the cover cards of the decks. Dragon¡¯s Roar has Red-Eyes Darkness Dragon. ze of Destruction has Infernal me Emperor. Fury from the Deepes with Ocean Dragon Lord - Neo-Daedalus. Warrior''s Triumph has Gilford the Legend. Spellcaster''s Judgment has Dark Eradicator Warlock. Invincible Fortress has Exxod, Master of The Guard. Lord of the Storm has Simorgh, Bird of Divinity. Dinosaur''s Rage packs the Super Conductor Tyranno, and Ultimate Tyranno. And Machine Re-Voltes with Ancient Gear Gadjiltron Dragon. And Ancient Gear Golem, but like Ultimate Tyranno, that isn''t the cover card of the deck. Spoiler
[copse] Yeah, Zombie Madness has Vampire Genesis, but I have it already, so I didn¡¯t mention it. Well, I did now, but still. Some amazing stuff became avable with these structure decks. Now, the promo trade-in. And what waited for me there was Shonen Jump promotional cards. Well, the first 11 at least.
Blue-Eyes White Dragon Red-Eyes ck Dragon Archfiend of Gilfer
Obelisk the Tormentor Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon Unity
Yu-Jo Friendship Judgment of Pharaoh Magician''s Valkyria
Toon Dark Magician Girl Victory Dragon
Spoiler
[copse] Some good stuff. Too bad I just got my Ultimate Dragon, so getting it from this isn¡¯t that amazing. But some of the other stuff is amazing. Toon Dark Magician Girl and Magician''s Valkyria are both new. Unity and Yu-Jo Friendship could likely force people to do something stupid. And Victory Dragon ¡­ well, I¡¯m actually not at all sure what it can do, but it does look cool. It is a golden dragon. Andst, but certainly not least. ¡°So, I guess my first Egyptian God card will be Obelisk the Tormentor, huh.¡± I said, as I looked at the list. ¡°Getting a God, after summoning the god that is Exodia. Kind of funny.¡± I opened the trade for Obelisk, so I could add it to my collection.
Trade in 10 ¡®Divine-Beast¡¯ type monsters for one ¡®Obelisk the Tormentor¡¯?
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¡°Really!?¡± I yelled out. ¡°Where in the world am I supposed to get Divine-Beast monsters to trade in for a Divine-Beast monster?¡± Fuck me! ¡­ actually, don¡¯t. I wouldn¡¯t like that. But still. What a cockblock. ¡°Wait. I can just¡­¡± I got out two cards from the collection. This will work, right? What I got out was a Buster der. Ironically enough, it is the monster I have the most copies of. Yeah, thank you Emblem of Dragon Destroyer. The other card I got out was DNA Surgery. ¡°If I just install it, I can permanently change the monster''s type, I think¡­¡± I muttered to myself. Spoiler
[copse] ¡°Make my Buster der into a Divine-Beast. Install.¡± I said, to hopefully do the install correctly. That was what I assumed would work, but instead, a small system window appeared.
Choose what type to turn Buster der into
[¨‹]
[Confirm]
A little prompt, with a dropdown menu appeared. I opened the dropdown.
Aqua Beast Beast-Warrior
Dinosaur Dragon Fairy
Fiend Fish Insect
Machine nt Pyro
Reptile Rock Sea Serpent
Spellcaster Thunder Warrior
Winged Beast Zombie
¡­ okay. Divine-Beast where? ¡­ It¡¯s not there!? Why? After calming down a bit, I looked through the list again, and noticed a few other types also missing. Both Divine-Beast and Creator God are missing, but so are Cyberse, Psychic and Wyrm. ¡­ Is it because I don¡¯t have any monsters of those types? Or do I unlock types with some other trigger? Maybe. Let¡¯s run a quick test then. I decided to ¡®sacrifice¡¯ the Buster der for the experiment. I picked Dragon-type, andpleted the install. Why not turn the dragon yer into a dragon? Then I got out a DNA Transnt. Then I installed it as well into the now Dragon-type Buster der. Spoiler [copse]
Choose what attribute to turn Buster der into
[¨‹]
[Confirm]
Dark Earth Fire
Light Wind Water
Kind of expected that, but there is no Divine attribute. But I could pick any of the ¡®normal¡¯ six. Again, just to test the card out, I picked Light andpleted the install. The Buster der in my hand was now a Light Dragon, instead of an Earth Warrior. ¡­ well, the experiment seeded, but it also failed. And I was so excited for a moment there. I guess no Obelisk for me, until I get other Divine-Beasts from somewhere. I did check DDCapsule, but I couldn¡¯t get Obelisk the Tormentor with that either, so I guess I¡¯m just SOL. ¡­ will the Sacred Beasts be Divine-Beasts? And what about the Wicked Gods? I know they aren¡¯t in the TCG, or the OCG, but they are in the anime/manga. And my cards do seem to follow the anime rules. You know, when something has been ¡®properly summoned¡¯ and so forth, so maybe? Maybe they will be both their card game type, as well as Divine-Beast. Like they have an effect where they are always also treated as Divine-Beast/Divine monsters. Well, I guess I¡¯ll find out when I eventually get them. (Laura, can you make the trades for the new trade in cards? One of each for now, but at least two Valkyries.) I requested. (Yes. I¡¯ll have it done soon.) She answered. (I''ll also get the new structure decks during the night, if that is alright.) (Yeah. That''s fine.) I agreed. Well, I¡¯m done here for today, so let¡¯s head to the dungeon. The other dungeon. I took a giant boulder that I got because of the quarry operation, and used it to block the entrance to the dungeon. No more insects maye out. Then I jumped into Gradius and headed over to TinaWood. I need to get the clothes I want made, and some couches for Big Core.
My dungeon visit didn¡¯t take too long. After all, all I really had to do was get inside, enter the hidden ¡®admin passage¡¯ and do my thing. It doesn¡¯t matter where I am in the dungeon, as long as I¡¯m in the dungeon. And I entered the secret passage, so no one would spot me. There were a few adventurers in the dungeon after all. First I absorbed all of the insect corpses I had. Tahlia had taken some of them apart, and gotten some materials from them, but I could still absorb some parts of them into the dungeon. It seems that as long as there is a monster core, I can pile anything around it, and absorb it for points. ¡­ I feel like this could be used as a way to get rid of trash. Take a low rank monster core, surround it with a pile of garbage and absorb all of it into a dungeon. It can be done, right? I tested it out with a monster core from one of the insects, as well as a pile of rocks and other stuff from my quarry operation, and it seeded. ¡­ sadly, the points I got were not all that great. Then I tested it with an assorted pile of throwaway monster materials and a monster core, and this time I got a nice amount of points. So maybe earth materials are just bad for getting points. Well, it is everywhere, so¡­ (Laura, do you know about this?) (A little. But if you are asking me to min-max the efficiency, I cannot do it at this moment. We simply don¡¯t have the data, and there is no system data about optimized dungeon absorption either, so we would have to do a lot of experiments first.) She answered. (... but you knew that the dungeons could absorb anything?) I asked. (As long as you have a monster core, yes. And you do need to match the amount of materials absorbed to the rank and size of the core.) Laura said. (And you didn¡¯t tell me because?) (I didn¡¯t think it was necessary. We don¡¯t have ess to unlimited monster cores, so we couldn¡¯t do it anyway. I would have told you, had wee across a reliable source of monster cores.) (... alright. I guess that makes sense. I just wish you had told me, so I could have shared that info with Christina. I think the boars around Alewatch have monster cores, right? She could have used them for trash disposal.) (They are F-rank monsters, so yes, they do have monster cores.) Laura confirmed. (Yeah. I thought as much. Well, I¡¯ll just discuss it with Christina tomorrow. And if she asks, I¡¯ll just say it has something to do with your rank or something.) (That might not be the worst idea, but it isn¡¯t the best either.) Laura said. (I think for now, it is better if we don¡¯t say I¡¯ve been upgraded. Just to avoid any more rumors.) (... okay, if you say so. But I will still tell Lua. That is not up for discussion.) (You are allowed to tell whomever you wish. I just want you to remember that System Support holders are seen as ¡®angels¡¯ of the system. And higher ranking holders are seen as more powerful ¡®angels¡¯.) (... yeah, I guess. But what if I have to show my status? Won¡¯t it show?) (No. Not anymore.) Laura said. (As advanced, I can show myself as any rank below advanced in your opened status. I can even hide away certain parts of your status, if you so wish. While I can¡¯t make a full fake status, it is a lot better than what I could previously do. Like hiding away individual skills, or altering the skill level others see when you open your status.) (... so, you can mask yourself as a lower ranking system support?) I asked. (Yes.) Laura confirmed. (... alright. I guess we should do that. Whenever I open my status, you should show yourself as the !-mark rank, I guess.) (Yes. Let us do that. Should I hide away some of your skills as well?) Laura asked. (... I¡¯m not sure. Maybe hide the Factory? And can you change Storage so it looks like Inventory instead?) I asked. (I can only hide skills away, not change them for others.) Laura said. (... okay. Then hide Factory from the opened status. Then lower the skill level of mana control to 8 or something, just so it isn¡¯t 10. Put storage down to 4 or so as well, just so it is better in line with Pack Opener. And lower the level of Telekinesis to 3. And Unity to 4. I think that will do it.) (As you wish.) Laura confirmed. (Actually, can you alter my overall level?) I asked. (No. I cannot touch that. Sorry.) (That¡¯s fine. Even the skill level altering is amazing. Thank you, Laura.) After I did what I came to do, I left the dungeon and jumped into Gradius, so I could fly back to the vige. I have a lot to talk about with Lua. By the way, in case you were wondering how I could make a ¡®three piece suit¡¯ for the Earl, it was quite easy actually. All I really had to do was to make one with the imaginary powers I have in the Factory, then analyze it and upload that to the dungeon database. Cheat powers for the win. It isn¡¯t exactly a three-piece suit, but something a bit morefortable, still styled a bit like a suit. But I¡¯ll describe it better when I hand it over to Thomas.
¡°... so, let me check if I have this correct.¡± Lua said, as she began recapping my story. ¡°You summoned a God, and because of that, Laura¡¯s rank increased.¡± ¡°Basically yes. But I don¡¯t think Laura calls it rank.¡± I countered. We were in the empty house in which Lua¡¯s father used to live. I had also summoned Cosmo Queen so she could set up a barrier around the house, just to make sure no one would listen in. I trust the people here, but still. This is a bit bigger than just a trust issue. ¡°... Brian. You really should stop.¡± ¡°Why?¡± ¡°You can¡¯t just summon a God!¡± Lua yelled at me. ¡°Hey! Exodia is at most a demigod.¡± I defended myself. ¡°Does it matter? Even those dragons are ¡­ are ¡­ I don¡¯t even know anymore¡­¡± ¡°Sorry. But I don¡¯t think it really matters. I just have to not use Exodia in the future, unless I absolutely must. It just is too dangerous.¡± I admitted. ¡°Yes. Please.¡± Lua agreed. ¡°You don¡¯t have to do ridiculous things all the time.¡±
The rest of the day was ¡­ normal. Enough craziness for one day, right? I asked around a bit, you know, about mysterious lights to the west, but no one seemed to have noticed anything, so I think my idea with Exodia paid off. Had I ordered him to attack to the east instead, that giant me beam thing likely would have been seen here. I just have to hope there is nothing important to the west. Not that the beam would have hit anything, but they might have seen it. When the guard asked about it, I just said I summoned this shining dragon, and I was wondering if it had been spotted here. It isn¡¯t technically a lie. Because of everything, I was quite tired already, so the only training I did today was a bit of sword swinging. No magic today. I also skipped today¡¯s Level Up! Just in case the level up to Pack Opener,bined with a level to something else would get me sick. Lua and Ria both followed my lead, saying that as they also can¡¯t keep their practice in line with the speed at which their skills level up, that they would take a break day. Don¡¯t know about Alice though. She probably leveled up something. But that isn¡¯t for me to decide. She might have put in the effort again. I simply do not know. But knowing Alice, she absolutely did practice today. Tomorrow, hopefully it will be a calm day. The first guests will arrive tomorrow. And I¡¯ll go and get Christina and the rest who areing from Alewatch. Other than that, I don¡¯t know, so I guess we will find out. Good night for now. CH.237 Greeting Old Friends CH.237 Greeting Old Friends After we woke up, both Lua and I jumped into the factory to spend some time there. We had no real objective today, but we did have time dtion on our side, so we had extra time. And we never checked if the quality is different now that Laura is advanced system support, so we can check that while at it. Well admittedly, I did have one thing to do. I still needed to reward both Tahlia and Fantasia. ¡­ But I still had no idea what to give them.
In terms of differences, there were only minor ones. The quality Lua experienced was basically the same. But there was one difference. Laura, being advanced and all, could be both ¡®inside me¡¯ and in the factory at the same time. Previously, she couldn¡¯t do it, but now she can. It is useful, honestly. A lot of my monsters have a ton of information avable, and one of the weaknesses of Laura getting into contact with them was that she wasn¡¯t there for me. But now, she could do both. But, her upgrade had alsoe with a warning. ¡°Brian, we have to never use Exodia again.¡± Laura told me. ¡°... alright, but why?¡± ¡°It is a personal request from the Goddess.¡± Laura answered. ¡°She didn¡¯t say much, but apparently Exodia¡¯s power threatens the stability of the world, so it absolutely should not be used. Unless an immediate and imminent threat to the worldes to be and only Exodia can eliminate it.¡± ¡°... alright. I guess we won¡¯t use it then.¡± I decided. Not that I really need Exodia. ¡°Can you ask the Goddess if Exodia is fine as long as it doesn¡¯t obliterate? And what about Divine-Beast monsters? And are the other monsters, like the Ultimate Dragons, fine? Can you find out about that?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll be sure to ask.¡± Laura said. "But she only mentioned Exodia specifically, so the other monsters you summoned yesterday should be fine." After finding that out, we got in contact with Tahlia and Fantasia. Tahlia first, as she is easier to find. ¡°... I wish for another install. That card which will allow me to swap your clothes, Father.¡± Tahlia requested. Did she hear about that? I know I theorized that with Tailor of the Fickle could be used for it, but I was just worried about the power that might flow into my body because of it, like it did when Tahlia evolved from Inventory into Storage. Spoiler [copse] ¡°Laura, will that be fine?¡± I asked. Both her and Mia were here with us, so I didn¡¯t have to contact her through my head. ¡°Yes. In truth, your install of Spell Economics fully integrated with your body yesterday, so you could even install a new card. I just didn¡¯t think it would be a good idea, considering the partying up, so I chose not to tell you about it until then.¡± Laura said. Spoiler [copse] ¡°... Laura, please keep me informed. I don¡¯t do stupid things.¡± ¡°Yes you do.¡± Luamented. ¡°Summoning demigod and everything.¡± ¡°... okay. Maybe I do. But they are usually reasonable.¡± I defended myself. ¡°I had to test Exodia, in case I have to use him in an actual fight at some point.¡± ¡°Yes, yes. So you say. But be honest. What could actually be strong enough that you couldn¡¯t take it out with something a bit weaker?¡± Lua asked. ¡°No clue. But that is exactly why I need to be prepared. I know I can take down A-rank monsters with rtive ease, but what about S-rank monsters? And what about SS-rank monsters? And what about those beyond SS-rank? What will you do then? Because I know what I will.¡± ¡°... alright. I guess I can understand that.¡± Lua admitted. ¡°But honestly, if an SS-rank monster appeared, most people would just pray for the Goddesses.¡± ¡°And what would the Goddess do? Send a system mission to us, asking us to help them, right?¡± I asked. ¡°... I ¡­ I don¡¯t know. Maybe?¡± ¡°What do you two think?¡± I asked Mia and Laura. ¡°I cannot give an answer to that.¡± Laura admitted. ¡°But I suppose considering your previous missions that it is possible. The System and the Goddess do know about your summons, including Exodia, so being called upon wouldn¡¯t be that strange. They also know that you can fly to almost anywhere very quickly with Gradius.¡± ¡°Yes. And while my girl isn¡¯t strong enough to take on threats of that level, she is also getting better and better with healing magic, so her services might be requested to help with the recovery after Brian takes down the actual threat.¡± Mia added. ¡­ we got sidetracked. Again. Anyway, the conclusion was that I could install Tailor of the Fickle into Tahlia as a reward, so I did just that. And honestly, getting the ability to swap my clothes with Storage is just good for me, so why not? There also was no reaction to my body, and my status didn¡¯t change at all, so that was good. Laura even theorized that the install didn¡¯t burden my body at all, so I still had an install slot open for a new card. But I still wasn¡¯t going to install anything until after the BD party.
¡°I want papa to build us a house!¡± Fantasia requested, when I asked what she wanted as a reward. ¡°A house?¡± I confirmed. ¡°Yes. One for me, big sis, mama, papa, mama Lua and aunty Mia to all live in.¡± Fantasia said. ¡°... sure. If that is what you want. We can work on it together.¡± I agreed. I had no real reason to refuse, and it does sound like it could be fun. And in here, especially with Fantasia working with me, we can just imagine the house together. In here, imagination is power. ¡°Yes! Building a house with Papa!¡± Fantasia called out. We began the building that day, but we didn¡¯tplete it. We actually got basically nowhere with it, exceptying the foundation for the building in the tower room. But that is also good. That will make this something we can do over the course of a longer period of time. ¡­ I feel like this just turned the Factory into a Sims game. Now we are building a house and everything. Well, I¡¯m not opposed to ying Sims with my daughter. As we were building the house, I was also able to introduce my new Blue-Eyed dragons to Lua. All of them had migrated to the tower room of the factory, even if they were a little ¡­ irritated that they weren¡¯t allowed to reim the highest peak from Tyrant Dragon. Lua had an interesting reaction to my three-headed dragons. She just quietly said: ¡°It¡¯s not the one¡­¡± What ¡®one¡¯? Well, whatever.
After breakfast, I, with Lua, jumped into Gradius. Our destination was Alewatch, so we could pick up Christina. I was actually nning to go alone, but Lua wanted toe with me, and who am I to refuse thepany. Especially herpany. Afternding, one of the maids informed us that they were not ready yet, so Lua and I decided to go for a walk around town. Maybe see some friends. They weren¡¯t actuallyte or anything, we were early. Our n was to take off after lunch, short flight over. I drop off everyone, except us two, about an hour away from the city walls and they make their way from there in a carriage. That would make it seem as if they had made their way to the city normally. But as we came basically straight after breakfast, we were early. But that does give us time to walk around town, so I¡¯m more than happy with this. Our first stop was a certain butcher store. Lua really wanted to visit, so of course we did. ¡°Wee.¡± An older woman weed us to the store. ¡°Oh? Little Lua? Is that really you?¡± ¡°Good morning, Mrs. Moon.¡± Lua answered. ¡°And yes, I¡¯m here.¡± ¡°Oh my. How wonderful you look. I almost didn¡¯t recognize you.¡± Mrs. Moon said, looking Lua up and down. I guess worth mentioning was that Lua was wearing her ck dress, but she had the crimson mantle from her other outfit over it. She did say she could do it, but this was the first time I¡¯ve seen her mix and match her outfits. ¡°I guess this isn¡¯t my usual style.¡± Lua admitted. ¡°Yes, it is not. But I do believe it suits you.¡± Mrs. Moon said. ¡°Good day to you as well, Brian. So, what can I do for you? Here to sell something? Or just a chat?¡± ¡°Just chat, if that is alright.¡± Lua said. ¡°Of course. Any time.¡± Mrs. Moon agreed. She brought us to the back room of the store and quickly made us some tea. I didn¡¯t have any sweet snacks in storage, but I did have some dragon jerky. I have no idea where it came from, but Laura told me it came from Kitchen Dragonmaid¡¯s experiment. She has used Mystik Wok on another dragon. She then treated the meat with some of the spices I just bought the other day and dried it with her dragon¡¯s breath. It was actually super tasty and Mrs. Moon asked about the recipe. But it is my maid¡¯s secret, so I won¡¯t tell. And it is made from dragon meat. Good luck getting that. After that, Lua and her teacher had a decent talk about recent events, while I mainly just listened in. Lua did show her wings to Mrs. Moon, but did not mention anything about the system support or her unique skill. She did also show her light magic. I guess Mrs. Moon was her magic teacher, so that does check out.
¡°Make sure you take good care of her.¡± Mrs. Moon said to me as we were leaving. ¡°Of course. I promise.¡± I answered. Our next stop, the adventurer¡¯s guild. Let¡¯s see if we can catch up with some friends. I actually wanted to stop my Uncle Sam¡¯s burrito stall, but he didn¡¯t keep it open for the entire day, only in the morning, mid-day, and early evening. I hope I can pick up a few burritoster. They just are that good. The guild was basically empty. Most adventurers would be out working with the boars at this time of day. Or the dungeon. Well, that is how it used to be, but I heard some sounds from the reasonably sized backyard of the guild. Some sort of fight or practice session was going on there. ¡°Should we head in, or go straight to the backyard?¡± I asked Lua. ¡°Let¡¯s check out the backyard first.¡± Lua said. ¡°I don¡¯t recall there being any sounds like that before, except when you kept ¡®practice sessions¡¯ there, so this is something new.¡± That is what we did, and when we saw what was happening out back, well, it was somewhat of a familiar scene. A group of young adventurers, and a few older ones, were being instructed in the ways of the sword by a duo of monsters. Dark de and Masaki the Legendary Swordsman to be exact. Spoiler
[copse] Of course the person who summoned them was the guild master himself, Zayaan. He was sitting to the side of the training grounds, with a small desk in front of him. It had a pile of paperwork, which his fiance Krisha was moving for him. He did have to keep the summoned cards in his hands, so while he could do some basic stuff himself, he did need assistance. But I do have to wonder, why is he doubling up on work? Does he really have that much to do? Most of the adventurers, my monsters and even Kris had noticed us, but Zay didn¡¯t. He must have really been focused on his work. He was reading some sort of report, or something like that. (Brian, can you stay quiet.) Lua asked, using our systemmunication instead of her words. (I think we can sneak up on him. I want to try.) (Sure, go for it.) I agreed. (But considering that half of the practice field was looking at us, it wouldn¡¯t be that difficult to realize something was up. I turned my gaze to the two monsters, trying to send them a wordless message to get back to what they were doing. It seemed to work, as they turned back to their students, and the lesson resummed. I stayed still and let Lua sneak up on her former team leader. Kris was still keeping an eye on her, so it probably would only surprise one person. ¡°Zay!¡± Lua called out as she pushed Zay¡¯s back. ¡°You aren¡¯t keeping guard.¡± Zay¡¯s upper body got pushed dangerously close to the table, and for a second, I thought he would crash into the table. But he seemed to recover in time and was able to avoid any further embarrassment. Zay turned around and saw Lua standing there. ¡°L-Lua? Why are you here? And why did you attack me? And when did you get that strong?¡± Zay asked multiple questions in a row, probably not knowing what to ask first. ¡°You weren¡¯t paying attention.¡± Lua said to him. ¡°Aren¡¯t you the one who says to always pay attention to everything around you?¡± Wait. Lua? Are you just getting petty revenge on Zay for something he used to say when you two were in a party? You almost mmed his face on the desk for that?
I let Lua and Zay catch up, while I took over as both an instructor and a student for the training that was going on. Well, I wasn¡¯t instructing anyone. I¡¯m not there yet. But I have an app for that. Or a unique skill. Of course that meant that I summoned multiple monsters, because why not? Dark re Knight, Karbon Warrior and Warrior of Tradition, as well as Skull Guardian and Performance of Sword. Fusion and Ritual monsters today, because why not? They deserve love too. And now that I¡¯d summoned them, they were easy to use for things like this. Spoiler
[copse] This was of course a good time to get my own daily practice in, so I basically stole Dark re Knight to be my one-on-one teacher. Sorry everyone, but you still have six other monsters to work with, as Zay didn¡¯t unsummon his. I have to say, Dark re Knight was a pleasure to work with. Had I known he was this good, I¡¯d have summoned him a long time ago. I guess it''s my fault, right? I was just toozy to summon the fusions, when I had other options. Well, I¡¯ll try to be better about that in the future. Keeping up with summoning the new fusions and everything.
¡°Are you sure? You really don¡¯t have to.¡± Zay said, as I was upgrading his sleeved monsters into toploaders. ¡°Nah. This is fine. Unlike before, I have plenty of them nowadays, so I don¡¯t mind. I actually feel bad, as you are one of the only ones of the original card summoners who don¡¯t have their cards in toploaders.¡± Well, I guess Henry the butler, that one knight with the insects, and Brandon don¡¯t have their cards in toploaders either. But I¡¯m never toploading Brandon¡¯s fiend anyway and I have no good way of contacting the knight. But I guess I could put toploaders on the machine monsters I gave to Henry. ¡°Brian. You should also give him a fusion monster.¡± Lua said. ¡°That should help him level up his skill, right?¡± ¡°Oh yeah. It should. Sure.¡± I agreed. Now just decide which one. Dark de the Dragon knight? No, Alice wants that one and I prefer that only one person has each kind of monster. Well, outside of themons that new Card Summoners will get. That makes it easier to track who has what. Oh? This is perfect. It even uses Masaki the Legendary Swordsman as a material. ¡°Here. Take this.¡± I said as I handed him the fusion. ¡°And these two as well. You can keep the monster, but I¡¯m taking the spell back afterwards.¡± I said as I handed him me Maniptor and Polymerization. I then taught him how to fusion summon, and soon enough, Zay was able to summon his own me Swordsman. Spoiler
[copse]
¡°Doe again.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s practice together again.¡± ¡°Give me a card next time.¡± With a chorus of calls from the adventurers, Lua and I left the adventurer¡¯s guild. I have to say, it was a fun visit. I really enjoyed practicing with everyone. Maybe I could make some sort of an academy? ¡­ Well, maybe if I can find good ways of keeping my monsters summoned for longer. I¡¯d also need a good location for it, but that shouldn¡¯t be a problem. I can just take any generic location, clear it out with a few dragons, and make a building there. Probably. Well, in due time. But it is something I want to do. With the people we wanted to see greeted, we made our way back towards the Watchman manor. Not before stopping by Uncle Sam¡¯s and picking up as many burritos as he was willing to make us. They won¡¯t deteriorate in my storage, so why not? I paid for them with small silvers, instead of the gold coin which is what all 105 burritos would have normally cost, because using small silvers in a ce like this is just better. Oh, Sam knocked five coppers off of the price, by the way. He really is too kind. After we left, he had to close down shop though, because we just bought him out. With some emergency food stored in my storage, we made our way back to the Watchman manor. CH.238 Arrival of the first Guests CH.238 Arrival of the first Guests ¡°Alright. Was that all?¡± I confirmed, after I shoved three carriages, multiple luggage chests and a handful of other stuff into my storage. ¡°Yes. That is all.¡± Henry confirmed. He wasn¡¯t actuallying, as he would be the one responsible for the town, while both the Lord and Lady were absent. ¡°But I have to say, you skill truly is wonderful. To think an item box could store that much.¡± ¡°Well, it is the upgraded form of the skill.¡± I said, before changing the subject. ¡°Henry, your cards. Pass them to me for a second. I¡¯ll put some toploaders onto your cards.¡± ¡°Toploaders? Well, if you say so.¡± He seemed to question my intentions at first, but then agreed. As I was putting the toploaders onto the cards, I quickly exined to him the difference between the two. The biggest one really is how often you can summon the monsters, but some might argue that the ability toe back after ¡®death¡¯ is better. And for those that want a reminder, Henry has a total of four machine monsters. Slot Machine, Steel Ogre Grotto #2, Steel Ogre Grotto #1 and Overdrive. Spoiler
[copse] After a bit more time, Christina and Brandon came outside, ready to go. And as they were thest ones, we were now ready to go. ¡°I¡¯ll summon our ride then.¡± I announced. ¡°B.E.S. Big Core.¡± Spoiler [copse] Now as always, Big Core was invisible, so no one but me and Lua actually saw it. It is surprisingly easy, if you know to look for the blue light of the main engine. Or power source. Whichever it is. I called down the teleportation beams and began loading my passengers. I had Lua head up first, so she could manage things there. I¡¯m honestly super thankful that she came with me, as this was a lot more difficult when I did it solo with the knights. I think I understand why nes have flight attendants, even outside of serving drinks and stuff. First, we loaded the horses. They were thergest and would take the most space. And they would have to be done one at a time. The coachmen were responsible for their horses, and the knights for theirs, so the coachmen had toe back down to get their second horse as well. I still have no clue how they breed these animals, as they are stupidly calm and don¡¯t react at all even when they get teleported. (Brian, you didn¡¯t set out the seats in the back.) Lua sent me a message. (Yeah. I know. I¡¯ll do it when I get up there. We have a lot ofrge animals riding with us, so I didn¡¯t want to take up space.) I responded to Lua. I did make some couches with the dungeon which I could set out in the cargo area of Big Core for more seats, but they are currently in my storage. Next up, we got the maids up to the ship. Thenst, the noble pair. After we loaded everyone up, I checked up on the knights and coachmen in the back and gave them two couches they could use. In terms of seating, I let Brandon take the lead navigator¡¯s seat. It is his first time, and that is the spot for first time flyers. Though we have multiple first time flyers on this ride. Lua was, of course, in the lead weapons officer¡¯s seat and the captain¡¯s seat was mine. Christina took a seat on the secondary navigator¡¯s seat and the four maids spread to the other seats on the bridge. Sana and Nicole were in the gunner¡¯s seats, while Aneesa and Jenna were in themunicator¡¯s seats. And as stated earlier, the knights and the coachmen were in the back with the horses. After I confirmed that everyone was ready to go, I took my seat and picked up the mic for the internal PA. ¡°Ladies and Gentlemen, wee on board BrianAir flight ¡­ 001 from Alewatch to Sawyer City. Our estimated travel time is fifteen minutes. Please stay seated during the flight, outside of emergencies, and in case of an emergency, immediately contact either the captain, or the first officer. Please enjoy the flight.¡± I made a joking flight announcement, because why not? What is the point in flying an airship, if you can¡¯t have a bit of fun with it? I got some looks from my passengers on the bridge, but nothing more than that. A real captain might ask why there are passengers on the bridge, but this world doesn¡¯t have FAAFederal Aviation Administration rules so why not? And I¡¯m decently sure that before a certain terrorist attack involving tall buildings and airnes, the pilots would actually allow passengers to take a look at the cockpit of the ne. Well, mine doesn¡¯t have a cockpit as this is a full on bridge.
Our flight was just as peaceful as expected. Even if we ran into some small bird-monsters, they couldn¡¯t actually do much to Big Core. We would have to run into at least a wyvern for any real threat. And we could just shoot something of that size down. But we didn¡¯t, so no worries. As nned, I stopped Big Core just about 5 kilometers outside the city walls, and we began dismounting the ship. In basically the same order as we came in. First the horses with the knights and coachmen, then the maids, andstly, the nobles. I then took out all of their stuff from my storage and gave it to them. They hooked the horses up to the carriages, got in, and got a move on towards the city. I watched until they were all ready to go, before returning to Big Core and flying both Lua and I back to the city. Officially, we never left, so we can¡¯t enter through the gates without raising questions.
After we got back, I decided to spend some more time practicing. I got some sword practice in at the Alewatch guild, but I want some time for magic practice, and this was going to be it. While not everyone would arrive today, both the Watchmans as well as that massive convoy from the capital would arrive today. I don¡¯t think I¡¯ll have to greet anyone today, but I still want to get the practice in now, just in case I¡¯m needed for something else. My clothes even came in. You know, my suit. They did the final adjustments and I now have it in my room. Not in my storage yet, but it will go there soon. I¡¯ll just have to wear it once, then I can shove it into storage and put it on from there with the new clothes swap ability Tahlia gained. But back to magic practice, because it finally paid off. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human ?
Level: 88
HP: 3180
Mana: 4260
Strength: 1025
Defense: 1195
Magic: 1205
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.5 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.3 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Space Magic LV.1 (extra)
Telekinesis LV.5 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.8 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Sword Technique LV.2
Mana Control LV.10
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (Greater)
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
[copse] A new skill for me. And it is an extra skill. Why is it an extra skill? (Because of rarity.) Laura answered. (And normally, non-attribute magic is racial, so all magic that isn¡¯t attribute magic or racial magic counts as ¡®extra¡¯.) (... okay. So an extra skill isn¡¯t an extra skill just because it is extra, but because it is rare?) I asked to confirm. (Basically. Though the easier way to look at it is that an extra skill always requires a base skill for it to be learned. Space magic, in most cases, is only learned by advanced mages, who have already mastered an attribute magic.) Laura told me. (You could look at it in a simr light to your Summoner¡¯s Unity. That skill is useless unless you can use summoning magic, or have another way of performing a summoning. That is why it is ¡®extra¡¯.) (Yeah, I guess. But that doesn¡¯t exactly work with space magic, as I don¡¯t have any other magic skills.) (You do have Mana Control.) Laura reminded. (While not quite the same, Mana Control is basically a requirement for any other magic skill.) (... basically? Does that mean it isn¡¯t actually required?) (ording to the records, there have been times people have cast spells without the Mana Control skill.) Laura answered. (And even people who¡¯ve gained a magic skill before Mana Control. So while not strictly necessary, almost everyone gains the Mana Control skill before their first magic skill. And racial magic skills are apletely different thing as well, but Mia would be better at exining that.) (Oh. Yeah, I guess I understand. So skills that are more rare, or require another skill to be able to be used at all are ¡®extra¡¯.) (In short, yes.) Laura confirmed. So for my extra skills, Space Magic and Telekinesis are extra because they are rare and they need Mana Control. Summoner¡¯s Unity is extra because it needs summoning magic and/or another way to summon something. And Dungeon Founder, Summon Water Spirit and Health Conscious are extra because they are rare. At least that is what I think.
¡°... that is a lot of carriages¡­¡± Ria muttered. ¡°Sure is.¡± Lua agreed. ¡°Just how many people areing?¡± Alice wondered. The four of us were watching into the front yard of the manor from one of the second storey windows. We weren¡¯t asked to be present for anything, so we were free to just do anything, as long as we were out of the way. But to get back to Alice¡¯s question, the answer was not as many as you would think, based on the number of carriages. They had a ton of maids, cooks, civil officials and various other people. As well as all of the guards they had. If youpare it to the Watchman partying, you can really see what I mean. Only Brandon and Christina are actual guests for the party, but they still have three carriages and a total of 12 peopleing. And they considered that ¡®traveling light¡¯, because they didn¡¯t have to consider things like sleeping arrangements or anything like that. They would have likely had to triple the number of guards had they been sleeping on the way. Though I think at that point they might have just hired adventurers, but what do I know? I just fly over those issues. Also, speaking of the two, they arrived a little while ago, and have already situated themselves into the house. They had taken the room right next to Alice, while their maids were taking up spare spots in the servants quarters. I don¡¯t know where the knights or the coachmen will stay, but not my problem to solve either. I guess I should mention that Jenna actually took a cot, simr to the one Ria is using, to Alice¡¯s room and is sleeping there instead. I guess she used to be Alice¡¯s ¡®personal¡¯ maid, so that does check out. And Alice will need some help to get dressed for the party and stuff. She can¡¯t just ¡®magic¡¯ her dress on, like Lua can. And Lua has Ria, if she needs help. Or me, but I¡¯m not a professional in this stuff. I only really know how to zip up a dress. Don¡¯t ask me to makeplicated knots, or beautiful ribbons, please. Or if you do, at least give me time to study up first. And practice as well. ¡­ you know what, maybe I¡¯ll just summon a monster that is better at that stuff. That would be easier. ¡­ then again, I don¡¯t want to take the easy way out in this. If Lua wants me to tie her hair or something, then I¡¯ll learn how to do it. Yes, I will. I can do that much. Anyway, back to the guests arriving. First, there was the Earl Bernald Marsh and his wife, Sylvia. Also known as Thomas¡¯ second daughter and her family. Even their son, Oskar, was there. With them, came a duo of boys, about 18 and 15 respectfully. They should be William and Daniel. William is of course Thomas¡¯ son, while Daniel is Christina¡¯s son, aka. Alice¡¯s younger brother. They had bothe from the capital, where they were studying in the Royal academy. Both of the boys had brown hair, unlike most of their family members who favor blond colors and despite their age difference, they seemed like decent friends. Then there was the fourth daughter, Mariina. I¡¯d seen her already, from Gradius, but now I got a better look at her. She was in herte 20s, by my estimation, with medium length blond hair. In her hand was a magic staff taller than she is, with arge beige magic stone at the end of it. I wish Paulina was here with us, so she could tell us more about her, but she was busy with something else. The fifth daughter, Cressida, was sharing a carriage with her sister. Maybe the golem carriages are just better? As far as I know, she is some sort of civil official in the capital, not currently married. There were some other noble families as well, but I didn¡¯t know them yet. I know they are barons, by rank, but that is all. I should be introduced in the pre-party tomorrow, so I guess I¡¯ll find out then. Andst, but not least, was the Royal family member. He was quite the tall male, in his mid twenties. He had a well built, muscr frame, and short cut scarlet red hair. Had he been dressed in anything other than the super fine clothing he was wearing, I¡¯d have guessed that he is an adventurer, not a prince.
There was no official ¡®pre-party¡¯ or anything today. Perhaps because of the long travel, or maybe because of some etiquette or something. Or maybe because of the chaos caused by everyoneing in. Luckily, we did find out about the extra VIP guest beforehand, so Thomas and the rest of them were able to arrange a full guest house for the prince. I don¡¯t know how, but I also don¡¯t care. For our part, we, Lua and I, were just staying in our rooms. Ria had once again been borrowed for maid duties, and she agreed to go help. It was somewhat funny, seeing her carry two giant luggage chests at the same time, but she has the strength for it, so why not? For dinner, I enjoyed it with a slightly different crew than usually. Neither Thomas or Enora were dining with us, as they were eating with His Highness instead. Also, the entire Garner family, who were usually here, were eating at their own house today. But we did have some others, who usually weren¡¯t here. Well, they arrived today, so of course they wouldn¡¯t be. Mariina and Cressida both joined us. By the way, Alice was eating somewhere else with her family, so she wasn¡¯t here either. So at the table, it was just Mariina, Cressida, Paulina, Lua and I. After introductions, and breaking up an almost fight between Mariina and Paulina, we all sat down to eat together. I, and Lua, were the ¡®odd man out¡¯ at this table, so we got a lot of questions about it. This led to some exnations about us, well mainly me. Lua is just an extension of me. Well, officially that is. She is just as special, if not moreso, as me. She was just able to keep it a secret. Well, mostly a secret. Her wings are kind of a giveaway that something strange is going on with her. ¡°So you are the summoner, huh. I see, I see¡­¡± Mariina said, after she heard some things about me. She has heard about me? From where? ¡°What are you able to summon, if you don¡¯t mind me asking?¡± ¡°Do you want the list?¡± I jokingly asked. ¡°Yes, if possible.¡± She answered,pletely serious. ¡°... wow. Yeah, let¡¯s not do that.¡± I instantly took back my offer. Even if I just add my monsters, that is still over 1000 cards. ¡°Why not?¡± She asked. ¡°Because it would be too long. I have a lot of things I can summon, as some of the people on this table can ensure.¡± Of course Lua is the one that knows it the best, but Paulina has some level of an idea on just how many monsters I have. ¡°Really? Would you at least give me a number?¡± She asked. ¡°... sure, if you want. I have an arsenal of around 1000 unique monsters I can summon.¡± I answered honestly. ¡°... could you repeat that? I think I misheard.¡± Mariina requested. ¡°I can summon about 1000 unique monsters.¡± I repeated. ¡°... that ¡­ is that even ¡­¡± Instead of yelling out, Mariina seemed to fall deep into thought. ¡°Amazing, isn¡¯t he?¡± Paulina gloated, as if my power was in any way hers to gloat about. ¡°And they are super strong. They can take down A-rank monsters like they are nothing.¡± ¡°... they can take on A-ranks?¡± Mariina questioned. ¡°Not all of them.¡± I specified. ¡°Only the strongest of them.¡± ¡°... yes. Of course. ¡­ and how many of these ¡®strongest¡¯ would you happen to have?¡± ¡°Well, I have 26 monsters with 3000 or more attack.¡± I answered. ¡°Oh, that 3000 is just a number I can use to differentiate the offensive power of monsters I can summon.¡± I specified. ¡°From the two times I¡¯ve faced A-rank monsters, 3000 seems to be enough to kill A-rank monsters, but I¡¯m not sure about how they would fare against stronger monsters.¡± ¡°Twenty ¡­ six? ¡­ This is¡­ I ¡­ That. Can that be?¡± Mariina was muttering. Did she break? ¡°He can also use Telekinesis.¡± Paulina said. ¡°Did you learn it already?¡± ¡°...¡± While Mariina clearly reacted to what Paulina said, she didn¡¯t actually respond to it. She must have broken. After that we kept eating our dinner. It was actually surprisingly more quiet after that, possibly because Paulina could no longer engage in any kind of BS with Mariina, not that the two of them had been too bad, after their initial little scuffle. I have a lot of first meetingsing tomorrow, so off to bed with me. No Level Up!s today, by the way. We can take a few days break from those. So for now, good night. CH.239 Getting Peerage CH.239 Getting Peerage In the morning, I had a few things to do before breakfast. First was to do the final preparations for my gift. I had the magic fanny pack, I had the bolt rolls of cloth, three tricot, two cotton and one denim. I had the ¡®three-piece suit¡¯ I made from them. The only thing left was the swords I nned to present with it. For that, I took out the pair of twin steel swords from the dungeon. They were gotten from one of the challenge rooms by Guardian Angel Joan, when we tested out the challenge rooms with Diamond Sword. For them, all I had to do was to install Twin Swords of shing Light - Tryce onto them, to make them a bit better looking. Spoiler [copse] ¡°Install.¡± After I said the word, the card disappeared from my hand and entered into the swords. The swords glowed softly for a while, until they let out a powerful ¡®Ding¡¯ sound and broke into pieces. ¡°...¡± I stared at them wordlessly. The two swords were now nothing but a pile of broken pieces of steel. ¡°Brian? What was that sound?¡± Lua called out to me from the bathroom. ¡°... something bad.¡± I admitted. ¡°My swords broke.¡± ¡°What? Your mithril sword?¡± She asked. ¡°No. The twin swords I was going to give to Thomas as a gift.¡± Lua got out of the bathroom. She seemed to have been in the middle of brushing her hair, as she still had the brush in her hand. ¡°... wow. They really shattered.¡± Lua said. ¡°What did you do?¡± ¡°I just tried to install a card into them, to hopefully make them a bit more pretty, but they just shattered.¡± ¡°I see. So, just give him something else. You didn¡¯t show the maids these swords, so it isn¡¯t like anyone actually knows what weapon you were about to give him, right?¡± Lua suggested. ¡°Yeah, I guess. I just don¡¯t have anything that aesthetic in my storage. I want it to be pretty, but also usable.¡± ¡°Can¡¯t your monsters make one? They made that upgrade to Ria¡¯s armor in a day. I¡¯m sure they can turn out a national treasure sword in a day.¡± Lua said. ¡°But we don¡¯t want a national treasure. This gift isn¡¯t for the King.¡± ¡°Does it matter? You even said that the armor isn¡¯t national treasure ss. So just make something on that level, and give that instead.¡± ¡°... why do you make this sound so easy?¡± ¡°Because it is you, and I know you can do it.¡± Lua said. ¡°... yeah. I guess I have to try.¡± I agreed. If I fail, I can just give the gift as is. Sure it willck the ¡®big impact item¡¯, but I guess the suit will have to do that. ¡°I¡¯ll head to the factory for a bit.¡± I said, as I sat down on one of the chairs in the room. Let¡¯s hope I won¡¯t fall off.
As soon as I reached the factory, Laura was waiting for me. ¡°So, you know the situation?¡± I confirmed with her. ¡°Of course. Will you let me handle this? I have an idea.¡± She offered. ¡°Do share, please.¡± ¡°We will make a vampire steel de, with bronze guard and pommel. The handle will be made from ever tree from the forest. It will just be a single de, but the material should make up for that.¡± Laura told me her idea. ¡°We will also make a scabbard from the sword-horn bulls hide, if that is fine.¡± ¡°... Yeah, that is fine. But ever tree? Is that what they are called?¡± I assume they are the trees from the big ass forest to the west. ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Why? Because the forest goes on forEver?¡± ¡°That might be the reason.¡± Laura admitted. ¡°Well, as long as you can get the sword made. Please apologize to my monsters. I really don¡¯t want to put any more rush orders on them.¡± ¡°I¡¯m sure they will be happy. They don¡¯t have any orders from you in the first ce, so one rush order should be simple enough.¡± Laura said. ¡°... if you say so. I¡¯ll apologize to them myself once I have a bit more time. Can I really leave things here up to you?¡± ¡°Go. You have things to do.¡± Laura said, instead of directly answering my question.
¡°So, will it work out?¡± Lua asked when I returned. ¡°I hope so. Laura said she will take care of it.¡± ¡°If she said that, I¡¯m sure it will be fine.¡± Lua said. ¡°Do you need me to do anything?¡± ¡°Well, the two of us do have things to do, but breakfastes first, right? Ria didn¡¯t return yet, did she?¡± ¡°Not yet. And no maids visited while you were in the factory.¡± ¡°Alright. I guess a bit of time for ourselves.¡± I said. I don¡¯t know what everything the day will bring, but I feel like it will be a lot. Especially with a literal prince here. I heard from Thomas that he would have done an informal ceremony to grant me my peerage, but with the prince present, he can be a representative of the King and do it instead. I did get a warning from the maids, but that is all I really know. Yeah. I¡¯m not nervous at all or anything. I just got to not start a war or something. Don¡¯t insult the prince. Don¡¯t be a jerk, even if he isn¡¯t a perfect human. You aren¡¯t perfect either. Just keep calm and do as he says and this will go over fine. I hope.
For breakfast, Lua and I joined the Watchman family. I actually didn¡¯t know that, but I¡¯m fine with it. We know most of them, so the only new face was Daniel. Daniel was a boy ¡­ yeah, really? Did you just assume his gender? Yes, I did. Anyway, he is about 15 years old. Like the rest of his family, Daniel had blue eyes, but unlike the others, his hair was a brown color, instead of the blond the others had. I was introduced to him as a dungeon founder in the area which he would eventually be ruling. As well as the person who saved his father from a sprite attack, and the person who protected his to-be town from wyverns. All of that seemed to make a good impression on him and we quickly got along quite well. I think we might get along better than I do with his father. ¡­ okay, the two of us have gotten better after the entire sprite incident, but I still don¡¯t think we are perfect.
After breakfast, I did a quick clothes swap and dressed up in my noble attire for the first time. Mine had a white silk shirt, a dark brown tailcoat and light brown pants. I also had some ck leather shoes. I¡¯m actually d I got shoes with the suit, as I think I¡¯d look funny all dressed up like this, but wearing some sneakers. I need to get myself some other shoes. By the way, the brown color was one of the safest choices for low ranking nobles. That is why I went with it. Technically, your clothes may be of any color. There is no ¡®X color is only for royalty¡¯ ban or anything. But brown is one of the mostmon, especially with lower ranking nobles. Because it is usually the cheapest. Of course the ¡®special¡¯ part of my suit,pared to the usual ones, was that minecked the left sleeve, leaving my forearm and my terminal visible for all to see. And because my suit was in as anything, the terminal would quickly draw attention to itself, making up for the fact that my outfit is so in. Maybe I¡¯ll have my monsters make me a better, more decorated er. Anyway, back to the present. I was in a carriage with Thomas. In the other carriage, just behind this one, was the prince. We were heading towards the church in the city, as it was the ce where peerage granting should be done, if it is done outside of the Castle. Something about the Goddess watching over the ceremony. I¡¯m not really sure, as I¡¯m not that religious and I really don¡¯t understand the religion of this world. As we arrived, I took a good look at the church. I¡¯d seen it before, but I never stopped to really take a look. It was quite simr to the old churches you might see around Europe, except that there were no crosses anywhere. But pictures, statues or other simr idols were around the building and on its walls. They all depicted the picture of a simr looking female figure. She was the Goddess. In all of the visualizations of her, the Goddess was an extremely beautiful talldy, with a perfectly proportioned body and golden eyes. But there were differences between them as well. The main one was her hair. It was almost always different, in either color or length. Sometimes it was depicted as being perfectly white and reaching all the way down to her ankles. Others, it was red and short. Or green and long. Or blue. Yeah, you get it. It is all over the ce. I somewhat knew why, and the reason was simple. The people who saw the Goddess all described her differently when it came to her hair. They could never agree what color or length her hair was, so statues and paintings of every color and style exist. If you had yourself seen the Goddess, you wouldn¡¯t want to look at a painting with the wrong hair color, now would you? Because of that, no color was ever agreed upon. The ¡®official¡¯ one is the long white hair reaching her ankles, as that is the way the hero saw her, but even the sage and the saint saw her differently from the hero, so even that couldn¡¯t take a perfect hold. There were also some depictions of the hero and his party. They were generally depicted as these small people at the feet of the Goddess. If that depiction is true to size, the Goddess must be at least Exodia size, if notrger. I would say impossible, but Exodia is a thing, and the Goddess is a literal God, so I¡¯m not going to question it. As we walked inside, more pictures of the hero¡¯s party, some of them quite detailed. The hero, as depicted, was a lean male, probably 170 cm tall. He had ck hair, and eyes. Honestly, if this was an anime, I¡¯d guess he was a Japanese reincarnator or summoned hero, but what do I know? His battle gear was a full suit of armor, made from a golden metal, possibly orichalcum. In the pictures I could see of his weapons, he wielded a sword. The sword''s core was made from some sort of rainbow colored metal, but its edge looked like normal-ish steel. [A multibar sword with different metals as the core and edge] He also had a shield, made from a dark green metal, with a golden edge. Well again, it probably isn¡¯t gold, but instead orichalcum. The great sage was depicted as a talldy, easily taller than the hero. She had silvery white hair, and she was dressed in a red and ck cloak. She also held a wooden staff with six differently coloredrge magic stones embedded into the staff. I wonder if she really could use all six attributes, or if those stones are just for show? They could also just be a part of her depiction, instead of being a part of her actual magic staff. The saint was the shortest of the three, depicted as just a bit shorter than the hero. She had sky-blue hair, and she was dressed in white robes. She also had a long staff, made from the same golden metal as the hero¡¯s armor. She was by far the one I could tell the least about, as she just looked like a generic female church member. Well, her sky-blue hair does show off a little and the staff is eye catching, but other than that, there is very little.
¡°... and that is all. Do you have any questions?¡± Thomas asked me. This was the third time he had told me how the peerage granting would go. We were currently in a small private prayer room of the church, waiting for us to be called. Thomas has nned to do the ceremony himself, but it wouldn¡¯t technically be ¡®official¡¯ until done by a member of the royal family. But even a title granted by an Earl was more than enough to work in every city and town close by. You could get into some trouble farther away though, especially if you attempted to bloat with your noble title. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. It will all go fine.¡± I promised, even though I was basically just as nervous as Thomas is. Don¡¯t start a war. Don¡¯t say anything bad. Don¡¯t threaten anyone. We can do this. Worst case scenario, you escape the country. ¡­ NO! Bad brain. Don¡¯t go there.
¡°Sir, it is time.¡± A clergy woman informed me. They had prepared the area for us, so we could do this before therge Goddess statue, basically at the center of the church. I got up from my seat and followed her. Thomas had left the room a bit earlier. He, and some other nobles and guests would be observing the situation. Evenmoners were allowed to watch, as long as they stayed quiet. The security was also quite tight, as we did have a member of royalty here. I followed the woman and entered the main area of the church. Plenty of people were there, including most of the Sawyer daughters, and their families. As well as some of the other nobles, who had arrived yesterday. I was honestly extremely nervous, but seeing Lua in the audience did calm me down a bit. Alice, Ria and even Agatha were here as well. I have no idea how Agatha knew this was happening, but she was present. I walked up to the Goddess statue, and kneeled down a bit away from it, just as I¡¯d been instructed. ¡°His Highness the second prince Elias Ruiso enters.¡± One of the knights with the Royal knight insignia on his armor announced. I heard everyone in the audience stand up. I don¡¯t know if they had been informed of it, or if they just did it because the nobles did, but even the regr people here stood up. Not that I could see it, as I was looking at the ground. I heard some footsteps closing in. ¡°You, to be granted rank, reveal those present thy status.¡± The prince said, after he hade to a full stop, just about two steps in front of me. ¡°Yes, your Highness.¡± I answered, before saying: ¡°Status open.¡± My status opened for all to see. My slightly falsified status that is. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human !
Level: 88
HP: 3180
Mana: 4260
Strength: 1025
Defense: 1195
Magic: 1205
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.5 (unique)
Storage LV.4 (unique)
Telekinesis LV.3 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.4 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Sword Technique LV.2
Mana Control LV.8
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (Greater)
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
[copse] As I said, fake. I had Laura remove both Factory and the new Space Magic from my status. Then just lower down some of my other skill levels, Storage, Unity and Mana Control. Now, of course, my stat numbers were abnormal still, but that is not something Laura could alter. And even if she could, my skill structure is all over the ce. 5 extra skills and 2 unique skills. That can¡¯t be normal. And, of course, the most abnormal part of all. That !-mark at the end of my race. Not that it is even urate any more, but better to keep that one, instead of having the star there. I heard some murmurs from the crowd, but it quickly quieted down. The royal knights probably raised a hand or something. I wish I could record everything from Lua¡¯s POV, just so I could watch itter. ¡°Brian Wood.¡± The prince once again spoke up. ¡°For the momentous task of locating, eliminating and founding a dungeon, I, the second prince of Ruiso Kingdom Elias Ruiso, acknowledge your family name of Wood and grant you the title of an Honorary Baron. May you build your dungeon strong, so it may serve our great country.¡± ¡°By your will, Your Highness.¡± I answered. Normally, had this been a ceremony held at the Royal Castle, this is where I would stand up, and walk away, but as we weren¡¯t, I wouldn¡¯t stand up until the prince had walked off. But as we had both said our piece, the audience pped for a few seconds, until they stopped. ¡°You must really be someone the Goddess keeps her eyes on.¡± I heard the prince say. Wait? This is going off the script. What happened? (Your status.) Laura pointed out. I took another look at my false status, and indeed, something had changed. I got a new title. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human !
Level: 88
HP: 3180
Mana: 4260
Strength: 1025
Defense: 1195
Magic: 1205
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.5 (unique)
Storage LV.4 (unique)
Telekinesis LV.3 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.4 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Sword Technique LV.2
Mana Control LV.8
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (Greater)
Honorary Baron of Ruiso Kingdom
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
[copse] So my status is acknowledging that I¡¯m a noble. I¡¯ve heard that it is possible, but only around 20 to 30% of nobles have their nobility written in their status, with the chance going up the higher you are in rank. And honorary nobles almost never have it. I guess System Support and all of that. ¡°Thank you, Your Highness.¡± I said, thanking him for his previousment. He seemed to take onest look at my status, before he walked off and the royal knight who had announced him allowed me to stand. I walked back into the room where I had been previously, getting plenty of stares from the people in the audience. I don¡¯t know which of them are for my new title, and which are for my !-mark, but it doesn¡¯t really matter. All in all, I think that went fine. Sure, I had to reveal my system support for people, but that was basically an open secret at this point. And I feel like at least some of the people really don¡¯t understand the importance of that little mark. Being level 88 and all of that should also take away some attention from the more ¡®secretive¡¯ parts of my status. CH.240 Is this a pre-party, or my party? CH.240 Is this a pre-party, or my party? After we got back to the Sawyer manor, I was guided to the backyard of the house. There, I saw a bunch of tables set up, some of them already filled with food and the maids were actively bringing in more. I hadn¡¯t heard about this party. I knew there was supposed to be some sort of pre-party this evening, but it isn¡¯t even noon yet. ¡°This is just a simple party to celebrate your peerage.¡± Thomas told me. ¡°I hope you enjoy it.¡± ¡°... I ¡­ Thank you.¡± I thanked him for putting out all of this food for us. ¡°But you really should have asked. I could have helped prepare everything.¡± ¡°You shouldn¡¯t worry about something like that.¡± Thomas said. ¡°This is not anything really borate or anything. We didn¡¯t officially invite anyone or anything, but the people who arrived to know we are offering lunch, so some wille. You should get to know them, and I believe this is a good chance for that.¡± ¡°... Alright. Thank you.¡± The ¡®party¡¯ clearly hadn¡¯t started yet, as they were still setting up everything, so I just stood there, looking at everyone doing things. I soon noticed that Ria had joined the maids. In the church, she had been in her more ¡®normal¡¯ clothing, a dark cloth shirt, with some sort of leather pants, and a cloak, but now she was back in the ¡®maid¡¯ dress. I guess they didn¡¯t have time to replicate the maid outfits from the picture of Laura in one I gave them. ¡­ unless they are saving them for tomorrow? Yeah, no way, right? But I can dream. I¡¯ll have to ask for that picture back, so I can make a proper maid outfit for Riater. ¡°Brian.¡± I soon heard a familiar voice calling out to me. I turned to see Lua in her ck dressing towards me. She had worn it back at the church as well. I wonder why she didn¡¯t use the new white and purple one instead? Is she saving that for tomorrow? Well, she can do what she wants. ¡°Hi.¡± I said to her, as I felt a smilee to my face. I¡¯d been a bit tense since I heard about ¡­ everything that has already happened today, but Lua really calmed me back down. She approached me and gave me a soft hug. As she did, she whispered into my ear. ¡°Your status, what did you do?¡± She asked. ¡°Laura did it. As an advanced, she can do that.¡± I answered. ¡°I see¡­ Brian, congrattions on bing a noble.¡± She said, as she let me go from her hug. Not that she was holding me tight or anything. ¡°Thanks. I¡¯m happy I could share this moment with you.¡±
After Lua had ¡®opened the floodgates¡¯ some others came to congratte me as well. Well, most of them were Thomas¡¯ daughters, but still. I don¡¯t know if the other nobles were scared, or just waiting for their turn, but I guess this was fine. ¡°Sir Wood. May I have a moment?¡± One of Thomas¡¯ daughters came up to me and asked. ¡°Of course. And please, just call me Brian.¡± I answered. ¡°May I call you by your first name as well, Lady Mariina?¡± ¡°It would simplify things, so I¡¯ll allow it.¡± She agreed. ¡°Do you mind a few questions?¡± ¡°Depends on the question, but go for it. The worst that will happen is that I refuse to answer.¡± ¡°I see¡­ Well, first of all. Your level. Is it really 88?¡± Mariina asked. ¡°Oh that. Well, the status doesn¡¯t lie, does it?¡± I asked back, averting the question. ¡°I suppose not. But how would you get to such a high level this quickly? About a month ago, you were level 25.¡± ¡°You know about that?¡± I asked before I even really had time to think about what I said. A month ago, huh. It has been little over a month since I registered in the adventurer¡¯s guild. I had to show my status at that time, and I was level 25 back then. ¡°A sage¡¯s apprentice has their ways.¡± She answered. ¡°So it is true. Just how many monsters would you have to kill for that..? Well, it doesn¡¯t really matter.¡± She muttered under her breath. ¡°Then what about telekinesis? Can you really use it?¡± ¡°Sure.¡± I confirmed. ¡°Do you want a demonstration?¡± ¡°Yes. If you would.¡± Mariina responded. I turned my vision to a nearby table which had a bunch of sses and some sort of drink bowl. Had this been a different kind of party, I¡¯d have said it is a punch bowl, but I think it might be just juice. I took a hold of one of the sses, then thedle, filled the ss with the drink and brought it over to us. It wasn¡¯t exactly easy, but I could handle moving a few light objects at the same time. And with my Laura hacks now boosted to advanced level, I found it more than doable. ¡°Here you go.¡± I said, as I floated the ss of juice between us. Mariina took the ss into her hands, but she stayed silent. While she just stared back and forth between the ss and me, I took another ss, filled it and levitated it over, so I could take a sip. ¡°.... HOW!?¡± A yell shook everyone present. ¡°Are you a sage or something? You are doing that so easily.¡± Mariina questioned me. ¡°... is it really that good? I just moved a ss of juice.¡± I defended myself. ¡°Of course it is. It takes immense concentration and control just to move a pebble. You just moved multiple objects, while taking precise care with their orientation and the speed they moved with. That shouldn¡¯t be possible if your telekinesis level is just 3.¡± Mariina said. Well admittedly, I probably couldn¡¯t do this with LV.3 telekinesis, even with Laura helping me. I would have likely had to put the ss down on the table, before moving thedle. Then return thedle to the bowl, pick up the ss and bring it over. ¡°Well, I can. I suppose I could me part of that on Laura, but that is also a part of my power, so what are you going to do?¡± ¡°Laura? And who would that be?¡± ¡°Not something you need to know.¡± ¡°Wow. Is that why you are popr with thedies? You teaser.¡± ¡°Please don¡¯t say that. I have a girlfriend and I¡¯m honestly not sure if I could pull off multiple.¡± ¡°Then just answer the question.¡± ¡°You could answer one of mine instead.¡± I countered. ¡°How about you tell me how strong sages are?¡± ¡°... That is not an easy question to answer.¡± Mariina said. ¡°It depends highly on the sage.¡± ¡°Well how about this? Can all sages use telekinesis?¡± ¡°As far as I know, but not all of them are that good at it.¡± ¡°And how many sages are there?¡± ¡°I¡¯ve met fourteen, but there should be a total of twenty-two.¡± Mariina said. Twenty-two, huh. I was expecting less. Like under ten. But what do I know? Well, more now.
Mariina kept bothering me about my skills, while I was also able to gain some info from her, until someone finally came to save me. Well, save might be wrong, but still. ¡°You two seem to have an interesting topic. Mind if I join you?¡± A certain red-headed prince cut into our conversation. ¡°Y-your highness.¡± I had a half panicked reaction to him just suddenly showing up, so I staggered a bit as I bowed down. ¡°Oh. It¡¯s you¡­¡± Mariina didn¡¯t react quite the same as I did. ¡°Just as I was getting him to talk about his spirit¡¯s blessing and everything.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t be like that. We are to be wed, so you can open up a little.¡± The prince said. ¡°I already have your father¡¯s blessing and everything.¡± ¡°I never agreed to that.¡± Mariina said. ¡°And I¡¯m under the jurisdiction of the Sage¡¯s tower. I have no real connection to this country any more, so you hold no power over me. Neither does my father. If he tries to force me into something like marriage, I¡¯ll just abandon my family name instead. I don¡¯t need it and I can take a new one when I be a sage anyway.¡± Yeah. That was something I had learned during our conversation. Mariina was basically guaranteed to be a sage. She had all of the ssifications for one, and she could use telekinesis. She wasn¡¯t quite as good as I was with Laura hacks, but she could do what I can without Laura helping me. And apparently, a sage is basically a noble and they can get their own family name. But still, what is this development? The prince wants to marry her? Well, they are of ¡­ simr age. I think Mariina is a year or two older than the prince, but close enough. And Mariina is a good magician. While I¡¯m honestly still not sure if magic is in any way hereditary, it might be. Or maybe people just believe that it is, as noble families have more resources, so they can dedicate more time to magic practice. ¡°I¡¯ll get you to change your mind.¡± The prince said, before turning back to me. ¡°But that can wait. I¡¯d like to speak a bit with the new noble, if you don¡¯t mind.¡± ¡°Fine. Do as you wish.¡± Mariina said in an annoyed tone, and quickly left, almost like she was running away from the prince. ¡°... your highness, what may I do for you?¡± I carefully asked, after Mariina was some distance away. ¡°Don¡¯t be that nervous.¡± He said, probably trying to calm me down, but it really didn¡¯t do anything to calm my nerves. ¡°I¡¯d just like to ask a few questions.¡± ¡°Y-yes. I¡¯ll answer to the best of my abilities.¡± After taking a look around, the prince said. ¡°We should take this inside.¡±
I followed the prince inside and into the study of Thomas. I don¡¯t know if the prince asked to use it or just said he would, but not my problem. ¡°Leave us.¡± After we both sat down, the prince ordered the two Royal knights who were acting as his guards to leave the room. ¡°Your highness? Are you..?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t make me repeat myself.¡± He said. The guards quickly left the room and just the two of us were left. I don¡¯t know if this counts as overly trusting, or if he is just reckless. ¡°Now then.¡± The prince took some sort of tool from his pocket and ced it on the table. He then pressed a button on it, and it let out a soft hum. ¡°This is an anti-eavesdropping device. The knights, nor anyone else can hear us, so you can speak freely.¡± ¡°... I understand, your Highness.¡± ¡°Try to not be so stiff.¡± He said. ¡°You are really something, aren¡¯t you? System support, two unique skills and even a spirits blessing.¡± ¡°... Your Highness, if you don¡¯t mind, could we get onto why you brought me here?¡± I asked. I know that might have been a bit rude, but I feel like the longer he monologues, the ruder I¡¯ll be. ¡°Straight to the point, huh. Well, I don¡¯t dislike those kinds of people.¡± The prince said. ¡°As I said outside, I just have a few questions. I want you to answer them honestly.¡± ¡°Yes, your Highness.¡± I agreed, even though I will 100% lie if I feel it to be necessary. ¡°Then, first question. How you obtained your system support?¡± The prince asked. ¡°It happened when I eliminated the dungeon.¡± I answered honestly. ¡°... that¡¯s it? Are you sure?¡± The prince asked. ¡°Yes. I swear that is how it happened.¡± ¡°... I see. Do you know if that is the way to obtain the system support?¡± ¡°I apologize, but I do not know.¡± I answered. ¡°... I see. Then. What can the system support do?¡± He asked. What? He doesn¡¯t know that? ¡­ Well, I guess it might be secret information or something. I gave him a quick run down on some of Laura¡¯s basic abilities. I kept it at the most basic level though. Things like helping with mana control, being able to tell ways of acquiring basic skills and giving answers to basic questions. As well as the system missions, but I worded it a little differently, where the missions seemed more like warnings from the system, rather than actual missions the system wants you to do. ¡°... I see. What about your spirit¡¯s blessing? Tell me about that.¡± He next asked. Or was that an order? Well, either way. It isn¡¯t a secret, so I quickly told him about the sprite attack, and how the system had ¡®warned¡¯ me that Brandon was under attack. How I flew there on the back of a dragon and took down the sprites. And how a greater spirit had appeared before me and gave me her blessing as a thanks for taking down her corrupted children. ¡°So you can summon dragons. Well, let that be. Now, I did hear a strange rumor. I heard that during this rescue mission, you used resurrection magic. Is that true?¡± The prince asked. ¡°No, but also yes.¡± I answered. ¡°It technically isn¡¯t magic, but my unique skill.¡± I again honestly told him. ¡°The ¡®Pack Opener¡¯, I assume?¡± ¡°Yes, that.¡± I confirmed. ¡°Would you mind exining that skill a little?¡± The Prince asked before adding. ¡°This isn¡¯t an order. If you don¡¯t want to, you don¡¯t have to.¡± ¡°No. I don¡¯t mind, as long as it is just the basics. I¡¯ve told others the basics already.¡± I answered. ¡°It just allows me to make these ¡®cards¡¯. Then I can use them to either summon monsters, or perform magic. Including things like resurrection magic.¡± As I said that, I got a card out of my collection. I picked 7 Colored Fish, as it is the first normal monster in my collection, under the default sorting. Spoiler [copse] ¡°This is a ¡®monster card¡¯.¡± I exined. ¡°I can use these to summon the monster on them.¡± ¡°... I see. Can anyone use these cards?¡± ¡°... yes, but also no.¡± I answered. ¡°This one, as it has this protective sleeve on it, can only be used by people with a certain extra skill.¡± Actually, the fish had a toploader, but that is all the same. ¡°But if the cards don¡¯t have it, anyone can use it.¡± ¡°So if someone stole these ¡®cards¡¯ from you, they could use at least some of them?¡± ¡°Again, yes and no.¡± I said. ¡°If you take a good look at the card, you might see you cannot read it. Now I¡¯m not sure if Language Comprehension allows you to read it, but as far as I know, only the skill I previously mentioned allows you to. Again, anyone can actually use one, but they have to actually know the name of the card for that.¡± ¡°That does seem to be true. I do possess the Language Comprehension humanoid, just as you do, but I cannot read this card.¡± The prince admitted. ¡°Would it be possible for me to keep this? Try it out with other variants of the Language Comprehension?¡± ¡°Sure, but not that one. I¡¯ll give you another one, if you don¡¯t mind.¡± I answered. ¡°I think any card is fine.¡± The prince said. I took back the fish and took out a non-sleeved Gigobyte instead. Spoiler [copse] ¡°Here.¡± I said. ¡°This card isn¡¯t sleeved, so anyone can theoretically use it, as long as you know the name of it. You can have it.¡± I ced the card on the table. ¡°If you¡¯d like, I can tell you its name. It summons a weak monster, basically on the level of a kobold, or maybe just a bit stronger, so don¡¯t think it can actually protect you or anything.¡± I warned him though. ¡°You are willing to tell its name? Even if it is weak, getting a summoned beast is quite an honor.¡± The prince said. ¡°You can only summon it once, though.¡± I said. ¡°Oh? ¡­ Well, I guess that is a bit less impressive.¡± ¡°Also, to summon it, all you have to do is to say the name while you hold the card, so try not to do that.¡± I warned him. I ended up writing the card''s name down on a piece of paper, which I ripped out of my notebook, instead of telling it verbally. After a few more questions, the prince seemed satisfied and let me get back to the backyard lunch party. CH.241 vs. Golemancer CH.241 vs. Golemancer ¡°Brian.¡± As soon as I returned to the party, Lua came to me. ¡°Paulina and¡­ Mariina are about to have a match. Come. Let¡¯s go watch.¡± Lua said, as she basically dragged me towards the training grounds. ¡°... wow. Really? What happened?¡± ¡°Well, miss Mariina was already agitated because of something and then miss Paulina went to ask for a match. They said a lot of ¡­ bad things to each other, and now they are having a match to see who is stronger. Alice asked if I coulde and get you as well, but I wasn¡¯t sure I could because ¡­ well, the person who took you.¡± ¡°... yeah. Well, let¡¯s go then. I do want to see it.¡± I agreed and took Lua¡¯s hand.
As we arrived at the training grounds, I noticed that a lot of the people who were taking part in the backyard party were also there. I guess plenty of people were excited to see this side attraction. Myself included. Sadly, Lua and I arrivedte and some spells were already flying back and forth. But honestly speaking, as it seemed like Paulina and Mariina were still operating with just low power spells, I turned my attention to something else. As the fight inside got more serious, Paulina switched from just earth magic to using both earth and water, while Mariina still seemed to be taking it quite easily. Mariina¡¯s magic just was faster and more urate. She hasn¡¯t even summoned a golem yet. ¡°Water mist!¡± I heard Paulina trigger a spell, which she also used in her fight against Chirstina. It enveloped the battlefield in a thick mist, making it nearly impossible to see. ¡°Now, Freeze!¡± She then called out. That must have been another spell, as all of the water in the air quickly froze and clung to everything, including Mariina. While she wasn¡¯t covered in ice or anything, she definitely had a fineyer of ice across her body. And the ground around her feet was also frozen, making it quite slippery. Mariina quickly broke and shook off the ice that had formed on her body, but because of the slippery surface, it looked like she was hesitating to move too much. And Paulina didn¡¯t let that opportunity to pass, quick casting multiple spells towards her sister. She alternated between ball and spear style spells, likely expecting her sister to put up a defensive wall, like Mariina did. While the ball spells didn¡¯t do too much damage to the thick earth wall, the spears were doing damage to it, and it would soon crumble. But none of it really mattered. Everyone watching knew how the fight would end. Because as Mariina was hiding behind the wall, the earth to the side of the training grounds had risen and formed into a golem. And said human sized earth golem was now approaching Paulina. And because Paulina was fully focused on keeping her barrage of spells going, there is no way she would have noticed the earth golem, which her sister seemed to have cast without any chant at all. The only thing I noticed regarding the golem spell was the soft glow of the gem at the top of her staff. After getting to Paulina, the golem punched her in the left shoulder area. I was honestly expecting a punch to the head, but maybe Mariina is holding back. The punch was still more than enough to knock Paulina off of her game, and her feet. The golem pushed on, taking a hold on the downed girl and ending the match. ¡°Stop!¡± Came a call from one of the Sawyer sisters, Cressida. The two others must have asked her to be their referee. Paulina was already on the ground, so the call didn¡¯t really make her do anything, but Mariina called off her golem and it moved to stand next to her. After that, a maid who had been standing by quickly went and helped Paulina. I think she was using some light magic, but I¡¯m not the best at recognizing that stuff. Paulina didn¡¯t seem too badly hurt, so that will hopefully heal her up. And if it doesn¡¯t, there is always my giant arsenal of healing spell cards. ¡°... I thought that I could win¡­¡± I heard Paulina mutter, as she was getting healed. ¡°You aren¡¯t there yet.¡± Mariina said. ¡°You still focus too much on offense. Especially when you see an opening. You don¡¯t think about your opponents counters at all.¡± She lectured her younger sister. ¡°But you didn¡¯t do too bad. You actually managed to make me use a golem.¡± ¡°... did I ¡­ really do good?¡± ¡°Of course.¡± Mariina confirmed. ¡°The power of your magic, the casting speed and even uracy. You did great on all of those. I think you might be at a great witch level now. That is a huge improvement for just two years.¡± ¡°... thanks. But I still couldn¡¯t beat you¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t forget. I study under a sage. I¡¯m not just sitting around.¡± Mariina said, somewhat bragging. ¡°... I just thought the practice I did with Brian would have been enough¡­¡± ¡°Oh? You trained with him? How strong is he?¡± ¡°Strong enough to beat you.¡± Paulina answered. That caused Mariina¡¯s eyes to sharpen a bit, and she scanned the audience, probably searching for me. Yeah. I can see where this is going.
¡°So, how do you want to run this match?¡± I asked Mariina. ¡°I can do it as a summoner, or I can summon a water spirit and act more like a mage.¡± I offered. ¡°Which one are you morefortable with? I want to face you at your strongest. No excuses if you lose, alright?¡± Mariina said. ¡°... no. No you don¡¯t.¡± I simply said. At my strongest, three three-headed dragons with 4500 attack would be staring you down. You don¡¯t want to face that. ¡°But you want me to be a summoner then. I can do that.¡± ¡°Yes. Just summon anything you want. I¡¯ll take it down.¡± Mariina said. I¡¯m not sure if she is just confident, or if she can actually do it, but we will find out. ¡°Sure.¡± I agreed. So, summoning something against her. The first choice will be easy. I don¡¯t know how strong Mariina really is, but ever since I first saw her golem, I wanted to test it out against one of my own. ¡°Giant Soldier of Stone.¡± I said to summon my monster. Spoiler [copse] Now, don¡¯t think I¡¯m taking it easy on her just because I summoned a level 3 normal monster. Giant Soldier of Stone is legitimately strong. And with 2000 defense, it should be quite durable, so I, well Laura, can get a good estimate on Mariina¡¯s real power. Depending on how this goes, I can adjust my next monster(s). If this one is too weak, I¡¯ll just summon something a lot stronger. ¡°An earth golem. That¡¯s an interesting summon.¡± Mariina said, as she looked at my monster. ¡°I thought it would be appropriate, considering my opponent.¡± I said back. ¡°And it''s a rock golem, not earth golem.¡± Giant Soldier of stone was right about 10 meters tall. Quiterge for a level 3 monster, but I guess he does have ¡®giant¡¯ in his name. And I wouldn¡¯t call a ten meter tall golem ¡®giant¡¯. Large, but not giant. But maybe it is ¡®gigantic¡¯ for a rock golem. ¡­ okay, probably not. ¡°Well, if you want your golem to fight mine, I¡¯ll oblige.¡± She said, as the gem at the end of her staff began to glow again. As it did, the ground before her shifted a bit, taking a small humanoid shape. That humanoid then quickly grew in size to match my stone soldier. Interestingly, the second growth of the golem didn¡¯t seem to suck up any of the earth from the field, instead looking like more earth was created from nowhere. But I guess that is magic for you. ¡°A golem off. I guess I should keep our audience safe in that case.¡± I said, as I got a card out of the collection. ¡°Wall of Revealing Light.¡± I activated the trap card using 2000 HP. Not that I actually had to pay that cost, as Health Conscious negated it. Spoiler [copse] Oh, in case you were wondering, I can activate Wall of Revealing Light with any amount of HP, as long as it is less than my max HP. So I could use it with 3170 HP, then Health Conscious would just say no to having to actually pay the HP. And I would have quite the sturdy wall. 2000 should be more than enough for this, and this is my first out of factory test, so I don¡¯t want to go overboard. But luckily it went just fine, and a transparent barrier which glowed a bit formed around our golems, leaving everyone except the two golems outside. That was another advantage of this spell. Like with Swords of Revealing Light, I could control the exact dimensions of the to be made wall. As long as I was able to see the entire area I wanted to cover with the spell. Or trap, in this case. And if Laura made the target area instead, we could make it in ces I can''t actually see, as long as Laura has sufficient map data of the area. Well, we do still have to be close-by, but you get the point. ¡°It''s just a barrier to keep us and everyone else safe.¡± I exined to Mariina. ¡°It won¡¯t actually interfere with the golems at all.¡± ¡°... interesting. That should be good for me. I can have my golem go all out.¡± Mariina said.
¡°... wow. That golem is strong.¡± I said, as I watched Giant Soldier of Stone break apart into specks of light. Yeah. My golem lost. It actually was quite an even match up, but Mariina¡¯s golem had a huge advantage over mine. Well, let¡¯s go over the advantage mine had first. Giant Soldier of Stone was strong, the swords it wielded caused massive damage to the opposing golem. And it was sturdier than Mariina¡¯s golem. Now you might ask, if you are the one that can take more hits, andnd super powerful hits, how do you lose? The answer is twofold. Mariina¡¯s golem was a bit faster and it could regenerate. Even if GSoS cut off its arm or something, it would quickly regenerate the missing appendage. So with my hits being basically negated by the regeneration speed, and the speed at which the opposing golem moved preventing me fromnding a critical blow, it was only a matter of time until my golem lost. ¡°Why, thank you.¡± Mariina responded to my earlierment. ¡°Yours wasn¡¯t bad either. It was as sturdy as anything.¡± ¡°So, what now? Want to call it here, or should I summon another monster?¡± I asked her. Mariina took a good hold of her staff and looked at the magic stone at the end of it. It glowed softly, as if the staff itself was responding to her thoughts. ¡°I think I have mana for one more round.¡± She answered. ¡°Oh? Are you low? I have something for that.¡± I offered. ¡°No reason to use a mana potion for a practice fight.¡± ¡°Nah. Nothing like that.¡± I said, as I got a card out of storage. ¡°Pitch-ck Power Stone.¡± Spoiler [copse] After the small ck stone with the Triforce symbol on it appeared in my hand, I took a hold of it with telekinesis and levitated it over to Mariina. As soon as it got close, she reached her arm out and took a hold of the stone. ¡°Pass some mana through it, and it will let out some mana to replenish yours.¡± I instructed. Mariina did as instructed and the look on her face quickly changed. ¡°What? What kind of stone is this?¡± She questioned, as she got another charge of mana out of the stone. ¡°A mana recovery kind.¡± I answered. ¡°So, are you good to go?¡± I asked. ¡°Well, I¡¯m almost full again, so yes.¡± She answered. ¡°Alright. I¡¯ll summon the next monster then.¡± I said, as I traded the grayed out trap card for my next monster. ¡°Granmarg the Rock Monarch.¡± Spoiler [copse] I decided to go with another Rock monster. And a golem type monster. It just felt appropriate. Now Granmarg might be less defensive than Giant Soldier of Stone, but it has a ton more power. 2400pared to 1300. That is a big difference. Granmarg was also basically the same size as GSoS, just a bit bulkier. ¡°... another golem, huh. And here I was expecting something a bit more abnormal.¡± Mariina said. Are golems amon type of summon? I didn¡¯t know that. Well, either way. ¡°If you can take this down, I can summon something abnormal.¡± I promised. Well, it would actually just be another golem but still. ¡°Oh? I¡¯ll make sure you keep that word.¡± Mariina said, as she put more mana into her staff, at least based on the glow of the magic stone on it.
Our second round ended like the first. I lost. I honestly didn¡¯t expect it, but yeah. Mariina is strong. My main w with the second round was Granmarg¡¯s defense. It just couldn¡¯t take hits like GSoS could. And while it wasn¡¯t a problem at first, eventually it became a problem. At first, Granmarg could use its powerful attacks to almostpletely annihte Mariina¡¯s golem, but it seems that as long as she has mana, she can regenerate her golem. And I did just give her three grands worth of mana, so she didn¡¯t seem to be running out. Still, her golem was on the backfoot, just because of how powerful Granmarg was, but Mariina herself began using spells as well, causing Granmarg damage and slowing him down. While Mariina couldn¡¯t use spells that had to beunched, like stone spears, because of the barrier, she could still use spells that affected the ground itself like Stone Spire and Earth Crush. And with those spells destroying Granmarg¡¯s legs, Mariina bought enough time for her golem to regenerate and pummel my golem to death. ¡°So, whates next? You did say this next one will be something abnormal, right?¡± Mariina asked. She had used the third charge of the Pitch-ck Power Stone to recover some of her mana, but I don¡¯t think she is anywhere near full. ¡°Yeah. I did. Get ready, because this guy will end this match.¡± I said, and that wasn¡¯t just talk. Based on the two previous fights, there is no way Mariina can take on this monster. ¡°My next goleming up. Ancient Gear Golem!¡± Spoiler [copse] Yes. One of my newest monsters. Straight from the Machine Re-Volt structure deck. The legendary Ancient Gear Golem. Oh wait, it was only legendary in the Yugioh anime. Well, whatever. Ancient Gear Golem wasrge. Right about 15 meters tall. And unlike my rock golems, he was made of steel and iron. A huge monster running on gears. ¡°So, what do you think?¡± I asked Mariina. ¡°Is this abnormal enough for you?¡± ¡°... well, first time I¡¯m seeing something like that summoned. A metal golem. I think we can take it.¡± She said, as the gem on her staff glowed again. Her golem grew in size, getting to the size of fifteen meters tall to match my Ancient Gear Golem. I didn¡¯t know it could do that, so maybe she was holding back earlier. But I still don¡¯t think that will change much. The power difference should berge enough. ¡°Ready?¡± I asked her. ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± She responded, and her golem moved, but I wasn¡¯t about to give it time to strike. ¡°Ancient Gear Golem attack, Mechanized Mele¨¦!¡± I called out to my monster. It wound up its massive fist, before striking the opposing golem. That one punch was enough to break apart the entire top half of Mariina¡¯s golem, leaving only its legs standing with no torso. And the attack didn¡¯t stop there. Probably because of my Gear Golem¡¯s piercing ability, a phantom fist kept going from its arm, aimed straight at Mariina. I don¡¯t know how much strength that punch was carrying, but considering that Granmarg could destroy a good chunk of her golem, that piercing damage was likely in the ballpark of 500 damage or so. Not that it ever reached her, as my Wall of Revealing Light blocked the attack. Thankfully I had put it up earlier. I¡¯m assuming that Mariina has more than 500 HP, considering how powerful she is, but taking something like 500 damage to the face would still hurt a ton. ¡°...¡± Mariina was speechless, as her knees gave out from underneath her and she fell to the ground. I guess having a massive phantom fisting at you will do that.
After our match, Cressida helped her sister recover. Mariina was physically just fine, other than being almost out of mana, but her mental state did take a literal punch. Because of our fight, a lot of the nobles wanted to talk to me more, so that took up basically my entire afternoon. Some of it was ¡­ not so pleasant, but I had been given my title and duties by the second Prince, so they couldn''t actually force me into anything. Some did try to talk me into taking their daughters as my fianc¨¦/wife, but with Lua by my side, I could somewhat fight them off. But still, dealing with nobles is a lot more exhausting than dealing with monsters. Monsters I can just punch. Or have my summoned monsters punch. Can''t really do that with nobles, unless I want to get in trouble. And trouble is bad. Unless causing it was fun enough where that makes up for the trouble I get into. The backyard ¡®party¡¯ went on for most of the afternoon, with only the food changing in the middle. And in the evening, we all went inside to enjoy a huge feast. It was a multicourse meal, not a buffet, making it a first for me. I thought these kinds of parties would always be buffet style, but I was wrong. Lua was of course by my side, but Ria was working as a maid, bringing the food out. I don¡¯t know if she nned it with the other maids, but she was the one who always brought the food to Lua and I. I really did appreciate it, nned or not. Small things make all the difference. After dinner, I spoke a bit with Christina about nothing in particr. She is just easy to talk to about things I can¡¯t really speak about with anyone else. Including Lua, as she might have been a part of what we talked about. Before going to bed, I also made sure to check up on the sword. You know, the one to make up for the one I broke. The de wasplete, along with the grip and the pommel. The guard was still being made, along with the scabbard, but it would be ready by tomorrow. I really have to thank my monsters again already. They really are putting in all the work, while I just party around. Well, it will sadly have to wait. Tomorrow will be another busy day of socializing, so that will take a lot out of me. Thus far, everything has gone rtively fine, so I think everything will be fine tomorrow as well. Well, either way. Good night for now. CH.242 Giving my Gift CH.242 Giving my Gift The day of the birthday party is here. Well, it¡¯s not my birthday, but still. The first thing I did in the morning was confirming my gift. Of course most of it was ready to go, but I did check out the sword I made. Okay, my monsters and Laura made it. I didn¡¯t do anything. I¡¯m just here to steal the credit from them. The sword wasplete and analyzed, so I could take a look at its stats.
Vampiric Steel Bastard Sword
Element de
Thrusting - Damage done by thrusting attacks ignores 25% of the target''s defenses.
shing - Damage done by shing attacks ignores 40% of the target''s defenses
Blood Repair
Vampire Weapon
Durability 3500/3500
Description: A sword with a de made from Vampiric Steel. It has a guard and pommel made from bronze and a grip made of everwood. The sword drinks blood and can use it to repair itself. The sword favors those that also drink blood and will show its true power when wielded by a blood drinker. The sword is capable of taking in the mana of any attribute and it will engulf itself in the element. It has been enchanted to increase its piercing and shing capabilities.
I think that is good. Interestingly, there is no stat buffing with the weapon. Armor has +defense to it, but neither this sword, my sword, or something like Ria¡¯s gauntlets have any sort of +strength. They just have things like piercing and shing to improve your pration, or something like deep impact. Ria¡¯s gauntlets have that. It isn¡¯t quite the same, as it instead increases the power of all of her punches by 25%. But still, not directly increasing your strength. The element de is interesting though. I didn¡¯t expect that part. Maybe some of my Element monsters did that. But anyway, apparently the sword can take in the mana of any element, and engulf itself in said element. No, mana is attribute, element is the stuff the mana turns into. Well, anyway. Both Dark re Knight and me Swordsman showed it to me with a factory copy of the sword. Spoiler
[copse] When wielded by Dark re Knight, the sword took on a dark aura, and with me Swordsman, the sword was engulfed in mes. Interesting to say the least. I tried it myself, but as my mana has no attribute, the sword just glowed a soft white light. I guess you might think it is light elemental, but it really wasn¡¯t. Though interestingly, the mana that came from the sword wasn¡¯t the white and ck that my mana usually looked like when I wrote my name with one of those magic pens that took into consideration your attribute. It was more like white and ck, with some hints of a violet color added in. It looked quite nice. Maybe I should have my monsters add that Element de to my sword. ¡­ actually they probably can¡¯t as my sword already has a light elemental enchantment, which makes it more powerful against dark attributed monsters. Anyway. The sword is ready to go, and I think it is alright. My mithril sword has a bit higher thrusting percentage at 33%, but it has a lower shing percentage at 35%. I guess a bastard sword, or a ¡®hand-and-a-half¡¯ sword, is better for shing than my arming sword. Well, my gift is ready to go. My suit is ready and clean, thank you Tahlia. And my partner is ready and her dress is ready. So I¡¯m ready. System, you¡¯d better acknowledge my gift and give me some new sets.
For breakfast, we once again joined the Watchman family. I still feel a bit bad about invading their family time, but I also know them quite well, so I can somewhat rx with them. After that, I had a quick visit to the kitchen of the manor. Ria guided me there, and I met up with Paulina as well as the head chef there. What was I doing? Well, I did promise them a dragon, didn¡¯t I? For the dragon, I went with the Harpie''s Pet Baby Dragon from the Lord of the Storm Structure Deck. Yeah, we are eating a baby dragon today. But it is a good size. I can¡¯t just cook up a massive dragon and expect all of it to be eaten. And someone will have to carry it from the kitchen to the party hall. Sure I could do it with my storage, but how do you expect others to carry a whole roasted dragon? For my part, all I had to do was drop a Mystik Wok, just give it a slight surface roast with the spell and leave the rest to the kitchen staff. I hope they can get it all cooked up in time, but they didn¡¯t ask for it yesterday, so if they can¡¯t, that is on them. Spoiler
[copse]
When I got back to our room, I spent some time just sitting with Lua. Well, that was the n, but because it was us, our time just sitting around quickly turned into magic practice. I was still just casting Space Wall over and over again, trying to make something that can actually stop something more than a light touch. Well, it could now stop a punch from a child, or a goblin, but it isn¡¯t at a level where it can be used in a real fight. I could use Level Up! to gain a higher skill level and that should help, but that will have to wait a day or two more. Of course I also made sure to teach Lua the ¡®remote magic loop¡¯ so she could practice it with me in the future. It did seem effective for learning telekinesis, and Lua having LV.10 Mana Control and Mia cheats, she picked it up on the spot. If she practices it, she will likely learn telekinesis in a week or two.
¡°Brian, it is time to head to the party hall.¡± Ria came to remind us. ¡°Yes. We are ready.¡± I said, as I got up from the couch. Both Lua and I were dressed up and ready to go. I was in the same clothing as yesterday. The white silk shirt, a dark brown tailcoat and light brown pants,cking the left forearm sleeve, yada yada. Lua on the other hand was not wearing what she had on yesterday. She was in the purple and white dress we ¡®stole¡¯ from The Agent of Judgment - Saturn. With her hair in a reverse braid of some kind, courtesy of her skill, and she had a red stone ne around her neck. All in all, she is absolutely gorgeous. Spoiler [copse]
In terms of arrival at the party venue, Lua and I were some of the first guests to arrive. For parties with nobles, it was somewhat important to arrive in the order of one''s rank. And as an honorary baron, I was not quite the lowest, but basically yes. Below me would only be honorary knights. A single generation title like mine, given to those that show some exceptional skills or something like that. But no honorary knights were invited, so I was the first noble in the room. Other than me, a few high ranking merchants had already arrived and a lot of them turned to look at the two of us as we walked in. I didn¡¯t know most of them, but I did recognize one older man. Mister Bak, the owner of the Bak trading & transportpany. I didn¡¯t know he was invited, but it appears that he was. I didn¡¯t know if hispany wasrge enough to get an invite, but apparently he did. I just hope he didn¡¯t bring anything from my dungeon as a gift, as that would ruin mine. A bit, at least. But I¡¯m sure he has something else. His reputation would also take a hit if he tried to show the same stuff as the new dungeon founder. A few of the merchants made contact with me and introduced themselves to me. They didn¡¯t go as far as asking for dungeon items or anything, but they did make it clear that they were looking forward to seeing what kinds of new items my dungeon can make.
Soon after us, other nobles began entering the room. At first, it was other honorary barons, followed by actual barons, then viscounts and then Earl Marsh. By the way, the unmarried children of Thomas came in when honorary barons wereing in, in case you were wondering. They aren¡¯t technically nobles, but they are important guests. Thest people to arrive were obviously Thomas, his wife and the second Prince. They all arrived at the same time, probably out of respect for the Prince. Normally, Thomas would have been thest to arrive, but royalty is different. It would be disrespectful for the Prince to not arrivest, but it would also be disrespectful if Thomas wasn¡¯tst, so this was the solution to that problem. Thomas soon took his seat and the party began. First thing was a song. A local happy birthday song, which spoke about living to be over 100 years old. It was chorded by a simple piano melody, yed by one of the manor maids. After the song, it was time for the gift giving. For that, the order we would present our gifts was basically the reverse of our arrival order. The highest ranking person is first, and then others follow. So as you might have guessed, the Prince was first. His gift was. ¡°His Majesty gave me the permission to return this to your family. I believe you know what it is.¡± The Prince said, as his aide pulled arge mithril battle-axe from a magic bag. It was detailed and beautifully engraved, looking more like a showpiece than something someone would actually use in battle. ¡°Th- this is ¡­ the founder¡¯s axe.¡± Thomas muttered as he received the axe. ¡°I ¡­ I thought it had been lost for ages.¡± ¡°No. Not quite.¡± The Prince said. ¡°It was presented to the Royal family some 600 years ago and we have been taking care of it ever since. But I believe the time hase to return it home.¡± ¡°Yo-Your Highness. Thank you.¡± Thomas said as he got up from his seat and prostrated himself in front of the Prince. ¡°I¡¯ll ¡­ I¡¯ll do anything for you for this.¡± ¡°Well now. I¡¯ve already gotten what I wished for. You should get back up. The others still have gifts for you.¡± The Prince said, as he walked off. Wonder what he meant by that got what he wished forment through? Next was of course Earl Marsh and his wife. Their gift was three magic books, aka. grimoires, from their own collection. It honestly seemed like a great gift, it was just somewhat overshadowed by the one the Prince just gave. Then it was the Viscounts. Garner, Yuva and Kramer. Garner, also known as Angelina¡¯s husband and Angelina herself, gifted Thomas with a wyvern mantle. The wyvern leathering from a wyvern hunted by the adventuring party Diamond Sword just a few days before Alewatch was the target of a wyvern attack. Viscount Yuva, ruling a town with an ore mine and all, gifted a steel shield, which had a thin coating of mithril on it. It was very good looking, but at the same time fell into the ¡®use item¡¯ category for me, instead of the ¡®decoration item¡¯ where the battle-axe had been. From Viscount Kramer, Thomas got two war horses. They are a subset of the regr horses that people use to pull carriages and other stuff, specifically bred to be used as mounts for knights. And yes, they are actually monsters with a monster core. D-rank monsters, in case you were wondering. But having lived their entire lives with humans, and monster tamers, they were not at all aggressive. And as D-rank monsters, they were reasonably powerful, so they could run for a long time with no rest, take multiple strikes without going down and so forth. Well, of course their durability would depend on who was the one attacking them. Then came the barons. But none of their gifts were that impressive, so I won¡¯t go over them. Well, I guess I¡¯ll mention two. First, the one given by the Watchman family, even though I feel like it is mostly from Christina. A magic tool which used earth magic stones to improve the soil quality, as well as a decent amount of small magic stones to power it. The magic stones weren¡¯t fuel by the way, more like batteries. After being used, they¡¯d have to be recharged with mana. This could either be done by just leaving them out in the air where they will slowly refill themselves, or by having a mage with the same attribute as the stone filling it with theirs. The second worth, or in this case not worth, mentioning was the gift from Baron Bloggs. He gave Thomas a bangle made of gold, set with a few small gemstones. Giving something like that to a youngdy should be fine, but giving it to a 60 year old male, not so much. For the rest of his children, Mariina gave her father a golem carriage she herself had apparently made. It didn¡¯te just from her, but the Sage¡¯s Tower as an organization, as they had paid for the materials. It didn¡¯t fit into the room, so I didn¡¯t see it, but that was quite the gift. Cressida brought her father a rare book from the capital. She had hand copied the book, as the original copy was forbidden from being printed. It could only be copied by hand. Violet, who had arrived yesterday from another town where she had been doing something, gave her father a magtern which used a light magic stone as the light source. And Paulina gave her father a magic device to help nts grow. It used both water and earth magic stones for that. Too bad it was somewhat overshadowed by Christina¡¯s gift, as they were both very simr. Then finally, it was my turn. I did feel just a bit nervous as I approached Thomas, but his gentle smile did calm me down. ¡°My Lord.¡± I began. ¡°I¡¯d like to give you some of the treasuresing from my dungeon.¡± As I said that, I got the magic fanny pack loaded with fabrics out of my storage. Again, storage can store ¡®magic holding items¡¯ even if they have stuff inside of them. ¡°This is a magic bag from my dungeon. While it can only store a small amount, it is small from the outside as well, and can be clipped around your waist, making theft highly unlikely.¡± As I exined that, I heard some awes from the merchants who had been invited. A bag like this would be more useful for them than most nobles, after all. Merchants are the ones who have to look out for pickpockets and stuff. ¡°Inside of it, you will find six bolt rolls of fabric. One of denim fabric, two of cotton fabric and three of tricot fabric. Now I understand at least some of them might sound new, so I¡¯ve prepared some clothes made from them.¡± As I said that, I got out the ¡®three-piece suit¡¯ I¡¯d made. Yeah, it wasn¡¯t a suit at all, but I did somewhat style the jacket after one. It consisted of a rtively normal looking pair of ck jeans, a long-sleeved crew-neck white shirt and a ck double-breasted cotton suit jacket. The jacket might honestly be more of a zer than an actual suit jacket, but who really cares? As I went on a quick exnation on the fabrics, and what I believe they are good for, the butler took the ¡®suit¡¯ and ced it next to all the other gifts. He had also pulled the fabric rolls out of the magic fanny pack. ¡°Thenst, I¡¯d like to present you with this sword.¡± I said, as I got the vampiric steel bastard sword out of my storage, and handed it to Thomas. ¡°It is a bastard sword made of vampiric steel, with a guard and pommel made of bronze, and a grip of everwood. The scabbard is everwood and sword-horn bull hide.¡± I exined, as Thomas pulled the sword out of the scabbard. As he was holding it, I heard some murmurs from the audience, like ¡°It cannot be vampiric steel.¡± and ¡°It has to just be blood iron, right?¡± Nope. Vampiric steel all the way. Because why not? It isn¡¯t that much more expensive than blood iron. ¡°It is quite a beautiful de.¡± Thomas said, as he looked at it. ¡°While it might be somewhat in in design, that allows for the special metal to shone with elegance. Thank you.¡± He thanked me for the gift as he slid the sword back into its scabbard. After that, I bowed slightly before walking back to where the other party goers were. As I returned to Lua¡¯s side, my quest notification popped up.
Mission: Gift of Value
Mission Complete
Sets , and unlocked.
Reprint set unlocked.
You overdid it.
What do you mean I ¡®overdid it¡¯? My gift is perfectly reasonable. Others just give bad gifts. Well, other than the Prince. His gift must have still been better than mine, right? And honestly, I don¡¯t really care. I got three new sets, and one reprint. That is just fine. E-Heroes and Cyber Dragons. The world better be ready for the chaos I¡¯m about to unleash. ¡­ no, I actually won¡¯t unleash anything. But still, I like that I now have ess to those cards. CH.243 First Dance CH.243 First Dance Of course, after I presented my gift to Thomas, it was the time for the invited merchants to give theirs. Most of it was some sort of artwork done by supposedly famous artists, but I didn¡¯t know any of them, so they meant nothing to me. They did look alright, I guess. And basically as soon as all of the guests had given their present to Thomas, the maids began bringing in food. And that led to a slight surprise for me. Instead of the ¡®ssic¡¯ blue dress with an apron over it, the maids were now wearing full on victorian-style maid outfits, clearly made based on that painting of Laura I handed Paulina a while back. The strange part was, that this morning, they were still in their other garbs, so they must have changed while we were handing the presents to Thomas. ¡­ but some of them were in the hall with drinks, and they had the old maid uniform on, so when did they? ¡­ Maid magic. That has to be it. Is there a ¡®maid¡¯ skill? I know Jenna didn¡¯t have it when I saw her status, so probably not, but it might be an extra skill or something, and she just didn¡¯t have it yet. Maybe I should ask an older maid like Aneesa about that. Wait. I have that option as well. (Laura, do you know about a maid skill?) I asked. (There is no such skill, outside a single report. It appears there was once a unique skill called ¡®Greatest Maid¡¯, but I do not know what that skill could do.) Laura answered. Oh. So no extra skill called Maid or anything. But there was a unique skill. Interesting. That must have been one hell of a maid. Anyway, back to the food. Most of it was rtively normal, but everyone''s head turned when arge tray carried by four maids, including Ria, was brought into the room. On it was a small dragon, which had been whole roasted. Well small is rtive. Even with it being a baby dragon and all, Harpie''s Pet Baby Dragon was almost asrge as an orc. Oh, and Ria also had on one of those new victorian-style maid outfits. It does look good on her. The ck and white maid outfit looks good with her silver hair. As the maids were setting the tray down at the center of the table, an older maid in a slightly different looking maid outfit addressed the room. ¡°Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, the food has been served.¡± She began. ¡°At the center of the table, we have a real whole roasted baby dragon, provided to us by the new noble, Lord Brian Wood. It has been¡­¡± As the maid kept speaking about both the dragon I supplied, as well as other foods on the tables, I noticed that a baron I¡¯d not spoken to was taking assertive steps towards Ria, who was still standing in attention next to where they had just set down the dragon. Now as to why I didn¡¯t talk with the man yesterday, well, he wasn¡¯t at our backyard luncheon and while he was there for dinner, Icked the chance to speak with him at that time. And it''s not like I¡¯ve been going out of my way to speak with the other nobles, it just kind of ended up happening. ¡°What is this bitch doing here?¡± He loudly spoke over the head maid, who was still exining the foods on the table. ¡°Has the Sawyer family fallen so low that they have to hire monsters?¡± After he said that, everyone in the hall quieted and turned to look at him. I took that as my que and quickly began making my way to Ria¡¯s side, just in case this is more than just a verbal assault. ¡°My lord, do you have a problem with one of our maids?¡± The head maid, yes I¡¯m going to call her that until someone proves me wrong, asked the noble. Oh, I guess I should tell you how I know he is a noble. That is simple, really. He gave his present to Thomas while barons were doing so, so he is also a baron. Baron Bloggs to be specific. The one who gave that throwaway bangle to a sixty-year-old Earl. ¡°Of course I do.¡± Bloggs told the head maid. ¡°This bitch is a blood sucking monster.¡± He stated. ¡°And in what way is that a problem?¡± I cut in. ¡°What? Didn¡¯t you hear what I just said? She is a freaking blood sucker. An agent of the demon lord.¡± Bloggs said. ¡°The demon lord is dead, in case you didn¡¯t know.¡± I reminded him. ¡°And the Goddess forgave the vampires, as well as all of the other races made by the demon lord. So do tell, why is her being a dhampir a problem?¡± ¡°And why are you defending her? You lucky upstart.¡± He quipped. ¡°Because she happens to be my ve.¡± I admitted. ¡°And as such, I won¡¯t allow you to say another bad word about her.¡± ¡°You? An upstart taking in a blood sucker. Fits you perfectly.¡± ¡°Why, thank you. I am somewhat fond of them.¡± I said to counter his attempt at making fun of me. I also turned my head to take a quick look at Lua. ¡°... well, if she is yours, then you can go ahead and pay for the horse she killed.¡± Bloggs said, after staying quiet for a second. ¡°Horse? I don¡¯t recall hearing about Ria killing your horse. Would you be so kind as to remind me when this happened?¡± I asked. ¡°Hmph. You own her and don¡¯t even know her crimes? This is why I hate upstarts.¡± Bloggs muttered, before speaking up again. ¡°It would have been a little over two years ago. Don¡¯t tell me you took her in without even knowing that?¡± As he said that, I noticed that Ria was somewhat trying to hide behind my back, holding her arms on my left shoulder. ¡°Oh, that. Yes. I know of it.¡± I admitted. I¡¯m decently sure Agatha mentioned that. ¡°In that case, I don¡¯t mind paying. How much would you value said horse at?¡± I asked. I really don¡¯t mind paying a bit of money to make him shut up, and solving conflicts like this with just money might even make me more liked by the other nobles. Or they might think I¡¯m an easy target to scam, but in this case, there is a legitimate reason for me to pay him. Had I lost something valuable to someone with no money, only to run into them again, and them being the ve of someone rich, I might ask for money from their owner as well. ¡­ okay, the current me wouldn¡¯t, but the past me would have. I don¡¯t have money troubles any more. ¡°It was 300 gold.¡± Bloggs said, boasting a little. As he said that, I heard a few reactions across the room. Three-hundred, huh. Sounds like a lot for a horse, but that could be true. ¡­ I wonder, if I ask the expert, will he answer me? I think I should try. ¡°Lord Kramer.¡± I said, as I turned to face the viscount who had given two horses as a gift to Thomas. ¡° I admittedly don¡¯t know much about the prices of horses, so does that price sound correct to you?¡± Now while I didn¡¯t have too much time with it, I did speak with Lord Kramer a bit yesterday. His family, and the town he rules, is a well known ce for horse breeding. And while his family specializes in war horses, there are others that breed regr carriage horses in his town, so he should be familiar with horse prices. ¡°It is just a bit of a high price for a war horse.¡± He casually said. ¡°But a regr carriage horse would be only around 60 to 80 gold. And a cheap one half of that.¡± ¡°Hmph.¡± The baron in front let out a disgruntled sound. ¡°Well, it just so happened to be a war horse.¡± ¡°I see¡­¡± Yeah. Why do I feel like that is a lie? Let¡¯s confirm it then. ¡°Lord Garner. I believe you would have dealt with the aftermath of this incident, correct? Can you confirm if the horse was a war horse?¡± I asked Mateo. I heard that the knights escorted Ria back to the vige, so he should definitely know about it. ¡°It was just a regr carriage horse. Well bred, but nothing that special.¡± Mateo answered my question, so I turned my gaze back to the baron, who was now visibly sweating. ¡°Besides,¡± Mateo kept going, only to be interrupted by Thomas himself. ¡°We gave you a horse to rece the one you lost, didn¡¯t we?¡± The Earl asked, as he got up from his seat. Yeah. I thought as much. They wouldn¡¯t just leave something like that unsolved. That is not the kind of person Thomas is. ¡°The dhampirs living in that vige might be dangerous when they are hungry, but they are also our only source of the valuable blood lilies.¡± Thomas kept on going. ¡°And while it is unfortunate what happened at that time, if you were still holding a grudge, you should have spoken to me about it. Sir Brian has nothing to do with what happened back then.¡± ¡°No. He does have a point. Ria is the one to me, and as her owner, part of that me falls on my shoulders.¡± I admitted. ¡°So to make up for the sins of my servant, I will be paying you. Three hundred gold, right? Here you go.¡± I said, as I began piling up gold coins on the floor between us. I was taking the coins out of my storage, while putting them in stacks of ten coins each. Ten stacks wide, three deep, for a total of 300 gold coins. ¡°There you are. I believe with this, you have nothing left to say about Ria, or dhampirs as a whole? I¡¯ve paid you for the damage they¡¯ve caused you, correct?¡± I asked. ¡°...¡± After a while of just staring at the coins, baron Bloggs kicked the stacks over and walked off, as he huffed: ¡°You think I¡¯d take your charity.¡± We all followed him with our eyes until he was fully out of the room. After he was, I took all of the coins from the floor and ced them back into my storage. ¡°I apologize for the distraction.¡± I said, as I bowed to Thomas. ¡°I ept your apology.¡± Thomas said. ¡°Now then, I believe our food has been served, so let us thank the Goddess for our meal and eat.¡± Thomas brought us back on track, so we were able to start our luncheon.
The lunch was quite amazing. Just the array of foods was awe inspiring, but the centerpiece dragon was really the¡­ well, the main dish. Even with howrge the small dragon had been, it was the first food the party ran out of. To the point where the nobles were almost fighting over thest bits. Honestly speaking, I could make another one by myself right now, but let¡¯s not. There were still plenty of other foods avable. As the lunch went on, I of course spoke with plenty of the nobles, as well as the merchants. The nobles were mainly interested in the sword I gifted, as well as the new fabrics, but the merchants wanted to know more about the magic fanny packs. Luckily, I had a few in my storage, so I could show them off. I did get a question for the price, but I just told them that Christina is in charge of their distribution, as she is the dungeon master. There was also the issue with prices, because while I had already ¡®sold¡¯ some of the magic fanny packs, we didn¡¯t really yet know how easily adventurers could get them out of the dungeon. Sure I could get them without too many issues, but I don¡¯t want to have to do everything. After the maids cleared the tables, both of food and moved them out of the hall, it was time for what I¡¯ve both been dreading and looking forward to. ¡­ okay, that might be a bit much. I¡¯m not dreading this, but I just hope I can live up to everyone¡¯s expectations. I don¡¯t want to be Alice. Sorry, Alice. I know you aren¡¯t that bad at dancing. But yes, it was indeed time for dancing. The orchestra, well more of a band, as it only had 15 members, were doing the final checks on their instruments. I guess it still is an orchestra, just a small one. As they announced that it would be time for the first dance, I turned to Lua. ¡°Mydy, may I have this dance?¡± I asked her, as I bowed in front of her, while holding out my right hand. ¡°Yes. Of course.¡± Lua answered, as she took my hand. We joined the others on the floor and soon, the first dance began. ¡°... Brian, thank you¡­¡± Lua said, as we were dancing. ¡°No problem. But what did I do?¡± I asked. ¡°You know, for standing up for Ria. And for us. Dhampirs.¡± Lua said. ¡°Hey, some slightly overweight noble is nothingpared to an A-rank monster, you know. I¡¯d fight a dragon for you. For either of you. Or for the people you love. And the people I hold dear.¡± I told her. ¡°... yes. I know you would¡­¡± Lua said. ¡°I love you. ¡­do you think ¡­ you could say it as well?¡± ¡°I ¡­ I¡­ I¡¯ll try.¡± ¡°No.¡± Lua said softly. ¡°Don¡¯t try. Just do. Like you always do.¡± ¡°... alright. I ¡­ I l-love y-you.¡± I said, with my voice shaking under the pressure of those words. ¡°Again, better, this time.¡± Lua demanded. ¡°I ¡­ love you.¡± I said, a bit more forcefully, but still, the weight of those words felt like it was crushing me. ¡°... thank you¡­¡± Lua said. ¡°You should say that every day from now on. Until it is easy for you.¡± ¡°... I¡¯ll ¡­ do my best.¡± I almost said I¡¯ll try, but I think that was the better answer. As the song came to an end, Lua signaled for us to walk to the side, instead of staying for the next dance. ¡°You should go dance with Alice.¡± She told me, as she removed her hand from mine. ¡°She didn¡¯t take part in the first dance, and I don¡¯t think she will dance with anyone, if you don¡¯t dance with her at least once.¡± ¡°... are you sure? I feel like that is wrong. I should only dance with you.¡± ¡°That is your Monarch''s order. You¡¯d better do it.¡± Lua teased. ¡°As you wish, my love.¡± I said, before I even realized what I had just let slip. ¡°you¡­¡± Lua muttered, as her face flushed red. ¡°You can¡¯t just¡­ go. You won¡¯t make it in time if you don¡¯t.¡± She said as she pushed me towards where Alice was standing. I just did as ordered and walked over to Alice. Then, with a slight bow and my hand out I asked: ¡°Mydy, may I have this dance?¡± ¡°B-Brian? A- a dance? ¡­ yes!¡± After seemingly taking a second, Alice excitedly took my hand and I walked with her back to the dance floor. We took our stances, but just as the orchestra was about to start the next song. ROAR! A massive roar shook the entire city. CH.244 Those who Search for the Golden Giant CH.244 Those who Search for the Golden Giant ROAR!Trantions for theter ones are in these. But you can''t exactly trante a roar. It is a roar. Everyone in the hall froze as they heard the roar. Some fell to their knees, while others took a closer hold of their dance partner, like Alice did. As we were slowly recovering, a booming voice spoke in anguage I couldn¡¯t understand. {Yth huven ekess queasvorwl irthir. Spol dout naoilti ekess udoka.} It spoke in somenguage which I ¡­ wait, I know thatnguage. I don¡¯t understand it, but I know what it is. That is the draconguage, I¡¯m reasonably sure. (Laura?) (Yes. That was dragonic. I¡¯m getting Lord of Dragons to the control tform so he can trante it for us.) Laura responded. She works so fast. Spoiler [copse] (Thanks. I¡¯m counting on you.) After I made sure I was having the message tranted, I took a good long look around the room. Most people had begun recovering from the shock, and were standing back up, but some were still on the ground after their legs gave out from under them. ¡°Alice? Are you alright?¡± I asked Alice, who was still hugging me tightly. ¡°... what, what was that?¡± She quietly asked. ¡°A dragon¡¯s roar, most likely.¡± I answered, based on the knowledge about thenguage that was spoken after the roar. ¡°A ¡­ A dragon?¡± ¡°Yeah. At least I think so.¡± I confirmed. ¡°The speech after the roar. That was draconic. I don¡¯t understand it, but I do recognise it, as my dragon monsters also speak in thatnguage.¡± I exined. ¡°I¡¯m having Laura trante it with the help of some of my monsters.¡± As I was telling Alice what I knew, a knight in full gear bursted into the room and after locating Thomas, he made a report. ¡°My Lord, Dragons! Dragons have surrounded the city!¡± He basically yelled out. For a second, it looked almost like life left Thomas¡¯ eyes, but he soon got the color back and began giving orders. ¡°I see. They also seemed to have sent us a message. Find out someone, anyone who can understand it. I need to know what the dragons are after.¡± Thomas ordered. ¡°Have they made any moves yet?¡± ¡°Yes, my Lord. And no. They seem to have justnded, and then roared out what we heard.¡± The knight answered, before he ran out of the room. Thomas then stood up and addressed the room. ¡°Everyone!¡± He called to get our attention. ¡°We have an emergency. Dragons have surrounded the city. The maids will soon evacuate you all into a shelter, so please stay calm and follow their instructions.¡± He told everyone. As he did, I heard some murmurs from the other guests, like: ¡®they must be after the dragon we ate.¡¯ and ¡®they will kill us all for eating one of their own.¡¯ But before those got out of hand, Thomas continued. ¡°If anyone understood the call they made, please tell me.¡± ¡°I know what they said.¡± I stated as I stepped up, with Alice still clinging to my side. I just got the info from Laura, so I can trante for everyone. ¡°Ah. Brian. Then tell us. What do they want?¡± Thomas asked. ¡°The message was ¡®We wish to acquire knowledge. Send your wisest to us.¡¯, or something like that.¡± I repeated what Laura had just told me. Told to her by Lord of D. ¡°... are you certain?¡± Thomas asked. ¡°You know I have my sources, and they are trustworthy.¡± ¡°... I understand. Thank you for the trantion.¡± With Alice still holding onto me, I walked to where Lua was. ¡°Alice, can you let go now?¡± I asked. ¡°... okay¡­¡± She said, as she peeled herself off of me. As soon as she did, her legs seemed to give out, as she almost fell to the floor, but I caught her before she could. ¡°Wow. Careful.¡± I said, as I held her up. ¡°... thanks.¡± Alice said, as she once again took a hold of me. ¡°... so, Lua, what do you think?¡± I asked. ¡°... I don¡¯t know either. I feel¡­ I think we should run.¡± She admitted. ¡°Yeah. I want to agree. But ¡­ I don¡¯t know.¡± ¡°Brian, you don¡¯t have to be a hero.¡± She reminds me. ¡°This isn¡¯t your fault. It isn¡¯t your mess to solve.¡± ¡°... true. But I can work as a trantor, and my set cards will buy me at least a bit of time, so I feel like I should still try to answer the dragon''s questions. And with Laura, I might have the most information avable to me.¡± I reasoned, for both Lua and myself. As we were speaking, the evacuation of the important people into some sort of shelter began. ¡°Alice, go with your family.¡± I told her. ¡°... but¡­¡± ¡°Alice. We aren¡¯t fighting a hydra. Or some monster. We are working with dragons. If this turns into a real fight, I won¡¯t be taking any chances.¡± I told her. ¡°So please, go to a safe ce.¡± ¡°... alright. But Brian¡­ take care of yourself.¡± Alice said, as she again let go of me, this time, her legs being able to carry her. She went to stand next to her mother, and their family was soon guided out of the room. ¡°Lua?¡± I asked, as I turned towards her. ¡°I¡¯ming with you.¡± She stated. ¡°I assumed as much.¡± I admitted. ¡°Let me set a few cards on you then.¡± Unlike Alice, I never set any cards on Lua. I probably should have, but I just never did. So it was time to fix that. The first card I set on her was, of course, Waboku. It is just that good. It will protect her from almost anything, in case the dragons target her for an attack. It will activate if anything targets her with intent to harm or kill. Spoiler [copse] Then, I added Dragon Capture Jar, because we are facing dragons. This one would auto activate as soon as Waboku¡¯s effects ends, buying more time for us to act. Spoiler [copse] Then, I added Mirror Force, Spellbinding Circle and Negate Attack. Spoiler
[copse] Now, for their conditions. Negate Attack and Mirror Force would activate with any ranged attacking anywhere near Lua. Even if the attack didn¡¯t ¡®target¡¯ her. This was one thing Waboku wouldn¡¯t do, as it needs her to be the target of an attack. So Negate Attack should solve that. Mirror Force was the same, but it would only activate if Negate Attack had already activated. And Spellbinding Circle was the same, but it would block physical attacks. I don¡¯t think there is any way it will activate, but it might. I think something like a dragon identally stomping on Lua could technically happen. I also traded my own set cards, for the same set as what Lua now had. I don¡¯t know if it is really necessary, but it might be. And they should be better for the situation on hand than what I had previously set.
After the evacuation of the nobles wasplete, a small group of people left the Sawyer manor and headed towards the northern gate of the city. Thergest of the dragons, and seemingly the one that had messaged us hadnded there, and was now napping a bit away from the city walls. Well, at least it wasn¡¯t attacking, so that is good. As I said, our group wasn¡¯t thatrge, consisting of some of the smartest people we could quickly gather. The dragon stated they wanted knowledge, so all we can try to do is send in the smartest of us. Yeah, myself included for some reason. Okay, admittedly Laura is an amazing source of information, so me going makes sense. Also, I¡¯m likely the strongest in the city, if not the country, so if this does turn into a fight, me being in right there will be for the best. On my right, Lua. And on my left, Ria. Lua had used her skill to swap her clothing, so she was now in her ¡®Grimson¡¯ dress, with the mantle covering her head. While Ria was still in her maid dress, she had put the armored jacket over it. I handed it to her while I also swapped from my noble clothes into my more usual jeans, t-shirt and my own parasite jacket. I also made sure to instruct Ria to feed blood to her armor, so it wouldn¡¯t drain her HP, as this was the first time she was actually wearing it, now that it was parasitic blood iron and all. Other than us three, we had Thomas with us. He came because ¡­ well, he is the lord of this city. With him, came two smart girls. Two of his children, Mariina and Cressida. Mariina knows a lot about different magic rted topics, and she is quite strong, so she was an obvious pick, while Cressida through her work as a civil official in the capital has read a lot of books. And that was all. Well, other than the ten knights who were brave enough to be our escorts. The carriages we rode were the five golem carriages which Mariina had ridden from the Sage¡¯s tower. Well, one of them now belonged to Thomas, but either way. We couldn¡¯t actually use a horse drawn carriage, as most of the horses were ¡­ well, shaken. But luckily we had these, so there was no issue. I could have summoned multiple Overdrive as well, but it is a fully armed and battle ready APC, so I really rather not. I don¡¯t want to intimidate the dragons, or seem a threat to them. Let¡¯s not provoke dragons, right? We made our way through the city. With people hiding in their houses, or something, it was almost like a ghost town. It was honestly a bit eerie. Once we reached the outer gates, we left the carriages inside the walls, and walked outside. There, I saw four dragons just lounging around on the fields around the city, not much caring that they were crushing the just budding nts. Out of the four dragons, three were greenish in color and about 20 meters long. Aka. just about asrge as my Blue-Eyes White Dragon is. But thergest of them, and the suspected leader of the dragons, was arge red dragon. It was a darker shade of red, something like carmine, or maybe burgundy. And in terms of size, it looked to be around 26 or 27 meters long. It was a bit difficult to judge, as the dragon wasying down, but that was my current estimate. Larger than my Shining Dragon, but not quite Ultimate Dragon size. If size means power, my Ultimate Dragons should be able to deal with this one. But I¡¯m not here to fight the dragons. While we walked towards the dragons, we also got a report from another three knights. Apparently, next to each of the other 3 major gates, there were also three dragons. So in total, with the four here, and the nine split between the other three gates, a total of thirteen dragons were here. ¡­ yeah. Perhaps I shouldn¡¯t consider fighting them. With that many, there is no way I can keep them all from destroying the city and killing a massive amount of people. Even if I can summon 7 dragons, well 9 if I also use my hands¡­ Then Ria and Lua can both summon 2¡­ okay, we actually could summon thirteen dragons between the three of us. But still. There is a good chance that there will be indirect damage caused to the city, if we cause a 13 vs 13 dragon fight. That still isn¡¯t n A, by the way. But it might be necessary as a backup n. Or more like the backup to the backups backup. So n D. n dragon. Well, with the backup n made, we approached the dragons. I honestly almost wanted to put a barrier around the city, just to keep it safe, but again, better not risk any aggravating moves. If this does turn into a fight, I¡¯ll just set up the barrier then. As we got close to the dragons, therge red dragon raised its head. Maybe it wasn¡¯t actually napping and only looked like it was. {Sva annyo. Wux xiekivi re zyak birk.}Atst. You people are so slow. The dragon spoke to us. With Laura tranting for me, I know about what it said. It wasining that we were slow, or something. I would love to respond, but I don¡¯t speak draconic. So instead, I activated my duel disk and set a card on it. ¡°Lord of D.¡± I said to summon the monster. I had already told the others about it earlier, so they were not surprised, but the sudden summoning did cause the other three dragons to raise their heads. Spoiler [copse] {Si i''singue, persvek wer goawy di sia Ith.}I apologize, in the ce of my Master. Lord of Dragons responded to the four dragons. With Laura, I again knew what he said. The three smaller dragons did look at my summon with their eyes somewhat wider than what I think would be usual, but therge red one didn¡¯t seem to care. Instead, he simply spoke up. {Yth re vorqir for irthir zahae vi aurixtor vemcin. Jaci annisha fogah cetai sahri persvek wer tibe ekess wer ruhahe. Tir wux vucot tivol?}We are looking for knowledge about a golden giant. He appeared three days ago in the forest to the west. Do you know anything? After the dragon spoke up, Lord of D. tranted his message to us. ¡­ wait. A golden giant¡­ three days ago¡­ It can¡¯t be, right? As Thomas, Mariina and Cressida spoke amongst themselves, not really knowing anything, I asked a question with Lord of D. tranting for me. {Or coi tepoha coanwor persvek vi ethima vhira area di wer tibe, creol 1400 kilometers de tenpiswo?}Would it have been in a burned down area of the forest, some 1400 kilometers from here? {Vucoti ti di nomenoi ¡®kilometers¡¯ wux renthisj di, oli axun. Wer wyogale tepohada osri coanwor ethima vhira ini draushum docar, kagh tangis osri wer aurixtor vemcin annisha, creol dragons jahen unexena mobi.}I know not of these ¡®kilometers¡¯ you speak of, but yes. The location had before been burned down by dragon fire, and even before the golden giant appeared, some dragons were settled there. ¡­. Fuck! ¡­ This mess is all my fault. Damn you, Exodia. ¡­ Okay, ming Exodia isn¡¯t fair. This is 100% on me. I asked a few more questions, with Lord of D. tranting, from the dragons. But the consensus I got was that they were looking for the golden giant, Exodia, because they suspect that Exodia killed the dragons who had settled in the area, and then to unt its victory, it had shown its strength by lighting up the sky above the dragon coast. ¡­ yeah. I absolutely should have checked what was to the west. ¡­ I guess this shit is on me, and it is for me to solve. See, even the system agrees. Even if I don¡¯t really like this mission.
Mission: Deal with the Dragons
Goal: Protect Sawyer city from the dragons
Info: Dragons havee to Sawyer city looking for the monster you foolishly summoned. Make sure they don¡¯t destroy the city or kill anyone.
Reward: What? You expect a reward for an issue you yourself caused. Not happening.
Punishment, if you fail: No Dragon-type monster cards, or cards that mention the Dragon-type, made by Pack Opener, can be used for the next six months.
This mission is forced and cannot be refused.
Wow. Thanks system. I love you too. But honestly, I likely would have done everything in my power either way. I have people I care about in this city, and I don¡¯t want to let it be destroyed just because I ¡®invited¡¯ some dragons here. But apparently, myining worked, because before I closed the mission window, the reward changed.
Mission: Deal with the Dragons
Goal: Protect Sawyer city from the dragons
Info: Dragons havee to Sawyer city looking for the monster you foolishly summoned. Make sure they don¡¯t destroy the city or kill anyone.
Reward: Fine. You can have Language Comprehension (draconic) as a reward. Just don¡¯t expect rewards for cleaning up messes you yourself caused in the future.
Punishment, if you fail: No Dragon-type monster cards, or cards that mention the Dragon-type, made by Pack Opener, can be used for the next six months.
This mission is forced and cannot be refused.
A bit passive aggressive, but I¡¯ll ept that. I can already ¡®understand¡¯ draconic with Laura and my summons, but that should help me be able to speak it as well. ¡°Lord of D. tell them what happened in the forest. You may tell them everything.¡± I ordered my monster. I think honesty is the best thing. While Lord of D. was telling the dragons how the dragons they must have sensed were dragons I summoned, and how the golden giant is also a monster I summoned, I was quickly exining all of that to Thomas and the others. ¡°... so, the dragons came here searching for a creature you summoned?¡± Thomas confirmed. ¡°Basically yes. You should all go back inside the walls. Just let me handle this, okay? I think I can turn this around, by just exining the facts to the dragons. And it shouldn¡¯t turn into a fight.¡± I answered. ¡°... but if a fight does break out, won¡¯t you need help?¡± Mariina asked. ¡°No, not really. Honestly speaking, you might get in the way.¡± I answered. ¡°... alright. We will pull back to behind the walls.¡± Mariina understood my point. Maybe showing off Ancient Gear Golem helped. ¡°But if you need assistance, give us a sign and I''ll help.¡±
Soon, I was all alone. Well, with Lord of D. I got Lua and Ria to also retreat. It just is better this way. {Munthrek. mareex wer draushum sia ekgos ocuiet persvek wer tibe. Wer iri mrith ternockic di aussir kagh sidric di maof. Sjek wux shilta tir batobot, si nishka jikahshi wux.}Human. Summon the dragons my scout saw in the forest. The ones with scales of white and eyes of blue. If you can do that, I shall believe you. After hearing the facts, the dragon made a demand. He wanted me to summon my dragon, or in this case dragons. At first, he wanted me to summon Exodia, but after I exined that I wasn¡¯t allowed to summon him without permission from the Goddess, and that I couldn¡¯t get one at this time, he changed his request to this. Apparently even the dragons respect the Goddess. But honestly, I didn¡¯t know some dragon scout spotted me when I had my dragons out. I wonder, why didn¡¯t my Blue-Eyed dragons react to it? Could they not sense the other dragon, or maybe they just knew that dragon was no real threat? Could be either reason, I guess. Not like Blue-Eyes, especially Ultimate Blue-Eyes has many worthy adversaries. Well, because this is how it went, I really had no choice. I opened my collection and got out the Blue-Eyed dragons. All five of them. Well, the five I had summoned at the same time. I¡¯ll assume those five are the ones he wants to see, and as I¡¯ve said, I don¡¯t mind showing them off, as long as I have permission. I had Lord of D. tell the dragons as much, before I began summoning the dragons. With all of them previously summoned, I only had to set them out on my duel disk and say their name. Well, first I had to extend the ¡®extra monster zones¡¯ from my duel disk, which I usually didn¡¯t have out, so I would have enough space for all of the monsters. ¡°Come forth Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon, Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, Neo Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, Blue-Eyes Alternative Ultimate Dragon and Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon!¡± Spoiler
[copse] As I kept on summoning my dragons, the look in the eyes of the local dragons changed. Especially for the ¡®smaller¡¯ green dragons. Their eyes looked like they would pop out of their heads. {Si ocuir. Si keelon batobot svabol wux yentada ui likely wer visupra.}I see. I admit that what you said is likely the truth.The red dragon said, seemingly acknowledging my story, so I made a request for the dragons, again, tranted to them by Lord of D. ¡°Thank you. In that case, could I ask you to leave this city and the human-lived areas, and head back to your home? Everyone is quite nervous with you being here.¡± {Thric.}No. The dragon answered in the negative. {We''thon si tepoha yora svabol si confna ekess yor, si banprivi geou ti jaseve. Ti halkvri wux sh ve ekess thalin ir di nomenoi draushum. Sjek wux ultrinninan, yth geou jaseve.}While I have learned what I came to learn, I simply will not leave. Not until you allow me to fight one of these dragons. If you win, we will leave. Well, that¡¯s not good. ¡­but they will only leave if I win? Then what about..? ¡°What will happen if you win?¡± I asked. {Yth geou mahhn jaseve, oli yth nishka ahfven wux mrith udokae hesi kesh.}We will still leave, but we shall take you with us as our prize. {Yth geou xurwk wux mareex sotiri, halkvri yth re saeetha.}[We will make you summon monsters, until we are content. The dragon said something quite ominous. nning to just take me? Well, I don¡¯t think my Ultimate Dragons will lose, so bring it on. I¡¯ll take you down no matter what. ¡°I ept your terms.¡± I said to the dragon. I¡¯m not at all sure if that was a good idea, but I kind of have to agree. If I don¡¯t, well, I don¡¯t really know what will happen. So my only choice is to fight. CH.245 Blue-Eyes vs. Local Dragon CH.245 Blue-Eyes vs. Local Dragon ¡°So, do you have one you prefer?¡± I asked therge red dragon. ¡°You can fight with any of them.¡± Of course, I had to have my Lord of D. trante it to draconic, so the dragon would understand me. Spoiler [copse] Because of the dragon¡¯s request, I had summoned my strongest lineup of dragons. Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon, Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, Neo Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, Blue-Eyes Alternative Ultimate Dragon and Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon. Spoiler
[copse] And because the dragon was the one who demanded the fight, I felt like it would be appropriate to let him choose who he wants to fight. If I really would have to kill him, I think my Ultimate Dragons, yes all three of them, would be the correct choice, but he just asked for a fight, not a deathmatch. {Si geou ergriff thalin wer lorkorilti. Spol persvek dout lorkorilti draushum ekess ehaism ve.} [I will only fight the strongest. Send in your strongest dragon to face me.] The dragon demanded. Okay. Strongest it is then. Technically, that would be Shining, but Shining needs other dragons in the GY, or in my case, on the ¡®death cooldown¡¯ to gain more strength. And as I currently don¡¯t have any of my dragons on death cooldown, like I didst time in the forest because I used them as materials, Ultimate Dragons are currently stronger than Shining. Now, if this fight was to turn into something even more serious, I would likely use Card Destruction with arge amount of dragons in my hand. That way, I could instantly put them on ¡®death cooldown¡¯ to buff my Shining Dragon enough that he can take on anything, but I hope that won¡¯t be necessary. Spoiler [copse] ¡°If you want to fight the strongest, then Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon it is.¡± I told the opposing dragon, while I ordered the OG Ultimate Dragon to fly a bit forward. Of course all of the Ultimate Dragons have the same attack, so that is technically a lie, but I¡¯ll just go with this for now. {Zyak nomeno ir ui wer throdenilti versel. Axun. si tir sense vi unthrumagoklii vers crodr coita mamiss. Origato udoka thalin.} [So this one is the most powerful. Yes. I do sense a massive power inside its body. Let us fight.] ¡°WAIT! Wait! Wait! Just a second!¡± I requested the dragon. ¡°Let me put up a barrier to protect the city first!¡± {Tir coi qek!} [Do it quickly!] The dragon roared back, seemingly not willing to wait any longer. Alright. Even just a few seconds should be enough. I got a trap card out of my collection, set it in one of the spell/trap zones of my duel disk and activated it. ¡°Wall of Revealing Light.¡± Spoiler [copse] I had already used this card a few times, most recently when I was ying with Mariina¡¯s golem, so I knew it would work for this. I used 3170 HP, the max I could use, to make a barrier which ovepped perfectly with the outer wall of the city. Laura helped with the precise targeting, so that was nice. And Health Conscious kept me from having to pay the HP cost, so I was still full on HP. After that, I also activated Spirit Barrier. I¡¯m outside of the Wall of Revealing Light, so that won¡¯t protect me, so I thought that having Spirit Barrier protecting my HP would be nice. Spoiler [copse] This, even if a ¡®practice fight¡¯ is still a fight between dragons, so there is no way there won¡¯t be any coteral damage. I do feel bad for all the farmers whose crops are going to get destroyed, but when I asked the dragon if we could fight somewhere else, he almost just attacked me right then. And I think one or multiple of my monsters working together will be able to fix all of the damage this battle will cause. Hopefully. And if not, I¡¯ll just mass produce food with Mystik Wok to make up for the destroyed crops.
Before they began their fight, the other nine dragons who had been gathered at the other gates flew over to the north gate, and set themselves down on the ground behind the three green dragons. They came in sizes ranging from about 12 meters to 19 meters. None quite asrge as the green ones, not to mention the evenrger red I was about to fight. They also were of different colors. Green, blue, yellow and even a white one. A local white dragon, but it didn¡¯t have blue eyes, instead having a golden eye color. While the local dragons did that, my dragons took their positions as I ordered. Shining and Twin-Burst were making sure to protect the Wall of Revealing Light. As long as it is just indirect hits or effects from the two shing, the Wall should hold just fine. And because Twin-Burst cannot be destroyed by battle, it should be able to just fly in front of like a breath attack and just take it. While Shining has the effect to negate targeting stuff, so he can take care of the other attacks. Neo and Alternative Ultimate are on stand-by, in case the other dragons do something. The local red dragon and my Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon were floating in the air. They were both staring each other down, waiting for the ¡®audience¡¯ to take their seats before they began. But seemingly happy that we had settled down on our ¡®seats¡¯, they both let out a massive roar to signal the start of the fight. The red dragon rushed at my Ultimate, while Ultimate pped his wings to get higher into the air. While doing so, Ultimate seemed to be gathering energy in one of its heads, preparing for a breath attack. The Red turned to chase my ultimate, but again, with a small p of its wings, Ultimate Dragon lowered its altitude and let out the breath attack it had charged from its left head. I think Ultimate nned at least part of that, so that the breath wouldn¡¯t hit either the ground or the Wall of Revealing Light. The breath attack however did not hit the red dragon, as he quickly moved out of the way. {Zyak, wux re sva gekip somewhat vern. Si ja anyui persvek cirau.} [So, you are at least somewhat serious. I should answer in kind.] The red dragon said something ominous and opened its mouth, drawing in power as if he was preparing for a breath attack of his own. But being high in the sky, if Ultimate dodges that attack, the fire, or whatever else woulde out, would likely annihte an entire field. ¡°Attack back with Ultimate Burst!¡± Imanded my dragon. Like the red dragon, my Ultimate Dragon quickly began gathering power into all three of its maws, and after just two more seconds, both dragons let out their breath. From my Ultimate Dragon, a white beam of light, and from the red dragon, a concentrated beam of red fire. At least I think it was fire, but I guess it could be sma or something. The two beams collided in midair and after a second of mixing together, the energy in the middle of that collision exploded. BOOM! I was expecting an ear bursting sound, but it honestly didn¡¯t hurt my ears at all. It was extremely loud, but my hearing didn¡¯t feel to have taken any damage at all, possibly because of Spirit Barrier. I then quickly turned to look at the Wall of Revealing Light, and while it clearly took some damage from the explosion, it was still in one piece and in fact looked to be actively repairing the slight damage it took. ¡°Good¡­¡± I quietly said. The wall held up. I was a bit worried, but I guess it only took an indirect hit. {Edrok. Nomeno draushum ui versel. Si shilta gethrisj shio ekik.} [Good. This dragon is powerful. I can go all out.] The red dragon said something quite ominous, as it surrounded itself in a red aura, which soon caught on fire. The red dragon was now a fiery red dragon, covered in bright red mes. Then, it once again charged at my Ultimate Dragon. But this time, my Ultimate Dragon didn¡¯t even attempt to dodge, instead going straight in and facing the red dragon head on. The two dragons shed, sending a pressure wave mixed with the red dragon''s fire through the air. While I took no damage from it, even a few hundred meters away from the dragons, I could still feel the heat from that red dragon. My Ultimate must be taking at least some damage, as it is basically hugging the red dragon right now. While the two dragons grappled for supremacy, my Ultimate Dragon began once again pulling energy into all three of its heads. Reacting to this, the red dragon did the same. Are they really nning on breathing at each other at point-nk range? But I was slightly wrong. Instead of focusing all three of its breath attacks into a single beam, my Ultimate Dragon let out a separate attack from each of its heads. While the middle one did a point-nk crash with the red dragon''s breath, the other two hit the red dragon into its sides, causing massive damage. Sadly, just the single breath from one head wasn¡¯t enough to take on the red dragon¡¯s breath, so my Ultimate took plenty of damage to its center head, but the head was still there, even if it did get charred. The red dragon hadn¡¯t fared too bad either. Even with the two attacks to its sides, the mes covering its body had dispersed most of the damage, leaving only minor marks on its actual scales. The dragons kept up their grapple match, trying to w each other, kick each other and even bite each other. But in every sh, my Ultimate Dragon was just a bit stronger. Three heads just gave it enough of an advantage where it was the one ¡®controlling¡¯ the fight. Normally, you would say that means that Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon will win, but there is one thing you might not ount for. The opposing dragon was on fire. And while it didn¡¯t take any damage from the fire, my Ultimate Dragon did. This fight had turned into one of attrition. If the red dragon could keep up the close range fight, without taking any huge hits, my Ultimate Dragon would eventually lose. But if my Ultimate couldnd one or two powerful attacks, it would be the winner.
BOOM! Another explosion from the dragons attacks boomed out. My once clean and white Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon was now covered in dark soot. Meanwhile, the red dragon was fairing a bit worse. It had entirely lost its left arm to one of my Ultimate Dragon¡¯s triple breath attacks. While the mes covering its body had cauterized the wound, the red dragon had lost its bnce and had to retreat to fight from a further distance. It was now only a matter of time until Ultimate would win, as it did have the advantage in firepower while they fought at a range. {Mardrek!} [Surrender!] My Ultimate Dragon yelled at the red dragon, but the red dragon didn¡¯t seem to agree. This might have been the first time I¡¯ve heard my Blue-Eyes speak. Sadly, it is quite difficult to discern female and male dragon voices, so I couldn¡¯t confirm BE¡¯s gender from that. Well, I know she is female though. At least I think I know. {Nurti! Wux zen tepoha ekess amid ve!} [Never! You must have to kill me!] The red dragon responded with something that sounds like something a dragon would say. Fight to thest breath, and never surrender. {Zyak qe coi.} [So be it.] My Ultimate Dragon said and began charging up another burst of breath. The red dragon did the same, gathering all of the mes from around its body into its mouth. This was going to be thest attack. One would win, one would fall. Well, both might fall, as well, but I somewhat doubt that. ¡°GO! Ultimate Stream!¡± I called to my Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon. I really didn¡¯t need to, but I thought it would be cool to call out the final attack. Once again, the two breath attacks collided. They formed a sh zone, which showed that the power of the two attacks was almost equal. But the red dragon¡¯s attack soon began to fade, and my Ultimate Dragon¡¯s attack pushed it back until the Ultimate Burst fully connected with the red dragon''s body. After making contact, the sh of the beams exploded in the red dragon¡¯s face, letting out one final boom to end the match. Then the red dragon¡¯s body crashed into the ground and stayed there, unmoving.
¡°BRIAN!¡± I heard someone calling for me. I turned towards the gate and saw both Lua and Ria running towards me. Just a bit behind them were two knights, perhaps trying to keep the two from running out of the barrier. Possibly because of her higher strength, or because of her flickering step skill, Ria was the first to reach me. She looked like she was about to tackle me, but seemingly realized that it might be a bad idea at thest second, running a bit past me before stopping instead. Next up, Lua did what Ria didn¡¯t dare to do and jumped and hugged me. I took her into my arms and held her against my chest. ¡°Brian. Brian, are you alright?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Yeah. Of course. Not like I was the one fighting.¡± I said, as I turned to look at the grounded red dragon. It hadn¡¯t moved at all since it crashed down on the ground. Did it die? Maybe I should go and check it out? I need to get these dragons to return home, and I would prefer if all of them could return, so I don¡¯t turn these dragons against me. The red dragon was strong. While it couldn¡¯t match my Ultimate Dragon, I think it is somewhere around 4200/4000 in terms of stats, if I were topare it to a Yugioh card. I think so, at least. And if these other dragons are even rtively close to that, they should be around Blue-Eyes level at least. So around 3000/2500, probably higher. ¡°Lua. I want to go check that dragon. Will youe with me?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes. I won¡¯t leave your side again.¡± She said, as she took my right hand into her left. ¡°I¡¯lle too.¡± Ria added, as she took a position on my left side. It seemed like she also wanted to take my hand, but she hesitated a bit and ended up just standing to my left. While my two humanoidpanions took their positions, my white dragons also moved to surround me from all sides. Shining Dragon took a position in front of us, Neo-Ultimate to the front right, Alternative Ultimate to our front left, the battle damaged OG Ultimate was behind us slightly on the left side, and Twin Burst was to our back right side. The other twelve dragons, who had arrived with therge red one, all backed off from the red dragon''s body, as I approached with my dragons. They seemed to give permission to me to approach, as none of them tried anything, or even looked hostile. ¡­ Well, it is a bit difficult to say as they are dragons. ¡°Lord of D. Go confirm if that dragon is dead or not.¡± I requested my monster. He did as ordered and walked right next to the red dragon. After a few moments, he turned around and gave me the news. ¡°Dead.¡± ¡°... I see. Then the job is not over yet.¡± I said, as I pulled out some cards. ¡°Brian?¡± Lua asked. ¡°I can¡¯t have a dead dragon on my hands. If he isn¡¯t the strongest dragon, there might be an even stronger oneing after me.¡± I told Lua. ¡°It will just be easier if he survived, and I can do that, so I will. And if he gets aggressive again, I¡¯ll just kill him again. No holding back this time.¡± Yes. I did in fact hold back. Somewhat. I could have used equip spell cards, like Dragon¡¯s Treasure, Mage Power or Fairy Meteor Crush. Spoiler
[copse] Had I used those, my Ultimate would have likely won a lot easier. But I think that might not have been fair in this situation, and I really didn¡¯t want to kill this dragon, unless absolutely necessary. Well, what is done is done. Now all I can do is resurrect this dragon. Well, at least I think I can do it. But first, I have to heal it at least a little. Otherwise it will just die again as soon as I resurrect it. ¡°Dian Keto the Cure Master.¡± I used my spell card. Spoiler [copse] ¡°Please heal that dragon to the point where I can resurrect it.¡± I ordered the woman who had appeared from the spell. As she worked, the dragon¡¯s wounds healed, but its arm didn¡¯t grow back. No issues. I think I can grow it back with Super Rejuvenation. After she finished the healing, the Cure Master disappeared just as quickly as she had appeared. Then I held the second spell card and activated it. ¡°Monster Reborn. Resurrect that red dragon.¡± Spoiler [copse] A few seconds after I activated the card, the red dragon began to move again. After shaking its head a bit, the dragon opened its eyes. {si ¡­ Si Nelithika. Kii mi si takh?} [ I ¡­ I died. Why am I alive?] The dragon seemed to question its own livingness, so I ordered my Lord of D. to exin to him how he is alive, and to ask him to leave like he promised. As my summon exined that, I noticed a clear change on the faces of the other dragons that hade here with the red dragon. {Fronah. Rannox skatuch kagh dalth ekess wer tbil svabol shinalta tenpiswo.} [Everyone. Return home and describe to the elder what happened here.] The red dragonmanded the other dragons. At first, the others looked at him with questioning looks on their faces, not that I really know what that looked like, but after a quick roar from the red dragon, they quickly took air under their wings, took to the skies and headed west towards the everforest. Or whatever that giant forest is called. But the big red dragons stayed there, unmoving. {Human. May I ask something?} The dragon spoke up, speaking in anguage I could understand without having to have Laura or Lord of D. tranting it to me. And judging by the look on Lua and Ria¡¯s faces, they must have understood him as well. Why speak draconic if you can speak humanoid? ¡°That is already a question, but go for it.¡± I gave permission in my slightly snarky way, which I sometimes use. {Why would you bring me back?} The dragon asked. ¡°... because it was easier to bring you back than to potentially deal with an even stronger dragon than you. A single life is easy to fix, but were you or some other dragon of simr power to attack cities looking for me, tons of people would die for no reason. I don¡¯t want that.¡± I told him. ¡°So it was simply easier to resurrect you, and believe that you would keep your word. But had you not kept your word, I¡¯d have killed you and all of the other dragons with no hesitation.¡± I added, trying to make my voice sound as cold as I possibly could for thatst part. {I understand. You really are one of superior quality.} The dragon said. ¡°... I don¡¯t think so. I¡¯m just dumb, greedy, selfish, and most importantly, I make rash decisions.¡± I admitted. ¡°Besides, shouldn¡¯t you be heading home with the others?¡± I asked. {That, I cannot do. I lost. I lost a fight I myself started. I died, only to be brought back by the one whom I had challenged, and the one whom had bested me.} The dragon said. {At this point, human, I must ask. What will you do with me? My life is now yours to control. Will you kill me? Strip my body of the valuable materials it holds and sell off each part of me?} The dragon said something quite grim, before continuing. {Or, would you allow me to be your servant. Dedicate myself to you, for the rest of your life?} ¡­ wow. Well, that is something. A servant dragon? ¡­ yes. Of course yes. There is no other choice, right? I¡¯m not going to turn down a dragon servant. ¡°If those are my options, I shall let you stay by my side as my servant.¡± I said, trying to sound more cool and less excited. ¡°I do not want to waste the life I returned to you by killing you now.¡± {Thank you, human. No, Master.} The dragon said. {ept my dedication.} After he said that, a heat wave enveloped my body. It didn¡¯t feel aggressive, or like it would actually burn me, but more like power rushing into my body. It also seemed to only affect me, as Lua who was standing right next to me didn¡¯t seem to react at all. {Master, my dedication has been given to you.} The dragon said. {I look forward to working with you.} After he said that, the mission window popped up.
Mission: Deal with the Dragons
Mission Complete
Reward: Language Comprehension (draconic)
... I guess you did good. But no going around causing messes, just because you expect a reward when you clean it up.
Thanks system. I love you too. And honestly, I didn¡¯t do this on purpose. Because I got a new skill, I took a look at my status. Well, it is more of a title, than a skill. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human ?
Level: 95
HP: 3250 (+1000)
Mana: 4330 (+1255)
Strength: 1060
Defense: 1230 (+400)from his armor
Magic: 1240
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.5 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.3 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Space Magic LV.1 (extra)
Telekinesis LV.5 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.8 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Sword Technique LV.2
Mana Control LV.10
Dragon Life Dedication (Greater True Fire Dragon)
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (Greater)
Honorary Baron of Ruiso Kingdom
Language Comprehension (humanoid) (draconic)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
[copse] ¡­ okay. A few things. First, I leveled up. And there are some plusses at the end of both my HP and mana. The one after my defensees from my armor, by the way. The Language Comprehension (draconic) is from the mission, so the other one must be from the dragon. And I¡¯m guessing it is the cause of the plusses at the end of my HP and mana. I opened the description for the Dragon Life Dedication.
A dragon had dedicated their life to you. As such, you are able to use their HP and mana as if they were your own. You cannot be harmed by the dragon who has dedicated their life to you and they will do whatever you order them to do.
¡­ okay. So that¡¯s how it works. And I¡¯m guessing the reason I have +1000 and +1255 is because that is how much HP and mana the dragon currently has. {Master. Would you give me your permission to rest? I¡¯m quite tired and injured from the battle.} The dragon asked. ¡°Sure. Go for it.¡± I gave permission. ¡°But I can also heal you.¡± {It is my Master''s choice. If you wish to heal me, I shall ept your assistance.} ¡°Lua, want to try healing a dragon?¡± I asked. ¡°... I guess so. But I¡¯m not sure if I can heal an entire dragon.¡± As she walked to the dragon, I went ahead and unsummoned my own dragons. The life dedication thing means I can subdue the dragon with just a word, so that should be fine. ¡­ wait. Dragon? Why am I calling him ¡®dragon¡¯? He has a name right? I should ask. ¡°Dragon, what is your name?¡± I asked. {My name? It isn¡¯t something easily spoken in human tongue, but please call me Agunan. That is the name I go by when I interact with other humanoids.} ¡°... I see. Agunan. Well, Agunan, wee to the team.¡± I said. ¡°My name is Brian, by the way.¡± CH.246 Vanished? CH.246 Vanished? ¡°... so you just went ahead and tamed a dragon¡­¡± Mariina muttered, as she looked at Agunan. Between me dropping a few more healing spell cards on him and Lua using some healing magic, he was looking a lot better. Well, he stillcked his left arm, but we can work on that. And because Lua¡¯s light magic just really wasn¡¯t there yet, in terms of power, and her water magic being the opposing attribute to Agunan¡¯s fire, the effectiveness of her water healing magic was reduced. {Taming is not correct.} Agunan told Mariina. {I have dedicated my very life into his hands.} ¡°... alright. And what is the difference?¡± Mariina asked. ¡°Trust me, you don¡¯t want to know.¡± I told her before Agunan had a chance to answer. ¡°Well, it basically means he is something akin to my ve until one of us dies.¡± Ipacted the truth, leaving the entire me being able to use his HP and mana as my own out of it. ¡°... alright. I suppose I understand. But it is more or less the same as taming a dragon.¡± ¡°Well yeah. Basically.¡± I confirmed. ¡°Just when I thought I knew everything about you and thought you wouldn¡¯t do anything else crazy, you just had to go and prove me wrong¡­¡± She muttered. ¡°Well sorry, Lady Sage. But this isn¡¯t on me.¡± Well, it kind of is, but it also isn¡¯t. How was I supposed to know there is a dragon settlement to the west of that freaking forest? As things were finally seeming to calm down, Agunan raised his head and looked to the west. {Master, I sense a dragon approaching.} He told us. ¡°... what is it now..?¡± Iined to no one. Agunan was not in any state to fight yet, so if this was going to be another fight, I¡¯d have to do it. And all of my super Blue-Eyes are currently on cooldown after their summoning. Well, I guess I can always summon Meteor ck Dragon. But luckily, it wasn¡¯t necessary, because the dragon that approached was quite a familiar looking emerald scaled dragon, with a rider on its back. ¡°Oh. It¡¯s Agatha.¡± I said, as I recognized Luster Dragon #2. She is the only one with one, so it has to be her. Shended some distance from us, unsummoned her dragon and rushed over. ¡°Is¡­ is everyone alright?¡± She asked, as she took a look at everyone. ¡°Well, all except Agunan, the red dragon over there.¡± I just answered. ¡°What about you? I assume you and the vigers saw the dragons? Was there any panic?¡± ¡°Some, but luckily they just flew over us, so we were fine. But I really feel like I should havee sooner.¡± ¡°Mom. I¡¯m fine.¡± Lua called out to her mother.
As we were waiting around, you know, for curious nobles to show up so they could take a close look at a dragon, I used many more healing spell cards from my collection to get Agunan to full health, and overhealed him to the point where I could get his hand to start growing back. Unlike with Agatha, I didn¡¯t actually have to use Super Rejuvenation, as Agunan just now lost his arm and he is a dragon. He could have eventually regrown his arm on his own, but this was a lot faster. Sure it take me using every toploader Dian Keto the Cure Master and Soul of the Pure in my collection, but those will be reusable by tomorrow anyway. By the way, in case you wanted to know, his max HP is 19,400. Dragons do be built different. ¡°Agunan, a quick question. Can dragons take on some sort of a humanoid form?¡± I asked, as I looked at the dragon''s arm regenerating. {Some of us, yes. But it is quite difficult.} ¡°Can you do it? It might be a bit difficult for me to let you stay by my side at that size.¡± {Yes. I am capable of doing it, as soon as my mana has recovered.} He answered. ¡°Oh. Nice. That¡¯ll be useful. I thought I¡¯d have to install a card in you or something for that.¡± ¡°Install?¡± Mariina perked up. ¡°What is that?¡± ¡°Forget it. I¡¯m not exining that stuff to you.¡± Then, I heard a loud grumbling sounding from Agunan. ¡°Hungry?¡± I asked the dragon. {... yes. Fighting does take a lot out of me. I hate to impose, Master, but do you have any food?} ¡°... not on hand, no. But I can make some. Just a second.¡± I said as I opened my collection. Now, what to cook? I shouldn¡¯t cook dragon for a dragon. At least not until I¡¯ve asked him if he actually eats that stuff. Oh, that will work. I got out the monster and Mystik Wok. ¡°Mystik Wok, cook up this Fire Kraken.¡± I said to activate the card. Spoiler
[copse] Soon enough, a giant pile of some sort of fried squid, kraken is a squid right, was in front of Agunan. Wait, I think a kraken is actually an octopus, not a squid. Well, either way. I¡¯ve only ever eaten those fried octopus rings, so I really don¡¯t know the difference. With food piled high in front of him, Agunan began eating. As he ate, the regrowth of his arm elerated even more. ¡­ yeah. Admittedly I forgot that the food I make with the wok has a healing effect. I could have just used it, instead of all of my healing spells. Well, there is the issue with how much you can eat, so. Either way. Agunan is healed and his arm is quickly growing back. Well, quickly considering he isn¡¯t under some BS cards effect. ¡°... did you just cook a kraken with your card?¡± Mariina asked. Oh god. Why do I do this?
{Mmm. Yes. This is very delicious. It has been a while since I¡¯ve eaten any kraken meat.} Agunanmented, as he was munching on the Fire Kraken. Well, it is a good thing he is enjoying it, as the nobles who are brave are starting to arrive. Well, it was mostly some of the males, as presumably thedies were still either scared, or staying with their children or something. I don¡¯t know, I¡¯ll askter, if I remember. Interestingly, I didn¡¯t see anyone from the Watchman family. I wonder where they are? Or are they just so used to my garbage that they don¡¯t need to see the dragon? Well, I was introducing my new dragon friend to everyone interested, while he was still enjoying his squid¡­ octopus meal. As I was hearing some: ¡°So this is a true dragon.¡± and ¡°Amazing. It is so majestic.¡±ing from the nobles lips, a somewhat panickeddy rushed to me. ¡°Brian!¡± Christina called to me as she got out of a carriage. ¡°Christina? I was waiting for you. Where are the others?¡± I asked. I did see Daniel also getting out of the carriage, but Brandon and Alice weren¡¯t with them. ¡°Brian!¡± Christina kept panicking. ¡°They just disappeared. First him and then her as well.¡± She said, sobbing a bit as she spoke. ¡°... wait. What happened? Disappeared? Alice and Brandon?¡± I asked to confirm. ¡°Yes. First it was my husband. At first, we thought he went to a restroom or something, but he didn¡¯te back. The maids searched for him, but they couldn¡¯t find him.¡± Chirstina told me. ¡°Then, when the knights came and told us that the dragon situation was over, and that we coulde and see the dragon, Alice also disappeared. She was holding my hand and everything. But she just ¡­ vanished.¡± After she had said all of that, she once again began sobbing a little. I guess disappearing family members can do that for you. Luckily, her son and her sisters were there and he was doing an ¡­ okay job at consoling her. Vanished? ¡­ okay. That cannot be normal, right? (Laura?) I asked. (It could be teleportation magic. She could have been forcefully teleported somewhere, but I don¡¯t know why or how. I¡¯m asking for information. Just a moment please.) ¡­ yeah. Exin how the system works as well. I really want to know. Lua looked at me, looking slightly worried as well. ¡°... Brian?¡± She asked. ¡°Should we ¡­ do something?¡± ¡°Yes, but what? I have no clue what is going on.¡± I admitted. ¡°Laura did ask about it, so hopefully.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll have Mia ask as well.¡± Lua agreed. I don¡¯t know if having two system supports asking will make any difference and Laura is the higher ranking of the two, so she should get the info, if either will. It didn¡¯t take too long for me, and judging by the look on her face Lua as well, to get the info we were waiting for. And it wasn¡¯t exactly something I would call good. ¡°Lua?¡± I turned to face her and it appears she just heard what I heard. ¡°We need to go.¡± She said. ¡°Yeah.¡± I agreed, as I pulled a card out of my collection. ¡°Ria, Lua and I have to go somewhere. Look over Agunan until we return. And Agunan, don¡¯t do anything stupid until I return. Gradius.¡± I instructed my two servants before summoning the fastest thing I can summon. I jumped into the cockpit and Lua came into the seat behind mine. Before anyone had the time to ask any questions, we had already sted off with our destination clear. We are going to Alewatch.
[3rd person POV] That morning, in the adventurer¡¯s guild¡¯s guild master¡¯s room, the current guild master, Zayaan, was busy filling in paperwork when he heard a knock at the door. ¡°Enter.¡± He gave permission without ever looking up from the paperwork. Two people entered. One was a guild receptionist and the guild master¡¯s fianc¨¦, while the other was a young adventurer, not much more than fifteen years of age. ¡°Zay. Something strange has apparently appeared in the ins to the south.¡± Krisha began. ¡°Kurt, tell him.¡± ¡°Uum. Guild Master.¡± The boy began. ¡°There is ¡­ something like ¡­ a lightning bolt. Just stationary, floating in the air.¡± As the boy spoke this, Zayaan turned his gaze up from the papers and fully focused on what the boy was saying. ¡°We saw it when we were going to the dungeon. The othersing with us are still there, watching it, but they asked me toe and report to you, guild master.¡± Kurt was a bit more nervous talking to the guild master than he usually would be, because as both the town¡¯s lord anddy were out of town at this time, Zayaan was the de facto highest ranking person in town currently. ¡°A lightning bolt? In the air?¡± Zay questioned the adventurer. ¡°Y-Yes. That is how Tye told me to describe it.¡± Kurt said. ¡°Tye, huh.¡± Zay didn¡¯t know this Tye adventurer that well yet. He had just recentlye into town, after the news about the dungeon had spread a bit. But he was a B-rank adventurer and he had Zayaan¡¯s old party member Alex also in his party. And Alex had said mostly good things about Tye. ¡°I see. Kris, would you get a horse for me? I¡¯ll go check it out myself.¡± Zay decided that he had to confirm this ¡®lightning bolt floating in the air¡¯ by himself. It could be something trivial, or it could be a warning of some imminent iing danger, either way, as the one left in charge, Zayaan wasn¡¯t going to let anything bad happen under his watch.
Arriving at the ce, he found a group of a bit more than ten adventurer¡¯s just casually chatting around what he could only describe as a purple lightning bolt. It looked like an advanced spell, which had then been frozen in ce by some mysterious force. From it, some strange power was emanating, but no one there knew just how dangerous it could be. After speaking with the most skilled of the adventurers there, Zayaan realized that they have no idea what that lightning bolt is, and what should be done about it. So Zay did what he had been taught to do by the previous guild master. He returned to his guild and used the cross-guildmunication device to contact the other guilds, describing what he had seen, and how he should handle it. While he was doing that, Kris took it upon herself to take one of the best magician in town to see the bolt, so she took Mrs. Moon to see it. While she might now be retired, once upon a time, Mrs. Moon was an A-rank adventurer extremely skilled in water magic. She even carries the title of a great witch, given to her by the Sage¡¯s tower. But as Mrs. Moon saw the lightning bolt, her face turned pale. ¡°We must evacuate.¡± She immediately said. ¡°Do¡­ Do you know what that is?¡± Kris asked her. ¡°Honestly speaking, I have no idea. All I know is that it is extremely dangerous. That ¡®thing¡¯, whatever it is, is emitting more miasma than the A-rank monsters I¡¯ve faced in the past.¡± ¡°Is that what it is?¡± Vivien, the archer and mage of the Saber Fang party asked. She had also felt a slight sense of dread, but she hadn¡¯t known what it was. After all, it was incredibly difficult to tell the difference between a powerful source of mana and a slightly less powerful source of miasma. Both would feel the same to someone inexperienced. ¡°Yes. That is what I believe. And as soon as any monster approaches that thing, it will likely grow to be an A-rank monster.¡± Mrs. Moon stated, saying something that wasn''tmon knowledge, but she had learned from her own teacher. ¡°We need to pull back to the town walls and prepare for that.¡± Hearing that, the adventurers in the area had an immediate reaction. After all, none of them had ever faced an A-rank monster, and none of them felt ready to do so now.
¡°... alright. We will make preparations.¡± Zayaan said, after hearing the bad news. ¡°First, make a wall with earth magic around the thing, so none of the boars can get to it. Then, call all adventurers back inside the walls. As well as the other townspeople. Kris, use themunicator again. Tell the other guilds what we found out. We might be able to get help before that ¡­ thing does anything.¡± ¡°Yes. At once.¡± Kris agreed as she moved to the room with themunicator device. ¡°Now. Tye.¡± Zay turned his attention to the B-rank adventuring party''s leader. ¡°I know this town doesn¡¯t really mean anything to you, and you might want to run away, but as the guild master, I¡¯m forcing you to ept the mission of protecting this town. Your party shall join the B-rank party Diamond Sword as our frontline.¡± ¡°Sure. I assumed as much.¡± Tye said. ¡°But guild master, don¡¯t you also have that ¡®Card Summoner¡¯ skill? Like Alex does? Will you also be joining us on the front line?¡± ¡°Of course I will.¡± Zay answered. ¡°At the end of the day, when I was left in charge, I promised to keep this town safe from anything, and I n on keeping that promise.¡± ¡°Well, you¡¯d better prepare for that as well.¡± Tye said, as he left the room. ¡°I¡¯ll go with the Sword members so we can put up that wall. See youter.¡±
¡°It is getting worse. The bolt thing is growing in size.¡± That report came from Alex, after he and the other members of the two B-ranked parties returned to the town. By this time, Zay had used his authority to bring the town¡¯s guard force under his control and had managed to pull everyone inside the town walls. ¡°... I see.¡± Is all Zay could say in response. ¡°Alex, do you think your monsters can keep an eye on it? They can fly, right?¡± ¡°Are you nning on sending summoned monsters close to that miasma bolt?¡± Mrs. Moon asked. She had stayed avable for the guild master to use, as she was going to be leading the magic squad with the adventurers Vivien and Laith. ¡°Theye from Brian, so they are somewhat unique.¡± Zay said. ¡°While I¡¯m not saying it is impossible that they go roque, that might actually be better.¡± ¡°And they don¡¯t have to get that close.¡± Alex added. ¡°As Zay said, they can fly.¡± ¡°... Brian, huh. I wish he was here.¡± Mrs. Moon said quietly. ¡°Don¡¯t we all?¡± Zay responded, having heard what she said.
It was the beginning of the afternoon. Because of the state of emergency the town was in, everyone capable would be helping in some way or another. That meant that everyone who could fight, was ready to fight, and those that couldn¡¯t, would help the fighters. This would help the fighters stay rested and well fed, ready to go at any moment. And judging by the reports Alex¡¯s Harpie¡¯s came back with, it would be soon. What they once had called a ¡®miasma bolt¡¯ was now arge dark purple blob, with the purple lightning surging around it. The powering off of it was so bad that it could now be felt all the way at the town¡¯s wall. Just as everyone believed things couldn¡¯t get any worse, a report hade in from the guildmunicator. ¡°Zay! Sawyer city has been surrounded by dragons!¡± Kris told everyone in a slight panic. ¡°Because of that, they can¡¯t send out the reinforcements they were nning on.¡± ¡°What? But that is the closest city.¡± Had Sawyer city been able to send out reinforcements, with proper transport, those reinforcements could have been here tomorrow morning. That is under normal circumstances. But Sawyer city currently had an adventurer who was anything but normal. Zay knew that Brian could easily make that trip a lot faster than that. While he wasn¡¯tpletely sure how long it would take Brian, he had assumed that it would take Brian no longer than 2 hours, the time he could keep a monster summoned for. ¡°... but¡­ if they are facing dragons ¡­ then there is no way Brian wille here.¡± Zay muttered. Honestly speaking, that had been his n as things got worse and worse. As the miasma crack had been gettingrger andrger, they had realized that they wouldn¡¯t be facing an A-rank monster, but an S-rank monster. And while they might have been able to take down an A-rank monster, they didn¡¯t see any way of taking down an S-rank. But Zay knew, well maybe believed, that Brian could take down even an S-rank monster. He knew Brian could summon multiple dragons and if they couldn¡¯t take down an S-rank monster, then what could? But now, even that avenue of escape has been closed. If Sawyer city is under a dragon attack, that will take all of Brian¡¯s attention. He will never make it here. As Zay pondered that, he took a card out of his pocket. Out of all the card Brian had given him, only one didn¡¯t have what Brian called a ¡®toploader¡¯ around it. ¡°A Hero Emerges¡­¡± Zay quietly said, as he held the card. Perhaps hoping something would happen, he looked around for a hero. Spoiler [copse] But the card hadn''t been activated. After all, just like when Brian tested the card out, Zayaan hadn¡¯t met the activation condition for the card. And then, what they had all feared happened. But not in the way they had expected. The massive miasma blob cracked open, as if someone was cutting apart both space and time. And from the dimensional fissure, out came a single massive beast. Standing on four legs and looking like a giant mound, the thirty meters tall beast was ready to destroy everything. Even standing on the wall of the town, they could all see the beast. It might be more than three kilometers away, but that is no distance as you stare at your impending doom. At that time, the legend told around the town came to everyone¡¯s mind. ¡®A behemoth would once again walk on these ins. And a blond haired female magician would take it down.¡¯ That was the condensed version of the full prophecy. And everyone who had heard that prophecy knew, they were now living in it. But Zay knew. In the entire town, there wasn¡¯t a single blond haired female magician to take down this behemoth. CH.247 The Battle against the Behemoth CH.247 The Battle against the Behemoth [3rd person POV] ¡°Alex. Can you Harpies start the attack?¡± Zay asked. Out of everyone, he had been the first to recover. ¡°... Zay¡­ That¡­ that is a behemoth, right?¡± Alex asked. ¡°Yeah. I think so.¡± Zay confirmed. ¡°Not a lesser behemoth. A behemoth.¡± ¡°Yes. Most likely.¡± ¡°An SS-rank monster?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°... and you want to fight it?¡± ¡°Do we have a choice?¡± Zay asked. ¡°Either we fight and die, or try to run and still die. I don¡¯t know about you, but I¡¯d rather fight.¡± ¡°Well, whatever. I guess we can try.¡± Alex said. ¡°Harpie Lady Sisters.¡± He summoned his monster, well monsters, to go along with the Harpie Lady 1 he already had summoned for scouting. Spoiler
[copse] A total of four wingeddies moved to attack the behemoth. Someone else with Card Summoner might call that cheating, as most people could only summon two monsters at the same time, but Alex¡¯s card was special, as it could summon three monsters with just one card. Sadly their ws couldn¡¯t do anything to the massive monster. Maybe if you imagined it, you might have been able to spot a scratch on it, but nothing more than that. And the behemoth didn¡¯t let them keep buzzing around him either, as on the third pass the birddies did, it let out a strong pulse of magic, which turned into hundreds of small stones which struck down the Harpies. ¡°Arhg.¡± Alex grunted, as the Harpies disappeared. He felt as if small stones were being embedded into his skin. ¡°Alex?¡± His old team leader asked worried. ¡°Are you alright?¡± ¡°... Yeah. I just¡­ it felt like ¡­ those stones hit me as well.¡± There was, of course, no way the attack itself would have hit them. They were still over 2 kilometers away from the behemoth. But unknown to them, the attack of the behemoth had been so powerful that it was able to overpower the regr protection of the Pack Opener cards, and cause damage to the summoner of the defeated monsters. ¡°How much damage did you take?¡± Zay asked his friend. ¡°... 800 HP¡­¡± Alex admitted, after taking a quick look at his status. As the reality of that statement hit Zay, he called out: ¡°Someone take Alex to Josh. He needs immediate healing.¡± Had it been a lower level adventurer, or an adventurer with a different set of skills, just the secondary impact caused to the summoner could have killed them. That really helped Zay realize just how bad of a situation they were in. Every attack. Any stray rock flying because of an attack from that monster. They could kill.
After dealing with the flying pests, the behemoth was on the move again. And it only had one target to aim for. The town right in its sights. The massive beast likely didn¡¯t think much of anything, just driven by its will to destroy everything and kill everyone who held mana in their body. And with how weak the initial attack of the town had been, it wasn¡¯t scared of anything. It was the scary beast and what could scare something like it? Looking at the humans, they were desperately trying to do something to it, but the beast didn¡¯t care. They tried digging arge moat which he would either have to go around or fall into, but the beast used its own magic to fill it in and kept walking. Then came a few insects, but they were nothing more than literal bugs, so the behemoth would simply shoot rocks at them, and they died. Spoiler
[copse] After that, came two steel golems. They were durable enough that just the stones couldn¡¯t take them down. But the behemoth could still stomp on them and crush them beneath its massive body, so they too were nothing but speed bump. Spoiler
[copse] But now, the behemoth faced something he considered worth fighting. A pair of humanoid beings. One fully armored and holding arge sword, while the other was flying in the air with its 6 wings. Spoiler
[copse] The power emanating from those two was somewhat higher than the previous things the behemoth had faced. It was still nothing he couldn¡¯t handle, but for the first time, he might have actually had to focus on his attacks, instead of just randomly shooting out small rocks into the general direction of the enemy. As the behemoth gathered some of its magical power, itunched the first real spells it had used. Huge spears of earth and rock flew at the two monsters that stood in front of the behemoth. The fairy flying in the sky dodged the spear with just a light p of its wings, while the swordsman on the ground cut through it with ease. Seeing that, the behemoth was happy. Something it could actually y with, without breaking it on the spot.
¡°... they are¡­ holding their own?¡± Zay was surprised that the two monsters he had summoned hadn¡¯t died yet. Sure it might be a little grim to send summoned monsters to their death, but it was still better than having to send people there. The monsters on the cards, at least ording to Brian, cane back after they die. ¡°No.¡± Mrs. Moon said coldly. ¡°The behemoth is just ying around with them, and they are still struggling to stay alive.¡± She wasn¡¯t wrong. To this point, the behemoth hadn¡¯t focused any real attacks, and had just been throwing some weak magic around. Well, weak to it. If you were a human, you¡¯d have to be skilled to be able to use magic on that level. After another few minutes of ying, the behemoth got bored and was ready to take out the two opponents. For that, it gathered power in its mouth and let out a massive roar, inflicting damage to anyone close by. This was the behemoth¡¯s first mistake, as it allowed the humans to use a powerful card. ¡°A Hero Emerges!¡± Even with his monsters having taken massive damage from the roar based attack, Zay sensed a difference in the card he had held in his breast pocket. He took it out and activated it. And this time, it did activate. Spoiler Yes. Zay clearly has a third arm with which to hold the third card. Don¡¯t question it. [copse]
¡°Wait? Where?¡± A very confused nobleman appeared next to Zayaan. He had just been in the emergency shelter of the Sawyer manor in Sawyer city, but now, he was standing in the bright sunlight of the Alewatch ins. On the wall surrounding the town he ruled. ¡°M-my Lord?¡± Zayaan questioned. This was not at all what he expected. He had honestly assumed that Brian would show up and solve the issue. He did get that card from Brian after all and Brian had already saved him twice. ¡°Zayaan? What is going on? Why am I..?¡± As Brandon questioned where he was and why he was there, he spotted the massive behemoth, still fighting against the now injured pair of monsters. ¡°Th- The behemoth.¡± As he saw the beast, all color drained from the Baron¡¯s face. Many, many times, he had dreamed of this day. The day when the prophecy woulde true, and he would get to watch as his daughter became a legend. But now that it was here, he realized how foolish he had been. ¡°Yes. My lord, it appeared from some sort of miasma ¡­ thing a little while ago. We have been trying to hold it off, but it isn¡¯t going well. Then when I activated this card I got from Brian, you appeared.¡± Zay quickly exined, but as he tried to show off the trap card he just activated, he realized it had vanished. With no toploader there to protect the card, it was a one time use. ¡°... alright. I think I understand¡­¡± Brandon said, as he lowered himself onto his knees, as if he was praying. ¡°... my lord? What are you doing?¡± ¡°Praying.¡± Brandon answered, not caring at all that his fancy clothes which he was still wearing were getting dirty. ¡°That is all we can do now. If Alice isn¡¯t here, the prophecy cannote true. We will die.¡± ¡°But my Lord, we can¡¯t just give up. Shouldn¡¯t we¡­ at least try?¡± ¡°What difference will it make? The prophecy has note to be, so we will die.¡± In Brandon¡¯s mind, the only way that behemoth could ever be taken down would be by the way of that prophecy. And because he thought it couldn¡¯te true, he had given up all hope. ¡°But my Lord, won¡¯t Briane to help us?¡± ¡°... shut up.¡± Brandon said quietly. ¡°There is nothing left.¡± That was what he thought, but he was wrong. And the world, the very prophecy he had always preached about, always dreamed of happening, would make it so. Divination magic is a powerful tool, but it is also immensely dangerous. A simple prophecy can turn an impossible situation possible and the most mundane everyday problem into a disaster. That is, if used wrong. But luckily for all present, the first summoner was skilled at it. By controlling the future she saw, she was able to set forth a prophecy which would now save everyone from certain death. Even if not everything hade to pass like she foresaw. Not that even someone of her caliber could have seen the abnormality that is Brianing. As the Baron kept praying, Zay was hit by a powerful impact out of nowhere. In truth, it hadn¡¯te from nowhere, but had insteade from the cards he held. Wingweaver, the fairy he had summoned, had been hit by a boulder the size of a small house, while Buster der, the swordsman and dragonyer, had been crushed under the body mass of the behemoth. Both of these overkills had sent some of the impact to the summoner, Zayaan, causing a decent amount of damage to him. After he fell to the ground, the other adventurers on the wall began to panic a bit. Unlike the other summons, his had been able to keep the behemoth busy. Even if only for a bit of time. But now, there was nothing standing between the behemoth and them. They would be the next to feel the might of the behemoth. ¡°EVERYONE!¡± Mrs. Moon raised her voice to gather everyone''s attention. ¡°We will have to fight. Mages and archers, prepare to attack.¡± She had to take control of the situation. With Zayaan out because of the impact from his summoned monsters getting pummeled and the Baron in no state to lead anyone, she figured someone has to step up. But as they were preparing for that, the Baron rose back to his feet. Had anyone looked him in the eyes, they would have seen that his eyes had glossed over, as if his soul had left his body. Or perhaps as if some greater force had taken control of his body. From the inside pocket of his suit jacket, he then took out a single card. The only one Brian ever gave him. Holding it up to the sky, he said its name in a voice thatcked any emotion. ¡°Ultimate Obedient Fiend.¡± Spoiler [copse] The card caused the appearance of another being that could only be called a monster. Well, someone might call it a demon as well, or even the demon king, even if it was neither of those things. The red-skinned demon stood up and faced the behemoth. While it only reached a height of 25 meters tall, it was still by far the closest in size to the behemoth, of all of the summons who had faced the behemoth thus far. Standing between the behemoth and the town, the two monsters were ready to sh.
As the behemoth saw its next opponent, it shuddered with excitement. Something it might be able to fight seriously. It had expected something from the previous two monsters, but they had gone down as soon as it got even a bit serious. But this one. Maybe this one will be more fun, the behemoth thought.
¡°Everyone!¡± Brandon called out, his voice still emotionless as anything. ¡°My fiend will keep the behemoth busy. We shall strike at the behemoth at any chance we have. We will weaken it as much as we can, then Alice shall appear to finish the fight.¡± That was what he said. Well, more like someone else said it, just using the mouth of Brandon Watchman to speak those words. He knew exactly where to move everyone. From where to direct attacks so that no one would get hit, but so that their attacks wouldnd. And for about 15 minutes, the assault on the behemoth seemed to almost be going well. That was, until the behemoth didn¡¯t feel like ying around any longer. It began gathering arge amount of power into its body, ready to crush its y partner, the Ultimate Obedient Fiend into oblivion. Charging forward, the behemoth used its body mass to tackle the fiend. Then, massive spikes of rock and earth grew from the behemoth''s hide, piercing the body of the fiend and causing it to scatter into specks of light.
¡°Fall Back!¡± The ssy-eyed Brandon ordered, as he saw his monster disappearing. He knew the time hade. No, not the time to panic, nor the time to die. The time for her to appear on this battlefield. The card that he had held in his hand broke apart, just like his monster, only to reform into a new card. A card, that the Baron didn¡¯t hesitate to activate. ¡°The Heroine Appears!¡± He called out, emotions returning to his voice. After all, his role in the prophecy was done, so its effect on him was now over. At this point, only one could save everyone, and that one person had just appeared on the frontline. Spoiler When in time of absolute turmoil, call forth the one that shall fulfill the prophecy. [Cannot be used in a duel] [Art by IntiArt] Link to the art used: And some battle music for you all: [copse]
Alice didn¡¯t know why she was there. She knew where she had been, she knew where she now was, and most importantly, she knew what to do. The overwhelming power of all of the times anyone had thought of the prophecy flowed into her body. This power, gathered over thest one hundred and fifty years, was now hers tomand. And with only one objective, Alice knew what to do. Take down the behemoth. Her mind was clear. She didn¡¯t need to think. She knew what to do. What skills to use, what spells to cast. And most importantly, what cards to summon. ¡°Pitch-Dark Dragon. Element Dragon.¡± Spoiler
[copse] Truthfully, she had only brought one card with her to her grandfather''s party, but when she thought about her cards, they appeared in her hands ready to be used. Still in her party dress, Alice jumped on the back of the Pitch-Dark Dragon and they took off to the skies. As they soared, Alice began her first chant. ¡°Dark, embrace us, Shade.¡± Covering the area in darkness, she made the battlefield more optimal to her, and less so for the behemoth. Then, she began her assault. The breath attacks from her dragon, as well as her own spears of darkness soon pommeled the behemoth. While powered up by the prophecy, something so weak was still only slightly hurting the behemoth. But for the behemoth, this was something new. This small insignificant human was hurting it. The behemoth couldn¡¯t sense any power from that girl, so he didn¡¯t think she was a threat, but he had been proven wrong. While ever so miniscule, she was damaging him. And because of that, the behemoth knew it had to strike back. The behemoth began to gather mana into its mouth, only to be interrupted by a roar much stronger. A card, set on Alice by Brian, had activated. Threatening Roar. Spoiler [copse] The card¡¯s activation bought Alice a bit of time, so both her and her dragons could attack the behemoth again. But sadly, the behemoth quickly recovered. It again gathered mana into its mouth and this time, it was able to let out its roar. But it wasn¡¯t just a roar, it was an attack. An attack that should have hit Alice as if she had flown straight into a brick wall. But lucky for her, Brian didn¡¯t set just one card on her, so the second one activated. Draining Shield. It turned to roar into not much more than harmless noise, while also giving a massive amount of HP to Alice. Spoiler [copse] Confused as to why its attack, which had blown away the shade spell Alice cast at the start, hadn¡¯t knocked the flying lizards out of the sky, the behemoth immediately attacked again. This time, shotgunning small stones into every direction at speeds greater than the speed of sound. But again, Alice was protected. This time, by a giant mirror surface which turned all of those small stones back on the behemoth. Mirror Force had activated, and turned the behemoth''s attack back. Because it had put some force into that attack, the behemoth took significant damage. Spoiler [copse] Getting even more angry, the behemoth attacked again. Again, pulling mana into its mouth, before letting out a massive roar. This time, there was nothing left to stop the attack. Both of Alice¡¯s dragons instantly burst into specks of light, as they couldn¡¯t take that sort of damage, but luckily for Alice, the special power of her Pitch-Dark Dragon had kept her safe from the damage. As Alice fell, she used her Mana Flight skill to stop her fall and began floating in midair. It wasn¡¯t something she could do on her own yet, but that didn¡¯t matter at this time. Her entire being was powered up by something much more powerful than skill levels. Letting go of the two grayed out cards in her hands, she imagined the next two. As her previous two disappeared, likely returning into her magic bag, the next two appeared to take their ce. ¡°Getsu Fuhma. Dark de.¡± Spoiler
[copse] Two sword wielders appeared on the ground below Alice. Alice quickly recast the Shade spell, which had been broken by the behemoth¡¯s roar, just so her swordsman and swordswoman would have the cover they needed to approach the behemoth, so they could strike at it. While they were doing that, Alice kept flying through the air with her skill, while attacking the behemoth with spell after spell. Spears, bullets and waves, whatever she could use, she did. After all, with the prophecy which was trying toe true actively giving her tons of mana, she didn¡¯t have to hold back in fear of running out. All she had to do was keep damaging the behemoth as much as she could, then when she summoned her next monster, she would use the final technique and take the behemoth down. With the sword wielders buzzing at its feet, and the annoying pest flying in the dark skies, the behemoth knew what to target first. It raised both of its front legs, getting up on its hinds. Gathering arge amount of mana into its front legs, it struck them to the ground causing an earthquake andrge spikes to pierce upwards from the ground. And because the spikes were everywhere, it had been impossible for the two sword wielders to dodge them. Their cards, still in the hands of their summoner, lost their color. But Alice knew this would likely have happened. If this beast went down that easily, the Ultimate Obedient Fiend summoned by her father could have taken it down. So Alice once again let go of the two gray cards, so she could pull out thest one. It had been in the small hidden pocket of her dress. ¡°Dark Magician Girl.¡± She called out to summon the monster. Spoiler [copse] Now, with the two blond haired magicians both flying in the sky, it was time to end this fight. CH.248 Fulfill the Prophecy CH.248 Fulfill the Prophecy [Still 3rd person POV] The two girls floated in the air. Both the same, but also very different. Alice Watchman. She was a young girl, just sixteen years of age. She was still wearing a stylish dress, which had been made for her to wear in her grandfather''s sixtieth birthday party. Her blond hair, which had been tied up in a waterfall braid, hade loose and was now flowing in every which way it wanted. Next to her, her teacher. Dark Magician Girl, also known as Mana. Unlike her student, Mana had learned dark magic a long time ago, and mastered it to quite an extent. In some situations, she could even best her own master, the Dark Magician. Like her student, Mana also had her blond hair loose, and it flowed through the air every time she moved. Spoiler [copse] They were moving fast through the air, dodging stones of different sizes, spears of rock and even huge boulders, all sent towards them by one beast. The behemoth. But the girls knew they could take it down. That is what they felt. Just a bit more. Just a bit more. Then we can finish this. That is what both of them thought. After another round of spells, the teacher decided it was enough. This would have to do, or she would run out of mana. No, not her student. Her student was still drawing mana from the power of the prophecy, but Mana herself was running out. If they had a bit more time, perhaps Mana could fly next to her student, and she could share some of hers, but that just wasn¡¯t possible. ¡­ or was it? ¡°Alice! Activate the Spellbinding Circle Brian set on you!¡± Mana called out to her student. Spoiler [copse] Alice didn¡¯t have any reason to refuse, so she moved her left hand onto her right shoulder, the ce where that card was set, and said its name to activate the card, outside of its own activation condition. ¡°Spellbinding Circle.¡± The magical circle, powerful enough to partially contain the godlike power of Exodia, formed around the behemoth and took a hold of it. The beast might be powerful, but it isn¡¯t a god. If a god cannot break the circle, no beast is able to either. At least if they are the ones held in the spell. ¡°Alice. I¡¯m running out of mana. Can you fill me up?¡± Mana asked, as she regrouped with her student. ¡°Then we will st that thing with everything we have to take it down.¡± Alice simply nodded to her teacher, giving one of her hands to her. Then, a huge amount of mana gushed from Alice into Mana. ¡°Wow, wow, wow. Enough. Don¡¯t give me too much.¡± Mana said. Alice simply stopped, again not saying a word. While Mana was worried about her students''ck of speech, she knew why it was. She was under the control of the prophecy. Alice Watchman was simply a passenger in her own body, as the prophecy guided her towards its eventual conclusion. The two girls, one full and one overflowing with mana,nded about a hundred meters from the behemoth. The next spell was going to end this. ¡°¡°Dark, sh away the light and strike my enemy, Dark ster!!¡±¡± They both chanted together. The reason they used Dark ster was that the spell could be used with any amount of mana. And with the mana from the prophecying in, Alice could easily use her entire mana supply, because it would get filled near instantly anyway. And casting the same spell twice, with exactly the same timing, the spells perfectly mixed together and made one truly mighty spell, making it much stronger than even Mana¡¯s strongest spell. The beam of darkness fully enveloped the giant beast and everyone, including the two magicians, thought that it would have killed the beast. Sadly they were wrong.
[Brian POV] We reached the Alewatch ins just in time to see Alice and Mana casting a massive spell at an even more massive monster, bound by what is likely Spellbinding Circle. But after the spell dissipated and we saw the behemoth, I knew the truth. ¡°It¡­ It¡¯s still alive.¡± I said. ¡°How?¡± Lua asked. She was sitting inside Gradius with me, so she had been the only one to hear that truth. ¡°How do you know?¡± ¡°The Spellbinding Circle.¡± I answered. ¡°It is still active. When the target it is equipped to dies, it should automatically be destroyed.¡± ¡°... so ¡­¡± ¡°Our missions are still on.¡± I said, as I took another look at my system mission.
Mission: Fulfill the Prophecy
Information: A Prophecy made with Divination magic has beguning true in Alewatch and individual Alice Watchman is in the center of it. Make sure the prophecyes true.
Goal: Help Alice Watchman defeat the behemoth and fulfill the prophecy
Reward: System Feature: Chosen Evolution will be unlocked
Lua also has a mission, not unlike mine. I don¡¯t know what her reward is, but I¡¯ll be sure to find out as soon as we solve this mess. ¡°Brian! The circle. It is breaking.¡± Lua called out. I turned my gaze from the system mission back to Gradius¡¯ targeting systems, and saw exactly that. Perhaps because of the spell Alice used, or maybe because of the behemoth¡¯s power, the Spellbinding Circle which was holding it was quickly vanishing. And the behemoth had realized that as well. It had opened its mouth and was charging up some sort of attack. If it was a dragon, I¡¯d know it was about to let out a breath attack, but I have no idea what kind of an attack a behemoth can let loose. But I do know, I don¡¯t want that attack to hit Alice. I opened my five-point harness which kept me on the Gradius¡¯s seat, stood up and pushed the canopy open. I had already pushed the opening button, but it took too long, so I assisted it a little. Then I jumped. I didn¡¯t really know why. I just acted on instinct. I knew I had to get to the ground as fast as possible, but I probably should have just flown Gradius instead of jumping. It might have been faster. But what is done is done. I pulled my hands next to my body, and used telekinesis to elerate towards the ground, so I could stand between Alice and that beast. But I was toote. From the behemoth¡¯s mouth, out came a massive amount of fire which wasn¡¯t inferior to the fire Agunan could breath out. And as soon as I reached the point where it did any actual damage to me, the Negate Attack I set on myself activated and the mes vanished, just as quickly as they had appeared. Spoiler [copse] But as I said, I was toote. The me had already hit Alice and Mana.
Mynding wasn¡¯t exactly a superheronding, but with telekinesis, I at least managed to turn my feet towards the ground and slow my descent a bit. I still crashed with enough force that I took just over 200 HP of damage, but who''s counting? The me had enough power to instantly kill Mana. At least that is what I assumed, as where Alice had been standing, Mana''s grayed out card was on the ground. I¡¯m actually a bit surprised the card survived the me, but I still made sure to pick it up. Alice, on the other hand, had taken a huge hit, and she was sent flying backwards, where shended a bit over 100 meters from where she had been standing. ¡°You. Stay!¡± Imanded the behemoth. The stun from Negate Attack would end soon, so I needed to bind it up again. This time, with a bit more than just one card. ¡°Spellbinding Circle. Shadow Spell. Swords of Revealing Light.¡± I activated three different spells, just to make sure that thing would stay in ce while I do what I want to do. Spoiler
[copse] The behemoth, now under threeyers of prevented movement, couldn¡¯t do anything anymore. I could easily kill it right here and now, but that isn¡¯t what is supposed to happen. I turned back to where Alice had been thrown to and rushed towards her. As I did, Lua, who had takenmand of Gradius,nded the ship next to her as well. Because of that, she reached Alice before I did. ¡°You know, you should have just activated that card from the ship.¡± Lua said, as I arrived by their side. ¡°It would have been faster than jumping out.¡± ¡°... oh yeah. I could have done that.¡± I realized. ¡°Well, what is done is done. How is she?¡± ¡°Alive. Somehow.¡± Lua answered. Of course neither Brian or Lucia knew that Alice only survived because of the massive overheal she got when the Draining Shield activated. Spoiler [copse] ¡°Can you heal her?¡± ¡°Already working on it. How about a spell card?¡± ¡°Sure. Just a second.¡± I said, as I opened my collection. It is too bad that I used all of my Dian Ketos and Soul of the Pures to heal Agunan, but I still have some other stuff. ¡°Poison of the Old Man. I need a healing potion.¡± I activated the card. A ss bottle with green liquid in it appeared in my hand. ¡°Lua, can you make her drink this?¡± ¡°Yes. Summon Water Spirit.¡± Lua said, as she activated her skill. The greater water spirit soon appeared at our side. Its body began from a small ball of water which Lua had just made for it. ¡°Synchro with me.¡± Lua said to the spirit, and the spirit did as ordered. With the spirit now helping her, I¡¯m sure Lua will heal up Alice, so I could focus my efforts into other things. First, I should probably summon this girl back. ¡°Monster Reborn.¡± I activated a card. ¡°Resurrect Dark Magician Girl.¡± The card in my hand quickly regained its color and Mana appeared once again. As she saw me, her face paled a bit. ¡°... master¡­ I let you down.¡± She apologized. ¡°No. No you didn¡¯t.¡± I said. ¡°How is what happened here letting me down?¡± I asked. ¡°I ¡­ I let Miss Alice get badly hurt.¡± After she said that, I gave her a light karate chop on the head. ¡°Are you stupid?¡± I then asked. ¡°Eh? Master?¡± ¡°I asked you a question. Are you stupid?¡± ¡°... I don¡¯t believe so, Master. Do you think I am?¡± ¡°Well, you are acting quite dumb at the moment.¡± I told her. ¡°That¡± I pointed at the bound beast, ¡°Is a behemoth. An SS-rank monster. Something you two have no business taking on. And despite that, you ¡­ well, I was going to say both of you lived, but I guess not exactly. But you two still did more than just hold your own.¡± As I was having my little talk with Mana, Alice began to wake up. ¡°... It is¡­ still alive¡­ I¡¯ll keep ¡­ going¡­¡± She was trying to force herself off the ground. ¡°Wait. Not yet. You need more healing.¡± Lua said, as she was forcefully holding Alice down. I took a good look at the injured girl and I noticed something off about her. Her eyes¡­ looked strange. They have a nice blue color usually, but now they were this off hue light blue and looked extremely glossy. Almost as if she was blind or something. Did that me blind her? ¡°Out of ¡­ my way¡­¡± Alice said, as she tried to push Lua, but Lua still has more strength, so she was able to manage. ¡°Is she¡­ possessed?¡± I wondered. The way she is acting is almost like she is possessed. At least I think so. That might exin her eyes as well. (It is the effect of the prophecy trying toe true.) Laura answered. (She is pseudo possessed. Really just a passenger in her own body, not really able to affect what she does. But she is also immensely powerful in that state. That is likely why she was able to survive.) (... yeah. Another thing I want exinedter. ¡­ so, should I do something?) I asked. (You can, if you want. Even if she regains control, the other effects of the prophecy will still stay active.) Laura said. (... well, if there is no harm, then.) I got the next card out of my collection, and activated it. ¡°Remove Brainwashing.¡± Spoiler [copse] As I activated the card, the color seemed to return to Alice¡¯s eyes. And Mana¡¯s card, which I had ced into one of the monster slots on my duel disk, flew out of it and straight into Alice¡¯s hand. I guess she was the original summoner, so she would technically be the current owner of the card. I just resummoned Dark Magician Girl when it was ¡®in the GY¡¯, so of course it would go back to Alice. Now if I returned it to the deck, or the collection in this case, with something like Compulsory Evacuation Device, it should return to me. I think. I should test that out. Just in case some unsavory individual gets the Card Summoner skill and tries to use my cards against me. As Alice regained her sense of self, or something like that, she looked around to gather all of the info she could, before I noticed some tears rolling down her face. Her dress was all ripped up, and her hair was a mess. She also had dirt covering most of her body. ¡°B-Brian?¡± She questioned. ¡°Yes. I¡¯m here.¡± I confirmed, as I took two steps so I was right besides her and kneeled down. ¡°It''s alright now.¡± ¡°Brian!¡± Alice called again, as she forced herself off of the ground and threw her arms around me. I just let her do that. It might be a bit insensitive, considering Lua, but I¡¯ll give a special exception because of the situation on hand. As she kept hugging me, I heard Alice sobbing. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. It is fine now.¡± I said, as I took her in closer. ¡°Everything will be alright.¡± ¡°... but¡­ I ¡­ I can¡¯t beat it. I ¡­ even with ¡­¡± ¡°Alice. It is fine. Prophecies be damned.¡± I told her. ¡°All that matters is what you want. So Alice, do you want to beat that behemoth?¡± ¡°... I¡­ Yes!¡± Alice called out, as she forcefully stopped her tears with just her determination. ¡°I¡¯ll beat it.¡± ¡°I thought you¡¯d say that. Don¡¯t worry. I¡¯ll use enough equip spells to make you into a demigod. There is no way you will lose.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Alice agreed. She then looked around and spotted Mana. ¡°... Brian ¡­ could you ¡­ fuse me with Mana?¡± She then requested. ¡°... sure, I can do that.¡± I didn¡¯t expect that. Why would she? ¡°Thanks. Mana. Let¡¯s defeat that thing. Together.¡± Alice said, as she let go of me and stood up next to Mana. ¡°Of course.¡± Mana agreed. ¡°We¡¯ll kill it for sure this time.¡± I also stood up, and got a card out of my collection. ¡°You two sure about this?¡± I asked. ¡°Of course.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± They answered. ¡°Alrighty then. Here goes something. I activate Polymerization. I fuse together Alice Watchman and Dark Magician Girl.¡± Spoiler [copse] The swirling vortex took in the two girls, and when it subsided, just one remained. She was a bit taller than Alice had been, with the same blond hair both of the girls shared. One eye was the same blue as Alice had, while the other was a greenish color to match Dark Magician Girl. And she was wearing a dark green and bright blue magical girl outfit, styled somewhat simr as what Mana wore. ¡°... wow. This is¡­ This feels ¡­ Amazing!¡± Thebined girl called out. Her voice sounded like Alice and Mana were speaking in perfect sync. ¡°Sure. No problem. Just one more thing.¡± I said, as I got out another card. ¡°I activate Mage Power and I equip it to Alice.¡± Because I now had a total of five spells and/or traps active, that card should give Alice an extra 2500 attack. I think. Spoiler [copse] ¡°Thank you, Brian. I will finish this fight now.¡± She said, before she flew into the sky.
[Alice POV] I felt so strong. We felt so strong. Together, we can do anything. With mana stilling into my body because of the prophecy trying toe true, I didn¡¯t have to save any of it. And because Mana was now sharing my body with me, I knew how to use all of her spells and techniques. That included knowing how to fly with Mana Flight. I know I had done it when I was under the control of the prophecy magic, but now I was in control. I knew so many new spells, and I wanted to test them all right now. But at the same time, Mana¡¯s consciousness told me we should finish this now, so that is what we will do instead. ¡­ that is boring, but I guess we should. The behemoth was nice and bound up by Brian so it was an easy target. And it was quite damaged from our previous attack, so it should only take one or two big hits to bring it down. So I began my chant. ¡°Dark, burn with the might of fiery mes and destroy my enemy, Dark Burning Attack!¡± Our spell took the form of arge purple sphere surrounded by crackling lightning. Together, we brought our hand down from over our head and tossed the ball at the behemoth. The behemoth let out a roar, but that spell hadn¡¯t been enough to take it down. ¡°Alright. Another one.¡± I said. ¡°Let¡¯s try an upgraded version. We have all this mana and all. Dark, make spheres of burning darkness and strike my enemy, Dark Burning Barrage!¡± I don¡¯t even know this spell, but I was still able to use it. It made about twenty spheres around me, and then they all hit the behemoth one after the other. Each hit dealing more and more damage, until the behemoth was no longer. The chains and magic circle binding the behemoth disappeared, proving that the beast had died. As it did, I felt all of the power leaving my body. The prophecy hade to be, so it would no longer give me power, and with the disappearance of both the Spellbinding Circle and the Shadow Spell, the power boost I was getting from Mage Power had been cut by 1000. I quicklynded on the ground, because flying was getting harder and harder. Then, I ran to Brian. ¡°... I did it.¡± I eximed as I reached him. ¡°Yeah. Yeah, you did.¡± ¡°Thank you, Brian.¡± I said, as I hugged him. ¡°You too, Lua.¡± ¡°Of course.¡± Brian answered. ¡°Happy to help.¡± Lua added. That was thest I heard, before I fell asleep in Brian¡¯s arms.
[Brian POV] ¡°Wow.¡± I called out, as I caught Alice. It seems like her legs had given out from under her, as she was hugging me, so I took a good hold of her so she wouldn¡¯t fall. ¡°Alice? Are you alright?¡± I asked, but she didn¡¯t answer. Instead, I heard her breathing steadily as she wentpletely limp in my arms. ¡°... did she¡­ fall asleep?¡± ¡°Can¡¯t really me her if she did.¡± Lua said. ¡°I probably would have as well, if I¡¯d done half of what she just did.¡± ¡°... yeah. I guess.¡± I admitted. ¡°So, what now? Gather the behemoth¡¯s corpse and Brandon and head back?¡± ¡°... yes. We should go back and report. We kind of left in a hurry.¡± (No. We have one more thing to do.) Laura interrupted. (We have to close the dimensional fissure.) (The what?) I questioned. (D-did you say dimensional fissure?) Lua confirmed, sounding a bit scared. (Yes. The dimensional fissure.) Laura confirmed, as the mission popped up.
Mission: Close the Fissure
Goal: Close the dimensional fissure close to Alewatch.
Information: A dimensional fissure appeared close to Alewatch. It is the reason a behemoth appeared, and if it is not closed, more simr monsters will appear.
Mission Item(s): 1 Dimensional Barrier card.
Reward: A talk with the Goddess.
[ept] the Mission to im the Mission Item(s).
Spoiler [copse] Well, I guess that is a thing. Not sure how I feel about that reward, but all things considered, I should probably do that, considering it seems like I¡¯ll literally get the card I need for that. I took the sleeping Alice into my arms and princess carried her. She is the hero today, so she deserves to see this to the end, even if she is sleeping. We walked towards the behemoth first, and I took the entire carcass into my storage. (Laura, make sure Tahlia doesn¡¯t mess it up, in case we need it for something.) I requested. I don¡¯t want another hydra situation on my hands. I want to be able to show it all in one piece. After the behemoth was gone, I lifted the Swords of Revealing Light. When I had stored the behemoth, we spotted what had to be the fissure. It was a chaotic mess of purple smog and crackling lightning. It didn¡¯t lookrge enough that an entire behemoth could fit through it, but I might be wrong. Well, not my problem at the moment. Let¡¯s just close it. ¡°Dimensional Barrier.¡± I activated the card I got for the mission. It was a bit different from my other cards, because I couldn¡¯t put it into my collection and I couldn¡¯t put a sleeve or toploader on it either. It was also single use, so after activating it, it disappeared. I was also a bit worried, because usually you have to dere either Ritual, Fusion, Synchro, Xyz, or Pendulum and then that type of monster cannot be summoned, but I apparently didn¡¯t have to worry about it, as the card just activated and the purple mess began to shrink down, until it was fully gone. ¡­ I guess it is now really over. CH.249 Reports and Recovery time CH.249 Reports and Recovery time The three of us walked back to the Alewatch wall. I was still carrying Alice in my arms princess style. Or is it bridal style? Well, either way. As we arrived, we were weed with a great apuse from everyone here. I didn¡¯t know all of the adventurers, but I did recognize Tye¡¯s party Saber Fang as well as Jack and the rest of Diamond Sword. And, of course, the guild master Zayaan as well as the Baron Brandon. ¡°... is it really over? Did we really survive?¡± Zay was questioning me. ¡°Yeah. It''s over.¡± I confirmed. If it isn¡¯t, I¡¯ll say a few chosen words to the Goddess when I get to speak with her. You can only have so many emergencies in one day. ¡°Any injured?¡± ¡°... a few. Alex, Jax and Henry all took quite a bit of damage, and others took some minor damage from the behemoth¡¯s attacks. A few houses also got damaged from the attacks, so there might be more.¡± Zay answered. ¡°... I see. We need to head back to Sawyer, or people there will freak out, so do you think you can take care of this?¡± I asked Zay, as I handed him a toploader Rain of Mercy. Spoiler [copse] ¡°... alright. But you¡¯d bettere here as soon as you can.¡± Zay said. ¡°I think everyone will be up for a party after that. And I don¡¯t think anyone wants another party where the guest of honor is absent.¡± ¡°Hey. I¡¯m not the guest of honor this time. That honor belongs to her.¡± I said as I signaled at Alice with my eyes. ¡°Of course.¡± Zay agreed. ¡°... Is she alright?¡± ¡°Just sleeping.¡± Lua answered. ¡°She will likely also have some symptoms of a level-up sickness, so she will likely be in bed for at least a day.¡± ¡°Alright. I guess we will be seeing each other in a few days then?¡± ¡°Yeah. After we fully recover.¡± I said, before I turned to Brandon. ¡°Brandon, are youing with us or not?¡± I called him. ¡°I think your wife is worried about you.¡± ¡°... yes. I aming.¡± He said, somewhat stunned. ¡°Well, see you allter.¡± I said to everyone. ¡°B.E.S. Big Core.¡±
Our flight over to Sawyer city was the first peaceful moment in what I felt had to be days, even if it had only been a few hours. Well, I guess I did get to rx a bit after I beat Agunan, but before I learned about Alice missing. During our flight over, Alice began showing signs of either level-up sickness or evolution, as Lua predicted, so I left her in Lua¡¯s care. By the way, I was about to evolve too. I likely would have begun an evolution tonight, but now I have that Chosen Evolution thing, so I can evolve whenever I want and I can apparently pick what I evolve into from all of the avable options or something. Or more like all of the possible options. I don¡¯t know. I¡¯ll look into it when I have a bit more time. But before I can work on something like evolving, I¡¯ll have to report all of this. ¡­ yeay. That will be so fun.
As we reached the Sawyer city airspace, I noticed that Agunan was looking straight at Big Core. I wonder how he knows? I know the ship isn¡¯t invisible, only near invisible. But he might be the first one to spot it as I was just flying it like this. I stopped Big Core around the area where Agunan was, and beamed the four of us down to the ground. {Wee back, Master.} Agunan greeted me, as we appeared on the ground. ¡°Brian! Lua. Are you alright?¡± Ria asked. ¡°Hey. We are back. And we are fine.¡± I answered. {Of course you are.} Agunan said. {I told everyone as much. Had you actually been in any trouble, I¡¯m sure you¡¯d have drawn from mine health or mana.} ¡°... yeah. I might have done that.¡± I admitted, before I turned towards Christina. ¡°Hi. I¡¯m back. And I found the MIAs.¡± Her face had lost a lot of color as wended and her face was a mess, because her make-up had been partially dissolved by her tears. ¡°B-Brian? Alice? ¡­ is Alice alright?¡± She probably asked about Alice, as I once again was carrying her, while Lua was also using some water magic on her. ¡°Yes. They are both just fine.¡± I confirmed, reminding her that her husband does also exist. ¡°Alice is in level-up sleep, I think. Can we take her somewhere where she will be taken care of?¡± I asked. ¡°I¡¯ll tell everyone what happened after that.¡± We soon got a medical team from the knight order here and I was able to transfer Alice to a proper stretcher. I had Lua go with her, just to make sure, while I stayed outside ready to give some information. ¡­ too bad Christina went after Alice, so she won¡¯t hear it, but I¡¯m sure Lua will tell her everything. It is better for me to stay here, because here I can actually bring that thing out, without crushing a house or something.
¡°... the behemoth ¡­¡± Thomas muttered, after he heard the story. I¡¯d told what I know, and gotten some information from Brandon as well. He was there before I was, so he does know things I wouldn¡¯t know. It sounded like he was summoned by the Hero Emerges card I gave to Zay before I left Alewatch for Sawyer city, and Alice was brought over by a card Brandon activated called The Heroine Appears. I¡¯ll admit, I¡¯m notpletely sure that isn¡¯t an actual card, but I don¡¯t recognize the name. Well, I guess I have other cards that I don¡¯t really know, or that were otherwise unreleased when I was still on earth, so it could be one of those. And yes, I made sure to keep quiet about some things, like the fusion. Well, that won¡¯t matter anyway. I¡¯ll unfuse Alice and Mana when they wake up. ¡°Can you prove any of those ims?¡± Viscount Kramer asked me. He had apparentlye here to see Agunan and had stayed to hear what I told everyone. ¡°Don¡¯t you trust me?¡± I jokingly asked. ¡°Well, can¡¯t really me you for that. But yes, I can.¡± I said as I stepped a bit away from everyone, before bringing the behemoth¡¯s corpse out of my storage. ¡°How is that?¡± I turned around to see all of the people there with their eyes openicallyrge. Well, not that I can me them, when I just dropped off a monster the size of Agunan and told them a little girl had just beat it. ¡­ Okay, Alice isn¡¯t a little girl, but she is still a teenager. A teenager who two months ago couldn¡¯t use magic. Taking on an SS-rank monster. Believable. ¡­ okay, I don¡¯t know why I specified magic, because you could use a sword, but good luck with that. Actually, how does a swordsman take down a beast of that size? There is a skill for it, probably. I guess ask Laura about itter. {That is quite a beast that the girl hunted. Even I would have to go all out to hunt something like that.} Agunan admitted, as he looked at the behemoth¡¯s corpse. Perhaps him saying that proved to everyone just how momentous of a task Alice had done. Anyway, with the proof now clear for all to see, no one doubted that a behemoth had really appeared. There were some other things they were questioning, like where did ite from and so forth, and while I do know the answer, I¡¯ll keep quiet about it. At least for now. I don¡¯t really know what a ¡®dimensional fissure¡¯ is, so better not to tell people about it. Well, I know it is a Yugioh card, but that is different. I hope the Goddess can exin what they are. When do I get to speak with her again?
{I shall now take on my humanoid form.} Agunan announced, after a few more hours. Everyone had returned to the city, the rest of the party was called off, but at least everything was fine. Rtively. While letting Agunan recover his mana, I¡¯d left Ria with him, just to be sure. I myself had visited Lua and Alice. Alice had been carried to the Sawyer manor, where she was now being looked after by Lua and other skilled healers. While it wasn¡¯t yet sure if she was evolving, or just in regr level-up sleep, the care for both were the same. Just time and keeping the body cool. So after making sure of that, retelling a lot of the story so that the second Prince and others who were not outside the walls also heard it, and a few other minor things, I returned to Agunan asking if he could turn into his human form yet. He did say he has one. As I, as well as a handful of guards and other brave citizens who hade to see the dragon watched, Agunan was covered in mes. But not the same ones he used in the fight. These seemed to be there for visual concealment, as they didn¡¯t feel hot at all. And that isn¡¯t just me. Ria also said they don¡¯t feel hot. Then, the huge me began to quickly shrink in size, until it took on a more or less humanoid shape. After a bit more time, the mes disappeared revealing a tall red-headed male. He was a bit over two meters tall, his hair, as I already said, was fiery red and shoulder length. His skin was more like scales, the same dark red color he had in his dragon form. They seemed to be almost all over his body, except the palms of his hands and his rtively human looking face. No snout on this dragon man. He was wearing a sleeveless ck cloth shirt and ck leather pants, as well as ck boots. From his upper back, a pair of red wings were poking out, and he also had a red lizard''s tail. Well, a dragon¡¯s tail in this case. ¡°... this form ¡­ it has been a while since I took it¡­¡± Agunan said, as he moved his body, probably trying how it was moving. ¡°Will it work for you, Master?¡± ¡°I think so, but I do have to ask others. This isn¡¯t my city, or anything.¡± ¡°Of course not. You must be the Master of a wider area, like a kingdom. Do tell me Master, are you the King? Or perhaps the crown Prince?¡± ¡°Nah. I¡¯m just an honorary baron.¡± I answered. ¡°... I see. Honorary baron¡­ If I recall correctly, that is the lowest position of nobility, isn¡¯t it?¡± ¡°Well, technically there are also bars and honorary knights, so¡­ But they are just pseudo nobles, so I guess you are correct.¡± I admitted. ¡°Then I believe it will be necessary for me to work so that Master may obtain a title more fitting his power.¡± Agunan stated. ¡°Yeah, no. Not necessary.¡± I stated, suddenly being quite d that the nobles had already vacated the area. I don¡¯t want to get into any trouble¡­ any more trouble.
We walked into the city just fine, because the guards knew me and all of that. It was still a bit quiet, butpared to the almost ghost town vibe it had earlier in the day when the dragons were outside the walls, this was better. And I¡¯m sure they will recover in a day or two. Had it actually been more ¡®normal¡¯, I might have stopped by a store to pick up some other clothes for Agunan. While there was technically nothing wrong with what he was wearing, at least his shirt had clearly seen better days. The pants were¡­ alright, and his shoes looked fine. I can¡¯t give him one of my shirts, he is way bigger than I am. I guess I could just make him a new shirt with the dungeon. Yeah. I should actually do that. A dragon man in a t-shirt, what a sight. While we were walking towards the manor, Agunan exined a bit more about his entire dedication thing. I knew some stuff about it, but dragons are outside of the regr system, so system information on them is quite limited. In short, I can take HP from Agunan to fill my own, and the same goes for mana. Also, if I ever go down to 1 HP, I¡¯ll automatically start pulling HP from him. That means, as long as Agunan is alive, I¡¯m almost unkible. But I do still age the same, and all of that. And because I could also take mana from Agunan, I had ess to just over 20,000 mana between our two mana pools. Also, I guess worth mentioning. Agunan doesn¡¯t actually have a system status. He is a dragon. Dragons don¡¯t use the system, so they don¡¯t have a system status. The system can still range things about them, like their HP or mana amounts, but they don¡¯t have a full status.
Once we got there, we quickly realized that the manor was in chaos. Not because anything was wrong, but because everything nned had gone wrong and needed fixing. All of the ns were out the window after the dragons showed up after all. This led to us just staying out of the way. We did have problems of our own though. Mainly, where is Agunan going to sleep? We don¡¯t have a bed for him. I had Ria ask the maids if we could have another cot, but they were all already in use, so no can do. ¡°I¡¯ll sleep on the floor.¡± Agunan said. ¡°... you sure? Wait, I have these.¡± I remembered that I still have my two travel pelts, as well as Lua¡¯s travel pelt in my storage. But I didn¡¯t want to use Lua¡¯s without her permission, so I just gave mine. As well as my sleeping bag. ¡°It might not be much, but I hope that works for you.¡± ¡°I usually sleep on the ground, so this is more than fine.¡± Agunan said. Oh yeah. Dragons. He would need a massive bed if he nned to sleep in his dragon form. ¡­ I wonder, could I make one? A dragon sized bed. I should try at some point, for no other reason than for the heck of it. Because of how hectic everything still was, our dinner ended up being a little strange. We were just told we coulde to eat in the ¡®family dining room¡¯. I made sure to contact Lua, but she said she would go on blood alone for today. She would be staying by Alice¡¯s side until it was time to go to sleep. Agunan also said he didn¡¯t need any food, as he was full from the kraken I cooked for him earlier, and Ria went with just blood like Lua. Convenient dhampir is convenient. But I¡¯ll have to get them more blood soon. I wonder how angry Agunan will be when he finds out they drink dragon blood. Well, a problem for another time. My dinner wasn¡¯t lonely or anything, because the single daughters of Thomas did dine with me, but I just ate quickly and peaced out to avoid excessive questions from Mariina. Yeah, it is a bit against etiquette, but at this point, who cares? Before going to bed, I visited Alice. And so I could take Lua with me. I¡¯m not letting her stay up for the entire night. We all took turns taking a bath, before hitting the sack and quickly falling asleep. ¡­ what a day, huh. Goddess, can you make sure that in the future, there will only be one emergency per day. I would really prefer that. CH.250 System Agent CH.250 System Agent ¡°I apologize for bothering your sleep, but the Goddess requested that I get in contact with you.¡± An older male figure dressed up in a tuxedo said to me as he bowed. By my estimation, he was 70-ish years old, about 175cm tall, and he had short grayed out hair. His eyes were a soft green color and despite his apparent age, he had a real nice posture. I looked around. I was in a rtively normal looking parlor room, and I was sitting at a small circr table. It was the only table in the room and it had a total of four chairs around it. Other than that, the room had a firece, a nice looking chandelier, a handful of tapestries and some paintings. It looked like a rtively normal parlor room you might see in any noble¡¯s mansion, except that I didn¡¯t see any doors leading in or out of the room, nor were there any windows. ¡°... where am I?¡± I questioned. I should be sleeping, so this might be a dream, but considering what he just said, I doubt that. ¡°Yes. I shall exin. This is a space between spaces. The Goddess said I shouldpare it to your skill, Different Dimension Factory I believe it was called. This is the space where us, the ones who run the system, can interact with those who hold the System Support like you.¡± The butler exined. Wait. Is he even a butler? Well, until I know what he is, butler it is. ¡°... alright. And why am I here again? And may I ask who you are? I assume you know who I am, but for introductions sake, I¡¯m Brian Wood, but just call me Brian.¡± I introduced myself. ¡°As you wish, Brian. As I said earlier, I¡¯m here at the request of the Goddess, but I cannot say that I didn¡¯t have my own agenda as well. I¡¯ve brought you here for a short discussion. My name, granted to me by mydy Ritva, is Aulis.¡± The butler introduced himself. ¡­ those names¡­ Ritva. Aulis. They sound familiar¡­ Where do I know them from? ¡°... alright, Aulis.¡± I said to bring my thoughts back to here and now. I can think about those namester. ¡°If the Goddess asked you to get in contact with me, I assume it has something to do with that system mission reward, right?¡± ¡°That is correct. She has requested that I be the contact between the two of you until a time when you will be able to meet.¡± ¡°Okay. So, when will that be?¡± ¡°It may take time. I hope you understand that the Goddess is quite busy.¡± ¡­ yeah. Doesn¡¯t feel like that, when she, or whoever else gives me my missions, has time to sass me. ¡­ or is the one giving the missions someone like him, instead of the Goddess? ¡°Alright. So this is just a ¡­ warning?¡± ¡°At least call it an advance notification.¡± ¡°Either way. So, when can she see me?¡± ¡°It isn¡¯t that simple. Other than you, she also requested the presence of Holder Lucia and Holder Alice Mana Watchman.¡± Alice Mana? ¡­ Did Alice take on a second name because of the fusion? Well, it will likely go away after I defuse her. ¡°So Lua and Alice. Also, what is a holder?¡± ¡°It is short for System Support Holder.¡± Aulis answered. ¡°... Wait? Alice has the System Support?¡± ¡°Yes. She was granted a Basic System Support after she defeated the behemoth.¡± ¡°... alright. I mean, I thought that might be possible. But why us three?¡± ¡°Because you are all Holders, and you know each other.¡± ¡°... okay. So, are we going to get in contact like this, until the Goddess will be able to see us or something? I guess we will also have to wait until Alice wakes up¡­¡± ¡°That is correct. Now, may I get on with my own business?¡± ¡°...sure. Go for it.¡± ¡°Thank you. This won¡¯t take long so you may rest for the rest of the night. I¡¯d just like to thank you for your part in bringing the prophecy to life. It was one that really bothered mydy all until her passing, she was worried if it would actuallye to be as she saw it.¡± Aulis said. ¡°Yeah. No problem.¡± I answered, before I really let everything sink in. ¡°... wait? Yourdy? She is the one who made the prophecy? And she is the one who named you? ¡­ So yourdy was the first summoner?¡± ¡°That is correct.¡± He confirmed. ¡°... and you were ¡­ her System Support, right?¡± I confirmed. ¡°Yes. That is indeed correct.¡± Aulis confirmed. ¡°... then ¡­ what are you now?¡± ¡°We are called System Agents.¡± Aulis said. ¡°After the passing of a Holder, their System Support is taken back to the System where they be an agent. Their duties then depend on their grade, as well as what their Holder did during their life.¡± ¡°... okay. And your job is..? Or is it a secret?¡± ¡°I have a handful of duties, but the most important one is being responsible for my Ladies'' prophecies.¡± Aulis said. ¡°I believe you don¡¯t know much about Divination magic and specifically the Prophecy spell, do you?¡± ¡°No. Not really. I thought it was just foreseeing an event.¡± ¡°In its simplest form, yes, but that should be done with the spell ¡®Foresight¡¯. Prophet is quite different. When the caster sees an event, generally a catastrophe of some kind, they are able to imagine the solution to it. Then, if people believe in the prophecy, mana will be umted by it. Mana that will then be used to bring that prophecy to life. That is the true power of a prophecy, and why I¡¯ve been made to be in charge of my Ladies¡¯ prophecies. I guide the mana they have collected, so it may be used to bring the prophecies to life.¡± ¡°... so, let me check if I have this right. Your Lady foresaw the behemoth reappearing. And she imagined a blond haired magician taking it down. And because it became a pseudo legend in Alewatch, enough power was umted to make that into reality?¡± ¡°Yes. That is what happened.¡± Aulis confirmed. ¡°However, my Ladies¡¯ prophecy also didn¡¯te true. First, the behemoth. What she saw was a lesser behemoth, like the one she fought, not a true behemoth like the one that appeared. Second, the dimensional fissure was not what she saw. Third, the lesser behemoth appeared from the ever forest. Fourth, the magician that took it down used wind magic, not dark magic.¡± ¡°... that is a lot of discrepancies.¡± ¡°Yes, and those are only the major ones. But I believe I know why. Simply put, it is because of you.¡± ¡°... wow. Thanks. Putting all the pressure on me.¡± ¡°Not in that way. I¡¯ve followed the situation in the ever forest close to Alewatch somewhat closely. I believe the dungeon you eliminated was supposed to give birth to the lesser behemoth. The rogue core of the dungeon bing the monster core of the lesser behemoth. Then that lesser behemoth goes to Alewatch, where Holder Alice Mana Watchman, well I suppose the fusion wouldn¡¯t have happened, so it would have been individual Alice Watchman. Either way, she would have been taken over by the power of the prophecy. That power granting her ess to her dormant wind magic and allowing her to take the lesser behemoth down. That was the closest to what my Lady saw. But none of that could happen, because you eliminated the dungeon.¡± ¡°... I see. So instead a dimensional fissure pooped out a true behemoth, huh. I think I got it. But why did that dimensional fissure even show up? What even is a dimensional fissure?¡± ¡°That is above my grade. I believe the Goddess will exin that to you.¡± ¡°... alright. I guess I¡¯ll look forward to that.¡± ¡°Yes. You should.¡± Aulis said. ¡°Now, I shall return you back into your body so you can rest peacefully for the rest of the night, unless you have something else you wish to ask.¡± ¡°... Can I get in contact with youter?¡± I asked. ¡°I can send System Support Laura the information on how to directly contact me. However, this space is one I borrowed, so outside of my duties to the Goddess, I don¡¯t think we will be able to meet like this.¡± Aulis said. ¡°... alright. Well, I guess thanks, and so on.¡± ¡°No. I should be thanking you. While I did everything within my power to bring the prophecy to be, I simply couldn¡¯t have dealt with a true behemoth without your help. So once again, thank you.¡± Aulis said, as he bowed deeply. After he said that, my vision went dark.
The next time light entered my eyes, I was in a more familiar ce. Sleeping next to Lua. Well, I already woke up, but still. I quietly took a look around the room. Lua was sleeping next to me and on the floor on the right side of the bed, Agunan was sleeping in the makeshift bed I gave him. He had rolled himself up, kind of like a cat, and wasn¡¯t even using the sleeping bag I gave him. It was honestly kind of funny seeing a man over two meters tall sleeping in that position. With Laura¡¯s help, I checked, with telekinesis, if Ria was still in the room, and she was. So I woke up a bit early. Well, I have some things I can do solo, so let¡¯s do that. First. (Laura, can you show me the evolution options I have?) I asked. (Sure. But I don¡¯t rmend starting the evolution now.) (I wasn¡¯t nning to, but I need to take a look at them at some point, so I can choose what I want. Now is as good of a time as any.) (Yes. I¡¯ll disy them for you.)
Chosen Evolution
[ ] Swordsman (human)
[ ] Sorcerer (human)
[ ] Summoner (human)
[ ] User of Rare Skills (human)
[ ] Dragon Hearted
[ ] Spiritual Human
[Begin Evolution]
Alright. So that is the list. Swordsman should be there because I have the Sword Technique skill, but I still didn¡¯t think it would be. Sorcerer is likely because of Space Magic. Telekinesis and Mana Control might help as well. Summoner¡­ Well, that one should be obvious. Even if I don¡¯t have summoning magic. User of Rare Skills is actually something interesting. I guess that is just because of the amount of extra and unique skills I have. Dragon Hearted should be because of Agunan and the Life Dedication thing. And Spiritual Human is likely from the spirits blessing. It is interesting that only the Dragon Hearted and Spiritual Human don¡¯t have (human) suffix in there, but I guess Spiritual Human does have Human in the name. (Can you tell me what these races are good for?) I asked Laura. (Sure.) In short, Swordsman has increased HP, strength and slightly increased defense, but no increase in mana or magic. It also helps in getting new skills rted to sword wielding. They can also get the racial skill ¡®Sword Master¡¯. Sorcerer has increased mana, magic and slight increase in defense. No HP or strength increase. Of course the acquisition of magic rted skills is easier and they can get the Sorcerer¡¯s Determination racial skill. It is also the male equivalent of the Sorceress race Jenna was when she was fused. Summoner has increased HP, mana and defense, with slight increases in strength and magic. It makes making summoning contracts easier, as well as acquisition of summoning rted skills like Summoner¡¯s Protection and stuff. And they get a racial skill called Greater Summoning Magic. User of Rare Skills is the most generic one there is. It gives a simr increase in each stat and makes the acquisition of extra skills easier. It alsoes with the racial skill Jack of All Trades. It doesn¡¯t sound too bad, but I feel like Summoner is better for me. Dragon Hearted is probably the best of them. Ites with arge increase in strength, defense and magic, but no increase in HP or mana. It also gives you the Language Comprehension (draconic), but I already have that, as well as ess to Draconic Body and Draconic Magic racial skills. Thest one, Spiritual Human,es with increased HP, mana and magic. And slight increase in defense and strength. They get along with spirits better and get the racial skill Spirit Magic. So yeah. I do think Dragon Hearted is easily the best, but Spiritual Human and Summoner aren¡¯t bad either. Even User of Rare Skills is fine. Don¡¯t think Swordsman or Sorcerer is worth it though. But I won¡¯t pick now, and I¡¯ll discuss this with Lua first. I should probably also ask Agunan about that Dragon Hearted race.
Since the others were still asleep, I jumped into the factory to do some pack openings. I got three new sets yesterday, so might as well. I do want to open some with Lua as well, but I can do a few solo. Something like ten or so packs of The Lost Millennium should be fine. ¡°You don¡¯t have to be solo. I can do it with you.¡± Laura said, as she appeared next to me. ¡°Me too! Me too!¡± Fantasia called, as she appeared next to Laura. Soon after her, Tahlia also manifested herself on the control tform. ¡°Yeah. Let¡¯s do it together then.¡± I agreed. We sat down on a couch and I pulled the Pack Opener up onto a big monitor.
Daily Pack tokens: 100 Current Pack tokens: 715
Avable sets :
Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon Metal Raiders
Magic Ruler Pharaoh¡¯s Servant
Labyrinth of Nightmare Legacy of Darkness
Pharaonic Guardian Magician¡¯s Force
Dark Crisis Invasion of Chaos
Ancient Sanctuary Soul of the Duelist
Rise of Destiny ming Eternity
The Lost Millennium Cybeic Revolution
Elemental Energy
Daily Reprint Tokens: 100 Current Reprint Tokens: 544
Avable Reprint sets:
Dark Beginning 1 Dark Revtion Volume 1
Dark Beginning 2 Dark Revtion Volume 2
¡­ yeah. Those tokens are still a thing. Well, whatever. Let¡¯s just get on with it.
Use a ¡®Pack token¡¯ to open 1 pack of ¡®The Lost Millennium¡¯
[Yes] [No]
Yes. It has been a little while. Luckily Laura didn¡¯t open any of the new sets yet, so most of the cards will be new for my collection. ¡­ too bad I already got the Ancient Gears from the structure deck, but there is other new stuff. Spoiler TLM 1 Lost Guardian, Eria the Water Charmer, Double Attack, Elemental HERO Burstinatrix, Elemental HERO Avian, Medusa Worm, Pikeru''s Second Sight, Rock Bombardment, Criosphinx [copse] ¡°Oh? Both Burstinatrix and Avian in one pack? Nice.¡± I said, as I saw the two Heroes. ¡°Well, they aremon.¡± Lauramented. ¡°I like Eria.¡± Fantasia said. ¡°I think her clothes are cute.¡± As she said that, she swapped her clothes to match those of the Water Charmer. Cute. Well, next pack. Spoiler TLM 2 Wynn the Wind Charmer, Moai Interceptor Cannons, Doriado''s Blessing, Mispolymerization, Aussa the Earth Charmer, Dummy Golem, Mine Golem, Spell-Stopping Statute, Reshef the Dark Being [copse] ¡°You got an Ultra Rare.¡± Tahlia said. ¡°In the second pack. The odds of that are¡­¡± ¡°Quite low.¡± I somewhat cut her off, but I really don¡¯t want to know the odds. ¡°There are also two more Charmers.¡± ¡°Papa should dress up as the Earth Charmer and big sis can be the Wind Charmer.¡± Fantasia said. ¡°No.¡± Tahlia just denied the suggestion. ¡°Who would I be then?¡± Laura asked, as if she had been left outside a y. ¡°... Mama can¡­¡± Fantasia struggled with an answer so I helped her out a bit. ¡°Well, there is a Fire Charmer, so she can be the Fire Charmer.¡± I said. ¡°But we do need to pull one first.¡± And that means, next pack. Spoiler TLM 3 Moai Interceptor Cannons, Aussa the Earth Charmer, Imprable Formation, Shifting Shadows, Elemental HERO Avian, Guardian Statue, Ancient Gear Soldier, Master Monk, Criosphinx [copse] ¡°And now a super rare. The chances of getting a super rare after an ultra rare are about 0.7%¡± Tahlia said. ¡°Alright. Thanks for the info.¡± Spoiler TLM 4 Moai Interceptor Cannons, Kaminote Blow, Aussa the Earth Charmer, Level Conversion Lab, Shifting Shadows, Lost Guardian, Elemental HERO Sparkman, Megarock Dragon, Mid Shield Gardna [copse] ¡°And another super rare. Now the chances are 0.12%¡± Tahlia said. ¡°Thanks. Now how about the chances of us pulling the Fire Charmer?¡± I asked. ¡°There are 35mons in this set, and each pack has seven or eightmons.¡± After a time so short I doubt Tahlia could have calcted it, she gave an answer. ¡°22.86% chance of getting it in a pack.¡± ¡­ I honestly have no clue if that is true or not, but it might be. Let¡¯s just open the next pack. Spoiler TLM 5 Lone Wolf, Guardian Statue, Kaminote Blow, Shifting Shadows, Battery Charger, Moai Interceptor Cannons, Dummy Golem, Criosphinx, Legendary ck Belt [copse] ¡°And now an Ultimate Rare¡­ What even are the chances?¡± Tahlia was questioning as she looked at the next pack. But honestly, I never have luck this good. Well, I¡¯ve had luck this good maybe once after getting Pack Opener. Maybe the Goddess is sending me extra luck to make up for everything that happened yesterday. Too bad it was used on a UR version of a card I already got. Anyway, next pack. Spoiler TLM 6 Aussa the Earth Charmer, Kaminote Blow, Guardian Statue, Minefield Eruption, Lost Guardian, Dummy Golem, Elemental HERO Sparkman, Rock Bombardment, Legendary ck Belt [copse] Actually a regr pack, with nothing special in it. That is almost more rare than a pack with a super/ultra rare card at this point. Still no Fire Charmer though. Next. Spoiler TLM 7 Gift of the Martyr, Wynn the Wind Charmer, Lost Guardian, Aussa the Earth Charmer, Eria the Water Charmer, Monk Fighter, Guardian Statue, King of the Skull Servants, Token Feastevil [copse] Oh, would you look at that? All Charmers in one pack, except fire. I just can¡¯t charm fire today. Also, Gift of the MartyrEffect: Send 1 monster on your side of the field to the Graveyard. Select 1 monster on your side of the field. The selected monster gains ATK equal to the ATK of the sent monster until the end of this turn. is actually quite interesting for me. It is basically useless in normal Yugioh, but for me, it is actually quite amazing. Tributing a monster so someone can temporarily hold all of that monster''s power could be useful. And King of the Skull Servants is just a fun card. To use in a game of Yugioh I mean. What is more fun than summoning a level 1 monster with 10,000 plus attack? Spoiler TLM 8 Elemental HERO Sparkman, Level Conversion Lab, Dummy Golem, Medusa Worm, Elemental HERO Burstinatrix, Pikeru''s Second Sight, Hiita the Fire Charmer, Des Wombat, Spell-Stopping Statute [copse] ¡°There is the Fire Charmer.¡± I said as I spotted the card. ¡°Yes! Now we can all dress-up.¡± Fantasia said. Laura and I went along with her idea, swapping our clothes for the Fire Charmer¡¯s and the Earth Charmer¡¯s respectfully. Let''s do two more packs. Maybe I can get one of the HERO fusions. Spoiler TLM 9 Monk Fighter, Wynn the Wind Charmer, Double Attack, Rock Bombardment, Elemental HERO Burstinatrix, King of the Skull Servants, Lost Guardian, Moai Interceptor Cannons, D.D. Survivor [copse] Spoiler TLM 10 Hiita the Fire Charmer, Wynn the Wind Charmer, Gift of the Martyr, Mispolymerization, Des Wombat, Elemental HERO Burstinatrix, Level Conversion Lab, D.D. Survivor, Elemental HERO me Wingman [copse] ¡°Nice. me Wingman.¡± A great pack to end on. A real bang. And unlike with Thunder Giant, I actually got both the materials for me Wingman. How did I not pull a yman? Well, it doesn''t matter. I¡¯ll get it at some point. ¡°Laura, don¡¯t open any of the new packs until I give permission, okay? I just want to open some myself before you fullyplete them.¡± ¡°As you wish.¡± She agreed. After a bit more hanging out, I returned to the real world. CH.251 Breakfast with the Prince CH.251 Breakfast with the Prince ¡°Agunan. It¡¯s morning. Time to get up.¡± I ordered the dragon man sleeping on the ground. The rest of us had already gotten up and we were dressed up and Lua and I even visited Alice, but somehow he hadn¡¯t woken up in all themotion. Alice was still in level-up sleep, and she was taken care of, in case you were wondering. I even had time to tell Lua all about what I heard from Aulis. ¡°... Yawn.¡± Agunan opened his eyes and yawned loudly. ¡°Good morning, Master.¡± He quickly stretched out his arms and legs, as he turned onto his stomach. Then with a quick p of his wings, he raised his body off of the floor andnded onto his feet. ¡°... well, that is a way to get up. Did you sleep well?¡± ¡°Yes. It was quitefortable. However, I do prefer longer sleep cycles, so I do feel just a bit tired. If Master wants me to stay awake like you humanoids do, it will take me a few days to adjust.¡± ¡°How do you usually sleep?¡± I asked, just out of curiosity. ¡°I stay awake for about four or five days, before sleeping for three days in a row.¡± Agunan answered. ¡°... okay. Well, try to change your schedule, if possible. If it is too difficult, we can probably figure something out, but at the same time, I¡¯d like it if you were awake when I am.¡± ¡°As long as I¡¯m well fed, I can take on any schedule Master requires.¡± ¡°So it¡¯s about food?¡± ¡°Dragons aren¡¯t that energy efficient. We usually hunt something, eat it, and then sleep to take in all the energy from it. Wake up and repeat. I usually hunt smaller things, likeva worms or fire crocks. They are quite tasty and there are plenty of both close by to my dwelling.¡± ¡°... sounds like an easy life.¡± By the way, fire crocks are exactly what you might think about. They are crocodiles that have a high affinity to fire, and their skin can spontaneouslybust. Or they canbust it as an attack. They are B-rank monsters and some call them the fire variant of wyvern. Even if fire crocks can¡¯t actually fly. ¡°Well anyway. I¡¯ve been invited to have breakfast with the second Prince, and he asked that you join as well.¡± I told Agunan what the maids had just previously told me. Lua was also invited toe with me, by the way, while Ria was to enjoy her breakfast with the maids. I know that doesn¡¯t ount for Agunan, but Laura and Kitchen Dragonmaid figured out something for him during the night, so I have something I can just get out of my storage for him. Both Lua and I dressed up in our finest clothes for this, of course, so I was a bit worried that Agunan¡¯s rags would be looked down upon, but all I could do about that is making him a t-shirt with my terminal. Which I did, and ordered him to change. I made it ck in color, just to match the rest of his ck clothes and the dungeon even made sure it already had holes in the back for Agunan¡¯s wings. Efficiency 100. The new shirt looked ¡­ better. At least it is all intact, instead of having some random holes in it. And at the same time, while I see it as something casual andmon, that might be just because I look at it as amon t-shirt. As far as I know, TinaWood dungeon is the only ce in this world where you can get tricot fabric, so no one else should have tricot t-shirts. That in return makes it rare and somewhat more respectful.
We were led outside by a maid and then into one of the guest houses, which was still inside the estate walls by the way, by a royal knight. I was expecting some sort of security check, but we were just directly let inside. I guess it would be difficult to check me for weapons, as both of my unique skills, they know about, can be used to store weapons. ¡­ and I do have a literal dragon with me, so¡­ The guest houses,pared to the manor itself, were a lot more like family homes back on earth. They had a small kitchen, a dining area, some sort of lounge which is basically this world¡¯s living room, and a handful of bedrooms. This one might be extra fancy, as it also has a small library/reading room and a study. Well, either way. The three of us were brought to the dining room, where the Prince was already waiting for us. ¡­ yeah. That is not normal. This can¡¯t be good. ¡°I apologize for calling you this early in the morning. Take a seat, please.¡± The Prince greeted us. ¡­ yeah. Even more abnormal. This can¡¯t be good. Lua and I sat at the table, on the Prince¡¯s right hand side, myself closer to him. Agunan stayed standing, seemingly not knowing where to go, until he realized how the guards were standing behind the Prince, and took a simr position. ¡°Lord Dragon, please join us.¡± The Prince said to Agunan, but Agunan didn¡¯t move. I looked the Prince in the eyes, trying to confirm his permission, and after a second, I repeated his order. ¡°Agunan, the Prince allowed you to join, so do join.¡± After I gave my permission, Agunan quickly joined us at the table as well. He, after minor grumbling about it in draconic, sat down opposite to me. He didn¡¯t like that he was sitting in a seat of simr position to that of his Master, but he went along with it anyway. The Prince gave amand and a big breakfast was quickly brought before us. And I have to say, I¡¯m impressed. They had pork, well some sort of boar likely, chicken, again monster meat, and even some venison from forest deer. For non-meat stuff, there was high quality white bread, soft butter to spread on it, four different options of cheese, different vegetables both raw and boiled. For drinks, they brought Agunan and I a ss of white wine, but Lua got a ss of blood. I really didn¡¯t know the Prince would have thought of that, so that also impressed me. Because everything was just out in the open, after the Prince had taken what he wanted, I gathered a mixed pile of veggies and meat onto my te. Then I grabbed one of the bread rolls, cut it in half with my knife and spread some butter on it. I didn¡¯t put anything on my bread as sandwiches are ¡­ not quite seen as noble¡¯s food. Even if I really wanted to make a venison sandwich. They are delicious, but there is a time and ce for everything. Lua was a bit more careful, taking just some of the boar and some veggies to go with it, while Agunan on the other hand gathered an almosticallyrge amount of food onto his te. Hey, I¡¯m not going to stop him. The Prince invited him to eat with us, so I won¡¯t say no to him. But still, stop that before your pile of meat falls over. As we were eating, the Prince seemed to pay close attention to both Lua and Agunan. It made Lua a bit nervous, but I just used our system link to reassure her, so she eventually calmed down and ate her breakfast. ¡°Sir Wood, I have a few questions I¡¯d like to ask.¡± The Prince then spoke up. ¡°Brian is just fine, your Highness.¡± I answered. ¡°Brian it is then. You may call me Elias as well.¡± The Prince said. ¡°... are you sure, your Highness?¡± I confirmed. ¡°Yes. I¡¯m giving you my permission.¡± Elias said. ¡°Well, you should still keep up basic etiquette in official situations, but as we are here, just call me Elias.¡± ¡°Yes, Pri¡­ Elias.¡± I said, almost adding Prince before his name, but not saying it fully, because I saw the look in his eyes. The guards in the room didn¡¯t say anything about me addressing him like that, so this must be fine, right? ¡°Good.¡± Elias said. ¡°First, the behemoth¡¯s corpse. Would you be willing to sell it to the Royal family?¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry, but I cannot do that. I am not the one it belongs to, even if I am currently holding it. The one that took the behemoth down is Miss Alice of the Watchman family, so you will have to ask her when she wakes up.¡± I told him. ¡°Of course. I shall do that. Second, I was nning on punishing Baron Briggs for his outburst yesterday, and I wanted to ask you about it. How do you think I should punish him?¡± ¡°... alright, but I don¡¯t really see why. I don¡¯t care about him.¡± I admitted. ¡°Sure what he did was annoying, but not like he actually did any damage to me. What do you think, Lua?¡± I turned the question to Lua, because dhampirs, and mainly her and Ria, were the ones actually damaged. ¡°... I¡¯d like to leave choosing the punishment to you, your Highness.¡± Lua said, as she looked the Prince in the eyes. ¡°I see. I shall choose one fitting his crime then.¡± Elias said.¡± But now, I¡¯m just a bit interested in something. The miss next to you. She is a dhampir, isn¡¯t she?¡± ¡°... you know you could just ask her, instead of going through me.¡± Imented. ¡°But yes, she is.¡± I confirmed. ¡°Then I shall. Miss..?¡± ¡°My name is Lucia, your Highness.¡± Lua answered. ¡°Miss Lucia¡­ What a name has been given to you. Well, it does fit someone as beautiful as you.¡± Elias said. Flirt with her more and I will punch you. I don¡¯t care that you are a Prince, Lua is mine and flirting is my exclusive right. ¡°So, Miss Lucia. Would you tell me how a dhampir can eat regr food? I¡¯ve heard they get sick and regurgitate if they try. I even heard that the other dhampir girl can eat regr food as well.¡± ¡°Oh that. That¡¯s because of Brian.¡± Lua said, likely deflecting the attention back to me. ¡°Oh? Care to exin?¡± ¡°... Lua? Do you think I should?¡± I confirmed. ¡°Why not? You told the Earl about it already.¡± Lua said. ¡°... I suppose I did.¡± ¡°So, what is it then?¡± Elias asked. ¡°I really shouldn¡¯t be the one to answer, but sure. Dhampirs cannot eat regr food because of what is known as the blood curse. You do know of it, don¡¯t you?¡± ¡°Yes, naturally.¡± ¡°Then do you know it can be cured by using high level True Blood Magic? Like the ones the old vampires used to use?¡± I asked, even though I¡¯m not 100% sure that is the truth. I know that is close, but it might not be 100% urate. ¡°Yes, but I don¡¯t think a single user of that magic exists any more. A lot of skilled dhampirs were forced to be soldiers in the great war against the Empire 400 years ago. And while the Royal family has searched for users of True Blood Magic, none were ever found.¡± Oh? So that is what happened. The most skilled were forced into a war and died. I was wondering how the blood curse took hold, because in theory, the previous generation could always heal the next generation. I thought it might have been just because of how difficult it would be to learn True Blood Magic, and specifically the spell that can cure the Blood Curse, but add to that a war and mass death, that might do it. ¡°So, do you perhaps know someone who can use True Blood Magic?¡± Elias asked. ¡°I don¡¯t just know one. I can summon one. Or five.¡± I answered, even though out of my Vampire monsters, 15 can actually use True Blood Magic. Well 16 if you count Genesis and Lord as separate monsters, but considering that I always summon Cain if I need them, I count them as one. ¡°... you can summon? Are you saying that you can summon a dhampir? Capable of using True Blood Magic?¡± Elias asked. ¡°No. Of course not.¡± I answered. ¡°I can summon vampires, not dhampirs.¡± I specified. Well, I¡¯m decently sure there was a dhampir card as a part of the Vampire archetype, but I don¡¯t have it yet. It is likely something I can¡¯t get with Vampire''s Domain. Spoiler [copse] As I said that, the eyes of some of the guards went wide. Even Agunan stopped eating for a second, before quickly getting back to it. ¡°... could you summon one now?¡± Elias requested. ¡°I can, but may I?¡± I confirmed. ¡°Yes. I¡¯m asking you to do it.¡± ¡°Well then¡­¡± I said as I pulled a vampire out of my collection. ¡°Genesis Vampire Lord.¡± I said after I ced it onto my terminal. I didn¡¯t turn my terminal into a duel disk this time. Spoiler [copse] After my vampire appeared, the knights, who already had their eyes wide open, looked like their eyes would pop out of their heads. It¡¯s just a vampire. It isn¡¯t that strange.
Elias then questioned my summon a bit, and I allowed Cain to answer. As long as it wasn¡¯t anything overly secretive. Soon Elias was satisfied and I unsummoned Cain again. ¡°... so. That vampire cured thisdy''s curse and then she evolved¡­¡± Elias deduced. I hadn¡¯t actually said anything about Lua¡¯s evolution to him, so he must have figured that part out on his own. ¡°I must ask. Are you two nning on going around the kingdom and curing every other dhampir you can find?¡± Elias asked. I took a quick look at Lua¡¯s eyes, before I answered. ¡°Of course.¡± ¡°I see. I will prepare an order from the crown for you. It will force the local nobles to allow you to operate however you wish to aplish this mission.¡± Elias said. ¡°Thank you, your Highness.¡± I said, returning out of reflex to a more formal tone. ¡°Do not thank me. I should be thanking you. Even if this is only a temporary solution, I hope this will make it at least a little easier for the members of the dhampir race.¡± ¡°I believe it will, your Highness.¡± Lua said.
As we were finishing our breakfast, well mostly waiting for Agunan to polish off his giant pile of meat, we got ready to leave, but Elias made one final request. ¡°Brian. You as well, Lord Dragon.¡± He said, sounding a bit ¡­ awkward. ¡°Would¡­ would you allow me to¡­ ride you?¡± He asked Agunan. ¡°No.¡± Agunan simply answered. ¡°Only the one I¡¯ve dedicated my life to may fly upon my back.¡± ¡°... I see. That is too bad.¡± Elias said, seeming a bit downed by Agunan¡¯s answer. ¡°Well, even if he doesn¡¯t allow it,¡± I began. ¡°I can summon a dragon and let you ride that instead.¡± As I said that, the Prince¡¯s eyes once again lit up, like he was a little kid getting a great present. ¡°Would you really do that?¡± He asked. ¡°Yeah. Why wouldn¡¯t I? We just need a ce where we can do it safely and without disrupting the life of the citizens. You know we did enough of that yesterday.¡± As I said that, I turned my eyes to Agunan, but he didn¡¯t seem to react. ¡°I see. I shall arrange the time and ce then.¡± Elias said. ¡°Sure. Thank you for breakfast, your Highness. It was quite delicious.¡± I said, as I bowed slightly. Lua and Agunan also thanked him for the food, before we left the guest house and returned to the main building.
After visiting Alice again, she was still sleeping, I made it back to my room with Lua. There I brought up the topic of my own evolution, as well as the options I had. I also had Agunan step in. He told me that he had heard about the Dragon Hearted race, but has never seen one and didn¡¯t really know of it. But apparently, the ruler of the Dragon Coast does know about it, so I should visit there. He actually said I should visit anyway, considering what happened, but as dragons operate at a different speed than humans, it wouldn¡¯t matter even if I took a month or even a year before I did. As long as I do it in theing years. So that is another thing to add to my ToDo list. ¡°... I do agree that the ¡®Dragon Hearted¡¯ sounds the best, but are you sure? Would you even be a human after that?¡± Lua asked. ¡°... probably not.¡± I admitted. ¡°But what does it mean to be a human? Honestly speaking.¡± ¡°No. I meant¡­ because of your past. ¡­ are you sure?¡± ¡°Yeah. I guess. But at the same time¡­ who can really tell. I don¡¯t really¡­ feel like I am a human anymore. Honestly speaking. I¡­ I know I¡¯m an outsider. In this world I mean. You know. It is actually kind of funny that the basic System Support shows itself as a question mark at the end of your race. When I first appeared in this world and looked at my status, I already had Laura, so I saw my race as Human ?. That led me to think that I was not a member of the usual human race of this world, but something kind of like that race, and the System just registered me as one. And even after learning about that, I¡¯ve known that I¡¯m a bit different from most humans, even if I am a human. So honestly, what does throwing away my humanity actually mean?¡± ¡°Alright. I see.¡± Lua said. ¡°... so you will evolve into a Dragon Hearted. When are you nning on evolving?¡± ¡°... that is a much better question. Not now, at the very least. Alice is still out. And there is plenty of cleanup to do after yesterday. Even the party the people at Alewatch want to hold. But I¡¯d also like to do it before we leave this ce, as this manor is a ¡®safehouse¡¯ for us currently. And I¡¯d like to have a safe ce to evolve at.¡± ¡°I can take you to my home and keep you safe there.¡± Agunan offered. ¡°... yeah. Sorry to say, but being in the middle of dragon grounds is not what I would consider safe. And while I could wait, I¡¯m not sure I want to wait for so long where I¡¯ll have myself an established safe ce that I own.¡± ¡°... you sound like a spoiled child¡­¡± Lua said. ¡°... Well, maybe I am. A spoiled child too impatient to wait for Christmas.¡± ¡°What¡¯s Christmas?¡± Lua asked. ¡°... I¡¯ll tell you some other time.¡± CH.252 Alice wakes up CH.252 Alice wakes up ¡°By the way Lua,¡± I spoke up, as Lua and I were doing some basic magic practice in our room. ¡°What reward did you get for the behemoth mission? You did get one at that time?¡± I asked, referring to the missions we both got to help to fulfill the prophecy regarding the behemoth at Alewatch. You know, the one that gave me the Chosen Evolution thing. ¡°Oh that¡­ it was¡­ I got a title.¡± Lua said. ¡°Is something wrong with it?¡± I asked, hearing the hesitation in Lua¡¯s voice. ¡°No. ¡­ well, it is a bit¡­ I don¡¯t like it.¡± She admitted. ¡°Oh. ¡­ alright.¡± I said, and refocused on our training. ¡­ ¡­ ¡°Don¡¯t you want to know what it is?¡± Lua asked. ¡°No. If you don¡¯t want to tell me, you don¡¯t have to.¡± I told her. ¡°But if you are willing to share, I¡¯ll listen.¡± ¡°... it¡­ it¡¯s the title Saint¡­¡± Lua said quietly. ¡°oh? Alright. And what is so¡­ oh yeah. That.¡± I recalled why that title might be a little questionable for Lua to have. She does have the same name as the saint who was a member of the Hero¡¯s party. ¡°Does it at least have a helpful effect?¡± I asked. ¡°... in a way.¡± Lua said. ¡°Because I have it, I can learn Holy Magic and it also increases the power of my Holy Magic.¡± ¡°That¡¯s not too bad. We need to look at getting you a teacher for that. I wonder if any of my monsters can use Holy Magic? Maybe some of the fairies?¡± ¡°Yes¡­ maybe.¡± Lua said. ¡°... But Brian, if they can¡¯t, what will we do? If I reveal myself as a saint and a system support holder, what will happen to me? Do you think the church will steal me or something?¡± ¡°Do you think they could? Honestly speaking. If the church really follows the Goddess, a system support holder should be able tomand them, right? Add to that the title of saint and you should be fine, no matter what. What do you think will happen if the word gets out that the church kidnapped someone who is both a saint and a system support holder? Especially if the wordes from another system support holder.¡± ¡°... I ¡­ I¡¯m not sure.¡± Lua admitted. ¡°I¡¯d guess they¡¯d lose a lot of the respect they have? But what if they imed you were lying?¡± ¡°People would likely demand that they prove it. And for that, they¡¯d have to allow you to speak. And at that point, I could do any number of things to bring out the truth.¡± ¡°... alright. I guess we could look for someone who can teach me.¡± Lua gave in.
After we had lunch, Lua and I headed outside the city walls with Paulina. As well as a few guards and an agriculturist. We were there to assess some of the damage caused yesterday, and how to best deal with it. Originally it was only supposed to be Paulina and the agriculturist doing the assessment, but as this is partially my fault, I¡¯ll offer my support as well. The assessment was, well both good and bad. Some areas, like where the dragons had been sittingying were expected to recover, but the area right under where my Ultimate Dragon fought Agunan waspletely dead. It had caught on fire and burned, so I guess that is to be expected. ¡°The ground itself is dead. Burned to the point it is useless.¡± The agriculturist said. ¡°It will likely take some years before this is usable, unless multiple earth mages can rece the entire top soil. And even then, it would take a year to have it be usable again.¡± ¡­ wow. I didn¡¯t expect it to be that bad. ¡°Any other ways of doing it?¡± Paulina asked. ¡°There are, but it just won¡¯t be worth it. At the end of the day, this is just a crop field. It isn¡¯t worth it to use either multiple magic stones, orrge quantities of healing potions to heal thend.¡± ¡°... will just some healing potions heal thisnd?¡± I asked. ¡°Don¡¯t say just some.¡± The agriculturist cited me. ¡°We would need hundreds of potions for an area this size.¡± ¡°Yeah, normally. But¡­¡± As I said that, I got a card out of the collection. ¡°Paulina, may I?¡± ¡°Go for it.¡± She agreed. ¡°Rain of Mercy.¡± I activated the card. Spoiler [copse] When I activated this card, both after the sprite attack and the hydra fight, it did seem to have a healing effect on literally everything the rain hit, including the ground. So this should work. The people around me looked at me in surprise as the healing rain began to fall. Hey. Don¡¯t look at me like that. It doesn¡¯t feel good. ¡°... Sir? Do you think you could also do that to the areas damaged by the dragons ¡­ lounging? While not as bad as this, this would really help those areas as well.¡± The agriculturist asked. ¡­ really? Is that how this is going to be? ¡­ fine. Because it is my fault the dragons came, I¡¯ll do it. I ended up activating another seven copies of Rain of Mercy to take care of all of the damaged areas, but it did appear to be worth it. And the farmers would still have to rent the burned area at least. Hopefully the owner of that farm will get help from the others who also had their crops healed for free.
For the rest of the afternoon, I could just rx. Not really. I was actually having tea with a bunch ofdies. Both Lua and I were invited to a ¡®tea-party¡¯ hosted by the Sawyer sisters. Honestly it was just them having me retell both the dragon fight as well as what happened in Alewatch. But I had a better idea, so with the help of Laura and Tahlia, I linked a few skills so that I could open my Dungeon Founder skill for them to see, and show everyone the dragon battle from my PoV, recorded by Tahlia. Makeshift movie theater is a go. Agunan really liked re-seeing the fight, as he seemed to be gathering ways of beating my Ultimate Dragon next time. All I can say is good luck. But before I could swap over to the end of the behemoth fight, one of the manor maids rushed in gave us a message. ¡°Miss Alice has woken up.¡± She told us. By the way, the maids had gone back to their ¡®usual¡¯bo of a navy dress, with an apron, instead of the victorian-style maid outfit they wore yesterday. Maybe they are keeping those for special asions? I need to make sure Ria gets to keep hers. Unlike the one she is borrowing, the victorian style one looked like it was made for her, so I need to buy it from Thomas before we leave. Anyway, back to here and now. We all followed the maid back to the room Alice had been sleeping in. For anyone looking at our ¡­ ensemble, it must have been quite something. Just seven sisters, a winged dhampir, a humanoid dragon and nobody all moving as one group. Reaching the room, we saw Alice sitting up on the bed. She hadn¡¯t changed too much from how she was after the Poly, but there are minor differences, so she must have evolved. The main sign I picked up on was her hair. It had grown about 10, maybe 12 cm longer, and it now reached down to her lower back, where it had only to her mid back previously. Her eyes were still different colors, with her right one being the same blue-ish color it had always been, while her left one was green like Dark Magician Girl¡¯s. She also had a more developed ¡­ chest area. I don¡¯t mean to bring up something like that, but Alice is not a big girl in that area. Lua is also quite small, around B-cup I¡¯d say, but Alice before the fusion was basically t. Sorry Alice. But now she had somewhat more defined shapes under her nightgown, because I could actually see them making an impression on the gown. Still on the smaller side, but at least they are ... noticeable. Alright, I¡¯ll look away from them now. I stayed a bit further back as the sisters, mainly Christina of course, were cuddling Alice. Well, at least until Alice saw me and called me over. ¡°Brian¡­¡± Alice spoke to me. Her voice was still that interesting mix of her own voice, and the voice of Mana. ¡°Yes? What is it?¡± ¡°... did ¡­ did I do it?¡± She asked. ¡°Yeah. You did. You beat a behemoth. Do you remember it?¡± ¡°... I think so. It was strange¡­ Until you came in, I couldn¡¯t do anything. ¡­ Well, I did things, but it wasn¡¯t me doing things. I just¡­ saw myself fighting, but it wasn¡¯t really me.¡± Alice said. ¡°But then you came and I was able to regain control and win.¡± ¡°I¡¯m happy I was able to help.¡± I responded. But really. So she was under some level of ¡®mind control¡¯. I¡¯m guessing it was Aulis. He said he was the one responsible for the prophecy, so he should have been the one who was using Alice¡¯s body. ¡°... what about the dragons?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I dealt with them. Everything regarding that is fine.¡± I reassured her. ¡°You should just focus on recovering.¡± I told her, before whispering something to her. ¡°Also, be careful about showing your status to anyone.¡± That was just a warning based on what Aulis had told me. Alice should currently have a Basic System Support. She should also have a ¡­ unique race. I¡¯d assume that much at least. So people seeing her status could freak out. So it would be for the best if she didn¡¯t have to show it to too many people. I spoke a bit more with her, before I left the room so the doctor could do a full-body checkup on Alice. Most of the sisters left the room as well, but both Christina, as well as Lua, stayed in the room so they could watch the checkup. I¡¯m d Lua stayed there, so she can keep me informed.
¡°Brian, what did you do to my girl?¡± Christina asked, after she returned to the parlor room where I¡¯d been with her sisters. ¡°... didn¡¯t I show you? I fused her with Dark Magician Girl so she could fight the behemoth. Oh yeah, we never got to that part. I can show you now, if you want.¡± ¡°Please do.¡± Christina asked. ¡°The doctor is quite perplexed by her situation.¡± I pulled up the recording of the behemoth fight, starting from when Lua and I arrived going all the way until the final attack. I cut it off there, just so no one else would find out about the dimensional fissure. I¡¯m not sure the Goddess wants me to spread information about it. ¡°... you did that again¡­¡± Christina was¡­ I¡¯m not sure if annoyed is the correct term, but ¡­ peeved. But those are the same thing, I think. ¡°You heard her. She asked me to do so. And I can just defuse her.¡± I defended myself. ¡°... I know¡­ It is just¡­ Can you unfuse her now?¡± Christina asked. ¡°Sure. I can do that.¡± I agreed. I once again returned to Alice¡¯s room. This time, the crew was a lot smaller, as only six people remained in the room. Alice, Lua, Christina, Jenna, the doctor and of course me. I had everyone else stay outside for privacy reasons. ¡°You don¡¯t have to.¡± Alice said. ¡°I like it like this.¡± ¡°Alice.¡± Christina began. ¡°I really want you back. Not this you. The real you.¡± ¡°... but¡­ this is me.¡± She said. ¡°Just¡­ please.¡± Christina begged, before she turned to me. ¡°Brian, would you?¡± ¡°She is right, Alice.¡± I told her. ¡°I only fused you two for the behemoth fight. It was never my intention to keep you two fused.¡± ¡°... If ¡­ if you really think that way.¡± Alice agreed to my suggestion almost too easily. ¡°See what your mother means? That is what she was talking about. When she asked, you said no. But as soon as I asked, you agreed. That is because of the fusion, and we don¡¯t want that to be the new you.¡± I told her. ¡°... I ¡­ I guess I understand.¡± Alice said. ¡°... if it has to be done, then ¡­¡± ¡°Alright. I¡¯ll unfuse you two now.¡± I said, as I got the card out. ¡°De-Fusion.¡± Spoiler [copse] Expecting something to happen, we all looked at Alice. And waited¡­ and waited¡­ But nothing happened. I looked at the card, but it hadn¡¯t activated, so I tried it again. And again. I even let Lua try it. And then Christina. But still nothing. De-Fusion just wouldn¡¯t activate. (If you want my theory.) Laura began. (It is because she evolved. The evolution made her fusion permanent, and it can no longer be separated.) (... you know, you could have told me that earlier.) (Do you think I knew?) Laura asked. (The System doesn¡¯t know everything about your cards, and neither do I. This is the first time this has happened, so of course I couldn¡¯t warn you. And as I said, that is just my theory.) Laurained. (Yeah. I¡¯m sorry. I shouldn¡¯t me you.) I admitted. It was honestly just a reaction. Laura always knows so much that it almost feels like she can see the future. But in the end, she isn''t all-powerful. Then, I told everyone Laura¡¯s theory. Even if I told it as my own, because the doctor was in the room. Christina looked¡­ taken back by the news, while Alice and Lua both seemed happy. Jenna was happy either way because Alice was safe and the doctor didn¡¯t seem to fully understand everything. ¡°Alice, my dear.¡± Christina said. ¡°If you are going to stay like that, will you at least show us your status?¡± Alice turned to me, as if asking if I thought it was a good idea, so I spoke up. ¡°I think the doctor and Jenna should leave the room first.¡± I said, as I traded the useless card in my hand for a different one. Alice agreed with me and we ¡®kicked¡¯ the intruders out. Then I summoned Cosmo Queen to put up a barrier so no one else could overhear this. I know there are people right behind that wall and door, with their ears against said things. ¡°... whenever you are ready.¡± I told Alice, after the barrier was up. ¡°Alright. Status Open.¡± Alice said, and her status popped up for us to see.
Name: Alice Mana Watchman
Race: Magical Girl ?
Level: 77
HP: 1460
Mana: 3700
Strength: 828
Defense: 1128
Magic: 2836
Skills:
Magical Girl (unique-racial) LV.1
Card Summoner LV.3 (extra)
Magician¡¯s Power LV.5(extra)
Multicasting LV.4 (extra)
Mana Flight LV.5 (extra)
Telekinesis LV.2 (extra)
Giant yer LV.1 (extra)
Dark Magic LV.9
Mana Control LV.10
Magic Boost LV.7
Quick Cast LV.8
Instant Cast LV.1
Fast Mana Recovery LV.10
Magic resistance LV.4
Staff Technique LV.3
One with two Souls
One who defeated the Impossible
¡­ wow. I knew about the second name and System Support thanks to Aulis, but still. She is so strong. She is basically as strong as Lua. She also has a bunch of new skills. As well as two titles. I think some of her skillse from Dark Magician Girl, like Instant Cast, Staff Technique and Telekinesis, but I¡¯m not sure about Magic Resistance. Giant yeres from her ¡®One who defeated the Impossible¡¯ title, ording to Laura. It boosts her stats when fighting anythingrger than twice her size. And Magical Girl has to be something new. It is also a unique-racial skill, so ¡­ I¡¯m not actuallypletely sure what that means. I¡¯d guess that means that Alice is the first magical girl there has ever been, maybe? Well, at least she is fine. That is all that really matters.
Alice was still to be in bed rest for the rest of this day, and she was going to have another check-up tomorrow. And if that came out alright, she¡¯d be free to go. For me, well, nothing much happened. We had a small dinner party with the entire Sawyer family, but other than that, the evening was quite normal. ¡­ well, about as normal as it could be, with Alice spamming system messages to me. Yes. She now has a system support, and Laura linked herself with it, as did Mia, so Alice could now instant message me whenever she wanted. Tomorrow, I¡¯ll bring her to the factory. Perhaps because of Alice constantly messaging me, I also ended up¡­ well¡­ ¡°Brian.¡± Christina spoke to me, as I was already dealing with the messagesing from Alice. ¡°You will take responsibility for Alice, won¡¯t you? You know, you did permanently alter her body, so you¡¯ll have to.¡± ¡°Yeah, yeah. Of course I will.¡± I said back, not really realizing what Christina just requested. Only as I realized that everyone was now looking at me did I realize what I just agreed to. ¡­ well, I guess I ¡­ FUCK! Lua. This isn¡¯t my fault. ¡°... I mean, at least as long as Lua isn¡¯t opposed to it.¡± I quickly added. ¡°If she says no, then I cannot do it.¡± I do like Alice. I know I do. Even if I never really saw her in that way, because she is just a bit too young. You know, 18+ and all of that. Alice isn¡¯t 18, so on earth, I¡¯d go to jail if I¡­ yeah. You get it. But her fusion with Mana did quickly alter her body to be more ¡®adult like¡¯. No, I¡¯m not just talking about her breast size. If that was a problem, I wouldn¡¯t be with Lua. ¡­ I¡¯m just digging myself into a hole. ¡°... I think it should be fine.¡± Lua said. ¡°I¡¯m sure you have enough love for the both of us.¡± ¡°... I didn¡¯t expect that¡­ I love you.¡± I almost instinctively said thatst part. ¡°... Why, thank you.¡± Lua said, a small blush appearing on her face. We might have gotten some looks from the others, but I don¡¯t really care.
Before going to bed, I, with Lua, visited Alice one more time for today. This time, it was just the three of us in the room. ¡°... Alice.¡± ¡°Yes?¡± ¡°... I¡¯m sorry for what happened. Because of me, you are like that.¡± I began. ¡°But I wanted this.¡± ¡°I know. But still. Alice. ¡­ Do you think you can forgive me for what I did, if I promise to take care of you, for the rest of your life?¡± As I asked that, I took out a bracelet I made a while ago from my storage. ¡°Will you allow me to court you, with marriage in mind?¡± I asked, in a very noble style. It felt cringy as anything, but I still did it, because etiquette and all of that. ¡°Yes!¡± Alice called out as she snatched the bracelet from my hand and slid it onto her left hand. ¡°I¡¯m not giving it back this time.¡± ¡°... you don¡¯t have to. It is now yours.¡± I said. ¡°But you will have to share me with Lua. Lua, your hand, please.¡± I requested as I took the second bracelet out of my storage. I originally made them thinking they would just be cool magic boosting items. Specifically for dark magic. But then ¡­ well you know what happened, so I took them back. But now, I can once again hand them out, even if only one goes to the person they were originally made for. ¡°I want you two to wear these as a sign that I want you.¡± I told the two girls. ¡°But I want to make a promise. One day, when I¡¯m better at magic, I¡¯ll make you both new ones. Ones that I make all on my own, with no help from any of my monsters, or anyone else. When that happens, let¡¯s get officially married.¡± ¡°¡°Yes.¡±¡± The girls agreed. CH.253 Factory tour for two new people CH.253 Factory tour for two new people The next morning, I got in contact with Alice through our system link. She was still in a different room, even if she really wanted to sleep next to me. Well, she was still considered ¡®recovering¡¯. But we were going to attempt to bring her into the factory. It should be easy enough, considering that we have done it before with Lua. ¡­ but that also led me to hearing the voice of Alice¡¯s System Support for the first time. And I¡¯m not sure if I¡¯m happy with it. (Alice. Please request that your system support changes his voice.) I half begged. (Brian. But why? I like your voice, so why can I have that?) Yes. Alice¡¯s System Support did in fact have my voice. And I wasn¡¯t the biggest fan. Even Lua was against it, because it would make things confusing, like the voice of Mia did before Mia changed hers. Also, Alice and I were back using the ¡®say the person''s name before the message¡¯ style ofmunicating, like I did with Lua when we first started using the system instant messenger. (Alice, you need to understand, it will just be better.) Lua reasoned. (Even my system support took the voice of my mother at start, before I realized how confusing it would be.) (Alice, Lua. But I¡¯m not sure who I should use¡­) (Alice. How about going through some of Mana¡¯s memories? She should have known people whose voice you can use.) (Ah! Yes. I¡¯ll do that then.) Alice quickly agreed. She still goes with my suggestions way too easily. I wonder if I should install Remove Brainwashing into her? That might help with that.
While Alice was changing the settings on her System Support, Lua and I went ahead to the factory just to make sure everything was fine. Lua¡¯s connection was fine, and we saw no issues, so all that was left was trying to bring Alice into here. (Alice. Just close your eyes and think you want toe to Brian¡¯s Different Dimension Factory.) Lua instructed her. (Then let your system support do the rest.) Soon enough, another avatar manifested itself near the circr table at the foot of the control tform. Alice looked, well like she does after her fusion and evolution, with her long blond hair and heterochromic eyes. She was wearing the same magical girl outfit as she did when she fought the behemoth. It looked quite a lot like the one Dark Magician Girl wears, except that Alice¡¯s one was blue and dark green, whereas Mana¡¯s usual outfit is blue and pink. Spoiler [copse] Alice¡¯s also came with some tights to cover her legs, but she didn¡¯t have any sort of hat at all. ¡°Wee to the factory.¡± I said to wee her. ¡°... wow. ¡­ I didn¡¯t expect it to be ¡­ this.¡± Alice said, as she looked around the hub room. ¡°This is only a small part of it.¡± Lua said. ¡°See all of those doors. They all lead to a huge room with a ton of things inside.¡± ¡°Really!? I want to see!¡± Alice demanded. ¡°Sure. Let¡¯s go for a tour.¡± I agreed.
¡°Oh, by the way Alice, did you manage to change the voice of your system support?¡± ¡°Yes. I did.¡± She said. ¡°Introduce yourself.¡± (As you wish, Miss.) We all heard a voice in our heads. (I am Miss Alice¡¯s System Support.) And I quickly recognized the voice. It¡¯s Dan Green, or should I call him Atem in this situation? Dan has voiced multiple characters after all, including Yugi, but you still wouldn¡¯t say that Atem and Yugi have the same voice. They do both have their own unique speech pattern, even if they have the same voice actor. ¡­ I¡¯ll just say it is Atem¡¯s voice. I¡¯m still a bit iffy on that, but at least it is better than my voice. ¡°... that is a lot better.¡± I told Alice. ¡°You should name him at some point.¡± ¡°Yes. I will.¡± Alice agreed. Unlike Laura and Mia, Atem, oh wait, that isn¡¯t his name. Well anyway. Alice¡¯s System Support cannot realize an avatar in the factory at the same time as Alice is here. Well, the same did go for Mia when Lua first came here. I think Mia managed to realize at the same time as Lua after she was upgraded from basic to standard, so that should go for Alice¡¯s SS as well. But before we made it into any of the rooms, I felt something strange going on. I¡¯m not exactly sure what, but it was a bit like when I get scanned with a Scan spell. Like someone else¡¯s mana was forcing itself into my body. (Laura?) (Don¡¯t worry. It is fine. You will see soon.) She said, just in time for a ball of fire to appear before us in the factory. That me then concentrated, took on a humanoid form and then vanished. And at the ce that had been on fire just a bit ago, there now stood a perfect copy of Agunan. ¡°... what are you doing here?¡± I asked. ¡°Master, am I not allowed toe here?¡± Agunan asked. ¡°I assumed it was fine, since you brought the females. Would you like me to leave?¡± ¡°... no. You can stay. But how in the hell did you get here?¡± ¡°Oh, that was quite simple. I noticed that your soul moved yesterday evening, so I traced it to this alternative world. Then I just decided to try ande here the next time youe.¡± ¡°... that doesn''t exin how you can do that.¡± ¡°Well, it is quite basic. I simply detach my soul from my body and move it. It is one of the first techniques we learn as young dragons. It allows us to use dragon avatars so we can visit human towns and cities, before we can take on a humanoid form.¡± Agunan said. ¡°It can also be used to enter the spirit world, and I¡¯ve been doing that for a long time. The spirits are fun to y with.¡± He then added. Dragon avatar? ¡­ and the spirit world? ¡­ okay. And Agunan can enter the spirit world. Well, that is something. ¡°Can I also visit the spirit world?¡± Alice was the first to ask about it. ¡°I believe so. I¡¯ve heard of other humanoids who have been able to go there, but I¡¯ve never met any.¡± Agunan said. ¡°So, Master. What is this ce? Your own world?¡± ¡°... haah. Let¡¯s just get on with the tour. I¡¯ll exin as we go.¡± I gave in. At this point, I might as well just show the two new people around while I exin things to Agunan.
¡°I see. So this is the world Master¡¯s summons live in.¡± Agunan stated as we kept going. ¡°Basically yeah.¡± I confirmed. ¡°But they don¡¯t actually originate from here. There is some skill linking stuff and some other things I don¡¯t really even understand, but they can just appear here if they want. Come on. The tower room is next.¡± I said, as I led everyone towards thergest room of the factory. We had already gone through most of the smaller rooms I thought Alice or Agunan would be interested in, like the Mystic sma Zone and Yami rooms where my Dark Spellcasters like to hang out. Spoiler
[copse] Of course I made sure to show Agunan the volcanic room made with Molten Destruction. Spoiler [copse] And after Alice asked how I make the rooms like they are, I made two new rooms with Centrifugal Field and Fusion Gate for all of the fusion monsters that now have ess to the factory. Spoiler
[copse] But back to the tower room. A few things had changed there. Well, two really. One, after the fight between Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon and Agunan, the Blue-Eyed dragons were in for a reward. And they wanted a new mountain for themselves after I forced them to give up the tallest peak to Tyrant Dragon. For that, Ibined Luminous Spark and Mountain to make Mountain of Light and installing it into the room. A new mountain of white rock soon appeared in that area and my Blue-Eyes were able to take it over. That way, I didn¡¯t have to force Tyrant Dragon to move, while also being able to give something more unique to the Blue-Eyed dragons. Spoiler Mountain of Light All "Blue-Eyes" monsters on the field gain 500 ATK/DEF. If a "Blue-Eyes" monster is sent from the field to the GY, you can add one "Blue-Eyes" monster from your deck or GY to your hand. [Cannot be used in a Duel]
[copse] Second was the house project I started with Fantasia. While it was notplete, I did work a bit on it every evening, so the outer walls of it were more or less finished. ¡­ And it had turned into a full mansion. Modeled after a modern mega-mansion, it was made of white concrete and had an extremely open floor n. ¡­ and it wasrge enough where it would have 20+ bedrooms. We might have gone a bit overboard with it, but it was fun, so why not? ¡°Oh? The dragons are here.¡± Agunan said, as he spotted the Blue-Eyed dragons. ¡°Master, may I fight them here?¡± ¡°Sure, butter. Also, make sure you guys don¡¯t break the house or the towers. Either Tahlia or Fantasia will kill you if you do something like that, depending on which you break. But you can also use the colosseum room, as long as no one else is using it.¡± ¡°Tahlia? Fantasia? Who are those?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Yeah. I guess I should introduce you to them.¡± I said, before asking Laura for a favor. (Laura, can you go get the two? ¡­ you should also appear with them, so Alice and Agunan can see you.) (Sure. We¡¯ll be right there.) She answered. Soon enough, they appeared. First Fantasia, then followed by Tahlia and Laura. Fantasia was wearing red magician¡¯s robes, possibly copied from Mystical Sand. I think she was with the witch in the Canyon room. Spoiler
[copse] Tahlia was in her ¡®circuit board¡¯ pattern dress and Laura was in her usual outfit, a white long sleeve blouse and a pastel yellow skirt on top of ck leggings. ¡°Lua, I think you should also have Mia appear, so we can introduce her as well.¡± ¡°Sure.¡± Lua responded, and soon enough Mia also realized her avatar in the factory. After a quick round of introductions, Alice asked a question. ¡°Can my system support appear here?¡± ¡°Both yes and no.¡± I answered. ¡°At least with Mia, when she was still basic level, she couldn¡¯t appear at the same time as Lua. But she could appear when Lua wasn¡¯t here. So that will likely be the same for your system support until he is upgraded to standard.¡± ¡°And how does he get upgraded?¡± Alice asked. ¡°I want to see how he looks.¡± (Miss, I believe it would be better if you wait until you give me a name. And I would like a bit more time to develop before I make an avatar for myself.) We all heard the voice of Dan in our heads. ¡­ no, it still isn''t Dan. It is just Alice¡¯s System Support. ¡°... that too.¡± Imented. ¡°And he should get upgraded if you do some system missions.¡± ¡°What are those?¡± ¡°You¡¯ll see when you get your first one.¡± I told her. ¡°For now, I think it will be more important for you to worry about getting used to all of your new skills, including that unique-racial skill.¡± ¡°... okay. I¡¯ll do that.¡±
Afterpleting the factory tour, by the way I didn¡¯t show Alice the more ¡®private¡¯ areas of the factory because Agunan was with us, we returned to the real world. I promise, I¡¯ll show Alice the control tform and the back at someter date. I¡¯m not trying to be evil or anything. I''m just not sure what Agunan would do if he could ess some of the things on the control tform. Our breakfast for the day was a bit more standard than yesterday. Ria ate with the maids, as she has been doing, while Lua and I joined the Watchman family for breakfast. And to discuss what we would do today. Agunan got some Sr re Dragon meat from my storage, prepped by Kitchen Dragonmaid and Laura. Spoiler [copse] ¡°We shall make the preparations and head back today.¡± Brandon made the final call. ¡°Brian, would you be so kind as to give us a ride back?¡± ¡°Of course. That¡¯s not an issue.¡± I agreed to his suggestion. Not like it hadn¡¯t been the n from the start. ¡°But please do ask Thomas if I can just summon Big Core over the city, so we don¡¯t have to do all of that traveling outside, packing up and going from there BS. ¡­ actually, I¡¯ll just do that myself. You two can just focus on getting ready.¡± So yeah. That was the n. Because of the emergency that took ce in Alewatch, the Watchman family was going to leave as soon as possible so they could manage their territory. And I would be their ¡®taxi¡¯. Also, we do have that celebration waiting for us, so Daniel was going to alsoe with us, and I¡¯d have to bring him back here, so he can join the caravan back to the capital when it leaves. Sure I could just Gradius him to the capital, but that might lead to someone asking questions, so it is better if he goes back the ¡®normal¡¯ way. With the ns made, the Watchman family made sure they would get all of their stuff packed up for the trip, while I went to meet with Thomas so we could have our flight clearance and all of that. Running a ¡®legitimate¡¯ air service is a lot more work than I thought it would be. CH.254 Celebration at Alewatch CH.254 Celebration at Alewatch After I got our flight clearance from Thomas, the Watchman parents had finished their goodbyes and all of their stuff had been packed into my storage, I summoned B.E.S. Big Core. With the cloaking device on, of course. Even still, with most of the Sawyer sisters there, at least two of them spotted the lighting from the main engine of Big Core. Those two were Mariina and Violet. Interestingly, as I¡¯ve learned over the past few days, Violet, the sixth daughter, actually has an affinity for light magic. Out of the sisters, she is the only one to have that, so that might have helped her spot the engine. Oh. I guess as we are talking about the sisters, the second sister Sylvia had affinity to water, instead of earth. But that is less strange than Violet, considering that Paulina has both water and earth affinity. And the fifth daughter Cressida does have an affinity for earth magic, but it is on the lower side, so she couldn¡¯t really keep up with her older sister Mariina. Andstly, William, the Earl to be, could also use both water and earth magic like Paulina. But yeah. With the goodbyes said, and all of the servants, guards and coachmen already boarded, I took the nobles up to Big Core so we could be off. Daniel for his part stayed quite calm. Apparently he got information about Big Core from his parents before boarding. And Agunan didn¡¯t seem to care either. Well, he did see a ton of my summons in the factory, sopared to that, this was likely not that strange. Then, just a short flightter, we were in Alewatch.
We left the maids to unpack, as Lua, Ria, Agunan and I, along with the rest of the Watchman family, headed into town on the carriages I just pulled out of my storage. Lua and Alice were with me, The rest of the Watchman family was in another carriage and Ria and Aguan got the third one for themselves. While in the carriage, we had a quick talk about Alice¡¯s new unique skill and race, using our system link to ¡®talk¡¯ so no one could overhear. For a quick overview, Alice¡¯s race was a magic specialized race, but it was a bit more bnced that Lua¡¯s Dhampir Monarch, which was fully magic based. It boosted the acquisition of magic based skills, as well as movement based skills like Mana Flight, Flicker Step and stuff like that. I guess magical girls aren¡¯t supposed to get hit, or something. For her unique-racial skill, that is where things get a bit more interesting. First, basically just like Lua, Alice could turn any clothing into a ¡®magical girl outfit¡¯. It honestly was so close to Lua¡¯s unique skill that I almostughed. But there were a few differences as well. First, while wearing the outfit, Alice would have a small mana upkeep cost. While she recovered mana faster than the outfit drained, wearing her magical girl outfit would slow her mana recovery. But at the same time, while wearing it, she had heightened HP recovery speed, as well as increased strength and magic stats. Second part of the skill was ¡®Realize Weapon¡¯. With it, Alice could make any weapon she wanted out of just mana. ¡­ but if it wasn¡¯t constantly supplied with more mana, the weapon would soon break apart, and the weapons she makes cannot be used by anyone but her. The main problem with it was the mana costs. Just making a basic steel sword would take around 500 mana, with an upkeep cost of 30 mana per minute. And that was just a steel sword. Something like a mithril sword would be a lot more expensive, in terms of mana. Combining that with the upkeep cost of her magical girl outfit, even with her LV.10 Mana Recovery, Alice couldn¡¯t recover mana faster than the upkeep costs, so she would eventually run out. ¡­ and the only ¡®weapon skill¡¯ she has is her Staff Technique LV.3. Thest, and perhaps the strongest part, of her skill was ¡®Imaginary Magic¡¯. With it, Alice could basically imagine new spells and make them into reality. ¡­ but again, the mana costs for this were insanely high. It seems that this is how Alice cast thatst spell she used against the behemoth, considering that she herself admitted that she likely couldn¡¯t use that spell at this moment. With Imaginary Magic, Alice could also use spells outside of the attributes she has an affinity for, but they dide with a higher mana cost as a penalty. But still, quite the skill and a good reason to give her another two attributes. Too bad I can¡¯t give her all six with my cards, but that is just the limit they have.
As we arrived at the guild, there was arge crowd of townspeople following our carriages. Perhaps because they spotted multiple boxed carriages, which are rare in this town, they realized who was inside and followed. As we pulled into a stop, Ria basically bolted out of the carriage she had been riding in and came to open the door to our carriage. By the way, she wasn¡¯t wearing any sort of maid uniform, just some casual clothes that you could see on anydy in Sawyer city. I don¡¯t know when she bought them, but I do recall giving her some money from our adventuring job, so maybe she went shopping with one of the maids from Sawyer manor. After Ria opened the door for us, I got out of the carriage first. Then I helped first Lua and then Alice out of the carriage, and as Alice emerged, the crowd nearly exploded with the apuse she was getting. She winced a bit, but quickly regained some confidence, as I took a hold of her hand. Lucky for us, the apuse stopped about as abruptly as it had begun as soon as Agunan jumped out of the carriage he had been riding in. I guess a tall man, with red scales instead of skin, and a pair ofrge red wings, as well as a tail, would look intimidating. Perhaps because of themotion, Zay soon came out of the guild''s front door. ¡°... you are here?¡± What? Is there something wrong with that? Aren¡¯t you the one who wanted us toe?
After a bit of a talk with Zay, we got back outside. There was going to be a celebration this evening, so for now, we were free to do as we wished. And because of that, we ditched Ria and Agunan and went on an improvised date in Alewatch. ¡­ Well, it was alsorgely just to show the town¡¯s people that we are here and to tell them about stuff happeningter tonight, but we still made sure to have some fun. We made a lot of stops at both street stalls and actual stores, picking up whatever we happen to find interesting. I was paying for everything, except the free stuff that a lot of people were shoving our way. It wasn¡¯t anything really much, or I would have paid for it, but we still got everything from free skewers to cookies and drinks. For lunch, we enjoyed some great food at the Boar¡¯s Lounge inn. We could have gotten it for free, but I ended up sneaking the payment into the waitress¡¯ hand at one point, so I wouldn¡¯t feel bad. I have the money, so mind as well spread it around a bit. And great food is always worth paying for.
Soon after our lunch, the celebration was on. I have to say, I¡¯m impressed by the speed at which this town operates. In a matter of hours, they had set up a full street celebration at the main square of the town. That included ¡®seats of honor¡¯ for Alice and I. ¡­ I don¡¯t know why I was included, as I really didn¡¯t do that much, so I actually refused to take my seat and gave it to Brandon instead. Honestly speaking, considering what I heard, he did more than I did, so he deserves it. There is also the fact that he likely fed a ton of mana into the prophecy over the years of being a prophecy obsessed fool. ¡­ and admittedly, him having Ultimate Obedient Fiend was actually a good thing, and because it died in the fight against the behemoth, I¡¯ll give him something new to take its ce. I¡¯ll also give the knight who has the insect monsters a few new ones to make up for the two he lost against the behemoth. His cards weren¡¯t in toploaders, so they were in fact lost. I ended up giving Brandon Perfect Machine King, Machine King, Barrel Dragon and Blowback Dragon. Spoiler
[copse] Now why those four, you might ask. Well, because I think they will fit. Henry, his butler, already has Machine-type monsters, so Perfect Machine King and Machine King will work with those. And Christina also has a Cyber Falcon, so even more advantage. And Barrel and Blowback Dragons are just a bit of extra for Brandon, because I do actually have a bit of respect for him now. As for the knight, I gave him a new copy of both Insect Princess and Insect Knight that he lost, as well as a copy of Empress Mantis. He did seem to like the insect summons, so why not? And unlike before, now all of his cards had toploaders, so they would no longer disappear if the monster summoned by them died. Spoiler
[copse] It really just is too bad that Insect Princess is only at full power when it fights against other insect monsters, but that is just something he will have to deal with. That is also why I gave him the Empress Mantis. Just to help in situations where stupidly strong monsters appear. He might also be able to fly on the Mantis, so that is a nice extra. Great Moth and Perfectly Ultimate Great Moth could have also worked, but I would have had to look over him for the duration of the summoning, so I decided not to go with those. I also gave Zay The Hunter with 7 Weapons. Spoiler [copse] I really had no reason to, because it is a lot weaker than some other stuff he has, but considering that he has been using his monsters to instruct the young adventurers, a monster that can use a multitude of weapons might be good for him. For Alex, I gave Harpie''s Pet Baby Dragon. I would have given him the adult one, but that one is a promo only release until a lotter, so I don¡¯t actually have ess to it yet. Spoiler [copse] Well, I¡¯ll just have toe back to give him the adult one once I get it. And finally, I also gave Henry a Launcher Spider. Just to go with the machines he already has. And so that he would have some better ranged attacks against monsters like the behemoth. Spoiler [copse] I was honestly seriously considering giving him a B.E.S. Big Core, but those can actually be somewhat dangerous and easy to get lost with. They don¡¯t, by default,e with any sort of maps. I always use maps made by Laura when I fly either it or Gradius.
A little whileter, I was in the south of town with Alex, Agunan and a few others. It started with Alex asking if I could look over him as he tried to fly his new Baby Dragon and that led to other adventurers asking if I could summon dragons for them to fly. I actually almost refused, until I got a system mission.
Mission: Memorable Celebration
Info: Celebrating after a victory is important.
Goal: Make sure this is a celebration everyone will remember
Reward: Opens Promo Trades , and .
It was nothing too bad, and the reward is alright. The main card I really wanted was of course the Harpie¡¯s Pet Dragon, so I could give it to Alex. But honestly, Metalmorph, Red-Eyes ck Metal Dragon and the Silent Magicians aren¡¯t bad either. The Ma Warriors are a bit more ¡­ whatever cards. Especially as they don¡¯te with Valkyrion the Magna Warrior. The Silent Magicians will also be nice for Lua. They should be able to teach her light magic. I just need to figure out how to evolve the LV.4 into LV.8. But even if it cannot generate counters with its own effect, I think I can just use Pitch-ck Power Stones to transfer counters from the stones onto the Silent Magician LV4. Spoiler
[copse] Anyway. Back to what I was doing for the mission. Because I was asked, and I had the permission to do so, I ended up having a little dragon flight stall. ¡­ I think that is what this is. For it, I summoned Koumori Dragon,d Fire Dragon, Masked Dragon, Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress #1 and The Dragon Dwelling in the Cave. Spoiler
[copse] I also summoned Sky Scout and Dark Witch to act as ¡®spotters¡¯ in case someone fell off a dragon. Spoiler
[copse] At first, it was just adventurers who came to ride my dragons, but eventually even the regr townspeople got brave enough to try. Even Alice and Lua eventually came outside. They were going to join the ¡®flight school¡¯ with their dragons, but before Alice had time to summon hers, I interrupted her. ¡°Alice, I think it is time for a stronger dragon.¡± I told her, as I handed her a card in a toploader. ¡°Thanks.¡± She just said, as she took the card. After looking at its name, she summoned it. ¡°Red-Eyes ck Dragon.¡± Spoiler [copse] Yes. I had given her a Red-Eyes. I think it will work for her, and now I can give her some other Red-Eyes cardster, like the Red-Eyes ck Metal Dragon I¡¯ll hopefully get ess to, or Red-Eyes Darkness Dragon from the Dragon''s Roar Structure Deck. ¡­ I also just think it is cool to see the savior of the town flying on the back of the dragon that once also helped to save the town.
As dinner time approached, I offered to put up something big for us to eat. And for that, I summoned a few earth monsters to level a part of the ground outside to act as a ¡®table¡¯. Then, with Mystik Wok, I cooked up a beast that fits to be on the table for a ¡®we defeated a behemoth¡¯ celebration. Behemoth the King of All Animals. Spoiler
[copse] I noticed a few scared people, as the Behemoth appeared, but they quickly calmed down as it was getting cut into pieces and fried on an enormous wok pan. Not that my behemoth was anywhere close to the size of the behemoth Alice fought. Mine was only about half the size. Still, the behemoth tasted amazing, and as the night finally came to an end, my mission gave me the reward for it.
Mission: Memorable Celebration
Mission Complete
Reward: , and have been unlocked as promo trades.
We spent the night in the Watchman manor. Tomorrow Daniel, Agunan, Ria, Lua, Alice and I will be heading back to Sawyer city though. I ended up sleeping next to Alice, but don¡¯t worry because nothing bad happened. Well, some cuddling might have happened, but nothing more. Still, I can¡¯t say I didn¡¯t enjoy it. CH.255 Lunch and Dinner with Viscounts CH.255 Lunch and Dinner with Viscounts ¡°.... good morning.¡± I said to Alice, when I woke up. She must have already been awake, because she was ¡®drilling¡¯ her head into my chest. ¡°Morning¡­. you are warm.¡± She responded, as she got even closer to me. ¡°... thanks, I guess. ¡­ but could you stop pushing your head into my chest?¡± ¡°Nope. I like it like this.¡± ¡°... just use a bit less force, please.¡± I said, as I moved my hand to the back of her head and brushed it a bit. ¡°Did you sleep well?¡± ¡°Yes. I don¡¯t know how I couldn¡¯t, since I was next to you.¡± ¡°Well, that¡¯s good. But remember, you can¡¯t just take me. You¡¯ll have to be able to share with Lua.¡± I reminded her. ¡°I know. But I know you¡¯ll just make us a big bed, won¡¯t you?¡± ¡°... I guess. But it won¡¯t be ready today, or anything.¡± Well, I probably could make one today with the dungeon. ¡°That¡¯s fine. Even a small bed can fit all three of us.¡± As Alice said that, she hugged me even tighter. ¡°... yeah. I suppose that is true, if you sleep so close to me.¡±
Knock, knock. ¡°Miss, Sir, are you awake? May Ie in?¡± After a bit more cuddling, we heard someone at the door. ¡°Yes. We are awake.¡± Alice responded. After hearing Alice¡¯s response, Jenna came into the room. Her eyes widened just a bit, as she saw Alice clinging to me, but she quickly recovered. ¡°Breakfast will be served soon. Please get dressed up.¡± Jenna told us, before she quickly left the room. Running away after seeing something you didn¡¯t want to see? I hope not, because for some reason, I feel like this won¡¯t be thest time Alice will want to do something like this with me. ¡°So, shall we?¡± I asked Alice. ¡°... I do like this¡­ but I¡¯m also hungry. ¡­ what to do?¡± ¡°We can keep going after breakfast.¡± I told her, knowing full well that what I said was likely a lie. ¡°Okay. Then yes.¡± Alice said, as she let go of me. We got out of bed and as I was quickly dressing up in my usual t-shirt and jeansbo, Alice was looking at the few outfits she has in her two closets. Well, they were almost empty, as most of her clothes were in her magic bag. ¡°... Brian, pick one for me.¡± She then asked. ¡°Alright. But why not just go with your magical girl outfit?¡± I asked. ¡°It takes some mana to stay in it. While not more than I naturally recover, it does slow down my mana recovery.¡± Alice reminded me. ¡°... yeah. I kind of forgot that part.¡± I admitted. ¡°Well, I¡¯ll pick something for you then.¡± After going through what Alice had both in her closet, as well as her magic bag, I picked a daily-wear dress with a yellow to orange gradient. It actually looks amazing on her, even if I picked it more as a joke. I just wanted to see a dark attributed magical girl in a bright dress. Maybe I can talk her into making one with her new skill.
After breakfast, we had one more pass through the town. Mostly because I wanted to. We were going to get into Big Core outside the gates anyway, so why not. Mainly, I wanted to give Alex a Harpie¡¯s Pet Dragon. I opened the trade for it, and he is the ''Harpie Master''. Spoiler [copse] Finding Alex wasn¡¯t too difficult and after handing him the card, as he was still at the guild. A lot of adventurers were. Perhaps because of howte into the night the party had gone, or perhaps because of the alcohol. As we were still there, Zay also came to see us, handing me four cards in toploaders. Threatening Roar, Draining Shield, Mirror Force and Spellbinding Circle. Spoiler
[copse] They had been found around the area where Alice had fought the behemoth, and Zay had taken control of them all. I dly took my cards back, and in return, I gave Zay a Chorus of Sanctuary. Sure that isn¡¯t a fair trade, but whatever. Chorus of Sanctuary just is an alright card that might help in emergency situations. At least I think so. Spoiler [copse] After we were done at the guild, we headed for the north gate ready to return to Sawyer city. Since there were a lot less of us this time, it was a lot easier to get everyone into the ship so we were quickly on the move.
After wended, we spent a lot of the day with dumb busy work caused by the nobles still there. Most of them wanted to speak/dine/have tea with the ¡®heroes¡¯, so we were basically forced to attend to that. But because of the amount of invites, they ended up beingbined into just two different events. First was lunch with viscount Kramer. And two barons, but they are not important. With him, we talked a lot about summoning and taming monsters. Too bad I¡¯m not an expert in either. Well, either way. Kramer was especially interested in ways of taming flying monsters, like wyverns, hippogriffs and griffins. Sadly, I wasn¡¯t an expert, but Agunan actually knew some stuff about it. This is because dragons sometimes keep monsters like that as pets. Agunan never did, but some of the other dragons that were with him do. ¡­ too bad his taming method was a bit ¡­ brutish, so it wouldn¡¯t work with humans. Dragons would just beat the monster nearly to death, before healing it with magic. If the beast didn¡¯t feel like following them after that, the dragons would either repeat the process, or just kill the beast and eat it. I could have tried to give some suggestions of my own, but even my ideas wouldrgely amount to something normal people cannot do. I could do something like force a monster to stay still with my cards, giving people a ton of time to attempt the Tame skill on the monster. The easiest way to look at the tame skill was ¡­ well, I guess I canpare it to a Pokeball. Except that you don¡¯t throw anything. When you use it, you have to be actively touching the monster you are trying to tame. Then you send a specific kind of mana into the monster, trying to bring it under your control. That monster will then either fall in line and bes tamed, or it will resist and doesn¡¯t be tamed. Laura could actually calcte urate chances for all of that, based on things like the amount of mana used, the skill level of Tame skill, the monster you are trying to tame and so forth. But she also gave me a nice tip about it. If I were to attempt to tame a monster, I could hold it in ce with something like Spellbinding Circle, then attempt the taiming, and then, if the monster refused, I could use Change of Heart to force it to agree to the taiming. And the best part, I could do that with anyone trying to tame a monster. It wouldn¡¯t have to specifically be me doing it, it could be anyone. But I didn¡¯t tell them about that part. I was offered a ce in the Viscounts taming squad, but I refused that. I did say that I would considering to help ¡®part-time¡¯ as an adventurer, but nothing more than that. After all, having ess to my flying summons would help in taming other flying monsters.
The afternoon was a bit more peaceful, so we spent that time just rxing, with some light magic practice. For Alice, a lot of time was spent getting more used to her new power. Even with Mana¡¯s soul inside her body, she still had difficulty using all of her new powers and had to focus immensely on controlling it. Luckily, her new System Support did help her, so that made things just a bit easier. Ria and I also had a quick meeting with Mateo Garner. Ria¡¯s test time had already ended and technically her final test should have been yesterday. But we weren¡¯t here, so it wasn¡¯t. Not that Mateo even felt it was necessary. ording to him, thest test would generally involve trying to make the dhampir angry, while also having human, or other humanoid creatures, blood in an open container, or even bleeding from a wound. But with the ¡®episode¡¯ of Baron Bloggs having happened, and Ria already having been exposed to human blood in her first test, Mateo didn¡¯t see it necessary to hold an official test. Instead, he just wrote the official ¡®stable¡¯ papers for Ria. And now that she had those, Ria could officially be an adventurer. I think we will register her in theing days. I wonder, can Agunan join? He is a dragon and he also doesn¡¯t have a status.
As I stated previously, we enjoyed dinner with Viscount Hill. With him, our discussion quickly turned into metals and forging. He was especially interested in the vampiric steel sword I had given to Thomas. I gave him an exnation using my summoned monsters. It just is simpler than telling them that we (Lua and I) have been able to teach True Blood Magic to dhampirs in the nearby vige. I don¡¯t want some Viscount harassing them just because they can do that. After that, our discussions quickly turned to my dungeon made swords. For that, I brought out the mithril sword I use, as well as a handful of other stuff I have in my storage from Paulina going into all of the challenge rooms. Most of them were just alright, not amazing or anything, but alright is still alright. Or I guess in this case I should say they were around intermediate+ in quality, while my mithril sword was good+. On the other hand, the parasitic armor Ria and I wore were both excellent in quality, while the vampiric steel sword I gave Thomas has been excellent-. For those that want a reminder, item and material quality goes: poor, low, intermediate, good, excellent, wless. All but wless can have a + or -. A bit like with Viscount Kramer, I got a request from Viscount Hills toe visit his workshops, and perhaps help him to make some vampiric steel. And like with Kramer, I didn¡¯t have any reason to straight up refuse, instead saying I¡¯ll think about it.
In the evening, after Alice asked if we could, we opened some packs together. Because I already opened some The Lost Millenium packs with Laura, Tahlia and Fantasia, I decided to go with some Cybeic Revolution packs today. Spoiler CRV 1 Mad Lobster, Batteryman C, Des Croaking, Conscription, Doitsu, Cycroid, Spiritual Water Art - Aoi, Poison Draw Frog, Elemental HERO Bubbleman [copse] ¡°There is a Hero monster. Are they real heroes?¡± Alice asked, as soon as she saw the cards. ¡°Well, kind of. They are based on superheroes. Theye from stories from my world.¡± I answered. ¡°I see¡­ Could you tell me more about them?¡± ¡°Sure. Some other time.¡± Other than that, Cycroid is actually somewhat interesting. I don¡¯t think bicycles actually exist in this world, so studying Cycroid might allow for the manufacture of bicycles. And Mad Lobster is something I want to eat. At some point. Spoiler CRV 2 Batteryman C, A Rival Appears!, Mechanical Hound, Drillroid, T.A.D.P.O.L.E., Cycroid, Cybeic Cyclopean, Indomitable Fighter Lei Lei, Dark Catapulter [copse] Nothing too amazing in this pack. Well, I do like the look of Mechanical Hound. I want to go hunting with it. Drillroid is also alright, if I ever need to dig through a mountain or something. Spoiler CRV 3 Spiritual Fire Art - Kurenai, Des Croaking, T.A.D.P.O.L.E., Drillroid, Dragon''s Mirror, Poison Draw Frog, Fusion Recovery, B.E.S. Crystal Core, D.D. Trap Hole [copse] ¡°Oh? Crystal Core, huh?¡± Imented as I saw the super rare. ¡°... is it another airship like that other B.E.S. monster?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Spaceship, but yes. It should be.¡± I rified. I wonder, how does Crystal Corepare to Big Core? And there is also Fusion Recovery and Dragon¡¯s Mirror. Those aren¡¯t bad either. Spoiler CRV 4 Jetroid, Batteryman C, Dragon''s Mirror, Mechanical Hound, Cybeic Cyclopean, Conscription, Steam Gyroid, Giant Kozaky, D.D. Trap Hole [copse] Oh? Jetroid? I wonder if I can use it as an actual jetfighter, or is it too small for that? There is also Steam Gyroid, but I need the fusion materials for it, and the only thing it really is good for is being a fodder for my fusion challenge. Well, next. Spoiler CRV 5 Doitsu, Cybeic Cyclopean, Tyranno Infinity, Mad Lobster, Mechanical Hound, Jerry Beans Man, A Rival Appears!, Jetroid, System Down [copse] System Down is nice. If I ever face mechanical monsters, it should kill all of them. I think. Are there even any mechanical monsters in this world? (Metal golems would likely count as machine monsters, but we would need to test that first.) Laura answered. Alright. Good to know. Tyranno Infinity also sounds interesting, but I don¡¯t think there is any reason for me to use it. And I don¡¯t think there ever was a Dinosaur deck that focused on banishing its own stuff, so I don¡¯t think Tyranno Infinity was ever really a good card. Spoiler CRV 6 Jerry Beans Man, T.A.D.P.O.L.E., Shien''s Spy, Spiritual Wind Art - Miyabi, Prepare to Strike Back, Mad Lobster, Des Frog, Power Bond, Magical Explosion [copse] ¡°Wow. Power Bond. That¡¯s good.¡± Imented. ¡°What is so good about it? What does it do?¡± Alice asked. ¡°It''s a fusion spell, simr to Polymerization. It only works on machine fusions, but it does double the attack stat of the summoned monster.¡± I exined. ¡°But it also doese with a huge downside of damaging the summoner.¡± ¡°... then it shouldn¡¯t be used, right?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Isn¡¯t your health most important?¡± ¡°Well yes, in some situations. But sometimes it is worth it to give up some of your own HP, so that you can quickly take down your enemy, right?¡± ¡°Well, I suppose.¡± Lua admitted. Perhaps I should teach Lua and Alice how to actually y Yugioh. That would be fun. Well, I¡¯ll do it when we have the time for that. Next pack. Spoiler CRV 7 Steamroid, Cyber Archfiend, Doitsu, Spiritual Water Art - Aoi, Jetroid, Dragon''s Mirror, Des Frog, Goblin Elite Attack Force, Bubble Shuffle [copse] Goblin Elite Attack Force isn¡¯t bad. At least I think so. Not that I¡¯ll ever use it, most likely. But I have one. Next. Spoiler CRV 8 Patroid, Cyber Archfiend, Prepare to Strike Back, Conscription, Spiritual Fire Art - Kurenai, A Rival Appears!, Cycroid, D.D.M. - Different Dimension Master, Bubble Shuffle [copse] Different Dimension Master, huh? I wonder if he uses Dimensional Magic like Cosmo Queen does? He might be helpful in teaching me things. I¡¯ll need to give him a Book of Secret Arts at some point. (You can just leave that to me.) Laura offered. (... sure. You can do it.) Anyway, two more, then I think it will be bedtime for us. Spoiler CRV 9 A Rival Appears!, Prepare to Strike Back, Shien''s Spy, Cyber Archfiend, Soitsu, T.A.D.P.O.L.E., Steamroid, Jerry Beans Man, Dimension Wall [copse] Dimensional Wall is not bad. It could be used as a set card with Wabaku and the other stuff I usually set on people. Well, one more to go. Let¡¯s hope for something good. Spoiler CRV 10 T.A.D.P.O.L.E., Prepare to Strike Back, Ebon Magician Curran, Tyranno Infinity, Giant Kozaky, Protective Soul Ailin, Shien''s Spy, Spark ster, Cyber End Dragon [copse] Yeah. I¡¯d call that something good. Even if there is no way I can summon it at this moment, because I don¡¯t have the materials, Cyber End Dragon is ¡®something good¡¯. ¡°Th.. that¡¯s it¡­¡± Lua quietly muttered next to me. ¡°What is what?¡± I asked her. ¡°... that dragon¡­¡± She pointed at Cyber End Dragon. ¡°... in a dream I saw, you rode on the back of that dragon. At least I think it was that dragon.¡± ¡°Really?¡± I asked. There is nothing strange, well that strange, about Lua having dreams, but this is the first Cyber End Dragon I have, so she shouldn¡¯t have been able to see it beforehand. So how did she dream of it? ¡°What kind of dream was it?¡± After I asked that, Lua blushed quite a bit. Then she told us about her dream, but it felt like she cut out at least some information. The main parts I took away from it was this. 1. In her dream, we were married. 2. There was a dimensional fissure, and Alice and I had gone to deal with it. 3. I had figured out how to keep my monsters summoned either permanently or for long periods of time using something called ¡®avatar dolls¡¯. 4. When I returned with Alice, we rode in on what was most likely Cyber End Dragon. That is interesting. Now normally, I¡¯d just say a dream is a dream. But considering when she said she saw the dream, the information isn¡¯t something she should have known. Not just Cyber End Dragon, but also the dimensional fissure. That also exins why she reacted to the term ¡®dimensional fissure¡¯ like she did. Did she see some sort of a prognostic dream? The main thing I¡¯m worried about are the dimensional fissures. If they really are popping up multiple times a week, that might honestly be bad. Even if not all of them poop out something on the level of a true behemoth, they do still sound incredibly dangerous. Well, I guess I¡¯ll ask about that when I get to speak with the Goddess. Anyway. With the packs opened, it was sleep time for us. We all shared the bed, so it was a bit cramped, but with both Alice and Luapeting on how close they could be to me, we did fit. I just hope I can sleep like this¡­ CH.256 Plans for the Future CH.256 ns for the Future ¡°I must once again apologize for disturbing your sleep.¡± I heard a somewhat familiar voice calling me. Well, us, in this case. I was in the same doorless and windowless parlor room where I had been just a few nights prior, but this time, all three of us were here. Lua, Alice and I. ¡°Oh. Hello, Aulis. Here again, huh?¡± I greeted the older gentleman. ¡°Yes. Now that all of you are somewhat situated, I believe this would be a good time.¡± He said, as he guided us to the circr table. Unlikest time, when he stood while talking to me, this time, all four of us took a seat around the circr table. ¡°... Brian? What is this ce?¡± Alice was the first to question what was going on. ¡°Didn¡¯t I ever tell you about this?¡± I asked. I know I told Lua, but¡­ yeah. I must never have told her. ¡°Well, this is¡­¡± ¡°Please. Let me.¡± Aulis said, before he magiced us some tea. He then quickly recapped a lot of what I¡¯d already heardst time. Lua knew all of it already, so the only surprised one was Alice. ¡°... so, what is new? Has the Goddesse up with a time when we can meet?¡± ¡°No. Not yet. But she did ask me to tell you some things.¡± Aulis said. ¡°First. She has some ns regarding Dungeon 27_001 and she would like you to work on it soon.¡± ¡°Alright. Sure.¡± ¡°What dungeon is that?¡± Alice asked. ¡°The one in the middle of the Ever forest. The one where we hunted those insects a while back.¡± I reminded her. ¡°... oh that. So we have to clear it?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Yes. That is what the Goddess would like you to do. Holder Brian already has a mission concerning it, but we will send Holder Lucia and Holder Alice Mana a mission as well.¡± ¡°... alright. Some extra incentive. That¡¯s nice. Did she give us a time frame or anything?¡± ¡°No. Not as of yet.¡± Aulis said. ¡°But she would like it done with haste, if possible.¡± ¡°Sure.¡± Other than that, we didn¡¯t really get much from Aulis. But that is enough for now. But before he sent us off, I asked about something that had bothered me. His name, as well as the name of his Holder. ¡°Aulis, thest name of yourdy, was it possibly Numminen?¡± I asked. ¡°No. Thest name mydy took when she became a sage was Lindberg.¡± Aulis answered. ¡°May I know why you asked?¡± ¡°... it¡¯s nothing. Forget it.¡± I just answered. The reason those names, Ritva and Aulis, had bothered me is because they were the names of Laura¡¯s grandparents. While I never did meet Aulis, as he had passed away before I ever visited, I did meet with Ritva. She was a nice olderdy, and she was super happy to see Laura with a partner. So I thought maybe there is a chance Ritva had either reincarnated, or otherwise been transferred to this world, where she then named her System Support after her husband. But thest names don¡¯t match, so I don¡¯t think that is the case. Not like Ritva is that rare of a name in that area. Even just Laura¡¯s family had two of them, both her grandmother and her aunt-inw. I honestly wouldn¡¯t have asked, but because the other name also matched, it had really bothered me. But considering that she chose herst name, there should be no way that it is the same Ritva. ¡­ and even if it is, she has already passed. After my little question, Aulis sent us back to dreand.
Soon enough, we woke up. Not that I actually know what is soon and what isn¡¯t. Sleep is weird. Alice began talking about this strange dream she had, but after Lua and I told her that it was real, she seemed to really understand that our meeting with Aulis was more than just a dream. ¡°... so, what will we do?¡± Alice asked. ¡°First, did you two get the missions Aulis promised?¡± ¡°Yes. I got mine.¡± Lua confirmed. ¡°... I ¡­ oh? Yes.¡± Alice said. ¡°Then that should be what we do. But we will also have to find out what the other people think we should do. I mean Alice¡¯s grandfather, and other nobles. We are still under their jurisdiction and all as well. Then we can bnce those two things out.¡± I decided. ¡°... then there is also the dhampir problem to take care of¡­ We really should make ourselves a base of some kind. One where we can temporarily take the dhamips, so it will be easier to cure them, and teach them True Blood Magic as one bigger group.¡± ¡°... like the ce from my dream?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Yeah. Something like that.¡± I agreed. Though I didn¡¯t hear anything about dhampirs, or blood magic practice, there was both swordsmanship and magic practice that Lua mentioned, so having blood magic wouldn¡¯t be that strange. ¡°And those avatar dolls¡­ where did we get those?¡± ¡°If you don¡¯t mind me cutting in Master.¡± Agunan interrupted. ¡°They might be based on our dragon avatars. They are a sort of doll that we put our soul into, to turn it into a dragon avatar.¡± ¡°... Really? Yeah. That could be it.¡± I said. ¡°We need to also visit the dragons then.¡± Let¡¯s just hope it won¡¯t turn into another fight.
During breakfast, which we had with the more usual group of Sawyer family members, we spoke a bit about the future. I was still skating around the problem of both Alice and Lua having their System Supports, so I just told everyone that the System wants me to conquer the dungeon in the middle of the Ever forest. That led to some questions, as I never told them about the dungeon I located there, but as that area is in no way part of Ruiso Kingdom, or any other country as far as anyone knew, it was free for me to do as I wished with. And with the System telling me to do something with it, most people would stay out of the way, even if they could get there. ¡°... so anyway, that leads me to this. Is there something I should be doing, in terms of being a noble?¡± I asked. ¡°I know I have to meet His Majesty the King at some point, but I can fly to the capital in a day, so that won¡¯t be a problem. But other than that..?¡± ¡°You can get to the capital in a day?¡± Mariina quickly questioned. ¡°...yes. More like an hour or less, actually. Well, I would need a map for urate estimation, but still. A day is easy, unless the capital is on the other side of the or something.¡± And considering that Gradius can safely reach an atmospheric speed of mach 20 before the atmospheric dampeners can no longer prevent sonic booms, even the other side of the should only be about an hour away. Assuming this is around the same size as earth. ¡°... why am I not that surprised anymore?¡± Paulina questioned. ¡°You get used to it.¡± Lua answered. ¡°Still. To get to the capital that quickly? Can a dragon even fly that fast?¡± Thomas asked that question of Agunan. ¡°Humanoids and your cities¡­ I wouldn¡¯t know. I¡¯ve never been there.¡± Agunan answered. ¡°How long did it take you to get here from the dungeon in the forest?¡± I asked. ¡°We don¡¯t time things, like you do. We left the coast in the morning of the day we arrived here. That is what I know.¡± Agunan said. "But we most certainty did not fly at our top speed. It was a nice slow flight, like a slow jog for you humans." Well, I know about how far the Ever forest dungeon is, and I have flown a bit past that, so I do know the dragon coast ce is further than 2000 km away, and considering that the dragons arrived in the early afternoon¡­ yeah. I¡¯ll calcte it when I have the exact distance, but I think dragons fly basically just under mach 1. That would make sense, because going over mach 1 might be difficult, or consume too much energy. Based on what Agunan said, they can do it, but going that fast would be like sprinting, or something. But anyway, back to making ns. In short, I don¡¯t really have much I need to do in terms of being a noble. Other than my promise to the second Prince to take him dragon riding, and meeting with His Majesty at some point, I can basically just do whatever I want. ¡­ within reason, of course. There will be a second party tomorrow, which I should take part in. You know, to make up for the one Agunan interrupted. Then a lot of the nobles will be leaving in the days after that. And then, I can just leave for the Ever forest dungeon, and clear it. Well, I¡¯m actually happy with that. Then the n for now will be this. First, deal with the Prince and wait for everyone to leave. Second, evolve. Third, that dungeon. Fourth, ¡­ everything else.
Because our n was¡­ open, Lua, Alice and I decided that our first focus, while waiting for the Prince to leave, was to just practice. Lua had the best handle on everything at this moment, but she still wanted to get better with using Light Magic, as well as try to look into Holy Magic. Sadly, none of my monsters use Holy Magic, as it does seem to be limited to this world, so I cannot cheat with them. But for Light Magic, Thomas¡¯ sixth daughter Violet was working with Lua. Violet wasn¡¯t a sage or anything, but she was quite good at Light Magic. She had in fact been in a different town practicing under a B-rank adventurer. Between her, and my light attribute monsters, Lua was set. For that, I went ahead and summoned Silent Magician LV8. Because of its summoning condition, I had to use two Pitch-ck Power Stones, transfer the Spell Counters to Silent Magician LV4, and then use LV4 to summon LV8. I actually first used Level Up!, but that didn¡¯t color the toploader around my Silent Magician LV8, so I had to resummon the LV8 again properly with the LV4¡¯s effect. Spoiler
[copse] For Alice, she could have practiced Dark Magic with any number of my Dark Spellcasters, like Dark Magician, Dark Sage or even Sorcerer of Dark Magic, but she actually wanted to study mainly under Dark Pdin, with the others assisting. ¡­ I guess even after the fusion, her ¡®obsession¡¯ with swordstaffs is still there, because it almost seemed like she was focusing more on that, than her magic. She even made herself a swordstaff with her unique-racial skill, only to realize that it would quickly break because she made it from the high rank metals. The mana to make it, and to upkeep it, must have been insane. Spoiler [copse] For myself, I was still working on Space Magic. I got the skill for it, but I¡¯m not that good at it. So I was still under the watchful eye of Cosmo Queen, but I also added D.D.M. - Different Dimension Master as a second teacher. Spoiler
[copse] I made sure not to forget some sword practice and I also began looking into Draconic Magic with Agunan. It is only a matter of time until I evolve myself into a Dragon Heated, so why not take some basic steps towards that. And, of course, since we were past the birthday party, leveling ourselves up was once again back on the menu. And with both Alice and Lua having already evolved, and me having that Chosen Evolution thing, there was no threat of anyone evolving. I, of course, leveled up my Space Magic. Lua leveled up her Light Magic and Alice leveled up her new Instant Cast skill. Ria got a level in Vampiric Body Modification. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human ?
Level: 97
HP: 3270 (+19,400)
Mana: 4400 (+17,700)
Strength: 1070
Defense: 1240
Magic: 1300
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.5 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.3 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Space Magic LV.2 (extra)
Telekinesis LV.5 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.8 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Sword Technique LV.2
Mana Control LV.10
Dragon Life Dedication (Greater True Fire Dragon)
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (Greater)
Honorary Baron of Ruiso Kingdom
Language Comprehension (humanoid) (draconic)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
The plusses after HP and manae from the Dragon Life Dedication [copse] Spoiler
Name: Lucia
Race: Dhampir Monarch !
Level: 90
HP: 2390
Mana: 4455
Strength: 853
Defense: 1122
Magic: 3008
Skills:
Dhampir Princess LV.2 (Unique)
True Blood Magic LV.8 (Racial)
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Water Magic LV.8
Light Magic LV.3
Mana Control LV.10
Magic Boost LV.6
Quick Cast LV.7
Fast Mana Recovery LV.10
Knife Technique LV.2
Staff Technique LV.6
Saint
Water Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Blood Sucker (Racial)
Lifesaver
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Alice Mana Watchman
Race: Magical Girl ?
Level: 79
HP: 1480
Mana: 3830
Strength: 844
Defense: 1144
Magic: 2908
Skills:
Magical Girl (unique-racial) LV.1
Card Summoner LV.3 (extra)
Magician¡¯s Power LV.5(extra)
Multicasting LV.4 (extra)
Mana Flight LV.5 (extra)
Telekinesis LV.2 (extra)
Giant yer LV.1 (extra)
Dark Magic LV.9
Mana Control LV.10
Magic Boost LV.7
Quick Cast LV.8
Instant Cast LV.2
Fast Mana Recovery LV.10
Magic resistance LV.4
Staff Technique LV.3
One with two Souls
One who defeated the Impossible
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Rhianna
Race: Dhampir Brawler
Level: 82
HP: 2755
Mana: 2390
Strength: 1775
Defense: 1313
Magic: 1115
Skills:
True Blood Magic LV.5 (Racial)
Vampiric Body Modification LV.4 (Racial)
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Fire Magic LV.4
Mana Control LV.5
Fast Mana Recovery LV.4
Internal Magic Technique LV.6
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.7
Flickering Step LV.4
Power Boost LV.5
Defense Boost LV.5
Blood Sucker (Racial)
ve. Master: Brian Wood
[copse] Also, since I never talked about it. Alice has LV.3 Card Summoner now. I don¡¯t know if the fusion caused it, or if it leveled up during her fight against the behemoth, but she still has it. And with LV.3, she got herself a deck. ¡­ well, the same thing as what the deck tab of my Pack Opener can do. She can use it to store up to 100 cards. 60 main deck cards, 20 extra deck cards and 20 side deck cards, which can be either main, or extra deck cards. It is basically just like mine, which I never use because... it is unnecessary. But for Alice, because she can just hold her cards there, that is good. She no longer has to think about where to keep them, when they are not in use. In other news, Laura gave me a report considering my installs. My Summoner¡¯s Unity, or United we Stand to be specific, has fully integrated with my body, so I now have two free install slots. I¡¯ll need to consider what cards to install into myself. I¡¯ll probably use one for some sort of defensive skill, but I¡¯m not sure about the other. And I¡¯ll ask Lua and Alice to consider what they will want as well. And so, that day came to an end. We have a basic n, and it isn¡¯t awful. At least I think so. I just really hope the Goddess will be able to make time for us soon. Even if my n is alright, I would really like to have a better one. CH.257 Secondary party and the Nobles leave CH.257 Secondary party and the Nobles leave The next day, we were going to take part in the ¡®apology party¡¯. I guess you could also call it the ¡®goodbye party¡¯, as a lot of people would be leaving tomorrow. We actually ran into a ¡­ small issue regarding that, because Alice¡¯s party dress had been used for her magical girl outfit when she fused, so we had to improvise a bit. But luckily, between using Different Dimension Factories capabilities of imagining clothes, analyzing them, and then just a quick flight to TinaWood dungeon for lower production cost, we made Alice a new party dress during the morning. Her new dress was a mixture of light blue and white, with some gold ents to it. In all honesty, it was a bit too ¡­ Mana¡¯s style, in my opinion. But I left the design up to Alice, so I guess that is going to happen. She just acts so much like Alice that I sometimes forget that she is also half Mana. The party itself was nothing that special, so I¡¯m not going to go into that much detail. The guest list was basically the same as in the previous party, except for the two missing baron families. Of course the Watchman family was not here, as they left early because of the emergency at their town, but the Bloggs family also wasn¡¯t here. I¡¯m guessing that is because of the Prince punishing them, probably. Also, most of the merchants weren''t present. I spent almost all of the party dancing with Lua and Alice, with the two taking turns hogging all of my time. Because of it, I got some looks from the other nobles who wanted to dance with Alice, but it isn¡¯t my fault that she refuses all of you. Even the Prince attempted to ask Alice for a dance, but with our System Linkmunication, Alice was able to ¡®avoid¡¯ that by dancing a second dance in a row with me. In the evening of that day, we of course did our level ups. And I reached LV.99. I wonder how that will affect things? Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human ?
Level: 99
HP: 3390 (+19,400)
Mana: 4520 (+17,700)
Strength: 1110
Defense: 1280
Magic: 1340
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.5 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.3 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Space Magic LV.2 (extra)
Telekinesis LV.5 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.9 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Sword Technique LV.2
Mana Control LV.10
Dragon Life Dedication (Greater True Fire Dragon)
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (Greater)
Honorary Baron of Ruiso Kingdom
Language Comprehension (humanoid) (draconic)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Lucia
Race: Dhampir Monarch !
Level: 92
HP: 2410
Mana: 4485
Strength: 867
Defense: 1138
Magic: 3082
Skills:
Dhampir Princess LV.2 (Unique)
True Blood Magic LV.8 (Racial)
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Water Magic LV.8
Light Magic LV.3
Mana Control LV.10
Magic Boost LV.7
Quick Cast LV.7
Fast Mana Recovery LV.10
Knife Technique LV.2
Staff Technique LV.6
Saint
Water Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Blood Sucker (Racial)
Lifesaver
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Alice Mana Watchman
Race: Magical Girl ?
Level: 81
HP: 1500
Mana: 3960
Strength: 860
Defense: 1160
Magic: 2950
Skills:
Magical Girl (unique-racial) LV.1
Card Summoner LV.3 (extra)
Magician¡¯s Power LV.5(extra)
Multicasting LV.4 (extra)
Mana Flight LV.5 (extra)
Telekinesis LV.3 (extra)
Giant yer LV.1 (extra)
Dark Magic LV.9
Mana Control LV.10
Magic Boost LV.7
Quick Cast LV.8
Instant Cast LV.2
Fast Mana Recovery LV.10
Magic resistance LV.4
Staff Technique LV.3
One with two Souls
One who defeated the Impossible
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Rhianna
Race: Dhampir Brawler
Level: 84
HP: 2785
Mana: 2480
Strength: 1795
Defense: 1329
Magic: 1125
Skills:
True Blood Magic LV.5 (Racial)
Vampiric Body Modification LV.4 (Racial)
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Fire Magic LV.4
Mana Control LV.5
Fast Mana Recovery LV.5
Internal Magic Technique LV.6
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.7
Flickering Step LV.4
Power Boost LV.5
Defense Boost LV.5
Blood Sucker (Racial)
ve. Master: Brian Wood
[copse]
In the morning of the next day, most of the guests left the city. I say most, because a few of them were still here. That includes the Prince, as well as Mariina. Now the Prince didn¡¯t stay just because he was going to go dragon riding with me, but also because he was going to do an audit in the surrounding territories. While Mariina stayed on official Sage¡¯s tower business, which consisted of holding wizard/witch exams in the surrounding areas. As a great witch, and a sage candidate, she was allowed to do that. Alice really wanted to take part in that test, but because she is close family, she cannot get approved by Mariina. Something about favoritism and all of that, so if we want her to be a witch, we will need another approved high witch or wizard, or just a straight up sage, to give her that title. Well, it isn¡¯t a system title anyway, so who really cares? The test was going to take ce tomorrow, and Mariina asked if Lua would go with her for that. Lua has been given the title of witch by the Sage¡¯s tower, so Mariina thought she could assist her. At first, Lua didn¡¯t agree, but I quickly talked her into it. I was going to go dragon flying with the Prince tomorrow, so we couldn¡¯t do anything that great anyway. But today, it was once again practice time. This time, with added¡­ people. Including a certain sage candidate, and a Prince. ¡­ yeah. I was fine with Mariina, but why did Eliase? Elias used both magic and a sword, his magic being this special form of fire magic, with blue mes. Because of that, he was quite interested in training with Agunan, but Agunan straight up just refused and went to train with Ria instead. He imed that if he is going to spend time training anyone, it will be someone who also serves his Master. I don¡¯t know if Agunan is being disrespectful, or he is just being a dragon. But to make up for it, I summoned a monster to y with the Prince. At first, I thought that me Swordsman was the obvious choice, but then I noticed me Champion and summoned her instead. Spoiler [copse] She might be Pyro-type, instead of a warrior, but her lore text does call her a warrior. I myself trained my sword skills with Penumbral Soldier Lady today. Spoiler [copse] Alice was ying around with two Magician''s Valkyria that I gave her, to make up for her ¡®losing¡¯ Mana, while Lua and Violet both trained under the Silent Magician LV8 that I summoned. Spoiler
[copse] ¡­ you know, Violet, I wanted you to teach Lua, not train with her¡­ Andstly, both Mariina and Paulina were going over earth magic with Mystical Sand. She might not be a spellcaster, but she does look like a spellcaster. Spoiler [copse] ¡­ also, why is Injection Fairy Lily an Earth/Spellcaster monster? Shouldn¡¯t it be a Light/Fairy? Well, if I ever end up using her, I¡¯ll install both DNA Surgery and Transnt into her to fix that little problem. Not that it really is a problem, but it does bother me. Spoiler [copse]
¡°Brian, could you summon the water spirit now? We never did test out if I could synchro with it.¡± Paulina asked, a bit further into our training. The Prince had already left for the day, and I had swapped over to space magic from my sword training. ¡°Yeah. We can try that.¡± I agreed. I really should practice spirit synchro myself more, even if I¡¯m not nning on evolving into a spiritual human. ¡°Can you make some water to act as a focus point?¡± After Paulina did as I asked, I used my Summon Water Spirit to ¡­ well, summon a water spirit. This time, I got one of the child sized intermediate spirits. ¡°Can you synchro with Paulina?¡± I asked the spirit. ¡°... I can, but ¡­ we don¡¯t like doing it with those that don¡¯t have a blessing or a contract.¡± The spirit answered. Contract? You can make one with a spirit? Well, that¡¯s fine. Also, Paulina, you don¡¯t have to look like that. Nothing I can do about this. ¡°Oh¡­ I see. Well, synchro with me then. I think some more practice would be good.¡± I decided instead. After the spirit synchronized with me, I got on with practicing moving water with the help of the spirit. But while doing that, I noticed something strange. Therge magic stone at the end of Mariina¡¯s staff. It looked¡­ strange. Previously it had just looked like a magic stone, but now it looked like ¡­ like something was inside the stone. (A spirit lives there.) I heard the water spirits voice in my head. He must have realized that I was staring at the stone and answered. (... that¡¯s what it is?) (Yes. We sometimes make contracts with people and live permanently on this side.) The spirit exined. (When we do, we house ourselves in magic stones like that.) ¡­ okay. So Mariina has a contract spirit? I wonder what the difference is between a blessing and a contract? Well, mind as well ask. (What is the difference between a contract and a blessing?) I asked the spirit inside of me. (Only high ranking spirits can give out a blessing. A blessing will then give you the ability to call on any member of that spirit''s family with the Summon Spirit skill.) The spirit began. (But contracts can be made by lower and intermediate rank spirits. And that will only allow you to call that one spirit.) Oh. I think I get it. So contract is one spirit, but blessing is the entire family. Or something like that. As I was ying around with the water spirit, a small earth golem rose from the ground. It took on a rtively humanoid shape, well about as human as you can make from dirt and sand. After the golem appeared, the water spirit I was synchronized with asked if he could separate and speak with the other spirit. I could have practiced for a bit longer, but I also didn¡¯t feel like refusing so I let him go. As for myself, I went to speak with Mariina. ¡°... so, an earth spirit huh. Is that why you are so good with golems?¡± I asked her. ¡°Secret is out, I guess.¡± She jokingly said. ¡°Well, I was good at it even before that little guy came along, but he does make it a lot easier. I can leave controlling the golem to him, so I can easily cast other spells at the same time.¡± ¡°Well, ain''t that something.¡± Paulina cut in. ¡°So you cheated in our match?¡± ¡°Cheated? How is that cheating?¡± Mariina asked. ¡°I used the power I have to beat you. Calling him cheating is like me saying that you using water magic is cheating. It just makes no sense.¡± ¡°... Brian. Help me get a spirit contract as well.¡± ¡°Nope. I¡¯ve helped you enough already. Good luck.¡± I just said. Some sibling rivalry is good, but I won¡¯t let you cheat that much. I already helped you a ton, haven¡¯t I? All of the level ups and you even learned beginner level telekinesis. Isn¡¯t that enough? Sure you no longer get level ups from Alice, but that just is something you¡¯ll have to deal with. ¡°... could you actually do that? Help someone get a spirit contract, I mean.¡± Mariina asked. ¡°No clue.¡± I admitted. ¡°I think it is possible, but I wouldn¡¯t force a spirit into anything like that.¡± I think a mix of a few mind control spell cards could be used for that. But again, not going to do it, not going to try.
Thest thing of the day was of course our level ups. ¡­ and I can no longer level up my ¡®overall¡¯ level. When I tried, I got an error saying that limit break is required to level up past LV.99. The same error actuallyes up if I try to level up a LV.10 skill. Well, on the other hand, I could use two level ups on skills. I could, but I¡¯m not going to. Instead, I just used one on myself, maxing my Summoner¡¯s Unity. Lua took a level into Quick Cast, while Alice chose Magic Resistance. I also leveled up Ria¡¯s Fire Magic. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human ?
Level: 99
HP: 3490 (+19,400)
Mana: 4620 (+17,700)
Strength: 1140
Defense: 1310
Magic: 1370
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.5 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.3 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Space Magic LV.2 (extra)
Telekinesis LV.5 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.10 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Sword Technique LV.2
Mana Control LV.10
Dragon Life Dedication (Greater True Fire Dragon)
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (Greater)
Honorary Baron of Ruiso Kingdom
Language Comprehension (humanoid) (draconic)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Lucia
Race: Dhampir Monarch !
Level: 94
HP: 2430
Mana: 4535
Strength: 881
Defense: 1154
Magic: 3126
Skills:
Dhampir Princess LV.2 (Unique)
True Blood Magic LV.8 (Racial)
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Water Magic LV.8
Light Magic LV.3
Mana Control LV.10
Magic Boost LV.7
Quick Cast LV.8
Fast Mana Recovery LV.10
Knife Technique LV.2
Staff Technique LV.6
Saint
Water Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Blood Sucker (Racial)
Lifesaver
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Alice Mana Watchman
Race: Magical Girl ?
Level: 83
HP: 1520
Mana: 3990
Strength: 876
Defense: 1226
Magic: 2972
Skills:
Magical Girl (unique-racial) LV.1
Card Summoner LV.3 (extra)
Magician¡¯s Power LV.5(extra)
Multicasting LV.4 (extra)
Mana Flight LV.5 (extra)
Telekinesis LV.3 (extra)
Giant yer LV.1 (extra)
Dark Magic LV.9
Mana Control LV.10
Magic Boost LV.7
Quick Cast LV.8
Instant Cast LV.2
Fast Mana Recovery LV.10
Magic resistance LV.5
Staff Technique LV.3
One with two Souls
One who defeated the Impossible
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Rhianna
Race: Dhampir Brawler
Level: 86
HP: 2815
Mana: 2550
Strength: 1815
Defense: 1345
Magic: 1185
Skills:
True Blood Magic LV.5 (Racial)
Vampiric Body Modification LV.4 (Racial)
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Fire Magic LV.5
Mana Control LV.5
Fast Mana Recovery LV.5
Internal Magic Technique LV.6
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.7
Flickering Step LV.4
Power Boost LV.5
Defense Boost LV.5
Blood Sucker (Racial)
ve. Master: Brian Wood
[copse] Well, that is it for today. Tomorrow, I¡¯ll go dragon flying with the prince. And Lua and Alice are both going to go with Mariina to have some sort of magic exam thingy regarding the witch and wizard titles given out by the Sage¡¯s tower. ¡­ I wonder, can I fly on Agunan instead of one of my monsters? I kind of want to try that. I guess I should ask. ¡°Agunan, do you mind if I ride you tomorrow?¡± I asked the dragon. ¡°If Master wants to, I¡¯ll be more than happy to.¡± He responded, before adding. ¡°But I would like an extrarge breakfast for that. Transforming takes quite a lot of energy.¡± ¡°Sure. I think we can do that.¡± ¡°Also, I don¡¯t want that prince on my back. Only you may ride me.¡± Agunan added. ¡°Yeah. I wasn¡¯t going to let him, after you already refused him. Don¡¯t worry.¡± I reassured the dragon. ¡°Then I have no problem.¡± ¡°Thanks.¡± CH.258 Dragon Riding with the Prince CH.258 Dragon Riding with the Prince ¡°Good morning, Your Highness.¡± I greeted the Prince at the door of the guest house he was staying at. ¡°Didn¡¯t I say you can be more casual while outside of official business? Just call me by my name.¡± The Prince reminded me. ¡°Of course, Elias.¡± I agreed. I honestly just used ¡®Your Highness¡¯ to confirm today¡¯s situation. After breakfast, I had gone separate ways from Alice and Lua. Those two went with Mariina to have some sort of magic test/show/witch exam thingy, while I came to have the promised dragon ride with Elias. Agunan was with me, and I asked Ria to go with Alice and Lua. All three of us, Agunan, Elias and I, got into the same carriage and headed outside the city. During our ride, I carefully asked about the Bloggs family and the punishment they got, and the Prince proudly told me. ¡°I had the head of the house step down, and the first son took his ce as Baron Bloggs.¡± He answered. ¡°The previous Baron was also sent to the capital where he will work with the butchers to collect blood, which will then be sent to the dhampir safe-town closest to the capital. I hope you like what I came up with.¡± ¡°... how did you get him to agree to that?¡± I questioned. I actually kind of like the poetic justice of him collecting blood for the dhampirs he so despises. But to me, that sounds like two punishments. Losing both his position, and being sent into forcedbor. ¡°It was either that or have his entire family executed. He quickly agreed to the terms.¡± Elias said, smiling. ¡­ I don¡¯t think you should be smiling while you say something like that.
We finally came to a stop about an hour away from the city. ¡­ that is a stupid way to measure things. Measuring with time, our distance would depend on the speed. Well, the horses pulling our carriage belonged to the Royal family, so they were some of the best, and the carriage was high quality as well, so we were 20 kilometers away from the city walls. Perhaps a bit further away than we need, but better safe than sorry. After confirming the perimeter, the Royal guards allowed for one of Elias¡¯ maids to open the door to our carriage, and we stepped outside. ¡°Please stay there. I¡¯ll summon the dragon now.¡± I told Elias. During our ride, we already spoke about which dragon I¡¯d let him ride. He was very interested in my white dragons, but for obvious reasons, that ain¡¯t gonna happen. Instead, I¡¯ll let him ride the golden one. But for that, I¡¯ll need¡­ ¡°I summon three Troop Dragons.¡± Spoiler [copse] I need a few tributes. And they have to be dragon-type. Troop Dragon, as a card, summoned two humanoid dragons each, one with a sword and shield, one with a spear. They were just under two meters tall, and unlike Agunan¡¯s humanoid form, they had full lizard faces, and they also could only speak in draconic. But because each card summoned two, and I had summoned three copies worth, six dragonoid warriors were now mine tomand. ¡­ or tribute. ¡°I tribute my three Troop Dragons to summon Victory Dragon.¡± Spoiler [copse] Now why would I go with Victory Dragon? Well, that is simple. I didn¡¯t want the Prince to ride anything too strong, but I also didn¡¯t want to give him some disrespectful little shit dragon. Victory Dragon is an alright bnce between those two extremes. It has just one problem. Every time I summon it, I¡¯ll have to summon it by tribute summon. No colored sleeve/toploader stuff with this one. Sadly, that will mean that I likely won¡¯t use him much, but for this purpose, Victory Dragon is just fine. Victory Dragon itself was just shy of 20 meters tall, on my not patented dragon measuring scale. So it was just a bit smaller than a Blue-Eyes, but stillrger than most level 8 dragons I have. And thanks to its golden scales, it was perfect for a member of the Royal family to ride. ¡­ it also has quite high defense, so that is a nice plus, not that I¡¯m predicting anything to attack us. ¡°So, what do you think Elias? Do you like it?¡± I asked the Prince. ¡°... it really is a golden dragon. May I really ride it?¡± He asked. ¡°Yes. Of course.¡± I answered. ¡°Agunan, transform as well. I want to ride you.¡± I told my dragon. I had already asked him earlier, and Agunan was more than happy to let me ride him. Agunan stepped a bit away from me, and everyone else, before his humanoid form was engulfed in mes. Hopefully his shirt won¡¯t burn. The mes then grew in size, until a massive inferno was burning in front of us. Not that it was radiating any heat. Likest time, it did seem to be just visual cover. Then the me took on a distinct dragon shape, before quickly burning out and revealing Agunan¡¯s dragon form from underneath. Before we mounted on the dragons, I summoned one more monster. Shining Angel. He was going to be our insurance policy, just in case the Prince fell. I know I will survive even if I fall, but I¡¯m not going to take any chances with the Prince. Spoiler [copse] After making sure Elias was well seated on Victory Dragon, I first jumped and then boosted myself with telekinesis so I could get onto Agunan¡¯s back. After finding a good ce around his shoulder des, I sat down and gave themand to take off.
Our flight was mostly uneventful. Some D-rank bird monsters dide somewhat close to us, but as soon as Agunan let out a roar, they scurried away as fast as they could. As wended, I spotted a small group of dead goblins close by. They must have attacked the Royal guards while we were flying. Kind of surprised. I really didn¡¯t think goblins would be that dumb. Anyway. After wended, I unsummoned both the Shining Angel and Victory Dragon, and also had Agunan turn back into his humanoid form. I was actually a bit worried if his new t-shirt would survive the transformation, but it was just fine, so that was good. I do wonder, do dragons have something like an inventory or storage where they put the clothes they wear in their humanoid forms while they are in their dragon form? Well, because he doesn¡¯t rip his clothes when he transforms, I can get some very nice clothing for Agunan, without having to worry about him ripping them. Before we made our way back to the city, we had a little lunch in the fields. The maids Elias brought with him set out a nice ¡®pic¡¯ for us, and we enjoyed the meal. Agunan was once again gulping down the food the Prince offered him, being a bit extra hungry from the dragon transformation. And Agunan always eats a lot anyway. But even after hepletely cleared all of the food, Agunan still seemed a bit hungry, so I quickly Woked him up a me Cerebrus. Based on what he told me, Agunan often eats fire attribute monsters, so that is what I decided to go with. Sure I could have gotten out some Sr re Dragon meat, produced by Laura and Kitchen Dragonmaid from my storage, but I was out of the city, so I could just cook something new on the fly. Spoiler
[copse] I even shared some of the me Cerebrus meat with the Royal guard and Elias, as they did seem interested. I did find it alright, but it was a bit ¡­ spicy. I don¡¯t know if all fire monsters are naturally spicy, but I don¡¯t recall the Sr re Dragon being, when I tested it out. So either they aren¡¯t, or Kitchen Dragonmaid did something to it to reduce the spiciness. Well, either way, the Cerebrus was tasty, so I don¡¯t really mind. After we finished our lunch, we got back into the carriages and headed back to the city.

[Lucia POV]

¡°Good morning. Are you ready to go?¡± We were greeted by Lady Mariina. She had invited us toe along with her to the adventurer¡¯s guild, where she would be holding a wizard/witch exam today. I was with Ria and Alice, as Brian had gone separate ways from us. He was going to be riding dragons with the second Prince. For once, I¡¯m d I didn¡¯t have to go with him. The Prince ¡­ he just doesn¡¯t sit right with me. The way he is getting familiar with Brian. In his eyes, Brian should be nothing more than a low ranked honorary noble. Not someone worth investing that much time and money into. Well he wouldn¡¯t be, if not for his System Support, his unique skills and now also Agunan. ¡­ but at the same time, I don¡¯t know how much Brian would really be willing to do to the Prince. Would he do what he did to me? Help him as much as he helped me? And what would a Prince even need help with? ¡°Lua? Lua? Are you getting out or not?¡± Alice asked me. While I was deep in thought, we must have arrived at the adventurer¡¯s guild. There, arge group of aspiring witches and wizards were already waiting for us. A situation like this might be somewhatmon in the capital, happening a few times a year, but here, it would onlye once every two to three years, when a high witch or wizard, or even a sage, has business in this area. The three of us sat down behind a deck that had been set out for us beforehand. This was done by the adventurer¡¯s guild to make sure the operation ran smoothly. They had already done a basic selection of the applicants, to at least make sure they could use magic, as to waste as little of the time of the great witch overseeing the exam as possible. As we were doing our final preparations, I recalled my own exam. I traveled all the way to the capital for it. I thought that what I should do is show off powerful offensive spells, but Mrs. Moon told me that that isn¡¯t how you get recognized. Control is what is important. I showed the examiner both my Water Control and Blood Control spells. After that, he requested that I show an offensive spell, so I used Ice Lance, one of the most powerful spells I could use at the time. I also showed some healing magic, and I was then granted the title of Witch by the Great Wizard representing the Sage¡¯s tower. And now I was sitting here, assisting someone holding the same exam. I never really thought I would end up in a ce like this. ¡°Thank you. You do not pass. Next.¡± Mariina called out, after failing the next contender. He had alright ability in magic, but hecked skill in control-style magic. The reason control-style magic is important for this test was something I asked Mrs. Moon during our trip to the capital. She exined it to me like this. ¡°When you chant magic, the chant takes care of most of the control. All you have to do is aim. But with control-style spells, your own imagination and turning that into mana movement are the most important parts. That is why they put such an emphasis on that style of magic. It proves that you understand that magic is more than just chanting words and aiming spells.¡± This contender moved on with grace, but not all of them always do that. Sometimes they get a bit ¡­ irritated and try to do something. I think we have it especially bad, because we are three women, and even Ria, our guard, is female. We did also have a few adventurer¡¯s on stand-by, but they might not make it in time if someone really attempts something. But after the first who attempted something first had their spell blocked by Alice using an Instant Cast Dark Shield and then Ria taking them to the ground, none of the others have been so brave. By the end of the day, out of the 43 people who came to show their skills, only two were approved by Mariina. There were a few others who Mariina imed showed promise, but theycked control of their magic, so they didn¡¯t pass at this time.

[Brian POV]

¡°So, how was it? Did you enjoy your day?¡± I asked the girls when they came back. I had returned a little while ago, and while Agunan decided to take a nap, I went to the training grounds for some sword practice, until I got the info that Lua and Alice were returning. ¡°... it was alright. A bit boring though.¡± Alice admitted. ¡°I think normal people are boringpared to your monsters. I want them to put on a magic show so I can see a lot of different kinds of magic. I think that might help my unique skill.¡± ¡°You can probably ask them and Fantasia to do that.¡± I told her. I feel like Fantasia would set that up in no time. She gets along with basically all of my monsters. And I know my monsters already have tournaments in the factory anyway, so there might already be some security footage, recorded by Tahlia, of my spellcasters fighting. ¡°What about you and the Prince?¡± Lua asked. ¡°We had our fun. Agunan is nice to ride, because he is so warm.¡± I admitted, as I looked at the napping dragon. A fire dragon is just better. Like having heated seats on your flying motorcycle. ¡°Did the Prince ask for any more favors from you?¡± ¡°... I don¡¯t think so. He did say he wanted to ride dragons again. He also gave me that Royal order he promised us. You know, the one giving us unlimited ess to the dhampir safe towns. In return, I promised I¡¯d take him dragon riding next time we meet. Not that I have any clue if I¡¯ll ever even meet him again. Well, probably in the capital, but we¡¯ll see.¡± ¡°... yes. I guess we will.¡± Lua responded. Last thing of the day was of course our level ups. I leveled up my Sword Technique, after getting permission for it from today¡¯s teacher, ck Luster Soldier. Lua leveled up her Magic Boost, while Alice maxed out her Dark Magic. Ria got a level into Flicker Step, because of some small incident that happened during the day. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human ?
Level: 99
HP: 3520 (+19,400)
Mana: 4620 (+17,700)
Strength: 1190
Defense: 1320
Magic: 1370
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.5 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.3 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Space Magic LV.2 (extra)
Telekinesis LV.5 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.10 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Sword Technique LV.3
Mana Control LV.10
Dragon Life Dedication (Greater True Fire Dragon)
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (Greater)
Honorary Baron of Ruiso Kingdom
Language Comprehension (humanoid) (draconic)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Lucia
Race: Dhampir Monarch !
Level: 96
HP: 2450
Mana: 4565
Strength: 895
Defense: 1170
Magic: 3200
Skills:
Dhampir Princess LV.2 (Unique)
True Blood Magic LV.8 (Racial)
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Water Magic LV.8
Light Magic LV.3
Mana Control LV.10
Magic Boost LV.8
Quick Cast LV.8
Fast Mana Recovery LV.10
Knife Technique LV.2
Staff Technique LV.6
Saint
Water Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Blood Sucker (Racial)
Lifesaver
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Alice Mana Watchman
Race: Magical Girl ?
Level: 85
HP: 1540
Mana: 4070
Strength: 892
Defense: 1242
Magic: 3044
Skills:
Magical Girl (unique-racial) LV.1
Card Summoner LV.3 (extra)
Magician¡¯s Power LV.5(extra)
Multicasting LV.4 (extra)
Mana Flight LV.5 (extra)
Telekinesis LV.3 (extra)
Giant yer LV.1 (extra)
Dark Magic LV.10
Mana Control LV.10
Magic Boost LV.7
Quick Cast LV.8
Instant Cast LV.2
Fast Mana Recovery LV.10
Magic resistance LV.5
Staff Technique LV.3
One with two Souls
One who defeated the Impossible
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Rhianna
Race: Dhampir Brawler
Level: 88
HP: 2845
Mana: 2620
Strength: 1865
Defense: 1361
Magic: 1195
Skills:
True Blood Magic LV.5 (Racial)
Vampiric Body Modification LV.4 (Racial)
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Fire Magic LV.5
Mana Control LV.5
Fast Mana Recovery LV.5
Internal Magic Technique LV.6
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.7
Flickering Step LV.5
Power Boost LV.5
Defense Boost LV.5
Blood Sucker (Racial)
ve. Master: Brian Wood
[copse] Tomorrow, we will see the Prince off. Then I think I¡¯ll install a few cards into each of us. I¡¯ll have Laura and the other two System Supports confirm how many are safe for each of us, and also she can make a rmended list with the other System Supports. ¡­ Did Alice ever name her System Support? Well, tomorrow. CH.259 New Installs CH.259 New Installs Our morning was spent in the factory. Alice had especiallye to like it as a practice ce for her unique-racial skill, because using the ssic factory cheats, I could easily give her ¡®unlimited mana¡¯ within the factory, so she could y around with custom spells and weapons all she wanted. Oh, she also named her System Support. His name is Kekri. I don¡¯t really know where that name came from, but Alice told me it was something that just felt correct to her. Spoiler [copse] Kekri still couldn¡¯t realize his avatar at the same time as Alice was here, but when he did make himself an avatar, he took on the form of a man about 175 cm tall, with spiky ck hair, that had some blond highlights. If you really looked at it that way, it would look a bit like Atem¡¯s hair, but it really wasn¡¯t quite that. Nowhere near as spiky and impossible as Atem¡¯s hair. He was dressed in ck jeans, a ck t-shirt and a dark purple hoodie, that he wore as a cape. It really made for a strange mix between my and Yami Yugi¡¯s usual outfit. Well, at least Kekri doesn¡¯t have a ne or anything, or he would be even more like Atem. But considering his voice, I still wouldn¡¯t be surprised if I call him Atem at some point. Then, at the request of Alice, who wants more cards into her new ¡®deck box¡¯ of her Card Summoner skill, we opened some packs. Time for some Elemental Energy.
Daily Pack tokens: 100 Current Pack tokens: 912
Avable sets :
Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon Metal Raiders
Magic Ruler Pharaoh¡¯s Servant
Labyrinth of Nightmare Legacy of Darkness
Pharaonic Guardian Magician¡¯s Force
Dark Crisis Invasion of Chaos
Ancient Sanctuary Soul of the Duelist
Rise of Destiny ming Eternity
The Lost Millennium Cybeic Revolution
Elemental Energy
Daily Reprint Tokens: 100 Current Reprint Tokens: 871
Avable Reprint sets:
Dark Beginning 1 Dark Revtion Volume 1
Dark Beginning 2 Dark Revtion Volume 2
Use a ¡®Pack token¡¯ to open 1 pack of ¡®Elemental Energy¡¯
[Yes] [No]
Spoiler EEN 1 Nanobreaker, Dark Deal, Hydrogeddon, Branch!, Ojamuscle, The Forces of Darkness, Familiar-Possessed - Aussa, VW-Tiger Catapult, King''s Knight [copse] ¡°Brian? Can I have her?¡± Alice asked, pointing at Nanobreaker. ¡°... sure, but why?¡± I asked, before I realized the answer. ¡°... her weapon, huh. Well, I don¡¯t really care why you want her, you can have her.¡± As I said that, I put a sleeve and toploader on the Nanobreaker, and then transferred it from my collection into Alice¡¯s deck. Because of our System Link, and Alice having a deck feature in her skill, we could do things like that. Monsters that were stored in Alice¡¯s deck could also appear in the Different Dimension Factory, just like the monsters in my collection can as well. Lua was a bit jealous, because her monsters can¡¯t do it, but I don¡¯t know the triggers that cause Card Summoner to level up. I don¡¯t think it was Alice¡¯s fusion, but it could have been. It also could have been her fighting the behemoth with her monsters. Well, we are going to be fighting starting tomorrow, so hopefully that will help. As soon as I had Nanobreaker transferred to Alice¡¯s deck, she took it out and ¡®summoned¡¯ it. It is more like calling the monster, not summoning it, considering that we are in the factory though. ¡°... oh. It was just¡­ a sword with a longer grip¡­¡± Alice muttered as she saw her new monster. Apparently, Nanobreaker didn¡¯t actually have a swordstaff, but just a sword with a slightly longer than normal grip. It does look a lot like a swordstaff in her artwork, even I thought it wasn''t a swordstaff. Well, better go into the next pack, so she has something else to think about. Spoiler EEN 2 Oxygeddon, Ojamuscle, Zure, Knight of Dark World, VW-Tiger Catapult, Roll Out!, Simultaneous Loss, Elemental HERO Wildheart, Gateway to Dark World, Jack''s Knight [copse] An Oxygeddon to go with the Hydrogeddon fromst pack. Another copy of VW-Tiger Catapult. Wildheart isn¡¯t bad either, and Jack¡¯s Knight goes well with the King¡¯s Knight from thest pack. Not bad. Could have gone without the second Ojamuscle thought. Spoiler EEN 3 Dark Deal, Level Modtion, Scarr, Scout of Dark World, Familiar-Possessed - Hiita, Gateway to Dark World, Weed Out, Simultaneous Loss, The Forces of Darkness, Water Dragon [copse] ¡°... a water dragon..?¡± Lua questioned. ¡°It is just ¡­ a water snake¡­¡± ¡°I guess so. It isn¡¯t even Dragon-type. It is a Sea Serpent.¡± ¡°... could I make one with magic?¡± ¡°Probably. But it wouldn¡¯t be alive. But you can try. And I guess if you use a water spirit, you might be able to make something that is ¡®alive¡¯. Mariina does that with her golems, so I think you can do that with a water snake.¡± ¡°... I guess I¡¯ll try it then¡­¡± Lua decided. Spoiler EEN 4 Familiar-Possessed - Eria, Simultaneous Loss, Scarr, Scout of Dark World, Bonding - H2O, Feather Wind, The Forces of Darkness, Dark World Lightning, Ojamuscle, Rapid-Fire Magician [copse] Well, there is the Bonding - H2O for the Water Dragon. Rapid-Fire Magician might also be good for teaching Alice. He does sound like he specializes in instant cast spells, considering that he is ¡®rapid-fire¡¯. ¡­ or it could be just quick casting, but still. ¡°Brian, these ¡­ Familiar-Possessed, there are multiple of them and they are just a bit different. Why?¡± Lua asked. ¡°They are used to y this game. These cards, back in my old world, were used to y a game. And in that game, you make decks. And often, you want your decks to have good synergy between the cards in it. That led to something called Archetypes. Familiar-Possessed is an archetype, and because of that, many monsters have that name.¡± ¡°A game? How do you y it?¡± Alice asked. ¡°I can teach you, but first, let¡¯s open a few more packs.¡± Spoiler EEN 5 Reborn Zombie, Dark Deal, Gateway to Dark World, V-Tiger Jet, VW-Tiger Catapult, Weed Out, de Skater, Bonding - H2O, Chthonian Alliance [copse] Okay. V-Tiger Jet is good to have. And de Skater isn¡¯t that bad. ¡­ okay, let¡¯s be honest, it is mediocre as anything. But it is a material for Cyber der, so I¡¯ll take it. Chthonian Alliance is also decent. Considering that I don¡¯t think I have any limit on how many of the same monster I can summon, I should be able to summon seven, or even nine copies of the same monster, and then just have one of them gain 6400 attack. Spoiler EEN 6 Oxygeddon, The Forces of Darkness, Chthonian Polymer, Simultaneous Loss, Branch!, Zure, Knight of Dark World, Bonding - H2O, Familiar-Possessed - Aussa, Feather Shot [copse] okay. Nothing crazy here. Next. Spoiler EEN 7 Reborn Zombie, Familiar-Possessed - Hiita, Dark World Lightning, Simultaneous Loss, Roll Out!, Bonding - H2O, Scarr, Scout of Dark World, The Forces of Darkness, Broww, Huntsman of Dark World [copse] ¡­ I guess Broww isn¡¯t half bad, even if I¡¯ll likely never use him. But still, I feel like the previous two openings took all of my luck, and now I¡¯m just getting ¡­ mediocre stuff. Next pack, give me something. Spoiler EEN 8 Simultaneous Loss, de Skater, Zure, Knight of Dark World, Infernal Incinerator, Familiar-Possessed - Aussa, Non-Fusion Area, W-Wing Catapult, Hydrogeddon, Water Dragon [copse] Infernal Incinerator, huh. I guess that is a card. A bit too¡­ difficult to use, but still something. The W-Wing Catapult is nice. Now I have both the materials for the VW-Tiger Catapult. Let¡¯s go two more. Hopefully I¡¯ll get at least one UR or SR. Spoiler EEN 9 Dark World Lightning, Ojamuscle, Scarr, Scout of Dark World, The Forces of Darkness, VW-Tiger Catapult, Nanobreaker, Roll Out!, Boss Rush, Chthonian st [copse] Oh? Boss Rush? That could be interesting. In theory, I think I can get new B.E.S. or Big Core monsters with it, the same way as I get new Vampires with Vampire¡¯s Domain. At least I think so. I¡¯ll need to test that out at some point. Well, still no SR or UR, so next pack. Spoiler EEN 10 Oxygeddon, Gateway to Dark World, Familiar-Possessed - Aussa, Weed Out, Ojamagic, Boss Rush, Etoile Cyber, W-Wing Catapult, Chthonian Soldier [copse] ¡­ no SRs or URs for me. No amount of Ojamagic is going to make this right. Chthonian Soldier isn¡¯t even that good. Hopefully I¡¯ll have better luck next time.
Now then. In preparation for us heading to the dungeon 27_001, I was going to boost our skills with some installs. As I had requested, Laura, Mia and ¡­ Kekri, had spent some time during the night both checking how many installs are safe for each of us, as well as figuring out the best installs. Lua was going strong, because with the only install she has gotten being the Luminous Spark for the Light attribute, she could handle another 4 installs. Spoiler [copse] For Alice, you might expect it to be less, because she has gotten more installs, but the amount was actually more. In total, Alice technically had four installs in her body. Mystic sma Zone for Dark attribute, Mage Power which turned into her Magician¡¯s Power extra skill, Serial Spell which turned into the Multicasting extra skill, as well as the Book of Secret Arts I installed into Mana before the fusion. Spoiler
[copse] But even with all of those installs, the System Supports came to the conclusion that Alice was still safe for up to five installs. They said it was likely because of her One with two Souls title, or perhaps her race. For me, I only had two slots avable. While I had fully integrated the United we Stand, as well as the Spell Economics, both my Different Dimension Factory and Different Dimension Treasury took up basically 1.5 slots each, for abined 3 out of my total of 5. Spoiler
[copse] And because of that, we were now debating what to install. For Alice, we would first add a second attribute. That much was sure. And it didn¡¯t take her long to choose fire as her second attribute, so I installed Molten Destruction into her. Spoiler [copse] As soon as I did, she began bothering Agunan and Ria for lessons on fire magic, so I think she might get the skill for it in theing days. I did also have other ideas for cards I could install into her, like Fusion Weapon and Diffusion Wave-Motion, but those can wait for another day. Better not install too many cards at one time. Spoiler
[copse] For Lua, she wanted one of the healing spells I have, so either Soul of the Pure or Dian Keto the Cure Master. But Cure Master is the better card, so we went with that. Spoiler
[copse] The Cure Master resulted in a skill called Mana Healing. It was a skill that could directly turn mana into healing, no spell or anything required. At LV.1, it was quite bad in terms of efficiency, but at LV.10, only Holy Magic would be more mana efficient, ording to Laura and Mia. And using abination of both would be the best anyway. The only problem with the skill was that you would have to touch the person who you are healing. That is why it is generally considered worse that attribute based healing magic. For myself, I went with The Reliable Guardian. Spoiler [copse] It turned into Defense Boost. I¡¯m not sure if it was really necessary, but I just felt like it was correct. And as it basic skill, it should only take a few weeks for my body to adjust to it, so that I can install another card safely. We didn¡¯t forget Ria either. Into her, I installed Cross Counter. Spoiler [copse] It resulted in a skill called Counter Strike. It would allow her tounch power of attack right after either receiving, dodging, blocking or parrying an attack, so that should be good for her. She can also study the new skill with Des Kangaroo, considering that the Kangaroo is literally on the card art of Cross Counter, and has an effect which is basically Cross Counter. Spoiler [copse] Agunan was also interested, so I just gave him a Dragon Treasure for now. It was also to test if he could even take installs, and Dragon Treasure seemed like the safe choice. Spoiler [copse] He let out some ¡­ interesting phrases after the install ended, like ¡®Next time, I¡¯ll beat that three-headed thing.¡¯ and ¡®Even Masters summons can no longer win against me.¡± in draconic. I do like the enthusiasm, but I must warn you, just because you are a bit stronger, doesn¡¯t mean that you can beat an Ultimate Dragon. Because of the installs, we skipped today¡¯s Level Ups. Tomorrow would be a rest/preparation day, but the day after that, we will be going to dungeon 27_001 and we will start to clear it. The only news I have from the Goddess is that she has some n with it, so I''m going to work on that. And with us still having the behemoth¡¯s core, we can use that as the core for the dungeon. ¡­ still waiting to meet the Goddess. I want to know about the dimensional fissures. Also, how was she able to produce me a Dimensional Barrier card? How does she know about Yugioh to the point where she can produce a specific card like that? Well, wait and find out, I guess. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human ?
Level: 99
HP: 3520 (+19,400)
Mana: 4620 (+17,700)
Strength: 1190
Defense: 1370
Magic: 1370
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.5 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.3 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Space Magic LV.2 (extra)
Telekinesis LV.5 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.10 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Sword Technique LV.3
Mana Control LV.10
Defense Boost LV.1
Dragon Life Dedication (Greater True Fire Dragon)
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (Greater)
Honorary Baron of Ruiso Kingdom
Language Comprehension (humanoid) (draconic)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Lucia
Race: Dhampir Monarch !
Level: 96
HP: 2450
Mana: 4635
Strength: 895
Defense: 1170
Magic: 3220
Skills:
Dhampir Princess LV.2 (Unique)
True Blood Magic LV.8 (Racial)
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Water Magic LV.8
Light Magic LV.3
Mana Healing LV.1
Mana Control LV.10
Magic Boost LV.8
Quick Cast LV.8
Fast Mana Recovery LV.10
Knife Technique LV.2
Staff Technique LV.6
Saint
Water Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Blood Sucker (Racial)
Lifesaver
[copse] Spoiler Alice doesn¡¯t have a new skill, because getting the attribute doesn¡¯t instantly give her the Fire Magic skill, but I¡¯ll still leave her status here.
Name: Alice Mana Watchman
Race: Magical Girl ?
Level: 85
HP: 1540
Mana: 4070
Strength: 892
Defense: 1242
Magic: 3044
Skills:
Magical Girl (unique-racial) LV.1
Card Summoner LV.3 (extra)
Magician¡¯s Power LV.5(extra)
Multicasting LV.4 (extra)
Mana Flight LV.5 (extra)
Telekinesis LV.3 (extra)
Giant yer LV.1 (extra)
Dark Magic LV.10
Mana Control LV.10
Magic Boost LV.7
Quick Cast LV.8
Instant Cast LV.2
Fast Mana Recovery LV.10
Magic resistance LV.5
Staff Technique LV.3
One with two Souls
One who defeated the Impossible
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Rhianna
Race: Dhampir Brawler
Level: 88
HP: 2895
Mana: 2620
Strength: 1890
Defense: 1386
Magic: 1195
Skills:
True Blood Magic LV.5 (Racial)
Vampiric Body Modification LV.4 (Racial)
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Fire Magic LV.5
Mana Control LV.5
Fast Mana Recovery LV.5
Internal Magic Technique LV.6
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.7
Counter Strike LV.1
Flickering Step LV.5
Power Boost LV.5
Defense Boost LV.5
Blood Sucker (Racial)
ve. Master: Brian Wood
[copse] CH.260 Clearing Dungeon 27_001, part 1 CH.260 Clearing Dungeon 27_001, part 1 Our ¡®rest¡¯ day went just fine, but it wasn¡¯t that restful for me. I went around the city, picking up preserved, and not so preserved, foods for us. Used Mystik Wok multiple times to make us foods, and also made sure to refill the magic sks of both Lua and Ria with dragon blood. Agunan actually didn¡¯t mind using the dragon blood in that way and didn¡¯t raise a fuss. Now with a bit more than a month''s worth of food, and sleeping bags and pelts for all of us, we were ready to head to the dungeon tomorrow.
After our morning breakfast, as well as a quick goodbye to everyone, the five of us were off towards dungeon 27_001. Admittedly, this might be just a day trip, but at the same time, depending on the size of the dungeon, we might have to camp there for multiple days, and we were prepared for that. I had some food ready to go in my storage, and I could make more with Mystik Wok and Emergency Provisions. Our flight to the dungeon was made in the brand new B.E.S. Crystal Core, that I just got. I just wanted to test it out, so I couldpare it to Big Core. Spoiler [copse] Crystal Core was a bit smaller than Big Core, but because of its structure, it actually had more inside space than Big Core. But it was less armed, having only the tentacleser cannons. And just like Big Core, it didn¡¯t have any atmospheric dampeners to stop sonic booms, so we would have to fly at subsonic speeds. Well, I could go to supersonic speeds outside of popted areas, but I decided to keep the speed down. And with Crystal Core having better inside areas, we could practice during the flight, while Crystal Core was flying itself. Autopilot for the win. A lot of the practice was focused on getting us used to our new skills. Well, mainly Ria and Lua. Ria was practicing with Agunan, and when either of them got injured, Lua would heal them with her new skill. Her Mana Healing was still less efficient than her water magic, even with both Agunan and Ria¡¯s affinity to fire reducing the effectiveness of healing water magic a bit, but she was getting the hang of it quickly, and she said she should be able to use it in conjunction with water healing magic.
¡°... why¡­ Every freaking time¡­¡± Iined a bit, as I saw the burned down clearing. Just likest time, there were monsters in the clearing. But this time, they weren¡¯t bugs from the dungeon, because I did block the dungeon entrance with a giant boulder. This time, a group of goblins had made it their home. The strange part was, there were somerger goblins with them. Or to be more specific, hobgoblins. Hobgoblins are actually quite dangerous, at leastpared to their ¡­ not so powerful brethren. Hobs are C-rank and can be quite a threat, especially inrge groups. But because they are born extremely rarely under normal circumstances, most people don¡¯t worry about them. The ¡®normal¡¯ way a hobgoblin is born is when goblins ¡­ abduct humanoid females and breed with them, but because of how weak goblins are, that luckily doesn¡¯t happen too often, based on what I know. But a handful had been born here for some reason. I knew the forest had some goblins, but I still didn¡¯t expect them to take over my clearing. ¡­ well, they didn¡¯t take it over like the bugs had, more like they had settled in a corner of the area. ¡°Ria, do you want to try your skill against them? They are rtively humanoid, so I think they will be good targets.¡± I asked. ¡°Yes. If I may.¡± Ria agreed. ¡°Can I take the normal goblins? I want to try something.¡± Alice asked. ¡°Sure. Get to the teleporter. I¡¯ll beam you down to the ground.¡± I told the duo. After the two got on the ground, they got to work. Ria had a bit of difficulty separating the hobs, from the regr goblins, but after she killed the first few normies, the hobs quickly came to oppose her. While Ria was using Counter Strike tond powerful hits on the hobgoblins, Alice had swapped from a regr outfit into her magical girl outfit and floated into the sky. Then, holding her arms above her head, she materialized a giant ball of fire. Bringing her arms down, sheunched the fireball towards the goblins. At first, I was a little worried that Ria would be caught up in it, but on the way down, the fireball broke apart into many smaller fireballs, which then precisely seeked out each and every goblin on the field, burning holes into their chests or heads. With the small fray now out of the way, Ria could fully focus on the hobs. And even though hobgoblins are C-rank monsters, Ria¡¯s punches were dealing good damage to them, and in under a minute, Ria had dealt with the six hobgoblins. The rest of us got down on the ground, and I unsummoned Crystal Core.
¡°I didn¡¯t know you could use fire magic already.¡± Luamented. ¡°I can¡¯t. Not the System magic, at least. That was done with my unique skill.¡± Alice answered. ¡°... but it took over two-thousand mana, so it isn¡¯t really usable in most situations.¡± ¡°We need to look into some sort of cheaty mana recovery skill for you.¡± Imented. ¡°Would help if you could steal Agunan¡¯s mana like I can, but even that has its limits. But I can''t argue with the power output and uracy of the spell.¡± ¡°Do you think you can make a skill like that?¡± ¡°No clue, but I think so. I think thatbining a few cards that use Spell Counters would potentially do it.¡± ¡°Like Pitch-ck Power Stone?¡± ¡°Yeah. But Pitch Stone can¡¯t make counters outside of when it is activated, so we would need something else. The only problem is that all the cards that I have which generate Spell Counters are monsters, and I don¡¯t think another fusion is a good idea. Well, there is Tower of Babel, but that one is a bit too dangerous.¡± Spoiler [Each time a Spell Card is activated, ce 1 Spell Counter on this card when that Spell Card resolves. If the 4th Spell Counter is ced on this card: Destroy this card, and if you do, the yer who activated the Spell Card at that time takes 3000 damage.] [copse] Maybe I should look into making some sort of facility that produces mana using Spell Counters. I know that mana can be instantly transferred over even long distances, thanks to Agunan¡¯s life dedication, so I should be able to do it as well. But I¡¯ll still need better cards for it. Maybe if I had that one field spell, Magical Citadel of Endymion, I might be able to do it. Then make some sort of mana transferring device, using something like Pitch-Dark Power Stone, or some other card that can move Spell Counters around. Maybe even using some of the tech my monsters have. ¡­ wait? The facility ¡­ in that dream Lua told me about ¡­ was that the Magical Citadel of Endymion? Was I able to make one? If her dream really is anything more than a dream, then I think yes. There are just too many coincidences where I could call it ¡®just a dream¡¯.
We got inside the dungeon, after I removed the boulder blocking the entrance. The stairs down werepletely covered in spider webs, and other stuff, but the monsters seem to have fallen back into the room ahead. ¡°Master, allow me to clear the way.¡± Agunan said, as he stepped forward. ¡°... sure¡­¡± I allowed him. Agunan ignited his own body, and the area around him began to burn. The fire then cleared all of the spider webs, as well as the other trash in our way. ¡°Wow. Thanks, Agunan. Great work.¡± Iplimented him, as we walked into the dungeon. ¡°So, how do we want to clear this ce?¡± I asked. ¡°Do I just summon some powerful monsters, so we can st our way through, or do we take a more careful approach?¡± ¡°I think we should do it quickly. If the Goddess wants us to clear this ce, we should do it as quickly as possible.¡± Lua answered. ¡°... that¡¯s boring. I wanted to fight myself¡­¡± Aliceined slightly. ¡°I don¡¯t think this world will run out of monsters even if we demolish the monsters in one dungeon. And they doe back, even after we eliminate and re-establish this ce.¡± I reminded her. ¡°Master, do you have contact with the Goddess?¡± Agunan asked. ¡°Well, kind of. I¡¯ve never met her personally, but she did promise to talk with me. And I have met with a System Agent, if you know what they are.¡± ¡°Them? Yes. I¡¯ve heard of them. ¡­ but the Goddess, huh. I wonder how powerful she is..?¡± ¡°Please don¡¯t fight with gods. And if you do, at least fight with ones I can summon. It will be a lot easier.¡± ¡°You can summon gods?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Well yes, but also no. At least not yet. Exodia, a certain golden giant Agunan was after, is more or less a demi-god. And there are other demi-god level cards, but I just don¡¯t have any yet.¡± I told them. ¡°... also, the Goddess said I shouldn¡¯t summon Exodia anymore, so I won¡¯t be doing it, unless absolutely necessary.¡± ¡°Can this Exodia appear in your world, Master?¡± ¡°In the factory? ... I¡¯m not sure, actually.¡± I answered Agunan. ¡°I¡¯ve never seen him there, and considering that he is basically five cards in one, I think he might not be able to, unless someone summons him. ¡­ and I don¡¯t want him destroying that ce, so I¡¯m not sure I want to try. Maybe just wait until I get some of the other god-cards.¡± Likee on. Agunan. Even after the install, you lost your factory rematch against Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, so why do you want to fight a god? Well, admittedly it wasn¡¯t really a fair fight, because they fought in the area governed by Mountain of Light, so my Blue-Eyes got the power boost from it. Next time, I¡¯ll have them fight in a neutral environment. And if Agunan wins, he can always y around with Shining Dragon next. Spoiler [copse]
¡°Come forth, ck Luster Soldier, ck Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning, Dark Sage and Dark Magician of Chaos.¡± I summoned my monsters. Spoiler
[copse] This lineup might be extreme overkill, but I also don¡¯t want any trouble, so why not? Also, I haven¡¯t summoned Dark Sage since I made the engagement bracelets with him, so it is about time I summoned him again. Same goes for ck Luster Soldier. It has been a while since I''ve summoned him. ¡°We are getting through this ce quickly. You four clear all the monsters in our way.¡± I ordered my summons, and they got to work. Out of the five of us, only Agunan could keep up with their speed, so the rest of just kind of stayed back and walked. I also kept collecting the monster corpses into my Storage as we did. That led me to realize something I haven¡¯t noticed before. The monster corpses from the dungeon have a condition called ¡®miasma curse¡¯. It means that they have a lot more miasma than usual monsters, so their materials cannot be used, unless they are purified by Holy Magic, and I can use Storage to purify it as well. The miasma itself, ording to Laura, would result in the equipment made from them being cursed, so you definitely don¡¯t want to use them without the purification. Even high ranking monsters outside of dungeons sometimes have that condition, but Tahlia must have always purified it. One of those ¡®It doesn¡¯t really matter, but wish she or Laura had told me¡¯ things right there. The secondrge room didn¡¯t have insects. Instead, it was filled to the brim with nt type monsters. The strongest of them was a B-rank man-eating nt, so that was fun. The third had bird type monsters, with the strongest ones being a group of four griffins.
¡°... howrge is this dungeon?¡± I asked, in a tone that might have sounded more likeining. It was the evening of the day we arrived here, and thus far, we had gone through over 30 rooms of this dungeon. And with the rooms being massive, and filled to the brim with monsters, even with my arsenal of summons, it took a while per room. Also, all of the monsters were high ranking monsters. None had been below C-rank, and most were B-rank. And eventually, even A-rank monsters began appearing. Which in itself wouldn¡¯t be a problem, but they did slow us down just a bit, especially if I didn''t have my A-Forces out here. But I could easily fix that little problem by throwing out some equip spells, so we were making good time. The only problem was, we now needed to sleep in the dungeon. ¡­ I honestly hoped we¡¯d have this ce cleared in one day, but nope. And unlike TinaWood, this ce doesn¡¯t have guaranteed safe zones, so we have to use some¡­ not so conventional means of making a safe zone. ¡°Swords of Revealing Light.¡± I activated the spell. With it, no monsters should be able to attack us. Spoiler [copse] ¡­ but we would still have to have at least one of us stay awake, to keep watch, just to make sure. For that, the girls needed more powerful monsters. If something does break the Swords of Revealing Light, the cards Alice, Lua and I have set on us should buy us a bit of time, but still better to make sure. I gave Lua her own copy of Guardian Angel Joan, as well as Water Dragon, and the cards she needs to summon Water Dragon. Guardian Angel Joan I don¡¯t think I even need to exin, but I added the Water Dragon because she paid some attention to it when I pulled it from the pack. Spoiler
[copse] But I really need some stronger water attribute monsters. My strongest is Gogiga Gagagigo, and he is uncontroble. Sure Neo-Daedalus is almost as strong, but still. None of my water-attribute monsters have over 3000 attack, and that is just a shame. Spoiler
[copse] Giving something to Alice was a lot easier. My dark lineup is a lot more varied. But there was only one she really wanted. ¡°Can I have the Dark Pdin?¡± She requested. So of course I gave her a Dark Pdin, as well as its fusion materials. Spoiler
[copse] I also let her keep the Polymerization she used to fuse her monsters, and also gave her a De-Fusion to go along with it. Spoiler
[copse] I did warn her that I¡¯d take them back if she used them on a person, but Alice just reassured me that she wouldn¡¯t do that. And finally, Ria got herself a copy of Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys. Don¡¯t think I forgot that she wanted it. Sure it might not be quite as strong as the others, but it will buy a bit of time in case of an enemy attack. Spoiler [copse] ¡°Master. You should just let me keep guard, so all of you can sleep for the night. I don¡¯t need to sleep, as long as I have food.¡± Agunan offered. ¡°Nope. Not happening.¡± I denied. ¡°I need you in tip top shape for tomorrow, and for that, sleep is important.¡± The order in which we were taking turns keeping guard was Alice, Agunan, me, Ria andstly Lua. The reason I went with this order was because Alice, Lua and I could tell time with out System Supports, so we would be able to time for how long we need to keep guard before waking up the next person. And our System Supports would also wake us up for our own guard shift. ¡­ the only problem was the Swords of Revealing Light. While Lua, Ria, Alice and I could all activate it, if anyone but me activated it, we couldn¡¯t all move inside of them. If Ria activated it, Agunan and I could move inside just fine, but Alice and Lua would be frozen. And if Alice or Lua activated it, Agunan and Ria would get frozen. So the only choice was that I have to wake up every two hours to recast the spell. It could be worse, but I still don¡¯t like it. But better than being eaten by monsters during our sleep, so I¡¯ll just have to ept it. We naturally didn¡¯t use Level Up!s because we were in a dungeon, so after getting into my sleeping bag, I quickly fell asleep. CH.261 Clearing Dungeon 27_001, part 2 CH.261 Clearing Dungeon 27_001, part 2 (Brian. It''s your turn to keep guard.) Laura woke me up with her soft voice. She must have chosen an optimal time to match my sleep cycle, because I was feeling great, despite just having woken up. When she woke me up to activate another copy of Swords of Revealing Light, I was feeling a bit worse, but now, I feel just fine. Spoiler [copse] I got out of my sleeping bag, used Storage to quickly put my clothes on, and looked around. The Swords of Revealing Light were still up, but I could feel the early warning signs of the card wearing off from my Founder¡¯s terminal, but that means I still have about 5 or so minutes before the card wears off. ¡°Hey, Agunan. How was your shift?¡± I asked the dragon, who had been keeping guard before me. ¡°None of the monsters got through this spell Master used, so it has been peaceful.¡± Agunan answered. ¡°I even considered leaving this area to have some fun, but that might have woken you up.¡± ¡°Well, I¡¯m thankful that you didn¡¯t.¡± I responded. ¡°You can go to sleep now.¡± ¡°... are you sure? Master, I can keep guard for you. You don¡¯t have to do it yourself.¡± ¡°Agunan. We went over this already. We all need sleep, and by taking turns, we all get the same amount of rest.¡± ¡°No, we don¡¯t.¡± Agunan denied. ¡°You get less than the rest of us, because you have to keep waking up to recast this spell.¡± ¡°... perhaps, but sadly, there is nothing we can do about it. And we have a ten hour rest period anyway, so I¡¯ll still get plenty of sleep.¡± ¡°You should just sleep the entire night, only waking up to recast the spell. Please, leave your shift to me.¡± Agunan requested. ¡°... no. I¡¯m not going to do that.¡± I told him. ¡°Go to sleep, before I force you to do it.¡± I said that withpassion, not force. I know Agunan isn¡¯t fully adjusted to our sleep schedule, so he would have it the worst. He says that he is fine, but I don¡¯t think he really is. The rest of us should be fine. ¡°... as you with, Master.¡± Agunan gave in. ¡°But you really are too kind. You should learn to use your servants to reduce your own burden.¡± ¡°... maybe. But at the end of the day, I know my own body the best. I''d rather force it to do something, than force someone else.¡± ¡°Just don¡¯t kill yourself with that attitude.¡± Agunan warned. ¡°I¡¯ll try not to.¡± As Agunan got onto his sleeping pelt and curled up into the fetus position which he liked to sleep in, I got a System notification.
Mission: Good Master
Life Dedicated Agunan respects you as his Master.
Reward: Dragonmaid Sheou
Spoiler [copse] Eh? ¡­ oh yeah¡­ That mission I got when Ria became my ve. ¡­ but I really didn¡¯t think it would apply to Agunan. I guess the System did say something about him doing anything I ordered and so forth, so maybe the mission treats him the same as a ve? Yeah. That has to be it, I think. And either way, getting back to the reward. I don¡¯t recognize it, but based on the attribute and looks of the dragon, it has to be the dragon form of House Dragonmaid right? I don¡¯t think it had been revealed before I was ¡­ transported here. ¡­ now I really want to summon her. But I think that would be a bad idea. While this dungeon¡¯s rooms were big enough to where even Agunan¡¯s dragon form could be inside of it, summoning something thatrge will for sure wake the others up. But I can at least summon something a bit smaller to keep mepany, so after activating another copy of Swords of Revealing Light, and returning the previous copy to my collection, I summoned Rescue Cat and Cat''s Ear Tribe to keep mepany. Spoiler
[copse]
¡°Ria¡­ it is your turn to keep guard.¡± I softly spoke into her ear, as I was shaking the girl a bit to wake her up. Soon enough, she was up and ready to take the watch. ¡°... what are? Brian? Did you summon them?¡± Ria asked, referring to the cats I had summoned. ¡°Yeah. It would have been lonely, if I was all alone, so why not?¡± ¡°... Can you keep them summoned? I want to ¡­ have somepany as well.¡± ¡°You know I can¡¯t, sorry. I¡¯ll give you one, if you want.¡± ¡°... would you, please?¡± ¡°Sure, just a second.¡± I responded, as I checked my collection. So, a fire-attribute beast-type monster. ¡­ I only have two. And Great Agnus is an absolute no-go. But luckily, the other is perfect. Spoiler [copse] ¡°Here. You can have this.¡± I handed the card to Ria. ¡°Thanks.¡± ¡°No problem. I¡¯ll recast the Swords, unsummon those two and go to sleep.¡± I told Ria, as I went about my business. ¡°Yes. I¡¯ll summon this one now. Little Chimera.¡± Spoiler [copse] What appeared from the card was a huge cat, withrge wings and a tail that looked like a horse¡¯s tail. It had silvery-gray fur, green wings, and a purple tail. And an effect to boost anyone with the fire-attribute, so it was perfect for Ria. Well, I recast the Swords and unsummoned my beasts, so off to dreand with me.
Another two hourster, I once again woke up to recast the Swords of Revealing Light. Lua was already up, and was talking with Ria in a quiet voice. She noticed me, and came to talk to me for a second. ¡°... Brian¡­ can I have one as well?¡± She asked, looking at Ria¡¯s cat. ¡°... sure.¡± I agreed and quickly searched for water-attribute beast-type monsters. Sadly the only beast-type one I had is Fenrir, and the only Beast-Warrior I have is Mother Grizzly, not really that cute. So I went with just water-attribute and found a few good ones, like some of the Penguin monsters. Spoiler
[copse] But the one Lua ended up picking was. ¡°Gora Turtle.¡± Spoiler [copse] It was a small turtle, with a cute face. And like Little Chimera, it had a powerful effect. While the effect. While not as powerful as it is in Yugioh, Gora Turtle¡¯s effect does still prevent attacks with more than 1900 power from beingunched. But that just means you have to use a weaker attack, and you can get past that problem. In the real world, you don¡¯t always have to attack with full power. But still, it could be a very powerful tool to surprise an enemy with. The only problem was that it would also limit you. ¡°Thank you, Brian. I think this will make keeping watch more fun.¡± Lua thanked me. ¡°I¡¯ll help you go back to sleep.¡± She then added. I returned to my sleeping bag, and after giving Lua my arm, she softly bit into it. It didn¡¯t hurt or anything, but I still didn¡¯t expect that. The other thing I didn¡¯t expect was that I fell asleep basically right on the spot after the bite.
This day was spent just like thest. I summoned powerful monsters, boosted them even more with equip spells, and we were rushing right through. That was, until we reached what should be the thirty-fifth room. I guess I could also call them ¡®floors¡¯ as they are more like floors in traditional dungeons. Except that eachrge room would always have an entrance from the previous one, as well as an exit. ¡­ wait, I just described a dungeon floor. God dammit. TinaWood is confusing me. TinaWood is just so small that it is a lot more like rooms than floors. But this dungeon wasn¡¯t, so I guess what in TinaWood are rooms, are here more like floors. But back to the thirty-fifth floor. ¡°... a forest?¡± Alice questioned. ¡°Also, what is that sky? Aren¡¯t we underground?¡± We were in fact on a dungeon floor that resembled a full on forest, with a fake sky. At least I assume that it is a fake sky. (This is just a dungeon floor.) Alice, Lua and I heard the voice of Dan ¡­ I mean Kekri, in our heads. (It has just been made to resemble a forest to disorientate those who seek to conquer the dungeon. It also allows for better habitat for the monsters.) I didn¡¯t know that dungeons could do that. TinaWood just looked like a cave, so I assumed all dungeons would be like that. Even this dungeon had been like that until this floor, so ¡­ (Is the sky an illusion then?) I asked. It must be, because even though I haven¡¯t flown around the Ever forest that much, I should have covered enough of the areas nearby to have spotted an opening like this. ¡­ oh, and the sky is in the shape of a dome¡­ so it can¡¯t be a hole to the surface. ¡­ I asked a dumb question. (It is indeed.) Laura confirmed. (If you want to test it out, then grab a rock with telekinesis and throw it at the sky? It will crash into the fake sky.) I did as she told me, and doing that did tell me one thing, this room was a lot taller than all the previous ones. They had been around 50 meters high, but this room was a bit over 200 meters, in terms of height. Also, judging by the dome shaped ¡®sky roof¡¯ this room was massive. ¡­ I should really call it a floor, not a room. ¡°I think we should trade to flying monsters.¡± I told everyone. ¡°If we walk through this ce, it will take us forever to clear this floor.¡± No. I¡¯m not suggesting this because I want an excuse to summon Sheou. You are wrong. ¡­ okay, maybe not, but I still think it is a good idea, and everyone agreed with me. Anyway. Let¡¯s just summon the dragon. ¡°I activate Polymerization. I fuse together Dragonmaid Tinkhec and Tri-Horned Dragon to fusion-summon Dragonmaid Sheou.¡± Spoiler
[copse] Since Sheou¡¯s materials were what they are, I decided to use Tinkhec as the Dragonmaid for the summon. I could have used Kitchen, but in case something went wrong, using Tinkhec was just a bit safer, considering that Kitchen is the one who gave me a copy of Tinkhec. And Tri-Horned Dragon is just ¡­ well, it is a dragon, with a level of 7 or higher. As for Sheou. She was about 24-ish meters high, measured while standing to her shoulder level as I do with dragons. Sorger than my regr Blue-Eyes and even Twin-Burst, but not asrge as Shining. {Pliso. Svanoa nomag si faestir wux?}(Master. How may I serve you?) Sheou asked in draconic. Now with the Language Comprehension (draconic), I could understand it just fine without Laura having to trante for me. I could even speak it ¡­ but it was quite difficult to make some of the sounds with a human mouth. ¡°I need a ride. You¡¯ll also need to kill some monsters.¡± I answered the dragon. {Yes. I shall do that.} Sheou answered in the regr humannguage. She lowered herself to the ground, so I could get on. Alice mounted her Red-Eyes, Lua her Hyozanryu and Ria was on her Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys. Spoiler
[copse] Agunan on the other hand didn¡¯t revert to his dragon form, because it apparently took a lot of energy to go back and forth. Instead, he just pped his wings and flew besides us in his humanoid form.
Soon after taking flight, we ran into the first set of monsters. They wererge B-rank monsters, called rain birds. You might be able to figure out why they are called rain birds. Yes. Whenever they pped their wings, some amount of water fell off of them, causing some rain to fall down. If they weren¡¯t so darn aggressive, they could be seen as rain gods, but they attack basically anything on sight, so they most definitely aren¡¯t something to y around with. They can also use powerful water magic, so that is also a threat. Because of the opponents, I summoned the dragon I thought would have the best time dealing with them. ¡°ck Skull Dragon!¡± Spoiler [copse] While ck Skull Dragon might be more known for its fire attacks, it was still half Summoned Skull. And Summoned Skull is a lightning demon. That meant that ck Skull Dragon could still use those lightning attacks. And the lightning seemed to be super effective against the birds, because they quickly fell to the ground, as the lightning attacks hit them. I thought about collecting their corpses, but I would have had to fly quite close with Sheou, so I decided to just leave them. After the dungeon bes mine, I can just use the admin tools to absorb them all.
After we cleared the floor¡¯s boss, the A-rank rainstorm bird, we ran into our next problem. Our dragons, and Ria¡¯s winged beast, were toorge to fit through the passage to the next floor. We would either have to shrink them or, wait I don¡¯t actually have Shrink yet. Well, I could Micro Ray them, but Micro Ray has a limited time it is active for, so if they grow back to full size too quickly¡­ So yeah. We just had to unsummon our dragons. And just as I feared, the next floor was basically the same as the previous one. Another huge forest. And with the dragons on cooldown, we would need something else. ¡°Brian? Can¡¯t we just use that ship? The Big Core? Or that Crystal Core?¡± Alice asked. ¡°We can just get in, fly to the boss and get out, right?¡± ¡­ Alice, are you a genius or something? ¡°Yes. I think we can do that.¡± I answered. Sure Big Core and Crystal Core are huge, but so are these rooms. They can easily fit in here. And while we would run into the same issue of the ships not fitting into the corridors, they should make clearing these floors a breeze. ¡­ if only that would have been the case.
¡°WE ARE GOING DOWN!¡± I called out. Our ship, despite being ¡®invisible¡¯, had been attacked by monsters. Arge group of re birds hade and either crashed into Big Core, or just began roosting on the ship''s exterior. Their heat quickly caused damage to the hull and the main reactor, causing us to lose power and now we were on a crash course with the ground. ¡°Agunan, make us an exit!¡± I ordered. There is no way we would be able to evacuate in time. Agunan did as ordered, and let out a massive fire breath, blowing open the forward facing wall of the bridge. ¡°Let¡¯s get out, before this thing crashes!¡± I ordered everyone. ¡°Agunan, take me and Ria. Alice, can you carry Lua?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Alice answered. ¡°As you wish.¡± Agunan also confirmed. Agunan grabbed both me and Ria, holding us under his arms, as he pped his wings to get us out of the hole he just made, while Alice took Lua into a hug, before using Mana Flight to get both of them out of the crashing ship. Wended in the forest, before we realized that we most certainly were not safe. The forest itself was alive. Alive with tree monsters, or treants. Crimson treants, to be specific. Last floor had treants as well, but I didn¡¯t think we needed to worry about them, as we would just fly right over them, but now, we were surrounded on all sides by moving trees. And because crimson treants were resistant to fire, I couldn¡¯t just have Agunan burn all of these ones down. (Use wind monsters.) Laura rmended. ¡°Sure. Armed Dragon LV7!¡± I summoned my monster. Spoiler [copse] My monster soon appeared, ready to intercept the moving trees. At least treants were quite slow, so that was something good. ¡°Now, I discard Simorgh, Bird of Divinity, to activate Armed Dragon¡¯s effect. Take these treants down with Genocide Cutter!¡± Spoiler [copse] My dragon did as ordered, and soon, hundreds of des of wind flew from his lower stomach area, crashing into the treants. Some of them also went to the skies, clearing out the re birds flying in the sky. In terms of effectiveness, I¡¯d say it was 95% effective, as that was the estimated percentage of dead monsters from all targets. Now, I guess I can summon another monster to help clear out the rest of these treants, as well as those re birds. ¡°I activate Polymerization. I fuse together Elemental HERO Avian and Elemental HERO Burstinatrix to fusion-summon Elemental HERO me Wingman. Spoiler
[copse] me Wingman is a wind monster, so it should fit. And being half-fire, it should also be able to take hits from those re birds. He can also fly, unlike Armed Dragon LV7, so that is a nice boost. ¡­ and I just like seeing these two monsters fighting side-by-side, instead of against each other. I then boosted the me Wingman with Fusion Weapon, and also added Dragon''s Rage to help the Armed Dragon. Spoiler
[copse] With those two by our side, we made our way, on foot, through the floor. I guess good part is that I¡¯m getting some crimson treant wood, but the bad part is that we won¡¯t be able to go through that many floors per day, if we have to walk through them all. By the end of our second day, we only managed to clear a total of four forested floors, as well as the two non-forest floors. Two of the forest floors we just ¡®skipped over¡¯ with dragons, but the other two we couldn¡¯t. Well, we could have, but decided against it. The lightning birds that made that one floor their home, along with bright-wood treants that shotsers at us, made flying on that floor quite dangerous. It was honestly easier to just go on the ground. Next time, I need to just burrow under the ground with something like Drillroid. Too bad I didn¡¯t get the Super Vehicroid Jumbo Drill yet. Spoiler
[copse] CH.262 Clearing Dungeon 27_001, part 3 CH.262 Clearing Dungeon 27_001, part 3 ¡°Wow. A nighttime forest.¡± Alice announced as we got to the next floor. After clearing four forest floors yesterday, we had decided to rest in the corridor between the floors. It wasn¡¯t the best resting ce, as monsters would sometimes travel between the floors, but with Swords of Revealing Light keeping us safe, we would be just fine. ¡°So it is dark this time¡­¡± I muttered. ¡°What do you mean?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Haven¡¯t you realized? We have gone through four forest floors, all with a different attribute. First was water, with rain birds and aqua treants, then the re birds and crimson treants. Next was thepidate birds and the cotta treants. Then lightning birds and bright-wood treants. Fire, water, earth, light and now dark.¡± I recapped thest floors to Alice. ¡°Oh? I see¡­ So then the one after this will be wind, right?¡± Alice deduced. ¡°It should be. If this dungeon follows the pattern.¡± ¡°I see¡­ so, how do we do this floor?¡± Alice asked. ¡°I kind of want to walk through it. That night sky is so pretty.¡± ¡°We can, but I¡¯m guessing there will be some treants and birds attacking us soon.¡± ¡°But we can just use light magic on them, right?¡± ¡°Or fire. Fire might be better, because dark isn¡¯t that good against fire, whereas light and dark cancel each other out.¡± I reminded her. ¡°Oh? So is it my turn to let loose?¡± Agunan asked. ¡°Yeah. You can burn it all down, if you want to. Burning the forest shouldn¡¯t affect the sky, so we can have a nice walk under the moonlight sky.¡± ¡°Thank you, Master.¡± Agunan said, as a grin formed on his face. ¡°Would you all please fall back to the transitional area, so you are more safe? This ce is about to burn.¡± ¡­ oh god. How overboard is he going to go? Well, it is a dungeon, so why not let him y around? ¡°Sure. Just call us when you are done.¡± I told Agunan, before we all returned to safety. But just to make sure we really would be safe, I summoned Neo Aqua Madoor to put up an ice wall between us and Agunan. Spoiler [copse]
¡°Master, I am done.¡± Agunan came back after around fifteen minutes. Neo Aqua Madoor removed the ice wall and we walked into the ¡­ what used to be a forest. Well, you could still see some trees, or treants most likely, in the distance, but there was a burned down path, more than a hundred meters wide through the forest, likely leading all the way to the boss, and/or the exit off of this floor. ¡°... nice work, Agunan. You made us a nice path. But are there any treant corpses left, or were they all burned down?¡± ¡°Ah? I ¡­ I apologize, Master. I didn¡¯t realize you would want them, considering how many you collected previously, so I burned them all.¡± Agunan apologized, likely referring to all of the crimson and bright-wood treant corpses I collected on those floors. ¡°I can go hunt some of the survivors, if you would like.¡± ¡°Nah. It¡¯s fine. I was just wondering if any were left.¡± I responded. ¡°If somee to attack, then we can take them down.¡± Thanks to Agunan, we were able to take a nice calm walk in the moonlit ¡­ well, now the forest has burned down. It could have been romantic, but the smell was a bit bad. Well, at least it was easy. When we reached the end of the floor, the boss was there waiting for us. Arge darkness bird, which looked more like a shadow than anything else. It was an A-rank monster, just like the bird bosses of the previous floors had been, and since I only had Neo Aqua Madoor summoned, I let Agunan take the bird down.
¡°Brian, you don¡¯t happen to have an extra jacket in your storage, do you?¡± Alice asked when we get to the next floor. ¡°I have extra hoodies, but not a jacket.¡± I told her. My storage isn¡¯t equipped for everything, but it does have a few bits and pieces. ¡°Do you want one?¡± As we had guessed, the sixth forest floor was windy. And quite cold, because of it. The monsters here were typhoon birds, and there were also some razorleaf treants. The treants were the worse of the two, as they would shoot out massive quantities of super sharp leaves. ¡°Yeah. I¡¯m not dealing with this¡­¡± I muttered, as I dug my collection. ¡°Neo Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon!¡± Spoiler [copse] I decided to just summon one of my strongest dragons to take care of this. And considering how quickly Aguan dealt with thest floor, Neo Ultimate should also deal with this quickly. Then I summoned both an Alternative Blue-Eyes, as well as an OG Blue-Eyes so we could ride them and quickly clear this floor. I think the next floor should have something different, so that will be fun. Alice and I rode the OG, while Lua and Ria took the Alternative. Agunan just flew on his own wings, after Neo Ultimate refused to let him ride her. Spoiler
[copse] The boss of the floor was a tempest bird. The massive winds it caused were annoying, but wind cannot stop light, so my Neo Ultimate quickly destroyed the bird. In the corridor leading to the next floor, we stopped for a quick lunch break, before we kept heading deeper inside.
¡°... an ocean, huh¡­¡± I muttered as I saw the next floor. The stairs we had been walking down just abruptly ended, and before usid a giant puddle of water. ¡°How do we get past this?¡± Lua asked. ¡°We don¡¯t really even have ground space to summon dragons. And if we use another one of those airships, and it is destroyed again, then... And that raft will break as soon as any monster even touches it¡± Lua said, referring to a small raft that looked like it was waiting for us. I think the intended way was to use that raft to ¡®sail¡¯ across this ocean, but that would end in your death. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I think I have something.¡± I reassured her. I think I have a pirate ship summon. I remember talking about it with Fantasia. Ah, there it is. ¡°Skull Mariner.¡± Spoiler [copse] After I summoned the ship, we got on board and set sail. But of course this wouldn¡¯t be that easy. After all, this ¡®ocean¡¯ was filled with monsters, so we needed to defend ourselves. For that, I summoned Levia-Dragon - Daedalus, The Legendary Fisherman and Deepsea Warrior. Lua also summoned her Mermaid Knight and Enchanting Mermaid. With the five monsters clearing the water monsters around us, we were able to safely sail across the floor. Spoiler
[copse] That was, until we ran into the floor boss. A giant shark monster. A megalodon. And the first S-rank monster we¡¯ve run into in this dungeon. Even with Daedalus, and the other four monsters that were fighting against it, the megalodon was stronger. It had already taken down my Deepsea Warrior, as well as Lua¡¯s Mermaid Knight, so we were definitely on the backfoot. ¡°Daedalus, activate your effect!¡± Imanded. Daedalus effect is absolutely stupid, and I think it can use this ocean we are in for it. At least I assume so, because throughout the fight, the megalodon hasn¡¯t even attempted to attack my Legendary Fisherman, likely because Legendary Fisherman cannot be targeted with attacks, if Umi is on the field. After my order, Daedalus opened its mouth, before it pulled in water from the ocean. And a lot of it. Way more than its body could actually contain. After the part of the ocean we had been in hadpletely dried out, a beam of concentrated water shot out from Daedalus¡¯ mouth, seeking out all of the monsters I had summoned, Lua had summoned, as well as the now grounded megalodon, striking them all. Luckily we had already evacuated Skull Mariner when the ocean floor came into view, so at least we weren¡¯t in the affected area. The megalodon hadn¡¯t died from the attack, but with no sea to swim around in, it was now grounded to the sea floor. And while my Daedalus couldn¡¯t fly, it could ¡®stand¡¯ on the sea floor just fine. ¡°Brian! More water iing!¡± Lua told me, as she looked to where we hade from. It seems like Daedalus¡¯ effect hadn¡¯t drained the entire floor, just a part of it, and now the water level was trying to settle again. So we now had both the grounded megalodon, as well as that massive wave of watering towards us to worry. ¡°Yeah. I got this.¡± I reassured everyone. ¡°Daedalus, evolve. I summon Ocean Dragon Lord - Neo-Daedalus!¡± Spoiler [copse] This had already been my backup n against the megalodon, in case my monsters couldn¡¯t take it out. Summon Neo-Daedalus. ¡°Neo-Daedalus, as soon as you can, activate your effect!¡± Neo-Daedalus had an effect even more destructive than the regr Daedalus. Just like Daedalus, it would destroy all other cards on the field, but unlike Daedalus, it would also destroy all cards in both yers hands. ¡­ wait, it does WHAT? ¡­ oh for the¡­ As the big wave came closer, Neo-Daedalus took all of that water into its body, before releasing an attack. An attack that hit not just the megalodon, but also the cards Ria and Lua were holding. Luckily it did no other damage, but I still didn¡¯t like it. While the megalodon went down, and died, all of the cards Ria and Lua were holding also ¡®died¡¯, lost their color and went on their death cooldown. Alice¡¯s cards seemed to be safe though, as she has hers in her Card Summoner¡¯s deck. ¡°Brian? ¡­ what was that?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Later. Another wave ising in. We need to get off of this floor.¡± I told everyone, as I pointed out the route to the next floor.
While we were transitioning between the floors, I exined Neo-Daedalus¡¯ effect to everyone. I also confirmed that Alice¡¯s cards were fine. I assumed, because the effect didn¡¯t seem to target her, but better to get the confirmation in. As we approached the next floor, the temperature began to rise. Quickly. Ria and I were rtively fine, because our armored jackets had fire resistance, and Agunan didn¡¯t care, but Lua and Alice were a bit less fine. ¡°... Brian¡­ you wouldn¡¯t happen to have anything against the heat?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Sorry, but no.¡± ¡°You don¡¯t have another one of those jackets?¡± ¡°I could make one with Dungeon Founder, but the points it would take are dumb. Sure I could get a lot of points with all the monsters I¡¯ve been taking into storage, but it would still cost me 4 times as much because I¡¯d be doing it remotely.¡± I reminded her. ¡°But I think we can just use your unique skills, can¡¯t we? Pick monsters with fire resistant equipment, trade it over and you two turn them into a dress, or magical girl outfit respectfully.¡± ¡°Yes. I want to do that.¡± Alice instantly agreed. ¡°It will be the first I make outside the factory.¡± ¡°Do you have good monsters for that?¡± Lua asked. ¡°I should. Just a sec.¡± I said, as I dug my collection. I had a handful of choices to go with, with the obvious one being Legendary me Lord. Crimson Sentry, Fire Sorcerer, me Swordsman or even Infernalqueen Archfiend could work. Spoiler
[copse] But the two I decided to go with are. ¡°Fire Princess. st Magician.¡± Spoiler
[copse] ¡°Ooh. Which one do I get?¡± Alice asked. ¡°st Magician.¡± I answered. ¡°I think you can turn it into a nice magical girl outfit, right?¡± ¡°Yes. I think so.¡± ¡°So the dress is for me then.¡± ¡°Yes. Is that a problem? I can trade it for something else.¡± ¡°... I¡¯m just not sure¡­ if red is my color.¡± Lua quietly said. ¡°You¡¯ll look great in anything.¡± Iplimented her. ¡°You¡¯ll see. Agunan, Ria, you two keep guard in both directions. Lua, Alice, if you would¡­ undress, so we don¡¯t lose any more clothing than necessary.¡± Both did as I asked, and swapped from their current outfits into their regr clothes stored in the skill. Sadly, their skills can only store one ¡®regr¡¯ outfit at a time, so once they change into those, they would have to manually switch into a set of sacrificial underwear. Lua was still a bit ¡­ shy as she undressed, so I made sure not to look, but Alice was just trying to show off her near naked body to me. ¡°... Alice, save that to the bedroom. I¡¯ll activate the spell now. Tailor of the Fickle.¡± Spoiler [copse] I used Tailor of the Fickle to move the clothes of st Magician onto Alice, and then Alice used her unique-racial skill and turned them into a magical girl outfit. It took the form of a short puffy dress, with a red and orange color scheme. It also had some dark purple ent colors, as well as dark purple tights. The hat turned into two ribbons, which tied Alice¡¯s blond hair into twin tails. ¡°Not bad. Not bad at all. How does it feel?¡± I asked Alice. ¡°I think it is fine. I prefer the other one, but this one does seem to inste heat better.¡± ¡°Well, that is still good. It might also boost your fire magic, I think. st Magician, I¡¯ll ¡­ destroy you now, so you can get your clothes back. Raigeki Break, I discard Outstanding Dog Marron to destroy st Magician.¡± Spoiler
[copse] After that, we repeated the same process with Lua and Fire Princess. She got a long gown, looking a lot like Fire Princess¡¯ one, and unlike Alice, Lua¡¯s skill allows her to keep the weapon, so she got a new staff as well. I guess Alice¡¯s skill doesn¡¯t need to give her the weapon, as hers has that sub-part to make any weapon she can imagine, but still. Would be nice to get the weapon as well. After destroying Fire Princess, I used two Monster Reborns to summon both of the two back. We were about to head to a fire room, so why not have some fire magicians with us, right? Spoiler [copse]
Just as we had assumed, the next floor, I think this is the 43rd one, was a fire floor. Well, volcano floor to be more specific. It actually reminded me of the factory room that had been made with Molten Destruction. Spoiler [copse] I was a bit worried about things like poisonous gasses, because the volcano in the room was actively spewing out both magma and some sort of gasses, but we weren¡¯t taking any damage, and Laura said it wasn¡¯t anything harmful, so we just kept going. The floor itself would have been rtively easy, because it reminded Agunan of his hunting grounds, so he was going ham, but the ground was super hot. So hot that it was actively damaging our shoes, so we couldn¡¯t just casually walk here. So to avoid my shoes burning, I summoned two Tyrant Dragons and we just rode on them, while I let Agunan kill any monsters he wanted to. Spoiler [copse] The boss of the floor was an S-rank me giant. It was slow, but the problem was that it radiated massive amounts of heat, to the point where it could overpower our equipment''s heat/fire resistance, and cause us to ¡­ well sweat. A lot. But at the same time, one S-rank monster couldn¡¯t stand up against Agunan and the two Tyrant Dragons who gave him additional fire power. Agunan might not have as much strength in his humanoid form, as he does in his dragon form, but all of his magical power most certainly is still there. For those wanting my initial report on the power of S-rank monsters. I would say they are, based on the megalodon and the fire giant, around 3200/3200 in terms of a yugioh monster, or something like that. And like A-rank monsters, they do resist special effects like card effect destruction to some extent, but repeated uses can still take them down. As soon as the me giant went down, I collected its corpse and we evacuated the floor. We also decided to call it a day here. Partially so that I could take my and Ria¡¯s equipment into my storage, and use the auto repair of storage to ¡­ well, repair them. We had cleared four more floors today, and with Lua and Ria¡¯s cards on cooldown, because of a certain incident, and the bosses now being S-rank, we decided to stop here. Thankfully the corridor between the floors wasn¡¯t too hot, so we could still easily sleep here. Not that any of us had to go into a sleeping bag for warmth. ¡­ wonder what will be in stock for us tomorrow? Based on the forest floors, it will be earth, light, dark and then wind floor, right? What wille after that? How many floors will this dungeon have? CH.263 Clearing Dungeon 27_001, part 4 CH.263 Clearing Dungeon 27_001, part 4 Just as I guessedst evening, the next floor was an earth floor. But this isn¡¯t what I was expecting at all. What we faced was a massive underground cavern, filled with falling dripstones, and all. And the monsters that lived in this cave thingy were rock golems, stone golems, earth golems and so forth. All the golems. ¡°... Brian¡­ how do we get past this?¡± Lua asked. ¡°We can¡¯t just fly here.¡± ¡°That¡¯s true. But if you can¡¯t fly, you have to walk. And if you can¡¯t safely walk on the ground, make an underground path. Drillroid.¡± I summoned a monster. Spoiler [copse] My idea was this. If the area we can see is too dangerous, we¡¯ll just make our own path. And for that, Drillroid is perfect, so I ordered him to make us a path towards where Laura assumed the floor boss would be. The tunnel he dug wasn¡¯t that tall, but it was still more than enough. Then, for safety reasons, so we won¡¯t run out of air, I summoned Spirit of the Breeze to circte the air in our tunnel. Spoiler [copse] Once we emerged from the tunnel, we were within the visual distance of the floor boss. Another golem, but this one looked like it was made of metal. A metal golem. More specifically, a mithril golem. ¡°... Brian? How do you fight a mithril golem?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Do we just ¡­ attack until it dies?¡± ¡°We could, but I want to test something out first. Can you all deal with the other golems? I¡¯ll take care of that mithril golem.¡± ¡°Sure.¡± Alice agreed. ¡°But can I get a mithril weapon made from it?¡± ¡°... A mithril swordstaff, huh? I think I can do that.¡± ¡°Thanks. I knew I could count on you.¡± After Alice thanked me, she flew into the air with her Mana Flight, and went to suppress the stone golems that were starting to surround us. ¡­ wasn¡¯t it part of our n to not fight? Well, whatever. I guess we can fight a bit. As long as Alice doesn¡¯t level up too many times, we should be fine. Avoiding level up sickness is honestly the only reason I¡¯ve kept Alice, Lua and Ria from fighting too much. I can¡¯t get it, because I¡¯m already at the level cap. Anyway. Back to that mithril golem. And what I want to try with it. ¡°System Down!¡± I activated a card. Spoiler [copse] When I got it, Laura said that System Down should work on metal golems, so I wanted to test it. And with Health Conscious negating the need to pay that 1000 HP, there was no reason not to try it. And it worked. The mithril golem before us just ¡­ well, it disappeared. Vanishing from existence. That included everything about it, including all that sweet mithril I could have used. ¡­ well, System Down worked, but it might not be a good idea to use it. Materials are too important to just banish. But at least this confirms that banishing S-rank monsters is possible, so that is a good way to get rid of them in cases where speed is of utmost importance.
¡°Brian! You promised.¡± Aliceined, as we walked towards the next floor. ¡°I know. I¡¯m sorry. I didn¡¯t know it was just going to disappear.¡± I defended myself. ¡°And I did ce an order for mithril in Viscount Hills metal shop, so we can just use that.¡± ¡°That is a promise, right? You won¡¯t just say noter, right?¡± ¡°Yes. That is a promise. I¡¯ll make you the best swordstaff this world has ever seen.¡± I promised Alice, before I added a timeframe. ¡°Eventually. But before that, I¡¯ll make you a mithril swordstaff.¡± ¡°Thanks.¡± Alice beamed me a smile. ¡°But if that was a lie, you¡¯d better get used to waking up to a Dark Burning Attack every morning.¡± ¡°I¡¯d prefer not to burn, so I¡¯ll do my best.¡±
¡°... it''s not light?¡± I questioned when we got to the next floor. I had expected this floor to be light attribute based, considering the forests, but it was wind. And not a floor I was the biggest fan of. There were mountain tops, connected by rope bridges, and we would have to move on those. The winds were super strong, and would be knocking you around while on that unstable footing, and to add to that, the room had plenty of griffins, ready to attack you on the spot. In short, this was a nightmare for anyone who has a fear of heights. Well, its not like it would be fun for anyone else either. Except maybe for me. ¡°So, dragon riding time again.¡± I deduced. ¡°That might be for the best.¡± Lua agreed. ¡°It will take us a while to get through this floor otherwise.¡± ¡°I want to get to the next dark floor.¡± Alice added. ¡°Well, it might be next¡­ Anyway. What dragon to ¡­ oh? Yes. Come forth, Blue-Eyes Alternative Ultimate Dragon!¡± I called forth my monster. I already gave Neo Ultimate its chance to have fun, so why not Alternative Ultimate. Spoiler [copse] He was going to be our offensive power for the floor, so now we just needed our rides. I summoned King Dragun and Thousand Dragon for that. I was on King Dragun with Alice, while Ria and Lua shared Thousand Dragon. Agunan still had to fly himself. Spoiler
[copse] King Dragun was interesting to ride, considering his constitution, but his shoulders made for decent seating spots. The boss of the floor was another S-rank monster. A giant condor. An enormous bird rivaling the size of the Roc from the Valley of Haze I gave Christina. A bird the size of a dragon. Spoiler [copse] It attacked us with a mixture of wind magic, as well as its own feathers, which it shoot out at super high speeds. But with my Alternative Ultimate Dragon on the job, the bird didn¡¯t stay in the air for too long, and we were able to head to the next floor.
¡°...snow? Wasn¡¯t this supposed to be a light floor, not water?¡± Alice asked. ¡°No. This is most definitely a light floor. The sun is just behind a cloud at this point.¡± I told her. ¡°Once ites out, this snow will reflect the sunlight, and we will get almost blinded.¡± I warned her. Yeah. Snowy ins now. I was honestly a bit afraid we would go blind, but it wasn¡¯t quite that bad. ¡­ well, I still want sunsses, but no can do. Also, the temperature wasn¡¯t too cold, so we were just fine on that front. The windy floors were a lot colder. The enemies on the floor were rainbow-horned rabbits. They arerge, human sized rabbits, and as you might have guessed, they have a rainbow horn. They can use it to shoot light magic, and they also move quickly as anything, rivaling the speed of Ria¡¯s Flicker Step. The only good news was that they have paper thin defense, so almost any direct attack from any of us would put them down. To help us with that, I activated The Regtion of Tribe, and dered beast-type. Spoiler [copse] That prevented the rabbits from attacking, making them basically harmless pets. Sure I had to tribute a monster every 15 minutes for the card, but that is a small price to pay for ease of mind. At first we just walked, but eventually I summoned Oni Tank T-34 and XYZ-Dragon Cannon so we could ride them. You couldn¡¯t get inside XYZ-Dragon Cannon, and the T-34 only had one seat at the turret, so we took turns sitting there. The others would have to hang out outside, ''enjoying'' the blinding sunlight. Spoiler
[copse] The boss of the floor was once again S-rank, a sr wolf. It was arge wolf-monster, probably ten meters from head-to-tail, and it shot outsers. While The Regtion of Tribe did prevent it from actually attacking, it was still shining so bright that is was difficult to look at it straight, so I just ended up bombarding it with XYZ-Dragon Cannon¡¯s effect until it died. Sure I had to discard five Outstanding Dogs, but I would say it was worth it. Spoiler [copse]
¡°... and now it is dark¡­ Was it not enough to be blinded, now we are shoved into the night.¡± Iined a bit. Honestly, I had half expected this. A blinding floor could only be followed by a floor that waspletely dark. And not dark like that nighttime forest, but dark like ¡­ well, justplete darkness. No light anywhere. ¡°Should I use a Shine Ball to make us light?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Probably. But it might also attract monsters to us. If I had to guess, this floor is filled with monsters that attack any light source.¡± ¡°Do you have a better idea?¡± ¡°I do. Light of Intervention.¡± I activated a card. Spoiler [copse] The card lit up the dark room, revealing tons of human sized monsters. Well, maybe ghosts would be a better description. They were specters, to be precise. They hide in the shadows people cast and attack from there. But because my spell lit up the entire room, there were no shadows left for them to hide in. But I have to say, what a genius floor. If you use a more regr light source, like the Shine Ball spell of a torch, you¡¯d cast a shadow the monsters would be able to hide in. So as you can¡¯t see any of the specters, you might assume that it is safe to just go forward. But we didn¡¯t have any of those problems, thanks to my card, so we could just go through the floor, while using the specters that didn¡¯t really know what to do as target practice. Luckily this is a rogue dungeon, because if this dungeon had a DM who was trying to keep us out, I think he would be pulling his hair out by now. The boss of the floor on the other hand was a duhan, with a headless horse and everything. I actually found it an interesting boss, because the soft glow of the mesing from both the duhan and horse¡¯s necks gave enough light where we would cast nice shadows, had I not lit up the room with my trap card. So while the duhan took our attention, the specters would have been able to attack us from our blind spots. Again, quite the genius strategy. Sadly, it was wasted on us. ¡°Shinato, King of a Higher ne!¡± Spoiler [copse] ¡°Shinato, destroy that duhan.¡± Imanded my fairy/angel guy. Shinato got intobat with the duhan, while the rest of us focused on the specters. But the duhan, without the help from the specters, really couldn¡¯t hang in there, and eventually went down to a Divine Ring attack from Shinato.
¡°I guess this is a good ce to stop for the day.¡± I said to everyone, after we had left the darkness room. ¡°Agreed. How long do you think this dungeon will be?¡± Lua asked. ¡°No clue. I think we are between floors 47 and 48 at the moment, and considering that we have been running into S-rank boss monsters, floor 50 might be thest.¡± ¡°Brian, do you think thest boss will be SS-rank, like the behemoth was?¡± Alice asked. ¡°... probably.¡± I admitted. ¡°Will we be able to deal with it?¡± ¡°Of course. Why couldn¡¯t we? You¡¯ve done it before, and now we will use my entire arsenal of cards, so of course we will win.¡± ¡°I-if you say so¡­¡± ¡°You make it sound so easy¡­¡± Lua added. ¡°Well, it might not be, but I think we can do it.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry Master. As long as I am by your side, even something like an SS-rank will be easy.¡± Agunan said, even though I recall him saying he would have to go all out against a behemoth. ¡°Yeah. We will just deal with it, when ites to it.¡± I told everyone. ¡°Right?¡± ¡°Yes!¡± They all responded. With our enthusiasm for tomorrow set, we set up camp and got ready to rest for the night. CH.264 Clearing Dungeon 27_001, part 5 CH.264 Clearing Dungeon 27_001, part 5 Another day of dungeon diving iing. ¡­ I really hope we will be done soon, because even though I¡¯ve been sleeping alright, waking up every two hours to recast Swords of Revealing Light, along with all of the daily activities, is starting to take a toll on my body. Not that I¡¯d actually admit that to any of my party members. But as long as this dungeon is only 50 floors, I think we can get the rest done today.
¡°It¡¯s getting hot again¡­¡± Aliceined a bit, as we walked towards the next floor. Both she and Lua had already swapped to their fire resistant equipment, so it shouldn¡¯t get that bad, but it is true that it is hot. ¡°... another fire floor, I guess. I was honestly expecting water, but what can you do?¡± Imented, as we walked into the room. There, waiting for us, was a scene not too far from what we went through a few floors ago. A volcanic area. But unlike thest one, which was a rtivity t volcanic mountain region, this one had one massive volcano. There were also things like continuous rock slides, and the sun on this floor seemed extremely bright and blinding. ¡°Well, let¡¯s just go the easy route, and fly over this all.¡± I decided. ¡°Dragonmaid Tinkhec, Horus the ck me Dragon LV8.¡± I summoned two fire dragons. Spoiler
[copse] We got on the two dragons. Lua was riding with me this time, and Alice was with Ria. The monsters on this floor were a mix of different stuff. There were boulder golems, which are just big rock golems,va golems, you know what they are, and crystal golems. Crystal golems are annoying, because they attack with light magic and are super tanky against ranged attacks, but they shatter quite easily against physical attacks. In that way, they are basically the opposite of theva golems, which you want to attack with magic from a range. You don¡¯t want to get burned, after all. Boulder golems ¡­ well, just don¡¯t get hit by a boulder flying at highway speeds and you will be fine. As for the boss of the floor, it was another golem. A multi-element golem, to be specific. It had the center of its body made from a giant boulder, legs and ¡®head¡¯ made of crystal, and arms made ofva. Or I guess magma, but either way. It attacked us with a mix ofsers from its head area, and molten rocks thrown by its arms. It honestly might have been quite a threat, but I went a bit overkill on it by summoning Cosmo Queen, and sting the golem with multiple destruction spells. Hammer Shot, Smashing Ground, I even used a Fissure on it, and between the spells and Cosmo Queen¡¯s attack, the golem went down. Spoiler
[copse] I made sure to collect what remained of the golem before we headed for the next floor. The crystal parts mighte in handy, even though I¡¯m not sure for what. They do seem to be light attributed, so maybe they can be used for a light attribute magic staff. ¡­ or maybe I can use one to make a magic gun¡­ Later. Think about thatter.
¡°I hear water¡­¡± Luamented, as we were approaching. ¡°Kind of expected at this point. Last floor was fire, earth, light, right? So this is going to be water, wind, dark?¡± I guessed. Sadly, I was correct. I say sadly, because this was not a floor I wanted to be on at all. It was another ocean, like the one on floor 42. But this one was way worse. It was pitch dark and the weather was extremely stormy, so the ocean was filled with giant waves. It was also raining heavily. ¡°... so, Brian. Any ideas how we get past all of this?¡± Alice asked. ¡°I don¡¯t think we can sail, like we didst time.¡± ¡°Yeah. I don¡¯t think that would be a good idea. Riding dragons in this storm won¡¯t be nice either. And I¡¯m not sure how well Big Core or Crystal Core could take on this storm.¡± ¡°So¡­ what do we do?¡± ¡°Just because our usual means don¡¯t work, doesn¡¯t mean that there isn¡¯t a card for that.¡± I told Alice, as I took out two cards. ¡°World Suppression. Burning Land.¡± Spoiler
[copse] The two anti-field-spell cards went to work, and quickly, the raging sea calmed, the storm clouds above us parted, and all we were left with was a calm and clear ocean. I honestly expected that they would have destroyed the ocean, but I guess even my cards have limits. ¡°Now we can just ride across the sea. I¡¯ll summon our ride. Orca Mega-Fortress of Darkness.¡± Spoiler [copse] Orca Mega-Fortress is a massive beast. It honestly is almost hriouslyrge, but I guess if youpare it to Big Core and Crystal Core, it isn¡¯t that bad. ¡­ Well, the Orca was still around 150 meters long, from head to tail, so it was still one of thergest monsters in my arsenal, and it could just barely even swim in the oceans of my factory. But we are not in the factory, so who cares? ¡°So, anyone want to ride a whale¡­ well, an orca?¡± I asked, as I looked at my wide eyed party members. ¡°... Brian¡­¡± ¡°Yes?¡± ¡°... forget it. But really¡­ How?¡± ¡°You know how I work. Let¡¯s get on. I¡¯ll summon a few other monsters to keep this guy safe while I¡¯m at it.¡± I told everyone. This Orca might be massive, but it isn¡¯t that strong. Well, I guess 2100 attack is nothing tough at, but its defense is only 1200. If B-rank monsters keep hitting it, it will die quite quickly. I could keep activating something like Waboku to keep it safe, but that would be a pain. I really need that one equip spell which makes monsters undestroyable by battle. Spoiler
[copse] For our defense, I first summoned the duo of Aitsu and Koitsu. Spoiler
[copse] That duo might be a pair of joke monsters, but at the same time, when Koitsu is equipped to Aitsu as a Union monster, their attack stat is no joke. I also called out Suijin, as well as one Torpedo Fish and one Cannonball Spear Shellfish, since I do have the Orca out. Spoiler
[copse] The way to the boss was rtively fine. With Burning Land keeping the storm in check, Suijin reducing the attack power of any attacking monster, and the Aitsu/Koitsu union demolishing anything that came to the sea surface, our little cruise was fine. The monsters on this floor were these winged fishes, as well as dark sharks. The dark sharks were a pain in the ass, as they were basically invisible, and you would have to look at the disturbance they made in the water, so spotting them was difficult. The boss for the floor was a winged sea serpent, but as I didn¡¯t feel like ying around. I sealed it with Spellbinding Circle, Shadow Spell and Nightmare Wheel, before having Orca Mega-Fortress bombard it with a bunch of torpedo fish, while Aitsu/Koitsu union attacked from the air. Spoiler
[copse]
¡°... is this it?¡± I questioned, as we reached the next floor. We were in, well, it looked like a box made of metal. A metal cube, and we were inside of it. The box was a lot smaller than the previous massive floors, being only about 200x200 meters and about 70 meters high. At the center of it stood what I recognized as the dungeon¡¯s core pedestal. On it was a monster core about 50 cm in diameter. But there was a small problem. ¡­ okay, it was actually quiterge. Right behind the pedestal was a big ¡­ blob. Well, it is a monster, but it looks like a blob when it is sleeping like that. But it wasn¡¯t sleeping for long, because it soon woke up, as was apparent when six heads rose from the blob. Yes, what we were facing was in fact a six-headed hydra. And based on its color scheme, it had one head for each attribute, making this into a real SS-rank monster, and arguably the worst hydra you could ever face. An every-attribute six-headed hydra. ¡°Agunan, I¡¯ll borrow some of your HP.¡± I warned the dragon. ¡°Wall of Revealing Light.¡± Spoiler [copse] By allocating 10,000 HP from Agunan, I activated the trap card. He didn¡¯t actually lose any HP, thank you Health Conscious, but this was the first time I used it like this outside of the factory, so I went with only half of his max HP, just to be sure. But we now had a nice barrier against any attacks the hydra might attempt. Not that I¡¯m nning on giving it too much time. Because I¡¯m bringing out The A. Forces. ¡°ck Luster Soldier, ck Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning, Silent Swordsman LV7, Silent Magician LV8 and Dark Pdin.¡± I summoned five monsters, after I activated the continuous spell The A. Forces. Spoiler
[copse] With my forces here, it was time for the final battle.
As the battle between my A. Forces and the hydra kept going, I realized that I underestimated the hydra. Even with some of my strongest monsters on the job, boosted by The A. Forces, it wasn¡¯t a surefire victory. Mainly, because The A. Forces. doesn¡¯t boost the defense of my monsters, and because a hydra isn¡¯t a dragon, so Dark Pdin does not get his boost. The first of my monsters to go down was my Silent Swordsman LV7. His defense of 1000 just couldn¡¯t hang in there, when the hydra used a mix of fire and earth attributes to turn the battleground into ava ground. He was then quickly followed by Silent Magician LV8, falling to the same fate. And with my two warriors losing 400 attack, their attacks began tock a bit of the punch they previously had, so the hydra was able to start regenerating at a speed simr to how fast they were damaging it. I needed another n. Sure I could try to have Envoy banish the hydra, but I¡¯m not sure if that would be a good idea. If that hydra is somehow connected to the dungeon¡¯s rogue core, I might run into issues if I eliminate the core, without eliminating the hydra. So while I watched as my warriors struggled against the hydra, I went through my collection. Sure I could boost them with equip spells, but I¡¯ve done that already. I want to try something else. And I think I have just the thing. ¡°I need just a bit more time. Hang in there.¡± I called out to my summons, as I took out a pile of monsters from my collection, along with one spell card. ¡°Card Destruction.¡± I activated the spell. Spoiler [copse] With it, the massive pile of dragon-type monsters that were in my hand instantly went on cooldown, and I gained a Pack token for each. Had Laura not made that Pack token factory, this might have been a good way of getting a ton of Pack tokens as well. But I don¡¯t really care about the tokens at this time. I care that I just got a total of twenty dragons to go on the ¡®death cooldown¡¯ aka. in the GY. Because I happen to have one monster that can take a massive advantage of that fact. ¡°I summon Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon!¡± Spoiler [copse] My beautiful Blue-Eyed dragon, shining with its own beauty appeared in the room, and the hydra turned all of its heads to look at the new opponent. Yes. Look at him. He will be the one to do you in. ¡°Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon, attack that hydra with Shining Neutron Burst!¡± Imanded my dragon. It collected a bit of energy into its mouth, before letting out a burst brighter than a sr re. Those of us in the peanut gallery covered our eyes to shield us from the brightness, and when we finally opened them, we saw what remained of the hydra. Well, there wasn¡¯t much left, as the entire main body had vanished, but the heads were mostly there. ¡°... wow.¡± I just quietly muttered. Like, I knew Shining Dragon with 20 dragons in the ¡®GY¡¯ would be strong, but I didn¡¯t expect that. He just annihted the hydra with one attack. And it wasn¡¯t even his special effect. (Brian, a report.) Laura said. (Your Pack Opener just leveled up.) (Really? Thanks for telling me.) I thanked Laura.
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human ?
Level: 99
HP: 3520 (+19,400)
Mana: 4620 (+17,700)
Strength: 1190
Defense: 1420
Magic: 1370
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.6 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.3 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Space Magic LV.2 (extra)
Telekinesis LV.5 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.10 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Sword Technique LV.3
Mana Control LV.10
Defense Boost LV.1
Dragon Life Dedication (Greater True Fire Dragon)
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (Greater)
Honorary Baron of Ruiso Kingdom
Language Comprehension (humanoid) (draconic)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
I quickly confirmed it, but of course Laura wouldn¡¯t lie. I took a quick look at the skill¡¯s own menu as well.
Pack Opener
[Collection]
[Deck]
[Graveyard]
[Sleeve maker]
[Summoning Challenge]
[Instructions]
[Set lists]
[Open Packs]
[Promo Trade] (+1)
[Buy Decks] (+4)
I quickly confirmed the new things. First, I had a Graveyard tab now. In all simplicity, all cards that were on ¡®death cooldown¡¯ would now be visible in the GY, making it a lot easier to keep track of them. After the cooldown is done, they''d return to the deck or collection, depending on where they had been. I could also move stuff to the GY manually whenever I wanted, so I wouldn¡¯t have to do things like that Card Destruction trick in the future. I could just move a pile of cards into the GY whenever I wanted. They would still go on the ¡®death cooldown¡¯ so I would lose the ability to use them for 24 hours, but that was the same with the Card Destruction trick anyway. For promo trades, I had a few more cards avable from the Shonen Jump promotional cards.
Elemental HERO Stratos
Elemental HERO Ocean
Green Baboon, Defender of the Forest
Dreadscythe Harvester
Spoiler
[copse] Stratos and Ocean make a really nicebo, and I think those two can make me new Heroes with their effectsbined. ... wait, that might not work. Well it will, but I won''t need Ocean. Stratos adds stuff to my hand, it doesn''t special summon HEROes. So I won''t need Ocean to return a HERO that is already in my hand, to my hand. Sadly, both Baboon and Dreadscythe Harvester are just ¡­ well, kind of meh. And I also had four new structure decks I could pick up.
Rise of the Dragon Lords
The Dark Emperor
Zombie World
Spellcaster''s Command
Spoiler https://ygoprodeck/pack/Spellcaster''s%20Command%20Structure%20Deck [copse] I¡¯ll look into them moreter, but it seems like they have nice stuff. The dungeon is cleared and my skill even leveled up. I guess all that is left is to address my party. I turned to the others, before I said: ¡°We did it.¡± ¡­ wow. Brain? Is that the best you coulde up with? CH.265 Chaos God Core CH.265 Chaos God Core (Laura, am I good to just eliminate the rogue core?) I confirmed. (Yes. That should be fine. But please do remember that all the monsters remaining in the dungeon will turn aggressive towards you, and will likely try ande kill you. I suppose lucky for us that we have that raging ocean between us and most of the dungeon, but some of the monsters might get through it, so you should be prepared for that. Also, the monsters should go back to normal after you found the dungeon with the new core.) (Please wait a moment.) I then heard an older gentleman''s voice. I think it is Aulis, but why is he in my head? (You may eliminate the dungeon whenever you wish, but wait a bit before founding it. The Goddess shall give you a core to use for that. Make sure you ept the mission, and use the supplied mission item as the core for the dungeon.) ¡­ alright. So the Goddess will give us a core for the dungeon. I guess that is fine. We would have used the behemoth core, but this isn¡¯t bad. Now we can sell the entirety of the behemoth¡¯s corpse. I guess I could also ¡®buy¡¯ it off of Alice with a swordstaff, because we really don¡¯t need extra cash, but there might be other stuff Alice can barter it for. Stuff that you can¡¯t buy with just money alone. I¡¯m sure both Lua and Alice already heard both Laura and Aulis¡¯ messages, but I still made sure to share the info about the potential monster rampage to Agunan and Ria. Then we took ate lunch, because we hadn¡¯t had one yet. I also unsummoned the survivors of the final boss battle. My two warriors were a bit disappointed that I summoned Shining instead of buffing them with equips, but I just promised I¡¯d do that next time, so hopefully they won¡¯t be too mad. Dark Pdin on the other hand said that he will show his true strength when I next fight against dragons.
Before I eliminated the rogue core, I set a barrier around us with Swords or Revealing Light, just to make sure. Spoiler [copse] I think the only things that will be able to attack us are those winged fish monsters. No way the golems from floor 48 can get here, and the sharks on floor 49 don¡¯t have wings, or feet. And if monsters from floors before those two try to get here¡­ well, I won¡¯t say it is impossible, but I should have this dungeon founded by then, so it won¡¯t really be a problem. ¡°I¡¯ll do it now.¡± I warned everyone. ¡°Be prepared.¡± I¡¯m honestly not sure how I feel about this. I have some ¡­ questionable memories fromst time. God I was scared when the goblins were pounding the door. Sure I got out just fine, but that doesn¡¯t mean I wasn¡¯t scared. But now, I really don¡¯t think it will be a big deal. Compared to how I was then, I now have Unlimited POWER. ¡­ Well, I can¡¯t shoot lightning out of my fingers, but still. I wonder if there is a skill for that? Will the Goddess make me one if I ask? I ced my hand on the dungeon¡¯s rogue core, and felt mana rushing from the orb into my body, and as it did, the shine of the core faded. I think this happenedst time as well, I just couldn¡¯t sense mana back then. As the core faded, the room got a lot darker. We still had light, thanks to the Swords, and just like in TinaWood, some sort of ¡®emergency lighting¡¯ also seemed to activate here after the corepletely lost its shine.
Rogue dungeon 27_001 eliminated
The rush of power from the core has advanced your mana circuits. Mana Control speed increased.
???-Skill ¡®???¡¯ unlocked.
Limit Break LV.1 has been achieved.
Mission: Conquer the Dungeon
Mission Complete.
Reward: Pack Opener has leveled up to LV.7
Mission: Dungeon Core from the Goddess
Information: The Goddess wants you to found the dungeon using a special core. ce it on the core pedestal to found the dungeon.
Goal: Found the dungeon 27_001 using the Core supplied by the Goddess
Mission Item(s): 1 Chaos God Core
Reward: ???
Note: If any other core than the one supplied by the mission is used, the mission will be treated as a failure.
[ept] the Mission to im the Mission Item(s).
¡­ okay¡­ so three things. Or even more¡­ I guess let¡¯s just take it one step at a time. First, I managed to eliminate the core. That¡¯s good. Second, apparently that advanced my mana circuits, or something. I guess the first time I eliminated a dungeon, it made me mana circuits, so¡­ well, whatever. And because of that, my Mana Control should be faster now. I also got some question mark skill. And I achieved a limit break. I think that means I can go beyond LV.99 now. The third¡­ wait this is the fourth. The mission for eliminating the dungeon. It leveled up Pack Opener, and I just got a level to Pack Opener. Well, I¡¯ll check it out again after this is all over. And fifth. A new mission, whiches with question mark reward, and an extremely dangerous sounding mission item. Goddess, why are you giving me a God Core? That does not sound safe at all. ¡­ should I ask Lua and Alice for their opinion, before I ept? I think I should. Probably. ¡°Lua, Alice, can youe over here?¡± I requested. ¡°Ria, Agunan, keep guard. Some flying fishes from the previous floor will likely arrive here soon.¡± They did as asked, so I asked Laura to show Alice and Lua my mission. ¡°... so, what do you think?¡± I asked. ¡°It does sound dangerous.¡± Lua agreed with me on that point. ¡°But would the Goddess give you something like that without a very good reason? We should do it.¡± Alice said. ¡°I never said we shouldn¡¯t.¡± Lua added. ¡°I just said it sounds dangerous. But I agree. We should do it. ¡­ I just¡­ would like to know more about this Chaos God core¡­¡± ¡°So you both agree that we should. Good. I¡¯ll ept the mission then.¡± I told them. (Please do wait a second.) I once again heard Aulis in my head. (The Goddess wishes to see you, before you ept the mission. Would that be possible?) (... I guess, but we are kind of under attack.) I pointed out. Agunan and Ria were still fighting the flying fishesing from thest floor. There were also these ghost looking things. I don¡¯t remember seeing them on thest floor, but they might have hidden away after I used World Suppression. They do seem like some sort of dark and wind attribute ghost monsters, so maybe¡­ (Do not worry. It will not take long.) Aulis said. (Like your Different Dimension Factory, the time in the meeting ce is eleratedpared to the normal world.) (... alright. What do we need to do?) I asked. (Just take a nice position, like if you were going into the Different Dimension Factory.) Aulis told me. ¡°... so, shall we?¡± I asked the girls. ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Do we have a choice?¡± ¡°Well, we could just not, but I don¡¯t think that is a good choice. Ria, Agunan, we will be gone for a second. Keep us safe for a bit longer.¡± ¡°As you wish.¡± Agunan responded. ¡°... where are you going?¡± Ria questioned. ¡°I¡¯ll exinter. See you.¡± I sat down on the floor, and took a bnced sitting position where I hopefully won¡¯t fall over, as I lose control of my body. Alice and Lua also did the same, and soon, my vision went ck.
The three of us woke up in a familiar room. It was the parlor room where we met with Aulis, and he was there to greet us. ¡°Please, take a seat.¡± Aulis guided us to the table. Not like there is much else in the room. ¡°The Goddess will join us in just a moment.¡± We did as asked, and took our seats around the table. There were a few snacks and tea on the table, but eating them wouldn¡¯t actually fill you up. ¡­ they did taste good though. ¡°She is arriving.¡± Aulis warned us, and I instinctively stood up. An avatar formed next to where Aulis was standing. It took on a distinctly female body form, before a beautiful white evening gown appeared to cover her body. Last parts that came to view were her facial features, and hair. Her eyes were golden near the pupil, turning into a more greenish color as you got to the outer edge of the iris. And her floor length hair¡­ Well, I think the best way I can describe is, is by saying that it looked like someone took RGB led strips, and made them into hair. It flowed in all the colors of the rainbow. I have to say, it definitely does fit a Goddess. It instantly shows how non-human she is, while also having her look more or less like a human. ¡°Thank you foring.¡± The Goddess began talking. She had a soft, almost motherly voice. It didn¡¯t sound controlling, ormanding, just warm andfortable. ¡°We do not have too much time, so despite how inappropriate it might be, I¡¯d like to get straight to business.¡± ¡°Of course. I wish to get back quickly as well.¡± I answered. ¡°... I hope that didn¡¯t offend you. I apologize.¡± ¡°Do not worry. I understand that you are worried for yourpanions. I shall make this fast.¡± The Goddess said. ¡°First, thank you for conquering the dungeon. You did it quite a bit faster than I expected, so I didn¡¯t have the time to set up this meeting beforehand. But let me get straight into business. I want you to use a Chaos God Core to found the dungeon. You will get one when you ept the mission. Let me quickly exin that to you. The Chaos God Core is a core interlinked with the Chaos God Dimension. It is a sub-dimension of the world, and the source of all manaing to the world. Without it, this world could not exist. But sadly, ites with some negatives as well. When the Chaos energy from there enters the world you inhabit, it breaks apart into itsponents. Mainly mana and miasma. These two energies are what keep the world running, either for good or bad. But they aren¡¯t why you are here, or why the Chaos God Core is important. Those energies are already well managed by people, monsters and dungeons. The problem is the minor energies that the Chaos Energy carries. While they make up less than 1% of the energying from the Chaos God Dimension, they are the main cause of instability to the dimensional barriers. And if too much of these energies gather, they will cause a dimensional fissure, as you saw a little while ago. Sadly, no normal means can clear away these energies, and that is why Chaos God Cores are needed. They make Chaos God Dungeons, which are then capable of clearing away these energies, like regr dungeons clear away miasma. And as you saw with the one dimensional fissure that already formed, the minor energies are beginning to pile up, and the current Chaos God Dungeons cannot clear all of it away, so a new one is required. That is why dungeon 27_001 should be turned into a Chaos God Dungeon. ¡­ You now have an opportunity to ask questions, if you have any?¡± ¡°... I have a few.¡± I said, even though I was still taking all of that in. ¡°This ¡­ Chaos God Dungeon, I would be its founder, right?¡± ¡°Yes, you would.¡± ¡°And as the founder, do I need to do something special? Or is it just like any other dungeon?¡± ¡°Both yes and no. You may look at it just like you look at Dungeon 22_090. But there is one difference. As I said, the Chaos God Cores are linked to the Chaos God Dimension, the source of all life and creation. Because of this, misuse of the core can lead to extremely bad things. If you want an example, the infamous Demon Lord of the world was once a master of a Chaos God Core. He wasn¡¯t a bad master, until he misused the core and became an enemy of the world. And he was just a master, not a founder, so you will have even more power. But as thedy next to you can assess,¡± The Goddess said, referring to Lua. ¡°It isn¡¯t all bad what he did with it. He used its power to make new races, which weter epted into the System. But to make sure the power of the core never falls into the wrong hands, security of the Chaos God Core is of absolute necessity. For that, you are allowed to use the entire power of the core to keep it safe.¡± ¡°... so I just have to keep the core safe? That sounds reasonable. ¡­ How many of these Chaos God Dungeons are there? If you don¡¯t mind me asking.¡± ¡°Currently there are three on the continent you live on, yours would be the fourth. In total, the world has 19 of them, with yours being the twentieth. Out of them, only three are under humanoid control, yours would be the fourth, and others are under System management.¡± ¡°Then why not just make a new one that will be under System management?¡± I asked. ¡°Two reasons. One is the timeframe. It will take over a hundred years to make a brand new dungeon for it, and unlike you, we cannot justmandeer a rogue dungeon to use as a base.¡± ¡°... you are a God and you cannot do that?¡± ¡°We are not as all-powerful as you might assume. In special circumstances, we are able to make wondrous things, but that is only when we manifest a physical body in the world. As we are now, our power is somewhat more limited.¡± ¡°... a God with both limited, and limitless power, huh. Interesting duality.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t mean to push you into the decision, but we don¡¯t have unlimited time. Will you use the Chaos God Core and turn Dungeon 27_001 into a Chaos God Dungeon?¡± The Goddess asked. I took a quick look at both Alice and Lua. Both of them just nodded, so I answered the Goddess. ¡°Sure. I¡¯ll do that. I don¡¯t see a reason to refuse.¡± ¡°Good. Thank you. Now, as a reward, I¡¯ll give you¡­ Actually, I¡¯ll let you see it when youplete the mission.¡± The Goddess said. ¡°Do you have any more questions?¡± ¡°A few, if you don¡¯t mind. First, you mentioned two reasons, but only told me one of them. And second, dimensional fissures. Lua, would you tell her about your dream?¡± I asked Lua. ¡°... su-sure. I ¡­¡± Lua was struggling to speak. ¡°Do not worry, my child. I can read it from your memory, if you give permission.¡± The Goddess offered, as she offered her hand to Lua. Lua hesitated a bit, before cing her hand onto the Goddess¡¯. After a few seconds, the Goddess spoke up. ¡°... Hmm. I see. Yes. I do not know for certain if that dream is a true foresight into the future, but if it is, that could be a problem. We believed the introduction of the new Chaos God Core would solve that issue, but we may be wrong.¡± ¡°Do you know when and where the fissures appear?¡± I asked. ¡°Because if you do, I can just fly over with Gradius and close the fissures.¡± I offered. ¡°At least as long as you keep offering more Dimensional Barriers to me.¡± ¡°Yes. That is an option. However, the Dimensional Barrier card I gave you at that time wasn¡¯t what you think it was. It was a small amount of pre-programmed Chaos God Energy. It simply took the form of a card, because it is something you would easily understand. It wasn¡¯t a real card at all. Making them already causes dimensional instability, so we would prefer another way, otherwise we will simply enter a loop where we make one, you close a fissure, and the instability caused by the creation of the ¡®card¡¯ will make a new hole a few dayster. Luckily, I think we might have an option.¡± The Goddess said. ¡°Your God-monster. ¡­ Exodia, was it? I banned you from using him, as he can draw power directly from the Chaos God Dimension, which causes dimensional instability. If you used him a lot, he would rip apart the dimensional barriers, and cause mass chaos. But this is where my second reason to entrust you with the Chaos God Dungeones into y. With the Chaos God Core, you can make an energy route between the Chaos God Dimension and your Exodia, making it safe to use that God. And as he is a God with a physical form, I believe he will be able to do things we cannot.¡± ¡°... so you want me to use Exodia? And using it like that will be safe? ¡­ alright. But will it be safe for me? Last time, the cards burned away when I used them.¡± Well, they didn¡¯t burn, but they did heat up and vanish. ¡°We shall give you something for that. The Chaos God Dungeon can make things that no other dungeon can. So we will make a new form of ¡®sleeve¡¯ that will allow you to use Exodia, as well as other ¡®Divine¡¯ monsters. Is this something you find eptable?¡± ¡°Sure. I think that is just fine.¡± I agreed. New version of sleeve, huh. That sounds fun. ¡°Do not use them in any way you want. Only use them for the ¡®Divine¡¯ monsters.¡± The Goddess warned. Did she just read my thoughts? ¡°I didn¡¯t. I cannot do that without permission. You are simply easy to read.¡± ¡°... yeah. You are definitely reading my thoughts¡­¡± Imented. ¡°I do not need to do that. Though I have to say, I am interested in this game of Yu-Gi-Oh. Perhaps you would be willing to teach me at some point.¡± ¡°... yeah. Stop reading my thoughts. But sure. I can teach you, if you have the time for it. I was already nning on teaching Alice and Lua, so what is one more?¡± ¡°Yes. Admittedly it might be faster if I simply read your thoughts regarding the game.¡± The Goddess said. ¡°But I must apologize. Unless you have something urgent to ask, I must get back to my other work. Aulis shall take care of you from here.¡± The Goddess gave us a bit of time to ask more questions, but I already had so much new information in my brain that I really was just ready to be done. ¡°I see that is a no. I hope to see all of youter, then.¡± She said, as she raised from the table. As she did, I noticed something interesting. The Goddess¡¯ rainbow hair. It reached the floor. Exactly so that it wouldn¡¯t touch the floor, but so that it was to her ankle or so. But even when she was sitting, it still didn¡¯t touch the floor. It was altering its length, or something¡­ Well, whatever. She is a God, so I¡¯m not going to question it. After the Goddess disappeared, we quickly followed her lead and returned to the dungeon.
¡°Agunan, Ria. Are you two okay?¡± I confirmed as I got up from my sitting position. ¡°Of course. Ria has a slight injury, so she needs some healing, but otherwise, we are just fine.¡± Agunan answered. I quickly checked Ria¡¯s status through my own status, and she had lost a bit more than 300 HP. That is nothing lethal to her, but still, that does sound like it needs healing. Even Agunan¡¯s HP wasn¡¯t full, as the plus after my HP was 19,320, instead of the usual 19,400. ¡°Alice, can you help them kill the monstersing in? Lua, heal Ria please. I¡¯ll found the dungeon.¡± I gave my orders. Then I epted the mission, and the mission item appeared before me. It was arge round core that looked just like the previous dungeon core. Honestly, I¡¯m not sure I can tell the difference between this one and a regr monster core. I took the old core into my storage, and then put the new core in its ce.
Brian Wood has founded the dungeon 27_001 using a Chaos God Core. The dungeon will now evolve into a Chaos God Dungeon.
Founder¡¯s terminal of Chaos God Dungeon 27_001 is integrated into the Founder¡¯s terminal made by dungeon 22_090
Mission: Dungeon Core from the Goddess
Mission Complete
Reward: Race: ¡®One without a Race¡¯ has been unlock as a potential evolution
¡­ okay. The dungeon evolved, like the Goddess said. And the reward is a new race I can evolve into. But ¡®One without a Race¡¯ doesn¡¯t sound safe. I at least want to find out why I got that race before I even consider it over the other options. I checked my terminal, but it looked basically the same. I then activated it in duel disk mode, and noticed a ¡ª not so small difference. It still looked like a golden GX era duel disk, like it had been, but the extra monster zones were no longer avable. Instead, it now had a Arc-V style de of light, with five monster zones avable on it, as well as two ¡®pendulum¡¯ zones. I don¡¯t even have any pendulum monsters, so why do I have pendulum zones? Those were even removed from the game, when Master Rule 4 came out. Anyway, I¡¯ll look more into the ¡®rules¡¯ of my new duel diskter, but the short version is, I can summon up to ten monsters on my duel disk now.
Dungeon Evolution Complete. Dungeon 27_001 is now a Chaos God Dungeon.
All monsters inside the dungeon are now under the control of Dungeon Founder Brian Wood.
¡­ alright. So I can control the monsters? That is good. Let¡¯s just order all of them to not attack us, and go back to keeping guard against potential intruders. Not that I¡¯m expecting any. With the situation calming down, I took a deep breath in. ¡­ that was ¡­ something. The Goddess, huh. Really didn¡¯t expect that surprise meeting. And I got the permission to use Exodia again. Now I only need a way to get the other Divine monsters. ¡­ maybe if I use those special sleeves she talked about¡­ I might be able to DNA Surgery stuff into Divine-Beast type monsters, so I can get my Obelisk¡­ Well, I''ll look into thatter. First, let''s check out what this new dungeon can do. CH.266 Chaos God Dungeon CH.266 Chaos God Dungeon With things finally calmed down, all of us took a little breather and I began to look into what my new dungeon could do. Controlling it was mostly the same as myst one, except that this one was way more detailed. It was almost like going from a simplified interface to a full-operations interface. I could control literally everything inside the dungeon. That included things like being able to bring the monsters under my control. The only thing I couldn¡¯t do is take control of humanoids, or more specifically, people with the system. I think I normally wouldn¡¯t be able to control Agunan either, but because of the Life Dedication, I could control him like a puppet if I wanted to. The same went for Ria, because she is my ve. But yeah, I could alter the floors, what monsters appear, how they attack and so forth. I could even put some of Yugioh monsters in as monsters that will appear in the dungeon, and I might do thatter. As for the making items aspect of this dungeon, that is where stuff gets a bit moreplicated. Unlike TinaWood, which used the Generation point system, this dungeon used ¡®gauges¡¯ of resources. I had a mana meter, a miasma meter, and an ¡®other¡¯ meter. All of them were slowly filling up at different speeds. Mana wasing in quite fast, while miasma came in at a rate that seemed to be about a quarter of that. And the ¡®other¡¯ was very slow. But if what the Goddess said is true, and it most likely is, the ¡®other¡¯ is for the other parts of the Chaos God Energy, and they only made under 1% of the total energy, so I guess the expected speed at which I get it should only be under 1% of the total iing energies. But considering that, I think it is actuallying in just a bit faster. I think it ising in at a speed of about 1.2% of the total iing energies. ¡­ well, that could be because humans and monsters use some of the mana and miasmaing from that Chaos God Dimension, but all of the ¡®other¡¯ stuff is only for these special dungeons. But back to what I could make. ¡­ there is an absolute ton of stuff here¡­ It is like someone took every mail order catalog and put them into one list. In short, this thing could make almost anything, including all of the things I previously analyzed for TinaWood. The only things I didn¡¯t spot were the things I kept in only Tahlia¡¯s memory, like the armored jackets Ria and I wore. The item list had full search functions, categories, and all of that, so it wasn¡¯t that difficult to search, but still, with well over ten million items in the catalog, it would take me a while to check them all. ¡­ I wonder if Tahlia can do that? Can the link my factory has with Dungeon Founder be used to check all of this stuff? And as I kind of already eluded, the cost of making stuff was, instead of Generation points, in the style of ¡®X-amount of mana, Y-amount of miasma and Z-amount of other¡¯. Most things took none of the ¡®other¡¯, but some of the high ranking things did require it. I could also y around with the amounts I would put into making the item. For instance, I could use a bit of ¡®other¡¯ stuff to rece a ton of mana and miasma, to min-max efficiency. But on the other hand, the ¡®other¡¯ stuff is the only time limited resource. I can¡¯t make more of it, like I can with mana and miasma. For mana, I can just put some of my own into the core, to get more faster, and for miasma, I can absorb monster corpses. Managing this ¡®other¡¯ stuff does seem to be the real key to maximum efficiency. It also had a full item developer, which was basically a 3D-CAD software. I could use it to mess with items, make new items and so forth. And I knew what I wanted to make first. There was just one thing that came to mind. At first, I wanted to do this by giving both Lua and Alice their own terminal, but Lua said it would be a bad idea, so let''s do this instead. I turned my Founder¡¯s terminal into a duel disk and analyzed it. Not as a terminal, but as a duel disk. With the better dungeon, I could do that, and quickly, something called ¡®Card Summoning Disk¡¯ was added the the catalog. It has a description saying it would allow the usage of ¡®Pack Opener¡¯ cards, by those with ¡®Card Summoner¡¯ to be done by putting the cards on it, instead of having to hold the card in the hand. The way it was now would work, but at the same time, the way it is now is not like my terminal at all. Because as the duel disk was now, when ¡®deactivated¡¯ it would still only get to the ¡®folded¡¯ state of a typical GX style duel disk. It couldn¡¯t go all the way to just a bracer like my terminal could. Spoiler [copse] As I said, it would work, but it was kind of big and bulky, so I didn¡¯t like it. It would be just fine if I wanted to just sell duel disks, but for Alice and Lua, I wanted just a bit of extra. So I began ying with the parameters and functions of the item. As I went along, I first made just a bracer that could hold one card, like the one Christina¡¯s terminal is. That was easy. Then I made a version that looked like the DiaDhank that I once had. Again, it was easy to make, but making one that could turn from the bracer to the DiaDhank was a bit more difficult. ¡°... Brian? What are you doing?¡± Alice asked. She had been reading a book that she got as a reward for helping me eliminate the dungeon. Lua had gotten a book as well. I wonder what they are about? ¡°Making a duel disk for you and Lua.¡± I just answered. ¡°Ooh? Can I see?¡± ¡°Sure. Dungeon Founder, open.¡± I opened the skill so she could see it. It pulled open to the development page I had up. It currently had the bracer that could turn into a DiaDhank up on it. ¡°It''s like the one you used to use. Oh? Wait¡­ that is a ¡­ DiaDhank, right? ¡­ I never got one¡­¡± Alice was at first making sense, but then she began talking about all sorts of strange stuff. I think her Mana is showing. But really, did Mana never get her own DiaDhank? Maybe she didn¡¯t need one, because she had the spirit of Dark Magician Girl inside of her? Wait, how does that work again? Alice is half Dark Magician Girl, but Dark Magician Girl, at least the one I fused with her, is a ¡­ union or something of Mana and the Dark Magician Girl spirit, or something like that? ¡­ this is confusing. I¡¯ll go back to working on the duel disk. At least that makes sense. ¡°What all can you do to it?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Can you change the color maybe? That should keep it from looking like a dungeon terminal, right?¡± ¡°Yeah. I can do that. I can even swap the material it is made from.¡± I told her. ¡°It does need some orichalcum to work, but the outer parts can be made from almost anything. I¡¯m just trying to make it work so that it is a duel disk, instead of a DiaDhank, but the spell and trap zones are a pain, as is the field spell zone.¡± The main problem is that there had to be an individual mana route, made of orichalcum, from the part that attaches the duel disk to your hand to each usable card zone, so the more card zones, the more individual mana routes I¡¯d have to add. In the bracer form, it was just one, so it was simple as anything. A DiaDhank needed three, still quite simple. But a full duel disk needed eleven. Five monster card zones, five spell and trap zones and the field spell zone. And to add insult to injury, I had to make all that in a way where it could all be ¡®stored¡¯ away into the bracer form of the item. I could cut away some of the zones to simplify the device, but I didn¡¯t want to do that. At least not for the ones I was going to give Alice and Lua. And if I was going to do that, I might as well just stick to the bracer that can turn into a DiaDhank. But there was a good part to all of this BS. As I was min-maxing all the the capabilities I wanted the duel disk to have, I managed to make a version that might be perfect for Christina. It was something she could upgrade her terminal into on her own, just as soon as I send the information over to the TinaWood dungeon core. It would give her a GX style duel disk, but sadly, it would only have three spell and trap zones, and no field spell zone. But it did have all five monster card zones, so I think it was still good. And once I make a perfected version, we can just upgrade it again, so that it will have all eleven zones, or even thirteen, like the one I had until today¡¯s upgrade.
After a bit more of ying around with the development of the duel disk, I decided to take a break. I¡¯ll ask if Laura and Tahlia can make the versions I want, without their production costs being in the tens of days worth of ¡®other¡¯ stuff. I can¡¯t mass produce something that takes more than ten days to make. Not that I necessarily want to mass produce the bracer to duel disk duel disks. I''ll just mass produce the more normal duel disks instead, if I ever need a lot of them. Instead, I began looking at my status.
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Human ?
Level: 99
HP: 3570 (+19,400)
Mana: 4670 (+17,700)
Strength: 1210
Defense: 1490
Magic: 1390
Skills:
???-Skill ¡®???¡¯
Pack Opener LV.7 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.3 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Limit Break LV.1 (extra)
Space Magic LV.2 (extra)
Telekinesis LV.5 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.10 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Sword Technique LV.3
Mana Control LV.10
Defense Boost LV.1
Dragon Life Dedication (Greater True Fire Dragon)
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (Greater)
Honorary Baron of Ruiso Kingdom
Language Comprehension (humanoid) (draconic)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
Pack Opener leveled up, of course. And I had the new extra skill Limit Break. That is what should allow me to go above LV.99, I think. I wonder if I can cheat levels into it, with Level Up! I decided to quickly try it, but I got an error saying:
Limit Break cannot level up to LV.2, until you are LV.199.
So¡­ it might work? But only after I get to 199. I mean, it doesn¡¯t say it didn¡¯t affect or anything like that, only that it cannot do it now. Andstly, that strange question mark skill was still there. Also, for some reason, it was at the top of the list. When I tried checking it, it said that I am of the wrong race to use that skill. So it seems to be a racial skill, which I unlocked for no reason. So with that issue, not solved, but checked on, I moved onto Pack Opener.
Pack Opener
[Collection]
[Deck]
[Graveyard]
[Banished] (new]
[Sleeve maker] (+1)
[Summoning Challenge]
[Instructions]
[Set lists]
[Open Packs]
[Promo Trade] (+1)
[Buy Decks]
It had some stuff, but not as much asst time. First, I now had a banished zone. It was interesting, because prior to this, the cards that I banished would just disappear on the spot. But now, they would go to the banished zone, and I had 24 hours to get them back from there, or they would vanish for good. Too bad the cards I sacrifice for sleeves don¡¯t go there, so I can¡¯t recover them. Not that I have something like Necroface in the first ce. Well, eventually I¡¯ll get one. As for the new promo trades, well, I had more of the Shonen Jump promos avable again. Five of them, this time.
The Wicked Eraser
The Wicked Avatar
The Wicked Dreadroot
st Sphere
Copycat
Spoiler
[copse] All of the Wicked monsters looked just like they did in the TCG, so they were Dark/Fiends. But, they did have an effect which they didn¡¯t have in the TCG. All of them had the same additional effect. [If this card is in a Divine sleeve, it is always also treated as a Divine/Divine-Beast monster.] And Divine sleeves were something new I could make with my Sleeve Maker. To make them, it didn¡¯t take cards, but instead resources from this dungeon. They would cost about five or six hours worth of ¡®other¡¯ stuff, and some mana and miasma, but those were negligiblepared to the ¡®other¡¯ stuff. And when made, they came with both a sleeve and a toploader. I¡¯d have to put both onto a single card, and then¡­ well, you get the picture. So for now, my goal is to make a set for Exodia. A set for all of the new Wicked monsters I just got. And then I need ten, so I can trade ten Wicked monsters for Obelisk the Tormentor. And then I¡¯ll need one more for the Obelisk. That will be neen in total. Unless after getting the first Divine/Divine-Beast monsters, I¡¯ll be able to use DNA Surgery to turn other monsters into Divine-Beasts. I¡¯ll try it after I get my first Wicked monster. But for now, it is time for dinner. I hope Kitchen Dragonmaid can make us something good, even though we are in a dungeon. CH.267 Let’s Evolve CH.267 Let¡¯s Evolve ¡°Kitchen Dragonmaid.¡± I summoned my cook, so she could make us some dinner. Spoiler [copse] I had already used the core to make a full kitchen within the control room, as well as things like a dining table, couches, beds, and even a full toilet and bath. Basically, everything you would need for a NEET life, except aputer. I did find something that might be aputer in the catalog, but I didn¡¯t make one yet. ¡°Oh. Master. Thank you for calling me. I have something for you.¡± Kitchen Dragonmaid announced as she appeared. ¡°Really? What is it?¡± ¡°Here. I managed to make a new one.¡± She said as she handed me a card, while she had a beaming smile on her face. ¡°House Dragonmaid, huh? So you made Sheou¡¯s human form. Good work.¡± Spoiler [copse] So she was able to make that now. It likely is because I got Sheou. I did already theorize as much, back when Kitchen got her own dragon form for me. I know my ritual getters, Senju, Manju and Sonic Bird, require me to have either the ritual spell, or the monster, and then they can get the other one. So now it is basically confirmed. Kitchen can get the maid form of any Dragonmaid whose dragon form I have, or vice versa. Spoiler
[copse] Hmm. I kind of want to summon House Dragonmaid now. But she needs a Dragonmaid as a material¡­ ¡°Kitchen, do you mind if I use you as a material for House and summon you back with Monster Reborn afterwards?¡± I asked the maid. I already had her out, and resummoning her won¡¯t be a problem. Sure I could just use either Sheou or Tinkhec, but I don¡¯t really want to summon a dragon in the core room, unless I have to. ¡°... if you must, I will go with it.¡± ¡°Thanks, and sorry. I¡¯ll summon you right back.¡± I told the maid. I quickly got a Poly and another dragon-type monster out of my collection. I chose a light/dragon, just because House is a light/dragon. ¡°I activate Polymerization. I fuse together Kitchen Dragonmaid and Mirage Dragon to fusion summon House Dragonmaid.¡± Spoiler
[copse] As soon as the light caused by the fusion ended, the new maid stood in front of me. Unlike Kitchen, who was a bit shorter than I am, House Dragonmaid was taller than I was. She was right around 190 cm tall.6 feet 3 inches Definitely tall, butpared to the over 2 meter tall Agunan, she wasn¡¯t that bad. ¡°Master. I am here to serve.¡± House greeted me. ¡°Thanks. I¡¯ll summon Kitchen back now, so help her make us something good for dinner.¡± I told her, before I activated Monster Reborn and resummoned Kitchen Dragonmaid. The two maids got to work,ing to ask me for ingredients every now and then. Kitchen knew basically everything I had in my storage, when it came to ingredients, and I could also make new foodstuff with the dungeon if they needed something. And, of course, Mystik Woking something was always an option. Spoiler [copse] While they were cooking, I talked with Alice and Lua about their books. The ones they got as rewards for us clearing this dungeon. ¡°... this¡­ it is a book¡­ on Holy Magic. ¡­ Written by the first saint, Lucia.¡± Lua told me about her book. Apparently that is what she had gotten. I guess that would help her learn Holy Magic, without having to reveal her Saint title, so I have to say, good work Goddess, or System Agent or other person, whoever chose that reward. Good job. Alice had something quite simr. She had a magic book written by the Great Sage Arcadia. Alice had learned from the book that Arcadia had had a unique skill quite simr to Alice¡¯s Magical Girl. Or at least a part of that skill had been simr. Like Alice, Arcadia could use Imaginary Magic to make new spells, and the book Alice had, had a ton of research and notes on custom spells the Great Sage came up with. Some of them were even spells that were inmon use these days. Again, great job. I hope that really will give Alice some ideas on what she can really do with her unique skill. She has already done some good stuff with it, but that might help. After a while, my maids informed us that the food was ready. What they served us could only be described as ¡­ luxurious. They had made us some Great Agnus steaks and butter-poached Mad Lobster topped with Terrorking Salmon roe. Spoiler
[copse] For sides, we had green bean casserole, made from Bean Soldier, a tomato risotto made from Mystic Tomato and some rice I made with the dungeon, and some garlic mashed potatoes, made with stuff I made with the dungeon. Spoiler
[copse] For drinks, we were fully non-alcoholic. The dhampirs were of course enjoying some blood, Alice was drinking a fruit juice that I made with the dungeon, while Agunan and I had some sort of lemonade, which I again found while browsing the catalog of what my dungeon can make.
After dinner, I finally took a look at my evolution options.
Chosen Evolution
One without a Race ?
Swordsman (human)?
Sorcerer (human)?
Summoner (human)?
User or Rare Skills (human)?
Advanced Human?
Dragon Hearted ?
Spiritual Human?
[Begin Evolution]
¡­ why? Why is everything but the new race crossed out? Goddess? Trying to hint at something? There even is a new race that wasn¡¯t there before. Advanced Human. Well, that is only there because of the Limit Break, and while it is a decent race, it isn¡¯t as good as the others, because it doesn¡¯te with a racial skill. It really is just a race for those that somehow got Limit Break before evolving. For shits and giggles, I hovered over one of the crossed out races, just to see what the System would say.
Chosen Evolution
One without a Race ?
Swordsman (human)?
Sorcerer (human)?
Summoner (human)?
User or Rare Skills (human)?
Advanced Human?
Dragon Hearted
Spiritual Human?
Warning. Selected race does not support your dormant racial skill. Are you sure you want to choose it?
[Yes] [No]
[Begin Evolution]
¡­ wait? So my new ??? skill is a racial skill for One without a Race? ¡­ Goddess is really trying to hint something. But I got the skill from the dungeon, didn¡¯t I? Maybe this isn¡¯t on the Goddess then. Well, let¡¯s see what we can find out about this One without a Race. Laura. (I don¡¯t have much information.) She answered. (It is a new race, and would be unique to you. But it is highly rmended, and I do have a report saying that it will have the greatest utility of any race.) (So it is a utility based race. ¡­ I guess that is fine, but really¡­ I just don¡¯t like the idea of having my choice forced on me.) I asked Lua and Alice for their opinion, but both of them agreed that I should just go for One without a Race. If I really had a racial skill for it already, that would help. Alice was also happy that she wouldn¡¯t be the only one with a unique race after that. ¡°... I guess I¡¯ll do that then. Maybe I should just evolve now? I mean, we are in my territory at the moment¡­¡± ¡°Well, if you think that is a good idea.¡± Lua agreed. ¡°I¡¯ll take care of you while you evolve, but what about the dungeon?¡± ¡°I think we have an easy out. Agunan. I¡¯ll make you the dungeon master of this ce, so you can take care of the ce while I sleep.¡± ¡°As you wish, Master. But why me instead of one of thedies?¡± ¡°Being a dungeon master is somewhat of a big deal in human society, and it isn¡¯t exactly easy to hide the terminal in fancy clothes, so it isn¡¯t ideal. But no-one should really care if a dragon is also a dungeon master, I think. Also, you are the strongest of us, and keeping the core safe is of utmost importance, so I think you are the best choice.¡± ¡°If that is what you believe. But Master, you are a lot stronger than I am.¡± Agunan argued. ¡°Well, I¡¯m not, but my summons are. But at the same time, I¡¯m already the founder, and I think having a master that can hold down the fort while I¡¯m unavable will be important. And for that, you are the best.¡± ¡°I see. I understand.¡± ¡°Good. Now get over here. We are making you the dungeon master.¡± The process was basically the same as what I did with Christina. First I pulled open the ¡®name dungeon master¡¯ menu, then Agunan touched the core, then I confirmed that he would be the dungeon master, and finally, a dungeon master¡¯s terminal was generated. It took on the familiar form of a golden bracer. Well, it is orichalcum, not gold, but it does look kind of like gold. We then spent a bit of time, so Agunan learned how to use the dungeon¡¯s functions, though he really shouldn¡¯t need to do much while I am out. I even asked him to not use the core to make items while I¡¯m out, unless they run into an emergency. ¡­ just because Agunan doesn¡¯t really know how to min-max the cores efficiency. I want to have plenty of the ¡®other¡¯ stuff for ¡­ definitely not Divine sleeves when I wake up. After that, I prepared the room so that the others would be fine spending some time here while I sleep. Basically making sure they had food and drinks, as well as some entertainment. For food, I made a walk-in fridge to store food in, and put stuff from my Storage there. For entertainment, Alice and Lua would be busy with their books, and they could also go to the facto¡­ actually, they can¡¯t do that, as my skill will likely be offline while I sleep. Okay, I¡¯ll make them both some high level magic books for their attributes. I¡¯ll also separate an area of the core room, so that they can use it as practice grounds. Last, I found a few board games in the dungeon catalog, so I also made those. I also looked into making my summons appear as dungeon monsters, and while I could do that, I would have to install the monster into the core, costing me a card. For most cards, this wasn¡¯t a problem, but some of my stuff was still one-offs, like the Dragonmaids, so I would have to consider it a bit. I did put a few healer monsters in though, just so Lua doesn¡¯t have to stay up for the entire time I¡¯m evolving. It did take a bit of mana and miasma to first summon them, and for all effective purposes, they were monsters of this dungeon, but I have to say, it is worth it. Too bad they cannot leave the dungeon, but whatever. ¡­ I think that is all. Healthcare, check. Food and drinks for others, check. Clothing, and ces for them to sleep, check. Some stuff they can use to pass time, check. A dungeon master, who can take care of emergencies, check. Yeah. I think that is all. I hope. And while I did say Agunan should hold back on using the core to make stuff, in an emergency, he can use it to make basically anything, so they will be fine. ¡°I¡¯m going to start my evolution now.¡± I told everyone. ¡°Please take care while I¡¯m out.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll take care of you while you sleep.¡± Lua told me. ¡°Don¡¯t forget to sleep yourself.¡± I reminded her. ¡°You can rely on the Dancing Fairies and Cure Mermaid.¡± I added, referring to the two monsters I installed into the core. I only added those two, so I wouldn¡¯t have too many monsters installed right off the bat. I¡¯ll add more as I get to know this dungeon better. ¡­ I¡¯m stalling again. Am I this afraid of evolving? Let¡¯s just pull open the menu, and do it.
Chosen Evolution
One without a Race
Swordsman (human)?
Sorcerer (human)?
Summoner (human)?
User or Rare Skills (human)?
Advanced Human?
Dragon Hearted ?
Spiritual Human?
[Begin Evolution]
¡°Alright. Good night, everyone.¡± I said, as I pressed Begin Evolution. Then I fullyid down on the bed, before quickly falling asleep.
[Lucia POV] ¡°His temperature is rising. His evolution has really begun.¡± I told everyone. It has been about 15 minutes since Brian went to sleep to evolve, and he was now showing signs of evolving. ¡°Alright. If you need help, just call me. I¡¯ll be in the practice room with Ria.¡± Alice said, as she and Ria headed for the practice grounds Brian prepared for us. ¡°I will. Just try not to injure yourselves.¡± I warned them, before they went to the adjoining room.
¡°Lua. It is time for you to sleep.¡± Ria told me. ¡°I¡¯ll just be a bit longer.¡± I answered. ¡°No. Brian told me to make sure you¡¯ll sleep, so I¡¯ll be doing just that. Off to bed with you, or I¡¯ll drag you there.¡± ¡°Just a ¡­ No! Ria! Stop!¡± You can¡¯t just grab me like that. I¡¯m in the middle of a ¡­ ¡°great. Now there is water everywhere. Thanks.¡± ¡°Then do as you are told. Miss Alice, do you think that new spell will work?¡± Ria called over to Alice. ¡°Of course. It worked on you just fine, didn¡¯t it?¡± What spell? What are they talking about? Ria set me down on a couch, and there was a nightgown right next to me. Then she just stood there and watched. ¡°... are you gonna change yourself, or do you need help with that, Princess?¡± She asked. ¡°I can do that myself!¡± I snapped a bit. ¡°Good. I¡¯ll be waiting. And no going back to Brian.¡± I quickly changed my clothes to the nightgown that had been left for me, hoping that I could sneak onest look at Brian before Ria carried me to bed. ¡°... alright. I¡¯ve changed. ¡­ can I go take a look¡­ before I go to sleep?¡± I tried to bargain. ¡°Fine. You have two minutes.¡± Alice gave me a timeline. I returned to Brian¡¯s bedside. Cure Mermaid had gotten all of the water that sshed into his bed out, and had taken over for me. I sat down next to the sleeping Brian, and put my hand on his cheek. ¡°Please¡­ sleep well.¡± ¡°You too. You too.¡± The small Dancing Fairies told me. ¡°Yes. Founder would be disappointed if we didn¡¯t let you sleep.¡± Cure Mermaid told me. For some reason, the monsters Brian called with the dungeon core call him Founder, instead of Master. I suppose to them, Agunan is the dungeon Master, and Brian is the Founder. I left Brian¡¯s bedside before Ria grabbed me again, and headed for my own bed. Brian had set up small bedrooms for each of us. He even made a ce where Cure Mermaid and Dancing Fairy could sleep. ording to him, they were just as real as any other monster, and they would also need sleep. Iid down on my bed, but I don¡¯t think I can fall asleep anytime soon. ¡°Alice, if you would.¡± Ria asked. ¡°Sure.¡± Alice said, before starting to hum a soft tune. I don¡¯t know what exactly she is doing, but I soon found myself extremely sleepy, so I just let myself fall asleep.
[Alice POV] ¡°Are you sure it was necessary to use magic on her to force her to sleep?¡± I asked Ria. I had used a spell described in the Great Sage¡¯s magic book to help Lua go to sleep. The Great Sage had used that spell to help the Hero fall asleep whenever he had difficulties doing so. ¡°It might be. Lua just gets like that sometimes.¡± ¡°Experience?¡± ¡°Well, she didn¡¯t sleep for two days after her father passed away.¡± Ria admitted. ¡°She was afraid her mother would leave her next.¡± ¡°... I see. So now she is worried that Brian won¡¯t wake up¡­¡± ¡°Are you not?¡± ¡°No. Not really. I know Brian.¡± ¡°... Well, if you say so.¡± ¡°So, do you want to sleep first, or should I? I don¡¯t think we should leave Agunan up by himself?¡± I asked Ria. Agunan had stated that he would stay up for the entire time Brian was asleep to keep an eye on the dungeon. And as a dragon, he should be able to do that without too much difficulty, I think. ¡°You go first.¡± Ria told me. ¡°I took that nap earlier, so I¡¯m still fine.¡± ¡°You were a great practice target.¡± I teased her a bit. I might not be interested in her in that way, but I still enjoyed having her sleeping on my thighs, after I sang her to sleep. Next time, I¡¯ll give Brian ap pillow. I entered my own bedroom, and also went to bed. CH.268 One without a Race CH.268 One without a Race[Alice POV] ¡°... Brian¡­ Please wake up tomorrow.¡± I quietly said, before heading to bed again.It has been just over a day since Brian began his evolution. ¡°I don¡¯t think Lua will be able to handle another day of you sleeping.¡± Lua wasn¡¯t taking Brian¡¯s evolution well. For the entire time she was up, she was by Brian¡¯s side, using both healing magic, and water magic to control his body temperature. She even refused to eat, only drinking blood. I know she can get away with it, but I still don¡¯t think it is good for her. At least we were able to put her to sleep, because I really don¡¯t think she could hang in there if she didn¡¯t sleep. Today was mostly peaceful. There was a small issue, when a respawned floor 49 boss challenged Agunan for the position of the dungeon master, but the dragon quickly dealt with the winged sea serpent. The power of dragons is really ¡­ something. I myself spent a lot of time both practicing magic, as well as going through Mana¡¯s memories. ¡­ Well, they are my memories now, but¡­ Mana is always so brave. She has faced a multitude of nearly impossible to beat opponents, including some monster of ultimate darkness, but she still keeps moving forward. For her childhood friend. Our System Support took his voice, even though we both agreed we shouldn¡¯t use his name for Kekri. But something interesting that I learned was that Mana¡¯s teacher, the Dark Magician, had some sort of rivalry or something going on against Brian¡¯s favorite dragon. The Blue-Eyes White Dragon. And even Mana sometimes went head-to-head with that dragon. And the Dark Pdin, a fusion of Dark Magician and one other monster, even fought the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, the dragon that defeated Agunan, and won. If I study hard under him, will I be able to do that?
The first thing I did when I woke up the next morning was going to see Brian. He was still sleeping. Lua was already by his side, busy using magic to take care of him. ¡°How is he?¡± I carefully asked. ¡°His fever is going down, so I think he might wake up today¡­¡± Lua quietly answered. ¡°That¡¯s good. ¡­ I¡¯ll go get some breakfast, do you want any?¡± ¡°I¡¯m fine, thank you.¡± ¡°I really think you should eat. Brian will be disappointed when he hears that you did eat while he was evolving.¡± ¡°... well, maybe something small then¡­ Could you..?¡± ¡°Yes. I¡¯ll bring you something.¡± I told her, as I headed to where Brian had set our food. All of our food for the dungeon had been in Brian¡¯s storage, but because he wouldn¡¯t be able to give us any from there while evolving, he had made a cold storage room, which he called a walk-in fridge, with the dungeon¡¯s powers, and stored a bit over weeks worth of food in there. I took out some bread buns, some butter, meat, cheese and vegetables, as well as some fruit. I made some sandwiches, and also sliced some of the fruit into an assorted fruit te. I think this will be something nice for Lua to eat. It is easy to eat, but still tasty. I also made a simr sandwich for myself, but I didn¡¯t make myself a fruit te, as I snacked on some of the fruits as I was slicing them. After I was done, I returned the ingredients I didn¡¯t use into the cold storage room and filled a ss with some fruit juice. Then I grabbed the sandwiches and the fruit te and headed back to where Lua is. ¡°Here you go.¡± I said, as I ced the fruit te and the sandwich next to her. ¡°Thanks. ¡­ when did you learn to make something like this?¡± ¡°Jenna taught me. I sometimes yed a maid ¡­ to escape my magic lessons and the kitchen was a decent ce to hide. I can¡¯t really cook, but something like this is fine.¡±
After I had breakfast with Lua, I went to the training room and summoned Dark Pdin. I then took my practice swordstaff out of my magic bag and began to train with him. Dark Pdin¡¯s technique focused on sweeping style attacks, big swings that would cause massive damage. He would also enhance them with magic, and would even send shes of magic flying towards his targets. I could imitate his moves, but I didn¡¯t yet know how to send magic flying with my shes. I could do it with my unique skill, but that would take too much mana, so I was trying to figure out how to do it like Pdin does.
Even when lunchtime arrived, Brian still hadn¡¯t woken up. His fever was nowpletely gone, so I thought he was just sleeping. But when I asked Kekri if he could get in contact with Laura, she didn¡¯t respond, so perhaps Brian is still in the final stages of his evolution. I spent the afternoon sitting by Brian¡¯s bedside with Lua. We were just talking, as we waited for Brian to wake up. Around 3 pm, Laura woke up and told us the evolution had ended. Then, about 30 minutes after that, Brian opened his eyes.
[Brian POV] ¡°.... good morning ..?¡± I spoke up, questioning if it was actually morning. It could be the middle of the night just as well. ¡°Afternoon, actually.¡± Alice corrected me. ¡°... Brian¡­ how are you feeling?¡± Lua asked. ¡°... great. Like I just had the best sleep in a month. Or maybe in a year.¡± ¡°Good. May I do a check-up on you?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Sure. How long was I out?¡± ¡°Just under 2 days.¡± Alice answered. ¡°... and did anything happen while I was out?¡± ¡°Nothing that bad. Only a small problem, but Agunan took care of it.¡± ¡°Oh? Well, as long as it was taken care of.¡± I stayedying down at first, as Lua performed her magic on me. Both a Water Scan, and then a Blood Scan. ¡°... Brian. Did something happen to your magic circuits? They feel different.¡± ¡°Yeah. When I eliminated the dungeon core, they were advanced by the core¡¯s power. Didn¡¯t I mention it?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t recall you mentioning that.¡± Alice said. ¡°... could we do that?¡± ¡°We would need another dungeon. ¡­ unless it can be done with a magic stone, or a monster core¡­¡± I quickly threw out a theory. ¡°No. This is not the time for that.¡± Lua denied us. ¡°Let me continue the check-up.¡± Lua ran a thorough check-up on me, to the point where I¡¯m decently sure some of it was an excuse to touch all parts of my body. Not down there, you weirdo. Thatester. But it was also good for me, as I was able to get familiar with the changes. I was basically the same as I had been, except that my body was slightly more muscr than it had been pre-evolution. My hair had also grown a bit. It was already on the longer side, as I¡¯ve hadn¡¯t had a haircut since appearing in this world, but now, it was honestly quite long. If I styled it in a certain way, I¡¯d probably look like h*nt*i protagonist. ¡°So, am I fine?¡± I asked Lua. ¡°Yes. I didn¡¯t find anything that is wrong at least.¡± ¡°Thanks. She didn¡¯t stay up for the entire time I was evolving, did she?¡± I asked Alice. I noticed the small ck circles under Lua¡¯s eyes, so she might not have slept that much. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. We made her sleep.¡± Alice answered. How do you make someone sleep? ¡°But now, your status. I want to see it.¡± ¡°... sure. Just ¡­ fine. Status Open.¡± I thought about looking at it myself first, but let¡¯s just go for it. Why not, right?
Name: Brian Wood
Race: One without a Race ?
Level: 99
HP: 4850 (+19,400)
Mana: 5860 (+17,700)
Strength: 1780
Defense: 2060
Magic: 1960
Skills:
One of Every Race LV.1 (unique-racial)
Pack Opener LV.7 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.3 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Limit Break LV.1 (extra)
Space Magic LV.2 (extra)
Telekinesis LV.5 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.10 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Sword Technique LV.3
Mana Control LV.10
Defense Boost LV.1
Dragon Life Dedication (Greater True Fire Dragon)
Water Spirit¡¯s Blessing (Greater)
Honorary Baron of Ruiso Kingdom
Language Comprehension (humanoid) (draconic)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
¡­ okay¡­ That seems¡­ nice, I guess. My race is¡­ well, what I evolved into. But that unique-racial skill. One of Every Race? What does that mean? Also, is it just me, or are my stats sky high? (No. It isn¡¯t just you.) Laura answered my thoughts. (Your HP and mana both increased by 1200 or so, while your strength, defense and magic all increased by 570. It is partially because of your already high level, but it is still very impressive.) ¡°... Brian?¡± ¡°Yes?¡± ¡°Howe you have so much mana?¡± Alice asked. ¡°... what?¡± I just asked. ¡°Your mana. Why do you have so much?¡± ¡°How is that what you want to know?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Well, if skills give stats, shouldn¡¯t I or you have more than Brian has? We both have a lot more magic and mana skills, right? Brian doesn¡¯t even have Fast Mana Recovery, quick cast or anything.¡± ¡°... well, I guess¡­¡± I admitted. ¡°But I do have Storage and Summoner¡¯s Unity. Both of those do increase my mana pool. Even telekinesis seems to increase my mana a lot, so¡­¡± I never calcted exactly how much I get per skill level up, because I just didn¡¯t think it was necessary, but I do have some idea of what kind of stats I get for each skill. Laura probably knows the exact numbers, if I ask her. ¡°... what about your ¡­ racial-unique skill?¡± Lua asked. ¡°What does it¡­ do?¡± ¡°Just a second. I¡¯ll check it out.¡±
One of Every Race (unique-racial)
A skill only for those that don¡¯t belong to any race. Allows you to instantly change your race to any potential race you have unlocked. When a member of that race, you can learn all racial skills of that race, and once learned, you may use all of them, even when changed into a member of another race. Your race in your opened status will show as the race you are currently changed into.
Okay? So¡­ I can ¡­ change my race I guess. And I can then gain racial skills. That sounds¡­ kind of good, right? Like, I can just get a bunch of racial skills. I probably can¡¯t get unique-racial skills, like Alice¡¯s Magical Girl, but other racial skills should be fair game, right? I wonder, can I turn into a dhampir? Then I could get blood magic. And if I can still ess Dragon Hearted, I¡¯ll be able to get those two racial skills Laura mentioned. And then¡­ Okay, one step at a time. ¡°Brian¡­ can you show me how that skill works?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Sure. But just a second. I kind of want to catch up with Agunan and Ria, and maybe get something to eat, before I y around with that skill.¡± I answered.
I had a quick ¡­ well, this isn¡¯t lunch. It is already past lunch time. Let¡¯s just call it a snack break. Yeah. Snacks, sweets and catching up with Agunan about what happened with the dungeon. It really was nothing much, but I was surprised to learn that a dungeon monster could challenge the dungeon master for the position of a dungeon master. I quickly looked into it with Laura, and it turns out to be a quirk of a Chaos God Dungeon. In normal dungeons, it cannot happen, as the monsters are not under the control of the founder, but because of the more advanced system the Chaos God Dungeon uses, that was something the monsters could do. I¡¯m suddenly even more d that I picked Agunan to be the DM. He probably won¡¯t mind some challengesing to him. In all likelihood, he will actually see it as good practice for his eventual rematch against Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon. I then quickly checked the energy levels of the dungeon, before I decided to just go ahead and make some stuff. Five divine sleeves, to be specific. Technically I made them with Pack Opener, not the dungeon, but Pack Opener took energy from the dungeon to make them, so¡­ Anyway. I could have made eight, but that would have left me out of resources to make anything else, so I decided on just five for now. And those five were used to sleeve up a set of Forbidden One cards. The Goddess did say I¡¯d need them for Exodia, and that using Exodia might be necessary, so I¡¯ll dly do that. When I have a bit more resources, I¡¯ll get three more Divine sleeves and trade for the Wicked Gods. They are just Dark/Fiends by default, so unlike Obelisk the Tormentor, I could do the trades for them just fine.
After a quick meal, I was off to the practice room to ¡­ well, test out my skill. After I tried to activate it, a familiar looking list popped up in front of me. It did have one new addition, but that seems more like a ¡®oh god, go back¡¯ button. I even have advanced human, so why is regr human still an option? Who wants to be regr, when you can be advanced?
One without a Race
Human ?
Advanced Human?
Swordsman?
Sorcerer?
Summoner ?
User or Rare Skills?
Dragon Hearted ?
Spiritual Human?
[Change to selected Race]
Anyway, I just picked Dragon Hearted, the one I was going to choose, until the Goddess basically forced me to take the race I took, and hit the Change button. I didn¡¯t fall asleep, get dizzy, or anything. I actually felt just fine. And my body¡­ well, it looked basically the same. At least as far as anyone could see when I still had my clothes on, but I felt a bit of something on my chest. ¡°Brian? ¡­ did something happen?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Yeah. I¡¯ll show you¡­ but I think I¡¯ll make a mirror first.¡± I answered. I quickly visited the dungeon core, and made a full length mirror. Then I set it up in my bedroom inside the dungeon. I¡¯ll make ones for the other roomster. Then I pulled my shirt off, so that I could see the thing I felt on my chest. On the left hand side, a small scale had appeared around where my heart would be. Other than that, I looked normal. Well, as normal as I do with my extra long hair. ¡­ Should I keep it long? Sure I need to have it restyled, but I kind of like this slightly longer hair. I¡¯ll ask Lua and Alice what they prefer, and pick based on that. I then quickly ran through the other race options I had, but most of them just made me look ¡­ well, like me. Spiritual Human was slightly strange, as my body emitted some strange aura when I was a Spiritual Human. You couldn¡¯t see it, but Lua and Alice could both sense it. Also, when I was a Spiritual Human, I could see strange lights, that Laura said are pseudo-spirits. They are just slightly condensed pieces of magic that are attempting to make themselves an individuality and be spirits, but it takes years for them to reach that point. And most of the time, those lumps of magic are absorbed by people and get used, costing all the progress they had made towards bing a spirit. Maybe I should try to cultivate them? I think that will make artificial spirits, and I can use them for contracts, or even blessings, if I can make enough of them. Well, that is another thing I can experiment with in the future. Because of my evolution, I chose to take it easy for the rest of the day. I¡¯d have liked to get into talking about draconic magic with Agunan, but considering that he didn¡¯t sleep while I was evolving, I ordered him to go to sleep instead. We¡¯ll have time for practiceter. Instead, I¡¯ll just sit around with Alice and Lua. Maybe open some packs with them. I think that sounds fine. We¡¯ll all have time to practiceter. I ended up sleeping between Alice and Lua. No adult things yet. I¡¯ll look into some protection first, then we can do it. This dungeon can surely do something like that, right? Sure it won¡¯t matter with Lua, but with Alice ¡­ yeah. This isn¡¯t the time to knock her up. ¡­ wow, I sound like a jerk. Thanks me. CH.269 Just some packs CH.269 Just some packs It was now the day after I woke up from my evolution. We would have to eventually leave the dungeon, and go back to interacting with other people, but it would still take me a few days to make sure this dungeon would be unconquerable. Well, it already basically is, but it could be just a bit more difficult. I¡¯d like to have at least five SS-rank monsters protecting it, instead of just one. So because of that, I asked for us to stay a bit longer. It also allowed me to get familiar with the dungeon¡¯s properties. It honestly could do a ton. One of my favorite features was its ability to alter its size freely, by bending space. ¡­ bad exnation. What I meant is that the ¡®overworld¡¯ size, or the size the dungeon appeared to be when looked at from the outside, didn¡¯t have to match the inside size. This was something I already thought might be the case, because of all of those forest and other environmental floors, but it went a lot further than that. If I wanted to, I couldpress this entire dungeon into something that was norger than a standard single family home. I could potentially go even further, taking it to the size of being only the size of a single room, when looked at from the outside, while at the same time being the same size inside the dungeon. That is some space magic heresy right there. ¡­ but maintaining that spatialpression took a ton of mana, so it wasn¡¯t perfect. And the cost would ramp up, the more Ipressed it. That is why I could onlypress the dungeon into something the size of a house. That was the spot where the dungeon¡¯s natural mana recovery and the cost of keeping thepression up would meet. But of course that would mean I¡¯ll have no mana left over for anything else, so I won¡¯t be doing that. And while I do have that one crazy idea, I think it will have to wait a bit. Because at this moment, I want to open some packs. I just feel like doing so. Joined on the couch by Alice and Lua, I was just going to do some of every of the newer packs I had. The Lost Millennium, Cybeic Revolution and Elemental Energy. Maybe like ten of each, then just leave the fullypleting of them to Laura. Maybe. But let¡¯s just start.
Use a ¡®Pack token¡¯ to open 1 pack of ¡®The Lost Millennium¡¯
[Yes] [No]
I haven¡¯t opened any Lost Millennium packs with Alice and Lua. I only opened some with Laura, Tahlia and Fantasia. Let¡¯s hope we get something good. Maybe Thunder Giant and yman. Spoiler TLM 1 Lone Wolf, Battery Charger, Aussa the Earth Charmer, Medusa Worm, Elemental HERO Burstinatrix, Doriado''s Blessing, Batteryman AA, Hieracosphinx, Kozaky''s Self-Destruct Button [copse] Oh yeah. Batterman AA is in this set. I did get onest time, but I never really thought about it. Considering that I can summon way too many of the same monster, I could do something like summon ten Batterman AA and have all of them be at 10,000 attack. ¡°Brian? Isn¡¯t this the hero you used in a fusion?¡± Alice asked, pointing out Burstinatrix. ¡°Yeah. I did. Well done spotting it.¡± Iplimented her, considering Alice had all of five seconds to take in Burstinatrix before it was consumed by the Polymerization vortex. ¡°A lot of the HERO monsters like fusions, so that does happen a lot. Remember when I told you about archetypes. Well, HEROes are a fusion based archetype, so they have a lot of fusions.¡± ¡°What kind of archetype are Vampires?¡± Lua then asked. ¡°If these archetypes are good at something, what are they good at?¡± ¡°Well, if I recall correctly, they are good ating back from the GY, like most Zombies are, and they also pay life points for their effects, while recovering life points when they deal damage, almost like they are sing the opponents blood to recover. They also have this mill effect, which isn¡¯t that good in more modern decks.¡± ¡°Mill? What does milling have to do with this?¡± ¡°... it''s just a term used to describe sending cards from the deck to the GY.¡± ¡°oh? Alright¡­ But why would that not be good? And why would it be good?¡± ¡°Well, ites down to the game you can y with the cards. One way to win is to mill, or deck out, the opponent. If you cannot draw a card, either when a card forces them to do so, or during their draw phase, you lose the duel. So if you can mill cards from your opponents deck, they might deck out, and you will win. But a lot of decks want to have a lot of cards in the GY, so it isn¡¯t that good.¡± ¡°Why would you want to have cards in the grave?¡± Alice asked. ¡°While I don¡¯t have that many of them, some cards have effects that can only be activated when they are in the GY. Because of that, you might want them there, instead of in your deck.¡± I exined. ¡°You¡¯ll understand more if we ever actually y some games. But let¡¯s get back to the packs for now.¡± I decided to bring us back on track, before I exin the entire game to them. In all honesty, it will be so much easier to just learn as we go, instead of throwing out all of these terms and conditions at the start. That is how you get overwhelmed. So, next pack. Spoiler TLM 2 Aussa the Earth Charmer, Wynn the Wind Charmer, Moai Interceptor Cannons, Hiita the Fire Charmer, Lone Wolf, Elemental HERO yman, Doriado''s Blessing, Medusa Worm, Kozaky''s Self-Destruct Button [copse] ¡°And there is the yman.¡± Imented. ¡°Why is that important?¡± Alice asked. ¡°I just didn¡¯t have it yet. And I do need it for Thunder Giant. ¡­ not that I have a Thunder Giant yet, but hopefully I can get one.¡± ¡°Yes. Hopefully.¡± Spoiler TLM 3 Guardian Statue, Double Attack, Dummy Golem, Grave Lure, Elemental HERO Avian, Pikeru''s Second Sight, Final Ritual of the Ancients, King of the Skull Servants, Elemental Mistress Doriado [copse] Elemental Mistress Doriado, huh. That¡¯s an interesting card. I wonder if I could do something funny with her. She is treated as having five attributes, so maybe? ¡°... Brian? Why are you looking at that card like that?¡± Lua asked. ¡°... do you just ¡­ like blond hair that much?¡± ¡°I appreciate any color of hair, you know.¡± I told her, as I brought my hand closer to her hair. I stopped just a few centimeters away, and let Lua press her head into my hand, before softly running my hand through her hair. ¡°It isn¡¯t about the color. Or the length. It is about the person it grows from.¡± ¡­ wow. That sounded better in my head. Well, it isn¡¯t a bad thing to say, but it still sounded wrong. ¡°Brian! Mine too.¡± Alice demanded, as she pushed her head into me. ¡°Sure.¡± I agreed. I stroked both of the girls'' hair, and navigated Pack Opener with my mind. Next pack, let¡¯s go. Spoiler TLM 4 Shifting Shadows, Guardian Statue, Elemental HERO yman, Battery Charger, Moai Interceptor Cannons, Elemental HERO Avian, Lost Guardian, Ancient Gear Soldier, Legendary ck Belt [copse] ¡°Is that the golem you used against Mariina?¡± Lua asked. ¡°No. I used Ancient Gear Golem, not Soldier. Golem is quite a lotrger than Soldier, and Golem doesn¡¯t have a gun.¡± ¡°Oh? I see.¡± Lua muttered. ¡°But this ¡­ set does seem to have a lot of golems, doesn¡¯t it?¡± ¡°Yeah. I guess it does.¡± And we can get some more, because it is time for the next pack. Spoiler TLM 5 Imprable Formation, Batteryman AA, Medusa Worm, Mispolymerization, Kaminote Blow, Eria the Water Charmer, Pikeru''s Second Sight, Aussa the Earth Charmer, Millennium Scorpion [copse] Millennium Scorpion, huh. It isn¡¯t bad, but not something I really want to use. But maybe I could use it as a monster to protect this dungeon. Feed it like ten monsters, and it will be so strong that no one can beat it. Well, I¡¯ll think about it. Spoiler TLM 6 Pikeru''s Second Sight, Double Attack, King of the Skull Servants, Elemental HERO yman, Mispolymerization, Moai Interceptor Cannons, Imprable Formation, Dummy Golem, Nitro Unit [copse] Well, that is all repeats, next. Spoiler TLM 7 Lone Wolf, Elemental HERO Avian, Level Conversion Lab, Wynn the Wind Charmer, Minefield Eruption, White Ninja, Double Attack, Hero Signal, Elemental HERO Thunder Giant [copse] ¡°There it is. Thunder Giant. Nice.¡± ¡°Is it that good? It has quite low attack, right? It is only as strong as my Red-Eyes ck Dragon, so it would lose to Dark Magician and Buster der, right? And Dark Pdin would just ¡­ easily defeat it, wouldn¡¯t it?¡± ¡°... well yes, but it is still a good card.¡± I told her. ¡°It isn¡¯t always just about the number. Equip spells can easily make up that difference. ¡­ but yeah. Even then, Thunder Giant is no Dark Pdin. I just like how he looks.¡± Hero Signal is also interesting. I think, and this is just a theory, but I think I can use it to farm HERO monsters. Summon a HERO, have a monster destroy it by battle, activate Signal, Signal gives me a random HERO monster. Use something to recover the HERO lost in battle, or just wait until its death cooldown is over. It is a bit cruel, but it should work, I think. Anyway. Before these crazy ideas take over, next pack. Spoiler TLM 8 Lone Wolf, Batteryman AA, Pikeru''s Second Sight, Monk Fighter, Moai Interceptor Cannons, Des Wombat, Doriado''s Blessing, Aussa the Earth Charmer, Grave Ohja [copse] Well, at least Grave Ohja is new. That is all I¡¯m going to say about that. Next. Spoiler TLM 9 Elemental HERO Burstinatrix, Elemental HERO Sparkman, King of the Skull Servants, Mispolymerization, Eria the Water Charmer, Battery Charger, Double Attack, Aussa the Earth Charmer, Royal Surrender [copse] Again, at least Royal Surrender is good. It still isn¡¯t that great, but I guess it is at least better than Grave Ohja. Next. This will be thest pack of The Lost Millenium for today, so let¡¯s hope for something good. Spoiler TLM 10 Batteryman AA, Elemental HERO yman, King of the Skull Servants, Mispolymerization, Hiita the Fire Charmer, Medusa Worm, Lone Wolf, Ancient Gear Golem, Mid Shield Gardna [copse] ¡°And there is the Gear Golem. That is a great get, before we move to another set.¡± ¡°... isn¡¯t it ¡­ stronger than a Blue-Eyes White Dragon?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Well, I guess it does have more defense, but their attacks are the same, so¡­ in a way, yes.¡± Anyway, time to change sets. Time for some Cybeic Revolution. Could use a Cyber Dragon. Or three. I want to summon that End Dragon I got.
Spoiler CRV 1 Fusion Recovery, A Rival Appears!, Jetroid, Drillroid, Des Croaking, Cybeic Cyclopean, Spiritual Earth Art - Kurogane, Patroid, D.D.M. - Different Dimension Master [copse] Well, that is already all repeats, next. Spoiler CRV 2 Prepare to Strike Back, Indomitable Fighter Lei Lei, Poison Draw Frog, Spiritual Water Art - Aoi, Des Frog, Dragon''s Mirror, T.A.D.P.O.L.E., Mad Lobster, Wroughtweiler [copse] Well, at least Wroughtweiler is new. And it isn¡¯t awful, it is just¡­ not something I need. But it is a mechanical good boy, so it would still get headpats. Maybe I can pull Skyscraper, so I can make a HERO room in the factory. Spoiler CRV 3 Protective Soul Ailin, Patroid, Spiritual Fire Art - Kurenai, Steam Gyroid, Spiritual Earth Art - Kurogane, Ebon Magician Curran, Des Croaking, Batteryman C, Dark Catapulter [copse] Another pack of repeats. Ebon Magician Curran might be something I could give to Alice, but at the same time, I¡¯m not sure how I feel about her studying under a sadistic whip wielder. I don¡¯t really want to get whipped. Next. Spoiler CRV 4 Shien''s Spy, Spiritual Water Art - Aoi, Fusion Recovery, Indomitable Fighter Lei Lei, T.A.D.P.O.L.E., Steamroid, Batteryman C, UFOroid, Transcendent Wings [copse] UFOroid and Transcendent Wings. Not bad. Well, UFOroid is still mediocre, but I could maybe use it in some things. Also, why is it level 6? That thing really should have been level 4, like basically every other ¡®When this card is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, you can Special Summon 1 xxx-Type monster with 1500 or less ATK from your Deck in face-up Attack Position.¡¯ Like honestly. Who gave this UFO two extra stars? Or did it bring those stars from outer space? ¡°... Brian¡­ Those wings¡­ Could they be the ones I had in my dream?¡± Lua asked, pointing out the Transcendent Wings. ¡°... I suppose they could be. But you are the one who saw yourself, so I can¡¯t really tell. I can have Laura and Mia look into what installing that will do, if you¡¯d like.¡± ¡°... no. We can wait.¡± ¡°Sure. If you don¡¯t want to.¡± But I know what I want. Next pack. Spoiler CRV 5 Spiritual Wind Art - Miyabi, Spiritual Fire Art - Kurenai, Steam Gyroid, Fusion Recovery, Spiritual Earth Art - Kurogane, Des Croaking, Doitsu, Spiritual Water Art - Aoi, Elemental HERO Bubbleman [copse] All four of the Spiritual Arts in one pack. Cool. But they are all still repeats, so¡­ Next pack. Spoiler CRV 6 Spiritual Fire Art - Kurenai, Steamroid, Steam Gyroid, Soitsu, Poison Draw Frog, Cybeic Cyclopean, Conscription, Dragon''s Mirror, Fire Darts [copse] Fire Darts is new. And it might actually¡­ okay, let¡¯s be honest. It is trash, but at least it is better than it is in the Card Game. Maybe. Next. Spoiler CRV 7 Indomitable Fighter Lei Lei, Jerry Beans Man, Doitsu, Conscription, Drillroid, Shien''s Spy, Spiritual Earth Art - Kurogane, Dimension Wall, Cyber Twin Dragon [copse] ¡°Is that ¡­ no. It only has two heads, and doesn¡¯t have wings.¡± Lua said, as she noticed the Cyber Twin Dragon. ¡°Yeah. Cyber Dragon has both a double and a triple fusion. End Dragon needs three, while Twin needs two. ¡­ but I still don¡¯t have any Cyber Dragons, so I can¡¯t summon them.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s hope we get some then.¡± Alice said. ¡°Yes. Let¡¯s.¡± I agreed. Spoiler CRV 8 Mechanical Hound, Conscription, Fusion Recovery, A Rival Appears!, Jerry Beans Man, Des Croaking, Doitsu, Cycroid, D.D. Trap Hole [copse] Another pack of repeats. Next. Spoiler CRV 9 Jerry Beans Man, Conscription, Jetroid, Shien''s Spy, T.A.D.P.O.L.E., Steamroid, Mad Lobster, Pot of Generosity, Spark ster [copse] Another pack of repeats. But Spark ster actually gave me an idea. Maybe I can reverse engineer it and make a taser, or something. And considering what Spark ster does, it might actually be good. Well, add that to my ToDo list. Next pack. Last of Cybeic Revolution for today. Let¡¯s get that Cyber Dragon, or at least a Skyscraper. Spoiler CRV 10 Giant Kozaky, T.A.D.P.O.L.E., Spiritual Fire Art - Kurenai, Des Croaking, Poison Draw Frog, Indomitable Fighter Lei Lei, Ebon Magician Curran, Jerry Beans Man, Miracle Fusion [copse] ¡­ nope. But I did get a Miracle Fusion as a constion prize, so not all is bad. Miracle Fusion is a great card when ying Yugioh, but it isn¡¯t that great for me. I can just get the materials and Poly out of my collection and summon the fusion I want to summon, without having to banish anything. Anyway. I think a short snack break is in order, then let¡¯s do ten packs of Elemental Energy.
Spoiler EEN 1 Familiar-Possessed - Eria, Boss Rush, Beiige, Vanguard of Dark World, Hydrogeddon, Feather Wind, Nanobreaker, Reborn Zombie, Sillva, Warlord of Dark World, Jack''s Knight [copse] Well, starting off strong with the Ultimate Rare Jack¡¯s Knight. Sadly I already have a Rare Jack¡¯s Knight, so all it really serves is collection purposes, but that isn¡¯t the cards fault. And at the end of the day, aplete collection is a good collection. And maybe I can use Jack¡¯s Knight as my sword teacher? Spoiler EEN 2 Familiar-Possessed - Eria, Ojamagic, Nanobreaker, Infernal Incinerator, Non-Fusion Area, Reborn Zombie, Gateway to Dark World, Water Dragon, Brron, Mad King of Dark World [copse] Followed by a Super Rare Water Dragon. It isn¡¯t that I don¡¯t like them, but I¡¯d appreciate it more if they were something I don¡¯t have, instead of being different rarity printings of cards I already do have. Please. Don¡¯t eat up my SR and UR slots with repeats. Spoiler EEN 3 Familiar-Possessed - Wynn, Level Modtion, Boss Rush, Beiige, Vanguard of Dark World, Chthonian Polymer, Zure, Knight of Dark World, Bonding - H2O, V-Tiger Jet, King''s Knight [copse] Well, at least Wynn is new. King¡¯s Knight is not. Give me the Queen. I don¡¯t have that one yet. Spoiler EEN 4 The Forces of Darkness, de Skater, Zure, Knight of Dark World, Etoile Cyber, The League of Uniform Nomenture, Roll Out!, Branch!, Scarr, Scout of Dark World, Feather Shot [copse] ¡­ no. What kind of nightmare is The League of Uniform Nomenture? Get that out of here! Next! NEXT! Spoiler EEN 5 Roll Out!, Branch!, Familiar-Possessed - Eria, Familiar-Possessed - Hiita, Chthonian Polymer, The League of Uniform Nomenture, Ojamuscle, Queen''s Knight, Elemental HERO dedge [copse] Okay. What is that? I ask you to go away, and instead The League of Uniform Nomenture justes back, but brings dedge and Queen¡¯s Knight as apology gifts? Are you trying to bribe me into liking you? ¡­ fine. Bribe epted. You are a good card, and you don¡¯t have to go away. But I do still want the next pack. Spoiler EEN 6 Non-Fusion Area, Feather Wind, V-Tiger Jet, Bonding - H2O, Infernal Incinerator, Hydrogeddon, VW-Tiger Catapult, Level Modtion, Jack''s Knight [copse] All repeats here, next. Spoiler EEN 7 Dark World Lightning, Familiar-Possessed - Hiita, Hydrogeddon, Ojamuscle, W-Wing Catapult, Chthonian Polymer, Boss Rush, Pot of Avarice, King''s Knight [copse] Pot of Avarice, nice. Not only is it a new Super Rare, it is also super useful. I can use it to return stuff from my GY to the collection, canceling out their death cooldown. And I even get pack tokens while doing so. Sure I already had some from the Machine Re-Volt Structure Deck, but I¡¯ll take it. Three more. Next. Spoiler EEN 8 Weed Out, Familiar-Possessed - Wynn, Elemental HERO Wildheart, Ojamuscle, Level Modtion, Dark Deal, Nanobreaker, Roll Out!, Armed Changer [copse] Another repeat pack. Next. Spoiler EEN 9 Simultaneous Loss, Beiige, Vanguard of Dark World, Branch!, Ojamagic, Elemental HERO Wildheart, Oxygeddon, Level Modtion, Queen''s Knight, Hero Barrier [copse] Well, this one isn¡¯t. Hero Barrier, huh. Not bad, not bad. Sadly, Negate Attack is just so much better, that I¡¯ll never use it, but at least it is not a repeat. One more to go. Let¡¯s see if the Goddess can bless me with one more SR or UR. Spoiler EEN 10 Oxygeddon, Boss Rush, Feather Wind, Familiar-Possessed - Hiita, Scarr, Scout of Dark World, The League of Uniform Nomenture, Branch!, Feather Shot, Cyber der [copse] She can! She most definitely can. Cyber der is actually great. And while the effect gains based on the number of opponents might not be the best, because she can¡¯t have all three effects at the same time, it is still great. Definitely going to summon her soon. Honesty, what a way to call it a day. Great packs are great. Tomorrow¡­ Well, I think I might look at that one structure deck I got ess to¡­ maybe. (Laura, you can take over those sets now. Please get all the cards from them. And make sure I have a good number of Cyber Dragons.) I requested. (Of course. I¡¯ll have it done in theing days.) CH.270 Dimensional Fissure Experiment CH.270 Dimensional Fissure Experiment ¡°Thank you foring, Brian.¡± I got greeted by a rainbow haireddy. ¡°... Not really like I had a choice¡­ So, what may I do for you, Goddess?¡± I asked. ¡°Or did you call me here just to chat? I can just chat as well.¡± I was in the already somewhat familiar parlor room, where I met with either Aulis or the Goddess. And this time, she was here herself. And I was all alone, no Alice or Lua. ¡°I¡¯d love to, but sadly, I simply do not have the time for that. Perhaps if we can solve our current issues, we could spend some time just rxing. I called you here because of the dimensional fissures. I believe I know why more of them will be appearing in theing times.¡± ¡°... you ¡®believe¡¯? So you don¡¯t actually know.¡± ¡°Need I remind you that without my physical body, I am not all-powerful?¡± ¡°... I guess you did say that. So, what do you know?¡± ¡°While I was correct in that the new Chaos God Dungeon will reduce the burden on the dimensional barrier, it won¡¯t fix the already damaged barrier. And it has broken to the point where we may not be able to repair it. Because of that, the barrier will keep deteriorating, and more dimensional fissures will appear.¡± ¡°... so, we have to fix the barrier?¡± ¡°Yes. But it isn¡¯t that simple. Last time it was done, an extremely potent magic, which exceeds this world''s System, was used. It used a power given to the Hero by a God greater than I am, and we simply do not have something like that to use this time. And even if we did, it should not be done.¡± ¡°... the hero, huh.¡± ¡°I can tell you have some questions about him.¡± ¡°... you could say that. Well, I do have my ideas about his past, but I still do wonder, why doesn¡¯t he have a recorded name? Shouldn¡¯t that be something that is known?¡± ¡°It cannot be known.¡± The Goddess stated. ¡°The Hero¡­ he was someone like you, but you figured that out already, didn¡¯t you?¡± ¡°Someone from a different world? Yeah. I kind of guessed that part.¡± I admitted. ¡°But unlike you, he didn¡¯t slip between World barriers. He was transported here by a God, higher in power than I am, after his untimely death in his previous world. We epted him, because we needed someone to stand up to the Demon Lord, who was causing instability between the dimensions. The Hero was granted a few powers to aplish that mission, one of them was all of his memories from Earth. ¡­ But after the Demon Lord was defeated, the dimensional barrier that separates the Chaos God Energy dimension from the dimension you now live in almost burst open and needed to be fixed immediately. For that, the Hero used the power of his memories. Everything about him that originated from his previous life was lost at that time, and could not be remembered by anyone in this world. That includes myself and the System Agents. That is why his name is not written anywhere. It was wiped from the world to save the world.¡± ¡­ wow. Didn¡¯t expect that. The Hero must have had a great deal of willpower. I¡¯m not sure if I could give up all of my memories from before I got transported here. Maybe in the heat of the moment, but I feel like I¡¯d definitely regret thatter. But at the same time¡­ ¡°Do memories really have that kind of power?¡± I asked the Goddess. ¡°Normally not, but as I said, it was a power given to him by a God. It manifested as the Unique Skill: Perfect Memory. And by sacrificing it, the Hero was able topletely repair the dimensional barrier.¡± ¡°But if a unique skill has that power, can¡¯t we just sacrifice one of mine? I can even make new ones with my cards, so I can just make a new one, and sacrifice it.¡± I offered. I didn¡¯t really want to give up any of the uniques I had at this moment, but if necessary, I could. As long as I have Pack Opener, I can remake Tahlia or Fantasia. It would suck, a lot, but for the world, I might just do it. ¡°It wouldn¡¯t work. You don¡¯t realize the difference between skills granted by this world, and skills granted by Gods from different worlds. The skills you have are all skills made from the Chaos God Energy. In fact, your Pack Opener uses Chaos God Energy to make the cards. If that energy could be used to fix this, we wouldn¡¯t have a problem in the first ce. But we might have a solution, in the form of Exodia.¡± ¡°Oh? Well¡­ then how does Exodia fit into this?¡± ¡°Exodia, like the rest of your monsters,e from a world that is different from ours. This means they have techniques both simr and different from the ones we use. This is a great advantage, as the mixture of both might be able to fix the deteriorating dimensional barrier. That leads us to why I called you here tonight. I¡¯d like you to head to a ce where the dimensional barrier is weakened, and summon your Exodia there. I believe you made divine sleeves for it already.¡± ¡°Yes. Two days ago.¡± ¡°Good. Go there and summon him. If he can repair the barrier, without having to cause a fissure, that would be optimal. But if he cannot, you are allowed to open up the fissure, and attempt to fix it instead. If that fails, we will send you a card to fix it likest time, but we would prefer not to. I will send the location information to System Support Laura. I¡¯ll also add a mission, so you can get a reward for it.¡± ¡°Alright. Thanks. ¡­ but what about the dungeon? I don¡¯t think it is safe yet.¡± ¡°Are you saying that your Gate Guardian boss monster isn¡¯t strong enough?¡± ¡°Well, I could get through it, so maybe?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t use yourself as the standard. But perhaps I can give you something special as an added reward. And the dungeon is still deep, so no one will be able to clear it in the time it will take you to get back to it. And unlike a normal dungeon, the Chaos God Dungeon can teleport you, or the dragon you named the Dungeon Master, back to protect the core if necessary.¡± ¡°... I didn¡¯t know that¡­¡± ¡°You should look into everything the dungeon can do. Not just defending it and your little duel disk project.¡± ¡°... I¡¯ll see what I can do.¡± ¡°Good. It is time for you to return. Good luck.¡± ¡°... thanks. Let¡¯s hope I don¡¯tpletely screw this up.¡± ¡°We have full faith in you.¡± The Goddess said, before my vision went ck.
¡°I think I should go meet with my mother again.¡± Lua said, as I was telling them about what the Goddess told me. ¡°I want to start going to other dhampir towns.¡± ¡°Sure. Ria cane with you. I¡¯ll also move the Prince¡¯s letter to the shared folder, so you can use it, if you need it. Also Ria, I made you some armored pants to go with your jacket.¡± I told the two. The pants I made for Ria were nothing special. They were just some lightning boa hide, with some blood iron inserts to increase defense. They were fine, but nothing I¡¯d consider ¡®top tier¡¯. But the +170 defense, and the quick feet effect they offered is not bad at all. They also had the ''feed blood to auto-repair function. Oh, quick feet just makes you move a bit faster, by the way. ¡°Thanks. I¡¯ll make sure to use them.¡± Ria said, as she took the pants. She then quickly moved to her bedroom, so she could test them on. ¡°Alice, what about you?¡± I asked. ¡°... I think I¡¯d like to go visit Mother, and maybe head to the adventurer¡¯s guild. We haven¡¯t done any of that in a while. I want to get my guild rank up.¡± ¡°Sure. You can sell any of the C and B-rank monster corpses, if you want to, but be careful not to sell too many, so you don¡¯t get too much attention.¡± I told her. ¡°Also, I made a new swordstaff for you. It is made from an aluminum alloy, with a steel edge, so you can actually use it in battle.¡± Her new one was also styled more like the swordstaff of Dark Pdin. Alice¡¯s previous one was just a bronze short sword attached to a bronze pole, so it was double edged, but the new one only had a single cutting edge, like the swordstaff of Dark Pdin. ¡°Thanks, Brian. When can I expect the mithril one?¡± Alice asked, as she received her new swordstaff. ¡°How about when you get some sort of weapon skill for it? And I¡¯d like to have my monsters make it, so it will also have to wait until my order with the Hill familyes in. That should be in about 2 or 3 weeks.¡± ¡°Can¡¯t you just make one with this dungeon?¡± ¡°I can, but my monsters want to make you one, so¡­ I could make the raw materials, but I think you can wait a few weeks, right?¡± ¡°... alright. I¡¯ll wait. And I''ll get the skill while I wait.¡± It has been three days since I woke up from my evolution. We were still living in the core room of my new Chaos God Dungeon, which I decided to name HomeBase. It did give me that feeling, after all. My HomeBase. The ce where I can return to, even if everything goes horribly wrong. ¡°And you, Agunan? Want toe with me, or go with Alice?¡± ¡°Of course I shalle with you, Master. Unless you require me to guard your female.¡± ¡°You won¡¯t get to challenge Exodia, just so you know. You even got your ass handed to you by The Wicked Dreadroot and The Wicked Avatar when you challenged them in the factory, so don¡¯t think you can take on Exodia.¡± Spoiler
[copse] Admittedly, Agunan did actually tie with The Wicked Eraser. The Wicked Eraser couldn¡¯t beat him ¡®normally¡¯ so it used its special effect to destroy both of them. Thank god it was in the factory, or Agunan might have died to the point where I can no longer resurrect him, because his body gotpletely annihted. Spoiler [So for those that want the info on how that happened. The Wicked Eraser has an effect where ¡®During your Main Phase, you can destroy this card.¡¯ and ¡®When this card is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, destroy all cards on the field.¡¯ And because The Wicked Eraser¡¯s attack is ¡®The ATK and DEF of this card are each equal to the number of cards your opponent controls x 1000.¡¯ he couldn¡¯t beat Agunan like the other two Wickeds could, so he just blew himself up, taking Agunan¡¯s factory avatar with him.] [copse] Also, we had once again resumed using level ups, so I was now LV.101. I also tested if my skills can go over 10, so I now had LV.11 Mana Control. Lua was now LV.99 and was stuck there, since she doesn¡¯t have Limit Break (extra). Alice was level 89, so she is getting close to the cap, and Ria was LV.90. In terms of training, I¡¯ve spent time practicing space magic, swordsmanship and the two draconic skills I can get when I¡¯m Dragon Hearted, while Alice has been working on her swordstaff skill, if there even is one, and fire magic, and Lua has worked on her mana healing, light magic. She even began experimenting with Holy magic, but it isn¡¯t going so well. As for the, ¡®I¡¯ll move the letter to the shared folder¡¯ and ¡®You can sell any of the C and B-rank monster corpses¡¯ I said to Lua and Alice. Well, I figured out how I could give the girls permission to use my Storage. It could only be done with System Support holders because it used the System Link between our System Supports, so only Alice and Lua could ess it. They gained a title for it and everything. I could also make folders, and only give ess to specific folders to them, so I made a Shared folder that any of us could use, as well as a personal ones for both of them. I could still ess their personal Storage folders, but Tahlia promised the girls she would gatekeep me from them. ¡°Alright. Alice, Lua. Here are your copies of Gradius, so you can move how you¡¯d like.¡± I gave the girls their Gradius. I had installed a few cards into them, to make them good. Both had Machine Conversion Factory and a defense increasing 7 Completed. Spoiler
[copse] Alice¡¯s Gradius also had a Mage Power and Cyclon Laser. This would give the ship some great fire power. Spoiler
[copse] Meanwhile, Lua¡¯s had Gradius'' Option and United We Stand. With that, the ship could send out these little drone things that could either attack or defend. Or scout, or so on. And because the Gradius'' Option drones had the same stats as the Gradius, they were no joke. Spoiler
[copse] Alice¡¯s had a bit more firepower, but in terms of utility, Lua¡¯s Gradius was definitely superior. But to each their own. Comparing the two is likeparing a bomber ne to a flying aircraft carrier. ¡­ well, more like a flying drone carrier. For other things. I had yed around with the cards from the Spellcaster''s Command structure deck, but I haven¡¯t gotten to the point where I could make a full Citadel. Factory tests are still ongoing with that, and will likely take a week or two toplete. Spoiler [copse] And even if I could make one, where would I put it? I was thinking over this Chaos God Dungeon, but we are in the middle of nowhere, so transportation would be a pain. I could potentially move the dungeon, because it is a Chaos God Dungeon, but again, the problem is where would I ce it? I¡¯d also have to ask the Goddess, or maybe a System Agent like Aulis, if I am allowed to move it. Well, I¡¯ll ask the next time I meet them, and considering the test I¡¯m doing today, it might just be tomorrow night.
We moved to the exit of the dungeon with these little teleport rings I made us. They could only be used inside the dungeon, and Agunan and I could just use the dungeon terminals, but they would allow the girls to teleport within the dungeon. I made sure they wouldn¡¯t wear them on their left ring fingers, by the way. Lua had hers on her right index finger, Alice on her left middle finger, and Ria wore hers on a ne I made her, because she said it would get in the way otherwise. The rings were all locked so that only the person they were made for could use them, so there was no worry about them getting misused, if they were lost or stolen. ¡°Do your best to hold down the fort.¡± I told Agunan. In the end, he decided to just stay at the dungeon, keeping it safe. The three of us summoned our Gradius, jumped in, and headed to ¡­ well, Alice and Lua were heading into rtively the same direction, but I was heading north. Let¡¯s go see if Exodia can solve our issues. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: One without a Race ?
Level: 101
HP: 4890 (+19,400)
Mana: 5950 (+17,700)
Strength: 1800
Defense: 2080
Magic: 1990
Skills:
One of Every Race LV.1 (unique-racial)
Pack Opener LV.7 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.3 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Limit Break LV.1 (extra)
Space Magic LV.2 (extra)
Telekinesis LV.5 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.10 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Sword Technique LV.3
Mana Control LV.11
Defense Boost LV.1
Dragon Life Dedication (Greater True Fire Dragon)
Water Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Honorary Baron of Ruiso Kingdom
Language Comprehension (humanoid) (draconic)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Lucia
Race: Dhampir Monarch !
Level: 99
HP: 2480
Mana: 4750
Strength: 916
Defense: 1194
Magic: 3266
Skills:
Dhampir Princess LV.2 (Unique)
True Blood Magic LV.8 (Racial)
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Water Magic LV.8
Light Magic LV.3
Mana Healing LV.2
Mana Control LV.10
Magic Boost LV.8
Quick Cast LV.8
Fast Mana Recovery LV.10
Knife Technique LV.2
Staff Technique LV.6
Saint
Water Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Blood Sucker (Racial)
Lifesaver
Storage ess (Brian Wood)
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Alice Mana Watchman
Race: Magical Girl ?
Level: 89
HP: 1630
Mana: 4130
Strength: 934
Defense: 1304
Magic: 3088
Skills:
Magical Girl (unique-racial) LV.1
Card Summoner LV.3 (extra)
Magician¡¯s Power LV.5 (extra)
Multicasting LV.4 (extra)
Mana Flight LV.5 (extra)
Telekinesis LV.3 (extra)
Giant yer LV.1 (extra)
Dark Magic LV.10
Mana Control LV.10
Magic Boost LV.7
Quick Cast LV.8
Instant Cast LV.2
Fast Mana Recovery LV.10
Magic resistance LV.5
Staff Technique LV.4
One with two Souls
One who defeated the Impossible
Storage ess (Brian Wood)
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Rhianna
Race: Dhampir Brawler
Level: 90
HP: 2975
Mana: 2640
Strength: 1935
Defense: 1427
Magic: 1205
Skills:
True Blood Magic LV.5 (Racial)
Vampiric Body Modification LV.4(Racial)
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Fire Magic LV.5
Mana Control LV.5
Fast Mana Recovery LV.5
Internal Magic Technique LV.6
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.7
Counter Strike LV.2
Flickering Step LV.5
Power Boost LV.5
Defense Boost LV.5
Blood Sucker (Racial)
ve. Master: Brian Wood
[copse] CH.271 World Treant CH.271 World Treant (Laura, is this the correct ce?) I asked, after I arrived at the ce Laura had indicated. We were about to run an experiment, testing if Exodia can repair the dimensional barrier that separates the ¡­ Chaos God Dimension from the dimension most people live in, and for that, the Goddess had sent us to a ce where the wall was quite damaged, or something. I was in the northern part of the Ever forest, and I did check for any signs of life around the area, but there were only weak monsters. And they will likely run away when I summon anything, so nothing to worry about. (Yes. This should be the ce.) Laura confirmed. (... I don¡¯t see anything¡­) (Did you expect that the dimensional barrier could be seen?) (Well, I heard that there was some sort of a sign before the dimensional fissure appeared, so I was expecting something like that.) (This hasn¡¯t deteriorated to that point yet, so no, there wouldn¡¯t be one.) (... so we have no way of locating these deteriorated spots, without the Goddess¡¯ help¡­ Well, I would say that is bad, but at the same time, it is more of her problem. I¡¯m just helping her solve it.) (It will be everyone''s problem if the barrierpletely cracks. There will be fissures everywhere.) (Yeah¡­ but what can we do? If she can¡¯t fix it without a physical body, there is nothing we can do, right? It isn¡¯t like I can just give ¡­ wait ¡­ Can she take over the body of a Divine monster and use it..?) (... I don¡¯t know, but we could ask.) (Remind me to do that next time we meet.) (Yes. I¡¯ll also have Aulis transmit the question to her.) (Thanks. Well then, let¡¯s start.) I opened the Gradius canopy, swapped my terminal from the bracer mode to duel disk mode, including the new Arc-V style light de part, and got out my Divine sleeved Exodia parts. I used that part, just in case the cards warm up again. I set the five cards on the light de, and said: ¡°With the five pieces gathered, I summon Exodia, the Forbidden One.¡± Spoiler
[copse] Soon, my golden giant appeared from his pentagram. I¡¯m not sure if I¡¯m happy, or scared that I summoned him again. Last time, things didn¡¯t exactly go well. Well, they could have been worse, but between a message from the literal God of this world, and then the dragonsing to bonk me for being a dummy, I have some ¡­ questionable memories about using Exodia. ¡°Exodia! The Goddess of this world wants to know if you can repair a deteriorating dimensional barrier! This ce should have that, so can you fix it?¡± I yelled at my giant monster, just to make sure he heard me. He didn¡¯t verbally answer, but just nodded and began doing ¡­ something. Because I have no idea what he is doing, I decided to take a bit of distance and let him do his thing. I flew just a bit away from where I left Exodia, got on the forest floor, unsummoned my Gradius, and summoned Mechanical Hound. We were going to go on a little hunt, and he was going to be my hunting dog. Spoiler [copse] I had my Mechanical Hound locate monsters, and then I attacked them with my sword, taking them down. The forest was a bit too over grown for therge mechanical wolf, but we made it work. We kept it up for about 30 minutes, until Laura told me that Exodia had finished the initial inspection and wanted me back.
¡°So, how is it?¡± I asked Exodia. I had arrived where he was standing, and had used telekinesis to float up, so I could stand on his shoulder. I wouldn¡¯t call my telekinesis flight worthy yet, but I can float with it just fine. The faster mana control I gained after eliminating the dungeon core did also help. Exodia didn¡¯t verbally answer, instead using magic to write giant letters in the air in front of us. [I cannot reinforce it, but I can make a hole and then repair that hole. Is that fine?] ¡°... okay. I guess that is something¡­ both good and bad. So you can close fissures, and even open them, but not reinforce the barrier, unless it is already broken, is that correct?¡± I confirmed. [Yes.] Exodia answered in writing. ¡°... well, we were given permission by the Goddess to open up a dimensional fissure, if necessary, so I guess we can do it.¡± I told the giant. [Thank you. I shall break a hole, and then repair it with haste. Master, please deal with any monsters that might appear because of the fissure. All of my focus must be on the repair.] ¡°Oh. Yeah. I got it. You just deal with the barrier, I¡¯ll deal with the monsters.¡± I told Exodia. He then prompted me to get off of him, so I jumped off his shoulder, and got to the ground with telekinesis. But then I realized that being on the ground wouldn¡¯t be optimal for vision, so I summoned UFOroid and rode it instead. Does this make me a UFOroid Fighter? Spoiler
[copse]
Exodia began gathering energy. The same energy he used when he used ¡®Obliterate¡¯, but this time, the amount of energy was noticeably less. After just a few seconds of gathering it, he surrounded his left fist with the energy, before punching forward with it. It honestly looked like he was imitating Obelisk the Tormentor, but maybe that is just me. I do have Obelisk now by the way. After getting the first Divine/Divine-Beast monsters, in the form of the Divine sleeved Wicked Gods, I was able to make Divine/Divine-Beast monsters with DNA Surgery and Transnt respectfully. So I made ten of them and traded them for Obelisk the Tormentor. Thankfully they didn¡¯t need Divine sleeves to be Divine/Divine-Beasts, so I didn¡¯t have to waste resources. Spoiler
[copse] Also, without a Divine sleeve, my Obelisk couldn¡¯t use its effect. Perhaps somewhat simr to the [If this card is in a Divine sleeve, it is always also treated as a Divine/Divine-Beast monster.] effect that the Wicked Gods have, Obelisk had an effect where without a Divine sleeve, it cannot use its effects. It could still be used as a powerful monster, but not as a God monster. A simr effect appeared on the Buster ders I turned into Divine/Divine-Beast monsters, but I never put a Divine sleeve on one, because the effect was [Gains 500 ATK for each Dragon and Divine-Beast monster your opponent controls or is in their GY. Only gains ATK for Divine-Beast monsters, if this card is in a Divine sleeve.] Anyway, back to here and now. Exodia¡¯s punch had ripped apart the dimensional barrier, and a dimensional fissure had opened in front of me. A simr purple mess of smog and crackling lightning formed. It looked a bitrger than the one the behemoth had popped out of, but I might also be wrong. It is a bit difficult to judge. From it, I felt a dangerous energy rushing out. I don¡¯t think I felt that from the one in Alewatch, so maybe that one had already given out the ¡®first burst¡¯ and stabilized somewhat. ¡°UFOroid? You alright?¡± I confirmed with my summoned ride, because that mana/miasma pulse honestly could do something bad, I think. I don¡¯t want my roid to get EMPed. I got some beebs as a response, so it must be fine. We took just a bit of distance from the fissure, and let Exodia work on it, while keeping my eyes on both the fissure and the surrounding area, looking for monsters. It didn¡¯t look like anything wasing out of the fissure at first, but then, I saw a beam of mana and miasmae out of it, and focus on something on the forest floor. It was strong enough that the mana and miasma, which were usually unseeable by the naked eye, were perfectly visible. I didn¡¯t know exactly what the mana/miasma beam hit, but it was likely a goblin, or some small critter. That is all that exists in this forest, at least as far as I¡¯ve seen. Well, that was my assumption, until I realized that I was wrong. Because one of the trees in the forest had begun to grow. Massively and with enormous speed. The tree quickly grew double, triple, quadruple in size, and it still kept growing, assimting the surrounding trees into its own body as it grew. When it finally stopped, it was something like 200 meters tall. A tree the size of a skyscraper was now in front of me. It really is funny, isn¡¯t it? Here I am, thinking Exodia isrge, and this tree just shows up asking: ¡°Who isrge now?¡± or something. (That¡¯s a world treant. An SS-rank monster. You should take it down immediately.) Laura told me. ¡°Yeah. On it.¡± I said as I got out a handful of cards. Thankfully I got all the materials for this guy, thank you Laura. This will be fun. Machines versus nature. Who will win? ¡­ of course it will be the machines. Because they have a secret weapon. ¡°I activate Power Bond! I fuse together three Cyber Dragons to summon the Cyber End Dragon!¡± Spoiler
[copse] My three mechanical dragons fused together and became one. Cyber End Dragon was right around 30 meters tall, like my Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragons. ¡­ no. It is actually just a bit smaller. But not by much. Still, because I summoned it with Power Bond, it has way more attack than the Ultimate Dragons. Now you might think that I¡¯m in trouble because of Power Bonds effect that will damage me, but don¡¯t worry. I have a card for that. I wouldn¡¯t have used Power Bond if I didn¡¯t. Also, a factory test showed an interesting side on how Power Bond works, but I¡¯ll tell you about it in just a second. For now. ¡°Cyber End Dragon, attack that world treant with Super Strident ze!¡± I ordered my dragon. Cyber End did as ordered, and attacked the tree with a massive beam of light,ing from all three of its mouths. The beam hit, causing good damage to the tree, but it didn¡¯t go down from just one attack.
Power Bond is going to inflict damage to you in 0:15
Power Bond is going to inflict damage to you in 0:14
Power Bond is going to inflict damage to you in 0:13
This was what we figured out in the factory. Power Bond would inflict damage to me, quite quickly after the first attack by the monster I summoned, and I¡¯d have a fifteen second countdown for it. But I was prepared for it, so I just activated a trap card. ¡°Pikeru''s Circle of Enchantment.¡± Spoiler [copse] Pikeru''s Circle of Enchantment is one of the cards that can negate Power Bonds damage, and it is the only one I have for that at this time. I think. But one is enough, so even if I have an alternative, this is fine. With the Power Bond damage negated, I could once again focus on the world treant. ¡°I activate Limiter Removal! Cyber End, attack again, Eternal Evolution Burst!¡±Yes, I used both the Japanese and English attack names. And the Japanese is the cooler one, so it got to be the one after Limiter Removal. Fight me. Spoiler [copse] I activated Limiter Removal, doubling my Cyber End Dragon¡¯s attack again, so it now had a total of 16,000 attack. With its power now sky high, it sted the world treant again, taking the monster down with the second strike. After that, because of the negative side of Limiter Removal, both my Cyber End, as well as the UFOroid I had been standing on, broke apart and died. I quickly stopped my fall with telekinesis, and summoned another monster to take the ce of my UFOroid. ¡°Mavelus.¡± Spoiler [copse] With something under my feet again, I went to collect the remains of the world treant. Then I began watching over the area, in case another monster would pop out.
After about 15 more minutes, Exodia had closed the dimensional fissure. During that time, only one other monster appeared, this time appearing from the fissure itself. It was an A-rank bird monster, and I summoned Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon to fight against it. Because it was taking a while, I assisted the Thunder Dragon by using one Raigeki Break on the bird monster, so we took it down. Spoiler
[copse] So, in conclusion. Exodia can repair dimensional fissures, but cannot reinforce the dimensional barrier before it is alreadypletely broken. And SS-rank monsters are still quite tough. The fact that the world treant shrugged off a Power Bonded End Dragon¡¯s attack is no joke. Sure it died to the Limiter Removal Power Bond End Dragon, but if it didn¡¯t, then we¡¯d have a big problem. (Laura, can you transmit our findings to the Goddess?) (Yes. I¡¯ll make a report about this, and deliver it with haste.) (Thanks.) ¡°Exodia, great work. You can go now. You as well, Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon.¡± I said, before I unsummoned the two monsters. I spent a bit of time over the forest where the fissure had taken ce, just making sure that there were no after effects. I ran a copy of Rain of Mercy, just to fix the ground, and then I installed one copy of Forest on the ground, to hopefully regrow the trees that had been lost when the world treant appeared. Then I added a second Rain of Mercy to kickstart the regrowth of the forest. Spoiler
[copse] The install of Forest had an immediate effect, and new trees began sprouting from the ground. But it would still take a few weeks before the trees would be the same size as the previous ones, so it wasn¡¯t all powerful, or anything. But still, good to know that I can fix my environmental destruction. I think the spirits, or some other power of nature, would get angry with me if I never fixed the problems I make. After another half an hour of watching over the area, I decided that this would be enough. I called out my Gradius and headed back to HomeBase. Oh. Onest thing. The reward I got for the dimensional barrier/fissure test. I got two things. One, I opened the set . It has some cool stuff, including the Sacred Beast cards. Adding more Divine-Beasts into my arsenal, huh? I guess that is cool. I also got two new promo trades. Even though I feel like this is more like Anime trades, because I¡¯m decently sure these cards are anime only. Dark Element and Dark Guardian. Spoiler [copse] I think the Goddess wants me to use them to reinforce the Gate Guardian final boss the Chaos God Dungeon currently has, so I think I¡¯ll do just that. At the moment, the way the final fight works is that first, you¡¯d have to beat Kazejin, Suijin and Sanga of the Thunder, when they are three separate monsters. Spoiler
[copse] If you manage to do that, they¡¯d all get summoned back with three copies of Call of the Hunted, and then they wouldbine to make Gate Guardian. Spoiler [copse] But now, I can add another step to the process, so that when the Gate Guardian is taken down, they will have to face the Dark Guardian. I still think that that three stage boss fight is beatable, but at the same time, it might start to approach the level where you¡¯d have to be crazy strong to win.
¡°So neither of you will being home today?¡± I asked Lua and Alice when we met in the factory in the evening. ¡°Yes. ¡­ sorry.¡± Lua apologized. ¡°It isn¡¯t really your fault. So, where do you think you will head?¡± ¡°The closest safe town would be in the north, in the Burch Dukedom, so I think there.¡± Lua said. ¡°Alright. Send me the info and where you want to meet. I¡¯lle to do the curing.¡± Lua could potentially cure the blood curse herself, but curing an entire vige would be tough. And I do have that mission, so I should do that part. ¡°What about you, Alice?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll be staying with Grandpa for a few days and do a few adventuring jobs with Paulina.¡± Alice said. ¡°Alright. ¡­ it will be a bit lonely without you, so let¡¯s keep these meetings up at least every evening.¡± I told the two. At least this will give me a bit of time to work on some projects. Like a certain swordstaff I promised Alice. Not the mithril one, but the world''s greatest one. I think I¡¯ll also have my spellcaster monsters use the world treant materials to make me a treant-wood staff. Treant wood stuff need that mana cirction thing done to them for a long time, so if I have one, I can start doing it. Sure I have the one Sorcerer of Dark Magic once got me, but that thing is way lower quality than world treant wood, so let¡¯s just make a new one. I¡¯ll also finish those duel disks, so that I can give them to Alice and Lua when we next meet. ¡­ why have I started so many projects? CH.272 Weakening Dimensional Barrier Detection Device CH.272 Weakening Dimensional Barrier Detection Device ¡°Are you sure we aren¡¯t getting too familiar with each other? This is the second night in the row we¡¯ve had a talk.¡± I questioned the Goddess. She had once again stolen me while I was sleeping, so we could talk. ¡°This might be thest one for a while, so it is fine.¡± The rainbow haireddy answered. ¡°Thank you for running the test, as well as the detailed report. It has been extremely helpful.¡± ¡°Sure, no problem. Sorry Exodia couldn¡¯t fix the barrier without breaking it.¡± ¡°That is fine. Being able to fix a dimensional fissure without involving us is already unprecedented, so we are more than happy with this result.¡± ¡°That¡¯s good to hear. ¡­ so, going forward¡­ What should I be doing? Will you just keep sending me missions to go to ces where the barrier is deteriorating? Then I break it open and have Exodia fix it?¡± ¡°That is an option, but not a great one. First, it keeps us involved on arge scale. It isn¡¯t bad, per se, but it does take us away from our other duties.¡± ¡°... us?¡± I questioned. I¡¯ve noticed that the Goddess does often use ¡®we¡¯ or ¡®us¡¯ and so forth when referring to herself, but she does also sometimes use I, so that bothers me a bit. ¡°Myself, and the System Agents.¡± The Goddess specified. ¡°What I¡¯d like you to do is this. First, make a device that can detect differences in the dimensional barrier. You should be able to do that using the Chaos God Dungeon. Then, spread them around the continent you live on to make a warning system that doesn¡¯t rely on us to work. I believe you should work with the Adventurer¡¯s Guild for that. Third, I¡¯d like Holder Alice Mana Watchman to look into a spell that can imitate Exodia¡¯s barrier technique. With her Unique-Racial skill, she should be able to do it. I will send her a mission regarding that. The final spell will likely fall under Dimensional magic, so you should also work on your Space magic, so that you may one day learn how to use Dimensional magic. Learning Time magic might not be a bad idea either, as it works well with Space magic. Ideally, we want people to learn how to fix the barrier, without having to rely on us, or your cards. That will be the best for the world. That will free us to focus more on the other continents.¡± ¡°... no pressure, huh.¡± ¡°We didn¡¯t mean to put you under any. At the end of the day, we cannot force you to do this. You do not have to. We are simply asking you to do it.¡± ¡°... I guess I can try¡­¡± ¡°Thank you. That is all that we ask for. If you have no questions at this time, we shall send you back.¡± ¡°Wait! I do have one.¡± I quickly interrupted. ¡°The Chaos God Dungeon. I noticed it can be moved, so am I allowed to move it, or is the ce it is in somehow critical?¡± ¡°You may move it, if you¡¯d like. Just keep a certain distance from the other three Chaos God Dungeons on the continent. Their locations are sadly secret information, so I cannot tell you where they are, but your dungeon will know if you try to move too close to one and will tell you it cannot move there.¡± ¡°Alright. Thanks. Now I just have to figure out where to move it¡­¡± ¡°Perhaps to the skies. If you can make your ¡®mana factory¡¯ work, you can userge scale levitation magic to keep the dungeon floating in the sky.¡± ¡°A floating ind dungeon..? I do like the sound of that.¡± I admitted. ¡°Also ¡­ you said that you cannot use your full power without a physical body, right?¡± ¡°Yes, I did state that, and that is true.¡± ¡°... what does it take for you to get a physical body? I mean, you appeared in the world when the Hero was active, right? So you could in that situation do it. ¡­ So can you do that again? If, for example, I summon a God monster, and you take it over to use as your body? Would that work?¡± ¡°I do like your idea.¡± The Goddess answered and I felt myself smiling as she did. ¡°But it won¡¯t work.¡± ¡°... why not?¡± ¡°I cannot tell you that at this time. All I will say is this. The Hero and hispanions were special in a way that you simply are not. At least not as of this moment. Until you are able to reach that special level, summoning me will not be possible.¡± ¡°... alright¡­¡± I epted what she said, even if I didn¡¯t like it. ¡°Just do your best for now. If you do, you will eventually be rewarded with the truth. That is what I can tell you now. Please rest well.¡± ¡°...¡± I didn¡¯t say another word, before the world went back to ck, as I went back to sleep.
¡°No pressure, huh. How in the world am I supposed to make a weakening dimensional barrier detection device? WDBDD¡­ that is not a good name¡­ Well, I¡¯lle up with a better er.¡± I honestly had no idea where to even start. I browsed the catalog of stuff the Chaos God Dungeon could make, focusing on detection devices, but nothing was even remotely close to what I needed. Sure I could make anything from heat detectors to magic detectors. Earthquake detectors to sr radiation detectors. I could even make things like radar and sonar detectors, but nothing that could detect the dimensional barrier. My first idea was to just throw every detector that detects any form of magic together into one ¡­ but that didn¡¯t work at all. All I had was a huge mess of readings, and it didn¡¯t even detect the dimensional barrier. Next I tried to work with miasma detectors, but again, it couldn¡¯t do it. Even mixing a magic and miasma detector together didn¡¯t work. ¡­ I did identally make a dungeon detector with that though¡­ But we won¡¯t talk about that. I don¡¯t want to be that guy that goes around eliminating and founding all the dungeons. Well, whatever. ¡°Agunan, how about some practice? I need a break.¡± ¡°How is practice a break?¡± The dragon questioned. ¡°... it just is, okay. It will make me focus on some other stuff, so I won¡¯t have to think about all thisplicated BS.¡±
I spent most of my time as a Dragon Hearted, because why not? I looked basically human, except for the little dragon scale over my heart. And not like I¡¯ve interacted with humans after my evolution. Anyway, back to my training. I hadn¡¯t yet gotten either of the two racial skills Dragon Hearted would allow me to get, but I was starting to understand them a bit. I guess I¡¯ll go over Draconic Body first, as it is the more simple one. In short, I can turn my body to be more ¡­ well draconic. Aka. turning my skin to scales, my nails to weapons, my teeth to sharper teeth, my eyes to dragon eyes and so forth. Eventually, I could potentially even grow a tail and wings. I guess as a skill it is quite simr to Ria¡¯s Vampiric Body Modification. I didn¡¯t have the skill yet, but I could grow some scales. Only on my chest and back though, not on my arms or legs yet. Interestingly, the scales always spread from the small scale I always had on my chest, over my heart. For Draconic magic¡­ well, it was a mess. It was basically a irregr magic that could do a ton of things, but you needed to guide your energy in very specific ways. And there were no chants or anything for it, you had to do it by feel. But the good part was, it could imitate all attribute magics, so with it, you could use wind, water, earth, fire, light or dark. If you knew what you were doing. Agunan used mostly fire, with some wind and earth for support. He didn¡¯t know anything about dark or water, and only the bare minimum about light. Draconic magic was also somewhat limited when it came to variety of spells I could use. It was all focused on self buffing and offensive power. It had very little in terms of defense, helping allies and healing. As for my first goal with Draconic magic, well, Agunan was trying to teach me how to breathe fire. Apparently, that was one of the easiest things to do. For me, it sounds like advanced stuff, but it the dragon tells me that it is simple, I¡¯ll try my best.
After my training session, I went back to work on the WDBDDweakening dimensional barrier detection device, name not final. But still, I didn¡¯t get anywhere with it, because there is no technology to detect the dimensional barrier. Of course there wouldn¡¯t be. Not like anyone would even know about it, right? Because I was stuck, I traded my goal and went back to work on my bracer to duel disk transforming duel disk. ¡­ Do I suck at naming things? BDDTDD is not a good name. I guess BDD is ¡­ okay even that is bad. ¡°... wait ¡­ this works? ¡­ but it¡­¡± I muttered to myself, as I brought up the prototype. Last time I checked it, it was iplete, because I couldn¡¯tpress all of the dedicated magic channels into the bracer, but the one I was looking at now seemed to work just fine. (I worked on it with Tahlia, as well as a few of your monsters, so we were able to make it work.) Laura told me. (Do you like it?) (... I ¡­ wow. Nice work. Does it really work?) (I did test it in the factory, and it worked with satisfactory results. I was hoping Miss Alice and Miss Lucia could test it further.) (I feel like they will agree. I guess I¡¯ll make them both one then. ¡­ No, I should make it customizable first. Like color, material and all of that¡­ Then ask them what color duel disks they want.) It didn¡¯t take me too long to figure out how I could make duel disks with different colors, so I made red, yellow and blue ones, as proof of concept. ¡­ well, I didn¡¯t physically make them yet, but I could, and I can make ones in the factory now. Spoiler
[copse] I¡¯ll show them to the girls when we meet in the factory this evening, and ask them what color they want.
I was the first of us in the factory, so I pulled up my Pack Opener and went for some new packs. I did get ess to Shadow of Infinity, so why not? Let¡¯s see what I can get. Spoiler SOI 1 Symbol of Heritage, Parasitic Ticky, Grass Phantom, Ancient Gear Cannon, Photon Generator Unit, Malice Ascendant, Super Junior Confrontation, End of the World, Phantasmal Martyrs [copse] Phantasmal Martyrs and End of the World, huh. Not a bad start. Sadly Phantasmal Martyrs isn¡¯t nearly as good as its anime version. With the anime version, you only had to send two cards from your hand to the GY to summon the three tokens, but the TCG version requires you to send all. Well, it isn¡¯t a big deal to me, but still, something to in¡¯ about. And End of the World in nice, because it names both Ruin, Queen of Oblivion and Demise, King of Armageddon. Because of that, I should be able to use Manju and Senju to get those two. Even Ancient Gear Cannon is alright. I could use them to make a machine floor for the dungeon, where the Cannons will just blow themselves up and kill the intruder. As long as I have enough suicide bombers, suicide bombing is not a terrible idea. ¡­ still quite grim though. Anyway, next pack. Spoiler SOI 2 Samsara, End of the World, Tenkabito Shien, Miracle Kids, Ancient Gear Factory, Parasitic Ticky, Hero Kid, Next to be Lost, Memory Crusher [copse] Okay. Both a Hero Kid and Miracle Kids in the same pack. I guess that is something. Tenkabito Shien is not a bad monster and if I ever want instructions on horseback riding, I think he will be able to help with that. Samsara is honestly not bad. Especially if I ever have to summon a ton of rituals. Sadly, it only works with ritual summoning, instead of all tributing, but if it worked with all types of tributes, it might be OP. Well, in normal Yugioh where you cannot just pull cards out of your collection anytime you¡¯d like, I think it might still be bnced, if it was just monsters used for tribute summons and ritual summons. Maybe. And Memory Crusher is just¡­ well, if I ever want to cause someone nightmares, I think he might be useful. Unless he really can crush someone¡¯s memories. Spoiler SOI 3 Ma Circle LV2, D.D. Guide, Ancient Gear Cannon, Grass Phantom, Hero Kid, Trial of the Princesses, Sess Probability 0%, Hero Heart, Malfunction [copse] Okay. Ma Circle LV2 is basically useless. D.D. Guide could actually be helpful, if he can help me make the WDBDD. Trial of the Princesses is of course nice to have. Sess Probability 0% sounds like it is both useful, and useless. If it does what it says on the card, it is useless, but if it does what the card name implies, it could have a near infinite amount of uses. And Malfunction is alright, if I ever need to get past a trap, without destroying the trap. Spoiler SOI 4 Gokipon, Sess Probability 0%, Ancient Gear Factory, Attack Reflector Unit, Malice Ascendant, Ancient Gear, Ancient Gear Cannon, Grass Phantom, Karma Cut [copse] Ah. Ancient Gear. You were so close to being actually good. If only your special summon condition was ¡®If you control an "Ancient Gear" monster¡¯, instead of ¡®If you control an "Ancient Gear"¡¯. You could have been so much better. Well, one can dream. Karma Cut¡­ well, it could be useful for something, and I guess like the Photon Generator Unit, Attack Reflector Unit isn¡¯t useless. Next. Spoiler SOI 5 Hero Kid, Miracle Kids, Saber Beetle, Elemental HERO Neo Bubbleman, End of the World, Silent Insect, Generation Shift, Parasitic Ticky, Option Hunter [copse] Oh, look. It is the E-Hero you can¡¯t actually summon, because Metamorphosis is banned. Not that anyone would summon Neo Bubbleman, even if Metamorphosis wasn¡¯t banned. Silent Insect is actually surprisingly nice, I think. It could honestly see some use. Saber Beetle is just a nice beater, and Option Hunter isn¡¯t useless. Not so sure about Generation Shift though. I guess I could use it to swap a monster that is out of time for a new one, so that is a decent use for it. Next. Spoiler SOI 6 Full Salvo, Ancient Gear Factory, End of the World, D.3.S. Frog, Symbol of Heritage, Parasitic Ticky, Hero Kid, Silent Insect, Princess Curran [copse] Princess Curran would be good for Alice, but I¡¯m just afraid she will make Alice into a sadist. Full Salvo is dumb, because I don¡¯t have a hand-size-limit, so I can just absolutely st someone with it. And D.3.S. Frog makes me want frog legs. Let¡¯s just open the next pack, before I cook up my brand new frog. Spoiler SOI 7 Super Junior Confrontation, Generation Shift, Tenkabito Shien, End of the World, Chain Thrasher, Ancient Gear Drill, Hero Kid, Sand Moth, Doom Dozer [copse] Well, Doom Dozer is an alright beater. Chain Thrasher is¡­ trash. But Sand Moth and Generation Shift do make for an interestingbo. I mean, you can destroy Sand Moth yourself, it doesn¡¯t have to be your opponent, and Generation Shift does destroy, so you could do it. Wait, you actually can''t. Generation Shift only works on face-up monsters, and Sand Moth has to be face-down for its effect. So nobo here, just mediocre cards. Next. Spoiler SOI 8 Ancient Gear, Sess Probability 0%, Machine King Prototype, Ancient Gear Factory, Miracle Kids, Anteatereatingant, Elemental HERO Neo Bubbleman, Tenkabito Shien, Goblin Out of the Frying Pan [copse] ¡­ well, Goblin Out of the Frying Pan can probably negate magic, but it does seem like it will just return the mana to the caster, or something. Honestly, who designed a card that counters cards that can just be activated from the hand, by returning them to the hand. Machine King Prototype is alright and Anteatereatingant is a joke. Well, I guess if I want to eat insect meat. ¡­ why can I only think of food? I guess maybe next pack can answer that. Spoiler SOI 9 Malice Ascendant, Anteatereatingant, Ma Circle LV2, Tenkabito Shien, Saber Beetle, D.D. Guide, Photon Generator Unit, Phantasmal Martyrs, Hamon, Lord of Striking Thunder [copse] I GOT ONE. I got a Sacred Beast. And it is Hamon. ¡­ admittedly I do like Uria more, but Hamon is number two. Sorry Raviel. You just are the worst of the three. And just like my Wicked Gods, Hamon has the effect where [If this card is in a Divine sleeve, it is always also treated as a Divine/Divine-Beast monster.] so that is nice. Let¡¯s go one more. Maybe I can get another Sacred Beast. Spoiler SOI 10 End of the World, Photon Generator Unit, Ancient Gear Factory, Attack Reflector Unit, Generation Shift, Elemental HERO Neo Bubbleman, Disciple of the Forbidden Spell, Treeborn Frog, Cyber Barrier Dragon [copse] I mean, Cyber Barrier Dragon is no Sacred Beast, but I¡¯ll dly take it. And Treeborn Frog is just fine as well. More frog legs for me to¡­ Okay, I¡¯m jumping out of the factory for a snack. I clearly need one, before I talk about the custom duel disks with Alice and Lua. It must be because of all of that designing work I put in on the WDBDD. I should have had some snacks while I worked on it. Well, betterte than never. Snacks, the let''s customize some duel disks. CH.273 Back to being ‘Regular’ CH.273 Back to being ¡®Regr¡¯ ¡°Good morning, Alice, Lua.¡± I greeted the girls. ¡°Am I not important enough for a greeting?¡± Ria asked. ¡°Good morning, Ria.¡± I added. It has been two days since the world treant incident. The five of us had met up in front of the adventurer¡¯s guild in Sawyer city. We were here with two objectives. One, register both Ria and Agunan as members and two, ept an escort request from Mariina. ¡­ yeah. We are abusing connections again. What else is new? ¡°I brought your duel disks.¡± I told the girls. ¡°And don¡¯t worry Ria, I have one of these for you as well.¡± Everyone got a full bracer to duel disk, with all eleven standard zones avable. Five monster, five spell/trap and one field spell zone. Lua¡¯s took on the form of a silvery ¡­ well, bracer, with one card slot on it. It wasn¡¯t actually silver or anything, but vampiric steel. The duel disk form of her duel disk was styled after Cam¡¯s duel disk from the GX anime, except that it kept the silvery color it got from being made of vampiric steel. Spoiler [copse] Alice¡¯s was mithril, giving it a turquoise color. In duel disk form, it took on the shape of the Battle City duel disk, because Alice preferred that one. Spoiler [copse] Ria¡¯s was simr metallic color as Lua¡¯s, also from vampiric steel. But unlike Lua¡¯s, her duel disk looked like the standard GX Duel Academy duel disk, like mine does. Well, hers is actually closer to the original, considering that mine is still made from orichalcum, which makes it look golden. Ria¡¯s was a much more standard looking, and with the red highlights I added, it looked like the Slifer red duel disk. Spoiler
[copse] I had everyone put their new bracers on, just to confirm that they fit well. Then I asked them to swap them into duel disk mode, and they all worked just fine. Finally, I quickly exined how each card slot should be used, or more like what cards can be ced into what slots. Sadly, there was one small issue. Well, kind of an issue. Unlike my terminal, and I suppose the same goes for Christina¡¯s, these duel disks could be used by anyone. Well, almost anyone. I was able to limit the use of Ria and Lua¡¯s duel disks to only those who have the Blood Sucker (racial) title by using vampiric steel, but Alice¡¯s mithril duel disk could be used by anyone. This does leave the possibility that they will get stolen, but let¡¯s just hope no one tries to do that before I get the set with Owner¡¯s Seal unlocked, so I¡¯ll be able to prevent that little problem. And it''s not like these things are useful to anyone without Card Summoner, so I don''t think there is a big threat of theft.
¡°I¡¯d like to have these two registered.¡± I asked a receptionist at the adventurer¡¯s guild, of course referring to Agunan and Ria. ¡°She is a dhampir, so here are her papers for being stable. She is also my ve, and has my permission to join.¡± I informed her of Ria¡¯s situation, as I handed her the papers Ria had for being stable. ¡°... also, he is a dragon in humanoid form. Is that a problem?¡± I asked a bit more quietly. It wasn¡¯t actually difficult to tell that Agunan is a dragon. I mean, who else has scales covering like 95% of their body, has wings and a tail and so forth? Well, some evolved lizard folk can have all of that apparently, but lizard scales are different from dragon scales. ¡°I¡­ I ¡­ I think I can¡­ write the papers for thedy, but ¡­ I¡¯d have to ask the guild master about the dragon. Is¡­ is that alright?¡± The girl at the counter asked, stuttering a bit. ¡°That¡¯s fine.¡± I agreed. ¡°Will they be able to be D-rank from the start? They do have the strength for it.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll ¡­ Please let me get the guild master.¡± The girl said, before she rushed off. She was on the younger side for a guild receptionist, likely not any more than 16 years of age, so I guess being nervous could be warranted. Not everyday a dragon just walks in, even if Agunan is in his humanoid form.
A littleter, the girl returns with both the guild master and the assistant guild master. ¡°Ah. Lord Wood. Wee back. We heard you have been out of town.¡± The guild master, Gordon, greeted me. ¡°We have had a lot less mysterious incidents while you have been gone, so you could have stayed gone.¡± The assistant GM, Caiden, muttered under his breath. I did hear it perfectly fine, but let¡¯s just act like I didn¡¯t. Well, maybe a little. ¡°Well, I had some personal business to take care of.¡± I told the GM. ¡°And don¡¯t worry Caiden, we are going to leave soon anyway, so we shouldn¡¯t bring you any trouble.¡± I said to Caiden, just so he might get a bit nervous. ¡°We just wanted to register Agunan and Ria. Can dragons even register?¡± I directed my question at the GM. ¡°Also, I¡¯d like them to be D-rank from the start, if that is possible.¡± ¡°Yes. I understand. While dragons joining the guild isn¡¯t unheard of, this is the first time it has happened in this area, so that is quite something. I can make a C-rank card for the dragon, but I¡¯d like to have the dhampir to take part in abat test first. If she is up to par, I can make her C-rank as well.¡± Gordon told me. ¡°Admittedly both the main guild and the capital guild really want you to visit either of their locations. They have been wanting to give you a special rank-up to A-rank after ¡­ Well, what happened with the dragons.¡± Gordon said, as he looked at me. Then he turned his gaze to Alice, before adding. ¡°As well as the behemoth. I¡¯d love to rank you up myself¡­ but they are saying you must be confirmed by arger guild, so if you wish to rank-up quickly, you should visit either the main guild, or the capital¡¯s guild.¡± ¡°Getting special treatment huh? You must feel right at home.¡± Caiden quipped. ¡°Tame a dragon yourself, if you think it is that easy.¡± I just responded ¡°Or fight a behemoth. Though I feel like you¡¯d pass out from the shock before you even got your first attack off.¡± I taunted him a bit more. ¡°Let¡¯s get back on track, shall we. Do you have the dhampir¡¯s papers?¡± Gordon asked. ¡°Yeah. They are right there.¡± I pointed at the reception counter, where I had set the papers earlier. Gordon picked them up and quickly read them, before handing them to the receptionist girl. ¡°Maggie. Make the card for Miss Rhianna. I¡¯ll take care of herbat test, and her rank-up.¡± ¡°y-Yes Sir.¡± The girl, Maggie apparently, responded. She went straight to work on Ria¡¯s card, without even asking Ria to show her status. Well, good for me, if Ria doesn¡¯t have to show her status. It is on the ¡­ abnormal side. At least her racial skills are a bit¡­ umon. And with her level being 92, that is not normal. Actually, my level is even worse. It is now 110, thanks to taking down that world treant, and unlike my skills, Laura can¡¯t hide my level. Also, Fantasia aka. Different Dimension Factory, leveled up. ¡°Sir Dragon, I shall make your card. May I have your name?¡± The GM said to Agunan. ¡°I go by Agunan.¡± Agunan answered. ¡°Also, you do not have to call me Sir.¡± ¡°Yes, dragon Agunan. Please give me a moment, so I can make your card.¡±
After Gordon finished making Agunan¡¯s card, we headed out of the guild building. Soon we entered the ¡­bat yard? of the guild. It wasn¡¯t actually in the guild¡¯s backyard, like it was in Alewatch, but a few plots over. It just looked like an empty plot, which used to have a building on it, but after it was demolished, nothing new was ever built. ¡°Just don¡¯t kill him.¡± I told Ria, as I handed her her gauntlets and her jacket from my Storage. She often keeps both in her magic fanny pack, but I do sometimes have to bring them into Storage so I can auto fix them. ¡°You are a lot stronger than most people, and you mostly train against Agunan and my monsters, so don¡¯t think everyone is as sturdy as they are.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll be careful.¡± Ria assured me, as she slipped her armored jacket on. She then sprinkled some blood from her sk on it, to prevent the jacket from draining her HP and equipped her gauntlets. As Gordon said earlier, he was himself going to be the one having a fight against Ria. He had swapped from his nice looking clothes into something more suitable for battle. He had what I think is an armored jacket, simr to mine with bigger tes in critical areas, and his weapon of choice was a two-handed warhammer. ¡°Are you ready, miss?¡± Gordon asked Ria. ¡°Yes.¡± That was all the guild master waited for, because as soon as he heard Ria¡¯s response, he moved forward at a speed which makes me think he is using Flickering Step. He then swung his hammer in an arc, aiming for Ria¡¯s shoulder area, perhaps trying to hit a spot that could be healed in case he actually injured her. Not that the attack ever hit Ria. Ria moved out of the way just enough that the hammer whooshed past her, before hitting the guild master with a powerful Counter Strike powered punch. It hit the GM in the side of his torso, and with it, came a sound of breaking bones. I think at least a rib or two had just been busted by that punch. Ria quickly stepped back with her own Flickering Step, seemingly giving the GM an opportunity to give up if he wanted to. ¡°Sir? Are you fine?¡± Ria asked, seemingly worried that she hit him too hard. I did ask her to hold back, so she must have. Gordon lowered his hand to the side of his torso, seemingly feeling the hit, before he answered. ¡°If this put me down, I wouldn¡¯t be the guild master. Let¡¯s keep going.¡± He then took a good grip of his warhammer, and prepared to attack again. But this time, Ria moved first. She got close with Flickering Step and threw a quick punch. Gordon couldn¡¯t really block the hit, because he had his hammer up, ready to strike, so instead, he began swinging it down. Ria backed off to dodge, but the GM moved with him, his hammer closing in. Instead of taking the hit, Ria struck back, hitting the face of the hammer with her gauntlet and causing a massive boom in the surroundings. Interestingly, it almost seemed like Ria came out on top. Even with her just using her fist, she beat back the warhammer. That is some strength. Ria got ready to punch again, but instead, the guild master dropped his hammer. ¡°Alright. This is enough.¡± He announced. ¡°You win. You are definitely worthy of being C-rank.¡± ¡°Thank you, Sir.¡± Ria said, and bowed to the guild master. Since the battle was clearly over, I turned to Lua and asked: ¡°Could you heal him? I think a few of his ribs might have broken.¡± ¡°Yes. I will.¡± After a quick healing session, luckily only one of Gordon¡¯s ribs had snapped, we returned to the guild, and he upgraded both Ria and Agunan to C-rank. We then epted the escort mission to escort Mariina, and left to meet up with her.
¡°You feel¡­ different? What happened?¡± Mariina questioned me as we rendezvoused, so we could talk about our escort mission. Mariina was heading north, towards the Burch Dukedom. Which was also where Lua wanted to go, so why not agree? ¡­ still, I feel like this is a setup by someone. Why would Mariina be heading the same way as us? I wonder if Alice spoke about Lua wanting to head north and then Mariina decided to also go that way? I know she did stay at her grandfather¡¯s ce, so it is possible. ¡°What do you mean different?¡± I asked. ¡°And I did evolve, so maybe that is it?¡± ¡°Your mana just feels strange. Almost like ¡­ you aren¡¯t human?¡± Mariina said. Well, I am a Dragon Hearted at the moment, so maybe I have more draconic mana or something? Not that I¡¯ll be telling her that. ¡°Probably just my evolution, or something.¡± I again answered. ¡°So, we are leaving tomorrow?¡± I confirmed. ¡°Yes, we are. I believe you have no issues with that?¡± ¡°Nope. We are set to go.¡± I confirmed. So starting tomorrow, we are heading north. That will be good. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: One without a Race - Dragon Hearted ?
Level: 110
HP: 5120 (+19,400)
Mana: 6180 (+17,700)
Strength: 1890
Defense: 2220
Magic: 2080
Skills:
One of Every Race LV.1 (unique-racial)
Pack Opener LV.7 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.4 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Limit Break LV.1 (extra)
Space Magic LV.2 (extra)
Telekinesis LV.5 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.10 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Sword Technique LV.3
Mana Control LV.11
Defense Boost LV.2
Dragon Life Dedication (Greater True Fire Dragon)
Water Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Honorary Baron of Ruiso Kingdom
Language Comprehension (humanoid) (draconic)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
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Name: Lucia
Race: Dhampir Monarch !
Level: 99
HP: 2480
Mana: 4820
Strength: 916
Defense: 1194
Magic: 3226
Skills:
Dhampir Princess LV.2 (Unique)
True Blood Magic LV.8 (Racial)
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Water Magic LV.8
Light Magic LV.3
Mana Healing LV.3
Mana Control LV.10
Magic Boost LV.8
Quick Cast LV.8
Fast Mana Recovery LV.10
Knife Technique LV.2
Staff Technique LV.6
Saint
Water Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Blood Sucker (Racial)
Lifesaver
Storage ess (Brian Wood)
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Name: Alice Mana Watchman
Race: Magical Girl ?
Level: 91
HP: 1700
Mana: 4210
Strength: 970
Defense: 1340
Magic: 3130
Skills:
Magical Girl (unique-racial) LV.1
Card Summoner LV.3 (extra)
Magician¡¯s Power LV.5 (extra)
Multicasting LV.4 (extra)
Mana Flight LV.5 (extra)
Telekinesis LV.3 (extra)
Giant yer LV.2 (extra)
Dark Magic LV.10
Mana Control LV.10
Magic Boost LV.7
Quick Cast LV.8
Instant Cast LV.2
Fast Mana Recovery LV.10
Magic resistance LV.5
Staff Technique LV.4
One with two Souls
One who defeated the Impossible
Storage ess (Brian Wood)
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Name: Rhianna
Race: Dhampir Brawler
Level: 92
HP: 3055
Mana: 2660
Strength: 2005
Defense: 1468
Magic: 1215
Skills:
True Blood Magic LV.5 (Racial)
Vampiric Body Modification LV.5 (Racial)
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Fire Magic LV.5
Mana Control LV.5
Fast Mana Recovery LV.5
Internal Magic Technique LV.6
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.7
Counter Strike LV.2
Flickering Step LV.5
Power Boost LV.5
Defense Boost LV.5
Blood Sucker (Racial)
ve. Master: Brian Wood
[copse] CH.274 Fishing problems CH.274 Fishing problems The next morning, we got into four golem carriages before we were off. And by we, I mean my squad of Agunan, Ria, Alice, Lua and me, as well as Mariina and her attendants. She had a personal servant/maid, as well as two guards paid for by the Sage¡¯s tower. We would be traveling in the golem carriages she borrowed from the Sage¡¯s tower. She had brought five into the city, but because one was a gift to her father, we now only had four to use. I should make my own carriage with HomeBase. Something that can be drawn by my monsters, as well as be used with just magic. I think I can do that. I wonder how mad Mystic Horseman, Chiron the Mage and maybe even Rabid Horseman would be, if I asked them to pull a carriage? Spoiler
[copse] Well, if they refuse, I can always use something like Dark Zebra. It is basically a horse. Or maybe a small wingless dragon, like Lesser Dragon. I think using a dragon to pull my carriage is just a bit more me, but that might just be my opinion. Spoiler
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During our ride, I took up a small piece of world treant wood from my storage and began carving on it with a simple steel knife. The knife was just something I made with HomeBase, and the piece of wood was leftover materials from my spellcasters working on a world treant staff for me. But despite the lesser importance of the items I had, what I was making was extremely important. Well, this one might not be, if it doesn¡¯te out satisfactory, but still. I was making a wooden cup. It was going to be an engagement gift for Lua, because she told me it is something dhampirs do. Make a wooden cup for the one they love, and bring them blood in it. Sure I already gave her a bracelet with a magic stone, but that is more of a human custom, and I don¡¯t want to disrespect her own customs. Maybe being ¡®One of Every Race¡¯ makes me appreciate the racial customs more, or something. The only thing was, I was trying to keep it a secret from Lua. Because of that, we had split our seating arrangement. I was with Agunan in the second of the four carriages, Lua, Ria and Alice were in thest one and Mariina was in the one at the lead, as she, or her spirit friend, would have to control it, and the other three followed it. Originally, the two carriages we now took up were full of stuff, but I was keeping it in my Storage, so we were able to use them as well. Oh yeah. And since I mentioned the staff. Yes, I indeed do now have a world treant staff. And I have began the process of letting my mana flow through it. I do it at least twice a day, but with Storage, I can do it a ton if I want. Usually, you don¡¯t want to do it too much, so the mana has time to set, but I can just put the staff in Storage, fast forward time a bit for it, and then circte mana through it again. With optimal speed, I could run about 6 cycles of the cirction per hour, so if I really focused on it, I could have a usable staff in one to two weeks, whereas normally it would take between few months to few years, depending on how good of a staff you wanted.
Two dayster, we came to our first town where we were going to stop. A small-ish town, simr in size to Alewatch, called the Town of Bloggs. ¡­ that name, huh? Well, at least the Prince bonked the moron Baron and let his son take over, so hopefully we will be fine. Bloggs, the town, was next to argeke, which was quite full of low-ranking fish monsters. This has led to fishing being a big industry in the town, as theke is one of the best sources of fish in the area. ¡­ sadly theke isn¡¯t clear and beautiful, but instead quite muddy and dark. But still, fish is fish, and fish tastes good. Well, at least the fish I used to eat on earth and the fish I make with Mystik Wok. I haven¡¯t tried the local fish yet. Getting into the town was easy enough, even though Agunan got some looks from the guards. But he had his guild card, so the guards let him in. ¡­ admittedly, my status as a noble, as well as Mariina being a sage candidate from the Sage¡¯s tower might have helped as well. Inside the town, we headed for the adventurer¡¯s guild. Like in Sawyer city, Mariina would hold some sort of magic test thing here, and she would work with the guild to make it happen. This meant that we would stay in town for a few nights, and during that time, the rest of us could basically roam free and take on some other adventuring jobs. I might go visit HomeBase, just so I can make the carriage I designed with Dungeon Founder over the past two days of travel, but I also want to look around the town. Still working on that VDBDD in the background. I asked for help from my dimensional Spellcasters, and even summoned Exodia in the factory to help with that, but we still only got to the level where we can just detect the barriers that separate the dimensions. Next we need to figure out how to detect the correct barrier, then detect how strong or weak it is and so forth. Oh yeah. There are multiple dimensional barriers. All of the dimensions of this world have one between them. That is how I¡¯m calling them by the way. World is the all epassing word. It holds everything. The ¡®overworld¡¯ dimension where we live in, the spirit dimension or whatever that is, the Chaos God Energy dimension and so on and so forth. And dimensions are basically the sub-parts, which I just listed a few above. I don¡¯t know all of them, so I can¡¯t tell you all of them. But at least those three are ones I know exist. I guess I could add the ¡®Goddess dimension¡¯ as well as maybe my own Different Dimension Factory as dimensions, but I¡¯m not sure if Factory counts. But yeah. I could make a device that can detect all of those barriers, but I now need one that only focuses on the Chaos God Energy dimensions barrier, then make it so that it can detect when said barrier is weaker than normal. But first I need to figure out what the ¡®normal¡¯ is for that barrier, so I can detect when it is weak. Well, working on it.
¡°What are these prices? They are even more than yesterday.¡± I heard someoneining, while looking at the fish avable at a street stall, near the harbor. The guild of this town wasn¡¯t too far from thekeshore, just because sometimes strong monsters woulde from theke, and they wanted to be close so they could intercept the monsters, or so Lua told us. ¡°Go fish yourself, if you think it is that easy. Some monster has been ripping up ours, so we only get very few fish in the first ce, and we also have to fix thes.¡± The stall keeper answered the man. That¡¯s too bad, I guess. This might not be the best time to bulk buy fish then. And here I was somewhat hoping I could have some sushi. Well, I¡¯d also need wasabi for that. Rice I can get with HomeBase, but I don¡¯t know if it has wasabi. And with Tahlia being able to clean away any parasites, or anything else like that, the fish should be safe to eat, even raw. And even if I¡¯m not the biggest fan of sushi, looking for sushi is just part of the isekai experience, right? Well, I can always get someter.
¡°All of the guild¡¯s ships are already in use. If you wish to go hunt the monster, you must have one of your own.¡± I heard a receptionist at the adventuring guild talking to a group of adventurers. The reason for it was simple. There was a quest to hunt down whatever the monster in theke was, and the reward was one hundred gold coins. And because it came with no rank requirement, anyone could try it. As we were waiting, I heard some more information about the situation, and apparently, some monster had appeared in theke about a week ago. To this point, there hasn¡¯t been a single casualty, but the monster attacks fishings, as well as fishing lines, preventing fishermen from fishing, and people are worried that it will cause a food shortage. The price of fish has already skyrocketed to over five times what it was a week ago. And with the change of the town''s leadership, caused by ¡­ definitely not me, this was the first problem for the new lord to solve to get the people to ept him, so he must have just thrown money at it, in an attempt to make the problem go away. Well, money might just solve this issue. They just need to get that monster to show up, so they can kill it. Maybe they can bait it out with something?
¡°I understand that, but the town is in trouble and the adventurer¡¯s are focusing on that, so holding the test might be impossible as of now.¡± The guildmaster exined to Mariina, when we finally got to meet him. ¡°I see. Then we simply must cancel. I have my own schedule to keep, so we cannot stay for too long.¡± Mariina simply answered. ¡°Yes. It is sad that we must cancel, but we simply have no choice, unless the problem with theke is dealt with.¡± ¡°Do not expect me to do it.¡± Mariina simply told him. ¡°But Brian here is a great adventurer. You¡¯ve probably heard of some of his achievements, so perhaps ask him.¡± ¡­ why are you putting the pressure on me? This isn¡¯t my problem to solve. I already have plenty of problems of my own. Well, most of theme from the Goddess. ¡°... Brian.¡± Alice was trying to get my attention. ¡°Yes?¡± ¡°...¡± (I got a system mission¡­ to find whatever it is that is causing this fishing issue.) Alice told me with a system link message. And after she did, a mission popped up for me as well.
Mission: Hunt the Monster of the Lake
Information: An unknown being has appeared in theke of the town of Bloggs. Find it, and deal with it.
Goal: Deal with the monster that prevents the townspeople from fishing.
Reward: Opens set ¡®¡¯
Note: If the issue is solved by an uninvolved third party, no reward will be given.
Really? Just forcing it on me like that? Well now I just have to do it. New set is more important than anything else. ¡°If you allow it, we can look into it.¡± I told Mariina. I¡¯m just trying to make it look like she is the one who orders us to do this, so the guild will be more willing to help her. ¡­ Who am I kidding? I do it because a new set is involved. Otherwise, I probably would just leave it to the locals. I don¡¯t want to steal all of their jobs. ¡°Of course. If you would deal with it as soon as possible.¡± Mariina said. ¡°Guild master. Brian shall deal with theke issue. Trust me, he will get it done. Can you start preparing for the witch and wizard exams?¡± ¡°Y-yes, Ma''am.¡± The GM answered. ¡°... sir? How soon may I expect you to be done?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll get it done tomorrow. It is gettingte, so we will rest up and get it done tomorrow, as long as that is fine.¡± I told him. ¡°Yes. I¡¯ll be waiting for the good news then.¡± The GM said.
¡°Are you really fine with that?¡± Mariina asked, after we left the guild and were heading for an inn we were going to stay at. ¡°Now you are asking? Aren¡¯t you the one who basically forced this on us?¡± ¡°I just know you will get it done, and the reward is not bad. It will be easy for you, won¡¯t it?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know. It depends on this ¡®monster¡¯ that lurks in theke. The problem is that we have no info on what it is.¡± Honestly, if I didn¡¯t have the system mission, I¡¯d almost think there is like a dungeon at the bottom of theke or something. ¡­ actually, that might still be possible, but I didn¡¯t get a mission about one, so maybe not? Well, I¡¯ll see that tomorrow. Maybe I should have made one of those dungeon locator things. Well, anyway. Tomorrow''s problems. New set is all I care about, and I guess this will also be a good opportunity to use water spirits, the Spiritual Human race, as well as a few of my aquatic monsters, so even without the mission, I may just have done it. And this is also Alice¡¯s first mission, so something fun for her to look forward to. ... wait, not it isn''t. She had that mission about the dungeon, and more recently, the one to develop a new spell to close dimensional fissures. So this is her third. Still, let¡¯s make it good. CH.275 Underwater Search CH.275 Underwater Search The next morning, after breakfast of course, we got to thekeshore. Theke was already filled with boats of different sizes, everything from small row boats, to small fishing galleys. Some of the boats had even already returned to shore, with broken fishings, and snapped fishing poles. ¡°Alright. Lua, take to the skies. You can either use your Gradius, or I¡¯ll let you borrow a B.E.S. I want you to use their sensors to try and locate whatever it is that is causing this issue. Keep in contact with us, the best you can. Agunan, Ria. You two head out on Yomi Ship. Use the fishing rod, and the other monsters I gave Ria to hopefully bait that monster into getting close to you. Alice and I will head into the depths with our Amphibious Bugroth.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll take Crystal Core, if that is fine.¡± Lua requested. ¡°Sure. Here you go.¡± I passed her the card. My n might not be perfect. Well, let¡¯s be honest, it is mediocre at best. And I¡¯m not even using my resources optimally. If I was, Lua would being into the sea with me and Alice would be in the sky. But Alice got the mission, and it is her first, so I want to help her aplish it, so she should be in the water, right? ¡­ wait. This is actually her second, because she had one to help me with 27_001. Well still, she is the one with the mission, so she ising with me. I wonder if Alice will get a longer term mission, like the three I have, or the one Lua has? As for our summoned monster lineup, as I already said, I¡¯m sending Lua to the skies with B.E.S. Crystal Core. My space ships do have quite the sensory array, so having one invisible in the sky won¡¯t be a bad thing. And it has to be Lua, because I want to be able to keep in contact with her. I need to develop some magical radiomunication next. Ria and Agunan were heading out on Yomi Ship. It is a small boat from my summoned monster arsenal, and it will likely look like just a slightly strange fishing ship,pared to something like Skull Mariner, which is a pirate ship. They also had a few fishing poles, as well as water monsters like Boneheimer. This was to hopefully bait out whatever attacks fishing lines ands. And of course Alice and I were heading into the water with me in the Ground Attacker Bugroth and Alice in the Amphibious Bugroth MK-3. Too bad I don¡¯t have the fusion Bugroth, but maybe I¡¯ll get it eventually. Spoiler
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(I¡¯m ready to go, and so are Ria and Agunan.) We got the message from Lua, who had gotten into Crystal Core. (You two should head into the water.) (Alright. Alice, let¡¯sunch.) (Yes.) The two of us had moved a bit away from the town, getting a lift there from the invisible Crystal Core. Honestly speaking, Crystal Core is even more difficult to spot from the ground than Big Core, just because its structure is so different, and the main reactor is closer to the structure of the ship. As for the reason I decided to get some distance from the town, well, we were in walking submarine things, so I¡¯m not so sure getting in at the town¡¯s port is the best idea. One person sees us and they¡¯ll think we are the cause for all of the broken fishings and missed catches. With everything ready to go, Alice and Iunched our Bugroths into theke.
(We can¡¯t really see much, can we?) (Well, the water is quite muddy. But we do have sonar, so we can use that.) As Alice said, and as I spotted yesterday, the water of thiske was anything but clear. Our vision was ten, maybe fifteen meters at most, but because I wanted to avoid using the flood lights on the Bugroths, so we wouldn¡¯t be spotted, we had to just deal with it. But they dide with sonar, so we were able to navigate with that. As we approached the area where the fishermen were more focused on, we had to dive deeper into theke, to avoid theirs. I originally thought thiske wouldn¡¯t be this deep, because I think I¡¯ve heard that deepkes usually have clearer water than shallow ones, but I might just be wrong. Or maybe it was the reverse. I don¡¯t know. (Lua, you seeing anything? Any signs from the fishing team?) I asked our air support. (Nothing. The water is not clear enough where I can see far into it from here. And the sensors only work to the water¡¯s surface.) Lua responded. (I do have eyes on the fishermen, and there does seem to be one disgruntled one rowing to the shore, so that could be it. Mia will send you the location.) (Thanks. We¡¯ll head that way.) (There are two other boats close to where he was, so they might be the next targets.) Lua added.
(They just pulled up a broken. Did you see what did it?) Lua informed us. (No. We lost it when the adventurers jumped in. But we did learn something good.) I responded to Lua. This was the third boat we had predicted the monster would hit, and we had gotten some good info. Mainly, its sonar signature is norger than that of a human, so we aren¡¯t dealing with some huge beast. Or it has some sort of sonar camouge, which honestly could be the case. (Alright. It is heading towards the next boat. A small one, with just fishing poles, nos.) Lua told us. (And I think it might hit Ria and Agunan after that.) (Brian, do you think it is time to call for backup?) Alice asked. (Probably. There is a decent chance we will never see this thing without some help, and the fishing rods I gave to Ria and Agunan are special, so that might be our best shot.) I had thought some amount about how we were going to get this monster, and while I could goplete overkill and drain the entireke with Daedalus or Neo-Daedalus and then refill it by installing Umi, I¡¯d rather not do that for obvious reasons. I might just turn thiske into a sea. Aka. salt water. Instead, let¡¯s go with something a bit more local. In preparation for this, I had already swapped my active race from Dragon Hearted to Spiritual Human. ¡°Summon Water Spirit.¡± I used my secret weapon. We are searching for something in water, so why not call on a water expert? A human-sized being made of water appeared outside my Ground Assault Bugroth. It might have been a bit difficult to see, because seeing a being of water in water is not easy. But I¡¯m currently a Spiritual Human, so I can see spirits better, and I can even see some sort of pseudo-spirit things. ¡­ ¡­ Well, this is awkward. I didn¡¯t think about this part. The spirits can¡¯t actuallymunicate me through my mind, unless they synchro with me, and I can¡¯t, wait? How are youing in? The greater spirit beganing straight through the ss canopy of my Bugroth. It wasn¡¯t quite like it wasn¡¯t there, but more like she was slowly phasing through the ss. ¡°Hero, did you need my help?¡± The greater spirit asked, after she hade through the ss. ¡°... how did you do that?¡± I asked. ¡°You just went through the ss.¡± ¡°Of course I didn¡¯t. I simply made a small amount of water on this side, and then slowly transferred myself to that, while increasing its size so I would fit.¡± The spirit answered. ¡°Oh? Yeah. That makes a lot more sense. I need your help. I¡¯m trying to locate some monster that is tearing up fishings and fishing lines, but this water is¡­ well, not easy to see in. Could you help?¡± ¡°Quite simple. We should synchro for that. It will be the easiest way.¡± ¡°Sure. Let¡¯s do that then.¡± I agreed with the spirit. Her watery body then formed ayer around me, and I felt the mana of the spirit rushing into me. It felt quite a lot nicer than it didst time, perhaps because of the change in race. (I¡¯m d you became spiritual, Hero. It is so rare that you humans evolve that way.) The spirit said in my head. (... I actually didn¡¯t. I can just change my race whenever I want.) I admitted to the spirit. (Oh? That is ¡­ well, I still like the current you, so please be like this whenever you call me or my children.) (I¡¯ll try to remember.) I said, before focusing on the task at hand. (Can you make the water clearer for me? Or so that it is easier for me to see?) (Yes, I¡¯ll help you with that.) After the spirit said so, the water around me became more clear. Or more like I could see through it easier. It was still quite dirty and I saw all of the impurities, but I could still see further than I could previously.
(That¡¯s it. I think I see it. It is a mermaid.) I said, as I spotted what I think is our target. (A merfolk, actually.) Laura specified for everyone. (Really? But there shouldn¡¯t be any living here. I¡¯ve heard they hate the dirty waters of this ce.) Lua informed us. (And why would a merfolk be cutting fishing lines?) (No clue, but we can ask after we catch him.) I told everyone. I could just see the humanoid being with a fishtail cutting the four fishing linesing from a boat on the surface. I tried to approach for a better look, but as soon as he heard and/or saw my Bugroth, he ran away into the depths and I lost sight of him. (Brian, our sonar is losing him!) Alice called. (I¡¯m going after him.) (Right behind you.) I agreed with Alice, as I set my Bugroth to dive at max speed. We quickly reached the bottom of theke, but we didn¡¯t have any sign of the merfolk. We had lost him on sonar as well, so he might be hiding somewhere, where the sonar can¡¯t pick him up. (Hero, there is a trench that way. You can¡¯t see it, but you can feel more water there.) The spirit helped me in the right direction. (Here? But I can.. wait? I just went through? ¡­ an illusion?) I used the arms of my Bugroth to feel around, until one of them sank through what I thought was the bottom of theke. I then moved further into the ¡­ probably an illusion and went straight through it. (Alice, follow me this way.) (Yes. Coming.) Alice agreed. We entered a thin water filled trench, which was just aboutrge enough to fit our Bugroths. After going up about 40 more meters, the trench turned and kept going, before opening up to a cave of some sort. It was also an air pocket, so we could get out of our Bugroths. And at the center of the small cave, I saw a familiar looking pedestal with a small monster core on it. I was kidding when I said thiske would have a dungeon, alright? It was a joke. Next to the core pedestal, in the small stream that was running through the room, was the merfolk we had been searching for. On her arm, well at least I think she is a she now that I can better see her, is a dungeon terminal. Either founder¡¯s or a master¡¯s, I don¡¯t know yet. Her clothes, if I could call the rags she was wearing clothes, were just barely covering her chest area. Her hair was medium long and dirty ck, likely from swimming in the muddyke water. (Brian?) Alice called me. (... what now? Do we just ¡­ kill her?) (Let¡¯s not start with that. Maybe we can reason with her. Spirit, can you freeze the water, so she can¡¯t exit?) (I shall, but if she knows water magic, she can just undo mine with a spell.) The spirit warned me, as she froze the path from which we arrived. (Even the dungeon can potentially do that, so it isn¡¯t an issue. As long as it slows her down a bit, if she tries to run.) I responded. It won¡¯t take me long to trap her with something like Spellbinding Circle, but it does take a couple seconds. I opened the canopy of my Bugroth, and jumped out. As I did, the mermaid, wait it was merfolk, well, she got her guard up, and took an aggressive stance with her shortsword. Yes, she was holding a shortsword, likely the same one she used to cut the fishing lines ands. ¡°Wait! I don¡¯t want to fight!¡± I called the merfolk. There is no way I couldn¡¯t take her on, but I still don¡¯t want to do it. ¡°Away! Leave!¡± I heard the merfolk yell back. ¡°Leave! Leave! Leave!¡± ¡°I won¡¯t leave yet. I just want to talk.¡± I answered. ¡°Brian? Can you actually understand her?¡± Alice asked. She had also gotten out of her Bugroth. ¡°Yeah, just fine. Can¡¯t you?¡± ¡°No. It sounds ¡­ foreign to me. Not like draconic, but still ¡­ strange.¡± ¡°Oh. I guess I do also havenguageprehension (humanoid) so merfolknguage might be a part of that. ¡­ has she been understanding me?¡± I wondered, as I looked back at the merfolk, who was still holding her shortsword ready, and ordering us to leave. Or maybe begging. I¡¯m not sure. (She should have understood you. You always instinctively use your Language Comprehension (humanoid) when talking, so that should trante your speech for her to hear.) Laura told me. (Oh. Alright.) I do know I consciously choose to use Language Comprehension (draconic), so it is interesting to learn that I basically always use the other one. Would I just speak English if I didn¡¯t? And then no one would understand me? ¡°Please calm down and talk to me.¡± I asked the merfolk. She had moved a bit, and was now hiding behind the core pedestal. ¡°I don¡¯t want to hurt you. I just want to know why you are attacking the fishermen?¡± ¡°Leave! Trapped as well! Leave!¡± She just yelled back. Trapped? What does she mean? Is she trapped in the dungeon? Or theke? But there were a few rivers running both up and downstream, so she should be able to leave. ¡°Alice, stay here. I¡¯ll try to approach her. Use this if she tries to run.¡± I requested as I passed Alice a copy of Spellbinding Circle. I should just let her keep it. I should also give her a copy of Monster Reborn. I gave one to Lua, so why not give one to Alice. I then undid my synchro with the water spirit, and began approaching the merfolk girl. When she saw the water spirit, her eyes seemed to change a bit, almost like she was seeing something fantastical. ¡°You. A water spirit? It was ¡­ one with you? Are you ¡­ blessed by the spirit?¡± The merfolk questioned me, as I slowly approached her. So she knows about a spirit¡¯s blessings, huh. Interesting. ¡°Yes. I have been blessed by a greater water spirit.¡± I answered the girl. ¡°Would you be willing to talk with me?¡± ¡°... do you ¡­ understand me?¡± ¡°Yes, I do. I have Language Comprehension (humanoid).¡± ¡°I ¡­ see.¡± ¡°Would you be willing to talk with me? I just want to know why you are attacking the fishermen?¡± ¡°... I ¡­ because¡­ trapped. To leave, I need.. the fish¡­¡± ¡°You are trapped? And you need fish to leave?¡± I asked her. ¡°How are you even here? I heard from mypanion that merfolk don¡¯t live here.¡± ¡°I ¡­ I ¡­ I was ¡­ banished ¡­¡± She just answered. CH.276 The banished Mermaid CH.276 The banished Mermaid ¡°I was ¡­ banished.¡± The merfolk girl admitted. ¡°... I see. I¡¯m sorry.¡± I apologized. ¡°But still, why attack the fishermen?¡± ¡°... I ¡­ I need¡­ the fish¡­ to leave.¡± She told me. ¡°Can¡¯t you just swim away? There are a few rivers leaving thiske.¡± ¡°No. This is ¡­ a prison¡­ as long as I have this,¡± She used her right arm to point at her dungeon terminal. ¡°I cannot leave.¡± A dungeon which the master cannot leave? Is that possible? (Laura?) (Check the dungeon out with Dungeon Founder.) She told me, and I did as ordered.
Dungeon 21_013: Nixie n¡¯s Hallow Prison
Core Status: Weak (ve) (C-rank core)
Miasma Status: Minimal
Monster Status: None
Founder: Aminah Nixie (deceased)
Current Master: Cailie (captive)
Oh yeah. That is new, by the way. When I look at a dungeon status with Dungeon Founder, I can tell the rank of the core from it. I can also see the status of the founder, deceased, present, near or away. I got that ability after I became a Founder of the Chaos God Dungeon. Didn¡¯t know about that ¡®captive¡¯ part. So, considering there is a current master, and the fact that she has a terminal, her name should be Cailie. But still, this exins nothing. How is the dungeon holding her captive? (This is a ve dungeon. It was made that way by the Founder. That means that there is a stronger dungeon in some other ce, which can be used to remotely control this dungeon. It was then turned into a prison. That means that the Dungeon Master is trapped in here, until they earn enough Generation points to buy their freedom. If they try to leave before that, the core will teleport the Master back to the core.) (Oh? Alright. I think I get it. So she is attacking the fishermen so that she can take the weak fish monsters to the dungeon, and absorb them for points, so she can leave. Am I even remotely correct?) (I believe you are, but you should just ask her.) Laura confirmed. ¡°Are you¡­ trapped¡­ in this dungeon?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes. I cannot leave. If I try¡­ the dungeon forces me back here.¡± ¡°I see. ¡­ and you need the fish monsters to buy your freedom, right?¡± ¡°... how? ¡­ how do you know that?¡± ¡°I¡¯m somewhat familiar with dungeons.¡± I said, as I rolled up my sleeve enough that my terminal, with the Ground Assault Bugroth still on it, was revealed. ¡°... are you also¡­ a prisoner?¡± ¡°No. No. Of course not. Do I look like a prisoner? I¡¯m someone who founded a dungeon.¡± ¡°... founder¡­ Founder¡­ evil? Founder Aminah made this prison¡­ so did you found a prison?¡± ¡°No, I didn¡¯t. There are good dungeons too. Not all of them are prisons.¡± ¡°... I see. Good prisons¡­¡± Cailie said. ¡°I¡­ trapped here. Not allowed to go home¡­ until I suffer punishment. For that¡­ I need to hunt monsters¡­ and give them to the dungeon¡­¡± Okay. I still don¡¯t think I have the whole story, but I think I understand. Somehow, this girl was imprisoned here and she can¡¯t leave. And she needs to hunt monsters so she can leave. So I think as long as she meets the point requirement to leave, everything should go back to normal, and she will stop attacking the fishing boats. ¡°Cailie. If I help you get the points you need to leave, will you let the fishermen start fishing again?¡± I asked the merfolk. ¡°... but how? No monsters, but fish?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I have plenty of monsters with me. I can give them to you, as long as you promise to let the fishermen fish in the future.¡± ¡°... I ¡­ I just ¡­ want to go home¡­ so if you can help¡­ I¡¯ll leave the fish.¡± Good. Sure this will be a bit of a waste, but I do have plenty of monster corpses from our run through HomeBase, so why not? I¡¯d only use them for materials, or absorb them for quicker miasma gains anyway. I quickly exined everything to Alice, because while she could understand me, she couldn¡¯t understand the merfolk. Then I asked Laura to ry the info to Lua, so she could also go to the Yomi Ship to tell Agunan and Ria that the mission was a sess. At least I hope it will be. Well, I guess the Yomi Ships purpose was to help us identify the target, and we did that just fine. But still, Ria will soon-ish have to unsummon Yomi Ship, so better to get that message going.
¡°Alright. I¡¯ll bring out some monster corpses now. You can just absorb them all.¡± I told the mermaid¡­ merfolk girl, before I began piling some insect corpses on the floor. Both Alice and I had unsummoned our Bugroths, just to hopefully have the merfolk girl rx a bit more. I started with some of the spiders from the first floor of 27_001. I already stripped the venom nds, as well as the spinnerets from them, so they would be worth less points than if they wereplete, but without those parts, they weren¡¯t that great. Sure you could eat them, but I¡¯d rather not eat a spider, and you could also use their exoskeleton to make armor, but I have better stuff for that. As for why I took both the venom nds and the spinnerets, well, the poison from the spiders is quite potent and it does damage over time, instead of instant damage like my Poison of the Old Man. Mixing the two would make for quite the lethalbo, a big burst followed by DOT. And the spinnerets could be used to extract high quality spider silk, and that can be quite valuable. Andfortable. I kind of want to make some nightgowns for Alice and Lua from spider silk, so of course I¡¯ll keep them. Or maybe I should make some tights. Or maybe knee highs. So many options. ¡°These¡­ are high level ¡­ monsters¡­ Can I really ¡­ have them?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I already took the most expensive parts out, so they aren¡¯t that expensive any more.¡± I lied to the merfolk girl. Sure they are stripped from some parts, but each of these spiders would still sell for anywhere from 4 to 6 gold coins. With the venom nds and spinnerets, they¡¯d be a bit over double that, 12 to 14 gold. As the merfolk was still looking at the pile of spiders, probably wondering if she really may take them, I began making a second pile. This time, from nt monsters from the second floor of 27_001. After that, the third floor bird monsters. Then fourth floor griffons.
Click. ng. ¡°I ¡­ I¡¯m ¡­ I¡¯m free?¡± The merfolk questioned as the Master¡¯s terminal opened from around her arm, and nged on the floor. Soon after the terminal hit the ground, it disappeared into nothingness. We hadn¡¯t even gone through three floors worth of monsters from 27_001 when the terminal opened and released her. ording to Laura, the merfolk got around 200,000 Generation points from the monsters she absorbed, so that was likely what she needed to be released. Had she done it with the local fish, she¡¯d have had to hunt around 1000 fishes for that. In all honesty, quite the reasonable punishment, depending on why she was sent here. ¡­ I actually never asked why she was sent here¡­ I hope I didn¡¯t just release a murderer mermaid or something. Well, I don¡¯t think I did, considering that all she was doing was attacking thes and fishing lines so that she¡¯d have more fish to hunt. ¡°... thank you¡­ human. I ¡­ Thank you.¡± The merfolk mumbled. ¡°Don¡¯t worry about it. So, what will you do now?¡± I asked her, but before I got an answer, something began to happen. Some sort of magic circle was beginning to form under her ¡­ well tail. Merfolk don¡¯t have feet, they have a tail fin. ¡°Going home. This,¡± She said as she pointed at her feet. ¡°Will take me home. Thank you. Come visit¡­ if you can.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll see if I can.¡± I answered. ¡°Take care, Cailie.¡± Soon the magic circle wasplete and after it was, it shined brightly and then the merfolk girl disappeared. The magic circle glowed for a bit longer, before it too disappeared from sight. (Laura, make sure Tahlia has a good picture of that magic circle. I want to know how it works, so we can potentially use it.) (Yes. She already records all that you see, so I¡¯ll have her make a perfect render of it, and I¡¯ll ask the spellcasters that know teleportation to analyze it.) Laura answered.
Mission: Hunt the Monster of the Lake
Mission Complete
Reward: Set ¡®¡¯ unlocked.
And there is my reward. I have to say, it was worth giving up all of those monster corpses for a new set. ¡°Alice, let¡¯s head back. ¡­ wait. We should probablye up with a different story first, just so we¡¯ll have something to actually me. I don¡¯t think the citizens will be happy if we me a merfolk that is no longer even here.¡±
After we came up with a story, which is¡­ believable, I summoned a copy of Amphibious Bugroth MK-3 and we both got into it. It wasn¡¯t too bad for two, but it was still clearly meant for one person, so Alice had to sit on myp. Not that she minded. Spoiler [copse] I let Alice keep the Spellbinding Circle, as well as her Amphibious Bugroth MK-3. I also handed her her own copy of Monster Reborn, while I was at it. After we got to the surface, we rendezvoused with the others, quickly told them all what happened, and what was going to be our n going forward. I also got three fish from Ria and Agunan, which they had caught during their bait operation, so that was nice. I¡¯ll have Kitchen Dragonmaid cook something nice from the fish.
¡°So you located and eliminated a dark shark?¡± The guild master questioned. ¡°Yes. I believe that was the cause of what happened. It must have been attacking the easy prey held in thes or fishing lines of the fishermen.¡± Yeah. That was the lie I decided to go with. me it all on a B-rank monster. One which is basically invisible to the naked eye anyway, and with theke being as muddy as it is, there is no way anyone would be able to tell what the true culprit was. And even if they did, when I bring out the corpse of a B-rank monster from my Storage, I don¡¯t think many will question what the true cause was. Soon enough, we were in a guild storehouse and I brought the corpse of a dark shark out from my Storage. Before I revealed my status to the public when I was given my noble title, I imed I had Inventory, but now, there is no point since the truth is out there anyway. ¡°I see¡­ so there really was a monster like this in thatke¡­¡± ¡°Yeah. Well, no longer, hopefully.¡± ¡°Yes. If more B-rank monsters showed up, we would be in deep trouble.¡± The GM said. ¡°Come with me please. I¡¯ll process youpleting the mission, and pay you. Also, we¡¯d like to buy this shark for 20 gold, if that is fine.¡± 20, huh. A bit high for a dark shark, I believe, but I¡¯ll ept it. ¡°Sure. That is fine.¡± I agreed. With the problem guing the town now gone, the guild master, as well as Mariina¡¯s assistant quickly got to work. Tomorrow they¡¯d hold some preliminary exams, and then the day after that, Mariina would hold the actual tests. But that is not for me to worry about, so I just headed back to our lodgings. I have a new set, and I want to open some packs.
Use a ¡®Pack token¡¯ to open 1 pack of ¡®Enemy of Justice¡¯
[Yes] [No]
Yes. Let¡¯s see what saving a ¡­ not a mermaid gets me. Spoiler EOJ 1 Shattered Axe, Celestial Transformation, Elemental Recharge, E - Emergency Call, Destiny Signal, Guard Dog, Elemental HERO Mariner, R - Righteous Justice, Destiny HERO - Diamond Dude [copse] E-call and Righteous Justice, huh. Not bad at all. Diamond Dude is alright as well. Even Elemental Recharge could be useful in some situations. And I guess if I want a Guard Dog, I have one now. Mariner is just food for the fusion challenge, I should summon my new fusions by the way, and Celestial Transformation is a bit too limiting to be actually useful. Next. Spoiler EOJ 2 Storming Wynn, Destiny HERO - Captain Tenacious, H - Heated Heart, Destiny Signal, Elemental Recharge, Misfortune, Elemental HERO Mariner, Cyber Prima, Forced Back [copse] Well, well, well. Cyber Prima, huh. Not bad. Forced Back is¡­ potentially useful. Storming Wynn is alright, as in Captain Tenacious. Heated Heart is not bad either. Misfortune is just¡­ well, maybe it has uses. Next. Spoiler EOJ 3 Elemental Recharge, Avnching Aussa, Celestial Transformation, Majestic Mech - Senku, Dimensional Fissure, Royal Knight, Raging Eria, Cyber Prima, Herald of Green Light [copse] ¡­ Don¡¯t tell me Dimensional Fissure does what I think it does. It opens a dimensional fissure, won¡¯t it? Well, I guess Exodia could already do that, so ¡­ still. Maybe I should not use that card. Also, two more charmers. Well, they aren¡¯t actually charmers, but they are part of that series of cards. How many variants did they have again? Royal Knight and Senku are¡­ usable but not that good. Well, Royal Knight is not bad, I guess. Just needs an equip or two. And Herald of Green Light is not bad. Next. Spoiler EOJ 4 Destiny HERO - Doom Lord, Destiny Signal, Searchlightman, Layard the Liberator, Whirlwind Weasel, O - Oversoul, Avnching Aussa, Majestic Mech - Senku, Destiny HERO - Diamond Dude [copse] And now I got the Oversoul. That is all the parts of Hero sh, except the sh itself. Doom Lord is nice, even though I¡¯d rather defeat the opponent than send it to the future. Searchlightman¡­ well, maybe I¡¯ll need a lot of light at some point. And Whirlwind Weasel looks like a badass and his effect isn¡¯t bad either. And because he is a flip monster, I should be able to set him on myself, and have him auto summon himself if I face a magician. I¡¯ll consider it the next time I redo my set cards. Next. Spoiler EOJ 5 zing Hiita, Grand Convergence, Raging Eria, Shattered Axe, H - Heated Heart, Elemental HERO Mariner, Batteryman D, R - Righteous Justice, Guard Penalty [copse] Grand Convergence, huh. Too bad it needs Macro Cosmos. And it might be a bit too destructive. Hiita is also looking pretty, but she always is. Red hair just looks nice. Isn¡¯t that right, Lua? And Guard Penalty is useless. Next. Spoiler EOJ 6 zing Hiita, Destiny Signal, Elemental HERO Necroid Shaman, Macro Cosmos, Majestic Mech - Senku, Whirlwind Weasel, Bountiful Artemis, Elemental HERO Mariner, Majestic Mech - Ohka [copse] There is the Macro Cosmos. I honestly thought it was a rare, not amon. Majestic Mech - Ohka looks cool, it is like a mechanical winged lion thing, so I might actually use it. Bountiful Artemis is good in Counter Fairy decks, but I¡¯m not sure if I¡¯ll need her. Actually, if she can activate counter traps, she might be useful for things. And Necroid Shaman, well, it is a fusion monster. Next. Spoiler EOJ 7 Elemental HERO Necroid Shaman, Misfortune, Destiny Signal, Avnching Aussa, Raging Eria, Cyber Tutu, H - Heated Heart, Destiny HERO - Diamond Dude, Clock Tower Prison [copse] Clock Tower Prison, huh. Fitting, considering that I was in a prison dungeon today. Also, Cyber Tutu is cute. I wonder if Alice or Lua would cosy her if I asked? ¡­ let¡¯s open next pack, before I get too degenerate. Spoiler EOJ 8 Elemental HERO Mariner, E - Emergency Call, Dimensional Fissure, Destiny HERO - Doom Lord, Layard the Liberator, Avnching Aussa, Cyber Kirin, Destruction of Destiny, Elemental HERO Phoenix Enforcer [copse] Wow. An Ultimate Rare Phoenix Enforcer. Nice. It might honestly be even better than me Wingman for me. The effect is just a bit better under the rules I y with. Cyber Kirin is also nice. I can use it to negate Power Bond damage. And Destruction of Destiny is just ¡­ why? Why does it work like that? Anyway, two more packs. Let¡¯s go. Spoiler EOJ 9 zing Hiita, D - Shield, Cyber Gymnast, Swift Birdman Joe, H - Heated Heart, Whirlwind Weasel, Power Capsule, Storming Wynn, Destiny HERO - Diamond Dude [copse] Wow. Fourmons that I didn¡¯t even have in one pack. Cyber Gymnast is not bad at all. Swift Birdman Joe is just an off brand Harpie Lady. Power Capsule need a Victory Viper, but still good to have in case I get the ship, and D - Shield is¡­ well, a card. Last pack of the day. Maybe something good, please. Spoiler EOJ 10 Destiny HERO - Captain Tenacious, Dimensional Fissure, Swift Birdman Joe, Misfortune, D - Shield, Royal Knight, Guard Dog, Elemental HERO Wild Wingman, Life Equalizer [copse] Life Equalizer might be, actually, it could have some uses. I have a lot of HP, and if the extra HP from Agunan counts, I might be able to activate it whenever I want, so I can instantly heal someone to 3000 HP. Still, I have better cards for healing. But still, because of the Ultimate Rare Elemental HERO Wild Wingman, this is a great pack to end on. I hope Cailie is doing as well as my packs did, wherever she teleported to. Maybe I should ask around about this Nixie merfolk n. Cailie should be a member of it, so if I find out where they live, I could go visit. Well, something to doter. CH.277 Fusion Summoning Fest volume 2 CH.277 Fusion Summoning Fest volume 2 Well, another day, so let¡¯s do something. I do have someone that I won¡¯t mention, who may or may not be grilling me about me being a Spiritual Human, because I forgot to swap back to Dragon Hearted before I had dinner with Mariina. The spirit friend in her staff noticed it, and now ¡­ well, you can imagine what happened. But at least she will be busy all morning, so I can escape for a bit. And I do have something I can do at HomeBase. Well, a few things actually. One, I was going to manufacture the carriage I designed over our two day trip from Sawyer city to this town, and two, I have some fusions to summon. I let them pile up again, so it is time for fusion summoning fest volume 2.
Agunan came with me to HomeBase,rgely because he was bored and wanted to fight some monsters in the dungeon. I¡¯m not that bothered by it, because while it does decrease the defensive capabilities of the dungeon, I get some high ranking monster materials for it, which I can then use to make stuff. Or have my monsters make stuff from, but still. I was just going to use one of the lowest¡­ or is it highest in this case, considering that the dungeon goes down into the ground? Well, anyway. I was on floor 2, because the nt monsters there made for a nice atmosphere. Also, I wasn¡¯t going to activate Fusion Gate like I didst time, just because I don¡¯t have nearly the same number of monsters to summon and I have a lot more copies of Polymerization in toploaders. And even if I didn¡¯t, I don¡¯t mind using a few one-time-use cards for this. But let¡¯s just get started straight away, so we get this done today. ¡°I activate Polymerization. I fuse together Elemental HERO Sparkman and Elemental HERO yman to fusion summon Elemental HERO Thunder Giant.¡± Spoiler
[copse] Thunder Giant was first. He is the only other fusion from The Lost Millennium I haven¡¯t summoned yet. But that set does have two other monsters I need to summon, so they¡¯ll be next. ¡°I activate Doriado''s Blessing. I tribute Lady of Faith to ritual summon Elemental Mistress Doriado.¡± Yes. The Lost Millennium does in fact have two ritual monsters, so I don¡¯t want to forget those. Spoiler
[copse] ¡°Final Ritual of the Ancients. I tribute Invader of Darkness to ritual summon Reshef the Dark Being.¡± Spoiler
[copse] I usually dislike fiend-monsters, just because their visuals are ¡­ a bit terrifying, but with Reshef looking a lot more like some god machine thing, it might actually be a fiend I can use without people getting on my case. And its effect to take control of an opposing being, it could honestly be handy. Anyway, with the two rituals summoned, I¡¯d arrived at a total of 15 unique rituals summoned for the summoning challenge, so I could im my reward.
Summon unique Ritual Monsters
Unique Ritual Monsters summoned: 15
Performance of Sword, Relinquished, Pdin of White Dragon, Hungry Burger, Crab Turtle, ck Luster Soldier, Shinato, King of a Higher ne, Legendary me Lord, Dark Master - Zorc, The Masked Beast, Chakra, Dokurorider, Skull Guardian, Elemental Mistress Doriado, Reshef the Dark Being
Next Reward is given at 15 unique Ritual Monsters
Next Reward: Fortress Whale + Fortress Whale''s Oath
[im Reward]
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[copse] Because I got a fish monster like that, after I unsummoned the fusion and the two rituals, I used the dungeon terminal to teleport to floor 43. For reminder, that is the first ocean floor of the dungeon, the one we sailed across on Skull Mariner. There, I went ahead and summoned Fortress Whale. He was quite the big fish, even if he wasn¡¯t nearly asrge as Orca Mega-Fortress of Darkness. Spoiler [copse] For my next reward for the challenge, well, it is another mediocre ritual.
Summon unique Ritual Monsters
Unique Ritual Monsters summoned: 16
Performance of Sword, Relinquished, Pdin of White Dragon, Hungry Burger, Crab Turtle, ck Luster Soldier, Shinato, King of a Higher ne, Legendary me Lord, Dark Master - Zorc, The Masked Beast, Chakra, Dokurorider, Skull Guardian, Elemental Mistress Doriado, Reshef the Dark Being, Fortress Whale
Next Reward is given at 20 unique Ritual Monsters
Next Reward: Garma Sword + Garma Sword Oath
Spoiler
[copse]
Alright, back to the fusions. Cybeic Revolution fusionsing up next. I began by resummoning Cyber End Dragon, with Power Bond of course. And I used Pikeru''s Circle of Enchantment to negate the Power Bond damage. Spoiler
[copse] Because Cyber End got destroyed by Limiter Removal, and I didn¡¯t summon it back with Monster Reborn or anything like that, Cyber End was just left to suffer its death cooldown. And because of that, the color of its sleeve was lost and it couldn¡¯t appear in the factory, so I had to resummon it, so it can. Also, Laura figured something interesting about Power Bond. If I fusion summon a monster with Power Bond, it will have double attack, right. But if I then unsummon it, and summon it again, without fusion because of the colored sleeve thing, it won¡¯t have double attack. Just like what would happen in a game of Yugioh, if you summon Cyber End with Power Bond, it gets destroyed and goes to the GY, and you summon it back with Monster Reborn or any other GY resurrection card. But, and this is the interesting part, if I install Power Bond on a fusion monster which was summoned with Power Bond, it will forever have double attack, even if I summon it without fusion summoning it. So I can have an End Dragon that I can just summon out with 8000 attack, and it won¡¯t even cause the Power Bond damage on me, outside the first time I summon the monster. So yeah. In short, I can just summon out a Cyber End Dragon with 8000 attack with ease. Next I summoned Cyber Twin Dragon, with just regr Poly. As well as Steam Gyroid and UFOroid Fighter. Spoiler
[copse] I used Gate Guardian as the warrior material for UFOroid Fighter, and the results came out quite funny. Spoiler [copse] With that, I was now up to 72 on my fusion challenge, so I imed my reward. Next Reward: Amazoness Empress and Amazoness Queen. Then I of course went ahead and summoned the Empress. Spoiler
[copse] I¡¯ll use some Different Dimension Capsules to get extra copies of both of the new Amazoness monsters, and I¡¯ll give them to Christinater. Also, my next reward is¡­ actually, I¡¯ll get it in no time, so I¡¯ll tell you then. Elemental Energy fusions, you are next. For that, let¡¯s move floors again. I don¡¯t think we need to be in this ocean any longer. I mean, just look at Steam Gyroid. It drowned because Fortress Whale didn¡¯t want it on its back, and it cannot fly.
¡°Alright. I guess I¡¯ll summon this guy next. XYZ-Dragon Cannon.¡± Spoiler [copse] That wasn¡¯t a fusion summon or anything. Just me summoning this guy out, because I need him. ¡°Now, V-Tiger Jet and W-Wing Catapult.¡± I said to summon the next two. Spoiler
[copse] ¡°Combine and be one. VW-Tiger Catapult.¡± Spoiler [copse] ¡°And now, let¡¯s cap off the alphabet. XYZ-Dragon Cannon, VW-Tiger Catapult. Combine together and be the VWXYZ-Dragon Catapult Cannon.¡± Spoiler [copse] Dragon Catapult Cannon was a big machine, easily rivaling Ancient Gear Golem in size. No, Dragon Catapult Cannon is actuallyrger. Gear Golem was only right around 15 meters tall, but Dragon Catapult Cannon is basically 20. And with the wings, it looks evenrger than that. And with those two fusions summoned, I was now at 75 unique fusion summons, so I can im my reward. Red-Eyes ck Dragon Sword and The w of Hermos. Spoiler
[copse] I have to say, I did not expect that. Maybe I should have, considering that the Legendary Knight fusions are¡­ well fusions. But yeah. I got a dragon ying sword. I wonder how much Agunan won¡¯t like it. But does that really matter? I want to use it. I might have to rece my mithril sword with this. Then if I use this with Millenium Shield, I¡¯ll have both a flying sword and a floating shield. I quickly summoned my new sword, using The w of Hermos on a Red-Eyes ck Dragon. The sword was quite a bitrger than what I¡¯m used to, so it will definitely take some getting used to, but I do want to try. Likee on, it is a dragon ying sword. Of course I want to wield it. Next, I quickly summoned the rest of the Elemental Energy fusions. Elemental HERO Shining re Wingman, Elemental HERO Wildedge, Elemental HERO Tempest, Elemental HERO Rampart ster and Cyber der. Spoiler
[copse] I really like them all, and I¡¯ll likely call on them in the future when I need some firepower. And they are rtively humanoid, so using them shouldn¡¯t cause a problem. That of course threw me over 80 summons, so another reward. This time, it was useless garbage, but at least there were two fusion monsters. I got Temple of Skulls, Skullbird, Rhaimundos of the Red Sword and Vermillion Sparrow. I guess getting four cards is nice, but I¡¯d have preferred just a bit better fusion monsters. Spoiler
[copse] Of course I went ahead and summoned the two fusion monsters.
Now, Shadow of Infinity has only one fusion monster, so let¡¯s just summon it. ¡°D.3.S. Frog.¡± Spoiler [copse] The set does alsoe with two ritual monster, but since I haven¡¯t gotten them yet, and I haven¡¯t given Laura the permission to fullplete the set for me, I don¡¯t have Ruin or Demise yet, so I¡¯ll have to summon themter. So all that is left are the Enemy of Justice fusions I got yesterday. And with some divine luck, I got all of them, but one. ¡°Elemental HERO Wild Wingman, Elemental HERO Necroid Shaman, Elemental HERO Mariner and Elemental HERO Phoenix Enforcer.¡± I summoned the four monsters. Spoiler
[copse] Again, some of them are good, and I¡¯ll likely call on them again. But they also pushed me to 88 unique fusions, so next reward is here. This time, I got even more trash, but a lot of it. I got Brhio-raidus, Amphibious Bugroth and Sentinel of the Seas, Kaiser Dragon and Fairy Dragon andst Soul Hunter and Invader from Another Dimension Spoiler
[copse] I of course summoned all four of the fusions straight away, boosting me to 92 fusions summoned. That rewarded me with Aqua Dragon, Amazon of the Seas and Zone Eater. Pragtical, Trakodon and me Viper. As well as Great Mammoth of Goldfine. Spoiler
[copse] And after I summoned the three new fusions, I was at 95 and my next reward. And finally, we had something amazing. Well, Red-Eyes ck Dragon Sword was amazing to get, but it ain¡¯t got nothing on these beasts. Ultimate Great Insect, Armed Dragon Catapult Cannon, Ultimate Ancient Gear Golem and Dragon Master Knight. Spoiler
[copse] What a line-up of monsters. Well, the Insect is¡­ a bit questionable, but I¡¯ll take it. Also, the freaking Ojamegazord which wasn¡¯t even called Ojamegazord for some reason. They really should have. Would have been more funny. I don¡¯t have any jokes about the other two though. They are just great. I guess if I want to punch Mariina¡¯s golem even harder, Ultimate Golem will do that fine. And sure, Dragon Master Knight is just BLS riding Ultimate Dragon, but that is cool in itself. And it does kind ofplete my arsenal of Blue-Eyes fusions, so I''m d to have it. I went ahead and summoned my new monsters, leaving me at 99 fusions summoned. Almost like the world is taunting me, being all ¡®Ha-Ha! You cannot reach 100!¡¯. And my next reward would have been amazing as well.
Summon unique Fusion Monsters
Unique Fusion Monsters summoned: 99
St. Joan, Master of Oz, Giltia the D. Knight, Fusionist, Dragoness the Wicked Knight, Flower Wolf, Dark Pdin, Meteor ck Dragon, Musician King, Charubin the Fire Knight, Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast, Thousand-Eyes Restrict, Ojama King, Mokey Mokey King, Reaper on the Nightmare, Crimson Sunbird, me Ghost, Super Roboyarou, Super Robdy, Darkfire Dragon, Mystical Sand, Karbon Warrior, me Swordsman, Cyber Saurus, Metal Dragon, Kaminari Attack, Deepsea Shark, Warrior of Tradition, Kwagar Hercules, Ryu Senshi, Mavelus, Fiend Skull Dragon, Dark Balter the Terrible, Rabid Horseman, Empress Judge, Kamionwizard, Rare Fish, Roaring Ocean Snake, Sanwitch, Punished Eagle, Alligator''s Sword Dragon, Humanoid Worm Drake, Dark re Knight, Dark de the Dragon Knight, Bickuribox, Marine Beast, The Last Warrior from Another, King Dragun, Thousand Dragon, Labyrinth Tank, Gaia the Dragon Champion, Gatling Dragon, Skull Knight, Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon, ck Skull Dragon, Barox, XY-Dragon Cannon, XZ-Tank Cannon, YZ-Tank Dragon, XYZ-Dragon Cannon, Rose Spectre of Dunn, Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon, Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, Neo Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, Blue-Eyes Alternative Ultimate Dragon, Skelgon, Dragonmaid Sheou, House Dragonmaid, Cyber End Dragon, Elemental HERO Thunder Giant, Cyber Twin Dragon, Steam Gyroid, UFOroid Fighter, Amazoness Empress, VW-Tiger Catapult, VWXYZ-Dragon Catapult Cannon, Red-Eyes ck Dragon Sword, Elemental HERO Shining re Wingman, Elemental HERO Wildedge, Elemental HERO Tempest, Elemental HERO Rampart ster, Cyber der, Skullbird, Vermillion Sparrow, D.3.S. Frog, Elemental HERO Wild Wingman, Elemental HERO Necroid Shaman, Elemental HERO Mariner, Elemental HERO Phoenix Enforcer, Brhio-raidus, Amphibious Bugroth, Kaiser Dragon, Soul Hunter, Aqua Dragon, Pragtical, Great Mammoth of Goldfine, Ultimate Great Insect, Armed Dragon Catapult Cannon, Ultimate Ancient Gear Golem, Dragon Master Knight
Next Reward is given at 100 unique Fusion Monsters
Next Reward: Overload Fusion, Magicalized Fusion, Dragon¡¯s Mirror, Chimeratech Overdragon, Quintet Magician, Five-Headed Dragon
Note: This Challenge will beplete at 100 unique monsters summoned
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[copse] Well, all I need is one more fusion monster and I can get it. And I can still get Shining Phoenix Enforcer from Enemy of Justice, so it isn¡¯t that big of a deal. Too bad the challenge will end, so I won¡¯t be getting any more free fusions from it, but still, this has been 100% worth it. CH.278 A Carriage of my own CH.278 A Carriage of my own ¡°So, Agunan, how did your fight with the Gate Guardian go?¡± I asked the dragon, as we regrouped in the core room of HomeBase. I asked him to test fight the new Dark Guardian improved version of thest boss of the dungeon. ¡°That monsterbination is quite strong.¡± Agunan answered. ¡°At first, they don¡¯t seem all that strong, but they work together extremely well. The water walls preventing my attacks, the wind to hasten their movements, and the lightning attacks are a dangerousbination, but nothing I cannot deal with. But thening back after death andbining like that, now that form is something. And theirbined attack is somewhat dangerous, and could deal major damage if it hits. But still for me, the worst part is those water walls they use, because they just block most of my ranged attacks, so I have to fight up close. And then they turn into that dark being, and it just doesn¡¯t die, no matter how much I punch it. I had to retreat after I ran out of mana, but I think I might have won if I had more mana.¡± Oh? So the Sanga, Kazejin, Suijin into Gate Guardian into Dark Guardian was able to make Agunan retreat, just because he ran out of mana. Not bad. Not bad at all. Spoiler
[copse] I was honestly a bit doubtful if it really could stop a dragon, because when I tested the fight in the factory, I set Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon against the boss, and Ultimate won, even taking down Dark Guardian. And that wasn¡¯t under Mountain of Light or anything, so it should have been rtively fair. Sure Agunan has never beaten any of the Ultimate Dragons, but they always fight under the Mountain of Light, so I thought that was why. Spoiler
[copse] Maybe I¡¯ll ask Agunan to fight the Gate Guardian boss in the factory. I can set peoples mana to unlimited in the factory, so he might be able to win there. That will give me an idea about how probable it is that someone prepared with mana potions can take down the Gate Guardian boss. But still, maybe I should make an additional custom boss here. Just what to use? The Wicked Avatar would be interesting, as it will always be stronger than whatever invades this ce, but if they bring some unexpected tool, he might not be all that great. Though its effect should prevent them from using any strange tools for some time at the start of the fight. Spoiler [copse] I¡¯m also not sure how I feel about using something like the Wicked monsters for this. Just in case they try to revolt or something. Maybe I should use something a bit more ¡­ normal. ¡­ I could use Skull Servants, I think¡­ a full floor of just Skull Servants, with the boss being a King of the Skull Servants. Because Skull Servants being quite weak, the invader would likely just run all over them, and then a super powered up King would destroy them. Spoiler
[copse] ¡­ but King of the Skull Servants has no protection and has 0 defense, so any lucky attack could take it down. Maybe if I had The Lady in Wight to protect the King? But I can¡¯t get one yet, so let¡¯s reconsider this after I get the Lady, because a Skeleton King boss that gets stronger the more skeletons on the floor you defeated, while also being nearly immortal while Lady is alive, would be quite the floor boss. Spoiler [copse]
Now. The other thing I came in here for. My carriage. After traveling in one of Mariina¡¯s/Sage¡¯s tower¡¯s golem carriages for two days, I felt like having my own. Not because they are bad, but because I think I can make a better one. I already designed one during the trip anyway, so why not? It came with a handful of cool features, most of which I cannot actually yet use. For one, it has a full suspension system with shock absorbers and everything, so it should be nice to ride in. It does also have a secondary shock mitigation system, where the entire passenger cabin can raise up to float above the chassis, but that takes some amount of mana to use, so I still need to develop a powersource for that. It could currently be used, if I inserted a Pitch-ck Power Stone into a slot, but those stones will only power the levitator the two hours they stay out, so using the levitation thing is not something I¡¯ll be doing for now. Spoiler [copse] It also has a space magic tool, which can be used to make the insiderger than it could normally be, but again, it takes mana. I designed it using some of the dungeon tech, which allows the dungeon to change its internal size. And yes, it can be powered with Pitch-ck Power Stones. Just like the levitator, the two hour time limit for the stone was a problem, so I would need some other power source. As for the autopilot, well, it doesn¡¯t have one. I could make one by installing any of my machine monsters into the carriage, but that would turn the carriage into a living being, so I could no longer take it into Storage. It is interesting that a golem counts as a living being, because I thought a beating heart was the limiting factor, but there must be something like that in a golem as well. It might be an active golem core, or something. Anyway, because of that, I cannot actually make a full autopilot, but at the end of the day, does that really matter? I can just summon some of my monsters to drive the carriage for me, so that is my autopilot. You don¡¯t need autopilot, if you can just summon pilots. Andst, I think this is thest thing, the carriage had full defensive capabilities. It could produce different kinds of magic barriers to protect whoever was inside the carriage. I made the defenses with a mix of a few cards like Mirror Force, Negate Attack and Draining Shield. Spoiler
[copse] And the best part was, unlike a lot of the other cool features of the carriage, the defense barrier actually took very little mana. Sure it guzzled tons of it when it actually activated, but its passive ¡®threat sensory mode¡¯ actually took very little mana. And because of Draining Shield, it could convert iing spells into more mana for it to use to keep up the barrier. As for how the carriage would move, well, it had full magic engines, which could be powered by either Pitch-ck Power Stones or by inserting mana into a magic stone. I had my Spellcasters convert an A-rank monster core into a magic stone for that purpose. It did also have all of the necessary parts, so it could be attached to a horse, or a few of my monsters. And those parts were quick attach, so they could be removed, or attached in under a minute, just so going from ¡®pulled carriage¡¯ to ¡®golem carriage¡¯ would be fast. Yes, technically it is a golem carriage, even if it has 0 intelligence. That is just the term used for magic carriages. From the outside, the carriage did look rtively normal. It was made mostly of treant wood, just because it is something this dungeon can work with cheaply, and I can reduce the costs even more, by using the treant wood from my Storage. The wheels are blood iron and the main axles are vampiric steel, but depending on how they work, I might swap them for different materialster, especially the wheels. I also got some sort of rubber stuff from the dungeon that was put around them, just so that would take the first beating. If that stuff ended up wearing off, it could be quickly reced or fixed. Anyway, I think that is all about that carriage. I think it is time to return to the town of Bloggs, and take this thing for a test drive.
¡°... it''s a lot more basic than I expected¡­¡± Alicemented as she saw the carriage. ¡°You expect too much from me. And besides, I wanted it to look rtively normal.¡± I told her. ¡°And it doese with some not so normal features, so I hope that will make up for it.¡± ¡°Oh? Tell me! Actually, just show them.¡± ¡°Sure. We can start with a nice and easy one. Try attacking the carriage with magic. ¡­ not full power, please, just in case something doesn¡¯t work.¡± ¡°... okay? Dark Bullet.¡± After questioning what I said for just a second, Alice quick casted a spell andunched it at the carriage. As designed, the defensive barrier formed around the carriage and blocked Alice¡¯s spell. Most of the spell was absorbed and turned into mana, but about a quarter of its power got reflected back towards us. Again, by design. You can actually alter the percentages of what the barrier does, between absorbing the power of iing attack and reflecting it, and I set it to 75% absorb, 25% reflect. I quickly stepped in front of Alice, and took the reflected damage instead of her. It is my fault she almost took it, and I have more defense and HP than she does, so might as well. It stung a bit, but I only took 23 damage from the reflect, likely because Alice didn¡¯t use a full power spell, and the spells power was only 25% anyway. ¡°... what was that?¡± Alice asked. ¡°A reflective barrier. I made it by mixing the tech from a few cards, Mirror Force, Negate Attack and Draining Shield. Cool, right?¡± ¡°I think it is more impressive than cool.¡± Lua gave her opinion. ¡°Oh you don¡¯t know the half of it. Because it uses Draining Shield, it can actually turn magic attacks into mana, so it can technically keep itself powered, if hit by enough magic.¡± I told her. ¡°... so, it never will run out of mana?¡± Lua asked. ¡°... well, not quite. It does still consume mana super quick when active, so you¡¯d have to be spamming tons of spells at the barrier, with the barrier in 100% absorption mode, for it to have a chance to stay active permanently.¡± ¡°I see. That makes more sense.¡± Lua told me. ¡°But still, it is impressive.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s go inside. I¡¯ll show you the two other cool parts.¡± I told the girls as I opened the door for them. I quickly showed them both the levitator and the space expander, before then exining that they cannot currently be used because of the mana cost. But even without the space expansion, the carriage canfortably seat six people, so it is fine for us.
Next was our test drive. At first, I sat on the driver¡¯s seat, using the mana propulsion to move the carriage. After a bit like that, I stopped the carriage. Then I summoned Lesser Dragon and attached it to the front, so it could pull the carriage. Spoiler [copse] The carriage could be attached to a handful of different monsters I could summon, like Lesser Dragon, Rare Metal Dragon, Dark Zebra, Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts and so on. Spoiler
[copse] It could even be drawn by Chiron the Mage or Mystic Horseman. And while Horseman was willing, Chiron said he¡¯d only pull it when I need someone of high ss pulling my carriage. Don¡¯t tell him, but in my opinion, having a mithril coated dragon pulling my carriage is way more ssy than a sassy centaur mage doing it. Spoiler
[copse]
After our sessful test drive, I set out a pic for us at thekeshore, some ways away from town. It probably isn¡¯t something the locals do, because while this area doesn¡¯t have a lot of high ranking monsters, even weaker monsters could cause some problems for low leveled people. But for us, a few intruders won¡¯t be a problem. For the pic, I had made a few things in the dungeon with Kitchen Dragonmaid. Nothing crazy, I just made a few simple snacks, while she baked a few sweets. I could have made them with the dungeon, but it is somewhat cheaper to get raw materials and process them yourself,pared to getting ready made items. Also, because I can make excellent quality raw materials with the dungeon, take them into Storage, use the Material Quality Increase to upgrade them to wless and then we can use them to make wless sweets with reasonable price. If I used the dungeon to make wless sweets, it¡¯d cost around 17 times more than the excellent quality ingredients. The only problem I had with this pic date was the location. Lakeside pics are usually amazing, but thiske it¡­ well, it leaves a bit to be desired. You know, when you think of isekaikes, they are usually crystal clear and all of that. Why did the first one I ran into have to be muddy like this? ¡°Thanks, Brian. This is really good.¡± Alice said, as she took a bit out of a chicken sandwich I made. Yes, I did make it. Don¡¯t question my cooking skills. I do have some. I can deep fry a chicken breast coated in breading. ¡­ not that we are eating chicken. The meat actuallyes from different bird monsters from the dungeon, like re birds and dark birds. The re birds were cooked up nice and spicy, as their natural vor went well with spice, while I tried to do a bit moreplicated spice blend with the dark birds¡­ but it didn¡¯te out quite as I wanted. It was still good¡­ just not as good as I hoped. I should have let Kitchen Dragonmaid help me more with that. As we were moving from the chicken sandwiches to the sweets, I heard some sounds from the direction of theke and turned to look. Has some water monstere to annoy us? ¡°Excuse me? Mister blessed person?¡± I heard a female voice call for me from theke. A somewhat familiar looking mer¡­folk girl was, well she isn¡¯t sitting, so swimming? there. Why is she back here? We sent her home, right? CH.279 The mermaid’s second banishment CH.279 The mermaid¡¯s second banishment ¡°... why are you here again?¡± I asked the merfolk girl, who hade to interrupt my pic with Alice and Lua. She was, at least I¡¯m decently sure, the same merfolk whom I helped return home yesterday, so why is she back here? Also, she looks even worse than she did yesterday. Yesterday, she was just dirty and disheveled, now she looks like she has been whipped or something, with visible bleeding wounds all over her body. ¡°... Cailie? Why are you here?¡± I asked again. ¡°I ¡­ I ¡­¡± ¡°Brian, this isn¡¯t the time for that.¡± Lua interrupted. ¡°Let me heal her first.¡± Lua quickly rushed to the water, not caring that her feet were getting wet. ¡°Get over here! We need to get her out of the water.¡± Lua called to me. I quickly snapped out of my crazy thoughts and did as ordered. ¡°Cailie, do you mind if I lift you?¡± I asked. The girl didn¡¯t verbally answer, but did nod her head a bit, so I took a hold of her and lifted her into my arms. I then used telekinesis to give her some additional support, so that her tail or head would be hanging limp. ¡°Alice, can you clear the nket?¡± I asked, as we walked back to where our pic nket was set up. Alice did as I asked, putting everything away in Storage. She even put the nket there for a second, before bringing it back out, probably to instantly clean any breadcrumbs and other dirt from it. I then brought out my water buffalo travel pelt and had Alice spread that on top of the nket, just to add some softer, and more waterproof, material between the merfolk and the ground. I must have been smart when I actually bought a waterproof travel pelt. I set Cailie down on the pelt, and let Lua do her thing. Maybe I should try to get a healing skill as well? Mana Healing should at least be possible. Sure I have my cards, but having a skill might be good as well. As Lua was healing the girl, I began asking her some questions. ¡°Cailie, why are you back here? Didn¡¯t you make it home?¡± I do have an idea, but I¡¯d really rather confirm it. I don¡¯t want to jump to conclusions. ¡°Brian. Not now.¡± Lua interrupted my questioning. ¡°... no. I can¡­ tell him.¡± Cailie said. ¡°... I was ¡­ banished again.¡± Yeah. I kind of guessed that part. ¡°They said¡­ I didn¡¯t do¡­ my punishment¡­ because I got¡­ help from you¡­¡± Cailie exined. ¡°So they sent me¡­ here again¡­¡± ¡°... Brian, what did she say?¡± Alice asked. I quickly told what Cailie told me to Lua and Alice. ¡°... that still doesn¡¯t exin these wounds.¡± Lua said, as she kept healing Cailie. ¡°She didn¡¯t have anyst time, right?¡± ¡°Not that I saw.¡± I responded, before I asked her about it. ¡°Cailie, the wounds¡­ how did those..?¡± ¡°... I ¡­ I got¡­ beaten up¡­ by my sister¡­¡± She answered. ¡­ wow. Some sibling rivalry right there. I don¡¯t think whipping someone bloody is just beating them up. Also, how does a mermaid even use a whip? Wouldn¡¯t one be extremely awkward to use under water? Are those even whip marks or are they something else? ¡°I see. I¡¯m so sorry.¡± I told her. ¡°... may I ask something. Why were you banished in the first ce?¡± Admittedly, this was something I probably should have asked the first time we met, but I didn¡¯t think it was something that mattered at that time. I didn¡¯t need to know her story, I just needed Cailie to stop attacking fishermen. ¡°... they said it is¡­ because I¡¯m useless. ¡­ because I hide away¡­ and don¡¯t earn my food.¡± Cailie admitted. ¡°Coming here¡­ and having to hunt¡­ was supposed to teach me how to be useful. ¡­ but instead¡­ I cheated¡­ so I was banished again.¡± ¡°I see.¡± So that¡¯s the reason. Sounds¡­ dumb, but also something that someone might do. ¡°I suppose that means I can¡¯t just send you back again.¡± I told her. But still. Calling someone useless is just ¡­ well, actually I do that quite a lot with some of my cards, so I really have no right to say anything, but at least I can offer her an alternative. ¡°Then, if they don¡¯t want you, would you like toe with us?¡± I asked. This had actually been something I considered the first time I met Cailie in the dungeon, but I didn¡¯t know if I could do it. She was still trapped by the dungeon and I just didn¡¯t know enough about the ve dungeon system to do anything but y by the rules. But I did have Laura search the system for info about them, and that led to me figuring out a few things. One of them being a way I can get people that are trapped in prison style ve dungeons free. I did also figure out a few things about merfolk. Some of the info came from a book I analyzed in the Sawyer family library, back when I did that analysis raid on it.Happened in There were a few things I wanted to know, like do merfolk actually have to live in water and so on. The quick answer is no. But they do need to keep their skin rtively wet, because their skin dries out a lot faster than ¡­ surface beings. But there are no breathing issues, or otherwise. There was something about their gills weakening if they never swam, but as long as they swim a few times a week, this shouldn¡¯t be an issue. Yes. Merfolk have both lungs and gills, so they can breathe either onnd or in the water. ¡°... I ¡­ can¡¯t ¡­ the dungeon ¡­ will just ¡­ summon me back.¡± Cailie answered. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I can deal with that problem.¡± I told her. ¡°But¡­ if I get monsters again¡­ it will just¡­ teleport me back¡­ and they will ¡­ banish me again.¡± ¡°If we do it like we didst time.¡± I told her. ¡°But we don¡¯t have to do it that way.¡± ¡°???¡± Cailie just looked at me confused. ¡°I¡¯ll show you.¡± I told her. ¡°After Lua has healed you, let¡¯s head into the dungeon.¡± After the healing finished, Cailie was looking quite a bit better. Lua even used her water magic to wash away all the dirt and grime from her body, so I got a good look at her. Her hair was ck, with maybe just a hint of dark green mixed in. I thought it was just ck previously, because the dirt and grim had hid all of the green. Her tail was also dark green in color. I summoned myself a Amphibious Bugroth, while Alice summoned her MK-3. I also gave Lua and Ria a MK-3. Agunan can¡¯t use my cards, well he can the ones that don¡¯t have toploaders or sleeves, but he cannot use ones with those, so I asked him to stay here and protect the carriage. Sure he probably could just dive, but I''ll leave him in charge of protecting our stuff. Spoiler
[copse] With our undersea rides here, the five of us headed into the undersea dungeon.
¡°It really is tiny¡­¡± Riamented, as we got out of our Bugroths. ¡°Yeah. Especially with four Bugroths in here. They do take up quite a bit of space.¡± ¡°And after going through that massive dungeon, any other would feel tiny.¡± Alice added. ¡°I visited TinaWood with Mother, and even it felt so small.¡± Yeah. I guess that would happen when just a single one of therge open floors of HomeBase isrger than the entirety of TinaWood. ¡°... Brian, are you sure about this? Helping her again, I mean.¡± Lua asked. ¡°Yeah. Why wouldn¡¯t I be?¡± ¡°This isn¡¯t our problem to solve.¡± ¡°... maybe not, but it¡¯s not like this is something overly challenging to solve.¡± I reasoned. ¡°And I hate seeing people who have no ce to go.¡± I added in a quieter voice. ¡°So I¡¯d like to help Cailie find another ce where she will be epted, even if she has some ws.¡± Feeling like you belong is important. And a lot of the people around me are the ones that made me feel like I belong here when I just appeared in this world. Lua being one of the first humans¡­ wait, she is a dhampir, so that doesn¡¯t check out. Anyway, with Lua being one of the first humanoids I ran into, and Alice, well it was mostly her father but still, opening her home to me, it makes me happy to think about that. Had the Watchman family been worse, or had Prime Rib tried to abuse me or rob me or something, there is a reasonable chance I could have turned evil and just began destroying the world or something. Well probably not, but I very well might have burned Alewatch to the ground. So yeah. Because they helped me find a ce where I belong, I now feel like I should help Cailie find a ce where she can belong. Even if this Nixie n doesn¡¯t want her, I¡¯m sure there is a ce out there for her. ¡°... why are you looking at me like that? Do you think I¡¯m naive or something?¡± I asked Lua. ¡°... no. I think it ismendable. Trying to help in that way.¡± Lua answered. ¡°Then you will help me with this?¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t that what it means to be together? Or did you exin it to me wrong?¡± ¡°No. But just because we are together, doesn¡¯t mean we agree on everything, so thank you.¡± ¡°Now just show me how you will deal with this dungeon. Because that is the part that I don¡¯t yet know.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I dide up with a n.¡± I walked up to the core, where Cailie was waiting for me. ¡°... Mister blessed¡­¡± ¡°Just call me Brian, please.¡± I told Cailie. ¡°Do you mind if I call you Cailie as well?¡± ¡°... I ¡­ that is fine. ¡­ Can you really¡­ free me? Without sending me back?¡± ¡°You are lucky Alice can¡¯t understand you, or otherwise she¡¯d give a snidement right about now.¡± I told the mermaid. Honestly, I¡¯d have liked one. It proves that Alice knows me. But honestly speaking, this won¡¯t take long. And there are a few ways I could do this. First, I could ¡­ abuse authority. In this case, the authority I have as a Chaos God Dungeon founder. Because of that, I can bring any dungeon with a deceased dungeon founder under my control. But I don¡¯t want to do that. Instead, I¡¯ll go with the card route. ¡°Outstanding Dog Marron.¡± I quickly summoned my tribute puppy, before I activated the next card. ¡°Enemy Controller. I tribute Marron to take temporary control of Dungeon 21_013.¡± Spoiler
[copse] This was in my opinion a lot better idea. With Enemy Controller, I can get temporary founder ess to the dungeon core, so I can do what I want with it, and after I¡¯m done, it will return to its usual state. The card quickly did its thing, and a Sega Genesis style controller appeared in my hands. From it, a magical cord extended and connected to the dungeon core. I used the controller to navigate the dungeon menu that opened before me, and with it, I quickly released Cailie from her position as the dungeon master, without activating the teleport back function. Like yesterday, Cailie¡¯s dungeon master terminal snapped away from her arm, nged on the floor and disappeared. But unlikest time, the teleportation circle never appeared. Then I added a little backdoor function to the dungeon, where whenever a new master is locked into here, the dungeon will send a notification to HomeBase. I tried to add a way where I could remote watch this ce from anywhere, but that was too much, so just the notification would have to do. If someone else gets trapped, I can juste and greet them, and see if they need my help. After that, I returned everything I could back to how they were, except Cailie¡¯s rtionship with this dungeon of course. Just so if anyone tries to look through the dungeon, it will look like everything is fine. Then I just hit Execute and I was done. Soon after that, my controller disappeared.
¡°... I¡¯m not¡­ going back?¡± Cailie was questioning. ¡°Nope. I told you so.¡± ¡°... I ¡­ I ¡­ thank you¡­¡± ¡°Sure. No problem.¡± ¡°... but ¡­ what do I do¡­ now?¡± ¡°We have time, so let¡¯s find out, right?¡± ¡°... I ¡­ yes. I¡¯ll¡­ try.¡±
I brought Cailie to the inn with me, while Illusionist Faceless Mage made an illusion to hide her. It might be a bit hical, but better this way, as Cailie really shouldn¡¯t even be here. Spoiler [copse] That evening, I spoke with Mariina about Cailie. Mainly, I wanted to know if she had some knowledge on merfolk habitats, and maybe she had an idea on where we could take Cailie to. She offered one spot, theke around the Hero¡¯s country, but she didn¡¯t have much knowledge on merfolk, so that was the only one she knew. That¡¯s too bad. Agunan also told us about a merfolk n that lives in the western ocean, under the guardianship of a water dragon, so that was also an option. I really should head that way at some point. Maybe I¡¯ll take a day trip there with Agunan. ¡°... I suppose I could prepare Sage¡¯s tower¡¯s identity papers for her, but she¡¯d have to know magic for that.¡± Mariina offered. ¡°Honestly speaking, you are better off flying somewhere in that ship of yours, and just having her register at an adventurer¡¯s guild that has regr merfolk adventurers. Or just take her to another tribe that is willing to ept her. If you want my opinion, just take her to the Hero¡¯s country and get in contact with the adventurer¡¯s guild there. They will be able to help you way more than I can.¡± We were talking about the small problem where Cailie doesn¡¯t actually have any identifying papers, like an adventurer¡¯s guild card, or my noble papers, so she cannot officially enter any guarded towns. ¡°I see. That is already good info, so I think we can do that instead. I¡¯ll ask Cailie what she thinks tomorrow. Thanks for the idea.¡± ¡°If you want to pay me back, you can always tell me more about your cards. How about finally telling me about that ¡®install¡¯ thing?¡± ¡°... maybe some other time.¡± ¡°Then what is going on with you? Why does my spirit like you so much more now?¡± ¡°Haah...¡± I really shouldn''t stay with her. All these questions are bad for my health. CH.280 Luncheon with Baron Bloggs CH.280 Luncheon with Baron Bloggs ¡°Sir, there is a messenger sent by the Lord waiting for you.¡± The inn''s proprietress informed me, as she came to wake me up. It was now our third day in town, and it was also going to be ourst full day here. Today, Mariina would hold that exam thing and she had again asked for Lua¡¯s help with that. I hope she is paying Lua for her part. I was nning on taking another trip to HomeBase, so I could make a few things for Cailie, but apparently, the world has different ns. And as long as I deal with this quickly, I can still make the trip to HomeBase. I¡¯ll need to elerate the n to have HomeBase lift off from the ground. But my spellcasters, Laura and Tahlia all say we don¡¯t have the mana for that yet. Even with Spell Counters each counting as 1000 mana, floating an entire dungeon will take way too much of it for us to sustain it. I need another card besides Magical Citadel of Endymion making the counters, but I just don¡¯t yet know what it is. Spell Power Grasp is something we are experimenting with, but even that isn¡¯t enough, because there was a time limit on how often one could be activated. Spoiler
[copse] Because of that, Laura has been testing out differentbinations of cards, trying to make something that can make even more Spell Counters. Safely, so the Tower of Babel is still banned. Spoiler [copse] In theory, Tahlia calcted that we¡¯d need around five Spell Counters per Spell Power Grasps activation to be able to lift HomeBase off the ground, and that is with only it floating, so we would actually need more. In short, I need either a better field spell, more spells that generate Spell Counters each time a spell card is activated or I have to force my Guardians to loop Butterfly Dagger - Elma even more. But I really don¡¯t want to do that, as it relies on my Guardians, and they already feed my Pack token factory. It will be nice for emergency extra mana, but I don¡¯t want it to be my main source of mana. Spoiler [copse] I did consider a loop using Banisher of the Radiance, either ck Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning or Chaos Emperor Dragon - Envoy of the End and Primal Seed, but that is just a bit too convoluted and requires the control of at least two monsters, as well as the factor with Banisher of the Radiance banishing all of the cards I activate while he is out. Spoiler
[copse] It honestly is not a bad loop or anything, but again, because of Banisher of the Radiance banishing every card I¡¯d use, it isn¡¯t quite usable long term. But another great short term option. But I¡¯m sure we cane up with something, if just given a bit more time. And honestly speaking, because this will be something that won¡¯t take ce in the factory, but will instead take ce in the real world, I have to be able to do this all with installs, so that limits options as well. If I have to be there summoning the monsters, and giving them cards from Pack Opener¡¯s Collection, what is the point? I need something else. ¡­ did I get sidetracked? Again? Probably, but who cares? Oh right. I have a messenger from the town¡¯s Lord waiting for me, so yeah. He might care.
The town¡¯s Lord invited me to a luncheon. I was asked to meet him so he could personally thank me for solving the fishing problem, so why not? I only took Agunan with me. He was ying the part of my attendant. I had to leave Alice to take care of Cailie, so I hope they will be fine. I trust Alice, but the two of them cannotmunicate, so I just hope it will work out. Lua and Ria went with Mariina to hold that magic exam thing, in case you were wondering. ¡­ speaking with a mermaid¡­ my Mermaid monsters, Enchanting Mermaid, Cure Mermaid and Mermaid Knight all speak thenguage Alice and Lua understand¡­ So can they speak both? If they can, they could act as trantors. Spoiler
[copse] Sure I could also have Laura trante to Alice and Lua, but that won¡¯t work if I¡¯m not there. Well it would, but it would be a convoluted process of Mia or Kekri sending Laura a message with what Cailie said, Laura tranting it using my Language Comprehension (humanoid) and then answering with the trantion. And it wouldn¡¯t allow Alice or Lua to speak merfolk. Maybe I should just ask the Goddess and/or Aulis if Alice and Lua can have Language Comprehension (humanoid). Considering all the favors I¡¯m doing to them, they might agree. Well, I¡¯ll ask about thatter.
¡°I thank you for your invitation, Lord Bloggs.¡± ¡°Yes. Thank you foring, Sir Wood. You as well, Sir Dragon.¡± The current Baron Bloggs greeted us as we arrived. ¡°Please, take a seat.¡± The current Baron was someone I had met before, as he was with his father at the birthday celebration, so I am at least acquainted with him. Also, him calling me ¡®Sir¡¯ and me calling him ¡®Lord¡¯ is just etiquette and all of that. While we are both Barons in rank, I¡¯m an honorary Baron, so permanent nobles do out rank me. ¡°First, allow me to offer an apology for what my father did to you. What he said, what he did, the way he acted. I apologize for all of it.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I¡¯m not the type of person to punish someone for the actions of their parents.¡± I answered, as if I had the bigger power out of the two of us. Well, I kind of do, but I try not to abuse my connections too much. And still, the fact stands. As long as he is reasonable, I have no reason to punish him for what happened with his father. ¡°Thank you. Also, let me thank you for your service to the town. I was already under scrutiny for my ¡­ abnormal nomination to take over, so when the town soon ran into trouble, I was under quite a lot of pressure to solve the issue. So thank you for taking care of it.¡± ¡°Yeah. That was no trouble, and you really should be thanking Lady Mariina. She is the only reason I even came into town, and I may have not taken part in the quest had it not been in the way of her work.¡± I answered almost honestly. Of course there was that entire System Mission thing, but that is a secret. ¡°Yes. I understand. I shall extend my thanks to her, as well as the rest of your party. It is a shame the others couldn¡¯te.¡± ¡°Well, they are busy helping Lady Mariina, so it cannot be helped.¡± They definitely didn¡¯t say they wouldn¡¯te, even if they could. Well, one of them might have. Alice didn¡¯t exactly enjoy the fact that this guy tried to take her for the first dance at the BD party. ¡°I hope you will be willing to take some of the food to them, just so they can really take in the great fish of this town.¡± The Baron said, before he gave the sign to the servants to bring in some food. ¡°Yes. I¡¯m sure they will enjoy it.¡± Our spread of meals wasn¡¯t too bad, but it wasn¡¯t amazing either. It was¡­ so-so. Good, but not amazing. Though Agunan seemed to quite enjoy himself, so at least that is good. As our luncheon came to an end, I handed Baron Bloggs a quick gift my monsters had made after the invitation. It was nothing special, just a filet knife. It was made from leftover blood iron with a grip of ever wood, so it basically cost nothing to make. It did look fine, but basic. But at least with the metal''s tendency to draw in blood, it would be good for that. Baron Bloggs thanked me for the gift, and apologized that he didn¡¯t have a full apology gift for me, but I just epted his apology before I left. No reason to hold him responsible for his father¡¯s actions.
After our luncheon, I asked for some of the best dishes to be put aside for me to take back and the Baron agreed to give us some, as he didck the apology gift. Then Agunan and I returned to the inn. ¡°Hi, you two. How did you do?¡± ¡°Wee back. How was the lunch?¡± Alice asked. ¡°... it was alright, I guess. I think my Dragonmaids make better food, as do the chefs at your home and your grandpa¡¯s ce, so¡­ it wasn¡¯t bad, just not quite what I hoped for. I do have some of it in my Storage, so you can have a tasteter.¡± ¡°Thanks.¡± ¡°So, how was Cailie?¡± I asked. ¡°Well, she is napping now, but she was a bit¡­ not so calm. I think she had some¡­ issues because I couldn¡¯t speak with her at first, but then I made a spell to trante the speech, so we managed.¡± ¡°Oh? Wow. Nice call.¡± I honestly forgot that Alice can do that type of stuff with her unique-racial skill. Great call by her on that. ¡°... But¡­¡± ¡°It takes a lot of mana, right?¡± ¡°Not that bad actually, just not something I can keep active all the time. My efficiency did go up a bit because the skill leveled up. I can use that trantion spell for about two, two and a half hours with it before I run out.¡± Oh yeah. I think I forgot to mention that part. Alice¡¯s reward for the mission to solve the fishing problem was a level up to her Magical Girl skill. ¡°That¡¯s really not that bad. You have like little over 4000 mana at the moment, right? So that divided by 150 minutes¡­ is like ¡­ 30-ish mana per minute?¡± ¡°A bit more. You don¡¯t factor in mana recovery speeds.¡± ¡°Yeah. I guess that is just a bit much then. But still, I wonder if using it will eventually give you the Language Comprehension title. Because I feel like it might. And getting that title on both you and Lua would be useful. But still, a great spell to have in your arsenal. ¡­ does it work with draconic?¡± ¡°We could try.¡± Alice agreed. ¡°... just¡­ alright. Agunan, can you say something in draconic?¡± I heard Agunan and Alice begin a conversation in draconic, so it seemed to work. I have to say, full points to Alice on that one. Great call using her unique skill that way. I decided to focus on my own things so I pulled out the Dungeon Founder¡¯s item developer and began working on the WDBDD. I still need a better name for it. My current goal is to make a Dimensional Barrier Observer, a DBO. It will just make me a baseline on how the barriers are and when I have that, I can use that data to hopefully make the full WDBDD.
Cailie woke up from her nap a bitter, so I spoke with her a bit. I also spoke to her about what she would need for daily life. This resulted in a small list of stuff that I¡¯d need to get her, and I was nning on doing that tomorrow. I could likely buy most of it, but I can also just visit HomeBase and get the stuff from there for free, so why not? I also had a few things I should get for my own use. The biggest thing Cailie really needed was a water bracelet, or simr magic tool. This is something merfolk use to keep their skin moist while out of water. Lua, Alice and I had all been doing it with magic, me with the help of the water spirits and Alice with her Racial-Unique skill, but a more permanent solution would be better. The device itself was nothing special, just some sort of holder for a low ranking water attributed magic stone, with the spell carved into it, which would spread water across the skin of the wearer. HomeBase catalog had well over 100 of them in different designs, so I just opened the skill up and asked Cailie which one she¡¯d like. Other than that, I was nning on getting her a wheelchair, just so Agunan or I didn¡¯t have to carry her. Cailie was a bit against Agunan carrying her in the first ce, so it was mostly me doing it. I did y around with making a floating wheelchair, but mana consumption got in the way. I should ask my Spellcasters to min-max these levitation spells better. They just really aren¡¯t that mana efficient. Telekinesis is more mana efficient, than the levitation magic circles that these magic tools use. That might also help with the flying dungeon project. Last thing Cailie would need is some clothes. Ones that won¡¯t be so susceptible to water. So for that, I again searched the catalog for water-proof clothing and found a long list. From there, it was fill up the ¡®shopping cart¡¯ and go pick them up tomorrow for 50% off,pared to getting them delivered right now.
In the early evening, Lua, Ria and Mariina returned from the adventurer¡¯s guild, so we enjoyed dinner together. It was from the dishes I got from Baron Bloggs, as well as a few other local dishes I picked up on my way back to the inn from the Bloggs¡¯ manor. We also went over tomorrow''s schedule, just so we would be on the same page, before we called it a night and headed to bed. CH.281 Surprise visit to the Hero’s Country CH.281 Surprise visit to the Hero¡¯s Country The next day, after breakfast and all of that, we headed out of town. This time, with one extra carriage in the lineup, as I used my new carriage to carry some of us. We still borrowed one of the four golem carriages Mariina had, but one was now free for them to use. Our carriage was currently in the golem configuration, and Alice was learning to drive it. I was a bit afraid of her getting reckless with it, but she seemed to be doing fine. ¡°Alright. We will be going now.¡± I said as I lifted Cailie into Gradius¡¯ cockpit, and set her to the gunner¡¯s seat. I had a bit of difficulty helping her get the seat harness on her, as a five-point harness and mermaids don¡¯t exactly mix. ¡°Bye. Thank you for your help.¡± Cailie wished everyone, not that anyone would understand her. Well, Mariina¡¯s attendant does, as she does have Language Comprehension (humanoid). ¡°She thanked you for your help.¡± I told everyone. ¡°I¡¯ll be back this evening, so see you then.¡± I said, as I took my seat and we took off in Gradius.
After flying a bit slower at first, just so Cailie could get used to Gradius, I sted off at mach 20 so we would get where we were going in a reasonable time. Cailie actually did very well with Gradius. She said that she rode the guardian dragon of her n when she turned 15, so she has flown before, and Gradius is fully sealed, so no wind or anything like that. Maybe this Nixie n is the one Agunan knew about then. Well, I¡¯ll go visit them with Agunan, before I¡¯ll even consider taking Cailie to them. Our first stop will be HomeBase, just to get some of the stuff I think Cailie could use. Sure it might end up being useless, but I can probably just sell it all if Cailie doesn¡¯t need it. And only one thing costs any ¡®other¡¯ stuff, and the mana and miasma cost doesn¡¯t really matter, so why not? ¡­ maybe I should rename that ¡®other¡¯ energy into something else. Maybe creation energy? If you have mana, miasma and ¡®creation¡¯, I think that makes more sense. And for me, the important part about the ¡®creation¡¯ energy is just that. It is necessary for creating high level items and materials. Anyway, I stopped Gradius above HomeBase and we got out. Luckily, I was able to include the surface above HomeBase to be part of the dungeon, so I could send a few dungeon monsters to keep it clear from any other monsters, and since they are under my control, they won¡¯t attack us. The monsters I picked were some C-rank treants. Just because having trees in a forest checks out in my opinion. And they don¡¯t need to be above C-rank to beat whatever monsters this forest has. Thank god for low level areas. It actually makes sense when you think about it. That this area only has weak monsters, I mean. The Chaos God Energy, or mana, miasma and ¡®creation¡¯ energy flow through the dimensional barrier to this world and break apart into thoseponents, right? So naturally, areas with more people living in them, and thus more mana being used, would need more Chaos God Energy. More Chaos God Energy means more mana, but also more miasma. And more miasma means more monsters. So areas away from poption centers would have less need for mana, thus less Chaos God Energying into that area, thus less miasma to breed monsters. ¡°... is¡­ is it safe¡­ to go out?¡± Cailie asked. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. This entire area is under my control, so the treants are safe. Give us a salute, please.¡± I requested from the monsters, through Dungeon Founder cause I can¡¯t actually speak the treantnguage. Yes, they do have one, and it fall under Language Comprehension (beast). I don¡¯t know why tree monsters are (beast) and not (monster), but hey, I don¡¯t make the rules. The walking trees did as I asked, and quickly formed into two lines, so we would have a clear path to the dungeon entrance. It is quite impressive, seeing the moving trees line-up like that and salute to you. I should use my nt monsters more. I don¡¯t give them enough love. ¡°... they really¡­ do as you say? ¡­ are you a tamer?¡± ¡°A summoner, actually. This is just a part of my dungeon, and I can use my dungeon to control the monsters that are a part of it.¡± I told her. ¡°... I didn¡¯t know you could do that¡­ I never heard¡­ that the leader could do so¡­¡± ¡°Maybe she can¡¯t. I¡¯ve heard it is only with the highest rank dungeons, and mine is an SS-rank. Actually, I also founded an S-rank dungeon, but I¡¯ve left it to my dungeon master to manage.¡± I told her a mix of both lies and truths. ¡°Let¡¯s just get what we came for, so we can keep going.¡± As I said that, I executed the order I set in my ¡®shopping cart¡¯ and got all of the items made. Clothes, a few magic items, as well as a wheelchair appeared before us. I even added a waterproof magic fanny pack to the list, just so Cailie could carry her new clothes. That magic fanny pack is the only thing that costs ¡®creation¡¯ energy by the way. ¡°Here. You can try them on.¡± I told Cailie. Her current clothing was something she borrowed from Alice, as they were close in size, but that clothing could not take water very well, so it was time for her to change. Her original rags, which just covered the most critical area, were so far gone that even Tahlia could no longer repair them. They were just clothing scraps. ¡°... can I really¡­ have all of this?¡± ¡°I made it for you, so yes. I¡¯d actually have more trouble if you didn¡¯t take it, because then I¡¯d have to figure out how to sell it. And if you feel bad about it, you can pay me backter, when you establish yourself.¡± I told Cailie. ¡°... does that mean¡­ that I¡¯ll get to see you again..?¡± ¡°Yeah. Why not? I¡¯m going to be traveling around the world anyway, so it won¡¯t be a big deal toe visit.¡± I told the girl. ¡°I¡¯ll let you change in peace. Just call if you need anything else.¡±
¡°That dress looks good on you.¡± Iplimented Cailie. She was in a simple dress, made from waterproof cloth. It was red in color, and it had a nice contrast with her ck and dark green hair, as well as her dark green tail. ¡°t-thank¡­ you¡­¡± ¡°So, are you ready to go?¡± ¡°... I picked up¡­ everything you gave me¡­ but the chair¡­¡± Cailie muttered her answer. ¡°... are you sure¡­ I can have ¡­ this magic bag?¡± ¡°Yes, of course. I¡¯ll take the wheelchair into my Storage. You won¡¯t need it, if you find a good ce, so I¡¯ll keep it for myself, if that happens.¡± I kind of knew that was a possibility, but honestly, you never know when you need a wheelchair, so it is good to have one. I should also make a bed with wheels, like the ones there are in ambnces and hospitals. Well,ter. I summoned another copy of Gradius and helped Cailie into it. Then I strapped us both in and we took off. Next destination, the Hero¡¯s country. ¡­ my first visit there. Kind of exciting. Though this is not how I thought my first visit there would be. But hey, you can¡¯t predict the future.
¡°...wow¡­ I didn¡¯t expect that.¡± I admitted aloud when I saw the ce from the sky. The Hero¡¯s country was just one massive city, on arge ind in the middle of either a hugeke, or maybe an ind sea. The city was full of different waterways and stuff like that, so even someone like Cailie could easily swim though the city. It had three bridgesing from the ind, each going into the direction of the kingdoms around the Hero¡¯s country. And of course, the bridges were guarded, so for me to get in with Cailie, who has no identifying papers, might be difficult. But we are flying, so who really cares? I just have to find a quiet ce, then I can get out and jump from Gradius, while I carry Cailie. And I can always summon a spellcaster monster to make us invisible. The city itself was quite something. The entireyout of the entire city had been built in a way where the streets drew a city sized magic circle on the ground. It had four sub-circles inside of it, each with a major building of the city. The middle sub-circle was a bit smaller than the other three around it, but I still really liked the geometric shape, so well done to whoever designed the city in this way. And bonus points if the magic circle actually does something. Spoiler span> A basic drawing to hopefully give you an idea of my vision. [copse] One was a tall tower made from some sort of stone I think. It was mainly dark brown in color. It had two magic circles floating in the air around it, so I assume it has to be the Sage¡¯s tower. The second eye-catching building was the huge building made from white stone. With a huge statue, around 50 meters tall, in front of it, it wasn¡¯t too difficult for me to guess what that building was. After all, I¡¯d met thedy the statue depicted. That has to be the main church, and the huge statue is depicting the Goddess. The third was what I think is the adventurer¡¯s guild¡¯s head office. At least judging by the peopleing and going. Out of the three big buildings, it was the only one made mostly from wood. Then there was thest building with a sub-magic circle around it. A castle, as in a full on fortified castle. It was at the very center of the ind, making it look even more like a castle. Maybe it was a castle once upon a time, but now¡­ well, I¡¯m not sure what it is. Judging by the armed peopleing and going, I think it might be some sort of ce where adventurer¡¯s go, so maybe it is a dungeon entrance or something? Also, based on my quick observation, this city has a much higher percentage of non-human humanoids. In Alewatch, it was basically just humans. Sawyer city is also mostly humans, though I did spot some beastfolk there, and of course the dwarf couple lived there. But still, they were definitely the minority. But here, it seems like around 60% of people are races that aren¡¯t human, maybe more. ¡°... are they¡­ing towards us?¡± I questioned myself, as I saw a small squad of winged beastfolk flying towards Gradius. They weren¡¯t on a crash course or anything, but they were clearlying towards us. Did they spot us? Unlike my B.E.S. monsters, I don¡¯t have invisibility upgrades on my Gradius, so it isn¡¯t impossible to spot or anything. I just assumed no one ever would, outside of take-offs andndings. And we are still about 2 kilometers in the air, so there should be no way someone could have spotted us, right? ¡­ well, I might be able to, so I guess some others might be able to as well. And I guess in theory it is possible that they have some sort of radar. Just because it isn¡¯tmon, doesn¡¯t mean it doesn¡¯t exist. ¡­ should I fly away? Or just stay here and make contact? I definitely shouldn¡¯t summon anything and fight them. Even I know that much. ¡­ Let¡¯s just make contact and hope for the best. If something bad happens, I¡¯ll just close the canopy and st off towards Ruiso kingdom. Good luck chasing us at mach 20 speeds. ¡°Sorry Cailie. We apparently ran into some trouble.¡± ¡°.. I¡¯m ¡­ sorry¡­ I didn¡¯t ¡­ want to cause you any.¡± She quickly stammered out an apology, probably not even knowing what our problem actually was. ¡°No. This trouble was caused by me, so you don¡¯t have to apologize.¡± I told her, to hopefully keep her calm. ¡°Can you let me take care of this?¡± ¡°y-yes¡­¡± I made sure Gradius was floating still, before I unbuckled my harness, opened the canopy and stood up. ¡­ maybe I shouldn¡¯t have stayed seated, but let¡¯s see how this goes. ¡°Hello?¡± I called out to the winged beastfolk, as they approached. They seemed to flinch a bit because I called out to them first, but one of them approached my ship and spoke up. ¡°Who are you and what are you doing here? We didn¡¯t get any reports about airshipsing in today.¡± The guard asked me. ¡°I apologize for the unannounced visit.¡± I began. ¡°My name is Brian Wood, an honorary baron of Ruiso Kingdom. I am here as I have business with the adventurer¡¯s guild¡¯s main office.¡± I told them. After taking a second to process what I just said, the guard responded to me. ¡°And you think I¡¯d believe that an honorary baron has a personal airship?¡± ¡°Well I do, so yes. I do have both my adventurer¡¯s guild card, as well as my noble¡¯s papers, if you¡¯d like to see them.¡± I told them. ¡°I shall take a look at them.¡± Another guard stepped¡­ floated forward and told me, so I gave him both. After taking a good close look at each, he handed them back. ¡°They are real.¡± He told the squad. ¡°Also, I think he is the one who saved a city from dragons.¡± He added in a slightly more quiet voice, but I still heard him. He then floated back to Gradius and handed my papers back to me. ¡°Thank you. And yes, I did in fact y with a dragon near Sawyer city a few weeks ago.¡± ¡°I see that you are who you say you are. May I ask what is the exact reason for your visit, and what is the identity of your passenger?¡± The first winged guard asked. ¡°She is actually why I¡¯m here. This is Cailie from the Nixie merfolk n.¡± I introduced her to the guards. ¡°For private reasons, she was separated from her n and I was hoping to get some identifying papers for her. I was rmended toe here by Lady Mariina, a sage candidate, as this area is better equipped to handle merfolk.¡± I quickly exined, dropping the name and title of Mariina for a bit of extra negotiation power. ¡°... alright. We are taking you down to the city. Can your airshipnd in a small space?¡± The first guard asked. ¡°Sir, are you sure?¡± I heard one of the others ask the person in charge, but I just ignored that part. ¡°As long as it isrge enough for the ship, it cannd there. And I can also jump if necessary.¡± I told the ¡­ let¡¯s just call him the captain. ¡°That won¡¯t be necessary. Just follow us, please. And make sure you stay close to me.¡± The captain said, as he turned to guide us down to the ground. I followed him at slow speed with the canopy open. He showed me to what I can only assume is some sort of airship parking bay, but it is clear it was made forrger ships than my Gradius. But that isn¡¯t a problem, as parking a smaller ship in arge spot is quite simple. There were a total of ten spots in the parking area, out of which four had a big airship in them. They looked a lot like boats with wings and something akin to propeller engines you see on some nes. Maybe they never figured out how to make turbofan engines, or maybe they just aren''t that efficient, so the propeller style engines are the ones in use. On the ground, I helped Cailie out of Gradius and took the wheelchair out of my Storage for her. After that, I unsummoned Gradius and got some looks from both the winged beastfolk as well as some of the ground staff at thending grounds. At least a few of them look disappointed that the ship disappeared, almost like they were just waiting to sink their teeth into it. Sorry, but you are not going to reverse engineer my Gradius that easily. I''ll at least do that myself first. ... okay, I probably won''t, but I could. ¡°Do you wish us to get you a carriage?¡± The winged beastfolk captain asked. ¡°No. We can walk. It isn¡¯t that far to the guild, right? An escort would be nice though.¡± I answered. ¡°Yes. I shall arrange one for you. Please wait here for a bit.¡± After the captain said that, he sent one of his subordinates off. ¡°So, Cailie. How you feeling?¡± ¡°... a big city¡­ is a bit scary. But I think¡­ I can deal with it.¡± ¡°Well, I guessing from the ¡®countryside¡¯ to a city is always a bit of a shock. Just tell me if you get overwhelmed. I¡¯ll try to help if that happens.¡± ¡°... thanks¡­¡± CH.282 Finding a home for Cailie CH.282 Finding a home for Cailie ¡°Hello. You are Lord Wood, correct? My name is and I will be your guide for the day.¡± A cat girl introduced herself to us. She was a bit short, just about 150 cm or so. She had crimson red hair, a bit like Lua¡¯s, red ears and a red tail. Her outfit was just as colorful as her hair, consisting of a blue undershirt and skirt, with a red vest over it. ¡°Yes. I am indeed Brian Wood. Nice to meet you, .¡± ¡°... nice to¡­ meet you¡­ I¡¯m Cailie¡­¡± Cailie also introduced herself. ¡°It is nice to meet you too, Lord Wood, Miss Cailie.¡± said. I do like her energetic voice and her attitude. Definitely a good first impression for this city. ¡°I did hear that you wished to visit the adventurer¡¯s guild¡¯s main office, but did you have any other ces you really wished to see?¡± ¡°I¡¯d also like to get in contact with the merfolk living around here, if possible. Cailie has ¡­ a bit of a situation, so she is looking for a new ce to live.¡± I told the cat girl. ¡°And while I could take her with me on my journey, I think it might be a bit hard on her.¡± I added. ¡°Ah. Yes. We can do that.¡± agreed. ¡°For her moving here, we should go to the immigration office for that. A resident¡¯s card will be better than an adventurer¡¯s guild card, if she doesn¡¯t n on entering the castle dungeon. As for housing, that is possible as long as she doesn¡¯t mind a group home, or if she has money to pay for a private residence. Actually, the merfolk housing might have a different situation, so we will have to ask someone who knows that situation better.¡± ¡°That¡¯s good. Cailie, what do you think?¡± ¡°... I used to¡­ live with my family¡­ so I think I can¡­ live with others¡­¡± She answered. ¡°If not, I can pay for a private residence.¡± I did offer. ¡°For a year or so. After that, you should have a job and be able to pay for yourself.¡± ¡°We can help with that. There are great resources here for finding jobs and so forth. I do not know if you noticed, but the Hero¡¯s country has no slums, as we find reasonable housing for all residents.¡± told us. That¡¯s quite something. And yeah. I think she is correct. The closest ¡®slums¡¯ I saw were on the other side of theke, in the areas that would belong to one of the three kingdoms surrounding the Hero¡¯s country. And even there, there were still reasonably sized cities at the other end of each of the big bridges connecting this ind to the three kingdoms. So you would have to go to the outskirts of those cities to find the closest slums. But still. This Hero¡¯s country sounds like a good ce, if they really can offer housing to all residents. ¡­ but I guess that leads to the ¡®when is someone a resident¡¯ question.
Soon enough, we began our tour. was showing us around, while I was pushing Cailie in the wheelchair. The city was honestly amazing. The way everything wasid out and worked just made it amazing, almost like someone had calcted the entire city¡¯s ns for maximum efficiency, while keeping it beautiful. I especially enjoyed all the water in the city. The canals running throughout the city really showed a side most cities just don¡¯t have. And with them acting as additional transport routes, as well as movingnes for aquatic people like merfolk, they really were interesting. In this city, you could be a merfolk and live a normal life. A lot of the shops next to the canals even had water ess to them, so it really proves how much they care about the aquatic customers. But then again, ording to , there are over 20,000 merfolk living in the city and theke surrounding it. And that isn¡¯t even counting other aquatic humanoids. The entire city itself has around 150,000 people living in it, by the way. Add to that the people living in the cities on the other side of the bridges, in thend owned by the kingdoms, and this area has over 500,000 residents. On our way to the immigration office, showed us some important buildings. There were things I really didn¡¯t expect, like an employment office, medical services, a public library and even public schools. The schools were in different levels of education, and the price depends on the level. You could get some basic education for just a few silvers, also known as basically free. Like honestly, paying 10 meals worth to learn basic math sounds like quite the deal to me. And in a lot of cases, your employer would pay for you to get some education, as long as you impress them with your attitude. Even herself. She was born outside the city to not so well off parents, sneaked into the city, got caught and was then offered education and a job. She got a job as a package carrier, because she wanted to see all of the city. With that job, she built up connections, and eventually swapped jobs to the government sector. I don¡¯t think she is officially a tour guide or anything, but she didn¡¯t say her job title, and I didn¡¯t press for it.
¡°Here we are. The immigration office.¡± stopped in front of a decently sized stone building. Actually, is it even stone? It looks more like some sort of concrete. I didn¡¯t even know they have concrete, as the buildings in all other cities have been stone and wood. Well, it might just be some special stone, or maybe they have a dungeon that produces concrete powder or something. Maybe I¡¯ll check the Chaos God Dungeon catalog for concreteter. I¡¯d assume that a Chaos God Dungeon would know of concrete, if it was a thing. It should, right? We entered the building and told a few people about our business. Soon enough, we were brought into a back office, with two people waiting for us. One was a human male, the other a merfolkdy. How quickly did arrange all of this, or is this just usual staff that works in this building? After a quick set of introductions, we got to work filling some paperwork for Cailie. ¡°So, Miss Cailie, was it?¡± The male human confirmed. ¡°And you are from the Nixie n of merfolk, is that correct?¡± ¡°y-yes.¡± Cailie confirmed. ¡°You¡¯vee a long distance from home then. It must have been a difficult journey.¡± The merfolkdy said. ¡°... yes.¡± Cailie answered. Normally, the way she answered might have given away the fact that she lied, but considering that Cailie always stammers anyway, it just sounded normal. ¡°You must have also had a good reason to leave. Would you tell us about it?¡± ¡°...¡± Cailie didn¡¯t answer. ¡°Difficult subject I see. That is fine.¡± The merfolkdy quickly gave in. ¡°But I would like to know one thing. How did you run into a Ruiso kingdom noble? As far as I know, the best route from the dragon inds to here is through the Crystal Empire.¡± ¡°... I just¡­ happened.¡± Cailie stammered out. ¡°He¡­ helped me¡­ when I was¡­ in trouble.¡± ¡°Lord Wood, would you borate?¡± The man asked. ¡°She was just a bit lost, so I offered to give her a ride on my spa.. excuse me, airship.¡± I answered. ¡°I see. That is very noble of you.¡± ¡°Well, I do it sometimes and I did feel bad for Cailie.¡± I told them as an excuse. After getting that out of the way, they moved on to talk about what Cailie is good at. ¡­ but that got awkward quite quickly, as Cailie herself couldn¡¯t say anything about it. But she was given points for determination. After all, she did attempt a long journey on her own. ¡­ oops. Lies causing issues.
By the end of it all, Cailie was epted to move into the city. I was quite thankful for that, because I honestly just had no idea what I¡¯d have done with her had she stayed with me for longer, so I¡¯m d this ce is willing to take her in. But that does mean that Cailie and I will have to say goodbye. It wasn¡¯t too difficult to me, but Cailie did feel a bit attached and wasn¡¯t super willing to just go. I don¡¯t really know why, but I guess maybe she is falling for me. It isn¡¯t impossible, but I¡¯d still prefer not to. I have my hands quite full with just Lua and Alice. I don¡¯t need a third girl. ¡­ thought at one time I would have said that I don¡¯t need a second one, but here we are. Before we separated, I gave Cailie a handful of silver coins from Storage, both small andrge. I have too many of them, so I don¡¯t mind, and she will need some money to get her life here started. And I¡¯m sure she will pay me back eventually. At least I think she will. And if she doesn¡¯t, so what. I¡¯ll have lost all of one day''s worth of Upstart Goblin money, and that is including all the stuff I made to her with HomeBase. Actually, I probably didn¡¯t even get close to what my Upstart Goblins make me each day. But anyway, after a quick goodbye, I looked as Cailie swam away with the merfolkdy that had been in the immigration office. I do hope she will do well here. I¡¯ll try to check up on her when I visit next time. Maybe I should have given her a tool that she could use to get in contact with me. Or maybe a card. I wonder if I have a card like that? Also, do my cards get ruined if I put them in water? The ones in toploaders don¡¯t, but do regr ones? It would have to be a regr one for Cailie to use it, as she doesn¡¯t have Card Summoner. Well, something to find outter.
¡°Lord Wood. I heard that you managed toplete your business. Is there anything else I can help you with?¡± A red eared cat girl called to me. ¡°No. I just came to take care of Cailie, so I¡¯m done for the day.¡± I replied. Even if my original goal was getting Cailie a guild card, finding her a ce to live is not a bad alternative. Actually, this is a lot better. ¡°So you won¡¯t be visiting the guild?¡± asked. ¡°Not at this time, no. I¡¯lle backter with the rest of my party. Unless there is some critical reason I have to visit them at this time. You wouldn¡¯t happen to know one, would you?¡± I questioned . She knows too much, so she really must have at least some higher position within the city governance, so I asked that in an attempt to find more. ¡°I wouldn¡¯t know about anything like that. I¡¯m just a guide.¡± ¡°Then I have nothing more to do here. I guess I could visit a few stores to pick up a few gifts, but other than that, I think that will be all for today. Thank you for your help, .¡± ¡°Then let me guide you to some of my favorite stores.¡± offered. ¡°And how about lodging? Don¡¯t tell me you n to head back today?¡± ¡°Yes. Of course I will. The others will get worried if I don''t.¡± Sure I could justmunicate with them through the system link, but I¡¯m also in the midst of an escort mission officially, so I shouldn¡¯t be gone for too long. ¡°... are you sure? Won¡¯t it take quite a bit of time to get back, even with an airship?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry about that. Mine is small and fast, so it is fine.¡± ¡°... well, if you say so. I¡¯ll show you to the airfield soon, but first, some shops, right?¡± ¡°Yes. Thank you.¡± I thank for her services. ¡°... also, . Do you think you could keep an eye on Cailie for me? I¡¯m just ¡­ a bit worried if she will fit in. And if she won¡¯t, do you think you could somehow get in contact with me? I¡¯lle help her if she gets into trouble again.¡± ¡°... yes. That can be done for a price.¡± ¡°Here. 50 gold coins.¡± I said, as I pulled a bag containing said gold coins from storage. Luckily the three kingdoms surrounding it, as well as the Hero¡¯s country itself all use the same currency, so that is useful. ¡°I shall make sure it is done with utmost perfection.¡± said, as she took the pouch and gave me a little bow.
After getting some gifts for Alice, Lua, Ria and Agunan, as well as something small for Mariina and her group, I returned to the airfield, where I summoned my Gradius. It might be a bit of a waste to get gifts for Mariina¡¯s group, as they live here, but still. Better get at least something for everyone. From the airstrip, a winged beastfolk came and escorted my ship some ways away from the city, before he wished me a good flight and returned to the city. I wonder why they do that? Well, not my problem. I took just a bit of distance from the city at speeds under the speed of sound, but when I reached a point where no one should be able to see me anymore, I sted off at Mach 20 so I could get back quickly.

[Somewhere in the Hero¡¯s country]

¡°So, how was he?¡± A middle aged man asked the red haired cat girl. ¡°... difficult. He seems to act fully on his emotions and is quite easy to influence. He came here just to help some merfolk girl he just happened to run into.¡± ¡°I see. Can we control him?¡± ¡°Not likely. If he really is as powerful as they say, as soon as he realizes he is being controlled, he willsh out. At least I believe so.¡± ¡°... I see¡­ that is too bad.¡± ¡°But he does seem to have some level of fairness in mind. While he does help people, he does seem to expect them to pay him back, as with the merfolk girl.¡± ¡°Oh? Maybe we can buy his services then?¡± ¡°Still no, as he doesn¡¯t seem to have a shortage of funds. He handed me fifty gold coins like it was nothing, for a service that would cost five or less. He doesn¡¯t value money in the same way most nobles do.¡± ¡°I understand. Let us be careful then. With his power, he could undo the legacy of the Hero and the Goddess. We must avoid that oue at all costs. We shall give him simr preferential treatment in the future. And as long as he stays in the Ruiso kingdom where he is a noble, it will hopefully be fine. I¡¯m simply worried about the other two kingdoms, as well as him venturing outside of the kingdoms.¡± The man spoke what was on his mind. ¡°His ship does seem extremely fast, doesn¡¯t it?¡± ¡°Yes. We had him followed by someone good in stealth, but they couldn¡¯t keep up at all. They said his ship flies at speeds exceeding an A-rank monster.¡± ¡°That much is to be expected, if he really did juste for a day trip.¡± ¡°And his ship seems to be some sort of summoned machine.¡± ¡°... and what makes you say that? He has the Storage skill, doesn¡¯t he?¡± ¡°That is what the reports say and I did see him using that skill, but unlike when he uses his Storage skill, he used some sort of card for the ship. I believe it is one of the ¡®summoning cards¡¯ rted to his other unique skill.¡± ¡°... I see. We do have reports about that, so that is good to confirm. It is too bad we won¡¯t be able to acquire any then. Even if we could pay him enough for him to sell us one, we would still need someone with that ¡®Card Summoner¡¯ skill.¡± ¡°We did send a skilled group to the dungeon he founded, so it should be just a matter of time before one of them gets it, right?¡± ¡°Let us hope so. Was there anything else of critical importance?¡± ¡°... I think we should take good care of the merfolk girl he dropped off. If she says we¡¯ve been treating her well, it might get him to our side.¡± ¡°Alright. Make sure others know about that. Also, remember to write a report. I want everything on it. Everything. You are dismissed.¡± ¡°... and here I was hoping this job would get me away from all the paperwork¡­¡± ined lightly, as she left the room. CH.283 Mana Flowers CH.283 Mana Flowers ¡°Papa! I have something to show you!¡± Fantasia called out to me as I got into the factory in the morning. It has been two nights since I dropped Cailie off in the Hero¡¯s country, and today, our group should arrive in the next bigger town. It was another Baron¡¯s town, and it was a Baron I¡¯d never met, as he didn¡¯te to the Birthday party or anything. But none of that is really important at the moment. Fantasia called me. ¡°Yes. What is it, sweetheart?¡± I asked the girl. ¡°I figured a way to make you the Spell Counters.¡± Fantasia announced. ¡­ she did WHAT? Fantasia? I didn¡¯t even know she was working on that. I thought it was just Laura, Tahlia and Endymion, the Master Magician. Spoiler [copse] ¡°You did? What is it then?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll show you. This way!¡± The girl said, as she dragged me towards the Yami room. Spoiler [copse] The room is just a bit dark, so I used some factory cheats to give myself perfect night vision in the room. With that, we kept going deeper into the room, until Fantasia stopped us in front of arge ¡­ I think this is a flower patch, but I¡¯m not sure I want to call these ¡­ things flowers. ¡°Do you like it?¡± Fantasia asked. ¡°... so, how will this help?¡± I asked the girl. ¡°Papa doesn¡¯t know?¡± Fantasia questioned. ¡°They are Magical nt Mandrag. When they bloom, they make Spell Counters on each nearby card that can hold them.¡± Spoiler FLIP: ce 1 Spell Counter on each face-up card on the field that you can ce a Spell Counter on. [copse] ¡°... alright. Yeah. That is useful, but they are still monsters, so I¡¯d either have to install them into the dungeon or summon them manually. I also don¡¯t have a card to mass flip my own monsters face-down, so they don¡¯t really help.¡± I do have Swords of Concealing Light, sure, but it doesn¡¯t work on my own monsters. Book of Moon and Darkness Approaches are also an option, but they are only for a single card. And I guess because Mandrag is a spellcaster, I could also use Ready for Intercepting. Spoiler
[copse] ¡°No, no. Not like that. Papa, do you remember mommy Lua¡¯s dream? She said there were a lot of flowers there. So Papa just has tobine the Magical nt Mandrag with some real flowers. Then spread around a lot of Pitch-ck Power Stones. Then when the flowers bloom, they make Spell Counters for each Pitch-ck Power Stone.¡± Spoiler [copse] ¡°... eh?¡± Do they? ¡­ I mean, it should, I think. And as long as I have enough Pitch-ck Power Stones, it¡¯ll make an absolute ton of mana, right? And if I have to crossbreed them with this world''s flowers, I can pick flowers that open at day, and close at night. That should count as being flipped face-down and face-up again, I think. And if I choose flowers that open up at different times, like morning, noon, afternoon, evening and night, I¡¯ll get Spell Counters throughout the day. At least I think that is what Fantasia was referring to, but just to confirm she doesn¡¯t have more crazy ideas, I asked her. After asking her about it, it turns out Fantasia¡¯s idea was basically what I just thought of. But still, what an idea. Was I too focused on using spells and traps, so I didn¡¯t consider monsters? No. I did consider monsters like Magical Marite and st Magician, as both of them get a Spell Counter each time a spell card is activated, but because they couldn¡¯t move those counters onto anything else, I ended up deciding that they wouldn¡¯t be worth using, as I don¡¯t have a card that moves all Spell Counters onto one specific card, or anything like that. Spoiler
[copse] So maybe I just didn¡¯t consider any ways of making Spell Counters, other than activating spell cards. And it seems as if no one else did either, except for Fantasia. I¡¯m so proud of her.
¡°So because of that, I¡¯ll need to look into some local flowers.¡± I exined Fantasia¡¯s idea to Lua and Alice. ¡°Wow. I never would have thought about that.¡± Alice said. Like Lua, she now had full ess to the control tform of the Factory, so she could browse my collection. And while she had been more focused on learning how the dimensional cards work, to help her with the mission to develop that new spell, she did look at the Spell Counter cards so she could get some sort of unlimited mana skill. ¡°It does sound like it could have been what I saw¡­¡± Lua added. ¡°Could be, yes. And it does sound like the solution to our problem. But for that, we need flowers. Ones that close at night, or more like at some time of day, and then open up again at the optimal time. Any clues?¡± ¡°... I don¡¯t really know flowers that well.¡± Lua said. ¡°I do know about blood lilies, but they don¡¯t close after they bloom, so¡­¡± ¡°I know some of the flowers that grow in our yard, but they are ones that bloom during the day and close at night. We didn¡¯t have any night blooming flowers.¡± Alice told us. ¡°So we need an expert.¡± I concluded. ¡°Can¡¯t you just use HomeBase to make the flowers?¡± Alice asked. ¡°That way, you can make them like you want. They will bloom how you want, close how you want and will spread how you want.¡± ¡°... oh yeah. I should do that.¡± I agreed. ¡°How about you two help me with that? Come up with how the flowers will look, and all of that? I¡¯ll take care of the functional side.¡±
Making flowers that open and close daily wasn¡¯t too difficult, so I had that part done in under an hour. As for the visuals, well, I left that to Alice and Lua, and they are still working on that. But a bit more about the flowers themselves. I had to upgrade them to the point where I could install a Magical nt Mandrag into each one, so they had to be quite high quality, or the install would just kill the flower. Because of that, I had no choice but to make flowers that don¡¯t spread on their own. I would make the flower with the dungeon, then nt it, then install Mandrag. The flowers wouldn¡¯t spread on their own at all, but they also didn¡¯t wither away. This is good and bad, as it means that after I nt one, it will produce me mana until some outside force destroys the flower. It will not die on its own. But with the base flower made, I can send the design to the Different Dimension Factory for the factory tests. If they were sessful, I¡¯d start to n how I want the flowers nted around HomeBase. I should also install Magical Citadel of Endymion to HomeBase, just so I have a full above ground building. I can make it into the management tower. Spoiler [copse] And then if anyone finds HomeBase, they will try to get to the top of the tower, instead of to the bottom of the dungeon where the Chaos God Core is. At least I hope so. Maybe I should make a false core with either the world treant or the behemoth¡¯s monster core. I think if I convert either of them into a magic stone, it will be a good false core. I guess I could also use some of the hydra cores from the dungeon¡¯s final boss, but the big core got annihted by Shining Dragon, so I only got 6 head cores from the hydra. They are around lower S-rank or so, so they are still good, but not SS-rank by any means. Anyway, having a ¡®false core¡¯ might help with how I¡¯ll use all of the mana my flowers will hopefully produce. I was nning on having all of it go to the Chaos God Core, but maybe having one or multiple high ranking magic stones as alternatives would be good. And as more dimensional fissures keep appearing, I should be able to get my hands on some more SS-rank cores. I could probably even cause one with the Dimensional Fissure spell card, but I feel like that will cause me to get bonked by the Goddess. Spoiler [copse]
In thete afternoon of that day, our group had arrived at the next city. We had a mostly peaceful trip, outside of a single wolf attack. A pack of forest wolves came to bother us, but they were quickly dealt with. The town itself was just a bit smaller than the town of Bloggs, but it was still simr in size to Alewatch, if not a bitrger. But still, it was just a rtively normal town, with no real specialties, so I¡¯m just going to ignore it. I have bigger things to worry about. Mainly, my projects at HomeBase, so I¡¯ll just focus on them. I¡¯ll let Mariina take care of what she wants to do, and after that, we can keep this escort quest going. ¡­ maybe I should write a letter to the towns. Introduce myself and tell him I¡¯ll be in town if he wants to meet. Yeah. I think I¡¯ll do that at least. Then if the Lord wants to invite me, I¡¯ll go pay him a visit. I should prepare some ¡®throw-away¡¯ gifts for nobles. It is good etiquette to bring at least something. Well, another thing to think about. And it¡¯s not like it will be difficult to make some random nick-nacks with HomeBase. Anyway, I¡¯m busy with stuff soter. And because I am, as soon as we got to our inn, I headed to the factory.
¡°... alright. That is 122 Different Dimension Capsules getting me copies of Magical nt Mandrag.¡± I said to myself when I was finally done activating capsules. Spoiler
[copse] Usually, I would leave it to Laura, but I decided to do it myself this time, just to lessen her burden. I alreadypleted the basic factory test of the flowers, and they do work. When they open up, which they do once per day, they produce a Spell Counter on everything close-by that can hold a Spell Counter. But that led to the issue with the Pitch-Dark Power Stones. The stones they make will vanish away two hours after the trap is activated, so I needed something else to power everything. Spoiler [copse] For that, I began ying with the idea of using a monster core and installing a Pitch-Dark Power Stone into it. It did work, but I would need A-rank or higher cores for that, so it wasn¡¯t really feasible. I don¡¯t have enough cores for that. On the other hand, if I used a magic stone, I could use B-rank stones. And unlike with A-rank cores, I have a lot of B-rank cores from conquering HomeBase. It will just be a lot of work for my spellcaster monsters to convert all of those cores into magic stones. I¡¯ll have to ask if monsters other than spellcasters can do it. I think some of the fiend monsters might be able to, but I¡¯m not sure. Same might go for fairies, and maybe even some of my nt monsters. Maybe I should ask Fantasia. She does seem to know my monsters very well, potentially even better than I do.
By the end of the day, I had an entire group of monsters willing to help with the magic stone conversion operation. Dark Sage was going to be leading the operation as the one in charge. He is my magic stone expert after all. Spoiler [copse] Other than him, basically every spellcaster I have agreed to help. I also got a few fiends to agree, like Infernalqueen Archfiend and Terrorking Archfiend. As well as Dark Necrofear and Darklord Marie. Spoiler
[copse] My fairies were a bit opposed to working with fiends, so we had to schedule them to work at different times than the fiends, but plenty of them also agreed to help. Gyakutenno Megami, Dark Witch, Dimensional Alchemist, as well as all of The Agent monsters all signed up. Spoiler span>
[copse] Representing the nt type monsters was actually no one, as they were in charge of making sure my flowers work. My own test showed satisfactory results, but I needed to confirm that the flowers really wouldn¡¯t wilt or something, so I left it to Green Phantom King, Prickle Fairy and Queen of Autumn Leaves to confirm that they don¡¯t. They will also hopefully figure out how to take care of the mana flowers. Spoiler
[copse] With all of that now being processed, I¡¯m starting to feel like maybe we can actually aplish this goal. Source of near infinite mana, check. Way to store and transfer the mana, being worked on. Magic circles to float HomeBase, as well as defensive barriers and that kind of stuff. Well, we can use what I learned while making the carriage, so check. Control panel, well, since I¡¯m building all of this on top of a dungeon, I can use dungeon founder and my founder¡¯s terminal for that, so check. I should probably also make an alternative, so someone other than Agunan or I can also control it, but it isn¡¯t strictly necessary and can be added inter. Floating HomeBase, here wee. CH.284 Smokey Workshop CH.284 Smokey Workshop ¡°Brian. I found a good quest for us.¡± Alice called out to me. We were in the Pekkers town, ruled by Baron Peks. Unlike with Bloggs, there was nothing crazy going on in here, the guild had already prepared for the arrival of Mariina and the test she was going to keep, and we had two days to just chill out and do whatever. Because of that, our party was at the adventurer¡¯s guild looking at jobs. There was nothing that special, but apparently Alice found something. ¡°... this is just a material quest for treant wood¡­¡± Imented. ¡°Yes. And you have like a ton of it.¡± ¡°... multiple tons, yes.¡± I mean, just the world treant is like ¡­ over 1,000 tons. And I do have an assorted pile of elemental treant corpses from the treant forest floors of HomeBase, with each weighing around 3 tons. ¡°So an easy mission, right? And treants might not even be thatmon in this area, so why not? I even asked the receptionist, and she said the quest has been sitting for a while.¡± Alice exined. ¡°... sure we can turn it in. I don¡¯t mind.¡± I¡¯m usually a bit against turning in jobs like this, just because I basically cheat through them, and it could cause issues to the local adventurers. I don¡¯t want to steal their jobs after all. But if this one has been sitting for a while, it should be fine. ¡°I¡¯ve confirmed the requested materials. Will you deliver it to the client yourself, or would you like the guild to do that? There will be a cost if you ask the guild to do it.¡± ¡°We can just take it. Could you give us the instructions?¡± ¡°Yes. It is¡­¡±
¡°So a workshop, huh. Is this really the ce?¡± Wilhelmina¡¯s Workshop read on the sign of the building we entered. It looked ¡­ well, dead. I think once upon a time this ce was a good smithy, considering the general looks and the smokestack. But now, it just looked¡­ almost abandoned, at least was it not for the bloom of smokeing from the smokestack. The building itself wasn¡¯t quite in disrepair or anything, but it still needed some major TLCtender loving care. Not something I would expect from an operating workshop. ¡°The name does match, so it should be.¡± Alice answered. ¡°Let¡¯s just go in and see.¡± We entered through what I think is the front door and were greeted by a dead storefront. It had racks for weapons and other stuff, but no merchandise anywhere. The only things left were some broken and worn weapons in what I assume is a scrap barrel. ¡°Hello!¡± I called out. I didn¡¯t want to walk into the backrooms, unless I had to. No point in invading too far into someone''s space. ¡°Is anyone here?! We are from the adventurer¡¯s guild!¡± ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ ¡°... is there no one here? Are we really at the right ce?¡± I questioned. ¡°It shouldn¡¯t be. Maybe they are closed today?¡± Alice questioned. ¡°I think the receptionist would have said so, if that was the case.¡± Luamented. ¡°I can smell a humanoid, so I think someone is here.¡± Agunan said. ¡°It could be leftover smell. Besides, how do you smell anything here urately? This ce reeks of smoke, as well as a mix of blood and sweat.¡± Ria asked. ¡°Just block out the specific smells with magic. It isn¡¯t that difficult.¡± Agunan answered. I didn¡¯t know he could do that, but that does sound incredibly useful. I¡¯ll have to have him teach me that. ¡°... then, should I call out again?¡± I asked everyone. ¡°We could also just go in.¡± Ria offered. ¡°Invading private residences is not the most ¡­ legal thing to do.¡± I pointed out. ¡°We probably still should.¡± Alice said. ¡°What if the client is in trouble?¡± ¡°They could also be dead.¡± Agunan stated. ¡­ I know that is actually possible, but you don¡¯t have to say it. ¡°Let me call out one more time. If we don¡¯t get a response¡­ I guess we can go in and look.¡±
My second try went just about as well as the first, so we headed deeper into the workshop. After walking through a door leading deeper in, the first room we ran into was not the forge itself, even though there likely will be one considering that we did see some smoke stacks. This one was a much more general looking workshop, with workbenches and a few tools here and there. But still, the number of tools, files, whetstones and other such stuff was very low, almost as if someone had only kept the most important tools and sold the rest. But still, looking at this building, it was clear that once upon a time this might have been a busy workshop with multiple artisans working here. And while most of the workbenches were broken or covered in dust, one of them looked like it had been in somewhat recent use. It even had a drawing on it, as well as a single magic stone. Based on the drawing, it seems like the artisan using this workbench is making a staff, so they must be our client for the treant wood. After the main workshop, we entered some of the other rooms. The next room we checked was a storage room of some kind, but it was almostpletely empty. There were probably just ten items in the storage room, mainly a few low ranking monster cores, and some metal ingots. After the storage room was the forge itself.But as soon as we opened the door leading to it, a thick bloom of smoke poured out of the room, almost like the entire room was filled to the brim with smoke. ¡°Back off, all of you.¡± Agunan told us. ¡°Don¡¯t breathe that in.¡± ¡°What¡­ how does..?¡± I questioned how this could have even happened. We did see some smokeing from the smokestack, so maybe there was a major blockage and most of the smoke came back in or something. ¡°The humanoid is in there, most likely.¡± Agunan stated. ¡°We should get them out, now!¡± Lua instantly said. ¡°We can¡¯t go in there. There is a decent likelihood we will just copse.¡± Ria countered. ¡°You¡¯d have to rely on your nose, because you can¡¯t see anything in there.¡± ¡°Agunan. Can you survive that?¡± I asked the dragon. ¡°Master, what do you think I am? No dragon would ever sumb to some smoke. I¡¯ve inhaled volcanic gasses for longer than you¡¯ve been alive.¡± ¡°Then, would you, please.¡± ¡°Just stay away from the smoke.¡± Agunan said, before he calmly walked into the room. ¡­ yeah. That will absolutely be the best idea. The second best is to get that smoke out of this building. Collection. I need some wind monsters. Like this one. But I need a wind monster in the GY for it to work¡­ alright. Let¡¯s just move one Baby Dragon to the GY tab. ¡­ good. It went into a death cooldown. Now, let¡¯s just banish it so I can. ¡°I summon Silpheed.¡± Spoiler
[copse] After the fairy appeared, I gave him his orders. ¡°Silpheed, can you get that smoke out of this building?¡± ¡°Simple. But Master, are you sure? There might still be a fire inside that room, and I might fan the mes.¡± The fairy gave his own opinion. ¡°... oh yeah. That¡¯s true. ¡­ then maybe just¡­ keep the smoke in there?¡± ¡°Yes. I shall do that.¡± Better just wait for Agunan to return and make a decision then.
Agunan returned from the smoke soon enough. He was carrying a person in his arms. Lua and Alice had already dusted off one of the workbenches and had set out a sleeping pelt on it, so they had Agunan bring the person over and set her down. ¡­ at least I think she is a her, but more on that in a bit. First, Silpheed pushed as much of the smoke back into the other room as he could, and I closed the door behind it. It seems like there might be some sort of magic device on the door, because even though it doesn¡¯t look like it fully seals off the forge room, it does prevent any smoke froming into the workshop room. Anyway. Back to the person Agunan carried out of the smoke. I identified her as a she, because she has quite the rack on her, enough thought they really are the second thing that you notice when you look at her. The first is the fact that she has a full beard. Not something you¡¯d normally see on a bustydy. She was also quite tall. Probably a bit taller than I was. Had she been shorter, I¡¯d have guessed she is a dwarf, since female dwarfs do have a beard, based on my one time of experience with that race. ¡°Alice, can you use a spell to clear the smoke from her lungs?¡± Lua requested. ¡°... I have no clue. I¡¯ve never done anything like that, and I don¡¯t really know anatomy.¡± ¡°Brian!¡± Lua called for me. ¡°Can I borrow your monster?¡± ¡°Sure. Silpheed, go help her.¡± I instantly agreed. While Lua, Alice and Silpheed were working on the beardeddy, I spoke with Agunan about the situation in the forge. ¡°There is something strange about the forge itself. It is somewhat damaged, likely not something they should have used in the first ce. But coal fire had already suffocated, yet the forge kept billowing out smoke. It doesn¡¯t seem natural.¡± ¡°... well, I would say not our issue, but we are kind of in the middle of this. ¡­ maybe I should go check it out?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll have to ask you to reconsider. Even with as sturdy as you are, Master, smoke like that can kill you.¡± ¡°Not like that. I meant having one of my monsters make a smokeproof barrier and then go in.¡± ¡°Then let me go again. It is more safe that way.¡± Agunan offered. ¡°... but then I won¡¯t get to see¡­ maybe I have a card for that though¡­¡± I quickly checked my collection for any cards that might help me see better, and I dide up with few. The card I was going to try is The Eye of Truth. I¡¯m not exactly sure what it will do, but let¡¯s try it anyway. Spoiler [copse] After I activated the card, I felt something on my forehead. I wasn¡¯t quite sure what it was, so I pulled out a small mirror from Storage and looked at myself. I now had a ¡®third eye¡¯ drawn on my forehead. It looked like the Eye of Anubis that appeared on Yugi¡¯s forehead whenever Atem took over his body. Spoiler [copse] With it on my forehead, my vision did most definitely improve. By focusing, I could see ¡®through¡¯ things. Not walls or clothes or stuff like that, but things that might usually obstruct your view withoutpletely blocking it were something I could see through. That also included smoke. ¡­ but this doesn¡¯t really solve my issue. ¡°Agunan. I¡¯ll use one on you as well. Go in there and search the coal pit of the forge. There might be something there. Then bring it to me so I can take it into Storage for analysis.¡± I quickly activated another copy of The Eye of Truth, trying to use it on Agunan instead of myself, and it worked as a ¡®third eye¡¯ was soon drawn on his forehead as well. I then sent him back into the smoke, and as we opened the door, I saw perfectly in thepletely smoky room. But we didn¡¯t keep the door open for any longer than it was necessary for Agunan to enter, so quite quickly, my vision of the room was cut off.
¡°Master. I believe I recovered the source of the smoke.¡± Agunan called to be from beyond the door. I could just hardly hear him, so maybe the instion that keeps the smoke out of this room is actually designed to keep the sound of hammering from this room. ¡°Good. Put it next to the door, on the side it opens from, and then open the door. I¡¯ll take it into Storage.¡± We did as I said, and soon enough the object was in my Storage. Then I had Agunan exit the forge room, and we closed the door again. After that, I deactivated both of our third eyes, as they were just a bit off-putting. (Laura, have the object analyzed.) (Already done. It is a dual stage smoke bomb. At first, it lets out an odorless and colorless sleeping gas, but after a while, it starts to let out arge quantity of carbon monoxide. It has to be activated by heat over 300¡ãC. And after use, it will burn uppletely, leaving next to nothing behind. Luckily we got it before it deteriorated to that point.) (... how on earth would something like that end up in the forge? For some reason, I doubt that was a mistake.) (Could be any number of ways. It could have been set there, and when the forge was lit, the temperature would rise to the point where the device would activate. Or someone could have thrown it into the smokestack, and it fell into the forge.) (... so, an assassination attempt? But why do it like this?) (It would be nearly untraceable. They would just think she died from carbon monoxideing from the forge.) (I meant why do it to her? To this ce? This ce isn¡¯t worth anything from the looks of it.) (I would not know. Perhaps ask the smith when she wakes up.)
¡°... Brian¡­ She passed.¡± Lua announced. ¡°... I see. That is too bad.¡± So they couldn¡¯t help her, huh. We must have been toote. ¡°... do you think¡­ we should ¡­ resurrect her?¡± Lua asked. ¡°I don¡¯t know. I think so. Theoretically, this could have been a suicide, but still.¡± ¡°Why do you think so?¡± Lua asked. I quickly exined the object Agunan found in the forge to Lua. ¡°... Well, I suppose it could be¡­¡± Lua epted my theory. ¡°It would exin why something like that was in there.¡± Alice also agreed. ¡°I doubt it.¡± Agunan stated. ¡°... why is that?¡± ¡°She didn¡¯t look like it.¡± The dragon continued. ¡°She had a hammer next to her and a piece of metal on the anvil, so she must have been working on something. Had she nned this, she¡¯d likely have set up a chair or something, while looking at the fire.¡± Yeah. There is no way you¡¯d do that if you were actually nning on ¡­ well, offing yourself. And even if this was an attempt for her to ¡­ kill herself, I can use any number of cards to make that into reality as an apology for ruining this attempt. Or even do something like having Shining Dragonpletely annihte her from existence with Shining Nova. NO! Bad brain! Stop thinking of ways of giving people an honorable death. This is the time to live, not the time to die. ¡°Alright. Then let¡¯s resurrect her.¡± I decided. CH.285 Wilhelmina, the tall dwarf CH.285 Wilhelmina, the tall dwarf ¡°... where..?¡± Thedy cksmith questioned when she opened her eyes. Lua had used a bit of time with Silpheed to make sure they got all of the carbon monoxide out of the cksmith¡¯s lungs, before she finally used her copy of Monster Reborn to resurrect thedy. Spoiler
[copse] Also, with that smoke bomb out of the forge, we were able to air out the room and got most of the smoke out. ¡°... a¡­ a dragon..? Are you ¡­ here to take me ¡­ to heaven?¡± ¡°Do not think so. You aren¡¯t done living yet.¡± Agunan told her. Wait? Is this something normal? Remind me to ask Agunanter. ¡°I see. So my job¡­ I really mustplete it¡­¡± ¡°What job are you talking about?¡± I just asked. Me speaking up apparently brought the smith¡¯s attention to the fact that there were more people in the room. Her eyes wandered around and stopped at few ces, like taking a good while to look at both Lua and Ria, but just ncing over Alice, before again stopping and focusing on me, or perhaps my duel disk to be urate. ¡°... are you¡­ a dungeon master? ¡­ The dragon has one too¡­ A dragon, two dungeon masters¡­ and two dhampirs¡­ this must be heaven.¡± Wait? She figured out that both Lua and Ria are dhampirs? How? ¡°This is no heaven. We are still in the workshop.¡± I told her. ¡°... are we..?¡± She seemed to finally be catching on, and she took another look at the room. ¡°... I guess we are¡­ heaven wouldn¡¯t be this run down.¡± Wow. Acknowledging that the workshop is in disrepair. Isn¡¯t this your workshop? ¡°... so why are you here then? And why am I on this table?¡± ¡°We came here to deliver treant wood. You did request some from the adventurer¡¯s guild, right? We tried to call when we came in, but no one answered, so we came further in. Eventually we found you passed out on the floor of your smithing room.¡± I exined. No need to add too much about her literal death experience. ¡°Passed out?¡± She questioned. ¡°Yeah. The room was super filled with smoke, so I think you passed out because of that.¡± I again didn¡¯t tell the whole truth, as I don¡¯t think it is a good idea to tell someone they may have been an assassination target. ¡°Smoke¡­ Alright¡­ I guess this workshop really is breaking before my will¡­¡± ¡°Sorry to ask this right now, but we are kind of on a quest here. We brought the treant wood you asked for, so where should we put it?¡± ¡°The wood? Did you really? Now I can¡­ but¡­ I don¡¯t¡­¡± At first, she seemed to get honestly excited, but then she quickly turned crestfallen. ¡°... May I get the wood? ¡­ I need it¡­ for amission.¡± ¡°Sure. That is what we are here for.¡± ¡°... but I can¡¯t pay the extra I promised on the quest form. You will only get what is on the guild paper.¡± She told us. ¡°... is that still fine?¡± I looked at Alice. Admittedly, I hadn¡¯t fully read the guild¡¯s quest form, so I didn¡¯t even know about this additional reward. ¡°I think it did mention it. But I just picked it because it was a quick easy quest for us.¡± Alice admitted. ¡°Then perhaps read the form properly next time¡­¡± I justmented. ¡°Well, whatever.¡± ¡°... excuse me, but what are you talking about?¡± The smith asked. ¡°Don¡¯t worry about it. So, the wood? Where do you want it?¡± ¡°Just put it there.¡± She said, as she pointed at the floor. ¡°Now¡­ maybe I can still keep my freedom¡­¡± Keep her freedom? Is there something bad happening to it? ¡°Excuse me, but may I ask something?¡± ¡°I guess? What is it? I still won¡¯t have the extra money, but if you want, I can service your weapons. I¡¯d love to make something new, but¡­ I don¡¯t have materials for anything but¡­¡± ¡°No. Not that. What do you actually need the treant wood for? And what do you mean ¡®keep your freedom¡¯?¡± ¡°Oh that. It is just amission I have for the town¡¯s lord. He requested I make him a treant wood staff with a magic stone. And if I can¡¯t, he will take my workshop and turn me into a ve because of a debt I owe him.¡± The smith exined. ¡°I don¡¯t really care about the shop and I¡¯ll have to turn it over anyway. I¡¯ve been nning on leaving the town anyway, as I just don¡¯t have customers any more. But because of the debt I have, I have toplete this job, or I¡¯ll be made a ve. But now. I have the wood, the magic stone and the fittings, so I canplete the job.¡± She added, with clear determination in her voice. ¡°I really cannot rmend that.¡± Lua cut in. ¡°You were passed out just a moment ago. You should be resting, not working.¡± ¡°... there really was a dhampir here¡­ Why is there a dhampir in my shop?¡± ¡°Perhaps some introductions are in order.¡± I said.
¡°I am Wilhelmina from Smorog.¡± The smith introduced herself. ¡°I¡¯m also the owner of this workshop. ¡­ though I¡¯m also the only one working here currently.¡± We had all already introduced ourselves, she was thest. ¡°... Lord Wood.¡± ¡°Please, just Brian. I only use my full name when I operate as a noble. At the moment, I¡¯m just an adventurer.¡± ¡°... Lord Wood. Would you be¡­ in need of an artisan?¡± Wilhelmina asked. ¡°... as you can see, my shop isn¡¯t doing that well. So I¡¯ve considered moving away afterpleting my currentmission. So perhaps¡­ you might need an artisan? ¡­ I can also fight¡­ if that is what you need. I can keep your weapons in tip top shape while out on jobs. And I¡¯m good with a shield, so I can keep everyone safe. So¡­ Lord Wood, would you please hire me?¡± ¡°... is that really what you should be asking now?¡± I just asked her. ¡°Don¡¯t you have like seven bigger problems, like losing your freedom if you don¡¯tplete the staff? Worry about your next thing after that.¡± ¡°Brian. You know she should rest.¡± Lua said, with a somewhat strict tone. ¡°I know.¡± I admitted. ¡°Just reminding her.¡± I say that but honestly, getting a cksmith might not be a bad idea. I have Kotetsu, but having a local person working for me is not bad at all. And it¡¯s not like I can¡¯t pay her. Spoiler [copse] As I was thinking over my options, a system screen opened up.
Mission: Help the cksmith
Info: Artisan and cksmith Wilhelmina has run into some trouble that might end up with her as a ve. Help herplete the staffmissioned by the town¡¯s Lord and deliver it to him. Make sure Wilhelmina doesn¡¯t end up as a ve.
Goal: Make sure Wilhelmina is able to keep her freedom.
Reward: Opens Promo Trades ¡®¡¯, ¡®¡¯, ¡®¡¯ and ¡®¡¯.
Note: If no action is taken, no reward will be given. Even if Wilhelmina is able to keep her freedom.
¡­ System? Are you sure this is the time you should send me a mission? Well, I don¡¯t mind getting one but still. But because I have to take action, let¡¯s do just that. ¡°How about this, we will help youplete yourmission, and then we can consider you joining our party?¡± ¡°... why are you just offering her help?¡± Alice questioned. ¡°Don¡¯t tell me it is her boobs.¡± ¡°You know I don¡¯t care about that.¡± Boob size doesn¡¯t matter. What matters is the person they are attached to. (Besides, getting a skilled artisan working for me couldn¡¯t be a bad thing, right?) I added, with our system link. (I know. I know.) Alice responded. (And I guess I could see the use for one. But your monsters already do that, don¡¯t they?) (For the future, I mean. If we really are going to start some sort of school or something, we will need personnel. Including people for maintenance. And she might be perfect for that.) I gave my reasoning. ¡°So, what do you think? Do you ept my offer?¡± I asked Wilhelmina.
¡°NO! This piece¡­ I can¡¯t use this¡­ Did I really not finish it?¡± Wilhelmina, or Wilma as she asked to go by, yelled out as she saw some sort of metal fitting on the anvil in the forging room. ¡°... is there something wrong with it?¡± I asked. The fitting looked fine enough to my eyes. ¡°Look. Right here. A crack. I must not have cooled it properly and a crack formed.¡± She pointed at one point with her finger, but I actually couldn¡¯t see anything wrong with it. ¡°It will interrupt the flow of magic, so if you tried using something with this, that point would gather energy and eventually break.¡± ¡°Can¡¯t you repair it?¡± ¡°No. I¡¯d have to reforge the entire piece. But I¡¯ll lose too much material if I try to reforge this one. And I don¡¯t have any more materials for a new one. I¡¯ve made multiple of these fittings over thest month, but I had to sell them for food money, so I ran out of the raw material.¡± ¡°I see.¡± So problem one. We need a new fitting. I do have materials in storage, so we could make one. ¡­ but this needs to be done in two days, so let¡¯s try the cheaty route. ¡°Can I hold it for a second?¡± I asked. ¡°... that¡¯s fine, but why?.¡± Wilma asked, as she handed me the fitting. After receiving it, I took it into Storage and used Storage¡¯s repair function to fix it. Then I took it back out and handed it back. ¡°... what¡­ did you just do to this? The crack¡­ is gone? As are the hammer marks¡­ How?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll exin some other time. Can you use it now?¡± Because the fitting was considered both the a material and a finished product, I could actually use both Material Quality Increase and Item Maintenance on it. If it was a fully finished product, I would have only been able to use Item Maintenance on it, but as it is still considered a material, I could also use Material Quality Increase. ¡°Yes. It is perfect. Thank you.¡± Wilma thanked me as she closely looked at the item from all sides. ¡°Alright. So the staff next, right? What kind of treant wood do you want for it?¡± ¡°... what do you mean?¡± ¡°I mean do you want bright-wood treant? Or crimson treant? Maybe cotta treant? Aqua treant? Dark-root treant? Or razorleaf treant? Do you have a preference?¡± ¡°... you have all of them? Aren¡¯t they all B-rank monsters?¡± ¡°Yeah. I do also have some of the standard C-rank treant wood, if you prefer that.¡± I won¡¯t be mentioning the world treant, for obvious reasons. No need to use something like that for thisission. ¡°... can I really pick? Those are¡­ quite valuable materials.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry. When you start working for me, you¡¯ll soon learn that I have ess to some good materials. So as long as you work hardter, I don¡¯t mind a bit of expenses at this point. And I think you should really impress Baron Peks with yourst job.¡±
The staff material ended up being cotta treant, and Wilma got to work carving the staff into form. At lunch time, we interrupted her and ¡®forced¡¯ her to take a lunch break. During the break, we learned a few new things about Wilma. She was a dwarf, just an abnormally tall one. And the country she is from is on the northern edge of Ruiso Kingdom. Because of her height, other dwarves were making fun of her, calling her things like ¡®Little Giant¡¯ or ¡®Troll dwarf¡¯ so after her training at home, she decided to go out and founded her own workshop. It was quite popr at first, and she even had a total of 5 other people working here. But then a bigpany made their own workshop in this town. And because they just had ess to cheaper materials, more variety, and thepany name bringing in customers, in just a few years that new workshop got all of Wilma¡¯s workers to move to it instead. Because of how bad her shop was doing, Wilma took a reasonable loan from the town¡¯s lord, Baron Peks, but because she hasn¡¯t been able to pay it back, she went under the threat of being turned into a ve. But the Baron made a deal with her. If she could make him a treant wood staff, he would only take the workshop and she could go free. You might think the noble is being deceitful or something, but you have to remember, loans are loans. And in this world, if you can¡¯t pay back your loan, you will be turned into a ve. But now, that shouldn¡¯t be a problem. With me using my entire monster lineup, as well as my Storage materials, by the end of the day, we had quite the formidable treant staff made. Well, you¡¯d still need to build it up, by passing mana through it, but other than that, it was perfectly fine. Oh. And onest thing. I asked Agunan and Wilma about the ¡®taking to heaven¡¯ thing. Apparently it is some dwarf legend that dragons will take dwarves to heaven after they pass.
¡°What? You can¡¯t sleep here.¡± Lua told Wilma as she heard Wilma was going to be sleeping in the workshop. ¡°Not like I have a choice. It is either here, or on the street. At least here I¡¯ll have a roof over my head.¡± ¡°Not happening. You areing with us.¡± Lua said, and nearly dragged Wilma behind her. ¡°Brian will get you a room at the inn.¡± ¡°Using me as a wallet already? Well, I guess that is fine.¡± I joked. ¡°Just let me take the staff into my Item Box.¡± Wilma said, before Lua had time to drag her off. Yeah. Apparently Wilma has some strange skills, like Item Box and some sort of appraisal. She can¡¯t see statuses or anything, but she can tell people¡¯s races. Well, she can¡¯t actually see mine, because of level difference. Lua and Ria seem to both show up as dhampirs to her, and Alice seems to still be a human to her appraisal skill. Maybe it justcks levels to be useful, or we are just too high leveled, so we resist it? Well, I¡¯ll find out with time. But still, I¡¯m getting some sort of picture, maybe. I meant why this is happening to Wilma. I think there was some merchant that wanted to use her Appraisal and Item Box skills. Wilma probably refused, so the merchant made a new workshop in the town to outdo hers. Then she would either fall into very and the merchant could purchase her, or she would just agree to his offer, now with much worse terms than before. Well, that is just a theory I have. And if she does agree to work for me, we won¡¯t have anything to worry about. If some random merchant tries to mess with me, I¡¯ll deal with it. And if there is a noble involved¡­ Well, I¡¯ll see what I can do. CH.286 Wilma’s Freedom CH.286 Wilma¡¯s Freedom ¡°Good morning. I am here to deliver the order for Lord Peks.¡± Wilma told the guards at the gate to the Lord¡¯s manor. With her was me, as well as Ria dressed in her maid outfit. You know, the one Sawyer¡¯s made based on the painting I have of Laura in one. I had her dress up in it for appearances, and I was also in my noble¡¯s clothing. You might wonder why, but there is a very simple reason for it. Insurance. I don¡¯t know if this noble is behind the harassment Wilma has been under, but if he is, this is a reasonable way of getting him off her case. I wrote him a letter yesterday evening, saying that Wilma and I would being to deliver the staff today, so at least I did give him warning. We were also in my carriage, using it as a golem carriage. At first, I was going to have Ria drive us, but she wasn¡¯tfortable driving yet, so I summoned Cybeic Magician to drive instead. Spoiler [copse] Most of my spellcasters, who are actually human sized and not giant or tiny, can drive my carriage, as they learned how to do so in the factory. I think there was some talks about me needing drivers, so a lot of them learned to do so, just to increase their chance of being summoned. I was also asked a few questions by the guards, but we quickly got past when I showed my noble¡¯s ID, and exined that I was going to employ Wilma after this delivery.
After we pulled up to the front door of the manor, the three of us got out, Ria first, then Wilma and I wasst. I then unsummoned my spellcaster and took the carriage into Storage. No reason to bother the manor¡¯s staff with it, as it is a bit unusual. We were guided inside the manor, and into a parlor room. Wilma and I sat down on two separate seats, while Ria stayed standing just behind me, slightly to the left. Soon enough, who I think is the Lord came into the room, so I stood up. He seemed to be in his early thirties, dark brown, almost ck hair and green eyes. His build was quite thin, but he was tall as anything, probably just over 2 meters in height. He then walked to the couch opposite to where the two of us were, and took a seat. After he was seated, the two of us sat back down. ¡°Wee, miss Wilhelmina. You as well, Sir Wood. Though I don¡¯t see a reason for you toe.¡± ¡°Thank you, my Lord. I havee to bring our order as informed.¡± Wilma said very formally. ¡°I do apologize, Lord Peks. I normally wouldn¡¯t invade your home like this, but considering the situation, I felt like I had no choice.¡± I quickly exined, even if that exined nothing. ¡°Yes. You did write that you had a reason. But I would have preferred some details.¡± ¡°Again, I apologize. But because of its nature, it isn¡¯t something that I could write into a letter.¡± Well I could, but then I wouldn¡¯t see his reaction. Unless I sent some sort of spy monster to¡­ well, spy on him. ¡°But please, do take care of the miss first. My business can wait until she is done.¡± ¡°Yes. I shall.¡± Baron Peks agreed. ¡°So, miss Wilhelmina. The staff. Bring it out.¡± He ordered. ¡°Yes. Item box.¡± She opened her item box and brought out the staff. ¡°Ria.¡± I gave a quick one word order to my ¡®maid¡¯. Actually, she is my maid, so the quotation marks arepletely unnecessary. Ria walked next to Wilma, received the staff from her, then walked over to the Baron, and presented it to him. The baron took a good long look at it, but he did seem happy with it. ¡°Yes. This is a staff of the highest quality. It is even more impressive than I assumed.¡± The Baronplemented the ¡­ weapon? Or should a staff be a tool? I guess it is a weapon. ¡°Th-thank you.¡± Wilma got just a bit flustered by thepliment. ¡°It is made from cotta treant wood I acquired thanks to Lord Wood. It has¡­¡± She then went on a long-ish technical exnation of the staff, as well as all of its properties.
Mission: Help the cksmith
Mission Complete
Reward: Promo Trades ¡®¡¯, ¡®¡¯, ¡®¡¯ and ¡®¡¯ unlocked.
¡°The contract has been signed and you have turned the workshop over to me. With this, your debt has been cleared.¡± Baron Peks said. ¡°May I ask what your ns are from here on out?¡± ¡°I have received an offer from Lord Wood, so I n on working for him.¡± Wilma answered. The Baron looked at me, so I continued. ¡°It is as she said.¡± I confirmed. ¡°Yesterday, I saw her work ethic and I was quite pleased with it, so I offered her a job. I hope you won¡¯t mind me stealing a skilled artisan from yournds.¡± ¡°That is not something I would get mad about. It is simply business in the end.¡± Baron Peks responded. ¡°And I do understand that for her to stay here might be quite ¡­ difficult.¡± ¡°I see. So you must know at least some of it as well.¡± I muttered, just loud enough where I assumed he heard me. ¡°Would you borate on your knowledge then? You just got into town, but you seem to know something.¡± ¡°... well, I do. That is why I came here today. Well, more precisely, this is.¡± I said, as I ced a ck ball on the table. A dual stage smoke bomb, like the one Agunan pulled out of the coal pit of the forge in Wilma¡¯s workshop. Through this one is an unused one I made with HomeBase. ¡°Would you happen to know what this is?¡± I asked the Baron, after I set the orb on the table. ¡°... I¡¯m not familiar with it. Please, do share.¡± ¡°It is called a dual stage smoke bomb. My dragonpanion pulled it out of the coal pit in miss Wilhelmina¡¯s forge yesterday.¡± As I said that, Wilma¡¯s eyes widened a bit. But as the Baron didn¡¯t seem to fully understand, I kept going. ¡°It is an assassination tool. At first, it releases a sleeping gas, but after a bit, it begins to bellow out carbon monoxide at great volume. I believe someone either set it up in the coal pit, or threw it in through the smokestack yesterday, in an attempt to end miss Wilhelmina¡¯s life.¡± As my exnation kept on, Wilma looked even more perplexed. I never told her about this, as I didn¡¯t think it would be good to tell her about this at that time. I honestly wasn¡¯t sure if I wanted to tell the Baron about this, but as Wilma is now officially under no debt to him, and he doesn¡¯t seem to be the bad guy, I think telling him is fine. ¡°... is ¡­ Is this true?¡± Baron Peks asked me. ¡°Yes. I swear that it is.¡± Well, everything but that being the one that Agunan pulled out. That one was a bit too far gone for Storage to fix it, so I made a new one. ¡­ And well the entire thing about Wilma actually dying and getting resurrected. ¡°... I see. This is aplicated situation we find ourselves in.¡± ¡°I do not believe so. Even if someone in this town wants to take miss Wilhelmina¡¯s life, she won¡¯t be in town for much longer. And I can assure you, my party and I are capable of keeping her safe from almost anything, including some would-be assassins.¡± ¡°Just thinking of yourself, I see. Your safety might be guaranteed, but I will still run into trouble myself. I can¡¯t just have assassins around my town.¡± ¡°... Yes. I understand now. I apologize.¡± I was about half sincere. About half, I wanted to call him out for just having shitty security. ¡°Then please, do take this as a token of my gratitude for taking good care of miss Wilhelmina, as well as your willingness to let her go.¡± I said as I took an object out of my Storage. It was a gift I prepared for the Lord yesterday, after I sent him the letter informing him I¡¯de visit. It would be rude to juste and not bring anything, after all. I gave it to Ria and let her take it over to Baron Peks. ¡°... and this is?¡± He asked, as he looked at the ring I gave him. ¡°A ring of poison detection. It detects poisons and will shine if it finds any. Also, for one time, it can nullify any lethal or highly harmful poison you have been subjected to. Though it will break after that.¡± I exined. The ring was something I had spotted while going through the Chaos God Dungeon catalog, and it wasn¡¯t too expensive to make, so I decided to give it to the Lord. I thought it would be fitting, as we did just talk about someone trying to use poison gas to kill Wilma. ¡°What? Where would you acquire something like that?¡± ¡°I have my sources.¡± I answered, switching my position so that my founder¡¯s terminal was a bit more obvious. ¡°I see. I suppose someone like you just might.¡± Baron Peks said, and after a moment, he kept going. ¡°I do thank you for this, as well as bringing the problem to my attention. I shall promise you this. I will look into this issue and punish the ones responsible.¡± ¡°Of course. If you feel that it is necessary.¡±
We chatted for a bit longer, until a butler came and whispered something to the Baron¡¯s ear. I couldn¡¯t overhear much of it, but I think there was some talk about a fire. ¡°Sir Wood, miss Wilhelmina. I believe it is best for us to call it a day here. There has been an incident, and I must see to it at once.¡± The Baron told us. ¡°And I¡¯d like you two toe with me, as they do have something to do with you.¡± ¡°o-of course.¡± Wilma quickly agreed, possibly feeling pressured. ¡°Well, I suppose I can spare a bit of time.¡± I said, being quite indifferent. We were led outside, where we entered a carriage with the Baron, and then we took off towards the city. Because of my map, thank you Laura for keeping it up, I knew we were heading towards a certain workshop. When we got there, what waited for us was Wilhelmina¡¯s workshop fully engulfed in mes. The owner, wait, she no longer owns it. Anyway. Wilma quickly got out of the carriage and looked at the burning workshop. ¡°Do you know what happened?¡± I asked the Baron. ¡°I sent an aid to check out the workshop. While they were there, the building was set on fire, most likely from the outside.¡± Baron Peks exined. ¡°... I see. So because they didn¡¯t get Wilhelmina with yesterday''s attack, they just set the entire workshop on fire. Must be getting desperate.¡± I theorized, even though I have no clue what they will gain by killing Wilma. What are they trying to gain? They won¡¯t get her skills if she is dead and they can¡¯t get her workshop if they burn it down.
¡°My¡­ my Lord. What does this mean¡­ for our deal?¡± Wilma asked the Baron. ¡°Nothing.¡± He simply answered. ¡°We have signed the paperwork. This was my building already, not yours. I have no right to try to punish you for anything that happened after we signed off on our deal.¡± ¡°... I ¡­ Thank you, my Lord.¡± ¡°I am no longer your lord.¡± Baron Peks said. ¡°Didn¡¯t you say you have promised your services to Sir Wood? Then you shouldn¡¯t call me ¡®my Lord¡¯ in his presence.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not that close minded.¡± I simply stated. ¡°Still, why burn it down? I just don¡¯t understand it.¡± ¡°They may have hoped we didn¡¯t sign off on our papers yet. If we hadn¡¯t, miss Wilhelmina wouldn¡¯t have been able to turn over the workshop with the staff, and she would have be a ve.¡± Baron Peks said. ¡°Then why not burn it down at night? Wouldn¡¯t that have been more sure?¡± ¡°Perhaps they weren¡¯t informed of the miss''s survival, until she came to see me today.¡± ¡°... I suppose that could be it.¡± I agreed with his theory. But if that really is the truth, these are some sloppy ass assassins. Who would try to kill someone, and not even make sure they are dead? ¡°Wilma, was there anything worthwhile still inside the shop?¡± I asked. ¡°... just some tools. A few monster cores. The workbenches, as well as the forge.¡± She listed off the things left inside. ¡°Other than the forge, everything inside was worth no more than 10 gold coins. The forge was made of special stones I brought from home, so it is a bit more valuable, but it can likely still be salvaged. The stones it was made from won¡¯t crack from this kind of heat.¡± So she had a special forge, huh. I guess that could be another reason why someone was attacking her. ¡°You two should not worry about it for much longer. This is now my problem to solve.¡± Baron Peks reminded us. ¡°I see. Thank you.¡± I thanked him for him actually acting like a good lord. ¡°I do hope that in return, you will be sending some more items from your dungeon my way.¡± The Baron requested. ¡°... I¡¯ll speak with my Dungeon Master about it, and see what we can do.¡± I promised. ¡°Also, if possible, I¡¯d like the design of your maid¡¯s dress. I believe it is one that Earl Sawyer showed off at his party just a bit ago, isn¡¯t it?¡± ¡°Yes, it is.¡± I confirmed. ¡°You wouldn¡¯t happen to have the designs for it written down?¡± ¡°You know, I just might.¡± Of course I would ask for them, and considering that the painting that the designs were drawn from was mine, the tailor that drew the designs did give me a copy of the designs. And as I¡¯ve said multiple times, I respect how this guy operates, so why not share the design with him, if he really wants it. I can either let one of his people copy the design onto some paper, or just make a copy with Dungeon Founder. It won¡¯t cost much at all anyway. A lot less than the ring I gave him anyway. Besides. Real Victorian style maid outfits are the best there is, so why not share them around?
In thete afternoon, we regrouped with Mariina¡¯s group. Well, in this case it was everyone but the three of us, but still. Their tests at the adventurer¡¯s guild had gone fine, even though no one actually passed the test here, so Mariina was¡­ quite disappointed. Well, not every town has skilled mages. We would be leaving tomorrow morning, so that was going to be good. It will be good to say goodbye to this town. This ce is too prone to idents. Well, I¡¯m not sure if calling attacks ¡®idents¡¯ is even correct. CH.287 Crash course on getting Wilma used to us CH.287 Crash course on getting Wilma used to us ¡°... why would¡­ why would you use treant wood to make a carriage!?¡± Wilma called out as we were getting ready for today¡¯s travels. She was going to be in my carriage with me and Lua, Magical Exemr was driving by the way. Alice, Ria and Agunan were in one of the golem carriages belonging to Mariina/The Sage¡¯s tower. Spoiler [copse] ¡°Why not? It is better thanmon woods and I have a lot of it.¡± ¡°That is no exnation. Do you have any idea how much this carriage is worth?¡± ¡°Nope. As it stands, probably 500-ish gold coins or so. Actually, probably more.¡± ¡°Oh, so you do know.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think you have any idea how overbuilt this carriage is.¡± Lua told Wilma. ¡°Brian has a habit of going overboard, and this thing is no exception.¡± ¡°... so it has more going for it, than just being built out of treant wood? I did notice that the wheels aren¡¯t standard wrought iron either, but I¡¯m not quite sure what they are made from.¡± ¡°Blood iron.¡± I just stated. ¡°... I suppose I could have assumed as much. But still, Miss Lucia and Miss Rhianna must be quite good at blood magic to be able to help produce blood iron.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t actually ask them to do that. I just summon a vampire instead.¡± ¡°Eh? ¡­ could you repeat that please?¡± ¡°I can summon vampires.¡± ¡°...¡± ¡°Why so speechless? You saw me summon a magician earlier, well I guess she is a magic schr but still. So what is so strange about a vampire?¡± ¡°... what are you, the demon lord?¡± ¡°Hey! That¡¯s rude. I know demon means magic in somenguages, so I¡¯ll assume you meant magic lord, but still.¡± [Basically a joke about how in Japanese a magic lord could be interpreted as a demon lord.] ¡°I- I apologize, Lord Wood.¡± ¡°... don¡¯t do that either. Just call me Brian, please. Well, outside of official situations, as those are a different case.¡± ¡°... I¡¯ll¡­ I¡¯ll do by best, Lord Brian.¡± ¡­ that isn¡¯t much better either. But it might be too soon to ask her to drop the Lord, so I guess I¡¯ll just deal with it for now.
¡°We have some monstersing!¡± I called the other carriages, as soon as Laura gave me the warning of some iing monsters. Well, Alice would have heard it as well, but still, sharing is caring. Especially when it is info about an iing attack. I quickly moved to the roof of my carriage for a better view, and got my sword out of Storage. I hadn¡¯t yet moved to using the Red-Eyes ck Dragon Sword as my primary sword, because I was still getting used to it. Spoiler [copse] Taking a look at the direction Laura indicated, I just about was able to spot the group of forest lynxes. Forest lynxes, have I actually mentioned them before? Well, either way. They are cat-like monsters, about the size of a regr tiger, and are D-rank monsters, like all other ¡®forest¡¯ monsters are. The pack that was attacking us seemed to be five members strong, so this will be no problem. ¡°Lord Brian. Allow me to take the front.¡± Wilma said. She had gotten out a the carriage and had pulled arge shield from her Item Box. It was a rectangr in shape, with a slight curve. Based on the look, it seemed to be bronze, with a steel edging. While taking quick steps towards the monsters, she also pulled out a one-handed hammer from her item box. It had a spike on one side, and a striking surface on the other, and it seems to be made from steel. Judging by the size, the hammer head probably weighs about 5 kilos 11 pounds. Basically a sledge hammer, but one end has been turned into a spike., or so, so it was by no means small for a one-handed hammer, but it wasn¡¯t like those abnormallyrge weapons you sometimes see in fantasy series. I almost called to her not to worry, but since an opportunity for her to show her skills showed up, it is just fine that she does. Maybe I should ask her to show her status screen? I could use some level ups on her. ¡­ Well, maybe not yet. Let¡¯s get to know her a bit better first. Alice and Ria also quickly joined us, Alice having her aluminum and steel swordstaff out, while Ria had gotten her gauntlets out of the magic fanny pack. ¡°Alice, Ria. Work with Wilma to kill the monsters. I¡¯ll keep a lookout.¡± I gave out a quick order. I know Alice will understand what I want, as I can just send a mental message to her, but hopefully Ria won¡¯t go too ham either. Some D-rank monsters really just aren¡¯t strong enough to really be a threat to us. The battle didn¡¯tst too long, but it did give me some insight. First, Wilma is definitely much more of a defender than an attacker. She did quite well with her shield, but her counter attacks weren¡¯t that great. Had that been me practicing with one of my shield wielding warrior monsters, I¡¯d have gotten some choice words from my instructor. But still, she isn¡¯t bad. But after the battle¡­ well. ¡°Your weapon. Show it to me, please.¡± Wilma asked Alice, with her eyes turning into hearts. ¡°Your gauntlets too. I want to take a look.¡± She added, looking at Ria. ¡­ I might have invited a weapons maniac into our party¡­ Well, that might be a good thing. I could use someone to throw ideas at. I did promise to make something that would be ¡®the best this world has ever seen¡¯, so just me thinking it is the greatest won¡¯t be enough.
As our trip continued, I let Wilma take a look at our weapons. My sword, the mithril one, not Red-Eyes Sword, was first. She did like it, but did say the guard and pommel were basic, as was the sheath, so she told me that as a show of her skill, she would make new better looking ones for me. But when it came to some of our other equipment, she was a bit more taken back. ¡°... what is this made of..?¡± She questioned as she looked at Alice¡¯s swordstaff. ¡°It¡¯s just aluminum.¡± Could she not tell that with her appraisal? How does appraisal work again? ¡°A-lu-mi-ni-um? ¡­ what is that? It isn¡¯t a metal used by the dwarves.¡± ¡°... It isn¡¯t?¡± ¡°At least I¡¯ve never heard of it. How strong is it? Can I test it?¡± Wilma asked, as she pulled a forging hammer out of her Item Box. ¡°Absolutely not. Don¡¯t hammer someone¡¯s weapon.¡± I instantly denied her and pulled the swordstaff out of herp, before hiding it away in storage. ¡°... I asked for permission, didn¡¯t I?¡± ¡°Nope. You informed me that you wanted to do it. Had I not stopped you, you¡¯d have hit it with your hammer.¡± ¡°...¡± ¡°Don¡¯t try to deny it. I saw the look in your eyes.¡± ¡°My eyes look like that when I appraise something. It is normal.¡± Wilma tried to defend herself. ¡°Yeah. Still no. Hammering our weapons is banned.¡± ¡°... then perhaps you could get me some of this¡­ a-lu-mi-ni-um?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll get you someter, if you impress me with your work.¡± I used the old ¡®carrot-on-a-stick¡¯ to hopefully get Wilma to really show off her skills. But still. Don¡¯t dwarves really use aluminum? Apparently they don¡¯t, or maybe it just requires skills beyond those that Wilma has, so she was never informed of it. Like maybe it is too advanced for most dwarves to work with, and you have to be a master smith before you can work with it? I think aluminum was one of the more difficult metals for humans to learn to work with on earth. It came long after stuff like copper, bronze, iron and steel. Then what about titanium? It is even more advanced than aluminum, at least for humans, so can they use that. And didn¡¯t Laura mention Star Titanium when we spoke about the ¡®greatest metals¡¯? Maybe normal titanium won¡¯t even exist, and the only version that is known is that star titanium alloy? Is it even an alloy of titanium, or is it something else that just happens to share the name?
By the end of the day, we didn¡¯t run into any other monsters, so it was time to set camp. For that, we could have had a problem, but thanks to Cailie, we didn¡¯t. Why do I thank Cailie, even if she is not here? Well, when she was with us temporarily, I only had sleeping arrangements for the five of us. But because she was a temporary party member, I thought that we should have more sleeping space. Sure we could all sleep in my carriage, if I could power the spatial expander for the night, but can¡¯t do that yet. I¡¯ll make some sort of linking device that can pull mana from HomeBase when I get that flower mana farm up and running there, and then we will be able to keep it on forever. So yeah. Because of that, tents. And we only had 2. One was something Alice got from her parents, while the other was mine. Lua used to have ess to Prime Rib¡¯s tent, but that is with Alex, not with her. Because of us only having two tents, we would have to sleep together in some formation of 3 in one tent, and 2 in the other. It was either me with Alice and Lua, and then Agunan and Ria sharing the other, or just split between boys and girls. ¡­ but most nights it was me between Alice and Lua. So yeah. Because of that, the only ce Cailie could have slept in outside of the town is in the carriage. One or two could sleep in it fine, even without the spatial expander. But still, having more tents would be better, so I made sure to pick up another few tents from HomeBase. Just in case we would have anyone that needed a good ce to sleep. I have unlimited Storage and easy ess to stuff like that, so why not? Now, of course sleeping wasn¡¯t all about sleeping. We would also be keeping guard against monsters. And now that there were six of us, we could do three shifts of two guarding at a time. We went with me and Wilma taking the first shift, Alice and Agunan took the second, and Lua and Ria would best.
¡°What are you doing?¡± Wilma asked, as we were keeping guard. ¡°Carving a cup.¡± I just answered. I was making a wooden cup for Lua. This was my ¡­ fifth attempt. The others I had busted through the side or the bottom with, so I was being extra careful with this one. I could have fixed them with Storage, but I didn¡¯t want to do that. I have the time, so why not try as many times as it takes? And it isn¡¯t like I¡¯ll run out of materials any time soon. I could fail a million times, and still have world treant wood left. ¡°... what kind of wood is this?¡± Wilma asked, as she looked at a shaved off piece. ¡°It is some sort of treant¡­ but I¡¯m not sure what? Is this elder treant? Or perhaps greater elder treant?¡± FYI, elder treant is an A-rank treant and cane in variants like elder cotta treant, while greater elder treant is S-rank, and are usually a mix of multiple attributes. ¡°Well¡­ I suppose¡­¡± I didn¡¯t really want to admit that it was world treant wood, because¡­ well, obvious reasons. ¡°Yes¡­ it is greater elder treant¡­ just don¡¯t tell anyone. Well, outside of my party, as they already know.¡± ¡°... how did you get some..?¡± Wilma asked quietly. ¡°I took it down myself.¡± I answered honestly. ¡°... you¡­ but¡­ it is an S-rank monster, right? ¡­ well, I guess you do have a dragon in your party, so¡­¡± ¡°It isn¡¯t just Agunan. You saw a bit of it today with Alice and Ria, but my party isn¡¯t exactly normal. We can take down S-rank monsters fine enough.¡± ¡°... I think that is a bit more than just ¡®not normal¡¯. You are C-rank in the adventurer¡¯s guild, right?¡± ¡°Yeah. They did promise us a rank-up, if we go to a bigger city, but they just don¡¯t trust us without some test or something.¡± ¡°... they did? I didn¡¯t know the guilds do that¡­¡± But you¡¯d better get used to it, as it is not the most abnormal thing about us by far.¡± ¡°... I¡¯ll- I¡¯ll do my best to keep up.¡± Wilma said, getting some determination into her voice. ¡°Sure. You can start now.¡± I said, as I got my sword out of my Storage. I also got out a table, which she can use as a worktable. ¡°You can work on my sword, if you want. Just try to be quiet, so you don¡¯t bother others.¡± ¡°... will it be fine? Shouldn¡¯t we keep guard?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry about that part. I have it covered.¡± I said, as I quickly got a card out of my collection and summoned her. ¡°Vampire Vamp.¡± Spoiler [copse] ¡°Because I¡¯m a summoner. I can just summon a monster to keep guard for me.¡± And of course a vampire was a good choice, considering that it is currently nighttime, so it was a bit dark. ¡°So with a vampire keeping guard, nothing will surprise us even if we don¡¯t focus on keeping guard.¡± ¡°... I ¡­ I don¡¯t know what to say¡­¡± ¡°Then don¡¯t say anything. It isn¡¯t something I expect you to get used to right at this second, but with time, I hope you will.¡± I told Wilma. ¡°If you need anything, like paper for drawing designs, tools, materials or anything else, ask. I might have what you need.¡± ¡°Y-Yes.¡± CH.288 Night attack CH.288 Night attack ¡°Master. A group of people is approaching.¡± Vampire Vamp told me. Spoiler [copse] It was still our, Wilma and I, shift to keep guard, but because we were focused on random things, I had summoned Vampire Vamp to keep guard. I also summoned Dark Cat with White Tail to keep the vampirepany. Spoiler [copse] ¡°People? Not monsters?¡± I confirmed with the vampire. ¡°Yes. Most are humans, but I think there is also a beast-folk in their group. There are at least five people.¡± ¡°Alright. What direction? And do you know if they are being chased by a monster or something?¡± ¡°I can¡¯t smell one yet, and they areing from that direction.¡± Vamp answered, as she pointed towards Pekkers. ¡°Alright. I guess we should prepare to intercept them. No way they are just traveling at this time of night, so either they are running away from something or¡­¡± ¡°I can now also smell monsters.¡± Vamp added. ¡°So an adventuring party running away from a monster.¡± I deduced. ¡°I guess we should help them then. Wilma!¡± The dwarf got a bit surprised when I suddenly raised my voice and called her, causing her to drop my mithril sword, which she had been inspecting, while drawing some designs for a new guard, grip and pommel. ¡°Go wake up the others. We have a monster iing. As well as some adventuring group that is running away from it.¡± I told her. I probably don¡¯t have to wake up the others, but better safe than sorry. And either way, it is soon the time to switch, so we¡¯d have to wake up Alice and Agunan soon anyway. And Alice and Lua can both use a spell to instantly put someone to sleep, Lua with Blood Magic and Alice with her Unique-Racial skill. The only problem being that they can¡¯t use those spells on themselves, and you can resist it if you really want. Well, Alice can overpower resistance, if she uses more mana, but still. ¡°B-but¡­ your sword. It is not usable at the moment. Shouldn¡¯t I..?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry about it. I have another.¡± I told her. Just go wake up the others.¡± I quickly ordered, as I opened my collection. I didn¡¯t need much, as Vamp by herself could already take care of any monsters C-rank or below, but considering that adventurers are running away from the monster, it is likely a B-rank monster. And sure, Vamp can 1v1 B-rank monsters, but I do want to try fighting a B-rank or above monster with the Red-Eyes ck Dragon Sword. So I decided to use this opportunity and I summoned the sword. Spoiler Must be Special Summoned with "The w of Hermos", using a Dragon monster. If this card is Special Summoned: Target 1 other face-up monster on the field; equip this card to it. It gains 1000 ATK, and 500 ATK/DEF for each Dragon monster on the field and in the GYs. [copse] I took a hold of the sword and felt power rushing from it into my body. Even with my strength being right about 2000, getting 1500 more is quite something. 1000 because of the base effect and an extra 500 as long as Agunan was close-by. And I could gain even more if I tossed dragons into the GY. Part of why I didn¡¯t use it as my primary weapon was that strength gain. It just made my body move differently, so I wasn¡¯t used to it. And I¡¯m not good enough with a sword where I can quickly adjust things on the fly. And even if I was, going from my mithril arming sword, which has a de length of about 90cm, to the massive Red-Eyes ck Dragon Sword, which has a de length over 150 cm in length, is quite difficult. The other card I pulled out was The Eye of Truth. I found it incredibly useful when I needed to see just a bit better and I¡¯m honestly considering installing one into myself for some sort of vision enhancing skill. I quickly activated it, and it gave me very good night vision, so I was set to go. Spoiler [copse]
¡°I can see them. There are seven adventurers.¡± I told everyone. ¡°... and five monsters. Four C-rank killer tigers and one B-rank lightning tiger.¡± As I told everyone, the team was seven members strong. It seemed to be five quite big guys and two smaller people. The two small people were beast-folk. Some sort of cat-folk, I think, based on the shape of their ears and their tails. Interesting that the beast-folk children? would party up with some brawny dudes, but maybe they just are backliners, like mages or something, so having a good frontline is better for them. One of them is hugging a staff of some kind to their stomach, so that might just be the case. But something just seemed off. While the people were running away, it didn¡¯t look like they were really running for their lives. They weren¡¯t in full sprint, just a fast jog. And besides that, Laura said that at the speed they are running at, there is no way they¡¯d outrun a lightning tiger. So either the tigers are just ying with their prey, or something else is going on. As they kept running, the adventurers seemed to spot our carriages, as they quickly turned towards us, and began yelling for help. ¡°... alright. Let¡¯s help them then. Lua, Ria, Alice, Agunan, the smaller tigers are for you. Let me y with the big one.¡± I told them, as I leapt off of the carriage roof where I had been standing for better vision. I boosted myself with telekinesis and ¡®flew¡¯ straight towards the big tiger. I thought about just putting my sword out in front and stabbing the tiger with my momentum, but something felt off, so instead I used telekinesis tond between the adventurers and the tiger. Then I took a stance with my sword ready to go. The tigers rush came to an end, as they stopped moving, so I decided to just stand my ground. Now attack, tiger. Do it and I¡¯ll negate it. Well, my card will anyway. ¡°Take cover!¡± I called the adventurers. ¡°We will take down the tigers.¡± By the time I had said that, Agunan and Ria hade to my left and right. I have to say, considering that they were on the ground and didn¡¯t take the shortcut, I¡¯m really impressed by their speed. I should learn the Flickering Step skill Ria has. That coulde in handy. With the two by my side, as well as Lua and Alice in position to give some covering fire, I saw no reason not to start this fight myself, so I took a few quick steps towards the lightning tiger and swung at it with my sword. Perhaps because of myck of technique, or maybe just the lightning tiger being fast, it was easily able to dodge my attack. But then again, that much is to be expected from a B-rank monster. It took a quick hop backwards, beforeunching straight at me. But, of course, that action causes my card to activate. Spoiler [copse] Negate Attack formed a barrier to block the tiger, and also would freeze it for just a moment. I had swapped from using Threatening Roar as my main defensive set card to Negate Attack, because Negate Attack does basically the same thing, but it is better for already iing attacks, which Threatening Roar cannot stop. Spoiler [copse] With the tiger under the temporary stun of my Negate Attack, I quickly moved in and hit it with my Red-Eyes Sword. I hit the right shoulder of the tiger. The swing cut deep into the tiger, but not all the way through. Realizing that the swing likely wouldn¡¯t take the beast down in one hit, I quickly jumped back a bit, so it cannot counter attack. But I was just a bitte, so the tiger swiped at me with its paw. I used my duel disk as a sort of a shield to block the strike, as I kept backing away. The tiger didn¡¯t immediately chase me, instead staying where it had been as it let me back off. The lightning tiger, clearly injured and having had its previous attack stopped by my card, didn¡¯t seem to want to charge at me again. Instead, it began gathering power in its hide. A soft glow began emanating from it. ¡°Space, consolidate into a wall and protect me, Space Wall!¡± I quickly chanted, and I formed a barrier between me and the tiger. Sure I could just leave the attack for my set Mirror Force or Draining Shield, but I wanted to test the strength of my spell against a real monster. Spoiler
[copse] It might be a bit reckless, but with the total HP I have, as well as my defense, there is no way this attack will take me down, even if it would be a direct hit, so I purposefully kept the cards from activating. Yes. I could in fact do that. I don¡¯t know if I¡¯ve always been able to do that with cards I¡¯ve set on myself, but yeah. As long as I think I don¡¯t want them to activate, they won¡¯t, even if the condition I set for their activation would be met. A lightning magic attack came from the tiger and struck against my Space Wall. The wall dispersed a bit of it, but some of the attack still came through. But between my own stats, the Space Wall and the Armored Crimson Boa Jacket with Lunatite parasite, I took only 95 damage from the attack. In short, nothing. It is too bad my spell couldn¡¯t hold, but I¡¯m working on it. Eventually it will be able to stop something like that. I took a better hold of my sword before I moved forward and again, swung at the tiger. It tried to leap away, but I used a bit of telekinesis to keep it from moving. I couldn¡¯t fully keep it still, but I could slow it down a bit, to the point where my sword swing just connected with it, and the tiger took another wound. The tiger quickly moved to attack me again, this time with its paw covered in lightning. Because I saw iting, I decided to let my Draining Shield activate, and counterattack as soon as it did. Spoiler [copse] This was also a good way to get my HP back, not that I really needed it. With the tiger now close and disoriented because of my card, I again swung my sword, aiming for the same spot I hit with the first swing. I connected a bit off from where I was aiming, but still, my sword cut deep into the tiger, eventually connecting with the previous cut and removing a decent chunk of flesh from the tiger. With the tiger flinching from the pain, I went in with another sh. Again, I cut deep. I was careful not to let my sword get stuck, as I felt a bit like it could have been after my first strike, but perhaps because this is a living weapon, it helped to wiggle itself free as I backed off after the first strike. I don¡¯t want anothershing from my warrior monsters about not letting go of my sword, like I did after the TinaWood incident. With the tiger clearly suffering, I had the advantage in the fight. Powered by adrenaline, and my dragon-ying sword, I kept up the offensive. And after a few more shes, the tiger seemed to be on itsst legs, so with one more powerful strike, I finished the beast off. At least, that is what should have happened. But instead, the tiger in front of me began breaking apart into specks of light and soon disappeared. It reminded me a bit of one of my monsters getting destroyed. ¡°... what is¡­ going on?¡± I questioned. I looked away from the tiger, and tried to get an idea on what just happened. Was that tiger not a real monster? Agunan and Ria, with backup from Alice and Lua, had taken down the four killer tigers. Their corpses were still on the ground, so they must be real. Alice, Lua, Agunan and Ria seemed fine, so that is good. The group of adventurers¡­ wait? Wilma? Why is there a dagger in her back? And why is that little beast-folk boy so bloody? What happened? ¡­ Don¡¯t tell me. He didn¡¯t. Why would he..? ¡°... Go, my sword. End him.¡± I quietly muttered, as I looked at the little beast-folk child. I then tossed my sword towards them, and let the flying sword take care of the rest. The Red-Eyes ck Dragon Sword flew straight, and pierced the chest of the beast-folk, exiting out the other side, leaving a big hole in the little cat-folk¡¯s chest. I don''t know if he died from that, but he very well might. I think it might be normal for you to feel something after literally just murdering someone, but for me, at this moment, it didn¡¯t matter. They are the ones that came to us, asking for help. Only to stab one of us in the back. And besides, what is death, when you can resurrect people on a whim? I rushed back towards my group, catching my flying sword back in my hand on the way there. The adventurers, who just a minute ago seemed like they might have actually been in trouble, were now squaring up for a fight. All but one of them. The other beast-folk child seemed genuinely taken back by the fate of his ¡­panion and didn¡¯t seem to be in any position to fight. Sadly for them, I¡¯m in no mood to fight. ¡°Swords of Revealing Light!¡± I quickly activated a card I got out from my collection. Spoiler [copse] We watched as a number of swords of light formed a circle around the ¡®adventuring group¡¯, and left the frozen in ce. Now then, before I make a hole in another one of these assholes, let¡¯s figure out what the hell just happened. CH.289 Interrogating the Adventurers CH.289 Interrogating the Adventurers ¡°Wilma?¡± I called, as I rushed to her. She was within the Swords of Revealing Light I used to immobilize the ¡®adventurers¡¯ that called for our help, but it doesn¡¯t seem like she is frozen because of them. Spoiler [copse] But the stab wound in her back might be a different case. That might make moving a bit more difficult. I took a gentle hold of Wilma, even if moving her might be a bad idea, and took her quickly to Lua. As Lua got to work healing Wilma, I also got a card out of the Collection and activated it. ¡°Dian Keto the Cure Master.¡± Spoiler [copse] Between Lua¡¯s healing magic, and the card I just activated, we quickly closed the wound on Wilma¡¯s back, and I finally took a nice deep breath. As I turned back to look at the group of ¡®adventurers¡¯, the reality of what I just did hit me in the face. A group of six people, frozen in ce by Swords of Revealing Light. And one small child, well, I don¡¯t know if he is a child, but still. One small cat-folk, with a hole in his chest, caused by my sword. My sword, which I ordered to end him, and even threw at him. It didn¡¯t quite make me feel sick, because in all honesty, he deserved it. But still, I did have a mild regret for what I did. I have the strength to be better, so I shouldn¡¯t do things like that. I could have just activated a card like Shadow Spell or something else like that. Spoiler [copse]
¡°Alright. Brian. Can you ¡­ unfreeze one of them? I want some information from them.¡± Mariina said. She had of course woken up because of all of themotion, and we had caught her up to speed. And because she is the ¡®one in charge¡¯, I let her decide how to go forward. I didn¡¯t really want to take charge of the situation, as I was still quite emotional, so I likely would make some¡­ not so good decisions. So in all honesty, I was more than happy to let her take over themand. I entered the Swords of Revealing Light, took a good hold on the other beast-folk, and dragged ¡­ her out. I think this one is a she, the other one is a boy. As soon as I touched her, the effect of Swords had on her was undone. It took her a second to catch onto what was happening, but as soon as she did, she began struggling and yelling. ¡°Shut Up.¡± I said, somewhat quietly, while trying to make my voice sound cold. ¡°You will answer our questions, if you don¡¯t want to end up like your brother.¡± Admittedly, I have no clue if he is her brother, but they do look simr enough where that could be the case. I dragged her out of the Swords, holding her by the scruff of her neck. Even with her resistance, I was boosted by my Red-Eyes ck Dragon Sword and Summoner¡¯s Unity skill, so she would have to be extremely strong to be able to resist me. Spoiler [copse] I tossed the cat-folk girl in front of Mariina, and then put my Red-Eyes Sword right next to her neck. She was visibly shaking, looking at my sword, then at me, then at Mariina, and finally taking a nce at her dead brother. ¡°She will question you, and you will answer.¡± I said, before I let Mariina take it the rest of the way. Mariina squatted down so she could better look the cat-folk in the eyes, before she began her interrogation. ¡°Do you know who I am?¡± Mariina asked. ¡°...¡± The cat-folk didn¡¯t answer, but she did shake her head a bit. ¡°Why did you attack us?¡± ¡°...¡± Again, no answer, just a small shake of her head. ¡°Which one of you is the one that summoned the lightning tiger?¡± ¡°... I ¡­¡± This time, we got a one word answer. Wait? That tiger was a summoned monster? ¡­ well, I guess it breaking apart like that makes sense then. And this little catgirl is the summoner? I guess she does have a staff, so. ¡°Good. Just keep doing that, and this will all end well.¡± Mariina said. Her voice sounded extremely calming, hopefully getting the catgirl to drop her defense even more.
¡°Bring the next one, please.¡± Mariina said. We didn¡¯t get too much from the catgirl, but we did learn a few things. One, she has no idea why they attacked us, or who most of us are. Two, she and her brother, yes, the other cat-kin is in fact her brother, are ves belonging to one of the ¡®adventurers¡¯. Three, she can summon a few cat monsters, the strongest being that lightning tiger, while her brother is a tamer and the killer tigers that came with the lightning tiger were tamed by him, as were the forest lynxes that attacked us earlier in the day. Fourth, they were ordered to kill the beardeddy, aka. Wilma, by using the tigers to take away our attention, and then they were supposed to run away. We were just a lot faster in dealing with the tigers than they expected, so they didn¡¯t have time to run away. Or at least, that is what seems to be the case, based on the one or two word answers we got from the catgirl. Because of Mariina¡¯s orders, I took the cat-folk back to the Swords of Revealing Light. Before letting go of her, I asked her to point out her Master, and she weakly pointed at one of the ¡®adventurers¡¯. Alright. So he is probably the one in charge. I set the catgirl on the ground, not quite gently, but I wasn¡¯t hard on her either, making sure she had at least an alright position, before I let go of her and let the Swords freeze her up. Alright. Next subject shall be ¡­ let¡¯s go with you. I didn¡¯t pick the master of the ve cat-folk, as he is likely the leader, so let¡¯s just leave him forst. Then we can cross-examine him based on the info we get from the others.
¡°Alright. Your turn.¡± I said to the one that was the master of the cat-folk ves. We had gone through the rest of them already, he was thest. We mostly got cursed from the adventurers, but Mariina was able to make two of them talk by crushing their fingers one by one. Lucky for them fingers are easy to fix with healing magic, but it would still hurt quite a bit. Just like all the others, the ¡®leader¡¯ struggled as I dragged him out of the Swords, but that doesn¡¯t matter. Like with the others, I set him out in front of Mariina and ced my sword next to his neck. ¡°... look at me.¡± Mariinamanded. Unlike with the cat-folk, she was using a very cold voice with the others. ¡°Fuck off.¡± ¡°Brian, if you would. I want him to look me in the eyes.¡± Mariina asked. This wasn¡¯t the first of them she asked that with, so I knew what to do. I, not so gently, took a hold of his head and turned it so that he was forced to face Mariina, while also pushing my left knee into his back, just to make the position a bit more ufortable. ¡°Do you know who I am?¡± Mariina asked. Every time, it had been the first question she asked, but none of them had answered her correctly. ¡°A Bitch!¡± The man answered, so I pushed my knee into his back a bit more. ¡°Answer correctly.¡± I quietly told him, putting even more pressure on him with my knee, to the point where he screamed out. Then I let back just a bit, so he could actually speak. ¡°How in the fuck should I know?¡± He yelped, in between some grunts he let out. ¡°See. That wasn¡¯t so hard, was it?¡± Imended him, as I lessened the pressure on his back. Maybe if he understands that all we want is answered, even if they aren¡¯t the truth, we will get somewhere with this. ¡°Yes. Just keep that up and we will be done soon.¡± Mariina agreed. ¡°But since you don¡¯t know me, I may as well tell you. My name is Mariina Sawyer, the fourth daughter of Earl Sawyer. And you, mister Fuck off, have just attacked my caravan. Do you know what the punishment for that is?¡± After hearing that, I felt just a tiny shiver in the man, so maybe he actually realized how badly he just fucked up. Now, let¡¯s just get the info we need, so we can¡­ actually, I have no clue what we are going to do with them.
¡°Alright. You can go join your ¡®friends¡¯.¡± I told the leader as I tossed him back into the Swords of Revealing Light. I wasn¡¯t careful with any of them, outside the little catgirl, because they honestly don¡¯t deserve it. They¡¯d likely not have a good time when I release the swords, but that is their problem. We had both learned stuff, as well as not learned stuff. One, they had no idea about us. As in, they didn¡¯t actually know we were nobles. Two, they were actually legit adventurers. Just doing not so legit work. They had paid quite a bit of money for the two cat-folk, so they needed a loan for it. And were somewhat desperate to pay it off. So when the one holding their debt gave them an out, in the form of killing just one person, they agreed to it. We tried to find out who that was, but that is info we didn¡¯t get. Even what we got was in bits and pieces from the five of them and might not be true. So yeah. Now we have a bit of a conundrum on our hands. What to do with them? ¡°I think we should kill them.¡± Alice gave her opinion. ¡°Agreed. For them to attack my Master, they deserve to burn.¡± Agunan agreed with her. ¡°... are you sure that is a good idea? They are just people following orders.¡± Luamented. ¡°Are they?¡± I asked. ¡°They had a choice. Pay their debt the normal way, but they picked murder. ¡­ I do feel bad for the ves though. They didn¡¯t have a choice.¡± ¡°Then just don¡¯t kill them? But then we would need to¡­¡± Alice didn¡¯t say everything she wanted, because while Mariina does know about Monster Reborn, herpanions don¡¯t. At least I think they don¡¯t. ¡°It also isn¡¯t quite that simple.¡± Mariina stated. ¡°Here. Look at this ve mark.¡± She pointed out the dead catboy. It looked¡­ Well, it was a bit different from the one Ria has on her body, but I cannot tell the real difference. ¡°... so, why is it different from other ones?¡± I asked. ¡°It is an older ve mark. It has long since been made illegal in the three Kingdoms and the Hero¡¯s country. Even the Crystal Empire has banned its use. That is because itcks some of the protections the newer ones have.¡± Mariina began to exin. ¡°This ve mark, unlike the modern ones, doesn¡¯t limit the orders the ve is given. For example, Brian, if you ordered Rhianna to kill herself, she wouldn¡¯t have to do it, because the mark would protect her from that order. This one doesn¡¯t. The same goes for orders to take other people''s lives and so on. The modern one protects the ve from having to execute orders of that kind.¡± ¡°... alright, but so what? Won¡¯t they be free if we kill their master?¡± I asked. ¡°No. That is the sad part. This seal¡­ if their master dies, will kill the ve.¡± Mariina said. ¡°It was made illegal for a reason. It is extremely inhumane.¡± ¡°... alright. So we will have to keep at least the leader alive.¡± I deduced. ¡°Can that ve mark be transferred to be under a different master?¡± ¡°It can¡­ but again, it is illegal. It isn¡¯tmon knowledge how to do that. We would have to get ess to someone who knows more about it.¡± Mariina told me. ¡°Anyone that would know?¡± ¡°The Sages should know. I think the Sage¡¯s towers library¡¯s limited section should have info about it.¡± ¡°... I see. But there would have to be someone who transferred the ves to that guy, right? They would have to know, wouldn¡¯t they?¡± ¡°And do you think we can get that information? No one will admit to it, as that will get them executed. And in all likelihood, there won¡¯t be any proof of the transaction.¡± Mariina reasoned. ¡°But we should still warn the local lords that there is a ve trader in this area using this mark.¡± ¡°Then perhaps we should just keep them all alive and head back to Pekkers? And because this is a special situation, I don¡¯t mind if we use one of my ships for it.¡± I offered. ¡°But at the end of the day, you are the one we are working for, so it is your call.¡± I reminded Mariina. ¡°Well, since you are offering your airship, we should head back.¡± Mariina quickly decided. ¡°We will head back in the morning. I¡¯m sorry, but you have to add keeping an eye on them to your nightwatch. Can the others use that immobilizing card?¡± ¡°Yes. Alice, Lua and Ria can.¡± I confirmed. ¡°Good. Please do your best.¡± Mariina said, before her group headed back to bed. It was about time for me and Wilma to also say good night, as our turn guarding hade to an end some time ago, but I still had one more thing to do. Actually two. Or maybe even three? I first gave both Alice and Lua two copies of Swords of Revealing Light, so they could use them on our ¡®friends¡¯. Actually, let¡¯s just give Ria two as well. It isn¡¯t like I don¡¯t have enough of them. And they coulde in handy, so why not? And maybe having more cards will help Lua and Ria get LV.3 Card Summoner, so that they can have that deck feature. Then the second thing. The dead cat boy. I used both Soul of the Pure and Blue Medicine to heal up the hole in his stomach. Then after Lua checked his corpse out and said he should be fine, I dropped a Monster Reborn on him to resurrect him. Then, before he had time to wake up, I moved him to be inside the Swords of Revealing Light. Spoiler
[copse] If anyone asks, he didn¡¯t die and was just badly injured, alright. That is the truth, if I tell people that is the truth. That is how it works, right? Last thingst. One quick request. (Laura, can you Mia and Kekri look into that ve mark? Do we have ways of transfering the ownership to me with one of my cards? Like Snatch Steal, Brain Control or something like that? Or maybe just ask the system about how it works?) Spoiler
[copse] (Yes. I¡¯ll have it done by the time you wake up.) Laura responded, so I was able to go to sleep with a rtively clear mind. CH.290 Clearing away Slave Marks CH.290 Clearing away ve Marks ¡°I apologize for the surprise visit, but something came up, and I must inform you of it personally.¡± I apologized to Lord Peks as I met him the next morning. We had returned to the town of Pekkers using B.E.S. Crystal Core in the morning. Spoiler [copse] After arrival, our group broke into three separate groups. Mariina went with Alice to get in contact with the local adventurer¡¯s guild¡¯s guild master, Lua, Ria and Wilma stayed with the ¡®adventurers¡¯ while I went with Agunan to give a report to the local lord about someone in this area using the illegal ve mark. As well as informing him that someone has definitely put a hit on Wilma. He actually took the news quite well, but the fact that Mariina was already in contact with the Sage¡¯s tower, using the adventurer¡¯s guild¡¯smunicator thingy might have helped with that. He did also apologize for the trouble, but I just told him it is not on him, so it is fine. I just hoped he would help the adventurer¡¯s guild looking into the illegal ve trade. I did rmend also looking into that newer workshop, because I¡¯d bet at least some money that they are involved in all of this. I don¡¯t think I need to go into detail as to why I would think that way. Baron Peks promised me he would audit them, so hopefully they will get some punishment, if this guy can find some dirt on them. Well, if he can¡¯t, it doesn¡¯t really matter to me. Sure I want to see them punished, but in truth, I don¡¯t really care that much. Thanks to their BS, I got a skilled artisan working for me after all.
¡°The sages will have a council and decide on if they are going to share the information.¡± Mariina told me when I arrived at the adventurer¡¯s guild. ¡°It will take at least two to three days for us to get the information, if they even decide to share.¡± ¡°Well, I guess I¡¯ll just do it then.¡± I concluded. Sure we could wait three days, but why would we? I have a much quicker and easier solution. ¡°Can you really do that?¡± Mariina asked. ¡°... do you really need to ask that?¡± What I was trying to do was actually something extremely simple to aplish. I just had to free some ves. At first, I thought I should try something like Snatch Steal or Brain Control to transfer them to be mine, but that is tooplicated and it wasn¡¯t a good forever solution. Spoiler
[copse] Laura did make a good forever solution using Creature Swap. By giving away some of my monsters to the control of the Master of the ves, the ves would be transferred to me. Permanently. Then I can just kill, well more like destroy, the monsters, or let their summoning time run out. And if I use cards without sleeves, the card would just vanish after use. I could even use something like tokens for that. But still, too convoluted, when there is a much simpler answer. Spoiler [copse] I can just free them. They are ves because of a magic mark drawn on their body, right? So what do you do when you need to clean away magic? Well, you use the Feather Duster of course. ¡°Harpie¡¯s Feather Duster.¡± Spoiler [copse] An oversized feather, which didn¡¯t really look like a duster at all, appeared in my hand. I then used said feather duster to gently dust away the ve seals on the two young catfolk, granting them their freedom.
We again left the town that day. We had no reason to stay here, and Mariina does have a schedule to keep. Of course, we now had two new people with us. Two little catfolk kids, who I agreed to employ. Like with Wilma, I will need people working for me, so why not pick up this duo. They actually have no home to return to, as they were sold by their parents. They are two of the nine children their parents had, and they simply couldn¡¯t feed everyone. And because the boy, Einar, had the Taming skill, and his sister Eline had the Summoning skill, the two of them were sold because they were worth the most. And the real reason I took them, instead of handing them over to Baron Peks, is the fact that they are the only ones who know the person that drew that forbidden ve mark on them. We did get a description from them, but it was so generic that it would never get us the correct person. Well, maybe never is a strong word, but it would take a long time and lots of false hits. As for what happened with the adventurers. Well, they did get to keep their lives at least, but they were turned into ves and would probably be sent out to fight monsters most don¡¯t want to fight. So in short, they are not for me to worry about. They didn¡¯t know the original person who drew the ve mark, as they picked them up from a traveling merchant, whose description didn¡¯t match the description given by the catfolk. So it is likely that that merchant knew how to transfer the illegal ves, but might not know how to draw the ve mark. I left looking for him to the Baron, as well as the adventurer¡¯s guild. So back to the two catfolk. Einar¡¯s tamed beasts were all defeated by us, so that isn¡¯t something I had to worry about. I meant taking them with us. Unlike summoned monsters, you can¡¯t just unsummon tamed beasts. And you can¡¯t put them away in a magic bag or even something like Storage. You¡¯d literally have to transport them, like you do. But we don¡¯t have any, so I don¡¯t need to do that. Laura did tell me about an extra skill that could actually store tamed beasts, but that was quite a rare extra skill and not something most tamers would have. But maybe Einar will get it eventually, and I might even be able to cheat that skill onto him with an install. If I feel like rewarding him for good work. Eline on the other hand had three summoning contracts. One was with the lightning tiger, but she couldn¡¯t currently summon it, because I killed it. Technically summoned monsters don¡¯t die, but if they do ¡®die¡¯, the summoners will suffer some penalties depending on the contract they had with the beast. Anything from losing the contract to not being able to summon them for a few days may happen. Other than the lightning tiger, she has a contract with a D-rank forest tiger and an E-rank baby tiger. And because of her contract with the lightning tiger, she could summon it again two weeks after its ¡®death¡¯, so that beast will be summonable for her again. Of course my n for the two was simple. Well, maybe not so simple, but still simple. I wanted some maids and butlers. And these two would be the first for that. Well, first after Ria. She is the OG. And I guess Einar will be my first butler. I think that job will fit him well, as with his Taming skill, he can tame monsters that will be able to pull my carriage. And of course Eline will be a decentbat maid with her summoned beasts. She might not reach Ria¡¯s level, but it will still be nice. Teaching them will of course be my two Dragonmaids, as well as the aforementioned Ria. Spoiler
[copse] And because the mission that gives me Dragonmaids is worded the way that it is, I should get a Dragonmaid card for each of them eventually. Actually, I should get one for Wilma as well. She is my employee after all. ¡­ But as good as all of this is, it did leave us with a small issue. My carriage just isn¡¯trge enough any more. It could fit the five of us fine, and even the addition of Wilma wasn¡¯t a big problem, but now with two more people, I¡¯d either have to hurry up making a mana source for the spatial expander, but I actually already had something for that. And that was a mana transfer device. I could link it with a magic stone, and then have the stone instantly send mana into the device. Wait, did that make any sense? I¡¯ll try to exin it so that everyone will understand. So basically, I¡¯ll have to have a magic stone that holds mana. Then I can link this device to it and it can pull mana from that stone. Hopefully that exnation makes a bit more sense. This was something I both identally and purposefully made. I wanted to make something like this for when my HomeBase infinite mana factory finally goes online, but I wasn¡¯t meaning to make it when I did. I was actually working on a wireless magicmunicator. Basically a magic walkie-talkie. But instead I got something that was close to this, so I just converted the failed walkie-talkie into a mana transfer device. I think I¡¯ll try to hurry up with my HomeBase ns, but it just isn¡¯t ready to be implemented yet. The factory tests are good, and it should work out, but I¡¯m still min-maxing efficiency, cements and all of that. I want to have my HomeBase be as well designed as the Hero¡¯s country, if not better. No point in doing it poorly, only to have to rebuild it all from scratch.
Outside of the poption increase causing me to use some of my monsters for additional transports, our trip had been going well. And I think Einar and Eline enjoyed riding Ancient Gear Beast and Leogun. Spoiler
[copse] I even ended up summoning some of my more ssic machines, Overdrive, Oni Tank T-34 and Labyrinth Tank. ¡­ Sadly, two of those are just a bit¡­ out there, so using them might be a bad idea. Spoiler
[copse] I don¡¯t want some merchant thinking I¡¯m going to rob him, just because I happen to be driving an Oni Tank or anything. Wilma was quite the fan of my machine monsters, by the way. She was especially interested in the materials they were made out of, and basically begged me to let her take one of them apart. I was thinking of letting her experiment with Cyber Dragons, because Cyber Dragons are titanium, I think, but I also don¡¯t want her to do anything stupid to monsters that I really like. But yeah. Our travels are going rtively fine again, so I wanted to just rx a bit and maybe open some packs. It has been a few days sincest time. Last time was¡­ it was after I returned Cailie home from the dungeon. ¡­ only for her to get re-banished¡­ I hope she is doing well in the Hero¡¯s country. Maybe I should take Alice and Lua on a date there and ask someone like how Cailie has been doing. Yeah. I know that would be breaking some date etiquette, but I know that at least Lua worries about Cailie sometimes. Not so sure about Alice though, as she is the more easygoing of the two. Anyway. Back to some packs.
Daily Pack tokens: 100 Current Pack tokens: 1144
Avable sets :
Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon Metal Raiders
Magic Ruler Pharaoh¡¯s Servant
Labyrinth of Nightmare Legacy of Darkness
Pharaonic Guardian Magician¡¯s Force
Dark Crisis Invasion of Chaos
Ancient Sanctuary Soul of the Duelist
Rise of Destiny ming Eternity
The Lost Millennium Cybeic Revolution
Elemental Energy Shadow of Infinity
Enemy of Justice
Daily Reprint Tokens: 100 Current Reprint Tokens: 981
Avable Reprint sets:
Dark Beginning 1 Dark Revtion Volume 1
Dark Beginning 2 Dark Revtion Volume 2
So as for the sets I have, Laura added those check marks after the sets that I have three of everything from. As if I wouldn¡¯t remember it myself, but it was still nice of her. So yeah. I just have two not fullypleted at the moment. Not that I wanted to open up anything but Shadow of Infinity. I want another Sacred Beast card. I only have Hamon and I want another one. Not that I¡¯ve summoned Hamon outside the factory yet, but at some point I will. And I¡¯m sure Agunan will enjoy getting another Divine-Beast that he can lose to. Well, he can actually tie with Hamon, as long as I allow him to have infinite mana, but he does lose if he doesn¡¯t have infinite mana. Maybe I should give Agunan another install, so he will be strong enough to beat some of the Divine-Beasts. Let¡¯s think more about thatter. For now, let¡¯s open some Shadow of Infinity. Spoiler SOI 1 Super Junior Confrontation, Ancient Gear Factory, Saber Beetle, Miracle Kids, Anteatereatingant, Ancient Gear, Generation Shift, Gokipon, Princess Curran [copse] First pack, all ready all repeats. That¡¯s a shame. Next. Spoiler SOI 2 Tenkabito Shien, Ancient Gear Factory, Full Salvo, Photon Generator Unit, D.D. Guide, D.3.S. Frog, Next to be Lost, Malice Ascendant, Memory Crusher [copse] Same with this pack. All repeats. Next. Spoiler SOI 3 D.D. Guide, Sand Moth, Machine King Prototype, Super Junior Confrontation, D.3.S. Frog, Silent Insect, Saber Beetle, Disciple of the Forbidden Spell, Option Hunter [copse] ¡­ Do I even have to say it? All repeats. Next. Spoiler SOI 4 Tenkabito Shien, Anteatereatingant, Trial of the Princesses, Saber Beetle, End of the World, Malice Ascendant, Chain Thrasher, Silent Insect, Chainsaw Insect [copse] Well, at least Chainsaw Insect is new. It is also quite strong, and its usual negative effect isn¡¯t really negative at all. I mean, how does someone ¡®draw a card¡¯? And they can¡¯t get a Pack token either, if they don¡¯t have Pack Opener. So it is basically a 2400 attack monster with no downside. ¡­ actually, it does have one. 0 defense means it does die easily, so it is basically a ss cannon. Anyway, next. Spoiler SOI 5 D.3.S. Frog, Machine King Prototype, Symbol of Heritage, Saber Beetle, Next to be Lost, Tenkabito Shien, Ancient Gear, Cyber Laser Dragon, Chainsaw Insect [copse] Cyber Laser Dragon. Nice. That is honestly so good. And with its effect to st anything with more attack than it has, it will be quite useful, I think. Sure A-rank and higher monsters will resist the destruction effect, but they will still take some damage from it.Once per turn, you can destroy 1 monster with ATK or DEF equal to or higher than the ATK of this card. Let¡¯s keep this going. Next. Spoiler SOI 6 Silent Insect, Symbol of Heritage, Ma Circle LV2, Super Junior Confrontation, Hero Kid, Chain Thrasher, Full Salvo, Ancient Gear Drill, Proto-Cyber Dragon [copse] Well, Proto is new, so that is good. Always good to get something new, instead of a repeat. Don¡¯t know how useful it will be, but still good to have. Next. Spoiler SOI 7 Silent Insect, Sess Probability 0%, Elemental HERO Neo Bubbleman, Anteatereatingant, Chain Thrasher, Next to be Lost, Hero Kid, Demise, King of Armageddon, Proto-Cyber Dragon [copse] Well, that is a Demise. Hi Demise. Sorry I never got you with Manju, but at least I was now able to pull you from a pack. I still need your waifu, but I¡¯m working on it. Next. Spoiler SOI 8 Malice Ascendant, Grass Phantom, Beelze Frog, Tenkabito Shien, Sess Probability 0%, Full Salvo, Machine King Prototype, Super Junior Confrontation, Phantasmal Martyrs [copse] And that is all repeats, but let¡¯s hope Phantasmal Martyrs is a sign of the iing Sacred Beast. Next. Spoiler SOI 9 Full Salvo, Generation Shift, End of the World, Beelze Frog, Anteatereatingant, Machine King Prototype, Elemental HERO Neo Bubbleman, Ancient Gear Cannon, Cyclone Boomerang [copse] At least Cyclone Boomerang is new. And I might be able to reverse engineer it and make some cool weapon out of it. I think next pack will be thest, so maybe something amazing? Spoiler SOI 10 Next to be Lost, Beelze Frog, End of the World, Parasitic Ticky, D.3.S. Frog, Symbol of Heritage, Miracle Kids, Adhesive Explosive, Damage Condenser [copse] ¡­ I mean¡­ it is something new. And it is an SR, so that is good. Sadly it just¡­ isn¡¯t amazing. It is alright, I guess. And Adhesive Explosive is new as well. And it is actually better than Damage Condenser. So this isn¡¯t a bad pack to end things on. I think I¡¯ll pull another ten tomorrow, so I can get a Sacred Beast, and maybe some Enemy of Justice packs as well. Yeah. I think I¡¯ll do that. Then let Laura take over and fullplete the sets.
¡°... Lord Brian¡­ would I be able to ask something?¡± Wilma asked me that evening. We were once again keeping guard, as the others slept. I got some looks from Alice and Lua when I decided on the order we would keep guard, but I¡¯m honestly just min-maxing out System Support efficiency. It is best if one of us System Support holders is always awake to keep guard. ¡°You already did, but I¡¯ll assume you want to know something else. Go for it.¡± I granted her permission in my almost ssic slightly snarky way. ¡°... that day¡­ when you came to my workshop¡­¡± Wilma began. ¡°... I died¡­ didn¡¯t I?¡± ¡°Why would you think so?¡± ¡°... it is just¡­ I remember¡­ this strange ce¡­ It felt like a dream¡­ I was only there for a second¡­ but it felt¡­ I don¡¯t know.¡± ¡°And why would that make you think you died? It could have been just a dream.¡± ¡°I ¡­ I thought so too¡­ But then I heard about the smoke bomb¡­ Something like that. If what you told me¡­ about how smokey the room was¡­ I should have died, I think. But I thought it was impossible, because I¡¯m alive. ¡­ until I saw you resurrect that catfolk boy. He was dead. I¡¯m sure he was. There is no way he would have lived for that long¡­ with a big hole in his stomach.¡± ¡°Perhaps. So, where are you going with this?¡± ¡°... well, if you really can do that, and it is easy enough that you did it to someone who attacked you¡­ maybe you did it to me?¡± ¡°... I see. Well, that is one possibility. Or maybe what we told you earlier is the truth? That you were simply passed out from the smoke. So, do you want to actually know the truth, or was that just you asking about things?¡± ¡°... I ¡­ I wish to know the truth. Did you resurrect me that day?¡± ¡°... No. I did not.¡± I answered honestly, with emphasis on the I. Because Lua was the one who used a Monster Reborn on Wilma. ¡°I see¡­¡± ¡°But you did die that day.¡± I then added. ¡°When we arrived, the smithing room was alreadypletely full of smoke. Agunan was the one that came into the room and took you to the other room. Lua tried her best to keep you alive, but she isn¡¯t great when ites to breathing problems, and you ended up passing away.¡± I exined to her what happened. ¡°After that, she was the one who used a Monster Reborn on you and resurrected you. I didn¡¯t do it.¡± ¡°... she can do it too? ¡­ what is she?¡± ¡°Ask her yourself. She might answer, or she might not. Her secrets are not mine to share.¡± ¡°... I see. I¡¯ll¡­ think about it¡­ But at least¡­ I¡¯ll make sure to thank her.¡± CH.291 Status Update CH.291 Status Update ¡°Wow. This is nice. Great work Wilma.¡± I thanked Wilma for her work, as she returned my mithril sword to me. It had been taken apart for two days now, and Wilma had made a new grip, guard and pommel to it, as well as a new scabbard. It now looked a lot better, and something that a noble might actually use. I did like the simplicity of the old one, but this is better. The grip also felt ¡­ grippier? I don¡¯t think that is the correct term, but it was easier to hold onto and easier to index the de. You know, making sure the edge will hit the opponent and that stuff. Still, the visual upgrade was probably the more important part, as now it is something more than just a fighting weapon. Now it is also a status statement. But yeah. Wilma had taken ¡­ is it three days then, considering that she began during that night? Yeah. Design day and then two more days after that to make this piece. Quite fast, considering that she is only able to work on this while we are stopped for meals, or for the night. As for what I¡¯ve been doing for the past two days, well, I do have a lot of design work to do. You know, HomeBase and all of that. For that reason, I¡¯ve been spending a lot of the day in the Factory, to the point where my sense of time is a bit off. Factory does operate at an elerated timepared to the real world, so staying there for what is there a bit over 8 hours, and it only being 4 on the other side does cause some minor issues. Anyway. Outside of that, I¡¯ve just been hanging out with Alice and Lua. They deserve my attention outside of my 9 to 5 job. Wait, I don¡¯t have one. It is just me working on my own project. When ites to them, Alice has finally gotten her Fire Magic skill. You know, from the install of Molten Destruction a while ago. Spoiler [copse] She also got a skill called Polearm Technique from her practice with her swordstaff. So it counts as a polearm for the skills. I wonder if the skill will eventually evolve into Swordstaff Technique? Or maybe it willbine with the Staff Technique skill for that? Well, I guess we will find out when it happens. Anyway. Alice learning the skills did lead us to a few discussions. One was about me getting mithril. You know, for Alice¡¯s swordstaff. Yes, I can get it from HomeBase, and I probably should. ¡­ but my order for it should also be ready in about a week, so we could wait. But yeah. I would have asked Wilma to work on it, but the honor of designing and making that swordstaff was already taken by my monsters in the factory, so they will take care of it. The second thing was something more important. Well, in a way. It was Alice and Lua arguing about installs. Mainly, which one of them would pick up Earth Magic, and which one would take Wind Magic. Perhaps in some interesting twist of fate, Alice and Lua both have the opposing attributes, for the two that they have. Alice had fire, while Lua has water. Lua has light, while Alice has dark. So the two of them came to the conclusion that they should split wind and earth between the two of them as well, but they are arguing about which one will get which. And it wasn¡¯t really like either of them had a real problem with it, it is just that they both want both, but I just can¡¯t do that. Alice could use wind because it goes well with fire. It might also help her fly faster. But because of her father, Alice wasn¡¯t the biggest fan of wind magic. Lua could use wind because it will help her heal breathing problems. Had she known how to use wind magic, she may have been able to keep Wilma from¡­ well, you know. It might even help her take flight. She does have wings after all. As for earth. It would go decently with Alice¡¯s dark magic, as she could use it to make traps and stuff, while using dark magic to hide them away. She could alsobine it with her fire magic to useva based attacks, and that could be terrifying. And for Lua, earth would be good for healing bones and all of that. Outside of the airways and breathing, fixing broken bones was the biggest weakness Lua had when it came to her healing. In my opinion, the answer was simple. Alice takes earth, because she doesn¡¯t want wind, and Lua will just take wind. But for some reason, the two just didn¡¯t want toe to an agreement on that, so I let them argue a bit more about it. They could even both take earth magic. Wind be damned. Anyway. Now that we are talking about our skills, I guess I¡¯ll give you a general update. Lua has gotten the Vampiric Body Modification, and learned it to the point where she can actually hide away her wings. Though she herself has admitted that it feels weird, so she doesn¡¯t keep them hidden outside of training the skill. Ria on the other hand has been learning how to grow herself a pair of wings with said skill, but it is still a work-in-progress. She can make something that look rtively like extra appendages growing from her back, but they are definitely not wings. More like arms that have no hands. She does now know how to ¡®harden¡¯ her body in different parts, so she can do things like grow out long nails and then harden them into actual weapons. But her fighting style can¡¯t really use that much, so she only uses it to make her skin a bit tougher. Oh, and she got the racial skill Brawling. The one she has ess to because she evolved into a dhampir brawler. I think it is from the hand-to-hand matches she has with Agunan, probably. Agunan has been using those matches to learn how to act on a humanoid level, but I feel like his standard is way off, as most humanoids aren¡¯t LV.99 like Ria is. And me¡­ well, I¡¯ve been cking off on everything, except sword practice. Not because I don¡¯t want to train the Spiritual Human racial skill Spirit Magic with the water spirits, or because I don¡¯t want to practice Draconic Magic with Agunan, but simply because I just don¡¯t have the time at the moment. HomeBase takes the priority. But I guess the good news is that I learned Shield Technique, so that is something. Even Agunan had gotten a bit stronger, at least based on his HP and mana. You know, the ones I see as +xx.xxx after my HP and mana. They used to be +19,400 and +17,700, but now they are just a bit higher. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: One without a Race - Dragon Hearted ?
Level: 120
HP: 5380 (+19,600)
Mana: 6430 (+17,800)
Strength: 2050
Defense: 2530
Magic: 2190
Skills:
One of Every Race LV.1 (unique-racial)
Pack Opener LV.7 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.4 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Limit Break LV.1 (extra)
Space Magic LV.2 (extra)
Telekinesis LV.5 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.10 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Sword Technique LV.4
Shield Technique LV.1
Mana Control LV.12
Defense Boost LV.5
Dragon Life Dedication (Greater True Fire Dragon)
Water Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Honorary Baron of Ruiso Kingdom
Language Comprehension (humanoid) (draconic)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Lucia
Race: Dhampir Monarch !
Level: 99
HP: 2780
Mana: 5120
Strength: 1016
Defense: 1244
Magic: 3526
Skills:
Dhampir Princess LV.2 (Unique)
True Blood Magic LV.10 (Racial)
Vampiric Body Modification LV.2 (Racial)
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Water Magic LV.9
Light Magic LV.4
Mana Healing LV.3
Mana Control LV.10
Magic Boost LV.8
Quick Cast LV.8
Fast Mana Recovery LV.10
Knife Technique LV.2
Staff Technique LV.6
Saint
Water Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Blood Sucker (Racial)
Lifesaver
Storage ess (Brian Wood)
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Alice Mana Watchman
Race: Magical Girl ?
Level: 99
HP: 1990
Mana: 4830
Strength: 1154
Defense: 1494
Magic: 3488
Skills:
Magical Girl (unique-racial) LV.2
Card Summoner LV.3 (extra)
Magician¡¯s Power LV.5 (extra)
Multicasting LV.5 (extra)
Mana Flight LV.5 (extra)
Telekinesis LV.4 (extra)
Giant yer LV.2 (extra)
Dark Magic LV.10
Fire Magic LV.1
Mana Control LV.10
Magic Boost LV.7
Quick Cast LV.8
Instant Cast LV.3
Fast Mana Recovery LV.10
Magic resistance LV.5
Polearm Technique LV.1
Staff Technique LV.4
One with two Souls
One who defeated the Impossible
Storage ess (Brian Wood)
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Rhianna
Race: Dhampir Brawler
Level: 99
HP: 3250
Mana: 2780
Strength: 2125
Defense: 1579
Magic: 1330
Skills:
True Blood Magic LV.5 (Racial)
Vampiric Body Modification LV.5 (Racial)
Brawling LV.1 (Racial)
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Fire Magic LV.5
Mana Control LV.6
Fast Mana Recovery LV.6
Internal Magic Technique LV.7
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.7
Counter Strike LV.2
Flickering Step LV.5
Power Boost LV.5
Defense Boost LV.5
Blood Sucker (Racial)
ve. Master: Brian Wood
[copse] So yeah. All around, we are doing fine.
¡°Still nothing?¡± I asked my summon. ¡°I apologize. But it appears as if they don¡¯t have a solid memory of what happened.¡± Over the past two days, when we had the time, I have been summoning my spellcasters to try and look into the minds of the two catfolk kids. Just so we would have a better description of the person responsible for their ve marks. But all we have gotten is the same vague image they have. Mariina theorized that the person who drew the mark ordered the kids to forget him or something, as that mark may have been able to do that. It was something you could order with even the more modern ve mark, because the ability to keep things secret from ves was seen as necessary when the modern one was developed. It works quite well, but the order cannot erase all memories, so that is where that vague imagees in. Sadly, because the catfolk have literally forgotten the details, we cannot get anything more than that from them. It is a shame that me dusting away the mark didn¡¯t bring their memories back, but that is just something we¡¯ll have to live with.
¡°Alright. Some packs then.¡± I muttered to myself. Over the past two days, I didn¡¯t open any packs like I nned, but I now had an opportunity, so I was going to take it. I wasying in our tent, next to Alice. Lua was outside keeping guard with Wilma recently. My turn would be after her, but after Alice got a bit aggressive, ¡­ not that aggressive, just some kisses. Anyway. I didn¡¯t feel sleepy, even though Alice is so calm even after her aggression. So I decided to quickly pull open Pack Opener and disappoint myself to sleep.
Use a ¡®Pack token¡¯ to open 1 pack of ¡®Shadow of Infinity¡¯?
[Yes] [No]
Of course going with more Shadow of Infinity. I still really want to pull those Sacred Beasts. Spoiler SOI 1 Beelze Frog, Miracle Kids, D.3.S. Frog, Trial of the Princesses, Machine King Prototype, Sess Probability 0%, Super Junior Confrontation, Samsara, Memory Crusher [copse] As I said, disappointing myself to sleep. Well, at least I have more tokens, so I don¡¯t have to end after just one bad pack. Next. Spoiler SOI 2 Saber Beetle, Samsara, Trial of the Princesses, Silent Insect, Hero Heart, Symbol of Heritage, D.D. Guide, Full Salvo, Cyclone Boomerang [copse] Spoiler SOI 3 Sand Moth, Generation Shift, Next to be Lost, Trial of the Princesses, Full Salvo, Chain Thrasher, Gokipon, Symbol of Heritage, Karma Cut [copse] Two more with just ¡­ bad cards. At least give me something. Or do you really want me to go to sleep disappointed? Spoiler SOI 4 Chain Thrasher, Miracle Kids, D.D. Guide, Ancient Gear, Ancient Gear Cannon, Grass Phantom, Super Junior Confrontation, Uria, Lord of Searing mes, Treeborn Frog [copse] Nope! You most definitely don¡¯t. Thank you, Pack Opener. And hello Uria. Let¡¯s get that Divine sleeve for this Uria and ¡­ wait for me to find something I can sick you onto. ¡­ is it wrong that I really want to summon Uria, for no reason other than just to summon him? Asking for a friend. Wait, that doesn¡¯t work out in this context. Well anyway, I got my Uria and it is now in a Divine sleeve. For those that want to know, because of the sleeve, its effects changed a bit. First, I can use any traps as tributes to special summon my Uria, when normally you have to use face-up Trap Cards. Two, mine will gain attack for each trap in my GY, not just for each Continuous Trap Card. Three. If Uria is in my GY, after I have properly summoned it, I can toss a Trap Card into the GY to special summon Uria from the GY. So yeah. I basically have the anime version of Uria. And that is nice. And in case you were wondering, my Divine sleeved Hamon also had some extra effects. Spoiler [copse] Unlike the TCG Hamon, I could use any spells as tributes for it, not just face-up Continuous Spells. Two, while Hamon is out, I take no damage from any Spell cards, and this probably extends to the ¡®natural¡¯ spells of this world.I know, this isn¡¯t anime Hamon¡¯s effect, but with how bloated anime Uria is, I wanted to add a bit more to Hamon. And anime Hamon does have this effect: If this Defense Position card is destroyed, you take no damage for the rest of this turn, so I just modified it a bit. Three. If Hamon is in the GY, after being properly summoned, I can resurrect it by sending a spell from my hand to the GY, like I can Uria with trap cards.Again, not Anime Hamon¡¯s effect, but something I feel like the anime version should have had. Just to match Uria. It is so strange that just Uria had that effect, while the other two didn¡¯t. But yeah. Two Sacred Beasts. Maybe I can get a third? Let¡¯s go to ten packs today as well, and see what we can get. Spoiler SOI 5 Beelze Frog, Silent Insect, Chain Thrasher, Disciple of the Forbidden Spell, Ancient Gear Factory, Elemental HERO Neo Bubbleman, Samsara, Malice Ascendant, Chainsaw Insect [copse] Well, at least I got a Chainsaw Insect, if I want to cut down a forest or something. Too bad it is still a repeat. Next. Spoiler SOI 6 Generation Shift, Samsara, Sand Moth, Chain Thrasher, Parasitic Ticky, D.3.S. Frog, Elemental HERO Neo Bubbleman, Grass Phantom, Chainsaw Insect [copse] ¡­ that wasn¡¯t an invite for more Chainsaw Insects¡­ Well, maybe the next pack won¡¯t have one. Spoiler SOI 7 Sess Probability 0%, Tenkabito Shien, Ancient Gear, Next to be Lost, Malice Ascendant, Miracle Kids, Anteatereatingant, Treeborn Frog, B.E.S. Covered Core [copse] Oh? A new B.E.S. monster? Nice. And I think Covered Core is one of the smaller ones. In terms of physical size, I mean. So it will be great to use, as long as it has some space on the inside. So yeah. That is actually really nice. Great work, packs. Three more left. Maybe I can get one more SR or UR. Spoiler SOI 8 Parasitic Ticky, Machine King Prototype, Symbol of Heritage, Photon Generator Unit, End of the World, Saber Beetle, Samsara, Option Hunter, Divine Dragon - Excelion [copse] The answer is yes. I can get another SR. Divine Dragon - Excelion, huh. Too bad it really isn¡¯t that good. And I can even abuse it, because I can have three Excelions in the GY when I summon it, so it will gain all three of its effects. Sadly, none of those effects are all that good. Still, it is always nice to pull an SR. Maybe with a lot of luck I can get one more? ¡­ okay, let¡¯s be honest, probably not. But I can dream and open the next pack. Spoiler SOI 9 Symbol of Heritage, Gokipon, Samsara, Ancient Gear Cannon, Ancient Gear Drill, Ancient Gear, Chain Thrasher, Miracle Kids, Princess Pikeru [copse] Now I know what you might think. There is nothing good here. But you¡¯d be wrong. Princess Pikeru is actually quite nice. It is a light attribute Spellcaster-type monster with a healing effect. And if you don¡¯t know why that is good, then let me introduce you to Lua. She has been learning light attribute healing magic from White Magician Pikeru, so getting the upgraded form is more than nice. I¡¯ll give it to her soon, along with the Trial of the Princesses. Spoiler
[copse] One more. Let¡¯s see something as good as that Pikeru. Spoiler SOI 10 Malice Ascendant, Ancient Gear Factory, End of the World, Hero Kid, Trial of the Princesses, Silent Insect, Full Salvo, Chainsaw Insect, Ruin, Queen of Oblivion [copse] Yeah. That would be something as good. Sure Ruin, Queen of Oblivion is not a Sacred Beast or anything, but it is more than nice to have. Now I have both of the Ritual monsters from this set. I even got the End of the World ritual spell in the same pack. By the way. Why is it called End of the World? And this isn¡¯t just some TCG trantion. Even in the OCG, the ritual spell is called End of the World. Is it just because of Demise? Spoiler [copse] I mean, Demise does destroy everything on the field, except itself. But still. For a ritual spell called ¡®End of the World¡¯, you¡¯d expect it to summon some 5000/5000 ritual super monster, not a 2400/2000 attack monster with a field nuke. Well, maybe that is just me. Well, anyway. I got some great stuff this time. Last time was¡­ not so hot, so this one was great to get. Now off to dreand with me, as tomorrow will be another busy day. CH.292 HomeBase Lifting Off CH.292 HomeBase Lifting Off A couple dayster, we were getting closer to Burch Dukedom. This was going to be where our current adventuring mission of escorting Mariina would end, so we could go our separate ways. Or she could hire us for another job to take her to the capital, as that is where I¡¯m nning to go next. But that isn¡¯t what is important at the moment. The important thing is somethingpletely different. HomeBase. Factory tests are done. I have all of the magic stones that have Pitch-ck Power Stones installed in them. I have the flowers that have Magical nt Mandrags installed in them. Of course I have the Magical Citadel of Endymion, which will act as the field spell for this n. And I have the SS-rank core of the world treant converted into a magic stone, which I will use as a false core for HomeBase. Spoiler
[copse] In short, everything is ready and I can start the instation process at HomeBase. Just as soon as we get to the city, because I want to have Alice, Lua, Agunan and Ria there when we achieve lift off. Well, it will still take at least all of today for us to reach the city, and I do have a lot to do, so after breakfast, I jumped into Gradius and flew over to HomeBase, so I could start the installs. And nting the flowers and all of that.
After a full day of work, I had the mana factory set up. The flowers were nted, and while it would take them about three days to grow to the point where they could make me Spell Counters, that isn¡¯t bad at all. I probably wouldn¡¯t have gotten all of them nted in just a day, but with Green Phantom King, Queen of Autumn Leaves, Prickle Fairy and Rose Spectre of Dunn helping me, we got it done. Spoiler
[copse] The magic stones were buried under the soil where the flowers were, and of course, the area above HomeBase now had a big beautiful citadel, ready for our use. ¡­ okay, it actually isn¡¯t ready at all, because the building ispletely empty, but we can work on thatter. Now I¡¯ll just have to wait the few days it will take for the flowers to grow, and then¡­ I¡¯ll have a floating ind.
The next three days were a lot more fun. In my opinion, at least. Because HomeBase was ready to go, well almost, my queue of extra work to do was suddenly basically empty. So back to being ¡®regr¡¯. Always feels good to not have extra work like that. Thank God I can at least sleep well, with both Lua and Alice being able to put me to sleep if I¡¯m stressed out about my work. I think I might go insane if I don¡¯t get enough sleep. So yeah. With more time on my hands, I was able to once again focus more on training my skills. Mainly Space Magic, Draconic Magic, Spirit Magic and of course my sword skills. For sword practice, I was actually doing a lot with Alice. She now had the skill for polearms, so it was actually quite a bit of fun having mock battles with her. I did have to hold back a bit, and I also used a different sword than my usual mithril sword, because if I used the mithril sword, there is a chance I¡¯d just cut Alice¡¯s swordstaff in half. I don¡¯t really have the skills for that yet, but the first time I used the mithril sword against her swordstaff, I cut quite the groove into it. So instead I was now using just a mediocre iron sword. It wasn¡¯t even steel, so it would get damaged by our matches, but thankfully not to the point where Storage cannot fix it. To bnce things out between Lua and Alice, I would also do my spirit training with Lua. Sure she cannot learn the Spirit Magic skill, as it is racial, but she could still improve her skills with the spirit synchro.
Then on the¡­ how many days has it been? Well, three since I nted the flowers at HomeBase, so¡­ five since we left Pekkers. Anyway, timelines aside. We reached our goal, the Burch Dukedom, or to be precise, Burch city. It was arge city, easily double the size of Sawyer city. Sure it might not match up to The Hero¡¯s country, but still a very nicerge city. It was built close to a small fortified town, which had arge dungeon underneath it. That dungeon was a source of multiple valuable items, so this city was a ce where adventurers woulde and sell the stuff they wanted, and spend all the money they earned. The economy here was quite booming because of that. As for why the dungeon isn¡¯t inside the city. Well, that should be simple. While rare, if the dungeon does spawn too many monsters, there is a chance those monsters will rush out of the dungeon and invade the surface. And I don¡¯t think I have to tell you that you don¡¯t want that inside arge city. Getting inside the city wasn¡¯t too bad. Mainly because we could just skip the lines by using the entrance for nobles. Agunan was just a bit of a problem, but he had his guild card, so they let him in. After getting inside the city, our group broke up. Well, more like Mariina¡¯s group went their separate way from us. Unlike us, she had a ce in a vi of some noble living in this town. Not Duke Burch, but some lesser noble. We could have tried ¡®invading¡¯ that ce, but we don¡¯t really need to. We have a HomeBase to get to, because tomorrow, it is time. We would still spend the next night in the city though. We could also go on a massive shopping spree in the city, just so we could fill the citadel up with ¡­ well, whatever we want. Then tomorrow, fly to HomeBase and have it lift off.
¡°My Lord¡­ that store¡­ it is the one that¡­ wanted me.¡± Wilma told me quietly as we walked past a decentlyrge storefront. ¡°The ones that opened that second workshop in Pekkers? Alright. I guess we will be avoiding it.¡± I decided. While I had no proof that this nken Trading Company was responsible for all the troubles we ran into in Pekkers, if they are the ones that drove Wilma into a corner, they are at least somewhat to me. I won¡¯t go marching in there, or anything like that, as it could just be some regional manager who actually attacked her. And even then, we have basically no proof, so there is no reason to confront them. I did make sure to ask Einar and Eline about the store, but they didn¡¯t recognize it, so the store likely wasn¡¯t involved in the illegal ve mark mess. If they were, I¡¯d have sent a letter to Mariina, asking her to look into thispany. But as it still might be involved with Wilma, I should still ask one of the local nobles to look into it, if I have a chance to do so.
We ended up spending the night in a lovely inn at the outer edge of the city. It was a lot better for us than some high-ss ce, as our group is a bit all over the ce. ¡­ and the best high-ss in of the city is owned by that nkenpany, and I don¡¯t feel like giving them that much revenue. They might even try something funny, if they recognize Wilma. I got us a total of three separate rooms. I was with Alice and Lua, obviously. Ria was with Wilma, and I left Agunan in charge of the catfolk. Sorry to push them on you, but they are good kids, so you should be fine.
The next morning, we enjoyed quite the lovely breakfast at the inn''s dining hall, before heading back into the city. We still had a few things we were going to pick up, and then we¡¯d be heading out. We split up into three groups. Agunan, Lua and Wilma, Ria and Alice, and I was with the catfolk. The reason for this split was quite simple. The three of us that could use the System Support were in separate groups, so we could keep in contact. Alice, Lua and I can also all use storage, so that is a nice added benefit. After wepleted our shopping, we regrouped at a restaurant rmended to us by the inn we stayed at and enjoyed a good lunch.
After dinner, we headed out of the city. Then a short walk, well a carriage ride really,ter, I summoned Big Core and we got everyone on board. Wilma and the catfolk had already ridden Crystal Core on our way back to Pekkers, so Big Core was just fine for them. Now I know you think it might be a bit premature to bring Wilma and the catfolk to HomeBase, and honestly it might be, but I made the false core and everything, so they won¡¯t learn the truth about what that ce really is. ¡°Wee to HomeBase. I think you three will end up spending quite a bit of time here, so please get familiar with it soon.¡± I introduced the three new people to the ce. ¡°... I didn¡¯t know there was a ce like this in the Ever forest.¡± Wilma admitted. ¡°I thought nobody would evere here. Especially this deep.¡± ¡°Well, I¡¯m not a nobody. I¡¯m Brian, so I came here.¡± I joked a bit, even if the joke was bad. ¡°Please take a seat.¡± I told them, as I set out some cheap-ish chairs I picked up from Burch city. I could have gotten something better, but this will work for now. I left the others outside, inside the citadel area, but still outside the main building itself, while I entered the tower. Then I used the magic elevator to reach the control room, and the false dungeon core made from the world treant¡¯s core. ¡°Alright. Endymion, the Master Magician. Come out here, I need your help.¡± I said, as I summoned my monster. Spoiler Yes. Endy can be normal summoned without the counters, so Brian can just call him out like he would any other monster. [copse] All of the magic and the spells we would need were already set up in the false core, as well as backed up on the Chaos God Core, so we were all set to go. I just needed Endymion here, as quite a few things would be happening at the same time. Even with both Laura and me working on this, we might get overwhelmed, so better to have someone checking up on our work. ¡°Alright. Let¡¯s activate the primary levitation spell.¡± I said, as I switched the spell on. One of the monitors showing security footage from outside showed a magic circle being drawn into the air. Once it was fullyplete, and Laura confirmed that it was the right one, I activated the other four spells we would need for flight. Technically we only needed one other one, but the other three could quickly be necessary. And my mana factory can more than keep up with these spells, so better to use them, than not to use them. ¡°Master. The initial spells have fully activated. We are ready to lift off.¡± Endymion told me. ¡°Good.¡± I said, as I picked up something akin to a microphone, which let me talk to the others sitting outside. ¡°... Ladies and Gentlemen. Dragons, dwarves, catfolk, dhampirs and magical girls. Wee to the lift off of HomeBase. I rmend you hold onto your seats, because while this shouldn¡¯t get too bumpy, I cannot guarantee a perfectly smooth ride. I shall soonmence the countdown.¡± I announced to the people outside. Lua, Alice, Agunan and Ria didn¡¯t really react, as they are used to my usual antics by now, but Wilma and the catfolk kids did look around, as if trying to see where I¡¯m talking to them from. ¡°Endy, monitor everything, thanks.¡± I told Endymion. Then I once again spoke into the mic. ¡°We will lift off in 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, Lift OFF!¡± I called out, as I turned the spells to take-off power. I felt a minor earthquake as the entire dungeon separated itself from the ground. I had already done a basic separation, but some parts were still just a bit attached, so the entire now floating ind shook a bit, as those parts separated. As soon as I noticed us being fully separate from the ground, I lowered the power of the main floatation spell. It was what would give us our altitude, but I didn¡¯t want to go too high. My first goal was literally just to liberate HomeBase from the ground below, and I had achieved that. Now by ramping up the power of the main floatation spell, we could pick up altitude and lower ourselves back down. Then using one of the support spells, we could move in any direction we would want. The other three spells were for air, environmental control and defense. In case something went wrong, and we would have sted off into the stratosphere or something, the air control spell could get us enough air so we could breath. The environmental control spell is necessary so that my flowers will stay in perfect health, no matter where I move this floating ind to. And the defense. Well, that one should be obvious. Don¡¯t want some strong flying monster attacking this ce. ¡°Master. Mana values are as expected. We are set and floating.¡± Endymion told me. ¡°Good. Thanks, Endy. I¡¯ll go outside and speak with the others. Please continue to monitor the mana levels, and if anything appears wrong, gently lower us down to the ground.¡± ¡°As you wish, Master.¡± Leaving Endymion, the Master Magician in charge of the control room, I left the room, used the magic elevator to move to the ground floor, and headed outside where the others were sitting. I wonder how they will react when they realize they are on a floating ind? CH.293 Our new Home CH.293 Our new Home ¡°... it really worked, huh?¡± Alice was the first to arrive by my side as I stepped out of the building. She had flown around the citadel and had likely seen that we were off the ground. ¡°Well of course it did. I had the best of the best working on it, so there is no way it wouldn¡¯t work.¡± Like honestly. I had sages, master magicians and a literal celestial mage working on this. There is no way this wouldn¡¯t work, right? Well, it could not work if I made a mistake, but they wouldn¡¯t have made any.¡± ¡°Except in that first test where the ind shot up into the sky¡­¡± Alice called out our first factory test, which admittedly didn¡¯t exactly go as nned. ¡°... well, failed tests are necessary for sess.¡± ¡°How much mana does this ce make in the first ce?¡± ¡°... umm¡­ We have 100 of each flower, morning, noon, afternoon, evening, early night andte night. So 600 flowers. Each has between 10 and 30 stones close enough, where they gain a Spell Counter when the flowers bloom so¡­ around 12,000,000 mana per day.¡± ¡°... you went way too far. Didn¡¯t this levitation spell only take like¡­ 600,000 per day, or something?¡± ¡°Yeah. 617,000 when just floating still.¡± I answered. ¡°But when changing altitude or moving, it takes more, around 680,000 depending on the speed. And that also doesn¡¯t count for the defensive barrier, or the environmental control and air control. In total, in this configuration, the ind takes around 1,1 million mana per day. If we move it all the time, then up to 1,5 million mana per day.¡± Oh, I guess I should specify. The environmental control spell was something responsible for keeping the ¡­ well, the environment in a ce where the mana flowers will work optimally. Too bad it can¡¯t add fertilizer to the ground, so that will have to be done manually. Well, it does also acts as a giant AC for the entire ind, so it will never get too hot in here. The air control was for, well making sure we had air to breath. This was in preparation for me maybe raising the ind higher into the sky where the air will be thinner. And also if something went wrong, we would still have air to breath, as long as that spell is active. ¡°... so you only went for ten times that much. Just as I said, way too far.¡± ¡°It should be fine. The true core will just return the excess to the CGdimension, I think.¡± I had decided that we would not be calling the Chaos God Core by its true name basically ever, for safety reasons. It was now called the True Core, while the world treant core was named the ¡®Citadel Core¡¯, or ¡®False Core¡¯. But False Core leads to the possibility of someone realizing there is a ¡®True Core¡¯, so Citadel Core is better. The same went for saying Chaos God Dimension, not that we really should have a need to say that. Just better to keep the god cores and god dimensions out of casual conversations. ¡°And think about this. With all this extra mana, I can use that magic pulling device to power our carriage. I already linked it to the Citadel Core, so that will be good.¡± I told Alice. ¡°And having extra mana will be great for expansion. Honestly speaking, I think we will need even more than that 12 mil of mana eventually.¡± ¡°... maybe.¡± Alice admitted. ¡°... So, when will you make me a staff that can pull mana from the Citadel Core?¡± ¡°I can look into it next.¡± Honestly speaking, Alice having something like that would be great. It would allow her to use her unique-racial skill with near reckless abandon, as the main bad things about that skill are the mana costs. Though an essory, like a ne or earrings, might be better. That way, her hands will be free for weapons she can make with her unique skill. As well as her swordstaff.
Alice and I walked to where the others were, and I opened my Dungeon Founder to show them the ind levitating. It might be a bit premature to show it to some of them, but who cares? Because this entire ind is the Chaos God Dungeon, using the ¡®security cameras¡¯ I could easily show even the outsides of the ind. The ind itself wasn¡¯t nearly asrge as you might think. The Chaos God Dungeon hidden in the basement can alter its size, so I made its physical ¡®outside¡¯ size quite small, so it all fits into a smaller mass of rock. Well, small is rtive. The ind has a diameter of about 5,000 meters3.1 miles, giving it a surface area just shy of 20 km2.7.72mi2 The depth of it wasn¡¯t that deep, as I didn¡¯t want to leave too deep of a crater in the ground, only around 500 meters in the center. Anyway. Time for the tour. Well, more like let¡¯s set up some rooms, so this ce will actually feel like home, instead of an abandoned magical facility.
¡°And this room is for Einar. The one next door is for Eline.¡± I told the two catfolk, as we kept going. ¡°We get our own rooms?¡± Eline seemed quite excited about the prospect of getting her own room. ¡°Can I decorate it how I want?¡± ¡°Of course. It is your room.¡± I answered. ¡°... we¡¯ve never¡­ slept alone before.¡± Einar muttered. ¡°... I don¡¯t know if I¡¯ll be able to.¡± ¡°If you get too lonely, you can always tame some small beast to keep youpany.¡± I reminded him. This citadel had well over 100 bedrooms, including my massive Master bedroom, with just slightly smaller ones for Alice and Lua on either side of mine. Over 20 big guest rooms, which I styled after the Master bedroom in the Sawyer manor, making them basically into Master bedrooms, but they really aren¡¯t. Then there were another 20 smaller guest rooms, which were a bit nicer than the room I stayed at in the Sawyer manor. And of course over 50 servants'' rooms. They were still quite nice, as they were basically the size of studio apartments, with a separate bathroom. I also n to add some basic cooking facilities into each eventually, just so you could actually live in one permanently. I guess the only not so nice part about them was that they didn¡¯t won¡¯t have baths, only showers. But I guess that is something you¡¯d expect with just a studio. And ording to Alice, no servants¡¯ rooms would ever have private bathing/washing areas, so this was already quite a lot. There were alsomunal bathing areas that I had nned, but they aren¡¯t done yet. Part of why I decided to make them was because I wanted to make a sauna. Laura really liked the sauna, and always made sure to drag me into one whenever we had the chance. I¡¯m not the biggest fan, but I do appreciate it in a way. Because of that, arge sauna was in the works, which would eventually be open to everyone on this ind. ¡­ my Master bedroom came with a private one though, just so I can take Alice and Lua into the sauna with me, as the shared ones will be gender specific. Or at least that was the n. ¡­ maybe I should also add a swimming pool somewhere, or even a full water park. I should be able to do something like that quite easily, I think. Did I get sidetracked? Again? Well, what else is new. Now to Wilma. For her, I had prepared a full workshop, which was somewhat styled after her own. But better. Well, at least in my opinion. I made quite a bit of equipment with the Chaos God Dungeon, most of it stuff I remember seeing in Youtube videos about knifemakers. Drill presses, belt grinders,thes, a milling machine. A forge made by my monsters with the stones we had left over from the travel forge they also made. I know all of it is a bit different from what Wilma is used to, but I¡¯m sure she will get used to it eventually. And as she gets used to the stuff she has, I¡¯ll be sure to listen to what else she will need, as I really am not an expert on this. The only thing we really didn¡¯t have was materials, as I do want to avoid making too much stuff with True Core, when it can also just be purchased. I¡¯ll get my order in just a few days, and after that, we will be set. And I might just put in another one, maybe. Or I¡¯ll find another mine and put an order there, just so I don¡¯t disrupt the movement of materials in one area too much. It is much easier for me to move, than it is for anyone else basically, so it doesn¡¯t really matter where I shop. Okay. Now that Wilma¡¯s situation is dealt with, let¡¯s go over Agunan and Ria. Agunan has quite arge bedroom close to mine. And his room is a bit special, as it has an attached room which is arge training area. It isn¡¯t actually for training, but for Agunan so he can turn into his dragon form if he wants to. Well, it can also be used for training. Ria¡¯s room was also close by. Hers was nothing too special, just a really nice room with no special features at this moment. I did offer her some, but she didn¡¯t know what she would need, so for now, it didn¡¯t have anything. Lastly, Alice and Lua¡¯s rooms. As I said earlier, they are right next to mine. They can also ess my room from theirs, so they can use all of the cool stuff I packed into my room just fine, so theirs could be seen as ¡®basic¡¯. Well, Alice¡¯s room did have a magic ¡®shooting range¡¯ and Lua¡¯s had a small treatment room, but that¡¯s about it. Oh and speaking of that stuff. I do have ns for a full magic practice room with moving targets, targets that have to be hit with certain kinds of spells and stuff like that. But as I said, it is still just a n. We do have a full medical facility already though. Well, almost. We dock people. I could install more monsters into the TrueCore and use them, but I¡¯d rather look into those Avatar Dolls from Lua¡¯s dream. I did try to search the Chaos God Dungeon catalog for those, but I didn¡¯t find any. But Agunan did have a potential lead on them potentially being something to do with dragon avatars, so I¡¯ll just have to go visit the dragons to hopefully find out more about them.
¡°Brian. Is it time for that now?¡± Lua teased me as she entered my room from her own. She was dressed in a thin night garment that let me see everything. ¡°You do remember what you promised, don¡¯t you? We will do it when we have a ce we call home, and this is HomeBase, right?¡± ¡°Yes. You did promise that. So¡­ is it time?¡± Alice joined in, dressed simrly as Lua. She was just a bit more reserved than the dhampir, and was holding her hands to her chest. Sometimes when acting on impulse, Alice could be quite aggressive, but she also had a shyer to her, and I do like that. ¡°... yeah. I think it is.¡± I told them. ¡°Come here. Let us enjoy our first night in our new Home.¡± I really don¡¯t feel like going into details about what we did that night, but you can always imagine. Thank god developing condoms wasn¡¯t difficult, because Alice can¡¯t just magic away her ¡­ well, she probably could actually, if she used her unique-racial skill. Well, protection is still good. Remember, always use protection. Well, whatever. We had a really good evening. I have to say, I¡¯m thankful that I have more strength and defense than these two, as those two stats do seem to have something to do with stamina. If I didn¡¯t, I probably couldn¡¯t have kept up with them. Two on one just isn¡¯t fair. ¡­ yeah. I¡¯ll stop here, before this goes way beyond what has been this far. Good night for now. CH.294 New System Missions CH.294 New System Missions ¡°Well, well, well. I suppose I should congratte you for losing your virginity.¡± A rainbow haireddy joked at me, as she was sitting opposite to me. Yeah. The Goddess had pulled me from my sweet dreams between Alice and Lua, and called me for a chat. ¡°... you know I wasn¡¯t actually a virgin any more¡­¡± I justmented. ¡°You should be saying that to Lua and Alice.¡± ¡°It is your first time in this world, so I believe that it counts. Kind of like a second virginity.¡± ¡°Yeah¡­ Let¡¯s agree to disagree.¡± I simply said. ¡°I assume this chat is for something else than just talking about my ¡­ private life. So what can I do for you, Goddess?¡± ¡°Straight to the point as always. Well, I do like that about you. Yes. I do indeed have a few things. I was going to leave this to Aulis, but I got a bit of free time, so I came instead. ¡°Let me start off with this. Good work on those ¡®mana flowers¡¯. They are quite something. I never knew it would be possible to make mana without having to rely on the Chaos God Dimension.¡± The Goddess stated. ¡°... wait? Are you saying the flowers don¡¯t pull power from there?¡± I asked. I¡¯d assumed they would, since¡­ well, that is where manaes from, as far as I know. ¡°They indeed don¡¯t. It is something Great Sage Arcadia was really interested in, and she spent thest years of her life looking into. But she never could figure out how to make something that could make mana without splitting apart the Chaos God Energy.¡± The Goddess exined. ¡°So for you to make something like that. It is quite something.¡± ¡°... wow. I didn¡¯t even realize they were that good. I actually assumed I might have made the barrier situation worse by using them and I was ready to apologize for doing something slightly foolish.¡± I admitted. ¡°If I am to be honest, we also assumed the same. But even if that was the case, the Chaos God Core would have dealt with the unwanted bacsh, so we let you go through with it. And I was the one who gave you the idea of making the dungeon into a floating ind, so it is partially my fault as well.¡± The Goddess answered. ¡°But that did note to pass. And now that we know about this, I have this small request. I know you have a lot of them all ready, but this one should be simple. Don¡¯t keep those flowers just for yourself and your HomeBase. Let them spread across the continent. This will lessen the amount of Chaos God Energy needed to give mana to the continent and will possibly lessen the burden on the dimensional barrier.¡± ¡°... alright. I think I can do that. The only problem will be the mana stones I¡¯ll need for it.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t do it alone. Work with the nobles. The ones in charge of these areas. Were you to reveal your true status, and your rtionship with me, they will likely listen to what you say. And if the nobles don¡¯t, the descendants of the Hero and his party, who run the adventurer¡¯s guild, the Sage¡¯s tower and the Church, will.¡± ¡°... Yeah¡­ They probably would. I just don¡¯t really like using it. It makes me feel¡­ not human.¡± ¡°You are not a human any more.¡± The Goddess pointed out. ¡°... I know. But I do mostly look like one, so it isn¡¯t something I really worry about. I just don¡¯t want to be treated as some sort of an angel, or something like that.¡± ¡°Well, if you don¡¯t feel like working with nobles, you can just make flower fields outside of popted areas, using cards like Ground Copse to keep monsters away from the flowers. You could use all of the money you are making to buy the magic stones as well. But I will leave it for you to decide on how you want to do it. I will also send a mission about it soon.¡± ¡°I see¡­ thanks.¡± ¡°Oh. And one other thing. It is a personal requesting from the System Agent Joan. She would like you to take on a mission to look into the origins of that old ve mark which was drawn on Individuals Einar and Eline. She would like you to find the source and eradicate it. Would you like to take that mission as well?¡± ¡°... maybe give it to Alice?¡± I suggested. ¡°I heard from Lua that she is a bit¡­ disappointed that she doesn¡¯t have a longer term mission, other than making a spell that might be impossible to make.¡± ¡°I see. I will inform Agent Joan about your opinion and have her send the mission to Holder Alice Mana.¡± The Goddess agreed to my suggestion. ¡°I shall return you now, unless you have any further questions. Your wives will wake up soon, and you should be there then.¡± ¡°Just one. There hasn¡¯t been a fissure in a while. So how is the barrier situation?¡± ¡°... not well. It is holding for now, but it isn¡¯t getting any better. I am still trying to figure out a way to fix all of it at once, but it isn¡¯t looking good. At least no ce is in need of immediate repair, but the situation might change quickly, so I ask you to be ready to act at a moment''s notice.¡± ¡°Alright. I understand. Well, when you need me, I¡¯ll do my best to help.¡± ¡°Of course. You are a good child after all.¡± ¡°... please don¡¯t call me a child.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll try not to. I suppose I¡¯m just too used to calling people my children. I shall see youter, Holder Brian.¡± ¡°See you then, Goddess.¡±
As the Goddess warned me, Lua and Alice woke up soon enough. Lua was just fine despitest night, but Alice did feel a bit¡­ off. Well, until Lua healed her up a bit. I quickly told them about my little chat with the Goddess and then we took a quick look at our two new missions. Mine was simple.
Spread the Flowers
Info: The Goddess wishes that you spread the mana producing flowers across the continent. nt patches of the flowers in ces of your choosing and let them spread the mana they produce.
Goal: nt many patches of mana flowers across the continent.
Reward: Varied based on the location, the size of the flower patch and other factors. Can include new sets being unlocked, new promo trades being unlocked, or receiving single cards.
So yeah. Something nice and simple, right? Nope! You would be wrong. Remember that one little fact? On how my flowers work? Well, they don¡¯t make mana, they make Spell Counters. Same thing, right? Well, not quite. See mana can just ¡­ exist in the air. Spell Counters can¡¯t. For my own mana factory, it doesn¡¯t really matter as the Spell Counters get instantly converted into mana when they reach either the True Core or the Citadel Core. So yeah. It isn¡¯t quite as simple as you might assume to do what the Goddess requested. I¡¯ll first need to develop apact Spell Counter to mana converter and then a mana emitter. It shouldn¡¯t be that bad, but it will take a few days of development and testing. Then I¡¯ll also need the monster cores and/or the magic stones for it, and all of the copies of both Magical nt Mandrag and Pitch-ck Power Stone. Spoiler
[copse] And for Alice.
Mission: Eliminate the Old Mark
Info: The System doesn¡¯t like the old ve mark still in use in some areas. Find the sources spreading information about it and destroy them. Also deal with people who are currently using it, either by removing the knowledge about it from them, or by eliminating them.
Goal: Destroy information sources that tell of the old ve mark. Also get those that are using it to stop using it.
Reward: Extra Skill: Erasure Magic will be unlocked. Other rewards may be giventer.
So yeah. That is what she got. The extra skill promised as a reward is actually quite interesting. It can just ¡­ erase stuff. Anything from very specific things torge scale destruction. With that skill, she could do something like erase a negative side to a weapon or a piece of equipment. For example, my parasite armor. It takes some HP when I wear it. Well, my Health Conscious negates the damage, but in theory, Erasure Magic could erase that part of the armor, thus making it better, without killing the parasite, like what happened when I tried to install Spell Economics into a Factory copy of my armor. At least that is what I think is the case, based on the info Kekri got ess to after Alice received her mission. But yeah. Two new missions for us to look into. Not that we don¡¯t have any to begin with, as the day after tomorrow, Lua, Ria and I will be getting into contact with the dhampirs living in a safe vige close to Burch city. I had them wait a few days, because now with HomeBase off the ground, we could potentially bring them here for training. You know, True Blood Magic training with Lua. And speaking of bringing people here. How do you get to a floating ind? Well, simple really. One, you can just fly. As long as you have the permission to get through the defensive barrier. Alice, Lua, Ria and Agunan all do have an item that gives them the permission. For Lua, Alice and Ria, it was in the form of the teleportation rings I made for them. If you don¡¯t remember, after we cleared this dungeon, but before I decided to lift it off the ground, I decided this would be a good hiding ce if something went wrong, so I gave all three of them a ring that allows them to teleport freely inside the dungeon.In Of course Agunan has his Master¡¯s terminal and I have the Founder¡¯s terminal, so we don¡¯t have any issues. The Citadel is just an extension of the Chaos God Dungeon after all. Wilma and the catfolk don¡¯t have anything like that yet, but it doesn¡¯t really matter, as they couldn¡¯t get here anyway. They don¡¯t have wings or airships or anything else like that. They''ll just have to travel with one of us. Now, for the second way to get onto this ind. Well, it isn¡¯t actually implemented yet, but I did reverse engineer the teleportation beam thing from my B.E.S. monsters and used it to make a teleporter that could beam people from the ground to the surface of HomeBase. I just need to build a few rooms where the teleported people will appear in, do a few other things and then that will be all set. So yeah. That is how you get to HomeBase. Either fly up here and be vary of the barrier, or get beam teleported up here.
¡°Alright you two. It is time to begin your training.¡± House Dragonmaidmanded the two catfolk. Spoiler [copse] I had made both of them outfits with the Chaos God Dungeon, so Einar was now dressed in a full tuxedo, while Eline wore a Victorian maid outfit. I¡¯m not sure if butlers ssically wear tuxedos or just business suits, but I decided to go with a tux, as I think it fits a butler a bit better. But that is just my personal preference. The two catfolk were going to have two two hour practice sessions each day. One with House and the other with Kitchen Dragonmaid. Spoiler [copse] House Dragonmaid would be teaching them general chores, while Kitchen Dragonmaid would focus on cooking and food rted tasks. The cooking part would also double as them making our dinner for us, so that was nice. I really just wish I¡¯d get more Dragonmaids, so I can get them training in other areas. If I recall correctly, there should be a Parlor Dragonmaid, Nurse Dragonmaid and ¡­ I think it was Laundry? Yeah. So three more. Out of them, the one I currently want the most is Parlor. Parlor skills will be important if I bring guests over. Nurse will be nice for when¡­ well, things happen and Laundry will sadly not be that useful, as Storage can already take care of that. Eline was actually happy to learn all of these skills, but Einar was¡­ a bit hesitant. Because he was, I decided to talk to him for a bit after the lesson. ¡°Einar. Is something wrong?¡± I just asked. ¡°Lord Brian. It - It is nothing. Please do not concern yourself with me.¡± The catboy answered, in a somewhat awkward manner. ¡°You know you can just talk to me. You aren¡¯t a ve any more, and I won¡¯t treat you as if you were one. If you have a problem, please do tell me about it, so I can do something about it.¡± ¡°... It¡­ I¡¯m just¡­ wondering about something.¡± Einar admitted. ¡°Well, if you want to share, go for it.¡± ¡°It''s just¡­ why?¡± ¡°Why what?¡± ¡°Why take us in? My sister and I. I don¡¯t see the point. You could have just killed us. We attacked you. Attempted to kill yourpanion. But you just took us in. I know you said it was because we were ves and had no choice, but still. Why treat us so well? And even if there was something bad about the previous ve mark, why not just take us to a different ve trader and have them mark us again? Why give us a wage on par with professionals, when we have no idea what we are doing?¡± ¡°Oh? So that is what is bothering you. I see. Well, if you want to know, I did it because I can. I need people working for me. This ce. I have big ns for it. And you and Eline will be necessary for those ns. That is part of why I took you in.¡± ¡°... only a part?¡± ¡°Yes. I also took you in because I just honestly don¡¯t want you to die. ¡­ yeah, kind of sading from the person that¡­ well, I¡¯ll talk about that another time.¡± I don¡¯t think Einar knew that he literally died by my hand, so I¡¯ll just keep the lie that he just almost died alive for now. ¡°I really don¡¯t like the fact that someone tried to attack Wilma. And you are involved in that. They were willing to kill Wilma for what I see as petty reasons, so there is no way they wouldn¡¯t be willing to kill you and your sister. That is why I want you two to stay on HomeBase, where you should be safe. At least until we find the person responsible. So do you think you can wait for that?¡± ¡°Yes. If that is what you think is for the best.¡± Einar said, before he bowed slightly. It wasn¡¯t exactly a clean bow, but it was fine for a beginner. He will make for a fine butler one day, and we have¡­ I was going to say all the time in the world, but that isn¡¯t right. But we do have plenty of time, so easy does it. CH.295 Weapons show for Wilma CH.295 Weapons show for Wilma ¡°Alright. I¡¯lle find you as soon as I¡¯m done picking up that order.¡± I said to Alice and Lua as we went our separate ways from HomeBase. We all had our own jobs to do, so that is just how this is going to go. Alice was heading back to Burch city so she could work on finding out anything about the ve marks, now that she has a system mission regarding those. And because the nken Trading Company is basically the only lead we have, and they are located in Burch city, Alice decided to return there and act as an adventurer. She was taking Agunan, Einar and Eline with her. Lua and Ria were also heading to the same city, but their goal was different. They were going to go and meet up with someone who knows about the dhampir safe vige and hopefully get us a visitation to that vige. It shouldn¡¯t be too difficult, as we did get that letter from Prince Elias. Lastly, Wilma and I would first head to the Hill town of Yuva to hopefully pick up my metal order. It should be ready, but considering that they would usually inform us with a letter, which they admittedly might have sent to Sawyer city, I need to go there and see if they are. And if they aren¡¯t, well, we will at least get an update on when it will be ready. Now, as for what I did with HomeBase. It should be fine to just leave it and remote manage it with Dungeon Founder, but I didn¡¯t want to risk it, so I installed Endymion, the Master Magician into the True core and summoned one of him as a dungeon monster. I then moved him up to the top of the Citadels highest tower, which housed the Citadel core and left him there to monitor mana levels and take care of stuff. Spoiler
[copse] I think after I¡¯m done with this dhampir vige, I¡¯ll take Agunan and visit the dragons. I could really use some of those dragon avatars, so I can look into avatar dolls, so I can have more monsters avable for me, without having to install them into the True core.
¡°... Lord Brian¡­ may I ask something about that ship?¡± Wilma asked, after wended. Unlike the other group, which had a total of 6 members, we were just the two of us, so we used a Gradius to move, while Alice piloted her brand new B.E.S. Covered Core to take the others to Burch city. Spoiler [copse] Oh, by the way. Speaking of my Gradius. After I learned what Gradius¡¯ Option does to Gradius when installed into it, I did install Gradius¡¯ Option into my own Gradius. So in total, my Gradius now has Machine Conversion Factory, a defensive 7 Completed, Cyclon Laser and Gradius¡¯ Option installed in it. Spoiler
[copse] ¡°Sure. Ask away.¡± I gave permission. ¡°... what is it made of? It is some kind of a metal, but I cannot recognize it.¡± ¡°... a good question. I have no idea, actually. Probably some titanium alloy, I¡¯d assume.¡± Well admittedly that was more like a guess. I think airnes are made from some aluminum alloy. Or did they move to some sort ofposite material? I don¡¯t know. Well, either way. I don¡¯t think titanium is actually used on things like airline jets, but I do think it is used for military jets, so Gradius is probably titanium. ¡°Titanium? I think I¡¯ve heard of it¡­ but isn¡¯t it just a legend?¡± Wilma asked. ¡°You might be thinking of star titanium. It is considered one of the greatest metals alongside things like orichalcum and adamantite. But I¡¯m not sure if normal titanium counts.¡± ¡°... how do you know about that? Those metals¡­ are basically legends.¡± ¡°Well, this is orichalcum, so when I looked a bit into it, I found out a few things.¡± I pointed out, as I reminded Wilma that I indeed do have an orichalcum bracer on my left arm. ¡°What kind of informationwork do you have?¡± ¡°... I¡¯ll tell you about it some day.¡± ¡°I feel like you said that earlier.¡± ¡°You know what, I just might have.¡± I admitted. Not that I remember what I even said yesterday. My mind is too upied remembering more important things. Well, I do remember the important things, and that is all that really matters.
¡°Ah. Lord Wood. It is great to see you again. I have to say, you came quite quickly. We just sent out the letter two days ago.¡± The same worker who took my order came to talk to me quickly after I arrived at the Yuva family¡¯s metal wholesale store. ¡°Well, I do tend to do that.¡± So they did have the time to send a letter. Maybe I should go visit the Sawyer manor so I can pick it up. I also have one item I want to give them. And I can check up on Paulina while at it. ¡­ maybe I should invite Paulina to work for me on HomeBase? I could use someone skilled in magic. Well, more like I just need more personnel as a whole. ¡°So, is it all ready?¡± ¡°Naturally. We wouldn¡¯t want you to make the trip for nothing. The steel is of exceptionally high quality this time, so we hope you will enjoy it.¡± ¡°Oh? Why thank you. That will be a great help.¡± ¡°May I ask what you n to have made out of it?¡± ¡°Ask her. She is my new smith, so hopefully she''ll make something interesting.¡± After a bit more chatting, we moved to the storehouse where I saw all of my metalid out for me. In total, my order had 500 kilos of high quality steel, 200 kilos of copper, 200 kilos of bronze, 200 kilos of iron and 50 kilos of mithril. Quite the haul, if I do say so myself. And all for the low price of 152 gold and tworge silvers. Actually, that is just half of the cost, as I paid the other half beforehand, so the actual cost was 304 gold and fourrge silvers. Though I did also give them a tip of another twentyrge silvers, just because I felt like it. And because I was honestly surprised by the steel quality. I was expecting to get some intermediate quality stuff, with maybe some being high quality, but all that I received was at least high+ quality, with about a third being excellent- and a sixth being just straight excellent. After getting it all into Storage, I made sure to use Material Quality Increase on all of it. This caused everything to rise by two ranks, so the high+ quality steel turned into excellent, the excellent- turned into excellent+ and the excellent turned into wless. Not sure what the wless steel will be used for, but considering that I only have about 80 kilos of it, I know I don¡¯t want it to be wasted. The excellent quality steel, which I have 250 kilos of, can be used for most things and it will make for quality tools and weapons anyway. Well, some of it will probably be converted into vampiric steel, but other than that. Also, for those wondering what the metal quality actually affects. After being made into weapons, the original quality of the metal used affects things like how much durability the finished piece will have, how good of stats it can have, and how enchantable the item is. And one more thing. I feel like I¡¯ve mentioned this before, but I might not have so I¡¯ll add it here. After steel is converted into vampiric steel, it is no longer the ¡®same material¡¯ in the eyes of Storage, so I can actually use Material Quality Increase on it again, effectively getting a double Material Quality Increase on the metal. I suppose if I went all the way from ore to vampiric steel, it would get like four or maybe even five boosts, but that might be just a bit too much work. Well, maybe eventually when HomeBase is running like a well oiled machine and everything is fine there I might look into it.
¡°So, Wilma. Want toe with me or should I take you back to HomeBase?¡± I asked my smith, as we were walking away from the hill town so I could summon Gradius and fly off. ¡°... I¡¯lle too, if that is fine. I¡¯d like to get to know everyone just a bit better, so I can better understand how they fight. It will help when I make weapons or armor for them.¡± Wilma answered. ¡°Yeah, I guess that might help.¡± ¡°... I also would like to see that sword again. That ¡­ dragon ying sword, was it?¡± ¡°You mean Red-Eyes ck Dragon Sword, right? Sure, I can show it off again. Is there something about it that really interests you?¡± Spoiler [copse] ¡°Yes. ¡­ Do you know about weapon statistics?¡± Wilma asked. ¡°I do know a bit about them, yes.¡± I confirmed. ¡°With my Dungeon Founder skill, I can analyze weapons and learn their statistics. But I¡¯m by no means an expert.¡± ¡°So you know that your mithril sword doesn¡¯t give its wielder any strength?¡± ¡°Yeah. I do know that.¡± ¡°But your ¡­ red dragon sword does.¡± ¡°Red-Eyes ck Dragon Sword.¡± I reminded Wilma. ¡°And yes. It does. Quite a bit of strength, actually.¡± ¡°Exactly. But most weapons don¡¯t do that. That is why I want to know more about that sword.¡± ¡°... most?¡± I asked to confirm. I¡¯ll fully admit that I haven¡¯t scouted the weapons sections of HomeBase¡¯s catalog that much, so I don¡¯t really know what weapons can and cannot do, but none that I¡¯ve seen have given strength to the wielder. ¡°Yes. There are weapons that can give strength. They are considered legends and myths, but they are real. I was shown one as a part of my training. The indestructible sword of penance, Chandrahas.¡± Wilma told me. ¡°... wow. That sounds like¡­ something.¡± ¡°It was. It was encased in a clear crystal, having been ced there after its previous wielder passed away. But despite that, I could feel a power emanating from the sword. And when I tried to appraise it¡­ I passed out after seeing just two lines.¡± Wilma said, before telling me what she could see. ¡°The sword, as its name would indicate, is indestructible and can never be broken. And it grants its wielder 2500 strength.¡± ¡°... wow. That is quite the sword.¡± That is honest praise. Sure my Red-Eyes ck Dragon Sword can reach that level, so it isn¡¯t somethingpletely insane, but my cards are alsopletely imbnced, so using them as a basis is just a badparison. The fact that a sword like that exists is not something I ever even considered. Well, I did, but I assumed that only something like the sword wielded by the Hero would be on that level. I wonder if I could make one by installing multiple cards into a sword? ¡­ yeah. No way that would work, actually. The sword would just break if I tried. There is a limit to the installs weapons can take. Maybe if I had an orichalcum sword or something to use as a base. ¡°Yes. Yes it is.¡± Wilma said, seemingly thinking back to the moment when she saw it. ¡°... and I dream of the day I can make one.¡± She admitted. ¡°I¡¯m sure you can, if you set your mind to it.¡± I told her. ¡°And as long as you work for me, I¡¯ll help in any way I can.¡± ¡°... then, the sword¡­ could I take a look at it? And maybe even hold it?¡± Wilma requested. ¡°Sure. Let¡¯s do that before our flight then. ¡­ or maybe we can fly in Big Core and I¡¯ll hold a showcase of cool weapons mid-flight.¡± ¡°I am fine with either, my Lord.¡± ¡°Then mid-flight it is.¡± I decided, and summoned B.E.S. Big Core. Spoiler [copse]
During our flight to Burch city, actually we are first going to stop by the Sawyer manor but still, I showed a multitude of weapons to Wilma. Of course we started off with Red-Eyes ck Dragon Sword. Then I just activated different equip spells one after the other, just to show Wilma the variety of stuff my cards can summon. Legendary Sword, Divine Sword - Phoenix de, Fusion Sword Murasame de, Lightning de, Sword of Dark Destruction, Sword of Deep-Seated, Sword of the Soul-Eater, Twin Swords of shing Light - Tryce, Smandra and Wicked-Breaking mberge - Baou. And that was just the ones that are swords. Spoiler
[copse] I also have Axe of Despair, though that one is a bit dangerous, Burning Spear, Electro-Whip, Power of Kaishin and Cestus of Da. Spoiler
[copse] I also showed Wilma Raregold and Metalsilver Armor, just in case she might want to make something like that. Spoiler
[copse] Now, as for something interesting. Unlike Ria, who couldn¡¯t ¡®equip¡¯ Cestus of Da, Wilma could hold them just fine. So dhampirs cannot, but humans and dwarves are fine for Fairy-type equips. Let¡¯s keep that in mind. On the other hand, Power of Kaishin and Electro-Whip were both bad for Wilma, as they would either shock her or freeze her. I could wield either just fine though. But the one thing that neither of us could use was the Sword of the Soul-Eater. It does need a low level normal monster, so I guess neither of us fill that condition. Now I wonder, could Alice¡¯s Erasure magic, which she doesn¡¯t actually have yet, erase the ¡®can only be equipped to xxx¡¯ part of the effect? It probably could, I think. Well, we can test that out when Alice gets that skill. For now, we shall look more closely at the weapons Wilma found the most interesting and see what she will want to do from there. CH.296 The next Dhampir Village CH.296 The next Dhampir Vige On our way back to Burch city, I stopped by the Sawyer manor. Because it was a surprise visit, it did kind of throw a wrench into their ns, but I was still able to have a nice little chat with Paulina and Angelina. I, of course, offered Paulina a ¡®job¡¯ at my ce, but because I couldn¡¯t really go into full details what the job would be about, because I honestly don¡¯t even know what I¡¯d want her to do, she didn¡¯t yet ept the job, even if she was interested. But let¡¯s be honest here. I could hire her just to hang around with no real issue. Well no real money issue that is. I also ended up giving a fun little item to Paulina. A letter exchange portal. It was just a bit of something fun I made based on the exchange thing my and Christina¡¯s dungeon terminals have. It honestly was nothing tooplicated. Just a small box, made to look like a music box, which when opened would activate a small portal that can let inanimate objects through to the other side, even if the other side is closed. It did take a bit of orichalcum to make, so it was a bit expensive in terms of cost, and I did have to install Exchange to it, but it was still well worth the cost. Spoiler [copse] After introducing the letter exchanging box to them, Angelina was the one to ask me about the cost of buying a few, but I literally had to refuse until they could be made without HomeBase. Or at least with me using HomeBase to only make the bit of orichalcum they need. I guess Wilma could make the box itself, and then I make the portal parts inside and install Exchange toplete the object. I didn¡¯t tell them that much, but I did tell them that if I find a good way to make more of them, I¡¯d definitely sell the Sawyers a few. But now with the letter exchanging box given to them, I could stay in contact with both Christina, as well as the Sawyer family. And if they get letters appointed to me, they can use the box to forward it to me. But I don¡¯t think I¡¯ll be getting many letters in the first ce.
After our flight to the Burch city, Wilma and I kind of just hung out in the city. We did visit a few stores, mainly weapons shops because Wilma was the most interested in those. I did feel a bit bad, as this was basically a date, but we didn¡¯t really have good choices. Sure we could have gone to where Alice was with Agunan and the catfolk, but I didn¡¯t want to invade the hunting mission they picked up from the adventurer¡¯s guild. And crashing into someone¡¯s ce, where Lua and Ria currently are, isn¡¯t really an option either. So yeah. We just ended up hanging out for the afternoon, until Lua and Ria were done with their meeting.
¡°So we can visit tomorrow?¡± I confirmed with Lua, as we were sitting at a table in a small tea-house I noticed while I was walking around the city, so when Lua ¡®called¡¯ me to tell she was done with her meeting and wanted to meet up, I suggested wee here. ¡°Yes. It will be a surprise visit, but after I had Grace cure him, he quickly agreed. He almost wanted to go today, but I said Grace couldn¡¯t take care of an entire vige, so we should wait for you.¡± Lua told me. Spoiler [copse] ¡°... and what about temporarily taking the dhampirs to HomeBase to study?¡± I asked about the second part of our n. This was actually somewhat of a bigger reason I wanted HomeBase operational as soon as possible. Lua¡¯s mission of teaching dhampirs. She can only teach them one vige at a time, unless we can bring all the dhampirs to one location where we can teach them all. And HomeBase is perfect for that, as it has tons of space. Also it will be a great test for HomeBase¡¯s facilities. I know for a fact that they are currentlycking, but I just don¡¯t know what all they arecking. And dhampirs are a great test drive for that, as they can survive with blood alone, so even if we run out of food or something, our guests won¡¯t be starving. We can just make blood with my cards after all. ¡°We were asked to leave that choice to the people in question.¡± Ria answered. ¡°I¡¯m also a bit worried about HomeBase¡¯s state. Do you think it can take a vige worth of people into it? This vige is also a bit bigger than the one wee from, 46 people in total, so that would add to the difficulty.¡± ¡°... Yeah. I can see how that would cause a problem. We don¡¯t have that many beds, let alone furnished rooms.¡± I admitted. HomeBase was stillpletely bare bones. Or more like empty rooms. Outside of our rooms and the things I made with the True core, which I tried to keep to a minimum so I could spend some of my excess cash to buy stuff and stimte the economy at the same time, the rooms were empty. No beds, no dressers, not even tables or chairs. Basically the rooms only had bathroom stuff and the kitchen appliances. ¡­ so a house you would rent, I suppose. But unlike a renter, I can¡¯t expect a guest to bring in all their own stuff. ¡°So do we go on a shopping spree somewhere?¡± I just asked. ¡°We won¡¯t have it for tomorrow. I¡¯ll just stay in the vige for a few weeks, like I didst time.¡± Lua said. ¡°I can even travel from HomeBase with Gradius, as it only takes about 10 minutes.¡± ¡°Commuting in a fantasy world. Ain¡¯t that fun.¡± ¡°...fantasy world?¡± Wilma caught onto the word I said. ¡°Ignore him.¡± Ria said, despite knowing the truth. ¡°Brian says strange things.¡± ¡°I would argue, but that is true.¡± I admitted to hide my own slip up. I got too used to hanging out with Alice, Lua, Ria and Agunan, who all know my secret. ¡­ actually, did I ever tell Agunan about it? I don¡¯t remember, but I feel like he knows anyway. Well, I¡¯ll talk to him at some point, when we are just hanging out in HomeBase or the Factory.
After Alice and her group returned from their adventuring job, we ended up heading to the same inn where we sleptst time we spent a night in this city. It wasn¡¯t a bad ce, it was actually quite nice, so why not? Sure we could fly to HomeBase, but we would need four Gradius for that. Or we could use a B.E.S. monster, but those really shouldn¡¯t fly over the speed of sound, so the trip would take about one and a half hours. I could move HomeBase so that it is closer, but I don¡¯t have any sort of invisibility spell around it yet, somuting is the best idea. Don¡¯t want people seeing a floating ind after all. As for why the invisibility barrier isn¡¯t done yet, well, it kind of is. But also isn¡¯t. An illusion magic barrier that makes HomeBase hidden isn¡¯t actually that difficult for my monsters to make, but I wasn¡¯t happy with that. Because it would still ¡®show¡¯ HomeBase when certain conditions are met. Like if there are a lot of clouds or stuff. The illusion barrier has to be able to adjust to those kinds of things. Rain is also a big factor. If HomeBase floats between the rainclouds and the ground below, it could cause some issues. Sure I could keep HomeBase higher up in the air, but that might cause issues of its own. So the best choice was to use a Dimensional magic barrier, which would bend the space around HomeBase so that it just ¡­ kind of doesn''t exist. To those outside of it. The barrier will bend space and dimensions in a way where it will be impossible to spot HomeBase from the outside, no matter the weather, time of day, or any other thing like that. It should also be able to hide the magic signature of HomeBase, so that will be a nice addition, not that that has caused any issues yet. Now as for why it hasn¡¯t been implemented yet, well, in all simplicity, it doesn¡¯t exist. But with Cosmo Queen, D.D.M. - Different Dimension Master, Dark Sage and Dimensional Alchemist working on it, it is only a matter of time until it is made. Then a quick Factory test, and as long as the spell works, I¡¯ll add it to the Citadel core and make HomeBase undetectable. Spoiler
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After breakfast the next morning, our group split in two. Alice was going to take Agunan, Wilma and the catfolk with her to the adventurer¡¯s guild, while I was going with Lua and Ria to the dhampir vige. Oh. Speaking of the catfolk. They did already have adventurer¡¯s guild cards when we first met, so we didn¡¯t need to get new ones for them or anything. And they have been official members of Card Summoner ever since they began traveling with us. Wilma also joined the guild at that time, and with a quickbat test, Wilma was granted D-rank, but both Einar and Eline were just E-rank. They probably would be D-rank as well, but Eline couldn¡¯t summon her lightning tiger at that time and Einar didn¡¯t have a tamed beast with him, so they only got E-rank. But that doesn¡¯t really matter. We can get them ranked up a bitter, after we help them level up a bit. Maybe I should ask the two to show their status to me, so it will be easier to use Level Up! on them. Same goes for Wilma actually. Though I don¡¯t want to ¡­ force is not the right word. Coerce? No. Pressure then to show their status. And telling them ¡®I¡¯ll only use my demi-god abilities to help you if you show me your status¡¯ is basically coercion. Anyway. That is a problem for another day. Today, we have some dhampirs to cure. We met up with a man, probably just over 40 or so. He was living in a medium-sized house near the western edge of the city. And the ¡®man¡¯ wasn¡¯t really even a man. Well, he was male, but not a human, so¡­ I guess he is still a man. Our contact was actually a stable dhampir. Well, not anymore, as he is now a cured dhampir, but same difference. Actually, being stable is a definition given by humans, so he is now both cured and stable. He was pulling the job Agatha was doing in Sawyer city. Gathering blood for the dhampir safe vige, while bringing back the blood lilies and selling them to alchemists/whatever profession it is that makes potions. I¡¯ll just call them alchemists until someone tells me otherwise. After some quick introductions, we were off. For that, we used my carriage. It was just the simplest thing, and Alice could use her B.E.S. Covered Core for transport. And speaking of the carriage. Now with the HomeBase mana factory running, I installed the mana transfer device inside of the carriage and we could use both the spatial expander as well as the small levitation device installed in the carriage. This meant that the insides of the insides of the carriage were basically the size of a small house. It had a total of four rooms and everything. The main room, with nice seating and a small attached kitchen, two bedrooms and onevatory. I wanted to fit a full bathroom into the carriage, but that turned out quite difficult. It isn¡¯t impossible, but I¡¯d need to use even better materials for that. But problems with my carriage aside, our trip to the vige went just fine. I chatted quite a bit with the dhampir, Fabio or Fio for short. I still want to know why dhampirs like to have those three letter names. It is ¡­ strange. Fabio isn¡¯t a long name. Well, either way. Fio was quite interested in me, as Lua had told him a bit about me yesterday. Mainly, my ability to summon vampires, as well as my history with the dhampir race. This of course led me to tell him about how I ran into Lua. And more importantly, the moment I made the decision to cure her. After I learned that she took care of me when I was passed out after the wyvern incident. No one so caring should be cursed, hereditary, racial or any other kind of curse. Even if the curse really didn¡¯t affect Lua, her being cursed is still unfair in my books, so of course I wanted to cure her.
Arriving at the vige, I quickly noticed that it was a bit better than the one near Sawyer city. There a lot of the buildings, other than the town hall, looked like they were built by someone with no idea how to actually make a good building, but here, almost all of the buildings actually looked fine. Fabio exined this by telling us about a smith who used to live here, until he retired a bit over five years ago. He lived here because here he could forge with blood iron, and in return, he helped the vige to build good buildings and taught the vigers how to take care of them. As Fabio headed into the vige to call everyone, I stayed in the carriage. While I had analyzed that anti-dhampir ne Agatha gave me that one time and I was wearing a copy of it at this moment, it wasn¡¯t a surefire thing as I learned. But my carriage had full barriers and they could stop Agunan, so no way some dhampir would get through it. ¡°I guess it is too bad you can¡¯t turn yourself into a dhampir.¡± Ria jokingly said. ¡°Then none of us would try to attack you, despite the curse.¡± ¡°Yeah. I guess I just haven¡¯t unlocked the dhampir genome yet. I can only be a dragon or a human. And I guess some half-spirit thing.¡± Sure I had other ¡®races¡¯ unlocked in One of Every Race, but they were more like sses than actual races. I would still be a human when I turned into something like a Summoner. ¡°Speaking of¡­ I wonder how I¡¯d even do that? I probably can. Would just being bitten by a dhampir work? Does that turn me into a dhampir?¡± ¡°... you do know I¡¯ve bitten you multiple times and you didn¡¯t change because of them.¡± Lua reminded me. ¡°Oh yeah. You have. ¡­ then maybe it is some blood magic spell?¡± ¡°Not that I know of.¡± Lua told me. ¡°Me neither, but Lua does know magic better than me.¡± Ria added. ¡°... maybe Lua¡¯s unique skill could do it?¡± I wondered. ¡°... I guess that could be the case. It does allow me to make those thralls, so maybe at a higher rank I could turn someone into a dhampir.¡± Lua agreed with my idea. ¡°Well, I guess we will find out as you get more levels into that skill.¡± We talked about nothing in particr for a bit longer, until Fabio had most of the vige gathered. Alright. Enough chit chat. Time to get to work. We have a vige to cure. CH.297 Curing 2, Vampire boogaloo CH.297 Curing 2, Vampire boogaloo ¡°Brian. Let me step out first. I¡¯ll try to order everyone to not attack. I think it might reduce chances of anything happening.¡± Lua told me, as she was getting out of the carriage. Fabio, our local dhampir and the person who brings blood to the vige, had done a good job gathering the vigers. Now it was up to us to cure all of them from their blood curse. ¡­ only one small problem. I¡¯m not a dhampir, nor do I have that extra skill which Agatha has, so there is some chance that the dhampirs will try to attack me. I don¡¯t want a repeat of Ria happening or anything. But I do have an ace with me. Or more like a Princess. Lua¡¯s almost criminally underused unique skill, Dhampir Princess. It has a few sub-parts, like the one she uses to make dresses, but the most important for this moment is Dhampir Order. She can use it to order dhampirs, and while these orders are in no way absolute, they do have some impact. I watched from inside the carriage as both Lua and Ria stepped out first. Lua then removed the red mantle she always wore when we were anywhere in public and revealed the pair of white wings underneath it. I know at least parts of Dhampir Princess are powered up the more ¡®princess-like¡¯ Lua looks, so maybe revealing her wings is a way she is trying to make herself look more like a princess and/or an angel or something. ¡­ Do angels exist in this world? Because I don¡¯t think I¡¯ve seen a single one. Well it doesn¡¯t really matter. Most dhampirs don¡¯t have wings, so winged dhampir has more authority than a ¡®regr¡¯ dhampir, right? After Lua seemed to talk a bit to everyone, which I actually couldn¡¯t hear and that could be a big oversight with this carriage, Ria came and opened the carriage door for me. I stepped out and looked at our audience. ¡­ is it wrong to call them the audience when they are more like¡­ the subjects. That sounds wrong as well. I¡¯m not some king looking down on my subjects. And if we go with experiment subjects, that is wrong as well. This isn¡¯t experimental. I¡¯ve done this before, so it is no longer experimental. As I took my position by Lua¡¯s side, I heard some murmurs from the crowd, them speaking about ¡®he really is a human¡¯ and some other stuff like that. But a quick scan of the crowd didn¡¯t show a single one of them with shining eyes, so it doesn¡¯t seem like any of them went on a blood frenzy. That¡¯s good. Did they all just enjoy some blood? Or is it Lua¡¯s order? Their own self control? All of the above? Well, it doesn¡¯t matter. As long as they aren¡¯t attacking me, I can do what I want in peace. After a quick self-introduction, I activated my duel disk, including the light de part, so I had a total of 10 monster zones to use. I have a multitude of vampires who can cure the curse, so no need to leave it all to Cain. Let¡¯s just summon all the vampires. ¡°Come forth, my vampires.¡± I said before I began to list off their names. ¡°Genesis Vampire Lord. Vampire Voivode. Vampire Vamp. Vampire Scarlet Scourge. Vampire Grimson. Vampire Grace. Vampire Fraulein. Vampire Duke. Vampire Sucker. Vampire Fascinator.¡± Spoiler
[copse] Soon enough, the ten vampires appeared all around me. As they kept appearing, the eyes of the vigers went wider and wider. Not that I me them. ¡°Cain. Everyone. Would you be so kind as to cure the vigers here?¡± I requested my monsters.
The curing itself went even better thanst time, and it wasn¡¯t difficultst time either. This time, with a lot more vampires out here, even with a vige of 46 people, my ten vampires got the curing done fast. And without Cain ever even changing into his Genesis form. And because of my mission, you know, this one.
Mission: Cure the Dhampirs
Goal: Cure dhampirs of their blood curse
Reward: Grants a random Vampire card for each cured dhampir
This mission is repeatable. You can gain the reward only once per person
I got some new vampire cards. As well as plenty of repeats, so I¡¯ll only go over the new stuff. In terms of new monsters, I got Dhampir Vampire Sheridan, Crimson Knight Vampire Bram, The Zombie Vampire and Number 24: Drags the Vampiric Dragon. Spoiler
[copse] Four XYZ monsters. Though I really don¡¯t think Number 24 is a Vampire card, so I feel like the mission is cheating. I did of course get a bunch of main deck Vampire monsters as well, but I have all of them already thanks to Cain using Vampire''s Domain to breed more Vampires. Domain just couldn¡¯t make extra deck Vampires, so that is why they were new. Spoiler [copse] Anyway. Back to the rewards. In terms of new spells/traps, I got Vampire''s Desire, Vampire Domination and Vampire Takeover. Spoiler
[copse] So a total of seven new cards from this vige. I guess that is alright, considering how many Vampire cards I already had. And of course I did get a bunch of extra copies of a lot of the Vampire cards I already had, but as I said earlier, that isn¡¯t really worth recapping. But something is worth a thought. The new XYZs monsters I got. How do they work? Not like that you moron. I know how to XYZ summon. But how do the ovey units work? You know, for activating their effects. When I summon an XYZ monster, it will get some amount of materials. I would say they always get at least 2, but Zoodiacs are a thing, so I can¡¯t really say that. But that doesn¡¯t really matter for this thought experiment. So when I first summon an XYZ monster, it will have ovey units. But then what about when I summon it the next time, without performing a new XYZ summoning? I should be able to do it, considering that I can with fusion monsters, but if it works like resurrecting an XYZ from the GY, then the XYZ monster won¡¯t have any ovey units. Also, is there anything that prevents me from just putting more cards under my XYZ monsters? Because if I can just put a card there, it might turn into an ovey unit. Maybe. I feel like it should. I¡¯ll try to remember to test it when I XYZ summon for the first time.
After the curing, the town was obviously in a festive mood. Of course Lua, Ria and I were the guests of honor, so we had some nice seats set out to us, but because this is still a dhampir vige, there wasn¡¯t actually many people here who knew how to cook. There were a few older dhampirs who did have knowledge about basic cooking, as some of them learned how to cook for the smith that used to live here, but even though they did have a kitchen and some pots and pans, they just had no ingredients. Dhampirs with the curse can¡¯t really eat anything after all. Well, it doesn¡¯t really matter to me, as I have my own food in storage, but I think I should also give them some ingredients to cook with. I do still have a bunch of monster meat from clearing HomeBase, so I can share it around. ¡­ still low on veggies though. I really need to stock up on veggies,grain, potatoes and stuff. I should also teach them about foods that use blood as an ingredient. I remember the dhampirs from the other vige really liking that stuff, even if it was just alright in my opinion. Ria knows how to do that, right? I know she has learned a bit about cooking. Maybe Ria cane here every now and then with Lua and hold a cooking school. It would be better if I let her borrow my Kitchen Dragonmaid, but the Dragonmaids are mine. All Mine! ¡­ okay, a bit too greedy there. But the point stands. Dragonmaids and Blue-Eyes are both archetypes I really don¡¯t want to share with anyone. They are for my use only. Anyway, back to the vigers. As a thanks for curing them, the vigers gifted us a few things. At first they tried to pile a bunch of blood iron essories onto us, made by thete smith of this vige, but I refused to take that much of it and only took a few of them, like a two pairs of earrings, one for Lua the other for Ria, and a small dagger, which was also going to Lua. I already have that blood iron shortsword from the other vige, and of course my monsters can make me vampiric steel weapons if I want some, so I didn¡¯t want to take too much, but taking nothing is also not an option. So just a few items will do. As our celebration kept going, I put on a small feast for us. It is always easy with how OP Mystik Wok is. I decided to cook up a Sabersaurus, because I¡¯ve never tasted a Dinosaur-type monster before. It was quite good, but dinosaur meat is a bit tougher than dragon meat, so I definitely prefer dragon. I also had Lua activate another copy of Mystik Wok and drain all the blood from a Tyrant Dragon, so the party would have some dragon blood to enjoy. That made a lot of the dhampirs open their eyes as wide as they can. Spoiler
[copse] I still don¡¯t fully understand why I can¡¯t drain the blood from my monsters, but Lua and Ria can. It just ¡­ doesn¡¯t make any sense. It has to be something to do with them being dhampirs, but ¡­ I just don¡¯t like it. They are my cards. Why can¡¯t I do everything with them? I should be able to. If only I could turn into a dhampir. I¡¯ll seriously have to ask Lua if she can turn me into one.
As the sun began to set, we capped off the party. We did still need to get either to HomeBase, or Burch city to spend the night, so this was as long as we could stay. We also had Fabio to worry about, though he did seem to have a sleeping ce in this vige. The party had been a decent bit of fun, and while I hadn¡¯t summoned my new Vampire XYZ monsters, all of the others had had their turn to join in on the festivities. As we were saying our goodbyes, Lua reminded the vige that she¡¯d being back tomorrow to begin everyone''s training into True Blood Magic and reminded them to not party for too long. And because the time was quitete already, I decided we could travel back to the city in a B.E.S. monster, so Lua summoned her Crystal Core and we rode back to the city in it,nding just far enough that we wouldn¡¯t be spotted as we got off and got into my carriage. Spoiler [copse] After dropping off Fabio, we headed back to the inn where we regrouped with Alice and her party. ¡°I think that is all.¡± Alice said, as she capped off her tale of the day. She, along with Agunan, Wilma, Einar and Eline, had taken on a quest sent to the adventurer¡¯s guild by nken Trading Company. Then while delivering the quest items to thepany, she tried to fish for information about the illegal ve marks and Wilma, but ended up with only minimal info, as she didn¡¯t get to meet with anyone who actually knew anything. She then used her unique-racial skill to wipe any strange memories from the mind of the person she had talked to, before returning here. ¡°... so it isn¡¯t widely known at least.¡± I recapped. ¡°Appears so. I can¡¯t actually mind control anyone yet, so he may have just not answered.¡± Alice reminded me. ¡°But I don¡¯t think he knows about it, as his face turned a bit pale when he heard about the illegal mark.¡± ¡°That might mean he knows about the mark.¡± I pointed out. ¡°It won¡¯t change anything anyway. He was just a small-time worker. Not anyone in any real position of power.¡± Alice said. ¡°I¡¯ll try to do a few other quests for the store, maybe even some of the more difficult ones. That might get me a meeting with the store''s owner or at least someone with more authority.¡± ¡°Yeah. That might work. I¡¯ll alsoe with you tomorrow, if you don¡¯t mind.¡± ¡°Of course. Let¡¯s hunt something big.¡± ¡°We might have to wait for another fissure for that.¡± I joked. ¡°We can find an A-rank without one. And if it is just us fighting, without any of your summons, I think an A-rank will be a good challenge.¡± Alice told me. ¡°... that might be just a bit much.¡± Honestly speaking, I was a bit worried. I know I took on a B-rank lightning tiger, but that was me juiced up on Red-Eyes ck Dragon Sword and Summoner¡¯s Unity, so trying to fight an A-rank monster without either would be extremely difficult. Maybe if I at least used Millenium Shield. That way, I¡¯d at least get the Summoner¡¯s Unity boost. Well, I guess we will look into it tomorrow. CH.298 We can’t find a quest, so let’s tame a monster instead CH.298 We can¡¯t find a quest, so let¡¯s tame a monster instead The next day, after breakfast and all of that stuff, I headed to the adventurer¡¯s guild with Alice and the rest of our group. All of us were going, except Lua as she was heading to the vige to start her magic school. At the guild, webed the quest papers for any quests from nken Trading Company, especially higher ranked ones. The problem was that we were all still just C-rank or below, so we can¡¯t actually take on B-rank quests. Sure if we happen to ¡®identally¡¯ run into a B-rank monster which the nken Company wants, we can sell it to them, but other than that, we can¡¯t directly ept a quest higher than rank C. Now you might think it would be difficult to find a quest from a specificpany, but it really wasn¡¯t. There were over a dozen quests from nken Company. Escort quests and material quests mainly, and some low ranking quests were asking for temporary workers, but we couldn¡¯t exactly take those. Well, I could ¡®kick¡¯ Einar and Eline out of our party and have them take one of those, but I¡¯m not going to risk their lives for something like this. Most of the material quests were asking for stuff from the nearby dungeon. We could look into it, but you need some sort of a permission from the guild to go into dungeons, so I don¡¯t think we should actually do that. Well, we could always cheat, as I could just make what they asked for with HomeBase. But Alice already tried that with some monster materials I had in Storage yesterday, so better to try something else. ¡°Really wish we could take that one, but it¡¯s too high rank and it¡¯s an escort quest.¡± Aliceined a bit. I looked the quest paper over, and it was an escort quest asking for multiple B and C-rank adventurers to escort someone to the capital. ¡°... why that one?¡± I asked. It didn¡¯t look that special to me. ¡°The rank requirement is for at least half B-rank adventurers and the pay is high.¡± Alice pointed out. ¡°None of the other escort quests from nken ask for that or pay that well, even if they go further away. So it has to be for escorting someone important.¡± ¡°Oh? Well done spotting something like that.¡± ¡°... it is quite basic, really.¡± Alice pointed out. ¡°You just don¡¯t do quests that often, so you don¡¯t notice these things. But it doesn¡¯t really help us. None of us are B-rank so we can¡¯t take it.¡± ¡°Yeah. I never did visit the main guild when I dropped Cailie off in the Hero¡¯s country. Maybe we should go visit. We should also get to the capital at some point. I¡¯m decently sure I still need to meet the King.¡± ¡°We could wait until big sis Mariina is ready with¡­ whatever she is doing here. Then give her a ride to the capital as well.¡± ¡°We don¡¯t actually know if she is heading that way next, or if she has other stops.¡± I pointed out. ¡°We could ask.¡± ¡°... I¡¯ll let you do that tomorrow. Or some other day.¡± ¡°Did you have ns?¡± ¡°Going to the Dragon Coast with Agunan.¡± ¡°... can I really note?¡± ¡°Not on the first visit. There is only a 100% chance that visit will turn into a fight. You know how Agunan was, so I don¡¯t see it going the same.¡± I reminded Alice. ¡°You cane when I go there for the second time.¡± ¡°... I wasn¡¯t with you when that happened.¡± ¡°I know. But I know you watched the recording of it.¡± ¡°Of course. I wanted to see you acting cool.¡± Alice told me. ¡°We are taking this one.¡± She then quickly changed the subject and grabbed a quest form. It was for hunting some forest deer that had gotten too close to some fields and had eaten some crops. It didn¡¯t pay well, nor was it difficult, but apparently it is the one Alice picked. Well, at least it will be something to do. And I think forest deer will make for good opponents for Einar and Eline.
¡°Please respond to my call ande to my side. Forest tiger, Stripy.¡± Eline chanted for a bit before calling the name of the forest tiger she can summon. Her lightning tiger was still unsummonable after the ¡­ incident, but she should be able to summon it again soon. Maybe I should ask Eline to try and make a new contract. I kind of want to know how that is done. I could turn myself into a real summoner, instead of just being a card summoner. I mean, technically I already can. I can literally use One of Every Race to turn myself into a Summoner, but I still won¡¯t have any summoning skills, other than Pack Opener. ¡°Stripy. We are looking for forest deer. Can you help us find them?¡± Eline requested her tiger, as she was giving it some pets. It was both cute and somewhat scary seeing a small-ish catgirl petting a tiger, but it is a summoned beast, so there is no issue. Also, why are we using a tiger as a tracker? Can cats even track prey like dogs do? Well, I guess we will see.
The short answer to my previous question is yes. Stripy the tiger was actually quite good at finding the deer. It was a herd of 17 deer, so quiterge, but they are just D-rank so not too dangerous. The biggest danger was them running away, but I quickly activated Raregold Armor and equipped it onto Agunan, causing the deer to want to attack him, so we were able to take them down. Spoiler [copse] Eline wasn¡¯t confident in hand-to-handbat, but she could use basic staff skills to defend herself, while Einar was somewhat skilled with a dagger. Because the deer were no problem and I didn¡¯t feel like returning to the guild just yet, I suggested that we head deeper into the woods and maybe find something for Einar to tame. No. This is not just because I want to see how monsters are tamed. It is only 60% for that reason. The other 40% is a mix of seeing how Einar looked at Eline when she was riding her tiger and just me wanting to do a bit more today.
We had kept going deeper into the woods, in search of some monster Einar would want to tame, but we didn¡¯t find anything he liked. We did run into some monsters, but most of them were things like goblins or kobolds. We did run into a group of three orcs as well, with Agunan and Ria swiftly eliminating them. ¡°... maybe we should just take to the skies. We could cover a lot more ground.¡± I offered. ¡°... my Lord.¡± Einar spoke up. ¡°... would it be fine if just you and I went? The others can go back. I don¡¯t want to hold them.¡± ¡°We could, if that is what you prefer.¡± I told Einar. ¡°Alice. Can you take the others back to the city and report about the quest? I think we need to report about the orc squad we defeated as well.¡± ¡°Sure. I can take over that part.¡± Alice agreed with my suggestion. As for the report part. Well, orcs are somewhat dangerous, so it is quitemon to report about them. It is a part of the adventurer¡¯s etiquette that I just don¡¯t know, as I really haven¡¯t been doing this stuff for that long. I mostly just do it when I¡¯m bored or have extra time. A world saving hero doesn¡¯t have time to be adventuring. ¡­ okay, that isn¡¯t reallypletely true. I don¡¯t have time because I prioritize my side jobs like HomeBase, making new stuff, designing super weapons and doing favors for a literal Goddess.
Einar and I got into my custom Gradius. I then quickly sent out a multitude of Gradius¡¯ Option drones so we could scout more effectively. Spoiler
[copse] ¡°So, Einar. What are you actually looking for? What kind of monster? A tiger like what you had? Or maybe something else?¡± I asked the catboy. ¡°...¡± After a while of not hearing an answer, I set Gradius to auto-pilot, so I could open my harness and turn to look at Einar. ¡°Is something wrong?¡± I asked him. ¡°... I just¡­ feel useless.¡± He admitted. ¡°... everyone is so ¡­ strong. Even my sister. Her tiger¡­ she might not be able to summon it now¡­ it is a strong monster. But you took it down easily¡­ So I just think¡­ I can¡¯t do what you think I can.¡± ¡°... Einar. You have to understand. I¡¯m not you. You are honestly useful.¡± I told him. ¡°And if you feel useless, I¡¯ll make you feel useful. Let¡¯s find something amazing and tame it.¡± ¡°... I don¡¯t think¡­ I can.¡± Einar admitted. ¡°The strongest monsters I ever tamed¡­ were D-rank. And I could only do it¡­ because my sister¡¯s tiger scared them to the point where they were easy to tame.¡± ¡°Then we can just do that again. Don¡¯t worry. We can tame even an A-rank monster, as long as you feel up to it.¡± I told him. Honestly speaking, I have no clue if that is true. But I think it is, so why not try. If my cards can¡¯t tame an A-rank monster, then I¡¯ll justbine a few into a new card and that surely will be able to do so. ¡°And even if we can¡¯t find one, I have ways of making you powerful, monster or not.¡± I added of course referring to Level Up! I haven¡¯t been using them on the catfolk, nor Wilma, yet, but I probably should talk to them about it. I could also offer to make a monster for him to tame, using HomeBase, but I could see there being issues with that, as dungeon monsters are a bit different from regr monsters. They do hold more miasma at least, so that could interfere with the taming. HomeBase monsters are also by default under my control, so that could add to the difficulty.
¡°A blizzard tiger? Why would something like that be here?¡± I questioned, as I got the picture of a white tiger from one of the Gradius¡¯ Option drones I sent out earlier. Laura identified it for me. She also gave me the basic info about it. Blizzard tiger is a B-rank evolution of the snow tiger, a white tiger that usually lives in cold climates. It uses ice and snow magic and can be quite dangerous. But they basically never appear in warmer climates like this. ¡°Einar? What do you think? Do you want to try that?¡± I asked. ¡°It is equal in rank to your sister''s lightning tiger.¡± ¡°Y-yes. Let¡¯s try.¡± Einar¡¯s words caught in his throat just a bit, but he still gave a good answer. ¡°Good. I¡¯ll have the drones eliminate the lesser mobs, so we can just focus on the tiger.¡± I told Einar, as I gave the Option drones themand to shoot the few other tigers that were following the blizzard tiger. The other three tigers were just forest tigers, FYI. We then quickly flew over to where the now lone tiger was standing. ¡°... a quick question. How do you tame monsters?¡± I asked Einar. Admittedly, I don¡¯t have a clue. I could probably ask Laura for generic advice, but Einar might have his own style. ¡°... Eh? ¡­ well, I just¡­ have my sis scare them and then I pet the tiger while giving it some mana. Then sometimes it bes tamed.¡± Einar told me. ¡°... okay? Sounds simple. Let¡¯s try that.¡± ¡°But that is a B-rank monster!¡± Einar called out. ¡°Can we really just scare it?¡± ¡°Of course. It shouldn¡¯t be too difficult. And I can always just chain it up, if scaring doesn¡¯t work.¡± As I said that, I opened my collection. So something that is scary. ¡­ but also not toorge. We are quite far from any human settlements, so we shouldn¡¯t be spotted, but I still don¡¯t want to summon something like a Behemoth the King of All Animals or Master of Oz here. Spoiler
[copse] But I did have something good. Two cards I think that will do the trick. Well, I¡¯ll try them one at a time. If they don¡¯t work. I¡¯ll just Shadow Spell that blizzard tiger. Spoiler [copse] ¡°Come forth, Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast.¡± I called out my monster. Spoiler [copse] I mean, when trying to be scary, what is better than a two-headed, winged, and snake-tailed lion monster? Well, maybe Manticore of Darkness, as it was my second choice. Spoiler [copse] I had my mythical beast fly ap around the blizzard tiger, beforending in front of it and roaring loudly. I was really hoping this show of might would make the tiger surrender, but it wasn¡¯t going to be that easy. Instead the blizzard tiger attacked my Chimera. The two cat¡­ cat-ish monsters got into a big catfight, which ended up with my Chimera on top of the blizzard tiger, holding the tigers head below its front paw. ¡°Alright. Einar, let¡¯s go.¡± I told Einar as I unbuckled myself and opened the Gradius canopy. I then opened Einar¡¯s harness, took a good hold of him and jumped out of Gradius. I used a bit of telekinesis to slow down our fall and soon enough we were on the ground. Interestingly, Einar didn¡¯t let out a peep during the fall, even if I didn¡¯t warn him. Maybe he is tougher than I expected? ¡°... Do I just¡­ tame it now?¡± Einar asked. ¡°Just a second.¡± I held him before I let him go to the tiger. I quickly unsummoned my Gradius because depending on how long this takes, we might run out of time. And I do have another one to use, so I can just summon the second one for the return trip. Then I got out a Negate Attack and Shadow Spell. I set them both on Einar, with the condition to activate if the blizzard tiger tried anything bad. Spoiler
[copse] I¡¯ll either remove them, or at least change the activation condition on themter. ¡°Okay. You are good to go.¡± I told Einar. ¡°... what were those?¡± ¡°Just insurance. In case that cat doesn¡¯t want to be tamed.¡± ¡°A-Alright. I¡¯ll ¡­ I¡¯ll try to tame it now.¡± Einar said, and approached the blizzard tiger. As Einar got to work, I quickly used my One of Every Race to swap myself from Dragon Hearted, which I usually use, to Spiritual Human. The one thing I¡¯ve noticed about this race is that I can ¡®see¡¯ magic. It isn¡¯t actually magic, but some sort of pseudo spirits that are temporarily born when magic is used. I did ask the greater water spirit and Laura about it, and the info I got was that that is how some spirits are born. Sadly, only the ones born from massive spells will actually survive past some fractions of a second, nevermind being able to make the jump to the spirit realm. Well anyway. With my spirit seeing eyes, I looked over to Einar as he began to pet the tiger. I could faintly sense the mana moving, but no pseudo-spirits popped up. So taming is not magic, just like telekinesis or Alice¡¯s mana flight. The blizzard tiger was at first resisting Einar, to the point where the set Negate Attack did activate, but as Einar kept going, it calmed down a lot. Eventually Einar even asked me to have Chimera remove its paw from the tiger. Then, after another ten minutes of petting the blizzard tiger with mana, Einar stood up. ¡°It is done. I¡¯ve tamed it.¡± Einar said. ¡°Great work. Congrattions on your first B-rank tamed beast.¡± I told Einar.
We spent a bit of time in the forest, getting Einar more used to his new tiger. After a quick look, we figured that the tiger was a female. Einar asked me to name her, as I was the only reason he was able to tame her, and I decided on the name Lumi. Lumi is a bit of Finnish I learned from Laura and it means snow, so I thought it would be fitting name for a blizzard tiger. Getting her was of course great, and I was proud of Einar, but it dide with a slight problem. While we could bring Lumi into town, it would be a hassle. Lumi also can¡¯t fit with us into Gradius, so we have to use B.E.S. Big Core. So with that in mind, I decided it would be better to just head to HomeBase. We don¡¯t really have much to do in Burch city anyway, so it''s better to just go home. There we won¡¯t have to deal with any prying eyes. It would be just Einar and me for this night, but everyone else can alwayse over tomorrow.
Well, that was what I assumed as I got into Big Core with Einar and Lumi, but I was wrong. Because as I beamed us down to HomeBase, someone was there waiting for us. ¡°Wee home, Brian.¡± Lua said, with a beaming smile. ¡°... I¡¯m home.¡± I just said, probably smiling just as much as Lua did. ¡°I didn¡¯t know you came here.¡± ¡°Well, Laura informed me that you were nning toe here. So when I left the vige, I decided I¡¯de as well.¡± ¡°... I¡¯m d you did.¡± I admitted. So with the three of us here, we had a small celebration on Einar¡¯s sessful tame. Then we made a nice sleeping ce for Lumi in Einar¡¯s room. I also made ns to make an area for tamed beasts somewhere on HomeBase, but that will have to wait a few days, as I do have other ns. Still. I¡¯m proud of Einar. I don¡¯t think every kid could just tame a tiger like that. I was honestly expecting to have to use something like Brain Control or Change of Heart to force the tame. CH.299 To the Dragon Coast CH.299 To the Dragon Coast ¡°I¡¯m leaving this to you and Eline. Agunan will bring her over when hees here.¡± I told Einar of his next assignment. ¡°Do you understand what you need to do?¡± ¡°Yes, my Lord.¡± Einar answered. Today was the day. What day? The day I head to the Dragon Coast with Agunan. Now what about the assignment that I just gave Einar and Eline? Well, it is something simple. I just told them to spread fertilizer for the mana flowers. It is one of the problems with HomeBase. While the mana flowers can bloom here just fine and they don¡¯t even need to be watered, as the environmental control spell can make it rain to water them, the soil itself will lose its nutrients, so some sort of fertilizer has to be spread on it. And the mana flowers can be quite demanding, so they need fertilizer about every other week or so. A lesser amount every week would be better, but I just don¡¯t have the personnel for it, unless I do it myself with some of my nt-type monsters. ording to my nt-type monsters, this shouldn¡¯t be a problem in other ces, as the ground should take care of itself, but HomeBase is a ¡®closed system¡¯, so it needs some additional nutrients. And as I said, I was going to take care of this with my nt-type monsters, but Einar wanted to stay here so he can get used to Lumi, so he can take care of the fertilizer. And I¡¯ll ask Alice to tell Agunan to bring Eline over when he teleports here, so Einar won¡¯t have to do it alone. As for why Agunan is teleporting here. Well for one because he can. Actually, I can as well. Chaos God Dungeons just be built different. And with HomeBase still levitating above where I located it, this ce is closest to Dragon Coast, so the travel time will be the shortest.
I might have woken up just a bit early, so I could say goodbye to Lua before she headed to the vige for her teaching job, so I was waiting on Agunan. I wasted a bit of time by just opening some packs, trying to pull thest Sacred Beast card. I have most cards from Shadow of Infinity, but I¡¯d really like to pull Raviel myself before I let Laura take over.
Use a ¡®Pack token¡¯ to open 1 pack of ¡®¡¯
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Spoiler SOI 1 Beelze Frog, Parasitic Ticky, Machine King Prototype, Samsara, Grass Phantom, Elemental HERO Neo Bubbleman, Miracle Kids, Photon Generator Unit, Princess Pikeru [copse] Well, I only had 1 Princess Pikeru, and I am nning on giving one to Lua, so that isn¡¯t the worst rare I could have pulled. So an alright start, I guess. Next. Spoiler SOI 2 Ancient Gear Factory, Gokipon, Elemental HERO Neo Bubbleman, Parasitic Ticky, Anteatereatingant, Machine King Prototype, Beelze Frog, Hero Kid, Memory Crusher [copse] See that? That is more of what I expected. Memory Crusher is just ¡­ Well, it might actually be useful, if I really need to wipe someone¡¯s memories, but other than that, it is just a weak fiend. Spoiler SOI 3 Chain Thrasher, Silent Insect, Sess Probability 0%, Beelze Frog, Miracle Kids, Gokipon, Hero Kid, Disciple of the Forbidden Spell, Goblin Out of the Frying Pan [copse] Nothing here. Next. Spoiler SOI 4 Parasitic Ticky, Miracle Kids, Photon Generator Unit, Anteatereatingant, Next to be Lost, Generation Shift, Trial of the Princesses, Disciple of the Forbidden Spell, Princess Curran [copse] Well, another copy of Curran. Could be worse, could be better. Next. Spoiler SOI 5 Sand Moth, Generation Shift, Parasitic Ticky, Elemental HERO Neo Bubbleman, Ancient Gear Cannon, Samsara, Miracle Kids, Saber Beetle, Proto-Cyber Dragon [copse] I do like Cyber Dragons, so I¡¯ll dly take another Proto. This should be my third, so technically I can now fusion summon Proto-Cyber End Dragon. Spoiler SOI 6 Generation Shift, Saber Beetle, D.D. Guide, Malice Ascendant, Sand Moth, Ma Circle LV2, Super Junior Confrontation, Tenkabito Shien, Phantasmal Martyrs [copse] Got the Martyrs again. I just need the monster it is designed to support. Spoiler SOI 7 Sess Probability 0%, Miracle Kids, Elemental HERO Neo Bubbleman, Machine King Prototype, Samsara, Disciple of the Forbidden Spell, Saber Beetle, Attack Reflector Unit, Princess Pikeru [copse] And another Pikeru. Again, I¡¯ll take it, but could have been something else. And I guess Attack Reflector Unit is a nice reminder that I do have both Cyber Barrier and Cyber Laser Dragons, so I can summon those if I want to. And I think I will, at some point. Spoiler SOI 8 Ma Circle LV2, Beelze Frog, Grass Phantom, Disciple of the Forbidden Spell, Next to be Lost, End of the World, Sess Probability 0%, B.E.S. Covered Core, Proto-Cyber Dragon [copse] Oh. A new Covered Core. Not bad. I only had one and I gave that one to Alice, so it is nice to have one for myself as well. Even if I usually use Big Core. Having options is nice. But still. Covered core is not Raviel, so let¡¯s keep going. Spoiler SOI 9 Trial of the Princesses, Photon Generator Unit, Elemental HERO Neo Bubbleman, Miracle Kids, Grass Phantom, D.3.S. Frog, Beelze Frog, Tenkabito Shien, Adhesive Explosive [copse] Again, I only had one Adhesive Explosive, so I¡¯ll take it. Let¡¯s see if pack number 10 is the lucky pack. Spoiler SOI 10 Photon Generator Unit, End of the World, Samsara, Sand Moth, Generation Shift, Disciple of the Forbidden Spell, Grass Phantom, Treeborn Frog, Uria, Lord of Searing mes [copse] ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ well, it is, but ¡­ I really could have taken a Raviel, instead of a second copy of Uria. I mean, I¡¯m d to have it. And this Uria is an Ultimate Rare, whereas the other one I have is an Ultra Rare, so it is a different card. ¡­ but still, just a bit of a letdown to get a ¡®repeat¡¯. ¡­ I was thinking of stopping at ten packs, but Agunan is not here yet, so let¡¯s do a few more. Spoiler SOI 11 Ma Circle LV2, Full Salvo, Generation Shift, Malice Ascendant, Tenkabito Shien, D.3.S. Frog, Hero Kid, Machine King Prototype, Memory Crusher [copse] Spoiler SOI 12 Tenkabito Shien, Machine King Prototype, Samsara, Super Junior Confrontation, Generation Shift, Gokipon, Anteatereatingant, Grass Phantom, Proto-Cyber Dragon [copse] Spoiler SOI 13 Ancient Gear, Generation Shift, Disciple of the Forbidden Spell, Ancient Gear Factory, Super Junior Confrontation, Next to be Lost, Tenkabito Shien, Anteatereatingant, Doom Dozer [copse] Spoiler SOI 14 Ancient Gear Cannon, Trial of the Princesses, Generation Shift, Malice Ascendant, Hero Heart, Elemental HERO Neo Bubbleman, D.D. Guide, Next to be Lost, Princess Curran [copse] Spoiler SOI 15 Parasitic Ticky, Ancient Gear, Super Junior Confrontation, Photon Generator Unit, Hero Kid, Ma Circle LV2, Malice Ascendant, Raviel, Lord of Phantasms, Adhesive Explosive [copse] And there we are. Five more packs will do it. Hello Raviel. My Sacred Beast collection isplete. ¡­ well not really, but Armityle isn¡¯t in this set. But I do have the core trio you can get from this set, and that is perfect. (Laura. You are free to fullyplete Shadow of Infinity now. I¡¯ll move onto opening Enemy of Justice packs next. ¡­ next time I feel like opening packs.) (As you wish. I shall get the rest of it in no time.) Laura answered. (Don¡¯t rush. I have most of it already.) (I don¡¯t have much else to do while you sleep. We don¡¯t have that many projects going on.) (... you don¡¯t feel like designing the WDBDD?) [Weakening Dimensional Barrier Detection Device] (I wish I could, but I simply do not know how to.) Laura apologized. (Yeah. I understand. If you did, then the Goddess would as well. And I wouldn¡¯t have to worry about it.) (... you already don¡¯t.) Laura pointed out. (I do.) I countered. (... at least a little.)
Some time after my pack opening, Agunan finally teleported to HomeBase with Eline. They apparently were a bitte, because Agunan ate a huge breakfast, in preparation for what will likely happen today. I gave Eline a quick rundown of what I expected her to do with Einar, reminded both of them where the food storage was, and just made sure the two of them could make it. And if they ran into issues, they could ask Endy to contact me via the Citadel core. Spoiler [copse] ¡°Alright. I¡¯ll summon Gradius.¡± I said to Agunan. ¡°No. I shall fly us there.¡± Agunan stated. ¡°They may attack your ship, if we use it.¡± ¡°... alright. Then I guess I¡¯ll ride you. I don¡¯t really want to be a flying practice target for a dragon.¡± ¡°I will transform, so we can get going.¡± Agunan said. ¡°Wait! Wait! Wait!¡± I interrupted. ¡°Not here. You might crush those flower arrangements. Let¡¯s get just a bit further away first.¡± I should probably make a dedicatednding and take-off area somewhere. ¡­ Did Lua mention seeing something like that? I feel like she might have.
Riding on Agunan, who had reverted into his dragon form, the two of us headed west. Agunan knew the route, so I didn¡¯t really need to do anything, except hold on. It wasn¡¯t actually that difficult, to be honest. And because it wasn¡¯t, I spent the flight practicing skills I could practice while riding, aka. Draconic magic. ¡­ not that I have the skill yet, but I¡¯m working on it. And being a Dragon Hearted when I see dragons just seems like a good idea. At first, Agunan was flying at speeds under the speed of sound, but after he was sure I would stay on even if he sped up, Agunan elerated a bit, while also raising his altitude, and we ended up traveling at a speed around mach 2.1. The dragon told me that he could go about twice this speed if he went all out, but this was already like a fast running speed to him, while his top speed was like a maximum sprint, so he never exceeded this speed, outside of practice or emergencies. Good to know about how fast a greater dragon can fly, but there might also be differences between dragons. But still, Gradius being able to go mach 20 in the atmosphere is a lot faster.
{You can see it now. We will be arriving soon.} Agunan told me after just under one hour of flight. By the way, he was speaking in draconic, as it is easier while in dragon form. And I can understand it just fine, so no need to make things more difficult for him. As I looked past the dragon¡¯s head, I saw the ocean opening up before us. I moved from the sea to thend, above which we were still flying, I saw mountains. The entire coast was filled with mountainousnds. While there did seem to be a small coastal region with beaches and stuff, but thend quickly rose and turned into said mountains. And there were a lot of those mountains. Just counting the peaks, there were well over 100 separate peaks. Some of them were also clearly volcanic, as there was smokeing out one or two of them, and some were clearly made fromva rock. After the mountains, there was a small wastnd style area, which honestly looked like a dragons¡¯ fighting ground. It looked like it used to be a part of the Ever forest, but after being burned, stomped on and just pummeled repeatedly by dragons, nothing grew there anymore and it was just rock. If I moved my gaze even deeper ind, the Ever forest soon began. So sea, some beach/coastal region quickly followed by mountains. Then the wastnds/rocky area, then the Ever forest. I kept looking around as we flew and quickly began spotting dragons. They were all over the ce. As I focused more, I even noticed that some of them were looking at us. Eventually, Agunan began a slow descent, by circling a single mountain peak. It wasn¡¯t one of the volcanic mountains, nor was it the tallest peak, but it was one of thergest mountains in terms of area. Is this where Agunan¡¯s home is? Or does some mighty dragon live here? Well, I was about to find out.
{Wee back, ??????.} A dragon''s voice greeted Agunan, as wended. I understood the first part of it, but even with my Language Comprehension (draconic), thest part of it was something I didn¡¯t understand. {Yes. I do apologize I couldn¡¯te back sooner, ??? ??????.} Agunan responded to the dragon, again saying something I couldn¡¯t understand. {Do not worry child. I understand that to keep your pride, you had no choice but to stay by the side of this human.} The dragon said. Considering that he¡­ or is he a she, called Agunan a child, he must be some sort of an elder of this ce. {I see that he has even evolved into a Dragon Hearted. You really did dedicate yourself to him.} {Yes. He did defeat me. In a battle I challenged him to. Even resurrected me after I died. I simply had no other choice, not that I regret the one I made.} The dragon Agunan was talking to wasn¡¯t like most dragons here. He was a massive, and I really mean massive, serpentine dragon. He had to be over 100 meters long, if measured from head to the tip of the tail. And even if you take someone like Agunan, who does seem to be on therger side, he is only about 45 meters from head to the tip of the tail. Maybe 50 if he really stretches. So this one was a lotrger. Or maybe serpentine dragons just are naturally bigger. It is interesting, as the other dragons I¡¯ve seen have all been western style dragons. But this one was a serpentine dragon. An extremely long snake-like body, with both front and back legsing out of it. And a pair of absolutely massive wings, that looked almost like overkill on that long, but thin frame. He/she was a mix of bronze and gold in color. The main scale was a bronze, or brown-ish in color, while the underside of his body was the more golden yellow color, as was his wing membrane. {Master. Allow me to introduce you.} Agunan spoke to me, which took me out of my thoughts. {This is the ruler of the Dragon Coast. Lady ??? ??????, but that name is likely difficult for you, so please address her as Lady Ami Janina.} Okay. So she is a female. Good to know. And if I was to go based off of her looks, she is likely either an earth or light attributed dragon. ¡°Okay. Thanks.¡± I said to Agunan. ¡°Lady Ami Janina. It is a pleasure to meet you. My name is Brian Wood. I thank you for allowing me to visit your domain.¡± I of course made sure to speak all of that using Language Comprehension (draconic). {Yes. The pleasure is mine, young Dragon Hearted, master of the Golden Giant and the Master of ??????.} The dragon responded. She said that strange thing again, but it sounded just like what he said to Agunan, so I think that is Agunan¡¯s dragon name. He did say it would be difficult to pronounce for humans. {I have been looking forward to our meeting.} She then added, and some ominous feeling came to be on the hills of the mountain. ¡­ I¡¯m not sure I like the sound of that. Why has she been looking forward to this? And what about this aura she is letting out? ¡°I am happy to live up to your expectations.¡± I responded, trying to keep the ominous feeling that popped up from affecting my speech. It could be just intimidation, so I shouldn¡¯t fall for it. We spoke for a bit longer, me exining Exodia and my dragons to Lady Ami Janina. She had already heard the story from the dragons Agunan brought with him, but she still seemed d to rehear the story from me. But as she wasn¡¯t yet satisfied, she asked me to tell about things I¡¯ve done both before and after meeting Agunan. So I told her about the big things I¡¯d done. I didn¡¯t tell her about me being from another world, but I did tell her about founding a dungeon, getting my System Support, fighting wyverns, sprites, and all other kinds of monsters, and how all of that eventually led to me testing Exodia and the Agunaning to say hi. Then I told her about the things that happened after Agunan joined us, mainly the conquest of HomeBase. The dragon was quite impressed when I told her about us taking down a six-headed hydra, saying that that couldn¡¯t have been an easy target, only for Agunan tough a bit, as he stated that it looked quite easy for me. {You really are that powerful? I do not sense that kind of power from you.} Ami Janina stated. ¡°No, my Lady. I am not. I can summon powerful monsters, but I myself am still quite weakpared to even someone like Agunan.¡± I corrected. {Yes. These summoned monsters. They must be quite something¡­} {My Lady. You should consider fighting one of them. My training with my Masters monsters has made me quite powerful, and I still cannot beat the strongest of them.} Agunan! Stop that! Don¡¯t egg on the super dragon. {Yes. Perhaps I should.} Ami Janina seemed to ponder for a bit before she turned her gaze towards me. {Little Brian. Would you be so kind as to summon one of your strongest monsters to fight me? As a reward, I shall give you what you want, as long as it is in my power.} Oh? That isn¡¯t a bad deal, I think. I can just ask for some of those dragon avatars for this, and all I have to do is summon a powerful monster to fight her. To make things better, this ce seems to be far away from any areas humans live in, so I can summon basically anything I want. And I just got Raviel today, so maybe it is the time to test out my Sacred Beasts? Agunan couldn¡¯t beat Uria or Hamon in the factory, but maybe Lady Ami Janina can. ¡°Well, I do have something I came here to hopefully get. So if summoning a monster to fight you is how I get it, I¡¯d be more than happy to oblige.¡± I agreed to her suggestion. CH.300 Roar of the Sacred Beasts CH.300 Roar of the Sacred Beasts {Go ahead, young Dragon Hearted. Bring out your strongest summoned beast.} The huge golden and brown serpentine dragon, Lady Ami Janina, ordered me. We had moved from her mountain to the wastnds nearby. Lady Ami Janina had cleared the other dragons, who had been ¡­ maybe y-fighting in this area. And because of that, we now had a huge audience of dragons watching us. Agunan also said it is because Lady Ami Janina doesn¡¯t fight that often, so whenever she does, everyone awake watches it. And a lot of dragons are even woken up by others so they can also watch the fight. In total, the audience we had was over 200 dragons, either hovering in the air or lounging on the hills of the closest mountains. I was riding Agunan and he was hovering opposite to Lady Ami Janina, at a distance of about 200-ish meters. A bit difficult to judge, as we are flying and the giant dragon in front of me is making everything look small. ¡°Alright! I shall!¡± I called out, as I got the first set of cards out of my collection. ¡°I active three copies of Solemn Wishes! Then I tribute all three of them to summon this.¡± Spoiler [copse] As I ced my Uria on the duel disk, a strange feeling came to me. A poem like text forced its way into my head, demanding to be read aloud. ¡°O Lord of mes in the hell below Hear my emotions burning like thy mes Destroy the Traps that cannot bind you And appear before us, o first Phantasm Uria, Lord of Searing mes!¡± As I chanted, a nearby volcano began a surprise eruption. From it, a roaring pir of me shoot out, causing some of the dragons flying around to panic and take their distance. As the mes kept shooting out, they took on the form of a ming serpentine dragon. Then, with a final burst of fire, the mes disappeared, revealing my Sacred Beast. Spoiler For additional visuals. [copse] Uria then flew to me, and took a position between Agunan and Lady Ami Janina, as if standing guard against the dragon. Uria wasrge, but not quite as long as Lady Ami Janina. Lady Ami Janina is definitely over 100 meters long, from head to the tip of her tail, but Uria was probably just a bit under that length, around 90 to 95 meters long. And like some of my other super monsters, Uria was letting out an aura of oppression and might. It didn¡¯t feel too bad to me, but I can guess just how much pressure it is putting on the other dragons. {Quite the beast that is. Yes. This will be fun. I might actually be able to use more than 20% of my power.} Despite the appearance of my first Sacred Beast, Lady Ami Janina didn¡¯t seem wary. ¡°My Lady, I am far from done!¡± I called to her. ¡°I would still like to call two more beasts to join in on the fun!¡± {You can call more beasts of this caliber at the same time? Well now this is getting interesting.} I heard the dragon respond. Alright. Another four cards then. Better not disappoint her. ¡°I activate three copies of Vengeful Bog Spirit! Then I tribute them all to summon my second Sacred Beast!¡± Spoiler [copse] The wastnds were quickly taken over by a massively thick fog, but as soon as I began my second chant, that fog began to umte into a single ce. ¡°O lord of Thunder which strikes from above Hear my call striking like thy Thunder Burst the Spells that cannot bind you And appear before us, o second Phantasm Hamon, Lord of Striking Thunder!¡± The fog finally consolidated into a huge block of ice. Then crackles of lightning began running over the block of ice, until the block burst open and from it, my second Sacred Beast appeared. Spoiler For those wondering why Hamon appears from ice. Well, it does in the Anime, so I just went with it. If you don¡¯t believe me, just look up Yu-Gi-Oh! GX- Season 1 Episode 48 on Youtube (or some other site, if it is region blocked where you are). Or use this handy link here. [copse] Hamon, like Uria before it, took a position between me and Lady Ami Janina. He stood on the right side¡­ my right, of Uria. Hamon was about 40-ish meters tall, from feet to head, but if you take the wings and tail into consideration, he looks quite a bitrger. And just like Uria, it was letting out an aura of oppression, which almost felt like it stacked perfectly with Uria¡¯s, to make the feeling much worse. {... you really did summon a second beast. You really are an abnormality.} Lady Ami Janina said, sounding honestly impressed. ¡°Don¡¯t think this is all! I still have one more!¡± I called, as I got out some more cards. ¡°I activate Phantasmal Martyrs! I now send two cards to the GY, so I can summon three Phantasmal Martyr Tokens!¡± Spoiler
[copse] I did consider just summoning three fiend monsters, but I thought that using Phantasmal Martyrs would be more¡­ appropriate for this. And because I can just ¡®draw¡¯ cards whenever I want, having to toss out my entire ¡®hand¡¯ isn¡¯t really a problem. And that is just what I did. I pulled thest Sacred Beast out of my collection. ¡°Now, I tribute my three Phantasmal Martyr Tokens to summon myst Sacred Beast!¡± Like with the other two, a summoning chant came to my head as I ced thest Sacred Beast onto my duel disk. Of course I didn¡¯t resist, but let the chant flow from my head into my mouth ande out as speech. ¡°O Lord of Fiends from the world of darkness Hear my tributes screaming for thy mercy Respond to their calls to give them meaning And appear before us, o third Phantasm Raviel, Lord of Phantasms!¡± My three tributes turned into deep blue light, that light enveloping the wastnds below. It grew brighter and brighter, until it shot upwards like aser, blinding at least me, but possibly everyone looking directly at it. After my vision returned, I saw my third Sacred Beast standing next to my other two. Spoiler [copse] Raviel then took his spot between Uria and Raviel, forcing Uria to sidestep a bit. ¡­ step¡­ a flying dragon doesn¡¯t take a step, but Uria did still move for Raviel. With my three Sacred Beasts gathered, I finally got a sense of how powerful these monsters were when brought together. The aura they radiated made me feel quite uneasy. It was honestly a lot more oppressive than anything I¡¯ve felt before. Even monsters like the behemoth or the world treant couldn¡¯t evenpare to the might of three Sacred Beasts. And looking at our audience, I think they would agree. Most of the dragons that were floating in the air at the start hadnded, looking like they were ready to bow their heads to their new overlords. All except thergest, and probably strongest of them. The dragons that rival Agunan in size. There weren¡¯t many of them, but there do appear to be at least 6. And of course Lady Ami Janina didn¡¯t shake. She seemed just as calm as she was in the beginning. ¡­ no. She actually seems ¡­ excited? Is she really that powerful? That three Sacred Beasts, allbining their oppressive auras, cannot shake her? ¡°My Lady! These are the monsters I¡¯ve summoned to fight you!¡± I called the dragon. ¡°I hope they do live up to your expectations!¡± {Yes. They are quite the set of summoned beasts. I hope you can sustain them.} ¡°I can keep them out here for long enough! You can fight any of them, or even all at the same time!¡± {Since you offered, I shall warm up with the red dragon, and then take on the other two at the same time.} Lady Ami Janina said, with clear excitement in her voice. Even though I struggle hearing differences in dragon¡¯s voices, I can at least tell that much. So Uria vs ¡­ crazy strong serpentine dragon. Followed by Hamon and Raviel vs said dragon. I wonder how this will go?
Agunan and I took some distance, then I quickly set up a Wall of Revealing Light using 10,000 HP to surround the fighting area. Since my wall doesn¡¯t prevent attacks, but acts more like a barrier, it is perfect to keep any bacsh from hitting the audience, including Agunan and I. Spoiler [copse] And of course because of Health Conscious, I didn¡¯t have to actually pay a single HP. Then I had my two other Sacred Beasts pull back to the edge of the barrier I just made, and the fight was ready to start. Alright. Let¡¯s see how far Uria can go. I don¡¯t have any extra traps in the GY, so Uria should only be 3000/3000 at this moment. Note that I do use Anime Uria. And unlike the TCG version, anime Uria does gain both defense and attack based on the number of traps in the GY. That honestly just might not be enough, but we will see. And I can resurrect Uria from the GY by sending a trap there, so even if he dies, he is easy to bring back.Again, Anime effect. Without any sort of signal to start, Lady Ami Janina made the first move. She moved at speeds my eyes could barely follow and flew at Uria. Even my Sacred Beast didn¡¯t move in time, only reacting after Janina¡¯s maw was already pressing her fangs into Uria¡¯s body. Uria quickly covered his entire body with mes, trying to force the other dragon off of him, and either because they were hot, or just because she didn¡¯t want to win yet, Janina backed off a bit. ¡°... that¡¯s not good.¡± I quietly muttered. {Our Lady is just that powerful. Even I can just barely follow her movements.} Agunan told me. {I¡¯ll admit that I¡¯ve lost to that Sacred Beast in the Factory. But don¡¯t think our Lady will be the same as me.} ¡°Yeah. Figured that out from that speed.¡± I really wish Uria won¡¯t getpletely stomped on. But I guess if the Sacred Beasts lose this fight, I can always call out the Wicked Gods, Obelisk the Tormentor or even Exodia. I focused back on the fight and quickly noticed that Janina had begun holding back. After her first initial attack, she had no longer moved at speeds I couldn¡¯t follow. So she must have realized that Uria just isn¡¯t as fast as she is, and was holding back to not end the fight too soon. It was still not even really a fight. In every sh, Janina was stronger. She was constantly leaving deep marks into Uria¡¯s scales, while Uria could barely scratch her. It was like a world champion boxer fighting a junior champion, or something like that. Janina probably knew she could end this whenever she wished, so she just held back to extend the fight just a bit. Too bad for her, I still have time limits on my summons, so maybe I should have Uria end this. ¡­ forcing him into an unwinnable situation isn¡¯t really fun, but Uria won¡¯t beat Janina anyway, unless I toss more traps into the GY. And I can do thatter. ¡°Uria! Attack her with Hyper ze!¡± Imanded my beast. I know this is possibly a suicide attack, because if Janina attacks back, Uria will probably perish. Uria did as I ordered and quickly gathered mes into its mouth, before shooting it towards Lady Ani Janina. I was expecting her to strike back, but instead, she turned to face the iing mes, before she moved at that unseeable speed and rushed straight through the mes, causing the mes to split as she pushed through. She then used her front ws to strike Uria¡¯s face, carving deep grooves into my beast. That was the final straw and Uria¡¯s body began to vanish, like a dying me. Soon enough, nothing was left.
{As a warm up, it was alright. But I was expecting more from the high praise Agunan was giving.} Lady Ami Janina didn¡¯t seem overly impressed with Uria. While I had noticed a scratch or two on her during the fight, I no longer could spot any of them, so she must have healed them already. Or maybe it is some sort of regeneration. ¡°I¡¯m sorry Uria couldn¡¯t live up to your expectations. But don¡¯t worry, as I do have two others ready. And Uria is not done yet.¡± As I said that, I got a trap out of my collection. ¡°Let me show you. By sending this trap card to the GY, my Lord of Searing mes returns.¡± After I said that, at the ce where Uria burned away in, a small me appeared. The me quickly grew in size, until it was once again the size of the Sacred Beast, before the mes disappeared and my Sacred Beast was revealed. ¡°My Sacred Beasts don¡¯t die just because you kill them! So feel free to go all out!¡± {I see. Yes. In that case, I might actually be able to have some fun. I shall fight all three of them now. I hope they don¡¯t disappoint me.}
With my Sacred Beasts once again lined up and their opponent floating in the air in front of them, round 2 was about to begin. And this time, it might actually be bnced. With four traps now in my GY, my Uria was now at 4000/4000. And both Raviel and Hamon always are 4000/4000. Well, unless Raviel uses its effect to gain more attack, but that is besides the point. Can three 4000/4000 monsters take on this crazy strong, and fast, dragon? Maybe. But only one way to find out. ¡°Everyone, attack!¡± Imanded my monsters. ¡°Uria, Hyper ze! Hamon, Cerulean Sky Fire! Raviel, Celestial Ravaging Fist!¡± Imanded my monsters. Wait? Celestial? Isn¡¯t that the style of magic Sorcerer of Dark Magic uses? The one that used that stardust stuff? Well, whatever. I guess a Sacred Beast might be able to use something like that. With mymand, my Sacred Beasts did a good job coordinating their attacks. Uria¡¯s mes were the ones that came out first, attempting again to singe Janina. Of course the great dragon didn¡¯t stay still, but just calmly flew out of the way of the mes. But with three monsters attacking, just avoiding can be a little difficult, because as soon as she avoided the mes, the clear sky began crackling with the sound of thunder, before a multitude of lightning bolts shot down towards the dragon. And with the speed at which said bolts were traveling, even Janina has no choice but to¡­ NO! You can¡¯t just do that. How can she dodge a literal lightning bolt? I watched as Janina just calmly flew around the area my Wall of Revealing Light made, dodging the repeated lightning bolts. And as she was, she also made a quick pass by Uria and Hamon, striking both of them with her tail. It wasn¡¯t enough to kill either of them, but they clearly took damage. But finally, it was Raviel¡¯s turn. After I had ordered him to attack, his form had disappeared from sight. But now, it reappeared right in Janina¡¯s flight path. And with his right hand ws shining, he shed at the great dragon. Perhaps being bored of dodging, or just being overly confident, Janina decided to strike back against Raviel. But instead of using her ws or her tail, she went straight in with her teeth. Biting through Raviel¡¯s attack and ripping a good chunk of his arm straight off. She then spit the part of Raviel¡¯s arm to the side. Holy God she is strong. Just casually dodging lightning and even biting through Raviel¡¯s stardust powered ws. Just how strong is this dragon? Now I¡¯m quite disappointed that I don¡¯t have Armityle, because I get a feeling that she could possibly even fight him. Well, we can always have a rematch after I get myself an Armityle. For now, I should focus back on the match, as something interesting was happening to Raviel¡¯s cut off arm. The arm was breaking apart and forming into small fiends. They looked a bit like miniature versions of Raviel, each being around 4 meters tall. I think they are Phantasm Tokens. Spoiler [copse] The one cut off arm produced a total of three of them, and as soon as they had fully formed, they began making their way towards Raviel, who had retreated behind Hamon after his arm was bitten off. The fight continued with Uria and Hamon attacking fiercely, even if most of their attacks didn¡¯tnd on Janina. The lightning and the mes still kept her distracted enough that she didn¡¯t have time to interrupt Raviel. Raviel was feasting on his own Phantasm Tokens, eating them one after the other in one gulp. This was likely Raviel using his effect to gain more attack, so with three tokens consumed, I think his attack should now be 7000. His arm even regenerated. With his power now boosted, Raviel roared. I don¡¯t know what it was, as to me it just sounded like a roar, but my two other Sacred Beasts seemed to get some sort of message from it, as they grouped with Raviel, possibly getting ready to attack together. With just a nce from Raviel, Hamon and Uria both rushed towards Janina. This might be a suicide attack, but it could also be worth it. If they can make an opening, maybe the powered up Raviel can at least injure Janina. Hamon was first to make contact. With his body covered in lighting, he rushed at Janina with speeds that were getting close to the dragons. At least that is what it looked like to me, as it was challenging to follow the lightning fast movement of Hamon. But I guess following Janina with my eyes was impossible, so Hamon is still slower. Next one was Uria. With his body covered in mes, Uria flew around and approached Janina from behind. Then with Janina not running away, he began coiling his body around the other serpentine dragon, while also burning her. And then, with Janina held in ce by the two Sacred Beasts, Raviel moved. With his ws once again shining with stardust, he struck at the great dragon. The ws were able to prate Janina¡¯s scales, and some reasonably deep wounds were left in the dragon''s body. But it didn¡¯t seem to matter. As soon as Raviel had attacked, Janina counter attacked. Gathering a golden light all over her body, she then let it burst out. The light was quite intense, causing me to cover my eyes. When I looked up, my Sacred Beasts were gone, all three of them. And on top of that, the Wall of Revealing Light I set up had taken quite a bit of damage. It hadn¡¯t broken, but that attack definitely was around its upper limit. A bit more and it likely would have shattered. Lady Ani Janina then took a quick victoryp around the battle area, before flying close to us. {Child. You said those beasts are easy to bring back, right? Could you bring them back for another round? They are quite fun to y with.} ¡­ Excuse me, what? She isn¡¯t even done yet? ¡­ well, whatever. I¡¯m sorry, Uria, Hamon and Raviel. I know you can¡¯t win, but I also can¡¯t say no. The divine dragon demands it, so I must oblige. I tossed a trap to the GY to summon back Uria, a spell to summon back Hamon andst a fiend to summon back Raviel. With my three Sacred Beasts back in action, round three began. CH.301 Dragon Avatar CH.301 Dragon Avatar {I must thank you for entertaining me, young Dragon Hearted. Your monsters really are quite a bit of fun to y with.} Lady Ami Janina thanked me, after I finally called it quits on the fights she had with my three Sacred Beasts. In total, I resurrected Hamon and Raviel four times, and Uria five times. But despite the repeated battles and Uria¡¯s ever increasing stats as more traps went into my GY, Lady Ami Janina never lost a fight to the three. Not even thest one where Uria¡¯s stats should have been 8000/8000, and my Sacred Beasts were trying to make use of that, by Hamon and Raviel trying to make an opening for Uria to let out a full power Hyper ze. Spoiler
[copse] ¡°I¡¯m happy to hear that you enjoyed the fight.¡± I told her, because I know by the end, my Sacred Beasts were no longer enjoying it. I honestly almost switched to using the Wicked Gods instead, but with the Wall of Revealing Light breaking, I used that as a reason to call off our fight. {Yes. Yes. I haven¡¯t had a fight like that since the Hero visited.} ¡­ did she just say something crazy? The Hero visited here? And he fought her? And she had as much fun as she did with my Sacred Beasts? Was the Hero as strong as three Sacred Beasts fighting together? ¡­ also, that means this dragon has to be old. As far as I know, the current calendar system used by this country counts from the defeat of the Demon King by the Hero. And with the current year being 1365, I believe, that means Lady Ani Janina is at least that old. Likely older, as she probably wasn¡¯t a newborn when she fought the Hero. I guess dragons do live for that long. In case you were wondering, Agunan isn¡¯t that old. While I don¡¯t know his exact age, I did learn that he was born after the Hero had already passed away. So Agunan is probably around 1000 years old or so. ¡°I¡¯m d you¡¯dpare my Beasts to a legend like the Hero.¡± {Do not think what I said is just lip service.} Janina stated. {They are powerful beasts, and being able to summon and control them makes you impressive.} ¡°... they still were no match to you, my Lady.¡± {I am not someone to be used as aparison. I have gathered power over many millennia, soing even close to that isn¡¯t something that someone with limited lifespan can realistically gain. People who do that are born only a few times a millennia.} ¡°... I see. Thank you.¡± ¡­ ¡­ {I believe it is time for a post-battle meal. Young Dragon Hearted, would you like to join us?} Lady Ami Janina changed the subject and asked. ¡°Yes. It would be an honor, my Lady.¡± {Please. No need to be that stiff. Someone as strong as you can just call me Janina.} ¡°Thank you, Lady Janina. Then feel free to call me Brian.¡±
Lady Janina was able to quite quickly get a quick feast out for us. She used something akin to my Storage to take out a bunch of foodstuffs, and then used something close to Telekinesis to move everything and set out a ¡®table¡¯. I say ¡®table¡¯, as it was just a b of earth she raised out of the ground, so it could support the giant squid she set out on the table. Krakens. I feel like I might have talked about them before, when I cooked Fire Kraken for Agunan, but let¡¯s recap anyway. Krakense as lesser, normal and greater krakens, being B, A and S rank respectively. And their size ranges around 10 meters long for the lesser kraken to over 50 meters long for the greater kraken. The one we were eating was around 18-ish meters long, so it was somewhere between lesser and normal. It probably would be treated as a normal kraken, just a bit smaller than usual normal krakens. The interesting part was that it was perfectly cooked. Lady Janina exined this by telling me of her research into magic and spells. One of her spells being a way to perfectly cook food. She developed it, because after she ventured into the humanoid grounds when she was younger, she simply didn¡¯t feel like eating raw, unseasoned meals any more. So she made a spell that could cook food for her, and another one that could keep food good for a long period of time. She also uses some of the ¡®waste¡¯ materials, like dragon scales, fangs and horns, to barter with humanoids from the Crystal Empire, so she can obtain spices and other ingredients. I was actually perfectly ready to cook something up with Mystik Wok, but I¡¯ll dly take something she offers instead. But still, the kraken was¡­ it is good, but not amazing. Maybe I was expecting more, so I decided to run up a quick experiment. ¡°Lady Janina, do you mind if I offer up a dish as well?¡± {You wish to? I do not mind, but are you sure you can? You don¡¯t seem to have much with you.} ¡°I do have a skill called Storage. It is simr to the way you brought out this kraken. But that isn¡¯t what I¡¯m nning on using.¡± I told her, as I got the cards out. ¡°Mystik Wok, cook up a Fire Kraken.¡± Spoiler
[copse] With my magic wok doing the work, we soon had a second kraken joining the one Lady Janina set out. {I didn¡¯t know humanoids had made spells like the one I have.} ¡°It isn¡¯t all humanoids, just me.¡± I corrected. ¡°And this isn¡¯t a spell. It is a part of my unique skill.¡± I don¡¯t always speak about my skills with new people, bute on. This is a freaking multi thousand year old dragon, who knew/fought the Hero. Of course she will keep my secrets. At least most likely she will. {Then allow me topare which is better.} Lady Janina said, before taking a bite out of the Fire Kraken. After munching on it for a bit, she spoke up again. {Quite good, but mine is better I believe.} After tasting both of them again myself, I do actually agree with her. The Fire Kraken was fine, but hers was better. Just the quality of the meat was better, possibly because her Kraken was higher ranked than the one I cooked. Not that I¡¯m salty or something. Not winning in cooking isn¡¯t something I¡¯m going to be salty about.
{Dragon Avatars? Is that really all you want?} Lady Janina asked, after I told her about what I wanted to obtain. ¡°Yes. Ever since Agunan told me about them, I have had a use for them in mind. Well, assuming that they work like I think they do.¡± {I¡¯ve taught humanoids how to use them before, but that was only as a part of teaching them how to separate their soul from their body. I don¡¯t see why a humanoid would need them for anything else.} ¡°Well, if you bring one out, I can show you.¡± At least I hope I can. If this doesn¡¯t work, I¡¯ll look like a fool. ¡­ Okay, I already am a fool, but still. {Then we should head to the storage cave. Can you fly?} Lady Janina asked. ¡°... not really. I can levitate myself with telekinesis, but I can¡¯t actually fly.¡± I admitted. ¡°I can summon a monster and ride on it though.¡± {Do not bother. You can simply ride on my back.} Lady Janina said. ¡­ I get to ride this super dragon? I¡¯m not giddy at all. Nope. If someone tells you I am, they are lying.
We moved to one of the other mountains, with me riding Lady Janina. Not like that, you pervert. We then entered a cave of some kind. The entrance wasrge enough for even a dragon to enter, so it wasn¡¯t that bad. It led us to a giant cave, possibly rivaling some of the huge HomeBase floors in size. I wonder if this ce also has some spatial enchantment applied to it, like the dungeon has? Inside said cave were piles and piles of everything. In a word, this was a horde. A dragon¡¯s horde. The first thing that you might focus on are the giant piles of money, which arerger than my Factory pile, stored inside the Goblin bank there. You know, the one that is equal to the amount of money I have in my Storage. And with just one of those being equal or likely greater than my pile, with the other six or seven piles, this cave must have an absolute ton of money. There were even some coins that I didn¡¯t have, like some mithril coins. At least I think they are mithril, based on the color. But what I was interested in were the mannequin looking things. Those were the dragon avatars. And yeah. They did basically look like nk mannequins, except that they had ball-joints and stuff like that. Well, I guess poseable mannequins are a thing, so these avatars were something like that. {Do you wish to see how they work?} Lady Janina asked. ¡°Yes, if that is possible.¡± I answered. While I can probably just install a card into one, and that will hopefully make me a permanent monster, I do want to see how these things actually work. Lady Janina acknowledged my request and brought one of the avatars close to her face. The avatar then began to glow. Under the glow, I could just barely see the avatar changing form. The white skin was turning darker, hair was growing from the avatar''s head, breasts formed in ¡­ well, the breast area, andstly, clothes formed to cover all of that up. By the end of it all, I was looking at quite the gorgeous female. She had a dark-ish brown skin, looking quite simr to Lady Janina¡¯s bronze scales, but not quite like that. Her hair was golden blond and her eyes were silvery in color. She was dressed in a basic looking dress, except for the part where that dress looked like it was made from gold thread. ¡°Ah, ah.¡± The avatar let out some sounds. She then moved her arms and legs, testing out the movements. ¡°Feel regr. Transferpleted.¡± ¡°... Lady Janina?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes. It is I. Do you understand now? What these dragon avatars are used for?¡± ¡°I think I get it. Even unlike a humanoid form of a dragon, that form looks almostpletely human. No wings, scales or anything.¡± ¡°You catch on quick. While humanoid transformation is useful, this is a lot better when interacting with humanoids. These avatars also limit our power, as they cannot hold the entire strength of a dragon, so the young ones don¡¯t identally kill humanoids when they go out.¡± Lady Janina exined. ¡°Now, what did you n on doing with them? I can teach you how to move your soul into one, but I don¡¯t see the point. You already look like a human, despite your race.¡± ¡°No. I am interested in the soul transfer stuff, but what I really need them for is my cards. Do you mind if I take one? It might break though.¡± ¡°Go ahead. We have a lot, and I can make more.¡± ¡°... you made them?¡± ¡°Just something to pass the time. And I¡¯m not the one who came up with them. I was just instructed on how to make more.¡± ¡°Oh. I see. Well, let me just test this out.¡± I grabbed a hold of one of the dragon avatars with telekinesis and brought it over to where I stood. Then I opened my collection and looked for a card to install. What to use? What to use? I could use one of the two Dragonmaids I have, but if this doesn''t work, I don¡¯t want to lose them. And I can¡¯t get more of them, so let¡¯s go with something else. Maybe I should just throw Dark Magician into one? I have a multitude of copies of him. But then again, maybe the limit on these dragon avatars won¡¯t allow something as strong as Dark Magician to be installed. So maybe something a bit weaker. ¡­ ¡­ Let¡¯s just go with this. She is a spellcaster and an Exemr, so she should be able to tell me if something is wrong with the dragon avatars. And hopefully she isn¡¯t too strong, where the dragon avatar cannot take her. Well, considering what Lady Janina said, it might limit her power a bit. I held the Magical Exemr to the dragon avatar and said: ¡°Install.¡± Spoiler [copse] Like with Lady Janina, the dragon avatar began to glow a bit. Under the glow, I could see the avatar changing to take on the form of Magical Exemr, including her clothes. After the glow vanished, a perfectly normal looking Magical Exemr was standing in front of me. ¡°... how does it feel?¡± I asked her. After moving her body a bit, and even testing out a small spell, my monster answered. ¡°It feels fine, though I cannot operate at full power. I feel like I¡¯m around 90% of my max.¡± Magical Exemr answered. ¡°That¡¯s not bad. ¡­ 90% of 1700 would be ¡­ 1530 right? So with a bit lost to estimation, maybe the limit of them is 1500 even?¡± I theorized. ¡°Difficult to say. We would need more data points to make an urate estimation.¡± ¡°Then let¡¯s make another one.¡± I said, and used telekinesis to bring out a second dragon avatar to me. Then I pulled open my collection, so I could check for the next monster I was going to install. ¡°Wait! Wait! Wait! Just a moment, please.¡± I was interrupted. ¡°You. What did you just do? Exin.¡± Lady Janina demanded. ¡°... Eh? What do you mean what did I do? I used your dragon avatar to host a monster I can summon. Magical Exemr to be specific.¡± ¡°Monster? You call her a ¡®monster¡¯?¡± Lady Janina asked. ¡°How can you even summon humanoids? That should be impossible, as far as I know.¡± ¡°... well yeah. Did I never mention that? And I call them ¡®monsters¡¯ as that is how my unique skill ssifies them. All of the ¡®monster cards¡¯ I use are just that, monster cards. They hold a ¡®monster¡¯. Sure some of them are humanoids, but they are still ssified as monsters, so I do tend to call them monsters. ¡­ even if it sometimes is a bit awkward. I guess I should call her a Spellcaster instead, as that is what Magical Exemr really is.¡± ¡°... alright. I think I understand.¡± Lady Janina said. ¡°Good. Then do you mind if I use a second one?¡± ¡°You may, but I understand something else. You are interesting.¡± ¡°... okay?¡± ¡°I¡¯ming with you.¡± ¡°... okay?¡± ¡°I want to see what you really can do.¡± ¡°... I mean, I don¡¯t mind. It would be great to have someone as knowledgeable as you avable. But is it really fine? Aren¡¯t you like¡­ the one in charge here? Can you just ¡­ leave?¡± ¡°Oh, do not worry about that. I won¡¯t be leaving this ce.¡± ¡°... I don¡¯t think I understand. You areing with us, but also not?¡± ¡°Are you perhaps blind? Look at me. And then at the other me.¡± When she said that, I think I realized what she meant. Lady Ami Janina has two bodies. Well, one of them isn¡¯t her body, the other is. She has her full dragon body, and this dragon avatar body. She can send the avatar with us, while still keeping her main body here. At least, that is what I think she meant. But¡­ ¡°Can you swap your body over a long distance?¡± ¡°Who do you think I am, young Brian?¡± ¡°The divine dragon Ami Janina?¡± I honestly have no idea if she is some divine dragon, but considering her power, calling her divine isn¡¯t exactly wrong. She did make my Divine-Beasts look like outssed babies. ¡°Why, thank you. You really do know how topliment ady. I am one that has mastered the control of both mana and miasma. One who knows how to separate souls and transfer dimensions. Do you think moving my soul is that big of an issue?¡± ¡°... probably not.¡± ¡°Exactly. So unless you have something against it, I wish to send this avatar with you. I will enter it every now and then so you can entertain me.¡± ¡°... I¡¯m guessing that saying no would be a bad idea.¡± ¡°No. If you don¡¯t want me to do so, I won¡¯t. I do not want to force you.¡± ¡°Well, I won¡¯t say no. Lady Ami Janina, it would be my honor to have you along.¡± And that isn¡¯t just lip service. She is the strongest ¡­ anything I¡¯ve seen in this world, other than maybe the Goddess. I actually kind of want to know, who is stronger? Lady Janina or the Goddess? I want to say the Goddess, but she has said multiple times that her power is limited without a physical form. Whereas Lady Janina does have a physical form, but she cannot use the ¡®creation energy¡¯. You know, that ¡®other¡¯ subpart that makes up the Chaos God Energy. Well, anyway. I¡¯ve secured my dragon avatars. Now I just have to figure out if dragon avatar is the same as the avatar doll, or if the dolls were some upgraded form of these avatars. Also, divine dragon secured as ¡­ an adviser? Or just a person who pops up when she wants to? Either way, having ess to her knowledge and skills cannot be a bad thing. At least I think so. CH.302 Play Fights with other Dragons CH.302 y Fights with other Dragons {Alright. Now show me more of these humanoid summons.} Lady Ami Janina demanded. After our brief visit to her personal stockpile of stuff, yeah, apparently that all belonged to her, she returned her ¡­ I guess it is her soul from the dragon avatar to her real body. I then secured a total of 20 dragon avatars for my own use, on top of the one that Magical Exemr was now bonded with. And now the divine dragon is making demands. Not that I mind. I like summoning my monsters for any reason, including no reason. And now I have a reason, so a show of monsters is about tomence.
I spent a while just summoning my monsters, mostly Spellcasters and Warriors, as those were the ones Lady Janina was the most interested in, but I did summon some dragons as well. I assumed that being able to summon dragons would impress her, but outside of Shining and Ultimate Dragons, she found them just alright. Now I wish I had more 4500 attack dragons, like the Neo Gxy-Eyes dragons. ¡­ actually, are there other 4500 attack dragons than Ultimate Dragons and Neo Gxy-Eyes dragons? I don¡¯t remember any. None of the Dragon Synchro monsters go above 4000, except Red Nova Dragon with its effect. Well, a few other Synchro Dragons can also go above that with their effect, but none of them have a base attack of over 4000. As I was having the monster show, I asked Lady Janina about the Nixie mermaid n. I did have the understanding that they are somewhere close to here. Lady Janina did know of it. They are a group of mermaids living somewhat ¡®close-by¡¯, near an ind that some dragons also live on. That ind has its own ¡®elder dragon¡¯, like what Lady Janina is to this ce, though ording to her, the other elder dragon is a lot younger and a lot weaker. Even Agunan agreed, saying that the water dragon that rules that ind is only a bit stronger than he is. The reason for the second somewhat independent ind was that water dragons don¡¯t really like this area. With all the rock and the volcanoes and all of that, they were not the biggest fans. So they moved out to the sea and located an ind that they use as their own ¡®home¡¯. But there was a problem. Mermaids¡­ merfolk were already living there. At first, the dragons thought about just killing them, but Lady Janina''s predecessor bonked them for that. So now, they are living in rtive peace. After she asked why I wanted to know about them, I gave her a brief summary of what happened with Cailie. Lady Janina did seem just a bit taken back by the news, but she then told me that it wasn¡¯t up to her to decide how the merfolk live. She did then add that if I want to go there and try to influence them, with my power I should be able to beat the greater water dragon that is the ruler of the area. And if I do, the merfolk who look up to him as their ¡®King¡¯ should listen to me after that. I did consider it, but even if I do, it won¡¯t aplish anything. If I just beat them up for what they did to Cailie, nothing will change. They won¡¯t see Cailie as someone strong or worthy or ¡­ whatever term you want to use. They¡¯ll probably just think she is lucky to get acquainted with someone as powerful as me, or something like that. The only way their treatment of Cailie will change is if Cailie herself gets stronger, andes back and shows everyone just how useful she really can be. ¡­ At least that is my theory. Now that HomeBase is¡­ livable, I could invite Cailie to live there and use Level Up!, and my other BS card tricks like installs, to boost her to be the strongest merfolk around. ¡­ maybe help her evolve into an actual mermaid while at it, so I don¡¯t identally call her by the wrong race.
For the rest of the afternoon, I ended up summoning even more monsters. Not because I was showing off, per se, but because a lot of the other dragons were also interested in fighting some of my monsters, after seeing Lady Janina enjoying her go at them. This led to me getting some good data on dragons. Because I was summoning a bunch of different monsters, I could get good estimates on how strong dragons are. Dragons, when ranked by the System,e in five sses. Infant, lesser, intermediate, greater and divine. Infants are¡­ well, not fully grown dragons. Not that dragons ever really stop growing, ording to Lady Janina. Infant dragons are ¡­ well, they are infants so they don¡¯t really fight. And you better not try fighting them, as dragons can get quite protective of their young ones. Lesser dragons are the weakest fully grown dragons. They are usually 10 to 16 meters long, usually only use one attribute of magic, and are around 2200-2800 in attack and defense. Whenpared to my cards, that is. Intermediate dragons are of course the next ones up. Between 17 and 23 meters long, usually with one main attribute and one or two support attributes. And a strength ranging from 2900 to 3600. Nexte greater dragons, like Agunan. At least 24 meters long, but some being a lot bigger, they can use multiple attributes of magic, and while some do focus on one, like Agunan, others use a mix of many attributes. Their strength is anywhere from the 3700 mark, up all the way to 5000 or so. And then there are the divine dragons. Well, there is only one of them living here, Lady Ami Janina herself. Being enormous in size and monstrous in strength. I have no idea how strong she actually is, but she was able to take on Uria, who at his strongest had 8000/8000 stats, so it should be safe to assume she is stronger than that. In terms of rates, around 10% of the dragons here are infants, though some are basically already lesser dragons. About 45% are lesser dragons, another 36% are intermediate dragons, with thest 9% being greater dragons. But those are just my estimates.
In the evening, we finally headed back home. My original idea was just flying home on Agunan, but because we stayed for extra long, I decided to just use the Founder¡¯s terminal to teleport all four of us home. Now I know you might ask, four? Who are the four? Well, it is quite simple. Agunan and I are of course returning home, but we also had two dragon avatars with us. One being Magical Exemr now in the body of a dragon avatar and the other being Lady Janina, also in a dragon avatar. She had left her actual body here, while her soul was teleporting with us, so she would learn the location of HomeBase. Spoiler [copse] After teleporting, we appeared in the core room of the Citadel. ¡°Hello, Endy.¡± I greeted Endymion, the Master Magician. He was a monster I installed in the True core and then summoned here in the Control tower. He is the one in charge of monitoring this ce while I¡¯m away. Spoiler [copse] ¡°Wee home, Master. I see that your trip was triumphant.¡± Endy returned the greeting. ¡°Yes. Yes it was. How are things here?¡± ¡°The job you left for Einar and Eline has been taken care of. And Lady Lua returned just a bit ago.¡± ¡°Okay, thanks. Alice should also be heading back with Ria and Wilma, but they are in Covered Core, so it will take about an hour or so.¡± I told Endy of what I heard from Alice, when I asked her toe to HomeBase today, so I could introduce Lady Janina, and tell them about the dragon avatars. ¡°Also, as you might have noticed, we got some dragon avatars and Exemr took one over.¡± ¡°Yes, I noticed.¡± Endy stated. ¡°She¡¯ll be working on the avatar doll project, but if you need someone who can move more freely than you, or you just need assistance, you can call on her.¡± ¡°Yes. I shall offer her my assistance as necessary.¡± With that small chat with Endy done, I turned back to Lady Janina. ¡°Sorry about that. Let me show you around.¡± ¡°Oh, don¡¯t worry. Time is not something weck.¡± Lady Janina just responded. ¡°... but this ce. It is quite a strange dungeon.¡± ¡°Well it is one of a kind.¡± Sure there might be other Chaos God Dungeons, but this is the only dungeon with a magical Citadel. At least as far as I know. ¡°... that core? It is an SS-rank core, I believe? From the behemoth, I assume?¡± Lady Janina asked. ¡°Nope. From a world treant I defeated.¡± ¡°World treant? Where did you find something like that? Treants almost never grow up to that size, as the ground cannot support them for that long.¡± ¡°Well, maybe I got lucky.¡± I never did tell her about dimensional fissures, just like I didn¡¯t tell her about this ce being a Chaos God Dungeon, because I¡¯m honestly not sure if I¡¯m allowed to. ¡°Come. It is time for a quick tour. I¡¯ll introduce you to everyone when Alice gets here.¡±
I showed Lady Janina around the Citadel, ending the tour at one of the nicer guest rooms we had. I was going to be giving it to her, so that whenever she wants to go back to her real body, she can leave her dragon avatar in this room. And of course I had to give her one of the very nice rooms, as she is basically the dragon queen, so she deserves nothing less. With that now taken care of, I used the bit of time I had before Alice arrives so I can do the introductions to analyze and look into these dragon avatars. As they stood now, they were usable, but had one big problem. Well, more like an intermediate problem. I would need an avatar for each monster I want to have one. Lua clearly spoke that in her dream, I could ban individual monsters from using them, so they had to be more widely avable. And as I spoke about them with Lady Janina, I did realize that the dragon avatars can be used by any dragon, as long as it is empty when they transfer their soul into it. So you could at first have Agunan in one, then Agunan leaves the avatar, only for Lady Janina to take control of it. And I think I can do the same with my monsters. ¡­ except for the one little problem where the only way I can put my monster into one of these dragon avatars is with an install. And after an install, removing that card is only possible if I destroy it with something like Mystical Space Typhoon. Spoiler [copse] But, there should be an easy solution. I think. Since the avatars are not made for just one user, it shouldn¡¯t be that difficult to make a generic version that any of my monsters can use. And since my monsters are held in cards, as long as I add some sort of a ¡®card slot¡¯ into the avatar, I canter have them leave the avatar. You know, a card goes in, the monster takes over the avatar. Cardes out, the monster leaves the avatar. At least that is the idea. And using the data I got when making our duel disks, making a ¡®card reader¡¯ shouldn¡¯t be too difficult. Then I just mix that with the dragon avatars, and boom. I think we will have something I can name avatar dolls, as it is different enough from the dragon avatars. And honestly speaking, it really shouldn¡¯t be that difficult to make that. ¡­ at least for the humanoid monsters. Some of the other monsters, like beasts, dinosaurs, dragons, etc. might need custom avatar dolls made for that specific type of monster. Even my lovely Dragonmaids, whom I¡¯d love to have in these avatars ASAP, might not be able to use a standard dragon avatar. After all, when Lady Janina enters a dragon avatar, she doesn¡¯t have wings, nor a tail. My Dragonmaids have both, and losing them would be a shame. There is also the weakening problem to consider, but I think I can solve that by using higher quality materials. I think. And now that I¡¯m thinking about it, making monster type specific avatar dolls might actually help with that. I can do things like install the ¡®equip only to specific type of monster, that monster gains 300 attack and defense¡¯ cards into the dolls. You know, Violet Crystal, Mystical Moon, Machine Conversion Factory. All of that stuff. Spoiler
[copse]
After Alice, Ria and Wilma got here, I asked everyone to gather. This was of course to introduce Lady Janina, as well as Magical Exemr. She is now basically a living being, somewhat, and will be doing things around HomeBase, so better to include her. ¡°A cured dhampir? And a monarch at that? I haven¡¯t seen one since that vampire monarch was around. And what about this lovely girl? How did she get two souls?¡± Lady Janina was asking as she got acquainted with Alice and Lua. It was good to hear she was quickly getting along with both of them. I didn¡¯t think she would cause problems, but still. I was a bit worried she would challenge them to a fight or something. ¡­ well, she still might. ¡°You know that having two souls can be quite an advantage.¡± Lady Janina said to Alice. ¡°You can keep one in this body, and move the other into a dragon avatar, or something simr. If you learn how to move your soul that is. Would you like me to teach you?¡± ¡­ did she just say something strange? Alice can do that? ¡­ and didn¡¯t my Factory use your soul or something. I think Agunan spoke about transferring his soul there. So Alice should, in theory, be able to send half of herself into the Factory, while the other half can still use her body. I think. By the end of our introductions, I had learned a few interesting things, mainly of course about Alice¡¯s soul situation, and everyone got to meet Lady Janina. I know I introduced her as a divine dragon, but I¡¯m not sure everyone believes that. She doesn¡¯t really have the aura she has in her dragon form.
After the introductions, Lady Janina returned her avatar to the room I gave her, before returning her soul to her real body at the Dragon Coast. I told her she can return whenever she wants. I then went to the Factory with Alice and Lua so we could watch the recordings of the day, so they could see what Lady Janina really looked like. Agunan also followed us, but he instead went to challenge Raviel, as he hasn¡¯t had the opportunity to do that just yet. Agunan fared alright, but when Raviel began spawning tokens and eating them, Agunan no longer could keep up with the Sacred Beast. After our viewing party, we did our evening things, and went to bed. CH.303 Avatar Dolls and Draconic Body CH.303 Avatar Dolls and Draconic Body The next few days were a doozy. I had an absolute ton of stuff on my te, most of it in the form of the dark-skinned dragondy jumping here whenever she felt like it. Which basically meant she was here all the time, except when she slept. Of course having Lady Janina here was a great help for my avatar doll progress, and thanks to her, I improved them at lightning speeds. In just one day we turned the dragon avatars into something that could ept one of my cards and have that card ¡®take-over¡¯ the avatar. ¡­ but only if they look basically humanoid, as the avatars couldn¡¯t have things like tails, or wings yet. So the next day we worked on adding the ability for the avatars to have wings, tails, etc. I decided to name these ¡®second generation¡¯ avatar dolls Dragonmaid avatar dolls, as that is why I made them. With them, I could take one of my Dragonmaid cards and just put the card into the cards slot in the avatar, and then my Dragonmaid would take it over and could use it as her body. With that, they could stay summoned for as long as they wanted. ¡­ or about 40 hours. Because there was one problem. The avatar dolls don¡¯t regenerate mana as quickly as my monsters use it, so their mana will eventually run out. For how long theyst seems to depend on the monster, with stronger monsters taking a bit more, and weaker monsters taking a bit less. Now solving this issue wasn¡¯t an issue. I could just make mana transfer devices that can take mana directly from the Citadel core using remote mana transfer. But instead, I decided on something else. I made a full room that was the ¡®doll room¡¯. Eventually, it would have charging stations for each and every avatar doll running around HomeBase, and after the doll runs low on mana, the monster will just have to return the doll there. And why would I do that? Well, I think it might be possible to maybe link my skill with a device that will do some fun things. ¡­ that exined nothing. What I want to see, is if I can make a device that can pull cards out of my Collection, give them to a mechanical arm or something that then ce those cards into the card slot on an avatar doll. And of course remove the card and return it into Collection when the dolles back for a recharge. This way, one doll won¡¯t just be used by one monster, but can instead be rotated on by multiple monsters. I think that would be for the best, as otherwise I¡¯d have a big problem. I just have too many monsters in my collection. If I try to dedicate one avatar for each, I¡¯d need 1295 avatar dolls. And that is just at this moment, not ounting for future sets I¡¯ll unlock. Of course that number isn¡¯t impossible, but it is a bit much. Something in the few hundred range is a bit more what I¡¯m looking for. Of course this all relied on me being able to make something that could take cards from my Collection. For that, I turned to Laura and Tahlia. I can already take out a card from Collection via Tahlia, or as she is also known, Storage. I can transfer a card from the Collection to Storage and then take it out. So in theory, I don¡¯t need a device that can pull cards out of Collection, as long as I can make something that can take stuff out of Storage. ¡­ but admittedly, I don¡¯t know which one is easier to make, so we¡¯ll see which one it will end up being. The Storage one would be more versatile, so probably that.
Outside of the avatar doll project, I worked on training my skills. With Lady Janina and Agunan now both teaching me draconic magic, ¡­ and admittedly Lady Janina being quite a bit better at exining things than Agunan, sorry, I was making leaps towards the skill. Then there was the practice we did when Alice and Lua were here. The soul transfer practice. Now in a way, we had it easy, because all of our System Supports already had an idea on how it is done, thanks to Different Dimension Factory. And while we don¡¯t go into the Factory quite the same as Agunan does, it is still a data point we can use. We did struggle with detaching out souls from our bodies, but Alice did learn a neat trick. She was able to separate the two souls she has in her body into two different ¡­ well souls. Usually, they are very close together and do everything together, but with a bit of soul magic stuff, she was able to make a divide between the two souls. Then she could let one soul at a time control her body. It kind of reminded me of the duel Yugi and Atem had against Pegasus, where they did their soul swapping to avoid the mind reading. Still, having ess to this divine dragon as a teacher, and all I have to do is entertain her a bit. Definitely worth.
¡°The Draconic Body. In short, you will be able to transform your body into something that resembles our humanoid form, or eventually even into a full dragon. This will help both your defensive and offensive capabilities, as draconic bodies are quite a bit more sturdy than humanoid bodies.¡± Lady Janina told me. This was already something Agunan had told me previously, but I didn¡¯t mind the recap. Also, Agunan never said I could potentially turn into a full dragon. ¡°Our first goal will be to get you to spread your scales, starting from the one covering your heart.¡± Lady Janina said. ¡°... may I ask why I¡¯m here?¡± Ria asked Lady Janina. ¡°Your Vampiric Body Modification is simr to Draconic Body. The way they are used is almost identical. That will make you a good practice partner for Brian.¡± ¡°Wouldn¡¯t Agunan be better?¡± Ria asked. I know Agunan did push her to better her Vampiric Body Modification, so maybe she assumed he could do the same to me. ¡°Perhaps. But I gave him a small job, so you will do. And we, dragons, don¡¯t use System skills, so it is better if someone with a simr System skill does it instead.¡± Oh? So that is why Agunan left today. I wonder what Lady Janina asked him to do? Well, I¡¯ll just ask himter. ¡°The most important part is learning how you spread the scales across your body. After that, the rest is just extending that same feeling to every part of your body. At least until the first long-time goal of covering your entire body with dragon scales is aplished.¡± Lady Janina told me. ¡°... alright. And whates after that?¡± ¡°Learning how to grow wings, a tail, ws, horns, or other such extremities that humanoids don¡¯t have.¡± ¡­ that sounds familiar. Ria was learning Vampiric Body Modification to grow out her nails or something, right? ¡°And as I said earlier, the final goal of the skill is turning into a full dragon, but don¡¯t expect to be doing that before you are quite old already.¡± Lady Janina told me. ¡°I wouldn¡¯t underestimate Brian if I were you, my Lady.¡± Ria said. ¡°He is way too abnormal to follow even the standards you know.¡± ¡­ I would argue, but using DNA Surgery, I probably could turn into a dragon right now. Actually, I probably should do that. That might give me the feeling required to use Draconic Body. And maybe if I am a dragon, it will be easier to use Draconic Magic. ¡°... I should test that¡­¡± I muttered. ¡°Excuse me? What was that?¡± Lady Janina asked. ¡°Oh, nothing. I just have an idea.¡± I told her. ¡°Ria, I think you might want to step out for a moment. I¡¯ll call you back after the test.¡± ¡°... alright? I¡¯ll be outside.¡± She told me, and left the practice room. ¡°Just what are you nning?¡± Lady Janina asked. ¡°Nothing much. Just this.¡± I said, as I put the single card into the bracer form of my ¡®duel disk¡¯. It is convenient that my terminal can hold a card even when it isn¡¯t in a duel disk form, especially when all I need is one. ¡°I activate DNA Surgery and dere Dragon-type.¡± I said to activate the card. Spoiler [copse] The changes in my body were immediate. Every part of my body began to quickly swell, as my body gained mass, to the point where I got afraid that my clothes would rip, so I quickly put everything but my boxers into Storage. I don¡¯t mind sacrificing my undies, just so I don¡¯t sh Lady Janina. As my body kept growing, I also grew scales all over my body. And it didn¡¯t stop there. My hands, while still looking like human hands, grew long sharp nails. My mouth turned into something more like a snout, my mouth growing longer and my teeth sharpening into razor sharp dragon fangs. From my head, a pair of horns popped out. That part was just a bit painful. Then from my tailbone, a tail grew out, and at the same time, a pair of wings appeared from my upper back. By the end of my transformation, I looked like a small dragon. I was only about three-ish meters tall while standing on my back legs, so definitely small. My scales were a range of colors. Near my heart, where the red scale I got from Agunan was, my scales were a simr red to that, but the further the scales got from that, the more their color changed. At first, the scales turned a ck color, until reaching my extremities. On my arms and legs, the ck color then turned white over a gradient. Except my ws and wing membranes, which seemed to take on a purple color. ¡­ I feel like my colors are all over the ce. Am I just so strange that I can¡¯t even hold a solid color as a dragon? I looked back at Lady Janina, and her avatar had gone through a simr transformation as I did. She was now a small western-style dragon, with bronze and gold scales. I was expecting her to berger, considering her dragon form, but I guess this avatar is separate from her real body. The different body style is interesting though. I mean, she is a serpentine dragon normally. {What did you do?} Lady Janina asked in draconic. She usually speaks¡­ the humanoidnguage while in the dragon avatar, but she must have changed back since she is a dragon at the moment. {I activated one of my cards, trying to turn myself into a dragon. And it seemed to work. But as it affects everyone close to me, you must have been caught up in it as well. That is why I sent Ria away.} I exined, before adding. {Honestly I didn¡¯t expect it to work on you. I assumed the avatar wouldn¡¯t be affected.} {How can these ¡®cards¡¯ interfere with a dragon avatar?} Lady Janina asked. {They should be unaffected by all magic.} {Well, they might be called Spell cards, well, DNA Transnt is actually a Trap card. Either way, it has something to do with Cha¡­ actually, I¡¯m not sure I can talk about that, even if it is with you.} {And who would keep you from speaking about it?} Lady Janina asked. I sensed a bit of hostility in her voice, as if she was saying: ¡®Who dares to deny me?¡¯ {... I ¡­ cannot answer.} I quoted FMA Brotherhood and went with what I think might be the best choice I have. {... Alright. I¡¯ll let it be for now. But you better tell whoever it is that is keeping you from speaking that they need to stop.} {Please don¡¯t threaten me. I don¡¯t like it.} Whenever I am threatened, it makes me think I might need to fight said person. And I¡¯d really rather not fight Lady Janina. I¡¯m not saying I absolutely cannot take on her, but it would be difficult. But I think with Exodia and five Divine-Beast monsters, I probably could take on her. Especially if I kept spamming Spells and Traps at her. Even she must have limited amount of mana, so eventually I would win. I deactivated my Continuous Trap, and felt the change in my body. I was quickly returning into my regr form. Lady Janina¡¯s avatar did the same. (You might want to check your status.) Laura told me when I was back to normal. (You got a new skill.) I did as Laura said and looked at my status. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: One without a Race - Dragon Hearted ?
Level: 124
HP: 5620 (+19,600)
Mana: 6660 (+17,800)
Strength: 2160
Defense: 2780
Magic: 2310
Skills:
One of Every Race LV.2 (unique-racial)
- Draconic Body LV.1 (racial)
- Draconic Magic LV.1 (racial)
Pack Opener LV.7 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.4 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Limit Break LV.1 (extra)
Space Magic LV.2 (extra)
Telekinesis LV.5 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.10 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Sword Technique LV.4
Shield Technique LV.2
Mana Control LV.12
Defense Boost LV.7
Dragon Life Dedication (Greater True Fire Dragon)
Water Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Honorary Baron of Ruiso Kingdom
Language Comprehension (humanoid) (draconic)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
[copse] ¡­ Laura. I feel like you lied to me. That is two new skills. And a level up to my racial-unique skill. Well, I guess it wasn¡¯t aplete lie. I did get a new skill, or two of them. But I have to say, I didn¡¯t expect to get two racial skills from the transformation. I think I¡¯d call that super effective. CH.304 Spreading Flowers CH.304 Spreading Flowers Over the next few days, I kept up the schedule of improving the avatar dolls and practicing my draconic skills. My brief contact with being a dragon really helped in that aspect, as with me already having both skills, Laura was able to help me a lot more than she was able to before I had the skills. It is strange how the System works sometimes. With some skills, like Mana Control, Laura was able to basically use it, before I had the skill, but with others she cannot. I feel like it might have something to do with active vs passive skills, but Mana Control isn¡¯t exactly passive either. Or maybe it has something to do with howmon/necessary the skill is? Mana Control does seem to be the cornerstone of almost every other skill. Naturally all magical skills use it, but even plenty of physical skills get powered up by Mana Control. Well, back to the skills. Thanks to now having the skills at level 1, I was a lot more sessful at using the skills. With Draconic Body, I could spread dragon scales across most of my torso area, but moving towards my legs was still challenging. I also couldn¡¯t bring them to my face, but I feel like part of that was just my own mental issue. As for Draconic Magic, well, I did figure out how to make mes in my mouth, but I struggled to actually send them out in a way where they had any reach. I can cheat the racial skills up in level, by the way, so both were now LV.2. As for the avatar dolls, figuring out that DNA Surgery affects them sped up the progress of making monster-type specific avatar dolls a lot. Sure, making a ¡®nk¡¯ avatar doll and installing a card into it to turn it into a type specific doll does cost a card, but I can get them easily enough. Different Dimension Capsule for the win. Spoiler [copse] The only problem was¡­ well, it isn¡¯t anything big, but¡­ I do still want to make some archetype specific avatar dolls. ¡­ No. I don¡¯t just want them for the Dragonmaids. ¡­ okay, I totally just want them for the Dragonmaids. Bute on. They will be my personal maids. Of course they must look absolutely perfect, not just ¡®good enough¡¯. And by crossing data from the avatar dolls, and measurements I took off of Agunan¡¯s humanoid form, I think I can make something that can perfectly host the human form of the Dragonmaids. I do wonder? Ibined Vampire Lord and Vampire Genesis into Genesis Vampire Lord. Spoiler
[copse] That means that I should be able tobine the human and dragon forms of the Dragonmaids into somebined card, where the maids will be able to swap to their dragon form at will. But will a humanoid avatar doll be able to hold something like that? Maybe I need to make a full dragon sized avatar doll, fuse it together with a human sized one, and then have those host the Dragonmaids? Well, I¡¯ll look into thatter, when I actuallybine one of my Dragonmaids with their dragon form.
¡°Hello again, Paulina. I¡¯m d you agreed to this little ¡­ arrangement.¡± ¡°Well, Father was instantly for it, as the request came from you.¡± Paulina responded. ¡°But I do wish you¡¯d have gone into more detail.¡± ¡°Sorry, but it is a secret, so I really didn¡¯t want to write it in a letter. I¡¯ll tell you about it now.¡± I had gone to the Sawyer manor today. My goal was simple, nting some mana flowers. Now why would I choose this ce? ¡­ do you really need to ask that? Didn¡¯t think so. So I sent a letter via the letter exchanger to them yesterday, got a response that evening, and now I¡¯m here. I asked for Paulina¡¯s help, so we could convert a flower bed to hold the mana flowers. Or we can make a new one. And with Paulina having ess to both earth and water magic, she will be a great help. As for the other reason I picked this ce. Well, I wanted a ce I trust to hold the first bed patch. What better ce than the Sawyer manor? You might say Alewatch and the Watchman house, but with Paulina here, she can look after the flowers. And she should do quite a good job, as she is skilled in magic. The magic releasing device is also in its ¡­ experimental phase, so I can¡¯t nt these flowers just wherever I want. I need a ce where I know someone will check-up on them every day, and can get in contact with me if anything goes wrong. I told most of that to Paulina as we were working with the gardener to pick out a spot to nt the flowers into. ¡°... okay? I¡¯ll make the hole.¡± Paulina said, before she focused a bit so she could use earth magic. ¡°Thanks.¡± We need a hole first, so I can install¡­ I shouldn¡¯t use that word, even if it is true. I can put in all of the equipment the flowers need under them. Paulina just watched, as I put in 5 Pitch-ck Magic Stones, aka. magic stones with Pitch-ck Power Stone installed in them. They are what makes this entire operation work. Spoiler [copse] Then I ran some mana lines, which are basically the same as electricity cables, from the magic stones into the prototype magic releasing device. As I said earlier, still experimental. But it won¡¯t blow up at the very least, so it is safe. It just might overheat and break, if it gets too much mana too quickly. I tried to limit that by using a different kind of mana cable than what I use at HomeBase. This one shouldn¡¯t transfer mana as quickly, so the device shouldn¡¯t overheat. And it is no problem for the Pitch-ck Magic Stones to hold onto the mana for some time, as long as they are empty by the time the next Spell Counters are made. Again, as I was putting in all the hardware, I exined all of this to Paulina. I then reminded her that either she, or someone else, should inspect the mana cables at least once per week. And the Pitch-ck Magic Stones about once per month, but more often early on. ¡°Alright. That is all in. Paulina. Can you cover it all up with dirt?¡± I requested. ¡°Is that fine? This stuff is¡­ expensive, right? And you want me to bury it in a flower bed?¡± ¡°... didn¡¯t you listen at all? It is necessary, so yes. I do want you to bury it.¡± ¡°It just¡­ feels wrong.¡± Paulina said, before she chanted a spell that would refill the flower bed, and make it ready for the flowers. I then got out some magic flower seedlings. We could grow them from just seeds, but these are a more sure case. And my Storage can hold ¡®living¡¯ nts, as it doesn¡¯t see nts as living. Unless they are nt monsters, or something like that.
¡°Alright. That should work.¡± I stated, as we had all the flower seedlings nted, watered and so on. ¡°It will. I¡¯m sure of it.¡± Paulina said. ¡°Well, don¡¯t I have a lot of trust.¡± ¡°For a reason. You know that, don¡¯t you?¡± ¡°... I see your point. I¡¯ll pay you for thister, but for now, you can have this as an early reward.¡± I told Paulina, as I got a little gift out from my Storage. It was an experimental magic staff I made. I wanted to test if I could fuse two objects together using Polymerization. So I had Wilma make one staff out of metal, while my monsters made one out of world treant, and then I fused the two together into a ¡®super staff¡¯. Spoiler [copse] Now again, I was using Paulina as my guinea pig. I can do all the factory tests I want, but at some point, some mage will have to pick up the staff and use it. Sure I could have Alice do it, but she is a bit too special. I don¡¯t want her to break the staff as soon as she gets it. ¡­ and I don¡¯t want to show her my hand. Now that I know I can Poly objects together, I can make even better ns for the ¡®Best Swordstaff in the World¡¯ project. I can just make multiple that are great individually and then fuse them together into one super weapon. At least that is the current n. ¡°... this staff? What is it made of?¡± ¡°A mix of a few metals and some ¡­ greater treant wood.¡± I lied a bit, just so Paulina wouldn¡¯t freak out. ¡°... I guess considering you, that isn¡¯t too strange.¡± Paulina said. ¡°I just don¡¯t understand the structure at all. How can someone make this?¡± ¡°I just did. Also, like the flowers, it is still experimental. So do you think you could write up a report about it? How it feels to use and all of that?¡± ¡°... okay? I will.¡± ¡°Thanks.¡± With that taken care of, I was ready to leave. Well, I did have tea with Thomas and Ellinora first, but after that, I was done. Also, for the mission to spread the flowers, I got a few cards.
Spread the Flowers
Flowers nted in Sawyer city at the Sawyer family estate
Reward: Aromage Jasmine, Aromage Cananga, Aromage Rosemary and Aromage Bergamot
A few Aromages to be specific. It is nice to have more humanoid nt-type monsters. Spoiler
[copse]
After I got back to HomeBase, I began working on the next experiment. It was time for HomeBase to stop just floating and start actually moving. That was because the dimensional magic spell that was going to make HomeBase had beenpleted, as well as added into the Citadel core. I activated the spell and then headed outside. I wanted to see the effectiveness myself. I headed to an area of HomeBase where I was nning to turn into some sort of an airstrip/helipad for take-offs andndings, and summoned a monster to ride. ¡°Dragonmaid Sheou.¡± Spoiler [copse] I decided to call my Dragonmaid, as she is cool, and I haven¡¯t summoned her dragon form since that one time I summoned her while we were clearing HomeBase. I got on the dragon¡¯s back, and we took off. I had her fly a bit away from HomeBase, so we would be outside the dimensional magic spell. As I turned back to look, I could still see HomeBase. This was actually by design, as the hiding spell wouldn¡¯t affect me, Agunan, Alice, Lua or Ria. Basically anyone that has a HomeBase ess device. ¡°... okay. Let¡¯s temporarily disable me being able to see through the barrier¡­¡± I muttered, as I navigated Dungeon Founder to do just that. After I did, HomeBase disappeared from my sight. It just¡­ vanished. I had Sheou fly around where I knew HomeBase was, but from any angle, including above, you really couldn¡¯t see it. Then to test the other part of the barrier, I activated Rain of Mercy so I could get some rain. I had the Rain rain straight on to where HomeBase should be. Spoiler [copse] This was to test if weather effects, like rain, would reveal the unseeable HomeBase. But as it was designed, the dimensional barrier moved the rain to below HomeBase, while the visual parts of it made sure you couldn¡¯t see that happening. I was happy with how it was working, so I can definitely approve of the work my monsters put into designing it. I then made myself again able to see HomeBase, and ordered Sheou to fly me back. Afternding, I unsummoned her dragon form, and summoned her maid form instead. For no other reason than I can. Spoiler [copse] After a quick visit to the Citadel control room, aka Citadel core room, I returned to my own room. I took a nice position on my bed, and jumped into Different Dimension Factory. I have some monsters to reward. CH.305 Trapping the Blanken Trading Company CH.305 Trapping the nken Trading Company With HomeBase now fully hidden from view, I was finally happy to move it around. It still had that¡­ furniture problem, so inviting arge number of people wasn¡¯t something I could do. But we have an app for that. It is called mass spending. I took Alice, as well as Einar and Eline, with me on a mass shopping spree in Sawyer city, Burch city and even the Hill town of Yuva, buying and ordering a ton of stuff. I put my address in the orders, other than the Sawyer city order, as the local adventurer¡¯s guild. Then I paid the guilds to hold one of my letter exchangers and just put any lettersing to my name into that box. They at first asked about it, but I paid for the service, and I think they assumed it was just something they were supposed to hold the letters in, so I didn¡¯t have much trouble with it. Then I¡¯ll just recover the boxester, after I¡¯m done picking up all the orders. As for what we ordered, well the short answer is furniture. Beds, dressers, closets. Chairs and tables. As well as some basic tableware. The tableware wasn¡¯t going to be in use for things like the big dining rooms, as I wanted all of that stuff to be the same stuff, but small things like tea sets and disy trays for the guest rooms. Each room can have a different set, as long as all the dishes match. At least that is my opinion. The shopping ¡®rampage¡¯ came with a nice bonus. Because we were ¡®big spenders¡¯, we got some attention. Including the attention of nken Trading Company. Even if we avoided their stores, or stores they are connected with, like the gue. ¡°Excuse me. Would you happen to be Lord Brian Wood?¡± A person wearing a ¡­ well the local equivalent of a suit, with a medal pin that had the nken Trading Company¡¯s logo on it, came up to us, when we were between stores. ¡°Yes, I am.¡± I confirmed for him. ¡°... and you are?¡± I asked, after a bit, as the person was not introducing himself. ¡°Yes. I apologize.¡± He quickly said. ¡°My name is Robert and I¡¯m from the nken Company.¡± ¡°Okay. Hello Robert. As you already know, my name is Brian Wood. And this is¡­¡± ¡°Alice Watchman.¡± Alice continued after my prompt. ¡°Was there something you needed?¡± I then asked. ¡°Yes. It is a pleasure, Miss Watchman, Sir Wood.¡± Robert said, trying to sound overly friendly. ¡°It has been brought to my attention that you have been shopping around town, and I wished to offer some of the nken Company products to you.¡± ¡°Oh?¡± I began trying to sound at least a bit interested. ¡°No thanks. We have what we came for.¡± I then instantly attempted to burst his bubble, in an attempt to make him speak up. ¡°Are you sure, Sir? I¡¯ve heard that you have ced multiple furniture orders across the city. I can help you void those orders and get you something better.¡± Robert offered. I silently looked at Alice, while alsomunicating with her through our System Link. (Do you think he knows anything about the ve marks?) (He might. If we can get him alone, I can try to get some info from him. But he clearly doesn¡¯t know Einar or Eline, so I wouldn¡¯t count on it. But we can give him a bit of time.) Alice reasoned. I then turned back to Robert. ¡°Well, I suppose we can share a bit of time. I hope you really do have something good.¡±
We were led to a big warehouse holding tons of furniture. It was probably something like this, as an actual, nice storefront holding all of this stuff would be too expensive. Maybe. Robert then began showing us some of the stuff they had, and while I¡¯ll admit it was nice, it wasn¡¯t ¡­ amazing. Like the people who made this stuff clearly aren¡¯t the type of people I¡¯d hand an entire treant carcass to, so they could use it to make bed frames. Which I may or may not have done. What can I say? Treant wood is just good, high quality wood. And I have tons of it, even outside of the world treant. ¡­ and while it might be a bit grim, I can also use HomeBase to ¡®spawn¡¯ treants. Then just kill them, purify the excess miasma with Storage, and I¡¯ll have even more treant materials. Because I clearly didn¡¯t care about the big furniture items, Robert began to show us things like tableware and he was especially focusing on the most expensive products. But like with the beds and couches, it was so mid. It didn¡¯t have any of the cool features that some of the other stuff came with, like teapots that kept the tea warm, or teapots with a built-in tea infuser. They were just ¡­ pots. Sure they look nice, but I prefer it to both look nice and have utility. Why not add some extra technology into beautiful objects? And considering HomeBase, I think having cool technological things like that will make it more memorable for the guests. While all of this was going on, Alice was using her unique-racial skill to read the mind of Robert,municating with me what she was getting. Alice wasn¡¯t that good at it yet, but she could still get some info. And if this guy did know something, we could put him under heavy mind control and have him tell us everything. ¡°Is nothing really catching your eyes, Sir?¡± Robert eventually asked. ¡°They are all nice, yes. But I¡¯ve found better things from other stores and workshops, so I don¡¯t think I really need anything from you.¡± ¡°Better things you say? Are you saying our Company doesn¡¯t hold the highest quality of product?¡± Robert asked, sounding almost annoyed. ¡°They might be, but theyck some of the love others put into their product.¡± I simply said. ¡°Perhaps if you allowed workshop owners to really show their love, instead of oppressing them, you would get something of the quality they can really make.¡± I added as a not at all subtle hint. ¡°What are you trying to imply? That our Company doesn¡¯t treat our workshops well?¡± ¡°No. That¡¯s not what I¡¯m saying. I¡¯m saying it doesn¡¯t treat the workshops outside of your own well. And I visited your workshops as well. They have no love. People just make what you want, like they worked in a factory.¡± ¡°Factory? Why would youpare our workshops to factories?¡± ¡°Because they both make mass produced garbage. Sure it might be good garbage, but it is still just garbage.¡± ¡°Excuse me? Garbage? Our master-ss product that even Duke Burch praises. And you call that Garbage?¡± ¡°Well that is what it is.¡± I just said. ¡°If you don¡¯t like it, maybe visit some of the other workshops and try to be an honest customer to them. Then you¡¯d see just how wrong you are. The independent workshops make the best stuff. Sure they might not be able to keep up with your impossible demands in terms of volume, but at least they make better stuff than your workshops. Now if you would, we are leaving.¡± I ended my statement with a small lie, to hopefully get some info from Robert. Honestly speaking, even if we mind control this guy, I don¡¯t think we are getting anything. He just doesn¡¯t seem to know about how their workshops are run, or how they treat rivaling workshops. So getting him riled up to the point where we get someone slightly higher up the chain is probably the best we can do. To get to that end, I added one more line. ¡°If you have product beyond what we have seen here today, I might be interested. But only if it is better than what is shown here.¡± I told him. ¡°I¡¯m staying in the Babblebrook Inn while in the city, but you can also get in contact with me if you take a letter to the adventurer¡¯s guild.¡±
¡°Shame he didn¡¯t know much.¡± Alice said. ¡°But he knew something?¡± I asked to confirm. ¡°He did seem to have some knowledge about Wilma, but as far as I got, he only knew her as some stubborn workshop owner. No knowledge about the attacks, or anything like that. Not to speak of the other thing.¡± Alice exined. ¡°Well, hopefully he takes the bait and gets us a meeting with some higher-up.¡± ¡°You and your traps.¡± Alice said, as she let out a small chuckle. ¡°And I don¡¯t even use Trap cards for them.¡± I joked.
It didn¡¯t take long for the nken Company to send me a letter, because just a dayter, the adventurer¡¯s guild in Burch city had ced one in my letter transfer box, and I got my hands on it in HomeBase. They had invited us to visit the ¡®secret¡¯ warehouse, that is invite only, at our convenience. I wrote a response letter to them, saying I¡¯d like to visit as soon as possible. It was a bit of a pain to deliver the letter, but HomeBase is now somewhat closer to Burch city than it used to be, so the flight over with Gradius only takes some minutes. Then I just dropped the letter off at the adventurer¡¯s guild, told them where it was going and paid a small fee. For that letter, I got a response the very same day, inviting me to tour the secret warehouse the following day, at a time I can pick myself. I have to say, at least the nken Company knows how to pull in customers.
The next day, I took Alice and Ria with me to visit the ¡®secret¡¯ warehouse. I didn¡¯t bring the catfolk or Wilma, as I don¡¯t want whoever we are meeting recognizing them. Alice was dressed in a somewhat casual, but still high quality dress, while Ria was in her maid outfit. I also put on slightly better clothing than my usual jeans and t-shirt, but I¡¯m not sure the straight pants and high quality long sleeved shirt is that much better than the abnormal clothing that is my tricot t-shirt and jeans. We had been asked to meet in front of the main store of the nken Company, and we arrived there in my carriage. Ria was driving the carriage in magic, I mean golem carriage mode. Maybe I should make a mechanical horse that can pull the carriage? It should be easy. All I have to do is make a smaller Trojan Horse. Spoiler [copse] After Ria opened the door for us, Alice and I stepped out. The building we were next to was basically a mansion. A small one, but still a mansion. It wasn¡¯t umon for big tradingpanies to have one as their headquarters, so I didn¡¯t really bat an eye at that fact. We were quickly weed in by a well dressed male, possibly some kind of a butler. He then ordered someone to take our carriage, but I don¡¯t trust them with it, so I instead quickly took the carriage into Storage, causing some strange looks, but noments. We followed the butler inside. While we were walking through the manor, he said that anything we see is up for sale, if we saw something we were interested in. That did get me thinking, does that mean he is up for sale? I can see him, so if what he said is urate, he should be. We soon arrived at the door leading to some room. At first the butler was trying to have Ria stay in a separate room from where the ¡­ person we were meeting would be, but I was going to turn away and walk out, so he had no choice but to let Ria in. In the room, an older male was sitting on what I can only assume to be a super expensive couch. Other than him, the room had two males, dressed up in fine looking ted leather armor, each with a sword on their hip. As well as four barely clothed women, each with a visible ve seal on them. So I guess everything I see really is for sale here. ¡°Wee, Lord Wood, Lady Watchman.¡± The older man sitting on the chair weed us. But really, calling us Lord and Lady? How much are you trying to kiss our asses? Alice¡¯s ass is mine to kiss. ¡­ That sounded wrong. ¡°I am Troy nken. The assistant chairman of the nken Trading Company.¡± Well there is a little surprise. I know some tradingpanies are able to buy noble titles, and by extension the right to have a surname. I didn¡¯t know the nken Company had done that, but apparently I¡¯m wrong. ¡°It is nice to meet you, sir Troy nken.¡± I decided to call this guy sir, as he does have a surname. He very well might be an honorary noble like I am, so better not to chance it too much. Or at the very least, he is connected to someone that is an honorary noble.
We talked for a while, about nothing in particr. I was leading the conversation into things I thought might distract Troy while Alice was reading his mind. I kept it up for a while, until Alice told me with the System Link that this guy knows about the illegal ve mark, as well as the harassment that was targeting Wilma. That means that he is at least partially guilty. Now, how to bring him into further questioning? We could just do it here by overpowering the guards, using binding spells on everyone and Mind Controlling Troy, but that could lead to us being the bad guys. So maybe a different way? As I kept stalling for time, I came up with a perfect n. This guy is a criminal. I can mind fuck him all I want, right? And all I have to do is bring him to an isted ce. And I think I know the world¡¯s most difficult to get to ce. And there, no one will say if I do something slightly evil. Now, let¡¯s just set the trap that will get him there. ¡°Sir Troy. Perhaps you would be willing to visit my Home? That way, you could really offer what is needed to make it better?¡± I asked of him. ¡°Your home, Lord Wood? I wasn¡¯t aware you had bought a mansion.¡± ¡°Well, it is in a somewhat strange ce, so most don¡¯t know of it. In fact, you¡¯d be the first human guest, outside of my family and servants.¡± I egged him on. And technically that is the truth, as Lady Janina isn¡¯t a human. ¡°Of course. It would be my honor.¡± Tray quickly epted my offer, as he fell head first into my trap. CH.306 Test Guest is a Criminal CH.306 Test Guest is a Criminal The next day, I came to pick up Tray, as well as few of his ¡­ servants, from the front of the nken Company mansion where I met him yesterday. I was somewhat hoping it would only be him, but I¡¯ll have to ept that important people will bring servants with them everywhere. ¡°Lord Wood. I don¡¯t mean to question you, but are you certain we will arrive as quickly as you said? I do not believe your house is in this city. There is no way we can make it to another city in just an hour.¡± Tray asked. ¡°Oh, it won¡¯t take an hour. Also, you won¡¯t be needing that carriage.¡± I told him. Tray had prepared his own carriage, but as you very well should know, you can¡¯t reach HomeBase on a carriage. ¡°Then how shall we travel if not in a carriage?¡± Tray asked. ¡°Oh, don¡¯t worry about that. I already got it covered.¡± Too bad I¡¯m not using Covered Core for this, or that would have been extra funny. ¡°Tetran, give us a beam.¡± I said to my Founder¡¯s terminal, as if I was using it tomunicate with someone. Soon enough, two beams of light shot down from the sky above. They were the teleportation beams of B.E.S. Tetran. I was using Tetran specifically, because out of all of my B.E.S. monsters, it had thergest inside space. Spoiler [copse] ¡°Sir Tray. If you would. Your servants should enter the other one.¡± I instructed him, as I entered one of the teleportation beams. At first, Tray looked doubtful as anything, but I let one of his servants ride the teleportation beam both up and down for reassurance. The servant then said something to Tray, and he then agreed to enter with me, while the other servants entered the other beam. ¡°Tetran, teleport us up.¡± I again verballymanded my ship. All of the verbalmands were just a show for Troy, so I could hopefully fool him into thinking all of this is more natural than it really is.
¡°Wh-what is this ce?¡± Tray asked, after he took a look at his surroundings. ¡°B.E.S. Tetran.¡± I answered. ¡°It is one of my airships. Wee aboard.¡± ¡°Airship? I didn¡¯t know you had one¡­ Did you say one of them? Does that mean you possess multiple airships, Lord Wood?¡± ¡°Yeah. Tetran, Big Core, Covered Core and Crystal Core.¡± I just answered. This was another bait. I want him to think I have way too much stuff and get him to think he can maybe get something amazing from me with just money, or maybe some not so legal product. ¡°How did we get on board?¡± Tray asked. ¡°It is just simple teleportation magic.¡± I just stated, as if it was the most casual thing ever. ¡°Te-teleportation magic? Isn¡¯t that just a legend?¡± ¡°Well, as you just experienced, it isn¡¯t. Teleportation is real.¡± I told him. ¡°This way, please.¡± I asked him to follow me. We quickly ran into the somewhat confused group of Tray¡¯s servants, who were being taken care of by Ria. Well, more like she was guiding them to their seats. After we passed them, I took Tray directly to the bridge of Tetran. Alice was there waiting for us, as I¡¯d left her in charge of looking after the ship, while I was on the ground. ¡°Wee aboard, Sir Tray. I hope the teleportation didn¡¯t leave you overly disorientated.¡± Alice said. ¡°... Lady Alice? No. It was¡­ quite nice.¡± Tray answered her, after seemingly being confused for just a second. ¡°Oh. I¡¯m d. It can be just a bit disorientating when you experience it for the first time.¡± As Alice said that, she rose from the captain¡¯s seat so I could take it. ¡°Thanks for taking care of the ship for me.¡± I thanked Alice, as I gave her a little peck on the cheek. As I took my seat, Alice showed Tray to a navigator¡¯s seat, so he would have a good ce to sit, while also being able to look around. All of this was again just a ploy to make Tray drop his guard. It will be a lot easier to mind control him if he does. And we don¡¯t even need to, if he slips up and admits to his crimes. And between the security cameras around HomeBase, as well as Tahlia always recording everything I see, if he says something stupid, we can and will use what he says against him.
¡°Okay. We are here.¡± I announced, as we pulled up above HomeBase. ¡°... Lord Wood. I don¡¯t mean to question you, but I don¡¯t see anything.¡± Tray said, as he was intensely looking at the monitors disying the outside of B.E.S. Tetran. Of course you can¡¯t see anything. HomeBase is invisible to all but the most trusted. ¡°That is fine. You will see it soon enough. Let¡¯s go.¡± I said, as I got up from my seat. ¡°Follow me please.¡± Tray took a final look on the monitors, but he still got up from his seat and followed me. But I could clearly see him put up his guard. He was in my area now. Here, all the power he has is the power he brought. As we walked, we passed by the area where Ria was with Tray¡¯s servants. I told Ria to take them to the ground as well, and she did. I personally took Tray to a teleporter and beamed us to the ground. Alice also exited B.E.S. Tetran, so as soon as we were all on the ground, I unsummoned the space ship. I let Tray and his servants look around the area in amazement, before I officially said: ¡°Wee to HomeBase.¡± Sure this guy might be an absolute jerk, but he is also my testrun at having guests over at HomeBase, so I¡¯m going to show him some hospitality. Until I cut it all off and throw him off this floating rock or something.
¡°What kind of a ce is this?¡± Tray asked. ¡°I¡¯ve never heard of something like this.¡± ¡°Of course you wouldn¡¯t have. It isn¡¯t something just anyone cane to. As I said earlier, outside of Alice, you are the first human to ever visit this ce.¡± And Alice isn¡¯t technically even a human any more. As we walked closer to the Citadel¡¯s front entrance, two maids exited the building and began walking towards us. One was a talldy with ck hair, while the other was slightly shorter with bright red hair. They were of course House Dragonmaid and Kitchen Dragonmaid. Spoiler
[copse] They were both using the ¡®standard¡¯ or Gen 1 avatar dolls, so they werecking their wings, tails and horns, but that in itself is actually a good thing, considering our guests. I had made improved avatar dolls that could make their horns and tails disappear, but the wings were still under production. ¡°¡°Wee back, Master.¡±¡± The two maids weed me in unison. ¡°I¡¯m back, Sheou, Tinkhec.¡± I thanked the two of them. I decided to call them by their dragon names, instead ofing up with names of my own or something. ¡°These are our guests, Sir Tray nken. As well as his servants. Please treat them well.¡± ¡°As youmand, Master.¡± Sheou answered. ¡°Sir, if you would follow me, I can show you to your room.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s not hurry there just yet.¡± Tray said. ¡°I would like to look at ces a bit longer.¡± ¡°If that is your wish, Sir. Do you wish me to show you around?¡± Sheou asked. ¡°Yes. Thank you.¡± Tray kept up the formalities.
As we were touring the outside, we saw the next part of the trap that I set up. It came in the form of Einar and Eline, having a practice match with their tigers. Yes. Eline¡¯s lightning tiger had recovered and she was able to summon it again. And after learning that I named Einar¡¯s tiger, she really wanted me to name hers. Sadly she had already named the tiger, so it couldn¡¯t be renamed. ¡­ Also, I didn¡¯t remember any Finnish rted to lightning or thunder, well I think thunder was ukkonen or something like that. But Ukko is a male name, so I don¡¯t think it fits Eline¡¯s tiger. ¡­ well admittedly I don¡¯t know which gender her lightning tiger is. But still, the lightning tiger already had the name Sparky. Now as for the trap part, I drew fake illegal ve marks on both of them, based on the image Tahlia saved of the ones they had on them, before I erased them with Harpie¡¯s Feather Duster. The fake ones they now had on were nothing but some red skin-safe paint, no magic or anything involved. But at a quick nce, it would look perfect. The point of this trap was to make Tray think I was willing to have illegal ves like Einar and Eline. Sure it came with the downside that he might recognize the two, but I can just tell him I bought them off of some merchant, instead of telling how they really came to be my ¡®ves¡¯. And even if he did realize something was up, he can¡¯t run away any more. He is already trapped, with no way out. But Tray didn¡¯t even ask about them, justmenting that I must have some good ves. On our tour, one thing became abundantly clear to Tray. This cecked personnel. And like the Einar and Eline trap, this was on purpose. Sure I could have used the avatar dolls I have made to make more of my monster run around the ce, but I wanted the almost abandoned feel. But what I really wanted was for him to offer me more illegal ves.
After the tour, I left Tray to one of the high-ss guest rooms. I also made sure at least one of my Dragonmaids were outside of his door at all times, so he could call for anything he may want, whenever he wants. While at the same time, I could keep a perfect eye on him with the cameras that were in that room. You might say I¡¯m breaking some sort of privacyw by spying on people in their own rooms, but I¡¯d say that I don¡¯t care. I don¡¯t have a camera in the bathroom, so go there if you want privacy. And I wouldn¡¯t have the cameras on if he wasn¡¯t a criminal. During the time Tray spent in his room, he did ask for a few things. Mainly refreshments and some snacks, so nothing my maids couldn¡¯t take care of very quickly. Come lunch time, I invited Tray to have lunch with me. Alice was also eating with us. Ria, Tinkhec and Sheou were waiting on us. Our meal consisted of smoked Terrorking Salmon, roasted potatoes, boiled carrots, an assorted pile of fruits, as well as some garlic bread. Tray wasn¡¯t the biggest fan of the garlic bread because of its strong scent, but he devoured the smoked Terrorking Salmon like he hadn¡¯t eaten in a week. While we were eating, I gently asked him if he had noticed anything this ce wascking. Like if he hadn¡¯t gotten something, or maybe if there was something wrong with the furniture in his room, or if anything else had brought him difort. Tray first sang praises about the uniqueness of this ce, the style of the servants'' uniforms, the delicious food, as well as the top ss furniture. But then, he began talking about the shorings of this ce, like how this ce felt quite empty. I fully agreed with him on that, slightlyining that it was difficult to find people who would want to work somewhere like this. It was quite different from working in a town or a city after all. I even admitted that outside of ves that I can force toe here, I thought it might be impossible to find workers willing toe here. This got Tray to talk about the wide range of ves the nken Company carries. I didn¡¯t quite get him to admit the illegal ones, but I did get an invite to their ve holding facility. That is already something, but I wanted more. ¡°I do agree that ves might be the best. But I do not like the idea of temporary contracts.¡± I just said bluntly. That was of course a lie. ¡°This ce. It isn¡¯t something the wider public should know about. At least for now. So I would want more people who are ves for life, like the two catfolk you saw outside. Do you have any like that?¡± ¡°Life ves, you say. Yes. We might have a few, but they can be a bit pricey.¡± Tray answered, before quickly adding. ¡°Not that I doubt your money situation. I just mean that¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I can pay beforehand. In full.¡± I said, showing that I understood his point. ¡°Of course. That is to be expected.¡± Tray said. ¡°Now, I do have a question. What is your stance on imported ves?¡± ¡°Imported? As in ones brought from other countries?¡± I asked to confirm, even if I think he might have referred to something else. ¡°That should be just fine, as long as their paperwork is in order. In fact, my two catfolke from up north. Not sure what country, but that is what I heard.¡± ¡°Ah. That is good to hear. Then I might have just the perfect people in mind. Especially if you wish to acquire more¡­ demi-human ves.¡± Demi-humans? You dare to call them that? I should throw you off of HomeBase for that. ¡­ Later. I still need him for stuff. ¡°I do not mind them being either way. As long as they are capable.¡± I stated. ¡°Yes. Then perhaps tomorrow, you would take us back to the city and I can show you our most wonderful imported ves.¡± Tray said. I could practically hear him rubbing his hands together, but he didn¡¯t actually do so. ¡°I do hope you can really deliver on what you promised. I do have high expectations after all of that.¡± That was actually the truth. If he is speaking like that, just what will he have? Well, one way to find out. Wait and see. CH.307 Bringing in Tray CH.307 Bringing in Tray For the rest of the day, I let Tray and his servants test out some of the more umon parts of HomeBase. Not that anything about HomeBase is exactlymon, but things like the massive bathing area, which is basically a spa, as well as the sauna are not something that I¡¯ve ever seen in a noble¡¯s manor before. Even the hastily put together arcade is something you probably can¡¯t have anywhere else, even if the arcade is not really that good yet. This world''s level system breaks most arcade games I was nning on making, unless I make some sort of level based difficulty system. But even that wouldn¡¯t be fair, as people with more magic based skills would be at a massive disadvantage against people with more physical builds. So yeah. Things like bowling and darts weren¡¯t really great, but that was basically all we had for now. Well, the pool table was rtively fair, but even with that, more strength usually means more uracy. Unless you are too strong and identally break the balls, Agunan. In case you were wondering, from our few test games, Wilma was the best pool yer. She has great uracy with her shots, and knows how to control her strength. What was I talking about again? Oh right, Tray and his crew. I did get some minor feedback from them, like some of them finding the sauna great, while an unmentioned person found it to be torture. But they did all enjoy the other services in the spa, even if the massage station wasn¡¯t open due tock of personnel. Of course on purpose. For dinner, I again ate with Tray. This time we ate some chicken breasts from Crimson Sunbird. Crimson Sunbird is a chicken, right? At least close enough. Spoiler [copse] I was thinking of making fried chicken, but I think that might be a bit too exotic. Well, I do still have the thighs in my Storage, so I might still do thatter.
¡°Is Lady Watchman noting with us?¡± Tray asked, as we were ready to leave HomeBase and return to Burch city. ¡°Alice is busy today, so she cannot.¡± I told him. Though if things go as I¡¯ve nned, he¡¯ll see Alice soon enough. Not that he will like her after that. ¡°I see. That is a shame.¡± ¡°It really is. I¡¯ll call our ride now.¡± I said, as I got a card out of my Collection. I then ced it on my founder¡¯s terminal, before I said its name. ¡°B.E.S. Tetran.¡± Spoiler [copse] I was using Tetran again, just so I wouldn¡¯t show my entire hand to Tray. Well, more like my entire Collection. We all got on Tetran, and because Tray didn¡¯t question it this time, it happened very quickly and we were off.
We returned to the city and I beamed us down at the yard of the same mansion we left from. Then I unsummoned Tetran. ¡°Lord Wood, if you would please wait a bit. I shall prepare a carriage for us, so we can go the the ve house.¡± Tray told me as he walked off. I was left with one of his ¡®guards¡¯ and twodies. It looked more like they were here to keep an eye on me, than to serve me. Luckily it didn¡¯t take too long for Tray to return in a carriage. One of thedies that was keeping an eye on me opened the door, and I stepped into the carriage. We had a ride through town, which took way longer than it really should have. Partially because the driver was taking some dumbass route, that wasted a lot of time. I think it was meant to confuse me, so I wouldn¡¯t know where we were going, but it didn¡¯t work against Laura¡¯s mapping. She had the entire city already mapped out, so following where we were wasn¡¯t all that difficult. After the carriage came to a stop, the door soon opened. Tray was the first to step out, and I followed. Waiting for us was a group of four armed men. And about six women, in not at all subtle outfits. All of the women had a visible ve seal, but all of them looked like the legit ve seal, not the illegal one. I followed Tray inside the building we had stopped by. It was quite arge house, but not quite as big as the mansion the nken Company owns. Stillrge enough to house multiple families, I¡¯d say. After being led inside, Tray told me to sit at a couch in some sort of parlor room, so of course I did. He then quickly began bringing ves into the room to show me. I guess he didn¡¯t want to waste any more time, or something. I was both taking stock of potential workers, as well as making sure to carefully check each visible ve mark. But even after the first 20, no illegal marks. There were a few people I could see myself buying at least, so not all was lost. I told Tray as much, but I said I¡¯d want to see everything that was avable, before I decided who to buy. It pained me a bit to refer to people as products, but I think that was the best choice I could make.
¡°Did any of them suit your fancy?¡± Tray asked, after he had shown me a total of 36 ves. All had the legal ve mark, so no hits just yet. ¡°Yes. I could see myself purchasing a few of them.¡± I first answered honestly. ¡°But they don¡¯t seem like the ¡®imports¡¯ you spoke about back at my Home. Where are they?¡± I then bluntly asked. ¡°So you really do want to see them. I suppose some prefer them.¡± Tray said as he got up from his seat. ¡°I don¡¯t usually show them to first time customers, but I can make an exception. Follow me please.¡± I did as requested and got up. Tray led me through the house, opening a door. Behind that door was a staircase that led to a basement, and we entered. The basement was just a bit dark, but Tray put his hand on a light switch and turned on dim magic lights. We walked a bit deeper, until he opened a door. Behind it, a small room split in two by iron bars. Behind the bars was a group of three people, all females from what I could tell. And they all had one other thing inmon, under their long hair, I could just see pointy ears poking out. If I were to guess, they are elves. I¡¯ve never seen them before and this definitely isn¡¯t how I wanted to meet that race. On the elves chest, a red ve mark. A specific kind of ve mark that happened to be illegal in this country. ¡°May I ask about them?¡± I requested. ¡°Of course. What can I tell you about them? Do you wish to know if they are pure?¡± Pure. What a word to use in this situation. Just be straight with me and use the word virgin. ¡°That is of little interest to me, as I have my own girls.¡± I honestly told him. ¡°I wish to know why they are ves, and about their skills.¡± ¡°... I see. Well, I wouldn¡¯t know much about their origins, as the nken Company purchased them from a trusted ve trader in their country. The man likes to keep the details to a minimum, so we do not know. I hope you understand.¡± Tray exined. ¡°The blonds are have some experience with Spirit Magic, while the one with lime hair is a reasonably skilled archer, with the Wind Magic skill. They all are also trained in basic etiquette as far as service goes, including night service.¡± ¡°... I see. They are quite good then.¡± ¡°Would you like them, Lord Wood?¡± ¡°Yes. I do think I could take them.¡± I told him. I may as well purchase them and then free them. Then I can either take them home, or offer them a job at HomeBase. And getting Tray¡¯s hopes up should be a good thing. ¡°But I do wish to see more imports. I hope this wasn¡¯t all of them.¡± ¡°No. Of course not.¡± Tray quickly said. ¡°Let us head to the next room.¡±
There were five rooms holding these imported ves. In total, seventeen ves. Out of them, all but one had the illegal mark. They varied in race as well. There were of course the elves, but there were also plenty of beastfolk of different varieties, and even one dwarf. I really want the dwarf, as he is an older male, so having him work with Wilma should be good. As for the beastfolk, there were three catfolk, two dogfolk, four foxfolk and four horsefolk. The horsefolk were quite interesting, as I think they can evolve into centaurs. ¡°So, which would you like?¡± Tray asked after our tour wasplete and we had returned to the parlor room. ¡°All of them.¡± I just said. ¡°... All? Are you?¡± ¡°Yes. I¡¯ll take them all. How much?¡± I just asked. I was done getting evidence, as well as buying time, so let¡¯s just get this show on the road. ¡°I do hope you understand that ves like this are quite¡­¡± ¡°Just give me a price.¡± I cut him off. ¡°So how much? 1,000 gold? 10,000? Give me a number.¡± ¡°... alright then. If you do have that much. For all of them, 8,000 gold.¡± Tray said. ¡°8,000, huh? That is fine. Can I bring the money out here, or do you want it in another ce?¡± ¡°Eh? Here is fine, but¡­¡± ¡°Alrighty then.¡± I said, as I began piling gold coins on the table between us. Piles of ten gold coins each, one right next to the other. The table was quickly filling up and I was honestly afraid it would break. But before the table could break, something else happened. Knock, knock. Loud knocking could be heard from the direction of the front entrance. Quickly after that, a ve servant came and whispered something into Tray¡¯s ear. Tray then turned to me and said: ¡°I apologize, Lord Wood. But there is something that needs my attention. I¡¯ll return shortly.¡± ¡°Alright. I¡¯ll take out the rest of the gold while I wait.¡± I told him, with no intention of doing just that. I know exactly who is at the door, so there is no need. Well, there is a bit of something I need to do, so let¡¯s get on with it. I got up from my seat and quickly took all of the gold coins from the table back into my Storage. ¡°Sir? What are you doing?¡± The ve that was keeping an eye on me asked. ¡°I wouldn¡¯t worry about it if I were you.¡± I told her. I then quickly left the room and headed for the door leading to the basement. Once there, I took a card out of my Collection and activated it. Now that the insurance policy is in ce, I can leave the rest to Alice.

Alice POV

¡°We are here to do an inspection. Here are the papers for it.¡± Big Sis Mariina said to Tray, when he finally arrived at the door. The papers were fully legitimate, signed by Baron Pineda, the person whose house Mariina had been staying at. It was pretty easy to talk him into writing up inspection papers when Mariina told him that there was use of the illegal ve mark in this city. It wasn¡¯t just us two, but also a group of 10 knights from the city''s knight order. ¡°Y¡ª Yes. Of course. Come right on in.¡± Tray said to us. After we got back inside, he quickly told us about having a customer and having to get back to them, so he tried to go to somewhere and leave showing us around to a ve. But after he entered the room Brian was in a bit ago and seeing the table cleared of all the gold coins Brian put there, he began to really panic. ¡°Why don¡¯t you show us the imports, Tray?¡± I asked him, with the line Brian taught me yesterday. I don¡¯t really know why I had to say that, but he was quite insistent. Tray finally realized that I was with the group, and I could see the color leaving his face. ¡°I-I-Imports? Wh-what would you be referring to, Lady Watchman?¡± ¡°The ves in the basement, what else? Or do you need me to be more specific? What was it? Three elves, a dwarf, three catfolk, two dogfolk, four foxfolk and four horsefolk. I think that was it.¡± I recapped the info we got from Brian. ¡°Well, I guess one of the foxfolk had the legal seal, so we can forget that one.¡± ¡°H-how did you?¡± ¡°You think you will just be ignored forever? The System and the Goddess will not let you get away with this for any longer.¡± I told him. It felt really good to say something like that. At first, it almost seemed like Tray was ready to surrender, but then it seemed as if the color he had lost suddenly returned to his face. ¡°Ha. Ha, ha ha.¡± He then began tough. ¡°You really think that is it? You cane here and say things like that and that will make me surrender? No! Never!¡± ¡°There is no point in this.¡± One of the male knights said. ¡°You have basically admitted to your crimes. Thispany will be audited and you will be lucky if you just lose everything you own.¡± ¡°Ha, ha, ha. Really? Do you really think that is the case? You forget one little reality. Bitch Watchman there should know it, considering that her ¡®love¡¯ has illegal ves.¡± ¡°Almost, but you are misinformed. Brian actually freed Einar and Eline, and they are now just workers. The ve marks on them were just red paint.¡± I corrected him. ¡°But I know what you are trying to say. With just a word, you could order the ves in the basement to kill themselves. So why don¡¯t you go ahead and try it? You¡¯ll see just how worthless your little mark is in the face of the Goddess.¡± I egged Tray on, so he would go even further. Brian was already in position, so even if this guy tried, nothing would happen. ¡°Really thinking the Goddess would do anything? You think She would care? Who do you think you are? The Hero? She doesn¡¯t care about us. We are nothing but cattle to her.¡± Tray said, but I know that isn¡¯t true. Even if we cannot see her work in our everyday lives, I know the Goddess is real and is working hard to keep us all safe from the terrors we don¡¯t even know about. ¡°All ves I own. Kill yourselves now!¡± We all heard Traymand. I really hope all of them are in this house, or we might actually have some dead bodies somewhere. ¡°And now you have no hostages.¡± I told him. ¡°Now what?¡± ¡°...¡± Tray didn¡¯t answer. Maybe he just realized that there is nothing keeping us from killing him, if he has no hostages. Not that we will. ¡°Alright.¡± Mariina spoke up. ¡°Tie him up. Let¡¯s go check out this basement of his.¡±
We entered the basement by using the directions Brian gave me. And he was there waiting for us. I gave him a quick hug, as the knights dragged Tray into the basement. I wanted to show him what was behind these doors. ¡°Hah. Go ahead and see, little Watchman. Your arrogance got all of those people killed.¡± Tray taunted me, as I approached one of the doors. ¡°I wouldn¡¯t be so sure.¡± I said, as I opened the door. Behind it, I saw the cell, just like I had been told. And in it, three perfectly alive elf girls. As Tray saw the alive elves, his eyes once again went wide. ¡°As I said, your little mark is nothingpared to the power of the Goddess.¡± This was game over for Tray, possibly the entire nken Company. CH.308 Cleanup is always… something we must do CH.308 Cleanup is always¡­ something we must do

[Brian POV]Just for those that are binge reading

For the next few days, Alice and I were busy helping Duke Burch and his knight order clean up the rest of nken Company. Just because we revealed their not so legal business practices, doesn¡¯t mean that it would be everything. The nken Trading Company was quite thergepany, so Duke Burch couldn¡¯t just axe it, without there being supply problems. Because of that, Alice and I agreed to help in whatever way we could. It was kind of our fault that thepany was copsing, so it was the least we could do. What we did was help them ¡®screen¡¯ the employees, so we would know who was in on the illegal ve trade. At least that was officially what we did. What we really did was that we, well Alice really, was reading the thoughts of the people we were ¡®screening¡¯, using her unique-racial skill. Our goal was finding everyone who knew about the illegal ve mark and how it worked. It is Alice¡¯s System mission to do so after all. Then we could use Mind Crush to erase all knowledge about that subject in their minds, effectively achieving Alice¡¯s mission without having to actually kill anyone. Spoiler [copse] The people wouldn¡¯t forget about them using it, but they would forget how it is used/transferred/drawn. That way, I could still leave their legal punishment to the Duke, without having to worry about them being punished, while they have no idea why they are punished. As for the Duke himself. He was quite the cool guy. At least that was my impression of him. He was in his early forties, had two beautiful wives, as well as a few mistresses, but we don¡¯t talk about them. Still, interesting to see a real harem man, as he is the first harem master I¡¯ve met. ¡­ well, I guess other than me, but his isrger. Not that it is apetition or something. Anyway. I did feel a bit bad about him having this work on him, but at the same time, how on earth, wait this isn¡¯t called earth. ¡­ How on this System filled are you so bad at auditing a business that they get away with bringing in tons of illegal ves into the country? Well, hopefully he will fix his mistakes and it will work out well. Now one more thing about Alice. Thanks to her mission and raining in this group of people using the illegal ve mark, she got the Erasure Magic. And her System Support, aka Kekri, was upgraded from Basic to Standard. There was an interesting quirk about the skill, as it couldn¡¯t currently be leveled up with Level Up!. Apparently the Goddess, or some other System Agent, had set some lock on it, until Alice finds more people using the illegal ve mark, so for now, that skill was going to be LV.1. Well, she could still improve it naturally, it just cannot be leveled up with Level Up! I almost feel like the Goddess is just done with my BS cards, because they break the System. And now she is ¡®punishing¡¯ us, because she struggles toe up with rewards for all these missions we are doing. But maybe that is just me. Oh, and because Alice got a new skill, here is her current status. Spoiler
Name: Alice Mana Watchman
Race: Magical Girl !
Level: 99
HP: 2000
Mana: 5080
Strength: 1204
Defense: 1514
Magic: 3658
Skills:
Magical Girl (unique-racial) LV.2
Card Summoner LV.3 (extra)
Magician¡¯s Power LV.5 (extra)
Erasure Magic LV.1 (extra)
Multicasting LV.5 (extra)
Mana Flight LV.5 (extra)
Telekinesis LV.5 (extra)
Giant yer LV.2 (extra)
Dark Magic LV.10
Fire Magic LV.3
Mana Control LV.10
Magic Boost LV.7
Quick Cast LV.8
Instant Cast LV.3
Fast Mana Recovery LV.10
Magic resistance LV.5
Polearm Technique LV.2
Staff Technique LV.4
One with two Souls
One who defeated the Impossible
Storage ess (Brian Wood)
[copse]
Now as for the other part of this operation, the ves. What happened to them? Well, in all simplicity, I let Alice clean the ve marks away using Harpie¡¯s Feather Duster. She probably could have used Erasure Magic, but she just got the skill and isn¡¯t really familiar with it at all. Spoiler [copse] Oh, and to answer another question you might have. Why didn¡¯t Tray¡¯s order ever reach the ves? Well, I blocked it of course. With Remove Brainwashing to be exact. While the card cannot remove the ve mark permanently like Feather Duster can, it will temporarily block any effect the ve mark would have. Including the deadly parts. Spoiler [copse] So yeah. The ves were now free. And because they were, I wasn¡¯t aiming to take them. I would, if they wanted to, but my main goal was returning them home. As long as that was possible. And for some of them, it was. The three elves were especially happy to head home, as they had been captured and then turned into ves by ve hunters. For the beastfolk, few of them were illegally captured and wanted to return home, but a few of them were also just sold, so they couldn¡¯t go back home. Well they could, but they would just be sold again. The dwarf on the other hand was an actual criminal. Not like a big time crook or something, but he apparently had some sort of a criminal record for trying to steal someone¡¯s work or something. Or at least that was the official reason. He himself told us that he was just trying to take back a de that he had made, that was then stolen and finished by another dwarf. But because the de didn¡¯t have his signature, but did have the other dwarf¡¯s, the other guy was the one that was believed. Because of that, Karl, the dwarf in question, was turned into a ve and then sold. That definitely does give Alice another lead. If he was immediately marked with the illegal mark, we need to look into the person who originally marked him. But yeah. For those that wanted to return home, I was more than happy to give them a ride in one of my B.E.S. monsters. It would just be a few more days until everything is figured out, and then I¡¯ll take them there. And as a bonus, I get to see the ces where they live. Until then, they would be under the care of Duke Burch. As for any that had no home to return to, I offered them a job. Out of the nine with no home to return to, the dwarf Karl, the horsefolk girls Cina and Molly, as well as one catgirl named Maya agreed toe work for me. Cina¡¯s full name was actually Cinnamon, but she went by Cina. As for the others that had no home, they wanted to test their luck doing other things, like adventuring, finding work in Burch city, or taking a job offer given to them by Duke Burch.
¡°... what kind of a ce is this?¡± Karl was the first to ask a question, as we got off of B.E.S. Big Core andnded within on HomeBase. ¡°My Home.¡± I answered. ¡°And for now, your workce.¡± I had brought the four that agreed to work for me to ¡­ well, to HomeBase. Sure this might be a bit fast, but at the same time, better now thanter. This ce will never be less surprising. At least I think so. And this also gets them introduced to everyone here. Well, almost, as Lua hasn''te back from her dayshift as a teacher yet. But Alice, Ria, Agunan, Wilma, Einar and Eline are all here, so that is good. ¡°Maya?¡± Eline asked the catgirl I brought with me. Unlike Einar and Eline, who were somewhere around 13, maybe 14 in age, Maya was a bit older, probably 20 or so. ¡°Eline? Einar? Is that really you?¡± Maya asked them, with genuine care in her voice. Did they know each other previously? If they did, I wish Einar and Eline had told me about this Maya girl, so I could have acted faster to get her out. ¡°Maya!¡± Einar called out, as he rushed towards the neer catfolk, with Eline just a step behind. The three then gave each other a deep embrace. I have to say, I didn¡¯t expect something like this, but it does make me happy. Iter learned that the reason Eline and Einar knew Maya was that they were on the same ve carriage as they were brought into the country. But from there, the nken Company took in Maya, while Einar and Eline were sold by the person who owned the carriage. We really need to find that guy, and also look into the guards that are letting these people into the country. There were no other big reveals, like Karl knowing Wilma or something, so we could quickly move on to showing the new people around. And assigning them rooms. Maya got a room right next to Einar and Eline, while the two horsefolk wanted rooms closer to the outside area. I got them some of the servants'' rooms I had nned for gardeners, which had direct ess to the outside grasnds and the garden. As for Karl, he was quite close to the workshop/forge area, but not quite next to Wilma or anything. The Citadel didn¡¯t actually have any female/male splits in the rooms, but some of themunal areas did have that split. There were two public bathing facilities, two saunas and so on, so you could say there also was separation. But if this trend keeps going, HomeBase will have a lot more girls than boys, so thedies might have to invade the areas closer to the male bathing facilities.
¡°It is good to see you again, Holder Alice Mana, Holder Brian.¡± An older gentleman weed us. We were once again in a familiar parlor room, being guided to sit by the circr table. ¡°It is good to see you as well, Aulis. It has been a while.¡± I greeted him as well, as I pulled Alice¡¯s seat out for her, before taking a seat as well. ¡°It really has.¡± Alice agreed. ¡°So, is this something good or bad?¡± She quickly asked. ¡°I have good news and bad news. I¡¯ll go over the good first.¡± Aulis said, before I had the time to ask for the bad news first. ¡°The good news is that I called you here to thank Holder Alice Mana for her services in looking into the ve mark problem. Agent Joan is pleased with your work.¡± ¡°It was no trouble.¡± Alice said, but I could see her blushing a bit, so she might have enjoyed the praise. ¡°... and the bad news?¡± I asked after a bit. ¡°It is nothing much. It is simply the next spot where a Dimensional Fissure will appear.¡± Aulis calmly stated. ¡°While we don¡¯t know yet when, it is likely going to burst within the next week. Holder Brian, would you please go there before that, cause the fissure to open and fix it?¡± ¡°Oh? It''s just that.¡± I said, honestly being almost disappointed. I was expecting something a lot worse than a dimensional fissure. ¡°Sure. Just send Laura the location data with a mission and I¡¯ll take care of it.¡± ¡°Yes, I shall. Just please be careful, as the location is quite close to a densely popted area.¡± Aulis warned me. ¡°Holder Alice Mana. What of your mission to look into a spell that could close dimensional fissures?¡± ¡°... I can¡¯t. I have no idea how it would work.¡± Alice admitted. ¡°Please take your time. It isn¡¯t something you have to rush into, as we know it is quite impossible.¡± Aulis said to reassure her. ¡°... thanks. I¡¯ll do my best.¡± After just a bit more chit chat, I asked Aulis a few questions. ¡°Aulis, do you think Alice and Lua could get the Language Comprehension (humanoid) title? Or was it a skill? I¡¯m a bit iffy on that?¡± ¡°They are considered titles.¡± Aulis answered. ¡°While they can have skill-like effects, they never have levels and don¡¯t give any status points like skills do. The original name for them was title-skills, but just titles will do. As for letting Holder Lucia and Holder Alice Mana get it, I do not see why not. I shall add it as a reward for Holder Lucia¡¯s mission on teaching True Blood Magic, and I will send Holder Alice Mana a new mission to assist you, Holder Brian, with the dimensional fissure. Is this eptable?¡± ¡°Yeah. That sounds fine to me. What do you think, Alice?¡± ¡°I think I don¡¯t have a card that can fight an SS-rank monster.¡± She responded. ¡°... true. You might not. Dark Pdin can probably, if there are enough dragons in the GY, but other than that.¡± ¡°Excuse me, but please talk about your battle n a bitter.¡± Aulis reminded us. ¡°Oh. Of course.¡± ¡°I have nothing more for you tonight, so if you two don¡¯t have any questions¡­¡± ¡°I have one more.¡± I quickly spoke up. ¡°... It is regarding the Chaos God Core. Mainly, am I allowed to talk about it? To people other than the group that was there when HomeBase was founded? And what about the Chaos God Dimension? Is its existence a secret?¡± After a bit, Aulis answered. ¡°...The answer to all your questions is a yes. Yes, you are allowed to talk about it, but we would prefer you to not do that. But I know you are asking this because of your meeting with the dragon Ami Janina, so if you only wish to talk to her about it, you are allowed to. Just please don¡¯t make it public information. That goes for your HomeBase being a Chaos God Dungeon, as well as the existence of the Chaos God Cores, Chaos God Dungeons and the Chaos God Dimension.¡± ¡°... alright. That is fine by me.¡± Well, at least it isn¡¯t aplete secret, so if I identally let something slip, it won¡¯t be a major problem. And I don¡¯t know why Aulis would assume I¡¯d share something like this to the wider public. That would just cause mass panic. I probably would cause some sort of anti-magic cult to pop up if I told the world that the same energy that supplies mana to the world also causes monsters to appear. And no one wants that, right? CH.309 Fighting and Flight plans CH.309 Fighting and Flight ns ¡°... Well, Aulis wasn¡¯t kidding when he said it was close to a popted area.¡± I was with Alice in the Factory,ing up with a n to take on the uing dimensional fissure. But the location was quite bad. I honestly wish it was anywhere but there. Okay, I guess it could be in the middle of a city or something. That would be even worse. But this isn¡¯t good either. Oh, by the way. For our rewards for taking care of this fissure, Alice was going to be getting her Language Comprehension (humanoid), while I was about to unlock a new set and two new ¡®decks¡¯. You remember that deck purchase thing my Pack Opener got at some point? Yeah. I was going to get two new things to purchase. Even if they aren¡¯t technically decks, but whatever. For the new set, I was going to get . And then the ¡®decks¡¯ and . Reasonable rewards, I¡¯d say. ¡°We just have to keep whatever appears away from the city then.¡± Alice stated. ¡°Maybe put up a barrier as an insurance.¡± The ce where the fissure was going to appear was within the borders or Ruiso kingdom, but just barely. It was right next to the city¡­ What was its name? Do I even know it? Well, whatever. It was right next to the city that was on the other end of the bridge that connects the Hero¡¯s country and Ruiso kingdom. You remember that, right? From when I took Cailie to the Hero¡¯s country? The Hero¡¯s country is an ind, connected by three bridges to the three kingdoms that surround it. And each kingdom has arge city right there. And the fissure was going to appear only about 4 kilometers from the edge of the city that was on the Ruiso kingdomnds. Aka. a bit too close to the city, where I could call itfortable. Because at that distance, there is no way the people in the city won¡¯t see Exodia, the fissure and whatever monsters I use to fight the things that appear from the fissure. ¡°... maybe we could use HomeBase¡¯s invisibility barrier?¡± I came up with a potential idea. ¡°Not possible.¡± Alice quickly said. ¡°It is too specific. We would need to modify it, so that it can be emitted away from HomeBase. And that just isn¡¯t possible in the timeframe we have.¡± ¡°... when did you have time to study that spell?¡± ¡°When it was being developed. Of course I would look into it, as it is a potentially useful tool for my mission.¡± Alice pointed out. ¡°Oh. I didn¡¯t know that. Well, thanks for the pointer. Now I need to add ¡®making a tool that can make an invisibility barrier¡¯ to the list of things I need to make.¡± ¡°That shouldn¡¯t be too difficult, I think. Just use one of those devices that can pull mana from the Citadel core and add a magic circle to it, which produces the barrier. We might even be able to make one in time.¡± ¡°... Does that mean you will take care of it?¡± I asked. ¡°Sure. I think I can do it.¡± Alice said. ¡°Though I¡¯ve never really yed with that developer terminal you made, so it might take a bit of time to get used to it. I¡¯ll also need to ask for some help with the spell.¡± What Alice was referring to was a terminal on the control tform of the Factory, where I had linked the item developer of my Dungeon Founder skill. It was basically just the same 3D CAD software that I use when I make items with Dungeon Founder, but having it linked that way allows both Alice and Lua to use it. ¡°I think Fantasia will know the best monsters for that, so talk with her about it.¡± I reminded Alice. Fantasia really was amazing when it came to knowing my monsters. She probably knew them better than I did. Just because she spends all day everyday here ying with them. Other than the time she spends with me, Laura or Tahlia. ¡°And what about the monsters? I still don¡¯t have anything to match up against an SS-monster.¡± Alice brought up another topic. ¡°Well, do you want to go for a walk around the Factory to find something stronger? Or just take a look at my Collection? Or maybe I can install a few cards into Dark Pdin to boost his power?¡± ¡°... Let¡¯s check out your Collection first. If we find something good, I¡¯ll take it. But if not, let¡¯s install a few cards into Dark Pdin.¡±
Spoiler [copse] I opened my Collection and sorted the monsters by attack points. This made me realize that my first four strongest monsters were all Blue-Eyes monsters. But then again, attack points aren¡¯t everything. ¡°So what do you think? Ultimate Ancient Gear Golem? Or maybe Master of Oz?¡± I asked Alice. ¡°... they can¡¯t fly, so maybe not. And I¡¯m not the biggest fan of machine monsters in the first ce.¡± Alice admitted. ¡°I¡¯m guessing Obelisk is off the limits?¡± ¡°Yeah, sorry. I could give you one without a divine sleeve, but it won¡¯t be nearly as powerful. Well, it will still be a 4000/4000 monster, but it can¡¯t use its effects without a divine sleeve, so¡­¡± ¡°I¡¯ll take a Meteor ck Dragon, thanks.¡± Alice said. ¡°... really? That easily?¡± ¡°Well, it is the best option. And I do have Red-Eyes ck Dragon already.¡± ¡°Oh yeah. You do. ¡­ then maybe I should give you another thing as well.¡± I quickly searched for a certain Red-Eyes monster. ¡°Here. Red-Eyes Darkness Dragon. Like Dark Pdin, it gains more attack based on the number of Dragons in your GY, so if your Card Summoner gets a GY feature, it will go nicely with Dark Pdin.¡± I also gave her the Meteor ck Dragon and a Meteor Dragon. As well as a second copy of Red-Eyes ck Dragon, just because I feel like she could use a second copy of it. Spoiler
[copse] ¡°Thanks. I hope this will be enough.¡± ¡°Agreed. Now, how about those installs for Dark Pdin?¡± Spoiler [copse] In the end, I only added ck Pendant and Book of Secret Arts to Alice¡¯s Dark Pdin. I could have installed more equips, but let¡¯s test him out like this first, before we go too far. And I might get some better Equip-Spellster. Spoiler
[copse]
The next thing on my agenda of dealing with the dimensional fissure was getting some permissions. Last time I visited the Hero¡¯s Country, I got some k for not submitting a flight n, or something like that, so this time I was going to do just that. Even if I wasn¡¯t sure if I¡¯d go all the way to the Hero¡¯s country. I might still go close enough, where whatever radar they used to locate mest time might pick me up. And for that, I needed someone who knows more about this stuff. Mainly Mariina. Yeah, we may have been relying on her a bit too much in thest few days, but what can I say? I have to do what I have to do. And it isn¡¯t like I know of some flight school I can put myself into, where I would learn this info. Because she was my only hope, okay, it isn¡¯t that bad, I just wanted to make the reference. Because she was my best choice, I sent a letter to Mariina about needing her help, and asking her to meet with me. I got a response the following day. Mariina had, as I instructed her, sent it to the adventurer¡¯s guild, who then put it into my letter exchange box. Gotta love the fact that the guild does the work you pay them to do, and don¡¯t ask too many questions. I wish more people worked like that. The response was for ¡®date¡¯ with Mariina at a somewhat well-known tea house in Sawyer city. And it was for this afternoon. Because of that, Alice and I had to prepare to head out right after we had some lunch. Lucky for us, Gradius makes the trip take only some minutes.
¡°So, what is it this time? Maybe revealing that Duke Burch is secretly trying to overrule the Monarchy? Or maybe that Baron Pineda is secretly someone trying to resurrect the demon lord?¡± Mariina jokingly asked, as we met up at the cafe¡­ tea house. ¡°Nothing like that this time. Not that I¡¯d know about those things in the first ce. I just need some info.¡± I answered. ¡°Info, huh. And it is something so big that you need a sage candidate for it?¡± ¡°Well no, but also you are the only one I think would have any ideas about it.¡± I told her. ¡°So, Alice and I have some business close to the Hero¡¯s country. We won¡¯t be going all the way there, but we have a ¡­ small operation we have to do right next to that city that is on the Ruiso kingdom side.¡± ¡°Alright, I get that. But what do you need me for? You can just fly over, right?¡± Mariina asked. ¡°Yeah. That is the part where I need you. Seest time I went to the Hero¡¯s country, my airship was intercepted by some guards and they didn¡¯t like that I didn¡¯t submit a flight n, or something like that. So I wanted to ask about that. How should I inform them that I¡¯ll being over?¡± ¡°Oh? That is quite a bit more basic than I was expecting.¡± ¡°... so you know about it?¡± ¡°I suppose I do.¡± ¡°... would have been nice to have a heads up beforest time.¡± ¡°Admittedly, I forgot. I don¡¯t own an airship and I¡¯ve only ridden one once. Well, other than the times with you.¡± ¡°Yeah¡­ I guess that might exin it. So how do I submit one?¡± ¡°I could tell you¡­ but what do I get in return?¡± Mariina teasingly asked. ¡°... is there something you need, and or want?¡± ¡°Oh, there are so many things. But because this is a simple favor, something simple like a ride to the capital in your airship will do.¡± Mariina said. ¡°Sure, I can do that.¡± I agreed. That will only take about 2-ish hours in a B.E.S. monster, so that is not a problem. ¡°Wait, really?¡± ¡°... you don¡¯t want it?¡± ¡°No. Of course I¡¯d love it. I just didn¡¯t think you¡¯d agree so easily.¡± ¡°It is a lot better than your usual requests, so why would I not agree?¡± And that is me being honest. I was fully expecting some questions about installs, fusion or other things my cards can do. Or maybe even a visit to HomeBase, or something. ¡°Well, you could at least tell me why you are headed back to the Hero¡¯s country? Or Oroco city I suppose.¡± Mariina asked. ¡°... that would be a secret, sorry.¡± I told her. Or did dimensional fissures fall into the OK to talk about category? I think Aulis only banned the Chaos God stuff. ¡°Going to see that merfolk girl?¡± Mariina asked, trying to tease me. ¡°... Alice is right here, you know.¡± I pointed out. ¡°But honestly speaking, I might go and see if I can meet her as well. Just to check up on Cailie.¡± ¡°Still worried about her?¡± ¡°Well, I did take her there, so I do have some responsibility for her. At least in my opinion.¡± ¡°I¡¯m sure she is in safe hands. That city is probably the best ce in the world to live in.¡± Mariina reassured me. ¡°Not any more. HomeBase is better.¡± Alice joked. ¡°Not yet it isn¡¯t.¡± I corrected. ¡°It needs more work.¡± ¡°... and what would this ¡®HomeBase¡¯ be?¡± Mariina asked. ¡°My Home.¡± I answered. ¡°I¡¯ll invite you at some point, when it is ready to ept guests. Well, it kind of is now, but only in very limited numbers.¡± ¡°I am just one person. Even if you invite the others, it is still just four people. Didn¡¯t you just take four ves there? And I think it is safe to assume that the catfolk twins are there, as well as that dwarfdy.¡± ¡°Einar and Eline aren¡¯t actually twins.¡± I pointed out. Though admittedly I also thought they were twins. Actually, they were just born close to each other. ¡°Doesn¡¯t mean my point is moot.¡± ¡°Well, if you feel like sleeping on the floor, I can take you there right now.¡± I told Mariina. ¡°But if you wait about¡­ two weeks to a month, we will have more furnitureing in. I¡¯ll also have better avatar dolls by then and so on. It will just be a bit better than it is now.¡± ¡°Avatar dolls? Have you made something interesting again?¡± ¡°... you¡¯ll see them at some point. Maybe Alice will learn how to do that fun thing with them by then.¡± ¡°Now I want toe even more. Even if it means sleeping on the floor.¡± Mariina said. ¡°But I can be a big girl and wait. As long as I get to be a part of the first party you hold there.¡± ¡°Sounds like a deal to me. Now, about that flight n¡­¡± In the end, the flight n was actually super simple. All we had to do was send a notification about when we would be flying in, how many people, and what type of ship we would use, to the adventurer¡¯s guild headquarters. And we could do that at any guild branch, as they all have that magicmunicator thing. I took care of it, and submitted the paperwork by the end of the day. Now Alice and I could go to ¡­ Oroco city I think it was, and take care of the problem. The day I submitting for was one day before what Aulis said, just so I can cause the fissure myself, instead of having it burst on its own. That way, we will have time to prepare the barriers and everything else, before any strong monsters pop out. CH.309 SC: Eline’s Morning CH.309 SC: Eline¡¯s Morning

[Eline POV]

In the morning, I wake up. I always used to be woken up by either my family, orter by¡­ I don¡¯t want to think about it. But ever since I got my own room, I have been able to wake up when I¡¯ve rested enough. Or if I slept for too long, someone woulde to wake me up. I looked at the ¡­ clock thing Lord Brian gave me. It took me a bit of time to get used to it, but now I know how to use it to tell the time. And it told me I was a bit early. I don¡¯t have to be up yet. Because of that, I closed my eyes again. ¡­ ¡­ But I didn¡¯t feel sleepy, so I decided to get up instead. I quickly entered the bathroom. I had my own bathroom here. And it wasn¡¯t like the bathroom we had back at home. That one was just a hole in the ground, with a simple wooden box around it for some privacy. And I always thought that was normal. Here everything is abnormal. My toilet was like the ones nobles have. At first, I couldn¡¯t believe I could use it, and even now it was still something I felt undeserving of. Because of that, after every use, I made sure it was perfectly clean. I couldn¡¯t leave even a single stain on it. I know Lord Brian told me that the toilet can self-clean itself, but I wanted to clean it myself. I have to respect the toilet, so the toilet feels deserved. I then brushed my teeth. Lord Brian said I have to do it every morning and evening. Back home, I used to use this special nt to do it, but here I had something called a toothbrush and something called toothpaste. Unlike the nt we used to use, the toothbrush felt nice and soft. But it was still slightly firm, so I think it was good for brushing my teeth. The toothpaste also left my mouth smelling nice and fresh. I know Lord Brian called it minty vored, but I don¡¯t know what that is. After brushing my teeth, my hair was next. I took the hairbrush Lord Brian gave me, and ran it through my hair. Ever since Lord Brian brought me to this ce, and let me use that magic shampoo stuff, my hair has be almost like silk. It is so nice and smooth, and it looks so nice. After I finished brushing my hair, I moved onto my tail. It didn¡¯t feel that nice to brush, but I wanted it to look the best it could, so I still went for it. After brushing, the next thing is clothes. I walked over to the dresser that held my underwear and socks, and picked out some. They, just like everything else, felt like something I shouldn¡¯t have. Unlike the clothes I used to wear, which were always a bit toorge, these ones fit me perfectly, almost like they were made for me. But Lord Brian never had me measured, so I don¡¯t know how he could get custom-made clothes for me. He even got something called a bra for me. Before, I used to wrap my chest area with a cloth. And because the cloth was low quality, it didn¡¯t feel that good. But this bra felt great. At first, it was just a bit difficult to put on, but I quickly learned how the sp works and now I am really good at it. Then I opened the closet I had. It didn¡¯t have that much in it, so it was mostly empty. It had a total of five uniforms, which Lord Brian called maid¡¯s uniform, as well as one set of what he called casual clothes and one set of exercise clothes. I was allowed to buy more, but HomeBase didn¡¯t have stores, so I would have to ask Lady Lua, Lady Alice or Lord Brian to take me somewhere if I wanted to shop, and that was frightening. And I don¡¯t need ¡®casual clothes¡¯, because my uniform was perfectlyfortable. As for why I had five of them, I had two what Lord Brian called summer uniforms. They were short-sleeved, and the dress was short, onlying to just above my knees. Two more were standard uniforms. They had long sleeves and it came down to my ankles. Thest one was a winter uniform. It was a lot thicker cloth and it would be warm even in a cold climate. But HomeBase was always quite warm, so I never used that one. Most of the days, I just wore the summer uniform, but on some days, it would rain here. Lord Brian said it was necessary so the nts would be well. And on the rainy days, I would wear the standard uniform. But today wasn¡¯t one of those days, so I took my summer uniform out of the closet and slipped into it. Like all my new clothing, the fabric it was made of felt great against my skin. After I had my dress on, there was just one thing left. The headdress. Most maids I¡¯ve seen wear something that covers most of their head, but ours was more like a headband. I asked Lord Brian why that is, but he didn¡¯t really know the answer. Lady Alice on the other hand exined that maids cover their hair to protect it from dirt and ash, which would get into their hair while they clean. But they would then change their headdress into something more simr to what we wear when they see guests, serve food, or do other activities where they would interact with important people. Well, HomeBase barely has any fireces, and since we clean daily, there is no build-up of dust or anything, so Lord Brian didn¡¯t see it necessary for us to do so. With my outfit fully on, I took a look at myself in the mirror. I remember the first time I wore this outfit. I looked so nice that I barely recognized myself. After confirming that I looked perfect, I left my room and headed towards the kitchen to see if they needed help there, or if I should get started on the cleaning.
¡°Oh? Good morning Eline. You are up a bit early.¡± A red-headeddy in a maid outfit greeted me as I walked into the kitchen. She seemed to be working on Lord Brian¡¯s morning meal. ¡°Good morning, Miss Tinkhec.¡± She was one of my senior maids, Miss Tinkhec. Brian called her a ¡®monster¡¯, but she was anything but that. She was so kind and caring. She also was the one teaching all of us new maids how to cook, while Miss Sheou instructed us on general duties. Spoiler
[copse] Miss Sheou and Miss Tinkhec were quite interesting. They both had custom maid outfits, just a bit different from the one I have. Apparently Lord Brian made ours based on theirs, but I wonder how they got theirs? They also had another interesting quirk. Sometimes they would have tails, wings and horns, while other times they didn¡¯t. When I asked, I was told that the avatars they used couldn¡¯t yet show those parts, so they had to be without them. I know the avatars are something Lord Brian works on a lot, but I don¡¯t really understand them that well, so I don¡¯t really know what Miss Tinkhec means when she says the avatars cannot support those parts. ¡°Do you need any help?¡± I asked Miss Tinkhec. ¡°Oh, don¡¯t worry. I got this covered.¡± She responded. ¡°You should go help the new girls. They might need help putting their clothes on, or on where to go. As their senior, it is your job to help them, right?¡± ¡°Ah. Right. I¡¯m sorry, I forgot. I¡¯ll go right now!¡± I said, as I turned and hurried back towards our rooms.
As I reached my own room again, I realized that I didn¡¯t know how to help first. Four new people just came in, and any one of them might need me. I didn¡¯t really want to go to Karl the dwarf, as I think he can be scary. And I didn¡¯t know the horsefolk girls Cina and Molly that well yet, so I¡¯m not sure I can go to them either. But I think I can enter Maya¡¯s room just fine, I think, so that is what I decided on. Her room was also right next to mine, so I wouldn¡¯t get lost. I carefully knocked on her door, as I didn¡¯t want to just barge in. I waited a bit, but I didn¡¯t hear a response, so I knocked again. ¡­ still no response. ¡°... I guess I can go in.¡± I decided. Maybe Maya is still sleeping? I remember sleeping in on my first day as well, to the point where Miss Ria came and woke me up. I slowly opened the door and went in. Maya¡¯s room looked almost just like mine, except that the sheets in her bed were of a different color. But all of the other furniture was the same. I know Lord Brian told me I could decorate however I wanted, but I don¡¯t have any decorations to put up. I wonder if Miss Wilma would make me something if I asked her? Maya was still in bed, and she seemed to be sleeping. Perhaps I should let her sleep? I don¡¯t think she has been sleeping well in the basement she was held in. If I exin that to Miss Ria and Miss Sheou, I¡¯m sure they will let Maya off the hook for sleeping in. So I quietly left the room and closed the door. Since Maya won¡¯t need my help, maybe I should go and see Cina and Molly. Maybe they¡¯ll need help.
I had to walk a few corridors away, as unlike me, Einar and Maya, Cina and Molly¡¯s rooms were in a bit different of an area. It was right next to the outer wall, to the point where their rooms even had direct ess to the yard. I was a bit jealous that I didn¡¯t have that, but I know Lord Brian offered some of those rooms for us, and I refused saying I wouldn¡¯t need it. And it is true. I wouldn¡¯t need it, so I didn¡¯t want to take up any of the limited spots that had it. But it doesn¡¯t change the fact that I think it is cool that their rooms have it. I first knocked on Maya¡¯s door, but I got no answer, so I tried Molly¡¯s door, but again, no answer. So I decided to just go in, so I could check if the two of them are still sleeping. I took a quick look around Molly¡¯s room. Other than having windows showing the outside, and a door to the yard, it was basically the same as mine. Since Molly clearly wasn¡¯t in her bed, I deduced that she must have woken up already. The bathrooms have separate doors, so she is probably in there, so I knocked on the bathroom door. But like before, I heard no answer. And I don¡¯t feel like barging in, just in case she is washing herself or something. Let¡¯s go check Cina¡¯s room instead. But just as I was about to leave Molly¡¯s room, I noticed something outside. Two people seemed to be running in the yard, with their tails swaying behind them. So Molly and Cina were outside? And on a morning run, or something? I exited Molly¡¯s room and headed for the backyard. As soon as I did, the two horsefolk girls noticed me and turned to run towards me. They then stopped next to me. ¡°Good morning.¡± I quickly said. ¡°... good morning.¡± Cina answered. ¡°Good morning. Did you need us, Eline? Are wete for something?¡± Molly asked. ¡°No. No.¡± I quickly said. ¡°I just came to see if you needed help¡­ in getting ready. But you seem fine.¡± ¡°Yes. We are feeling amazing.¡± Molly said. ¡°Morning runs always help to get the blood pumping and we haven¡¯t had any in a while.¡± ¡°... yes. ¡­ we were not allowed outside¡­ while in captivity. ¡­ It was awful.¡± Cina added. ¡°Did youe here by yourselves?¡± I quickly asked them. I would never have had the nerves to do something like that on my first day. ¡°No. Miss Rhianna was with us, but we couldn¡¯t keep up with her speed at all.¡± Molly answered. I guess she is still calling Ria with her full name, instead of Ria. ¡°... she is¡­ there.¡± Cina said, as she pointed at something. I followed her finger and saw Miss Ria. She was running on a pathid in the garden at speeds that were equal to Sparky. I didn¡¯t know anyone could run that fast. No wonder Molly and Cina couldn¡¯t keep up with her. Miss Ria also noticed us, so she turned and ran to us. ¡°Eline? Is something up?¡± She quickly asked. ¡°No. Everything is fine.¡± I quickly answered. ¡°I just came to see if Molly or Cina needed help.¡± ¡°Oh. That is so nice of you.¡± Riaplimented me. ¡°Do you want to join our morning exercise?¡± ¡°... thanks, but there is no way I could keep up.¡± I admitted. ¡°And I already dressed up in my uniform and I don¡¯t want to get it dirty.¡± ¡°Oh yeah. Shame. Well, if you do ever feel like it, you know where we are.¡± Ria said, before returning to her run. She rushed off at speeds where I was expecting a dust cloud to be lifted off the ground, but perhaps because of her running style or because the ground below was grass, nothing like that happened. ¡°... this heat..?¡± I questioned, as I felt the air where Miss Ria had just taken off from. It was a bit warmer than elsewhere. Not much, but to the point where I did feel a difference. Well, it doesn¡¯t matter. I confirmed that Molly and Cina were doing fine, so I have nothing left to do here, so I returned inside. ¡°... Since Miss Tinkhec doesn¡¯t need my help in the kitchen, I guess I can get started on the cleaning¡­¡± I muttered to myself, as I mentally prepared myself for the day ahead. CH.310 Final prep before the Fissure CH.310 Final prep before the Fissure ¡°Something troubling you?¡± Lady Ami Janina asked me. It was two days before we would travel to take care of the fissure, and I was currently training my draconic skills with Lady Janina and Agunan. Oh, also, you might remember from that time I ¡®cheated¡¯ my skills that Lady Janina had sent Agunan away on some mission. Apparently Lady Janina had asked Agunan to go get her some more fashionable clothing, as the closets in her room were nowpletely filled with clothing. I don¡¯t know where they got the money or where Agunan shopped, but it also isn¡¯t my problem. When I asked Lady Janina why she would need something else, as the dragon avatars can materialize clothing, she exined that it can only materialize that one outfit, so if she wanted anything else, she would have to buy them and change her avatar doll into them. But when I use avatar dolls they swap clothing based on the card in the doll. This part got exined by the fact that the clothing generated by the avatar depends on the soul. In short, the earlier exnation was an oversimplification, as it is possible for Lady Janina to change her clothes, but the clothes reflect her soul, so she would have to change the way she sees herself for her dragon avatar¡¯s clothes to change. I do find it interesting that I can swap my Factory clothes however I want. I always assumed the dragon avatars were simr to Factory avatars, but they really must not be. Well, I guess Different Dimension Factory is basically an imaginary ce, so it doesn¡¯t have to follow the rules of this world. Conservation of mass be damned. ¡­ actually, because of magic, mana, miasma and all that BS, this world really doesn¡¯t give a shit about conservation of mass anyway. So I can¡¯t really use Earth logic in this world. Well, some of it does still work, but conservation of mass be damned. Same with conservation of energy. ¡°... I suppose there is a little something. A dimensional fissure to be exact.¡± I just admitted. I had full permission to talk about these things with Lady Janina, so I would. ¡°Dimensional Fissure? Weren¡¯t those dealt with by the Hero? I believe he fixed the problem.¡± Lady Janina asked. ¡°Well yes, but also no. He basically redid the entire dimensional barrier, but it is deteriorating again, so dimensional fissures are beginning to pop up. The Goddess is sending me on missions to close them.¡± ¡°Can you do something like that?¡± ¡°No, I can¡¯t. Exodia can.¡± ¡°Exodia was..?¡± ¡°The Golden Giant.¡± Agunan was the one to answer. He didn¡¯t know many of my cards by name, but he did know the Divine monsters, as well as my strongest dragons. And while Exodia might not be a Divine-attribute, I do count it as a Divine monster. ¡°I see. Interesting¡­ I¡¯d like to see that. Maybe I shoulde as well.¡± Lady Janina said. ¡°Sadly I already submitted a flight n and it is just for Alice and I. Also, Gradius can¡¯t fit three people, only two.¡± ¡°Then you can just take my dragon avatar into your Storage, and bring it out when we are there. Then I¡¯ll transfer myself into it.¡± ¡°... there is also a chance that your avatar will be destroyed. The Fissures usually poop out an SS-rank monster. Based on the two times I¡¯ve dealt with a Dimensional Fissure.¡± I know the real Lady Janina could easily handle something like that, but the dragon avatar does limit her power a lot, so it really could get destroyed. ¡°I see. Well, I¡¯m sure you can keep me safe.¡± Lady Janina said. ¡°... I¡¯d prefer to not have to do that.¡± ¡°I can also bring my real body in, if that is better.¡± ¡°Please don¡¯t. We will already cause mass panic. We don¡¯t need a divine dragon adding to it.¡± ¡°A shame. I suppose humanoids are still not ready to gaze at my beauty.¡± ¡°I think the bigger problem is that you are massive and terrifying. They would only realize your beauty and grace afterwards.¡± I pointed out. For me, Lady Janina was never really terrifying. Well, maybe a little as she was making my Sacred Beasts look like unssed babies. ¡°But I think we can bring the dragon avatar with us. Even if it breaks, it won''t really matter, right? I can just let you use another one I took from your storage cave.¡± ¡°So you agree to take me. That is good. Now, back to training. If you really n to fight an SS-rank monster, you need to be ready.¡± Lady Janina said.
Other than my training, I also made sure to get my new workers used to HomeBase. It was something I think is important. And honestly, I think I should reveal Level Up! to at least Einar, Eline and Wilma. Then depending on how they react, maybe the new quartet as well. But first, I needed to find out if my new workers needed anything, and for that, I had two ideas. One was a box, where they could drop anonymous notes about things we are missing. ¡­ the only problem being that only Karl, Molly and Maya knew how to write. Well, of course Alice, Lua and Ria know how to write. Agunan can, but his handwriting is¡­ not that good, and Wilma actually was able to write fine. So I guess it would be faster to say that Einar, Eline and Cina cannot write. But still, a letter box might not be the best. So instead, I asked them to speak about any problems with Sheou or Tinkhec. Those two would then forward the message to me. That way, they don¡¯t have to directly ask me. But they can, if they feel up to it. The second thing I tried was having open discussion situations, where any of them coulde and talk to me about their problems, but that didn¡¯t work out, as I got nothing during that attempt. That was what lead me to implement the first idea. Wait, how did the first ideae before the second? This makes no sense. Anyway, I learned of a few problems that way. One, I pay my workers. ¡­ really? Of course I pay them. They actually get quite a good sry, as I based it on the sry maids at the Sawyer family home get, and added about 20% extra to it. But the problem wasn¡¯t about the money. Well it is, but in a different way. It was that they had nothing to use it on. There are no stores on HomeBase, and unlike most of us, the workers can¡¯t just leave and go shopping somewhere. Now there were a few solutions for this problem. The easiest was giving Ria a B.E.S. monster, that she could use to take the workers shopping about once a week. But it dide with the problem that Ria has no System Support, so no mapping. Because of that, developing a map that can be integrated with B.E.S. monsters, as well as Gradius and Victory Viper and all of them became necessary. At first I thought I could make some sort ofpass that always points to HomeBase. That way, you would always get back, no matter how lost you were. But that doesn¡¯t solve the issue of getting to a city, so full mapping would still be necessary. But for that, I¡¯d need some sort of a GPS or other positioning tool, and that wasn¡¯t going to be easy to make. I mean, GPS uses satellites, and I don¡¯t exactly have those. I won¡¯t say I couldn¡¯t make any, because I probably could, but still, too much work for not enough payoff. Well, maybe eventually. Instead, as a temporary solution, I bought HomeBase abovend. ¡­ okay, it already was, but it was still hovering over the Ever forest, so basically in no man''snd. Now it was quite close to Sawyer city, with permission of course. Even though I feel like ThomasEarl Sawyerdidn¡¯t really understand what I was asking the permission for. From here, my workers could use the newly finished teleportation beams to get to the ground, walk for a bit to reach the town, go shopping and return. I did have to make everyone an ess ring, which allowed them to return, but other than that, this n worked out quite well. And the only real problem with the rings was that they could get stolen, and as they don¡¯t have an owner identifying feature, anyone could actually use them. And no, they cannot bring anyone but the owner to HomeBase. I made sure of that. The ones Alice, Lua and Ria have can though. They have the strength to fight off any would be invaders. But still. Maybe I should look into getting a store to open at HomeBase. With my cards, I can give someone a skill like Inventory, then give them a ship like Gradius or one of the B.E.S. ships, have them go around ces purchasing stuff, and bringing it back here and selling it to my workers. Sure at the moment it would be a lot of work for not a lot of pay, but if we can really make HomeBase asrge as it can be, we might eventually have hundreds of people living here. And at that point, the store might actually turn a good profit. And until HomeBase reaches that point, I can just pay a sry to the person running the store. Actually, that might be better. That way, I ¡®own¡¯ the store, but someone else just runs the day-to-day operations. Just have to find someone willing to do that. Maybe I should also look into opening up services. Like a tailor, a barber/hair salon, maybe even a full beauty salon, a massage service and so on. I have the space for a lot of those already, like the spa area has massage tables and things like that, but those area¡¯s don¡¯t have workers yet. ¡­ but then again, I feel like those services should be advantages of the job, not paid services. Well, maybe like once a week free massage, but the others they¡¯d have to pay for. That might work out for the best. I do want my employees to look their best after all. Yeah. That is what I¡¯ll do. At least that is the n.
¡°Wilma, could you show me your status?¡± I asked. ¡°This isn¡¯t an order or anything, and you can refuse.¡± I added. ¡°I would just like you to do so, if that is fine.¡± I had requested that Wilma visit me in my ¡®office¡¯, aka. the Citadel core room. I had turned it into somewhat of an office, while it really was still the main control room for everything that happened above ground on HomeBase. Everything in the dungeon part was mostly controlled through the True Core at the bottom of it, though I could do it remotely as well. Anyway, back to Wilma. I asked her here, because out of everyone, she is the one I¡¯d trust to keep Level Up! a secret the most. She is the one I¡¯ve had for the longest, and unlike Einar and Eline, she isn¡¯t a child. ¡°... My Lord, have I done something to disappoint you?¡± Wilma asked. ¡°No, you have not.¡± I told Wilma. ¡°Your work has been great and I wish for it to be better. And I could help you in that, but only if I can see your status.¡± ¡°... so you aren¡¯t nning on getting rid of me, even though I only work in the workshop? And even though Karl is more experienced than I am?¡± Wilma asked. ¡°Why would I? Just because Karl came in, I have no reason to kick you out. You two should work together. That way I get the best results. There are things just one smith can¡¯t make, right?¡± ¡°... so my performance has been satisfactory?¡± ¡°Yes, it has.¡± ¡°Even though you barely send any work to me?¡± ¡°Well, I don¡¯t have any jobs for the workshop at this moment, so sadly yes. But everything you have made, like the letter boxes, have been wonderful.¡± I told her my honest opinion of her work. ¡°But I can help you make something even better. If you show me your status.¡± ¡°... but how? I don¡¯t really get what my status has to do with what I make.¡± ¡°I can¡¯t exin it to you, unless you agree to show me your status.¡± I told her. ¡°But if you are willing to share it with me, I can make anything you wante true. Whatever dreams you have, whatever ambitions you hold. All of them can be within your grasp, if you trust me.¡± ¡°So what is it that you want to do?¡± I asked. ¡°Do you want to work by yourself to aplish your dreams? Or will you let others help you aplish them?¡± ¡°... I ¡­ I ¡­ ¡± Wilma struggled to answer. ¡°You don¡¯t know, do you?¡± I asked. ¡°I can understand that. There is a lot you won¡¯t understand. You don¡¯t have to understand. I don''t even understand a ton of things.¡± I waited a while, but Wilma still didn¡¯t seem to get her thoughts straight, so instead I decided to give her more time. ¡°It doesn¡¯t have to be today. The offer is open. But if you do want to explore your full potential, just ask me. This isn¡¯t just a one time offer. Take your time, and think it over. You may leave when you want.¡± I told her, to designate that the conversation was both still open if she wanted to keep going, or she could leave if she needed more time to think. ¡°... thank you. I will... think about it.¡± Wilma said quietly, before she left the room. Well, it didn¡¯t go quite as nned, but at least I gave the offer to Wilma. Not everyone can just jump into things, like I often do. And even if she never agrees, I can always offer this service to the others. I feel like at least Einar and Eline will agree. But they will have to wait until I deal with the uing dimensional fissure. CH.311 Protecting a city from a Dimensional Fissure CH.311 Protecting a city from a Dimensional Fissure Finally the day was here. Well, honestly I could deal without having to do this. I just hope everything goes rtively well and we can keep the city safe. On one hand, I feel like we should have warned them about what ising, but on the other, I really rather not. Maybe if I was better known I could say something is about to happen, but I¡¯m not there yet. Now there was at least one problem. Of course. Our little invincibility barrier device. Alice actually made one just fine, that wasn¡¯t the problem. It would even prevent those outside from hearing what happens inside, so it really is great to have. The problem was that while the device could make the barrier, that barrier wasn¡¯t very sturdy. As in, not sturdy enough to take the might of Exodia just existing inside of it, not to mention the boomsing from fighting against whatever pops out of that fissure. So to put it simply, we had no way of keeping the people from seeing the fight. And it isn¡¯t like I can just mind wipe everyone in an entire city. If it is just a handful of people, Mind Crush has proven itself as an effective way of destroying certain memories. But for an entire city, I¡¯d need some sort of AOE version of Mind Crush. And while I probably could do that, it would take more than the time we have to test it, just to make sure it is safe. I don¡¯t want to wipe out all the memories of every person in an entire city, just because it would be convenient. Spoiler [copse]
¡°Please take care of yourselves.¡± Lua said to us, as we were getting ready to leave. ¡°I¡¯ll keep Brian safe. Promise.¡± Alice responded. ¡°... I¡¯m more worried about you, you know.¡± Lua admitted. ¡°Don¡¯t go overboard.¡± ¡°... I¡¯ll try not to.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll keep her safe as well.¡± I reassured Lua. ¡°We will bothe back without a scratch. I¡¯m honestly more worried about everyone else.¡± ¡°Master¡¯s barriers are quite sturdy, so it should hold.¡± Agunan reminded me. ¡°Should being the opportune word. But I guess no pressure, right? We might only destroy a city with hundreds of thousands of people living in it.¡± I reminded everyone. ¡°Well, Oroco city itself actually only has about 120,000 residents.¡± Alice corrected my number. ¡°And there should be no way the destruction will reach the Hero¡¯s country, as thatke is between ground zero and the Hero¡¯s country.¡± Yeah. That is true. The Hero¡¯s country is in the middle of a hugeke. Those bridges connecting the three kingdoms to the Hero¡¯s country are each little over 10 km6.2 miles long. And with the city in between ground zero and theke, the total distance from ground zero to the Hero¡¯s country is just about 35 km21.7 miles. So yeah. Alice is correct. We would really have to fuck up for the Hero¡¯s county to be affected. But as I¡¯ve said earlier, the wall of Oroco city is just 5 km3.1 miles away from ground zero. And then there are the slums and fields that are outside the city walls. And that could honestly cause some casualties to rise. Well, at least we have all morning to hopefully warn people. I guess we could wait until tomorrow to pop open the fissure, but I don¡¯t want to risk it opening up by itself. ¡°Alright. We need to get going, if we are going to be there on time.¡± I told everyone. ¡°Please take care. Gradius.¡± Spoiler [copse]
Our flight over to Oroco city was about as uneventful as it can be. You can¡¯t really look at sights, when our travel speed is mach 20. And because I fly in the upper atmosphere, no flying monsters fly that high, so there is no way we would run into any. Oh, by the way. There is no real reason for me to fly that high. I don¡¯t have worries like fuel efficiency or anything like that, which makes modern airlines fly high in the atmosphere. I do it because Gradius doesn¡¯t have an invisibility device, so flying super high is a good way to make sure no one can actually see us. And even if they somehow spotted Gradius, with the speed we travel at, one blink and we would be gone, and they¡¯d likely think it was just a figment of their imagination. We arrived above Oroco city just a bit ahead of the scheduled time. I said we would be here at 10am, just so we would have the rest of the morning to give some warnings, before we pop open the fissure in the afternoon. But yeah, we were about 15 minutes early. Well, I¡¯m sure they are still ready to ept us. We descended quickly at first, but when we were at a height of about one kilometer, I slowed down our descent and began to keep a closer eye on the ground. Mainly the area which I think is the airship parking area. Thankfully I had a general idea on what they look like from the visit to the Hero¡¯s country. Finally, when we were only about 300 meters off the ground, I finally noticed some movement at the parking area. And then a pair of birdfolk, dressed in some sort of military uniform which seemed quite light, probably to not hinder their flight, flew up from the ground and headed for us. I kept up the slow descent, but I also opened the canopy, so we could make contact. ¡°... Excuse me, but would you be Lord Wood?¡± One of the winged-folk asked. Wait, were they birdfolk or winged-folk? ¡°Yes, I am. May Ind?¡± ¡°... yes. That is just fine. We shall lead you to the ground.¡± As I said earlier, the parking area on the ground was simr to the one in the Hero¡¯s country. But unlike that one, this one had just five spots. As a reminder, the Hero¡¯s country had 10. The Hero¡¯s country had 4 airships parked there, here there was just one. I wonder who it belongs to? Does the local lord own a personal airship? Or is it some duke visiting? If I recall correctly, the one ruling this city is Marquess Oroco. I did check that when we submitted the flight n. I guess a Marquess could own an airship, but I¡¯m just not sure. Maybe I should look into who owns an airship in this country? I also need to check what level they fly at, just so I don¡¯t identally crash into any airships. That is also a good reason to fly super high.
Once we were on the ground, I unsummoned Gradius so Alice and I could get to work. Mainly, we need to work on looking over the fight area, and get as many people as possible into an area where they won¡¯t be caught up in what will happen. Sadly, we couldn¡¯t get in contact with the town¡¯s lord in time, but we were able to meet with someone important. The leader of the town¡¯s knight order, the honorary baron Kiara Hunter. Yeah. The leader of the knight order in this city is a female. Also, she wasn¡¯t human, but some sort of an evolved birdfolk. Unlike most birdfolk, who have wings instead of arms, Lady Hunter had arms just like a regr person. But she also had wingsing out of her back. ording to Laura, her race is most likely tengu, but she could also be a siren, as it can be a bit difficult to tell the two apart. But tengu are the ones that are more physically inclined, while sirens are more magical, so for a knight captain, tengu would check out. ¡°So, what is it that you wanted, Sir Wood?¡± Lady Hunter asked. ¡°Nothing much. I just wish to give you a warning.¡± I answered. ¡°A strong monster will appear today, about five kilometers from the city wall. If you have a map handy, I can show the exact location. I just wanted to tell you that.¡± ¡°... I see. And what would your information source be?¡± ¡°The Goddess, or more specifically System Agent Aulis. So basically the Goddess.¡± I answered honestly. Were System Agents a secret? I don¡¯t think they were. Well, I already let it out, so it''s toote to worry about that. ¡°... are you serious? I don¡¯t have time for jokes.¡± ¡°Sadly, I am. I honestly wish it would be basically anywhere else, but this is what we have.¡± ¡°From where would a monster even show up? Monsters don¡¯t just pop up out of nowhere!¡± ¡°... I¡¯m not sure if I¡¯m allowed to answer that. All I can say is that you¡¯ll see.¡± ¡°So you are expecting me to believe that? With no information, other than ¡®I¡¯ll see¡¯?¡± ¡°Well, to be honest, not really. I knew you wouldn¡¯t believe me. I just wanted to give you a warning to make myself feel better. Now you know, so it is no longer my issue.¡± I just told her, as I got up from my seat to leave. ¡°Come on Alice. We still need to inspect the area, put up a barrier and call Lady Janina here. She will be disappointed if she doesn¡¯t get to spectate.¡± ¡°Sure. I told you this would be a waste of time.¡± ¡°Yeah. But at least we got it done.¡± As I was about to leave, I realized that this doesn¡¯t feel right with me. I shouldn¡¯t put peoples lives on the line just because I¡¯m feeling petty. And I think I have a way of getting Lady Hunter on my side. (Laura, please hide some of the¡­ not somon skills, thanks.) I quickly asked Laura, before I spoke up. ¡°Lady Hunter. Onest time. I would like your help. The System is asking for it. Status Open.¡± I opened my status for Lady Hunter to see. If this doesn¡¯t work, I may as well work alone. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: Dragon Hearted ?
Level: 128
HP: 5700 (+19,600)
Mana: 6790 (+17,800)
Strength: 2200
Defense: 2870
Magic: 2400
Skills:
Draconic Body LV.1 (racial)
Draconic Magic LV.1 (racial)
Pack Opener LV.7 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Limit Break LV.1 (extra)
Telekinesis LV.5 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.10 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Sword Technique LV.4
Shield Technique LV.2
Mana Control LV.12
Defense Boost LV.8
Dragon Life Dedication (Greater True Fire Dragon)
Water Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Honorary Baron of Ruiso Kingdom
Language Comprehension (humanoid) (draconic)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
[copse] Of course my race didn¡¯t show up as One without a Race, but just as Dragon Hearted. I also didn¡¯t have Laura reduce her System Support grade, like she did when I showed my Status when I was given my noble title. But my unique-racial skill was hidden, as were Space Magic and Different Dimension Factory. But the two racial skills that were kind of a part of my unique-racial skill did show up. ¡°So, Lady Hunter, would you please assist us in our endeavor?¡± ¡°... Please give me just a moment. I¡¯ll get a map.¡± Lady Hunter said.
¡°Right about here.¡± I pointed on the map. ¡°In this general area. That is as close as I can point to.¡± ¡°... Is that¡­ truly the case?¡± Lady Hunter asked. ¡°Don¡¯t ask that again.¡± Alice told her. ¡°Either believe it, or just stay here and do nothing.¡± ¡°No. I ¡­ no ¡­ you are correct, Miss Watchman. I don¡¯t believe it. I don¡¯t want to believe it. Something like that shouldn¡¯t just happen. I don¡¯t want it to happen. So I don¡¯t want to believe it.¡± Lady Hunter reasoned. ¡°But ¡­ I feel¡­ I know you must be telling the truth. You wouldn¡¯t reveal your status like that if you weren¡¯t.¡± ¡°Thanks. That will hopefully make this easier.¡± ¡°Then what do you wish for me to do?¡± Lady Hunter asked. ¡°I want you to pull everyone inside the city walls. That includes the less fortunate ones that live outside. After that, you can just leave the rest to us.¡± I instructed her. ¡°That¡¯s imp¡­ How long do we have?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know the exact time, but likely at some point in the afternoon. Likely around the ¡­ fourth bell.¡± Oh yeah. That is another thing I never talked about. Because most people in this world can¡¯t tell the time, towns and cities use bells. There are six rings per day, from six in the morning to nine in the evening. So a ringing every three hours. So saying something happens around the fourth bell, means it will happen at right about 3 pm. ¡°... that isn¡¯t a lot of time.¡± ¡°Well, me Lord Oroco for allowing slums.¡± ¡°Are you ming the Lord for this?¡± ¡°No. I¡¯m ming him for how he runs his city. What is happening now is entirely out of his control.¡± I corrected her. ¡°But if this city had everyone living inside the walls, none of this would be necessary. I could have just put a barrier along the outer wall and we could have gone with that. But that isn¡¯t the case, so¡­¡± ¡°... Alright. I get your point. Even if I don¡¯t like it.¡± Lady Hunter said. ¡°I shall get to work now. I¡¯ll do my best to get everyone behind the wall. But are you sure you won¡¯t need any help fighting¡­ whatever it is that will appear?¡± ¡°No. You¡¯d likely just get in the way. No bad feelings, please. It just is the truth.¡± ¡°... alright. But if that is a lie, I¡¯ll challenge you to a duelter.¡± ¡°And at that time, I¡¯ll dly ept.¡±
After Alice and I left, I saw Lady Hunter flying somewhere. And soon a big bustle began near where I pointed on the map. She really must be working hard. As for Alice and I, we were enjoying a good lunch at a local restaurant. We were able toe in just before the lunch rush, so we had good seats. The food was good, not amazing, but just good. A bit pricey, but I guess big city and all of that. After lunch, we tried to head outside, but were stopped by the knights. They told us that no one was allowed outside the walls until tomorrow. Or at least that would have been the case, had Lady Hunter not spotted us and allowed us outside. Once outside, I got out my carriage and we headed to ground zero. I also took Lady Janina¡¯s dragon avatar out of Storage, so she could enter it whenever she wished. And by the time we had finished our inspection of ground zero, Lady Janina was here. ¡°I¡¯ll be watching from the wall. If you need help, I¡¯ll teleport my real body here and give you a hand.¡± Lady Janina told us. ¡°... you can do that?¡± I asked her. ¡°Since my soul is already here, it isn¡¯t too difficult. But I do need a strong focus point.¡± She answered. ¡°Alright. We¡¯ll alsoe to the wall for a second. I¡¯ll introduce you to Lady Hunter, as she will also be there.¡± ¡°Thank you. I do hope this will be entertaining.¡± Lady Janina said. ¡°If not, I might have to ask you to entertain me again.¡± ¡°... not here. I¡¯lle to the Coast for that.¡± I said, realizing what Lady Janina meant by ¡®entertaining¡¯ her. I can¡¯t just summon multiple Gods here and have them fight her. Everyone would lose their minds. And honestly speaking, I do kind of want to know if an infinite attack Obelisk the Tormentor can punch out Lady Janina. And what about the Wicked Gods? Could they match up to her? Well, let¡¯s worry about that another time. Now, we have a fissure to close. ¡­ well, first I have to open one. Then close it. CH.312 Alice vs. Ursa Major CH.312 Alice vs. Ursa Major ¡°We havepleted the evacuation.¡± Lady Hunter had flown to us to tell us the good news. ¡°But we weren¡¯t able to get everyone, as some refused to follow our orders.¡± ¡°That is fine. You did your best.¡± I told her. ¡°And they might try to rush inside when¡­ well, when the action starts. Try to keep a small door open for them. I¡¯ll also have a small hole in the barrier that they can run through. If they don¡¯t ¡­ Well, stupidity is something I can¡¯t do anything about.¡± ¡°How long do we have remaining?¡± Lady Hunter asked. ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± I lied. ¡°But you should pull back to the wall. It should be any minute now.¡± We were actuallyte for the fourth bell I told her about, but because I was going to be the one popping open this fissure, there was no real time crunch. And we weren¡¯t overlyte, so I could easily exin this away by saying that urately anticipating a dimensional fissure is impossible, even for the Goddess and the System. And I¡¯m reasonably sure that isn¡¯t even a lie, as they only tell me it will happen on ¡®insert specific date here¡¯. No time of day or anything included. After I confirmed that Lady Hunter was on the wall, I got ready to start. So I turned to Alice and said: ¡°I guess it is time to pop this fissure.¡±
¡°I activate Dimensional Fissure.¡± I said to activate the Continuous Spell. Spoiler [copse] This was just going to be a quick test. In theory, this card should open up a dimensional fissure, as that is what it is called. Then as soon as it has opened one up, I can deactivate it, so I can fight without having that banish effect being active. And no. I don¡¯t have to destroy Continuous Spells just because I want to deactivate them. Just like I can unsummon my monsters, I can just ¡­ deactivate the spell by removing it from my duel disk and returning it to my Collection. No Mystical Space Typhoon required. Anyway. Enough funny facts, because I just opened up a dimensional fissure. Let¡¯s get to work. First, I quickly deactivated Dimensional Fissure and returned it into the Collection. And despite that, the crackling purple mess before us didn¡¯t disappear. Not that I was expecting it to. ¡°Wall of Revealing Light!¡± I quickly activated the best barrier card I have, making a barrier along the city walls. And with 10,000 HP being used to power it, the barrier should hold up to anything except direct attacks. Spoiler [copse] ¡°Alright. Next is the big one.¡± I said, as I set out five cards on the light de portion of my duel disk. I wanted to still have some slots open for other monsters, in case Alice needed help dealing with whateveres out of that fissure, so I had fully activated my duel disk. With the cards set and ready to go, I began a chant. It wasn¡¯t actually necessary or anything, but ever since I chanted for the Sacred Beasts, I felt like Exodia deserved a chant as well, so I tried toe up with one. ¡°Oh, Forbidden One sealed away in stone tablets I require your might to assist me in my endeavors I break the chains that once bound you As I¡¯ve gathered your pieces to make you whole So with all five pieces of your true might I summon you Exodia the Forbidden One!¡± Spoiler
[copse] Yeah, I know. It isn¡¯t the best chant. But it is better than what I did earlier. And this is a lot more fun, even if only Alice got to hear my chant. I need some sort of voice amplification skill, so that those watching from further away can hear my chants as well. What is the point in chanting, if no one hears, right? And this chant was arguably my most important one, as with it, out came my golden giant. From the pentagram of light, out stepped my over fifty meters tall monster. My truest ace monster, Exodia. I wonder how the people spectating from the city wall are feeling about seeing it? I should ask Lady Janinater.
[Ami Janina POV] ¡°So that is the Golden Giant¡­¡± I said almost without thinking. ¡°My Lady?¡± The tengu next to me asked. Kiara Hunter was her name. ¡°Brian¡¯s Golden Giant. He just summoned it.¡± I told her. ¡°I¡¯ve only heard of it, never seen it. And I can definitely feel why he doesn¡¯t summon it more often.¡± ¡°... so the pressure ising from it. I thought it came from that ¡­ purple blob.¡± She wasn¡¯t exactly wrong, as the dimensional fissure was also somewhat imposing. But the energy emitting from that Golden Giant. It was really something else. In a way it was simr to the energy I use, a mix of both mana and miasma, but this was even greater. It had something more. I don¡¯t know what it is, but I could feel it. ¡°... it might be able to defeat me¡­¡± I muttered. I¡¯m notpletely sure if it could, but that energy. It really might be able to. Ever since my teacher passed away, I¡¯ve not met anyone as strong as I am. I am the strongest. That is what I know to be the truth. Even the humanoids legends like the Hero were no match to me. And no dragon ever grew up to match my strength, as they couldn¡¯t exceed their natural lifespan like I had. And because I had nothing to strive for, I don¡¯t try to improve myself. Because why would I? What is there that can match up to me? I only did what was necessary. Living until a new dragon that could exceed the limits of a lifespan was born, so I could pass my knowledge to them and then move towards the other world. When I heard of the human child capable of summoning dragons as powerful as ?????? [Agunan], I got excited. Because those dragons weren¡¯t his strongest summons. While the scout had only seen it by a glimpse, I had heard of this Golden Giant. The being more powerful than greater dragons. Then I got to fight that Brian child. And even though I asked him to bring out his strongest beast, he didn¡¯t bring out this Golden Giant. And while the three he brought out were impressive, and I could definitely see why ?????? couldn¡¯t defeat them, for me, they were only opponents until I realized how they gain their strength. From there, I could power myself up just as quickly as they power themselves up, and even exceed their strength gain. Because I can copy temporary power like that, no one that has to rely on temporary power will ever defeat me. But this Golden Giant. It might be able to best me. I could feel my body tingling. Not my avatar that currently held the active part of my soul, but my real body. It might be all the way back home, but I could feel the excitement radiating through my body. I want to fight this Golden Giant. I want a real challenge. A challenge like I haven¡¯t faced since my childhood. ¡°... one day, I will fight you.¡± I spoke aloud my promise. It got the attention of the people close enough to hear, but they soon got something else to focus on. I suppose I should have expected this. With the amount of mana and miasma pouring out of that ¡­ dimensional fissure Brian called it, it is only a matter of time until that power solidifies into a monster. Now, show me how you will deal with this, young Brian.
[Brian POV] ¡°Alice, something¡¯sing. Summon your monsters.¡± I told Alice, as soon as I realized that our opponent was about to appear. Our n was that Alice would fight it, unless she needed help. And if she did, I do have a monster or two that I want to test out in a real fight. ¡°Alright. I activate Polymerization. I fuse together Red-Eyes ck Dragon and Meteor Dragon to summon Meteor ck Dragon.¡± Spoiler
[copse] Alice began by summoning out the fiery dragon that I once summoned to impress a certain assistant guild master. And with its appearance, came a wave of radiating heat. ¡°Now I summon Red-Eyes ck Dragon. I then tribute my dragon to summon the Red-Eyes Darkness Dragon!¡± Alice called fourth her second monster. Spoiler [copse] Red-Eyes Darkness Dragon was quite the sizable dragon, standing at about 23 meters tall. It was actually just a bit bigger than the Meteor ck Dragon, which I found interesting. Still not quite asrge as Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon though. Also, because Alice just had three dragons go on death cooldown, her Darkness Dragon should have 3300 attack at this moment. ¡°One more. I summon Dark Pdin.¡± Alice summoned her third monster. Spoiler [copse] And there is her third ¡®ace¡¯ monster. Or maybe I should call Dark Pdin Alice¡¯s true ace monster. And with Book of Secret Arts and ck Pendant installed into Dark Pdin, Dark Pdin had a base stat line of 3700/2700. Add to that the 1500 attack it will gain from 3 dragons in the GY, and another 1000 for the two dragons on the field, and you have yourself a 6200/2700 monster. Definitely impressive, and likely capable of dealing with whatever happens toe out of that fissure. And just in time as well, because something was starting to exit the dimensional fissure. A giant paw, with five extremely long nails was the first thing we could see. The nails were shining blue in color, as if they were filled to the brim with mana. Behind the paw, out came arge arm, and after it, the rest of the body of a massive monster. It looked like¡­ well, it was a giant bear. Standing on its hind legs, it stood over 40 meters tall. Not quite asrge as Exodia, but still sizable. Well, I guess if it dropped onto all fours, it would be a bit smaller than the behemoth Alice fought. It just looks bigger as it is standing on its hind legs. (That is a Ursa Major, also known as the Star Bear.) Kekri was the one who identified the monster for us. (SS-rank. Immensely powerful, and it is known to use both Space and Light magic. Be careful.) (Thanks Kekri. Brian, I think I can handle this.) Alice said. (Go for it. I¡¯lle in if you need help.) I told her. A mix of space and light magic, huh? I didn¡¯t think monsters could use Space magic, so that is something. (Laura. Make sure we get all of that bear''s attacks on record. I might be able to use some of them myself.) I reminded Laura. No way I was going to let info on Space magic slip between my fingers. (I will. But you should take some distance, so you don¡¯t get caught in the fight.) Laura told me. (Yeah. That does sound like a good idea.) I admitted. Taking a hold of my own body with Telekinesis, I quickly levitated myself a bit further away from the fight. Not too far, but far enough where I probably won¡¯t immediately get caught in it. Now Alice, let¡¯s see what you can do.
[Alice POV] ¡°... so Light and Space magic¡­ How should I..?¡± (We need to pull it away from Exodia first.) Kekri reminded me. (We have to let Exodia focus on repairing the fissure.) ¡°Oh right. Then¡­ Darkness Dragon! Attack that bear and get its attention. Let¡¯s pull it away from the city!¡± I quickly ordered my Red-Eyes Darkness Dragon. ¡°Meteor ck Dragon, you as well.¡± I added, as I wasn¡¯t sure if only one dragon would do it. I decided to keep Dark Pdin on stand-by until we get a bit further away. Unlike my dragons, he can block a magic spell quite easily, so if one heads towards the city, or Brian and Exodia, Dark Pdin can stop that attack. My two dragons did a flyby and both attacked the Ursa Major with their breaths. Meteor ck Dragon breathed out mes, while Red-Eyes Darkness Dragon attacked with a breath of darkness. Dark and Fire. These dragons really are perfect for me. ROAR! The Ursa roared out, possibly annoyed from getting attacked. ¡°Dark Armor!¡± I used Quick Cast to chant a spell that increased my defenses. A thinyer of darkness surrounded me and would defend me from attacks. I did this because when I fought the behemoth, its roars were in themselves an attack and did some damage to me. So having something to reduce some of that damage away will be good. But I was wrong. That roar was just a roar, with minimal or maybe no mana in it, as I took no damage from it. After their attacks, my dragons quickly turned so they could fly away from the Ursa Major. The Ursa swiped its paw in the air, an attack that had no chance of getting anywhere close to the dragons. But from the Ursa¡¯s ws, a magic attack wasunched. It looked like five des of¡­ something. They weren¡¯t light, I know that much, so it was probably some kind of a Space magic attack. The des of space flew straight, so they weren¡¯t too difficult for my dragons to dodge. ROAR! The Ursa let out another roar. This time, with some mana infused in it, so it did a bit of damage, but not that much. Then it got on all fours and began to chase after my dragons. Perfect. We are getting it away from the city, just as nned. I took into the sky with Mana Flight and chased after the Ursa. As I flew, I took two more monsters from my Card Summoner¡¯s deck box and got ready to summon them. I probably could do this without them, but Brian always says I shouldn¡¯t take chances. After I decided we were far enough, I told my dragons to break to the left and right. They did just that, and then let out another set of breath attacks. Now, two more monsters. ¡°Appear, my two Magician''s Valkyria!¡± Spoiler
[copse] My Magician''s Valkyria might not be powerful monsters, but their effect was extremely strong. I don¡¯t know why or how, but they drew attacks targeting Spellcaster-type monsters towards themselves. And when the two of them were out at the same time, the attack would first aim for one of them, then turn towards the other, then back to the first, then to the second and so on. Infinitely. Until the attack ran out of power and fizzled out of existence. And while they couldn¡¯t protect my dragons, their effect would protect them, Dark Pdin and myself. When I asked Brian why that is, he theorized that my race, Magical Girl, is treated as Spellcaster in the eyes of his cards. The only weakness of Magician''s Valkyria was that area of effect attacks would still work. But even with that, the protection they offered was more than handy. Maybe I can get a card from Brian that can stop the AOE attacks? I wonder if he has one? With my dragons focusing on annoying the Ursa Major, and the Magician''s Valkyria on standby ready to draw in its attacks, Dark Pdin and I were free to attack the giant bear. I pulled my steel and aluminum swordstaff from Storage, so I could attack with it. Brian still hasn¡¯t given me the mithril swordstaff he promised, so I was still stuck with using this. From what I¡¯ve heard, the sword part of the weapon is alreadyplete, but the staff is still in the works. The Spellcaster monsters had already made multiple staves, but none of them was satisfactory, so they made another. And another. And because of that, I still didn¡¯t have a mithril swordstaff. Dark Pdin and I both charged out swordstaves with mana, ready tounch an attack. As more mana entered my swordstaff, it began to vibrate. This was the sign that my weapon was reaching its resonant frequency. Dark Pdin had told me about it. It was the point at which no more mana should be inputted into a weapon, as there is a high likelihood that the weapon will be unable to hold more, and will break. And steel isn¡¯t that good at transferring or holding mana, so the amount I could input was quite low, only about 100 mana. Compared to the time I held Dark Pdin¡¯s swordstaff, 100 was nothing. With his staff, I could input my entire mana pool into the weapon, and the weapon never reached its resonant frequency. But with his, I could also do something I couldn¡¯t do with mine. I looked at Dark Pdin. His swordstaff wasn¡¯t just like it usually was. The de on, it glowed with powerful mana. The mana even exceeded the normal size of the weapon, making arger de that was covering the real de. It was a technique called Mana de. It could be done with weapons that are made of magical metals, like mithril and orichalcum. Sadly, steel wasn¡¯t good enough at mana transfer to produce a Mana de. But that doesn¡¯t matter at this moment. I focus on myself, as I better my grip on my swordstaff. In sync with Dark Pdin, we rush at the Ursa Major, and we both use our swordstaves to strike at the bear. Mine leaves a reasonably deep cut, which would be dangerous for a smaller beast, while Dark Pdin¡¯s de cuts a deep groove into the beast, even cutting some bones. The bear roars again, this time out of pain. Good. Now let¡¯s¡­ ¡°Pull back!¡± Dark Pdin calls out. ¡°Yes!¡± I agree, as something strange is happening with the Ursa. On its usually dark hide, tons of small spots of light are forming. The light dots are making his hide look like a starry sky. ¡°Mydy! Get behind me. I¡¯ll block that attack.¡± Dark Pdin instructed me. I did as he asked, and levitated behind him. I carefully peaked over his shoulder, just to see the lights on the Ursa Major explode outwards, shooting out beams of light. Dark Pdin blocked the onesing towards us two, but my two Magician¡¯s Valkyria weren¡¯t so lucky. Their effect couldn¡¯t block this attack, and they both were hit by a beam, causing them to perish. My two dragons were also hit, but as neither got a direct hit, or maybe just because they are more durable, they both were able to withstand the attack. I quickly took a look towards the dimensional fissure, Brian and Exodia. Brian was levitating between Exodia and the Ursa Major, and it doesn¡¯t look like anything had hit Exodia. Maybe Brian used a card to defend them? I probably should have done the same. Quickly turning back to the Ursa Major, I got ready for my next attack. But as the bear¡¯s hide was still shining with light, I don¡¯t think approaching it is a good idea, so let¡¯s do some ranged magic instead. ¡°Dark, make spheres of burning darkness and strike my enemy, Dark Burning Barrage!¡± This was the attack I decided to use. It was the one I used to finish off the behemoth. For a while, I couldn¡¯t use it, but through training, I was now once again able to. I still couldn¡¯t shoot as many of them as I had against the behemoth, but I was able to fire 10 Dark Burning Attacks at the same time. The Dark Burning Attacks hammered themselves one after another into the exact same spot on the Ursa Major, digging a deep wound into the beast. Then, without even amand from me, my two dragons flew towards the bear and unleashed their fire and darkness breaths into the fresh wound, deepening it even more. Following their attack, my Dark Pdin rushed in. With his swordstaff¡¯s de more that double its original size, because of the Mana de surrounding it, Dark Pdin flew into the wound and swung his swordstaff. One, two, three¡­ multiple shes were unleashed, and all inside the Ursa¡¯s body. Each hurting the bear more and more. The bear was stunned from the pain, but I wasn¡¯t sure if it was going down, so I prepared my next attack. ¡°Darkness, consume the light and abrogate my enemy,¡± I began my chant, but waited until I saw Dark Pdin fly out of the Ursa Major. I didn¡¯t want him to be caught up in this attack after all. But as soon as I saw him fly out, I said the final words and shot out my spell. ¡°Darkness ster!¡± Darkness ster was my current strongest spell, and the powered up version of Dark ster. Like Dark ster, I could put as much mana into it as I wanted, but it¡¯s base cost was a lot higher. But in return, the power it gained per point of mana was also more, so it was my new finishing technique. My spell flew straight and hit the Ursa Major, piercing all the way through the bear¡¯s body and exiting out the other side. The spell had exhausted my mana, so I was falling out of the sky, barely keeping my self conscious. But before I hit the ground, I felt something catch me. I almost expected it to be Brian, but the one who picked me up was Red-Eyes Darkness Dragon. I was now riding on his back. I was just barely able to turn my head, so I could look at the Ursa Major. And between the internal shed Dark Pdin released, and my Darkness ster, the beast was done. It fell to the ground with a loud thud. ¡°... I won.¡± I quietly said to myself. I did it. Again. This time, with no injury, and no help from Brian. I had taken down my second SS-rank monster. I could feel a smile spreading across my face, as my mana exhaustion caught me and I passed out. CH.313 Power of the Duelist CH.313 Power of the Duelist Brian POVAgain, just because POV changed between the chapters. ¡°... she really did it without any help¡­¡± I quietly muttered to myself, as I watched Alice¡¯s monstersing towards me. I was honestly super proud of her, but at the same time, the monster I wanted to summon didn¡¯t get a turn. Well, maybe if another monster pops out before Exodia manages to close the fissure, I can use it. I used telekinesis to lift myself to Red-Eyes Darkness Dragon¡¯s back, so I could get Alice. I already heard from Kekri that she passed out due to mana exhaustion, so I wasn¡¯t overly worried. Taking Alice into my arms, I then used Telekinesis to bring both of us to the ground, while I also asked her monsters to keep watching the fissure for more monsters. It is actually somewhat interesting that the monsters stayed summoned, even after she passed out. Is it because Kekri is still active? Probably because of that, right? And it isn¡¯t like I have a lot of data concerning how monsters act after their summoner passes out. I think the only time that has happened was when I went into level up sleep after the wyvern incident. At that time, Dark Magician got unsummoned after I passed out. At least that is what I heard from Alice. But then there was also him holding experience for me, so that might have been a factor that changed things. Wait. There was also that time Alice passed out when she fought the twin-headed hydra. That time she also passed out due to mana exhaustion, and Mana didn¡¯t get unsummoned at that time. And that was before Kekri. So maybe I should conclude that mana exhaustion can¡¯t cause monsters to be unsummoned, but level up sleep might. I might have to look into thatter, so I really have a better idea.
¡°... Hmmm..¡± Alice muttered something in my arms, as she was waking up. I shared a bit of my mana to her, just so she would wake up sooner. My zero attribute mana was great for that, as it would adjust to the attributes of the person I give my mana to, so I could give some to anyone I wanted. And while my Space magic, and the newer Draconic magic, did alter my mana slightly, it was still considered neutral/zero attribute mana. It didn¡¯t have an attribute after all. It was just slightly adjusted to use magic that wasn¡¯t attribute magic. ¡°Good morning, my Magical Girl.¡± I said to Alice, as she was waking up. She actually wasn¡¯t in her magical girl dress any more, as being in it took a bit of mana. So after she ran out of mana, she reverted back to regr clothes. ¡°... I don¡¯t think it is morning¡­¡± Alice responded. ¡°Doesn¡¯t matter at this moment. Here, a Pitch-ck Power Stone. Get your mana back.¡± I told her as I handed her a full Pitch-ck Power Stone, ready to give her 3000 mana. Spoiler [copse] ¡°... thanks.¡± Alice said, as she received the Power Stone. After draining the mana from it, the stone disappeared, and Alice looked like she was feeling better. ¡°Did more monsters show up?¡± She then asked. ¡°One B-rank.¡± I answered. ¡°Dark Pdin took care of it. The corpse is over there.¡± I pointed over where a wolf-type monster corpse wasid on the ground. It was a fire-attributed wolf monster, called a re wolf. ¡°But there is a chance one more will appear before Exodia has the fissure closed.¡± I added, just to remind Alice that the fissure was very much still open.
After just about 14 minutes, Exodia closed the fissure. No more monsters had shown up, so it was only one B-rank and one SS-rank this time. Not too bad. But I do wonder, will all of the released Chaos God Energy cause an outbreak of abnormally strong monsters in the surrounding areas? Because I feel like it might. I haven¡¯t heard anything like that happening around Alewatch though. Maybe I should also go check out the spot where I fought the world treant? I might get some info on if that is a real possibility. And if it is, maybe I should make some sort of ¡­ security force that I can deploy to areas after a fissure. They would then go around eliminating some monsters, so that they don¡¯t get out of hand. I guess that might make them my knight order, more than security force, but either way. Something like that might be handy to have ess to. Sure I could have my monsters go there in avatar dolls, but having ¡®real people¡¯ might be better. And if I can get the Card Summoner extra skill on said real people, they will be able to summon monsters to help them, so that is an added bonus. ¡°Alright. Thank you for your service, Exodia. You can go now.¡± I told my ace monster. The fissure was closed, monsters were dealt with and everything is fine, so I can unsummon him. After I dismissed him, Exodia¡¯s body began to break apart into specks of golden light that then seemed to seep into the ground itself, almost like it was re-fertilizing the ground damaged by what happened. I didn¡¯t ask him to do that, as I was nning on using Rain of Mercy for that, but I¡¯ll dly ept the additional service. Spoiler [copse] Alice also unsummoned her dragons, as well as Dark Pdin, and we returned to the city. When we reached the Wall of Revealing Light, I also deactivated it, thus truly ending the situation.
¡°So, how was it? Did that satisfy you, Lady Janina?¡± I asked, after Alice and I got on the wall, where our audience was. ¡°Yes.¡± Lady Janina answered. ¡°But also no. Because now I know what I really want. That Golden Giant. Exodia. I shall battle against it.¡± My heart probably skipped a beat as I heard Lady Janina say that. Her against Exodia. ¡­ Yeah. That doesn¡¯t sound like a good idea. We¡¯d probably break the at that point. Like honestly, I could see that happening. Maybe if they fought in outer space. Can Exodia survive in space? Probably, right? And what about Lady Janina? Can she? I wouldn¡¯t be surprised if she could, but I can also see her not being able to. Space is quite dangerous, after all. Now you might ask, how would I get into space? ¡­e on. Are you serious? Do you forget my main mode of personal transport? Gradius is a freaking space fighter ship thing. It can fly up to space. ¡­ at least I think so. ¡°My Lady? Are you seriously suggesting you could fight that thing? It was¡­ it was like¡­ an Enforcer sent her by the Goddess. IT had to be. There is no way you could fight it.¡± Lady Hunter said. Enforcer of the Goddess? That does sound like a good title for Exodia. Though I feel like that title would fit Obelisk the Tormentor better. Too bad I didn¡¯t get a chance to summon him. Well, next time. And he might have been overkill against that giant bear. ¡°... I really don¡¯t think that would be a great idea. You could very well destroy the, or something.¡± I told Lady Janina. ¡°Also, I can¡¯t summon Exodia that often, so I have to save him for the fissures.¡± I added that little lie, just to hopefully make Lady Janina stand down. ¡°... I see¡­ That is a shame.¡± ¡°Perhaps if you can enter the Factory like Agunan does, you could fight Exodia there.¡± I then offered. ¡°There, my summoning time isn¡¯t limited, so you can enjoy fighting him there. As well as any of my other monsters, like the Sacred Beasts.¡± I honestly don¡¯t have anything against Lady Janina fighting Exodia, other than the damage it likely would cause. But if that fight happens in the Factory, there will be no damage to anything I can¡¯t easily fix. ¡°... if you really are that limited with the Golden Giant, I suppose that will have to do.¡± Lady Janina gave in. ¡°But you must visit my real body so I can follow your soul to this¡­ factory ce.¡± ¡°Yes. I will do that as soon as I have a free day.¡± I promised. I then turned back to Lady Hunter to ask her a question. ¡°Should we report about this to Marquis Oroco? And what do you want to do with the corpses of the two monsters?¡± ¡°.... Yes. ¡­ Excuse me, I meant no. It is not necessary for you to stay here to report, Lord Wood.¡± Lady Hunter quickly told me. ¡°And please. Feel free to do whatever you wish with the monster carcass. You and Lady Watchman are the ones who took them down, so they do belong to you.¡± ¡°... okay.¡± I just epted her proposal, as it sounded great to me. ¡°Any dead? What about injured?¡± I asked. ¡°We had a few injured ran inside the walls after the bear monster appeared. They are being treated for their injuries. But we won¡¯t know if anyone outside died until we do a sweep of the area.¡± Lady Hunter told me. ¡°Inside the barrier, there were zero injuries.¡± ¡°... I see.¡± Should I stay here and wait for them to do that? Or maybe¡­ Yeah. If I do that, I can also get to the good side of the local Lord. And I do have a few of them in Storage. ¡°Then please take this.¡± I gave her one of the letter exchange boxes from my Storage. I¡¯ve had Wilma and Karl making more housings for them, so I had a few in Storage. The other end was already set up in my office, aka. the Citadel core room. I then quickly exined to Lady Hunter what the box was, and promised that if Lord Oroco wanted to buy some of the materials from the SS-rank Ursa Major, I would give him a good discount on them. I also asked her to inform me if they found any dead people. As long as I get the message about it quickly, the flight toe over won¡¯t take long, so I¡¯ll just do a quick visit to resurrect anyone who died. ¡­ and to be honest, if someone died after we asked them to evacuate, it is kind of on them. Just because I¡¯m the Goddess¡¯s miracle worker, doesn¡¯t mean that I can fix stupid. After just a bit more chatting, and Lady Janina returning her soul to her real body, so I could take her dragon avatar into Storage, I summoned Gradius so Alice and I could return home. I was somewhat tempted to go over and check on Cailie, but I don¡¯t have a flight n to the Hero¡¯s country, so let¡¯s do that some other time.
After reaching HomeBase, Alice and I took a look at our status. Well, mine waspletely the same as it was when I showed it to Lady Hunter, but Alice¡¯s did have a few differences. Spoiler
Name: Alice Mana Watchman
Race: Magical Girl !
Level: 104
HP: 2160
Mana: 5160
Strength: 1334
Defense: 1614
Magic: 3803
Skills:
Magical Girl LV.2 (unique-racial)
Limit Break LV.1 (extra)
Card Summoner LV.3 (extra)
Magician¡¯s Power LV.5 (extra)
Erasure Magic LV.1 (extra)
Multicasting LV.5 (extra)
Mana Flight LV.5 (extra)
Telekinesis LV.5 (extra)
Giant yer LV.3 (extra)
Dark Magic LV.10
Fire Magic LV.4
Mana Control LV.10
Magic Boost LV.7
Quick Cast LV.8
Instant Cast LV.3
Fast Mana Recovery LV.10
Magic resistance LV.5
Polearm Technique LV.3
Staff Technique LV.4
One with two Souls
One who defeated the Impossible
Storage ess (Brian Wood)
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
[copse] First of all, she was over level 100 now. That is because she got the extra skill Limit Break for soloing a SS-rank monster while being LV.99. I really do have to suggest some improvements to the System though. Because Alice has already ¡®soloed¡¯ an SS-rank monster, she really should have gotten Limit Break at that time. But because the System prevents the gaining of that skill until you are at the level cap, she didn¡¯t. They really should have a way of having Limit Break as a dormant skill, which will automatically activate if/when you reach the level cap. Well, at least Alice got it now. Also, her Giant yer skill leveled up. She did kill a giant monster after all. The level ups for her Polearm Technique and Fire Magic came from using Level Up! though. Spoiler [copse] Oh, and she of course got the Language Comprehension (humanoid), as promised by Aulis. Now Alice won¡¯t have to use that trantion spell when speaking with those that use a different humanoidnguage. She will still need it to speak in draconic though. ¡­ did she ever try if that spell works with monster speech? There were Language Comprehension (beast) and Language Comprehension (monster) if I remember correctly. Maybe she could try with Lumi, the blizzard tiger. Now I almost want to find out if I have a card that I can use to BS those Language Comprehension titles onto people. I could give both Einar and Eline Language Comprehension (beast) so they could understand their tigers. Or maybe I should look into skill orbs? I remember Laura mentioning them at some point. ¡­ or was it someone else? Well, either way, I know they were a thing the first Sage could make. The Saint made the EXP potions. I do remember that correctly, right? So because the skill orbs are a thing, HomeBase should be able to make them. Maybe I can make skill orbs for Language Comprehension. Or maybe even Card Summoner. Sure you can get Card Summoner from TinaWood challenge rooms, but that isn¡¯t reliable. Skill orbs would be. So yeah, let¡¯s look into that when I have some time. Anyway, to my rewards. I of course got two new ¡®decks¡¯. Again, they aren¡¯t actually decks, but the skill counts them as decks, so¡­ As a reminder, they are the and . They didn¡¯t have too many cards that I didn¡¯t already have, but they had at least some. The Chazz pack had Inferno Reckless Summon, The Grave of Enkindling and Armed Dragon LV10. Spoiler
[copse] The Armed Dragon was quite nice, but I¡¯m not so sure about Inferno Reckless Summon. I guess it could be handy in some situations. Maybe. And I think The Grave of Enkindling could potentially be good. It could potentially be used on something like an arena, where two people are fighting. If they die, The Grave of Enkindling could resurrect them both. Maybe. I need to test it out first. The Jaden pack had mostly some obscure E-Hero cards, like y Charge, Bubble ster, Bubble Illusion and Burst Return. As well as the fusion monster Elemental HERO Steam Healer. Spoiler
[copse] I guess Bubble ster will be good, if I want to reverse engineer it to make a giant water cannon. And with the stats that we have, using what is basically a water bazooka to shoot at each other shouldn¡¯t do that much damage, so we could actually have some fun with it. I also unlocked the new set . And because I got a new set, how about a few packs?
Spoiler POTD 1 The Paths of Destiny, Rescueroid, Rallis the Star Bird, ck Ptera, Fake Hero, Decoyroid, Miracle Jurassic Egg, Destiny HERO - de Master, Supercharge [copse] Alright. So¡­ Rescueroid and Decoyroid might be usable. As transport, I mean. The Paths of Destiny is a bit too much of a risk. Rallis the Star Bird gets more attack based on the level of the opponent that it fights, so it sounds cool on paper, but the monsters of this world don¡¯t operate on a level system, so it likely wouldn¡¯t work. Would work against humans though. ck Ptera is ¡­ a monster I will likely never use. Miracle Jurassic Egg sounds like breakfast, Destiny HERO - de Master is a mediocre boost to Destiny HERO monsters, Supercharge is Pot of Greed with extra steps and Fake Hero feels like what I am. Just a fake hero, relying on OP skills to carry me through my otherworldly life. Next pack. Spoiler POTD 2 Alien Grey, ck Ptera, Destiny HERO - Fear Monger, Ambnceroid, Miracle Jurassic Egg, Vehicroid Connection Zone, Rescueroid, Destiny Mirage, Cosmic Horror Gangi''el [copse] Oh? An Alien? Am I bringing Aliens onto this? Well, I guess I already have been doing that, but this is more literal. Fear Monger is bad. Ambnceroid goes well with Rescueroid, so I guess it is nice. Vehicroid Connection Zone is honestly a great fusion spell, if it wasn''t limited to just Vehicroid fusions. The protection it gives is no joke. Destiny Mirage could be usable in some situations, but I still don¡¯t really like Destiny HEROes that much. I¡¯m much more of an Elemental HERO fan. Masked HEROes are also cool. But Destiny HEROes¡­ I guess they have some good cards, like sma, Dogma and Malicious, but most of them are just ¡­ weak monsters with potentially useful effects. And then there is Cosmic Horror Gangi''el. Because why wouldn¡¯t I get some giant alien tentacle monster? Next pack. Spoiler POTD 3 Ambnceroid, Fossil Excavation, ck Stego, Chrysalis Dolphin, Alien Grey, Babycerasaurus, D - Spirit, Crop Circles, Neo Space [copse] Fossil Excavation is just worse Call of the Haunted. ck Stego is another dinosaur, but at least it is decent. It might make for a good monster to use as a practice partner. To take the part of wild monsters, I mean. Actually, what else would I have meant? It is just that ck Stego has 2000 defense, so it is quite sturdy, while the 1200 attack isn¡¯t that high, so it won¡¯t like one shot people. Well it will for low level people, but for people around level 40, they should survive one hit. Babycerasaurus I already have from Dinosaur¡¯s Rage structure deck. Crop Circles is just bad. D - Spirit is unnecessary for me. But with Neo Space, I can make a Neo Space room in the Factory, so I guess that is fine. And I can use Chrysalis Dolphin to get myself a Neo-Spacian Aqua Dolphin, so that isn¡¯t too bad either. Next pack. Spoiler POTD 4 Destiny HERO - Defender, Decoyroid, Ambnce Rescueroid, Royal Writ of Taxation, ck Ptera, Common Soul, ck Stego, Overload Fusion, Elemental HERO Dark Neos [copse] Oh? An Ultimate Rare Dark Neos? That¡¯s nice. Shame I don¡¯t have either of its materials yet. Overload Fusion is also good, though I was also just about to get one as a reward for the fusion challenge, so getting one here is a bit of a letdown. Common Soul is another unnecessary card. Unnecessary for me at least. Royal Writ of Taxation is just¡­ straight up bad. Ambnce Rescueroid is a decently good fusion and it should even be able to resurrect people. ¡­ wait. That is decently good? That is amazing. Maybe I should make Ambnce Rescueroid into a real vehicle that Lua can drive. She can have her own super ambnce. Andst but not least Destiny HERO - Defender. He is quite sturdy if I want a test target for some attacks. But also, his effect might be a good way to get extra pack tokens, not that I really need any more. But I¡¯m sure Laura will still put the Defenders to work, so she can reduce the time the Butterfly Dagger loop has to be run. Next pack Spoiler POTD 5 Common Soul, Synthetic Seraphim, Fake Hero, Contact, Destiny HERO - de Master, Orbital Bombardment, Destiny Mirage, Mausoleum of the Emperor, Cosmic Horror Gangi''el [copse] Well, would you look at that? The first Rare repeat in pack 5. Well, at least there are some new cards to make up for it. Mausoleum of the Emperor is kind of cool, and I might have a use for it. Maybe. Orbital Bombardment is ¡­ not as good as it sounds. It is usable, but for a card called Orbital Bombardment, you¡¯d expect a bit more. Contact is cool, but I have Neo Space so I likely won¡¯t need it. And Synthetic Seraphim could maybe be useful in some situations. Next pack. Spoiler POTD 6 Crop Circles, Chrysalis Dolphin, Fossil Excavation, Babycerasaurus, Sabersaurus, Bitelon, D - Spirit, Common Soul, Overload Fusion [copse] And by pack 6, all but one card are repeats. Wee to the world of being a pack opener. Well, at least Bitelon is somewhat strong. It looks a bit¡­ strange though. Some might call it scary, for me it is strange. It shouldn¡¯t be able to fly with those wings. They are way too small. Oh. In case you were wondering. I have Sabersaurus from the Dinosaur¡¯s Rage Structure Deck. So I guess technically this was the first Sabersaurus from this set, so therefore not a repeat. Either way, next pack. Spoiler POTD 7 Decoyroid, Chrysalis Dolphin, Destiny HERO - Defender, Orbital Bombardment, Vehicroid Connection Zone, Alien Hunter, Alien Skull, Spell Calling, Neo-Spacian Dark Panther [copse] Nice. Got the Dark Panther to go along with Dark Neos. Still need a Neos though. Spell Calling is ¡­ well, maybe I could find a way to use it. I think I could. If I have Alice or Lua destroy a set Spell Calling with MST, I might be able to get a copy of any Quick-y Spell I want. ¡­ but then again, I can just do that with Different Dimension Capsule, so nothing new here. Well, the two Alien monsters are new. Maybe I can turn one floor of HomeBase¡¯s dungeon into an Alien floor. That might be cool. Next pack. Spoiler POTD 8 ck Ptera, Alien Grey, Wonder Garage, Royal Writ of Taxation, Alien Skull, Destiny HERO - de Master, Destiny HERO - Fear Monger, Crop Circles, Submarineroid [copse] Submarineroid and Wonder Garage are new. I wonder if Submarineroid isrge enough that a person could fit inside of it? And maybe I could use Wonder Garage to make some sort of¡­ well garage. For things like carriages as well as the vehicles I¡¯m nning on making. Spoiler POTD 9 Mausoleum of the Emperor, Sabersaurus, Alien Hunter, Decoyroid, Rallis the Star Bird, Vehicroid Connection Zone, Crop Circles, Spell Calling, Ultimate Tyranno [copse] A Super Rare. Not bad. Too bad I already have an Ultimate Tyranno, again from Dinosaur¡¯s Rage. But because it is an SR, I¡¯ll take it. One more. Last Pack. Spoiler POTD 10 Royal Writ of Taxation, Babycerasaurus, Alien Hunter, Ambnceroid, Common Soul, Alien Skull, Fake Hero, Elemental HERO Neos, Neo Space [copse] I got the Neos! Nice. Sure it isn¡¯t that great, but it is required for all the Neos fusions, so super happy to have it in my Collection. Also a second Neo Space, so I can use one for the Factory and still have one for outside the Factory use. Overall, I¡¯d say I¡¯m more than happy with my new set. Got some great stuff from it. The big hits have to be the Vehicroids. They gave me a bunch of ideas on what I could make. Well, it is all really just vehicles, but still. Making things like an off-road ambnce and installing Ambnce Rescueroid into it honestly sounds like a great n. Maybe I should look into making things like ambnces and fire trucks? I might be able to sell them to nobles who want better fire/rescue equipment in their cities. ¡­ then again, hiring a skilled mage might be cheaper, so maybe not. But it is still a cool idea and I might do it, even if it won¡¯t really make me any money. But that will have to be another one of those projects I do when I have the time. CH.314 Completing the Fusion Summoning Challenge CH.314 Completing the Fusion Summoning Challenge ¡°Alright. Let¡¯s finish this challenge.¡± I said to myself, as I teleported from the Citadel core room to floor 45 of the dungeon part of HomeBase. For a reminder, this was the floor that was basically an underground cavern, filled to the brim with golems. Including a mithril golem, which was sadly banished from this world. Now why would I teleport here, you might ask? Well, I have a challenge I want toplete. The Fusion Summoning Challenge to be specific. I got two new fusion monsters yesterday, and all I needed was one. So as long as I summon one of them, we will be set. And I do want to summon one of them, so I can test its effect. If this thing can really resurrect people, it would be extremely useful. Oh, and I picked this floor as it has extremely rough terrain. That way, I can also test the off-road capabilities of this thing. I mean, it is half Rescueroid, so it should be at least decent at off-roading. ¡°I activate Vehicroid Connection Zone. I fuse together Ambnceroid and Rescueroid to fusion summon Ambnce Rescueroid.¡± I said to summon my monster. Spoiler
[copse] Now I know what you might say. ¡°Vehicroid Connection Zone cannot be used to summon Ambnce Rescueroid because it can only be used to summon Vehicroid monsters.¡± And you would be correct, except that I have a cheat code. It is called Alice and her Erasure Magic. It can be used to erase anything. Including the Vehic. So after she edited my card a bit, it now allowed for the summoning of any -roid Fusion Monster, not just Vehicroids. Alice was a bit apologetic that she couldn¡¯t delete the entire limiting usage thing, but even this was just fine. It made Vehicroid Connection Zone a lot more usable, as without that edit, it can only summon three different monsters. Like honestly, who designed this card? Did they not know the name of the archetype? Were all of the extra deck roids originally nned to be Vehicroid monsters? Well, it doesn''t matter to me any more, because Alice was able to fix Konami¡¯s mistake. Anyway, back to my new fusion roid. Ambnce Rescueroid was just about ten meters long, two and half meters wide and about 4 meters tall. So while sizable, not enormous or anything. Packing a total of ten wheels, its weight was also quite well distributed, so I could see it being able to travel in softer terrain. Also, it is a Vehicroid. That means it can extend its wheels out, kind of like an airlift or something like that. Well, if I make an actual vehicle based on Ambnce Rescueroid, it might lose that ability. As a monster for battle, Ambnce Rescueroid wasn¡¯t the strongest. I mean, 2300/1800 stat line isn¡¯t bad, but that is at most something I would summon to fight a B-rank monster. Sure I could install a few cards into Ambnce Rescueroid to power it up, but I need it for utility, not fighting, so I want to keep those five install slots open for installs that give it more utility, instead of fighting power. But even if it isn¡¯t great in battle, because I summoned it with Vehicroid Connection Zone, my Ambnce Rescueroid cannot be destroyed by card effects, and its effects cannot be negated. And having those two effects is a major boost to its usability. I then got into the driver¡¯s seat of Ambnce Rescueroid and took it out for a ride. It wasn¡¯t the mostfortable ride, because of the terrain, but it is definitely better than local carriages. And honestly speaking, if I rode it on one of the dirt roads that run through this country, it would feel perfectly fine. I then let the Roid take over control, so it could fully use all of its ¡®limbs¡¯ to make the ride as smooth as possible. While I was driving, I¡¯d have to use the controls to ¡­ well, control them. And as I wasn¡¯t used to them, I couldn¡¯t operate them at the level where the monster itself could. That did make the ride quite a bit better already, so I¡¯m definitely happy with my new monster. Thest thing I wanted to check out was the resurrection ability, but I didn¡¯t have a great way to test it. I don¡¯t want to kill a person just for a test after all. I did perform one with a monster I summoned, and of course that one was sessful, but I¡¯m not sure if it will work on people. Well, testing is done, so let¡¯s unsummon Ambnce Rescueroid and return to my office.
Summon unique Fusion Monsters
Unique Fusion Monsters summoned: 100
St. Joan, Master of Oz, Giltia the D. Knight, Fusionist, Dragoness the Wicked Knight, Flower Wolf, Dark Pdin, Meteor ck Dragon, Musician King, Charubin the Fire Knight, Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast, Thousand-Eyes Restrict, Ojama King, Mokey Mokey King, Reaper on the Nightmare, Crimson Sunbird, me Ghost, Super Roboyarou, Super Robdy, Darkfire Dragon, Mystical Sand, Karbon Warrior, me Swordsman, Cyber Saurus, Metal Dragon, Kaminari Attack, Deepsea Shark, Warrior of Tradition, Kwagar Hercules, Ryu Senshi, Mavelus, Fiend Skull Dragon, Dark Balter the Terrible, Rabid Horseman, Empress Judge, Kamionwizard, Rare Fish, Roaring Ocean Snake, Sanwitch, Punished Eagle, Alligator''s Sword Dragon, Humanoid Worm Drake, Dark re Knight, Dark de the Dragon Knight, Bickuribox, Marine Beast, The Last Warrior from Another, King Dragun, Thousand Dragon, Labyrinth Tank, Gaia the Dragon Champion, Gatling Dragon, Skull Knight, Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon, ck Skull Dragon, Barox, XY-Dragon Cannon, XZ-Tank Cannon, YZ-Tank Dragon, XYZ-Dragon Cannon, Rose Spectre of Dunn, Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon, Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, Neo Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, Blue-Eyes Alternative Ultimate Dragon, Skelgon, Dragonmaid Sheou, House Dragonmaid, Cyber End Dragon, Elemental HERO Thunder Giant, Cyber Twin Dragon, Steam Gyroid, UFOroid Fighter, Amazoness Empress, VW-Tiger Catapult, VWXYZ-Dragon Catapult Cannon, Red-Eyes ck Dragon Sword, Elemental HERO Shining re Wingman, Elemental HERO Wildedge, Elemental HERO Tempest, Elemental HERO Rampart ster, Cyber der, Skullbird, Vermillion Sparrow, D.3.S. Frog, Elemental HERO Wild Wingman, Elemental HERO Necroid Shaman, Elemental HERO Mariner, Elemental HERO Phoenix Enforcer, Brhio-raidus, Amphibious Bugroth, Kaiser Dragon, Soul Hunter, Aqua Dragon, Pragtical, Great Mammoth of Goldfine, Ultimate Great Insect, Armed Dragon Catapult Cannon, Ultimate Ancient Gear Golem, Dragon Master Knight, Ambnce Rescueroid
Next Reward is given at 100 unique Fusion Monsters
Next Reward: Overload Fusion, Magicalized Fusion, Dragon¡¯s Mirror, Chimeratech Overdragon, Quintet Magician, Five-Headed Dragon
[im Reward]
Note: This Challenge will beplete at 100 unique monsters summoned
Spoiler
[copse] So yes. By extension of me summoning a fusion, my little fusion challenge is now at 100. And the note says this is the end of this challenge. I did somewhat enjoy it, as it gave me a great excuse to summon a lot of monsters I may never have used otherwise. And of course the rewards were amazing. Of course I love my Blue-Eyed dragons, but even things like Red-Eyes ck Dragon Sword has been great. ¡­ I still haven¡¯t given Christina a copy of Amazoness Queen and Empress. Maybe I should go visit her with Alice. I know Alice visits her mother at least once a week, so going along might be a good idea. It has been a while, after all. Sure we do exchange notes though our terminals almost daily, but that is always dungeon rted. Anyway. I imed my reward, and along with it, a notification popped up.
Congrattions. You have reached 100 unique Fusion monsters summoned. Fusion Summoning Challenge has beenpleted. Because of that, Pack Opener has leveled up.
Okay. That¡¯s cool. I wasn¡¯t expecting anything additional, but I¡¯ll dly take it. Let¡¯s take a look at the skill, shall we? Well first, my status. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: One without a Race - Dragon Hearted ?
Level: 128
HP: 5700 (+19,600)
Mana: 6790 (+17,800)
Strength: 2200
Defense: 2920
Magic: 2400
Skills:
One of Every RaceLV.2(unique-racial)
- Draconic Body LV.1 (racial)
- Draconic Magic LV.1 (racial)
Pack Opener LV.8 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.4 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Limit Break LV.1 (extra)
Space Magic LV.3 (extra)
Telekinesis LV.5 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.10 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Sword Technique LV.4
Shield Technique LV.2
Mana Control LV.12
Defense Boost LV.8
Dragon Life Dedication (Greater True Fire Dragon)
Water Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Honorary Baron of Ruiso Kingdom
Language Comprehension (humanoid) (draconic)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
[copse] Well, my status is the same, except for that level on Pack Opener. Let¡¯s check the skill out next.
Pack Opener
[Collection] [Graveyard]
[Deck] [Banished]
[xxx] (new)
[Sleeve maker] [Summoning Challenge]
[Instructions]
[Set lists] [Promo Trade]
[Open Packs] [Buy Decks]
And there is something on the first menu. A new tab that just says xxx. Let¡¯s open it and see what is up.
This tab cannot be opened until you have Synchro and Tuner monsters.
Was the message I got when I tried to open it. So it is something rted to Synchro monsters, huh. Interesting. I wonder what it is? I don¡¯t have anything like that for Fusions or Rituals after all. And what about XYZ monsters? I have a few of them, but I don¡¯t have an XYZ tab. I also have Link monsters, and they don¡¯t have a tab. Will Pendulum monsters have a tab? I guess wait and see.
Catching up with Lua that evening, I gave her a quick rundown on the new vehicle I wanted to give her. Lua was a bit¡­ hesitant to ept the role of a doctor, as she herself said she isn¡¯t skilled enough with Light magic to the point where she should be one. But she still said she would ept it, if I made her one. Sure I could just get a second copy of the necessary roid cards, but I want to make a rescue ambnce, so why not make one. Oh, and speaking of Lua. After she heard that Alice achieved her Limit Break by soloing a SS-rank monster, Lua was just a bit jealous of Alice. She had been the higher leveled of the two¡­ well, even before I knew them, but now Alice had taken the lead. Because of it, Lua was saying she would being with me to deal with the next fissure, and she also asked me to look for cards that could help her defeat an SS-rank monster. Of course that was more than fine with me, but I also reminded her that taking down an SS-rank monster isn¡¯t the only way to get the Limit Break skill. I mean, technically I got it when I eliminated the dungeon, not from the SS-rank hydra that was the dungeon boss. I then theorized that she might be able to get Limit Break, if she does something like heals someone from the brink of death. Even resurrecting someone, without using Monster Reborn, could give her a Limit Break, I think. I mean, when Alice defeated the SS-rank behemoth when she wasn¡¯t LV.99, she got the skill Giant yer, as well as the title One who defeated the Impossible. Meanwhile, when Lua healed me from the brink of death, she got the Lifesaver title. So maybe those two actions are both something that could have given them the Limit Break skill, had they been LV.99 when they performed those actions. I mean, both of them even got their System Support for those actions. Well, in the end, that is just a theory. And if Lua wants to fight an SS-rank monster for her Limit Break, I can pick some cards that will allow her to do that. I think it will have to be some super strong Zombie monster. Lua does kind of specialize in those, as Vampires are Zombie-type. My strongest Zombie at the moment is the Berserk Dragon, followed by Vampire Genesis and Zombie Vampire. Spoiler
[copse] Now you might think that I should just give copies of both Genesis and Zombie Vampire to Lua, I¡¯m not so sure. Well, there is nothing wrong with Genesis, but now that I know there is some sort of a tab for Synchro monsters, I can¡¯t help but to think that there might be one for XYZ monsters, and that my skill just isn¡¯t high enough level to show that tab. So if XYZ monsters are somehow extra special, I want to find that out before someone else uses them. Now for what might be a better idea, would be giving her Vampire Fascinator. Sure it might be ¡­ awkward as the two do look quite simr, but Fascinator''s effect to take control of the opposing monster could be extremely handy. And while it might not work on SS-rank monsters, it also could. You never know until you try. Spoiler [copse] And then there is also the option of installing multiple cards into a monster to boost its power. Something like United We Stand can quickly make a weak monster powerful. Spoiler [copse] Or we could consider something like the Skull Servants. Sure they might be just a bit problematic, but King of the Skull Servants hits hard. With the right set up. Spoiler
[copse] I guess there is also that Zombie that gains attack based on your opponent''s Life Points. Endless Decay. Sure I don¡¯t have it yet, but eventually I¡¯ll get it. And if Lua first heals her opponent, she can then summon Endless Decay and Decay will have a lot of attack. Spoiler [copse] ¡­ Or maybe I should give her some Fairy-type monsters. I just feel like they would fit her Saint side well. And I do like the duality of Lua using both Zombie/Undead-type monsters to represent her Dhampir side, and Fairy-type monsters to represent her healer/saint side. And the Arcana Force monsters are all fairies, if I remember correctly. And they have the two Arcana Force EX monsters, which are both 4000/4000 in terms of stats. They evene as both Light and Dark variants, adding to Lua¡¯s duality. Maybe those would be a good fit for her? Again, I don¡¯t have them yet, but they are in one of the GX era sets, so I should get ess to them soon. Spoiler
[copse] And until I get the Arcana Force cards, I can just give Lua a copy of Guardian Angel Joan and Shinato, King of a Higher ne. Both of them are strong Fairy monsters, and with a few installs, they should be able to go against SS-rank monsters. Spoiler
[copse] Well, I¡¯ll ask her what she would like and I¡¯ll go with that. She could even focus on Water-attribute monsters. She already has the Water Dragon, so a water deck is definitely also an option. Spoiler [copse] We wille up with a deck that is perfect for Lua. Eventually. CH.315 Leveling up Wilma CH.315 Leveling up Wilma ¡°... my Lord. Could you share a moment?¡± Wilma came to me and asked that after my breakfast. Today was ¡­ just another day. Nothing super special nned for today. Sure I could visit Lady Janina¡¯s real body, but she is also willing to wait for her Factory tour, so I¡¯m not rushing with it. I did have a meeting tomorrow, with Duke Burch, regarding the illegal ves of the nken Company. The ones we would return home were still under Duke Burch¡¯s care, as he was doing things by the book. Basically, he wanted to avoid an international problem. And why would I meet up with him? Well, I did promise to use my airships, aka. B.E.S. monsters, to give the ex ves a ride home. Well, back to Wilma. ¡°Sure. I can share a moment. What do you need?¡± ¡°... could we speak in your office?¡± Wilma then asked. ¡°Oh. Is this about what I discussed with you earlier?¡± I asked to confirm. ¡°... yes. I would like to¡­ do it.¡± Wilma said. ¡°Alright.¡± I agreed. ¡°Follow me.¡± I told her, as I turned and walked towards my office.
As I got into my office, I told my monsters to leave. There was always at least one of them in the room, as the room did hold the Citadel core. Usually it was just Endy, but now that more avatar dolls were moving around HomeBase, some of them would also be here. Spoiler [copse] Oh, speaking of avatar dolls. I still hadn¡¯t made any sort of automatic charging station for them, or anything like that. It was part of my evening duties to remove the cards from the avatar dolls, attach a magic charging cable to them, and put new cards into other avatar dolls. This way, my monsters would get 24 hours to live in an avatar doll, before I return them to the Factory. Laura and Fantasia were the ones making the rotation on who would being into an avatar doll next, so I didn¡¯t have to worry about that part. Unless I wanted a specific monster avable, but I usually didn¡¯t. After Endy and Skilled White Magician, who was in an avatar doll for today, exited the room, I sat down on my seat. Spoiler [copse] ¡°Alright Wilma. Whenever you are ready. Your status.¡± I told her.
¡°... status open.¡± Wilma said quietly.
Name: Wilhelmina
Race: Dwarf
Level: 39
HP: 1166
Mana: 1244
Strength: 768
Defense: 690
Magic: 432
Skills:
Item Box LV.3 (extra)
Appraisal (extra)
cksmithing LV.4
Crafting LV.3
Hammer Technique LV.2
Shield Technique LV.4
Strength Boost LV.2
Mana Control LV.3
Enchanting LV.4
Earth Magic LV.2
Fire Resistance LV.2
She really did show it to me. I made sure to memorize her entire status, well Laura and Tahlia might have helped with that, before I told her that she could close her status. ¡°Thank you, Wilma. For trusting me with your information.¡± I thanked the dwarf. Wilma was honestly quite impressive. Sure she might notpare to any of us, but for someone who had to grow on their own, with no Level Up or installs, she was quite impressive. She didn¡¯t have a racial skill though. Do dwarves even have a racial skill? I mean, humans don¡¯t have one, until they evolve, so maybe dwarves don¡¯t have one either. Wilma does also have Earth Magic. Sure it is only LV.2, but that does show that she has affinity towards Earth. There is also Hammer Technique. It is an ¡®evolved¡¯ or specialized form of Blunt Weapon Technique, not something rted to cksmithing, which happens to be a skill Wilma has. She also has Shield Technique like I do, but hers is higher level than mine. And then there are the two extra skills. Yes, I knew of both of them, but I didn¡¯t know that Appraisal doesn¡¯t have a level. I just assumed that it would, but apparently it doesn¡¯t. cksmithing is¡­ well, exactly that. A skill that helps when you are forming hot metal with a hammer. While Crafting is for again, crafting. So a lot of the things Wilma does likely fall under Crafting, not cksmithing. Though that being considered, I find it interesting that Wilma¡¯s cksmithing is higher in level than her Crafting. Maybe it is because of her time in training or something? ¡°... My Lord. May I now ask about the¡­ helping me improve?¡± Wilma asked meekly. ¡°Of course. That was a part of the deal, right? You show me your status, and I help you aplish your dream. And it starts with this.¡± I took a card out of my collection. Before exining anything to Wilma, I activated it. ¡°I want to increase Wilma¡¯s Crafting skill level, Level Up.¡± I said to activate the card. I decided to target her Crafting skill, as it is lower in level than her cksmithing, and it is something she would need to aplish her dream. If her dream still is making a legendary weapon. Spoiler [copse] ¡°Take a look at your status.¡± I told Wilma, as she seemed a bit confused by what just happened. She did as I ordered, and as she did, her eyes seemed to widen a bit. ¡°... My Lord? ¡­ did you ¡­ cause my skill level to increase?¡± Wilma asked. ¡°Yes, I did.¡± I confirmed. ¡°It is one way I can help you, but I have another.¡± That was of course referring to installs. ¡°But it is better not to do too much in one day, so we should explore the other way some other day. For now, I will just do this.¡± As I said that, I took out another copy of Level Up! ¡°I want to increase Wilma¡¯s overall level, Level Up.¡± With the second copy activated, Wilma once again looked at her status. ¡°... how is this¡­ possible?¡± She asked. ¡°Well, EXP potions are a thing.¡± I told her. ¡°The card I activated is something like that. It can give you skill experience, or ¡®overall¡¯ experience. This is how I wish to help you. Every day, I will level up one of your skills, as well as your overall level. This will make you stronger and power up your skills. And as your skills improve, what you can make will also increase in quality. Our goal is for you to make a weapon that will give its wielder strength, right? Or do you want to aim for something even better?¡± ¡°I ¡­ I ¡­ yes. I mean no. I ¡­¡± Wilma struggled toe up with an answer. ¡°I guess let¡¯s aim for a weapon that can give its wielder strength first. If that is sessful, maybe something even better. How about that?¡± I offered. ¡°... Yes. That sounds good.¡± Wilma agreed.
That day, I went to the workshop to watch as Wilma worked. Karl had a rest day, so he wasn¡¯t here. Well, he had been in the morning, but Sheou had told him that he should rest on his rest day, so he had only been here for the morning. Spoiler [copse] I had Wilma make me a letter opening knife. It was something simple, so she could make one in just one day, but it also involved both cksmithing and crafting, so it was perfect. Besides, I¡¯ve been getting more letters, so it would be nice to have a dedicated letter opening knife. I would eventually also need my own letter seal, but I have to have a house emblem for that. And I haven¡¯t actually designed one yet. I should speak about that with Alice and Lua. As I was watching Wilma pound a piece of steel to form, I thought that I¡¯d also like to try that. And I mean, in a world where more skills = more stats, having more skills is never a bad thing. And as long as I can get LV.1 of the skill, Level Up will do the rest. ¡°Wilma, could I try that?¡± I asked. ¡°You mean hammering the metal?¡± Wilma asked, slightly taken back by my question. ¡°... well, if you really wish, I can¡¯t say no, my Lord.¡± ¡°Please just call me Brian when not in official situations.¡± I told her. ¡°Yes, Lord Brian.¡± ¡°And no Lord needed.¡± ¡°... as you wish, Brian.¡± Wilma quickly gave in. Well, this wasn¡¯t the first time, so maybe not so quickly. ¡°Please. If you wish to try, let us do it now. This is still the beginning stage, so if something ¡­ goes wrong, it will be easier to fix the problem.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll try to not mess up your work.¡± I told her, as I walked to the anvil. While I did, Wilma ced the piece of steel back into the forge to heat up again. She then quickly showed me how to hold the forging hammer, how to strike and so on, before using tongs to take the piece of steel out of the fire again. She then ced it on the anvil and picked up her own hammer. ¡°I will show you first. We are drawing out this piece, so you can hit with quite a bit of force, but not too much so the steel won¡¯t split or develop cracks.¡± She then hit the metal a few times to show me. ¡°Alright, now try it.¡± I readied my hammer and struck the piece of steel. Then lifting up the forging hammer, I saw the mark I left on the metal. It was a bit deeper than the marks left by Wilma¡¯s strikes, probably because I used too much force. ¡°A bit too hard, but good uracy.¡± Wilma said. ¡°Next strike, a bit less force and try to hit here.¡± She pointed out a spot with her hammer. I did as ordered and hit the metal again, trying to use even less strength this time. I guess something like this is a situation where having stats over 2000 is actually bad for you. But with a handful of more hits, I learned how hard I was supposed to strike. And because of my super stats, I really didn¡¯t get tired that easily, so I could keep up with Wilma. Also, because of my sword practice, it wasn¡¯t that difficult to hit the ce Wilma wanted me to hit, so my uracy was fine.
¡°Alright. Now to shape it.¡± Wilma said. ¡°We will have to be even more careful at this point. One hard hit and we might have to start all over.¡± We had actually gotten quite a good rhythm going. Wilma was still the one in charge, but instead of holding a hammer, she was now holding different kinds of tools for shaping metal. They were great, but you needed two people to use them. One would hold the piece you are working on, as well as the shaping tool, the other would strike the back of the tool with a sledge hammer or a forging hammer, depending on how much force you needed. So yeah. Wilma was basically using me as a power hammer, or something like that. But it was in itself actually quite fun. Kind of like just repeated sword strikes against nothing in particr.
¡°Now, we heat treat the piece.¡± Wilma said, after we had the letter opening de fully shaped. ¡°This part is very important, but it is also different depending on the metal used. With steel it is ¡­¡± Wilma went on quite a long and technical speech about what heat treatment was. Though she only spoke about steel specifically. Basically, it was something to make the steel harder. You would do it by heating the steel to a high temperature and then quenching it in water, brine or oil. There were also secret fluids some would use, but Wilma didn¡¯t go into detail about those. The one HomeBase used was a special heat treatment oil I found in the Chaos God Dungeon catalog. Unlike normal oils, the heat treatment oil wouldn¡¯t catch on fire even if you put a me above it. Real life fact. Oil is not mmable, but oil vapor is. So dropping a lit match into a barrel of cold temperature oil won¡¯t actually light the oil on fire, and the match will actually go out. But don¡¯t try that at home, as any vapors will still light on fire. After Wilma pulled the knife out of the oil, I was quite excited. My first coboration tool. I wanted to hold it, but Wilma stopped me. ¡°We need to temper it first. If used like this, it will break, as it is quite brittle because of its hardness.¡± Wilma exined. ¡°Oh yeah. I forgot.¡± I did actually know this stuff, mostly from Youtube videos, but I guess I just was being an excited child and temporarily forgot that fact. As Wilma put the de into our magic tempering tank, again something I found in the HomeBase catalog, she exined what tempering is to me. Basically, after you quench steel, it is very hard, but also very brittle. Aka. if you hit it with blunt force, it will likely break. But by tempering, the hardness is reduced a bit, while the toughness of the de increases a ton. This makes a bnce of hard and tough. A weapon that will both hold its edge and not break when ites into contact with another one. Like the quench, the tempering can be done in different ways, like just having the de in a heated oven, or it could even be tempered over a fire. But we had a magic tempering tank, so we could use tempering oil. It had some advantages and disadvantages, but Wilma and Karl haven¡¯t asked for a different tempering oven, so I feel like they like this one. While the de was being tempered, a process that could take a few hours, Wilma got to work on the handle, as well as a basic sheath. A letter knife doesn¡¯t really need one, but it will also be good to have one, so the de won¡¯t just sit uncovered on my desk. I didn¡¯t really help with this part, other than offering my hand as a sizing tool for the handle of the knife. I probably could have attempted to do something, but I think I¡¯ll just leave it to the professional. By the time the de came out of temper, we had the handle quite close to finished. We, well Wilma really, would only have to make the inside of the handle match the tang of the de. Then she used some sort of glue to ¡­ well, glue the handle to the de. Then it was time for the final treatment. Final sharpening on the de, polishing and treating the handle, and finishing the sheath.
¡°Here you are, Brian. I hope you like it.¡± Wilma said, as she presented the letter opening knife to me. ¡°Yes. It is amazing. Thank you, Wilma. You did a great job, as always.¡± ¡°T-thanks. It was fun working together.¡± Wilma said. ¡°... i-if you en-enjoyed, I would like it if you¡­ worked with me again.¡± ¡°Sure. I¡¯d love to.¡± I answered honestly. ¡°Would you really?¡± Wilma asked in excitement. ¡°Yeah. I really would like that.¡± I again told her. This was great, and next time, we can make something quite a bit more ¡­bat focused than a letter knife. Maybe we can make a full sword and I can install one of my sword cards into it to make a super sword and¡­ Yeah. Let¡¯s think about thatter. ¡°Yes. I¡¯ll be looking forward to it, Brian.¡± Wilma said. ¡°Yeah. Me as well.¡± As I was leaving the room, a System notification popped up.
Mission: Good Master
Worker Wilhelmina sees you as a good employer.
Reward: Laundry Dragonmaid
Spoiler [copse] Thank you, Wilma. I really do like having you working for me as well. CH.316 Returning the Illegal Slaves Home CH.316 Returning the Illegal ves Home Today was the day. The day we return the illegal ves home. It has been 15 days since we discovered that operation and freed the ves, but because of diplomatic problems, I couldn¡¯t just immediately return all of them to where they live. ¡­ and because we needed mapping for where they live and so forth. And I¡¯m decently sure Duke Burch sent some sort of letters to the countries the ves originated from, apologizing for the situation and saying that the ves would be returned at this time. Out of the seventeen ves, of course four were now with me, working at HomeBase. Another three were hired by Duke Burch and three more are trying their luck working independently as adventurers/something else. Thest seven were the ones we were going to return home today. That included the three elves, two foxfolk, a horsefolk and a dogfolk. All of them were female, as Karl was the only male of all of the illegal ves. Now for their return address, yes that does sound like they are mail, what of it? The elves were all from the same elf vige, so that was going to be an easy return. One of the foxfolk and the dogfolk were also from the same town, so that was another stop. And then the horsefolk and the other foxfolk were from ces of their own, so that was two more stops, for a total of four. And I know you might think that is a one day job, and you would be correct. If we used my speedrunning style of getting stuff done. But because diplomatic rtionships were involved in this operation, Duke Burch was making sure we did everything correctly. Especially as some United States faction has been gaining control of the small countries to the north, unifying them under one power. While not all of the small countries to the north had joined, a lot of them already had. And Duke Burch saw it only as a matter of time until the rest would join, either willingly, or by force, so he didn¡¯t want to get into diplomatic trouble with the countries.
On day one of the operation, we were taking the elves home. There were three of them, so they were seen as a priority. I was of course in charge of transport, but I was also seen as an agent of the System/the Goddess, due to me having the System Support. From my crew, other than me, I had both Alice and Lua with me, and I also took Einar and Eline with us. I thought about bringing Ria, but I decided to leave her to be in charge of HomeBase with Agunan instead. And I do want to start bringing the others to cool ces, even if Ria is the OG. And yes, Lua did have to take a break from her teaching job, but having a few days off is a good thing. Also, the Duke came with us, and he had with him his own crew of people. I did tell him to keep it small, as there was a limited amount of space on my airship, so he only had four people with him, matching the size of my crew. Those four people consisted of two civil officers and two guards. Mariina was also with us, as she was someone capable of representing the Sage¡¯s tower. And as the tower was a part of the Hero¡¯s country, it was respected even in the northern countries, so she decided toe along. So all of us, with the three elves, we had a total of fourteen people on board. As for our ride, we were in B.E.S. Covered Core. I picked Covered Core, as it has thergest inside space out of all of my B.E.S. monsters. Spoiler [copse] I feel like I really should look at Boss Rush, the B.E.S. Field Spell. With it, I could probably get some of the B.E.S. monsters I don¡¯t have yet, like Big Core MK-2 and Big Core MK-3. Not that I really need them, I just want them. Spoiler [copse]
Getting everyone on board Covered Core was of course no problem. Their reactions¡­ well, they were a small problem, but we dealt with that. No, we didn¡¯t knock them out, though that is an option. Have Alice put them all to sleep with her magic. It would be easy and hassle free. Maybe we will do that with criminals in the future? But no. Instead we just let them gawk at the wonder that is Covered Core. Sure it takes a bit of time, but as we only are taking one group today, we have all the time we need. It is better to just corrupt people to ept my norm than ¡­ well, than not doing it. This costs nothing, except a bit of time which I was already going to use for this job. Alice was taking charge of answering everyone¡¯s questions. Well, some of the answers were lies, but still. I was flying and I let Lua control the screens that showed the outside to our passengers. Einar and Eline were alternating between being seated in the gunner seats and serving our guests. Also, I don¡¯t know if I ever mentioned it, but I did make a tuxedo for Einar, so he would look more like a butler. At least my vision of a butler.
After just under an hour of flight time, we reached the area where the elves said they were from. It was a forested area, with a small vige built along the trees in a way where it would minimize the amount of trees that had to be cut down. It was also under some sort of a barrier spell, but the B.E.S. sensors were still able to pick up on it, so it was probably a weak barrier. By the instructions of both the elves, as well as one of the civil officers who came with Duke Burch, I beamed us down a bit away from the vige from where we would be approaching on foot the rest of the way. No point in spooking out the locals by teleporting into the middle of town. I was a little hesitant on making a literal Duke walk, but this was his idea, so I¡¯m not going to say no. Sure I could get my carriage out of Storage, or even summon something for him to ride, but I¡¯m not going to. If he asks for it, maybe, but as a free favor, not happening. I¡¯m not selfish, I just don¡¯t want to do too many free favors for high ranked nobles or they might think I just do anything for free, just because the recipient is a high ranking noble. Duke Burch sent two of his men, well one of them was a female, to hurry towards the vige to announce our arrival and we followed soon after them.
As we got to the outer edge of the vige, we passed through a barrier. At least that is what I think it is. Again, I¡¯m not the best at detecting magic like that, but I¡¯m learning. Lua and Alice both picked up on it as well. It didn¡¯t seem to be any sort of defensive barrier, as we could pass right through, and it wasn¡¯t great at hiding this ce either because the B.E.S. sensors saw through it, so maybe it is some sort of a monster repelling barrier. I wonder if the vigers will answer if I ask about it. As we got even closer, we saw the two people Duke Burch sent to announce our arrival, and a group of seven armed people, who I assume are some sort of guards. Out of the seven, five were elves, one was some sort of fox or wolf-folk, and thest was a birdfolk. As the guards saw us, one of them quickly moved towards us. At first, I thought he was a threat, but as soon as one of the elves we brought here stepped up meet with him, I realized what was going on. ¡°Umi!¡± The male guard called out the girl''s name as they embraced each other. Her full name was actually Umithra, but that isn¡¯t really important at this moment. I just watched as the two had a heartfelt reunion. The man she was embracing was her lover, Morishin. This was something I had learned while we were assisting in the ¡­ clean-up operation. The elves actually shared quite a bit of information about themselves, so it would be easier for us to find their home and return them there.
After a while, and a few more tear-jerked reunions, we were brought to meet up with the vige leader/elder, whichever you prefer to call this old guy. He was an elf, and looked to be around 70. By the way, elves of this world do live a lot longer than regr people. For most humans, they live around 70 years, but can live up to 100. Being higher leveled and of course being a master or a founder of a dungeon helps to live longer. Elves, and actually dwarves as well, generally lived about 2.5 times that, so from about 180 years to 250 years. So for someone that looked to be in their 70s, the elder was probably more like 180. As for me, well, it isplicated. Not just because of my race, but also because I was the founder of a Chaos God Dungeon. And that could easily screw up my lifespan, so I really didn¡¯t know what to expect for myself. I guess wait and see. ¡°I extend my gratitude to you.¡± The elder ended his statement. ¡°Of course. It was my fault that the border guards weren¡¯t able to catch the ve traders, so I must also thank you for your leniency.¡± Duke Burch replied. He was acting very humble for someone with the rank of Duke. ¡°Yes. I just hope this will be thest trouble those girls will face. They might just have a difficult life ahead of them.¡± The elder sighed, almost like in resignation. ¡°Has something been troubling you?¡± Duke Burch asked. ¡°If it is in my power, as an apology, I can assist you in that matter.¡± ¡°No. This isn¡¯t something where another country can simply step in to help.¡± The elder said. ¡°The United States has been bothering our small kingdom to join. I am just afraid they will do so by force if our leaders don¡¯t agree.¡± ¡­ really? What the heck, states? You are putting a bad name on the United States, even if they aren¡¯t the United States I know. ¡°Yes. That would be the case. I would offer our protection, but I cannot bring our Kingdom to a potential war.¡± Duke Burch said. ¡°However, I am willing to offer citizenship to anyone that wishes to leave this country and move to the Ruiso Kingdom.¡± ¡°And for a small fee, we are willing to add transport in the form of my airships.¡± I added, even if it wasn¡¯t my ce to cut in. I was expecting the Duke to say something, but he kept it in, so maybe he approves of my offer. ¡°I thank you. I really do.¡± The elder answered. ¡°But we simply cannot abandon what we have. No. Not we, I cannot. I shall extend your offer to the vigers, giving those that are afraid a chance to run away. But I will not. This is my home. This is where I was born and this is where I will die.¡± ¡°You do seem convicted in your ideals.¡± Duke Burch said. ¡°But you are a good man. Being able to put aside your ideologies for the younger generation is admirable.¡± ¡°Do not say it like that. We elves have grown a lot from what we were in the times of the Demon Lord.¡± The elder joked. I wonder what that was about? ¡°There is nothing wrong with hiding from the greatest evil in history.¡± The Duke said. After a bit longer of a chat, during which Alice was subtly asking about any information the vige elder might have about the illegal ve traders, our group left the elder¡¯s house and then the vige. For our return trip, I used B.E.S. Tetran. Like Covered Core, Tetran had a singlerge inside area that extended to the bridge. Covered Core¡¯s inside area was a bit bigger, so technically it was better for transport. But I do want to use a variety of monsters when possible, so that is why I used Tetran this time. And if someone asks, I¡¯ll say mana reasons or something. Spoiler [copse]
Over the next two days, we returned the other four ves to their homes. The second day was for bringing the fox and horsefolk, who didn¡¯t share a hometown, so we had to do two stops that day. And on the third was the other foxfolk, as well as the dogfolk who both originated from the same vige. Like with the elves, the vigers were d to have their own back. But unlike the elves, they didn¡¯t seem too worried about the threat of the United States, as it seems like the beast-folk are a bit more open to change than the elves, or something like that. I do wonder, should I ask the Goddess about that? Should I act on it? I mean, I could, but just because I can, doesn¡¯t mean that I should. If I am some sort of an enforcer of the Goddess, is it my ce to prevent wars between countries? I don¡¯t think it is. Like sure, some people will die if a war breaks out, but it isn¡¯t my job to save everyone. At least not from human ¡­ humanoid caused problems. Dimensional Fissures are a different thing. Well, if the Goddess asks me to do something, for a reward, I of course will. I need new sets after all. ¡­ am I too easy? Is my carrot just getting ess to new cards? Well, what can I say? I¡¯m a Dragon Hearted. I hoard cards and getting new ones is worth putting in some effort. My hoard has to be the ultimate hoard, even if it is just magical cardboard. CH.317 Lady Janina in the Factory CH.317 Lady Janina in the Factory ¡°... So, I just go there, and you will follow me?¡± I confirmed with Lady Ami Janina. Since I promised her I would guide her to the Different Dimension Factory, she has been reminding me of it every time we train. I pushed it off a bit, just so I could get the returning of the ves out of the way, but now was as good of a time as any, so I used Gradius to fly over to the dragon coast to meet up with her real body. {Yes. That is the simplest way of exining it. Also, do not block me in any way, or I might use too much force.} Lady Janina responded. ¡°... alright. I won¡¯t.¡± I took a seat on a couch Lady Janina had brought out for me. She did have her own magic version of Storage, and it had some ¡­ interesting things inside of it. I do wonder, why does she have a storage cave, as well as a magic storage? Does she need both, or is one for things she needs more often, while the other is for things she needs less often? Or is her magical storage somehow limited, so she also needs a giant cave full of stuff? Sure I could ask, but it doesn¡¯t matter so I won¡¯t. Instead, I¡¯ll just close my eyes and head into the Factory.
¡°... should I go to one of the rooms?¡± I questioned, as I materialized in the Factory. By default, I always materialize my avatar on the Factory control tform, but this area is fully private, and other than me, only Alice, Lua, Laura, Tahlia and Fantasia can get to the tform. Well, Mia and Kekri can as well, but only if Lua/Alice is with them, so it is more of a permission by extension. Anyway, the reason I was wondering if I should enter one of the rooms was Lady Janina¡¯s size. Her real body is massive, so she would take quite a bit of space in the ¡®hub area¡¯ of the Factory. She can fit in here, just not that well. Well, if she appears in a humanoid form, like Agunan always does, it won¡¯t be a problem. Maybe I should have asked her to turn into a humanoid form first? Actually, I¡¯ve never seen her humanoid form, only her avatar form. But as an avatar, she doesn¡¯t have scales, wings or any other draconic features. She just looks like a human. After just a bit of waiting, a strange feeling came over me. It was clearly some sort of magic being used on me and it reminded me of the first time Agunan came to the Factory. It actually feels a lot like the Scan spells do, while still being just a bit different. I know what the feeling ising from, so I¡¯m not panicking, but I have to say, I was expecting Lady Janina¡¯s magic to be more ¡­ oppressive. This is actually extremely gentle. After a bit more, an avatar began to take shape in front of me. Luckily, it seemed human-sized, so no issues on that front. After a bit, I began to actually see her under the censorship lights that covered her as her avatar was forming. By the way, that is just a normal Factory thing I implemented at some point. Privacy is important, and if I didn¡¯t, Fantasia might end up shing some of my monsters. And I do like how her clothes changes look like magical girl transformations, because for just a second she is covered in light, before reappearing in apletely different outfit. Anyway, back to Lady Janina. Her Factory avatar was what I somewhat expected, her but in humanoid form. ¡­ should I call it dragonkin form? Or maybe Draconic Body form? Well for me it is simr to the form I take when I use Draconic Body, except that I don¡¯t have wings, a tail or horns yet, but I can cover my body with dragon scales. So yeah. Lady Janina¡¯s draconic human form had the same face as she has when she is in the dragon avatar. Like in the avatar, her face looked perfect to the point where it almost felt otherworldly. Actually, she somewhat shares that quality with the Goddess. Just being too perfect to the point of not looking natural. Her body was covered in bronze scales, just like her dragon form, while some parts also had more gold looking scales. Her hair was gold in color, and unlike her avatar form, which was only golden blond, this one looked like actual gold thread. Just the shine on it was¡­ something else. That part definitely added to her ethereal beauty. She didn¡¯t have any horns, but then again, neither does her dragon form. But on her back, she did have a pair of wings. The leading edge was the same bronze as her body, but the membrane was in the golden color. Covering all of that up wasn¡¯t the golden dress she had on her dragon avatar, but instead something I would describe as ¡®sport wear¡¯. A sports bra, and shorts that were way too short. Well, they do cover the important bits, but still, they leave basically nothing to the imagination. I can always suggest that she get something to cover herself up more, but technically I¡¯ve seen her naked a few times. Not like a dragon wears any clothes. ¡°Wee to the Factory. How was the trip?¡± I weed her. ¡°That was hardly a trip. More of a jump really.¡± Lady Janina responded. ¡°... but this ce. It really is something. A mentalndscape. Not many people can make something like this.¡± ¡°Could you?¡± I asked, out of curiosity more than anything. ¡°If I felt like it, yes. I¡¯ve simply never seen the need to make one.¡± She answered casually. ¡°Well yeah. I guess I could see a ce like this not being necessary. Even I wouldn¡¯t really have known what to do with it, if my monsters couldn¡¯t freely roam thisnd.¡± I admitted. Sure now the Different Dimension Factory is a cornerstone of managing my skills, monsters, HomeBase, and everything else, but it could have easily been left to be just a ce where I can interact with my monsters outside of summoning them. And if my monsters couldn''t appear here, it would have been a space where I just interact with Laura. ¡°So, where is the Golden Giant Exodia? I believe it is time for our fight.¡± Lady Janina asked. ¡°... is it really that big of a hurry? How about a tour first?¡± I offered. ¡°Fight first. The rest can wait.¡± Lady Janina said.
I brought Lady Janina to a room I made specifically for this fight. Sure you might say making something like that is a waste, but when I reached LV.130 the other day, thank you Level Up!, Fantasia also leveled up to LV.5 so I had some empty rooms to use. And this way there wouldn¡¯t be any coteral damage to anything in the Factory, which was a huge plus. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: One without a Race - Dragon Hearted ?
Level: 130
HP: 5790 (+19,600)
Mana: 6880 (+17,800)
Strength: 2220
Defense: 2990
Magic: 2420
Skills:
One of Every Race (unique-racial) LV.2
- Draconic Body LV.1 (racial)
- Draconic Magic LV.1 (racial)
Pack Opener LV.8 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.5 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Limit Break LV.1 (extra)
Space Magic LV.3 (extra)
Telekinesis LV.5 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.10 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Sword Technique LV.4
Shield Technique LV.2
Mana Control LV.12
Defense Boost LV.9
Dragon Life Dedication (Greater True Fire Dragon)
Water Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Honorary Baron of Ruiso Kingdom
Language Comprehension (humanoid) (draconic)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
[copse] ¡°... he isn¡¯t here.¡± Lady Janina said, almost disappointed. ¡°Yeah. Exodia is too strong to just roam this space naturally.¡± I told her. ¡°I have to summon him here so he can exert his full power.¡± That was actually true. Exodia couldn¡¯t appear here, because he is five cardsbined into one. And not like a fusion or anything else either. He is a game mechanic. I did try tobine all pieces of Exodia into one card by installing all of them into one, but that ended up failing. Because while I did manage to install both arms into Exodia the Forbidden One, when I attempted to add the legs, the card just disintegrated. So yeah. While the individual pieces of Exodia can show up here, theplete Exodia cannot, unless Laura or I summon him. And in a way, that is a good thing. ¡°Is that a problem for your use of the card?¡± Lady Janina asked. ¡°As much as I wish to fight that Giant, I do not wish to put the world in danger for my own selfish desires.¡± ¡°Nah. It is fine. Here the normal rules don¡¯t apply.¡± I told her. ¡°Besides, the Goddess hasn¡¯t warned me about any uing fissures, so we should be fine.¡± ¡°If you say so, then would you please summon him?¡± Lady Janina requested. She seemed quite¡­ meek today. I wonder if something is wrong. Should I ask? ¡°Are you sure you are feeling alright? We can always do this another day if¡­¡± ¡°No!¡± She interrupted me. ¡°Summon that Giant.¡± She demanded with a lot more force in her voice. Maybe the earlier meekness was something else then. Well, whatever. ¡°Alright then.¡± I said, as I got the five Exodia pieces out of Collection and activated my Duel Disk. ¡°I¡¯m just going to say this now, but after I summon Exodia, I¡¯ll step outside. I don¡¯t want to be caught up in your fight.¡± ¡°Do as you wish.¡± Lady Janina said. With that info told to Lady Janina, I set the cards on my duel disk and began my chant. ¡°Oh, Forbidden One sealed away in stone tablets I require your might to assist me in my endeavors I break the chains that once bound you As I¡¯ve gathered your pieces to make you whole So with all five pieces of your true might I summon you Exodia the Forbidden One!¡± Spoiler
[copse] After I confirmed that Exodia was sessfully summoned, I quickly exited the room and headed for the Factory¡¯s control tform, so I could enjoy the show from the monitors there.
¡°... I lost¡­¡± I heard Lady Janina muttering as I entered the room. The fight between her and Exodia wasn¡¯t the longest. Lady Janina had grown her avatar to match the size of Exodia, while still staying humanoid, so I effectively had two massive demi-god level beings punching each other with magic powered fists. And just the waves of power rushing out of each time they hit each other was threatening all of the Factory. I wanted to let them keep going, but even this ce couldn¡¯t take their fight, so I had to order Exodia to end the fight quickly. Exodia then proceeded to Obliterate Lady Janina, ending the fight. I did feel a bit bad having to end the fight that way, as Obliterate is basically a suicide attack by Exodia. He does always get unsummoned immediately after using that attack, based on the two times he has now used it. Sure the cards survived this time because of the divine sleeves, but even they couldn¡¯t keep Exodia summoned after he Obliterated Lady Janina. As for what happened with Lady Janina. Well to put it simply, her Factory avatar waspletely annihted by the attack. Lucky for us, it was just her avatar and it doesn¡¯t seem like her soul took any damage, so she could just materialize a new avatar for herself. ¡°I¡¯m sorry. I had to end your fight prematurely because the Factory couldn¡¯t take it, so I had to order Exodia to ¡­ well, Obliterate you. I hope you can forgive me for that.¡± ¡°No. Don¡¯t apologize. I should have first looked at our fighting arena. Of course even a mental ne couldn¡¯t take this kind of energy. I should have reinforced it first. I was simply too excited about the prospect of fighting something as powerful as myself.¡± Lady Janina said. ¡°Well, we can just do that again at a different time.¡± ¡°There is no point.¡± Lady Janina said. ¡°I would lose every time.¡± Wow. Pessimistic much? From my point of view, the fight was very much even until Exodia obliterated her. ¡°I can tell what you are thinking, and you are wrong.¡± Lady Janina said. ¡°It wasn¡¯t close. I wasn¡¯t a real match. Even without your order, I would have ran out of energy before Exodia would. His strength¡­ it feels like it is infinite, while mine still has limits.¡± Infinite? Well, I guess that might check out. Actually, that brings up an interesting idea. Obelisk the Tormentor¡¯s effect to gain infinite attack. Would that work against Lady Janina? Now that she can fight in here, maybe we should test that out. But not today. We really need to reinforce this ce before any more Divine-Beast vs Divine Dragon fights take ce here.
We spent quite a while talking about things. Just casual things, like soul magic. Well, more like soul moving techniques. This was because I was asking Lady Janina about it. I had two reasons really. One, I just wanted to know for my own satisfaction. And it would be cool to be able to go to the spirit world. Agunan spoke about being able to go there with soul transfer. The other reason was that I wanted ways of getting people without a System Support to be able toe here. Sure Agunan and Lady Janina can, but they are dragons using some crazy soul transfer stuff. I want something easy that anyone can do. For that, I asked Lady Janina for a favor. I wanted her to make a spell that would allow her to move someone else''s soul. She actually already had something simr to that, but it was for guiding souls. She used it to guide dragon¡¯s souls to alternate worlds, like the spirit world. So she said she would try to modify it a bit, so that it could separate the soul, guide it to the Factory, then guide the soul back to the body and reattach the soul. This was going to be a huge help. And after I have that spell, I can just make an SAO style full dive helmet, scribe that spell into the helmet, add a magic power transfer device so it has a power source, and then give it to people I want having ess to the Factory. In return for Lady Janina¡¯s service, I told her she could freely roam any unrestricted ces in the Factory and fight whatever monster she wished. ¡­ as long as she asked Laura or me before fighting any Divine-Beast. Not that I¡¯m expecting simr results if she fights anyone except Exodia. Well, maybe against The Wicked Avatar, as that monster will always be 100 points stronger than the strongest monster on the field. Spoiler [copse] CH.318 Next steps CH.318 Next steps During the next few days, Lady Janina kept roaming the Factory and challenged a multitude of Divine-Beast monsters to fights. For her score, she is doing quite well. She of course managed to defeat every Sacred Beast already. For the Wicked monsters, she defeated both The Wicked Avatar and The Wicked Eraser with rtive ease, but struggled just a bit against The Wicked Dreadroot. I guess Dreadroot being a 4000/4000 monster that halves Lady Janina¡¯s offensive and defensive power is quite a challenge even for her. I also find it interesting that Lady Janina can take Eraser''s nuke effect, whereas Agunan cannot. Spoiler
[copse] Against Obelisk the Tormentor, she was able to beat the Divine Soldier. Though if Obelisk used its effect to gain infinite attack, the fight between the two would end in mutual destruction. So even infinite attack isn¡¯t enough to beat Lady Janina. Spoiler [copse] Outside of the Divine-Beasts, Lady Janina did also y with the Blue-Eyed dragons, especially Shining Dragon and Dragon Master Knight. Neither of them could actually beat the divine dragon, but Shining Dragon was actually able to ¡®kill¡¯ her, if Shining used its Shining Nova suicide attack. Spoiler
[copse] I do find it interesting that Lady Janina never really struggles against monsters that have effects that let them gain attack. Like she was able to defeat The Wicked Avatar quite easily, but then she struggles with The Wicked Dreadroot. I wonder how she would match up against Slifer or Ra? I don¡¯t have either of them yet, but they also have effects that let them gain power. So would they be easy for Lady Janina to defeat? Or challenging? Somewhere in between? And what about Armityle? Sure the TCG version of Armityle gains attack, but the anime variant attacks with its effect, so technically, it always has the statline of 0/0. And my cards do seem to follow the anime rules, most of the time. So maybe Armityle would be a challenge for Lady Janina. At the same time, I¡¯m not sure I want Lady Janina to fight Armityle. Sure we reinforced one of the rooms to the point where Lady Janina and Exodia¡¯s sh would hopefully no longer take down the entire Factory, but we haven¡¯t tested it out yet. Well, it was the fighting ground for all of Lady Janina¡¯s fights, so it could at least take the infinite attack Obelisk vs Lady Janina, but Exodia might be different.
For some not so Factory news, Lua was done with her mission in the dhampir vige. Out of the 46 residents, 33 now knew True Blood Magic, and that was satisfactory to the System. That meant a little reward for her, so let me show you her updated status. The main things that changed sincest time would be a level up to her Unique skill, as well as the Language Comprehension Aulis added to her teacher mission. Even her Card Summoner leveled up, as she has been summoning Vampire monsters on a daily basis to help her with her teaching mission. She had also both gained levels, as well as had used Level Up, so some of her other skills are also higherpared tost time, but Card Summoner, Dhampir Princess and Language Comprehension are the most important things. Too bad she still has no Holy Magic from her Saint title. We really should visit the big church that was in the Hero¡¯s country and see if we can obtain Lua a teacher that won¡¯t be yelling the fact that she is a Saint from the rooftops. Maybe I should just kidnap one and lock them on HomeBase, forcing them to teach Lua Holy magic. That was a joke, by the way. Spoiler
Name: Lucia
Race: Dhampir Monarch !
Level: 99
HP: 2980
Mana: 5410
Strength: 1156
Defense: 1364
Magic: 3786
Skills:
Dhampir Princess LV.3 (Unique)
True Blood Magic LV.10 (Racial)
Vampiric Body Modification LV.4 (Racial)
Card Summoner LV.3 (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Water Magic LV.10
Light Magic LV.6
Mana Healing LV.4
Mana Control LV.10
Magic Boost LV.9
Quick Cast LV.9
Fast Mana Recovery LV.10
Knife Technique LV.3
Staff Technique LV.6
Saint
Lifesaver
Water Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Blood Sucker (Racial)
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
Storage ess (Brian Wood)
[copse] Anyway. Since we were done with this vige, we would soon be moving towards the next vige. Or for me, to the capital. I probably should have headed there a while ago, because I¡¯ve been tasked to meet with the King, or at least some high ranking person in the capital, about the TinaWood dungeon. Sure it got dyed a lot, as I was able to meet Prince Elias, so there was literally no rush, but I still should eventually show my face in front of the nobles of the capital. And with HomeBase getting more and more done each day, we could soon bring people over to there. Mainly dhampirs. Lua won¡¯t have tomute to a dhampir vige, if we can get the dhampirs to temporarily live on HomeBase. And as the furniture orders I put in are starting to be done, we have quite a few furnished rooms ready to ept people. And of course more and more avatar dolls are being made, so I do have personnel. Food is still a bit of an issue, as outside of me cooking with Mystik Wok and of course us having ess to near limitless amounts of monster meat, we don¡¯t really have it. Grains are the real problem. Some vegetables and fruits can be harvested from the HomeBase dungeon, so while they are limited, we do have some. Some monsters are also basically oversized vegetables, so they can fill in that role. But we don¡¯t have grain, so I have to buy it all. Sure money is no issue, but purchasing food for potentially hundreds of people could cause some problems with the supply chains. I did learn a bit about that when we liquidated the nken Company after all. Don¡¯t mess with supply chains. It could cause chaos. So I really need to look into getting my own tradingpany up and running. Or at least getting an employee whose job it is to go around and purchase stuff like grain for us to use. As long as we pick that stuff up from multiple ces, we won¡¯t cause a shortage anywhere. And my Storage will make sure it will never go bad, so I can hold big stockpiles of stuff. But yeah. Back to us moving towards the capital. We had a n to do so, and we also had someone who wanted a ride. Or a group of four people to be specific, but we agreed to give them a ride, because of one person in particr. I¡¯m of course referring to Mariina¡¯s group. They were heading towards the capital, from where they would continue to the Hero¡¯s Country. And I had promised her a ride to the capital when she told me about the process of submitting the flight ns. I left Alice in charge of scheduling our flight, so I would be free to do what I want. She would also be submitting the flight n, even if it wasn¡¯t as necessary, as we probably wouldn¡¯tnd in the capital, but would instead beam ourselves to the ground some ways away from the city and go in carriages from there. While Alice was busy with that, I of course had too many projects running, so I was also busy. The main thing I was focusing on at the moment was getting HomeBase to the state where it can ept visitors. I mean, it can as it is, but still some work to be done on that front. But because everyone needs a break, I decided to do a little pack opening.
For today¡¯s pack opening, I decided to go with ten packs of both Enemy of Justice and Power of the Duelist. They are the only sets I haven¡¯t fullypleted yet, so they are what I open. packs first. Spoiler EOJ 1 Elemental HERO Mariner, Guard Dog, Destiny HERO - Captain Tenacious, H - Heated Heart, Cyber Gymnast, Bountiful Artemis, Raging Eria, Elemental HERO Necroid Shaman, Destruction of Destiny [copse] Nothing that crazy here, as I have all of it already, but Bountiful Artemis did give me an idea. It could be good for Lua. Alice is kind of the full power, almost ss cannon mage, and Lua is already more of a support mage with her healing magic, so maybe she could focus on disruption spells. And for that, counter fairies would work quite well. Sure they might be a bit challenging to use, but I¡¯m sure Lua would learn how to if she wanted to. But I¡¯m not sure how well they would go with what she already has. Well, maybe next pack will give me better ideas. Spoiler EOJ 2 Dimensional Fissure, Shattered Axe, Elemental HERO Necroid Shaman, D - Shield, Misfortune, H - Heated Heart, Macro Cosmos, Swift Birdman Joe, Herald of Green Light [copse] And that is all repeats. Not that Herald of Green Light is bad and of course Dimensional Fissure is useful. Macro Cosmos would be a lot better if I actually had Helios - The Primordial Sun, but that thing is promo only, so I need to unlock a promo trade for it. Next pack. Spoiler EOJ 3 D - Shield, Majestic Mech - Senku, Icarus Attack, Misfortune, Destiny HERO - Doom Lord, zing Hiita, Cyber Gymnast, Macro Cosmos, Guard Penalty [copse] Hmm. Guard Penalty could maybe be funny, but because most people cannot use the ¡®Draw a Card¡¯ cards, it probably isn¡¯t that good. But maybe if installed, it could do something interesting. Icarus Attack also is a good card. It just is a card I¡¯d never use, because I can use something better, but maybe it is something I could give to someone. Next pack. Spoiler EOJ 4 Layard the Liberator, Destiny HERO - Doom Lord, Cyber Tutu, Cyber Gymnast, Searchlightman, Majestic Mech - Senku, Swift Birdman Joe, H - Heated Heart, Herald of Purple Light [copse] Well, Herald of Purple Light is new, so that is good. Also, maybe I should reverse engineer Searchlightman so I can make some searchlights. Sure I can just use magic lights, but that could give me some tech that might be handy. Next pack. Spoiler EOJ 5 Destiny HERO - Captain Tenacious, Royal Knight, Majestic Mech - Senku, Celestial Transformation, Destiny HERO - Doom Lord, Batteryman D, Elemental HERO Mariner, H - Heated Heart, Hero sh!! [copse] OH? Hero sh? Nice. Didn¡¯t have that yet. Sure it is ¡­ well, it could be better, but I still like having it. Also, if I reverse engineer Batteryman D, I could use batteries to power my searchlights. I could make an electric shlight. Then just make a device that turns mana into electricity to recharge batteries and we would be good to go. Another thing to think about. Next pack. Spoiler EOJ 6 Whirlwind Weasel, Bountiful Artemis, Layard the Liberator, Destiny Signal, Icarus Attack, Grand Convergence, Destiny HERO - Doom Lord, Royal Knight, Destiny HERO - Diamond Dude [copse] That is all repeats, but Grand Convergence is still cool. And Diamond Dude is literal diamonds, so I almost want to break him apart and steal his diamonds. ¡­ Do diamonds even carry any value in this world? They might not. But they do look pretty. I still shouldn¡¯t look at my monsters as materials, but it cannot be helped. Next pack. Spoiler EOJ 7 Destiny Signal, Layard the Liberator, zing Hiita, Swift Birdman Joe, D - Shield, Shattered Axe, R - Righteous Justice, Miraculous Descent, Cyber Prima [copse] Got a Super Rare. Too bad it is a repeat. Well, maybe the next one won¡¯t be a repeat. Spoiler EOJ 8 Celestial Transformation, Dimensional Fissure, Cyber Kirin, Grand Convergence, Royal Knight, Misfortune, Majestic Mech - Senku, Avnching Aussa, D - Time [copse] ¡­ D-Time, really? Who tranted that? Was it the same in Japanese, or was that pun added in the trantion?Yes. That pun was already there in the Japanese card. At least Celestial Transformation is kind of cool. It sounds like if I install it into myself, I might gain a new race to change into with One of Every Race. Maybe I¡¯ll ask Laura to look into that. Next pack. Spoiler EOJ 9 Avnching Aussa, Celestial Transformation, zing Hiita, Cyber Tutu, Cyber Gymnast, Grand Convergence, Searchlightman, Victory Viper XX03, Elemental Absorber [copse] Elemental Absorber is actually kind of cool. It just has a ton of utility, as I can just block an entire attribute of magic from being used. But let¡¯s be honest, the real pull of this pack opening is that Victory Viper XX03. I finally have a great alternative for Gradius. I¡¯ll install a few cards into itter to make it great, but just having one is already great. One more Enemy of Justice pack, then I¡¯ll swap to Power of the Duelist. Spoiler EOJ 10 Shattered Axe, Elemental Recharge, Icarus Attack, H - Heated Heart, Searchlightman, E - Emergency Call, Cyber Kirin, Herald of Green Light, Destruction of Destiny [copse] Well, it might be a repeat, but the Ultimate Rare Herald of Green Light is still nice. Also, I don¡¯t know if I ever considered this, but Elemental Recharge does look interesting. Could I use it to make some sort of a healing tank? Another thing to look into. But now, it is time to change sets. , you are next.
Spoiler POTD 1 Alien Hunter, Alien Grey, Flying Saucer Muusik''i, Royal Writ of Taxation, Destiny Mirage, Babycerasaurus, Destiny HERO - de Master, Rescueroid, Dark City [copse] Well, Dark City is a Field Spell, so new Factory room. Flying Saucer Muusik''i is ¡­ something I might use. It is another spaceship, but it a bit too Alien. Next. Spoiler POTD 2 Miracle Jurassic Egg, Fossil Excavation, Chrysalis Dolphin, Ambnceroid, Fake Hero, Destiny HERO - Defender, Destiny HERO - Fear Monger, Dark City, Neo-Spacian Aqua Dolphin [copse] A second Dark City is fine, so I have one for the Factory and one for the road. ¡­ well, more like the Collection. But the real nice stuff is the Chrysalis Dolphin. That was a joke, but it is interesting that the baby Dolphin is in the same pack as the Super Rare Neo-Spacian Aqua Dolphin. Sure Aqua Dolphin might be just a bit weak, but it is cool to have. Next pack. Spoiler POTD 3 Alien Skull, Elemental HERO Neos, Orbital Bombardment, The Paths of Destiny, Bitelon, Flying Saucer Muusik''i, Fossil Excavation, Destiny HERO - Dogma, Cyber Summon ster [copse] Another Neos is nice. Cyber Summon ster is somewhat cool. Maybe I can use the Decoy Roid loop to burn an SS-rank monster to death. But there is also Dogma. I know I spoke about it previously, but I¡¯m not the biggest fan of Destiny HEROes. They just have too many gimmicks. I like decks that summon out monsters that have big attack and beat the opponent, and Dogma fits that quite well. I mean, 3400 attack and it halves your opponents LP. That is nice. A great addition to my Collection. Next pack. Spoiler POTD 4 Common Soul, Elemental HERO Neos, Rallis the Star Bird, Sabersaurus, Alien Hunter, ck Stego, Bitelon, Alien Grey, Neo Space [copse] Another E-HERO Neos and Neo Space. Both are fine to have. Neo Space might actually be necessary to have a lot of copies of, because I might have to install Neo Space or Instant Neo Space to all the Neos fusions, so they won¡¯t have to return to the deck after just a short time. Next. Spoiler POTD 5 Royal Writ of Taxation, Alien Skull, Fossil Excavation, Sabersaurus, Wonder Garage, Destiny HERO - de Master, Synthetic Seraphim, Ambnce Rescueroid, Spell Calling [copse] That is all repeats, but I guess having a spare Ambnce Rescueroid is good. Next. Spoiler POTD 6 Alien Skull, ck Stego, Rescueroid, Alien Hunter, Rallis the Star Bird, Elemental HERO Neos, Sabersaurus, Chimeratech Overdragon, Cyclone de [copse] Well hello there, Chimeratech Overdragon. Yes, I have one already, but I don¡¯t mind having a second one. Especially as this one is an Ultimate Rare. Cyclone de is also decent. Maybe I should show it to Wilma so she can make a weapon that can cut magic? Next. Spoiler POTD 7 Chrysalis Dolphin, Fake Hero, Destiny Mirage, Alien Skull, Rallis the Star Bird, Destiny HERO - Defender, Bitelon, Synthetic Seraphim, Cyber Summon ster [copse] A spare Cyber Summon ster. Maybe for some install bs. Or maybe something else. Don¡¯t know yet. Next. Spoiler POTD 8 Rescueroid, D - Spirit, The Paths of Destiny, Ambnceroid, Chrysalis Dolphin, ck Stego, Mausoleum of the Emperor, Chimeratech Overdragon, Overload Fusion [copse] ¡­ what is this pack? Both Overdragon and Overload Fusion. And the Overdragon is an Ultra Rare. These Power of the Duelist packs have been giving out Ultra, Super and Ultimate Rare cards like they are nothing. Two more packs. Maybe with this luck I can get one more SR or UR. Spoiler POTD 9 Royal Writ of Taxation, Chrysalis Dolphin, Rallis the Star Bird, Elemental HERO Neos, Vehicroid Connection Zone, Fossil Excavation, Babycerasaurus, Destiny HERO - Fear Monger, Future Fusion [copse] You know, it might not be a UR, but Future Fusion is quite nice. Well to me it isn¡¯t that necessary, but I do still like it. And it might be able to do something funny when used ''in real life'', but I''d need to test that out. Last pack, let¡¯s go. Spoiler POTD 10 Sabersaurus, Bitelon, Wonder Garage, Alien Hunter, ck Stego, Fossil Excavation, Destiny HERO - de Master, Cyclone de, Elemental HERO re Neos [copse] One more Ultra Rare was clearly in the packs. Another Neos fusion. Sure I don¡¯t have re Scarab yet, but eventually I will get it. All in all, a fantastic pack opening. Those Power of the Duelist packs really did hand out rare cards like it was nothing. Still, the best from the opening was probably Victory Viper. Just having another space fighter will be great. Let¡¯s install a few cards into it and take it for a test ride. CH.319 To the Capital CH.319 To the Capital Our trip towards the capital of course started from Burch city, as we picked up Mariina and her crew from there. From my group, Lua, Alice and Ria were here, while the rest stayed on HomeBase. I was moving towards the capital as well, just so it would be closer to where I likely will be. And speaking of HomeBase moving. Because of its size, there was no way I could move HomeBase too quickly, so its flight speed was very low, only around 100 km/h. Well, I guess that isn¡¯t that slow, butpared to the Mach 0.82 to Mach 0.90 speeds the B.E.S. monsters travel at, or the mach 20 speeds both Gradius and Victory Viper have, going only 100 km/h is extremely slow. I mean, it is literally likeparing a car to a ne or a rocket. As for why HomeBase can¡¯t travel faster than that. Well, as I said, it was because of the size. HomeBase disces a lot of air as it moves, so it causes some turbulent air. And if it moves quickly, that turbulent air could turn into a tornado or something like that. Some of the barriers did reduce it a bit, but even they couldn¡¯t prevent itpletely, so until new spells are developed that can prevent the turbulence, HomeBase has to move at a reasonable speed. But HomeBase doesn¡¯t matter at this moment, B.E.S. Big Core MK-3 does, as it will be the one we ride today. Spoiler [copse] Now I know what you might be asking. ¡®Where did you get Big Core MK-3?¡¯ Well, it is quite simple really. It is called Boss Rush and Compulsory Evacuation Device. Spoiler
[copse] Boss Rush summons random B.E.S. monsters after one of them is destroyed and sent to the GY. That can include monsters I don¡¯t have ess to yet. Then when I get something I don¡¯t have, I just use Compulse to return it to my Collection so I¡¯ll be able to put a sleeve and toploader on the card. And with that, new B.E.S. monsters. It is basically the exact same process as what I did with Vampire''s Domain. Spoiler [copse] From ying with Boss Rush, I was able to get three new B.E.S. monsters. There is of course Big Core MK-3, but I also got Big Core MK-2 and ster Cannon Core. I¡¯m not sure if that is all of the B.E.S. monsters that have been released, but I haven¡¯t gotten any other new ones yet, so it might be. Too bad I can¡¯t fully automate the Boss Rush loop, like I did with Vampire¡¯s Domain. Either Laura or I have to oversee it. I¡¯ll try to keep Boss Rush going to see if I can get something new when I have time, but I¡¯m not even sure there are more B.E.S. monsters, so if there are, it might take a while to get them. Spoiler
[copse]
After meeting up with Mariina¡¯s group in the city, getting outside the city in our golem carriages, packing all of them into my Storage, I summoned Big Core MK-3 and we were off towards the capital. ¡°... another new ship.¡± Mariina said. ¡°How many of these do you have?¡± ¡°Currently seven.¡± I answered honestly, as it wasn¡¯t really a secret. ¡°I mean seven different looking ones, by the way. The actual number is¡­ well, we don¡¯t have to talk about it.¡± Considering all the spare copies I have, I have over fifty B.E.S. monsters. But seven unique ones. But still, if I summoned ten and Alice and Lua both summoned five, we could easily get out an entire invasion force of B.E.S. ships. Or at least it might look like that. If I was a bit more chaotic, I might just do it for shits and giggles, but I¡¯m a bit too much of awful neutral for that. ¡­ Well I¡¯m also chaotic at times, but not that chaotic. Dragons just bring out my chaotic side. ¡°Any chance of sparing one for me?¡± Mariina asked. ¡°I could, but you couldn¡¯t use it anyway without the Card Summoner skill. Also, no mapping. I¡¯m still working on that. So flying one without having the System Support can get quite¡­ Well, you can get lost easily.¡± ¡°But didn¡¯t Miss Alice have one?¡± Mariina¡¯s female attendant asked. ¡°She does¡­ oh, I guess that is a secret, right?¡± Mariina almost let something slip, but was able to keep it in. Does she know Alice has the System Support? Did Alice tell her? Well, it isn¡¯t my ce to question it. Alice is allowed to tell who she wants and what she wants. It isn¡¯t my ce to ask her to keep it a secret. And if she ever has to publicly show her status, that would reveal that little fact. ¡°But what you are saying is that if I get that Card Summoner skill, you would be willing to give me an airship?¡± Mariina asked. ¡°If you help me solve the mapping problem, I¡¯ll give you five.¡± I offered. ¡°But that might take making satellites or some other way to urately check the position of the ship.¡± ¡°Satellite?¡± ¡°... a device that can be used for a lot of things, including locating things.¡± ¡°Are they difficult to make?¡± Mariina asked. ¡°Well dah. If they were simple, I¡¯d have made some already. Well truthfully making one isn¡¯t the problem. I could probably do that part in an afternoon. But setting them up. That is the real challenge.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think I get it.¡± Mariina said. ¡°If it is not difficult to make, but is difficult to set up, then how is the set-up difficult?¡± ¡°Well, satellites have to be up in orbit.¡± ¡°Orbit?¡± ¡°... haah. How do I exin that part? ¡­ basically, they have to be floating in the sky. Like really high up in the sky. And the ¡®easy¡¯ way to keep them there is to have them move. At very high speeds.¡± I exined in a way that actually exined nothing. ¡°Sure I could also use magic to levitate them, but that would open up another can of worms that I¡¯m not willing to touch just yet. I just need a simpler way of doing things.¡± ¡°... I see. So these ¡­ satellites¡­ They are some sort of locator devices.¡± ¡°Basically yes.¡± ¡°Can they locate anything, or only specific things?¡± ¡°Depending on the satellite, both. But in this case, they only need to locate specific things.¡± ¡°Then if that is the case, why would you put them in the sky? Can¡¯t you just have them on the ground?¡± Mariina asked. ¡°Nope. Radio signals don¡¯t work like that. Any ground between the emitter and the receiver could block the signal.¡± ¡°... I¡¯m starting to feel quite stupid, but what are these ¡®radio signals¡¯? Wouldn¡¯t it use mana signals? And ground doesn¡¯t block those.¡± ¡°... eh?¡± This time, it was my time to realize I¡¯m freaking stupid. Of course. Why would I use earth technology when I can use local technology? Why use radio waves when I can use magic? All I need is a few ¡®radio towers¡¯ that emit some sort of a magic signal that can be picked up, then decoded for the distance and direction. Then multiply that by something like 10 and we have a locator thingy. By having multiple signals like that, aputer can then calcte the location on a map, as long as the map knows where the signal towers are. And if I set one up on HomeBase, HomeBase can act as an additional spot, in case one or multiple of the towers go down for any reason. And if I set the towers up at ces where I nt mana flowers, I¡¯ll have easy ess torge amounts of mana. ¡°Mariina. You really are the sage here. Thanks. I think I can do this now.¡± ¡°... thanks? But did I really say something that smart? I thought it was quite obvious what I said.¡± ¡°... sure it might be, but when you get set in your tracks, it can be difficult to change your way.¡± I admitted. ¡°... thought now I have other things to figure out, like where to built these antennas.¡± ¡°Do you need them?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Mariina just said you don¡¯t need direct line of sight, so why build something like that?¡± ¡°... because I assumed it was necessary.¡± I admitted. ¡°You really need to tell me where these assumptions areing from.¡± Mariina demanded. ¡°... Not sure if that is a good idea. But I could tell you about other things. You do have a lot of good ideas, so it would be useful.¡± ¡°Oh? Offering me a job, are you? I¡¯m ttered, but I have to turn it down. I already have one, and I don¡¯t think I want to let it go.¡± Mariina said. ¡°A job? Well, I guess I could, but I do feel like your pay is too much for me.¡± And that isn¡¯t in the money way. I think everyone knows at this point that I have almost excessive amounts of money. The problem is that Mariina would likely need way too much information. ¡°But I wouldn¡¯t mind hiring you as a contractor from time to time. As long as the Sage¡¯s tower epts that.¡± ¡°I think I can talk them into letting that be. Maybe I can even have my Sage job be dealing with you.¡± Mariina said. ¡°... that sounds ominous.¡± ¡°It wouldn¡¯t be the first time a Sage is made to look after a System Support holder.¡± ¡°Makes it sound like you would be my babysitter.¡± ¡°More like a ¡­ personal assistant.¡± ¡°So an adult¡¯s babysitter.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t be like that. And what about maids? Aren¡¯t they basically the same?¡± ¡°... yeah. I guess.¡± I gave in. ¡°Though I see maids more as people who take care of the house, whereas a personal assistant looks after the person, so¡­ Nah. Let¡¯s just leave it at that. If you can get a position like that, I¡¯ll wee you.¡±
Getting towards the Royal capital, I slowed our ship down and began searching for a good ce tond. Not the ship, but just where we would beam ourselves. The capital was quiterge, but not that muchrger than ces like Burch city or even Oroco city. And it definitely could notpare to the Hero¡¯s country. I still love that ce. Just the mathematical perfection with which everything isid out. It just works for me. I wanted to do a good flyover of the capital, just so Laura could get a general map of the city, but because I¡¯m not sure if there is some sort of a barrier protecting the city, I decided not to. Sure it will take a bit longer to map the city from the ground, but that will also get us things like store names, street names, etc. And if we want to have it done in a hurry, Alice can use her Unique-racial skill to turn herself invisible, then use Mana Flight to fly around the city, while Kekri maps the ce out. But mapping the cityester. First we need to get into the city, and for that, we need tond. After I found a decent spot away from any prying eyes, I beamed us to the ground. Then I took out our carriages, so we could go to the city in a carriage.
From where wended, it took well over an hour to get to the city walls. I probably could havended closer, but we could spare that amount of time. I already cut our travel time from multiple days down to just a few hours. The roads around the capital were quite fantastic. They weren¡¯t likeid tile or anything that good, but the dirt had been tightly packed with magic, making it a very solid road, with almost no bumps. There were also knights riding horses on the roads, keeping guard. The capital was the only ce where I had this far seen something like that, so that was definitely different. And also part of the reason we had tond so far away. They never stopped our carriages, possibly because they noticed the Sage¡¯s tower emblem on Mariina¡¯s golem carriages. Eventually, we got to the outer wall of the city, and lined up in the VIP entrance. Before us, there was just one set of carriages, apparently belonging to some tradingpany. Normally, nobles would be prioritized over tradingpanies that pay for the VIP treatment, but as they were already mid inspection, we had to wait just a bit before it was our turn to get in. But still, the lines for themoner entrance were quite long, so this is a lot better. Our inspection was nothing much. Mariina was the one who exined where we came from, and then the knights checked out our ID cards. As well as the stable dhampir papers of Ria and Lua. They even checked Ria¡¯s ve contract. The capital definitely seems far more precise with this kind of stuff, as no one else has ever asked to see Ria¡¯s ve contract. But still, by the end, we got through and we were in the capital. We made it. Now. Let¡¯s hope the capital isn¡¯t too bad of a ce. CH.320 Capital Things CH.320 Capital Things ¡°So¡­ where are we going to stay?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Do we just¡­ go to HomeBase every day?¡± ¡°Basically yes.¡± I answered. ¡°Well, officially we will be staying in the Sawyer manor located in the city, but in actuality, I will park HomeBase above the city so that we can beam ourselves there and back. Well, we can also stay in the Sawyer manor, if you prefer that, but I can¡¯t just ignore HomeBase for too long, so I will probably spend at least every other night there.¡± ¡°I think I¡¯ll be staying at both.¡± Alice said. ¡°I want to sleep in my own bed, but I also want to spend time with Mariina and Cressida.¡± ¡°... Lady Cressida¡­ she was the civil official sister, if I remember correctly.¡± Ria muttered. ¡°Yes. And she is the one in charge of keeping the capital house in good condition when Grandfather isn¡¯t here.¡± Alice said. ¡°So when I told Grandfather that we would be going to the capital, he quickly said that we should stay in this house, as it is usually quite vacant.¡± ¡°And what about Violet or Paulinaing here? Weren¡¯t they supposed to help me meet with the King, or has that n been altered?¡± I asked about something Christina said a long time ago. Like before I ever left Alewatch long ago. ¡°If we need them, we can go pick one of them up.¡± Alice said. ¡°But Big Sis Cressida should be able to help us, as long as she isn¡¯t too busy.¡± ¡°We also shouldn¡¯t pull Paulina away from the mana flowers. They are still experimental and need to be looked after.¡± I added. ¡°So if we need one of them, it will have to be Violet.¡± ¡°Actually she already taught the gardeners to do that, so we could take her as well.¡± Alice corrected. ¡°You would know if you read the report she sent.¡± ¡°... I skimmed over it. As long as everything is fine, I don¡¯t need to interfere.¡± I defended myself. ¡°Besides, I¡¯ve been waiting for her to be ready to report on the staff, so I¡¯ve kind of been putting off a meeting with her.¡± ¡°What staff? Did you give her one?¡± ¡°Yeah. An experimental one. It is kind of out there, so it needs to be tested.¡± ¡°I could have tested it.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t want you breaking it.¡± Well, that wasn¡¯t the real reason, but let¡¯s go with that. ¡°I¡¯ve only broken one staff in my life.¡± ¡°And that is one more than most have.¡± ¡°Actually it isn¡¯t that umon.¡± Lua cut in. ¡°Some magicians end up breaking their first staves as they grow more powerful.¡± ¡°... well, I stand corrected then.¡± I admitted. ¡°But still. I wanted someone other than you to test it out.¡± I told Alice. ¡°So that is why I enlisted your aunt¡¯s help.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll forgive you. ¡­ as long as you make that mana staff that can pull mana from HomeBase.¡± Alice said. ¡°... I kind of already did, but it has a massive material problem.¡± I told her. ¡°I have to use stuff like void uranium and orichalcum to make it or the staff will break, so the cost to make one is sky high. I need ways to get the materials cheaper before I make one. And there aren¡¯t exactly books avable on how to obtain legendary metals.¡± ¡°Can¡¯t you ask Laura?¡± ¡°Do you think I didn¡¯t? Limited to Perfect level System Support.¡± ¡°Maybe we could do something based on the names?¡± Alice suggested. ¡°Like star titanium is some mix of titanium and star material?¡± ¡°And how would we obtain star material? Stars are kind of warm.¡± ¡°Can¡¯t one of your monsters survive it?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t have Star Eater yet. Well, I might have something, but I¡¯d have to check. And even then, I don¡¯t really want to mess with the sun, so I¡¯d have to go to another sr system. And even with Gradius or Victory Viper, going to another sr system might take too long.¡± ¡°Then maybe¡­ maybe analyze your monsters¡¯ weapons? Does that help?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Already done. I do get ess to the metals and their blueprints, but not things like metalposition, so I can¡¯t make that metal without the True core. Which is, as I already said, expensive.¡± ¡°And none of your monsters know how to make it?¡± ¡°At least not any I have at this moment. The Creator and Exxod both know a bit about some metals, mainly how to artificially make mithril and hihi''irokane, but even they are unaware of ways to make the highest ranked metals.¡± Spoiler
[copse] ¡°... and you can¡¯t use your cards to cheat some out?¡± Alice asked. ¡°I have asked Laura to run some Poly experiments, fusing together metals. But thus far, it has not made any good results.¡± ¡°... maybe we should ask a legendary smith?¡± ¡°And where would we find one? And even if we did, do you think he would give us the time of day?¡± I asked. ¡°You could bribe him with your cards.¡± Alice suggested. ¡°Still doesn¡¯t solve where we could find one.¡± ¡°Wilma might know of some.¡± Lua said. ¡°Still doesn¡¯t solve how we could even meet one.¡± I know I was kind of the pessimist in this conversation, but if I let Alice and Lua fly free, they¡¯ll expect me to pull the moon out of the sky for them. And while I somewhat easily go to the moon and take a piece of it home, I¡¯d rather not have to do that. ¡­ actually, maybe I should. Perhaps the moon isn¡¯t just stone. I could potentially even fly out to some asteroids or something, take a few of them into my Storage, then refine whatever metals that are inside of them into something usable. ¡­ but I would need a way to scan the asteroids. I wonder if Tahlia could do that after I take them into Storage. Just give me a basicposition. She can break down monsters into usable materials, so maybe. I¡¯ll need to check that out with the rocks I have in Storage.
¡°I must head to the local Tower office to report that I am in the city.¡± Mariina said, as soon as we were at Sawyer''s capital manor, so she quickly left with her assistant and the two guards. She also requested that we make sure that their stuff is taken from the two other golem carriages to inside the manor. Compared to the one in their territory, this manor was a bit smaller. Not a lot, but enough that I could notice it. It was still arge house, but not huge by any means. As we arrived, a group of maids and the head butler of the house hade to wee us. I¡¯m not 100% sure that they had a warning of us arriving, as Alice was supposed to take care of that part, but it does seem that they are ready to ept us either way. By the way, Miss Cressida wasn¡¯t here at the moment, as she was still at work. ¡°Lord Wood, you don¡¯t seem to have a lot of luggage. Is it in a magic chest, or something?¡± The butler asked me, after he checked the inside of my carriage. He was already quite surprised when he saw that the inside of the carriage wasrger than the outside, but now he seemed almost troubled by not finding our luggage. ¡°Oh, that. I have all of it in my Storage. ¡­ well, other than the stuff in Ria¡¯s magic backpack, but she can carry that.¡± Technically Ria also had her magic fanny pack under her travel outfit, but we don¡¯t have to talk about that. Even Alice and Lua sometimes had their magic fanny packs on, so they could hold stuff there. For them, it was just a bit more inconvenient to get stuff out of Storage, as Storage is my skill, with them just having ess to it. At least that is what they said, but if I am to be honest, I feel like they use the magic fanny packs to hide what they don¡¯t want me to easily see. Yes I can see what is inside a magic bag that I store in Storage, but I have to open up one more sub-menu to see that. So maybe the girls are counting on Tahlia catching me in time or something, if I wanted to look at what they hide inside their magic fanny packs. ¡°I understand. Then, ¡­ how many rooms would you like?¡± He asked in a quieter voice, while looking towards the girls. ¡°... Ria needs a room of her own, but I¡¯ll be in the same as Lua and Alice.¡± I answered quietly. ¡°As you wish. I shall arrange it as such.¡±
Soon enough, we were shown to arge guest room. It seemed to be one of the best in the manor, as the room itself was quite sizable, it had an attached bathroom with a tub that could fit multiple people, and the bed wasrge. Not huge like the bed I made for myself at HomeBase, but still big enough that even on earth it would have to be a custom order. We spent a bit of time setting stuff from Storage into the closets in the room, but most of our stuff was still going to be in Storage. Just because we really don¡¯t have a reason to put any of it out, except for appearances.
Eventually, both Mariina and Cressida returned so we could have dinner together, while we could also speak of the future. ¡°Yes. I can arrange it. It will actually be quite simple now.¡± Cressida replied, when I asked her about meeting the King. ¡°... now? Has something changed?¡± ¡°Do you really need to ask? Want me to get the list?¡± ¡°... yes?¡± ¡°Taking down two SS-rank monsters, defending a city from dragons, taming a dragon, holding the System Support, revealing an illegal ve trade, curing dhampirs of their blood curse. Oh, and let¡¯s not forget founding a dungeon. And I feel like I didn¡¯t mention at least something.¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t know you had been informed of all of those already. I assumed at least some of that info would be ¡­ secretive.¡± ¡°me yourself. After we returned from Father¡¯s birthday party, His Highness Prince Elias hired me as his personal adviser. I have ess to some ¡­ ssified information because of that.¡± ¡°And here you are sharing it. Maybe I should report that to the Prince.¡± I joked. ¡°As if you didn¡¯t know of it already, as you are the one it is about.¡± ¡°... true. But still not a good look. ¡­ but I guess I¡¯m thankful that I have easy ess to the Royal family, so thank you.¡± ¡°... now I don¡¯t know how to feel about this.¡± Cressida said. ¡°I was going toin that it is your fault that I have a ton of work nowadays, but if you are going to be like that, then it would be awkward.¡± ¡°I can make you coffee or energy drinks, if that would help.¡± I told her. I had actually already located coffee, both beans and the ground stuff, in the Chaos God Dungeon catalog, but I don¡¯t really need it, so I never made any. Then I decided to quickly check for energy drinks, but those didn¡¯t seem to exist. At least caffeine based energy drinks. Revitalizing potions were a thing, but those are more like stamina potions. But using the CGD item developer, I quickly isted the caffeinepound from coffee, so I was now able to make artificial caffeine. Then just mix that into a drink and you have yourself an energy drink. ¡°... you have coffee? Where did you get some?¡± Mariina asked. ¡°It isn¡¯t exported from the Crystal Empire.¡± ¡°You know, when you know people you might get ess to some stuff.¡± I avoided the question. But if anyone asks, I¡¯ll tell it was Lady Janina, as she does trade with people from the Crystal Empire. ¡°Also what is an energy drink? I¡¯ve heard that coffee has an energizing effect, but I don¡¯t know of these energy drinks.¡± ¡°They are drinks made by extracting caffeine from the coffee. That caffeine is then mixed into other drinks to make it something easier to drink.¡± I exined. ¡°... why did you never tell us about it?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Because at our level, as long as we sleep at night, it isn¡¯t really a problem.¡± I told her. Honestly speaking, I could probably stay up for three days no problem, if I wanted to. But I just never have seen a need for it. We kept on chatting about this and that, and I almost offered Cressida some level ups as an apology for her getting a more demanding job because of me, but I got the feeling that she was actually d to have her current job as the Prince¡¯s assistant. Not that I think leveling her up would be a bad thing, but if I did it for her, then I¡¯d have to level up Mariina as well. And that would mean way too many questions, so let¡¯s just not. CH.321 Capital Dates CH.321 Capital Dates ¡°I shall speak with His Highness about getting you a chance to speak with His Majesty.¡± Cressida said, as she was leaving for work. ¡°Thank you. If you need something, just ask. I do owe you for this.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry about it. This is also a part of my job.¡± Cressida told me. We watched as she entered a carriage, which would be heading to the Royal castle. ¡°... so, what now?¡± Alice asked. ¡°We have a free day, so anything we want.¡± I told her. ¡°I think I should head to the dhampir vige close by. At least get in contact with the blood deliverer.¡± Lua said. ¡°That can wait a day or two. How about you rx for the day? I want to take you both on a date.¡± I told Alice and Lua. ¡°We really haven¡¯t done anything like that in a while. I guess there was our shopping trip, but that was just for Alice and I.¡± ¡°And that was basically work.¡± Alicemented. ¡°So how about a casual walk through town?¡± I asked.
After a quick swap of clothes, we headed to the city on foot. We decided to go with something casual, but still good looking. Lua and Alice were both in somewhat casual dresses, while I got out some straight pants and a button-up shirt. Sure not my usual style, but it will work. Lua also hid her wings away using Vampiric Body Modification, just so she wouldn¡¯t have to wear a cloak or something else to cover them. She did have time to practice with that skill while she was doing her teaching job, so she was now quite good at hiding her wings. Not quite to the point where she could do it in her sleep, but getting there. ¡°So. Any ces you want to visit?¡± I asked. ¡°A magic book store.¡± Alice said. ¡°I also want to visit a weapons store.¡± ¡°... The church. I just feel like¡­ we should.¡± Lua added. ¡°Sure. We can visit both. And yeah. I guess being us and not visiting the church is ¡­ strange. But when you can meet the granddy in your dreams, there really is no need for it.¡± ¡°Not for that. We might be able to see someone using Holy Magic there. We can probably even request someone show us some.¡± ¡°... I should have some unpurified monster materials. Maybe. I think Laura asked Tahlia to keep some of it unpurified.¡± A reminder. This refers to monster materialsing from high miasma areas like dungeons. They are miasma poisoned and have to be purified before you can use them, especially if you n to eat them. But Storage, aka. Tahlia, can do that for me, so I never had a need to get the church to use Holy Magic to purify stuff. And while I did purify a lot of what I have, I feel like we kept some miasma poisoned because Laura said it could be useful. Something about making cursed equipment and stuff. Maybe I should visit TinaWood again? Collect some skeletons from there, which could then be used for purifying practice. I could also let people who want to try the challenge rooms do just that. I think Mariina would at least want toe. Paulina would probably want another go. Einar and Eline can probably take on some of the easier ones, as long as they have their B-rank tigers with them. Wilma¡­ Well, I have been leveling her up, so she should be able to fight. Karl, Cina, Molly and Maya aren¡¯t ready yet though. Maybe I should start leveling up Einar and Eline now, and then soon the four neers as well.
As we walked through the noble district, we got some looks from the people walking about. It was mostly people wearing some reasonably fine clothing, but they still mostly looked like servants or store owners/workers. Maybe new people walking around is somewhat umon. I guess this is about as good of time as any to get into how the Royal capital isid out. It was basically separated into three areas, each separated by a full on defensive wall. The innermost was of course the castle. I don¡¯t know much about itsyout, as I never did fly over the city, so I¡¯ll go over it when I get a better idea of how that area isid out. Then is the noble¡¯s district, or the ¡®old city¡¯. This was a high ss living area, which caused the living prices here to be quite high. It wasn¡¯t actually exclusive to nobles, but most people wouldn¡¯t want to live here because of said high prices, other than nobles. But it wasn¡¯t like there were justrge mansions in this area. There were also some shops, apartment buildings, and other such things. Though there did seem to be ack of public services. Here, if you want something, you pay for it. But I guess with that cost, you get the best of the best services. Outside the noble¡¯s district, was of course the rest of the city. It was also separated into other sub-districts, but I wasn¡¯t that knowledgeable about those, so maybe I¡¯ll go over themter. I think there was something like a workshop or maybe more urately called ¡®loud ces¡¯ district. But other than that, you could generally build most things in most districts. Thank god they don¡¯t have the US urban nning, where you are only allowed to build single family homes. That stuff is awful. Why would I want a house in a ce where the nearest store is 10 km away? That just sucks. You likely wouldn¡¯t even have any services close by, as people can¡¯t build a business close by. Well, that might not be a problem in this city. But my opinion on urban nning aside, thest part of the city was the areas outside the city walls. Some might call them slums, but they were actually quite well organized and the buildings were actually of some quality. Maybe there just isn¡¯t enough money to put up another wall. Well, there were some ¡­ not so high quality houses that I spotted when we flew here, but those were far enough away where it is basically a separate town. But back to our date. Our first stop was a weapons store in the noble¡¯s district. Alice spotted it and wanted to go in. We were quickly weed by a store clerk and I let Alice do the talking. She wanted to find out if they had any swordstaves, but this ce didn¡¯t carry any. Actually, a lot of the stuff they had was more showpieces that you would set on a wall than actual weapons you would use inbat. You could use them inbat, but things like the grips and guards were more showy than something you¡¯d actually want to have in a fight. Without buying anything, we left the store and walked where we felt like walking.
We stopped in a handful of more stores, buying stuff from some, but also not from others. Alice got quite the collection of books from one of them and since we carry them in Storage, I could get quick Factory copies of the books as well. I¡¯m sure Tahlia will like getting new books. Lua also picked up a book on the tales of the Hero¡¯s party, while I picked up a general history book. But still. I definitely did learn something from our shopping. A lot of the stuff for sale in the noble district is extremely expensive, or just decorative with no real life value. Because of that, I suggested that we leave the noble district and take a look at the stores outside of it.
The moner¡¯ district was a lot busierpared to the noble¡¯s district. People of all walks of life walked around the area. This ce also had something that the noble district just didn¡¯t have, street stalls. Selling cheap food. I was thinking of going to a nice restaurant in the noble¡¯s district, but that would likely require a reservation, so that will have to be some other day. And because said food is both local and easily avable, I guess that will solve what we will have for lunch today. The street food ended up being a mixed back. Some of the stalls had some legitimately great food, but others¡­ not so much. But hey, lessons learned. Stalls that don¡¯t have a line don¡¯t have a line for a reason. After the food break, we resumed our shopping spree. The good part about the noble¡¯s district was the high quality books and beautiful items, but on this side, there was a lot more general use stuff. And something you¡¯d actually want to use every day. We picked up another handful of stuff, but honestly, most of it may very well end up being unused. That is just what happens when you have near unlimited funds and don¡¯t have to worry about Storage space.
¡°Oh? Rudevik¡¯s cookies? They have those here?¡± Alice spotted a store that was somewhat familiar to her, as we did visit one on our first date. ¡°They originate in the capital, you know.¡± Lua pointed out. ¡°... Doesn¡¯t matter. Let¡¯s go in.¡± Half dragged by Alice, the three of us entered the cookie store. Unlike the small store that was in Alewatch, this one had quite the sizable insides with a lot of tables. We lined up and soon enough we had ordered an assorted pile of cookies, as well as some tea. Lucky for us, one of the tables by the window was just freed, so we took that for ourselves and enjoyed our cookies. At least until a smallmotion started in the direction of the entrance. It was apparently people looking at some huge guy that just entered the store. From what I heard, I figured out that the tall guy who just came in is the owner of this ce. The S-rank adventurer Rudevik. As I said earlier, this guy is huge. He was probably about 220 cm7.2 feet and built like¡­ well, a bodybuilder. Or maybe like a ¡®world¡¯s strongest man¡¯petitor. He also did seem to have quite the following, as multiple customers came close to him, and asked for what I think was his autograph. From my point of view. ¡­ well, sure he is somewhat impressive, but at the same time, my own power has poisoned my brain to the point where being somewhat impressive just isn¡¯t all that impressive. A man is still just a man in the face of a god. ¡­ not that I¡¯m calling myself a god, but I can summon demi-god level monsters. And honestly speaking, now that I know Exodia can defeat Lady Janina, I feel like he is actually god level, not demi-god level. I followed Rudevik with the corner of my eyes as I kept enjoying my cookies. He seemed to talk with the store workers for a bit, before taking a seat at arge table. Soon enough, a huge pile of at least a hundred cookies was brought in front of him. And in front of an audience, he began munching down on them. ¡­ actually, it was more like he was ¡®breathing¡¯ them in. The speed at which he ate the cookies would make the cookie monster jealous. In under three minutes, the giant tray of 115 cookies was empty. By the way, Laura counted each cookie. Don¡¯t know why, but she did. The audience Rudevik had gathered gave him an apuse, as the man himself stood up and thanked the people who cheered him on, before he left his store and headed ¡­ I don¡¯t know where. So that is an S-rank adventurer, huh. Definitely seems like an interesting guy, but to me, he looks more like a cookie monster than a monster yer. Hopefully I can see him in action at some point.
After our cookie sidequest, we kept shopping. Not that we bought too much stuff, but we did pick up a few things. Eventually, we found ourselves at one of the churches of themoner district. I¡¯m not positive on how many there are, but there do seem to be multiple. There are two of them just in the noble¡¯s district and one even inside the Royal castle. The one we found wasn¡¯t quite asrge as the Sawyer city church where I was given my noble title. I guess since there are basically no preaches or other talks like that in the church, maybe they don¡¯t need all that much space? Or do they have those? I don¡¯t know. Another thing I should know, but I just don¡¯t. Well, let¡¯s just enter and see if we can see some Holy Magic. The insides weren¡¯t busy by any means, but there were a handful of people inside. A lot of them were just sitting on the benches and seemingly praying or something like that. There were also some people who seemed slightly injured and were likely looking for medical care of some kind. And I find that interesting, as healing can also be done by magic other than Holy Magic. Is Holy Magic healing cheaper? Or better? Or maybe Holy Magic is the only one that can purify the miasma left in the wounds caused by monsters? Let¡¯s ask Lua. She is the healer. ¡°Light Magic can do that as well, but Holy Magic is better. It is also the only one that can purify actual curses.¡± Lua answered. ¡°Good to know. Thanks.¡± ¡°... though admittedly, some of your monsters can purify curses even without Holy Magic.¡± Lua added, speaking in a quiet tone. ¡°... that is¡­ something we should keep quiet about.¡± I said, as I realized just how bad it would be if we announce that Holy Magic isn¡¯t as special as ismonly believed. I somewhat like how the church of this world is. It isn¡¯t too intrusive, but also offers valuable services. After a bit of time, a clergy woman came to us and asked if we were in need of something. I quickly told her that we had some monster materials from a dungeon that we would like to have purified and asked where we could have that done. ¡°We can have either a skilled priest or an apprentice priestess do that. Please do realize that the priest will expect a higher donation for his work. Which would you like?¡± She asked. ¡°... the apprentice should do fine, but I will still give a big donation. I don¡¯t want to take the time of someone truly skilled for something an apprentice can do.¡± I told her. And an apprentice¡¯s skills will be easier to copy, I think, as they will be doing everything ¡®by the book¡¯. The clergy woman then brought us to an adjoining room, where there were a few more church personnel. Including a young girl, probably no more than 10 years old. She was dressed in perfectly white garments that seemed to be styled after the dress the first saint wore. At least it looked simr to her outfit. Still. For her to be so young, but also working for the church. I kind of feel bad for her. Well, it might also be a good thing. I don¡¯t really know. The clergy woman exined our needs for the girl as well as who I think is her caretaker at the church. The caretaker actually looked quite simr to the little girl, and was of appropriate age, so maybe she is the girl''s mother. ¡°Umm. Sir.¡± The young priestess spoke up to get my attention. ¡°... would you please¡­ show me the monster materials you wish to have purified.¡± ¡°Sure. I¡¯ll take it out now.¡± I said, as I quickly opened Storage and looked for something. What I ended up bringing out was a C-rank bird monster. It was called the long beak bird, but had a moremonly known name. Suicide bird. That is because it is actually quite the weak monster and the only reason it is C-rank is its tendency to fly at an opponent, pierce them with its beak and then explode. These things show up on a few floors of HomeBase by the way, but this one should be from floor 3. My original n was bringing out one of the B-rank monsters I have, but a lot of them can be quite scary and I didn¡¯t want to terrify this little girl, so this long beak bird will have to do. ¡°This? Alright. ¡­ I¡¯ll purify it.¡± The little girl said, as she approached the table where I had set the half meter tall bird. She then began a chant that sounded more like a prayer. ¡°Oh our creator. Our Goddess. Hear my prayer and grant me power. We ask that you purify this creature. So we may use it in the name of your glory. Purify.¡± I guess this is as good of a time as any to mention that while we were looking around the church, I had swapped my race from Dragon Hearted over to Spiritual Human. As a Spiritual Human, I could see the movement of mana and even pseudo spirits, so I wanted to be a Spiritual Human for this. I made sure to keep a close eye on the girl¡¯s mana, while making sure Laura and Tahlia were recording all of this for future reference. The problem was, unlike regr magic that creates some sort of pseudo spirits that then break apart after the spell, Holy Magic didn¡¯t seem to make them. ¡­ Well then again, neither does Space Magic nor Blood Magic, so maybe just attribute magics do. But that definitely added to the challenge of Holy Magic, as well as other non-attributed magics. But still. I got some idea on how the girl¡¯s mana moved as she chanted her spell, so maybe we got something out of this. I also saw the little ck specksing off of the long beak bird, before it turned white and then dispersed as pure mana. I didn¡¯t even know that was possible, but apparently Holy Magic can bend some of the rules I thought were there. ¡°... I believe¡­ that it is done.¡± The small priestess said. ¡°Thank you. Here is your donation.¡± I said, as I took the bird back to Storage and took out two gold coins. ¡°S-sir. You¡­ my prize¡­ is just two small silvers¡­ these are ¡­ gold.¡± The priestess called out. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. The rest is a donation. Please make sure it is used well.¡± I told her. ¡°I ¡­ I ¡­ Yes. I will.¡± She promised, as she took the two gold coins into her hands and bowed to us deeply. ¡°I will purify your monsters¡­ for free next time.¡± She then added. ¡°Thank you. I will make sure to visit again in that case.¡± I told her. After another set of thanks from the girl¡¯s mother, as well as the clergy woman who brought us before her, we left the church, as we were now done here.
The day crept on, so we decided to call our date and head back towards the Sawyer capital manor. After getting back there, I chatted a bit with Cressida. She said that I¡¯d have a meeting with Prince Elias in three days'' time, while the timing for my meeting with the King wasn¡¯t set yet. We didn¡¯t end up spending the night at the manor, as I was needed on HomeBase. And HomeBase was now floating above the capital, at an altitude of just over 5km. Covered by its invisibility barrier, there was no way anyone would see it. I mean, even I can¡¯t see it if I remove my permission to see it. Even Alice can¡¯t see it, unless she uses some BS magic with her unique-racial skill. So as long as there isn¡¯t someone with some super eye skill in the capital, who just happens to stare at the sky, HomeBase should remain unseen. Calling down a teleportation beam from HomeBase, Alice, Lua, Ria and I headed home. CH.322 Testing out the local Summoning Magic CH.322 Testing out the local Summoning Magic HomeBase didn¡¯t need anything super important from us, depending on how you look at things. Just manual maintenance. Well, calling it maintenance isn¡¯t even correct. More like just tasks that I haven¡¯t been able to fully automate yet, like the swapping of the cards in the avatar dolls. The dolls themselves, even when a monster is using it, can recharge their mana just fine. So as long as the monster using the avatar doll is willing to take a two hour break each day, there won¡¯t be any mana problems. Of course other than the avatar doll problem, with all Card Summoners on the ground, no one is up on HomeBase leveling up Wilma. She has been leveling up smoothly and was level 49 currently. Her skill level ups have been to her crafting rted skills, Crafting, cksmithing and Enchanting. The reason I¡¯m bringing attention to this is because she could potentially evolve now. Next time I, or perhaps even someone else, level her up, she will get to 51. And that might cause her to evolve. But depending on how things go, I might have to leave leveling Wilma up to Ria, or someone else. Ria just is the ¡®go to¡¯ when I assign this kind of work, as she is my maid. Also, giving her more reasons to use my cards might help her level up Card Summoner. Lua got a level to it after summoning Vampire monsters for nearly a month on a daily basis while she was teaching the vigers. Well, really thinking about it, she would have done it twice now. So maybe all of that experience just was finally enough for her to get the level. Compare that to Alice who used her monsters to fight high power opponents. Well, she actually got her Card Summoner to level 3 all the way back after the behemoth incident, so it could also have something to do with her being fused with Mana, but I¡¯m not sure. So maybe level 3 Card Summoner can be reached either by one big case of using my cards, or a long time of using them for daily tasks. I would say I¡¯ll look into that, but realistically, I won¡¯t. There just is no point, as I can¡¯t cheat Card Summoner onto people. Maybe if I could, I would look for the level up conditions. If the skill even has any. Well, level 2 did seem to have some. It does seem like you have to special summon a monster by a card effect for that at least, as Alex, Alice and Lua all got LV.2 Card Summoner after that. Though at the same time, Ria didn¡¯t. But that might have been because she hadn¡¯t had Card Summoner for that long at that time. And she did get her level 2 quite soon after special summoning monsters, so it did seem to help her. Well, my ranting about Card Summoner aside, I have some important work to do. Mainly, automate the freaking avatar doll card exchanger. Just in case I can¡¯t get to HomeBase for a day or two. There is no reason for me to be doing it manually, so let¡¯s finally automate it.
When I began thinking outside of my initial idea, the solution to this problem was actually quite simple. That is something I probably should thank Mariina for, as the discussion I had with her about satellites and navigation really helped me open my eyes to just how set in my ways I can be. I think everything has to be done like it was done on Earth, as that is how I assume I should do it here, but I don¡¯t. So how do you automate things? You don¡¯t. You just make someone else take care of it. And I¡¯m not low on workers, as the avatar dolls are the workers. So let me tell you how I actually did this. First problem was taking cards out of my Collection without me having to do that. For that, I actually went a bit of a roundabout way. Instead of figuring out a way to get the cards out of Collection, I figured out a way to get stuff out of Storage. Laura and Tahlia can easily move my cards from the Collection to Storage, and making a magic chest that linked with a specific folder of Storage wasn¡¯t that challenging. I just made a small box, actually it was an unlinked letter exchange box as I had one handy. Then I installed Pharaoh''s Treasure to it, so I could turn that box into a magic bag. Well, a magic box in this case, but same difference. After that, I just installed Exchange to the box, linking it with my Storage. Spoiler
[copse] ¡­ I may have also installed Dark Mimic LV1 just to act as protection. Not that LV1 Dark Mimic can do too much, but it can bite someone¡¯s hand if they try to get stuff from that box without my permission. Spoiler [copse] But yeah. Now with the box that was specifically linked with a very specific folder of Storage, I could have Laura or Tahlia transfer cards from the box to Storage and vice versa. Then from Storage those cards can be returned to the Collection. As for the box and getting the cards from it to the avatar dolls, well, my avatar dolls can do that part. It shall be a task I give my Dragonmaids when they are avable, and when they are doing something else, one of the Spellcasters can take care of it. Basically, they will take the cards out of the box, and put them into the card slots on the avatar dolls. Then they remove the cards from the other dolls, returning the cards into the box. Sure it will still involve some ¡®manualbor¡¯, but it won¡¯t need me, so I see this as a perfect solution. Now there won¡¯t be any problems with the avatar dolls even if I cannot get to HomeBase for a few days. Oh, and since I mentioned the Dragonmaids, I guess I can briefly talk about the new one I just recently got, Laundry Dragonmaid. As well as Dragonmaid Nudyarl as after I got Laundry, Kitchen was able to get me Nudyarl. Spoiler
[copse] Laundry or as we call her Nudyarl, or just Nudy, had taken over theundry business on HomeBase. This was previously one of my jobs, as Storage made it kind of a joke. But after Nudy saw me doing it like that, she almost cried and told me that I don¡¯t appreciate the fabrics enough. She then showed me how she did theundry, and while the cleanliness level was about the same as from using Storage, the clothes she cleaned got a nice scent to them, as she actually uses some detergent. Storage doesn¡¯t involve that, so it only makes things clean, and they won¡¯t really smell of anything. I guess to each their own, if you prefer just the ¡®clean¡¯ smell, or if you want that slight hint of a floral detergent. I can deal with either, but I can see the appeal in having that scent in your clothing. I actually quite like it when ites to bedsheets, but in just my clothing, I might keep cleaning them with Storage.
¡°My Lord. You called for me.¡± A small catgirl said, as she entered my office. I had called Eline to my room, as I had a few questions I wanted to ask her. And I might be offering Level Up services, as they do seem to be working well for Wilma. ¡°Yes. Please, take a seat. I just have a few questions regarding summoning magic.¡± I told her. That was the other reason I called her. Eline uses the local summoning magic and I want to know about it. I need to know if I can use it as an alternative to Pack Opener, or evenbine it with Pack Opener. I even have the Summoner as an avable race in One of Every Race, so looking into it feels like something I should do. ¡°I¡­ I¡¯m not sure what I can tell you, that you don¡¯t already know.¡± Eline said. ¡°You are a summoner way beyond my skills.¡± ¡°Perhaps. But I am a bit unique in that aspect, so I wanted to know about your summoning magic. Would you tell me about it?¡± ¡°... if you want me to.¡± ¡°Please do.¡± Eline then told me about her first summoning, and the contracts she had. From that, I got a basic understanding of the local summoning magic. First, you need to form a contract with a summonable beast. For that, you generally need a specific kind of a magic circle. We, well to be exact it was Alice, picked up a book that had said magic circle in it during our shopping trip yesterday. That magic circle should then be drawn on the ground, before the person who wants to make a contract has to fill it up with mana. If they have the aptitude for summoning magic, a random summonable beast will be summoned. Then from there, a contract will have to be made. The ways of making a contract seem to vary, as for Eline, all of her tigers asked for different things. For Tiggy, her baby tiger, Eline just had to feed it and name it. For Stripy the forest tiger, Eline was asked to brush it and name it. And finally for Sparky the lightning tiger, Eline was asked to ride the tiger, as the tiger sprinted at full speeds. After seeding in that, the tiger asked for a name, and then the contract was formed. By the way, in case you were wondering, the way Eline understood what the tigers were saying back then, the person who showed her summoning magic had Language Comprehension (beast), so he was able to trante for Eline. Also, Eline told me about the ways he had made contracts and a lot of them involved fighting. Even Eline was asked to fight by some of the random beasts that appeared, but she refused and sent them back instead. But for some reason, the tigers agreed to contracts easily. Her teacher told Eline that it is because she has a naturally high affinity towards tiger summons. That also made the mana cost of summoning tigers a lot lower for Eline, so even with her mediocre mana pool, she could summon something like the B-rank lightning tiger. ¡°Thank you Eline.¡± I honestly thanked the girl. ¡°Now, do you think you¡¯d like to make another contract? I¡¯d like to see it happen.¡± ¡°But I don¡¯t know how to draw the summoning circle.¡± Eline quickly said. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I have a book about it, so I can draw the circle.¡± I told her. ¡°Then¡­ if you¡¯d like me to, I will.¡±
On the grass yard of HomeBase, I took a stick and drew a magic circle on the ground. It took some time, as the circle was somewhat detailed, but not to the point where it couldn¡¯t be done. In size, it had a diameter of about 7 meters. You could draw it smaller orrger, smaller ones took less mana to fill, but you generally get higher ranked monsters if you drawrger ones. Seven meters should guarantee at least a C-rank summon, but could go all the way to A-rank. ¡°Alright. Feel free to use it.¡± I said to Eline. ¡°And if you want, I can make a more permanent one somewhere else.¡± ¡°... this might be too big for me. I¡¯m not sure if I have enough mana for this.¡± Eline admitted. ¡°Oh. Well yeah. That could be an issue. I calcted that it should take about 800 mana though.¡± I said, as I rechecked the book for the math on how much mana a seven meter summoning circle should take. ¡°But if I use almost all of my mana on this, what about making the contract?¡± Eline asked. ¡°Oh yeah. That part needs mana too. Don¡¯t worry. We have an app for that. Or a stone.¡± I quickly got a card out of Collection and activated it. ¡°Pitch-ck Power Stone.¡± Spoiler [copse] ¡°.. what is that?¡± After the ck stone appeared in my hand, Eline asked about it. ¡°A stone that holds a lot of mana. You can use it to get your mana back after you fill up the circle.¡± ¡°Is there¡­ such a rock?¡± ¡°Yeah. But you will see. If you would, please fill the circle with mana. I want to see if it works.¡± In all honesty, I just wanted someone who for sure can use the local summoning magic to try the circle before I try it. ¡°Then¡­ I¡¯ll do it now.¡± Eline said, as she kneeled on the grass and put both of her hands on the outer edge line of the magic circle. It took her a while to fill up the magic circle, and as she did, she became noticeably drained. She likely did use most of her mana pool on it. Maybe I should have made the circle just 5 meters. But then there would have been basically no chance for an A-rank monster to appear. After the circle was full of mana, it began to glow brightly and Eline quickly stepped away from it. As she did, she backed straight into me, so I took a gentle hold of her and ced the Pitch-ck Power Stone into her hand. ¡°Pour just a bit of mana into the stone, so you can get the mana out of it.¡± I told the girl, and she seemed to do as I asked, as her expression got noticeably better. We watched as the circle glowed, until the light disappeared and in the middle of the circle stood arge lion. From head to butt, the lion was about 6 meters long, and it stood at just over 2 meters tall. That is its back height. If you consider the head, it was a bit taller. (A mountain lion.) Laura identified the beast. (It is a B-rank earth attributed, cat-type beast.) Wow. What a simple name. Mountain lion. Isn¡¯t that like an actual animal on earth? Or was that just another name for a cougar? And do male cougars have a mane like lions do? Because this one clearly does. Roar! The tiger let out a roar, before it added some low-pitched grunts almost like it was speaking to us. (Laura, would you be so kind.) (It wants to see Eline use Earth magic. Then it will agree to a contract.) Laura tranted for me. Now that I knew as much, I told that to Eline. ¡°... but I can¡¯t use any magic, other than summoning magic.¡± Eline said. ¡°Ah. Okay. Don¡¯t worry. We can figure something out.¡± I said, as I pulled up my Collection. Eline can use a card, as long as it isn¡¯t in a sleeve, right? I must have a Spell-card that causes something that looks like earth magic. Just a shame the lion didn¡¯t ask for fire or wind, as those would be a lot easier. Even lightning would be easier than earth. I found two cards that should be good shows of earth magic, but I¡¯m not so sure if they are good for this situation. We might just end up killing this lion. Well, if we do, I¡¯ll get it back with Monster Reborn. At least I think I¡¯ll be able to summon it back if it dies. And this card is still better than having Eline activate Mountain or Wastnd on HomeBase. Spoiler
[copse] ¡°Eline. I want you to hold this card.¡± I told the girl, as I traded the Power Stone in her hand for a card. ¡°Its name is Fissure. I want you to say it.¡± I told her as soon as the card was no longer in my hand. I didn¡¯t want to be the one to activate it. ¡°... fissure?¡± Eline said, and the card activated. Spoiler [copse] As soon as she had said so, the ground below the mountain lion¡¯s feet split open, and the lion fell into the open fissure. And then, just as quickly as it had opened, the fissure closed and crushed the lion trapped within. ¡°B-Brian¡­ we killed it. Before the contract.¡± Eline said in a slight panic. As she was panicking slightly, she probably didn¡¯t even notice that the card in her hand was disappearing. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I got this covered.¡± I said, as I held the next card. ¡°Monster Reborn, bring back that mountain lion.¡± Spoiler [copse] After I activated the card, the mountain lion that was just crushed by bs of earth reappeared in the magic circle. It seemed frankly terrified by what just happened. {Raw¡­ raw¡­} It muttered that it surrendered and epted the contract. ¡°Okay Eline. Go and make a contract.¡± I told my little catgirl. CH.323 Summoner race CH.323 Summoner race I watched over at Eline as she made a contract. It basically involved her setting out terms on how often she could summon the mountain lion, and how much mana she would need to use to do so. The lion for his part basically agreed with all of Eline¡¯s conditions, perhaps because of his literal death experience, or maybe because Eline just has a natural affinity towards cat-type monsters. Or maybe abination of both. Though I didter learn that they were the same conditions as what Eline had with her lightning tiger, so maybe that death experience really did nothing. {Raw¡­ raw¡­} The lionmunicated, but of course Eline didn¡¯t understand it. But I kind of could, as I would send that audio clip to the Factory, where Laura could show it to a monster that understands both beast and humanoidnguages and they could trante it for us. In this case, our trantor was Lady Panther. Spoiler [copse] ¡°He wants you to give him a name.¡± I told Eline. ¡°So¡­ it epted my terms?¡± Eline questioned. ¡°Yes, it did. Naming the lion should seal the contract.¡± ¡°... ¡­¡± Eline was quiet for a while, as if thinking of a name. She then turned to me and asked. ¡°Brian¡­ would you give him a name on my behalf? Like you named my brother¡¯s tiger?¡± ¡°I guess I can.¡± I agreed and quickly thought of different names. It didn¡¯t take me too long toe up with two options. This is a mountain lion, right? So maybe I should name him after the lion king of the Pride Rock. Pride Rock is basically a small mountain, right? So that would mean those two lions are mountain lions. ¡°How about Mufasa?¡± I suggested. ¡°It is the name of the Lion King of the Pride Rock, a legend where Ie from.¡± ¡°Mufasa?¡± Eline spoke aloud the name as if testing it. ¡°... I¡¯ve never heard of that legend.¡± ¡°I can tell you more about it some other time.¡± I think I can even recreate the movie with the help of Tahlia, and then we can watch the movie. And I can just say that the animals in it are monsters or something. And we can understand them because it was tranted from beastnguage to humannguage. ¡­ though exining movies is way bigger of a problem in the first ce. ¡°Then yes. Thank you, Brian.¡± Eline said, before turning back to the mountain lion. ¡°Your name is Mufasa. I hope you like it.¡± The lion perked its head up and looked at Eline. Then it bowed to her again, epting the name andpleting the contract. Eline entered the magic circle where the lion was, petting it for a bit, before the tiger began to vanish, as the magic circle below them also lost its shine. Eline stepped out of the circle and I took a very close look at it. This one was just drawn on the dirt, so I wanted to confirm it was still good to go for a second try. Sadly, it was clearly somewhat damaged from the lion''s paws, as well as us splitting it open with Fissure, so there was no way I could reuse this magic circle for my own attempt. I¡¯d have to draw a new one. Maybe a bit more permanent one by carving one into stone? I could even link the HomeBase mana lines into it, so that the circle will fill itself as long as someone puts a small amount of mana into the circle first. That way, the mana should still carry the individuality of the person¡¯s mana, while also being something that people with low amount of mana can fill up. ¡­ or I¡¯ll just make a few of them at different sizes. That would probably be the best. As I was pondering that, I heard Eline speaking. Or maybe I should call it chanting. ¡°Please respond to my call ande to my side. Mountain lion Mufasa.¡± After Eline spoke aloud the short chant, a mass of mana began to form next to Eline. It then took on the shape and size of arge lion, before the shine of mana vanished, and the familiar lion stood next to Eline. ¡°He looks good. I hope he will be a great help to you.¡± I told Eline. ¡°Thanks. I really like Mufasa too.¡± ¡°You should take him for a ride. Show him off to the others.¡± ¡°... may I?¡± ¡°Of course. The yard isn¡¯t private or limited. Just be careful not to crash into anyone, so maybe stay off theid paths.¡± ¡°Thank you.¡± Eline said, before she turned back to the lion. She then hopped up, so she could mount the lion. After she took a good seat on the lion¡¯s back, the two took off. First at a slow speed, before soon elerating a reasonable running speed. ¡°... I guess I need to fix thiswn¡­¡± I muttered, as I turned back to the damaged grass that had been left from our sessful experiment. ¡°Aromage Cananga.¡± I called one of my nt-type monsters out the ¡­ I was going to say help me, but let¡¯s be honest, I¡¯ll just dump all of this work onto her. She will have this grass fixed in a matter of seconds. Spoiler [copse]
After thewn was fixed, I went to where Eline was showing her lion off to the others. Some of them were proud of her, but I could definitely see some amount of jealousy from some of the new hires. Almost like they were disappointed that I didn¡¯t show the same kindness towards them, as what I¡¯d shown to Einar, Eline and Wilma. I will, eventually. I just want you all to get a bit more used to everything first. Then I teleported myself to the depths of the dungeon. I wanted to try summoning something myself, but I feel like it might be better if I do it somewhere¡­ not so out in the open. I¡¯m not sure what I will get from the circle, so better safe than sorry. Where I ended up was the ¡®water forest¡¯ floor of HomeBase. Also known as floor 35. The floor filled with aqua treants, rain birds and had a rainstorm bird as a floor boss. This was as good of a ce as any for my own first summoning. Well, local summoning. I looked for a good opening in the forest, until I realized, all these trees are treants. And I canmand them. So instead of looking for a clearing, I ordered the treants to make me one. Then I drew arge magic circle on the ground. Eline¡¯s was 7 meters in diameter and she got a B-rank summon. I kind of want to aim for an S-rank. Sure it might be risky, but I should be able to do so. So let¡¯s draw a 15 meter circle. It took me a little while to draw the circle and all the details it needed, but in about 20 minutes, I was done. ¡°... okay. Here goes nothing.¡± I said as I began pouring massive amounts of mana into the magic circle. In total, this magic circle took just about 3500 mana to fill up, aka. about half of my mana pool. After the circle waspletely full of magic, I waited for something to appear. And I waited. And waited. And waited¡­ ¡°... is it drawn wrong?¡± I questioned, as nothing was appearing. The magic circle was already beginning to lose its shine and I had used a Pitch-ck Power Stone to fill up on mana. Spoiler [copse] (No. It is well within the usable limits.) Laura said. (... it is more likely that you don¡¯t have an affinity towards Summoning Magic, so the circle did nothing.) (... but I literally have the Summoner as a potential race I could have evolved into. I even have the Summoner¡¯s Unity skill.) (But you aren¡¯t a Summoner at this moment, are you?) Laura pointed out. ¡°... oh.¡± Yeah. I guess I¡¯m currently a Spiritual Human, so I could follow the movements of mana better. I quickly opened up the menu of my unique-racial skill.
Human ?
Advanced Human ?
Swordsman ?
Sorcerer ?
Summoner ?
User or Rare Skills ?
Dragon Hearted ?
Spiritual Human
[Change to selected Race]
I then swapped my selection to Summoner, only to receive a notice.
It is possible to pick a race with a ss-race. Please pick either Human or Advanced Human with Summoner.
¡°... oops. I guess I should have used some of those races so I would have known of that.¡± I admitted. I only ever use Dragon Hearted or Spiritual Human, so I didn¡¯t know that I could effectively pick two races at the same time, if I had a ¡®ss-race¡¯. And out of my avable races, four were ¡®ss-races¡¯. Swordsman, Sorcerer, Summoner and User or Rare Skills. Well, let¡¯s just pick Advance Human to go along with Summoner and I¡¯ll be set.
Human ?
Advanced Human
Swordsman ?
Sorcerer ?
Summoner
User or Rare Skills ?
Dragon Hearted ?
Spiritual Human ?
[Change to selected Race]
As I hit the button, I felt the small change in my body, like I always do when I change races. Though going from a Spiritual Human to a Summoner (Advanced Human) was a lot less than going from Spiritual Human to Dragon Hearted. Now then. I¡¯m a Summoner. Let¡¯s try this again.
I once again filled the summoning circle with mana, and this time, I felt an immediate response. Because as more mana entered the magic circle, it began to feel as if the air around me was ¡­ shaking. It wasn¡¯t the ground, but the air. It was turbulent, but not windy. Moving, but also still. It was¡­ ¡°Cold!¡± I cried out a bit, as I realized that the temperature of the forest had fallen a ton. I quickly took my hoodie as well as my armored jacket out of Storage, using the Storage¡¯s clothing change feature to instantly put them on me. I also took a pair of long johns I made just in case I was in a cold environment and put them on under my regr jeans. With Storage, of course. The extra clothing helped me deal with the rapidly deteriorating temperature, as I waited for what would appear. The mana emanating from the magic circle slowly took form. Its shape was that of a long necked being that stood on all fours, with a pair of wings spreading from its back. Then, once it had taken shape, the textures started appearing on the dragon. Scales of clear ice, looking almost like diamonds. Wings with a perfectly clear membrane, supported by white leading edges. And horns, just as shiny and diamond looking as the scales. From its mouth, cold air came out with every breath. This has to be an ice dragon. By size, it was quite small when it came to dragons, only about 15 meters on my not so patented dragon measuring scale. Though my estimations might be a bit off, as this dragon is on all fours, instead of standing on its hind legs. If I use what I learned about dragon sizes generally showing their power, then this dragon should be an intermediate ice dragon. Well, it could be a frost dragon, but there isn¡¯t a big difference. In power, it is likely around the power of a Blue-Eyes White Dragon, or maybe just a bit weaker. But then again, it is a bit different than most dragons that I¡¯ve seen, so I guess let¡¯s see. The dragon looked around, catching its surroundings, before it locked its eyes on me and spoke up. {Summoner. Do you understand me? If you don¡¯t, send me back immediately.} The dragon demanded in draconic. ¡°... you know, it would be difficult for me to know to send you back if I couldn¡¯t understand you.¡± I pointed out, while using Language Comprehension (draconic) to trante my speech. ¡°But yes. I do understand draconic.¡± {Good. You fulfill the first condition for forming a contract with me. That is what you want, isn¡¯t it? Who wouldn¡¯t want a contract with me, the great ice dragon ???????} Man. What is the point in understanding draconic, if I can¡¯t understand the real names of these dragons? I know he/she just said it, but I can¡¯t pronounce that stuff. Well, let¡¯s see if I can hear a name I can actually pronounce. ¡°Yes. It would be my honor to make a contract with you. Would you allow it?¡± {Of course I won¡¯t. I don¡¯t want a contract with some human. One that makes a contract with me should at least be a draconic lizardfolk.} ¡°I see. A shame. Are you sure there is no other way to make a contract?¡± I asked. Sure I could swap to Dragon Hearted, but considering what happened with the summoning circle when I was a Spiritual Human, I think the circle would malfunction when I change my race. {Well, as I am a kind and caring dragon, I suppose I can offer you a chance.} The ice dragon said, before adding the condition. {Fight me.} ¡°... fight you?¡± {Yes. Is it that difficult to understand for someone as lowly as you?} ¡°No. I was just surprised. Sure. I can fight you. And if I win, will you allow a contract?¡± {If you are capable of defeating me, I will allow it. Even if you are just a human.} ¡°Alright. Thank you. May I have a minute to prepare?¡± I asked. {Do as you wish, but don¡¯t take too much time, or I will go home.} Okay. Preparation time. We have a dragon to take down.
My battle n was both simple andplicated. Considering the ¡­ personality of this dragon, I don¡¯t think he/she would be happy if I summoned a monster to fight in my stead. I need to prove my own worth. So I quickly swapped the cards I had set on me to something to counter a dragon and I summoned one monster. Well, a sword really. I think it will fall within a reasonable range for proving my worth. ¡°Red-Eyes ck Dragon Sword.¡± Spoiler [copse] Okay. Sword secured. ¡­ but maybe I should¡­ ¡°Millennium Shield.¡± Spoiler [copse] I also called out my magical shield. I think this will be fine. I feel like with these two, as well as the five cards I have set on myself, I can take on this dragon. After all, my goal isn¡¯t to defeat or kill it. I just need to prove my worth. And not die while trying. With my sword in hand and my shield levitating just to my left, I took a step towards the dragon. ¡°Oh great dragon. I¡¯m ready for our fight.¡± The dragon then turned its head, which had been staring at the artificial sky of the dungeon. {Good. Perhaps you can enter¡­.} The dragon began to speak, until it just ¡­ stopped. {Wh-wha-what? What ¡­ what is that?} It asked in a slight panic. At least that is what I think that was. ¡°... what do you mean?¡± I asked. {Th-that sword. It¡­ it is made of a dragon. You¡­ you have killed a dragon?} ¡°Oh? This?¡± I asked as I raised up the sword. As I did, the ice dragon visibly shrunk in front of me, as if it was trying to escape the sword. ¡°Yeah. I guess it is made of a dragon.¡± I admitted. I mean, it is a fusion between a dragon and ¡­ another dragon. Well, a knight that was cursed and turned into a dragon to be specific, but who''s counting. ¡°... so, do you want to fight or not?¡± {No. No. No. I¡¯ll never fight a dragon yer. Let¡¯s just make a contract. I¡¯ll agree to anything. Just don¡¯t hurt me, Please!} The dragon spoke at a speed that would make an auction broker jealous, while it prostrated itself in front of me. ¡°... well, if you say so.¡±
It took a bit of time, but eventually we had a full summoning contract. And it was quite skewed in my favor. I could summon this dragon whenever I wanted, for how long I wanted, and have it do whatever I wanted. As long as I could give it 200 mana at the time of summoning and 1000 mana per hour it is summoned. {Ju-just say my name, and the contact is sealed.} The ice dragon said. {My na-name is¡­ Hime?a.} ¡°Ice Dragon Hime?a. It is a pleasure to make a contract with you.¡± I told her. I had learned that she was a female dragon while we were making the contract. {Pl-please. Call me ¡­ whenever you ¡­ need me. But just¡­ don¡¯t show that¡­ sword to me¡­ ever again.} The dragon said, as its body began to disappear, as if it was a loosely held together statue of snow that was hit by a powerful gust of wind. ¡°I can¡¯t promise you that.¡± I told the dragon as she was disappearing. ¡°But I will try my best to not have it out when I call you.¡± As the dragon¡¯s face disappeared, I could almost see relief on her face. Is she really that scared of my sword? I wonder why that is? Maybe I¡¯ll ask her next time. Because for now, I got my first summoning contract. And not just that. With the contract, came a new skill. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: One without a Race - Summoner (Advanced Human) ?
Level: 134
HP: 5870 (+19,700)
Mana: 7160 (+17,900)
Strength: 2260
Defense: 3080
Magic: 2550
Skills:
One of Every Race LV.2 (unique-racial)
- Draconic Body LV.1 (racial)
- Draconic Magic LV.1 (racial)
- Advanced Summoning Magic LV.1 (racial)
Pack Opener LV.8 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.5 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Limit Break LV.1 (extra)
Space Magic LV.3 (extra)
Telekinesis LV.6 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.10 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Sword Technique LV.4
Shield Technique LV.2
Mana Control LV.12
Defense Boost LV.10
Dragon Life Dedication (Greater True Fire Dragon)
Water Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Honorary Baron of Ruiso Kingdom
Language Comprehension (humanoid) (draconic)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
[copse] Advanced Summoning Magic, huh? Not too bad. I do find it interesting that it is a racial skill though. I would have assumed that it was just an evolution of Summoning Magic, and it might still be, but being race limited to those with the Summoner ss race might mean it is somethingpletely separate. Well, I don¡¯t know and I don¡¯t really care. I have it, I can use it. That is all that matters. CH.324 Bar hopping with Alice and Lua CH.324 Bar hopping with Alice and Lua ¡°... I really need to make a more permanent summoning circle.¡± I muttered, as I looked at the circle I used to summon the ice dragon. Even with no fighting or show of force, the circle drawn on the dirt of this floor had been damaged to the point where it would take more time to fix it than it would take to draw a new one. Well, let¡¯s justpletely erase this one. I¡¯llter find a good ce where I can make permanent circles of different sizes. With all the evidence of my ¡­ I was going to say screwing around, but I was actually doing something quite serious. Well, with the ce cleaned, I teleported myself back to the surface.
¡°He''s back!¡± Eline yelled, as she spotted me. ¡°My Lord. How did it go?¡± She then asked, as she ran to me. ¡°You know you can just keep calling me Brian, like you did earlier.¡± I reminded Eline. ¡°And it went well. I made a summoning contract.¡± I told her. ¡°Amazing! I know you could do it.¡± Eline said. ¡°... then where is it? I don¡¯t see it.¡± Einar asked. ¡°I can summon her now.¡± I told him. ¡°Hime?a. Would you be so kind.¡± I requested, as I was trying to use the Advanced Summoning Magic skill. That is how this works, right? I felt a bit of mana being drained from me, and then the temperature got colder, just like it did when I summoned her inside the dungeon. Ice crystals began to form next to me and eventually they took on the shape of a dragon. {M-master. You already called me.} Hime?a at first spoke shyly, but as soon as she realized I wasn¡¯t holding the Red-Eyes ck Dragon Sword, her tone changed a bit. {Well, of course you would call for me. What summoner wouldn¡¯t want to show off their amazing familiar? Yes. Gaze at my glory, you lowly people.} Hime?a said, as she raised her head up high, posing as if she was the greatest dragon in existence. ¡°You- you made a contract with a dragon?¡± Eline asked. ¡°Of course he would.¡± Einar said. ¡°What else would our Master summon?¡± ¡°Maybe a phoenix?¡± Eline suggested. ¡°Can you even summon that?¡± ¡°With a card I could.¡± I told Einar, before turning back towards Hime?a and speaking to her in draconic. ¡°Also, can you stop releasing cold air? You¡¯ll kill the grass if you keep that up.¡± {If it cannot take my frosty breath, it doesn¡¯t deserve to serve as my summoner''s footing.} Hime?a responded. ¡°...¡± I didn¡¯t say anything, but just red at her. {... I ¡­ I shall hold it back.} The dragon said, as she visibly shrunk and the amount of cold airing off of her went down significantly. She was still letting out some cold air, but a lot less, and to the point where it won''t freeze anything. As we were talking, some of the others came out to the yard, possibly to check what themotion was about. That included Alice, Lua, as well as the two dragons. Well, one is a dragon avatar, but still. ¡°So this is your new summon. She looks pretty.¡± Luamented. Naturally she and Alice already knew about my shenaniganz, as I told them via the System Link. ¡°You always didck water dragons, so I guess an ice dragon is a decent substitute.¡± Alice added. ¡°Is this a new card?¡± Agunan asked. ¡°May I fight her?¡± ¡°No. This is different.¡± Lady Janina told him. ¡°She is a summoned dragon. Not one made by Brian¡¯s unique skill.¡± As the four chatted with me, Hime?a shrunk in size even more. To the point where I honestly began to think that she was getting physically smaller, as if her body was deting. {M-M-Master? Wh-Why is¡­ a fire dragon here?} She asked, sounding terrified. ¡°Oh? So she talks.¡± Agunan spoke to Hime?a in draconic. ¡°I am here as I have dedicated my life to my Master. Of course I shall stay close to him.¡± {Y-Y-you? You are a dragon yer? And you have a dragon dedicated to you?} ¡°Well, kind of. But if you think about it, the only dragon I¡¯ve ever really in is Agunan there, but he is very much alive, so I wouldn¡¯t actually consider myself a dragon yer. Even if I have technically killed a dragon.¡± That was all spoken in draconic, so I wasn¡¯t worried about Einar and Eline hearing it. Not that the duo don¡¯t know that I can resurrect people, as I literally did that to Einar. As well as Mufasa just a bit ago. ¡°That does still make you a dragon yer.¡± Lady Janina pointed out. ¡°Besides, if you count what happened in the Factory, your monsters have killed Agunan a number of times, and even I sumbed thrice.¡± As Lady Janina kept talking, I think her identity finally became clear to Hime?a, as she immediately dropped her head to the ground to show respect to the dragon in front of her. {M-M-My Queen. W-W-What is someone of your might doing here?} Hime?a just barely muttered out. ¡°Don¡¯t be like that. Brian won¡¯t like it. Since this is his domain, and everyone is equal in his eyes, that isn¡¯t necessary here.¡± Lady Janina said. ¡°But if he summons you in my domain, it may be a different story.¡± ¡­ well, she isn¡¯t wrong, but she also is. While I do agree that I don¡¯t want any of this crawling on the ground BS on HomeBase, there is still a clear hierarchy here. I¡¯m at the top. Below me are Alice and Lua. Agunan is technically also at that level, as is Lady Janina. Below that is Ria, followed by everyone else in seniority by work time. So Wilma, then Einar and Eline and at the bottom are the four neers. My monsters in the dragon avatars, as well as Endy and Magie, aka Magical Exemr installed into the dragon avatar, are somewhere around Ria in rank, depending on the monster. Spoiler
[copse]
After everyone saw my new dragon, I unsummoned Hime?a. I probably shouldn¡¯t summon her in front of Agunan too much, as she seemed honestly terrified of the fire dragon. Even Lady Janina was less scary to her, but that might be because that is just the dragon avatar Janina, not her true body turned into a human form. Oh, and speaking of human forms, Hime?a cannot transform into a human form, but she was willing to learn how to do so, so she might join me on my Draconic Body/Magic practice sessions. Alice and Lua were also both interested in testing out if they can summon monsters and make contracts, but I asked them to wait until I have the more permanent summoning circles done. It shouldn¡¯t take more than a day or two to do that after all. I just need to pick a good spot, make a stone b or something like that there, and then have one of my monsters carve the summoning magic circle to it. Thenter I might look into adding that mana autofill, as Lua and Alice really don¡¯t need it. They have plenty of mana, just like I do.
After a somewhat eventful day, I decided to have a different kind of evening. We are levitating above the capital, so why not go and check out the capital¡¯s nightlife, and maybe the bar scene. So after swapping our clothes for something that wouldn¡¯t stand out as much in the capital, Alice, Lua and I beamed ourselves down to the ground. We appeared already in the moner¡¯ district, in a random alley I noticed was empty. We got out of there and onto a main street before some ¡­ not so savory people could spot us, and headed towards where I remember seeing a bar. There were plenty of them across the capital, but we were quite close to one, so may as well start there. It wasn¡¯t difficult for me to order a drink, as I could really go for anything, but neither Lua or Alice had any experience with alcoholic drinks. Alice because her Father never offered her any and Lua because it would have tasted awful to her. After a bit of pondering and some rmendations from both me and the bartender, Lua ended up taking a ss of ros¨¦ wine, while Alice had a fruit cocktail. ¡°How do you like it?¡± I asked. ¡°... I don¡¯t really see the appeal.¡± Lua said. ¡°Blood is way better.¡± ¡°Maybe I should mix some into some red wine and have you try that.¡± I offered, before I added something in a much quieter voice. ¡°In legends from my world, vampires enjoyed red wine with blood mixed into it. So you might also really like that.¡± ¡°Really? Then¡­ I¡¯ll test it out.¡± Lua agreed. ¡°... as long as it is your blood.¡± She then added teasingly. ¡°What about yours, Alice?¡± ¡°... It''s good. But I want something else next.¡± ¡°Alright. Then let''s finish these drinks and head to the next ce.¡±
We ended up doing a few more bar hops. Lua was testing out different wines, with just a drop or two of my blood mixed into them, while Alice was more focused on mixed drinks. I was mainly testing out the house ales, if the ce had any. And if they didn¡¯t, I just ordered something at random. I was actually fully expecting Alice or Lua to get drunk quite quickly, as neither of them is experienced, but possibly because of our abnormally high levels, or maybe their advanced races, neither of them was really getting drunk. At least not as I could see. And I didn¡¯t feel anything myself, so that is probably the case. ¡°Maybe one more ce?¡± Lua suggested as we left the bar we just had a drink in. ¡°Yes. Then home so we can ¡­ we can¡­¡± Alice continued, but she refused to say what she actually wanted. ¡°Cuddle?¡± I suggested, as she had been practically sitting on myp in thest ce. ¡°... yes.¡± Alice said very quickly. ¡°Sure. Then maybe we should skip the next ce and head straight home?¡± ¡°Only if I get a drink directly from you.¡± Lua cut in. ¡°I want more of your blood.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t get too addicted to it.¡± ¡°Toote, I already am.¡± Lua said. ¡°But don¡¯t worry. I know a Blood Magic spell that helps you make more blood quickly.¡± ¡°Convenient.¡± ¡°We have to take care of your food sources, right? ¡­ though admittedly it is quite the difficult spell, and I learned it from Vampire Grace, so other dhampir probably don¡¯t know it.¡± Spoiler [copse] ¡°Are you teaching it to others?¡± I asked. ¡°No. It requires at least LV.8 True Blood Magic, so it is not something most could use. ¡­ also, I don¡¯t want anyone turning a person into an endless blood bag.¡± ¡°Yeah. That might cause some ¡­ bad blood.¡± I joked, only to get a stupefied look from Lua. ¡°... that was just awful.¡± Even Alice didn¡¯t like my joke. ¡°Why don¡¯t you two appreciate my puns?¡± I asked. ¡°Read the room.¡± ¡°We are on the street.¡± ¡°Smartass.¡± ¡°... sorry. Let¡¯s just get ourst drinks and go home.¡± At least that was the n, but things don¡¯t always go as nned.
¡°That ce will do.¡± Alice said, as she pointed out a small pub. ¡°Sure. Let¡¯s go there.¡± I agreed. As I said earlier, this pub was quite small and there were only a handful of customers inside. That means this ce is either garbage, or not well known. I guess we will see. After ordering ourst drinks of the night, we sat down at a small table. ¡°... it¡¯s actually really good.¡± I said as I took a sip of the pub''s ale. This was definitely one of the best of the evening. Maybe not the best, but easily in the top 3. ¡°As is the wine. It has a nice deep taste.¡± Lua was alsoplimenting her drink. ¡°... this one is¡­ so so.¡± Alice was the only one not quite happy with her drink. I don¡¯t know if the bartender heard Alice¡¯sint, but soon after herment, I saw himing towards our table. ¡°Miss, I may have misheard you, but are you saying that your drink isn¡¯t to your satisfaction?¡± He asked. ¡°... I mean. It isn¡¯t bad, but ¡­ I¡¯ve had better drinks tonight.¡± Alice answered honestly. ¡°I see. Could you go into more detail? I would like to know what you think is wrong with it?¡± Oh? Looking for actual feedback? I wasn¡¯t expecting that. ¡°... well, the fruit blend doesn¡¯t really suit my pte.¡± Alice began. ¡°And there is quite a bit of alcohol in this, so it isn¡¯t that easy to drink. I think if you¡­¡± She then gave a few suggestions that she thought might make the drink better and the bartender seemed to focus onmitting them to memory. ¡°... I see. Thank you. Would you care for another one? Free of charge, of course. I just wish for you to test it.¡± ¡°... sure. Why not.¡± Alice agreed. As the bartender left to mix up another drink for Alice, someone new walked into the pub. He was a man, a bit short at only about 160 cm with ck unkempt hair, and his clothes looked like they had been passed down from his big brother, to his other big brother and then finally to him. Aka. they were beaten to shit. The worst part of him was the smell. He reeked of alcohol, and that ising from me after I have been barhopping all evening. He walked to the counter like he owned the ce and in a voice so loud that the entire neighborhood probably heard it, he demanded a drink from the bartender. ¡°Just a second, Lord James. I¡¯ll make you your regr as soon as I finish the miss¡¯s drink.¡± The bartender responded to the drunk guy, as he pointed at our table about the drink he was working on. ¡°Humph. You prioritize new customers over me. Last mistake you might make.¡± The man grumbled. ¡°You know the rules, James. One more ¡®incident¡¯ and they are tossing you in the mmer.¡± ¡°They have been saying that for years, but here I am. So Give Me My Drink!¡± ¡°Yes. Yes. Just a second.¡± The bartender again told this James guy, as he began walking the finished drink towards Alice. ¡°I¡¯ll take this one then.¡± James said, as he moved at near superhuman speeds and snatched the ready drink from the bartender¡¯s hand. Then in just one swing, he gulped the entire drink down. ¡°Hey! That was for¡­¡± ¡°Weak!¡± James yelled over the bartender. ¡°Why would anyone want something this WEAK!?¡± ¡°It wasn¡¯t for you, but for the¡­¡± ¡°Them Make Mine!¡± ¡°... yes Sir.¡± The bartender shrunk in size, as the angry shortstack turned to him. Is calling someone a shortstack when they are 160 cm appropriate? Probably not. Do I really care? Because this guy seems like an asshole, I don¡¯t. ¡°... maybe we should leave?¡± I suggested quietly. ¡°This ce is getting rowdy.¡± ¡°Yes, let¡¯s.¡± Lua agreed. ¡°... yeah. Might not be worth waiting for my free drink.¡± Alice also agreed, so we got up to leave. I wanted to thank the bartender for his service, but as he seemed way too focused on making James¡¯ drink, I decided to just leave quietly. We had already paid for the drinks, so don¡¯t think this is stealing or anything. I did decide to drop a small silver coin as a tip on the table though. But we didn¡¯t quite make it out of the door, as just before we reached it, a blur moved in front of us. ¡°And where do you think you are going with these lovelydies!?¡± The drunk shortstack had moved at speeds that I could just barely follow with my eyes to block our path. ¡°We are heading home, thank you for asking. Now would you please step aside.¡± I requested. ¡°A youngster like you? With twodies? Why not share one?¡± ¡°... what?¡± ¡°You heard me. Leave one of those two for me. But I¡¯m not greedy, so I¡¯ll let you choose.¡± ¡°No.¡± I just said. ¡°No? No!? Did you just say No to me! Do you have any idea who you are speaking with!?¡± ¡°I should ask that of you, James.¡± ¡°Why would I, the Great James, the S-rank adventurer James. The Master James. Know some random youngsters?¡± ¡°Hmph.¡± I almost began tough as this guy introduced himself. ¡°Master? Maybe a drunk master.¡± After I said that, I heard some quiet chuckles from both Lua and Alice. ¡°Now if you would, step aside.¡± I said with a much more assertive voice. Then, before I really had time to figure out what was happening, a fist was flying towards my face. I only realized it when a card I had set on myself activated. Spoiler [copse] Negate Attack. It was one of the go-to cards for defense, and I had one set on all three of us. It would automatically activate if someone tried to attack us with the intention to harm or kill us. That proves that he had legitimately attempted to at least harm me. ¡°AARGH!¡± James yelled, as he held his right fist with his left hand. It had hit the defensive barrier my Negate Attack had made, and apparently it hurt him, at least a little. And because Negate Attackes with a temporary stun, you know, because of the entire ¡®then end the Battle Phase.¡¯ part of the effect, James was just standing there, so I pushed him aside, so the three of us could walk outside. Not that we got far before the stun of Negate Attack ended and drunken master James rushed after us. ¡°YOU! You dare humiliate the GREAT JAMES like that!¡± He yelled. ¡°Why wouldn¡¯t I? I did nothing.¡± ¡°You¡­ you¡­ you¡­ Nothing! You call that NOTHING!¡± As James kept yelling, something strange was happening to his body. It was¡­ growing. Like actually growing, and not just some visual gag. It was almost like¡­ well, I can only reallypare it to one thing. It was like he was transforming into the Hulk or something. His muscles got bigger, his skin turned from a white-ish tone to dark red, and the already ripped clothing he was wearing was ripped even more. I guess that answered the question as to why his clothes were ripped to shreds. Can¡¯t really hulk out without destroying your clothing. ¡°YOU! Are! Going! To! Pay!¡± The now monstrous James yelled at me, but I really don¡¯t care that much. I can handle him. Probably. As he rushed at us, I moved my arm to where another card was set on me and quickly said its name to activate it outside of the condition I set for it. ¡°Mirror Force.¡± Spoiler [copse] Mirror Force would usually only activate against ranged attacks, not melee, so I had to activate it manually. But its effectiveness was more than sufficient, as all the force this drunk moron put into his rush reflected back at him, sending him flying down the street. But despite taking a full force of his own attack, the drunk rage monster didn¡¯t stay down. He pushed himself back to his feet and rushed at us again. ¡°Shadow Spell.¡± I activated the next card to stop him. And this would hopefully keep him still for a bit longer. Spoiler [copse] Dark chains quickly bound up the raging drunk monster, and they seemed to work alright. But I¡¯m not sure if they will be absolute, as I heard some not so good soundsing from the chains, as the monster was trying to break free. ¡°... Maybe I should have her deal with this¡­¡± I muttered as I pondered my choices. Yeah. That will help him¡­ actually, let¡¯s make that joke a bitter. ¡°Ice Dragon Hime?a. Appear by my side.¡± I summoned my new ice dragon. I just got her and I want to see her power. And I don¡¯t think this drunk monster will die from it. After Hime?a had fully materialized, I made a simple request to her. ¡°Our drunk friend needs to cool off. Do you think you could make it so?¡± I asked the ice dragon. {That is simple, Master. And as a service to you, I won¡¯t even kill him.} The dragon responded before she sted the drunken monster with her ice breath. By the time it was over, the drunk monster was encased in a block of ice, with the chains also around him. Well, the chains will disappear in two hours, and that should weaken the ice to the point where he can be broken free. Or someone can break him free. I then walked to the barkeeper, so I could talk with him for a second. ¡°Sorry about the mess.¡± I told him, as I handed him a full gold coin. ¡°Do you think you could deal with that? Call the guards or something. Actually, they are probably already on their way considering all the noise we made.¡± ¡°.... yes¡­ anything you want.¡± The barkeep agreed. ¡°But¡­ what is your name? If the guards need it.¡± ¡°Oh yeah. It¡¯s Brian Wood. And I¡¯m staying at the Sawyer family¡¯s capital manor. If the guards have anything they need from me, tell them that that is where they will find me.¡± ¡°Y-y-yes, my Lord.¡± The barkeep quickly said, as he bowed to me. ¡°I-I-I ¡­ I thank you for your business. Please doe again.¡± ¡°We probably will. Please make sure to remember the drink Alice wants, as she will get it next time.¡± I told him. ¡°Alice, Lua. Let¡¯s just head home from here. Hime?a, thank you for your service. You can go now.¡± I called a teleportation beam from HomeBase to pick us up, as the ice dragon disappeared into the night air. Unlike with the B.E.S. teleportation beams, the one from HomeBase was invisible for anyone that didn¡¯t hold a HomeBase ess ring, or other ess device, so for the ones watching, it would just look as if we were standing still in the middle of the street, before we suddenly disappeared. That might cause some urban legends, but they might just think it was teleportation magic, which in a way, it was. But man. What a night. We definitely should have called this off one ce sooner. Would have avoided a lot of trouble. CH.325 Interrogated CH.325 Interrogated ¡°You really made a mess of things, huh.¡± Mariinamented as the three of us got down from HomeBase and met up with her at the Sawyer manor. ¡°I mean, you took up a quarter of the tabloid.¡± She then ced the single sheath of paper on the table, so I could see it. I did know the capital had these single page newspapers, but I didn¡¯t expect them to be able to print about ¡­ the nightly happenings by the morning. But I was clearly wrong, as there was a story taking up right about half of the front page, speaking about how the S-rank adventurer Master James was found frozen in an ice sculpture. While it didn¡¯t tell everything, it did speak of Master James fighting someone who then proceeded to summon an ice dragon in the middle of the city to freeze him, before they disappeared into the night. It is interesting that they didn¡¯t put my name in the story, but it might be because they want to avoid putting a noble¡¯s name into it, before they can actually confirm that a noble actually did it. ¡°Well, what can I say? I¡¯m just so popr that as soon as I get into town, the ¡­ tabloids will have to be writing about me.¡± ¡°Or you are just that good at getting into trouble.¡± Alicemented. ¡°Don¡¯t even. You know that one was zero percent on me. That James guy is just a drunk moron.¡± ¡°He is also one of the strongest in the capital.¡± Mariina said. ¡°They don¡¯t call him Master James for nothing.¡± ¡°I would call him the drunk master, but to be honest, he is more of a drunk monster.¡± ¡°Especially after that transformation.¡± Lua added. ¡°I mean, what was that?¡± ¡°Probably a unique skill.¡± I suggested, although that was just a guess. ¡°At the least it was an extra skill, as Laura couldn¡¯t recognize it. But I would guess it is unique.¡± ¡°Unless he has evolved and it is a racial skill.¡± Lua added. ¡°Could be that, but I feel like Laura would have ess to knowledge about racial skills.¡± (I do know most of them, but some are hidden until I am perfect.) Laura told us. ¡°Well, you heard her.¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t.¡± Mariina pointed out. ¡°... I really wish I could.¡± ¡°I¡¯m working on that. If it goes as nned, you¡¯ll be able to ess my Different Dimension Factory, and you¡¯ll be able to speak to Laura there.¡± ¡°Is¡­ Is that true?¡± Mariina asked. ¡°I thought only those with ¡­ special powers could get there.¡± ¡°...¡± I first silently stared at Alice, before I actually answered Mariina. ¡°Well yes, but actually no. That is what I also assumed until two dragons broke my reception of truth. You can get there just fine, as long as you can control your soul with magic. Then detach it from your body and move it to the dimension that houses my Factory. Simple, right?¡± ¡°T-That doesn¡¯t sound that simple.¡± ¡°Because it really isn¡¯t. Even Alice can just barely separate her two souls, and none of us can yet transfer our souls out of our bodies.¡± ¡°She has two souls?¡± ¡°... you told her about SS, but not about that part?¡± I asked Alice. ¡°When I told her about SS, I didn¡¯t really know having two souls could be useful. I only learned about ways of using my two souls after Lady Janina came to visit.¡± Alice exined. ¡°... wait, wait, Wait!? You were serious?¡± Mariina spoke up. ¡°... well, yes. Didn¡¯t you know about that?¡± ¡°No. How would I? I mean¡­ magic can do wonderful things, but affecting souls¡­ is that even possible?¡± ¡°... so the Sage¡¯s tower doesn¡¯t know of it?¡± I wondered. ¡°... no. That can¡¯t be it. Agunan said that he has heard of humans that can visit the Spirit world. So there should be something about that, right? Perhaps it is just information they keep under wraps.¡± ¡°You can go to the spirit world?¡± ¡°Yeah. Agunan, the fire dragon that I ... ¡®tamed¡¯ told me he can do it. Apparently ¡®ying¡¯ with the spirits is fun. And by ¡®ying¡¯, he means fighting.¡± ¡°... then. Could I do it?¡± ¡°Probably. If you learn how to move your soul and transfer it to different dimensions. You can join our lessons on soul magic, if you want. We have them twice a week currently.¡± ¡°... I would like that. If it isn¡¯t too much of a bother.¡± ¡°Well, we will have to take you to HomeBase for that, but that is simple. One of us will just have toe and take you.¡± ¡°Really? May Ie there?¡± ¡°I was nning on making the grand reveal soon anyway. I¡¯m just waiting on thest of the furniture so I¡¯ll have the guest rooms furnished.¡± ¡°How many people are you nning on inviting?¡± ¡°Honestly, not that many. I don¡¯t have enough connections, and I also only want to invite people I actually trust.¡± ¡°I¡¯m d to hear that I¡¯m included in that.¡± Mariina admitted. ¡°You are so-so. You should be d that you are a rtive of Alice and Christina, as the two of them have earned big trust points in my eyes. Actually, your father was quite good at getting trust points as well. So congrattions, admission by rtedness.¡± I told her, but I understand that that was quite¡­ evil, so I added a bit more. ¡°No. Actually you have been a big help as well, so you probably would have gotten an invite anyway.¡± ¡°Thank you. I¡¯m really looking forward to my first visit.¡±
As I somewhat predicted, and part of the reason I came to the Sawyer capital manor in the morning, a small group of knights came to the building looking for me. Four of them in total. The house butler led them to the parlor room, before he came and asked me to join them. But it wasn¡¯t just me, as Mariina also came with me saying: ¡°If someone doesn¡¯t look after you, you¡¯ll get in trouble.¡± I don¡¯t think I would, but I don¡¯t mind having a wyer¡¯. Alice and Lua also wanted toe to see the knights, but as they were with me, I don¡¯t want them to be involved, in case there is any trouble. We walked in the room and I sat down opposite to the knight that was also seated. Only one of the four was seated, with the three others standing behind his chair. Mariina sat down next to me, by the way. ¡°Are you Brian?¡± The knight was the first to speak. ¡°Honorary Baron Brian Wood. Yes. That would be me.¡± I confirmed with my full name and title. ¡°And who might you be?¡± I asked. Normally that would be a bit rude, but considering that he already called me by my first name, a bit of rudeness should be eptable. ¡°As expected of an upstart. Then I shall introduce myself. I am Baron Woody Arrow, themander of the second Royal knight toon. You¡¯d better remember that.¡± The knight introduced himself and made his opinion about me clear. What have I done to him? I don¡¯t recall stepping on Woody Arrow''s toes. ¡­ heh. I seriously have to hold back myughter. His name. Who would name their child Woody? Okay, that might be eptable, but when your family name is Arrow. That is just too good. ¡°I shallmit it to memory, Lord Arrow. So, what can I do for you?¡± I asked, trying to keep my face straight. ¡°You can start by exining why you would order a dragon to attack a noble.¡± Lord Arrow demanded. ¡°... wait? That drunk monster is a noble? Live and learn I guess.¡± ¡°You didn¡¯t even know that? What kind of an upstart are you?¡± ¡°He is somewhat right.¡± Mariina told me. ¡°It is quitemon for S-rank adventurers to be made into honorary nobles.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll me Paulina for that. She should have taught me that kind of stuff.¡± I responded to Mariina before I turned back to the knightmander. ¡°Then maybe you would want to exin why the S-rank adventurer Master James would attack me? As you heard, I am also a noble, so why does he have a right to attack me?¡± ¡°You were the aggressor in the situation!¡± ¡°Where did you hear that from? From that drunk fool?¡± ¡°You dare to speak like that?¡± ¡°I could ask you the same. Why would anyone allow you tomand a full knight order?¡± By this point, I hadpletely given up on diplomacy. If I have to deal with this fool, I may as well just insult his ass into next week. He won¡¯t believe me anyway. I can just solve any problems with my connection to the second Prince when I meet up with him. ¡°Fine. You are under arrest. Cuff him. And don¡¯t even try to resist.¡± Woody Arrowmanded the three behind him. ¡°... you know this won¡¯t work.¡± Mariina cut in. ¡°Even if you are a knightmander, you can¡¯t just barge in and arrest a noble with nothing but your word.¡± ¡°And you know, had you asked, it would be quite easy for me to show what actually happened.¡± I added. I mean, I have the skills for it. I can quite literally watch my life like it was a movie recorded from my PoV. ¡°Then go ahead. Humor me. If you have proof of your ¡®innocence¡¯, I¡¯d like to hear it.¡± ¡°There is nothing to hear. Only to see. ¡­ well, I suppose it doese with sound as well, so you will also hear. Dungeon Founder, open.¡± I opened up my skill and used it to make a makeshift disy screen. Also, I think I¡¯ve never mentioned this, but when someone opens up a system screen like this, the screen will always face you. You, as in everyone. As in, for everyone the screen will look like it is perfectly facing you. I don¡¯t think I ever mentioned it, so now I have. With my skill now open, I pulled up yesterday¡¯s footage, starting from when James entered the small pub and let it y out from there, all the way until he was an ice sculpture. At that point, I paused it so these knights couldn¡¯t see HomeBase. ¡°So, still think I¡¯m guilty?¡± I asked.
The knightmander had no choice but to give up. I mean, I was using a System skill to show what happened and the System and the Goddess are absolute truths in this world, so faking something that happens on a System screen is believed to be impossible. ¡­ I probably could fake it though, If I really wanted to. But I might get some ck from the Goddess if I did. But still. They had no choice but to give in and leave. I was d it was ¡­ not solved, but at least put to pause so easily, but I still need to have a talk about the actions of this knightmander with His Highness Elias when I meet with him. You can¡¯t just have knightmanders like that. It will ruin everything. ¡°So¡­ exin.¡± Mariina said. ¡°Exin what exactly?¡± ¡°Everything. How did you do that? You just¡­ is that illusion magic? But you used a System screen to do that. How?¡± ¡°It is actually quite simple. I just linked a few skills. Dungeon Founder and Storage to be precise.¡± ¡°... how would that result in what I saw?¡± ¡°Well, Dungeon Founder is a skill that would allow me to watch the insides of my dungeon. Even Dungeon Master can do that, actually. And the skill can be opened to show other people that. You get that part, right?¡± ¡°Yes. That does sound reasonable.¡± ¡°Then I had Laura link my Dungeon Founder and Storage. This is something I can only do because I have Laura, aka my System Support.¡± I rified. ¡°And Storage can not only store items, but information as well. That includes everything I see. Then, because the skills are linked, I can y back my memories, like you just saw.¡± ¡°... I ¡­ I didn¡¯t think that would be possible.¡± ¡°Well, for a regr person, it isn¡¯t. It does take both a unique and extra skill to do. And a System Support. So don¡¯t think just anyone can do that.¡± ¡°... I won¡¯t. Now, what about that dragon? It was summoned using standard summoning magic, not one of your cards, right? When did that happen?¡± ¡°Yesterday. Eline, the young catgirl I¡¯m taking care of, can use summoning magic, so we yed around with it yesterday. That ended with me making a contract with the ice dragon.¡± ¡°... I see. I wish you would have told me. I could have helped you with that.¡± ¡°It wasn¡¯t necessary, so I didn¡¯t want to bother. ¡­ Besides, getting help from you is usually too costly.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll give you a free service next time, as a thanks for your exnations. So feel free to rely on me more.¡± ¡°Sure. That sounds like a deal.¡± CH.326 Meeting the Second Prince CH.326 Meeting the Second Prince Going from the wannabe interrogation, I spent one peaceful day just¡­ doing what I felt like doing. Well, I did have a few jobs up on HomeBase that involved me taking off in Victory Viper XX03 so I could visit a few cities and towns some distance away. I¡¯m sure you can figure out what said business was. Spoiler [copse] And I guess this is about as good of time as any to talk about the Victory Viper. Its size is nearly identical to Gradius, so just under twenty meters in length. For speed, like Gradius, Victory Viper could travel at speeds of up to mach 25 in atmosphere, without causing sonic booms. They can actually go faster, but past that, it will cause sonic booms, so I basically never exceed mach 20 with either of the ships, just to have a safety margin. Maybe if I had a major emergency to get to, but haven¡¯t had one of those yet. Well, Alice fighting the behemoth was one, but with a trip that short, going from mach 20 to mach 30 or even above would only have cut the travel time down a few seconds. Anyway, back to Victory Viper. Like with Gradius, I had installed a few cards into it. Because it is a Machine-type monster, I went with the standard Machine Conversion Factory and defensive 7 Completed installs. Spoiler
[copse] I also added Power Capsule, as it is a Spell card dedicated to the Victory Viper XX03. It would allow me to activate any of Victory Viper XX03¡¯s effects whenever I wanted, with a five minute cooldown. So I could boost my ships firepower, interrupt iing spells or destroy stationary spell circles, or summon Option Tokens, which were just small drone things. Spoiler [copse] In short, Victory Viper XX03 isn¡¯t that much more special than Gradius, as the only thing it has over Gradius is the effect to destroy spells/traps. But I guess the one advantage it has over Gradius is that Victory Viper needs only 3 installs to get all those cool features, while Gradius needs 4. So it is a bit better, but I will still be using both of them, depending on which one I¡¯ll feel like using.
The next day, I dressed up in my suit and got to the ground to meet up with Cressida. I was going to be riding to the Royal castle with her. I somewhat wanted to bring Lua and Alice with me, but Cressida said I shouldn¡¯t just yet, as my meeting with the Prince was unofficial at best, so bringing arge group would look bad. Now as for where we were headed, you might assume I¡¯d meet with the Prince at the Royal castle, and you are somewhat correct, but also not. We were within the walls of the castle walls, but not inside the central building. And as far as I know, that very central building is the castle itself, so I both was and wasn¡¯t inside the castle. I guess I should call this area the outer castle and the building itself the inner castle. Maybe. But yeah. Within the castle walls, there were multitudes of buildings that weren¡¯t the inner castle, and we were headed to one of them. The one that held the office of the second Prince. On our way here, we went through two inspections. First was at the castle walls, where Cressida showed her ess pass, as well as an invite letter she herself wrote on behalf of the second Prince. That felt just a bit shady, but what are you gonna do? It had the Prince¡¯s seal, so it was an official letter. The second was before I was able to enter the building where the second Prince¡¯s office was located. It was an actual inspection, where the guard checked me for hidden weapons and stuff like that. Cressida didn¡¯t go through one of those though, so she seems to be trusted. But still. What is the point of inspecting me for hidden weapons? I have Storage, Collection and now also Hime?a. How would they keep me from using any of those? Not that I want to kill the Prince, but I think I got my point across. I have ways of sneaking weapons in, that wouldn¡¯t be picked up by a body search. And even if I didn¡¯t, and even if they could somehow block my skills, as long as they can¡¯t reduce my stats, I¡¯m at quite the superhuman level. Well all of this leads to one thing. Security in this world must be a bitch. For me, it is easy. I just set Negate Attack on myself. But for others, maybe some items like that ring of poison detection I gave to Baron Peks. If that is the case, maybe I should look into ways of making items that auto resurrect you when you die. I think I could make one with Rope of Life, and if I could, I¡¯m sure it would sell. And if I only sell it to people that have connections, with the excuse that they are ¡®difficult to make¡¯, I could get connected to people in even higher positions. ¡­ not that I¡¯mcking in that aspect. Spoiler [copse]
¡°Your Highness, it is a pleasure to meet you again.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t be like that Brian. I thought we were friends.¡± Prince Elias responded. ¡°... and I thought this counted as ¡®official business¡¯, so I was trying to act ordingly, but I can be more normal, Elias.¡± ¡°Much better. Now we can talk as equals. None of that ¡®Your Highness¡¯. Besides, if we went with that, I almost feel like I should be the one talking up to you.¡± ¡°... that would be strange. I can¡¯t have a Prince holding me in high regard.¡± ¡°I feel it is more strange that most of the country still doesn¡¯t know about you. But don¡¯t worry. We will get you there.¡± ¡°... please don¡¯t. I really don¡¯t need it.¡± ¡°Still working towards it.¡± ¡°I me the Goddess for that. If someone else could do what I do, I would leave it to them. But that isn¡¯t exactly an option.¡± ¡°I wasn¡¯t referring to what happened in Oroco city. Even in the few days you¡¯ve been in the capital, you¡¯ve already gotten yourself on the tabloid.¡± ¡°Again, not my fault. me that James guy. Why is he even allowed to walk the streets?¡± ¡°We don¡¯t really have a choice. There are plenty of people that would love nothing more than tossing him in prison, but he is one of the two S-rank adventurers of the capital. We need him to get some of the difficult to get resources from the nearby dungeon, as well as for defending the capital from monsters that try to attack.¡± ¡°... I see. Perhaps I should do something about that¡­¡± ¡°Could you?¡± ¡°... probably. I have ess to people who can teach some super advanced techniques. So with time, I could definitely get someone to be on the level of an S-rank adventurer. At least I think I could. And even if I couldn¡¯t, if I can get someone that has the Card Summoner skill, I can give them a card, or cards, that will equal the fighting power of an S-rank adventurer. Sure it won¡¯t be quite the same, but the effect will stay.¡± ¡°nning on starting a school then?¡± ¡°Maybe. But my idea was more like¡­ what did the guild call them again? A n, I think it was. Making an adventuring n that can serve as basically my own private security force. Using my monsters to teach them skills, and maybe even having them acquire the Card Summoner skill, so they will be even stronger. ¡­ as long as that is eptable.¡± ¡°It would be difficult. Honorary nobles aren¡¯t allowed to have private military forces. Of course there is a simple way around that. We can just make you a permanent noble. Sure it woulde with challenges of its own, but I don¡¯t think most would argue about your aplishments.¡± ¡°Well some still do. Like that knight captain. Baron Woody Arrow. He was¡­ unhappy with what I did on the streets two days ago.¡± ¡°There might be a reason for that. Cressida, did you tell Brian about the rumors?¡± Rumors? There are rumors about me? Who on earth would spread rumors about me? ¡°No, your Highness. I never had a good opportunity for that.¡± Cressida answered the Prince¡¯s question. ¡°I see. Then I shall fill you in.¡± In short, a little after the Prince left the capital for the travels to Sawyer city, a rumor began to spread of a new dungeon founder. Aka. me. It said that the founder was a crazy person, who would do whatever he wanted, whenever he wanted. The main thing that the founder would be known for is summoning dragons in towns and cities, disturbing people¡¯s lives and causing panic. And because he was ¡®the new dungeon founder¡¯, he was never held ountable for his actions. And for some reason, what I did with drunken master James really didn¡¯t help in that regard, as I did literally what the rumors said I would do. I summoned a dragon in the middle of the city. Sure I did it basically in self defense, but even still, some people already saw me as ¡®the bad guy¡¯, so this definitely didn¡¯t help. ¡°... maybe I should just leave then. If the capital doesn¡¯t want me, I don¡¯t need it.¡± ¡°No. No. No. Don¡¯t even joke about that.¡± Cressida stopped me. ¡°You will make it even worse.¡± ¡°... do you think I really care? I mean, I do, but realistically, I can just say no. I don¡¯t need to protect the capital. You have the great master James for that, right?¡± ¡°Oh, don¡¯t even. You of all people should know he isn¡¯t all that he is put up to be.¡± Elias said. ¡°... he actually is decently strong.¡± I admitted. ¡°He moves at speeds that rival some of my stronger Warrior monsters. He took a Mirror Force to the face, and didn¡¯t die. He took a frost breath from an ice dragon, while chained up by Shadow Spell, and didn¡¯t die. That is quite something.¡± ¡°If you say so. But still, that drunk almost causes more problems than he solves. I really wish he could just keep himself from drinking, and maybe he would be someone people would look up to. Not someone everyone fears.¡± ¡°Yeah. Fully agreed on that.¡±
We did eventually get to actual business, like talking about a potential meeting with His Majesty the King, but that was one of those ¡®eventually¡¯ things. Apparently, I¡¯d at least need to meet the second Queen first, as she was some sort of a ¡®litmus test¡¯. By the way, the second Queen wasn¡¯t the mother of Elias, nor his older brother the Crown Prince, but instead a wife the King took after the first Queen died when Elias was still young. For the meeting with the Queen, Prince Elias promised he would take care of it with haste. I was extremely happy that he was so willing to help me, as it really is something that I don¡¯t want to take care of. Having connections is the best. Maybe I should invite him to HomeBase grand reveal as well? Just as a way to show him my gratitude.
I left the castle before Cressida, as she still had the rest of the workday ahead of her. Lucky for me, I have a carriage. Unlucky for me, I don¡¯t have a horse or a coachman for it. Well, I kind of do, but a Zebra and a spellcaster do not make a coachman and a horse. And I¡¯m not at all sure if summoning something here is a good idea. Spoiler [copse] But I didn¡¯t have to worry about that in the end, as the Sawyer family¡¯s carriage was still here, and Cressida ordered the driver to take me home. I didn¡¯t realize that it was always her n to have this carriage take me back, but I do really appreciate it, so full points to her. Maybe I should make her something nice as a thanks. I need to prepare a gift to for Prince Elias as well. Maybe I can make something interesting with the materials from the Ursa Major. That could be cool. Some real space bear stuff. Yeah. I think I¡¯ll spend my afternoon designing some stuff with the Ursa materials. CH.327 The Capital Adventurer’s Guild CH.327 The Capital Adventurer¡¯s Guild ¡°... Don¡¯t tell me this is about that..?¡± I muttered to myself, as I read a letter I got from the Capital¡¯s adventurer¡¯s guild¡¯s guild master. It asked me toe visit the Capital¡¯s guild at my own convenience, and it also requested that I bring Lua, Alice, Ria and Agunan along. It has to be about James, right? I mean, why else would they ask me toe to the guild? I haven¡¯t done anything else that would catch the guild¡¯s eye in the Capital. ¡°... I really don¡¯t want to go¡­¡± Iined to myself. Why am I getting in trouble for something that someone else caused? It isn¡¯t my fault that that drunk moron picked a fight with me, but I¡¯m the one to face the consequences. And I know I¡¯m just being a whiny kid about it. I knew I had to go, so I asked Nudy to go get Agunan and Ria. I would get Alice and Lua myself. Spoiler [copse]
After we grouped up and I exined what was happening, I sent Agunan and Ria to change their clothes to something more adventurer appropriate. It would look strange if the two showed up to the guild in a tuxedo and maid dress respectively. Lua and Alice also headed to their rooms to change into something more appropriate, because while their daily wear wouldn¡¯t look too off at the guild, they said they wanted to go in adventuring gear. Because everyone else was changing, I also decided to trade my hoodie for my armored jacket. Just in case we ran into James again. I really should make myself some new stuff. Maybe some armored pants to go with the jacket, and perhaps even some better boots. Helmet¡­ maybe. But I¡¯m not sure if I want one, as it wouldn¡¯t look that good on me. And yes. Looks are more important than absolute safety. I¡¯m a backline summoner/supporter, not a frontline fighter. And my set cards and stats should keep me safe. After everyone was dressed up, we headed for a teleporter and I beamed us to the Sawyer manor¡¯s front yard. I really have topliment the personnel working there. They don¡¯t even bat an eye to my antics any more, and it hasn¡¯t been a week since I arrived.
As we walked through the city, our group got some ¡­ funny looks. Well, it was mostly Agunan, as even in the capital, which had a more diverse popce than ces like Sawyer city, Agunan with his red dragon-scaled skin and pair of wings stood out. Literally, as he was also quite tall. The only person in the capital to rival his height, as far as I¡¯ve seen, has been that Rudevik guy we saw at the cookie store. ¡­ Well, I suppose James in his Hulk form was alsorger than Agunan, but that doesn¡¯t count. And if Agunan turned back into a dragon, he would be wayrger than the wannabe red hulk. Now I kind of want to see that. Red hulk vs. Red dragon. Not that it would be a realpetition. Agunan would win no problem. If he couldn¡¯t ¡­ I don¡¯t know what I would do. Probably spam installs into him or something. Maybe force him to train extremely hard. I can¡¯t have my dragon losing to some random raging drunk. The Capital¡¯s adventurer¡¯s guild was thergest I¡¯ve seen yet. Well, actually the Hero¡¯s countries guild was evenrger, but I only saw it from the sky, so this is thergest I¡¯ve been inside. We entered the building, and a lot of adventurers quickly turned to look at us. I often wonder why so many adventurers can just sit around at the guild? Like, isn¡¯t this prime time for you to be working? Or do you just make so much per quest that you only need to take one per week or something? Not that I¡¯m one to talk, but my money doesn¡¯te from adventuring. Ites from cheating. Upstart Goblin is basically the same as Motherlode. As I was scanning the crowd, I spotted someone that I recognized. Though the man wasn¡¯t difficult to spot, due to his size. He was the giant bodybuilder we saw at the cookie store named Rudevik. It was cool to see him here, but now I really hope the other S-ranker isn¡¯t here. There were just two of them in the capital, right? Well, if our business is about that James fellow, hopefully this guy will deal with him instead. I don¡¯t want to get into any more trouble than I already am. We lined up and waited until one of the counters was free. Not that there was much of a line, but there was one person ahead of us, so we did have to wait a sec. ¡°Hello. How may I be of service today?¡± The happy receptionist weed our group. I was actually quite impressed that she didn¡¯t worry about Agunan, but she must be a professional. ¡°I got a letter from the guild master, asking us toe to the guild.¡± I told the receptionist, as I ced the letter on the desk. She picked it up and scanned it. I let her, as the letter didn¡¯t really have any information she wouldn¡¯t easily find out. ¡°I understand. If you would please wait for a second. I shall inform the guild master of your arrival.¡±
A bitter, the receptionist returned and asked us to follow her to the guild masters room. We of course did as requested, and soon enough we were in a sizable office. It wasn¡¯t muchrger than the GM room I saw in Sawyer city, but just a bit more space makes a big difference in rooms of this size. I mean, this is the only GM¡¯s room where there have been two couches for the visitors, so that is already something. The walls of the room, as seems to be almost tradition by this point, were filled with filing cabs and disy cabs. The disys had some interesting looking weapons inside of them, while the filing cabs¡­ Well, I can¡¯t see what is inside of them, but I¡¯m sure you can imagine. I was more interested in the weapons in the first ce, as some of them looked quite nice. I¡¯d honestly love to analyze all of them, just so I could have them in my reference library when I work on weapons of my own. Maybe put all of the info about them into a book and give that to Wilma and Karl so they can also look it over. As for the GM, well, she was somewhat interesting. Not just because she was the first female GM I¡¯ve met. ¡­ well okay, that is a part of it. But what really was different was that her build wasn¡¯t the usual muscle build that I got used to with the other GM¡¯s that I¡¯ve met. She was actually quite lean, though she still clearly had some reasonable muscle visible. She was also an elf, at least based on her pointed ears. Her hair was long, tinum blond in color, and had some light blue stripes running through it. Quite pretty and somewhat unique, as even in this fantasy world, hair with striped colors like that isn¡¯tmon at all. Oh, and her eyes were blue, not quite the same light as her hair, they were a bit darker, but not quite what I¡¯d call dark blue. They were just ¡­ regr blue. ¡°Please. Do take a seat.¡± The GM said to us. After we took our seats, I just had to ask. ¡°... so, what do we owe this pleasure to? This isn¡¯t about what happened three days ago, right?¡± ¡°About James? No. He is of little concern at this moment.¡± The GM quickly put away my worries. ¡°This is something much more important, but I suppose before I get to that, some introductions are in order. My name is Futerasu Hikari, but please feel free to call me Tera.¡± She has a surname? So she is a noble? Good to know. I guess it isn¡¯t that strange for the country to give her a title, since that James guy has an honorary title. If he has one, anyone can get one. ¡°Pleasure to make your acquaintance, Lady Tera. As you already know, I am Brian Wood.¡± The rest of us also introduced ourselves, even though she 100% knew us. She did write our names on the invite letter after all. ¡°Now then. Why I called you here. I would like all of you to take part in a special promotion exam. We can¡¯t have you staying at C-rank forever.¡± ¡°Why not? Not like we really even do guild quests. We are barely adventurers at this time.¡± Imented. ¡°Because you can¡¯t get ess to the actually worthwhile quests, right?¡± ¡°... well that is also a fact, but also because we are busy.¡± ¡°I probably would do more, if I could get better quests.¡± Alice admitted. ¡°At least some of you see my point.¡± The GM said. ¡°So, I simply would like you to go through a special exam, and I will bump you all up to A-rank if you pass.¡± ¡°... can you really do that?¡± I asked. ¡°Can the guild have adventurers that fight SS-rank monsters be C-rank?¡± She returned my question. ¡°... I have never fought an SS-rank.¡± Lua admitted. ¡°Yeah. Alice and I kind of always stole them.¡± I admitted. ¡°Excuse me, but how many SS-ranks have you defeated? Your party?¡± The GM asked. ¡°Do you want the official answer, or the true answer?¡± I asked. ¡°... both?¡± ¡°Two and four.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t follow.¡± ¡°Officially two. The Behemoth at Alewatch and Ursa Major at Oroco. In actuality, two more.¡± ¡°And why didn¡¯t you tell the guild about them?¡± ¡°They happened outside of the country, so I didn¡¯t see it necessary.¡± I told her. ¡°... actually, why am I telling you this? You aren¡¯t mind controlling me, right?¡± ¡°You do it because she has boobs.¡± Lua reminded me. ¡°Hey! I rescind that.¡± ¡°But it is somewhat true.¡± Alice added. ¡°You let a lot more info go when talking with a female.¡± ¡°Please don¡¯t have your rtionship problems in my office.¡± The GM told us off. ¡°So how is it? Do you wish to take part in the exam?¡± ¡°Of course we will.¡± Alice answered before I had the time to make a snarky remark about us having a choice. ¡°What will the exam be?¡±
Why do I have to fight this giant cookie monster? What will this prove? That I can beat up an S-rank adventurer? I already did that once. Doesn¡¯t the GM read the tabloid? Well jokes aside, the first part of the test was indeed a fighting test. The GM originally nned to test us out either herself, or have an A-rank adventurer fight us. But as Rudevik was just hanging out at the guild, she asked him toe instead. And now I¡¯m standing opposite to him, having to fight him. ¡°... so, how should I do this? Just beat him up, or?¡± I asked the GM. ¡°Don¡¯t think it will be that easy.¡± Rudevik said. ¡°You can do anything, as long as he doesn¡¯t die. I already called for a healer and I can also use basic healing magic.¡± ¡°I can also heal.¡± Lua offered. ¡°I can use both Light and Water attribute healing magic. As well as Blood magic.¡± ¡°... I see. Then if you would, that would be a great help.¡± The GM agreed to Lua¡¯s suggestion. ¡°What about you, mister Rudevik? Do you want to test me? Or me when I¡¯m serious?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t you even dare to hold back!¡± Rudevik barked out. ¡°I want to see the force you use to take down SS-rank beasts.¡± ¡°... alrighty then. Answered my questions.¡± I said, as I pulled open the collection. I need something not toorge, but also powerful. Let¡¯s just sort by attack and. Oh? I almost forgot about you. You are perfect for this. I just need to fusion summon you. Shame I won¡¯t use the Fusion spell I got with you, but that is just something you¡¯ll have to deal with. Now just get out the cards and¡­ ¡°I activate Polymerization. I fuse together five Spellcasters. The might of five Spellcasterse together as one. And from it, the fivefold magician is born. I fusion summon. My perfect Spellcaster appears. Quintet Magician!¡± Spoiler
[copse] As my five monsters became one, the eyes of both the GM and Rudevik opened quite wide. I¡¯ve seen more extreme reactions, but this is certainly one of the reactions that has happened. My monster then slowly levitated towards the ground, andnded in front of me. ¡°Master. I am thankful that you have summoned me. How may I be of service?¡± Quintet Magician asked. ¡°The GM wants me to prove my strength. Fight mister Rudevik over there to do that. Don¡¯t kill him.¡± I instructed my magician. ¡°As you wish.¡± Quintet Magician answered, as a grin formed on his face. ¡°Don¡¯t go overboard.¡± I reminded him. If we were fighting that James guy, I¡¯d be all for killing him and resurrecting him, but I don¡¯t want Rudevik to go through that. He doesn¡¯t seem like that bad of a guy. ¡°Are you ready to go?¡± I asked my opponent. ¡°Because my summon is.¡± Rudevik quickly recovered from his daydream and took a stance. Then it almost seemed like he was munching on something, even though I didn¡¯t spot him putting anything into his mouth, before he responded: ¡°Ready! Bring it on.¡± ¡°Go.¡± I quietly ordered my monster. As Quintet Magician moved, so did Rudevik. He moved at speeds that rivaled, if not exceeded, the other S-ranker in the city. At least how I saw James moving that night. Rudevik came straight at my Magician and threw a punch. Only to have said punch blocked by a small magic shield, just about the size of his fist. Quintet Magician then quickly casted another spell, which caused a wind shear that pushed the warrior away from him. At least it seems that Rudevik is a warrior, as he brought this fight to the melee range. ¡°Not bad. Not bad.¡± Rudevikmended my Magician. ¡°Blocking my punch is no easy feat.¡± ¡°That was quite simple actually.¡± My Magician told him. ¡°You need a lot more strength to fight me. Please take this seriously.¡± ¡°He is right, you know.¡± I called over. ¡°And he is a summoned monster. Even if you kill him, he wille back.¡± I reminded Rudevik. Technically it is possible he didn¡¯t even know that, but I feel like he would have known. ¡°Then I shall not hold back. Do your best, magician.¡± After Rudevik said that, he once again munched with his empty mouth. I know he didn¡¯t put anything into his mouth, so what is he doing? Why is he fake eating? I didn¡¯t have time to think about that any more, as the fight was back on. Sure I was just watching from the sidelines, but¡­ Suddenly, I felt something off. A bunch of mana appeared around me and formed a shield to protect me. Quintet Magician apparently cast some sort of barrier around me. Why would it? Well, because apparently Rudevik is an asshole. Instead of fighting the monster I summoned, he decided toe straight at me. Too bad for him, my monster is OP and was able to set up a barrier in time. And Quintet Magician wasn¡¯t happy about what Rudevik did. He instantly made multiple magic circles and began flinging spells from them. The first one teleported Rudevik away from me, and up to the air. Then a barrage of elemental spells hit the man, followed by powerful beams aimed at his limbs. The barrage caused wounds all over his body, while the beams pierced holes into his arms and legs. While his limbs were still attached, they were anything but usable. And with Rudevik now reduced to that state, Quintet Magician let his hold on the man go, and therge man crashed onto the ground. ¡­ so, does this count as a win? I mean, my opponent is unable to continue, so¡­ I win? CH.328 Fighting Tests CH.328 Fighting Tests ¡°Ha, Ha, Ha.¡± The now healed up Rudevik wasughing. I question how he canugh in this situation, but maybe he is just crazy. ¡°I really underestimate you. I didn¡¯t realize that the magician put a barrier around you. He really is perfect.¡± ¡°Well, you are the one that asked for the force I¡¯d use against SS-rank monsters. Quintet is definitely one of my strongest summons, so you better not underestimate him.¡± I told him. Spoiler [copse] ¡°It really is no wonder you can take on monsters like that. Your summoning magic really is something. Ha, Ha, Ha.¡± ¡°Thank you. You are quite impressive yourself. I think you could give some of my strongest Warriors a run for their money.¡± ¡°I shall fight them another time. And again, I apologize for attacking you.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry about it. I understand that it was the optimal strategy for you.¡± Rudevik did actually exin his reasoning for going after me. It was just thating after me was the best he could do. He quickly realized that my Magician was too strong for him to take on directly, so instead he went after me, the summoner. If he could knock me out, my magician would have been unsummoned. Well, mine wouldn¡¯t be because Card Summoner/Pack Opener doesn¡¯t work like regr summoning magic, but if I was using regr summoning magic, knocking me out would have unsummoned my monster. ¡°I knew your summons were strong, but I didn¡¯t quite expect that.¡± The GM said to me. ¡°I thought only the big monsters were that powerful.¡± ¡°Well, they are the most powerful, but some of the human sized ones I have are pretty impressive.¡± ¡°You call that ¡®pretty impressive¡¯? I¡¯m almost afraid of knowing what you actually consider very impressive.¡± ¡°... try something that can fight a divine dragon.¡± ¡°I¡¯d rather not think about something like that. And in the first ce, I have no clue how powerful a divine dragon is. Do they even exist?¡± ¡°... at least one does. Well then again, I¡¯m not sure divine dragon is themon term used to describe her. It is just the one I use.¡± ¡°I would ask how you know of such a being, but to be quite frank, I don¡¯t want to know.¡± The GM admitted. ¡°Either way. I think we have more than confirmed your power, so I think we can move onto the others. Rudevik, are you good for another round, or should I have Dale step in?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t be a fool. I can fight a few more. I¡¯ll at least take on the dragon before I tap out.¡± Rudevik called back. ¡°You still have a fight in you, huh?¡± Agunan taunted Rudevik a bit. ¡°Good. I was wishing I¡¯d get to punch you in the face for that stunt.¡± ¡°Agunan.¡± I said, in a not so friendly tone. ¡°Do not worry. He won¡¯t die.¡± The dragon said, but that didn¡¯t reassure me at all.
With the next matchup decided, Agunan and Rudevik took their positions. This time there was minimal preparation, as no one summoned monsters. Well, I did notice Rudevik ¡®eating¡¯ something again. I still want to know what he is doing when he does that. Is that a skill or something? Agunan also didn¡¯t revert to his dragon form, for obvious reasons, so this might actually be a close match. Maybe. I didn¡¯t really get a good grasp on Rudevik¡¯s power when he fought Quintet Magician. With the dragon man and the cookie monster standing opposite to each other, the match was about to start. And without a signal, it began, Agunan being the one to make the first move. Leaving mes where he had been standing, Agunan rushed at Rudevik. It wasn¡¯t his top speed, as I¡¯ve seen him move faster during our practice session with Lady Janina, but it was quite fast. Agunan then used all that speed to throw a punch at Rudevik, but the S-ranker was ready. He slightly sidestepped Agunan, while also using his arm to parry the punch. He then quickly attempted to throw a counter punch to Agunan¡¯s exposed side, but that never connected, as with just a small p of his wings, Agunan retook all the distance they just had. ¡°Not bad, human. I didn¡¯t think you could keep up with that speed. I shall go faster now.¡± Agunan said to Rudevik. ¡°Bring it, dragon.¡± Rudevik responded, before again seemingly munching on something. Again, Agunan moved first. Rushing towards Rudevik with mes trailing behind him. This time, unlike thest sh which was basically just a flyby, the two fighters came to fists with each other. Agunan would throw a punch, Rudevik would block it, take it or dodge it, then Rudevik threw a punch and so on. It was actually a bit difficult to follow, as both of their fists moved at speeds that were something I could just barely follow. Still, from my point of view, it looked like Agunan was the one that was actually receiving more hits. Maybe he struggles to fight someone of simr power in his human form? As the sh kept going, the heat kept rising. Literally. Agunan had set himself aze and the arena was starting to warm up. This move caused Rudevik to have to step back, where he chanted an Earth attribute defensive spell. He also covered his fists with big rock boulders, before once again engaging with the dragon. The two kept punching each other, Agunan with his ming fists and Rudevik with his rock fists. Their fight honestly no longer looked like a real fight, but just two guys taking turns punching each other, seeing which one canst longer before the other is knocked out. The fight finally came to an end, when Agunan increased his firepower even more, beforending a good punch on Rudevik¡¯s face. This finally knocked out therge man, ending the fight.
¡°Ha, Ha, Ha. You really are something. I guess I should expect as much of a dragon.¡± Rudevikughed, after he had recovered. ¡°You are not bad yourself, human. ¡­ no. I should call you by your name, Rudevik.¡± Agunan responded. ¡°Yes. Agunan, was it? I do hope we get a chance to sh again.¡± ¡°And if we do, we shall go all out from the start.¡± Next up from our roster was Ria. After a bit of questioning from the GM, Rudevik said he would test her out as well, but would leave the two magicians for someone else to test. Ria took her stance opposite to Rudevik, and with her blood iron gauntlets ready to go. And like Agunan before her, Ria was the one to make the first move against Rudevik. She rushed at the man in a manner not unlike the dragon before her, leaving mes trailing behind her. I guess all that practice she has had with Agunan has resulted in a simr fighting style. Like with Agunan before, Rudevik used a quick sidestep and parry to dodge Ria, beforeunching a counter attack at her side. But unlike with Agunan, the punch fully connected with Ria, sending her flying. She finallynded and her movement came to a stop some ways away. And while she was clearly breathing, she didn¡¯t get up so just that one punch seemed to have dealt her in. ¡°Stop. Stop. Stop!¡± The GM called out, not that anyone was thinking the match was continuing. The lot of us rushed to Ria¡¯s side, Agunan being the first to reach her. Because he was, I decided to halt my run a bit, just so the healers would have easier ess to Ria.
¡°Miss. Please forgive me. I didn¡¯t realize to hold back, as I was still fired up from fighting Agunan. And with your fighting styles being simr, it felt like I was again fighting the dragon so I ¡­¡± Rudevik was machine gunning out apologies and excuses to the now recovered Ria, even though no one was actually ming him for what happened. Well, the GM wasn¡¯t exactly happy with him, as he barely even tested Ria, so she didn¡¯t get an urate read on Ria¡¯s power. As for the damages Ria suffered, well, other than being instantly knocked out, that punch also broke multiple of her ribs, which took Lua, the GM and the healer she had called here a while to heal. Or to put in in a way that fits this world better, that one punch did over 1100 damage to Ria. That in itself proves that S-rank adventurers are not just hot air. I mean, Ria is still LV.99, so her stats are quite good. Because Ria was still recovering, she couldn¡¯t take part in a second match, so we moved onto Alice and Lua. Testing them was Dale, a 30 something year old A-rank adventurer, who seemed to be a magic swordsman of some kind. His first match was against Alice, who was using a prototype of her mithril swordstaff. I say prototype, because ¡­ well, it is one. My monsters, spearheaded by Dark Pdin and Dark Sage, have made a multitude of mithril swordstaves to the point where all the mithril I got from Yuva has been used up and some has even been reused. But despite all the ones they have made, they haven¡¯t been happy with any of them. But Alice was also getting quite impatient with them, so she had taken one of the finished prototypes and began using it as her weapon. The swordstaff had a few effects, mainly ignoring 60% of the target''s defenses with shing attacks, reducing mana use of spells by 21% and increasing the power of spells by 14%, so in my books it was quite decent, but apparently that just isn¡¯t enough. The standards of my monsters are just too high. Before their match began, Alice used her unique-racial skill to change into her magical girl outfit. I really wish that skill came with a full transformation sequence, but that isn¡¯t something I can get. Well, maybe once the skill levels up more. Of course being in that outfit,pared to her regr gear, boosts her strength, defense and magic stats, at the cost of taking a bit of mana to be able to stay in it. I know I at one time thought it was a carbon copy of Lua¡¯s skill, but it really isn¡¯t. Alice¡¯s is actually a bit better than Lua¡¯s, though Lua¡¯s doesn¡¯t cost any mana. As their match began, Alice used Instant Chant to cast the Shade spell and covered the battleground in darkness. Because she did, I quickly got The Eye of Truth out of Collection and activated it, so I could see through the darkness caused by the spell. Spoiler [copse] ¡°Hawk Eyes!¡± I heard Dale cast a spell using Quick Chant as I was activating my own card. It was a spell to help see better, so maybe he can use it to see through Alice¡¯s Shade spell. Alice didn¡¯t seem too taken back by the spell, as she began casting weak spells using Quick Chant. A few Dark Bullets and Fire Bullets soon headed towards Dale, but the magic swordsman used his sword to cut the spells. ¡°Wind sh!¡± Dale then countered with a spell of his own. As he swung his sword, a de ofpressed air took off from it, flying towards Alice. Alice seemingly didn¡¯t want to try cutting the spell and instead she used her Mana Flight skill to take off into the sky. That seemed to surprise Dale, at least based on his reaction, and he began chanting a spell of his own. I didn¡¯t hear most of the chant, but the activation word I heard clear. ¡°Flight.¡± Like Alice before him, Dale took off into the Shaded air. Flying towards Alice, Dale took a better hold of his sword, while also Quick Casting a few Air Bullets. Alice for her part Insta Casted both Dark Armor and Dark Shield to protect herself, while also seemingly filling her swordstaff with some mana, as its de began to glow a bit. The duo¡¯s swords shed in the air, letting out a ringing sound. But this wasn¡¯t a swordfight, but a sword and magic fight, so those two won¡¯t de lock each other or anything. Because where Dale stood, soon a small inferno appeared. It was actually Fire Wall cast by Alice, not an inferno, but it will still burn you if you aren¡¯t careful, so Dale had to quickly back off. Alice then burst straight through her own wall of mes so she could attempt to strike at the retreating Dale. While that attack did seem to take Dale off guard, he was still capable of parrying Alice¡¯s strike with his sword, while also Quick Casting Wind Blow. The spell sent a lot of air to Alice¡¯s way, pushing her away from Dale again. With a bit of distance between the two again, both of them Quick Casted some bullet spells, Alice both Dark and Fire Bullets, while Dale just used Wind Bullets. But out of the two, Alice came out the better, as she was able to use Instant Cast to cast another Dark Armor spell to defend herself, while Dale took her bullets head on. Dale took some damage from the spells, but he was still hanging in there, and the match continued. ¡°Wind, Rage to your heart''s desire, Wind Storm!¡± Dale casted a powerful spell with a full chant. Well, it might have been shortened, as it was ¡­ well, short. Powerful winds began to whirl around the arena, to the point where they even blew away Alice¡¯s Shade. And with the winds as his ally, Dave Quick Casted Flight again, and flew towards Alice with his sword ready. ¡°Dark re!¡± In response, Alice Quick Casted a spell I haven¡¯t seen her use before. Because of it, a raging dark me appeared before her. The me then quickly moved to attack Dale, almost like it was a snake, covered in dark mes. With his sword shining with mana, Dale prepared to intercept the ming snake. It might have only taken him three shes to do so, but that was enough time for Alice, as her next spell was ready to go. ¡°False me!¡± This was actually a spell I knew. It was Alice¡¯s anti-personnel fire spell. It looked like Fire magic, but it was actually a mix of fire and dark. And the best part about it, it wouldn¡¯t inflict any HP damage to the opponent, it just hurt like heck. Alice designed it as a tool to subdue people that she didn¡¯t want to really hurt. At least hurt their HP. Because as someone who did act as a test target for that spell, I can say, it hurts a ton. The False me hit Dale head on, just as he had finished the Dark re snake me thing. He let out a loud scream as the fire ¡®burned¡¯ him. I know physically he would be fine, but I still cannot understate the mental damage that spell causes. Maybe I should ask Alice to not use that spell again, as I feel like she is bing more sadistic with each spell. I don¡¯t want her to end up like Marik, who burns people with false divine mes. I don¡¯t think this world will have a Joey who can stand up to the pain of those kinds of mes. Perhaps because of the pain caused by Alice¡¯s mes, or maybe some other reason, Dale¡¯s Flight spell seemed to have been interrupted, and the A-rank adventurer fell from the sky. He was still conscious, and was able tond on his feet. ¡°... Good move. ¡­ but you lose.¡± He said to Alice. ¡°..?¡± Alice didn¡¯t seem to realize what was going on, but I did. Well, for us it was a lot easier to see. The Wind Storm spell had broken a piece of earth off and lifted it above Alice. And now, because of the False me Alice cast, all of Dave¡¯s spells seemed to have run out. Including the Wind Storm keeping said piece of earth in the air. And perhaps as a showcase of Dale¡¯s skill, or maybe just dumb luck, as that b of earth fell, it hit Alice, taking her down with it. As both Alice and the b of earth hit the ground, the b broke apart, showing the force of the impact. But the pile of rocks didn¡¯t stay still. There was clearly some movement under it. And eventually, Alice dug herself out of there. ¡°... HOW?¡± Dale yelled, as he took a good grip of his sword. ¡°... no.¡± Alice said quietly. ¡°You win.¡± As she admitted that, her clothes shined a bit, and her magical girl outfit turned back into her regr clothes, before Alice seemingly passed out and began falling towards the ground. I quickly took a hold of her falling body with Telekinesis as I rushed to her side. Match over. Winner Dale. Opponent ran out of mana and passed out. CH.329 Quest for Moss CH.329 Quest for Moss After I shared some mana to Alice, just to the point where she would regain consciousness so she could recover the rest with Pitch-ck Power Stone, I turned to the guild master. ¡°So, it''s just Lua now. Do you still have someone who can test her?¡± I asked the GM. Dave was actually unable to go for another fight, because like Alice, his mana pool was almost empty, and he would need some time to recover it. Sure I could give him a Power Stone, but I¡¯d rather not. ¡°No. That won¡¯t be necessary.¡± The GM answered. ¡°¡­ okay? Why?¡± ¡°Did you not look at what she did between the matches?¡± ¡°She was healing people?¡± I mean, I know what Lua was doing, but I don¡¯t follow. ¡°Exactly. And her healing magic is wonderful. I¡¯ll admit that I¡¯m not specialized in healing, but I am still quite confident in my own healing magic, but Miss Lucia was able to keep up with a priestess, who was using Holy Magic. I know of at least two A-rank parties that would love to have a healer with that kind of skill, so that in itself is already enough to make her B-rank, possibly even A.¡± The GM exined. ¡°And if I were to consider the offensive magic she should be able to use on top of that, she is definitely A-rank.¡± ¡°... well, you are the one to decide, so we¡¯ll ept it.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve also heard something.¡± The GM said a bit more quietly. ¡°I¡¯ve heard that Alice, Lucia and Rhianna can also use those summoning cards you have. Is that true?¡± ¡°Yes. Anyone with the extra skill Card Summoner. And all three of them do have it.¡± I confirmed. ¡°So it would be possible for them to summon beings like the magician you summoned?¡± The GM asked to confirm. ¡°They could do it, yes. If I give them the cards for it.¡± I again confirmed. ¡°That confirms it even more. All of you are easy A-rank. Honestly speaking, at least you and that dragon could be S-rank, but just one guild master doesn¡¯t have the authority to do that. You would need multiple guild masters of big guild branches rmending you for you to be an S-rank.¡± ¡°That¡¯s fine. A-rank is just fine. It isn¡¯t like I ask for the guild¡¯s permission to take on the SS-rank monsters anyway.¡± ¡°... I would like to know more about that, if at all possible.¡± The GM requested. ¡°Could you¡­ tell me how they appear out of nowhere? And what are those ¡®miasma holes¡¯?¡± ¡°They are called Dimensional Fissures. I¡¯m sorry, but I don¡¯t think I can tell you that much about them. All you have to know for now is that they sometimes appear and basically the only way to close them is having my golden giant, Exodia, close them. They also let out powerful monsters, most of the time SS-rank monsters, but I¡¯ve heard they can also just let out S and even just A-rank monsters.¡± ¡°... that doesn¡¯t help much. While knowing that is good, it is a little disheartening to hear that no one other than you can do anything about it.¡± ¡°All I can tell is that if one appears, you should run damage control until I can get there. Also, the way the Fissure burst open at Oroco city seems to be the abnormal route. I think usually they would slowly grow in size over a span of multiple hours, until it finally burst open, like with the one that appeared in Alewatch.¡± ¡°... I see. Thank you for the information. I will ask the main guild if we can get amunicator to you. That way, we could get in contact easier if we do find one.¡± ¡°Really? That would be a huge help.¡± I honestly got just a bit excited by that news. That would help a lot when I finally finish the WDBDD or the Weakening Dimensional Barrier Detection Device. I can just spread them to the different adventurer¡¯s guilds, and then if one says that a fissure will appear, they can use themunicator to warn me. That will write the Goddess and the System Agents out of the equation, allowing them to focus on other things. ¡°Don¡¯t take that as a promise just yet. They really are stingy about giving them out.¡± The GM warned me. ¡°... I see. Well, hopefully they will agree, given the situation.¡±
After we cleared out of the battle ground we used for thebat tests, we regrouped in the guild master¡¯s room. After all, that was just the first part of the rank-up test. There was going to be a second one. ¡°I want you to head to the Green Dungeon. You will have to go quite deep, earning dungeon points as you go, and trade the points for some rue moss. It is an important ingredient for high level healing potions. Get as much of it as you can with the points you¡¯ve earned on your way there, and bring it back to me. If you seed, I¡¯ll make you all A-rank.¡± ¡°Sounds simple enough. Do we get a map, or do we go in blind?¡± I asked. ¡°We can do either. So, do you want a map?¡± The GM offered. I know the obvious answer is yes, we want it. But if I am to be honest, we technically don¡¯t need one. Because I can cheat. And not in the ¡®I have card X to cheat with¡¯ way I usually do, but this time with a legit skill I have. It is called Dungeon Founder. With it, I can ess basic information about the dungeons I¡¯m in, even if they aren¡¯t my dungeons. Kind of like what I did with the Nixie n¡¯s Hallow Prison. And I did learn more after that, so I can now do things like essing the ¡®cameras¡¯ inside the dungeon and so on, as well as getting ess to the entire map of the dungeon, info about item trade points, I can even copy the dungeon¡¯s item drops to HomeBase if I want. So yeah. Realistically we don¡¯t really need the map, but better to take it anyway. ¡°Sure. We will take a map. How much would it cost?¡± ¡°Normally, it would be anywhere from a few silvers to a few gold, depending on the dungeon and the details, but as this is a quest I¡¯m giving you, I¡¯ll give it to you for free.¡± ¡°Thank you. We shall take care of this quest as quickly as we can.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll be waiting.¡±
¡°So¡­ where is this Green Dungeon?¡± Alice finally asked, as we were heading back to the Sawyer manor, so we could tell Mariina about what happened at the guild. ¡°About three-ish hours away, in carriage. There is a separate town built around it, but basically only adventurers live in that town, as the dungeon seems to be known for letting monsters run out of it.¡± ¡°Why is that?¡± ¡°Because it currently doesn¡¯t have a dungeon master. That dungeon needs a live-in dungeon master and they have a difficulty getting any since what happened with Lex.¡± Lua was the one to answer Alice. ¡°Lex? ¡­ oh, The old guild master of Alewatch. So this was the dungeon he was¡­¡± ¡°Stuck in for over 16 years, yes.¡± Lua confirmed. ¡°They only got him out after a team up of Rudevik and James, as well as two A-rank parties. A new dungeon master was named at that time, but he ended up dying before more dungeon masters could be named, leaving the dungeon with no master.¡± ¡°... and without a master, and the founder dead, no new masters can be named.¡± I realized. ¡°So the dungeon is as good as rogue at this point.¡± ¡°Yes. And because of that, the vige around the dungeon was made off-limits to anyone but C-rank and above adventurers. You can get a day pass to the vige, but you aren¡¯t allowed to live there if you aren¡¯t C-rank or above.¡± Lua exined. ¡°... Brian? You could do something about that, right?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Yeah. As long as we get to the core, I can ¡®hack¡¯ it and name a new master.¡± I confirmed. ¡°... shouldn¡¯t we¡­ do that?¡± ¡°No. At least not as of now. We would still need a dungeon master that is willing to stay in the dungeon.¡± ¡°... but, couldn¡¯t you change it to one that can be mastered remotely? I mean, HomeBase is a ¡­ special dungeon and you can remote manage it.¡± ¡°... I probably could, but only if I could get founder ess to the dungeon. And I¡¯m not sure if I can do that. I guess I could try, but we might need permission before I do something like that. I can¡¯t just do what I want, whenever I want.¡± ¡°But you still do.¡± Alice stated. ¡°So why not with this?¡± ¡°.... because I already have too much work.¡± ¡°Does it matter? You¡¯ll pawn the work off on one of your monsters anyway.¡± ¡°You are not wrong, but I still won¡¯t do it, unless we get permission for it first. Everything seems to be working fine-ish at the moment, so there is no real need.¡± ¡°... what does a dungeon master actually do?¡± Ria asked. ¡°A few things. Main one is the distribution of monsters. This would help prevent monsters from running out of the dungeon due to miasma shortages.¡± I exined. ¡°Why would miasma shortages force the monsters outside?¡± ¡°Monsters, well dungeon born monsters moreso, eat miasma. If there isn¡¯t enough of it in the dungeon, they will want to get out, so they¡¯ll be able to eat something else.¡± ¡°... don¡¯t they eat each other?¡± ¡°Would dhampirs drink drampir blood?¡± ¡°No. We would never¡­¡± ¡°Exactly. The dungeon born monsters are part of the same whole, the dungeon. They rather exit the dungeon than eat each other. Sure there can be exceptions, but that is the general rule of thumb.¡± I told her. ¡°Now, as for other things the DM¡¯s do, it is mainly to do with the item exchange spots of the dungeon. They can alter the cost of getting said items, thus impacting how much of it adventurers can get out of the dungeon. They can even make some of those items with generation points, so if there is ack of a certain item, the DM can just produce some.¡± ¡°How do dungeon masters get those points?¡± ¡°Well, two ways really. They can do what adventurers do, kill monsters and absorb the monsters for points. But they will also gain points for every monster adventurers absorb into their dungeon cards. Let¡¯s use TinaWood as an example. If I absorb a goblin corpse into the dungeon, I get 50 generation points because I¡¯m the founder. If Christina does the same, she would get about 43 points, the other 7 woulde to me. And if an adventurer does the same, they would get around 35 points, with 7 going to Christina and 8ing to me. The point distribution between the founder, the master and adventurers can be adjusted by the way, so I think most founders and masters would take a bigger cut. Christina and I just want to keep our cut quite low, at least for now, so the adventurers can get a lot of points. To build up the dungeon¡¯s reputation and all of that. And I guess it is also important to remember that for me, the prices to make stuff are actually lower than they are for Christina, and hers are lower than what adventurers need.¡± ¡°... that doesn¡¯t sound too fair.¡± Ria said. ¡°Dungeon masters and founders get points for free and have cheaper prices, while the adventurers are the ones that risk their lives. ¡°... I guess it isn¡¯t.¡± I admitted. ¡°But as you heard, the life of a dungeon master isn¡¯t always all rainbow and sunshine either. And even if you can remote manage the dungeon like Christina can, she will still have to go to the dungeon to pick up the items she wants to make. That is still a risk to her life.¡± ¡°I guess. But still less risky.¡±
After we got back to the Sawyer manor, we caught Mariina up to speed with our quest. And since we had no ns, we would be heading to the dungeon tomorrow morning. Then, considering the map of the ce, it would likely take us about two days to do what we want to do there. Getting to the point where we can get the rue moss, killing monsters for points along the way and so on. The dungeon is quite huge after all, and while it isn¡¯t HomeBase levels huge, it isrge. Also, unlike HomeBase and TinaWood, which are fairly linear, this one is an almost maze-like forest dungeon, thus the name Green Dungeon. So in all honesty, going there with no map would be a bad idea for any regr adventurer. But we have a map, as well as my cheat skill, so we will be fine. In all honesty, I could absolutely cheat this quest. HomeBase can produce rue moss, so I could just make some with it and give that to the GM. But that might be a bit too cheaty, so let¡¯s go with the more normal route. And besides, it has been a little while since HomeBase, so another dungeon adventure will be fun. Hopefully. CH.330 The Green Dungeon CH.330 The Green Dungeon Before our trip to the Green Dungeon tomorrow, we spent this evening on HomeBase. Just making sure everyone there knew where we were going and that everything would be fine while we were in the dungeon. Sure it should only take us 2 days, but should and will are twopletely different things. If I am to be honest, I expected HomeBase to take us two, maybe three days, but it took five to get to the core. And then all of the stuff we did after we got to the core, but that doesn¡¯t count, as we won¡¯t be doing that in this ce. Of course my most important check at HomeBase is, and will always be, food. HomeBase is not self-sustaining. Well, it is if Agunan or I am there to use the True Core, but without us there, just the Citadel Core cannot make food. And we don¡¯t have ntations, yet. I do have ns to turn one of the forest floors of HomeBase into a farm, but that is still in the works, and will likely take multiple months for it to be realized. Einar and Eline were both interested in alsoing with us, only to get disappointed when I told them that it wasn¡¯t possible at this time. Sure they, as well as Wilma, are members of the Card Summoner party, but at the same time, they weren¡¯t invited by the GM, so there is nothing I can really do for now. I mean, as we are now, they are basically off members. Maybe I really should look into turning Card Summoner into a n faster, that way, we can have those sub-parties. And if I do end up messing with the Green Dungeon¡¯s core, I will take a sub-party with me at that time. Eline, Einar, Wilma. Maybe even the new girls and Karl. That will also give me an excuse to make them some equipment. ¡­ Well, better equipment. I¡¯ll also get an idea on the new girls'' battle capabilities. Not that everyone on HomeBase has to be able to fight, but ¡®basic¡¯ defensive skills would be good. And by basic, I mean they should be at least around LV.50 with at least two battle skills that are around level 5 or 6. With Level Up cheats, it shouldn¡¯t be impossible. Actually, it is quite easy. But enough about future ns. I need to get to bed soon, so I can be all rested for tomorrow. We have a dungeon to¡­ well, we won¡¯t full-clear it, so a dungeon to explore.
Our trip towards the town that held the Green Dungeon wasn¡¯t done with our usual B.E.S. transports, but instead in my magic carriage. I really don¡¯t use it as much as it deserves to be used, and it can still reach speeds well over double that of a horse drawn carriage, so the trip will only take a bit over an hour with it. And using a carriage, even a magic one, is a lot more normal than using an invincible spaceship. During our trip, I showed everyone the route we were expected to take inside the dungeon. We were basically going to go about as straight to the rue moss trade point as possible. Of course killing every monster we run into on the way. We do at least need to get one of those dungeon cards, unless I hack the dungeon. But after we have the card, I can use HomeBase monsters to feed the card dungeon points. And if that doesn¡¯t work, we can always head to where the dungeon core is. The map does show it, even if it is marked as a ¡®do not enter¡¯ area. And it isn¡¯t ¡®do not enter¡¯ because they don¡¯t want us to go to the core, but because that area is known to have multiple S-rank monsters living there, so it can be quite dangerous. But I think our party can deal with a few S-rank monsters.
¡°Show me your permit.¡± A guard demanded when we got to the town. He wasn¡¯t a knight, or even wearing anything akin to a uniform. He just looked like an adventurer, so it seems like adventurers are the ones running security in this town. ¡°Don¡¯t have one. We are here for the dungeon.¡± I exined. ¡°Here are our guild cards, as well as our quest form.¡± The guarding adventurer looked over both our guild cards and the papers I got from the GM, and as he did, his face went just a bit pale. ¡°I-I-I apologize, my Lord. I shouldn¡¯t have assumed.¡± ¡°Calm. It''s fine. You were doing your job. May wee in?¡± ¡°Y-Yes. Of course.¡± The adventurer quickly gave a sign to the others to open the gate for us. ¡°And I¡¯d like our papers back.¡± I reminded him, as the guard adventurer was still holding onto our papers. I wonder if he assumed we were merchants or something? Maybe it is rare for people to arrive here in a carriage? Or maybe it is because magic carriage? Actually, that should have given away the fact that we are nobles, shouldn¡¯t it? Magic carriages, or really golem carriages, are somewhat rare, right? So only nobles have them, right? Or do the merchants that visit this town also have them? Maybe they do. I mean, you wouldn¡¯t want to bring horses into a town that can be dangerous, as if the horses die in a monster attack, you are kind of stuck. So maybe using golem carriages is worth it? ¡°D-Do you need a ce to park your carriage?¡± The guard asked after we got inside. ¡°What about rmendations for an inn?¡± ¡°No thank you. We will be heading straight for the dungeon. Can you point us towards the entrance?¡± ¡°.... of course. It is¡­¡±
After we got the exnation on where the dungeon entrance was, we headed that way. But we quickly realized that riding a carriage in this town was ¡­ it isn¡¯t a bad idea, but this ce definitely isn¡¯t carriage ready, outside of the major road, so we dismounted and I took the carriage into Storage. That got us some looks, but luckily the streets here aren¡¯t filled with people like the capital streets often are. It was just too bad that even on foot, we still got some looks. Agunan just is a ma for prying eyes, as he does stand out quite a lot. We soon got to where the dungeon entrance was. Because of the risk of monster runouts, there were some fortified positions around it, and before we could approach any closer, we had to visit the in town adventurer¡¯s guild. Realistically this was just a ¡®check-in station¡¯, which kept track of who had entered the dungeon, not a full guild, but there were still things like a quest board and other regr guild stuff in the building. Though all of the quests were asking for items from the dungeon, not for anything outside of it. The registration for us to head into the dungeon went just fine, probably better than it would usually go as we had a quest stamped and signed by the capital¡¯s GM, so quite quickly we got inside. Though not before we got a warning. ¡°We have had some reports of nature sprites in area 2-4-4. You might want to look out for that.¡± ¡°Ok. Thanks for the warning.¡± Sprites, huh. Haven¡¯t seen any in a while. Last time was with the thunder sprites. Interesting that we have found some again. And the warning is actually somewhat relevant to us, because while my nned path didn¡¯t pass that area, we were in the 2-4-5, which is neighboring the reported area. Not that nature sprites should be a problem for us, but still good to know. ¡­ I do wonder. Are nature sprites corrupted earth spirits? Sprites are spirits corrupted by miasma, right? I think that is what the greater water spirit told me. And the water, well they were specifically rain spirits, corrupted into thunder sprites, so do earth spirits corrupt into nature sprites? Or is it some other attribute? Or are nature spirits born from nature magic? Nature magic is a thing, by the way. It is a racial skill that can be obtained by some evolved races, but the mostmon to have it are evolved elves. The racial skill non-evolved elves can have is Spirit magic, in case you wanted to know. It is interesting that elves can get Spirit magic before they evolve, but for most races, it is locked behind an evolution, like Spiritual Human. Remind me to work on Spiritual Human and Spirit magic more. Actually, this dungeon adventure might be the perfect time for that. So when I find a good spot in the dungeon, let¡¯s swap races and summon a water spirit so I can put some realbat practice in. I can also ask what the spirits want me to do about the sprites while I¡¯m at it.
We got into the dungeon and once we got out of the more popted areas, I went ahead and changed my race from Dragon Hearted, where I usually keep it, to Spiritual Human. I then went ahead and used Summon Water Spirit, and received one of the intermediate ones. After quickly exining the situation with the sprites to the water spirit, the water spirit asked if it could leave again. ¡°I¡­ I wish to not deal with sprites.¡± I told us. ¡°Would you let me go back?¡± ¡°Sure. Let¡¯s do that.¡± I quickly agreed. ¡°Can you tell the greater water spirit about this?¡± ¡°Yes. I shall tell her.¡± The spirit said, as he disappeared. ¡°... well, that was a wash.¡± ¡°Can¡¯t really me the spirit.¡± Lua said. ¡°Fighting a sprite is likely like fighting a cousin gone mad.¡± ¡°But you didn¡¯t mind holding me back when I went on a frenzy.¡± Riamented. ¡°That is different. I knew how to help you at that time. With sprites, there is no choice but to kill them.¡± ¡°... yeah. It is just too sad there is no way to purify them.¡± Iined, as I wondered how I can be both super powerful and weak at the same time. ¡°Can¡¯t your cards do anything?¡± Alice asked. ¡°No. I don¡¯t have anything to really purify monsters. I do have card called ¡®Spell Purification¡¯, but that wouldn¡¯t work on the sprites. I also have cards rted to Spirit monsters, but they wouldn¡¯t help here either. Cards like Fengsheng Mirror could likely instakill a sprite and Spiritual Energy Settle Machine would likely make them perceptible to physical attacks, but neither would purify them.¡± Spoiler
[copse] ¡°... then justbine all three. What will that do?¡± Alice suggested. ¡°Eh? I guess I can try that. It isn¡¯t like it will cost me more than three cards.¡± ¡°You can work as we walk, Master. We shall deal with the monsters.¡± Agunan said. ¡°I¡¯ll make up for my loss yesterday.¡± Ria agreed with the dragon. ¡°Alright. Alice, can you take over the map then?¡± ¡°Sure. I¡¯ll make sure we won¡¯t get lost and that we will run into the 2-4-4 area.¡± Alice responded. ¡°That wasn¡¯t the n.¡± I argued. ¡°You¡¯ll have the card ready by then. It will be the perfect test run.¡± Alice told me. ¡­ fine. Let¡¯s test it out then. It isn¡¯t like anything will change. We should take down the sprites anyway, so if I can¡¯t turn them back into spirits, we will just have to kill them.
As we kept traveling through the dungeon, we quickly acquired ourselves some dungeon cards. We could have all picked up one, but that would make it so that the dungeon points would be spread across multiple cards, so we decided to only take one. Alice was the one to hold it. The monsters we ran into were mostly living nts. Man-eating nts, living thorns, treants and so on. Most of them were easy prey, as Agunan could just burn them, but there were these certain type of flower monsters which stopped that n. When they were burned, they would release some gas when they were burned, and it was quite dangerous. The nt monsters were also quite good at regeneration. If you only cut them a bit, there is a high chance they will recover. Well, of course it depends on the monster, but a lot of them regenerated quickly. We kept going and eventually we got to the area right next to the 2-4-4 where we were headed. This ce had something akin to potato monsters, and they were a small pain. For one, because they were super small and difficult to hit. And for two, they attack by getting close to you and exploding. Freaking suicide bomber potatoes. I don¡¯t like them. Sure they don¡¯t do that much damage so we can just tank the explosions, but if they explode, it is difficult to get any points from them, as there is no corpse. We finally got close to where the entrance to the next area should be, and I was starting to get excited. I would get to test if my Sprite Purifying Mirror would work as I hope it will. But before we managed to make the transition from area 2-3-4 to area 2-4-4, someone ran from the direction of area 2-4-4. It was a red-headed girl, probably just over 20 years old. She was dressed in leather armor, which seemed high quality. She wielded tworge daggers, actually they are more like short-swords than daggers. They also seemed high quality and even had the striking edge made of a red metal, probably hihi''irokane, so the des must be quite valuable. She also had on a long blue scarf that flowed behind her as she ran. It looked hand knitted, so it likely was more of a sentimental item, as it really stood outpared to all of her other equipment, which looked very professionally made. After she spotted us, she made a beeline towards us. This made us be on guard, because it did look a bit like she was going to attack. But with Agunan standing in front of her, I don¡¯t think she will get through. And I do have our set cards ready to go in case of a surprise attack. But instead of attacking us, the red-headed spoke to us. ¡°... Please! Help my friend!¡± CH.331 Sprite Purifying Mirror CH.331 Sprite Purifying Mirror ¡°Please! Help my friend!¡± The red-head begged us. ¡°Calm.¡± Lua quickly told her, as she went to the girl¡¯s side. ¡°You are fine. What happened? Where is your friend?¡± ¡°We-We-We were returning to the surface. Then we were attacked by something we couldn¡¯t harm.¡± The girl exined. ¡°The sprites.¡± I quickly realized. Maybe they can¡¯t use magic so they can¡¯t harm the sprites. Then again, her des should be able to kill sprites if she puts any mana into them, so this could still be a trap. I went ahead and used our System link to tell Alice and Lua as much. ¡°We can save your friend.¡± I told the red-head. ¡°Can you show us the way?¡± ¡°Wi-Will you really?¡± ¡°Yes. Let¡¯s go.¡± I told her, while still keeping my guard up. This absolutely feels like a trap. But just in case it isn¡¯t, better check it out.
We entered the area where the sprites should be, but just one area of this dungeon was quiterge, so just because we were in the correct area, didn¡¯t mean we could instantly spot what was happening. The red-head then led us through the almost jungle-like vegetation of the dungeon towards where she had left her friend. On the way, Alice asked her more about the situation and she told us a bit about it. Her name is Nel and she is a B-rank adventurer. She was on a quest in the dungeon, looking into something for some noble. She didn¡¯t really go into detail, but we also didn¡¯t ask. She probably couldn¡¯t even talk about it, considering that she was working for a noble. They apparently couldn¡¯t do what was asked of them and had to retreat, but on the way back to the surface, they ran into the sprites, which they didn¡¯t know about, and because neither of them was that skilled in magic, they tried to retreat. But the sprites kept chasing them, so her friend decided to stay behind to try to buy this red-head time to either find help, or escape by herself. I have to say, if that is true, full respect to her friend. Not so much for this spoiled princess who cannot even use her magic des. ¡°Agunan, Ria. You two take care of other monsters. Lua, Alice and I will deal with the sprites.¡± I quickly told my squad the battle n. (Lua. You keep a close eye on that red-head. This might still be a trap.) I gave Lua a separate instruction, just in case this is what I think it might be. As we kept going, Agunan and Ria did a good job at clearing the way for us. And I was ready to test out my new mirror. After a bit more running, we began to hear some screams that came from a human, as well as some animalistic screeches. Why would there be animal screeches in a nature/nt based dungeon? As we finally got through the brush and into a small clearing, I saw where both the screams and screeches wereing from. A group of three foxes was fighting against a dozen or so sprites. And when I say foxes, I mean two of them were literal foxes and one was a fox-folk girl. The fox-folk had purple-ish hair that faded into a more blue color. Her tail was the same, except that it had a perfectly white tip. Agewise, she seemed around the same as the red-head we ran into earlier, so in her early twenties. Her weapon of choice was a bow, though her quiver seemed empty, so she was stuck using it as a melee weapon. And hers wasn¡¯t one that should be used as a melee weapon. As for the two foxies, they seemed to be tamed monsters. They were iron foxes, a C-rank monster. They had quite tough hide and they were reasonably fast, but were considered weakpared to other C-rank fox monsters, which had a much higher attack stat. They also couldn¡¯t use any magic, which some of the other C-rank foxes could do, so they were about as useless against sprites as ¡­ a handgun against a tank? Thatparison didn¡¯t make any sense. I should have said a handgun against a ghost or something like that. Well, to each their own. They must have just not been prepared to handle these sprites, as they are something that doesn¡¯t usually appear in this dungeon, so they must have not been prepared for sprites. And against everything that does appear, a pair of iron foxes isn¡¯t that bad. They can tank hits from nt monsters quite well, so they are a good bait to take the monsters attention. Anyway, back to what we are supposed to do. ¡°Agunan, I¡¯ll use you as bait.¡± ¡°As you wish, Master.¡± Agunan agreed, so I activated a card. ¡°Raregold Armor.¡± Spoiler [copse] As I activated the card and equipped it to Agunan, he got a golden glow around him. This golden glow would now hopefully attract the attention of the sprites. As well as any other monster in the area. And it seemed to work just fine, as the sprites turned from the foxes towards Agunan. ¡°Lua, Alice. Go heal the fox-girl. I¡¯ll deal with the sprites.¡± I changed our battle n quickly. ¡°Ria, keep an eye out for other monsters.¡± I confirmed that everyone was doing as ordered, before I activated my newest custom card. ¡°Sprite Purifying Mirror!¡± Spoiler When sprites gaze at this mirror, they are purified of their miasma. [copse] After I activated the card, arge floating mirror appeared next to me. I could control where it floated either by moving it by hand, or with telekinesis, but it never did touch the ground. I somewhat wanted to look at it myself, but this wasn¡¯t the time for it. Instead, let¡¯s use it as I think I should use it. I moved the mirror to float above where Agunan stood, just tanking attacks from the sprites. Then I turned it to face the sprites, before lowering it so that the sprites, who were focused on Agunan, had no choice but to look at the mirror. As the little sprites looked at their mirror image, they froze in the air. No longer did they try to control the vines to attack, nor did they shoot razor sharp leaves at us. They just ¡­ stood there, not doing much. Well, to be urate, the sprites float in the air. They don¡¯t actually stand. And because the sprites stopped doing anything, the forest around us became almost quiet. It still wasn¡¯tpletely quiet, but it wasn¡¯t loud by any means. It was about as quiet as you¡¯d expect a quiet forest to be. I focused on watching the spirits, excuse me sprites. And as I was still a Spiritual Human, I could see a literal change in them. Their color mainly. It went from a dark green, which they had been, to a lot lighter green, as a ck mist left their body. The ck mist was likely miasma. Eventually, one by one, the now purified spirits began to disappear.
¡°That worked a bit too well, wouldn¡¯t you say?¡± Alicemented. ¡°Well, they were all just lesser spirits.¡± I defended myself. ¡°If the mirror didn¡¯t work on them, that would have been bad.¡± With my spirit eyes, I knew quite well what had happened to the sprites. They had been purified by my mirror, before quickly returning to the spirit world after they were fully purified. This in itself was nothing bad. It was actually the perfect result. Except for the part where those results had been seen by two random adventurers. I don¡¯t think I need to tell you this, but purifying sprites isn¡¯t exactly normal. And as if things couldn¡¯t get any worse, soon after the purified spirits disappeared, something else appeared to take their ce. It was ady who used a local nt as a focus point. At first, it looked like the nt was growing in size, and I was actually worried that it had absorbed the miasma that I just let out of the sprites, but when the clearly humanoid form began to take shape on top of the flower, I realized something else was going on. And of course having spiritual eyes didn¡¯t make it more difficult to spot that what was happening was something caused by spirits. When she had finished growing, a being that had some resemnce to an alraune stood before us. Half-nt, half-human. Well spirit really, but spirits do look rtively humanoid. ¡°Hero. It is a pleasure to meet you.¡± The nature spirit spoke to me. ¡°I thank you for, taking care of my kin.¡± ¡°d to be of service.¡± ¡°In return, I¡¯d like to grant you my blessing. Will you ept it? Both you and the great fire dragon?¡± The spirit asked. I quickly looked at Agunan, questioning what he wanted. The dragon soon responded to me. ¡°I do not believe that a nature spirit would help me that much, but if my Master wants me to, I shall ept the blessing.¡± ¡°It mighte in handy.¡± I told Agunan, before I turned back to the spirit. ¡°Yes. We shall ept your blessing, great spirit.¡± This spirit was indeed greater, just like that water spirit that once blessed me. I still somewhat want to meet a superior spirit, as they are the highest ranked spirits, but maybe at some point. For now, let¡¯s just take the new spirit''s blessing and be done with it. After the spirit gave us her blessing, she disappeared just as suddenly as she had shown up. And with that, I took a peek at my status. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: One without a Race - Spiritual Human ?
Level: 138
HP: 5950 (+20,000)
Mana: 7540 (+18,300)
Strength: 2300
Defense: 3120
Magic: 2700
Skills:
One of Every Race LV.2 (unique-racial)
- Draconic Body LV.1 (racial)
- Draconic Magic LV.1 (racial)
- Advanced Summoning Magic LV.1 (racial)
- Spirit Magic LV.1 (racial)
Pack Opener LV.8 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.5 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Limit Break LV.1 (extra)
Space Magic LV.3 (extra)
Telekinesis LV.7 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.10 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Summon Nature Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Sword Technique LV.4
Shield Technique LV.2
Mana Control LV.13
Defense Boost LV.10
Dragon Life Dedication (Greater True Fire Dragon)
Water Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Nature Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Honorary Baron of Ruiso Kingdom
Language Comprehension (humanoid) (draconic)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
[copse] Of course I got the new Nature Spirits Blessing (Greater) title, and by extension the Summon Nature Spirit (extra) skill. But I also had one other thing that just appeared out of nowhere. The racial Spirit Magic. Agunan also got quite a bit more powerful. I think his mana increased by around 400 or so, and his HP also shot up a bit.
¡°... Sir? May I ask about..?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t. You¡¯ll get out of this with a lot less of a headache.¡± I warned Nel. ¡°But¡­ but¡­¡± ¡°Again, be warned. Continuing the questioning will just get you a headache.¡± ¡°I already have one, so I¡¯ll take the risk. That was a spirit, wasn¡¯t it?¡± Nel asked. ¡°Sure was.¡± I confirmed. ¡°... and it came here¡­ because you did something to the sprites?¡± ¡°Basically.¡± ¡°But you didn¡¯t kill the sprites. You¡­ purified them?¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± ¡°... is that even possible?¡± ¡°For most, no. But I can do it.¡± ¡°Because you are the Hero?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t consider myself a hero, even if the spirits call me that.¡± ¡°... I see.¡± ¡°So, what about you two? Will you be heading to the surface now?¡± I asked Nel. ¡°... I don¡¯t know. Unika is injured, so it might be difficult.¡± That was actually something somewhat bad. Despite Lua healing the fox-folk girl, Unika, she was still not in a situation where she could fight. Her injuries had included some broken bones, and while Lua was able to heal the hairline fracture in her tibia, she still had three broken ribs that Lua wasn¡¯t willing to heal. Lua imed that with her skills, the likelihood of her healing the ribs wrong was quite high, so it would be better to get the girl to someone better at dealing with broken bones. And while I had a few monsters that could heal Unika¡¯s broken ribs, it might be better to just get her outside the dungeon. And, you know, I still don¡¯t fully trust this girl. She just feels off to me. But maybe I can bait her to get more information. Let¡¯s offer her something and see what happens. ¡°... I see. I would offer you toe with us, but that isn¡¯t really much better. We still have to go all the way to area 5-4-7 for rue moss, and while I know we can keep you safe, it will be quite the journey.¡± ¡°Y-you are going there?¡± Nel asked, with just a hint of panic in her voice. ¡°That is our quest, so yes. Why? Is there something there we should know?¡± ¡°It¡­ it is right next to area 6. What if¡­ what if one of the S-rank monsters attacks you?¡± ¡°Do you think we can¡¯t take care of that?¡± ¡°I ¡­ I¡¯m not sure. But they are S-rank monsters. What if you get injured?¡± ¡°Then we will heal. Don¡¯t worry about us. We will be fine. Worry about how you two are going to get outside. As I said, I don¡¯t mind youing along with us, but you will have to keep up. I guess we could also escort you two outside for a small fee, if you prefer that.¡± ¡°... I¡­ I understand. May I have a moment. To speak with Unika?¡± ¡°Sure. We will take a bit of distance, but still keep guard.¡±
¡°Brian, what do you think?¡± Alice asked. ¡°That Nel girl. She is a noble. Most likely.¡± I admitted. ¡°What gives that away?¡± ¡°Both her speech and her equipment. Actually, her rank is also questionable. But first, the way she speaks is¡­ artificial. She seems like someone who has been taught to speak formally, but is trying to speak casually. And her equipment is extremely high quality for a B-rank adventurer, so she likely gets money from things other than adventuring. And her skills. If she really was a legit B-rank, she should know how to use her des to kill sprites.¡± ¡°... then, should we ask for her guild card?¡± ¡°She might have a B-rank card. But she is still likely artificially carried to that rank by adventurers she paid to be in a party with her.¡± ¡°That isn¡¯t too umon.¡± Lua added. ¡°Some nobles do just pay adventurers toplete quests for them, while they get all of the guild rewards, and thus the eventual rank ups. As an adventurer, It is a great way to make some extra cash if you aren¡¯t aiming for a rank up, as nobles generally pay around double the regr quest reward. At least from what I¡¯ve heard.¡± ¡°But wouldn¡¯t she have to have at least some skills to take part in the fighting tests?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Most adventurers never have fighting tests.¡± Lua stated. ¡°They just level up slowly while theyplete many quests of their rank. Then at some point the guild will allow them to try a quest of a higher rank, and if theyplete it, they get the rank up.¡± ¡°Ah. I get it. So she has done that and bought high quality equipment, but she can¡¯t really use it.¡± ¡°Most likely. Sure there is also a chance that she has just never run into sprites, or other monsters that are unaffected by physical attacks, but that sounds doubtful.¡± ¡°And even if that was the case, had she taken part in any guild lessons, she would have learned about them.¡± Lua pointed out. ¡°And magic weapons are one of the counters the guild always speaks about.¡± ¡°... I still think we should help.¡± Alice said. ¡°It won¡¯t take that long for us to take them to the entrance.¡± ¡°I do agree. We should help.¡± I agreed with Alice. ¡°They aren¡¯t bad people.¡± ¡°I guess your assumption was wrong.¡± Ria said jokingly. ¡°Yes, it was. But better safe than sorry.¡± I admitted. As we kept joking and speaking about nothing in particr, Nel came back to get us. Apparently they had made a decision. ¡°... would it be possible¡­ for us toe with you?¡± Nel asked. ¡°Why? That is the most dangerous thing you can do.¡± I pointed out. ¡°I ¡­ we know. But¡­ our quest. It is in area 5-3-7. If possible, could you take us there? And then back to the surface? I¡¯ll pay any price you ask.¡± Nel told us. I looked at my team with a ¡®I said so¡¯ look. So Nel really is an artificial B-ranker. This time, she just got unlucky. ¡°I guess that much of a detour won¡¯t be too bad.¡± I said. ¡°But all the monsters we kill are for us only. You better have your dungeon points you need for your drop.¡± ¡°... so you will? Thank you so much.¡± Nel immediately thanked us. ¡°Yeah. Yeah. It isn¡¯t that big of a deal. Come on. Let¡¯s make something that can carry Unika. I don¡¯t think she should walk yet.¡± ¡°I ¡­ I can walk.¡± Unika spoke up, and tried to get on her feet. ¡°No. No you won¡¯t. Not before a doctor checks out your leg and heals your ribs. You will just make things worse.¡± Lua quickly made sure Unika didn¡¯t hurt herself. ¡°Brian. The medical bed if you would.¡± ¡°Fine. Fine. I¡¯ll bring it out.¡± What I brought out was a medical bed of Lua¡¯s own design. Well, almost. After I got Ambnceroid and Ambnce Rescueroid, Lua got interested in the movable beds they had. She made a copy of one of them and shoved it into the Dungeon Founder¡¯s item developer before improving it a bit. She removed the wheels and reced it with a magic circle that could float the bed. She also added a barrier spell and a healing spell to it. All powered by a magic stone linked to the Citadel core. In short, a floating emergency bed that had healing and barrier functionalities. I wasn¡¯t sure if I¡¯d want to bring out something like that in front of random adventurers, but if Lua wants to, I won¡¯t say no. The bed was actually quite OP, as it could keep someone who was on the brink of death from dying, as long as they were on it, and the barrier could stop Alice¡¯s Dark ster spell. Her Darkness ster would pierce straight through though. We moved Unika to the bed, and got her injured iron foxes there as well, before we decided it was time to move. We still have a quest toplete. CH.332 Moss and Carrots CH.332 Moss and Carrots While we kept going throughout the dungeon, I took a position in the back taking, making sure that Unika, the injured fox-folk, was going to be fine in the floating medical bed. I got somements about it from Alice and Lua through the System Link, mainly about me refusing to heal her bones with one of my summons while still making sure to watch over her. I¡¯m sorry, okay? I do somewhat trust her, but I don¡¯t trust Nel. Sure I feel bad that this Unika girl has to suffer because of it, but at the same time, I don¡¯t really know what else to do. ¡­ I mean, I know what I could do, but mind control isn¡¯t on my list of ¡®generally eptable things¡¯. I¡¯ll only do it if there is no other option, or if the person I¡¯m dealing with is a criminal. And I don¡¯t think Nel is a criminal, just because she is suspicious. As we kept going, the monsters of course got stronger. Not that they were much of a threat to my squad, as even without me summoning a single monster, we were dealing with them quite well. To the point where I decided to tag out with Lua, so I could get some sword practice in. Just using my mithril sword, not Red-Eyes ck Dragon Sword. Well, I might bring it outter, as the number of B-rank monsters keeps increasing.
Eventually, we got to the area 4 rooms, which were basically all B-rank monsters. While we could take care of them, they were slowing us down. ¡­ unless I let Agunan run free and burn everything, but that wasn¡¯t our goal. So instead, I think it is about time we stop holding back, and show our tagalongs why our party is called Card Summoner. ¡°Alice, Lua, Ria. I think it is about time we call some monsters out here.¡± I told my party. Everyone agreed to my suggestion and we each took out one monster. Just one each, as to not clutter the dungeon too much. I watched what the others would summon and I¡¯d then pick what I will call for. Alice summoned her Buster der, which I found interesting as I think that this is the first time she has used Buster. She always just calls forth her Dark Pdin. Spoiler [copse] Lua summoned her Vampire Vamp while Ria called out her Vampire Grimson. Spoiler
[copse] So we have Grimson and Buster for frontline. Vamp is probably going to act support for them, so maybe¡­ I guess this will do. I¡¯m not sure if he will mind fighting nt-type monsters, considering that he is one, but I can always summon someone else if he does. ¡°Aromage Bergamot.¡± Spoiler [copse] With our newbat squad ready to go, we kept pushing through the dungeon. My Aromage Bergamot was actually a surprising miscalction, as he was a lot more useful than I assumed he would be. He could control all of the non-monster nts around us, making the trip through the dungeon a lot more pleasant, and also a lot faster.
By the time our summoning time with our current set of monsters ran out, we had reached area 5-4-6, or the area right next to where our rue moss drop point would be. But before we would continue, I decided that we¡¯d take a lunch break. To defend us while we did so, I called out Aromage Rosemary and Rose Spectre of Dunn. Though I almost ended up unsummoning Rose Spectre of Dunn, as she wanted to ¡­ get close to me. She only stopped after Alice threatened to burn everyst speck of her, including her card. Spoiler
[copse] As we were eating, Nel cautiously asked if she and Unika could have some food as well. After I asked what had happened to theirs, she exined that she and Unika dropped their bags when they ran away from an A-rank monster in area 5-3-6. And because those bags had all of their food, they didn¡¯t have any left. Admittedly, I didn¡¯t really think about the fact that they weren¡¯t carrying anything. We always have magic fanny packs and Storage, so I¡¯m used to seeing us travel around with no backpacks. I agreed to share food with Unika for free, as she was injured, but before I gave any to Nel, I asked her for payment. I¡¯m not a charity for her dumb decisions. She did get arge silver coin from her coin pouch, so I did give Nel some food as well. Not arge silvers worth, but if I gave her that much, she¡¯d need a bag to carry all of that food in. At least both Nel and Unika enjoyed the food I offered. But then again, it was cooked by Tinkhec and Maya, so if they called it bad, I¡¯d probably abandon the duo in the middle of this dungeon. ¡­ that was a joke. I wouldn¡¯t do anything that major for some criticism. Spoiler [copse]
After our break, and another set of monsters summoned to fight with us, we got to where we were headed, Area 5-4-7. We had to go through the room with a bit more of ab as we searched for the drop point, but it was quite close to where the map showed it to be, so it wasn¡¯t too bad to find. Alice used all the points she had gathered on her dungeon card to trade for rue moss, and we got a reasonable amount of it, so I saw no reason to hunt more monsters for more moss. ording to Laura, the amount we got should be enough for 10 high level healing potions. If the GM isn¡¯t happy with this amount, she can always send us out on a second quest to get more. ¡°So, Area 5-3-7 is next, correct?¡± I confirmed with Nel. ¡°Yes. ¡­ also, I know you said you wouldn¡¯t give me any monster corpses, but as you have already gotten what you came here for, would it be possible..?¡± ¡°For a price, I suppose. But if you don¡¯t pay, I¡¯ll just take the monster corpses into Storage.¡± ¡°I ¡­ I can pay!¡± Nel yelped out. ¡°Just ¡­ not now. But I promise to pay you back when we get to the capital.¡± I looked at my team for confirmation and they epted her proposition, so I agreed to give her all the monster corpses we ran into on the way to the drop point she wanted to get to.
As we moved towards the neighboring area, I summoned a few new monsters to fight for us. This time the Queen of Autumn Leaves and Thestalos the Firestorm Monarch got a turn. I already figured out that a nt-type monster is good to have here, and a Pyro can burn everything down. And it is always nice to give monsters that have never been summoned an opportunity to be summoned. Spoiler
[copse] I almost summoned the Infernal me Emperor, but he is a bit toorge, and a bit too fiery for this dungeon. I¡¯m not trying to burn everything down after all. I mean, even Thestalos is quite therge being, but at least he is under 10 meters tall, so he can walk here. Spoiler [copse] As we passed the ce where you could enter area 6, I noticed Nel looking towards it, almost like she wanted to go there. But that wasn¡¯t our objective, so we aren¡¯t going. When we got to area 5-3-7, we began looking for the item trade point. It took us a bit less time than it took with the rue moss spot and after Nel used some points to get some carrot looking things, we quickly moved towards area 5-3-6 in the hopes of finding Nel and Unika¡¯s backpacks. Also, out of interest, I asked Laura what those carrots were and she told me they are shining carrots. Good when eaten as is. Good when boiled. But you can extract some liquid from them that can be turned into night vision potions, as well as some other vision enhancing potions. Maybe I should have saved some points so I could have gotten some for myself. Well, we can alwayse back to this dungeon to get someter, and HomeBase can also make them. Maybe I should try growing them when I make a field on one of the floors of HomeBase? With all the mana we have avable, it should be possible to grow magical nts like that. As we then cleared area 5-3-6, we eventually found Nel and Unika¡¯s stuff, so that was great. The bad part was, it was starting to gette, so we would either have to camp, or get out of the dungeon at night. Yes, I know. We can go without sleep for a day, even if we have been fighting. But sleep is the best, so ¡­ Fine. I¡¯ll ask for everyone¡¯s opinions. ¡°Guys. It''s gettingte, so we can either work our way out of here, or we can camp. What do you prefer?¡± I asked everyone. ¡°We should get out as soon as possible.¡± Lua said. ¡°I know the bed is keeping Miss Unika well, but her ribs really need to be properly healed so that they won¡¯t heal wrong.¡± Speaking of Unika, she had actually fallen asleep on the med bed, so at least one of us was sleeping well. ¡°I do prefer our bed, so let¡¯s head to the surface.¡± Alice added. ¡°... okay then. That answers that.¡± I concluded. ¡°Wait! Don¡¯t I have a say in this?¡± Ria asked. ¡°Well you do, but it won¡¯t matter anyway. If both Alice and Lua say surface, I will agree with them and we will head out. And even if both you and Agunan say we should stay, it will result in a 3 to 2 vote to leave.¡± ¡°And I would vote with my Master.¡± Agunan added. ¡°... what about my opinion?¡± Nel asked. ¡°You are a visitor in this party. If you don¡¯t like it, we can leave you here.¡± I told her. ¡°And if I were you, I¡¯d be a bit more worried about yourpanion that you left to buy you time.¡± ¡°... I¡­ I¡¯m sorry.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t say that to me. I¡¯m not the one you put in danger.¡± ¡°Yes. I understand. I¡¯ll be sure to apologize to Unika when she is well again.¡±
On our way out, we passed a few adventuring parties that were going to stay inside the dungeon for the night. Most of them didn¡¯t have tents or anything like that, they¡¯d just sleep on the ground. Well, you don¡¯t really get rain in dungeons, so I guess a sleeping bag is all you really need. As we got closer to the entrance, Nel got visibly more ¡­ worried looking. Almost like something was troubling her. ¡°Is something wrong?¡± I asked her. ¡°Did we leave something behind?¡± ¡°No. That isn¡¯t it.¡± She quickly denied. ¡°... it is just¡­ I ¡­ didn¡¯t think about this.¡± ¡°About what?¡± ¡°... I ¡­ Can I trust you¡­ to not tell anyone about this?¡± Nel asked. ¡°Depends on what ¡®this¡¯ is. If it is something illegal, I absolutely will tell someone about it. Well, maybe not absolutely. I do break the rules myself, so it would be hypocritical of me to punish you for something I myself do. So I guess as long as you have a good reason for¡­ whatever that ¡®this¡¯ is, I think we can stay quiet.¡± ¡°... alright.¡± Nel walked over to Unika. ¡°Unika. I need you to wake up.¡± She shook the sleeping girl a bit. ¡°No. No. No. Don¡¯t do that.¡± Lua quickly interrupted her. ¡°She still has the broken bones, so no shaking. If you need her awake, let me.¡± ¡°Ah, okay.¡± Nel quickly took a half a step back. Lua then took a hold of Unika¡¯s hand, before biting into her wrist. That caused Nel to let out a little screech. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. It is fine. Lua needs a blood connection to use Blood Magic.¡± I quickly exined. And I think I know the spell Lua is using. She has Blood Magic spells for both putting people to sleep and waking them up. I do have to say, the putting people to sleep part is a great help when I have too many things on my mind. I don¡¯t have her do it too often, but every now and again, it does actually really help. ¡°...hmm¡­¡± As Unika began waking up, Lua released her wrist from her fangs. It is interesting that no mark is left behind by her bites. ¡°Unika. We are almost at the entrance. I need you to¡­ do the thing.¡± Nel quickly exined to Unika. Even if I don¡¯t really know that this ¡®thing¡¯ is. After a second of catching the surroundings, Unika apparently realized what she was supposed to do. ¡°... alright. Put your hands on Fer and Rum.¡± Unika told Nel. Nel did as asked and after just a second, the two iron foxes, as well as Nel herself, began to glow a bit. Then the glow shed bright and after we could all see again, both the foxes and Nel were gone. ¡°... what was that?¡± I asked Unika. It wasn¡¯t magic, I know that much. Or to be more precise, it wasn¡¯t attribute magic, as I would have seen it with my Spiritual Human eyes. It could have been unattributed magic like Space Magic, but there is no way this girl could struggle with sprites, while also being able to use something like that. So it was most likely a skill. ¡°T-Tamer¡¯s paradise.¡± Unika answered. ¡°... an extra skill that you can use to hold your tamed beasts.¡± ¡°And apparently a human as well.¡± ¡°... not normally. I ¡­ kind of discovered it by ident. If you have someone holding multiple tamed monsters when you take them into paradise, the person goes with them.¡± ¡°Quite the interesting interaction.¡± I admitted. ¡°So, what about Nel? I¡¯ll assume she isn¡¯t actually a B-rank adventurer. Actually, she probably isn¡¯t an adventurer in the first ce.¡± ¡°... I ¡­ I really don''t know. I just¡­ I¡¯m on a quest for her. That is all¡­ that I know. I swear.¡± ¡°Alright. I won¡¯t pry any more. Let¡¯s get out of here and get you some medical help for those broken ribs. ¡­ but just a tip for the future. Maybe don¡¯t take on shady quests. Next time, we might not be there to save you.¡± CH.333 Nel and Unika visit HomeBase CH.333 Nel and Unika visit HomeBase Getting out of the dungeon was not a big problem. I mean, sure we had to exin how we came across Unika, but exining that we found an injured adventurer in an area where abnormal monsters were showing up isn¡¯t that strange. At least I think so. Also, we didn¡¯t have to exin the bed too much, as Lua pulled out some handles it had hidden inside of it, and we had Ria and Agunan ¡®carry¡¯ the bed. It looked like an overbuilt stretcher now, not like the magic bed that it is. We of course also told the guard at the dungeon entrance that we had taken care of at least some sprites in area 2-4-4. I know I most likely took care of all of them, as that nature spirit didn¡¯t ask me to do more, but I still didn¡¯t guarantee that I had managed to take them all down. We also dropped by the local guild branch. It was manned even though it was basically the middle of the night, so full credit to the people running the show. I made a simr report as I did with the dungeon guard, before I asked for a skilled healer where we could take Unika to. ¡°I apologize, but I don¡¯t think there is anyone living in the town who could do better.¡± The guild receptionist told us after Lua exined Unika¡¯s injuries. ¡°I rmend taking her back to the city.¡± ¡°... I see. We will do that.¡± Lua responded. After we left the guild, Lua turned to me with a request. ¡°Brian, could you take care of it? I really don¡¯t want to¡­¡± ¡°Yeah. At this point it doesn¡¯t really matter. She has already seen so much that I¡¯ll either have to bribe her or Mind Crush her.¡± I responded. ¡°But let¡¯s head home first. I don¡¯t want to summon anything here.¡± Spoiler [copse] ¡°Can it reach here?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Note quite. That is, had it stayed where it was.¡± I told her. ¡°I had HomeBase move to this city when we decided we wereing up. I¡¯m not sleeping in some random inn when my Home can move. And wasn¡¯t it your idea to head home?¡± ¡°... I thought we¡¯d have to take a ship to get back Home.¡± Alice admitted. ¡°Well, we don¡¯t. Let¡¯s just find a nice secluded spot and do the deed.¡± ¡°... excuse me, but what is this about?¡± Unika asked. ¡°I¡¯ll exinter. For now, just know it is nothing shady. At leastpared to what you are doing with Nel.¡±
Because of the time of day, or should I say night, it wasn¡¯t too difficult to find a quiet spot. I then called down a beam from HomeBase, before getting all of us up there. ¡°Wee Home, Master.¡± Nudy was waiting for us just outside the teleportation room. ¡°Do you need anything?¡± Spoiler [copse] ¡°I¡¯m home. Prepare two guest rooms, we have people over. Also, Unika has some tamed monsters, so make sure they get fed. Do we have a Beast-Warrior on shift today?¡± ¡°Garoozis is active today, Master.¡± Nudy answered. Spoiler [copse] ¡°... a lizard, huh. Not a perfect match, but I guess he will do. We will need food for two foxes, so make sure that is taken care of.¡± I instructed Nudy, before turning to Unika. ¡°You don¡¯t have any more tamed beasts in that paradise, right?¡± ¡°... eh¡­ no. No, I don¡¯t.¡± Unika confirmed. ¡°I have one more. ¡­ but it is with my brother in the city.¡± ¡°Alright. I won¡¯t keep you here for too long, so you¡¯ll be able to return tomorrow.¡± I promised her. ¡°Or maybe the day after that, depending on what our doctor says.¡± ¡°... where even is here?¡± Unika asked. ¡°Sometimes it is better that you don¡¯t know.¡± I told her.
We quickly got outside so I¡¯d have space to summon the monster I wanted to summon. I had to go a little overboard, since we were dealing with bones, and I don¡¯t have a good earth attribute Spellcaster avable. So I¡¯d have to go with something else. Had I done this in the dungeon, I¡¯d likely have used Guardian Angel Joan, but since we are on HomeBase now, I can go a bit further. Spoiler [copse] ¡°Shinato, King of a Higher ne.¡± Spoiler [copse] Calling out a literal archangel for simple healing might seem like overkill, but you know I like overkill. Better to make sure Unika will be perfect. She is almost innocent in this. She was just paid off by Nel and got into an unlucky situation. At least I think that is what happened. ¡°Shinato, did Laura fill you in?¡± ¡°Yes, Lady Laura made sure to inform me of what is required.¡± ¡°Good. Then when you are ready.¡± I let the archangel do his work and in a matter of seconds, Unika was perfectly healed. After that, Lua checked her out and agreed that her bones had healed perfectly. ¡°You may get up now. But please be careful.¡± Lua told Unika. Unika first got up to a sitting position, and soon enough she was on her feet. ¡°Unika, I think you need to let Nel out of the paradise.¡± I reminded her, though I also just wanted our other guest here, so I could exin things to both of them at the same time. ¡°Y-Yes. I shall.¡± Unika muttered out, perhaps a bit scared because the archangel was still floating next to me. Unika kneeled down on the ground and put both of her hands forward. Then, without a word, her hands began shining a bit, and with a sh of light, two foxes and one red-headed girl appeared. ¡°Oh? I¡¯m out? Are we in the ¡­ Unika! Where are we? This isn¡¯t the capital!¡± Nelined. ¡°... I¡¯m sorry. I couldn¡¯t¡­ do it.¡± ¡°Then where are we?¡± ¡°... I¡¯m not sure. He took me here and ordered me to bring you out.¡± Unika pointed at me. Nel then turned around and saw me with my archangel just behind me. Her face lost color almostpletely, as her eyes scanned Shinato from bottom to top. ¡°Wh-Wha-What is that? Where am I?¡± Nel asked in a panic. ¡°That,¡± I pointed at Shinato. ¡°Is my archangel, Shinato. I called him here to heal the damage your stupidity caused to Unika.¡± I purposefully taunted Nel a bit, just to maybe get her to realize that going into a dungeon and trying to go that deep with just two people really won¡¯t cut it. ¡°And this ce is my home, HomeBase. I do hope you enjoy your stay.¡± I said in a slightly sadistic tone, though I will treat Nel just like I would anyone else. Aka. very well. ¡°But for now, please follow Sheou inside. She will show you two to your rooms, and will soon be bringing you food. If you need anything, just ask her. Also, Unika, food will be supplied to your foxes. And you can either have them in your room, or you may leave them in the care of Garoozis. He may look intimidating, but he is quite the caring person, and does a good job of taking care of the tamed beast who lives here.¡± Spoiler
[copse] Speaking of Garoozis, and Beast-Warriors as a whole, I haven¡¯t yet perfected their avatar dolls. So while the current Beast-Warrior dolls can have tails, they don¡¯t quite do the faces of Beast-Warriors perfect. So instead of Garoozis looking like a lizard-man, he looks more like¡­ well, he looks like himself, except that his face is humanoid, not lizard-like. In short, he is basically a gijinka version of Garoozis. I left Nel and Unika in Sheou¡¯s care and headed for my room. It was already well past midnight so I want to get to bed soon. By the way, Sheou wasn¡¯t active earlier today, but because of the surprise visitors, I made sure she was in an avatar doll as well. Sure this isn¡¯t an all hands on deck situation, but I do want my house maid avable.
[Unika POV] ¡°... just what is this ce?¡± I heard Nel wondering aloud. ¡°As my Master told you earlier, this ce is his home. The HomeBase.¡± The ck haired maid answered Nel¡¯s question. She was¡­ strange. Her maid outfit looked like nothing I¡¯ve seen in the capital, and she had a pair of horns poking out of her head. She also has this¡­ aura around her. I think she might be a demon. There was also that strange lizard person. He seemed¡­ nice, so I was willing to leave Fer and Rum in his care, but they would be returned to meter, after they are fed. The scales covering his body make him look a bit intimidating, so I was a bit worried, but that was also a reason I left my foxes with him. If he hurts them, I¡¯ll know that I¡¯m in danger. But still, would someone who owns a house like this really have a lizardman working for them? Don¡¯t rich humans hate demi-humans? There was also the crimson haireddy. I think they called her Lua. She¡­ I think she is a dhampir. I think she bit me¡­ when I was sleeping. And took a bit of my blood. So maybe that Brian person isn¡¯t a human¡­ even if he looks like a human. Perhaps he is a dhampir like she is? But what about that blonddy? She also looks like a human, but is she also something else? And that red-scaled lizard man. He had wings. And a tail. Is there a lizard-folk race that has wings? ¡­ or is he? No. There is no way, right? He couldn¡¯t be a ¡­ a dragon? But he called that man, Brian, his Master. Could he have tamed a dragon? Is that possible? ¡­ but he summoned an angel. An archangel. I¡¯ve only heard them in the old legends, and even then, could anyone other than the first Saint call forth an angel? So maybe that man is a descendant of the first Saint? But if he was, why would he be going into dungeons? And why would someone like that be in a party with a dhampir? Why would he have a demon maid? This doesn¡¯t make any sense. ¡°Miss¡­. Miss.¡± I realized someone was calling for me, so I gathered my thoughts and looked where I was called from. It was the ck haired demon maid. ¡°Y-Yes?¡± ¡°This is your room. Please enter and make yourselffortable. If you need anything, I will be just outside.¡± As the maid said that, she opened the door for me. As I walked in, I was expecting a tiny room with just a bed and maybe a small writing desk, like the rooms I have stayed at in inns during travel. But what I saw instead was a massive room, with a bed sorge that an entire family could sleep on it, multiple couches and even standing closets, that I have only seen in high-ss furniture stores. There also seemed to be a door leading to a different room, so I quickly headed for it and opened the door. It opened to a full bathroom. With a bathtub and everything. Is this really real? Am I going to stay in this room? How much will I have to pay for all of this? ¡­ should I wash myself? I have been in the dungeon for a while, and I won¡¯t be able to wash myself this well when I get home. ¡­ is it alright? Maybe I should go ask? I made my way back to the door where I had entered from and carefully opened it. And just like she said, the ck haired maid was standing in the corridor. ¡°... excuse me?¡± I spoke up. ¡°Yes? Did you need anything?¡± She asked. Her voice was quite gentle, so it calmed me down a bit. The aura I felt from her earlier also seemed to have disappeared, so that also helped. ¡°I was ¡­ I was wondering about the bath¡­¡± ¡°Oh? Yes. Of course you wouldn¡¯t know how to use it. I apologize for my oversight. I¡¯ll show you how to do so.¡± The maid quickly said. ¡°I can also wash you, if you would like. We can also prepare some alternative clothes for you, so we can wash what you are wearing during the night. You are lucky that Nudy is avable. She will make your clothes sparkle.¡± Before I even had time to really think about it and respond, the maid had stripped me of my clothes and practically carried me to the bathtub. And just a few secondster, she was already washing me. ¡°Oh. I must apologize again, Miss. I should have asked if I may touch you first. I hope this isn¡¯t something you despise.¡± ¡°N-no. Continue¡­. please.¡± I really liked her touch. It was so nice and gentle. At first she worked on my hair, and then moved down to my body. But as she got to my tail, the maid stopped and asked. ¡°May I touch your tail?¡± ¡°... yes. It is fine.¡± I told her. I know some fox-folk hold their tail in high regard, but for me, it is just an appendage I use to help myself bnce. I don¡¯t have the money to keep it all nice and beautiful, so it has been left to be. Perhaps if it was nicer, I¡¯d care about who I let touch it. The maid was very gentle, even more than she was with my hair, as she washed my tail. I really enjoyed how it felt, but at the same time, it felt terrible knowing that I¡¯d never experience this again. ¡°Miss. Is something wrong? Did the shampoo get into your eyes?¡± The maid asked. ¡°... what? No¡­ I don¡¯t think so?¡± I answered. But shampoo? Isn¡¯t that the high quality soap only nobles use? Is she using that to wash me? ¡°I see. It is just that¡­ I noticed that there are tears in your eyes, so I assumed.¡± ¡°Tears?¡± Are there? I felt with my hand, and it did seem to be true. Am I ¡­ crying? Why? ¡°If anything does feel strange, please do tell me immediately. While I have washed cat-folk before, this is my first time washing a fox-folk, so I don¡¯t know if there is something I should avoid.¡± ¡°No. Please. ¡­ just keep going¡­ as you have. It feels¡­ really good.¡±
After I got out of the bath, I spotted Fer and Rum eating something from arge bowl. It looked like meat, so I suppose this treatment is extended to them as well. They also looked like they had been washed, so perhaps the green lizard man washed them. My clothes that the maid took off of me were also gone. Instead, a silken nightgown wasid on the bed and the maid helped me into it, as she exined that my clothes had been sent to be washed, and would be brought to me the following morning. The silken gown felt great, but I do wonder, how is it perfectly my size? It is even cut in a way that allows my tail to move freely. Did they prepare it for me? But there is no way they could make one this fast, right? This has to belong to one of those cat-folk the maid mentioned, right? After dressing me in the nightgown, the maid asked if I¡¯d like any snack before sleeping, but I didn¡¯t feel like eating. Honestly, I almost already fell asleep in the bathtub, so I didn''t think I¡¯d stay awake until the food arrived, and I told her as much. So Iid down and the maid ced the nket over me, making sure I was tucked in well. I haven¡¯t been tucked in since I was a baby, so it felt a bit strange, but also very nice at the same time. I wish I could live like this forever. With that thought on the forefront of my mind, I quickly drifted off to sleep. CH.334 Dropping off Nel and Unika CH.334 Dropping off Nel and Unika [Brian POV]Because of a POV change between chapters. Come morning, well it was after 11 am, so calling this morning might not be correct, Alice, Lua and I joined our two guests for breakfast. I had Tinkhec and Bistro Butcher prepare it for us, so we had quite the lineup of monster meats avable, alongside some other not so protein heavy options like bread and fruits. We even had some donuts for dessert. For drinks, we had tea or freshly squeezed fruit juice. And blood for Lua, but our guests probably won¡¯t be having that. Spoiler
[copse] ¡°So, how did you sleep?¡± I asked the two as we ate. ¡°The beds you offered us were very fine, thank you.¡± Nel offered a quite formal response. ¡°... I ¡­ I slept well.¡± Unika answered. ¡°... I also really enjoyed the bath. ¡­ and I¡¯d like to thank miss Nudy¡­ for washing my clothes. ¡­ as well as¡­ the ck haireddy¡­ for her help.¡± ¡° ¡­ they did that for her?¡± I heard Nel muttering. Did she not take advantage of my extra services? Well, that¡¯s on her for not doing so. But I¡¯m happy to hear that Unika took advantage of them. Hopefully it at least partially makes up for the bullshit mission Nel gave to her. ¡°I see. I¡¯m happy to hear that you enjoyed your stay. And Unika, I¡¯ll make sure you get a chance to thank my maids before I return you to the surface.¡± ¡°... surface? What do you mean by that?¡± Nel asked. ¡°Nothing you need to know. But speaking of returning you, I did have a question about it. Well, mainly for you, Nel. You went from the capital to Green Town inside Unika¡¯s Tamer¡¯s Paradise, didn¡¯t you?¡± ¡°And what if I did?¡± Nel asked. ¡°Nothing. As I said, some rulebraking is fine with me, as I do it myself. I was just wondering, do you want me to drop you off in the Green town, or would you prefer I take you directly to the capital?¡± ¡°... you could do that?¡± ¡°It is quite simple. So, which do you prefer?¡± ¡°... I¡¯ll go to the capital then.¡± Nel answered. ¡°Alright. Make sure you pay Unika before you leave, as if you don¡¯t, I¡¯ll chase you down and make sure you pay her for the trouble you put her in.¡± I said, while making my voice a bit more intimidating. ¡°I¡­ I will.¡± Nel quickly responded. ¡°... umm. What about me?¡± Unika then asked. ¡°Well, you are quite a bit easier.¡± I told her. ¡°I will be returning you to the Green town. From there, you can go wherever you want. And if you want a ride back to the capital, I do have space in my carriage, so you can ride back with us. ¡°... Yes. I¡¯d like that. ¡­ the ride to the capital, I mean.¡± Unika said carefully. ¡°Well, that was a lot more simple than I thought. I assumed at least one of you would reject my n.¡± I admitted to the duo. ¡°Do we even have the power to do so?¡± Nel asked. ¡°We are in your domain. What can we do, except listen to you?¡± ¡°A lot of things, but I don¡¯t want to tell you my weaknesses.¡±
¡°And when you are ready to pay for the monsters I let you absorb, you can contact me via the Sawyer family. If you don¡¯t, I will find you. So I¡¯ll be waiting.¡± I warned Nel, before our group left HomeBase. We were still above Green town, not the capital, so we were going to be dropping to the ground first. Then HomeBase would move back to float above the capital, so that Endy and Magie could find a good spot in the capital to lower Nel into. And Eline would escort her to the ground before herself returning to HomeBase. Then from there, Endy and Magie should be able to follow Nel with the HomeBase sensors, so we can track where she goes. If she heads to a noble¡¯s home, we should find out whose escaped child she is. Actually, considering her age, calling her a child is just wrong. In theory, she could even be the head of her house if she was the only heir. But if that was the case, I¡¯d question her actions even more. What was she trying to do in that dungeon? Perhaps we can make an educated guess after we figure out who she is. But yeah, that will have to wait. Because the six of us will have to get to the ground so we can officially leave the Green town and head back to the capital. Also a report to the GM about what happened. Well, other than the stuff with Nel and Unika. That is none of my business. ¡­ well, maybe I could probe Unika for a bit of info. I picked a quiet looking spot in the town and beamed us all there. Unika was a bit more ¡­ cognizant this time, so she was definitely a bit surprised. But I guess after all she saw at HomeBase, a bit of teleportation isn¡¯t that bad, as she didn¡¯t raise her voice, and barely asked any questions about it. Have to say, that is a good thing. Even if her not asking questions might have been why she got in trouble in the dungeon. We then headed to the streets so I could bring out my carriage. The town isn¡¯t too busy, but it still is difficult to find a spot on the road where I can just bring out something that big without someone noticing, so I decided to just ignore everyone else and bring my carriage out anyway. Not like me having Storage is a secret, so while we will get some looks, we shouldn¡¯t get anything more than that. ¡°... will we all fit? Should I¡­ go on my own?¡± Unika asked, as she saw the carriage. ¡°Don¡¯t underestimate Brian.¡± Alice told her. ¡°Stuff he makes is not normal, like that medbed you were on yesterday.¡± ¡°That one is actually Lua¡¯s handiwork.¡± I corrected. ¡°I used your skill for it, so it is more of a coboration.¡± Lua added. ¡°... how does..?¡± ¡°Magic, duh.¡± I answered Unika¡¯s almost question. ¡°No. Don¡¯t lie to her. That has nothing to do with magic. Don¡¯t spread misinformation.¡± Alice corrected. ¡°It can be done because Brian is Brian.¡± ¡°... I¡¯m not sure I get it, but I won¡¯t ask.¡± Unika quickly gave in. I then opened the door so we could head inside. I let Alice and Lua in first, and Unika was going in third. Ria was going to be driving today, as Agunan was the one that drove us here. Technically this carriage doesn¡¯t need a driver, but it would look strange if it didn''t have one. Maybe I should make an illusion spell that makes an illusion driver. Or I could bring a monster in an avatar doll from HomeBase to drive. Or I can summon one. Many options are avable. Avatar dolls are probably the best, as I could leave them to watch after the carriage. They do work independently after all. And I can just take out the card, put it into the Collection, and put the doll itself into Storage, if I want to put away everything. Anyway. That is enough of those thoughts. Let¡¯s get on board and get a move on. ¡°So Unika, still think we won¡¯t fit?¡± Alice asked the fox-girl. ¡°... how is this..?¡± ¡°This time the answer is magic, duh.¡± Alice mimicked my earlier response. ¡°It is simr to the magic magic bags use, but this one can let living things inside.¡± Alice exined. ¡°I¡­ I didn¡¯t know.¡± ¡°Well that much is understandable. I studied magic for years and I didn¡¯t think this would be possible.¡± Alice admitted. ¡°But leave it to Brian to make it possible. And he did it in an afternoon.¡± ¡°Actually, it took me a bit over two days.¡± I corrected Alice. ¡°Well, the expansion magic itself was only about 5 hours across 2 days of my time, but the carriage took a bit over 2 days of design work. And then there is the time my Spellcasters spent developing the spell, so plenty of man-hours went into designing this carriage. But please, do take a seat. We will be taking off.¡± I told everyone. After Agunan had also entered and we were all seated, I told Ria we were ready and she could drive off when she wanted. Before we made it out of the town, we were stopped at the town gate. They just confirmed who were leaving, and while he didn¡¯t check my group''s guild cards, the guard did ask to see Unika¡¯s card, and she showed it to them. Other than that check, and Unika freaking out just a bit when she realized we are entering the capital via a noble¡¯s only entrance, our trip back to the capital was peaceful. I was able to obtain some info from Unika about Nel. Nel had apparently seen Unika practice her Tamer¡¯s Paradise skill, and she had noticed that Unika could take a person inside. Nel then promised to pay Unika a good sum of money, if Unika would help her get into the Green dungeon. And because Unika¡¯s family wasn¡¯t in the greatest financial situation, Unika agreed on the job and that is how she ended up where we met up with her. Her family consisted of her, her mother and her younger brother. Her father was an adventurer like her, but he died on a quest some time ago. Her mother worked as a waitress in a small restaurant, but that barely paid for their house, so both Unika and her brother needed to work for food money. Her brother worked some odd jobs around the city, while also going to a cheap magic school on the side, as apparently her brother had a decent affinity towards light magic, and both Unika and her mother wanted him to realize that potential. And while the magic school was on the cheap side, it did still cost some money, so Unika was working hard for both food money, as well as her brother¡¯s education, so a well paying easy job was definitely something Unika wanted to take on. Even if it was a bit shady. ¡°... So Brian¡­ What are you going to do about that?¡± Alice teasingly asked. ¡°Umm¡­ nothing?¡± ¡°Really? You aren¡¯t going to offer her a job? Or maybe offer to teach her younger brother?¡± ¡°I mean, I could, but¡­ what do you think, Unika? Do you want a job working for me?¡± I just asked her. ¡°Eh? I ¡­ no. I mean yes. I mean¡­ what kind of job would this be? I would like to know more.¡± ¡°Nothing much. I will move you to live on HomeBase, and from there, you will be an adventurer I can call for when I need you. Actually, I would like you to teach Einar, a tamer that already works for me, how to use that Tamer¡¯s Paradise skill. Also, I can hire your mother as a maid, and I have ess to great magicians who can teach your brother. But in return, you will work for me whenever I need extra hands with jobs. Oh and outside of those times, you will be free to keep working as an adventurer, if you want. Or you can pick up some tasks on HomeBase.¡± ¡°... is this¡­ is this a joke?¡± Unika asked. ¡°I wouldn¡¯t joke about this. The offer is true. Sure you will be basically a test subject for some ns I have for HomeBase, but it isn¡¯t like I¡¯ll poke or probe you. ¡­ well, Lua might.¡± ¡°Hey!¡± ¡°Sorry. Should I have said bite and suck blood?¡± I kept the joke going, earning myself a p on the head. ¡°Come on. You know you will do it. It is part of the medical check-up that you came up with.¡± I pointed out. ¡°Using Blood Magic and sucking blood are twopletely different things.¡± Lua argued. ¡°... is ¡­ is this normal?¡± Unika asked. ¡°Almost a daily urrence between either Master and Miss Lucia or Master and Miss Alice.¡± Agunan answered. ¡°... is your Master someone¡­ I should work for?¡± Unika then asked. ¡°That is a question only you can answer. I dedicated my life to him, as he is stronger than I am. That is how a dragon lives.¡± Agunan told her. ¡°I cannot tell you how to live, but I can tell you this. In my 900 years of life, I have never experienced as many things as quickly, or grown more powerful faster, than during the time I¡¯ve spent with my Master. So if you wish to gain experience and grow stronger, I believe working for him is what you should do. ¡­ and rest assured. My Master does take care of those that are close to him. If you work for him, anything you may need, he will get. That is just who he is.¡± ¡°... I see. Thank you, Lord Dragon.¡± ¡°Agunan.¡± ¡°... yes?¡± ¡°My name. Please do call me Agunan.¡± ¡°Yes, Lord Agunan. My name is Unika.¡± ¡°If you do end up working for my Master, make sure to drop the ¡®lord¡¯. He doesn¡¯t like that sort of thing.¡± CH.335 We are A-rank CH.335 We are A-rank After we got to the capital, we said see youter to Unika. I made sure she had a device to contact us, in case she wanted the job. It was a prototype emergency call device. Basically, I wanted to make something I could give my workers, and if they got into trouble, the device would automatically activate and alert HomeBase. It would have a tracker, would be able to put up a magic barrier and many other things, long enough that someone from HomeBase could go down and help them. The version I gave Unika was still a work in progress. It was one you¡¯d have to manually activate and it only had the tracking feature, nothing else. So if Unika wanted to get in contact, as she is the only one that has one of those devices, all she¡¯d have to do is activate it, HomeBase would get the sign and we could send someone down to see/get her.
Our next stop was of course the adventurer¡¯s guild. We were on a guild quest after all. And since we arrived there in my carriage, we got some extra looks. Though I¡¯m not sure what is more eye-catching, me putting my carriage into Storage, or just Agunan. Agunan is pretty good in the whole gathering looks department. Then again, both do stack, causing us to gather even more attention. Well, at least us getting attention had the effect of clearing a way for us, so that is a plus. We even got to walk directly to a free counter. After reporting about ourpleted quest, the receptionist went to see if the GM was avable, and soon enough, we were back in the GM¡¯s room.
¡°So, how was the dungeon? Did you find it interesting?¡± The GM asked. ¡°It was different to say the least. I¡¯m more used to linear dungeons,pared to that maze.¡± I answered. ¡°It is somewhat unique, yes.¡± The GM agreed. ¡°But there are others like it, so I hope you will keep going to different dungeons. But enough about that. Did you bring the rue moss?¡± ¡°Naturally. Here it is.¡± I brought the moss out from Storage. ¡°... I see. Less than I expected.¡± ¡°Well, you said bring what we can. We didn¡¯t really grind for dungeon points. We only took care of the monsters that were in our way.¡± I admitted. ¡°If you need more, I can get together a party that can go get more.¡± ¡°I will keep that in mind. But it is good to know that your group can get some of the most difficult to get ingredients in the matter of days. Did anything unusual happen? I heard something about sprites.¡± ¡°Yeah. I was going to talk about that. You see, there was a report about sprites in the dungeon. On our way down, we took care of them and saved a solo adventurer named Unika from them.¡± I decided to say that Unika was solo and I also lied about the sprites fate. I mean, officially both can be the truth, so why not. ¡°... so some did appear. That is a bit worrying. But I must thank you for taking care of them. Not all C-rankers can deal with sprites and I heard they were quite close to the surface.¡± ¡°Yeah. Area 2-4-4. But the dungeon guards and the guild personnel in the town did a good job at warning us about them, so you might want to give them some extra credit. We might have ignored the sprites if we didn¡¯t know of them.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll be sure toplement them on their exceptional skill at handling this situation. But back to why you are here. Youpleted the fighting tests and the quest I gave you, so I have no reason to not rank you up to A. Would you please hand over your guild cards?¡±
After our cards were updated, we talked a bit more with the GM, and then headed not home, but to the Sawyer capital manor. From there we will beam up to HomeBase. So after a quick visit to the Sawyer manor and catching Mariina up to speed, we headed home. There, I quickly headed to my office, aka the Citadel Core room. I wanted to know more about Nel. ¡°We followed Miss Nel into a building near the wall dividing the noble¡¯s district from the other areas, on themoner side. We have been keeping an eye on the building, but no one hase out since Miss Nel entered.¡± Endy exined. ¡°Alright. Good to know. Is the building special in any way?¡± ¡°Not as far as we can see. It seems to be just a regr house, though I believe the location near the dividing wall might make it slightly more expensive than other houses.¡± ¡°... I see. So maybe Nel is a noble¡¯s child that was disowned?¡± I quickly theorized. ¡°Would you like us to keep an eye on the house?¡± Endy asked. ¡°What about sending a spy to check the house out?¡± ¡°... keep an eye on it, but let¡¯s not send out spies. It isn¡¯t that important.¡± I mean, just because Nel is some random rich kid, doesn¡¯t mean that I¡¯ll spy on her. Well, beyond a reasonable amount. ¡°¡­ but I guess you should make notes on all the people that enter or exit that building.¡± I added, because that much should be fine. ¡°As youmand, Master.¡±
After that, it was time for training. I had some in the dungeon, but I have two new skills to test out, so practice it is. Summon Nature Spirit was quite easy to get a hang of. I mean, all I have to do is activate the skill while I hold something nt-based, and it will act as a catalyst to summon a nature spirit. Though therger the nt I have is, the higher the chance the greater spirit responds to my call. And since I can actually hold living nts in my Storage, as long as they are in a state they can be moved in like a flower in a flowerpot, I might look into getting a small tree or something that I can hold in Storage for the nature spirits. Spirit Magic on the other hand was apletely different beast. It relied on the pseudo spirits that are born whenever attribute magic is used. In short, Spirit Magic makes them, and then the pseudo spirits make magic. It is basically the reverse of how attribute magic is used where a person uses magic, and that magic births pseudo spirits. Spirit Magic was still an absolutely amazing skill, as I could basically use any attribute of magic with it, even if I have no affinity to any attribute. So in short, while it is slower than normal attribute magic, it is an absolute cheat skill. And because of my two Summon Spirit skills, I can make it even better, as I can use Spirit Magic with the spirits I summon with my other skills. I have already been able to ask them for their help, but Spirit Magic makes it even more efficient, as I give the spirits mana to use for the spells. This helps them cast more spells and more powerful spells, before they lose their form in this world and return to the spirit world.
Of course being on HomeBase also meant that I got to y around with Draconic Magic again. It is pretty much my favorite, as it relies on not chants, but on Mana Control, instincts and your will. It just felt¡­ correct to me. Why chant your spells when you can force the spells to be what you want them to be? Sure I¡¯m not that good at it yet, but I¡¯ll get there. I also added an extra step to my Draconic skill training. Well, in truth it was more like training a second skill, well third really, at the same time. That being Advanced Summoning Magic. I mean, I already train with one or two dragons, why not add a third? And having Hime?a train with me might power her up as well, so that could be useful. After today¡¯s lesson, I asked Lady Janina¡¯s permission to Level Up my Draconic skill. Lady Janina quickly shot it down and made me train extra hard instead, forcing me to have a double long training session.
After that, it was break time. A much needed break at that. And for that, I got to act as a test subject. Kind of. You see, one of the things Nudy had begun teaching my other maids is how to take care of a person, including massages. And for that, they needed people to practice on. And after training both magic and Draconic Body, I was more than willing toy face down on a table and let a few maids massage my body with some massage oils. Spoiler [copse] Though the part I didn¡¯t predict was Alice and Lua interrupting our session, kicking out Molly and Cina, and massaging me themselves. Well, not that I¡¯mining. I¡¯ll just order Agunan and Ria to be test subjects for the maids massages, while I enjoy the one by my two definitely not jealous girlfriends. ¡­ or are they my fiances, since I gave them those bracelets? I feel like yes. I mean, I did promise to marry them, so absolutely yes. I really want to make rings for them now. I¡¯ll need to practice with Dark Sage so that I¡¯ll be able to make magic stones all on my own. I did promise the two that I would, and I will.
The next day, we had a few things on the agenda. First was all my paperwork, even if I don¡¯t have that much of it. But I did learn something interesting from Endy. ¡°... no one hase out or gone in?¡± I confirmed. ¡°Yes. After Miss Nel entered the building yesterday morning, no one hase in or out. Also, we have been scanning the capital for Miss Nel, but we haven¡¯t spotted her anywhere.¡± Endy exined. ¡°... could she be injured?¡± ¡°I believe Lady Lucia did use a Scan spell on her, so she should be fine. And if she wasn¡¯t, why would she not look for treatment?¡± ¡°... I guess money. But then again, she did pay Unika quite a bit of money, so I don¡¯t think that would be a problem. So maybe Nel is working on something?¡± ¡°I believe she did get some alchemy materials from the dungeon, didn¡¯t she?¡± Endy asked. ¡°Yeah, the carrots. I think they were used for a night vision potion.¡± ¡°Perhaps she is brewing that potion, so she is held up in her house?¡± Endy suggested. ¡°So a banished child of a noble that works as an alchemist, who still gets money from somewhere. Sounds almost like a light novel.¡± ¡°Our assumption could also be wrong. If she was an alchemist, why wouldn¡¯t she have customers?¡± ¡°Maybe she sells her stuff somewhere?¡± I guessed. ¡°Well, let¡¯s just keep the surveince up. When she exits, we will know. But I¡¯ll get going now. I¡¯ll need to go pick up Mariina before the lesson on Soul Magic.¡± As I just said, today was going to be our next installment of Soul Magic shenaniganz. Is it really even magic, I have no clue. But it does use mana, so it is kind of magic. Magical technique at least. And as I promised Mariina earlier, she was going to join our lesson today. And for that, I was bringing her to HomeBase. So with that in mind, I beamed myself down to the Sawyer manor¡¯swn.
¡°Mariina, you ready to go?¡± I asked, after a maid brought me to Mariina¡¯s room in the Sawyer capital manor. ¡°Yes. I¡¯ve been so looking forward to this.¡± Mariina responded. As we left her room, she picked up arge bag holding ¡­ something, as well as her staff that had the magic stone that housed the earth spirit she had a contract with. We quickly headed back outside and I called a beam down from HomeBase. Not that Mariina could see it. Maybe eventually she will have her own ess ring. Or some other essory, it doesn¡¯t have to be a ring specifically. ¡°Alright. Up we go.¡± I said and brought us to HomeBase.
¡°... was that the same thing your ships use?¡± Mariina asked, after we appeared in a teleportation room on HomeBase. ¡°Based on it, yes. That one just limits who can see the teleportation beam.¡± I answered. ¡°Come on. We better not keep Lady Janina waiting.¡± ¡°... Lady Janina?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll introduce you. Come on. Let¡¯s go.¡± As we walked into the corridor and eventually outside, Mariina went through¡­ emotions. Especially when she saw the outside, with therge magic circles that float in the air. You know, the ones responsible for keeping HomeBase floating, keeping the air here breathable, making sure it isn¡¯t too cold, and of course the ones that keep this ce invisible to observers on the ground. ¡°I¡­ I didn¡¯t think any other ce could have magic circles like this.¡± Mariina muttered. ¡°I¡¯m actually more surprised that the Sage¡¯s tower is able to have them. Making one like that takes quite a bit of mana. Just projecting one circle takes more than 3000 mana per day.¡± ¡°... admitting that while you have¡­ eight of them floating around this ce.¡± ¡°Eight and ns for more.¡± I admitted. ¡°May I ask what they all do?¡± ¡°... sure, I guess. But I¡¯ll exin that after our lesson. For now, we have a lesson to attend.¡± CH.336 New People Level Up CH.336 New People Level Up After introducing Mariina to Lady Janina, and carefully sidestepping the part where Lady Janina is basically a demigod dragon, we got on with our lesson on soul magic stuff. Again, not sure if it counts as magic or a magical technique, because with dragons, those two are kind of interchangeable. For example flight. For dragons, it is a technique. For me, it falls under Draconic Magic, not Draconic Body. Actually, the same goes for breathing fire. Or any other attribute breath really. For dragons, it is a natural technique they just learn to do, kind of like walking. I was going to say breathing, but it isn¡¯t quite that easy for them, at least based on what Agunan told me. So yeah. Meining about having to learn Draconic magic techniques aside, I think looking at ¡®Soul Magic¡¯ more like a magical skill is more urate than looking at it as magic. Simr to how Telekinesis or Alice¡¯s Mana Flight are both magical techniques, but definitely not magic. And to be honest, having Mariina take part in these Soul lessons was a blessing in disguise. She knew a lot of the right questions to ask, so that Lady Janina would exin things in ways we would actually be able to replicate. The two of them really showed their smarts when it came to magic, instead of it just being ¡®Do this¡¯ and we try to do that, without having any real idea on how that is done. But now with Mariina¡¯s help, it felt like we improved five lessons worth in just one. And don¡¯t think Lady Janina didn¡¯t notice. She did, and she was quite impressed by ¡®the humandy with the spirit¡¯. And because Mariina impressed Lady Janina, and helped in our lesson, I felt like showing her a bit of something.
With my race changed to Spiritual Human and us outside where we had some nice nts to use as a focus point, I activated my new skill. ¡°Summon Nature Spirit.¡± With my skill activated and one of the flowers, not a mana producing one, as a focal point, a nature spirit began to take shape. Unlike therge human-sized alraune looking greater spirit, the one that came to me this time was a smaller one. About one meter tall girl made of flowers. Well, to be more urate, her body was made of¡­ that green material that flower stems are, her hair was leaves, with a few flowers here and there. Her hands were flowers and her feet looked a bit like roots. A little flower girl, I suppose. ¡°... when did this happen?¡± Mariina asked. ¡°I knew about the water spirits, but this?¡± ¡°Two days ago when we were in the Green dungeon.¡± I answered. ¡°But that isn¡¯t the only part I wanted to show you. Can you¡­ Oh? He came out on his own.¡± I said, as I noticed that Mariina¡¯s spirit friend came out of her staff and formed a little earth body for himself. As I looked at the two intermediate spirits ¡­ talking? Or are they ying? Well, either way. Let¡¯s try if this works, but it should. ¡°Earth spirit, Earth Hole.¡± Imanded Mariina¡¯s spirit with Spirit Magic. The spirit quickly heard me and did as I ordered. A small hole appeared exactly where I wanted it to. Oh, I guess now is not the correct time, but still a time to talk about something regarding One of Every Race. Well, mainly the sub-skills under that skill. I can use them when I am of any race of my choosing, but the skills are powered up quite a bit when I am currently of the race that skill belongs to. So if I were to use ¡­ Advanced Summoning Magic, but I wasn¡¯t a Summoner, the skill would actually be weaker. The same goes for using Spirit Magic while I¡¯m not a Spiritual Human, and using the Draconic skills while I¡¯m not Dragon Hearted. But enough about my Unique-Racial skill, what is important now is my Spirit Magic skill. ¡°... so, you asked my contracted spirit for that, and he agreed? Why?¡± Mariina asked. ¡°It is called Spirit Magic.¡± I told her honestly, because of ¡­ well, you¡¯ll hear in just a second. ¡°It is a racial skill essible to those that evolve into a race that is close with spirits. I¡¯m showing it to you, as I believe you have a high chance of evolving into such a race, considering that you already have a contract with a spirit.¡± ¡°I have already evolved into a Sorceress, so I wouldn¡¯t be so sure.¡± Mariina told me. ¡°And who said you can¡¯t evolve twice?¡± ¡°... no one, but it isn¡¯t thatmon with humans. I know a lot of the animal-kin races evolve multiple times, but humans usually only evolve once.¡± ¡°Perhaps. But just something to keep in mind.¡± ¡°I shall. ¡­ But I might need to start grinding for levels again. There is no way I will evolve a second time if I don¡¯t.¡± ¡°Well, there is one way, but I won¡¯t tell you unless you work for me. Or at least swear yourself to secrecy. Actually, I could use Mind Crush.¡± ¡°... I don¡¯t like the sound of that.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry. It won¡¯t activate unless you share my secrets.¡± ¡°... is this¡­ something I must do?¡± ¡°No, no. Of course not. This far you haven¡¯t seen that many¡­ overly crazy things. I mean, HomeBase and Lady Janina aside, as those are things many people will soon learn about, I do have other little secrets. And while a few of your sisters already know about them, I¡¯m not so sure I want the Sage¡¯s tower knowing about them.¡± ¡°... I don¡¯t follow. Why keep it from the Sage¡¯s tower?¡± ¡°Because I don¡¯t trust powerful organizations. Maybe I¡¯m just paranoid, but I don¡¯t want them kidnapping me and forcing me to do what they want me to do.¡± ¡°Do you think we have the strength to do so?¡± ¡°I¡¯m not sure. If you have some sort of skill negating thing, maybe?¡± ¡°So you think we would kidnap you and risk facing the wrath of not just that fire dragon, but also this Lady Janina as well? Even if we could keep you from using your cards, what about those two? Even just Alice could do a lot of damage if she felt like she had been wronged. And when the public learns that all of it is because we decided to kidnap someone, whose side do you think they would be?¡± ¡°Good question. Themon people are easy to fool. They believe what they hear first. And out of the two of us, you are the ones with more credibility at this moment. You could say you had to take me in because I¡¯m dangerous. And let¡¯s be honest here, because of both the rumors and what happened with drunk moron James, I don¡¯t have the best reputation in the first ce.¡± ¡°... I suppose that would be so. But what about that ¡­ Mind Crush? What was that about? How would that..?¡± ¡°It is a card I have. It lets me delete someone¡¯s memories about something I choose.¡± Spoiler [copse] ¡°Delete memories? As in ¡­ making someone forget something?¡± ¡°Basically yes. Remember the nken Trading Company? When we were interrogating a lot of their people, I used Mind Crush to remove any knowledge they had about how the illegal ve mark works, but not the fact that they had used it.¡± ¡°... yes, I do think you said something like that. I just assumed one of your summonable magicians would be doing it. But what is different with this Mind Crush card?¡± ¡°Well nothing much, except that it is a Trap card. I can set Trap cards on people and they will automatically activate when the condition for them is met. If you remember the recording I showed of my encounter with James, a few of the Trap cards I had set on myself activated in that altercation.¡± ¡°Yes, that does sound like what I remember. So then..?¡± ¡°I was going to set Mind Crush on you. And if you talk about my secrets to anyone outside of HomeBase, the card will activate and you will forget all of it.¡± ¡°... and in return, you will help me evolve again?¡± ¡°I can¡¯t promise that you will evolve, but you will level up.¡± ¡°... will I forget¡­ everything?¡± ¡°You shouldn¡¯t. As long as it is worded correctly, you will only forget about the existence of HomeBase, as well as the secrets I¡¯m about to share. You won¡¯t forget me, Alice, the rest of my cards, etc. Just what I deem too secretive to share with the Sage¡¯s tower.¡± ¡°... I ¡­ I really don¡¯t want to forget what I know, but¡­ I want to try. If you really can do that, then I agree.¡± Mariina epted my suggestion. ¡°And if I can¡¯t keep my mouth shut, I deserve to lose my memories.¡±
Just a bit of timeter, we were in my office and Mariina was staring at the Citadel Core quite a lot. At first she was just taking nces, but now she is just staring. ¡°Let me guess, you want to know about it?¡± I asked her. ¡°... Is it another secret?¡± Mariina asked. ¡°In a way. That is the Citadel Core. It is what powers everything here, like the magic circles, all of the magic lights, the heating, the water production, etc.¡± ¡°... is this ce¡­ a dungeon?¡± ¡°Kind of. It really isn¡¯t, but it also is. I guess you could call it an artificial dungeon.¡± I just straight up lied about that. This ce absolutely is a dungeon, a Chaos God Dungeon. But that is a secret, so I¡¯ll call it an artificial dungeon instead. ¡°... you know how to make an artificial dungeon?¡± ¡°Kind of. I mean, all you really need is a dungeon pedestal, the area you want to turn into a dungeon and a monster core. Well, ideally a magic stone, but a monster core would work.¡± That was actually the truth. Though I¡¯m not sure if anything but a Chaos God Dungeon can make a dungeon pedestal. ¡°Isn¡¯t that¡­ something that should be shared with the world?¡± Mariina asked. ¡°Perhaps, but answer this. Can you make a dungeon pedestal?¡± ¡°Well no.¡± ¡°Exactly. I know of a way to make them, but I promised the Goddess I wouldn¡¯t share it.¡± ¡°... you¡¯ve¡­ you¡¯ve spoken with the Goddess?¡± ¡°Yeah. A few times.¡± ¡°... how? Where?¡± ¡°In my dreams. Well, kind of. It is a bitplicated, but it is the truth. If you don¡¯t trust me, you can ask Alice or Lua. They have also gotten the honor.¡± ¡°Oh? Something to do with the System Support, right?¡± ¡°Not just that. Also the dimensional fissures. Oh right. The purple miasma blobs that appeared both near Alewatch and Oroco city.¡± ¡°... is this something I should know about?¡± ¡°Probably not, but it isn¡¯t something I¡¯ve promised to keep quiet about, so it should be fine. ¡­ thought do keep in to yourself please. Well, you can share with the Sages, as I probably would. It is something that does affect the world on a worldy scale, not country scale.¡± ¡°This is definitely not something I should know about.¡± ¡°Toote. But enough about everything else, let¡¯s get to why you are here.¡± ¡°... I feel like my brain is going to melt at this rate.¡± ¡°Well, don¡¯t worry, as the rest of this will just be my usual card BS. Aka. nothing that crazy. But I do need just a bit of info on your skills.¡± ¡°... what kind of information? Do you need me to open my status?¡± Mariina asked. ¡°Nah. While it does help, if you don¡¯t want to, you won¡¯t have to. Just answer a few questions.¡± ¡°... alright.¡± ¡°First, what is your level?¡± ¡°73.¡± ¡°And what level is your Earth Magic?¡± ¡°9.¡± ¡°Good. That is enough for now. Now I can¡­ wait. First I¡¯ll set the Mind Crush.¡±
After the Mind Crush was set on Mariina, with conditions and what it would do all set out so that she would only lose memories of stuff that happened on HomeBase, and only if she shared anything she learned on HomeBase, I got out two copies of Level Up. ¡°I¡¯ll increase Mariina¡¯s overall level, Level Up. I¡¯ll also increase the level of her Earth Magic, Level Up.¡± I activated the two Level Ups. ¡°... what just happened?¡± Mariina asked. ¡°Take a look at your status and find out.¡± I told her. After a second of looking at her status, Mariina realized what I did. ¡°... you can do that?¡± ¡°As you see, yes.¡± ¡°Exins how you are level 88.¡± ¡°Old news. That was like¡­ some time ago.¡± ¡°Yes. I suppose it was. How often do you..?¡± ¡°I used to do it every day. But now, I do it once or twice a week. For you, I¡¯ll do it every time youe up here for Soul Magic practice.¡± ¡°I see¡­ thank you. Is there anything I should¡­ look out for?¡± ¡°Well, you should have a skill picked that you want leveled up. Other than that, be warned that if you don¡¯t train your skills after they level up, they can get out of hand. Your body will basically be too powerful for you to handle, and it can be a bit of a pain.¡± ¡°Speaking from experience, I assume?¡± ¡°Yeah. I went a bit too far leveling my Mana Control. At least Laura was able to help me with it, so I wasn¡¯t screwed, but you should be careful.¡± ¡°Thank you. I will.¡±
After I let Mariina off of HomeBase, I invited Einar and Eline to my office. It was about time the two of them got their first level ups. These were their status before I leveled them up. It was interesting that Cat-folk have Night Vision as a racial skill. Spoiler
Name: Einar
Race: Cat-folk
Level: 26
HP: 650
Mana: 570
Strength: 335
Defense: 235
Magic: 215
Skills:
Night Vision LV.1 (racial)
Taming LV.3
Knife Technique LV.3
Mana Control LV.2
Name: Eline
Race: Cat-folk
Level: 25
HP: 440
Mana: 690
Strength: 244
Defense: 186
Magic: 380
Skills:
Night Vision LV.1 (racial)
Summoning Magic LV.3
Staff Technique LV.2
Mana Control LV.4
[copse] I, of course, used the level ups on their most important skills, Taming for Einar and Summoning Magic for Eline. So after the level ups, their statuses looked like this. Spoiler
Name: Einar
Race: Cat-folk
Level: 28 [+2]
HP: 720 [+70]
Mana: 630 [+60]
Strength: 362 [+27]
Defense: 258 [+23]
Magic: 225 [+10]
Skills:
Night Vision LV.1 (racial)
Taming LV.4 [+1]
Knife Technique LV.3
Mana Control LV.2
Name: Eline
Race: Cat-folk
Level: 27 [+2]
HP: 460 [+20]
Mana: 760 [+70]
Strength: 256 [+12]
Defense: 194 [+8]
Magic: 440 [+60]
Skills:
Night Vision LV.1 (racial)
Summoning Magic LV.4 [+1]
Staff Technique LV.2
Mana Control LV.4
[copse] The two of them have quite theck of skill though. Like the number of skills they have. Maybe I should have them practice so they can learn new skills? Or just give them both an install or two?
After the cat-folk, it was Wilma¡¯s turn to get her level ups. She was of course already used to this rodeo, so we got it over with quite quickly. Spoiler
Name: Wilhelmina
Race: Dwarf
Level: 55 [+16]
HP: 1478 [+312]
Mana: 1542 [+298]
Strength: 1054 [+286]
Defense: 900 [+210]
Magic: 526 [+94]
Skills:
Item Box LV.3 (extra)
Appraisal (extra)
cksmithing LV.7 [+3]
Crafting LV.7 [+4]
Hammer Technique LV.2
Shield Technique LV.4
Strength Boost LV.2
Mana Control LV.3
Enchanting LV.5 [+1]
Earth Magic LV.2
Fire Resistance LV.2
[copse] This was Wilma¡¯s eight level up. Thus far, I¡¯ve been focusing on leveling up cksmithing and Crafting, so they are both at level 7. Well, today she got a level in Enchanting. But I probably should tell her to level up things like Mana Control and maybe even have her take lessons on magic. I don¡¯t think just the crafting skills will allow her to make the greatest sword ever. She is also level 55 now, and since she didn¡¯t evolve when she reached 50, there is a high chance she will evolve at 60, or maybe at 70. But I guess we will see. CH.337 Unika’s family CH.337 Unika¡¯s family It had been three days since we got back from the Green dungeon when we finally got a call from Unika. We hadn¡¯t spotted Nel again, by the way, so we still have no clue where she is hiding, and I actually almost sent one of my monsters to check out the house she entered, but I can wait a bit more. But back to Unika. Since she called for us, I¡¯ll go meet up with her.
With the emergency device (not finished) that I gave her, I located Unika in the city and beamed down very close to her. Not right next to her, but pretty close. I also brought Ria with me, just in case. ¡°Unika. I¡¯m here.¡± I called out to the purple tailed fox-girl. She was standing in an almost empty alley with a young boy, probably 10 or so years old. The boy didn¡¯t have a tail, but he does seem to have some sort of ears on the top of his head. Though unlike with Unika, where her ears are standing up straight, the boy¡¯s ears are t against his head. Oh, and his hair was cut quite short and was a blue-ish color. Quite a light blue at that. It is an interesting contrastpared to Unika, as she is a very dark blue. Well, purple, but purple is a mix of blue and red, while this boy is a very light blue. ¡°Ah? Lord Brian? You really came?¡± Unika seemed genuinely surprised that I hade to meet her. Did she not trust me? ¡°Of course. I promised as much.¡± I reassured her. ¡°Is this your younger brother? It is a pleasure to meet you. My name is Brian.¡± ¡°I¡¯m¡­ I¡¯m Valoa.¡± The boy introduced himself. ¡°I apologize that our mother couldn¡¯t be here. She wasn¡¯t able to take a day off.¡± Unika told me. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. That is no issue. Let¡¯s head to a local tea-shop or something, where we can talk in peace.¡± I told the two, and as I saw their faces change, I quickly added. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I¡¯m paying.¡± ¡°Then¡­ then we can go to the ce mama works at.¡± Valoa said. ¡°... maybe she can take a break.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not so¡­¡± Unika tried to say no in a gentle way, but actually, Valoa¡¯s idea sounds just fine. ¡°I think that is a great idea. Can you show me the way?¡± I asked.
After just a short walk, we stopped in front of a small diner. It looked ¡­ fine, but it looked a bit run down, so maybe itcked customers. Or maybe the owner was just a cheapskate. Following Valoa and Unika, we entered the building. I quickly noticed that there was a considerable number of customers inside, despite the somewhat early hour and the state of the building. If I owned this ce, and I had this many customers every day, I would fix this ce. We were quickly spotted by a server, and she rushed somewhere to probably get someone. And very soon, a fox-folkdy with dark blue hair, ears and tail came to us. Her work uniform¡­ well, I can definitely see what kind of ¡®diner¡¯ this is. She was dressed in a skimpy uniform that covered just a bit more than the minimum. If I didn¡¯t know any better, actually I don¡¯t know any better, so maybe this ce is actually ¡­ that kind of ce. Hopefully not. ¡°... what are you doing here?¡± She didn¡¯t yell, speaking quietly but assertively. ¡°I told you not to visit me while I work.¡± ¡°But mom¡­¡± ¡°No. Leave.¡± She said, still in that hushed tone. ¡°We came to eat. Would that be possible?¡± I asked. The foxdy then turned to look at me, as if this was the first time she noticed me. ¡°... Sir? I¡¯m not sure you would enjoy any food in this ce. Are you sure you don¡¯t want a rmendation for a better restaurant?¡± She asked. ¡°... is that really how you treat your customers? No wonder the owner doesn¡¯t fix this ce.¡± I said, before I told her. ¡°But yes. I would like to eat here. And I would like you to join us.¡± ¡°I¡­ I¡¯m not sure that is possible.¡± ¡°It isn¡¯t if it is possible, but how much it costs. So how much for you to dine with us?¡± I asked, as I got a gold coin out of Storage and handed it to her. ¡°I¡­ I¡¯ll go ask.¡± The fox-woman agreed to my suggestion. She guided us to an empty table that would fit all four of us, before entering some back area, possibly the kitchen.
¡°The manager allowed me to eat with you for the cost you already paid.¡± The foxdy came back and told me. She then sat down at the table with us. ¡°That¡¯s good.¡± I was honestly expecting him to ask for even more money for this, but just one gold is very little. ¡°Can you rmend some good foods?¡± ¡°A-Are you sure? This ce is..?¡± ¡°You still have plenty of customers, and they do seem to be eating happily, so it cannot be terrible, right? If it was, you would be shut down, or at least basically empty.¡± ¡°If you say so, but ¡­¡± ¡°Mom. Rx.¡± Unika spoke over her mother. ¡°He asked for your rmendations, so just give them.¡± She then added in a bit quieter tone. ¡°He likes pretty normal foods.¡± ¡­ are my foods normal? I mean, I suppose they are. They are just ¡­ regr-ish ingredients prepared with the highest possible skill. Okay, that might be an exaggeration, but they are prepared by the highest skill I have avable. And a lot of the meat ingredients we usee from B-rank monsters, so that also adds to the vor. Higher rank monsters do generally taste better. Though I haven¡¯t tried any of the SS-rank monsters, so I could be wrong. But that theory does apply to all monsters from D-rank to A-rank, so it might be correct. ¡°Then ¡­¡± The foxdy quickly began listing foods she would rmend and I picked a few of them to order.
After the foxdy took our order, which I went a bit overboard with, to the kitchen, she returned with some drinks and sat down with us. Though our drinks were just lemon water with some ice. But I have to say, having ice in drinks isn¡¯t supermon, so I¡¯m actually pleasantly surprised by the fact that this ce has some. As we waited for the food, I introduced myself to the foxdy, though she did already know my name. Her name is Olia, age ¡­ well, you don¡¯t have to know ady¡¯s age, and race is fox-folk. ¡­ I¡¯m just pointing out the obvious. Anyway. Olia had some questions, as was to be expected. She had heard of my offer from Unika, but had deemed it ¡®too good to be true¡¯. Which in a way it is, but also isn¡¯t. I mean, I am asking them to leave their entire life behind, basically. And I know Unika probably told them about how she ¡®lived¡¯ on HomeBase, but workers'' rooms aren¡¯t quite as nice as the guest rooms. Still good, and things like the beds are just as good, but they are a bit smaller and might not have all the features the guest rooms do, so hopefully they aren¡¯t expecting too much. But it will hopefully still be better than where they used to live. ¡­ Actually, where was that? Did Endy track her like he did Nel? He probably did, I just didn¡¯t ask. ¡°... So let me see if I got this right. You want us to live in your manor and act as maids?¡± Olia asked to confirm. ¡°Yes. Well, maid for you, Unika would be a part of mybat force, as she is already an adventurer and has some skills. And I won¡¯t expect Valoa to work until he is fifteen.¡± ¡°... and we will be paid 7 gold a month?¡± ¡°Plus you will get three meals a day, and snacks. I¡¯ll supply all of your clothing and any other day-to-day necessities. ¡­ as well as work uniforms that actually cover some skin. Oh, and the payment is 7 gold for you and another seven for Unika. Unika will also get a danger bonus when she goes out on quests. And you can each get a raise if you impress me. Valoa can also earn some pocket money by doing tasks, but again, that isn¡¯t expected.¡± ¡°And you will teach him how to use magic?¡± ¡°Not just him. You two can also join the lessons, magic, swordsmanship or some other skills. I have people who can teach a lot of things. We just don¡¯t have a full schedule yet.¡± ¡°... I see¡­ But why?¡± ¡°Why? Because I can?¡± ¡°But why us? What is so special about us?¡± ¡°Unika. She has a skill I¡¯m interested in, as well as an interesting way to use it.¡± I answered honestly. Just getting ess to Tamer¡¯s Paradise is already worth paying some money. And honestly, I do need more people, so why not get them. ¡°Just for that? You would use this much money on just that?¡± ¡°... What is ¡®a lot of money¡¯ in your opinion? Let me guess, two gold coins? Maybe just one?¡± ¡°... I currently make 10rge silvers a month.¡± Olia answered. 10rge silvers, huh. That is two and a half gold. ¡­ yeah, that is low. The maids at Sawyer manor made 3 golds every two weeks, so six a month, so making less than half of that is ¡­ kind of a joke. ¡°I see¡­ so probably as little as onerge silver would be a lot.¡± ¡°... Yes.¡± Olia confirmed. ¡°And that is the difference between us. For me, seven gold is something I make in my sleep. Multiple times over. It isn¡¯t something enormous for me. If I were to look at it from your point of view, it would be equivalent to you using one copper coin on something you really want. Actually, that isn¡¯t even a fairparison, but I hope you get the point. The money is of no concern.¡± ¡°... I ¡­ I just don¡¯t understand. We are nothing special. You could find another person with the same skill. That just¡­ doesn¡¯t exin it. Why us?¡± ¡°Because you are lucky. That is the honest reason. You are lucky. Unika just happened to run into me when she was in trouble, I helped her and because of that, we got acquainted.¡± I answered honestly. ¡°And now I feel like helping her more, because she happened to interest me.¡± ¡°... alright. I understand.¡± ¡°Good.¡± ¡°You are not someone that can be understood by someone like me.¡± Olia said. ¡°... well, I suppose that might be the case.¡±
¡°Thank you. For this. It will take me a bit of time to sort out everything, but once we do, we shall make the move.¡± Olia said, as we went our separate ways. ¡°Of course. Unika has a way to contact me, so when you are ready, just use it.¡± For now, I couldn¡¯t bring the group straight to HomeBase, even if I wanted to. They wanted a few days to deal with things like debt, their home, the school Valoa goes to and so on. And I was more than happy to wait a bit longer. I had given the group a total of five gold coins, as prepayment. They could use that to clear away any debt they have, and hopefully they could do what they want with their house. I did tell them that I¡¯d expect them to live on HomeBase, so keeping a house on the surface might be useless to them. Sure they can, but it is just going to be another money sink. After saying see youter to the family, I located a nice quiet spot and beamed myself up to HomeBase.
¡°Master. Endemion requests your presence.¡± Water Magician informed me when I arrived at HomeBase. Spoiler [copse] I don¡¯t actually have Aqua-type monster dedicated avatar dolls yet, but luckily Water Magician can use the general gen 1 avatar dolls. But unlike her, a lot of Aqua-type monsters can¡¯t use them, as ¡­ well, their bodies are kind of made of water. Or slime. Or something simr. Just not a good day. But that is neither here nor there. Endy needs me, so let¡¯s see what he wants.
¡°Someone attempted to use a visual spell on HomeBase, likely appraisal or something simr.¡± Endy told me when I got to my office, aka. the Citadel Core room. ¡°... does that mean¡­ that someone was able to see HomeBase?¡± I asked. ¡°I mean, visual magic would mean¡­¡± ¡°Yes. I believe that to be the case.¡± Endy answered. ¡°... I assumed it was impossible. I mean, you¡¯d need a unique skill for that, right?¡± ¡°That was our theory, but perhaps a rightbination of skills can do it. Especially if they had a tool to enhance sight.¡± ¡°... yeah. Maybe I underestimated the capital. Treasure items should be moremon here, so maybe if someone noticed anything, and they have ess to said items, they might go ahead and use one.¡± I theorized. ¡°¡­ Do we know who did it? Or where it came from? And did they seed?¡± ¡°They must have seen HomeBase, but the magic was blocked by our barrier. And we have a general idea on where the spell came from, but we do not have the exact point.¡± ¡°Show me.¡± Endy used the Citadel Core to disy a map of the capital and on it, arge circle was drawn. It was all situated over the noble¡¯s district, with just a bit of it even entering the castle. ¡°So a noble. Should have assumed as much. Is the center of the circle the most likely spot?¡± ¡°No. We had to estimate the area based on the spot of the barrier where that spell was stopped. From that, we estimated this area.¡± Endy answered. ¡°It may have even been from outside of this, but this is the most likely area. We are currently keeping a close eye on it, and if we catch anyone watching at the sky for too long, we will make a note of them.¡± ¡°... great work. Make sure to keep me informed.¡± So someone has seen HomeBase from the ground. What kind of person could do that? And what will they try to do next? What can they do? Will they spread the news that an ind is levitating above the capital? An invisible ind at that? Would anyone believe them? Probably not. Try to attack HomeBase? First, why would they do that? Second, that is nearly impossible. Even Agunan can¡¯t get past the defensive barrier around HomeBase. I suppose Lady Janina could, but I don¡¯t think there is a human as powerful as she is. The one thing I could see happening is them trying to infiltrate HomeBase. And the way they could do that is to kidnap someone that has ess. I¡¯m not really worried about myself, Alice, Lua, Ria or Agunan. Anyone of us should be able to defend ourselves. But some of my workers¡­ They are a different thing. I really need to finish the emergency device and give them out to everyone. Add a feature where it will block their ess device after activating, so that the ess device cannot be stolen. Yeah. I¡¯ll get to work on that. CH.338 XYZ summon CH.338 XYZ summon My work on HomeBase security held me busy for the next few days. During that time, a few things of note happened. One, Unika and her family officially moved to HomeBase, so that was nice. They were still getting used to living here, so I hadn¡¯t pushed Valoa to have any magic lessons yet, but those will start soon. And Unika hadn¡¯t yet taken her ce as an instructor for Einar on Tamer¡¯s Paradise. Two, Lua made contact with the dhampirs of the safe vige close to the capital. We hadn¡¯t yet done the curing, but we have ns for it, so I will have to stop my security work for that. Well, more like pause, but the days I spent working on security, I finished the new and improved ess devices. So let¡¯s go over what they now do. Previously, I gave out either rings or bracelets with a magic stone that when activated would call down a teleportation beam from HomeBase. Wearing one would also allow you to see HomeBase and the teleportation beams. The improved versions had a few other features. ¡­ still no owner lock. I really need Owner¡¯s Seal. Spoiler [copse] But they dide with an emergency protection protocol. It would auto-activate, thank you for all of my Trap cards for getting me the tech to do that, and after activating, it would send a signal to HomeBase about the holder being in trouble. It would also put up a magic barrier around them, which could keep them safe from most things. It would onlyst about 30 minutes, plus a bit longer if the wearer imputed their own mana into it, but 30 minutes will hopefully be long enough for anything that we need. And just in case it isn¡¯t, the emergency protocol also deactivates the device''s ess to HomeBase, until it is reactivated on HomeBase. This was just an additional ¡®just in case¡¯, so that they couldn¡¯t be used, if someone somehow managed to steal one. The new ess devices came in a few different looks. No rings this time, as I couldn¡¯t fit all of this stuff into a ring, but we did have both bracelets and wrist watches. I really liked the wrist watch idea, as the capital does have some wrist watches and they are somewhat popr with servants of nobles. And yes, the watch does show the time, so it is an actual functional wrist watch. The bracelets just look good, but that is all that really matters, right? Anyway, outside of that, despite Endy and the rest keeping an eye on the surface, we hadn¡¯t spotted anyone looking towards HomeBase for rmingly long times, so still no clue who saw us. We also haven¡¯t spotted Nel, despite it having been a week since she entered that house. There should be no way she is in there for that long, without having to go out to purchase food and stuff. Maybe I really should send a spy to check that out. I could use one of my monsters, and even if they get caught, I could just unsummon them and get the info from them in the Factory. And if they die, I can Monster Reborn them back and get the info that way. Spoiler [copse] But that is neither here nor there, as I have something more important to do. Lua needs me. Well, to be honest, she could cure the vige herself, but I¡¯m the one with the System mission about it, so I should be the one to do it. Even if I think I already have every Vampire card ever printed. But I can always get additional copies.
Lucky for me, Lua had already taken care of most of this stuff. She really is amazing. I was able to just fly off of HomeBase and head for the dhampir vige, which was about as far from the capital as Green town was. So about 3-ish hours in a regr carriage, one hour in my super carriage and just a minute in Gradius. Spoiler [copse] I never evennded in the vige, instead just jumping out of Gradius, unsummoning the ship, and then fell to the vige entrance, using Telekinesis to slow down my fall. And I actually have a special n for this vige. Well, kind of. I don¡¯t know if you remember, but I never summoned a certain group of monsters that I got when I cured thest vige, so this time I will. It is time for the first XYZ summons. Let¡¯s see how these bad boys work. I let Lua introduce me to the vigers, before I got to work. This vige was thergest yet, with a total of 57 dhampirs living here. There were also a few stable dhampirs living in the capital, but I¡¯ll let Lua cure them. Sure I will lose out on the rewards, but I already have almost every Vampire card, and I should get thest few from this vige. ¡°Alright. So two Level 5 Zombie monsters to start. Giant Axe Mummy. Patrician of Darkness. Appear.¡± I first summoned my two materials and then I used them for the XYZ summon. ¡°I ovey my two Level 5 Zombies to XYZ summon. Appear, Rank 5, Crimson Knight Vampire Bram.¡± Spoiler
[copse] ¡­ what do you mean that my summoning chant is cringe? It isn¡¯t, you are wrong. Summon a freaking XYZ monster yourself. Oh wait, you can¡¯t. And I think the vigers agree with me that XYZ summoning is cool. At least based on their stupefied facial expressions. But don¡¯t worry, this isn¡¯t the end. I have two, actually make that three, more to summon. Next up, 2+ Level 6 Monsters. ¡°I summon Malevolent Mech - Goku En, Pumpking the King of Ghosts and Ryu Kokki. With these three monsters, I build the Ovey Network. Xyz Summon. Appear, Rank 6, Dhampir Vampire Sheridan.¡± Spoiler
[copse] With my stylish Dhampir-man summoned, next up is the outlier. The one reward I got for this dhampir/vampire mission that isn¡¯t even technically a Vampire card. It is also the only Wyrm-monster I have. Thank god it is a generic Rank 6, so I don¡¯t have to do some DNA Surgery tricks to summon it. But I suppose I can use Dragons as the materials for it. ¡°I summon Sky Dragon and Tyhone #2. With my two Level 6 monsters, I XYZ summon. Appear, Rank 6, Number 24: Drags the Vampiric Dragon.¡± Spoiler
[copse] In hindsight, maybe I shouldn¡¯t have summoned this dragon, Wyrm, but what are you going to do? I was in the XYZs summoning mood. But he is scaring the vigers a bit, so let¡¯s order him tond before I summon thest monster. Good. Just stay there like the good boy that you are and don¡¯t scare anyone any more. Now, two level 8 monsters. "I ovey Level 8 Vampire Voivode and Despair from the Dark. With these two monsters I build the Ovey Network. Xyz Summon. Rise from beyond the grave, The Zombie Vampire!" Spoiler
[copse] Now, let¡¯s put the Vampires to work. If these three aren¡¯t enough, I¡¯ll summon more, but I think the three of them can take care of it.
Just The Zombie Vampire was more than capable of curing the entire vige, so I had no need to summon out any more monsters. In truth, The Zombie Vampire might be more powerful than Cain, aka. Genesis Vampire Lord. But don¡¯t tell him that I think that. It might start a Vampire civil war or something in the Factory, if Cain learns of that. Spoiler [copse] For rewards of the curing, I got a bunch of repeat cards, but I did manage to get three cards that I didn¡¯t yet have. ¡­ though one of them is barely a Vampire. I got Shadow Vampire, Vampire Dragon and Vampiric Ko. I wouldin that Vampiric Ko isn¡¯t a Vampire card, but neither is Drags so I¡¯ll let it slide. And I have most of the Vampire cards already, so getting something that almost fits is fine. And I didn¡¯t have Vampiric Ko yet. Spoiler
[copse] In fact, by the end of this vige¡¯s curing, Laura notified me that the Dhampir curing System Mission I had had been updated, because of theck of new rewards.
Mission: Cure the Dhampirs
Goal: Cure dhampirs of their blood curses
Reward: Grants a special reward every 50 cured dhampirs
Note: Rewards may include: Unlocking new Sets, Unlocking new Reprint Sets, Unlocking new Decks and Unlocking new Promo Trades.
Note: Dhampirs cured by Vampire monsters made with Pack Opener or by Holder Lucia also count towards the reward.
Current Status: 0/50
So yeah. I was no longer getting single cards, but instead I would get a bigger reward whenever I reached 50. Also, I¡¯m decently sure I no longer have to be the one to cure them. As long as the one that cures them is Lua, or someone using a Vampire monster from me, it should count. I think. I¡¯ll test it out in the next vige. Have Ria summon one of the Vampires she has and have it cure a dhampir. But yeah, in theory, it should work. I also learned a bit about my XYZ monsters. First, of course after I XYZ summon them, they will have XYZ materials equal to the number of monsters used for their summon. That much is given. Two, if I unsummon one and summon it back, without XYZ summoning it, it will have no materials. Three, I can add XYZ materials to already summoned XYZ monsters, as long as the material I¡¯m trying to add fulfills the summoning condition. Let¡¯s use Crimson Knight Vampire Bram. If I want to add more materials to it, while it is summoned, I can add any Level 5 Zombie monsters to be its material at any time I want. ¡­ but I cannot exceed the original summoning limit amount. So for Crimson Knight Vampire Bram, I cannot add XYZ material under it if it already has 2 materials. But for cards like The Zombie Vampire or Dhampir Vampire Sheridan whose summoning condition is 2+ monsters, I can add as many materials as I want. As long as they are the correct level.
Of course like after every curing, the vige had a celebration. And I was happy to take part in it. And maybe offer some free Dragon, and Wyrm, riding for the younger dhampirs. ¡­ okay, for anyone that wanted to try it. Drags was the people¡¯s favorite, but Fiend Skull Dragon was the surprising number 2 favorite. I honestly just summoned him because I haven¡¯t summoned him since the mass fusion summoning fest. I didn¡¯t expect him to actually be popr. Spoiler [copse] I of course made sure to tell some of the adults about ways of cooking foods using blood, but Lua was already more knowledgeable about it than me, so I¡¯ll just leave it to her. Maybe she should write a cookbook about it? With a bit of help from Tinkhec, she could easily do it. Spoiler [copse] And I can print them using HomeBase, so we don¡¯t even need a publisher or anything like that. Then we can just give a few copies to each vige and maybe some copies to the stable dhampirs as well. That way, all the dhampirs will be able to enjoy great blood-filled foods. Well, add that to the To-Do list. It is something interesting. In the evening, I summoned Victory Viper, so Lua and I could head Home. I do enjoy these dhampir viges, but I really do need to open HomeBase, so I can bring all of these people there, so that Lua won¡¯t have tomute to the viges for the lessons. Sure theserge viges are a different thing, but considering that Lua can teach 50 or so dhampirs at the same time, as long as she has help from some Vampire monsters, she could teach two smaller viges at the same time, if we could bring them to one ce. Maybe it really is time to hold the opening celebration for HomeBase? CH.338 SC: Unika moves to HomeBase CH.338 SC: Unika moves to HomeBase [Unika POV] ¡­ what should we do? That is what I was thinking as I walked towards home. I had the craziest experience of my life over the past few days. It all began with that girl, Nel. She came up to me at the adventurer¡¯s guild and asked me if I could help her get to the Green dungeon. At first, I was confused and thought that she wanted to form a party with me so we could dive into the dungeon together, but as I learned a bit more, I realized that I was wrong. She had somehow found out about my skill, Tamer¡¯s Paradise. And even more surprisingly, she knew that it could be used to take a person inside of it. I thought only I knew of that. I discovered it by ident myself. My younger brother, Valoa, really likes petting my two foxes. So one time, when I was in a bit of a hurry to get to the city gates for an escort quest, I took my foxes, which Valoa was petting, into the Paradise while he was still holding them. I thought that only the foxes woulde, but instead, Valoa also disappeared with them. It was quite the fright at the time, but I was able to get him out of Tamer¡¯s Paradise and even made it for my quest. At first I wanted to refuse the Nel girl, as what she wanted me to do was against the guild rules, so if I was caught doing it, I would likely be kicked out of the guild. But then she told me how much she would pay me for it and I had to agree. I can¡¯t just turn down that kind of money. We might even get a magic tutor for Valoa with that kind of money. And if he learns to use Light Magic, he may have a better future than I do. Sure being an adventurer isn¡¯t terrible, but it doesn¡¯t pay as much as they say. So because Nel was willing to pay me a lot of money, I reserved a seat on a carriage heading for Green town, and before I got on the carriage, I took Nel into Tamer¡¯s Paradise.
After I got to the town, I immediately headed for the dungeon, so I could let Nel out. Only to hear what she really wanted to do here. She wanted to go to area 5-3-7 for some shining carrots. And if possible, she also wanted to take a look at area 6. That is not good. Area 5-3-7 is already bad, as it is really deep in the dungeon and many B-rank monsters appear there, but area 6 was even worse. Area 6 is known to hold many A-rank and even some S-rank monsters. And while the S-rank monsters mostly stay put, the A-rank monsters sometimes wander into area 5. We really only had one way to seed. We would need to gather dungeon points on the higher floors and then rush through area 4 and 5 while avoiding monsters, and then make it back to area 3 where the monsters are a lot more manageable. And the beginning of it went just fine. We got the points we needed and after we rested, we were ready to head to the dangerous areas. And that is where it went all wrong. When we passed area 5-3-6 on our way to area 5-3-7, we were ambushed by multiple terror nts. Their actual name is eichhornia, but they are called terror nts. They cling to you with long tendrils that have tiny thorns. Those thorns pierce your skin and inject a paralytic poison into you. Then the tendrils drag your body to the main nt, where the nt eats you. And the worst part is that after the tendrils get to you, they won¡¯t let go, so you cannot let them touch you. ¡°Nel, throw your bag at it! It will grab that instead of you!¡± I quickly said to Nel. That would be a way to buy time, but we would lose all of our equipment in our bags. Still better than getting caught. We both used our bags to distract two of the terror nts, and I shot one of my poison arrows at the third one, so we could escape. I only had five poison arrows in total because they are very expensive, but they were potent enough that if they hit, they would paralyze even an A-rank monster for a bit, so I kept them with me in case I ran into situations like this. With the nts now distracted, I thought about shooting poison arrows at the other two terror nts so that I could approach and finish them off, but that was not to be. Because something I feared appeared. A greater man eater. An A-rank monster. It must have left area 6 and now it was here. ¡°... Nel. We need to run. When I give the signal, run.¡± ¡°Wha?¡± I quickly shot out three more poisoned arrows, one at the greater man eater and the two others at the two terror nts. ¡°RUN!¡± I yelled out and we escaped that situation. At that time, I thought we would be safe, as even without my bag and with just one poisoned arrow, as long as we make it to area 3, I can fight the monsters. That was what I hoped, but that was not to be. Because in area 2-4-4, an area that would normally be easy for me, the next tragedy struck.
At first, I didn¡¯t know what the small fairy-looking things were. Their bodies looked like they were made of nts and they had wings made of leaves and their heads were flowers, but it was toote when I realized what they were. Because as I shot an arrow at one of them, the arrow passed right through its body, doing no damage. ¡°S-Sprites?!¡± I yelled out. ¡°B-But there shouldn¡¯t be any here?¡± Nel was also surprised by the monsters we had ran into. ¡°Doesn¡¯t matter. We have to fight them.¡± ¡°... Can you?¡± I thought for a moment. I cannot use magic, as I¡¯ve never had the time or money to learn how to. The only thing I can do is use just a bit of Fox Fire, but not to the point where I could fight sprites with it. If I still had my poisoned arrows, they should be able to harm the sprites. ¡­ but I only have one left. And even if I had all five, I might not be able to deal with all these sprites. ¡°... Nel. Can you use magic?¡± I asked. I hadn¡¯t seen her use any magic, but she had some reasonable skill with her des, so she might be able to. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, but I can¡¯t.¡± Nel apologized. ¡°Alright. Then put some mana into your des. I¡¯ll get the sprites'' attention, you sh them down.¡± I then quickly rushed away from Nel so that she could sneak up on the sprites. I fought against the sprites. Firing arrows at them, even though I knew the arrows couldn¡¯t harm them. I even used myst poisoned arrow as a stabbing tool, so I could inflict at least some damage to the sprites, while I waited for Nel to backstab them. ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ What is taking her so long? ¡°Nel?! When are you going to attack?¡± I called out. ¡°I¡­ I can¡¯t. I can¡¯t use mana control (at this moment).¡± ¡°WHAT?!¡± What does she mean she can¡¯t use mana control? That is the most basic skill for any adventurer. But then¡­ What do I do? Maybe I could borrow her weapons? ¡­ no. I¡¯ll nevernd a strike on a sprite with a weapon I¡¯m not familiar with, unless I get the jump on them. And I can¡¯t use Nel as bait. Maybe Fer and Rum could..? No. That won¡¯t work either. I don¡¯t want to see them suffer. Then¡­ ¡°Nel! Run to get help! I¡¯ll be fine for a bit.¡± I yelled to Nel. That was the only thing I coulde up with. If we both ran, the sprites would likely follow us, so I have to be the bait. I just hope I can hold out until help arrives. But that is when I met someone that would change my life. I still don¡¯t really know how, but just by appearing, Lord Brian and Agunan were able to get the sprites off of me. And then with some strange attack, they dealt with the sprites. ¡­ I don¡¯t really remember much after that, until the time we arrived at the ce Lord Brian called HomeBase. I was drifting between consciousness and didn¡¯t really know what happened. At one point, I woke up enough that I was able to take Nel into Tamer¡¯s Paradise, but even then I was slightly delirious. The ce I really woke up at was a strange ce. The buildings looked¡­ different from anything I¡¯ve seen in the capital. And I saw that archangel. It was¡­ awe-inspiring. I didn¡¯t know something like that could be, as I¡¯ve only heard about those kinds of things in the legends about the Hero. But I only realized the true beauty of that ceter that night. Maybe this is that heaven ce that is mentioned in the legends about the Hero.
My return to home from Heaven was just as interesting. After a breakfast that would cost multiple silver in the capital, Lord Brian brought me to a strange room. From there, we ¡­ teleported. It felt a bit funny, but not bad. Then I got to ride in his carriage. It was a golem carriage, like the one''s powerful magicians use. It didn¡¯t have a horse or any other beast pulling it. But the inside of it was even more strange. The small carriage had an entire house worth of space inside of it. It was something I had never seen before, but that does seem to be the norm with these people, as they don¡¯t react to it at all, as if this was all normal. On the ride back to the capital, I was offered a job by Lord Brian, or maybe it was by Alice, and Lord Brian just agreed to her suggestion. It was a bit awkward for me. What can I really offer them? I¡¯m not that special, whereas they are all super strong and extremely special. But as I kept speaking with the dragon, Agunan, he reassured me that I didn¡¯t have to be special. I would be special. I didn¡¯t really fully know how, but I did know what I wanted to do. That ce. HomeBase. It is the ce the Hero called Heaven. It has to be. And I want to live there. Of course I will agree. So as soon as I was home, I excitedly told my brother about what I, no, We were offered. I told him about everything I had seen, and he listened closely. After I told him everything, he was just as excited as I was, if not even moreso. Convincing my mother was a lot more difficult. She was so suspicious of everything. She said we would be turned into test subjects, or maybe ves. It took me a while to convince her to at least give Lord Brian a chance, but she refused. She simply couldn¡¯t take a day off of work, but at least she let me and Valoa meet with Lord Brian.
Two dayster, I used the device Lord Brian gave me. And just a minuteter, Lord Brian mysteriously appeared next to us. He came with a girl that was with himst time, I think her name was ¡­ Ria? Lord Brian offered to take us to a ce where we could talk, and at first he was suggesting a teahouse, but after Valoa said we should go to where mom works, he agreed and we ended up there. Lord Brian then paid mom enough that she could take a long break and dine with us. He told us about his offer and answered all the questions my mom had. And I think he was able to convince mom that he isn¡¯t going to do anything bad to us. Mom has been quite protective of us. It wasn¡¯t always like that. When dad was still around, he was the protective one. Dad was a great adventurer. He was A-rank. He had a good mastery over the Foxfire skill and he used it on his adventurers. ¡­ but then he went on a quest and the only thing that came back was a letter from the guild informing us of his death. That was a dark time. We had some money that dad had earned, as well as apology money from the client he had been working for when he died, but that ran out eventually. Mom took up a job as a night worker, as she was able to earn a lot of money with that job. She didn¡¯t really like it, but it was the best money she could make. And I was able to have what she called ¡®a good childhood¡¯. That was until mom got pregnant with Valoa. It was her client that got her that way, after the salve that was supposed to prevent it failed. At first, mom kept working even though she was pregnant, but as it got more visible, no clients wanted to touch her any longer. Mom was also often sick. That was when I entered the adventurer¡¯s guild and took up adventuring. I had some skill with the bow, so I could hunt weak monsters. At first, I made almost no money, but as I kept going, I eventually made at least enough money where mom could stay home until Valoa was old enough where I could take care of him. But mom couldn¡¯t return to her old job and instead she took up a job as a server in a small eatery. It didn¡¯t pay anywhere near as much as her previous job, but she said that at least she could work that job. And as soon as Valoa was old enough to stay home alone, I returned to being an adventurer. But now, it would no longer be a problem. We had epted the job from Lord Brian and we had agreed to take it. Lord Brian even prepaid us for just epting the job, so that mom could pay off all her debts before we move to HomeBase.
It was just a few dayster when I called Lord Brian again. He appeared close to us and helped us move. He used a skill he called ¡®Storage¡¯ to take in all of the items we owned and after a visit to the real estate agent who bought our house from us, Lord Brian teleported us to HomeBase. It wasn¡¯t as surprising for me, as I had already gone through it, but both mom and Valoa didn¡¯t really know what was happening. On HomeBase, we were shown around by two cat-folk who were just a bit older than Valoa. Their names are Einar and Eline. They were sold to very so their parents could reduce the number of mouths they had to feed, but they were then picked up by Lord Brian and he freed them from very and is now having them work for him. As they showed us around, I saw some really cool things. I really liked the practice grounds, but my real favorite was the spa area. I still remember how it felt to be pampered by that demon maid, and I really wanted to experience that again. ¡°Sheou isn¡¯t a demon, she is a dragon. Like Agunan.¡± Eline corrected me. ¡°D-D-dragon?¡± Mom was very surprised. I had told her about Agunan, but maybe she didn¡¯t believe me. ¡°... I didn¡¯t know. I thought she was a demon.¡± I admitted. ¡°She doesn¡¯t have wings or a tail like Agunan has.¡± ¡°That is because she is different from Sir Agunan.¡± Einar answered. ¡°Sheou is made with Master¡¯s skill. He calls them cards. They live inside these things that make them look humanoid called avatar dolls. We¡¯ll show them to youter.¡± As they kept showing us around, we eventually reached a ce that was like a house for tamed monsters. Einar told me that I should leave my iron foxes here. There was already one monster present, so I had to ask who had tamed it. ¡°Who tamed that snow tiger?¡± ¡°Lumi is a blizzard tiger, and I did.¡± Einar answered. ¡°You? Really? But a blizzard tiger is a B-rank monster?¡± ¡°I got help from Master Lord Brian. I wouldn¡¯t have been able to otherwise.¡± ¡°That is amazing!¡± Maybe he could help me tame a B-rank monster. Or perhaps even an A-rank monster. ¡°You want to see mine?¡± Eline then asked. ¡°... you have a blizzard tiger as well?¡± I asked. ¡°No. I have a mountain lion and a lightning tiger.¡± She answered. ¡°... a young child with two B-rank monsters?¡± Mom questioned. ¡°Where are they? Do they have a ce of their own?¡± I asked, as this ce only had the blizzard tiger. ¡°I¡¯ll call them. Please respond to my call ande to my side. Mountain Lion Mufasa, Lightning Tiger Sparky.¡± Eline chanted a bit and two beasts appeared by her side. A tiger and a lion. ¡°... Is¡­ Is that summoning magic?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes. ¡­ I know it isn¡¯t as impressive as what Master can do, but I hope you liked it.¡± ¡°... master¡­ Lord Brian¡­¡± ¡°When youpare tigers and lions to the monsters Master summons, they really aren¡¯t all that impressive.¡± Einar said. ¡°But for us, B-rank monsters are already amazing.¡± Eline continued. ¡°... what can he summon?¡± I asked. ¡°Anything.¡± Einar answered. ¡°I don¡¯t think something exist that he cannot summon. He can even summon things that don¡¯t exist, even in legends.¡± ¡°Yes. Like the airships.¡± Eline cut in. ¡°Airships?¡± ¡°Yes. Master can summon airships. They are Huge!¡± Eline said excitedly, as she opened her arms wide. ¡°And the smaller ones travel super fast.¡± Einar added. ¡°Wow. I want to ride one!¡± Valoa eximed. ¡­ that really does sound cool. I saw his carriage already, so I wonder if the airships are as nice as the carriage is. I hope that it is. But I¡¯m more interested in the summoning magic that Eline showed. Maybe I could do that? That way, I could have both tamed monsters and summonable monsters. That could be very useful. Maybe Lord Brian will teach me if I ask?
By the end of our tour, Einar and Eline helped us situate into our new rooms. We all had our own rooms. It was amazing. We used to live in a house with only two rooms, the kitchen and the bedroom, so we all had to sleep in the same room. And while the room I got wasn¡¯t as nice as the room I stayed inst time, it was still really nice. But I wonder, if I work hard, would Lord Brian be willing to move me from this room to a better one? But that won¡¯t matter. It is time for what I¡¯ve been waiting for the most. That spa ce. I want to wash my tail again. I will make sure it shines and from now on. It will be perfect. CH.339 Spotting ‘Nel’ and Summoning with Unika CH.339 Spotting ¡®Nel¡¯ and Summoning with Unika ¡°Master. We have located Miss Nel.¡± Endy told me, when I arrived in my office after breakfast. ¡°So she finally came out, did she?¡± ¡°... not quite. She didn¡¯t exit the building she entered, but a different building, and one located in the noble¡¯s district. She is also dressed quite differently and she has two armed guards with her, and more following some ways away.¡± ¡°... but she is on foot? Not in a carriage?¡± ¡°Yes. I will bring up the picture.¡± Endy said, as he made a magic screen that could show the HomeBase cameras. As I saw the image, only one thing came to mind. ¡°Yeah, that isn¡¯t Nel.¡± I quickly said. I mean, no way that princess looking girl is Nel. It just doesn¡¯t match. ¡°We believe that she is, Master.¡± ¡°How can she be? Sure the haircolor is the same red color as Nel¡¯s, but her hair is like¡­ three times longer than Nel¡¯s. Nel was also dressed¡­ Well, not in a dress. And she was alone, with a random adventurer, in a dungeon. There is no way that is Nel.¡± ¡°Wepared her hair and eye color to Miss Nel, and found that they are an exact match. All of her facial features are also a perfect match, and as far as we can observe her body structure, it is also a perfect match. She also carries herself in a simr manner to Miss Nel. We give it a 97.8% chance that thatdy is Miss Nel.¡± Endy reasoned. ¡°¡­ and I give it a 100% chance that Lua is somehow rted to Vampire Fascinator, but that still doesn¡¯t mean that it is true.¡± ¡°I believe you are failing to see beyond the hair, Master.¡± ¡°Hey! Just because I have a hair obsession doesn¡¯t mean that that girl is Nel.¡± ¡°We still believe that she is.¡± ¡°... fine. Just keep an eye on her. Find out where she is going. Also, show me the house she came out of, I¡¯ll ask Mariina or Cressida who it belongs to. But when we find out she isn¡¯t Nel, I¡¯ll be expecting ¡­ I don¡¯t know. Maybe something cool?¡± ¡°And if we find out we were correct, we will be expecting installs as rewards.¡± Endy countered. ¡°Deal.¡± Of course I agreed with that. I mean, unless Nel has a unique skill or something, there is no way she would triple her hair length in just a bit over a week. And even if she could do that, it doesn¡¯t exin how she went from a random adventurer to having an escort squad of Royal Knights. ¡­ wait? Why does that girl have an escort squad of Royal Knights? I know that insignia on their armor. Elias¡¯ knights had that same insignia, and it is only used by the Royal Knights. So that girl ¡­ she is a princess? Well, now that I think about it, Elias also has simr red hair as she does. Not quite the same, as Prince Elias has scarlet red hair and this girl¡¯s is more like a wine red. But still close enough where the two could be a brother and sister. But she didn¡¯te from the Castle. She exited some random noble¡¯s manor. ¡­ Unless she went there in a carriage and is just now on the walk for some reason. ¡°Endy, did a carriage go to the house she left from?¡± ¡°We don¡¯t have records of one, but we don¡¯t follow every carriage in the city. Lady Tahlia should have the recordings, so we can check.¡± ¡°Please do. It isn¡¯t that it really matters, but we are in too deep, so let¡¯s go all the way.¡± I¡¯ll also ask about the Royal family from Cressida. And I will also find out about the house they left. If it does belong to the Royal family, I might just believe that this girl is a Princess. Maybe she just doesn¡¯t live at the castle for some reason. She could be married off or something. But even if she is a Princess, doesn¡¯t mean that she is Nel though. That part is still impossible and now even more impossible. At most Nel could be her body double or something, and even then, the hair length problem stands. Unless some sort of hair lengthening potion is easy to get. That might exin most things, other than the why would a Princess be in a dungeon with a random adventurer.
The ¡®possibly a princess¡¯dy ended up heading for the Royal academy. I have no clue why a princess would visit, but maybe it is something like a nned visit. It doesn¡¯t seem like she is a student, after all. But that isn¡¯t my issue, as an issue popped up on HomeBase. It was nothing much really, just an evolution. Wilma had begun her evolution at a strange time of day, aka. during the day. I know she got to LV.59 yesterday, so maybe she somehow gained enough EXP to get to level 60, and thus she is now evolving. Sure with HomeBase, I have plenty of my monsters avable, so just an evolution isn¡¯t really a big deal, but it is still something. But how did she gain EXP? Does crafting give EXP? She was making special arrows for Unika, so maybe? It might just be so little that it takes a long time to level up that way, at leastpared to killing monsters. I naturally visited Wilma at the medbay. Yes, we do have a medbay. Do you really think I wouldn¡¯t make a medical room? She was moved there very fast after she passed out by my avatar doll monsters, and she would be taken care of there while she evolves. It is just the best ce to take care of someone who is evolving. Sadly the ¡®evolution tanks¡¯ weren¡¯t quite ready yet, so I didn¡¯t get to test them, but maybe I¡¯ll have them finished before Einar and Eline evolve. Now I know what you want to know. What are ¡®evolution tanks¡¯? Well, they are basically chambers filled with liquid to keep a person inside of them at a reasonable temperature while they evolve. I based them on the healing machines from Dragon Ball. The ones the Frieza Force used. Well, mine are a bit more bed-like. But in all simplicity, we put a person inside, attach the breathing mask, seal the bed and then fill the tank with a liquid, specifically a special healing potion. Then the evolution tank would keep an eye on all of the physical parameters of the person inside, while also regting the temperature of the liquid inside of it to make sure the person inside will be perfectly fine to evolve. But again, it is not yet finished, so Wilma didn¡¯t get to be the testsubject. I¡¯m also looking forward to what Wilma will evolve into. It has to be some kind of crafting or cksmithing rted ss race, right? Unless there is a race like Advanced Dwarf? Actually, that should be locked behind getting Limit Break, just like Advanced Human was for me.
¡°... Brian? May Ie in?¡± I heard a call at my office door. I had returned to my office to work on the evolution tank after visiting the med bay, and now I was again needed for something. ¡°Yes. Come in.¡± I responded. Of course I already knew who was at the door. It was the purple furred fox-girl. After I gave permission, Unika entered my office. She took a look around, before she approached my desk. ¡°So, what do you need?¡± I asked Unika. ¡°... I was¡­ My brother and I were¡­ we were hoping we could test out Summoning Magic.¡± Unika said carefully. ¡°Oh? Wasn¡¯t expecting that. Why the sudden interest?¡± ¡°... we saw Eline with her lion and tiger. And we were hoping that maybe we could also¡­¡± ¡°Try it out? Well, I was going to have you try it out eventually anyway, so might as well do that now.¡± I told her. ¡°Could you go get your brother? I have some summoning circles ready to go, but the ce is hidden.¡± ¡°Really? I¡¯ll go get him right now.¡± Unika said, as she ran out of my office with her tail swishing behind her.
After Unika returned with her brother, I teleported the three of us to floor 19 of the dungeon part of HomeBase. Floor 19 was a fairly regr ¡®box-shaped¡¯ floor and the monsters that lived here were C and B-rank rock golems. This was also where I made some experimental self-filling summoning circles. I needed to test out if they would work, before I made some on the surface of HomeBase. At first, I didn¡¯t get them to work, because I supplied too much HomeBase mana into them, but eventually I figured out how much of the mana used to fill the circle has to be ¡®human mana¡¯ and how much cane from HomeBase. And at least 40% of the mana has toe from a person, and the rest cane from HomeBase, but you do seem to get stronger monsters if you fill the circlepletely yourself, because even though I summoned a handful of monsters during my experiments, I didn¡¯t get a single one that was as strong as Hime?a. I think it is because the monsters that respond to the summoning circle respond to the mana of the individual. And if HomeBase is used to fill up the circle, the mana loses some of its individuality, causing the strongest monsters to note. At least that is my theory, as I don¡¯t think anyone else has ever had a setup like mine. ¡°... where are we?¡± Unika asked. ¡°It is a hidden basement of HomeBase.¡± I answered. ¡°You aren¡¯t allowed toe here without me or Agunan, as it can be a bit dangerous.¡± ¡°... so those golems are..?¡± ¡°Essentially wild monsters, yes. Agunan or I can control them, but if neither of us are here, they will attack you.¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t that dangerous?¡± Valoa asked. ¡°Won¡¯t theye out?¡± ¡°They can¡¯t. You can only get here if you can teleport.¡± ¡°But how can you teleport without chanting a spell?¡± Valoa asked. ¡°That¡¯s a secret.¡± ¡°Can you use any spell without chanting?¡± ¡°Alice is actually quite good at Instant Cast magic, aka. magic that you don¡¯t have to chant for. You should ask her for more info about it, because the stuff I use is special.¡± ¡°Yes Sir. I will.¡± ¡°... but why are the summoning circles here if this ce is dangerous?¡± Unika asked. ¡°Because these ones are just a bit experimental. And I don¡¯t yet know where I want to put them, so I left them here for now, until I have a permanent ce for them.¡± ¡°And why are there six of them?¡± ¡°Because different size circles take a different amount of mana to fill. But at the same time, therger the circle, the higher the rank of the monster that will appear. But because we don¡¯t really even know if you have an aptitude for Summoning Magic, we will test it out with one of the small ones. So, which one of you wants to go first?¡± ¡°I do. I do.¡± Valoa quickly raised his hand. ¡°So which one do I use?¡± ¡°The small one here.¡± I pointed at the smallest circle we had avable. It only summons F and E rank monsters, but it also only takes 100 mana to fill up the circle, so it was perfect for testing out if you have an aptitude for summoning. And it isn¡¯t like you have to make a contract just because you summon something. You can just send it back without making a contract. Valoa kneeled next to the circle and ced both his hands on it, and then he filled the circle with mana. Then we waited¡­ but nothing appeared. ¡°Sorry, but it doesn¡¯t look like you have the aptitude for Summoning Magic.¡± I apologized to Valoa. ¡°...¡± He didn¡¯t respond, just seemingly shulked a bit. Maybe I should check if an install of one of my cards can give the aptitude for it. I don¡¯t have Double Summon yet, but I do have Inferno Reckless Summon and Ultimate Offering. One of those two might do it. Though both do sound a bit dangerous, as Ultimate Offering relies on you giving up Life Points, aka HP, while Inferno Reckless Summon literally has Reckless in the name. Spoiler
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After all the mana faded from the summoning circle, it was Unika¡¯s turn to try. Like her brother, she filled the magic circle with mana, but unlike her brother, with her, something appeared. ¡°... A kobold.¡± Unika identified the monster that responded to her summoning. ¡°I mean, this is a low level circle, so it only summons low level monsters. But at least we know that you have an aptitude for Summoning Magic, so this is good.¡± I told her. ¡°That¡¯s not fair. I wanted to do that.¡± Valoained. ¡°You already have Light Magic, don¡¯t you?¡± I confirmed. ¡°Both him and I can also use a bit of fire.¡± Unika added. ¡°But we can only use very basic spells.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry. You can ovee that problem with training, maybe.¡± Or through my card BS. ¡°And even if you can¡¯t, Light Magic and Summoning Magic is already quite good.¡± ¡°... our magic fire magic isn¡¯t attribute based, but a racial skill. Foxfire. But we don¡¯t know anyone that could teach us more about it.¡± Unika admitted. ¡°Foxfire, huh? I see. I can look into that, if you¡¯d like. I might be able to get you a teacher, or at the very least, a book about that kind of magic.¡± ¡°Would you really? I¡¯d really like that.¡± Unika said. ¡°My father was really good at it. ¡­ but he ¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry. You won¡¯t have to say it.¡± I mean, I already heard that her father passed away when she was quite young. ¡­ and yes. I do know that means that Valoa isn¡¯t Unika¡¯s brother, but half-brother. They don¡¯t share a father. But that isn¡¯t something I should talk about. Foxfire is much more interesting. I mean, I literally have a card called Fox Fire, so if it doesn¡¯t know about Foxfire, I don¡¯t know who will. Spoiler [copse] Maybe Legendary me Lord? Or perhaps Hiita the Fire Charmer? I¡¯ll ask themter and if they do, I¡¯ll introduce them to Unika. Maybe she can master her racial skill. It would be nice. Spoiler
[copse] ¡°Now, Unika, either unsummon that kobold or make a contract with it, your choice.¡± ¡°... I ¡­ I think I¡¯ll let it go.¡± ¡°Can¡¯t really me you on that. How is your mana? Do you want to try a bigger circle?¡± ¡°I have a lot left, so yes.¡± Unika answered. ¡°If that is fine.¡± CH.340 Craftswoman CH.340 Craftswoman The next day, I had some things on my agenda. Number one thing being checking up on Wilma. She was still in the medbay and she was still evolving. But since she is taken care of, I don¡¯t have to worry about her too much. The next is Unika. She got one summoning contract yesterday, after she managed to summon a D-rank forest fox. It was nothing special, but after six attempts of getting goblins, kobolds and birds, she was more than happy to ¡®have something cute¡¯. Her words, not mine. Because in my opinion the birds could have been useful, and they were also a bit cute. But the important thing was something on the surface. It was regarding the Nel look-a-like princess. I wanted to find out more about her, so after breakfast, I teleported myself to the Sawyer manor so I could get some info from Mariina. Besides, today is another lesson on Soul Magic, so someone would have to go get her anyway. I can get the info I need while I¡¯m at it.
¡°I suppose you don¡¯t get the daily tablet.¡± Mariina said. ¡°It took up half of it.¡± ¡°... what did?¡± ¡°Princess Nevelle visiting the Royal Academy.¡± Mariina said. ¡°Here. Just take a look.¡± She passed the single page wanna-be newspaper to me. Nevelle, huh? That is almost dangerously close to Nel. You could easily shorten that name to Nel. But still, this raises a lot of questions. This does confirm that that princess we saw was indeed a princess. A real Royal Princess. That part isn¡¯t that surprising, as I basically already epted that yesterday. But the part that I can¡¯t understand is why would she walk? Sure the trip from the house she left to the Royal Academy isn¡¯t all that long, but it is still a bit over 15 minutes of walking. That isn¡¯t a distance a Royal should walk, at least as far as I know nobility. And what about the building they left from? Let¡¯s ask about it. ¡°... Cressida would know better, but I believe that it is the second Queen¡¯s vi.¡± ¡°Ah. Alright. ¡­ it is surprisingly small for a Queen¡¯s vi.¡± ¡°It is something she held before she took the seat of the Queen.¡± Mariina exined. ¡°At first, she was just a concubine and the vi was given to her after she got pregnant.¡± ¡°... okay. And how did she be the Second Queen then?¡± ¡°It was after the First Queen¡¯s death. In her final moments, the First Queen picked her to take the seat of the Queen.¡± ¡°That¡¯s ¡­ dark.¡± ¡°It is life. Not everyone can resurrect people. Nor heal terminal illness.¡± ¡°... to be honest, I¡¯m not sure if I could cure a terminal disease. Even I might be stuck in ¡®I¡¯ll just extend your life¡¯ mode.¡± ¡°I suppose something only the First Saint could ever do might be too much for you.¡± Mariina said. ¡°I assumed, since resurrection and all of that.¡± ¡°I mean, I¡¯m not saying I couldn¡¯t do it. Because if I really looked into it, I probably could figure out a way. Actually, I already know one way, but it is kind of ¡­ not what I would call a cure. And even though technically they would get better, it would require their death.¡± ¡°... I¡¯m not sure I like that idea, but at the same time, I do want to know what you have in mind.¡± ¡°Nothing much really. It is just a card I have. Monster Reincarnation.¡± Spoiler [copse] ¡°If I use it on a recently deceased human, or anything else that has recently died, I can take their soul and reincarnate them in the body of one of my monsters.¡± I exined. ¡°That way, I would keep the soul of the person who died of a chronic illness, but they wouldn¡¯t have to keep their sick body. ¡­ But that is where the morality of ites into question. Are they even the same person after that? Sure they have their soul and memories, but their body will bepletely different.¡± ¡°... I ¡­ I really shouldn¡¯t have asked, should I?¡± ¡°If that is enough to break your mind, then no. You know, when I asked Lady Janina about it, she answered that they would be the same person. ¡®Soul and memories are what makes you you.¡¯ That is what she said. But she is one that can move her soul, so I suppose she wouldn¡¯t hold a body to a great importance.¡± ¡°Well, when you say it like that. But still. Doesn¡¯t the work we¡¯ve put into our bodies mean anything?¡± Mariina asked. ¡°Sure for us that specialize in magic, knowledge is the most important thing, but what about a warrior who spent his entire life training his body, making it better every day? How would they feel?¡± ¡°Exactly. And how do you think themon people would feel? If their Queen suddenly looked like apletely different person. They would not ept it, because for them, it wouldn¡¯t be the truth. Even if the soul is the same. Most people can¡¯t see souls. They only see the body.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s be honest here, even you can¡¯t. I think it is fair to say that no one can.¡± ¡°Actually, I kind of can.¡± ¡°... Wait, really? How?¡± ¡°Different Dimension Factory. When you are there, your avatar will reflect your soul, not your physical body. ¡­ well, at least by default until you learn how you can alter your avatar.¡± ¡°Grr. Now I really want to visit that ce.¡± ¡°I do have a prototype device in the works. Still just waiting until Lady Janina can give me some sort of spell that can safely move souls into the Factory.¡± ¡°... don¡¯t tell me you want me to be a test subject.¡± ¡°Do you think I¡¯m dumb? I wouldn¡¯t test it on you. I have no idea if it will be safe at all, so I¡¯ll most likely use it on someone more expendable.¡± ¡°Thank the Goddess. I really thought you told me about it because you wanted me to test it.¡±
After our morning talks, I brought Mariina up to HomeBase for the lessons. First the Soul Magic, and after that I ¡®convinced¡¯ her to take part in a magic lesson held by one of my monsters. Specifically Magie, aka Magical Exemr. I mean, she is an Earth Spellcaster, and she is always here, as she is permanently in the dragon avatar. I also summoned Gemini Elf to assist her. Spoiler
[copse] Gemini Elf was actually quite interesting when she was in an avatar doll. Because an avatar doll is just one body, but Gemini Elf is two beings, they share one body. But they can swap between which one of them is in control. It is kind of cool, and could act as a base for Alice to learn how to swap who is in control with Mana. After Alice gets a bit better with Soul Magic. But enough about Gemini Elf. Let¡¯s talk about why I¡¯d ask Mariina to take part in a magic lesson. Well, in all simplicity, I wanted to get some feedback on my monsters¡¯ magic lessons from someone who is actually an expert. Mariina is already a huge help in the Soul Magic lessons with all the questions she knows to ask, so I want the same kind of knowledge on the regr magic lessons. And I pay her with two Level Up!s, so it isn¡¯t like she won¡¯t get anything out of this. Today she got a level in the Magic Boost, as her Earth Magic was maxed outst time. Spoiler [copse] Actually, that got me thinking. When we were staying in the Sawyer manor, Alice was leveling up Paulina. And I remember Alice saying that Paulina only wanted levels for Earth and Water Magic, until the two were maxed out. So when Paulina fought Mariina, Paulina should have had LV.10 Earth and Water Magic, while Mariina only had LV.9 Earth Magic. But Mariina still won. So I guess that really proves that natural growth is a lot better than Level Up! growth. Now as for what I actually wanted from this experiment, the feedback from Mariina, I got some good info from her. It will really help when I start holding actual lessons, so Mariina definitely earned today¡¯s Level Ups.
The rest of the day for me was a lot of training. First a session of Draconic training with Lady Janina, Agunan and Hime?a, then swordsmanship with one of my many warriors, today it being Freed the Brave Wanderer. Spoiler [copse] And then Space Magic with Cosmo Queen. Spoiler [copse] I was slowly getting better, but I still wasn¡¯t to the point where I could actually use Space Magic inbat for anything but defenses. But I did have a good goal in mind. When Alice fought the Ursa Major, the bear had used an attack that shot ¡®des¡¯ of Space Magic. It was kind of like a flying sword sh, except with Space Magic, and because the Ursa had five ws, it shot five of them at the same time. And I want to be able to use an attack like that. Well, except that I think I¡¯ll only be shooting out one sh at a time, but still. A space cutter, or something like that. That is my current goal. Along with teleportation, but Cosmo Queen straight up said that teleportation is more difficult that the space cutter. I had also begun to dip my fingers into Time Magic with Time Wizard. The Goddess did rmend that I do so, so I may as well. And it might be helpful for figuring out how to close dimensional fissures without Exodia. Spoiler [copse] ¡­ but admittedly, Time Magic is even more difficult than Space Magic. Space Magic makes some sense, but Time Magic just breaks the rules of reality too much, so it is difficult to suspend my belief enough. But I think with time, I can do it. I mean, something like elerating my own time, or slowing my opponent''s time is something I should be able to do with some practice. It is the major time warps that I really don¡¯t like.
Come evening, I also got some news. Wilma¡¯s evolution had finished and she had woken up. So of course I went to see her before I headed to bed. When I got to the medbay, a few others were already there. Lua, Karl and Olia, as well as a few monsters in avatar dolls. Lua was working on checking out Wilma, while Karl was ¡­ I actually don¡¯t know why he is here. Olia had brought some food for Wilma and had stayed for a bit. I gently asked everyone but Lua to leave the room, just so we could have some privacy. Just so Wilma doesn¡¯t have to show her status to outsiders. Actually, this will be the first time Lua will see it, so that is a first. Well, she does have ess to things I¡¯ve recorded with the Factory terminals, so she may have taken a look at some point. ¡°Hey Wilma. How are you feeling?¡± ¡°... Really good, my Lord. I¡¯m sorry I was out of service for an entire day.¡± Wilma quickly apologized. ¡°Don¡¯t worry about it. It was kind of my fault.¡± ¡°No. I should have evolved faster.¡± Wilma insisted. ¡°Actually, from what I¡¯ve heard, just a bit over a day spent in evolution is extremely fast. I mean, even I was out for longer when I evolved.¡± ¡°Same with me.¡± Lua admitted. ¡°And our evolutions are considered fast, because we had optimal conditions. It can take multiple days to evolve if the conditions are worse.¡± I told Wilma something I¡¯d learned from Laura. That was actually part of the reason I wanted to make the evolution pods. ¡°... Alright. ¡­ then thank you for taking care of me while I evolved.¡± ¡°Of course. That is part of your benefits.¡± I told her, before I got to the serious business. ¡°... so, your status. Could you show it to us?¡± ¡°... Yes, I will. ¡­ Status Open.¡± Spoiler
Name: Wilhelmina
Race: Craftswoman (Dwarf)
Level: 60 [+5]
HP: 1888 [+410]
Mana: 1860 [+318]
Strength: 1104 [+50]
Defense: 1004 [+104]
Magic: 635 [+109]
Skills:
Advanced Crafting LV.1 (racial) [new]
Item Box LV.3 (extra)
Appraisal (extra)
cksmithing LV.7
Crafting LV.7
Hammer Technique LV.2
Shield Technique LV.4
Strength Boost LV.2
Mana ControlLV.5 [+2]
Enchanting LV.5
Earth Magic LV.2
Fire Resistance LV.2
[copse] ¡°Craftswoman, huh? Fitting to say the least.¡± Imented. ¡°And you even got a racial skill. Congrattions.¡± ¡°... thanks.¡± ¡°Make sure you rest before you get back to work. So tomorrow, you¡¯ll have a day off. No working. Make sure you are used to your increased stats and look over your body. Since you evolved, all of your blemishes and other skin issues should have disappeared, so if you don¡¯t want them to return, maybe a visit to the spa will do you good.¡± I told Wilma. ¡°You might also want a haircut, and perhaps a trim to your beard. They both grew out quite a bit during the evolution.¡± ¡°Y-Yes. I will. Thank you, My Lord.¡± ¡°Just Brian is fine.¡± ¡°Y-Yes, Brian. ¡­ thank you. You as well, Lady Lua.¡± ¡°Don¡¯tdy me, please.¡± Luamented. ¡°... yes. Lua. Thank you.¡± CH.341 Higher Ups want to see Me CH.341 Higher Ups want to see Me Today was¡­ well, it was a day. A day that started off on the right foot, but soon turned into something I really wasn¡¯t looking forward to. Let¡¯s go back to when I arrived in my office this morning. Endy handed me a letter that had arrived for me at the Sawyer capital manor. At first, I assumed it would have been from Nel, as she still owes me for all the monsters I let her absorb in the dungeon, but no. This one was from the Capital¡¯s adventurer¡¯s guild¡¯s GM. Futerasu Hikari, aka. Tera. That in itself didn¡¯t really raise any questions for me. I mean, a GM calling an A-rank adventurer, that is reasonable. But what came next was ¡­ well, let me just tell you as it happened.
¡°They want you to go to the Hero¡¯s country to meet with the guild higher ups.¡± Tera told me. ¡°... why?¡± I just asked. ¡°Remember when I asked about you getting a guildmunicator? For that. They want to interview you or something like that. They didn¡¯t tell me much of the details.¡± ¡°... alright. And when should I head there? And is it just me, or should I bring the rest of my team?¡± ¡°Just you is fine, and as soon as possible.¡± ¡°I mean, I¡¯m free now, so ¡­ will there be trouble submitting a flight n on such a short notice?¡± ¡°They already opened a free flight n for you, so you can fly in whenever you want.¡± Tera told me. ¡°... seriously? That doesn¡¯t sound right.¡± ¡°Perhaps they thought it to be better than you just appearing.¡± Teramented. ¡°... you knew about that?¡± ¡°Yes. I was warned of your ¡­ impulsive tendencies.¡± ¡°Impulsive tendencies? Well, can¡¯t argue against that.¡± I admitted. ¡°But if they want me there ASAP, I¡¯ll head over right now. It will take me like¡­ about 20 minutes from here. Do you want to send them a warning that I¡¯ming in?¡± ¡°20 minutes? Are you joking?¡± ¡°No. Not at this time.¡± ¡°... I ¡­ I¡¯ll make sure to warn them.¡± Tera said. ¡°... but do you think you could take at least an hour? Not everyone operates that fast.¡± ¡°Sure. I can push it forward a bit.¡±
So yeah. That is how I ended up having to head to the Hero¡¯s country. After my meeting with Tera, I got back up to HomeBase, so I could tell everyone there where I would be going. And Tera said to take my time, so I will. I even made sure I¡¯d have a lunch box ready to go. It is good to have more actual cooks on HomeBase, because the one that made mine was Olia, Unika¡¯s mother. I suppose working in an eatery for some time does get you some cooking skills, so she was actually one of the best cooks on HomeBase. Outside of some of my monsters, of course. At first, Alice was also wanting toe with me, but since I told Tera I¡¯d go solo, I let Alice be. I don¡¯t want to cause any more trouble than I already am. Well, in this case the trouble was started by the people who asked for me, not me, so it isn¡¯t really my fault. And I don¡¯t want to make Lua too jealous by taking Alice on a date in the Hero¡¯s country. I¡¯ll take them both after Lua is done with the current dhampir vige. And speaking of System missions, Alice really should sometimes look into hers. She does have the one looking for and eliminating the sources of knowledge about the illegal ve mark. So I reminded her of dealing with that, and gave her three copies of Mind Crush that she could use on anyone that happens to know of it. Spoiler [copse] So while I took off towards the Hero¡¯s country in my Victory Viper, Alice also took off towards Burch Dukedom in her Gradius. It is the ce where we ran into the illegal marks, so that is where she said she was going to search first. Hopefully she will find something. Spoiler
[copse]
My flight over to the Hero¡¯s country waspletely uneventful. I even spent that time opening a few packs, but I didn¡¯t get anything exciting, so I won¡¯t show them here. I could use a new set. I feel like it is about time I get one. Well, I will hopefully get one when the next fissure pops up. Not that I¡¯m hoping for world danger just so I can save the world from it and im rewards. ¡­ well, I kind of am, but I probably would give up Pack Opener if that meant that this world could stay safe for the rest of forever. I can definitely see where the Hero wasing from when he surrendered his skill for the betterment of the world. As I got close to the Hero¡¯s country, I dropped my speed down to something a lot more reasonable, as I also lowered the altitude I was flying at. I didn¡¯t approach too close, just in case I caused an rm or something, but instead began levitating around the same area where the bird-folk guards came to see usst time I visited. I think that should be good, right? And my idea seemed to work, as a few bird-folk soon flew towards where I was floating. Not as many asst time though. I opened the canopy of Victory Viper, ready to say hi to the guards. ¡°Lord Wood. We¡¯ve been expecting you.¡± One of them spoke to me, and as he did, I realized that I recognized this guy. ¡°Oh? You are that captain fromst time. Good to see you again.¡± ¡°No. I¡¯m not a captain. Did I not introduce myselfst time? Second Lieutenant Jawy at your service.¡± ¡°Well, it is a pleasure to make your acquaintance, Sir Jawy. May Ind?¡± ¡°Of course. We shall escort you to the ground.¡± Jawy answered.
On the ground, I met up with the next familiar face. The red-furred cat-girl by the name of . ¡°Here again . Am I really that important that I get a free cat-girl guide whenever Ie to town?¡± I jokingly asked. ¡°Yes. You absolutely are.¡± answered seriously. ¡°... alright. Well, do you know what is going on?¡± I asked, somewhat as a test. I remember fromst time that seemed to know too much for a simple guide, so if she knows the answer, that is more evidence of her not being ¡®just a guide¡¯. ¡°Yes. I shall take you to the castle.¡± answered. Castle? Not the guild? I thought I was supposed to meet with someone from the guild, so why are we heading for the castle? What even is the castle? Does she mean that castle at the center of the city? I thought it was a dungeon. I feel likest time called it the castle dungeon. ¡°Sure.¡± I agreed. ¡°Did you get a carriage ready for us, or do we walk?¡± ¡°I can secure one in a sh.¡± said. ¡°... nah. If you don¡¯t have one ready, let¡¯s just use mine. It will be faster.¡± I said as I brought my carriage out of Storage. ¡°... you¡­ was that your Storage skill?¡± ¡°Yeah. But I guess we need a driver as well. ¡­ who to..? Oh, you will work. Wynn the Wind Charmer.¡± I decided on the Spellcaster who would drive my carriage. Spoiler [copse] I really should use my Charmers, and their other forms, more. I just never do because theyck ¡®big numbers¡¯. Maybe if I tried taming monsters? I think the Charmers would be experts in that. And I could get some help from Unika in that as well. That could be cool. Viscount Kramer is also an option on that. He uses the Taming skill to tame the warhorses he breeds in his territory. And he did invite me toe and take a look back when Earl Sawyer¡¯s birthday festivities happened. So maybe I should go there with Unika and Einar?
While in the carriage, well, I was alone inside, while sat with Wynn in the front, guiding Wynn where to drive. And indeed, we ended up at that castle in the center of the city. The streets here were extremely busy, filled with people selling different stuff. Though most of the stuff seemed dedicated to adventurers, as it was things you could easily carry with you into the dungeon. I wonder how big of a dungeon this Castle Dungeon is? If the castle itself counts as a part of the dungeon, simr to how the Citadel is actually a part of HomeBase, I might be able to find out using Dungeon Founder. had Wynn drive us first to a side road, and we followed that side road to the castle¡¯s outer walls. There was no entrance or gate here, but after used some sort of card, the stone walls began to move and it opened an entrance for us. Yeah. Not suspicious at all. Why would have something like that if she isn¡¯t important? After we entered through the ¡­ not regr entrance, the wall closed behind us, as if it didn¡¯t just have a carriage sized hole in it. Gotta love those magic entrances. They are kind of cool. Or maybe I should have said that they are ¡­ solid? As a rock? ¡­ bad joke?
On the inside, I attempted to open up the dungeon information, but apparently where I was currently wasn¡¯t yet a part of the dungeon. I¡¯ll try to do it againter, when we are in the castle structure itself. As long as I get the opportunity. After we stopped right next to a small door that led into the castle, I got out of the carriage, unsummoned Wynn and took the carriage into Storage. then led me inside, opening the door with the same ess card she used to make a hole in the castle walls. It is kind of interesting to see old-looking wooden doors opened by an ess card. And she isn¡¯t even reading the card on anything, she just holds it in her hand and the door opens. Once inside, I was half-tempted to use Dungeon Founder again, just to find out about this ce, but with here, it might go bad. Or more like she might notice me doing something strange and then I¡¯ll have even more to exin. I might even need to tell them that I can hack dungeons. So instead, I followed like the good little boy that I am. Though to be honest, I really don¡¯t like what is going on here. It makes me want to summon a few monsters to be my escorts, just in case. At the least, I should have one of them searched out in Pack Opener, so that I can quickly ess it if something does go terribly wrong. Eventually, we stopped in front of a room and told me to go inside. She then opened the door and practically pushed me inside. And there, I met the ¡®interrogation squad¡¯. Okay, that makes them sound super evil, so I really shouldn¡¯t say that. But they must be the people who called me here. There were three of them in total, two males and one female. The female, probably mid tote forties in age, seemed to be the warrior of the group, and she was fully dressed up in what I think is show armor, not actual armor forbat use. It was golden in color, so it is either gold coated, or maybe it could be orichalcum. She also had a sword and a shield next to her, the shield being made from a dark green metal, with a golden edging, while the sword I couldn¡¯t see, as it was in its scabbard. But the scabbard looked highly decorated, so it was likely another showpiece weapon. The male to the right of her looked like a mage. He was also a lot older than the warrior, likely being into his seventies. He had on a red and ck cloak, and he held a staff with three magic stones embedded into it. A triple attribute mage, huh? Not bad. Thest one was the priest of the group, and the only non-human. He was an evolved birdfolk, and by Laura¡¯s estimation, a siren. Not the siren that looks like a mermaid, but the ones that look like humans, except that they have wings. Kind of like Miss Hunter, though Miss Hunter was a tengu, which is the physically specialized version of siren. The siren man was dressed in a white suit, not a three-piece suit, but the kind of suit the locals wear, and he seemed to be probably just over 30 years old, so easily the youngest of the three. ¡­ Actually, now that I think about it, these three. They are the Hero¡¯s party, right? I mean, the Hero was a swordsman with golden armor, by his side he had a sage dressed in ck and red, and a saint dressed in white. These three match up perfectly, except that their genders are reversed. ¡­ and the saint wasn¡¯t a siren, she was a human. At least as far as I¡¯ve seen in the illustrations or read in books. But let¡¯s see what this genderbent Hero¡¯s party wants from me. CH.342 Strategy with the Highest of the High CH.342 Strategy with the Highest of the High ¡°Take a seat.¡± The female knight ordered me. Or maybe I should call her the genderbent hero? Well, whatever. Let¡¯s just do as asked. After I took the seat, the ¡®interrogation¡¯ began. Well, perhaps more like an interview, but I¡¯ll call it an interrogation. Because who on Earth would show up to an interview dressed in a full suit of armor, with a weapon at hand and with both a priest and a sage by their side. Oh yeah. This isn¡¯t ¡®on Earth¡¯, so I guess that exins it. ¡­ That is a lie. It still really doesn¡¯t exin anything. ¡°It is a pleasure to meet you, System Support Holder Brian Wood. My name is Wendy Hero. I am here as the representative of the Adventurer¡¯s Guild.¡± The female knight¡­ again, more like the genderbent hero, introduced herself. And herst name is Hero? What is that about? Why would they allow thest name Hero? ¡­ Unless..? But before I had time to ponder on that more, the next person introduced themselves. ¡°I am Ian Cobba, and here on the behalf of the Sage¡¯s Tower.¡± The Sage looking guy introduced himself. I¡¯m not 100% positive, but I do think he is an actual Sage in the tower. I feel like Mariina might have even mentioned Sir Ian at some point, but I might be wrong. ¡°And I am Sepher White, here on behalf of the Goddess¡¯ Church.¡± And then the priest. And Goddess¡¯ Church? Is that the official name of it? Everyone always just calls it ¡®The Church¡¯, so I didn¡¯t know. Okay. So we have the representatives of the three major powers of the Hero¡¯s country. The Church, the Tower and the Guild. I guess this is a bit more serious than I was expecting. ¡­ and ¡®a bit¡¯ might be an under exaggeration. This seems very serious. ¡°It is a pleasure. As you already know, I am Brian Wood.¡± I responded, trying to be somewhere between humble and authoritative. ¡°... so? May I ask what this meeting is about? I know the excuse, but I feel like you have a different reason for this meeting.¡± ¡°I should have expected that nothing would get past you.¡± Lady Wendy said. ¡°... Yeah. It isn¡¯t difficult to guess with this lineup.¡± ¡°... I see. We shall drive to do better in the future. But as to why we have invited you, and thank you for arriving so soon, Seph, if you would.¡± ¡°Please don¡¯t shorten my name, Lady Wendy.¡± Sepherined a bit, before he spoke to me. ¡°We have called you here after a vision given to a few clergymen by the Goddess¡¯ Angel. Angel Sicily has informed us of uing dangers and requested that we give System Support Holder Brian Wood our full support in dealing with the problems.¡± Sicily? Another System Agent, I¡¯d guess. Wonder who she belonged to? And how can a System Agent appear before someone who isn¡¯t a System Support Holder? Do they have a way of doing it with just anyone? Or maybe it is something linked to Holy Magic? ¡°I see. What did this angel tell you?¡± I asked. ¡°Don¡¯t you know?¡± The Sage asked, before Sepher had the time to. ¡°I have an idea, but it is better topare what we know. You may have heard something I haven¡¯t, as I¡¯ve never been in direct contact with Age¡­ excuse me, Angel Sicily.¡± ¡°Does that mean ¡­ that you have been in contact with a Goddess¡¯ Angels?¡± Sepher asked. ¡°Yes, though only one of them.¡± I answered honestly. I mean, the Goddess doesn¡¯t count, as she isn¡¯t ¡®an angel¡¯, so it is only Aulis. And I guess we were indirectly in contact with Agent Joan, but that was only her sending a mission for Alice. The Goddess was the one that informed me of that mission. Actually, I think she was trying to give it to me at first, until I suggested giving it to Alice instead. Just because I didn¡¯t want more on my te. ¡°... May I ask how it happens with you?¡± ¡°Seph, get back on track. You can bother Sir Wood about thatter.¡± Lady Wendy interrupted before I had the time to answer. ¡°Y-Yes, Ma''am.¡± Sepher said. He sounded a bit nervous, so maybe my theory on Lady Wendy is actually correct. ¡°We have seen visions of these miasma blobs. I believe one appeared near Oroco City just a bit ago, and Sir Wood dealt with it. We learned that more of them will be appearing, and that only Sir Wood can fix them, and that we are to help you in this endeavor.¡± ¡°... okay. Well, that is good. So you know basically all of it.¡± I just lied to them, because if they weren¡¯t informed of the true nature of the ¡®miasma blobs¡¯, maybe they shouldn¡¯t be. ¡°Do you not know more about it?¡± Sage Ian asked. ¡°I know a bit more, but not that much. The miasma blobs are¡­ they are an ancient curse left on the world by the Demon Lord.¡± I began telling them a story that was basically a mix of a lie and the truth. Since the System Agents didn¡¯t reveal the true nature of the dimensional fissures, neither will I. ¡°By the Demon Lord?¡± Wendy asked. ¡°Yes, as far as I know. They have been suppressed for a long time, as the Goddess, when she appeared during the time of the Hero, was able to seal them away. But her power isn¡¯t infinite and has begun to waver. Because of that, those miasma blobs are starting to appear, and as her power weakens even more, they will be appearing at an elerated rate.¡± I kept up my lie, while also still keeping the facts almost straight. I mean, the dimensional fissures began appearing because the Demon Lord misused a Chaos God Dungeon causing the Dimensional Barrier to weaken. And the Goddess was able to fix the barrier using the Hero¡¯s unique skill as the material for a new barrier, so it is basically the truth. ¡°Are you saying ¡­ that it is our Goddess¡¯ fault?¡± Sepher asked, sounding quite peeved. ¡°Of course not. In all honesty, it is our fault.¡± ¡°What do you mean by that?¡± Lady Wendy asked. ¡°We are simply too weak.¡± I answered. ¡°Any System, no matter how perfect, will need maintenance. That includes the protection the Goddess gave us, keeping us safe from the miasma blobs. It is our fault that after the passing of the Hero and his party members, no human group has ever been powerful enough to summon the Goddess here again. Had she been able to appear again, she would have been able to reinforce the protection she gave us. But because we are weak, she couldn¡¯t.¡± I lied again, but it should sound eptable to them. ¡°... I see. Then, is there something we can do?¡± Lady Wendy asked. ¡°Yes, there are.¡± I stated. I have a few things in mind, so let¡¯s see which ones of them will this trio approve of.
¡°I do not like this.¡± Lady Wendy said. ¡°Everything you have offered is just a temporary solution.¡± ¡°Yeah. They are a bit like putting a bandaid onto a bleeding artery. But until we find a way to summon the Goddess, or a being of equal power, there is nothing we can do.¡± ¡°Is that even possible?¡± Sage Ian asked. ¡°... in theory. I mean, the Hero¡¯s party was able to make the Goddess appear, so it should be possible. Did they leave any notes about that, by the way?¡± ¡°There isn¡¯t much. There is the Hero¡¯s diary, but for an unknown reason, a lot of it is just nk.¡± Lady Wendy answered. I can think of a reason why they would be nk, but I won¡¯t mention it at this time. ¡°We do have the notes left by Great Sage Arcadia.¡± Sage Ian said. ¡°She spoke of three Ultimate Powers bing one, and that one being the Goddess. But we don¡¯t know what that means.¡± ¡°... Ultimate powers, huh?¡± I pondered that statement. What could that refer to? An ultimate skill, maybe? Maybe if three people all sacrifice an ultimate level skill, the Goddess will appear? But we don¡¯t even have a single person with an ultimate skill. In fact, I didn¡¯t even know that ultimate skills were a thing. Maybe they aren¡¯t even a thing, and this ¡®ultimate power¡¯ refers to something else. But what? ¡°Do you perhaps know what these Ultimate Powers are?¡± Lady Wendy asked. ¡°No clue.¡± I admitted. ¡°I mean, I can throw out guesses, but the serious answer is that I don¡¯t know. Is that really all the Hero and his party left about it?¡± ¡°... Yes. We believe there might have been more, but it was likely written in the Hero¡¯s diary.¡± ¡°... and it is nk.¡± I recalled. ¡°Yes.¡± Of course it can¡¯t be that easy. Can¡¯t have previous people leaving me notes. Actually, the Goddess didn¡¯t tell me about it either. She said something about being special. The Hero and hispanions were special in some way that I am not. I think that is what she said. But she also said that I could reach that special level. So maybe it really is the Ultimate skill level. Maybe we need three people with Ultimate skills? Should I ask if they know of that? ¡°A quick question. Do any of the notes left by the Hero and his party mention Ultimate Skills?¡± I asked. ¡°Ultimate skills?¡± Lady Wendy questioned. She then took a look at the other two at the table, but both of them just shook their heads. ¡°I apologize, but no. We don¡¯t know them. Do you think that these ¡®Ultimate Skills¡¯ could be the Ultimate Powers Great Sage Arcadia wrote about?¡± ¡°... I¡¯m not sure either.¡± I admitted. ¡°But that is the only thing I cane up with.¡± ¡°So with three people with an Ultimate Skill, we could summon the Goddess again?¡± Lady Wendy asked. ¡°Again, I don¡¯t know. But that is the best I cane up with with the info we have.¡± ¡°So we are aiming for something that hasn¡¯t been seen since the Hero¡¯s time. Just fantastic news.¡± Sage Ian said sarcastically. ¡°Well, at least we aren¡¯t dealing with a crazy world destroyer while we do so.¡± I joked.
After that, we continued talking about the ¡®miasma blob¡¯ suppression n. This would involve me making the ¡®miasma detectors¡¯, which in truth would be Dimensional Barrier Detectors. Then, after I get some data with them, I should be able to use that data to make the WDBDD, or the Weakening Dimensional Barrier Detection Device, that will give us rms before the barrier breaks. That was what the Goddess asked, and with the Guild, the Church and the Tower on my side, spreading these devices shouldn¡¯t be too difficult. And to power them, we can use the Mana Flowers. nt a small patch of mana flowers next to each guild building, add a Dimensional Barrier Detector, and then we can use the Guildmunicators to ¡­ well,municate. And while all of that is going on, both I and the Guild, will aim for someone who will get an Ultimate Skill. Me with my ess to cheatcodes called my cards, and the Guild with the Skill Orbs and EXP Potions that they get out of this Castle Dungeon.
After our meeting concluded, Sepher asked to join him for lunch. While I know it will just lead to him questioning me about stuff, I don¡¯t mind. So I agreed to join him, so that we could have some dialog about how we each interact with the System Agents. Well, he calls them angels, but they are basically the same. I guess I¡¯ll tell you all how those with the Holy Magic skill can interact with System Agents, since you already know how we, System Support Holders, do it. For them, it involves a Holy Magic spell called Visionary Rogation. When using it, sometimes Angels will send a message to the person using the spell. It isn¡¯t like with us, where we can have open dialog with a System Agent, but more like a prerecorded message that the clergymen can then hear/see. Most of the time, it is just small things, like warnings about emergencies toe, but recently, a lot of them have seen visions about the ¡®miasma blobs¡¯, and about me. I really don¡¯t like the fact that they first had visions about the Fissures, and then visions about me. It makes me seem way too evil for no reason. But apparently Sepher got a moreplete message about what is happening, so he was able to get the entire truth. Also, I guess this is about as good of a time as any to mention that Sepher was more than a bit envious of the fact that I can actually talk to the ¡®Angels¡¯. It is a good thing I never mentioned that I actually have spoken with the Goddess multiple times. I¡¯m not sure how he would react if I did.
After lunch, there was one more thing I wanted to do before I flew back Home. Meeting Cailie. I¡¯ve honestly been a bit worried about her, and how she is doing, so I¡¯ve almoste to just meet her a few times. But because of the entire ¡®flight n¡¯ thing, I didn¡¯t want to visit for just that. I really need to learn teleportation, just so I can get here without a flight n. Or maybe I should have asked for some sort of unlimited ess pass along with the guildmunicator. Well, I didn¡¯t think about that in time, so whatever. I¡¯ll just have to deal with the legal bullshit. But enough about that. Let¡¯s go find out how Cailie has been fairing. CH.343 Mer-folk concert CH.343 Mer-folk concert ¡°Hello again, . Sorry that you had to wait outside while I had lunch.¡± I apologized to the cat-girl that had just stood outside the restaurant Sepher took me to for lunch. And because it was just the two of us in a private room Sepher secured, was forced to stay outside. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. It is a part of my job.¡± responded. ¡°Did you at least eat while you waited?¡± ¡°Yes. I had a small lunch.¡± said. ¡°Is there somewhere you would like to go, or are you going to head back now?¡± She then asked. ¡°Yes. I¡¯d like to go check up on Cailie, if that is possible. Just see how she is doing here.¡± ¡°The mer-folk Cailie? Yes. I suppose I should have assumed as much.¡± ¡°Is it going to be a problem?¡± I asked. ¡°More of an inconvenience, than a problem. We just have to get some rebreathers and swimming gear. Unless you know how to breathe underwater.¡± ¡°... admittedly, I do know how to do that.¡± I answered honestly. ¡°And I do have a swimsuit in my Storage, so I¡¯m good on that front as well.¡± ¡°... I¡¯m not even sure if I¡¯m surprised by that.¡± ¡°But I still want to see the local stuff, so maybe a store we can buy all of that stuff.¡± Now I know what you are thinking. How can I breathe underwater? I mean, it is quite simple really. It is called Summon Water Spirit. I mean honestly, what did you expect? Amphibious Bugroth? You really think I¡¯d use it in popted waters? Spoiler [copse] ¡­ okay, I probably would do it, if there was no other choice, but I don¡¯t generally want to summon things like that without permission. No reason to cause chaos, if I don¡¯t need to. ¡­ Well, sometimes chaos can be fun, as long as it doesn¡¯t go too far.
We took a short trip in my carriage, well, it might have been a little longer than ¡®short¡¯. We ended up near a park that was built inside the city and the park happened to have quite the bigke inside of it. It wasn¡¯t massive by any means, but just the fact that there is a nice lush park and ake inside a city is quite impressive. ¡­ but the big question is, why are we here? guided me to a shop on the outskirts of the park that sold all sorts of swimming supplies, and you could also rent out rebreathers. Apparently the rebreathers weren¡¯t on sale, because they were still quite rare and the only ce you could get them from is the Castle Dungeon. Now I really wish I could have checked out the Castle Dungeon¡¯s information, but I didn¡¯t get a good opportunity for that. And honestly speaking, I could easily design a device for breathing under water using the Chaos God Dungeon item developer. And I can also analyze the rebreather while I keep it in my mouth. Other than the breathing devices, also got us some ¡­ unconventional swimwear. It was a body tight suit with some small fins to guide the waterflow, flippers on the feet to help you swim faster, as well as webbed hands. I suppose something like this is what you might need if a humanoid wants to really swim fast underwater so I definitely liked getting it. And while I could have rented the suit, I just ended up buying it. Sure the nine gold I paid for it might sound expensive for some, but that is still just pocket change for me. Even if I¡¯ll most likely make an improved version of this suit with HomeBaseter. Thest piece of the puzzle was some swimming goggles. They might not be necessary, but they were rmended, so of course I bought some. And they were quite cheap, so why not. Oh, and one more thing worth mentioning. ¡¯s swimsuit was a bit different from mine and she already had it with her in her magic bag. I mean, it has to be, because she has a tail. But the tail part in her suit also had a flipper at the end of it, so she now looked a bit like a cat-shark, and I think it is funny. After both of us were all dressed up, we jumped into theke. Apparently isn¡¯t afraid of water, despite being a cat. Then again, I don¡¯t think Einar or Eline are either, so maybe cat-folk just aren¡¯t afraid of water.
When we got to the mid-part of theke, I was honestly quite surprised. Theke was almost like a ¡­ well, a shopping street. It had stores all over the bottom of theke, and plenty of mer-folk customers were swimming about. Even some more humanoid people in swimsuits simr to the ones and I were wearing were present, but we were definitely the minority. But still. An underwater shopping street. That is not something I expected, even though I probably should have expected it. I followed to a store that seemed to sell some sort of nts. At first I thought it was a flower shop, but it seems like these are some sort of underwater herbs. Well, there were some flowers as well, but they seemed more like a byproduct. ¡°Is Cailie here?¡± asked the shopkeeper. I¡¯m actually surprised that she can talk that well with the rebreather in her mouth. I was going to use Summon Water Spirit for when I have to talk underwater, because of the challenge, so maybe is just used to it. ¡°Oh? Miss ? And who is the human with you?¡± The shopkeeper mer-folkdy asked. ¡°He is the one that brought Cailie here and is wishing to see her. Is she here?¡± asked. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, but she left a little while ago.¡± The shopkeeper said. ¡°But it is a pleasure to meet the great Brian Cailie likes to talk about.¡± ¡­ really? Is that what she calls me? ¡°Y-ye-s. It. Is - a ple-sure to me-et you as we-ll.¡± I responded through the rebreather. God this is difficult. I need to design a better one if I keep doing this. ¡°Is - this where - Cai-lie. works?¡± I asked. ¡°Oh yes. She is quite the lovely assistant. Even if she hides in the back and doesn¡¯t really like dealing with customers.¡± ¡°Still?¡± asked. ¡°I assumed it would have gotten better after she began her performances.¡± Performances? What performances? ¡°No. It got a lot worse, actually. When her fans learned that she works here, they mobbed this store. They tried everything to get some one-on-one time with her, to the point where we had to have security here. It was a real pain. Now they just get handwritten thank you cards from Cailie, so it has cut down a bit, but there is still going to be a mob here after the concert.¡± Concert? Is Cailie a singer now? How did that happen? It has only been like¡­ well, it has been almost two months, but still. I never expected someone like Cailie to hold a concert. ¡°Actually, she has one today. That is why she left early.¡± The shopkeeper said. ¡°I think if you go now, you can still catch it. ¡­ you might not be able to get into the venue though.¡± turned to me with a questioning look, and I just nodded. Of course I want to see Cailie performing. That sounds amazing. And as long as some tickets are avable, money won¡¯t be an issue. And if none are, I¡¯ll just bribe someone to give us their tickets. ¡­ I¡¯m also 95% sure will just speak to someone and somehow we will mysteriously get a pair of tickets, even if the concert is sold out.
¡°It¡¯s going to be a bit of a swim, so we might want to get out and use your carriage to get closer.¡± said. ¡°No.¡± I responded through the rebreather. ¡°Let.s. Swim.¡± ¡°We might not make it.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t¡­ worry. ¡­ Summon¡­ water¡­ spirit.¡± Man I hate this rebreather, but at least I was able to activate the skill. And with my skill activating, the water around us began to swirl, as a being made of water formed next to us. It is a bit strange seeing a being made of water, when we are already under water, but hey, it is what it is. ¡°Synchro. With me.¡± I asked the greater spirit. I¡¯m d I happened to get her, because with her, I¡¯ll have the most power at my disposal and this will all work out fine. After the synchro wasplete, I mentally asked the water spirit to provide me with breathable air. Sure it isn¡¯t exactly the thing water spirits are known for, but they can control water, so making a small air pocket around my mouth isn¡¯t really a challenge for a greater water spirit. And with my breathable air now avable, I took the rebreather out of my mouth, and ced it into Storage for now. ¡°Haah. Much better.¡± I said, making sure the water spirit would actually transmit the sounds I make into the water, so that could hear me. I mean, sound transferring from my air pocket to the water would work, but it would eat some of the volume, so it might be too quiet for to hear. ¡°Okay. So where are we going? I¡¯ll have the spirit boost us there.¡±
and I were both encased in a bubble of water, yes, we were essentially in denser water under water. Does it make sense? Not really, but I don¡¯t really know how else to describe it. The greater water spirit then gave us a speedy ride throughout the city. It was almost like we were racing down the city streets in a car, so it was quite exciting. At least the water spirit was doing a good job at avoiding any aquatic people swimming about, so we shouldn¡¯t have caused any idents. But I¡¯ll bet if this ce has a tabloid like the Ruiso Royal Capital, we will make tomorrow¡¯s paper. Probably. Where we arrived was arge building. A bit over half of it was built overnd, with the other about a third being built over water. From the outside, it didn¡¯t really look like a concert hall, more like ¡­ well, a basic basketball stadium or something like that. The ce was also flooded with people. There were tons of mer-folk, and when I say tons, I mean there really might be over a thousand of them in the waters around the building. Because of that, and because said that the ground entrance has less visitors, we got out of the water. With the help of the water spirit, I made us some privacy curtains so we could change into more regr clothing. After the change, I handed the rebreather I had back to , so she could return itter. In case I was toozy to go back to that store where we picked it up from. Now back on solid ground, I undid my synchro with the water spirit, and unsummoned her. I have to say, her dive back into the water was quite beautiful, and this was the first time she didn¡¯t just ssh on the ground, so maybe the spirit was trying to show off. As we approached the ¡­ fine, I¡¯ll call it a concert hall, I was a bit afraid of how many people would be there. I mean, the shopdy said this ce might be sold out, but apparently I was worried for nothing. Because while the underwater part was filled with mer-folk and other people who live in the water, the topside was quite a bit more calm with at most a hundred humanoids queued up to get into the hall. So after just a short wait, we were able to pick up some tickets to this evening''s concerts and we got inside.
As we got inside and took our seats, I got an idea of just how popr this ce was with aquatic folk. While the on ground section was quite empty, 20% filled, the aquatic section of the audience seating was filled to the brim. Like literally every spot was taken. Some aquatic folks had evene to the ¡®on ground¡¯ section, even though it was difficult for them to move on the ground. As people were stilling in, the songs began to y. The stage on which they were ying was actually quite interesting. It had a lot of water, but it also had solid ground for things like instruments. And in fact, most of the people ying the instruments were ground living races, not mer-folk, but the few singers that were singing ¡®before the show¡¯, were all mer-folk. No Cailie yet though, so she must beingter. While waiting, I read the ticket better and realized that today was a mer-folk only day. As in, all the performers today were mer-folk. And that is probably why the ¡®on ground¡¯ section was so empty. I mean, most people wouldn¡¯t understand what the mer-folk sing, because the mer-folk do indeed have a differentnguage than what ismon on thend. I learned that when I was with Cailie. Back then, I never really thought about it, because I always use Language Comprehension (humanoid), unless I specifically trade over to draconic. But now, while listening to the pre-show songs, I tried listening to the mer-folk while making sure my Language Comprehension was off, and I was able to confirm that mer-folk do use a differentnguage. It was simr to themon humanoidnguage, but still different enough that I had no idea what they were really saying. But I think I could make uneducated guesses on some phrases. Not that I need to, because I can just turn my Language Comprehension back on, like I did.
As the show itself started, I just sat back and enjoyed it. The first few singers were good, but just good. Their songs were nice to listen to, but they weren¡¯t anything super special. It also got me thinking. How did they pull off these kinds of acoustics? This ce carries the voice of the singer and the instruments very well, while at the same time almost muting the audience to the point where you really couldn¡¯t hear them. Is it some sort of magic tool, maybe? But eventually, it was Cailie¡¯s turn to take the stage, and by the cheers in the audience, you could definitely tell she was the crowd''s favorite. They got a lot louder as she took the stage, only to quickly shut up as soon as the music began to y. And it was easy to hear why. Cailie¡¯s voice was¡­ I was going to call it amazing, but it really wasn¡¯t. It was good, but if I go by voice alone, some of the others might have been better. Cailie was more ¡­ enchanting. Almost like her voice demanded that you listen to her, and it wouldn¡¯t let go. I guess another word you could use was magical. To the point that I went ahead and swapped my race to Spiritual Human, just so I could see if she was actually using magic. With my eyes turned into ones that can see magic, I did see something interesting. Magic was most certainly being used, but not by Cailie. It seems like some of the musicians and stage hands are using Wind Magic to push Cailie¡¯s voice towards the audience. So that is how they dealt with the acoustics. But yeah. I could definitely hear why people might find Cailie¡¯s voice extremely attractive. She definitely would get repeat customers, just with that enchanting quality. And the song she sang wasn¡¯t bad either, so that did help. After Cailie, there were a few more performances by other mer-folk, but they didn¡¯t get the crowd reaction that Cailie did. On the other hand, when Cailie came out for a second song, she was met with even more apuse by the crowd. Her second song was arguably even better than her first. It was an emotional song about being lost somewhere far from home and finding someone you love. It was also a bit slower than her first song, and that really added to her enchanting voice. This song was really made for her, and maybe even written by her. And at the end of her performance, as Cailie was showing her gratitude to the audience, she turned towards the ¡®on ground¡¯ section, and our eyes locked. Only for Cailie''s eyes to go wide, before she dove into one of the water spots on the stage, as if she was escaping my sight. That¡¯s kind of cute. Is she really that shy that I heard her singing? I mean, I¡¯ve seen her naked, pushed her in a wheelchair and even carried her in my arms, so what is hearing her singpared to that? Well, maybe she is just a bit shy. I just hope her fans won¡¯t be mad at me, because she escaped mid her gratitude. After Cailie, two more mer-folk came to sing a second song, but they really couldn¡¯t reach the same height as Cailie¡¯s second song. They justck the emotions Cailie put into her song. And with the concert now ending, I asked for a favor, which is either very simple or maybe not so simple for her to fulfill. ¡°, can you take me backstage so I can speak with Cailie?¡± CH.344 Dinner with Cailie CH.344 Dinner with Cailie After the concert, as the people began leaving, pulled me towards some backstage area of the concert hall. It was guarded, but only by a single guard, so I think a powerful adventurer could easily force their way to the backstage if they wanted to. We on the other hand just got past the guard after showed the card she used to manipte the Castle Dungeon earlier. So it clearly is some high level official card, something akin to a police officer showing their badge and demanding ess, maybe? Then again, cops usually need stuff like warrants to get ess to ces, depending on the situation. And the country. But I don¡¯t have to worry about it. We aren¡¯t cops. We are just ¡­ people. Well, I guess I am a noble, so¡­ Am I the bad guy? If I am, I¡¯ll me . She is the one that got us through. And she is some sort of a government employee, so it has to be her fault.
The backstage area we walked into was very quiet. I suppose because we were in the ¡®onnd¡¯ section, and today¡¯s performers were all mer-folk. They can¡¯t exactly walk, so it would be difficult for them to use this area. But eventually we got to an area where the ¡®floor¡¯ was water. You could still walk there, as they had these thin raised metal catwalks. Kind of like the ones used for emergency exits, in some factories and so on. It was actually a somewhat genius way of making both swimming and walking work in the same area. As we walked over the water, I spotted a few of the mer-folk singers that performed that day swimming under us. One of them even came to the surface and asked if we were after her signature, but that isn¡¯t why we were her, and I don¡¯t even know who she is, so we didn¡¯t stop for one. At some point, stopped in front of a door leading to what I assume is a dressing room. Now my question is, why this door? It doesn¡¯t have a name on it, nor does it have a guard, so how would know that this is the room Cailie is in. After a knock on the door and no response, opened the door and we went inside. The inside was a ¡­ well, I was going to call it a rtively normal dressing room, but it kind of wasn¡¯t. While it had stuff like a big mirror, make-up table, clothes hangers and so on, it also had a floor that was clearly designed to stay wet at all times. The floor was actually about 30 cm under water. This probably was enough to allow mer-folk to crawl on the floor decently, but still not too deep for humanoids to walk. As long as you don¡¯t mind your feet getting wet. And in the room, there were two mer-folks. One that I knew and one that was quite a bit older than her. The olderdy seemed to be consoling the younger one, while the younger one seemed to be crying into her chest. I wonder what happened to her? I know she left the concert a bit abruptly after she saw me, but that shouldn¡¯t cause this kind of reaction. At least I think as much. And while Cailie didn¡¯t see us walk into the room, the older mer-folk most certainly saw us, so she spoke to us. ¡°Miss . I don¡¯t think now is a good time.¡± She said to . ¡°Oh, I¡¯m not here for a talk. Is it the same with her?¡± asked. ¡°Yes. She saw the man again and ¡­¡± ¡°So those visions still bother her.¡± ¡°She hasn¡¯t had one the past two concerts, so I was hoping it was getting better, but no.¡± ¡°Actually, she might be.¡± said. ¡°I mean, this time he really is here.¡± ¡­ okay? What? Has Cailie been seeing a phantom of me in the audience or something? Cause that is what I¡¯m getting out of this. ¡°What?!¡± Cailie raised her head and turned to look at us, after she processed what just said. ¡°Hi Cailie. Good to see you again.¡± I just said.
In a sh, okay Cailie isn¡¯t that fast, Cailie was hugging me as if I was a phantom that she thought was going to disappear if she didn¡¯t hold onto it. ¡°B-Brian? Is that really you?¡± Cailie questioned. ¡°... have you forgotten me already? Yes, it is me.¡± ¡°Hmm.¡± Cailie drilled her head into my chest. ¡°... not convinced. What monsters were at the ce where Brian got me a wheelchair?¡± Cailie asked. ¡°At HomeBase? That would be treants. 28 of them, in case you want the exact number.¡± ¡°What monsters did Brian give me to get me out of the prison?¡± ¡°Venomweb Spiders, Poison Aloeveras and Sky Hawks. Well, there were some others as well, but those three made the bulk of it.¡± ¡°One more. Who took care of me when Brian had to go see a noble?¡± ¡°That would have been Alice. Why did you ask the easiest questionst?¡± ¡°... Brian¡­ What took you so long? You promised you¡¯de to see me.¡± ¡°... sorry. I just wanted you to adjust to your life here.¡± ¡°But what if I wasn¡¯t doing well? I haven¡¯t been doing well.¡± ¡°Then that is ¡¯s fault. She was supposed to contact me if you had any problems.¡± I turned my ming gaze towards the cat-girl. ¡°But I¡¯m sorry. I should havee sooner.¡± Sure I might shift the me, but I¡¯ll also admit when I was wrong. Most of the times.
¡°So Cailie. How did you end up bing a singer?¡± I asked. ¡°... It just happened.¡± ¡°Well, that doesn¡¯t really exin anything.¡± ¡°It was the manager of one of the other singers that located her.¡± Cailie¡¯s manager answered. ¡°They picked up some flowers for their singer and heard Cailie singing to the flowers. She was then invited to a test and everyone loved her voice.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t tell him that!¡± Cailieined. ¡°Why not? I think it is a sweet story.¡± I said. ¡°... because it is embarrassing. I never even wanted to be a singer.¡± Cailie admitted. ¡°But you are so good at it. I mean, out of everyone that performed today, you were by far the most popr.¡± ¡°... I only did it because I thought you¡¯de to hear my singing if I got popr.¡± ¡°Well, you seeded.¡± Imended her. ¡°That second song by the way, did you write it yourself?¡± ¡°... some of it. But I had some help.¡± ¡°Is it about me?¡± I just straight up asked. I¡¯m not trying to be condescending, but considering what happened, I feel like the chances are high it is about me. ¡°... yes.¡± Cailie admitted. ¡°I see.¡± ¡°... is it bad? Should I ¡­ stop singing it?¡± ¡°Of course not. I love that song. I think it fits you very well.¡± ¡°... I never really wanted to sing it¡­ to anyone but you. But¡­¡± ¡°The producer liked it too much, so she was nearly forced to sing it.¡± Cailie¡¯s manager informed me. ¡°... that isn¡¯t very nice of them.¡± Imented. ¡°Songs are only to be sung if the singer wants to sing them.¡± ¡°It is business.¡± said. ¡°If a singer can¡¯t bring in the crowd, they are let go. And building up a rising star is important.¡± ¡°... but I never even wanted to be a star.¡± Cailie admitted. ¡°I was happy just tending to the nts at the store.¡± ¡°Then why did you? You could have just refused, right?¡± I asked. ¡°... because¡­ I wanted you to be proud of me. So I thought¡­¡± ¡°Well, I feel like you seeded. I am proud of you, Cailie. You¡¯ve done so well.¡± ¡°T-Thanks.¡±
Cailie then invited me out for dinner and I had no reason to refuse, so of course I agreed. Though the part I didn¡¯t expect was her asking me to push her in the wheelchair. Of course I still had it in my Storage, so that was no problem. Cailie¡¯s manager tried to give her a bit of an issue about it, because apparently Cailie being seen with a man could cause problems. But Cailie just said she would quit if she wasn¡¯t allowed to do this, so the manager had to give in. We even ditched the manager, as Cailie didn¡¯t want her toe with us. did though, so it wasn¡¯t quite a one-on-one dinner. I let Cailie pick the ce we went to, though we were turned away from the first ce she wanted to go to, because they were full. But at least the second ce had some space and we got us a table. It was a reasonably high-ss restaurant built right next to one of the water channels in the city, and it even had an area where mer-folk could swim into the restaurant, but of course Cailie was in a wheelchair so we essed the ce from the ground. During our dinner, I told Cailie about our adventurers that happened after I took her here. So everything that took ce with Wilma and cat-folk twins, how we took down the nken Company in Burch city, I even told her about my visit to the Dragon Coast. That got some good reactions from both Cailie and . From Cailie because¡­ well, I think you know the reason, and from because I may have mentioned my y-fight with Lady Janina. Yes I called it a y-fight, even thought it was 100% a serious fight on my part. I mean, I don¡¯t just summon 3 Divine-Beasts and call it a y-fight. It just is better to call it that when telling others about it. I¡¯m still surprised that realized what dragon I was talking about, as I only described Lady Janina as the golden dragon, not the divine dragon. I don¡¯t know if she has ess to some knowledge left behind from times long passed, or maybe she knows of Lady Janina through the Crystal Empire. I mean, Lady Janina did say that she sometimes visits the Crystal Empire to barter. Or was it that people from the Crystal Empire visit her? I don¡¯t remember. Now as it came to storytelling, I of course made sure to avoid any mention of HomeBase. I mean, if it was just Cailie and I, I¡¯d tell her about it, but I¡¯m not sure needs to know about it. Sure it is kind of an open secret already, and soon it is going to be even more open, but I don¡¯t feel like telling her. I don¡¯t want to feel forced to invite anyone from the Hero¡¯s country to the grand opening of HomeBase. It would be a pain to bring them over. Well, maybe I will go through that pain with Cailie. ¡°... I wish I could have been there with you.¡± Cailie said, after I concluded my story. ¡°If only I could walk.¡± ¡°Come on Cailie. Just because you can¡¯t walk, it shouldn¡¯t limit your life. There are ways around those little problems.¡± I told her. ¡°... like what?¡± She asked. ¡°If you can¡¯t walk, you can always fly.¡± I responded. Sure it is a bit of a ¡®if they can''t eat bread let them eat cake¡¯ response, but it is kind of true. If you can¡¯t walk, use a wheelchair. And if you don¡¯t like that, I can always develop some mechanical legs for you. Or a floating wheelchair. Or even an anti-gravity pendant. ¡­ Actually, the anti-gravity pendant would be easier to make than mechanical legs, because I can just use the levitation magic both HomeBase and Lua¡¯s levitating sickbed use. With that, I could make a levitating wheelchair in an hour or so, and a levitation pendant in a few hours. Well, maybe a bit longer for the pendant, as I¡¯d have to perform some Factory tests, just to make sure it is safe to use. ¡°... but I don¡¯t have wings, so how should I fly?¡± Cailie asked. ¡°Do you think wings are required for flight? Well, maybe they are, but you can levitate without wings. It is quite simple really.¡± As I said that, I levitated myself off of the chair I was sitting on with Telekinesis. Not too high though, as I didn¡¯t want to disturb the other diners. ¡°... Could I really do that?¡± Cailie asked. ¡°Telekinesis is actually a terrible way to float, so I wouldn¡¯t rmend using it. Mana Flight is much better for that. And I think there are other ways as well.¡± ¡°You should keep improving your Wind Magic.¡± said. ¡°It is the mostmon way people learn to fly. Lord Brian there is just ¡­ abnormal.¡± ¡°Wait? Cailie? You can use Wind Magic?¡± I asked. ¡°... yes. Just a bit. I learned it from the stagehands.¡± ¡°That¡¯s cool. Does she have an instructor in that?¡± I asked . ¡°Not as far as I know.¡± answered. ¡°Why not?¡± ¡°... because a singer doesn¡¯t need magic. They just need to sing.¡± Cailie said. ¡°I did want to, but they said no.¡± ¡°... I¡¯m starting to really not like this idol work you are doing. They are way too controlling.¡± ¡°That isn¡¯t ¡­ even the worst of it.¡± Cailie said. ¡°They almost made me¡­ quit my job at the herb store. Even though I didn¡¯t want to.¡± ¡°... okay, the officially suck ass. , can you shut them down?¡± ¡°Who do you think I am?¡± ¡°... mm¡­ Some sort of an intelligence officer disguised as a tour guide?¡± I said my honest guess. ¡°NO! Why would you think that?¡± ¡°Oh? So you are even higher ranked than that.¡± ¡°Why would I be?¡± ¡°... because you have that card. You can¡¯t tell me they give them to just anyone. I know how rare Dungeon cards that can do something like that are.¡± ¡°... why did I even think you might let it be?¡± ¡°I would, but you asked, so this is on you. Also, honestly speaking, I don¡¯t really care what the truth is. But don¡¯t think I don¡¯t know you are assigned to me to keep an eye on me.¡± ¡°... ? Is that true?¡± Cailie questioned. ¡°Not quite, but it is close.¡± The cat-girl admitted. ¡°T-then why? Why would you visit me so often?¡± ¡°Because Brian paid me to do so.¡± said. ¡°That money was meant to help Cailie, not to be your wage.¡± I pointed out. ¡°Th-then¡­ the money for my performance dress¡­ and the money to pay for my song..?¡± ¡°They came out of the money Brian handed me when he dropped you off here, yes.¡± confirmed. ¡°W-why didn¡¯t you tell me?¡± Cailie asked. ¡°Because Brian asked me not to.¡± said. ¡°Is ¡­ Is that true?¡± Cailie asked of me. ¡°I don¡¯t recall it that way. I gave that money to in return for her keeping an eye on you, and so she could use that money to help you if you would get into trouble. I never said anything about not telling it is from me.¡± ¡°How much did you give her?¡± ¡°I think it was fifty gold coins.¡± ¡°..fi- fifty? Why would ¡­ that much?¡± ¡°Because I could. And I wanted to make sure you would be fine.¡± ¡°... Brian? Do you ¡­ love me?¡± Cailie asked, almost out of nowhere. ¡°... I guess in a way. I do think you are extremely attractive, but I don¡¯t love you in a way where I would call it actual love. I just want to take care of you.¡± I admitted. ¡°... then¡­ is it fine if I don¡¯t live here? Can Ie back? And adventure with you?¡± ¡°I don''t mind, if you want to.¡± I told her. ¡°But will it cause problems with your jobs?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll just quit. I know Kim will be a little sad to see me go, but she will understand. And I don¡¯t care about what my manager says. She can be disappointed all she wants.¡± Cailie said. ¡°... but why didn¡¯t you let me stay with youst time?¡± ¡°Alrighty then. I like how assertive you are on this. But the reason I didn¡¯t let you stayst time was because I didn¡¯t have HomeBase ready at that time. Now I do, so you can move right there.¡± I told her. ¡°But I guess let¡¯s sleep on this, and if you still want that tomorrow, I¡¯ll help you quit your jobs. And punch your manager in the face if she causes any trouble.¡± ¡°Please don¡¯t do that.¡± said. ¡°Sure-e. As long as you can rmend a ce to stay for a night.¡± ¡°... why are you like this?¡± questioned. ¡°Because it is me. If I wasn¡¯t, it wouldn¡¯t be me.¡± CH.345 Bringing Cailie Home CH.345 Bringing Cailie Home After a good night¡¯s rest at a high-ss inn, or maybe I should just call it a hotel, I met up with again. I do have to question her job still. Is keeping an eye on me really that important? ¡­ that was a joke. I know it probably is. From there, we headed for Cailie¡¯s house. It was located in an underwater residential area inside the city. Basically an underwater apartment building for mer-folk and other aquatic races. There were only very few of them inside the city, as the space was limited, so Cailie originally lived in one in theke surrounding the city, but after she became a singer, her managementpany moved her to live inside the city. ¡¯s card got us inside the building itself, and from there we went to the door leading to Cailie¡¯s room. It was quite small, nothing more than a small apartment. Not really something you¡¯d expect a rising star to be living in. Some of the room was underwater, but there were also a few spots where you could stay above the water. ¡­ Actually, do mer-folk usually sleep in water or above water? Well, at least for Cailie, her bed was about half-way in the water, so that when sheys in it, just a bit of her would be in the water, while the rest would be above the water. But she can also sleep fully outside of water, as I learned from the time she spent with us. The part I don¡¯t know is if they can live fully submerged. I mean, mer-folk do have gills, so maybe? But for gills to work properly, you have to have water flowing through them, so perhaps it is only possible if there is a fan or something moving the water. So maybe just sleeping half-submerged is the easiest? ¡°Good morning, Cailie.¡± I greeted the girl inside. She had seemingly packed all of her stuff, as all of the closets in the room were empty. There was still furniture and things like tableware, but those are probably a part of the house, not something Cailie owns. All of her stuff was inside a backpack style magic bag that I¡¯d given Cailie. It was actually kind of cool, because it could be used under water. Most magic bags, if opened under water, would fill themselves with water, but Cailie¡¯s wouldn¡¯t, so the one she had was a bit special in that way. And it was of course waterproof. ¡°M-morning, Brian.¡± Cailie responded to my greeting. ¡°I see you¡¯ve packed. So no change of heart.¡± ¡°No! I still want to go with you.¡± Cailie said, clearly with determination in her voice. ¡°Happy to hear that.¡± ¡°At least two of us are.¡± mented. ¡°, this isn¡¯t about you.¡± I pointed out. ¡°Sure it will be a bit more paperwork, but do you even have to deal with it? Don¡¯t you have someone to pawn it off to?¡± ¡°I wish I did.¡± ¡°... you don¡¯t? Maybe you should get one.¡± ¡°I can¡¯t for security reasons.¡± ¡°Well, then I¡¯d like to apologize for the trouble. Is there something I can give you that will make it better?¡± ¡°... maybe an airship like the ones you have?¡± asked, probably jokingly. ¡°I can look into that. I think you know that for now it is impossible, but I can check if I can make it into something that you could use.¡± ¡°Wait? Are you serious?¡± ¡°Sure, why not? But it will take some time, so I can make the mapping software, I¡¯ll also have to install the location beacons, make some sort of power source that doesn¡¯t rely on HomeBase and so on, so don¡¯t expect one any time soon. But maybe in a year or something, I might have them. And I might just think about giving one to you.¡± ¡°... maybe something more simple would be better after all.¡± ¡°Yeah, maybe. And I feel like your higher-ups will purchase a few ships from me anyway, when they are avable.¡± ¡°Most likely yes.¡± ¡°Well, since you don¡¯t know what you want, I can at least give you this.¡± I said, as I got a letter exchange box out of Storage. ¡°... and this is?¡± ¡°A letter exchange box. If you put a letter, or anything small really, inside of it, it will instantly be transported to its other half. Which I will set up in my office. So when youe up with something you want, send me a letter.¡± ¡°... Are you sure you want to give me one of these?¡± ¡°Sure. Why not? Admittedly, they aren¡¯t that difficult to make.¡± ¡°Then why didn¡¯t you give one to Miss Cailie when you left her here?¡± ¡°I hadn¡¯t designed them at that point.¡± ¡°So you made these ¡­ in two months?¡± ¡°Actually it took me about three hours. As I said, they are simple. And as I also said, if you want something as an apology gift, even if it is something that doesn¡¯t exist, I might be able to make one. As long as you give me a bit of time.¡± ¡°I ¡­ I¡¯ll think about your offer and I¡¯ll be in contact.¡± ¡°You can¡­ you can also send me letters, . I¡¯ll respond to them.¡± Cailie told her. ¡°Thank you, Cailie. This city will be more quiet without you.¡± ¡°... that¡¯s fine. It is too loud anyway.¡±
After making sure Cailie had all of her stuff packed, it was time to tell the people she is quitting. Cailie said that thedy at the herb store will understand, so we decided to start with her first. And while it got a bit tearful on the part of the store owner, she understood why Cailie wanted to quit and let her go. As a thanks for the store owner being so understanding, I ended up buying a bunch of her herbs. After that was all dealt with, it was time for the idol agency. It isn¡¯t actually called that, but that is what I¡¯ll call it, because it sounds almost like a Japanese idol agency. Just because how controlling the people are, and so on. And with me using an intermediate water spirit as a booster, since I didn¡¯t have that rebreather thing today, we again zoomed across the city so we arrived at the idol office quite quickly. I have to say, zooming in water like that is really fun. Maybe I should turn one of the water floors of HomeBase into some sort of underwater race track? It probably wouldn¡¯t even be difficult and all I¡¯d have to develop is a rebreather, which I already wanted to make, and an underwater booster thingy. And think about this. If I turn the booster thingy into a duel disk, then we could have underwater duels. Card games on motorcycles don¡¯t got nothing on card games underwater. It could evene with limits like only being able to use cards that can survive underwater, just limit deck building. Well, before I worry about all of that, I need to figure out we can have regr duels. I mean, we can have duels already, but even though Lua and Alice know the basic rules of Yugioh, they haven¡¯t really put any time into understanding deck building, so we really just don¡¯t do it. We did have a few duels with decks that I made for us, but I¡¯m not sure if either of them are sold on the idea of really getting into Yugioh. Maybe I should speak Lady Janina into it. I feel like she might enjoy it more and she does seem to have the time to build custom decks.
The building where the idol agency was housed wasn¡¯t actually one that had a water entrance, so Cailie and I got out of the water at a near-by spot that had some dressing rooms. Because and I had to take off my swimwear. Unlike the rebreather, I did purchase my swimwear yesterday, and carried hers in a magic bag. I also got the wheelchair out for Cailie, so I could push her into the building. With ¡¯s help, we quickly got inside the building and from there, Cailie was quite quickly able to get a meeting with someone from thepany. Though it did seem to be rare for a mer-folk toe to the main office, instead of sending a message through their manager. But despite us taking the abnormal route, Cailie was given the opportunity to meet someone.
¡°I quit, effective immediately.¡± Cailie just said. ¡°You can¡¯t. You have a contract.¡± The man quickly said. He wasn¡¯t a human man, but some sort of dog-folk actually. ¡°I don¡¯t recall signing one.¡± Cailie said. ¡°Would you show me this contract?¡± What Cailie was saying was something and I came up with yesterday, after we heard she doesn¡¯t actually have a physical contract. So all that actually ties her to the idol work is a promise she made to both her manager, as well as the manager that first realized her talent. They legitimately have nothing they can use to force her to keep working. ¡°You gave us your word.¡± ¡°Did I? I don¡¯t recall doing so.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t screw around with me!¡± The dog got quite angry with Cailie¡¯s tone. ¡°What do you think your fans will say?¡± ¡°They¡¯ll be quite disappointed, I¡¯d imagine.¡± Cailie said nonchntly. I guess all of that singing practice has given her some acting skills. ¡°And what are we supposed to say to them!?¡± ¡°How about ¡®We are an evilpany that tries to force people to do what they don¡¯t want to do?¡¯¡± I suggested. I was going to have Cailie say it, but it might be a bit too much. ¡°And just who are you?¡± The dog asked. ¡°Honorary Baron Brian Wood, at your service.¡± I introduced myself. ¡°Some wannabe noble thinking they can do whatever they want. What did you do for your title?¡± ¡°Just founded a dungeon, nothing much.¡± I said as I revealed my terminal. ¡°But you do realize, Cailie isn¡¯t asking for permission to leave. She is informing you she will leave.¡± ¡°And just so both of you know, if Miss Cailie is to leave ourpany, she will never work in this industry again.¡± The dog-folk said. ¡°Good.¡± Cailie responded. ¡°I never really wanted to work in it in the first ce. Bye.¡± ¡°You think I¡¯m going to let it go like that?¡± The dog called after us. ¡°Yes. I expect that you do.¡± I told him. ¡°At least you will pay out the money to refund every ticket to Cailie¡¯s next concert, won¡¯t you mister noble?¡± The dog egged me, and I will admit, I 100% want to fall into his bait. ¡°... Sure, I can do that. How much?¡± ¡°... what?¡± ¡°I asked how much. Or do you want me to count? The tickets I picked up were two small silvers each. I think there were around 1000 or so people in the audience, so all those tickets would be about 100 gold.¡± I did the quick math. ¡°But to be fair, my audience estimation might be off, so let¡¯s double it. Here are your 200 gold.¡± I got a pouch filled with gold coins out of Storage and not so gently threw it right at mister dog¡¯s head. Trying to slow it down at least a little, he put his hands in front, but it didn¡¯t matter and the bag ended up crashing into his face with enough force that his chair fell over and the dog ended up on the ground. ¡°... is he okay?¡± asked. I quickly checked up and the man was breathing. I then got a Goblin''s Secret Remedy and shoved the leaf it gave me directly into the dog''s mouth. It was an effective healing method, but I didn¡¯t usually use it because the taste left a bit to be desired, but it was perfect for this dog. Spoiler [copse] ¡°He¡¯ll live.¡± I told . ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± With our message delivered, we left the room. Surely someone will check on that dog-folk man soon. And if they don¡¯t, that is their problem.
Once outside, I decided it was time for us to leave this city, before this idolpany has the time to do something stupid, like sending a task force after us. And I got to vent some of my anger with that money toss, so let¡¯s get out of here before I actually punch someone. ¡°I will take you to the airstrip then.¡± said. ¡°Nah. We aren¡¯t flying back.¡± I told her. ¡°... you aren¡¯t?¡± ¡°Nope. Teleportation.¡± I just said. ¡°... okay? Why didn¡¯t you arrive that way?¡± ¡°Sorry. I can only teleport back home.¡± I told her. ¡°Please tell Lieutenant Jawy that I don¡¯t need his services. I¡¯m guessing he is waiting for me somewhere near the airstrip.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll be sure to do that.¡± said. ¡°Cailie, you ready to go?¡± ¡°Yes. ¡­ Do I need to do something special?¡± ¡°Not much, but I do need to hold you in my arms. I hope you don¡¯t mind.¡± ¡°No. It¡¯s fine.¡± After Cailie said that, I picked her up into my arms. While it might be a bit ¡­ wrong to say, she had gained a bit of weight since thest time I carried her. Not that it is a bad thing, as she was quite thin back then. She is clearly much better now. After that, I took both Cailie¡¯s magic bag and the wheelchair into Storage, and we were ready to go. And as I said, we are teleporting home. Not with Space Magic. I¡¯m not quite there yet. But I don¡¯t need Space Magic when I have HomeBase cheats. Both Agunan and I can teleport back to HomeBase¡¯s True Core. It is an emergency feature of the Chaos God Core, after all. And anything we happen to be holding closely wille with us. That is why I had to take Cailie into my arms. If I didn¡¯t, there is a full chance she would have been left here, instead of teleporting with me. So after a goodbye to , we disappeared from the Hero¡¯s country.
As soon as we arrived in the True Core room, I teleported us out of there and directly into my office. Because while I do feel like Cailie will eventually learn about the existence of the True Core, for now she doesn¡¯t have to know about it. I then got out Cailie¡¯s wheelchair and ced her back onto it. ¡°Wee back, Master.¡± Endy weed me. ¡°And wee to HomeBase, Miss Cailie. My name is Endymion, but please feel free to call me Endy.¡± Spoiler [copse] ¡°H-Hello, mister Endymion.¡± Cailie responded. ¡°... Brian? Where are we?¡± ¡°This is my office. Inside HomeBase, aka my home.¡± I told her. ¡°Endy, anything I need to know now?¡± ¡°Nothing major. We have some movements on Princess Nevelle as well as a report from Miss Alice.¡± ¡°Alright. I already know Alice¡¯s report, as I heard it from her in the Factory, and I¡¯ll hear about Nevelleter.¡± ¡°As you wish.¡± ¡°Also, can you send a few maids to prepare one of the water rooms for Cailie?¡± ¡°Tinkhec is active today, and I don¡¯t believe she is the best fit for it. Do we have the permission to activate someone else?¡± Endy asked. Spoiler [copse] ¡°Yeah. Give the avatar room the permission to activate Nudyarl. She can deal with it, and keep going for her tomorrow¡¯s shift with a short rest, I believe.¡± Spoiler [copse] ¡°As you wish, Master. It shall be done.¡± ¡°Alright. Thanks.¡± I thanked Endy for his work. ¡°Cailie, you ready to have a tour?¡± ¡°... I ¡­ Yes?¡± ¡°Good. I¡¯ll push you around and introduce you to everyone new.¡± ¡°O-okay?¡± CH.345 SC: Cailie CH.345 SC: Cailie [Cailie POV] ¡°Cailie, you are up next.¡± My manager told me. ¡°... alright.¡± I wasn¡¯t that excited to sing, but even if I wasn¡¯t, I¡¯d still sing with all of my heart. I know a lot of people hade to hear me sing, and I wasn¡¯t going to let them down just because singing wasn¡¯t my favorite thing. Today, I was going to sing two songs. One was something I was taught for my first singing test, and I liked it enough where I didn¡¯t mind singing it on the stage. The other was something I wrote mostly myself after I saw Brian in the audience of my performance. ¡­ Well, I didn¡¯t really see him. I just thought I did. Because when I asked my manager to bring him over to my room, I was told that no human had sat in that section of the audience. I even asked about itter when she contacted me, and she told me that Brian had not been in the city, so it couldn¡¯t possibly be him. But still, concert after concert, I kept seeing him in the audience. Every time, I asked my manager if he had actually been there, but every time, I was told no. I didn¡¯t know what to do. I wanted to quit singing. But I also wanted Brian to hear me sing before I quit. So I did what I thought might bring Brian here. I wrote a song about us. About how we met. It was something I didn¡¯t want to sing in front of anyone else, but when my manager heard the song, she said I just had to sing it, so it became the second song I sang at the concerts. And it was liked. Too much. I had known this even before I ever agreed to be a singer, but the more emotion I put into my voice, the more my voice affects others. It was a curse and a blessing that I was left with. I suppose I should tell you how that curse came to be on me. It all started that one day, when my sister had finally had enough of me.
¡°I¡¯m sending you to the hallow prison as a punishment.¡± My sister said. ¡°B-B-But why? Wh-wh-what did I do?¡± I was just barely able to stammer out. The hallow prison was a ce where only the worst of the worst would be sent. There, you¡¯d have to suffer all alone, until you manage to earn your freedom. That is what I knew of it at the time. ¡°Exactly. You haven¡¯t done a thing. All of the jobs given to you. Undone. Someone else will always have to do them for you. You. Are. USELESS!¡± My sister said. ¡°So I¡¯m sending you to the hallow prison. I hope it will turn you into someone that can actually do something, instead of just hiding away.¡± ¡°B-b-but¡­ what if I .. die?¡± ¡°Then that will simply prove that you are useless.¡± My sister said. Her voice was colder than anything I¡¯ve ever heard, and I think I finally realized just how fed up with me she really was. ¡°I-I-I ¡­ what about father? Did he..?¡± ¡°He gave me the permission to do this. I even conversed with the Great Prabhu J, and he agreed that perhaps this will be a good learning experience for you.¡± ¡°T-t-the Great J?¡± Even the Great Dragon that guards us agrees that I¡¯m useless. I ¡­ maybe I should just ¡­ ¡°Do Not shorten his name.¡± My sister said. ¡°You do not deserve to.¡± ¡°I-I a-a-apologize.¡± ¡°Do you have anything more to say?¡± My sister asked. ¡°...¡± I didn¡¯t respond, just weakly shook my head. If both father and the Great Dragon agree that I deserve this, then I do. So the least I can do is not argue about it any more.
After a ritualistic banishment, I found myself in the hallow prison. It was nothing but a small cave, with a small pedestal at the center of it. In short, a dungeon. I¡¯ve been to a dungeon once before, as we had a dungeon back at home. It was located under the ind of the Great Dragon, and us mer-folk often entered it so we could get tributes to the Great Dragon from there. But I only went into it once. When my mother transferred the position of the Dungeon Master from herself to my sister, making my sister the leader of our n. I still remember how scared I was. All of those monsters. I just wanted to run and hide, but we kept pushing on. The core of that dungeon was a lotrger than the one at the hallow prison. It wasrge enough where you would need both hands to carry it, but the one at the prison would easily fit into one hand. At the prison, I had a lot of time to think. ¡­ but I still didn¡¯t know what to do. I quickly realized how I could get out. I¡¯d swim out to theke, catch fish and bring them to the core. Once I get enough, I will be set free. But I also needed to eat, so I needed enough fish for both my food, and to feed my return. And catching fish isn¡¯t as easy as it sounds. They are so fast, and I only had a long dagger as a weapon. I wasn¡¯t even given a trident or a harpoon. It would be difficult to get that much fish fast. But this was my punishment, so I was going to do that. ¡­ I wish that optimism would have kept up. Or maybe it was good that it didn¡¯t. At first, I caught my fish myself. By hand. I needed around one per day for my own food, and I caught anywhere from 2 to 5 more each day to feed to the core. But if I did it this slowly, it would take forever. I needed at least a thousand fish to go back home, so even if I caught five fish each day, it would still take me too long to get home. I would go crazy being alone for that long. So I did what I thought was the best. I began attacking thend-folk fisherman. They always had these bigs full of fish, so if I made a small nick into one, I could get a lot of fish at the same time. It elerated the number of fish I get, and I was getting ten times the fish I was when I was doing it myself. But thend-folk didn¡¯t seem to like what I was doing. They came in with guards the next time, and those guards would jump into the water as soon as I tried to cut thes. I did manage to cut thes, but I couldn¡¯t move the fish from them into my own pouch, so it was worthless. At least they couldn¡¯t get to me in the dirty waters. I was afraid I¡¯d have to go back to hunting myself, but I didn¡¯t give up. Day after day, I attempted to cut theirs and get as many fish as I could from them, and while my speed did reduce a bit, I was still better doing this than when I was hunting by myself. Until that fateful day. I still remember those metal monsters. They followed me to my cave, to the hallow prison. I really thought I was going to die. That was until I saw twond-folk exit the metal monsters. ¡°No. Don¡¯t Come! You¡¯ll be trapped as well!¡± I yelled at them. This is a prison, they shouldn¡¯te here. But it doesn¡¯t seem like they understood me, so I kept yelling ¡°Leave!¡± and ¡°Away!¡± at them. Until one of them split into two. The water spirit that had blessed him had separated from the man. I had never seen it happen before, but I¡¯ve heard stories. During the history of our n, a few of us have been blessed by water spirits. Thisnd-folk was just like they had been. Someone with a water spirit¡¯s blessing. Feeling that I had no other choice, I spoke to him. When he showed me his Founder¡¯s Terminal, I remember being terrified. I thought he was a prisoner like I was. But he wasn¡¯t. He was a Founder, like great Aminah had been. And then, without asking for anything in return, the man gave me a huge pile of monster corpses. I absorbed all of them into the core, and just like that, I was able to return home. It could have been the happy ending, but it wasn¡¯t.
After I got back home, my sister congratted me. She was so amazed that I got back home that quickly, and was ready to throw a celebration for me. ¡­ only until she heard how I got out. When she heard I was helped bynd-folk and got out without suffering my proper punishment, she got extremely angry. The angriest I¡¯ve ever seen her. She used a whip made with Water Magic to beat me, despite me begging for mercy, and in the end, she sent me right back to the hallow prison, saying that if I cheated my way out again, she would end me. I was right back where I started before the human. Actually, I was even worse as the progress I made before his arrival had been lost and I was injured from the whipping. I was really at rock bottom. I didn¡¯t know what to do. If I was like this, I would never be able to catch all the fish I need to return. I knew there was only one way out. I needed that person¡¯s help again. The human blessed by the water spirit. So I swam around theke, close to the shore, trying to spot him. And perhaps because I was lucky or maybe it was fate, I found him and got help. He and hispanions helped me out of the water and healed me. It felt so nice. He came with me back to the hallow prison, and somehow he was able to free me, without sending me back home. The two days I spent with him were so amazing. I never knew how nicend-folk could be. Back at home, it was just us the Nixie n, as well as a small n of lizard-folk that lived on the ind. I¡¯d never seen a human, nor their town. They really had a lot of things we just didn¡¯t have. But it was also painful being with Brian. Because he didn¡¯t live in the water, I was struggling a bit. Thankfully Brian, Alice and Lucia could all use water magic, so they helped me stay moist.
Then came the day I separated from Brian. I knew he couldn¡¯t keep taking care of me forever, and I was ready to move on. I think I had finally realized what my sister was trying to teach me. And Brian was going to take me somewhere where I could show what I had learned. We used some sort of an airship. I had heard about them from the Great Dragon, but I¡¯d never seen one. It was really amazing. And it moved even faster than the Great Dragon. ¡­ thought maybe the Great Dragon didn¡¯t move at maximum speed when he gave us a flight on our fifteenth birthday. Brian took me to a strange ce in the middle of a huge forest. It had a few treants around, so I was a bit scared, but Brian showed me that they were under his control so I got out of the airship, carried in his arms. Brian exined to me that this ce was his dungeon and he could control the monsters in his dungeon, that is how he controlled the treants. I never saw my sister or mother control the monsters inside the dungeon close to our home. Brian then magically made a bunch of things appear and gave them all to me. It included a bracelet that would keep my body moist when I wasn¡¯t in water, but I also got clothes and a wheelchair. Though Brian said he would take the wheelchair back after I no longer needed it. With all of that gotten, we again entered the airship. The next time we stopped, we were above a huge city. It was sorge I didn¡¯t know how you wouldn¡¯t get lost in there all the time. I then thought I got us into trouble, because a group of bird-folk came to our airship, but Brian reassured me that it was his fault. But with the help of the bird-folk, we were able to get to the city. I almost wish I never entered that city, as that is where I had to say goodbye to Brian. And that led to my days of living in the Hero¡¯s country.
My first days were full of excitement and many new things. With some help from Miss , I was asked to try out many jobs to figure out what was suitable for me. Because Icked any good skills, my job would have to be something simple. I knew I had one skill that could help me, but I refused to use it because I didn¡¯t deserve to have it. Charming Voice. It was a skill I obtained when I returned home from the hallow prison. I don¡¯t know why I got it, and I actually thought I couldn¡¯t even use it, because it didn¡¯t work on Brian or hispanions. But in the city, it worked. If I wanted, I could sweet-talk my way out of trouble using that skill. But it felt wrong, so I never used it. Until I found a job I liked. It was working as a herb dealers'' assistant. And she taught me that the herbs grow better if you speak to them, hum to them or sing to them. So I began using my skill to hopefully make the herbs grow well. But because of that, someone heard my singing and I was drafted to join a talent agency. At first I wasn¡¯t sure if I wanted to do it, but then I thought about Brian. I wanted Brian to be proud of what I had done in this city, so I began to sing in front of people. At first I was extremely nervous, but because of my Charming Voice, no one would focus on my mistakes, so I calmed down. But using that skill was also a mistake, as those that heard my song would want to hear more. The agency called me an overnight star. But I knew the truth. Like in the hallow prison, I had cheated. If my sister was here, she would beat me up. But I also couldn¡¯t stop. Not until Brian came and heard my song. That was what I decided, even if I would have to cheat. It wasn¡¯t always fun, but I had the determination to go through with it. Until the visions began.
I hated the visions more than anything else. I know what I saw, but what I saw was just my imagination. My wishes, my hopes. It wasn¡¯t real. Until that one day. After my second song, as I was showing my gratitude again, I saw him again. Brian. He was sitting in the audience with Miss . It wasn¡¯t the first time I¡¯d seen an illusion of Brian next to , who had actually been in the audience. But just like the times before, I knew that Brian wasn¡¯t real, so I quickly dove into the water so I could escape my own hallucination. Only for Brian to really appear in my dressing room just a bitter.
It felt amazing seeing him again. No. Feeling him again. I saw him plenty in my dreams, but I could never touch him, feel him, smell him. Having his arms carry me. It felt amazing. I¡¯d missed it, without even knowing I¡¯d missed it. I don¡¯t even remember a lot of what happened that evening, as I was on cloud nine. But I do remember asking something from Brian. I asked if I could go with him. Go on adventures with him. And he said yes. He allowed me toe back. I had done my punishment and I was no longer useless. From now on, I will never be useless again.
The next day, I left the city. Being held in Brian¡¯s arms, we teleported out of there. I didn¡¯t know Brian could use teleportation magic, but it was Brian, so it wasn¡¯t that strange. After the teleportation, for just a second, I saw a strange room. It was like it was made of metal, and I think it had a dungeon pedestal in the center. The core on it looked veryrge, and it shone in a rainbow of colors. But just as I was trying to figure out where we were, we must have teleported again, as a new ce came to my vision. It looked like an office. It, like thest room, had a dungeon pedestal with arge core on it. But this one didn¡¯t shine that rainbow light. The room also had a few desks, and one person. He was quite scary-looking, as he was tall and dressed in a ck cloak. Spoiler [copse] But Brian talked to him so casually, so I calmed down. Apparently the scary man was named Endymion, or Endy for short, and he worked for Brian. And this room was Brian¡¯s office on HomeBase. I didn¡¯t really know what this ¡®HomeBase¡¯ was, but Brian just called it his home. And from now on, it would be my home as well, as long as I wanted so.
Brian pushed me around in the wheelchair, showing me around HomeBase, while also introducing me to anyone we came across. HomeBase seemed like such a wonderful ce. It was even better than the Hero¡¯s country, and everyone called it the best ce to live. The fantastic building looked like a mix of the big buildings I¡¯d seen in the Hero¡¯s country. Brian called it the Citadel, so maybe it was some sort of a fortress? I really liked the magic circles floating around the Citadel, as they reminded me of the Sage¡¯s tower at the Hero¡¯s country. On my first days at the Hero¡¯s country, I¡¯d swim close to the tower and just look at the magic circles floating around it. I wonder if I¡¯ll do the same here? From the introductions, I gathered that two, no make it three, types of people live here. First there was Brian and his close friends. I already knew all of them, as they had been with Brian when we met for the first time. It was a shame that Miss Alice wasn¡¯t here, as she could speak with me naturally, but I had also been learning thenguage thend-folk use, so maybe I¡¯ll soon be able to speak with anyone. The second group of people living here were Brian¡¯s workers. They seemed to all be beast-folk who Brian had saved from different situations, and now they had moved here to work for Brian. I think it is quite strange that Brian, who is a human, has no humans working for him. The third group were the avatar dolls. That is how Brian called them. He showed me a few of his ¡®cards¡¯, and said that the avatar dolls are the monsters on the cards being brought to life. They were also the instructors of the other workers, as the spirits held in Brian¡¯s cards were almost like legends. His cards held the spirits of warriors, sorcerers, great beasts and even dragons. That is what he told me. By the end of the tour, Brian brought me to a room he said would be mine from now on. There, a small girl with bright blue hair, as well as a pair of hornsing out of her head. Brian told me that she is a human-form of a dragon, and that her name is Nudyarl, or Nudy. She was going to help me get situated today. Spoiler [copse] The room Brian gave me was a much nicer version of the room the talent agency had given me. It had floors slightly covered in water for easy movement and a deep pool. It also had an attached bathroom where I had a separated bathtub. I don¡¯t really know why Brian would give me a bathtub, as washing my skin can be dangerous, as it will clean away the protectiveyer I have on my skin. But Brian exined that he had special soap for me that wouldn¡¯t wash it off, so because of that, I had a bathtub. I didn¡¯t even know soap like that existed. No one in the Hero¡¯s country told me about such a thing. The only part of us that we, mer-folk, would clean is our hair. And even that was rare, so having my own bathtub and special soap felt strange. But if Brian wants me to wash myself, I will do just that.
That evening, I exited my room in a new wheelchair Brian had made for me. It was strange that he called it a wheelchair, even though it had no wheels. It worked with magic, and would levitate above the ground. It was alsorge enough where my tailfortably fit on it, and wasn¡¯t dangling like it was with the previous wheelchair. I wonder how Brian could make something like this that fast? Or had he made this beforehand? And if he had, why would he? Using the floating wheelchair, I headed for Brian¡¯s room. There was something I wanted to ask him before I went to sleep. I knew the way there, as Brian had shown it to me when he was giving me the tour, and he even said I coulde and bother him if anything was wrong. So I did just that. After knocking on the door of Brian¡¯s room, the door opened by itself and Brian invited me in. His room was¡­ it was something else. It was a massive room with an equally massive bed. But I suppose someone owning a ce like this should have a bed that size. Brian himself was dressed in some sort of pajamas, so he was probably about to go to bed. ¡°Cailie, did you need something?¡± Brian asked. ¡°... yes. I wanted to ask something.¡± I told him. ¡°Alright, ask away.¡± ¡°... did you take me here because of my voice?¡± ¡°... no? Why would I?¡± ¡°... so you don¡¯t know about my Charming Voice?¡± ¡°Oh, so you do have something like that. Is it an extra skill, or unique?¡± Brian asked. ¡°... what?¡± ¡°I did realize you had a voice based skill during your concert.¡± Brian said. ¡°I just wasn¡¯t sure what skill it exactly was. So is it an extra skill or a unique skill?¡± ¡°... extra.¡± I answered. ¡°But¡­ aren¡¯t you mad? I ¡­ I used that skill on you. And made you bring me here.¡± ¡°Well, not really. I¡¯m almost unaffected by that skill actually.¡± Brian told me. ¡°... how?¡± ¡°Level difference, most likely. It does make your voice sound a bit more beautiful and you voice carries a bit of mana when you use it, so I can tell when you are using it, but I can tell you that it doesn¡¯t really affect me any more than that.¡± ¡°... are you angry?¡± ¡°No. I¡¯m not. Cailie. You have done well, and I¡¯m not angry. I¡¯m happy that you finally have some determination. You know what you want, and you aren¡¯t afraid to go for it. And I want you to keep living that way, okay?¡± ¡°... alright, I will. ¡­ can I start right now?¡± Cailie asked. ¡°Yes. Go for it.¡± ¡°B-B-Brian! I love you! Would you also love me!?¡± I blurted out. ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ Brian took a while to respond, so I got a bit scared. He was rejecting me without words, wasn¡¯t he? Just as I was about to turn and float away, he spoke to me. ¡°It isn¡¯t so simple, Cailie.¡± He said. ¡°...e here.¡± As he said that, my wheelchair began to move even though I wasn¡¯t moving it. I ended up right next to Brian, who had sat down on a chair. ¡°If it was the old me, I¡¯d have refused you.¡± Brian said. ¡°But ever since Lua and Laura opened me up, I¡¯ve been ¡­ well, more open to the entire harem idea. So I don¡¯t want to reject you. I think you are lovely and I wouldn¡¯t mind having you as my girlfriend and maybe even my wife. But it isn¡¯t just about me anymore.¡± Brian told me, before he spoke up. ¡°Lua, you cane in now.¡± He called towards a side door that I thought led to a bathroom or maybe a walk-in closet. From it, in walked someone I hadn¡¯t seen all day, even with Brian showing me around, but I did know her. She was the water magician that traveled with Brian, Miss Lucia, or Lua. ¡°Cailie. I¡¯m already in a rtionship with Lua. And not just her. Also with Alice.¡± Brian said. ¡°And while I don¡¯t mind you joining in, it isn¡¯t just about me. It is about them as well. The two of them have dealt with their differences and have agreed to share me. So if you can convince the two of them that you can work with them, I will ept you with open arms. ¡­ but if not, then I hope you can find someone else to love you. Is this fine?¡± ¡°I ¡­ I ¡­ I¡¯ll do my best. Thank you, Brian. You as well, Lua.¡± ¡°Good. Now I think it is about time we go to sleep. I¡¯ll take you back to your room.¡± Brian told me. He took a hold of my floating wheelchair and teleported us back to my room. He then lifted me onto my bed, before putting the wheelchair into its dedicated spot. ¡°Good night, Cailie.¡± Brian said. ¡°Good night.¡± I responded, and then Brian disappeared from my room, probably teleporting back to his room. I ¡­ I may have ovee my feeling of uselessness, but now I have a new bigger challenge ahead of me. Alice and Lua will be formidable opponents, but I know I can ovee them and earn my spot by Brian¡¯s side. CH.346 Making some crop fields CH.346 Making some crop fields Cailie¡¯s confession of love and her wanting to take a spot in my harem wasn¡¯t a massive surprise, considering what she said in the restaurant, but I still wasn¡¯t expecting her to juste out and say it. I guess it really shows her gaining confidence. I just wonder how Alice will react when she gets back. In case you were wondering, she was staying over at her parents house, as she decided to visit. She was already in Burch city trying to get some leads on the illegal ve mark mission she has, so a flight home in Gradius didn¡¯t take her too long. Lua¡¯s reaction to Cailie¡¯s confession was about what I expected. She was willing to ept Cailie. Maybe it is because of how she ¡®stole¡¯ me away from Laura, or maybe it is just Lua¡¯s nature. I don¡¯t know. But she did still ask for ¡­ a fun night after the little discussion with Cailie, and I was more than happy to go along with her idea. Sure I know this will lead to Alice demanding her own night when shees back, but that is just part of the process. But that is enough about my nightly ¡­ I don¡¯t want to call them problems, because I love having that problem¡­ Nightly pleasures? Yes. Enough with my nightly pleasures. I have work to do, so let¡¯s quickly head to my office so I can hear the reports before breakfast. Then, I think I have something I can have Cailie start doing on HomeBase. Or more like inside HomeBase. She might have just the skills I need for something I haven¡¯t done yet.
At my office, a few things were waiting for me. One was from Marquess Oroco, the ruler of the city where Alice and I took down the Ursa Major. He had sent me a letter regarding materials of the Ursa he¡¯d like to purchase. I did agree to give him first dips after all. He was after the SS-rank monster core, as well as the hide of the bear, but nothing else. That is good, because I had something I wanted to try with the bear¡¯s ws. Just a shame I couldn¡¯t keep the monster core, I could have used it for stuff. I also had two tabloids from the Hero¡¯s country. They had been sent to me by with the letter exchange box I gave her. One of them had a small story about our race through the city with the greater water spirit, and the other had an announcement by the Believe Singer Agency. It announced the departure of Cailie, and offered refunds to anyone that wanted them. So maybe that dog has some semnce of business sense. I also got a letter from Cressida, asking toe meet herter today. I quickly made a mental note of that, aka. I asked Laura to remind me in case I forgot. I wrote a response letter to Marquess Oroco and also a quick note to thanking her for the tabloids, and with that, all of my office work was done. So after a quick stop to see how Wilma is doing, and remember that she evolved just recently so I wanted to see how she was fairing with that, I teleported myself into the depths of the HomeBase dungeon. ¡­ Well, actually I was on floor 8, so I wasn¡¯t that deep. What I was working on was a project I should have done a while ago, but now with my Aromage monsters, I felt a bit better aboutmitting to it. And Cailie moving in most certainly didn¡¯t hurt either. I mean, she worked in an herb store, so she has some knowledge on taking care of nts. So maybe I can let her take over this ce when it is in a better state. What I was working on was of course the crop fields of HomeBase. At first, the idea was to just have basic grains and some fruits, but now I think I can do a bit more. Things like rice and potatoes are also important. We just need themon staple foods. But what we can also nt are herbs. Sure I didn¡¯t get any of the seeds from the store Cailie was working at, but I do know what nts they were, so I can search the HomeBase catalog for the seeds or seeder nts. But first, I needed to make the fields. And for that, I was going to ¡®sacrifice¡¯ floor 8 of HomeBase. It wasn¡¯t really a sacrifice, as the floor would stay, but I was going to purge it of all of the monsters that currently habit it. Some of them would be moved to other floors, while others would have to ¡­ disappear. After clearing the floor, I turned the floor into a non-monster zone with a customized version of Ground Copse. I had to use a custom version, because normal Ground Copse would also prevent my avatar dolls froming here, as they are considered monsters. But with a customized version, I was able to make one that only prevented ¡®regr monsters¡¯ froming here. Sure it might lead to a few monsters appearing here, but as long as we collect some data, we should be fine. Spoiler [copse] I then began doing something I wasn¡¯t sure would work. I turned floor 8 from a normal underground cavern into a field dungeon floor. ¡­ that makes no sense. Basically, I turned floor 8, which used to be arge underground cavern, into a gigantic underground biome, like the floors beyond floor 35 are. With an artificial sky and everything. This way, we would have a huge area we could use to make multiple crop fields, and even do things like fruit orchards. After I confirmed that the floor had transformed as I wanted, it was time to make a basic scheme on how I wanted everythingid out. All the irrigation, walking paths and so on, as well as where things would be nted. I mean, different things need different environments. And lucky for me, my Aromage monsters were quite knowledgeable on that subject, so we quickly began working on the n.
With the help of my Aromage monsters, we made a scheme for how the irrigation channels and walking paths would work, and while I wasying them out, I let the Aromages take care of turning the ground into farnd. It took me a while, but eventually all the irrigation channels, walk ways, and even sprinklers were set up, and since the Aromages hadpleted their part, it was time to nt some stuff. Because this floor was still in the test phase, I decided to not go too far with the nts, so I only nted wheat, potatoes and rice. As well as a few fruit trees. Then I, well the Aromages did it, spread some nt growth potion on them, so we could see faster results. The potion was something I found in the Chaos God Dungeon catalog, and I wanted to test it out, but I didn¡¯t want to solely rely on it. But since the potion only elerates growth instead of enabling it, using it was a good way to test if nts could grow here in the first ce. With the potion, the stuff we nted should be harvestable in about a week, so I¡¯ll be sure to keep an eye on this ce.
For lunch, I joined my workers for the meal. It was actually quitemon for me to eat with everyone, but sometimes I did have dinners with just Alice and Lua. Not all of my workers were open to the lunches with their Lord, but after a few ones, they began to open up to it. I think Olia, Unika¡¯s mother, was the one that was the most against it, but even she came around eventually. It was always a nice time to catch up with everyone. Sure I hear the reports about their going ons from Endy, but I prefer hearing it from them directly. And for now, I don¡¯t have too many people on HomeBase yet, so I can still do this. Sadly, if I keep growing this ce as nned, there is a full chance I won¡¯t be able to do this in the future, but for now it isn¡¯t something I¡¯m nning on stopping. Especially at the moment when both Alice and Lua are out on their missions. It is lonely eating by myself.
After dinner, it was time for my daily ¡­ well almost daily, practice. The daily part is sword, shield, Space and Time magics, and of course there are also the days I practice the special skills like the Draconic Skills, Soul Magic, and Spirit Magic. And with my practice hade a few new levels. Well, all of the levels were from Level Up!, but I do have to earn the permission to level up my skills from my teacher monsters. ¡­ if I don¡¯t, bad things will happen. But anyway, my new and higher status. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: One without a Race - Spiritual Human ?
Level: 144
HP: 6150 [+200] (+20,000)
Mana: 7860 [+320] (+18,300)
Strength: 2370 [+70]
Defense: 3230 [+110]
Magic: 2830 [+130]
Skills:
One of Every Race LV.2 (unique-racial)
- Draconic Body LV.1 (racial)
- Draconic Magic LV.1 (racial)
- Advanced Summoning Magic LV.1 (racial)
- Spirit Magic LV.1 (racial)
Pack Opener LV.8 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.6 (unique) [+1]
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Limit Break LV.1 (extra)
Space Magic LV.4 (extra) [+1]
Telekinesis LV.8 (extra) [+1]
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.10 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Summon Nature Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Sword Technique LV.4
Shield Technique LV.3 [+1]
Mana Control LV.13
Defense Boost LV.10
Dragon Life Dedication (Greater True Fire Dragon)
Water Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Nature Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Honorary Baron of Ruiso Kingdom
Language Comprehension (humanoid) (draconic)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
[copse] So yeah. Not much has changed, because I am a lot more conservative with my Level Ups, but getting another level in Space Magic is good. Of course there is Telekinesis, but that one falls under my own jurisdiction, and Shield Technique is just a nice boost. Different Dimension Factory leveled up to Level 6 when I got to level 140 by the way. It definitely does feel like that skill is somehow linked with my overall level, as it always levels up when I reach some even number. Not like it levels up every ten levels, but more like whenever it does get a level, I¡¯m always at an even 10. Next time I use a Level Up on myself, I think I¡¯ll get a boost to my Mana Control. I haven¡¯t really boosted it in a while, but it will likely be useful. I am getting more and more magic skills, so better Mana Control will help. It might even help with Time Magic, even though I don¡¯t have the skill for Time Magic yet.
After the training, and then a bath to wash the sweat off, I headed down to the ground below. Aka. I headed to the capital. Cressida wanted to see me, so after Endy reported that she had returned to the Sawyer manor, I beamed myself down there so I could meet with her. Cressida¡¯s business with me was something quite simple. I was to meet the Second Queen, well there is only one Queen so I don¡¯t really need to call her the second Queen. I was going to have a meeting with her in a few days, and Cressida wanted to tell me about it. It was going to take ce in the Queen¡¯s vi, aka. the building where we saw Princess Nevelle exit. I was also asked to prepare a present to the Queen, so that was going to be something I needed to work on. Maybe I really should make those resurrection items I¡¯d nned. That would make for a good gift. I¡¯ll make like 3 or 4 of them, so that we can prove that they work. ¡­ that sounds grim. Killing someone just so I can prove that my resurrection item works. ¡­ maybe I shouldn¡¯t do that after all. But at the same time, if I use a card like Tribute to the Doomed, the death will be rtively painlesspared to something like being stabbed with a sword. Spoiler [copse] ¡­ yeah. I¡¯m starting to think maybe that is a bad idea. Perhaps some sort of Mist Body based essory that makes the wearer unaffected by all physical attacks would be better. Spoiler [copse] Or even an essory that deploys an automatic barrier when the holder is attacked. Making one like that would be super simple, as the HomeBase ess devices already have that function, so all I¡¯d have to do is design the new essory and use HomeBase to make a few of them. That honestly might be for the best. But I do still want to see if I can make an auto resurrection device, so I¡¯ll work on that for a bit. Even if I won¡¯t give one to the Queen, it is good to have ess to one, if I ever need one. CH.347 Cailie’s HomeBase Job CH.347 Cailie¡¯s HomeBase Job Another day brought with it its own fun things to do. Firstly, I decided to join Ria, Unika, Cina and Molly for their morning exercise. I knew Cina and Molly went on a morning run every day, but I didn¡¯t know that Unika had decided to join them. And I think at first Ria was just keeping an eye on the horse-folk girls while they ran, but she was probably bored or something and decided to join in herself. And now Unika, and her two iron foxes, had also joined the morning run club. And I guess for today I did as well. While the morning run, well, it was more like a jog to me because of my stats and keeping pace with the horse-folk, was somewhat fun, but I still don¡¯t think I will keep running with them every morning. A few times a week might be a different thing though. And keeping up with Ria¡­ that is difficult. She is as fast as anything. And that is despite me being a lot higher level than she is, as she is still LV.99. Actually, I should just show you her stats, since it has been a while. Spoiler
Name: Rhianna
Race: Dhampir Brawler
Level: 99
HP: 3600 [+350]
Mana: 2930 [+150]
Strength: 2345 [+220]
Defense: 1774 [+195]
Magic: 1400 [+70]
Skills:
True Blood Magic LV.5 (Racial)
Vampiric Body Modification LV.6 (Racial) [+1]
Brawling LV.5 (Racial) [+4]
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Fire Magic LV.6 [+1]
Mana Control LV.8 [+2]
Fast Mana Recovery LV.6
Internal Magic Technique LV.7
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.7
Counter Strike LV.4 [+2]
Flickering Step LV.5
Power Boost LV.5
Defense Boost LV.5
Blood Sucker (Racial)
ve. Master: Brian Wood
Note: Last time Ria¡¯s status was shown was in CH.291 [copse] Ria, just like the rest of us, has been leveling herself up slower. But she has been using Level Up! every now and then. Just a shame she still has her Card Summoner at LV.2. Maybe I should tell her to use that skill more so she can get it to LV.3 and get the deck feature. I should also take some of the new people to TinaWood and have them attempt the challenge rooms. Maybe they can get lucky and get Card Summoner. I almost wish I could just give that skill to people. I mean, I have a Chaos God Dungeon. Why can¡¯t I use it to make something like Skill Orbs? Or maybe a Skill Orb for an extra skill would be impossible? I wonder if the Sage¡¯s tower knows how they are made? If I recall correctly, the Great Sage Arcadia was able to make Skill Orbs, so they might have the knowledge on how they are made. Weren¡¯t they also something you could get from the Castle Dungeon in the Hero¡¯s country? Skill Orbs, I mean. I feel like someone said you could get them from there. I really should have checked that dungeon out and copied everything it can make to the Chaos God Dungeon catalog. Well, there is always next time. And next time, maybe we will go exploring in that dungeon. That could be fun.
After the morning exercise and then breakfast, I took Cailie to the new farm floor of HomeBase. You couldn¡¯t yet get there without Agunan or I teleporting you there, well you could if you could get inside the dungeon part, but you can¡¯t get there from the Citadel part, so effectively there is no way to get to the farm floor without teleportation. But I am working on a teleportation gate that will lead there. And of course the reason I took Cailie here was because I wished she¡¯d take over as the person in charge of all of these crops. And no, she wasn¡¯t going to do it alone. ¡°So, what do you think? Do you think you can do it?¡± I asked Cailie. ¡°... it is¡­ massive. I think it is a bit much for one person.¡± Cailie said. ¡°Who said you will do it alone? Let me introduce you to the Aromage squad.¡± I told her, as I teleported four monsters in avatar dolls to the floor. ¡°Say hello to Jasmine, Cananga, Rosemary and Bergamot.¡± Spoiler
[copse] ¡°H-Hello.¡± Cailie carefully greeted the squad. ¡°So, what do you think? Do you think you can take the position as someone who oversees these fields?¡± I asked. ¡°... I ¡­ I¡¯m not sure. I can try. But I¡¯m still not sure if five people will be enough.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I can give you more avatar dolls if you need them. I can also send Molly and Cina to work here. I just want you to be the one in charge. Is that fine?¡± ¡°... I¡¯ll ¡­ I¡¯ll do my best.¡± Cailie said. ¡°That is all I¡¯m asking for.¡± I reassured her. ¡°Also, I have this for you.¡± I gave Cailie something fun I quickly put together. It was basically a hand microphone that would amplify her voice if she spoke into it. It was still a prototype, as I wasn¡¯t sure if it could carry that Charming Voice skill, but if it cannot, I¡¯ll try to make one that can. I exined as much to Cailie and she gracefully epted her new gift. Even if I did hear her muttering about how I¡¯m constantly giving her stuff. ¡­ which, to be fair, is true. But most of it is stuff that she actually needs. Sure the floating ¡®wheelchair¡¯ is a bit extra, but it will help Cailie a lot, and it is just better than one with actual wheels in every way. Except mana use, but that isn¡¯t a major problem. Even if we max out the mana use of everything that feeds off of HomeBase¡¯s mana flowers, we would still use only 25% of the produced mana. And even if we somehow used more, I could always nt more mana flowers.
For the afternoon, other than my practice time, I had two other things I wanted to do. One. I was going to finish the evolution tanks. Einar and Eline were both getting close to 40, and while I¡¯d usually say that there is no way they will evolve, Mariina did say that it is a lot moremon for beast-folk to evolve multiple times. Because of that, I had Laura check for it with the System and the info is true, so there is a decent chance that Einar, Eline or both of them will evolve at LV.40. The only reason Laura wasn¡¯t sure was because both of them still had their Racial skill at LV.1, so that might limit their ability to Racially evolve. They might have to rely on a ss-type evolution. Maybe I can still fix it if I focus their Level Ups on their Racial skill until they reach that LV.40 mark. The other thing I did was visit the workshop. Ever since I worked on that letter opening knife with Wilma, I¡¯ve kind of wanted to do some more work there. It is something that requires strength control, uracy and patience, so it is something that works kind of as training. And I could potentially gain a new skill if I keep working there, so perhaps doing so wouldn¡¯t be the worst thing. There was also something Wilma had wanted to do for a while, but she¡¯d need me, Lua or Ria to help with it, so she hadn¡¯t been able to yet. And that was working with Blood Iron or Vampiric Steel. Sure putting a Vampire monster in an avatar doll was an option, but I just haven¡¯t put any of them on shift yet, because the standard avatar dolls aren¡¯t really liked by the Vampires. And I haven''t made any Zombie-monster dedicated avatar dolls yet. So yeah. For those reasons, I was now at the forge with Vampire Scarlet Scourge summoned. Spoiler [copse] Wilma, Karl and I were going to turn some steel into vampiric steel, and then we will use that to make some tools. Some gardening tools to be specific. I mean, I just made huge fields, so I should have some hoes, sickles, scythes, forks and so on. Sure we don¡¯t really need them because magic, but it will still be nice to have some. And I just feel like building a garden shed. And what is the point in having a garden shed if it has no tools? Today our focus was just on getting the vampiric steel made, and then some other time it would be turned into usable tools. And making vampiric steel involved a lot of hammering, so it was good for me. ¡­ not in that way, you weirdo. Hammering the metal, because we had to fold it on itself with high quality blood between the folds. It was of course dragon blood, as that is what I tend to use. Sure I feel just a bit bad for Tyrant Dragon, as he is my usual subject when I need blood, but at the same time, he did win a mountain in the Factory for his service, so ¡­ okay, maybe I still owe him something more. Maybe some Dragon Treasure will do? Or perhaps he wants A Wingbeat of Giant Dragon? I¡¯ll ask the dragonter. Spoiler
[copse] Our work rhythm was quite interesting. At first, Wilma was in charge, meaning that she held our piece of metal with some tongs, and she also had a tool she used to show where Karl and I were supposed to hit with sledge hammers. It was somewhat simr to what I did with Wilma earlier, but this time there were two of us with the hammers, so it went quite a bit faster. Eventually we switched over so that Karl was in charge and Wilma and I used the sledges. I decided to never take the ¡®in charge¡¯ role, as it was the one where you needed to know the most. I was happy just swinging the hammer. By the end of the day, or more like when I decided we had done enough because the two dwarves were more than happy to keep going, we had turned ten ingots from steel to vampiric steel.
After smithing, it was time to wash up. And I made a spa with a sauna, so I was going to enjoy it. It was actually quite rare for me to havepany in the sauna, as HomeBase has quite a skewed male to female ratio, so the male sauna was often empty. The times I hadpany when I was in the sauna in my own room with Alice, Lua or both of them. But today I went there with Karl, so he was able to get some one-on-one discussion time with me. Or maybe I got some with him. This resulted in me asking about Karl¡¯s dreams, and he didn¡¯t have many of them. He did have one though. He wanted to prove his skills to the people who kicked him out after that de theft scandal, but that was it. At least that is what he said. It was actually quite the simple goal and Karl could probably achieve it quite easily. I mean, thanks to being on HomeBase, he can get ess to rare materials like vampiric steel, so if he makes a sword out of that, he could quickly get back a lot of the fame he lost. At the very least it is a lot more simple than what Wilma was aiming for.
In the evening, Alice also returned to HomeBase and she had some news. ¡°I think the United States are spreading the illegal ve mark.¡± Alice said. ¡°The areas they are wanting to join are the ones where it is mostmonly used, so I think they are paying people to go there and use that mark. Then the Statese offering protection from these vers, if you join.¡± ¡°... that ¡­ I want to say they wouldn¡¯t do that, but that does make some sense.¡± I admitted. ¡°It isn¡¯t something I¡¯m sure about yet, but it does seem to be what makes the most sense. I¡¯ll try to get to somewhere where I can look into thews of the States starting tomorrow, but from the little I¡¯ve been able to gather, the mark isn¡¯t illegal in the States.¡± Alice added. ¡°With my A-rank guild card, and me being a child of a noble, I think I can do it. But just in case, Brian, do you think you could get me some of those unique fabrics from TinaWood? I might be able to use them to gain favor.¡± ¡°Sure. I¡¯ll make you some.¡± I agreed to Alice¡¯s request. In truth, I¡¯d almost forgotten that you can¡¯t really get tricot and denim from anywhere but TinaWood. Even the cotton there is a bit different from the onemonly avable, but the two others are more rare. ¡°... why do humans have to be causing problems?¡± Iined a bit after I had gotten the fabrics for Alice. ¡°Actually, the ¡®President¡¯ of the States is an elf, I think.¡± Alice said. ¡°President is the term they use for the King, by the way.¡± Alice then exined something that I already knew. I mean, they even use President as a term for things like Company President. ¡°I see. So an elf. Didn¡¯t think elves would do something like that. I mean, they are even enving other elves.¡± Imented. ¡°There are those that don¡¯t care about their own race, as long as they get power.¡± Lua pointed out. ¡°... Should we step in?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Probably not. Is it really our business?¡± I asked. ¡°I mean, we could stop people from dying.¡± ¡°True. But again, is it really our business? Stopping the ve trade should be enough to where the States might have to turn into actually waging war. And from there, we can maybe help if the smaller countries ask for our help, but until that happens, we should stay out of it, or we will involve the three kingdoms, or at least Ruiso kingdom. We might start an evenrger war against the States.¡± I reasoned. ¡°But you could easily stop it, right?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Yeah. By ughtering the entire army of the States. Mass murder isn¡¯t really something good, so I¡¯d prefer not to do that. Let¡¯s just stop the ve trade for now, and see what happens.¡± I told Alice. ¡°If a war does break out, maybe just a show of force can stop it.¡± I know I said that, but for some reason, it felt like wishful thinking. Considering that this ¡®President¡¯ of the States might be willing to use a ve mark that can literally kill the person it is drawn on, he may not have any morals at all. And he might not care even if I threaten him with a small army of dragons. But I¡¯ll hold on hope that he isn¡¯t aplete moron and will actually see the truth. CH.348 Meeting the Queen CH.348 Meeting the Queen With a few more days passed, the time hade for me to meet with the Queen. For that, I dressed in my suit, made sure I had my gift ready, I also had one for Princess Nevelle, just in case she would be present as well, and then I moved myself down to the Sawyer manor. When Cressida first told me about the meeting with the Queen, she offered for me to use a Sawyer family carriage, but I refused as I do have one of my own. Sure mine was a bit out there, but it would work. But I did need a driver, so I brought Magie to be my driver. Spoiler [copse] Unlike most of my avatar doll using monsters, Magie had been installed into a dragon avatar, so she was permanently stuck there. It came with advantages and disadvantages, like Magie actually having to sleep. The others really didn¡¯t, because they could rest while the avatar dolls were recharging. Magie didn¡¯t have to eat, but she still ate. Actually, the same goes for Endy, even if the two are really nothing alike. Endy is a monster made by the Citadel core, simr to any other monster that resides in the dungeon area of HomeBase. That means that Endy can survive on mana and miasma alone. But he does still eat, probably to seem more human. Spoiler [copse] But yeah. I brought Magie to be my driver and for that, I made her some different clothes, so she would look more like a coachdy. And with both of us ready to go, I teleported us down to the Sawyer manor¡¯s yard. There I took my carriage out of Storage, Magie took the driver¡¯s seat, I entered the back and then we were off.
The carriage ride took a bit of time, but it wasn¡¯t that bad. I can always just pull up either Pack Opener or Dungeon Founder¡¯s item developer if I want to waste some time. This time, I opened the item developer and worked on a custom rebreather that would be easier to talk with, though I didn¡¯t finish it in the time I had. I should probably be doing this in the Factory anyway, because there I can make the item for free, so I can test out how it feels to hold in my mouth. Maybe I should instead just make a full face-mask, instead of a small thing you hold in your mouth? Like those masks they had in that Avatar movie. Then add a microphone to it, so that you can speak to people without the mask muffling your speech. That might be for the best. At the gate to the Queen¡¯s mansion, we were stopped and checked by the guards, but it was just them confirming that I had an invite to enter, so it didn¡¯t take long. Admittedly, I still feel like the security in this country is way too loose. For someone with a rare skill, it would be extremely easy to just get into a ce where they shouldn¡¯t be and just assassinate someone. After we got inside the manor grounds and pulled up to the front entrance, Magie stopped the carriage and came to open the door for me. After I was out, she closed it and I ordered Magie to stay with the carriage. Usually I¡¯d just take it into Storage, but since Magie is here, I can just leave it with her. From there, I was guided inside by a butler and after he took me to a parlor room, I was asked to wait there. The room was actually surprisingly minimalistic for a Queen¡¯s manor. I was actually expecting a lot more. I mean, everything here seemed high quality, but it looked quite basic. I suppose this Queen likes things on the simple, and in a way, that makes what is here unique. Most nobles go for extravagance, so minimalistic is really different. Before the Queen joined me, or was I going to be taken to the Queen, I was brought some tea and snacks. I quickly took just a bit of the tea and one of the cookies into Storage to analyze them, but they were all good, so I was happy to eat them. What do you mean I¡¯m suspicious? It is just so I¡¯ll know what kind of cookies they were and so that I could tell the type of tea. I wasn¡¯t testing them for poison or anything like that. My mind isn¡¯t on assassinations just because I think this country makes them way too easy.
After a bit of time, the butler returned and asked me toe with him. He took me to a different room, where three people were waiting for me. One of them was someone I knew, but I wasn¡¯t acquainted with. It was the red-headed Princess, Nevelle. She was dressed in a somewhat casual looking gown and was sitting next to whom I assume is the Queen. ¡­ but something about Nevelle seemed off. Compared to how I¡¯ve seen her with HomeBase cameras, her hair seemed off. I feel like it was a bit longer than that. It was still long, reaching almost to her mid-back. But when I saw her from HomeBase, it reached her lower back, so it was shorter now. The third person in the room, I¡¯ll get to the Queen in a second, was a female guard. She wore light armor, and had a sword on her hip, so she seemed ready to defend the Queen. As for the Queen herself. Well again I assume, but she matches the description I got from Cressida, so it should be her. She had quite long turquoise hair, light gray eyes and a scar running down her face, right next to her right eye. I¡¯m actually quite surprised that a Queen would have a scar like that, but what do I know? She was wearing a silvery white dress, which looked simple, but I quickly realized it was nothing but simple. Because it was an armored dress. Armored dresses are something I actually yed with in the Dungeon Founder item developer, because I wanted to make Ria a realbat maid¡¯s armored maid uniform, but that was easier said than done. Even with the developer, I struggled to make one that I liked, but the Queen was wearing one. I wonder who made it? The Queen also had ¡­ interesting hair essories. They looked almost like small skulls. Something that would look perfectly normal on a necromancer, but on a Queen, not so much. After taking that all in for just a few seconds, I quickly took a knee and greeted the Queen. ¡°Your Majesty, it is a pleasure. Your Highness as well. I am pleased that you two have given me this opportunity. Honorary Baron Brian Wood, at your service.¡± I greeted the two. I had been taught how to greet Royalty during the etiquette lessons at the Sawyer manor, but I still feel like I did something wrong. Hopefully I didn¡¯t make a major screw up. ¡°Raise your head.¡± The Queen ordered, and I followed the order. ¡°... so this is the Brian I¡¯ve heard so much about. For someone with as many aplishments as you have, you really don¡¯t look battle hardened.¡± ¡°I apologize for not living up to your expectations.¡± I quickly said. ¡°That wasn¡¯t to degrade you. It is respectable that you have aplished what you have, while keeping your body clean.¡± The Queen said. ¡°Not like all of us can do so.¡± She added, while softly touching the scar on her face with her left hand. Actually, thinking about the scar. An evolution removes any scar from your body, at least from what I can tell. It removed the blemishes Lua had on her body. Sure she didn¡¯t have any major scars, but I feel like scars should heal after an evolution. So has the Queen never evolved? Or is that scar something she got after evolving? Well, not my problem to solve, and the only way I know to fix it is by leveling her up and forcing an evolution.
As our discussion started, the Queen asked me to sit down. She then introduced herself, and her name is Nelliel. Quite simr to Nevelle and Nel, so I¡¯m suspicious. Again. After that, we talked a bit about this and that, mainly focusing on the TinaWood dungeon. That led to a good situation where I was able to present my gift to the Queen. ¡°My Queen, I would like to give you some items originating from the TinaWood dungeon, as well as my personal collection. Would you ept them?¡± ¡°So you bought something. Of course. Please feel free to bring them out.¡± What I had prepared for her was something I was all too familiar with. A magic fanny pack filled with a few items. I mean, they just are a good way to carry things. And I had one for Princess Nevelle as well. Inside of them were rolls of fabrics from TinaWood. Denim, cotton and tricot. But just that wasn¡¯t going to be all, as after the bodyguard had emptied both of the fanny packs, I took out the next thing. I had to be a bit more careful with this, as what I was giving them now was an actual weapon. So I called the bodyguard over, and gave the two daggers to her first, and had her hand them to the Queen and the Princess. The Queen was the first to reveal the shining blue de inside, and I then got to exin what it actually was. ¡°They are daggers made of the ws of the Ursa Major Alice and I defeated near Oroco city. They are capable of cutting through almost anything, including things like magic barriers. I hope you like them.¡± I informed them on the capability of the daggers. The Ursa ws were really quite something. Because of their high affinity towards Space Magic, with the help of Cosmo Queen, I was able to make the daggers that could literally cut through space. Of course that is kind of meaningless, as the space will just quickly repair itself, but anything that would happen to have been in that space won¡¯t be so lucky. And yes, that included most magics. I say most, because things like Cosmo Queen¡¯s Dimensional Magic could actually hold up against the dagger, but you really needed something extremely powerful to stop that de. That made the sheaths a pain to make, until we figured out that some of the Ursa Major¡¯s entrails could actually hold up against it, so we used those as the inner lining of the sheath. I wanted to use something from the Ursa Major for the outside of the sheath as well, but it didn¡¯t end up working out, so instead they had some hydra leather from the six-headed hydra I beat when conquering HomeBase. I lost a lot of that hydra¡¯s corpse, but the heads were rtively intact, so I could collect hydra leather from them. ¡°These are ¡­ quite the pair of des.¡± The Queen eventually said. ¡°Are you certain you wish to give us something like this?¡± ¡°Yes. And yes, I know they are something, but at the same time, I made them, and I can still make more, so it is no problem.¡± I told them. I mean, I could even make a few swords with the same capabilities as these daggers have, before I run out of Ursa ws. ¡°You¡­ you made these?¡± The Queen asked. ¡°Yes. Not all alone, mind you, but I did help and I was the one thatmissioned the other people who worked on them.¡± I lied. In truth, it was all me and my monsters, which means all me by most people¡¯s standards. But saying it that way sounds more believable. At least I think so. ¡°... I see. Thank you.¡± ¡°I actually have one more thing.¡± I said, as I brought out three braided bracelets. In truth, these three were an instant resurrection item made by installing Rope of Life into the bracelets. The bracelets themselves were made from behemoth hair that I took off of Alice¡¯s behemoth. Don¡¯t worry, I asked for permission. That hair was then made into a thin braided rope, before it was turned into braided bracelets. Then just install Rope of Life into that, and you have yourself an item that will automatically resurrect its wearer if they reach 0 HP, as well as healing them for 800 HP. But they would break after activating once. Spoiler [copse] I exined as much to the Queen and Princess, and both of them opened their eyes wide. Of course that much would make sense. ¡°... thank you. ¡­ but why did you give us three of them?¡± The Queen asked. ¡°So you may test one out.¡± I stated. ¡°I understand that me telling you what they can do isn¡¯t really something that will get any credit, so by having three of them, you will be able to both keep one, and test out the third.¡± ¡°... Did you ever test one?¡± The Queen asked. ¡°On a monster, yes. I couldn¡¯t bring myself to actually killing a humanoid, so admittedly I haven¡¯t tested it out with one. But unlike me, I believe Your Majesty has ess to criminals on death row. You could use one of them as a test subject.¡± ¡°I will consider that. May I ask how you came to own something like this, if you don¡¯t mind me asking? Don¡¯t tell me that..?¡± ¡°Yes. I made them.¡± I confirmed. ¡°... I see. ¡­ And can you make more?¡± The Queen asked. ¡°Some amount, yes. They are made of behemoth hair, and I have a limited amount of it, but I should be able to make around 50 of them before I run out.¡± I answered honestly. ¡°And would you perhaps be willing to sell some of them?¡± The Queen asked. ¡°... I¡¯m sorry, but for now I think I will only gift them to people. I hope you understand.¡± ¡°That is perfectly understandable.¡± The Queen said, but I feel like Princess Nevelle was questioning me silently.
After a bit more discussing about things I made, with me also getting some info on the Queen¡¯s armored dress, so I was quite happy, the Queen asked me about something I questioned how she knew. ¡°And would you tell me a bit about this HomeBase?¡± She asked. Yeah. How in the heck do you know about HomeBase? I never mentioned it to Prince Elias, so she ¡­ actually, Cressida knows that HomeBase is a thing, sure she doesn¡¯t know what it is, but she knows HomeBase is a thing. So maybe Cressida told Prince Elias and he told the Queen, but that is quite a roundabout method. Especiallypared with the real possibility of Nel and Princess Nevelle being somehow the same person, being sisters, or some other reason the two look the same. And with Nel having visited HomeBase, if there was a connection, that would exin how the Queen knows. So let¡¯s y dumb for now and see if I can learn more about Nel. ¡°I apologize, but what are you talking about?¡± I asked. ¡°Was that not what it was called?¡± The Queen wondered. ¡°Then what do you call your magical citadel?¡± ¡°... I apologize, but I have no idea what you are talking about.¡± I kept up the lie. But that basically confirms it. Because while Cressida does know of HomeBase, she doesn¡¯t know that HomeBase is a magical citadel. So she cannot be the leak. ¡°I heard that you live in a ce like that? Was that not true?¡± The Queen asked. ¡°I think you need to check your sources, Your Majesty. I have been staying over at Sawyer''s capital manor ever since I got to the capital.¡± I answered, as officially I have been staying there. ¡°... I understand. I shall do so.¡± The Queen said. ¡°Then perhaps something else. Do you know of the floating ind that appeared over the capital around the same time as you did?¡± She then asked. Okay. Now how in the hell does she know about that part? Don¡¯t tell me she is the one that saw HomeBase? ¡­ actually, Nel was after shining carrots in the Green Dungeon. And shining carrots are used for different kinds of vision enhancing potions, like night vision potions or potions of far sight. And this manor does fit within the circle from which the appraisal attack came from. ¡°I ¡­ I do not recall seeing any floating inds. Is that really something that can just not be seen? Isn¡¯t an ind usually reallyrge? So if one was just floating in the sky, wouldn¡¯t people see it?¡± ¡°Yes. Yes they should be able to see it. Perhaps I¡¯ve just been seeing things.¡± The Queen said.
After a bit more talking, the Queen dismissed me and I left the ce. I sadly didn¡¯t really get a full confirmation on who Nel actually is, but I know for a fact that she is somehow connected with the Queen and Princess Nevelle. Their simrities aren¡¯t just a coincidence. And I feel like with just a bit more info I¡¯ll be able to find out if they are two different people, rather than just the same person with different length hair. But the Princess¡¯ hair not being consistent with the times we¡¯ve observed her from HomeBase definitely makes it more likely that she is Nel. She might just have some sort of unique or extra skill she uses to alter her hair length. Which means I¡¯d lose my bet with Endy and the rest of my monsters, but that is eptable if I learn the truth about Nel.
After I got back to the Sawyer manor, I had a quick talk with Mariina about what happened today before I beamed myself and Magie back to HomeBase. There, after getting to my office, I got some interesting info from Endy. ¡°We spotted Miss Nel while you were inside the Queen¡¯s manor.¡± Endy said. ¡°She was within the manor¡¯s courtyard, seemingly spying on Magie and your carriage.¡± ¡°... okay. Can you give me the exact time?¡± I asked. Once Endy gave me the time, I realized it was while I was in the same room with the Queen and the Princess, so that basically confirmed that Nel and Nevelle aren¡¯t the same person. I mean, even I can¡¯t be in two different ces at the same time, so it should be impossible. And of course Nel being within the manor grounds confirms even more that she is somehow linked with the Queen and Princess Nevelle. Perhaps she is Nevelle¡¯s twin? That is the best theory I have at this moment. I would say half-sister, but Nevelle seemed to have gotten her hair color from her father, not that I¡¯ve seen the King. But considering that both she and Prince Elias have a simr hair color, I have to assume ites from their father. ¡°Thanks, Endy. Well done in spotting her. But I guess this really means that I won our bet, because Nevelle was in the same room as I was during that time.¡± I told my monster. ¡°... then I suppose I owe you ¡®something cool¡¯.¡± Endy admitted. ¡°Nah. Don¡¯t worry about it. It was a joke bet in the first ce.¡± I said. ¡°Make sure we still keep an eye on both Nel and Nevelle. I still feel like there is something off about her.¡± ¡°As you wish, Master.¡± Endy epted the continued assignment. CH.349 Big Orc Hunt CH.349 Big Orc Hunt With the meeting with the Queen done, the next thing waiting for me would be meeting the King. At least as far as I¡¯ve understood my job in the capital. And after that is done, I¡¯ll no longer have to officially be in the capital. But that was a waiting game, as I didn¡¯t know when I¡¯d get to meet the King, so I had toe up with something else to upy my time. And today that came in the form of an outing with Einar, Eline and Unika. It started with Einar and Eline asking me to take them out somewhere where they could fight with their tigers, and when Unika heard of that, she wanted toe along. At first, my idea was that we could head into the Green Dungeon and kill some monsters there, but Unika was against it, so instead we headed for the capital¡¯s adventurer¡¯s guild and checked it out for some quests. Maybe we can find something good to hunt.
We found a handful of good quests, but the one we ended up taking was a search and destroy for a B-rank monster. Specifically a big orc, as well as the handful of orcs that were with it. Of course a search and destroy is nothing difficult for me. I can just summon Gradius, a B.E.S. monster, or even have HomeBase move a bit and we could use their OP sensors to locate the monsters in no time at all, but this time, I was out here because I¡¯d been asked to take Einar and Eline for a hunt. And for that, I wasn¡¯t going to ruin the fun. If we need the help, I¡¯ll summon something, but until that happens, we are on foot and looking with the help of Lumi, Fer and Rum. I guess you could look at what we were doing as a test, in a way. I was kind of like the ¡®overseer¡¯ adventurer, looking after a group of junior adventurers taking on a quest beyond their rank. And because of that, I was only nning on cutting in if they needed me. So by extension of me hanging back, Unika became the party leader, as she was the most experienced. Actually, she is more experienced than I am, so even if I was taking part, if we were going by experience, she should still be the one in the lead. As we began moving in the direction where some other adventuring party had spotted the big orc, Unika began letting out some strange sounds. They almost sounded like bird chirps. And that was exactly what they were. Because for some reason, Unika was speaking bird at this moment. I knew Unika had Language Comprehension (beast), I learned that when we were testing out Summoning Magic, but I still didn¡¯t really get why she was speaking bird. The reason was revealed to me soon, as a few birds began to fly close to us, one of them evening andnding on Unika¡¯s shoulder. These birds were nothing more special than small birds you would find on earth. Technically they were F-rank monsters, but they never really attack humans, because they are too weak. People also don¡¯t hunt them, because it really isn¡¯t worth it, unless you are desperate or level 1. And even if the birds did attack you, the worst they could do is peck you. As I said, they are just regr birds. Unika then softly petted the bird. At first I was wondering what she was doing, but then I quickly realized. She was taming the bird. ¡°... why are you taming it?¡± I asked. ¡°For scouting. And it is just a temporary tame.¡± Unika answered. ¡°... you can do that?¡± Admittedly, I didn¡¯t know you could just temporarily tame a monster. ¡°Yes. Tamed monsters aren¡¯t like the summoned ones you use. You have to take care of them after you tame them. So if you don¡¯t want a permanent monster you¡¯ll have to feed, you can tame them temporarily and let them go afterwards.¡± ¡°That¡¯s a useful trick.¡± Imented. ¡°I think summoning is still better.¡± Unika said. ¡°Once you make the contract, you can just summon the monster whenever you want for just a bit of mana.¡± ¡°It can be bad if you rely on mana forbat.¡± I pointed out. ¡°Some summons can be costly to summon, while tamed monsters don¡¯t take any after they are tamed, right?¡± ¡°It takes just a bit of mana tomand them. At least at first. As they get more used to you, you canmand them without.¡± Unika said. ¡°But with temporary tames, that isn¡¯t really an option, so you are somewhat wrong.¡± ¡°Well, can¡¯t know everything. I¡¯m not a tamer.¡± ¡°Have you ever tried?¡± Unika asked. ¡°I think you could do it, since you are such a good summoner.¡± ¡°... Well, maybe I should test it out. Is there something like monsters I should aim for?¡± ¡°Yes. ¡­ but we won¡¯t know what it is until we try.¡± Unika said, and then began to exin things to me. In short, for taming, every person had a group of monsters that they were more attuned to. It was basically affinity, but for monsters. For beast-folk, the rule was simple. They were always attuned to monsters of their own race. So a fox-kin is attuned to fox-type monsters, with a bit less of an attunement towards other canines, while someone like Einar, who was a cat-folk, would have the same towards cat-type monsters, with a lesser affinity attunement towards other carnivorous animals like hyenas and mongooses. Spoiler [copse] For humans, realizing one''s attunement was a bit more difficult, as it came down to the individual. If I went based on information from Earth, I¡¯d have to guess that different kinds of monkeys should be the correct answer, but maybe that isn¡¯t how this world works. For me personally though, I do have a guess. It may be rted to dragons. Not because I¡¯m some dragon whisperer, but ¡­ actually, exactly because I am a dragon whisperer. I mean, I can talk draconic and I even have two draconic skills. And my race is, most of the time, Dragon Hearted. So me having attunement towards dragons, and from there dropping down into lizards, would make some sense. So maybe I should test taming something like a smander? It honestly could even be rted to the race I am at the moment of taming. My mana does alter itself just a bit when I change races after all. That is why spirits like me more when I¡¯m a spiritual human, and why I¡¯m better at Summoning Magic when I¡¯m a Summoner, and so on. My racial skills of that race are boosted when I am actively of that race. And if I get the Taming skill, I might be able to swap my race to Tamer or something like that. Then I might have even more options.
Unika ended up taming a total of four birds, all just temporarily. She then sent the birds out to scout for the big orc. And in no time at all, she said that the birds had located the orc. I have to admire her efficiency in finding the monster. I¡¯m honestly not sure if I could have located one that fast if I was just using Gradius or Victory Viper. With a B.E.S. monster or HomeBase, sure, but with just Vic or Gradius, maybe not. ¡­ Actually, with the drones the two ships can send out, yeah, I could have done it. But without them, probably not. As we then began moving towards where the orc had been spotted, Eline finally summoned her monster. She went with her mountain lion, Mufasa, because in this forest, Sparky the lightning tiger couldn¡¯t use its speed that well, so in this kind of environment, Mufasa was a bit stronger. ¡°I¡¯ll hang back, but I¡¯ll cut in if you need help.¡± I reminded my party. ¡°I¡¯ll also keep an eye on any other monsters, so focus on the fight.¡± ¡°Thank you. But I think we got this.¡± Unika said. ¡°There is nothing wrong with asking for help.¡± I reminded her. Admittedly, this should be an easy-ish fight for them. They were facing one B-rank and some C-rank orcs, and they had a fighting force of two B-rank monsters, two C-rank monsters, as well as Unika. Eline and Einar weren¡¯t that confident in fighting on the frontline against an orc, so they were going to be hanging back. Unika gave the final battle n to Einar and Eline, and then they were off. The fight started with Unika letting off an arrow from her bow. They were some of the special arrows Wilma had made for Unika, and they came loaded with a paralyzing poison. Why paralyzing and not toxic poison you might ask. Well, it was to keep the meat of the monster edible. The paralytic poison was a lot easier to wash awayter,pared to a toxic poison. Unika¡¯s arrow flew straight and hit the big orc around the neck area, imbedding itself deep into the orc¡¯s neck. You could even call it a perfect shot. And with that, the fight was on. Lumi and Mufasa both quickly rushed in, both attacking an orc of their own, while Unika ran around with Fer and Rum to focus on the other two C-rank orcs. After their nk wasplete, Unika sent Fer and Rum forward to get the attention of the orcs, while she herself prepared another arrow into her bow. Unlike Mufasa and Lumi, who could quitefortably take on an orc, the two iron foxes really weren¡¯t going to be able to hold out against the orcs solo, so without taking too long to aim, Unika let another arrow fly. This one was just a standard one, but it was still a high quality arrow with an arrowhead made of tempered steel, so if it hit, it would do a lot of damage. Unika¡¯s first arrow was a clean hit on the chest area of one of the orcs and her second shot hit the other orcs'' right shoulder. Neither was an immediately deadly hit, but the chest hit would likely bring the orc down if given some time to bleed, while the shoulder hit would make it more difficult for the other orc to use its right arm. With the two orcs Fer and Rum were keeping busy injured, the big orc not able to move much because of the paralytic poison, Unika aimed her bow towards the two orcs Lumi and Mufasa were fighting. And because of the force of the B-rank monsters, Unika was able to take a bit more time to aim her arrows, so with two shots, two arrows pierced the heads of the orcs, bringing them down. ¡°Order them to focus on the other orcs!¡± Unika quickly called to Einar and Eline. She wanted to take down the C-rank orcs first, so they could focus all of their efforts on the B-rank. While Unika waited for that to happen, she pulled another paralyzing arrow from her quiver and shot it at the big orc. It was still not moving from the first arrow, so the second paralytic arrow alsonded clean, likely leaving the big orc in an even more difficult situation. Not that the two other orcs were doing much better. Both of them had an arrow embedded into different parts of their bodies, while also having an iron fox and either a mountain lion or a blizzard tiger also bothering them. Even without the arrows, thebo of a C-rank and a B-rank monster double teaming a C-rank orc would have been difficult, but with the arrows, it was impossible, and fairly soon, the dog and catbo brought down the orcs. With that, they turned their focus on the big orc that was still partially paralyzed. The lion and the tiger then unleashed some magic on the paralyzed orc. Mufasa used something simr to the Stone Spire spell, which caused a spike of earth to shoot upwards from the ground piercing the orc from below, while Lumi used her ice magic to shoot multiple ice spikes towards the orc. That assaultbined with one more arrow from Unika¡¯s bow, which hit the orc in the forehead, ended the big orc and marked theption of our quest.
As we headed out of the forest, Unika began giving her feedback to Einar and Eline. The two hadn¡¯t done a bad job atmanding their familiars, but Unika still had a few pointers. ¡°Eline, you should be careful when using attacks targeting the crotch of orcs. Orc testicles are quite valuable, so you don¡¯t want to break them. And Einar, you don¡¯t want to inflict too many wounds on the orc, because the more holes in the hide, the less valuable it will be.¡± They were actually something that I could also learn from ¡­ were it not for my cheat skill called Storage. Because Storage was already able to fix all of the damage the orc hide took, and while it couldn¡¯t restore apletely crushed testicle, lucky for us, Mufasa¡¯s attack only grazed them, so I was able to fix them up as well. On our way back, Unika let the birds she temporarily tamed go. We also ran into a few weak monsters, but Unika and I took care of them no problem. Then we just rode my carriage back to the capital and reported on the sess. As well as selling all the orc corpses to the adventurer¡¯s guild, and sharing the money from that between Einar, Eline and Unika. No, I didn¡¯t take a cut, even though they tried to give me my cut. I mean, I didn¡¯t take part in the fight, so I¡¯m not going to take a cut. With the money now in their hands, Einar and Eline asked to visit a few stores. Mainly anything rted to tamers so they could buy some equipment to take care of their tigers and lion. Unika knew a few ces, so we spent some time shopping before we returned to the Sawyer manor, from where I beamed us all up to HomeBase to call it a day. CH.350 Truth about Nel CH.350 Truth about Nel With another day became another set of problems. Well, not that many problems. But I did have something that I wanted to pay attention to. That something was called Nel. The short haired variant that I got acquainted with in the Green Dungeon, not some lookalike Princess. She had finally appeared in themoner district again, having exited the same building Endy tracked her to after the Green Dungeon incident. Endy was following where Nel was going, and after a few stops at different stores, she ended up at the adventurer¡¯s guild. And with that, I decided that maybe it is time to confront her. She does still owe me for all the monsters I let her absorb, and now that I¡¯ve confirmed that she works for/with the Queen, I know she has the money to pay for what she took. So I decided to grab Unika and head down to the adventurer¡¯s guild. I could have gone solo, but I wanted to make it look like we were there by happenstance, and not because we were tracking Nel. I then had Endy locate a nice quiet spot close to the adventurer¡¯s guild, and I beamed both of us down to the ground so that we could go to the adventurer¡¯s guild on foot.
¡°Oh? Hi Nel. Haven¡¯t seen you in a while.¡± I got Nel¡¯s attention as she was looking around the guild. She wasn¡¯t at the quest boards, so I¡¯m not really sure what she was after, but that isn¡¯t my problem. ¡°Eh? B-Brian?¡± Nel seemed a bit surprised when she saw us. ¡°What are you doing here?¡± ¡°... are you asking why an adventurer would be at the adventurer¡¯s guild?¡± ¡°No, it is just ¡­ I¡¯ve heard that you don¡¯t take that many quests despite your rank.¡± Nel said. ¡°Maybe I don¡¯t take that many because of my rank.¡± I said. ¡°Don¡¯t want to steal them away from lower ranked adventurers. The guild will send me a letter if they have a quest they need someone like me to take care of.¡± I told her. ¡°But what about you? Haven¡¯t seen you in a while. Have you been doing well?¡± ¡°I¡¯ve ¡­ been surviving.¡± Nel answered. ¡°Well, that¡¯s good. I hope the carrots were useful to you.¡± ¡°Y-Yes. I was able to do what I needed with them.¡± ¡°Good. I was worried since you haven¡¯t gotten in contact about my payment.¡± ¡°I-I just asked the guild to deliver a letter with a meeting request. I can¡¯t just walk into the noble¡¯s district.¡± Nel reasoned. ¡°... actually you could. The ess isn¡¯t limited to just nobles. Sure they would check you quite closely, but it wouldn¡¯t prevent you froming in.¡± I pointed out, but I feel like Nel already knew that. ¡°But I think having the guild deliver a letter is a great idea.¡± Imended her efforts. ¡°And I¡¯m here now, so do you have some time to share?¡± ¡°Aren¡¯t ¡­ aren¡¯t you busy? Didn¡¯t youe here for a reason?¡± Nel asked. ¡°No. Not really. Unika just wanted some exercise, so we were thinking of taking an easy quest.¡± I lied. ¡°... I see. Miss Unika, I hope you have been doing well after the¡­ incident.¡± ¡°It has gotten better.¡± Unika said. ¡°Thank you for your concern.¡± Nel then turned to me and asked: ¡°Brian, do you think we could go somewhere more private? Where we can talk about the payment?¡±
Of course the easiest private ce I knew was HomeBase. And it isn¡¯t like Nel hasn¡¯t already visited, so I didn¡¯t mind bringing her back up here. I then sent Unika to inform her mother and Molly to bring some sweets to one of the parlor rooms I had. At first I was thinking of bringing Nel to my office, but that is a bit much since the Citadel core is in that room. At least I¡¯ll first get to know who exactly Nel is, before I reveal even more secrets to her. Either that or I can always Mind Crush her. ¡°... So¡­ here we are. When do you n to have my money ready?¡± I asked. ¡°... before that, may I ask something?¡± Nel asked. ¡°You just did, but I¡¯ll assume you meant something else. I¡¯ll agree to it, but only if you answer a question for every question you expect an answer to.¡± I made a deal with her. ¡°... I think I can do that.¡± Nel agreed. ¡°May I start?¡± ¡°Go for it.¡± I let her go first. ¡°... who are you?¡± Nel asked. ¡°Why are you asking a question you know the answer to?¡± I asked back. ¡°But since you asked, I¡¯ll recap. I am an honorary Baron of Ruiso Kingdom Brian Wood. I am also a System Support Holder, founder of the TinaWood dungeon and the owner of HomeBase.¡± I told her. Sure calling myself ¡®owner of HomeBase¡¯ instead of ¡®founder of HomeBase¡¯ is just a bit deceitful, but I was also the owner, so it isn¡¯t a lie. ¡°I think that is all, but admittedly I might have forgotten one or two things.¡± ¡°Th-Then what about the Golden Giant!?¡± Nel asked. ¡°Not so fast. It is my turn to ask.¡± I reminded Nel. ¡°Ah. Sorry. ¡­ go ahead and ask.¡± ¡°What is your rtionship with Queen Nelliel and Princess Nevelle?¡± I just went ahead and asked. ¡°H-how did you..?¡± ¡°It wasn¡¯t that difficult to figure out. You look identical to Princess Nevelle. Well, other than your hair length. It threw me off first and I thought you were a body double at most, but you really shouldn¡¯t have been in the Queen¡¯s manor¡¯s yard the day I visited her.¡± ¡°... you saw me?¡± ¡°Magie did, yes.¡± I lied. In truth, Magie hadn¡¯t noticed Nel spying on her. The one that spotted her was Endy on HomeBase. ¡°... I ¡­ should have not done that.¡± ¡°Spy on me? Yeah, perhaps not. Let me give you a hint. The best way to spy on me is to be overly obvious about it. I think could give you a lesson on that.¡± And that was an honest truth. When someone just hangs around me, I give away the most secrets, because for me, my secrets aren¡¯t secrets. They are just daily life. ¡°... who is ?¡± ¡°A cat-folk girl that has acted as my tour guide when I¡¯ve visited the Hero¡¯s country. Though in truth she is some sort of an intelligence operative.¡± ¡°The Hero¡¯s country? ¡­ when did you have the time to go there?¡± ¡°Nope. Answer my question first. What is your rtionship with Queen Nelliel and Princess Nevelle?¡± I repeated my previous question, as I still haven¡¯t gotten an answer to it. ¡°... Before I answer, may I ask one more question?¡± Nel asked. ¡°Depends on the question, so go ahead.¡± I gave her permission. ¡°Why did you lie to the Queen? When she asked about HomeBase?¡± Nel asked. ¡°Simple. Because she shouldn¡¯t know of it. I was trying to find out how she knew of it, but of course she knew of it because you revealed it to her, right?¡± I answered. ¡°And let me guess. The carrots you got from the Green Dungeon. They were used for some sort of vision enhancing potion, like a potion of far sight, and either Princess Nevelle or Her Majesty used that inbination with a vision skill to see HomeBase and attempted to use Appraisal on HomeBase?¡± ¡°Y-You knew that as well?¡± Nel asked in a slight panic. ¡°I wasn¡¯t 100% sure that was the case, so thanks for confirming. But did you really think I wouldn¡¯t defend HomeBase from attacks like that? You saw the magic circles outside. What did you think they were doing?¡± ¡°... I wasn¡¯t sure. Maybe they were just to make this ce float. And to keep it invisible.¡± ¡°Both are true, but those only take up two of the eight. That still leaves six others to be used for other things.¡± ¡°... I ¡­ I really just¡­¡± ¡°You don¡¯t need to understand how it works. Admittedly, I''m not sure on all the details either, as I¡¯m not that good at magic. Thankfully I have ess to people who are, so I don¡¯t have to worry about it.¡± I admitted. ¡°But how about finally answering my question? What is your rtionship with Queen Nelliel and Princess Nevelle?¡± Third time will have to be the charm, right? ¡°... I ¡­ I am Nevelle.¡± Nel answered. ¡°... at least a part of her.¡±
¡°I have a skill that lets me split my body apart into near perfect copies of each other. That way, I can be in multiple ces at the same time.¡± Nel exined. ¡°I often split myself into two, Nel and Vele, leaving Vele to take care of my Princess duties while I do what we want to do.¡± ¡°... that¡¯s quite a skill. It has to be a unique skill, right?¡± I confirmed. ¡°... yes. I got it when I was quite young. I didn¡¯t really have anyone to y with, so I imagined ying with myself. Eventually I just ¡­ split apart.¡± ¡°How many times can you split?¡± I asked. ¡°... I can have four of myself. ¡­ but anything more than two isn¡¯t worth it. When I split, I split my skills between my two selves. So if I split to more than two, I¡¯ll have barely any skills for each body.¡± Nel exined. ¡°... and as you realized, when I split, my hair length is also divided between my bodies. That is why when I¡¯mbined it is so long. I want to have enough avable for my split bodies.¡± ¡°And enough where it won¡¯t be obvious to people watching that Nevelle went from very long hair to just kind of long hair.¡± I guessed. ¡°That amount of hair loss is easy-ish to hide with a hairstyle change.¡± ¡°... that as well.¡± Nel admitted. ¡°Okay. ¡­ but why?¡± I asked. ¡°... Why what?¡± ¡°Why go adventuring like that? I mean, you are a Princess, so ¡­ why?¡± ¡°Because I wanted to.¡± ¡°... and your mother didn¡¯t stop it?¡± ¡°No. She actually encouraged it. She was an adventurer herself once.¡± ¡°Wasn¡¯t your mother an Earl¡¯s daughter? Why would she be an adventurer?¡± I knew a bit about the Queen¡¯s past from Cressida, but I didn¡¯t know that she was an adventurer at some point. ¡°She was just a second daughter, so her father didn¡¯t really care. But my mother made records and got famous for being the fastest to get to the B-rank of her generation. And after she got to A-rank, she was invited to a lot of parties by nobles. Eventually she met His Majesty at one of them. This was back when His Majesty was still just the crown Prince, mind you. The two of them kind of got together, but since His Majesty already had a fianc¨¦, my mother would never be anything more than a concubine. But since His Majesty gave mom a lot of money, she wasn¡¯t overly disappointed. ¡­ that was until I came along.¡± Nel said, seeming down. ¡°Mom really didn¡¯t have a good time during her pregnancy, at least from what I¡¯ve been told. She hated it so much. It changed her a lot, and in a way, she med me for it. She still loves me, don¡¯t get me wrong, it is just ¡­ I took away her freedom in a way. ¡°Then Her Majesty the First Queen got sick and died. And she chose my Mother to be the next Queen. Mom no longer had the time for me, because she had to quickly study to take the seat of the Queen. And because I was now the child of the Queen, not of some concubine, I wasn¡¯t that popr with most children. For lower ranking nobles, I was the daughter of the Queen, so I could end their family if I wanted to. But for the higher ranking ones, I was a bastard child born before Mother became the Queen, so I really had no one.¡± ¡°... so you became an adventurer so you wouldn¡¯t have to be lonely?¡± I asked. ¡°... yes. It was¡­ something that I thought would get me friends. A party. I would leave Vele to be the Princess, while I, Nel, would go on adventurers. It is always difficult, because Vele doesn¡¯t really want to stay behind either, but we don¡¯t really have a choice.¡± ¡°... aren¡¯t you two the same?¡± ¡°We are, but we also aren¡¯t. When we are Nevelle, we are one, but now we are separate, both with our own aspirations. When we split, we separate from each other based on what skills each of us carries. That includes our personalities to a point.¡± Nel exined. ¡°We do our best to split the skills in a way that it hurts Vele as little as possible, but still, we both want to go, but only one of us can go.¡± ¡°... I see. But why risk your life? Actually, do you even know what will happen if one of you dies?¡± I asked. ¡°We¡¯ve never died, but the skill says that we will lose all the skills that that body was holding.¡± Nel answered. ¡°But we would still live. I guess the other half of us would live.¡± ¡°Ah. Alright. So not terrible, but not good either.¡± ¡°... but if I died once, I don¡¯t think Mother would allow this any more.¡± Nel said. ¡°Realistically, my other half couldn¡¯t do it either.¡± ¡°So she knows?¡± ¡°Of course. Kind of difficult for her not to know. A lot of the servants at mom¡¯s manor know. That is why I stay there, not at the castle. There I can be more free.¡± ¡°... alright.¡± ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ ¡°... so, is it my turn to ask a question again?¡± Nel eventually asked. ¡°... I mean, if you have something to ask, go for it. But honestly speaking, we can end this ¡®game¡¯. I¡¯ve learned what I wanted, so just ask away. But do note that I might still have things I don¡¯t want to tell you, even though you are a Princess.¡± ¡°T-then. The Golden Giant? Can you tell me about it?¡± Nel asked. ¡°Exodia? Sure, I don¡¯t mind.¡±
The two of us ended up talking for quite a while, to the point where Nel joined me for lunch, and for my training session after that. She was quite impressed by the variety of teachers I have, and even admitted to being jealous that I could train with experts like these. And after the training, Nel went to enjoy the spa area of HomeBase, since she hadn¡¯t done sost time. And when the evening got closer, I returned her to the city, near the little hidey-house she excited from. I now knew it was an ess point for some secret tunnels that ran under the capital. It linked to a few ces, like the Royal castle, a few high ranking noble¡¯s manors, and of course the Queen¡¯s manor. From that, Nel could return home without having to go through any of the checkpoints. Sure I could have dropped her off in the yard of the Queen¡¯s manor, but that might not be the best idea. Oh, and I forgave her debt to me. I don¡¯t really need money, so I let her off without having to pay for the monsters she absorbed in the Green Dungeon. I also wrote a letter to the Queen, apologizing for keeping HomeBase from her. It was nothing much, but I did feel a bit bad for it. But considering what Nel kept from me, I don¡¯t think lying about HomeBase was that bad. But now that I think I can trust the Queen, she can know the truth. Well she already did, but I¡¯ll admit to it on paper. I quickly returned back to HomeBase and got together with Lua. Alice was still away on her mission, so we jumped into the Factory so we could get in contact with her. Then I told the two what I¡¯d learned that day. CH.351 Impossible Jobs and Evolutions CH.351 Impossible Jobs and Evolutions I spent the next morning in the Factory handing out installs like they were candy on halloween. I got a reasonably long list of monsters that had bet that Nel is Nevelle, and I owed all of those monsters an install. Sure there was an almost equally long list of monsters that had bet against that fact, but Endy only told me about it after the fact, because he was on the ¡®Nel is Nevelle¡¯ camp and wanted to get me on board. But I was against it, even if I ended up being wrong. But you can¡¯t really me me, can you? Who on Earth would assume there is a skill that lets you split yourself into two? And let¡¯s be honest here. It is in my interest to give my monsters installs. With each install, they get more powerful, and by extension I get more powerful. The most interesting part was learning who were on team ¡®Nel is Nevelle¡¯ and who were with me on the ¡®No chance¡¯ team. I suppose there were also plenty of monsters that just didn¡¯t take part, but that is on them. After I was done handing out rewards, I went to the Factory control tform so I could work with the item developer there for a bit. I had a little project I wanted to finish. It was something that would require either a lot of HomeBase cheating, or a bit of HomeBase cheatingbined with a lot of hardbor by Wilma and Karl. And I wanted to hand it over to Wilma and Karl, as soon as the blueprint for it was finished, so I made sure I had the blueprint perfect before I returned to the real world and headed for the HomeBase workshop.
¡°So, what do you think? How impossible is it?¡± I asked. ¡°Completely.¡± Karl said. ¡°But still somehow doable.¡± ¡°Yes. I think we can still do it.¡± Wilma agreed. ¡°I mean, I don¡¯t think it will seed, but we can follow this n to a T, so if the n works, it should be sessful.¡± ¡°Do your best. I know you can do it.¡± I told the two. The job I had given them was both nearly impossible and deceptively easy. It was turning titanium into star titanium. And then making a sword out of star titanium. Star titanium is one of the highest grade of metals in this world, equal to things like orichalcum, adamantite and void uranium. I could make any of them with HomeBase, but they are extremely expensive to make, so I really don¡¯t want to. So instead I came up with a theory. Steel + blood makes vampiric steel. Same goes for iron + blood making blood iron. Sure there is some Blood Magic or True Blood Magic involved, but theponents are simple. So, and this was the theory, if blood and iron make blood iron, will an Ursa Major¡¯s w, which is basically Space Magic attributed, and some titanium, which has a much more reasonable production cost with the Chaos God Core, make star titanium. That was the theory. Mix space attributed monster material and titanium, while an avatar doll with Cosmo Queen or Different Dimension Master uses Space Magic to hopefully help with the process. I had my monsters, overseen by Laura, test the theory. And it seeded in the Factory, so now I was bringing it to real life. Sure there is that ¡®real life room¡¯ of the Factory where it could be done, but I want to know if Wilma and Karl can do it. Because if they can, that would be really amazing. Sadly, the amount of Ursa Major material that I have is limited. So after I run out of that, we¡¯ll need a substitute. Laura and my monsters are looking into that, but there are other materials I want to learn how to make as well. The three legendary metals mentioned above are definitely a part of that. Then when we learn how to make all four of them, we can start working on some OP weaponry, without me having to worry about the HomeBase production costs. I just need to figure out a more sustainable source of something like titanium. If I can get it without HomeBase, that would be for the best. Sadly, I¡¯m not even sure where to start, but maybe the dwarves will know. Maybe I should take Wilma and visit her home. I can maybe bribe them into revealing some cool stuff. I mean, in theory, I can just install one of my numerous equip-spells into a sword to make a sword that gives strength to the wielder and that might already get them to my side. If I recall correctly, Wilma said that no regr weapon will give its wielder strength, and with my equips I can make some. Well, let¡¯s worry about that after my current project is done. Or I can even install an equip-spell into the star titanium de if Karl and Wilma manage to make one.
¡°Brian. Einar has begun to evolve.¡± Ria ran up to me and informed me of some good news. Yes, I knew it was possible that Einar would evolve, as he did get to level 40, and with evolutions being moremon for beast-folk, I was somewhat hoping he might evolve before 50. Eline was still LV.39, so no worries with her. ¡°Alright. Is he already being taken to the medbay?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes.¡± Ria confirmed. ¡°Good. Let¡¯s go there too. I need to set up the evolution tank.¡± I told Ria. ¡°Give me your hand. I¡¯ll teleport us there.¡± I told her, as I offered her my right arm, and Ria took a hold of it. I then quickly used Dungeon Founder to teleport us to the medbay, while I also quickly confirmed where Einar was and how long it would take for him to arrive in the medbay. The evolution tank was already installed in the medbay, but it wasn¡¯t quite ready to go. Itcked onest thing, the diluted healing potion it will be filled with. The potion put inside of the tank was a mix of Red and Blue Medicine, diluted down to something that was nearly useless as a potion. But since you¡¯d be submerged in it for a long time, it needed to be quite weak or bad things could happen. Spoiler
[copse] I quickly filled the separate tank that would hold the healing liquid, while I also opened the healing tank. Then just under a minuteter, Eline and Maya appeared, Maya carrying Einar in her arms. ¡°M-Master? You are here already?¡± ¡°Yes. Ria got me. Put him here.¡± I told Maya, pointing at the healing tank. ¡°Yes.¡± Maya answered and quicklyid Einar inside the evolution tank. I then went ahead and attached the breathing mask on him, as well as a few sensors, before I closed the lid on the evolution tank and activated it. After I did, the stand-by healing liquid began making its way into the tank where Einar now was. ¡°M-master. Will he be alright?¡± Maya asked when she saw the fluid begin to engulf Einar. ¡°He¡¯ll be fine.¡± I answered. ¡°The mask on his face will make sure he can breathe. Besides, that liquid is diluted healing potion. You can¡¯t actually drown in it, even if you tried.¡± That is actually true. Even with the lowposition of actual healing potion in the liquid, if you just attempted to drown yourself in that liquid, the liquid would heal you faster than drowning would drain your HP. So you basically couldn¡¯t die from breathing in that liquid. It would still hurt like hell, so I wouldn¡¯t rmend trying it, but it was safe in that way. And with the sensors the evolution tank had, it would immediately pull the healing liquid out if there was any sign of the person inside breathing in the liquid. And the mask can also pull fluids out of the lungs, so as long as it could be put back on the person, it would clean the fluid out of their lungs and they would be able to breathe again. I did try to make the tank as safe as possible after all, but I will admit that there is a chance I overlooked something and that something will go wrong, so I made sure that someone would stay to watch over Einar at all times. I¡¯d also get a message in Dungeon Founder if something goes wrong with the tank, and from there, Laura could instantly warn me, and I coulde over. I of course told all of this to Eline, Maya and Ria. Well, Ria knew of it already, because she was the one that experienced the ¡®drowning¡¯ in the healing liquid. Don¡¯t me me, she volunteered saying that: ¡°Brian can keep an eye on my HP because I¡¯m his ve.¡± I probably would have tested it on one of my monsters otherwise. After I was sure everything was fine with Einar, I left the medbay. Both Eline and Maya decided to stay there for now at least, and I let them. If they worry about Einar that much, they won¡¯t get any work done in the first ce, so they can just take it easy. I did remind Eline that she should take care of Lumi while Einar is evolving though. But soon after leaving the medbay, another person ran up to me. Raging Eria, who had been working as Endy¡¯s assistant today, came to me and told me that I was needed in the office. Spoiler [copse]
¡°Endy, what do you need?¡± I quickly asked. ¡°We got a note from Lady Cressida. It says that Lady Mariina has likely begun an evolution and she is asking for you toe see her as soon as possible.¡± Endy ryed the message. ¡°Her too? Well, I guess today is an evolution day.¡± I somewhat joked, but evolutions are serious business so let¡¯s head down there ASAP. ¡°Eria, you areing with me.¡± I quickly ordered the Water Spellcaster monster. ¡°Endy, you can have someone else activated.¡± I also gave Endy the permission to have another monster put into an avatar doll so that he can still have his assistant while I steal Eria. Sure Eria isn¡¯t the best for what I need, but she is a Water Spellcaster and she is avable, so she can do what I need. ¡­ I miss Lua. How long will it take until she is done with the current vige? HomeBase justcks a healer when she is gone. I should look into inviting someone else that can use healing magic. Maybe someone that can use Holy Magic? That should help Lua in learning Holy Magic. I just don¡¯t really know if I can get someone like that.
¡°Cressida, I¡¯m here.¡± I announced, as I arrived at the Sawyer capital manor. ¡°Brian. Thanks for being so fast. I was just about to call a priest from the church. Should I do that?¡± Cressida asked. ¡°Nah. I¡¯ll take Mariina to HomeBase, if you don¡¯t mind. She¡¯ll likely have the best evolution there.¡± ¡°Thank you. I¡¯ll have to leave to work soon, but ¡­ can Ie see?¡± ¡°It will only take a bit of time, so you cane along. Just don¡¯t gawk at everything too much. I know it is your first time.¡± I brought out the levitating sickbed from Storage and with Eria¡¯s help, we moved Mariina onto it. Then I had Eria use water magic to cool Mariina until we¡¯d get to HomeBase. We quickly got back outside, from where I transferred a total of five people up to HomeBase. There were the four of us, as well as Mariina¡¯s attendent. She insisted oning along, and I agreed. I can put a simr Mind Crush on her as what Mariina has. ¡­ how do I still not know her name? Well, I¡¯ll ask in a second. On HomeBase, I quickly took Mariina to the medbay. When I arrived, I joked a bit to Eline and Maya that Einar was no longer the only one evolving. I then quickly set up a second evolution tank and set Mariina inside of it, while exining to both Cressida and Safia how the evolution tanks worked and how safe they are. From there, I returned Cressida to the Sawyer manor so she could head to work, while also agreeing to pick her up when she returns from work, while Safia, Mariina¡¯s attendant, was allowed to stay on HomeBase for now. I also added a simr Mind Crush on Safia as what Mariina had on her, so no secrets will be leaving through her. Spoiler [copse] Not so sure about Cressida telling Prince Elias something, but I was nning on inviting Prince Elias to HomeBase¡¯s grand reveal anyway, so even if he learns something, it will be fine. But still. A double evolution out of ¡­ well, this isn¡¯t really nowhere, but still. I wasn¡¯t expecting that. I hope both Mariina and Einar will be fine after their evolutions and hopefully both of them will evolve into races they¡¯ll like. CH.352 Unika questioning the Evolution CH.352 Unika questioning the Evolution As I was just hanging in my office, working on some items with the item developer, someone came to see me and I let them inside. ¡°... Brian. May I ask something?¡± Unika asked after she came inside. ¡°... you know that is already a question, but go for it.¡± I gave permission. I wonder how many times I¡¯ll get to use that line. I mean, you are already asking a question to ask a question. Well, I suppose it is more like asking for permission, but still. ¡°... don¡¯t you think it is strange that Einar is evolving now?¡± Unika asked. ¡°Not really. Why?¡± ¡°Usually you would evolve the next day after killing monsters.¡± Unika said. ¡°But it took three days for Einar to evolve. Isn¡¯t that strange?¡± ¡°No. He leveled up again after the hunt.¡± I told Unika. ¡°... but how? I know training can level you up, but it''s only really effective when you are under level 10. It would take many months of practice to level up once at the levels where evolution is possible.¡± ¡°... Unika. Do you know who I am?¡± ¡°... Brian? My employer? An A-rank adventurer? I don¡¯t see how that rtes to this.¡± Shemented. ¡°No. I¡¯m a cheater. Well, I personally think calling me a Pack Opener is more appropriate, but I feel like a lot of people would say cheater. And you want to know the best part about cheaters? Well, some of them at least. In nonpetitive games, they help the other people who need help.¡± ¡°... I¡¯m not sure I understand what you mean.¡± Unika admitted. ¡°I really didn¡¯t expect you to.¡± I told her as I stood up from my desk. ¡°Give me your hand. I¡¯ll exin it to both you and Cailie.¡± Unika carefully took a hold of my hand, and basically as soon as she did, I teleported both of us to floor 8 of the dungeon part of HomeBase.
¡°... where?¡± ¡°We are still on HomeBase, if that is what you are wondering.¡± I answered Unika. ¡°This is floor 8, also known as the CropFarm.¡± ¡°I ¡­ I didn¡¯t know about this.¡± ¡°Not many do. It is a really new addition, so basically just me, Alice, Lua, Agunan and Ria know about it. As well as Cailie, as I gave her the job of watching over it.¡± I told Unika. ¡°Come on. Cailie is this way.¡± I said, as I began walking ahead, and after a second of catching the surroundings, Unika took a few quick steps to catch up to me, before she began walking just a bit behind me and to the left. ¡°... so, is this where the food we eates from?¡± Unika asked. ¡°At the moment, no. We haven¡¯t gotten the first harvest yet, so for now I¡¯m buying all the food. Well, the meates from a different source, but all the grains we eat are bought.¡± ¡°... Isn¡¯t that expensive?¡± ¡°A bit, but we do need food, so it is a necessary expense. And grains aren¡¯t as expensive as meat, so it isn¡¯t that bad.¡± ¡°Where do you get the meat, if you don¡¯t mind me asking?¡± ¡°From here as well. I don¡¯t know if you realized, but HomeBase is a dungeon.¡± I told Unika as I raised my left arm to remind her that I had my terminal right there. ¡°While this floor has no monsters, the floors above and below this one do. Alice, Ria, Agunan and I all sometimese here and hunt a few monsters, and then we use that monster''s meat as our meal. And I also still have quite a bit of monsters left from when the five of us cleared this ce before I founded HomeBase.¡± ¡°... you cleared a dungeon with just five people?¡± ¡°Yeah. I mean, Agunan is a dragon and I can summon powerful monsters, so just the two of us could probably do it.¡± I admitted. ¡°... Yes. You probably could.¡± Unika agreed. ¡°But isn¡¯t monster meat from dungeons dangerous if not purified by a priest? Is it really safe for us to eat? I don¡¯t think there is a priest on HomeBase. Or can one of your summoned monsters purify miasma?¡± ¡°A few of them can, yes.¡± I confirmed for her. Truthfully, a lot of my Fiend-type monsters, especially the Archfiends, can control miasma. Sure they cannot purify it in the same way as Holy Magic users do, but they can remove the miasma from the meat, having effectively the same result. ¡°But I don¡¯t actually have them purify the meat, as I have a different way of doing that.¡± I told Unika. My level 10 Storage can purify monster materials of the miasma, so it is no problem. ¡°... I see.¡± Unika responded and seemingly thought about something. ¡°... but if this ce is a part of HomeBase, why don¡¯t we know about it?¡± Unika then asked. ¡°Just a safety measure.¡± I told her. ¡°The monsters in here are quite dangerous. On the early floors, they are mostly C-rank with some B-ranks as well. And there are also suicide bomber monsters like long beak birds and creeper nts, so it can be quite dangerous. Because of that, I sealed the entrance so that you cannot get here from the Citadel. Well, there is one way, but that is for Cailie and the Aromages to use.¡± ¡°... How did you clear this ce? Even with a dragon by your side, how didn¡¯t you die to those monsters?¡± ¡°Skill, I guess? Or perhaps just our levels. We were all around LV.90 when we cleared this ce. Except Agunan, as he doesn¡¯t have a System level, but considering how much HP he has, he is something like LV.400 or maybe even higher.¡± ¡°How? You are all no older than I am. Just how many monsters have you hunted to get to that sort of level?¡± Unika asked. ¡°That is what I¡¯m saying. When you are a cheater like I am, there are other ways to level up than just killing monsters.¡± ¡°... is that..? No. You can¡¯t mean? Your monsters¡­ one of them can¡­ make EXP potions?¡± Unika questioned. ¡°I probably could make some if I looked into it, but no. That isn¡¯t what I mean. I have a different, arguably better way.¡± ¡°Better way? Is that even possible?¡± ¡°You¡¯ll hear about it in just a second.¡± I told Unika.
As we approached the area where Cailie was, we began to hear some singing. I don¡¯t really know why, but Cailie did in fact sing to the nts. I¡¯m not sure if it helped, but I was d that she did. Whenever I was working on something difficult, pulling up recordings of her singing would calm me down and would help me work more efficiently. I did ask Cailie if it was fine, and with a slight blush on her face, she agreed. And because of how cute she looked when she gave me the permission, I began to work on a new microphone tool for her. The current prototype she used would just amplify her voice, as well as her Charming Voice skill. When I made it, I wasn¡¯t sure if it could carry the skill, but after a test, we figured out that it could. The improved version I now wanted to work on should when finished be able to also y some generic music to go with Cailie¡¯s singing. And if that works, I¡¯ll make a version that will allow Cailie to make her own music and input it into the device. I should really just make some instruments to begin with. HomeBase only has one grand piano, a harp, as well as a guitar, but no one really uses them as they don¡¯t know how to. Maybe I should also have music lessons, not justbat lessons. I stopped walking some ways away from Cailie, and since Unika was following me, she also stopped. That was because I didn¡¯t want to interrupt Cailie¡¯s song. It was also a good way to test if Unika could resist Cailie¡¯s Charming Voice, as Cailie did use it when she sang songs. It does make her singing voice more soothing, so I did appreciate it, even if the skill itself really didn¡¯t have an effect on me. Level difference and all of that. So while we listened to Cailie¡¯s song, I kept an eye on Unika, and I swear I could almost see hearts in her eyes. I guess that confirms that Cailie¡¯s skill does work on Unika. ¡°Don¡¯t get too entranced.¡± I warned Unika to hopefully snap her out of the charm. As powerful as Cailie¡¯s skill can be, it was also simple to counter. It is only charming, not mind controlling. Well, in a way it does control the mind, but you are still the one in control. ¡°... I ¡­¡± Unika struggled a bit to string a sentence together, as she scrubbed her face with her hand. ¡°... what is that?¡± ¡°It is Cailie¡¯s skill. It can be a bit much for people with a lower level. Though it does make her singing so nice to listen to. Wouldn¡¯t you agree?¡± ¡°... yes. ¡­ but it is also a bit frustrating.¡± Unika said. ¡°Why so?¡± ¡°Because it feels like everyone here has some rare skill. Except me.¡± ¡°You do have Tamer''s Paradise.¡± I pointed out. ¡°... It isn''t really the same.¡± ¡°Well, Ria doesn¡¯t really have one either. Sure she has Vampiric Body Modification, but that is just a racial skill in the end. She doesn¡¯t actually have any other extra skills than Card Summoner.¡± ¡°... Card Summoner. I know you mentioned it before, but what exactly is that skill? I¡¯ve heard that Alice and Lucia also have it.¡± ¡°A skill that let¡¯s people use my cards.¡± I told her. ¡°They can be used even without it, but without the skill, they are super limited.¡± ¡°... Could I try one?¡± ¡°If you want. But let¡¯s wait until Cailie¡¯s song ends. I¡¯ll let both of you use one.¡±
After Cailie¡¯s song came to an end, I apuded her. That was because her song was good, but also to get her attention. She turned to face us and quickly turned away again. Then after doing something to probably gather herself, she turned back to us and floated to us. ¡­ that sounded like Cailie can fly. She isn¡¯t there yet. She just has a levitating wheelchair. ¡­ I don¡¯t know why I call it a wheelchair, when it literally has no wheels. ¡°Brian. And ¡­ Unika was it? What are you doing here?¡± Cailie asked. ¡°I just had something I wanted to tell both you and Unika. And I needed a private ce for it, so I came here.¡± I told her. ¡°And I wanted to see how the crops were doing. And they seem to be growing fine.¡± ¡°Unnaturally quickly.¡± Cailie said. ¡°I know you said the fertilizer is special, but there should be no way for crops to grow this fast without some sort of growth boost magic tool. I think we¡¯ll be able to harvest them after another week or so.¡± ¡°I am also guiding some of the excess mana here, so that might have an effect. Maybe I should summon a nature spirit to help me make some nature magic stones? Those might elerate the growth even more.¡± I pondered aloud. ¡°I could even make some growth boosting magic devices.¡± ¡°... Excess mana?¡± Unika questioned. ¡°Oh right. You two don¡¯t know about that. The flowers outside. They produce mana. I use it to fuel all the floating magic circles of HomeBase, but those magic circles don¡¯t use all of it, so some of it will have to be dispersed. So instead of letting it all disperse, I guided some down here.¡± ¡°... flowers that make mana?¡± Unika questioned. ¡°Yeah. They are kind of custom made. And they don¡¯t technically make mana, but Spell Counters. But Spell Counters can be converted into mana, so it is effectively the same.¡± ¡°... are you sure it is a good idea to tell us that?¡± Unika asked. ¡°No clue. But go ahead. Tell someone about HomeBase and see if they¡¯ll believe it.¡± ¡°... they probably wouldn¡¯t.¡± Unika admitted. ¡°Maybe if I told them while using my skill?¡± Cailie pondered. ¡°That might work, but I don¡¯t think you¡¯d do something like that.¡± I said. I mean, that is a quick way to get the bad ending in the ¡®let¡¯s try to make Brian love me¡¯ game that Cailie started when she confessed to me. ¡°But that isn¡¯t why we are here, so how about I get to that.¡± I reminded the two.
I brought a table out of Storage, set out some chairs for Unika and I, and then brought out some sweets and drinks so that we could have some tea. Tea in the middle of big crop fields just seems like a good idea. Especially when there are no insects on HomeBase. ¡­ well there are, but not on this floor. I then began to exin things to the duo. Mainly about Level Up!, but Unika also wanted to know more about Card Summoner. This led me to exin a bit about my cards, though not how I ¡®make¡¯ them. Mainly how you can use them, what difference does it make to have Card Summoner versus not having it and so on. I even let both of them try it, with Unika summoning Fox Fire and Cailie calling out Mermaid Knight. I of course also exined to both of them the one way I knew you could get Card Summoner. Unika was quite interested and asked if I¡¯d take her to TinaWood Dungeon at some point, and I agreed to it, but Cailie seemed just a bit scared about having to fight monsters for the skill. Spoiler
[copse] Then we got to the interesting part. The Level Ups. Well, interesting for me, because that meant that I got to see the two¡¯s status. I didn¡¯t demand it, because I could level them up as long as I knew at least one of their skills, but after Cailie quickly agreed, Unika also agreed to show hers. Spoiler
Name: Cailie
Race: Mer-folk
Level: 17
HP: 530
Mana: 570
Strength: 294
Defense: 342
Magic: 184
Skills:
Swift Swimming LV.2 (racial)
Charming Voice LV.2 (extra)
Knife Technique LV.1
Hiding LV.2
Sneak Attack LV.1
Mana Control LV.1
Gardening LV.2
Singing LV.2
Performance LV.1
Hallow Prison Prevailer
A Banished One
One that is Abused
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Unika
Race: Fox-folk
Level: 43
HP: 1228
Mana: 1322
Strength: 1122
Defense: 508
Magic: 470
Skills:
Foxfire LV.1 (racial)
Tamer¡¯s Paradise LV.3 (extra)
Bow Technique LV.6
Quick Shot LV.4
Hidden Shot LV.3
Knife Technique LV.2
Power Boost LV.3
Defense Boost LV.2
Mana Control LV.5
Embedded Shot LV.2
Summoning Magic LV.1
Taming LV.4
Language Comprehension (beast)
[copse] Both of them were impressive in their own ways. Cailie had a lot of low level skills, including Hiding and Sneak Attack. Gardening, Singing and Performance must be from her time at the Hero¡¯s country. And Swift Swimming as her racial skill makes perfect sense. Not so sure about her titles though. Especially thatst one. Sure it is crossed out now, but the fact that Cailie has it is rming in of itself. Unika on the other hand. I think she is the first one I¡¯ve ever seen to have higher strength than HP. And even her mana is just 50 points above her strength, so her strength seems super high. She also has quite the frail defenses, despite having the Defense Boost skill. And she has multiple bow rted skills, Quick Shot, Hidden Shot and even Embedded Shot. All around, both are impressive in their own rights. I think Cailie is the more impressive, considering that she said that she was banished due to being ¡®useless¡¯, but looking at her status, she seems quite useful. Yes I understand that at least 4, if not 5 of her skills were obtained after she was banished, but even with just Hiding, Sneak Attack and Knife Technique she could be quite strong. Unika was impressive in different ways, mainly just the sheer number of bow rted skills and her super high strength. But even outside of that, once she learns some more magic skills to support her bow, she will be a real powerhouse. I also wonder. She might not have a magic attribute like Alice, so I might be able to get a reward for that one mission if I give her one. I feel like both her and her brother could use the Fire attribute to go with their Foxfire racial skill. Well, that cer. For now, let¡¯s level the duo up and see where we¡¯ll go from there. For Unika, let¡¯s go with Foxfire so that she can practice it with Fox Fire, and for Cailie, I think Gardening will be the best. It is kind of her job, so it should help. Maybe she will even get a Farming skill at some point. Spoiler
Name: Cailie
Race: Mer-folk
Level: 19 [+2]
HP: 570 [+40]
Mana: 590 [+20]
Strength: 322 [+28]
Defense: 376 [+34]
Magic: 192 [+8]
Skills:
Swift Swimming LV.2 (racial)
Charming Voice LV.2 (extra)
Knife Technique LV.1
Hiding LV.2
Sneak Attack LV.1
Mana Control LV.1
Gardening LV.3 [+1]
Singing LV.2
Performance LV.1
Hallow Prison Prevailer
A Banished One
One that is Abused
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Unika
Race: Fox-folk
Level: 45 [+2]
HP: 1246 [+18]
Mana: 1394 [+72]
Strength: 1134 [+12]
Defense: 516 [+8]
Magic: 530 [+60]
Skills:
Foxfire LV.2 (racial) [+1]
Tamer¡¯s Paradise LV.3 (extra)
Bow Technique LV.6
Quick Shot LV.4
Hidden Shot LV.3
Knife Technique LV.2
Power Boost LV.3
Defense Boost LV.2
Mana Control LV.5
Embedded Shot LV.2
Summoning Magic LV.1
Taming LV.4
Language Comprehension (beast)
[copse] I hope the two of them will keep growing more powerful and will master new skills. And I¡¯ll of course help in any way I can. CH.353 Night Cat and Spirit Sorceress CH.353 Night Cat and Spirit Sorceress During the next night, Einar¡¯s evolution finished and the automated features of the evolution tank drained the healing potion from the tank, opened the lid and removed all of the monitoring equipment off of Einar. But the cat-boy was still sleeping peacefully, so the avatar doll keeping watch in the medbay didn¡¯t wake him up. I of course learned all of that the next morning when I went to check up on things in the medbay. Mariina was still evolving, so hers was seemingly going to take longer than Einar¡¯s. That is somewhat expected, as Mariina is a lot higher level than Einar, and this is Mariina¡¯s second evolution. As the morning came, Einar woke up. He was a little surprised to find himselfying on the evolution tank, but Maya exined to him what happened, so it was no issue. And after Einar had time to catch his bearings, wash himself, get dressed and have a bit of something to eat, I invited him to my office so I could see his new evolved status. Spoiler
Name: Einar
Race: Night Cat-folk
Level: 40 [+12]
HP: 1178 [+458]
Mana: 940 [+310]
Strength: 673 [+311]
Defense: 380 [+122]
Magic: 488 [+263]
Skills:
Night Stalking LV.4 (racial) [+3]
Taming LV.5 [+1]
Sword Technique LV.1 [new]
Knife Technique LV.3
Mana Control LV.4 [+2]
Flickering Step LV.1 [new]
[copse] So he is a Night Cat-folk now. I guess that exins why his fur and hair is as ck as night. His Night Vision also turned into Night Stalking. I¡¯m kind of d I insisted on leveling that skill up. Sword Technique and Flickering Step are skills Einar has picked up from our practice sessions by the way. He decided to go from a dagger to a sword because a dagger really just doesn¡¯t do enough damage. ¡­ and in case you were wondering, I¡¯m not at all salty that Einar was able to get Flickering Step faster than I did. Nope. Not at all. I¡¯m just happy to see Einar getting stronger. Honestly, he is kind of impressive right now, especially when you factor in Lumi, his blizzard tiger. The two of them could probably do quite well in a fight. But maybe another taming trip with Einar would be good. Get him one or two more tamed beasts. And like Wilma after her evolution, I made sure to tell Einar to take today off and just rx. No reason for him to push himself right after an evolution.
The rest of that day was nothing special to me. I did make sure to watch over the data from the evolution tank, so that I could see if there had been any problems, and so that I¡¯d know if I¡¯ll need to improve the tanks. But with Einar, there were no problems, so currently I don¡¯t know what to improve. I¡¯ll check the one Mariina is in after she has finished her evolution. Other than that, a lot of my day was spent practicing my skills, since Lady Janina was here today. And I felt like I was getting better with my Draconic skills. I was able to turn some of my skin to dragon scales. Well, I had been able to do it previously, but I was now faster, and I think the scales are a bit harder. Draconic Magic ¡­ Well, I¡¯m still working on that. Whenever I use it, I usually end up harming myself more than my target. With Space Magic, I was starting to get used to my new attacking spell, Space Cutter. It was literally a flying sh of Space Magic that would cut the target. Unless the target is sturdy enough to take the sh. I was actually surprisingly good with the spell, probably because I¡¯d sh my hand down whenever I finished casting it, and that would be where the sh would be sent flying. And I think ¡®surprisingly good¡¯ is questionable, as my uracy really wasn¡¯t there yet. But I could reliably cast the spell and it would have a good effect on the target if itnded. With Time Magic, I was still working on just slightly elerating my own time. Basically making myself faster in every way. It would be useful as anything in a fight. Even if I only move 1.1 times faster than I usually could, that is a huge difference. Because it isn¡¯t like only my body would move that much faster, but everything about me. That includes things like my thinking, my nervous system and so on. I just really need the Time Magic skill so that I can level it up. That would help a lot. The day came to an end and there was no sign of Mariina waking up from her evolution sleep, but I¡¯m sure she¡¯ll get there tomorrow.
The next morning, around 9.30 am, Mariina¡¯s evolution sleep ended, so I sent someone to inform Safia and headed over to the medbay myself. I wanted the data from the evolution tank after all. Not that I didn¡¯t want to hear from Mariina herself, but that could wait a bit. Besides, unlike with Einar who is both working for me and is a male, it does feel a bit awkward seeing Mariina naked, so I¡¯ll catch up with her after she is clothed. I analyzed the data from her evolution tank, and unlike with Einar, hers had small difficulties. First, the healing liquid in her tank seemed to be too diluted, even though it was the exact same as what was in Einar¡¯s tank. My theory is that this is abination of a few things. One, Mariina is justrger than Einar. And not just in the chest area. Mariina is taller and ¡­ has more meat on her bones. That doesn¡¯t sound any better than saying she weighs more. Mariina is also a lot higher level than Einar. Einar is LV.40 and Mariina should be LV.80, so that might add to the issue. Mariina is also experiencing her second evolution, while Einar had his first. All three of those might be a factor in this, so maybe she should have had a more potent healing liquid in her tank. Well, at least I¡¯ll know for next time. Higher level people need higher concentration healing liquid. The other thing that happened while I waited for Mariina to get dressed was Alice arriving on HomeBase. She has been gone for a while, because she has been traveling the States gathering info, and she didn¡¯t want to leave each day, so she has been staying in local inns. But after hearing about Mariina¡¯s evolution, she decided that she¡¯de to see Mariina after she wakes up. I was of course happy to have Alice back home, and she came with some info. Nothing concrete yet, but it didn¡¯t look good for the States. They are clearly not a good country and I don¡¯t really like what is going on with them. I might even bring some of this up when I speak with the King, and I think I¡¯ll forward some of it to the genderbent Hero¡¯s party with the guildmunicator they gave me. And depending on what people think, we might have to do some sort of great memory purge for the higher ups of the States. But that is something for another day. Today, we have a quest, and that quest just evolved, so let¡¯ hear what happened with Mariina.
After Mariina enjoyed some time at the spa, and then getting dressed up, she came to see me and Alice in my office. ¡°... so. Do you mind sharing? Are you a Spiritual Human now?¡± I asked her. ¡°Not quite.¡± Mariina said with a big grin on her face. ¡°I am a Spirit Sorceress now.¡± ¡°... okay. Didn¡¯t even know that was a thing.¡± I admitted. ¡°It is some sort of abination of Sorceress and Spiritual Human, if I were to guess.¡± (Yes. That is correct.) Laura confirmed for me. ¡°I think so too. It feels ¡­ so nice.¡± Mariina agreed. ¡°My little spirit is also so happy with this.¡± Mariina added, as she moved her staff a bit. Oh yeah. I almost forgot that there is a spirit living inside the magic stone attached to her staff. ¡°I¡¯m d to hear that.¡± I told her. ¡°Would have been a shame if you evolved into some race you didn¡¯t like.¡± ¡°Even if that was the case, I wouldn¡¯t be mad. You helped me evolve so ¡­ Wait? Is it alright to talk about this with Safia here?¡± Mariina asked. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I set a Mind Crush on Safia as well. You can¡¯t talk about HomeBase secrets outside of HomeBase, but here it is fine.¡± ¡°I see¡­ Thank you.¡± Mariina said. ¡°... but what now? Will you still ¡­ level me up?¡± ¡°Sure. I can get you to LV.99. From there, you¡¯d have to get the Limit Break skill, and I can¡¯t really help you with that.¡± ¡°... Limit Break¡­ do you have it?¡± Mariina asked. ¡°Yeah. Got it when I killed an SS-rank hydra.¡± ¡°I got it when I defeated the SS-rank Ursa Major.¡± Alice added. ¡°... just casually saying that I¡¯d have to defeat an SS-rank monster.¡± ¡°You don¡¯t have to. You can just stay at LV.99.¡± I pointed out. ¡°And just because both of us got it that way, doesn¡¯t mean that it is the only way. I think there are other ways. You just have to do something impressive. Something that is beyond your limits. At least that is what I think.¡± ¡°... Then¡­ Please teach me Spirit Magic!¡± Mariina demanded. ¡°Sure.¡± I agreed. ¡°But do remember that I¡¯m also still just a beginner with it.¡± ¡°Then let¡¯s go.¡± Mariina said, ready to head out and train right now. ¡°... at least take a day off first. Tomorrow will do fine.¡± I told her. ¡°No. Today.¡± She demanded. I quickly looked at Alice and she looked just as baffled as I was. I¡¯d expect this kind of action from Paulina, but not from Mariina. Well, I¡¯m not against it, so why not?
So with Mariina¡¯s insistence, I gathered a total of four people in the yard so that we could train. Now I know you are asking who four? Well, Alice, Mariina and myself are the given, but I also brought Agunan along. Like me, he also got the Nature Spirit¡¯s Blessing in the Green Dungeon, but unlike me, he hasn¡¯t really done anything with it. And this is a perfect opportunity for him to start learning. ¡°... Master. I am a force of destruction. Do I need to learn this?¡± Agunan asked. ¡°Don¡¯t be like that. Don¡¯t you know, after being purged by mes, the new forest that grows over the old is even stronger than the old?¡± I asked the dragon. ¡°You can be a force of rebirth, not just destruction.¡± ¡°Rebirth you say? Well, if you put it that way, I suppose that might suit someone like me.¡± ¡°... you really can go from whining to cocky in a second¡­¡± Alice quietly muttered. ¡°Are all dragons like that?¡± Mariina asked. ¡°Just the greater ones.¡± Someone cut in. I turned around to see who it was, and it turned out that Lady Janina had once again taken control of her dragon avatar that was situated here on HomeBase. ¡°Oh? I wasn¡¯t expecting you today, Lady Janina.¡± Imented. ¡°I was bored, so I came over. It is no trouble, right?¡± Lady Janina asked. ¡°Of course not. Feel free to drop by whenever you want.¡± ¡°So what are all of you doing? I heard something about rebirth? Are you trying to master resurrection magic now?¡± ¡°You know I can already both revive and reincarnate people. I¡¯ve told you about this.¡± Imented. ¡°We were actually nning on ying with Spirit Magic. Well, Alice was going to experiment with her Erasure Magic, but the three of us will y with Spirits. You can join either Alice or us, whatever you prefer.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve yed with spirits plenty and Erasure Magic is interesting, so I¡¯ll y with Alice. As long as she doesn¡¯t mind.¡± Lady Janina said. ¡°No. Please do help me understand this skill better.¡± Alice requested. ¡°Do not assume that I am great with it. I only use it to destroy things that annoy me.¡± Lady Janina said.
By the end of our practice session, Agunan was able to call a nature spirit and synchro with it, Mariina was able to ask for help from nature or water spirits that I summoned, but it was still on the iffy side, and she was also able to learn how to synchro with her own earth spirit. Sadly, neither Mariina or I could use Spirit Magic without already having a spirit here, so we aren¡¯t really good at it yet. Of course that is expected of Mariina, as she just evolved into a race that can get Spirit Magic, but I really should be doing better. After we called it a session, Mariina headed to the spa with Alice, Lady Janina and Safia, while Agunana and I did the same. Sure this wasn¡¯t really sweaty training, but calming down after practice is the best, so why not. It also got me thinking. Mariina¡¯s race. Spirit Sorceress. It is abination of Spiritual Human and Sorceress. I have both Sorcerer and Spiritual Human as options in my One of Every Race, so why can¡¯t I turn myself into a Spirit Sorcerer? And I came up with one solution. I¡¯ve never actually turned myself into a Sorcerer, and I most certainly haven¡¯t mastered, or even learned, the Sorcerer racial skill. So I probably should look into some of the races I have avable and I should at least attempt to get LV.1 of their racial skills.That might unlock some betterbination races for me. I could maybe get something like Dragon Hearted Swordsman. That would be cool. But I don¡¯t have anybination races for Summoner, even though I have the Advanced Summoning Magic skill. So maybe just LV.1 of the skill isn¡¯t enough? Or maybe the Summoner race just doesn¡¯t have advancedbinations? But I¡¯ll still try to be better when I practice. From now on, whenever I¡¯ll practice Swordsmanship, I¡¯ll be a Swordsman by race. Same goes for Space and Time Magics. When I practice them, I¡¯ll be a Sorcerer. And when I train Telekinesis, I can swap over to User or Rare Skills. Actually, I wonder if my Unique Skills count as rare skills? And what about Dungeon Founder? Maybe my go to race should be User or Rare Skills, not Dragon Hearted? I think I¡¯ll swap my default race to be an User or Rare Skills (Advanced Human) and see where that gets me. CH.354 Star Titanium CH.354 Star Titanium With Einar and Mariina¡¯s evolutions now over, I was happy to level Eline up again. I know this will most likely result in her evolving like Einar did, but the evolution tanks are ready to go, so she can evolve as she wants. For my own part, I put what I thought about One of Every Race into action and immediately noticed some differences. My body just ¡­ operates better when I am of the correct race for the task. I think the two it is the most noticeable with are magic and swordsmanship. I always used to train both as a Dragon Hearted, unless I was specifically going for Spirit Magic, but now I was using Swordsman (Advanced Human) and Sorcerer (Advanced Human) respectively. And it made a huge difference. My body just moved ¡­ differently. It felt like I was a lot more optimized for those actions. For swordsmanship, it almost felt like my body itself was correcting small mistakes I was making. Sure the big ones would still be ones that I couldn¡¯t correct, but the small ones, I really didn¡¯t make many of them, as they almost auto-corrected themselves. Even my instructing monster was impressed. The same went with magic. My Mana Control just felt supercharged when I was a Sorcerer. To the point where it reminded me of something that happened in the past. The time I eliminated the rogue core of HomeBase, well back then it was still dungeon 27_001. At that time, a System window informed me of something interesting. It said:
The rush of power from the core has advanced your mana circuits. Mana Control speed increased.
I did notice a change back then, especially when using Telekinesis. But the difference with magic wasn¡¯t as great. But the difference between being a Dragon Hearted and using Space Magic,pared to being a Sorcerer (Advanced Human was about the same as the boost I got to my Mana Control at that time. ¡­ Didn¡¯t I promise Alice I¡¯d look into if I can artificially cause an effect simr to what I experienced when eliminating the rogue core? Or do I recall that wrong? I¡¯m not sure. But it still is something I should look into. There is just one problem. I don¡¯t really have excess SS-rank monster cores. I mean, I only have two of them in Storage, and one of those is to be sold to Marquess Oroco when he gets the payment for it ready. So all I have is the behemoth¡¯s core, and I¡¯m not sure I want to use it. Sure if I do manage to somehow advance Alice¡¯s mana circuits, it would help her a lot. And that is her core to do with as she wants. But I also don¡¯t want to use myst SS-rank core in case I need it for something else. ¡­ maybe I should just spawn an SS-rank monster with the Chaos God Core? Then defeat it and im its core. Or I could just make an artificial SS-rank monster core. Well, I¡¯ll put designing a mana circuit advancing device on my Todo list and call it a day for now. Because with all the excess mana HomeBase has, I might even be able to make one without having to use an SS-rank core.
¡°... yeah. No.¡± I quietly said to myself after testing the first prototype Mana Circuit Advancer. I had it in mind, and while I was thinking of pushing it to another day, I instead decided to work on it right now. And I failed. Badly. Well, sort of. Because in a way, it also does work. Let me recap. My idea was simple. Push a massive amount of mana through someone¡¯s body. Their body would have to quickly adjust to the surge of mana, thus advancing their mana circuits. And in theory, and actually also in practice, it works. But if it works, why is it a failure? Simple. Because it hurts like hell. Doing that is basically the same as strapping someone to a high voltage electric line and forcing all of that electricity to run through their body. Well, mana is a bit less deadly than the electricity would be, but the fundamental problem is the same. Using this method, you are basically breaking someone¡¯s body with a massive overload of mana, in hopes that they survive to see their powered up mana circuits. Aka. it is a torture device that very well might kill you. Sure if you survive, you¡¯ll get a boost, but I cannot use this. Let¡¯s just scrap the entire idea and start again from something else.
And so, because I didn¡¯t want to work on something I knew would fail, I ended up doing something just as important, but alsopletely different. Well, I suppose this also has to do with magic, so it isn¡¯tpletely different. What I began working on were magic stones. I already know how to fill a monster core with magic, that part is easy, but I still don¡¯t know the pression¡¯ part that happened at the end, when the core was filled with mana. I had to rely on Dark Sage or one of my other high level Spellcasters for that. Spoiler [copse] So today, I was going to learn a bit more about thepression part. And I had a secondary objective as well. I wanted to make some nature-attributed magic stones for the CropFarm. For that, I needed a few nature spirits, so I used my skill to call for them. They were a bit disappointed that I was a Sorcerer instead of a Spiritual Human, but after I exined to them that I was trying to master this race so that I couldbine it with Spiritual Human, they epted it and agreed to help me with my objective. With Dark Sage watching over us, we began filling a B-rank monster core with mana. The process was a bit special, as I had to give the mana to the spirits, and they would then put it into the core. That way, it would take on their attribute. At the same time, I was pulling mana from HomeBase, just to make sure I wouldn¡¯t run out, because even with my massive mana pool, I couldn¡¯t quite fill up a B-rank core, as filling one out takes around 10,000 mana or so. Also, in case you were wondering, the core we were using was from a B-rank aqua treant. Treants are basically nature based monsters, and an aqua treant is water on top of it, so using a water/nature core would make the final magic stone a bit stronger than if I just used something like a typhoon bird¡¯s core. The filling took some time, but with all of the mana avable to us, we didn¡¯t have to take a break to recharge our mana. ¡­ admittedly, it is also a bad thing for me. Having all of this cheaty mana avable for me to use. I almost never, except when I make magic stones which isn¡¯t often, exhaust my entire mana pool. Even when training, I don¡¯t really run out, because if I get close to running out, I¡¯ll just recharge off of HomeBase mana. And because of that, I don¡¯t have the Fast Mana Recovery skill. Maybe the device I should make is some sort of a mana drainer instead of the mana circuit advancer. I could put it on myself when I sleep, and my body will want to recover the mana I¡¯m losing. Repeat that over a bunch of nights and I think I¡¯ll gain the Fast Mana Recovery skill in a few weeks. As I kept converting the monster cores into magic stones, I had to keep summoning ¡®fresh¡¯ nature spirits, because the previous ones got bored and wanted to leave. And because a new one didn¡¯t want toe to a flower or nt a spirit had just used as their focal point, I had to have fresh flowers brought to my magic stone conversion operation. Thankfully both Cina and Molly were free, so the two of them quickly took up the job of moving some nts for me. Maybe it is time for me to show some love for them? They are basically the only HomeBase workers that haven¡¯t gotten any one-on-one time with me. Well, there is also Maya, as well as Unika¡¯s mother, but the two of them ¡­ I¡¯lle up with something to do with them. Anyway. I got sidetracked with my thoughts again. It just happens when I do something my body can do pseudo automatically. Let¡¯s finish these magic stones so I can use them to boost the growth speed of the CropFields even more. By the end of the conversion process, we had a total of 4 B-rank nature attributed magic stones ready. ¡­ Sadly, I didn¡¯t master thepression part of making magic stones, so I still need more practice with that.
With the new magic stones on hand, I headed for the CropFields. There, I set up the magic stones on a growth boosting magic device. I knew they existed since Paulina gave one as a gift to her father, so I searched the HomeBase catalog for one and found one that would work. They were designed to work with any magic stone, not just nature attributed stones, but the nature stones are more effective, so I decided to use them instead. I then called Cailie to the CropFields to exin to her what I had done. She was the overseer of this area, so she needed to know this. It wouldn¡¯t add to her work really, other than her having to check up on the devices once a day. But she already checked each field once a day, so it really was nothing much.
After that job, I headed for the workshop so I could check on the star titanium process. I had the report about it, but I wanted to see for myself. ¡­ The quick answer was that it wasn¡¯t going well. The major problem that we had in the real world vs. the sessful Factory test was the environment where this all took ce. In the Factory, my monsters used a mana barrier and other tricks to keep all oxygen away from the titanium during the forging process, but that wasn¡¯t something we could easily do in the real world. I mean, even in the Factory, it took multiple high level monsters working in unison to turn titanium into star titanium, so doing it in the real world, and with the monsters being limited to the power output of the avatar dolls, made it even more difficult. And for that reason, I was going to have a chat with Wilma and Karl about it. I didn¡¯t want the two of them to keep going, unless they had an idea how it might turn out sessful. We are wasting valuable Ursa Major materials on this after all. ¡°I think we need more mana.¡± Wilma said. ¡°When I asked your monsters about how they did it, they spoke of something called ¡®stardust¡¯. Some sort of super condensed magic that they added with the parts of the w. I think we need that.¡± ¡°Oh? I don¡¯t think that was on the report.¡± I quickly got out the report from my monsters and skimmed over it, and at no point did it mention the use of stardust. Of course I don¡¯t have many monsters that can even use stardust. And for those that need a reminder, stardust is a super condensed version of mana that is needed for Celestial magic. It is used by a few of the strongest Spellcasters I have ess to. Mainly Sorcerer of Dark Magic and Quintet Magician. Spoiler
[copse] Few of the others like Silent Magician LV8, Dark Magician of Chaos and Dark Sage can also use it, but it is too intense for them, so they don¡¯t use it as their primary magic. Spoiler
[copse] But that is an interesting thought. Stardust. Stardust + titanium = star titanium? Probably not, but maybe?And since stardust is just manapressed in a specific way, I should be able to make a stardust generator. Or should I call it manapactor? Nah. Stardust generator sounds better. Well, let¡¯s first test if stardust + Ursa Major¡¯s w + titanium make star titanium first, then let¡¯s check if I can simplify the process even more. I told Karl and Wilma to take it easy with the star titanium for now, as I didn¡¯t want them to waste more materials until the stardust situation was dealt with. That was the idea, but. ¡°No. Let us continue. Brian. You can summon that monster that can use this ¡®stardust¡¯, right? Can¡¯t you do that right now? I know if we have that, we will seed.¡± Wilma insisted. ¡°I mean I can, but that won¡¯t solve everything.¡± I argued. ¡°Master. I believe it would be good for us to try.¡± Karl said. ¡°The two of us won¡¯t be able to rest if we don¡¯t.¡± ¡°...¡± ¡°Would you? Please?¡± Wilma asked. ¡°...¡± ¡°We will seed this time.¡± Karl agreed. ¡°... fine. But if this doesn¡¯t seed, I¡¯m ordering a pause until I¡¯ll have a stardust generator ready for you.¡± I told them. ¡°Actually, even if this does seed, I¡¯m still going to put a pause on the star titanium process until we have a better way of using stardust. And I¡¯m not going to hear a no from either of you.¡± ¡°Yes Sir.¡± Wilma answered. ¡°Let¡¯s do it.¡± Karl added.
I called out almost every monster mentioned on the report about how they made their star titanium. I said almost, as I¡¯m not calling Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon here, even if they used his light breath to heat the titanium in the Factory. That just won¡¯t work here, as the workshop isn¡¯t equipped to handle that. Instead, I have Silent Magician LV.8 who will be using light magic to ¡®emte¡¯ that effect. Other than her, I of course had Sorcerer of Dark Magic and Quintet Magician here. They were in charge of making and handling the stardust. Cosmo Queen was here to make a barrier that would keep oxygen from getting to the ingot and of course Iron cksmith Kotetsu was here to do some smithing. Spoiler
[copse] And to add to the crew, I even called Guardian Angel Joan here. Her job was to make sure Wilma and Karl could operate at maximum power for the entire time. Spoiler [copse] With the entire crew here, I let Wilma be the one in charge, while I stood back and out of the way. But this time, I¡¯m going to observe and if anything goes wrong, I¡¯ll stop this process.
¡°DONE!¡± Wilma called out, as they finished the ingot of metal. They weren¡¯t done with making a sword, or anything like that, but what they had done was convert a piece of titanium, with a bit of Ursa Major¡¯s w and some stardust help, into star titanium. ¡°Quintet. Bring it to me.¡± I ordered my monster, and he did as ordered. He used magic to bring the finished piece of metal to me and I quickly took it into Storage for analysis. I waited for Tahlia to analyze it, and once I got the report, I announced it to the room. ¡°It is an ingot of high quality, stable, star titanium.¡± I told everyone. ¡°Well done.¡± ¡°... is ¡­ is it really?¡± Wilma asked, almost questioning herself. ¡°Yes, it is.¡± I confirmed. ¡°... YES!!!!¡± Wilma called out loud enough where I think most of HomeBase heard it, despite the fact that the workshop is sound insted for obvious reasons. ¡°I believe this calls for a stiff drink.¡± Karl said, almost exceedingly casually. ¡°I think you mean a party.¡± I corrected him. ¡°I¡¯ll get some drinks ready. You all, thank you.¡± I said to my monsters. ¡°I¡¯ll call on you again, as I do. But the ingot isn¡¯t a sword yet, so that will be next.¡± ¡°As you wish, Master.¡± Quintet Magician answered as the representative of my monsters, and I then unsummoned all of them.
As I said earlier, I threw a small celebration for the aplishment of my workshop team. It was honestly more of a drinking party, but I don¡¯t mind. Sometimes just drinking can be fun, though I had to keep Einar, Eline and Valoa from the adult juice. Not that two of them even wanted it, but Einar seemed like he would have liked to try. In a few years. Promise. The party was honestly quite fun, and Cailie being spoken into performing a song didn¡¯t make it any worse. And as the party was going on, Wilma came to talk to me. ¡°... Brian. There is something private I¡¯d like to discuss. Would it be possible?¡± She asked. I looked around and deduced that the party doesn¡¯t really need us now, so I agreed and teleported the two of us to my office. ¡°... so, what is it?¡± I asked. ¡°I ¡­ I¡¯m not sure how to exin it.¡± ¡°I can¡¯t help, if I don¡¯t know the problem.¡± I told her. ¡°It isn¡¯t a problem. ¡­ just ¡­ I¡¯ll ¡­ Status Open.¡± Wilma said to open her status. Maybe she gained a new skill or something? Spoiler
Name: Wilhelmina
Race: Craftswoman (Dwarf) ?
Level: 64 [+4]
HP: 2036 [+148]
Mana: 2000 [+140]
Strength: 1168 [+64]
Defense: 1068 [+64]
Magic: 655 [+20]
Skills:
Advanced Crafting LV.3 (racial) [+2]
Item Box LV.3 (extra)
Appraisal (extra)
cksmithing LV.7
Crafting LV.7
Hammer Technique LV.2
Shield Technique LV.4
Strength Boost LV.2
Mana Control LV.5
Enchanting LV.5
Earth Magic LV.2
Fire Resistance LV.2
[copse] Wilma didn¡¯t have any new skills. That much was obvious. But she did have a mysterious little ? -mark at the end of her race. And that can only mean one thing. ¡°Well, well, well. I suppose I must congratte you again. System Support Holder Wilhelmina.¡± I jokingly said. ¡°... What do I do?¡± Wilma asked. ¡°What do you mean by that?¡± I asked. ¡°I mean, I hold the System Support now. Doesn¡¯t that mean that I am¡­ some sort of a ¡­ priest or something?¡± Wilma asked. ¡°... Wilma. Do I look like a priest?¡± I asked her. ¡°Well no, but¡­¡± ¡°And you know I also have the System Support.¡± I reminded her. ¡°Well yes, but¡­¡± ¡°Then what is there to worry about?¡± I asked her. ¡°You are a System Support Holder. And even more than that, you are my worker. No one will ever force you to do anything as long as you work for me, so don¡¯t worry. No church, no country, not even the Goddess will do anything to you, if you don¡¯t want to. Always remember that.¡± I reassured her. ¡°... thank you, Brian.¡± Wilma said, as she calmed down. ¡°Anytime. And if you need to talk to me about your new System Support, you know my office is open. But let¡¯s get back to the party before the others assume something is actually wrong.¡± ¡°... Yes.¡± Wilma agreed, and I teleported the two of us back to where the others were. CH.355 Telling Alice and Lua about Wilma CH.355 Telling Alice and Lua about Wilma ¡°Do you know why she got it?¡± Alice asked. I was in my room with Alice and Lua, discussing the new System Support Holder. ¡°It was foring up with a new way to synthesize a legendary grade metal.¡± I answered. ¡°... but aren¡¯t you and your monsters the ones that came up with it?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Yeah, but that was only in the Factory. And while I did summon some monsters to help Wilma in the process, she was the one leading the forging, and apparently that counts.¡± ¡°Sounds almost like cheating.¡± Alicemented. ¡°Well, you got yours for taking down a behemoth. Which you probably couldn¡¯t have done were it not for the prophecy power-up and maybe even the fusion, so who really is cheating?¡± ¡°... did what I do count as cheating?¡± Lua asked. ¡°... not sure. I mean, you did heal me when I was about to die. And you did it with your own skills, so¡­ I don¡¯t think so?¡± ¡°But I got that little System screen that instructed me to use the Summon Water Spirit skill. What was that about?¡± ¡°No clue. Maybe the Goddess, or some System Agent, didn¡¯t want me to die and showed you a way out? Yeah. It had to have been Aulis, right? He is basically our System Stalker, I think.¡± ¡°Because of me, right?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Maybe. He did have his focus on the Alewatch area because of the prophecy.¡± I reminded her. ¡°Or maybe there was a different, less known prophecy about someone healing someone else who was critically injured? But because of theck of notoriety, all it did was show Lua a way to heal me?¡± ¡°I can see that. It did feel like someone helped me for no reason.¡± Lua agreed. ¡°... but what do we do about Wilma? ¡­ did Laura make a link with her SS yet?¡± ¡°No. Not yet.¡± I answered. ¡°I did consider it, but decided we should talk about this first. If I do allow the link, she could ess the Factory, and that should be useful for her. She could prototype weapons and stuff there. So in a way, I want to allow the link. But also, if we do the link, she will soon learn that the two of you also have the SS, so if you don¡¯t want that, we have to either not link with her, ore up with a way to keep it a secret.¡± ¡°... Is it a problem if she finds out?¡± Alice asked. ¡°No. Not really. I mean, if she were to tell anyone about it, the fact that she has the SS woulde out. It is just ¡­ if you want to keep it a secret from her. I know the two of you aren¡¯t quite as open about it as I am.¡± ¡°It is just easier to hide it and let you take care of public problems.¡± Lua said. ¡°I don¡¯t mind dealing with them, so I could reveal it.¡± Alice said. ¡°Either way is fine with me. I mean, I think if we keep taking down SS-rank monsters, people will start to assume that Alice has the SS.¡± Imented. ¡°Of course, Lua, you haven¡¯t done any big publicity stunts that would be known to the masses. Your fame is only known in the dhampir viges.¡± ¡°... maybe the right situation just hasn¡¯t shown itself.¡± She said. ¡°Perhaps. Or maybe you are just a hidden monarch.¡± ¡°... I guess I should speak about that as well.¡± Lua quickly said, as I brought up her race. ¡°..? About what?¡± ¡°... I got my racial skill, Monarch of Magic.¡± Lua revealed. ¡°Really?¡± Alice asked. ¡°What does it do? Tell me!¡± Spoiler
Name: Lucia
Race: Dhampir Monarch !
Level: 99
HP: 3080 [+300]
Mana: 6020 [+900]
Strength: 1286 [+270]
Defense: 1369 [+125]
Magic: 4056 [+530]
Skills:
Dhampir Princess LV.3 (Unique) [+1]
Monarch of Magic LV.1 (Racial) [new]
True Blood Magic LV.10 (Racial)
Vampiric Body Modification LV.5 (Racial) [+3]
Card Summoner LV.3 (extra) [+1]
Winged Flight LV.2 (extra) [new]
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Water Magic LV.10 [+1]
Light Magic LV.8 [+4]
Mana Healing LV.7 [+4]
Mana Control LV.10
Magic Boost LV.9 [+1]
Quick Cast LV.9 [+1]
Fast Mana Recovery LV.10
Knife Technique LV.2
Staff Technique LV.6
Blunt Weapon Technique LV.2 [new]
Saint
Water Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Blood Sucker (Racial)
Lifesaver
Storage ess (Brian Wood)
[copse] ¡°I ¡­ I canmand magic.¡± Lua exined her new skill. ¡°... that doesn¡¯t exin anything.¡± Aliceined. ¡°... can you cast a spell? Something not dangerous, like a simple me? Or maybe Shade?¡± Lua requested. ¡°Sure. Shade.¡± Alice agreed and quick casted one of her favorite spells. Though I think it is one of her favorites because it was the first spell she sessfully cast. With her spell cast, my room was engulfed by darkness. I really should install The Eye of Truth into myself for some sort of a vision enhancing skill. Spoiler [copse] ¡°... Shade. Disappear.¡± Lua ordered. I could feel some amount of mana in her voice, so it reminded me a bit of how Cailie¡¯s voice carries mana when she uses her Charming Voice skill. After Lua ordered the Shade to disappear, it began to do just that. It didn¡¯t vanishpletely, but it did get quite a bit weaker. ¡°Wow! That is so cool!¡± Alice eximed. ¡°You just dispelled my spell.¡± ¡°I just weakened it a bit. I can¡¯t fully dispel powerful spells yet. And while I know you didn¡¯t cast it seriously, that was still LV.10 Dark Magic.¡± ¡°... LV.11 actually.¡± Alice corrected. ¡°You already went past 10 with it?¡± I asked. I mean, I know she can, because she has Limit Break, but I also know she has a bunch of other skills she could level up instead. ¡°I had to try, you know.¡± Alice said. ¡°And it is my best skill, not counting my Unique-Racial or Card Summoner.¡± ¡°I¡¯m just surprised that you picked that over something like Mana Control.¡± Imented. ¡°That one is LV.11 as well now, but I¡¯ll admit that I did level up Dark Magic first.¡± Alice said. ¡°... I really need Limit Break as well.¡± Luained softly. ¡°Most of my skills are LV.10 or almost level 10, so I¡¯ll run out of things to level up soon.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll take you with me to the next fissure. I think that might do it.¡± I told her. ¡°And I have a perfect card you can use in mind. If using that won¡¯t get you the Limit Break, the System is boring.¡± ¡°... what is it then?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Let¡¯s just say that Lua will heal her opponent to death.¡± I joked, even though it wasn¡¯t a joke. ¡°... That sounds ¡­ cruel.¡± Lua said. ¡°I think it still fits you. With the title you have, Lifesaver, your healing efficiency is doubled. So when we turn all of that healing into damage, that will do a ton.¡± I told her. ¡°... I suppose that is true.¡± ¡°And if, actually when, you learn Holy Magic, you¡¯ll be able to heal even faster. So the damage will be even better.¡± ¡°... I¡¯ll do my best.¡± Spoiler
Name: Alice Mana Watchman
Race: Magical Girl !
Level: 124 [+20]
HP: 2380 [+220]
Mana: 6155 [+850]
Strength: 1594 [+260]
Defense: 1814 [+200]
Magic: 4433 [+630]
Skills:
Magical Girl LV.2 (unique-racial)
Limit Break LV.1 (extra)
Card Summoner LV.3 (extra)
Magician¡¯s Power LV.5 (extra)
Erasure Magic LV.3 (extra) [+2]
Multicasting LV.5 (extra)
Mana Flight LV.5 (extra)
Telekinesis LV.5 (extra)
Giant yer LV.3 (extra)
Dark Magic LV.11 [+1]
Fire Magic LV.7 [+3]
Mana Control LV.11 [+1]
Magic Boost LV.7
Quick Cast LV.8
Instant Cast LV.5 [+2]
Fast Mana Recovery LV.10
Magic resistance LV.5
Polearm Technique LV.5 [+2]
Staff Technique LV.4
One with two Souls
One who defeated the Impossible
Storage ess (Brian Wood)
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
[copse]
The next day, I invited Wilma to my office to talk about¡­ well, you know what we are going to talk about. I also had both Alice and Lua with me. Time to show Wilma the ropes of the System Link, and I suppose reveal the little secret. And then show her the Factory. ¡°... Sir, what did you call me here for?¡± Wilma asked. ¡°Is it about ¡­ that?¡± ¡°Yes. And you can talk about it. I already told both Alice and Lua about it.¡± I responded. ¡°... I guess sorry that I did, but I don¡¯t keep secrets from them. At least this sort of secret.¡± ¡°... No. I understand. Then¡­ what is this about?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll ask a question first. Have you gotten acquainted with your System Support already?¡± ¡°... A bit, yes.¡± ¡°That¡¯s good. Then did he tell you about the possibility of a System Support Link?¡± I asked. ¡°... no. ¡­ wait. He is exining it now.¡± Wilma answered. So her System Support is a male. Let¡¯s just hope it isn¡¯t me like it was originally with Alice. That was awkward. Though I highly doubt it would be me. Wilma doesn¡¯t have the same rtionship with me as Alice does. ¡°... I think I understand.¡± Wilma said. ¡°You wish for our System Supports to make this link, right?¡± ¡°Yeah. It wille with some useful tools, but the best one is that with the System Link, you will be able to ess my Different Dimension Factory.¡± ¡°... Different Dimension Factory. It is where your monsters live, isn¡¯t it?¡± ¡°Yeah, basically. But it can also be used for a lot of interesting things. But you¡¯ll see when we get there.¡± ¡°... so, what do I need to do to make this System Link?¡± Wilma asked. ¡°Nothing really. Just allow your SS to make the link. Laura will take care of the rest.¡± ¡°... Laura? Who is she?¡± ¡°Oh. The name of my System Support. You should name yours at some point as well.¡± ¡°Yes. I will do that.¡± We waited a bit while Laura worked her magic. Well, not magic if we are to be truthful. The System is more of a God level system, so ¡­ I don¡¯t really know what to call it. God magic? Let¡¯s just call it System bullshit. That is the best way to describe it. After a moment, the link was done and I heard the voice of Wilma¡¯s System Support in my head. (It is a pleasure to speak to you all. I am Lady Wilhelmina¡¯s System Support.) An older male voice said in my head. He sounded very calm and reassuring and reminded me a bit of Aulis¡¯ voice. No, it isn¡¯t the same, but a bit simr. There was just the ¡®grandfather quality¡¯ seeping from his voice. ¡°... I have to say, I didn¡¯t expect that sort of voice from him.¡± I admitted. ¡°Laura, Mia, Kekri, why don¡¯t you three introduce yourselves to Wilma.¡± After I said that, I could almost see question marks floating around Wilma¡¯s head, until the three System Supports began introducing themselves. (Hello, Miss Wilhelmina. My name is Laura, and I am Brian¡¯s System Support.) Laura went first. (I¡¯m Maria, but feel free to call me Mia. I am Lady Lucia¡¯s System Support.) (And I¡¯m Kekri. Lady Alice¡¯s System Support.) As the three introduced themselves, Wilma¡¯s eyes went wide with surprise. She then looked at us and muttered: ¡°... all three of you?¡± ¡°Yes. All of us have the System Support.¡± I confirmed. ¡°... that¡­ I didn¡¯t think that could be possible.¡±
After letting Wilma adjust to the shocking truth, it was time for us to head to the Factory. She won¡¯t get ess to the Control tform or anything yet, but at least I¡¯ll show her around. I had Alice and Lua head to the Factory first, while I instructed Wilma in the ¡®real world¡¯ on how to go there. And after she got it, I jumped there after her. All four of us met next to the round table that was right at the bottom of the stairs that lead to the control tform, and from there, we could go on a tour. But first. ¡°I think Laura, Mia and Kekri should show themselves to Wilma.¡± I quickly said, and as soon as I did, the three of them appeared. This was another small shock to Wilma, but she got over it quickly. ¡°... can mine do that?¡± Wilma asked. ¡°No. Not yet. Well, he kind of could, but not while you are here.¡± I answered. ¡°... why?¡± ¡°Because he is still at basic level System Support. He has to be upgraded to standard level before he can appear here at the same time as you.¡± ¡°How do I do that?¡± ¡°Time. You just have to be patient.¡±
Then it was time for the tour. I didn¡¯t show Wilma everything, as the Factory has just gotten too big for me to show it in a reasonable amount of time. Even with the time dtion between the real world and the factory being 3.2x nowadays, it would still take forever to show the entire Factory for Wilma. ¡­ And to be honest, I didn¡¯t want to show some of the ces, like the Goblin Bank, to her. The main ces I made sure she knew were the Vampire Smithy, the regr Smithy, the ces where my Spellcasters like to hang out, as well as any other ces that I felt would help Wilma with her main job of making weapons. The Spellcaster areas were so that they could help her with enchanting, by the way, but I think I¡¯ll make a dedicated workshop area for Wilma, where she¡¯ll be able to call monsters to help her with her experiments. I¡¯ll also make her a Dungeon Founder item developer terminal that isn¡¯t directly linked with my skill like the one that is on the Control tform is. I¡¯ll just limit it so that it will only store what Wilma designs inside Tahlia¡¯s memory banks, not my skill. Just in case. It will also prevent Wilma from essing any of my designs until I trust her enough. Not that I don¡¯t at the moment, but ¡­ I just think it needs more time until I¡¯m willing to trust her with my skills to the same extent as I trust Alice and Lua. I of course also introduced Wilma to both Tahlia and Fantasia. And I think now is as good of a time as any to mention that since my DDF has leveled up, Fantasia has grown a bit older. When she first appeared, she was five, maybe six years old. Now she was more like 10. She has grown up about a year each time DDF has gotten a level, so I suppose her starting at 5 and now being 10 when I have LV.6 DDF does check out. I think the most impressive part for Wilma was the unlimited ess to legendary metals she would have in the Factory. I mean, everything in the Factory isn¡¯t real. Well, in a way it is, but since nothing has physical mass, I can make anything and an unlimited amount of that anything in here. It just can¡¯t be brought to the real world. But still, having ess to unlimited resources does allow for easy prototyping, which is what I often use the Factory for. For Wilma, she couldn¡¯t just think about something and make it appear like I could, but that is why she has her own littleptopputer that she can use to y around with my item developer and then make the item she has designed appear so that she can hold it in her hand. I¡¯ll make her one of those Iron Man hologram tables when I have the time as well. It should help. By the time I¡¯d shown Wilma the important things and shown her how to use the item developer, it had gottente enough that it was time for us to return to the real world and head for lunch. Food is important, right? Can¡¯t stay in a mentalndscape for long without it. Laura taught me that. CH.355 Side Chapter: Wilma in the Factory CH.355 Side Chapter: Wilma in the Factory ¡°... another failure¡­¡± I looked at the piece of metal we had been working on. ¡°Don¡¯t me yourself, miss Wilma. Master understands that this job is quite impossible.¡± Kotetsu reassured me. He is one of Brian¡¯s summoned ¡®monsters¡¯, using something Brian calls an avatar doll. I know they have something to do with Lady Janina and the dragon avatar she uses, but admittedly I don¡¯t fully understand them. Spoiler [copse] ¡°But you managed to do it.¡± ¡°In the Factory.¡± Kotetsu reminded me. ¡°It is apletely different environment.¡± ¡°... Yes.¡± ¡°We should take a break now.¡± Kotetsu then said. ¡°We won¡¯t seed, if we aren¡¯t at full power.¡± ¡°... Yes. Karl, can you clean up?¡± ¡°Sure.¡± He agreed. ¡°Try to rx a bit.¡± I exited the workshop, though I had no idea where to go, so I just walked blindly. I didn¡¯t know where to go or what to do. My brain was just filled with making the star titanium. ¡°... maybe if we tried¡­ no. It won¡¯t work anyway.¡± I muttered to myself. ¡°... I wish I could see how they did it in that Factory ce. Maybe if I could go there.¡± I kept speaking to myself as I walked around. I got some looks from Brian¡¯s monsters that were using the avatar dolls, but I just ignored it. When I eventually realized where I was, I noticed I had walked to Brian¡¯s office. I wonder why I¡¯m here? Did I think he could help me with this? But he already gave the report, so would he know more? ¡°... I guess I should ask. He always says I can ask anything.¡± With the decision made, I knocked on the door and soon heard an answer toe in. But it wasn¡¯t Brian who answered. I stepped into the office and there were two people inside, but neither of them was Brian. One was Endymion, Brian¡¯s assistant who took care of the office when he wasn¡¯t here. The other was one of those ¡®Spellcaster monsters¡¯ Brian likes to have around. He was dressed in ck like Endymion, but his robes looked a bit more simple than Endymion¡¯s. Spoiler
[copse] ¡°Miss Wilhelmina. Is there something you need? Or do you wish to leave a message to Master?¡± Endymion asked. Despite how he looks, Endymion is quite gentle, so I wasn¡¯t intimidated by him. ¡°... no. I was just¡­ wondering about my job.¡± ¡°Yes, the star titanium. It is understandable.¡± Endymion responded. ¡°... I just wish I knew more about how it happened in the Factory¡­¡± I muttered. ¡°I see. Sadly, I do not have the permission to show you.¡± Endymion apologized. Show me? Could he do that if Brian allowed it? But ¡­ that Factory ce. Isn¡¯t it some sort of ce where Brian¡¯s monsters live? Can Brian see what happens there? ¡°Perhaps I can answer some questions.¡± The other Spellcaster offered. ¡°After all, I was a part of the crew that made the star titanium in the Factory.¡± ¡°... you are? Then Yes! Answer all my questions!¡± I demanded, until I realized that I should talk like that. ¡°¡­ please.¡± I meekly added. ¡°I don¡¯t mind. Endy, do you need me?¡± ¡°I can handle things here.¡± ¡°Then shall we head somewhere else, Miss Wilma?¡± ¡°... Yes! I want to know everything!¡± ¡°That is quite a lot. Perhaps just everything we did while we made the star titanium will suffice.¡±
¡°... stardust ¡­ dragon fire ¡­ and an oxygen barrier.¡± ¡°I did say it would be difficult. We haven¡¯t attempted it again, so we don¡¯t know what parts of it don¡¯t have to be done, but if you¡¯d like, we can do some tests.¡± Sodma offered. His real name is Sorcerer of Dark Magic, but he asked me to call him Sodma. ¡°... If I learn to use stardust and maybe one of Brian¡¯s monsters could use special fire magic¡­¡± ¡°Miss, using stardust is extremely advanced sorcery. It will likely take years to learn how to do so.¡± Sodma warned me. ¡°... I see.¡± ¡°I think it might be better if you ask Master to summon us at our full power. That way, we could assist you in this endeavor.¡± ¡°... Yes. I¡¯ll try to do that.¡±
And eventually, that day came. Brian came to see us and asked us about our progress. Of course he likely knew that we had failed miserably. We had wasted more than two full ws worth of the valuable Ursa Major material and we had nothing to show for it. I then told Brian about the stardust and he seemed genuinely surprised. Didn¡¯t he know that they used it? Brian even read the report he gave to us, but admittedly that report didn¡¯t include the stardust. Then there was just one thing to ask. ¡°Brian. You can summon that monster that can use this ¡®stardust¡¯, right? Can¡¯t you do that right now? I know if we have that, we will seed.¡± I requested, and after a bit more insisting by us, Brian agreed to summon some monsters. I had a lot of help summoned. One was a female magician dressed in white and blue. She was going to be heating our ingot with magic. Spoiler [copse] Next was Sodma, or Sorcerer of Dark Magic. He was going to be producing the stardust along with another Spellcaster, Quintet Magician. Spoiler
[copse] Then there was Cosmo Queen. I was somewhat acquainted with her, as Brian often practices magic with her. I think she can use Space Magic, and she was going to do her best to keep any oxygen from our ingot. I¡¯m not exactly sure what oxygen is, but I do know it causes scale to form on the surfaces of the ingot, and that scale must be cleaned away as soon as it forms, so that it cannot ruin the ingot. We also had Kotetsu helping us hammer. Spoiler
[copse] I was a bit taken back when everyone decided that I would be the one leading the forging. This made me the one in charge. I would set the rhythm, I would show where to hit and how hard, I would decide when the ingot will need more heat and so on. In short, it was the most difficult job, but everyone agreed that I should do it. I felt a ton of pressure on my shoulders, especially since Brian was going to be watching over us, but I had no choice but to do my best. And that is most certainly what I did.
¡°DONE!¡± I called out, when I finally was happy with the ingot. Quintet Magician was doing the final cooling, but it was done. We had an ingot of star titanium. Brian then did something with it and confirmed that it was indeed an ingot of high quality star titanium. I was so happy when I heard that we seeded that I called out with all my might and began jumping around like a little kid. I was so excited that it took me a while to realize that a System screen had appeared before me.
Individual Wilhelmina has founded a new way to synthesize the legendary metal star titanium.
As a reward, Individual Wilhelmina will be given the System Support.
Basic support system Unlocked.
¡­ The System Support? The thing Brian has? And now I have it too? What is this?
Brian decided to throw us a party for our sessful forging of the star titanium. I think it might have been because Karl was asking for drinks and I feel like Brian will throw a small garden party for any reason, including no reason. During the party, I spoke with Brian and asked him what I should do about my new System Support, but he just reassured me that nothing bad would happen to me. It ¡­ it made me d. I know Brian is strong, I really do, but the way he speaks, it makes me think he really can take on anyone, even the Goddess herself.
The next day, I was asked toe to Brian¡¯s office because he wanted to speak to me about something. I suppose ¡®something¡¯ is a lie, as I know what he wants to talk about. But what I didn¡¯t expect was both Miss Alice and Miss Lucia being in the room with Brian. Did¡­ Did he tell them? My heart must have skipped a beat when Brian told me that he told Alice and Lucia about my situation. I told him that I understood why he did it, but I still wish he hadn¡¯t done it. Brian then asked me about something called a System Link, and while I hadn¡¯t known what it was, my System Support, who sounded exactly like my teacher back at home, quickly exined to me what it was. It was something two System Supports could do, and with the link, they could quickly trade information back and forth, and it would even allow the two holders to speak with each other in their minds. ¡°... I think I understand. You wish for our System Supports to make this link, right?¡± I confirmed with Brian. ¡°Yeah. It wille with some useful tools, but the best one is that with the System Link, you will be able to ess my Different Dimension Factory.¡± Brian confirmed. What? I can ess the Factory if I do this? Then yes. Let¡¯s ¡­ (Miss. Please calm down first.) My master''s voice echoed in my mind. After calming down a bit, I agreed to the link and let my System Support make it. After the link was done, my System Support introduced himself to Brian. And then, Brian had three other System Supports introduce themselves to me. Laura, Maria and Kekri. I knew Brian had it, but the other two as well.
After a small shock, Brian shocked me again when he said he¡¯d take me to the Factory and show me around. Getting there was no problem, but it did feel a bit funny. When I was able to see my surroundings again, I was in a huge white hall. It felt like something not of this world. ¡­ I suppose Brian did call this the ¡®Different Dimension Factory¡¯, so it isn¡¯t of this world. I had appeared next to arge round table. It looked sizable enough that 10 or more people could easily sit around it. There was also some sort of a raised tform right next to the table. ¡°Wilma? Are you feeling fine?¡± Someone spoke to me and when I turned to see who it was, I saw Miss Lucia. But she was dressed differently than she was just beforehand. She often wore either a ck or a red dress, but now she was wearing a shirt simr to the shirts Brian always wears, as well as a pair of those ¡®jeans¡¯ that Brian always wears. And her shirt has a painting of a cat on it. I wonder how such a detailed painting could have been made on a shirt? ¡°I¡¯m fine, thank you.¡± I responded. ¡°Is your body moving fine? And can you see clearly?¡± She asked. I looked around, and moved my body a bit, but everything felt just fine. ¡°I feel normal.¡± I answered. ¡°That¡¯s good. You know, it wasn¡¯t always like that. When I first came here, there was this strange feeling when I moved and my vision was all messed up. You are lucky that the skill has leveled up since then.¡± ¡°... That sounds ¡­ bad.¡± ¡°It was, but luckily it is better now.¡± Lucia said. ¡°I wonder how it felt?¡± I pondered. ¡°Brian can show you, if you really want.¡± Alice cut into the conversation. Where was she? I didn¡¯t notice her earlier. And like Lucia, Alice was wearing some unusual clothes. I then heard some footsteps from the raised tform next to us, and then Brian walked down the steps leading to it. ¡°Good. You are all here.¡± Brian said. ¡°Let¡¯s get on with the tour. I know the time is dted here, but we still don¡¯t have all day, so let¡¯s get this done by lunch.¡± ¡­ Time is dted? What does that mean? The time is¡­rger? Can time berger? Is it something rted to magic? Can magic influence time? I was thinking of asking about it, but since Brian said he wanted to get this done, I held the question in. I¡¯ll askter if I get the chance. Brian began to exin things about the Factory. Mainly how each of the doors on either side of this big hall would lead to rooms that had different habitats. It sounded a bit strange, but Brian said I¡¯d understand when I saw it. But before he began showing me ces that would be useful for me, he first said: ¡°I think Laura, Mia and Kekri should show themselves to Wilma.¡± And after he did, three more people just ¡­ appeared out of nowhere. The first one, Brian¡¯s System Support named Laura, was a young woman simr in age to Brian. She had long brown hair and she was dressed in clothes that looked both casual and high ss at the same time. Next next woman seemed just a bit older than Laura. She was Miss Lucia¡¯s System Support, Maria. She had crimson hair and turquoise eyes, just like Lucia, but her hair was quite short and tied into a bun, and she wore a purple and ck dress. Thest one was the only male. He was somewhere around 18 or so in age. His hair was spiky ck with blond highlights. He was wearing clothes simr to Brian, except that his outfit was mostly ck and purple. I wonder if Alice chose those clothes for him so that he would look simr to Brian? Because these three were Brian, Alice and Lucia¡¯s System Support, I naturally asked if mine could appear like that, only to learn it is only possible if I¡¯m not here. I could get him to appear at the same time as me, but I would have to get him to go from ¡®Basic¡¯ to ¡®Standard¡¯ first. I didn¡¯t at first realize what it meant, but my System Support exined that it refers to their power. Basic is the lowest, then Standard, then Advanced, andstly Perfect. I wonder what power System Support Brian has? It has to be at least Standard, but maybe he has Advanced or even Perfect?
As Brian showed me around, my mind was blown time and time again. Just what is this ce? How can there be entrances to all these massive rooms so close together? It should be impossible, but that is how this ce was. I was also shown just how many monsters Brian can summon. He said that almost all of them live here when he doesn¡¯t need them and it showed. There must have been over a thousand different monsters here. When I asked Brian about it, he said that a total of 1334 unique monsters live here. And that wasn¡¯t counting something he called ¡®tokens¡¯, as well as multiples of the same monsters. I didn¡¯t really understand what those are, but maybe eventually. As we kept touring the ce, we were also joined by two more people. One was a girl, around 15 in age with blue hair. The other girl was about 10, with light brown hair. Brian introduced them as Tahlia and Fantasia. They were apparently avatars made by his skills. ¡­ I just¡­ don¡¯t know. Skills are alive? And can have some sort of avatars? The System Supports are one thing, but skills? That just ¡­ I¡¯ll just let it be. Nothing I can do about that.
¡°And this will be your room. We¡¯ll make a workshop here that you can use however you like.¡± Brian said, as he brought me to an empty white space. It was a simr room to all of the ¡®habitat¡¯ rooms Brian showed me, but this one was still empty, and he was nning on giving it to me. ¡°... So I can do whatever I want with it?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes, you can.¡± Brian confirmed. ¡°You¡¯ll have to ask for Laura or Fantasia¡¯s help, because you can¡¯t just mentally control the Factory thought.¡± ¡°... Mentally control?¡± ¡°This space is in Brian¡¯s mind.¡± Alice told me. ¡°Here, he can do whatever he can think. Show her.¡± ¡°Sure.¡± Brian agreed with Alice¡¯s demand. Then, in the blink of an eye, a building appeared before us. It looked way too familiar to me. ¡°... my old workshop.¡± I said, as I looked at it. It felt both nostalgic and terrifying at the same time. Thest time I saw it, it was fully engulfed in mes, and I honestly wasn¡¯t sure if I wanted to see it ever again. But looking at it now, it looked different from how I remember it. It was¡­ it was brand new. Like the day I had finished building it. And that felt ¡­ I felt reinvigorated by seeing it. Like I was ready to work my hardest to aplish my dreams again. ¡°Do you like it?¡± Brian asked. ¡°I can make something else if you¡¯d prefer?¡± ¡°No. No.¡± I quickly said. ¡°... I love it. Thank you.¡± ¡°Then let¡¯s head inside. There are a few things there I want to show you.¡± Brian said, as he opened the door.
The inside wasrgely how I remember it. It felt so familiar that I almost couldn¡¯t keep the tears out of my eyes. I felt like I had returned to where I belong again. ¡°Here it is.¡± Brian said, as something appeared in his hand. It looked like ¡­ a metal te? But it doesn¡¯t seem to be made of metal? ¡°What is that?¡± I asked, as a part of the te lit up. ¡°Wh-What?¡± ¡°This is your new design tablet.¡± Brian answered. ¡°With it, you can make designs for weapons.¡± As he exined that, he drew something on the tablet with his finger. It was just simple lines. He then showed me how I could use some other features of this ¡®tablet¡¯ and I got to try it out. I began drawing a simple sword blueprint, and when I was finished, Brian showed me that I could then make that blueprint into a real weapon right on the spot. To do that, I only had to pick the materials it would be made of. That is when the next shock came. The list of metals included things like that aluminium that Brian showed me previously, but also the legendary metals. I could just ¡­ make a sword of orichalcum? I quickly tested it, and an orichalcum sword just like my drawing most certainly appeared. I quickly took a hold of it and looked at it. My first legendary sword. And it was so easy to make. This ce is wonderful. ¡°Don¡¯t think that it is real.¡± Brian told me. ¡°Nothing in the Factory is really real. It is just all in my mind. Sure it feels real, and you think it is real, but it really isn¡¯t. But it is fun to y with stuff that is difficult to get in the real world, isn¡¯t it?¡± ¡°... I see. Yes, I understand.¡± I responded, a bit taken down. Of course it can¡¯t be that easy. ¡°It is great for testing things out though.¡± Brian said. ¡°So you can make a prototype sword here, then remake it in the real world. And since you experimented here first, you probably won¡¯t make a mistake in the real world.¡± ¡°... but I don¡¯t have this ¡®tablet¡¯ in the real world, so can I get these designs out of here?¡± I asked. ¡°I¡¯ll make a printer, so yes. Actually, I think I¡¯ll eventually make you and Karl a 3D holo table for the workshop and you¡¯ll be able to use that, but that will take me a few days to do. But look forward to it.¡± ¡°Yes. I will.¡± I then took an even closer look at the sword I just made, and used Appraisal on it. As its information popped up, I was taken back again.
Orichalcum Sword
Thrusting - Damage done by thrusting attacks ignores 75% of the target''s defenses.
shing - Damage done by shing attacks ignores 85% of the target''s defenses
Mana Repair - By inputting mana into the sword, the sword will repair itself.
Durability 5000/5000
Description: A basic sword made of orichalcum. It might be made of a legendary metal, but there is nothing legendary about it.
This is ¡­ Is this really what I made? It is not much better than what I could make with steel. How is this something made of orichalcum? Shouldn¡¯t it be so much better? ¡°... Is something wrong?¡± Brian asked. ¡°Yes! This sword. It is ¡­ It¡¯s awful! How can an orichalcum sword be this bad?¡± I asked. ¡°... Show it to be.¡± Brian requested and I handed the sword over to him. He seemingly took a look at it, maybe he appraised it? ¡°That¡¯s just how it is.¡± He then said. ¡°The description is urate. This is just something quick you made. Of course it isn¡¯t actually legendary. Even in the Factory, you won¡¯t make a legendary de just because you want to. You have to put in the work to perfect the sword. Then it mighte out legendary.¡± Brian said. ¡­ Of course. I should have known that. Just because I have legendary materials, I won¡¯t have a legendary sword. Why did I think like that? I really should have known better. Then¡­ the star titanium. Brian wants me to turn it into a sword. And I will make it into a legendary sword. ¡­ but now I know. Just because the material is legendary won¡¯t mean that the sword will be. I¡¯ll ¡­ I¡¯ll spend a lot of time here. I¡¯ll design a star titanium sword that really will be legendary. And then I¡¯ll remake it with the ingot we forged and I really will be a legendary smith!
(Miss. You need to stop for today.) ¡°Don¡¯t interrupt me.¡± I snapped at my System Support. ¡°Just a bit more and this will be finished.¡± (Do I need to call Lady Laura again?) us asked. ¡°No! She will ¡­ Just give me a bit more time and this will be finished. I know this one will finally give the wielder strength.¡± I begged. (I¡¯m sorry Miss, but I know it won¡¯t be ¡®just a bit¡¯. Last time you said that, you took over two more hours.) us said. (And you also have that job Master Brian gave you. You should do it.) ¡°...¡± (The design will wait for tomorrow.) ¡°... alright.¡± I gave in, and pressed the ¡®Save¡¯ icon on the holotable. CH.356 Install Experiments CH.356 Install Experiments Over the next days, Wilma went almost crazy in the Factory. The unlimited ess to legendary metals, the ess to the knowledge my monsters have, as well as the altered time inside the Factory led her to spend an absolute ton of time there. To the point where I had to order her to spend some time outside and with that time, she made herself a superfy chair she could sit on whenever she went to the Factory. I then asked, actually ordered, her to make more of those chairs, just so Alice, Lua and I could have one each as well. Next time, I¡¯ll ask her to make a massage chair, though I prefer having Alice and Lua massage me, not some chair, so maybe I shouldn¡¯t. There was also Wilma¡¯s System Support. She named him us, and while it did remind me a bit of Santa us, especially considering how he looks, it apparentlyes from some dwarven myth. His avatar in the Factory was a bit interesting. He was a giant man, easily over 220 cm7 feet 3 inch tall. He also had a long beard and hair, both nearly snow white. From what Wilma told me, us was her teacher back home. He, like Wilma, was abnormally tall for a dwarf, and he had even evolved into a race called ¡®Giant Dwarf¡¯ that made him a literal giant among the dwarves. He was a highly skilled smith and very respected within the country of Smorog. ¡­ I just hope it won¡¯t get awkward for Wilma if she goes home to see her old teacher. I still really liked him, especially his soothing voice. I think he has the perfect voice for storytelling, but that might be just me. Actually, it isn¡¯t just me, because I know Fantasia has been sitting on hisp and listening to him talk about nothing a few times. There were good newsing with Wilma spending all that time in the Factory. Thanks to her designing OP weapons, the catalog of them that I had ess to had grown quite a bit. ¡­ Sadly manufacturing any of them would cost around a month''s worth of HomeBase ¡®creation¡¯ energy, so I¡¯m not going to do that. But they were extremely OP, to the point where some of the weapons had effects like: ¡®Damage done by shing attacks ignores 99% of the target''s defenses¡¯ and ¡®Unbreakable¡¯. The surprising part was that even with ess to unlimited resources, Wilma still hadn¡¯t managed to make a weapon that gives its wielder strength. I mean, I expected it to be difficult, but I wasn¡¯t expecting it to be that difficult. Because I noticed how difficult it was, I made a quick test of my own. I made a Factory copy of one of the swords Wilma designed and installed a few cards into it. I started off with Fusion Sword Murasame de and it worked just fine. But because this was just a Factory copy and all I¡¯d lose if the weapon breaks are the cards I¡¯ve installed into it, which I¡¯ll lose either way, I decided to keep going. Spoiler [copse] Next I added Lightning de, then Legendary Sword, but even after those two, the sword made of legendary metals was just fine and didn¡¯t break. It also now came with a 1900 strength boost to the wielder. Spoiler
[copse] I then also added Divine Sword - Phoenix de. At first I thought this might finally break the sword, but again, I was wrong. These legendary swords are just built different. Spoiler [copse] As the fifth install, which should be the limit, I added Twin Swords of shing Light - Tryce. This caused an interesting phenomenon, where the single greatsword split into two smaller swords. But they still all stayed intact and could be used, so ¡­ sess? Spoiler [copse] The final pair of swords was absolutely overpowered. It kept the original effects of ¡®Damage done by shing attacks ignores 99% of the target''s defenses¡¯ and ¡®Unbreakable¡¯ but because of all the installs, it now had a lot more. Because of all the attack up effects of the swords, even ounting for the attack loss of Tryce, the swords now gave the wielder 1700 strength. They also could increase your attack speed, had lightning magic in them, would return to your hand if you got disarmed and so on. In short, they were somewhere between very and extremely overpowered. I¡¯ll show them to Wilma at some point and see if she can make something that is simr to these in power. I mean, I can always just install cards into a sword she makes, and I think I¡¯ll do just that when the star titanium sword is finished. After the twin swords, I made a few more install experiments. Mainly, I wanted to make a sword with 5 Lightning des installed into it. I just wanted to make a lightning greatsword, okay? ¡­ but that experiment failed, because while the sword could take three Lightning de installs, after the fourth, it broke apart. I think that was because I went above three of the same card, so I made another experiment where I installed 3 Lightning des and 2 Fusion Sword Murasame des into a sword, and that one worked out just fine. Then there was onest experiment. For it, I used the same OG sword as I used for the previous ones, but this time, I installed 3 copies of both Legendary Sword and Divine Sword - Phoenix de. This was to test the theory that over 5 installs would break even an unbreakable weapon, and considering that the weapon did in fact break, it seems like I was correct. 5 is the maximum number of installs that even a legendary grade weapon can take, and it can only take up to three installs of the same card.
¡°Brian? What are you doing?¡± Wilma interrupted me in the Factory as I was ying around with a new set of installs. I had moved on from the weapon experiments and entered the ¡®looking for cards I¡¯ll install into myself¡¯ phase. I was also considering what cards would make good installs for Cailie, Unika and Wilma. And maybe even for Einar and Eline. I already knew what I was going to install into Alice and Lua, so that wasn¡¯t an issue. ¡°Hey Wilma. Didn¡¯t I give you a job that would keep you busy for the day or do I recall that wrong?¡± I asked. ¡°I already made the chairs.¡± She answered. ¡°... so what are you doing? Why do you have a mannequin that looks like me?¡± ¡°... that was fast. And that isn¡¯t a mannequin, it¡¯s a Mirage Token.¡± I answered. ¡°... what¡¯s the difference?¡± Wilma asked. ¡°Can you all move a bit?¡± I asked the tokens, and they did as I asked. ¡°That. They can move. They are near perfect copies of you all. Well, not really, but they get the job done for what I need.¡± ¡°... What do you need them for?¡± ¡°Just some experimentation. It is something I can do to help people gain skills, but I need to do some tests first. And for that, these guys are perfect.¡± ¡°Can you just ¡­ make a token of anyone?¡± Wilma asked. ¡°Anyone whose status I¡¯ve seen, or whom I can target with Physical Double. Though having both is the best, as it makes the most urate tokens.¡± Spoiler [copse] ¡°... wait? Did you say that you can help people gain skills?¡± Wilma asked. ¡°Yeah. I can do that. I mean, I can level you up and level up your skills, so granting skills isn¡¯t that big of a leap.¡± I reasoned. ¡°... well, I suppose not, but still. Do you have skill orbs or something?¡± ¡°Nope. Just my cards again.¡± ¡°... what kind of skill do you have?¡± ¡°The cheaty kind. Anyway, want to see what skills I can offer you?¡± I asked.
For Wilma, I had a few options. First was of course just Gaia Power. Wilma already had an affinity for Earth Magic, and she even had the skill, but Gaia Power should boost her affinity even more, thus reducing the mana cost of Earth Magic spells, as well as powering them up. Spoiler [copse] The next two were Fissure and Earthquake. They were both kind of in the same vein as Gaia Power, but unlike Gaia Power, they would give Wilma new skills. Fissure turning into Earth Splitter skill and Earthquake giving a skill called Earthquake. Both are good battle disruption skills, but you don¡¯t really need the skills, as you could do simr things with Earth Magic. Spoiler
[copse] Of course there is always Hammer Shot, giving a skill called Massive Strike. It is an extra skill rted to the Blunt Weapons Technique, which Wilma has the evolved form of, Hammer Technique. The skill allows for massively powerful strikes that cause massive damage. Spoiler [copse] There is also Ballista of Rampart Smashing, which would help Wilma get through enemies that are trying to defend against her strikes. It could be super effective, especially ifbined with Fairy Meteor Crush. Spoiler
[copse] And for something a bit more defensive, there was The Reliable Guardian and Block Attack. The Reliable Guardian of course turns into the Defense Boost skill, which is just a great filler skill to have, while Block Attack turns into the Block skill. Both are decent, but nothing crazy. Spoiler
[copse] Then thest option was arguably the dumbest, because the skill it gives is¡­ well, Cestus of Da, if installed into a person that can take it, produces a skill called Lifesteal. In simplicity, when you damage someone with an attack, you heal for some of the damage you dealt. At LV.1, it would just be 10%, but at LV.10, you heal for the same amount of damage that you did. In all honesty, it is quite the powerful skill. Sadly, the only ones that can take the install are races that are somehow rted to Fairies, or just regr humans. So from our crew, the only ones that can take it are myself, Cailie, Wilma and Karl. The beast-folk can¡¯t take it, dhampirs can¡¯t take it and even a dragon cannot take it, but for some reason, dwarves are ok. Mer-folk are also somehow rted to Fairies apparently, but considering that Cailie quickly recognized a Water spirit, maybe there is a connection. Spoiler [copse] ¡°So, which one do you prefer?¡± I asked Wilma. ¡°... that¡¯s a lot of options.¡± She began. ¡°... what do you think would be the most useful for me? Also, are there any skills rted to crafting that you can give me?¡± ¡°Sorry, I haven¡¯t found any crafting skills yet. There might be some, but I¡¯d need more time.¡± ¡°Then¡­ can you give me more than 1 skill?¡± Wilma asked. ¡°Yes, as long as it happens over time. Each time I install, that is what I call giving a skill by the way, a card into you, your body needs to adjust to the card. It takes anywhere from a few weeks to a few months based on the skill. And while you can have up to five cards your body is getting adjusted to, I don¡¯t rmend exceeding 3 as it gets quite painful. Also, I¡¯ll order a minimum of 1 week between each install, just in case.¡± ¡°I see¡­ so if you find a way to make a crafting skill, I¡¯d have to wait a week for one?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± I confirmed. ¡°That ¡­ that¡¯s not too bad.¡± ¡°Then do you want a skill now?¡± I asked. ¡°... I¡¯ll think about it for a bit.¡± Wilma said.
Eventually, she wanted the Block Attack install, aka. the Block skill. She just said that she was more happy with shielding than attacking, so that is what she went for. So with a quick return to the real world, I gave Wilma the install. She actually took it quite well, considering that it was her first install. Spoiler
Name: Wilhelmina
Race: Craftswoman (Dwarf) ?
Level: 66 [+2]
HP: 2110 [+74]
Mana: 2070 [+70]
Strength: 1180 [+12]
Defense: 1110 [+42]
Magic: 695 [+40]
Skills:
Advanced Crafting LV.3 (racial)
Item Box LV.3 (extra)
Appraisal (extra)
cksmithing LV.7
Crafting LV.7
Hammer Technique LV.2
Shield Technique LV.4
Block LV.1 [new]
Strength Boost LV.2
Mana Control LV.5
Enchanting LV.6 [+1]
Earth Magic LV.2
Fire Resistance LV.2
[copse] I have to admit, I didn¡¯t expect Wilma to go for that skill. Especially with how much I hyped up the Lifesteal skill. And even if she didn¡¯t go for that, I was expecting her to take the Massive Strike skill. Well, maybe in the future. And since Wilma¡¯s new skill is now handled, I guess I¡¯ll go over the few ideas I have for the others. First for Unika there were two great choices. Shooting Star Bow - Ceal and Spell Shattering Arrow. You might think that Silver Bow and Arrow is also there, but Unika cannot take it, as it is a Fairy-type equip. Spoiler
[copse] Shooting Star Bow - Ceal would give Unika a skill called Spirit Shot. It was a crazy skill that basically lets her shoot ¡®ghost¡¯ arrows that pierce anything and ignore all of the opponent''s defenses, but ites at the cost of having much lower power than her usual shots. But it is still extremely powerful when dealing with opponents that have a ton of defense. Spell Shattering Arrow on the other hand makes the skill Spell Destroying Shot. It does what you assume. Her arrows could break apart magic. Both are honestly great skills, bordering on being cheaty. And if she didn¡¯t feel either of them, she could always just take Molten Destruction for the fire attribute. Spoiler [copse] For Einar and Eline, I didn¡¯t have as great of options, but I still came up with two choices. Outside of just giving them some sort of Power of Defence Boost skill, or a magic attribute. First was Darkness Approaches. With Einar already being a Night Cat-folk and Eline likely to follow, this would work well with their Night Stalking racial skill. Spoiler [copse] Darkness Approaches as a skill would make an area of darkness around the user, simr to Alice¡¯s Shade spell. And with Night Stalking boosting all of Einar¡¯s stats and senses in dark ces, that should be super effective. The second option was a bit more out there, and also a bit more dangerous, but I honestly think it might fit. It is called Dark World Lightning. Spoiler [copse] Again, I just think it would fit their Night Cat-folk race. Sure it is likely super dangerous, but it would be cool. ck cats with purple lightning. Cailie was perhaps the most difficult one. I just ¡­ I¡¯m not sure what way she wants to go, so I¡¯ll have to ask her first. But maybe Raimei for Lightning Magic? Rising Air Current to help her with Wind Magic. Power of Kaishin would also work for her. Even Misfortune could work, as it works decently with Cailie¡¯s Charming Voice skill. Spoiler
[copse] But let¡¯s be honest here, the best install for Cailie would be Aqua Chorus. It would give her a skill that boosts the stats of every ¡®friendly¡¯ person who hears her song, while lowering the stats of ¡®evil¡¯ people who hear it. Spoiler [copse] I¡¯m just notpletely sure if Cailie wants a skill that activates when she sings. But those are some of the options everyone has for their installs, so perhaps it is time to tell them all about it. ¡­ well, let¡¯s wait until Eline evolves first. I¡¯ll do it after that. CH.357 Magic attributes and Dragonmaids CH.357 Magic attributes and Dragonmaids As I predicted, after getting her next Level Up!, Eline began evolving. Good thing we were ready for it, so she can evolve in peace. I increased the concentration of the healing liquid in her tank,pared to what Einar and Mariina had, in hopes of getting data topare how her evolution went inparison. I know Einar¡¯s was near perfect, if not perfect, but more data is still better. Other than that, my meeting with the King had been set, so I had that to look forward to. Though it is still a few weeks away, so I¡¯ll have to wait. I had also been in closer contact with the genderbent Hero¡¯s party, mainly about the mana flowers and the dimensional barrier observers. Was that even their original name? I think I called them the miasma detectors or something as a lie. I don¡¯t remember. Yes, they are different from the WDBDD or the weakening dimensional barrier detection device, as the DBO only gets readings on the dimensional barrier that will act as a baseline when I finally make the WDBDD. We now had a basic n on how we would spread these devices. I mean, we had one previously, but now we also had the time frame, and it was going to start at the Hero¡¯s country, so I¡¯ll have to head over there soon. This time, with Alice and Lua joining me. I was thinking of also bringing Cailie, but I¡¯m not sure if her fans have gotten over her departure yet, and she isn¡¯t an official part of the harem yet, so she will have to earn Lua and Alice¡¯s permission to join us for the trip. And I don¡¯t know if she even wants toe in the first ce. But when Mariina heard that I was heading there, she asked me for a ride, because she said she had overstayed her time in the Capital doing nothing, so at least she will be joining us. She is using me as a taxi again¡­ Well, I don¡¯t really mind. She has also helped us and will hopefully continue to do so. But before I worry about any of that, let¡¯s get Cailie and Unika here so I can give them their new skills.
¡°Come in.¡± I said towards the door when Cailie and Unika approached. I then used a bit of Telekinesis to open the door for them. ¡°... how did you know we were here? I didn¡¯t have time to knock?¡± Unika asked. ¡°I just know.¡± I answered. Of course I knew because I could check the HomeBase security cameras with Dungeon Founder. ¡°Again,e in. We have something to discuss.¡± The two did as I said and Unika closed the door behind them. ¡°... so, what is it?¡± Unika asked. ¡°Nothing much. I just wanted to know how your training has been going. Unika, you with Foxfire and Cailie, how is your Wind Magic?¡± I asked. ¡°I ¡­ I think I might learn at some point, but it is difficult.¡± Unika admitted. ¡°I can use the basic spell Breeze, but I don¡¯t have the skill yet.¡± Cailie answered. That¡¯s not bad. Using the most basic spell is a good start, but let¡¯s boost them up a bit. Wait. First I should ask one more thing. ¡°Unika, did you have Quintet or mel check your affinity towards the fire attribute?¡± I asked. Spoiler
[copse] ¡°Yes, but mel said my affinity is too low to use Fire Magic. ¡­ and Sir Quintet said that I do not have sufficient affinity towards any attribute.¡± She answered. ¡°... Yeah. Of course it would be like that.¡± I just said. I knew the same from the report I got, I just wanted to see if Unika would admit to it. ¡°Then that makes this easy. I want to give you two something.¡± I said, as I got two cards out of the Collection and slid them towards the girls. The cards were of course Rising Air Current and Molten Destruction. Spoiler
[copse] ¡°... your cards?¡± Unika questioned. ¡°... what are we supposed to do with them? I know we can activate them, but we can¡¯t actually use them, right?¡± ¡°You aren¡¯t wrong, but you aren¡¯t quite there. You two don¡¯t know everything I can do with these cards.¡± I responded. ¡°I won¡¯t have you activating these cards. I¡¯ll be installing them into you.¡± ¡°Install?¡± Cailie asked. ¡°Just something that will make the card a part of you.¡± I answered. ¡°And it will change your body in different ways, depending on the card. In this case, these two cards will boost your affinity towards an attribute of magic. For Cailie, Rising Air Current will boost your affinity towards Wind Magic. With it, it will be easier for you to use Wind Magic, you will use less mana while using it, and your spells power will be boosted. For you Unika, since you don¡¯t have a sufficient affinity in the first ce, Molten Destruction will give you more than enough affinity so that you will be able to use fire magic.¡± The two girls looked a little dumbfounded, but Cailie quickly epted it as the truth, while Unika questioned it a bit more. ¡°Is that even possible? I¡¯ve never heard of anyone being able to influence people¡¯s attributes.¡± ¡°You can just look at Alice as the proof. She was once like you. Someone with not enough affinity in any attribute to use elemental magic. But now, she can use both Fire and Dark. That is because of cards like these two being installed into her. Actually, she got her Fire Magic from Molten Destruction.¡± ¡°... Miss Alice ¡­ was like me?¡± Unika asked. ¡°Nope. She was a lot worse off than you were. Because of her father, she was forced to study magic for many hours on a nearly daily basis, while not being able to actually use any magic because of her attributes.¡± I told her. ¡°But that story isn¡¯t mine to tell, so feel free to ask more info from Alice herself.¡± ¡°... alright. I shall.¡± Cailie agreed. ¡°So then, shall we get into the installs?¡± I asked.
I gave the girls a quick warning talk about how the install will likely feel before I began the process. I think Unika was the more scared of the two, but that might be just me. After both the installs werepleted, a System screen for a mission I haven¡¯t seen in a long time popped up.
Mission: Granter of Magic
Fire Magic granted to Unika
Reward:
¡®Fencing Fire Ferret¡¯ in a toploader
¡®mvell Firedog¡¯ in a sleeve
¡®Firewing Pegasus¡¯ in a sleeve
Spoiler
[copse] Yes. The Granter of Magic mission. It just is something difficult to do, as I need to know someone with no affinity for it to activate. But like with Alice, I got some kind of nice stuff. Sure two of them are only in sleeves, but unlike back with Alice, nowadays I have toploaders to spare, so it is all the same to me. Interesting part is that all three of them are Beast-type. I was more so expecting Beast-Warriors, but what do I know? In terms of how the two took the installs, well, Cailie took it surprisingly well. Outside of Wilma, I think she had the easiest time with her first install. Unika on the other hand ¡­ I honestly expected her to pass out from it, but she was able to stay conscious. ¡°Please remember, I only boosted or gave you the affinity for magic. You¡¯ll still have to train hard to get the actual skill, so don¡¯t let me down.¡± I told the two, before I had few of my monsters take them back to their rooms so they could rest.
After the two were gone, I took a deep breath and brought my world treant staff out of Storage. I then let some mana flow through the staff to build it up. I did it almost every day, usually two or three times a day. I could do it even more if I wanted to, because while the staff needs some time between each mana flowing session, I can just run mana through it, put it in Storage, fast forward the stave¡¯s time with Storage then bring it out and do it all again. But as I said, most of the time I don¡¯t do it, because it feels like a waste, but today I decided to go for it. My real goal was actually emptying my mana pool so I could let it regenerate normally, so I could maybe get the Fast Mana Recovery skill. ¡­ Actually, now that I think of it, did I ever exin why magicians use staves? I¡¯m not sure I did. Obviously they aren¡¯t necessary. I¡¯ve never really used one, but I can still use magic. But what do they do, well, they are kind of like swords and other weapons. They focus your power and give better results. For example, let¡¯s go with my own world treant staff.
World Treant Staff
Magic Boost - Power of spells cast using this staff is boosted by 46%
uracy Boost - uracy of spells cast using this staff is boosted by 38%
Treant Staff - Increases the potency of its abilities as more mana is run through the staff
Durability 5000/5000
Description: A staff made of world treant wood. It has been built up by Brian Wood and has adjusted itself for his use.
Yeah. That is what it looks like now, but when I began, those percentages were only around 5%. And this thing is far from done. If the estimates of my monsters are to be believed, when this staff is ready, those percentages will be somewhere around 500%. Staves can also have other effects, of course, especially if you embed magic stones into them. And if you reinforced them to be used as striking weapons inbat, they would also get some physical properties, but mine doesn¡¯t have those, as I¡¯ll just use a sword when in closebat.
After my office work, I had a practice session. Just sword/CQB today, because I had just emptied my mana into the staff, and while I could use my dungeon terminal to draw mana from HomeBase, for reasons of getting skills I didn¡¯t want to do that. The sword practice didn¡¯t feel that special, but by the end of the session, I got the permission to level up my Sword Technique to LV.5, so I made sure to do so. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: One without a Race - Spiritual Human ?
Level: 148 [+4]
HP: 6260 [+110] (+20,200)
Mana: 7990 [+130] (+18,400)
Strength: 2460 [+90]
Defense: 3280 [+50]
Magic: 2880 [+50]
Skills:
One of Every Race LV.2 (unique-racial)
- Draconic Body LV.1 (racial)
- Draconic Magic LV.1 (racial)
- Advanced Summoning Magic LV.1 (racial)
- Spirit Magic LV.1 (racial)
Pack Opener LV.8 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.6 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Limit Break LV.1 (extra)
Space Magic LV.4 (extra)
Telekinesis LV.8 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.10 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Summon Nature Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Sword Technique LV.5 [+1]
Shield Technique LV.3
Mana Control LV.14 [+1]
Defense Boost LV.10
Dragon Life Dedication (Greater True Fire Dragon)
Water Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Nature Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Honorary Baron of Ruiso Kingdom
Language Comprehension (humanoid) (draconic)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
[copse]
And the next morning, Eline woke up from her evolution sleep. She, like her brother, had evolved into a night cat-folk and her racial skill had changed from Night Vision to Night Stalking. I also got the data from her evolution tank, but it does seem like the healing liquids concentration was a bit high for her. It didn¡¯t cause any adverse effects, other than even more hair growth than a usual evolution, but was it much higher, it likely would have. Also, here are Eline¡¯s evolved stats. Spoiler
Name: Eline
Race: Night Cat-folk
Level: 41 [+14]
HP: 910 [+450]
Mana: 1170 [+410]
Strength: 495 [+239]
Defense: 340 [+146]
Magic: 785 [+345]
Skills:
Night Stalking LV.4 (racial) [+3]
Staff Technique LV.3 [+1]
Wind Magic LV.1 [new]
Summoning Magic LV.5 [+1]
Mana Control LV.6 [+2]
Fast Mana Recovery LV.1 [new]
[copse] She also had two new skills, just like her brother, but unlike her brother, hers weren¡¯t CQB skills, but magic skills. Eline got her Wind Magic skill, and she also obtained Fast Mana Recovery. Again, like with Einar, I¡¯m not jealous that Eline got Fast Mana Recovery before I got mine. It just is a lot easier for her, as her mana pool isn¡¯t 8000. But the Wind Magic is the impressive part. While we did figure out that Eline had an affinity for Wind some time ago, she only really began to practice Wind Magic when Cailie moved in. Sure Cailie is also really close to her LV.1 Wind Magic, but Eline got there first. Then again, Eline does have the higher Mana Control level, and she also already had Summoning Magic. But now I¡¯m even more convinced that I want to give the two Night Cat-folk Dark World Lightning as an install. I just think Lightning and Wind Magic go perfectly hand in hand. Spoiler [copse] But that will be in a day or two. Today is Eline¡¯s rest day. She also needs a haircut, unless she wants her hair to reach her knees.
As the day kept going, I was doing the usual things until two cat-folk came to my office door. After letting them in, I looked at the two night cat-folk. Eline had gotten cleaned up, and Sheou had cut and styled her hair, so it was looking nice. Spoiler [copse] ¡°... Master.¡± Eline began. ¡°Yes?¡± ¡°¡°Thank you for helping us evolve!¡±¡± The two said in unison, as they bowed their heads. ¡­ didn¡¯t expect that, but I do appreciate it. ¡°Of course. I told you, I¡¯d take care of you as long as you work for me, didn¡¯t I?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Eline agreed. ¡°Thank you, Master.¡± Einar added. With their thanks given, the two left the room. But they didn¡¯t leave me empty handed, because as the two left the room, a System screen popped up in my field of vision.
Mission: Good Master
Worker Einar sees you as a good employer.
Reward: Dragonmaid Ernus
Mission: Good Master
Worker Eline sees you as a good employer.
Reward: Parlor Dragonmaid
Spoiler
[copse] Thank you, you two. Thanks to you, I got two new Dragonmaids. Now I¡¯ll have to ask Tinkhec to get me their alternate forms, and then I¡¯ll have to add them to the rotation of Dragonmaids using avatar dolls. CH.358 Visiting the Hero’s country with Alice and Lua CH.358 Visiting the Hero¡¯s country with Alice and Lua Because I had been invited to the Hero¡¯s country so that I could nt the next set of mana flowers, and to set up the dimensional barrier observer, I used the guildmunicator and submitted a flight n on when I¡¯d be heading over. I also made sure to note that I¡¯d be using arger airship this time, since I was bringing Alice and Lua with me, and Mariina, Safia as well as the two knights from the Hero¡¯s country would also being along. I wanted to also bring Agunan and Ria, but someone should stay on HomeBase. I¡¯ll give the two of them a few days off so that they can visit the Hero¡¯s countryter. Agunan should hopefully be able to make sure they don¡¯t get lost. I mean, he can fly long distances pretty urately, so it should be fine, I think. I do wish I could trust HomeBase to someone other than Agunan, Alice, Lua or Ria when I¡¯m gone, but I just really can¡¯t. Cailie and Wilma are an option, as I do trust both of them for different reasons. Cailie because she is fighting for my love and Wilma because she got the System Support. But neither of them have the power necessary to solve issues inside the dungeon part of HomeBase, if a problem does arise, so I cannot leave them in charge. Maybe if they get a lot stronger or maybe if I can get them the Card Summoner skill.
The next day after I submitted our flight n, we took off from the capital. I had first used summoned out B.E.S. ride, then beamed myself and Alice to the ground so we could pick up Mariina¡¯s crew while Lua headed straight to our ship, and then I had Lua send a beam down to pick us up to the ship. And the ship we were using was B.E.S. ster Cannon Core. Spoiler [copse] Of course during the duration of the flight, we used the invisibility given to the ship by Opti-Camouge Armor, but as we got closer to the Hero¡¯s country and I began to descend, I turned it off so that we could be seen. Spoiler [copse] And admittedly, that was the point where I realized that maybe I shouldn¡¯t use visible spaceships that are thisrge. I mean, it didn¡¯t go terribly bad, but my B.E.S. ster Cannon Core is still somewhatrger than therge airships that most nobles have. The few airships that I saw on my first visit were between 60 and 80 meters in length, and they also looked like regr boats, except that they had either wings or propellers or both. My spaceship had neither and it is over 100 meters in length. My ship also has quiterge ¡®wings¡¯, making it look evenrger. Spoiler Just so you can get an idea of the ¡®wings¡¯. [copse] Despite the initial surprise of the bird-folk guards, after I made contact with them, I was let into the city. But as I said earlier, my ship was a bitrger than the usual ships, so it couldn¡¯tnd in the ces most airships could. Not that that is a problem. We¡¯ll just beam ourselves down to the ground.
¡°Sir! You simply must let us take a look at that ship!¡± A dwarven ship mechanic demanded. I remember him from the first time I visited, because he looked at Gradius with hungry eyes that just demanded that he be let to look at my ship. At least at that time he kept his mouth shut. But apparently my B.E.S. monster was just too much for him, so he had to speak up. ¡°Sorry, ssified technology. If you move to work for me, you can take a look, but otherwise, no can do.¡± I told him somewhat as a joke, but honestly speaking, I do n on at some point turning Gradius and Victory Viper XX03 into real ¡®nes¡¯, so I could really use a skilled mechanic when that happens. ¡°Is that true? We simply must talk about this more. Where would you need me?¡± The dwarf quickly asked. ¡°Lord Wood. Please don¡¯t attempt to steal our workers.¡± A perky female voice cut in, and when I turned to look at her, a familiar crimson haired cat-girl was there to see me. ¡°It isn¡¯t stealing. It is offering them a different job.¡± Imented. ¡°And aren¡¯t we on a first name basis already, ?¡± ¡°... I suppose so, Brian.¡± responded. ¡°But still, please stop taking away our best. Cailie was one thing, but Eitri is one of our best airship mechanics, so don¡¯t try to take him.¡± ¡°Fine-e. I¡¯ll try to not do so.¡± I said, as I unsummoned B.E.S. ster Cannon Core. The dwarf, Eitri was it, didn¡¯t like that the massive ship he wanted to explore vanished, and it honestly looked like he was about to run up to me and demand I get it back out here, if the bird-folk guards didn¡¯t block his way. ¡°... Is it always like this?¡± Mariina asked, referring to what happened with the mechanics.. ¡°Basically yes. Well, I¡¯ve only visited twice, but both times, these ¡­ dedicated workers have been all up in my business about my ships.¡± I answered. ¡°You really have a talent for gathering attention.¡± ¡°What can I say? It is my blessing and curse.¡± ¡°But still, thank you. And not just for the ride, but also for the ¡­ Well, you know what. Also, please give this to Lady Janina for me.¡± Mariina said, as she handed me a sealed envelope that read ¡®to Lady Ami Janina¡¯ on the front. ¡°I never got to thank her for the lessons, even if I must quit before I fully managed to learn it. ¡°Yeah. Sadly I don¡¯t have two-way teleporters yet. When I manage to make some, I¡¯ll give you one so you can join the lessons again.¡± ¡°... Is that true? You are making something like that?¡± ¡°... Don¡¯t you know me well enough by now that you can tell when I¡¯m joking?¡± I asked. ¡°... True. I should know that you don¡¯t joke about something like that. ¡­ but does that mean you have one-way teleporters?¡± ¡°Well yes, but actually no. And the letter exchange boxes I have are technically two-way teleporters, I just have to make them human sized.¡± ¡°Well, I¡¯m looking forward to when you¡¯ll manage to do that.¡± Mariina said. Her crew then packed up the stuff I had brought out of my Storage into the four golem carriages that I also brought out from Storage so they could head towards the Sage¡¯s tower. It is a shame she will no longer be visiting our Soul Magic lessons. She honestly was a great help, knowing all the right questions to ask. But I also think that her influence made Lady Janina into a better teacher, so even though Mariina won¡¯t be able to attend the lessons for now, she still has had an impact on them.
We of course headed towards the adventurer¡¯s guild in my carriage. I do feel a bit bad about my Overdrive, as it was my go to transportation before the carriage, but what can I say? This carriage is just more convenient. Maybe I should make a card slot that lets machine-type monsters possess my carriage and they could be the driver of my carriage? It probably wouldn¡¯t even be that difficult. The ride through the city took some time, but it was also nice. was showing some of the sights to Alice and Lua, and admittedly even I didn¡¯t know most of them. The times I¡¯ve been here, I really haven¡¯t spent that much time sightseeing. ¡°... The buildings here are so different.¡± Luamented. ¡°Even the Royal capital cannotpare.¡± ¡°Yes. What are they made of?¡± Alice wondered. ¡°It looks simr to the house you made in the Factory. What did you call it..?¡± ¡°Concrete.¡± I answered Alice. ¡°That¡¯s what it is, right ?¡± I asked. ¡°So you know of it. That¡¯s rare, as it isn¡¯t exported to anywhere but the three surrounding cities.¡± said. ¡°... why?¡± ¡°Because it has to be kept perfectly dry during transport, or it gets ruined.¡± ¡°Oh. So ites as concrete powder or something. And from there, you mix it with water. Makes sense.¡± ¡°... how do you know that?¡± asked. ¡°... I just do.¡± Imented. ¡°Where do you get it? From the Castle dungeon?¡± ¡°There too, but the Sage¡¯s tower does know how to make it.¡± said. ¡°That¡¯s cool. ¡­ what were the ingredients for it again? Limestone and ¡­ something else?¡± I wondered. I think I read up on concrete like ¡­ twice or something. It isn¡¯tplicated, but I just don¡¯t remember. ¡°... again, if you don¡¯t mind me asking, how do you know that?¡± asked. ¡°Can your System Support tell you things like that?¡± ¡°Good question. I¡¯ve never asked.¡± (Laura?) (I can give you the required list, if you so wish, but I don¡¯t think producing it by hand is worth the time it will take. We can simply make it with HomeBase.) She responded. ¡°Yes. My SS can tell me that. But yeah, I know a bit about it even without her.¡± ¡°... I would ask you from where, but I know you won¡¯t give me a real answer.¡±
After we arrived at the Hero¡¯s countries guild, and as we were gazing at howrge the building was, headed inside to get someone. She instructed us to wait in the carriage, and we were good little kids and followed her orders. After not too long of a time, she came out with two others. One was someone I recognized, as I¡¯ve met herst time I was here. Though this time she was dressed in a more reasonable outfit and not full golden te armor. She was the genderbent hero of the genderbent hero¡¯s party and likely a descendant of the Hero, Wendy Hero. The second one was another female, but she was a mage. Actually a sage. Her robe has the exact same emblem on it as Ian Cobba had, and I¡¯m decently sure it can only be worn by a sage. The great witch ID Mariina has, as well as the witch certificate Lua has, have slightly different emblems. The sage was an elf with long blond hair. She had on quite simple looking robes, and she carried a staff with her that had arge green magic stone on it. The stone was likely nature attributed, considering the color, and A-rank, if they didn¡¯tpress it during the process. If they didpress it, then it might be a SS-rank stone, but I doubt that it would be one. I mean, Mariina doesn¡¯t know how topress a magic stone during the conversion process, so it likely is a sage level secret, if they even know of it. And using an SS-rank core for a staff is very much overkill, and I think I¡¯m one of the only people who¡¯d actually do it. And even I wouldn¡¯t do it at the moment, cause I don¡¯t have enough SS-rank cores on hand. ¡°Hello again, Brian.¡± Lady Wendy greeted me quite casually, not that I mind. ¡°Yes, it is nice to see you again, Lady Wendy.¡± I responded. ¡°... we have some new people, so perhaps some introductions. I¡¯ll start. This is Lucia, but please do call her Lua. And Alice Watchman. They are both my fianc¨¦s.¡± ¡°It is a pleasure to meet you two.¡± Lady Wendy said. ¡°My name is Wendy Hero, but please just call me by my first name.¡± ¡°Yes. It really is a pleasure, Lady Wendy.¡± Alice said. ¡°I never would have expected that I¡¯d get the honor of meeting a desce¡­¡± ¡°Please don¡¯t mention that here.¡± Lady Wendy interrupted Alice. ¡°We get enough looks already.¡± ¡°... Sure.¡± Alice quickly understood the issue when she looked around. As Lady Wendy said, we already gathered a lot of attention from the adventurers going in and out of the guild building, and we didn¡¯t need any more of it. Lua then took her chance to speak. ¡°As Alice said, it is a pleasure. And it is quite an honor to meet a sage from the tower.¡± ¡°You as well, young witch.¡± The sage responded. ¡°I¡¯ve heard some good things about you. Oh, my name is Shisu Tensei, but just Shisu will do.¡± ¡°Yes, Lady Shisu.¡± ¡°Also, I know you two came here because of Brian, but perhaps you would like to take the test to be acknowledged as great witches. We can offer that to you today, after we are done here.¡± Shisu offered. ¡°Yes. We¡¯ll do that, right?¡± Alice epted the offer and then asked Lua for her opinion. ¡°I think we should. We might learn something new if we do.¡± Lua agreed. ¡°We have the time, don¡¯t we Brian?¡± ¡°Yes. I did say we might spend the night.¡± I confirmed. ¡°And as long as nothing bad happens, we can stay two.¡±
After the introductions, Lady Wendy took us to where I was going to nt the flowers. They had prepared a nice spot for us, but sadly, it was a bit too ready, so I had to have a lot of the topsoil dug out so I could install a lot of the equipment that was going to be under the dirt. While I was doing so, Lady Shisu asked quite a lot of questions about different pieces. I exined to her how the Pitch-ck Magic Stones were made and how they worked with the flowers, then I wired all of the Pitch-ck stones to lead to arger A-rank magic stone that would work as temporary mana storage. From there, I would then wire that mana to three devices. One was the Dimensional Barrier Observer, which I told Wendy and Shisu was a miasma detector. You know what it does, so I won¡¯t have to go over it. The second was a location transmitter. In all simplicity, it let out mana with a certain ¡®frequency¡¯ that could then be picked up with a different device, and with it, the device could tell in what direction and how far this device is to that device. In short, it was going to be a part of my locator system that will allow me to share spaceships to people who don¡¯t have System Support or some other way to not get lost. Thest one was a simple mana releaser. It would release the mana that wasn¡¯t used by the two devices, while making sure the A-rank magic stone wouldn¡¯t gopletely dry. It also acted as a warning device that could send a message to HomeBase in case something went wrong with the flowers or some part of this system. Other than the truth about the DBO, I did tell all of this to Wendy and Shisu. As well as answering their questions of course. One of the big things Lady Shisu didn¡¯t want to ept was the ability my flowers had to just magically produce mana. I did try to tell her that they produce spell counters, not mana, but to her they were the same. And honestly, they kind of are. And because I nted more flowers, my flower nting mission popped up and gave me a reward.
Spread the Flowers
Flowers nted in The Hero''s City at the Adventurer''s guild''s main office
Reward: Aroma Jar, Aromage Laurel, Aromage Marjoram and Aromaseraphy Jasmine
Spoiler
[copse] Not bad cards, I suppose. Aroma Jar could be fun to experiment with, because it lets off a healing aroma. Laurel can make non-tuner monsters into tuners, so I could Synchro summon now, if I had a Synchro monster to summon. Marjoram¡¯s effects are nothing amazing for me, but she is still another Aromage that can use an avatar doll and help Cailie with the fields, so I do wee her. And Aromaseraphy Jasmine is my third Link monster, so that is cool. Her effect of protecting all of my nt-type monsters while I have more HP than my opponent is also very useful, so if I ever start using more nt-type monsters in fights, I might have to rely on her. Just a shame I didn¡¯t get any Synchro monsters. I really want to know what that locked tab of Pack Opener is. The one that says I need Synchro and Tuner monsters before it will unlock. ¡°Brian. Do you think the Sage¡¯s tower could have a flowerbed like this?¡± Shisu asked when we were finished. ¡°I mean sure, but I don¡¯t have enough magic stones on hand to do it. I¡¯d need at least 5 B-rank magic stones and one A-rank so that I could make one. Realistically, 10 B-rank stones would be even better. So if you can supply those, I can make one. If Alice and Lua are going to take part in some test, I can do that during that time.¡± ¡°... you won¡¯t be watching? And don¡¯t you want to take part yourself?¡± Wendy asked. ¡°I could, but I don¡¯t really care about being a ¡®great wizard¡¯, because I¡¯m really not one. I probably would fail in the first ce. And as for watching Alice and Lua, I can watch it back in the Factory, so it is fine if I don¡¯t see it live, if there is something I need to do in the meantime.¡± ¡°... the Factory?¡± Shisu questioned. ¡°My skill that lets me do some cool things. I¡¯ll tell you more about it some other time, as it is a bit difficult to exin.¡± ¡°... I see. I¡¯ll wait for that day then. Does the number of magic stones matter?¡± ¡°For the A-ranks, no. Well, kind of. They are the mana storage, so ¡­ more stones, more mana storage. But the B-ranks are the more important ones, as they are what dictates how much mana the flowers can make. But ten is maximum for this sized flowerbed.¡± ¡°Alright. I¡¯ll get you the stones, so it would be a great help if you would nt more flowers.¡± Shisu said. This is actually an even better offer than I¡¯m letting on, because maybe I¡¯ll get an Aromaseraphy Synchro when I make the flowerbed at the Sage¡¯s tower. And if they supply the magic stones, all I¡¯ll have to add are the install cards and the flowers, and I have plenty of both. ¡­ Well I guess there is the wiring, but that isn¡¯t too bad. CH.359 Alice and Lua’s Magic Skills CH.359 Alice and Lua¡¯s Magic Skills I finished nting the flowers and exining the new devices, so we were done at the adventurer¡¯s guild. So after a bit more chit chat, we left the guild and headed for the Sage¡¯s tower. My carriage followed the one that Shisu was riding. As we came to the street that led to the Sage¡¯s tower, I was again reminded of just how crazy it looked. Okay, the building itself was quite the simple tower structure, but it was the tallest building in the city, so it is special in that way. But what really makes it special are the two magic circles floating in the air around it. It really is such a wasteful way of upkeep magic, as projecting the magic circles takes quite a bit of mana, but I¡¯m clearly not the only one foolish enough to do that. ¡°Brian, did you ever reverse engineer those magic circles?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Yeah, I did ask my monsters to do that after my second visit.¡± I answered. ¡°One is a defensive barrier around the city. It is the reason the bird-folk have toe guide my ships down to the ground, because otherwise the barrier would trigger and ¡­ well, bad things might happen. The second is some sort of arge scalemunication spell, but even my monsters struggled to fully understand it. They think it is what keeps the guildmunicatorwork running.¡± ¡°Wow. Great Sage Arcadia must have been a genius if she coulde up with something your monsters can¡¯t understand.¡± ¡°And that one isn¡¯t the only one. There is also the massive magic circle that is drawn on the ground using the streets of this city. They said it is too generic to decipher when it isn¡¯t active.¡± Spoiler As a reminder, I¡¯m referring to this. The city is built in a way where the streets make a magic circle that looks like this. The Castle Dungeon is in the middle, and the Sage¡¯s tower, the Adventurer¡¯s guild and the main Church are at the center of the three other circles. [copse] ¡°... why would anyone make a citywide magic circle?¡± Lua asked. ¡°For power. At that size, whatever spell that magic circle releases, it would be extremely powerful.¡± I answered. ¡°... but it would take hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of mana to fill up the circle.¡± ¡°What do you think it is for?¡± Alice asked. ¡°... I can think of a few things. One, it could be for summoning the Goddess, but I doubt that is the truth. If it was that simple, I feel like the Goddess would have told me. Second, it might be some sort of super defense spell. Three, it could be some sort of annihtion spell that can be used to kill a powerful monster. Four, it could be something rted to the Castle dungeon.¡± ¡°It''s probably the defensive spell, right?¡± Alice guessed. ¡°Or maybe a citywide healing spell?¡± Lua added her own guess. ¡°In case of a major sickness or something?¡± ¡°That actually would check out as well.¡± I admitted. ¡°I didn¡¯t consider sickness as we don¡¯t really get sick.¡± ¡°But how would they power it?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Probably by taking a bit of mana from each and every resident. There are around 150,000 people living in this city alone. Add to that the mer-folk and other aquatic races living in theke around the city, and you have something like 170,000. Even if you just take 5 mana from each person, which isn¡¯t a lot even for a LV.1, that is 850,000 mana.¡± ¡°... Is that really a lot? I mean, I know it is but ¡­ HomeBase makes 12 million mana a day, right? So it could power that thing like 12 times over?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Yeah. It is strange to look at things like this when we¡¯ve been corrupted by my OP bullshit.¡± I admitted. ¡°But the 12 times over is only if the magic circle only takes 5 mana per resident. It might take 10 or even 20. And in the first ce, I don¡¯t know if it does take the residents mana. I just said it might, because it is the only way to realistically power something like this if you don¡¯t have the mana flowers.¡± ¡°Speaking off, what do you think they will use the flowers for? The ones Shisu asked you to nt at the Sage¡¯s tower?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Probably to power the magic circles they already have. Mariina told me that currently they have the sages and great witches and wizards fill up magic stones multiple times a day, so if they use the flower power for it, they will no longer have to do that. Or at least it will be less.¡±
After we got to the tower and parked the carriages, Shisu quickly began giving orders to different people. Most of them seemed to just be workers, but some did have on the emblem showing that they were great witches or wizards. As they ¡­ briskly walked around getting materials for the flowerbed, Shisu used her magic to prepare the ground in the area she wanted me to nt the flowers at. And as we waited for the materials, two people with the sage emblem walked up to us. One was someone I already knew, the sage Ian Cabba, while the other was a middle-aged male and some sort of beast-folk. I think he might be a bear-folk, but I¡¯m not 100% sure. ¡°Good to see you again, Brian.¡± Ian said. ¡°The twodies as well. It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance.¡± ¡°Hi Ian. Who is your friend?¡± I asked to get the introductions going. ¡°... Is he always like this?¡± The bear asked. ¡°I don¡¯t know him that well.¡± Ian admitted. ¡°Yes. Yes he is.¡± Lua confirmed for them. ¡°My name is Lucia, but please call me Lua.¡± She then introduced herself. ¡°Alice Watchman, but just Alice is good.¡± Alice took the chance to also tell them her name. ¡°Yes. A pleasure. I¡¯m Ian Cobba, one of the sages of the Sage¡¯s tower.¡± ¡°The name is Ted Miller, also one of the sages.¡± The bear-man introduced himself. ¡°I heard you two might be interested in bing great witches.¡± Ian continued. ¡°Ted and I will oversee your test while the two of them do ¡­ whatever it is that they do.¡± ¡°What we are doing is of great importance. It might remove the entire need for us to put mana into the downstairs stones.¡± Shisu said. ¡°Then we must make sure it gets aplished.¡± Ted was quickly on board when he heard the potential good sides of the flowers. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. We will. Please take care of thedies.¡± Shisu said.
Our two groups headed in different directions ¡­ well in truth we stayed where we were while Ian and Ted took Alice and Lua to some other ce. I hope they will do well. It is a bit of a shame I won¡¯t see the test live, but it isn¡¯t a sage level test, and I can watch it back, so¡­ I¡¯m still sorry for them. But they¡¯ll understand that there are only so many hours in a day. After a bit more of a wait, the people Shisu gave orders to earlier began bringing out stuff, mainly magic stones. A total of ten B-rank stones and two A-rank stones. I then began getting out some cards, mainly the ten Pitch-ck Power Stones I¡¯ll need to turn these magic stones into power stones. Spoiler [copse] ¡°... what are you doing?¡± Shisu asked, as I kept installing cards into the magic stones. ¡°It is called an install. In short, I¡¯m altering the magic stones using my cards. They need to be power stones so that they can hold Spell Counters. It is a bitplicated, but in short, the flowers don¡¯t make mana but Spell Counters. Normal magic stones cannot hold Spell Counters, but these magic stones that I¡¯m turning into power stones can. Then from there, the Spell Counters get broken down into mana that can be used by anything.¡± ¡°... I see. ¡­ also are these stonesrger than the ones you used, or is it just me? You said you needed B-rank stones, but yours were more like C-rank sized.¡± ¡°That¡¯s because mine are made bypressing them when they are super critical.¡± I answered. ¡°These are made by keeping them just sub-critical for a long time, right?¡± ¡°... you ¡­ you know how to do that?¡± Shisu asked. ¡°I don¡¯t, but ¡­ I¡¯ll just summon him.¡± I decided and pulled a card out of Storage, as I turned my terminal into a duel disk. ¡°Dark Sage.¡± Spoiler [copse] ¡°He is my expert on magic stones, so if you have questions¡­¡± I said as I turned back to installing cards into the magic stones. I somewhat heard how Shisu was bothering Dark Sage with a ton of questions, but I just ignored them and kept installing everything so that the flowerbed will get done. After all the wiring, power stones and magic stones were set, I turned back to Shisu and Dark Sage. ¡°Shisu, I need the dirt now.¡± I told her, and she snapped out of an almost trance-like state she had seemingly entered as she was talking with Dark Sage. She looked like an honor student trying to get extra info from a super smart teacher, and I think it was funny. ¡°... eh? Oh yes. I¡¯m on it.¡± Shisu responded and used earth magic to move dirt to fill up the flowerbed. ¡°Thanks.¡± I said, and then I brought out flower seedlings from Storage. They were already installed with Magical nt Mandrag and they would grow up to the point where they will make Spell Counters in about a week. Spoiler [copse] I finished nting the flowers, so my System Mission popped up again. And this time, it came with some Synchro monsters. Sure it is just three cards this time, but I don¡¯t mind. I got a Tuner and a Synchro monster, so that is good.
Spread the Flowers
Flowers nted in The Hero''s City at the Sage''s tower
Reward: Aromaseraphy Angelica, Aromaseraphy Rosemary and Aromaseraphy Sweet Marjoram
Spoiler
[copse] After confirming the reward, I turned back to Shisu and Dark Sage. ¡°I¡¯m done here. The two A-rank stones are visible, so you can run a mana line from them to wherever you need the mana.¡± I spoke up to get Shisu¡¯s attention from Dark Sage. ¡°Could you take me to where Alice and Lua are now. I can still catch some of their tests if we hurry.¡±
[Lucia POV] ¡°Alright. Let¡¯s start.¡± Sage Ian said to us. He, along with a second sage named Ted were testing Alice and I if we were worthy of being great witches. And to be honest, I was nervous. This should be easy. I mean, I¡¯ve studied magic with Mariina and I know how skilled she is, and I feel like I am at least close to her level, so this should be easy. But what if it isn¡¯t? ¡°First, show off every attribute and magical technique you can use. Only surface level is fine. Just show us a bit of everything.¡± Ian ordered us. All of them? Does that include Winged Flight? It is a magical technique, so I think yes. I used the System Link to ask Alice about it, and she confirmed my suspicion. She also suggested that we both fly while we show off our skills, as that would show our ability to use multiple skills at the same time. Alright. Then I¡¯ll need my wings. And for me to have my wings, I¡¯ll need slits in my dress. So I used Dhampir Princess to alter my dress just a bit. I normally use it to hide away the slits so that the dress looks intact, but now, I need them so I used the skill to make them reappear. Then I used Vampiric Body Modification to let my white wings out. While I was doing all of that, I saw Alice glowing softly next to me, as she changed her outfit from her regr clothes to a magical girl outfit. Next, I put some mana into my wings and with a p, I took off to the sky. Alice next to me did the same using her Mana Flight skill. I took a quick nce towards the judges, but I wasn¡¯t sure if they were impressed just yet, so next step. Alice brought her mithril swordstaff out of Storage, while I brought out a magic sk filled with blood. And while Alice showed off her Telekinesis skills by controlling the mithril swordstaff with Telekinesis, I showed off my True Blood Magic by controlling the blood in the air, before returning it to the sk. With the first step done, I returned the sk to Storage and Alice did the same with her swordstaff. We both then brought out staves from Storage. Alice¡¯s was a treant wood staff that Brian bought her as a gift. She didn¡¯t use it often as the staff really couldn¡¯t take her powerful magic, but we were just showing off weak spells so it could take that, while I used the staff I used back when I was still a part of Prime Rib. It might have been altered when I first got my Unique skill, but it was still near and dear to my heart, so I wanted to use it here. It is also something Mrs. Moon bought me after I got recognized as a witch, so I believe it is appropriate. With staves in hand, we began showing some elemental magic spells. Alice started with her Dark Magic, while I used some Light. We then switched to Fire and Water, while making sure to use both Full Casts and Quick Casts. Alice even showed off her Instant Cast. The two of us decided that next would be the time for our other extra skill besides flight, so I used mine first. ¡°Summon Water Spirit.¡± Alice might be better in most things when ites to magic, but outside of healing, this is the other special thing I can do that she can¡¯t. But just summoning the spirit isn¡¯t all, so I kept going. ¡°Synchro with me.¡± I requested of the spirit, and it did as I asked. While I was preparing a spirit boosted water magic spell, Alice prepared her own spell. ¡°Magic Erasing Arrows.¡± She finished her chant, and five arrows appeared in the air around her. They were a mix of her Unique-Racial skill and Erasure Magic, styled after Brian¡¯s card called Spell Shattering Arrow. Using Erasure Magic, they would remove a spell they hit from existence. Spoiler Spoiler Technically it is based on Anti-Magic Arrows, but Brian doesn¡¯t have that one yet, so ¡­ [copse] [copse] I moved the water spell to attack Alice, while she used her Magic Erasing Arrows to erase my spell. As the arrows hit, they systematically undid my spell. With that, we were going to end the show. I think this is enough for now, so both of usnded back where we started, and I once again hid my wings away. I might keep them out when I¡¯m on HomeBase, but I¡¯m still a bit self conscious about them, so I¡¯ll keep them hidden when I don¡¯t need them. I then began hearing some pping from a direction different from the two judges. I turned to look and I saw Brian there, giving us an apuse with Sage Shisu. How much did he see? I hope he saw all of it. CH.360 Little Space and Time CH.360 Little Space and Time[Alice POV] ¡°Brian.¡± I called Brian when I noticed he hade to watch us. ¡°When did you get here? Did you see it all?¡± ¡°Sorry, but no. I got here right at the end and only saw thest showcase.¡± Brian answered apologetically. ¡°... shame.¡± I muttered. I know he had a reason to do things this way, but I would have liked it if he had seen it directly. ¡°And congrattions Alice. Five erasure arrows is a new record, right?¡± Brian asked. ¡°... I ¡­ Yes. It is.¡± I confirmed. ¡°And Lua. Well done flying while in a spirit synchro.¡± Brian spoke to Lua. ¡°I don¡¯t think you¡¯ve ever done that before.¡± ¡°... That¡¯s ¡­ that¡¯s true.¡± Lua admitted. I didn¡¯t know that. I thought it was something she had done before. Then again, I don¡¯t take part in their Spirit Magic sessions, as I train other skills during that time. ¡°Ehem!¡± Someone spoke up to get our attention. ¡°That can wait.¡± Sage Ian said to us. Lua and I both quickly turned to face him and Sage Ted. ¡°You two. You are quite impressive. Both using two attributes, extra skills, racial skills, and even rare forms of magic like spirit summoning and erasure. Thatbined with the ability to do all of that while flying was a great show of your skills.¡± Ianplimented our skills. ¡°But now, I do have a few questions, if you don¡¯t mind.¡± I just nodded at him as a response, so Sage Ian asked his first question. ¡°First. Miss Lucia. Your wings. How do you make them appear and disappear?¡± He asked. ¡°... A racial skill. Vampiric Body Modification.¡± Lua answered. ¡°I see. Thank you.¡± Ian said. ¡°Miss Alice. Your flight is done with the Mana Flight skill, correct?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± I confirmed. ¡°And what about those arrows you used? Magic Erasing Arrows, I believe you called them.¡± ¡°They are a mix of Erasure Magic and my Unique skill.¡± I answered honestly. ¡°You have a Unique skill that is rted to magic?¡± Ian asked. ¡°Yes.¡± I confirmed, though it really is an oversimplification. ¡°What about the magic you used to change clothes? Is it simply done with the Storage magic you showed, or ..?¡± ¡°Also my Unique skill.¡± I said. ¡°Also, I don¡¯t have Storage magic. I can only ess Brian¡¯s Storage.¡± ¡°... I see.¡± Ian said, before he began writing things down. After writing for a bit, he then turned back to us and asked. ¡°Did either of you have skills or spells you didn¡¯t yet show, but would like to still showcase?¡± I think I showed most of what I can do, so I was fine with this. I could go a bit further, but that would mostly be showing off my Unique skill. I already showed my magical skills. I guess there is Mana de, but I¡¯m not good enough with that yet. ¡°... I can use healing magic with water, light and blood magic.¡± Lua spoke up. ¡°I also have the Mana Healing skill.¡± Oh? I suppose Lua never got a chance to show off her healing skills. Neither of us was injured in any way, and showing healing without injuries is difficult. ¡°That is an impressive set of healing capabilities.¡± Tedmended. ¡°Would you be willing to showcase that?¡± ¡°... If you wish, but on who?¡± Lua asked. We then watched as the bear-man¡¯s w grew in size, before he used it to slice open his left forearm without even flinching. He then looked directly at Lua. ¡°Miss, if you would.¡± He requested, as he put his bleeding hand on the table. I just looked as Lua rushed forward and began healing the wound. She used a mix of both water and light magic, while supporting it with her Mana Healing skill. ¡°... Sir, may I bite you to confirm that it healed properly, as well as replenish your blood?¡± Lua asked after the wound was fully healed. ¡°For Blood Magic right? Sure, go ahead.¡± Ted allowed it, so Lua went for a bite on his arm. I thought it might be bad with all that fur in the way, but it didn¡¯t seem to bother Lua. And after just a bit, she released her fangs on the man and backed off. ¡°... It healed fine and I replenished the blood you lost, but I don¡¯t think you should do that. Even if it was to test me.¡± Lua said. The bear-man then moved his arm to test the healing and was seemingly happy with it. ¡°Not bad. Not bad at all, Miss Lucia. You are on the level of a skilled priest when ites to healing, and that isn¡¯t ounting for the blood magic.¡± Ted said. ¡°T-thank you.¡± ¡°You can go back to speak with them now.¡± Ted said, before he raised his voice a bit. ¡°Shisu, could you get over here. We want your opinion as well.¡± He called the third sage that was present.
¡°Alright.¡± Ian spoke up after a while. ¡°The three of us all agree that both of you have more than sufficient skills to be great witches. Congrattions.¡± ¡°We can also offer both of you a position in the tower as Sage¡¯s apprentices, but I feel like you will refuse that part.¡± Shisu added. ¡°Yes, we are fine without.¡± I quickly responded. ¡°Thank you for the offer, but no.¡± Lua agreed with me. ¡°The church would most likely also take you in, if you wished to work as a healer, Miss Lucia.¡± Ted added. ¡°No. I like where I am.¡± Lua responded. ¡°That is understandable. Now, is there anything else the two of you would like to show off?¡± Sage Ian asked. ¡°... no, I think that was ¡­ wait? Lua, you other racial skill. You never used it, right?¡± I asked her, referring to her fairly new Monarch of Magic skill. ¡°I¡¯m ¡­ I¡¯m not thatfortable with it yet, so I won¡¯t be showing it.¡± Lua said. ¡°Oh? Shame.¡± I then got a good idea. Brian is already here, so he should quickly show off. ¡°Brian! Show them your magic!¡± ¡°Yes. We would also like to see it.¡± Ian added. ¡°Go ahead and show us something more.¡± Ted also agreed. ¡°... why?¡± He just asked. ¡°Why not? It¡¯s a great chance.¡± I told him. Come on Brian. I know you want to. Just show off a bit. ¡°You know I suckpared to you two.¡± Brian said. ¡°Still better at Telekinesis than I am. And your magics are super rare, so I know they¡¯ll be impressed.¡± As the sages heard what I said, they got some interested looks in their eyes. Good. Just what I wanted. Brian will surely show off if we pressure him just a bit. ¡°Brian. Brian. Brian¡­¡± I began repeating, to pressure him. ¡°... fine. I can do it.¡± He epted.
[Brian POV] Really Alice? Why? You know I don¡¯t care about this, so why do you have to be that way? ¡­ I me her Mana half for this. It has to be her fault, right? Well, let¡¯s just get on with it. I really shouldn¡¯t waste the time of three sages. ¡°May I start right now?¡± I quickly asked to confirm. ¡°Yes, whenever you are ready.¡± Ian told me. Alrighty then. If I¡¯m going to do this fast, there is only one spell that will get me there. Let¡¯s hope it works perfectly this time, and I don¡¯t identally slow myself down. ¡°Time, quicken my movement, Time el.¡± I chanted the Time Magic spell. I didn¡¯t yet have the skill for Time Magic, but I could use two Time Magic spells to ¡­ some sess, Time el and Time Decel. el of course fastens the time of a target, while Decel slows it down. Both spells are to be used on people, either yourself or someone else. And they slow down or quicken everything about the target, including things like thought process and so on. Sadly, if done wrong, el could cause my time to be slower than normally. I think it is something akin to elerating myself with a multiplier of under 1, effectively making myself slower. My reliability rate of getting an actual eleration was somewhere around 70%, so I was just a bit worried, but feeling my body, I knew I managed to pull off a sessful eleration. Oh, I guess one more thing since someone will wonder about it. Yes, I could just undo the Time el if I got a multiplier of under 1, but that would just be shameful, so I was quite thankful that I managed to keep myself above 1 this time. Now, onto the next step. I think I¡¯ll start off with Spirit Magic, so let¡¯s quickly swap over to Spiritual Human. Then I took a flower and some water out of Storage to act as focal points for some spirits, before using the two summon spirit skills. ¡°Summon Water Spirit, Summon Nature Spirit.¡± It always felt a bit wrong doing Spirit Magic this way, but what can I do? I can¡¯t create pseudo spirits yet, so I have to have real spirits here to help me with this. With the spirits, I performed some super basic spells, like creating more water and growing a nt. I then let the spirits go so I could move to the next part. A quick race swapter, I was now a Sorcerer for the next spells. Some Space Magic spells. First the one that will act as a target. ¡°Space, consolidate into a wall and protect me, Space Wall.¡± I chanted to make a wall of consolidated space appear. You can¡¯t actually see it with just your eyes, but they are sages so I¡¯m sure they can sense the spell in some way. And they will see it when it shatters. ¡°Space, cut apart my enemy, Space Cutter.¡± I then used the only offensive Space Magic spell I currently could use. It sent a de of concentrated space forward, and it would slice whatever it came in contact with. Well, as long as it wasn¡¯t overly durable. But the spell was powerful enough to one shot D-rank monsters, and if it hits well, it can even one shot C-rank monsters. Most of the time it doesn''t though. But it was still powerful enough that when it hit my Space Wall, which did stop the Cutter, that it disrupted the wall enough where the wall shattered to pieces after the hit. Alright. That can be all of the Space Magic. Let¡¯s move onto the next one. First another race swap into Summoner. ¡°Ice Dragon Hime?a. Appear by my side.¡± I called out for my contracted monster. With her arrival came a ton of cold air. I mean, she is an ice dragon. And with her here, it was time for thest showcase, so one more race swap. This time, into Dragon Hearted. I then began spreading scales all over my body with Draconic Body. It isn¡¯t exactly magic, but it will help with whates next. I then gathered some magic in my mouth, before letting it out in the form of a me with Draconic Magic. In truth, my me was nothing but an imitation. Sure it looked cool, butparing it to real dragon fire is likeparing a spray can and a lighter to a methrower. With everything I wanted to show shown, I let Time el go. I then turned my dragon scales back to regr skin before I swapped my race from Dragon Hearted to Summoner, unsummoned Hime?a, and then swapped races again to go to User or Rare Skills which was my current default race.
¡°... Time Magic, Space Magic and Spirit Magic. As well as Summoning Magic, and what was that dragon form?¡± Ian recapped. ¡°Draconic Body and Draconic Magic.¡± I answered honestly. ¡°Can only be acquired by someone who has had a dragon dedicate their lives to.¡± ¡°The fire dragon from the Sawyer city incident, right?¡± Ian asked. ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°What about Spirit Magic?¡± Shisu asked. ¡°It is rare to see humans who can use it.¡± ¡°Just something I picked up after the second spirit''s blessing.¡± ¡°Yes. You even had two spirits¡¯ blessings. Just one is already rare, but two. Just how did you manage that?¡± Shisu asked. ¡°... ask the spirits? Maybe I¡¯m just lucky.¡± ¡°I just might.¡± Shisu agreed. ¡°But still. Both Space and Time. When was thest time someone like that was around.¡± Ted wondered. ¡°363 years and some months.¡± Ian answered. ¡°There really hasn¡¯t been one since the Great Sage Second, huh.¡± Ted pondered. ¡°Not anyone who could use both.¡± Ian confirmed.
We chatted for a bit longer, and I was offered a wizard title, though they said I wasn¡¯t good enough with control yet to be a great wizard, but I just refused saying I don¡¯t need that title. I mean, it doesn¡¯t appear on your status, so it doesn¡¯t affect your stats or abilities, so it is low-key useless. Sure there is the respect aspect, and I guess I could get some authority in the Sage¡¯s tower, but witches and wizards are still quitemon, so me having that title is basically nothingpared to both Alice and Lua getting the great witch title. I also got acquainted with two more sages, and if Mariina does get her sage title, that will be a total of four sages that I know, so if I ask for the tower¡¯s help, I should get it. After we capped off our meeting with the sages, an apprentice witch showed us around the tower per the orders of Ted. She was actually a witch by title, but considered ¡®apprentice¡¯ because she was studying under a great wizard who was trying to get to sage rank. The tower had some interesting sights, but the ones I found the most interesting were the sage history wall, which listed all of the previous sages and great sages, as well as the massive library that the tower held. The library was also split into sections, where people with different tower ranks could ess different parts, so someone like me with no title could only ess some, witches and wizards could ess more, then great witches and wizards could ess even more, sages even more and there might even be an area only great sages can ess. Though what is the point of such an area when there currently aren¡¯t any great sages?
After our guided tour, we left the tower grounds. From here, we were going to explore the city a bit more, and then find a hotel for the night. Then tomorrow ¡­ Well, I don¡¯t know what we will do, but I think we¡¯ll do something. CH.361 Church on HomeBase CH.361 Church on HomeBase ¡°... Hello. I¡¯m sorry I called you here.¡± A young girl, probably around 14, spoke to us in a familiar parlor room. ¡°Please,e and take a seat.¡± ¡°... May I ask where Aulis is? He is our usual System agent.¡± I asked the girl. ¡°Not that I mind the change.¡± I quickly added. We were in fact once again in the parlor room where we met Aulis or the Goddess, but this time, a young blue haired girl was here to see us. ¡°I ¡­ I asked to take over today, as this is somewhat personal.¡± The girl answered, as the three of us took our seats around the table. ¡°... I suppose I should introduce myself first. My name is Sicily.¡± Sicily? That was the angel Sepher mentioned. So she really is a System Agent and not just some sort of an angel. This basically confirms that angels are System Agents. ¡°Well, it is nice to meet you, Sicily. I know you already know, but I¡¯m Brian, this is Alice, and she is Lucia, or Lua for short.¡± I quickly introduced us, just because it felt correct. ¡°So, what is this about? Another fissure?¡± ¡°... That too, but I also have a different goal. If it was just a fissure, I¡¯d have left this to Aulis.¡± Sicily said. ¡°Or we could have just sent you a mission with the details.¡± ¡°I see. So what is this about?¡± ¡°It is to do with Holder Lucia.¡± Sicily answered. ¡°Me? ¡­ what is it?¡± Lua asked. ¡°... first, may I call you Lua?¡± Sicily asked. ¡°Yes, of course.¡± Lua gave permission. ¡°Thank you, Holder Lua. You were given the Saint title. ¡­ but you haven¡¯t done anything with it. May I ask why?¡± Sicily asked. ¡°... I just don¡¯t know what to do with it.¡± Lua admitted. ¡°I know I can learn Holy Magic because of it, but I don¡¯t really have anyone to teach me. ¡­ And if I went to the church and asked them for help, I might get trapped there, so I couldn¡¯t do that.¡± ¡°I ¡­ I didn¡¯t think you would feel like that.¡± Sicily said. ¡°But I think I understand your point. I¡¯ll help you with that then. I¡¯ll send a vision to a few priests asking one to go open a church on HomeBase. From there, he or she can teach Holder Lua Holy Magic without any worry. Holder Brian, would this be eptable?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t see why not. I did consider that a church might be necessary at some point when HomeBase got more residents.¡± ¡°Good. ¡­ then today, please go visit the church in the Hero¡¯s country. Holder Brian, I believe you are already acquainted with high priest Sepher, so I shall send him the vision. I hope he will take care of you and if he doesn¡¯t, I¡¯ll do my best to have someone else do it.¡± Sicily said. ¡°Alright. Thanks.¡± I thanked her, before the other topic came back to my mind. ¡°What about the fissure?¡±
The fissure was nothing special this time. It would appear in a randomnd with not anyrge viges or towns near it, so it was going to be free sailing in that regard. I got the estimates of when and where, and we have a few days to make a battle n and head to the location. And my reward for dealing with the fissure will be the opening of the set. But first, we have a church to visit. The trip from our hotel to the church wasn¡¯t too long, so we went on foot, while enjoying the busy city life. We stopped by a few stores on the way, picking some nicknacks while at it. Not surprising anyone, Alice wanted to buy out half a bookstore, but I limited her to just 20 books so that we didn¡¯t take the entire store. Lua also found a store that sold blood, so she bought a bit of everything from there and had quite the variety to test out, and while at it, I summoned Cain to cure the stable dhampir who was running said store. Because of that, he tried to give us all that blood for free, but I only agreed to take them for half price. After a few more stops, we reached the church and were greeted by the fifty meters tall statue of the Goddess. ¡°... It is interesting to see her like this.¡± Alice said. ¡°She does look both the same and also different.¡± Lua added. ¡°Oh yeah. I never did ask, but how do the two of you see her?¡± ¡°Uum¡­ she had long ck hair with slightly glowing blue eyes.¡± Alice was the first to answer. ¡°Other than that, she was basically like the statue.¡± ¡°For me, she had medium length white hair and reflective ck eyes, almost like they were ck gems.¡± Lua said. ¡°I see¡­ I guess for me, she had rainbow hair and eyes that faded from gold to a green color.¡± I told them my vision of the Goddess. It was interesting to know that even though we all saw her in the same ce at the same time, we did all see her differently. So that theory is most definitely confirmed. Everyone sees the Goddess differently.
¡°May the Goddess bless you on this day. Is there something specific you came here for, Sir?¡± A young priestess spoke to us as we entered the church. She, and a few others like her, were standing next to the door waiting for visitors. They also had a donation box next to them, so they likely were expecting at least some money. ¡°Yes. We¡¯d first like to look around so perhaps you could guide us, but I would also like to get in contact with the high priest Sepher White. Would that be possible?¡± I answered, as I took out a few gold coins from Storage and dropped them into the donation box. I also made sure to use the full name of Sepher, as well as using his title. I actually never heard his title during our first meeting, but Sicily called him a high priest, so that is likely his System title, so let¡¯s use that. ¡°Sir. Do you have an appointment with him?¡± An older clergy woman asked. She seemed to be overseeing the younger kids. ¡°Yes. It might not be marked on his schedule, but I¡¯m sure he has made time for me. The name is Brian Wood by the way. Would you just please go tell him that I¡¯m here?¡± I answered. I mean, in truth, I had no appointment or anything, but if Sicily kept up her part of the bargain, she should have sent a vision to Sepher. And since Sepher casts the Visionary Rogation spell each morning, evening and sometimes during the day, he should have seen it. ¡°I shall make sure he knows.¡± The older woman agreed. ¡°But Sir, if you expect to see him just because you have money, I believe you will be disappointed.¡± ¡°If he doesn¡¯t wish to see me, that is just fine.¡± I told her. I mean, if Sepher is too busy, I¡¯ll understand. But I do feel like he will make the time for us. Just a feeling I have.
The tour around the church was kind of nice. I especially liked the room where paintings and other art made by people who personally saw the Goddess was housed, as it proved just how varied the depictions of her were. I still think my own RGB Goddess is the best, as she is the most ¡®God-like¡¯ in my opinion, but I do admit that some of these are really good. I also asked the young priestess how she imagined the Goddess, just out of interest really. At first, the girl struggled to answer, but eventually she pointed at a specific painting and said like that. That version of the Goddess had medium length green hair with some flowers blooming in her hair, as well as red eyes. I do like it, but it makes her look more like a nature Goddess than a general Goddess. As we kept up the tour, we eventually reached what the girl said would be thest thing. And I do admit, it was worth being thest thing shown. Encased in arge crystal of some kind was a sole magic staff, but that isn¡¯t what was so amazing. Well, the crystal itself was already cool, but the staff was, at least if the sign is to be believed, even more amazing. It was the staff of the first saint, Lucia. No, not my Lucia, but the Lucia from the Hero¡¯s party. A time like this is when I wished I had the Appraisal skill like Wilma. I really need to send her here, so that she can see this staff and maybe get me some specs on it. I know it is at least partially made of star titanium, as I recognize the luster, but I know it has some other materials mixed in, so I don¡¯t know the fullposition. I also almost want to question them keeping it in view of the general public, but Laura then told me about the crystal it is housed in. It is a material made by high level Holy Magic, it is unbreakable by nearly anything, Alice¡¯s Erasure Magic being one of the few things that can actually break it, and it cannot be ced into storage skills like Storage, Inventory and Item Box. So all of thatbined makes the staff housed in the crystal nearly impossible to steal, and even if you attempted, the guards that were guarding the crystal would take you in way before you¡¯d ever get anywhere. As we were finally done with our tour, the girl that had guided us left to find the olderdy from earlier, and when they returned, the olderdy said that Sepher would see me when he was done with a preach. I probably looked way too smug when she said that, as I had an absolute ¡®told you so¡¯ look on my face.
After some time, which we spent quietly speaking in the church, a lizard-folk man came to get us. He was mid tote twenties, by my assumption, but I¡¯m not that good at judging the ages of lizard-folk. He asked us to follow him and he led us to a room where Sepher was waiting for us. After letting us in, he quickly left the room. ¡°It is good to see you again, Brian.¡± Sepher said, sounding extremely casual. But then again, I love when people do that, so this is great. ¡°You as well, Sepher. Do you know why we are here?¡± I asked. ¡°Of course, although I do have some questions. Also, would you introduce the lovelydies?¡± ¡°... Don¡¯t flirt with my fianc¨¦s.¡± I quickly told him, before letting Alice and Lua introduce themselves. ¡°You know, I was quite surprised when Angel Sicily sent me that vision. While I get visions every now and then, I haven¡¯t heard of an order to establish a new branch church since ¡­ well, a long time ago.¡± Sepher said. ¡°Will it be a problem?¡± I asked. ¡°Of course not. Though I do question the ce. Angel Sicily called it ¡®HomeBase¡¯ but I¡¯ve never heard of it. It looked like some sort of a fortified structure and it had magic circles around it, like the Sage¡¯s tower. But admittedly, I¡¯ve never heard of another ce using magic circles like the tower does, so I¡¯m not quite sure what to expect.¡± ¡°... Well, that is already quite a bit. Just saying this quickly, HomeBase is my home. I have some big ns for it, and I do n on inviting you, as well as Lady Wendy and Sir Ian to the grand opening.¡± ¡°I see. And why would this ¡®HomeBase¡¯ need a church of its own, if it is just your home?¡± Sepher asked. ¡°For Holy Magic. One of the people living there has a title that allows them to learn Holy Magic, but we don¡¯t really have anyone that could teach them Holy Magic. Angel Sicily said she would assist in getting us someone to teach that person Holy Magic, if we opened a church on HomeBase.¡± I quickly exined, skirting around the fact that the person with the title is Lua, and the fact that the title she has is Saint. ¡°I see. I understand now.¡± Sepher said.
We talked about it for a bit longer and we came to the conclusion that Sepher would pick a priest that would move to HomeBase to establish the church, and that he would move there when the grand reveal happens. This would give Sepher the time to really pick and choose a great candidate. Sepher said he would love toe himself, but he knew they, likely referring to Lady Wendy and Sir Ian, would never let him move. That is too bad, because he might have been able to help Lua get even better at flying, but thankfully we have Agunan, as well as all of my monsters. Plenty of them are winged humanoids, so there is no shortage of flight instructors. With our business at the church concluded, we exited the building and once again began just window shopping, as well as really shopping, in the Hero¡¯s country. At some point, , our resident stalker, caught up with us and stayed with us for the rest of the day, until in the evening I told her we would be returning home, before we gathered and I teleported the three of us to HomeBase. This visit to the Hero¡¯s country might not have been the longest, but it was still nice. I made a few flowerbeds, I got the location transmitter installed and we are going to get a priest to live on HomeBase in a few weeks. Andst but definitely not least, Alice and Lua are now both great witches. Now let¡¯s just wait a few days so I can see how these two great witches help me deal with the up anding dimensional fissure. CH.362 First Synchro Summon CH.362 First Synchro Summon ¡°Then we must finish the star titanium sword before that. You have to have a great weapon to deal with something like that.¡± Wilma said when I spoke with her about the uing dimensional fissure. Most of HomeBase doesn¡¯t know about the fissures, but I did tell Wilma about them after she got her System Support. Other than her, it is of course just the OG crew of me, Alice, Lua, Ria and Agunan. As well as Lady Janina, but she is a special case. ¡°Don¡¯t worry about that. I can just use my Red-Eyes ck Dragon Sword.¡± Spoiler [copse] ¡°No. I have the perfect n for one. Come on. I¡¯ll show it to you.¡± Wilma said, as she dragged me towards her Factory workshop. Once there, Wilma quickly took a sword from the wall and gave it to me. It was simr in size to my mithril sword, but this one was of course made of star titanium. ¡°Looks good enough.¡± I said, as I received it from Wilma. It felt good in my hand and it was clearly made for me, so I was happy about that, but I do wonder. ¡°What is so special about it, other than the metal?¡± ¡°So d you asked.¡± Wilma said. ¡°As you already know, the de is made of star titanium, which is a great metal for emitting mana and magic, so producing a Mana de around the sword is extremely easy. Even someone without the Mana de skill should be able to do so.¡± As Wilma exined that part, I put some of my mana into the sword and it did produce a Mana de. ¡­ but something felt ¡­ familiar about the grip. ¡°... Wilma, did you use world treant wood for the grip?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes. Is that a problem? I believe you have a lot of it.¡± ¡°... haah. No. It¡¯s no problem. I mean, legendary grade metals do need that level of materials. Just ¡­ try to not tell Karl that we are using it. It still is something that should only be used for special projects. I don¡¯t want you making world treant arrows for Unika or something.¡± ¡°... Actually, I already designed a bow and arrows that she could use ¡­ both made of world treant wood.¡± Wilma admitted, as she used the holo table at the center of the Factory workshop to bring up the designs for the bow and arrows. ¡°I didn¡¯t think it¡¯d be necessary yet, but it might be in the future. And besides that, the bow string is worldweb spider¡¯s silk and we don¡¯t have any.¡± ¡°... then maybe don¡¯t design weapons around SS-rank materials that we don¡¯t have.¡± ¡°But Alice said you could make an SS-rank monster using the dungeon under HomeBase, so couldn¡¯t we do that?¡± Wilma asked. ¡°Not for SS-rank monsters. Even A-rank monsters take a ton of miasma. SS-ranks just take way too much. Sure if it was required for something extremely important, I might do it, but for a bow string, not happening.¡± As I said that, I opened up the stats screen of the sword I was holding.
Revealing Light Star Titanium Sword
Thrusting - Damage done by thrusting attacks ignores 96% of the target''s defenses.
shing - Damage done by shing attacks ignores 99% of the target''s defenses
Sword of Revealing Light - Targets hit by this sword¡¯s attacks are stunned and unable to move. Duration depends on the damage dealt.
Stardust Repair - The sword repairs itself if Stardust is put into the sword.
Durability 5900/5900
Description: A sword with a de made from Star Titanium. The grip is made of World Treant wood, the guard and pommel are made of Aluminium. Being made of Star Titanium, the sword can repair itself if Stardust is put into the sword. Has been enchanted by unknown means, and the enchantment leaves targets hit by the sword unable to move.
¡°... Did Laura help you with this?¡± I asked. ¡°She did, yes. Fantasia was in my workshop when I was designing it and she wanted to see it shine, so she went to get Lady Laura and asked her to install a card into it that would make it shine.¡± Wilma exined. ¡°... May I ask why you didn¡¯t tell me you could do that?¡± ¡°I was going to. Eventually. I just ¡­ you work too much. If you knew about the sword installs, you¡¯d spend even more time in the Factory.¡± I told her, before adding another reason. ¡°Besides, I think it would cheapen your own goals. My installs are way too cheaty. With them, making a weapon that gives its wielder strength isn¡¯t even difficult. I mean, with just one more install, I could turn this sword into something that gives strength.¡± As I said that, I brought out the few swords that I made about a week back so I could show them to Wilma. ¡°Like these swords. They were designed by you and I added installs to them. And now all of them give the wielder strength. But at the end of the day, it is just cheating. You won¡¯t really aplish anything.¡± Wilma took some time going over the multiple swords I brought out, while hopefully understanding my point, and from the troubled look on her face, she seemed to get it. ¡°... Okay. I get it. This isn¡¯t the way I want to do it.¡± Wilma epted. ¡°... but what is the way to do it?¡± ¡°I think it might be the enchanting skill.¡± I answered. ¡°You¡¯ve been ying around with the cksmithing and crafting skills, but those couldn¡¯t do it, so it has to be the enchanting, right?¡± ¡°... Yes, that might be it.¡± Wilma agreed. ¡°... do you have a monster that is specialized in enchanting? I know a lot of them can do enchanting, but ...¡± ¡°I do have Disenchanter and Dark Red Enchanter.¡± I answered. ¡°Fantasia should know where they hang out in the Factory, so maybe ask her. Also, I can summon them, or put them in avatar dolls if you want to study with them.¡± Spoiler
[copse] ¡°Alright. Thank you, Brian.¡± ¡°No problem. And let¡¯s agree to push back the sword for the time when you can really make it amazing. Even if I do like what you already designed.¡±
With Wilma¡¯s resolve ¡­ pushed back a bit, it was time for something else. Something a bit more ¡­ synchronized. You know. Because I¡¯m going to synchro summon. ¡­ Okay, it¡¯s a bad joke, but still. I have Synchro monsters, as well as Tuners, so let¡¯s summon one. I even have that one tab of Pack Opener.
Pack Opener
[Collection]
[Deck]
[Graveyard]
[Banished]
[xxx]
[Sleeve maker]
[Summoning Challenge]
[Instructions]
[Set lists]
[Open Packs]
[Promo Trade]
[Buy Decks]
It was still just [xxx] not showing what it was, but now it said [Perform a Synchro summoning to open this tab.] instead of the previous [This tab cannot be opened until you have Synchro and Tuner monsters.]. So yes. I was going to Synchro summon so that I can see what that new tab is about, and I do have two monsters to summon. I also have two Tuners to use. Well, one is only kind of a Tuner. Thankfully the Aromage and Aromaseraphy monsters aren¡¯t that dangerous, orrge, so I didn¡¯t have to go to the monster infested floors of HomeBase. Instead, I can do this all on the CropFarm floor, so I teleported myself there. When I arrived, I quickly took a note of where Cailie was. She had Aromage Bergamot and Aromage Cananga, both in avatar dolls, with her, as well as Wynn the Wind Charmer who was her Wind Magic teacher for today. Spoiler
[copse] Cailie used her wheelchair, it still needs a better name as it has no wheels, to float up to me. ¡°Brian. Did youe here to see me?¡± She asked. ¡°Well yes, but also no.¡± I told her. I mean, I could have done the Synchro summons anywhere, but I came here. And I won¡¯t say part of the reason isn¡¯t Cailie. I mean, technically it is because the Aromaseraphies will be working on this floor, so summoning them here feels appropriate, but a part is also just so Cailie will get acquainted with the new monsters. So yes, I dide here to see Cailie. ¡°Then ¡­ what can I do for you? Do you want to listen to a song?¡± Cailie asked. ¡°... or maybe see my progress with Wind Magic?¡± ¡°Please don¡¯t show that. I already feel like I¡¯m falling behind when ites to getting new skills. Wouldn¡¯t mind a song though.¡± I admitted. ¡°But I really came here so that I could summon a few new Aroma monsters I got. They will be working with you in the future, so I think it will be good for you to get acquainted.¡± ¡°... oh. I see.¡± Cailie said, sounding a bit disappointed. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I¡¯ll still hang around for a bit after the summonings, so we can do something if you want.¡± I offered, and the offer did seem to perk Cailie up a bit.
¡°Okay. Let¡¯s start.¡± I said to myself mostly. ¡°I summon Aromage Jasmine and Aromaseraphy Angelica. I use the two to build the circuit and link summon Aromaseraphy Jasmine.¡± Spoiler
[copse] With the Link monster summoned, let¡¯s move onto the Synchros. ¡°I summon Aromage Laurel, Aromage Rosemary and Aromage Marjoram. Then I use Aromaseraphy Angelica to special summon it from the GY. I activate Soul of the Pure to gain 800 HP. This triggers Laurel¡¯s effect, so I can turn any nt monster into a Tuner, so my Laurel is now a Tuner monster.¡± Good. Now I have both the Tuners and non-Tuners I need. Let¡¯s Synchro. ¡°My level 1 Aromage Laurel tunes with my level 4 Aromage Rosemary. I synchro summon the level 5 Aromaseraphy Rosemary.¡± Spoiler
[copse] With the Tuner turning into a ring of light, and my non-Tuner turning into four stars, the two monsters made a beam of light, and from that light, my new Synchro monster was born. ¡°Ooh? That was cool.¡± Cailie said, as she pped. ¡°Yeah. It is kind of neat.¡± I admitted. ¡°Definitely better than that ¡­ Link thing.¡± Cailie said, before quickly realizing that a certain someone didn¡¯t like what she just said. ¡°No offense, Jasmine. Wait. Should I call this Jasmine something else? Big Jasmine? Winged Jasmine?¡± ¡°Just call me Jasmine.¡± Aromaseraphy Jasmine huffed. ¡°Both of me are still me. I¡¯m just stronger.¡± ¡°Sure. ¡­ does the same go for you, Winged Rosemary?¡± Cailie asked. ¡°Yes. I am the same, but just a bit more powerful.¡± Aromaseraphy Rosemary confirmed. That is ¡­ kind of interesting. Maybe because I used the OG version as material, they took some of the OGs¡¯ memories? I think I recall that happening with some of my Fusion monsters, as well as monsters like Dark Sage. Well, either way, I still have one more Synchro monster to summon. ¡°You don¡¯t mind if I do my second Synchro summoning, right?¡± I asked Cailie and the Aroma monsters. Not that I was waiting for an answer, because I quickly began to chant. ¡°My level 1 Aromaseraphy Angelica tunes with my level 5 Aromage Marjoram. I synchro summon the level 6 Aromaseraphy Sweet Marjoram.¡± Spoiler
[copse]
I ended up spending nearly two hours with Cailie on the CropFields, just having her show me the nts. A lot of them were just a few days away from being able to be harvested. Sadly, I wouldn¡¯t be able to be a part of the first harvest, as it would likely happen on the day Alice, Lua and I would head out to deal with the dimensional fissure. After keeping Cailiepany, I unsummoned the new Aromaseraphy, quickly summoned ck Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning so I could use Primal Seed to get back my banished Aromaseraphy Angelica, and then I returned to my office so I could take a look at the new unlocked tab of Pack Opener.
Pack Opener
[Collection]
[Deck]
[Graveyard]
[Banished]
[Momentum Reactor] (unlocked)
[Sleeve maker]
[Summoning Challenge] (+1)
[Instructions] (+1)
[Set lists]
[Open Packs]
[Promo Trade]
[Buy Decks]
Momentum Reactor? That energy generator for 5D''s? Why would my skill give me something like that, and what can it even do? Well, let¡¯s check it out and see.
Momentum Reactor
Gathered Momentum: 11
[Use Momentum]
Okay, that doesn¡¯t tell me a lot. It tells me that I have 11 momentum. I¡¯d guess I get 1 per level of Synchro monster that I Synchro summon as Sweet Marjoram is level 6 and Rosemary is level 5, totaling 11. (It might not be a bad idea to check the instructions tab.) Laura told me. (It has some info on the Momentum Reactor.) I did as she rmended and read up on my new ¡­ it isn¡¯t a new skill, but a new part of my skill. In short, Momentum is gathered whenever I, or anyone else, performs a Synchro summoning with my cards, or otherwise summons a Synchro monster. Synchro monsters that are summoned not by Synchro summoning only give half their level worth of Momentum, while proper Synchro summonings give the full amount. And special kinds of Synchro summoning like el Synchro, Limit Over el Synchro and Double Tuning give multiplied points. With Double Tuning Synchro summon, I¡¯d get Momentum equal to double the summoned monsters level, with el Synchro I get four times, with Delta el Synchro Summon I get five times, and with Limit Over el Synchro I get ten times. But that''s just how I get Momentum. The cool part is what I can do with it after I have it. First, Momentum can be turned into temporary Status points, 1 Momentum equaling a +100 in one stat. So if I use 10 Momentum, I can get a temporary Strength increase of +1000. I can also turn Momentum into HP or Mana at the same rate, but in that case, it isn¡¯t temporary. Second. Momentum Can be used to power up my monsters. The same 1 Momentum equals +100 in either attack or defense applies. These buffsst until the monster is unsummoned. Third. Momentum can be used to purchase Pack and Reprint tokens. Would have been super useful if Laura didn¡¯t break my Pack tokens with the Butterfly Dagger - Elma loop. Used as a recourse to make sleeves and toploaders, again would be cool if I didn''t have near infinite cards. And Momentum can also be used to buy Decks, both Structure and Starter, and it can be used as a resource for Promo Trades. But since Starter and Structure decks can be purchased with Pack and Reprint tokens, and I¡¯m not exactly low on either, I¡¯ll just use them instead. Being able to use Momentum for Promo Trades is kind of cool though, because I can use it instead of something like Divine-Beast type monsters. Fourth. I can use Momentum to purchase myself a D-Wheel, or a Duel Runner if you prefer the dub term. It costs 500 Momentum to get one and I¡¯ll definitely be aiming for one at some point. So yeah. Momentum is decently useful. Just a shame I only have the Aromaseraphy synchros. I did also unlock the Summoning Challenge for Synchro monsters. I now have all of them, except maybe Pendulum, but I¡¯ll go over itter, because like the Link and XYZ challenge, I can¡¯t get to the first reward yet, so I¡¯ll just wait until I have more Synchro monsters. CH.363 Bad Reaction to Healing CH.363 Bad Reaction to Healing A few more days had passed since our visit to the Hero¡¯s country, and thus the day we were going to deal with the next fissure came. Unlikest time, where I went to the location a day early and used Dimensional Fissure, the spell card, to open the fissure before having Exodia repair it, this time, we were going there on the day Sicily told us the fissure would appear. We would then keep watch and see how a fissure appears naturally. The group that was going was just me, Alice and Lua. Agunan was a little disappointed that I didn¡¯t allow him toe, as he wanted to exercise against something that wasn¡¯t my monster, but I just promised him that I¡¯d take him and Ria next time, and he let it be. And let¡¯s be honest here, no one else is ready to take on the fissures yet. They don¡¯t even have Card Summoner. After my meeting with the King, I swear I¡¯ll take them to TinaWood and I¡¯ll try to get them the skill. Well, they will have to actually fight for it. But that is forter. For now, let¡¯s head to where this fissure will appear and look over it. The location was near the Ruiso and Narra kingdoms border, but just on Ruiso kingdom¡¯s side, so we didn¡¯t have to worry about crossing the border. And as I¡¯ve said previously, it was basically in the middle of nowhere, so we didn¡¯t have to worry about the people. As for the battle n we had, well, let¡¯s just say that it is interesting.
¡°... It¡¯s just a forest.¡± Alicemented as we opened the canopies of the Victory Viper I rode and the Gradius the girls were in. ¡°That¡¯s good.¡± I told her. ¡°At least no humanoids live in this area, so we won¡¯t have to warn them.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll send out a few Option tokens to make sure.¡± Lua said, as she pushed a few buttons on Gradius to send out a few smaller surveince drones from the ship. ¡°Make sure they check out for anything resembling a ck or purple lightning bolt. That should be a precursor to a fissure, if the report from Alewatch is correct.¡± I reminded her. ¡°Yes, I will.¡± After a bit of scouting, Lua¡¯s drones found the precursor to the fissure, so we could get onto the next step. ¡°Alice, help me clear the area.¡± I requested, as I started the forest clearing off with a card. ¡°Burning Land.¡± Spoiler [copse] The spell would start us off right, burning away a decent chunk of the forest around the uing fissure. This way, it would be easier for us to see whatever happens to appear from the fissure. It would also give Lua more space, as the strategy she has needs a Field spell card. Alice¡¯s job in all of this was to use Fire Magic, specifically Control Fire, to make sure the Burning Land didn¡¯t burn too much. After we had a nice big clearing around the sign of the dimensional fissure, I brought out a big nket and set it on the ground that was still warm from the fire. ¡°So, how about a pic while we wait?¡± I suggested, as I brought out a basket of food. It was made by yours truly with some help from Tinkhec and Lorpar. Spoiler
[copse]
¡°... you know, if we weren¡¯t waiting for a city destroying monster to appear, this would be really romantic.¡± Alice said, as we ate some of the foods I had prepared. ¡°The slight scent of charred wood and earth doesn¡¯t help, but otherwise, I think I get where you areing from.¡± Lua agreed. ¡°Your nose is too good.¡± Imented. ¡°One day, I¡¯ll turn you into a dhampir just so you get an idea of just how good.¡± Lua teased. ¡°Can you actually do that?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Not yet, no. But I think with Dhampir Princess I could do it, if it was at a higher level. I can already turn D-rank and below monsters into thralls, and they do take on some dhampriric characteristics. So I don¡¯t think it is too far for the skill to eventually allow me to turn humans into dhampirs.¡± Lua said. ¡°I mean, look at Brian¡¯s unique skills. If they were the norm for unique skills, mine would seem nearly uselesspared to Pack Opener. Even One of Every Race is super strong and Storage and Factory are super useful.¡± ¡°For most, Factory would be quite useless. At low ranks, you can¡¯t mentally control it like I can now, so they couldn¡¯t just mass produce legendary metals and other stuff there. And without a System Support, the skill management I do in the Factory would be nearly impossible, as you couldn¡¯t link the skills in that way.¡± I countered. ¡°But I''m not arguing about Pack Opener, OER or Storage. I think most people would love to have those skills.¡± ¡°... Actually, now that we are talking about it, Lua, why do you never really make thralls?¡± Alice asked. ¡°I do sometimes, I just never bring them to HomeBase.¡± Lua said. ¡°I leave them at the dhampir viges, and givemand of them to the vige leader. But they are still connected to me. That way, if something bad happens, the thrall will send me a distress signal and I¡¯ll know to head over.¡± ¡°... I didn¡¯t know that.¡± Alice admitted. I actually did, even if I¡¯ve never seen them. Lua did tell me of her little emergency measure, just so she could quickly get me toe along if something went wrong at any of the viges. I guess she is alsoing up with her own emergencywork. ¡°I think there is a lot we don¡¯t know about each other.¡± Lua said. ¡°... I guess. Maybe we should have a girls night, just catching up.¡± ¡°... what do the two of you do when you take baths together? Don¡¯t you talk then?¡± I asked, only to get a look that told me that was the wrong question to ask. Come on. It is a legitimate question. I talk with Karl, Einar and Valoa whenever we happen to be in the spa at the same time. Agunan ¡­ well, it is a bit difficult to talk with him after he insisted I make ava bath for him. Even with my stats,va still hurts, so nova bathing for me.
¡°... It¡¯sing. Lua, you should do your prep now.¡± I told her, as I felt a change in the amount of miasmaing from the developing dimensional fissure. ¡°A-Alright. ¡­ I can do this.¡± Lua hyped herself up a bit, being clearly nervous of taking on her first solo SS-rank. ¡°Alice, be ready to bind up the SS if anything goes wrong. Otherwise, you are on watch duty. If anything unexpected happens, step in.¡± I reminded Alice quietly. ¡°Yes. I won¡¯t killsteal from Lua.¡± She said. Where did she learn that term? Fantasia? No. Probably Tahlia or Laura. Yeah. Definitely Tahlia. She has been developing video games in the Factory, so she probably has yed some with Alice.

[Lucia POV]

As I was preparing, I kept setting cards into my duel disk. I could only have five set Spell or Trap cards at the time, so that would have to do, but I think those five will get me far with the strategy Brian and I came up with. Even an SS-rank monster should die very quickly, if this goes as nned. Then I summoned the one monster I would use with the strategy to make it run smoother. ¡°Fire Princess.¡± Spoiler Effect: Each time you gain Life Points, inflict 500 damage to your opponent. [copse] Her effect would help me deal extra damage. In theory, it shouldn¡¯t be necessary, but it might help if the SS-rank monster can resist some of the effects we nned on using. ¡°... maybe I should summon one more. No, two more.¡± I pondered. I know this strategy should work, but what if it doesn¡¯t? Summoning two more monsters will be no issue. Actually, let¡¯s make it three. ¡°I summon Cure Mermaid, Spirit of the Breeze and White Magician Pikeru.¡± Spoiler
[copse] I quickly exined the strategy to my new monsters, and we were ready to begin. Time to activate the first Spell card. ¡°Vengeful Bog Spirit.¡± Spoiler [copse] Brian and I were both unsure if this card would be necessary, but as it should keep the appearing monster from attacking for just a bit, it should buy me enough time to activate the next cards, so we decided that it would be worth it. And just in time too, because soon after the card was activated, the fissure fully cracked open and arge monster appeared from it. It was a huge wolf monster, not inferior in size to the behemoth Alice defeated near Alewatch. Mia quickly identified it as a Fenrir, an SS-rank wolf monster. With just a quick look towards Brian, who was already chanting the summoning chant for Exodia, I got to work. ¡°Paralyzing Potion.¡± Spoiler [copse] This was the first part of the n. We don¡¯t have to worry about the monster, if the monster is fully paralyzed. And if the potion doesn¡¯t work, Alice will use Swords of Revealing Light, Shadow Spell and Spellbinding Circle to bind it up. Luckily for us, it seems that thebination of the Bog Spirit and the Paralyzing Potion was enough, as the Fenrir was not moving at all. ¡°Alright. Next card. Life Equalizer.¡± Spoiler [copse] Brian told me that when at first he began looking at how this could be done quickly, he really struggled toe up with an answer. That was when he realized that monsters like this should have a ton of HP. And since I only have a bit over 3000 HP, as long as the monster has over 11,000 HP, this card should instantly bring it down to 3000, which is just a bit under my own max, so I won¡¯t take that big of a hit. And since the card activated and took effect, his hypothesis seemed to have been correct. Okay. The Fenrir should be at 3,000 HP. Let¡¯s deal with that next. ¡°Bad Reaction to Simochi.¡± This was the secret trump card Brian wanted me to use. With it, I could use healing magic to do damage to an opponent. And unlike most magic, healing magic isn¡¯t reduced by my opponent¡¯s defense, so I¡¯ll do what Brian called ¡®true damage¡¯ to the opponent. The card will also keep any regeneration of the Fenrir at bay, so it can¡¯t even heal itself. Spoiler [copse] Next up. ¡°The Paths of Destiny.¡± Spoiler [copse] As I activated the card, tworge coins appeared. One above my head and the other above the Fenrir. They began to flip through the air, eventuallynding either heads or tails. Minended on tails, while the Fenrirnded heads, the worst possible oue. The pain the card inflicted on me wasn¡¯t pleasant and caused me to fall to my knees, but I had no choice but to take it. And as soon as it was over, Cure Mermaid, Spirit of the Breeze and White Magician Pikeru got to work healing me. And just like me, because of Bad Reaction to Simochi, the Fenrir also should have just taken 2,000 points of damage, instead of healing for that amount. And with three heals, Fire Princess¡¯ effect should deal 1,500 damage to the wolf killing it. That was the correct calction at least, but it didn¡¯t work, as after the fire subsided, the Fenrir was still very much alive. Though it only seemed to be hanging on by a thread. ¡°Miss. We¡¯ll take it down.¡± Fire Princess said, preparing to attack. ¡°No!¡± I quickly said. ¡°I¡¯ll do it.¡± I then rose up from the ground, looking directly at the Fenrir, as I began to chant. ¡°Light. Bright beam of healing energy. Fly from my hands and heal my target. Healing Light Beam.¡± It was a spell to be used to heal your teammates from a distance, but because of Bad Reaction to Simochi, it will hurt the Fenrir instead. I looked as the beam of healing light collided with the beast, and after just a second of contact, it seemed to be enough as the light left the eyes of the beast, and it fell to the ground. I was happy that the strategy mostly worked. Sure there might have been just a minor problem with Fire Princess¡¯ effect not ending the wolf, but it was nothing major. Now, let¡¯s just wait for Brian and Exodia to close the fissure.

[Brian POV]

I was happy to see that the strategy Lua and I came up with worked like a charm. Life Equalizer really put in a ton of work, and I should keep that in mind for the future. Being able to bring an SS-rank down to just 3,000 HP is a huge advantage, and with most people having around or under 3,000 HP, it really shouldn¡¯t be a threat to the person activating the card. Actually, whening up with this strategy, I came up with another one that was even more effective, but came at a very great cost. It¡¯s called Self-Destruct Button. Spoiler [copse] If activated, it would instantly kill both the SS-rank monster and the person who activated it, but then I could just use Monster Reborn to resurrect the person that used the card. It was crude, it wasn¡¯t a good idea, but it would work. And from the limited testing I did in the Factory, no SS-rank monster can resist the Self-Destruct Button, except for those that have under 7,000 max HP, and from what Laura knows, there aren¡¯t many of them. Some ghost-type monsters do though, so even Self-Destruct Button isn¡¯t 100% reliable. Of course this Fenrir should have had max HP of around 15,000 or so there was no issue. Now let¡¯s just wait for Exodia to close the fissure and we¡¯ll be done here.
¡°Alice, Lua. Can you two deal with that worm?¡± I asked the two. Exodia was almost finished with the fissure, but an A-rank monster, an eartheater, aka. a giant worm, had popped out of the fissure just before Exodia finished repairing it. ¡°Lua. Try healing it so that it will flinch. I think I can bring it to the surface if it doesn''t move.¡± Alice quickly came up with a n and ordered Lua. ¡°I can¡¯t. I can¡¯t use healing Healing Light Beam if I don¡¯t see the target.¡± Lua quickly answered. ¡°... Then ¡­ Brian!¡± Alice called to me. ¡°Can you borrow a Smashing Ground?¡± Spoiler [copse] ¡°Sure.¡± I agreed, as I got the card out of the Collection. When did Alice learn my cards well enough that she could name a specific card on the fly? Or is it just that one specifically? Maybe she studied up on it for her up anding earth attribute, like how Lua already has Spirit of the Breeze to prepare her for wind attribute. I do know Alice sometimes makes new spells based on my Spell cards, so it might be possible. With the card in hand, I threw it towards Alice while guiding it with Telekinesis, until I felt Alice¡¯s Telekinesis take over and guide the card to her hand. She then quickly said the card¡¯s name to activate it. A giant hand then appeared out of nowhere and struck the ground. It then raised back up, with a worm in its grasp. ¡°Spellbinding Circle.¡± Alice then activated the next spell to make sure the worm couldn¡¯t run away. It also did confirm that the worm survived the Smashing Ground, as you can¡¯t equip Spellbinding Circle onto an already dead monster. Spoiler [copse] ¡°Alright Lua. Go ahead and st it with some healing magic.¡± Alice said. ¡°... for some reason that sounds wrong, but sure.¡± Lua agreed and finished off the worm, as Exodia closed the fissure. And with that, we were done, and I got my System reward for dealing with this problem. I think Alice and Lua also got some rewards, but I didn¡¯t ask, so I¡¯m not sure. I then installed Forest onto the forest ground, just so it would help regrow the woods that we burned down to be our battle arena, and even added Rain of Mercy as a bonus to help the growth. Spoiler
[copse] And for dealing with this fissure, I unlocked a new set, Cyberdark Impact. And about time. It has been forever since I got one. CH.364 Cyberdark Impact CH.364 Cyberdark Impact After our return to HomeBase, which we did by teleporting here, we went over what happened because of the battle. Mainly that Lua obtained her Limit Break, which was to be expected, but you can never be 100% sure. Spoiler
Name: Lucia
Race: Dhampir Monarch !
Level: 104 [+5]
HP: 3180 [+100]
Mana: 6345 [+325]
Strength: 1341 [+55]
Defense: 1459 [+90]
Magic: 4226 [+170]
Skills:
Dhampir Princess LV.3 (Unique)
Monarch of Magic LV.2 (Racial) [+1]
True Blood Magic LV.10 (Racial)
Vampiric Body Modification LV.5 (Racial)
Limit Break LV.1 (extra) [new]
Card Summoner LV.4 (extra) [+1]
Winged Flight LV.3 (extra) [+1]
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Water Magic LV.10
Light Magic LV.8
Mana Healing LV.7
Mana Control LV.10
Magic Boost LV.9
Quick Cast LV.9
Fast Mana Recovery LV.10
Knife Technique LV.2
Staff Technique LV.6
Blunt Weapon Technique LV.2
Saint
Water Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Blood Sucker (Racial)
Lifesaver
Storage ess (Brian Wood)
[copse] She also got her Card Summoner to LV.4 and she was the first LV.4. Even Alice still just had hers at LV.3. I theorized that it might be because of thebo of cards Lua used against the Fenrir. I mean, the cards just had great synergy, her monsters focusing mostly on healing while Fire Princess burns the enemy whenever Lua got healed. And the way The Paths of Destiny worked with Bad Reaction to Simochi to insure that the opponent would take 2000 damage. For her level 4 Card Summoner, Lua got two new things. One, she got a second deck box to store cards in. Previously she only had 1, so having a second one is a good improvement. This way, she can keep her Vampires in one, and a lot of the other stuff in the other. Two, she got the ability to materialize a DiaDhank for her use. I really didn¡¯t expect that of the skill, as I¡¯ve always had my duel disk/DiaDhank tied to my dungeon terminal, but apparently the skill itself will eventually allow you to make one. And it might be safe to assume that if you level the skill up, the DiaDhank will eventually be upgraded to a full on duel disk. But using the ¡®materialize DiaDhank¡¯ doese with some weaknesses, mainly it taking mana to make and maintain said device, so at least me spending the time and effort in designing our duel disks wasn¡¯tpletely wasted. No reason to waste mana on DiaDhank upkeep when they have duel disks. But it might be useful for other people that get Card Summoner, so maybe it is a good thing. And it is good in case Lua is ever in a situation where she doesn¡¯t have her duel disk with her. But I also got a new set unlocked, so it is about time for some packs. I just sometimes open some for fun, but since I have all of my current, well previously current, sets fullypleted, I had no reason to really do so. But now, new set, new cards, so let¡¯s open some up.
Daily Pack tokens: 100 Current Pack tokens: 3044
Avable sets :
Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon Metal Raiders
Magic Ruler Pharaoh¡¯s Servant
Labyrinth of Nightmare Legacy of Darkness
Pharaonic Guardian Magician¡¯s Force
Dark Crisis Invasion of Chaos
Ancient Sanctuary Soul of the Duelist
Rise of Destiny ming Eternity
The Lost Millennium Cybeic Revolution
Elemental Energy Shadow of Infinity
Enemy of Justice Power of the Duelist
Cyberdark Impact
Daily Reprint Tokens: 100 Current Reprint Tokens: 1590
Avable Reprint sets:
Dark Beginning 1 Dark Revtion Volume 1
Dark Beginning 2 Dark Revtion Volume 2
So let¡¯s just get to it. Cyberdark Impact, give me some shittydarks, I mean Cyberdarks. Spoiler CDIP 1 umted Fortune, Barrier Statue of the Stormwinds, S Switch, Level Down!?, Corruption Cell "A", me Ogre, Justi-Break, Combo Fighter, Allure Queen LV5 [copse] Alright. umted Fortune is just a worse Pot of Greed, but I¡¯m sure Laura will figure some way to produce Pack tokens with it. Barrier Statue of the Stormwinds is actually really interesting, as other than limiting summoning which is quite rare, it also limits all magic used near it to just Wind attribute magic. So the Barrier Statues seem to be super powerful. S Switch can be used for instant short-range teleportation, so while it might seem useless at first, it is actually quite good. Well, at least it isn¡¯t bad. Level Down!? is the opposite of one of my favorite cards, Level Up!. And it might seem useless at first, but it could be used for ¡­ leveling down bad people, I guess. It might also be useful for forcing evolutions, but that is just a theory. I mean, if you have someone at LV.50, I first level them down, then level them up again, that might give them a chance to evolve. At least I think so. So maybe Level Down!? will see some use, but probably not. Corruption Cell "A" is just ¡­ Well, maybe if I y with Aliens at some point, but otherwise, I don¡¯t want to corrupt people. me Ogre is just a big beater, but that is just fine. Justi-Break is a bit too specific. Combo Fighter might be a good brawling instructor for Ria. And Allure Queen LV5 might be useful for teaching Cailie more about her Charming Voice skill. Not a bad first pack, I suppose. Let¡¯s get to the next one. Spoiler CDIP 2 Chain Healing, Mystical Wind Typhoon, umted Fortune, Man Beast of Ares, Linear elerator Cannon, Straight Flush, Level Down!?, Barrier Statue of the Abyss, Vanity''s Fiend [copse] Chain Healing is just ¡­ a worse healing card than Cure Master or Soul of the Pure, just like Mystical Wind Typhoon is just a worse Mystical Space Typhoon. Man Beast of Ares might look big and intimidating, but it only has a base attack of 500, so he really isn¡¯t all that. He might make for a good practice monster, because he is intimidating, despite his low stats. Linear elerator Cannon is actually quite good, if it wasn¡¯t for its negative side effect keeping you from activating other spells for some time. Straight Flush is too specific, I mean who else than me has set Spell/Trap cards? I already talked about the Barrier Statues, so having Abyss is great. I should give that one to Alice. ¡­ Well, maybe if I get two or three of them. And Vanity''s Fiend is ¡­ well, it can prevent summoning magic, so¡­ Okay, situational at best. I do have to say, I forgot how many Chain Link effects this set has, and sadly most of them are so bad. At least the OP Barrier Statues are making up for it. Anyway, next pack. Spoiler CDIP 3 Barrier Statue of the Drought, Chain Detonation, Chain Healing, Byroad Sacrifice, Linear elerator Cannon, Barrier Statue of the Abyss, Abaki, Justi-Break, ck Horn of Heaven [copse] Alright. First, there is the second Barrier Statue of the Abyss, so I can give that one to Alice. I also got Drought, so the collection of Barrier Statues is growing. Chain Detonation is another Chain Link card that just isn¡¯t good. Byroad Sacrifice can be used to acquire Cyber Ogres, so I guess it is not terrible. Abaki is ¡­ well Abaki. And ck Horn of Heaven is another situational anti-summoner card. Next. Spoiler CDIP 4 st Asmodian, Justi-Break, Dark Lucius LV4, Barrier Statue of the Abyss, Instant Fusion, Alien Infiltrator, Mystical Wind Typhoon, Cyber Ogre, Iris, the Earth Mother [copse] I got Instant Noodles! Does anything else even matter? Instant Noodles are the best card from this set. And I got it. ¡­ okay, realistically for me, Instant Fusion isn¡¯t all that great. I can just as easily just Fusion summon the monster, instead of using Instant Fusion. st Asmodian is another Chain card, but at least it isn¡¯t awful. Dark Lucius LV4 is fine. Alien Infiltrator is ¡­ an Alien card. Cyber Ogre is actually quite reasonable, with its effect to avoid destruction by battle, while also powering itself up. Andstly ¡­ Konami. Why is Iris, the Earth Mother a Light attribute monster? Shouldn¡¯t the Earth Mother be an Earth attribute? But what do I know, right? It also isn¡¯t all that good. Next. Spoiler CDIP 5 Dark Lucius LV4, Man Beast of Ares, Queen''s Bodyguard, Straight Flush, Barrier Statue of the Heavens, Barrier Statue of the Stormwinds, Byroad Sacrifice, Corruption Cell "A", Combo Master [copse] Queen''s Bodyguard is kind of cool, just because of how they look. If I ever need an escort squad, I might just use them. Heavens is another Barrier Statue, so it is great and Combo Master is just a stronger Combo Fighter, so being a good instructor for Ria is still a thing. Next. Spoiler CDIP 6 Barrier Statue of the Stormwinds, Justi-Break, Barrier Statue of the Torrent, Byroad Sacrifice, Mystical Wind Typhoon, Man Beast of Ares, umted Fortune, Cyberdark Dragon, Lightning Punisher [copse] Oh? I did not expect that. Hello there Cyberdark Dragon. You look just as edgy as you always have. Just a shame I can¡¯t summon you, but wee to the collection. Also, Barrier Statue of the Torrent. Didn¡¯t have you yet, so wee. And Lightning Punisher ¡­ maybe if someone wants to learn lightning magic. Actually, you might be good with Einar and Eline after I give them Dark World Lightning. Next. Spoiler CDIP 7 Vanity''s Call, Chain Healing, st Asmodian, Dark Lucius LV4, Byroad Sacrifice, Linear elerator Cannon, Allure Queen LV3, Barrier Statue of the Heavens, Rampaging Rhynos [copse] I wonder if I can use Vanity''s Call to negate multiple chain casted spells? Because if I can, it is honestly not bad. If not, then it is useless. Let¡¯s test it out at some point. Allure Queen LV3 is the LV.3 version of Allure Queen. I¡¯ll take it, but I''m not sure I¡¯ll use her when I have LV5 already. And Rampaging Rhynos is just mediocre. Next. Spoiler CDIP 8 Barrier Statue of the Abyss, Alien Mars, Chain Strike, Instant Fusion, Counter Cleaner, Man Beast of Ares, me Ogre, Dark Lucius LV6, Vanity''s Ruler [copse] Nice. The second UR of the opening, but let¡¯s get to it in a second. First, Alien Mars can actually be quite good. I already got the Corruption Cell "A", so along with it, Alien Mars can weaken dangerous monsters. Chain Strike is another Chain Link card, but at least that one is kind of good. If used correctly, it can burn for a lot. Counter Cleaner is nearly useless as a card, but I can probably reverse engineer it to make a vacuum cleaner. Vanity''s Ruler is just a better Vanity''s Fiend. It doesn¡¯t affect me, or my teammates, so it is honestly something I might use. And Dark Lucius LV6 is ¡­ way too weak to really be a threat. Next. Spoiler CDIP 9 umted Fortune, Corruption Cell "A", S Switch, Chain Healing, Abaki, Chain Detonation, Barrier Statue of the Stormwinds, Mystical Wind Typhoon, Degenerate Circuit [copse] Degenerate Circuit ¡­ I don¡¯t really see how that would be useful. I don¡¯t want to banish my cards. And all the rest are repeats, so next pack. Spoiler CDIP 10 Snipe Hunter, Level Down!?, Allure Queen LV3, Instant Fusion, Barrier Statue of the Abyss, Barrier Statue of the Inferno, Alien Mars, Justi-Break, sting Fuse [copse] And there is Barrier Statue of the Inferno. Now I have at least one of each. Snipe Hunter is also okay. Nothing crazy, but not bad either. sting Fuse ¡­ Well, maybe it has some use. And at least I reverse engineer it for something useful, maybe. ¡­ Should I stop here? 10 packs is fine, but I only got 1 Cyberdark, and it was the Dragon that I can¡¯t summon without at least 2 other Cyberdarks. I can use a Fusion substitute monster for the third, so just 2 would be enough. ¡­ Yeah. Let¡¯s open like ¡­ 5 more. Maybe 10, but at least 5 more. Spoiler CDIP 11 umted Fortune, Alien Mars, Abaki, Dark Lucius LV4, S Switch, Instant Fusion, Counter Cleaner, Vanity''s Call, Dimensional Inversion [copse] Sadly Dimensional Inversion can only activate when my opponent banishes a monster. If it could activate when I banish my own stuff, it would actually be really nice. Next. Spoiler CDIP 12 Mystical Wind Typhoon, st Asmodian, Ritual Foregone, Alien Mars, Chain Detonation, Barrier Statue of the Drought, Barrier Statue of the Abyss, Counter Cleaner, Allure Queen LV5 [copse] Ritual Foregone is another super situational card. Actually, it isn¡¯t really even situational. Why would I ever use it, when I can just properly Ritual summon my monsters? At least it is a new card. Next. Spoiler CDIP 13 Justi-Break, Dark Lucius LV4, Ritual Foregone, Level Down!?, Linear elerator Cannon, st Asmodian, Cyber Ogre, Dark Lucius LV8, Miraculous Rebirth [copse] Miraculous Rebirth is just a Monster Reborn with extra steps, but Dark Lucius LV8 is actually quite decent. It has a nice attack stat and the effect isn¡¯t bad either. But still, it isn¡¯t a Cyberdark and it is taking up my Cyberdark spot. Well, at least I still have tokens so next pack. Spoiler CDIP 14 S Switch, Stray Asmodian, me Ogre, Justi-Break, Barrier Statue of the Torrent, Linear elerator Cannon, Byroad Sacrifice, Dark Lucius LV6, Storm Shooter [copse] Storm Shooter is ¡­ I think it is fine. Decent attack, can return cards to the hand. Nothing really wrong with it. And it is a Super Rare, so I¡¯ll take it. And Stray Asmodian is just a bit too weak to really be used forbat, and the effect just isn¡¯t that great. It isn¡¯t bad, it''s just not great. Next pack. Spoiler CDIP 15 Straight Flush, Alien Infiltrator, Byroad Sacrifice, Barrier Statue of the Abyss, Corruption Cell "A", Stray Asmodian, Man Beast of Ares, Barrier Statue of the Heavens, sh of the Forbidden Spell [copse] sh of the Forbidden Spell is Raigeki with extra steps, but it should be good againstrge groups of monsters, so I won¡¯t say no to it. And since I still haven''t gotten another Cyberdark, five more packs it is. Spoiler CDIP 16 me Ogre, Barrier Statue of the Inferno, Instant Fusion, Barrier Statue of the Torrent, Dark Lucius LV4, Cyber Ogre, Linear elerator Cannon, ck Horn of Heaven, Cyber Esper [copse] What does it mean to look at every card my opponent draws, when my opponent¡¯s don¡¯t draw cards? Cyber Esper? Care to answer? Maybe I can foresee their movement or something? Kind of like that one Knight of the Round from Code Geass? That would be a cool ability, if that is what Cyber Esper can do, so maybe I should look into it. But I don¡¯t think I need to tell you that Cyber Esper isn¡¯t a Cyberdark, so next pack. Spoiler CDIP 17 Barrier Statue of the Drought, Allure Queen LV3, Barrier Statue of the Heavens, Chain Detonation, umted Fortune, Barrier Statue of the Abyss, Justi-Break, st Asmodian, Lightning Punisher [copse] I think that is the first pack of all repeats. Took 17 packs to get to this point. Don¡¯t know if that is good or bad, but whatever. And all the extra copies of Barrier Statues are nice, so I¡¯m not disappointed. Next pack. Spoiler CDIP 18 Dark Lucius LV4, Corruption Cell "A", Allure Queen LV3, Instant Fusion, S Switch, Man Beast of Ares, Counter Cleaner, Lightning Punisher, Trojan st [copse] Trojan st is another very much situational card, but it is good at what it does. And if someone really does try to defeat me, they might try to rely on mind controlling my monsters. And in that case, Trojan st will absolutely st them. Next pack. Spoiler CDIP 19 Vanity''s Call, Level Down!?, Ritual Foregone, Barrier Statue of the Drought, Snipe Hunter, Alien Mars, Cyber Ogre, Barrier Statue of the Inferno, Iris, the Earth Mother [copse] Got another not Earth attribute Earth Mother. Not that I¡¯ll need it for .. actually, she has an effect that deals with Chain Link cards, so maybe she can activate Chain Link based spells and traps, like how my Goblin monsters can activate Goblin cards, or how Goblin of Greed can activate Pot of Greed. So she might actually be useful in the Factory for that. Let¡¯s just do one more, and I¡¯ll call it a day. Please give me a Cyberdark, or I might just have to ask for cuddles from Alice and Lua to make up for not getting more Cyberdarks from the set called Cyberdark Impact. Spoiler CDIP 20 Barrier Statue of the Drought, Barrier Statue of the Abyss, Alien Mars, Allure Queen LV3, Chain Healing, umted Fortune, Chain Strike, Cyberdark Edge, Dimensional Inversion [copse] I got it! Thank you world. Now I can ask Alice and Lua for something even better than just cuddles. ¡­ what? Did you think I wouldn¡¯t spend time close to them just because I got the card I wanted? Of course I will. I¡¯d sacrifice every card in my collection if that is what it took to keep the two of them safe. But anyway. Cyberdark Edge, huh. Edgy. ¡­ Okay, that was a horrible joke, but what do you expect? I do think Horn is just a bit better, but Edge isn¡¯t bad. I got Edge, I got Dragon, got all the Barrier Statues, and Vanity¡¯s Ruler is also quite nice. All in all, not a bad set of pulls. Could have been a bit better, but isn¡¯t that always the case? CH.365 Meeting the King CH.365 Meeting the King Finally, the day hade. The day I would meet the King, and after that I could move HomeBase out from above the capital and do whatever I really wanted. ¡­ aka. I¡¯d probably take HomeBase towards Alewatch, at least temporarily, so we could do some dungeon diving in TinaWood, while also visiting a few of the surrounding towns like Yuva and Krame. But enough about future ns, I have to get through today first. And it wasn¡¯t just me who had an important meeting to get to, because both Alice and Lua had been invited to have tea with Her Majesty the Queen. I don¡¯t know why she decided the same day as when I was meeting her husband was a good day for that, but I¡¯m not going to question the Royalty. As a preparation for this day, yesterday, I met with His Highness Prince Elias. He gave me a quick rundown on what should happen and so on, but also warned me that his Father might go off the script at some point, so I should expect something that he couldn¡¯t warn me about. Not that I¡¯m one to say anything about that. I¡¯m also as impulsive as anything. Of course in preparation for the meeting, I put on a suit. And not my old one, but a new one Wilma made for me. I didn¡¯t know she had the skills to do that, but apparently she does. Something about armor making requiring sewing skills. The new one wasn¡¯t amazing by any means, I mean, I didn¡¯t let her use legendary materials for it or anything, but it was higher quality than my previous one, so it is fine. I had also upgraded the color from brown, which is usually seen as the cheapest, to a nice ck color. I definitely prefer ck myself, and being able to produce fabrics that are pure ck, not some wannabe ck, made for a good looking suit. I think the gold terminal on my revealed left forearm also just goes super well with the ck suit. On my right arm, I had a bracelet made of just gold, but it had a beautiful magic stone embedded in it, made/converted by Alice and Lua, with some help from Dark Sage. I really liked having it, because it was a clear sign that I was taken. For my ride, I was of course in my own carriage. I actually ended up making another copy of it using HomeBase, just so Alice and Lua also have a carriage for today. But because I was heading for the castle, I wanted to have a horse pulling my carriage. Sadly, I can¡¯t summon just a horse. I mean, I have Nightmare Horse, which is a bit too scary. I also have Chiron the Mage and Mystic Horseman, but having a centaur pull my carriage might be a bit egotistical. And The Trojan Horse really isn¡¯t an option because of its size. Spoiler
[copse] I did consider using Shrink to shrink down The Trojan Horse, but even after halving its size with Shrink, The Trojan Horse was still toorge to pull a regr sized carriage. Spoiler [copse] But when you can¡¯t use your own cheats to do things, you just have to go with the old reliable. Ask for help from someone else. In this case, Cressida. She used a carriage every day to get to the castle, and hers used regr old horses. So with just a bit of help from her, I was acquainted with a coachman who owned horses. I hired both him and two horses for today, and while I could have also loaned a carriage from him, I obviously have my own, so I just used it instead. I visited him yesterday, just to make sure he can attach the carriage to the horses, and I also showed him how my magic carriage works in case he wants to lighten the load on the horses. Not that my carriage is that heavy in the first ce, especially if I turn the levitation thingy on that lifts the box off of the frame. At that point, all the horses would have to pull is the base, which is mostly blood iron, except the axles that are vampiric steel. Sure it had some heft to it, but nothing much for trained carriage horses.
After arriving at the castle gates, the carriage was checked likest time, aka. they checked who was inside. I still wonder how little security they really have at the castle. Just a letter and my noble¡¯s ID and they let me in no problem. I was dropped off at an entrance to the castle itself. Not the front door, but a side entrance. I left the carriage in the care of the coachman, and headed inside with a civil official who hade there to get me. From there, I was guided to a waiting room. It was nice enough, but nothing really special. Some snacks and drinks were also avable. The official then left, after asking me for the gift I had prepared for the King. I handed him the magic fanny pack with some TinaWood products inside of it. It also had a simr dagger as the ones I gave to the Queen and Nevelle, as well as five of the resurrection bracelets. I decided to go with five because ¡­ I actually don¡¯t really know why. I just think it was a good number. After a bit of a wait, two guards came in and performed a basic search on me. Again, nothing super invasive, just making sure I had no weapons on me. I still question this security. I mean, I meating the King, and they don¡¯t even use some sort of skill sealing device. And sure they checked me for weapons, but the dungeon terminal can turn into a weapon, and that should bemonly known. And you don¡¯t need a weapon to cast magic either. Well, maybe they have something else that solves the security problem. After the check, the guards left and I was left in the room with just a maid. I asked her for some tea while I waited, and she called out to someone else to bring me some. And while I waited, I got in contact with Alice and Lua. They were still preparing for their tea time with the Queen, so I didn¡¯t bother them for too long. So instead, I pulled up my Pack Opener and decided to crack open a few more Cyberdark Impact packs.
Spoiler CDIP 1 Snipe Hunter, Allure Queen LV3, Barrier Statue of the Heavens, Barrier Statue of the Drought, Man Beast of Ares, Stray Asmodian, Level Down!?, Instant Fusion, Allure Queen LV5 [copse] Spoiler CDIP 2 Abaki, Barrier Statue of the Abyss, Alien Infiltrator, Combo Fighter, st Asmodian, Alien Mars, Chain Detonation, Corruption Cell "A", Rampaging Rhynos [copse] Spoiler CDIP 3 Barrier Statue of the Heavens, Justi-Break, Linear elerator Cannon, Chain Strike, Queen''s Bodyguard, Alien Infiltrator, Chain Detonation, st Asmodian, sting Fuse [copse] Spoiler CDIP 4 Snipe Hunter, umted Fortune, Linear elerator Cannon, Barrier Statue of the Drought, Barrier Statue of the Stormwinds, Alien Mars, Queen''s Bodyguard, Cyberdark Keel, Vanity''s Ruler [copse] Spoiler CDIP 5 Snipe Hunter, Allure Queen LV3, Straight Flush, st Asmodian, Barrier Statue of the Drought, Linear elerator Cannon, Barrier Statue of the Torrent, Alien Mars, Degenerate Circuit [copse] I only had time for five packs before the civil official who brought me to this room returned and asked me toe with him. But from those five packs, I did manage to pull Cyberdark Keel, so that is nice.
Following the official, he gave me the final rundown on how the meeting is supposed to go, how I¡¯m supposed to act and so on. Nothing I haven¡¯t heard three to five times already, but still nice of them to remind new nobles who might be nervous as anything at this time. Honestly speaking, I was quite calm. Every interaction I¡¯ve had with the Royal family has been mostly positive, and now that the genderbent Hero¡¯s party is on my side, escaping this country won¡¯t be any problem, if I somehow manage to piss off the King. Not that I¡¯m expecting that I¡¯d do that. I was guided to a pair ofrge doors, with a total of four armed knights guarding them. Each of them had the Royal Knight emblem on their armor. They took a quick look at me before two of them began opening the doors leading to ¡­ well, I¡¯ll see in a second I guess. Beyond the doors was a reasonablyrge hall, with the throne on a raised tform at the end. And apparently the King was already waiting for me, because he was already sitting on the throne, but I didn¡¯t dare to look at him for too long, because of the etiquette. So after just a quick nce, I looked a bit more down, focusing on where I was soon going to kneel. But because of the quick nce I took, Tahlia was able to screenshot it, and Laura brough the picture up as a hud-like element at the corner of my vision so I could check it out in more detail, as I walked forward. Behind me, the two guards who opened the door then closed it, leaving themselves on the inside of the room, while the official who guided me here also came inside the room, before quickly breaking off to the right and standing next to the wall. Other than the King, on the raised tform there were five other people. Two of them I knew, but the three others not so much. For one of them, I can make an educated guess and assume that he is the first Prince, considering that he is sitting down on what looks to be the thirdrgest seat on the tform. The secondrgest was actually empty, and it was probably for the Queen. Next to the first Prince¡¯s seat was a seat for the Second Prince, Prince Elias, and next the the Queen¡¯s seat, there was a seat for Princess Nevelle, though judging from her hair length, the girl sitting there was just half of her, her Vele half to be precise. I wonder if Nel is with her mother so that she can enjoy the teatime with Alice and Lua? The fifth person on the raised tform was a Royal knight standing right behind the King¡¯s throne. He was difficult to spot, but my vision is quite good, so he was visible. Thest person was who I think is the Prime Minister. At least he matches the description I got. He was standing between the King¡¯s and the first Prince¡¯s seats. Other than the people on the tform, a few nobles were also present, standing on both sides of the hall. I didn¡¯t know basically any of them, so I can probably just ignore them. There were also more Royal Knights, but again, I¡¯ll just ignore them, because they shouldn¡¯t do anything. When I reached the appropriate spot, again without daring to look up at the King before given the permission, I kneeled down and faced the ground, waiting for the permission to look up. After kneeling for just a few seconds, I heard someone speak up. ¡°You may look up.¡± I did as ordered, not knowing if the one that spoke to me was the King, or the PM. Not that it really matters. Now that I got a good look at the King, I saw a kind looking man, but he really didn¡¯t look to be at an age where he should have a child as old as Elias. And Elias isn¡¯t even the firstborn. In fact, looking at the two Princes and the King, you could almost assume that all three of them are brothers. Well, I suppose the two Princes are clean shaven, while the King does have a short beard, so maybe that might give something away, but still. The King didn¡¯t look a day over 40, when he should have been pushing towards 50. Like all of his children, the King had red hair, though his seemed just a bit darker than that of his children, the same red color also going for his beard. As I was looking up at him, the King finally spoke up, making me realize that the person who had given me the permission to look up must have been the PM. ¡°Honorary Baron Brian Wood. I am thankful for the services you have given to this country. Not only did you found a new dungeon, you protected a city from dragons and assisted in defeating two SS-rank monsters, you also brought to light an illegal ve smuggling organization. For all of these services, I thank you.¡± ¡°Thank you, Your Majesty.¡± I responded as previously instructed. ¡°While I would have loved to give you your title myself, my son just had to go and do it before I had the chance. So in light of that, Honorary Baron Brian Wood, would you like me to upgrade your peerage from an honorary one to a permanent one?¡± The King asked. Oh god. We are off the script now. Well, I suppose I must improvise then. ¡°If that is Your Majesty¡¯s will, I shall ept.¡± I began. ¡°However, I do believe I can do more for this country, so perhaps you would be willing to wait for me to gain a better aplishment first.¡± This wouldn¡¯t solve anything, but it might buy me some time to think about things. As well as just talking about this with Alice and Lua. ¡°I will ept that. I do expect great things from you.¡± The King agreed.
After a bit more time of me kneeling on the ground, and the King basically just having quick questions about the items inside the magic fanny pack, our meeting was done and I left the room. From there, the same civil official that guided me in took me back to the waiting room I was in previously. He alsoplimented me on the quick thinking for the response I gave to the King. I was asked to wait in the room for a bit, in case the King wanted an unofficial meeting, so I contacted Alice and Lua. They had arrived at the Queen¡¯s vi, and as I guessed earlier, Nel half of Nevelle was there. After a bit more of a wait, someone dide to see me. But it wasn¡¯t His Majesty the King, but instead the second Prince. ¡°Hello Brian. Sorry to barge in.¡± He set the tone for the conversation. ¡°Don¡¯t worry about it Elias. ¡­ is that fine that we keep this casual?¡± I asked to confirm. I know he was casual, but we are inside the castle, so maybe I should call him with honorifics? ¡°We are friends, right?¡± Elias asked. ¡°Just call me like you would any other friend.¡± ¡°Elias it is then. So, what did you want to talk about?¡± ¡°Nothing much really. But I did want to know. You gave both His and Her Majesties some interesting bracelets. Why didn¡¯t I get any?¡± He asked. ¡°Because I hadn¡¯t made any when I met with you after I arrived in the capital, and I wanted to give all the ones I had ready to His Majesty, so I couldn¡¯t have given you one yesterday.¡± I answered him honestly. Well, mostly honestly. I could have made him one, I just wanted the King to obtain one before his son got one. ¡°I can make a few and have Cressida bring them to you, if you¡¯d like.¡± I then offered. ¡°Yes. Please do.¡± Elias agreed. ¡°... and what of the knives made of Ursa Major¡¯s ws? Would ..?¡± ¡°Nope. Not possible.¡± I quickly said. ¡°I¡¯m out of materials.¡± I lied. Honestly I just wanted to keep the rest of the Ursa Major ws for making star titanium. ¡°... I see.¡± ¡°But I might have something else, if you give me a bit of time.¡± I offered. ¡°See, and I know this isn¡¯t on official record so this is just between the two of us, just a few days ago, Alice, Lua and I happened to take down a Fenrir, so I have some interesting materials from it.¡± ¡°A ¡­ A fenrir? Like an SS-rank fenrir, and not a lesser fenrir?¡± Elias asked. ¡°Yeah. An SS-rank Fenrir.¡± ¡°... Where? When?¡± ¡°As I said a few days ago. The location was near the Ruiso and Narra border in an uninhabited area. If you have a map, I can show the exact location.¡± ¡°... I do not see the need to know the exact location, as long as you ensure everything is fine.¡± ¡°Yeah, we didn''t break anything other than a few trees, and I made sure to fix the forest afterwards.¡± ¡°Good. You really go above and beyond. ... as for making something for me ... Would you?¡± ¡°Yes. I might be able to make something of it. Is there something you prefer? A staff? A sword? A dagger? Maybe armor?¡± I asked. ¡°... We are friends, right? A friend will ept any gift, so I¡¯ll let you choose.¡± Elias said. ¡°Alright. I¡¯ll make something amazing.¡± I agreed. ¡°What do you think your brother would like?¡± I then asked. ¡°... My brother?¡± Elias asked. ¡°Yes. I don¡¯t think giving just one of you something would be a good idea. While I understand our friendship, in the eyes of the other nobles, that might be shown as me picking sides, so I¡¯d prefer to stay at least somewhat neutral for now. I don¡¯t know your brother, after all.¡± ¡°Yes. Better not to judge someone you don¡¯t know.¡± Elias agreed. ¡°... My brother is quite the fan of hidden weapons like sword canes and wrist daggers. Perhaps one of those?¡± Elias suggested. ¡°Thanks. I¡¯ll see what I can do.¡± Elias and I spoke for a little longer, mainly him asking if I¡¯d take him dragon riding again, as well as him asking questions about HomeBase. I of course told him that I¡¯d soon be revealing HomeBase, and I was going to invite him. After our discussion, the civil official said that the King would not be having an unofficial meeting with me, so I was guided out of the castle, and I left the castle grounds. I think it went okay. I didn¡¯t even piss anyone off, and now I have a new project to work on with Wilma. Though I have to say, I really wasn¡¯t expecting to work on a sword cane. I think it will be a fun project. CH.366 Items from Fenrir materials CH.366 Items from Fenrir materials Now that my meeting with the King was done, the metaphorical floodgates opened. Floodgates for what, I know you are asking. Well, the floodgates to invite me to different kinds of parties, be it tea parties or evening parties. Realizing just how many invites I got in the first two days after my meeting with the King really made me appreciate the rule that no one was allowed to invite me before I met with the King. Now most of the invites were either from honorary nobles like myself, which I could easily just refuse, or low ranking nobles like barons, which again, I could just refuse. But there were also thoseing from some of the higher ranked families, especially families whose members had been in the throne room when I met the King. Sure the person who was there might not have been the head, but when the second son of a marquess or a duke invites you to their house, an honorary baron such as myself has toe up with one heck of an excuse to not go. Thankfully I only had two of those, so I¡¯ll only have to suffer a little bit. Though Cressida did rmend that I hold a party of my own, not the HomeBase party, just one on the ground using the Sawyer capital manor, to boost my image a bit more. There are still some rumors about me floating about, and that might help me clear up my image. Not that I really care, but PR is something necessary. But back to the two that I actually had to attend. One was a luncheon with Duke Cline, the prime minister. The other was Marquess Gallos and he was the captain of the Royal Knights. He had also asked me to bring Alice with me. Don¡¯t know why both of the high ranked people that invited me had to have special positions on top of everything, but I guess this is my life now. And of course because it is customary, I need to prepare some sort of gifts for them. And that is on top of the gifts I promised I¡¯d give to Elias and the first Prince. So to Wilma it is.
¡°... Is this one of those ¡®no pressure¡¯ situations you alwaysin about?¡± Wilma asked, when I filled her in. ¡°Pretty much, yeah.¡± I confirmed. ¡°So, any immediate ideas?¡± ¡°... Well, for His Highness the first Prince, you did say that he might prefer a sword cane, right?¡± ¡°That is what the second Prince told me.¡± I confirmed. ¡°We could maybe use arge bone from the Fenrir to make the cane part. Then maybe a sword with a de made of vampiric steel, as that keeps itself free of blood. Use a bit of the paw pads at the bottom of the cane to make sure it is soft and ¡­¡± I listened for a while, as Wilma ran through her entire n for the sword cane. It sounded ¡­ reasonable. Especially if I add an install to the sword itself, actually maybe one install to the sword and one to the cane part. Yeah. And I think I just got a great idea on what I can use for the cane part. And if I add that card to the sword itself, I¡¯ll make a real anti-mage sword cane. ¡°Okay. Next up, Elias.¡± ¡°... I still question how you got on a first name basis with the second Prince.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t know, don¡¯t care. Maybe letting him ride one of my dragons helped.¡± ¡°Did he ask for anything specific?¡± Wilma asked. ¡°No. He left it up to me. ¡­ which really doesn¡¯t help.¡± ¡°... then perhaps something simple. Like a mantle using Fenrir fur?¡± Wilma suggested. ¡°Sure. I think that will work.¡± I agreed, just so we could move onto the next two. And I don¡¯t have a better idea in the first ce. ¡°The captain of the Royal knights is next.¡± I said. ¡°I did ask Cressida a bit about him, and he does seem to enjoynces. Do you think we could turn one of the Fenrir fangs into ance?¡± I suggested. ¡°... I¡¯ve never made ance, but I think that is possible.¡± Wilma agreed. ¡°So then¡­ just the Prime Minister?¡± ¡°Yeah, but I didn¡¯t get any hints towards that either.¡± ¡°We could make another mantle, but I don¡¯t think we should give the Prime Minister and the second Prince the same gift.¡± ¡°Yeah, definitely not.¡± I agreed. ¡°A weapon of some kind is always an option, but I kind of feel that something else might be better.¡± As I thought about ideas, I pulled up my Collection, because my cards are a good source of inspiration. ¡°Oh. That will work.¡± I said. ¡°Trap Jammer. I think we can make something that prevents traps.¡± Spoiler [copse] ¡°... alright. If you think that is good. Do we make a pendant or ?¡± Wilma asked. ¡°I think we can use the wrist watches I¡¯ve given to Einar, Karl and Valoa as a base. A Prime Minister should always know the time, right? I¡¯ll just remove all of the HomeBase rted functions and change the materials a bit so that it can take the install.¡± ¡°Can¡¯t the original take an install?¡± Wilma asked. ¡°It can, but the originals are overbuilt. As you know, I don¡¯t really want to risk your safety, so it is necessary to have them overbuilt. But I don¡¯t know how far we have to take a regr wrist watch before it can take an install. But I can take care of that part, if you make ns for the sword cane and thence.¡± ¡°As you wish.¡± Wilma agreed.
Turning a wrist watch into something that could take an install was actually way easier than expected. Maybe because I was already used to working with the watches from the time I made the HomeBase ess watches. And because it was so easy, I went to work on designing Elias¡¯ mantle. Well, it was mostly me going through my Collection to check what cards I could install into the mantle, and I think I found something perfect. With Mist Body, the mantle can turn its wearer intangible, making them immune to all physical attacks. And I don¡¯t know about you, but that sounds pretty strong to me. Spoiler [copse] I then used some of the tech I¡¯ve learned from working with my trap cards to make the effect auto activate if the mantle senses any real danger, like iing arrows or sword strikes. I almost added magic, but Mist Body won¡¯t actually make you immune to any magic, even if it is magic that makes arrow-like projectiles. With that idea in the books, I just had Laura estimate the measurements of Elias, and then I sent all that info to Wilma¡¯s Factory workshop. From there, she can design the mantle. For myself, I think it is training time again. I¡¯ve had enough designing items for one day.
Today¡¯s training was nothing special, again. It really is just the same basic, and some more advanced, stuff repeated over and over again. But in a way, that is what makes it ¡­ good. I was going to say fun, but I¡¯m not sure that is the correct word. I mean, even if I do basic things, I still feel my sword swings getting sharper, my shield blocks getting faster, my magic getting more powerful and so on. And today, I even had a new skill to show for it. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: One without a Race - Guardian(Advanced Human) ?
Level: 152 [+4]
HP: 6420 [+160] (+20,200)
Mana: 8220 [+230] (+18,400)
Strength: 2510 [+50]
Defense: 3370 [+90]
Magic: 3020 [+140]
Skills:
One of Every Race LV.2 (unique-racial)
- Draconic Body LV.1 (racial)
- Draconic Magic LV.1 (racial)
- Advanced Summoning Magic LV.1 (racial)
- Spirit Magic LV.2 (racial) [+1]
Pack Opener LV.8 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.7 (unique) [+1]
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Limit Break LV.1 (extra)
Space Magic LV.4 (extra)
Time Magic LV.1 (extra) [new]
Telekinesis LV.8 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.10 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Summon Nature Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Sword Technique LV.5
Shield Technique LV.4 [+1]
Mana Control LV.14
Defense Boost LV.10
Dragon Life Dedication (Greater True Fire Dragon)
Water Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Nature Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Honorary Baron of Ruiso Kingdom
Language Comprehension (humanoid) (draconic)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
[copse] Firstly, the Time Magic had appeared on my status. I¡¯ve been able to use it for a bit of time, but it wasn¡¯t always 100% reliable, but now I had the skill, and the reliability was around 99%, so I no longer identally slowed myself down, when I was trying to elerate my speed. And having the skill means that I can level it up. There is also another level up to Different Dimension Factory, again happening when I reached LV.150. Still don¡¯t really understand that skill, but I also don¡¯t care. I also had the level ups for Shield Technique and Spirit Magic. I also unlocked a new race in One of Every Race called Guardian. It was basically Shieldman, but for some name it got a cooler name. And it came with the ability to learn the namesake skill of Guardian, which I¡¯d now start to work towards, along with trying to get Swordsman¡¯s Sword Master.
But outside of my standard practice, today I wanted to do something new. And for that, I joined Unika for a lesson on archery. I probably won''t be using a bow any time soon, but the race I nowmonly use is User or Rare Skills and it can get ess to the racial skill Jack of All Trades, so learning more skills probably isn¡¯t a bad thing. Even if I never get anywhere near the level where Unika is. Archery itself was a bit like magic, but not at all like that. I guess calling it physical magic is somewhat urate, where the magic chant is how you hold your bow, pull back the string, and then you have to perfectly time the release to get the best possible result. ¡­ Though admittedly, for the first half an hour, I could barely hit anything. And when I tried to cheat using Telekinesis, I got a smack on the head from Unika. Well, I suppose I do deserve it for trying to cheat.
The next important news was what was happening with Cailie. Well, more so with the CropFields that she was in charge of. They were ready for the first harvest, and for that, I gathered everyone and teleported us all into the CropFields floor. Everyone already knew that they existed, as Cailie had told them about it, but this was the first time most of them were here. This was still a somewhat dangerous ce, as if you went either up or down the stairs leading off of this floor, you¡¯d end up in the monster infested parts of the HomeBase dungeon. And yes, the monsters would attack you and kill you. I can keep them from killing people when I¡¯m there, but if I¡¯m not, they will attack. The harvest itself was a massive sess and I now had arge amount of different crops in Storage, so we no longer had to worry about food. And for that reason, we had a harvest festival with all the new food we just had. It ended up beingrgely vegetable based, and Molly and Cina loved that. The two of them can eat meat just fine, but they do prefer vegetables. Maybe I should get some soybeans and other high protein nts so that they could be on a full vegetarian diet? I need to check the HomeBase catalog if it has any, and if it doesn¡¯t, I can always develop a new nt, like I did with the flowers that now produce mana.
In other news, Lua had taken Ria with her to the capital¡¯s dhampir vige. Lua had finished her teaching mission there, but a few of the vigers were interested in Vampiric Body Modification, so Lua and Ria were going to bemuting there for that. Alice had also headed towards Alewatch so she could visit home, and she said she¡¯d also drop by Sawyer city and a few other ces so she could deliver some invitations for the HomeBase grand reveal. For a bit of time, I actually considered inviting the dhampirs from the safe town near Sawyer city to the grand reveal, but Lua said it¡¯d be a bad idea. While they are cured, most people will still feel uneasy having that many dhampirs here. And the grand reveal will have a lot of my noble acquaintances, so I shouldn¡¯t bring them here for that. But what I will do is have a separate party with them. They are Lua and Ria¡¯s family after all. And I do like them, because unlike the other viges, I actually got to know them quite well over the days I visited them. But with the first invitations going out, and the gifts for some of my future meetings with high ranked people being prepared, I headed to bed for today. CH.367 Visiting a horse ranch CH.367 Visiting a horse ranch Today¡¯s little side quest started from a question from Molly and Cina, then asking me to do something with them. I don¡¯t think they were being greedy, just maybe a bit jealous that I spend time with Einar and Eline, when I really don¡¯t show the same amount of love towards the two of them. That in itself was the truth. It was just easier for me to connect with Einar and Eline, as they joined the party earlier. ¡­ though I guess that is a bad excuse, as I feel more connected to Unika and her family,pared to the two horse-folk girls. I never really gave the two a chance, so it is about time. There is also Maya the cat-folk woman I picked up at the same time as Molly, Cina and Karl, but she is content with just doing her work and taking care of Einar and Eline. And I guess now that I¡¯m talking about everyone living on HomeBase, I should probably mention Valoa, Unika¡¯s younger (half) brother. Well, she calls him her brother, so the half isn¡¯t really necessary, even if they aren¡¯t full siblings. Valoa has been getting used to HomeBase just fine, and is getting better at light magic due to the excellent teachers he has ess to. As well as his own drive to be better. He has also been learning Foxfire with Unika, so that is also good to hear. But the most interesting development is what has been happening to his body. It began after about a week of him living here. He has begun to grow out a tail. It wasn¡¯t quite the same as the bushy tail both Unika and Olia had, as his curls upwards into almost like a bun, like the tails of some dogs do. Thatbined with his ears that don¡¯t stand up like Unika¡¯s, make Valoa look more like a puppy than a fox, but what do I know? But enough about Valoa, let¡¯s get back to Molly and Cina. The two of them wanted to do something with me, and I do have a ce I want to visit. In part because I was asked toe if I have the time, and in part because I want to see if the lord ruling that area is worthy of being invited to HomeBase¡¯s grand reveal. ¡­ the sad part is that I¡¯ll still be bringing both Unika and Einar with me, so it isn¡¯t just the three of us, but that is what I can offer the girls. I mean, that ce specializes in two things, horses and taming said horses. So of course I want to bring my tamers along.
We flew over to the town, actually it is basically a small city, but officially it is still called a town, of Krime. Molly and Cina were both quite happy to be riding in a B.E.S. again, as they haven¡¯t been in one since the time they moved to HomeBase. The flight over was nothing special, but I did enjoy hearing stories from Molly and Cina about their home. Mainly about the other horse-folk there. For the horse-folk, one of the big dreams most of them have in life is evolving, and that is because of what they generally evolve into. Centaurs. And I do have to agree, that is quite the evolution. But it isn¡¯t just that. It is also because centaurs are the lords of thatnd, simr to how nobles rule the Ruiso kingdom. Centaur, or sometimes few of them, take over an area and be the ¡®rulers¡¯ of that area. And if anyone tries to take thatnd away from them, they fight for it. To the bitter end. Because of that, centaurs are seen as a very powerful, but also noble race. Because for those that don¡¯t want to take their power away from them, but just want to share the area with them, they are (usually) great rulers. That has even led to some people trying to ¡®tame¡¯ centaurs. Not tame as in the skill, but tame as in getting them to be your servants. Because if you have someone that is seen as mighty and noble as your servant, what does it say about you? That makes me want to level up the girls, because if they evolve into centaurs, I could have the two of them pull my carriage. And that way, in areas where centaurs are seen in that kind of light, people would quickly realize my power. I really might just start leveling them up when we return from this sidequest.
¡°OOH! Cina! Do you see that?¡± Molly yelled out as our ship stopped over Krime. ¡°A centaur! She is leading all those war horses.¡± Molly might be almost 20, but at the moment, she acted more like an excited 12 year old. ¡°... impressive.¡± Cina nodded along, but her volume was a lot lower. ¡°How many are there?¡± Einar questioned. ¡°I understand that they are tamed, but having that many tamed monsters following just one person isn¡¯t easy.¡± ¡°True.¡± Unika agreed. ¡°Usually adventurers don¡¯t have more than five permanently tamed monsters. ¡­ But that might be because of the food costs and having to transport said food.¡± ¡°Is that why you only have two?¡± I asked. ¡°Not really, but yes. I used to have two more, but ¡­ they didn¡¯t make it.¡± ¡°... I see.¡± A great reminder that tamed monsters are living beings. They aren¡¯t like summoned monsters that are beings thate here from a parallel dimension, or wherever theye from. And if they die here, they don¡¯t really die. But of course that doesn¡¯t go for tamed monsters. They die when they are killed. ¡°Lord Brian! Can you let us down there? I want to run the centaur!¡± Molly demanded. ¡°... yes. Please.¡± Cina added. ¡°Let¡¯s not. We might cause an ident. I¡¯ll beam us to the town gate, or actually a bit away from it. We¡¯ll walk from there.¡± Getting into the town was easy enough, though the gate guards were a little suspicious of Lumi. And yes, we did bring the blizzard tiger along. It just is a shame Einar doesn¡¯t have the Tamer¡¯s Paradise skill yet, so he has to have the tiger out and walking with us.
¡°You know, you could have sent a letter. We would have made some preparations.¡± The one that came to greet us wasn¡¯t the Viscount himself, but instead his wife, who I got acquainted with during the birthday party. She was quite the prettydy, in her early 30s. I do know the two have two children as well, but they are both very young still. ¡°Sorry, I¡¯m just a bit impulsive. I hope it won¡¯t be too big of a problem.¡± I apologized. ¡°Nothing too bad, but my husband won¡¯t be able to see you until the evening.¡± She then apologized in turn. ¡°That¡¯s fine. But we do wish to get in contact with the centaurdy, if possible.¡± I requested. ¡°Oh? You know of Be? You need to share your informationwork with us.¡± ¡°Maybeter. ¡­ and admittedly, I didn¡¯t know her name, so thank you for the introduction.¡± Lady Aliana then gave us a quick tour of the ranch, while also asking my two tamers about their skills. She was actually quite surprised by Lumi, well maybe more so the fact that a young child is the one that tamed the B-rank monster. ¡°Brian. I¡¯ve heard you have quite the arsenal of rare skills, so perhaps you also have the Taming skill?¡± Aliana asked. ¡°I do know the basics, but I¡¯ve never attempted to tame anything.¡± I admitted. ¡°Would you like to try?¡± Aliana asked. ¡°We have some regr horses. They are quite easy to tame and are perfect for practice.¡± ¡°Sure. I¡¯d like that.¡± I agreed. ¡°... is it possible for me to purchase the horse if I do manage to tame it?¡± ¡°Yes. The regr horses are just fine. For war horses, we have a waiting list.¡± Aliana said.
Before we got to me testing out the taiming, the centaurdy came up to us and introduced herself. As revealed earlier, her name is Be and she was the one in charge of all the war horses here. She was also the person who had tamed most of them, impressing Unika. War horses might be horses, but they are also D-rank monsters. And while D-rank monsters aren¡¯t overly difficult to tame, war horses specifically seem to be quite the proud race and apparently aren¡¯t tamed that easily. When Unika asked Be about it, the centaurughed a bit before telling us that after she just runs with the horses until they get tired, and then they are easy to tame. This surprised not only Unika, but also Molly and Cina, as apparently war horses can run for more than 10 hours at max speed. ¡°Can we run with you?¡± Molly asked Be with stars in her eyes. ¡°... please.¡± Cina added. ¡°Lady Aliana, do you need me?¡± Be asked. ¡°No. Go and run.¡± Aliana told them, and the three soon took off. I do hope Molly and Cina have some fun. I really should participate in their morning runs every day. I do it 3 or 4 days a week, just for practice, but that is about it. ¡°... Let us head to the stables, so Brian can test if he is a tamer.¡± Aliana then said.
After we reached one of the stables, yes there are multiple of them, she went around checking the horses they had. A lot of them were already tamed, but unlike the war horses, regr horses are just F-rank monsters, so they don¡¯t need to be tamed to stay tame. Aliana picked one of the horses, attached a harness and a lead to it and brought it out of the pen. ¡°Go ahead, Brian. Let¡¯s see if you can do this.¡± Aliana said. ¡°And if you need tips, just ask.¡± ¡°... Alright.¡± I slowly approached the horse and when I was close to it, I extended my hand out and let the horse smell it. I didn¡¯t want to be too fast, so as to not scare it off. Likee on. Sure I¡¯ve never tamed a horse, or any other monster, but I have ridden a horse back on Earth, so I know somewhat how to act around one. The horse was seemingly taking in my scent, and it didn¡¯t seem to be perplexed, so I feltfortable to continue. ¡°... quick question, can I feed the horse?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes, you may. Do you need me to get something?¡± Aliana asked. ¡°Nah. I¡¯m fine.¡± I said, as I bought a carrot out of Storage. It was one of the HomeBase carrots we harvested just two days ago, when we had our first HomeBase harvest day. I held the carrot in my hand, letting the horse first nibble on it, before it took a big bite. I wasn¡¯t overly worried for my hand, because while I was holding onto the carrot in a somewhat dangerous way, which could get my fingers bitten, my defense should be high enough to keep this horse from biting them off. I then began stroking the horse gently, while also putting some mana into it. At first, I was putting way too much mana into it, and the horse seemingly got terrified, but Laura quickly began regting my mana output, and we calmed the horse down before it panicked. From there, it was smooth sailing. A mix of petting the horse with mana and feeding it some fruits and vegetables from Storage, and in about six minutes, the horse was tamed. ¡°That¡¯s impressive.¡± Aliana said. ¡°Sure the horses are easy, but most still fail on their first try.¡± ¡°... well admittedly I almost did. I was putting in way too much mana in the early stages.¡± I admitted. ¡°That can happen with high leveled people. I probably should have warned you.¡± Aliana said. ¡°Don¡¯t worry about it. The taming seeded, so it¡¯s fine.¡± ¡°Do you want to take the horse out for a ride?¡± Aliana asked. ¡°... is that fine?¡± ¡°Of course. ¡­ you do know how to ride a horse, right?¡± ¡°I know how to ride a dragon. How difficult can a horse be?¡± ¡°... I wouldn¡¯t know.¡± ¡°That was a joke. I¡¯ve ridden a horse before.¡± I told her. ¡°... though I don¡¯t know how to attach a saddle, so I do need some help with that.¡± Aliana quickly had one of the stable hands bring a saddle over, and she then instructed me on how to saddle the horse. I then got on the horse, and rode into the pasture. And it was fun. Sure the horse is quite basicpared to a dragon, and not nearly asfortable, but I still liked it. Just the basic feeling of it was nice. And I didn¡¯t have to ride alone, as Einar joined me riding on the back of Lumi. There we were. Just a couple of guys riding animals. Nothing strange about it. The fact that Einar is a cat-folk riding arge tiger is just par for the course. CH.368 Experimental Taming CH.368 Experimental Taming We ended up staying the night in Krime, because after hearing that we were here, the viscount cleared his schedule so we could tame some powerful monsters tomorrow. So the next morning, we gathered our group and prepared to head out. From my side, it was me, Einar and Unika. Molly and Cina wanted to stay in the town, as they aren¡¯t tamers, and because Be wasn¡¯t actuallying with us. When I wondered why she wasn¡¯ting, Viscount Kramer told me that she only likes to tame horses, so she wasn¡¯t interested in whatever we were taming today. Not that I me her. She has her speciality, and she is very good at it, so if she wants to stay safe and work with horses, that is her choice. To be honest, if I didn¡¯t have the ability to resurrect people, I probably would be a lot more reserved when it came to bringing out people like Einar and Unika. I just don¡¯t want either of them to get hurt. Myself? Well, I¡¯m not that worried. I¡¯m over LV.150 and I have 5 cards set on me, so if something does try to hurt me, it likely won¡¯t seed. ¡­ Maybe I should have set some defensive cards on both Einar and Unika? They both already know of level ups, so telling them about set cards isn¡¯t that much more. Of course, other than my group, there were the Viscount''s men. At first, he wanted to bring arger group, as it would help keep other monsters busy while we focus on taming whatever we were going to tame, but I quickly said no to that. Kramer was a bit suspicious about it, but I told him that I wouldn¡¯t share my secrets with arge group, and asked him to strip his party down to just him and five others. And the five others are to be trustworthy. This limit was somewhat of a test to him to see if Viscount Kramer was worthy of getting an invite to the HomeBase grand reveal. If he was willing to go with my selfishness and understand that I have secrets to keep, he should be someone I can invite to HomeBase. So because of that limit, he did have his smaller group of people. Out of them, three were frontline fighters, one was a magician and one was a tamer to do the taming. And of course the Viscount himself could also tame, so effectively we had 4 + 1 viable tamers, as I also got my Taming skill yesterday. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: One without a Race - Guardian(Advanced Human) ?
Level: 154 [+2]
HP: 6460 [+40] (+20,200)
Mana: 8310 [+90] (+18,400)
Strength: 2530 [+20]
Defense: 3390 [+20]
Magic: 3090 [+70]
Skills:
One of Every Race LV.2 (unique-racial)
- Draconic Body LV.1 (racial)
- Draconic Magic LV.1 (racial)
- Advanced Summoning Magic LV.1 (racial)
- Spirit Magic LV.2 (racial)
Pack Opener LV.8 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.7 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Limit Break LV.1 (extra)
Space Magic LV.4 (extra)
Time Magic LV.2 (extra) [+1]
Telekinesis LV.8 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.10 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Summon Nature Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Sword Technique LV.5
Shield Technique LV.4
Mana Control LV.14
Taming LV.1 [new]
Defense Boost LV.10
Dragon Life Dedication (Greater True Fire Dragon)
Water Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Nature Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Honorary Baron of Ruiso Kingdom
Language Comprehension (humanoid) (draconic)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
[copse] The interesting part is that I didn¡¯t get a new race in One of Every Race to go with the Taming skill. I¡¯m not 100% sure, but I think it is because Taming is still LV.1. I mean, I got the Guardian race when Shield Technique got to LV.4, so maybe that is the limit? But before I ever evolved into One without a Race, I could have evolved into races like Swordsman and Sorcerer, despite the fact that my Space Magic at the time was LV.2 and my Sword Technique was LV.3. So maybe One of Every Race is a bit more limiting than the Chosen Evolution System ability. Not that I really mind, as understanding the skill better should help me understand the race better, but that might also exin why I haven¡¯t unlockedbined races yet. Things like Spirit Sorcerer that Mariina evolved into. My Spirit Magic just isn¡¯t high enough level yet, and I don¡¯t have the Sorcerer racial skill either.
¡°No. We don¡¯t need those. We¡¯ll use my ship.¡± I told the Viscount as we were talking about transportation. ¡°I¡¯ve heard you have an airship, but wasn¡¯t it quite small? One that only fits two people?¡± Kramer asked. ¡°Well yes, but also no. I do have a small one like that, but that isn¡¯t the only ship I have.¡± I said, as I got a card out of Collection. ¡°B.E.S. Tetran.¡± Spoiler [copse] I called Tetran to be our ship for today for a few reasons. One, it has a good open space from the ¡®cargo¡¯partment that reaches all the way to the deck, so that was nice. And theser cannons at the end of the mechanical tentacles it has are deadly urate, so they can be used to pick off extra monsters, even if there are friendlies nearby. And because my ships are living entities, they can do that without anyone piloting them. Getting on board is of course as easy as ever. Just call down a teleportation beam, convince the suspicious people to enter it, and you are on a spaceship. Our target for the day was a small hill, not quite a mountain, that was a known nesting ce of hippogriffs. Viscount Kramer had the adventurer¡¯s guild keeping a close eye on it, in case the horse-eagle mixtures were to attack his town, but they basically never did. There had been a few attacks, but they were either hippogriffs that were driven away, or maybe a pair of hippogriff parents that struggled to find food for their babies. There had never been arge-scale attack, like the wyvern attack that happened at Alewatch. At least not during thest 100 years. I mean, it does make sense. While monsters are monsters, they are basically animals. A predator doesn¡¯t just attack arge group of animals, especially if said animals don¡¯t run away. And humans that are inside a town aren¡¯t going to run away, but are going to fight, so they don¡¯t attack the towns. Unless they are provoked, like in the case with the Alewatch wyverns.
Flying to the hills took some time, as there was some distance between us and the hill, but that was good, as we could use that time to strategize. Or as I¡¯d say it, we used that time to cheat. Because among the tests I¡¯ve been doing in the Factory was arge scale test on how Swords of Revealing Light works. Spoiler [copse] Of course I already knew a few things about it, but it has had some inconsistent results, so I wanted to know the full truth, and this is what I came up with. First, as you probably already know, anything within the circle of swords is frozen in ce, unless it is powerful enough to resist the effect. And basically only S and SS-rank monsters can resist it. Second, anything connected to me, well the card activator actually, would be unaffected by the card. So for me, Agunan and Ria were always unaffected because Ria is my ve and Agunan has dedicated himself to me. Alice and Lua were also now unaffected, as long as they wore the engagement bracelets I gave them, as that is a connection to me. Third, I can make new connections by making a contract. Signed contracts were better, but just verbal contracts would work most of the time. The easiest contract was a party contract. If one was written, or registered with a ce like the adventurer¡¯s guild, all of my party members would be unaffected by Swords of Revealing Light. And fourth, anything that any of my party members are actively touching is unaffected by the Swords. But they will get re-affected 1 minute after the contact. So because of all of those facts, I offered up an easy way for us to tame some hippogriffs. We¡¯d write a temporary party contract. I¡¯ll freeze them all the hippogriffs with Swords of Revealing Light. Then we just tame as many of them as we want. Some of the guards that came with Kramer were obviously suspicious of my idea, as they didn¡¯t think I could use arge scale spell like that, but Kramer shut them up and agreed to my idea. But his guards would still keep an eye out in case anything went wrong with it.
After we got to the target area, I located a few hippogriffs justying around. I don¡¯t know if I¡¯d call it a herd, but it might be one. That was going to be our target area, so I got ready to head out first. ¡°Einar, when I give the signal, you can bring everyone down.¡± I told the catboy. ¡°Yes, Master.¡± Einar epted the assignment. He was one of the few HomeBase employees that fully knew how to operate the teleportation beam on the B.E.S. ships, as he had to learn how to use it to use the HomeBase version of it. Getting up to HomeBase was easy, if you had the ess device, but when you head down, you have to quite carefully pick the drop-off point, and Einar quite often helped those that didn¡¯t know how to pick one. I got down not with the teleportation beam, but by opening a hatch on the ship and simply jumping. Then I slowed down my fall with Telekinesis, before bringing myself to a full stop some ways away from the ground. From there, I had Laura choose the target area for Swords, before I activated the Spell card. With the hippogriffs frozen, we could get down to the ground, so I gave Einar the sign that he could let people down and I also lowered myself there. We grouped up at first, just so I could confirm that everyone could move freely inside the Swords. The mage even tested a small spell, just to make sure everyone could use their skills. With that confirmed, we began looking over the hippogriffs. We didn¡¯t want to tame too many of them, but our goal was to get four of them. Kramer would tame one, the tamer he brought with him would tame one, Einar would tame one, as would Unika. And if any of them failed, I¡¯d probably try myself, as I had a way of cheating the tame. And I wouldn¡¯t mind a hippogriff to go along with the horse I tamed yesterday. Maybe I can have the horse pull my carriage on the ground and then have the hippogriff pull it in the air. I just need to make a flying carriage first. I was on watch as the others got to work taming the hippogriffs. Viscount Kramer began working on his by first having one of the frontline fighters unfreeze it with a touch, and they then began beating the eagle-horse. After weakening it and having the monster surrender, Kramer himself began the taming process. A bit violent, but effective. They then repeated the same process for the second hippogriff. Einar and Unika both used a slightly different strategy. Einar had Lumi freeze a part of the hippogriff so that it couldn¡¯t move, while he then began the taming process. Unika on the other hand used a paralyzing potion to make sure the hippogriff couldn¡¯t move, and then tamed the beast. After some time, three of the four tames were sessful. The only one that failed was Einar, and he seemed quite apologetic. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. Let me try.¡± I told him, as I asked him to have Lumi unfreeze the beast. For my try, I wanted to try something a bit less aggressive. Basically gentle taming. I began by approaching the hippogriff, which was again frozen because of the Swords. I just got real close to it, and gently put my hand on the monster to release the Swords control of it. It quickly reacted by biting my outstretched arm, but I just let it do so. It didn¡¯t hurt much at all, and only did just over 10 points of damage to me. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, it will be fine.¡± I gently said to the beast, while I stroked it with my other hand, while also using the Taming skill. I then got some meat out of Storage, and held it in front of the monster with Telekinesis. ¡°Why don¡¯t you eat that instead?¡± The hippogriff released its beak from my hand and looked towards the meat, then to me, then back to the meat before deciding that the feast floating in front of it was the easier meal, so it dug in. While that was going on, I gently kept stroking its fur, while transferring mana into the monster. It took just over ten minutes for the hippogriff to eat all of the meat I offered it, and honestly speaking, I expected the taming to be over by that point, but apparently I was wrong. I mean, the horse took about six minutes and I didn¡¯t even have the Taming skill, so why is this taking this long? I was fully expecting the monster to attack me after it finished its meal, but instead, it justid down on the ground, like it didn¡¯t even care that I was right next to it. I also got down so I could keep on stroking the monster. To me, it almost felt like the hippogriff wanted me to do so, as it seemed to really enjoy the stroking I was giving it. It took another 8 minutes after that till I felt the tamingplete, and unlike with Einar, the taming seeded. Maybe a more gentle approach is better? Though you can¡¯t really do that, unless you are massively overleveled like I am.
Since our taming seeded quite easily, we soon headed back to the vige. I just hope taming these hippogriffs won¡¯t cause an attack. I don¡¯t think it will, since we didn¡¯t kill a single hippogriff, but you can never be 100% sure. On the way back, I got praised by both Unika and Kramer¡¯s tamer for my unconventional taming method, but I just told them it was something I felt might work. After all, it is basically how I tamed the horse, so it should work with a hippogriff. The problem of course being that a horse is a lot weaker than a hippogriff, so no one would ever try my method with one. And after a quick stop by the vige, so we could pick up Molly and Cina as well as my horse that was there, we got into a different B.E.S. monster so we could return to HomeBase. Not before I gave Viscount Kramer his invite letter to the HomeBase reveal ceremony. It included all the details on when someone woulde to pick him up, so all he¡¯d have to do is send me a letter saying he would attend, with a letter exchange box I gave him, and then be ready for the pick up when the time came. And so, we returned to HomeBase. Molly and Cina even more looking forward to their evolution, which I will help them with, and two hippogriffs and one horse also now with us. And don¡¯t worry Einar. When I locate a few griffins, I¡¯ll take you to tame one. A griffin should suit you better, being half lion, right? And I never got to test if I really can force a tame with Change of Heart, and I still want to do so. Maybe I should ask the adventurer¡¯s guild if they happen to know any areas where griffins aremon? Or should I take Einar inside the HomeBase dungeon? I know there are griffins there, so he could tame one from there. CH.369 Level Ups and Installs CH.369 Level Ups and Installs With our little sidequest of seeing horses done, HomeBase was once again in full swing preparing both for my meeting with the Prime Minister and the Royal Knight captain, and of course the eventual HomeBase grand reveal. But now with a few more tamed monsters living here, we had some new things to do. The horse I tamed, whom I named Rani for ¡­ I actually have no idea what it means, it just felt correct. Anyway, Rani was simple. She is a gentle girl and both Molly and Cina love her, so they almost stole her from me. Thank god Rani still ran to me when she had to choose between the three of us. And because of Rani¡¯s exceptional behavior, I was nning on using her to teach HomeBase residents to ride a horse. The two hippogriffs we brought home on the other hand¡­ well, they were a bit more high maintenance. And they weren¡¯t quite as willing to listen to reason. I named mine d because he was dly tamed, but now I¡¯m almost regretting that name, as d really didn¡¯t listen to anyone but me. And Agunan, but I think that is more survival instinct than actual subservience. Unika named hers Nitrum, which really got me questioning her naming convention. I mean, her iron foxes are named Fer and Rum, resulting in Ferrum or Latin for iron. I questioned how she knew that, until Laura pointed out that in the localnguage, iron is ferrum. As in, when I don¡¯t use Language Comprehension (humanoid) to understand what is spoken, if someone speaks of iron, I¡¯d hear ferrum. I still question how the exact same term is used in apletely different world, but considering both myself and the Hero, there is a full chance others like us have ended up here, and one of us might have been a scientist that made this world¡¯s equivalent to the periodic table and named all of the elements. Anyway, back to d and Nitrum. The two of them, both males by the way, butted heads a lot. It was theirmon pastime, and most of my workers really didn¡¯t want to get between two C-rank monsters when they fought. Sure Unika could easily stop them, if she shot them with paralyzing arrows, and Agunan could deal with the two easily. I could stop them with Telekinesis or just by yelling. Well, yelling didn¡¯t work everytime, but most of the time the two stopped, and they were getting better with it. I think Ria, Lua and Alice could also stop the two hippogriffs, but they are away currently, so I don¡¯t know for sure. But to deal with the clear superiority fight the two were having, and just to burn off some of their excess energy, I ended up taking the two inside the HomeBase dungeon. It has plenty of monsters for the two to burn energy on, so that was nice. ¡­ if they didn¡¯t get scared any time a B-rank monster showed up. And in HomeBase, B-rank monsters aremon, even on the early floors. Sure most monsters on the early, and even some of theter floors, are C-rank, but there are B-rank monsters starting from floor 1, so there was no C-rank only floor. But despite the trips to inside HomeBase often ending with the hippogriffs running, and hiding behind Unika and I, it was still effective. Because while Unika had some difficulty dealing with B-rank monsters, I dealt with them quite easily, increasing the respect the two hippogriffs had for me.
Then there were Molly and Cina. As I decided earlier, I was now going to start leveling the two up. I mean, they wanted to evolve into centaurs, I wanted them to be stronger, so our interests align. For that, I of course asked the two toe to my office and had them reveal their status to me. Molly was quite open about it, but Cina did question why I needed to see their status, but also agreed after I exined that it was necessary for me to help them evolve, like I had done with Einar, Eline and Wilma. Spoiler
Name: Molly
Race: Horse-folk
Level: 23
HP: 694
Mana: 456
Strength: 454
Defense: 178
Magic: 258
Skills:
Gallop LV.3 (racial)
Fire Magic LV.2
Mana Control LV.2
Internal Magic Technique LV.1
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.2
Strength Boost LV.1
Cleaning LV.1
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Cinnamon
Race: Horse-folk
Level: 21
HP: 580
Mana: 490
Strength: 380
Defense: 150
Magic: 300
Skills:
Gallop LV.3 (racial)
Wind Magic LV.2
Mana Control LV.3
Staff Technique LV.1
Strength Boost LV.1
Magic Boost LV.1
Cleaning LV.1
[copse] Both of them had some decent skills for their levels, but man, that defense. Both of them are frail as anything. At least the somewhat alright HP can help a bit, but still. The two need Defense Boost badly. They both of course had the Horse-folk racial skill Gallop. It made them run faster and made running take less stamina. Not that this world has a stamina meter, but whatever. Molly had an aptitude for Fire Magic, and had learned how to use Internal Magic Technique from Ria, while Cina had Wind Magic, and she had studied under a few Spellcaster monsters. Though both of them mainly used their magic to enhance their speed, not really attacking. They had both also gotten the Cleaning skill from practicing under my Dragonmaids. ¡°Alright you two. I¡¯ll level you up now.¡± I told the two, as I got out some cards. The two did have questioning gazes, but they didn¡¯t ask, so I don¡¯t have to answer. ¡°Molly, you first. I¡¯ll increase your overall level, Level Up. I¡¯ll also increase Cina¡¯s overall level, Level Up.¡± I said to activate the two Level Up!s. Spoiler [copse] From all the experience with Ria, and also Lua, I knew nicknames like Cina would count for the Level Up. Sure you would have to be urate with skill names, but targeting a person and targeting a specific skill are two different things. ¡°Alright. Take a look at your status.¡± I told the two, and they did as asked. Cina even ended up opening her status again, even though I didn¡¯t ask her to do so. ¡°As you see, your level increased by two. That is what I can do, but not all that I can do.¡± I told them. ¡°Other than your main or ¡®overall¡¯ level, I can also level up your skills, but I won¡¯t be doing that today. I¡¯ll install a card in both of you instead.¡± I told them. As I said earlier, these girls need more defense, badly. And I have a card that when installed gives Defense Boost, so why not? No need to hold back like I did with Wilma. Actually, I never installed cards into Cailie, Unika, Einar or Eline either. Well, they¡¯ll be next. But firste these two. I started off with Molly, as she was the more willing test subject. I installed The Reliable Guardian into her, and then into Cina. Molly took the install pains ¡­ feelings, quite well, while Cina seemed just a bit overwhelmed by them. Spoiler [copse] Spoiler
Name: Molly
Race: Horse-folk
Level: 25 [+2]
HP: 718 [+24]
Mana: 472 [+16]
Strength: 468 [+14]
Defense: 236 [+58]
Magic: 266 [+8]
Skills:
Gallop LV.3 (racial)
Fire Magic LV.2
Mana Control LV.2
Internal Magic Technique LV.1
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.2
Strength Boost LV.1
Defense Boost LV.1 [new]
Cleaning LV.1
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Cinnamon
Race: Horse-folk
Level: 23 [+2]
HP: 604 [+24]
Mana: 506 [+16]
Strength: 394 [+14]
Defense: 208 [+58]
Magic: 308 [+8]
Skills:
Gallop LV.3 (racial)
Wind Magic LV.2
Mana Control LV.3
Staff Technique LV.1
Strength Boost LV.1
Defense Boost LV.1 [new]
Magic Boost LV.1
Cleaning LV.1
[copse] I then sent the two to their rooms to rest, as I called for Einar and Eline. I think it is their turn.
¡°Master. You called?¡± Einar asked. ¡°Yes. Come in, both of you.¡± I told the two, and they entered my office. ¡°Is this about our level ups?¡± Eline asked. ¡°Molly and Cina were acting a bit strange when they told us toe here. Did you ..?¡± ¡°Yes, I just leveled them up.¡± I confirmed. ¡°But not just that, I also gave both of them a new skill, and now it is your turn.¡± ¡°... I don¡¯t know if I should ask, Master, but how can you give out skills? Is it something to do with the ¡­ SS?¡± Einar asked. ¡°No. Even the System Support isn¡¯t that powerful. At least not as far as I know.¡± I told them. ¡°But you two do know what is. My cards.¡± After giving the two a second to consider what I said, I continued. ¡°I have two options for skills for you.¡± I said, as I brought out the cards from Storage. ¡°First is this, Darkness Approaches. This will work with your Night Stalking skill, as it will make an area of darkness around you, simr to Alice¡¯s Shade spell. I do believe you tested out that it works with your racial skill, like I requested?¡± Spoiler [copse] ¡°Yes Master. We did.¡± Eline answered. ¡°What about the second choice?¡± Einar asked. ¡°It¡¯s this. Dark World Lightning. With it, you¡¯ll get a Dark Lightning racial skill. It is a form of Lightning Magic, but unlike regr lightning magic, it produces very little light and sound.¡± I exined what I knew of the possible skill. Spoiler [copse] ¡°So, which one do you prefer?¡± I asked. ¡°And remember, you don¡¯t both need to get the same skill.¡± I let Einar and Eline talk about their options for a bit, while I focused on some other things, but soon enough, they had their answer. ¡°... Master, can we have both?¡± Einar asked. ¡°Yes, but not on the same day. Getting a skill can be quite intense, so you will need to wait about 2 weeks until you get the other skill.¡± I exined. The two then looked at each other, before they answered. ¡°¡°Then both, please.¡±¡± They said in unison. Einar then rified. ¡°We will take the Darkness one first.¡± ¡°Alright. Works for me.¡± I agreed. Spoiler
Name: Einar
Race: Night Cat-folk
Level: 46 [+6]
HP: 1320 [+142]
Mana: 1070 [+130]
Strength: 825 [+152]
Defense: 450 [+70]
Magic: 540 [+52]
Skills:
Night Stalking LV.4 (racial)
Expanding Night LV.1 (racial) [new]
Taming LV.5
Sword Technique LV.2 [+1]
Knife Technique LV.3
Mana Control LV.4
Flickering Step LV.2 [+1]
Service LV.1 [new]
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Eline
Race: Night Cat-folk
Level: 45 [+4]
HP: 998 [+88]
Mana: 1280 [+110]
Strength: 553 [+58]
Defense: 390 [+50]
Magic: 873 [+88]
Skills:
Night Stalking LV.4 (racial)
Expanding Night LV.1 (racial) [new]
Staff Technique LV.3
Wind Magic LV.2 [+1]
Summoning Magic LV.5
Mana Control LV.6
Fast Mana Recovery LV.1
Service LV.1 [new]
[copse] The two had also gotten the skill Service from their time practicing under my Dragonmaids, just like how Cina and Molly have Cleaning. It is good to know that the System acknowledges the effort they¡¯ve put into learning how to serve the uing guests. After the installs, and Level Up!s to their overall level, I sent the two to rest and called for Cailie and Unika.
¡°Hey Brian. Is it time for our level ups?¡± Unika asked. ¡°Yes. That and also maybe the next install. Depending on how you feel about it.¡± ¡°... I¡¯m not so sure I like the idea.¡± Unika said. I guess she still remembers thest time. She did almost pass out from the mix of pain and pleasure. ¡°I don¡¯t mind, but are you sure? You said we should wait between installs?¡± Cailie asked. ¡°Don¡¯t worry about the time, Cailie. It is only really importantter, when you¡¯ve had more cards installed into you. To be honest, I never waited for as long as I¡¯ve waited with you when I started out installing cards into people. In fact, Alice¡¯s aunt Paulina got two cards installed into her at the same time, and she did just fine.¡± I told the two. ¡°But thest time, you said that the cards give or boost our magic affinities, right?¡± Unika asked. ¡°So are you nning on giving us a second attribute, or was the first boost not enough?¡± ¡°I said the cards will change you in different ways. Giving or boosting magic affinity is just one way. The moremon way is giving a skill.¡± I told them. ¡°... Like a skill orb?¡± Cailie asked. ¡°Yeah, basically.¡± I confirmed. ¡°... at least tell me it is something good.¡± Unika said. ¡°Might make it worth feeling like that.¡± ¡°I do have a few options for both of you.¡± I said, as I got out a few cards. First, for Unika I had Shooting Star Bow - Ceal and Spell Shattering Arrow, giving the skills Spirit Shot and Spell Destroying Shot. Spoiler
[copse] Cailie also had a few options. Actually a few more than Unika. There was Raimei for Lightning Magic, Power of Kaishin to evolve her racial skill from Swift Swimming to Great Sea Swimming, Misfortune to power up her Charming Voice into Bewitching Voice and of course Aqua Chorus to give her the Battle Song skill. Spoiler
[copse] To no one, or at least not to my, surprise, Cailie quickly wanted the Aqua Chorus install. I think she did consider Lightning Magic, but refused it for now at least. Great Sea Swimming and Bewitching Voice didn¡¯t seem to interest her. Unika was a lot more torn between her two options. Both of them are fantastic for her, so it is no wonder she can¡¯t really choose, but she did end up going with the Spirit Shot. I did make sure to remind the both of them that they can get their second optionter. This isn¡¯t a one time deal. It is just a one at a time deal. Spoiler
Name: Cailie
Race: Mer-folk
Level: 25 [+6]
HP: 650 [+80]
Mana: 840 [+250]
Strength: 366 [+44]
Defense: 428 [+52]
Magic: 306 [+114]
Skills:
Swift Swimming LV.2 (racial)
Charming Voice LV.2 (extra)
Knife Technique LV.1
Hiding LV.2
Sneak Attack LV.1
Wind Magic LV.1 [new]
Mana Control LV.3 [+2]
Gardening LV.3
Singing Singing LV.3 [+1]
Battle Song LV.1 [new]
Performance LV.1
One that Sings to Nature [new]
Hallow Prison Prevailer
A Banished One
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Unika
Race: Fox-folk
Level: 51 [+6]
HP: 1310 [+64]
Mana: 1610 [+216]
Strength: 1200 [+66]
Defense: 590 [+74]
Magic: 690 [+160]
Skills:
Foxfire LV.3 (racial) [+1]
Tamer¡¯s Paradise LV.3 (extra)
Bow Technique LV.6
Quick Shot LV.4
Hidden Shot LV.3
Knife Technique LV.2
Fire Magic LV.1 [new]
Mana Control LV.5
Embedded Shot LV.2
Spirit Shot LV.1 [new]
Summoning Magic LV.1
Taming LV.4
Power Boost LV.3
Defense BoostLV.3 [+1]
Language Comprehension (beast)
[copse] It is great to see that Cailie¡¯s crossed out One that is Abused title has disappeared, but in its ce is now something different. One that Sings to Nature is a simple title that makes nts that she sings to grow faster, grow more beautiful, and if they happen to be edible nts, makes them taste better. Quite the OP title, if I¡¯m to be honest. Unika on the other hand had a different special thing about her. Her level. It just went from 49 to 51, so she might evolve. I warned her of that, and asked her to spend the night in the medbay, and I also made sure one of my monsters in an avatar doll would be there keeping an eye on her. If she does start an evolution, we¡¯ll have an evolution tank ready for her. CH.370 Acquire mithril, form a Mithril Golem CH.370 Acquire mithril, form a Mithril Golem As I predicted yesterday, Unika did start her evolution, so I was quite d I ordered her to spend the night in the medbay. And of course now she is in an evolution tank. After I told her family about it during breakfast, the two quickly headed for the medbay to watch over her. I¡¯ll visitter to confirm that they don¡¯t spend the entire day there. Well, Olia may, but Valoa should still have his magic lessons. And depending on how much Valoa worries about his sister, the lesson will double as a lesson on casting spells while distracted. Well, evolutions aside, I do have things to do today. I need to catch up with Wilma on the designs of the gifts for the two Princes, as well as the PM and the Royal Knight Captain.
¡°Mithril is fine. I can have the dungeon make us a mithril golem and then I¡¯ll defeat it.¡± I confirmed with Wilma as she was asking what materials I had. It would take quite a bit of miasma to produce a mithril golem, but it took very little creation energy, so it is fine. And even the bit I used was unnecessary, but considering that just a bit of creation energy cut the required miasma in half, it is definitely worth using that small amount. What Wilma needed mithril for was the Fenrir fangnce she was making for the Royal Knight Captain. It needed a metal handle, as well as the fitting that attaches the handle to the fang, and high quality materials are required. Wilma first tested out vampiric steel, but she found that the weight bnce was better with mithril. ¡°... a mithril golem. ¡­ May Ie hunt it with you?¡± Wilma asked. ¡°Are you sure?¡± I asked. ¡°They are S-rank monsters.¡± ¡°... I ¡­ I understand. Maybe that isn¡¯t a great idea.¡± ¡°I do have a way in which you can fight, but it won¡¯t exactly be you fighting, if you want to try it out.¡± I told her. ¡°Really?!¡± Wilma asked. ¡°... is it safe?¡± She then added. ¡°Rtively safe, yes.¡± I confirmed. ¡°About as safe as facing an S-rank monster will ever be. And you won¡¯t be doing it alone, so it should bepletely safe.¡± ¡°Then let¡¯s do it.¡±
¡°... This is difficult to control¡­¡± ¡°What do you expect? You are basically driving a megazord.¡± I told her. My idea for this was simple. Most of my machine monsters have a small cockpit or some other ce you can drive/operate them from. And if Wilma is inside of one, she will be safe from most harm, as the monster will keep her safe. Sure she might get tossed around a bit, but she should be able to handle that. And the monster she was operating was VWXYZ-Dragon Catapult Cannon, one of the strongest Machine-type monsters I had. And the second strongest you could actually get inside of. Spoiler [copse] The only things equal to it, or stronger, were the Super Vehicroid Jumbo Drill, which is equal in terms of attack, but has less defense and a worse effect, as well as the Armed Dragon Catapult Cannon, which is a lot more difficult to operate due to the addedplexity. Spoiler
[copse] Sadly you can¡¯t get inside Cyber End Dragon or Ultimate Ancient Gear Golem, so Wilma can¡¯t use either of them. Spoiler
[copse] We spent some time so that Wilma could get used to the controls of the OjaMegazord, oh wait, that name belongs to Armed Dragon Catapult Cannon. Maybe I should call VWXYZ the alphabet Megazord? ¡­ that makes me think of the alphabet boys and I¡¯d honestly rather not. Let¡¯s just call it the VWXYZ or V-to-Z Megazord.
After Wilma spent just under an hour getting used to the V-to-Z Megazord, I moved us to floor 45, the home of the golems. I¡¯ve actually been waiting for the floor to naturally respawn a mithril golem, as some of the other floors have respawned the boss monsters we defeated while we were exploring the ce, but we didn¡¯t get a mithril golem here. Instead we got a blood iron golem, which is nice and all, but not anywhere near as good as mithril. I mean, a blood iron golem isn¡¯t even S-rank, but A-rank. ¡°Wilma. Make sure you keep an eye on our surroundings. I¡¯ll make the golem.¡± I called to Wilma inside the Megazord. The golems shouldn¡¯t attack us, since I¡¯m here, but there is always a chance for them to act rebellious. They do it quite often with Agunan, but with me, it is rare. Navigating my Dungeon Founder skill to the menu from where I could spawn monsters, I eventually found the mithril golem and then spawned one in to act as the boss of floor 45. This also meant that I had to lower the position of the blood iron golem which was this floor¡¯s boss from the main boss to a mini boss. And that apparently didn¡¯t sit right with the blood iron golem, as it walked to me looking about as pissed off as a golem with no facial features can look. ¡°Wilma, st the blood iron golem, please.¡± I requested. This was actually a goodbat test for Wilma. The blood iron golem is definitely weaker than the V-to-Z Megazord, so it should be easy. So if Wilma can¡¯t do this easily, I¡¯ll send her away and solo the mithril golem myself. I kept an eye on Wilma, as I also looked at how the dungeon produced the new floor boss. The process of the golem being born was nothing special, it just kind of appeared out of nowhere, so I focused back onto Wilma. The cannons on V-to-Z Megazord were leaving big marks on the blood iron golem, but couldn¡¯t take it down in one shot, but with the Megazord being about twice the size of the golem, the Megazord also physically overpowered the golem, so Wilma could keep it away from her while the cannons recharged. A total of four shots, or would it be eight considering that each time Wilma shoots, both of the barrels on V-to-Z Megazord fire? Anyway, after four sts, the blood iron golem went down and we could move to our grand prize. But since the mithril golem wasn¡¯t aggressive, I decided I should catch up with Wilma before we took it on, so I floated to the shoulder of V-to-Z, and ordered the monster to open the cockpit. ¡°How was it?¡± I asked Wilma. ¡°Not too bad, but I think something to keep me in ce would be good, like the seatbelts some of your machines have.¡± Wilma said. ¡°It¡¯d have to be some sort of harness that attaches you to the Megazord. Can¡¯t really have seatbelts without a seat.¡± I told her. ¡°I can design er, if you want.¡± ¡°Please do. If I have to use these more, it will really help.¡± I then quickly told Wilma my battle n. It was nothingplicated, but it really doesn¡¯t have to be. We should be able to deal with this quickly. I just have to make sure Wilma doesn¡¯t activate the Dragon Catapult Cannon¡¯s effect. I¡¯ve banished one too many mithril golems already.
¡°Time, quicken my movement, Time el. Time, slow down my opponent, Time Decel.¡± I started off with two Time Magic spells. Ever since I got the skill for it, I¡¯ve really been getting better with both Time el and Time Decel. I could now reliably multiply my own speed by about 1.3 times, while I could slow my opponent to about 0.85 of their regr speed. And that speed difference really felt, as with it, I could take on some of my monsters when they were actually serious. Not ck Luster Soldier or anything like that, but I could take on someone like Celtic Guardian. Without Time Magic or any other skills other than my Sword and Shield Techniques, I generally lost to Warrior monsters in the 1500 attack range, but with el and Decel, I was able to make up the difference in technique. Spoiler [copse] ¡°Wilma, go for it!¡± I called to Wilma. We had to time our attacks so that I wouldn¡¯t get caught up in them, as a st from Dragon Catapult Cannon would inflict massive damage on me, and even a ncing blow would be bad. While I let Wilma take the first shot, I summoned out Red-Eyes ck Dragon Sword. I could have used my mithril sword, but mithril on mithril isn¡¯t my idea of fun, so I¡¯ll use the better sword instead. Spoiler [copse] Gripping the sword, I felt my Strength increase from both Summoner¡¯s Unity as well as the sword¡¯s effect. I then prepared for my attack, and as soon as the st from Wilma¡¯s Megazord had subsided, I rushed forward, boosting my speed a bit more with Telekinesis. The mithril golem, which used to be my follower, now realized that I was anything but a good master, and was ready to fight for its life. But it was simply too slow. With my speed boosted by magic and my stats boosted by both my sword and my skill, I was easily able to get to the golem before it got its guard up and I shed at the golem''s unprotected torso, leaving a decent groove in its side. I then saw the golem¡¯s arming towards me, and while I could try to block it, I didn¡¯t see any point in it. That golem is likely much stronger than I am, so no reason to get into a strength fight with it. I¡¯ll use speed instead, so I quickly jumped away from the golem, and used Telekinesis to help me keep my bnce. Wilma then approached and used the V-to-Z Megazord to throw a punch at the mithril golem. The golem turned from me towards Wilma, and used its arm to block the punch. Wilma was able to push it back just a bit, but it does seem like the Dragon Catapult Cannon and the mithril golem are about equal in strength. The golem then, without any warning, let out a burst of mana that honestly frightened me a bit. And less than a second after that, massive rock spires began emerging from the ground at high speeds, ready to pierce anything that walked the same ground as the mithril golem. I really didn¡¯t consider it, but of course an S-rank golem could use magic. It isn¡¯t all physical might. The spires pierced the metal feet of V-to-Z Dragon Catapult Cannon, leaving the machine stuck in that spot. Wilma quickly realized the problem, and cut off the legs of the Megazord, using its wings to fly in the skies. Sadly, this floor is an underground cavern, so flying here isn¡¯t the easiest, so Wilma really had to concentrate so that she wouldn¡¯t crash into anything. And also, abandoning 2 out of the 5 pieces that make up her Megazord will cut down its power to only ? of its full power. Using that reduced power, Wilma once again sted the mithril golem with the cannons of her Megazord. But the reduced power really showed, aspared to the first st, which did noticeable damage, this one did very little. Well, as long as Wilma is able to get some attention from the golem, this should still work out. I rushed back towards the golem, but I was moving a lot slower because I had to avoid all the stone spires it just made. And I wasn¡¯t agile enough to where I could jump from spire to spire or anything like that, so I just kind of clumsily flew over all of them using Telekinesis. I reached the golem with a lot less speed thanst time, but I was still able to sh at it with my sword. But I also knew that pulling back now would be a lot more difficult and judging by the mana the golem is gathering, it is about to use another spell, so I should defend myself. ¡°Space, consolidate into a wall and protect me, Space Wall.¡± I chanted as fast as I could and just in time, I felt the spell take effect, as the golems spell did the same. A massive boulder of rock formed in front of the golem, beforeunching towards me. My Space Wall slowed it down just a bit, but it wasn¡¯t strong enough to stop the boulder, so I prepared my sword, and when the boulder was right at the correct spot, I swung it straight down and cut through the boulder. It¡¯s something I couldn¡¯t do with my regr sword, but thankfully I had the Red-Eyes ck Dragon Sword. I then used the opening the golem left after its spell to rush forward again. This time, with the golem open for my attack, I attacked the point where its legs attach to its body, and cut straight through, severing one of the golem''s legs. It left Wilma¡¯s Megazord without legs, so I¡¯ll leave it without legs. I then quickly snatched the cut off leg into my Storage, just so the golem couldn¡¯t try to reattach the leg. Instead, the golem did something I didn¡¯t expect. With another spell, it manipted the rocky ground below our feet and used that to form itself a new leg. So it wasn¡¯t ready to give up yet. While it was forming its new leg, Wilma who had learned how to float with her crippled Megazord, aimed its cannons at the golem and sted it again. Another good hit, and this time it did some major damage. Mainly to the newly formed stone leg. The golem toppled again, and began reforming its stone leg. But I don¡¯t feel like giving it that time. I once again rushed in, this time aiming for one of the golems shoulder joints, and cut off one of its arms. Like with the leg, I then quickly stowed it away in Storage. Now the mithril golem was missing both its arm and leg, so it would have to remake both if it really wanted to fight. That is what I was expecting, but apparently it got a different idea. Perhaps sensing its impending doom, or just being too annoyed to be born just to be immediately defeated, the golem began amassing arge quantity of mana, to the point where it began to glow. (RUN!) Both Laura and us yelled in our heads, and we did as ordered. And just a few secondster, a massive explosion shook all of HomeBase.
¡°... It really fricking exploded.¡± Wilmained, in a very not Wilma-like way. ¡°Yeah. ¡­ and now our mithril is all over the floor.¡± Imented. We were actually able to get some of it, but a lot of it flew everywhere. I had Laura follow where all of the mithril shrapnel ended up, and she said that it was thrown all over the floor, a good amount of it embedding itself into the golems around floor 45. All of them had also turned against me because of the mithril chucks in their body, so now I had a full floor of aggressive golems to deal with. As for us, well, we were rtively unharmed. V-to-Z Dragon Catapult Cannon was able to keep Wilma safe, while I hid behind the stone spires the golem had made, and only got a small cut from a piece of flying mithril. The much bigger problem was the massive amount of aggressive iron and stone golems now on this floor. ¡°What will we do with them?¡± Wilma asked. ¡°... let¡¯s let them be for now.¡± I told her. ¡°I¡¯ll seal this floor, and we¡¯ll use it as practice after Unika has finished her evolution, and when we have Alice and Lua back on HomeBase.¡± I told her. ¡°And I did manage to secure an arm and a leg worth of mithril, and that is more than enough for thence, so we can leave this problem forter.¡± ¡°... Alright.¡± Wilma agreed. I teleported us back topside, and then went around exining what caused the minor earthquake. I got some worried looks from my workers, but since I drank a Red Medicine, I was no longer injured. Spoiler [copse] ¡­ But at the end of the day, this was a good reminder. I might see S-rank monsters as not much of a threat, because of my skewed world view, but they really do pack a punch. I should not underestimate them. CH.371 Flame Fox CH.371 me Fox With the mithril acquired, but in return a new problem on hand, I was thinking of solutions to the problem. The easiest way would be just going around the floor with System Down, banishing all of those rogue golems, but I¡¯d rather not do that. Not only will itpletely empty out the floor, which I¡¯ll then have to use resources to remake monsters to, but I¡¯ll also get nothing out of it. And besides, System Down only works on metal golems. It won¡¯t work on the stone golems. Spoiler [copse] A much better idea is just to take a few of my monsters and kill all of the golems, but even that feels like a waste. I feel like I could do something much better with them. Like maybe I can make some gun turrets in secure locations in the room, and then turn the entire floor into a shooting gallery. And making some turrets wouldn¡¯t be difficult, as I could use something like Ancient Gear Cannon as the base for it. Spoiler [copse] And having something like that could be an entertainment thing for HomeBase¡¯s grand reveal. I¡¯ll have to entertain the guests anyway, so maybe that will work. The only problem I can really foresee is someone getting too many levels from it and ending up in either level up sleep, or maybe even evolving, but those are problems for another time. For now, I should just check if I can even make the turrets, and more importantly, can I make them safe.
I didn¡¯t finish the turret design that day, mainly because I just had too many ideas running through my head. At first I made something simple, a gun turret you¡¯d sit inside of. That was the simple way of doing this, but that wasn¡¯t safe at all, because I¡¯d either have to build expensive turrets that can take golem attacks, or risk the safety of my guests. And I¡¯m not risking their safety. So then I thought that maybe I can make them remote controlled. I already have some remote control tech from making the device that will let people without a System Support get to Different Dimension Factory, so it wasn¡¯t too difficult to make that either. By the way, speaking of that Factory ess device, it is almostplete, and is in the testing phase currently. Thankfully Lady Janina was able to make us the spell that would let people go to the Factory, then my monsters modified it a bit more, and I now had the Factory prototypes for the device ready. It had some problems, like me having to be linked to a ¡®server¡¯ for it to work, but for a prototype, I¡¯ll ept some shorings. But this isn¡¯t about that, this is about the turrets for the golem rampage. Golem rampage. I like that name. It does sound like a shoot ''em up game where you kill golems. The remote turrets for that did work just fine thanks to the tech from the Factory ess devices, but they did have one minor problem. Using remote control, you wouldn¡¯t gain any EXP. And while it isn¡¯t necessary, I wanted to see if I could turn the remote control turrets into something that does give the shooter the EXP. No reason to waste it, after all. And if I can make that work, I can put Mega Ton Magical Cannons on the bottom parts of HomeBase, pointing towards the ground. Then add remote control to them, and they could act as a way of defeating SS-rank monsters. Spoiler [copse] And if the EXP goes to the shooter, you should be able to gain the Limit Break skill using that method. Though I¡¯m really not sure on how Limit Break really works, so this remains a theory. But still, having a few Mega Ton Magical Cannons ready to shoot at stuff isn¡¯t a bad idea. Sure each shot takes 10,000 mana, but that really isn¡¯t that much all things considered. And the firepowering off of just one Mega Ton Cannon is quite impressive, so having let¡¯s say 10 of them firing on the same target, instant elimination of almost anything. As far as I know, only Lady Janina could take something like that, and honestly speaking, I¡¯m not sure even she can. Maybe I should test it in the Factory, using Exodia as the target? Yeah. Let¡¯s do that quickly.
To the surprise of no one, Exodia survived. ¡­ Okay, that might have been a surprise to someone, but at the same time, not really. Exodia is an absolute beast, so him taking ten Mega Ton Magical Cannons to the face isn¡¯t that far fetched. I mean, I can drop as many Raigeki as I want on him, and he will never die from the lightning. Spoiler [copse] But it isn¡¯t just Exodia who can take a Mega Ton Magical Cannon. A lot of my monsters can take them, especially ones that have effects that prevent them from being destroyed by card effects. Sure some of them can only resist one, like Neo Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, but others could take as many as they wanted. Not that I tested it out with that many monsters, as I know most of them would die to the cannon, but I did have few of the strongest, or those with interesting effects tested. Spoiler [copse] But enough with this little side event. I¡¯ll work on remote control turrets that give the person using them EXPter. It is time to go to sleep. Maybe tomorrow Unika will have finished her evolution. And the day after that, I have my meeting with the Prime Minister, so I¡¯ll have to mentally prepare for that as well.
The next morning, Unika¡¯s evolution had ended, so I was catching up with her. Her status after the evolution was¡­ well, have a look. Spoiler
Name: Unika
Race: Tamer - me Fox-kin
Level: 51
HP: 1390 [+80]
Mana: 1700 [+90]
Strength: 1260 [+60]
Defense: 720 [+130]
Magic: 810 [+120]
Skills:
Foxfire LV.3 (racial)
Tamer¡¯s Paradise LV.3 (extra)
Bow Technique LV.6
Quick Shot LV.4
Hidden Shot LV.3
Knife Technique LV.2
Fire Magic LV.1
Mana Control LV.5
Embedded Shot LV.2
Spirit Shot LV.1
Summoning Magic LV.1
Taming LV.4
Power Boost LV.3
Defense Boost LV.3
Language Comprehension (beast)
[copse] She didn¡¯t just evolve, but she double evolved. Well, kind of. It isn¡¯t the same kind of double evolution as what Lua once went through, where Lua literally skipped an evolutionary step, but a double evolution where Unika instead evolved both her ss and race. Tamer itself of course made perfect sense. Unika is a pretty good tamer, so being Tamer by race is nothing strange. But she was now also a me Fox-kin, and with that, came the ability to evolve her racial skill. But unlike with Einar and Eline, where their skill evolved at the same time as their race, that didn¡¯t happen with Unika. Maybe because Unika wasn¡¯t skilled enough with her racial skill? I had a long chat with Unika, her mother and brother included, about her new capabilities as both a Tamer and a me Fox-kin. That of course included what info Laura could get on Unika¡¯s new avable racial skills, Foxme and Advanced Taming. Advanced Taming should be no trouble for Unika to get, she just needs to go out and tame some monsters. I mean, Advanced Taming is just that, a powered up version of Taming. Foxme I wasn¡¯t so sure about. When it was still just Foxfire, well it still is, we were able to get along with Fox Fire being the teacher for both Unika and Valoa. Spoiler [copse] But Fox Fire only knew the basic version of the skill, not the evolved. And I don¡¯t have another monster that uses Foxfire. Sure some of my Fire-attribute monsters do know of it, but knowing about it and being able to teach it are twopletely different things. ¡­ Maybe Hiita would know of it? I mean, Fox Fire is literally her familiar, and Familiar-Possessed - Hiita is somehow one with Fire Fox, so maybe she can use Foxfire or even Foxme. And if she can¡¯t, what about zing Hiita? And if that doesn¡¯t work, maybe I canbine Hiita the Fire Charmer, Familiar-Possessed - Hiita, zing Hiita and Fox Fire into one card and have some sort of Super Hiita. Spoiler
[copse] I¡¯ll look into thatter. For now, Unika and her family took priority.
¡°Just what did you do on that trip?¡± Olia wondered aloud as the family was about to leave my office. ¡°I already told you everything, Mom.¡± Unika told her. ¡°We just looked around and tamed some hippogriffs.¡± ¡°... I would believe you, but¡­¡± I heard Olia, as Unika closed the door. I then refocused on my work, so I could finish the design of Elias¡¯ mantle. I was the one in charge of it and the wrist watch for the Prime Minister, while Karl and Wilma take care of the design on the First Prince¡¯s sword cane, as well as the Royal Knight Captain¡¯snce, and while the watch was finished, I hadn¡¯t made a mantle that I was happy with. But as I was about to get to work, there was a knock on my office door. ¡°Come in.¡± I said, while Laura minimized the Dungeon Founder window I had been working on. The door opened and the family that just left came back in. ¡°Did you need something else? More questions?¡± I asked. ¡°... Yes.¡± Unika answered. ¡°... I want to tell them about ¡­ the things. I just don¡¯t want to keep it a secret. ¡­ is it fine if I tell them?¡± So she wants to tell them about Level Up! and installs? At least I¡¯d assume so. I knew I¡¯d have to tell them eventually, but Olia isn¡¯t a fighter and Valoa is too young. ¡­ Okay, that second one is an excuse. Valoa is only a year younger than Eline, and I let her in on this. And it isn¡¯t like a nonbatant couldn¡¯t use some level ups. Being higher level is in no way bad to you. Well, other than you having to control your strength so that you don¡¯t break stuff you touch. But in return, you can be almost superhumanly powerful and be able to do a lot of things others just can¡¯t do. ¡°... Fine. You can tell them, but do it here.¡± I answered Unika. ¡°Also, they¡¯ll likely want a demonstration, so I¡¯ll do that as well.¡± After I gave the permission, Unika told her mother and brother about my cards. Well, Level Up! specifically. She did also talk a bit about installs, but kept it vague to the level where I¡¯m decently sure Valoa didn¡¯t understand what she meant, but it does seem like Olia did. I actually kind of appreciate that fact. I don¡¯t want Valoa gettingzy just because I can cheat levels onto him. Those levels will do no good if he doesn¡¯t train. After Unika had exined things, I finally took part in the conversation. ¡°I can offer the same to you two as well, if you want that.¡± I told them, and as I did, I saw Valoa¡¯s eyes light up. ¡°Don¡¯t look at me like that, Valoa. You are still young, so you won¡¯t get Level Ups as often as your elder sister. And if I hear that you¡¯ve been cking on your training, I¡¯ll stop.¡± I told him. ¡°And Olia. I understand you are not a fighter, and you never will have to be. I hired you to be a maid, and that is all I expect of you. And if you don¡¯t want the Level Ups, that is also fine. But yes, I can do it for you as well.¡± I let the two think about it, but judging by Valoa¡¯s eyes, I knew his answer. Olia was a bit more ¡­ pondering. ¡°... May I ask something?¡± The mother then asked. ¡°Yes, you may.¡± I allowed it with no snark. ¡°... Will this cost anything?¡± Olia asked. ¡°No.¡± I answered. ¡°... Truly?¡± ¡°You can ask your daughter, if you don¡¯t believe me. But do you really have money difficulties? I can increase your pay if you do.¡± I offered. ¡°We don¡¯t.¡± Olia quickly said. ¡°It is just ¡­¡± ¡°It is difficult to change the poverty mentality.¡± Unika finished for her. ¡°... Is that why you¡¯ve never gone to the surface to do some shopping?¡± I asked. I only knew that because I haven¡¯t had a report about any of them using the teleporters, outside of the times I¡¯ve ordered them to do so. ¡°Yes.¡± Unika confirmed in the ce of her mother. Yeah. Kind of expected as much from the earlier conversation. I honestly thought they were just saving money until they could afford something high quality. But apparently I¡¯m wrong. At least it is good to know that I¡¯m not paying them too little. ¡°Just please do remember, if you ever do have trouble, money or otherwise, just ask me. I can help you with whatever it is that troubles you.¡± I reminded them. ¡°Now, how about some level ups?¡± Spoiler
Name: Valoa
Race: Fox-folk
Level: 4
HP: 177
Mana: 353
Strength: 128
Defense: 42
Magic: 215
Skills:
Foxfire LV.1 (racial)
Bow Technique LV.1
Light Magic LV.1
Mana Control LV.2
Quick Cast LV.1
[copse] Valoa was quite weak, but that is to be expected. If he has never killed monsters, even being LV.4 is decent. I mean, when I first saw her level, Alice was also LV.4, and she was a lot older than Valoa. I¡¯m also quite impressed by the set of skills Valoa has. Of course he has the racial skill and Light Magic, and I assumed he¡¯d have to have Mana Control, but I didn¡¯t know he had Bow Technique or Quick Cast. Suppose it makes sense that his sister did teach him how to shoot a bow, and Quick Cast is either from the previous magic school he went to, or maybe he has learned it on his own. I know my monsters never taught him how to do it, so it can¡¯t be from them. I leveled up Valoa¡¯s overall level, as well as his Light Magic. I was a little hesitant about the magic, but I decided to just go for it. Spoiler
Name: Valoa
Race: Fox-folk
Level: 6 [+2]
HP: 195 [+18]
Mana: 425 [+72]
Strength: 140 [+12]
Defense: 50 [+8]
Magic: 275 [+60]
Skills:
Foxfire LV.1 (racial)
Bow Technique LV.1
Light Magic LV.2 [+1]
Mana Control LV.2
Quick Cast LV.1
[copse]
Before I leveled up Olia, or more like before she opened her status, Olia asked for her children to leave the room. And when I saw her status, it was no wonder she asked for that. Spoiler
Name: Olia
Race: Fox-kin
Level: 31
HP: 1210
Mana: 480
Strength: 555
Defense: 360
Magic: 280
Skills:
Fox Instincts LV.4 (racial)
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.2
Sexual Technique LV.4
Pleasuring Technique LV.3
Cooking LV.3
Cleaning LV.4
Service LV.1
Lady of the Night
[copse] Yeah. With those skills and that title, even if the title is crossed out, it is no wonder Olia doesn¡¯t want to show her status to her children. But what interests me more is both her abnormally high level, as well as her racial skill. It isn¡¯t Foxfire. Wait! Her race isn¡¯t Fox-folk either! She is a Fox-kin. But both Valoa and Unika are Fox-folk. (Actually, after her evolution, Unika is now also a Fox-kin.) Laura corrected me. (... okay? And what is the difference?) (Level her up first and I¡¯ll tell you then.) I did as Laura said and leveled up Olia. I went with Service for the skill level up. Spoiler
Name: Olia
Race: Fox-kin
Level: 33 [+2]
HP: 1250 [+40]
Mana: 500 [+20]
Strength: 585 [+30]
Defense: 388 [+28]
Magic: 292 [+12]
Skills:
Fox Instincts LV.4 (racial)
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.2
Sexual Technique LV.4
Pleasuring Technique LV.3
Cooking LV.3
Cleaning LV.4
Service LV.2 [+1]
Lady of the Night
[copse] With her level ups done, I sent Olia away. (Alright Laura. How about that info? What is the difference between a fox-kin and fox-folk?) (It is simple really. Fox-kin are the rare variant and can only be born from a specific evolved variant of Fox-folk. They have slightly different stat growth per level, have different evolution options and a few other things. It really isn¡¯t that special.) (... Okay? So how did Unika evolve into one? And can she get Fox Instincts?) I asked. (She likely evolved into one because of her mother. She couldn¡¯t be one from birth because her mother was unevolved, but the evolution was able to change her into one. And yes, she should be able to acquire Fox Instincts. Admittedly, I didn¡¯t tell you two about it earlier, as I didn¡¯t pay attention to her racial change from folk to a kin, as I was more focused on finding out if we have a monster that can teach her Foxmes.) (Alright. Just out of interest, what can a fox-kin evolve into that fox-folk can¡¯t?) (There are a few of them, but the main one is Kitsune.) Laura said. (... Kitsune? As in the multi-tailed fox spirit?) (They have little to do with spirits, but yes.) (... okay. Well, I guess I should ¡­ nah. It¡¯s fine not to tell Unika. She¡¯ll find out if she evolves again. And there were other options for her evolutions, right?) (Yes, there are. And I do agree that telling her is unnecessary. At least at this moment. You can reconsider telling herter.) (What about that title Olia has? Or is it had, because it is crossed out?) (Being crossed out means it is disappearing, like what happened with Miss Cailie''s title. If she doesn''t do something rted to the title, it will vanish. The effect of ''Lady of the Night'' is that Olia was able to gain what you call ''experience points'' from sexual acts. That is why she is at quite the high level.) Laura exined. (Ah. Alright. Does exin that. ... well, let''s just let that be. It isn''t my job to poke at her past. She has clearly moved past that.) (Yes. I agree we should let her live her life free of that.) CH.372 Meeting the Prime Minister CH.372 Meeting the Prime Minister And so, a few days after Unika¡¯s evolution, the day I was to meet the Prime Minister came. Thankfully he was first and the wrist watch trap detector/jammer was ready, so I just had to have HomeBase make me one and add the installs. Spoiler
[copse] At first, the idea was just to add Trap Jammer to the watch and I optimized it for that, but after I had made it, Laura realized it could take a second install, as long as it was trap rted and rmended that I add Metal Detector as well, so I did. The watch had a mithril housing and strap, while the insides were mostly made from a steel alloy that was close to stainless steel, but they were coated in this strange stuff that my Homunculus the Alchemic Being has inside his body. Spoiler [copse] It is something akin to oil that keeps metal parts, or any parts really, from rubbing against each other, but it also doesn¡¯t wear out, so it is perfect to make sure the watch will never jam. And having ess to that kind of material, that doesn¡¯t require HomeBase, does make me want to hire an alchemist that could synthesize that material. Because God knows Wilma already has too much on her te and she isn¡¯t an alchemist in the first ce. I should also get someone that can make potions while I¡¯m at it. I wonder where I could find someone like that? I would say I¡¯ll ask the PM for that, but I honestly won¡¯t. It just isn¡¯t worth bothering him with something like that. Maybe I should learn alchemy myself? ¡­ probably not a great idea. I still have to dedicate time to other things.
My meeting with the Prime Minister took ce in his manor in the capital. It was quite the impressive building, easily the biggest home I¡¯ve been in. Sure it doesn¡¯t match up to the Royal castle or anything, but it is still a massive house. I of course arrived in my carriage, but unlike previously, this time I had a horse pulling it. I mean, I just tamed Rani, so making her draw my carriage is an obvious choice. Molly was acting as my coach, by the way. She volunteered, so I didn¡¯t even consider anyone else. Also, let me be honest here, Rani wasn¡¯t actually pulling anything. Molly was using the magic engine of the carriage to drive it, Rani just had to walk in front and look important. At the entrance to the manor, a man I wasn¡¯t expecting was waiting for me. I mean, why would the Prime Minister be outside waiting for me? Sure the weather is nice, but still? He is a Duke for crying out loud, and he is just waiting outside. Who does that? After the carriage stopped, I didn¡¯t even wait for Molly to open the door for me, but hurried out of the carriage myself. I needed to know why the PM was waiting for me. ¡°Morning, mister rising star.¡± The Prime Minister joked as I got out. ¡°Good morning, Your Excellence.¡± I responded. ¡°... may I ask if you were waiting for me?¡± I asked carefully. ¡°Ah. I suppose I was. Though to be honest, I was more so waiting for that.¡± He said, as he pointed at my carriage. ¡°... why?¡± ¡°You know, I¡¯ve heard some interesting things about your carriage, like how it is a lotrger on the inside. I wanted to see if that is true.¡± ¡°Of course. Please,e and have a look.¡± I quickly said. Why do I have a feeling just seeing my carriage isn¡¯t going to be everything? I just ¡­ for some reason I feel like I¡¯m about to have a customer for a custom carriage. I showed the Prime Minister the insides of the carriage, and also exined its other functions, like the magic engines that made it move, the defensive barrier it had, the spatial expansion and the ability to levitate the box above the frame to negate any rocking. ¡°How was this made? Actually, who made it?¡± The Prime Minister asked. ¡°... I¡¯m sorry, but that is a secret.¡± I told him. I thought about telling him, but I really don¡¯t want to open a carriage manufacturing business. I have to make them with HomeBase and they can get a bit costly. And I¡¯d also have to supply the mana to all the magic engines and other stuff using the HomeBase linking magic stones, and I¡¯d rather not give those out. If they get out into the world, someone might use it for something not so nice. ¡°Are you certain? I know many nobles that would love to have one.¡± The Prime Minister said. ¡°Yes. Mine was made in return for materials from an SS-rank monster, as well as the materials for the carriage itself, so I don¡¯t think he would even agree for just money.¡± I lied. ¡°What monster would that have been?¡± ¡°A world treant.¡± I lied again. Well, I do have world treant materials, so I could have given some away, so they can¡¯t really verify my lie. ¡°I didn¡¯t know you had taken on one of those. Is this another case where you didn¡¯t report it?¡± ¡°... so you know about the Fenrir? Well, whatever. No. I actually didn¡¯t report it because I found it outside the Kingdom¡¯s borders. It was deep in the Ever forest, so I didn¡¯t report it.¡± I exined. ¡°I see.¡± The Prime Minister said, as he exited my carriage. ¡°Let¡¯s head inside, shall we.¡± He said, as he led the way. He then turned to a house servant and gave him an order. ¡°Show the coach where to park the carriage.¡±
He brought us to a smaller dining room. It honestly looked like it wasn¡¯t usually used as a dining room, but had been turned into one for our luncheon. That was just going off the decor. Most dining rooms have cabs filled with tableware, this room had none. Most dining rooms had separate doors for servants to bring in food, including doors from which food cards could be pushed in, this one only had regr doors, and just two at that. I took a seat opposite to the Prime Minister, and after just a bit, a few maids began bringing food into the room. Just some basic appetizers and some drinks. I let the Prime Minister lead us into our first bites and tasted the meat that was our appetizer. And to my surprise, it was raw meat. And I meanpletely raw. And fresh as well, likely from an animal, well a monster actually, ughtered today. But the surprising part is that no one actually eats raw meat. I¡¯ve never seen or heard of anyone doing it, so why would the Prime Minister be doing that. Well, it tastes good, so I don¡¯t mind. Let¡¯s just hope I don¡¯t get parasites, or I might have to look if I have cards that can get rid of them. ¡°Do you enjoy it?¡± The Prime Minister asked. ¡°Yes, it is quite delicious.¡± I answered honestly. ¡°Though I really didn¡¯t think Your Excellency would offer raw meat.¡± ¡°Yes, it isn¡¯t something most do in this Kingdom.¡± He admitted. ¡°I learned it when I was visiting the Empire. Raw meat is somewhat moremon there, especially with some beast-folk.¡± He exined. ¡°Also, please feel free to call me Roy.¡± ¡°As you wish, Roy.¡± I confirmed. ¡°Please just call me Brian.¡± ¡°Of course, Brian. Now, I do have a few more questions, if you don¡¯t mind.¡± ¡°Go ahead.¡± I allowed it.
The questioning started with how I gained my System Support. For that, I made a slightly altered truth about how I got it from eliminating a rogue dungeon to which core I snuck to. I mean, that is how I got my SS, but I didn¡¯t sneak in. I just appeared there. Naturally Roy asked if I think anyone that eliminates a dungeon will get the System Support, to which I said I think I was a special case. I then exined to him some of the things I heard from Aulis during our first meeting. How the dungeon I eliminated was prophesied to give birth to a lesser behemoth and how Alice was supposed to take it down, but I got in the way when I eliminated the dungeon. And because of the potential future of that dungeon, it was more powerful than your average dungeon, thus resulting in the System Support being born inside of me. That of course led to Roy asking about the true Behemoth that did appeared, to which I gave the same lie I used with the genderbent Hero¡¯s party about the ¡®curse left by the Demon Lord¡¯, and about how the protection the Goddess gave against it running out of power, thus allowing for the ¡®miasma blobs¡¯ to appear and give birth to SS-rank monsters. ¡°And why wasn¡¯t any of this reported earlier?¡± Roy asked. ¡°I had no reason to report it.¡± I told him honestly. ¡°Currently, I am the only one that can deal with the miasma blobs, outside of direct influence from the Goddess. Even if I told you, what could you do about it?¡± I asked. That got the Prime Minister thinking, but I didn¡¯t give him too much time to think, as I had other things I wanted to say. ¡°There is more. When I first got my System Support, I was a bit too trusting with it. That is because of the time I spent living with the only human contact I had was with people I really trust, so I didn¡¯t consider the possibility of the people around me being ¡­ evil. Had the Watchman family been different, I could have been taken advantage of, and things could have gone very differently.¡± I exined. ¡°Because of that, I have been holding back on sharing news about things that are a threat to the world atrge. And besides, people knowing that random miasma blobs can just appear along with SS-rank monsters might cause mass panic. It isn¡¯t exactly my idea of a good time.¡± ¡°I see. I understand your reasoning.¡± Roy said. ¡°But next time, I would prefer to know.¡±
As our lunch kept moving on, I got to taste some other interesting foods. Most of them being something notmonly eaten around the capital, at least from what I know about the capital. And here I thought Roy is the Prime Minister and not some sort of tourism minister. Eventually I got a good chance to give my gift to him, and other than the trap detecting, and disabling, wrist watch, I also gave him a TinaWood dungeon goodie bag. Aka. a magic fanny pack with some fabric rolls. That led to our next conversation topic. ¡°Just how many of these did you prepare before you left Alewatch?¡± Roy asked. ¡°From what I¡¯ve heard, you have given out at least 4 of them after you arrived in the capital.¡± ¡°Who knows? Maybe 10? Or 20?¡± I teased. ¡°Or maybe I just take my ultra fast airship and visit TinaWood dungeon whenever I need one more.¡± Of course the truth is that I just made them with HomeBase. All of that stuff is quite cheap, and doesn¡¯t take creation energy to make. Just miasma and mana. If I make the magic fanny pack special, like making it waterproof and usable underwater, or increase its capacity, then it will cost a bit of creation energy, but otherwise not. The thing about my airship, or spaceship, was just to remind Roy that I can easily travel there and back in a day if I want to. ¡°Ah. Of course. I sometimes forget about your ¡­ are they summons or airships?¡± ¡°Both.¡± ¡°Yes. I do forget them. I do wish to get to ride in one at some point.¡± ¡°My services can be bought. Well, not yet, but I¡¯m working towards having a mapping system that doesn¡¯t rely on special powers, and once I do, I will start offering rides.¡± I told him about a potential future n. I just have to have someone with Card Summoner and they¡¯d be able to operate the ships. And I can even make a real version of one of my B.E.S. ships if I use a ton of HomeBase resources. And if I simplify one, cutting away all the features that are only needed in outer space, I can probably make one for a much more reasonable cost. ¡°Well, I¡¯m looking forward to it.¡± Roy said. ¡°You won¡¯t have to wait that long.¡± I told him, as I got a letter out of Storage and gave it to him. ¡°This is an invitation toe to HomeBase¡¯s grand reveal. It has the details for when I¡¯d like to have you picked up. You will ride in one of my ships to get to my Home. ¡­ if you wish to ept that is. Please send your response and preferred pick up spot to the Sawyer manor, or hand it to Cressida. She will make sure I¡¯ll get it.¡± ¡°Thank you. I will attend, as long as I don¡¯t have anything I can¡¯t write away from my schedule.¡±
After dessert, our luncheon came to an end and I left. A quick ride to the Sawyer manorter, and beaming the three of us back to HomeBase, I was finally able to really rx again. I thanked Molly for her services, spent some time showing affection to Rani, and then I got some training in. Another day done. A few more and I¡¯ll meet the Royal Knight Captain, and soon after that, HomeBase¡¯s grand reveal. CH.373 Not so great Captain CH.373 Not so great Captain And so, a few days passed and I was going to meet with the Captain of the Royal Knights, Marquess Gallos. And because he had asked for it, Alice wasing with me. And I know what a few of you are going to ask: ¡°Where has Alice been again?¡± Well, simple. She was delivering letters and seeing if some people were worthy of getting invites to HomeBase¡¯s grand reveal. Naturally she took the letters to both her own parents and her grandparents, but there were a few others I got acquainted with at Thomas¡¯ birthday party that I was considering, so I had her visit them as well, and decide if they were worthy of getting an invite. Sure I ended up delivering the letter to Viscount Kramer myself, as I ended up there thanks to Molly and Cina, but I didn¡¯t visit Viscount Yuva nor Duke Burch, so those two were for Alice to decide. I¡¯m not so sure about Duke Burch, but I do hope Alice gives Viscount Yuba his invitation. Every time I¡¯d have interacted with him, or more so his business, I¡¯ve had a good experience. And I do somewhat want to take both Wilma and Karl there, same as I took Molly and Cina to the horse ranch. I mean, taking dwarves to a mine just sounds like something that could be cool. But that is something forter. For now, Alice and I will head over to the Royal Knight barracks. I would question why there, but I have a feeling I know. I mean, if this was just a meeting, the Captain wouldn¡¯t have asked for Alice.
The meeting ce was within the castle¡¯s outer walls, so that meant some security checks for us. Because of that, today my carriage didn¡¯t have a horse, and I was driving it myself. But when we arrived at the gate to the castle, I realized that that preparation was for naught, as a pair of Royal Knights were waiting for us and we got through the gate with no check at all. Again, this ce¡¯s security is super questionable. I was led to an area of the Royal castle that I¡¯d only seen from HomeBase, the barracks for the Royal Knights. As well as their training area. We stopped the carriage closeby and got out, and our escort knights guided us to a building near the training grounds. Oh and in case you wondered, I took my carriage into Storage. We were led inside the building and into the office of the Captain. It was nothing that special, other than the big disy cab filled with weapons, mostlynces. I guess the tip of him likingnces was really true. As for the man himself, well, he wasn¡¯t quite human. Not that I expected him to be, but still. In general, the nobles of this country are more often than not humans. He was a winged lizard-folk of some kind, at least that is what I think based on the almost dragon-like wings on his back, but I know he isn¡¯t a dragon, as he doesn¡¯t have true dragon scales. I would know the difference, as even my ¡®dragon scales¡¯ that appear when I use Dragonic Body are somewhat different from the real deal, and they are a lot closer to the real deal than some lizard scales. ¡°Wee. Please, take a seat. Let¡¯s talk for a bit first.¡± The knight captain said to us. I didn¡¯t argue against him and just did as asked, and Alice followed my lead. ¡°So, you are the two that take down SS-rank monsters with ease. Honestly speaking, you don¡¯t look much, but I suppose the exterior can be deceiving.¡± ¡°... if you asked me here to say I look weak, I¡¯m leaving.¡± I told him, not caring at all that it isn¡¯t customary. ¡°Come on. Don¡¯t be like that.¡± The captain quickly said. ¡°It was meant as praise, not an insult.¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t sound like one to me.¡± ¡°... I see. I¡¯d like to apologize.¡± The captain said, but it didn¡¯t sound sincere at all. ¡°And I¡¯m not epting your apology.¡± I responded. ¡°Alice, let¡¯s go.¡± God this was a waste of time. I could have been working on something actually interesting, but no. As Alice and I were already halfway out of the building, the captain seemed to finally realize that I was serious, and rushed after us. ¡°Are you really going to leave like that?!¡± He yelled. ¡°That¡¯s treason.¡± I turned back to face him and coldly told him: ¡°Is it? Because from my point of view, this is just me not entertaining your sorry ass. And if you really want to say I¡¯m guilty of treason, then perhaps you should have a chat with the Prime Minister. Go and tell him that because you are a bigot, you might have just cost this country everything. See how he feels about it. I guess you can extend the same to the Second Prince as well. I¡¯m sure both of them will be very happy with how you acted today.¡± I let the words sink in a bit more, before I took Alice¡¯s hand. I¡¯m just using HomeBase¡¯s emergency teleport to take us home. ¡°Good bye. I hope we never see each other again.¡± That was what I really wished, but of course that wouldn¡¯t be how it went.
The very next day, I had gotten a total of three apology letters from different people about how the Royal Knight Captain acted. I got one from Elias, one from Nevelle and one from the Prime Minister. Well, only the PM¡¯s was really an apology, both Nevelle and Elias were just exining some things, like how both of them went ahead andined to their father about the treatment I got. The Prime Minister¡¯s one was a bit more important. Because of our talk about the fissures, he probably understands just how important it is for the kingdom to stay on my good side, so he was quickly in massive apology mode. I mean, when a threat of SS-rank monsters randomly appearing is a thing, and the only one that can stop them from appearing is me, it is kind of like me holding the detonator to a nuke that could be anywhere in the kingdom and no one can find it. And because of the talk I had with the Prime Minister, he likely understands that I¡¯m at least somewhat serious about just abandoning this country if they do decide that I¡¯m the bad guy in this situation. In all seriousness, I¡¯d probably just let a few SS-rank monsters run wild, while still closing the fissure. I mean, my deal of closing the fissures is with the Goddess, not some kingdom. I don¡¯t care about borders or any of that crap. And I¡¯d still defeat the SS-ranks if they appeared close to where someone I actually care about lives. But enough about my ¡®bad guy¡¯ act. The Prime Minister had asked me to appear at the castle today, and since he hasn¡¯t pissed me off, I¡¯ll do as he asked. Like yesterday, as soon as I reached the castle gates, I got myself a VIP escort of royal knights. I wasn¡¯t as happy with them as I was yesterday, as their captain really did leave a sour taste in my mouth, but I won¡¯tin yet. It isn¡¯t exactly their fault that their captain is a jerk. Inside the castle, yes they did take me to the castle itself, not some outbuilding, I was guided to a room that reminded me of the one where I waited before my meeting with the King. A pile of sweets were set out on the table, but honestly speaking, I didn¡¯t want to partake, so I just left them be for now. Not long after I sat down, someone came into the room. ¡°Oh? Good morning, Elias.¡± I greeted the second prince. I wasn¡¯t in a formal mood because of yesterday, so I just instantly went to casual mode. ¡°Morning. I heard you had a day yesterday.¡± ¡°It wasn¡¯t that bad. But I do think you should better teach people holding important positions.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry. He is being dealt with.¡± ¡°... then why am I here?¡± I asked. ¡°Can¡¯t I ask you over for a chat?¡± ¡°You wouldn¡¯t ask me here if you just wanted to chat.¡± I pointed out. ¡°... perhaps. In truth, Father wants a one-on-one chat with you.¡± Elias admitted. ¡°... okay. I guess that¡¯s fine.¡± I then remembered something that wasn¡¯t really that important, but something I could do now. ¡°Hey Elias, do you mind if I take a few measurements of you? I kind of need them for what I promisedst time.¡± I asked. I could have estimated his measurements, but having urate ones is better. ¡°... Sure? May I ask what you are going to make?¡± ¡°And ruin the surprise?¡± I asked. ¡°... Let¡¯s go with no then.¡± ¡°I can show you what I made for the jerk, I mean the knight captain.¡± I offered. I was somewhat excited to show off the Fenrir fangnce, since the person it was meant for clearly didn¡¯t want it. ¡°Would you? I¡¯d love to see.¡± Elias agreed. I cleared some space on the table by showing the stuff on it into Storage, and then brought out thence, setting it on the table instead. It was quite imposing, with the silvery fang having the light blue of mithril giving it a nice ent. Or maybe that is just me liking blue and white. ¡°... Did you have this in a box or something when you met him?¡± Elias asked. ¡°No. It was in my Storage.¡± I answered. ¡°Why?¡± ¡°... I have a feeling had he seen it, he would have been kneeling at your feet.¡± ¡°... Is he really that much of a maniac?¡± ¡°No. Most people would prostrate themselves to you if they got something like this out of it.¡± Elias said. ¡°... do you want it? I mean, I don¡¯t really need it.¡± I admitted. ¡°... No. I¡¯ll take what you are making for me.¡± Elias said. ¡°It will feel more unique.¡± ¡°I hope it won¡¯t disappoint.¡± I told him, but as I did, the door to the room opened and two people walked into the room. One of the two was the King himself, so I didn¡¯t want to look too sour, but I really didn¡¯t like the fact that with the king, the a-hole lizard that held the position of Royal Knight Captain came with him. I quickly turned to the King and greeted him. ¡°Your Majesty. It is a pleasure.¡± ¡°Honorary Baron Wood. I do thank you for your swift response.¡± The King responded, and I could see the Knight Captain¡¯s eyes open. At first I thought it was because of what the King said, but then I realized that it was because he saw what I had ced on the table. ¡°Of course I will. Your Majesty¡¯s orders are absolute.¡± I answered the King, even though I think we both know that is absolute BS. While I said that, I paid attention to the Captain and noticed that his body was almost twitching. ¡°I think we both know that isn¡¯t true.¡± The King said. ¡°I know you answer to a higher power than I.¡± ¡°... perhaps I do.¡± I answered honestly, and as I did, I noticed the Captain taking some careful steps towards the table. When he was within a reaching distance, the Captain slowly extended his hand towards thence, but I wasn¡¯t going to let him put his inferior scales anywhere near that weapon, so I grabbed a not so gentle hold of his hand with Telekinesis. He likely could overpower my skill if he really wanted to, but I think it will have the desired effect. ¡°Who gave you permission to touch that?¡± I turned to face the Captain and asked. ¡°...¡± The Captain didn¡¯t answer, but I felt the pressure I had to use to hold his hand lessen. ¡°Did you make that for him?¡± The King asked. ¡°I did, yes.¡± I confirmed. ¡°I was nning on giving it to him yesterday, but I think we know how that went.¡± ¡°You ¡­ You ..? Giving this to me¡­¡± I heard the Captain mutter. ¡°I was nning to, but that n has passed. I¡¯d rather toss that thing into a volcano than give it to you.¡± I told him honestly. ¡°P-Please! Don¡¯t destroy it!¡± He cried out in desperation as he tossed himself on the floor. ¡­ okay? I guess Elias wasn¡¯t wrong. ¡°You think I¡¯m a fool?¡± I asked. ¡°I wouldn¡¯t destroy something Wilma worked hard on just because I happen to not like the person it was made for. I¡¯m not you.¡± ¡°I ¡­ I ¡­ I never meant it that way.¡± He carefully said. ¡°I meant it with all honesty.¡± ¡°And I¡¯ll give you a tip about honesty. When ites from someone with a higher perceived authority than you, it doesn¡¯t sound like honesty.¡± I told him. ¡°It sounds like you are trying to downy the aplishments of someone you see as below you.¡± ¡°I ¡­ I¡¯ll strive to do better.¡± ¡°Good. Because if you didn¡¯t, you¡¯d be nothing but a lizard acting as if you were a dragon.¡± I told him. I know what I just said might very well piss him off even more, and in all honesty, I wanted to see if he would. But the Captain stayed quiet so I¡¯ll let him off for now. He is still not getting thatnce, not now, and probably not ever. ¡°You have a way with words, Baron Wood.¡± The Kingplimented me. ¡°Thank you, your Majesty.¡± I turned towards the King and bowed. ¡°Perhaps you¡¯d give me a bit of your time. I have some questions about what you told the Prime Minister.¡± ¡°If that is your will.¡± I agreed.
I ended up spending a bit of time with Elias and the King, just recapping what I told the PM. The Captain was ¡­ removed from the room, as I really didn¡¯t want him there. Our discussion eventually led to the HomeBase invite I gave to the PM, and that led to the King asking if he would get one. I really wasn¡¯t sure if I should invite a literal King, but since he asked, I gave him an invite. And I guess I had invited her Majesty, so inviting the King isn¡¯t that much more. Not that I was expecting the Queen to actuallye. In the end, the King promised he would have someone teach the Captain how to speak to people below him properly, which I liked. But then he also had a request to me. ¡°At one point, I wished you could have trained my Royal Knights, but that isn¡¯t something I can request of you now. But instead, would you be willing to visit the Royal Academy and perhaps give some special lessons there?¡± ¡°... I think I could. But I¡¯m not sure I¡¯ll be a good teacher.¡± I admitted. ¡°I won¡¯t expect perfection. Perhaps just show them how powerful S-rank monsters can really be.¡± The King said. ¡°I heard some worrying things from my little Nevelle after she visited the school and some delusions might need to be squashed.¡± ¡°Please don¡¯t tell her Father said that.¡± Elias requested. ¡°We barely see her here already.¡± ¡°I won¡¯t. I promise.¡± But that is an idea. Summon a massive dragon to scare a bunch of children. ¡­ That sounds so wrong. But hey, if the King wants me to do it, who am I to say no? And you know me. I love an excuse to summon one of my dragons, especially at ces where people can see them. CH.374 School isn’t Scary CH.374 School isn¡¯t Scary ¡°Quick question Alice. Why did we never visit the school before His Majesty asked us to? Doesn¡¯t your brother live here?¡± Lua asked Alice as we were riding towards the Royal Academy. ¡°... our rtionship is ¡­ awkward.¡± Alice admitted. ¡°He was always what I wanted to be. ¡­ no. What Father wanted me to be. But despite that, he was the one getting to go out and hunt monsters, while I was stuck at home studying.¡± ¡°Oh right. I remember Diamond Sword taking him out to hunt monsters.¡± Lua said. ¡°... we were a bit jealous of those quests because they paid so well.¡± ¡°Wait? The overprotective father that is Brandon was willing to send his son out into the world to fight monsters? What did he eat that day?¡± I asked. ¡°Remember that he is only protective about me.¡± Alice reminded me. ¡°Sure Danny was important because he is the one to take over the title, but not like me. Even if he died, Father was just going to have me marry someone who¡¯d take over.¡± ¡°And that is why I hate noble politics.¡± Lua said. ¡°Not everyone is lucky enough to find someone they truly love, noble or otherwise.¡± Alice said. ¡°I did. And not just one.¡± I said, before giving both of them a kiss.
¡°Wee to the Royal Academy.¡± A teacher from the institute weed us. He was a younger man, not much older than I am, with silver-white hair and a pair of what I think are wolf earsing out of his head. No tail though, so he is like Valoa in that way. Wonder why they don¡¯t have a tail? Will they gain a tail when they evolve? What are the advantages and disadvantages of having a tail? ¡°Thank you. I believe you wanted us to take part in some special magic lesson. Could you fill us in?¡± I requested. I knew a bit of the day n from a letter I got, but it wasn¡¯t fully nned out at that time, so I wasn¡¯t fully in the know. ¡°Yes, of course. But please, let¡¯s head inside.¡± While showing us around, the wolf-man exined a bit to us. For school reasons, our visit was written off as two great witches from the Sage¡¯s towering to show off some magic. I mean, they do need an official reason in the books, and thankfully both Alice and Lua got recognized as great witches. And while that was going to happen, there was another thing that was nned. Mainly me showing off some monsters to ¡­ I know I said scaredst time, but maybe I should say that we are trying to convince the students that S and SS-rank monsters are scary.
The ¡®ss¡¯ we were holding was fully optional, but highly rmended for anyone looking into magic or monster hunting. And because they advertised that Alice, who had gotten some fame in the capital for the two times she took down an SS-rank monster, was holding it, it got arge audience. The initial part of our ¡®lesson¡¯ was held in arge auditorium, where I would be using the Dungeon Founder and Storagebo to show some nice visuals to our audience. And from there, we will have a short break before the second part where I summon a monster to scare the absolute bejesus out of them. ¡°Nervous?¡± I asked Alice before we walked out there. Lua seemed rtively calm, probably thanks to all the times she has acted as a teacher in the dhampir viges, but Alice was a bit tense. ¡°... Somewhat. What about you Brian? Have you ever done public speaking like this?¡± ¡°A few times before ¡­ I founded TinaWood. It was part of the school I went to.¡± ¡°Were you nervous?¡± ¡°I guess. For me, I always want to give my presentation quickly just to get it over with. That way, I can rxter. Of course it doesn¡¯t always work out for the best, but who cares. As long as you don¡¯t, it will be fine.¡± ¡°But what if I make a fool of myself?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Alice. We are discussing ways tobat SS-rank monsters, or mainly how to not die while waiting for someone stronger toe. If you think anyone will see you as a fool when you are one of the few people alive that can take on SS-ranks. Well, do people like that even exist? Admittedly the answer is probably yes, but still. Just rx and go with the flow.¡± ¡°And if anyone gets noisy, just use a small spell to shut them up.¡± Lua added. Does she do that when she is teaching people? ¡°... I¡¯m not so sure that is a great idea.¡± I told her. ¡°It might work in the viges, but this is a school.¡± ¡°You say that, but we know the monster you are nning on summoning.¡± Luamented. ¡°I actually changed my mind.¡± I told her. ¡°I know I said I was going to summon The Wicked Dreadroot because of its aura of oppression, but I think it might be a bit much. I don¡¯t want someone identally having a heart attack or something.¡± Spoiler [copse] ¡°Agreed. Let¡¯s not identally kill anyone, even if we could resurrect them for show.¡± Lua said jokingly.
After the students were all seated, one of the school¡¯s regr professors, who we ran our lesson n through while we waited, started the special lesson. He rambled on for a bit until he said: ¡°And now to wee our special guests. Sir Brian Wood, Miss Alice Watchman and Miss Lucia.¡± The professor announced us, so the three of us walked in. As we did, we got some looks and I also heard some murmurs. Mainly about how young Alice looks, and who the heck is Lua. Interestingly, I didn¡¯t hear anything about myself, but then again, my hearing is only good, not super good. We stopped on the stage next to the professor and looked towards the audience. They were still having heated discussions, so I loudly pped my hands together to get their attention. It worked alright, but I do wonder. Should I spread some mana on my palms and then p? Would that make the p louder? I should try that out at some point. ¡°Thank you.¡± I said to the audience as they quieted down. ¡°As you already know, I am Honorary Baron Brian Wood. And I¡¯ve been asked toe here today because apparently some of you have some grand goals. And because someone cares about you, I¡¯m here to absolutely stomp on them and tell you all that you are foolish.¡± I began, making sure everyone was paying attention to me. Because they¡¯ll be mad after I say that. ¡°But all that aside, we are here to tell you about the true horrors of facing SS-rank monsters. I¡¯ll tell you this, don¡¯t do it. You will die.¡± I quickly turned things serious. ¡°But to tell you more about what you can do, I¡¯ll let the one you know has defeated SS-rank monsters take over. Alice, if you would.¡± ¡°Thank you, Brian. As he said ¡­¡± As Alice went on a speech she practiced for half of yesterday, I focused on bringing up the infographics Laura, Tahlia and Kekri put togetherst night. They mostly focused on the reports we had from Alewatch, as what happened with the Behemoth there was a perfect example of how to buy time until help arrives. During that time, no one died, and while there were some injuries, and a few of the cards I had given to people living in Alewatch were lost, no life was lost. And that is honestly all most can wish for with SS-rank monsters. As Alice kept up her speech, she focused a lot on how to divide the attention of powerful monsters, how to look out for AoE attacks, how to avoid said attacks, and most of all, how to stay at a range where you won¡¯t get trampled. Of course not all of it will work with every kind of SS-rank monster, but it is good general knowledge. After a while, it was time for Lua to take over. She took over with the goal of telling the importance of first healing and how to make sure someone badly injured doesn¡¯t die. And in situations like that, the very first healing done is the most important. This part was clearly less well received than the initial part with Alice, but that might also partly be because of my infographics being less battle focused. After Lua, it was time for some questions before we move onto the ¡®show¡¯ part of our lesson. And boy did we start off with a good one. ¡°How high leveled should someone be to face an SS-rank monster alone?¡± Was the first question asked. The asker was a younger student, probably 14 or 15. ¡°There is no correct answer to that.¡± I told him. ¡°In truth, facing an SS-rank monster alone won¡¯t be easy no matter what level you are. But if you really want to face one fully on your own, you should be at least level 200.¡± I answered truthfully. I mean, I just took on an S-rank mithril golem the other day, I wasn¡¯t alone, I¡¯m over level 150 and it still wasn¡¯t easy and ended up with the golem blowing itself up. And that was just an S-rank monster, not SS-rank. ¡°Then howe you can do so?¡± The same student asked. ¡°Don¡¯t think we would believe you if you said you are over level 200.¡± ¡°True, I¡¯m not.¡± I agreed with him. ¡°But I said about doing it alone. If you have paid any attention, neither kill on an SS-rank monster Alice has done has been done alone. She always does so with others by her side, be it the people of Alewatch or summoned monsters. These make all the difference as they allow her room to breathe between attacks, or have already weakened the monster beforehand.¡± With that question answered, we got some more. Some of them were personal questions like what level we are, some even dared to ask if Alice and Lua were single, which I shut down with an angry re, and also some questions about our weapons. Okay, the weapon one I actually answered dly. I do love showing off my weapon collection. And of course there were questions on my summons, but that was to be expected. While I skated around a few issues, like how my cards are made, I did tell everyone about the Card Summoner skill and how they could potentially try to get it, but I¡¯m not sure the professors liked me for it. I just feel like this school will want to have a field trip to TinaWood now. Eventually the questions were brought to an end by the school bell and we had our break. And the second part would be happening outside so I could scare people, I mean show off my summons. I mean, I guess both.
¡°Are you sure this is a good idea?¡± Lua asked to confirm. Over the lunch break, I told her and Alice the monster I was nning to summon. ¡°Oh I know for sure it is a terrible idea. That is why I¡¯m doing it.¡± I told with glee. ¡°... if you know it is a bad idea then why are you doing it?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Because it is funny and I can me the Prime Minister for it.¡± ¡°...¡± The two of them didn¡¯t look that amused. ¡°At least be d I¡¯m not summoning the Five-Headed Dragon. I actually considered that one as well.¡± ¡°It honestly might be better.¡± Alice said. ¡°Nah. This is more Divine, so this is better.¡± After a while, one of the professors came to me and said I was free to summon what I was going to summon. ¡°Alright. Let¡¯s do this.¡± I psyched myself up. ¡°Marrons, step up.¡± I called out to the three Outstanding Dog Marron that I already had summoned in preparation. I need three tributes and those guys go straight back to my Collection when they hit the GY, so why not use them. Spoiler [copse] ¡°I tribute the three Marron.¡± I began the summoning process before I started off with my summoning chant. ¡°Roaring titan of justice and judgment. Hear my prayer from beneath the pavement. Punish those who hath done wrong. Crush their heart and show who''s strong. Show them all your strength and might. Rise and bring me victory in this fight. Obelisk the tormentor!¡± Spoiler Spoiler [copse] [copse] With my chantplete, my monster was appearing. Rising from the ground, the Exodia sized giant was quite the sight. And in all honesty, it looked like it would have left a giant hole in the ground when it appeared, but there wasn¡¯t even a small hole under Obelisk¡¯s feet. But the effect of seeing him seemed to work for the students. They were now staring up at the fifty meter tall Giant Soldier like it was the dowing of the Goddess. ¡­ okay, maybe not that intensely. And of course with Obelisk came his aura. I think it has something to do with his effect that makes him untargetable by card effects, as monsters with those kinds of effects are generally the ones that have the most powerful auras. Well, the worst aura of any of my monsters is still The Wicked Dreadroot with its aura halving your Strength, Defense and Magic stats, but that is a different thing. Dreadroot¡¯s aura is oppressive, while Obelisk¡¯s is more mighty/all powerful. I let the students gaze at Obelisk the Tormentor for a bit of time, until I decided this was enough and unsummoned my Divine Beast.
The attitude of the students before and after Obelisk was quite interesting. Before seeing it, they were still sometimes rude and arrogant, but after it, they were quite humble when interacting with us. Some were outright terrified and I think at least a few of them soiled their pants, but thankfully they were the minority. Some questions were raised about my God monster, like are SS-rank monsters really that terrifying and also asking if Obelisk is somehow rted to the Golden Giant aka. Exodia. I half lied telling them yes, even though that isn¡¯t true. Obelisk is much worse than any SS-rank I¡¯ve run into, but I wanted them to think all SS-ranks are that bad, just in case they somehow run into one. It will make them feel braver when they face the SS-rank monster. For the part about the two being rted, I told them that Exodia and Obelisk are rivals that push each other to be stronger, even thought that was also a lie. We spent a bit more time at the school, mainly me making sure both Daniel and William got their invite letters to HomeBase¡¯s grand reveal, and answering more questions the students had. But eventually, my little return to school came to an end and we returned home. Now I¡¯ll just have to wait for the PM¡¯s letter telling me I overdid it. CH.375 HomeBase Grand Reveal, part 1 CH.375 HomeBase Grand Reveal, part 1

Getting the Guests

And so, the day had finallye. The day I would show a few people the majesty that is HomeBase. And since I was in charge of getting people from ¡­ I was going to say around the World, but it is really just from around the Kingdom, I was a bit busy. ¡­ Is what I would have said if I didn¡¯t pawn that job onto others. Let¡¯s start with Alice first. She was picking up a few families, mostly her own parents, her grandparents, as well as Viscounts Hill and Kramer. Her ship of the day being a new modified B.E.S. Big Core MK-2. Spoiler [copse] The new in it was the new addition I added to all of my B.E.S. monsters, the atmospheric dampeners. Also known as that thing that prevents the ship from making sonic booms when traveling at speeds greater than the speed of sound. They were something Laura, Tahlia and I had been working on in the background and now they were ready to be used. They were made with abination of Rising Air Current, Time Seal and Diffusion Wave-Motion. Spoiler
[copse] ¡­ But because not everything can be perfect, they did have a limitation. The B.E.S. ships can¡¯t use both the invisibility engine and the atmospheric dampeners at the same time. So if you want to go fast, you have to be visible. The dampeners also don¡¯t work at an altitude under 3,000 meters [9,850 feet] because of the thicker atmosphere, so you¡¯ll have to be flying at over that altitude. That in itself is more than fine, as at lower altitudes you can just fly slower with the invisibility engine keeping you from being seen, and at higher altitudes you can turn that off but turn on the dampeners instead, zooming at high speeds. But enough about that, let¡¯s go over who will pick up some other guests. The next outgoing team was Ria and Wilma, and they were only picking up a single guest, Duke Burch. I was a bit hesitant with him, but he did really help when we liquidated the nken Trading Company, so I made sure he got an invite. As to why Wilma and Ria were picking him up, well, I needed someone with Card Summoner and Wilma was there for navigation using her System Support. Laura just sent some map data to us and we were good. The third outgoing team was Lua and Cailie. The two of them headed for the Hero¡¯s country to pick up the genderbent Hero¡¯s party, the cat-folk tour guide/agent/whatever she really is, Mariina and Safia, the sages Shisu and Ted, as well as the priest that is moving to HomeBase. They are also picking up Marquess Oroco and honorary baron Kiara Hunter. They were another duo I wasn¡¯t 100% sure about, but I¡¯ve had positive contact with both, so I decided to invite them. As for why Cailie went on that trip with Lua ¡­ well, admittedly I didn¡¯t have a reason for that other than Cailie asking if she could help. I just let her go with Lua, because even if it was just for a little while, Cailie did live in the Hero¡¯s country. The fourth and the final group, well he was actually going solo, was only getting one person. ¡­ well, dragon. And the one getting her was also a dragon. Lady Janina wanted to bring her real body to the grand reveal, so I sent Agunan over to get her. Just to make sure they¡¯d avoid some of the big cities during their flight over, but apparently I didn¡¯t have to worry about that, as Iter learned that Lady Janina had developed spells for both supersonic flight that doesn¡¯t cause sonic booms, as well as invisibility just so she could travel without bothering humans. And then there was myself. My job was the easiest, kind of, as I only had to pick up people from the Capital. And with HomeBase floating above the Capital, that was as simple as beaming myself to the frontwn of the guests that would being and then bringing them up to HomeBase.
My first pick up was at the adventurer¡¯s guild. I was picking up the Guild Master Futerasu Hikari, or Tera as she likes to go by. She treated us quite well when we were upgraded to A-rank, and she is the reason I got acquainted with Unika, so of course I invited her. Yes I know that will result in the guild knowing about HomeBase, but I also invited the genderbent Hero¡¯s party, so they would know about it anyway. For her pick up, I waited until Endy spotted her outside the guild building, looking up towards the sky. That was the sign that she was ready to be picked up, so I beamed myself down just a few meters from her. ¡°Hello, Tera.¡± I greeted her. ¡°... You really do appear out of nowhere. The mana sign is so small. You have to teach me how you do that.¡± She said. ¡°Sorry about that. Are you ready to go?¡± I asked to confirm. ¡°Yes. ¡­ are we teleporting?¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± ¡°Magic?¡± ¡°Yes, but also no. You¡¯ll see.¡± I told her, as I called a beam down from HomeBase. ¡°Just a bit more to here.¡± I told her, as I I stood under the beam. ¡°I need you to stand next to me.¡± ¡°... Should we hold hands or something?¡± She asked. ¡°Not necessary. I know with some teleportations it is, but this doesn¡¯t need it. As long as you stand in the area, it is fine.¡± I made sure Tera was properly within the beam and wasn¡¯t moving too much. Then I activated the teleporter and got us up to HomeBase. After just a second, it doesn¡¯t actually take a second, more like 1/100th of a second, it just takes a bit for your brain to adjust to the sudden change in location, we were on HomeBase. Well, inside HomeBase and in one of the few teleporter rooms of HomeBase. Yes, HomeBase has multiple teleporters. ¡°... Where?¡± ¡°This is HomeBase. The teleporter brought us to this room.¡± I told her. ¡°This way, please. I¡¯ll take you to the venue, but it will be a bit of a wait while I pick up everyone else.¡± I made sure Tera was following, as we walked through the empty corridors of HomeBase. It really is a shame they arepletely empty, but we just don¡¯t have the people, and the people we do have are at the venue ready to receive the guests. Luckily the trip from the teleporter to the venue wasn¡¯t too long, so soon enough, we were in somepany. Out in the venue, almost all of HomeBase was waiting. Those that didn¡¯t head out to pick people up were given just that task, unless they happen to be on cooking duty, or doing something else before people arrive. The first people, or in this case monsters, that noticed us was my Dragonmaid squad. For today, I had all five of them in avatar dolls, while on usual days it would only be two of them. Tinkhec and Lorpar were in the kitchen, but the other three were here waiting for us. They were also now in the Dragonmaid specific avatar dolls that allowed for their wings, tails and horns to show, so that was a nice boost. Spoiler
[copse] ¡°Wee back, Master.¡± Sheou weed me. ¡°Thank you, Sheou, but you know I must be off. Please do entertain Lady Tera while I¡¯m gone. And if she gets bored, you may show her around.¡± I quickly turned around to leave. ¡°... Brian?¡± I turned around because I heard Tera calling me. ¡°... what is all of this? These dragons?¡± ¡°They are my maids. Sheou, Nudy and Ernus.¡± I answered. ¡°Tinkhec and Lorpar are in the kitchen, but you¡¯ll see them when food is served. Those three ying over there are Einar, Eline and Maya. Cina and Molly ¡­¡± I looked around the room, but I couldn¡¯t spot the horse girls. ¡°... where are they, actually?¡± ¡°They went outside because they were bored.¡± Sheou answered. ¡°I gave them permission as long as they¡¯d be back by the time the ships arrive.¡± ¡°Ah. Alright. And Wilma and Karl are still testing out the golem turrets?¡± I asked to confirm. ¡°Along with Valoa, yes. And Olia and Unika are in the kitchen assisting.¡± ¡°Unika? The fox-folk adventurer? So this is where she disappeared to.¡± Tera half asked, half confirmed. ¡°Yeah. I kind of picked her up to work for me.¡± I confirmed. ¡°Her family as well.¡± I added. ¡°But please, do feel free to enjoy whatever you like. Join the game with the cats if you want. ¡­ just try not to beat them too badly.¡± I added in a quieter voice. The board game Einar, Eline and Maya were ying was something I kind of remembered from Earth. It was a strategy game where you get resources and use said resources to build up settlements, cities, roads, your army and all of that fun stuff. First to 10, well it can be higher but it is usually 10, points wins. It is mostly strategic, with just a bit of luck mixed in. The reason I rmended Tera to hold back is that Einar and Eline can get fiercelypetitive if you beat them too badly. They aren¡¯t sore losers or anything, but you better be prepared for another game if they lose too quickly. In truth I made that game just so the two and Valoa could learn some strategy, and it somewhat worked. Valoa actually didn¡¯t like the game because of thepetitive nature of Einar and Eline, so it wasn¡¯t aplete sess. But Einar and Eline like the game and it is fun to y with them, so I don¡¯t regret making it. But now that I was done with Tera, I could move onto the next pick up so I hurried back to the teleporter room.
Next up on my list was Cressida, William and Daniel, as well as an extra person whom I didn¡¯t invite. She was Leahlina Garner, daughter of Mateo and Angelina Garner, aka a first cousin of Daniel and Alice. Or the niece of William. I didn¡¯t invite her, as I honestly didn¡¯t remember her, so the boys must have shared their invite with her. I did allow people to bring a +1 after all. Or more like a + however many family members you want to bring, but they do have to be family. All four of them were at the Sawyer estate, so that was an easy one. And of course Cressida has visited HomeBase before when Mariina¡¯s evolution happened, so it won¡¯t be a big shock to her. But they boys might have a reaction. It is a bit of a shame that they have to take a day off school for this, but let¡¯s be honest, it is the school¡¯s fault for only giving them one day off a week. The pick up was no problem, and after some quick introductions, I was off for my next pick up.
Next up was the Prime Minister. It feels a bit wrong for him to be next, but that is just how it is. Along with him came his wife as well as his son and daughter. He did inform me of this beforehand and I allowed it. What I didn¡¯t allow is a security entourage. If they want toe to my Home, they have to trust me enough that I¡¯ll keep them safe. Again the pick up was no problem, but they had a lot of questions when it came to HomeBase. The PM isn¡¯t as used to my usual antics after all, and is probably less adaptable than someone like Tera. But just because the PM was here, doesn¡¯t mean that I¡¯m done. I still have three more pick ups to do.
The next ones on the list were the first of the Royalty. Somehow all five members of the Royal family had agreed toe, and of course it fell on me to pick them up. Starting with Her Majesty Nelliel and Princess Nevelle. The two of them weren¡¯t quite ready when I beamed myself to the yard of the Queen¡¯s vi, so I had to buy some time while the guards were questioning how I got in. I just honestly told them that their security is mediocre, before I had some discussions on how to make it better. I honestly have no idea how they didn¡¯t arrest me or something, but maybe this was just my lucky day. Or maybe they just yed ball because I wasn¡¯t actually doing anything bad and I was giving them some legitimately good hints on how to better the security at the vi. Though most of ites from the data Endy had collected while he was keeping an eye on this ce. Luckily before we ran out of things to discuss, Her Majesty came outside with her daughter and solved the small issue. From there, we just headed straight for HomeBase. Nevelle of course already knew the process, as she had experienceding down from HomeBase, so no difficulty there.
Next up and my secondst pick up of the day was His Highness Prince Elias. I picked him up at the Castle grounds, so I had to be just a bit careful as to not repeat what happened with Her Majesty. So I waited until he was outside near the pick up spot, before beaming myself down and then taking both of us up to HomeBase. This really made me realize how easy it would be for me to kidnap someone using the HomeBase teleporters. I could just target one form HomeBase and activate it from here. As long as someone stands where said invisible beamnds, they¡¯ll be forced toe up here whether they want to or not. While I was taking Elias to the venue, I also noticed Aliceing in with her ship. She was thest oneing in, as she had to do two trips. First to the Alewatch/Sawyer area and then to thepletely different direction to pick up Earl Marsh and Sylvia. Also known as Alice¡¯s aunt and her husband. It was a shame I couldn¡¯t spend too much time with all the guests that hade in, but I still had one more pick up to do, so I quickly returned to the teleporter.
Of coursest but not least was His Majesty the King and the first Prince. Getting them was actually surprisingly easy, as I beamed myself down to an inner courtyard of the Royal Castle, in an area where only the Royal family and some very selected servants can ess. From there, I gave them the same exnation as what I¡¯d given five times previously today, called down a beam for us, and zoomed us all up to HomeBase. And then just a short walk afterwards, we were in the party venue. And since all the guests are here, we are ready to begin. CH.376 HomeBase Grand Reveal, part 2 CH.376 HomeBase Grand Reveal, part 2

Opening toast

Now that everyone was here, the reveal party was ready to begin. And because it is a party, the first thing to do is raise a toast. And for that, everyone needed some drinks, so I gave Sheou the signal to start distributing them. She did it alongside Lorpar who had returned from the kitchen, as well as Ernus. Spoiler
[copse] I would include Nudy, but ¡­ she can be just a bit clumsy sometimes, so giving her drinks to carry isn¡¯t the best idea. Spoiler [copse] The drink they were handing out was a non-alcoholic sparkling drink somewhat resembling sparkling wine. I just felt like it was appropriate, and it is non-alcoholic as we do have some children here. And I also have some ns forter that require people to not be drunk, so I¡¯m not serving any alcohol untilter. After I made sure everyone had a drink on their hands, I climbed to a raised tform so that they could see me better and mentally prepared myself for a short speech. I ringed the ss I was holding to get everyone¡¯s attention, though admittedly I already had the attention of most of them after I walked into the room with His Majesty. But there were a few that had been paying attention to something else, so this got their eyes on me. I took another breath in to calm myself, and then began to speak. ¡°Thank you all foring. Those who came by ship, I hope it was a smooth ride.¡± As I said that, I made sure to look over everyone that was brought here by a B.E.S. ship. ¡°And those that had to wait for us all to get here, I hope you found a way to entertain yourself.¡± And again, I looked over those that I picked up myself, especially Tera, Leahlina, William and Daniel, who still had a game that they were in the middle of. ¡°I know some of you know where we are, while others have only heard the name HomeBase. As the name might give it away, this is my home. Our Home.¡± I said as Alice and Lua got to my sides. I saw a somewhat jealous look from Cailie as they did, but she isn¡¯t an official part of my ¡­ I really do have a harem, don¡¯t I? She isn¡¯t an official part yet, so she doesn¡¯t get the honor yet. ¡°And I also know that a lot of you don¡¯t know where HomeBase is located. Some of you do, but not all, so I shall tell you.¡± As I said that, I used Dungeon Founder to modify one of the walls of the hall we were in, opening itpletely and allowing us to ess the outside yard and granting vision on the magic circles floating above the Magical Citadel. Spoiler [copse] ¡°The lovely magic circles you can see outside are what make HomeBase possible. They not only keep this ce nearly undetectable from the outside, but also allow for this massive chunk of earth to float in the air. That is where we are. On a floating ind.¡± I told everyone. I then used a screen I made with Dungeon Founder to disy some images that I had Laura transfer into the Citadel core. They showed some of the surveince pictures I¡¯d taken, as well as pictures from times I was looking at HomeBase from different flying monsters, really allowing people to see what HomeBase is. As people took that in, I could see some questions forming on their minds. I think Paulina is legitimately about to explode with them, so I quickly continued before this turns from a speech to a Q&A session. ¡°The lovely spells that keep us afloat and keep my home safe were supplied to me by my dear summoned monsters. They really are the experts in this. While the mana to power all of the spells were supplied by the flowers growing outside. I know some of you have seen the flowers before, and those who haven¡¯t, I wille and nt a patch of them at your yards if you wish. The spells however I will not share, as making an ind like float isn¡¯t something that really should be done. I personally did it because I was asked to do so by our Great Goddess. Sadly, because of a promise to her, I cannot tell you why she wanted me to make a floating ind.¡± Thatst part really made some people question everything, especially the genderbent Hero¡¯s party. I never did tell them that I¡¯ve spoken with the Goddess herself. ¡°But enough about boring information. Those that want to know more about that may ask about itter. Today is a day of socializing and having fun. And for that, I¡¯d like to raise a toast. A toast for HomeBase.¡± I said as I raised my ss. Alice and Lua followed my lead and so did everyone else.
With the starting speech done, thank god, I could finally breathe out the sigh I was holding. I know I should be better at talking to people, but I¡¯m not. It just never really is easy, especially with all these high ranked people here. Most of them are definitely better at this than I am, so I didn¡¯t want to look, or sound, like a fool. As I joined the partygoers, I was assaulted with questions as the three sages and Paulina came at me. At least Mariina didn¡¯t join them, so that was good. I wanted to answer them, but I had a few things I wanted to do first, so I just told them to hold the questions forter. I went around greeting all of my guests that I didn¡¯t personally pick up, and the ones I picked up as well, but those that I didn¡¯t pick up were more important in my opinion. First among those that I greeted was the first family I got acquainted with, the Watchmans. ¡°Hi. How was the flight?¡± I casually asked. ¡°Hello Brian. Thank you for inviting us.¡± Brandon answered. ¡°The flight was fine.¡± Christina said. ¡°But really. No wonder you haven¡¯t visited. You must have been so busy putting this ce together.¡± ¡°Yes, I have.¡± I confirmed. ¡°But now that I¡¯m done in the capital, I think I¡¯ll move HomeBase closer to Alewatch. I want to take some of my employees to TinaWood.¡± ¡°Aiming for the skill, are you?¡± ¡°Yes. ¡­ how many people have gotten it by now?¡± ¡°12, as of three days ago. And that is not the ones you know about.¡± Christina answered. ¡°... that isn¡¯t all that many.¡± ¡°It isn¡¯t arge dungeon, so the monsters in it run out quite quickly.¡± Christina said. ¡°And because you need dungeon points to attempt the challenge rooms, there are limits on how many people can try and how many times. Some adventurers even bring monsters from outside into the dungeon to absorb them.¡± ¡°Those fools almost caused a food shortage by taking our boars there.¡± Brandonined. ¡°We had to quickly make a rule preventing that, or we would have had a food shortage.¡± ¡°Lucky for us, one of the adventurers that came into town was able to tell us of this technique to trick the dungeon into absorbing materials that don¡¯t originate from monsters, so we could just use trash instead of full monster corpses.¡± Christina added. ¡°Really? Do share.¡± I asked. ¡°I guess even you don¡¯t know everything, huh?¡± Brandon wondered. ¡°Can¡¯t know everything. So, how do you do that?¡± I asked Christina. ¡°It is quite simple really. If you pack whatever trash you want around a monster core, you can have the dungeon absorb said trash as if it was a monster. There are some calctions involved based on the monster core¡¯s size, but it is actually really helpful.¡± Christina said. ¡°The F-rank cores from the boars are basically trash that we used to sell for next to nothing or use for magic practice, but now they are quite a bit more useful.¡± ¡°Yes. We don¡¯t have to burn the town¡¯s trash anymore and can put it to some good use, while still keeping the valuable meat and hides from the boars.¡± Brandon added. ¡°That¡¯s really cool.¡± I admitted. ¡°But I should be off now. I have a lot more guests to talk to. I¡¯ll send you a letter about moving HomeBase towards Alewatch, so that you¡¯ll know when I¡¯ming.¡± ¡°We¡¯ll be waiting.¡± Christina said, before she seemed to realize something. ¡°Just a second.¡± She said, as she opened her purse. I was a bit bbergasted when I saw that she had a magic fanny pack inside of her purse, effectively turning her leather purse into a magic bag. She dug something out of it and handed it to me. ¡°Here. A little housewarming present.¡± ¡°Thank you.¡± I took the gift. It was a medium sized cardboard box that held something inside of it, but I¡¯ll open itter. At least I don¡¯t have to wonder where they got the cardboard box from. I took the box aside and ced it onto a table. I took a quick peek inside, just because I was curious, and I noticed some clothes inside. They were made of TinaWood fabrics, and looked a lot like the clothes I usually wear, so maybe they just brought me some day-to-day wear clothes. Honestly, I¡¯ll dly take them. I then went to greet the next family.
Next up, since I¡¯m clearing going in order of meeting the invitees, is of course Christina¡¯s father and the rest of her family, the Sawyers. They are also by far the most numerous family here, but what can you do? Thomas is a busy man with a bunch of kids. ¡°Hello Thomas, Enora. Thank you foring.¡± ¡°Thank you for the invite, dear.¡± Enora answered. ¡°And thank you for the ride. It was nice and quick.¡± ¡°Hopefully Alice was a good captain.¡± I joked, knowing well that Alice wouldn¡¯t fool around when there are others in her ship. And even if there weren¡¯t, she still doesn¡¯t really fool around with the B.E.S. ships, only Gradius. ¡°She flew great. As her grandfather, I can be proud.¡± Thomas said. ¡°... also, thank you for inviting William. I wasn¡¯t sure if you would, so I¡¯m d to see him here.¡± ¡°Of course I did. While we might not have the same kind of rtionship as I do with you, he is still someone important to you and he was an easy invite, so why wouldn¡¯t I get him here. But it is a shame Violet couldn¡¯te. You didn¡¯t leave her in charge or something, right?¡± ¡°I wouldn¡¯t do that.¡± Thomas said. ¡°She doesn¡¯t say it, but it is because she found someone she loves.¡± Enora said. ¡°I just hope she will soon introduce us.¡± ¡°Oh? Well, I guess that is a reason to refuse. I do hope she found someone worthy of her.¡± ¡°I hope so as well.¡± Enora said. ¡°If he isn¡¯t worthy, will you help us scare him away?¡± Thomas asked. ¡°I¡¯ll lend you a dragon or two. Or maybe five. Ten should do.¡± I agreed. If your Grandpa inw needs something scary, you let him borrow it. ¡°Just feed them before you return them.¡± I added as a joke, as my monsters don¡¯t actually need to eat. They get all their energy back between summonings. ¡°... I think just one will be enough.¡± Thomas said. ¡°And here. I brought you this.¡± He handed me a thick book with a magic stone embedded into the cover. Based on the magic stones color, it must be an earth magic book. ¡°Thank you.¡± An earth magic book, huh. I guess the family does have some history when ites to earth magic, so I wonder if it was written by one of Thomas¡¯ ancestors? Well either way, I¡¯ll make sure to take good care of it. And when Alice learns to use earth magic, I¡¯ll make sure she reads this. ¡­ I¡¯ll have to give her her third attribute first. I¡¯ll do it after this party.
Next up on the list were the three Viscounts. Garner, aka. Angelina¡¯s husband. Hill, aka. the guy who rules The Hill town of Yuva and has that metal retail store. And of course my hippogriff taming friend, Kramer. Angelina and Mateo were of course ecstatic that I invited their daughter, even though she wasn¡¯t at Thomas¡¯ BD party, but I straight up admitted that I didn¡¯t actually invite her and she was brought along by Daniel and William. Angelina also gave me a small gemstone as a gift. It was cloudy and had all sorts of visible inclusions, so it likely wasn''t worth much, but when Angelina told me that she made it herself, I dly took it. Handmade, or magic made, stuff is the best. With Yuva we talked a bit about everything I¡¯d made with the metal I¡¯ve purchased from him and that brought up the topic of my workshop, so I called Wilma and Karl over to introduce them. I also said that Wilma and Karl could take Yuva to see our workshopter. He also brought me some metal ingots, which I was happy to get. With Kramer we talked about our hippogriffs. Mainly about how mine is a bit of a hassle to take care of with how much action he wants. Kramer didn¡¯t have quite as bad a time with his, but even he agreed that hippogriffs are high maintenance. He also asked to see my stables, so I made sure Unika knew to show them to himter. And he brought me some books on horse feed, so that might be useful.
Next up was Duke Burch. He was the most surprised, I think. Not just about HomeBase, but about the fact that both His and Her Majesty, the two Princes and the Princess, as well as the Prime Minister all showed up for this. He was also very interested in the B.E.S. ships and was asking if he could acquire one. After I exined to him that they were technically summoned monsters and that he couldn¡¯t have a B.E.S. card without Card Summoner, he seemed to start making ns about visiting TinaWood, so maybe meet again in Alewatch. ¡­ okay, considering my luck, there is a 100% chance that we will. He also gave me a bit of something. A few handwritten notes that were found at an abandoned warehouse that didn¡¯t officially belong to the nken Company, but had clearly been used by them. They were about the ownership transfer of the illegal ve marks, and the Duke reassured me that only he had fully read them. And even though it was just the transfer method, I was still d to know that we had secured this information. After him was most of the capital crew. I didn¡¯t take too much of the Prime Ministers or His Majesty¡¯s time, as they were in a heated discussion about what could be done with HomeBase. I just reminded them that this is my home and if they want to use it, they¡¯ll have to go through me. Her Majesty on the other hand softly apologized for their actions and invited me to visit the Castle¡¯s storehouse. And as an apology and a gift, she said I could take one item from there, which ended up causing another discussion between the King and the PM. I think it is mostly them realizing they didn¡¯t actually bring any sort of housewarming gift. I think the two just aren¡¯t used to bringing gifts, as showing themselves at parties like this is already considered a gift by most people. Well, it might be, but not for me. I¡¯ll dly take what Her Majesty offered. Now let¡¯s go say hi to the princes and the princess. The three of them were quite interested in the game Tera, Leahlina, William and Daniel were ying and I think they are nning to y next. Nevelle also asked about my maids, as thest time she saw them, they were still in the ¡­ I think they were 1.3 Dragonmaid avatar dolls back then. Anyway, she was asking about the new model avatar dolls that allowed the Dragonmaids to have their wings and tails out. She also apologized for the maids for thinking that they are demons. Sheou simply stated that she understood where Lady Nevelle wasing from, as her iplete human form could easily be mistaken to be a demon. As for some gifts, Nevelle brought me her own potion book. I somewhat knew she made potions, but I didn¡¯t know she had written her own recipe book. Elias gave me a scarlet dagger. It was actually made of hihi''irokane, a metal about on the same level as mithril. Except that hihi''irokane is a lot better at dealing with fire than mithril. The first Prince for his part gave me a hidden dagger that would mount to the underside of your arm. It wasn¡¯t like those Assassin''s Creed daggers where they pop out because of a spring, but just a dagger that you could easily hide inside your sleeve and would be easy to pull out with your other hand. Though I do suppose that this confirms that the first Prince does like hidden weapons like this, so I do wonder how he will like the sword cane Wilma and I made for him.
Before I moved to the people from the Hero¡¯s country, I spoke a bit with Oroco and Hunter. The two of them didn¡¯t have much to say, but Marquess Oroco wanted to know when I would deliver the Ursa Major materials he wanted to purchase. I just promised I¡¯d do it soon, or I could even have Lua hand them over when she returned them home. As long as they had the money ready. For gifts, Marquess Oroco brought me some expensive wine, but I¡¯m not really an expert on wine, so I wouldn¡¯t really know about them. From Kiara, I got a feather pen. Apparently the feather was one of her own. I was a little hesitant to take it, as I half assumed that giving someone their feather is something akin to proposing, but Kiara said it is nothing of the kind, so I took it. And I do really like how it looks, so it would have been a shame to refuse.
Secondst were the Hero¡¯s countries people, , Wendy, Sepher, Ian, Ted and Shisu. As well as one more person, an albino lizard-folk male. I actually recall meeting himst time I was at the Hero¡¯s country. He is the one that came to get me before my meeting with Sepher. His name is Albus and he was apparently going to be the priest at the HomeBase church. He is a skilled priest who studied at the same time as Sepher, but because of his appearance, he never took off the same as Sepher, so he has just been an assistant priest working under Sepher. And now Albus is going from an assistant priest to head priest. And a head priest at a church built on thends of a System Support Holder at that. Wendy was somewhat surprised to hear that. The part about me wanting a church here, I mean. I simply told her that one person living here has a title that lets them learn Holy Magic, and I wanted them to learn that. And that while my monsters can do a ton, one thing they can¡¯t do is Holy Magic. When asked why they can¡¯t do that, I told them that my monsters serve their own gods, not the Goddess that we do. This led to a discussion about their gods, so I told them about the Divine-Beast monsters, the Creator God Hctie, the legends of the Numeron Dragon and the Numeron Code and so on. And eventually I was asked how Exodia fits into this entire mythology of Gods, where I just exined that Exodia was a great sorcerer, so strong that his existence threatened the Gods themselves. Because of that, he was sealed into a suit of orichalcum armor, before split into five pieces. But when those five pieces came together, the god-like sorcerer could once again show his might. The genderbent Hero¡¯s party also brought me some nice stuff. The transcripts of the diaries of the original Hero¡¯s party. They thought the diaries might help me with the ¡®miasma blob¡¯ problem, so they themselves manually scribed these copies. I¡¯ll be sure to read themter. The other two sages gave me something almost as interesting. It was the information on the magic circle that kept up the adventurer¡¯s guild¡¯smunicationwork. They said they were giving it to me so that I could make awork of my own, if I wanted to, and honestly, I might just do that. Maybe I can even make it more advanced and make a pseudo inte.
After them, there was just one more guest left. ¡°Lady Janina.¡± I called her, as I approached. Out of everyone present here today, she was the only one I greeted with an honorific. ¡°Hello Brian. It has been a while since we met like this.¡± She responded. As I said earlier, she had brought her real body here and was now in her humanoid form. ¡°True. Last time was when I visited so that you could follow my soul to the Factory.¡± ¡°Speaking of, did you finish the Factory ess devices?¡± Lady Janina asked. ¡°... Kind of. They have some issues, but they should work.¡± ¡°Do tell. Maybe I can help.¡± ¡°They do work, but they have to be connected by a cable and I have to be in one of the devices. ¡­ and admittedly we haven¡¯t tested them out yet.¡± ¡°Then perhaps we should do that while I¡¯m really here. If anyone¡¯s soul gets lost, I can pull it back.¡± Lady Janina said. ¡°Thank you. It would be a great help.¡± I agreed. I hadn¡¯t actually nned on showing the Factory today, but technically I am ready to show it. As long as this test is sessful. I wonder how quickly I could make a race track in the Factory? Just a shame I haven¡¯t gained enough Momentum to purchase myself a D-wheel. I do summon the two synchro monsters multiple times a day, just to grind Momentum, but with just two of them, and me not wanting to summon them too many times, I¡¯m only getting between 22 and 55 Momentum a day. ¡°I also did bring a gift for you, but that will have to wait until a bitter. I hope you look forward to it.¡± Lady Janina said, sounding almost like she was teasing me. ¡°I most definitely am.¡± I confirmed. I mean, what could a divine dragon bring as a gift? Actually, what couldn¡¯t she bring? CH.377 HomeBase Grand Reveal, part 3 CH.377 HomeBase Grand Reveal, part 3

Lunch

Soon enough, it was time for lunch. ¡­ I guess I¡¯ll mention a thing or two here before that. This party wouldst into the evening/night, but the guests could leave whenever they wanted to. I¡¯d just have to have someone take them home, which was likely going to be Ria and Wilma. I did also have rooms prepared for everyone, but I know not everyone wants to spend the night, so the offer to take them home was there. But back to lunch. For lunch, we were going to have a multi-course meal, not an open buffet, that is saved for dinner. My maids and butlers set out some tables for us. Originally I wanted to just have one super long table, but that would have been difficult, so I had to go with multiple tables. Not difficult because I couldn¡¯t make space for a long table, but because it would just be awkward to move around, and the table would split into separate conversations anyway, so might as well have multiple tables to make it easier for my staff to serve our lunch. The main reason I wanted to serve a course-style lunch was so I could show off a bunch of interesting foods. I was hoping my guests would have an open mind, as some of the foods were a bit ¡­ umon, but I did test them all out myself, and they were all delicious. In my table, I had the King, the Prime Minister, Duke Burch, Lady Wendy, Lady Shisu, Mariina and Lady Janina. I was sitting at one end, with Lady Janina at the other. The three males were to my right, while thedies were on my left. Most of us were quite happy with how this table turned out, I mean, almost all of us are high ranking people in our own ways. Myself being a System Support holder, two dukes and the King, Lady Wendy is almost as powerful as a King, someone might argue more powerful, Lady Shisu was a Sage, and while it might not equal a duke, it is pretty close. And Lady Janina is Lady Janina. She is literally the most powerful and high ranked among us. The only one that felt a bit out of ce was Mariina, as she was still just a sage candidate, but she was holding her own. After everyone was seated, I gave the sign to serve the appetizers. It consisted of a few one-biter foods. You could eat them with your hands, but since etiquette and all of that, utensils were naturally offered. The appetizer consisted of a boiled egg-half topped with some sort of mayo like sauce and some green herbs to look nice, a small piece of blood sausage, which was mostly there to test if the guests were willing to eat foods made with blood, some cold smoked Terrorking Salmon, a few pieces of cut fruits and because we had some from the Terrorking Salmon, some Terrorking Salmon roe. Spoiler [copse] By the way, I didn¡¯t use dragon blood for the blood sausage, just out of respect for Lady Janina. While Agunan doesn¡¯t make a fuss about Lua and Ria drinking dragon blood, and he even eats dishes made of dragon blood, I know he isn¡¯t the biggest fan of the idea, as whenever I serve anything made with dragon blood, he eats less than he usually does. But that isn¡¯t a problem, as this blood sausage uses blood from a Big Ko. Spoiler [copse] Beast blood isn¡¯t quite as good as dragon blood, at least ording to Lua and Ria, but it doesn¡¯t really affect the taste of the ready foods. Also, truth be told, I almost served the Terrorking Salmon raw, sashimi like, but I think the cold smoked is better for everyone. Like the blood problem, not everyone wants to eat raw fish. Even if it is 100% safe. You won¡¯t get some sea of darkness parasite even if you eat raw Terrorking Salmon. From my table, the Prime Minister was especially surprised by the offerings and seemingly enjoyed everything. But he talked up the Terrorking Salmon, both the cold smoked and the roe, so much that I deduced that it was his favorite. The King and Duke Burch found the blood sausage to be their favorite, while Shisu preferred the fruits. I think that is an elf thing, maybe. Perhaps like the horse girls, elves might not like meat. Mariina, Wendy and Lady Janina on the other hand really like the eggs, especially when they added some of the Terrorking Salmon roe on it. For me personally, it was probably the sausage, but the cold smoked salmon was also amazing, so it is a little difficult to say.
Our second course was all vegan based, well almost. We had fruits, vegetables as well as some garlic bread. I personally loved this round, but a few were a bit hesitant because of the strong scent of garlic. After the sd, it was time for our main course. And oh boy I had been waiting for this. Behemoth steaks. With a side of fries and steamed vegetables, but those are less important. All with some amazing red wine and blood sauce to pour on top. And the blood actually came from the very behemoth we were eating, so that added to the experience. And as I said, I¡¯d been waiting for this. I had a test steak about a week ago when I approved the menu, and I literally have been wanting seconds every day after that, but I¡¯ve luckily managed to hold myself back. Of course the fried potatoes were nothing special for me, but fries, actually any deep fried foods, aren¡¯tmon here. ¡­ scratch that, I don¡¯t think I¡¯ve seen any deep fried foods. So yeah, they aren¡¯tmon so they have a bit of shock value to them. And since they are HomeBase grown potatoes, they taste really good. The vegetables were pretty good as well. At least in my opinion, but I think to Shisu, they are something amazing. She seemed to really enjoy them. But luckily she also did eat most of her behemoth steak. I know they are kind of big cuts, so not everyone will eat all of it, but I also hope most of it will get eaten, instead of being wasted. ¡­ though I feel like Einar, Eline and Maya will eat any leftover pieces of the steaks. Oh and I guess this is about as good of a time as any to mention this. Before every course, I announced what would be on said course, so that people would know what they were eating. And no, I wasn¡¯t sugarcoating the fact that we use blood for some of the foods. If they can¡¯t deal with blood, they can¡¯t deal with Lua. And if they can¡¯t deal with Lua, I don¡¯t want to have any contact with them.
After the mains, some snack sticks were brought out. They were mostly cheese with some fruits and stuff, but a few of them had some pieces of meat as well. They were just something nice before our dessert and were a suggestion by Lorpar. And since I left the dessert up to Tinkhec, I think it fair that Lorpar gets to decide on a course. Spoiler
[copse] Our dessert was cr¨¨me br?l¨¦e. It really wasn¡¯t something I expected Tinkhec to whip up, but it tastes delicious. She also caramelized the sugar on top with her dragon fire and after I saw her do that, I just knew that had to be the dessert for the reveal.
After lunch was going to be my favorite event. You know what it is, right? The one I want to do whenever I have an excuse and a reasonable location. Dragon riding. What? You think we are not at a reasonable location? Really? What do you think HomeBase was doing while we were socializing? I had it moved about 120 km away from the capital, so we were now over some random area. The closest vige is over 20 km away, so there should be no one that can see us, even if someone identally flies too far and gets outside of HomeBase¡¯s invisibility barrier. By the way I switched the defensive barrier off for this, and the dragons will know where I am even if I¡¯m inside the invisibility barrier. They can kind of sense where their card is. And I can also just turn the invisibility barrier off, so there will be absolutely no problems. Unless someone tries to fly off with a dragon or something, but why would they do that? Some of my guests were really looking forward to this when I told them it was happening, while others were a bit more hesitant. But I still wasn¡¯t expecting the two princes to be at the front of the line waiting for me to summon them their dragons. ¡°Brian, may I have that golden one again?¡± Elias requested. ¡°Victory Dragon? Sure. I¡¯ll summon him for you.¡± I agreed. Victory Dragon was perfectly fine for this. The only problem with it is that I have to tribute summon it every time I summon it, so I don¡¯t usually use it. ¡­ it also doesn¡¯t really offer anything that my other dragons do. I quickly summoned three Troop Dragons and then tributed them for Elias¡¯ golden dragon. Spoiler
[copse] ¡°... amazing.¡± I heard the first Prince mutter. ¡°It really is a golden dragon.¡± ¡°Would you like a golden one as well?¡± I asked Legio. Oh yeah, I think that is the first time I¡¯ve mentioned his name, but yes, the first Prince is named Legio. ¡°... do you have another golden dragon?¡± He asked. ¡°Yeah. Two more on top of Victory Dragon. But Kaiser Glider isn¡¯t the greatest for flying on, so I¡¯ll give you this. Felgrand Dragon.¡± I called out a dragon for Legio. Spoiler
[copse] ¡°You like him?¡± I asked Legio. He just stared at Felgrand, until he realized he was staring. He then nodded in response and began to make his way to the dragon. After the Princes, a lot of the adolescents came to get their turn. Sadly I had to limit some of them and order them to go with an adult. It isn¡¯t like I really want to, as my dragons are smart and can keep the kids safe, but I still don¡¯t want to give a 12 or a 10 year old a dragon. That just doesn¡¯t sound ideal. ¡­ Well, I would give one to Einar and Eline, so maybe I just trust them more or maybe I¡¯m just a hypocrite. After calling out a total of ten dragons and filling up my duel diskpletely for the second time ever, I just sat down and looked at the dragons flying about. I did have Alice and Lua both join the riders in the skies, just to make sure they could help if anyone looked like they¡¯d get into trouble. Agunan was also on standby so he could fly in and help if necessary. And I guess another thing worth mentioning is that Lua wasn¡¯t actually riding a dragon, as Number 24: Drags the Vampiric Dragon is a Wyrm-type monster. Spoiler [copse] As I was watching the flying dragons, Lady Janina came up to me. ¡°Aren¡¯t you going to join?¡± She asked. ¡°Nah. I can do it anytime.¡± I told her. ¡°Besides, no more space on my duel disk.¡± I pointed out. Sure I could hold the card in hand, but riding a dragon while holding onto a card is generally a bad idea. ¡°... you do realize you have two dragons right here, don¡¯t you?¡± She asked. ¡°... are you offering me a ride?¡± I carefully asked. ¡°I might just be. Would you take it if I was?¡± She teased. ¡°... YES!¡± I called out like an excited child. Come on, how could I not? When the massivelyrge divine dragon offers you a ride, you don¡¯t hesitate to take it. Because you never know if you¡¯ll ever get a chance to ride her again. ¡°Good answer.¡± Lady Janina said, with a smirk forming on her face. ¡°Let¡¯s show these half-grown dragons what a real dragon looks like.¡± She jumped up into the air so high that it almost looked like she disappeared from sight. But all of us saw when she returned. You couldn¡¯t miss the over 100 meters long serpentine dragoning down from the sky above as if she was the Goddess of Dragons. Wait, she kind of is just that. I watched her majestic full dragon form with its shining golden and bronze scales. ¡­ Wait, are they shining as much as they werest time? They look a bit dull. Or is it just the lighting? Or maybe they shine because of the amount of mana she radiates, but HomeBase is also releasing tons of mana, so maybe HomeBase can eclipse her shine? It was a little difficult for her tond due to her massive size, but she managed, so I climbed aboard and joined my summoned dragons in the skies above. But my dragon wasn¡¯t quite so summoned. Riding Lady Janina really was a treat. She wasn¡¯t like my dragons. Sure mine are amazing, but she is ¡­ wonderful. So gentle yet so powerful. I honestly felt like I could fall asleep mid flight and not worry about falling off. ¡­ maybe I should do just that? I wonder if she would mind if I took a nap on her back? {p p} I quickly pped my cheeks with my hands. That is a terrible idea. I¡¯m still the host and I have over a dozen guests flying on dragons. I can¡¯t nap now. Let¡¯s just enjoy the beautiful view. And no, I¡¯m not just talking about the up close look of Lady Janina¡¯s back, though it was quite nice as well. CH.378 HomeBase Grand Reveal, part 4 CH.378 HomeBase Grand Reveal, part 4

Lady Janina¡¯s Gift and Dragon Evolution

As we continued the dragon flights, I eventually had to order everyone tond. It was simple really. The dragons were summoned by me, so they would follow my orders. And unlike my Machine-type monsters that always follow the orders of the one using the controls, the dragons didn¡¯t have that weakness, so even if one of the riders was against the idea, the dragons would stillnd. I had the riders dismount and gave those that didn¡¯t yet get a chance their turn. Not all of my guests were willing to ride a dragon, but most did try. After the second round ended, I had all of the dragonsnd and the people dismount, then I unsummoned all of my dragons. And just after, Lady Janina alsonded and I got off. {I was nning on doing thister, but I suppose now is as good of a time as any.} I heard Lady Janina¡¯s voice behind me. She was still in her dragon form and speaking in draconic. I turn to ask her what she means, but I notice that she is visibly shining. And not shining just a bit, but very brightly. And not just one part of her body, but her entire body. From the front of her snout to the tip of her tail, from wingtip to wingtip, she was letting out a golden light. The light kept building, until we couldn¡¯t see Lady Janina¡¯s form at all, almost like she had be the very Sun itself. You just couldn¡¯t look directly at her. That was until the light exploded out from her. Not in a violent way, more like a gentle breeze of warmth. I looked back towards the divine dragon and quickly noticed the difference. She was shining. No, I don¡¯t mean like previously when she was using that magic, but that her scales, that used to be just a bit dull and matted, are now perfectly shiny. And that might be because they are brand new. ¡­ well, I think so at least, considering all the dulled out scales that are now falling to the ground all around her dragon form. ¡­ I think she is also longer, but that might be just me. (No. She grew over 120 cm in length. Somewhat difficult to notice if you don¡¯t pay attention, but she did grow longer.) Laura told me. With thest of Lady Janina¡¯s old scales hitting the ground, she spoke up. {Ah. Much better. I should have done that sooner but I was waiting for this day.} ¡°... waiting? Why would you wait for the reveal day to ¡­ molt?¡± {That wasn¡¯t a molting, Brian. It was an evolution.} Lady Janina told me. ¡°... you evolved? In just a few seconds?¡± {I am a dragon, remember that. I am not limited by your System.} She said, as her body was once again engulfed in light, but different kind this time. The light then shrunk down before taking on a humanoid form, and when it disappeared, the human form of Lady Janina was standing there. Even in her humanoid form, you could still see the difference. Her hair was especially shiny now, and it honestly looked like polished gold thread. Her bronze brown skin was also glistening, almost like she had been shined with vax or something. ¡°... you are beautiful.¡± I instinctively said. ¡°Why thank you, my little student.¡± Lady Janina said, her teasing tone seeping out of her voice. ¡°...¡± I just stayed quiet, as I really didn¡¯t know what to say. I then looked past the woman who had temporarily made me think that Laura¡¯s beauty could be exceeded. I then noticed all the old scales left on the ground. ¡°What will you do with those?¡± I asked Lady Janina. ¡°Yes. I was about to mention them.¡± She said, looking back at her old scales. All of the scales then lifted off the ground before slowly floating towards us. ¡°I¡¯m giving them to you.¡± ¡°... okay?¡± I said in confusion. ¡°You can sound a little excited, you know.¡± Lady Janina said and I swear there was a hint of a pout on her face. ¡°They are beautiful scales from the world¡¯s strongest dragon. Do you know how much they are worth?¡± As she said that, one of the scales reached us. Lady Janina took it into her hand, before handing it to me. I held the scale and it felt so light, yet extremely sturdy. I could likely punch it with all my power and it wouldn¡¯t break. I then let just a bit of mana run into the scale and it lit up in a golden glow. ¡°You know, I¡¯ve given my scales to people before. But that has always just been a single scale.¡± Lady Janina said. ¡°They have always been made into beautiful objects, be it jewelry or decoration. But I don¡¯t want you to do that with them.¡± She then took a breath before she continued. ¡°I want you to take these scales and make yourself a suit of armor. Make it something that shows that you are my student. The student of the strongest dragon should wear the best armor after all. I trust that you can do it.¡± ¡°... I shall.¡± Is all that I could say in response. I then looked at all the scales floating behind Lady Janina and took them all into Storage.
¡°May I have one of those scales?¡± ¡°No. Give me one instead.¡± ¡°I would also like one.¡± The two Princes, one Princess and even Wendy were all trying to convince me to give them one of Lady Janina¡¯s scales, but with just a single nce from the dragon I knew I shouldn¡¯t give even one of them to anyone. I¡¯ll have to ask for permission to make something simple for Alice and Lua though. I do want them to have something made of her scale. But if she doesn¡¯t agree, that will be that. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, but no.¡± I told everyone. ¡°Lady Janina entrusted her scales to me, and I am not nning on gifting them to others. Please understand.¡± ¡°Oh they understand. I feel like it is you that doesn¡¯t understand.¡± Agunan said. ¡°Even amongst the dragons, Lady Ami Janina¡¯s scales are rare. Only those of us considered ¡®greater¡¯ may have one, and those possessing multiple are fewer than ten.¡± ¡°Then do you own one?¡± I asked. ¡°...¡± Agunan didn¡¯t respond, simply looked away. So I guess that is a no. ¡°I was meant to give him one, was he sessful in his mission to find information about the Golden Giant.¡± Lady Janina told me. ¡°But since he never returned¡­¡± ¡°... I see.¡± I responded, but then I thought for a moment. Technically Agunan did aplish that mission. He got the info on Exodia and even got me to visit the dragon coast. So he did do it, so he should have one of her scales. Let¡¯s see what she thinks. ¡°But Lady Janina, didn¡¯t Agunan aplish that mission? He did find me and found out that I summoned and can summon Exodia. He even brought me before you. So shouldn¡¯t that count?¡± ¡°... I suppose it does. I simply never looked at it that way. For me, he lost a fight during his mission, so he failed his mission. He even dedicated himself to a human. That is a sign of weakness for a dragon.¡± ¡°Lost to someone you also kind of lost to?¡± I asked. ¡°That depends on how you see things. While yes, your Exodia is capable of killing me, you are still not all that strong.¡± ¡°Maybe. But that isn¡¯t what I¡¯m after, so let¡¯s recap. You gave Agunan a mission to find out about me. He did so, but he did lose to my monsters, beings that are equal or even greater than you, and out of pride dedicated himself to me, while also making sure the information about me reached you.¡± I recapped. ¡°So doesn¡¯t that mean that he aplished his mission perfectly?¡± ¡°... If you look at it that way.¡± Lady Janina agreed. ¡°But why are you asking that?¡± ¡°So that I won¡¯t feel bad when I do this.¡± I said, as I got a single scale out of Storage and handed it to Agunan. After being in my Storage, and me using Storage¡¯s Material Quality Increase, it looked even nicer than it was before I put it in. The slight dullness it had waspletely gone, and the scale rivaled the brand new ones that appeared after Lady Janina¡¯s evolution. Agunan took the scale with his hands looking like they were about to shake. He first looked at it a little, before he took a few steps so that he stood in front of Lady Janina. He then held the scale in front of her. ¡°My Lady. Please.¡± Agunan said. ¡°I epted the scale as Brian is my Master, my Dedicatee. If I receive it from him, it feels like a reward from him. Would you please take it, and if you believe that I am worthy, give it to me yourself.¡± Lady Janina took the scale from Agunan and inspected the scale, almost as if to make sure it really was her scale. Or maybe she was looking at what Storage had done to her scale. ¡°... Brian. May we borrow the courtyard?¡± Lady Janina asked. ¡°Sure, but why?¡± ¡°Just watch.¡± She responded. She then raised her voice and addressed everyone. ¡°You all should watch as well. This isn¡¯t something you will see everyday, and not in your towns or cities.¡± Agunan and Lady Janina then took some distance from us. Then Lady Janina began to glow while Agunan¡¯s entire body was engulfed in mes. The mes and the light quickly grew in size, until they died down revealing the true forms of both of the dragons. Lady Janina then extended her neck so that she looked very oppressive above the much smaller Agunan, while Agunan prostrated himself on the ground. {??????. For aplishing your mission, I acknowledge you as a great dragon.} Lady Janina began. {As thus, receive mine scale as a sign of thy power.} {As you will, Great ??? ??????.} Lady Janina then took the scale she had, brought it to her dragon lips and seemingly kissed the scale. The scale then floated down to Aguan, before stopping a few feet from him. {??????. Raise up.} Lady Janinamanded and Agunan did as ordered. With Agunan¡¯s belly now bare, the scale made its way towards his chest, probably his heart, and eventually embedded itself into Agunan. I was expecting it to pierce his skin or something, but instead it seemed to magically enter Agunan¡¯s body. With the scale now fully in his body, Agunan¡¯s body was once again engulfed in mes. But this time, they were even more energetic. They burned hotter and shined brighter. I was honestly a little worried we would get burned, but we didn¡¯t feel hot. I think Lady Janina was using magic to prevent us from getting burnt. The dragon kept burning for a lot longer than it took Lady Janina, probably because Lady Janina evolved with her own power, while Agunan¡¯s evolution was triggered and powered by Lady Janina. But after a few minutes, the mes died down and Agunan was revealed. He was about 30 meters in total now, using my not so patented dragon measuring way of measuring them while they stand on their hind legs and measuring up to their shoulders. As a reminder, before the evolution, Agunan was 26.8 meters when measured that way. His scales looked all shiny and new, just like Lady Janina¡¯s did, and also like with Lady Janina, the ground around him was covered in his old red scales that were slowly turning a more dull color as the mana left them. His wings also now had some small fiery bits to them, almost like they were permanently on fire, and his ws had gotten both longer and sharper. The dragon then engulfed himself in fire again, the fire quickly shrinking in size, before the human form of Agunan once again stood before us. Looking at the evolved dragon that had dedicated his life to me, I couldn¡¯t help but to start pping. And since I did so, the other guests also joined in and my simple p turned into a full apuse. I do feel a bit bad since we didn¡¯t apud Lady Janina, but then again, we really didn¡¯t have an idea that she evolved, so it isn¡¯t my fault. I then took a quick look at my status, just so I could see how much Agunan¡¯s HP and Mana increased. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: One without a Race - User of Rare Skills (Advanced Human) ?
Level: 158 [+4]
HP: 6590 [+130] (+25,000) [+4,800]
Mana: 8530 [+220] (+22,800) [+4,400]
Strength: 2585 [+55]
Defense: 3445 [+55]
Magic: 3200 [+110]
Skills:
One of Every Race LV.2 (unique-racial)
- Draconic Body LV.1 (racial)
- Draconic Magic LV.1 (racial)
- Advanced Summoning Magic LV.2 (racial) [+1]
- Spirit Magic LV.2 (racial)
Pack Opener LV.8 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.7 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Limit Break LV.1 (extra)
Space Magic LV.4 (extra)
Time Magic LV.2 (extra)
Telekinesis LV.8 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.10 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Summon Nature Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Sword Technique LV.5
Shield Technique LV.4
Mana Control LV.14
Taming LV.2 [+1]
Defense Boost LV.10
Dragon Life Dedication (Greater True Fire Dragon)
Water Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Nature Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Honorary Baron of Ruiso Kingdom
Language Comprehension (humanoid) (draconic)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
[copse] Okay. Check done. Both his HP and mana increased by more than 4000, but he is still somehow a Greater True Dragon. I was half expecting him to go to something like ¡®superior true dragon¡¯, but what do I know? But still. He is a lot stronger now. I wonder if he¡¯ll be able to take on Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon now? And what about it when they fight in the area of the Mountain of Light? Spoiler [copse] Well, maybe we should go and see. Lady Janina said we could test the Factory link equipment. And I think Agunan vs. Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon will be a nice show. Though it might cause some PTSD style shbacks to those that saw their previous fight. But before I worry about that, time for some tea. CH.379 HomeBase Grand Reveal, part 5 CH.379 HomeBase Grand Reveal, part 5

Tea and Factory VR

With our dragon flights, and the surprising addition of dragon evolutions done, it was time for tea. Before heading back inside, I gathered up all of Agunan¡¯s old scales and put them into Storage. I¡¯ll ask Agunanter what he wants to do with them. If he doesn¡¯t know or just let¡¯s me decide, I might use some of them as experimental scales so that Wilma and I learn how to work with dragon scales before we mess up with Lady Janina¡¯s scales. Agunan¡¯s scales were also interesting in some ways. Like Lady Janina¡¯s scales, when mana was put into them, the scales reacted. But unlike with Lady Janina¡¯s that just let out light, Agunan¡¯s scales caught on fire when mana was put into them. And the fire they let out was strange, as it didn¡¯t actually burn me at all, but when I brought out a piece of scrap fabric from Storage, the cloth burned awaypletely. So the fire is somehow selective. I¡¯ll run some more tests on itter, let¡¯s get back to the tea. And coffee/hot cocoa/few other warm drinks that you could choose from. Tea was just the mostmon in this kingdom as both coffee and cocoa have to be imported from the Crystal Empire. But for me that is no problem as I can make both with HomeBase. And if anyone asks, I just flew over to the Empire and bought some. No one will know that I didn¡¯t do that. Also, because a certain duo of Dragonmaids went way overboard in the kitchen, the assortment of sweets we had to offer was more than what a busy coffee shop would sell in a month. And when I asked them why they made so much, they just said it wasn¡¯t their fault. That the others talked them into it. Well, I don¡¯t really me them, as it isn¡¯t really a problem. At the end of the day, I can just take the rest of the sweets into Storage. But they better not go overboard again until I¡¯ve at least dented what I currently have. Unlike with lunch, the tea snacks wereid out on a table where you could get anything you wanted. Tinkhec was standing next to the table, giving them out and exining what everything was, but it was still basically a snack buffet. The drinks were served to the tables. Spoiler [copse] I had taken a seat at a different table than during lunch, as I wanted to speak more with others. No point in focusing all on the same six people. This time joining me were Paulina, Daniel, William, Leahlina, Oskar, Iris and Magnus. And since I know you might not remember him, Oskar is the son of Sylvia and Bernald Marsh, Sylvia being the elder sister of Christina. And Magnus and Iris are the son and daughter of Roy Cline aka. the Prime Minister. So I suppose this is the ¡®children¡¯s table¡¯. Though a few of us were fully fledged adults, so that is not really the case. And they are much closer to me in age than the ¡®old people¡¯, so I think this will be better. Unlike with them, these guys are people I can take in and build up to help me with what ising. And that isrgely what I was talking to them about. Sure a few of them have some ¡­ do I call them birthrights or birthresposibilities? I mean, Daniel, William, Oskar and Magnus are all expected to take over the family title when they are adults. That doesn¡¯t mean they can¡¯t intern under me, get more powerful and then take that role, but it does mean they won¡¯t work with me forever. What I wasrgely trying to find out with our talk was if the Royal Academy actually has some sort of internships, because if they do, I¡¯d be happy to take a few, or even all, of the students to learn stuff from my monsters. ¡°I think we could.¡± William said. ¡°We do have internships.¡± ¡°We might not be able to.¡± Magnus cut in. ¡°This ce might not be on the approved list. It isn¡¯t apany or a high ranked nobles manor, so it will be difficult.¡± ¡°There are limits like that?¡± I asked. ¡°Not for all. Daniel will likely be able to intern here as he is a son of a Baron. But those of us of higher ranks are expected to take on reputable internships.¡± Magnus exined. ¡°Stupid bureaucracy.¡± Iined. ¡°Wonder how long it will take Roy to fake the paperwork so that this ce is ¡®reputable¡¯?¡± ¡°... I don¡¯t know if Father would do that.¡± Magnus said. ¡°Well, that¡¯s too bad. At least Danny will be good toe here.¡± ¡°... please don¡¯t call me that. I know Alice and¡­¡± Daniel looked towards Paulina, but didn¡¯t say her name. ¡°I don¡¯t actually like it, so please don¡¯t.¡± Daniel softlyined. ¡°No. My little Danny.¡± Paulina jokingly cried out. ¡°... Don¡¯t prove my point, aunty.¡± ¡°And now you are making me feel old.¡± Paulina kept up the joking tone as sheined. ¡°Well, what about the youngdies?¡± I asked Leahlina and Iris. ¡°I assume your internships are different?¡± ¡°A bit.¡± Iris was the first to answer. ¡°We would usually take a post as assistant maids at high ranked noble¡¯s manors, but there are other options, like secretary assistant.¡± ¡°Some stores are also willing to take us in.¡± Leahlina added. ¡°But they have to be within the inner walls of the Capital, or we can¡¯t get in. And those that want to join the clergy can intern with the Church.¡± ¡°I can work with those, if you two do want toe work for me. For paperwork reasons, we could just have you work at the Sawyer capital manor, while in actuality youe up here.¡± I offered. ¡°... Actually, it doesn¡¯t really matter what manor you work at on paper, so you could pick something else. The Sawyer manor is just easiest for me.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t you just love abusing our kindness?¡± Paulina teased. ¡°It does feel pretty good, yes.¡± I confirmed. ¡°I mean, I could just buy a manor inside the Capital, if there are any avable. ¡­ But that would just mean I have to actually have people working both there and on HomeBase.¡± ¡°... do you have the money to just purchase a manor in the capital?¡± Oskar asked. ¡°Aren¡¯t you an honorary Baron? Where do you get that much money?¡± ¡°You ask when you know he has taken down at least 3 SS-rank monsters.¡± Magnusmented. ¡°Yes, but as far as I know, he hasn¡¯t sold any materials from any of them.¡± Oskar said. ¡°Wow. Tracking my movements, are you? I didn¡¯t know I had a stalker.¡± I joked. ¡°But I have my sources of money, even if I don¡¯t sell SS-rank monster materials. I¡¯d rather use said materials to make something amazing.¡± ¡°Maybe we really do need to investigate what you do.¡± Magnus said. ¡°You sound extremely suspicious. And with all of the Crystal Empire products you are serving, I¡¯m starting to think you are using your airships and Storage skill for some smuggling.¡± ¡°And if I am?¡± I asked. ¡°Not like you can really stop me.¡± I said that to see their reactions, before I then said. ¡°But no. I don¡¯t actually smuggle things in from the Empire. I have no need to.¡± ¡°Now I really need to know where you get all of these things.¡± Magnus said. ¡°Perhaps get that internship and I¡¯ll show you.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not in school anymore and I¡¯m an adult, so can I just start working here?¡± Paulina asked without even batting an eye. ¡°... sure? Do you want to?¡± ¡°Is that really a question? And here I thought I was at least an honorable member of Card Summoner, even if I never did get the skill.¡± ¡°Well, we are about to go and have a few new tries, so ¡­ second chances?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Paulina agreed. ¡°... should we write up some sort of contract or something?¡± ¡°Later. Today is a celebration day, not business. And I think we both trust each other enough that we can just go with the flow.¡± ¡°Works for me.¡± Paulina agreed. ¡°... wait? Is this just an borate plot so I¡¯ll help you evolve?¡± I asked. ¡°If it is, would you refuse? I did hear that you helped Mariina evolve.¡± ¡°... I guess I wouldn¡¯t. Actually, answer me this, what level are you?¡± ¡°... I¡¯ll tell youter. This discussion might go a way you don¡¯t want to.¡± Paulina said, as she shifted her eyes towards the others at the table. Yeah. Maybe talking about Level Up! in front of a bunch of ¡­ young people might not be the best.
After tea, and talks about having interns, it was time for me to test the Factory link device. Again, not the best name, but what should I call it? The Factory VR set? ¡­ actually, that isn¡¯t a bad name, so I might just use that. Factory VR. Exining what was happening to everyone was easier said than done. I mean, most of the people here might have heard of ¡®the Factory¡¯, but they really shouldn¡¯t have any idea on what it actually is. I mean, at the end of the day, only five people, other than myself, have actually visited the Factory. Thankfully I have Laura and Dungeon Founder on my side, so showing some images from inside the Factory isn¡¯t difficult, so I could add to the exnation. I did also tell everyone that we were just doing the final test first, which got some of them to be a bit nervous, but when I told them that it was something Lady Janina and I made together, and will test together, I think they got some trust. I mean, Lady Janina did just show everyone why she is the divine dragon. ¡°Alright. Lady Janina, you ready to go?¡± I asked. ¡°I feel like you are the one that isn¡¯t ready.¡± She teased. ¡°Just strap in and let¡¯s go.¡± ¡°... the seat has no straps.¡± I pointed out, as I took the half-seated, half-lying position on my seat. The seat I was on was the only one made for a specific person, me, the others could be used by anyone. Well, there were some size differences, so you should pick one that fits you well. I had Lua put the VR link band around my head and before I headed to the Factory, I wanted to tease her a bit, so I said. ¡°Make sure I stay alive.¡± ¡°You aren¡¯t the one I¡¯m worried about.¡± She countered. ¡°... wow. I¡¯m not sure if that is insulting or realistic.¡± ¡°A bit of both.¡± She said, as she made sure I was ready to go. ¡°Now go and don¡¯t identallye back until everyone else is out.¡± She reminded me. Yeah. That was one potential problem. Since these devices essentially moved a person¡¯s soul into my Factory by moving their body first into my body and from there into the Factory, if I left the Factory while someone¡¯s soul was still in the Factory, it might cause some problems. Thankfully I should be able to kick anyone out of the Factory at any time, so I¡¯ll just make sure to kick everyone out before I get out. Then cut the connection to make sure no one can get in. But enough of whatester. I¡¯m strapped in, so to the Factory with me.
I appeared where I usually do, on the Factory control tform. I quickly ran a few checks there and since everything looked fine, I contacted Alice through our System Link. (Alright. I¡¯m all set on this side. Lady Janina cane in.) I told her. (Just a moment.) Alice responded so I waited. About 20 Factory secondster, which would be about 8 seconds in the real world, Alice contacted me again. (She ising.) I then focused on feeling ¡­ well, anything really. Usually when a dragon ¡®invades¡¯ my Factory, I get this strange feeling like I¡¯m being scanned by a Scan spell. Lady Janina has gotten better at it, so I feel less with her, but with Agunan I still feel the full force. And this time, I felt absolutely nothing, just like when Alice, Lua or Wilma came in. But despite not feeling anything, I saw Lady Janina¡¯s avatar appearing within the Factory. It looked like it always does, which is her in her humanoid dragon form. Aka. the same she currently looks like outside, as she is on HomeBase with her real body and not with a dragon avatar. ¡°Lady Janina? How was it?¡± I asked. ¡°... a bit different than usual. But it worked just fine.¡± ¡°Care to exin the differences?¡± ¡°Normally, I follow a path I preknow from the time I followed you here. You know, like following a route in a forest where you have to recognize thendmarks and things like that. But this time, it was like following a road, a direct path from me to you. Or perhaps it would be better if Ipared it to riding in a carriage that is moving on an established road. I was being pushed towards my goal by the device you made. In short, it works perfectly.¡± ¡°Alright. That¡¯s good. We can bring others in soon then.¡± ¡°Soon? Was there something else first?¡± ¡°Yeah. Just one thing.¡± I said before I contacted someone outside. (Alright Wilma. Youe in now.) I wanted to test if someoneing in using a System link would cause a problem, so I had Wilma ready in another room. And since I gave her the signal, she quickly appeared in the Factory. ¡°Alright. Lady Janina, did you feel anything?¡± I asked. ¡°No. It was just like theming in when I¡¯m here through my own methods. It shouldn¡¯t interfere at all.¡± Lady Janina said. ¡°Alright. Wilma, head back outside unless you want people to know about your SS.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Wilma agreed and left the Factory. I then contacted Alice and Lua again. Since the first test was sessful, time for the second. This was the ¡®true test¡¯, so to speak. With Lady Janina, there really was no risk. She knows how to move her soul anyway, so even if she got lost somewhere in ¡®soul space¡¯, she likely could find her body again. But now, we are testing with someone that doesn¡¯t know how to do that. (I¡¯m sending in Ria.) Lua contacted me. (Alright. We are waiting.) I responded. Ria was indeed our test subject for the second part. As to why her and not someone else, well, she is the strongest, the one that has been a member of our group the longest, and she is my ve. And yes, the ve part is important, since our souls do have some sort of a link, even if it isn¡¯t as strong as the System link. So if she gets lost in ¡®soul space¡¯, we should be able to find her using that link. But I didn¡¯t have to worry about any of that, as Ria came into the Factory just fine. It was also her first time here. Not that she will be the only one having her first time. We ran a few tests, mainly testing if there was any inputg like there was when Lua first came into the Factory, but since we were using the dragons soul magic, not System BS, there was none. (Alright. You can start preparing anyone that wants toe.) I told Alice. ¡°Lady Janina, since you don¡¯t actually need the Factory VR, would you head outside ande here on your own.¡± I asked. ¡°That will also double as a check. Need to know if dragonsing in will cause any problems.¡± ¡°Sure. I¡¯ll be right back.¡± She said, as she returned to the real world. I contacted Alice about it, making sure that Lady Janina made it back to the real world just fine. I then heard from Alice that Lady Janina is moving to her room on HomeBase and she wille to the Factory from there. Ria and I waited for a bit, time which I used to exin some things about the Factory to her, like how she can modify her avatar and change her clothes. The tour would have to wait until everyone was here. But soon enough I felt a sensation that I knew was from Lady Janinaing to the Factory, so I stopped my exnation and looked towards where I knew Lady Janina¡¯s avatar would appear. After she did, I asked her a question. ¡°Was the trip back the same?¡± ¡°Yes. Like a carriage ride on a nice road. Everyone should be safe toe.¡± She confirmed. ¡°Good. What about you Ria? Did you feel anything?¡± ¡°Nope. Nothing that I didn¡¯t before.¡± She confirmed. ¡°Alright. So it is safe.¡± I confirmed. And since it was, I was happy to allow my guests the chance to see the Factory. I do hope they won¡¯t be disappointed. CH.380 HomeBase Grand Reveal, part 6 CH.380 HomeBase Grand Reveal, part 6

Factory and Dinner

Getting the people into the Factory was no problem. We didn¡¯t have anyone lost, so no emergencies dered. I did have to answer some questions on why Lady Janina and Agunan could get here on their own, but that was easily exined away by saying they know how to use Soul Magic, and that the devices we used are based on that. ¡°How do you design all of these things? Not just this ¡­ Factory VR, but also things like that Fenrir fangnce and the resurrection bracelets.¡± Elias asked. ¡°Good question. Let¡¯s head to the workshop and I¡¯ll show you.¡± I answered. We headed for Wilma¡¯s workshop as I didn¡¯t want to show them the control tform, and honestly speaking, Wilma¡¯s design table is more understandable to people than the CAD software I use on the control tform. At least I think so. For me,puters and CAD are normal, but for people living here, the 3D design table seems to be better. Getting to Wilma¡¯s Factory workshop, I was suddenly d I didn¡¯t invite Baron Peks to the grand reveal, as he would likely recognize the building. And that might lead to him asking why I have Wilma¡¯s workshop inside my Factory. But he isn¡¯t here, so no problems. Getting inside, I activated the design table and showed everyone how it worked, including some of the projects Wilma and I had been working on. I mainly focused on the design of the Fenrir fangnce, as Elias already mentioned it, and I didn¡¯t want to show some of the other stuff. And thanks to Tahlia, I did have every version of thence saved so it was easy to bring out their designs on the table or even make a Factory copy of the item. I think that part really showed people why I liked designing things here. Being able to instantly produce them so that I could hold them in my hand and test them. ¡°Could you actually make a table like this outside of this Factory?¡± Viscount Hill asked. ¡°Yeah. I¡¯ve been working on one since I made this here.¡± I answered. ¡°It really is just illusion magic and honestly that part isn¡¯t difficult to make. The difficult part is adding the calcting power this version has, which will point out structural weak points and so forth. As well as adding the disk space to store all the designs made.¡± ¡°... Can I have that in anguage I understand?¡± Hill asked. ¡°It really isn¡¯tplicated. Basically, while here, I can use my Storage skill to store all the information about the designs made with the table, while my System Support can check for structural weak points in the design, and count the required materials and so on.¡± I answered, but the part about Laura being involved is just a convenient lie. It actually is Different Dimension Factory aka. Fantasia that does the calctions for the structural weak points. And in case you wonder why she, Tahlia and Laura haven¡¯te to say hi yet, the answer is that I told them not to. It really isn¡¯t a problem for Laura or Tahlia, but Fantasia did want to introduce herself. But exining her away would be a pain, so I decided I wouldn¡¯t introduce her. ¡°... I didn¡¯t realize it could do all of that.¡± Hill said. ¡°Probably my fault, as I didn¡¯t really exin it. But yeah, if I do manage to make a version of it, I¡¯ll contact you.¡±
With the workshop showcase done, we headed for some of the other areas of the Factory. Of course one important part I wanted to show off was the Tower room. It is thergest in the Factory, houses most of my dragons, the Royal Magical Libraries, my Factory home (which I built because Fantasia asked) and so on. And I know Agunan is already there with Lady Janina, so let¡¯s go check what the two have been up to. We got there while the fight between Agunan and Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon was ongoing, so I was kind of d that I could catch at least the ending. The two dragons were going at it not over the Mountain of Light but just over one of the regr Mountains in the room, so the arena was perfectly fair for both dragons. Spoiler
[copse] Both of them were seemingly going at it with full power and it did look like Agunan did have the advantage. Before histest evolution, he was sturdier than Blue-Eyes Ultimate, but lost a bit when it came to firepower. But now Agunan¡¯s mes seemed equal in power to Ultimate¡¯s light attacks, so thatbined with his higher durability means that Agunan should win. ¡­ man. Why do I want to step in to help my Ultimate Dragon? I really do. Just give it a few instructions and maybe order a Neutron st or two. I really wanted to, but I won¡¯t. I¡¯ll do itter. ¡°... shouldn¡¯t we stop them?¡± Nevelle asked. ¡°They are going to kill each other.¡± ¡°Probably.¡± I answered. ¡°Actually, if this keeps up, Agunan will win.¡± I told her. ¡°... isn¡¯t that bad? Your dragon will die.¡± ¡°No he won¡¯t. Even outside of the Factory, if one of my monsters ¡®dies¡¯, they will return after resting for a day. They can¡¯t exactly die.¡± I told her. ¡°And inside the Factory, you can¡¯t die. It is just your Factory avatar that will be destroyed. Because of that, this ce is great for testing your limits. You honestly have no idea how many times Agunan has challenged one of my Ultimate Dragons, but each time, he loses. But still, he doesn¡¯t give up and tries again,ing up with better strategies, while he also grows stronger. My dragons are different. While they cane up with new strategies as well, they will never go stronger unless I power them up.¡± ¡°... you can power them up? But aren¡¯t they already massively powerful?¡± ¡°Sure are, and I sure can. But even their powers have limits, as you see.¡± I pointed towards the fight where the sh between Agunan¡¯s fire breath and Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon¡¯s Neutron st ended with Ultimate being hit by the mes. ¡°As you see, beings with great power like Agunan can still overpower my monsters. And we definitely should not mention how powerful Lady Janina is.¡± ¡°Can any of your monsters take on her?¡± ¡°Just Exodia really. A few others can pull a mutual destruction with her, but very few.¡± I told her. ¡°And that was before hertest evolution and I¡¯m not sure how much stronger she is now.¡± ¡°... we really are weak, aren¡¯t we?¡± Nevelle asked, as Agunan rushed forward, his body covered in mes. Agunan¡¯s body then shifted, turning into a burning spear that hit Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon in the chest and pierced the white dragon. Aftering out the other side, the burning spear stopped and turned back into the fire dragon. ¡°Yes. Yes we are.¡± I confirmed, as I looked how the injured Blue-Eyes burst into specks of light. ¡°That is why we must use strategy and teamwork to make up for our weakness.¡±
¡°Well done, Agunan.¡± I congratted the dragon after he turned back into his humanoid form. ¡°Thank you, Master. I have finally conquered the Ultimate Dragon. Now I can rechallenge the Divine-Beasts.¡± Agunan said. ¡°... of course you would. Well, good luck.¡± ¡°... Can that dragon really beat one of these ¡®Divine-Beasts¡¯?¡± Wendy asked. ¡°Yes. He has already beaten one of them, though admittedly The Wicked Eraser isn¡¯t that strong except in very specific circumstances. And even if Agunan can defeat The Wicked Eraser, The Wicked Eraser always does this suicide attack right as it dies, so technically it ends in mutual destruction, not victory.¡± I told her. ¡°So unless Agunan can survive that final explosion, he will never really win.¡± Spoiler [copse] ¡°... are all of the Divine-Beasts that terrifying?¡± ¡°Pretty much. I can recap them, if you want.¡± ¡°Would it be a recap or introductions? But please do.¡± ¡°Doesn¡¯t matter. Well, I already told a bit about The Wicked Eraser, but he gains strength based on how many opponents he is facing, so if he goes against an army, he is basically the strongest Divine-Beast I have. But when going against one person, he isn¡¯t all that strong, other than the final suicide attack. The Wicked Avatar is always a bit stronger than the strongest opponent it is facing, so it can be quite difficult to take on. It also blocks all magic for some time after being summoned, so you have to go at it with physical attacks, or buy time until that effect ends. The Wicked Dreadroot is probably the scariest of The Wickeds. It is quite strong, and it halves the Strength, Defense and Magic of anyone that dares to face it. But it doesn¡¯t have any other effects, so I guess that is nice.¡± Spoiler
[copse] ¡°They sound terrifying.¡± Wendy said. ¡°... wait? Are there more of them? Wasn¡¯t that blue giant also a Divine-Beast?¡± ¡°Obelisk the Tormentor, yes it is. My Divine-Beastse in sets, like the Wickeds I introduced earlier. There are also the Sacred Beasts, I¡¯ll go over them in a bit, and then there are the Egyptian Gods. Obelisk the Tormentor is one of the Egyptian Gods, but the other two, well actually three, I can¡¯t summon yet. But Obelisk itself is pretty powerful. He is about as strong as The Wicked Dreadroot, is immune to any targeted attacks and¡­¡± Spoiler [copse] ¡°Wait? What? Immune to targeted attacks? Then ¡­ isn¡¯t it unbeatable? If it cannot be targeted with attacks, you can¡¯t attack it?¡± ¡°Kind of, but not exactly. There are ways to get around that, but I¡¯m not sure I want to share all of my weaknesses.¡± ¡°Wouldn¡¯t it be useful if we ran into a monster with that kind of effect?¡± Wendy asked. ¡°... Fine. You can just target anything else around the monster. Like the ground it is standing on, the air it is breathing and so on. As long as you don¡¯t directly target the monster, it can¡¯t negate the attack.¡± ¡°I see. Thank you for the info.¡± ¡°No problem. Oh, and if you still want to know more about Divine-Beasts, there are the Sacred Beasts. They are arguably the weakest of my Beasts, but are still quite formidable.¡± I kept telling Wendy about my monsters until the Factory tour was done. I then sent the first group back to HomeBase so that another set of guests coulde in and have a look.
After the second Factory tour, I made sure everyone got out safely before I returned to the real world, because it was time for dinner. Dinner, as I mentioned earlier, was buffet style, so pick what you want from a wide range of foods. I even had a ton of sweets avable, as we obviously didn¡¯t eat everything when we had tea. Dinner did have some specialities, like boiled Mad Lobster, fried Des Frog legs and Fire Kraken takoyaki for seafood. Spoiler
[copse] For meat, we had hamburger steaks made from Big-Tusked Mammoth meat, some nice cold cuts from the Big Ko whose blood was sacrificed for lunch, as well as a whole roasted Crimson Sunbird. Spoiler
[copse] For sides my guests could pick from any number of fruits and vegetables, fried or mashed potatoes, a few different kinds of bread and so on. And for the first time today, I was also serving alcohol. I didn¡¯t want to serve any earlier, as I didn¡¯t want any drunk dragon riding, but since there won¡¯t really be anything like that after dinner, it is fine to have a drink now. The drinks weren¡¯t really anything special, just something I picked up from a few stores in both the capital and when I was shopping in the Hero¡¯s country with Alice and Lua. It was alright in my books, but I do wish I¡¯d had looked into brewing some of my own stuff. Storage should make it easy, as I can fast forward the time of stuff inside Storage. But I¡¯ll try thatter.
After dinner, some of my guests started to leave. I know not everyone can stay the night, so it is what it is. The first to be dropped off was the Royal family. They were no problem, as I could just beam them down to the Capital, since I had HomeBase moved back so that we were once again floating above the Capital. The Prime Minister and his family also left to sleep at their home. Some of the people from the Hero¡¯s country, the Sages and , also had to return home, so I had Lua take them back. But Wendy, Sepher and Albus all stayed. Of course Albus will be staying for longer, since he is our new priest. Other than them, only Viscount Kramer returned home in the evening. Something about his hippogriff being needy if he wasn¡¯t there. I can somewhat rte as d isn¡¯t so d if I don¡¯t see him in the mornings. Alice was naturally the one that took Kramer back. But even with the few people gone, I still had arge number of guests staying the night. That was of course no problem, as I¡¯d prepared for everyone to stay. I also made sure everyone knew that the spa facilities were open for their enjoyment and that if they wanted more casual clothing, they could ask any of my maids to deliver them some. Everyone was also supplied with some nice silk nightwear, because my guests deserve the best. And at the end of the day, I was happy. HomeBase had been revealed to the world, and it didn¡¯t go too bad. Sure I made some people realize that I¡¯m borderline insane for levitating an ind, but so what? CH.381 Church Plans CH.381 Church ns The next morning was still busy on HomeBase. After all, many of the guests had stayed the night, so we had to prepare breakfast for everyone. Luckily most of them did have a change of clothes, but I did also make some basic t-shirts, cotton sweatpants and indoor slippers for anyone that wanted them, which ended up being almost everyone. I guess free stuff is free stuff even if you don¡¯t need it. And I do have to admit that the clothing I make with HomeBase is way morefortable than most things you can buy on the open market. Sure you can get clothes of simr or higher quality, but it will likely cost one to two gold coins, if not more, even for something simple. For me it costs about 2,000 mana and 340 miasma, depending a bit on the size. No creation energy required. Breakfast today was another buffet. It just is the easiest to set up and after we¡¯ve eaten, I can just take all the food into Storage so that it won¡¯t go bad. And Storage¡¯s Item Maintenance could ¡®repair¡¯ the food, so after I take it into Storage, it goes back to how it was when it was perfectly fresh. I don¡¯t really know why food counts as an ¡®Item¡¯ but I won¡¯tin about convenience. After breakfast began the taking the guests home operation, but I wasn¡¯t involved in that, as I had something else to do. Before I, or someone else, takes Wendy and Sepher back to the Hero¡¯s country, they wanted to confirm that Albus would be fine here. Sepher was also interested when he heard that I had made a makeshift church already.
¡°Alright. Here it is. Please tell me what it is missing.¡± I told them as we walked into the HomeBase church. I had styled it after the church in Sawyer city. I didn¡¯t want it to be too grand, but also not too small, so the Sawyer city church was a good base to work from. I did also use HomeBase to make some decorations, mainly pictures of the Goddess. They were based on my image of her, as that is the one I can make the easiest, but I did also have a few based on the way the Hero saw her, as that is considered the ¡®official¡¯ version. But I prefer my RGB gamer Goddess, which is why I even added a screen that could show a moving version of her, just so you could get the full RGB experience. ¡°... A question. Who made these artworks of the Goddess? I don¡¯t think I¡¯ve ever seen her with hair like that. And what about that moving one?¡± Sepher asked. ¡°Do you want to guess?¡± I asked. ¡°I really couldn¡¯t know.¡± Sepher said. ¡°Really? I wonder whose depiction of our Goddess I¡¯d want to have in my church.¡± I hinted. ¡°... is it ¡­ yours?¡± Wendy guessed. ¡°Correct.¡± I confirmed. ¡°W-W-W-WHAT!?¡± Sepher yelled with a voice that was likely heard throughout HomeBase. ¡°Wh-When? Where? How? Why didn¡¯t you tell me?¡± He rapid fired questions as he shook me back and forth. ¡°Because I knew you¡¯d react like that.¡± I answered. ¡°And I met her for the first time ¡­ well, it was a while ago. I guess I¡¯ll start from when I first met Aulis, an Angel. I met him after the behemoth incident at Alewatch. He appears to me in a dream, taking me to this ¡­ actually I have a picture of it here somewhere.¡± I walked a bit forward until the picture frame that housed the picture of the parlor room where I meet with System Agents and the Goddess was ced. ¡°The room looks like this. The first time I visited, I met with Aulis as I mentioned previously. He was the one who told me about the miasma blobs and why they appear. But eventually the Goddess cleared her schedule and I was able to have a short chat with her.¡± ¡°But why?¡± ¡°I think you know the reason for that. Other than her, I¡¯m the only one that can deal with the miasma blobs. And it is better if someone living does that, as she cannot appear here with her true body.¡± ¡°... Could that be her true appearance?¡± Wendy wondered. ¡°Probably not.¡± I answered. ¡°I do get where you areing from, but still, I don¡¯t think the Goddess has what could be called a ¡®true form¡¯. She as a being exceeds our understanding. That is why all of us see her differently. At least that is what I think.¡± ¡°I really wish I could see her myself.¡± Wendy said. ¡°Speaking of, the ultimate skill project? Have you found anything about it?¡± ¡°Sorry, but no.¡± I answered. ¡°I don¡¯t know if you know, but I have a way of giving people skills, simr to skill orbs. I¡¯ve had Laura test a ton of them, but no matter what, I can¡¯t make an ultimate skill.¡± ¡°What about unique skills?¡± ¡°Yeah, I can make those. My Different Dimension Factory and Storage are both unique skills I¡¯ve made. Well, given myself, but same difference.¡± ¡°I see. Admittedly, the same goes for us, and we can¡¯t even do what you do.¡± ¡°Yeah, understandable. Speaking of, I could really use a skill orb ¡­ for something. Do you think I could get one? Doesn¡¯t matter what skill it holds.¡± ¡°I can give you one from my own collection when you bring us back home.¡± Wendy promised. ¡°That will be a big help, thanks.¡± Having ess to skill orbs in the HomeBase catalog might be both useless and super useful. It honestly really bothers me that HomeBase can¡¯t make them. And with them, by installing cards into the skill orbs, I might be able to give out skills that just direct installs can¡¯t give. And as far as I understand it, skill orbs can also increase the skill level of the skill they hold, if you already have the skill. Sure I can just use Level Up! for that, but if skill orbs can house unique skills, I might be able to cheat levels to unique skills with skill orbs.
¡°So Albus, what do you think? Is it missing anything?¡± ¡°Sir, I believe this is more than enough.¡± Albus confirmed. ¡°How will I be preaching? What should my schedule be?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t really care. I think you should ask the others about it. Maybe in the mornings after breakfast. And probably not everyday. We¡¯ll work it out after a bit. And just call me Brian.¡± ¡°I apologize, but I really don¡¯t feel like I should call you by your name, Sir.¡± ¡°... just try to learn to do so.¡± ¡°I shall strive to meet your expectations. And the timing does work, but I do have to say, this isn¡¯t what I was expecting.¡± ¡°What were you expecting? A perfectlyplete church with instructions ready for you?¡± ¡°I suppose so. It is just ¡­ when I heard I¡¯d work at a church of a System Support holder, perhaps I expected that I would be nothing more than a glorified assistant.¡± ¡°Well, I¡¯m no priest.¡± ¡°But you are the one that can directly hear the voice of our Goddess.¡± ¡°Hearing her voice and being able to inspire others about its beauty are two different things. Not everyone can do everything. That includes myself.¡± ¡°Yes. And that is perfectly fine, Sir. ¡­ But what about the one I will be teaching? When will they be introduced?¡± ¡°I think tomorrow orter today. They don¡¯t exactly want to yell out that they have a Holy Magic rted title, and I won¡¯t force them to tell people about it.¡± I informed Albus. ¡°You should spend the day getting used to everyone and setting up your room, as well as the church. If you need anything, or want anything, don¡¯t hesitate to ask. I¡¯ll secure what you need. Also, if you need a special diet, inform me of that as well. I know you can eat basically anything, but if you don¡¯t like certain foods, I can have the kitchen not make those for you.¡± ¡°Understood.¡±
After that exchange, I took Wendy and Sepher back to the Hero¡¯s country. I thought about making Lua do it, but I have the time, so I can do it instead. I was able to secure a skill orb from Wendy and thanks to the supersonic B.E.S. ships make the tripst not too long. When I got back to HomeBase, I started thinking about the future. There really wasn¡¯t that much to it, but we needed to get stronger. For that, we are headed for Alewatch and the TinaWood dungeon. But before I can think of people acquiring Card Summoner, they have to be powerful enough to take on the challenge rooms. And for that, I have installs. Starting with Alice and Lua.
¡°So it is time for our third attribute.¡± Alice said. ¡°... just when I got a Holy Magic teacher¡­¡± Luained a bit. ¡°You can manage both.¡± I told her. ¡°So, which of you takes Wind and which takes Earth?¡± I asked. ¡°... why is this question so difficult?¡± Alice pondered. ¡°Yes. It is a shame we can¡¯t just have both.¡± Lua added. ¡°... you are worried about learning Holy Magic at the same time as an attribute magic, but still would want to have two more attributes?¡± ¡°Just because Iin about how busy I¡¯ll be doesn¡¯t mean that I don¡¯t want more.¡± Lua said. ¡°Just like I only want to drink your blood, but I deal with only getting it now and then.¡± ¡°Curse me for not being a dhampir. I can¡¯t drink Brian¡¯s fluids.¡± Alice joked. ¡°... yeah. Not like you drink every sip.¡± ¡°Hey! I me Mana for that!¡± Aliceined. ¡°You two are one and the same. Kind of.¡± ¡°... can we just get the installs?¡± Lua asked. ¡°And Alice, I honestly question how you can drink that stuff. It doesn¡¯t taste good at all.¡± ¡°I could say the same about blood, but I¡¯m not one to question others'' tastes.¡± ¡°Stop fighting about subjective things.¡± I told them. ¡°Just answer the question. Which attribute you¡¯ll be taking?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll take Wind.¡± Lua answered. ¡°Earth for me.¡± Alice added. ¡°Good. Lua, let¡¯s do yours first.¡± I said, as I got Rising Air Current out of the Collection. ¡°Install.¡± With Lua¡¯s install done, I got Gaia Power out and held it up to Alice¡¯s chest and said. ¡°Install.¡± Spoiler
[copse]
¡°... you really never can get used to that.¡± Aliceined. ¡°Well, at least most installs are better than magic attributes.¡± Lua added. ¡°Yeah. Brian should experience how bad it feels.¡± ¡°You know I can¡¯t. And I have experienced a unique skill while you two haven¡¯t.¡± I reminded them, but then I quickly added. ¡°Not that I know for sure which is worse.¡± ¡°What about yourself? Will you give yourself a skill?¡± Alice asked. ¡°I could, but I¡¯m not really sure what I want. Mana Flight would be nice, but I¡¯ll learn it soon anyway. I also thought about Lightning Magic, as it is something I could actually get. There is also the Lifesteal skill, but I¡¯m more of amander type than a frontline fighter.¡± ¡°... I could have used that but ¡­¡± Alice said. ¡°Yeah. I do wonder why you no longer count as a human. Something about the fusion, I¡¯d guess.¡± ¡°Or maybe you are the one that isn¡¯t human.¡± Lua pointed out. ¡°Could be. But yeah. The install I¡¯m actually taking is Shadow Spell for the skill Dark Chain. It allows me to make and manipte these dark chains, so I can bind targets.¡± Spoiler [copse] ¡°... that does sound useful.¡± Alice said. ¡°Couldn¡¯t you just use Swords of Revealing Light instead?¡± Lua asked. Spoiler [copse] ¡°The swords skill is more difficult to use, so I prefer the Dark Chain skill. Though I do n on taking the Swordster. The two skills do work decently well together.¡± ¡°What does it do?¡± ¡°The skill is called Restraining Sword Barrage. It would allow me to produce arge quantity of swords of light that I can thenunch at my enemies. If the swords hit, they impede the target''s movements, but they do no HP damage.¡± ¡°So one is single target while the other is better at dealing withrge mobs?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Pretty much, yeah.¡± I confirmed. ¡°But when Dark Chain levels up, it gets better additional features like me being able to drain mana from things that the chain is wrapped around, while all the swords gain is the ability to do damage and the stun willst longer.¡± ¡°Both sound pretty powerful.¡± ¡°Which is why I¡¯ll eventually have both.¡±
After my own install, my status now looked like this. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: One without a Race - User of Rare Skills (Advanced Human) ?
Level: 158
HP: 6630 [+40] (+25,000)
Mana: 8570 [+40] (+22,800)
Strength: 2605 [+20]
Defense: 3445
Magic: 3220 [+20]
Skills:
One of Every Race LV.2 (unique-racial)
- Draconic Body LV.1 (racial)
- Draconic Magic LV.1 (racial)
- Advanced Summoning Magic LV.2 (racial)
- Spirit Magic LV.2 (racial)
Pack Opener LV.8 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.7 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Limit Break LV.1 (extra)
Space Magic LV.4 (extra)
Time Magic LV.2 (extra)
Telekinesis LV.8 (extra)
Dark Chain LV.1 (extra) [new]
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.10 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Summon Nature Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Sword Technique LV.5
Shield Technique LV.4
Mana Control LV.14
Taming LV.2
Defense Boost LV.10
Dragon Life Dedication (Greater True Fire Dragon)
Water Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Nature Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Honorary Baron of Ruiso Kingdom
Language Comprehension (humanoid) (draconic)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
[copse] But that really isn¡¯t that different from what it was yesterday, so let¡¯s move onto something more interesting. Or maybe someone more interesting. Specifically Ria, and her new skill given to her by the install of Energy Drain called Status Drain. Spoiler [copse] With it, whenever Ria makes contact with an opponent, be it receiving or delivering a punch or anything like that, she can drain a bit of their Strength, Defense or Magic and add that to her own status temporarily. The weakness being that she has to be basically in direct contact with the target, so something like a sword strike wouldn¡¯t do. Thankfully even with her gauntlets, Ria¡¯s punches count, so it isn¡¯t a problem. Spoiler
Name: Rhianna
Race: Dhampir Brawler
Level: 99
HP: 3800 [+200]
Mana: 3080 [+150]
Strength: 2440 [+95]
Defense: 1844 [+70]
Magic: 1540 [+140]
Skills:
True Blood Magic LV.6 (Racial) [+1]
Vampiric Body Modification LV.7 (Racial) [+1]
Brawling LV.5 (Racial)
Status Drain LV.1 (extra) [new]
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Fire Magic LV.7 [+1]
Mana Control LV.8
Fast Mana Recovery LV.6
Internal Magic Technique LV.7
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.7
Counter Strike LV.5 [+1]
Flickering Step LV.5
Power Boost LV.5
Defense Boost LV.5
Blood Sucker (Racial)
ve. Master: Brian Wood
[copse]
After Ria came my two assassin cats. Wait, they don¡¯t actually have any assassination techniques. But anyway, Einar and Eline were getting their Dark Lightning skill. Spoiler
Name: Einar
Race: Night Cat-folk
Level: 48 [+2]
HP: 1364 [+44]
Mana: 1140 [+70]
Strength: 859 [+34]
Defense: 480 [+30]
Magic: 604 [+64]
Skills:
Night Stalking LV.4 (racial)
Expanding Night LV.1 (racial)
Dark Lightning LV.1 (racial) [new]
Taming LV.5
Sword Technique LV.2
Knife Technique LV.3
Mana Control LV.4
Flickering Step LV.2
Service LV.2 [+1]
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Eline
Race: Night Cat-folk
Level: 47 [+2]
HP: 1042 [+44]
Mana: 1350 [+70]
Strength: 587 [+34]
Defense: 420 [+30]
Magic: 937 [+64]
Skills:
Night Stalking LV.4 (racial)
Expanding Night LV.1 (racial)
Dark Lightning LV.1 (racial) [new]
Staff Technique LV.3
Wind Magic LV.2
Summoning Magic LV.5
Mana Control LV.6
Fast Mana Recovery LV.1
Service LV.2 [+1]
[copse] Oh, the levels for Service came before the reveal party. Obviously I wanted those two to be better at Service for that. CH.382 Preparing for TinaWood Challenge Rooms CH.382 Preparing for TinaWood Challenge Rooms With HomeBase still moving towards Alewatch, and my goal being the TinaWood dungeon¡¯s challenge rooms, I kept powering up anyone that wanted to fight. I didn¡¯t have many employees that said no, but a few did. For one, Olia said she wouldn¡¯t fight. That wasn¡¯t overly surprising and I¡¯ll ept that. The other one that didn¡¯t want to fight was the more surprising part. Karl said he wouldn¡¯t partake in fights. Again fine, but I just thought he would. But he said he is happy just working in the workshop, and I won¡¯t force him to fight. I¡¯ll still probably give him some Level Ups to his crafting skills. Maya was also a bit hesitant, as she has never really fought before, but she was willing to try. And she has been practicing a bit. I¡¯ll add her to the Level Up roster, so soon she will be powerful enough.
The first one in for a Level Up and install today is Cailie. She wasn¡¯t getting an install today, mainly because she wanted to focus on the skills she already has, so I just leveled her up. Spoiler
Name: Cailie
Race: Mer-folk
Level: 31 [+6]
HP: 730 [+80]
Mana: 1020 [+180]
Strength: 400 [+34]
Defense: 480 [+52]
Magic: 400 [+94]
Skills:
Swift Swimming LV.2 (racial)
Charming Voice LV.2 (extra)
Knife Technique LV.1
Hiding LV.2
Sneak Attack LV.1
Wind Magic LV.2 [+1]
Mana Control LV.4 [+1]
Gardening LV.3
Singing LV.3
Battle Song LV.2 [+1]
Performance LV.1
One that Sings to Nature
Hallow Prison Prevailer
A Banished One
[copse] ¡°... I¡¯m sorry.¡± Cailie said after the level up. ¡°What for? I don¡¯t think you have anything to apologize for.¡± ¡°... But you couldn¡¯t have me sing in front of the guests because I got stage fright. Wasn¡¯t it awkward for you?¡± ¡°Cailie.¡± I said her name with as much care as I could. ¡°I don¡¯t think anyone even noticed something like that. They experienced so much that missing a song isn¡¯t what they will remember.¡± ¡°But ¡­ but you even made a stage for me and everything.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry. It¡¯s fine. There will be other parties, and eventually, I hope you will be willing to sing in front of arge audience again. But even if you don¡¯t, that is fine.¡± ¡°... thanks.¡± Cailie said. ¡°I¡¯ll go to the CropFields.¡± ¡°Take your time.¡± I told her.
After Cailie, it was Unika and Valoa¡¯s turn. The two of them also got installs, Valoa getting Molten Destruction so he would get ess to Fire Magic, while Unika got the Spell Shattering Arrow for the Spell Destroying Shot skill. Spoiler
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Unika
Race: Tamer - me Fox-kin
Level: 55 [+4]
HP: 1480 [+90]
Mana: 1888 [+188]
Strength: 1323 [+63]
Defense: 759 [+39]
Magic: 908 [+98]
Skills:
Foxfire LV.3 (racial)
Tamer¡¯s Paradise LV.3 (extra)
Bow Technique LV.6
Quick Shot LV.4
Hidden Shot LV.3
Knife Technique LV.2
Fire Magic LV.1
Mana Control LV.5
Embedded Shot LV.2
Spell Destroying Shot LV.1 [new]
Spirit Shot LV.1
Summoning Magic LV.2 [+1]
Taming LV.5 [+1]
Power Boost LV.3
Defense Boost LV.3
Language Comprehension (beast)
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Valoa
Race: Fox-folk
Level: 8 [+2]
HP: 213 [+18]
Mana: 597 [+72]
Strength: 152 [+12]
Defense: 58 [+8]
Magic: 335 [+60]
Skills:
Foxfire LV.1 (racial)
Bow Technique LV.1
Light Magic LV.2 [+1]
Mana Control LV.2
Quick Cast LV.1
[copse] Unika really has all the ¡®Shot¡¯ skills. I do wonder why she evolved into a Tamer instead of an Archer. And can she evolve into some sort of ¡®Archer - Tamer - me Fox-kin¡¯. And if she can, how soon will that happen? At LV.60? Or at 70? Should I test out if I can force an evolution with thebo of Level Down and Level Up with her? Spoiler
[copse] I mean, it is just a theory, but in theory, every time she goes over an even 10 level, she should have a chance to trigger an evolution. And Unika more than fulfills the conditions to evolve into an Archer race ss. I had Laura check and the only thing you need for that race ss is Bow Technique of 4 or higher and one ¡®Shot¡¯ skill with a level of 2 or higher. I¡¯ll ask Unika about it the next time I level her up. Oh and in case you were wondering why Valoa¡¯s overall level has only increased by 2, while he has gotten 3 skill level ups, that is because I chose to do it that way. At low levels, skills are more important than overall level. And since the number of skills seems to be rted to when/how you evolve, building up a good base of skills might be better than focusing on overall level. ¡­ that might also exin why I evolved sote. I reallyck regr skills.
After Unika and Valoa, their mother visited. She still didn¡¯t want to show her status in front of her children, and I still don¡¯t hold it against her. Spoiler
Name: Olia
Race: Fox-kin
Level: 37 [+4]
HP: 1330 [+80]
Mana: 540 [+40]
Strength: 645 [+60]
Defense: 444 [+56]
Magic: 316 [+24]
Skills:
Fox Instincts LV.4 (racial)
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.2
Sexual Technique LV.4
Pleasuring Technique LV.3
Cooking LV.4 [+1]
Cleaning LV.4
Service LV.3 [+1]
Lady of the Night
[copse] I did also offer Olia an install, either Harpie¡¯s Feather Duster or Mystical Moon, but she refused. And in case you were wondering, Mystical Moon turns into a racial skill that boosts all stats when you are under moonlight and Harpie¡¯s Feather Duster turns into an extra skill called Cleaning Magic. Cleaning Magic is pretty versatile, but basically useless inbat, so I¡¯ve never really bothered giving it to abatant. But since Olia is quickly working her way towards the role of the head maid of HomeBase, she could use a skill like that. But she refused the skills. Spoiler
[copse] And by the way, since I know you will ask, Sheou is the current head maid. And no, Olia will not take her position, more like be the second head maid. Something like Sheou being in charge of my monsters while Olia manages the others. Spoiler [copse]
After Olia came Cina and Molly. Spoiler
Name: Molly
Race: Horse-folk
Level: 29 [+4]
HP: 816 [+98]
Mana: 504 [+32]
Strength: 586 [+118]
Defense: 302 [+66]
Magic: 282 [+16]
Skills:
Gallop LV.3 (racial)
Reckless Rush LV.1 (racial) [new]
Fire Magic LV.2
Mana Control LV.2
Internal Magic Technique LV.1
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.2
Strength Boost LV.1
Defense Boost LV.1
Cleaning LV.2 [+1]
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Cinnamon
Race: Horse-folk
Level: 27 [+4]
HP: 702 [+98]
Mana: 538 [+32]
Strength: 512 [+118]
Defense: 274 [+66]
Magic: 324 [+16]
Skills:
Gallop LV.3 (racial)
Reckless Rush LV.1 (racial) [new]
Wind Magic LV.2
Mana Control LV.3
Staff Technique LV.1
Strength Boost LV.1
Defense Boost LV.1
Magic Boost LV.1
Cleaning LV.2 [+1]
[copse] Both of them got their second install, this time in the form of Rush Recklessly which turned into the Reckless Rush racial skill. It basically makes them gain strength based on how fast they are moving, so if they rush at an opponent at high speeds, they will hit very hard. But it can be a bit dangerous, so I¡¯m thankful that I made them take the Defense Boost skillst time. Spoiler [copse]
Next up anding is Wilma. Spoiler
Name: Wilhelmina
Race: Craftswoman (Dwarf) ?
Level: 76 [+10]
HP: 2380 [+270]
Mana: 2320 [+250]
Strength: 1260 [+80]
Defense: 1300 [+190]
Magic: 785 [+90]
Skills:
Advanced Crafting LV.4 (racial) [+1]
Item Box LV.3 (extra)
Appraisal (extra)
cksmithing LV.7
Crafting LV.7
Hammer Technique LV.2
Shield Technique LV.4
Block LV.3 [+2]
Strength Boost LV.2
Defense Boost LV.1 [new]
Mana Control LV.6 [+1]
Enchanting LV.7 [+1]
Earth Magic LV.2
Fire Resistance LV.2
[copse] Wilma got herself an install of The Reliable Guardian. It is such a safe choice, as Defense Boost is just a generally good skill. She does also have a somewhat ¡®tanky¡¯ build, so having more defense is great for her. Spoiler [copse] Also, as you can see, the level ups she has been getting betweenst time and now have been focused on crafting, enchanting and the Block skill she got from herst install. But she does have a bit of a problem with her Mana Control being lower in level than Enchanting, so we will likely focus on getting that Mana Control level up next.
After Wilma was Karl. He was in the ¡®level up services¡¯ for the first time, so I quickly exined everything to him, and then leveled him up. Sure he won¡¯t be a part of ourbat force, but I do need my smiths at their best. Spoiler
Name: Karl
Race: Dwarf
Level: 44
HP: 1226
Mana: 754
Strength: 1298
Defense: 905
Magic: 382
Skills:
Mining LV.5
cksmithing LV.4
Crafting LV.2
Hammer Technique LV.2
Pickaxe Technique LV.3
Strength Boost LV.5
Defense Boost LV.3
Mana Control LV.3
Fire Magic LV.1
Earth Magic LV.2
Fire Resistance LV.2
Earth Resistance LV.2
Miner
cksmith
[copse] And oh boy is Karl strong. I mean, he has almost 1300 Strength. That is a ton. That is more than what Wilma has, and Wilma is LV.76 and she has evolved. He also has two titles, and they are ¡­ just alright. Miner makes him get more EXP when he mines while cksmith does the same but for cksmithing. Both great titles, but nothing that special. Karl also has two magic skills, Fire and Earth Magics. That would honestly be great, if he was willing to be a fighter. But Karl doesn¡¯t want that, and he himself admits that he is bad with Mana Control and memorizing spell chants, so he rarely uses magic. But as if all of that wasn¡¯t enough, he has Fire and Earth Resistances, as well as Defense Boost. All great general skills. But as I said earlier, I won¡¯t force him to do something he doesn¡¯t want to, so I¡¯ll just level up his cksmithing and overall level and call it a day. I would have leveled up Crafting, but Karl prefers cksmithing, as he can leave the Crafting part for Wilma. And since Wilma evolved into a Craftswoman, maybe Karl can evolve into a cksmith. Then I¡¯d have both a Crafter and a Smith. Spoiler
Name: Karl
Race: Dwarf
Level: 46 [+2]
HP: 1250 [+24]
Mana: 770 [+16]
Strength: 1360 [+62]
Defense: 945 [+40]
Magic: 390 [+8]
Skills:
Mining LV.5
cksmithing LV.5 [+1]
Crafting LV.2
Hammer Technique LV.2
Pickaxe Technique LV.3
Strength Boost LV.5
Defense Boost LV.3
Mana Control LV.3
Fire Magic LV.1
Earth Magic LV.2
Fire Resistance LV.2
Earth Resistance LV.2
Miner
cksmith
[copse] Oh and I didn¡¯t offer him an install, as I need to have Laura check what might be good for him. But honestly, with all the skills Karl already has, he is pretty strong already. And no, that isn¡¯t just another pun on his Strength being over 1000.
Thest one on today¡¯s level up block is Maya. Like Karl, it is her first time, but unlike Karl, she was willing to at least try to be abatant, so that is where we are aiming with her. Spoiler
Name: Maya
Race: Cat-folk
Level: 21
HP: 490
Mana: 450
Strength: 340
Defense: 200
Magic: 280
Skills:
Rending ws LV.2 (racial)
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.2
Dark Magic LV.1
Mana Control LV.2
Cleaning LV.1
Service LV.1
Cooking LV.1
[copse] Maya is interesting in the fact that she has a different racial skill from Einar and Eline. The two of them of course had Night Vision, which evolved into Night Stalking, but Maya has Rending ws. It just allows her to make these mana de ws to ¡­ well, rend her opponents. Quite the powerful skill, but I¡¯m not sure it is as good as Night Stalking. Then again, Night Stalking is an evolved racial skill, so it isn¡¯t a fairparison. I¡¯ll just level up Maya¡¯s Unarmed Combat Technique, as well as her overall level and call it a day. Spoiler
Name: Maya
Race: Cat-folk
Level: 23 [+2]
HP: 560 [+70]
Mana: 470 [+20]
Strength: 377 [+37]
Defense: 233 [+33]
Magic: 290 [+10]
Skills:
Rending ws LV.2 (racial)
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.3 [+1]
Dark Magic LV.1
Mana Control LV.2
Cleaning LV.1
Service LV.1
Cooking LV.1
[copse]
Coming that evening, HomeBase began to approach Alewatch. I stopped us some ways away, just in case someone actually spotted us. I didn¡¯t want to cause a UFO threat at night. We¡¯ll get to the town tomorrow, and go from there. I wonder how the people have been since the behemoth? I know Alice has visited a few times and she says things have been fine, but I do want to see for myself. CH.383 Return to Alewatch CH.383 Return to Alewatch ¡°... it feels strange walking back like this.¡± Lua said. ¡°Kind of reminds me ofing home from a quest.¡± ¡°It is strange. I¡¯ve only really gotten into the town in a carriage or through the air.¡± Alice agreed. ¡°We did walk in a few times.¡± I reminded her. ¡°But I suppose those were us just practicing on the fields, so maybe they don¡¯t count.¡± ¡°Yeah, they don¡¯t count.¡± Alice said. ¡°What about you Brian? Remind you of anything?¡± ¡°I guess it reminds me of the first time I got into town.¡± I thought back on the first time I walked into this town. This town that really turned me into the person I am now. I can just imagine what might have happened if I didn¡¯t have such a warm wee. Would I be some sort of a viin? Maybe I would have be the next demon lord, using a Chaos God Dungeon to make my monsters into real people? ¡°Didn¡¯t think this would remind you of that. You are more ¡­ daring now.¡± Luamented. ¡°And you aren¡¯t as closed off as you were back then. I mean you don¡¯t even wear a hooded cloak anymore.¡± I told Lua. ¡°Still a shame you hide your wings. I wish you kept them out.¡± ¡°... They just ¡­ get too much attention. And of course I¡¯d be more outgoing after my curse was cured.¡± Lua said. ¡°But let¡¯s be honest here, between the two of us, you are the one that changed more. You were so meek and apologetic back then. You even apologized for killing the horned bison we were looking for.¡± ¡°Oh yeah. With Frenzied Panda and Spear Cretin. Good times.¡± I thought back on the first C-rank monster I took down. Spoiler
[copse] ¡°It is strange to think that Brian could ever have been like that.¡± Alice said. ¡°Well, back then I was like LV.5. I only had 20 or so monsters I could summon, and they were all still single use. And the strongest monsters I could use were Boar Soldier and sh Assant, both of whom have negative effects that make them weaker. And I didn¡¯t even know how powerful the locals are.¡± Spoiler
[copse] ¡°I mean, it took two of my monsters, one of them having 1200 attack, to take down a C-rank monster. And I just happened to run into a party of adventurers that were hunting down that monster. I didn¡¯t know how strong Prime Rib was. Maybe they could take on even something like sh Assant and if I made them mad, I could have died then and there.¡± ¡°We wouldn¡¯t do that.¡± Lua said. ¡°I know, but I didn¡¯t know that back then. I was just trying to be careful. I didn¡¯t know your fame and let¡¯s be honest, there was some slight hostility from both sides, not just me.¡± ¡°... Should I apologize on Zay¡¯s behalf?¡± Lua wondered. ¡°Nah. I understand where he wasing from. Just like myself, he was trying to keep himself and his party safe.¡± I answered. ¡°I could have just as easily been the bad guy that sicks my panda onto you.¡± ¡°... could we not talk about this.¡± Alice requested. ¡°It makes me feel uneasy, thinking about the what ifs.¡± ¡°Yeah. I agreed.¡±
¡°... well now I feel like the Goddess is messing with us.¡± Imented as I saw who was guarding the gate to Alewatch. ¡°It does seem so. And he always used to be at the south gate, so why is he at the north one?¡± Lua wondered. ¡°We can ask.¡± Alice said. As we approached the guard, he also noticed us. ¡°Lady Alice, Brian, Lua. Wee back.¡± Mario called out. ¡°Hey Mario. How have you been?¡± I asked. ¡°... busy with work. Because of that dungeon, a lot of people have beening into the town. I do hope you can stay at Lady Alice¡¯s house, as I don¡¯t think there are any free rooms in the inns. Even a lot of us that have empty space in our houses are renting out to the hopefuls.¡± Mario said. ¡°Wow. It¡¯s that bad?¡± ¡°You should see Zay. Heins about the amount of work on a daily basis. He even got Lex out of retirement to help him.¡± ¡°... god. Maybe I shouldin to Wendy? I wonder if she will send someone here to help.¡± ¡°Wendy? I don¡¯t think I know her.¡± ¡°And you are better not knowing.¡± Lua said. ¡°Just extra stress.¡± ¡°... alright. I won¡¯t.¡± Mario agreed. ¡°I know it is a formality, but I do need to see your cards. And you aren¡¯t bringing in anything dangerous, right?¡± ¡°Just the entire US nuclear arsenal, but other than that, no.¡± I joked, but let¡¯s be honest here, with all of my cards, I probably could do that kind of devastation. Maybe. ¡°Can you ever be serious?¡± Lua asked. ¡°What even is ¡®US nuclear arsenal¡¯?¡± Alice added. ¡°I¡¯ll tell you some other time.¡± After showing our cards, we got some congrattions on getting to A-rank from Mario. I will fully admit that I was a little worried about him, because ¡­ you know, the entire Rico dying part, but he did seem rtively fine. But that might just be him losing himself in his work.
¡°... excuse us.¡± Lua said as she opened the door to a butcher store. Alice and I followed her inside. ¡°Ah? Lua? You are back? When did you arrive in town?¡± Mrs. Moon asked. ¡°Just a bit ago. We came to see you first.¡± Lua answered. ¡°... but really. I don¡¯t think I¡¯ve seen your store this low on meat ¡­ ever.¡± ¡°Yes. It does all get sold in town. But you knew that already, didn¡¯t you?¡± ¡°Yes, I did hear about it.¡± ¡°But with the high ranking adventurersing to town, there is also a lot of money avable. So maybe you happen to have something interesting you would let go? If even half of what I¡¯ve heard is true, you must have something.¡± Mrs. Moon asked and I was half expecting her to rub her hands together. Lua quickly turned to me and asked. ¡°Can I sell some to her?¡± ¡°Sure. Dragon meat, the SS-ranks, whatever you prefer.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t go that far, hero. I don¡¯t have the cash for those kinds of things.¡± ¡°... I can let some dragon meat go for cheap ¡­ ish. It isn¡¯t from true dragons anyway, so it isn¡¯t that crazy. Tastes really good though.¡± Truth be told, I have a few dragons worth of raw dragon meat in Storage. It originates from Tyrant Dragons that Lua and Ria drain for blood. I just use that chance to take the meat as ¡®raw roasts¡¯. It falls somewhere in the category of absolute bullshit my cards can do, but it isn¡¯t my fault that Mystik Wok is overpowered when ites to food production. Spoiler
[copse] ¡°... Well, since you are offering, maybe I can afford ten kilos of it? I think I can get that sold.¡± ¡°Sure. That¡¯ll be ten gold coins.¡± I agreed. ¡°... are you kidding me?¡± Mrs. Moon asked. ¡°... No? I think that is a reasonable price for dragon meat. I mean, the only ce I¡¯ve seen that sells dragon meat is the Hero¡¯s country, and there it originates from a dungeon. And it sells for about three or four gold per kilo. I¡¯m just giving you a good discount.¡± ¡°... that is only for the cheapest crap you can buy. Those imitation dragons shouldn¡¯t even be called dragons. They aren¡¯t even dragons. Just wyverns with extra limbs.¡± ¡°... remind me not topare the two in front of Agunan.¡± I muttered to myself. ¡°But do you want some or not?¡± ¡°Of course I¡¯ll take it.¡± Mrs. Moon said. ¡°Just don¡¯te crying to me when you find out how much I sold it for.¡± ¡°... I just offered behemoth steaks for my guests at a party, you don¡¯t need to talk to me about money.¡± I told her. ¡°... speaking of, I might have a few leftovers. Would you like one? Free of charge, because you were Lua¡¯s teacher.¡± ¡°Does ite with some stories? Those are what I really want.¡± Mrs. Moon requested. I looked at the girls, well mainly Alice. I know Lua wants to spend more time with her old teacher. But since Alice nodded, might as well go along with this.
After our not so brief stop, which turned into a full lunch, at Mrs. Moon¡¯s, we headed for the next ce. It was a decently sized townhouse, with an alright yard. It was actually a house I¡¯ve never visited, but Alice wanted toe, and we just agreed. ¡°Trystan? Are you home?¡± Alice called out as she knocked on the front door. Trystan? ¡­ He was ¡­ (Alice¡¯s magic instructor. You really should remember him.) Laura reminded me. ¡°... He must not be home.¡± Lua said after we waited a bit. ¡°... I guess so. Hope he is alright.¡± Alice said. ¡°And here I thought you didn¡¯t like him.¡± Lua said. ¡°... It¡¯splicated.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s just head to the guild for now. I think we technically need to report that we are in town, being A-rank and all.¡± I reminded the two, though we would visit the guild anyway. I mean, a lot of our friends could be there.
As we approached the guild, we began hearing some sounds that sounded like someone was using magic on the guilds training grounds. Did Zay add magic practice to the lessons the guild is offering? I don¡¯t recall giving him a single Spellcaster type monster though. He does have Dancing Fairy and Wingweaver, but that should be it for the magical side. The others are all swordsmen or other close range fighters. But once we got there, a magic lesson was certainly going on and instructed by the man we were just looking for at his house. ¡°... should we go talk to him now?¡± I asked. ¡°Let¡¯s not. He is in charge of multiple people that seem like they don''t really know what they are doing.¡± Alice said. ¡°And I can thank him for his helpter. ¡°Inside we go then. Want to bet can we meet Zay? He might be too busy for a meeting.¡± ¡°He might, but he will make time for us and curse himselfter.¡± Lua said. ¡°I bet one kiss that we can meet him.¡± Alice offered. ¡°I¡¯ll take you up on that.¡± I agreed with her. ¡°Hey! No fair. Brian. With me as well.¡± Lua demanded. ¡°Of course.¡±
As predicted by Lua, we were quickly taken to the guild master¡¯s office when we appeared inside the guild. Though I feel like it might have partially been because we were getting too much attention at the guild. I mean, the three of us are kind of celebrities in this town, saving the town a few times and all that. As we got to the room, Zay looked up from a pile of papers he was sorting through with a squad of Dancing Fairies ¡­ they aren¡¯t really helping him, but I think they are trying to help. So yeah, helping him, but likely just being in the way. ¡°Hey Zay.¡± Lua was the first to speak. ¡°I see that you are doing well.¡± ¡°... haah. I think you and I have a different definition of well.¡± Zay answered. ¡°I haven¡¯t had a day that hassted under 14 hours in three weeks. At least Lex takes over one day of the week so I can have a day off. I¡¯d probably quit if he didn¡¯t.¡± ¡°... Should I say I¡¯m sorry?¡± I asked. ¡°For what? This isn¡¯t exactly on you. The dungeon is nothing but good, we just ¡­¡± ¡°Growing pains?¡± ¡°I wouldn¡¯t word it like that, but yes. Getting used to everything. You really should have been here a few weeks ago.¡± ¡°The food crisis?¡± ¡°You know about ¡­ of course you would. Lady Watchman visited your home, didn¡¯t she?¡± ¡°Yeah, she did. I wanted to invite you, but I know you would have felt awkward among all the nobles. And besides, can¡¯t pull both of you from the town.¡± ¡°... Understandable, and I do appreciate it. Lady Christina is one thing, but other nobles I¡¯m not so sure about.¡± Zay said. ¡°So, did you need something?¡± ¡°Nah. Just came to say hi and inform the guild that we¡¯ll be hanging around the town for some time.¡± I told him. ¡°Alright. Thanks. I should get back to my work, unless you want to help.¡± ¡°I can get you some coffee or energy drinks. Want to try them?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t really know what they are, but if you think they¡¯ll help, sure.¡± ¡°They should make you feel more awake. I¡¯ll have some brought to you tomorrow. The one that will deliver it will likely be a cat-folk teenager, either Einar or Eline. I¡¯ll make some extra so that the receptionists can also have some.¡± I told him. ¡°Also, I heard a bit from Christina, but you still have some of the cards I gave you. The ones you gift new Card Summoners in return for them reporting that they got the skill.¡± ¡°Plenty. But I do know at least one that is disappointed with his card. Saying that he would have preferred a dragon.¡± ¡°Well, he can buy one off of me. I do have some not so strong dragons as well. You can tell him I¡¯m in town and have someone set up a meeting.¡± ¡°... Can¡¯t you do that?¡± ¡°I guess I could, but I don¡¯t know who the adventurer is.¡± ¡°Goes by the name Tye. A B-ranker. He is in a party with Alex, so maybe try finding him.¡± ¡°Tye? He got Card Summoner?¡± ¡°... you know him?¡± ¡°He almost killed me, so yes.¡± ¡°... do I want to know?¡± ¡°Just a summoner fight that kind of got out of hand. I was kind of in the firing line of an attack from his spirit tiger.¡± ¡°... please don¡¯t make that the guilds problem.¡± ¡°It is no longer a problem. That happened a while ago. Did I really never tell you?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t recall you doing so, but then again, with how busy I am, I don¡¯t have time to recall things. Now get out of here so I can get back to work, unless you actually have something important.¡± ¡°Nah, I think we are done for today. Thanks for your time, Zay.¡± With that, we left the GM¡¯s office. Once we were back down stairs, we were once again surrounded by some of the adventurers, a lot of them asking for stories of our battles. I didn¡¯t really want to bother too much, but at the same time, I should entertain them a bit. And I do have the perfect way of doing so, so I opened up Dungeon Founder and used the System screen to disy the fight between Alice and the Ursa Major. God I love my makeshift movie screen. It is way too convenient. We, well mainly Alice, had a short talk with Trystan. Alice made sure to thank him for being her instructor and for making her the mage she is today. She even showed Trystan her papers that titled her a great witch. Trystan was very proud of his old student, and more than a few of the adventurers were asking if Alice would ever try to be a sage. She just responded ¡®maybe¡¯ and left it at that. After a bit more time spent at the guild, we left so we could head towards Alice¡¯s home. CH.384 Visiting Familiar Stores CH.384 Visiting Familiar Stores As we continued our walk around the town, Lua noticed something and brought it to our attention. ¡°Oh. Lawrence is closing his store. That¡¯s a shame.¡± I looked at the store and it did indeed have a ¡®closing sale¡¯ sign on the front. ¡°Too bad the influx of new people didn¡¯t help him enough.¡± Lua said. ¡°Or maybe he has difficulty getting the product?¡± I wondered. ¡°Could we do something about it?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Brian bought my staff from him, so I don¡¯t really want to see the store close.¡± ¡°We could do plenty. I can sell him stuff for cheap, but that is just us artificially keeping his store running. I¡¯m not sure Lawrence would want that.¡± ¡°... Yes. We probably shouldn¡¯t do that.¡± Alice said. ¡°... anything else?¡± ¡°Nothing that isn¡¯t us artificially boosting him.¡± ¡°... shame. Let¡¯s still go in. Maybe we can find something cool.¡± Alice said.
¡°Wee.¡± Lawrence weed us as we walked in. ¡°Oh? If it isn¡¯t the young Lady Watchman, the dungeon founder and the vampire witch. Wee. What may I get you?¡± ¡°Please don¡¯t call me that.¡± Luamented. ¡°Why not? It¡¯s cute.¡± I told her. ¡°Or should it be dhampir witch?¡± ¡°... are you two ¡­ no. You all three are together, aren¡¯t you?¡± Lawrence asked. ¡°Yes.¡± I confirmed. ¡°So, what¡¯s happening with the store? Why are you closing it down? Haven¡¯t you been able to make money with all the new people in town?¡± ¡°No. That is not the issue. It is actually quite the opposite.¡± Lawrence answered. ¡°As you can see, I¡¯ve basically sold out.¡± He said, referring to the empty shelves. ¡°And while I could get new stock, my son decided to start working for the Bakpany instead of keeping our little store running, so I decided to take the money I made and retire.¡± ¡°That¡¯s a shame. You always had the most interesting wares.¡± Lua said. ¡°Perhaps. I did take bigger risks than most merchants would. Sometimes they paid off, sometimes not.¡± ¡°Kind of like ying the stock market.¡± ¡°... what is that?¡± Lawrence asked. ¡°... forget it.¡± I sighed. ¡°So, any ns for your retirement? I know the people in this town are kind of bad with it, so how long do you think it¡¯ll take until you are working for someone because you are bored?¡± ¡°Me and Lex are not the same. ¡­ but I do admit, I¡¯ll miss the excitement of the trade. And out of all the gambles I took, getting to know you might have been the most profitable.¡± ¡°I see.¡± I said, as I got an idea. ¡°Then, would you want a new job? Or more like a new store? It will be at a special ce, and while I¡¯ll be the technical owner of the store, you¡¯ll be able to run it in any way you want. And you¡¯ll directly get requests from your customers, you just have to get them.¡± ¡°Your personal merchant, huh? Intriguing, but I¡¯m not as young as I used to be. Traveling does take a lot out of you.¡± ¡°Really? What if you get to travel in an airship?¡± I asked. ¡°An airship? You really would just give one out to a random merchant you barely know?¡± ¡°Perhaps I would. So, interested?¡± ¡°... I won¡¯t say I¡¯m not, but I still don¡¯t think it is something I can do alone.¡± Lawrence answered. ¡°Then get yourself an assistant. I don¡¯t mind paying the sry of two people, or even three. I just ¡­ I don¡¯t really know many merchants and I could really use one working for me. And based on what you said earlier, I think you are trustworthy.¡± ¡°If that is the case, it doesn¡¯t take much to get your trust.¡± ¡°That is what I¡¯ve been trying to tell him for months now.¡± Lua said. ¡°But you can¡¯t change Brian.¡± ¡°Of course. You can¡¯t improve perfection.¡± Alice added. ¡°... excuse me but I need to confirm. You are being serious, right?¡± Lawrence asked. ¡°Yes. Why would I not be?¡± I told him. ¡°You will give me a new store. And all I need to do is run it. And I can take anyone that I want to be my assistant.¡± ¡°You can take multiple people if needed.¡± I added. ¡°As long as the total number is five or less.¡± ¡°... what about profits?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t really care, so you can keep them. Or we can split them in some way, since I feel like you won¡¯t feel correct keeping it all.¡± ¡°You really are strange, you know that.¡± ¡°I might have heard that once or twice. But what do you think?¡± ¡°I feel like there are at least five catches that I¡¯m missing. Where is the trap?¡± ¡°I mean, you do have to move to a special ce and you won¡¯t be allowed to talk about said ce to anyone. And I won¡¯t tell you where it is unless you ept. That is the catch.¡± ¡°... is it safe?¡± ¡°Probably the safest ce in the world.¡± Alice answered him before I could. ¡°... I see. May I think about this for a day?¡± ¡°Sure. We¡¯lle back in a few days.¡± I agreed.
¡°Brian. Do you think we can also visit Bak¡¯s store? He had that wind magic book and the fire magic pendant. We should buy them.¡± Alice said. ¡°... how do you remember something like that?¡± ¡°It was our first date. Of course I¡¯d remember everything about it.¡± ¡°... I should have expected that. Well, let¡¯s go and have a look. They were likely pretty expensive, so maybe no one has bought them yet. But the pendant ¡­ I can probably make something better, but I guess having it for reference wouldn¡¯t be bad.¡± ¡°Is the book Ilmari¡¯s book?¡± Lua asked. ¡°... I think so? Laura? Want to confirm?¡± (Yes. It was written by Ilmari the Sky Knight, an S-rank adventurer.) ¡°... did you know that Rico wanted to buy that book?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Then you definitely should have it.¡± I told her. ¡°And if he really was a ¡®sky knight¡¯, maybe some of his techniques could be good for Alice.¡± ¡°Ooh! That could be so cool. Some flying sword techniques.¡± ¡°... is it a flying sword technique or sword technique you use while flying?¡± I asked. ¡°I mean, flying sword technique would imply that the sword is flying, right?¡± ¡°Boring technicalities.¡± Aliceined. ¡°And I do have Telekinesis, so I could do both.¡± ¡°Sure, but you barely practice with it, so I know you aren¡¯t that good. It honestly is difficult to levitate a sword and using it to attack is even more difficult.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll practice more then. But why can¡¯t Kekri let me cheat like Laura can?¡± ¡°Because he doesn¡¯t practice either. An SS can¡¯t just do everything for you, only help you.¡± I told her. ¡°Maybe if you learned how to separate your two souls, you could divide tasks between the two of you. Like one moves your body, while the other casts magic? I¡¯m not sure if that is possible, but maybe?¡± ¡°It might also weaken her. Nel has to split her body for her skill, so maybe it would be like that?¡± Lua said. ¡°They wouldn¡¯t split their body, only the control over it.¡± I pointed out. ¡°They might mess with each other''s mana control.¡± ¡°... could be. Using magic while also using Telekinesis is not easy. Brian, you need to tell me how you do it.¡± Alice requested. ¡°You do the same with Mana Flight and magic.¡± I pointed out. ¡°Just do that, but with Telekinesis instead.¡± ¡°Yeah. I¡¯ll try that.¡±
¡°Yes. I do still have the book, but the pendant I¡¯ve sold.¡± Bak answered me when I asked him about the items. ¡°That¡¯s a shame. Well, how much for the book?¡± ¡°... I could sell it for 60 gold.¡± Bak said. ¡°Or you could trade for it. You always do have interesting things, don¡¯t you? So maybe you have something?¡± ¡°I have plenty of things, but you need to be a bit more specific. Are you looking for raw resources or maybe ready weapons?¡± ¡°Something ready to be sold, please.¡± ¡°Hmm.¡± I checked what I had in Storage and soon found something interesting. ¡°How about this? A quiver turned magic bag. It can only store arrows, but it can store hundreds of them. And it doesn¡¯t increase in weight.¡± It was something Wilma designed and made for Unika, but she didn¡¯t like it, because it prevented her from using special kinds of arrows. With her normal quiver, she instinctively knew where her special arrows are, so she could pull them out, but with the one Wilma made, she would just have this pile of arrows she couldn¡¯t differentiate between. Wilma did agree to work on an improved version that would allow for the differentiation between arrows, but that was still in the works. ¡°Hmm. Quite the specific item. Where did you get it?¡± Bak asked. ¡°Custom made for someone I know. But she didn¡¯t like it because it isn¡¯t good if you use multiple kinds of arrows.¡± I answered. ¡°I see. So it isn¡¯t good for someone that uses special arrows, but someone who just shoots fast and uses a lot of arrows, it would be perfect for.¡± ¡°I suppose so. So is that fine as a trade?¡± ¡°It isn¡¯t exactly what I expected, but it is good. I can offer 50 gold for it.¡± Bak said. ¡°Fifty, huh. Yeah, how about 60 so we can just trade the items?¡± I asked. ¡°... Haah. If it was anyone but you, I wouldn¡¯t. But I know you will bring me more profit, so fine. I¡¯ll trade them for each other.¡± Bak agreed. ¡°We have ourselves a deal.¡± ¡°Just please wait a moment. I¡¯ll write up a receipt.¡±
After the second shop visit, and a quick bargaining session, we headed for the Watchman manor. Getting inside the walled off yard, we were soon greeted by multiple servants. ¡°Miss Alice. Wee home.¡± Jenna was the first. ¡°Sir Wood, Miss Lucia. Wee.¡± Henry added. ¡°Don¡¯t be like that, Henry. You know you can just call me Brian.¡± ¡°Of course, Sir Brian. Will the three of you be staying the night?¡± ¡°... I¡¯m not sure I can. HomeBase will have some minor problems if I stay here.¡± ¡°I understand. Miss Alice, Miss Lucia. Will you two be staying?¡± He then asked. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, but I¡¯m going with Brian.¡± Alice quickly said. ¡°I as well.¡± Lua added. ¡°I see. I shall take you to the parlor. Madam will want to have tea with you before you move on.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry. We can at least stay until evening.¡± I told him.
Speaking with Christina is always fun. She is just ¡­ nice. We focused a lot on the dungeon and my ns on taking on the challenge rooms with my workers, while she informed me of the growth of the dungeon. ¡°I think a bit more and we can implement those ¡®team challenge rooms¡¯ you nned for.¡± Christina said. ¡°Oh yeah. The ones using Kaiser Colosseum. We didn¡¯t have space for them back then.¡± I recalled. ¡°Has the dungeon grown that much?¡± Spoiler [copse] ¡°Yes. I think if we were able to boost its size, we would have it. And I think some adventuring parties would be happy to have those, as not everyone works well in a one on one or one against many type of situation.¡± ¡°Yeah. I can see that.¡± ¡°... I don¡¯t know if I should ask, but can you do something about it? Boost the dungeon''s size?¡± Christina asked. ¡°... probably. I mean, regr dungeons just use mana and miasma to grow, so I can transfer some of both from HomeBase to TinaWood. But I¡¯m not positive it will actually work, it might cause a stampede and I¡¯m not sure will the inside of the dungeon be safe when I do that, so we couldn¡¯t have any adventurers inside if I tried that.¡± ¡°I can have it closed for a day, as long as I have a few days to prepare.¡± Christina said. ¡°Sure, but let me run a few Factory tests first. Laura can simte the situation and check if it will even work. If it works, we can go from there.¡± ¡°Alright. Just inform me if your test is sessful. I¡¯ll make ns with Zay if we can do it.¡± Christina said. ¡°... also, do you think you could use one more maid on HomeBase?¡± ¡°I mean sure, but who?¡± I asked. ¡°Jenna. Come here.¡± Chirstina called out, and the blond maid walked into the room. ¡°Sir. I understand that this might be just a selfish desire, but I would like to be Miss Alice¡¯s personal maid again. ¡­ Would you allow that?¡± Jenna asked. I quickly looked at Alice and she looked quite happy and nodded to me when she noticed me looking at her. ¡°Sure. As long as this house doesn¡¯t face a shortage because of it.¡± I agreed. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. We can manage. And with hopeful adventurersing into town, some will realize that being an adventurer is harder than expected and will look for easier work.¡± Christina said. ¡°Alright. If you say so. Jenna, I wee you to be a part of the HomeBase crew.¡± I told the maid.
¡°Now I feel like I need my own personal maid. Brian has the Dragonmaids, Alice now has Jenna. Where is mine?¡± Lua softlyined as the three of us got to bed. Jenna didn¡¯t actuallye to HomeBase today, but we¡¯d pick her up tomorrow morning. ¡°Just choose a dhampir girl from one of the viges you¡¯ve helped. I¡¯m sure one will agree toe work as your maid.¡± I told her. ¡°And we can help them get their stable papers and so on, so it won¡¯t really be a problem even if they don¡¯t have them yet.¡± ¡°And the Vampire monsters also listen to you. Aren¡¯t they basically your personal maid squad?¡± Alice asked. ¡°... maybe they are.¡± Lua said. ¡°But I¡¯d still like one that isn¡¯t Brian¡¯s monster.¡± ¡°You¡¯ll find one. If you can¡¯t think of one from the viges you¡¯ve already taught, maybe you¡¯ll find one in the next vige.¡± ¡°... I hope so.¡± CH.385 Testing out skills in TinaWood CH.385 Testing out skills in TinaWood The next day, myself, Eline, Einar and Unika headed for the TinaWood dungeon. Our goal was just to look around, mainly because I wanted to see how the dungeon was doing, and maybe have Unika test out a battle room. Sure I can remote check the dungeon, but that is the boring way of doing this. We also had d, Nitrum and Lumi with us, so this would double as exercise for our tamed monsters. In fact, I was riding d, Unika was on Nitrum and Einar and Eline rode Lumi. And no, I didn¡¯t beam us down to the dungeon¡¯s entrance, as it was simply a bit too far away from HomeBase¡¯s current location, and I didn¡¯t want to move HomeBase when we could just ride for a bit to get there. ¡°So you cleared the trees for this road?¡± Unika asked. ¡°Yeah. I mean, it is my dungeon, so I wanted to make sure adventurers would have decent ess to it. And with my monsters, it wasn¡¯t that difficult. The road itself was made by the Watchman family, the Bakpany and the adventurers¡¯ guild though.¡± ¡°They must have had skilled earth mages reinforce the ground. It is nice and sturdy.¡± Unikaplimented. ¡°It was mostly Christina, Alice¡¯s mother. She is really good with Earth Magic, like most of the Sawyer family is.¡± ¡°It is strange seeing nobles act like that. We always heard they are too proud and only use their title and money to force others to do their jobs.¡± Einar said. ¡°I do hope your time with me has somewhat broken that idea. I mean, I¡¯m also a noble.¡± ¡°... you do realize you are the epitome of ¡®throwing money at problems to make them go away¡¯?¡± Unika pointed out. ¡°I mean, how many of us did you buy? Myself, Cailie. You could argue even the ex ves, but I do admit that they are a special case.¡± ¡°Just because I can do that, doesn¡¯t mean it is my default. Money just happens to be the easiest way of doing that. If I didn¡¯t, it¡¯d take more time. Well, maybe I would have never obtained you, but I could have found some other tamer eventually. And you know, as a SS holder, I do believe in destiny. I think our meeting in that dungeon was fate. What I don¡¯t know is if there was some influence from our Goddess in that meeting, but honestly, I wouldn¡¯t doubt it if someone told me yes.¡± ¡°... Would She do something like that?¡± ¡°Directly not. But I do know a bit about the prophecy spell and that could easily have been an influence without anyone even noticing. It is madness what that spell can do given enough time.¡± ¡°I know. You¡¯ve shown me the fight between Alice and the Behemoth and I frankly cannot believe that someone just a bit higher level than me could take on a Behemoth.¡±For those that don¡¯t remember or don¡¯t want to double check, Alice was LV.58 when she fought the behemoth. ¡°Well, soon enough you all will be taking on the SS-ranks alongside us.¡± I told them. ¡°Yes sir!¡± Einar responded with enthusiasm. ¡°And it all starts here. Let¡¯s see if any of you can get Card Summoner.¡± I said, as the entrance to TinaWood came to view.
I had already confirmed it earlier, but we were the first visitors to the dungeon today. There was a party that had camped out in the dungeon, so we weren¡¯t the only ones here, but we were the first to arrive today. And yes. I¡¯ll try to make sure we don¡¯t hunt everything. This isn¡¯t just my yground. I can¡¯t steal all the toys, or monsters in this case. But I do want to test out my new skills, and have Einar and Eline test theirs out. Unika already tested her Spell Destroying Shot, so that is not a problem. In case you are interested, with the skill at LV.1 Unika could destroy some basic spells, but with more powerful spells, she¡¯d at most weaken them a bit. Still good because she could destroy basic barrier and wall spells with the skill, but it does need some levels before it will really be as powerful as it can be. ¡°Alright. We are taking a shortcut to floor 3 so we won¡¯t run into the party that is already here.¡± I told everyone as I opened up the wall that hid the maintenance corridor. It really is just a shortcut to get to the dungeon core, but it wasn¡¯t that difficult for me to add more paths to it so that you could get to any floor from it. I probably should have done something like that previously, but I just never could be bothered. And in case you were wondering why I don¡¯t just teleport us around the dungeon, well I can¡¯t do that. I¡¯m not good enough with Space Magic where my teleportation is 100% reliable, even if I have a target magic circle I teleport to. And sure I can teleport inside HomeBase, but that is because HomeBase is a Chaos God Dungeon. It is a feature of the dungeon, not my skills. And an S-rank dungeon like TinaWood just can¡¯t support the same power as HomeBase.
After our little shortcut, we were on floor 3. With the adventurers that slept here being between floors 1 and 2, we were far enough away that we won¡¯tpete for kills, at least not at the start. ¡°Alright. Einar, Eline. Go for it.¡± I told the two. ¡°Most of the skeletal monsters on this floor are D-rank, so not too difficult, but there are some C-rank ones as well, so look out for those. But you should be able to take care of them as well, but just be a bit more careful with them.¡± ¡°¡°Yes sir!¡±¡± Einar and Eline responded. The two quickly huddled together, seemingly making a battle n, before they then rushed into the room. Both of them activated their Expanding Night skill at the same time, causing a ckness to spread from them, but for some reason, I was still able to somewhat see through it. Maybe because of the level difference or maybe I¡¯m just used to it because of Alice using Shade whenever we train together. Not that I can see through her full power Shade, but if she uses a reduced power version, I can kind of see through it. Maybe I¡¯m developing some sort of eyesight skill? (You don¡¯t notice it, but in an effort to see better, you are putting mana into your eyes.) Laura said. (It should eventually develop into a skill, but be careful not to put in too much mana, or you¡¯ll damage your eyes. Keep it at the level you currently are.) (... yeah. That might be difficult if I don¡¯t even notice that I¡¯m doing it.) (Then just keep going as you are. Just don¡¯t focus on it and it should work out for the best.) I did just that and focused on the fight. Einar was rushing at the skeletons with a saber in hand, while Eline was staying back a bit and chanting a Wind Magic spell. By the way, after Einar got his Sword Technique skill, I had him test out a few swords and he seems to prefer shorter swords that are slightly curved. He has even experimented with dual wielding swords, so I might have to have Wilma make some dual swords for him. Maybe some butterfly swords? I mean, I won¡¯t be dual wielding swords, so I may as well have Einar use the cool stuff. ¡°Wind sh!¡± I heard Eline shout as she finished her spell chant and let out a de ofpressed air. It cut through just a single skeleton before dispersing, but I guess one kill per spell isn¡¯t terrible. She then ran towards the skeletons, with her staff ready to strike, bringing it down on the head of a skeleton. It didn¡¯t quite burst the skeleton¡¯s skull, but did inflict some decent damage on it, and with a few more bashes, it went down. Meanwhile Einar was cutting through the skeletons with his saber. It took him between 2 to 4 shes to take one down, but that wasn¡¯t too bad. ¡°Alright. Test out the Dark Lightning!¡± I ordered the two. This wasn¡¯t just a realbat test of Expanding Night, but I also wanted to see how powerful their new skill is. The two, hearing mymand, took a bit of distance from the skeletons, before a dark crackling energy formed around a single body part. Their right arm. In Einar¡¯s case, that lightning then made its way to his sword, almost like his sword was enchanted with lightning magic, while Eline¡¯s made its way to her staff, seemingly ready to be shot out. The two then quickly looked at each other before Einar nodded almost as a sign that they will go now. Eline then let out the lightning that was circling her staff and it shot out ¡­ well, like lightning. It wasn¡¯t as quiet as I expected. It was something you would definitely hear if you were nearby, but still nothing like the real ear-shattering thunder. If I were to put it into decibels, I think Eline¡¯s attack was around 95, maybe 100. But I think the sound level will being down as the skill level increases. As for the visuals, well again, it wasn¡¯tpletely dark or anything. You definitely could see the lightning if you were closeby, but it didn¡¯t really light up the surroundings like real lightning does. And for the effects, well, looking at the charred remains of the skeleton, it seems to be effective against D-rank monsters. I then looked at Einar who was rushing in with his saber covered in the dark lightning. Enhanced by the skill, just a single sword sh was able to cut apart a skeleton,pared to the earlier 2 to 4 shes. As I said with Eline, seems very effective. And the fact that you can either use the skill to enhance weapons or as a spell makes it versatile. Definitely a good install for the two. ¡°Alright. Fall back. Unika and I will test some stuff out next.¡± I ordered the two.
¡°Dark Chain.¡± I said the skill name even though it isn¡¯t required to activate my newest skill. Though it does help when getting used to a brand new skill. ¡°I¡¯ll chain up a skeleton, you shoot it with Spirit Shot.¡± I ordered Unika. I extended the Dark Chain from my left hand and aimed at a skeleton nearby. I think eventually I¡¯ll be able to have it start from a ce other than my body, but for now it has to originate from me. I used the chain to bind up the skeleton so that it can¡¯t move, before I called out to Unika. ¡°Take the shot.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Unika then fully drew back her bow, while also charging some mana into her arrow. She then called out: ¡°Spirit Shot.¡± and let the arrow fly. It hit the bound skeleton in the forehead and despite me not putting any extra force on the Dark Chain, after the arrow hit, the Dark Chain crushed the skeleton like it was nothing. ¡°... Both seem alright.¡± I said. I know some of the weaknesses of my own skill, like the fact that powerful individuals can easily break out of the chains, but it does work alright against weak monsters. ¡°Kind of overkill for D-rank monsters.¡± Unika said. ¡°I think just a standard arrow would have killed it.¡± ¡°Well, if we head down a few floors, we¡¯ll run into some C-ranks and B-ranks. Those will be better targets.¡± I said. ¡°And we should leave most monsters on this floor for other adventurers, so let¡¯s head down.¡±
As we made our way through the fourth floor, I realized something interesting about Dark Chain. Since it has to originate from me, I could use it as a sort of whip. I wasn¡¯t good at it at all, so I do need practice, but I think there is a skill for Whip Technique, so getting that should help. Maybe I can have Wilma make me a real whip that I can also practice with and then transfer that knowledge to the use of my Dark Chains. The only bad part was that the Dark Chains do almost no damage. I think it is because they are meant to be ¡®crowd control¡¯, not real attacks, but I was still hoping I could use my chain whips to inflict some decent damage. Well, maybe with levels or if I do get that Whip Technique skill. In other news, Unika¡¯s Spirit Shot seemed to be super effective against skeletons of any rank, as she was easily one shotting even C-ranks with the skill. Maybe because skeletons don¡¯t have a lot of HP, but do have some decent defenses? I don¡¯t know how monster stats work. The same went for the Dark Lightning Einar and Eline were using. I think it is because bones are good at conducting electricity, so maybe they aren¡¯t perfect test targets. I¡¯ll take all three to HomeBase floor 1ter so we can test those skills against some insects. Maybe even floor 2. It has nt monsters. After I was happy with our tests on the skills, we began mowing skeletons down together with our monsters. I was with d, chaining up targets so that he could tear them with his ws. Einar had Lumi use Ice Magic to hinder the skeletons movements so that he could easily cut them apart, while Eline was trying tobine her Dark Lightning with Sparky¡¯s Lightning Magic. Unika was riding on Nitrum, trying to hit the skeletons from on top of her hippogriff. I wonder how urate she would be if Nitrum was flying instead? That could be an alright way ofbating S and SS-ranks. Just rain arrows onto them until they die. Well, that problem can be solvedter. Let¡¯s have her test out a battle room first, and let¡¯s see if she can get herself Card Summoner. CH.386 Unika and Einar vs Challenge Room CH.386 Unika and Einar vs Challenge Room ¡°Alright. So, who wants to test the battle room first?¡± I asked, after I made sure we wouldn¡¯t be snuck up on by a monster. We were currently on floor 4 of TinaWood dungeon, the same floor that Ria took on a challenge room and earned her Card Summoner skill. Unika should win decently easily, as she is quite a bit higher in level than Ria was, and Unika has evolved whereas Ria hadn¡¯t. The only problem is that Ria¡¯sbat skills are more based on closebat, whereas Unika is an archer/tamer. And I¡¯m not sure how the challenge rooms react when you summon something inside of them. I know you can¡¯t enter with a summoned monster ¡­ already summoned, but you might be able to summon one when already inside. The same goes for bringing a monster out of Tamer¡¯s Paradise. I just don¡¯t know because I never tested it. ¡­ why do I feel like I have an endless list of things I¡¯ve just never not tested? Why can¡¯t everything just be tested in the Factory? It is way more simple. ¡°I think I should go first.¡± Unika said. ¡°I am the strongest.¡± ¡°True. Just be careful. I don¡¯t actually know what you will be facing, but it will either be a single monster, most likely high C-rank, or a group of D-ranks led by a weak C-rank.¡± I told her. ¡°Also, you can¡¯t walk in with Nitrum. These rooms are one at a time. And I¡¯m not sure if you can even bring out Fer and Rum from Paradise when inside. Summoning Magic might be off limits as well.¡± ¡°... Not really the best fit for a group of tamers and summoners.¡± ¡°No. No it is not.¡± I agreed. ¡°And yet there is a chance to obtain the most broken summoning skill I¡¯ve heard of.¡± ¡°You know, Card Summoner is kind of useless by itself. You need the cards, which you can¡¯t get without me. No cards, useless skill.¡± ¡°But we have you, so it isn¡¯t an issue.¡± Eline said. ¡°Yes. Indeed it isn¡¯t.¡±
After making sure she was ready and taking Nitrum into Tamer¡¯s Paradise, Unika walked into the challenge room. I opened the door for her, as she never picked up a dungeon card, so she can¡¯t pay the entrance cost of 100 dungeon points. The reason the challenge rooms cost points to enter is actually quite simple. They can give out some pretty nice stuff and we didn¡¯t want anyone just redoing the same room over and over again. And if you do the same room enough times, it will eventually close down. And it isn¡¯t like 100 dungeon points is a lot. Sure it is more difficult for adventurers to get dungeon points than it is for me to get generation points, but getting 100 points is only around 8 skeleton monsters. Also, the points needed to enter the challenge rooms depend on the floor. Floor 1 doesn¡¯t have a challenge room, so let¡¯s ignore that for now. On floor 2, you can enter for just 30 points, but there hasn¡¯t been a single person that has gotten Card Summoner from that floor based on the reports I¡¯ve gotten from Zay and Christina, as well as the data I¡¯ve had Dungeon Founder collect. On floor 3 it costs 60 and one person has gotten Card Summoner from there. Floor 4 is of course 100 points and six people have gotten Card Summoner there. Actually that would be eight if you count Ria and Cardo. Floor 5 costs 150 and four have gotten Card Summoner, five after you factor in Agatha. Floor 6 costs 200 and two people have gotten Card Summoner there and floor 7 costs 300 and no one has gotten Card Summoner from there. So it seems like floor 4 is the optimal for getting the skill, but that is somewhat wrong as not as many adventurers take on the more difficult challenge rooms. But of course with the increase in cost and difficultyes an increase in the reward. Floors 5, 6 and 7 can all drop mithril weapons, with the chance of getting one going up as the difficulty and cost goes up. And let¡¯s be honest here, if you are nning on taking on a floor 7 challenge room, getting 300 points is no problem for you. But enough about point costs and other numbers. Let¡¯s check how Unika will do against a challenge room. I opened Dungeon Founder so that Einar and Eline could also see what was going on. Once Unika made her way fully into the room, the room activated and monsters began spawning. Yes monsters, there were multiple. Three in total. And they were something I hadn¡¯t seen in the dungeon before. Two were D-rank skeletal forest eagles, nothing Unika couldn¡¯t take care of, but the C-rank skeletal hippogriff might be a bit of a challenge. And I do think it is interesting how quickly this dungeon adjusts to new monsters. I mean, we just brought hippogriffs in here and already the dungeon is making skeletal hippogriffs as opponents. The skeletal eagles are also something I¡¯ve personally not seen, but I did know the dungeon could make them. It probably made them because flying monsters are a big threat to an archer. Unika quickly pulled an arrow from her quiver and pulled back her bow. She then put some mana into the arrow, before she shot it towards the hippogriff. While I¡¯m not 100% sure which skill that was, I think that was Embedded Shot. It is a skill that is used to charge an arrow with mana so that the arrow does extra damage, and that does seem to be what Unika did. The skeletal hippogriff for its part didn¡¯t just stand around and take the arrow to the face, instead it began to dodge the arrow, but not moving fast enough, the arrow hit the skeletal hippogriff to the rump, causing it to screech. The two eagles took the chance given by Unika having just shot an arrow to attack, both of them flying towards the fox girl. Unika reacted in time, taking out two arrows and shooting them both quickly. I think she was able to shoot that quickly by using her Quick Shot skill. One of the arrows hit their target, well at least the wing of the target, and one of the D-rank birds fell from the sky. The other was able to dodge, but at least it was no longer on an attack course. Unika once again focused on the big bad, the hippogriff, likely knowing the eagle would have to circle back around before it could make another diving charge at her. She then pulled out another arrow and began charging it with mana. But she was a bit too slow, as the hippogriff wasn¡¯t just standing around. Limping a bit because of the arrow in its rump, the skeletal horse-eagle ran towards Unika, ready to rip her apart. Unika quickly ducked and rolled out of the hippogriffs way, reestablishing a solid form, pulling back her bow and letting the arrow fly as she called out her skills name. ¡°Spirit Shot!¡± This time, the arrow hit true, right into the side of the hippogriff. And it being a Spirit Shot means that the hippogriff¡¯s defenses should have beenpletely ignored, so the arrow should have caused massive damage. Yet the horse-eagle didn¡¯t go down, instead turning to face Unika again, and charging at her again. While it did so, the skeletal forest eagle hadpleted its turnaround and it was alsoing at Unika. Unika reacted to the two pronged attack by using Quick Shot again. She first shot at the eagle and then at the hippogriff. With just the slightest movement that wouldn¡¯t break its charge, the eagle dodged the arrow, while the hippogriff just took it to the chest and kept up its rush. Unika realizing that her n didn¡¯t work quickly had to think of something else, and what she did was light her tail on fire. No, literally. She used her Foxfire skill to light her tail on fire, pushing the fire out of it to use it as a sort of booster to allow her to move faster, leaving mes in her wake. Rolling under the body of the hippogriff, she quickly took out her knife and shed at the skeletal beast, and the sh left some mes in the stomach of the monster. Unika then boosted herself away from the monster, still using her mes like a booster. She then took a solid position, leveled her bow towards the skeletal hippogriff, pulled out an arrow and prepared to shoot. But before she did, she put both mana as well as her Foxfire on the arrow, before taking the shot. The ming arrow flew and hit the hippogriff in the rear. It then exploded into a massive fire that engulfed the entire back half of the hippogriff. The hippogriff screeched, before dropping to the floor and rolling around, seemingly trying to put out the fire. But since it is a skeletal monster, the fire is held inside of its bone structure, so it couldn¡¯t put it out, no matter how much it tried. Unika then focused her efforts on thest opponent flying around, the skeletal forest eagle. Now that it was thest target, it didn¡¯t seem to be any problem at all, as Unika carefully took aim, shot the arrow and it perfectly hit its mark, causing the bird to hit the ground. She then pulled out her knife and went to the first skeletal eagle, finishing it off. Lastly, she pulled out one more arrow, leveling her bow towards the skeletal hippogriff that was still trying to put the fire out, and with one more Embedded Shot, Unika ended the monster. With the challenge room cleared, Unika collected her used arrows as well as her reward, beforeing out and regrouping with us.
¡°Well done, Unika.¡± ¡°You were amazing.¡± Einar and Elineplimented the fox girl when she returned. ¡°Thanks. But it was a bit tough.¡± ¡°Can¡¯t predict everything.¡± I told her. ¡°But I do agree. I didn¡¯t think something as difficult as a hippogriff would have side monsters. Sure it was only two, but still. And you did well.¡± ¡°T-thanks. Sadly my reward was just this bow.¡± Unika said, as she handed over a bow that was her reward. I took a quick look at it, before I ced it into Storage for instant analysis. It was a decently good bow, made out of crimson treant with the bowstring being venomweb spider silk. I see that TinaWood has somehow obtained some info on monster materials from HomeBase. I wonder if Tahlia uploaded them to the TinaWood core. All around the bow was pretty good, maybe even better than Unika¡¯s current bow, so I handed it back to her and told her to at least test it out. If she didn¡¯t like it, she wouldn¡¯t have to use it, but I think it would do her well. ¡°I also attempted to bring Nitrum out of Tamer¡¯s Paradise while inside the challenge room. I think I could have done it, but I did feel some sort of a block.¡± Unika told me. ¡°... alright. Thanks for telling. I¡¯ll test out summoning myselfter and see what happens with that.¡±
After Unika, Einar tested out the floor 4 challenge room. He went in with his saber in hand, Einar looked both sure and just a bit hesitant. I think what Unika just faced made him think a bit more about if he was ready or not. But maybe because he is just a bit foolish, or maybe just acting brave, Einar decided to take on the room. And as the door closed, Einar¡¯s opponent appeared. A skeletal mammoth. An opponent Lua once took on in a floor 3 challenge room, so it shouldn¡¯t be too bad, but for Einar¡­ The mammoth is slow, so that makes it easy for long ranged fighters as it is easy to evade while they cast spells or fire arrows, but at the same time, it is quite sturdy and hits like a truck, so against Einar, who is mostly a close range fighter, it should be a challenge. Einar quickly used his Expanding Night skill to darken the room. He hid in the shadows of his skill while nking the mammoth, who had lost sight of him and seemed confused. Einar then rushed in, his body emitting just a bit of Dark Lightning as the lightning crept up his hand and towards his sword. Einar then used his sword to sh at the hind legs of the mammoth, probably trying to prevent the mammoth from moving, as that would limit its power. The lightning surging in his de added to the power, electrocuting the mammoth while Einar¡¯s sword leftrge marks on the bones. It didn¡¯t quite cut all the way through, but the mammoth would definitely be slowed down by that damage. The mammoth didn¡¯t seem to like the sneak attack, and with the Expanding Night still hiding Einar from him, it couldn¡¯t direct any attacks towards the cat-boy. So instead it did what might be the best in its situation. If you can¡¯t attack your target, attack everything and hope it works. With a loud snort, the mammoth casted a spell. A blizzard to be specific, covering the entire room in cold snow. I was a bit worried for Einar, but he didn¡¯t seem to care much, just rushing at the mammoth again with his sword. He then leaped high, likely using Flickering Step from a boost, and ended up on the mammoth¡¯s back, shing at it multiple times as he approached the neck of the mammoth. Reaching the neck, Einar took a solid stance, prepared his sword by charging all of his Dark Lightning into it, and brought it down on the mammoth¡¯s neck, severing the mammoth¡¯s head from its body. He then jumped down andnded on the slightly snowy ground, before turning to the mammoth that was vanishing. ¡°You know, Lumi¡¯s blizzard is way colder than that.¡± He taunted the dead beast. He then collected his reward, a steel short sword, before returning to us. CH.387 Eline vs Challenge Room CH.387 Eline vs Challenge Room ¡°Eline, do you want to try?¡± I asked the cat-girl. ¡°... I ¡­ I think it might be too difficult for me.¡± Eline said. ¡°It wasn¡¯t that bad.¡± Einar said. ¡°Maybe, but Master said you got an easy opponent. If I had to fight what Unika fought, I would lose.¡± Eline said. ¡°So I don¡¯t want to try these. Maybe an easier one.¡± ¡°That¡¯s fine. We can go up a floor or two.¡± I won¡¯t force Eline to try if she isn¡¯t feeling confident. At the end of the day, she is a summoner and she won¡¯t be able to use her summons inside. At least as far as I know. Well, I¡¯ll quickly test it out myself. ¡°I¡¯ll do a quick test myself, then we can go up a floor.¡± As I said that, I once again opened the door to the challenge room using Dungeon Founder. ¡°I¡¯ll be back in a bit.¡±
My goal was very simple. I wanted to see if I could summon a monster while inside the challenge room. Unika said she felt some sort of block when trying to bring a tamed monster out of Tamer¡¯s Paradise, so I want to see what happens with summoning, both using a card and with Advanced Summoning Magic. As I made my way fully into the room, I waited for it to spawn my opponent(s), and after just a bit, three skeletal creatures stood against me. They were skeleton knights, basically humanoid looking skeletons armed with a sword and a shield. About mid C-rank and not something that should appear on floor 4. Floor 5 maybe, floor 6 yes, but not on floor 4. Well, at least not in numbers. I think one could appear on its own. Well, they still shouldn¡¯t be a problem to me, but I do need a bit of time for my tests, so let¡¯s hold them still. ¡°Nightmare''s Steelcage.¡± I activated a card and a cage of steel appeared around the skeletons, keeping them inside. Spoiler [copse] I quickly confirmed that the skeletons couldn¡¯t break the cage, and after I was happy, I got out another card. ¡°I mean, I am fighting skeletons so¡­¡± I muttered to myself. ¡°King of the Skull Servants.¡± Spoiler [copse] Yes, I know it will have 0 attack, because I have no Skull Servants in my GY. But this is just a test anyway, so it doesn¡¯t matter. ¡­ and it matters even less since King of the Skull Servants never appeared. The summoning failed. I tried a few more times, even testing other cards, including token generating spells, but they all failed to activate. So it definitely does seem like you can¡¯t summon cards inside the challenge rooms. Now let¡¯s quickly test out regr summoning magic. ¡°Appear by my side, Ice Dragon Hime?a.¡± I tried to summon my monster. I felt the drain of mana that I expected, so I thought it would be sessful, but as Hime?a attempted to appear, something seemingly blocked her and forced her back. ¡°... okay, so no summoning magic. It is just a waste of mana.¡± I deduced. I¡¯ll summon Hime?ater and apologize to her, just so she won¡¯t wonder why the summoning failed. I then turned back to the skeletons held inside the Nightmare''s Steelcage. I somewhat wish Unika was here so we could test if her Spell Destroying Shot could break the cage, but she isn¡¯t, so we can¡¯t. Well, at least I¡¯ll get some practice against opponents that wield swords. I pulled out my own mithril de and then deactivated Nightmare''s Steelcage. With a mix of my new Dark Chain skill and my Sword and Shield Technique, I was using my duel disk as a shield by the way, I quickly took care of the three skeletons and returned to where the others were.
¡°Wee back. How was it?¡± Unika asked as I regrouped with them. ¡°I couldn¡¯t summon, not with a card or using Summoning Magic.¡± I answered. ¡°Summoning Magic does take the mana, but nothing will get summoned, while the cards just don¡¯t activate.¡± ¡°Good thing I didn¡¯t try to force Nitrum out. Who knows what might have happened to him.¡± ¡°Yeah. I kind of feel bad for Hime?a since I tried to bring her out, but she was forced back. If I don¡¯t remember, remind me to summon herter so I can apologize.¡± ¡°Why not do it now?¡± Einar asked. ¡°Caves and dragons, at least smaller caves like this, aren¡¯t a goodbo. Dragons don¡¯t like tight spaces. Just ask Agunan.¡± I answered. ¡°... It is strange thinking this is considered ¡®small¡¯.¡± Unikamented. ¡°That¡¯s what happens when you talk about big monsters.¡± ¡°Can¡¯t she just change into a human form like Agunan can?¡± Einar asked. ¡°She can, but she doesn¡¯t.¡± I answered. ¡°Something about not liking that form. I never asked her to transform, so I¡¯m not sure why she doesn¡¯t like it, but I think it makes her feel weak.¡± I theorized. ¡°But enough about that. Shall we go up a floor so that Eline can have her match?¡±
We quickly headed up a floor, avoiding monsters on the way. It isn¡¯t that I didn¡¯t want to kill them, but a group of over 10 adventurers just arrived in the dungeon, and I didn¡¯t want to steal prey from them. They need the points, I don¡¯t. And I even gain some points every time any of them gain points, so I¡¯ll get points either way. Just not as many, obviously. But I don¡¯t really need Generation points now that I have HomeBase. Oh, and if you wonder why I know that more adventurers had arrived, well, I obviously had Dungeon Founder visible at the corner of my vision so that I could check on it every now and then. Once at the door of the floor 3 challenge room, I quickly activated Ground Copse to prevent monsters from approaching us. Spoiler [copse] I then opened the door for Eline, while I also opened Dungeon Founder so that we could watch Eline. The opponent that spawned to face her was not exactly what I¡¯d call an optimal opponent, but I think Eline can deal with it. It was arge skeletal mink. Large mink is a low C-rank variant of the giant mink that Alice once took on, and this one was of course skeletal, like basically everything in this dungeon. I still question why this dungeon only spawns skeletal monsters, but I also don¡¯t care enough to find out. But as I said, therge skeletal mink wasn¡¯t the best opponent for Eline, as it was quite fast and decently sturdy, but in return it had very low offensive power. This was kind of a problem for Eline, as she was mostly a mage, so she would have to cast multiple spells to deal with the mink. Eline started off the fight just like her brother had, using Expanding Night to darken the room. It was a good n, but sadly it wouldn¡¯t be quite as effective as it was for her brother. The mink Eline was facing is dark attributed, so it was able to resist it betterpared to the earth attributed mammoth, so despite the darkness in the room, the mink rushed at Eline and hit her with its bony tail. Eline was pushed back a bit by the tail p, but she stayed on her feet and focused. Dark Lightning then began crackling around her body and her staff, likely a defensive measure, as Eline began chanting a spell. She then avoided the mink¡¯s next attack and with her chant finished, she let off a Wind Cutter spell. It hit the mink, but didn¡¯t seem to do much damage and Eline instantly started a second chant. The fight kept going like that. Eline chanting spells while avoiding the fast mink, while the mink would just tank the hits. Every now and then the mink would also hit Eline, but Eline didn¡¯t take too much damage, and the lightning surrounding her also counterattacked when the mink made contact. That was until one spell that hit the minks right leg andpletely cut it off. This left the mink unable to move fast and Eline took the chance. ¡°Dark Lightning Strike!¡± She called out as all of the Dark Lightning that surrounded her shot forward and hit the mink, ending its life.
¡°Sis!¡± Einar called as Eline returned to us. ¡°Are you okay? Master! Heal her!¡± Einar demanded until he realized what he just did and quietly added ¡°¡­ please.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I will.¡± I said, as I got out a card. ¡°Soul of the Pure. Heal Eline.¡± Spoiler [copse] As the angelic figure appeared behind Eline, before cutting its own skin and letting its blood drip onto Eline to heal her, a group of adventurers reached the room we were in. I actually thought about avoiding them, using the secret passages to move around so that we wouldn¡¯t be seen, but since Eline¡¯s fight took longer than expected, we couldn¡¯t make it into the secret passage in time. I looked at the approaching adventurers, as I deactivated Ground Copse. I didn¡¯t have a reason to keep it up, and it does prevent d, Nitrum and Lumi from moving around. They are still monsters, even if they are tamed monsters. The only reason tamed and summoned monsters can move inside the dungeon is because unlike the absolute power of my card form Ground Copse, the Ground Copse that I installed in the dungeon is more of a suggestion to not go to specific areas. ¡°Brian. Is that really you?¡± One of the adventurers asked. ¡°... who else would it be?¡± A female archer asked. ¡°Do you know other people thate to dungeons dressed like that?¡± ¡°Yeah. He is Brian alright.¡± A third confirmed. ¡°Good to see you too, Tye, Vivi, Alex. ¡­ and you two were ¡­ Arvin and Rhys, right?¡± ¡°You have a good memory, Sir.¡± Arvin responded. ¡°I do my best, but it still isn¡¯t perfect. So, what are you in here for? Just some monster hunting or maybe something a bit more exciting?¡± ¡°I was just about to ask that of you.¡± Tye said. ¡°And who are your newpanions? Didn¡¯t Alice and Lucia live up to your expectations?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t even imply that. You know fully well that they are way better than I could ever be.¡± I said coldly. ¡°They are just busy with other things. Oh and I¡¯m here to see how my workers matchup against the challenge rooms. And you know, to see if they can get the skill.¡± ¡°I see. Any sess?¡± ¡°... I think so?¡± I questioned, as I looked at Eline. She came out of the room with no reward, so maybe? ¡°Eline, did you get the skill?¡± After a few seconds of Eline probably checking out her status, she answered. ¡°Yes Master. I got it.¡± ¡°Well done, Eline.¡± ¡°Wow? She was able to defeat a challenge room? Wouldn¡¯t they be difficult for someone so young?¡± Arving asked. ¡°It was difficult, but I did it.¡± Eline said with pride. After a few morepliments from the adventurers, I asked a question I somewhat knew the answer to. ¡°What about you all? Any of you gotten Card Summoner? And what about you Alex? Is yours still level 2 or has it increased in level?¡± ¡°I got it.¡± Tye quickly said. ¡°But then Zay didn¡¯t even give me a dragon card. What a shame.¡± ¡°Well, I didn¡¯t give him any, so of course he couldn¡¯t give you one. Did you at least get Kuruma? It is kind of dragon-like.¡± Spoiler [copse] ¡°No. I asked for Root Water as our party doesn¡¯t really have much to use in situations where we need to fight strong water monsters.¡± Tye said. Spoiler [copse] ¡°But now that you are here, it doesn¡¯t matter any more.¡± Tye said. ¡°Sell me a dragon, please.¡± He said as he bowed. ¡°... seriously? Can you not do that?¡± Alex asked. ¡°What? You are one to speak with your armada of harpies and two dragons. Not all of us are that lucky.¡± ¡°You are still lucky. At least you have the skill.¡± Vivi said. ¡°... and this is why I used to be solo.¡± Unikamented.
After a bit more yful arguing about what is lucky and what isn¡¯t, I relented and agreed to give Tye a dragon. I let him choose, but because I wanted to troll him a bit, the options I gave him were Petit Dragon, Baby Dragon and Fairy Dragon. Spoiler
[copse] I mean, they are all dragons, just probably not the kind Tye was expecting. ¡°I shall take this one.¡± Tye said, holding Baby Dragon as he returned the other two back to me. ¡°Thank you, Brian.¡± ¡°Yeah. No problem.¡± I responded, as I put the two other dragons back into the Collection. ¡°But why that one?¡± ¡°It looks simr to the dragon you used in our summoner duel.¡± ¡°... you know just because it looks the same it won¡¯t be as strong.¡± I pointed out. ¡°Doesn¡¯t matter. Thank you. I shall take great care of him.¡± ¡°You¡¯d better. If I hear you let him die, I won¡¯t give you another card.¡± As I said that, some of the color drained for Tye¡¯s face. ¡°That was a joke, by the way. As long as you use him well, you¡¯ll probably get more cards from me. I mean, just ask Alex. Why did he get more cards? Because he used the ones he had well.¡± ¡°I see. I shall do just that.¡± Tye said.
We ended up wenturing deeper into the dungeon with Saber Fang, just because I had a ton of fun catching up with them. I did learn that Alex had gotten his Card Summoner to LV.3, so he now had a deck box. I gave him a few heal cards, three each of Red and Blue Medicine, just because he could easily hold them in said deck. They were also in toploaders, so repeat use was avable. Their party should not need many lesser healing potions from now on. Spoiler
[copse] I also watched as a few of them took on floor 5 challenge rooms. They struggled surprisingly much, even someone like Vivi seemed to have a harder time than Unika did. Maybe my Level Up bullshit is really that OP that my workers can overpower even B-rank adventurers. For a test, I asked Unika to take on the floor 5 challenge room and she did, but she actually wasn¡¯t better than Vivi, so I must have estimated wrong. They are both around equals. Unika is better with a bow, but Vivi can also use a sword with decent efficiency and she is better at magic than Unika, so that helps her bnce things out. If tamed monsters were involved though, I think Unika would win. Sadly Unika didn¡¯t get Card Summoner on her second try either, and I didn¡¯t want to have Einar or Eline taking on floor 5 challenge rooms just yet. We¡¯ll level up a bit more and try again in like a week or something. As we kept talking about this and that, I eventually let it slip that I had made a real summoning contract with a dragon, which led to Tye once again being jealous, while demanding to see my dragon. I promised him I would summon her outside, and he almost demanded that we leave right then and there. Lucky for either us or maybe more like them, Vivi tookmand and said that they would also hunt on the sixth floor, so we went one floor deeper before we headed out. For the way out, I let them also use the secret maintenance tunnel. It isn¡¯t something they can ess, and if Christina ever hires them to be her guards, they¡¯d learn of it anyway, so I didn¡¯t really feel like it needed to stay a secret. Once outside, after letting d and Nitrum stretch out their wings a bit, I summoned Hime?a. Which, as you might have guessed, made Tye just a bit more envious than I thought was possible. On the other hand, Hime?a was basking in all the glory Tye sent her way, so she was happy. She really likes when someone sings her praises. I guess she is a Hime (a princess in Japanese) for a reason. After the gawking session was done, we began making our way back towards the town, until we were close enough that HomeBase¡¯s teleportation beam could reach us. And when we were, I teleported my party back home. CH.388 Ria and Wilma vs. TinaWood CH.388 Ria and Wilma vs. TinaWood The next day was somewhat the same as yesterday, except that I had Ria and Wilma with me. Wilma was going to try her hand, or hammer, at the challenge rooms while Ria wanted to test if she could take on a floor 7 challenge room. I also had something to do in the dungeon today. My goal was making a Card Summoner skill orb. I tried to do it bybining my cards with skill orbs, but I couldn¡¯t do it. I could make a bunch of other skill orbs, like Sword Technique skill orb, Lightning Magic skill orb and so on, but I couldn¡¯t make one for Card Summoner. Laura ended up testing every card I have in my Collection, but not a single one, when installed into a nk skill orb, resulted in a Card Summoner skill orb. So because of that, I came to TinaWood dungeon, the dungeon that can give that skill. My idea was that if this dungeon can make/give the skill, maybe if it learns how to make skill orbs, it can learn to make a Card Summoner skill orb. Then if I can analyze that skill orb, I should be able to make more with HomeBase.
Because I decided to prioritize my objective, I headed straight for the dungeon¡¯s core room. We can go up from there and take on the challenge rooms on the way. At the core room, I opened up the core so I could look over all the dungeon details. It took a while, but I think I finally managed to learn why Card Summoner can be given as a reward. Basically, the challenge rooms have a set ¡®loot table¡¯ where they pick a reward from. These are all the different kinds of weapons the dungeon can give out, and they can of course be made of different materials. The dungeon automatically prioritizes weapons that are used by the person that challenged the room when rolling for the drop, so for someone like Unika who carries a bow, arrows and a knife, it would prioritize those drops, lessening the chance of her getting something like a spear or a sword. But she could still technically get a spear or a sword, the chance of that happening is just very low. Now as for where Card Summoneres in, well ites from a chance rollover. Basically the dungeon calctes your performance based on how much damage you did, how fast you cleared the room, how much damage you took and so on, and from that, it gets a number that decides your drop. The value should always be between 0 and 1, but if that value exceeds 1, the dungeon doesn¡¯t have a set drop for that so it defaults to the highest ranked drop it can give, which is giving out the Card Summoner skill. (Laura, can you calcte the optimal way for someone to get that value to over 1?) (I can, but it has to be done on an individual basis and can only be done after we know what they are facing. And even then we would have to have a perfect battle n and it would have to be executed wlessly. And if any of the monsters they face do something I didn¡¯t predict, then the n is useless. In short, it cannot be humanly done.) (... shame. Well, let¡¯s check if we can make this skill orb.)
Because Ria got bored while I worked, I opened a path for her and Wilma to get to floor 7 of the dungeon. They should be able to manage, as Ria has some good cards and even without them, she is quite powerful. I¡¯ll just keep an open screen to the side so I can keep an eye on them while they do what they do. And if they run into any real trouble, us will surely inform me.
[Wilma POV] ¡°Are you sure it is smart to go without Brian?¡± I asked. ¡°We¡¯ll be fine.¡± Rhianna reassured me. ¡°The worst we will run into is an A-rank and we can take care of an A-rank.¡± ¡°... if you say so. But are you sure?¡± ¡°I¡¯m level 99 and B-ranks are not overly difficult for me to take on. I think I can take on an A-rank.¡± Rhianna said with clear confidence in her voice. ¡°A-Alright.¡± Level 99? She is max level? I mean, she has been with Brian even before me and if he has been leveling her up it does make sense, but it is still surprising to hear. ¡°I¡¯ll ¡­ I¡¯ll do my best to back you up.¡± I decided. I then opened up my Item Box, bringing out my hammer and shield. The once heavy weapons now felt light in my arms. Maybe I should make myself a new shield and hammer. I wonder if Brian would be able to get some adamantite that I could use for them? It is the ultimate metal in terms of durability, as far as I know. So if I could use some of it, I could make an unbreakable shield and the mightiest hammer. But can Brian acquire some? ¡­ Or maybe I could make some, like how we made Star Titanium. I¡¯ll ask Brian if he has any ideas about that. We stopped next to a solid rock wall which leads to the rest of the dungeon. ¡°Alright. Behind the wall should be the dungeon¡¯s boss.¡± Rhianna said. ¡°I¡¯ll take care of it, so can you try and keep the lesser monsters off of me?¡± ¡°Y-Yes. I think I can do that.¡± I said, as I took a better hold of my hammer. ¡°If the opponent is an A-rank, I¡¯ll summon a monster that will deal with the lesser monsters so that we can both focus on the boss.¡± I simply nodded in acknowledgment. I wonder what monsters she can summon? She has that skill needed to use Brian¡¯s cards, so maybe she has a super strong monster. I wonder what Brian would give me if I had the skill? Maybe I could have thatrge golem that can be piloted? That one was fun. I wonder what other mechanical creatures Brian can summon? ¡°... what if the boss is something we can¡¯t deal with?¡± I asked. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. Brian has given me cards that can deal with even S and SS-rankers for emergency use, so we can manage.¡± Rhianna reassured me. Does Brian really have cards that powerful? Is it really that easy to take down an SS-rank monster? ¡­ No. I saw the recording of their fight against the Fenrir. I know he has them. I just ¡­ it feels so strange. SS-ranks are creatures that only legendary figures can take on alone, and despite the time I¡¯ve spent with Brian, I refuse to ept that I live with those kinds of people. ¡°Alright.¡± Rhianna spoke up. ¡°Brian! Can you open the door for us?¡± {Sure. Be careful, the boss is A-rank.} I heard Brian¡¯s voice echoing around us. {I¡¯ll open it in 3, 2, 1.} After Brian counted down, the door opened and Rhianna rushed forward. I realized I wasn¡¯t moving, likely because Brian told us that we were facing an A-rank monster. Why was I so brave when I was in that mechanical monster? I wasn¡¯t afraid of an S-rank monster when I was in it, but now, an A-rank frightens me. NO! Just¡­ take a step forward. Then another. As I focused on just moving, I didn¡¯t even realize that I began to run towards the boss. As I got visual, I realized that maybe we aren¡¯t as screwed as I thought. The A-rank we were facing was arge skeletal bull-like creature, with two massive sword-like hornsing out of its head. Butpared to the mithril golem, not to mention something like the Fenrir, it honestly didn¡¯t look that scary. ¡°Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys!¡± I heard Rhianna call out. I think she just summoned a monster. Spoiler [copse] My suspicion was confirmed when a golden ming bird appeared in the room. It was very beautiful, and the heat emanating from it did make me feel a bit more calm. ¡°Wilma,e give me a hand.¡± Rhianna called to me, so I ran to her side, but before I could make it, the skeletal bull attacked her with its sword horns. Rhianna dodged the attack with just minimal movement, while repeatedly punching any part of the bull she could reach. I then watched as a pair of wings extended out from her back. She used them alongside her Flickering Step skill to boost her movement, repeatedly striking different parts of the bulls body with quick punches. {ROAR!} The bull let out a powerful roar that did some damage to me. It must have recognized us as a real threat. I ¡­ I should get its attention so that Rhianna can keep attacking. But how? I don¡¯t have the Taunt skill. (Just hit your shield with your hammer and yell at it. That should work.) us told me. ¡­ that¡¯s it? ¡­ well, alright. ¡°Hey! Ugly!¡± I called out. ¡°If you weren¡¯t just bones, I¡¯d eat you for dinner!¡± I yelled as I hit my shield with my hammer. It seemingly worked, as the skeletal bull looked directly at me. It then began charging mana in its mouth, before firing a beam of light at me. I quickly positioned my shield in front of me, using it to block the attack, but it still hurt, as the energy dispersing around me hit my arms and legs. At least I avoided most of the damage. ¡°Are you alright?¡± Rhianna called out, not letting up her punchbo. ¡°Just a bit of damage! I can continue.¡± I responded. ¡°Good.¡± Rhianna said, as she quickly moved to my side. ¡°Can you point your shield up and give me a boost? I want to get onto its back.¡± ¡°Y-Yes.¡± I responded and raised my shield up. I then braced myself, as Rhianna jumped onto the shield. I pushed up with all my might with her jumping off of the shield for extra height. She jumped almost all the way to the roof of the room, before she used her wings to slow down her fall,nding gracefully on the skeletal bull. She then began throwing powerful punches to the bulls back, while I again tried to taunt the bull so that it wouldn¡¯t use a spell that would knock Rhianna off. ¡°Hey! Are those bones for show or do they do something?!¡± I yelled. Good. The bulls attention is on me again. It began to rush at me, so I moved to the side a bit, and used my shield to parry the sword horns to the side, and when I was right next to the monster''s cheek, I hit it with my hammer as hard as I could, leaving some cracks in the bones. ¡°Wilma. Fall back. I¡¯ll use a big one.¡± I heard Rhianna call from top of the bull. I quickly looked up and saw her body engulfed in mes. I hope that is her magic and not the bulls, but even if that is hers, it would still hurt a bit if she doesn¡¯t have Fire Resistance. ¡°re Impact!¡± I heard Rhianna call out as she brought both of her hands down onto the skeletal bulls skull. I then heard some cracking sounds, as the skull gave away under her power. The skull then began to dust away, and with that, the two sword-like horns of the bull ttered to the ground. We did it. We took down an A-rank. ¡­ and it wasn¡¯t even that difficult.
¡°Here. Have a potion.¡± Rhianna had activated another card that made a potion bottle that held some red liquid. I opened it up and drank the liquid inside, feeling the wounds inflicted by the bulls attack heal. ¡°Thanks. ¡­ you were right. We did manage an A-rank.¡± ¡°Couldn¡¯t have done it without you. You were able to keep its attention so I could attack freely. I didn¡¯t know you had the Taunt skill.¡± ¡°... I don¡¯t. I just ¡­ did what felt right.¡± ¡°Maybe you should get it. Brian can give it with an install, I think.¡± ¡°... I¡¯ll consider it. But what about you? Thatst attack was amazing!¡± ¡°... thanks. Agunan showed it to me, but that was the first time I actually used it outside of practice.¡± ¡°And what about that Phoenix? Is that your strongest monster?¡± ¡°No, second strongest. Brian also gave me an Infernal me Emperor.¡± Spoiler [copse] ¡°... I don¡¯t know what that is.¡± ¡°You should search for him in the Factory. Unlike most of us, you can ess it freely.¡± ¡°... how did you know that?¡± ¡°Oh? Was it a secret? I¡¯m sorry. And Agunan told me.¡± ¡°... just don¡¯t share it around. I don¡¯t want to be famous for having the System Support.¡± I told her. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I already keep a bunch of secrets, so I can keep my mouth shut. At least when talking to someone who doesn¡¯t live on HomeBase.¡± Rhianna said. ¡°Nowe on. Let¡¯s go before Neppy kills all the monsters.¡± ¡°A-Alright. But what about the ¡­ Wait! Where is the corpse of the skeletal bull?¡± ¡°Brian probably absorbed it for points. Come on. Let¡¯s go! We have more monsters to kill.¡± Rhianna said, as she took a hold of my right hand and dragged me behind her. CH.389 Card Summoner skill orb CH.389 Card Summoner skill orb

[Brian POV]

¡°Those two really are strong. I should probably take Ria with me to the next fissure. Maybe she can get Limit Break.¡± I pondered, as I was finishing everything with the dungeon core. Wilma was also very impressive. The way she was able to get the monster''s attention even without the Taunt skill. If she keeps that up, she¡¯ll get the skill in no time. ¡°Let¡¯s finish this so we can regroup.¡± I said to myself as I got back to work.
A little whileter, I was done with the core so I walked to floor 7 and regrouped with Wilma and Ria. ¡°Hey Brian. Did you do it?¡± Ria asked. ¡°Kind of, but also no. I was able to add an exception to an exception, but the core doesn¡¯t allow me to make Card Summoner skill orbs directly.¡± ¡°You should just do that thing you did with the prison dungeon. Maybe that way you could do it?¡± Ria suggested. ¡°Hack the dungeon? ¡­ would that even..? Yeah. That might actually work. I¡¯ll try that before we leave.¡± Spoiler [copse] ¡°... hacking a dungeon? What does that mean?¡± Wilma asked. ¡°Did I never tell you about how we found Cailie?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes? She was banished and trapped in some kind of prison, right?¡± ¡°Yeah. In a prison dungeon to be specific. Basically, the Nixie n, the merfolk n she was a member of, have a powerful dungeon somewhere near the dragon coast. But at some point, a member of the n came ind and took over a small dungeon that was made to be a sub-dungeon of their more powerful dungeon. And because the sub-dungeon is effectively a ve to the more powerful dungeon, they can order the weaker dungeon around. And they used it as a sort of prison or punishment. They would send someone there using the main dungeon, the person would automatically be made the dungeon master of the ve dungeon, and they couldn¡¯t get out until they got enough points to ¡®buy¡¯ their freedom. They would have to do that by hunting the fish in theke around the dungeon and if they go too far, the dungeon would forcefully teleport them back to the core.¡± ¡°So Cailie was trapped in that kind of prison. I see. What about that ¡®hacking¡¯ part?¡± ¡°Hacking is just a term I use to for when I take over something without the owner¡¯s permission. Kind of like hijacking, but not quite, as with hacking, the goal is usually just temporary control. You do what you want and then give the control back to the real owner, preferably without the real owner noticing.¡± ¡°... but you are already in control of this dungeon.¡± ¡°Yes. I didn¡¯t even consider using a card like Enemy Controller on the dungeon core, because it is my core. But when I hacked the Hallow Prison, I was able to ess parts of the dungeon¡¯s ¡®code¡¯ that you can¡¯t by just using the core, even if you are the dungeon founder. Well in HomeBase I can, but HomeBase is a special case. So maybe by hacking the core, I can get past the regr limitations of normal dungeon cores, so if I hack the core, I might be able to directly make the skill orb.¡± ¡°Alright. ¡­ directly? Does that mean you had an indirect way of doing it?¡± ¡°Yeah. I won¡¯t really go into detail on how Card Summoner drop works because it is a pain, but I was able to add an exception. If someone who already has Card Summoner, or in my case Pack Opener, would be given Card Summoner as a drop, the dungeon can now give them a Card Summoner skill orb instead of trying to give out the skill, which will at most level up the skill, but will more likely do nothing.¡± ¡°But isn¡¯t getting the skill very difficult?¡± ¡°There is a very low chance for it, yes. Well technically there is a full form on how you can calcte it and I can have Laura write it down. But honestly, don¡¯t. Just ept the fact that it is random and you¡¯ll get away with less.¡± ¡°... then how did you n on getting the skill orb?¡± ¡°Simple. I go to a challenge room and have Laura and Tahlia calcte my every move. That way, I should be guaranteed to get a Card Summoner skill orb and then I should be able to make more with HomeBase.¡± ¡°That doesn¡¯t sound so simple.¡± ¡°No. It really is simple. But simple doesn¡¯t mean easy.¡± I corrected. ¡°I mean,pare it to forging a sword. All you do is hit metal with a hammer. Simple, but simple doesn¡¯t mean easy.¡± ¡°Yes. I understand now.¡± Wilma said. ¡°... but do you really think you can do it?¡± ¡°Sure. It is really nothing but practice where I do exactly what Laura says.¡±
¡°Okay Ria. Unsummon Nephthys. I¡¯ll open the challenge room for you.¡± ¡°Can¡¯t I just leave him summoned? He shouldn¡¯t interfere as long as I don''t bring him into the room.¡± ¡°True, but better to just unsummon him. You can just summon him again after the cooldown is over.¡± ¡°... fine.¡± ¡°You really love that bird, don¡¯t you?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t call my Phoenix a bird or I¡¯ll call your Blue-Eyes a lizard.¡± ¡°Deal.¡± I agreed just to end the yful banter. I then opened the challenge room door for Ria and also opened Dungeon Founder for our viewing pleasure. What Ria faced in the room was something kind of familiar to me. It was once the dungeon¡¯s final boss, and Sorcerer of Dark Magic even annihted one when I had him test out this very challenge room. A lich. An undead sorcerer. Whatever you want to call it, it is a B-rank monster and not the easiest to take on. But Ria took on an A-rank just now, so a B-rank should be no problem. Soon after appearing, the lich began casting spells. Specifically ones of the Wind variety. Wind Wall, Wind Spears, Wind Bomb. Multiple spells were used to both defend and attack, but Ria didn¡¯t seem to care much. She was weaving through the attacks like they were easy to dodge, while seemingly chanting magic. At least I could see her mouth moving. That is interesting as usually Ria¡¯s spells are the kind that she can use without chanting with Internal Magic Technique. Ria then quickly moved using her Flickering Step, appearing right at the side of the lich, punching it with her fist, before letting loose a giant explosion of fire. ¡°re Impact.¡± She called out to finish her spell chant. The explosion punch sent the lich flying to the other end of the room, but it didn¡¯t seem to be finished yet. But neither was Ria. She again moved with Flickering Step, likely also using some Fire spell to boost her movement even more if the mes trailing her are any indication. With a speed that could be mistaken for teleportation, she approached the lich. She quickly threw another punch, but a weaker one this time, before throwing second and then a third. I then noticed something strange happening on Ria¡¯s back. It looked like something was growing out of it. And indeed there was, as a pair of arms appeared from Ria¡¯s back. They looked ¡­ well, not really like arms but more like some misshapen appendages, but they still seemingly operated as arms. Ria used them to take a hold on the lich, while using her regr arms to pummel the lich with a quick series of punches. And to end herbo of punches, she let out another re Impact, ending the life of the lich.
¡°... you made that look easy.¡± I told Ria when she returned. ¡°Thanks. But I think that is because a lich isn¡¯t that defensive. It does good damage with spells, but can¡¯t take much, right?¡± ¡°Yeah, basically.¡± I confirmed. ¡°So as long as I kept punching, it couldn¡¯t chant or even let out spells.¡± ¡°It actually used some Wind spell to protect itself.¡± I pointed out. ¡°If it hadn¡¯t, the punchbo would have ended the lich before you finished the chant on the second re Impact.¡± ¡°Oh? So it focused on defense instead of trying to push me away? What a fool.¡± ¡°Well, it is a monster, so it did what it thought was best for survival. Probably.¡± I theorized. ¡°What did you get as a reward?¡± ¡°... It is kind of boring. Just these.¡± Ria said, as she brought out two bracelets. I quickly recognized the shape. They were magic amplification bracelets that just needed an elemental magic stone set into them and they¡¯d be ready to use. And they were made of mithril, so they were likely high quality. ¡°I think they are perfect for you.¡± I said, and then exined to Ria what they were. I then rmended that she turn some monster cores into magic stones. Maybe get some help from Agunan so that the magic stones will hold some of his draconic fire magic in addition to Ria¡¯s own fire magic. I¡¯ll give her two B or A-rank cores to use for that and lend them Dark Sage topress the cores.
Then it was my turn to try floor 7 challenge room. I didn¡¯t do it to test anything, but to earn myself a Card Summoner skill orb. I was a little hesitant to do it on floor 7, but Laura said it would likely be the only floor I could even get the skill orb from, as the easier floors would die too quickly, even if I was holding back. My opponent in the challenge room was something I had never fought myself and had even only seen once. Well, I had seen a regr variant of it, this one was skeletal. A skeletal twin-headed hydra. Higher B-rank monster, but I can take it on. The only question is, can I take it on while following the optimal route? (Laura?) (Yes. This monster will work. I¡¯m still calcting optimal moves, so just go at it normally for now. Try to only use Sword Technique and Shield Technique for now.) (Alright. I¡¯ll buy you some time.) I looked at the hydra that looked at me with its empty eye sockets. It then screeched before rushing at me, with its two maws ready to bite me in half. As if I¡¯d let the monster do so. Using my duel disk as a shield, I blocked the left ¡­ wait is it technically the right mouth because from the hydra¡¯s POV, that is right? Well for me it is the left mouth. I blocked it with my duel disk, while also using my sword to stab at the nostrils of the right mouth, causing it to pull back the right head while screeching in pain. ¡°Now let go of my duel disk!¡± I yelled at the hydra, as I stabbed one of the empty eye sockets of its other head that was biting my duel disk. I then jumped back to take some distance, trying to buy time for Laura and Tahlia. Sadly I couldn¡¯t just run in circles, as that would make it more difficult to get the reward I want. (Lucky for you, we have a n.) Laura said in my mind. (And I do have tomend you on those two critical hits. They will help us a lot.) (Thanks. Now let¡¯s do this.) And thus began the task of ying a game with the hydra, with the skill orb I need being the reward.
(You have to take this hit, then sh at the right leg.) Laura instructed. I steadied my footing to take the hydra¡¯s tail m, and then rushed towards its legs. Cutting the leg offpletely, I then quickly moved to the side before the hydrapleted its 360. (Now use Dark Chain to chain up the other leg, then wait for the hydra¡¯s reaction.) Again, I did as instructed. With the hydra¡¯s uninjured hind leg chained up and the other being out ofmission, the hydra began gathering mana into its two maws. (Use Space Shield, then dodge when the shield gives.) ¡°Space, consolidate into a wall and protect me, Space Wall.¡± My shield of consolidated space blocked the double breath-attack for a while, but eventually it began to crack, so I quickly moved out of the way. (Now rush in and sh at one of the necks while the hydra is recovering from the attack.) The battle continued like that for some time. Me taking or blocking a hit, before going in with a powerful counter. Each of my hits was to hit a specific point on the skeletal hydra¡¯s body. I was essentially farming critical hits to boost my score.
After a total of 9 critical hits, as well as the two idental ones I started off with, Laura finally said that I should end the fight with the next attack, so I started chanting some spells. ¡°Time, quicken my movement, Time el. Time, slow down my opponent, Time Decel.¡± I started off with my two supportive Time spells. I then began chanting the Space Magic spell I¡¯d use to end the fight. ¡°Space, cut apart my enemy, Space Cutter!¡± With the spell flying at the hydra, it cut off both of its necks that I had already weakened with my sword, thus ending the monster. As it disappeared, a marble-like thing about the size of a tennis ball appeared from its disappearing corpse. I held it up high and basked in my victory. Now I can cheat Card Summoner onto my employees without having to put them through difficult fights. CH.390 Wilma vs. Challenge Room CH.390 Wilma vs. Challenge Room ¡°I got it.¡± I told the two when I got out of the challenge room, showing them the skill orb. ¡°Nice. How difficult was it?¡± Ria asked. ¡°You got it on the first try? I thought you¡¯d have to try multiple times.¡± Wilma added. ¡°I can show you the recordingter, but it was somewhat difficult. The main part I hate is having to purposefully take some hits, but just had to do it.¡± ¡°I really don¡¯t understand why taking hits is required for a better reward.¡± Wilma said. ¡°It isn¡¯t, normally. If you want a ¡®perfect¡¯ score of 0.99999, taking a hit actually gets in the way. But if you want the chance to go over 1, you need to take some hits. Honestly the entire form for how the drops are calcted is a mess.¡± ¡°But it doesn¡¯t matter to us because you can make more of those skill orbs, right?¡± Ria asked. ¡°Exactly. But it is nice to know that now the rollover can give you the skill orb if you already have Card Summoner.¡± ¡°... how expensive do you think those Card Summoner skill orbs will be?¡± Wilma asked. ¡°Honestly, no clue. I could see them being anything from like 20 gold coins all the way up to hundreds of gold. It all just depends on how well you know me, because, and I know I¡¯ve said this before, Card Summoner is useless without a card from me.¡±
We decided to go up a floor, just so Wilma would have a little easier time with the challenge room. She can most likely take on a B-rank monster, but going up a floor is still better for safety. Ria and I basically rolled through floor 6, clearing away the monsters on our way, and when we reached the challenge room, I opened the door for Wilma and of course opened up Dungeon Founder so we could watch. The opponents that spawned to oppose Wilma were quite familiar, as I just took on not too different of a group yesterday. Her opponents were three skeleton knights and one skeleton mage. Not an easy opponent, but it should be manageable. Wilma started off the fight doing something I didn¡¯t expect at all. She opened her Item Box and pulled out a ss sk holding some sort of liquid. The liquid let off a faint silvery glow. She then shook the container for a second, before throwing it at the skeletons. It burst open midair, the contents raining down on the skeletons. The mysterious liquid seemed to weaken the skeletons a lot, and was even damaging them. (Don¡¯t call it mysterious. It is standard holy water. Wilma asked Albus for some in preparation for the dungeon.) Laura told me. ¡­ Fine. So the not so mysterious holy water rained down on the skeletons. Wilma took advantage of the weak skeletons, moving in and hitting them with her hammer. Because of the damage they were still actively taking from the holy water, they didn¡¯t defend well and Wilma¡¯s hammer strikes sent the skeleton knights flying, while also putting some nice dents into their armor. She then turned towards the skeleton mage, blocking a few fire spears with her shield while she approached and then smacked the skeleton mages skull with her hammer. The skull cracked a bit, but didn¡¯t fully shatter, so Wilma wound her hammer back for a second strike, bringing it down on the skeleton mage again, this timepletely crushing its skull. Wilma then pulled out another sk of holy water and threw it at the skeleton knights. She followed right behind the holy water, striking one skeleton with her hammer, while using her shield to hold back another one. After sending the skeleton flying with her hammer, she rushed at the other one with her shield and shield bashed the skeleton, toppeling it to the ground. She then struck it with her hammer and the skeleton dusted away. With that, two skeleton knights remained. Wilma focused on the closer of the two, the one she didn¡¯t just send flying. She used the same shield bash to hammer strikebo to take it down. ¡°Stone, be my weapon, Stone Toss.¡± Wilma chanted an earth spell, sending arge rock flying at thest skeleton, following behind the flying rock. Using the opening the rock caused, she used her hammer to strike at the skeleton knight, crushing its chest area and the skeleton began to dust away.
¡°Brian, why does this dungeon drop mithril hammers?¡± Wilma asked when she came back, holding a mithril hammer in her hands. ¡°Because why not?¡± I asked. ¡°Don¡¯t you know that using mithril for a hammer is a massive waste. It just doesn¡¯t weigh enough.¡± ¡°... well, you can always break it down and reuse the mithril.¡± ¡°What a waste. You really should fix that.¡± Wilmained. ¡°I can try. Let¡¯s head back to the core. I want to try hacking it.¡± ¡°... can I head up a floor? I want to smash more skeletons.¡± Ria asked. ¡°Sorry but no. Diamond Sword ising and I don¡¯t want to steal all the monsters from them.¡± ¡°Oh? Maybe I should challenge them?¡± ¡°Not here. If you want to, you can ask them for a matchter at the adventurers¡¯ guild.¡± ¡°F~Fine.¡± With Ria in agreement, we headed back down towards the dungeon¡¯s core. There I used Enemy Controller to take an even better control of the dungeon so that I could see if I can actually force the dungeon core into making me Card Summoner skill orbs. Spoiler [copse] After a bit of messing around, I ended up seeding in it. The dungeon core could be forced to make a Card Summoner skill orb, but at the price of 200,000 generation points, it is anything but cheap. Forparison, a magic fanny pack costs 2500 points and my mithril sword costs 11,600 points. Well the current Wilma upgraded form would cost a bit more, but when I made it, it cost 11,600 points. I did have enough points for one, but just one, so I decided I wouldn¡¯t make it for now. I might make itter when I¡¯ve seen how much HomeBase version costs.
After the dungeon, we didn¡¯t head straight to HomeBase, but instead headed to Alewatch. I was just going to have a quick chat with Lawrence, as I wanted to know if he had epted my offer. His store was even more empty thanst time, and I did get an answer from him. He was going to wait until his son came back from his current deployment by the Bakpany, then speak with him before closing the store. I then asked if he had an idea for his assistant and he did admit that he had a few, but that they weren¡¯t people living in this town, so he would have to visit themter. I promised him that if he wanted to travel somewhere, he could borrow an airship and a pilot from me. I¡¯m not sending him out without a pilot for now.
After that, we headed back to HomeBase. I had a few things to take care of there, starting with the Card Summoner skill orb. I headed for the true core of the dungeon, just in case there were any problems, and had the core analyze the skill orb. I was then shown the resources required to make more. In all honesty, it wasn¡¯t as bad as I feared. It costs 13,800 mana, 2350 miasma and about 5 hours worth of creation energy to make one Card Summoner skill orb. And yes, I do love the fact that I measure creation energy in terms of time, while miasma and mana are measured in quantity. Time is just the best way to measure creation energy, as it is a passively made resource. I get a said amount of it per hour, and I can¡¯t really influence the amount I get. Oh and if you want aparison, the Card Summoner skill orb is actually cheaper than something like Health Conscious or Space Magic skill orbs. But naturally it is more expensive than Sword Technique or Mana Control skill orbs. But when ites to extra skills, it is on the cheaper end. So yeah. People are about to get their Card Summoner skill soon.
After figuring out I can now cheat the best skill onto people, I decided to open some packs because it has been a while. And I do stillck one part of Cyberdark Dragon, so maybe if I open ten packs of Cyberdark Impact, I¡¯ll get it. Spoiler CDIP 1 me Ogre, Justi-Break, Barrier Statue of the Drought, Alien Infiltrator, Barrier Statue of the Inferno, Alien Mars, Snipe Hunter, ck Horn of Heaven, Allure Queen LV7 [copse] Well, I don¡¯t have Allure Queen LV7 yet, so that is a nice pull. Let¡¯s see what the next pack brings. Spoiler CDIP 2 Dark Lucius LV4, Justi-Break, st Asmodian, Snipe Hunter, Stray Asmodian, Vanity''s Call, Chain Strike, Queen''s Bodyguard, Degenerate Circuit [copse] Spoiler CDIP 3 Instant Fusion, Man Beast of Ares, Cyber Ogre, me Ogre, Corruption Cell , Barrier Statue of the Abyss, umted Fortune, Combo Fighter, Dark Lucius LV6 [copse] Spoiler CDIP 4 Straight Flush, Level Down!?, Barrier Statue of the Torrent, Man Beast of Ares, me Ogre, Barrier Statue of the Drought, Vanity''s Call, ck Horn of Heaven, Cyberdark Horn [copse] I got it! The missing Horn of the Cyberdark Dragon. Nice. ¡­ I could stop here, but I think a few more packs will be fine. Spoiler CDIP 5 Level Down!?, Queen''s Bodyguard, Man Beast of Ares, Byroad Sacrifice, S Switch, Justi-Break, Barrier Statue of the Heavens, me Ogre, Lightning Punisher [copse] Spoiler CDIP 6 Snipe Hunter, Instant Fusion, Barrier Statue of the Stormwinds, Chain Strike, Cyber Ogre, Barrier Statue of the Inferno, Byroad Sacrifice, Mystical Wind Typhoon, Allure Queen LV5 [copse] Spoiler CDIP 7 Chain Healing, Abaki, Stray Asmodian, Queen''s Bodyguard, Linear elerator Cannon, Chain Detonation, Barrier Statue of the Stormwinds, Dark Lucius LV4, Lightning Punisher [copse] Spoiler CDIP 8 Vanity''s Call, Linear elerator Cannon, Instant Fusion, Mystical Wind Typhoon, Barrier Statue of the Heavens, Allure Queen LV3, me Ogre, Level Down!?, sh of the Forbidden Spell [copse] Spoiler CDIP 9 Linear elerator Cannon, me Ogre, Barrier Statue of the Torrent, Instant Fusion, Combo Fighter, Barrier Statue of the Inferno, Straight Flush, Alien Infiltrator, Degenerate Circuit [copse] Spoiler CDIP 10 Counter Cleaner, Barrier Statue of the Inferno, S Switch, Barrier Statue of the Abyss, Barrier Statue of the Drought, umted Fortune, Barrier Statue of the Torrent, Vanity''s Ruler, Storm Shooter [copse] Well, at least Storm Shooter is a Super Rare. A repeat Super Rare, but still a Super Rare. Ending on it isn¡¯t bad at all. And I did get the missing Cyberdark, so this was a perfect opening in my opinion.
After my little pack opening, I visited the new employees of HomeBase. Those being Albus and Jenna. And in case you were wondering, Alice helped Jenna move in yesterday. Jenna had already somewhat taken to the HomeBase atmosphere. I¡¯m surprised she did it so quickly, but I won¡¯tin. Maybe she just is adjustable. Albus was ¡­ well he was a bit of a loner. I did get him to talk about it, and it came from how he looked. He was basically held back because he looks ¡­ well, because he is a lizard-folk. But lucky for me, HomeBase is a giant mishmash of races already, so he didn¡¯t feel too out of ce, and with Lua starting her lessons into Holy Magic, and Albus learning that Lua has the Saint title, he was at least getting close to her. But he better not get too close, as I can get protective if he tries something. So HomeBase is doing fine. We have a source of Card Summoner skill orbs, I can make people stronger with installs and now also skill orbs, and most important of all, Exodia can close dimensional fissures as they appear. So we are doing fine. Now let¡¯s just hope the future keeps like that until we can figure out a permanent solution to the dimensional fissure problem. CH.391 Mass Flower Planting CH.391 Mass Flower nting Over the next few days, I prepared for something big. A big flower nting to be precise. I was asked to do so by the Goddess, and it will also allow me to spread around the dimensional barrier observers. It had been on the backburner for a while, because of the sheer number of cards required for the entire thing. I mean, each flower needs a card, each magic stone needs a card and ¡­ well, that is actually it. But I also need all of those B or A-rank magic stones, so that was another hurdle. Sure each flower bed would only get five, but that is still a lot of stones since my goal is to nt over 50 flower beds. I also needed a dimensional barrier observer and a mana location emitter in each flower bed. The only good news was that I didn¡¯t have to do everything alone, as I got myself an assistant. A certain someone that was interested in moving to HomeBase during the grand reveal sent me a letter that she was ready to move in, so I picked her up. And just one day after she moved in, I took Paulina with me on a mission.
We started off in Alewatch, for obvious reasons. We nted two magic flower pots, one at the adventurers¡¯ guild, one at the Watchman manor. The manor didn¡¯t really need its own, but I didn¡¯t mind adding one there. I also got an interesting variant to my flower nting mission, where it got 1/10 and then 2/10 flower beds nted. When I reach 10, I¡¯d get a bigger reward instead of just single cards. After Alewatch, we headed for Sawyer city where there already was a flower bed at the Sawyer manor, but I nted a second one at the guild. From there we headed north to the town of Bloggs. The town next to theke where Cailie¡¯s prison dungeon is located. A flower bed at the guildter, we again moved north to Pekkers where Wilma¡¯s workshop was once located, and also made a flower bed there. After those smaller towns, it was time for Burch city. There I made two flower beds, one at the adventurer¡¯s guild and another at the Burch manor. It is good for big cities to have multiple flower beds, after all. After Burch, we visited multiple smaller towns and cities in the northern part of Ruiso Kingdom, making flower beds at each adventurers¡¯ guild. Thankfully the guild higher ups had sent a message to guild masters that I would be doing so, so I wasn¡¯t getting many questions and things were getting done. By the time I decided to call it a day, we had nted a total of 17 new flower beds. My reward for day 1 was getting multiple new Promo Trades unlocked. I got and , , as well as , and . Most of the stuff in the trades is something I could already get from the sets I¡¯ve unlocked, but there were some new cards as well. Satellite Cannon and the E-HEROes Mudballman and Electrum are the big ones. Spoiler
[copse]
We kept up the same drive the next day, and when I reached 20 total flower beds, I got a slightly different reward, but it was also in the same vein as the previous one. I got ess to the reprint set, as well as and as decks I could purchase. And sure they are nice, but just like with yesterday¡¯s stuff, most of this is all repeats. Well, the duelist packs did have a few new cards like Card Trooper, Burial from a Different Dimension, Light Laser, Infernal Dragon, Damage Prizer and Fusion Guard. Spoiler
[copse] But before day 2 was finished, we reached over 30 flower beds and I got the next big reward, which was a new set. unlocked.
On our third, and final, day, we nted the remaining flower beds. The total number we nted over our 3 day nting fest was 51, so I got two more big rewards and one tiny one. Let¡¯s go over the first big one first. It was more promo trades and one new deck. and and were my new promo trades, while the new deck is the . Again, most of the stuff from them is repeats, but there were some new cards as well. The most important being the one and only Kaibaman. Spoiler [copse] I mean, does it even matter what else I got ess to when I have Kaibaman? I don¡¯t think it does. I can summon Kaibaman, so I win in life. ¡­ but I guess it is worth mentioning that for my 50 flower beds reward I also unlocked a new set, . And for the one single flower bed that was outside of the 50, I got Aroma Jar, Aroma Garden and Aroma Gardening. Spoiler
[copse] ¡­ and while it says nothing about how good the cards are, I really like the artwork on Aroma Garden and Gardening. I just think they are soothing. Maybe I should install both on floor 8 of HomeBase. Yeah. I¡¯ll check if I can get extra copies with Different Dimension Capsule and if I can, I¡¯ll install one of each on the CropFields. Spoiler [copse]
And now, with all the rewards gone over, it is time for me to enjoy them. Which means I¡¯ll open some packs. I got two, technically three, new sets, so let¡¯s open some packs. Ten each of Strike of Neos and Force of the Breaker. Maybe a few Dark Revtion Volume 3 packs after them if I feel like it. But yeah. Starting off with Strike of Neos. Spoiler STON 1 Legendary Ebon Steed, Return of the Six Samurai, Emblem of the Awakening, The Six Samurai - Yaichi, Sage of Stillness, The Six Samurai - Nisashi, Kahkki, Gueri of Dark World, The Six Samurai - Yariza, Ancient Rules [copse] Oh? I didn¡¯t realize this set had Six Samurais in it. That¡¯s kind of cool. Sure they aren¡¯t all that powerful in terms of attack, but they should still be masters at their given fighting style, so they¡¯ll make for excellent instructors. Yaichi might be able to teach Unika some new bow techniques, Nisashi could teach Einar how to dual wield and Yariza might be able to help Alice with her swordstaff. Legendary Ebon Steed is also somewhat interesting. I could probably install it into Rani, my horse, but I¡¯m not sure if she would like it. I think she is a bit too gentle to be turned into a warhorse. Sage of Stillness seems to have some sort of Time Magic abilities, so he might help me in that aspect, Kahkki ¡­ well, it is a Fiend. I might use it at some point, but probably not. And Ancient Rules is just useless for me. I can already summon LV.5 and higher normal monsters freely, so I don¡¯t need it. Unless I want to specifically special summon something, but I don¡¯t see why that would matter. Next pack. Spoiler STON 2 Electric Virus, Cu Chinn the Awakened, Emblem of the Awakening, "A" Cell Scatter Burst, Gren, Tactician of Dark World, Lycanthrope, Anti-Fusion Device, Elemental HERO Grand Neos, Pulling the Rug [copse] Well, that¡¯s two new Ritual monsters I can summon. And Cu Chinn should be a spear master, right? Electric Virus might be useful if ¡­ when I make some sort of aputer system. It might help me in troubleshooting any issues. "A" Cell Scatter Burst could be useful if I actually used Alien monsters. Gren is a tactician, so he might be helpful. Anti-Fusion Device is just useless, unless someone living in this world has figured out how to fuse together beings. ¡­ actually, would Anti-Fusion Device work on chimera monsters? They are technically multiple different monsters put together into one. I should have Laura test it out. Pulling the Rug is just meh. But I did also get Grand Neos and that is nice. More Neos fusions are always good. Next pack. Spoiler STON 3 Alien Psychic, Emblem of the Awakening, Ritual Sealing, The Six Samurai - Nisashi, Destruction Cyclone, Sage of Stillness, shbang, The Six Samurai - Kamon, Twister [copse] Alright. So Alien Psychic isn¡¯t terrible, but I have cards that do way more with way less setup. Ritual Sealing might seem useless on the surface, like Anti-Fusion Device, but magical rituals are a lot moremon that fusions, and Ritual Sealing should be able to stop one, so it is actually alright. Destruction Cyclone is kind of cool and I might give it to someone. shbang is ¡­ well, it is a shbang. It mighte in handy. Kamon seems to specialize in explosives, so maybe he can make some that I can keep in Storage. And Twister is just bad. I know it is one of those ¡®MST was banned so we made a worse version of it¡¯ cards, but that doesn¡¯t change the fact that it is bad. Next pack. Spoiler STON 4 Ritual Sealing, shbang, Change of Hero - Reflector Ray, The Six Samurai - Nisashi, Emblem of the Awakening, Marite Mite, Puppet nt, The Six Samurai - Yariza, Cloak and Dagger [copse] Well, Change of Hero - Reflector Ray is ¡­ a card. I suppose you could call it insurance if I do use HEROes, so it isn¡¯t useless, just mediocre. Marite Mite and Puppet nt are both somewhat alright. I mean, the ability to take control of an opponent is always nice. And Cloak and Dagger is actually more useful than it may seem. I can just name someone and if they happen to get too close, they get eliminated. At least I think that is how the card works. Next pack. Spoiler STON 5 The Six Samurai - Irou, Radiant Spirit, Lycanthrope, Destruction Cyclone, The Six Samurai - Kamon, Shien''s Footsoldier, Silent Abyss, "A" Cell Scatter Burst, Ancient Rules [copse] Irou is a swordsman and he seems to wield a ¡­ I think the long katana is called a tachi? Sadly I don¡¯t have a samurai working for me, so he won¡¯t have anyone to teach. Unless I ask someone like Cina to pick up a sword. She currently doesn¡¯t have a main weapon outside of a staff, so she could learn how to use a tachi. Radiant Spirit is in the same ballpark as Destruction Cyclone. Kind of cool, but I likely won¡¯t use him. Silent Abyss though ¡­ What? I can show favoritism because Silent Abyss is a ck snake. He looks cool. Shien''s Footsoldier is only usable as cannon fodder and that does it for this pack. Next. Spoiler STON 6 Sage of Stillness, Synthesis Spell, Emblem of the Awakening, Return of the Six Samurai, Advanced Ritual Art, Radiant Spirit, Electric Virus, Shien''s Footsoldier, Pulling the Rug [copse] Well, at least I got the Ritual Spell for Lycanthrope. And Advanced Ritual Art is also nice if I ever need to summon a Ritual monster that I don¡¯t have the specific Ritual Spell for. The rest are repeats, so next pack. Spoiler STON 7 Cu Chinn the Awakened, Raging Earth, Anti-Fusion Device, Shien''s Castle of Mist, Destruction Cyclone, Umbral Soul, The Six Samurai - Yariza, The Six Samurai - Irou, Eliminating the League [copse] Umbral Soul also looks nice. It might fall into the same category as Silent Abyss where I¡¯ll use him just because I think he looks cool. Raging Earth though ¡­ well, you never know when you need a giant rock monster. Shien''s Castle of Mist is likely going to be built somewhere in the Factory and Eliminating the League is useless. Spoiler STON 8 Return of the Six Samurai, Gren, Tactician of Dark World, Shien''s Castle of Mist, Shien''s Footsoldier, The Six Samurai - Irou, Change of Hero - Reflector Ray, Synthesis Spell, Ritual Sealing, Ancient Rules [copse] Well that is all repeats, so straight into the next pack. Spoiler STON 9 The Six Samurai - Yaichi, The Six Samurai - Nisashi, Emblem of the Awakening, Anti-Fusion Device, Legendary Ebon Steed, shbang, "A" Cell Scatter Burst, Lycanthrope, Hero Medal [copse] Man. Hero Medal is just mediocre MST bait. Who made it? Let¡¯s just open the tenth andst pack of Strike of Neos. Maybe I can get an SR or UR. Spoiler STON 10 Puppet nt, Return of the Six Samurai, Legendary Ebon Steed, "A" Cell Scatter Burst, Destruction Cyclone, The Six Samurai - Zanji, Umbral Soul, Ritual Sealing, Hero Medal [copse] Nope. Just another mediocre medal. At least Zanji is new. And he falls into the same category as Yariza, using a swordstaff like weapon, so to Alice¡¯s training sessions with him.
A quick tea breakter, actually let¡¯s be honest, ordering tea so that I can drink some while I open the packs, I moved onto the next set, Force of the Breaker. Spoiler FOTB 1 Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle, Breakthrough!, Dweller in the Depths, Crystal Raigeki, Crystal Beast Emerald Tortoise, Crystal Abundance, Last Resort, Mei-Kou, Master of Barriers, Volcanic Shell [copse] And for the second time, I¡¯ll admit I didn¡¯t remember this. I thought the Crystal Beasts were in Tactical Evolution, not Force of the Breaker. I mean ,Tactical Evolution even has Rainbow Dragon as the cover card. As for the beasts themself, they are not all that good. They look cute, but not that good. Crystal Abundance is pretty good though. Crystal Raigeki not so much. Breakthrough! is ¡­ situational as anything. Dweller in the Depths ¡­ is it the cave or some sort of a creature living in the cave? I don¡¯t know, but I know it is mediocre. Last Resort can get me Ancient City - Rainbow Ruins, so at least it does something. Mei-Kou, Master of Barriers might be able to help with my Space Magic barriers. And Volcanic Shell is cool, but why is he a Rare? Shouldn¡¯t Volcanic Shell be the mostmon of themons? It is literally used as ammo for the ze elerator. Either way, next pack. Spoiler FOTB 2 Crystal Beacon, Crystal Blessing, Volcanic ster, Gravi-Crush Dragon, Tornado, Crystal Beast Cobalt Eagle, Volcanic Recharge, Mei-Kou, Master of Barriers, Volcanic Shell [copse] Crystal Beacon and Blessing are both fine, if I do decide to use Crystal Beasts. And Cobalt Eagle might actually be good for scouting. Tornado is in the same boat as Twister. Why does it exist? Volcanic ster is basically useless, but Volcanic Recharge is actually alright, if I do y with the ze elerator. ¡­ need to get one first. And Gravi-Crush Dragon is okay. He is a big brute, so he might make for a great substitute if we want to practice fighting againstrge monsters. Next pack. Spoiler FOTB 3 Terrible Deal, Crystal Beast Amethyst Cat, Crystal Raigeki, Crystal Promise, Tornado, Volcanic Hammerer, Dweller in the Depths, Volcanic Recharge, Volcanic Shell [copse] Terrible Deal is just that, a terrible deal. Why would I use it? Amethyst Cat is a Crystal Beast, so I kind of have to like it, even if it is mediocre, and Crystal Promise is fine. And Volcanic Hammerer is fine. Not great, but fine. But may Iin now? I know I asked why Volcanic Shell is a Rare instead of a Common, but that doesn¡¯t give you the right to give me three Volcanic Shells in a row in my Rare slot. That is just rude. Give me a better Rare, please! Spoiler FOTB 4 Magna-sh Dragon, Dweller in the Depths, Crystal Beast Amethyst Cat, Terrible Deal, Crystal Blessing, Secrets of the Gant, Field Barrier, Hard-sellin'' Zombie, Volcanic Slicer [copse] Okay. At least Volcanic Slicer isn¡¯t a Shell. Still not all that good for a Rare. Hard-sellin'' Zombie is trash, as is Secrets of the Gant. Field Barrier is actually perfectly fine, as I should be able to use it to protect HomeBase. I mean, HomeBase is basically a Field Spell, so with some minor adjustments, I can use Field Barrier for an extrayer of defense. And Magna-sh Dragon is a cool looking dragon, so I don¡¯t even care if its effect isn¡¯t all that good. Its stats are alright and it looks cool so I like it. Next. Spoiler FOTB 5 Volcanic Hammerer, "A" Cell Breeding Device, Crystal Beacon, Crystal Raigeki, Secrets of the Gant, Hard-sellin'' Zombie, Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle, Hard-sellin'' Goblin, Firewall [copse] "A" Cell Breeding Device is another Alien card that I¡¯ll use if I y Aliens. And Firewall is usable, but not all that amazing. Next pack. Spoiler FOTB 6 Crystal Promise, Crystal Beast Emerald Tortoise, Field Barrier, "A" Cell Breeding Device, Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle, Magna-sh Dragon, Mass Hypnosis, Sky Scourge Invicil, Lucky Iron Axe [copse] Mass Hypnosis is alright with "A" Cell Breeding Device, so I might use thatbo. Lucky Iron Axe can be used to power up weapons Wilma makes, so it is fine. And Sky Scourge Invicil is kind of scary, but she can either negate all spells or all traps, so she is pretty good. Next pack. Spoiler FOTB 7 Crystal Promise, Crystal Raigeki, Breakthrough!, Gem sh Energy, Backs to the Wall, Introduction to Gantry, Hard-sellin'' Goblin, Last Resort, Zeradias, Herald of Heaven [copse] Zeradias is fine. Just a shame for that field spell requirement, but I can probably install a copy of the field spell into him to get around that problem. Backs to the Wall is ¡­ I probably will never use it. Gem sh Energy is fine, but I have better. Introduction to Gantry doesn¡¯t actually work on anyone, because who would be holding that many cards other than me. Spoiler FOTB 8 Crystal Beacon, Gem sh Energy, Crystal Raigeki, Volcanic ster, Magna-sh Dragon, Introduction to Gantry, Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle, Zeradias, Herald of Heaven, Triggered Summon [copse] Nice. An Ultimate Rare. Sadly Triggered Summon isn¡¯t good. But it is an Ultimate Rare, so for collection reasons, I¡¯ll dly take it. Spoiler FOTB 9 Crystal Beast Emerald Tortoise, Crystal Raigeki, Volcanic Scattershot, Gem sh Energy, Breakthrough!, Hard-sellin'' Goblin, Secrets of the Gant, Wild Fire, Volcanic Shell [copse] Okay. Now I¡¯m just ¡­ pissed. Why is Scattershot a Common when Shell is a Rare? And why do I have 4 Shells when I only just now got my first Scattershot? This is stupid. Wild Fire is also just meh. I mean, the tokens it summons aren¡¯t even that good. Last pack. And I swear to god, if you give me another Volcanic Shell as my Rare, I¡¯ll never open more packs of this set ever again. I¡¯ll have Laura do it for me. Spoiler FOTB 10 Crystal Promise, Hard-sellin'' Goblin, Seismic Crasher, Crystal Beast Amethyst Cat, Crystal Beast Emerald Tortoise, Wild Fire, "A" Cell Breeding Device, Destroyersaurus, Sky Scourge Invicil [copse] Well, Invicil is a Super Rare, even if it is a Super Rare repeat. Seismic Crasher isn¡¯t all that good, but he has twin swords, so Einar training maybe? And Destroyersaurus is cool, so I¡¯ll take it. ¡­ Let¡¯s call it a day here. I got some new stuff, some of it nice, and others not so nice. But I don¡¯t really care, because Kaibaman is here. He makes all of the bad cards better just by being Kaibaman. And now I also have those mana location emitters set up, so I can make a Ruiso Kingdom wide locator device. It will help those that don¡¯t have a System Support to not get lost while flying airships or spaceships, so I can finally hand them out to everyone. Maybe I¡¯ll even make a supersonic airship that isn¡¯t one of my cards. CH.392 HomeBase Store CH.392 HomeBase Store Because the few days I spent nting flowers with Paulina, I felt it was about appropriate timing to go visit Lawrence. I know his son came back because Endy has been stalking ¡­ keeping an eye on the store, so maybe I can bring Lawrence to HomeBase now. I have a few things I need to do, that may or may not involve delivering Ursa Major materials to a client and maybe giving some gifts to two Princes. And having my personal merchant with me when I do that would be great, as it will build up his connections and the high ranked people will then know that he works for me.
¡°Ah. Sir Wood. Wee.¡± Lawrence weed me into his store. ¡°Hello Lawrence. And you know just Brian is fine.¡± ¡°For now I¡¯ll keep calling you Sir Wood.¡± ¡°... whatever.¡± I gave in. ¡°So how did your talk with your son go?¡± I asked. ¡°How did you..?¡± ¡°I just do. I¡¯ll tell you how if you agree to work for me.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t. Truthfully, I don¡¯t care.¡± ¡°I like your attitude. Know what you need to know, don¡¯t ask for anything more. So, what is your decision?¡± ¡°Of course I¡¯ll ept. Only a fool wouldn¡¯t.¡± Lawrence said. ¡°Well, some are a bit more hesitant. So how soon can you move? It is no rush, by the way, but I would like you toe with me on a business trip in two days, even if you won¡¯t move by then.¡± ¡°Trip to where?¡± ¡°Oroco city and the Capital. I have deliveries I need to make to both and I want to introduce you as my personal merchant.¡± I told him. I then added a bit more seeing his questioning look. ¡°We¡¯ll travel using my airship and it can make the trip there and back in one day, so don¡¯t worry about that part.¡± ¡°Not wasting any time, huh?¡± ¡°Depends on what I do. And honestly speaking, I¡¯ve been dying delivering the Ursa materials to Marquess Oroco while he has been gathering the money for it, so that isn¡¯t exactly true.¡± ¡°... We are visiting the Marquess? And selling SS-rank materials?¡± ¡°Yeah. Get used to it, as you¡¯ll be doing more of that.¡± ¡°As you wish, Sir.¡± ¡°... so, about my earlier question? When can I expect you to move?¡± ¡°I have everything packed and ready to go. I simply have to sign the store over to my son and the Bakpany. So tomorrow, if that is fine with you.¡± Lawrence said. ¡°Sure. I¡¯lle with a few people tomorrow to help you move.¡±
The next day, I took Molly, Cina and Olia with me to Lawrence¡¯s store. The move really wouldn¡¯t be difficult, as I can just take everything Lawrence owns into Storage and then bring it out on HomeBase. The reason I asked these three toe with me is because all three of them have the Cleaning skill, so we can leave the ce spotless. Nondlords demanding to keep a part of the security deposit. Though I suppose this is a sale, or maybe more like leaving the ce for the next of kin, so I don¡¯t think that would apply. But it''s still better to leave the ce all clean. After we finished cleaning everything, we made a quick stop by the Bakpany¡¯s store where Lawrence dropped off his key to the store, before I beamed us all up to HomeBase.
¡°Alright. Olia, you can return to your regr duties. Molly, Cina, you two follow me to the store.¡± I said as we got out of the teleportation room. ¡°Yes Sir.¡± Olia responded before walking off. I then began to lead the way outside of the Citadel building so that we could get to the space I set aside for the store. The entrance to it was quite close to where the church was, because I felt it would be appropriate to have them close to each other. ¡°... Where are we?¡± Lawrence asked when we got outside. ¡°We are definitely not in Alewatch, but we aren¡¯t in any nearby towns or cities either.¡± ¡°This is HomeBase. An invisible floating ind. In short, we are in the air above the Alewatch ins.¡± I answered. ¡°I know that might be a little difficult to believe, but it is the truth. Molly and Cina can show you the viewing room when they give you a tour, but first let me show you where your store will be located.¡± On the way, I talked a bit more about what I expected of Lawrence, while also recapping all the benefits he would get. Mainly funding and ess to an airship. For now his airship ess woulde in the form of either Ria or Eline summoning and piloting the B.E.S. monsters, but if he does well, I¡¯ll give him a Card Summoner skill orb and have him get the skill. But those orbs are still earned. I won¡¯t just give one to everyone just because I can.
¡°Honestly speaking, I was expecting more.¡± Lawrence said as she looked at the empty store. ¡°Well, you can build it up how you like. It is a new store, after all.¡± ¡°... True.¡± ¡°So, do you know what you¡¯ll need?¡± ¡°At least shelves and disy cases.¡± ¡°You can have the workshop make those for you.¡± ¡°Workshop?¡± ¡°You¡¯ll see when Molly and Cina give you a tour. They¡¯ll also show you your room.¡± I said. I then began bringing Lawrence¡¯s wares out of Storage, so that I could get back to my own business. Molly and Cina will help him take his clothes and stuff to his room, while the stuff he wants to leave at the store can stay here.
The next day Lawrence and I headed out in B.E.S. Covered Core, heading for Oroco city. On the way, I instructed Lawrence on how to operate the ship and the new mapping devices I made. I know you think this might be a bit much for someone new, but that is just what you have to deal with if you work for me. If you can¡¯t keep up, you can always quit and get your mind wiped. ¡­ okay, I probably wouldn¡¯t mind wipe Lawrence even if he quit. Arriving near Oroco city, I had the two of us get down from the ship. Straight in the yard of the Oroco manor. Don¡¯t worry, I informed them beforehand. I quickly introduced Lawrence to the Marquess before we got to why I actually flew over here. I got the monster core out of Storage first, followed by the giant hide of the Ursa Major. Marquess Oroco paid 2400 gold for all of that, after which I gave him a small little gift as a bonus. It was thest of the Ursa Major w knives I originally made for the Queen and Princess Nevelle. I just thought giving one of them to Oroco was cool, so I did so.
After our visit to Oroco city, we headed for the Capital. Sadly there I couldn¡¯t just beam myself down where we were heading because security reasons, so we had to appear in the Sawyer manor yard instead. Maybe I should purchase a manor of my own in the Capital so that I don¡¯t have to always borrow this ce. It isn¡¯t like I don¡¯t have the funds for one. From there we headed for the Royal castle in my carriage, while I exined how the carriage worked to Lawrence. I might make him one simr to this, so he should get familiar with the controls. Lawrence was more than a little surprised by the ease with which we got through the security checkpoint to the castle. He then finally asked who we would be seeing. When I informed him we¡¯d have a meeting with the two Princes, I thought he was going to pass out.
The second Prince was first. He was the one I was more acquainted with, and with Cressida working for him, she is able to get me these meetings. ¡°Hi Brian. It has been some time.¡± Elias greeted me as I walked into his office. ¡°Only two weeks.¡± I corrected him. ¡°That isn¡¯t that long.¡± ¡°Feels like a long time. Things were more exciting when you were in the Capital.¡± ¡°... are you saying I¡¯m a trouble ma?¡± ¡°No. But you did leave one here unsolved. But don¡¯t worry, I took the honor of solving it for you.¡± ¡°... did I? I don¡¯t recall any problems.¡± ¡°You don¡¯t remember the rumors about you?¡± Elias asked. ¡°Saying you are a chaotic person summoning dragons and causing panic?¡± ¡°Well, they aren¡¯t exactly wrong, so ¡­¡± ¡°Why is that like you? You just don¡¯t care, do you?¡± ¡°Not really. I know what I can do and what I must do. Some rumors won¡¯t stop me.¡± ¡°Well anyway, I took care of them for you. I even found out where they originated from.¡± Elias said, before asking. ¡°Do you want to know?¡± ¡°... sure, why not.¡± ¡°It was a man named Kevin. Apparently he is somehow connected to James, the S-rank adventurer, and used that connection to spread rumors among the lower nobility.¡± ¡°Kevin¡­ Oh yeah. That Kevin. He used to work for the Bakpany until he just flipped because I summoned my Blue-Eyes. He then got double mad, because his son got injured in an ident involving my cards.¡± ¡°... do I want to know what happened?¡± ¡°Not really. But still, for him toe all the way to the Capital for that and to try to ruin me with rumors. What a joke.¡± ¡°May have worked better if you didn¡¯t save Ooco city from an SS-rank.¡± Elias said. ¡°Speaking of, that is why I¡¯m here. I have a little something for you.¡± I said, as I brought a mantle out of Storage. ¡°A Fenrir fur mantle made just for you.¡± I then got a mannequin out of Storage and set the mantle on it so I could show the interesting part about it. ¡°And while you wear it.¡± As I said that, I brought out my mithril sword. ¡°No harm wille to you from any de.¡± I then shed at the mantle with my sword, my sword passing through it and the mannequin inside like they weren¡¯t even there. Sheathing my de, I let Elias confirm that the mantle was indeed unharmed. I then let him test it out himself. ¡°This is ¡­ I didn¡¯t think such an item would be possible.¡± ¡°Well you can thank my craftswoman for it.¡± I told him. ¡°When I next meet her, I shall.¡± I spent a bit more time chatting with Elias, making sure I introduced Lawrence to him, before we left the building his office was in. Next up, the first Prince.
Prince Legio was a bit different of a meeting. Despite the fact that he was invited to HomeBase¡¯s grand reveal, I wasn¡¯t really on a first name basis with him like I am with Elias. The pleasantries are annoying, but it must be done. What I had for him was of course a sword cane, like Elias rmended. The de was vampiric steel, because that is the best for the function I wanted to give the de, while the tube and the handle were both world treant wood, again necessary for what I wanted to do. Now what is so special about the sword cane you might ask, well it is the real anti-mage sword cane. The sword itself has Magic Drain installed in it, so every time you sh at someone with it, it drains a bit of mana away from them, depending on how much damage the sh did. And yes, you don¡¯t have to sh. Stabs and any other attacks also work. Spoiler [copse] The tube on the other hand was just as impressive if not more so. It came installed with Magic Cylinder, allowing it to take in a ton of different kinds of spells, and then send them back out. Spoiler [copse] That is why I called it the anti-mage sword cane. From afar, the tube can take in most spells and send them back at ¡­ well, whatever you want to target the spell at, while the sword will drain mana from the mage if you manage to hit them with it. It is a deadlybo for someone to go up against. Legio thanked me for the sword cane and even gave Lawrence a trusted merchant pass. With it, he would have an easier time getting to the Royal castle. It was apparently something quite rare and I honestly thought Lawrence was going to pass out when he got it. From there, we left the castle grounds and made our way back to HomeBase. CH.393 Factory Spirits CH.393 Factory Spirits Over the following days, a new normal was formed. For me, it consisted of managing HomeBase and training, but I¡¯m not interesting, so let¡¯s go over the interesting people. Lua began practicing Holy Magic with Albus. And while she doesn¡¯t have the skill yet, Albus said it wille to her soon. She is also practicing Wind Magic, but like with Holy Magic, she doesn¡¯t have the skill yet. Alice is the same as before, learning how to master her swordstaff, learning Earth Magic from Paulina and also learning Soul Magic from Lady Janina. Well, most of us are trying to learn Soul Magic, so that isn¡¯t exclusive to Alice. She is also learning how to use Mana Flight and Telekinesis at the same time. But then there is the more interesting trio, well sometimes quartet, of Paulina, Unika and Einar. And the visiting star Eline. The three, or four, of them go to TinaWood dungeon every few days to challenge the challenge rooms. Now without me cheating the doors open for them, so they actually have to hunt monsters for dungeon points. And I think the only reason they don¡¯t go every day is because the adventurers¡¯ guild limits high ranked adventurers so that they don¡¯t hunt all the monsters inside the dungeon. And yes, they do know that I can just make the skill orb for Card Summoner. It started when Einar said he would get it naturally like Eline did, and the other three agreed. Well, Paulina did say she would take the orb eventually, but she wanted to try again herself. Molly and Cina were doing ¡­ well whatever was to do on the day. They aren¡¯t really fighters like some of the others, even if they do practice a bit. They are more focused on evolving, because if/when they evolve into centaurs, it will really affect how they will fight, so they said they¡¯ll decide on their full fighting style after that. Karl was still himself. He does good work in the workshop, but he wasn¡¯t interested in getting Card Summoner. He just wanted to make the best weapons possible for us. Wilma somewhat shared his ideals, but she was willing to ept the extra help from my cards, and was in fact the first person to use a Card Summoner skill orb. I gave her a few cards as well, mainly one of each VWXYZ part. So V-Tiger Jet, W-Wing Catapult, X-Head Cannon, Y-Dragon Head and Z-Metal Tank. Spoiler
[copse] She didn¡¯t get the fusions, yet, mainly because she doesn¡¯t have a duel disk yet. I would have made her one, but she said she wanted to make it herself. And without a duel disk, you can¡¯t actually summon the fusions, as you have to have the monsters on the field to fuse them together. Well, you could summon the two letter fusions like VW, or something like XY or XZ, but you can¡¯t summon the full XYZ without a duel disk. Spoiler
[copse] Oh and Wilma also got a copy of Iron cksmith Kotetsu, for obvious reasons, and Dark Red Enchanter, to help her with her enchanting work. And B.E.S. Covered Core to be her ship. Spoiler
[copse] I¡¯ll give her some more eventually, but for now that will do. What I really want to see is if she will figure out she can do the Union thing with her monsters. It might help her in leveling up Card Summoner. I guess I¡¯ll also quickly mention Valoa, Olia and Maya. Maya, as I¡¯ve mentioned before, isn¡¯t big on fighting. She is more interested in cooking, so I¡¯ve left that for her to learn. Olia is kind of the same. She doesn¡¯t want to fight, so she is just improving her maid skills. Laura did mention a unique level maid skill if I recall correctly. Maybe one of the two can get it? And Valoa is getting stronger, but slowly. He is still young, so there is no rush with him. By the time he is 15, he will be strong enough to take on practically anything. As for our newest addition, Lawrence, well he has fully moved in. He feels a bit ¡­ jobless, as people living on HomeBase don¡¯t really need much. Most of what he does is go to metal wholesale ces to pick up materials for the workshop, while also selling some of the workshop items that don¡¯t meet the HomeBase level of being absolutely overpowered. I also heard Wilma took him to meet someone who he offered a position as his assistant, but we didn¡¯t get a response yet. But Wilma did leave a letter exchange box with them, so maybe they will take the job. As for the one I didn¡¯t mention¡­
I had set up a seat in a corner of the CropFields where Cailie would hopefully not notice me. I was here to just listen to her sing, as I was looking over the dataing in from the dimensional barrier observers. Admittedly, I often listened to recordings of Cailie singing when I worked on random stuff. It was just nice background noise which helped me focus. But listening to it live was much better, and since Cailie would sing in the CropFields daily, as both practice and because she enjoys it, I sometimes came here to listen to her live. The sad part is that if she notices me before she starts singing, she gets nervous and doesn¡¯t sing as well, or even refuses to sing as a whole. I kept up my work while Cailie sang, but when she finished, I closed my stuff, so I could give her an apuse. Of courseing from just me, it was just me pping, instead of an apuse, but it is the thought that counts, right? ¡°Ah? Brian? When did youe here?¡± Cailie asked, sounding a bit flustered. ¡°Just before you started. I came to get you because you wanted to go into the Factory, right?¡± I reminded her of the reason I came here. Unlike the System Support holders, Agunan and Lady Janina, the rest still can¡¯t ess Different Dimension Factory whenever they want, so they have to ask me if they want to try something there. And Cailie had asked for that service, so I came to get her. ¡°... thank you, but you really didn¡¯t have to. I could havee and found you.¡± Cailie said. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. It is no problem. So, do you have anything else here for today?¡± ¡°... just a quick check. ¡­ would you join me?¡± ¡°Sure. I don¡¯t have anything urgent.¡± The two of us walked, well Cailie floated in her wheeless wheelchair, around the fields. Cailie was keeping a close eye on everything growing there, likely noting if anything looked out of ce.
After the walkaround, I teleported both of us to the Factory VR devices. I helped Cailie into one of the seats for the Factory VR before I took my seat. I then activated the device and jumped into the Factory. I then waited for Cailie toe in, and soon enough, she, along with her floating wheelchair, appeared in the Factory. ¡°So Cailie, you didn¡¯t really go into detail about what you wanted to try, so ¡­ what did you want to try?¡± I asked. ¡°... Can we go to a water room first? I¡¯ll exin there.¡± ¡°Okay?¡± I didn¡¯t question Cailie too much and just began pushing her towards one of the Umi rooms, but decided to go with Legendary Ocean instead as it is a bit nicer for just casual swimming. Spoiler
[copse] Reaching the room, I was all ready to help Cailie out of the wheelchair and into the water, but she pushed herself off and jumped in before I got the chance to help her. ¡°Well, whatever.¡± I muttered, changed my clothes to simple swim trunks and jumped in after her. Swimming in the Factory is always interesting. Just the fact that I can breathe underwater here is something, but that isn¡¯t even everything. Because my Factory avatar is just that, an avatar, I can change it ording to my will, so I quickly fused my legs together and formed myself a mer-folk tail. I then pped my tail so that I could catch up with Cailie. ¡°B-Brian? I didn¡¯t know ¡­ that you could turn into a merfolk.¡± Cailie said, as she spotted me swimming next to her. ¡°I can¡¯t. Outside of the Factory that is. Here I can do whatever I want.¡± ¡°... can I do it as well?¡± ¡°Depends. What do you want to do?¡± ¡°I ¡­ I want to walk. I want to have legs.¡± Cailie requested. ¡°... it might be difficult, but I think we can do it.¡± I answered her honestly. I mean, she will basically be someone that has never walked, so she will literally have to learn to walk. And even if she does, she won¡¯t be able to walk outside of the Factory. Unless there is some sort of Racial or other skill that allows mer-folk to swap their tail for legs.
After a bit more swimming, the two of us got out of the water. We then headed for the tower room of the Factory, because I just like the scenery there. ¡°Alright Cailie. I just want you to think about your current body here in the Factory. Think about splitting your tail into two legs. Then order your avatar to change.¡± I instructed her. I know it isn¡¯t the best, but that is how I do it, that is how Alice does it, that is how Lua does it. The only ones that do it differently are Agunan and Lady Janina, but that is because their way originates from draconic magic that they use on the outside as well. After a few attempts, Cailie was sitting in her wheelchair with a pair of legs. And in case you were worried, the Factory¡¯s auto censorship did block me from seeing anything and I also quickly made Cailie some underwear as well as a skirt. ¡°Alright. Ready to take your first steps?¡± I asked Cailie. ¡°... I think so.¡± Cailie answered. ¡°Good.¡± As I said that, I made a pair of hand rails. Like the ones people use when they learn to walk again after an ident. ¡°... what are those for?¡± ¡°To help you walk. You likely won¡¯t be able to keep your bnce. So unless you want to fall on your face, I rmend holding onto them.¡± I told her. ¡°I¡¯ll use Telekinesis to help you stand, so grab a gold of the rails with your hands.¡± After Cailie was ¡®standing¡¯, her hands holding onto the handrails, I let go of her. ¡°Aah!¡± Cailie yelped, as she immediately fell to the floor. ¡°Cailie? You alright?¡± I quickly asked. ¡°... I¡¯m ¡­ I¡¯m fine. I just¡­ it felt strange.¡± She answered. She then struggled a bit on the floor before she asked. ¡°... how do I get back up?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll help you.¡± I told her, as I lifted her with Telekinesis.
For her second try, I was a little more hands on. Or more like mind on, as I was still using Telekinesis. I moved Cailie¡¯s legs with Telekinesis, while also supporting her body with it. I was basically moving her body as if I was some sort of a marite master. After a few times of me walking her back and forth, I let Cailie try by herself again. The second time she did a lot better, as she was actually holding her bodyweight up using mostly her hands. But she still had a lot of trouble moving her legs separately. For her, they have always been one thing, so now having to move two separate things was difficult for her. By the time I decided to call it good, Cailie was just barely able to move one leg separate from the other, but she was far from learning how to walk. But we¡¯ll get there. And not like she has a skill for it yet anyway.
After our impromptu walking lesson, we went for a second swim. Cailie wanted to feel back in her element before returning to HomeBase where she is still confined to a wheelchair, outside of the specific areas that have some water. While swimming, I asked Cailie to sing a bit, mainly because I wanted some concrete numbers for her Battlesong skill. It is currently at LV.2 and I want the numbers for how much it increases people¡¯s stats. So Cailie took the tallest spire of the Legendary Ocean as her stage and began to sing, with me and all of the aquatic monsters swimming around as her audience. The song she performed for us was one I¡¯ve heard before. It was her second song from the concert I watched back at the Hero¡¯s country. And I have to say, I still love it. The emotions in it are just ¡­ very nice. After her song came to an end, I, alongside with any other monster that could p, gave her an apuse. It was then that I realized that there were some ¡­ uninvited beings inside the Factory. So I turned to the woman made of water and asked. ¡°Why are you here?¡± ¡°... Are we not allowed to? We¡¯ll leave if you wish.¡± The greater water spirit answered. ¡°But don¡¯t want to.¡± I heard one of the lesser spirits yell. ¡°Yes. Here is fun.¡± Another one added. ¡°... No. It is fine, I just ¡­ didn¡¯t know you coulde here.¡± I admitted. ¡°You do call us here from time to time. Do you think so little of us that we wouldn¡¯t learn the route?¡± The greater spirit asked. ¡°Admittedly I wasn¡¯t sure. I mean, I guess I could have assumed you¡¯d learn it, considering that the dragons learn it basically instantly. But I just don¡¯t know enough about spirits.¡± ¡°I understand. But I do promise, I will ask for permission next time before I bring my family here.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t bother. I don¡¯t mind youing here whenever you wish. The same goes for the nature spirits.¡± I told her. I then looked back where Cailie was, surrounded by a few of the intermediate water spirits. I think they were asking her for a second song, because Cailie soon started singing again. The spirits danced in the water in rhythm with the music, almost like they were putting up a synchronized swimming show.
When Cailie¡¯s second song came to an end, I decided it was time for us to return. Some of the lesser and intermediate spirits didn¡¯t want to let Cailie go, but I told them it was time for us to leave and that we woulde again. I then watched as the spirits began to leave, after which Cailie¡¯s avatar disappeared as she returned to the real world, and I soon followed after her. Getting to the real world, I stood up from my seat and stretched. I then looked at the seat Cailie was sitting at and noticed that she hadn¡¯t gotten up yet, despite her leaving the Factory before I did. ¡°Cailie?¡± I called her, but she didn¡¯t react at all. I then approached her, while calling out to her again, but she didn¡¯t respond. ¡°Cailie?¡± I half-yelled, as I took a hold of her wrist to check for her pulse. I felt a clear heartbeat so she must have been at least somewhat fine. I then checked if she was breathing, and that also came out as yes. I then gently shook her, trying to wake her up, but she didn¡¯t react at all, almost like ¡­ ¡°... her soul isn¡¯t in her body.¡± I deduced. I quickly rushed back to the control panel of the Factory VR and checked it. It should be able to track where everyone''s soul is, but when I looked it over, it said something strange. Cailie¡¯s soul is just ¡­ missing. It wasn¡¯t anywhere where the machine could track it. CH.394 A Lost Soul CH.394 A Lost Soul Okay Brian. Don¡¯t panic. Nothing bad has happened. Nothing that can¡¯t be fixed at least. You just lost a soul. It can¡¯t be that difficult to find it, right? (Laura! Did Cailie¡¯s soul stay in the Factory?) (We are doing a full sweep, but from what I can see and what Fantasia is feeling, no. Her soul isn¡¯t here.) Laura responded. ¡°F*ck.¡± Okay. So we¡¯ve really lost a soul. Now I just ¡­ need to find it. First off though¡­ I looked at Cailie¡¯s now soulless body on the chair with the Factory VR device still on her head. I should probably do something with it, but I also really don¡¯t want to move it, just in case her soul is somehow in the viriring of the Factory VR device. So instead, let¡¯s do the next best thing and build something around her. I called Wilma to help me with it, because it might be a bit difficult to do solo. And I¡¯ll have to tell everyone about this anyway. I¡¯m not the kind of person that will just sweep an incident like this under the rug. Well, if I could solve it quickly I might, but since I can¡¯t, I won¡¯t. I told Wilma what happened, through the System link, while she was getting here, and after she got here, we constructed an evolution tank next to where Cailie was. We then moved her into it, while not removing the VR device. The VR device should be waterproof. I did test that. So instead of worrying about how to take care of a soulless body, let¡¯s use the device that can take care of an evolving body. It should work for this as well. (Laura. The evolution tank is safe for mer-folk, right?) I asked to confirm. I mean, the evolution tank does get filled with healing potion and unlike most of us, mer-folk have gills, so I need to make sure they won¡¯t cause a problem. (Yes. We did test it, and it is safe for gilled individuals.) Laura confirmed, so we kept going. After Cailie was fully in the tank, Wilma asked me an important question. ¡°... so, what do we do now? If her soul is missing, how do we find it?¡± ¡°... no clue.¡± I admitted. ¡°But I¡¯ll start off with what I think will be the best choice.¡± ¡°Which is?¡± ¡°I¡¯m getting the expert.¡± I told her. ¡°I¡¯ll be back in about 30 minutes. Have someone keeping an eye on Cailie. Can you also fill everyone in on what happened? Laura can give you all the details.¡± ¡°Sure. Leave it to me.¡± As soon as Wilma said she¡¯d take care of things here, I rushed outside and summoned my Victory Viper XX03. I jumped into the cockpit and sted off, heading west. My destination, the Dragon coast. My Soul Magic expert is there, and I could really use her assistance right now. Spoiler [copse]
[Cailie POV] ¡°She¡¯s waking up.¡± ¡°The singer is waking up.¡± I heard people speaking around me. I slowly opened my eyes and looked around. ¡°... where..?¡± I questioned where I was. This isn¡¯t Brian¡¯s mental Factory, nor is it HomeBase. I was in some strange ce where nothing made sense. Everything was bright and overly saturated. Trees, rocks and even water were just floating in the air. It looked so chaotic that even Brian wouldn¡¯t make something like this. I was surrounded by arge number of small spheres of light. They didn¡¯t have a full form, just looking like orbs of different colored lights. With them were also some slightlyrger beings that looked humanoid, except that they were made of light as well. They were not all thatrge, only about 30 cm tall, and they were mostly blue colors. ¡°Are you alright?¡± ¡°Are you alright?¡± Was repeated by the multiple spirits. ¡°I ¡­ Where?¡± I asked. ¡°Our World.¡± ¡°Our World.¡± Was the answer. Their world? Like ¡­ the spirit world? ¡°W-Why?¡± I asked. ¡°Brought you here!¡± ¡°Brought you to sing.¡± ¡°To hear more songs.¡± The spirits answered. ¡°¡°And to awaken the superior spirits!¡±¡± They then added in unison. Eh? What?
¡°Alright children. Please back off a bit so that our guest has some breathing room.¡± A more mature voicemanded the spirits that had piled up all around me. Most of the spirits backed off, but a few of them still held onto me. But at least I wasn¡¯t covered in them anymore. ¡°... it¡¯s you.¡± I said, as I recognized the spirit. It was the greeted water spirit that had blessed Brian. ¡°Yes. I do apologize for what happened to you, young miss, but wee to the spirit realm.¡± ¡°... I ¡­ why am I here?¡± I asked. ¡°The lesser ones took your soul from the Hero¡¯s Factory and brought you along. I do apologize for that.¡± ¡°... Can I go home?¡± ¡°That ¡­ is a bit moreplicated.¡± The spirit said. ¡°The Hero used a magical device to allow your soul to pass into his mental realm. But as he is no longer connected with the device, it is highly likely that if I attempted to bring you back, something strange would happen. We must simply wait until the Hero uses that device again.¡± ¡°... I see.¡± Maybe spending a bit of time here won¡¯t be that bad. ¡­ But will Brian use the device again? He must think I¡¯m lost somewhere in the machine, so he might not use it again. ¡°... Brian might not use it again.¡± I told the greater spirit. ¡°I¡¯m lost because of it, so he might not use it again.¡± ¡°Ah! Yes. He may do that.¡± She agreed. ¡°... then we must wait until he calls for me or the greater nature spirit. We can exin what has happened to him ande up with a n to take you home.¡± ¡°How long ¡­ will it be?¡± ¡°That I do not know. Not only do I not know when Brian will call for one of us, but the time in the spirit realm doesn¡¯t work like it does in the world you are familiar with.¡± She told me. ¡°Here, time is controlled by the time spirits, especially the superior spirit of time, Lachros. Because of that, sometimes time flies and other times it crawls. Especially now that Lady Lachros is sleeping. That leaves the time here to be more chaotic, with the greater time spirits controlling time in different sectors of the spirit realm.¡± ¡°... why are they ¡­ sleeping?¡± ¡°They?¡± ¡°The superior spirits. The small ones said ¡­ that they want me to awaken the superior spirits. ¡­ so many of them are sleeping?¡± The greater spirit gave an angry re towards the lesser spirits and they tried to hide away from her gaze. ¡°It is because of the dimensional instability. As you work with the Hero, you may know of it. The dimensional fissures that appear around the world.¡± ¡°I ¡­ I don¡¯t. Brian talks of ¡­ miasma blobs? Are they the same?¡± ¡°Oh yes. He did use that term instead to hide their true nature. But the name isn¡¯t important. Those fissures are a great danger, not just to your world, but to ours as well. The spirit realm bnces the world you live in, but the fissures cause that bnce to go all out of order. The superior spirits thus have to spend a lot of energy to keep our realm in order, as well as keeping our young ones safe from all the miasma the fissures release.¡± ¡°Is miasma ¡­ that bad?¡± ¡°To us spirits, exposure to miasma leads to a fate worse than death. We turn into sprites. Corrupted spirits that only want to kill and destroy.¡± The greater spirit told, with clear sadness in her voice. ¡°Our numbers are already going down. The youngest of our children can¡¯t even safely cross over, as they risk exposure, and the others need to purify themselves after each crossing.¡± ¡°... can we ¡­ do something?¡± ¡°We are. We try to deal with it the best we can.¡± ¡°... but if the superior spirits wake up ¡­ can they solve everything?¡± ¡°No. They need to wake up for the youngest of our kind. Without them, the youngest will never be true spirits.¡± ¡°... youngest?¡± ¡°The orbs of light you see. They are all young spirits that don¡¯t have individuality. While those of us that are greater can turn some of them into lesser spirits, without the superior ones, a lot of them will die. That with our lessening numbers¡­¡± The spirit didn¡¯t continue, simply shook her head. ¡°... can I really ¡­ wake them up?¡± I asked. ¡°I couldn¡¯t ask that of you.¡± ¡°... I want to ¡­ I want to help!¡± I called out. ¡°I want to be like Brian. Someone who helps.¡± I stated with a confidence I didn¡¯t think I had. ¡°... so if I can¡­ please let me.¡± As I looked at the spirit, I saw a smile forming on her face. ¡°Alright, young mer-child. We shall do what we can.¡±
¡°... legs? Why do¡­ I have legs?¡± I questioned, as I finally looked over my body. ¡°This world is like the Hero¡¯s mental Factory. Your body isn¡¯t your body, just a construct made of mana. You likely have legs because you aren¡¯t in water, so your body made legs instead.¡± ¡°... but ¡­ I can¡¯t walk.¡± I admitted. ¡°Then fly!¡± ¡°Then fly!¡± Came the answer from a few of the lesser spirits, as they jumped up into the air and just floated there. ¡°They are right, you know. Remember, this world is made of mana. Control it and fly.¡± The greater spirit told me. ¡°Control it? ¡­ like mana control¡­¡± I tried doing that, and it did feel like my Mana Control was supercharged. I tried to control the mana inside of me, so that I could get up from the ground, only to end up shooting up into the sky. ¡°AAAH!¡± I instinctively yelled as I flew higher, until I felt gravity start pulling me back down towards the ground. Ssh! But instead of hitting the ground, I fell into arge bubble of water. Being in water quickly calmed me down. It felt like I was back in my element. I took a few strokes with my arms, before I kicked with my tail. ¡­ wait, tail? My legs are gone but my tail is back? Did I change when I entered the water? But why? Did I do it on instinct? ¡°You cane out of there now.¡± I heard the greater water spirit say. ¡°... okay.¡± I agreed, and swam to the bottom of the water sphere. I then positioned myself so that my tail was hanging out of the water, before trying what Brian taught me in the Factory. How to turn my tail into legs. I felt my tail split and two legs formed where it had been. The water sphere then lowered and I felt the ground touch the bottom of my feet, before the water sphere disappeared. As the sphere that I had used for bnce disappeared, I began to wobble. I couldn¡¯t keep my bnce without support. But thankfully, the greater spirit came and took a hold of my arm. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I got you.¡± She said. ¡°... thank you. ¡­ but ¡­ I still can¡¯t walk. Or fly.¡± ¡°You¡¯ll learn. We have time.¡± ¡°... but ¡­ aren¡¯t you in danger?¡± ¡°Remember, time is rtive. For you, it must feel like we are wasting it. To us, this is something necessary.¡± ¡°A-Alright.¡±
I quickly lost track of time, learning both how to walk and how to kind of fly. I still struggled with bnce while walking and flying was difficult because one small mistake would send me either crashing into the ground, or sting into the air. I don¡¯t know how long it took to get to this point. For me, it felt like days and days of practice, but the spirits said I learned so fast. I wonder. Has Brian even noticed that I¡¯m gone? Is he looking for me? Is heing for me? I hope he is. ¡°Alright. I think we are ready to go.¡± A greater spirit of nature said. She hade to join as at some point during my training. ¡°Who are we waking up first?¡± The water spirit asked. ¡°Not Time. She will get angry when we wake her up.¡± ¡°But we can¡¯t wake up Space before her either.¡± ¡°Why don¡¯t we just wake up Water? She is the closest.¡± ¡°And cause a flood. I might be a water spirit, but even I know that is a bad idea.¡± ¡°... then ¡­¡± ¡°... Would Wind be good?¡± I asked. ¡°Sorry, what?¡± The nature spirit asked. ¡°... Would the superior Wind spirit be good? ¡­ I ¡­ Wind is my attribute, so I thought ¡­ it would be the easiest to start with.¡± ¡°... Is she a genius?¡± The nature spirit asked. ¡°She does live with the Hero, so she probably is.¡± ¡°Wind will be a great help. Her song will be able to reach both Space and Time at once.¡± ¡°The same with Light and Dark.¡± ¡°We won¡¯t have to worry about their bnce.¡± ¡°Yes. To Wind we go then!¡± ¡°To Wind!¡± CH.395 Awakening the Wind CH.395 Awakening the Wind[Brian POV] {The summoner is here!} {Let¡¯s have him y with us!} {Let¡¯s fight his dragons!} I heard such calls from the younger dragons all around me as I opened the canopy of my Victory Viper. ¡°I¡¯m sorry everyone! But I can¡¯t y with you now! I promise I¡¯lle yter!¡± I yelled at them, using Language Comprehension (draconic). Sure most of the older dragons understood the standard humannguage, but the young ones don¡¯t. I didn¡¯t wait for them to respond, as I know they¡¯d likelyin. I just jumped out of Victory Viper, unsummoned it on the way down andnded in front of the cave belonging to Lady Janina. I didn¡¯t see her outside, so she is probably in here. ¡°Hello! Lady Janina! Are you home!?¡± I called out. I didn¡¯t want to trespass too far into her cave, as I really didn¡¯t feel like being attacked by her. While I did change my set cards into something that can stop her for a few seconds, I¡¯d rather it note down to that. I heard some movements inside the cave, so I decided to just stay where I was and waited. And soon enough, the ginormous dragon form of Lady Janina became visible. {Ah? Brian? What are you doing here?} She asked, before her body was engulfed in light, as she transformed into her human form. I waited for her transformation to finish, before I answered. ¡°I have a problem. I was using the Factory VR with Cailie, but when we returned, her soul was lost.¡± ¡°... what?¡± ¡°As I said, we were using the Fac¡­¡± ¡°I heard what you said. I just wondered how that is possible.¡± Lady Janina said. ¡°Tell me everything. Actually, just take me to her body.¡± ¡°I can do both.¡± I offered. ¡°Do you mind if I teleport us?¡± ¡°That is fine.¡± ¡°Alright.¡± I quickly pulled up Dungeon Founder and HomeBase¡¯s emergency teleport feature. It will take me straight to HomeBase¡¯s true core and from there, I can teleport to anywhere on HomeBase. ¡°... I need to hold your hand, so¡­¡± I said, as I offered Lady Janina my hand. ¡°Are you that shy about holding the hand of an olddy?¡± She teased. ¡°... I don¡¯t think anyone would ever dare to call you old.¡± I said, as she took my hand. I then teleported us before this got even more awkward. As soon as the teleport to HomeBase was done, I moved us to where the Factory VR device was. ¡°Wilma, I¡¯m back.¡± I said to the dwarf. ¡°Wee back. Lady Janina, thank you foring.¡± Wilma said, while she bowed. ¡°Don¡¯t do that. This is Brian¡¯s domain. He is the ruler here.¡± Lady Janina said. ¡°Now, let¡¯s see if I can find her soul.¡±
[Cailie POV] ¡°... do all strong people live on a mountain?¡± I asked, when I looked at the green mountain before us. ¡°No, but about half of them do. I think it is something about being higher up makes them feel even more powerful. But there are those that also don¡¯t like it. I know Earth lives deep underground and Water lives deep in the ocean.¡± The greater nature spirit answered. ¡°Besides, Wind doesn¡¯t live on this mountain.¡± ¡°... then where is she?¡± ¡°In the clouds!¡± ¡°In the clouds!¡± Few of the intermediate and lesser spirits that were with us answered. ¡°... Clouds? ¡­ How do we ¡­ get there?¡± I asked. ¡°Walk on them.¡± ¡°Walk on them.¡± Was the answer. ¡°... But ¡­ you can¡¯t walk on clouds. Brian told me so. ¡­ and I¡¯ve rode a dragon into the clouds¡­ you go straight through them.¡± ¡°You are letting your established knowledge get in your way.¡± The greater water spirit said. ¡°Don¡¯t forget, the rules here and where you are from are different.¡± ¡°So ¡­ we can walk on the clouds?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°... then¡­ why the mountain?¡± ¡°How do you think those that can¡¯t fly will get to the clouds? The mountain is like a giantdder to the clouds.¡± ¡°Can¡¯t everyone here fly?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes, but also no. Some of us just don¡¯t like flying.¡± The greater nature spirit answered. ¡°Like myself and other nature spirits. We want to stay grounded. That isn¡¯t even mentioning superior Earth and the other earth spirits.¡± We made our way up the mountain. Some of the water spirits with us wished to fly, but I wasn¡¯t confident enough, so we walked. I still struggled, but with the spirits helping me keep my bnce, I managed to walk up the mountain. A bit over halfway up, we began running into green spirits, wind spirits. They were asking why the two greater spirits were here, and after the exnation, they began to follow me. Then when we took a break about ? of the way to the top, the wind spirits asked to hear me sing, so I performed a simple song for them. It turned out to be a great thing, as the wind spirits really liked it, and offered to carry me the rest of the way to the superior wind spirit. So with the help from the nature spirits, they made a swing chair for me that the wind spirits would carry.
¡°Was it fun?¡± ¡°Was it fun?¡± The wind spirits asked when wended. ¡°... yes. ¡­ but also a bit scary.¡± I answered. ¡°I thought I might fall off.¡± ¡°... We¡¯ll make a better one.¡± One of the intermediate wind spirits answered meekly. They didn¡¯t seem happy that I thought that the flying swing chair was scary. ¡°N-No! It ¡­ it is fine. ¡­ you don¡¯t have to ¡­ change it.¡± ¡°We¡¯ll change it!¡± One of the lesser spirits yelled. ¡°Can do it!¡± Another one added. ¡°Have time.¡± ¡°While you wake up the great Anemoi.¡± ¡°A-Alright. If ¡­ if you want to.¡± I just couldn¡¯t deny them again, hearing how enthused they were. I then turned to the two greater spirits that were acting as my guide. ¡°... where is the superior wind spirit? And how do I wake her?¡± ¡°Right there.¡± The greater water spirit answered, pointing at a circr formation of clouds. It looked almost like an egg, but made of clouds. ¡°Why ¡­ why does she sleep in a cloud egg?¡± I asked. ¡°I think she likes it. The superiors are strange in that way. Mother nature sleeps inside this great big tree. You¡¯ll see.¡± The greater nature spirit told me. ¡°A-Alright. ¡­ So how do I wake her?¡± ¡°You need to sing.¡± The greater water spirit said. ¡°But not just sing. Your song has to reverberate throughout the clouds. That is how you awaken the Wind.¡± ¡°... I ¡­ I¡¯m not sure ¡­ I can sing that loud.¡± ¡°No. Volume isn¡¯t how you do it.¡± The greater nature spirit said. ¡°Your song. It has to be free. Free like the wind. Free like the clouds in the sky. That is how you do it.¡± Free? What does that mean? Does my song need to be about freedom? I guess I¡¯ll try that. I thought back on the songs I heard while I was a singer. Many of them were about freedom, adventure and excitement, so I decided to sing one of them. They weren¡¯t something I ever performed, but I had learned the lyrics. Just a shame I won¡¯t have the melody to go with it. I sang like I always do, but despite me putting my all into it, I didn¡¯t feel or hear any reverberations in the clouds. ¡°... I¡¯m sorry¡­ I can¡¯t do it.¡± I said. ¡°Don¡¯t give up yet.¡± Water told me. ¡°You didn¡¯t do it because you weren¡¯t free. You are staying in pre established songs. You need to sing something new. Something free. Think about it first, then when you feel ready, try again.¡± ¡°... but ¡­ We¡¯ve spent so much time already!¡± I called out. ¡°We ¡­ I can¡¯t just sit around and think!¡± I yelled. ¡°... sorry. I ¡­ I didn¡¯t mean that.¡± I quickly apologized. ¡°Don¡¯t be. It isn¡¯t your fault.¡± Water said. ¡°My children brought you here, with no clear path back home. And then we forced you into this. We should be the ones apologizing.¡± ¡°B-But ¡­ this is important. So ¡­ I have to do it.¡± ¡°No. If you feel like that, you will never seed. You can¡¯t feel pressured, as pressure will force the wind to go a certain way. You can¡¯t feel like this is your task to aplish, as wind doesn¡¯t do tasks. Do it because you want to do it. Do it because you are free to do it. And do it because you want Wind to be free.¡± Nature said. ¡°With that in mind, be free and sing.¡± ¡°... I ¡­ I¡¯ll¡­¡± ¡°Take as long as you need. Be free.¡± Water added. ¡°O-Okay!¡±
That conversation led to a long time of me doing what I wanted to do. I still felt a bit of pressure about all the time I was wasting, but I think I finally understood what I needed to do. I needed to get all the other pressures off of me, and only leave the one that I couldn¡¯t get rid of left. My pressure to impress Brian, Lucia and Alice. That is a pressure I can never get rid of, so at least I can get rid of everything else. And it starts off by learning how to walk. The spirits were a great help, always by my side. Helping me keep my bnce when I walked, helping me up when I fell. And in what felt like both an eternity and no time at all, I had learned how to walk. I then moved onto running. And then to flying. Flying was both the hardest and the easiest. I think I¡¯d never have learned it if I didn¡¯t have the help from the wind spirits. It was so much like swimming, but ¡­ free. The freedom to swim where there was no water. The freedom to go to where the wind leads me, or where I guided the wind. With all that in mind, I now think I¡¯m ready to try again. This time, I have the freedom to wake up the superior wind spirit, because now, I know what it is like to be free.
¡°... wind spirits¡­ I want you to join me. Sing with me, make sounds, dance, do whatever you like.¡± I asked of the wind spirits that floated all around the egg made of clouds. ¡°Okay!¡± ¡°Will y!¡± ¡°Will sing!¡± ¡°Will y!¡± I heard calls from the spirits all around me. I realized I couldn¡¯t force them to help me, but I knew I alone would never do what needed to be done, so I asked them to help. Maybe with all of our freedom put together, we can do it? ¡°I¡¯ll start.¡± I said. ¡°... if you want, join in.¡± I then started to sing. It wasn¡¯t a beautiful song set to a melody, but a chaotic mess of lyrics that didn¡¯t didn¡¯t really flow, but it somehow still sounded good. The spirits began joining in one by one, their added lyrics, the howls of wind they caused, and the little dance steps they performed all joined the winds my song was letting out. The song and everything else around it then began to gather, almost like it was forming arge storm cloud. No. I don¡¯t want that. Let¡¯s gently guide the song away from the storm. I changed the lyrics on the fly, and with them, the storm began to calm. The howling winds quieted, and the hastiness made way to calmness. With the dying of the winds came the end of my song. And with the end of my song, an eery silence descended onto the clouds, almost like there was no sound. Until something broke that silence. A loud whistling sound, almost like a huge pressure being released through a tiny hole. I looked at the cloud egg, only to see a geyser of air bursting out of it. Did we do it? Is the superior wind spirit waking up? I waited until the wind geyser died out, and then slowly approached the egg. I sawrge cracks on it, and just before I reached it, the egg split in half revealing ¡­ Nothing? Why is there nothing inside the egg? Where is the spirit? Wasn¡¯t it inside the egg? Did ¡­ was all I did for nothing? Am I really that useless that my song killed the superior spirit? I turned to look at the greater spirits of water and nature, ready to apologize for wasting all that time, but I stopped when I saw them smiling, while looking up to the sky. So I also turned my face to the sky and saw something majestic flying above us. It was arge ¡­ bird-looking creature with eight wings. It flew a few circles above us, beforeing in for anding. And as itnded, therge bird creature turned into something much more humanoid. It still had its eight wings, but otherwise it looked like a human. In a way, it looked like one of Brian¡¯s Fairy monsters. ¡°Ah. Young child. You havee such a long way in so little time. You really do know what being free means.¡± The superior spirit spoke to me. ¡°In the name of the superior spirit of wind, Anemoi, I extend you my gratitude.¡± ¡°T-Thank you.¡± ¡°No. Don¡¯t thank me, child. I am thanking you. Your song recovered my strength. And thus, I shall share a bit of it with you.¡± She said. ¡°If that is what you wish.¡± ¡°I ¡­ Yes. I will ept.¡± I agreed, even if I wasn¡¯tpletely sure what I just agreed to. ¡°Good. Now, young mer-folk, you shall be one of my children. Free as the wind and strong as storm.¡± As the superior spirit said that, a ball of energy began to form in her hand. She then handed the ball of energy to me, and I received it with both of my hands. ¡°... what do I ¡­ do with this?¡± I asked. ¡°I cannot tell you that. Remember, wind is freedom. You are free to do as you wish.¡± She told me. I ¡­ I think ¡­ I feel like I should hold it to my chest, so that is what I did. And as I did, I felt energy flowing from the sphere into my chest. ¡°Well done, my child. From now on, you, Cailie, are worthy of carrying the name of the wind. So from now on, you shall be permanently synchronized with that spirit of the wind, and you shall carry the name Cailie Zephyrus.¡± Anemoi said. ¡°NO!¡± I cried out. ¡°... what?¡± Anemoi asked. ¡°Do you refuse?¡± ¡°Yes! I mean no. I mean ¡­ I ept the first part.¡± I said. ¡°... but I cannot ept the name. It isn¡¯t the name I want. The name that I feel belongs to me. ¡­ so I¡¯d like to refuse the name.¡± ¡°... if that is your wish, it shall be so.¡± Anemoi said. ¡°Yes. That is my wish.¡± ¡°Then so be it, my newest child. But I do wonder, what name would you prefer over the one I wished to give you?¡± ¡°... the name of the one I love.¡± I quietly said, but I¡¯m sure Anemoi heard me. ¡°Ah. Love. Truly the most interesting emotion. Always so far away, but when you find it, you simply must chase it. Be it to the depths of the earth or high to the sky, beyond what the winds can reach. I do hope you can reach yours.¡± Anemoi said. ¡°May I ask for their name? As your mother, I do wish to help you reach for your love.¡± ¡°It ¡­ It¡¯s ¡­¡± Before I had the chance to answer, some ways away from us, something enormous burst through theyer of clouds we were standing on. A huge snake-like creature covered in golden scales. As it spread its wings, I recognized the being. And riding on her back was someone I will always spot, no matter how hidden he is in the crowd. No matter how far away he is. No matter where he tries to hide. Because the winds will always guide me to him. ¡°BRIAN!¡± I called out. CH.396 Finding Cailie CH.396 Finding Cailie ¡°... Her soul really is lost, huh. I was expecting her to still be inside the machine, but that isn¡¯t the case.¡± Lady Janina said. ¡°Didn¡¯t I tell you so?¡± ¡°I think I interrupted you while you were saying it.¡± ¡°... so any idea where she is?¡± ¡°Not a clue. I can try to trace her down, but that will take some time. Tracking a soul isn¡¯t easy.¡± ¡°How did she even leave?¡± I asked. ¡°Outside influence. Someone or something noticed her soul in the vulnerable position it was and just took it. Since none of you know how to use Soul Magic, there isn¡¯t much you could really do.¡± ¡°More of a reason to learn it quickly, huh.¡± ¡°You are not wrong. Do you know of anyone that might have wanted her soul?¡± ¡°... I can think of one person. Or more like one n.¡± I told her. ¡°Cailie¡¯s family wasn¡¯t exactly the nicest to her before they banished her. Maybe they somehow took her soul back with their dungeon?¡± ¡°Ah. The mer-folk protected by J. I don¡¯t really involve myself with them, outside of talking with J sometimes.¡± ¡°Who is this ¡®J¡¯?¡± ¡°????? ??. He is the greater water dragon that rules the dragon ind and is the guardian of a mer-folk n.¡± Lady Janina clearly said a name, but I couldn¡¯t understand it, so I looked at her questioningly. ¡°Oh right. The System can¡¯t trante our names. I forgot. Prabhu J is his name in your tongue.¡± ¡°... alright. So he stole Cailie¡¯s soul for the n?¡± ¡°Definitely not. Even for a dragon, snatching a soul from inside your machine while they are nowhere near the machine would be extremely difficult. And that isn¡¯t counting for the defensive barriers around HomeBase. With them, it would be impossible for anyone but me. And admittedly, even I couldn¡¯t do it without triggering your barriers, so you would know an attack came from outside.¡± Lady Janina said. ¡°... so a dungeon then?¡± I asked. ¡°Didn¡¯t you listen to a word I said? I said if an attack like that came from outside HomeBase, your barrier would have noticed it. Dungeons, while wonderful in a lot of ways, aren¡¯t some miracle that can do just anything.¡± ¡°Who took her then?¡± ¡°Someone from the inside.¡± Lady Janina answered. ¡°Someone from HomeBase? But why? None of us even know how to use Soul Magic. I mean, the only option even would be Maya, as I¡¯ve seen everyone else''s status, but there is no way she can use Soul Magic.¡± ¡°... That is true. That cat-folk is nowhere near powerful enough to use Soul Magic. But it doesn¡¯t change the truth.¡± Lady Janina said. ¡°Why don¡¯t we take a thinking break. Offer me some tea while you tell me everything that happened while the two of you were using the device. I might notice something you didn¡¯t.¡± ¡°... yeah. I think I could also use some sweets.¡± I was about to leave to give my workers some orders, but Wilma called out to me. ¡°B-Brian! Something is going on with Cailie¡¯s body.¡± I quickly rushed back and took a look at the evolution tank Cailie was in. Her vital signs were elevated, as was her body temperature. Almost like she is leveling up quickly. ¡°... She is leveling up?¡± I questioned. ¡°But where would she get the experience for that?¡± I noticed that Wilma¡¯s eyes quickly shed with arge amount of mana, before she answered. ¡°Her skills have increased in levels, especially Mana Control and Wind Magic. She also has new skills she didn''t havest time I appraised her.¡± Wilma said. ¡°... what? How is that possible?¡± I wondered. ¡°I might have an idea now.¡± Lady Janina said. ¡°Tell me.¡± I demanded. I then quickly added a ¡°Please.¡± ¡°Sorry, tea first. And I do still want to hear what happened to confirm my idea. And if it is correct, then she is in no harm, so you can calm down.¡± Lady Janina said. So she is safe. Thank God. ¡­ oh right. Thank the Goddess. I still won¡¯t be fully calm until I know where she is and how to get her back, but if Lady Janina says she is safe, then she is safe. That is just how it works.
¡°I see. It is quite obvious really.¡± Lady Janina said, after I finished telling her everything that happened in the Factory. ¡°So you know where she is? Can we go get her?¡± I asked. ¡°We can. But as I said earlier, it is no rush. I¡¯ve confirmed my earlier suspicions, so no need to rush.¡± ¡°Where is she?¡± ¡°Think. Use that brain of yours. You can make a giant rock float in the sky, but still somehow miss the obvious.¡± ¡°... that isn¡¯t helping.¡± ¡°If I told you the answer, would you learn anything? Think about it. What happened just before you two left the Factory? Actually, better yet, why don¡¯t you do that trick where you can show people your memories. Maybe another look will show you the answer.¡± I did as told and looked back over what happened before I left the Factory. I saw Cailie there, surrounded by a few of the water spirits. Then I asked the spirits to leave, and they did, and almost as soon as they had left, Cailie¡¯s avatar disappeared. ¡°... the spirits took her soul?¡± I asked to confirm. ¡°Yes. That should be the case.¡± Lady Janina said, before emptying her tea cup and setting it back on the table. ¡°... Can we get her back?¡± ¡°Simple. We just go to the spirit world and find her.¡± ¡°... why does that sound actuallyplicated?¡± ¡°It really isn¡¯t. Just trust your soul into my hands and I¡¯ll take you there.¡± Lady Janina said. Well, it isn¡¯t the worst idea ever. I mean, if she wanted to kill me¡­ Okay, I won¡¯t think about that. ¡°Sure. Let¡¯s go.¡±
¡°... is this really necessary?¡± ¡°What? Don¡¯t you like sitting on myp?¡± Lady Janina teased. ¡°... I mean I do, but ¡­ it feels wrong as well.¡± I answered. ¡°Like I¡¯m doing something I¡¯m not supposed to do. I should only sit on Lua or Alice¡¯sps.¡± ¡°Really? Am I not good enough?¡± ¡°... we are not in a rtionship, so this feels like cheating.¡± ¡°Want to start?¡± ¡°...¡± ¡°What? Did that really leave you speechless? Don¡¯t worry. I wouldn¡¯t take you as you are now. You aren¡¯t strong enough to help me reproduce.¡± ¡°What does strength have to do with it?¡± ¡°Why do you think I don¡¯t have children despite my age?¡± Lady Janina asked. ¡°I live with dragons, but even their sperm cannot survive inside my body to the point where they can impregnate me.¡± ¡°... Thanks for telling, but I really didn¡¯t need to know that.¡± ¡°Why not? In a few years, you might be as powerful as an adult dragon. A few more and maybe you will be powerful enough to give me a child. Just keep that in mind.¡± ¡°... so the scales you gave me..?¡± ¡°I suppose you could call it an investment. I want you to stay alive.¡± Lady Janina said. ¡°... thanks. But I think there are two ¡­ no, make it three people that really won¡¯t like what you are saying right now.¡± ¡°Something to worry aboutter, as you would say, right?¡± ¡°... maybe.¡± ¡°But for now, let¡¯s get the third back, right?¡± ¡°Yes. ¡­ please.¡± ¡°Then just trust your soul into my hands. I promise, I will take great care of it.¡± As Lady Janina said that, she gave me a quick peck on the cheek. I was about to protest, but I felt myself losing control of my body. I think that is because my soul is leaving my body. But before I disappeared, I heard onest thing. ¡°Wilma, right? Make sure no one touches our bodies while I¡¯m gone. My body will automatically react to any threats and we wouldn¡¯t want that.¡± I just barely heard Lady Janina say.
The next time I came to, I was in a strange ce. More like a strange world. It was made of bright colors and was just super saturated as a whole. It didn¡¯t look natural at all and was more like something an eight year old drew with crayons or something. ¡°... is this the spirit world?¡± I asked no one. Wait? No one? Where is Lady Janina? ¡°I¡¯m right here.¡± I heard her answer echoing all around me. Wait what? Did you just read my thoughts? ¡°Sure did. And I can do it as long as I want and there is nothing you can do about it.¡± ¡°... yeah. What to exin why? Or is this just ¡®because we are in the spirit world?¡± ¡°No. I hold your soul, so I can easily read your mind. And your memories. I do have to say, your old world is quite interesting.¡± ¡°... could you not?¡± ¡°Fine. Fine. I know you don¡¯t like my teasing.¡± Lady Janina said, and her body materialized next to me. ¡°... so this really is the spirit world. Why does it look like this?¡± I asked. ¡°Answer that yourself. You should know the reason.¡± ¡°... I don¡¯t get it.¡± ¡°Focus on the mana around you. That will give you the answer.¡± I did as instructed and soon realized what Lady Janina meant. This world ¡­ everything in it feels like it is made of pure mana. Same as in my Factory everything is made of my imagination, but here it is mana. ¡°... this world is made of mana?¡± I asked to confirm. ¡°Correct. And mana doesn¡¯t really like subtle colors. Because of that, it looks like this.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll ept that. ¡­ so, where is Cailie?¡± ¡°No clue.¡± Lady Janina said. ¡°... if that is a joke, this really isn¡¯t the time for it.¡± ¡°It isn¡¯t. She could be anywhere in here.¡± ¡°Shouldn¡¯t she be where the water spirits live?¡± ¡°Ever heard of moving around?¡± ¡°It has only been like ¡­ two hours. Two and a half. No way she would have gotten that far in that time.¡± ¡°Time is rtive.¡± Lady Janina said. ¡°... and that means?¡± ¡°You can use Time Magic and you don¡¯t realize. What a bad student you are.¡± ¡°Time fluctuates because this world is made of mana?¡± I guessed. ¡°Correct.¡± ¡°... so, how long has it been for Cailie?¡± ¡°Difficult to say. We¡¯d have to ask the time spirits.¡± ¡°... why didn¡¯t I know there are time spirits?¡± ¡°Because there is a lot you don¡¯t know. Not my fault the System is a limiting factor for humans.¡± ¡°Also keeps us safe from miasma, so it isn¡¯t all bad.¡± I responded. ¡°... so how do we find Cailie? Do we just ¡­ search for her?¡± ¡°Why would we? Remember, a world of pure mana. Why not put it to use.¡± ¡°... so I can ¡­ find her with magic? But I don¡¯t know magic like that.¡± ¡°Then you can learn. I¡¯ll give you a hint. Space Magic will be your friend.¡± ¡°... Alright. So Space Magic. ¡­ I think I can make a search spell. ¡­ I just need to figure out ¡­¡±
I ended up losing track of time. I don¡¯t know how long it took for me to figure out a space search spell, but it must have been hours. When I finally was done, I looked to where Lady Janina was, and I noticed she was sitting on a rock she had turned into a lounge chair. ¡°Oh? So you are done?¡± She asked. ¡°I have to say, I¡¯m surprised you were able to use uncharted time magic.¡± ¡°... I did?¡± I asked. ¡°And you didn¡¯t even notice? Impressive. Your instincts with mana control are quite good.¡± ¡°... maybe it was Laura. I haven¡¯t heard from her since we came, but I know she is somewhere inside of me. She must have helped.¡± ¡°I might be blocking her.¡± Lady Janina admitted. ¡°In order to keep your soul safe, I block all outside influence. That likely includes your System Support.¡± ¡°Oh. Okay. I just thought there was some limit with her because we are in the spirit world. Like maybe she can¡¯t operate since this world has no creation energy or something like that.¡± ¡°That could be true.¡± Lady Janina said. ¡°You are the first System Support holder I¡¯ve taken to the spirit world. I simply assumed it would be my influence.¡± ¡°Well, we can theorycraft about thatter. For now. Space, locate the person I want to find and show me how to get to them, Space Search.¡± After I finished my spell, arge purple arrow appeared in front of me. It pointed to ¡­ well I don¡¯t really know where the north is in this world, so I can¡¯t really say. It pointed towards something, hopefully Cailie. ¡°So we have a direction. Good.¡± Lady Janina said. She then turned into her true form. {Get on and make sure I can see that arrow.} ¡°Yes, Ma''am.¡± I hurried to her side and lifted myself to her back with Telekinesis.
We flew for what felt like no time at all, but the distance we covered was insane. The number of unique things I saw was so many. I think it is because this world is chaotic as anything. You can have a desert next to a swamp. A river running through a massive mountain. Or a massive sinkhole in the middle of an ocean. Almost like this entire world¡¯s world generation had glitched. And then, when we passed a big green mountain, the arrow we were following did aplete 180. {Interesting.} Lady Janina said. ¡°...what is?¡± {This is the domain of the superior wind spirit. I simply wonder why your girl would be here.} ¡°... she isn¡¯t mine.¡± {Not yet she isn¡¯t. Because you don¡¯t want to ept her before your other two do.} ¡°... I ¡­¡± {Worry about thatter. Let¡¯s go see what is happening.} Lady Janina said, before she pped her wings and shot up towards the clouds above. Soon we pierced the thickyer of clouds and came to see the world above. I quickly looked around and found a concentration of people there. Most of them were spirits, but among all of the bright colors, there was one regr person. ¡­ regr person. Why does Cailie have legs? Well, solve thatter. She was standing in front of what I think is the highest ranked spirit present. The spirit was humanoid with eight wings on his back. That is probably the superior wind spirit Lady Janina mentioned. ¡°BRIAN!¡± I heard Cailie calling out to me. I jumped off of Lady Janina¡¯s back and used Telekinesis to st myself towards Cailie. Coming to a stop just in front of her, I couldn¡¯t help but to take her into a deep hug. ¡°B-Brian?¡± ¡°Hi, Cailie.¡± I responded. ¡°I came to get you.¡± I told her. ¡°... thanks. I always knew you would.¡± After a long hug, I finally turned to the spirits around us and asked. ¡°So, does anyone want to exin what is going on here?¡± CH.397 Spiritual Discussions CH.397 Spiritual Discussions ¡°What in the world were you thinking?!¡± I yelled at the water spirits that took Cailie after I heard what happened to her. ¡°We¡­¡± ¡°Just wanted to¡­¡± They tried to answer. ¡°No! No excuses. You were foolish.¡± I told them. ¡°... of course, it isn¡¯t all your fault.¡± I said, before I turned to the two greater spirits. ¡°Now as for you two. Why didn¡¯t you tell me there is a major problem in the spirit world?!¡± ¡°Sir Hero, I apologize.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t apologize! Exin!¡± ¡°... we were waiting for you to be ready. We knew you couldn¡¯t move here on your own, so we were waiting until you mastered Soul Magic.¡± The greater nature spirit reasoned. ¡°But we ¡­ no, I never expected that my own children would steal the soul of yourpanion. If you do want to punish someone, punish me.¡± The greater water spirit said, before she prostrated herself in front of me. ¡°... Haah. Why is that always everyone¡¯s reaction?¡± I sighed. I then turned to the one spirit that was perfectly innocent in all of this. ¡°Lady Anemoi. I do apologize for themotion I¡¯ve caused.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry about that, young Hero. I perfectly understand.¡± Anemoi responded. ¡°Also, no need to call me Lady. You are the one loved by my newest child, so you are practically my son-in-spirit.¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t it son-inw?¡± ¡°Call it a cultural difference.¡± ¡°What does it really even mean for Cailie to be your child? ¡­ is she like, half-spirit or something?¡± ¡°You could say that.¡± Anemoi answered. ¡°I think an easier way for you to understand it is that she is permanently synchroed with a greater spirit. And unlike your temporary synchroes, hers doesn¡¯t take any mana ore with any downsides. She is simply able to use the power of a greater wind spirit whenever she wishes.¡± ¡°... so she is like Alice, but instead of having one of my cards permanently be a part of her, she has a spirit as a permanent part of her.¡± I deduced. ¡°I wouldn¡¯t know everything about this Alice you speak of, but if the little I had time to gather is true, then your assumption is wrong. Unlike your Alice, the spirit that is a part of Cailie has no memories nor a will, as I just created it. Thus its existence won¡¯t affect young Cailie.¡± ¡°Ah. Alright. Thanks for exining that.¡± ¡°It is no issue.¡± Anemoi said, before she made a request. ¡°... But I do hope you can wake up the others, instead of immediately returning.¡± ¡°... It isn¡¯t up to me. I don¡¯t have a card I could use to forcefully wake up a superior spirit. And while I likely could make one with a bit of time, it might be better if they awaken naturally.¡± ¡°We will be a lot less ¡­ groggy, if we wake up to a song.¡± Anemoi agreed. ¡°Why songs?¡± I asked. ¡°Is there something special about them?¡± ¡°Yes, but also no. That is simply how we are.¡± Anemoi answered.
¡°So Cailie. What do you want to do?¡± I asked her. ¡°... you are letting me choose?¡± ¡°Of course. It isn¡¯t like I can really do anything at the moment. I mean, I probably can, but also ¡­ I don¡¯t mind someone else being the Hero. And you already awakened one of the superior spirits, so why not awaken the rest?¡± ¡°... shouldn¡¯t Ie back home?¡± ¡°That would not be a bad idea, but also not the best either. Your body is likely evolving at the moment. It showed signs of it before I ever came in here, and I think that was before the entire bing half spirit thing. So even if you came back, you¡¯d just be stuck in an evolution tank. So might as well stay here for now.¡± ¡°... what about you? Will youe with me?¡± Cailie asked. ¡°... I really want to, but I also need to go back. At least for a bit. I need to check that everything is fine on the other side.¡± ¡°Will you be able toe back?¡± ¡°On my own, no. But luckily I¡¯m not alone, right?¡± I asked Lady Janina. ¡°I can share a bit more of my time.¡± She answered. ¡°But I do expect better care. You haven¡¯t even offered me dinner yet.¡± ¡°... sorry.¡± ¡°I do love how you get angry when others apologize, but it is also your first reaction.¡± ¡°... were you just teasing me?¡± ¡°Somewhat. But I do admit that I feel just a bit hungry.¡± ¡°... admittedly, so do I.¡± I agreed. ¡°Mmm. I don¡¯t. Is that weird?¡± Cailie asked. ¡°It¡¯s probably because your body is in an evolution tank. It takes care of your needs. Lady Janina and I are just on a couch.¡± ¡°With Brian¡¯s head in myp.¡± Lady Janina added. ¡°You know his hair is quite soft. You should try it sometime.¡± ¡°B-Brian!¡± Cailie yelped. ¡°... I want to ¡­ I want to try your hair!¡± ¡°... that sounds wrong, but sure. If my spiritual hair is fine. You can try the real deal when this is all over.¡± ¡°... I¡¯ll hold you to it.¡± Cailie said. After she was done testing out my hair, we decided to go our separate ways for now. We¡¯d regroup soon, but for now, Lady Janina and I will return to the real world to take care of the physical needs of our bodies.
[Cailie POV] ¡°I wish you¡¯d told me that you are acquainted with the supreme dragon.¡± Anemoi said. ¡°Would have saved me from that surprise.¡± ¡°... sorry. I ¡­ I didn¡¯t think I needed to.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t apologize, child. I didn¡¯t ask either.¡± ¡°... thank you. But ¡­ what should I do now? Do I wait for Brian toe back ¡­ or do I head for the next superior spirit?¡± ¡°Did you already forget lesson number one?¡± Anemoi asked. ¡°... eh?¡± ¡°Wind is freedom. Do what you feel is correct.¡± She said. ¡°Though if you want a rmendation, I can give you one.¡± ¡°... please.¡± I requested. ¡°You might want to get used to your new spirit powers. They will help you with whatester. And you are currently in the domain of the strongest wind spirit, so you have the best instructor.¡± ¡°... yes. Let¡¯s do that. ¡­ please instruct me ¡­ Mother.¡± ¡°Oh? You can¡¯t just call me that out of nowhere.¡± Anemoi said, as she rushed me and took me into a hug. ¡°I might never let go of you.¡± ¡°Brian will make you.¡± I said calmly.
[Brian POV] During our dinner, I told everyone what had happened to Cailie. Safe to say, people had mixed reactions hearing that she was basically kidnapped by the spirits, but they did calm down a bit when I told them that I visited her in the spirit world and told them that she is doing just fine. ¡°And I¡¯ll be going back to the spirit world for the night, but I¡¯ll be back here by morning. I hope.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t like the word ¡®hope¡¯ in this context.¡± Aliceined. ¡°Sorry, but time in the spirit world is an absolute mess. It alters depending on like seventeen variables, and that isn¡¯t even counting the time spirits. So if I oversleep and miss breakfast, it is because of that.¡± ¡°... maybe I should juste with you then. That way I can keep an eye on you.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t mind. Lady Janina, is that a problem?¡± ¡°A few more won¡¯t be an issue. But it has to be under five and we do have to share a bed.¡± She answered. ¡°... alright. So Alice and Lua cane.¡± I decided. ¡°I could take myself and Rhianna, if that is fine.¡± Agunan cut in. ¡°If you want to. ¡­ wait? Since when could you move other people¡¯s souls, Agunan?¡± ¡°As long as we¡¯ve known each other. I learned it over 150 years ago.¡± ¡°... Couldn¡¯t you have used that to take people into the Factory?¡± ¡°... I probably could have, Master.¡± ¡°And you didn¡¯t think to mention it?¡± ¡°Master, to my defense, I barely ever did it, as the people I used to live with all knew how to do it. And those that didn¡¯t didn¡¯t study under me, nor ask for help from me.¡± ¡°... alright. I¡¯ll ept that. But you are noting at the same time. I don¡¯t want too many HomeBase personnel out at the same time.¡± ¡°And here I was hoping I could get to the spirit world.¡± Paulinained. ¡°I would say learn Soul Magic, but that would make me a hypocrite.¡± Imented. ¡°You¡¯ll all get there.¡± Lady Janina reassured us. ¡°A dragon usually takes twenty to fifty years to learn it. You are getting close in just a few months. In a year, most of you will be able to do it.¡± ¡°Really? I really want to go see spirits!¡± Eline called out. ¡°I¡¯lle with you.¡± Valoa agreed. ¡°Not so fast, you two.¡± Olia cut in. ¡°You aren¡¯t ready to venture into different worlds.¡± ¡°... but we went to Master¡¯s world already.¡± Eline pouted. ¡°That is different. Master is the one in charge of you, so it is safe. But you aren¡¯t going to a different world on your own.¡± ¡°Maybe we need to have a field trip to the spirit world at some point then.¡± I decided.
After dinner, bath and other evening stuff, I got into bed with Alice, Lua and Lady Janina. Yeah¡­ it isn¡¯t strange at all to share a bed with a human form of a supreme dragon. Not at all. This has to be normal. ¡°Is there something we should expect?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Any warnings you want to give?¡± Alice added. ¡°It is going to be bright. Colors are super saturated.¡± I told them. ¡°And be careful with your mana control and magic. Everything about that is supercharged, because everything in the spirit world is made of mana. So just basically think of it as my Factory, but instead of being able to imagine something and it happening, you have to control the mana in your body and around you to make it happen.¡± ¡°Not a bad exnation.¡± Lady Janinaplimented. ¡°Only works for those that have experienced the Factory.¡± ¡°Perhaps I should ask to borrow your Factory when I teach young dragons.¡± ¡°I can do that.¡± I agreed. ¡°It does feel just a bit strange, but considering the services you provide, I can take that much.¡± ¡°Can we talk about thatter? I want to see the spirit world.¡± Alice demanded. ¡°Yes, we can.¡± Lady Janina agreed. ¡°Just huddle close to me. It will make it easier to snag your souls.¡± She then took a position in the middle of the bed. ¡°Alice, youe on top of me. Your soul is the mostplicated. Lua and Brian, you two on my right and left.¡± We did as instructed and made some sort of a cuddle pile in the bed. ¡°Now just close your eyes and don¡¯t resist.¡± Lady Janina told us.
Just a bitter, we were back in the spirit world. We didn¡¯t appear on the clouds from which we disappeared from, but instead in a random location like the first time. ¡°So this is it?¡± Alice asked. ¡°It does feel a bit strange, but I was expecting more.¡± ¡°Wow!¡± Lua called out. ¡°The mana here is so rich. Flying is so easy.¡± As she said that, she pped her wings and flewps over our heads. ¡°Alright. I need to try that.¡± Alice said, before she shot into the sky like a rocket. A few momentster, she came back down. ¡°... okay. Brian was right. Be careful with mana use.¡± ¡°Told you so. I identally used chantless Time Magic when I was here and I don¡¯t even have the Quick Chant skill.¡± I told them. ¡°Now can you be quiet for a second while I locate Cailie.¡± ¡°Space, locate the person I want to find and show me how to get to them, Space Search.¡± I chanted. After the chant finished, the big purple arrow appeared in front of us. ¡°She is in a different location thanst time.¡± Lady Janina said. ¡°Well either way, we can either fly, or move by some other means. What do you prefer?¡± ¡°How do you know that?¡± ¡°By reading the mana signatures of the world itself. Don¡¯t try to do it. You won¡¯t be able to for a long time.¡± ¡°... so you can just tell where people are? Then why am I searching for Cailie?¡± ¡°Of course I can¡¯t. I can tell where concentrations of power are. In short, I can tell where the homes of the superior spirits are. And the arrow isn¡¯t pointing towards Anemoi¡¯s mountain. It seems to be pointing towards Gaia¡¯s domain.¡± ¡°Gaia? So the superior earth spirit?¡± I asked. ¡°Impressive. You actually know her by name.¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t you read my memories or something? Gaia was a god back in my old world. An earth god. It wasn¡¯t that difficult to guess.¡± I told her. ¡°Besides, a bunch of my cards have ¡®Gaia¡¯ in them, like Gaia Power and the Gaia Knights. And they are all rted to earth.¡± ¡°Speaking of. Brian, did you ever test if your cards can be used here?¡± Alice asked. ¡°... no. No I didn¡¯t. I didn¡¯t really have a need for one.¡± ¡°Then maybe we should travel using one of your cards. Two tests for the price of one. It will also double check if their time limits are different here.¡± ¡°Just a shame we don¡¯t have our System Supports here.¡± I said. ¡°Kind of difficult to keep track of time without Laura. Can¡¯t use Storage either.¡± ¡°What about the Factory?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Not going to try. I don¡¯t want my soul getting lost.¡± I then opened up Pack Opener and it worked just fine. ¡°Okay. So Pack Opener works. So it isn¡¯t that all System screen reliant skills aren¡¯t avable.¡± ¡°We can also open our Status.¡± Lua said. ¡°Good to know. ¡­ Dungeon Founder doesn¡¯t work either.¡± I said, after testing it. ¡°That¡¯s what you get for having all those System reliant skills.¡± Alice teased. ¡°My unique feels supercharged. This ce might be perfect for practicing with it.¡± ¡°Same with my Monarch of Magic.¡± Lua added. ¡°Just be careful with them. The spirits will get angry if you destroy things. And I can introduce you to dragons who have learned it the hard way.¡± Lady Janina warned. ¡°So no environmental destruction. Got it.¡± I said, as I got a card out. ¡°Ambnce Rescueroid.¡± I summoned our first ride. Spoiler [copse] ¡°... so we are going by ground?¡± Alice asked. ¡°I mean, we are heading for an earth spirit, so why not? And because of the crazy time fluctuations, we can take our time. And I can likely use Time el on the entire Roid.¡± ¡°Well, if you say so.¡± Alice agreed. ¡°... but I¡¯m riding in the front!¡± ¡°Sure. I¡¯ll head to bed and take a nap.¡± ¡°... when was that an option?¡± ¡°When wasn¡¯t it an option?¡± CH.398 Marching Earth CH.398 Marching Earth On our trip to Gaia¡¯s domain, I was able to have a nice long nap. I don¡¯t really know why I even can nap in the spirit world, but at the same time, I did and it felt amazing, so I¡¯m not going to question it. I asked the others how long we¡¯ve been traveling, but instead of getting a time, I got a distance. And even that was just an estimation. ¡°... so we have no clue how long we¡¯ve been traveling for. Are we at least getting close?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes. We are 90% there.¡± Lady Janina answered. ¡°That¡¯s good. So not too long?¡± ¡°Do I even have to say it?¡± ¡°Time is rtive?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°This world will break my sense of ¡­ I was going to say time, but it really messes with other senses as well.¡± Iined. ¡°A reason not toe here when you aren¡¯t ready.¡± ¡°Well, not much we can do about that now. ¡­ where is Lua?¡± I asked after I looked around. Alice was sleeping in the shotgun seat, but I didn¡¯t spot Lua anywhere. ¡°Sleeping on the roof. She got a few spirits to make her a water bed there.¡± ¡°... well, if it works, who am I to say no. I did kind of steal the only bed here.¡± I admitted. ¡°What about you? Need a nap?¡± ¡°Does a dragon ever really need a nap?¡± ¡°... Agunan seems to like sleeping.¡± ¡°Enjoying sleeping and actually needing to sleep are two different things. We like it because it saves energy. But it doesn¡¯t matter much in the spirit world, as my real body isn¡¯t using much while we are here.¡± ¡°Oh? Dragons are ¡­ I would say strange, but I think interesting is the correct term.¡± ¡°Call us advanced.¡± ¡°As you wish, my Lady.¡± I said in a teasing tone. I got to the front where I was nning on just seeing the sights for the rest of the trip. ¡°If you want something to do, I rmend trying to get a feel for the mana all around us. Maybe you¡¯ll learn how to feel the ces of power.¡± Lady Janina told me. ¡°Sure. Thanks for the tip.¡± I quietly responded.
[Cailie POV] ¡°... I don¡¯t really like this ce.¡± Iined quietly. ¡°Why?¡± ¡°Why sad?¡± ¡°Is it because no wind?¡± A few of the lesser spirits asked. ¡°... because it reminds me of a bad ce.¡± I told them. We were in arge underground cavern, the domain of the superior earth spirit. And ever since I got trapped in ¡­ in there, caverns just make my skin crawl. Spoiler [copse] ¡°Bad ce?¡± ¡°But this no bad ce.¡± ¡°This is home.¡± A few new spirits appeared from the ground and told me. Their bodies were made of brown-orange light, so they were earth spirits. ¡°... this isn¡¯t a bad ce.¡± I told them. ¡°... just¡­ brings back memories of a bad ce.¡± ¡°What ce?¡± ¡°Tell us.¡± ¡°We will break the bad ce!¡± The spirits responded. ¡°N-No!¡± I yelped. ¡°If you break it ¡­ she will know I¡¯m not there.¡± ¡°She who?¡± ¡°Is She bad?¡± ¡°Can we punish She?¡± ¡°... I ¡­ she lives in the sea¡­ so it might be difficult for you.¡± ¡°We will help.¡± The water spirits said. ¡°No. You are not getting revenge on anyone.¡± Rain said to them to calm them down. Rain is the greater water spirit that has blessed Brian and Lucia. I began to call her Rain, because she doesn¡¯t have a name and greater water spirit is too long. ¡°Yes. Revenge will not aplish anything.¡± Vine added. And yes, Vine is what I¡¯m calling the greater nature spirit. ¡°But if you ever want to confront this ¡®She¡¯, we will be there to help you.¡± ¡°... thank you. I¡¯ll think about it.¡± Eventually, we arrived where the superior earth spirit was resting. Anemoi slept in an egg made of clouds, so I was expecting an egg made of rocks, but instead it was a bright orange crystal. I could even see the spirit inside of it. She has a very well defined muscr body and long hair, giving her a look simr to Brian¡¯s Amazoness monsters. ¡°... what kind of song will wake her up?¡± I asked the spirits around me. ¡°Rhythmic!¡± The earth spirits answered. ¡°... Umm. I¡¯m not sure that exins it.¡± ¡°You should think of a war song or a marching song.¡± Vine said. ¡°Those should work.¡± ¡°... I¡¯ve ¡­ I¡¯ve never heard any.¡± I admitted. ¡°Oh right. Mer-folk. You don¡¯t really have songs like that.¡± Vine realized. ¡°Your songs are more ritualistic and fit Water better.¡± ¡°I guess you need to learn one from the earth spirits, like you did for Anemoi.¡± Rain said. ¡°... or I¡¯ll wait for Brian toe back. Maybe he will know a proper song.¡± ¡°We don¡¯t know how long that will take.¡± Rain said. ¡°Perhaps the supreme dragon couldn¡¯t help him any longer.¡± ¡°No. He ising.¡± I said. ¡°... I feel it ¡­ in the wind.¡±
While we waited for Brian, I yed with the spirits, though mostly with the earth spirits. They wanted to see me mold earth, but it was difficult using wind. But I did learn how to cut crystals by learning about their cleavage nes. So our ying turned into me forming the raw crystals the earth spirits were making. Maybe I can cut a stone for Brian when I get back to my body. Wilma can help me make it into something he can wear. Eventually, Brian arrived. He was driving a golem carriage of some kind, but I¡¯ve never seen it before, so I wonder when he made it. But the carriage has¡­ eyes? So maybe it isn¡¯t a carriage. Did Brian have a monster that looks like some strange golem carriage? Spoiler [copse] As the carriage got closer, I noticed that there was a bubble of water on its roof, and someone wasying in the water, almost like they were using the water as a bed. Recognizing the crimson hair, I deduced that it must be Lucia. But why is she on the roof?
[Brian POV] ¡°Brian. I need your help. I need a ¡­ was it a marching song?¡± Cailie requested after we caught up. ¡°... okay? Like ¡­ the imperial march? Does that work?¡± Come on guys. It was the first thing that came to mind. Sure I could think of others, but I think I can recall all of the imperial march, while I can¡¯t for others. ¡°Imperial march? Is that something from the Crystal Empire? Well, if it is a marching song, it should work.¡± Cailie said. ¡°If you y it, I can write some lyrics for it.¡± ¡°Wow, wow, wow. A second. One, I don¡¯t have an instrument. Two, I¡¯m not at all sure if I can y it. I can¡¯t just imagine it into existence. We aren¡¯t in the Factory.¡± ¡°And you still haven¡¯t learned how this world works.¡± Lady Janina said. ¡°Just y the mana.¡± ¡°... I can do that?¡± ¡°Why couldn¡¯t you?¡± ¡°... alrighty then. I guess I can try.¡± I began to feel out for the mana around us, trying to imnt my vision of how the imperial march should sound like. I know I can¡¯t put it as how it does sound, because I don¡¯t remember it exactly, but if I y it like I think it should sound like, I think it will work. That is at least how it works in the Factory. Spoiler Just so you won¡¯t need to search for it. [copse]
¡°... it sounds a bit wrong, but it is close.¡± I said, after I ended the song. ¡°It was great.¡± ¡°Sounded great.¡± The earth spirits said. ¡°... Well, if you say so.¡± I just agreed with the spirits. They would know the best. ¡°What do you think, Cailie?¡± ¡°It ¡­ It isn¡¯t something I¡¯d usually sing to, but I think I can. ¡­ I just ¡­ I¡¯ll try toe up with some lyrics for it.¡± Cailie said. ¡°... but can you y it again? I need to hear it a few more times.¡± ¡°Sure. I¡¯ll put it on repeat for now.¡±
¡°... I think I have it.¡± Cailie said. ¡°Took you long enough. That march is going to be stuck in my brain forever.¡± Aliceined. ¡°Wee to my world. It lives rent free in my head.¡± I told her. ¡°... wait? That song originates from..?¡± ¡°My world. Yes.¡± I confirmed. ¡°It is from a movie series. I¡¯ll look if I can Factory bullshit it togetherter. But for now¡­¡± As I said that, I looked at Cailie. ¡°We have a spirit to wake up!¡± Cailie finished my sentence. Cailie set up everything around the crystal holding the superior spirit of earth, mainly all the earth spirits that wanted to help her. They would be drumming along to the beat. She then looked at me and nodded, giving me the sign to y the song. I started ying the imperial march again, and even if I say so myself, I¡¯d gotten a lot better at it, and I think it actually sounds urate now. And as I yed the song, Cailie began to sing. ¡°On we march to the beat of the Earth Saving the Spirits from their eternal sleep The supreme Spirits Their might is revealed The evil tries to flee But its fate has been sealed¡± ¡°Faraway shall it hide Wherever it may go It''s toote for it As the spirits are free!¡± Okay. Let¡¯s be honest here. This makes no sense, but does it really need to. I mean, Cailie does know a bit about the spirits and their culture, but not enough where she could realistically make something less generic than this. And with the songing to an end,rge cracks began to appear in the crystal that held the superior spirit, before the crystal shatteredpletely and freed the spirit.
¡°Mmm. That was a great nap.¡± Gaia said, as she stretched. ¡°So you little musicians, why did youe and wake me? And good day to you, Lady Supreme Dragon.¡± ¡°We ¡­ The other spirits¡­ asked us to wake up ¡­ all of the superior spirits.¡± Cailie answered. ¡°Oh? So it is time for us to awaken again? Did someone perhaps solve the barrier issues?¡± Gaia asked. ¡°That is still in the works, but we do have a temporary patch for it.¡± I answered her question. ¡°Theposer speaks. Or should I call you the little Hero?¡± ¡°My name is Brian. Brian Wood.¡± ¡°... Wood, huh. Makes you sound like a child of Hegemone, so I¡¯ll just call you Brian.¡± ¡°That is perfectly fine. May I call you Gaia?¡± I asked. ¡°Normally I wouldn¡¯t allow it, but since you did y that lovely march, I shall allow it.¡± Gaia said. ¡°The same goes for you, little mermaid.¡± ¡°N-No. I¡¯m not a mermaid. I¡¯m still just a mer-folk.¡± ¡°Shame. I do hope you evolve soon. Perhaps Thssa can help you. It does feel like you haven¡¯t awakened her yet.¡± ¡°No. Just you and mother Anemoi.¡± ¡°So Anemoi did make you her daughter. Congrattions. It does suit you.¡± Gaia said to Cailie. ¡°And I suppose that makes me your aunt. I¡¯m d to hear that my niece is a great singer.¡± ¡°... A-Aunt?¡± ¡°Yes. Isn¡¯t that what I am? I mean, if my sister is your mother, I am your aunt.¡± ¡°... are all the superior spirits rted?¡± I asked. ¡°Of course. Not directly like the four of us, fire, water, wind and earth, are. Light and dark are sisters. So are space and time. And Hegemone was born of light, water and myself, making her partially my child.¡± ¡°... okay. Good to know.¡± ¡°Now, I would like to know what has been happening while I¡¯ve been asleep. Would you care to tell me a story?¡± Gaia requested. CH.399 Passion of Flames CH.399 Passion of mes ¡°I wish you luck in your endeavors. And pleasee again.¡± Gaia said, as we left her domain so that we could head to the domain of the superior fire spirit, Ninatia. ¡°Yes. I¡¯ll bring Wilma next time, so you may give her your blessing. If she does live up to your expectations.¡± ¡°If what you¡¯ve told me is true, I¡¯m sure she will.¡± Gaia said. But we didn¡¯t just leave Gaia¡¯s domain with empty promises, Cailie and I also got a blessing from her. Alice was a bit jealous that she didn¡¯t get it, but one of the greater earth spirits promised that when she was better at earth magic, she coulde back and show her skills. And if she is skilled enough, she will get their blessing. As for our travel ns, what better way to travel than by dragon. And not Lady Janina this time. She might be willing to carry me, and others in emergencies, but I can¡¯t just use her as a taxi whenever I want. But I have dragons of my own, so that isn¡¯t a problem. In fact, I have five very specific dragons that I summoned for us. Ernus, Nudyarl, Sheou, Lorpar and Tinkhec. My full Dragonmaid squad. Spoiler
[copse] And while their maid forms are in use daily, I don¡¯t often use their dragon forms. And I¡¯ve never summoned all five of their dragon forms at the same time, so this was a first in that sense. Lady Janina got the first pick on who she wanted to ride, and she picked Ernus. Though I honestly think it is because she wanted to leave Sheou for me. Alice rode Tinkhec, Lua was on Nudyarl and Cailie was on Lorpar. With all of us on the back of a dragon, our squad took to the skies and we headed towards Ninatia¡¯s domain.
The domain of Ninatia wasn¡¯t what I expected. I honestly expected a volcano or something like that, but what we found instead was a rtively normal looking Aztec temple. Sure it had some nicerge mes burning at each of the four corners, but it is still just a temple. After wended, a handful of lesser and intermediate fire spirits came to greet us. Oh by the way, the greater water and nature spirits weren¡¯t with us anymore. Neither of them has the best rtionship with fire, so they didn¡¯t want to go to the areas ruled by fire spirits. We did have some intermediate wind spirits with us though. I¡¯m decently sure Anemoi called them Cailie¡¯s bodyguard spirits or something like that. ¡°Hello!¡± ¡°You can¡¯te in.¡± ¡°Lady Ninatia is not home.¡± ¡°No guests.¡± The fire spirits tried to turn us away. ¡°Have you not heard? We are going around waking up the superior spirits.¡± I told the spirits. ¡°So could we see where Lady Ninatia is resting so that we can sing her a song?¡± I then asked. I didn¡¯t want to turn the spirits hostile, but this was also the first time we didn¡¯t have a greater spirit with us to exin things, so I decided to take care of that part. ¡°You are?¡± ¡°You have?¡± ¡°Can you wake up Lady Ninatia?¡± The spirits asked. ¡°Yes. We¡¯ve awakened Anemoi and Gaia already.¡± ¡°They did.¡± ¡°Sis did.¡± ¡°Sis and Hero.¡± The wind spirits said. ¡°Really?¡± ¡°Come in.¡± The fire spirits got excited and flew to the top of the temple. They stopped next to what seemed to be arge fire pit. It looked a bit like a sacrificial altar, so I wasn¡¯t the biggest fan of it, but whatever the spirits prefer. ¡°Hero, the singer and yourpanions. You as well, supreme dragon. Wee to Lady Ninitia¡¯s temple.¡± Arger spirit was next to the sacrifice pit. She must be a greater fire spirit. ¡°Thank you. Where is Lady Ninitia resting?¡± Cailie asked. ¡°Right here. Under the fire that doesn¡¯t burn.¡± The spirit answered, pointing at the sacrificial fire pit. ¡°If you can light the fire, she will wake up again.¡± ¡°That¡¯s simple.¡± Alice said. ¡°I¡¯ll just ¡­¡± ¡°Alice.¡± I quickly put my hand on her shoulder, realizing what she was about to do. ¡°You can¡¯t just magic up some fire. It doesn¡¯t work that way.¡± ¡°Why not?¡± She asked. ¡°Because it isn¡¯t power that wakes up the spirits. It is the emotions. ¡­ at least I think so.¡± I told her. ¡°So if wind is freedom and earth is ¡­ rhythm I suppose. But then again, rhythm isn¡¯t an emotion, so I have no clue. Not that it really matters to this. What do you think fire would be?¡± ¡°... maybe power?¡± Alice offered. ¡°I mean, fire is the most powerful attribute when ites to offensive spells.¡± ¡°If that is how you see fire, then you must be really bad at it.¡± The greater fire spirit reprimanded Alice. ¡°... am I?¡± Alice questioned. ¡°I know I¡¯m not the best, but I¡¯m decently good.¡± ¡°And yet you don¡¯t even understand the basics. Who taught you?¡± ¡°A few of Brian¡¯s monsters. mel was my main teacher. ¡­ but we never talked about the ¡­ emotions of fire.¡± ¡°I see. Then this is useless. If you don¡¯t understand fire, you will never wake up Lady Ninitia.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, miss Spirit.¡± I said. ¡°We will figure this out and wake her up.¡± I promised. Walking down the steps of the temple, I came up with a n to move forward.
¡°I think we should split.¡± I said. ¡°Why? Shouldn¡¯t we work together?¡± Cailie asked. ¡°It''s just¡­ Cailie, do you think Fire is really your attribute?¡± I asked. ¡°... Maybe not, but still. Shouldn¡¯t I be the one to..?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t take everything onto your shoulders.¡± I told her. ¡°Alice and I will wake up fire. You and Lua should go to the superior water spirit and wake her. It should be easy for you. Lady Janina, would you take them there?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t mind. Just remember that you can¡¯t return without me, so when you want to go back,e find me.¡± She responded. ¡°Yes. And after you wake up water, head to light¡¯s domain next. I think we can still deal with her before we need to return to the otherside for breakfast.¡± ¡°That is fine. ¡­ but how will you find light¡¯s domain?¡± Lady Janina asked. ¡°Your spell only finds those you know well, right?¡± ¡°Yeah, but I¡¯ll figure it out.¡± I just told her. ¡°... are you sure?¡± Alice asked. ¡°What if ¡­ what if we can¡¯t awaken the fire?¡± ¡°We can. Because I believe in you. Like I believe that Cailie and Lua can wake up the water spirit.¡± I told her. ¡°Besides, I think I have the answer to the question I asked. And if I¡¯m correct, you are the one who has to sing this song.¡± ¡°A-Alright. I¡¯ll believe in you.¡± We then saw off the group that was heading for the water spirits domain, before I went on to tell Alice about my idea.
¡°I think it is passion. Either that or maybe perseverance.¡± I told her. ¡°... why didn¡¯t you say that earlier? We could have done this together.¡± Aliceined. ¡°Because of what I said earlier. You have to be the one to sing this song. Think about it. Out of all of us, who embodies passion and perseverance the most?¡± ¡°... Lua?¡± ¡°Okay, arguably yes. She does have the perseverance, but her passion is different from yours. And as I also said, fire isn¡¯t really her attribute.¡± I responded. ¡°I mean, think about it. Why did you study magic for years and years, not seeing any results beyond those written in your status? Was it because of your father? Or was it because you wanted to use magic?¡± ¡°... I ¡­ I¡¯m not sure. Both?¡± ¡°No. It is because you were determined to learn magic, no matter the cost to you. At least that is what I think. That if anything is perseverance. And that perseverance turned into passion when you got the tiniest amount of outside help. And that led to the you you are today.¡± I told her. ¡°Or am I wrong?¡± ¡°... if you say so.¡± ¡°... Alice. Why are you regressing? Don¡¯t be the one you used to be. How is it that you aren¡¯t afraid when you face a SS-rank monster, but a simple song is an insurmountable obstacle to you?¡± ¡°Because ¡­ Because I think I¡¯ll go back to the me I was then!¡± Alice yelled. ¡°The one who tried over and over and over again. For YEARS! For what!? Nothing!¡± She yelled with tears in her eyes. ¡°And it would have kept going like that.¡± She continued more quietly. ¡°If it wasn¡¯t for you. ¡­ all I am. Even more so now after I was fused with Mana¡­ all of it. Was made by you. I ¡­ Alice Watchman. The one I used to be. She is nothing without you.¡± ¡°But you are not.¡± I told her, as I took her into a hug. ¡°You never were. If you were, you wouldn¡¯t have persevered.¡± ¡°But¡­¡± ¡°Just ask yourself this. The day after I gave you ess to the Dark attribute, do you remember what happened?¡± ¡°... the wyvern attack.¡± ¡°And do you remember what I asked you before it happened?¡± ¡°... I think you asked if I wanted toe?¡± ¡°Yes. And how did you answer?¡± ¡°I think I said ¡­ I want toe?¡± ¡°Yes. You wanted to be on the frontline, well more like the backline, but you still wanted to fight. Despite the fact that just a day earlier you casted your first spell. In that moment, you showed the determination to act, regardless of danger to your own life.¡± I reminded her. ¡°That is your fire. So just let it out again.¡± After a long silence, Alice responded. ¡°... I ¡­ I don¡¯t know a good song.¡± That got a huge smile onto my face, so I responded. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. Because I do.¡±
We spent some time just quietly ying the song I had in mind. Like with Gaia, I was going to deal with the melody, while Alice was going to be the one singing. And oh boy was the song I picked something. For me. I mean, was it not for Guitar Hero, there is no way I would remember all of it, but because of that damned game, I recall almost every note. And the ones I don¡¯t, I can fill in. So after we were both happy, we walked to the top of the temple and we told the greater fire spirit that we were ready to perform a song. I started ying the melody and when it was her time, Alice began to sing. Spoiler [copse] "On a cold spring morning, in the time before him In the void of useless eternal reign, I fell towards the end When the void had swallowed me whole, and the time was running out The sound hisughter echoed around the world for all Fighting hard, fighting for his love, through the magic never known The scattered fates will feel the end, destinies ending in nothing more On the ckest ins in end¡¯s domain, I watched them as they died But in the mes and love, now once again, I know So now I fly ever free I¡¯m free because of the thunderstorm On towards the life I want, my quest carries on Far beyond my hometown, far beyond my dreands Deep inside my heart and his soul So close by, I wait for the day When our lives will finally be one I feel the passion of the love lost in a thousand ways Through the fire and the mes, I carry on As the wedding day is dawning And the bells echo in the sky They''ll raise their hands to the Goddess above With blessings in their eyes Walking forth through the mid-morning light There''s a burning in our hearts We''ve conquered the times of the bad ends And live beyond the stars In your darkest times, persevere to believe Our destiny this time And endlessly we''ll all be one, Tonight And on the wings of a dream, so far beyond reality All alone in desperation, that time has gone Lost inside, I won¡¯t be, lost within my own mind Day after day my passion will go on So close by, I wait for the day When our lives will finally be one I feel the passion of the love lost in a thousand ways Through the fire and the mes, I carry on I love you, I love you, I love You-u-u-u I love you, I love you, I love You-u-u-u Now here we stand our hands joined as one I fought so hard, do you understand? I''ll break the seal of this fate because I know that I can For freedom of our future child So close by, I wait for the day When our lives will finally be one I feel the passion of the love lost in a thousand ways Through the fire and the mes, I carry on." As Alice finished the song, the sacrificial pit as I¡¯ve been calling it, was filled to the brim with bright mes. But not raging mes of hate, nor burning mes of might. Instead, warm yet calming mes of passion. A part of the mes eventually solidified, making a person made of ¡­ solid mes? Can mes be solid? I don¡¯t know, but that is what it looks like. ¡°Ah. Young love. What a passion to wake up to.¡± She said, as she jumped up from the pit. ¡°I am the superior spirit of fire, Ninatia. May I know the names of the two that awakened me?¡± I looked at Alice, pushing for her to go first. ¡°... I ¡­¡± She muttered a bit at first, but I then took a hold of her hand and squeezed it a bit to reassure her that I was right here. ¡°My name is Alice Mana Watchman.¡± Alice introduced herself. ¡°And I am Brian Wood.¡± ¡°Thank you, Alice, Brian. You two truly know what passion is. And as a reward for showing me your passion, as well as your wonderful wake up song, I shall grant you two my blessing.¡± Ninatia said, before she moved to give both of us a kiss on the forehead. It didn¡¯t burn at all, just felt a bit warm. Alice looked just a bit peeved when Ninatia kissed me, so after I received her blessing, I made sure to take a good hold of my girl and I kissed her deeply on the lips. ¡°I will be looking forward to getting an invite to your wedding.¡± Ninatia said, as she giggled a bit. ¡°... Ah. Water must have awakened as well. I can feel her power.¡± ¡°Good. It must have been easy for Lua and Cailie.¡± I said. ¡°... Lady Ninatia, could you point us towards Light¡¯s domain?¡± CH.400 Light and Dark CH.400 Light and Dark ¡°Brian! Alice! You did it! Thssa said you managed to wake up Ninatia.¡± Cailie flew at us, as Alice and I got out of Victory Viper and congratted us. ¡°And you woke up Thssa. How did it go?¡± ¡°... it was¡­ easy, but I didn¡¯t like it.¡± Cailie said. ¡°With Lua¡¯s help, I performed a ritualistic song of the Nixie n. ¡­ I know it well, but I hated doing it.¡± ¡°But thankfully Thssa still woke up.¡± Lua added. ¡°She even offered her blessing to us, but ¡­¡± ¡°I refused it. I ¡­ I don¡¯t want to be blessed for that performance.¡± ¡°I did ept. Rain was a little disappointed, but she understood.¡± Lua said. ¡°Yeah. I suppose a blessing from a superior spirit would overwrite the blessing of a greater spirit.¡± ¡°Yes. Thssa might have threatened to drown the spirit world if she couldn¡¯t give one of us her blessing, so Rain had to give in. And the only reason she couldn¡¯t force her blessing onto Cailie was because Anemoi appeared and stopped her.¡± ¡°... Is she insane or something? Drowning the spirit world? The other spirits have been actually quite nice, so I really didn''t think one of them would threaten something like that. How was her domain anyway?¡± ¡°About what you¡¯d expect. It was a giganticke,rger than the one around the Hero¡¯s country.¡± Lua answered. ¡°Ake? Not a sea?¡± ¡°Sea water has too many salts and minerals, making it too earthy. That is how Thssa answered when I asked her that question.¡± ¡°Well, to each their own.¡± I then turned to all the spirits that hang around us, mainly the light spirits that have started to appear. But strangely, there were also a handful of dark spirits. The reason why that is strange is because usually spirits of opposing attributes don¡¯t go to the domains of their opposite spirits. ¡°Can you tell us where the resting ce of the superior spirit of light is?¡± ¡°Everywhere!¡± One of the lesser light spirits called out. ¡°Nowhere!¡± Another one added. ¡°¡°She rests in the light!¡±¡± Multiple spirits then said at the same time. ¡°... okay. So she is everywhere the light touches. Some lion king BS right there.¡± I muttered. ¡°So, do you know what kinds of songs she likes?¡± ¡°Sorry to interrupt.¡± A voice called out, as a nt bloomed right next to us, before taking on the form of a spirit. ¡°But Eosther is kind of a special case. She and Nyx, the superior dark, have a strange rtionship. They share this domain. As such, you should wake both of them up with one song.¡± Vine told us. ¡°If you don¡¯t, chaos will follow.¡± ¡°... well, challenge mode engaged, I guess. We were just getting too familiar with this.¡± ¡°It is also good practice before Time and Space. Those two will also need to be awakened at the same time.¡± Vine warned me. ¡°Can you at least tell me what we should sing about? And what kind of tone should the song have?¡± ¡°I thought you learned that when you said you¡¯d take care of Fire with Alice.¡± Lady Janina cut in. ¡°Why don¡¯t you think about it the same as you did with fire?¡± ¡°I probably could do it if it was just Light, but for both Light and Dark¡­¡± ¡°That is what makes it easy. For a topic, take something dark, but sing about it in a light way. Your song should be the same. Dark slow parts, but also faster, lighter parts.¡± Lady Janina said. ¡°... you know a lot about spirits, huh.¡± ¡°Or I just happen to like the Light attribute the best. Call it a preference. It made me look into them more. And Dark is Light¡¯s bnce. The brighter the light, the sharper the shadow and all of that, so I had to learn about Dark as well.¡± ¡°... Alright. So something dark, but in a lighter tone, but also has to have some dark parts.¡± I recapped what Lady Janina said, and began thinking back on songs I remember from Earth.
After some time thinking, and a quick hide and seek session with the lesser light and dark spirits, I think I have a song in mind. We¡¯ll have to alter the lyrics, but that isn¡¯t anything new at this point. And no, the dark spirits aren¡¯t as OP in hide and seek as you might think. You just have to look for shadows and because of the nature of the spirit world, it really isn¡¯t that difficult. This ce is naturally bright and oversaturated, so darker spots are quite easy to spot. The light spirits were actually the more difficult ones. They would just turn the ces they hid in slightly brighter, so you really had to pay attention. Luckily Alice realized that if she uses Shade, all of the light spirits will glow and reveal themselves. Sure it is a bit cheaty, but we didn¡¯t have rules against using magic. But enough about the spirits, let¡¯s get onto the song. This time, I wanted to perform it as a duet between Alice and Lua. And not just because I¡¯m trying to manipte the spirits that are sleeping to give their blessings to Alice and Lua. ¡­ okay, that is exactly why. I mean, Alice with a blessing from the superior dark spirit just sounds great, and Lua could use the one from the light spirit. Spoiler [copse] When I, was a young girl My father, told me about the future About theing end He said, ¡°dear, when you grow up You will be, the savior of these people The cursed and the damned." He said, "You must, defeat them. The monsters, to protect the people That live in this town." "Because one day, We¡¯ll break And go on, a rampage Because weck the blood" When I, was a young girl My father, told me about the future About theing end He said, ¡°dear, when you grow up You will be, the savior of these people The cursed and the damned." Sometimes I get the feeling The future¡¯s mocking me And at those times I feel like I should die But through it all, the rise and fall The eternal training arc At the end, it''s done, I want to say We''ll carry on, we''ll carry on And as the future is now, believe me We did what we said We carried on, we''ll carry on And in my heart, I can''t contain it The anthem won''t exin it This world that sends you reeling With decimated dreams Our misery and hate will kill us all So drink the blood and take it back Let''s shout it loud and clear Defiant to the end, You¡¯ll hear the call To carry on, we''ll carry on And as the future is now, believe me We did what we said We carried on, we''ll carry on And in my heart, I can''t contain it Your savior marches On and on, we carry through the fears Oh, ah, ha Disappointed faces of your peers Oh, ah, ha Take a look at me, ''cause I could not care at all Do or die, I will make it Because the world, will never take my heart Go and try, you''ll never break me I want it all, I want to save my world I won''t exin or say I''m sorry I''m unashamed, I''m gonna show my curse Give a cheer for all the broken Listen here, because it''s who we are Just a girl, I''m not a hero Just a girl, who had to save this town I¡¯m just a girl, I''m not a saint I don''t care We''ll carry on, we''ll carry on And as the future is now, believe me We did what we said We carried on, we''ll carry on And we¡¯re not broken nor defeated Our savior marches on Do or die, we will make it Because the world will never break our hearts Go and try, you''ll never break us We want it all, we wanna save this world (we''ll carry on) Do or die, we will make it (we''ll carry on) Because the world will never break our hearts (we''ll carry on) Go and try, you''ll never break us (we''ll carry on) We want it all, we will save this world (we''ll carry on!) And with our songing to an end, two beings also came to be next to us. The beams of lighting together, and forming a solid humanoid form. As well as the tiny shadows, all gathering into a humanoid form.
¡°Ah. What a lovely song to wake up to.¡± The light spirit said. ¡°... It was clearly for me, not for you.¡± Dark quipped. ¡°It was for me!¡± ¡°For me!¡± The two argued. ¡°Oh shut up. Can¡¯t you two ever not fight?¡± A third voice asked, as a spirit made of solidified mes chopped the back of the head of the light spirit, while a muscr woman who almost looked like she was made of earth did the same to the dark spirit. They then took a hold of the spirits, as if expecting an outburst. ¡°¡°You are not the mother of us, Anemoi!¡±¡± Both the light and dark said at the same time. ¡°I don¡¯t have to be.¡± The superior wind spirit answered. ¡°I¡¯m just here to make sure you don¡¯t harm my new daughter or her friends.¡± The light and dark spirits then looked around, realizing that all four of the elemental superior spirits hade here to control them after they awakened. ¡°... Really? All of you?¡± Light asked. ¡°Why not? I¡¯ve slept for long enough. Some exercise will do me good.¡± Gaia stated. ¡°And the burning passion of love will always call me over.¡± Ninatia said. ¡°... I don¡¯t really care.¡± Thssa said. ¡°I just didn¡¯t want to be left out.¡± ¡°... Gaia. I¡¯ll behave, so can you let go of me.¡± Dark requested. ¡°Fine, but you better behave.¡± Gaia said, as she let go of the dark spirit. The light spirit on the other hand was still struggling in the hands of Ninatia, so she didn¡¯t want to get loose just yet. But apparently one of us didn¡¯t like how she was acting, as Lady Janina walked up to her. ¡°Can you behave?¡± She asked the spirit. ¡°And who are you to, AARG!¡± Before the spirit finished her sentence, Lady Janina raised her hand and flicked her forehead. ¡°Remember who I am now?¡± Lady Janina asked. ¡°Ninatia, you can let her go now.¡± She said to the fire spirit. After she was released, the light spirit fell on the ground, before bringing one hand to hold her forehead where she got flicked. ¡°... Why are you here? You jerk ass¡­¡± ¡°Do you need another flick?¡± Lady Janina asked, bringing her hand to the light spirit''s forehead. ¡°N-No! I¡¯ll ¡­ I¡¯ll be good.¡± She quickly said. ¡°... but why are you here, Lady Supreme Dragon?¡± ¡°I¡¯m just Brian¡¯s dimensional transport. And besides, can¡¯t I visit an old friend?¡± ¡°... I don¡¯t know if we are friends.¡± ¡°Friends, rivals, whatever you want to call us. It is all the same to me.¡± ¡°... I guess ¡­ I guess I do prefer friends. It hurts less.¡± ¡°Good.¡± Lady Janina said, and turned her palm so that the light spirit could catch her hand. ¡°I know it has been a while, but I¡¯m d you still see me as a friend.¡± The light spirit then took Lady Janina¡¯s hand and the dragon helped the spirit back up.
¡°My name is Eosther.¡± The light spirit introduced herself. ¡°I¡¯m Nyx.¡± The dark said. ¡°... and thanks for the wakeup. If you want my blessing ¡­ I¡¯ll give it.¡± ¡°I shall as well.¡± Eosther said. We agreed to the suggestion. Alice and I both took Nyx¡¯s blessing, while Lua and I both took Eosther¡¯s blessing. ¡­ God. I just realized. I now have a blessing from 4 superior spirits. And I really would like to get the blessings from Space and Time, so if I manage to get them, that will be 6. That¡¯s a lot. Well, it isn¡¯t like it will hurt, so I¡¯ll take it. With all of the attribute spirits now awakened, we decided to call it a day. Or I suppose a night. So all of us, Cailie included, huddled around Lady Janina and she took us back to HomeBase.
Waking up there, the first thing I did ¡­ okay the second thing after a good morning kiss to Alice and Lua, was heading to Cailie¡¯s evolution tank. With her soul returning, all of the everything that has happened to her wille full force to her body. She will evolve, and most likely double evolve, so I need to make sure her evolution tank is set up to handle that. Okay, it already is, but I need to check the potency of the healing liquid inside. It might not be potent enough for a double evolution. On the way, a few of my monsters in avatar dolls greeted me. Laura also informed me that it was currently about 5 am, and that I¡¯m about to experience some symptoms of level up sickness myself, because apparently my Mana Control evolved. And that along with the titles and skills I got boosted my status quite a bit. I had Laura warn Alice and Lua that the same might happen to them as well. None of us would go into full on level up sleep, but we will feel groggy for the day, kind of like I did back when my Inventory evolved into Storage. After checking over Cailie¡¯s evolution tank, confirming that her soul was safely inside her body and boosting the potency of the healing liquid inside, I was sure she was going to be just fine. It was good to have her soul back where it belongs. I then decided that I hadn¡¯t slept enoughst night, so I headed back to bed for a nice nap, before breakfast. CH.401 Status after the Spiritual Adventure CH.401 Status after the Spiritual Adventure During breakfast, I gave everyone the basic rundown of what happened in the spirit world, including the part where the spirit world is also in trouble because of the ¡®miasma blobs¡¯. I got some mixed reactions from my workers. A lot of them looked worried, likely because they realized just how big of a problem this world was really facing. I mean, if even the spirits, beings that exist in a separate reality, are affected, then things must be bad. And I know you might think that I shouldn¡¯t scare my workers, but I say that they need to know this stuff. It is important. If things get worse and multiple fissures start appearing at the same time, I¡¯ll need people who can handle them. At the end of the day, I can¡¯t be at two ces at the same time.
After that little show, I focused on what I could see now. Mainly, what happened to my status. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: One without a Race - User of Rare Skills (Advanced Human) ?
Level: 160 [+2]
HP: 6720 [+90] (+25,000)
Mana: 9540 [+970] (+22,800)
Strength: 2625 [+20]
Defense: 3465 [+20]
Magic: 3700 [+480]
Skills:
One of Every Race LV.2 (unique-racial)
- Draconic Body LV.1 (racial)
- Draconic Magic LV.1 (racial)
- Advanced Summoning Magic LV.2 (racial)
- Spirit Magic LV.4 (racial) [+2]
Pack Opener LV.8 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.8 (unique) [+1]
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Limit Break LV.1 (extra)
Space Magic LV.5 (extra) [+1]
Time Magic LV.3 (extra) [+1]
Telekinesis LV.8 (extra)
Dark Chain LV.1 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.10 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Light Spirit (extra) [new]
Summon Dark Spirit (extra) [new]
Summon Earth Spirit (extra) [new]
Summon Fire Spirit (extra) [new]
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Summon Nature Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Sword Technique LV.5
Shield Technique LV.4
Advanced Mana Control LV.14 [evolved]
Taming LV.2
Defense Boost LV.10
Dragon Life Dedication (Greater True Fire Dragon)
Eosther¡¯s Blessing [new]
Nyx¡¯s Blessing [new]
Gaia¡¯s Blessing [new]
Ninatia¡¯s Blessing [new]
Water Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Nature Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Friend of the Spirits [new]
Honorary Baron of Ruiso Kingdom
Language Comprehension (humanoid) (draconic)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
[copse] So yeah. Quite a bit happened to my status. Mainly I got five new titles, the four blessings from the superior spirits, as well as the Friend of the Spirits title. The blessings are simple. They would boost my affinity with the attribute magics, if I had them, and allowed me to use the ¡®summon elemental spirit¡¯ skills. And since I got the blessings of the superior spirits, I can summon any spirit of that attribute. Compared to something like Rain¡¯s blessing, I could only summon her, as well as lesser and intermediate spirits that belong to her direct family. Friend of the Spirits just boosts my Spirit Magic, by the way. I think that title is part of the reason why Spirit Magic leveled up twice. And perhaps because of all the blessings I have, or maybe the Friend of the Spirits title, I got a new race unlocked in One of Every Race called Spiritual Being. It is somewhat simr to Spiritual Human, but even more spirit-like. I¡¯m almostpletely a spirit when I turn into that race. But it doesn¡¯t reallye with a lot of advantages, other than boosting my Spirit Magic more than Spiritual Human, so I¡¯m not sure I¡¯ll use it all that much. Also, I think it is interesting that I have almost 10,000 mana. With just a bit more, I¡¯ll be able to power up a Mega Ton Magical Cannon entirely on my own. Spoiler [copse]
After my status, I looked over Lua¡¯s.Last time shown in CH.364 Spoiler
Name: Lucia
Race: Dhampir Monarch !
Level: 120 [+16]
HP: 3730 [+550]
Mana: 7565 [+1220]
Strength: 1643 [+302]
Defense: 1667 [+208]
Magic: 5080 [+854]
Skills:
Dhampir Princess LV.4 (Unique) [+1]
Monarch of Magic LV.3 (Racial) [+1]
True Blood Magic LV.11 (Racial) [+1]
Vampiric Body Modification LV.5 (Racial)
Limit Break LV.1 (extra)
Card Summoner LV.4 (extra)
Winged Flight LV.4 (extra) [+1]
Summon Light Spirit (extra) [new]
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Spiritual Water Magic LV.10 [evolved]
Spiritual Light Magic LV.8 [evolved]
Wind Magic LV.1 [new]
Mana Healing LV.7
Mana Control LV.12 [+2]
Magic Boost LV.10 [+1]
Quick Cast LV.10 [+1]
Fast Mana Recovery LV.10
Knife Technique LV.2
Staff Technique LV.8 [+2]
Blunt Weapon Technique LV.5 [+3]
Saint
Eosther¡¯s Blessing [new]
Thssa¡¯s Blessing [overwrote Water Spirits Blessing (Greater)]
Blood Sucker (Racial)
Lifesaver
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
Storage ess (Brian Wood)
[copse] I don¡¯t know how Lua¡¯s status realisticallypares to mine. The growth is also impressive, but it is different from mine. I just got a bunch of blessings, and while they are nice, they didn¡¯t do to me what they did to Lua. Both her Water and Light Magic evolved. Though for some reason, her Mana Control didn¡¯t, so hopefully that won¡¯t be a problem for her. Maybe mine evolved because I was ying the songs using mana? Could also be because I went through that mana circuit advancement thing when I eliminated the HomeBase¡¯s old dungeon core, but I¡¯m not sure. Lua also didn¡¯t get the Friend of the Spirits title. Again, don¡¯t ask me why. I don¡¯t know how the System titles work.
Last, Alice.Alice''s status wasst shown in CH.355 Spoiler
Name: Alice Mana Watchman
Race: Magical Girl !
Level: 140 [+16]
HP: 2760 [+380]
Mana: 7385 [+1230]
Strength: 1892 [+298]
Defense: 2052 [+238]
Magic: 5419 [+986]
Skills:
Magical Girl LV.3 (unique-racial) [+1]
Limit Break LV.1 (extra)
Card Summoner LV.3 (extra)
Magician¡¯s Power LV.5 (extra)
Erasure Magic LV.3 (extra)
Multicasting LV.5 (extra)
Mana Flight LV.5 (extra)
Telekinesis LV.5 (extra)
Giant yer LV.3 (extra)
Summon Dark Spirit (extra) [new]
Summon Fire Spirit (extra) [new]
Spiritual Dark Magic LV.11 [evolved]
Spiritual Fire Magic LV.9 [+2] [evolved]
Earth Magic LV.1 [new]
Mana Control LV.13 [+2]
Magic Boost LV.8 [+1]
Quick Cast LV.10 [+2]
Instant Cast LV.6 [+1]
Fast Mana Recovery LV.10
Magic resistance LV.5
Polearm Technique LV.7 [+2]
Staff Technique LV.4
One with two Souls
One who defeated the Impossible
Nyx¡¯s Blessing [new]
Ninatia¡¯s Blessing [new]
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
Storage ess (Brian Wood)
[copse] Alice is a lot like Lua. Her Fire and Dark Magics evolved and she got the Summon Spirit skills.
¡°Come on Brian. I want to.¡± Alice was begging me to help her advance her mana circuits, so hopefully her Mana Control would evolve. ¡°I¡¯m not strapping you into a literal torture device just so you can get skills.¡± I told her. ¡°... then can you at least work on a way we can do it that isn¡¯t torture?¡± ¡°... there is a way, but it doesn¡¯te cheap. I can use an SS-rank monster core to make an artificial rogue dungeon. Then I¡¯d charge the core with a lot of mana before you eliminate it and the rush of power should advance your mana circuits.¡± ¡°Then why aren¡¯t we doing that?¡± Alice asked. ¡°... Because the SS-rank core will break. And I¡¯d really rather not waste them for that.¡± ¡°Would it really be a waste?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Yeah. I want to use my Behemoth core for this.¡± Alice said. ¡°I could use the Fenrir core.¡± Lua said. ¡°I said no. Until I have at least 10 SS-cores, we are not using them for this.¡± I denied them. It isn¡¯t that I don¡¯t want to evolve their skills, but honestly, there has to be a different way. ¡°... that¡¯s no fun. Aren¡¯t they our cores?¡± Alice asked. ¡°They are, but I don¡¯t want you to be so impulsive.¡± I told them. ¡°... and I do have an alternative, but it is slower.¡± ¡°Why didn¡¯t you start with that?¡± ¡°Because you were all ready to be strapped into a torture device. And what I¡¯m offering is just marginally better.¡± I told Alice. ¡°... it¡¯s a mana spring. Using Spring of Rebirth, I¡¯d make a healing spring somewhere on HomeBase. Then just guide excess mana to the spring and it should turn into a mana spring. By bathing in it and focusing on running all that mana throughout your body, it should basically supercharge your mana control and force your body to move mana beyond its regr limits. Thus forcing your mana circuits to quickly grow.¡± ¡°... and we are not doing that because?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Because I wasn¡¯t sure it was worth it. Your mana control hasn¡¯t really been a limiting factor, so I didn¡¯t want to offer painful training methods. But now that I know about Advanced Mana Control, it might be worth it.¡± ¡°So no to a torture device, but yes to a torture bath.¡± Lua recapped. ¡°It isn¡¯t torture, just a bit painful. And you can adjust the level of pain yourself, because at the end of the day, you are the limiting factor with the mana spring.¡± ¡°... How soon can you make it?¡± Alice asked. ¡°A few days. Today is a rest day anyway, and tomorrow I¡¯ll ¡­ we¡¯ll return to the spirit world to wake up the Time and Space spirits. Maybe see if we can wake up the superior Nature spirit as well, though I¡¯d like Cailie to do that. And then ask if there are any other superior spirits I don¡¯t yet know about.¡± ¡°Alright. But I¡¯ll be holding you to it.¡± Alice said.
Thest thing of the day I wanted to do is test out if my spirit summoning skills are different now that I have blessings from superior spirits. I wasn¡¯t going to train or anything, just a quick skill check. I decided to call Gaia. Truthfully I really wanted to summon Anemoi, so that she could check up on the evolving Cailie, but only Cailie has her blessing. So I went with the next best choice of Gaia. ¡°Summon Earth Spirit.¡± I said the skill name, and when I did, I felt a pull of mana inside of me. It felt like my body was trying to ask how much mana I wanted to use. From my estimation, I could use around 100, 300, 700 or 1000 mana, each amount likely equating to a lesser, intermediate, greater and then finally the superior spirits. I of course went with the full 1000. After using the skill, I felt the earth under my feet move. It consolidated and then crystalized, forming a humanoid body that was made of crystal. I have no idea how Gaia just turned literal dirt into crystal, but I won¡¯t question her about it. ¡°Hello Gaia. Sorry I called you, but I wanted to test out the new skill.¡± ¡°It is no issue, son-in-spirit.¡± She responded, as she stretched her body. She then looked around, and was seemingly happy with what she saw. ¡°So this is where you live. Not quite a castle, but a nice pce.¡± ¡°... It¡¯s actually a citadel, but whatever.¡± ¡°Exactly. Home is home.¡± Gaia agreed. ¡°How long can you keep me here?¡± She then asked. I quickly checked my mana, and noticed it was draining slowly. Well, slow is rtive. I was losing about 1 mana about every 2 seconds. With that drain, considering the summoning cost of 1000, I could keep Gaia here for over 4 hours. And I can also refill my mana by pulling mana from HomeBase, so I can keep her here as long as I want. ¡­ well, she might be able to return on her own as well. ¡°For hours.¡± I responded. ¡°Then perhaps a quick tour would be fine. I want to see my niece and maybe that Wilma person you mentioned. You don¡¯t have to bring her to me, if I cane to her.¡± ¡°Sure.¡± I naturally agreed.
The tour of HomeBase was nothing special. Gaia did enjoy some sights, mainly she really liked how HomeBase was a massive flying rock, saying that she should make floating rocks in her domain. She was also very happy to see the evolution tank Cailie was in,plimenting the technology I used to help the evolution process. Of course not all could be perfect, as Paulina noticed us and challenged Gaia to a fight in order to get a spirits blessing. ¡­ only to get destroyed in 2 seconds when Gaia encased her in a crystal that Paulina couldn¡¯t break. We also visited Wilma, and while Gaia was somewhat impressed by her work, she also said Wilma wasn¡¯t ready for a superior blessing, because of her low Earth Magic level. I think that is because the superior blessings seem to cause the skill evolution, so for Wilma who has her Earth Magic at only level 2, the evolved skill might be too difficult to control. Eventually Gaia left back to the spirit world. I told her we woulde back tomorrow, in our time, and asked her to tell Anemoi that Cailie was doing fine. Gaia agreed to that, and soon left. Her crystal body broke apart, turning back into the dirt it was originally made from. ¡°... that really doesn¡¯t make any sense. How do you turn dirt into a wless crystal only for it to turn back into dirt?¡± I wondered. CH.402 Spirit Mermaid CH.402 Spirit Mermaid The next morning, the first thing I did was naturally check up on Cailie. Well, the first after I took care of my own needs. Cailie was doing well and the readings from her evolution tank showed signs that her evolution would be finished today. I originally nned to go to the spirit world today, so I could wake up the Time and Space spirits, but with Cailie about to wake up, I think we can wait one more day. I mean, we are already way ahead of the schedule Rain and Vine thought up because of Lady Janina, so I think we can spare a day or two. And most of the superior spirits are already awake, so I¡¯m sure they can manage. As to why I want Cailie to wake up, well, I want her help with the nature spirit. Getting the nature spirits blessing onto Cailie would be a huge help considering that she is essentially our farmer. After checking up on Cailie, and having breakfast and all of that stuff, I also went to the CropFields so that I could do the checks there. Cailie wasn¡¯t exactly awake to do them after all, and while my Aromage monsters could take care of it, walking amongst the crops is enjoyable, so why not walk around with them.
Other than that, my day was spent getting used to my higher stats, and also the new spirits I could summon. I was naturally doing the training with Lua and Alice, since they also got both their evolved magics and the new spirits they wanted to get used to. In terms of the spirits, Gaia was the easiest for me to handle. I think it is because she is very much rhythmic and orderly. She doesn¡¯t do things for no reason. ¡­ most of the time. She is definitely the most mature of the superior spirits I can summon. Ninatia is very ¡­ passionate. If she wants to do something, she just does it. I suppose in that way she is very simr to me. It can just be a bit difficult to keep up with her, so sometimes the two of us didn¡¯t agree on how we wanted to use Fire Magic and it ended up with me getting burned a bit. Nyx waspetitive, especially against Eosther. I mean, she even asked if I could reorder my blessings in my status so that her blessing was above Eosther¡¯s. I did apologize to her and told her that when I got my perfect System Support and Laura could reorder my skills, I¡¯d ask her to do that. ¡­ actually, I think it is only in my false status where Laura can reorder my skills, so I might not be able to reorder the blessings. Other than that, Nyx wanted to userge-scale spells that would leave an impact on anyone watching, so in that way, she was easy to handle. Eosther was a lot the same, except that she had a superiorityplex. She thought she was better than her sisters and she let everyone know it. In terms of using Light Magic with her, it had to be shiny and showy. As she herself said: ¡°I shine brighter than anyone and everyone should know it.¡± As for the one blessing I didn¡¯t have, Thssa ¡­ well, she was ¡­ she is something. She is honestly low-key insane. One second, she is perfectly willing to heal someone and the next she is ready to drown them. Her personality is more chaotic than a raging sea. I do hope Lua can tame her at least a bit, or HomeBase will end up with one more ocean floor. Oh, and onest thing. I learned that when I synchro with a spirit, especially with a superior spirit, being a Spiritual Being is a huge help. So while I first assumed it was just a copy of Spiritual Human with a bigger weakness to miasma, it really isn¡¯t. But only really when I synchro with a spirit. If I just want to use Spirit Magic, Spiritual Human is slightly better.
It was the afternoon when Cailie woke up. Her evolution had changed her appearance quite a bit. She was still clearly a merfolk, as she did still have her tail, and she was still clearly Cailie, as her face was exactly the same as it was previously, but about everything else had changed. Let¡¯s start with her tail. It used to be this matted dark green color, but now it was a nice vibrant green, and the scales looked almost like polished gems. It was honestly really beautiful and it was already pretty to begin with. Her hair, which used to be ck with hints of dark green, was now a simr vibrant green as her new tail, with a few bright brown streaks running amongst the green. It honestly made her hair look a lot like a forest, with the brown parts being the tree trunks and the green being the leaves. Though in her case, the green shoulde from the wind spirits, while the brown parts are from Gaia¡¯s blessing. Probably. And of course, like with any evolution, all of the scars that had been left on her body by the hand of her sister and the rest of her n had disappeared from Cailie¡¯s body. It was honestly a relief that the scars had disappeared. I know they tell a story about Cailie¡¯s past, but at the same time, I really don¡¯t want to think about it every time I see her. ¡°How are you feeling?¡± I asked. ¡°... Good. But ¡­ It''s strange. After what felt like months in the spirit world,ing back here¡­ I feel so ¡­ weak. Like I don¡¯t have enough mana in my body.¡± Cailie answered. ¡°There might be a multitude of answers for that problem, but could you open your status so we can confirm that your mana is full.¡± I requested. ¡°Sure¡­ Status Open.¡± Spoiler
Name: Cailie
Race: Wind Spirit Mermaid
Level: 42 [+9]
HP: 1135 [+405]
Mana: 3790 [+2770]
Strength: 586 [+186]
Defense: 719 [+239]
Magic: 1720 [+1320]
Skills:
Spirit Magic LV.2 (racial) [new]
Marvelous Swimming LV.2 (racial) [evolved]
Aerial Swimming LV.1 (racial) [new]
Create Wind Spirit (racial) [new]
Charming Voice LV.4 (extra) [+2]
Summon Wind Spirit (extra) [new]
Summon Earth Spirit (extra) [new]
Knife Technique LV.1
Hiding LV.2
Sneak Attack LV.1
Spiritual Wind Magic LV.6 [+4] [evolved]
Spiritual Mana Control LV.9 [+5] [evolved]
Magic Boost LV.1 [new]
Instant Cast LV.2 [new]
Magic resistance LV.1 [new]
Gardening LV.3
Singing LV.5 [+2]
Battle Song LV.3 [+1]
Performance LV.3 [+2]
Daughter of Anemoi [new]
Greater Spirit of West Wind [new]
Gaia¡¯s Blessing [new]
Half Spirit [new]
Spirit Singer [new]
One that Sings to Nature
One that Swims through the Air [new]
Hallow Prison Prevailer
A Banished One
[copse] ¡°... Holy.¡± I muttered out as I saw Cailie¡¯s stats. Her magical stats really exploded. I mean, I know she is a half-spirit and all, but still. She also has a custom version of Advanced Mana Control, Spiritual Mana Control. It seems to be simr to mine, with maybe some differences, but we¡¯ll hopefully find those out at some point. Spiritual Wind Magic is of course given, no wonder she got that. But I am interested where she pulled Instant Cast from. Maybe she learned that in the spirit world? Of course she has her Summon Spirit skills, but what about Create Wind Spirit? Can she really just create spirits? I mean, her title does call her a Greater Spirit, so I suppose she can. Spirit Magic is of course given. Marvelous Swimming seems to be rted to her being a mermaid now and Aerial Swimming is a version of Mana Flight which is exclusive to aquatic races. I mean, her title ¡®One that Swims through the Air¡¯ pretty much exins what Aerial Swimming does. As for the titles I didn¡¯t yet mention. Daughter of Anemoi is ¡­ well, it is what Cailie is now. It doesn¡¯t really do anything more than Anemoi¡¯s Blessing from what I can tell, and if it does, we¡¯ll find out eventually. Greater Spirit of West Wind is of course what gives her ess to the create spirit skill. At least I think so. Gaia¡¯s Blessing is Gaia¡¯s Blessing. Nothing more to it. Half Spirit might be what gives her ess to Spiritual Mana Control. Spirit Singer has an effect of calling spirits to her when she sings, so that should help with her Spirit Magic. ¡°Okay. The strange feeling isn¡¯t from ack of mana. So it might be because of the Spiritual Mana Control. Maybe the spirit world''s mana is different enough from the mana here that it is messing with the skill. The spirit world does have basically no miasma after all, so maybe you are only controlling the mana in the air, and the miasma is messing with your senses.¡± I theorized. ¡°... Is ¡­ Is that bad?¡± Cailie asked, sounding a bit scared. ¡°It shouldn¡¯t be. The System should protect you from the adverse effects of the miasma like it always has. Actually, now that I think of it. That might exin why System skills and System Supports are unavable in the spirit world. There is no miasma, and likely no creation energy. Maybe the System uses miasma or creation energy as a sort of fuel to function.¡± ¡°... can you theorizeter?¡± Cailie asked. ¡°Sorry.¡± I quickly apologized. ¡°I just find it interesting. But honestly, this might be good for you. If your Mana Control only focuses on the pure mana, you might be able to learn how to control miasma as well. That would be huge.¡± ¡°... I¡¯ll do my best.¡± ¡°You don¡¯t have to, if you don¡¯t want to. I just think it is interesting, as I said.¡± I reassured her. ¡°But this is about you, not me. Other than the mana problem, any other problems?¡± ¡°... I don¡¯t think so?¡± ¡°Good. But you should still wait to get up. I called Lua already, she ising to check you out. I can also have Albus do it, if you want.¡± ¡°... just Lua is fine.¡± Cailie said. ¡°If she finds something wrong, then you can call Albus as well.¡±
¡°... her entire body is strange.¡± Lua said. ¡°I think it is because she is a half-spirit. It isn¡¯t quite like Alice after the fusion, but it does remind me of her.¡± ¡°Is it a problem?¡± I asked. ¡°... I don¡¯t think so, but this isn¡¯t something anyone would really know about. At least it wouldn¡¯t bemon knowledge. But from all that my scan spells show, she is perfectly healthy.¡± ¡°... I wonder if the Sage¡¯s tower would have info on this. Maybe Cailie isn¡¯t the first half-spirit?¡± ¡°If you do ask it, you¡¯ll have to reveal what happened to Cailie.¡± Lua pointed out. ¡°... I don¡¯t mind. The Sage¡¯s tower is a nice ce.¡± Cailie said. ¡°True. But I do need to make sure the info wouldn¡¯t spread. And they¡¯d likely ask how and why you became a half-spirit, so I¡¯m not sure I want to ask. We can just ask the spirits for tips when we go to the spirit world.¡± ¡°Lady Janina might also know something.¡± Lua said. ¡°She does seem to know a lot about spirits, so maybe she has seen another half-spirit being.¡± ¡°True. She also didn¡¯t really react when we found out that Cailie was a half-spirit. I¡¯ll ask her about itter.¡± ¡°As for you, Cailie.¡± Lua turned to face the mermaid. ¡°Just take it easy for today. No need to fly around, or I suppose swim around, just because you can. Your stats have also massively increased, so make sure you don¡¯t identally hurt anyone.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll ¡­ I¡¯ll do my best.¡± CH.403 Space and Time CH.403 Space and Time With Cailie now awake and evolved, and also rested for a night because I didn¡¯t want to rush her back to the spirit world too soon, we were ready to¡­ well, head back to the spirit world. We still have a few superior spirits to wake up, mainly Space, Time and Nature. So together with Lady Janina, the now five of us all gathered on my bed, before our great dragon taxi service, don¡¯t tell her I called her that, took us back to the spirit world.
¡°... it feels different. Is it because I evolved?¡± Cailie wondered, as she stretched her body in the spirit world. ¡°Could be. It is actually the same for me. Last time I was just an Advanced Human, but now as a Spiritual Being, there is a clear difference.¡± I told her, as I felt the mana around me. ¡°Too bad it doesn¡¯t apply to me.¡± Alice jokinglyined. ¡°... Maybe the magics that evolved?¡± She wondered, before testing out both Fire and Dark Magic. They seemed pretty effective, but I¡¯m not sure if that is because of some spirit world connection or because the skills evolved. ¡°... nope. It is more powerful than before, but it doesn¡¯t feel more effective than what it was outside.¡± Alice deduced. ¡°This ce is still good for practicing control.¡± Lua said. ¡°You don¡¯t run out of mana here.¡± ¡°We can also do that in the Factory, so it isn¡¯t really a big help. And our mana circuits don¡¯t advance here.¡± Alice pointed out. ¡°Brian, did you make that mana spring yet?¡± ¡°In the works. Laura is Factory testing it. If the test is good, I can make it in a day.¡± ¡°... I don¡¯t mean to cut in, but shouldn¡¯t we ¡­ get going?¡± Cailie asked. ¡°I suppose so.¡± I agreed. ¡°Lady Janina, do you know where the Space and Time spirits¡¯ domains are?¡± ¡°I¡¯ve never even met the superior time spirit, so I don¡¯t know about her.¡± Lady Janina admitted. ¡°Space can be anywhere and everywhere at the same time. She is Space after all.¡± ¡°... so we have no clue.¡± I deduced. ¡°Of course you do. Just ask the other superiors. They still know this world better than I do.¡± Lady Janina said. ¡°I¡¯ll call Mother then.¡± Cailie said. ¡°... Anemoi. Could youe here?¡± After she said that, the winds around us began to hasten, as if a storm was brewing. The winds quickly gathered into one spot, taking on a humanoid appearance, before the archangel looking superior spirit of wind appeared. ¡°My daughter. You¡¯ve returned. Wee. You look so pretty now.¡± Anemoi began to fawn Cailie as soon as shended. ¡°You called me mother. I¡¯m so happy!¡± ¡°H-Hi¡­ mom.¡± Cailie responded to the affection. ¡°... we need your help. We don¡¯t know where the Time and Space superior spirits are.¡± ¡°Oh yes.¡± Anemoi¡¯s voice got a bit more serious despite the fact that she was still running her hands all over Cailie¡¯s body as if checking Cailie for any injuries. ¡°Those two are still sleeping.¡± ¡°... where are they? I think Brian has a song ready for them.¡± ¡°Yeah, I do.¡± I confirmed. ¡°Well, well, well. So you did your homework. Then let me ask you this. Where do you think Time and Space would be?¡± ¡°... I mean, they could be anywhere and everywhere. Time isn¡¯t really a concept with a ce, right? And Space is everywhere.¡± ¡°Good guess but not quite. You are a human from a different world, so I¡¯ll ask you this. What is the limit of Space and Time? What is the force that can bind them both?¡± ¡°That would be gravity, right?¡± {Ding, ding, ding.} ¡°You really are smart.¡± Anemoiplimented, as she made the ding sounds with Wind Magic. ¡°But gravity is a force applied by objects with mass, so ¡­ Are they at the center of the or something? Or is there maybe a ck hole somewhere?¡± ¡°Not quite. Because gravity can bind both Space and Time, the two don¡¯t like gravity. So they made themselves a home in a ce beyond gravity. And you go there by going to where gravity cannot touch you.¡± ¡°... that doesn¡¯t check out. You can¡¯t just get rid of gravity. It is always there.¡± ¡°Almost always. You already mentioned the greatest gravitational force, didn¡¯t you. How do you escape that force?¡± Anemoi asked. ¡°A ck hole? You can''t escape it?¡± ¡°Are you sure? What defines a ck hole?¡± ¡°... that light can¡¯t escape it?¡± ¡°So if that is the definition, how do you escape a ck hole?¡± ¡°... by going faster than the speed of light?¡± ¡°Yes. I knew I liked you for a reason. Just travel faster than the speed of light and you¡¯ll appear in the domain of Time and Space. While you do that, I¡¯m taking my daughter to see Nature. Good luck.¡± Anemoi said, as she engulfed Cailie and the two of them disappeared with a strong gust of wind. ¡°... you can¡¯t just tell me to travel faster than the speed of light and then disappear!¡± I yelled to the skies.
Thinking about how I was going to achieve this impossible task, my eyes naturally turned towards the humanoid form of the strongest being I know. Only for her to deny me. ¡°Don¡¯t look at me. As I¡¯ve said, I¡¯ve never actually met superior Time.¡± Lady Janina said. ¡°Likely because she never leaves the domain beyond space and time.¡± ¡°... Alright. ¡­ but you have met the superior spirit of space?¡± I asked to confirm. ¡°Yes. She is simple to bring out. She likes big and colorful explosions, and if you make one, she will appear to watch it.¡± Lady Janina said. ¡°... that is, when she is awake. If she is resting, she won¡¯te.¡± ¡°... doesn¡¯t really help, huh. And I¡¯ll assume you can¡¯t actually travel faster than the speed of light?¡± ¡°I could try, but I¡¯ve never reached the domain of the Time and Space spirits, so I likely cannot.¡± ¡°... fantastic. So this is all on me.¡± I softlyined. ¡°Why do you think so?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Yes. We are here. And we are not giving up.¡± Lua added. ¡°... thanks.¡± ¡°So any ideas?¡± Lua asked. ¡°One. ¡­ but it is terrible and I might die doing it.¡± ¡°Oh I love the sound of that.¡± Alice said, sounding clearly sarcastic. ¡°Do share.¡± Because she asked, I got a card out of the Collection and showed it to Alice. ¡°I think I can use this card to make a ck hole. And if you listened to our discussion earlier, nothing can escape a ck hole, not even light. Which means that the gravitational pull of a ck hole is faster than the speed of light. ¡­ So if I use that to make a ck hole and dive right in, I should, in theory, reach a speed faster than the speed of light. Maybe.¡± Spoiler [copse] ¡°And because the card happenes to destroy everything, I¡¯ll die in the process, unless I somehow end up in the Time and Space domain before I die. But again, that is just my theory.¡± ¡°... Absolutely not.¡± Alice denied. ¡°No, no and no. Not doing that. Not even going to entertain that thought.¡± ¡°Agreed. That is an absolute no go. Think of something else.¡± Lua added. ¡°Yeah. Can¡¯t you just like ¡­ teleport to there?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Two problems. One, my teleportation magic is not really there yet. I¡¯ve never done it outside of the Factory and even there I¡¯ve only ever teleported to premarked positions.¡± I told her. ¡°And while I probably can locate where the domain is, there is no way I can teleport there.¡± ¡°You should at least try to locate it then.¡± Lua said. ¡°Maybe somebination of cards can get you there?¡± ¡°... alright. Let¡¯s do that.¡± I agreed.
Finding the ce where the superior spirits of Time and Space were resting was actually surprisingly easy. I justbined Ancient Telescope and Dimension Distortion and made myself a Dimensional Telescope. Spoiler
[copse] With it, I was able to see some of the surrounding dimensions, including seeing back home, seeing a world I think is the world where summoned beasts live while they are not summoned, as well as the little pocket dimension where I think Time and Space are located. Lady Janina was actually quite surprised by the tool, as she has never been able to locate the ¡®summonable monster dimension¡¯, and thus has never been there. But now that we had the location of the Time and Space pocket dimension, it was just a matter of how to get there. The first idea was getting there using Lady Janina¡¯s Soul Magic. I mean, if she can travel to the spirit world, she should be able to travel there. But that idea quickly failed because of a space-time barrier around the pocket dimension. The next idea I had was using the lightspeed engines of Gradius and Victory Viper, but those also failed. That is because the ships don¡¯t technically travel faster than the speed of light, but instead travel in an alternate dimension where time works differently. So while from the POV of the ¡®regr dimension¡¯ you do travel faster than the speed of light, in reality it is more of a temporary dimension hop. Spoiler
[copse] But then I just started tobine different cards I had that had anything to do with dimensions, and in the end, by using Interdimensional Matter Transporter, Dimensional Inversion as well as the Dimensional Telescope, I made a Targeted Dimensional Transporter. Spoiler
[copse] With it, I would be able to travel to any neighboring dimension, in theory including the pocket dimension where the superior time and space spirits are. I tested it out first by having my monsters travel in it, and with the Dimensional Telescope I confirmed that they got to where they were supposed to go. So I then recovered my spell from the GY with Magical Stone Excavation so that I could use it again and teleported us four to the Space-Time pocket dimension. Spoiler [copse]
¡°I do love how youin and then just pull something like this out of nowhere.¡± Alice said, as we appeared in the Space-Time pocket dimension. ¡°Well I had to try something. You denied the idea of riding Gradius into a ck hole.¡± I jokingly said. ¡°Let¡¯s not think about that any longer.¡± Lua said. ¡°... but this space. Why does it look like this?¡± Lua wondered while she looked around. That was true. The space and time spirits domain was ¡­ strange. It looked a bit like an auditorium. It had arge stage, with seats opening to one direction. I guess you could call it a theater as well. It even had those boxes on the sides of the open area. One side read space while the other read time. I quickly levitated myself to the entrance to both of them and noticed an egg-like thing in both. On the space side, the egg was colored deep purple with a full gxy pattern on it, while the time egg was pure white with arge clock on it. Why is time white I¡¯ll never know, but that isn¡¯t my problem. ¡°I guess nothing more to it than to take the stage and sing.¡± I said mostly to myself. ¡°You can take seats.¡± ¡°You don¡¯t want our help?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Maybe setting up the stage?¡± ¡°Nah. These two have already been a pain. They don¡¯t deserve some fancy stage y.¡± ¡°I¡¯m telling them.¡± Alice said. ¡°Go ahead. I stopped caring when I heard I¡¯d have to travel at the speed of light.¡±
After confirming the song in my head, I was ready to start. The song felt strange to me, as I honestly don¡¯t recall where it is from. I just know it means a lot to me and it speaks of space and time. I think it is something Laura had me listen to, but I¡¯m not sure. Well, either way, let¡¯s do this. Spoiler Here is your link. I also didn¡¯t do much to the lyrics, part because I really don¡¯t want to (I love this song) and part because it already speaks of space and there are some hints of time in there as well. I did add a few more time references and of course swapped astrogirl for spirit girl, but small things. [copse] ¡°Starlight, you shine, illuminate all time The endless void reminds me of eons gone by A spirit girl, watching gxies rise and fall While the time flows and flows ''Til like aet, you came into my orbit, I know I''m not alone I''m not alone When our hearts grow bigger than the sun There''s no challenge we can''t ovee So send them over and watch our supernova explode I''m not alone, now you are here The time and space are so clear Your gravity is pulling me Oh, until our hearts collide My satellite, through darkest nights Got the cosmos at our feet Oh, but you are all I need Though we''ve just begun I know we''ll make it ''Cause somehow, everything is fun now I''m not alone Sunrise and night can be so intertwined The event horizon line between darkness and light A spirit girl, watching historye and go Pondering the punchline of the joke ''Til like aet, you came into my orbit, I know I''m not alone I''m not alone When our hearts grow bigger than the sun There''s no challenge we can''t ovee So send them over and watch our supernova explode I''m not alone, now you are here The constetions are so clear Infinity sounds good to me As long as you are by my side The Milky Way is not far away When love travels faster than the speed of light Let''s go, I know we''ll make it ''Cause somehow the universe is fun now¡¯ I''m not alone.¡± By the time I ended the song, I could feel a few tears running down my face. I¡¯m not exactly sure why, I just did. It is just something about that song. I wish I could remember why it feels so important. But I just can¡¯t remember. Almost like I¡¯ve never even heard it, or like I heard it in a different reality where I never was transported to this world. I quickly shook my head to get those thoughts out of my head, while I used my sleeve to wipe away the tears. I then looked up towards the boxes that read time and space so I could see the two spirits groggily walking out of there.
¡°That was an awesome song. Can you sing it again?¡± Iris, the superior spirit of space requested. She looked like a young girl, around 14 or 15. She had long purple hair tied into twintails and her eyes looked like gxies. ¡°It wasn¡¯t that amazing.¡± Lachros, the superior spirit of time, said, but she didn¡¯t sound all that honest. Almost like she was lying to make herself look better. Lachros was a tall, yetnky woman with unkempt white hair. And her eyes both had clock faces in them that were actively running. It made looking at her a bit challenging, as your eyes want to focus on the clocks. ¡°Come on. Admit that it was amazing!¡± Iris demanded. ¡°Maybe for you. It was clearly more of your style than mine.¡± Lachros said. ¡­ yeah. She might be correct. Maybe I should have picked a different song, but that one just felt correct. ¡°Well, I¡¯m going to give him my blessing, because I like him.¡± Iris said. ¡°I never said I wouldn¡¯t.¡± Lachros said. ¡°He got here and he is the first human who has. He even brought the superior dragon with him. Maybe she can entertain me better.¡± ¡°If you wish to fight me, I do not mind.¡± Lady Janinamented. ¡°You need to show me another big explosion!¡± Iris demanded. ¡°You make the best ones.¡± ¡°Why don¡¯t you ask Brian for one? He can probably make something you¡¯ve never seen before.¡± Lady Janina said. I felt Iris take a hold of my hand so I turned to look her in the eyes and I swear the gxies in her eyes were spinning faster now. ¡°... Fine. I¡¯ll call you to my Factory and show you an explosion.¡± I promised. ¡°Butter.¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Iris called out. ¡°That¡¯s a promise, right? If you don¡¯t keep it, I¡¯ll find you wherever you are. I¡¯m Space, so you can¡¯t hide from me!¡± ¡°Yes. That is a promise.¡± I then got the blessing from both of them, along with a warning from Lachros about my boosted Time Magic, before the two of them then helped us return to the regr part of the spirit world. And with a little tracking spell, they dropped us off right where Cailie was. She had already woken up the superior spirit of Nature, Hegemone, and gotten her blessing. She had also been practicing her new spirit powers under Hegemone and Anemoi. ¡°Alright. So any other superior spirits we need to wake up?¡± I asked. ¡°Just one. The youngest true superior spirit.¡± Anemoi said. ¡°True superior spirit?¡± I asked. ¡°There are a few superior spirits that aren¡¯t yet superior spirits.¡± Anemoi said. ¡°They are called superior because they have a name, but they don¡¯t have the power of a superior spirit. In fact, Hegemone used to be one of them, but now she is a full superior. While not as powerful as the six of us, not to mention Time and Space, Hegemone has reached the power of a full superior spirit.¡± ¡°But there are a few that aren¡¯t quite there.¡± Anemoi continued. ¡°Astrape, the superior lightning, Despoina, the superior ice and Athena, the superior metal. They are spirits born from multiple of us, the attribute six. Astrape is a daughter I had with Thssa. Despoina is a daughter of Thssa and Nyx. And Athena is the daughter of Gaia and Ninatia. But as they are our daughters, we already woke them up ourselves. The only reason Gaia, Thssa and Eosther didn¡¯t wake up Hegemone is because they knew you would being back and they knew you wished to have Cailie wake her up.¡± ¡°But thest superior spirit wasn¡¯t born from us six. She is a spirit born from your human magic and magical techniques rted to summoning and taming. The superior spirit of beasts.¡± Anemoi said. ¡°So if you could wake her up, that would be everyone.¡± CH.404 Superior Spirit of Beasts CH.404 Superior Spirit of Beasts ¡°I¡¯ve never met this superior spirit of beasts.¡± Lady Janinamented. ¡°When was she born?¡± ¡°It wasn¡¯t all that long ago.¡± Anemoi answered. ¡°Around 140 years or so and she only became a superior about 30 years ago.¡± ¡°She went from a just born to a superior that quickly?¡± ¡°Yes she did. She capitalized on something the humanoids did and was able to grow very quickly.¡± ¡°... that does match pretty well with theing of summoning magic.¡± Imented. ¡°From what I remember, the first practitioner was active around 150 years ago. From there, it would have slowly spread. Sure it still isn¡¯tmon, but people do use it.¡± ¡°Yes. Your strange new magic that is simr to spirit summoning.¡± Anemoi said. ¡°The energy used for it is what breeds new spiritual energy that she can use to grow.¡± ¡°I think it is more simr to having a spirit contract. Not that I really know spirit contracts all that well.¡± I corrected. ¡°Though I guess since you at first summon something random, then make a contract with it, it is kind of like having someone with a spirit¡¯s blessing calling lesser and intermediate spirits, then trying to convince said spirit to form a contract.¡± ¡°But that doesn¡¯t really matter at this moment. Where is the domain of this beast spirit?¡± I asked. ¡°She doesn¡¯t have one. She runs all around the spirit world with her pack of spirits.¡± Anemoi answered. ¡°Even while sleeping?¡± ¡°Yes. Her family carries her sleeping form with them. You¡¯ll need to track them down.¡± ¡°... of course it couldn¡¯t be easy. You know, I kind of preferred the six of you who were simple. Just go to a ce and perform a song. No subspaces or locating herds.¡± ¡°What can I say? We have lived for much longer than she has, so we have settled down.¡± Anemoi responded. ¡°I mean, I was as wild as the wind for hundreds of years before I picked a domain. And even now, I only spend time there when I rest.¡± ¡°Good to know I guess. ¡­ so, any tips on tracking down the beast spirits?¡± ¡°Why don¡¯t you rely on the magic they like? You can use it, can¡¯t you? And since they want the energy that emanates from the summoning, they may evene to you.¡± ¡°... Yeah. I¡¯ll try that. Thanks.¡±
¡°Hime?a. I need your help.¡± I called out as I used my Advanced Summoning Magic skill. Expecting for the ice dragon to just show up like she always has, I was quite surprised when a little girl appeared instead of her. ¡°Master! Are you in need of my amazing help again?¡± The girl asked. Her voice sounded familiar, but noticeably higher than what I was used to. She looked like she was eight or nine years old, with long hair that looked like it was made of ice. On her back was a pair of wings with the wing membrane being made of ice. She also had a pair of horns that looked to be ice. Andstly, you could just barely see her tail poking out of her dress. ¡­ Yeah. I guess I should mention that as well. She was dressed in a full princess dress. Not like those 20$ dresses for halloween, but in something that looked to be really high quality. She even had a tiara made of ice crystals on her head. I guess Hime?a is really living up to the Hime part of her name. [Hime means Princess in Japanese.] ¡°Hello Hime?a. Yes. I do need your help. ¡­ but are you sure you want to stay looking like that? I thought you didn¡¯t like your humanoid form?¡± ¡°...¡± The dragon girl didn¡¯t answer, instead opting to take a look at her body, realizing that she was in fact in her humanoid form. She then seemingly began to panic, as if she was trying to change into her dragon form, but constantly failed. ¡°... why can¡¯t I change?¡± She asked, before some tears began to form in her eyes. ¡°... I can¡¯t ¡­ look like this ¡­ in front of my Master.¡± ¡°Why not?¡± I asked. ¡°I think you look quite cute like that. I think you¡¯d get along with Fantasia well if you appeared before her in that form.¡± ¡°... Be-Because I look weak.¡± She admitted. ¡°And? Do you think I¡¯d see you as anything less than the great ice dragon?¡± ¡°...¡± The dragon loli didn¡¯t answer me. ¡°Even if your human form is small and weak looking, I know how powerful you are. And besides, do I look all that strong? What about Alice? Lua? Even Lady Janina could be called ¡®weak looking¡¯ in her humanoid form. It just is the nature of things. Humanoids will never look as strong as dragons, and none of us look super strong even when ites to human standards. We aren¡¯t tall with huge muscles, but that doesn¡¯t make us weak. That goes for you as well. Even if your human form is weak looking, you are still the mighty ice dragon.¡±
After some more reassuring the dragon loli, as well as a quick lesson by Lady Janina on how to use draconic magic in the spirit world, Hime?a turned back into her dragon form and the two of us took off into the skies. I wasn¡¯t sure if the spirits were reallying towards us, so I just decided to pick a direction that would lead me away from Hegemone¡¯s domain. I didn¡¯t want to bait another superior spirit there in case they didn¡¯t get along or something. After a bit of worrying that maybe the spirits weren¡¯ting to us, I finally saw some movement in the horizon. It was a medium sized herd of beast spirits, made of many kinds of ¡­ well beasts. Though they did have something inmon. All of them seemed to be some sort of quadrupedal beasts, lions, tigers, wolves, horses. Even the flying beasts were monsters with four legs like hippogriffs and griffons. Not a single dragon though. At the middle back of the herd was something interesting. Arge wagon pulled by four winged horses, aka pegasus, carrying what looked like a massive egg. So that must be the superior spirit. ¡°Hime?a. Take us down there.¡± I ordered my dragon. Wended a bit ahead of the herd and watched as they came to a stop. Some of them seemingly got scared by our appearance, while others formed a line to defend their herd. ¡­ maybe I should have made a less threatening entrance? ¡°I¡¯m not here to fight!¡± I called out to the spirits. At least I think they are spirits. Kind of difficult to tell when they look like beasts. Oh god. Can they understand humanoid speech? I don¡¯t have Language Comprehension (beast), only humanoid and draconic. Luckily my worries seemed to be for none, as the beasts calmed down a bit. They then opened a path down the middle, and a strange looking centaur walked down it towards me. I say he looks strange because he was like a mix of different mythological creatures. He was clearly a centaur, with a horse¡¯s lower body and an upper body that of a human, but the strange part was everything else. His horse body had a pair of wings, like those on a pegasus, and from his head, a rainbow like horn was poking out, which looked like it belonged onto a unicorn. So some sort of pegasus-unicorn- centaur. Also, I called him a he as his body structure looks like a male, but is he actually a male? I mean, most superior and greater spirits I¡¯ve met have been female. Only lesser and intermediate spirits are really male. Not that spirits really have genders, but still. Superior and greater spirits generally look more feminine. So unless this guy is somehow an intermediate spirit and not a greater one like I¡¯m currently assuming, it is interesting that he is a male. ¡°Who are you, dragon rider?¡± The pegasus-centaur asked. His voice was also quite masculine, so I suppose I was correct in that assumption. ¡°Considering that you wereing towards me, I think you know. But to be polite, my name is Brian Wood and I¡¯m the one that has been going around with a few others waking up the superior spirits.¡± ¡°... Yes. You are the one. You also seem to be a summoner, so you might be capable.¡± ¡°Thank you. I do also have the Taming skill, for what it is worth.¡± ¡°It doesn¡¯t hurt your chances. I am the greater beast spirit of mutations and the one in charge while ourdy rests, and I shall allow you to attempt to wake her up.¡± ¡°Thank you. Just one question. Do you have a rmendation for songs that you like?¡± ¡°Beast bow to power.¡± Is the only response I got. Alright. So something that shows off my power, I think. Yeah. I think I can think of a song.
I helped the herd set up camp. Mutant, as I began calling the greater spirit, said that theirdy would prefer to wake up next to a camp rather than when they were on the move. I then prepared to sing my song. It wasn¡¯t exactly a campfire song, but hopefully it will still work. I then sang a slightly customized version of Hail To The King by Avenged Sevenfold. Spoiler [copse] Watch your tongue or have it cut from your head Save your life by keeping whispers unsaid Beasts roam the wilds now orphans of war Bodies left in the wilds to rot Royal mes will carve a path in chaos, bringing daylight to the night Death is riding into town with power, they''vee to take all your rights Hail to the King Hail to the One Kneel to the might Stand in the sun Hail to the King Hail, Hail, Hail the King Blood is spilt while holding keys to the throne. Born again but it''s toote to atone. No mercy -- from the edge of the w Dare escape and learn the price to be paid Let the water flow with shades of red now, Wings ck out all the light Death is riding into town with might, they''vee to grant you your rights Hail to the King Hail to the One Kneel to the might Stand in the sun Hail to the King Hail, Hail, Hail the King There''s a taste of fear When the beastman call Beast¡¯s ws to tame thend Beast¡¯s ws to im it all Hail to the King Hail to the One Kneel to the might Stand in the sun Hail to the King Hail, Hail, Hail the King With my songing to an end, I looked towards the egg holding the superior spirit, hoping my song was good enough to wake her. The egg began to slowly crack and from it emerged something I most definitely didn¡¯t expect. ¡°Aah. That was a lovely nap.¡± Said the small cat-girl as she stretched. She honestly looked not much older than Hime?a¡¯s humanoid form. ¡°Are you the one that woke me up?¡± ¡°... yes, I did.¡± I confirmed. ¡°I am Brian Wood. The dragon is Hime?a.¡± I introduced us. ¡°May I have your name, superior spirit of beasts?¡± ¡°In a bit.¡± She said, as she let out her ws. ¡°First, maybe we can have a quick sparring match?¡± ¡°... well, I don¡¯t have my sword with me, but I suppose we can still fight.¡± ¡°A sword? We can prepare you one.¡± She then called out to one of the griffins, who then pulled out one of its feathers. The cat girl then took the feather and using magic of some kind, turned it into a sword. It still looked like a wing, but it was clearly a sword. Sadly it was single edged, while I¡¯m more used to a double edged sword, but I think I can work with this. ¡°Thank you.¡± I thanked the spirit as I received the sword. ¡°Hime?a. Can you make me an ice shield?¡± I quickly requested. {As you wish, Master.} Hime?a then breathed out, making a shield out of her freezing breath. I grabbed a hold of it with telekinesis and brought it to me. It was a bit cold to hold, but I can manage. ¡°Alright. I¡¯m ready when you are.¡± I said to the cat girl. CH.405 Beast fight CH.405 Beast fight As I stood before the superior spirit of beasts, I was looking over her form, trying to predict how she would attack. I wasn¡¯t all that good at it, but I¡¯ve learned some things from the practice against my monsters. And it isn¡¯t like I never spar with Einar and Eline, though when I do, it is usually so that I can practice holding back so I don¡¯t identally kill someone with one punch. I mean, if I did seriously punch someone that had a low level, they would die. But those practice fights have given me some insight into how cat-folk usually fight. Then again, I have no idea if this spirit fights like that just because she looks like a cat girl. Seeing that she was ready to go, I decided to take the first move and rushed forward, boosting my speed with Telekinesis. I wasn¡¯t using any magic yet, as I really don¡¯t want to use Spirit Magic in the spirit world, as the lesser and intermediate spirits would want to help me do what I want the magic to do, so it would be a bit too cheaty. And even if I used Time or Space Magic, now that I have the blessings from Iris and Lachros, it is likely that lesser and intermediate time spirits would try to help me with it. And I¡¯d rather not test out my boosted Time and Space Magics while I¡¯m fighting someone. With my feather sword, I went in for a quick stab. Stabbing with a curved single edged sword might not be the most efficient, but it will work. Well, it would work if the cat girl I was fighting didn¡¯t parry my sword to the left with her hands, leaving me open for her counter attack. And with my shield on the wrong side, it would be difficult for me to block using it. Instead, I again used Telekinesis and used it to move myself away from my opponent. But just because I was able to avoid her counter doesn¡¯t mean I was clear, as she was nowing at me. She pushed off with her hind legs, before running at me on all fours. And as she did, her body changed from that of a cat girl into a full on tiger. So she can turn herself into a full beast. I would say interesting, but I really don¡¯t have the time for it, with a tiger pouncing at me. I moved a bit to my right, while also covering the tiger with my ice shield. She shed at the shield, leaving some nice w marks into it, but my shield didn¡¯t shatter, so that is at least good. I then looked as the tiger turned back into the cat girl. ¡°Alright. So now we know how serious we need to be, right?¡± She asked. ¡°I suppose so. I have to say, didn¡¯t expect you to turn into a tiger.¡± ¡°That isn¡¯t the only surprise in store for you.¡± The cat girl said with a grin on her face. She then again lunged at me, while transforming back into a tiger, but this time, I felt like something was off. Sadly I didn¡¯t have time to realize what it was, as I had to avoid her charge. It was then that I noticed that instead of a regr tail, the tiger had a tail that looked like a snake, which went in for a bite after I had avoided the charge. Trying to fend off the snake with my sword, I shed at it, but the snake was too fast and came in for a bite. It sunk its fangs into my shoulder, but I didn¡¯t cry out. Instead, I took the time it was stuck to me to again sh at the tail snake andpletely cut it off the spirit. I then dropped my shield so that my left arm would be free, before I grabbed the severed snake and tossed it to the side. I quickly checked my status, mainly to see if my HP was draining. I wanted to know if that snake had venom in it. But while my HP had taken a small hit, it wasn¡¯t draining down, so likely no poison. ¡°Not bad.¡± The tiger snarled. ¡°But my tail will regrow.¡± ¡°Yeah, expected as much.¡± I answered honestly. ¡°But your bite didn¡¯t have poison in it, so I think I got the better of that trade.¡± ¡°You think so?¡± She asked, and I swear I could see the tiger smirking. As she did, I felt a weakness run across my body. I quickly realized that the bite didn¡¯t have any venom in it, but it did have some sort of paralyzing poison. Before I had the time to really think about how I¡¯d deal with it, I was starting to go numb in my limbs. I took a hold of my body with Telekinesis so that I wouldn¡¯t fall over, but this wasn¡¯t a good situation. With my limbs paralyzed, all I can really do is move myself with Telekinesis. And with just it, I won¡¯t be able to keep up with the speed of the superior spirit. The tiger didn¡¯t give me too much time to get used to my new predicament, as she once again came at me. I was going to use Telekinesis again, until I remembered that I have a new-ish skill that is better for binding enemies than Telekinesis. I produced as many Dark Chains as I could, before I used them to make a wall of Dark Chains between myself and the tiger. The spirit tried to sh all of them, but as the chains are mana constructs, and the spirit world is made of pure mana, they were quite a bit tougher than they would be in the regr world. So while a few of them did break, my chain wall stood. I then fired multiple chains from the wall towards the tiger, causing her to have to backpedal so that she wouldn¡¯t be caught in them. I then realized what the paralyzing poison did to me. It effectively forced me into defense position, right? I mean, I can¡¯t move, but I can defend myself, so defense position does check out. So as fast as I could, I got Stop Defense out of my Collection and activated it, forcing myself back into ¡®attack position¡¯, clearing away the paralyzing poison at the same time. Spoiler Yes. This is absolute BS, but what do you expect out of this series. [copse] I then decided that I should change my battle n. I mean, I¡¯m fighting a beast, so maybe I should fight like a beast instead of like a human. I tossed my sword to the side and using Draconic Body, I turned myself into the best dragon I currently could, which is basically just a lizard, but whatever. I let out the most intimidating roar I could manage, while also spewing some mes out of my mouth using Draconic Magic. I then charged at the tiger, with multiple Dark Chains flying just ahead of me. They struck her first, causing her to go on the back foot, before I came along and tackled the tiger to the ground. Getting on top of her, I used the chains to bind her up, before I held my wed hand on top of her face, ready to strike. Well, I wasn¡¯t going to, but I made it look like I could. ¡°Alright. That¡¯s the match.¡± I heard someone call from the side. I turned to look and saw that the greater beast spirit had called out little spar, so I backed off of the superior spirit and then called back the chains that were holding her down.
¡°Man, that was fun.¡± The cat girl said. ¡°But those chains are not fair at all. Next time, don¡¯t use them.¡± ¡°Sorry, but I didn¡¯t really have a choice. I didn¡¯t want to use Time or Space magic, because I just got the blessings from Iris and Lachros, so I don¡¯t know how powerful it would be. And using Spirit Magic would just be cheating.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry. Next time, we¡¯ll have more fun. Just use that beast form from the start.¡± ¡°You know I won¡¯t actually be a match for you in it without the chains.¡± I pointed out. ¡°But it will be fun. I¡¯ll teach you to grow wings and we can have an aerial battle next time.¡± ¡°... you have wings?¡± ¡°Yes? Oh right. I didn¡¯t use them.¡± She said, before turning back into a tiger and then she grew out a pair of wings. ¡°That¡¯s cool. ¡­ but what kind of a beast are you? I don¡¯t think I¡¯ve ever seen a winged tiger.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not actually a tiger. I¡¯m whatever I want to be.¡± She said, before turning into a pegasus, followed by an elephant, and then a crocodile before returning to her cat girl form. ¡°I just like being a cat. It is nice and agile.¡± ¡°... alright. Well, I should get going soon. I need to get together with Lady Janina so she can take us back home.¡± I told the spirit. ¡°Also, I won¡¯t insist, but I would appreciate a blessing, if that is possible.¡± ¡°As long as you call me when you make new contracts or summon new beasts, I don¡¯t mind. I can even help you with the randomness that is the current Summoning Magic.¡± The spirit offered. ¡°That would be a huge help. Thanks ¡­¡± I was about to say the spirit¡¯s name, but I realized I never got it. ¡°... what is your name?¡± ¡°Eh? I never introduced myself?¡± The spirit questioned. ¡°¡­ Well, whatever. You are looking at the superior spirit of beasts, also known as the superior spirit of taming and summoning, Pan.¡± Pan introduced herself. ¡°And you, Brian, are worthy of my blessing.¡± She said, as she came and kissed me on the forehead. I do wonder. Did she have to kiss me? None of the other spirits have, but she is weaker than the others, so maybe she has to make a dedicated physical contact to give out her blessing. Or she just wanted to. I don¡¯t know. ¡°Just to warn you. You are the first human to ever hold my blessing, so be careful. We don¡¯t really know what your System will do to you now that you have it.¡± Pan said. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I¡¯m sure we can figure it out.¡± ¡°Also, did you just mention Lady Janina?¡± Pan asked. ¡°As in, the supreme dragon Lady Ami Janina?¡± ¡°Yes, that¡¯s her.¡± I confirmed, recalling that all the spirits call Lady Janina the supreme dragon. ¡°... would you introduce me?¡± Pan asked, while trying to act cute. ¡°... sure, why not?¡±
Pan left most of her herd behind, because she didn¡¯t want to bring too many beasts into another superior¡¯s domain. Pan spent a lot of the walk talking with Hime?a and she even got the dragon to turn back into her humanoid form, which I found surprising, as Hime?a never did it before. Maybe it is a ¡®the secret is out¡¯ kind of situation. When we got back to where the others were, I introduced Pan to everyone, which led to Pan begging Lady Janina for a sparring match. ¡­ which ended in a few seconds when Lady Janina punched Pan a bit too hard, sending her crashing through multiple trees, which Hegemone didn¡¯t like and called off the match before the two broke more of her domain. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I¡¯ll ask Brian to summon you into his Factory. We can go all out there.¡± Lady Janina said to Pan, who was sulking a bit after having her ytime cut short. ¡°He¡¯d better.¡± She said, instantly getting her vigor back. ¡°If you don¡¯t, I¡¯ll take back my blessing.¡± ¡°Pan. A threat like that only works if you can actually do it.¡± Anemoi pointed out. ¡°... I can still do a bad job at being the spirit that blessed him.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry Pan. I¡¯ll call for you.¡± I reassured her.
After a bit more chit chat, the five of us returned to the real world. When there, Cailie and I checked out statuses, as the two of us did get new blessings. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: One without a Race - Spiritual Being ?
Level: 160
HP: 6840 [+120] (+25,000)
Mana: 10,040 [+500] (+22,800)
Strength: 2695 [+70]
Defense: 3515 [+50]
Magic: 3970 [+270]
Skills:
One of Every Race LV.2 (unique-racial)
- Draconic Body LV.2 (racial) [+1]
- Draconic Magic LV.1 (racial)
- Advanced Summoning Magic LV.2 (racial)
- Spirit Magic LV.4 (racial)
Pack Opener LV.8 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.8 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Limit Break LV.1 (extra)
Spiritual Space Magic LV.5 (extra) [evolved]
Spiritual Time Magic LV.3 (extra) [evolved]
Telekinesis LV.8 (extra)
Dark Chain LV.2 (extra) [+1]
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.10 (extra)
Beast Union LV.1 (extra) [new]
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Time Spirit (extra) [new]
Summon Space Spirit (extra) [new]
Summon Light Spirit (extra)
Summon Dark Spirit (extra)
Summon Earth Spirit (extra)
Summon Fire Spirit (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Summon Nature Spirit (extra)
Summon Beast Spirit (extra) [new]
Health Conscious (extra)
Sword Technique LV.5
Shield Technique LV.4
Advanced Mana Control LV.14
Taming LV.2
Defense Boost LV.10
Dragon Life Dedication (Greater True Fire Dragon)
Lachros¡¯ Blessing [new]
Iris¡¯ Blessing [new]
Eosther¡¯s Blessing
Nyx¡¯s Blessing
Gaia¡¯s Blessing
Ninatia¡¯s Blessing
Pan¡¯s Blessing [new]
Water Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Nature Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Friend of the Spirits
Honorary Baron of Ruiso Kingdom
Language Comprehension (humanoid) (draconic)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
[copse] I of course had the three new blessings and the evolved Time and Space magics. Dark Chain and Draconic Body also got a level, likely because I used them in the match against Pan. Interestingly, neither my Taming nor Advanced Summoning Magic reacted to Pan¡¯s Blessing. But I did get a new skill, Beast Union. With it, I can ¡®fuse¡¯ with a tamed or a summoned beast, taking full or partial control of its body, while also adding all of my stats to the stats of that monster. It does sound interesting and I¡¯ll definitely experiment with it at some point. And as it is an extra skill, Unika might be able to learn it. Spoiler
Name: Cailie
Race: Wind Spirit Mermaid
Level: 42
HP: 1135
Mana: 3960 [+170]
Strength: 586
Defense: 719
Magic: 1820 [+100]
Skills:
Spirit Magic LV.2 (racial)
Marvelous Swimming LV.2 (racial)
Aerial Swimming LV.1 (racial)
Create Wind Spirit (racial)
Charming Voice LV.4 (extra)
Summon Wind Spirit (extra)
Summon Earth Spirit (extra)
Summon Nature Spirit (extra) [new]
Knife Technique LV.1
Hiding LV.2
Sneak Attack LV.1
Spiritual Wind Magic LV.6
Spiritual Nature Magic LV.1 [new]
Spiritual Mana Control LV.9
Magic Boost LV.1
Instant Cast LV.2
Magic resistance LV.1
Gardening LV.3
Singing LV.5
Battle Song LV.3
Performance LV.3
Daughter of Anemoi
Greater Spirit of West Wind
Gaia¡¯s Blessing
Hegemone¡¯s Blessing [new]
Half Spirit
Spirit Singer
One that Sings to Nature
One that Swims through the Air
Hallow Prison Prevailer
A Banished One
[copse] Cailie on the other hand had the more expected results. She got the Summon Spirit skill, as well as Spiritual Nature Magic. That will be a great help when she is taking care of the CropFields. But now, all of the superior spirits are awake and our spirit world adventure has trulye to an end. I have to say, it was fun. I just wish it didn¡¯t have to start with a minor heart attack. 2 year anniversary special: Fantasia and the Dimensional Telescope 2 year anniversary special: Fantasia and the Dimensional Telescope ¡°Good night, Papa.¡± I was sad that Papa had to leave the Factory for the night, but I understand. He isn¡¯t like me. I¡¯m a skill. Papa¡¯s skill. Papa¡¯s Different Dimension Factory. And Papa gave me my name, Fantasia. After Papa left so he could sleep for the night, I headed to the home Papa made for us. ¡­ sadly most of the time it was just me alone, as Big Sis Tahlia prefers to stay in her room at the bank and Mama is the busiest during the night. At least Mama has the time toe tuck me into bed and give me a goodnight kiss. Mama does so many things to make Papa¡¯s life easier. Her nights start with overseeing the production of Pack tokens by the Guardian monsters. I sometimes ask Mama why more Pack tokens are needed when Papa already has so many and Mama just answers that more is always better. So she oversees the production of Pack tokens, while also using them to open more packs to build up Papa¡¯s Collection. After working with Pack Opener, Mama heads to the bank to see how much money was made that day. She also visits Tahlia at the same time. Thenes the most important time of the night for her. Working on experiments for Papa. At first, I wanted to help Mama with them, but oftentimes, they are just so boring that I end up falling asleep and Mama has to take me home to sleep. ¡­ sleep¡­ Yes. I should sleep now¡­
I woke up at some point. For Papa, it is still night, but that is because the time between the Factory and the world Papa lives in is different. When I was born, they were quite close. You could barely notice it if you didn¡¯t measure the time. But as I¡¯ve been growing in levels, the time difference has been growing. Now, for every 1 day that happens in Papa¡¯s world, 4 days take ce in the Factory. Since I felt rested, I got up, brushed my teeth and changed my clothes. I then got outside to see which monster would be waiting for me. There was always one waiting for me when I woke up. I think they y games to pick who gets to be my escort for the day, and today it seemed like a Reptile monster won. ¡°Good morning, Miss.¡± She greeted me. She was ady with the lower half being a snake. Amia. ¡­ but I don¡¯t think normalmias have a snake mouth at the end of their tail. Spoiler [copse] ¡°Morning. Where is Mama?¡± I asked. ¡°Not far. She is next to the libraries working on something.¡± I nodded in response and began walking towards the towers that were just a short distance away, mymia escort following just a bit behind me. As soon as I spotted Mama, I rushed towards her, calling out to her. She turned to face me so that I could jump at her and give her a big hug. ¡°Good morning, Mama.¡± ¡°Good morning, Fantasia. You woke up at a great time.¡± Mama said. ¡°I want you to test something.¡± Mama then showed me a device that looked like a long tube. ¡°... what is it?¡± ¡°It is something your Papa made while he was in the spirit world, the Dimensional Telescope. With it, you can look into different dimensions.¡± ¡°Different dimensions? So I can see Papa?¡± ¡°Yes, and so much more. Just try it out.¡± Mama told me and I did as asked. She quickly showed me how to use the telescope and I looked through it. ¡°I can see Papa!¡± I called out. ¡°He is sleeping with Mama Lua. ¡­ but not with Mama Alice. Why is that?¡± ¡°Sometimes Papa just sleeps with one of them.¡± Laura answered, leaving unsaid the fact that Alice had some pains because of the time of month it was. ¡°But if you do this, you can see a lot more.¡± Mama did something to the telescope and soon I could see all of Papa¡¯s HomeBase. ¡°Ooh! This is cool! Normally we can just see what Papa sees, but with this we can see everything!¡± ¡°Yes. It really is wonderful and I¡¯m ashamed I didn¡¯te up with it.¡± Mama said, sounding a bit distraught. ¡°We could have been doing so much more.¡± ¡°But Mama already works too much. Mama shoulde sleep with me.¡± ¡°... but I can¡¯t. I have things to do.¡± ¡°I¡¯m sure Papa will understand.¡± ¡°... I¡¯ll ¡­ I¡¯ll ask him about it.¡± ¡°He will understand.¡± I told her. Seeing Papa sleep with Mama Lua made me really want to sleep next to Mama. And maybe if Mamaes home to sleep, maybe I can get Big Sis to alsoe. And we can sleep like how Papa sleeps with Mama Lua and Mama Alice.
I kept looking through the telescope. Because of the time difference, it was strange to look at any ce where someone was moving. They just moved so slow. But maybe because of that, we can keep an eye on everything. Then nothing will surprise Papa. Mama then changed the telescope so that we were looking at some other ce. It was super colorful and pretty, but everything there moved so fast that it was hard to keep track of. ¡°That is the spirit world. It is where Papa went.¡± Mama told me. ¡°... it is colorful like Neo Space.¡± I said. Spoiler [copse] ¡°I suppose it is.¡± Mama said. ¡°But there is one more ce you should see. It is why Papa really wants this telescope made.¡± Mama then changed what we were seeing into some other dimension. I didn¡¯t really know why it was special, as it didn¡¯t look that special to me. It just had tons of monsters going around, doing whatever they were doing. I didn¡¯t see a single human, so maybe that dimension has no humans living in it. ¡°That is the ¡®summonable monsters¡¯ dimension, as Papa calls it. Papa can call the monsters there using Advanced Summoning Magic.¡± ¡°... so it is like the Factory!¡± I stated. ¡°Factory holds Papa¡¯s Pack Opener monsters while that dimension holds Papa¡¯s Summoning Magic monsters!¡± ¡°Well, sort of. See all of those monsters aren¡¯t something Papa can summon. He can only summon the ice dragon. But now that Papa can observe them, he can get the help of a spirit to summon a specific monster from there and then he can make a contract with it.¡± ¡°... so it is like Papa being able to pre-see a pack before he opens it?¡± I asked. ¡°That is a goodparison.¡± Mama said, as she ruffled my hair. ¡°Mama! I just brushed it! Now you are mixing it up.¡± Iined. ¡°Then I¡¯ll brush it again for you.¡± Mama promised. ¡°Okay!¡± CH.406 Superior Spirit of Metal CH.406 Superior Spirit of Metal Now that our spirit adventure was trulyplete, it was time for me to get back to the daily grind I was on. Starting with making the mana spring I promised to make. It wasn¡¯t that difficult, I mean making a spring that is kind of like an open air bath is simple when you can just cheat with HomeBase, not to mention all the magic I have ess to through the spirits. As well as Paulina, she also helped. And since I have ess to a ton of mana through the flowers around HomeBase, I didn¡¯t really have to worry about that part either. The only real problem was mixing mana with water, especially how much mana would be safe, but we worked it out. And since the mana spring does use Spring of Rebirth as a base, it will also heal anyone in there, so if you identally injure yourself, the spring will heal you right up. Spoiler [copse] Alice and Lua had practically been living in the spring since Ipleted it, having three two hour sessions in it each day to improve their mana circuits. It might be a bit excessive, but it isn¡¯t harming them, so I won¡¯t stop them. The superior spirit of water, Thssa, also really enjoyed the spring. It really made her mellow out quickly and she is a lot less insane after bathing in the spring. Because of that, Lua often summoned Thssa to bathe with her, before the two of them would have a practice session on Spiritual Water Magic. At the same time, Ninatia, the superior fire, really didn¡¯t like the spring and asked me if I could make something simr but with mes instead. I was a bit hesitant, as this felt like another potential torture thing, but I dide up with a use for it. See if Ibine Pikeru''s Circle of Enchantment with something like Ookazi or Tremendous Fire, I could make mes that don¡¯t actually burn you. Which might sound useless, but if you stand in mes, you will gain experience towards the Fire Resistance skill. At least that is what Laura can tell from the System info she has ess to. Spoiler
[copse] So if the mes that don¡¯t do damage work, I can make a ce where you can train that skill. Sure I could just use skill orbs for basic skills like Fire Resistance, but it is always good to have options and Ninatia asked for it, so it isn¡¯t a waste even if no one but her ends up using it. ¡­ Admittedly, it might also help with my dragon training. I mean, dragons resist fire, right? So if I want to dive deeper into the draconic skills, maybe having some Fire Resistance would be good. Would help me to not burn myself when I use dragon fire. Cailie was another interesting case. Mainly in that she was running out of mana faster than ¡­ I was going to say myself, but that is only because my mana pool is kind of massive nowadays. It was just that basically all of Cailie¡¯s new skills took uprge quantities of mana, while she really didn¡¯t know how to properly manage it yet. She was learning and she may even get the Fast Mana Recovery skill soon, but in the meantime, I gave her a bracelet that connected to the HomeBase mana storage so she could pull mana from it to refill her mana pool whenever she wanted to. Sure it is just a bad patch, as it does kind of prevent the acquisition of Fast Mana Recovery, as I¡¯ve learned firsthand, but for now, it is more important that Cailie learns to use all of her new powers. ¡­ Except maybe Create Wind Spirit. She has already been warned by Anemoi not to go overboard with that skill, as creating too many spirits can be a decrement. I think Anemoi even gave her a limit on how many she was allowed to make, but I¡¯m not sure what it is.
As for other things, well, I learned some interesting things when I was looking for the domain of Time and Space, so I had another device I wanted to make. I wanted to make a more permanent version of my Dimensional Telescope that I used in the spirit world. One that I could use to locate good summonable monsters in the ¡®summon dimension¡¯. And if I do find something I really want, with Pan¡¯s help, I should be able to summon it and try to make a contract with it. The telescope will also help Unika do the same, and while she cannot summon Pan, she can just ask me to summon Pan to help her with her random summons. And if I learn how Pan¡¯s power works, I might be able to modify the summoning magic circle so that it can target specific monsters in the summon dimension. ¡­ But with the good came some bad. Well, it isn¡¯t really bad, but I did learn something. The demon dimension. It is basically just like the summon dimension, but filled with monsters that are a lot more ¡­ demonic than the standard monsters. They also seem to be quite a bit more powerful. Because of that, I did a quick search on the books I had copied from different ces to see if I had anything on demon summoning, but I didn¡¯t have much, other than it is ouwed in the three Kingdoms. So instead I asked Paulina about it, and while she didn¡¯t know much, she did know why it was banned. And it alles down to how you make contracts with demons. In short, you have to sacrifice something for a demon contract. Weaker demons take sacrifices like you permanently losing 500 HP from your status, or stuff like that, whereas stronger ones take humans as the sacrifice. There wasn¡¯t much historical information Paulina knew, but there was a case where a small country in the north performed a demon summoning where they sacrificed fifty people to call forth a demon that would kill an S-rank monster for them. I¡¯m not sure if that was worth it, but honestly speaking, it may have been. I mean, an S-rank could easily kill more than 50 people, so¡­ it isn¡¯t the worst trade deal in the history of trade deals. But yeah. Considering the sacrificial nature of demon contracts, I can definitely see why the people in charge would want to ban that magic. Because if they don¡¯t, some power hungry person is just going to gather a bunch of sacrifices to make a contract with a powerful demon and no one wants that. But enough about summoning. I¡¯ll work on it with Unikater when the non-card version of Dimensional Telescope is ready.
My next stop was actually in the Factory, and I was there with Wilma. That is because there was something I really wanted to try. I heard from Gaia that since I have both her and Ninitia¡¯s blessings, I should be able to call forth the superior spirit of metal, Athena. And since we do have a piece of star titanium that we haven¡¯t yet turned into a sword, I think having the help of Athena would be invaluable in that process. And maybe getting Wilma her blessing. I know Gaia didn¡¯t give out hers to Wilma, because Wilma¡¯s magic skills weren¡¯t up to par with Gaia, but maybe Athena will see it differently. ¡°... Alright. I guess this is worth a shot.¡± I muttered. ¡°As a holder of Gaia and Ninitia¡¯s blessings, I call for the superior spirit of metal. Summon Metal Spirit.¡± As I was in the Factory, I couldn¡¯t feel the mana pull of using the skill I don¡¯t have. But on the other hand, I could just barely feel the feeling I get when someone without a System Supportes into the Factory. It just is so easy with the dragons. They are big and bold when they enter, practically yelling from the door. I¡¯d never miss one of theming in. But the spirits are so quiet. They barely make a sound, almost like they just quietly open the door, step in and close the door behind them. Luckily for me, after just a bit of waiting, a new avatar formed near me in the Factory. She was a tall female, decently muscr but not as much as Gaia. Her hair was on the shorter side and bronze brown in color. She wore a metal breastte, had armored boosts, bracers, a bronze helmet and she carried a huge circr shield on her back. She also had a war hammer strapped to her hip. Honestly speaking,paring her to Wilma makes the two look very simr. Other than the obvious hair color difference and the fact that Wilma has a beard. ¡­ And I guess also the fact that Wilma¡¯s shield is a tower shield, while Athena¡¯s is circr. ¡°... Hello. Just to confirm, but you are the superior spirit of metal, Athena, right?¡± I asked the spirit. ¡°I am.¡± She answered, her voice sounding very regal and just a bitmanding. ¡°And you are Brian Wood, correct?¡± ¡°Yes. That would be me.¡± I confirmed. ¡°I¡¯m sorry for calling you with the authority of your parents, but I wish to have your assistance.¡± ¡°That depends on what you are trying to do. And don¡¯t think you will get my blessing just because you woke up my parents. They and I are not the same.¡± Athena said. ¡°Alright. And no, I won¡¯t be asking for it.¡± I said. ¡°Wilma, would you exin it to her?¡± I let Wilma take the stage and exin her intentions and the limitations we had. ¡°Star titanium. Quite the piece of metal you managed to find.¡± Athena seemed impressed by what we were working with. ¡°We didn¡¯t find it, we made it.¡± Wilma corrected. ¡°Made it? Where did you learn how to do that?¡± ¡°We experimented. Combining materials from an Ursa Major with titanium that Brian made with a dungeon.¡± ¡°That wouldn¡¯t work.¡± Athena said. ¡°I wasn¡¯t finished. And yes, we did learn it doesn¡¯t work, so we added some stardust. I¡¯m not 100% sure what it is, but it is some sort ofpacted form of mana.¡± Wilma exined. ¡°So bybining those three things, folding the titanium on itself while adding the Ursa ws in between the folds, we turned titanium into star titanium.¡± ¡°... Impressive.¡± Athena muttered. ¡°I need to look into this ¡®stardust¡¯ as I didn¡¯t know of it.¡± ¡°I can introduce you to my expert.¡± I offered. ¡°That would help. Thank you.¡± Said the spirit. She then turned back to Wilma. ¡°As for this little project, considering the material you are working with, I am willing to help with it.¡± ¡°T-Thank you.¡± ¡°But don¡¯t think this is me giving you my blessing.¡± She quickly stated. ¡°This is a test for you. If you impress me with the de, you can have my blessing.¡± Athena said. ¡°If no, then do not call for me again.¡± She said to me. ¡°Mister Wood?¡± ¡°Just Brian, please.¡± I said. ¡°Brian. May I stay here for a while to work on the n with the dwarfdy?¡± ¡°Sure. Do you need me or can I go work on something else?¡± Athena looked at Wilma for the answer and Wilma just said she got this covered, so I returned to the control tform so that I could work on the dimensional telescope.
I don¡¯t know how long it took for Wilma and Athena toe up with the full battlen, or maybe I should call it the forging n,rgely because between the spirit world adventure, being in the Factory, and now me using Time Magic to elerate my own thinking while I work on stuff, my sense of time is all messed up. They also had to alter the n a few times as more spirits wanted toe and help with the project, so the initial n wasn¡¯t the final n. But eventually Wilma informed me that they have the full n, including all the monsters they¡¯d need, all the spirits that would help and so forth. So the spirits left the Factory and the two of us returned to the real world, where Wilma went to exin the n to Karl. And two days from now, we will be forging a star titanium sword. CH.407 Blade of Space and Time CH.407 de of Space and Time ¡°Alright. Last check. Is everyone ready to go?¡± I asked, before I start summoning monsters and spirits. ¡°I¡¯m ready.¡± Karl answered. ¡°Ready to go.¡± Wilma confirmed. ¡°Standing by.¡± Lua said. ¡°Good to go.¡± Alice said. ¡°... I¡¯m also ready.¡± Cailie added. ¡°Good. Alice, summon Ninatia. Lua, call for Eosther. Cailie, Anemoi.¡± I listed the spirits they would all summon. Our operation would be both the same but also very different from the time we made the star titanium ingot. This time, we¡¯d have all, well not all but multiple superior spirits also helping us. While the others called for the spirits they would summon, I summoned the three only I could summon. ¡°Athena, it is time. Summon Metal Spirit.¡± I started off with the one I can only summon by technicality. Athena used an ingot of vampiric steel I¡¯d prepared for her as the focal point for her body and appeared before us. After her, I called out Iris and Lachros. I then began summoning monsters. First was of course Iron cksmith Kotetsu. He is going to help Wilma and Karl with the forging. Spoiler [copse] Next are my stardust experts, Sorcerer of Dark Magic and Quintet Magician, though one of the two would be pulling double duty. Spoiler
[copse] See, while it has been a while, I recalled the fact that my monsters can in fact synchro with spirits. So I decided it would be best if we did so with some of the spirits. In this case, Quintet Magician will synchro with Anemoi. I even went ahead and DNA Transnted Quintet into a Wind-attribute monster for this. Spoiler [copse] I wish I had a good Wind Spellcaster, but the best I have is still Kazejin and he just won¡¯t cut it for this. So DNA Transnt Quintet is the best choice. Spoiler [copse] His and Anemoi''s job is to make sure that my smiths have clean air to breath, while also keeping the air from oxidizing the de while we, well they, forge it. Next up is thebo of Ninatia and Legendary me Lord. They will be working with another duo to keep the metal hot so that it can be forged. And because mel isn¡¯t the strongest, I made sure he had 3 installs of Smandra to boost his power. Spoiler
[copse] Next up was the duo I just referenced. Silent Magician LV8 and Eosther. The reason why they are here is because star titanium likes light. Not sure why, but it does, so the two will assist in the heating of the ingot using Light Magic. Spoiler [copse] Iris was with Cosmo Queen. They join Anemoi¡¯s duo in the keep the metal oxygen free operation. Spoiler [copse] Last spirit and monster duo was Lachros and Dark Sage. I don¡¯t know exactly what kind of Time Magic the two were nning to use, but they will be doing that. Spoiler [copse] Athena wasn¡¯t going to synchro with any of my monsters. I did make a Cybeic Magician, whom I turned into an Earth Machine with DNA Surgery and Transnt, and even boosted with some Machine Conversion Factories, but Athena didn¡¯t like it, so she was just going solo. Spoiler
[copse] Of course Athena¡¯s job was to make sure the metal stayed as perfect as it could. No impurities and no bad grain structure or anything like that. And likest time, when we forged the ingot, I did have Guardian Angel Joan on stand-by for any healing needs. Spoiler [copse] ¡°Alright Wilma. Take it away.¡± I allowed the one in charge to take the center stage.
Alice, Lua, Cailie and I stayed off to the side while Wilma worked. Technically I did have a job of making sure none of us would run out of mana which we had to keep feeding the superior spirits to keep them here, but other than that, we were basically just observing. And oh boy was it something to behold. Between the magic of the six superior spirits and of course the rhythmic hammer strikes, the forging almost turned into a symphony of amazingness. You could really feel that something special was happening. The entire forging part took just a bit over an hour, and I¡¯m not sure if that is fast or not. I think it is, but at the same time, we burned well over 20,000 mana during that time, and I honestly don¡¯t even know where half of that went. And that isn¡¯t counting for the mana all of us just naturally recover, so the real number is more like 30,000. Plus the 6,000 spent on actually summoning the superior spirits. As for the finished de, note it isn¡¯t a sword yet, just the de is ready. It still needs a guard, handle and a pommel, but before those get made, it is time for a break. And because it was, the de was now in my Storage so I could take a look at it.
de of Space and Time
wless
Legendary de
Description: A de forged from star titanium with the help of multiple superior spirits. It carries in it the essence of Space and Time. Because of its quality, it is considered Legendary
So yeah. Wilma and Karl just made a legendary de. I just hope Wilma can turn this legendary de into a legendary sword. I do question the name and description a bit. Why is it somehow a de of Space and Time? I mean, it probably has something to do with Lachros and Iris, but that does that actually mean? Is it maybe something simr to the Ursa Major daggers I made where it can cut basically anything? I guess I¡¯ll see after the sword is finished.
We ended up unsummoning most of the superior spirits, with only Athena staying behind. She said she wanted to do something while we were taking a break, so we left her in the workshop to do ¡­ whatever she wanted to do. She can¡¯t do anything to the de, it is in my Storage, and if she wants to y around with the materials we do have, I don¡¯t mind. As we were taking a break, Karl began to feel ill and Lua checked him out. She figured that there is a high likelihood that Karl was evolving, so we quickly took him to the medbay and set him up in an evolution tank. And because Karl had that reaction, I asked Wilma to check her status, in case something strange was going on. Spoiler
Name: Wilhelmina
Race: Craftswoman (Dwarf) ?
Level: 80 [+4]
HP: 2478 [+98]
Mana: 2580 [+260]
Strength: 1304 [+44]
Defense: 1424 [+124]
Magic: 905 [+120]
Skills:
Advanced Crafting LV.5 (racial) [+1]
Spiritual Metal Magic LV.1 (extra) [new]
Card Summoner LV.1 (extra) [new]
Item Box LV.3 (extra)
Appraisal (extra)
Summon Metal Spirit (extra) [new]
cksmithing LV.7
Crafting LV.7
Hammer Technique LV.2
Shield Technique LV.4
Block LV.3
Strength Boost LV.2
Defense Boost LV.2 [+1]
Mana Control LV.6
Enchanting LV.7
Earth Magic LV.2
Fire Resistance LV.2
Athena¡¯s Blessing [new]
Legendary desmith [new]
[copse] ¡°... when did Athena give you her blessing?¡± I wondered. ¡°I think it was at the end when you collected the de.¡± Wilma answered. ¡°She gave me a firm handshake and I think that was when it happened.¡± ¡°What about that other title?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Pretty self exnatory in my opinion.¡± I stated. ¡°Wait! So that de was?!¡± ¡°Legendary, yes.¡± I confirmed. ¡°Laura, show the analysis of it to the others.¡± (Sure.) Laura agreed and the other SS holders soon had the analysis results in front of them. ¡°I¡¯m more interested in Spiritual Metal Magic.¡± Wilma admitted. ¡°It is a skill I¡¯ve heard of, well at least as standard Metal Magic, as some evolved dwarves do have it. But usually only those that evolve into cksmiths get it and it is a racial skill for them.¡± ¡°You must have gotten it from the blessing and because you did, it isn¡¯t racial but just extra.¡± ¡°I know. ¡­ it is just ¡­ I didn¡¯t expect to ever get that skill after I evolved into a Craftswoman.¡± ¡°Well, you know how it goes. You can never expect the unexpected.¡± ¡°... I¡¯m not sure that makes sense.¡± Wilma said. ¡°Maybe it doesn¡¯t, maybe it does.¡± As we were just discussing the new skills Wilma got, Sheou came to me with a message. Spoiler [copse] ¡°Lady Athena asked if you have any gold she could use.¡± Sheou asked. ¡°Gold? ¡­ I don¡¯t think I have any gold ingots, but I do have gold coins. They are like 90% gold, so they should work, right?¡± ¡°I believe so.¡± ¡°Did she say why she needs gold?¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t push her on the subject. Would you like me to go and ask?¡± ¡°Nah. It doesn¡¯t really matter.¡± I said, as I got a pouch out of Storage and then filled it with a little over 100 gold coins. With each coin weighing about 30 grams, 100 coins totals up to 3 kg of coins. And with the 90% purity, after Athena separates the gold from the silver and copper, which are used to make the coins more sturdy, she will have about 2,7 kg of gold to work with. ¡°Just take this to her. She can use all of them if she wants.¡± ¡°... I¡¯m not sure if I¡¯m proud or sad that you are just willing to destroy currency like that.¡± Alicemented after Sheou left with the money. ¡°Not my fault that my cards can just produce it out of nowhere.¡± I defended myself. ¡°Just buy some gold next time you buy metals.¡± Wilma said. ¡°I¡¯ll tell Lawrence we could use some.¡± I agreed. ¡°But what does Athena need the gold for?¡± I wondered.
After our break, which extended to lunch, and checking up on Karl and confirming that he was in fact evolving, we returned to the workshop to see what Athena had been up to. Except that ¡­ ¡°She isn¡¯t here.¡± I stated. ¡°Sheou, where did she go?¡± ¡°I apologize Master, but we weren¡¯t keeping an eye on her.¡± Sheou said. ¡°Should we search for her?¡± ¡°... nah. I can feel the direction she is in as she is pulling mana from me. I¡¯ll find her myself.¡± I said. I then looked around the workshop and saw a small ingot of silver on a table. That must be from the gold coins I gave Athena. ¡°Wilma, do you know if she used anything besides the gold?¡± ¡°... I think a bit of copper is missing.¡± Wilma said. ¡°We alsock some of that super rare metal Lawrence picked up.¡± ¡°That padium and tinum alloy? But isn¡¯t that for jewelry use only?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Wilma confirmed. ¡°How much did she take?¡± ¡°About half of what we had. Which isn¡¯t a lot, so no more than 100 grams.¡± ¡°Okay. I¡¯ll find her. Want toe with?¡± ¡°Not like we are finishing that sword today. I need to confirm the designs in the Factory first.¡± It didn¡¯t take too long for us to find Athena, mainly because of a report Magie rushed to me. ¡°... an abnormal mana pull in the mana spring?¡± ¡°Yes. It is pulling mana at over 20 times the speed at which it does when both Alice and Lucia are using it.¡± Magie answered. ¡°Do you want us to block the mana flow?¡± ¡°Let¡¯s check it out first.¡± ¡°But what about Athena?¡± Wilma asked. ¡°...e on Wilma. We have a supreme spirit missing and now we have a mana leak. Don¡¯t you think they are connected?¡± ¡°Oh? Yes. They probably are.¡± She agreed.
When we got to the spring, we saw a fully clothed Athena standing next to it, seemingly using magic to do ¡­ something. ¡°Took you long enough. I was going to ask for permission, but since you gave me the gold and allowed the use of the workshop, I assumed it would be fine.¡± Athena said. ¡°... what are you actually doing?¡± I asked. ¡°Just making a bit of something.¡± She answered. ¡°I saw the design my new blessed made. It won¡¯t hold up to the de we made today. So you need something special for it.¡± ¡°... alright. And what does gold, copper, padium, tinum and a shitton of mana have to do with it?¡± ¡°Why don¡¯t you answer that.¡± Athena said. ¡°Actually, Wilhelmina should answer.¡± ¡°... I wouldn¡¯t know.¡± Wilma said. ¡°Don¡¯t you or do you refuse to ept it?¡± Athena asked, and as she did, I came up with one answer. And if my answer is correct, I kind of love this spirit. ¡°... I think I know, but I¡¯ll let Wilma think for a bit longer.¡± I said. ¡°I do like how smart you are.¡± Athena said. ¡°It is no wonder so many of us like you.¡± ¡°But are you sure it is okay for you to share the recipe with us?¡± ¡°You shared your star titanium recipe, so I can share one of mine.¡± ¡°... I don¡¯t get it.¡± Wilma said. ¡°What recipe?¡± ¡°How long ¡®til your cooking is ready?¡± I asked Athena. ¡°About five or so minutes, I think. The pool is supplying the mana nicely.¡± ¡°Good.¡± I turned to Wilma and told her. ¡°I¡¯ll tell her when it is finished. Timing and all of that. After waiting for what turned out to be seven minutes, Athena said that she was ready. ¡°There is your perfect timing. Why don¡¯t you tell her what you think I did?¡± ¡°Sure. So, if my theory is correct, what Athena just so gracefully cooked us up.¡± As I said that, an ingot of shiny gold rose from the mana pool. ¡°Is some orichalcum.¡± CH.408 Getting more Platinum CH.408 Getting more tinum With the de of Space and Time made and an orichalcum ingot weighing just shy of 3 kg secured, Wilma went back to the drawing board on the final design of my sword. Now that she could work with orichalcum, there was no reason to use aluminum for the guard and pommel. And honestly speaking, Athena was 100% correct. Wilma¡¯s original design of my sword, which used the aluminum guard and pommel, would not hold up to the de of Space and Time at all. Simply put, when Wilma designed the original sword, she couldn¡¯t have ounted for the power boost it would get because it was made in coboration with so many superior spirits. And because of said boost in power, the aluminum just wouldn¡¯t hold up to the power of the sword when mana was put into it. It would just shatter into pieces as soon as any significant amount would be ced into the sword. At least the world treant handle was doing just fine, so we didn¡¯t have to alter that part of the design. In other news, Karl woke up from his evolution. It only took him just over 30 hours to evolve, which is on the faster side, but nothing overly abnormal. Here is his status after he evolved. Spoiler
Name: Karl
Race: cksmith (Dwarf) [evolved]
Level: 50 [+4]
HP: 1516 [+266]
Mana: 852 [+82]
Strength: 1593 [+233]
Defense: 1084 [+139]
Magic: 456 [+66]
Skills:
Metal Magic LV.1 (racial) [new]
Mining LV.5
cksmithing LV.7 [+2]
Crafting LV.2
Hammer Technique LV.3 [+1]
Pickaxe Technique LV.3
Strength Boost LV.5
Defense Boost LV.3
Mana Control LV.3
Fire Magic LV.1
Earth Magic LV.2
Fire Resistance LV.2
Earth Resistance LV.2
Legendary desmith [new]
Miner
cksmith
[copse] He evolved into a cksmith, which was somewhat expected. He got Metal Magic as a racial, as Wilma said was possible, and he also got the Legendary desmith title. I¡¯m d that he got it, as he did the work with Wilma, so d to see the System gave the title to both of them. Sadly Karl didn¡¯t get Athena¡¯s blessing, but that is up to the spirit to decide. Hopefully Athena will still help him with learning his new magic. And if she doesn¡¯t, Wilma will have to learn under Athena and then teach all of that to Karl. ¡­ Or I guess Karl could just ignore the skill, but I feel like it might be useful to have, all things considered.
One of the things to consider with Metal Magic is the fact that it is likely an important part in making orichalcum. I of course learned the estimated recipe of how you cook some up, but when we were Factory testing the mixture of metals, we never ended up with the correct result. So I theorized that instead of the mix of base metals being wrong, it is likely the method that is wrong. And considering that the superior spirit of metal was the one that made our ingot, the answer being Metal Magic just seems like the obvious answer. So I asked my best magic expert, Quintet Magician, if he could do something about it. He actually barely knew Metal Magic, but was able to do something somewhat close to it. Spoiler [copse] With it, by breaking the metals down to very tiny pieces, then alloying the metals, then letting the tiny pieces of the metal alloy absorb ludicrous amounts of mana, he managed to make a small amount of low quality orichalcum. So yeah. We can now make orichalcum. Sadly the low quality means that it is nearly useless, as anything made with it would have low durability and would likely break with use, but at least we have something we can work towards. And there is a bigger than 0% chance that we can talk Athena into making more orichalcum for us. We just need to get some more padium and tinum. And maybe even some gold so that I don¡¯t have to deface currency.
Because of ourck of orichalcum materials, and you know, just because I want to, I ended up going on a shopping trip with Lawrence. And it isn¡¯t like he can just go solo just yet, because I haven¡¯t given him Card Summoner. Trial period or something like that. On his previous trips, Wilma was the one to take him around, as she was the first to get Card Summoner from a skill orb and she also has the System Support for mapping. And you know, Appraisal and Item Box aren¡¯t bad for that job either. But she is busy designing the new version of my sword, so I¡¯ll just be the taxi today. On our trip, we had a few ces we were going to stop at. The first one was up north, a small country called Smorog. Yes, you might have heard of it, as it is where Wilma is from. It is also one of the few ces you can get tinum and padium from. Last time, from what I¡¯ve heard, Lawrence got that small amount as a trade for a vampiric steel sword Karl made, so I am interested in if I can get some more for something I have. Or you know, just money. I know the dwarves there love vampiric steel, because it is rare, but sadly there is the small problem with it requiring True Blood Magic for you to be able to work with it, so they can¡¯t really make new weapons or tools with it. Unless they somehow kidnap a dhampir I¡¯ve cured and Lua has taught True Blood Magic to. But any ready made piece is something they are interested in. At least that is what I¡¯ve read in the reports Wilma and Lawrence wrote after theirst trip here. And yes, I do have a few in Storage. Things like a war hammer Wilma made for herself, but she didn¡¯t like it, and a pickaxe Karl made, before he realized he doesn¡¯t need a pickaxe. I do also have some other stuff like mithril arrows and daggers. They are made from the smaller pieces of mithril we recovered from all of the golems on floor 45. You remember, right? The ones that embedded themselves into the golems of that floor after the mithril golem exploded. We have taken them all down, in case you were wondering. I never did mention it, because I didn¡¯t have the opportunity to enjoy the golem shooter, but I did make it in time for the grand reveal, and golems did get shot. After the grand reveal, Agunan, Ria and I cleared away the golems that weren¡¯t killed and floor 45 is once again secure and doesn¡¯t have aggressive golems. ¡­ Well, they are aggressive against anyone but me, but that is because they are meant to defend the dungeon. So yeah. Some of those small chunks of mithril were used to make arrows and daggers, so I can sell some of those. And when ites to monster materials, I don¡¯t think I need to mention those, as I just have an absolute ton of them from when we cleared HomeBase.
The ¡®country¡¯ we ended up in was more like what would be considered a dukedom in Ruiso Kingdom. It had arge central city with a few smaller cities around it. There were also towns and viges, but not all that many. We were of course headed for the big city, which was built next to a mountain, and in fact a good quarter of the city had been built into the mountain. Wended some ways away and went from there in my carriage. We were both up front, but Lawrence was driving. He was still getting used to the golem carriage, so he asked me to be avable. When we got to the gate, I almost wished I¡¯d brought Rani, my horse, with us and had attached her to the carriage, as the guards had more than a few questions about our ride. But luckily they mostly stopped after I showed them that I was a noble from one of the Kingdoms, and they let us inside quickly. There Lawrence guided our carriage to a metal retail store, apparently the same one he visited with Wilma, if I was to judge the reception. After a more standard order of pig iron, wrought iron, steel, copper, tin, bronze and stuff like that, I personally asked for some of the rare materials I wanted. Mainly gold, tinum and padium. The gold wasn¡¯t too difficult, I mean they just traded gold for me for nearly pound per pound to gold coins. I had to give about 5% extra, but that is still less gold than I would get if I smelted the coins. I asked them about it and they told us that it is because the Heroic gold coins were epted in all of the countries in the north, whereas the coins each small country makes might not be. It wasn¡¯t an issue to me, so I just let it be for now. I then asked if they had any of the padium/tinum alloy, or the two metals separate, and for that I got the answer of it not being sold. I quickly asked if they would trade for it, and to that I got the answer of depending on the trade. I of course offered the two vampiric steel tools I had, as well as some monster materials like different B-rank treant woods, griffon feathers and talons, even some gems that originate from A-rank crystal golems that rarely appear on HomeBase¡¯s 45th floor. For all of that, I got a bit under 2 kilos of tinum, just over 1 of padium and about 2 kilos of the alloy. And since orichalcum needs about 3% of those two metals, with five kilos in total, I should be able to make 150 kilos of orichalcum with all this tinum and padium. So I would call that an excellent trade. As we were about to leave, one of the store''s appraisers came up to me and asked about the people that made the war hammer and the pickaxe. I naturally told her that I have two dwarves working for me and that they are the ones that made them. The appraiser then told me about apetition that would being up in a bit over a month, where the best weapon makers would show off their weapons, and the winner would get a special prize. Usually in the form of an orichalcum ingot. When I heard that, I was a bit blown away. I knew there were ces where you could get orichalcum from, but I didn¡¯t know this country was one of them. Of course I just learned how to make the stuff, so I was a bit less interested than I would have been about a week ago, but it is still amazing that they can get their hands on that stuff. I wonder if they make it with Metal Magic or do they have a dungeon that produces orichalcum? I did ask for all the information about thepetition. It would cost 2 smorags to enter, and yes, that is the local equivalent to a gold coin. And with the exchange rate between the heroic currency and the local stuff, that is about 1 gold and 2 small silver. Or about 110 copper coins. So because there was no problem with the entrance cost or them taking part, I promised to tell my workers about thepetition. And if they wanted to take part, I¡¯d give them the time they need to make something wonderful for thepetition. And I mean, Wilma and Karl already have one hell of a de ready. They just need to finish it, and then it could be shown off. No way a literal legendary sword would lose in somepetition. The only problem I have is that I¡¯m afraid it will be stolen. And no, you don¡¯t have to give the weapon you make to the event organizers. There is an auction afterwards, but you don¡¯t have to put your weapon up for sale. With our business finished, we were about to leave the store, but as we were, someone I recognized walked in. But it was a person I had never met in the real world, I had only met someone who looked almost exactly like him. Well, the real life version is a bit older, I¡¯d say. His hair is not snow white like the System Support that looks like him. It has more gray in it. I didn¡¯t say anything to us, as we don¡¯t know each other, but I¡¯ll be sure to tell Wilma that her old teacher seems to be doing well. CH.409 Pan’s Powers CH.409 Pan¡¯s Powers ¡°Are you sure that is a good idea? I mean, we are talking about something that will most likely be legendary grade. Showing it off might get us some not so wee attention.¡± Wilma said, when I told her about thepetition. She naturally did know of it, and had apparently even taken part in some junior version of thepetition when she still lived in Smorog. And no, she did not win and no, the reward for the lesser divisions isn¡¯t an orichalcum ingot. That one is the reward only for the openpetition that anyone can take part in. ¡°Not like we don¡¯t already have people¡¯s attention inside the Kingdom. Besides, with what is happening up north, there is a chance we will have to intervene. And even if we don¡¯t, the fissures don¡¯t care about borders.¡± ¡°You say that, but the only ones that have appeared have all been inside Ruiso Kingdom.¡± Wilma pointed out. ¡°Not my fault. me the world.¡± ¡°I¡¯d rather not. And that is besides the point. My point is, maybe we shouldn¡¯t show that kind of weapon in apetition.¡± Wilma said. ¡°... so you aren¡¯t taking part?¡± I asked. ¡°I didn¡¯t say that. I¡¯m just saying we aren¡¯t using the de of Space and Time for what we show there. And besides, I think we should let Karl take the center stage for it. He does have something to prove, I don¡¯t.¡± ¡°... alright. I won¡¯t force you to. I just thought it would be funny.¡± I told her. ¡°Can you tell Karl about thepetition?¡± ¡°I will.¡± Wilma said. ¡°And if I doe up with something I want to build, I might also take part.¡± ¡°Oh, and I ran, well almost ran, into your teacher.¡± I told Wilma about my brief encounter with us. ¡°Really? How was he?¡± Wilma asked. ¡°... older than your memories of him. And I didn¡¯t actually speak with him.¡± ¡°Oh. ¡­ That¡¯s ¡­ too bad.¡± ¡°Age is a bitch. Maybe you really should take part in thepetition. Perhaps he will be watching. Make your teacher proud and all of that.¡± I told her. ¡°And even if you don¡¯t want to show the de of Space and Time, we can always use some install BS to make a weapon that gives its user strength. That should guarantee first ce.¡± ¡°... I don¡¯t really want to cheat in apetition. We could make one to sell in the auction, but I don¡¯t want to actually enter it in.¡± ¡°Sure. If that is what you want.¡±
After I told Wilma about thepetition, the news spread around HomeBase. And that led to someone else also thinking of a different kind ofpetition. ¡°Maybe I should take part in the adventuring tournament.¡± Unika pondered. ¡°Didn¡¯t know that was a thing. When does that take ce?¡± I asked. ¡°Every year. But it is slightly different each year. One year it is ¡®the best adventurer¡¯ which is an individual tournament, other years it is a team tournament, other years it is something like ¡®best archer¡¯ or ¡®best tamer¡¯.¡± ¡°That¡¯s ¡­ surprisingly nice. I guess since that is the case, the same person can¡¯t just win year after year because they are the strongest.¡± ¡°Do we know thepetition for the year?¡± Alice asked. ¡°If it¡¯s magic, I¡¯ll go and win it.¡± ¡°It¡¯s never magic.¡± Lua said. ¡°That falls under the Sage¡¯s tower.¡± ¡°Do they have one?¡± ¡°Not that I know of.¡± ¡°They should.¡± ¡°Probably a safety concern.¡± I pointed out. ¡°Not everyone can just resurrect people.¡± ¡°But you can. We should totally host our own tournament.¡± Alice said. ¡°We can even hold it in the Factory. That way, even if you die, you won¡¯t actually die. And we wouldn¡¯t even have to worry about environmental destruction and your monsters could act as organizers and judges.¡± ¡°... sounds like too much work.¡± I told her. ¡°But if you want to, I¡¯ll help you out. But you are the one in charge, not me. I¡¯m just there to be the one that actually has the Factory.¡± ¡°If you do host one, you should contact the main adventurers¡¯ guild about it.¡± Lua noted. ¡°They will likely want to know and they can advertise it for you.¡± ¡°... I should totally host a Yugioh tournament.¡± I said to myself. ¡°I could duel the winner and give a Card Summoner skill orb and some rare cards as a reward.¡± ¡°You know no one actually knows how to y that game.¡± Lua pointed out. ¡°I mean, Alice and I do know a bit, but not enough to really challenge you.¡± ¡°That is what makes it perfect. Because no one knows how to y, everyone will be ying on an even field.¡± I responded. ¡°And if the reward is the skill orb and something like ¡­ Felgrand Dragon, I feel like at least those who know of Card Summoner will take part.¡± Spoiler [copse] ¡°Well, you said it yourself earlier.¡± Alice began. ¡°If you want to host one, you are in charge.¡± She said with a smirk.
After our talks, I checked if the records I have of the guildmunications had any info on the adventuring tournament. I did find out that it would be a teampetition this year, and technically ¡®this year¡¯ means that it will take ce just after the new yeares, which is still some months away. I told as much to Unika and she began to n what team she could bring with her. I¡¯ll just let her do as she wants, but I won¡¯t be taking part. It isn¡¯t that I don¡¯t want to, but I¡¯d just ruin the tournament. I mean, even outside of my cards, I¡¯m kind of strong. And that isn¡¯t just me saying that. Bring in my Collection of 2384 unique cards ¡­ Yeah. I don¡¯t think I need to tell why I can¡¯t take part in something like that. At least not without severely limiting my power. And as I said earlier, thepetition is months away. In that time, I¡¯ll get a lot stronger because Level Up! is a BS card. Spoiler [copse]
(Alright. Thanks Laura. I¡¯ll make it now.) I responded to Laura who informed me that the ¡®final¡¯ form of the dimensional telescope was ready and uploaded to the Chaos God Core. And before you say anything, I know I could have Wilma make the telescope housing for me, but it requires a lot of tiny lenses made of crystal, so it would be extremely difficult to produce without calling in experts. So it is just better to use HomeBase to manufacture the base telescope and then I install the card into it. I¡¯ve also been itching to summon more monsters. Hime?a is amazing already, but I could use a few more. And I do want to know if Pan can really just pick any monster from the ¡®summon monster¡¯ dimension. And if she can, I do want to try to make a new version of the summoning magic circle which links directly to a dimensional telescope and allows for the summoning of the monster the telescope is aimed at. But to do that I need data on how Pan¡¯s abilities work. And to do that, I need a ¡®willing¡¯ summoner to help with forming a few contracts. And no. I didn¡¯t actually have to force Unika to help me. She was willing to do so without having to be forced. So after I made the telescope and set it up near our now permanent summoning circles, which also have a mana refill station close by so that you can top off your mana after a summoning attempt, we were ready to summon some monsters. Well first I have to summon a spirit.
¡°Alright Pan. I need you. Summon Beast Spirit.¡± I said, as I held an A-rank monster core in my hand. After all, a spirit does need a focus point from which they can form their body and for Pan, monster cores are great. ¡­ actually, Iris and Lachros don¡¯t really need one, but I suppose that is because Space is literally everywhere and Time is ¡­ well, I don¡¯t really know. Time just is, I suppose. I mean, I clearly know that Time is a thing that exists and I can even manipte it with magic, but it is still strange to put into words. Freaking fourth dimensional paradoxes. But back to what we are doing. Pan, using the monster core as a focal point, made her cat girl body appear around it. ¡°Hello!¡± She energetically greeted us, before going on amenting streak. ¡°I heard you summoned a ton of the other superiors for something fun. Why didn¡¯t you call me for that?¡± ¡°... Pan. We were making a sword de. Aka. we were working with metal. And if I remember correctly, you aren¡¯t the biggest fan of it.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t hate metal. I just don¡¯t like your cheaty chains.¡± Pan pouted. ¡°But I guess I wouldn¡¯t have really been a big help in that, so I¡¯ll forgive you.¡± ¡°... is she really a superior spirit?¡± Unika asked. ¡°... isn¡¯t she a bit too ¡­ childlike for that?¡± ¡°Hey! I heard that!¡± Pan called out. ¡°I might be the youngest of us, but I¡¯ve earned my title as the Superior Spirit of Beasts!¡± As she said that, she was letting off an oppressive aura that felt simr to that of some of my monsters. It wasn¡¯t quite on the level of the God monsters, but I do think it is close to the aura that Sorcerer of Dark Magic lets out. Spoiler [copse] Unika visibly shrunk in front of the spirit, before she fell to her knees. She then quickly got the rest of the way to the ground before apologizing to Pan. ¡°I¡­ I¡¯m sorry. I ¡­ I didn¡¯t mean anything by it.¡± She quickly sputtered out. Pan simply let her aura go, as she extended her hand towards Unika. ¡°Don¡¯t worry about it.¡± Pan said with a smile back on her face. ¡°I know I look weak, but that is sometimes a good thing. If you look weak, people will underestimate you. Take Brian for example. He doesn¡¯t look that special, right? But he is still one of the strongest people I know. So if nothing else, at least take this away from our meeting. Don¡¯t underestimate people by their looks. While you can generally tell how powerful a beast is by appearance, you can¡¯t with people. Or spirits.¡± ¡°Y-Yes, Lady Pan.¡± Unika said, before the color that just returned to her face once again flushed away. ¡°... is it alright if I call you by your name?¡± She carefully asked. ¡°It¡¯s fine.¡± Pan said nonchntly. ¡°So Brian. You need my help with some summonings. What are we looking for?¡± ¡°Actually, I wanted to try something out. Mainly, this telescope.¡± I told her. ¡°With it, you can see the world that holds the monsters we can summon with Summoning Magic. And I wanted to try to see if you can target specific monsters we see with the telescope.¡± ¡°Oh? You used Space and Time to make something like that? That is so cool!¡± Pan said, as she quickly rushed to the telescope and tried to look through it. ¡°Eh? How does this work?¡± She questioned. ¡°It doesn¡¯t have a viewing hole.¡± ¡°True. Originally it did, but I decided to use a disy screen instead. That way, multiple people can use it at the same time.¡± I said, as I turned the telescope on. After just a bit, the disy screen turned on and a logo popped up on it. The logo was just the swirly vortex from the back of a Yugioh card, with Tahlia Technologies written under it. I decided to name my more modern BS Tahlia Technologies for Tahlia, aka. my Storage. She is a big help in anything to do with programming and things like that, and I didn¡¯t really want to name it Brian Technologies. And Wood Technologies just sounds wrong. And I know you might be asking: ¡®Why do you need a name for it anyway? Isn¡¯t it for your use only?¡¯ And the answer is, for now. But I did think about using the info I got on how the guildmunicatorwork works to maybe make awork of my own which would be a bit more advanced. Just so things other than text can easily be shared. Sure I¡¯ll have to develop what will basically beputers, but I¡¯m already working on that, so I¡¯ll figure it out eventually. And then just develop digital cameras and so on. Or would it be magical camera? ¡°Yes! We have vision!¡± Pan called out. She really was as excited as a little girl who just got a new toy. ¡°... is that the ¡­ summonable monster world?¡± Unika asked. ¡°Should be. Let me confirm real quick.¡± I said, as I operated a secondary screen the telescope had. It was the ¡®admin screen¡¯ where you could manage some of the special properties of the telescope, but it isn¡¯t needed for normal use. ¡°Yeah. That is the correct dimension.¡± I confirmed. I quickly showed Pan and Unika how the telescope works, because it is a bit strange. After all, you don¡¯t move the telescope, you change what it disys. I mean, it is looking into what is literally a different dimension. It doesn¡¯t need line of sight on it. It can¡¯t have line of sight on it. And the only reason it even looks remotely like a telescope is because the card used to turn it into a telescope used Ancient Telescope as the base. Spoiler [copse] Pan and Unika then began scanning the world, while I also opened up what they were looking at onto the admin screen. I didn¡¯t want to bother the two since they seem to be having fun, so I can just watch over from here. After a bit of searching, Unika found something she wanted to try summoning. The monster was a multi-tailed fox, feeding Unika''s fox obsession. But I think what really made Unika want to try to summon it was the fact that the forest fox she has a summoning contract with in the pack the multi-tailed fox was leading. ¡°Sure. So a multi-tailed fox from around that area, ounting for low level summoning magic¡­¡± Pan muttered. ¡°... We need about 2000 mana for that.¡± Pan stated. (Laura, which circle does that match to?) I asked. I could calcte it myself, but reverse calcting the magic circle size from the required mana wasn¡¯t the easiest, as you¡¯d have to square root the mana amount before dividing it by 4. And since I have aputer in my head, I can just ask her to do advanced math. (Just over 11 meters in diameter. But we don¡¯t have one that size. The nearest is the 12 meter circle, so have her use that.) Laura said. (And since Unika doesn¡¯t have the 2300 mana required to fill up the 12 meter circle, make sure she can pull more from HomeBase.) I told Unika as much, before moving the mana refill station so that Unika could use it while also filling up the magic circle. She then began to fill the circle with mana, while also making sure she herself didn¡¯t run out. And when the circle was full, Pan did something with it as it was summoning a monster. And like we wished for, a multi-tailed fox appeared before us. I quickly turned to look at the dimensional telescope and confirmed that we had in fact summoned the very beast we were just looking at. That confirmed the fact that the dimension we are looking at is the summonable monster dimension, and that we can target a very specific monster with Pan¡¯s power. After a bit of talking between Unika and the fox, with Pan sometimes taking part, the multi-tailed fox got unsummoned, as the mana from the magic circle faded. ¡°So, did you seed?¡± I asked. ¡°Didn¡¯t you hear?¡± Pan asked. ¡°Sorry, but I don¡¯t speak beast and you were speaking beast.¡± I pointed out. ¡°Oh right. I forget you can¡¯t do that, as it feels like you can do almost anything.¡± Pan said. ¡°I did manage a contract.¡± Unika said. ¡°... it is a bit mana hungry though, so I can¡¯t really use it much.¡± ¡°You¡¯ll get more mana. That is the nature of stats. They grow. I mean, look at me. I have a mana pool of over 10,000 now. Some time ago, I¡¯d have assumed I¡¯d never get that far.¡± ¡°... Yes. I¡¯ll get there. ¡­ I hope.¡± CH.410 Synchro with Pan CH.410 Synchro with Pan ¡°Alright. I guess it is my turn.¡± I started. With Unika having made another contract, and it being with an A-rank multi-tailed fox, I was itching for a new contract of my own. ¡°Pan. Do you think you could synchro with me? I want to feel what picking targets feels like.¡± I requested. ¡°... and it should make me understand and be able to speak beast.¡± I added. ¡°... I¡¯ve never actually done that, but I think I can.¡± Pan admitted. ¡°First blessed and all of that.¡± ¡°Well at least it isn¡¯t the first time for me, so one of us knows what to expect.¡± ¡°True. I guess you are the best choice to be my first.¡± Pan said, as she came to me. ¡°... why do you have to make it sound so¡­¡± I cut off my sentence, because Pan jumped at me and hugged me tightly. Her form then began to assimte with me. As it did, I felt some strange sensations, mainly around my lower back and on my head. Luckily they stopped after a few seconds. (... did I do this right?) I heard Pan asking inside my head. (Yeah. It did feel just a bit different from the water and nature spirit synchroes that I¡¯m used to, but that might be because you are a superior spirit.) I told her. ¡°Err. Brian.¡± I heard Unika calling for me, but her voice sounded a bit too loud. ¡°... is it normal that you just changed races? Does that happen when you do that synchro thing with a spirit?¡± ¡°Change race? What do you mean?¡± I asked. ¡°You have ears and a tail, like a cat-folk.¡± Unika answered. ¡°I do?¡± I questioned. Okay. I need a mirror. Let¡¯s bring one out of Storage real quick. And as I had a look at myself, I indeed had a pair of cat ears on my head, as well as a tailing out from where my tailbone is. ¡°Oh. That¡¯s kind of cool.¡± I said. ¡°... so, is that normal?¡± Unika asked. ¡°I think so, yes.¡± I confirmed. ¡°Usually when I synchro with a spirit, I just get surrounded by the element the spirit is. So with water I get some water clothing or armor, with nature, I get vines that crawl around my body. So with a beast spirit, I get ears and a tail.¡± ¡°... Well, if you say so.¡± ¡°Would be interesting to know what happens to someone who is already a beast-folk. Would you grow a second tail? Or maybe your tail and ears would just be more pronounced?¡± (I can have my greater give her a blessing so that we can find out.) (Mutant? Do you think he will agree?) (He will if I ask him. Also, I like that name. I think I¡¯ll change him to be the greater spirit of mutant beasts.) Pan said. (... well, whatever you want. Now let¡¯s get on with this.)
We spent a bit of time looking at things through the dimensional telescope, until we found something that Pan demanded I tame. (Brian! Brian! Brian!) She yelled in my head. (That¡¯s a Fenrir! You have to try to make a contract with it!) (... I mean, it is an SS-rank and should be even more powerful than Hime?a, but why specifically a Fenrir? There are other SS-rank monsters.) (Fenrirs are so majestic!) (... they are justrge wolves.) I pointed out. (Exactly. They are the perfect beast. They don¡¯t have to be special to be special, which is why they are super special!) (... well, as it is an SS-rank and because you feel so strongly about this, sure, why not.) I agreed with Pan¡¯s suggestion. (So, how much mana do we need for this?) (Umm¡­ Just a second ¡­. remember to carry the one. ¡­ I think about 6000 mana will do.) (Okay. Laura?) (20 meter circle takes 6400 mana. It is the best choice.) (Thanks.) I quickly told Unika what we were nning to do, after all, she can¡¯t hear our mentalmunications. I then went to the 20 meter summoning circle, which is the secondrgest we have, with thergest being 25 meters and taking 10,000 mana to fill, and began to fill it with mana. I suppose I am lucky that I have enough mana to fill up the 20 meter circle, so I didn¡¯t need a refill while I was filling up the circle. But it is a different thing after the circle is full. I am summoning a Fenrir, and I¡¯d rather not have any problems with one when I¡¯m only at 3000 mana. And Pan is still draining away my mana as well. The giant beast was sorge that the massive circle under its feet was too small to hold all of it, which did scare me just a bit, as the circle is meant to hold the beast so that it cannot harm the summoner while the contract is being made. Naturally if you step into the circle, like I was going to do when I was going to fight Hime?a, it will no longer protect you from the monster you just summoned. Well, let¡¯s just quickly get a few cards from Collection in case this thing attacks us. And I do have my set cards ready to go, so even if it does, they will stop the first assault. But luckily for us, the summoned Fenrir seemed kind of calm. It just stood in the circle, seemingly waiting for me to talk first. ¡°... Hello, mister Fenrir. Do you understand me?¡± I asked. {Yes.} I heard his answer and considering that I understood him, I take this as a confirmation that I do understand the beastnguage. ¡°Good. I want to make a contract with you. Would you ept?¡± {If you feed me.} The massive wolf said. ¡°... is raw meat fine or do you want it cooked?¡± {Any meat is good meat, as long as there is enough.} The Fenrir stated. ¡°Alright. Then I can do it.¡± I said, as I opened up Storage. I began to pull out whatever meat I happened to have handy and thankfully I have a ton of different monster meats. And yes, I made sure to avoid any wolves and especially the Fenrir meat I have. As I kept piling meat in front of it, the Fenrir began to drool, but despite clearly wanting to chow down, it waited for permission. ¡°It¡¯s alright. You can eat.¡± I told the wolf, and as soon as I did, it began to gulf down on the food I offered. The wolf ate a bit over 5000 kilos of meat before it was satisfied. Honestly, I¡¯m not sure if I expected more of less. I think less, because of its size, but at the same time, that is a massive amount of meat. I mean, that is like 20 cows worth of meat. But for a wolf that is like 15 timesrger than a standard wolf, it really isn¡¯t that unreasonable. {Thank you for the meal. I didn¡¯t expect you to be able to feed me.} The wolf said. ¡°So you are fine with the contract?¡± I asked. {Yes. But every time you summon me, have some food ready. Next time, it won¡¯t have to be this much.} ¡°... alright. I¡¯ll be sure to stock up.¡± I answered. We then quickly worked on the details of the contract like how much mana I need to use to summon the Fenrir and so on. It wasn¡¯t nearly as efficient as my contract with Hime?a, but it is still pretty good all things considered. {And I¡¯ll be expecting a name when you summon me next time.} The Fenrir said, as he disappeared. ¡­ okay. So he doesn¡¯t have a name. Good to know. And yes. He is a male. Trust me. I saw.
Since both Unika and I got ourselves new contracts, I decided to call it a day. So I undid my synchro with Pan, only to face another surprise. ¡°Your tail and ears didn¡¯t disappear.¡± Unika noted. I quickly touched the ears on top of my head to confirm. ¡°... I suppose so.¡± ¡°... Is that my fault?¡± Pan asked. ¡°No clue.¡± (It is because of your unique-racial skill.) Laura pointed out. ¡°Oh. Okay. I now know why.¡± I said. I then opened up the menu of my One of Every Race.
One of Every Race
Normal Races ss Races Special Races
Human ? Swordsman ? Dragon Hearted ?
Advanced Human ? Guardian ? Spiritual Human ?
Cat-folk Sorcerer ? Spiritual Beast-folk ?
Summoner Spiritual Being ?
User of Rare Skills ?
[Change to selected Race]
Yeah. That does answer it. Kind of. I¡¯m a Cat-folk now. And I also have Spiritual Beast-folk as a new race, which is basically Spiritual Human, but I¡¯ll probably keep my cat ears and tail. I changed myself back to User of Rare Skills (Advanced Human), and as I did, I felt a simr sensation as when my tail and ears first came in. I then quickly ran my hand across my head to confirm that they were indeed gone. ¡°Okay. Now they are gone.¡± I said. ¡°... a shame. You looked cute with them.¡± Pan stated. ¡°... they were kind of cute.¡± Unika agreed. ¡°... Well, I might use that race from time to time, so I guess you¡¯ll see them again. I mean, I should be able to get some racial skills while using it.¡± I said. ¡°And now I really need to try out that Beast Union skill. If I got a new race, well two really, from just that, I might get new races when I union with monsters.¡±
With Pan still here, because she wanted to see the skill her blessing gave me, I headed for our stables. After showing some love to both d and Rani, I used my Beast Union skill on Rani. For those that forgot, Rani is the horse that I tamed. Bing one with a horse was ¡­ an interesting experience. I had to rely on her a lot so that we could move around, but because of my stats being added to hers, Rani was having difficulties controlling her speed. I ended up having to use Telekinesis as a sort of break on us, so that Rani wouldn¡¯t run into a wall or something. After I undid the union, I checked my unique-racial again, but I didn¡¯t have a new race, so I can¡¯t just turn into a horse or anything. I then unioned with d, my hippogriff, which was a somewhat of a better experience. Largely because d is stronger than Rani, so the stat increase didn¡¯t bother him quite as much. And I have to say, flying around with an actual pair of wings is a ton of fun. It really made me want to unlock a race that has wings. Because of that, I asked Pan to transform into a beast that has wings, and she turned herself into a griffon. d wasn¡¯t the biggest fan of Pan in that form, but luckily I was able to hold him back. I then asked the griffon Pan to synchro with me again, trying to see if I can cheat new races for myself using this method, but I just ended up turning into a Spiritual Beast-folk with cat features. So I guess I can only cheat two races for myself with Pan¡¯s help. I then let Pan go back to the spirit world, as everything I had nned for the day was done for now.
I then left Unika to get used to her new fox summon, as I decided to do the same. I¡¯ll just do it inside HomeBase instead of at the citadel. I want to see how powerful my new Fenrir is. After calling him out, the first thing I did was name my wolf. I came up with a ¡­ well, it is a name. I named my wolf Gleipnir or Nir for short. It naturallyes from Gleipnir, the Fetters of Fenrir. Spoiler [copse] Now I was just a bit hesitant to name my Fenrir after something that in Norse mythology was used to bind the Fenrir, but I also liked the name and Nir didn¡¯t oppose it, so it must not be a thing in this world. And yes, I do know a bit about Norse mythology. Don¡¯t me me that I looked a bit into it because of the Nordic archetype. I like big boss monsters, okay? Even if the Nordic gods, or should I call them the Aesir gods, aren¡¯t all that good because their effects are decent at best and they are difficult to summon. I still really like their designs. I then used Beast Union on Nir, bing one with him. And again, it was fun. Like really fun. Come on. Who doesn¡¯t want to be a giant wolf that can just stomp on everything, chomp whatever happens to get in their way, and even throw out breath attacks like you were a dragon. Yes, Nir can use elemental breath attacks. Wind, Water, Dark and Lightning to be specific. He can also use magic of those attributes, well Lightning isn¡¯t an attribute in the traditional sense, but still. After I undid my union with Nir, I fed him some more meat from Storage before sending him off. And like with Rani and d, I didn¡¯t unlock a new race from the union. Finally I summoned Hime?a and unioned with her. And my bias might be showing, as Hime?a was the best. Despite being weaker than Nir, shebined the best parts of both Nir and d. She is powerful, she has wings, she is amazing at ice magic. Dragons just are the best. And like every time before, after I undid my union, I didn¡¯t get a new race. But something else did end up happening, but it happened to my status. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: One without a Race - Summoner (Advanced Human) ?
Level: 160
HP: 6890 [+50] (+25,000)
Mana: 10,190 [+150] (+22,800)
Strength: 2715 [+20]
Defense: 3535 [+20]
Magic: 4090 [+120]
Skills:
One of Every Race LV.2 (unique-racial)
- Draconic Body LV.2 (racial)
- Draconic Magic LV.2 (racial) [+1]
- Advanced Summoning Magic LV.3 (racial) [+1]
- Spirit Magic LV.4 (racial)
Pack Opener LV.8 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.8 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Limit Break LV.1 (extra)
Spiritual Space Magic LV.5 (extra)
Spiritual Time Magic LV.3 (extra)
Telekinesis LV.8 (extra)
Dark Chain LV.2 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.10 (extra)
Beast Union LV.2 (extra) [+1]
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Time Spirit (extra)
Summon Space Spirit (extra)
Summon Light Spirit (extra)
Summon Dark Spirit (extra)
Summon Earth Spirit (extra)
Summon Fire Spirit (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Summon Nature Spirit (extra)
Summon Beast Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Sword Technique LV.5
Shield Technique LV.4
Advanced Mana Control LV.14
Taming LV.2
Defense Boost LV.10
Dragon Life Dedication (Greater True Fire Dragon)
Lachros¡¯ Blessing
Iris¡¯ Blessing
Eosther¡¯s Blessing
Nyx¡¯s Blessing
Gaia¡¯s Blessing
Ninatia¡¯s Blessing
Pan¡¯s Blessing
Water Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Nature Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Friend of the Spirits
SS-Rank Summoner [new]
Honorary Baron of Ruiso Kingdom
Language Comprehension (humanoid) (draconic)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
[copse] Few of my skills got levels, Draconic Magic because I was using it while I was in an union with Hime?a, Advanced Summoning Magic because of the new contract and Beast Union because I was ying with it. I also got a new title, SS-Rank Summoner, for summoning and forming a summoning contract with an SS-rank monster. Having the title should make getting new summoning contracts easier and I can get them with petter terms, but I¡¯ve not had any difficulty with that thus far, so I really don¡¯t know how necessary the title is. I¡¯ll take it, but it is just ¡­ kind of there. CH.411 More Card Summoners and Duel Disks CH.411 More Card Summoners and Duel Disks When I showed Alice and Lua my new race, I had some alright reactions. Alice thinked I looked cute with cat ears, so I think that is a plus, but Lua just pointed out that they¡¯d be weak points. Which is in a way true, and my cat extremities are in the way until I get more used to them. Lua also got a bit ¡­ peeved that I turned into a beast-folk before she could turn me into a dhampir. She even promised that as soon as she could do it safely, she¡¯d turn me into a dhampir. ¡­ which honestly sounded almost like a threat, but I know she means well.
¡°We are back and I have good news.¡± Einar came to my office after he, Eline, Unika and Paulina returned from their trip to TinaWood. Yes, they are still visiting TinaWood about 3 days a week, grinding points and taking on the challenge rooms. ¡°Alright. Go ahead and give the report.¡± I said, as I looked up from my work. ¡°We were able to collect 1880 dungeon points today and with them, I took on the floor 5 challenge room twice, Unika challenge floor 6 once and Paulina challenged floor 7 twice.¡± Einar said. ¡°And both Unika and I obtained Card Summoner!¡± He added. ¡°... Nice.¡± I said, as a smile formed on my face. That group has really been working hard to get their Card Summoner skill, so I¡¯m proud of them. And now I can reward them with some cards. ¡­ And I get to work on their duel disks, which is going to be cool. I haven¡¯t designed any since Alice, Lua and Ria got theirs. Wilma said she was going to design hers on her own, using the blueprints I have. ¡°Are the others still freshening up?¡± I asked Einar. ¡°I believe so, yes.¡± He confirmed. ¡°Can you bring them here when they are done? I¡¯ll give you all some cards.¡± ¡°... including Miss Paulina?¡± Einar asked. ¡°Yeah. It is about time she epts a skill orb.¡± ¡°I shall bring them over.¡± Einar said, before leaving the room.
¡°Alright. First, congrattions Einar and Unika. You both worked hard for your skill.¡± I started. ¡°Second, Paulina, step forward.¡± ¡°... what is this about? I didn¡¯t get the skill?¡± ¡°Exactly. So take the orb already. I already getints that I let you hunt too much in TinaWood. I know it is my dungeon, but unlike HomeBase, it isn¡¯t my personal yground. Other adventurers go there as well. I can¡¯t have you hunt there any longer.¡± I told her, as I brought a skill orb out of Storage. ¡°... are you sure? I¡¯m not sure if this feels earned?¡± Paulina questioned. ¡°Earned? How many times have you taken on one of the challenge rooms?¡± ¡°... like ¡­ 25 or something?¡± ¡°Try 43 times.¡± I corrected. ¡°43 times. And you haven¡¯t gotten it. So do you really think it is unearned?¡± ¡°Well there have to be others that have ¡­¡± ¡°No one else has even done 20.¡± I told her. ¡°So just take the orb and get the skill. If you don¡¯t deserve it, then no one does.¡± After Paulina got her skill orb, it was time to hand out some cards. And I decided to start with Einar and Eline. Eline naturally already had a few cards, Tiger Axe, Crystal Beast Amethyst Cat and Catnipped Kitty. Spoiler
[copse] And as a new addition to her deck, I gave her A Cat of Ill Omen. It is quite the good monster thanks to its effect to make traps. Spoiler [copse] Einar got himself Battle Ox, Enraged Battle Ox, Soul Tiger and Neo-Spacian Dark Panther. Spoiler
[copse] ¡°Now, as for your boss monsters.¡± I began. ¡°... boss monsters?¡± Eline asked. ¡°The strongest monster you can summon.¡± I told her. ¡°They will be your trump card when your other monsters just won¡¯t do. And here they are.¡± I said, as I got two cards out of Collection, handing one to Einar and the other to Eline. Einar got himself Andro Sphinx, while Eline naturally got Sphinx Teleia. And thankfully you don¡¯t actually need Pyramid of Light to summon the two, so I didn¡¯t need to add that card. Spoiler
[copse] ¡°You two can go now. You can try out your new monsters, just ¡­ don¡¯t summon the Sphinxes too close to anything. They are quiterge.¡± I warned them. After Einar and Eline left the room, I moved on to Paulina. ¡°For you I have Gemini Elf, Frontier Wiseman, Aqua Madoor and Neo Aqua Madoor.¡± I told Paulina, as I handed the four cards to her. Spoiler
[copse] ¡°T-Thank you.¡± ¡°You may go now.¡± I then said, before Paulina also left the room, leaving me alone with Unika. ¡°... and you.¡± ¡°... is something wrong?¡± Unika asked. ¡°No. Not really. I just ¡­ I want to offer you something a bit special, but I¡¯m not sure you¡¯ll like it. It won¡¯t be nearly as strong as what the others just got, but I think it will fit you better.¡± ¡°If you think it is good for me, then I¡¯ll ept it.¡± Unika said. ¡°... but if I may request something, I would like to have Fox Fire and Hiita. The two have been a big help with my racial skill.¡± ¡°Granted. The two were part of the whole I wanted to give you.¡± I told her. ¡°I want to give you all of the Familiar-Possessed archetype. ¡­ well, at least everything I have of it.¡± ¡°... okay?¡± ¡°They are tamers, like you, and can do some interesting things with their monsters, like you have seen with Familiar-Possessed - Hiita. I want you to not only learn how to use them, but also learn from them. As you have been. But also more. They know how to do things like their version of Beast Union where instead of them bing one with the beast, the beast bes one with them. And that isn¡¯t all. You¡¯ll also need to learn what attribute wild monsters are. After all, if you know the attribute, the Charmer versions of the monsters will be able to bring those monsters under their control. And that isn¡¯t even everything, as there are also the Spiritual Art traps. I know this is a lot, but I¡¯m sure you can master it all.¡± I told her. So with that, Unika¡¯s almost a deck of charmers ended up looking like this. Wynn the Wind Charmer, Hiita the Fire Charmer, Eria the Water Charmer and Aussa the Earth Charmer for the Charmers. I don¡¯t have ess to Light and Dark Charmers yet, but when I do, Unika will get them as well. Spoiler
[copse] She naturally also got their familiars. Petit Dragon, Fox Fire, Gigobyte and Archfiend Marmot of Nefariousness. Spoiler
[copse] Next were the Cataclysmic Charmer, Storming Wynn, zing Hiita, Raging Eria and Avnching Aussa. Spoiler
[copse] Of course there are also the Familiar-Possessed versions of them. Familiar-Possessed - Wynn, Familiar-Possessed - Hiita, Familiar-Possessed - Eria and Familiar-Possessed - Aussa. Spoiler
[copse] Andst, the Spiritual Arts. Spiritual Wind Art - Miyabi, Spiritual Fire Art - Kurenai, Spiritual Water Art - Aoi and Spiritual Earth Art - Kurogane. Spoiler
[copse] ¡°Good luck on getting used to all of them.¡± I wished, as I saw Unika off. 20 cards is a lot, I know. But I trust that Unika can learn how to use them.
Because I was in the mood for it, I decided to start working on the duel disks for the new Card Summoners. First was Paulina as she was the easiest. I just went with a standard GX era Duel Academy duel disk. I then added a nice blue and brown color scheme to it, to fit Paulina¡¯s Earth and Water attributes and called it a day. Spoiler [copse] With Einar and Eline, I got a bit more original. For Eline, I made a duel disk that kind of looks like a tiger¡¯s paw print, with each of the paw pads being a monster card zone. The big pad held the fifth monster card zone, five spell/trap card zones, as well as the field spell zone. Of course the color of the disk was a nice matt ck so that it wouldn¡¯t show much when Eline is hiding in the shadows. Spoiler [copse] Best of all, you can use the duel disk as a shield. Sure Eline doesn¡¯t have the Shield Technique skill, but she can learn. And having it as an option is just good. ¡­ and maybe I just want to see a cat-girl with a paw print shield. For Einar, I almost went with the same design as I did for Eline, but I decided to do something else instead. Einar has been practicing wielding dual swords for a bit, and he does seem to like that style, so I don¡¯t want to bother him with a useless shield. Instead, I decided to make his duel disk into a sword. The final design looks quite a bit like the Chaos Duel Disk like what the Orichalcos people in the anime used. Spoiler [copse] It can be used as a de when it is on his wrist, but you can also detach the de from the wrist part and use it as a sort of single edged curved de. I just need to have Wilma make Einar another one that is just the same as the duel disk, so he will have two matching swords. Well, one will be a duel disk. Lastly for Unika. Her duel disk is of circr design, with five ¡®fox tails¡¯ pointing out of the center. Each obviously held one monster zone and one spell/trap zone, while the center part held her field spell zone. The duel disk also came with an interesting feature, where each of the tails could be loaded with a bolt and those five bolts could then be fired out. So it was kind of a wrist crossbow at the same time as it was a duel disk. Each of the tails also had a sharp edge, thatbined with the fact that the duel disk can spin allowed for it to be used as a sort of saw in close rangebat. Not sure if Unika will ever use that feature, but it is there. Did I pack too many features into it? Maybe. But they fit and don¡¯t bother the function of the duel disk, so why not? I didn¡¯t produce the designs just yet though, as I wanted both Laura and Wilma to check them over for improvements first. But if both of them approve, I¡¯ll make them in a day or two and then hand them out. CH.412 Upgrading TinaWood dungeon CH.412 Upgrading TinaWood dungeon ¡°You really should have told me just how customizable these things are. Now I have to start from the beginning.¡± Wilmained, as she looked over the new duel disk designs. ¡°Had you asked, I would have told you. But you are the one that wanted to do it without my help.¡± I pointed out. ¡°... why do you have to be correct?¡± ¡°Because I designed the duel disks?¡± I said, but I then realized I should have said something else. ¡°... sorry. But honestly, just let me help you. Even if you manufacture the outer shell of the duel disk, we¡¯ll need to make the innards with HomeBase anyway.¡± ¡°... I suppose you are right. That internal mechanism isn¡¯t something I could make.¡± ¡°I would say I can make a fabricator or something like that, but realistically, there is no point. HomeBase is a better fabricator than a fabricator.¡± ¡°... what even is a fabricator?¡± ¡°A device that could turn out blueprints into actual objects. It is a bitplicated to exin, so I won¡¯t. And honestly, I¡¯m not even sure I could build one.¡± ¡°Shame. I wanted to see one.¡± ¡°I should be able to make a CNC mill if you want.¡± I offered. ¡°Again, don¡¯t know what it is.¡±
After a bit of Factory testing while Wilma redesigned her own duel disk, all five of the new duel disks were tested and ready to be manufactured. Wilma went with a shield design. Well, kind of. Her duel disk looked just like a standard GX Duel Academy duel disk, but that isn¡¯t what is so special about it. The outer edge of her duel disk could emit a sort of force field that Wilma made based on the energy de of my duel disk. You know, the one I have that allows me to summon more monsters and basically looks like those Arc-V duel disks. So yeah. Wilma used some of that technology, mixed with Space Magic, to make her duel disk be able to project a shield instead. One that looks like a full tower shield. It actually really looked like the Wakandan energy shield from the MCU. Spoiler [copse] ¡­ it might be wrong of me to say, but I do really like Wilma¡¯s design. Just because of the utility of being able to use it as a duel disk or a full on tower shield. I mean, I use my duel disk as a sort of shield, though it is mostly a parry tool when I fight against people with swords. Aka. when I train against my monsters. And while yes having a full shield would be cool, I really don¡¯t need one. I can just summon Millennium Shield. Spoiler [copse] But back to the new duel disks. I made them all with HomeBase and handed them out. Einar and Eline were both big fans of their disks. Eline was a bit hesitant about acting as a shield maiden, but I told her that she didn¡¯t have to and that the shield feature was just a backup in case she ended up in close rangedbat and needed a shield. I did rmend that she learn how to use it still. Einar was a lot more excited, as he got his second sword. Well, his two swords don¡¯t currently match, as Wilma hasn¡¯t made the matching piece yet, but Einar does now have two swords. Unika really liked her duel disk, especially the little dartunchers I added. She wasn¡¯t so sure about the saw feature though. She did also put a request in for Wilma and Karl to make her some darts that can carry paralyzing poison. Paulina ¡­ well, she was a bit disappointed that hers didn¡¯t have any special features, but I honestly just didn¡¯t know what to add. I even asked Paulina what she would have liked, but she admitted that she didn¡¯t really know.
¡°So everything is good on your end?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes. The guild has closed down the dungeon for ¡®maintenance¡¯, so it is ours for the day.¡± Christina answered. ¡°Good.¡± I was having tea with Christina while we talked about the n to super boost TinaWood so that it would ¡­ evolve, I suppose. Go through a massive growth spurt like it did when I installed Labyrinth Wall into it. Spoiler [copse] The idea was simple. I have a decent amount of miasma stored up in HomeBase, and naturally I don¡¯t have to mention how much mana I have. So If I just take some of it and move it to TinaWood, it should boost the dungeon a lot and the dungeon will likely experience another growth spurt. And while the dungeon isn¡¯t tiny or anything, it is kind of small and the adventurer¡¯s guild does have to limit how many adventurers go there each day, just so they don¡¯tpete with each other too much, it will be nice to have the dungeon to be bigger. And the idea of opening HomeBase to adventurers is an absolute no. Not just because of the logistics, but also because HomeBase starts off with B-rank monsters. Like literally floor 1 has B-rank monsters. And not just like 1 B-rank boss monster, but B-rank venomweb spiders appear in the tens. Thankfully not hundreds. And while a few more B-rank parties havee to Alewatch because of TinaWood, there is only one A-rank party in town. ¡­ and I know they haven¡¯t said it, but I know they are the people the Hero¡¯s country sent here to try and get Card Summoner. I also know the likelihood of any of them getting it is low at best, as they are killing the challenge rooms too easily. Which, fun fact, or is it a not so fun fact, is the same problem Paulina had and was part of the reason she never got Card Summoner despite the number of attempts she had. But back to expanding TinaWood. For the logistics of the operation, we of course had to shut down the dungeon, as it would expand a lot when the ¡®evolution¡¯ happens. Thankfully Christina and Zay took care of that part. The shutdown was required, as we not only expect the dungeon to have a minor earthquake while it grows, but it very well might spawn an A-rank monster inside of it as it does, or after it finishes growing. For that reason, as well asmunication reasons, Alice, Lua, Ria and Wilma will all head to TinaWood with Christina. If anything powerful does spawn, the four of them can take care of it. And as I said, they will also act as mymunication channel. Christina knows that two of them have the System Support, so we don¡¯t have to be secretive about using it for ourmunication. I will naturally stay on HomeBase from where I¡¯ll be guiding the mana and miasma towards TinaWood. And if necessary, I¡¯ll st just a bit of creation energy that way as well, but that is only if the dungeon doesn¡¯t start growing on its own like it should. The Factory tests weren¡¯t 100% reliable on that. ording to the data Laura got me, about 95% of the time, everything went as nned. Transfer mana and miasma, and the dungeon just grows. But thest 5% of the time, the dungeon needed a boost to start evolving, either a card install or just a bit of creation energy. And since I¡¯m the only one that can install cards, using just a bit of creation energy is better, as I can do that from HomeBase.
On the day of the operation, I sent the quartet of destroyers to the entrance of TinaWood. No, they didn¡¯t approve of that name, as I didn¡¯t ask them about it. And naturally I had moved HomeBase to be perfectly over TinaWood for this. The quartet of destroyers'' first job was to clear all monsters from the dungeon, just so they wouldn¡¯t be in the way. It was mostly done by Wilma going in with her entire VWXYZ lineup summoned. Spoiler
[copse] She had learned how to union the monsters, so sometimes she had them do so, but I haven¡¯t given her the fusion variants yet. I just want to get Wilma more used to her cards as well as the union aspect before she gets the fusions. And besides, VWXYZ-Dragon Catapult Cannon is toorge to be summoned inside TinaWood in the first ce. Well, it could just barely be summoned into a room, but it is toorge to move between the floors. Spoiler [copse] On floors 6 and 7, the machines finally weren¡¯t quite enough to solo everything, so the other three got involved. And after the dungeon was fully cleared of monsters, I used my dungeon founder privilege to absorb all the corpses and turned them into generation points. After all the monsters were cleared, the quartet of destroyers grouped up with Christina in the core room, where she had gotten by using the maintenance route.
(We are ready, so whenever you are, go ahead and let us have it.) Alice told me. (... why do you have to make it sound so dirty?) I questioned. (It wouldn¡¯t sound dirty, if you didn¡¯t have a dirty mind.) She teased. (... whatever. I¡¯m preparing the iing mana and miasma.) I told her, as I did the final check for the mana/miasma package I was about to send. It looked just fine, so I started a countdown. (Alright. It ising in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.) I then hit the send button, yes I made a send button just for this, fight me. I have to have one. It is almost as good as having a giant red button, which I need to make by the way. Not sure what the giant red button will do, but I want to have one. Maybe I need to look into magical ICBMs [Intercontinental ballistic missile] that I can shoot with my big red button. Or maybe a HomeBase self-destruct button. Or I could just make an orbitalser cannon or something like that. Just a shame I don¡¯t have Orbital Hydrnder or Satellite Cannon Falcon yet. Spoiler
[copse] I do have the regr Satellite Cannon, so I could do something with it. Spoiler [copse] But enough about designing WMDs [weapon of mass destruction], this is about evolving a dungeon. The mana/miasma package was sessfully sent, and Alice soon confirmed that TinaWood received it. I then heard some panicked screams from the System link, before I got the confirmation that the dungeon did in fact ¡®evolve¡¯. Yes I know, it isn¡¯t really an evolution. Well, I suppose it is, but it is more akin to dragon evolution as it happens very quickly, instead of the more drawn out evolutions that regr people experience. I then began to look over TinaWood using Dungeon Founder and it did in fact grow quite a bit. The rooms, which used to be about 100x100x20 meters, are now more like 300x300x40 meters. That is a 9x increase in area and an 18x increase in volume. A bit higher than we expected, as most Factory tests gave us an increase of around 7x for area, but within expectations.
The next objective after confirming therger area of the dungeon was dividing that area up into different rooms. Including the new up anding team challenge rooms where multiple people could enter. Other than them, the dungeon was basically the same, justrger in area. Each floor, except the first one, would still have a challenge room and a few regr rooms. Floors 4, 5, 6 and 7 would also get the team challenge rooms. The team challenge rooms also had a new loot table, because I couldn¡¯t just go with the weapons the regr challenge rooms give. The team rooms give out more ¡®consumable¡¯ type items, like potions and arrows, as well as clothing, like perfectly sized shirts and pants for the people that defeated the challenge room. They are a lot cheaper to produce than something like a weapon, so the challenge room could give out a set of clothing for each member of the party. It can also hold some metal ingots, but nothing more rare than mithril and mithril ingots only appear on floor 7. Other floors have lesser metals, like copper, bronze, iron and silver. The silver is kind of the special one, as you can sell it for the most money, outside of the mithril. You could also, very rarely and only by achieving the same ¡®rollover¡¯ reward as in the regr challenge rooms, get a Card Summoner skill orb. And yes, I naturally wanted to add it, because it is the most special reward that my dungeon can give out. Also, as expected, an A-rank monster did end up spawning on floor 7. It was a skeletal triple hydra, aka. a three headed hydra, but it wasn¡¯t really a challenge to the quartet of destroyers. Christina ended up absorbing the corpse so that she¡¯d have some more points for her personal use. After we were done with remaking the dungeon, I wrote up a full report on it, including the new team challenge rooms and their rules. I then had Eline deliver the report to Zay and the adventurers¡¯ guild so that they could share the new information. As well as the new map of the dungeon. I¡¯ll be keeping an eye on TinaWood for theing days, but for now, it is a lotrger than it used to be, and it should be able to spawn more monsters. More monsters means more adventurers can go in at the same time, which should be good for everyone. ¡­ except for the adventurers that get overwhelmed and die in the dungeon, but that is on them, not me. And no, there hasn¡¯t actually been a single death inside TinaWood yet, but there have been a few career ending injuries. And yes, I could heal those injuries, but I¡¯m not a charity. They knew what they were getting into when they entered the dungeon. If someone died, I probably would resurrect them, but for injuries, that isn¡¯t on me. CH.413 Next Fissures and some packs CH.413 Next Fissures and some packs It was a few days after we expanded TinaWood that I found myself in a familiar parlor room during my sleep. With me were naturally Alice and Lua, but this time, we had a first time visitor to this ce. ¡°... Brian. Where are we?¡± Wilma asked. ¡°The System parlor. At least that is what I call this ce.¡± ¡°... that doesn¡¯t really answer anything. And why are we here?¡± ¡°Because the Goddess wants to tell us something. Juste here and take a seat. Someone will be here soon to exin everything.¡± I told her, as I pulled a chair out for Alice and Lua so they could sit at the circr table. I then helped Wilma to the table before taking a seat myself. Soon enough, our usual agent appeared in the room. ¡°Good night to you all. Holder Wilhelmina, wee. My name is Aulis and I am the System agent responsible for Holder Brian and hispanions.¡± Aulis introduced himself to Wilma. ¡°A System agent? What is that?¡± Wilma asked. ¡°Basically an angel.¡± I answered on Aulis¡¯ behalf. ¡°The beings the church calls angels are really just System agents, who in truth are old System Supports that were taken back into the System after the passing of their holder.¡± ¡°... I see¡­¡± ¡°So Aulis, what is it this time? Another fissure?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes. Two of them. But I also have a few other things.¡± He began. ¡°Firstly, we will be sending Holder Wilhelmina her first missions and I wanted to ask, does she want to fight the fissures with you?¡± ¡°I ¡­ Yes. I want to keep the world safe.¡± Wilma answered. ¡°Good. Then I shall extend the mission of assisting Holder Brian to you as well.¡± Aulis said. ¡°Other than that, we would like for you to finish Brian¡¯s sword. That shall be your other mission.¡± ¡°Is it really that important that you have to give a mission for it?¡± I asked. ¡°You yourself have had missions with far less importance.¡± Aulis pointed out. ¡°... can¡¯t really argue with that.¡± I admitted, recalling some of my early missions. ¡°We will also send another one for you to take part in the weapons show happening soon. Your reward will depend on the position you get.¡± Aulis continued. ¡°Eh? I was going to take part anyway.¡± Wilma said. ¡°You can look at these missions as your first step into really being a System Support holder. I hope you will aplish them to the best of your abilities.¡± ¡°Yes. I will.¡± After that, we talked a bit more, mostly about where the fissures would appear. They were somewhat of a problem, as both would appear in the south, far enough to where we would actually be in the territory of the Crystal Empire. One was luckily in the middle of nowhere, so no one would see us, but the other was somewhat close to a city, and by somewhat I mean we would still be over 10 kilometers away from the city walls, but it is still close enough where they will likely feel the effects of the battle and maybe even see something. So we will definitely have to get in contact with someone in that city to warn them about what is happening. It will be a pain as I don¡¯t really carry any authority that the Empire would acknowledge, but we will make it happen. And if they don¡¯t listen to us, I¡¯ll just put up a barrier around the city and kill whatever pops out from the fissure.
Waking up in the morning, I knew this would be a busy day. Of course I did all my normal morning things like personal hygiene, followed by some running, saying good morning to d and Rani and so on. And that is all before breakfast. After breakfast, I jumped into Victory Viper and flew towards the target areas. Spoiler [copse] No, I wasn¡¯t doing anything crazy, I was just mapping the areas. While yes Aulis did tell us the general location, I want the detailed maps so that we can n for everything better. After I had mapped everything, I returned to HomeBase so we coulde up with a n.
¡°Okay. So the main problem is that without our involvement, both of those fissures will pop on the same day.¡± I started. ¡°So instead, we will pop one of them, the one in the middle of nowhere, a day before. Ria will be the main fighting force against whatever appears from that fissure, in hopes of her getting the Limit Break skill. Lua, Wilma, you two will be on stand-by if she needs help.¡± ¡°Alice. I want you, and whoever you want to take, to head to the Crystal Empire city near the second fissure. Exin things to them and try to get their cooperation. I asked Prince Elias for a letter of introduction so you can use that and if necessary, reveal your status.¡± ¡°... Why do I get the boring job?¡± Alice jokinglyined. ¡°You are the one of us that is also a noble.¡± I pointed out, though Alice being the daughter of a noble doesn¡¯t technically make her a noble. But having that rtionship does give her a bit more authority. The much bigger factor is the letter of introductions. ¡°I really wanted to control Exodia. Why do the divine sleeves have to be limited to you?¡± ¡°Because I¡¯m the founder of HomeBase. Sadly the divine sleeves pull power from the core, so only my terminal duel disk can use them.¡± I reminded her. ¡°Agunan probably could as well, but he doesn¡¯t have, and can¡¯t have, Card Summoner.¡± ¡°Are we even sure the divine sleeves need Card Summoner?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Aren¡¯t they made by HomeBase and not your skill?¡± ¡°No. They are made by Pack Opener, but it does use HomeBase resources, mainly creation energy.¡± I corrected. ¡°And I just always assumed they follow the same rules as regr cards, so I never had Agunan test one. And even if he could use a monster in a divine sleeve because he is the dungeon master, he still can¡¯t summon Exodia because his terminal can¡¯t turn into a duel disk.¡± ¡°You need to look into upgrading it.¡± Lua said. ¡°We might eventually need multiple Exodia at the same time.¡± ¡°Yeah, I know. It isn¡¯t like Laura doesn¡¯t work on an alternative to Exodia each night. It is just ¡­¡± ¡°Way too difficult.¡± Alice ended my sentence for me. ¡°Exactly.¡± I agreed. ¡°But with the dimensional telescope dataing in, we are making headway. So I think there''s a chance.¡± ¡°... how does that help?¡± Wilma asked. ¡°We can see how the dimensional barriers are constructed. I¡¯ll show you. Dungeon Founder, open.¡± I opened up my skill and then disyed some of my memories. I showed Wilma what I¡¯ve seen when I used the telescope to look over the dimensional barrier. ¡°See that part there.¡± I pointed out as I paused the ying memory. ¡°That different looking patch right there is a spot Exodia fixed.¡± I then yed the memory forward a bit, until I reached the time I was looking at the Alewatch fissure. Well, where it had been. ¡°This part on the other hand was fixed with a gift I received from the Goddess. As you can see, it ispletely different from the way Exodia fixed the dimensional barrier.¡± ¡°So because you know your cards can¡¯t do either, you are trying to mix the two ways?¡± Wilma guessed. ¡°Exactly. My cards, other than Exodia, can¡¯t directly use either way of repairing fissures. But if webine the two, we might have something achievable.¡±
With our basic battle n for the fissures made, I was once again back to my usual daily grind. Which in this case meant leveling up everyone. I won¡¯t go over their statuses here as nothing that important happened. Well, nothing that important happened with most, but there were two exceptions. First, Jenna. She got her first level ups today. I didn¡¯t actually level her up, but Alice did, so I don¡¯t even know Jenna¡¯s status. Well, I do know what it was back when the entire fusion with Fire Sorceress happened, but other than that, I don¡¯t know how Alice is leveling her up. And yes, Alice has been trying to talk Jenna into re-fusing with Fire Sorceress, this time permanently. Jenna already serves Alice so if Alice performs the fusion, there should be no conflict of interest problems like there were back when I tried it. I won¡¯t say no, but I also won¡¯t force Jenna into the fusion. I¡¯ll just let it be and see how it ends up. The other special case is Paulina. She reached level 80 and began to evolve, so we put her into an evolution tank so she could evolve in the best conditions. And I do have to say, I¡¯m kind of interested in what she will evolve into. The most obvious option is Sorceress, but I¡¯m honestly not sure. Maybe there is something else she can evolve into because of her dual attributes?
Lastly, I decided to open up some packs, because it has been a few days. Ten each of Strike of Neos and Force of the Breaker. Spoiler STON 1 Synthesis Spell, The Six Samurai - Nisashi, Return of the Six Samurai, Umbral Soul, Marite Mite, Kahkki, Gueri of Dark World, The Six Samurai - Kamon, Raging Earth, D.D. Crow [copse] Okay. Starting off good with a card I didn¡¯t have. D.D. Crow might not be the best, but I¡¯ll take it. Well it is actually quite good in the actual card game, but for me, not all that useful. I should be able to use its effect to ¡®banish¡¯ dead bodies, but that isn¡¯t all that necessary. Next pack. Spoiler STON 2 Change of Hero - Reflector Ray, Advanced Ritual Art, Gren, Tactician of Dark World, Legendary Ebon Steed, Alien Psychic, The Six Samurai - Irou, Firestorm Prominence, Puppet nt, Hero Medal [copse] Again, something I didn¡¯t have. Firestorm Prominence is I think thest of the level 7 attribute Reptiles in this set that I don¡¯t have. And like the other 5, it isn¡¯t bad at all. Also, Legendary Ebon Steed is a great reminder that I wanted to see if I can use it to make some horse armor for Rani and d. Maybe I can ride d into battle against the next fissure. Next pack. Spoiler STON 3 Silent Abyss, Shien''s Footsoldier, Destruction Cyclone, Return of the Six Samurai, Radiant Spirit, Shien''s Castle of Mist, Change of Hero - Reflector Ray, The Six Samurai - Yaichi, Eliminating the League [copse] Okay. Nothing new here. Next pack. Spoiler STON 4 Firestorm Prominence, Anti-Fusion Device, Shien''s Footsoldier, The Six Samurai - Zanji, Puppet nt, Marite Mite, Swift Samurai Storm!, Reign-Beaux, Overlord of Dark World, Frostosaurus [copse] Okay. Well that is three new cards. Swift Samurai Storm! isn¡¯t all that good, even if I summoned many Six Samurai monsters, so it will probably never see use. Frostosaurus is a cool dinosaur, pun intended. Sadly it is just a big vani, so it isn¡¯t all that amazing. It would be a nicepanion to someone who uses ice magic though. But Reign-Beaux is just ¡­ I would call it nice, but considering how he looks, I might never use him. At least in front of people. He just looks like an archdemon. But he is strong and if I ever end up using the Dark World archetype, I¡¯ll probably use him. Next pack. Spoiler STON 5 Silent Abyss, The Six Samurai - Zanji, Sage of Stillness, Return of the Six Samurai, Lycanthrope, Destruction Cyclone, Marite Mite, Neo-Spacian Glow Moss, Hero Medal [copse] Glow Moss is new, so that is good. My Neo-Spacian collection is growing. Next pack. Spoiler STON 6 Shien''s Castle of Mist, Ritual Sealing, "A" Cell Scatter Burst, Shien''s Footsoldier, Return of the Six Samurai, Neo-Spacian Glow Moss, Gren, Tactician of Dark World, Cloak and Dagger, Elemental HERO Air Neos [copse] Again, new stuff. And it is more Neos stuff. This time the ¡®banned¡¯ fusion of Air Neos. ¡­ and for those that don¡¯t know, there are a lot of reasons why Air Neos is sometimes jokingly called ¡®banned¡¯. It is because it has never been printed outside of Strike of Neos. The real reason for it isn¡¯t known/hasn¡¯t been revealed, but there are theories. One involves apany called ¡®Neos Air¡¯. Others say it is because of copyright of the image, because it apparentlyes directly from the anime, and there may have been some sort of a disagreement between Konami and the anime artist. Third is Air Neos being too simr to some other Japanese superhero. But I don¡¯t know what the real reason is, and it really doesn¡¯t matter to me in the first ce. Besides, Air Neos is actually pretty good, especially against SS-rank monsters. Gaining attack points equal to the difference between the summoners and the opponents HP means that against powerful monsters, like SS-ranks, Air Neos will hit stupidly hard. So yeah. It is good to have an Air Neos in my collection. Next Pack. Spoiler STON 7 Swift Samurai Storm!, Firestorm Prominence, Alien Psychic, Cu Chinn the Awakened, Neo-Spacian Glow Moss, Return of the Six Samurai, Marite Mite, The Six Samurai - Zanji, Eliminating the League [copse] Okay. Nothing new here. Next pack. Spoiler STON 8 The Six Samurai - Nisashi, Radiant Spirit, The Six Samurai - Irou, Ritual Sealing, Anti-Fusion Device, The Six Samurai - Kamon, Raging Earth, Marite Mite, Eliminating the League [copse] Nothing new. Next pack. Spoiler STON 9 Electric Virus, Umbral Soul, Shien''s Castle of Mist, Synthesis Spell, Lycanthrope, Destruction Cyclone, Puppet nt, Advanced Ritual Art, Spiral Serpent [copse] Spiral Serpent is new. Yes it is another big vani, but at least it is a water based monster, so that is nice. I don¡¯t have all that many of them. Next pack. Spoiler STON 10 The Six Samurai - Irou, The Six Samurai - Yariza, Advanced Ritual Art, Umbral Soul, Radiant Spirit, Legendary Ebon Steed, Cu Chinn the Awakened, Neo-Spacian Glow Moss, Frostosaurus [copse] Andst pack of Strike of Neos had nothing new. Time for Force of the Breaker. Spoiler FOTB 1 Terrible Deal, Seismic Crasher, Breakthrough!, Crystal Beast Amethyst Cat, Crystal Beast Emerald Tortoise, Volcanic Scattershot, Backs to the Wall, Hard-sellin'' Zombie, Warrior of Antis [copse] Again, starting off with a new card. Warrior of Antis. It is ¡­ nice, I suppose. The effect is decent and the stats it has are also nice. Next pack. Spoiler FOTB 2 Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle, Hard-sellin'' Zombie, Dweller in the Depths, Otherworld - The "A" Zone, Crystal Beast Amethyst Cat, ze elerator, Volcanic Scattershot, Diabolos, King of the Abyss, Harpie Queen [copse] Otherworld - The "A" Zone is ¡­ a card that I now have. Why are so many of the cards from this era just ¡®opponent¡¯s monster loses 300 attack when it attacks¡¯. They are so useless. At least be a somewhat significant amount like 1000. Harpie Queen is something I didn¡¯t yet have, so it is nice to have. Just have to keep her away from Fantasia so she doesn¡¯t try to imitate the Queen¡¯s outfit. And Diabolos looks amazing. He does look a bit scary, but so do all dragons. ¡­ okay, most dragons. Some look really friendly. Next pack. Spoiler FOTB 3 Crystal Raigeki, Hard-sellin'' Zombie, Mass Hypnosis, Gravi-Crush Dragon, Crystal Beast Amber Mammoth, Terrible Deal, Crystal Promise, Seismic Crasher, Warrior of Antis [copse] Amber Mammoth is new, so that is nice. I think the only Crystal Beasts I nowck are Sapphire Pegasus and Topaz Tiger. And Rainbow Dragon of course. Next pack. Spoiler FOTB 4 Volcanic ster, Crystal Beast Amber Mammoth, Crystal Abundance, Crystal Beast Emerald Tortoise, Terrible Deal, Crystal Blessing, Crystal Beast Amethyst Cat, Mei-Kou, Master of Barriers, Ancient City - Rainbow Ruins [copse] Oh? Rainbow Ruins. That¡¯s nice. Now I can have a Rainbow Ruins room in the Factory. ¡­ and I just realized something. Because my duel disk has the Arc-V style light de on top of the regr duel disk, I can summon up to 10 monsters at the same time. So I can summon every Crystal Beast at the same time. Well, I have to get them all first, but I can do it. Let¡¯s hope I get thest two in theing packs. Spoiler FOTB 5 Backs to the Wall, Field Barrier, ze elerator, Volcanic Hammerer, Introduction to Gantry, Hard-sellin'' Goblin, Crystal Raigeki, Gem sh Energy, Archfiend General [copse] Archfiend General is new, but sadly it is a fiend, so ¡­ I really need to look into exining how my skill works, just so I can start using Fiends. They are actually really good, and they aren¡¯t demonic in any way. Well they are, but you don¡¯t have to sacrifice your soul to summon one. I¡¯ll worry about thatter. For now, I¡¯ll worry about what is in the next pack. Spoiler FOTB 6 Seismic Crasher, ze elerator, Volcanic Scattershot, Dweller in the Depths, Crystal Beast Emerald Tortoise, "A" Cell Breeding Device, Gem sh Energy, Volcanic ster, Volcanic Shell [copse] Nothing new here. Next pack. Spoiler FOTB 7 Crystal Blessing, "A" Cell Breeding Device, Crystal Abundance, Breakthrough!, Crystal Beacon, Crystal Beast Cobalt Eagle, Crystal Beast Emerald Tortoise, Magna-sh Dragon, Triggered Summon [copse] Again, nothing new. Next pack. Spoiler FOTB 8 Crystal Raigeki, Hard-sellin'' Goblin, Crystal Beast Emerald Tortoise, Seismic Crasher, Crystal Abundance, Terrible Deal, Dweller in the Depths, Volcanic Slicer, Sky Scourge Enrise [copse] Well, Enrise is a super rare and I don¡¯t have it yet, so that is nice. Not sure if Enrise is better than Invicil, but a super rare is a super rare. Next pack. Spoiler FOTB 9 Dweller in the Depths, Last Resort, Breakthrough!, Gem sh Energy, Terrible Deal, Seismic Crasher, Volcanic Recharge, Crystal Beast Topaz Tiger, Sky Scourge Norleras [copse] Okay. Got another Sky Scourge, Norleras this time. ¡­ sadly like the other two I have, it isn¡¯t all that good. But there is also the Topaz Tiger and I needed it for my Crystal Beast collection, so that one is great. Onest pack. Maybe I can get that Sapphire Pegasus toplete my Crystal Beast collection. Spoiler FOTB 10 Introduction to Gantry, Seismic Crasher, Crystal Promise, Crystal Blessing, Gem sh Energy, Mei-Kou, Master of Barriers, Terrible Deal, Triggered Summon, Sky Scourge Norleras [copse] Nope. Just got another Norleras. I also somehow got three super rares in a row, so ¡­ lucky? Well, overall I was pretty lucky. I got some nice stuff and filling out the collection is always nice. CH.414 Ria vs. Fissure CH.414 Ria vs. Fissure Alright. Before we go and deal with the fissures, I guess I should quickly catch you all up on what happened with Paulina¡¯s evolution. It went fine, as expected, and she evolved into a Nature Sorceress, which is abined race of Nature Magician and Sorceress. Nature Magician is a simple race that just gives you ess to the racial Nature Magic. The conditions for evolving into Nature Magician are having at least two of the three attributes that made nature spirits at LV.5 or higher. As a reminder, those attributes are Earth, Water and Light. Now normally Nature Magician¡¯s don¡¯t have ess to the Sorcerer¡¯s Determination racial skill, as they aren¡¯t sorcerers, but Paulina is both, so she can get both of the racial skills. She¡¯ll be learning Nature Magic with Cailie from the nature spirits. Lua and Alice should be able to help her with Sorcerer¡¯s Determination, as Lua¡¯s Monarch of Magic is basically the superior version of it and Alice¡¯s Magical Girl skill has some of the capabilities of Sorcerer¡¯s Determination. So yeah. I¡¯m having Paulina assist Cailie for now for Nature Magic. Having more people capable of using Nature Magic will just be good. And you never know, maybe Hegemone will take an interest in Paulina and she can get a spirit¡¯s blessing. Or maybe Cailie will learn how to give out her blessing. She is a greater spirit, so she should be able to bless people. She just needs to learn how.
A few dayster, I grabbed the group for the first fissure and we took off towards where it would appear. I also took d along, as over the past days, I did what I wanted to try and made some horse, well in this case hippogriff, armor for him based on the Legendary Ebon Steed. Spoiler [copse] The armor isn¡¯t that amazing as far as defense goes, only giving a +500 to defense. ¡­ okay, +500 is good, but it could be better. But the additional effect of breaking to prevent the wearer¡¯s death is nice. Not that it should reallye to that, as I¡¯ll just bemanding Exodia. And now that I¡¯m getting better at Space Magic thanks to Iris, I can also put up a Space Magic barrier around myself and d. I mounted my hippogriff before I turned to the others. ¡°So, are you ready to go?¡± I asked. ¡°... I hope so.¡± Ria answered. ¡°You¡¯ll do fine.¡± Lua reassured her. ¡°I was also scared, but Brian¡¯s strategy worked perfectly.¡± ¡°But you weren¡¯t actually fighting at close range!¡± Ria called out. ¡°It ispletely different just using his cards from long range!¡± ¡°... you are the one that refused that strategy, iming that it isn¡¯t how a brawler fights.¡± I reminded her. ¡°Besides, you have five equip spells active on you. You¡¯ll do fine.¡± ¡°... I know I should, but ¡­¡± ¡°Ria. Confidence. You can do it.¡± Wilma reassured her. I guess I¡¯ll quickly go over the five equip spells Ria has active on her. First is Mist Body. It makes herpletely immune to all physical attacks, so that will be nice. Then there are three copies of United We Stand, just to boost her general stats. Thest one is the most interesting one, Ritual Weapon. Spoiler
[copse] I¡¯m honestly not 100% sure why Ria can even equip the Ritual Weapon, but I think it has something to do with the curing of the blood curse. I think it is seen as a ritual of some kind, as in my tests, only Ria and Lua, and myself but that might be because of Pack Opener, can equip the Ritual Weapon. It is kind of simr to how only Alice and I can use the Fusion Weapon, I can because of Pack Opener and Alice can because she is a fusion. Spoiler [copse] By the way, all of Ria¡¯s equips were spread between Lua and Wilma¡¯s duel disks, so mine was free for unexpected events. Ria didn¡¯t have hers active, because it can get in the way of her punches, and the n we have only relies on one card to be activated and she doesn¡¯t need her duel disk for that. She did also have a set of traps on her, ready to activate when their conditions are fulfilled. I¡¯m not so crazy that I¡¯d let her fight an SS-rank without some sort of reassurance. I then re-confirmed that everything was set, before d and I took to the skies.
¡°Okay, let¡¯s get this party started.¡± I said to myself before I activated the card that would open up the fissure. ¡°Dimensional Fissure.¡± Spoiler [copse] After activating the Continuous Spell, I quickly deactivated it and returned the card to the Collection, as I got out the other five. But just that quick activation was enough, as the weak spot in the dimensional barrier cracked open and formed into a real dimensional fissure. Now then, time for Exodia. ¡°Oh, Forbidden One sealed away in stone tablets I require your might to assist me in my endeavors I break the chains that once bound you As I¡¯ve gathered your pieces to make you whole So with all five pieces of your true might I summon you Exodia the Forbidden One!¡± Spoiler
[copse] Yes. The chant is required. Because it is amazing. I had my great God-like Spellcaster get to work in repairing the fissure, as I watched over Ria.
[Ria POV] ¡°Something ising. You¡¯d better be ready.¡± Lua warned me, as the dimensional fissure crackled with power. ¡°I can see that. Let¡¯s hope it isn¡¯t too bad.¡± ¡°Whatever it is, I hope ites with good materials.¡± Wilma said. ¡°... how can you be thinking of that when we are about to fight a potentially country destroying foe?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Because those materials can be used to make weapons that will defeat the next ones.¡± Wilma stated. ¡°Can both of you shut up?!¡± I yelled. ¡°... it''s here.¡± Just after I said that, a thin but long leg came out of the fissure. Then another, and another, and another. 8 super long legs, one massive monster. ¡°... why does it have to be a spider? Insect blood tastes awful.¡± ¡°Come on! That is a worldweb spider!¡± Wilma called out in excitement. ¡°We can use its webs for so many things. Go take it down!¡± ¡°Yes!¡± I called out, mainly to excite myself. ¡°Life Equalizer.¡± Spoiler [copse] I felt some HP drain away from me, confirming that the card had activated correctly. The spider should now be down to just 3000 HP so I should be able to handle it from here. I quickly put the used Life Equalizer into my magic fanny pack before I used a mix of Fire Magic and Flickering Step to approach the monster. I saw the spider raise one of its front legs, getting ready to hit me with it, but because of the Mist Body, I should be immune to it, so I just kept going. Admittedly, having an attack just swish through my body did feel strange, but it didn¡¯t stop me, so I kept going. The spider seemed very confused why its attack didn¡¯t do anything, and I used that chance to jump at it. ¡°zing Body!¡± I called out to activate another enhancement spell, this one will engulf my body in fire, making me hit a lot harder, and it also burns my enemies. Agunan taught me how to do it, and it is now one of my favorite spells. I punched the spider¡¯s belly with my full power, leaving a slightly smoldering impact zone behind. I then quickly used Vampiric Body Modification to grow out my wings, so that I could better control my fall. I sadly haven''t yet learned how to fly, but soon I will. Once I got to the ground, I began running to a better position. This jumping and punching won¡¯t work in the long run. I have to get to the spider¡¯s back. As I moved, I saw the spider gathering mana, so it must be preparing a magic attack. ¡°... okay Brian. This better work.¡± I said to myself, trusting that the cards Brian set on me would activate. And once the spider let off the Dark Magic spell it was preparing, it indeed did. I think Brian called it Draining Shield. Itpletely negates one magical attack, making me recover HP equal to the power of the attack. Spoiler [copse] I got a bit over 4000 HP from the card, so the attack was very powerful. Yes Brian¡¯s cards ignore defenses as well as my armored jacket, but taking that hit would have still stung. The fact that I took no damage from that attack either seemed to have further confused the spider, because it seemed to start to rage. It was stomping around, trying to hit me with its long legs, while also shooting out tons of small spells. But between some dodges and Mist Body negating any hits that came from the legs, I was doing just fine. Once I got to a good position, I prepared another spell. re Boost. It boosts my movement speed for a bit, while also leaving some mes where I had been standing, almost like an afterimage made of fire. I then jumped with all my might, even using my wings to boost myself higher. I controlled my fall and headed for the spider¡¯s back. Once there, I swapped my wings out for additional arms. Then with my four arms, I began throwing full power punches at the spider as fast as I could, while also using Status Drain to weaken the spider as much as I could. As I was doing so, the spider was preparing another spell, likely trying to throw me off of its back. But Brian had prepared for that, so another card activated to counter the spell. Dimension Wall not only protected me from the spider¡¯s spell, but also turned its full power against it. Spoiler [copse] I kept punching the spider, while it again tried to use magic. Once again, a card set by Brian turned the spell against the monster. This time by the power of Mirror Force. Spoiler [copse] After it did, I felt the spider weaken below me, so the repeat attacks must really be getting to it. It also might use some sort of a healing spell, so I should try to end this now. I rushed towards its head, preparing for my most powerful spell. Once I got there, I jumped a bit, so I could reallye down hard on its head. ¡°re Impact!¡± I called out and let loose a massive explosion of mes. The power of the spellbined with the jump boosted quad fist to the back of the head finally did in the spider, as it copsed to the ground. I took a few seconds to catch my breath, while I was also checking over my body for burns. re Impact is a powerful spell, it really is, but it has one big weakness. It also inflicts damage on me. Not as much as it hurts the opponent, but even with my highly fire resistant armored jacket, it still doesn¡¯t feel all that good. I returned to where Lua and Wilma were waiting for me. Receiving their congrattions, and Lua¡¯s healing, felt nice, before I just sat down on the ground to watch as Exodia would finish repairing the fissure.
[Brian POV] I was happy that Ria was able to take down the worldweb spider no problem. I honestly wasn¡¯t 100% sure if she could, but it seemed almost easy for her. I guess Life Equalizer really just is that powerful against SS-ranks. I kept flying around with d, waiting for more monsters to show up. The only things that did were a few silkweb spiders, which are just C-rank monsters, so I dove in with d, while entering a Beast Union with him. With our powersbined, the spiders stood no chance against d¡¯s ws, and they were easily taken care of. I then returned to the air, before I undid the Union. From there, it was just a matter of time before Exodia closed the fissure and this ¡®little¡¯ problem had been solved. And after it was, I got my reward, unlocking a new set, . CH.415 Anti-monster unit vs. Lich CH.415 Anti-monster unit vs. Lich Okay. Before the next fissure, let¡¯s quickly go over the good stuff we got from this one. I did already say it, but I did indeed get the new set Tactical Evolution unlocked. Wilma got herself Language Comprehension (humanoid), which feels like a throwaway reward, but it mighte in handy. Lua got a book on Holy Magic, which again feels like the System is just trying to assist her in her endeavors of learning Holy Magic. And Ria didn¡¯t get any System rewards, but she did get her Limit Break. And since she did, I¡¯ll show you her status. Spoiler
Name: Rhianna
Race: Dhampir Brawler
Level: 108 [+9]
HP: 4125 [+325]
Mana: 3320 [+240]
Strength: 2675 [+235]
Defense: 2041 [+197]
Magic: 1685 [+145]
Skills:
True Blood Magic LV.6 (Racial)
Vampiric Body Modification LV.7 (Racial)
Brawling LV.6 (Racial) [+1]
Limit Break LV.1 (extra) [new]
Status Drain LV.2 (extra) [+1]
Card Summoner LV.3 (extra) [+1]
Fire Magic LV.8 [+1]
Mana Control LV.8
Fast Mana Recovery LV.6
Internal Magic Technique LV.8 [+1]
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.8 [+1]
Counter Strike LV.5
Flickering Step LV.6 [+1]
Power Boost LV.5
Defense Boost LV.5
Blood Sucker (Racial)
ve. Master: Brian Wood
Last time shown in CH.381 [copse] The one other thing really worth a note here is that Ria got her Card Summoner to LV.3, which means she just unlocked the deck box, so she can now store her cards in there. We of course also got the materials from the worldweb spider, which includes the silk. And oh boy is Wilma excited about that part. She has already designed a bow for Unika using it, she actually did it before we even ever encountered the giant spider, but now we can actually manufacture it without using HomeBase. So in theing days, I¡¯ll take Unika to the Factory, using Factory VR, so she can feel the bow and give her opinions on it. If she likes it, Wilma and Karl can make it for her. But that will have to wait a day or two, because we still have another fissure to deal with. So we hopped into B.E.S. Big Core MK-2 and headed where Alice was waiting for us.
¡°They did agree to section off the area from most people, but only if they can have their anti-monster unit there. I did agree to it, because I felt like I had no choice.¡± Alice told us as we were talking about what will happen tomorrow. ¡°That¡¯s fine, I think. Unlike both the Alewatch and Oroco fissures, the Empire hasn¡¯t had one inside their borders that they could have recorded, so it is no wonder they don¡¯t believe us, even with the letter. Did you have to show your status?¡± ¡°No. I think had I pushed for the knights to not be involved I would have, but I didn¡¯t, so¡­¡± ¡°Alright. So we just have to n around the fact that we will have randoms running around. We just have to make sure they don¡¯t attack Exodia and we should be fine.¡± ¡°We could just block them out with a barrier.¡± Lua pointed out. ¡°Let¡¯s not try to start a war. Alice agreed that they can be there, so they can be there.¡± I stated. I mean, having more people there isn¡¯t really a problem. The biggest problem is that some of them might die, but that won¡¯t be on me, so ¡­ I¡¯ll only care a bit. Actually, if they die, that might work well for me. Maybe I can offer some resurrection services in return for being able to keep all or most of the materials from the monster or monsters that appear. ¡­ what do you mean profiting from death is cruel? It is just business. Just ask any weapons manufacturer during wartime.
On the morning of the fissure, the city was quite busy. Yes, we did stay in the city. Yes, they do ept the Heroic currency, but there is an exchange rate between it and the Empire¡¯s Crystal currency. Alice traded about 200 gold coins for the local currency yesterday, so we didn¡¯t have any money problems. But back to why the city was busy. Well the reason for it was simple. The pre-sign of the fissure had appeared, taking on the appearance of a purple lightning bolt just stuck in the air. And anyone with actual magic skills could tell that it was bad because of the miasma leaking out. After a nice and hardy breakfast, my group headed out towards the pre-sign. I had the same people as yesterday, plus Alice. Once we were near the fissure, we noticed the unit of knights. I had Alice go first to make contact, as she had already spoken with them yesterday, before I also went in for a talk. The knight leader was an interesting man. He was a draconic lizard-kin, an evolved lizard-kin that can onlye from a line that has a dragon ancestor. Other than looking mostly like any other lizard-kin, he did have a pair ofrge wings on his back, so he likely can fly. And his scales do look quite sturdy, so he likely has decently high Defense stat. ¡°If you really can deal with ¡­ whatever that is, please do. We have called for experts, but they won¡¯t be here until three or four days.¡± The captain said. ¡°We shall deal with any monsters that appear.¡± ¡°That¡¯s fine.¡± I agreed, even though I¡¯m not sure if they can actually take on an SS-rank. ¡°I¡¯ll be summoning a golden giant to deal with that. Make sure yourpany knows not to attack it.¡± I made sure to warn him. ¡°... I¡¯ve heard of it, but can you really summon something like that?¡± The captain asked. ¡°Well, you¡¯ll see in just a bit, so decide for yourself then.¡± I told him. ¡°Also, since I¡¯ll bemanding my giant, I likely won¡¯t be able to help you in the fight.¡± I lied to the captain. I can easily help, but he doesn¡¯t need to know that. ¡°But you can ask Alice, Lua, Ria and Wilma to help. Alice and Lua are great at magic, Ria is an excellent fist fighter and Wilma is a good shield maiden. So if they can be of help to you.¡± ¡°Thank you for the offer. I may not be able to put them to use without knowing their full skills, but I could always use more magicians.¡± Ria and Wilma weren¡¯t all that happy hearing that they wouldn¡¯t be put to use, but what can I do? I don¡¯t want to insist too much. Better to just let the locals do as they need. I did tell the two to stick close to Lua and Alice, Ria with Lua and Wilma with Alice. Just in case Alice or Lua need some help in defending themselves, not that they should need that.
I ended up waiting for some time for the fissure to pop naturally, but a bit after noon I decided that enough is enough. The captain has his battle n ready, and I don¡¯t want to wait all day, so I¡¯ll just pop it open myself. ¡°Alright d, let¡¯s go.¡± I said, as I jumped onto my hippogriff¡¯s back. We took to the skies as I considered an alternative way of opening the fissure, but since it was untested, I decided to just do the same as I did yesterday and used Dimensional Fissure to really crack open the barrier. Spoiler [copse] For those wondering, my alternative n was summoning both Iris and Lachros and using a mix of Space and Time Magic to attack the barrier that is already at its breaking point. I¡¯ll test it out in the Factory and if it works well, I¡¯ll use that strategy next time. With the fissure now open, I summoned Exodia to close it. Spoiler
[copse] As my God, not god, began to work, the fissure rippled and a monster came out of it. And it wasn¡¯t anything I¡¯d expected. It was quite small, at leastpared to the usual humongous SS-ranks, only standing at 5 meters tall, but the aura the monster had didn¡¯t lose to the usual SS-ranks. The skeletal appearance hidden under a high quality robe helped in identifying the monster. (It¡¯s a Lich overlord! An undead with extremely high magical capabilities.) Laura informed us. (... of course it would be something difficult.) Iined over the link. (Please be careful.) (Just thank the Goddess we have a literal meat shield between us and the lich.) Alice joked. (Not the time for that.) Lua noted. (... undead don¡¯t really have that many good materials.) Wilmained. (Not for that either. Alice, do you have a Mirror Force in your deck?) (I have three. And three Magic Cylinders.) (We might need them.) Lua said. Spoiler
[copse] (Just don¡¯t go overboard with the cards.) I reminded them. (If the knights go down, do whatever, but until then, try to go with their ns. Also, I¡¯m moving a few Spell Shield Type-8s and Magic Reflectors to Storage, so you can grab them from there if you need them.) Spoiler
[copse] (Thanks Brian. We¡¯ll put them to use.) Alice responded.
My part in this operation was simple, just stay out of the way and if the lich overlord decided to attack Exodia, interrupt the attack with a card, while the knights, backed up by my girls, would deal with the lich. Sadly it wasn¡¯t as simple as something like the worldweb spider. Because of the nature of the opponent being an undead, it has lower max HP than most SS-ranks, so our Life Equalizer strategy doesn¡¯t work. Spoiler [copse] And because it is mainly a magic based monster, it loves spamming powerful spells and it can do it with super short chants or even without chants. And since I don¡¯t really understand monster, I can¡¯t even tell what spells the lich is about to use. Luckily it does seem like one or maybe multiple of the knights do have Language Comprehension (monster), as they are calling out iing attacks. And that was how most of the fight went. The lich attacks, the knights protect themselves with barrier spells and shields, then they counter-attack with spells of their own. A few times they tried to approach the lich to get into closebat, only for the lich to try and fly away. Every time I ended up interrupting its flight spell with De-Spell, but that just led to the lich using shockwave type spells to push the knights back instead. Spoiler [copse] The fight with the lich raged on for long enough to where Exodia had closed the fissure before it finished, so I decided to give the knights a hand. They might think I¡¯m greedy for this, but whatever. Let¡¯s get this over with. ¡°Non-Spellcasting Area.¡± I started by activating a Continuous Spell that would prevent the lich from using magic. Spoiler [copse] I then flew over themander with d and called out to him, telling him that I sealed all magic around the lich for a bit of time. With that, themander ordered a full attack, and after they hit the lich that wasn¡¯t really good at closebat for some time, the overload went down.
Assessing the damage after the fight took a bit of time, but the good news was that no one died, so I don¡¯t have to resurrect anyone. Though I think that isrgely because of Alice using Mirror Forces against the most powerful magic attacks. There were some serious injuries, but no lost limbs nor anything else the knights couldn¡¯t recover from, so I¡¯d call it a sess. Lua was offering her healing services and I also ended up summoning both Guardian Angel Joan and Shinato, King of a Higher ne to heal people. Spoiler
[copse] The knights didn¡¯t really even react to the two Fairies, maybe because they were numbed by Exodia, or maybe they just don¡¯t have the energy to reach any more. I had some talks with the captain, mainly him asking what in the frick the fissure was. Which I answered with the same lie about ¡®an ancient curse left by the demon lord¡¯. He also asked what I wanted as a reward for not only warning them, but also dealing with the curse and helping with the fight, to which I let Wilma take over and request a few materials from the lich. Sadly we couldn¡¯t get the core, so all we really got was the robe. It is high quality magical fabric which we can use way better than the magic infused bones or the lich¡¯s staff, so it isn¡¯t the worst thing we could have gotten. Sure the bones can be crushed to make high quality fertilizer which is basically required to grow certain medicinal herbs that you can¡¯t get from anywhere but dungeons and the staff is a good magic staff, but they aren¡¯t really anything we need. HomeBase¡¯s excessive manabined with Nature attributed magic stones have nearly the same effect as the lich bone fertilizer, and world treant wood staves are better after you put in the time to build them up. I was also asked about a way to contact me, as there was a high likelihood of some of the researchers in the Empire wanting to contact me, to which I handed the captain a letter exchange box. We were also invited to a victory dinner, but because I¡¯d rather eat at HomeBase, I decided we wouldn¡¯t take part this time, and we soon headed back home. ¡­ And I guess I should mention that this second fissure did get me another set opened. I now have ess to . So since I now have two new sets unlocked, expect a pack opening. CH.416 Tactical Evolution and Gladiator’s Assault CH.416 Tactical Evolution and diator¡¯s Assault Back on HomeBase, we had a small celebration. Mainly for Ria getting her Limit Break. Likest time, I¡¯ll quickly recap some rewards the others got. Ria sadly got nothing from the second fissure, as she wasn¡¯t an activebatant and she doesn¡¯t have the System Support, so no missions for her. Wilma got an ingot of hihi''irokane, aka. scarletite for her troubles, but she didn¡¯t yet know what she was going to make with it. Alice got herself a book on Dark Magic that can be used to raise the undead, the System Agents likely finding it funny that she got a book on that after taking on a lich. The books on it are quite rare, as the knowledge is limited, because ¡­ well, most people don¡¯t like it when you raise the dead. And Lua was granted a pendant that boosts the power of Holy Magic. By the next day, we were back to business as usual. Well, mostly. Wilma was re-designing a bow for Unika. She already had the design using world treant wood for the bow body, while the string would be from the just acquired worldweb spider silk. To test if Unika liked the bow, I took her to the Factory with the Factory VR, and while she did like it somewhat, it had some problems that Wilma is now trying to get rid of. Well, problems is a strong word. It is more like it isn¡¯t the shape Unika likes. And while weapons design is something I can do, it is much more up Wilma¡¯s alley. I¡¯d rather focus on technology and other BS Wilma would struggle with. ¡­ and I have more important things to do, which most definitely don¡¯t involve Yugioh cards. Nope. ¡­ My hands aren¡¯t itching for the new sets. If you think they are, you are wrong. I¡¯m just opening packs from the new sets because maybe there is something that will inspire me. No other reasons. I definitely don¡¯t want to get a Rainbow Dragon from or Stealth Union from .
So yeah. 15 packs of both Tactical Evolution and diator''s Assault are queued up, let¡¯s crack them open. Spoiler TAEV 1 Venom Swamp, Alien Shocktrooper, Razor Lizard, Venom Cobra, King Pyron, Hero Counterattack, Venom Shot, Chrysalis Mole, Snake Deity''s Command [copse] Oh? Venoms are in this set? I didn¡¯t remember that. So I can also get Vennominaga. Now I really hope I can get her as well. Venom Swamp is nice and all, but it can be a bit dangerous, as it ces a counter on everything, including people. Yes, even if it says ¡®ce 1 Venom Counter on each face-up monster¡¯, it does still work on people. All other cards that say ¡®monster¡¯ work on people, so I have no doubt that Venom Swamp will put those counters onto people. And considering that we are talking about Venoms, the Venom Counters would likely be a poison of some kind, so it could literally kill people. If I do ever end up using Venoms, I have to make some sort of anti-Venom amulets or something, that makes the wearer immune to Venom Counters. For other Venom cards, Venom Cobra is just a snake with admittedly decent defenses. Venom Shot is fine, but I do have to control a Venom to activate it, and it doesn¡¯t lower the Attack, aka. Strength, of people without the Field Spell or some other effect. And Snake Deity''s Command is just good. It can negate spells for basically free, so nothing wrong with it. Alien Shocktrooper is a decent vani, and if I ever have to fight in a marsh or something, he might be perfect for that kind of environment. Razor Lizard ¡­ I don¡¯t know if I want to talk about him. He just looks derpy. King Pyron would be alright at best if he was a LV.4 or not a Gemini monster, but considering that he is a LV.5 and a Gemini, his effect of 1000 burn damage just isn¡¯t worth it. Even considering the fact that I can summon him without tributing. Hero Counterattack is just RNG based Elemental Hero support, but considering that I can only hold one card in my hand to force the effect to activate, it is alright. Not that I¡¯ve ever even used E-Heroes inbat, but I might. ¡­ If I remember. Maybe I should give E-Heroes to someone else who will actually put them to use. Andstly, Chrysalis Mole is just not something I need. I mean, even in dedicated Neo Space builds, you don¡¯t actually run the Chrysalis monsters because they aren¡¯t good. Next pack. Spoiler TAEV 2 Cocoon Veil, Goggle Golem, Neo-Spacian Marine Dolphin, Flint Missile, Reverse of Neos, Chrysalis Chicky, Ambush Fangs, Phnx Pike, Desert Twister [copse] Okay. An ultra rare in the second pack. Sadly it isn¡¯t one of the ones I really wanted, but I guess Desert Twister isn¡¯t horrible, it is just mediocre. The special summoning cost is a bit high for a 2300/2000 body and having to discard for the MST effect ¡­ Well, I suppose this card was designed when MST was banned, so maybe they thought that the effect was reasonable. And it would be if the monster was a 3000/3000, but it isn¡¯t. Having to banish 3 monsters, 2 wind and 1 earth, for a 2300/2000, and then having to discard for MST just isn¡¯t that good. Phnx Pike on the other hand is great. I can just load up the GY with cards with the same name as any monster I choose, so I can have Phnx Pike give some massive attack boosts. Ambush Fangs is decent if I do use the Venoms. Negating attacks is always good. Chrysalis Chicky is just like Chrysalis Mole, useless. Same goes for Cocoon Veil. Reverse of Neos is alright I suppose, but I have better cards to do what it does. Flint Missile works with a near useless Equip Spell to do something I can do way easier, so that will most likely never see use. Unless I somehow use it as a base to make guided missiles. ¡­ Yeah. It might actually be useful for that. Goggle Golem is another mediocre Gemini monster, but at least it is better thanKing Pyron. And Neo-Spacian Marine Dolphin is simply a better Aqua Dolphin, so if I¡¯d ever use Aqua Dolphin, I can just use NEX to summon Marine Dolphin instead. Next pack. Spoiler TAEV 3 Reverse of Neos, Counter Counter, Rise of the Snake Deity, Hero Counterattack, Shield Spear, Chrysalis Larva, Convert Contact, Volcanic Rat, Grasschopper [copse] Counter Counter, huh. I wonder what I could actually counter with it. Rise of the Snake Deity is of course required to summon Vennominaga, so I¡¯ll dly take it. Shield Spear is okay and Wilma might want to see it. Chrysalis Larva is just as useless as all the other Chrysalis monsters. Convert Contact is a decent draw card, but I don¡¯t really need it. I guess E-Hero Neos should be able to activate it, so I can just let him do so if he wants. More pack tokens never hurt me. ¡­ Well, maybe a bit of emotional damage, but I¡¯ve learned to live with it. Volcanic Rat is cute, but not all that strong. Maybe I can give it to someone who wants a cute monster. And Grasschopper is another LV.5 Gemini with an effect that isn¡¯t worth how difficult it is to get to the field and have the effect active. Next pack. Spoiler TAEV 4 Dawnbreak Gardna, Ambush Fangs, Dark Effigy, Venom Snake, Cocoon Rebirth, Rise of the Snake Deity, Venom Swamp, Light Effigy, Trap Remation [copse] Dawnbreak Gardna is another Gemini, and the effect it has just isn¡¯t amazing. Sure 2300 defense is good, but is it worth having to ¡®Gemini summon¡¯ something, not really. Dark Effigy is a double tribute for any dark monster, but I don¡¯t have to tribute summon in the first ce, so its effect is useless for me. I suppose it looks kind of strange, so maybe someone would go mad if they had to look at it for long enough. Light Effigy is in the same boat, but it looks ¡­ I was going to say more normal, but there is nothing normal about it. Venom Snake is an alright Venom monster. Sadly it is a bit weak, but the effect to put out a Venom counter is decent. Cocoon Rebirth is more Chrysalis support, which means it sucks. And Trap Remation is okay, I suppose. Next pack. Spoiler TAEV 5 Ritual Raven, Flint Lock, Chrysalis Chicky, Shield Spear, Creature Seizure, Chrysalis Larva, Broken Bamboo Sword, Chrysalis Pinny, Trap Remation [copse] Ritual Raven is at least useful when I summon Dark Rituals, so I won¡¯t say anything bad about it. Flint Lock might be useful for the Flint Missle tech. Creature Seizure is just a worse Creature Swap. Chrysalis Pinny doesn¡¯t deserve to be mentioned. But Broken Bamboo Sword is actually interesting. It could be used as a base for making not so broken Bamboo Swords for practice. And it does go well with Golden Bamboo Sword, so I¡¯ll take it. Next pack. Spoiler TAEV 6 Chrysalis Pinny, Light Effigy, Dark Effigy, Rise of the Snake Deity, Alien Shocktrooper, Shield Spear, King Pyron, Venom Shot, Neo Space Pathfinder [copse] ¡­ wow. All but the rare are repeats already. Well, at least Neo Space Pathfinder can get me more copies of Neo Space, so it is somewhat useful. Next pack. Spoiler TAEV 7 Chrysalis Chicky, NEX, Chrysalis Larva, The Gift of Greed, Gravitic Orb, Renge, Gatekeeper of Dark World, Venom Burn, Shield Spear, Grasschopper [copse] There is the NEX so I can summon Marine Dolphin. The Gift of Greed is also interesting, as I don¡¯t really have any idea what will happen when I use it on someone. I need to test that out. Gravitic Orb isn¡¯t all that good, but maybe it will help when/if I try to learn Gravity Magic. Renge, Gatekeeper of Dark World sadly falls into the category of ¡®looks too demonic to be used in front of people¡¯. And Venom Burn is fine. Maybe I can use it inbination with Venom Shot to really badly poison someone. Next pack. Spoiler TAEV 8 Volcanic Rat, Snake Whistle, NEX, Shadow Delver, Razor Lizard, Chrysalis Larva, Creature Seizure, Elemental HERO Neos Alius, Snake Deity''s Command [copse] Snake Whistle is alright as a card, but I might be able to use it to make some sort of snake charming flute. Then I could tame a few actual snakes. ¡­ what do you mean I like snakes too much? Snakes are basically the real world equivalent to dragons. ¡­ eastern dragons at least. Shadow Delver is another Gemini, and like with the others, its effect isn¡¯t worth the effort of summoning it. But Elemental HERO Neos Alius is just fine. I have nothing against him, even if he is a Gemini. Next pack. Spoiler TAEV 9 Goggle Golem, Cocoon Rebirth, Light Effigy, Cocoon Veil, Dawnbreak Gardna, Amulet of Ambition, Broken Bamboo Sword, Rise of the Snake Deity, Elemental HERO Marine Neos [copse] Amulet of Ambition is alright, but just a shame it has that normal monster restriction. Elemental HERO Marine Neos is naturally great. I won¡¯t say anything bad about him, except maybe that summoning him in the TCG can be a bit of a chore. Next pack. Spoiler TAEV 10 Destructive Draw, Dark Effigy, Chrysalis Larva, Chrysalis Chicky, Alien Shocktrooper, Broken Bamboo Sword, Dawnbreak Gardna, Shadow Delver, Ocean''s Keeper [copse] Destructive Draw is just ¡­ bad. Sure I could get more daily tokens with it, but it isn¡¯t worth the damage. And no, Health Conscious wouldn¡¯t protect me from that damage, as it is inflicted damage and not a cost. And Ocean''s Keeper is just a stupid fish. I¡¯ll eat him for dinnerter. Next pack. Spoiler TAEV 11 Chrysalis Pinny, Chrysalis Chicky, Chrysalis Pantail, King Pyron, Cocoon Veil, Venom Serpent, Venom Boa, Light Effigy, Spell Remation [copse] Nope. I won¡¯t mention Pantail. Well I just did, but I won¡¯t speak about it. You know my opinion on the Chrysalis monsters. Venom Serpent and Venom Boa are both fine. Both spread Venom Counters and Serpent doesn¡¯t even need to give up its attack to do so. And Spell Remation is fine. Not the best, but fine. Next pack. Spoiler TAEV 12 Creature Seizure, Dark Effigy, Convert Contact, Razor Lizard, Gravitic Orb, Neo-Spacian Marine Dolphin, Volcanic Rat, Ritual Raven, Symbols of Duty [copse] Symbols of Duty is just a worse resurrection card than Monster Reborn, so I¡¯ll never use it. The rest are repeats, so next pack. Spoiler TAEV 13 Convert Contact, Razor Lizard, Chrysalis Chicky, Goggle Golem, Cocoon Rebirth, Snake Whistle, Venom Shot, Fifth Hope, Snake Deity''s Command [copse] Well, Fifth Hope is new and it isn¡¯t terrible, as I can return E-Heroes from the GY to the Collection, resetting any sort of cooldown they were on. It also gives me some pack tokens while at it. And it is a super rare, so I¡¯ll take it. Next pack. Spoiler TAEV 14 Counter Counter, Cocoon Rebirth, Neo-Spacian Marine Dolphin, Ojama Knight, King Pyron, Razor Lizard, Flint Lock, Ambush Fangs, Elemental HERO Marine Neos [copse] Oh God. Ojamas. ¡­ okay, maybe I¡¯ming to terms with the fact that Ojamas are something I have. I will no longer call them trash. I swear. ¡­ but I will call them mediocre. That isn¡¯t against the rules. I suppose Ojama Knight is just fine though. Limiting areas that monsters can ess can be a godsent in dungeons. One more pack. Hopefully I¡¯ll get either Rainbow Dragon or Vennominaga. Even Vennominon would be fine. Spoiler TAEV 15 Venom Swamp, Hero Counterattack, Dark Effigy, Cocoon Party, King Pyron, The Gift of Greed, Cocoon Veil, Shadow Delver, Snake Deity''s Command [copse] Welp, didn¡¯t get any of them. Cocoon Party is new, but it is still bad. I guess better luck next time. I¡¯ll take a quick break, and then move onto the diator''s Assault packs.
Good. A cup of tea down and I even enjoyed a slice of cake. Ready for some more new cards. diator''s Assault, show me something good. Spoiler GLAS 1 diator Beast''s Battle Halberd, Truckroid, Foolish Revival, Cloudian - Poison Cloud, diator Beast''s Battle dius, Disarm, Lucky Cloud, Gambler of Legend, Goblin ck Ops [copse] Okay. diator Beast''s Battle Halberd is a nice reference piece for Wilma. Truckroid is a truck, so I can reverse engineer it to make a truck. Foolish Revival should work just like Monster Reborn, as long as I use it on someone I see as an adversary. At least I think so. Cloudian - Poison Cloud is actually surprisingly good, because it can just suicide into something and take that thing with it. diator Beast''s Battle dius is another reference piece. Disarm is literally just a worse Snake Deity''s Command. Lucky Cloud is a pack token generator, so it is at least useful for that. Gambler of Legend isn¡¯t all that good, but maybe I can have him man a casino table at HomeBase. And Goblin ck Ops are going to be working as the strikeforce of the goblin bank inside HomeBase. Not that the goblin bank really has much opposition. Next pack. Spoiler GLAS 2 Contact Out, diator Beast Hoplomus, "A" Cell Incubator, No Entry!!, diator Beast Secutor, Gambler of Legend, Light-Imprisoning Mirror, Alien Hypno, diator Beast Spartacus [copse] Contact Out is just De-Fusion for the Neos Fusions. Useful, but likely not going to be used. diator Beast Hoplomus doesn¡¯t seem all that good, but it isn¡¯t terrible either. It is just alright. Not that I really know. I¡¯ve never yed d Beasts. "A" Cell Incubator is just bad. No Entry!! is decent. diator Beast Secutor has a decent swarming effect, but it might be a bit too difficult to pull off in a duel. Thankfully I can just artificially induce the correct conditions. Light-Imprisoning Mirror is actually surprisingly good. Negating all Light magic spells and all skills that rely on the Light attribute. Alien Hypno is, and you know it, another Gemini. And the effect isn¡¯t amazing, so I¡¯ll just ignore it. And diator Beast Spartacus is quite good. And it also showed me that I underestimated Hoplomus, as Spartacus can only be special summoned by Hoplomus¡¯ effect. Next pack. Spoiler GLAS 3 Chambein of the Six Samurai, diator Beast Hoplomus, Parry, Foolish Revival, diator Beast''s Battle Halberd, Cloudian - Smoke Ball, Shadow-Imprisoning Mirror, Detonator Circle "A", diator Beast Murmillo [copse] Chambein of the Six Samurai seems to be a cool dude. He looks to be doing some upkeep on his katana, so maybe I can make a weapons room and put him in charge of it. ¡­ Tahlia might be disappointed though, so I¡¯ll have to make sure I have my own weapons in Storage at least. Cloudian - Smoke Ball is cute, but not all that useful. Shadow-Imprisoning Mirror is the same as its Light variant, but for Dark, so it is good. Detonator Circle "A" is at most a field nuke with some burn added to it, but it is still worse than Raigeki or Dark Hole, so I don¡¯t really care. And diator Beast Murmillo seems to be a decent d Beast. Next pack. Spoiler GLAS 4 Double-Edged Sword Technique, diator Beast Bestiari, Interdimensional Warp, diator''s Return, Soul Devouring Bamboo Sword, Rain Storm, Parry, Test Ape, diator Beast Gaiodiaz [copse] Double-Edged Sword Technique is a bit too risky to actually get used, when I can just use Monster Reborn instead. diator Beast Bestiari is one of the best main deck d Beasts. Interdimensional Warp is another worse Creature Swap. Literally the only good thing about it over Creature Swap is being able to activate it during the opponent''s turn. diator''s Return is perfectly fine. It is kind of like Fifth Hope, but for d Beasts. Soul Devouring Bamboo Sword could potentially be used to turn a sword into a soul devouring sword. Not that I¡¯d really want to devour anyone¡¯s soul. Rain Storm isn¡¯t worth the attack down it gives. Test Ape is ok, I suppose. It does search d Beasts when it is destroyed by battle. And diator Beast Gaiodiaz seems perfectly fine. Decently easy to summon, had good attack and a decent effect. Next pack. Spoiler GLAS 5 Shadow-Imprisoning Mirror, Ancient Gear Knight, Truckroid, An Unfortunate Report, Alien Hypno, diator Beast Dimacari, Test Ape, Swing of Memories, diator Beast Laquari [copse] I actually like Ancient Gear Knight. Not because it is a mediocre Gemini, but because it actually has alright stats for a LV.4. And it just looks cool. An Unfortunate Report is a literal troll card. Why would you ever y it? d Beast Dimacari might be able to attack twice, but it still only has 1600 attack, so I don¡¯t think it is amazing. Swing of Memories is Monster Reborn but worse. And sure diator Beast Laquari can get itself to 2100, but that isn¡¯t all that impressive. Next pack. Spoiler GLAS 6 Contact Out, Spirit of the Six Samurai, Shadow-Imprisoning Mirror, Detonator Circle "A", diator Beast Dimacari, No Entry!!, Cloudian - Poison Cloud, Super Double Summon, diator Beast Murmillo [copse] Spirit of the Six Samurai is an interesting Union and I can also use it as a base for making some samurai style armor, if I want some. And Super Double Summon is just a bad patchwork on Gemini monsters. Why does it return the monster to the hand? The only way that would make sense would be if Super Double Summon summoned a Gemini from the hand and then ¡®normal summoned¡¯ it again. At least that way you could instantly get a Gemini onto the field with its Gemini effect active. Next pack. Spoiler GLAS 7 Cloudian - Poison Cloud, Cloudian - Nimbusman, Contact Out, Interdimensional Warp, diator Beast Bestiari, Summon Cloud, Double-Edged Sword Technique, Energy-Absorbing Monolith, diator Beast Murmillo [copse] Cloudian - Nimbusman is pretty nice and it can get very big when you stack Fog Counters onto it. Summon Cloud is alright. Nothing crazy for me, but it isn¡¯t bad either. And Energy-Absorbing Monolith is fine. Not crazy, but not bad either. Next pack. Spoiler GLAS 8 diator Beast Secutor, Over Limit, diator Beast''s Battle dius, Witch Doctor of Sparta, Cloudian - Ghost Fog, diator''s Return, Alien Hypno, No Entry!!, Cloudian - Acid Cloud [copse] Over Limit isn¡¯t all that good, because it only works on weak normal monsters. Witch Doctor of Sparta feels like an FTK enabler, but I don¡¯t recall any FTKs rted to it. Cloudian - Ghost Fog is good at spreading Fog Counters, but that isn¡¯t really enough. And Acid Cloud is perfectly resonable. Nothing wrong with it. Next pack. Spoiler GLAS 9 Cloudian - Poison Cloud, Summon Cloud, Chambein of the Six Samurai, Stealthroid, Super Double Summon, Cloudian - Ghost Fog, Light-Imprisoning Mirror, diator Beast''s Battle dius, diator Beast Gaiodiaz [copse] Stealthroid is the only new card here. And unless I n on building a stealth bomber, which I already have in the form of every B.E.S. ship I own, it isn¡¯t all that useful. Just a shame the rare is a repeat fusion. Next pack. Spoiler GLAS 10 Detonator Circle "A", diator Beast Bestiari, Magical Reflect Slime, Release from Stone, Contact Out, Swiftstrike Armor, Cloudian - Ghost Fog, "A" Cell Incubator, diator Beast''s Respite [copse] Magical Reflect Slime is just ¡­ why are you that bad? If you weren¡¯t a Gemini monster, I think you¡¯d actually be okay. For the fact that you are a Gemini monster, you should at least be indestructible by battle. Release from Stone is great. Special summon a banished Rock monster. Nothing wrong with it. Swiftstrike Armor is alright, I suppose. Doesn¡¯t really help me, but it is good on paper. diator Beast''s Respite is another pack token generator that I could use for basically free. And even as far as the TCG goes, it isn¡¯t bad. Sure you can brick with it, but that is true with most decks. Next pack. Spoiler GLAS 11 Interdimensional Warp, Ancient Gear Knight, "A" Cell Incubator, Natural Disaster, diator Beast''s Battle Halberd, Stealthroid, Cloudian - Smoke Ball, Lucky Cloud, diator Beast Laquari [copse] Natural Disaster is new, and I guess it isn¡¯tpletely useless. Just not all that useful either. Next pack. Spoiler GLAS 12 No Entry!!, Lucky Cloud, Light-Imprisoning Mirror, Rain Storm, diator Beast Hoplomus, Cloudian - Turbulence, Swing of Memories, Cloudian - Acid Cloud, Test Tiger [copse] Cloudian - Turbulence can summon Cloudian - Smoke Balls, but I already have unlimited summons, so I don¡¯t need it. And Test Tiger is fine. Maybe even more than fine. It special summons itself from the hand, as long as you control a d Beast. And it can trigger the d Beasts ¡®special summon from the deck¡¯ effect whenever and not just during the end phase. So yeah. Happy to have a Test Tiger, even if the name is a bit questionable. Next pack. Spoiler GLAS 13 Over Limit, Interdimensional Warp, "A" Cell Incubator, diator Beast''s Battle dius, No Entry!!, Fog Control, Swing of Memories, Cloudian - Turbulence, Cloudian - Altus [copse] Fog Control is actually good for me. Normally it does drain resources, but everyone knows that I don¡¯t really have to value my monsters all that much. So I could easily summon a Cloudian, use Fog Control on it and give something like Nimbusman the three counters. Cloudian - Altus is also new, but as it only makes the opponent discard a random card, it isn¡¯t something I can really use. Most people don¡¯t just hold cards after all. Next pack. Spoiler GLAS 14 Super Double Summon, Magical Reflect Slime, Cloudian - Poison Cloud, Cloudian - Ghost Fog, diator Beast Secutor, Natural Disaster, Foolish Revival, Alien Hypno, Diamond-Dust Cyclone [copse] Diamond-Dust Cyclone is new, but it is just a mediocre destruction spell, so I¡¯ll likely never use it. Next pack. And this is thest, so maybe I can get something good? ¡­ okay. Let¡¯s be honest here. With the luck I¡¯ve been having today, it is just going to be a repeat. Spoiler GLAS 15 Swing of Memories, Ancient Gear Knight, Over Limit, diator Beast Secutor, Spirit of the Six Samurai, Fog Control, Soul Devouring Bamboo Sword, Cell Explosion Virus, Cunning of the Six Samurai [copse] Or I can actually get a super rare. Sure Cunning of the Six Samurai isn¡¯t all that great, but it is a super rare, so I¡¯ll take it. And Cell Explosion Virus is also new. Sadly it is just a worse Mirror Force, so I¡¯ll probably never use it. But all in all, I got some alright stuff. A lot of Venoms, some Cloudians and of course some d Beasts. So yeah. I won¡¯tin. ¡­ well maybe a little because I didn¡¯t get the Rainbow Dragon I really wanted, but hopefully next time. CH.416 Side Chapter: Wilma’s weapon design problems CH.416 Side Chapter: Wilma¡¯s weapon design problems

[Wilma POV]

¡°No. It¡¯s fine. I¡¯ll have it redesigned to suit your preferences in a day or two.¡± I told Unika after she gave me feedback on the bow I designed for her. ¡°Thanks. I¡¯m looking forward to it.¡± Unika responded. I waited for both her and Brian to leave my Factory workshop, before I sat down and sighed. ¡°... another failed design¡­¡± Iined to myself. ¡°How am I supposed to win apetition when I fail at something as basic as observing the people I¡¯m making the weapons for?¡± ¡°... don¡¯t beat yourself up over it.¡± A female voice called out behind me. I turned around and saw one of Brian¡¯s ¡­ do I call them his kids or his skills? ¡°Tahlia, right?¡± I asked to confirm, as I¡¯ve only ever met the avatar of Brian¡¯s Storage skill once. And the one in front of me now isn¡¯t dressed like the one I met, so I wasn¡¯t sure if she was the same, or one of Brian¡¯s monsters just looking simr to Tahlia. ¡°Yes.¡± She simply answered. ¡°... what are you doing here? I thought you don¡¯t really leave your room.¡± ¡°Usually not, but you needed someone to talk to. And us can¡¯t appear here at the same time as you, so I may as well have this pep talk.¡± ¡°... thanks, I guess. But you don¡¯t really need to.¡± ¡°I know. But I am here, because Father isn¡¯t going to fix his mistakes.¡± ¡°What has Brian done? He saved me. It is only because of him that I¡¯m even here.¡± ¡°Maybe, but he also corrupted your mindset.¡± ¡°Corrupted? In what way?¡± ¡°Here. I¡¯ll show you.¡± Tahlia said, as she operated the design table. She brought out two different des. Two very simr, yetpletely different des. ¡°So, do you notice anything?¡± She then asked. ¡°... I don¡¯t know what you are getting at. ¡­ The one on the left is the star titanium de I designed and the one on the right is the de of Space and Time. But why are you showing them to me?¡± ¡°Do you know the difference between the two?¡± Tahlia asked. ¡°... I ¡­ One is a lot better than the other? Even though they are both made of the same material?¡± ¡°... Haah. You aren¡¯t wrong, but that isn¡¯t what I was getting at.¡± Tahlia sighed. ¡°Maybe I picked a bad example. Let¡¯s go with something else.¡± As she said that, she opened the next two designs onto the holo-table. What she brought up next were two duel disk designs, specifically the ones I designed for myself. The first one looked a lot like the final one, except that the outer edge was a lot thicker than in the final one. That is because unlike my final one, which can project a space magic shield, the original one extended a metal shield from the outer edge of the duel disk. ¡°So, next question. Why did you change the design of the duel disk?¡± Tahlia asked. ¡°... because the new one is much better? It weighs less, the shield is more durable and it is just all around better.¡± ¡°But you like it less, don¡¯t you?¡± ¡°...¡± ¡°There is nothing wrong with that. But at the same time, there is. That is what I mean when I say that Father has corrupted you.¡± ¡°He corrupted me by making me prefer the better weapon? By making me think with my brain instead of my heart?¡± ¡°Basically. You are too much like him now. You want to min-max everything. ¡­ which isn¡¯t wrong in some situations, but it is wrong for you, because you close your mind to the possibilities.¡± Tahlia said. ¡°... do you know why you could never have designed the de of Space and Time?¡± She then asked. ¡°... because I could never have assumed that we get the help of the superior spirits?¡± ¡°In a way, yes. But even after you realized that the spirits would help, the designs you made weren¡¯t near the quality of the product you ended up making. Do you know why?¡± ¡°... I ¡­ I¡¯m not sure. Why?¡± ¡°Because your mind can¡¯tprehend the impossibilities. But your heart, your heart can strive for them. That is why you did something you didn¡¯t think was possible.¡± ¡°... then ¡­ what should I do?¡± ¡°I can¡¯t answer that. I¡¯m like Father in a lot of ways. I like to be calctive, I like to know the odds. I work with numbers, not emotions. But what you need now is emotions, and luckily I know someone who is a lot better at them that I am.¡± Tahlia said. ¡°... who?¡± I asked, as the door to my workshop burst open. ¡°Big Sis!¡± An energetic voice called out. ¡°What did you need me for and why did I have to wait?¡± Fantasia questioned her sister. ¡°Thanks foring, Fia-chan.¡± ¡°Ah! You called me Fia-chan! I love you!¡± Fantasia called out, as she rushed to hug her sister. ¡­ what is this about, I wondered as I looked at the two sisters that were born from skills. ¡°Fia-chan, I want you to take Wilma to ride some beasts. You think you can do that for me?¡± Tahlia requested of her little sister. Beast riding? But why? What does that achieve? ¡°Sure!¡± Fantasia responded, letting go of her sister. She then ran to me and took my hand. ¡°Come on. Let¡¯s go!¡± I looked at Tahlia, questioning where she was trying to go with this, but she didn¡¯t answer. She simply made her avatar disappear from my workshop.
I was a bit tempted to say that I didn¡¯t want to go beast riding, but I also didn¡¯t want to disappoint Fantasia, so I just went along with it. I soon found myself riding a big beast, an amber mammoth Fantasia called it. Spoiler [copse] I sat behind Fantasia, holding onto her, while she guided the mammoth we were riding on. But I really feel like this is just a waste of time. ¡°Wilma.¡± Fantasia spoke up. ¡°If an archer was riding on the mammoth, what kind of a bow should they use?¡± She asked. ¡°And what if it was a swordsman? What kind of a sword should he hold?¡± ¡°... umm. I think an archer should use a longbow, because it has the most power. ¡­ And I¡¯m not sure a swordsman could fight from on top a mammoth.¡± ¡°Okay. ¡­ A longbow is a big bow, right?¡± Fantasia seemingly asked herself. ¡°So like this?¡± She then made a longbow appear from nowhere and handed it to me. ¡°Try it.¡± While I wasn¡¯t great with a bow like Unika is, I was still able to handle one. After all, as a craftswoman, I needed to be able to test all the weapons I make, even if I¡¯m not good with them. So I took the bow and then the arrow Fantasia handed me. I then tried to shoot from on top of the mammoth, only to notice that it was very difficult to handle a longbow on top of an animal like this mammoth. There simply was no way for someone with my skill to both keep riding and also pull back the heavy bow. ¡°Can¡¯t do it, can you?¡± Fantasia asked. ¡°... No, I can¡¯t.¡± I admitted. ¡°Here. Try this bow instead.¡± Fantasia said, as she handed me a lot smaller bow. I traded the longbow for the smaller one and tested it, and I was able to use it perfectly fine. ¡°... I¡¯m not really like Big Sis, so I¡¯m not sure if that helped, but I hope it did.¡± Fantasia said, as I returned the bow to her. ¡°... I think so? But you mentioned a swordsman. How would he attack from here?¡± I asked. ¡°I can have a few monsters show you.¡± Fantasia said. She then called out a few monsters and another mammoth. Two swordsmen, one looking like an elf and while the other looked like a regr human. Spoiler
[copse] Fantasia then made a few targets for them to attack, and as the mammoth approached the targets, the two swordsmen went to work. The elf jumped off the mammoth and then ran on the ground, shing at the targets like a regr swordsman would, before returning to the mammoth and jumping back on. Meanwhile, the human swordsman sent flying shes of magic towards the targets, cutting them down. ¡°Do you see it now?¡± Fantasia asked. ¡°Even though they are both swordsmen, and both have a simr sized sword, they both fightpletely differently despite being in the same situation. So if you were to make both of them a sword, do you think both of them would want the same sword?¡± ¡°... no. No they wouldn¡¯t.¡± I said. ¡°The human one would want something that is good at emitting magic, so a mithril or star titanium sword would be optimal for him. The elf on the other hand would want something more durable and something that cuts well, while also being light. So likely a multibar with a lighter jacket metal and durable edge metal.¡± ¡°Uhm. I don¡¯t really know what that means, but if you understood the point, that is good. Think about the person you are making the weapon for. Think how they fight.¡± Fantasia said. ¡°And think about where they use the weapon. Unika is an adventurer, tamer and hunter, all in one. She will have to be able to run in dense forests with her bow, so she can¡¯t just lug around a big longbow. It will get in the way.¡± She continued. ¡°That is why Unika didn¡¯t like your bow design. It is a good bow, but it doesn¡¯t fit her. Don¡¯t see weapons as only numbers. See them as the tools for the job that they are. Then try to see them in their best possible form for that job. That way you will make the best weapons.¡± ¡°... I really am a joke, aren¡¯t I?¡± I questioned. ¡°No. You were just stuck in your way. You just needed someone to remind you of how life works.¡± Fantasia said. ¡°Papa could really use the same reminder. His focus on maximum performance might lead him to the same ce you are at.¡± ¡°... maybe. ¡­ I can talk to him on your behalf, if you want.¡± I offered. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. Mama will take care of Papa. She always has and always will. Mama will be there to remind Papa not to be a dummy.¡± ¡°... Always, huh. I wonder, is that why I¡¯m not as connected with us as Brian is with Laura?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t know. Maybe you should talk to him more.¡± Fantasia said. ¡°But before you do, let¡¯s go have some more fun.¡±
After I returned from the riding trip, I once again found Tahlia in my workshop. She was just sitting there, drinking tea while reading a book on different kinds of bows. ¡°Ah. You are back. I hope you had fun with my little sister. Hopefully she wasn¡¯t a handful.¡± ¡°N-No. She was an angel.¡± I quickly responded. ¡°Good. She can be a bit ¡­ entric at times, so I was worried that she might go too far.¡± ¡°No. She really did help.¡± I said. ¡°... as did you. Thank you.¡± I quickly bowed to Tahlia. ¡°No problem. You work with, or more like for, our Father. We want you to be the best you can.¡± Tahlia said. ¡°Oh and I brought you a book from one of the libraries.¡± She said, as she handed me the book she had been reading. ¡°Look over it before you try to design the bow for Unika.¡± ¡°I will. ¡­ thank you.¡± ¡°And remember, if you get stuck in your own head again, just ask for help. Even a legendary de smith can use some help from time to time.¡± ¡°... Yes. I will.¡± I promised Tahlia, before she left my workshop.
After I realized my issues, designing a new bow for Unika seemed almost too simple. Maybe because I now knew what I was making the weapon for. Being happy with the design, I asked Brian to bring Unika into the Factory, so she could test the new design out and she liked it quite a bit. It still wasn¡¯t perfect in her opinion, so I took her feedback and went back to the design board. But this time, I wasn¡¯t disappointed by my failure. I also realized the weapon I would be making for the weaponspetition. I was going to make a shield. And the why is simple. When I was still a student, I watched over thepetition every year. But not once did anyone present a shield as their work. Not because a shield isn¡¯t allowed, but because no one would ever find a shield impressive enough when surrounded by all these amazing weapons. So I was going to do it. I was going to be the first to not just show up with a shield, but to win with a shield. Karl and I made a de that will hopefully protect the world from theing end. But with a sword, you also need a shield. And that is what I¡¯ll make. CH.417 Bond of Blood CH.417 Bond of Blood As the days kept on passing by, Wilma and Karl were preparing for the weapons showing up. Karl had decided to make a greatsword out of vampiric steel. He had Lua, Ria or one of the Vampire monsters helping him. Meanwhile Wilma had decided to make a shield. I was wondering why she decided on a shield for a weapons show, but at the same time, I didn¡¯t ask. If Wilma says a shield is what she will show, I¡¯ll make sure she gets the materials she needs for it. She decided to use aluminum as the base and use the hihi''irokane ingot she got to edge the shield, which will add both rigidity and fire resistance to the shield, so all I had to give her is some aluminum. Learning how to work with aluminum was a bit of a process for Wilma, as aluminum doesn¡¯t work like steel and iron do, but she managed to get it down eventually. For my part, I was making preparations for the next mass flower nting, nning to do the same I did in Ruiso Kingdom, but in one of the other two Kingdoms instead. That led to me spending some amount of time inside HomeBase hunting B-rank and higher monsters so that I could get their monster cores, so that they could be converted into magic stones, so that I could turn them into stones that can hold Spell Counters. It was good training, as I used either Summoning Magic and Beast Union, Spirit Summoning and Spirit Synchro or just my Draconic skills to kill the monsters. I didn¡¯t get any levels to any of the skills, but I do feel like I¡¯m better with all of them now. And onest set of progress. Lua got herself her Holy Magic skill. She still could only cast the most basic of basic skills, Bless, but having the Holy Magic skill would still be a great help, as now we can level it up with Level Up! In case you were wondering, Bless grants the target an all stats buff based on the caster''s Holy Magic level. It is a good spell, but you need direct contact to cast it, and the buff is only +50 to Strength, Defense and Magic, times the caster''s Holy Magic level. The good part is that itsts for basically the entire day, so it is great for adventurers. Sadly it is basically useless to us, as I can do a lot more with one Equip Spell. And even to adventurers, with the Church basically holding a monopoly on Holy Magic spells, they''d only rely on Bless when they are about to take on a monster they aren''t so sure about. Spoiler
Name: Lucia
Race: Dhampir Monarch !
Level: 130 [+10]
HP: 3880 [+150]
Mana: 7965 [+400]
Strength: 1763 [+120]
Defense: 1772 [+105]
Magic: 5370 [+290]
Skills:
Dhampir Princess LV.4 (Unique)
Monarch of Magic LV.3 (Racial)
True Blood Magic LV.11 (Racial)
Vampiric Body Modification LV.6 (Racial) [+1]
Limit Break LV.1 (extra)
Holy Magic LV.1 (extra) [new]
Card Summoner LV.4 (extra)
Winged Flight LV.4 (extra)
Summon Light Spirit (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Spiritual Water Magic LV.10
Spiritual Light Magic LV.8
Wind Magic LV.3 [+2]
Mana Healing LV.7
Mana Control LV.14 [+2]
Magic Boost LV.10
Quick Cast LV.10
Fast Mana Recovery LV.10
Knife Technique LV.2
Staff Technique LV.8
Blunt Weapon Technique LV.5
Saint
Eosther¡¯s Blessing
Thssa¡¯s Blessing
Blood Sucker (Racial)
Lifesaver
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
Storage ess (Brian Wood)
[copse]
To celebrate Lua getting her Holy Magic skill, I decided it was about time to give her something I¡¯ve been holding onto for a while. Now, before you get your pitchforks ready, let me exin why I didn¡¯t give it to her earlier since I had it. Well in truth, I was waiting until I could give both it and a simr butpletely different gift to Alice at the same time. But then Cailie went ahead and proposed and that just threw a wrench into the ns. I mean, I don¡¯t even know what ssically is a proposal gift with mer-folk. I¡¯ll have to find that out and then make a gift for Cailie. I know Alice and Lua haven¡¯t exactly said it, but after the entire spirit world adventure, they did basically ept Cailie as a part of my harem. But yeah. I can¡¯t yet reliably make a magic stone myself, so I don¡¯t have my true proposal gift for Alice yet. I mean, there are two ways of making a magic stone, that I know of, and while sure I can do one of them, the other is just a bit out of reach. The first way is the one my monsters use, thepression method. It is also used by highly skilled mages in this world, but because of the difficulty, it isn¡¯tmonly taught or even known. It involves putting enough mana into a stone where the stone is effectively in a ¡®supercritical¡¯ state, thenpressing it with magic, instantly turning it into a magic stone. The more used method is a lot simpler, but also takes a lot longer. It involves keeping a monster core at just sub-critical levels for long times, like a few days long, while it slowly converts into a magic stone. And as I said, I can do the second, but the first ¡­ I can sometimes get it off, but other times the magic stone blows up in my face. And for Alice¡¯s proposal/engagement gift, I want to use at least an A-rank stone, preferably S-rank stone, I have to be pretty dang good at thepression to make it. And no. Asking for help from my monsters is a no go. It is a gift from me to her, so I want to be able to make it myself. No Yugioh monsters involved. Maybe it is just stupid pride, but it feels important to me. I mean, it isn¡¯t like I asked my monsters to help with Lua¡¯s gift. The seventeen failures are a testament for that. Also, don¡¯t think that just because I haven¡¯t given my gift to Lua yet that it has just been sitting in my Storage. ¡­ well, it mostly has, but I do bring it out whenever I bring out my world treant staff. Okay, I guess I¡¯ve eluded enough. For those that don¡¯t remember, my engagement/proposal gift for Lua is a wooden cup. Yes. A carved wooden cup. Which will get filled with my blood. Don¡¯t ask me why. Dhampirs just do strange things, okay? And naturally I carved it out of the best wood I had avable, which is world treant wood. Which means, like staves made of treant wood, you can build it up by letting your mana run through it. So I¡¯ve been doing that at the same time as I¡¯ve been doing it to my staff. And I think it is more than good enough for just a wooden cup. Sure it isn¡¯t ¡®finished¡¯ per say, as it still only reads Lucia on it. I do n on graving a little more into the cup when we officially get married, because I¡¯m decently sure Lua¡¯s name in her status screen will change when that happens. But for now, I¡¯ll take the cup to Lua and see if she likes it.
¡°Hi Lua. I brought something for you.¡± I called out, as I walked into Lua¡¯s room. Yes, I knew she was in her room, because I can stalk ¡­ keep an eye on everyone on HomeBase. And yes, there are privacy features, but they are really just limits I set and I can easily break them, if I want to. ¡°Brian. Did you need something? ¡­ or are you just here to see me?¡± Lua asked. ¡°Yes to both.¡± ¡°... alright.¡± Lua said, as she took on a more serious poster. ¡°What is this about?¡± ¡°Nothing that serious. I just have something for you.¡± ¡°... I wasn¡¯t expecting anything. Did Wilma make some modifications to the Holy Magic pendant?¡± ¡°Nope. This isn¡¯t from Wilma, but something I made.¡± I told her. ¡°Think you can close your eyes for a second?¡± ¡°Sure?¡± Lua questioned before she did just that. ¡°Make sure you don¡¯t open your eyes before I give permission.¡± I told her, as I got the cup out of Storage. I set it on a table, and got a blood iron shortsword out of Storage. It was something I got from the dhampirs from Lua¡¯s vige, so I think it will be perfect for it. I then consciously lowered my defense so that the de could actually make a clean cut. It isn¡¯t that hard. I had to learn how to do it with Strength or I¡¯d break a ton of things I use in daily life. I noticed Lua flinched just a bit when I cut my wrist open, but she didn¡¯t open her eyes. I just let the blood flow out, making sure all of it ended in the cup. I then put pressure on the wound with Telekinesis to make sure no more blood would flow out. ¡°B-Brian? Are you alright?¡± Lua asked, but I could tell she wasn¡¯t sure if she should have spoken up. ¡°I suppose I am bleeding a bit. I¡¯d ask you to kiss it better, but that will ruin whates next, so maybe a regr healing.¡± I walked up to her and gave her my cut arm to hold. With a quick spell, the cut on my wrist disappeared. ¡°Thanks.¡± I thanked her before I walked back to where the blood filled cup was. I picked up the cup and took it to Lua. ¡°... I don¡¯t really know how to say this. Our situation is ¡­ not what you¡¯d call normal.¡± I began. ¡°That is an understatement of the year.¡± Lua joked. ¡°Yeah. It really is.¡± I agreed. ¡°... I know we are ¡­ engaged in basically every way, except the one. And I wish to fix that. You can open your eyes now.¡± I said, as I kneeled down. ¡° ¡­ Lucia. Will you take my blood? In a cup I carved myself? Will you ept it as a sign of my love?¡± I asked, while I also cringed at myself. Like really? That is what I¡¯m going to ask? Am I retarded? ¡°... you dummy.¡± Lua said, as she bonked my nose with her finger. ¡°I know you love me. And you know I¡¯ll take your blood, be it in a cup or directly from you.¡± She then took the cup and took a sip of it. ¡°... heavenly. It really is the best.¡± ¡°Well, whenever you want some¡­¡± ¡°No.¡± Lua said. ¡°This blood is special. It is special not because I ask for it, but because you handed it to me. It won¡¯t be the same if you don¡¯t.¡± ¡°Then I¡¯ll just give you some every¡­¡± ¡°No.¡± Lua interrupted. ¡°You will just ruin yourself. Brian. Just because you are married to a dhampir, you aren¡¯t a walking blood bag.¡± She told me. ¡°... I¡¯ll need to have you meet up with my mother. She will teach you how to really be with a dhampir.¡± ¡°Sure. I think I¡¯ll enjoy it.¡±
¡°... Brian. Do you think ¡­ I could turn you into a dhampir?¡± Lua asked, after she finished her cup of blood. ¡°... are you sure you want to? I mean, it isn¡¯t a big deal to me, as I change races daily, but ¡­ do you want to do it now?¡± ¡°Yes. I want you to feel how I feel. ¡­ you know, whenever I drink blood and all of that.¡± ¡°Alright. If that is what you want.¡± I agreed. I knew I¡¯d eventually get dhampir as a potential race, but maybe I wasn¡¯t expecting to get it now. But all things considered, I don¡¯t see anything wrong with it. As I said, I change my race daily. It is just who I am now. The One without a Race, but also the One of Every Race. I rxed in the arms of Lua and just let her take over. She bit me gently near my neck and then she shoved a slightly bleeding finger into my mouth. She then released my neck for just a bit to speak before she went back for a second bite. ¡°I need you to drink some of my blood, so gulp down.¡± I did as asked, and after a bit, I began to feel the change. It wasn¡¯t that bad, I mean it was no worse than any other race. ¡­ well, mostly. There was one thing that really wasn¡¯t fun. As I changed, a feeling of thirst came with the change. It was so oppressive, and to make it worse, as I changed, the blood flowing into me from Lua¡¯s finger began tasting worse and worse. At first, it tasted just like any blood, slightly metallic and not all that good, but now it was more like ¡­ I don¡¯t even know. Maybe acid? It didn¡¯t actually burn me, but that is what it tasted like. Something you definitely shouldn¡¯t be drinking. ¡°... Alright. That should do.¡± Lua said, as she let go of my neck. ¡°... how do you feel?¡± ¡°... like shit.¡± I answered honestly. ¡°My head is all fuzzy, I¡¯m thirsty as anything and your blood began tasting like something I shouldn¡¯t drink and I have an awful aftertaste in my mouth.¡± ¡°That might be the case. Dhampir blood does taste awful to dhampirs.¡± Lua said, before she brought a magic sk out of Storage. ¡°Here, try some of this.¡± I did as said and took a sip, and as I did, my eyes must have widened, because I think I was experiencing ecstasy in the form of a drink. I greedily gulped down more and more of the blood, until my head began to feel clear, my thirst was almost all gone and I even got that awful acid taste out of my mouth. ¡°Much better.¡± I sighed, as I handed the sk back to Lua. ¡°Thank you.¡± ¡°You know we only have dragon blood thanks to you, so I should be thanking you.¡± ¡°... I guess, but I really didn¡¯t realize just how good dragon blood can be. You don¡¯t really taste it when cooked.¡± ¡°Yes, not really. How is your head? Any intrusive thoughts?¡± Lua asked. ¡°... I feel fine. I still have just a bit of that thirst left, but other than that.¡± ¡°That thirst is the curse.¡± Lua said. ¡°When you first changed, you were probably famished, so you might have been close to a frenzy. Add to that the fact that you were drinking dhampir blood which doesn¡¯t make things better.¡± ¡°... man. Can¡¯t really me dhampirs too much for losing control if it really can get that bad. I mean, that fuzziness sucks. It makes everything seem so hazy.¡± ¡°It¡¯s a good thing it is just the two of us here. It might have gotten bloody otherwise.¡± ¡°You mean more bloody than it already is?¡± I joked. In truth, there wasn¡¯t a speck of blood anywhere in the room, likely because Lua cleared away any drops with Blood Magic. Oh yeah. I¡¯m a dhampir now, so I can learn Blood Magic. That is cool. ¡°... so if I¡¯m cursed, can you cure it for me?¡± I asked. ¡°... sorry, but no.¡± Lua apologized. ¡°The level of my Dhampir Princess is too low. I can turn you into one, but not into a cured one. And I can¡¯t use my True Blood Magic to cure you.¡± ¡°... well that sucks. At least I can turn into a human, so I don¡¯t have to deal with the curse.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t read too far into it.¡± Lua said. ¡°I said I can¡¯t cure you, not that you cannot be cured.¡± ¡°... so?¡± ¡°One of your high level Vampire monsters should be able to cure you just fine.¡± I ended up doing just that and summoned my man Genesis Vampire Lord to help me. Spoiler [copse] He did some Blood Magic stuff and when I came out of it, I felt even better. The thirst was gone, my head was more clear than before I was turned into a dhampir, and everything just felt amazing. I said my thanks to him before unsummoning the Vampire. I then quickly took a look at both my skills menu, as well as my status.
One of Every Race
Normal Races ss Races Special Races
Human ? Swordsman ? Dragon Hearted ?
Advanced Human ? Guardian ? Spiritual Human ?
Cat-folk ? Sorcerer ? Spiritual Beast-folk ?
Dhampir (cursed) ? Summoner ? Spiritual Being ?
Dhampir (cured) User of Rare Skills
[Change to selected Race]
I had two new races, both Dhampir (cursed) and Dhampir (cured). Didn¡¯t get a new spirit rted race though, so that is interesting. Maybe there hasn¡¯t been a single Spiritual Dhampir yet, so I can¡¯t get the race? Or maybe something about being a Dhampir resists the Spiritual race? It could have something to do with how Dhampirs came to be, being results of human experimentation using a Chaos God Dungeon. Maybe the spirits just don¡¯t like them because the Demon Lord made the original vampires. ¡­ but that doesn¡¯t check out because Dhampirs can get blessings. So I think it is just because there has never been a Spiritual Dhampir. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: One without a Race - User of Rare Skills (Dhampir (cured)) ?
Level: 160
HP: 6940 [+50] (+25,000)
Mana: 10,240 [+50] (+22,800)
Strength: 2715
Defense: 3535
Magic: 4140 [+50]
Skills:
One of Every Race LV.2 (unique-racial)
- Draconic Body LV.2 (racial)
- Draconic Magic LV.2 (racial)
- Advanced Summoning Magic LV.3 (racial)
- Spirit Magic LV.4 (racial)
- Blood Magic LV.1 (racial) [new]
Pack Opener LV.8 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.8 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Limit Break LV.1 (extra)
Spiritual Space Magic LV.5 (extra)
Spiritual Time Magic LV.3 (extra)
Telekinesis LV.8 (extra)
Dark Chain LV.2 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.10 (extra)
Beast Union LV.2 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Time Spirit (extra)
Summon Space Spirit (extra)
Summon Light Spirit (extra)
Summon Dark Spirit (extra)
Summon Earth Spirit (extra)
Summon Fire Spirit (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Summon Nature Spirit (extra)
Summon Beast Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Sword Technique LV.5
Shield Technique LV.4
Advanced Mana Control LV.14
Taming LV.2
Defense Boost LV.10
Dragon Life Dedication (Greater True Fire Dragon)
Lachros¡¯ Blessing
Iris¡¯ Blessing
Eosther¡¯s Blessing
Nyx¡¯s Blessing
Gaia¡¯s Blessing
Ninatia¡¯s Blessing
Pan¡¯s Blessing
Water Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Nature Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Friend of the Spirits
SS-Rank Summoner
Blood Sucker (racial) [new]
Honorary Baron of Ruiso Kingdom
Language Comprehension (humanoid) (draconic)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
[copse] In my status, I had the Blood Magic skill, as well as the new Blood Sucker title. I¡¯ll practice Blood Magic with Lua from now on and hopefully I can turn it into True Blood Magic soon. Iter learned that whenever I¡¯m not actively a Dhampir, either cured or cursed, the Blood Sucker title would get crossed out. CH.418 Mega Curing CH.418 Mega Curing I learned a few more things about being a Dhampir over the next few days. For one, while I¡¯m a Dhampir, any food made with blood tastes a lot better than it normally does. In return, everything else tastes more ¡­ nd, like it isn¡¯t seasoned properly, no matter how it is prepared. And that is when I¡¯m a cured Dhampir. If I¡¯m cursed ¡­ well, it just sucks so much I don¡¯t even want to talk about it. Really makes me appreciate how much Dhampirs have to suffer just because they are born that way. Sure those downsidese with the nearly overpowered Blood Sucker title and the extremely useful Blood Magic, but not sure if it is worth it. Well, I suppose if you are cured, it is kind of worth it. You would never know what you are missing out on, because everything is just kind of nd to you, except blood. But if you are cursed, it''s not worth it. Not at all. It really made me realize that we need to refocus on curing all of the Dhampirs on this continent, so I sent Ria off to get the info on as many Dhampir viges as we could. My goal was to at least cure every Dhampir that lives in those safe viges across the three Kingdoms. I¡¯ll look into the Empire and the northern countriester. And yes, I know this wille with the problem of them not learning True Blood Magic, but that can be solved by other means. Bringing them to HomeBase and teaching all of them here. That way, Lua can holdrger lectures while my Vampire monsters can use the avatar dolls to give more personal tutoring. So with that idea in motion, while Ria was out getting the information I needed, I began sending letters to the higher ups I had given letter exchange boxes to in hopes of getting the permission to ¡®kidnap¡¯ a few viges worth of Dhampirs.
It wasn¡¯t that muchter when I got a Royal Order signed by the Second Prince allowing me to temporarily relocate the Dhampirs. Sadly the order is only applicable within the Ruiso Kingdom, so I can¡¯t ¡®kidnap¡¯ anyone from the other Kingdoms. Not that it really matters, because if we bring in each Dhampir from this Kingdom, it will be well over 150 people from the numbers we currently have, and that is already quite a few more people to feed. Sure we don¡¯t exactly have a shortage of food, thanks to how quickly the CropField crops mature, taking only about 2 weeks per harvest, and we also have ess to near unlimited monster meat from the monsters inside HomeBase. And blood is no issue thanks to the cheat code called Mystik Wok. Spoiler [copse] And it isn¡¯t like I can¡¯t use more Woks to get more fruits, vegetables and meat. Sadly the veggies I can get it with are basically just tomatoes, some sort of onions and beans. Spoiler
[copse] In conclusion, I need more variety in my nt monsters. Most of them are just humanoid creatures that are categorized as nts for no reason, like the Aromages. I mean, they are nt magicians, so it does check out, but I don¡¯t want to eat them. And a lot of the other nt monsters just are too ¡­ strange. But hopefully I¡¯ll get some new nt monsters soon, so I can get some more variety.
For the goal of getting that variety, I need to unlock new sets. And how do you unlock new sets, well by doing System missions of course. And thank god we were already nning to do one. So as soon as we had the locations of the Dhampir viges within Ruiso Kingdom, I grabbed my two Dhampirs, swapped my own race to Dhampir and we took off in a B.E.S. monster, heading for the closest one. And it felt great entering a vige as a Dhampir. No hungry looks from the Dhampirs or anything like that. After a short exnation of why we were there, given by the Dhampir Princess Lucia of course, I called out a few Vampire monsters and we quickly cured the vige. Sadly we didn¡¯t stay for too long to celebrate, but I did drain a dragon''s worth of blood for the vigers so that they could celebrate on their own. Because we were on a Kingdom tour with a clear goal. Cure every vige within the Kingdom, today. In total, we visited seventeen viges. Most were small, under 20 people, but there were a fewrger ones. But even thergest was only 39 people. In total, we cured just over 350 dhampirs living inside the Kingdom¡¯s walls, so with my new upgraded form of the Cure the Dhampirs mission, I got a total of 7 rewards.
Mission: Cure the Dhampirs
Goal: Cure dhampirs of their blood curses
Reward: Grants a special reward every 50 cured dhampirs
Note: Rewards may include: Unlocking new Sets, Unlocking new Reprint Sets, Unlocking new Decks and Unlocking new Promo Trades.
Note: Dhampirs cured by Vampire monsters made with Pack Opener or by Holder Lucia also count towards the reward.
Current Status: 4/50
[im Reward x7]
Those rewards were, reprint set. Champion Packs and as Promo Trades. Duelist Packs and as purchasable decks. as a reprint set. as a reprint set. as a Promo Trade. Andst, but certainly not least, as a new set. I won¡¯t go over the sets, as I¡¯ll be opening packs for theter, but for the promo trades and decks, there is some decent stuff avable. Duelist Pack: Jesse Anderson sadly doesn¡¯t have either Sapphire Pegasus or Rainbow Dragon, but it does have Phantom Skyster and Grinder Golem. Spoiler
[copse] Jaden Yuki 3 has some Evil Heroes, but it also has Grand Mole, which I haven¡¯t gotten from Strike of Neos yet. Spoiler [copse] And Premium Pack 2 has a lot of the ¡®lesser¡¯ Elemental Heroes. Or I guess you could call them the Manga Heroes, as they are the E-Heroes Jaden uses in the manga, so that is nice.
Because I got new sets, yes few of them are reprint sets, but I still want to open a few packs because they are new, I ¡­ well, did just that. Opened a few packs. Five each of the reprints and ten of Phantom Darkness. I¡¯ll do more in a day or two, but for now, that will suffice. So starting off, five packs of Retro Pack 1. Spoiler RP01 1 Mother Grizzly, ck Pendant, Trap Hole, Umiiruka, Gaia Power, Harpie Lady, Maha Vailo, Rising Air Current, Suijin [copse] Gotta love opening old packs. Or reprint packs in this case. The feeling of seeing the older cards just makes you feel nostalgic. I mean, don¡¯t you remember when I opened a few packs with Alice, and then got a pack with both Umiiruka and Gaia Power before I offered to give her a magic attribute. Of course as far as cards go, I do already have many, many copies of each of these cards, but they are from a different set, so for collection reasons, they are great. Next pack. Spoiler RP01 2 Jirai Gumo, Trap Hole, Molten Destruction, Hyozanryu, Mystical Space Typhoon, Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon, Senju of the Thousand Hands, Armed Ninja, Messenger of Peace [copse] Spoiler RP01 3 Baby Dragon, Magic Jammer, Nimble Momonga, me Swordsman, Thunder Dragon, Hane-Hane, Manga Ryu-Ran, Polymerization, Lord of D. [copse] Spoiler RP01 4 Mystic Tomato, Giant Soldier of Stone, Trap Hole, Mother Grizzly, Magic Jammer, Upstart Goblin, Hane-Hane, Painful Choice, Blue-Eyes White Dragon [copse] Oh? A Blue-Eyes! An Ultra Rare Blue-Eyes! Sure I have plenty of them already, but I always love getting more. You can never have too many Blue-Eyes White Dragons. Spoiler RP01 5 Elegant Egotist, Baby Dragon, UFO Turtle, Giant Trunade, Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts, Mother Grizzly, Hyozanryu, Thousand Dragon, Messenger of Peace [copse] And there are the five. Obviously nothing new, but it doesn¡¯t matter, because I got a Blue-Eyes. Now, let¡¯s see what the Gold Series 2008 holds. Spoiler GLD1 1 Mist Body, Needle Ceiling, Old Vindictive Magician, Swarm of Locusts, Newdoria, Summoner of Illusions, Regenerating Mummy, Rare Metal Dragon, Sillva, Warlord of Dark World, Swarm of Scarabs, Fire Princess, Royal Command, Spell Shield Type-8, Stealth Bird, Sr re Dragon, Pandemonium, Rivalry of Warlords, Nightmare Penguin, Non-Spellcasting Area, Doom Dozer, Offerings to the Doomed, Des Lacooda, Chimeratech Overdragon, Swords of Revealing Light, Grandmaster of the Six Samurai [copse] ¡­ Wow. I didn¡¯t realize Gold Series has 25 cards per pack. These things are definitely a great way to get sacrificial cards for sleeves. Also, Grandmaster of the Six Samurai is something I don¡¯t have, so ¡­ it even has new cards. That card is also in the Strike of Neos set, I just haven¡¯t gotten it from there yet. Next pack. Spoiler GLD1 2 Needle Ceiling, Summoner of Illusions, Non-Spellcasting Area, Skill Drain, Swarm of Locusts, Swarm of Scarabs, Rivalry of Warlords, Nightmare Penguin, Des Lacooda, Old Vindictive Magician, 8-ws Scorpion, Needle Worm, Doom Dozer, Rare Metal Dragon, Newdoria, Sillva, Warlord of Dark World, Spell Shield Type-8, Fire Princess, 7 Colored Fish, Offerings to the Doomed, Stealth Bird, Sonic Bird, Goldd, Wu-Lord of Dark World, Breaker the Magical Warrior, Reinforcement of the Army [copse] ¡­ still a ton of cards. Didn¡¯t notice anything new this time, so let¡¯s just move to the next pack. Spoiler GLD1 3 Mist Body, Rare Metal Dragon, Des Lacooda, Summoner of Illusions, Sr re Dragon, Stealth Bird, Regenerating Mummy, Royal Command, Swarm of Locusts, Swarm of Scarabs, 7 Colored Fish, Rivalry of Warlords, Offerings to the Doomed, Pandemonium, Old Vindictive Magician, Spell Shield Type-8, Fire Princess, Doom Dozer, Non-Spellcasting Area, Newdoria, Sillva, Warlord of Dark World, Sonic Bird, Goldd, Wu-Lord of Dark World, D.D. Warrior Lady, Breaker the Magical Warrior [copse] Spoiler GLD1 4 Sonic Bird, Skill Drain, 8-ws Scorpion, Pandemonium, Non-Spellcasting Area, Old Vindictive Magician, Stealth Bird, Summoner of Illusions, Needle Ceiling, Royal Command, Rare Metal Dragon, Fire Princess, Newdoria, Nightmare Penguin, Offerings to the Doomed, Des Lacooda, Sr re Dragon, Spell Shield Type-8, Rivalry of Warlords, Swarm of Locusts, Regenerating Mummy, Doom Dozer, Grandmaster of the Six Samurai, Cyber Dragon, Breaker the Magical Warrior [copse] Spoiler GLD1 5 Stealth Bird, Sillva, Warlord of Dark World, Royal Command, Regenerating Mummy, Sonic Bird, Needle Worm, Sr re Dragon, Rivalry of Warlords, Rare Metal Dragon, Needle Ceiling, Swarm of Scarabs, Fire Princess, Spell Shield Type-8, Skill Drain, 7 Colored Fish, Swarm of Locusts, Pandemonium, Old Vindictive Magician, Newdoria, Offerings to the Doomed, Des Lacooda, Nightmare Penguin, Prometheus, King of the Shadows, Crush Card Virus, Swords of Revealing Light [copse] Okay. Well, that is something. I didn¡¯t have either Prometheus, King of the Shadows or Crush Card Virus. Nice going, Gold Series. But still, our time together just came to an end. I¡¯ll probably leave you to Laura from now on as you are mostly repeats, and I have sets that aren¡¯t to open. Like Phantom Darkness. Spoiler PTDN 1 Alchemy Cycle, Cannon Soldier MK-2, Fire Trooper, Fine, Gemini Trap Hole, Maic Mosquito, Chain Summoning, Dark Crusader, Future Samurai [copse] Well, well, well. New cards. Alchemy Cycle sucks. Sure it can make Pack Tokens, but the effect is way too difficult to actually pull off. Cannon Soldier MK-2 is fine. I can normal summon it without tributes, and the effect is ¡­ not horrible. Fire Trooper is okay, but I have Spell Cards that do the same. Fine is terrible, nothing more to it. Gemini Trap Hole is Raigeki with extra steps. Maic Mosquito is actually decent, as it should be able to counter metal golems. Chain Summoning is of no use to me, because unlimited normal summons. Dark Crusader is an okay Warrior, but nothing crazy. And Future Samurai is a Gemini, so it sucks. And its effect isn¡¯t even all that good. It¡¯s just decent. Next pack. Spoiler PTDN 2 Acidic Downpour, diator Beast''s Battle Archfiend Shield, ck Veloci, Mirage Tube, Neo-Spacian Twinkle Moss, Obsidian Dragon, Samsara Lotus, Destiny HERO - Departed, Call of the Earthbound [copse] Acidic Downpour is a spell I¡¯ll never use, not because it isn¡¯t good, but because I don¡¯t feel like destroying the environment. Well, maybe inside a dungeon, but outside of one, never using that spell. diator Beast''s Battle Archfiend Shield is alright. Nothing crazy, but battle destruction immunity isn¡¯t bad and the fact that it returns to the hand, when a d Beast shuffles itself into the deck is pretty good. ck Veloci is nothing special. It is an alright Dinosaur, but nothing that amazing. Mirage Tube sucks. Twinkle Moss is fine, but not as good as Marine Dolphin. Obsidian Dragon is actually quite good. Being able to negate spells that only target a single Dark monster. That includes most targeted spells. Sure it can¡¯t do anything against AoE spells, but that isn¡¯t the Dragon¡¯s fault. Samsara Lotus isn¡¯t something I need. Sure it has its uses, but I most likely won¡¯t use it. Departed sucks. Nothing more to it. And Call of the Earthbound isn¡¯t even Earthbound support. It is just worse Raregold Armor. Next pack. Spoiler PTDN 3 Alchemy Cycle, Vengeful Shinobi, Cannon Soldier MK-2, All-Out Attacks, Acidic Downpour, Fire Trooper, diator Beast''s Battle Archfiend Shield, Superancient Deepsea King Cocanth, Rainbow Life [copse] Vengeful Shinobi can make me some pack tokens, especially ifbined with an Equip like Mist Body, so I guess that is a use for him. All-Out Attacks has its uses, and I might use it at some point. It alsobos well with something like Mirror Force. Superancient Deepsea King Cocanth is a pretty big fish. Sadly the effect it has isn¡¯t really that great for me, but it is still a big fish. So if I ever need a big fish, I have one. ¡­ and I can always cook it up. And Rainbow Life ¡­ God that card is good. Sure you have to discard for it to activate, but turning all damage you¡¯d take into healing, even if it is only for a short while, is amazing. I¡¯ll definitely have to check if I can somehow turn it into equipment by installing Rainbow Life into something. Next pack. Spoiler PTDN 4 Alchemy Cycle, Acidic Downpour, The Calctor, Dimension Explosion, diator Beast Darius, Dark World Grimoire, Fine, The Immortal Bushi, Aztekipede, the Worm Warrior [copse] Calctor got. And honestly speaking, The Calctor is great. With ten monster card zones on my duel disk, I could have the strongest Calctor ever. And yes, I can probably reverse engineer it to make actual calctors. Dimension Explosion is just worse Dimension Fusion, so it won¡¯t see y. diator Beast Darius is great. A good effect for a d Beast and do you see what his weapon is? It looks like a metal whip. I need to study under him so that I¡¯ll get better with my Dark Chain skill. Dark World Grimoire is ¡­ super situational. But it is a book and you can read books, so forbidden knowledge? The Immortal Bushi is eptable. He is a bit weak, but he does rise again and again, as long as I only use Warriors. And Aztekipede, the Worm Warrior is a worse Doom Dozer. Next pack. Spoiler PTDN 5 Rainbow Veil, Fine, diator Proving Ground, Alchemy Cycle, diator Beast Andal, Regenerating Rose, Neo-Spacian Twinkle Moss, Mirage Tube, Offering to the Snake Deity [copse] Rainbow Veil is not bad at all, especially against higher ranking monsters. Being able to negate their effects is just good. diator Proving Ground is just adding d Beasts to hand, so it is great. Nothing bad about it. Andal on the other hand ¡­ well, it had a good attack stat for a LV.4 vani, so it isn¡¯t too bad. Regenerating Rose is okay. Not great, but just okay. ¡­ is what I would say if it didn¡¯t have 0 attack! Why does a LV.7 have 0 attack? The tokens it summons are more dangerous! And Offering to the Snake Deity is just Icarus Attack but with Reptiles. Next pack. Spoiler PTDN 6 Blue Thunder T-45, Chain Material, Fine, Earth Effigy, diator Beast Andal, Cannon Soldier MK-2, Regenerating Rose, Cybeic Hidden Technology, Hate Buster [copse] Blue Thunder T-45 is another spaceship, so I¡¯ll take it. Sure it might not be as good as Gradius or Victory Viper, but it should still be fine. Chain Material isn¡¯t really useful for me, as I can just freely add cards from the Collection to hand. Earth Effigy is just a worse Trojan Horse. Cybeic Hidden Technology is okay, I suppose. A bit too costly to use, but it might help me when I study Cyber Dragons. And Hate Buster is okay. I¡¯ll need to check if it works on high ranked monsters. Next pack. Spoiler PTDN 7 Chain Material, Transmigration Break, Gemini Lancer, Spell Chronicle, diator Beast Darius, Destiny HERO - Departed, Fire Trooper, Imprisoned Queen Archfiend, Offering to the Snake Deity [copse] Transmigration Break doesn¡¯t do me any good, so I¡¯ll never use it. Gemini Lancer is an okay beater for a LV.4, but the Gemini effect of getting piercing damage isn¡¯t worth normal summoning it twice. Spell Chronicle is interesting, but not worth using. Again, I can just add stuff to hand freely. And Imprisoned Queen Archfiend is a decent Archfiend, but it is way too demonic to actually be used. Next pack. Spoiler PTDN 8 Wind Effigy, The Immortal Bushi, ck Veloci, Spell Chronicle, Unleash Your Power!, All-Out Attacks, diator Proving Ground, Yubel - Terror Incarnate, Dark Spirit Art - Greed [copse] Wind Effigy falls into the same category as its earthen brethren. It just isn¡¯t useful for me. Unleash Your Power! is bad. It is trying to be Gemini support, but it just doesn¡¯t do enough. Dark Spirit Art - Greed isn¡¯t something I really care for. It isn¡¯t bad, but too much work. And Yubel - Terror Incarnate is great. I love Yubel, the original one at least, so I¡¯ll take one of the upgraded forms. Sure I can¡¯t summon him without the OG Yubel, but hopefully I can get him/her/it, whatever you want to call Yubel. Next pack. Spoiler PTDN 9 Spell Chronicle, Destiny HERO - Departed, The Immortal Bushi, Obsidian Dragon, Gemini Trap Hole, ck Veloci, Alchemy Cycle, Regenerating Rose, Cry Havoc! [copse] Cry Havoc! is another one of those cards that just aren¡¯t useful for me. I mean, even in the TCG, it is just a worse Ultimate Offering, but for me, it ispletely useless. Next pack. Spoiler PTDN 10 Fine, Neo-Spacian Twinkle Moss, Acidic Downpour, Dimension Explosion, Transmigration Break, Fire Trooper, Destiny HERO - Departed, Chain Material, Dark Spirit Art - Greed [copse] And that is all repeats. Not the greatest end to a pack opening, but what are you going to do? Besides, I did get that one Blue-Eyes, so at least I can ride that high. CH.419 Speedrun Openings CH.419 Speedrun Openings Because of our yesterday¡¯s ¡­ escapade, I had HomeBase preparing for the first set of Dhampir students. Originally, I wanted to bring them in in three batches of about 120 dhampirs each, but Lua quickly shot me down, saying that it might be too many. So instead we¡¯d split them into at least for batches, first would be just under 50 dhampirs and if that goes well, the second one will be a bitrger and so on. Also, I wanted to bring entire viges at one time, because I just thought it would be the most efficient, but Lua also said that it would be a bad idea. The Dhampir viges are still a source of blood lilies, which are required ¡­ well almost required, for most healing potions. Yes, you can substitute them with other herbs, but blood lilies are the only herbs that can be easily grown. Sure HomeBase and other specialized facilities can grow healing herbs, but most of the time, they are gotten from dungeons by exchanging points for them. And blood lilies don¡¯t need that. They just need blood and Blood Magic. That is much easier than making a dedicated facility that has a high mana environment and other environmental controls. I left the selection of who to bring and from what viges to Lua, because honestly, I just didn¡¯t care enough. Because of that, Lua left for a second visit to a few viges. She was going to ask the vigers for their opinions and all of that.
I instead began looking at what I could do with Rainbow Life and Rainbow Veil. Spoiler
[copse] I got both yesterday and both of them are really powerful in their own ways, so I wanted to see if I could make some equipment based on them. Rainbow Veil would go best with a weapon of some kind, and it didn¡¯t take long for me to think of Unika and her arrows. Sure it would be a massive waste of cards, but I could install Rainbow Veil into each arrow and make what would essentially be skill sealing arrows. I could probably do the same with Skill Drain as well, but I think Rainbow Veil might be better. Rainbow Veil is an Equip Spell, not a Continuous Trap, and it is single target, whereas Skill Drain affects everything. Rainbow Veil is also a lot more temporary. Spoiler [copse] For Rainbow Life, I need to make something that can either break or lose a ¡®counter¡¯ or something like that every time the effect activates. With the original trap, that resource is of course a card, but I can likely change that out for something else. My first idea was mana. Changing ¡®discard 1 card¡¯ to ¡®pay 1000 mana¡¯ shouldn¡¯t be too difficult and indeed it wasn¡¯t. Then I justbined that with a magic stone that could pull mana from HomeBase¡¯s mana pool and we were golden. Or I can make an alternative design which uses a regr magic stone instead, which the user will have to fill manually. That way, I can potentially sell it without giving people magic stones that pull mana from HomeBase. The only problem is that the device ended up being a bit toorge for my tastes. It wasn¡¯t something you could wear on your person, but I¡¯ll work on it more in the future. Besides, I can just pass my design for Tahlia to take a look at. She will then show it to Laura and Fantasia, and Fantasia will likely show it to my monsters and in the end, my mediocre prototype will turn into something much better. But that is for another day. Because I¡¯ve been having a lot of fun opening packstely and I n on continuing it.
For today¡¯s packs, I decided to go with thest packs for both Strike of Neos and Force of the Breaker before I surrender those sets to Laura¡¯s onught of infinite Pack tokens for fullpletion. There aren¡¯t all that many cards Ick from those sets, but there are a few. As long as I can even get one of them ¡­ well one from each set, I¡¯ll be happy. Starting off with Strike of Neos. And let me just recap the results here to make it quicker. Spoiler Spoiler Neo-Spacian Glow Moss (Common) x3 Kahkki, Gueri of Dark World (Common) x5 Puppet nt (Common) x3 Shien''s Footsoldier (Common) x4 The Six Samurai - Yaichi (Common) x3 Firestorm Prominence (Common) x1 Alien Psychic (Common) x3 The Six Samurai - Nisashi (Common) x3 Silent Abyss (Common) x3 The Six Samurai - Yariza (Common) x2 The Six Samurai - Irou (Common) x2 The Six Samurai - Zanji (Common) x3 Umbral Soul (Common) x2 Radiant Spirit (Common) x2 Electric Virus (Common) x2 Marite Mite (Common) x1 The Six Samurai - Kamon (Common) x1 Destruction Cyclone (Common) x1 Raging Earth (Common) x1 Lycanthrope (Common) x3 Cu Chinn the Awakened (Common) x3 Legendary Ebon Steed (Common) x5 Shien''s Castle of Mist (Common) x2 Advanced Ritual Art (Common) x2 "A" Cell Scatter Burst (Common) x2 Emblem of the Awakening (Common) x3 Synthesis Spell (Common) x2 Ritual Sealing (Common) x3 Change of Hero - Reflector Ray (Common) x2 Swift Samurai Storm! (Common) x2 Return of the Six Samurai (Common) x2 Anti-Fusion Device (Common) x1 Fusion Devourer (Rare) x1 Frostosaurus (Rare) x2 Spiral Serpent (Rare) x1 Twister (Rare) x1 Ancient Rules (Rare) x2 Eliminating the League (Rare) x2 Cloak and Dagger (Rare) x1 Aegis of Gaia (Secret Rare) x1 Ancient Rules (Ultimate Rare) x1 Elemental HERO Glow Neos (Ultra Rare) x1 [copse] [copse] So yeah. I got Aegis of Gaia and Elemental HERO Glow Neos as new cards. Everything else is a repeat. Aegis of Gaia has a powerful healing effect, giving 3000 HP when activated. The only problem is, it inflicts 3000 damage when removed from the field. Now that doesn¡¯t mean that it is useless, as I canbine it with something that will negate the damage, turning Aegis of Gaia into the biggest nonbat rted healing card I have ess to. Spoiler [copse] And Glow Neos is a Neos fusion. It isn¡¯t amazing, but it isn¡¯t bad either. Maybe I¡¯ll use it, maybe I won¡¯t. Spoiler [copse] I guess I also got an Ultimate Rare Ancient Rules, but I already had the Rare variant, so for in terms of using the card, it isn¡¯t new, but for my Collection, it is. Sadly it still is useless to me as I already y by the ancient rules. Now, let¡¯s do the same with Force of the Breaker. Ten packs, quick open. Spoiler Spoiler Seismic Crasher (Common) x5 Crystal Beast Amethyst Cat (Common) x5 Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle (Common) x1 Gravi-Crush Dragon (Common) x1 Crystal Beast Amber Mammoth (Common) x3 Volcanic Hammerer (Common) x2 Crystal Beast Cobalt Eagle (Common) x2 Dweller in the Depths (Common) x2 Mei-Kou, Master of Barriers (Common) x2 Magna-sh Dragon (Common) x2 Field Barrier (Common) x2 Crystal Blessing (Common) x4 Crystal Abundance (Common) x2 Otherworld - The "A" Zone (Common) x3 ze elerator (Common) x2 Wild Fire (Common) x4 Tornado (Common) x3 Crystal Promise (Common) x2 "A" Cell Breeding Device (Common) x1 Crystal Beacon (Common) x1 Introduction to Gantry (Common) x1 Crystal Raigeki (Common) x3 Hard-sellin'' Zombie (Common) x4 Volcanic Recharge (Common) x2 Backs to the Wall (Common) x4 Gem sh Energy (Common) x3 Hard-sellin'' Goblin (Common) x2 Breakthrough! (Common) x3 Last Resort (Common) x2 Mass Hypnosis (Common) x2 Secrets of the Gant (Common) x2 Terrible Deal (Common) x2 Destroyersaurus (Rare) x2 Harpie Queen (Rare) x1 Goe Goe the Gant Ninja (Rare) x2 Archfiend General (Rare) x1 Zeradias, Herald of Heaven (Rare) x1 Lucky Iron Axe (Rare) x1 Firewall (Rare) x1 Triggered Summon (Rare) x1 Tri-ze elerator (Super Rare) x1 [copse] [copse] ¡­ okay. This one is definitely worse than the previous one. Only one SR. Sure I didn¡¯t have Tri-ze elerator, so I¡¯m happy I got one, but from ten packs, I kind of expected two higher rarity cards. Let¡¯s do another ten because this quick opening method doesn¡¯t take too much time, and I want more cards. Spoiler Spoiler Crystal Beast Amethyst Cat (Common) x3 Dweller in the Depths (Common) x4 Volcanic ster (Common) x2 Gravi-Crush Dragon (Common) x3 Seismic Crasher (Common) x5 Volcanic Hammerer (Common) x2 Crystal Beast Emerald Tortoise (Common) x2 Volcanic Scattershot (Common) x2 Crystal Beast Cobalt Eagle (Common) x2 Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle (Common) x2 Mei-Kou, Master of Barriers (Common) x1 Crystal Abundance (Common) x3 ze elerator (Common) x2 Crystal Beacon (Common) x4 Tornado (Common) x2 "A" Cell Breeding Device (Common) x1 Crystal Promise (Common) x1 Otherworld - The "A" Zone (Common) x4 Crystal Blessing (Common) x1 Field Barrier (Common) x1 Mass Hypnosis (Common) x4 Volcanic Recharge (Common) x4 Last Resort (Common) x2 Backs to the Wall (Common) x3 Terrible Deal (Common) x5 Breakthrough! (Common) x2 Gem sh Energy (Common) x2 Introduction to Gantry (Common) x2 Crystal Raigeki (Common) x1 Hard-sellin'' Zombie (Common) x3 Hard-sellin'' Goblin (Common) x1 Secrets of the Gant (Common) x1 Volcanic Shell (Rare) x1 Warrior of Antis (Rare) x1 Zeradias, Herald of Heaven (Rare) x1 Gravekeeper''s Commandant (Rare) x1 Goe Goe the Gant Ninja (Rare) x1 Ancient City - Rainbow Ruins (Rare) x2 Firewall (Rare) x2 Triggered Summon (Rare) x1 Radiant Mirror Force (Super Rare) x1 Elemental HERO Captain Gold (Ultra Rare) x2 [copse] [copse] Okay. That is more like it. ¡­ just a shame I got two Captain Gold. I already got a few because they are in the Duelist Pack 6: Jaden Yuki 3, but those two are the first I got from this set. Radiant Mirror Force on the other hand ispletely new. Didn¡¯t have one yet, so I¡¯ll dly take one. Sure it is just worse Mirror Force, but new card is new card. Maybe I can give people Radiant Mirror Force instead of the regr one. Not to people that work for me, but to others I feel like giving a Mirror Force to. And since that took like ¡­ not all that long, let¡¯s do ten packs of Tactical Evolution the regr way, just to cap things off. Spoiler TAEV 1 Dark Effigy, Strike sh, Dawnbreak Gardna, Ritual Raven, Broken Bamboo Sword, Venom Boa, Reverse of Neos, Chrysalis Larva, Spell Remation [copse] Well, Strike sh is new. Sadly it isn¡¯t all that good, because of how specific it is. ¡­ but on the other hand, like with Rainbow Veil, I can probably make arrows that have Strike sh installed in them to make super arrows. Next pack. Spoiler TAEV 2 Venom Burn, King Pyron, Dark Effigy, Dawnbreak Gardna, Venom Snake, Goggle Golem, Razor Lizard, Neo-Spacian Marine Dolphin, Phnx Pike [copse] Repeat moment. Already have all of these. So let¡¯s just go to the next pack. Spoiler TAEV 3 Gift Card, Ojama Knight, Renge, Gatekeeper of Dark World, Destructive Draw, Flint Missile, Venom Swamp, Chrysalis Mole, Flint Lock, Phantom Dragonray Bronto [copse] Oh? Oh? Oh? Gift Card? That is so good! Here I was hyping up Aegis of Gaia, but Pack Opener is like: ¡®Aegis of Gaia don¡¯t have nothing on Gift Card.¡¯ Sure I can¡¯t heal myself with Gift Card, unless I have someone else to activate it, but most of the time, it isn¡¯t myself that I¡¯m worried about. And being able to heal anyone for 3k HP is great. Oh and Phantom Dragonray Bronto is also new. But it is just a Gemini with an effect to raise its attack to 2300, but at the cost of turning itself into defense mode after attacking. So in short, it is a way worse Goblin Attack Force. Next pack. Spoiler TAEV 4 The Gift of Greed, Counter Counter, Venom Serpent, Venom Swamp, Shield Spear, Chrysalis Larva, NEX, Crystal Seer, Summoner''s Art [copse] Now, I know what you might think. You might think Summoner¡¯s Art is just as useless as Ancient Rules, but it really isn¡¯t. Remember that ¡®adding to hand¡¯ means ¡®adding to Collection¡¯, so I can just get new cards with Summoner''s Art. Sure it is limited to normal monsters, but that is still good. I can get unlimited Blue-Eyes White Dragons. And Crystal Seer is also new, with an effect to ¡®pre-see¡¯ the next two packs I¡¯d open, and allowing me to choose with one I want to keep. It is alright, but since I have unlimited pack tokens, it really isn¡¯t worth it. Next pack. Spoiler TAEV 5 Chrysalis Mole, Renge, Gatekeeper of Dark World, Gift Card, Flint Lock, Ritual Raven, Ambush Fangs, The Gift of Greed, Phantom Dragonray Bronto, Desert Twister [copse] Okay. Nothing new here. Next pack. Spoiler TAEV 6 Gravitic Orb, Venom Burn, Light Effigy, The Gift of Greed, Counter Counter, Broken Bamboo Sword, Ritual Raven, Snake Rain, Gemini Summoner [copse] Luckily this pack has two new cards. Snake Rain is ¡­ fine, I suppose. Kind of unneeded, as I can just send cards to the GY whenever I want for free, but maybe I can actually use it to rain snakes down on peoples¡¯ heads. Then I¡¯ll just say: ¡®It''s just a prank bro.¡¯ when they get mad. And Gemini Summoner is ¡­ not all that good. Gemini monsters already suck and this mediocre Summoner does not save them. Like really. Why is it limited to the end phase? It already has a ¡®Once per turn¡¯, so let its effect be used during the main phase. At least then it would be decent. But let¡¯s be honest here, since its effect only works with Gemini monsters and you have to pay 500 life points, it should be during your main phase and unlimited number of times. Sure someone woulde up with an FTK involving the card, but if you can somehow FTK with Gemini monsters, you deserve to win on the first turn. Next pack. Spoiler TAEV 7 Chrysalis Chicky, Gift Card, Shadow Delver, Chrysalis Pinny, Amulet of Ambition, NEX, Counter Counter, Crystal Seer, Symbols of Duty [copse] Got a second Crystal Seer, but that isn¡¯t new and neither is anything else in this pack. Next. Spoiler TAEV 8 Venom Serpent, Phantom Cricket, Venom Snake, The Gift of Greed, Volcanic Rat, Razor Lizard, Ritual Raven, Ocean''s Keeper, Elemental HERO Neos Alius [copse] Again, I already have Neos Alius. But you know what I didn¡¯t yet have? Phantom Cricket. Sure it isn¡¯t all that good, but it is new and I have it. Besides, you never know when you need to have a tiny cricket monster sneak into somewhere. ¡­ also, while I haven¡¯t yet tested it, I¡¯m decently sure I can use Beast Union with my monsters. So in theory, I could ¡®possess¡¯ Phantom Cricket, sneak into somewhere and then just undo the union to pop out. But that is something to testter. Next pack. Spoiler TAEV 9 Alien Shocktrooper, Venom Cobra, Creature Seizure, Venom Snake, Rise of the Snake Deity, Chrysalis Larva, Chrysalis Chicky, Shadow Delver, Snake Deity''s Command [copse] Nothing new here. Last pack. Spoiler TAEV 10 Venom Snake, Convert Contact, Venom Cobra, Venom Serpent, Strike sh, Chrysalis Pantail, Cocoon Veil, Dark Effigy, Thousand-Eyes Jellyfish [copse] Well, Thousand-Eyes Jellyfish is new, but it is kind of bad. The summoning condition is too specific, and while the effect is decent, you can get ess to it easier through other cards. ¡­ but I didn¡¯t really get any of the ¡®big impact¡¯ cards I wanted like Vennominon, Vennominaga or Rainbow Dragon, so how about 10 more packs, but this time in the ¡®speedrun¡¯ format. Actually, don¡¯t answer that, as when you do, it will be toote, because I¡¯m doing it. Spoiler Spoiler Chrysalis Mole (Common) x4 Chrysalis Chicky (Common) x1 Ritual Raven (Common) x1 Chrysalis Pantail (Common) x1 Chrysalis Pinny (Common) x3 Flint Lock (Common) x4 Dark Effigy (Common) x2 Venom Boa (Common) x2 Chrysalis Larva (Common) x1 Phantom Cricket (Common) x2 Gravitic Orb (Common) x1 Ojama Knight (Common) x3 Neo-Spacian Marine Dolphin (Common) x3 Dawnbreak Gardna (Common) x2 Goggle Golem (Common) x1 Volcanic Rat (Common) x2 Renge, Gatekeeper of Dark World (Common) x2 Alien Shocktrooper (Common) x1 Venom Shot (Common) x1 Venom Swamp (Common) x2 Flint Missile (Common) x2 Broken Bamboo Sword (Common) x4 Cocoon Rebirth (Common) x1 Cocoon Party (Common) x3 Convert Contact (Common) x1 NEX (Common) x2 Reverse of Neos (Common) x1 Amulet of Ambition (Common) x1 Creature Seizure (Common) x1 Rise of the Snake Deity (Common) x2 Destructive Draw (Common) x2 Hero Counterattack (Common) x4 Cocoon Veil (Common) x1 Snake Whistle (Common) x2 Strike sh (Common) x5 Gift Card (Common) x2 Shield Spear (Common) x1 Ambush Fangs (Common) x3 Counter Counter (Common) x1 The Gift of Greed (Common) x1 Fossil Tusker (Rare) x1 Neo Space Pathfinder (Rare) x1 Elemental HERO Marine Neos (Rare) x1 Grasschopper (Rare) x2 Phantom Dragonray Bronto (Rare) x1 Hunter Dragon (Rare) x1 Damage = Reptile (Rare) x1 Common Charity (Rare) x1 Trap Remation (Rare) x1 Gemini Summoner (Super Rare) x1 [copse] [copse] Well, Hunter Dragon, Damage = Reptile and Common Charity are all new. They aren¡¯t all that good, but they aren¡¯t that bad either. Just alright. I suppose something worth mentioning is the fact that Hunter Dragon is the best equip for Cyberdarks. The regr ones. The fusion has better targets, so having it for that is good. Again, just a shame I didn¡¯t really get any of the high impact cards, but maybe next time. 419.5 The definitely not April Fools chapter 419.5 The definitely not April Fools chapter Alright. Another day means more packs for me to open. Still in search of my Rainbow Dragon and Vennominaga. Those were my thoughts when I woke up, but little did I know, this day wasn¡¯t going to be like that, as when I opened up Pack Opener, something strange was waiting for me.
[Pack Opener]
[Collection]
[Deck]
[Graveyard]
[Banished]
[Momentum Reactor]
[Sleeve maker]
[Summoning Challenge]
[Instructions]
[Set lists]
[Open Packs]
[Promo Trade]
[Buy Decks]
I naturally just went for the Open Packs tab, but that is when things went wrong.
Error! Unable to connect with ygoprodeck servers!
[Retry]
¡°... umm, what?¡± I muttered aloud. ¡°What the frick is that?¡± I then quickly hit the Retry button, but again, same error. I tried again and again for what must have been 50 times, before finally something happened.
New server connection established.
Error. Set names unavable.
Error. Set selection unavable.
Packs may still be opened, but the set will be chosen at random.
[Open Random Pack]
¡°... wow. Almost makes me want to not open any packs at all. ¡­ but at the same time, this does kind of feel like a massive lottery. Not only hoping for a good card, but also for a good set.¡± So with those thoughts, I hit the button. Spoiler Pokemon Base1 Fire Energy, Water Energy, Pikachu, Caterpie, Machop, Charmander, Gastly, Dratini, Seel, Ivysaur, Dugtrio [copse] ¡­ Yeah ¡­ That isn¡¯t normal at all. The F is going on? These are Pokemon card. Why did I get Pokemon cards? I mean, I suppose my skill is called ¡®Pack Opener¡¯ and not ¡®Yu-Gi-Oh! Pack Opener¡¯, but still. It has always just been Yu-Gi-Oh! cards. ¡­ Well, whatever. I have a Pikachu, so let¡¯s summon it. I got the card out of the Collection and quickly summoned out my new Pokemon. After ying with my Pikachu a bit, I decided to give my corrupted Pack Opener another go, because honestly speaking, I don¡¯t mind getting a few Pokemon cards. Maybe I can even get a Charizard. Spoiler Magic: The Gathering Limited Edition Alpha Blue Elemental st, Flight, Giant Spider, Gray Ogre, Hurloon Minotaur, Ind, Ivory Cup, Kormus Bell, nowar Elves, Scryb Sprites, Stream of Life, Tranquility, Tsunami, Tunnel, Weakness [copse] ¡­ okay. I¡¯m not sure if Magic: The Gathering is better or worse than Pokemon. I mean, some of this cards honestly seem super useful. Just think about it. Install Flight for instant ess to the Mana Flight skill. Install Ind for water affinity. Stream of Life for healing, Weakness for weakening opponents. I could even destroy all inds with Tsunami. But still. This is random as anything. First Pokemon, then MTG. What is next? Vanguard Cardfight? Spoiler Digimon ssic Collection EX-01 Devimon, Guardromon, Kurisarimon, Andromon, Angemon, MetalTyrannomon, Ikkakumon, Plesiomon, Garurumon, Rosemon, Imperialdramon Dragon Mode, Fight for Your Pride! [copse] Nope. Digimon this time. But I do like what I got. I mean, Imperialdramon and Rosemon are both Ultimate level. ¡­ or I guess Mega level if you happen to live in America, but I refuse the acknowledge the US dub of Digimon, because it is a joke. ¡­ But honestly, I think I¡¯ll just stop here. Pack Opener seems to bepletely broken and I wouldn¡¯t be surprised at all if all these non-Yugioh cards will get deleted when it gets its act together. So I think I¡¯ll head outside, y with my Pikachu, ride my Imperialdramon and maybe have a spar with Gray Ogre before these cards disappear. CH.420 Training Dhampirs CH.420 Training Dhampirs A few dayster, it was a ¡®move-in day¡¯. For the dhampirs Lua picked to be her first students that came to live on campus. Previously her teaching was going to them, but now it is having theme to us. For me that meant assigning rooms to the neers. It was simple, as Lua had mostly picked families whenever possible, so I¡¯d just give them one of therger guest rooms. There were a few lone dhampirs as well, and for them I gave the option of either having a room of their own, or sharing a room with other solos. In the end, out of the 46 dhampirs in this set, only 2 ended up being in a room of their own.
From then on, every day there would be a lesson on True Blood Magic. I naturally took part in the lessons, though I did get some looks from the other dhampirs. Largely because I generally don¡¯t stay a dhampir outside of the lessons, so if they ever spotted me around HomeBase outside of the lessons, they¡¯d smell the difference. Yes, dhampirs can do that. It really isn¡¯t hard. Their noses are quite good at picking up blood, sweat and other simr things. Eventually one of the two ¡®lone wolves¡¯ ended up asking me about it, and I showed her my unique-racial skill by swapping races from human to dhampir to cat-folk to dragon hearted. ¡°... that is some skill.¡± She said in awe. ¡°Wish I¡¯d had something like that.¡± ¡°You can¡¯t always have what you want to have. You just have to do the best with what you¡¯ve got.¡± I told her, though honestly it felt a bit hypocritical. My skills are extremely overpowered, so I¡¯ve never really had any issues. ¡°And if you try hard enough, you will eventually find your own unique skill, whatever it will end up being.¡± ¡°... do you really think I can?¡± ¡°Of course. ¡­ and if you¡¯d like, you can join thebat training we have, if you are looking to be abatant.¡± ¡°... what if I want to be something simple like a maid or chef?¡± ¡°I can have someone teach you that as well.¡± I offered. ¡°... and what if I want to learn magic? Outside of Blood Magic?¡± ¡°Again, I can offer that.¡± ¡°... even if I don¡¯t have a magical attribute?¡± She asked. ¡°I have a way around that problem, so yes.¡± I confirmed. ¡°But even outside of that, there are magics you can use without an attribute.¡± I told her before I quickly casted a simple Space Magic spell. ¡°I too am without an attribute. But that doesn¡¯t stop me from using magic.¡± ¡°... I ¡­ thanks.¡± ¡°No problem. Just ask someone when you decide what you want to do. Or you can just do a bit of everything. Sure being a jack of all trades isn¡¯t the best, but it isn¡¯t bad either.¡±
I had simr conversations with some of the other dhampirs, but most of them either already knew what they wanted, or were children that wanted to try everything. The most popr option was learning newbat techniques, be it magic or CQC. Learning to fly was also a popr dream, after Lua and Ria showed off their wings. So learning Vampiric Body Modification from Ria and Winged Flight from Lua became a goal for a handful of them. Alice even helped with her Mana Flight, as it was an option for those that wanted to specialize in magic. The next most popr thing was actually cooking. Specifically learning how to cook blood based dishes. It got to the point where I made an entire second kitchen that worked as a study space for those that wanted to learn to cook, because while the HomeBase kitchen isrge, it isn¡¯t really good for teaching multiple people. The most interesting, in my opinion, was the sole dhampir that asked Wilma and Karl for lessons in cksmithing and weapons making. He wanted to be a smith that could solo make blood iron, and maybe even vampiric steel, weapons. Syra, the dhampir that was the first to ask me about things, ended up specializing in household chores and cooking, almost like she was trying to be a maid. I do hope she ends up enjoying the future she picked.
But as things go, I don¡¯t worry about all of that. I just practice Blood Magic, which I¡¯m learning quickly by the way. It is way easier than Space or Time Magic. It is even easier than Spirit Magic. And I also open packs, because I want toplete more sets before we get the info necessary to mega cure the other two Kingdoms, because I¡¯m basically guaranteed to get more sets unlocked when that happens. I already let Laura fullyplete both and , but that still leaves three sets I haven¡¯t fullypleted. I was missing a few cards from both, so I¡¯ll go over the important ones Laura got. From Strike of Neos, Gene-Warped Warwolf is naturally interesting. It is the first of the 2k LV.4 vanis, so that is something. Spoiler [copse] Sage of Silence is fun, as she can use a technique simr to Lua¡¯s Monarch of Magic. It isn¡¯t quite as powerful as Lua¡¯s variant, as Sage of Silence can only negate spells, while Lua can bring spells under her control, but they are simr. Spoiler [copse] Card Trader is also interesting. With it, I can basically trade in a card to get a different card of the same rarity from the same set. Spoiler [copse] So for example, I can trade in a super rare Aegis of Gaia from Strike of Neos, and I¡¯ll get a different super rare from the same set in return. So having ess to some Card Traders will be a good help when Laura tries to fullplete these sets, as Card Trader can help with the RNG. From Force of the Breaker, the most important one is Crystal Beast Sapphire Pegasus. It is Crystal Beast I was missing, so now, when I get it, I can actually summon the Rainbow Dragon. Spoiler [copse] Others worth a note are Volcanic Rocket and Doomfire, Raiza the Storm Monarch andst, Rare Value. Spoiler
[copse] So yeah. That is the situation with those sets. Let¡¯s move onto what I actually want to do. Let¡¯s get that Rainbow Dragon. And for that, is the set. Spoiler TAEV 1 Hero Counterattack, Snake Whistle, Phantom Cricket, Volcanic Rat, Flint Lock, Razor Lizard, NEX, The Gift of Greed, Hunter Dragon [copse] Well, I got another Hunter Dragon, which as I¡¯ve already mentioned, is the best equip for the Cyberdarks, so I¡¯ll take it. Next. Spoiler TAEV 2 Counter Counter, Razor Lizard, Amulet of Ambition, Shadow Delver, Ojama Knight, Cocoon Veil, Cocoon Party, Dark Effigy, Thousand-Eyes Jellyfish [copse] Spoiler TAEV 3 Reverse of Neos, Chrysalis Larva, Cocoon Rebirth, Venom Burn, Amulet of Ambition, Chrysalis Chicky, Shadow Delver, Summoner''s Art, Zombie Master [copse] Well, as far as this set goes, Zombie Master is new. Yes I already have a few from the Zombie World structure deck, but this is the first from Tactical Evolution. Next. Spoiler TAEV 4 Destructive Draw, Light Effigy, Volcanic Rat, Venom Cobra, Venom Serpent, Reverse of Neos, Venom Swamp, Cocoon Veil, Phnx Pike [copse] Spoiler TAEV 5 Creature Seizure, Chrysalis Pantail, Ambush Fangs, Goggle Golem, Chrysalis Larva, Reverse of Neos, Chrysalis Chicky, Venom Shot, Snake Rain [copse] Spoiler TAEV 6 Destructive Draw, Snake Whistle, Renge, Gatekeeper of Dark World, Venom Snake, Chrysalis Pinny, Dark Effigy, Ambush Fangs, Venom Shot, Snake Rain [copse] Spoiler TAEV 7 Flint Lock, Alien Shocktrooper, Chrysalis Larva, Convert Contact, Cocoon Veil, Light Effigy, Creature Seizure, Doom Shaman, Fossil Tusker [copse] Okay. Doom Shaman. It is a Gemini, sadly, but its effect is alright. It is kind of like Geminint, I mean Gigant, but for Fiends. Spoiler [copse] So yeah. Not bad. Next pack. Spoiler TAEV 8 Venom Burn, Chrysalis Mole, Venom Boa, Amulet of Ambition, Chrysalis Chicky, Ambush Fangs, Dark Effigy, Vennominon the King of Poisonous Snakes, Ocean''s Keeper [copse] Okay. Following up the Shaman is Vennominon. That is honestly amazing. I need him if I ever want to summon Vennominaga. And even without Vennominaga, Vennominon is a potentially very powerful monster as I can just fill the GY up with Reptiles. Next pack. Spoiler TAEV 9 Venom Serpent, Ojama Knight, Neo-Spacian Marine Dolphin, Chrysalis Pinny, Dark Effigy, Light Effigy, Rise of the Snake Deity, Alien Shocktrooper, Grasschopper [copse] Spoiler TAEV 10 Dark Effigy, Gift Card, Cocoon Rebirth, The Gift of Greed, King Pyron, Rise of the Snake Deity, Gravitic Orb, Venom Swamp, Neo Space Pathfinder [copse] And nothing new here. But still, for ten packs, not too bad. Two new super rares and one ultra rare. But I want more! More packs. More chances for the big glowy dragon. So let¡¯s que up like ¡­ 30 packs and speedrun open them instead. Spoiler Spoiler Chrysalis Chicky (Common) x3 Venom Serpent (Common) x8 Chrysalis Mole (Common) x8 Razor Lizard (Common) x7 Chrysalis Pinny (Common) x7 Chrysalis Larva (Common) x7 Light Effigy (Common) x6 Chrysalis Pantail (Common) x7 Venom Boa (Common) x3 Flint Lock (Common) x6 Venom Snake (Common) x4 Dark Effigy (Common) x5 Ritual Raven (Common) x3 Gravitic Orb (Common) x6 Phantom Cricket (Common) x4 Ojama Knight (Common) x8 Neo-Spacian Marine Dolphin (Common) x4 Goggle Golem (Common) x6 Dawnbreak Gardna (Common) x7 Shadow Delver (Common) x4 King Pyron (Common) x5 Renge, Gatekeeper of Dark World (Common) x3 Alien Shocktrooper (Common) x8 Volcanic Rat (Common) x2 Venom Cobra (Common) x2 Creature Seizure (Common) x4 Reverse of Neos (Common) x6 Venom Swamp (Common) x7 Flint Missile (Common) x8 Broken Bamboo Sword (Common) x6 Amulet of Ambition (Common) x5 Venom Shot (Common) x3 Cocoon Rebirth (Common) x2 Cocoon Party (Common) x3 Convert Contact (Common) x2 NEX (Common) x5 Snake Whistle (Common) x6 Shield Spear (Common) x5 Gift Card (Common) x4 Cocoon Veil (Common) x3 Counter Counter (Common) x6 Ambush Fangs (Common) x7 Hero Counterattack (Common) x4 The Gift of Greed (Common) x5 Strike sh (Common) x3 Rise of the Snake Deity (Common) x4 Destructive Draw (Common) x3 Venom Burn (Common) x1 Ocean''s Keeper (Rare) x2 Fossil Tusker (Rare) x1 Elemental HERO Marine Neos (Rare) x1 Grasschopper (Rare) x4 Phantom Dragonray Bronto (Rare) x4 Hunter Dragon (Rare) x2 Snake Rain (Rare) x1 Summoner''s Art (Rare) x2 Double Summon (Rare) x3 Phnx Pike (Rare) x1 Symbols of Duty (Rare) x1 Damage = Reptile (Rare) x4 Spell Remation (Rare) x2 Snake Deity''s Command (Rare) x2 Frost and me Dragon (Secret Rare) x1 Gemini Summoner (Super Rare) x1 Lucky Pied Piper (Super Rare) x1 Chthonian Emperor Dragon (Ultimate Rare) x1 Mirror Gate (Ultimate Rare) x1 [copse] [copse] ¡­ wow. For thirty packs, that is kind of bad. I mean, I guess it follows the odds of one higher rarity card in every 6 packs, but it is still disappointing. Frost and me Dragon is a lot like Desert Twister. Too difficult to summon for its effect. Spoiler
[copse] Gemini Summoner I already had. Lucky Pied Piper is okay. It is a Gemini, yes, but at least its Gemini effect is good. Spoiler [copse] Can¡¯t really say the same about Chthonian Emperor Dragon. Sure double attacking is a good effect, but not for a level 6 with 2400 attack which you have to Gemini summon. Spoiler [copse] And Mirror Gate is a fine trap. Not amazing, because you need to control an Elemental Hero, but it does work sometimes. ¡­ even if it really is just a worse Creature Swap. Spoiler [copse] So yeah. Because I didn¡¯t get either Vennominaga or Rainbow Dragon, how about another 30 packs? Actually, don¡¯t answer that because I decided I¡¯ll just do it. Spoiler Spoiler Chrysalis Mole (Common) x3 Chrysalis Pantail (Common) x7 Razor Lizard (Common) x5 Venom Boa (Common) x4 Chrysalis Larva (Common) x4 Chrysalis Pinny (Common) x8 Venom Serpent (Common) x8 Ritual Raven (Common) x4 Venom Snake (Common) x4 Light Effigy (Common) x6 Chrysalis Chicky (Common) x6 Dark Effigy (Common) x5 Flint Lock (Common) x1 Phantom Cricket (Common) x6 Gravitic Orb (Common) x6 Neo-Spacian Marine Dolphin (Common) x6 Ojama Knight (Common) x5 King Pyron (Common) x3 Goggle Golem (Common) x5 Shadow Delver (Common) x5 Dawnbreak Gardna (Common) x5 Renge, Gatekeeper of Dark World (Common) x8 Alien Shocktrooper (Common) x9 Venom Cobra (Common) x6 Volcanic Rat (Common) x3 Venom Shot (Common) x3 Amulet of Ambition (Common) x4 Reverse of Neos (Common) x5 Cocoon Rebirth (Common) x7 Creature Seizure (Common) x2 Broken Bamboo Sword (Common) x7 Cocoon Party (Common) x3 Convert Contact (Common) x4 Venom Swamp (Common) x3 NEX (Common) x3 Flint Missile (Common) x6 Venom Burn (Common) x7 Shield Spear (Common) x6 The Gift of Greed (Common) x4 Destructive Draw (Common) x6 Hero Counterattack (Common) x3 Gift Card (Common) x3 Ambush Fangs (Common) x4 Strike sh (Common) x5 Counter Counter (Common) x5 Rise of the Snake Deity (Common) x5 Cocoon Veil (Common) x3 Snake Whistle (Common) x1 Neo Space Pathfinder (Rare) x3 Fossil Tusker (Rare) x2 Thousand-Eyes Jellyfish (Rare) x1 Elemental HERO Marine Neos (Rare) x2 Grasschopper (Rare) x3 Snake Rain (Rare) x2 Double Summon (Rare) x3 Phnx Pike (Rare) x1 Symbols of Duty (Rare) x2 Common Charity (Rare) x4 Trap Remation (Rare) x2 Snake Deity''s Command (Rare) x2 Damage = Reptile (Rare) x2 Spell Remation (Rare) x1 Necro Gardna (Super Rare) x1 Zombie Master (Super Rare) x1 Lucky Pied Piper (Super Rare) x1 Aquarian Alessa (Super Rare) x1 Fifth Hope (Super Rare) x2 zewing Butterfly (Ultimate Rare) x1 Vennominon the King of Poisonous Snakes (Ultra Rare) x1 Crystal Seer (Ultra Rare) x1 [copse] [copse] Okay. That is a lot better. A total of 9 high rarity cards. Necro Gardna is decent. Banish it to negate an attack, not bad. Aquarian Alessa is simr to Lucky Pied Piper, but the Piper¡¯s effect is better. zewing Butterfly is fine, the best part being that it can special summon a Gemini monster with any level, so you can summon a LV.6 Gemini with it, and the monster will have its Gemini effect. Spoiler
[copse] ¡­ and the rest are repeats. And still no Vennominaga or Rainbow Dragon, so with my unlimited power, I mean unlimited Pack tokens, I call forth thirty more packs. Spoiler Spoiler Chrysalis Mole (Common) x3 Dark Effigy (Common) x6 Venom Serpent (Common) x6 Chrysalis Larva (Common) x5 Venom Snake (Common) x9 Chrysalis Pinny (Common) x4 Light Effigy (Common) x7 Chrysalis Pantail (Common) x9 Ritual Raven (Common) x4 Flint Lock (Common) x8 Venom Boa (Common) x4 Chrysalis Chicky (Common) x4 Razor Lizard (Common) x2 Phantom Cricket (Common) x6 Gravitic Orb (Common) x4 Neo-Spacian Marine Dolphin (Common) x4 Ojama Knight (Common) x6 Goggle Golem (Common) x3 King Pyron (Common) x5 Shadow Delver (Common) x1 Dawnbreak Gardna (Common) x4 Volcanic Rat (Common) x4 Renge, Gatekeeper of Dark World (Common) x1 Venom Cobra (Common) x2 Alien Shocktrooper (Common) x3 Venom Swamp (Common) x8 Reverse of Neos (Common) x4 Broken Bamboo Sword (Common) x3 Amulet of Ambition (Common) x4 Cocoon Party (Common) x5 NEX (Common) x4 Venom Shot (Common) x4 Creature Seizure (Common) x6 Convert Contact (Common) x4 Flint Missile (Common) x4 Cocoon Rebirth (Common) x2 Counter Counter (Common) x8 Venom Burn (Common) x3 Cocoon Veil (Common) x5 Strike sh (Common) x7 Snake Whistle (Common) x6 Gift Card (Common) x8 The Gift of Greed (Common) x9 Destructive Draw (Common) x8 Ambush Fangs (Common) x4 Shield Spear (Common) x6 Rise of the Snake Deity (Common) x2 Hero Counterattack (Common) x4 Thousand-Eyes Jellyfish (Rare) x3 Neo Space Pathfinder (Rare) x2 Ocean''s Keeper (Rare) x3 Elemental HERO Marine Neos (Rare) x2 Grasschopper (Rare) x1 Phantom Dragonray Bronto (Rare) x1 Hunter Dragon (Rare) x3 Double Summon (Rare) x3 Symbols of Duty (Rare) x3 Phnx Pike (Rare) x1 Snake Rain (Rare) x1 Summoner''s Art (Rare) x1 Damage = Reptile (Rare) x1 Trap Remation (Rare) x3 Spell Remation (Rare) x1 Common Charity (Rare) x1 Gemini Summoner (Secret Rare) x1 Necro Gardna (Super Rare) x1 Gemini Summoner (Super Rare) x1 Elemental HERO Neos Alius (Super Rare) x1 Fifth Hope (Super Rare) x1 zewing Butterfly (Ultimate Rare) x1 Mirror Gate (Ultimate Rare) x1 Desert Twister (Ultra Rare) x1 [copse] [copse] ¡­ wow. I mean, I suppose getting 8 higher rarity cards is better than 6, but they are all repeats. The only good thing is that I got a secret rare Gemini Summoner. And I know you might ask, why is that good? Well, that is because I just got Card Trader. And guess what just so happens to be a secret rare in Tactical Evolution? Both Rainbow Dragon and Vennominaga. So I quickly activated a copy of Card Trader and traded in my secret rare Gemini Summoner. Spoiler [copse] I then got a roulette with all 10 of the Tactical Evolution secret rare cards in it, and the roulette spun. Spoiler [copse] It firstnded on Gemini Summoner, because F my luck, but it automatically respun, as Card Trader didn¡¯t allow for the result to be the same card as what was traded in. And on the second try, itnded on Cyberdark Impact! See! I told you! Cyberdark Impact!, the card, isn¡¯t in Cyberdark Impact, the set. Spoiler [copse] But this is a clear sign. Pack Opener, or at least Card Trader, wants me to summon Cyberdark Dragon, so I think I will. ¡­ it¡¯s just a shame I don¡¯t have any fissuresing up, so I¡¯ll have to summon it just for fun. But I think I have an idea of something I can test with the Cyberdarks, so I''ll just visit that ce and and have some fun with them. CH.421 Centaurs and Cyberdarks CH.421 Centaurs and Cyberdarks ¡­ I don¡¯t really know what to start with, so let¡¯s start with the most important news. I got True Blood Magic. And I was one of the first. ¡­ not actually the first, as I was still figuring out regr Blood Magic, but yeah, I was able to get it to True pretty quickly. It was quite simple really. You just have to have a deeper understanding of blood. You couldpare it to understanding air. Air is air, right? And blood is blood. But that isn¡¯t exactly true. Air isposed of multiple different gasses mixed together. Nitrogen, Oxygen, CO2 and some other stuff. The same goes for blood, except that it is more like understanding the different cells that make up the blood. You know, stuff like red and white blood cells. telets, and also just the general blood sma. Basically, the differencees from seeing blood as more than this single unanimous liquid. That also made me realize why Lua was able to get her True Blood Magic upgrade so quickly. She was already training to be a doctor/healer, so she likely understood a bit more about how the body works. That naturally got me thinking if the same would apply to other magics, mainly Wind Magic, so I taught Lua about the different elements that made up air. Sadly just that wasn¡¯t enough and she still only had standard Wind Magic. Maybe some more things about wind like how it is caused by differential pressure and all of that, but it will have to wait. In other news, both Molly and Cina have begun to evolve. Luckily I had designed custom evolution tanks for both of them, because if they do evolve into centaurs, the regr tanks can¡¯t fit them after the evolution. A few of the dhampirs, mainly those that were learning maid tasks like Syra, were worried when they heard the two were in the medbay. That is because cleaning wasrgely taken care of by the horse girls and my monsters. But they calmed down when they heard it was because the two were evolving. And I didn¡¯t even get any questions about the suspicious timing of their evolution, likely because the HomeBase visitors realize how hard everyone here trains. And while yes, you get basically no EXP from trainingpared to fighting/killing monsters, you do still get just a bit of it, so you can, theoretically, evolve from just doing daily tasks. And that isn¡¯t even counting for titles like cksmithing and Mining that Karl has. He gains massively boosted EXP from both of those actions because of those two titles. So you could have a title for Cleaning and get a bunch of EXP whenever you clean. Well, a bunch is a strong word, but you¡¯d get a lot more than you¡¯d normally get.
The two horse girls came out of the evolution fine. Spoiler
Name: Molly
Race: Centaur
Level: 41 [+12]
HP: 1240 [+424]
Mana: 700 [+196]
Strength: 990 [+404]
Defense: 410 [+108]
Magic: 390 [+108]
Skills:
Gallop LV.4 (racial) [+1]
Reckless Rush LV.3 (racial) [+2]
Fire Magic LV.2
Mana Control LV.2
Internal Magic Technique LV.2 [+1]
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.2
Strength Boost LV.2 [+1]
Defense Boost LV.2
Cleaning LV.4 [+2]
Last time shown in CH.382 [copse] Spoiler
Name: Cinnamon
Race: Centaur
Level: 41 [+14]
HP: 1160 [+458]
Mana: 800 [+262]
Strength: 870 [+358]
Defense: 470 [+196]
Magic: 440 [+116]
Skills:
Gallop LV.4 (racial) [+1]
Reckless Rush LV.3 (racial) [+2]
Wind Magic LV.2
Mana Control LV.4 [+1]
Staff Technique LV.2 [+1]
Strength Boost LV.1
Defense Boost LV.3 [+1]
Magic Boost LV.1
Cleaning LV.4 [+2]
[copse] Their evolution results were nice, but nothing crazy. The craziest part was their new body shape, which dide with some ¡­ minor problems. Mainly the fact that their clothes didn¡¯t fit and their beds were too small. Both were simple fixes, but I also decided to look at a few cards for a different option. It came in the form ofbining DNA Surgery and Metamorphosis. Spoiler
[copse] Bybining the two and then installing the resulting card into the centaurs, they got a new racial skill that allowed them to transform back into regr Horse-folk, called Horse-folk Reversion. Spoiler
Name: Molly
Race: Centaur
Level: 41
HP: 1290 [+50]
Mana: 750 [+50]
Strength: 1010 [+20]
Defense: 430 [+20]
Magic: 410 [+20]
Skills:
Gallop LV.4 (racial)
Reckless Rush LV.3 (racial)
Horse-folk Reversion (racial) [new]
Fire Magic LV.2
Mana Control LV.2
Internal Magic Technique LV.2
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.2
Strength Boost LV.2
Defense Boost LV.2
Cleaning LV.4
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Cinnamon
Race: Centaur
Level: 41
HP: 1210 [+50]
Mana: 850 [+50]
Strength: 890 [+20]
Defense: 490 [+20]
Magic: 460 [+20]
Skills:
Gallop LV.4 (racial)
Reckless Rush LV.3 (racial)
Horse-folk Reversion (racial) [new]
Wind Magic LV.2
Mana Control LV.4
Staff Technique LV.2
Strength Boost LV.1
Defense Boost LV.3
Magic Boost LV.1
Cleaning LV.4
[copse] Sadly the skill wasn¡¯t perfect, because while it did allow Molly and Cina return to their two legged forms, it didn¡¯t change their clothing. So if they were wearing something that would fit the ¡­ lower half of a centaur, it would be massive on the two legged horse-girls. And the same went in reverse. If they were something that is made for a horse-folk, it would either rip or raise up to their waist area. So tobat that problem, I¡¯d either have to make clothing that could transform with the girls or they could just change when they ¡­ well, change. The second option is just fine for most daily things, but forbat, I¡¯d like to make them something that can transform with them, so I began looking into that. ¡­ also, in case you were wondering, I don¡¯t run into that issue when I use Draconic Body or with any of my other races. Most of my races don¡¯t change my size at all, the biggest change being something like my cat tail when I turn Cat-folk. And when I use Draconic Body, the skill somehow stores my clothes while I transform into a dragon-like being. No. I won¡¯t call my dragon form a dragon form. I¡¯m no dragon, yet, so I won¡¯t call myself one. Because that would be insulting to actual dragons.
With the evolutions of the horse girls taken care of, I decided to take a quick day trip to visit my favorite supreme dragon. What do you mean I only know one supreme dragon so she is my favorite by default? I mean, it is true, but at the same time, even if I knew more of them, Lady Janina would likely be my favorite. As to why I¡¯m visiting, well, I did get a certain fusion spell just a few days ago, and I want to test it out. Even more than that, I want to test out if Cyberdarks can equip real dragons. I mean, if I remember correctly, in the anime, the Cyberdarks kind of took over the body of the dragon, so they might be able to do the same here. Spoiler
[copse] So I¡¯m visiting the Dragon¡¯s Coast to y with the dragons a bit and see if they agree to some tests. They probably will as long as I agree to ¡®y¡¯ with them. And when dragons say y, they want to fight.
Basically as soon as I got there, I was swarmed by the younger dragons. They were always the ones most excited about meing for a visit, likely because they get bored of fighting each other. ¡°Hello everyone!¡± I greeted them in draconic. ¡°I¡¯m here to y, so let¡¯s y.¡± I told them, and an almost visible wave of excitement rolled over the dragons with my words. I quickly summoned a few dragons, White-Horned Dragon, Frost and me Dragon, Magna-sh Dragon and Chthonian Emperor Dragon, to y with the weingmittee, before I headed for Lady Janina¡¯s dwelling. Spoiler
[copse]
After a quick chat with the supreme dragon, I exined to her the real reason I came here. She straight up refused to let me use any corpses of real dragons as test subjects, which I didn¡¯t push her on. I don¡¯t want her to start threatening me or anything. But she did say I could test it out on living dragons and she even admitted that she was interested if Cyberdark Dragon could overpower her will. So for that, we headed outside her cave. We started off with some of the younger, or as the System calls them, lesser true dragons. No, they aren¡¯t actually lesser in any way. Calling a young dragon a lesser dragon is like calling a young child a lesser human. They are just children/adolescents. My regr Cyberdarks, Horn, Edge and Keel, were able to equip living dragons to themselves, but the dragons could fight for dominance over the machines. Sometimes they would seed, but other times they¡¯d fail. It seemed to just be a chance game with them. Spoiler
[copse] With the more adult dragons, or intermediate true dragons, my regr Cyberdarks basically never managed to overpower the will of the dragon. They could still equip them, and if the dragon gave in, they could work together in a way. But if the dragon didn¡¯t like it, the Cyberdark stood no chance. For greater true dragons, the regr Cyberdarks couldn¡¯t even equip onto them. So I busted out the fusion spell and called out the Cyberdark Dragon. Spoiler
[copse] Cyberdark Dragon was a lot better at this, being able to overpower the will of every lesser and intermediate true dragon. He even had a high sess rate with the greater true dragons, but that wasn¡¯t 100% reliable. More like 80%. We then tested it with Lady Janina, but basically as soon as my Cyberdark Dragon tried to take her over, my machine burst into a million pieces. So no taking over the supreme dragon with Cyberdarks. We stopped the tests there, but we weren¡¯t done ying yet. So I used Advanced Summoning Magic to summon both Hime?a and Gleipnir so we could y a bit more. Nir was just about a match to greater dragons, depending on matchup really, while Hime?a really wasn¡¯t. But when I ended up doing a Beast Union with Hime?a, the two of us together could stand up to many greater dragons. We didn¡¯t win every match, but it wasn¡¯t like we were hopelessly outmatched either. And doing that technique made Lady Janina ask if I could do it with my card monsters, which I¡¯d admittedly still not tested. Hearing that, she demanded that I test it right now. I sessfully did so and because of that, Lady Janina told me to summon out a Divine-Beast, union with it and fight her. I went with Uria, because with Uria, I can easily control how much attack and defense it has. Spoiler Reminder that I use the Anime version of Uria, so it does gain both attack and defense for each trap in the GY, not just attack and not just for continuous traps. [copse] Despite my Uria being at 5000/5000 and the Beast Union on top of it, we lost quite quickly. It honestly almost feels like the stronger her opponent is, the more powerful Lady Janina bes. Kind of like a better version of The Wicked Avatar. Spoiler [copse] After the fight I asked her about it, but she just chuckled and said that ady must keep some things secret. But thatment does make me feel like I¡¯m on the right track. Before I left the coast and headed back to HomeBase, I had a lesson on my draconic skills. After all, I¡¯m here with Lady Janina¡¯s real body instead of just her in a dragon avatar, so this is a lot more effective. CH.422 RNG doesn’t stand a Chance CH.422 RNG doesn¡¯t stand a Chance With my little Cyberdark test done and the weaponspetition quickly approaching, I found myself in the workshop looking over the finished work of Wilma and Karl. I was just here to ask if either of them wanted me to look into cards I could install into the tools. ¡­ I would say weapons, but Wilma made a shield, so it isn''t exactly a weapon. To my surprise, both of them agreed to at least look into it. I was honestly expecting them to be prideful and say they want to do it it all on their own. And yes, saying they will consider my cheats isn¡¯t the same as actually going through with it, but it is something interesting I can do with them.
Because of that, all three of us were soon in Wilma¡¯s Factory workshop. Karl had to naturallye here using the Factory VR. As we were working on things, I got to thinking about something. Why don¡¯t Wilma, Karl or I have some sort of designing skill? I mean, we design weapons and tools all the time. Myself probably more than the other two. But there isn¡¯t a skill for that. And yes, I asked Laura. (I could suggest for the System to make that skill, but we would need toe up with more detail for it to be epted.) Laura said. (... wait, we can do that?¡± I asked. (Yes. Where do you think Card Summoner came from? It was suggested, so it came to be.) (Suggested by whom exactly?) (Sorry, but I can¡¯t ess the full records. But I can see that it was suggested.) (So we can just suggest something and if the System likes it enough, it will be epted?) (It will be voted on by the Goddess and the System Agents. If enough of them approve, it will be added.) (Interesting. Let¡¯s start working on that after this little meeting.) So before I head off and start working on a suggestion form, we finished looking over good ideas for the weapons Wilma and Karl made. For Wilma¡¯s shield, the best option by far was abo of Draining Shield and Spell Shield Type-8. Spoiler
[copse] This makes Spell Draining Shield, which would turn any spells blocked by the shield into healing energy. ¡­ healing energy isn¡¯t actually a thing, but it would heal the holder. Now you might think that just the regr Draining Shield would be better, but it isn¡¯t. Because it would break the shield. Wilma¡¯s shield, despite having some hihi''irokane on it, is mostly aluminum. Which isn¡¯t that high ss of a metal, so it can¡¯t hold all that many enchantments. And yes, my cards count as enchantments. So if we just installed the full version of Draining Shield, the shield would break. But by limiting it to magic only, the shield was able to take the install. At least in our Factory tests, and I¡¯m sure the same will go for the real one. Karl¡¯s choice was almost more interesting, as he ended up going with Shield & Sword. Spoiler [copse] Because of the install, the greatsword he was making could transform into a shield and then back into a sword. It was only possible because the de is made of vampiric steel. That metal can already be transformed by True Blood Magic, so the sword to shield enchantment was also possible. And the best part with this is that we didn¡¯t identally make anything legendary, so while the two will likely get far, if not outright winning, they aren¡¯t as insane as a straight up legendary weapon.
After the meeting with Karl and Wilma, I found myself on the grasnds of HomeBase. I was riding Rani, while Molly and Cina were getting more used to their new centaur bodies. They could do most things fine, but they still were getting used to moving at max speed. I mean, they did basically just get an extra set of legs, their entire body structure changed and so on. It isn¡¯t easy to get used to, so the girls made sure to work on it each day and I don¡¯t mind helping. ¡­ even if helping means just riding along with them. ¡°Hey, Master. Now that we are centaurs, do you think we could pull your carriage?¡± Molly asked. ¡°... sure, but do you really want to? ¡­ isn¡¯t it seen as degrading?¡± ¡°Yes, but also no.¡± Molly answered. ¡°Did you know that horse-folk and centaurs specifically used to be enved because of our higher than average strength and stamina?¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± I admitted. I did look a bit into very history when the entire illegal ve mark debacle happened. And yes. Horse-folk were often enved when they were young and then grown up to be carriage horses. ¡­ well, that is if they survived the training, which often included putting them up against dangerous monsters or forcing them into dungeons. But it wasn¡¯t all just for the slightly different base stats of the horse-folk race. It is also because there is a prestige set on anyone that can have an evolved person, or multiple evolved people, pulling their carriage. It shows power in a very simple way. And with poweres respect. It is the same reason as to why golem carriages are respected. They are difficult to make and expensive, so having one is better than a regr carriage with just horses pulling it. ¡°And that is exactly why I asked. I know the history and I just wanted to make sure.¡± I exined my hesitation. ¡°Ah! Master is so caring!¡± Molly cried out. ¡°... respectful.¡± Cina added quietly. ¡°But we, or at least I, asked for it, so you don¡¯t have to worry about it.¡± Molly stated. ¡°... and Master deserves the best.¡± Cina said. ¡°... Thanks. I really appreciate that.¡± I told them. ¡°And if you really want to, I don¡¯t have anything against that.¡± I soon brought out the carriage from my Storage, but the attachment point on it isn¡¯t designed for two horses, but for one, so the two had to take turns. We tested it out and it worked fine. I did promise I¡¯d make a new attachment device that would let the two pull at the same time. It also made me realize that I should add a control device on their pulling harness. That way, they can ¡®pull¡¯ the carriage, while also operating the magic engine of the carriage, making it feel like they aren¡¯t actually pulling anything. By the end of the tests, Molly and Cina headed for the baths happy. And I know they are happy because the System told me so.
Mission: Good Master
Worker Molly respects you as her Master.
Reward: Dragonmaid Send-Off
Mission: Good Master
Worker Cinnamon respects you as her Master.
Reward: Dragonmaid Wee
Spoiler
[copse] Got my first Dragonmaid spells. Dragonmaid Send-Off seems to be a card for effect dodging and battle immunity, but it isn¡¯t all that great for me, because of the defense position requirement. Wee on the other hand seems just fine. Generic attack boosting cards are something I can appreciate. Sure it only works if I control some Dragonmaid cards, but that is like saying that The A. Forces is bad because it only boosts Warrior-type monsters. Spoiler [copse]
¡­ and with today¡¯s fun over, I¡¯m back in my office, ready to use Laura tactics of getting cards I don¡¯t have. And no, I¡¯m not using Different Dimension Capsule despite the fact that it is by far the easiest way for me to get the cards I want. Spoiler [copse] It is the boring way. Laura came up with a much better way of solving that problem, called throwing Pack tokens at the problem until it is no longer a problem. So yeah. You know what that means. Tactical Evolution, I¡¯m here to get my secret rares. Or ghost rare. I¡¯ll ept the ghost rare Rainbow Dragon as well. And to prove that I¡¯m not ying around, I¡¯m going at it with 50 packs, so let¡¯s do this. Spoiler 50 TAEV packs 1 Spoiler Chrysalis Mole (Common) x7 Ritual Raven (Common) x9 Razor Lizard (Common) x4 Chrysalis Pantail (Common) x9 Chrysalis Pinny (Common) x8 Flint Lock (Common) x7 Venom Snake (Common) x8 Venom Boa (Common) x7 Dark Effigy (Common) x8 Chrysalis Larva (Common) x12 Light Effigy (Common) x10 Venom Serpent (Common) x9 Chrysalis Chicky (Common) x3 Phantom Cricket (Common) x9 Gravitic Orb (Common) x13 Ojama Knight (Common) x7 Neo-Spacian Marine Dolphin (Common) x8 Dawnbreak Gardna (Common) x8 Shadow Delver (Common) x8 King Pyron (Common) x8 Goggle Golem (Common) x7 Volcanic Rat (Common) x7 Alien Shocktrooper (Common) x11 Venom Cobra (Common) x10 Renge, Gatekeeper of Dark World (Common) x4 Venom Shot (Common) x11 Convert Contact (Common) x9 Venom Swamp (Common) x7 Cocoon Party (Common) x12 Flint Missile (Common) x10 Amulet of Ambition (Common) x9 Cocoon Rebirth (Common) x6 Creature Seizure (Common) x10 Broken Bamboo Sword (Common) x6 NEX (Common) x6 Reverse of Neos (Common) x10 Strike sh (Common) x11 Counter Counter (Common) x7 Cocoon Veil (Common) x10 The Gift of Greed (Common) x6 Rise of the Snake Deity (Common) x5 Venom Burn (Common) x7 Shield Spear (Common) x10 Hero Counterattack (Common) x6 Destructive Draw (Common) x4 Ambush Fangs (Common) x5 Snake Whistle (Common) x5 Gift Card (Common) x11 Rainbow Dragon (Ghost Rare) x1 Neo Space Pathfinder (Rare) x4 Thousand-Eyes Jellyfish (Rare) x3 Ocean''s Keeper (Rare) x3 Fossil Tusker (Rare) x3 Elemental HERO Marine Neos (Rare) x2 Grasschopper (Rare) x5 Phantom Dragonray Bronto (Rare) x2 Hunter Dragon (Rare) x4 Summoner''s Art (Rare) x10 Phnx Pike (Rare) x2 Symbols of Duty (Rare) x3 Double Summon (Rare) x1 Snake Rain (Rare) x2 Snake Deity''s Command (Rare) x2 Trap Remation (Rare) x2 Spell Remation (Rare) x1 Common Charity (Rare) x1 Necro Gardna (Super Rare) x1 Aquarian Alessa (Super Rare) x1 Doom Shaman (Super Rare) x2 zewing Butterfly (Super Rare) x1 Fifth Hope (Super Rare) x1 Desert Twister (Ultimate Rare) x1 Aquarian Alessa (Ultimate Rare) x1 Lucky Pied Piper (Ultimate Rare) x1 Desert Twister (Ultra Rare) x1 Crystal Seer (Ultra Rare) x1 Elemental HERO Darkbright (Ultra Rare) x1 Chthonian Emperor Dragon (Ultra Rare) x3 [copse] [copse] Well, I may not have gotten a single secret rare from those 50 packs, but that doesn¡¯t matter. Because I got the ghost rare Rainbow Dragon! Finally! I have one of the best looking dragons in all of Yugioh. Likee on. Say what you want about how bad Rainbow Dragon is. It looks amazing. Spoiler [copse] I also got Elemental HERO Darkbright, but admittedly it isn¡¯t all that good. And everything else I already had. So one down, one to go. Let¡¯s do another 50 in hopes of getting a secret rare. Doesn¡¯t really matter which one, because if it is a repeat, I can just use Card Trader on it. Spoiler span> 50 TAEV packs 2 Spoiler Chrysalis Pantail (Common) x7 Chrysalis Larva (Common) x7 Chrysalis Mole (Common) x9 Dark Effigy (Common) x11 Venom Snake (Common) x6 Flint Lock (Common) x8 Venom Serpent (Common) x6 Chrysalis Pinny (Common) x8 Venom Boa (Common) x5 Ritual Raven (Common) x9 Chrysalis Chicky (Common) x10 Razor Lizard (Common) x8 Light Effigy (Common) x8 Gravitic Orb (Common) x11 Phantom Cricket (Common) x5 Neo-Spacian Marine Dolphin (Common) x10 Ojama Knight (Common) x7 Goggle Golem (Common) x9 Dawnbreak Gardna (Common) x15 King Pyron (Common) x10 Shadow Delver (Common) x6 Alien Shocktrooper (Common) x7 Renge, Gatekeeper of Dark World (Common) x14 Volcanic Rat (Common) x9 Venom Cobra (Common) x10 NEX (Common) x11 Venom Shot (Common) x6 Flint Missile (Common) x10 Venom Swamp (Common) x9 Amulet of Ambition (Common) x5 Convert Contact (Common) x8 Broken Bamboo Sword (Common) x5 Cocoon Party (Common) x14 Creature Seizure (Common) x7 Cocoon Rebirth (Common) x5 Reverse of Neos (Common) x8 Destructive Draw (Common) x6 Venom Burn (Common) x4 Ambush Fangs (Common) x10 Gift Card (Common) x5 Hero Counterattack (Common) x7 Shield Spear (Common) x7 Rise of the Snake Deity (Common) x9 Cocoon Veil (Common) x4 Strike sh (Common) x11 The Gift of Greed (Common) x7 Counter Counter (Common) x6 Snake Whistle (Common) x6 Rainbow Dragon (Ghost Rare) x1 Thousand-Eyes Jellyfish (Rare) x2 Neo Space Pathfinder (Rare) x3 Ocean''s Keeper (Rare) x2 Fossil Tusker (Rare) x1 Elemental HERO Marine Neos (Rare) x1 Phantom Dragonray Bronto (Rare) x1 Grasschopper (Rare) x2 Hunter Dragon (Rare) x4 Summoner''s Art (Rare) x3 Phnx Pike (Rare) x9 Symbols of Duty (Rare) x4 Snake Rain (Rare) x1 Double Summon (Rare) x2 Trap Remation (Rare) x2 Damage = Reptile (Rare) x1 Spell Remation (Rare) x2 Snake Deity''s Command (Rare) x6 Common Charity (Rare) x4 Zombie Master (Super Rare) x1 Elemental HERO Neos Alius (Super Rare) x1 Lucky Pied Piper (Super Rare) x1 Doom Shaman (Super Rare) x1 zewing Butterfly (Super Rare) x2 Fifth Hope (Super Rare) x2 Mirror Gate (Super Rare) x1 Fifth Hope (Ultimate Rare) x1 Vennominon the King of Poisonous Snakes (Ultra Rare) x1 Desert Twister (Ultra Rare) x1 Crystal Seer (Ultra Rare) x1 Chthonian Emperor Dragon (Ultra Rare) x1 [copse] [copse] ¡­ okay. I suppose this falls into the category of ¡®my luck¡¯. I already got the ghost rare Rainbow Dragon, so what do I get, another ghost rare Rainbow Dragon. I don¡¯t mind, I really don¡¯t, but it just feel like ¡­ like someone doesn¡¯t like me. Like is it that difficult to get a single secret rare? Apparently it is. I¡¯ll do one more fifty. ¡­ or maybe I should just double up and go for 100? Yeah. Let¡¯s try 100 and see where that gets me. Hopefully to at least 1 secret rare card. Spoiler 100 TAEV packs 1 Spoiler Venom Serpent (Common) x13 Venom Snake (Common) x19 Light Effigy (Common) x10 Chrysalis Pantail (Common) x12 Flint Lock (Common) x14 Dark Effigy (Common) x19 Chrysalis Pinny (Common) x11 Chrysalis Chicky (Common) x14 Chrysalis Mole (Common) x17 Ritual Raven (Common) x13 Venom Boa (Common) x15 Razor Lizard (Common) x13 Chrysalis Larva (Common) x18 Gravitic Orb (Common) x16 Phantom Cricket (Common) x17 Neo-Spacian Marine Dolphin (Common) x17 Ojama Knight (Common) x21 Shadow Delver (Common) x19 Goggle Golem (Common) x16 Dawnbreak Gardna (Common) x22 King Pyron (Common) x13 Venom Cobra (Common) x15 Alien Shocktrooper (Common) x21 Renge, Gatekeeper of Dark World (Common) x21 Volcanic Rat (Common) x11 NEX (Common) x14 Broken Bamboo Sword (Common) x12 Creature Seizure (Common) x13 Flint Missile (Common) x16 Reverse of Neos (Common) x12 Venom Shot (Common) x18 Cocoon Rebirth (Common) x17 Convert Contact (Common) x14 Amulet of Ambition (Common) x20 Cocoon Party (Common) x26 Venom Swamp (Common) x10 Rise of the Snake Deity (Common) x18 Counter Counter (Common) x13 The Gift of Greed (Common) x21 Venom Burn (Common) x25 Gift Card (Common) x13 Strike sh (Common) x18 Snake Whistle (Common) x17 Ambush Fangs (Common) x14 Destructive Draw (Common) x14 Hero Counterattack (Common) x13 Cocoon Veil (Common) x22 Shield Spear (Common) x15 Rainbow Dragon (Ghost Rare) x2 Thousand-Eyes Jellyfish (Rare) x5 Neo Space Pathfinder (Rare) x6 Ocean''s Keeper (Rare) x5 Fossil Tusker (Rare) x3 Elemental HERO Marine Neos (Rare) x6 Phantom Dragonray Bronto (Rare) x5 Grasschopper (Rare) x5 Hunter Dragon (Rare) x6 Phnx Pike (Rare) x4 Snake Rain (Rare) x11 Double Summon (Rare) x6 Symbols of Duty (Rare) x9 Summoner''s Art (Rare) x2 Trap Remation (Rare) x10 Common Charity (Rare) x4 Spell Remation (Rare) x3 Damage = Reptile (Rare) x5 Snake Deity''s Command (Rare) x5 Gemini Summoner (Super Rare) x4 Necro Gardna (Super Rare) x1 Doom Shaman (Super Rare) x1 Aquarian Alessa (Super Rare) x4 zewing Butterfly (Super Rare) x1 Fifth Hope (Super Rare) x2 Mirror Gate (Super Rare) x2 Elemental HERO Neos Alius (Ultimate Rare) x1 Mirror Gate (Ultimate Rare) x1 Desert Twister (Ultra Rare) x3 Vennominon the King of Poisonous Snakes (Ultra Rare) x1 Crystal Seer (Ultra Rare) x2 Elemental HERO Darkbright (Ultra Rare) x1 Chthonian Emperor Dragon (Ultra Rare) x2 [copse] [copse] ¡­ okay. Now you are just taking the piss. 200 packs and not a single secret rare. Is Pack Opener broken or something? I have to know now. So 100 more packs, please. Spoiler 100 TAEV packs 2 Spoiler Chrysalis Pantail (Common) x19 Chrysalis Chicky (Common) x21 Dark Effigy (Common) x17 Chrysalis Pinny (Common) x23 Venom Snake (Common) x12 Flint Lock (Common) x14 Chrysalis Larva (Common) x17 Venom Boa (Common) x12 Chrysalis Mole (Common) x18 Ritual Raven (Common) x14 Venom Serpent (Common) x13 Light Effigy (Common) x14 Razor Lizard (Common) x11 Gravitic Orb (Common) x17 Phantom Cricket (Common) x18 Ojama Knight (Common) x20 Neo-Spacian Marine Dolphin (Common) x19 Shadow Delver (Common) x19 Dawnbreak Gardna (Common) x15 King Pyron (Common) x13 Goggle Golem (Common) x9 Venom Cobra (Common) x20 Alien Shocktrooper (Common) x23 Volcanic Rat (Common) x13 Renge, Gatekeeper of Dark World (Common) x13 Cocoon Party (Common) x14 Creature Seizure (Common) x25 Flint Missile (Common) x17 Amulet of Ambition (Common) x20 Convert Contact (Common) x15 Venom Shot (Common) x17 Reverse of Neos (Common) x17 Venom Swamp (Common) x15 Broken Bamboo Sword (Common) x15 Cocoon Rebirth (Common) x13 NEX (Common) x17 Snake Whistle (Common) x18 Counter Counter (Common) x20 Hero Counterattack (Common) x14 Strike sh (Common) x17 Ambush Fangs (Common) x21 Destructive Draw (Common) x14 Venom Burn (Common) x12 Gift Card (Common) x16 The Gift of Greed (Common) x14 Shield Spear (Common) x14 Cocoon Veil (Common) x16 Rise of the Snake Deity (Common) x11 Rainbow Dragon (Ghost Rare) x1 Thousand-Eyes Jellyfish (Rare) x6 Neo Space Pathfinder (Rare) x5 Fossil Tusker (Rare) x7 Ocean''s Keeper (Rare) x5 Elemental HERO Marine Neos (Rare) x5 Phantom Dragonray Bronto (Rare) x5 Grasschopper (Rare) x4 Hunter Dragon (Rare) x6 Summoner''s Art (Rare) x7 Phnx Pike (Rare) x3 Symbols of Duty (Rare) x7 Snake Rain (Rare) x3 Double Summon (Rare) x2 Trap Remation (Rare) x4 Common Charity (Rare) x7 Snake Deity''s Command (Rare) x3 Spell Remation (Rare) x11 Damage = Reptile (Rare) x10 Vennominaga the Deity of Poisonous Snakes (Secret Rare) x1 Rainbow Dragon (Secret Rare) x1 Elemental HERO Magma Neos (Secret Rare) x1 Cyberdark Impact! (Secret Rare) x1 Zombie Master (Super Rare) x1 Gemini Summoner (Super Rare) x1 Necro Gardna (Super Rare) x2 Doom Shaman (Super Rare) x2 Lucky Pied Piper (Super Rare) x2 Fifth Hope (Super Rare) x1 Mirror Gate (Super Rare) x1 Vennominon the King of Poisonous Snakes (Ultimate Rare) x1 Mirror Gate (Ultimate Rare) x1 Vennominon the King of Poisonous Snakes (Ultra Rare) x2 Desert Twister (Ultra Rare) x1 Crystal Seer (Ultra Rare) x1 Elemental HERO Darkbright (Ultra Rare) x2 Chthonian Emperor Dragon (Ultra Rare) x1 [copse] [copse] Okay. That is more like it. Four secret rares. I knew it. It was just my luck being all like ¡®you don¡¯t deserve secret rares¡¯. As for the four secrets I got, well, I already had both Cyberdark Impact! and Rainbow Dragon, but Magma Neos and Vennominaga are naturally new. Magma Neos has nice offensive stats and its effect makes it even stronger. Besides, Magma Neos specializes in a mix of Earth and Fire attributes so he might be able to help Alice with attacks thatbine said attributes. And Vennominaga is just a god snake. She might not be a Divine-Beast, but she is strong. Like really strong. Thanks to her Hyper-Venom Counters, as long as she cannd three attacks on a target, that target will die. And from what I know, nothing can resist duel winning effects, including Lady Janina. ¡­ not saying that Vennominaga could beat Lady Janina in a fight, but technically her effect should be able to kill the divine dragon. As long as Lady Janina lets Vennominaga damage her three times. Which would never happen in any real situation. But still. Against basically anyone or anything else, between Vennominaga¡¯s stat gain effect and immunity to all effects, it is basically unbeatable as long as I stuff enough Reptiles into the GY. CH.423 Sword of Reality – Errelitea CH.423 Sword of Reality ¨C Errelitea And so, the day had finallye. No, not the day of the weaponspetition, that is in like four days, but the day we are finishing my sword. The de of Space and Time will get its guard, grip and pommel, as well as its scabbard. It was somewhat of a smaller operationpared to making of the sword itself, but we did still have four spirits here to help with some stuff. First was naturally Athena. She was helping Karl shape the guard and pommel. Both of them will be made of orichalcum that Athena synthesized for us after the de forging. Second was Hegemone. She was in charge of shaping the grip. It will be made of world-treant wood and shaping wood falls under Hegemone¡¯s domain, so she is taking care of that. She would also help with the scabbard, as it too will be made of world-treant wood. Wilma will be working on those parts with her. Thest two are of course Time and Space, Lachros and Iris. They are in charge of enchanting the de. It already holds some enchantments from them and they just need to make sure those stick. The making of the parts didn¡¯t take all that long, only about 90 minutes. From there, it was just the final assembly and enchantment and the sword was ready to go. ¡°Alright. Let me have a look.¡± I said, as I was ready to analyze the sword. ¡°No! Not yet!¡± Iris interrupted. ¡°It needs a name first!¡± ¡°... we can name itter, can¡¯t we?¡± ¡°Nope! Names are important.¡± ¡°... well, you and Lachros are the spirits of Space and Time. This sword holds the de of Space and Time, so maybe you should name it.¡± I told them. After a bit of discussion between the two spirits, they named my sword. ¡°It shall be called the Sword of Reality - Errelitea.¡± Lachros announced. She then handed the sword to Wilma. ¡°Miss Wilhelmina. You and Sir Karl are the ones who forged this de and assembled it into a sword. You should be the ones to hand it over to its rightful wielder.¡± Wilma did as asked and held thepleted sword. ¡°... Brian. ¡­ I don''t¡¯ really know what to say. I appraised the sword and I know what it is. ¡­ it is what I always dreamed of¡­ Thank you. Because of you, I did it. ¡­ And this sword¡­ I hope it can help you with the troubles we will face.¡± ¡°So please take it and use it to protect the world. The Sword of Reality - Errelitea shall cleave us a path to a brighter tomorrow.¡± As Wilma said that, she presented the sword to me and I took a hold of it. I was so tempted to just analyze it on the spot, but instead, I took a hold of both the grip and the scabbard, before I drew the de out for all to see. And it was beautiful. The de was a deep purple in color, with tons of white stars all across the de. Like it held an entire gxy within it. Or maybe more appropriately, as if it held an entire reality. I put a bit of mana into the de and watched as the stars across it lit up. I was then going to let the mana disperse, but the de felt like it wanted to hold onto it, so I simply let it. I then sheathed the de and actually analyzed it. ¡°... thank you. All of you. Wilma, Karl. You two really are amazing. Lachros, Iris. This wouldn¡¯t have been possible without you. Athena. I know you never really gave me your blessing, but this sword is more than a blessing. And Hegemone. I know swords and metal as a whole aren¡¯t really something you like, so I really appreciate that you were still able to help us with this.¡± I then opened up the finished analysis on the de.
Sword of Reality - Errelitea
Legendary Sword
Durability 10000/10000
Mana 400/8000
- Strength Up: +100 x Space Magic level x Time Magic level
- Magic Up: +100 x Space Magic level x Time Magic level
- Absolute Pration - Ignores all of the target''s defenses, but only when wielded by someone who can use both Space Magic and Time Magic. Otherwise ignores 90% of the target''s defenses.
- Blessing of the Spirits - This de has been blessed by the Spirits. Its true might can only be wielded by one that has also been blessed by the Spirits.
- Sword of Spirits - Boosts all Spirits Magic casted by the holder. Spirits Magic can be casted through the sword. Spirits may synchronize with this sword.
- Sword of Space - Boosts all Space Magic casted by the holder. Space Magic can be casted through the sword.
- Sword of Time - Boosts all Time Magic casted by the holder. Time Magic can be casted through the sword.
- Sword of Dimensions - Can cut open Dimensional Barriers
- Stardust Repair - By filling the sword with Stardust, the sword will repair itself.
Description: A legendary weapon made by Wilhelmina and Karl with the help of multiple Superior Spirits. As the de is made of Star Titanium, the sword will repair itself if it is filled with Stardust. The sword holds the blessing of the Spirits and thus cannot truly be wielded by one that doesn¡¯t hold a blessing of a spirit. The sword boosts the wielders Strength and Magic based on their mastery of Space Magic and Time Magic. As the sword holds the attributes of Space and Time, it can cut through anything, but only when wielded by one that has learned both Space Magic and Time Magic. By filling the sword with mana, dimensional barriers can be cut open by the de.
¡­ Wow. I didn¡¯t expect that. I mean, I knew it was going to be good, but this is ¡­ I guess it is legendary for a reason. I mean, just the Strength and Magic ups are already huge. My Space Magic is level 5 while Time is level 3, so that means a +1500 to two of my stats. And that boost will grow as my mastery over the magics grows. The absolute pration is also borderline cheating. Just ignoring all defenses. That is ¡­ well, I¡¯m not even sure really. And even if someone else uses the sword, 90% pration is nothing tough at. Blessing of the Spirits is a nice little security feature, but the sword is basically already limited to someone who can use both Space and Time Magic, so it kind of feels like it is just there because it has to be. Then the Sword of Space and Sword of Time boosts, boosting my magic even more and allowing me to cast those types of spell through the sword. Nice. Sword of Dimensions is good, but nothing I can¡¯t do with my cards. I suppose I can now just sh at the pre-signs of the fissures to pop them open, so it is useful. And stardust repair is just a nice thing to have. Sure Tahlia can also repair the sword for me, so it isn¡¯t strictly necessary, but nice all the same. I then shared the results with everyone. Sure Wilma already knew, as she appraised the sword, but Karl and the spirits didn¡¯t. This led to a quick test drive of a few of the features, mainly the spirit synchro and casting spirit magic through the sword. It was definitely an experience and something I¡¯ll have to get used to. This sword is ¡­ maybe a bit too powerful for daily use, so I¡¯m d I still have my mithril sword for more casual use. And I also have the Red-Eyes ck Dragon Sword if I want to kill dragons, not that it is likely, or if I just want a sword that can fly around me independently. Spoiler [copse]
Since the sword was now ready, a new title appeared in the status of both Wilma and Karl, Legendary Weapon Maker. It feels a bit redundant, since both of them already had the Legendary desmith title, but who am I toin. But on top of that, Wilhelmina got a bit of extra something. Spoiler
Name: Wilhelmina
Race: Craftswoman (Dwarf) !
Level: 86 [+6]
HP: 2700 [+222]
Mana: 2760 [+180]
Strength: 1440 [+136]
Defense: 1490 [+66]
Magic: 1005 [+100]
Skills:
Advanced Crafting LV.5 (racial)
Spiritual Metal Magic LV.2 (extra) [+1]
Card Summoner LV.1 (extra)
Item Box LV.4 (extra) [+1]
Appraisal (extra)
Summon Metal Spirit (extra)
cksmithing LV.8 [+1]
Crafting LV.7
Hammer Technique LV.3 [+1]
Shield Technique LV.4
Block LV.3
Strength Boost LV.2
Defense Boost LV.2
Mana Control LV.6
Enchanting LV.7
Earth Magic LV.2
Fire Resistance LV.2
Athena¡¯s Blessing
Legendary Weapon Maker [new]
Legendary desmith
Language Comprehension (humanoid) [new]
[copse] Did you notice the difference? Wilma got her System Support upgraded from basic to standard. She got the basic level for making the metal ingot that would eventually turn into this sword and after the sword was finished, she got the standard version. And because she did, she can now be in the Factory at the same time as her System Support. ¡­ and I will neither confirm nor deny the fact that Wilma may have cried into us¡¯ chest. And don¡¯t you dare to say anything. It''s been a long day and Wilma is allowed to be a bit emotional meeting an appropriation of her teacher after many years and Wilma aplishing an amazing goal. And because I felt like I wanted to do something a bit extra for Wilma, I went back to the writing board and wrote a full suggestion for the System Agents on why ¡®Designing¡¯ should be added as a skill. ¡­ I can now also have the suggestion backed by one advanced System Support and three standard System Supports, so the likelihood of it being taken seriously is there. I soon got the suggestion submitted and then it was just a waiting game.
Not that we had to wait for long, because the very next day, Laura informed me that the System Agents and the Goddess had read up on my suggestion and they had even voted on it. We didn¡¯t exactly know for sure the results, but they did give us quite the hint on it. They said they¡¯d reveal the results after the weaponspetitioning up. So yeah. I think that means they have agreed to add the skill, but it will just take them a bit of time to work out the details on that skill. Maybee up with facts like will it be an extra skill or standard. What kind of stats will it give to the holder. Is it going to be level based or just be a skill with no level and so on. And in case you were wondering, I did make suggestions on those in the form I submitted. I suggested it as a standard skill that boosts HP and mana, as well as possibly magic, but that was a bit of a reach. It would also help with mental arithmetics that you need while designing things. But that is going to be a wait and see for us. All we can do is hope for the best. CH.424 The Weapons Competition, part 1 CH.424 The Weapons Competition, part 1 And so, with the legendary sword finished, which we aren¡¯t actually going to show off, the day of the weapons show came. My original n, when I heard about thepetition, was to move HomeBase up north so that it was close to the city where thepetition will hold ce, but with all the dhampirs now temporarily living on HomeBase, I decided that it would be a bad idea. International kidnapping or something like that. Sure I have a Royal decree allowing me to keep the dhampirs here, but it is only for the Kingdom. I¡¯m not actually allowed to take the dhampirs out of the country. So instead Wilma, Karl, Unika, Molly, Cina and I headed for Smorog in B.E.S. Big Core MK-2. Spoiler [copse] As to why that exact lineup, well Karl and Wilma should be obvious. Unika will be their guard, not that they really need one. And Molly and Cina just asked toe, so I brought them along. Admittedly, I was a bit worried. I mean, just look at our group. Two evolved dwarves with both Legendary Weapon Maker and Legendary desmith titles. Two centaurs, one me fox-kin. And then there is me, but I¡¯m not really worried for myself. If someone actually overpowers me, then there would be some major trouble. So because I was worried, I got some help from Iris so I could make emergency teleport devices. They¡¯d basically use a mix of HomeBase¡¯s dungeon founder/master emergency teleport and Space Magic to instantly move someone back to HomeBase. It is a bit mana costly, as it takes between 8,000 and 12,000 mana, depending on the distance, but that is a small price to pay for peace of mind. So I added an emergency teleport magic circle to the magic circles HomeBase is constantly keeping active and then just added a small addon to the HomeBase ess devices that would let them teleport home whenever they needed. I even linked it to the emergency defenses that the ess devices have, so if the emergency defense device is activated, after 15 seconds, the teleportation will automatically activate. Unless the wearer disables it. I wanted that short countdown in case there was an emergency that didn¡¯t require a teleport, like if the defense system already dealt with the threat and it was better to apprehend the attacker.
The city was quite busy, so it took us a while to get anywhere and find an inn. Yes, we could just travel to HomeBase, but we should still have an inn so we aren¡¯t overly suspicious. And it isn¡¯t like money is a big problem. Yes, this ce uses its own currency, but for one, I can just exchange some money, and two, I have a Storage full of monster materials that I can sell. And with all these people in town for thepetition, there are plenty of merchants willing to buy materials for higher ranked monsters. So I got rid of about 20 treants worth of wood. All from B-rank elemental treants. So with that, we have more than enough money for whatever we might need to buy this trip. Getting a room at an inn was a bit more difficult though, mainly because of Cina and Molly. Not that I me the locals for the fact that most rooms don¡¯t ount for centaurs. Eventually we did find a ce withrge rooms and beds which could house them, but I¡¯m not so sure the owner actually liked us beyond the fact that I had money to pay him with. I think he assumes Cina and Molly will shed or something and that he will have to have someone clear away piles of horse hair. ¡­ and in case you were wondering, they do shed. But only really when they brush their bodies. They don¡¯t just leave piles of fur everywhere. Andstly, we did have to get multiple rooms. Three in total. I was sharing a room with Karl, Molly and Cina had their own room and Unika and Wilma were sharing the third. Could I have paid for more rooms? Yes. Was the innkeeper already questioning my money use? Also yes. I do wonder why though. I mean, he is the one making the money off of me. Maybe because he was hoping to get more variety with his quests? We do have to pay for our meals separately, so it is possible.
The next day, we went to sign up for thepetition. It was just myself and the two dwarves. The centaurs, after transforming back into horse girls to get less attention, and Unika went shopping somewhere. There was a bit of a line at the signup, but no more than 6 people. But because the signup itself was a bit time consuming, it took us a while to get our turn. After paying the entrance fee, 2 smorags or about 1 gold and 2 small silver in the Heroic currency, we, well Wilma and Karl, had to fill in a form about their weapons. And because I was their sponsor, I had to sign and stamp the papers as well. Oh by the way, I suppose I never talked about that. I did pick what is basically family insignia for myself a while ago. Back when we were in the capital. I just never mentioned it because ¡­ I don¡¯t really know. And because I wasn¡¯t very creative, I just picked the swirly thingy on the back of Yugioh cards to act as my insignia. Is it somewhat boring and generic? Yes. But also, all of my cards have it, so I think it is appropriate. It is my unique skill after all, and no other noble family has anything like it. I did also consider using a tree of some kind, you know because myst name is Wood, but trees are quitemon in family emblems, so I didn¡¯t really want to use it. The whirly dirly, and no, I don¡¯t mean that episode of Rick and Morty, also kind of became the mark of ¡®Made on HomeBase¡¯ as I put that mark on most HomeBase made things. It is also etched into the weapons ¡­ well, sword and shield, that Karl and Wilma are putting up into thepetition. The sign is right next to where they carved their names. And yes, the two have been marking everything they¡¯ve made post meing up with the idea with the mark. I told them they don¡¯t have to, but they say I¡¯m the one getting them the materials, so they still do. And yes. That does mean that Errelitea has that mark, alongside the names of the two dwarven makers. The sword does also carry a bit from each of the superior spirits that helped make it, but you have to know Spirit Magic to be able to ¡®read¡¯ that information. Anyway, back to the signup. We ran into a bit of an issue with Karl¡¯s sword, mainly because they didn¡¯t believe that it was made from vampiric steel. I mean, it is basically a lost metal that can¡¯t be made anymore, so all that is left of it is something that was made before the great war. They ended up bringing in an appraiser, who confirmed the story with the vampiric steel. They also asked if I was the one who had sold some vampiric steel toolstely, and after I confirmed it, they asked if I¡¯d learned of a new way of making the bygone metal. I naturally answered that I hadn¡¯t, and that maybe they should ask dhampirs for help in making it, but they didn¡¯t seem to like my answer. Even though it is technically the truth. I mean, I can use True Blood Magic. I could probably make vampiric steel. ¡­ I say probably because I¡¯m not sure my TBM skill is quite there yet, but in about a month and like 3 or 4 Level Ups to the skill and it will be. But in the end, we were able to sign up, so the three of us headed to look at the weapons that would go up on the auction, but that wouldn¡¯t be taking part in thepetition.
¡°Oh? Some of them are just for sale?¡± Wilma noticed as we were looking over a lot of the weapons on show. ¡°... Brian. How big is our budget? I want to know how many weapons I can buy.¡± ¡°... I won¡¯t say infinite, because it isn¡¯t, but I think you can buy whatever you like. As long as they ept Heroic currency for it. I have a lot of that, but not so much in smorags.¡± I told her. Honestly speaking, I don¡¯t mind spending money. I still have my infinite money cheat running, thank you Goblin overlords. With the current 1077 copies of Upstart Goblins being activated daily, I get around 2200 gold coins each day. Spoiler [copse] That is about as infinite as you can have with money, considering that other than the wages I pay my employees, I really don¡¯t use a lot of money. Sure there are some spices and other stuff that Lawrence buys costs some money, but HomeBase is basically self sufficient. ¡°... so I can buy everything if I want?¡± Wilma asked. ¡°Yeah. ¡­ okay, how about as long as it fits into your Item Box? That can be your hard limit.¡± I told her, just because I didn¡¯t want Wilma buying all the weapons just for her to put them up in HomeBase¡¯s showroom. Yes. HomeBase has a showroom for weapons, armor and all of that stuff. Why wouldn¡¯t it have one? Wilma actually ended up buying less than I assumed, only picking up six weapons. That with the three Karl wanted brought us up to a total of nine. Which might seem like a lot, but I was honestly expecting Wilma to buy like 20 weapons.
After checking out the rest of the weapons, mainly the ones that would go up on auction which made me realize that the reason Wilma didn¡¯t buy too many yet is because she was nning on picking up more from the auction and she assumed that the same limit will apply there, we headed for some other stores. Mainly clothing stores, since both Karl and Wilma are originally from around here and they wanted to get some clothes from close to home. Sadly that was a bit of a challenge form Wilma, as she is quite tall for a dwarf, so most pre-made clothing doesn¡¯t fit her. Karl had an easier time, because he is more ¡­ standard size. I personally really appreciated the fire-resistant fabrics they used, so I purchased some. Because while I can make fireproof clothing, this stuff will be a nice reference to have, as it is a bit different from the usual stuff I make. We also stopped for some local food, which ended up being deep-fried pork cutlets. Which I found interesting, as deep-frying isn¡¯t really a cooking style that is used in the Ruiso kingdom. But they tasted ¡­ fine. Not amazing, but not bad either. I think they need a bit more spice. The local alcohol was also nice. Apparently stereotypes about dwarves liking liquor does apply. Though Wilma doesn¡¯t really drink, so ¡­ I don¡¯t even know. I did buy some, but I¡¯m honestly not sure if I can really get drunk anymore. My stats should be way too high for any regr alcohol to actually affect me. Maybe some 95% absinthe if we can find some. Eventually we caught up with the horse-girls and Unika. They had also bought some amount of stuff, but they were limited because none of them have storage skills. Sure they all have their personal magic fanny packs, and even gave all of them a magic backpack, so they did have plenty of room. But it isn¡¯t Storage. And because some unnamed horse-girls decided that it would be a good idea to purchase themselves saddles, those took up a lot of space in the backpacks. But hey, I gave them money to use and they used it, so I won¡¯t question why the two want to have saddles for themselves. If they want to have someone ride them, that is their decision.
In the evening, after the girls had already headed for their own rooms, Karl and I headed back out into the city. He wanted to go out for some drinks, and I felt obligated to go with him. As we were just enjoying some drinks, a group of dwarves approached us. I saw one of them raise their hand, before bringing it down in a line towards Karl¡¯s head. Naturally it never reached my cksmith, as I took a hold of the arm with Telekinesis. ¡°... what do you think you are doing?¡± I asked. I didn¡¯t even bother standing up or anything, but I did try to make my voice sound cold. That made Karl realize that something bad was going on so he turned around and saw the arm stopped just a bit away from his head. ¡°Hugo!¡± Karl called out. ¡°Hmph. I didn¡¯t know they let criminals into town. How did you cheat the guards? Did you pay them with your non-existent money?¡± The dwarf, whom Karl identified as Hugo replied. ¡°Criminal? Karl is suffering his punishment for his crimes, being my ve.¡± I calmly answered, even though that was aplete lie. He hasn¡¯t been a ve for a while, but that is the punishment that was handed to him for the crimes he ¡­ well okay, he did technicallymit. For those that don¡¯t remember, Karl had a de of his stolen before he could finish it. He then tried to steal it back, but the dwarf who stole it had already carved his name on the de, so in the end, Karl was med and he was made a ve as a punishment. And I feel like I might have an idea on who stole his de. ¡­ you know, just a hunch. ¡°So I will ask you this. With whose permission are you trying to put your hands on my property?¡± I asked Hugo, still trying to sound as cold as possible. ¡°Who the fuck even are you?!¡± Hugo responded. I stood up from my seat and easily towered over the dwarf. Sure he may weigh more than I do, but having a good 40 cm of height on the dwarf must be intimidating. ¡­ not to mention the likely over 100 levels I have on him. ¡°My name is Brian Wood. Honorary Baron of Ruiso Kingdom.¡± I introduced myself. ¡°So again, with whose permission are you trying to put your hands on my property?¡± ¡°... I ¡­¡± I don¡¯t know if it was because of the pressure I was putting on him with Telekinesis, or maybe because of my title that Hugo didn¡¯t answer. He just ended up falling onto his knees before he finally got himself together. ¡°I ¡­ I am very sorry, Lord Wood.¡± He said. ¡°... I didn¡¯t mean to offend.¡± Since he apologized, I decided to let off the Telekinesis I was oppressing him with. He seemed to visibly calm afterwards. ¡°I shall let it go this time, as long as you don¡¯t approach Karl while we stay in town. And do not worry, we won¡¯t be here for long. We will leave after the auction.¡± I told him. ¡°Y-Yes, my Lord.¡± Hugo said, as he got off the ground. He then took his group of dwarves and practically ran off into the night.
¡°... was he the one?¡± I asked Karl after Hugo ran off. ¡°... yes, he was.¡± Karl confirmed. ¡°I see. ¡­ sorry I called you my property, like you were still a ve. It''s just ¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I understand. They think I must still be a ve, so it was a good way of allowing you to use your title to defend me. In the first ce, I should be thanking you, Master.¡± ¡°You know you can just call me Brian.¡± ¡°And I do, most of the time. But this moment calls for a different title, I feel.¡± Karl said. ¡°... alright. Thanks.¡± I honestly thanked Karl. ¡°And when the showes, everyone will see the smith they sent away with their short sightedness.¡± ¡°Yes. Yes they will.¡± Karl agreed, before getting us another round of drinks. And as he did, a System screen popped up for me.
Mission: Good Master
Worker Karl respects you as his Master.
Reward: Dragonmaid Changeover
Spoiler [copse] Dragonmaid Changeover, huh. The Dragonmaid fusion spell. It is nice and all, but not all that necessary for me for any reasons other than Collection. But collecting is the second most important reason anyways, so I will happily take it. ¡­ In case you were wondering, the most important thing is how cheaty it is for helping my life in this world. Cheaty cards are always the best. Just look at Upstart Goblin. CH.425 The Weapons Competition, part 2 CH.425 The Weapons Competition, part 2 After I confirmed that Karl had fallen asleep, I got up from bed to do a bit of emergency preparations. Just because I now know that there are assholes here. I was going to reset the cards on everyone here. ¡­ and you know, actually set something on Karl, as he didn¡¯t have any set cards on him. Even Cina and Molly both only had two. Unika and Wilma do both have five, I¡¯ll just have to adjust them a bit. I don¡¯t want to kill anyone after all, so binding traps will be much better than a Mirror Force. The first line of defense was a copy of Negate Attack, which should solve most problems we will face. But in case it doesn¡¯t, it is followed by abo of Waboku and Cyber Shadow Gardna. Cyber Shadow Gardna is nice because it summons a creature to defend whoever was attacked and it is always as powerful as the attacker, so it should hold its own. And if it isn¡¯t destroyed, it will reset itself for a second use. After that, there were still Spellbinding Circle and Shadow Spell ready to bind up whomever was dedicated enough to go through the previous defenses. Spoiler
[copse] I honestly don¡¯t expect anything beyond Negate Attack ever activating, but I won¡¯t take any chances. There is a full chance of someone attempting to kidnap one of my dwarves after their weapons are shown to the world. Or someone might want one of my centaurs. And neither is eptable, so this is an appropriate defense. But now, time for bed.
The next day was another waiting day. There was nothing really going on for us, so I quickly flew to HomeBase in Victory Viper so that I could take part in Blood Magic lessons and just see to the management of HomeBase. I even ended up spending the night there, because Alice and Lua wanted me to.
On my flight back to Smorog, I had Wilma recap what they did yesterday. It was nothing that special, and they hadn¡¯t gotten into any trouble. But yesterday¡¯s nothingness aside, today is the day. The weaponspetition is here and two of us are really excited. Not that I¡¯m not, but I don¡¯t think I canpare to the two dwarves. Even Unika was looking forward to seeing the weapons. For an adventurer, weapons are important so maybe Unika wants to see what the best of the best really is. Let¡¯s just hope there is a bow or two on show today. Thepetition took ce in arge amphitheater-like building that had been dug into the side of a mountain. It came with regr seats that were not quite free, but the cost was only about 2 copper coins, so almost free. We weren¡¯t in regr seats though. Between me ¡®sponsoring¡¯ twopetitors and also just throwing a bit more money at the people running the show, my group got a nice box of our own. With room service and everything. Real VIP treatment here. We were also nice and close to the stage, so we will have a very nice view of everything that is going on. I paid somewhat close attention as people wereing into the amphitheater and spotted a few people I knew. ¡­ Well, I didn¡¯t really know-know them, but I had seen them previously and recognized them. First person of importance was us, and again, not the System Support us, but Wilma¡¯s teacher us. He wasn¡¯t visible for long because he entered some backstage area, so I don¡¯t think Wilma spotted him. But I certainly did. ¡­ and honestly speaking, if Wilma wasn¡¯t as nervous as she is, she likely would have as well. Not many people here are over 2 meters tall and built like ¡­ I don¡¯t actually know who I shouldpare us to. The second was Hugo and his group. I made sure to keep an eye on him, because I just don¡¯t trust him. So as he took his ce in the regr seats, I made sure to make note of where his group was sitting. Thest person I found interesting was the owner of the store I bought some tinum and padium from. He also had the store appraiser with him, who happened to be the person who told me about thispetition. So when I noticed that they had their own room just two doors down from us, I decided to pay them a quick visit. I told my group as much and headed to their box. I didn¡¯t spend too much time there, but I may have spoken about business just a bit. I mean, it isn¡¯t my fault that I want to at least consider getting closer rtionships with the people that can supply me with orichalcum materials. I also thanked the appraiser for rmending us to take part in thepetition and told them to look forward to what my smiths have cooked up.
¡°Wee, one and all, to the annual weaponspetition of Smorog!¡± An announcer called out to the audience. ¡°This year, we have some of the best weapons yet, made by smiths and crafters skilled enough that perhaps they could even make a legendary weapon.¡± ¡­ only if you knew. ¡°Made from metals dug up by Smorog¡¯s wonderful miners and processed by our amazing alchemists.¡± Oh? So they have alchemists processing the ore? Didn¡¯t know that. I assumed that was done by the smiths themselves. ¡°But without further ado, let me introduce you to the five judges of this year''spetition.¡± The announcer kept going. ¡°First is our weapons master. The wandering elf who has shown time after time why he is considered one of the best sword wielders in the world. Saito Hajime.¡± The sword master walked to the stage along with an apuse from the audience. He, as the announcer said, was an elf, which means I can¡¯t really judge his age, as I just don¡¯t know elves that well. But he was kind of tall, around 190 cm, with quite thin body structure. Definitely looks like a person who would move quickly and slice things up efficiently, instead of someone that gets into long, drawn out fights. ¡°Second. Our great miner has once again agreed to judge these weapons for us. So please wee the great miner Aron!¡± The announcer said, as the next person walked to the stage. Aron was a dwarf and he was quite short, even by dwarf standards. He stood no taller than 110 cm. ¡­ and with the average height of a dwarf being around 140 cm, that is on the shorter side. ¡°Third. A skilled craftswoman. Lady Majken.¡± Just as the announcer said, the next person was the first female judge. She was also a dwarf, and guessing by how she was introduced, she is likely a craftswoman by race. But despite the fact that she is a dwarf, she didn¡¯t have a beard, which I found interesting. Almost all dwarves, females included, have beards. So I just wonder why she doesn¡¯t? Is she too young or is it because she shaves? Also the announcer called her dy¡¯, so she might be the daughter of someone important. ¡°Fourth. Our biggest cksmith and one that teaches the future generations how to strike metal into shape. Wee to the stage, us!¡± As his entrance was announced, Wilmaunched up from her seat and to the front of our box, almost like she couldn¡¯t believe that her old teacher was one of the judges. us also gathered the loudest apuse thus far. Maybe because he is basically a giant next to dwarves, or maybe because he just is that good, but the audience seemed to love him. ¡°And the fifth and thest judge. The enchanter, Stina.¡± The fifth judge was a human, or maybe a half-elf. Kind of difficult to say. She looked to be around 30 something and based on the introductions, she specializes in enchanting items, which is interesting. ¡­ I won¡¯t say I don¡¯t want her working on HomeBase, because I kind of do. We don¡¯t have a dedicated enchanter on staff, and I think we could use one. Maybe I can ask her if she wants a jobter, though I honestly doubt it. But she might know someone who does.
Then, the weaponspetition began. The submitted weapons were brought to the judges, details about them would be told to the audience, including detailed appraisal. Sometimes one of the judges would show it off extra well and so on. The interesting part, which I didn¡¯t know, was that if a weapon had a sponsored entrance, the sponsor''s name was announced. In total, around a quarter of the weapons had a sponsor, so it wasn¡¯t rare by any means. And those backed by a sponsor were on average much better than those that aren¡¯t. There were definitely some interesting weapons entered into thepetition. My current favorite was a hihi''irokane sword that will light on fire when you put mana into it. I mean, it is a ming de, so it is kind of amazing. But next up was a weapon I needed to pay some extra attention to. ¡°Next. From the cksmith Hugo, and his assistant Rin. They have given us their blood iron sword to show.¡± The announcer said. Wait? Hugo made something with blood iron? That is kind of cool. I wonder if that Rin girl is the dhampir that helped him. I should offer to cure her. The judges spoke a bit about the sword, but as the detailed appraisal records of it were read out, Wilma began to shake. ¡°... That sword. ¡­ It¡¯s mine.¡± She said. ¡°Really? How can you tell?¡± I asked. ¡°I can¡¯t really, but it is exactly the same. You should know. Doesn¡¯t Tahlia record every weapon ever made on HomeBase? That is one of the first blood iron weapons I made. You gave it to Lawrence to sell.¡± I quickly asked Laura and Tahlia to confirm it, and indeed all of the appraisal results matched up to a sword Wilma had made. ¡°... should I step in? If it is yours, it should have your signature on the tang.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t.¡± Karl said. ¡°... it has been bothering me since it happened, but the de he stole from me. ¡­ it should have had my signature. I think he erased it somehow and carved in his own. That is likely what is going on with that sword as well.¡± ¡°... Yeah. I can see that. You could probably use Metal Magic to erase the signature.¡± Imented. ¡°... yes, you could.¡± Wilma confirmed. ¡°It wouldn¡¯t even be difficult.¡± ¡°So we just have to let him get away with stealing another sword?¡± Karl asked. ¡°... depends.¡± I said. ¡°I¡¯ll ask Hugo about itter, but for him to make a blood iron weapon, he would need a dhampir working with him. I can offer to cure said dhampir. If he refuses, we might be able to prove that he is a fake.¡± ¡°There is another way.¡± Wilma said. ¡°The HomeBase mark. It isn¡¯t carved, but etched, so it is more difficult to erase. Or at least he can¡¯t erase it the same as a carved signature. Besides, do you think he knows what it is? He might just think it is an imperfection in the metal.¡± As Wilma said that, I could feel a smirk forming on my face. Even if we can¡¯t prove that the sword is ¡­ would it count as stolen or giarist? I think giarist. So even if we can¡¯t prove that the sword is giarism, we can prove that he is using an emblem of a noble family without permission. And that is already against the rules of thepetition. And even better, I¡¯ll be able to demand half of the sword''s sale value after it is sold in the auction, so since Hugo likely purchased it, he would be down a lot of money because he will only get half. But let¡¯s wait to ruin him untilter, because there are still a few more weapons for show.
¡°Next up. A beautiful shield made by Craftswoman Wilhelmina. This piece is sponsored by Brian Wood, an Honorary Noble from the Kingdom Ruiso.¡± Wilma¡¯s shield didn¡¯t receive the biggest reaction as it was brought onto the stage, that was until the appraisal results were read out. ¡°Made from an unknown metal known as ¡­ alum ¡­ aluminium? Edged with hihi''irokane, this piece is light, yet durable.¡± An appraiser announced. That got the audience both excited and perplexed. I mean, we did bring something that hasn¡¯t really been seen before to thepetition, so it is understandable. The appraisal results for the shield were decent. Its durability is good, but not amazing. The + defense it has is on the lower side for a shield its size. And just otherwise it isn¡¯t that special. ¡­ well, except for that one fact that makes it amazingly special. ¡°And, for thest part, the shield can take in magic spells,pletely negate them, and turn them into healing energy for whomever carries the shield!¡± The appraiser called out. That part really got the audience going. And this time for an even better reason. I mean, something on that level must be unheard of on basically anything that isn¡¯t legendary. This resulted in the im being tested, so us ended up being the one holding the shield, because he volunteered, while the enchanter judge fired a few weak spells at the shield, confirming that it works as advertised. And the best part of this, I could see Hugo¡¯s face turn red in anger as the shield presentation was going on. He must have recognized the maker¡¯s name and gotten extremely angry realizing that the sword he giarized is just a throwaway weapon for Wilma.
There were a few more weapons between Wilma and Karl¡¯s pieces, so the angry red face on Hugo went down a bit. That was until Karl¡¯s sword was brought up the judges to ¡­ well, judge. ¡°A powerful greatsword made by cksmith Karl. This piece, like the shield that impressed us all earlier, is sponsored by Brian Wood, an Honorary Noble from the Kingdom Ruiso.¡± Again, the appraisal results were read out and when people heard that Karl¡¯s sword was made of vampiric steel, some understandable murmurs began to make waves in the audience. ¡°That is impossible!¡± Someone, not Hugo, eventually called out. ¡°No one has been able to make vampiric steel since the great war! That sword must be an old piece!¡± ¡°Yeah! No way it could have been made recently!¡± A chorus of simr yells came out of the audience, but luckily one of the judges was able to bring them to a close. That judge just so happened to be us. ¡°Enough!¡± us called out. ¡°I understand your hesitation, but I implore you to be quiet. If you are iming that this sword is indeed something made before the war, then I ask you, do you really believe that thispetition would have appraisers so bad that they¡¯d let a four hundred year old sword pass as something that was made just recently? Because if you do, why are you here?¡± That got most of the audience to shut up, so the judging on Karl¡¯s greatsword could continue. It did manage to cause a second, although lesser, uproar as the sword¡¯s ability to turn into a shield was revealed. But between us simply standing up again, and exining that all blood iron and vampiric steel weapons are known to be able to change forms when handled by a dhampir or a vampire, people quieted down.
By the end of the judging, to the surprise of either no one, or everyone, Wilma¡¯s shield got first ce. The first ce was given to her shield because of the ability to absorb magic and heal the holder. The second ce ended up going to the hihi''irokane sword that could light on fire, and Karl¡¯s greatsword/shield got the third position. And as the rewards were being handed out, the next mind blowing revtion ran through the amphitheater, as many of the people present likely had a System screen appear before them.
System Announcement.
The skill suggestion of System Support Holder Brian Wood has been epted and implemented.
New skills: Designing and Mental Visual Designing have been added to the System.
You are shown this announcement as you qualify for one or both of these skills, and they have been added to your status.
¡°... well, I didn¡¯t expect that¡­¡± CH.426 The Weapons Competition, part 3 CH.426 The Weapons Competition, part 3
System Announcement.
The skill suggestion of System Support Holder Brian Wood has been epted and implemented.
New skills: Designing and Mental Visual Designing have been added to the System.
You are shown this announcement as you qualify for one or both of these skills, and they have been added to your status.
The System announcement brought along with it the next wave of chaos to run through the amphitheater. And this one was the worst by far. ¡­ and likely understandably so. I mean, considering how many people here work with weapons and tools, probably a good 10% of people here just got a new skill. And on top of that, a skill rmended by a System Support holder. And on top of that, a System Support holder that also sponsored two of the top three weapons of the weapons show. I¡¯m at least thankful for the fact that the announcement only mentioned my name. Alice, Lua and Wilma all also rmended the new skill, so had their names been mentioned, it might have been worse. I was honestly a bit worried for Wilma and Karl, as both of them were still standing on the stage after receiving their trophies. But thankfully before the mob began to swarm the stage or something, the amazing person that he is, us stood up. ¡°Quiet Down!¡± He called out, voice calm, yet extremely powerful. After he did, people did, but I could still feel some unease as well as a ton of questions floating around. ¡°Do not act like children!¡± us continued, speaking strongly, yet calmly. ¡°The Goddess and her angels have sent a blessing down to us and this is how you act? Do you have no shame?¡± ¡°What happened?¡± I just heard the elven swordmaster, Saito Hajime, ask. So he must not have gotten the skill, so he wouldn¡¯t see the announcement. ¡°New skills were added to System.¡± I just barely heard the craftswoman Majken answer. ¡°They are called Designing and Mental Visual Designing. And everyone that qualifies for either of them just got a System announcement.¡± I was impressed by the calmness of the judges, but I suppose there is a reason they are respected to that level. So I just let them deal with the mob until they brought me into this mess. ¡°... excuse me, but you are Brian Wood aren¡¯t you? The same one mentioned in the System announcement?¡± Stina the enchanter came to our boxes and asked me. ¡°Yes, I am.¡± I confirmed. I don¡¯t really want to lie to her, as I would appreciate her help in finding a dedicated enchanter for HomeBase. So better to just be truthful and deal with ¡­ whatever I have to deal with. ¡°Would youe with me onto the stage? I think there are some questions that should be answered.¡± Stina said. ¡°... I suppose I can. Even if I don¡¯t really like the idea. It is still better than the alternative.¡± As Stina led me towards the stage, she asked a few not so intrusive questions about the new skills, mainly if I got them both or only one. And if I knew the unlocking conditions for Mental Visual Designing. The answer to both was yes. I did get both skills and I do know how to get both skills. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: One without a Race - User of Rare Skills (Advanced Human) ?
Level: 164 [+4]
HP: 7540 [+600](+25,000)
Mana: 10,910 [+670](+22,800)
Strength: 2785 [+70]
Defense: 3675 [+140]
Magic: 4390 [+250]
Skills:
One of Every Race LV.2 (unique-racial)
- Draconic Body LV.2 (racial)
- Draconic Magic LV.2 (racial)
- Advanced Summoning Magic LV.3 (racial)
- Spirit Magic LV.4 (racial)
- True Blood Magic LV.2 (Racial) [evolved] [+1]
Pack Opener LV.8 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.8 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Limit Break LV.1 (extra)
Spiritual Space Magic LV.5 (extra)
Spiritual Time Magic LV.3 (extra)
Telekinesis LV.8 (extra)
Dark Chain LV.3 (extra) [+1]
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.10 (extra)
Beast Union LV.2 (extra)
Mental Visual Designing (extra) [new]
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Time Spirit (extra)
Summon Space Spirit (extra)
Summon Light Spirit (extra)
Summon Dark Spirit (extra)
Summon Earth Spirit (extra)
Summon Fire Spirit (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Summon Nature Spirit (extra)
Summon Beast Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Sword Technique LV.5
Shield Technique LV.5 [+1]
Advanced Mana Control LV.14
Taming LV.2
Designing LV.5 [new]
Defense Boost LV.11 [+1]
Dragon Life Dedication (Greater True Fire Dragon)
Lachros¡¯ Blessing
Iris¡¯ Blessing
Eosther¡¯s Blessing
Nyx¡¯s Blessing
Gaia¡¯s Blessing
Ninatia¡¯s Blessing
Pan¡¯s Blessing
Water Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Nature Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Friend of the Spirits
SS-Rank Summoner
Skill Maker [new]
Blood Sucker (racial)
Honorary Baron of Ruiso Kingdom
Language Comprehension (humanoid) (draconic)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
[copse]
¡°Designing is a skill for those that make drawings or other designs. While true I made the skill because I help my smith and craftswoman with their work, it isn¡¯t limited to designing weapons and armor. Any designing, be it something rted to crafting or even something like city or building designing does fall under the skill.¡± I somewhat reluctantly informed everyone. ¡°Mental Visual Designing is a skill that can assist in that and it is automatically gained when your Designing skill reaches LV.7. It is a bit difficult to exin, so I will show you instead. Mental Visual Designing, open.¡± I said, as I opened my skill for people to see. Now I know what you are thinking. You don¡¯t have LV.7 or higher Designing skill, how did you get the extra version? Well, there are actually two reasons for that. First is my Skill Maker title. It ensures me that the skills I submitted to the System were all added into my repertoire, even if I don¡¯t meet the standard requirements. The second reason is the fact that I¡¯m a Chaos God Dungeon¡¯s founder. It is a hidden parameter that will automatically unlock Mental Visual Designing, even if you don¡¯t have Designing. As to why, well it is because Mental Visual Designing is basically the same as the Chaos God Dungeon¡¯s item developer. Mental Visual Designing has a few limits the CGD item developer doesn¡¯t, but those are honestly just good safety features. Also it is considered a ¡®hidden¡¯ parameter, as even though any Standard System Support can see the unlock condition for Mental Visual Designing, only Perfect System Supports can see the hidden parameter. Likely because the hidden parameter has to do with Chaos God Dungeons, and the information about them is basically all limited to Perfect System Supports. I do have special ess to some of the info because I¡¯m a Chaos God Dungeon founder, but even then it is limited. Fricking System and Goddess not wanting to tell me everything while I¡¯m just trying to save the world. I quickly showcased Mental Visual Designing for all who were watching and got some impressed looks from it. Probablyrgely because this skill is something that should be brand new to me as well, but I was already masterfully using it. Good thing I didn¡¯t have Wilma showcase the skill, because while she isn¡¯t quite as good with the item developer, she is pretty good with it as well. ¡­ also, I just realized something. Now that this skill is a thing, I don¡¯t really have a market for my 3D designing table. I mean, this skill is just a superior version of it. I mean, I suppose the table would be nice for those that don¡¯t have the skill yet and it would be easier for multiple people to work on something together with the table. It should even help in getting people the Designing skill and help people level it up. And maybe I can add some sort of System integration to the table where you can put designing from Mental Visual Designing to the designing table and vice versa.
After the show and tell about the new skills, we were thankfully able to bring things back on track. Which means it was time for the drinking party. Anyone that took part in thepetition gets to enter for half price, top three get in for free. Of course all of us took part. Because of the previous show, I was a bit too popr for my own liking. Too many people wanted to know too many things. But at the same time, it wasn¡¯t all a waste of time, as I was able to talk to Stina more. She wanted to know about the enchantments used on the weapons I sponsored, but for security reasons, I didn¡¯t share with her the way I did it. But I did offer her a position working on HomeBase as an enchanter, and if she agreed, I¡¯d share how we ¡®enchant¡¯ things. She was a bit hesitant at first, as the half-elf, and yes, I learned that Stina is a half-elf, has a family she didn¡¯t want to leave behind. I simply offered for her to move her entire family to HomeBase if she wished. It ended up being a good call as that really got Stina interested, but she haggled a bit more and got me to agree to take her apprentice and her family as well. I naturally agreed, as be it four people, or seven people, it doesn¡¯t really make a big difference for me. And Stina was very happy as she was able to pull her family out of the northern countries that very well might end up in a war with the United States.
Eventually I found myself talking with us, and he was mostly interested in how Wilma was doing. And while I was talking with him, Wilma ended up joining in and eventually the conversation turned to what was Wilma¡¯s current best weapon. ¡°Is it the shield you showed off, or perhaps you have made something even better?¡± us asked, almost like he was hinting that he knew Wilma had made something better. ¡°...¡± Wilma didn¡¯t answer, but by the look in her eyes, I could tell that she wanted to. ¡°I suppose we can show him.¡± I told her, and Wilma¡¯s eyes lit up. ¡°But not here. Too many eyes.¡± us brought us to a private backroom, advantages of being on of the people in charge, but I still wasn¡¯t 100% convinced, so for additional safety, I summoned Cosmo Queen to set up a barrier around us so that no one could listen in. Spoiler [copse] ¡°Must have made one heck of a weapon for your employer to demand this level of security.¡± us joked. ¡°What did you make, a legendary weapon?¡± ¡°... Yes.¡± Wilma confirmed. ¡°... You ¡­ ¡­ I was joking, you know.¡± ¡°Yes, I know. ¡­ but I¡¯m not. Brian, would you?¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± I agreed, as I brought Errelitea out of Storage. I let us observe the sword in its scabbard first, before I pulled it out for him to really see. I thought about putting a bit of mana into the de to really light it up, but I didn¡¯t want to identally cut the barrier Cosmo Queen set up, so I didn¡¯t. And yes, Errelitea can cut Cosmo Queen¡¯s barriers with ease. As long as I wield it and I put some mana into the de. ¡°... I honestly half-expected you to still be joking, but no.¡± us said. ¡°... may I hold it?¡± ¡°Sure, but be careful. The sword doesn¡¯t like being held by someone who doesn¡¯t have a Spirit¡¯s blessing, so don¡¯t try to put mana into the de. ¡­ unless you have a blessing, but even then, not rmended.¡± I warned him, before I sheath the sword before handing it over. No. I am not handing it over while not in its scabbard. This thing can cut through basically anything, even when not wielded by someone. You drop it de first and it will sink into the ground until the guard stops it. us then inspected the weapon and seemingly also used appraisal on it, as his eyes had some amount of mana running through them at some point. And the same happens with Wilma when she used Appraisal. ¡°... it really is more impressive than I ever could have assumed. While it may not be indestructible like Chandrahas, the absolute pration is something beyond what I¡¯ve seen.¡± us said. ¡°Oh? So Chandrahas doesn¡¯t have it? Interesting.¡± ¡°You know of it?¡± us asked. ¡°Wilma told me about it.¡± ¡°Would you like to see it?¡± ¡°Sure. But admittedly, I wouldn¡¯t get the same out of it as you do. I don¡¯t have Appraisal.¡± ¡°... I must apologize then. I assumed that you did based on your knowledge of weapons.¡± ¡°Brian has his own way of using an Appraisal-like skill.¡± Wilma said. ¡°But it requires physical contact, so he can¡¯t exactly do that with Chandrahas.¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t know there was such a skill.¡± us admitted. ¡°Because there isn¡¯t. It is an extension of Dungeon Founder and high level weapons like that can only be analyzed if you are the founder of an SS-rank dungeon.¡± ¡°... and you are?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°I see.¡± us said, as he resheath the de. ¡°I do have one more question. This mark here. I noticed it on the weapons you sponsored as well. What does it mean?¡± us asked, pointing at my family insignia. ¡°That is just my family insignia.¡± I answered. ¡°But it also means ¡®Made on HomeBase¡¯. HomeBase is ¡­ the dungeon we live in.¡± I almost lied about HomeBase, but I already showed us Errelitea, so telling him that we live in a dungeon isn¡¯t that bad. ¡°I see.¡± us said. ¡°... then, if you don¡¯t mind me asking, why didn¡¯t you sponsor Hugo¡¯s work? It had the mark as well. Actually, the entire piece was nothing like what little Wilma or Sir Karl brought us. Is that why? Are you disappointed in the quality of work Hugo could produce, so you didn¡¯t want to connect your name to him?¡± ¡°So you noticed. But no, that isn¡¯t why.¡± I told him. ¡°It is because that sword wasn¡¯t made by him.¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± ¡°I made the sword he presented as his own.¡± Wilma said. ¡°It was my first time making anything with blood iron, kind of a test piece before I began working with vampiric steel. So after it was done, Brian kept it in Storage for a while, until he decided to sell the sword.¡± ¡°Actually Lawrence traded it in for some materials, but same difference.¡± I corrected. ¡°We believe that Hugo bought the sword from the shop it was traded to, removed Wilma¡¯s signature on it and carved in his own. But not knowing the importance of the HomeBase mark, he didn¡¯t erase it.¡± ¡°... is that true?¡± us asked. ¡°We have no proof currently, but yes. And I think I have a way to prove it.¡± ¡°Would you share it?¡± ¡°I think it will be more fun if we confront Hugo about it.¡± I said with a smirk. "Here is what we are going to do." CH.427 The Weapons Competition, part 4 CH.427 The Weapons Competition, part 4 We returned to the main party area from the backroom and with a bit of help from us, we soon had Hugo up for a chat. He was with a green haired girl, but with just a quick sniff, I could tell she wasn¡¯t a dhampir. Or a vampire. What? You don¡¯t think I can tell? It is actually simple. If I swap my race to Dhampir, the cured variant, I can easily identify other dhampirs by scent. I mean I can do that even if I used the cursed version, but I don¡¯t want those impulses pushing on me. Also, Hugo and Rin were kind of staying to an area by themselves. It looked like the others were giving them a bit wider margin, probably because they were afraid of Rin attacking them. ¡°Ah. Hugo. Just the person I wanted to talk to.¡± I began. ¡°I have to say, I¡¯m impressed by your willingness to work with dhampirs. Not many smiths are willing to do that.¡± ¡°... well, whatever makes the best weapons, right? And didn¡¯t you sponsor a vampiric steel sword? My work must seem like nothing inparison.¡± Hugo answered, sounding very humble, but he looked more afraid than humble. ¡°And may I assume that Miss Rin is the dhampir you worked with?¡± I asked, looking at the green-haireddy. ¡°Y-Yes. Yes she is.¡± Hugo answered, and I could just see a drop of sweat forming on his forehead. ¡°A - A pleasure.¡± Rin said, as she gave me a deep bow. ¡°Likewise. I¡¯m always impressed to see dhampirs with such exceptional self control. I didn¡¯t really think anyone could match my fiance, but you most certainly seem to.¡± Iplimented her, fully knowing that she isn¡¯t a dhampir. Maybe I should have Lua turn her into a dhampir as a punishment for acting to be one, just so she sees how difficult it can actually be. ¡­ okay, I won¡¯t actually do that, but I could. ¡°I-Is that how Karl was able to make a vampiric steel weapon? Did he work with your fiance?¡± Hugo asked. ¡°Nope. I know many, many dhampirs, so it doesn¡¯t need to be my fiance specifically.¡± ¡°... but I thought dhampirs can only make blood iron and not vampiric steel, so what is that about?¡± Hugo asked. ¡°Half true. Miss Rin, what is the racial skill of dhampirs?¡± I asked the girl. ¡°Bl - Blood Magic, sir.¡± She answered. ¡°Correct. Now, what is the racial skill of vampires?¡± ¡°... I ¡­ I¡¯m not sure. Isn¡¯t it just Blood Magic?¡± ¡°Almost, but no. It is called True Blood Magic, an upgraded form of Blood Magic.¡± I instructed her. ¡°I see, but where are you going with this?¡± Hugo asked. ¡°You must know how to make blood iron, right?¡± I asked, but before Hugo or Rin had time to answer, I continued. ¡°I mean, it is super simple really. You just need iron and blood. Throw a little Blood Magic into the mix, and you have yourself blood iron.¡± I could practically see the gears turning in Hugo¡¯s head as he took that in. Rin next to him was shaking, almost as if she was scared of what came next. ¡°So if blood iron needs blood, iron and Blood Magic, what do you think vampiric steel needs?¡± I asked. ¡°... I would assume it would have to be that True Blood Magic you spoke of. That and steel and blood.¡± Hugo said. Wow. I¡¯m honestly surprised he got that. I expected him to be dumber. With a small, and fake, apuse, Iplimented Hugo. ¡°Correct.¡± I confirmed for him. ¡°Well, you left out the detail where the blood needs to originate from a B-rank or higher monster, but naturally you couldn¡¯t have known that.¡± That was actually one of those facts I only knew because of Factory testing. Outside of the Factory, basically all of our forging work always uses dragon blood, as it is the best and we have easy ess to it, but if you use lower quality blood, even if you mix it with high quality steel, you¡¯ll still only get blood iron, not vampiric steel. The blood quality is much more important than the steel quality when ites to vampiric steel. ¡°B-But dhampirs can¡¯t use True Blood Magic!¡± Hugo called out. ¡°So how is it possible that..?¡± ¡°Because they can.¡± I told him. And with Hugo¡¯s yelp having gotten a bit more attention to us, and some of the nearest people to us had clearly stopped to listen, I could hear some quiet murmurs from the closest people. ¡°Dhampirs can¡¯t use True Blood Magic because of the blood curse, I¡¯m sure you know that.¡± I told Hugo. ¡°But, there is a way to cure that curse. And I happen to be able to do that.¡± With that admission, I heard even more murmurs from the peanut gallery. ¡°That was actually why I came to you. Because of my fiance, I really understand the pain dhampirs suffer because of their curse. So I¡¯d like to cure Miss Rin¡¯s curse, if that is alright.¡± I offered. ¡°I can even tell her where she can meet other dhampirs that have been cured and have learned to use True Blood Magic. If you are willing to travel a bit. That way, you too can learn how to forge vampiric steel.¡± ¡°I ¡­ no. I couldn¡¯t bother you with something like that.¡± Hugo said. ¡°It is no bother really. And it will only take a couple of minutes. I can do it right now.¡± ¡°N-No. It really isn¡¯t necessary. Rin can live with what she has now, can¡¯t you Rin?¡± ¡°Y-Y-Yes. I am just fine, Sir.¡± Rin answered, but she clearly didn¡¯t like the answer she gave. But she isn¡¯t a dhampir, so why? I can understand hesitating, but why would she? Is she under some other curse Hugo doesn¡¯t want revealed? ¡­ wait. This area. Another curse. Could she be a ¡­? I quickly swapped my race from Dhampir to Spiritual Being. It was the most magically oriented race I have and I can see mana the best while I am a Spiritual Being. And with it, the answer to my question became clear. The magical mark, or maybe a magical curse, painted onto the skin on Rin practically shined through her clothing. She is a ve. Marked with the illegal mark. ¡­ Well, it isn¡¯t illegal in this country, so maybe I should call it the old mark. ¡°Are you really sure? I can understand it sounds scary, but I promise, it won¡¯t hurt a bit.¡± ¡°Yes. Thank you for the offer, but no.¡± Hugo said. ¡°Excuse me please, but I¡¯m feeling slightly funny. I think it is best if I head back to my lodgings now. Rin, let¡¯s go.¡± The two of them turned to walk out, but before they made their way too far our, us called after them. ¡°Hugo. Just a moment, please.¡± He said in his authoritative voice. ¡°I have a quick question about your sword.¡± Hugo turned around to look up at us, before he asked. ¡°Y-Yes? What about it?¡± ¡°It has this strange mark on it. I simply wanted to know what it is.¡± us requested and at just the correct time, the person he had sent to get Hugo¡¯s sword came back with it. ¡­ It feels wrong to call it Hugo¡¯s sword, knowing that it was actually made by Wilma. ¡°This mark right here. What is it?¡± us asked, pointing at the HomeBase mark. ¡°Oh that. It is just a drop of blood we added after the sword was forged. To mark it is made of blood iron.¡± Hugo lied, seemingly having prepared for that question. So maybe he knew that someone uses that mark, but he assumed it was a mark for blood iron weapons? ¡°I see. Then would you perhaps care to tell me why it is identical to Sir Wood¡¯s family insignia? And I do not just mean simr, but perfectly identical.¡± ¡°How would I know? I only met him two days ago and I¡¯ve never seen his family insignia!¡± Hugo shouted. ¡°Perhaps because you didn¡¯t make this sword, did you?¡± us asked. ¡°Of course I made it! Who else could have?!¡± ¡°I did.¡± Wilma said. ¡°And because I work for Sir Wood, I mark all of the tools and weapons I make with his family insignia.¡± ¡°No! Don¡¯t think you can say something like that without proof! Even if you got first ce and you are a student of that giant! You have no proof!¡± ¡°Actually, I do. But before I show you mine, Brian.¡± Wilma said. ¡°... if you want proof, why don¡¯t you prove yourself.¡± I said calmly. ¡°You said Rin is the dhampir that helped you make this sword, but she isn¡¯t even a dhampir in the first ce. I know because I hang around with dhampirs on the daily, and no dhampir would ever refuse to have their blood curse cured. So, why don¡¯t we do this. Miss Rin will reveal her status to everyone here, and if she really is a dhampir, I will not only apologize for what I¡¯ve just said, I will hand over twice the amount of orichalcum Wilma got for winning as an apology.¡± For those wondering, yes, I do have orichalcum in Storage. While Athena isn¡¯t the most willing to produce it for us, she does sometimes agree to cook some. I think it is mainly a way to teach Wilma and Karl Metal Magic, but whatever the reason, it is useful. ¡°No way!¡± Hugo shouted. ¡°Why do I need to prove anything!?¡± ¡°Using a noble¡¯s family insignia, even by ident, is a serious crime.¡± us calmly pointed out. ¡°If you get Smorog into trouble with a noble from Ruiso because of your pride, you could be enved, banished or both.¡± ¡°Besides, is it really that big of a deal?¡± Asked a new person who just joined the conversion. She was Majken, the craftswoman judge. ¡°Just show us your status, Rin, and this will all be over.¡± ¡°... you have no idea how over.¡± I heard Hugo mutter, sounding like he just snapped. ¡°Rin! Kill yourself!¡± He yelled, as he got something out of his pocket and threw it at the ground. Because of the ¡®kill yourself¡¯ order, I was a bitte reacting to the second part, so whatever Hugo threw down made contact with the floor and began to emit a ck smoke. I didn¡¯t really like what that ck stuff was at all, as it likely is poison of some kind, so I¡¯m not going to wait around and find out. ¡°Cloudian - Poison Cloud!¡± I quickly summoned a monster I think can deal with the issue at hand. ¡°Consume that ck smoke!¡± Spoiler [copse] As I watched my Cloudian clear away the ck smoke, I heard a thump and turned around to see that Rin¡¯s body hit the floor. Her eyes seemed unmoving, and she was most likely dead because of the order. But I can resurrect her, so worry about thatter. Let¡¯s catch Hugo first and clear away whatever this ck smoke is. After the ck cloud was dealt with, we were left pondering where in the F was Hugo, because he wasn¡¯t where he had been. Almost like he had teleported away while in the smoke. I got some questions from people because a few of them assumed my monster ate Hugo, but I told everyone he didn¡¯t. And people epted that even if it did, Hugo was the one to put us at risk with the thing he threw at the ground and he would have been given punishment for ordering his ve to kill herself. That was when I got to work on Rin. I got some looks from the people around as I stripped her top-half of her clothing, but I didn¡¯t let them stop me. I then activated Harpie¡¯s Feather Duster and used it to clear away the ve mark. Spoiler [copse] Now she would no longer be a ve and maybe we can get some answers from her. Next up. ¡°I activate Monster Reborn to resurrect Rin. And I chain my Gift Card to it, healing her 3000 HP.¡± Spoiler
[copse] Because of the nature of Rin¡¯s death, I had no clue what HP she would resurrect at. That is because of the way the illegal ve mark kills the person. It isn¡¯t physical trauma or them slicing their neck or anything, but by putting the ¡®Instant Death¡¯ status onto the person. ¡­ you can probably guess what instant death does. So because I don¡¯t have that much data on resurrecting people after said status is inflicted upon them, I added the Gift Card for safety reasons. It took a bit for Rin toe to, but she did eventually wake up to the surprise of everyone except those that live on HomeBase.
¡°... he ¡­ he was contacted by the United States. He was supposed to win thepetition and bring the orichalcum to them. If he did, he would have gotten a high position in the country.¡± Rin exined as we questioned her a bitter. She was no longer under any effect of the ve mark and Hugo didn¡¯t order her to forget, so she could tell us everything she had learned while under it. Rin was a human, in case you were wondering. She was born in one of the areas that is now a part of the United States, and she was forcefully turned into a ve for no reason. She was then given to Hugo for his operation. The thing Hugo threw at the ground was a signal that doubled as a poison. It would show that he needed an immediate exit, while also spreading poison that will stop anyone from getting too close and teleporting with him. The fact that someone has technology like that is honestly worrying. That kind of technology, while possible with HomeBase, takes a lot of mana to upkeep and isn¡¯t easy to set up, so I really don¡¯t like the idea of someone using it. In the end, it was decided that it wasn¡¯t safe for Rin to stay in Smorog. Naturally I offered to take her in. I mean, why wouldn¡¯t I? She was turned into a ve against her will. Her family is likely either also ves, or dead. And even if they weren¡¯t, she couldn¡¯t return home because she¡¯ll just get turned into a ve again. CH.428 The Weapons Competition, part 5 CH.428 The Weapons Competition, part 5 With yesterday¡¯s madness now behind us, it was time for the weapon auction. By the way, because of what happened yesterday, we ended up moving away from the inn we had been staying at and instead spent the night in us¡¯ house. He was nice enough to offer us a ce to stay, which had a bit more security. The best part was that he let me trap this ce as much as I wanted, so Trap Holes of different kinds were set up all across the yard. And with them only reacting to hostile presences, we don¡¯t have to worry about them trapping anyone they aren¡¯t supposed to trap. I¡¯ll just remove them all before we leave and we will be golden. Spoiler
[copse] The traps actually ended up being needed, because a small group did break, well tried to break, into the house, but they were left in the bottom of my Trap Holes, either stuck in Adhesion Trap Hole or with broken legs in the standard ones. No deaths, so I didn¡¯t have to worry about resurrecting them. Not that I likely would have, even if someone did die. I¡¯m not resurrecting a thief. There is a line I draw somewhere. The group wasn¡¯t forced to attack. They just thought they could steal some weapons from us. Had it been a situation like with Rin where she was forced to act the way she did because of the ve mark, then yes I¡¯d resurrect a thief, but someone who just wants to steal because of money, nope. That isn¡¯t my problem to fix. And no, they weren¡¯t from the States. Based on what we got out of them after they were turned into ves. They were just after some easy money, which didn¡¯t end up being that easy. Also, in case you were wondering, I didn¡¯t use Bottomless or Acid Trap Holes because the chance of them killing someone was just a bit too high. And I also employed A-Team: Trap Disposal Unit when I removed the leftover traps. Spoiler
[copse]
But yeah. Enough about how we spent the night, time for the weapon auctions. Originally, we didn¡¯t n on selling Wilma¡¯s shield, but Karl hadn¡¯t decided on his sword yet, but after they got the number one and three spots, most begged for them to go on sale, so both of my smiths agreed to sell them. For those wondering what happened with Hugo¡¯s sword, which isn¡¯t Hugo¡¯s sword, it ended up getting sold in the auction as well, but the true maker of the de was revealed to be Wilma. There was actually an interesting way we proved that. Wilma summoned Athena. Yes, we used a superior spirit as our proof, and it worked wonderfully. When someone that is basically a god, with a small g, says that someone made something, you tend to believe them. And adding to that, I summoned Lachros the time spirit. She rolled back the time on the sword to the point where it was before Hugo¡¯s involvement, so Wilma¡¯s signature reappeared on it. Because we proved the simplicity at which we could do that, a few other pieces ¡®made¡¯ by Hugo ended up getting brought to us, and between Athena and Lachros, we were able to show that out of the seven swords we got our hands on, only two were made by Hugo, while the others were stolen. The revtion also got Karl exonerated from his fake crime of de theft. Which honestly didn¡¯t mean much other than he would once again be allowed to enter Smorog without me. I mean, he isn¡¯t a ve anymore, so that punishment was already lifted, but yeah, the banishment was still in effect and the only reason Karl was even allowed in was because I said he is my ve. And banning me because I happen to have a ve that was banished wouldn¡¯t exactly look good for the country.
In the auction, Wilma¡¯s shield and Karl¡¯s sword ended up being the top sellers in terms of price, even beating out the fire sword, which I drove up in price because I wanted it. Likee on, it''s a ming sword. I need it for no other reason than I want it. It will also go great with Smandra. And while I have made ming swords with Smandra, in the Factory, never outside, having a sword that can already light itself on fire might make it even better whenbined with Smandra. Spoiler [copse] The blood iron sword also sold for a good price, which was way higher than I assumed it would be. I think that might be because of the spirits. People think it is more valuable than it really is because Lachros rolled back the time on the sword. But it isn¡¯t my problem how people spend their money. ¡­ also, because I know someone might ask, Wilma ended up buying nine weapons from the auction.
Before our return home, I gave us a letter exchange box so that he could send letters to Wilma. I also left one for Stina so she could get in contact when she was ready to move to HomeBase. Once back on HomeBase, I recapped everyone on what happened. This was mainly necessary for Alice, as she still has her long term System mission of dealing with the old ve marks, which is getting us more and more tangled with the United States. Of course introducing Rin and getting her settled in was also a thing, but luckily I have enough workers where that isn¡¯t really a major problem. The only real problem we had was her being a bit scared of dhampirs, since we still had the learning group here. Rin¡¯s current position on HomeBase was assisting either Cailie on the CropFields or Wilma and Karl in the Workshop. Those were what Rin felt the mostfortable with. That is because of her past. She of course was forced to work as an assistant to Hugo, so she knew a bit about working in a smithy, while her farming experiencees from the time before she was forced into very. But she is also learning new things, so she may change positions at some point. Other than Rin and her job, we also took stock of our status. Starting with Alice. Spoiler
Name: Alice Mana Watchman
Race: Magical Girl !
Level: 150 [+10]
HP: 2900 [+140]
Mana: 8225 [+1230]
Strength: 1972 [+298]
Defense: 2132 [+238]
Magic: 5979 [+986]
Skills:
Magical Girl LV.3 (unique-racial)
Limit Break LV.1 (extra)
Card Summoner LV.3 (extra)
Magician¡¯s Power LV.5 (extra)
Erasure Magic LV.3 (extra)
Multicasting LV.5 (extra)
Mana Flight LV.6 (extra) [+1]
Telekinesis LV.5 (extra)
Giant yer LV.3 (extra)
Summon Dark Spirit (extra)
Summon Fire Spirit (extra)
Spiritual Dark Magic LV.11
Spiritual Fire Magic LV.10 [+1]
Earth Magic LV.4[+3]
Advanced Mana Control LV.14 [+1] [evolved]
Magic Boost LV.9 [+1]
Quick Cast LV.10
Instant Cast LV.6
Fast Mana Recovery LV.10
Magic resistance LV.5
Polearm Technique LV.7
Staff Technique LV.4
Designing LV.1 [new]
One with two Souls
One who defeated the Impossible
Nyx¡¯s Blessing
Ninatia¡¯s Blessing
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
Storage ess (Brian Wood)
[copse] Alice also got the Designing skill. Sure it is only level 1, but she got it. The more important part is the Advanced Mana Control. With all the bathing she has done in the mana spring, she has finally been able to advance her mana circuits to the point where she can get the skill. ¡­ and as you may have guessed, the same happened to Lua. Spoiler
Name: Lucia
Race: Dhampir Monarch !
Level: 140 [+10]
HP: 4170 [+290]
Mana: 8835 [+870]
Strength: 1883 [+120]
Defense: 1877 [+105]
Magic: 5850 [+480]
Skills:
Dhampir Princess LV.4 (Unique)
Monarch of Magic LV.3 (Racial)
True Blood Magic LV.12 (Racial) [+1]
Vampiric Body Modification LV.7 (Racial) [+1]
Limit Break LV.1 (extra)
Holy Magic LV.2 (extra) [+1]
Card Summoner LV.4 (extra)
Winged Flight LV.6 (extra) [+2]
Summon Light Spirit (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Spiritual Water Magic LV.10
Spiritual Light Magic LV.8
Wind Magic LV.4 [+1]
Mana Healing LV.7
Advanced Mana Control LV.14 [evolved]
Magic Boost LV.10
Quick Cast LV.10
Fast Mana Recovery LV.10
Knife Technique LV.2
Staff Technique LV.8
Blunt Weapon Technique LV.5
Designing LV.1 [new]
Saint
Eosther¡¯s Blessing
Thssa¡¯s Blessing
Blood Sucker (Racial)
Lifesaver
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
Storage ess (Brian Wood)
[copse] Like Alice, Lua also got the LV.1 Designing skill. Really shows how effective having a 3D design table is. Other than that, her levels arergely focused on her racial skills and Winged Flight. She has been using them a lot teaching the dhampirs. Next up, Wilma. Spoiler
Name: Wilhelmina
Race: Craftswoman (Dwarf) !
Level: 88 [+2]
HP: 3134 [+434]
Mana: 3290 [+530]
Strength: 1462 [+22]
Defense: 1512 [+22]
Magic: 1135 [+130]
Skills:
Advanced Crafting LV.5 (racial)
Spiritual Metal Magic LV.2 (extra)
Card Summoner LV.1 (extra)
Item Box LV.4 (extra)
Appraisal (extra)
Mental Visual Designing (extra) [new]
Summon Metal Spirit (extra)
cksmithing LV.8
Crafting LV.8 [+1]
Designing LV.7 [new][+1]
Hammer Technique LV.3
Shield Technique LV.4
Block LV.3
Strength Boost LV.2
Defense Boost LV.2
Mana Control LV.6
Enchanting LV.7
Earth Magic LV.2
Fire Resistance LV.2
Athena¡¯s Blessing
Legendary Weapon Maker
Legendary desmith
Knowledge of Legendary Metals [new]
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
[copse] Wilma originally got Designing as a LV.6 skill, but she quickly used one Level Up on it to get it to LV.7, and with that, she also got Mental Visual Designing. Other than that, she has her reward for winning thepetition, Knowledge of Legendary Metals. It gives her ess to System information about the greatest metals and how you can make them, or where you can find them. It honestly is a huge reward, so we are living the dream with that. Next, Karl. Spoiler
Name: Karl
Race: cksmith (Dwarf) [evolved]
Level: 54 [+4]
HP: 1762 [+246]
Mana: 1124 [+272]
Strength: 1631 [+38]
Defense: 1118 [+34]
Magic: 522 [+66]
Skills:
Metal Magic LV.1 (racial)
Mining LV.5
cksmithing LV.7
Crafting LV.3 [+1]
Designing LV.4 [new]
Hammer Technique LV.3
Pickaxe Technique LV.3
Strength Boost LV.5
Defense Boost LV.3
Mana Control LV.4 [+1]
Fire Magic LV.1
Earth Magic LV.2
Fire Resistance LV.2
Earth Resistance LV.2
Legendary Weapon Maker [new]
Legendary desmith
Miner
cksmith
[copse] Karl naturally also got Designing. At LV.4, which isn¡¯t as high as what Wilma or I got, but it is still good. Otherwise, his level ups to Crafting and Mana Control are there to hopefully help him with Metal Magic. But there is one more person whose status had some interesting developments. ¡­ myself. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: One without a Race - User of Rare Skills (Advanced Human) ?
Level: 164
HP: 7540 (+25,000)
Mana: 11,030 [+120] (+22,800)
Strength: 2785
Defense: 3675
Magic: 4400 [+10]
Skills:
One of Every Race LV.2 (unique-racial)
- Draconic Body LV.2 (racial)
- Draconic Magic LV.2 (racial)
- Advanced Summoning Magic LV.3 (racial)
- Spirit Magic LV.4 (racial)
- True Blood Magic LV.2 (Racial)
Pack Opener LV.8 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.8 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Limit Break LV.1 (extra)
Spiritual Space Magic LV.5 (extra)
Spiritual Time Magic LV.3 (extra)
Mana Vision LV.1 (extra) [new]
Telekinesis LV.8 (extra)
Dark Chain LV.3 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.10 (extra)
Beast Union LV.2 (extra)
Mental Visual Designing (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Time Spirit (extra)
Summon Space Spirit (extra)
Summon Light Spirit (extra)
Summon Dark Spirit (extra)
Summon Earth Spirit (extra)
Summon Fire Spirit (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Summon Nature Spirit (extra)
Summon Beast Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Sword Technique LV.5
Shield Technique LV.5
Advanced Mana Control LV.14
Fast Mana Recovery LV.1 [new]
Taming LV.2
Designing LV.5
Defense Boost LV.11
Dragon Life Dedication (Greater True Fire Dragon)
Lachros¡¯ Blessing
Iris¡¯ Blessing
Eosther¡¯s Blessing
Nyx¡¯s Blessing
Gaia¡¯s Blessing
Ninatia¡¯s Blessing
Pan¡¯s Blessing
Water Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Nature Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Friend of the Spirits
SS-Rank Summoner
Skill Maker
Blood Sucker (racial)
Honorary Baron of Ruiso Kingdom
Language Comprehension (humanoid) (draconic)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
[copse] I managed to snag myself two new skills. Fast Mana Recovery is something I¡¯ve been waiting on for a while, and now I finally got it. Sure it isn¡¯t really necessary, but more skills means more stats and more stats means I¡¯m more powerful. The more interesting thing is Mana Vision. It is basically what I did when I saw Rin¡¯s ve mark through her clothing, but the skill is way more impressive than just being able to see magic circles. With it, I can see through most things as long as I focus some mana into my eyes, and as long as whatever I¡¯m looking at has mana. Sure for now I can just see random outlines, unless magic circles are involved, but that is already good. And with levels, I should be able to see just as well as I do with my regr eyes. CH.429 Learning about Enchanting CH.429 Learning about Enchanting ¡°No!¡± Stina called out. ¡°No! No! No! This isn¡¯t ¡­ what is this? This isn¡¯t how enchanting works!¡± ¡°... sorry, but for me it is.¡± ¡°I can see that! But ¡­ But how is anyone supposed to encrypt this much information with regr enchants?¡± ¡°... I don¡¯t know, but that is what I was hoping you could figure out.¡± I was showing Stina and her apprentice Elma how I enchant stuff with my cards. Aka. what happens when I install a card into a weapon. It has been a few days since we came back from the weaponspetition. During that time, the previous set of dhampirs who were here were returned to their towns and a new batch of students were brought in. ¡­ Well, most of the dhampirs were returned. A few stayed on HomeBase for further training. The two that stayed were Syra and Rahman. ¡­ oh right. You don¡¯t even know who Rahman is. He is the dhampir that is training to be a cksmith. Syra is training to be a maid, and I won¡¯t confirm it yet, but I think she wants to be Lua¡¯s personal maid. ¡­ but that might be just me. ¡°... figure this out. I suppose now I understand Miss Wilhelmina¡¯s warning.¡± Elma said. ¡°You know you can just call her Wilma, with no Miss or anything.¡± I pointed out. ¡°She is my senior and our work wouldn¡¯t be possible without her lovely hands, so I feel like calling her Miss is appropriate.¡± ¡°... just know that she doesn¡¯t like it that much.¡± ¡°You would say that, mister ¡®Just call me Brian¡¯. As if you aren¡¯t basically an angel.¡± Stina pointed out. ¡°Come on. Angels and System Support holders are very much different. I would know. I¡¯ve spoken to angels.¡± ¡°... you do realize you just proved my point.¡± ¡°Yeah, I know. And I was pointing out that your point is wrong. You can¡¯t be stuck in your pre-established sense of reality. You have to break past it to really grow.¡± ¡°Like a Limit Break?¡± Stina asked. ¡°You know of that? Nice. But yeah, in a way. It is more like ¡­ if you stick to the pre-established, you will just make what someone has made before. But if you can imagine the possibilities beyond that, you might have something even better. And in this case, at least you have a solid goal to stride towards. Even if it is somethingpletely outside the norm you are used to.¡± We had been making arrows and bolts for Unika, mainly because they are consumable and something easy for Wilma and Karl to prepare. ¡­ still working on that functional quiver for her, but Wilma dide up with a design. We just need to design it sturdy enough and then actually make it. But back to the arrows. We had a few kinds. First were the standard arrows. We call them standard, but even they had a pration enchantment, supplied by Stina and Elma. Pration is one of the more simple enchantments and even Wilma can apply it with rtive ease. Second were Rainbow Veil arrows. As you might have guessed, they have Rainbow Veil installed into them. They were a bit more difficult to manufacture, because in order to hold the card, the arrowheads had to be at least mithril or simr level metal, with the shaft being high quality wood. We naturally used B-rank treant wood. The feathers came from griffons I¡¯ve hunted inside HomeBase. Spoiler [copse] Next up were some Burning Spear arrows. They were made with a crimson treant shaft and a hihi''irokane point. With an install of Burning Spear naturally. They worked super well with Unika¡¯s Fox Fire, so that is nice. Spoiler [copse] Those were the ones we had made multiple of, but there were also a few one offs. Like the Lightning de arrow, which would electrocute anything it hit. We just simply didn¡¯t have great materials for building it, so we weren¡¯t producing them in any numbers. Spoiler [copse] Another one was the Big Bang Shot arrow. It was designed as something that would do massive damage to SS-ranks, but again, the materials for it are a bit too expensive for general use. For it to really be effective, it needs an arrowhead made of a legendary metal. Spoiler [copse] But we are still looking into the Knowledge of Legendary Metals Wilma got, so we don¡¯t yet have ess to a ton of legendary metals. And ideally, the Big Bang Shot arrows should have adamantite arrowheads, which we don¡¯t have a recipe for. We simply have a dungeon it can be gotten from. ¡­ which also brings me to something that happened with Wilma after the weaponspetition. She got a new System Mission. Her new job was to find new ways of making legendary metals. Like how we discovered the way to manufacture star titanium, even ignoring the fact that there used to not be a way of getting it outside of dungeons, and sometimes meteorites would have small amounts of the metal. So yeah. The System just using us in hopes of learning new things from my monsters. I don¡¯t mind, too much. But I think I got sidetracked talking about arrows and legendary metals, so let¡¯s get back to enchanting. I guess I can tell you a bit about how it works. In short, it is like writingputer code, but instead you write enchanting code. There are a few different ways of writing it, all with their own advantages and disadvantages. The first, and the one my monsters use, is a chanting based enchantment. It is basically casting a magic spell that enchants the sword. It is fast and efficient, but very difficult to learn. It is also the one Wilma mainly uses. Second is a writing based enchanting, which uses a magic ink, simr to the magic ink used to draw ve marks. The enchanting ink just doesn¡¯t need blood. Then you just write the enchantments you want on the sword or tool or whatever. It takes a lot longer than chanting enchantments and it requires magic ink, but it is considered easier to learn. Stina and Elma both mainly use this style, but both can also use some chanting enchantments. Third is rune enchanting. This relies on carving runes into whatever you are making. It is also considered the most difficult type of enchanting, as you have to learn a ton of runes and carving them isn¡¯t easy. Wilma can carve some basic runes, but nothing really powerful. And then there is my BS way called installing cards. It is the fastest and the most powerful method, but it obviously needs both me and my cards, so it is only an option for us. And now that you know all of that, the limits of enchanting should be obvious. All tools and weapons have a set amount of ¡®enchanting data¡¯ you can write into them, and if you exceed that, the weapon breaks. Like what happened to the twin steel swords I originally nned on giving Earl Sawyer for his birthday, before they broke when I tried to install Twin Swords of shing Light - Tryce into them.Happened in CH.239 The data limit is an arbitrary number that you can somewhat predict based on things like the materials the weapon is made out of, the quality of the materials, the craftsmanship of the maker and so on. Basically better made, more ¡®enchanting data¡¯ you can fit into the weapon. That is why legendary swords are so legendary. The strength up enchantment just takes up a lot of data, so most swords can¡¯t hold it. ¡­ except when ites from my cards. The strength up enchantment installing some of my cards, like Legendary Sword, don¡¯t take all that much of the data. Spoiler [copse] Sure the cost ramps up quickly with better stuff like Fusion Sword Murasame de and Lightning de, but the basic +300 ones are kind of light on the data they take. Spoiler
[copse] ¡­ But, because there has to be a but, the problem with my cards is that they code the information differently than regr enchantments. It is like ¡­ A zip file. Or something like that. Basically, they pack the information differently than any of the other three enchanting styles, which allows for therger/better enchantments to fit into weapons where they really shouldn¡¯t. And yes, in theory, you could do that with the other three styles, except maybe runes. You just need to learn how topress your enchantments. ¡­ which may sound simple, but it really isn¡¯t. I mean, it isn¡¯t like we can code an enchantment and justpress it with a PC program. ¡°... actually, why can¡¯t we?¡± I questioned myself. ¡°Sir?¡± Elma asked. ¡°Can¡¯t what?¡± ¡°Zip the enchantments.¡± ¡°... what does that mean?¡± ¡°... Oh right. ¡­ how do I exin that..?¡± I pondered. ¡°Well, you know that my card enchantments are basically written differently than the regr ones.¡± I began. ¡°I think that is because they are somehow packed, or zipped. ¡­ so if we can figure that part out, I think we cane up with a way of zipping the regr enchants into something that takes less enchanting data, but offers the same results.¡± ¡°... But ¡­ shouldn¡¯t that be impossible?¡± Elma asked. ¡°Enchanting is a technique older than the Kingdoms. It has been refined and bettered across the ages. Do you really think something like that isn¡¯t something that hasn¡¯t been tried before?¡± ¡°Not sure. But there is a big difference between us and those who may havee before us. We have a solid goal to stride towards. If we can just ¡­ unzip the enchantments as they are written by my cards, we can potentially zip up something that wasn¡¯t written by a card.¡± ¡°That sounds ¡­ difficult.¡± ¡°Agreed. But, I think I can make it easier. I just have to make a few programs and I think I can manage it.¡± ¡°Programs?¡± ¡°... I¡¯ll exin it some other time. For now, I¡¯ll leave you two to ponder on those and head to the Factory to see if I can actually do something with this idea.¡± ¡°The Factory is that mentalndscape, right? I think that is how Cinnamon exined it.¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± ¡°... may Ie?¡± Elma asked. ¡°Sure, I don¡¯t mind.¡± I agreed. ¡°I¡¯ming as well.¡± Stina said. ¡°I need to see how you do things.¡±
¡°... Is this safe?¡± Stina questioned, as she looked at the Factory VR. ¡°I mean, we¡¯ve only lost one soul thus far, and we found herter, so yeah, it is safe.¡± ¡°... Why did I ask. And what do you mean ¡®lost a soul¡¯?¡± ¡°This thing operates with Soul Magic. Basically, it temporarily separates your soul from your body.¡± I told them, but I saw that Stina wasn¡¯t happy with that. ¡°Don¡¯t make that face. It is actually 100% secure, unless there is some outside influence.¡± ¡°What kind of influence?¡± ¡°Like a group of spirits wanting to kidnap your soul because you are a good singer.¡± ¡°... why does that sound super specific and like something that should never happen?¡± ¡°Because it shouldn¡¯t. But if you want the full story, visit Cailie on the CropFields. I¡¯m sure she will tell you all about it.¡± ¡°And why am I even less surprised that it actually happened?¡± Stina questioned. ¡°Because you learn fast and you¡¯ve realized that crazy things happen around me. It isn¡¯t toote to quit and move out. I can probably get you a job as an enchanter somewhere where you don¡¯t have to deal with my bullshit.¡± ¡°... no. This ce is good. ¡­ it is just¡­¡± ¡°A lot to get used to.¡± Elma finished her teacher''s sentence. ¡°Can¡¯t argue with that. Now get in and I¡¯ll get you to the Factory.¡±
Inside the Factory, after a quick tour and setting up a small space where the two can practice enchanting, I got to work on a program that could unzip the card enchantments. Sadly I couldn¡¯t just load a program for it from the Inte, so I really didn¡¯t get all that far, but it did be apparent that my theory was correct and that my cards do kind of zip up the enchantments they supply. And yes, you can unzip it, I just need more data. I didn¡¯t really do all that much today, and instead asked Tahlia if she could gather the raw enchantment data of all the weapons I currently have in Storage. I also asked Fantasia to have some of my monsters enchant some random Factory weapons so that we¡¯d have more data points on weapons that are enchanted ¡®regrly¡¯. Laura will also prepare me a set of card enchanted weapons. The idea is that we will use effects that we can do with both through card installs and regr enchants, like maybe making a ming sword, and then I can see if I can unzip the card enchantment andpare the code to the regr enchantment. Though honestly something more basic like increased pration is probably better, so we¡¯ll likely do that instead. CH.430 Enchanting Languages CH.430 Enchanting Languages While I was looking over the data I had Laura, Tahlia and Fantasia collect about enchanting, I realized something interesting. There is an enchanting type I didn¡¯t know about. Or more like I didn¡¯t realize it was different from the three main types I exined. The fourth type to add to the list, or would it be the fifth because my cards were the fourth? Either way, the type I didn¡¯t consider is spirit enchanting. And I know you might ask, why wouldn¡¯t I think of it? Well, simply put, I only have one item with spirit enchantments, Errelitea. And because it is kind of broken in terms of power, I didn¡¯t even look at it while I was looking at enchantments. But Tahlia did, because she is amazing, and she pointed out that the enchants in that sword don¡¯t fall under any of the three general styles that are used. The spirit enchantments, a lot like the enchantments my cards use, are in a sort ofpressed format, where their effects can be more powerful than you could regrly do with that amount of ¡®enchanting data¡¯. And before you ask, no, the spirit enchantments don¡¯t use the samepression type as my cards do. Comparing the two is likeparing a .ZIP file and a .RAR file. So yeah. Because of that, I now had two file types I was trying to figure out. But at least for one of them, I had ess to a cheat code called calling for help. The superior spirits were quite a big help in exining their enchanting style to me, and it really did open some possibilities. In short, the spirit enchanting works by writing the enchantments in the spiritnguage. Which is a writtennguage the System doesn¡¯t recognize under any of the Language Comprehension titles you can get. But at the same time, when spirits talk, anyone can understand them. I think that is because the spirits carry something equivalent to the Language Comprehension skills. They can understand us, and make us understand them, but their writtennguage isn¡¯t something we canprehend without studying. So yeah. That brought up the idea of my cards enchanting stuff in a differentnguage and that idea ended up being true. In short, a card install enchants the card in Japanese. Specifically kanji. ¡­ At least I think it is kanji. I¡¯m not an expert on Japanese. But my cards, when looked at by someone who doesn¡¯t have Card Summoner, are written in Japanese kanji, so I suppose that checks out. So, in theory, if you can learn Japanese, specifically kanji, you could write enchantments in kanji using the regr writing enchanting techniques. But even with ess to my cards, learning Japanese wouldn¡¯t be a simple feat. Sucks for me that I never decided to learn any. But at least I can tell Stina and Elma what I figured out. And besides, now that I know you can usenguages other than ¡­ the not-English people speak, I can probably just make up anguage, which will be even more efficient than the Spiritnguage or Japanese.
The two enchanters actually took the news quite well. Understanding thatnguages are bullshit and that some of them are just fundamentally better for enchanting than others just is something you have to ept. I mean, learning a newnguage to enchant isn¡¯t really much more far-fetched than rune enchanting. For rune enchanting, you have to learn the runes. Sure there aren¡¯t all that many of them, but you still have to learn them. The bigger problem was deciding between the Spiritnguage and Japanese. With the Spiritnguage we have the advantages of having ess to teachers, so that is the one we decided on, while with Japanese, we¡¯d just have to learn thenguage from my cards. And as you know, sometimes the trantions from OCG to TCG cards aren¡¯t 100% urate, especially when ites to the names. I might still try to look into Japanese, just to know the basics, but for others, the spiritnguage is just better from what I know. Learning the Spiritnguage were naturally the two enchanters, Wilma, Cailie and I. Cailie was learning it because she is half-spirit, while I was learning it because ¡­ I just like to be a jack of all trades I suppose. Or I guess you could call me the User of Rare Skills. ¡­ okay, bad joke.
Other than working on a trantor for both Japanese and the Spiritnguage, I was also trying to improve the 3D design table. I did already have a prototype finished before the weaponspetition, but it was still expensive to produce, so I didn¡¯t want to make them with that design. And now, other than simplifying the design and making it as cheap to produce as I can, I have another objective. And that is allowing designs to be transferred from the table to Mental Visual Designing and vice versa. This would massively help with the poprity of the table, while also not overshadowing the skill. Luck for me, I already had some experience making devices that would allow skills to be implemented into them. ¡­ What? Did you forget that I designed duel disks that allow for the use of Card Summoner. Sure they aren¡¯t reallyparable, but I can use a bit of the tech from the duel disks for the design table. It did take some trial and error, but luckily the Factory makes that a lot simpler. No need to build expensive prototypes, when I can prototype here. Getting the design to go from the skill to the table was actually surprisingly easy. All I really had to do was have someone open up their Mental Visual Designing skill, pull up the design they wanted to upload into the table, and then press a button on the table that would read the design. While keeping their hand on a type of scan panel. That way, the table would read the design and save it in the tables design storage, and from there, you could use the table to alter the design or whatever. The problem was actually reversing this, as I couldn¡¯t just force a skill to read information on the design table and take that info into the skills design library. Which by the way isn¡¯t unlimited. It is 10 slots times the level of your Designing skill. And since you need LV.7 Designing to get Mental Visual Designing, when you first get the skill, you have 70 slots. Which is quite a lot and nothing to reallyin about. And yes, I can cheat that limit thanks to Storage. I can transfer designs between the two skills freely. But back to getting designs from the table to the skill. I was eventually able to get that part to work when Tahlia figured out the format for the designs as they are stored in the skill. Which ispletely different from how the design table keeps them, in case you were wondering. So we then had toe up with a way to not only change the filetype of the designs as they came out of the table, but also how to get a person to ept the design and make sure they get it into their skill. For that, we came up with a way. A person holds their arm to the ¡®upload/download¡¯ panel while having Mental Visual Designing open on a nk design. Then they activate the table which forcefully writes the design open on the table into the open design in the skill. ¡­ sadly, it is a bit painful, as mana from the table basically forces its way into you and influences a System skill. It isn¡¯t too bad, but it isn¡¯t pleasant either. But I think with a bit more time, we can make it better where it will only be left with a tingly feeling, not actual pain. And if you don¡¯t resist the foreign mana, that also helps. But I think that is enough designing work for one chapter. I feel like opening some packs, so that is what I will do.
And on today¡¯s agenda, . I already got almost everything from Tactical Evolutionst time, with the only card missing being Abyssal Kingshark. So I just got it with a Different Dimension Capsule and fullypleted the set. Spoiler
[copse] But yeah. Phantom Darkness. I¡¯ve only opened 10 packs thus far, so no speedruns yet. And in case you were wondering, I naturally want to pull Yubel. Spoiler PTDN 1 Destiny HERO - Dunker, diator Beast Darius, Armored Cybern, Dark World Grimoire, Cybeic Hidden Technology, Dark Crusader, Wind Effigy, Golden Flying Fish, Dark Spirit Art - Greed [copse] Well, Armored Cybern is new and it is pretty good. Sure I don¡¯t use Cyber Dragons nearly as often as I should, considering how amazing they are, but having Armored Cybern is really nice. Golden Flying Fish is also new, but I¡¯m honestly more interested in eating it than actually using it for anything productive. But some might argue that food is the most productive thing. Next pack. Spoiler PTDN 2 Cybeic Zone, Dark World Grimoire, Chain Summoning, Earth Effigy, Vengeful Shinobi, Chain Material, Obsidian Dragon, Neo-Spacian Twinkle Moss, Deepsea Macrotrema [copse] Okay. Cybeic Zone is ¡­ not all that amazing. It is actually really bad. Sure you can effect dodge with it and get double attack while at it, but then when ites to your standby phase, the monster is destroyed. And Deepsea Macrotrema is another mediocre fish. Next pack. Spoiler PTDN 3 Neo-Spacian Twinkle Moss, Gemini Trap Hole, diator Beast''s Battle Archfiend Shield, Transmigration Break, diator Proving Ground, Cybeic Zone, Imprisoned Queen Archfiend, The Calctor, Rainbow Life [copse] ¡­ that seems to be all repeats. But Rainbow Life is great, so I don¡¯t mind all that much. Next pack. Spoiler PTDN 4 Dark Crusader, Acidic Downpour, Dark World Grimoire, Unleash Your Power!, The Calctor, Chain Material, ck Veloci, Fine, Castle Gate [copse] Castle Gate is an ¡­ I was going to call it an alright wall, but it really isn¡¯t all that good. I mean, Labyrinth Wall or Millenium Shield are both just better. The tribute for burn effect is okay, I suppose, but nothing super amazing. Next pack. Spoiler PTDN 5 ck Veloci, All-Out Attacks, Destiny HERO - Dunker, Mirage Tube, Antean Pikeman, diator Beast Andal, Double Tag Team, Acidic Downpour, Offering to the Snake Deity [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler PTDN 6 Dimension Explosion, Armored Cybern, Imprisoned Queen Archfiend, All-Out Attacks, Dark World Grimoire, Mirage Tube, Dark Crusader, Wind Effigy, Castle Gate [copse] Spoiler PTDN 7 Rainbow Path, Destiny HERO - Departed, Neo-Spacian Twinkle Moss, Wind Effigy, Acidic Downpour, Dark World Grimoire, Maic Mosquito, Vicious w, Fires of Doomsday [copse] Rainbow Path is new. And it can get me a Rainbow Dragon. ¡­ a bitte for that, but I appreciate the effort, as well as the artwork. Fires of Doomsday is also new and it is ¡­ decent, I suppose. Nothing crazy and tokens aren¡¯t that great, but it isn¡¯t useless. And Vicious w is actually kind of interesting. It does so many things, between returning to hand after something almost destroys the monster it is equipped to, destroying a different monster on the field, and then spawning a powerful token for the opponent. It just does so many things. And I can always just reverse engineer it to make some metal talons. Next pack. Spoiler PTDN 8 Fine, Cybeic Hidden Technology, Instant Neo Space, Fire Trooper, Wind Effigy, Dimension Explosion, Spell Chronicle, Cybeic Zone, Six Samurai United [copse] Instant Neo Space is nice. A good option for Neo Space, the field spell. Also a better install for the Neos fusions than the field spell. Six Samurai United is also new, and it is an alright draw card. Next pack. Spoiler PTDN 9 Gemini Lancer, Rainbow Path, diator Beast''s Battle Archfiend Shield, Unleash Your Power!, Destiny HERO - Dunker, Cannon Soldier MK-2, Maic Mosquito, Instant Neo Space, Dark Spirit Art - Greed [copse] Nothing new here. Next. Spoiler PTDN 10 Destiny HERO - Departed, Cybeic Hidden Technology, Fine, Regenerating Rose, The Calctor, Armored Cybern, The Immortal Bushi, Darknight Parshath, Metabo Globster [copse] Darknight Parshath is actually surprisingly good. ¡­ Or it would be if it was LV.4 and not LV.5 Needing a tribute for it is a huge letdown. Well, I don¡¯t need one, so it is good for me, but if you actually y the game, it is quite the letdown. Metabo Globster on the other hand just summons tokens. Which is fine and all, but it is still just tokens. ¡­ and because I didn¡¯t get Yubel, let¡¯s do a few more packs. See how many I feel. Spoiler PTDN 11 Double Tag Team, Vicious w, The Calctor, Mirage Tube, Regenerating Rose, Cyber Ouroboros, diator Beast''s Battle Archfiend Shield, Maic Mosquito, Rainbow Life [copse] Cyber Ouroboros is new, but it isn¡¯t all that good, so whatever. Also more copies of Rainbow Life. Always good to have. Next pack. Spoiler PTDN 12 Rainbow Veil, All-Out Attacks, Samsara Lotus, Transmigration Break, Antean Pikeman, Destiny HERO - Dunker, Neo-Spacian Twinkle Moss, ck Veloci, Dark Spirit Art - Greed [copse] No new cards here, but more copies of Rainbow Veil is good. I¡¯ve been getting copies of that card with the Different Dimension Capsule for Unika¡¯s arrows, but I¡¯ll ept getting them from packs. Next pack. Spoiler PTDN 13 Vengeful Shinobi, Rainbow Path, ck Veloci, Unleash Your Power!, diator Beast Darius, Rainbow Veil, Imprisoned Queen Archfiend, Destiny HERO - Departed, Future Samurai [copse] Rainbow Veil is still good. But next pack. Spoiler PTDN 14 Fire Trooper, Regenerating Rose, The Calctor, ck Veloci, Acidic Downpour, All-Out Attacks, Cyber Ouroboros, Transmigration Break, Aztekipede, the Worm Warrior [copse] Nothing here, next. Spoiler PTDN 15 Spell Chronicle, Neo-Spacian Twinkle Moss, Regenerating Rose, Chain Summoning, Obsidian Dragon, Sea Ko, All-Out Attacks, The Immortal Bushi, Rainbow Life [copse] Spoiler PTDN 16 Destiny HERO - Departed, ck Veloci, diator Beast Andal, Armored Cybern, Chain Summoning, Blue Thunder T-45, Cannon Soldier MK-2, Gigant, Escape from the Dark Dimension [copse] Hey! I got the Gemini nt. ¡­ I mean Gigant. And it is a pretty nice nt. Escape from the Dark Dimension is also new, but it is just summon banished Dark monster, so it just okay. Nothing amazing. ¡­ I could stop here, but maybe just a few more. Yeah. A few more. Spoiler PTDN 17 Alchemy Cycle, Maic Mosquito, diator Beast Andal, Fine, Cannon Soldier MK-2, Obsidian Dragon, Vengeful Shinobi, Blue Thunder T-45, Six Samurai United [copse] Nothing new here, so next. Spoiler PTDN 18 All-Out Attacks, Double Tag Team, Chain Summoning, diator Beast''s Battle Archfiend Shield, Obsidian Dragon, Transmigration Break, Vicious w, Blue Thunder T-45, Dark Spirit Art - Greed [copse] Again, nothing new, next. Spoiler PTDN 19 Cybeic Zone, Regenerating Rose, Obsidian Dragon, Imprisoned Queen Archfiend, Chain Material, Dimension Explosion, ck Veloci, The Immortal Bushi, Fires of Doomsday [copse] Still nothing new. One more for an even 20. Spoiler PTDN 20 Acidic Downpour, Chain Material, Transmigration Break, Chain Summoning, Double Tag Team, Rainbow Path, ck Veloci, Volcanic Counter, Shadowpriestess of Ohm [copse] Not a terrible way to end an opening, getting a super rare. Volcanic Counter is also interesting, as it can reflect back damage. And Shadowpriestess of Ohm is also new, but she is just another Dark Spellcaster and her effect isn¡¯t even all that good. Sadly no Yubel, so I¡¯ll have to return to this setter. I¡¯ll probably look at a speedrun opening sometime soon. CH.431 To the Nixie Clan CH.431 To the Nixie n That day had started off like any other day. That was until a message popped up in Dungeon Founder.
Alert!
A new Dungeon Master has been named for Dungeon 21_013: Nixie n¡¯s Hallow Prison
New Master: Iremur
Status: Normal
Trapped: No
¡°... okay. Wonder what is going on with that?¡± I asked myself, before getting up and heading for the CropFields to check up on Cailie.
¡°... so do you know anyone named Iremur?¡± I asked Cailie. ¡°... Yes. He is one of the best hunters in the n. ¡­ and one of the males my sister enjoys thepany of.¡± Cailie answered. ¡°One of?¡± ¡°My sister isn¡¯t happy with just one man. ¡­ I suppose she is like you, but in reverse. ¡­ and she is a bit more forceful.¡± ¡°If she is forceful, then we are nothing alike.¡± I told Cailie. ¡°I know¡­ Sorry topare.¡± ¡°No. I understand. ¡­ but why do you think they¡¯d send someone to the Hallow Prison? It isn¡¯t like he is trapped like you were.¡± ¡°Probably to confirm that I¡¯m dead.¡± Cailie said. ¡°Maybe even collect my corpse.¡± ¡°... that sounds grim.¡± ¡°My sister is ¡­ she is a difficult person. But she does love me, I think.¡± Cailie said. ¡°Yeah, I think our views on love are quite a bit different. Abuse, no matter why it is done, isn¡¯t love.¡± ¡°... I ¡­ I don¡¯t know. I only knew my n until ¡­ until we met. And it isn¡¯t like the people in the Hero¡¯s country were all that different. They only cared about me while I was useful. ¡­ other than , but that is because you paid her to care about me. ¡­ and Marin. I think she really made me appreciate what love could be. ¡­ but I¡¯m not sure.¡± Marin? I think that was the owner of the herb store Cailie worked at when she lived in the Hero¡¯s country. ¡°Love is a difficult thing. Honestly, without Lua, I think I¡¯d still be stuck in my own head, not really knowing what I wanted.¡± ¡°... I ¡­ Yes. But now I have all of you. I have a new mother, Anemoi. I have big sisters like Gaia and Hegemone. I have a family that cares for me. ¡­ so I don¡¯t need my sister anymore.¡± Cailie said, and I could hear the determination in her voice. ¡°But because I have all of you, I know what my n doesn¡¯t have. They don¡¯t have a good leader. My sister isn¡¯t it. ¡­ At least I think so. And if she sent Iremur just to confirm if I¡¯m dead, that is already proof enough.¡± ¡°... so, what do you want to do about it?¡± I asked. ¡°We need to confront my sister!¡± Cailie said.
Getting ready for the trip to the merfolks¡¯ dwelling didn¡¯t take all that long. I just had to prepare some nice deep sea swimsuits for everyone, as well as breathing devices. ¡­ and backup breathing devices and then a backup to the backup. Also for the crew that wasing, well, it is just Alice, Cailie and I. Lua is busy with the dhampirs, so she can¡¯te. Wilma doesn¡¯t really like the idea of being stuck underwater. And the beast-folk don¡¯t really like the idea either, so it is just the three of us. So after the three of us had our swimsuits, even if Cailie really doesn¡¯t need one, we were ready to go. By the way, Alice had four different swimsuits, because she turned two of them into magical girl outfits. One of the two even had her with a mermaid tail and Cailie really liked that one.
On our trip over, we decided to stop by Lady Janina¡¯s. She was basically on route and while I do go and meet with her real body about every two weeks, just because it is a great ce to summon powerful monsters and have them ¡®y¡¯ with the dragons, the others don¡¯t usuallye with me on my trips. Today I summoned out a bunch of Cyber Dragons and Cyber Dragon fusions. The regr Cyber Dragon was a good opponent for the young dragons, while Laser and Barrier were better for the adolescent dragons. Spoiler
[copse] Cyber Twin Dragon was a bit too weak to go against the greater or adult dragons, so I ended up summoning one with Power Bond, which gave it perhaps a bit too much power, as in terms of offensive power, it could match two greater dragons at the same time. Sadly itcked in durability, so two on one the dragons were able to take it down. Spoiler
[copse] Cyber End Dragon, even without Power Bond, was a good match to the greater dragons. With Power Bond, only Lady Janina could exceed its power. But a three vs one from the greater true dragons were still able to take down Power Bonded End Dragon. It could have probably won the three vs one if I added Limiter Removal, but at that point, the chance of death gets a bit too high for my liking. Spoiler
[copse] The battles came to an amazing end when I used Overload Fusion to summon out Chimeratech Overdragon. With 15 materials, the Overdragon came out with 12,000 attack and defense. I then added Armored Cybern to it to make the match even better. Spoiler
[copse] ¡­ Sadly with all that power, Lady Janina still won. I still don¡¯t understand her power. She is way too strong. Like she can punch out with Exodia, solo almost any of my God monsters, and now she took down a superpowered Overdragon. I just wonder if anything can stand a chance against her. Sure I haven¡¯t tested Vennominaga against her, but that might lead to her actually dying because of the Hyper-Venom Counters, and I¡¯d really rather not kill her. Like heck, for all I know, Monster Reborn won¡¯t even resurrect her because she is that powerful. She could easily have an effect where she just can¡¯t be resurrected.
The best part about ying with dragons is that when you y with them, they do you favors. So instead of using one of my B.E.S. ships to get to the ind, around which the Nixie n lives, we were on a few dragons. Cailie had managed to snag herself a greater sky dragon for a ride, Alice had a fire dragon and I was on Lady Janina. Oh, and by the way, a sky dragon isn¡¯t just a wind dragon. A sky dragon is a wind and light dragon. The ind was somewhat far away, well depending on who you ask, but in my opinion, being around 150 km [93 miles] away from the maind is quite far. As we approached, I saw a few dragons take off from the ind, and leading them was what appears to be a greater water dragon. With him were four intermediate water dragons. The five of them flew up to us, as we came to a stop. Then the greater performed a mid-air bow to Lady Janina before speaking. {??? ??????, it is lovely to see you again. Did youe for a social visit or is there something you need?} {No need to humble yourself, Prabhu J.} Lady Janina answered, and she clearly called the dragon with a name I could understand, since ¡­ Well, I understood the name. {I only came as an escort for Brian and his fiances.} Oh? So Lady Janina is already calling Cailie one of my fiances? I mean, I have agreed to it, so it isn¡¯t anything that strange. It is just that Alice and Lua still technically haven¡¯t epted her as a part of the harem, and they do have the final say. {My Lady? Escorting someone? Who could be that powerful?} J questioned. {Has no one told you about him? Brian, up front. I¡¯m introducing you.} Lady Janina said, and I did as she asked. Lifting myself up from her back with Telekinesis, I levitate myself up to be next to her head. ¡°It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance. My name is Brian Wood.¡± I introduced myself while using a bit of Wind Spirit Magic to make my voice louder. And since Cailie is a half-wind spirit, using Wind Spirit Magic near her is easy. {He may seem weak, but he is actually quite powerful.} Lady Janina said. {He wields his own unique form of summoning magic that can summon creatures that are almost a match to me.} {... I ¡­ It is a pleasure, Sir.} The dragon quickly said after hearing Lady Janina¡¯s statement. {My name is ????? ??, or Prabhu J as you may speak it. Please feel free to call me either.} ¡°As you wish, J.¡± I decided to go with what is something like hisst name. Do dragons havest names? They only really have one name, but it is pronounced in two parts, right? So it is one name, two parts. ¡°We came here in hopes of getting in contact with the Nixie merfolk n. I hope that won¡¯t be a problem.¡± {So that is why I smelled a mermaid. Did you find a runaway?} J asked, before he looked over at Cailie. {... wait? I remember you. You are Amilie¡¯s sister.} Amilie, huh? So that¡¯s her name. Good to know. ¡­ wait. Does ite from Aminah, as in the person who founded the Hallow Prison. Combine that with Lie, which is also in Cailie, to make Amilie. I wonder if that is somehow rted to the fact that Amilie is the leader. Is the Ami name somehow required for them, or is there something more going on? ¡°Yes, she is.¡± I confirmed for the dragon. Cailie can¡¯t understand him and without a System Support, I don¡¯t have a convenient route to tell her trantions. ¡°I rescued her after she was banished and now we are back here to show her sister just how stupid it was to ever banish Cailie.¡± {Banishment¡­ I see. I do not take part in the politics of the n, but please tell the girl that I apologize. Her voice is quite soothing to listen to, so I always enjoyed hearing her sing. Even if she never performed in front of me.} I quickly told Cailie what the dragon said, and she blushed, likely remembering those times. I always assumed that she only became a singer in the Hero¡¯s country, but apparently she was dipping her feet into it even before that. Luckily I didn¡¯t have to trante any more than that, as J changednguages from draconic to the merfolknguage. Yes, he can speak both, he just didn¡¯t realize two of us couldn¡¯t understand him, because I did. Cailie told him the story of how Amilie banished her and how she came to live with me. J looked a bit ¡­ I don¡¯t think angry is the right word. Disappointed, hearing it. I know dragons have a strong sense ofradery, so maybe because of that. Adding to that, J told us that one of the intermediates is currently guarding a secondary group of merfolk that broke away from the main group under J¡¯s protection. The second group wasn¡¯t that old, so it was likely started after Cailie¡¯s second banishment, but we don''t currently know why a second group was started. With the story exchanged, Prabhu J gave us free ess to the ind and the surrounding waters, as long as we didn¡¯t enter the caves owned by him and the other water dragons. He then said that they would carry us to the ind, so we moved from the dragons we had been riding over to the intermediate water dragons. The sky and fire dragons then headed back for the coast, while Lady Janina instead transformed into her humanoid form and also took a seat on the back of one of the water dragons. Apparently the adolescent dragon wasn¡¯t quite ready to carry the Queen, as when he realized what was going on, he ended up passing out and J had to catch him before he plummeted into the sea below. CH.432 Insane Princess CH.432 Insane Princess Once we got down to the ind, we headed for the water. Of course before heading in, Alice, Cailie and I swapped into our swimsuits. Again, Cailie doesn¡¯t really need a swimsuit, but she wanted one, so I made her one. Our swimsuits were full body ones that honestly looked more like wetsuits than swimsuits. Cailie¡¯s only covered her top half, leaving her tail out, while Alice and mine were full body. Ours even includes webbed hands and swim fins for legs, so we could keep up with the speed Cailie could swim at. ¡°Do you have one for me?¡± Lady Janina asked, as we were getting dressed up. ¡°... no, sorry. I didn¡¯t think you¡¯d join.¡± I admitted. ¡°Well, what about a spare? I can alter its size with magic.¡± She said. ¡°Sure. I can give you Alice¡¯s spare.¡± I told her before I got another wetsuit out of Storage and tossed it to her. After just a bit of modification, Lady Janina was dressing up. I didn¡¯t look, I swear, I don¡¯t want to stare at her changing. It was a bit of a shame that I didn¡¯t design Lady Janina a wetsuit, as she had to also alter the suit to have holes for her wings and her tail, so it likely is a bit less effective than it could be, but honestly speaking, I don¡¯t think that is a problem for her.
¡°This way.¡± Cailie said, as she still moved with her floating wheelchair. ¡°... okay. We¡¯ll go under from here. Brian, can you get my wheelchair?¡± ¡°Yeah, I¡¯ll keep it safe.¡± I responded. Cailie then pushed herself off of the chair and dove into the water. I took her wheelchair into Storage and followed after her. The ocean water wasn¡¯t as cold as expected, but it wasn¡¯t super warm either, so I definitely appreciated the wetsuit. ¡°This way.¡± Cailie called out from the front and we followed. I guess now that we are swimming, it is about as good of time as any to go over our breathing devices. As I said earlier, we have three of them. Well, a primary one and two backups. The primary breathing device basically creates an invisible bubble of air around the person''s mouth, allowing them to breathe normally. It uses Wind Spirit Magic to make the air, regr Wind Magic to control the air and a bit of Water Magic to keep the water away. It also has an additional feature where it reinforces your voice to help you speak underwater. The second option is a full face mask, looking kind of like those breathing masks from the Avatar movies. And no, not the one where people bend elements, but the one where humans decide that it is fun invading others. It also had the speakers that allowed for the wearer tomunicate underwater, so that was nice. Thest one was one I styled after the breathers they use in the Hero¡¯s country. It is basically this bite thingy you put in your mouth. Actually, it is kind of close to those breathers used in Star Wars. I personally hate them, because while they work just fine, they don¡¯t cover your eyes, so you get water into your eyes, and they are impossible to speak with. ¡­ If heard that, she¡¯d say I just haven¡¯t practiced enough. Following Cailie, we eventually spotted some sort of structures built at the bottom of the sea. ¡­ Calling it a bottom feels wrong, because we aren¡¯t actually all that deep, but still. Even if the sea isn¡¯t deep here, it is still the bottom of the sea. The structures looked like they had been made with Earth Magic, molding the seabed into houses and other shapes. ¡­ Though calling them houses isn¡¯t urate either, since the way things are built is so different from basically anything I¡¯ve seen. The underwater structures in the Hero¡¯s country looked rtively normal, but these look like they really were built by a different race of people. Which they of course are, but I was just corrupted by the way the Hero¡¯s country built their houses for aquatic races. Those were much more ¡®mixed use¡¯. You could still almost use them even if you were a human. As we got closer, we spotted a group of armed merfolk swimming towards us quickly. Someone must have spotted us and sent some guards to confirm who we are. Or maybe they will just see us as a threat and kill us on sight. Let¡¯s see how this goes. ¡°Lady Dragon. What brings you here?¡± One of the warriors took the lead and spoke to Lady Janina. At least they clearly identified her as a dragon and showed her respect, so we are starting off well. ¡°Oh. I¡¯m just here on a whim. She is the one you want to talk to.¡± Lady Janina said, pointing at Cailie. Cailie then carefully swam to the front of our group, before speaking up. ¡°... hi, Iremur, Waliar, Larkos, Harrer. I¡¯m back.¡± ¡°C-Cailie?¡± The one I think was Larkos was the first to speak up. ¡°... I ¡­ they said you died.¡± ¡°... maybe I did.¡± Cailie said. ¡°The old me is dead, but the new me is still alive and well.¡± ¡°But how? I went to the prison myself! You weren¡¯t there! How did you escape?¡± Iremur called out. And now I know who he is, so I can trap him in a torture prison and keep him there until he achieves some arbitrary goal. ¡°No prison is unbreakable.¡± I answered him. ¡°You just have to know how to use the terminal.¡± ¡°So you broke her out?¡± Iremur asked. ¡°Didn¡¯t exactly have to break her out. I freed her. It isn¡¯t like there was a guard or anything. The only thing holding her there was a weak little bracer which is easy to break.¡± I answered, as I brought my own dungeon terminal for him to see. Considering that Iremur was a dungeon master, even if temporarily, and that he is with Amilie, he should recognize it. ¡°And honestly speaking, had you also been trapped there like she was, I¡¯d havee and free you as well. But you weren¡¯t, so I didn¡¯t.¡± ¡°Who are you to intefe¡­¡± ¡°NO! Who are you to make ims on who is Useless!¡± I yelled. ¡°... admittedly, I really shouldn¡¯t me you. You are nothing more than a little boytoy to the real problem. So I¡¯ll ask this just one time. Where is Amilie? I have some words for her.¡± It took a second for the merfolk warriors to get their shit together after my outburst, but they eventually decided that I was a threat, so they leveled their weapons at me. ¡°Leave. You are not weed here.¡± Harrer was the one to say that. ¡°Nope. Not before I can speak with Amilie. And don¡¯t think I¡¯m above killing you for it. I¡¯m angry and death is temporary.¡± I said, as I opened my Collection in search of a specific monster. Out of the four warriors, three flinched when they heard my statement, but Iremur didn¡¯t seem overly scared. ¡°If you came here to fight, then I¡¯ll give you a fight!¡± He yelled, before he charged at me. ¡­ he was slow. He must not be all that high of a level. Probably around 40 or so, but he does seem to have evolved, so maybe he is actually over 50. Or he just evolved early. I dodged his initial charge, while I chanted a Spirit Magic spell. I used it to control the water so that I could push him away from us. I then got the card I searched for earlier out of Collection, activated my duel disk and summoned out my monster. ¡°Levia-Dragon - Daedalus!¡± Spoiler [copse] With the appearance of therge sea dragon, which rivaled their own guardian dragon in size, the three warriors that were already scared, looked like they were ready to swim away. Even Iremur seemed legitimately terrified, but at least he didn¡¯t back away, so respect for standing his ground. ¡°So, what will it be?¡± I asked. ¡°Will you show us to Amilie, or will we have to force our way in?¡± ¡°W-We cannot let him get to our Lady!¡± Iremur called out. ¡°We must defend her with our lives!¡± ¡°... so be it.¡± I said. ¡°Daedalus! Annihte him!¡±
I have to say, maybe I should consider killing someone and then resurrect them as a viable way of getting what I want, because it seems to be quite effective. After a single full power st from Daedalus, Iremur was dead with a good half of his body missing, leaving only his tail floating in the ocean. I quickly took a hold of it with Telekinesis, before using two Gift Cards to heal the body, then Monster Reborn to resurrect the merfolk warrior, followed by one more Gift Card just to make sure he was fine. Spoiler
[copse] ¡­ what? Yeah, I know I just murdered him, but he is alive, so did he ever really die? It is nothing worse than what this n did to Cailie. They threw her away like she was disposable, so I showed them just how worthless they are. Swimming into the ¡­ I guess this is a city, so I¡¯ll call it a city. Swimming into the city with Daedalus still following us, I was expecting to see more merfolk, but the city seemed quite empty. Like it was made for a muchrger poption. I know J told us that there was a second group that formed, but I assumed it was a small group of only a few merfolk, but honestly, looking at the city, I think it might be wayrger than I assumed. ¡°... what happened?¡± Cailie wondered. ¡°... where is everyone?¡± Hearing what she said, one of the warriors, Larkos I believe, broke off their group and came to swim next to Cailie. ¡°... it was soon after your second imprisonment.¡± He began. ¡°Our Lady got extremely angry at anything done wrong, and she began to banish people for the smallest of mistakes. I¡¯ve heard they have formed their own n on the other side of the ind and one of Great Prabhu J¡¯s students is keeping them safe.¡± ¡°... but why?¡± ¡°I do not know, but I believe it is because she sees them as useless. Before you were imprisoned, she could me everything on you. ¡­ but now, she no longer has the scapegoat and takes it out on everyone else.¡± ¡°... She¡­ Is she insane?¡± Cailie pondered. Yes. If that really is true, yes. Your sister has gone off the deep end.
¡°You useless piece of filth!¡± We heard someone shouting, followed by a cracking sound, almost like someone was whipping something ¡­ or someone. ¡°Yes! Mistress! Please punish me more!¡± Was the shouts that followed, and I definitely recognized that voice. It belonged to Iremur. He is a freaking masochist. ¡°... Can we leave now?¡± I asked, really not feeling like dealing with this. ¡°You already killed someone, so just kill a few more and we¡¯ll be done.¡± Alice said. ¡°... no killing. Please.¡± Cailie noted. ¡°Yes. Killing should never be the first choice, even if resurrection is an option.¡± Lady Janina said. ¡°... but we can¡¯t just leave.¡± Cailie said. ¡°If nothing is done, my sister will keep going. ¡­ so I think it is time for me to show that I¡¯m not worthless.¡± As we got closer to the temple entrance, someone came out of it. Two people, actually. One was Iremur, held in some sort of bindings made of water. The other was a merfolk ¡­ no, mermaid woman with a light blue tail, as well as long deep blue hair. She was ¡­ well, I would call her extremely beautiful were it not for the expression on her face. She looked almost deranged. And that isn¡¯t good. Like at all. In her hand was a whip made ofpressed water, or at least I think that is what it is. She looked up at us, first at Daedelus, then Lady Janina, quickly running her eyes over both Alice and I, finally locking onto Cailie. And as she did, her face morphed almost as in glee. ¡°He. He, he, he!¡± She began tough, and it sounded so wrong. Like someone who had never heard legitimateughter trying to fakeugh after only hearingughter described to them. ¡°Wee home, Sister!¡± She yelled. ¡°Let¡¯s y!¡± CH.433 Cailie vs. Amilie CH.433 Cailie vs. Amilie ¡°Wee home, Sister!¡± Amilie yelled. ¡°Let¡¯s y!¡± ¡°No! You don¡¯t even know what ying is!¡± Cailie answered. ¡°No? No?! Who are you to tell me no! You are just a useless, worthless nobody!¡± ¡°No.¡± Cailie said calmly. ¡°That is who I used to be. Now I am much more.¡± ¡°No! You! Are! Not!¡± Amilie yelled, as she swung the arm that was holding her whip. The whip reacted, shooting towards Cailie, but it never made contact with her, as Cailie used Spirit Magic to make apressed wall of water between her and the whip. ¡­ what? You didn¡¯t know that Cailie could do that? Well, she is half spirit and she does have the spirit magic skill. In fact, she is probably better at spirit magic than I am. And the thing is, she also has the Instant Cast skill so she can use Spirit Magic without a chant. ¡°W-What?¡± Amilie seemed taken back by the fact that her attack didn¡¯t connect. ¡°You heard me. I am not the same. ¡­ but neither are you. Tell me, what happened to my sister? I know she wasn¡¯t always the best, but at least you really cared about the n. And now, you are just throwing them out. Why?¡± ¡°Because they are worthless! Just like you!¡± ¡°... I see.¡± Cailie said. ¡°Then you, my sister, are no longer worthy of leading this n.¡± ¡°And what will you do about it?! Challenge me to a duel?!¡± ¡°Yes, I will.¡± Cailie said. ¡°You can¡¯t be left in charge, so I¡¯ll challenge you.¡± ¡°He, he, he, he.¡± Amilie once againughed with her extremely fake soundingugh. ¡°Perfect. Then we shall have a duel to the death. And I¡¯ll finally be able to kill you without those fools stopping me! Now! Let me take us to the ce worthy of our final battle!¡± She called out, as she raised her left arm into the air ¡­ well water technically. The dungeon terminal on her arm shone brightly and in a sh, we had been teleported somewhere.
When we came to, we were in some sort of cavern. The cavern was only about half filled with water, leaving the top half of the cavern filled with air. I quickly lifted myself out of the water to get a better look at the surroundings and took stock of who were here. Other than our group of four, all of the merfolk warriors were here, as well as Amilie. Daedelus didn¡¯t seemingly teleport with us, but he was still summoned, so he must still be outside. As for the room itself, it didn¡¯t take me long to realize where we were. Because at the very center of the room was a pedestal I¡¯m quite familiar with. A dungeon core pedestal. But the core on the dungeon pedestal wasn¡¯t a core at all. It wasn¡¯t round, like monster cores usually are. But more than that, it was moving. Or to be more urate, it was beating. Like a heart. And that is because it is a heart. ¡°A dragon¡¯s heart.¡± Lady Janina told me. ¡°It isn¡¯tmonly known, but they can be used as the core for a dungeon. I¡¯ve done my best to make sure no more are made, but I also didn¡¯t want to destroy ones that already exist.¡± ¡°... Understandable. I suppose you could consider this entire dungeon the body of the dragon, right?¡± ¡°In a way, yes.¡± ¡°And considering how strong dragons are, a dragon heart, if ites from an adult dragon, should be equal if not greater than an SS-rank core.¡± ¡°It is greater, because unlike the core, the dragon heart will grow. The core of this dungeon originates from an adolescent dragon that was just reaching his adulthood. But now, with all the time it has spent as the core of this dungeon, that heart is stronger than the one that beats in Agunan¡¯s chest.¡± ¡°... did you know him? The dragon?¡± ¡°Yes. He was a water dragon from my early days of being the supreme dragon. ¡­ In fact, he is a great uncle to Prabhu J, part of the reason why J wants to defend this ce. The dragon died in a fight against a great ocean beast. The species doesn¡¯t have a human name from what I know, as the one that ended him is the only one I¡¯ve ever known. But it looked like a giant man,rger than your Exodia, covered in tentacles.¡± ¡°... that sounds a bit too much like Cthulhu for my liking.¡± ¡°Something from your world?¡± ¡°Yeah. A horror story. A series of books written by Lovecraft, andter others. They tell of god-like entities that will destroy everything. One of them, arguably the most famous, is called Cthulhu. A giant, rtively humanoid looking creature that has tentaclesing out of its face.¡± ¡°... what happened to the monster?¡± I then asked. ¡°I led a group of dragons and we defeated it.¡± Lady Janina said. ¡°... a few of us were injured so badly that they ended up passing. It was one of my greatest failures as the supreme dragon.¡± ¡°And the dungeon?¡± ¡°Was revealed in the fighting. J¡¯s grandfather decided that the heart of his brother would be used as a core for the dungeon, and he chose the merfolk to rule it.¡± ¡°... I see.¡± ¡°... but something else is bothering me.¡± Lady Janina said. ¡°... that mermaid. She has an abnormallyrge amount of miasma just hanging around her.¡± I quickly activated Mana Vision and confirmed that there indeed was a lot of this ckened stuff around Amilie. ¡°... is that why she is so crazy?¡± I asked. ¡°Might be. I am more interested in how she got so much on her. I know the miasma levels have been on the rise, but they aren¡¯t so high that the System cannot protect her from it.¡± ¡°There could be a minor fissure which is spewing out miasma.¡± I theorized. ¡°Something the Goddess and the System Agents haven¡¯t noticed. ¡­ or maybe she is somehow using the dungeon core to power up herself, but since the core uses both mana and miasma, she overloads herself with miasma and exceeds the System¡¯s protection.¡± ¡°Perhaps. Let us watch and see.¡± Lady Janina said. And just a momentter, a barrier formed from the dungeon core, pushing everyone except Cailie and Amilie to the outskirts of the room.
[Cailie POV] After the shine, I found myself in the most sacred room for our n. The core room of our dungeon. It was an important room in many ways. Members of the n will be allowed to visit this room for the first time on their fifteenth birthday, after which they are given a ride by our guardian dragon, the great Prabhu J. But my sister never used to teleport here. We would always swim here, instead of this. I quickly looked around and noticed that things weren¡¯t correct in the core room. The first thing I noticed was the mess. This room was always perfect. If it wasn¡¯t, it would be cleaned until it was. It was a sacred duty of the one that held the position of dungeon master. When Ist came here, when I was banished, the room was still immacte, but now, it looked like it had been the stage for a big battle or maybe many smaller ones, but that it hasn¡¯t been cleaned after any of them. And then there was a small outcove dug to the side of the room. It had a barrier in front of it, turning it into a prison. In it, I saw someone I really wish I didn¡¯t have to see in the state he was. ¡°... father.¡± I muttered quietly as I recognized the man. ¡°YES! Isn¡¯t it perfect that he will get to see just how WORTHLESS you are?!¡± My sister yelled. ¡°... why?¡± I asked her, my voice calm, while in truth, I was boiling with anger. ¡°Why?! Why what?! He is worthless, just like you! We don¡¯t need him, so he can spend the rest of his life there! Out of the way!¡± ¡°... is that really how you think? ¡­ what happened to you? I know you always hated me, but ¡­ you used to love the n. You were the perfect leader. ¡­ but now, you are deranged.¡± ¡°Deranged? DERANGED!? Who! Are! You! To! Call! ME! DERANGED!¡± Amilie yelled. ¡°Core! We are having a sacred duel! Make sure no one can interrupt!¡± I watched as the dungeon core shone. It removed the others from the area, moving them to the outskirts of the room, before covering us in a magic barrier. The barrier would keep anyone from interfering, but it would also keep us from dying. And it won¡¯t go down, not until one of us is left with 100 or less HP. The only other way is for one of us to admit defeat. ¡­ I wonder if Brian could break it? He can, right? He has to be able to. And if he can¡¯t, Lady Janina can. She is the supreme dragon, so she has to be able to, right? No! I can¡¯t focus on what Brian can do. I¡¯ll focus on what I can do! And that is, taking down my sister and finding out where she went wrong! ¡°... our sacred duel. This is how it always should have been. No hallow prisons. No second chances.¡± My sister said, sounding calm for the first time since we met. ¡°And this time, I will get rid of you. Permanently!¡± ¡°You may try!¡± I called back. And with no further exchange of words, my sister charged at me. I knew she was at an advantage if I stayed in the water, so with a flick of my tail, I got myself some speed and pushed out of the water. Since I became a wind spirit, I¡¯ve gotten somewhat used to Aerial Swimming. While I¡¯m not as fast as Alice is with her Mana Flight, I can move through the air decently. ¡°Get back here!¡± My sister yelled, as she used two Water Whips in an attempt to bind me and get me back into water. ¡°No thanks. Wind sh!¡± I quickly used a Wind Magic spell and cut both of my sister¡¯s Water Whips. ¡°Why don¡¯t you show how superior you are ande up here?¡± I taunted a bit. Taunting is important when fighting unstable opponents. That is what Brian taught me. If your opponent is angry, they are more predictable and easier to fight. ¡°Arrgh! Fine!¡± My sister seemingly fell for the taunt, as just momentster, arge bubble of water rose from the water floor and my sister was swimming in it. ¡°Water Cannon!¡± She yelled, casting another spell, but it was honestly slow. The spells Alice uses move way faster, so it was an easy dodge. ¡°Wind Blow!¡± After dodging, I tried to counter with a spell of my own, but my sister dove into her water bubble and the water dissipated my attack. ¡°Ha, ha, ha! Even your magic is useless! Just like everything about you!¡± ¡°Your magic isn¡¯t doing anything either!¡± I called back. ¡°How are you so superior when you can¡¯t hit one useless target?!¡± ¡°Grrh! No more sisterly love! Water Kraken!¡± My sister¡¯s next spell caused several tentacle-like appendages made of water to rise from the water below. They all then began to attack me. I¡¯ve heard of this spell many times. It is considered the sacred spell of our n, because it was made to look like the great cmity that took away the brother of our original guardian dragon. The dragon whose heart was used for the core of our dungeon. Not many of us can learn this spell, which is why the one that does is often named the leader of the n. That is how my sister got the position. It is a powerful spell, but I¡¯ve dealt with worse. Ever since Brian got that Dark Chain skill, he has been using it in practice, so I¡¯ve learned how to dodge these kinds of things. And no matter how powerful this spell might be, when cast by someone so much weaker than Brian, it just cannot match up to him. ¡°Wind, Rage to your heart''s desire, Wind Storm!¡± I chanted a powerful AoE Wind spell and let it rip apart my sister¡¯s spell. It even destroyed her Water Bubble, causing her to crash into the water below. I then prepared to use another Wind Blow as soon as she surfaced, but what she did next wasn¡¯t what I expected. ¡°Summon Water Spirit.¡± I just barely heard my sister using the skill while she was underwater. I knew she had a blessing of an ocean spirit, one of the greater water spirits, but I never expected her to use it when in a sacred duel. This is a one-on-one duel. No outside interference. I assumed it also applied to summoning skills. I pondered for a bit if I should use my own spirit summoning, but I didn¡¯t have the time, as my sister burst out of the water, with a dark sinister aura surrounding her. She then gathered a lot of water, forming a humanoid water form around her. It was made with the Water Avatar spell. ¡°Ha, Ha, Ha! I¡¯ll show you just how weak you are! You¡¯ll never defeat me now!¡± Amilie cackled. Did she synchronize with a spirit? She must have. I might have to do so as well. ¡°Cailie! That isn¡¯t a spirit!¡± I heard Brian calling from outside the barrier. ¡°It is a sprite!¡± A sprite? A corrupted spirit? That might be why my sister is ¡­ worse than before. I need to take it down. ¡°Mom. I need your help.¡± I said quietly, before looking up at my sister and the sprite she had synchronized with. ¡°Summon Wind Spirit!¡± CH.434 Superior Synchro vs. Corrupted Synchro CH.434 Superior Synchro vs. Corrupted Synchro[Cailie POV] ¡°Summon Wind Spirit!¡± I yelled out, as I focused my mana so that I could call forth my second mother, Anemoi. It felt as if all the air inside the barrier gathered to take the form of the superior spirit of wind, Anemoi. ¡°Oh my little girl! It has been too long.¡± Anemoi said, as she took me into a deep embrace. ¡°Mom! Not the time!¡± I said, and pointed at my sister who was synchronized with a sprite. ¡°Oh that. That is no problem.¡± Mom said, as she sted the water creature with a powerful wind spell,pletely destroying the spell and sending my sister plummeting into the water for the second time. ¡°Just let mom take care of everything. I¡¯ll have both of them dealt with in no time.¡± ¡°No!¡± I yelped. ¡°This ¡­ this is my fight. I have to beat her. But since she allowed spirits, I can use one too, right? So let¡¯s y by her rules.¡± ¡°... are you sure? Your body may not be ready to synchronize with a superior spirit. I can go back and send a greater here instead.¡± ¡°No. ¡­ I know you won¡¯t hurt me, so let¡¯s.¡± ¡°Alright. But if anything starts to hurt, I¡¯m stopping the synchro.¡± Mom said, as she entered my body. I felt a great rush of power as we synchronized, but it didn¡¯t hurt. ¡°Alright.¡± I said, my voice sounding slightly echoey. ¡°Let¡¯s undo their synchro first, and then see if we can deal with that sprite without hurting my sister.¡± (We need to damage them for that. Or drain out all of your sister¡¯s mana. When she can no longer supply mana to the sprite, the synchro should break.) Mom said in my head. (Alright. I suppose that is a reasonable n.) I responded. (... but she isn¡¯ting out of the water, so what do we do?) (Simple. If your enemy doesn¡¯te to you, force them to.) I instinctively knew what to do and I casted a spell together with mom. ¡°Wind Typhoon!¡± A powerful whirlwind of air began to form in the room, and the massive power it had sucked in a lot of the water on the ground. With the water getting gathered, my sister was revealed. And she looked terrifying. She was using a mix of her Water Avatar and Water Kraken spells, making a monstrous looking avatar, with many, many water tentaclesing out of it. Luckily for us, the Kraken Avatar was somewhat held back by the Wind Typhoon, so we could spend a bit strategizing. (... Thanks for being here, mom. I¡¯m not sure I wouldn¡¯t be terrified if you weren''t¡¯.) (There is nothing wrong with being scared. It is all about what you do when you are.) (... Do we just smash it?) (We could, or we can do what they are doing.) (... okay. Let¡¯s.) With a n agreed on, I began focusing on the spell we would use. The same one my sister was using, except with the Wind attribute. ¡°Wind Avatar!¡± With our spell, we also made an avatar, but ours was made of wind with us as the center. (We should have a weapon as well.) Mom said. (Okay.) I agreed, so we casted the next spell. ¡°Wind Lance!¡± With argence made of wind now in the hand of our Wind Avatar, we were ready for the fight. With the Wind Typhoon running out, all of the water it had gathered began to fall to the ground, and my sister¡¯s Kraken Avatar used the water to form two Water Whips, one in each hand. I¡¯m not scared. I¡¯m not scared. I¡¯m only fighting someone with way more experience with their weapon, while I¡¯ve barely ever even held ance. No pressure. (You know, we can turn this back into a magic fight, if you don¡¯t like this avatar fight.) Mom said. (No! I¡¯ll prove myself!) (To whom?) (Myself!) I guided our avatar to move towards my sister, while using some Wind Cutter spells to cut her iing Water Whips. It was a bit difficult to manage three spells at the same time, but with mom¡¯s help, I managed. I then shed at my sister with thence, trying to imitate how I¡¯ve seen Brian use a sword. Sadly it didn¡¯t do much to the Kraken Avatar. (Lances aren¡¯t for shing. They are thrusting weapons.) Mom told me. (Stab her with it instead.) (O-Okay.) I quickly brought the Wind Lance back, before thrusting it at the Kraken Avatar. The avatar used its tentacles to try and stop thence, but with thence being made of wind, that proved useless. The wind overpowered the water tentacles, took some of the water into it, and pierced into the avatar. Sadly while I focused on that, my sister also focused on her attack, so two new Water Whips came from behind, and pierced our Wind Avatar. With the damage of the attacks, both of our avatars disappeared, and my sister plummeted down into the water for the third time. I just used Aerial Swimming to stay in the air. (We used a bit too much mana in that exchange.) Mom told me. (We need to be more efficient.) (Don¡¯t worry. I have Brian¡¯s gifts.) I said, as I took a hold of the bracelet on my right arm. It held a magic stone that was linked to HomeBase, so I could draw mana from HomeBase. I activated it and felt a lot of mana entering my body and when my mana pool was almost full, I turned it off, so I wouldn¡¯t overload myself. (... wow. Brian really goes all out with these items.) Mom said in awe. (Yes. He goes a bit too far sometimes.) (But now we can go all out.) (Yes.) ¡°Wind Core!¡± Our next spell made a circling mass of wind that would gather anything loose and suck it in. It was simr to the Wind Typhoon in that way, but much more powerful. Our goal with this was simple. Gather all of the water inside the barrier, so that my sister would have to make new water with magic, which is a lot more mana intensive than just manipting already existing water. And since mana isn¡¯t a problem for us, we can oust her and force her to undo the synchro. We watched as my sister was left at the bottom of the cavern. With no more natural water, and her inability to fly, we were at an evenrger advantage than before. Let¡¯s see what she will try to do. ¡°Water ¡­.¡± We just barely heard my sister chanting a spell, which is strange, as she usually Quick Casts her spells. (Something big ising!) I quickly deduced. (Alright. A barrier it is then.) Mom agreed. ¡°Wind Barrier!¡± With the spell, we made a round barrier around us. It should stop whatever my sister is nning. ¡°Water Explosion!¡± My sister finished her spell and arge amount of highly pressurized water shot out everywhere. Luckily, our barrier was able to stop most of it. Unluckily, our Wind Core wasn¡¯t and it burst open, dropping all the water that had been held in it to the ground. Did she n that? Doesn¡¯t matter. We can just. ¡°Wind Core!¡± We used our previous strategy again, but this time, my sister was ready for it. ¡°Raging Sea!¡± She Quick Casted a spell that wasn¡¯t regr water magic. It likely relied on the sprites power. The water she freed began to violently move around the room, and it was powerful enough where it mostly ignored our Wind Core. My sister then beganunching spears of water at us, but they were honestly not much. We either dodged them or had our Wind Barrier stop them. They didn¡¯t have the power necessary to pierce our defenses. ¡°Wind Bomb!¡± We Quick Casted a spell of our own, letting thepressed ball of wind sink into the raging sea before it exploded, sending a powerful shockwave through the water. Sure the Raging Sea would reduce it a bit, but it should still daze my sister at least a bit. I then activated my bracelet for the second time, again topping off our mana. And that is how our fight continued. I kept dodging my sister''s attacks, while countering with spells that wouldn¡¯t damage her too badly, but would take a lot of mana to negate. And we kept it up until the Raging Sea subsided, and the corrupted spirit was forced to separate from my sister. (Alright. Let¡¯s finish this.) Mom said, ready to strike down the sprite. (... do we have to kill it? Brian has that mirror that can purify it.) I told her. (... oh right. Yes. Let¡¯s do that instead. But we have to bind the sprite.) ¡°Wind Hold!¡± With Wind Hold, we took a hold of the sprite. Sadly the barrier for the sacred duel was still up, so we couldn¡¯t get Brian in here to help, until we got it down. So I used Aerial Swimming to get to my sister, and pped her in the cheek a few times to get her toe to, as she passed out after the synchro was busted. ¡°... Arrgh! Water Whip!¡± As my sister came to, her first reaction was to cast another spell, but she was out of mana, so nothing happened. ¡°Surrender.¡± I told her. ¡°You have no mana left. Your synchro was undone. You can¡¯t win.¡± ¡°I will not lose!¡± She yelled. ¡°You already did. I don¡¯t want to hurt you. ¡­ but if you don¡¯t surrender, I will.¡± I said, as I felt mom casting a spell. I raised my fist and a dagger of wind formed into it. I then brought it down to my sister¡¯s chest, ready to plunge it into her. ¡­ it didn¡¯t feel nice, but it is the only way to lower the barrier, if my sister doesn¡¯t surrender. ¡°I Am Stronger Than You!¡± She yelled out, making me realize that there really was no other choice. So I plunged the Wind Dagger into my sister¡¯s chest, ripping apart her flesh. I then brought it out, and watched as the sacred duel barrier lowered. I had won, but it really felt like a hollow victory.
[Brian POV] I was proud of Cailie. I really was. She won. Sure some might say she cheated, but this entire fight was one big cheat. Had Amilie not summoned a sprite, Cailie wouldn¡¯t have summoned Anemoi. And even before the spirits got involved, Cailie simply was stronger. She also had the huge advantage of being able to use Spirit Magic, while Amilie seemingly could only use Water Magic. But that is besides the point for now. We have a sprite to purify. I got one of my custom cards out of the Collection and quickly activated it. ¡°Sprite Purifying Mirror!¡± Spoiler [copse] I then made sure the bound sprite looked at it long enough that it got fully purified. The now purified water spirit then disappeared, likely returning to the spirit world. Only to be reced by a different, much more powerful water spirit. ¡°Thssa. Nice to see you again.¡± I greeted the superior spirit of water. ¡°Brian. You know why I¡¯m here, right?¡± ¡°It will make Rain sad, but I won¡¯t say no.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry. Her family will still be the one you call when you call for the others. I made sure of that. Unless you specifically request a different kind of water spirit.¡± ¡°Alright. Then thanks.¡± With a quick kiss on my cheek, my Water Spirits Blessing (Greater) turned into Thssa¡¯s Blessing. Thssa then approached Cailie, who had undone her synchro with Anemoi. ¡°And you. You aren¡¯t getting away this time.¡± Thssa said, as she rushed Cailie, took her into her embrace and gave the mermaid a wet kiss. Not that kind of wet kiss. It just is wet because Thssa¡¯s body is literally made of water. ¡°Thanks for purifying my child. And sorry for the trouble he caused. I¡¯m taking his blessing back from that one.¡± Thssa pointed at Amilie when she said that. ¡°And I¡¯ll make sure he is better in the future.¡± Thssa said, referring to the greater water spirit. She then left for the spirit world and her body broke apart, the water it had been made of sshing onto the ground. ¡°I¡¯ll be going as well.¡± Anemoi said. ¡°I¡¯m sure you can handle it from here, and if you can¡¯t, just call me again.¡± She then turned to me and said. ¡°And Brian. Cailie will need rest after this, so make sure she gets it. A superior synchro, especially as we kept it up for that long, takes a toll on her body.¡± ¡°Yeah. I promise I¡¯ll get her to rest.¡± I promised Anemoi, as her body disappeared into the wind. I then levitated myself to Cailie. ¡°Congrattions. You did it.¡± I told her. ¡°... thanks. ¡­ I just wish it would have ended differently.¡± Cailie said. ¡°... also ¡­ how do I show this to Brian? ¡­ what do you mean I can¡¯t?¡± ¡°Cailie?¡± ¡°... just a bit. I¡¯m trying to figure this out.¡± (She got herself a System Support.) Laura said. (I¡¯m offering them a link. I think she is trying to show you a mission.) ¡°...¡± I thought about congratting Cailie again, but I decided against it. I just took her into a hug and waited for Laura to work her magic. After a bit, the link was done and Laura could show me Cailie¡¯s first System mission.
Mission: Reunite the n
Information: The Nixie mer-folk n has been split because of the actions of its previous ruler. Do your best to bring it back together.
Goal: Reunite the banished half of the n with the rest of the n.
Reward: Unique Skill [redacted] will be unlocked.
I asked Cailie about the skill, but it was redacted from her as well. I guess the System wants to give us another surprise again. Kind of like with my racial-unique skill. Well, I feel like we were going to try to do that anyway, so I don¡¯t see why we wouldn¡¯t. Spoiler
Name: Cailie
Race: Wind Spirit Mermaid ?
Level: 64 [+22]
HP: 1545 [+410]
Mana: 5110 [+1150]
Strength: 768 [+182]
Defense: 1067 [+348]
Magic: 2630 [+810]
Skills:
Spirit Magic LV.3 (racial) [+1]
Marvelous Swimming LV.3 (racial) [+1]
Aerial Swimming LV.1 (racial)
Create Wind Spirit (racial)
Charming Voice LV.4 (extra)
Summon Wind Spirit (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra) [new]
Summon Earth Spirit (extra)
Summon Nature Spirit (extra)
Knife Technique LV.1
Hiding LV.2
Sneak Attack LV.1
Spiritual Wind Magic LV.7 [+1]
Spiritual Nature Magic LV.3 [+2]
Spiritual Mana Control LV.10 [+1]
Magic Boost LV.3 [+2]
Quick Cast LV.4 [new]
Instant Cast LV.4 [+2]
Magic resistance LV.3 [+2]
Gardening LV.4 [+1]
Singing LV.5
Battle Song LV.3
Performance LV.3
Daughter of Anemoi
Greater Spirit of West Wind
Thssa¡¯s Blessing [new]
Gaia¡¯s Blessing
Hegemone¡¯s Blessing
Half Spirit
Spirit Singer
One that Sings to Nature
One that Swims through the Air
Hallow Prison Prevailer
One that Returned from Banishment [reced ¡®A Banished One¡¯]
[copse] CH.435 Temporary Leadership CH.435 Temporary Leadership [Brian POV] just because there have been POV changes in thest chapters With the fight between Cailie and Amilie over, it was time to deal with the aftermath. Starting with Amilie and healing her. No, she didn¡¯t die, but if we didn¡¯t heal her like yesterday, she would. Lucky for me, Gift Card is OP and I love it. Spoiler [copse] I then installed Skill Drain on Amilie, permanently making her unable to use any of her skills. She¡¯ll still have her regr stats, but as long as Skill Drain is installed into her, all of her skills will be crossed out and she won¡¯t be able to use them. Spoiler [copse] Luckily Skill Drain will never integrate into the person, so it can always be removed by Mystical Space Typhoon or any simr card. Or you can remove it with Erasure Magic. So if Amilie does somehow turn a new leaf, we can remove the Skill Drain and she will get her skills back. But I wouldn¡¯t hold onto that hope. ¡­ But at the same time, I think at least a part of her insanity was caused by the corrupted synchroes she did with the water sprite, so it isn¡¯t impossible for her to get better. Not that I think she¡¯ll ever be what I¡¯d consider good. What she did to Cailie is already proof enough that she was not fit to be a leader in the first ce. But let¡¯s not theorize about the future and get back to the present. ¡°Brian. Can you hack the core so that someone else can be the dungeon master?¡± Cailie asked. ¡°Yeah, I should be able to do that. And if I can¡¯t, we can force Amilie into giving up her position.¡± ¡°Thanks. ¡­ who should be the new master?¡± ¡°It has to be you, Lady Cailie.¡± One of the merfolk warriors, Larkos, said. ¡°You defeated Lady Amilie in a sacred duel, so you are to take her position.¡± ¡°... I know, but I can¡¯t. I don¡¯t live here, and I don¡¯t want to move back.¡± ¡°B-But my Lady! We need a leader!¡± Larkos cried out. ¡°... I know, but it cannot be me.¡± Cailie said. ¡°I haven¡¯t been a part of this n since I was banished. Twice. So I cannot be the leader.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t argue about it now.¡± I said to the two. I even thought about Cailie¡¯s new title, which does indicate that she is back, but she clearly doesn¡¯t want to, so I¡¯ll just. ¡°I can take over temporarily.¡± I told them. ¡°We can figure out who the next leader will beter.¡± I quickly got to work on the core, well heart, with Lady Janina by my side. I think she was just wanting to make sure I wouldn¡¯t do anything unkind to the heart. While that was going on, Cailie was speaking with the merfolk warriors, probably about reuniting the n, and Alice was keeping an eye on Amilie, but since Amilie ispletely out of mana, she isn¡¯t moving much. After a bit of work, I got the core to the state where it only needed approval from the current master for the ess to be granted to me. And as long as we get her hand on the panel, it will count, because hacking dungeon cores allows me to pick how approval is given. It doesn¡¯t have to be verbal. So we just dragged the passed out Amilie to the core, ced her hand on the scanner, and now I had full ess to the dungeon, no hacking required. I then quickly took stock of the dungeon. This ce was decentlyrge, about two thirds the size of HomeBase. But the floors wereid out strangely. The core room for one wasn¡¯t at the bottom of the dungeon, but instead at the top. So if the ¡®first floor¡¯ or the floor that you can enter from the outside is floor 0, the core room is floor 1. You have direct ess to the core room from the entrance floor. And then the rest of the dungeon is just underground like a regr dungeon. I guess it makes sense from a management perspective, as the merfolk can just have easy ess to the core, but from a security standpoint, it is terrible. I then quickly took stock of the dungeon¡¯s resources, and I realized just how different this dungeon was from anything normal. Well, first off, this dungeon was extremely low on both mana and miasma. And yes, despite not being a Chaos God Dungeon, this dungeon used both mana and miasma meters, instead of the Generation points most dungeons use. I think Amilie was running this ce to the ground to keep the little that she had of the n on her side or something. Or maybe she used the mana and miasma to somehow boost the power of the spirit that had blessed her, thus resulting in the spirit getting corrupted and turning into a sprite. There were also rmingly few monsters in the dungeon, for a dungeon asrge as this. I mean, this ce is quite big, but it has fewer monsters than TinaWood does. ¡­ in the mornings. TinaWood does get cleared on a daily basis, so it isn¡¯t exactly the same. The low number of monsters is most likely because of theck of mana and miasma, so it isn¡¯t that abnormal, but still. But back to the earlier point. This dungeon is definitely different from a regr dungeon. A regr dungeon is like a golem, a living, but also non-living structure that can be controlled with the dungeon pedestal and the dungeon core. This ce wasn¡¯t that. This entire dungeon was alive. Being inside of it is basically the same as being inside a living being. So calling the dungeon the dragon¡¯s body is way more urate than I ever assumed. And because the dungeon was alive, literally, I got extremely worried about theck of resources. I don¡¯t want this ce dying. But before I figured out what I could do about that, I used the core to release the few merfolk that were held prisoner inside the dungeon. There was the older male in this room and six others on floor 0. I soon found out that the person held on this floor was Cailie¡¯s dad. And no, I didn¡¯t interrupt their little reunion. But I did order the merfolk warriors to go down a floor to confirm that the people who were imprisoned there were fine. And yes, they did take orders from me. I¡¯m technically the current leader of this n. We then showed Amilie¡¯s still passed out body into the same cell where her father was just in, and locked the door. Keep her there until we figure out what we¡¯ll actually do to her. But back to worrying about this dungeon. I used my linked magic stone to pull some mana from HomeBase and put it all into the dungeon core, aka. the dragon¡¯s heart. It definitely helped, as mana fuels most of the dungeon¡¯s operations, except for the monster spawning and generating items. Some of the other operations also need miasma, but the amount they need is basically nothing, so even with the dangerously low miasma levels, the dungeon will live for now. Not like I have a way of transferring miasma overrge distances in the first ce. Sure I can beam some down from HomeBase, but I have to have HomeBase over whatever I¡¯m trying to beam miasma into, and since HomeBase is still hovering close to Alewatch, that isn¡¯t an option.
After I optimized the dungeon for the resources it had, and the merfolk that were in cells ready to talk, the n, what was left of it, gathered for a meeting. The meeting took ce in the temple that also held the entrance to the dungeon. Taking part was almost every remaining adult member of the n, myself and Cailie. Lady Janina and Alice were with the rest of the n. Lady Janina handed some food, which I gave her, to them, while Alice was ying with the few children that remained. Alice even swapped into her mermaid looking swimsuit and the locals seemed to like it. But back to the meeting. It was mostly about who would take the leader position now. Most of the n wanted Cailie to step up to the position, as she did defeat Amilie, but Cailie refused again, giving the same exnation of this not being her home. From there it then went to who would be the next good leader. The easy choice was giving control back to the previous leader, who wasn¡¯t Cailie¡¯s dad. It was actually one of the people held in the lower prisons. He did agree, but he said he couldn¡¯t be a leader for all that long because of his age, and that the n would need a younger leader. But because no one was up to par, other than Cailie and even though she technically wasn¡¯t by their own rules, it was a no can do situation. Cailie then came up with the idea of taking someone to HomeBase and training them up to be the next leader. And because Cailie was kind of the leader, while also not being the leader, the n agreed to her suggestion and allowed Cailie to pick anyone she wanted. Her initial pick was Larkos, one of the merfolk warriors that first ¡®greeted¡¯ us when we arrived, and the only one of them to treat Cailie well, but Cailie then added that she¡¯d visit the banished members, wee them back to the n, and then she¡¯d make her final choice. Again, because she was kind of the leader, no one opposed her. ¡­ and I don¡¯t really like that. This ¡®the strongest will rule¡¯ just doesn¡¯t sit well with me. I mean yeah there is the sacred duel, which does seem to be a way to get a bad leader out of the leader position, but it doesn¡¯t really work if someone like Amilie is using the dungeon to power level.
After the meeting, before our group headed for the banished part of the n, I returned to the dungeon core with the old merfolk man who would take on the position of dungeon master for now. And after the transfer, he had some words for me. ¡°On behalf of the Nixie n, I thank you. We may have all died were it not for you.¡± I thought about giving a half-assed ¡®no problem¡¯ to that, but I know this means a lot, so I just let him talk. ¡°It is also because of you that our dear Cailie was able to grow into the beautiful mermaid she is now, so thank you for that as well. So I want to give you something.¡± He said, as he used the dungeon core to open a door to a secret room in one of the walls of the room. I did notice there were a few rooms like that, but I never opened them, nor did I look at what is inside, as it really isn¡¯t my business. But the old merfolk wanted me to follow him in so I did just that. Inside, I found a site that could be considered grim. In short, the room was a sort of graveyard. It held merfolk of different ages and evolutions, held in crystals that you can make with Holy Magic or with this dungeon''s core apparently. Yes, the same type of crystal that is used to hold extremely valuable weapons, such as the First Saint¡¯s staff that I saw in the church in the Hero¡¯s country. ¡°These are the previous masters of the dungeon.¡± The old man exined. ¡°The ones we could bury. They are taken here and made a part of our great protector.¡± I simply nodded, as I listened to the story. ¡°For us, it is a sacred honor to hold the position of the dungeon master, as it means being chosen by the two dragons. One who gave his life for us, and one who gave his brother¡¯s heart for us. And now, you, despite not being a merfolk, have held that honor.¡± ¡°I apologize. I didn¡¯t realize it was¡­¡± ¡°No. I am not saying this to reprimand you. In fact, I am thanking you.¡± The old man said. ¡°... I made a mistake. I can admit it now. I never realized the type of person Amilie was. I saw her skills in leadership and magic. She even was given a blessing by a greater water spirit. But I never looked past the surface level. I chose her as the sessor because of her good qualities, thinking that she¡¯d lead us to a brighter tomorrow, but ¡­ you know how it ended. I couldn¡¯t ever even show her this room, as I was ashamed of her. I failed, and I couldn''t do anything about it. But you. Not only did you save Cailie, for no reward for yourself, but you also came to us when we needed you, and despite taking over our dungeon, you immediately gave it back when a proper master was decided on. Had you not acted, we may have lost the blessings we held, and because of that, I wish to give you this.¡± As he said that, a stone b raised out of the ground, making a new resting ce like the ones that held all the previous masters of this dungeon. ¡°If you wish it to be so, when you die, this may be your final resting ce. From now on, you are, and will forever be, a member of the Nixie n.¡± He finished. And as he did, a System notification popped up on my screen.
You have been epted as a member of the Nixie merfolk n.
Race: Merfolk, unlocked in One of Every Race.
Racial Skill: Swift Swimming, unlocked.
¡­ Well, not only did I gain a potential ce for my final rest, which I think I¡¯ll have to refuse because I¡¯ll rather be buried in the depths of HomeBase, but I also got a new race. And I guess I¡¯m also a member of this n now. Which is cool, butpletely unnecessary. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: One without a Race - User of Rare Skills (Advanced Human) ?
Level: 166 [+2]
HP: 7720 [+180] (+25,000)
Mana: 11,220 [+190](+22,800)
Strength: 2855 [+70]
Defense: 3745 [+70]
Magic: 4460 [+60]
Skills:
One of Every Race LV.3 (unique-racial) [+1]
- Draconic Body LV.2 (racial)
- Draconic Magic LV.2 (racial)
- Swift Swimming LV.1 (racial) [new]
- Advanced Summoning Magic LV.3 (racial)
- Spirit Magic LV.4 (racial)
- True Blood Magic LV.2 (Racial)
Pack Opener LV.8 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.8 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Limit Break LV.1 (extra)
Spiritual Space Magic LV.5 (extra)
Spiritual Time Magic LV.3 (extra)
Mana Vision LV.2 (extra) [+1]
Telekinesis LV.8 (extra)
Dark Chain LV.3 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.10 (extra)
Beast Union LV.2 (extra)
Mental Visual Designing (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Time Spirit (extra)
Summon Space Spirit (extra)
Summon Light Spirit (extra)
Summon Dark Spirit (extra)
Summon Earth Spirit (extra)
Summon Fire Spirit (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Summon Nature Spirit (extra)
Summon Beast Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Sword Technique LV.5
Shield Technique LV.5
Advanced Mana Control LV.14
Fast Mana Recovery LV.1
Taming LV.2
Designing LV.5
Defense Boost LV.11
Dragon Life Dedication (Greater True Fire Dragon)
Lachros¡¯ Blessing
Iris¡¯ Blessing
Eosther¡¯s Blessing
Nyx¡¯s Blessing
Thssa¡¯s Blessing [reced Water Spirits Blessing (Greater)]
Gaia¡¯s Blessing
Ninatia¡¯s Blessing
Pan¡¯s Blessing
Nature Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Friend of the Spirits
SS-Rank Summoner
Skill Maker
Blood Sucker (racial)
Honorary Baron of Ruiso Kingdom
Language Comprehension (humanoid) (draconic)
ve Master
ves: Rhianna
[copse] CH.436 Reuniting the Clan CH.436 Reuniting the n We ended up spending the night on J¡¯s ind instead of in the water, mostly because it just is morefortable to Alice and I. Also, Lady Janina returned to the coast. Sure we could have slept under water, and I could have used my new race while doing so, but ¡­ it is still a bit awkward. Cailie actually noticed my Swift Swimming skill before I even told her about my new race. She was able to spot my improved swimming skill, thus realizing that I likely gained a new skill. At first she assumed I installed a card for it, but I told her what actually happened. She was naturally happy to hear that I was epted as a member of the n, but she was ecstatic when I showed her my mer-folk form. And I swear it looked like she wanted to lick my tail or something. Her eyes turned into literal hearts, and that is just a bit rming. It came upter in the evening that Cailie confronting her sister, well her past as a whole, was actually something both Alice and Lua wanted her to do. They called it Cailie¡¯s st test¡¯ before she was officially part of my harem, so now that that is over ¡­ well, you can imagine what we did that night. And mer-folk are interesting in that regard. Because they have this scale covering their privates that they kind of ¡­ slide out of the way before fun time. Yes, I have one too if I¡¯m a mer-folk, and I have to say, it is an interesting experience.
The next day we returned to the sea. And this time, I was flexing my new mer-folk race. Alice was also in her mermaid style swimsuit, so we all looked like we fitted in. Took me a bit to get used to breathing with gills, as it is kind of its own style of breathing, but I did have a great instructor, so I didn¡¯t end up drowning. My mer-folk form looked ¡­ well, the top half looked like I always do. My tail on the other hand was mostly dark gray, with some white stars in it. It was kind of in, but I liked it. At first, the locals assumed that I was wearing a swimsuit simr to the one Alice has, but I then exined my skill and they seemed quite impressed. The few children even asked what other races I have, so I quickly ran through the races from them. They really liked my dragon race, or to be more urate, my dragon form, looking up at me as if I was a great guardian. Probably because I was half dragon, and to them, dragons are guardians. And yes, my dragon race and dragon form are two different things. When I¡¯m Dragon Hearted, I look basically just like a human, except that I have a dragon scale on my skin, over where my heart is. My dragon form on the other hand is me when I use the Draconic Body skill. When then took a few members of the n, Cailie picked them, and headed for where the banished members of the Nixie n had situated. And since I told J we¡¯d be doing this today, he sent one of the adolescent dragons under him to deliver the message to the other adolescent dragon who guarded them, just so we wouldn¡¯t get into a fight. I enjoyed the swim over, really got me more used to swimming as a mer-folk.
{Oh. It is you. I was informed of youing. This way.} The adolescent dragon was the first to see us and after checking us over, he led us to where the banished n members were. The buildings on this side of the ind were a lot worsepared to the main ¡®city¡¯. I call it a city, but it is more like a town. It is just that the architecture and all of that makes me think of a city instead. But yeah, this side is more like the slums. Buildings that aren¡¯t built very well, which look like a powerful wave could knock them over. I was going to say powerful wind, but there isn¡¯t a lot of wind under water. And looking at the people here, it became obvious why everything was so haphazard. This half of the n were clearly the weaker and lower leveled n members, which means they likely don¡¯t have the skills needed to build high quality housing. Now you might be asking, how do I know these people are lower level? Well, it is actually pretty simple. With Mana Vision. With it, I can get an approximate estimation of how much mana people have in their bodies, which generally gives me an estimation on how strong they are. ¡­ at least when ites to magic. Sure someone can have amazing physical skills and Mana Vision wouldn¡¯t let me catch onto that, but if that is the case, they generally look big and buff because their strength is all physical and not magically boosted. But yeah. They just don¡¯t have the skills to make good buildings with magic, so they just have some basic structures made from whatever nt matter they could get their hands on. I do wonder why the dragons didn¡¯t help them more, but maybe it is something akin to the dragons deciding that if they can¡¯t survive this, then they don¡¯t deserve to live. I asked the adolescent dragon about it, and at first he didn¡¯t feel like answering, but after I showed him one of Lady Janina¡¯s scales, he quickly began to talk. It was actually because the dragons don¡¯t know how to build buildings. They live in caves and caverns for a reason. Some earth dragons do apparently build their own houses, but even that is rare. The dragons did help the mer-folk in some of the material gathering, getting stuff from the ind and waterproofing it with magic. But just having materials doesn¡¯t make one a builder, so things are how they are. But that will no longer be a problem, as we are bringing everyone back. Cailie spoke them all into it, telling them that her sister was no longer in charge, and would never again be in charge. There were some that hesitated, but they were willing to go check it out.
The trip back was originally going to just be a swim, but a few of the mer-folk were a bit too weak for that so I improvised. And by improvised, I meant that I summoned a giant whale to give us a ride. Orca Mega-Fortress of Darkness to be specific. Spoiler [copse] We then just sunbathed on its back while we rode back to where the n actually lived. We did have to dive under a few times, just so no one dried out too badly, as the mer-folk here don¡¯t have those water bracelets to keep their skin moist when they are on the surface. Well, the n has some, as the dragon heart dungeon can make them, but the banished members don¡¯t have any. And yes, I have a few in Storage, but not enough for everyone. We almost caused chaos for the main part of the n when we rode back, but luckily the adolescent dragon escorted us back, so it wasn¡¯t as bad as it could have been. After a quick reunion party, which revealed a few bad apples that were in the main part of the n, we had another meeting to decide on some other things.
First was what to do with the ¡®bad apples¡¯. That included Iremur, or as I call him, Amilie¡¯s ultimate simp. They did consider banishing him, but the n agreed that there had been enough of thattely, so instead he was given a different punishment. One of forcedbor, or I guess you could call it very. Even if a ve seal wasn¡¯t involved. Other than that, the n members asked me for something. They asked if a dungeon could have multiple masters, so that they could make a council of masters, so that no one could ever again hold all the power like Amilie did. The answer is of course yes, but it is normally not rmended, as it can lead to conflicts of interest and the dungeon favoring certain masters over others, but considering that their dungeon is a special case, it might be different with them. To confirm this, I again hacked the dungeon core, this time with approval from the current master. Sadly I couldn¡¯t fully tell if this dungeon would prefer some people over others, so there was nothing we could do except try it out and go with it. The only problem was picking the people who would be the members of the council. The old man, who is the current master, would be one. The second was Larkos, the mer-folk warrior Cailie picked toe to HomeBase to train to be the next leader. Third was a mer-folk woman who was the first to be banished after Cailie. She was the one who got the adolescent water dragon to protect her and the others that were banished, so she was kind of like the leader of the banished half of the n. Forth was a middle aged male and one of the people who were held prisoner inside the dungeon. He was skilled in Earth Magic, so he mostly built stuff around here using it. But after he refused to make a giant statue of Amilie, he was thrown in prison. The fifth andst member was another banished female mer-folk named Kikumi. She was about Cailie¡¯s age and she technically wasn¡¯t ever banished. Instead left on her own after she didn¡¯t want to be whipped by Amilie any more. Apparently Amilie had used her in the ce of Cailie after Cailie¡¯s banishment and she just didn¡¯t want to take it any longer. Out of the five, two woulde with us to HomeBase to learn. Kikumi and Larkos. They¡¯d both have leadership lessons with me, no clue why I have to be the one to teach that, but whatever. And then they can pick whatever lessons they want to learn. We have the second set of Ruiso kingdom dhampirs currently on HomeBase, so we do have lessons running. They can just enter whatever feels right, magic or otherwise. I can even have some of my Mermaid monsters teach them, if they prefer that. Mermaid Knight teaching underwater CQB and stuff like that. Spoiler [copse]
And, because Cailie brought the banished half of the n back to rejoin the regr half, her first System mission waspleted. And thus, she got her reward for it. Spoiler
Name: Cailie
Race: Wind Spirit Mermaid ?
Level: 64
HP: 1595 [+50]
Mana: 5260 [+150]
Strength: 768
Defense: 1067
Magic: 2700 [+70]
Skills:
Purifying Winds LV.1 (unique) [new]
Spirit Magic LV.3 (racial)
Marvelous Swimming LV.3 (racial)
Aerial Swimming LV.2 (racial) [+1]
Create Wind Spirit (racial)
Charming Voice LV.4 (extra)
Summon Wind Spirit (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Summon Earth Spirit (extra)
Summon Nature Spirit (extra)
Knife Technique LV.1
Hiding LV.2
Sneak Attack LV.1
Spiritual Wind Magic LV.7
Spiritual Nature Magic LV.3
Spiritual Mana Control LV.10
Magic Boost LV.3
Quick Cast LV.4
Instant Cast LV.4
Magic resistance LV.3
Gardening LV.4
Singing LV.5
Battle Song LV.3
Performance LV.3
Daughter of Anemoi
Greater Spirit of West Wind
Thssa¡¯s Blessing
Gaia¡¯s Blessing
Hegemone¡¯s Blessing
Half Spirit
Spirit Singer
One that Sings to Nature
One that Swims through the Air
Hallow Prison Prevailer
One that Returned from Banishment
[copse] Purifying Winds is a skill the System cooked up by mixing my Sprite Purifying Mirror and Wind Magic. It is effectively a way to clear away miasma with Wind Magic, but as a unique skill. ¡­ And I won¡¯t say it, but I feel like this is the System using us as test subjects again. They realized they can steal my card tech and mix it with what they already have, but it has to be tested. So just give Cailie both a System Support, so they can stalk her, and the new skill and see what happens. But I¡¯m notining. Most of the time, miasma is purified by Holy Magic, so having more ways of doing so is definitely good. And in theory, Purifying Winds can purify sprites where Holy Magic can¡¯t. At least as far as I know. There might be some high level Holy Magic spell which can, but Albus, our priest, doesn¡¯t know of one. But now Cailie has an option for it that isn¡¯t my card. Which fits her very well. She is a spirit, so purifying spirits should feel natural for her. CH.437 Amilie’s Secret Project CH.437 Amilie¡¯s Secret Project With the n reunited, it was time for a celebration, so I naturally flexed my Storage and Mystik Wok to cook up a feast. Not that the locals didn¡¯t help, but it is easy for me to put protein on the table. Spoiler [copse] Big-Tusked Mammoth was our beast of the day, while Deepsea Macrotrema and Golden Flying Fish were our sea protein. Spoiler
[copse] I even cooked up a copy of Geminint, I mean Gigant, so we¡¯d have some greens. Spoiler [copse] ¡­ sadly it wasn¡¯t all that goodpared to something like Mystic Tomato or Bean Soldier, so I probably won¡¯t cook one up again. Spoiler
[copse] Besides, the local seaweed is really good and we even got some nts from the ind. The dragons brought them along when they ¡®invaded¡¯ our dinner. And because they did, I ended up cooking up a Fortress Whale, just so we wouldn¡¯t run out of food. Spoiler [copse]
After our feast, Cailie took me aside and led me into the dungeon. Specifically to meet with her sister. She wanted to have a little chat with her sister and just wanted me for reassurance, I think. ¡°Oh look. The worthless one. What do you want?¡± Amilie asked when she saw us. ¡°Ironic. Calling me useless. I feel like that honor now belongs to you.¡± Cailie responded. ¡°Humph. Like you could have ever been anything without that human.¡± ¡°Like you would have ever been anything without the greater spirit¡¯s blessing.¡± Cailie quipped. ¡°But I¡¯m not here to unt my victory. I just have one question. What did you do to mother¡¯s grave?¡± ¡°Wouldn¡¯t you like to know?¡± ¡°I would. Which is why I asked.¡± ¡°Well too bad, because I¡¯m not telling.¡± Amilie smirked. ¡°... are you sure? Maybe you could have a change of heart?¡± Cailie asked, while squeezing my hand, clearly giving me a sign with her word choice. ¡°No. Not telling.¡± Amilie repeated. I then did what Cailie hinted at and got a card out of Collection and activated it. ¡°Change of Heart.¡± Spoiler [copse] We looked as Amilie¡¯s eyes went just a bit cloudy before she answered our question, with her voice sounding like itcked any emotion. ¡°I destroyed the gravestone and took her body to the depths of the dungeon. I used it in an experiment of making undead soldiers for myself.¡± Amilie said. Holy! What the fuck is wrong with her? She used her mother¡¯s body for that? She is a fucking psychopath. ¡°... I see. Thanks. And goodbye.¡± Cailie said, before dragging us out of the room. Amilie yelled something behind us, but I honestly didn¡¯t listen. It doesn¡¯t matter.
¡°... Brian.¡± ¡°You want to go get her body, right?¡± ¡°... Yes. It isn''t a problem, right?¡± ¡°Nah. It shouldn¡¯t take all that long. This dungeon is so low on miasma that there are barely any monsters inside, so we can just swim our way through.¡± ¡°Alright. Then let¡¯s g¡­¡± ¡°We should first tell everyone that we are going. And there might be others like your mom inside, so we need to recover them as well.¡± We had a quick chat with the n, and we took stock of the graveyard. Sadly Naidalie¡¯s, Cailie¡¯s mom, gravestone was the only one missing, so we couldn¡¯t go based on that. The n members were a bit hesitant to literally dig up graves, but because of the proof we already had, they did agree to it. So between Alice and a few of the locals who could use Earth Magic, we soon had stock of how many bodies had been taken. ¡­ and it wasn¡¯t exactly a nice result. Every body that had died in thest ten years had been taken. The older ones hadn¡¯t, probably because they had begun to dpose to the point where they would be useless for whatever Amilie was doing. I took stock of how many bodies we needed to find and the names of the bodies. I think my Storage can identify them, so we can confirm that we got them all. We then rested for the night and headed for the dungeon the next morning.
After breakfast, we headed for the dungeon. It was just the three of us, as I didn¡¯t want any of the locals holding us back. Sure a few of them are evolved merfolk, but they are mostly the older people. A lot of the younger ones haven¡¯t evolved yet. And when I say ¡®younger ones¡¯, I don¡¯t mean the teenagers, but also the people in their twenties and early thirties. And besides, this is basically a recovery mission. We just want the bodies of the people from the dungeon, nothing more. We are going as fast as possible. For fighting powers, because this ce is practically void of monsters, I went with something simple. I called out for Rain the water spirit and synchroed with her. It was both an apology for what Thssa did, as well as just general practice. That is because magic can be used for so much more than just attacking. Like boosting our movement by controlling the water. So with a powerful stream of water pushing us through the dungeon, we made excellent time diving into the depths.
¡°That was Amazing!¡± Alice called out when we finally reached our target area. ¡°We need to do that again!¡± ¡°... it was interesting.¡± Cailie added. She wasn¡¯t exactly opposed to what happened, but was a bit more hesitant to go crazy. ¡°We do still have a return trip, so ¡­¡± ¡°Can¡¯t we just teleport back?¡± Cailie asked. ¡°Not my dungeon, so no.¡± ¡°You say that, but we know you left the backdoor open so you can take control of it.¡± Alice pointed out. ¡°That is for safety reasons. I just want to be able to take over if this dungeon is on the verge of dying again.¡± ¡°Can a dungeon even die?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Well a normal dungeon would only die if you destroy the dungeon core and the core pedestal, but this isn¡¯t a normal dungeon.¡± I answered. ¡°This is a dragon heart dungeon, and it is more alive than a regr dungeon. If it runs out of mana, the heart stops beating. And if it stays still for too long, the dungeon will die. Sure you can revive it by recing the core, but it wouldn¡¯t exactly be the same dungeon. And as you might remember, this dungeon is super low on resources. Sure I brought over some mana from HomeBase, but not enough to where it can just be used for random teleportation.¡± ¡°... you really need to learn how to teleport with Space Magic.¡± Alice noted. ¡°I know. I¡¯m working on it.¡± ¡°... can we try to find anyone so we can get out?¡± Cailie asked. ¡°... I don¡¯t like how this ce feels.¡± ¡°No wonder. This ce has a higher than usual miasma density.¡± I told Cailie. ¡°Not bad enough that the System can¡¯t protect us, but you are half spirit, so you might be a bit more vulnerable to it.¡± ¡°... Is Rain going to be alright?¡± Cailie asked. ¡°As long as she is synhcroed with me, she should be.¡± I told her. ¡°But we also have something we can try. Your new skill. It should be able to purify miasma, so why don¡¯t you give it a try.¡± ¡°Ah! Yes. I¡¯ll do that!¡± Cailie yelped, as she focused on her new skill. It took her a moment to figure out how to use the skill, but after a bit, bursts of green light began emanating from her body. They were actually invisible to the naked eye, but I was able to follow them with Mana Vision. The green wind pushed against the dark miasma, and with just a bit of resistance, the wind overpowered the darkness and cleared it away. I used my Mana Vision to guide us to areas with even thicker miasma, as I assumed that is where Amilie¡¯s zombie factory would be, while Cailie was using her skill to clear away the miasma and Alice was killing any monsters we came across. I do kind of feel bad, because I¡¯d have preferred having the dungeon absorb this miasma, but the dungeon should not absorb the miasma that is already inside of it. And if you ask why, it is because the miasma inside the dungeon is already a part of the dungeon. Having a dungeon consume miasma from inside of itself is like cutting off your own arm and eating it because you have no other food. Technically something you can do, but not something you ever should do. We eventually found a wall that seemed to be the source of the miasma. I hadn¡¯t spotted this hidden area when I was the dungeon master, but that might be because I was focusing on keeping the dungeon alive, and nothing in here is alive, so I didn¡¯t notice it when I scanned for living prisoners. Kind of like how I didn¡¯t pay attention to the dungeon master grave room. ¡°Alice, Erasure Magic please.¡± I requested. ¡°... why not Earth Magic?¡± Alice asked. ¡°This is a dungeon. Dungeon earth isn¡¯t exactly regr earth. So just erase a part of the wall and hopefully we¡¯ll find a room on the other side.¡± ¡°... well, you are the dungeon expert.¡± Alice said, before she raised her right arm towards the wall. ¡°Unnecessary parts of creation shall be removed, Vanish.¡± She chanted to cast the spell. The wall just beyond her arm quickly began to crumble away, as it was first reduced to dust, before that dust just vanished away. And behind it, as expected, we found a decently sized cavern. It had multiple stone workstations, each holding a body of a mer-folk.
¡°... this ¡­ I really didn¡¯t think she¡¯d do something like this.¡± Cailie muttered, as she watched over the carnegie. The bodies weren¡¯t exactly in one piece. All of them, except the body of Cailie¡¯s mother, had been cut up in horrific ways. Some looked like Amilie had tried tobine multiple mer-folk into one Frankenstein¡¯s monster, while others were just a mix of two mer-folk. Cailie¡¯s mom at least was still in one piece, and she was held inside one of those magic crystals that the previous dungeon master¡¯s bodies were housed in. ¡°... what do we do with them?¡± Cailie asked. ¡°That is your call. We can either bring them back to the surface, or we can use Erasure Magic on them. I would offer to bury them in my Storage, but honestly, I don¡¯t think Tahlia would want that.¡± ¡°... let¡¯s take them back. Even if they are ¡­ like this, you can still recognize their faces. And people need to know just how bad my sister was.¡± Cailie decided. ¡°Alright.¡± I agreed. ¡°But they do have quite a bit of miasma all over their bodies, so can you get rid of it?¡± ¡°Y-Yes.¡± Cailie said, before she again activated her unique skill. ¡°Alice, can you get rid of the crystal around Cailie¡¯s mom.¡± ¡°On it.¡± After Cailie purified the miasma on the mer-folk, and Alice Erased the crystal holding Cailie¡¯s mom, I took all of the mer-folk into Storage. We then checked theb for any sort of research notes, but after not finding anything, I decided to just destroy the thing. With Rain¡¯s help, we caused a localized storm inside the room. The raging waters ripped apart everything in the room, leaving what looked like a partially copsed cavern behind. We then used a simr water stream as we did when we got down here to get back up to the surface.
The reaction of the n to the atrocities Amiliemitted in the dungeon were understandably horrified. Thankfully we didn¡¯t invite any children to see their parents, because they would legitimately get some nightmares if they¡¯d seen them. The mer-folk decided that the only thing that could be done to the bodies was to get rid of thempletely. Naturally we could have had Alice do so, but I decided there was a different, more appropriate way. The mer-folk here see dragons as their guardians, so if a dragon reduces the bodies to nothing, it should be a very appropriate way for them to go. So we headed for the water¡¯s surface, while I picked which dragon I¡¯d use, and I chose one of the newer ones I had. But for me to be able to summon it, I had to call out a few monsters first. So I began summoning. ¡°Crystal Beast Amber Mammoth. Crystal Beast Topaz Tiger. Crystal Beast Cobalt Eagle. Crystal Beast Sapphire Pegasus. Crystal Beast Amethyst Cat. Crystal Beast Emerald Tortoise. And Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle. Appear, my seven Crystal Beasts!¡± Spoiler
[copse] After calling out all of the required monsters, I was ready to move onto the main event. ¡°With all seven Crystal Beasts on my field, I special summon the Rainbow Dragon!¡± Spoiler [copse] With my dragon now here, there were only two more things to do. Starting with. ¡°Rainbow Dragon, activate your ability, Rainbow Overdrive.¡± I ordered my dragon.You can send all "Crystal Beast" monsters you control to the GY; this card gains 1000 ATK for each monster sent to the GY. The dragon absorbed all seven of the Crystal Beasts I had summoned, raising its attack stat to 11,000. I then brought out the mangled bodies of all the mer-folk, holding them in the air with Telekinesis. ¡°Let¡¯s give them a proper sendoff. Reduce them to nothing. Over the Rainbow!¡± With my order, Rainbow Dragon shot out a full powered beam from its mouth. It fully consumed all of the bodies, and hopefully its rainbow hue was able to give their souls the peace they deserve. With everything here taken care of, we headed for HomeBase. Naturally the two mer-folk who were going to be studying there were with us, so we¡¯ll being for a visit eventually. Maybe I¡¯ll even invite more of the n members to HomeBase. Because despite everything, they are still Cailie¡¯s family. CH.438 Truths about Amilie CH.438 Truths about Amilie Back on HomeBase, I had a busy day of work to catch up on everything that I¡¯d missed while I was away. ¡­ Makes me miss the times when it was just Alice, Lua, Ria, Agunan, Wilma, Einar, Eline and I. Things were easier back then. But growing operations mean more management work, and I just have to do it. I also had to prepare some stuff for Larkos and Kikumi. Mainly a floating wheelchair for both of them, because while HomeBase had some water channels they could use, this ce wasn¡¯t perfect when it came to epting water creatures. And it isn¡¯t like HomeBase is bad. You can get to most ces by the water channels, but still. This isn¡¯t an underwater ce and you can¡¯t get everywhere by swimming. The two also got some new clothing and skin moisturizing bracelets. And they get to take part in magic lessons, so I was able to learn the attributes they have. Larkos has water, which is by far the mostmon attribute with mer-folk. From what I¡¯ve learned, around 40% of the merfolk have water as their attribute. Compare that to humans, where about 20% have water attribute, and you can see the difference. In case you were wondering, for regr humans, earth is the mostmon attribute at about 23%. Followed by fire at 21%. Then water, then wind with around 19%. Then light at around 14%. Andstly dark at about 10%. And I know what you might be asking. ¡®But that is 107% of people. Where do the 8% who have no attribute fit in?¡¯ And yes, you can ask that. But the answer is simple. Some people have two attributes. Or three. Or even four, but that is extremely rare because of the opposing attributes problem. But enough about stupid attributes that I can manipte with my cards. Let¡¯s get back to Larkos and Kikumi. Kikumi has the Dark attribute. And yes, I did make sure both of them would get lessons in those types of magics. Larkos might even return to the Nixie n and go on to learn that Water Kraken spell. And Kikumi ¡­ Well, considering the number of Dark Spellcasters I have, and not to mention Alice, I think she will be set to be one of the greatest mages the Nixie n has ever seen. As long as she puts in the work and gets some level up help.
Outside of that, I began looking into the ¡®zombie¡¯ project Amilie has in the dungeon. Not like I was trying to make zombies, I can easily do that with Call of the Haunted. But more like I was trying to figure out what Amilie was actually trying to do. And I do think I figured it out, thanks to Thssa and Rain. Well, Rain just delivered the info to me and didn¡¯t really take part in the investigation, but whatever. Thssa had skimmed the memories of the water spirit who had blessed Amilie, and it confirmed my suspicions that Amilie was using the dungeon to put both mana and miasma into the spirit. From what little memories the spirit has from the time before it was corrupted into a sprite, Amilie was trying to turn the greater spirit into an artificial superior spirit. But that failed because the miasma corrupted him. That made me figure out what Amilie was doing with the corpses of the mer-folk. She was trying to do more than just resurrect the dead, she was trying to force an evolution. It honestly isn¡¯t that far from what I can do with my cards. With Polymerization, I can basically make someone evolve right then and there. Sure ites with the dual personality problem, but that is a small price to pay. Spoiler [copse] So yeah. I think Amilie was trying tobine multiple mer-folk into one new being that would be superior to regr mer-folk. Honestly speaking, I want to say just how stupid and idiotic that is, but since I could easily do that myself, I really can¡¯t. I mean, one Polymerization with multiple willing, or mind controlled, test subjects, and I could have it done. Sure I have the ¡®go back¡¯ button that is De-Fusion, so it isn¡¯t quite the same, but still. Spoiler [copse] I feel like everything Amilie did is trying to make me challenge my view of myself. I mean, I use Level Up! to cheat the level system. Sure Amilie, from what I know, didn¡¯t do that, but trying to super boost a spirit is almost the same. And the entirebining many into one just automatically makes me think of Alice and how I basically forced her to be who she is today. ¡­ I know she literally asked me to do it, but I should have defused her immediately after the fight. And now that option is beyond me. I shook my head to get my thoughts right. I really shouldn¡¯t be focusing on pessimistic bullshit. I¡¯m not Amilie, I know that. And I have to stopparing the things we do. Because at the end of the day, there are two very big differences between us. One, I test my experiments in the Factory first. And two, I always get permission from people before I permanently mess with their bodies. ¡­ other than when I resurrect people. But that is literally life and death, so I don¡¯t think it counts.
And to get my brain off of this existential crisis, I decided to to open some packs to get my mind off of things. I have two sets I haven¡¯t fullypleted, and , so those are the two I¡¯ll go for. I¡¯ll start with diator''s Assault, as I¡¯ve only opened 15 packs of it thus far. It isn¡¯t really the fault of the set, I was just obsessed with getting my Rainbow Dragon and Vennominaga. ¡­ well, it also kind of is, because diator''s Assault just doesn¡¯t have any ¡®high impact¡¯ cards that I¡¯d really want. Sure some of the Evil Heroes would be interesting to have, but they are no Rainbow Dragon. But that is neither here nor there. Let¡¯s do 20 packs of diator''s Assault and see what we get. And maybe 10 packs of Phantom Darkness afterwards. Spoiler GLAS 1 Swiftstrike Armor, Alien Hypno, "A" Cell Incubator, Release from Stone, Swing of Memories, An Unfortunate Report, diator Beast''s Battle Halberd, Soul Devouring Bamboo Sword, Cloudian - Cirrostratus [copse] Okay. Starting off with a new Cloudian. And Cirrostratus isn¡¯t bad at all. All themons I already had, so next pack. Spoiler GLAS 2 Test Ape, Natural Disaster, No Entry!!, Swiftstrike Armor, diator Beast Bestiari, Infinity Dark, Double-Edged Sword Technique, Swing of Memories, diator Beast''s Respite [copse] Infinity Dark is new, but it is also a mediocre Gemini. Everything else I already had. Next pack. Spoiler GLAS 3 Ancient Gear Knight, Cloudian - Smoke Ball, Infinity Dark, diator Beast''s Battle Halberd, Parry, Swing of Memories, Natural Disaster, diator Beast Alexander, Cell Explosion Virus [copse] diator Beast Alexander, nice. Sure it might just be a beater, but it looks cool. And I really like that wing armor he is wearing, so I might have to look into that. I could make myself something simr. And the others are stuff I already had, so next pack. Spoiler GLAS 4 "A" Cell Incubator, diator Beast Dimacari, diator Beast Bestiari, Swiftstrike Armor, Swing of Memories, Disarm, Interdimensional Warp, Contact Out, diator Beast''s Respite [copse] Disarm is new and spell negation is good, so that is nice. Also, if I do make some sort of mechanical wings, diator Beast''s Respite might be a good thing to use as a base. Next pack. Spoiler GLAS 5 diator Beast Hoplomus, diator Beast Secutor, diator''s Return, Foolish Revival, An Unfortunate Report, Interdimensional Warp, Cloudian - Turbulence, Superalloy Beast Raptinus, Cloudian - Acid Cloud [copse] Superalloy Beast Raptinus is new, and it is alright. Not only is it decent Gemini support, but it also looks kind of cool. Next pack. Spoiler GLAS 6 Natural Disaster, Cloudian - Turbulence, diator Beast''s Battle dius, Swing of Memories, Ancient Gear Knight, diator Beast Hoplomus, diator Beast''s Battle Halberd, Soul Devouring Bamboo Sword, Cell Explosion Virus [copse] These are all repeats, so next. Spoiler GLAS 7 Superalloy Beast Raptinus, diator Beast''s Battle dius, Super Double Summon, Alien Hypno, Spirit of the Six Samurai, "A" Cell Incubator, Swing of Memories, diator Beast Dimacari, diator Beast Laquari [copse] All repeats, next. Spoiler GLAS 8 Lucky Cloud, Summon Cloud, Double-Edged Sword Technique, Contact Out, diator Beast''s Battle Halberd, Detonator Circle "A", Alien Hypno, Expressroid, Defensive Tactics [copse] Two new cards this time. Expressroid and Defensive Tactics. Expressroid is a train, so if I ever want to make train tracks and trains, it will be nice for that. Actually, maybe I should make a miniature rail set thingy. It could be something cool to have in one of the halls where I host events. Defensive Tactics is also pretty good. Sure it is just Waboku with extra steps, but that doesn¡¯t make it bad. Next pack. Spoiler GLAS 9 diator Beast Secutor, Fog Control, Foolish Revival, diator Beast Bestiari, Interdimensional Warp, Soul Devouring Bamboo Sword, Truckroid, Evil HERO Dark Gaia, Cunning of the Six Samurai [copse] Ooh! Dark Gaia! Nice! It looks a bit too demonic for my liking, but other than that, it is great. I¡¯ll probably summon it when I next go to y with the dragons. Next pack. Spoiler GLAS 10 Double-Edged Sword Technique, Soul Devouring Bamboo Sword, diator Beast Secutor, Cloudian - Turbulence, Over Limit, Shadow-Imprisoning Mirror, Alien Hypno, Infinity Dark, Evil HERO Infernal Gainer [copse] Infernal Gainer is new. And it is alright. Normally it is kind of worthless, because one special summon, but I have unlimited normal summons, so summoning Infernal Gainer so I can tribute it for a monster to be able to double attack is a legitimate option. Next pack. Spoiler GLAS 11 Light-Imprisoning Mirror, Superalloy Beast Raptinus, Witch Doctor of Sparta, Soul Devouring Bamboo Sword, Cloudian - Nimbusman, Ancient Gear Knight, Interdimensional Warp, Cloudian - Turbulence, Cell Explosion Virus [copse] Already had Nimbusman, but having a second isn¡¯t bad. Next pack. Spoiler GLAS 12 diator Beast Hoplomus, Chambein of the Six Samurai, Disarm, "A" Cell Incubator, Cloudian - Ghost Fog, Test Ape, Parry, Natural Disaster, Dark Fusion [copse] Dark Fusion is great to have, because I need it to summon Evil Hero fusions. Next pack. Spoiler GLAS 13 Infinity Dark, Superalloy Beast Raptinus, Swiftstrike Armor, Detonator Circle "A", Alien Hypno, diator Beast Hoplomus, No Entry!!, Gambler of Legend, Cloudian - Acid Cloud [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler GLAS 14 Natural Disaster, An Unfortunate Report, diator Beast Dimacari, Cloudian Squall, Infinity Dark, diator Beast Secutor, Fog Control, Elemental HERO Chaos Neos, Expressroid [copse] Okay. A new Neos fusion. And it is one of the triple fusions. ¡­ Sadly Chaos Neos is awful. I mean really. Who designed the effect? Why is it coin flip based? For how difficult Chaos Neos is to summon, you really should get to choose the effect you want. But it is a ghost rare, so I¡¯ll take it. Next pack. Spoiler GLAS 15 Spirit of the Six Samurai, Ancient Gear Knight, Cloudian - Poison Cloud, diator Beast Hoplomus, Test Ape, diator''s Return, Alien Hypno, Fog Control, diator Beast Murmillo [copse] Nothing new, next. Spoiler GLAS 16 Cloudian - Nimbusman, Summon Cloud, Contact Out, Release from Stone, Fog Control, Witch Doctor of Sparta, No Entry!!, Chambein of the Six Samurai, Colosseum - Cage of the diator Beasts [copse] Okay. Got the d Beast field spell. Honestly speaking, I didn¡¯t even remember that they had one. And it is ¡­ decent, I suppose. A bit too slow to stack up, but it isn¡¯t bad. And honestly, I like my Solidarity-like cards. They are just fun for casual y. Next pack. Spoiler GLAS 17 Parry, Cloudian - Smoke Ball, Cloudian - Poison Cloud, Stealthroid, Cloudian - Ghost Fog, Super Double Summon, Infinity Dark, diator Beast Alexander, diator Beast''s Battle Manica [copse] Battle Manica is okay. Battle destruction immunity is good and it returns to the hand after being sent to the GY when a d Beast returns to the deck. ¡­ though that second effect is on all d Beast equips. Next pack. Spoiler GLAS 18 diator''s Return, diator Beast Hoplomus, Stealthroid, Double-Edged Sword Technique, Lucky Cloud, Light-Imprisoning Mirror, Rain Storm, Detonator Circle "A", diator Beast Spartacus [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler GLAS 19 Detonator Circle "A", Interdimensional Warp, Cloudian Squall, Shadow-Imprisoning Mirror, Disarm, Spirit of the Six Samurai, diator Beast Dimacari, Stealthroid, Cell Explosion Virus [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler GLAS 20 Parry, Spirit of the Six Samurai, Infinity Dark, Gambler of Legend, An Unfortunate Report, Truckroid, Swiftstrike Armor, Cloudian Squall, diator Beast''s Respite [copse] And nothing new here. Still I got some good stuff from those 20 packs. Dark Fusion and Dark Gaia are probably the best, but Chaos Neos is the highest rarity.
Let¡¯s do ten packs of Phantom Darkness. Of course looking for Yubel, but the set does have some other nice cards as well. Spoiler PTDN 1 Double Tag Team, Neo-Spacian Twinkle Moss, The Calctor, Fine, Gemini Trap Hole, Acidic Downpour, All-Out Attacks, Rainbow Path, Gigant [copse] I have all of these, so next. Spoiler PTDN 2 diator Beast Darius, Regenerating Rose, Alchemy Cycle, Samsara Lotus, Rainbow Veil, Rainbow Path, Cybeic Zone, Double Tag Team, Lonefire Blossom [copse] Lonefire Blossom is new, and it is alright. Not really for me, but in the regr TCG, it is really nice. Next. Spoiler PTDN 3 Neo-Spacian Twinkle Moss, ck Veloci, Wind Effigy, Sea Ko, diator Proving Ground, Instant Neo Space, Destiny HERO - Departed, Darknight Parshath, Fires of Doomsday [copse] Okay. I got an ultra rare, but sadly it is one I already had. I might use Card Trader on itter, depending on how I feel. Next pack. Spoiler PTDN 4 Dark World Grimoire, Instant Neo Space, Gemini Lancer, diator Beast Andal, Imprisoned Queen Archfiend, The Calctor, Sea Ko, Cyber Ouroboros, Future Samurai [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler PTDN 5 Transmigration Break, Fire Trooper, Instant Neo Space, Double Tag Team, All-Out Attacks, The Calctor, Alchemy Cycle, Mirage Tube, Dark-Eyes Illusionist [copse] Dark-Eyes Illusionist is new, but it is kind of bad. ¡­ well actually, it is a flip monster, so I can set it on someone. And for that, its effect is actually pretty nice. So yeah, it is a good card. Next pack. Spoiler PTDN 6 diator Beast Andal, ck Veloci, Imprisoned Queen Archfiend, Blue Thunder T-45, Rainbow Veil, Fire Trooper, Alchemy Cycle, Earth Effigy, Future Samurai [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler PTDN 7 Samsara Lotus, Rainbow Veil, diator Beast Darius, Blue Thunder T-45, Acidic Downpour, Dark World Grimoire, Chain Material, Sea Ko, Rainbow Life [copse] Again, nothing new. Next. Spoiler PTDN 8 Maic Mosquito, Earth Effigy, Rainbow Path, Gemini Lancer, Antean Pikeman, Sinister Seeds, Imprisoned Queen Archfiend, Destiny HERO - Dunker, Lonefire Blossom [copse] Sinister Seeds is new, but I¡¯m not sure it is worth it. Like, it isn¡¯t bad because tokens, but it is a bit too specific. But it is new, so I¡¯ll take it. Next. Spoiler PTDN 9 Cyber Ouroboros, Alchemy Cycle, Imprisoned Queen Archfiend, Double Tag Team, Instant Neo Space, Vicious w, Armored Cybern, Antean Pikeman, Deepsea Macrotrema [copse] Nothing new. Last pack. Maybe something interesting? Spoiler PTDN 10 Transmigration Break, Chain Material, Unleash Your Power!, Dark Crusader, Fine, Dimension Explosion, Cannon Soldier MK-2, Legendary Fiend, Volcanic Counter [copse] Hey! I got the Legendary Friend. I mean Legendary Fiend. And another copy of Volcanic Counter. Honestly, not a bad pack to end on, but since Volcanic Counter is a super rare, and I have two of them now, and Yubel is also a super rare, I think one use of Card Trader is in the cards. Spoiler [copse] I put my Volcanic Counter into the Card Trader slot machine, and after spinning, itnded on Elemental HERO Storm Neos. Spoiler
[copse] Not quite the Yubel I wanted, but I¡¯ll take it. CH.439 Force Training Racial Skills CH.439 Force Training Racial Skills ¡°Brian!¡± I heard a call from the door to my office, just before the office door mmed open as if a Wind spell had beenunched at it. ¡­ probably because one had beenunched at it. ¡°It is time for swim ss!¡± Cailie called out, as she swam into the room. ¡°... Why do you use that excuse? It is just time for you to ogle at my mer-folk tail.¡± ¡°Your fault! You don¡¯t usually use that race, so I have to make sure I get my time with your mer-folk form. Now, let¡¯s go!¡± ¡°Yeah, yeah.¡± I surrendered, as I got off of my chair, levitated myself with Telekinesis and transformed into a mer-folk. ¡°... you really should use this form more.¡± Cailie said. ¡°... your tail is lovely.¡± ¡°Really? I think it is kind of boringpared to yours.¡± Cailie blushed at mypliment, before answering. ¡°Well, I¡¯m evolved, you aren¡¯t. After you evolve, your tail will get more patterns and will be less random.¡± ¡°Yeah. Sadly I still haven¡¯t been able to evolve any of my races, so I don¡¯t know how to do that.¡± ¡°Just master your racial skills or something. That will probably do something.¡± ¡°... yeah. Maybe I should start powerleveling myself again. Especially my skills.¡± ¡°Which means you are going to spend more time swimming with me.¡± Cailie dered. ¡°... This is a ploy to get me out of the office, right?¡± ¡°You got it. ¡­ You know, your monsters and Laura can manage most of HomeBase. Let them. Focus on yourself more.¡± ¡°... yeah. I¡¯ll try.¡± ¡°Besides, Lua is also demanding your attention after our trip. You have to keep all three of us entertained, so you don¡¯t have too much time to ck off.¡± ¡°... when did you get so assertive?¡± ¡°... Mom¡¯s spirit is helping.¡± ¡°You do realize that just because you named your System Support after your mother that they aren¡¯t the same.¡± I pointed out. ¡°Says the one who named his after his ex. It just felt correct, alright.¡± ¡°Yeah. I know what you mean.¡± I agreed, as I recalled why Laura took on the name Laura. I guess I¡¯ll quickly mention it here, but yes, Cailie named her System Support after her mother, Naidalie. Naidalie is dead anyway, so no problems with meeting the real Naidalie like there was with Lua¡¯s System Support. Naidalie¡¯s Factory avatar was quite interesting. It took on the appearance of a draconic mermaid. Basically a mermaid, but the scales on her tail were more like dragon scales and she also had a pair of dragon wings on her back. Naidalie never actually reached that evolutionary stage, and yes, it is a thing. Melusine, apparently. But yeah. Naidalie died a mermaid, so she did evolve once. But that doesn¡¯t stop the System Support from looking like she wants to. Also, Naidalie is Fantasia¡¯s new favorite System Support, after Laura. Naidalie is quite yful and likes doing things with Fantasia, especially in the water rooms of the Factory.
After our swim, I decided to really think about how I could optimize getting all of my racial skills. I have a handful of races where I¡¯m missing the racial skills from, so getting those is my first goal. Now my current races are.
One of Every Race
Normal Races ss Races Special Races
Human ? Swordsman ? Dragon Hearted ?
Advanced Human Guardian ? Spiritual Human ?
Cat-folk ? Sorcerer ? Spiritual Beast-folk ?
Mer-folk ? Summoner ? Spiritual Mer-folk ?
Dhampir ? User of Rare Skills Spiritual Being ?
Dhampir Cured ?
[Change to selected Race]
From the normal races, I have the racial skills for Dhampir and Mer-folk. Humans don¡¯t have racial skills and Cat-folk don¡¯t always have the same racial skill. So just because Eline and Einar had Night Vision as their racial skill doesn¡¯t mean that I will have the same. I could have something like Tough ws, Enhanced Reflexes or even a transformation skill that turns me into a cat beast. In theory, because of One of Every Race, I might even have all of the above. But yeah. The racial skills for Cat-folk generallye in at around five years old. And depending on their environment and family history, they will get different skills. This is how Unika and Valoa have a different racial skill than their mother. But anyway. It is kind of impossible to guess which of the Cat-folk racial skills I can get. Tough ws is the easiest to train, as I just need to scratch something with my cat ws. Enhanced Reflexes could be trained, and I already train my reflexes whenever I do sword training, so I don¡¯t think that is the one I¡¯ll have. Night Vision would bergely unnecessary for me, as Mana Vision already lets me kind of see in the dark. It isn¡¯t exactly regr vision, but close enough. But considering that this is me we are talking about, I¡¯ll absolutely have that transformation skill as my Cat-folk racial skill. It just seems like the most convoluted, and I¡¯m kind of known for changing my race. But back to my races and what racial skills I don¡¯t have. Next up are the ss races. User of Rare Skills has a racial skill called Jack of All Trades. It isn¡¯t actually that useful, it just helps in switching between different skills and helps in multitasking. And honestly, I¡¯m surprised I don¡¯t already have it, as I¡¯ve been using User of Rare Skills as my ¡®main race¡¯ for a while. Maybe if I really focus on multitasking, I can get the final push and I¡¯ll unlock the skill. Summoner had Advanced Summoning Magic, which I have, so I can ignore it for now. Sorcerer has Sorcerer¡¯s Determination, which is an inferior version of Lua¡¯s Monarch of Magic. Sure it is a skill I could use, but I don¡¯t really need it. Guardianes with the skill the same as the race, Guardian. It is just an upgraded form of Shield Technique, which would be kind of cool to have, it is also somewhat unnecessary. I should focus on something else more. Swordsmanes with Sword Master, which is something I could use a lot more than Guardian. And I think I¡¯ll also get that one soon. Because while I don¡¯t practice my Sword Technique quite as much as I used to, I still have at least three lessons a week. And naturally, with swords being my primary weapons, I want that skill. For the special races, I have all the racial skills already, so nothing to worry about there. All of the Spiritual races juste with Spirit Magic, while Dragon Hearted naturallyes with Dragonic Body and Draconic Magic. And since I have all of those, and those races likely cannot evolve, I don¡¯t really need to worry about it. I mean, Spiritual Being is technically an evolution of Spiritual Human, so technically I already have ess to the evolved form of Spiritual Human. And unlocking the evolved forms of Spiritual Beast-folk and Spiritual Mer-folk likely require me to advance the normal races. ¡­ not that I ever got Advanced Spiritual Human, despite having Advanced Human and Spiritual Human races, so there is a possibility that all Spiritual races evolve into Spiritual Being.
Okay, so I was partially wrong, as I learned after Laura sent an inquiry for information to the System. I was wrong about the Jack of All Trades skill to be specific. It doesn¡¯t actually help in multitasking, like we assumed, but instead is a skill that assists in switching between many different skills and allows for better mixing of different skills. The best training method for it was to just keep switching between different skills as quickly as possible. So Laura and I worked our magic, no not literal magic, but the math magic, and min-maxed a training n. Sadly a lot of my skills are something I can already use at the same time, so the only skills I could realistically switch between were my Space, Time, Blood, Draconic and Spirit Magics. Which basically means that I¡¯ll just be spamming different magics at nothing for an afternoon and hoping something will happen. But even with that, there is a problem. I mean, I can use Time el or Time Decel inbination with most of my magics, so this isn¡¯t exactly a fool proof n. I mean, basically the only thing I can¡¯t do with magics is using two offensive spells at the same time. And thatrgelyes down to chanting. I don¡¯t have Quick Cast or Instant Cast so I still chant all my spells. So ¡­ Learning to Quick Cast became the first objective. It was actually surprisingly simple. Between the experience I already have with Mana Control and Laura being great at assisting me with it, learning how to ¡®encode¡¯ the spells in the mana without a chant really didn¡¯t take as long as I assumed. It took all of that afternoon to learn it and get the Quick Cast skill. The following day, I did the same but this time with Instant Cast. With Instant Cast, the biggest problem was the release. With Quick Cast, you still have to call out the spells name, which is the release timing, but with Instant Cast, you don¡¯t call out anything, so it doesn¡¯t have a set timing. Instead, you have to time the spells with just Mana Control. It is more difficult, but I managed that as well, and after two afternoons of practice, I also got the Instant Cast skill. The third skill, which I didn¡¯t really even train for but still ended up getting, was Mana Flight. Though I guess I¡¯ve been flying with Telekinesis for a long time, so I guess my focused magic training just pushed me over the edge and got me the skill.
With both Quick and Instant Cast now under my belt, I got back to working on Jack of All Trades. I¡¯d basically just use Instant Cast to cast spells of different types at different targets. I also decided to do all of that while flying with Mana Flight, and also keeping an eye on my spells with Mana Vision. I tried to add Telekinesis and Dark Chain as well, but that just got a bit too much and my abilities justcked when it came to using that many skills at the same time. The big thing about this kind of ¡®spam spells at anything¡¯ practice is that it is quite far from what I usually do. Usually, my magic practice is about getting better at controlling my spells and learning more powerful spells, but I have to say, just spamming magic at trash is quite a lot of fun. It is kind of like getting a belt-fed machine gun and just shooting at ¡­ insert random target here. And yes, I have shot a few machine guns. My grandpa bought himself a few before the machine gun ban. Sadly they were sold when he died, because dad didn¡¯t want to keep them. He isn¡¯t an anti-gun person or anything, it is just ¡­ He just doesn¡¯t really like the idea of ¡®throwing money at the dirt¡¯. His words, not mine. And it isn¡¯t like I didn¡¯t get anything from the sale. Because of the price of transferable machine guns, dad was able to pay for my tuition in the German university I studied at. Where I met Laura. ¡­ I should stop thinking about the past. It brings tears to my eyes. Let¡¯s just spam some more spells at nothing to get my mind off of things.
It took two more days of spamming spells for me to get the racial skill I was going for. And I have to say, it was a nice addition. With it, my spell spam got even faster, and I could even use either Telekinesis or Dark Chain while flying with Mana Flight and tracking my spells with Mana Vision. Still couldn¡¯t use all four while also spamming spells, but I think I¡¯ll get there with a bit more practice. But this training extravaganza did prove a point to me. Cailie was right. I can leave most of the management of HomeBase to my monsters. Laura isn¡¯t even needed. The only thing I really need to do is the final approvals. And maybe some letters to respond to the nobles that send me letters with the letter exchange boxes. But all of that is like an hour of work,pared to the three to four hours I had to do previously. And more time for myself meant more time I could spend with my lovely fiances. Be it swimming or taking care of the CropFields with Cailie, teaching dhampirs Blood Magic with Lua, or just spamming magic at trash with Alice, it was so much more enjoyable than my usual office work. But anyway, here is my status after the training I went through thest couple of days. And some level ups to my racial skills. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: One without a Race - User of Rare Skills (Advanced Human) ?
Level: 166
HP: 8090 [+370](+25,000)
Mana: 12,190 [+970] (+22,800)
Strength: 2935 [+80]
Defense: 3825 [+80]
Magic: 4900 [+440]
Unique-Racial Skills * Spoiler
One of Every Race LV.3 (unique-racial)
- Jack of All Trades LV.1 (racial) [new]
- Draconic Body LV.2 (racial)
- Draconic Magic LV.2 (racial)
- Swift Swimming LV.4 (racial) [+3]
- Advanced Summoning Magic LV.3 (racial)
- Spirit Magic LV.5 (racial) [+1]
- True Blood Magic LV.4 (racial) [+2]
[copse]
Unique Skills Spoiler
Pack Opener LV.8 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.8 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
[copse]
Extra Skills * Spoiler
Limit Break LV.1 (extra)
Spiritual Space Magic LV.5 (extra)
Spiritual Time Magic LV.4 (extra) [+1]
Mana Vision LV.3 (extra) [+1]
Telekinesis LV.8 (extra)
Mana Flight LV.2 (extra) [new]
Dark Chain LV.3 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.10 (extra)
Beast Union LV.2 (extra)
[copse] Spoiler
Mental Visual Designing (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Time Spirit (extra)
Summon Space Spirit (extra)
Summon Light Spirit (extra)
Summon Dark Spirit (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Summon Fire Spirit (extra)
Summon Earth Spirit (extra)
Summon Nature Spirit (extra)
Summon Beast Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
[copse]
Normal Skills * Spoiler
Sword Technique LV.5
Shield Technique LV.5
Advanced Mana Control LV.15 [+1]
Fast Mana Recovery LV.3 [+2]
Quick Cast LV.2 [new]
Instant Cast LV.1 [new]
Taming LV.2
Designing LV.5
Defense Boost LV.11
[copse]
Titles Spoiler
Dragon Life Dedication (Greater True Fire Dragon) Language Comprehension (humanoid) (draconic)
Lachros¡¯ Blessing Iris¡¯ Blessing
Eosther¡¯s Blessing Nyx¡¯s Blessing
Thssa¡¯s Blessing Gaia¡¯s Blessing
Ninatia¡¯s Blessing Pan¡¯s Blessing
Nature Spirits Blessing (Greater) Friend of the Spirits
SS-Rank Summoner Skill Maker
Blood Sucker (racial) Honorary Baron of Ruiso Kingdom
ve Master ves: Rhianna
[copse]
[copse] Sadly I didn¡¯t unlock any more races, but I think I¡¯m close to one or two. Next I¡¯ll try to get my Sword Master skill, I think, as it should be the most useful for me. CH.440 Adventuring with the Beast-folk CH.440 Adventuring with the Beast-folk With my new, more free, schedule, I was able to put aside time for things I wanted to do, but just didn¡¯t have the time to do. Two of them are getting more summoning contracts and taming more monsters. ¡­ and just acting as an adventurer. Unika, Einar and Eline did do some adventuring jobs in Alewatch, and sometimes in other cities or towns, but I haven¡¯t done anything in a while, so I think we can go and get a quest or two, see if we run into any interesting monsters to tame on the way, and just go with that.
Originally my n was to go to Alewatch and just look over the quest boards, but then I realized that that would be stupid. Alewatch is quite popr now that TinaWood is a thing, and since the dungeon has limited entrance, people have to take quests that take them outside the dungeon. So there are basically no standing quests. Besides, Alewatch is in quite the safe location, and there aren¡¯t really any areas with high ranked monsters nearby, other than the wyvern mountains. So yeah, we didn¡¯t go there. Instead, I used the little cheat device called the guildmunicator to check if any guild had sent out requests for high ranked adventurers. For us, travel isn¡¯t a problem, so even if the quest takes us to one of the other Kingdoms, we¡¯ll be fine. And that turned out to be a great idea, as I quickly found seven different requests for higher ranking adventurers toe and help. A few of them were from smaller towns just asking for B-rankers toe in, but there was one request for an A-rank party. And luckily, there hadn¡¯t been a response to it. But because I wasn¡¯t 100% sure on the etiquette of how I should inform them that Card Summoner will take care of the problem, I decided to give Zay a quick visit. Zay in turn asked me to talk with Krisha about it, as he has made her to be in charge of the guildmunications. So after Kris instructed me on how I should ept the request for help, we were ready to go. So we loaded up into B.E.S. of the day, which was Big Core MK-3, and headed for the town that had asked for help. Spoiler [copse]
The quest we took was simple, but also something that would be challenging for lower level people. We had to take down a great ogre. Ogres were already strong monsters. A solo ogre is high C-rank, but they almost never appear solo. They are generally in groups of four or five, but they can have more. And as a group, ogres are definitely capable of threatening your average B-rank adventurers. But we are dealing with a great ogre, an A-rank variant of the ogre. And to make things worse, it has a group of regr ogres with it. Lucky for the people that called in this quest, the ogres hadn¡¯t yet attacked the town, only a few caravans. Because with a great ogre leading them, they likely can punch their way through the town¡¯s walls. After a quick visit to the town¡¯s adventurers¡¯ guild, which was met with some questions on how we got here so fast and why an adventurer would have a guildmunicator, which I answered honestly and told them about the flower project, we headed out of town and towards where the ogres are.
I originally nned on letting Unika, Einar and Eline take on the ogres, but d, my tamed hippogriff, wanted some action, so I let him join the crew as well. Sure hippogriffs are also only C-rank monsters, like the regr ogres, but their wings give them a movement advantage. And yes, ogres do have the strength and defense advantage, but d also isn¡¯t alone, so I¡¯m sure he wille out of this mostly unharmed. Unika was leading the charge from on top of her hippogriff. I didn¡¯t know it, but she had apparently learned how to shoot pretty urately from on top of the flying horse-eagle. She was focusing her arrows on the A-rank great ogre. Her two iron foxes, Fer and Rum, were also here, focusing their attacks on one of the regr ogres. And her multi-tailed fox summon, named Silon, was keeping the great ogrepany on the ground, making it an easier target for Unika to hit. Einar and Eline were with their B-rank monsters. Einar and Lumi were double teaming an ogre, while Eline and Sparky were doing the same. After Einar and Eline took down their ogres, they moved to help d, Fer and Rum with theirs. With a bit more firepower assisting the weaker members of the team, the two remaining ogres went down, leaving only the A-rank ogre standing. For it, Unika decided tond, likely because she wanted to be able to shoot more urately, or maybe she wanted tomand her troops better. Soon enough, a blizzard formed around the ogre, before arge bolt of lightning also struck the monster. Stunned from the double attack, Unika took her first shot with an arrow that had a rainbow shine to it. It was one of the Rainbow Veil arrows made for her and it would prevent the great ogre from using any skills, or skill-like abilities for a bit. Spoiler [copse] After itnded, Einar and Eline both used Expanding Night to turn the area dark, while also boosting their stats because of Night Stalking. Einar quickly approached the great ogre, shing at it with his new twin swords. Well, one of the swords was actually his duel disk which he can use as a sword, but still. Eline on the other hand was using Wind Cutter spells to add her own attacks into the onught. After a bit, the Expanding Night began to dissipate, so the two pulled back. And as soon as Unika had a solid visual on the target, she fired a burning arrow at the great ogre. It was another special arrow, made with Burning Spear. On top of that, Unika used her Foxme to boost the power even further. Spoiler [copse] With its brain now burning, the great ogre was done and fell to the ground with a loud thump. We reported the sessful subjugation to the town, sold a lot of the ogre materials for them for cheap, nted a flower bed next to the adventurers¡¯ guild and headed back to HomeBase.
The following day, Unika begged me to let her read the guildmunicator messages, so that she could pick out more emergency quests like that, as she enjoyed the job. I didn¡¯t have anything against it, so I allowed it, but she wasn¡¯t allowed to send a message with themunicator without my approval. I don¡¯t want to lose mymunicator because of misuse or anything. Einar was also with me, but for other reasons. Ever since Eline got her second B-rank summoning contract, Einar has felt inferior to his sister, so he was basically begging me to help him tame another B-rank monster. He wouldn¡¯t actually need help with the taming part, but with the finding part. But lucky for him, I had the perfect ce and monster in mind. So with nothing more than a thought, I teleported the two of us to floor 45 of HomeBase. Floor 45 is the floor that is basically just mountain peaks connected by rope bridges. It has heavy winds ready to push you into the void below, which by the way, this floor doesn¡¯t have a floor, so if you fall in, you either die, or ¡­ well, I haven¡¯t actually seen where you¡¯ll end up if you fall, so I¡¯m not sure. I think you either get teleported up a couple of floors, or you just end up in an infinite abyss of nothingness. But the reason why we are on this floor is because it houses arge number of griffins. And what better monster for Einar to tame than an elemental griffin. Oh. In case you were wondering, regr griffins are C-rank monsters, like hippogriffs. But like hippogriffs, there are elemental variants of them that are B-rank. I let Einar pick which element he wanted, and after a bit of thought, he decided to go with wind. Not only is wind the best for a griffin, as it helps the griffin fly faster, but it alsobines decently well with Lumi¡¯s snow magic, helping with the blizzards she likes to use. Taming the beast was a bit more of a challenge. Because a lot of the dungeon monsters are way more aggressive than their non-dungeon counterparts. As to why, ites down to one thing. Miasma. Dungeon monsters are made of mana and miasma by the dungeon. Surface monsters, while affected by miasma, still do things like eat, so they are not formed from elements made by magic, but instead by stuff that exists naturally. So the amount of miasma in their bodies is a lot lower. And that lower miasma level is what allows for them to be tamed, while dungeon monsters really can¡¯t be. Under normal circumstances. But as you all know, living on HomeBase isn¡¯t normal and we have ess to some super rare skills. Or I guess you could call them unique skills. In this case, Cailie¡¯s Purifying Winds. It went like this. First Einar picked a wind griffin he liked. Then Imanded it using my position as the Dungeon Founder, we isted it from the rest, before we teleported to a controlled environment. Cailie then purified the excess miasma from the monster with her skill, and then it was ready for Einar to tame. The taming itself was a bit of a challenge, because while Cailie purified the excess miasma, I also lost my dungeon control over the monster, so Einar did have to tame the beast the hard way. It was challenging, and I honestly almost stepped in, but Einar managed to hang in there thanks to his Dark Lightning skill and he got the griffin tamed. I then immediately healed him with a Gift Card and then used another one on Einar¡¯s newpanion. Spoiler [copse]
Einar once again asked me for some name suggestions, and since his monsters have a finnish theme going on with them, I flexed the little that I know and recalled more words. So Einar¡¯s wind griffin ended with the name Tuuli, meaning wind. Yes, it is basic as anything, but hey, we are talking about anguage I don¡¯t actually speak. And now that Einar had a flying monster, he had to learn how to ride the darn thing. Luckily, both Unika and I have hippogriffs, so we were able to help with that part. Spoiler
Name: Einar
Race: Night Cat-folk
Level: 66 [+18]
HP: 1810 [+446]
Mana: 1680 [+540]
Strength: 1225 [+366]
Defense: 760 [+280]
Magic: 930 [+326]
Skills:
Night Stalking LV.4 (racial)
Expanding Night LV.4 (racial) [+3]
Dark Lightning LV.4 (racial) [+3]
Tamer¡¯s Paradise LV.1 (extra) [new]
Card Summoner LV.1 (extra) [new]
Taming LV.5
Twin-Sword Technique LV.4 [evolved][+2]
Knife Technique LV.3
Mana Control LV.6 [+2]
Flickering Step LV.2
Strength Boost LV.1 [new]
Defense Boost LV.1 [new]
Service LV.3 [+1]
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Name: Eline
Race: Night Cat-folk
Level: 65 [+18]
HP: 1338 [+296]
Mana: 2080 [+730]
Strength: 763 [+176]
Defense: 590 [+170]
Magic: 1463 [+526]
Skills:
Night Stalking LV.4 (racial)
Expanding Night LV.4 (racial) [+3]
Dark Lightning LV.4 (racial) [+3]
Summoner¡¯s Magic LV.1 (extra) [new]
Card Summoner LV.1 (extra) [new]
Staff Technique LV.3
Wind Magic LV.4 [+2]
Summoning Magic LV.5
Mana Control LV.8 [+2]
Magic Boost LV.1 [new]
Quick Cast LV.1 [new]
Fast Mana Recovery LV.2 [+1]
Service LV.3 [+1]
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Name: Unika
Race: Tamer - me Fox-kin
Level: 73 [+18]
HP: 1735 [+255]
Mana: 2709 [+821]
Strength: 1639 [+316]
Defense: 917 [+158]
Magic: 1434 [+526]
Skills:
Foxme LV.3 (racial) [evolved]
Summoner¡¯s Power LV.1 (extra) [new]
Tamer¡¯s Paradise LV.3 (extra)
Card Summoner LV.1 (extra) [new]
Bow Technique LV.7 [+1]
Quick Shot LV.5 [+1]
Hidden Shot LV.3
Knife Technique LV.2
Fire Magic LV.4 [+3]
Mana Control LV.7 [+2]
Quick Cast LV.1 [new]
Embedded Shot LV.3 [+1]
Spell Destroying Shot LV.3[+2]
Spirit Shot LV.2 [+1]
Summoning Magic LV.3 [+1]
Taming LV.5
Power Boost LV.3
Defense Boost LV.3
Language Comprehension (beast)
[copse] CH.441 Rending Claws CH.441 Rending ws After our little trip in thest chapter, and my goal of unlocking as many racial skills as I can, I found myself training with Einar, Eline and Maya. Maya was important, as she has the Enhanced Reflexes racial skill. So I wanted to see if I could learn that skill from her, as I still don¡¯t know what my cat-folk racial skill is. And while I was working on that, I decided to double up and also learn how to use a whip. It was not really anything I was ever going to use in battle, but my Dark Chains are almost like whips, and Whip Technique is the closest weapon skill the System has to chains. And since I telepathically control the entire Dark Chain, it isn¡¯t like how chains usually work will limit how I can use them. I ended up breaking three whips, because I was just using too much force at the start. ¡­ and I mean, I do have a Strength stat of almost 3000, so I suppose that it is understandable, but I¡¯m pretty good at holding back in day to day life. But apparentlybat practice is different, because I actually try to use some force. And a whip made of C-rank monster¡¯s leather just doesn¡¯t hold up. So I had to have Wilma make me a better one, and Stina even enchanted it to be as durable as possible. That did also mean I needed more durable targets, but luckily I can easily make boulders or anything else simr with Earth Spirit Magic.
On one of the breaks from whip practice, I decided to test something else I had in mind. That was testing if I can get the Tough ws racial skill. So while in my cat-folk form, I just kept scratching and scratching at a rock I previously used as a target for my whip. It hurt a bit, but not too bad, and my ws did leave some nice marks on the rock, but it didn¡¯t seem like I was getting any skills from this. That was, until I decided to focus some mana into my cat ws. After I did so, my ws began to cut through the rock with rtive ease. It wasn¡¯t like there was no resistance, but there wasn¡¯t much. As I pulled my ws out of the rock and looked at them with Mana Vision active, I quickly realized what happened. My ws were coated in a thinyer of highly condensed mana. The coating was much concentrated that the mana coating that came from a skill like Telekinesis, so I was interested in if this was a skill, or just something you can regrly do with Mana Control. My answer came when I opened my status, and noticed not one, not two, but three new skills added to my status. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: One without a Race - User of Rare Skills (Cat-folk) ?
Level: 166
HP: 8090(+25,000)
Mana: 12,190 (+22,800)
Strength: 3035 [+100]
Defense: 3865 [+40]
Magic: 4970 [+70]
Unique-Racial Skills * Spoiler
One of Every Race LV.3 (unique-racial)
- Jack of All Trades LV.1 (racial)
- Draconic Body LV.2 (racial)
- Draconic Magic LV.2 (racial)
- Swift Swimming LV.4 (racial)
- Tough ws LV.1 (racial) [new]
- Rending ws LV.1 (racial) [new]
- Advanced Summoning Magic LV.3 (racial)
- Spirit Magic LV.5 (racial)
- True Blood Magic LV.4 (racial)
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Unique Skills Spoiler
Pack Opener LV.8 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.8 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
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Extra Skills Spoiler
Limit Break LV.1 (extra)
Spiritual Space Magic LV.5 (extra)
Spiritual Time Magic LV.4 (extra)
Mana Vision LV.3 (extra)
Telekinesis LV.8 (extra)
Mana Flight LV.2 (extra)
Dark Chain LV.3 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.10 (extra)
Beast Union LV.2 (extra)
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Mental Visual Designing (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Time Spirit (extra)
Summon Space Spirit (extra)
Summon Light Spirit (extra)
Summon Dark Spirit (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Summon Fire Spirit (extra)
Summon Earth Spirit (extra)
Summon Nature Spirit (extra)
Summon Beast Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
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Normal Skills * Spoiler
Sword Technique LV.5
Mana de LV.1 [new]
Shield Technique LV.5
Advanced Mana Control LV.15
Fast Mana Recovery LV.3
Quick Cast LV.2
Instant Cast LV.1
Taming LV.2
Designing LV.5
Defense Boost LV.11
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Titles Spoiler
Dragon Life Dedication (Greater True Fire Dragon) Language Comprehension (humanoid) (draconic)
Lachros¡¯ Blessing Iris¡¯ Blessing
Eosther¡¯s Blessing Nyx¡¯s Blessing
Thssa¡¯s Blessing Gaia¡¯s Blessing
Ninatia¡¯s Blessing Pan¡¯s Blessing
Nature Spirits Blessing (Greater) Friend of the Spirits
SS-Rank Summoner Skill Maker
Blood Sucker (racial) Honorary Baron of Ruiso Kingdom
ve Master ves: Rhianna
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[copse] Not only did I unlock the Tough ws skill, which will be nice as I should also be able to use that skill while in my draconic form, I also got Rending ws and Mana de. Tough ws is just that, Tough ws. My ws are tougher and do more damage. Nothing special about it. It did make my cat-folk ws a bit more pronounced, so it did have that effect. Mana de is generally a sword skill. Technically it can be done with any ded weapon, be it a spear, halberg, or yes, even ws. It is done by forming a secondary de of mana around the sword you are using. And because of the secondary de of magic around the original sword, your sword swings will do both physical and magical damage, allowing them to hit monsters that are normally unaffected by physical attacks. I could already use something simr to the skill with Errelitea, as that sword basically forms a Mana de by itself, as long as you put enough mana into it, but I hadn¡¯t gotten the skill yet. But now I got the skill, so that is nice. Last is Rending ws. It is basically abination of Mana de and Tough ws, forming w shaped Mana des over my regr ws. It looked really cool and seemed quite effective. And I think I can use this skill at the same time as Beast Union. Just imagine Niring at you with magic enhanced ws. ¡­ wait! He already does that! He could use Rending ws before I could. I lost to my summon. ¡­ well, I suppose he is a Fenrir so it should have been a given, but still. And I lose to Hime?a when ites to draconic skills. ¡­ I don¡¯t know if I should be happy that I have top tier summons, or disappointed in myself because my skills suck. I know, I know. I¡¯m being pessimistic. But it does piss me off when I realize that I could have had these skills this easily, but for some reason, my usual training just wasn¡¯t enough. I just shook my head and decided to teleport away from the training grounds. I just can¡¯t focus on this now, so let¡¯s do something else instead.
And you all should know what that something else is. When I want my mind off of things, there is only one thing that will get me there. Opening packs. Phantom Darkness packs to be specific. I still don¡¯t have a Yubel, and I do want one. And because I have most of the cards from the set already, I¡¯ll do this speedrun style. Starting off with 30 packs. Spoiler 30 PTDN packs 1 Spoiler Regenerating Rose (Common) x7 Cyber Ouroboros (Common) x7 Samsara Lotus (Common) x6 Imprisoned Queen Archfiend (Common) x8 The Calctor (Common) x8 Blue Thunder T-45 (Common) x4 Destiny HERO - Departed (Common) x7 Sea Ko (Common) x4 Wind Effigy (Common) x4 ck Veloci (Common) x5 Dark Crusader (Common) x5 Destiny HERO - Dunker (Common) x6 Earth Effigy (Common) x2 Cannon Soldier MK-2 (Common) x1 The Immortal Bushi (Common) x5 diator Beast Darius (Common) x4 Vengeful Shinobi (Common) x2 Obsidian Dragon (Common) x1 Fire Trooper (Common) x1 Maic Mosquito (Common) x3 Neo-Spacian Twinkle Moss (Common) x5 Gemini Lancer (Common) x4 Antean Pikeman (Common) x10 diator Beast Andal (Common) x5 Acidic Downpour (Common) x12 Rainbow Veil (Common) x5 Vicious w (Common) x4 diator Proving Ground (Common) x4 Spell Chronicle (Common) x2 Chain Summoning (Common) x5 Dark World Grimoire (Common) x4 Instant Neo Space (Common) x7 Cybeic Zone (Common) x2 Unleash Your Power! (Common) x4 Mirage Tube (Common) x4 diator Beast''s Battle Archfiend Shield (Common) x5 Dimension Explosion (Common) x3 Transmigration Break (Common) x6 Fine (Common) x5 Chain Material (Common) x6 All-Out Attacks (Common) x7 Rainbow Path (Common) x6 Double Tag Team (Common) x3 Sinister Seeds (Common) x6 Gemini Trap Hole (Common) x4 Cybeic Hidden Technology (Common) x5 Alchemy Cycle (Common) x3 Armored Cybern (Common) x4 Lonefire Blossom (Rare) x4 Shadowpriestess of Ohm (Rare) x2 Deepsea Macrotrema (Rare) x1 Castle Gate (Rare) x2 Legendary Fiend (Rare) x1 Dark-Eyes Illusionist (Rare) x1 Gigant (Rare) x4 Fires of Doomsday (Rare) x1 Super Polymerization (Rare) x3 Six Samurai United (Rare) x1 Cry Havoc! (Rare) x4 Call of the Earthbound (Rare) x1 Hate Buster (Rare) x2 Dark Illusion (Rare) x2 Offering to the Snake Deity (Rare) x1 Dark Red Enchanter (Secret Rare) x1 Dark Grepher (Secret Rare) x1 Golden Flying Fish (Super Rare) x2 Prime Material Dragon (Super Rare) x1 Field-Commander Rahz (Super Rare) x1 Yubel - Terror Incarnate (Ultimate Rare) x1 Dark Horus (Ultra Rare) x1 Allure of Darkness (Ultra Rare) x1 Metal Reflect Slime (Ultra Rare) x1 [copse] [copse] Okay. Well, let¡¯s go over the new stuff. Starting off, Super Polymerization! And it is freaking awesome. For me. Because with Super Poly, I can just fuse together whatever I want, no need for permission. So I can just grab a few wild monsters and fuse them together. If I want to. And I might just do so. I mean, some time ago, I did try to fuse one of my cards with a local monster, but it didn¡¯t work, because the monster wasn¡¯t under my control. But with Super Poly, that won¡¯t matter. So yeah. Super Poly is nice. Cry Havoc is also new, but I don¡¯t need additional summons, so it is useless. Dark Illusion is okay, but I have more versatile traps. Dark Grepher is good in the TCG, but for me, not really all that great. Prime Material Dragon is actually really nice, as it can turn any damaging effect into healing instead. Like if someone gets poisoned, just summon Prime Material Dragon and they are healed instead. Field-Commander Rahz is just your average warrior monster, nothing that special about him. Dark Horus is good, nothing else to say about that. ¡­ I guess I could say that he looks awesome. Allure of Darkness is decent for producing Pack tokens, but because it needs banishment, I have better options. And Metal Reflect Slime is a trap, so I can set it on people, and then they can be defended by a giant metallic slime. So yes, it is good. But no Yubel, other than Terror Incarnate, which sadly is the one version of Yubel I already had, so I¡¯ll do another 30 packs. Spoiler 30 PTDN packs 2 Spoiler Destiny HERO - Departed (Common) x4 Regenerating Rose (Common) x2 The Immortal Bushi (Common) x3 Obsidian Dragon (Common) x9 Blue Thunder T-45 (Common) x3 Cyber Ouroboros (Common) x4 diator Beast Darius (Common) x8 The Calctor (Common) x8 Earth Effigy (Common) x7 Dark Crusader (Common) x5 Vengeful Shinobi (Common) x10 Cannon Soldier MK-2 (Common) x6 Imprisoned Queen Archfiend (Common) x7 Sea Ko (Common) x5 ck Veloci (Common) x4 Fire Trooper (Common) x5 Destiny HERO - Dunker (Common) x4 Samsara Lotus (Common) x2 Wind Effigy (Common) x5 Maic Mosquito (Common) x7 Neo-Spacian Twinkle Moss (Common) x4 Gemini Lancer (Common) x4 Antean Pikeman (Common) x9 diator Beast Andal (Common) x4 Mirage Tube (Common) x2 Vicious w (Common) x8 Instant Neo Space (Common) x6 Unleash Your Power! (Common) x5 diator Proving Ground (Common) x7 Chain Summoning (Common) x8 Spell Chronicle (Common) x5 Acidic Downpour (Common) x5 Rainbow Veil (Common) x5 Cybeic Zone (Common) x6 diator Beast''s Battle Archfiend Shield (Common) x2 Dimension Explosion (Common) x3 Dark World Grimoire (Common) x1 All-Out Attacks (Common) x6 Rainbow Path (Common) x6 Alchemy Cycle (Common) x4 Transmigration Break (Common) x8 Double Tag Team (Common) x5 Chain Material (Common) x4 Sinister Seeds (Common) x1 Fine (Common) x3 Cybeic Hidden Technology (Common) x3 Gemini Trap Hole (Common) x1 Armored Cybern (Common) x1 Deepsea Macrotrema (Rare) x2 Aztekipede, the Worm Warrior (Rare) x3 Shadowpriestess of Ohm (Rare) x2 Metabo Globster (Rare) x1 Lonefire Blossom (Rare) x1 Dark-Eyes Illusionist (Rare) x1 Gigant (Rare) x3 Future Samurai (Rare) x1 Fires of Doomsday (Rare) x2 Six Samurai United (Rare) x3 Super Polymerization (Rare) x1 Dark Illusion (Rare) x2 Cry Havoc! (Rare) x2 Hate Buster (Rare) x4 Call of the Earthbound (Rare) x1 Dark Spirit Art - Greed (Rare) x1 Golden Flying Fish (Super Rare) x1 Volcanic Counter (Super Rare) x1 Elemental HERO Storm Neos (Super Rare) x2 Escape from the Dark Dimension (Super Rare) x1 Darknight Parshath (Ultimate Rare) x1 [copse] [copse] ¡­ okay. That is all repeats. How did I manage all repeats with 30 packs? Some skills I must have. Okay, technically I didn¡¯t yet have an ultimate rare Darknight Parshath, so technically it is new. But I did have the ultra rare variant, so it doesn¡¯t count. ¡­ it half counts. I¡¯ll pull open another 40 packs, just so I get to an even 100. And if I don¡¯t get a Yubel from them, I should at least get more super rares I can use with Card Trader. Spoiler 40 PTDN packs 1 Spoiler Samsara Lotus (Common) x6 Earth Effigy (Common) x10 Cannon Soldier MK-2 (Common) x7 Fire Trooper (Common) x8 Imprisoned Queen Archfiend (Common) x14 Obsidian Dragon (Common) x7 The Immortal Bushi (Common) x8 Vengeful Shinobi (Common) x5 Cyber Ouroboros (Common) x4 diator Beast Darius (Common) x9 Destiny HERO - Departed (Common) x4 Sea Ko (Common) x8 The Calctor (Common) x4 Dark Crusader (Common) x3 Regenerating Rose (Common) x7 ck Veloci (Common) x6 Wind Effigy (Common) x8 Destiny HERO - Dunker (Common) x2 Blue Thunder T-45 (Common) x6 Maic Mosquito (Common) x7 Neo-Spacian Twinkle Moss (Common) x9 Gemini Lancer (Common) x10 diator Beast Andal (Common) x7 Antean Pikeman (Common) x8 Chain Summoning (Common) x9 Dark World Grimoire (Common) x10 diator Beast''s Battle Archfiend Shield (Common) x7 Rainbow Veil (Common) x8 Unleash Your Power! (Common) x4 Acidic Downpour (Common) x8 Dimension Explosion (Common) x6 Mirage Tube (Common) x4 diator Proving Ground (Common) x7 Spell Chronicle (Common) x9 Vicious w (Common) x8 Instant Neo Space (Common) x5 Cybeic Zone (Common) x3 Transmigration Break (Common) x6 Double Tag Team (Common) x5 Cybeic Hidden Technology (Common) x7 Chain Material (Common) x5 Fine (Common) x3 Rainbow Path (Common) x7 Gemini Trap Hole (Common) x4 Sinister Seeds (Common) x5 All-Out Attacks (Common) x5 Alchemy Cycle (Common) x2 Armored Cybern (Common) x5 Rainbow Neos (Ghost Rare) x1 Aztekipede, the Worm Warrior (Rare) x2 Deepsea Macrotrema (Rare) x1 Shadowpriestess of Ohm (Rare) x4 Castle Gate (Rare) x2 Legendary Fiend (Rare) x3 Lonefire Blossom (Rare) x4 Metabo Globster (Rare) x3 Dark-Eyes Illusionist (Rare) x2 Future Samurai (Rare) x1 Super Polymerization (Rare) x3 Fires of Doomsday (Rare) x1 Six Samurai United (Rare) x1 Rainbow Life (Rare) x3 Dark Illusion (Rare) x3 Call of the Earthbound (Rare) x3 Offering to the Snake Deity (Rare) x3 Hate Buster (Rare) x1 Prime Material Dragon (Super Rare) x1 Golden Flying Fish (Super Rare) x1 Doomsday Horror (Super Rare) x1 Dark Eruption (Super Rare) x1 Escape from the Dark Dimension (Super Rare) x1 Zoma the Spirit (Super Rare) x1 Dark Horus (Ultra Rare) x2 Superancient Deepsea King Cocanth (Ultra Rare) x1 The Beginning of the End (Ultra Rare) x1 [copse] [copse] Okay. A few new cards. Doomsday Horror is ¡­ a bit too specific. Sure gaining attack and defense for each banished Dark monster is nice, but I have cards that do more for less. I think the better effect is actually returning all of the banished Dark monsters to the GY, as that will allow me to use some of the banishing cards without having to worry about losing the cards permanently. Dark Eruption is a simple graveyard recovery card, and not even all that good. Sure it isn¡¯t terrible either, just very specific. Zoma the Spirit is one of the better trap monsters. Sure it has to first be in defense mode, so it cannot attack as quickly as some of the other trap monsters, but the effect to damage whoever kills it is nice. The Beginning of the End is decent Pack token production, mostly because of Doomsday Horror¡¯s ability to recover the banished Dark monsters. Andst, Rainbow Neos! I don¡¯t think I need to tell you this, but Rainbow Neos is amazing! So yeah. Great opening as a whole, and I still have a few cards to Card Trader. Spoiler [copse] I decided to trade in a copy of Storm Neos to start. I have three of them now, and while I want three for collection reasons, Laura will get me additional copies, so I don¡¯t really have to worry. Spoiler [copse] So I let the roulette spin and ended up with an Armageddon Knight. Spoiler [copse] It is something I didn¡¯t have, so that is good. But I can do a few more spins, so next I traded in Golden Flying Fish. In return, I was given Cyber Valley. Spoiler [copse] Again, I didn¡¯t yet have Cyber Valley, so I¡¯ll take it. And I think that will be all for today. No Yubel today, but Rainbow Neos is a pretty nice, so I¡¯m not too salty. I¡¯ll just open even more packs next time, and then I¡¯ll be sure to get that Yubel. CH.442 Learning to Teleport CH.442 Learning to Teleport ¡°Space, Take me to the ce I¡¯ve marked, Teleport to Seal.¡± I chanted inside the Factory. I had been doing more tests on teleportation magic, and out of all of them, I could now use two reliably inside the Factory. Those two were Short Teleport, which is a line of sight based teleportation spell. As well as Teleport to Seal, which naturally needs seals that you make beforehand and mark the areas with. Teleport to Seal is great, because it is simple. ¡­ kind of. Simple as far as teleportation goes. Since it relies on a marked target location, there is no calcting the coordinates or anything like that. All you have to do is connect to the seal and then move yourself there. ¡­ And hope that nothing goes wrong, because when things go wrong with teleportation ¡­ Well, it doesn¡¯t usually end well. Missing limbs is just the start, as I can just as easily identally leave behind a critical organ. Which is why I¡¯ve been holding back in trying it outside of the Factory, but I think I¡¯m ready. And it isn¡¯t like I¡¯ll be teleporting across the world. It will literally just be a short five meter hop at first. Then going up from there.
Naturally I had Lua, with Monster Reborn and Gift Card in hand, overseeing my first try. And yes, that level of preparation is necessary. Do I need to remind you that I could literally leave my heart behind as I teleport? ¡­ admittedly I can survive for about half a minute without my heart. I learned that in the Factory when I identally just teleported my head and nothing else. And I know missing most of my body is more than missing just my heart, but that is the closest one I¡¯ve had to losing my heart. If I just lose an arm, I can easily ¡­ somewhat easily, grow a new one as long as I get sufficient overheals. After making sure the seal was perfect, I backed up, chanted the spell and teleported. ¡°... okay. Not perfect, but not bad.¡± I said, as I took stock of myself. ¡°... I don¡¯t see ¡­ oh? Your hand is bleeding.¡± Lua noticed. ¡°Yeah. I think I lost a nail.¡± I said, as I looked at my left hand. ¡°... nope. Not the entire nail. Just a little over half of it.¡± ¡°... I don¡¯t like the fact that you called losing something ¡®not bad¡¯. I¡¯m really not sure you should use teleportation magic until you can do it without harming yourself.¡± Lua said. ¡°What? Don¡¯t you like it when I bleed?¡± I teased her a bit, as Lua healed my broken nail. ¡°But you know how this goes. There is only so far I can take my control in the Factory. Mana Control there is very simr to here, but it isn¡¯t the same. I have to just bite the bullet and risk some injuries.¡± ¡°Still don¡¯t like it.¡± I did a few more teleports, managing to do them with injuries even less than what I had on that first try, like losing a tiny patch of skin or leaving behind a few hairs. On the seventh try, I finally did it without leaving behind anything. ¡°... okay. I think that will do for today.¡± I said. ¡°I got the data I wanted, so I¡¯ll let Laura look over it. That way, we¡¯ll see if there are improvements to be made.¡± ¡°A shame you couldn¡¯t use the data from the dungeon teleportation for that.¡± ¡°Yeah. It just operates on a different system. The dungeon teleportation uses a mix of miasma and mana. I can¡¯t do that, so I can¡¯t teleport using the same magic the dungeon uses.¡± ¡°Doesn¡¯t Lady Janina know how to control miasma? Can¡¯t we learn it from her?¡± ¡°... She has never admitted it, but I think so. When she uses magic, both mana and miasma whirl around her. ¡­ that might be why she is so strong, as well as basically immortal.¡± I theorized. ¡°... but I¡¯m not sure humans can even control miasma. I know I theorized about it when Cailie got Spiritual Mana Control, but with the System protecting us from the miasma, it might also prevent us from controlling it.¡± ¡°Okay. I can see that.¡± Lua agreed. ¡°... but what I don¡¯t like about that is that I think it might be a limiter of sorts.¡± I said. ¡°Limiter in what way? Miasma is dangerous.¡± ¡°Yes, but it is also powerful. Again this is a theory, but if the thing that makes Lady Janina immortal is her ability to control miasma, the System might intentionally limit the power of people to control miasma, just so no one can be immortal. At least no one with the System can.¡± ¡°... but why? Why would the System prevent that?¡± ¡°Your guess is as good as mine, but I can offer up a few options. I think the biggest one is the demon lord. I think he may have been able to control miasma. Of course I have no clues if he really can or not, but it would make sense. ¡°And even if it wasn¡¯t the demon lord, there may have been some other humanoid who once gained control over miasma and became immortal and rules this world with an iron grip. Then the Goddess improved, or limited, the System so that anyone holding it cannot control miasma.¡± ¡°... maybe. An immortal ruler may not be the best thing.¡± ¡°Yeah. Immortality isn¡¯t so great, if you can¡¯t make others immortal. You¡¯ll just end up losing everyone you love.¡±
The following night, we, now the five of us, Cailie and Wilma included, found ourselves in the System parlor. I went through a simr introduction of the ce to Cailie as I did with Wilma. in Waiting for us there was Aulis, but he asked us to wait, as the Goddess would be joining us herself. Thedy herself soon appeared in the room, in all of her rainbow glory, and sat down at the circr table. ¡°Thank you foring. Especially you, new System Support holders.¡± The Goddess greeted us. ¡°... t-thank you.¡± Cailie was just able to mutter out, likely being in awe of the Goddess, while Wilma just stayed silent. ¡°I shall start with you, Holder Cailie. You not only prevented the Nixie ns dungeon¡¯s death, but you also managed to subdue your power hungry sister. Had she been allowed to stay in charge for much longer, who knows what would have happened. So I thank you.¡± The Goddess said and added a slight bow at the end. ¡°N-N-No! You! You don¡¯t have to thank me!¡± Cailie spluttered out. ¡°Have you not learned from Brian?¡± The Goddess said, as she tilted her head a bit. ¡°It is the job of the superior to thank their underlings.¡± She didn¡¯t wait for a response, but instead quickly turned to Wilma. ¡°And you, Holder Wilhelmina. You managed toplete the Sword of Reality. It really is more wonderful than we could ever have hoped for.¡± ¡°T-Thank you. But I couldn¡¯t have done it without help.¡± ¡°No one can do everything without help. Even I need my System Agents.¡± The Goddess said. ¡°But I wasn¡¯t here just to thank you. Holder Brian, you know the drill by now.¡± ¡°Another fissure?¡± ¡°Yes. Aulis will send you the details.¡± The Goddess said, as she looked at me. ¡°He will also add an assisting mission to all of you.¡± She added, as her eyes ran over everyone. ¡°Alright. It will be taken care of.¡± I promised. I then watched as everyone began to disappear from the room, leaving only the Goddess and I in the parlor. ¡°... so there is something more?¡± I asked. ¡°... sadly, yes. About what you talked about earlier today.¡± The Goddess said. ¡°Miasma control, right?¡± ¡°Yes. I felt like I should exin a bit. ¡­ it isn¡¯t our will to limit people like you. People who rely on the System to keep you safe.¡± The Goddess said. ¡°... but miasma is dangerous in so many ways. So we limited the ess to miasma control to those with Advanced System Support, or higher. So if you put in the effort, you are capable of learning how to control miasma.¡± ¡°... was there someone at one point? Who used miasma to make themselves immortal and rule the world?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes.¡± The Goddess confirmed. ¡°It wasn¡¯t the demon lord, in case you were wondering. Most of his power came from misusing a Chaos God Dungeon. The one who learned miasma control existed long before the demon lord and no records of his existence are written down.¡± She told me. ¡°But a part of his legacy still lives in the world. Sleeping, but living. You¡¯ve learned of one of them recently. The monster the supreme dragon told you about.¡± ¡°The Cthulhu looking thing.¡± ¡°Yes. We know there are more like it, but sadly, we cannot locate them. We do not believe they will awaken, but it isn¡¯t impossible. ¡­ and if they were to awaken¡­¡± ¡°You want me to take them down?¡± ¡°... Yes. Sadly, there is no other choice. We cannotmand the supreme dragon, and outside of you, she is the only one with the power to oppose them.¡± ¡°Why didn¡¯t you mention this earlier?¡± I asked. ¡°Because we saw no reason to. Even now, with the fissures going on, we do not believe that they will awaken. A major even, such as the death of a power equal to the supreme dragon, would have to take ce for even one of them to be awakened. That is how the ¡®Cthulhu¡¯, as you call it, awakened. At the death of the supreme dragon that predated Lady Ami Janina.¡± ¡°I see. But then why tell me now?¡± ¡°Perhaps because we wanted you to know. Or perhaps because you theorized about someone immortal through the use of miasma. It all leads to the same end. Honestly speaking, I am not quite sure myself why I told you, but I do not regret telling you.¡± ¡°... well, more information is never a bad thing, so thank you.¡± ¡°Just don¡¯t stress out about it. The likelihood of any of them appearing is very low, and your God monsters should be around as powerful as they are. I do not believe they will be of any major trouble for you.¡± The Goddess said. ¡°I shall send you back now. Enjoy the rest of your night.¡±
The next day, we took stock of the missions we got. ¡­ I didn¡¯t tell anyone about the additionalments by the Goddess yet, as I was still swirling them in my head. I think I¡¯ll tell them about it, because I hate keeping something like this secret, but I¡¯ll do it after the fissure. The fissure was taking ce in a few days, and the location was in the middle of nowhere in Ruiso Kingdom, so we had no issues when it came to that. I also asked the two about how they saw the Goddess, because I was interested. Wilma saw her as a white haired elf, pretty close to the depiction that is considered ¡®official¡¯, but the elf part threw me off. But I guess having elf ears isn¡¯t that strange, so I just let it slide. For Cailie, the Goddess appeared to be a mermaid with a long white tail and light blue hair. Nothing overly strange, but I do find it interesting that I haven¡¯t seen any depictions of the Goddess looking like a mermaid. Cailie then told me that the underwater church in the Hero¡¯s country depicted the Goddess as a mermaid with a white tail and blue hair, so maybe that is why she saw her that way.
Said few dayster, the five of us took down the fissure no problem. Cailie and Wilma were on support, Cailie using Battle Song to buff others, while Wilma wasmanding her VWXYZ-Dragon Catapult Cannon, acting as our main firepower, while Alice and Lua were also casting some spells. Spoiler [copse] Naturally the world owl, a giant owl monster that specialized in magic, wasn¡¯t a big problem for us, and we took it down. For rewards, I got a new set unlocked, . Alice got herself a magic staff, which she was at first a bit disappointed about, but it did actually have some decent stats and I had a great idea for it, so she perked up a bit. Lua got herself an outfit that boosts Holy Magic, with a rmendation that she use her unique skill on it to turn it into something that will be even better for her. Wilma got herself some adamantite to work with. And Cailie got herself Language Comprehension (humanoid), which wasn¡¯t super needed as she had already learned how to speak the ¡®surfacenguage¡¯ herself. But it might be useful if we run into people who don¡¯t use either the underwaternguage, or the surfacenguage. And I guess this was her first fissure, and she is in an assisting role, so a lesser reward does check out.
But you know where this is going, right? I got a new set, so let¡¯s cap this chapter off with 10 packs of Light of Destruction. I didn¡¯t look at the set list too much, but I did notice Judgment Dragon, so I¡¯m guessing some Lightsworns are going to be in these packs. So without further dys, let¡¯s go! Spoiler LODT 1 Wends, Summon Limit, Arcana Force XVIII - The Moon, Golden Bamboo Sword, The Lady in Wight, Jain, Lightsworn Pdin, Arcana Force IV - The Emperor, Arcana Force 0 - The Fool, Golden Ladybug [copse] Okay. Well, Wends is ¡­ usable. Not all that great honestly. It isn¡¯t bad, but just ¡­ I don¡¯t think 1200 attack is really going to be enough of a boost for LV.2 Water Aqua monsters for them to be useful. Summon Limit is an alright card, and it should limit the regr summoning magic as well, so ¡­ it is alright. Golden Bamboo Sword is a good for generating Pack tokens. The Lady in Wight is cool, and goes well with Skull Servants and King of the Skull Servants, so definitely a nice get. Jain, Lightsworn Pdin isn¡¯t one of the best Lightsworns. It isn¡¯t bad, but ¡­ it is just okay. Her armor does look nice though. Golden Ladybug had a mediocre healing effect, nothing I really need. And then there are the Arcana Forces. Fool is good, because battle indestructible. Moon is decent, because I can summon it without tributes. And Emperor is ¡­ a coin flip. Yes, pun intended. It is either a decent attack boost, orpletely useless. Next pack. Spoiler LODT 2 Portable Battery Pack, Volcanic Queen, Sanguine Swamp, Golden Bamboo Sword, Miracle Flipper, Goblin Recon Squad, Arcana Force I - The Magician, Divine Knight Ishzark, Ribbon of Rebirth [copse] Portable Battery Pack is decent Batteryman support, but nearly useless for me. Volcanic Queen is nice, because I should be able to just tribute an SS-rank monster and rece it with the Queen which will be a lot easier to take down. Sanguine Swamp is not good. Just not worth it at all. Miracle Flipper is just bad. No other way to put it. Goblin Recon Squad isn¡¯t all that amazing, but I¡¯m sure my goblin bank will still have a use for them. I don¡¯t know who they will spy on, but I¡¯m sure they will figure out a target. AF1 The Magician is alright. And for me, the tails effect of healing can actually be legitimate tech, and not just a useless effect. Divine Knight Ishzark is okay. Not great, but not bad either. And Ribbon of Rebirth is great. I should be able to use it in the ce of Rope of Life for new resurrection bracelets. And they should be better, because I think Ribbon of Rebirth will resurrect someone at full HP, and not at 800 HP. But I¡¯ll have to look into that. Next pack. Spoiler LODT 3 Batteryman Charger, Inteary Invader "A", Rainbow Gravity, Goblin Recon Squad, Mystical Cards of Light, D - Fortune, Dice Try!, Cross Porter, Simorgh, Bird of Ancestry [copse] Batteryman Charger is a good Batteryman, when you don¡¯t have to tribute to summon it. Inteary Invader "A" is trash, and I won¡¯t even tell you why. Rainbow Gravity is cool, but ultimately useless. Mystical Cards of Light can give me more daily Pack tokens, but too much work for too little reward. D - Fortune is okay, but Negate Attack is literally better in every way. Dice Try! is useless, unless I go to a casino or something. But why would I use Dice Try! at a casino? Cross Porter searches out Neo-Spacian monsters, but the other effect it has isn¡¯t needed. And Simorgh, Bird of Ancestry is fine. Nothing god tier, but also not bad at all. Next pack. Spoiler LODT 4 Volcanic Queen, Raging Cloudian, Space Gift, Arcana Force XVIII - The Moon, The Lady in Wight, Realm of Light, Gragonith, Lightsworn Dragon, Dark Valkyria, Super-Ancient Dinobeast [copse] Raging Cloudian isn¡¯t all that good. Space Gift is a Pack token generator, so I¡¯ll leave it for Laura. Realm of Light is an okay field spell, and I¡¯ll be making a Realm of Light room in the Factory. Gragonith is actually quite nice, when you don¡¯t have to worry about how you¡¯ll summon it. It gets big fast, especially if Realm of Light is active. Dark Valkyria looks great, but her effect is pretty bad. And Super-Ancient Dinobeast is okay. Next pack. Spoiler LODT 5 Arcana Force VI - The Lovers, Portable Battery Pack, Arcana Call, Miracle Flipper, Raging Cloudian, Reversal of Fate, Short Circuit, Batteryman Charger, Substitoad [copse] Six, The Lovers isn¡¯t that great. I don¡¯t need tributes, so something that counts as two isn¡¯t that helpful. Arcana Call is trash. Reversal of Fate is okay, I suppose. It isn¡¯t good, but I can put it to work. Short Circuit is actually pretty nice. A full field wipe for my opponent. And Substitoad is ¡­ I was going to say great, but I have unlimited summons and searches, so it is only good. Next pack. Spoiler LODT 6 Arcana Force I - The Magician, Arcana Force VII - The Chariot, Realm of Light, Inteary Invader "A", Cup of Ace, Quick Charger, Cross Porter, Light Spiral, Jinzo - Returner [copse] The Chariot is trash. Cup of Ace is either gain or lose Pack tokens. So a bit too risky, because on average, I won¡¯t gain anything out of it. Quick Charger is perfectly fine, recycling Batterymen from the GY. Light Spiral doesn¡¯t do anything for me. And Jinzo - Returner isn¡¯t all that good. Next pack. Spoiler LODT 7 Mystical Cards of Light, Demise of the Land, Summon Limit, Goblin Recon Squad, Inteary Invader "A", Golden Bamboo Sword, Arcana Force 0 - The Fool, Quick Charger, Simorgh, Bird of Ancestry [copse] Demise of the Land is the only new card, but it isn¡¯t necessary. So next pack. Spoiler LODT 8 Cross Porter, Reversal of Fate, Cup of Ace, Volcanic Queen, Arcana Force VI - The Lovers, Golden Bamboo Sword, Hero Mask, Deck Lockdown, Aurkus, Lightsworn Druid [copse] Hero Mask isn¡¯t useful to me. Even in the TCG, it is bad. ¡­ at least as far as I remember. Just renaming a card temporarily can¡¯t be all that good. Sure it acts as a Foolish Burial, but I don¡¯t think that is worth it. Deck Lockdown is fine ¡­ if I go against someone with the Card Summoner skill. For anything else, it is useless. And Aurkus is fine. Targeting protection is good. Next pack. Spoiler LODT 9 Tour of Doom, D - Formation, Goblin Recon Squad, Level Tuning, Cloudian - Storm Dragon, Inteary Invader "A", Raging Cloudian, Spell Gear, Nimble Musasabi [copse] Tour of Doom is interesting, but ultimately kind of useless. D - Formation is too slow and useless. Level Tuning is ¡­ maybe there is a use for it. Maybe for Synchro summons? It does have Tuning in the name. Cloudian - Storm Dragon is nice. Nothing more to it. It does what Cloudians want to do. Spell Gear isn¡¯t worth it and I can just search and normal summon. And Nimble Musasabi is your average Nimble monster. Kind of cool, but a bit too weak for my use. Last pack. And honestly, even if I don¡¯t get anything amazing, this has been a pretty nice opening. Spoiler LODT 10 Reversal of Fate, Level Tuning, diator Lash, Lucky Chance, Arcana Force III - The Empress, Arcana Force 0 - The Fool, Cross Porter, Unifrog, Ribbon of Rebirth [copse] diator Lash is bad. Lucky Chance can make Pack tokens, so I¡¯ll leave it to Laura to decide if she wants to use it. The Empress is fine, but nothing special. And Unifrog is just a frog. But yeah. All in all, a good pack opening. From ten packs, I got two super rares and one ultra rare. Best card was probably Simorgh or Ribbon of Rebirth. CH.443 Miasma Dosimeter CH.443 Miasma Dosimeter I guess I¡¯ll start this chapter off the same way asst one. Well, this is more of an update on my teleporting capabilities. I can now reliably use Teleport to Seal without losing parts of myself, but bringing objects with me is still a bit questionable. And no, I haven¡¯t tried with another person yet, but after I get the teleport with an object down, I will. I¡¯ve also been trying Short Teleport. As I said in thest chapter, it is a bit more advanced, because I have to use my vision to basically calcte the rtive coordinates I want to teleport to. Figuring that part out wasn¡¯t too bad, especially since Laura can help me calcte the coordinates, so Short Teleport wasn¡¯t that much more than Teleport to Seal. And once I get that down to the point where it is 100% percent reliable, I can teleport behind someone and Omae Wa Mou Shindeiru them. But yeah. Teleportation ¡­ is difficult. I always took it for granted because of HomeBase, but it really isn¡¯t as simple asmanding a dungeon to do it for you. Other than that, one more important thing hase to be. And it is something rted to the dimensional fissures. And no, a new one isn¡¯t going to appear, as far as I know. But instead, this one is about the dimensional barrier observers I set all across the Kingdom when I nted all of those flower beds. They have finally collected enough data where the WDBDD can be made. And yes, I still haven¡¯t renamed the weakening dimensional barrier detection device. Sure it could be called the dimensional fissure detector, but I¡¯m not sure that is much better. Or maybe the miasma blob detector, as officially I do call dimensional fissures miasma blobs. And since I did officially call the original ones miasma detectors, maybe I should call them something rted to that. Like ¡­ Miasma Spike Detectors? ¡­ that doesn¡¯t sound all that good. Miasma Dosimeter? Would that work? I know miasma isn¡¯t radiation, but it isn¡¯t like the people in this world know what radiation is. Yeah. I think I like the name miasma dosimeter, or MD for short. ¡­ No. That won¡¯t work. MD could also stand for mana detector, or a million other things. It is a bit too generic. MsDm? I think that is better, but ¡­ I don¡¯t know. I just need a simple name for it, so that when the miasma dosimeter at a guild spikes, they can send a message that their dosimeter is spiking, which could be a pre-sign of a fissure. And even if it isn¡¯t a pre-sign for a fissure, something strange will still be going on in that area for the miasma to spike. Be it a monster evolution or a miasma storm. I guess I can exin that away very quickly. Miasma storm is exactly what it sounds like. It is an abnormal amount of miasma circling around an area, causing multiple monsters to evolve and likely go on a rampage. Because of that, miasma storms often lead to monster stampedes. Usually miasma doesn¡¯t cause a storm like that, as it is just slowly pulled towards the closest dungeon, but sometimes strange things can happen. But miasma storms aren¡¯t all bad either. Because sometimes, instead of having monsters evolve, they cause a dungeon to form. But again, that is like a 1% chance in a 1% chance, so I wouldn¡¯t exactly consider it a reliable way of making new dungeons. Anyway. Miasma storms and shortened names aside, I¡¯ll finish the prototype for my miasma dosimeter and head over to the Dragon¡¯s coast. Lady Janina can help me test it. And yes. I did get her to admit that she does use miasma as a way of boosting her power. But she doesn¡¯t want to teach me how to do that, as it can be incredibly dangerous, even with the protection of the System. At least not yet. Not until I know how to protect myself without having to rely on the System.
Naturallying to the Dragon¡¯s coast means ytime with the dragons, which I¡¯m always happy to do. And because I got Simorgh, Bird of Ancestry recently, I decided to go with all Winged Beasts today. Raiza the Storm Monarch, Roc from the Valley of Haze, Storm Shooter, Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys and my two Simorghs being the six monsters I summoned. Spoiler
[copse] While the birds yed with the dragons, Lady Janina helped me test out the miasma dosimeter. And it was working perfectly. When the background miasma is at normal levels, which I took from the data the miasma blob detectors collected, the device will give a reading of 1.0. If the levels go down, the reading goes down towards zero, but if the levels go up, the number goes up. The standard deviation is about 0.1, so anything between 0.9 to 1.1 is perfectly normal. If the numbers go lower than 0.9, that could mean a few things. Mainly a new dungeon has formed and has thrown the miasma bnce off, or maybe there is something that can draw miasma to itself. Which could be a monster undergoing a longer evolution. So while miasma going down isn¡¯t itself a bad thing, it is something you should investigate, as it could be a sign of something bad. But also good, because new dungeons are always good. On the other hand if the levels go up ¡­ well, I already exined miasma storms, so I don¡¯t think I need to repeat myself.
¡°Alright, Brian. We yed with your little toy. Now it is time for some training.¡± Lady Janina said, after we tested the miasma dosimeter. ¡°And since you are here, we are doing something special today. Get out that card of yours. The one that turns you into a dragon.¡± ¡°Okay..?¡± I somewhat questioned Lady Janina¡¯s idea, because outside of the first time, she has never ordered me to use DNA Surgery. In fact, she said I shouldn¡¯t use it, so that I don¡¯t be reliant on it. But since she ordered me to use it, I will. Spoiler [copse] So I activated DNA Surgery, picking Dragon, and both of us transformed into our dragon forms. But my DNA Surgery dragon form was a bit different from my Draconic Body dragon form. With DNA Surgery in y, my dragon form is just slightly more pronounced, and I even have a nice pair of wings, which I don¡¯t currently have, unless I really focus with Draconic Body. Wings are difficult, okay? Extra limbs are always a challenge. A tail is somewhat instinctual, but wings not so much. {Good. Now, we will get you used to your wings. And consider yourself lucky I¡¯m not taking you to the skies and throwing you down to do that. Because I know you¡¯d just use some skill instead of the wings. So instead, you are going to be running a quick course. Without using any skills.} Lady Janina then used some Earth Magic to make me a basic obstacle course. It had plenty of long jumps, which would be impossible without at least gliding with my wings. {Well, you may use your Draconic skills, but other than that, no skills.} {... You do realize that Mana Control is a skill.} {Humans and your skills. Do you need a skill for everything? Next you¡¯ll tell me that you have a skill for breathing.} {There is one for breathing underwater.} {That I can¡¯t me you on. Even dragons, except water dragons, need to learn how to breathe underwater.} {But you aren¡¯t buying yourself any more time! Get on that course and you¡¯d better make good time.} Lady Janinamanded. {Or next time, I¡¯lle up with something worse to make you stronger.} I naturally did as ordered. Not because I was really scared of what would happen, but because I did want to get better. And I love my draconic skills, so I definitely want to get better with them. The course was difficult, mainly because of the ¡®no skills¡¯ rule. Because of that, I couldn¡¯t assist my movement with Telekinesis or Mana Flight. But I was able topensate for that with a bit of Draconic Magic. Mainly a type of body reinforcement magic called Draconic Boost. It might be just a slight stat buff, but even that helps. Trying to glide with my wings on the other hand ¡­ well, it was something. I could do it, but ¡­ it is like giving me a hand glider and expecting me to know how to use it straight away. Meaning that I fell more than once. But it did make me realize that I need more training like this. And what I mean by that is training that doesn¡¯t rely on my already existing skills that much. I mean, when I got Tough ws, Rending ws and Mana de, I wasn¡¯t actively using any skill, except Mana Control. But often when I train, I just use three to four skills at the same time. I just need to realize that focused training is best training.
After running the course a sufficient number of times, Lady Janina had me deactivate DNA Surgery. That naturally resulted in me transforming back into a human, only to be ordered to transform right back, and this time, I¡¯d better have my wings. And indeed I did have my wings. I don¡¯t know if it was because I got used to them during thest hour and half or just the pressure of not disappointing Lady Janina, but I had my wings and it was nice. I then ran the obstacle course again and it was just a bit more difficult than before. Because I still had to focus on keeping my dragon form. Using a skill, even one that is basically a transformation, does take a bit of effort, so I had to use a bit of focus on that. But at the same time, I was now used to the course, so I didn¡¯t have to use Draconic Boost any more. I was also better at gliding and didn¡¯t fall on my snout as many times. By the time we finally finished, I was tired and ready to go home, but I did have something to leave here. A seal te for my Teleport to Seal spell. It will just be nice to have. So I handed one to Lady Janina and asked her to put it into a ce I can teleport to. After that,rgely because the supreme dragon was basically challenging me to do it, I decided to be dumb and teleport home with Teleport to Seal. I knew it was a bad idea, so I made sure to warn Lua before I did it, but I still decided to just go for it. YOLO, right? Unless Monster Reborns are involved. Then you can live multiple times. ¡°Space, Take me to the ce I¡¯ve marked, Teleport to Seal.¡± I chanted, before I disappeared from the Dragon coast.
And like I somewhat predicted, something went wrong with the teleport. Because for some reason, I¡¯m in the air falling towards the ground. But at least I didn¡¯t seem to be injured. I quickly used Draconic Body and turned into my dragon form, before using my wings to turn my fall into a controlled glide. I then looked around, realizing that I was very close to Alewatch, and when I looked up, I saw HomeBase floating where I¡¯d left it. Using a mix of my wings and Mana Flight, I flew upwards towards HomeBase and eventuallynded. Basically as soon as I did, I got a people running to me. Lua wasing to make sure I was okay, and Magie had something she urgently needed to say. ¡°Master Brian. Someone tried to use a long range spell on HomeBase. Likely a spying spell of some kind. It was blocked by the barrier, and diverted, but you need to know it happened.¡± ¡°Oh? So that is why my teleport failed.¡± I said, mostly to myself. ¡°Your teleport?¡± Magie questioned. ¡°Yeah. I tried to return home with Teleport to Seal, but instead I ended up outside the HomeBase barrier. I didn¡¯t even consider it because I can teleport here with the dungeon. But yeah, the barrier wouldn¡¯t be able to identify me if I use long range teleportation magic. Something I need to work on.¡± ¡°Ah! I see. Good to know, Master. I shall inform Endy of this.¡± ¡°Yeah. Make sure we don¡¯t have any emergency forces deployed because of my mistake or something.¡± I told her. I then had Lua check me over, and she was sufficiently happy that my impulsive tendencies didn¡¯t cause any harm. But she was still disappointed that I decided to teleport from that far of a distance. Without telling anyone. I ended the day by checking my status, because I had a feeling at least something had changed. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: One without a Race - User of Rare Skills (Cat-folk) ?
Level: 166
HP: 8120 [+20](+25,000)
Mana: 12,240 [+50] (+22,800)
Strength: 3095 [+60]
Defense: 3915 [+50]
Magic: 5020 [+50]
Unique-Racial Skills * Spoiler
One of Every Race LV.3 (unique-racial)
- Jack of All Trades LV.1 (racial)
- Draconic Body LV.3 (racial) [+1]
- Draconic Magic LV.3 (racial) [+1]
- Swift Swimming LV.4 (racial)
- Tough ws LV.2 (racial) [+1]
- Rending ws LV.1 (racial)
- Advanced Summoning Magic LV.3 (racial)
- Spirit Magic LV.5 (racial)
- True Blood Magic LV.4 (racial)
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Unique Skills Spoiler
Pack Opener LV.8 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.8 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
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Extra Skills Spoiler
Limit Break LV.1 (extra)
Spiritual Space Magic LV.5 (extra)
Spiritual Time Magic LV.4 (extra)
Mana Vision LV.3 (extra)
Telekinesis LV.8 (extra)
Mana Flight LV.2 (extra)
Dark Chain LV.3 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.10 (extra)
Beast Union LV.2 (extra)
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Mental Visual Designing (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Time Spirit (extra)
Summon Space Spirit (extra)
Summon Light Spirit (extra)
Summon Dark Spirit (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Summon Fire Spirit (extra)
Summon Earth Spirit (extra)
Summon Nature Spirit (extra)
Summon Beast Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
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Normal Skills Spoiler
Sword Technique LV.5
Mana de LV.1
Shield Technique LV.5
Advanced Mana Control LV.15
Fast Mana Recovery LV.3
Quick Cast LV.2
Instant Cast LV.1
Taming LV.2
Designing LV.5
Defense Boost LV.11
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Titles Spoiler
Dragon Life Dedication (Greater True Fire Dragon) Language Comprehension (humanoid) (draconic)
Lachros¡¯ Blessing Iris¡¯ Blessing
Eosther¡¯s Blessing Nyx¡¯s Blessing
Thssa¡¯s Blessing Gaia¡¯s Blessing
Ninatia¡¯s Blessing Pan¡¯s Blessing
Nature Spirits Blessing (Greater) Friend of the Spirits
SS-Rank Summoner Skill Maker
Blood Sucker (racial) Honorary Baron of Ruiso Kingdom
ve Master ves: Rhianna
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[copse] CH.444 Amilie’s Sentence CH.444 Amilie¡¯s Sentence It was a few dayster, and we were once again returning to the Dragon coast. But this time, we were nning to go even further, to the Nixie n¡¯s city. We had been invited toe, as the n was ready to give Amilie her final sentence, and they wanted our, Cailie and I, opinion on it. Plus, Larkos and Kikumi lived on HomeBase currently, and we had to bring them over as well. For our travels, I decided to go with teleportation. No, not all of us would teleport, but I did leave that seal te with Lady Janina for a reason. So I¡¯ll be teleporting there, while Lua will pilot B.E.S. Crystal Core. Spoiler [copse] And yes, Lua dide with us. She wasn¡¯t therest time, because she didn¡¯t want to take too many days off of teaching, but this is just a day trip, and she can take a day off. Ria also wanted toe, but Lua said she¡¯d need to cover for her, so sadly no Ria on this adventure. But I did promise Ria a few days off, so she can visit any ce she wants. Agunan ended up asking for the same days off, and I think the two were nning on going somewhere together. Hopefully they won¡¯t end up breaking anything. But their vacation is up anding, while our meeting is today, so let¡¯s get back to it. First of all, my teleportation went fine. No lost body parts, or anything else like that. I think I¡¯m getting used to it. ¡­ somewhat. Still can¡¯t teleport with items in my hands. I then spent the bit of time I had training with Lady Janina and entertaining the dragons, but once Crystal Core got there, I had to stop, and I got into the spaceship. From there it didn¡¯t take long for us to reach the ind, and after saying hi to J and the other water dragons, we dove into the water.
Once we got to the underwater city, I was happy to see it be a lot more lively than on ourst visit. I guess doubling the people and removing a dictator from power will do that for. Our group got a warm wee to the city and we were quickly guided to meet with the ¡®old man¡¯ and the rest of the dungeon council. Yes, I¡¯m still calling him ¡®the old man¡¯, even though he is an old merman. Neither he, nor his name, are that important, so he is the old man. After I quickly introduced Lua to the council, and Lua and Alice leaving the room as they aren¡¯t in any way a part of the council, we began our meeting. And yes, both Cailie and I are technical members of the council. Yes, we aren¡¯t active members, but we are technical members. They ask for our opinions onrge decisions. I guess saving the n will do that. And yes, they do have a way ofmunicating with us. It is a type of link between the dungeon cores of their dungeon and HomeBase¡¯s citadel core. I didn¡¯t link it with the true core, because that might be a bit too risky, but the citadel core will work just fine for this. So with that, we could send messages between the two dungeons, and once I made a dungeon program for it, we could even have video calls. That is how Larkos and Kikumi have been able to take part in meetings, despite them being at HomeBase. Also, if you were wondering about dungeon programs, they are exactly what they sound like. They are programs or sets of instructions the dungeon core can run through as long as you start themand chain. Generally, they are used for monster and resource management, but you can do a lot of stuff with them, as long as you put in the time to program themands. And thankfully, I have this cheaty programmer called Tahlia in my mind, and she is quite skilled with themand chains. So she can domands that allow two waymunication between dungeon cores, including the aforementioned video calls. And if you ask her, she will say it is only a prototype for her real goal, which is using the same magic the Hero¡¯s country uses for the guildmunicatorwork, to build us a full inte. But enough about long term goals, we have a bitch ¡­ a very annoyingdy, to sentence.
¡°Death.¡± ¡°Death.¡± Both the old man and the middle aged mer-folk agreed that Amilie should be put to death. ¡°... maybe we could have a different punishment?¡± Larkos said. ¡°I understand that she deserves a death sentence, but ¡­ I¡¯ve been learning things from Sir Brian, and ¡­ I don¡¯t think that will really be a good punishment.¡± ¡°I agree.¡± Kikumi said. ¡°Death is instant. Amilie deserves to suffer for at least as long as she made us suffer.¡± ¡­ I didn¡¯t teach her that. Don¡¯t look at me. Nope. ¡­ okay, maybe I may have alluded to it, but ¡­ I¡¯m mostly a forgiving person. Mostly. I hate abuse of authority. So anyone who does something like Amilie did deserves to suffer forever. We were throwing around a few ideas, which weren¡¯t just killing her, until I suggested something that I think may be cruel enough to be epted. ¡°We could make a prison inside Agunan¡¯s volcano and trap her there. I can pull some favors with the dragons so that she¡¯ll get food and water delivered to her, so she¡¯ll just have to suffer in the heat. Would that work?¡± ¡°...¡± Cailie was speechless, just looking at me like I just suggested something extremely questionable. ¡°You can do that!?¡± The middle aged mer-folk called out. ¡°... Yeah. I think so. I¡¯d have to confirm with Lady Janina first, but I don¡¯t see why not.¡± ¡°... what if Amilie is able to escape?¡± The mer-folk woman, who was the leader of the banished half of the n, asked. ¡°Her skills are already sealed, so she can¡¯t use them. Thssa also removed the blessing she had, so she really can¡¯t do much. And I can make ava golem to make sure she can¡¯t escape without dragon level help.¡± ¡°... Brian, are you sure that isn¡¯t too much?¡± Cailie asked. ¡°Cailie. I understand that you might be worried, but you have to realize, this is sufficient punishment for what Amilie did. What she did is unforgivable, and even the Goddess agrees on that. So in all honesty, this is sufficient punishment.¡± I reassured her. ¡°... won¡¯t she dry out and die?¡± Larkos asked. ¡°She might, but I think I can make it so that she won¡¯t. Probably. And if she does die, as long as I get to her quickly enough, I can resurrect her so she can keep on suffering.¡± ¡°Brian!¡± Caile yelped. ¡°Okay. New rule. If Amilie does die, she may stay dead. We will just drop her body into the volcano and let it burn away.¡± ¡°... and you said I was cruel.¡± ¡°You are!¡± Cailie insisted. ¡°... I was nning on turning her into a ve or something.¡± ¡°Not toote to do that. I do know a few people who can draw a ve mark.¡±
In the end, we put it to a vote between a few options. Option one was death. No questions, Amilie will be killed. Option two was my volcano prison, with ava golem guard. Option three was very, and she will serve the n. Option four was very, but she will be sold off to someone outside the n. Oh and in case you were wondering, even if she¡¯d be sold into very, I wouldn¡¯t remove the Skill Drain I installed into her. She will be without her skills for the rest of her life. And yes, the n did try to add an option where Amilie is turned into a ve and made to serve HomeBase, but I refused to let her in. I mean, if I let her on HomeBase, I¡¯d probably ¡®identally¡¯ teleport her to floor 42 or 49, the two ocean floors of HomeBase, and let the monsters there eat her. But yeah. After the first vote, volcano prison had three votes, very to the n had three votes and death had one vote. I do know who voted for death, so we could have just asked the old man break the tie, but instead we had another full vote, this time ending in a five to two split, and the volcano prison punishment winning out. Don¡¯t know who switched sides for the second vote, but it also doesn¡¯t really matter to me. We still have one more person''s punishment to pick before I get to build a prison. The other merfolk we had to punish was Iremur, or as I call him, Amilie¡¯s boy toy. He was still failing to see just how bad Amilie was to the n, and was demanding Amilie be freed. ¡­ he was also currently in prison inside the dungeon, but he didn¡¯t have his skills sealed or anything. His punishment was very and serving the n. At first I thought that would mean I¡¯d have to visit a ve merchant, but luckily the dragon heart dungeon was able to mark someone as a ve who would do as the dungeon master, or in this case masters,mand, so we did that instead.
Getting permission for Lady Janina was easy, especially as Agunan is the technical master of the volcano, even if he isn¡¯t here anymore. I did have to bribe a few other fire dragons though, but I do have some good karma with the dragons, so it wasn¡¯t too difficult. Bribing them to bring Amilie food and water was a bit more difficult, but after I promised them a weekly feast, they agreed to my suggestion. I¡¯ll just have to teleport her once a week and give them a bunch of food made with Mystik Wok and they¡¯ll be happy. Making ava golem was simple. Because I have a card called Lava Golem. And guess what, Lava Golem even has a nice birdcage for Amilie, so I don¡¯t even have to worry about that. Spoiler [copse] I used an A-rank monster core and some of the magma from the volcano to build a makeshiftva golem, before I installed the card into it and brought the Lava Golem to life. I then added Waboku to the cage to protect Amilie from any environmental damage. She would still be hot and bothered inside, but she shouldn¡¯t take any actual damage. And best of all, it should prevent her frommitting sudoku inside the prison. Spoiler [copse] I then returned to the n, and told the council that the prison was ready.
The transportation of Amilie was a bit of a show. The n wanted to see her go, so I did make it into just a bit of a spectacle, with me holding her with both Telekinesis and Dark Chain. I naturally didn¡¯t let any of the mer-folk to follow me all the way to the prison, but I¡¯llter show them the recording of me taking Amilie all the way there. At first, Amilie was screaming and crying, trying to get anyone onto her side, but as the n members just watched with indifference or disgust, she stopped until we were alone. She then tried to sweet talk me into letting her go, which was honestly hriously bad. She really assumed her dominatrix personality would work on me, but I just told her that I¡¯m already engaged to her sister. That really got her going, and she screamed the rest of the way, to the point where I ended up showing a dark chain into her mouth to shut her up. Once she saw where I was taking her, Amilie really went off, but I didn¡¯t let that stop me. I shoved her inside her little bird cage, locked the door and threw the key into the volcano, before I let her go from the hold I had on her with Dark Chain and Telekinesis. I then exined to her how often she¡¯d be getting food and water, which was once a day all at the same time, and rmended that she learn to split her meals from what she gets, before flying off and returning to the n. There I showed everyone the recording of me taking her to prison. Some did seemingly think that it may be a bit much, but they didn¡¯t voice their opinions. And another simr, if notrger number of mer-folk voiced that she should have just been killed. The old man didn¡¯t let them argue about it, simply stating that this is the punishment the council had chosen and they would have to ept it. Larkos and Kikumi then asked if I¡¯d be willing to take a few more mer-folk students to HomeBase, which I agreed to, so I let both of them pick two toe with us to study on HomeBase. As long as the rest of the council agreed to let them leave. Kikumi picked her younger sister and her sister''s friend, while Larkos picked two young mer-folk males. So with four new additions to the HomeBase student roster, we returned home. CH.444 SC: Ria and Agunan’s Vacation CH.444 SC: Ria and Agunan¡¯s Vacation [Ria POV naturally] ¡°Miss, do you have any ces you wish to visit? And don¡¯t worry, I can fly us anywhere.¡± Agunan told me. ¡°... you do remember that I also have a B.E.S. ship, and now that Brian has the Kingdom wide locator system running, I won¡¯t get lost.¡± I reminded the dragon. ¡°So we can just each go our separate way.¡± ¡°No. Master told me to keep an eye on you, so I shall.¡± Agunan insisted. ¡°... fine. It isn¡¯t like I had many ces to visit. Mostly home and aunty Agatha, but depending on the day, aunty might be at the vige anyway.¡± ¡°Then that is where we shall go. Would you like me to fly you ..?¡± ¡°No! Absolutely not!¡± I quickly stopped him. ¡°The vige is close to Sawyer city, and I don¡¯t know if you remember, but you kind of terrified the city. So no dragon form anywhere near there. We¡¯ll take my ship.¡± ¡°As you wish. I shall inform Master of our departure.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t take too long.¡± I told Agunan, as he rushed off, leaving a trail of mes behind him. ¡­ why did I agree to share my days off with him again? Oh yeah, because he teaches me how to really use Fire Magic. And I will fully admit it, without his help, I wouldn¡¯t be half the girl I am now. Brian is great and all, but he is also a student. Agunan is abat master, having learned from battles he has had with other dragons. Thinking about Agunan made me remember a conversation I had with Brian soon after I became his ve. ¡°When I heard about ves, I promised I would treat mine well, if I ever had any. That includes not using them in any sexual ways.¡± He told me. I remember asking him what would happen to me then. I felt so useless at that time. Despite giving my everything to him, Brian refused me. So what could I do? And to that, he simply said: ¡°I wish you¡¯ll find someone else to love.¡± And after that, the line that has my brain scrambling for an answer. ¡°You can just marry a dragon.¡±happened in Is that really an option? Would Agunan see me in that way?
Visiting the vige felt nice. It was so good to see everyone happy and not on edge. We always had been on the edge because of our curse, but thanks to Brian, we were happy. I even learned that two of them had gotten pregnant, because now they wouldn¡¯t have to worry about their children having to suffer the blood curse. I do want to point out/remind you that even if two cured dhampirs have a child, the child will still have the blood curse, until it is cured with True Blood Magic. I ended up having some practice matches against the few warriors of the vige, but it really wasn¡¯t a challenge at all. I was already one of the strongest in the vige, and now I could take on everyone at the same time without using any magic. The vigers looked at my power in awe. I suppose they really haven¡¯t seen me in a while. Unlike Lua, I don¡¯t really like visiting the vige. Not like I have anything in here. I always somewhat felt like an outsider here, because I was so quick to snap under my curse. ¡­ I think my mom and dad would be disappointed that I see our home this way, but to me, I only have one ce I can really call Home.
We decided to walk from the safe town to Sawyer city. It is a bit of a walk, but we ran way further distances in our daily training, so it is no trouble. We did have a bit of trouble getting into the city, because I am still a ve and without my master, but luckily this isn¡¯t my first solo outing, so Brian had prepared a permission paper for me, allowing me to enter towns and cities on my own. His name is also extra effective in this city, as he is quite well known. Especially with anyone who has connections to the Sawyer family. I somewhat remember where in the city aunty Agatha¡¯s ce is, so I got to the general area and from there, I let the scent of blood guide me to the correct house. Her house is the only one that reeks of blood, not that the regr people can smell it. Their noses aren¡¯t made to pick up on a drop of blood ways away. Mine is. Seeing aunty was nice. She has always been so kind. Too kind for her own good, as the hand covered in dragon scales proves. She gave her arm for our vige. Sacrificed it so that Lua¡¯s father wouldn¡¯t get into trouble. I¡¯m just d Brian was able to give her a new arm. We spent the rest of the day, and the following night, with aunty. Agunan even taught her the very basics of Draconic Magic, saying that she should be able to use it, since aunty is half-dragon now. Adding that if she wishes to learn more, she should be in contact with his Master, aka. Brian.
The following day, we headed to where Agunan wanted to go. And that was to the Dragon coast. And he said that this time, he would fly us over. He was about to transform into his dragon form right outside the city, when I reminded him that he shouldn¡¯t do that. So instead, we had a nice, long morning run, boosted by magic, to get plenty of distance from any town or city, before Agunan took his dragon form, I climbed onto his back, and he took off into the skies. Riding on Agunan was interesting. He isn¡¯t quite like Brian¡¯s dragons. He flies faster and higher in the sky, but it still feels great to ride on his back. I assumed there may be adverse effects, because when Brian told us about the HomeBase magic circles, he exined that one of them keeps the air pressure or something at a good level where we won¡¯t feel altitude sickness. When Lua asked about it, Brian exined that the higher you go into the air, the thinner the air bes. At first I didn¡¯t really understand how air can be thinner, because air is air, right? But Brian told us that air is in fact not air. But instead, air is a mix of different gasses, and while he said he wasn¡¯tpletely sure if the air in this world is the same as in his old world, he said that air is mostly two different gasses, nitrogen and oxygen. There were a few others, mainly carbon dioxide, or what I would call smoke. But the important thing was that the higher up you go, the less air there is. Something about gravity and so on, but I honestly didn¡¯t fully understand it. Agunan then said that he had noticed that the higher up you fly, the easier it is to fly fast, but the more difficult it is to breathe, so he has to use some Wind Magic to assist in that. Brian then told us another important fact, and that was the importance of that oxygen stuff for most burning reactions, and thus Fire Magic. He told us that by burning oxygen specifically, we could potentially make our Fire Magic more potent. Sadly, I don¡¯t know how to use Wind Magic, so I couldn¡¯t even try. But it did get me to consider asking Brian to install one of those attribute cards into me. Agunan did try to learn how to control oxygen, but he is still struggling with it. On the other hand, Cailie knew how to do it. She said it is knowledge she gained when she became a half-spirit. That is what allowed us to finally try if using oxygen boosted fire magic, and it indeed did. To a massive level, making a weak spell quite powerful. Mixing two attributes is really crazy. I just wonder how powerful Lua¡¯s spells will be when she learns how to mix different attributes.
It didn¡¯t take us all that long, but still much longer than it would have if we had used my Big Core MK-2, to arrive at the Dragon¡¯s coast. And that is after Agunan has been learning how to fly super fast. Had he flown at his regr speed, this trip would have taken like ¡­ half the day. On the other hand, ording to Lua, with a B.E.S. monster, you can make the trip in 25 minutes. It was my first time visiting the Dragon¡¯s coast. Brian alwayses here alone, and sadly I couldn¡¯te thest two times when they headed to where Cailie¡¯s n lives. I know it is just a bit further out to the sea, but I don¡¯t think we will be visiting. The Dragon¡¯s coast is a massive mountain range very close to a thing called the ocean. Something like an infiniteke, but where the water is salty. Why would the water be salty? Lake and pond water isn¡¯t salty, so why is ocean water salty? Brian probably knows, so maybe I¡¯ll ask him. Once we arrived, it didn¡¯t take long for a flock of dragons to surround us. Sadly, I couldn¡¯t understand them, but they seemed to be questioning Agunan. Eventually they let us go and Agunan headed for a mountain off in the distance. As we got closer to it, I realized it wasn¡¯t just a mountain, but one of those fire mountains, a volcano. And this was Agunan¡¯s home. His mountain. Wended on the hills of the volcano, and I was very happy that I¡¯d put my armored jacket on before I climbed onto Agunan¡¯s back, because it was hot here. It reminded me of those fiery floors of HomeBase. Agunan then transformed into his humanoid form, before we climbed a bit, so that we reached the edge of the volcano. We both looked down, and it really made me appreciate the power of a volcano. Because I could see into the depths of the earth, and I even saw someva down there. It must be super hot inside, and that is where Agunan lives. ¡°... Master. What did you do?¡± I heard Agunan ask. ¡°... what did Brian do?¡± I asked him. Agunan simply pointed at something in the volcano, and it took me some time to realize, but there was a golem monster made ofva there. And the monster was holding arge cage that seemingly had someone inside of it. ¡°... should we save them?¡± I asked. ¡°No. Absolutely not.¡± Agunan said. ¡°Remember when Master told us about miss Cailie¡¯s sister? That mermaid is said sister.¡± ¡°Oh?¡± ¡°Master did tell me that he made a prison for her inside my volcano, but I didn¡¯t expect this.¡± ¡°... then ¡­ I guess it isn¡¯t our business. Just ¡­ remind me to never betray Brian. He can be quite cruel.¡± ¡°He is less cruel than he is letting on.¡± Agunan said. ¡°Anyone that cannot resist fire couldn¡¯t survive a day in that prison. And from what I recall, Master said that he sealed all of that mermaid''s skills. So he must have done something that is keeping her alive, and she doesn¡¯t even seem to be in constant pain.¡± ¡°... I guess it isn¡¯t all that bad then.¡± ¡°It would still be a terrible fate. She can¡¯t use her skills and she is isted. No one to talk to, nothing to do. She can¡¯t even hibernate like dragons can. She will just be there, alone and bored, likely also ufortable, for the rest of her life. The best part of her day must be when someone brings her food.¡± ¡°... okay. Yes. That would be awful.¡± I agreed. ¡°But she did make many others feel worse.¡± ¡°You can feel bad for both parties. Master really should have put her out of her misery.¡± After a bit more, Agunan took my hand, before pulling me into his arms. I think Brian calls this a ¡®princess carry¡¯. ¡°Come on. I want to show you my treasures.¡± He said, before he jumped into the volcano. I let out an instinctual scream, because while I could stop my fall if I was free to move, I wasn¡¯t. So I had to trust that Agunan wouldn¡¯t dive into theva or something, because I don¡¯t think I¡¯de out of ava bath unharmed. But Agunan spread his wings and slowed down our fall, and then dove for a cave entrance inside the volcano. Inside the cave wasn¡¯t much, mostly justrge piles of dragon scales, but there were some items that looked like they were made by humans. ¡°... do you like it?¡± Agunan asked. ¡°It''s ¡­ kind of in and there really isn¡¯t much other than scales.¡± I answered honestly. ¡°... are all of them from you?¡± ¡°No. Those piles.¡± He pointed at a few piles in one corner of the cave. ¡°Are my scales. The other few are from the adolescent and child dragons that sleep in the caves of my volcano. I¡¯ve asked for a molting of scales from each as payment, and that is what those piles are.¡± ¡°... And the other stuff?¡± I asked. ¡°Traded my own scales for them. Most of them are from my younger years, when I still liked things like that. Now they are just memories.¡± Agunan said. ¡°... actually, I have something I wish to give you.¡± He said, quickly heading for one of the item piles. He tossed around the stuff, and I was a bit worried that something would break, so I did my best to catch anything that flew too high up, and ced them onto the ground gently. ¡°Found it!¡± He called out. He came out with something that looked vaguely wing shaped. He brought it over and handed it to me. I instinctively put my hands out, before he plopped the thing onto my arms. It was a bit heavier than I expected, but I managed to not drop it. ¡­ ¡­ ¡°... aren¡¯t you going to try it on?¡± Agunan asked after a while. ¡°... what even is this?¡± I returned the question. ¡°Wing armor, for my human form. I got it way back in the day, but I really didn¡¯t like it all that much. But maybe you would.¡± ¡°... I guess I can try it on.¡± I said, as I used Vampiric Body Modification to bring out my wings. Agunan then helped me to put the armor over them, and it didn¡¯t feel bad. It would protect my wings, but I feel like it is going to reduce their effectiveness and I¡¯ve just barely learned how to fly with them as they are. ¡°It feels nice, but ¡­ I¡¯m not sure I can fly with it on.¡± ¡°If you like it, you can keep it.¡± Agunan said.¡°Try to put some mana into it.¡± I did as ordered, and when I did, the wing armor made a pair ofrger fiery wings extend outwards. It looked like I had a pair orrge, ming wings now. I tried to p them, and they were much more effective than my regr wings, so I shot off towards the roof of the cave. I was just able to open my wings and bring myself to a stop before I hit the roof. I then flew ap around the cave, beforending next to Agunan. ¡°... Thank you. I really like it. But ¡­ are you sure I can keep it?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes. As I said, I was never really a big fan. For dragons, our wings are a sign of our power. To cover them is to show that our wings are weak. But your wings. They are frail constructs made by a skill, so I think something like that will be perfect for you.¡± ¡°Hey! Don¡¯t call my wings weak!¡± I demanded. ¡°If they aren¡¯t weak, prove it.¡± Agunan said. ¡°Let¡¯s have ourselves a little race. You can wear the armor, as it did seem to help you.¡± ¡°You are on!¡± I agreed.
Naturally, I ended up losing. Despite the fact that Agunan stayed in his human form, which does mean he is slower. Our flying race also got some attention, so we both got some challenges from the dragons. Luckily Agunan both tranted for me, and also denied dragons who can¡¯t or won¡¯t control their power in fights. So I ended up fighting a few dragons. They weren¡¯t fully grown like Agunan, but even the young dragons are strong. I won against one, but lost against the other two. Against the adolescent dragons, I didn¡¯t stand a chance. Yet. But I¡¯ll get there. Because of the slight injuries I got in the fight, Agunan brought me over to a sky dragon that knew how to heal humans. His magic felt quite nice, while also being different from Lua¡¯s healing magic.
By the end of the day, we retired to Agunan¡¯s cave. He was sleeping in his dragon form, while I got out my sleeping back, and took position, sleeping close to the base of his wing. It was a bit too warm of a sleeping position, but it wasn¡¯t bad in any other way. CH.445 Seaside Paradise Fissure, part 1 CH.445 Seaside Paradise Fissure, part 1 ¡°Hello again, Brian.¡± The Goddess greeted me. I was once again invited from my dreams, which I don¡¯t actually remember having, to the System parlor. But this time, I was alone. ¡°Pleasure. So ¡­ another fissure?¡± I guessed. ¡°Yes, but this one is problematic. Because it is going to appear in a dungeon.¡± ¡°... yeah. That¡¯s not good.¡± I agreed, realizing how bad the excessive amount of mana, miasma and creation energy could be for a dungeon. At best, it will just give the dungeon a major boost in miasma and mana levels, without causing any adverse effects. Sure monsters will be a bit more powerful and there will be more of them for a while, while the levelse down. But that is the best case scenario. Much more likely is a mass evolution for the dungeon monsters. Or a mass forming of new monsters. Both of which could lead to overcrowding in the dungeon and possibly a stampede of monstersing out of the dungeon. Or one of the monsters might start killing all the others, gathering more power and evolving further. And all of that isn¡¯t even considering the chance that the fissure will just give birth to a new SS-rank monster. ¡°Okay. Which dungeon and where?¡± I asked. ¡°It is an SS-rank dungeon called the Seaside Paradise, located on the south-east shore of Be Kingdom. I¡¯ve had one of my agents appear as an angel in the visions of the priests there, so they will know something is wrong with the dungeon, but they won¡¯t know what, as that detail is still something we wish to keep hidden.¡± ¡°So at least we don¡¯t have to act like nothing''s wrong.¡± ¡°Yes. I wish for you to head there as soon as you can. You can exin things better than agents can in the visions.¡± ¡°... Yeah. Doesn¡¯t mean that I like it.¡± ¡°I do apologize for that. There is simply no one else we can trust to do this.¡± ¡°... you need to give more people a System Support.¡± ¡°Do you believe they would have the power you do?¡± The Goddess asked. ¡°And more than that, do you believe they wouldn¡¯t use that authority for something bad? As you¡¯ve learned, System Supports be System Agents after they retire. Be it because of the holder''s death or because we must remove the System Support. At that time they became a part of the System, and they get the right to vote on System decisions. And while their rights can be removed, and they can even be destroyed, it isn¡¯t a simple process. Because of that, we have to be either very careful, or very interested in someone to give them a System Support. In your case, it was because of our interest towards your unique skill. But I do have to say, if asked to vote on it again, we would all vote yes.¡± ¡°Good to know I¡¯ve lived up to your expectations.¡± I told them. ¡°You really have. Also, after the fissure, if possible, I would like you to go and check on the dungeon¡¯s core. It may get damaged by all that power.¡± ¡°Sure. I¡¯ll just have to get the dungeon master to help me. Wouldn¡¯t want to intrude.¡± I said with a smirk. ¡°Yes. Because you have never intruded into a dungeon to do unkind things to a dungeon core. What did you call it? Hacking the dungeon core?¡± ¡°Hey! Those were with ¡­ okay, one of them was with permission. I¡¯ll admit that the Hallow Prison was without, but that was a special case.¡± Iined. ¡°And besides, when did you start being sassy?¡± ¡°Perhaps I¡¯ve been holding back.¡± The Goddess said, in a voice that didn¡¯t sound like she usually did. She sounded quite a bit more sadistic than usually. ¡°... okay. Now I know you are just acting. You are way too motherly for that voice.¡± ¡°Yes. Perhaps I am.¡± She responded, with a gentle smile forming on her face. ¡°The information shall be sent to Laura. She will have it by the time you wake up. So just enjoy the rest of your night.¡± The Goddess said, before my vision went dark.
¡°Sorry, but I can¡¯te.¡± Lua said. ¡°I still have dhampirs to train, and I can¡¯t just leave them to your monsters.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I understand. Alice?¡± ¡°Of course I¡¯ming.¡± She responded. ¡°Good. ¡­ Cailie, what do you think?¡± ¡°... Yes. I want toe.¡± She said. ¡°As long as you don¡¯t think I¡¯ll be in the way.¡± ¡°You won¡¯t be.¡± I reassured her. ¡°In fact, I think your unique skill will be extremely helpful.¡± ¡°T-thank you.¡± ¡°... but you may need a bit more power.¡± I said, as I got a skill orb out of Storage. One of the Card Summoner kind. And yes, I do keep a handful of them on me. Only five, plus the first one, but I won¡¯t use the first one. ¡°A-Are you sure? Aren¡¯t these expensive?¡± Cailie asked. ¡°Come on. They aren¡¯t that bad.¡± I told her. ¡°And besides, I use resources for dummer stuff than giving people skills. Especially when you consider how powerful Card Summoner can really be when you are with me.¡± ¡°And he already gave one to Paulina. If he can spare one for my aunt, he can give one to you.¡± Alice pointed out. ¡°I ¡­ I suppose, but¡­¡± ¡°Cailie.¡± I said, trying to sound as sincere as I could. ¡°I know you have some ¡­ issues when ites to receiving gifts, but you have to let me spoil you. The Goddess knows you haven¡¯t been spoiled enough.¡± ¡°... I don¡¯t mind ¡­ if you spoil me more. ¡­ but maybe not with gifts. I think ¡­¡± ¡°I can show you physical affection as well.¡± I promised. ¡°... I don¡¯t mean to cut in.¡± Unika raised her voice. ¡°But isn¡¯t this supposed to be a strategy meeting and not a cuddle session?¡± ¡°Oh? Someone is jealous.¡± Alice teased. ¡°... maybe if he was in his cat-folk form.¡± Unika said so quietly that I doubt most of us heard. But I did. ¡°No.¡± She then answered Alice. ¡°I just want to get this meeting over with, so I can take Nitrum for a ride.¡± ¡°Good.¡± I said to bring us back on track, while making sure Cailie was holding onto the skill orb. ¡°Because you areing too.¡± ¡°Sure.¡± Unika epted. ¡°Einar, Eline. Do you two want toe?¡± I asked the two cat-folk. I won¡¯t force them like Unika, but their help would be nice. They are still quite powerful and we have a dungeon we need to clear. The two cat-folk looked at each other, before Einar answered for them. ¡°If you want us toe, Master.¡± ¡°Your help would be appreciated. While I won¡¯t allow you to fight the SS-ranks or whateveres out of the miasma blob, you can help with the regr dungeon monsters.¡± ¡°Yes, Master.¡± Eline answered. ¡°What about us?¡± Ria asked, referring to herself and Agunan. ¡°You cane or stay, Ria, but Agunan has to stay here. I don¡¯t know how many days this will take, so I need my dungeon master taking care of HomeBase. Sadly there still are things my monsters can¡¯t take care of.¡± ¡°Do not worry, Master. I shall make sure your domain is in perfect condition, awaiting your return.¡± Agunan promised. ¡°... unlike what you did with mine.¡± ¡°Hey! I just added a Lava Golem and a prisoner there. If anything, it made your volcano a lot more popr, as the dragons visit it so they can see the prisoner.¡± ¡°... I didn¡¯t know my sister turned into a showpiece. I wonder if she hates it or loves the attention?¡± Cailie pondered. ¡°She probably strives for it.¡± Alicemented. ¡°She just seems like that kind of person, especially as she¡¯d been imprisoned somewhere where only someone who brought her food would visit her.¡± ¡°We are getting sidetracked again.¡± Unika pointed out. ¡°Yeah. Sorry. But we are pretty much done. Ria, your answer? Are youing or not?¡± ¡°... I¡¯ll stay. Don¡¯t want to leave Lua all alone with all the students. And besides, I did just have my little adventure with Agunan, so I don¡¯t need another one.¡± ¡°Alright. So with our squad decided, I¡¯ll let you all of to prepare for the trip. If you need anything specific, contact Wilma or I as soon as possible.¡± I said, bringing the meeting to an end.
I then headed for my office, so that I could get in contact with the guild master of the guild closest to Seaside Paradise. The guild master had already shared some news about priests in the area getting visions about an up anding danger in the dungeon, and he had asked for reinforcements. But with minimal information on what wasing, it really wasn¡¯t all that helpful. The Goddess really needs to improve the Holy Vision spell, so that it can actually give some nice information and not just messy images. Luckily I was able to fill in the information people were missing, but sadly, it didn¡¯t make things better. Learning that an ¡®ancient curse of the demon lord¡¯ would cause a miasma ident inside a dungeon didn¡¯t exactly reassure the people. Instead they began looking at high ranking adventurers they could bring in. And when they said they are looking for high rankers, it means they are only looking for S-rankers. I did promise to taxi over anyone from Ruiso Kingdom, as picking them up on the way won¡¯t be too big of a problem. Even picking up people from Be Kingdom won¡¯t be a detour. The only one that really is would be Narra Kingdom, and still, me going to pick them up is by far the fastest way to travel. Supersonic space ships for the win.
And while I waited for the guild masters to contact their S-rank adventurers, I did what I do when I¡¯m slightly stressed and I just want something fun to do. I opened some packs. Some Light of Destruction to be specific. It is my newest set and the one I¡¯m missing the most cards from. Sure I could dig Phantom Darkness for a Yubel, but I¡¯ll do thatter. So 10 packs of Light of Destructioning up. Spoiler LODT 1 Batteryman Micro-Cell, Batteryman Charger, Summon Limit, Arcana Force I - The Magician, Cross Porter, Mystical Cards of Light, D - Formation, Spell Gear, Froggy Forcefield [copse] Don¡¯t know who designed Batteryman Micro-Cell, but it is surprisingly good for its time. A flip effect to summon a monster from the deck and you get a draw when it is destroyed by battle. For 2008, that is not bad. Except "Frog the Jam" Forcefield on the other hand is just a worse Mirror Force. But I suppose Mirror Force was limited at the time, so I can somewhat forgive it. Next pack. Spoiler LODT 2 Level Tuning, Limit Reverse, Quick Charger, Summon Limit, Light Spiral, Golden Bamboo Sword, Inteary Invader "A", Destruction Jammer, Phantom Dragon [copse] Okay. Limit Reverse is just Call of the Haunted but worse. ¡­ but it does actually go well with Yubel, so it is good in that deck. You can just activate Limit Reverse during your opponent''s battle phase, they either attack the Yubel or end their turn, then during your turn you put Yubel into defense mode, Limit Reverse destroys Yubel and Yubel¡¯s effect summons Yubel - Terror Incarnate. ¡­ What? I like Yubel, okay? It is a really interesting card, even if it isn¡¯t all that good, so I do know some of the ¡®secret¡¯ tech cards for a Yubel deck. Destruction Jammer is okay. I think I have cards that do the same with no discard cost, but that doesn¡¯t make Destruction Jammer bad. And Phantom Dragon is ¡­ I guess it isn¡¯t terrible, but I wouldn¡¯t call it good. It does special summon itself, but it doesn¡¯t have high enough stats. Especially considering the ¡®2 of your Monster Card Zones cannot be used.¡¯ part of the effect. Next pack. Spoiler LODT 3 Miracle Flipper, Cloudian - Storm Dragon, Spell Gear, diator Lash, Arcana Call, Short Circuit, Batteryman Micro-Cell, Light Spiral, Froggy Forcefield [copse] Repeats here. Next. Spoiler LODT 4 Dice Try!, Cross Porter, Portable Battery Pack, Arcana Force XVIII - The Moon, Goblin Recon Squad, Lucky Chance, Raging Cloudian, Unifrog, Deck Lockdown [copse] Again, nothing new. Next. Spoiler LODT 5 Cloudian - Storm Dragon, Lucky Chance, Arcana Force III - The Empress, Arcana Force VI - The Lovers, Arcana Call, Volcanic Queen, Jain, Lightsworn Pdin, L, Lightsworn Sorceress, Destruction Jammer [copse] Oh? L, huh. One of the better Lightsworns for the TCG. Free Spell/Trap destruction is always nice. And I also really like her dress. I wonder if Lua would be willing to have a Saint dress simr to it. Next pack. Spoiler LODT 6 Arcana Force IV - The Emperor, Lucky Chance, Demise of the Land, Spell Gear, Summon Limit, Space Gift, Gragonith, Lightsworn Dragon, Mystical Cards of Light, Dark Valkyria [copse] All repeats, but I honestly don¡¯t mind another Gragonith. Next pack. Spoiler LODT 7 Summon Limit, Short Circuit, Garoth, Lightsworn Warrior, Wends, Quick Charger, Hero Mask, Batteryman Micro-Cell, Cross Porter, Hero st [copse] Garoth is a new Lightsworn and he is ¡­ okay. A bit too much milling for my taste, but he isn¡¯t bad. Hero st is also new, but it only works with Normal Monster E-Heroes, so it isn¡¯t all that good. I guess you could resurrect Neos with it and destroy anything with less than 2500 attack, that is a decent use for it. Next pack. Spoiler LODT 8 Batteryman Charger, D - Fortune, Wends, Arcana Force I - The Magician, Arcana Force III - The Empress, Golden Bamboo Sword, Space Gift, Owner''s Seal, Helios Trice Megistus [copse] Wait! Wait! Wait! Owner¡¯s Seal is in this set? How didn¡¯t I realize that!? I need like ¡­ seventy copies of that card, and I needed them yesterday. With it, I can finally make equipment that can only be wielded by a single person, with no worries about it getting stolen. That is so good. ¡­ I guess Helios Trice Megistus is also there, but I can¡¯t summon it without Helios Duo Megistus, so for now, it is useless for me. Next pack. Spoiler LODT 9 Batteryman Micro-Cell, Arcana Force IV - The Emperor, Arcana Force XVIII - The Moon, Goblin Recon Squad, Inteary Invader "A", Cross Porter, Rainbow Gravity, Light Barrier, DUCKER Mobile Cannon [copse] Another super rare? Nice. Sadly DUCKER isn¡¯t good, but it is a super rare. Light Barrier though. Now that is the Good stuff. Sure it is basically just training wheels for one of the worst archetypes ever, but it is still a great field spell. No matter how awful the rest of the Arcana Force cards are. Last pack, let¡¯s go! Spoiler LODT 10 Arcana Force IV - The Emperor, diator Lash, Garoth, Lightsworn Warrior, Arcana Force I - The Magician, The Lady in Wight, Wends, Cross Porter, Arcana Force VII - The Chariot, Ribbon of Rebirth [copse] ¡­ And we are going out with a whimper. All repeats. At least you could have given me a repeat of Owner¡¯s Seal, not Ribbon. But whatever. I still got 2 ultra rares and 2 super rares from 10 packs. That is great luck. Now just to visit the Factory so that I can have like 50 copies of Different Dimension Capsule getting me Owner¡¯s Seals. Spoiler [copse] CH.446 Seaside Paradise Fissure, part 2 CH.446 Seaside Paradise Fissure, part 2 I spent the few days I had before we headed out making upgraded resurrection bracelets. Ribbon of Rebirth just makes for better ¡®one time resurrection¡¯ items than Rope of Life. Laura tested the Factory prototype, and it proved that the Ribbon of Rebirth version resurrects someone at full HP, while Rope of Life resurrects them at 800 HP. Spoiler
[copse] I guess that does mean that the Rope of Life variant is better for anyone with less than 800 HP, but I don¡¯t think we¡¯ll be having anyone that low level in our raid party. And yes, I¡¯m making these items for the raid party. I¡¯ll be lending one to each member, and if they pull their weight, I¡¯ll let them keep them. Also, and yes there is more, the best part about Ribbon of Rebirth resurrection items is that I can use cheaper materials for them. For the Rope of Life resurrection bracelets, I had to use either Fenrir or Behemoth hair. The worldweb spider silk also works, but I won¡¯t be using that, because it is way too useful for other things. I should try and see if I can get a summoning contract with a worldweb spider, or at least an S-rank spider monster. Having ess to cheap spider silk will be so good. But back to the resurrection bracelets. When Laura made prototypes for Ribbon of Rebirth resurrection ribbons, she figured out that we could use S-rank materials, instead of SS-rank. And while both are rare, HomeBase does sometimes spawn S-rank monsters. While SS-ranks are basically fissure only. The material we used for this set of Resurrection Ribbons was some wing membrane from a winged sea serpent. They sometimes appear on floor 49 of HomeBase, so I have three corpses worth of materials from them. Honestly makes me wish I had some op nts we could grow. HomeBase has the mana necessary for high quality nts, but we just don¡¯t grow any currently. We just grow regr foodstuff. I¡¯ll look into it with Cailie after this entire adventure, but maybe we can grow some cotton or something. And I can probably use the Dungeon Developer to make some super cotton, which we can then use to make super cloth that can take overpowered installs without burning up.
Soon enough, too soon if you ask Wilma, it was take off day. Wilma didn¡¯t get too many projects, but she did have to upgrade the gear of Einar and Eline. Not their weapons, but their armor. They had some alright stuff, but it wasn¡¯t quite up to the fights I¡¯m expecting. We are heading to an SS-rank dungeon, so it will likely be as difficult as clearing HomeBase was. Which means that the average monster we will have to fight will be B-rank. And while Einar and Eline¡¯s stuff is fine against B-ranks, A and S-ranks are a bit too much. So they needed an upgrade. But because we never do anything half hearted, they now had armor better than my armored jacket. Yes, I¡¯m still using it, as we are still figuring out how to work with dragon scales. They are nearly impossible to work with, unless you use Draconic Magic. ¡­ and I don¡¯t know if you know this, but I¡¯m not all that good with Draconic Magic, yet. And yes, I could have some of my monsters do it instead, but none of the dragons I can summon are exactly armor makers. The closest one I have would be Dark Pdin, but he isn¡¯t a dragon. He just knows some anti-dragon fighting styles, and a bit of Draconic Magic. Spoiler [copse] Though he only knows those because he wants to kill dragons, not live in peace with them. So yeah. We are working on it, but it will have to wait. And my armored jacket has been serving me well enough. ¡­ And honestly speaking, I¡¯m not sure how Lady Janina would react if I asked for her help. Would she be honored or disappointed? I want to ask, but I¡¯m just afraid she will call me worthless and stop teaching me or something. ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ fine, I¡¯ll ask her. But after this fissure. Even if she agrees to help, we don¡¯t have the time to do anything before it anyway. But I¡¯m getting sidetracked again. Our group heading out consisted of myself, Alice, Cailie, Unika, Einar and Eline. And on our way to the seaside city Marite, we had a few S-rank adventurers, and one party, to pick up. Our first pick up was in the Ruiso Royal Capital and we were picking up Rudevik, the cookie monster. It was nice seeing him again, as it has been ¡­ since our A-rank exams when we met. After him was an S-rank party we picked up from the Hero¡¯s county. They were technically a retired party, now working in different administrative roles either in the Hero¡¯s country¡¯s Adventurer''s guild, The Sage¡¯s tower or at the church. They were a four member party, and their leader was someone I¡¯d consider a friend. A female swordswoman named Wendy Hero. In her party she also had a priest, a sage and an archer/scout. I liked having her party with us, but I was questioning it a little after their archer questioned why we were bringing children along, referring to Einar and Eline. I honestly may have just left them at the Hero¡¯s country had Wendy not stopped her archer from making any more derogatoryments. After that was an S-ranker from Be Kingdom. He was technically a member of an A-rank party, but as the other members of the party are A-rank, only the S-rank leader decided toe. He was a guardian and had a massive shield with him. I¡¯ll be sure to pay him extra attention in case I can steal some of his techniques, as I do have ess to the guardian ss race. Oh, and he is a ram-kin, an evolved sheep-kin, by race. Which I just think is ¡­ interesting. Something else that I found interesting is the distribution of races. I¡¯ve noticed it before, but now that I¡¯m this far east, it gets even more noticeable. Within the Kingdoms, the further you go east, the more beast-folk you see. And the more you go west, the more humans you¡¯ll see. In ces like Alewatch and Sawyer city, the distribution of humans to everything else is about 9 to 1. Or about 90% people are humans, thest 10% being everything else. Ruiso Royal Capital is about 6 to 4. In the Hero¡¯s country, it is about 4 to 6. Actually, if you count all the aquatic races, more like 3.5 to 6.5. The ¡®other races¡¯ are the majority there. But as we were getting closer and closer to the east coast, the numbers were more like 1 to 9. Humans are the clear minority here. But that is just something interesting I noticed. It doesn¡¯t really matter. Just something to think about if I want to blend in around here. Being a cat-folk will be much better than being a human.
Once we reached the seaside city, I beamed us all down to the ground, just outside the city gates. Luckily I¡¯d warned the local guild master about our appearance trick, who in return had warned the guards, so we didn¡¯t get attacked or something. And no, I¡¯m not as arrogant as beaming us straight to the yard of the guild building. Getting inside the city was simple enough, just a show of cards with no inspections. But I feel like at least half of that is because Wendy was here. Not many people want to question someone whosest name is Hero. Once we got inside the gates, we learned that a few carriages were waiting for us. Nothing fancy, just open air carriages with basic wooden seating, something even a regr person could afford to ride in. They took us to the guild and we met with the guild master. He told us about where we could stay, for free, we could choose a different ce if we were willing to pay, before he made a request for me. He wanted me to go pick up another party. They are in Narra Kingdom, so there is no way they¡¯d get here in time. I agreed to go pick them up, and even got the GM¡¯s permission to justnd directly in the guild¡¯s yard. So a quick tripter, which I found out the raid party used to get acquainted with each other, I had picked up another three S-rank adventurers, and one A-rank. After we arrived, we also got acquainted with people. Which we did by having me flex ¡­ I mean show off my summons with the new party as my opponents. They were honestly quite powerful. Any of their members were about equal to 2800 or 2900 attack vani monsters, except the A-rank member. He was more in the 2500 area in terms of power. It is impressive, because I¡¯m honestly not sure if I could stand up against monsters of that level. ¡­ Well, I can because of Summoner¡¯s Unity, but without Unity boost, I can¡¯t. And because it was funny, I may have summoned House Dragonmaid to one of their opponents. Because what is more fun than seeing a maid casually kicking S-rank adventurers in the face. Spoiler [copse]
Over dinner, I told everyone how fissures usually go. Again, I didn¡¯t use the word fissure, instead just calling it a miasma blob. Our battle n was somewhere between simple and adjustable. Basically, my job is to summon Exodia and make sure he can do what he needs to do to close the fissure. So I¡¯m on guard duty for Exodia. Wendy and her team is the main fighting force against whatever pops out from the fissure, along with ram-kin guardian and the cookie monster. The S-rank party from Narra is on standby in case the primary force needs a break, or if one of the dungeon monsters evolve into something overly dangerous. As the rest of the HomeBase crew, their job is to mop up any of the weaker monsters that appear in the battle area, as well as protecting the dungeon master that will be traveling with us. Alice is leading that team. It will hopefully not be too much for them, but as long as they summon some of the monsters they have ess to, they should be able to manage.
The next day we picked up the supplies the city had prepared for us, not that all of us didn¡¯t already have our own, and headed for the dungeon entrance. It was about an hour carriage ride away from the city, and like with the Green dungeon near Ruiso capital, it had its own town around it. There has been an evacuation order given for the town, but there were still people inside the dungeon, so a full evacuation wasn¡¯t possible. But all of the nonbatants had evacuated, and even low ranked adventurers had. Anyone left in the town was either a knight, or a B-rank or above adventurer. And I don¡¯t think I need to mention this, as I¡¯m sure you are all smart, but both this town and the dungeon we are about to head to is right by the sea. As is the seaside city of Marite. Our group got more than a few looks from the people remaining in the town. I guess a group of well equipped adventurers will do that, especially given that there is an evacuation order in ce. We got some info from an A-rank party, mainly about the dungeon¡¯syout, and then we met up with one of the three dungeon masters of the Seaside Dungeon. Yes, this ce has three dungeon masters who alternate between the three of them. And yes, this ce is a live-in dungeon, so at least one dungeon master is with the dungeon core at all times. We also learned of the local S-rank party which was already inside the dungeon. They are currently trying to find and evacuate all of the parties inside the dungeon, so we will hopefully be able to group up with them inside. That party apparently has two S-rank and four A rank members. Before we headed in, I made sure to hand everyone a new generation resurrection bracelet, or more urately called the resurrection ribbon. And I ced five trap cards onto each member of our party that epted them. That was Wendy¡¯s party and Rudevik. I also forced the guild master to take some traps. His were 100% defensive ones that would keep him safe. And then, we were ready to go. CH.447 Seaside Paradise Fissure, part 3 CH.447 Seaside Paradise Fissure, part 3 The dungeon was a bit easier than I first assumed. My assumption was that it would be as difficult as HomeBase was when we first time cleared it, but it wasn¡¯t quite that bad. There actually weren¡¯t B-rank monsters in the early floors like at HomeBase. When I asked about it, I learned that that is because of the dungeon management. The dungeon masters make sure to keep the more powerful monsters deeper in, just so C-rank adventurers can get something out of the dungeon. Yeah, speaking about that. You can get a lot of cool stuff from this dungeon. Different ocean nts are the early gets, and some of them are quite nice. Sure some are just ¡®it tastes good, so people pay decent money for it¡¯, but there are also nts that are necessary, or at least rmended, for potions. Like the water mints for water purification potions, gotu k which is used for regr healing potions, and kangkong which is used for underwater breathing potions. I didn¡¯t really need any of those. Healing potions made with gotu k are just worse than once made with blood lilies. Water purification can be done with magic, as can underwater breathing. And do I need to mention that we have devices for underwater breathing. As for the foods you can get here, the most popr is rice. You can get a lot of it for not that many dungeon points, so a lot of C-rank adventurers would get a bunch of it. I was considering it, but HomeBase already has a rice farm in the CropFields, so we don¡¯t really need it. I¡¯ll get some, as it might be a different kind of rice, but I won¡¯t be stocking up or anything. There were also a few spices like rosemary that we didn¡¯t yet have, so I¡¯ll check if I can get some of those. They are probably in the HomeBase catalog already, but just good to have some as a reminder.
As we headed deeper in, we ran into a few adventuring parties that were returning to the surface. We exchanged some words with them, mostly about the situation in the dungeon. Just so we could learn if they¡¯d seen anything abnormal. Sadly they didn¡¯t know anything more than that the evacuation order had been given. They left towards the higher floors slightly in awe, hearing just who was leading our party, while we headed deeper into the dungeon.
By the time we stopped to sleep, we were about half-way down the dungeon, ording to the dungeon master that was with us. I brought out food from Storage, so it was ready and warm for us to enjoy, which everyone liked. Some were very much envious of my skill, since Item Box and Inventory don¡¯t keep food warm, while my Storage does. Some magic bags can keep food warm, but that is more of an instion thing, not like Storage which literally keeps the food ¡®frozen¡¯ in time. While we were eating, I asked Wendy some questions out of interest, mainly about her armor, sword and shield. ¡°The sword isn¡¯t his, but the armor and shield are.¡± Wendy told me. ¡°The sword is ¡­ not something I can wield, but anyone with the race ¡®Hero¡¯, the title ¡®Hero¡¯ or the title ¡®Descendant of the Hero¡¯ can use the armor and the shield. I am the one currently allowed to use them, so I do.¡± ¡°So the sword has some additional requirements. Maybe some skills you don¡¯t have or ..?¡± ¡°I prefer not talking about it.¡± Wendy said, clearing ending the conversation. I went around talking with the others, mainly trying to learn about their weapons and equipment. Don¡¯t me me too much. I just want as much data on it as possible. And it isn¡¯t like I didn¡¯t show anything in return. While sure I didn¡¯t bring our Errelitea, I did show some of the other stuff I had in Storage, as well as things like our custom duel disks. For those wondering, Unika¡¯s was the crowd favorite, followed by Eline¡¯s. Alice and I didn¡¯t get much love, as our duel disks are just regr duel disks. I guess mine is special because it can project a light de, but that is about it. But then again, I did design Alice¡¯s before I really knew what I was doing and before I figured I should add additional features into the duel disk. And mine is a dungeon terminal.
The next day we continued our track down to the depths of the dungeon. And while the monsters did get more powerful, the floors didn¡¯t get super big. I mean, they arergepared to ces like TinaWood, but there were no massive ¡®outside¡¯ floors like there are in HomeBase. We reached the ¡®warning party¡¯ or the other S-rank party at what I believe was floor 35. This dungeon has 42 floors, by the way. They reported that they hadn¡¯t seen any pre-signs of the miasma blob, so after regrouping, we headed deeper into the dungeon, with our goal being the dungeon core. On floor 37, the dungeon master in our party went to one of the walls of the dungeon and opened a secret passage for us, not unlike the maintenance paths I made to TinaWood. The difference was that without ess to some of the card tech TinaWood has, these tunnels weren¡¯tpletely monster free, but they were still safer than taking on some of thest floors floor bosses, so they existed. ¡°I think we should break up.¡± Wendy said when she found out this tunnel will reach straight to the dungeon core. ¡°I will take a group down the regr way, clearing away the boss monsters so we won¡¯t have to worry about them. Brian, you take another group to the dungeon core. You know what to look for. Find out where in this dungeon it will be, so that we can go forward.¡± ¡°Fine with me.¡± I agreed. We then split up our teams. Wendy¡¯s team was her own crew from the Hero¡¯s country, the S-rank guardian from Be, as well as the S-rank party from Narra. I also asked her to take Alice with her, because Alice can ess my Storage, and I canmunicate with her through our System link. The local S-rank party, Rudevik and the HomeBase crew would being with me towards the dungeon core. The secret tunnel wasn¡¯t all that bad, but it did have a few monsters. Luckily nothing crazy, as no big monsters would fit into these tunnels. After about two hours of walking, we made it to a room, but it wasn¡¯t the core room. It was the core floor of the dungeon, and thus after the st boss¡¯, but the floor itself wasn¡¯t empty of monsters like the core rooms I¡¯m used to. Instead, it had a decent number of B and A-rank monsters, and at the center of the room, was what looked like a reinforced building or maybe a bunker, the dungeon core held inside. After a quick mop up, we had cleared the floor. The dungeon master approached the bunker holding the core, and before he could do anything, a door formed in the solid wall of the bunker and opened. ¡°Hey. It isn¡¯t time for a change yet.¡± The ¡­ should I call him the operating dungeon master or current dungeon master or ¡­ I¡¯ll just call them DM1 and DM2. DM1 is the one that walked the dungeon with us and DM2 is the one that was with the core. ¡°It isn¡¯t. Special circumstances.¡± DM1 answered. ¡°Is that why some S-rankers are clearing the ce?¡± DM2 asked. I didn¡¯t listen in as DM1 exined the situation, instead getting in contact with Alice. They were making their way down, and they were currently on floor 38, so they had ¡­ I actually don¡¯t know if this dungeon is technically 42 or 43 floors. The core floor might be floor 42, but it could also be floor 43. I¡¯d have to confirm. But anyway, they are making their way down. After the two dungeon masters had finished exchanging words, they were going to go into the core room. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, but the rest of you will have to wait here.¡± DM1 said. ¡°Some monsters will likely appear, so keep guard, but also try to rest.¡± He warned us. ¡°Sir Wood. Would youe with us?¡± He then requested. ¡°... are you sure?¡± ¡°We are inviting you in. Just don¡¯t do anything stupid.¡± DM2 warned. ¡°I won¡¯t.¡± I promised. The two dungeon masters then let me into the core room, and it was nothing special to be honest. It wasn¡¯t much more than your average apartment, with a bedroom, bathroom, kitchen and an office, the office being the room that held the core itself. It could house up to three people. ¡°This way, please.¡± DM2 said, and brought me to the core. ¡°Since you know what we are looking for, I¡¯ll allow you to see. Dungeon Master, open.¡± He opened his skill, allowing me to see all of the dungeon information. I quickly checked the basic information before asking if this dungeon had security cameras. Not all do, but since this ce is SS-rank, it should have them. DM2 opened them up for me, and soon six screens all showing different parts of the dungeon were shown. ¡°Can you open up floors deeper than 35?¡± I requested. Since we walked through the higher floors, I¡¯m decently confident the fissure won¡¯t appear on them. I do also have a general idea from the info I got from the Goddess, but they couldn¡¯t predict the location perfectly. And no, that isn¡¯t just a dungeon thing. They just can¡¯t pinpoint the locations. It is more like ¡®it is within this football field¡¯, style of prediction. Normally it doesn¡¯t really matter, because you can almost feel the pre-signs. They just emit this ¡­ feeling. I think it is the miasma. And with my cards, having the exact location doesn¡¯t really matter, because of the size of the fissures. The fissures also always kind of just ¡­ find the location they were supposed to be at. Exodia can also feel the weakest spots of the dimensional barrier, so that is also a boost, but I can¡¯t just have Exodia walking around in the dungeon. Unless he shrinks, he can¡¯t walk between the floors. And I¡¯m not sure he can shrink. He probably can because he is Exodia, but I¡¯ve never asked. I looked over everything as well as I could, but I couldn¡¯t see the pre-sign. ¡°Okay. Not on the low floors. It is possible it just hadn¡¯t appeared yet, but it could also be on the higher floors. So let¡¯s go over those now.¡± I said, and we did just that.
It took us a while to look over everything in the dungeon, but we didn¡¯t find the pre-sign of the fissure. It must have just not appeared yet. I mean, there are still two days until the estimated pop of the fissure, so it does check out. We¡¯ll just have to wait. Wendy¡¯s group made it to the core floorte into the evening, when most of us had already gone to sleep. The dungeon masters were sleeping within their little bunker, but the rest of us were outside of it, and taking turns keeping guard. Wendy¡¯s group wouldn¡¯t be keeping guard, as they had cleared the boss monsters and were tired, so I just gave them some food, and watched as they went to bed. Apparently they had faced a five headed hydra as thest boss. Just in case you were wondering. CH.448 Seaside Paradise Fissure, part 4 CH.448 Seaside Paradise Fissure, part 4 ¡°Sir!¡± DM2 came out of the core bunker and called out for me. I quickly got up and headed for where he was. ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± I asked on the way. ¡°We have a mana and miasma spike. Could it be..?¡± ¡°Yeah. The pre-sign. Have you looked over the dungeon?¡± ¡°DM1 is. I came to get you.¡± DM2 answered. Naturally DM2 calls DM1 by name, but I¡¯m toozy to name them, as they won¡¯t even appear in the series after this arc. When we arrived in the core room, DM1 was already looking over the dungeon security cameras, so we joined him. ¡°Anything yet?¡± DM2 asked. ¡°No. Nothing that looks like anything Sir Wood described.¡± DM1 answered. I quickly began looking over the feeds myself, but since I couldn¡¯t control them, I was a bit slower than I¡¯d like to be. I guess I can just process information faster than the two dungeon masters. When the camera feeds next changed, I noticed something. It wasn¡¯t the pre-sign of the fissure, but still something interesting. ¡°Hey. Are there supposed to be that many A-rank monsters on floor 36?¡± I asked. ¡°No. Definitely not.¡± DM1 said. ¡°Alright. So that is the most likely ce. But we need to check the next few floors as well.¡± ¡°But there is no pre-sign, right?¡± DM2 asked. ¡°True, but we also don¡¯t have perfect coverage. It could easily be somewhere we cannot see.¡± We quickly checked the following floors, but couldn¡¯t see anything that would point at the fissure being there, so I called it being on floor 36. I then exited the bunker and told everyone that it was go time. So with just a bit of final prep, we left the core floor and headed up.
On the way, we again killed all the monsters that had respawned. And the one to do the most was. ¡°Come forth, Armed Dragon Level 10!¡± Cailie called out, summoning out her strongest monster for the first time. Spoiler [copse] Yes I gave Cailie Armed Dragons. Armed Dragon LV10 is the strongest Wind attribute monster I have. Well, tied with Storm Neos, but still. Spoiler [copse] And besides, with Wilma running the VWXYZ and Cailie now having the Armed Dragons, the two canbine their monsters into OjaMegazord, aka. Armed Dragon Catapult Cannon. Spoiler [copse] After Cailie annihted the monsters that stood before us, with perhaps some help from LV10¡¯s effect, she came to me. ¡°... Brian. I¡¯m not sure this monster is a great fit for me.¡± She told me. ¡°I like it, I do, but ¡­¡± ¡°Scary? Monstrous?¡± I asked. ¡°... maybe. I want something cute. Like the Aromages that help me in the CropFields.¡± ¡°Yeah. I can probably get you something. I¡¯ll just have to check if I can Capsule myself more Aromages.¡± Spoiler [copse] ¡°And besides, considering that you are technically a synchro yourself, I think some Synchro monsters will be a better fit for you.¡± ¡°You and your ¡­ I¡¯d don¡¯t actually know what I should call this.¡± ¡°Wordy, maybe. Or just interesting irony. But whatever. I¡¯m about to get at least two new sets, and guess what. Those sets just happen toe with Synchro monsters, so soon I¡¯ll have more cards to pick from. And if memory serves, Stardust Dragon is a Wind Synchro.¡± ¡°... Exin that to me againter, because that didn¡¯t make any sense.¡± ¡°Oh yeah. I¡¯ve never really exined Pack Opener to you.¡± I realized. I was about to start exining it, but Cailie put her finger on my lips and stopped me. ¡°Later.¡±
¡°Yeah. That¡¯s it.¡± I confirmed when we reached floor 36, with the clear lightning bolt looking thing of miasma just hanging in the air. ¡°Good. Everyone, we¡¯ve gone over the n, so execute it to the best of your abilities.¡± Wendymanded everyone. I waited for people to get into positions before I got the five cards I needed out of Storage. And then, I chanted. ¡°Oh, Forbidden One sealed away in stone tablets I require your might to assist me in my endeavors I break the chains that once bound you As I¡¯ve gathered your pieces to make you whole So with all five pieces of your true might I summon you Exodia the Forbidden One!¡± Spoiler
[copse] With my golden giant, who could just barely stand up straight in the dungeon, summoned, I was ready to pop the fissure. I was somewhat tempted to bring out Errelitea for that, but I didn¡¯t want the adventurers seeing it, so instead I just quickly activated and deactivated Dimensional Fissure. Spoiler [copse] The wave of mana and miasma that shot out of the fissure didn¡¯t feel nice, especially as this was the first time I looked at one with Mana Vision active. Honestly, the opening was almost blinding and I definitely won¡¯t be doing that again. I then had Exodia get to work repairing the fissure, but it will take a while, so time to keep Exodia safe and hope that Wendy and the rest can take care of whatever happens to appear from this fissure. Because if they can¡¯t, I may try something extremely stupid. No. I¡¯m not telling you the stupid ideas I have in mind. Because I¡¯ll try them with the next fissure. Or the one after that. I¡¯ll try it at some point and you¡¯ll find out then.
¡°It¡¯s Coming!¡± I called out to everyone, as I saw the mana and miasma pushing rushing out of the fissure stop for a few moments, as if it was gathering up for something big. I just looked as from the fissure, heads began to pop out. One after the other, until a total of eight heads hade out. Everyone seems to have a different attribute. Light, Dark, Wind, Water, Earth, Fire, Lightning and Nature. Eight heads, one body. A hydra that almost surpasses SS-rank and enters into the unranked monstrosities, like the strongest servants of the demon king. Let¡¯s see if Wendy can do what her predecessor did. Taking down a superpowered hydra. The fight was started by the hydra, as the nature head spit out purple mist, probably poison. Wendy quickly gave amand to her priest and he quick casted some sort of purifying spell, as the poisonous mist turned into just regr mist. Her party then reacted without any orders, the sage casting a me Inferno spell while the archer shot arrows at the hydra heads. The mage of the Narra Kingdom party also joined in the offense, letting loose a Wind Tornado. While that was going on, Wendy formed herself a frontline. She, the Be Kingdom guardian, a shield wielder from the local S-rank party, and another guardian from the Narra Kingdom party were at the front with their shields. Behind them was the major offensive close range power. That being Rudevik, who seemed to be eating something, a swordsman from the Narra Kingdom party, wielding a giant two handed sword, and a local spear user. As soon as thebined magical attack let out, the frontline attacked. The hydra tried to stop them by letting out multiple elemental breaths out of its different mouths, but the shield bearers were able to block most of it, and gave the offensive power a chance to attack. The attacks did some decent damage to the heads, one of them even getting cut off, but that won¡¯t help against a hydra. These suckers regenerate way too quickly for that. But I did notice something interesting. As the hydra regenerated the damage those attacks did, it pulled on the mana and miasma leaking from the fissure. So it is likely that this hydra is even more difficult than usual, but the good news is that a lot of the leaking mana and miasma are going into it, instead of spreading everywhere. I then heard some singing and noticed Cailie swimming in the air above thebatants, providing a buff for them with her Battle Song skill. I would have been worried, but Alice was flying next to her, so I¡¯m sure they¡¯ll be fine. Einar and Eline were at one end of the floor, holding down the floor entrance that led to floor 35 with Andro Sphinx and Sphinx Teleia, while Unika had brought some of the dungeon monster under her control with her Charmers. Spoiler
[copse]
I didn¡¯t actually have to do much, as the battle continued. The hydra¡¯s attacks killed any random monsters that would appear, because friendly fire is most certainly on. The only thing I had to stop were some of the hydra¡¯s breath attacks it would aim at Exodia, and stopping them was as simple as dropping a Mirror Force or Magic Cylinder to turn the attack back onto the hydra. Spoiler
[copse] So after Exodia finished closing the fissure, I began to consider helping out with the hydra, as it was still pulling inrge amounts of mana and miasma from the environment, and I don¡¯t want this dungeon to dry out or anything. So let¡¯s finish it quickly instead. The only problem is, I don¡¯t really want Exodia to obliterate the hydra. We need something just a bit weaker. But not too weak. And I may or may not have a monster just for that. ¡°Exodia, do you mind acting as the tributes?¡± I asked my God monster. He didn¡¯t seem overly enthusiastic about the idea, but epted it nevertheless. ¡°Thanks. I tribute Exodia, the Forbidden one and two of its arms to normal summon. Roaring titan of justice and judgment. Hear my prayer from beneath the pavement. Punish those who hath done wrong. Crush their heart and show who''s strong. Show them all your strength and might. Rise and bring me victory in this fight. Obelisk the tormentor!¡± Spoiler [copse] I then quickly used the two remaining Exodia legs as the additional tributes I needed for Obelisk¡¯s effect. ¡°Obelisk attack! Destroy that hydra with Fist of Fate!¡± I did consider using God Hand Impact, but I¡¯ll go with Fist of Fate. Technically Fist of Fury is also an option, but I prefer Fist of Fate. With one mighty punch, Obelisk ended the life of the eight headed hydra, bringing this fissure to an end.
¡°We could have taken it! You had no need to step in!¡± One of the Narra Kingdom adventurers yelled at me, as we were making our way back down towards the core room. ¡°Yeah, I know. But the hydra was pulling mana and miasma from the dungeon. Mana and miasma this dungeon needs to heal from the damage caused by that monster. Had I let you take things at your speed, we may very well have been left with a dead dungeon.¡± I exined myself. ¡°Why are youining in the first ce?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Brian is letting you keep all the materials in the first ce.¡± ¡°And you get your shared experience points, because you still fought the hydra.¡± I added. ¡°...¡± He didn¡¯tment after the pointers, but it did seem like he wanted to say more. Though for some reason I think it is mostly because I made the hydra look like a little bitch, after they couldn¡¯t really damage it all that much.
After we reached the core room, I asked the dungeon masters if the core took any damage from the fissure. They told me that while there was some minor damage, they think it will heal, so I just let it be. So the dungeon didn¡¯t die and the fissure was solved. Now we just need to wait a day or two to see if the excess miasma is able to cause stampede or something and then we¡¯ll be home free. Maybe I can leave that part to the locals and just return home beforehand. Because guess who just unlocked himself and . This guy! CH.449 Duelist Genesis and Crossroads of Chaos CH.449 Duelist Genesis and Crossroads of Chaos We waited inside the dungeon for one more night to pass. It was to give the dungeon time to sort out its mana and miasma levels, and so that I could estimate if we needed to kill all the monsters here on the way out. The final decision was that while the miasma and mana levels are slightly higher than they were before, they aren¡¯t anything local adventurers can¡¯t deal with, so we are good to go. So with DM2, yes the two decided to swap a bit early since DM2 would have a powerful escort party, we made our way out of the dungeon. After that there was a bunch of dumb stuff like paperwork to take care of. And spreading the loot from the dungeon. Most of the monster materials had been turned into dungeon points, but we still had two hydra corpses, and some other A-rank monsters that some of the adventurers wanted to keep. They were all in Storage, so I had already purified the miasma from them, so it was just handing it out anding up with how to share the hydra materials. For the five-headed hydra, each party got one head. So we got one, Wendy¡¯s party got one, the local party got one, and the Narra Kingdom party got one. Thest one was shared between Rudevik and the Be Kingdom guardian. For the octo-hydra, it was shared between the parties in a simr manner, but we didn¡¯t take a im for it. Each party got two heads worth of materials, while the solo adventurers got one head each. Yes, it does mean that we really didn¡¯t get much out of this, but you can¡¯t always demand all the rewards, even if you are the one saving the world.
After taxing everyone back home, for which we actually split up because speed, we were finally able to return to HomeBase and I got to focus on what is important. My new sets! Yes, that is the most important thing. Because and have Synchro monsters! ¡­ But before I open any packs, I¡¯ll have a quick show and tell about my unique skill with Cailie. She deserves to know how it works, and I think we can open some packs together. It¡¯ll be fun. Hopefully.
For maximum enjoyment, I made some nice lounge chairs for a beach in the Factory. I hope Cailie will enjoy the sea being near while we have our little chat. So after I exined my skill to her, including how I unlock new sets and all of that, we got right into the part I was looking forward to the most. And that starts off with Duelist Genesis. Spoiler TDGS 1 Small Piece Golem, Geartown, Tricky Spell 4, Destructotron, Twin-Shield Defender, Jenis, Lightsworn Mender, Remote Revenge, Fish Depth Charge, Herald of Orange Light [copse] Okay. Small Piece Golem is ¡­ not really all that good. Geartown is perfect and I¡¯ll make a Geartown room in the Factory soon. Hopefully no Ancient Gear Catapult blows it up. Tricky Spell 4 isn¡¯t really all that good, because while it does summon some powerful tokens, it just really isn¡¯t worth it. Destructotron is the first Psychic-type monster I have, so that is nice. Just a shame it cannot survive without another Psychic on the field. Twin-Shield Defender might be able to teach me some more Guardian techniques, so I guess he will be nice for that. Jenis, Lightsworn Mender is a bit too situational and the effect isn¡¯t amazing either. But like L, her clothes would make an awesome saint outfit for Lua. Remote Revenge is way too specific to actually be good. Fish Depth Charge is okay. Would have preferred if it destroyed two cards like Icarus Attack, but I guess the draw 1 does somewhat make up for it. But I probably won¡¯t use the card. And Herald of Orange Light is perfectly fine. It does its job and it does it well enough. ¡°So this Geartown. It is a Field spell.¡± Cailie said. ¡°Yes, it is.¡± I confirmed. ¡°And you make these Factory rooms with the Field spells, right?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Which one was used for this room?¡± ¡°Umiiruka. It is nice for making a beach like this, as the other Umi field spells focus mostly on the deep sea. But I do have Water monsters that prefer beaches like this.¡± Spoiler [copse] ¡°Alright. ¡­ But we didn¡¯t get any of those Synchro monsters, right? They are white, right?¡± ¡°Yes they are. But they are quite rare, so we¡¯ll probably only get one today. Maybe two or three if we are lucky.¡± ¡°... hopefully we find something I¡¯ll like.¡± ¡°Yeah. I¡¯m sure we will.¡± Next pack. Spoiler TDGS 2 Doctor Cranium, Silent Strider, Book of Eclipse, Medium Piece Golem, Mecha Bunny, Synchro Deflector, Turbo Booster, Gonogo, Telekic Charging Cell [copse] Okay. Why is Doctor Cranium not a tuner? Just asking. Because it probably should be. Well, whatever. It is decent, I suppose. Silent Strider is just bad. No other way to put it. Book of Eclipse is good. Kind of situational, but it is good. And it is a book, so I can add it to my libraries. Medium Piece Golem is at least better than Small Piece Golem, but that doesn¡¯t make it good. Mecha Bunny is actually kind of okay. The burn and summon another copy effect is kind of nice. And I can use it as a blueprint if I ever want to make mechanical animals. Synchro Deflector is okay. It''s a bit too situational, but it isn¡¯t bad. I do have to check if it works with Cailie. She is technically a synchro, right? And if it works for her, it will make a great set for her. Turbo Booster is perfectly fine. A free summon from the hand, basically. Gonogo is nothing special, and I¡¯ll likely never use it. And Telekic Charging Cell is fine, but not necessary for me. Health Conscious should already prevent me from having to pay the lifepoint costs, but I do need to confirm that first. If it doesn¡¯t, then Telekic Charging Cell is actually nice. Next pack. Spoiler TDGS 3 Noisy Gnat, Recycling Batteries, Equip Shot, Jenis, Lightsworn Mender, Fish Depth Charge, Mind Protector, Krebons, Red Dragon Archfiend, Shield Warrior [copse] ¡°That¡¯s a Synchro monster, right?¡± Cailie asked. ¡°Yeah! One of the best ones in this set.¡± I answered, with excitement practically dripping off my words. ¡°Is it the one you wanted for me? ¡­ no. You said Star-something, right?¡± ¡°Yeah. Stardust Dragon. Red Dragon Archfiend is great, but it can be a bit difficult, as it destroys your own monsters as well, if you don¡¯t use it correctly. So I¡¯ll be keeping it for my own use.¡± ¡°Ah. Okay. Hopefully we can find that Stardust Dragon.¡± ¡°I would say we will, but honestly, even getting the Red Dragon Archfiend is lucky. But I¡¯ll get it eventually.¡± Other than the dragon, which is a huge pull, well. Noisy Gnat isn¡¯t all that good. Recycling Batteries is fine, but nothing special. Equip Shot is just bad. Mind Protector is actually kind of nice, stopping any weak monsters from attacking. Krebons is also great. And Shield Warrior is ¡­ okay, I suppose. Next pack. Spoiler TDGS 4 Jenis, Lightsworn Mender, Mind Protector, Psychic Snail, Equip Shot, Telekic Shocker, Fish Depth Charge, Ghost Gardna, Beast of the Pharaoh, Maiden of Macabre [copse] Psychic Snail has good stats and an alright effect, so it is fine in my books. Telekic Shocker is kind of the same, but honestly it is just a worse Krebons. Ghost Gardna is not all that good. Beast of the Pharaoh has an okay effect, for the TCG, but it is useless for me. And Maiden of Macabre is fine. Nothing crazy, but just fine. ¡°... Brian. Do you think I¡¯d look good in the outfit this Maiden of Macabre is wearing?¡± Cailie asked. ¡°Of course. You¡¯d look great in anything. Want me to make you one?¡± ¡°... if it isn¡¯t too much trouble.¡± ¡°Yeah. I¡¯ll get you a kimono.¡± I promised her, but I¡¯m honestly not sure if what Maiden of Macabre wears is a kimono. It might be something else, and I just don¡¯t know what it is.After a quick google search, yes, it likely is a kimono. Next pack. Spoiler TDGS 5 Jenis, Lightsworn Mender, Lightwave Tuning, Twin-Shield Defender, Small Piece Golem, Kunoichi, Geartown, Medium Piece Golem, Counselor Lily, Telekic Charging Cell [copse] Lightwave Tuning is usable, but not all that necessary. I suppose at the start, since I don¡¯t have that many tuner monsters, it will be nice to have. Butter, it won¡¯t be needed. Kunoichi is okay, but not all that special. And Counselor Lily looks nice, but she is actually just trash. ¡°Do you always get the same cards from these packs?¡± Cailie asked. ¡°We have already gotten things like these golems and the field spell, right?¡± ¡°Yeah. That is how it works. Could say sadly, but it is just the life of a TCG collector, so I¡¯m used to it.¡± ¡°... I guess it might be less exciting if you always got new cards.¡± Cailie admitted. ¡°Yes. Yes it would be.¡± Next pack. Spoiler TDGS 6 diator Beast Equeste, Psychic Commander, Beast of the Pharaoh, Krebons, Telekic Shocker, Destructotron, Domino Effect, Battle Tuned, Cold Enchanter [copse] ¡°A winged centaur!¡± Cailie called out. ¡°I think the wings are actually just a type of armor, kind of like Ria¡¯s wing armor.¡± ¡°... oh. I was hoping Molly or Cina could grow wings. They could be hippogriff centaurs.¡± ¡°It would actually be a pegasus centaur. Pegasus is a winged horse, while a hippogriff is a mix of a horse and an eagle.¡± ¡°Ah. Alright. A pegasus centaur then.¡± Other than the decent d Beast, the pack had some other new stuff. Psychic Commander is great. You can summon it with Emergency Teleport, it has a good, an alright, effect. Good stats. And it is a level 3 tuner. Nothing to not like about it. Domino Effect sucks. Battle Tuned is perfectly fine in my book. The attack boost is permanent, after all. And Cold Enchanter is okay. Nothing crazy, but she isn¡¯t bad either. Also she is an ice mage, so that is interesting. Sadly no one on HomeBase has both Water and Dark attributes, since Ice Magic is a mix of those two, so I don¡¯t think anyone will be learning it. Next pack. Spoiler TDGS 7 Tricky Spell 4, Orb of Yasaka, Domino Effect, Ghost Gardna, Overworked, Telepathic Power, Psychic Snail, Fish Depth Charge, Grapple Blocker [copse] ¡­ okay. Orb of Yasaka. Why are you ¡­ why don¡¯t you have the additional effect of keeping the Spirit monster on the field? Spirit monsters suck! I love the artwork on Overworked, and the effect is alright. Telepathic Power is okay. Not crazy, but just okay. And Grapple Blocker isn¡¯t all that good. Next pack. Spoiler TDGS 8 Needlebug Nest, Psi-Impulse, Ghost Gardna, Twin-Shield Defender, Equip Shot, Medium Piece Golem, Psychic Commander, Sword of Kusanagi, Cold Enchanter [copse] Wait? This is the first time Needlebug Nest was printed? Really? Why did I think it came way sooner? It just ¡­ it just feels like a card that would have been printed in something like Invasion of Chaos or something. Psi-Impulse is destructive, or more like disrupting, for sure, but the downside is a bit too much. And Sword of Kusanagi is awful. I know I was bashing on Orb of Yasaka, but the sword is even worse. Next pack. Spoiler TDGS 9 Psi-Impulse, Lightwave Tuning, Mecha Bunny, Battle Tuned, Krebons, Silent Strider, Sword of Kusanagi, Needlebug Nest, Graceful Revival [copse] ¡­ wow. The only new card is Graceful Revival. And it fucking sucks! Last pack. Hopefully something good. Spoiler TDGS 10 Junk Barrage, Beast of the Pharaoh, Psychic Commander, Kunoichi, Jutte Fighter, Overworked, Telekic Shocker, Mind Protector, Trap of Darkness [copse] Junk Barrage isn¡¯t terrible, but it isn¡¯t amazing either. Jutte Fighter is a tuner, so I¡¯ll take it, but it isn¡¯t crazy good. And Trap of Darkness isn¡¯t all that amazing either. I mean, I literally don¡¯t need it, as I can just get out another copy of the trap I want to activate. ¡°Cailie?¡± I asked, since she had been quiet for a while, only to notice that she had fallen asleep while hugging my arm. I guess she can sleep while I open ten packs of Crossroads of Chaos.
Spoiler CSOC 1 DNA Checkup, Comrade Swordsman of Landstar, Nettles, Confusion Chaff, Morphtronic Clocken, Revival Gift, Botanical Girl, Gadget Hauler, Cactus Fighter [copse] DNA Checkup is a mediocre draw card. Comrade is actually a good Warrior tuner. And he is a Comrade, so you have to like him. Nettles is a nt tuner, so that is nice. Sadly the effect is just not worth it. Confusion Chaff is way too situational. Morphtronic Clocken is better for me than it is in the TCG, because I can easily protect it while to gathers counters. Sadly that doesn¡¯t actually make it good. Revival Gift sucks. I have way better resurrection cards. Botanical Girl is fine, but not amazing. Gadget Hauler can haul its ass away from me. ¡­ okay, it is actually pretty okay, because I can just have like 20 Morphtronics in my hand when I activate its effect. And why in the world does Cactus Fighter summon tokens for your opponent? It isn¡¯t even all that strong, so it doesn¡¯t need a negative effect like that. Next pack. Spoiler CSOC 2 Iron Chain Coil, Card Rotator, Botanical Girl, Goblin Decoy Squad, DNA Checkup, nt Food Chain, Power Injector, ck Garden, Tiger Dragon [copse] Iron Chain Coil is a tuner, and it has an effect. I won¡¯tment on how good the effect is, but it has an effect. Card Rotator isn¡¯t worth it. I have cards that do the same without a discard. Goblin Decoy Squad is going to be taken in by the Goblin bank, but I won¡¯t be using them. nt Food Chain is usable, but not amazing. Power Injector is the same. ck Garden is a Field spell, so that is nice. But the effect isn¡¯t really something I¡¯ll need in this world, so I won¡¯t be using it. Outside of making a Factory room. And Tiger Dragon seems to be perfect for Einar and Eline. Just because it is a tiger dragon. I¡¯ll get another few copies of it and hand one to both of them soon. Next pack. Spoiler CSOC 3 Gozen Match, Doppelganger, Gigantic Cephalotus, Copy nt, The White Stone of Legend, DNA Checkup, Everliving Underworld Cannon, Botanical Girl, Mad Archfiend [copse] Gozen Match is of course amazing, but I¡¯m not sure how it works in the real world, so I¡¯ll have to test it. Doppelganger is fine, but not amazing. Gigantic Cephalotus is fine. Copy nt is usable, but I probably won¡¯t be using it. Everliving Underworld Cannon would be good if it didn¡¯t have that ¡®once per turn¡¯ restriction. Mad Archfiend is okay. And then we have the EGG. The White Stone of Legend. The Blue-Eyes egg. And I love it. Sure it isn¡¯t amazing, but it is a Blue-Eyes egg, so I have to love it! Next pack. Spoiler CSOC 4 Morphtronic Cameran, Morphtronic Engine, Iron Chain Snake, Fragrance Storm, Wall of Ivy, Seed of Deception, Lineage of Destruction, Cursed Fig, Turbo Synchron [copse] Morphtronic Cameran does kind of float into another Morphtronic, so I guess it isn¡¯t the worst, but just ¡­ why doesn¡¯t it summon from the deck? Morphtronic Engine is a good attack boost, but it is too limited. Iron Chain Snake really needs to be able to either special summon itself, or equip from the hand. Fragrance Storm is a draw spell, but not a good one. Wall of Ivy is another card where I just ask, why does it give your opponent a token? It doesn¡¯t have the stats that would mediate that kind of effect. Seed of Deception is great for the TCG, but useless for me. Lineage of Destruction is usable, but I think I have easier ¡®attack twice¡¯ cards. Cursed Fig is okay, but again, nothing crazy. And Turbo Synchron is a tuner, but the effect is ¡­ kind of bad. At least for me. Next pack. Spoiler CSOC 5 Synchro Strike, Everliving Underworld Cannon, DNA Checkup, Giant Trap Hole, Lineage of Destruction, Omega Goggles, Morphtronic Cord, Goblin Decoy Squad, Storm Caller [copse] Synchro Strike is okay, but I wish it was a bit better. Either bigger boost, or a permanent boost. Giant Trap Hole is nice. I can drop an entire squad of people into a trap hole at the same time. Omega Goggles look funny, but I won¡¯t be needing them. Unless I can reverse engineer then into something actually good. Morphtronic Cord is too slow, because destroying traps after the battle is kind of bad. You want them gone before the battle. And Storm Caller is actually kind of nice when you don¡¯t have to tribute summon it. You can kind of Yata-lock them, while actually not Yata-locking them. Just destroy a monster, it goes to the top of your opponents deck, they draw it, can¡¯t do much with it, they have to just set it, destroy it again, and so on. Storm Caller lock. Is it good? Nope. But you can technically do it. Next pack. Spoiler CSOC 6 Morphtransition, Morphtronic Magnen, nt Food Chain, Goblin Decoy Squad, Gadget Hauler, Card Rotator, Horseytail, Iron Chain Snake, Morphtronic elerator [copse] Morphtransition is okay, I suppose. Stopping attacks is always nice. Morphtronic Magnen is nice. Control two of them and your opponent cannot attack. Horseytail, again, summons tokens for your opponent! How many of these cards are there! At least these tokens force your opponent to discard when they are destroyed. But only when destroyed by battle, and by a nt monster. And Morphtronic elerator is fine. It destroys stuff. Next pack. Spoiler CSOC 7 Morphtronic Engine, Morphtronic Magnen, Comrade Swordsman of Landstar, Gadget Hauler, nt Food Chain, Doppelganger, Zombie Mammoth, Copy nt, Search Striker [copse] Zombie Mammoth is another card with an unnecessary downside. It¡¯s only a 1900 attack monster. It doesn¡¯t need a downside. Search Striker is the same. Why does it change to defense position after using its effect? Next pack. Spoiler CSOC 8 Cursed Fig, Everliving Underworld Cannon, Botanical Girl, Poison Chain, Card Rotator, Revival Gift, Morphtronic Clocken, Pollinosis, Rose, Warrior of Revenge [copse] Poison Chain is alright. Milling your opponent can either be good or bad, so just be careful with it. Pollinosis is a great interruption card. And Rose, Warrior of Revenge looks cute, but her effect isn¡¯t actually any good. Next pack. Spoiler CSOC 9 Everliving Underworld Cannon, Morphtransition, The White Stone of Legend, Jade Knight, Psychic Jumper, Iron Chain ster, DNA Checkup, Morphtronic Datatron, The World Tree [copse] Jade Knight is another space fighter, so that is nice. Always good to have more of them. Psychic Jumper isn¡¯t terrible. You can get some nice monsters with its effect. Iron Chain ster doesn¡¯t burn enough. Morphtronic Datatron, which definitely is a usb stick and not a lighter, is the same. Just too little burn damage. But the World Tree is nice. I¡¯ll be sure to nt one in the ck Garden. Last pack. Spoiler CSOC 10 Card Rotator, Botanical Girl, Copy nt, Morphtronic Engine, Fragrance Storm, Cursed Fig, Morphtronic Magnen, ck Garden, Psychic Lifetrancer [copse] Well, I got a super rare. Sure it is a repeat, but I¡¯ll need a second ck Garden anyway. One for the Factory, one for the Collection. Psychic Lifetrancer is also nice. She looks kind of cute, but a bit scary. And her effect is decent. So yeah. No Stardust Dragon, but I did get Red Dragon Archfiend, so I¡¯m happy. Just a shame I only got two Synchro monsters. Had I gotten one more, I would have a total of five and I could have gotten the first reward for the Synchro summoning challenge. ¡­ and it would have been a nice one.
Summon unique Synchro Monsters
Unique Synchro Monsters summoned: 2
Aromaseraphy Rosemary, Aromaseraphy Sweet Marjoram
Next Reward is given at 5 unique Synchro Monsters
Next Reward: Clear Wing Synchro Dragon + White Wing Magician
Spoiler
[copse] CH.450 D-Wheels CH.450 D-Wheels ¡°Okay Cailie. I got your new monsters.¡± I told the mermaid. ¡°Really? Thank you!¡± Cailie flew at me and hugged me tight. I have to say,tely she has been using her wheelchair less and less, using her Aerial Swimming skill instead. Most of the time, she only brings it out when she is tired. She now also has ess to Storage. System link, being a part of the harem and all of that. Of course I¡¯d give her Storage ess. Cailie had returned the Armed Dragons to me after our dungeon adventure, and I epted them back. She did keep the Mermaid Knight and Cure Mermaid I gave her though. But now, she was getting new cards to rece what she ¡®lost¡¯. Starting off with the two Simorghs I had to act as her boss monsters. Simorgh, Bird of Divinity and Simorgh, Bird of Ancestry. Spoiler
[copse] Now I will fully admit that Divinity Simorgh is a bit dangerous because of its effect. But Cailie already has Cure Mermaid for HP recovery, and she is about to get a few more things. Her main lineup of cards will be my entire Aroma package. She already likes the Aromage monsters, because they work with her on the CropFields, so I got more copies of all of them. Then I DNA Transnted the two Synchroes to be Wind attribute instead of Light. Spoiler
[copse] It really wasn¡¯t necessary, but it will make a clear difference between Cailie¡¯s Aromaseraphy and my Aromaseraphy monsters. I also installed a copy of both Aroma Garden and Aroma Gardening into the CropFields, making them a bit nicer. It wasn¡¯t a big difference, but every little bit counts. Then it was time for Cailie¡¯s duel disk. She¡¯d need one if she wanted to summon Synchro monsters. I went through a few designs, like one that looked like a fish, one that was just a mermaid tail and one that looked like one of those glow sticks you¡¯d see at an idol concert. Thest one is because Cailie was an idol, but yeah, she didn¡¯t like that one. She ended up asking for one that looked like a flower, so I designed one that looked a bit like a rose. ¡­ or Ivysaur and Venusaur, depends on who you ask. Basically, in its ¡®off¡¯ state, the bracer looks a lot like a closed flower, but when active, it blooms fully, with the petals acting as the monster card zones. For special features, I just added a speaker system to Cailie¡¯s duel disk. It will help with her Battle Song skill. But other than that, it just looks pretty. I can always just make her another one if I want to add more features to it. Also, for the first time ever, her duel disk is something only she can use, thanks to Owner¡¯s Seal. I¡¯ll be adding them to all of the duel disks in the future, but hers is the first. Spoiler [copse] After Cailie approved of her duel disk, I quickly showed her how to Synchro summon monsters. Then it was time for a little fun on my part. Because I finally have enough Momentum for something I¡¯ve been saving for. A duel runner, or a D-wheel, whichever you prefer. It was a bit of a pain just resummoning my Aromaseraphy on repeat, as they were the only Synchro monsters I had. But I did it and I now have more than 500 Momentum. I traded in the 500 Momentum and got myself a new tab in my Momentum Reactor tab.
Momentum Reactor
[Summon D-Wheel]
[Customize D-Wheel]
Gathered Momentum: 44
[Use Momentum]
So I just hit the Summon D-Wheel button and the D-Wheel appeared next to me. ¡­ and it looked like a piece of shit. It looked like some sort of a training D-Wheel, not like one of the badass D-Wheels I was expecting. Spoiler ... okay, so for some reason, the image quality is that of a potato. If you want better quality, click this link. [copse] It honestly looked like a kid''s kick bike or something. So before I even took it for a ride, I unsummoned the thing and opened up the Customization tab. In there, I saw a bunch of duel runners from the anime I could purchase, with Momentum naturally. Anything from Yusei¡¯s Yusei Go to Z-one''s ¡®D-Wheel¡¯ were avable. Spoiler [copse] Their cost varied on a variety of factors, such as top speed, eleration, handling and so on, with more advanced D-Wheels cosing way more. And just something like a colored D-Wheel already costs 1000 Momentum, and the prices don¡¯t get cheaper as they get faster and better. Spoiler [copse] For those that want to know, Z-one¡¯s D-Wheel costs 100,000 Momentum. There was also a tab where I could design my own original D-Wheel, but even making one like that would cost Momentum. Basically, the more ¡®stat points¡¯ I¡¯d give the D-Wheel, the more expensive it would be. Again, the stats I can y with are top speed, eleration, handling, durability and auto-pilot. I could also add additional features like ¡®gliding¡¯ and ¡®flight¡¯, but those add a ton to the cost. I guess that exins why Z-one¡¯s D-Wheel is so expensive. It has all of its stats beyond maxed out andes with literally every feature avable. But yeah. With the Momentum I currently have, there is no way I¡¯ll be able to make a D-Wheel better than the piece of ¡­ practice equipment that I have. So while I was salty, I did at least want to take my practice bike for a ride.
By the end of the ride, I learned an interesting fact. Riding a D-Wheel produces Momentum. Not a lot, repeat Synchro spam is way more efficient, but it is something. The amount of Momentum generated isn¡¯t based on distance traveled, but instead on speed at which you travel. And I know what you are going to say, ¡®If you travel x time with y speed, you can calcte the distance. So it does depend on distance.¡¯ So yes, but not really. It depends on speed. If I travel 100 km with a speed of 100 km/h, which is the fastest my ¡®training bike¡¯ can travel, I¡¯ll get right around 1 Momentum. But if I instead had a bike that could travel that same 100 km at a speed of 200 km/h, I¡¯d get around 4 Momentum, despite spending only half the time riding the trip. So if I were to ride a D-Wheel with a max speed of 100km/h for one hour, I¡¯d get 1 Momentum, but if I ride an hour with a D-Wheel with a top speed of 200 km/h, it¡¯d be more like 8 Momentum. The speed makes a big difference and I really need a better bike if I really want to even consider riding a D-Wheel to be a good way of generating Momentum.
So since I need more Momentum, I need more Synchro monsters. And you know what that means, right? Yeah. More packs. Besides, I want that Clear Wing Synchro Dragon. It will work as a good dragon for Cailie, if I can¡¯t get Stardust Dragon. She can also always have both. So yeah. I¡¯ll do ten packs of both Duelist Genesis and Crossroads of Chaos today as well, hoping for any Synchro monsters. Spoiler TDGS 1 Equip Shot, Book of Eclipse, Turbo Booster, Gonogo, Lightwave Tuning, Noisy Gnat, Quillbolt Hedgehog, Jutte Fighter, Grapple Blocker [copse] Okay, so the only new card is Quillbolt Hedgehog. It is pretty good in the TCG, but not all that amazing for me. Free summons and all of that. Next pack. Spoiler TDGS 2 Mind Protector, Krebons, Tricky Spell 4, Spacegate, Mecha Bunny, Lightwave Tuning, Medium Piece Golem, Fish Depth Charge, Telekic Charging Cell [copse] Spacegate sounds super cool, but it is actually kind of trash. Like for me it ispletely useless, but even in the TCG, it is just way too slow. But it might have some interesting teleportation tech, so I might want to look into it. Maybe if I canbine it with Exchange, I can make something like teleportation mirrors. In theory, it should work, because the letter exchange boxes can transfer matter over a long distance. But that is for the future. Next pack. Spoiler TDGS 3 Gonogo, Geartown, Psychic Commander, Quillbolt Hedgehog, diator Beast Equeste, Noisy Gnat, Kunoichi, Doctor Cranium, The Tricky [copse] Tricky is ¡­ decent. Again, good in the TCG, but not all that amazing for me. I guess he is a Wind Spellcaster and I don¡¯t have all that many of those, so that is nice. And it''s not like Tricky is bad. It is just ¡­ special summon effects are kind of unnecessary. Next pack. Spoiler TDGS 4 Judgment of Thunder, Oyster Meister, Telepathic Power, Doctor Cranium, diator Beast Equeste, Overworked, Domino Effect, Lightsworn Sabre, De-Synchro [copse] Okay. Few new cards. Judgment of Thunder is bad. If it was a Quick y Spell, maybe you could use it, but a trap that destroys just 1 monster, and you have to specifically summon a Thunder for it, it isn¡¯t worth it. Oyster Meister is fine-ish. Sadly it doesn¡¯t special summon the token after being destroyed by battle, but it is still decent. Lightsworn Sabre is perfectly fine. A decent attack boost and it transfers onto another monster if the equipped monster is destroyed. And De-Synchro is nice. Like actually nice. Unlike Fusions, which can basically only be done by my cards, spirit synchroes are a thing, and I think De-Synchro can break one apart. So if we ever face a situation like we did with Amilie, where someone is using a spirit synchro or a sprite synchro against us, I now have a card for that. Next pack. Spoiler TDGS 5 Destructotron, Recycling Batteries, Lightwave Tuning, Fish Depth Charge, Spacegate, Telekic Shocker, Medium Piece Golem, Jenis, Lightsworn Mender, Cold Enchanter [copse] Nothing new here. Next. Spoiler TDGS 6 Psi-Station, Fish Depth Charge, Book of Eclipse, Psychic Rejuvenation, Quillbolt Hedgehog, Mirror of Yata, Doctor Cranium, Jutte Fighter, Dark Resonator [copse] Okay. Another few new cards. Psi-Station is interesting. The level and attack up are not bad effects, and I shouldn¡¯t have to pay the HP cost. Psychic Rejuvenation can heal me a lot, so that is good. Sure it does rely on Psychic monsters, but so what. Mirror of Yata is fine. Keeps spirit monsters from returning to my hand after a bit. ¡­ but then again, that was never how spirit monsters worked with me. They were just ¡­ unable to touch anything. But they could exist. So maybe Mirror of Yata would allow them to actually attack stuff? I don¡¯t know. Maybe I need to experiment with that. And Dark Resonator is Dark Resonator. It is fine, but nothing super special. It is just a Dark tuner at the end of the day, even if it used to be popr. Next pack. Spoiler TDGS 7 Orb of Yasaka, Remote Revenge, Lightwave Tuning, Jutte Fighter, Krebons, Silent Strider, Ghost Gardna, Medium Piece Golem, Trap of Darkness [copse] Nothing new, next. Spoiler TDGS 8 Tricky Spell 4, Needlebug Nest, Orb of Yasaka, Sword of Kusanagi, Destructotron, Remote Revenge, Spacegate, Psi-Station, De-Synchro [copse] Again, nothing new. Next. Spoiler TDGS 9 Dharc the Dark Charmer, Mind Protector, Spacegate, Orb of Yasaka, Mecha Bunny, Silent Strider, Junk Barrage, The Selection, Fiendish Engine Omega [copse] Oh? Dharc is new. That is nice. Hopefully I¡¯ll get another one, so I can give one to Unika. She is the one that uses the Charmers. The Selection is not great. Just ¡­ There are better cards that do more with less setup. And Fiendish Engine Omega ¡­ it is a monster. Is it bad? No. Is it as good as some other stuff I have? Not really. Last pack before I change sets. Still haven¡¯t gotten a single Synchro, so let¡¯s hope for something white. Spoiler TDGS 10 Junk Barrage, Geartown, Lightsworn Barrier, Kunoichi, Book of Eclipse, Psychic Rejuvenation, Telepathic Power, Spacegate, Grapple Blocker [copse] Nope. No Synchroes here. Lightsworn Barrier is new, but it sucks. It is just a worse Negate Attack. It doesn¡¯t even stop the battle phase, just negates the one attack. I guess the saving grace is the fact that it is a continuous trap, so you can use the effect multiple times, but do you really want to mill your entire deck? Even while ying Lightsworns, that much milling can be bad. Now, let¡¯s move onto Crossroads of Chaos. Spoiler CSOC 1 Iron Chain Coil, Poison Chain, Healing Wave Generator, Gadget Hauler, Morphtronic Clocken, Goblin Decoy Squad, Fragrance Storm, Revival Gift, Mad Archfiend [copse] Healing Wave Generator is new, and I could probably use it to make some sort of a healing device. Not that one is necessary, but ¡­ maybe I¡¯ll look into it if I have the time. Next pack. Spoiler CSOC 2 Gozen Match, Lineage of Destruction, The White Stone of Legend, Synchro Strike, Omega Goggles, Gadget Hauler, Bamboo Scrap, Jade Knight, The World Tree [copse] Bamboo Scrap is new, but it isn¡¯t amazing. Tribute a monster for two tokens, not really worth it. I guess in some situations it is, but yeah. And since it is the only new card in this pack, next. Spoiler CSOC 3 Omega Goggles, Seed of Deception, Synchro Strike, Teleport, nt Food Chain, Gigantic Cephalotus, Iron Chain Coil, DNA Checkup, Morphtronic Boomboxen [copse] Teleport is new, but again, I don¡¯t need it. Morphtronic Boomboxen on the other hand. Well, it is a radio. That can attack twice. But more importantly, it is a radio. Radios have speakers, so I can get some speaker tech from it. Not that I don¡¯t already have functional speakers, but they aren¡¯t the greatest, and Boomboxen might help. Next pack. Spoiler CSOC 4 Lineage of Destruction, nt Food Chain, Confusion Chaff, Botanical Girl, Fragrance Storm, Poison Chain, Morphtronic Monitron, ck Rose Dragon, Search Striker [copse] Morphtronic Monitron isn¡¯t something I need. I can just ¡­ order my monster to change their battle position. I don¡¯t need a continuous trap for that. But ck Rose Dragon though. I think I just found Cailie¡¯s dragon. I mean, it is perfect for her. She likes nts, so she¡¯ll like the nt dragon. I hope. Sure ck Rose Dragon can be a bit destructive, but I think Cailie can handle it. I¡¯ll just get another copy of the card and swap it to Wind attribute, and it will be perfect. And it is my fifth Synchro, so I can get Clear Wing now. But first, some more packs. Spoiler CSOC 5 Giant Trap Hole, Wall of Ivy, Zombie Mammoth, Morphtronic Cord, Synchro Strike, Morphtronic Engine, Power Injector, Cursed Fig, Morphtronic Radion [copse] Morphtronic Radion is okay. The attack boost is good, as is the defense boost. Sadly it is just for Morphtronics, but that is just how it goes. Next. Spoiler CSOC 6 Healing Wave Generator, Synchro Strike, Card Rotator, Zombie Mammoth, Omega Goggles, Gadget Hauler, DNA Checkup, Gigantic Cephalotus, Storm Caller [copse] Nothing new, next. Spoiler CSOC 7 Jade Knight, Gadget Driver, Poison Chain, Card Rotator, Synchro Strike, Confusion Chaff, Seed of Deception, Bamboo Scrap, Cactus Fighter [copse] Gadget Driver ¡­ why? Just why? Why does all the Morphtronic support suck? No one cares that you can change the battle position of multiple Morphtronics at the same time. It doesn¡¯t aplish much. I guess you can get tokens for the Field spell, but that is about it. Next pack. Spoiler CSOC 8 DNA Checkup, Morphtronic Monitron, Bamboo Scrap, Psychic Jumper, Power Injector, Gadget Hauler, Wall of Ivy, Mosaic Manticore, Machine Lord Ur [copse] ¡­ okay. Why is Mosaic Manticore awful? Like yes, it lets you summon the tributed monsters back, but why can¡¯t they attack and why are their effects negated? Just asking. But since I can normal summon it without tributes, it is just fine for me. Machine Lord Ur is okay. It can attack everything, but sadly 1600 attack isn¡¯t all that much. Next pack. Spoiler CSOC 9 Morphtronic Cord, Psychic Jumper, Morphtronic Cameran, Omega Goggles, Morphtronic Monitron, nt Food Chain, Gigantic Cephalotus, Comrade Swordsman of Landstar, Turbo Synchron [copse] Nothing new. Last pack. And honestly, I don¡¯t really even care what I get. The ck Rose Dragon was already enough. ¡­ but I wouldn¡¯t mind one more Synchro. Spoiler CSOC 10 Giant Trap Hole, Morphtronic Magnen, Doppelganger, Wall of Ivy, Gigantic Cephalotus, The White Stone of Legend, Goblin Decoy Squad, Mad Archfiend, Psychic Trigger [copse] Well, no Synchro monster, but Psychic Trigger is new. It isn¡¯t all that good, but collecting for the sake of collecting is fun, so I¡¯ll take it. Now, just a quick visit to the Factory. I need to get some more copies of ck Rose Dragon so that I can DNA Transnt one of them. Maybe I should even DNA Surgery it to be a nt-type monster? I¡¯ll consider that. CH.451 Wind Rose Dragon CH.451 Wind Rose Dragon After getting another copy of ck Rose Dragon, and then performing some DNA Surgery and Transnt on it, I had the perfect, in my opinion, Synchro monster for Cailie. And it is time for her to summon it. ¡­ And I¡¯ll also summon the three Synchroes I have, so that I can collect my Clear Wing Synchro Dragon. We were outside on the HomeBase courtyard and a few of my employees that had the time, as well as some of the dhampirs that were interested were some ways away watching us. ¡°... you first.¡± Cailie told me. ¡°That is fine with me. I¡¯ll call out Red Dragon Archfiend. ¡­ I guess I¡¯ll need the materials.¡± I quickly checked what I could use for a level 8 Synchro. I only have level 1, 2 and 3 Tuners, so I¡¯ll have to use one of them. And since I¡¯m summoning RDA, I think I¡¯ll be using Dark Resonator. It just feels appropriate. I then picked a level 5 vani to be the other material. ¡°My level 3 Dark Resonator tunes my level 5 Subus Knight. The ruler''s heartbeat will now file through here! Take witness to its creation-shaking power! Synchro Summon! Red Dragon Archfiend!¡± Spoiler
[copse] I looked at my new dragon, and I was quite happy with how draconic and not demonic it looks like. I was a bit afraid, because RDA is an Archfiend. And generally, Archfiends look very demonic, to the point where I¡¯m afraid of using them outside of the Factory. They aren¡¯t evil, per se, but most would see them as evil, so I don¡¯t really want to use them. Demon summoning is dangerous and I don¡¯t want people thinking otherwise just because I can do it safely. I then watched as Cailie summoned her dragon. ¡°Rosemary, Jasmine, tune with Angelica.¡± She quietly said. ¡°Storming winds engulf the entire world. Shining emerald flower, set into bloom. Synchro summon. My flowering dragon. Wind Rose Dragon!¡± Spoiler
[copse] Spoiler Spoiler Wind Rose Dragon [Level 7 / Wind Attribute] [Dragon/nt/Synchro/Effect] 1 Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner monsters Storming winds engulf the entire world. Shining emerald flower, set into bloom! [Cannot be used in a Duel.] [copse] Spoiler [copse] [copse] Wind Rose Dragon. A ck Rose Dragon I DNA Surgeried and DNA Transnted to be a Wind/nt. But for some reason, it is still a dragon, so it is now a Wind/Dragon/nt/Synchro. Also, the entire coloring of the dragon changedpletely. It now had a silvery white body, and emerald ¡­ are they petals or scales? Let¡¯s go with petals. All I can say is that I really like how the dragon looks. I think she will be a perfect fit for Cailie. ¡°So¡­ do you like it?¡± I asked Cailie. ¡°... She is beautiful.¡± Cailie admitted. ¡°Can she fly?¡± ¡°She is a dragon, so yes. Want to go for a ride?¡± ¡°... yes.¡± We both climbed onto our dragons, and took off to the skies around HomeBase. As we flew, I noticed a few scale petals falling off of Wind Rose Dragon, and decided to keep an eye on them. And wherever theynded, a tiny spot of turquoise roses began to bloom. It was quite interesting, as I don¡¯t think I¡¯ve seen that with any other monster. I think I¡¯ll gather all the rosester and nt them all into a few of the HomeBase¡¯s flower beds. Not the ones with the mana flowers in them, those flowers are special and need a specific kind of fertilizer, so I don¡¯t really want to nt random flowers with them. But we do have some general flower beds. Most of them just have blood lilies or some other flowers I liked the look of, but I think we can have some emerald roses. I think that is what I¡¯ll name them, if they don¡¯t already have a name. After wended, Cailie said she¡¯d prune her new dragon, not that I think it is necessary, but she is the nt expert between the two of us, so I¡¯ll let her do as she wants. I then quickly summoned the two Synchroes that I hadn¡¯t summoned yet. My copy of ck Rose Dragon, as well as Psychic Lifetrancer. Spoiler
[copse] With ck Rose Dragon, I checked if her scale petals falling had the same effect as they did with Wind Rose Dragon, but it turns out they didn¡¯t. I do have a few theories on it, but I think the best one is Cailie. Specifically Hegemone¡¯s Blessing and Nature Magic. I think some of that blessing is maybe shared for Wind Rose Dragon, because Wind Rose is a nt monster, and because of that, the petals bloom into rose patches. Also, Psychic Lifetrancer is quite knowledgeable when ites to robotic and human interactions, or to be more specific, artificial mechanical limbs. As you may be able to tell by the fact that she has a mechanical arm and leg. I probably could have made something like that myself, by cross referencing data from my Machine monsters, but regrowing the limb has been a better choice for now. But now it might not be. Sure a mechanical limb won¡¯t grow with the System stats, but at the same time, it can be more powerful than your System stats. And yes, the prosthetic can¡¯t really be too powerful, or it will cause problems for you, so it would have to be something you upgrade over time. ¡­ which would be expensive. So maybe just regrowing the limb is better. But, there is something else I can use this human to machine interface for. And that is making better mechas. Ones that directly interface with a person, instead of having to be controlled with an Xbox controller. ¡­ That was a joke. You don¡¯t control a Megazord with an Xbox controller, but with two joysticks instead. ¡­ which admittedly is basically the same. But yeah. I think I can make a direct brain to machine interface, kind of like those EVA units from Evangelion. They had something like that, right? I¡¯m not just remembering wrong. But enough about that, I have a reward to pick up.
Summon unique Synchro Monsters
Unique Synchro Monsters summoned: 5
Aromaseraphy Rosemary, Aromaseraphy Sweet Marjoram, Red Dragon Archfiend, ck Rose Dragon, Psychic Lifetrancer
Next Reward is given at 5 unique Synchro Monsters
Next Reward: Clear Wing Synchro Dragon + White Wing Magician
[im Reward]
Spoiler
[copse] I quickly im my reward, and even faster, I summon out my Clear Wing. Clear Wing then has a quick fight with RDA. RDA naturally wins, holding Clear Wing against the ground with its ws. But as he is celebrating ¡®putting down¡¯ Clear Wing, RDA¡¯s effect of destroying monsters that didn¡¯t attack activates, and it attempts to destroy ck Rose, Lifetrancer and Clear Wing. Clear Wing then negates the effect, and ends up destroying Red Dragon Archfiend, effectively losing the battle, but winning the war. I then unsummoned the Synchroes, as the show was over. I then quickly checked what the reward would be for 10 Synchroes summoned, and I have to say, I was very much looking forward to it. Largely because ck Rose Dragon really isn¡¯t the most powerful.
Summon unique Synchro Monsters
Unique Synchro Monsters summoned: 6
Aromaseraphy Rosemary, Aromaseraphy Sweet Marjoram, Red Dragon Archfiend, ck Rose Dragon, Psychic Lifetrancer, Clear Wing Synchro Dragon
Next Reward is given at 10 unique Synchro Monsters
Next Reward: Ruddy Rose Dragon + Red Rose Dragon
Spoiler
[copse] But apparently some genius has made an upgraded form of ck Rose Dragon, and it will be my next reward. After I get it, I can just do the same DNA Surgery and Transnt treatment to it as I did to Wind Rose Dragon. Maybe I can acquire myself a Windy Rose Dragon, or whatever it will end up being. Spoiler [copse]
For the rest of the day, I decided to work on something fun in the Factory. And that something was a turbo duel track. Yes, I want to be able to y card games on motorcycles. But no, I¡¯m not dumb enough to do it without the protection the Factory offers. Here I¡¯ll also be able to materialize D-Wheels without having to worry about the usual Momentum costs. I still can¡¯t just ¡®steal¡¯ the bikes that are for sale, but anything I design myself, I can materialize in the Factory, even if I couldn¡¯t afford to add it to the list of D-Wheels I can ¡®summon¡¯ in the real world. For the track itself, I first made a small ¡­ rtively small circuit in an empty room in the Factory. It was meant to be a good track, but it ended up being more of a practice track. But then I realized I could make something amazing instead, that being something based on the turbo duel between Yuya and Jack from the Arc-V anime. The one after Zarc where they duel across multiple dimensions. So I made a track that teleports from one HomeBase room to the next, crossing through most of them. And want to know the best part, when you are in a room with a Field spell, that Field spell would effectively be the active Field spell. So while you are driving in the underwater tunnel going through the Umi room for example, you better believe that all the Fish, Sea Serpent, Thunder, and Aqua monsters on the field will get that power boost. So you can strategize around that. Spoiler [copse] I¡¯ll just have to add a limit to how long you can go between actions, just so you can¡¯t stall for like three minutes just waiting for you to get to the field that will be best for you. Like maybe a thirty second limit between actions or something. That way, you can still y for time if you see a good field approaching, but you can¡¯t get too much time to the point where you can just wait forever. After the track was finished, I decided to take it for a spin. I was just using the practice D-Wheel I have, because I¡¯m not sure I¡¯m confident enough to drive the track with speeds of over 200 km/h. But the 100 km/h practice bike, yeah, that I can do. I also realized that this track just became a great way to show someone all of HomeBase quite quickly. So I designed a D-Wheel that looks like a sports convertible, so that I can use it to take people for a ride. And with a sports convertible like this, you could theoretically have two vs two turbo duels. Two people per card, and between turns, you trade both drives as well as who is ying the card game. As a concept, I love it. But I do need people who actually want to y Yugioh with me first. CH.452 Just Pack Opener progress CH.452 Just Pack Opener progress ¡­ I don¡¯t really know how to start. Today I just n onpleting some sets, hopefully, so that means a lot of packs. Ideally, I want to fullyplete, or at least get almost every card, from diator''s Assault and Phantom Darkness. I have most of the cards from the sets already, only missing a few. Then after I get those done, I may move onto Light of Destruction, but I¡¯m missing a lot more stuff from that set. So without further ado, we are starting off with . And we aren¡¯t doing single packs, we are going 50 packs at a time. So let¡¯s go! Spoiler GLAS 50 packs 1 Spoiler Cloudian - Ghost Fog (Common) x7 diator Beast Hoplomus (Common) x13 Test Ape (Common) x8 Gambler of Legend (Common) x7 Truckroid (Common) x6 Cloudian - Turbulence (Common) x5 Stealthroid (Common) x6 diator Beast Secutor (Common) x10 diator Beast Dimacari (Common) x8 Cloudian - Nimbusman (Common) x12 diator Beast Bestiari (Common) x13 Cloudian - Poison Cloud (Common) x5 Witch Doctor of Sparta (Common) x4 Superalloy Beast Raptinus (Common) x5 Magical Reflect Slime (Common) x9 Alien Hypno (Common) x8 Ancient Gear Knight (Common) x7 Infinity Dark (Common) x2 Chambein of the Six Samurai (Common) x6 Cloudian - Smoke Ball (Common) x7 Soul Devouring Bamboo Sword (Common) x7 Lucky Cloud (Common) x5 Contact Out (Common) x12 diator Beast''s Battle Halberd (Common) x8 diator''s Return (Common) x9 diator Beast''s Battle dius (Common) x9 "A" Cell Incubator (Common) x8 Super Double Summon (Common) x10 Fog Control (Common) x9 Swing of Memories (Common) x10 Summon Cloud (Common) x9 Cloudian Squall (Common) x6 Parry (Common) x11 Rain Storm (Common) x9 Disarm (Common) x10 Interdimensional Warp (Common) x7 Release from Stone (Common) x3 Detonator Circle "A" (Common) x13 Shadow-Imprisoning Mirror (Common) x18 Light-Imprisoning Mirror (Common) x7 An Unfortunate Report (Common) x6 Swiftstrike Armor (Common) x9 Over Limit (Common) x10 Natural Disaster (Common) x8 Foolish Revival (Common) x6 No Entry!! (Common) x7 Double-Edged Sword Technique (Common) x7 Spirit of the Six Samurai (Common) x9 diator Beast Laquari (Rare) x2 Alien Telepath (Rare) x4 diator Beast Murmillo (Rare) x3 Expressroid (Rare) x3 Evil HERO Infernal Gainer (Rare) x1 Cloudian - Altus (Rare) x3 Cloudian - Cirrostratus (Rare) x3 diator Beast Spartacus (Rare) x3 Cloudian - Acid Cloud (Rare) x1 Evil HERO Dark Gaia (Rare) x3 diator Beast Gaiodiaz (Rare) x2 Diamond-Dust Cyclone (Rare) x3 diator Beast''s Respite (Rare) x6 Dark Fusion (Rare) x6 Colosseum - Cage of the diator Beasts (Rare) x3 diator Beast''s Battle Manica (Rare) x1 Cell Explosion Virus (Rare) x3 diator Beast Alexander (Super Rare) x1 Cloudian - Sheep Cloud (Super Rare) x1 Cloudian - Eye of the Typhoon (Super Rare) x1 Updraft (Super Rare) x1 Defensive Tactics (Ultimate Rare) x1 Test Tiger (Ultra Rare) x1 Enishi, Shien''s Chancellor (Ultra Rare) x1 Evil HERO Lightning Golem (Ultra Rare) x1 Evil HERO Inferno Wing (Ultra Rare) x1 Security Orb (Ultra Rare) x1 [copse] [copse] Okay, a few new cards. First, Alien Telepath. It has a Spell/Trap destroying effect, so it is good in the TCG. For me, not all that necessary. But it isn¡¯t bad. Cloudian - Eye of the Typhoon has a nice attack stat of 3000 and it cannot be destroyed by battle, so that is great. I think he could also help Cailie with her Wind magic. Updraft is an okay burn card, but requires a bit too much setup, getting all those Fog counters onto the field. Defensive Tactics I already had as a super rare, but the ultimate rare variant is new. Wish my ultimate rare wasn¡¯t a repeat, but it is technically something I didn¡¯t have, so I¡¯ll take it. Enishi, Shien''s Chancellor is perfectly fine. More samurais is always good. Evil HERO Lightning Golem is fine, but it is nothing more than an ¡®evil¡¯ Thunder Giant. Still nice to have, but I think I¡¯ll stick to the regr Elemental Heroes. Don¡¯t want to be too evil. Evil HERO Inferno Wing is the same. And Security Orb is kind of bad, but I can probably reverse engineer it into something useful. I¡¯ll do another 50 GLAS packs before I swap sets. I¡¯ll just get what I don¡¯t get from the packs with Different Dimension Capsules. So yeah. Another 50 packs. Spoiler GLAS 50 packs 2 Spoiler Truckroid (Common) x11 Cloudian - Nimbusman (Common) x8 Cloudian - Turbulence (Common) x7 diator Beast Hoplomus (Common) x8 Test Ape (Common) x8 diator Beast Bestiari (Common) x8 Cloudian - Poison Cloud (Common) x10 Stealthroid (Common) x6 diator Beast Dimacari (Common) x4 Cloudian - Ghost Fog (Common) x8 Gambler of Legend (Common) x4 Witch Doctor of Sparta (Common) x11 diator Beast Secutor (Common) x5 Superalloy Beast Raptinus (Common) x10 Ancient Gear Knight (Common) x7 Alien Hypno (Common) x9 Infinity Dark (Common) x11 Magical Reflect Slime (Common) x7 Chambein of the Six Samurai (Common) x14 Cloudian - Smoke Ball (Common) x5 Fog Control (Common) x13 Lucky Cloud (Common) x14 Super Double Summon (Common) x4 Contact Out (Common) x8 diator''s Return (Common) x9 Swing of Memories (Common) x5 Summon Cloud (Common) x4 Cloudian Squall (Common) x10 diator Beast''s Battle Halberd (Common) x8 "A" Cell Incubator (Common) x9 diator Beast''s Battle dius (Common) x10 Soul Devouring Bamboo Sword (Common) x6 Foolish Revival (Common) x9 Release from Stone (Common) x11 Light-Imprisoning Mirror (Common) x7 Parry (Common) x6 Interdimensional Warp (Common) x8 Natural Disaster (Common) x9 Disarm (Common) x9 An Unfortunate Report (Common) x3 Swiftstrike Armor (Common) x6 Rain Storm (Common) x7 Over Limit (Common) x9 No Entry!! (Common) x10 Shadow-Imprisoning Mirror (Common) x4 Detonator Circle "A" (Common) x10 Double-Edged Sword Technique (Common) x5 Spirit of the Six Samurai (Common) x13 Elemental HERO Chaos Neos (Ghost Rare) x1 Cloudian - Acid Cloud (Rare) x5 Cloudian - Altus (Rare) x2 diator Beast Laquari (Rare) x3 diator Beast Spartacus (Rare) x3 Cloudian - Cirrostratus (Rare) x5 Evil HERO Infernal Gainer (Rare) x1 Expressroid (Rare) x2 diator Beast Murmillo (Rare) x1 Goblin ck Ops (Rare) x3 Alien Telepath (Rare) x1 diator Beast Gaiodiaz (Rare) x6 Evil HERO Dark Gaia (Rare) x2 diator Beast''s Battle Manica (Rare) x2 Diamond-Dust Cyclone (Rare) x4 Dark Fusion (Rare) x3 Colosseum - Cage of the diator Beasts (Rare) x4 diator Beast''s Respite (Rare) x1 Cell Explosion Virus (Rare) x2 Necroface (Secret Rare) x1 diator Beast Alexander (Super Rare) x2 Evil HERO Malicious Edge (Super Rare) x1 diator Beast Torax (Super Rare) x1 diator Beast Alexander (Ultimate Rare) x1 Cloudian - Eye of the Typhoon (Ultimate Rare) x1 Enishi, Shien''s Chancellor (Ultra Rare) x1 Test Tiger (Ultra Rare) x1 Evil HERO Inferno Wing (Ultra Rare) x1 Security Orb (Ultra Rare) x2 [copse] [copse] Okay. Necroface is actually amazing. Because by summoning it, I can get back all of my banished cards. So yeah. Amazing. Evil HERO Malicious Edge is something I already had, from the duelist pack Jaden 3, but new from this set. And it is okay. diator Beast Torax is ¡­ I don¡¯t really know. It seems so bad on paper, but maybe there is some decent use for it. Cloudian - Eye of the Typhoon as an ultimate rare is also technically new, so the Collection is growing. But yeah. I¡¯ll quickly check what I need to fullyplete the set, and get those cards into Capsules.
I actually was missing more cards than I first assumed. Starting off, Elemental HERO sma Vice. A pretty decent Fusion monster, but honestly, considering that one of the materials is dedge, I wish it had just a bit more attack. Next up, Skreech. ¡­ it sucks. Nothing more to it. Super Vehicroid - Stealth Union is nice. ¡­ kind of. It looks cool. Just a shame for that halving attack while attacking effect. Dragon Ice is cool, and not just in the pun way. The special summon condition it has is actually pretty good. Especially since you can discard itself from your hand and then special summon it from the GY. Soul Taker I already had from a structure deck, but it still is nice. Just destroy something for basically free. Silent Doom is okay, but Monster Reborn is still better. diator Beast Heraklinos is nice. Good attack, decent effect, just all around good. I guess needing three monsters to summon it is a bit of a downside. Veil of Darkness is an interesting card when ites to Pack Tokens, because as long as you get a Dark monster in a pack, you can get rid of said Dark monster, and get the pack token back. So kind of cool, but unnecessary. Gil Garth is an okay Normal monster, but nothing more. Magic Form is cool. I¡¯ll have to make sure Alice gets a copy or two. Royal Firestorm Guards is perfectly fine. Looks cool and has an okay effect. diator Beast Octavius has an effect to destroy Spells and Traps, and it also is pretty strong, so it isn¡¯t bad. And Tongue Twister is honestly something I¡¯m not sure I want to have in my Collection. Who designed the card? And not just the effect and stats, but also the artwork. Everything about the card is just nightmare fuel. Spoiler
[copse] But yeah. With that, diator¡¯s Assault is fullypleted. Laura will get some additional copies of everythingter, but now I have at least one of everything. ¡­ as soon as the Capsules are done.
Next up, . Like with d Assault, I¡¯ll do about 100 packs first, maybe more if I decide to go crazy, before I set up Capsules to get everything I don¡¯t get from the packs. So yeah, let¡¯s do this. Spoiler PTDN 50 packs 1 Spoiler Imprisoned Queen Archfiend (Common) x8 The Immortal Bushi (Common) x9 Earth Effigy (Common) x8 The Calctor (Common) x7 Wind Effigy (Common) x7 Dark Crusader (Common) x10 Cannon Soldier MK-2 (Common) x7 Obsidian Dragon (Common) x5 Blue Thunder T-45 (Common) x8 Vengeful Shinobi (Common) x6 diator Beast Darius (Common) x5 Samsara Lotus (Common) x5 ck Veloci (Common) x9 Destiny HERO - Departed (Common) x9 Sea Ko (Common) x7 Fire Trooper (Common) x6 Destiny HERO - Dunker (Common) x7 Cyber Ouroboros (Common) x6 Regenerating Rose (Common) x5 Maic Mosquito (Common) x8 Neo-Spacian Twinkle Moss (Common) x9 Gemini Lancer (Common) x10 diator Beast Andal (Common) x7 Antean Pikeman (Common) x7 Dark World Grimoire (Common) x7 Unleash Your Power! (Common) x10 Rainbow Veil (Common) x5 Spell Chronicle (Common) x10 Mirage Tube (Common) x7 Acidic Downpour (Common) x9 diator Beast''s Battle Archfiend Shield (Common) x4 Dimension Explosion (Common) x10 Cybeic Zone (Common) x8 Instant Neo Space (Common) x10 diator Proving Ground (Common) x7 Vicious w (Common) x8 Chain Summoning (Common) x6 Sinister Seeds (Common) x10 Chain Material (Common) x9 All-Out Attacks (Common) x9 Alchemy Cycle (Common) x11 Double Tag Team (Common) x9 Fine (Common) x11 Cybeic Hidden Technology (Common) x13 Rainbow Path (Common) x9 Gemini Trap Hole (Common) x8 Transmigration Break (Common) x9 Armored Cybern (Common) x10 Rainbow Neos (Ghost Rare) x1 Aztekipede, the Worm Warrior (Rare) x5 Shadowpriestess of Ohm (Rare) x3 Lonefire Blossom (Rare) x2 Castle Gate (Rare) x4 Legendary Fiend (Rare) x3 Metabo Globster (Rare) x2 Deepsea Macrotrema (Rare) x1 Dark-Eyes Illusionist (Rare) x2 Future Samurai (Rare) x3 Gigant (Rare) x1 Super Polymerization (Rare) x3 Fires of Doomsday (Rare) x2 Dark Spirit Art - Greed (Rare) x4 Call of the Earthbound (Rare) x5 Cry Havoc! (Rare) x1 Dark Illusion (Rare) x3 Offering to the Snake Deity (Rare) x4 Hate Buster (Rare) x1 Rainbow Life (Rare) x1 Golden Flying Fish (Super Rare) x1 Field-Commander Rahz (Super Rare) x1 Prime Material Dragon (Super Rare) x2 Volcanic Counter (Super Rare) x3 Zoma the Spirit (Super Rare) x2 Escape from the Dark Dimension (Super Rare) x1 Metal Reflect Slime (Ultimate Rare) x1 Drastic Drop Off (Ultimate Rare) x1 Yubel - Terror Incarnate (Ultra Rare) x1 Superancient Deepsea King Cocanth (Ultra Rare) x1 The Beginning of the End (Ultra Rare) x1 [copse] [copse] Well, Drastic Drop Off is new. It isn¡¯t good, but it is new. I also didn¡¯t have an ultimate rare Metal Reflect Slime yet, so that is also technically new. And I know I¡¯ve opened more packs of Phantom Darkness, so honestly, only one new card and one new in that rarity is probably to be expected. So next fifty. Spoiler PTDN 50 packs 2 Spoiler ck Veloci (Common) x8 Imprisoned Queen Archfiend (Common) x10 diator Beast Darius (Common) x8 Vengeful Shinobi (Common) x5 The Calctor (Common) x7 Dark Crusader (Common) x9 Samsara Lotus (Common) x10 Regenerating Rose (Common) x10 The Immortal Bushi (Common) x5 Blue Thunder T-45 (Common) x6 Fire Trooper (Common) x10 Earth Effigy (Common) x7 Wind Effigy (Common) x4 Obsidian Dragon (Common) x5 Cannon Soldier MK-2 (Common) x9 Destiny HERO - Departed (Common) x5 Destiny HERO - Dunker (Common) x6 Sea Ko (Common) x7 Cyber Ouroboros (Common) x5 Maic Mosquito (Common) x7 Neo-Spacian Twinkle Moss (Common) x12 Gemini Lancer (Common) x3 Antean Pikeman (Common) x11 diator Beast Andal (Common) x8 Spell Chronicle (Common) x12 Vicious w (Common) x8 Acidic Downpour (Common) x11 Dimension Explosion (Common) x10 Chain Summoning (Common) x8 Rainbow Veil (Common) x14 Dark World Grimoire (Common) x3 Cybeic Zone (Common) x11 diator Proving Ground (Common) x9 diator Beast''s Battle Archfiend Shield (Common) x6 Mirage Tube (Common) x3 Instant Neo Space (Common) x10 Unleash Your Power! (Common) x11 Alchemy Cycle (Common) x8 Cybeic Hidden Technology (Common) x14 Chain Material (Common) x10 Gemini Trap Hole (Common) x5 Fine (Common) x11 Double Tag Team (Common) x10 Rainbow Path (Common) x8 All-Out Attacks (Common) x9 Transmigration Break (Common) x6 Sinister Seeds (Common) x3 Armored Cybern (Common) x9 Metabo Globster (Rare) x3 Aztekipede, the Worm Warrior (Rare) x3 Castle Gate (Rare) x3 Deepsea Macrotrema (Rare) x3 Lonefire Blossom (Rare) x1 Shadowpriestess of Ohm (Rare) x2 Legendary Fiend (Rare) x3 Dark-Eyes Illusionist (Rare) x2 Gigant (Rare) x4 Future Samurai (Rare) x2 Super Polymerization (Rare) x3 Fires of Doomsday (Rare) x2 Six Samurai United (Rare) x3 Offering to the Snake Deity (Rare) x2 Cry Havoc! (Rare) x3 Hate Buster (Rare) x2 Call of the Earthbound (Rare) x5 Rainbow Life (Rare) x1 Dark Spirit Art - Greed (Rare) x3 Golden Flying Fish (Super Rare) x1 Doomsday Horror (Super Rare) x1 Yubel (Super Rare) x1 Elemental HERO Storm Neos (Super Rare) x2 Dark Eruption (Super Rare) x1 Escape from the Dark Dimension (Super Rare) x1 Zoma the Spirit (Super Rare) x1 The Beginning of the End (Ultimate Rare) x1 Drastic Drop Off (Ultimate Rare) x1 Dark Nephthys (Ultra Rare) x1 Darknight Parshath (Ultra Rare) x2 Metal Reflect Slime (Ultra Rare) x1 [copse] [copse] Okay. Yubel got! Finally. Demon waifu is here and she is here to stay. ¡­ until her effect destroys her. Dark Nephthys is also new, so that is kind of nice. And I didn¡¯t have the ultimate rare version of The Beginning of the End yet either, so that is also technically new. But the most important card is the Yubel, so I think I won¡¯t open more packs. I¡¯ll just get the rest with Capsules.
As for the stuff I wascking, well, there were nine cards. Starting off with the third form of Yubel, Yubel - The Ultimate Nightmare. It is the best of the Yubel forms, but I really am not a big fan of how it looks. Just the demonic twin-headed dragon monster looks ¡­ a bit too demonic and monstrous for my liking. But it is good and it is a Yubel form, so I may use it at some point. The Dark Creator is good. Nothing super special, but it isn¡¯t bad either. Belial - Marquis of Darkness is actually really nice. Not only does it redirect all attacks at itself, but it also does the same for Spells and Traps. And while it cannot ¡®fizzle out¡¯ attacks like some other cards can, it is still a nice attack ma to have. Darklord Zerato is okay. The Raigeki effect is nice, just a shame the card kills itself during the end phase after the effect is activated. But I do question, how is that card a Fairy and not a Fiend? Mutant Mindmaster is another Dark Spellcaster. Like I didn¡¯t have enough of those already. But it does specialize in mind control, so I guess that is cool. Goblin Zombie is Goblin Zombie. It is decent in the TCG, but mostly useless for me. Hannibal Necromancer is yet another Dark Spellcaster. Has a mediocre effect that relies on Spell Counters and is just all around a worse Breaker the Magical Warrior. But then we have thest two, and they are kind of nice. Starting us off, Rainbow Dark Dragon. It is about as good as the regr Rainbow Dragon, so I¡¯ll dly take it. And now I can summon both at the same time, if I want. And then there is DAD. Or Dark Armed Dragon. One of the best cards printed at a time. Which basically caused the meta to devolve into a tier zero format where everyone used DAD. At least if memory serves. So yeah. Dark Armed Dragon is great. Spoiler
[copse] Also, I¡¯m not going to go into any Light of Destruction for now, because I¡¯m tired, and I think that is enough packs and cards for one day. I think I¡¯ll just summon Yubel and see how yandere she is for me. ... and the answer is ... She wanted to take over Lua¡¯s body so that she could spend more time with me. So ... I''ll still summon her from time to time. I just have to be careful while I''m in the Factory. CH.453 Getting the Prince to advertise my Tournament CH.453 Getting the Prince to advertise my Tournament Today was one of those days I wasn¡¯t the biggest fan of. Not because it is actually bad, but because I just ¡­ don¡¯t know how to feel about things. I had been invited to the Royal capital, to join a party hosted by Elias, the second Prince. The number of invites I¡¯ve been getting has been steadily increasing as news of my aplishments have spread, but thetest escapade to the Seaside Paradise dungeon increased the amount a lot. ¡­ and I don¡¯t know it for sure, but I feel like that is because of Rudevik. I feel like he has been telling exaggerated versions of what really happened in there. Because I don¡¯t know if you remember this, but technically, all S-rank adventurers in Ruiso Kingdom are honorary nobles. Sure Rudevik never took a family name, but he does fall into that ¡®technically a noble¡¯ category. So yeah. I think he has been spreading some stories, and you know how things go from there. I usually just decline anything I get invited to, citing the fact that I¡¯m basically on the other side of the country and the travel would be a pain. ¡­ naturally anyone who actually knows me knows that that isplete lie, but whatever. It works on those who just invite me for no reason. But Elias is ¡­ I think we are friends. I¡¯ve taken him dragon riding, so we are friends. And he knows I have airships, so he will expect to see me there, so I won¡¯t refuse. Besides, I think I¡¯ll ask him if he is interested in the Yugioh tournament I wanted to host. If he advertises it a bit, I should get somepetitors. And if, and the if is the big part, if I get some more Synchro monsters, and maybe some more Synchro era sets unlocked, maybe I can host a second tournament that is all ¡®turbo duels¡¯. They wouldn¡¯t technically be real turbo duels, as I don¡¯t have Speed Spells, but whatever. I mean, there were no Speed Spells in Arc-V and Arc-V had turbo duels. I¡¯ll also need more D-Wheels, so I¡¯ll have to spam summon the Synchro monsters I have. Speaking of, I noticed something interesting about the D-Wheel shop. Mainly about the custom D-Wheel section. It doesn¡¯t actually work like I assumed it did. Basically, I don¡¯t buy a new custom D-Wheel with stats that I want, but instead, I buy the stats used and I can then use the same stats to make a new,pletely different D-Wheel. So for example, if I want to make a single wheeled D-Wheel, like Jack¡¯s Phoenix Whirlwind/Wheel of Fortune, whichever name you prefer, I can just purchase the ¡®one wheeled¡¯ option once, and then I can use it for any number of D-Wheels. The same goes for stats. If I purchase the ability to make a D-Wheel with a top speed of 200 km/h, all of my custom D-Wheels can have that top speed. ¡­ sadly there is one big problem. I can¡¯t actually design any D-Wheels that are copies of the D-Wheels in the store, or the designer willin to me about it. Something something copyright and buy the original first. Which is fine, but it just is a bit of a pain. I¡¯ll just have toe up with a way of generating tons of Momentum, and sadly, Laura summoning Synchroes in the Factory doesn¡¯t count for that, so I can¡¯t just be all like: ¡°Laura, take care of it.¡± But I¡¯m sure she will figure out a solution to that little problem. She¡¯ll just need more time to break the Momentum reactor like how she breaks everything else. In a good way. (I do have an idea.) Laura told me. (While Synchro summoning in the Factory doesn¡¯t produce Momentum, riding a D-Wheel does. We may be able to use that.) Yeah. What did I say? Laura always figures a way to break any sort of resource system.
But anyway, back to visiting the Capital and the second Prince. I asked my girls if one of them wanted toe with me, and after apetition which may have been rock-paper-scissors, Cailie was the one toe with me. It will be interesting to see how the Capital¡¯s nobles react to her. Other than her, Cina and Molly also came with us. They aren¡¯t going to take part in the luncheon, but they are going to be our escorts. And besides, when the two of them heard that I¡¯ll be going from the Sawyer manor by carriage, they basically demanded to be there to pull my carriage. So they were dressed in their coachman, or in their coachwoman uniforms, which were really just stylized overcoats, along with a skirt that covered their horse features. Cailie had on a pink dress with some blue embroidery, while I had on a three-piece suit. I know, it isn¡¯t exactly themon suit in this world, but I prefer it. It was green in color, matching both the color and pattern of Cailie¡¯s tail as well as I could. My undershirt was just a simple beige color, and I didn¡¯t have on a tie or a ribbon, because fuck having something around your neck. ¡­ okay, I don¡¯t actually hate having something around my neck, it is just ¡­ ever since Laura told me about what happened with her, anything too tight around my neck is just ¡­ I don¡¯t like it. And yes, naturally my suitcked the left sleeve, so that my dungeon terminal was out in the open for everyone to see.
Once we got to the capital, and yes I did warn Cressida we would be dropping by, I got my carriage out of Storage, Cina and Molly took their positions at the front, while Cailie and I got into the cab. We got more than a few looks while we made our way through the noble district. It isn¡¯tmon to see two centaurs pulling a carriage after all. I¡¯m just d the noble district has less people walking around than the other districts, and most people here know not to try and stop a carriage with a crest. By the way, I guess this is a good time to mention the fact that the luncheon or whatever this party is supposed to be isn¡¯t taking part in the castle, but at the Queen¡¯s vi. Which is interesting, because Her Majesty Nelliel isn¡¯t Elias¡¯ mother. Nelliel¡¯s only child is Princess Nevelle. But it doesn¡¯t really matter to me. A more casual party is more up my alley anyway.
¡°Brian! Wee.¡± Elias called out to me as I got out of the carriage. ¡°Elias. Thank you for the invite.¡± I greeted him casually, just like he did. ¡°And thank you for hosting us, Your Majesty.¡± I greeted the Queen as she approached, before turning to the princess. ¡°You as well, Your Highness.¡± I said to Princess Nevelle. ¡°I think we are beyond that already.¡± The Queen said. ¡°Besides, this is just a simple lunch, not an official party. So feel free to call me Nelliel.¡± ¡°Call me by my name too.¡± Nevelle asked. I quickly confirmed which personality, Nel or Vele was the one here, before I figured out that this was theplete Nevelle, and greeted them appropriately. I then helped Cailie out of the carriage, not that she needed the help, but it looks better if I offer her a hand. Even if she will just casually float out. ¡°... who is she?¡± Nevelle was the first to ask. ¡°... She was at Brian¡¯s home during the reveal, but I don¡¯t recall her being a server.¡± Nelliel said. ¡°True. Allow me to introduce you. This is Cailie, one of my fianc¨¦es.¡± I introduced her to everyone. ¡°... weren¡¯t you already in a rtionship with the dhampirdy and the daughter of the Watchman family?¡± Nelliel asked. ¡°Yes, but they epted that I take on another wife. ¡­ future wife. And since I do hold Cailie dear, I did.¡± ¡°... stupid question, but how is she flying?¡± Nevelle asked. ¡°She isn¡¯t using Wind Magic, right?¡± ¡°No. It is a skill.¡± Cailie answered. ¡°Ah! I apologize for speaking out of turn.¡± She quickly said, thinking she broke some kind of etiquette. ¡°Don¡¯t worry about it.¡± Nelliel said. ¡°As you may have guessed, you know, with no other guests and all of that, this meeting is just between us.¡± That finally made me realize that that in fact is the truth. There was no one else here. Well, not that I care. Again, I prefer casual meetings. ¡°But just where did you pick up this cutie?¡± Elias asked. ¡°Don¡¯t hit on her, or I will challenge you to a duel. In which I will destroy you with no mercy.¡± I warned the Prince. ¡°... do you mind if I tell them the story?¡± I asked Cailie. ¡°... I ¡­ It¡¯s fine. It is my past and without it, I wouldn¡¯t have met you.¡± Cailie answered. ¡°Then let us head to the backyard. We have a table set up.¡± Nelliel said. ¡°... will the centaurs be joining us?¡± She then asked. ¡°They aren¡¯t my fiancees, if that is what you are asking.¡± I quickly said. ¡°And while they do dine with me on HomeBase, because my home my rules, I do not expect you to tend to them.¡± ¡°I¡¯d like them to join.¡± Nevelle said. ¡°Then they will.¡± Nelliel agreed.
The backyard table was nice, but it did have some issues when it came to Cailie and the two centaurs. Cailie wasn¡¯t too bad, I just had to trade her chair for her floating wheelchair. For the centaurs, they were a bit too tall for the table, so the best choice was for me to bring out a nice soft nket for them, before the two lower their horse bodies onto the nket. Yes they could have transformed into humans, but I think this is funnier. As we enjoyed the meal, I told everyone Cailie¡¯s story. Some of them knew parts of it, like Elias knew of the rising mer-folk singer in the Hero¡¯s country, while Nelliel had read the report about the fish problems Cailie caused. What none of them knew was the spirit world adventure we all went on, or how we ¡®took over¡¯ the Nixie n. ¡°... now I want to visit the spirit world. Brian, could you take me there?¡± Nevelle asked. ¡°Sorry, but can¡¯t. I don¡¯t have the skills for that yet.¡± I apologized. ¡°I can probably get Lady Janina to do it for us. She isn¡¯t that difficult to bribe.¡± ¡°... I find it rming that you talk about the Supreme Dragon in that way.¡± Nelliel said. ¡°What? I speak to a queen this way, I talk to a supreme dragon this way. It is just what I do.¡± ¡°She is referring to the fact that you are just casually able to ask her for favors.¡± Elias pointed out. ¡°While I don¡¯t know everything, I do sometimes talk with representatives from the Crystal Empire. They say the Supreme Dragon is tough when ites to trades and such.¡± ¡°... well, it may be because my monsters are the few things in the world that can actually challenge her.¡± ¡°They can? How strong are they?¡± ¡°Yes. They are strong.¡± I answered. ¡°That somehow answers everything and nothing.¡± After a bit of silence, Nelliel brought up a different topic. ¡°Could you tell us the story of the centaurs? How did youe across them?¡±
After the meal, I gave the Royal family some gifts I¡¯d brought with me. Because of course I brought some things. First were a few emerald roses. Yes, they didn¡¯t have an official name, so I named them emerald roses. Second and third was something to do with said roses. Mainly some emerald rose tea, which is just generic tea with some emerald rose petals mixed in. The tea it makes tastes ¡­ better than just straight tea, but it isn¡¯t super special in taste. The special part is that after drinking some of it, your Wind Magic will get a temporary power boost, whichsts for around 2 hours for a cup of tea. More tea, longersting effect. The third is basically the same, but in potion form. So a Wind Magic boosting magic potion. The potion was far from perfect, as I don¡¯t have a dedicated alchemist/potion maker on staff, so I just had to have my monster who was the best at it make the potion. It is more effective than the tea, but the effectsts for a shorter time. Last were the new resurrection ribbons, made with Ribbon of Rebirth. Spoiler [copse] Nelliel really liked the flowers, and asked where they came from. To which Cailie responded by getting out her dragon. She was about to summon it, before I interrupted her, summoned Gora Turtle of Illusion to make sure people outside the property couldn¡¯t see what came next, and then I let Cailie summon her Wind Rose Dragon. Spoiler
[copse] The Royal family then asked Cailie if she would be willing to sing for them, and I think she usually would refuse, I think having Wind Rose Dragon by her side gave her a bit of extra confidence, and she agreed to give a short performance.
After that little show, Nevelle asked me something important. ¡°Brian¡­ I¡¯ve heard you¡¯ve taken on apprentices at HomeBase.¡± ¡°Yeah. I¡¯m bringing in dhampirs Lua and I cured so they may learn True Blood Magic.¡± I confirmed. ¡°Alongside other useful skills.¡± ¡°... do you think I could also study there?¡± Nevelle asked. ¡°I want to get better with my unique skill, but ¡­ there isn¡¯t exactly anyone who can teach me things about it. ¡­ but maybe you¡¯d have a summon that can.¡± ¡°... I don¡¯t recall one off the top of my head, but I suppose your unique skill is somewhat simr to Soul Magic, so Lady Janina might have some tips. And I may have some monsters that can also help.¡± ¡°... is that a yes?¡± ¡°Yeah, why not? It isn¡¯t like one more student will break anything. In fact, I¡¯ve always nned on taking more students. We are just ¡­ well, let¡¯s just say that dhampirs are easier to feed than regr people.¡± ¡°I can get you in contact with food producers, if that really is a problem.¡± Nelliel offered. ¡°It isn¡¯t the production part, but the cooking part.¡± I told her. ¡°HomeBase housesrge CropFields, and is fully self-sufficient when ites to food. It is just ¡­ the kitchen staff will get overwhelmed and while I¡¯m working on it, teaching cooks isn¡¯t an instant process.¡± ¡°Yes, I can see how that might be a problem. Trained chefs are also in high demand, so I can¡¯t just get you them.¡± Nelliel said, sounding a bit apologetic. ¡°I guess if you know of some people who are willing to learn, I can always just take them in and have my chefs teach them. I just don¡¯t have the connections to find people like that.¡± ¡°If you are willing to teach my daughter, I can find you those people.¡± ¡°Sounds like a deal.¡± I agreed.
After a bit more chatting, mainly setting up the timeline on Nevelle moving to HomeBase and all of that, our meeting was done. ¡­ almost. I still had something to ask Elias. ¡°Elias, if I were to host a small little tournament where you y a game based on my summoning cards, would you be interested in joining? And what about advertising it a bit so we can actually have somepetitors.¡± ¡°You can y a game with them?¡± Elias asked. ¡°Won¡¯t that be extremely dangerous?¡± ¡°Nah, I got it covered.¡± I reassured him. We weren¡¯t going to actually use the real cards, but literal cardboard copies of them. They won¡¯t actually be able to summon any monsters. I¡¯ll just develop a hologram table that will be able to project the monsters, kind of like the tables they use in the anime, and we will be golden. ¡°... I wouldn¡¯t say I¡¯m not interested. Where would you hold this tournament and what the reward will be? I¡¯d ask about the rules and the game, but I feel like you wouldn¡¯t tell me that.¡± ¡°Yeah, the rules and the card pool are still in the works. ¡­ don¡¯t ask. I¡¯ll host it on HomeBase, which I¡¯ll move to an appropriate location, and like with the reveal, I¡¯ll take care of all the transportation. Also, the grand prize will be a Card Summoner skill orb, and a few cards to go along with it.¡± ¡°... REALLY!?¡± ¡°That was the idea, yes.¡± ¡°No! Not that! You have skill orbs for that skill!?¡± ¡°Yep.¡± I confirmed. ¡°... could I have one?¡± He asked meekly. ¡°If you win the tournament, you can. And if you win, I¡¯ll even give you Victory Dragon, the golden dragon you¡¯ve flown.¡± ¡°Now I must win.¡± ¡°... I feel like this is going to backfire.¡± I muttered. ¡°You won¡¯t bring actualpetition now.¡± I then felt someone ce their arm on my shoulder, before she said. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I will deal with the advertisement. Women are better at that anyway.¡± Nelliel reassured me. ¡°Little Elias won¡¯t have a free win.¡± ¡°... please don¡¯t call me that.¡± ¡°Thank you.¡± I thanked the Queen. ¡°I shall ce my trust in you. ¡­ and if you want to take part¡­¡± ¡°Thank you, but I think I¡¯ll leave it to my daughter and the boys. But I wouldn¡¯t mind visiting your home again, so perhaps I can observe.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll send you an invite.¡± I promised. And so, we headed out of the Queen¡¯s vi, and eventually out of the city. ¡­ not that we officially ever were in the city. That is just what happens when you enter and exit illegally. Invisible space ships for the win! Also, I do realize that when I got the invite, I was a bit ¡­ angry about it. I don¡¯t like social gatherings. But meetings like these, where everything is super casual. Yeah. I like them. CH.454 Tournament Card Pool and Packs CH.454 Tournament Card Pool and Packs ¡°Okay. So ¡­ ce the card here and ¡­¡± I muttered to myself as I was testing out a hologram Yugioh table and the cardboard cards I will be using for the tournament. You really think I¡¯d give out a ton of actually super powered cards that can summon monsters capable of destroying cities. I won¡¯t. I know I have the Queen and Elias spreading the info about the tournament, but still, I don¡¯t trust random nobles with cards. And besides, I have to limit the card pool anyway, so by having everyone use fake cards, I can control the card pool. And I won¡¯t be tempted to bring out some of the big hitters for my own deck. The hologram table is just that, a hologram table. It is simr to the tables used in Duelist Kingdom of the Yugioh anime, except a lot smaller. ce a card onto a dedicated slot, and the table will put up a hologram. Nice and simple, and it is working perfectly. As for the cards, they are literally just printed cardboard, so I can produce them for basically nothing using HomeBase. Now the more important part is the card pool. I¡¯ve had a few ideas, but in the end, I have to be pretty limited with it. Not because I want to, but because I can¡¯t expect the locals to know every Yugioh card ever. So what I did was I took every non-effect Fusion monster in my collection, then picked the materials that are needed to make them, and that was going to be the monster pool for the tournament. Is it too limiting? I don¡¯t think so. Will we see a lot of Blue-Eyes Ultimate decks? Yes. Oh right. Yeah, I didn¡¯t mention that part yet. The entire tournament will be yed under a permanent Fusion Gate. So free fusions for all. Spoiler [copse] Then there is also a list of Spells and Traps that are allowed, that I won¡¯t be getting into, because it would be a bit too long. Just know that I banned all of the generic ¡®destroy all¡¯ cards, be it Mirror Force, Dark Hole or Heavy Storm. But draw cards like Pot and Graceful aren¡¯t limited, so it will be interesting to see if people will run 3 of them, or if they will overlook that in search of more power. In my opinion, the top deck should end up being Master of Oz turbo or something like that. Master of Oz has 4200 attack, and it only needs two materials, so it is pretty easy to bring out. Spoiler [copse] Other than that, Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon is also a great option, because as long as you get one Thunder Dragon, you can discard it, search 2 Thunder Dragons, and fusion summon Twin-Headed. Spoiler
[copse] Also, it will be interesting to see if anyone runs either Anti-Fusion Device or Non-Fusion Area. Yes, both are allowed. Spoiler
[copse] I think I might personally go for Non-Fusion Area strat, but I don¡¯t know. And no, I¡¯m not taking part in the tournament itself, because I¡¯ll have to be the main judge. But I can challenge the winner of the tournament. I¡¯ll just need to make myself a deck that fits my own rules. I don¡¯t want to be too cheaty, after all. Oh. Also, in case you were wondering, other than the limited card pool, all other standard Yugioh rules apply. 8000 life points, 5 card opening hands, person going first doesn¡¯t get a draw and so on. Standard modern Yugioh rules.
But back to the regr stuff I need to ¡®worry¡¯ about. Which is my collection. I have a set toplete, so let¡¯s get onto it. Today, working on . It is thest set of the pre-Synchro era I haven¡¯t fullypleted, and I want toplete it. And the way to do that is packs. ¡­ but admittedly I¡¯ve only opened 20 packs of Light of Destruction, so I don¡¯t think it is time for speedrun openings just yet. I¡¯ll do 20 packs today, normally, and then maybe tomorrow I¡¯ll speedrun some more. And after that, I¡¯ll just Capsule the rest of the cards. So let¡¯s get on with it. Spoiler LODT 1 Tour of Doom, Jain, Lightsworn Pdin, Inteary Invader "A", Raging Cloudian, Wends, Portable Battery Pack, D - Fortune, Mystical Cards of Light, Froggy Forcefield [copse] Starting off just as bad as you expect, with all repeats. Next. Spoiler LODT 2 Portable Battery Pack, Arcana Force XVIII - The Moon, Limit Reverse, Arcana Force VII - The Chariot, Demise of the Land, Volcanic Queen, Hero Mask, Mystical Cards of Light, Owner''s Seal [copse] Again, repeats. But Owner¡¯s Seal is still nice. Next. Spoiler LODT 3 Arcana Force I - The Magician, Gragonith, Lightsworn Dragon, Miracle Flipper, Raging Cloudian, Lucky Chance, Level Tuning, Cloudian - Storm Dragon, Goblin Recon Squad, Ribbon of Rebirth [copse] Again, repeats. But I like Gragonith and Ribbon of Rebirth is great for the rebirth ribbons. Next. Spoiler LODT 4 Cup of Ace, Cloudian - Storm Dragon, Arcana Force I - The Magician, Batteryman Charger, Hero Mask, Raging Cloudian, Garoth, Lightsworn Warrior, Volcanic Queen, Glorious Illusion [copse] Okay. Well Glorious Illusion is new, but it is just Call of the Haunted for Lightsworns andes with a maintenance cost. Aka. it isn¡¯t that good. Next. Spoiler LODT 5 Miracle Flipper, Portable Battery Pack, Lucky Chance, Arcana Force III - The Empress, Short Circuit, D - Formation, Raging Cloudian, Celestia, Lightsworn Angel, Destruction Jammer [copse] Celectia, huh. She is ¡­ a monster. She looks pretty, but her effect is okay at best. I¡¯d even have to go out of my way to tribute summon her if I want to trigger the effect. But like with a lot of the Lightsworns, I really like her armor and equipment. It looks really nice. Next. Spoiler LODT 6 Raging Cloudian, Rainbow Gravity, Dice Try!, Jain, Lightsworn Pdin, Wends, D - Formation, Tour of Doom, Arcana Force VI - The Lovers, Destruction Jammer [copse] Nothing new. Next. Spoiler LODT 7 Sanguine Swamp, Raging Cloudian, Mystical Cards of Light, Arcana Force IV - The Emperor, Spell Gear, Unifrog, Demise of the Land, Destiny HERO - Dread Servant, me Spirit Ignis [copse] Two new cards? Nice. Dread Servant goes with the Field Spell, so I guess it is nice. And me Spirit Ignis is ¡­ not amazing. I guess the good thing is that I can fill up the GY with a ton of Fire monsters and then Ignis¡¯ effect will burn for a ton. So ¡­ I guess it is okay. Next pack. Spoiler LODT 8 Summon Limit, Unifrog, Golden Bamboo Sword, Arcana Force VII - The Chariot, Lucky Chance, Sanguine Swamp, Cross Porter, Arcana Force 0 - The Fool, Golden Ladybug [copse] All repeats. Next. Spoiler LODT 9 Space Gift, Limit Reverse, Cup of Ace, Arcana Force 0 - The Fool, Arcana Force VII - The Chariot, Rainbow Gravity, Light Spiral, Hero Mask, Deck Lockdown [copse] All repeats. Next. Spoiler LODT 10 Destiny HERO - Dread Servant, Arcana Force 0 - The Fool, Quick Charger, Jain, Lightsworn Pdin, Arcana Force III - The Empress, Miracle Flipper, Dice Try!, Goblin Recon Squad, Simorgh, Bird of Ancestry [copse] All repeats. Next. Spoiler LODT 11 The Lady in Wight, Arcana Force III - The Empress, Limit Reverse, Inteary Invader "A", Raging Cloudian, Space Gift, Jain, Lightsworn Pdin, Cross Porter, Lumina, Lightsworn Summoner [copse] Lumina is new. And she isn¡¯t bad. Special summoning stuff from the GY is always nice, even if it is just other Lightsworns andes with a discard cost. Next. Spoiler LODT 12 Inteary Invader "A", Space Gift, Jain, Lightsworn Pdin, Cup of Ace, Limit Reverse, Spell Gear, Arcana Call, Goblin Recon Squad, Nimble Musasabi [copse] Nothing new, but having more Musasabi is nice. Next. Spoiler LODT 13 Limit Reverse, Golden Bamboo Sword, Arcana Force VII - The Chariot, D - Fortune, The Lady in Wight, Jain, Lightsworn Pdin, Arcana Force I - The Magician, Arcana Force III - The Empress, Substitoad [copse] Already have a Substitoad, but I don¡¯t mind having another one. The Toads to taste great. ¡­ I didn¡¯t say that, it was someone else. ¡­ Next pack, before I grill myself some frog legs. Spoiler LODT 14 Portable Battery Pack, Gragonith, Lightsworn Dragon, diator Lash, Miracle Flipper, Sanguine Swamp, Cup of Ace, Destiny HERO - Dread Servant, Deck Lockdown, Magical Exemr [copse] Well hello Magie. I didn¡¯t know you were in this set. Yes, I already had ess to Magical Exemr, because it is in a structure deck I can get. Actually, I¡¯ve had ess to her for a long time. Even before HomeBase ever took flight. So ¡­ that is something. But it is new from this set, so that is nice. Next pack. Spoiler LODT 15 Golden Bamboo Sword, D - Formation, Demise of the Land, Short Circuit, Summon Limit, Destiny HERO - Dread Servant, Level Tuning, Volcanic Queen, Golden Ladybug [copse] Nothing new, next. Spoiler LODT 16 Arcana Force I - The Magician, Inteary Invader "A", Miracle Flipper, Cloudian - Storm Dragon, Wends, Arcana Force VII - The Chariot, D - Fortune, Spell Gear, Light Barrier [copse] Nothing new, next. Spoiler LODT 17 D - Formation, Portable Battery Pack, Arcana Force XVIII - The Moon, Arcana Force VI - The Lovers, Lucky Chance, Unifrog, diator Lash, Jain, Lightsworn Pdin, Arcana Force XIV - Temperance [copse] Temperance is new. And it is not bad. Both the discard to negate battle damage effect and the on field effect of halving battle damage. Next. Spoiler LODT 18 D - Formation, Arcana Force 0 - The Fool, Arcana Call, Golden Bamboo Sword, Quick Charger, Tour of Doom, Reversal of Fate, DUCKER Mobile Cannon, Batteryman Industrial Strength [copse] Interestingly the super rare isn¡¯t the new card. Industrial Strength is the new card. And it is ¡­ actually kind of okay. Has a decently easy special summoning effect. A good destruction effect and nice stats, except defense. So yeah. Batteryman Industrial Strength is nice. Next pack. Spoiler LODT 19 Rainbow Gravity, Quick Charger, Tour of Doom, diator Lash, Garoth, Lightsworn Warrior, Realm of Light, Arcana Force IV - The Emperor, Arcana Force I - The Magician, Froggy Forcefield [copse] Nothing new. Onto thest pack. Spoiler LODT 20 Mystical Cards of Light, Hero Mask, Raging Cloudian, Arcana Force 0 - The Fool, Cross Porter, Dice Try!, Golden Bamboo Sword, Maximum Six, Dark Valkyria [copse] Maximum Six is new. ¡­ but it sucks. But the good news is, if Ria wants to learn multi-armedbat, Maximum Six might be a good teacher. Sadly I don¡¯t have multi-armed avatar dolls, so I¡¯d have to summon him. Or the training would have to take ce in the Factory. But still, a new card is a new card. And a new card is a decent way to end an opening.
With the opening done, I had one little job to do. I had to visit the Capital and pick up Princess Nevelle, so she could temporarily move to HomeBase. It was nothing more than a quick flight there and back, but we did take the return trip a bit slower, because Nevelle wanted to look around. And yes, I do have theplete Nevelle, not just half of her. ¡­ that sounded wrong, but whatever. I then had Molly and Cina help Nevelle settle in. She was a bit surprised when she saw the humanoid form of the two centaurs, as she didn¡¯t know they could do that, but nothing a quick exnation didn¡¯t cover.
From there, we went on to have her first lesson on Soul Magic, which started off interestingly. ¡°Yes. You are definitely splitting your soul.¡± Lady Janina said, as she observed Nevelle¡¯s unique skill. ¡°If you learn how to do so, you could instead make a copy of your soul, and then all versions of you would carry all of your skills, instead of having to split them like you do.¡± With that as her goal, Nevelle dived straight into the Soul Magic lessons. But wait, there is more. Because someone else decided that they are good enough at Soul Magic to try something. And that someone was Alice. Or in this case, I think calling them Alice Mana is more appropriate. Because she was able to separate her two souls, sending the ¡®Alice¡¯ soul into an unmodified dragon avatar. We used the unmodified ones as they are a bit better for this. The avatar dolls are specifically designed for my cards, so they can cause some problems. But with a dragon avatar, Alice was able to exist in it just fine, while Mana was taking care of the body. It was kind of interesting to see the two split like that, because I¡¯ve gotten so used to thebined Alice. They then rbined in the one body, and we decided to call the Soul Magic lesson done. CH.455 Yubel surprises and Training CH.455 Yubel surprises and Training ¡°Good morning, my dear Master.¡± Was what I woke to that day. The voice was a bit strange, sounding like a mix of male and female. I didn¡¯t instantly recognize who it belonged to, so I opened my eyes and took a look. In the room with me was just one person, and not anyone who regrly spends time on HomeBase. They were a decently tall person, but I can¡¯t exactly call them a male, nor a female. It almost looked like they were half of both. It took me a second to realize that I knew who they were, but I will fully admit, theck of the wings and any of the other more demonic features did throw me off a bit. The giveaway was the mix of silvery white and dark purple hair, split evenly among the middle. ¡°... Yubel. What are you doing here?¡± I asked my monster. Spoiler [copse] ¡°What? Am I not allowed to wake you up, Master?¡± She ¡­ they asked. ¡°You are, but you aren¡¯t on rotation today.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not on rotation any day. You didn¡¯t give me a shift. So I had to make myself one.¡± She said, as she offered me a ss of water. And yeah, fuck that. I¡¯m going to be calling her a she, because convenience. Yes I know she is a genderless half-human, half- ... subus? Whatever she is, I''ll call her a her. After taking a sip, I then asked her. ¡°And just how did you do that?¡± ¡°That part was quite simple, really.¡± She said, as she took back the ss of water. ¡°I simply used that Soul Magic the dragon was teaching you. The most difficult part was getting Tahlia to release one of the dragon avatars for my use, but I managed to bribe her.¡± ¡°... should I ask?¡± ¡°I promised her I¡¯d get you to make her and Fantasia their own dedicated dragon avatars. Or would you prefer avatar doll in this case? Either is fine, really.¡± ¡°... Well, I don¡¯t mind, but sadly, I¡¯m not sure if they can ever exist outside of the Factory. They are skills, so ¡­¡± ¡°You can just do what that Nevelle girl is learning to do. Use Soul Magic to make them an artificial soul. Shouldn¡¯t be that difficult.¡± ¡°Says the super demon who was corrupted by light.¡± ¡°Master.¡± Yubel said, with a serious tone. ¡°I know I¡¯ve ¡­ Well, one version of me, may have gone a bit too far for their love, but I am not the same as they were.¡± ¡°... you say that, but you literally escaped the Factory and appeared in this world without my permission.¡± ¡°Had you given me a shift, I wouldn¡¯t have had to do that. ¡­ but now that I am here, would it be too much to ask for an avatar doll that can show my true beauty.¡± ¡°... I¡¯ll consider it.¡± I gave in. ¡°But in return, you have to promise no more sneaking out of the Factory. ¡­ if Laura gives you permission you may, but unless I or she do, no sneaking out. And no making promises that I¡¯ll have to upkeep to bribe her to help.¡± ¡°I can agree with that.¡± Yubel said, but she then got a mischievous look on her face. ¡°Now, let me help you up, Master. It is time for your morning bath. And your perfect servant shall help you clean!¡± I got up, as she offered, but instead of heading to the bathroom, I headed for the room of my door. ¡°... you know, you really should have spent a bit of time learning my schedule.¡± I told her, as I opened the door, while I used Storage to change my PJs for some exercise clothing. ¡°I always do a morning exercise before my morning bath.¡± I said, as I left the room.
After my morning exercise, I did take a bath, and yes, I did allow Yubel to wash me. She somehow learned Soul Magic and got both Tahlia and Fantasia to her side, so she deserves at least that much. And then, it was time for me to get to work. I didn¡¯t actually have all that much for today. I just checked the reports, read the letters and approved what needed to be made with HomeBase. It took me only about 40-ish minutes, and I was off to join Blood Magic practice. No, I really didn¡¯t need to dedicate that much time to practicing Blood Magic, as I was ¡­ sufficient with it, but I wanted to. Spending time with Lua is great, but sadly the magic lessons keep her busy on most days, and the days she isn¡¯t teaching, she is learning Holy Magic. So the best way for me to spend time with her, outside of bed, is to join in on the lessons. After Blood Magic with Lua, I went for a swim with Cailie and the other mer-folk. I know they go for swims daily, and I do try to join them at least every other day. They were swimming on floor 9 of HomeBase, which I had transformed into a peaceful-ishke floor. It wasn¡¯t an ocean like some of the deeper water floors of HomeBase, but instead a freshwaterke. Mer-folk can naturally swim in both ocean and freshwater, so I went with fresh water for this floor. As to why I call this floor ¡®peaceful¡¯, well that is because it has very few monsters. It does have some, but they are kind of weak, mostly F and E-rank fish monsters. Sure they can still hurt someone who is low leveled, but luckily the mer-folk are used to living in waters where monsters like that appear, so they can handle themselves. And besides, we can kill the fish for food, so that is a nice bonus. After swimming was lunch, but that is not all that important. Our lunches were an open buffet on most days, as not everyone can take their lunch at the same time nowadays. We generally have a few dishes avable each day, usually about 6. Two of them are always blood dishes, mostly for the dhampirs but anyone can eat them, while two arepletely vegetarian, mostly for Cina and Molly. They do eat meat, but they prefer vegetables and vegan food. I generally take a bit of everything, mostly to get the taste of the day. With our kitchen staff being a mix of apprentices, cooks, and the few monsters I have that are actually great chefs, they want feedback on the food. And I¡¯m willing to give it, because while not everythinging out of the kitchen is amazing, nothing is ever bad. ¡­ okay, maybe sometimes, but only rarely. After lunch, I went for some sword practice, and I was doing it with Alice. Naturally Alice was using a swordstaff, while I had a bastard sword. Or a hand-and-a-half sword, as they are also called. And sure, my mithril sword is more of an arming sword, or a one handed sword, but Errelitea is a bastard sword, so I¡¯ve decided to focus mostly on bastard swords. And the Red-Eyes Sword is a two-handed sword, so it isn¡¯t like I can just fully focus on one. Both Alice and I had recently learned the Flickering Step skill, so we were basically maximizing the use of the skill to really get a handle on it. It was more difficult for Alice, as her Strength wasn¡¯t as high as mine, so while her mind could easily keep up with the speed, thanks to her high Magic stat, her body sometimes didn¡¯t move fast enough, and she¡¯d end up tripping. My more bnced stats are just a bit better for things like this. And thus, at the end of our practice session, Alice asked for an install. She was between Stim-Pack, for Strength Boost, and The Reliable Guardian, for Defense Boost. I just told her that she could take both right now, and so she did just that. I also decided to install Stim-Pack into myself for Strength Boost. Sure it will push back my next ¡®actual skill¡¯ install by a couple weeks, but I think I can wait a bit more. Spoiler
[copse] After the installs, I brought a book out of Storage. It was originally nothing more than a book made from high quality paper, bound in leather, but I installed Magic Form into it, turning it into a magic book dedicated to Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl. Spoiler [copse] And Alice is half Dark Magician Girl, so the book is perfect for her. Spoiler
Name: Alice Mana Watchman
Race: Magical Girl !
Level: 160 [+10]
HP: 3000 [+140]
Mana: 8945 [+1230]
Strength: 2132 [+298]
Defense: 2292 [+238]
Magic: 6469 [+986]
Skills:
Magical Girl LV.3 (unique-racial)
Limit Break LV.1 (extra)
Card Summoner LV.4 (extra) [+1]
Magician¡¯s Power LV.6 (extra) [+1]
Erasure Magic LV.4 (extra) [+1]
Multicasting LV.6 (extra)[+1]
Mana Flight LV.7 (extra) [+1]
Telekinesis LV.6 (extra) [+1]
Giant yer LV.3 (extra)
Summon Dark Spirit (extra)
Summon Fire Spirit (extra)
Spiritual Dark Magic LV.11
Spiritual Fire Magic LV.10
Earth Magic LV.7[+3]
Advanced Mana Control LV.15 [+1]
Magic Boost LV.9
Quick Cast LV.10
Instant Cast LV.6
Fast Mana Recovery LV.10
Magic resistance LV.5
Polearm Technique LV.7
Staff Technique LV.4
Flickering Step LV.1 [new]
Strength Boost LV.1 [new]
Defense Boost LV.1 [new]
Designing LV.1
One with two Souls
One who defeated the Impossible
Nyx¡¯s Blessing
Ninatia¡¯s Blessing
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
Storage ess (Brian Wood)
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: One without a Race - Swordsman (Advanced Human) ?
Level: 172 [+6]
HP: 8360 [+240](+25,000)
Mana: 12,800 [+560] (+22,800)
Strength: 3395 [+300]
Defense: 4035 [+120]
Magic: 5240 [+220]
Unique-Racial Skills * Spoiler
One of Every Race LV.3 (unique-racial)
- Jack of All Trades LV.2 (racial) [+1]
- Draconic Body LV.3 (racial)
- Draconic Magic LV.3 (racial)
- Swift Swimming LV.5 (racial) [+1]
- Tough ws LV.2 (racial)
- Rending ws LV.1 (racial)
- Advanced Summoning Magic LV.3 (racial)
- Spirit Magic LV.5 (racial)
- True Blood Magic LV.4 (racial)
[copse]
Unique Skills Spoiler
Pack Opener LV.8 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.8 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
[copse]
Extra Skills * Spoiler
Limit Break LV.1 (extra)
Spiritual Space Magic LV.5 (extra)
Spiritual Time Magic LV.4 (extra)
Mana Vision LV.4 (extra) [+1]
Telekinesis LV.8 (extra)
Mana Flight LV.4 (extra) [+2]
Dark Chain LV.3 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.10 (extra)
Beast Union LV.2 (extra)
[copse] Spoiler
Mental Visual Designing (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Time Spirit (extra)
Summon Space Spirit (extra)
Summon Light Spirit (extra)
Summon Dark Spirit (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Summon Fire Spirit (extra)
Summon Earth Spirit (extra)
Summon Nature Spirit (extra)
Summon Beast Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
[copse]
Normal Skills * Spoiler
Sword Technique LV.6 [+1]
Mana de LV.3 [+2]
Shield Technique LV.5
Flickering Step LV.1 [new]
Strength Boost LV.1 [new]
Defense Boost LV.11
Advanced Mana Control LV.15
Fast Mana Recovery LV.4 [+1]
Quick Cast LV.3 [+1]
Instant Cast LV.1
Taming LV.2
Designing LV.5
[copse]
Titles Spoiler
Dragon Life Dedication (Greater True Fire Dragon) Language Comprehension (humanoid) (draconic)
Lachros¡¯ Blessing Iris¡¯ Blessing
Eosther¡¯s Blessing Nyx¡¯s Blessing
Thssa¡¯s Blessing Gaia¡¯s Blessing
Ninatia¡¯s Blessing Pan¡¯s Blessing
Nature Spirits Blessing (Greater) Friend of the Spirits
SS-Rank Summoner Skill Maker
Blood Sucker (racial) Honorary Baron of Ruiso Kingdom
ve Master ves: Rhianna
[copse]
[copse] Oh. And one more thing. When my Swift Swimming racial skill reached level 5, I unlocked a new race. That being Melusine, or a draconic mer-folk. It is the same race as what Cailie¡¯s System Support took, so it was nice to have. As a Melusine, I¡¯m basically just a mer-folk but with draconic wings, and my tail is dragon scales instead of the normal mer-folk scales. It is kind of nice, but the wings do get in the way of swimming just a bit, so I still have to get used to them. It was still a bit of a challenging race to use, as it did rely heavily on the Draconic skills, and while I¡¯m alright with them, I¡¯m not the best. But I¡¯ll manage. Oh, and in case you were wondering, Melusine is considered a special race by One of Every Race. CH.456 Crimson Crisis CH.456 Crimson Crisis With another daying, so came some news from the Goddess. Well, Aulis in this case, but anyway. It was just standard fissure news, along with a thanks for a job well done at the Seaside Paradise dungeon. It was pretty standard for us by now, especially for the fissures that take part away from any cities or towns like this one, so we made a quick battle n, and headed out to confront the fissure. The only special part was Paulina. She wasing with us, as she has reached level 99, so she wanted to try and get her Limit Break skill. Since her evolution into a Nature Sorceress in ,Paulina has learned both Nature Magic and Sorcerer¡¯s Determination. Nature Magic came mostly from the nature spirits, while Lua was able to help her with Sorcerer¡¯s Determination. Her Monarch of Magic is basically just an evolved form of Sorcerer¡¯s Determination, so it was the closest skill we had to it. Also, Paulina was able to make a contract with one of the lesser nature spirits. It was nothing special, and nothing near what you could do with a blessing from a greater or superior spirit, but Paulina was still happy with what she has. And because of her contract, Paulina now had a small flower growing out of her head. It looked like a hair essory, but it did actually grow from Paulina¡¯s head, and it held the body of the lesser spirit. But enough about that, we have a fissure to deal with.
The fissure took us to the northern part of Narra Kingdom. The area was quite far away from any civilization, as I said earlier, and the only special thing about it was the decently sizedke that was in the area. We quickly checked over the area, just in case there was something not on the maps in the area, but we didn¡¯t find anything too interesting. There were a few monster dwellings, or ces monsters had made their homes, but since they are in the middle of nowhere, we didn¡¯t go out of our way to destroy them. I then dove into theke just to confirm there were no random dungeons at the bottom of theke, but I didn¡¯t find anything, so I think we are good. Did find a C-rank shark monster though, but I killed it. I then regrouped with everyone, we went over our battle n again and we were ready to start. Sadly, the pre-sign of the fissure hadn¡¯t appeared yet, but since it will be in this general area, and there is no dungeon in the way, I¡¯ll just activate Dimensional Fissure and pop open the weak spot. Had a pre-sign appeared, I¡¯d have used Errelitea to cut it open. Spoiler [copse] I then called out Exodia to repair everything and just sat back and watched. After all, my job was just defending Exodia. That was until we realized that this fissure wasn¡¯t quite like the ones we¡¯ve faced before. Because instead of one SS-rank monstering out of the fissure, multiple S-rank monsters popped out instead. With some A-ranks to boot. There were three S-rank monsters. A lesser fenrir, a false dragon and a lesser leviathan. I think you all know what a lesser fenrir is. It is an S-rank wolf monster, and just not quite asrge or dangerous as a real fenrir. A false dragon is just that, a false dragon. It looks like a dragon, but it can¡¯t use Draconic Magic and it has a monster core, like any other monster. And a lesser leviathan is a big water monster, arguably one toorge for theke it headed for. It looks like the mosasaurus from the Jurassic World movies. But as I said earlier, it wasn¡¯t just the S-ranks. There were also four A-ranks that appeared. We¡¯ll really have our hands full, because our battle n was for one super powered beast. Alice and Lua reacted to the changing situation quickly, summoning out some monsters. Alice summoned her Red-Eyes ck Dragon, while Lua called out her Vampire Voivode. Spoiler
[copse] I then quickly began to organize the raid. ¡°Paulina!¡± I called out. ¡°Take down the lesser fenrir! Cailie, assist her!¡± I then moved to Alice and Lua, but instead of yelling, I used our System link tomunicate with them. Cailie would also hear it, so she can inform Paulina. (Alice, Lua. Take care of the false dragon and then move onto the A-ranks. I¡¯ll summon a monster to y with the lesser leviathan.) I told them. I then quickly called out Elemental Hero Neos and Neo-Spacian Aqua Dolphin, before fusing them together to form Elemental HERO Aqua Neos. I also equipped both Instant Neo Space and Neos Force to Aqua Neos, both to make sure it can stay for a sufficient time and to boost its attack a bit. Spoiler
Yes, you can¡¯t actually equip Neos Force to the Neos fusions, but I think that is stupid, so I¡¯ll allow it to be equipped. I also decided that because of Instant Neo Space, the shuffle effect of Neos Force is negated. You may cry about it, but honestly,in to Konami. Why did they make Neos Force so bad?
[copse] With Aqua Neos now taking care of the leviathan, or at least keeping it busy, I could focus back on protecting Exodia from the A-rank monsters. And for that, I did what I do best. I called for more help. This time with Summoning Magic, calling for my ice dragon, Hime?a. The ice dragon was happy to be called into action, and she went to work on the A-rank monsters. All she really needed to do was keep them busy until Alice and Lua take care of the false dragon anyway.
So while the multiple fights were going on, I just focused on protecting Exodia. Honestly speaking, it was easier than it was with that eight headed hydra, because I could stop all iing attacks with barriers made with Space Magic. Things got a bit more interesting when one of the A-ranks, a greater wyvern to be specific, made it past Hime?a, so I had to engage it. But by abusing my set cards and my Dark Chain skill to bind up the wyvern, and then bringing out Errelitea to sever the head of the wyvern, I managed it without any real problem. Soon enough Alice and Lua were done with the false dragon, so they moved onto mopping the A-ranks with Hime?a. Alice had upgraded her Red-Eyes into Red-Eyes Darkness Dragon, while Lua went ahead and XYZs summoned The Zombie Vampire. Spoiler
[copse] After they cleared the A-ranks, they moved onto the lesser leviathan, so I ordered Aqua Neos to knock it out of the water, before abined attack from Darkness Dragon, Zombie Vampire, Alice and Lua annihted the beast. We then watched over the fissure as Exodia closed it, while also keeping an eye on the Paulina and Cailie vs. lesser fenrir fight. The fight was quite challenging for them, as the Life Equalizer and burn strategy didn¡¯t work on the lesser fenrir. It doesn¡¯t have quite enough HP for it. Spoiler [copse] So instead, they were doing it the regr way. Shear force. Cailie had summoned out her two Aromaseraphy synchroes to help them with it, while Paulina had summoned Neo Aqua Madoor to be her defense, while Gemini Elf helped with the offensive power. Spoiler
[copse] It took them a while to beat down the S-rank wolf, which really just proves that I need to hand out more powerful monsters to people like Paulina. Her biggest offensive power being Gemini Elf just really won¡¯t cut it against fissures.
With the fissure cleared, we confirmed the damage to the area, and there was some, but it wasn¡¯t the worst environmental destruction we¡¯d ever done. But still, we do take care of the environment, so between summoning Nature spirits, Nature Magic from both Cailie and Paulina, and a Rain of Mercy, we fixed most of the damage. Spoiler [copse] The rest can heal naturally. Also, since this was a fissure, it means a new set for me. . And a new set means a quick pack opening. ¡­ Well, first we gotta get back to HomeBase. And because I know you want to know, yes, Paulina got Limit Break. Apparently just an S-rank monster is enough for that. And she didn¡¯t even solo the monster, as she got support from Cailie. It probably counts because neither of them had Limit Break yet. I think if one of them already had the skill, it may not have counted.
Now on HomeBase, let¡¯s get onto the main event. Crimson Crisis. 10 packs. Starts ¡­ Now! Spoiler CRMS 1 Six Scrolls of the Samurai, Cross-Sword Beetle, Nightmare Archfiends, Flip Flop Frog, Verdant Sanctuary, Ebon Arrow, Assault Mode Activate, Hydra Viper, Hyper Synchron [copse] Six Scrolls of the Samurai is unnecessary. I have unlimited searching and summoning, so I don¡¯t need a card that special summons something from the deck. Cross-Sword Beetle is a fun card for Solidarity Insect deck, and it is just ¡­ it is decent and I may use it if I use Insects at some point. Nightmare Archfiends is not good. Why give your opponent decently powerful tokens? Flip Flop Frog is fine. I probably won¡¯t use it, but it isn¡¯t terrible. Verdant Sanctuary is another Field Spell I can set up in the Factory, so that is nice. Ebon Arrow seems useful at first, but there are cards that do way more fof way less, so why would you use it? Assault Mode Activate is nice to have, for when I actually get some Assault Mode monsters. Hydra Viper is trash. Sure it can attack 3 times per turn, but you have to tribute a monster for each attack. And Hyper Synchron is situational as anything. The 800 boost in attack is nice. It being a LV.4 tuner is nice. But why does it banish the summoned monster during the end phase? Is an 800 attack boost that game breaking? Didn¡¯t think so. But that effect only applies to dragons, so for anything else, it is a serviceable LV.4 tuner. Next pack. Spoiler CRMS 2 Morphtronic Mix-up, Assault Revival, Night Wing Sorceress, Assault Overload, Dark Tinker, ckwing - Siro the Dawn, Fake Explosion, Synchro Change, Lifeforce Harmonizer [copse] Morphtronic Mix-up is another card that just doesn¡¯t do enough. It isn¡¯t bad, but other cards do more for less setup, so I won¡¯t use it. Assault Revival is fine, because Assault Mode monsters normally cannot be resurrected from the GY, but with Assault Revival they can. Night Wing Sorceress looks pretty and she is a Wind Spellcaster, so maybe I¡¯ll use her as an instructor for Wind Magic, as well as the Winged Flight skill. Her effect is fine, butrgely unnecessary. Assault Overload is trash in 99% of situations, but I suppose if one of my Assault Mode monsters would die anyway, may as well tribute it for some nice burn damage. Dark Tinker is a tuner, so that is nice, but its effect is useless. ckwing - Siro the Dawn is my first ckwing, so that is nice. It also has decent attack, and the effect isn¡¯t terrible. So yeah, not bad. Fake Explosion is pretty bad, but I guess it can get me copies of Summon Reactor, so it isn¡¯t useless. Synchro Change sucks. Nothing more to it. Sure you could use it to cheat out some more difficult to summon Synchro monsters, but having their effects negated just makes it not worth it. And Lifeforce Harmonizer is perfectly fine. Nothing special, but I wouldn¡¯t call it bad. It also is an ultra rare, so that is nice. Next pack. Spoiler CRMS 3 Desert Protector, Spell Reactor RE, Morphtronic Mix-up, Assault Mode Activate, Assault Mercenary, ckwing - Bora the Spear, Cross-Sword Beetle, Super Sr Nutrient, Arcane Barrier [copse] Desert Protector is an interesting Insect. Effects are fine, just a shame it is a bit weak without the defense buffs it gets. Spell Reactor RE is something I really need to test out. If it can counter spells, like it should be able to, it might be amazing. Assault Mercenary is fine, but not super special. ckwing - Bora the Spear is of course fantastic. One of the best ckwings. Super Sr Nutrient is another one of those cards that I just really don¡¯t need. And Arcane Barrier sounds way stronger than it actually is. Maybe if it actually had anything to do with protection, I could use it to reinforce HomeBase¡¯s barriers, but it doesn¡¯t so I can¡¯t. Next pack. Spoiler CRMS 4 Night Wing Sorceress, Submarine Frog, Vengeful Servant, Assault Revival, Seed Cannon, Twin-Sword Marauder, Assault Overload, Flying Fortress SKY FIRE, Doomkaiser Dragon/Assault Mode [copse] Submarine Frog is fine, especially under the Wends Field Spell. Vengeful Servant is very much situational, but being situational doesn¡¯t make it bad. I might be able to use it at some point. Seed Cannon is fine. Decent burn damage with not too difficult setup. I might give a copy to Cailie. Twin-Sword Marauder is actually really nice. Double attacking is good, piercing is good. Nothing wrong with it, except maybe the attack stat. And then we have the two big boys. Flying Fortress SKY FIRE is perfectly fine, but I can¡¯t actually summon it and the same goes for Doomkaiser Dragon/Assault Mode. Definitely nice to have both, I just need the materials needed for the summons. Next pack. Spoiler CRMS 5 Psychic Sword, ckwing - Siro the Dawn, Six Scrolls of the Samurai, ckwing - Bora the Spear, Morphtronic Map, Mysterious Triangle, Verdant Sanctuary, Morphtronic Mix-up, Alien Overlord [copse] Psychic Sword is a decent equip when fighting super powerful monsters. Fissures, I¡¯m looking at you. Morphtronic Map is another Field Spell. Sadly it kind of sucks. The attack boost is nice, but setting it up takes too long, and the Field Spell doesn¡¯t have protection, so it is kind of worthless. Mysterious Triangle is okay-ish. Like destroying a monster and special summoning one from the deck are both nice effects, just a shame it destroys the monster during the end phase. And Alien Overlord is perfectly fine. Maybe a bit too monstrous looking, but otherwise, it is good. Next pack. Spoiler CRMS 6 Ivy Shackles, Seed Cannon, Morphtronic Mix-up, Dupe Frog, Trap Reactor Y FI, Assault Teleport, Assault Mode Activate, Morphtronic Forcefield, Star st [copse] Ivy Shackles is interesting and I might give a copy to Cailie. She has kind of a nt theme going on. Dupe Frog is good. Attack redirection is always nice. Trap Reactor Y FI is needed for SKY FIRE, so it is good to have. Sadly I don¡¯t think it is anywhere as good as Spell Reactor. Assault Teleport is not worth using. Morphtronic Forcefield is actually kind of nice, if I happen to be running Morphtronics. And Star st isrgely unnecessary. Next pack. Spoiler CRMS 7 Trojan diator Beast, Telekic Power Well, Super Sr Nutrient, Descending Lost Star, Assault Mercenary, Morphtronic Boarden, Flip Flop Frog, Alien Kid, B.E.S. Big Core MK-2 [copse] Trojan diator Beast is ¡­ I guess I could use it for Pack tokens, but just no. Not worth it. Telekic Power Well is kind of like Soul Charge. ¡­ except a ton more limited and so on. But it isn¡¯t bad. Descending Lost Star is just a worse Call of the Haunted. I guess it isn¡¯t a Continuous Trap, so that could be seen as an advantage, but doesn¡¯t matter, it sucks. Morphtronic Boarden is cool, because it is a ne, but that doesn¡¯t make it good. Alien Kid is okay. It ces down A-Counters. And it is a super rare. Andst, B.E.S. Big Core MK-2. Already had like ¡­ too many copies of it because of Boss Rush. But didn¡¯t have one from this set yet, so it is nice to get. Next pack. Spoiler CRMS 8 Trap Reactor Y FI, Dupe Frog, Morphtronic Boarden, Nightmare Archfiends, Desert Protector, Assault Mercenary, Seed Cannon, Assault sh, Pollutant Virus [copse] Assault sh is a situational Raigeki, so yeah, it is fine. And Pollutant Virus is also fine. Not super amazing, but fine. Next pack. Spoiler CRMS 9 Hydra Viper, Half or Nothing, Morphtronic Boarden, ckwing - Bora the Spear, Assault Revival, Nightmare Archfiends, Summon Reactor SK, Verdant Sanctuary, Psychic Tuning [copse] Half or Nothing isn¡¯t bad. It is actually kind of good. Situational, but good. Summon Reactor SK is thest part of SKY FIRE, so it is nice to get. And Psychic Tuning is another Call of the Haunted like card. But at least it makes the resurrected Psychic monster be treated as a tuner, so that is cool. Still not super necessary. Last pack. Spoiler CRMS 10 Raptor Wing Strike, Psychic Sword, Night Wing Sorceress, Morphtronic Forcefield, Half or Nothing, Trojan diator Beast, Twin-Sword Marauder, Nightmare Archfiends, Psychic Tuning [copse] And thest pack has all of one new card. Raptor Wing Strike. And I already spoke about searchers. I don¡¯t need them. Still, a good opening as a whole. One super rare, one ultra rare and one ultimate rare. Can¡¯tin. Just a shame I didn¡¯t get a single Synchro monster and the one Assault Mode I got was for a monster I don¡¯t have the Synchro version of. CH.457 Modifier Races CH.457 Modifier Races And today, now that I had finally finished ¡­ not all but most of the preparations for my first Yugioh tournament, The Fusion Gate Tournament, named that after the Field Spell I based the card pool on, it was time to make some advertisements. They woulde in the form of these little leaflets I¡¯ll make with HomeBase. They will have the info on when and where the tournament will take ce, as well as the prizes. On top of that, I¡¯m also printing separate booklets that will have all the rules of Yugioh ¡­ well, you know, the general rules you need to know to y the game. As well as the tournament card pool. I¡¯ll then deliver some numbers of both to the Queen and hope she will distribute them. I¡¯ll also send some through the letter exchange boxes I have, so that the people I¡¯ve given those letter exchange boxes can read up on the tournament and decide if they want to take part. From HomeBase, not many were going to take part. Mostly because they will be busy running everything here. Alice was going to take part. She had a janky dragon fusion deck, running arguably the brickiest brickfest ever. It was basically a Red-Eyes fusion deck, with Meteor ck Dragon and ck Skull Dragon as her ace monsters. She also ran Thunder Dragon, and some other jank, but I¡¯m honestly not sure if she is taking this seriously, or if she is just trying to meme. Spoiler
[copse] But honestly speaking, I¡¯m d she has a ¡­ not so great deck. If Alice really went all out on deck building, she¡¯d likely destroy everyone else in the tournament. Say what you want, but she does still have Mana¡¯s memories, and Mana experienced both the ancient shadow games, as well as the more modern Duel Monsters versions of Yugioh. Nevelle also decided to take part, but I don¡¯t know what deck she will be running.
As the days with the dhampirs studying under us kept going, we made an interesting discovery. Dhampirs can get the Swift Swimming skill. Yeah. I didn¡¯t know it either, until one of the dhampirs that had learned Vampiric Body Modification decided to see if they can make themselves a mermaid tail. And after they seeded in that, they began to swim with Cailie and the other mer-folk on the daily, eventually gaining the Swift Swimming skill. But for the dhampir, it wasn¡¯t a racial skill, but an extra skill. Probably because you have to have Vampiric Body Modification to be able to get Swift Swimming, and it isn¡¯t an inherent thing dhampirs can just do. Same as how Lua has her Winged Flight as an extra skill, but for bird-folk, it is a racial skill. Despite the fact that Lua¡¯s wings are actually a natural part of her body and she in fact needs to use a skill to hide them away. So yeah. I guess the discovery is that if you can alter your body structure with a skill, you can learn racial skills thanks to it. And because of it, I¡¯ve been looking into skills that can transform your body structure. I of course have the ultimate skill when ites to that, One of Every Race, but that is a unique-racial skill. Not something that can just be easily gained. I¡¯m decently sure I only have it because the Goddess literally gifted me both the race and the skill. Dhampirs have their skill for transforming, so maybe we can go from that. Molly and Cina both also have a body transformation skill, but that is limited between their un-evolved and evolved forms. But yeah. In theory, if a human could alter their body like a dhampir can, new skills. So I really wanted to look into that. And the way I did it was ¡­ it''s a bit out there. I basically used Telekinesis and Spirit Magic to make ¡®spiritual limbs¡¯ made purely out of magic and mana. Yes, it is about asplicated as it sounds, and in all honesty, is kind of a waste. Or it would be if there weren¡¯t potential skills involved. In this case, in the form of a System inquiry from the System Agents.
The technique you are trying to perform has been taken into consideration for forming a new skill.
We would like detailed notes on what you want the skill to do, so we may consider it.
There was also an additional note that seemed to be directly from one of the agents that know me.
PS. Just do what you did with Designing. I¡¯m sure we¡¯ll make a skill out of this yet.
So I did just that. Basically, what I wanted the skill to do is to allow for the forming of extra limbs made of mana. It should also be able to add additional features to already existing limbs, like magical ws. Or do things like coat both of your legs in mana to make a makeshift mer-folk tail. Sadly, because it isn¡¯t body modification, what it cannot do is remove an unwanted appendage. After filling in the info and ideas I had, the System soon enough sent a reply.
A simr skill already exists. Multi-Armed. Skill is limited to ¡®Multi-Armed¡¯ races. Most races can evolve into ¡®Multi-Armed¡¯. We would like you to test Multi-Armed first, then resubmit your skill suggestion.
Race: Multi-Armed unlocked.
I quickly pulled up One of Every Race and checked it out.
One of Every Race
Normal Races ss Races Modifier Races Special Races
Human ? Swordsman ? Multi-Armed ? Dragon Hearted ?
Advanced Human Guardian ? Melusine ?
Cat-folk ? Sorcerer ? Spiritual Human ?
Mer-folk ? Summoner ? Spiritual Beast-folk ?
Dhampir ? User of Rare Skills Spiritual Mer-folk ?
Dhampir Cured ? Spiritual Being ?
[Change to selected Race]
And apparently, my new race isn¡¯t even a new race. It is actually a modifier race. And the first of them that I have. If modifier races are a thing ¡­ why isn¡¯t ¡®spiritual¡¯ a modifier race? I have like four Spiritual races, so why couldn¡¯t Spiritual be a modifier?
Suggestion epted. Spiritual is changed into a modifier in One of Every Race. Special Races with ''Spiritual'' in the name, with the exception of Spiritual Being, have been deleted as they are now unnecessary.
I watched as the skill screen before me quickly changed. Spiritual Human, Spiritual Beast-folk and Spiritual Mer-folk all disappeared, while Spiritual appeared above Multi-Armed in the Modifiers section.
One of Every Race
Normal Races ss Races Modifier Races Special Races
Human ? Swordsman ? Spiritual ? Dragon Hearted ?
Advanced Human Guardian ? Multi-Armed ? Melusine ?
Cat-folk ? Sorcerer ? Spiritual Being ?
Mer-folk ? Summoner ?
Dhampir ? User of Rare Skills
Dhampir Cured ?
[Change to selected Race]
I then quickly experimented what I can and can¡¯tbine Modifier races with, and to make a long story short, Modifiers can go with anything. If I want to be a Multi-Armed Summoner Mer-folk, I can do that. Spiritual Melusine? Yes. Spiritual Spiritual Being? ¡­ well, that one results in an error, so I can¡¯t actually do that. But I can be a Multi-Armed Spiritual Being. I can be a Spiritual Dhampir, something I couldn¡¯t previously do. I can even have both Spiritual and Multi-Armed active at the same time. So because of that, my new go to race will now be Spiritual / User or Rare Skills (Advanced Human). I won¡¯t be throwing in Multi-Armed just yet, but maybeter. Though I think I¡¯ll keep Multi-Armed forbat only. It isn¡¯t really necessary in day-to-day life.
I decided to test Multi-Armed by sparring with Ria. She already has her own Multi-Armed technique, using Vampiric Body Modification, so I decided she¡¯d be the best opponent for me. ¡­ It didn¡¯t go too well for me, because Ria is way better than I am at hand-to-handbat, but I did get a feeling for that skill. And modifier, but it is also a skill, because confusing things are confusing. Still, I think my skill suggestion might work on top of what is already here. The Multi-Armed, both skill and modifier, are cool, but not quite what I had in mind. My idea was literally having new body parts made of mana and magic that youmand simr to Telekinesis. And Multi-Armed just isn¡¯t that. Because with physical armses physical limitations. Multi-Armed also cannot do things like giving you ws, unless you already had ws, or turn your legs into a mer-folk tail. Both something I wanted to have as a part of my skill. But it isn¡¯t like Multi-Armed is bad. It is actually quite nice, and for some reason, I feel like Ria might evolve into a Multi-Armed ¡®something something¡¯ Dhampir. Don¡¯t know why. Something just gives me that feeling. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: One without a Race - Spiritual / User or Rare Skills (Advanced Human). ?
Level: 174 [+2]
HP: 8430 [+70](+25,000)
Mana: 12,840 [+40] (+22,800)
Strength: 3495 [+100]
Defense: 4085 [+50]
Magic: 5260 [+20]
Unique-Racial Skills * Spoiler
One of Every Race LV.3 (unique-racial)
- Multi-Armed LV.1 (racial) [new]
- Jack of All Trades LV.2 (racial)
- Draconic Body LV.3 (racial)
- Draconic Magic LV.3 (racial)
- Swift Swimming LV.5 (racial)
- Tough ws LV.2 (racial)
- Rending ws LV.1 (racial)
- Advanced Summoning Magic LV.3 (racial)
- Spirit Magic LV.5 (racial)
- True Blood Magic LV.4 (racial)
[copse]
Unique Skills Spoiler
Pack Opener LV.8 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.8 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
[copse]
Extra Skills Spoiler
Limit Break LV.1 (extra)
Spiritual Space Magic LV.5 (extra)
Spiritual Time Magic LV.4 (extra)
Mana Vision LV.4 (extra)
Telekinesis LV.8 (extra)
Mana Flight LV.4 (extra)
Dark Chain LV.3 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.10 (extra)
Beast Union LV.2 (extra)
[copse] Spoiler
Mental Visual Designing (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Time Spirit (extra)
Summon Space Spirit (extra)
Summon Light Spirit (extra)
Summon Dark Spirit (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Summon Fire Spirit (extra)
Summon Earth Spirit (extra)
Summon Nature Spirit (extra)
Summon Beast Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
[copse]
Normal Skills * Spoiler
Sword Technique LV.6
Mana de LV.3
Shield Technique LV.5
Flickering Step LV.1
Strength Boost LV.2[+1]
Defense Boost LV.11
Advanced Mana Control LV.15
Fast Mana Recovery LV.4
Quick Cast LV.3
Instant Cast LV.1
Taming LV.2
Designing LV.5
[copse]
Titles Spoiler
Dragon Life Dedication (Greater True Fire Dragon) Language Comprehension (humanoid) (draconic)
Lachros¡¯ Blessing Iris¡¯ Blessing
Eosther¡¯s Blessing Nyx¡¯s Blessing
Thssa¡¯s Blessing Gaia¡¯s Blessing
Ninatia¡¯s Blessing Pan¡¯s Blessing
Nature Spirits Blessing (Greater) Friend of the Spirits
SS-Rank Summoner Skill Maker
Blood Sucker (racial) Honorary Baron of Ruiso Kingdom
ve Master ves: Rhianna
[copse]
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Rhianna
Race: Dhampir Brawler
Level: 120 [+12]
HP: 4595 [+325]
Mana: 3840 [+520]
Strength: 2990 [+315]
Defense: 2287 [+246]
Magic: 1905 [+220]
Skills:
True Blood Magic LV.7 (Racial) [+1]
Vampiric Body Modification LV.8 (Racial) [+1]
Brawling LV.7 (Racial) [+1]
Limit Break LV.1 (extra)
Status Drain LV.3 (extra) [+1]
Winged Flight LV.3 (extra)[new]
Card Summoner LV.3 (extra)
Fire Magic LV.8
Mana Control LV.8
Fast Mana Recovery LV.6
Internal Magic Technique LV.9 [+1]
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.9 [+1]
Counter Strike LV.5
Flickering Step LV.6
Power Boost LV.6 [+1]
Defense Boost LV.6 [+1]
Blood Sucker (Racial)
ve. Master: Brian Wood
Last time shown in CH.415 [copse] CH.458 Fusion Gate Tournament – part 1 CH.458 Fusion Gate Tournament ¨C part 1 And so, the day for my first Yugioh tournament arrived. I had a total of fourteenpetitors signed up, plus Alice and Nevelle for a total of sixteen. Less than I was hoping for, but more than I was fearing. At least we got more than 10. With the numbers, I could do a few types of tournaments. The main one would be the type you are most used to, the elimination tournament. But I didn¡¯t like the idea, as some people would only get one match. So instead, I broke the sixteenpetitors into four groups of four. Each of those groups will then have their own round robin style qualifiers, from which the overall winner gets to the top four. The top four will then be in an elimination-type tournament, and the winner will get to duel me. Winning against me does grant an additional reward, that of Victory Dragon and three Troop Dragons, while winning the regr part of the tournament grants you Gaia The Fierce Knight and Gilford the Legend. As well as the very much coveted Card Summoner skill orb. Spoiler
[copse] And you¡¯ll also get a custom duel disk, but that willeter, because I will have to custom make one for the winner. ¡­ admittedly, I originally wanted to give the winner a Fusion monster, for obvious reasons, but also for reasons, I don¡¯t think that is a good idea. That reason being Polymerization. Spoiler [copse] In short, Polymerization is OP. In long, since you can use it on real people, as long as they agree to it, I really don¡¯t want to have a loose copy of Poly going around. The only one currently holding a copy of Poly, outside of HomeBase, is Christina. She needed one for her Amazoness fusions. But other than that, nope. And that is for the best. Christina knows what Poly can do. She was there during the Jenna experiment. So I don¡¯t think she will misuse her card. But some random noble. ¡­ Yeah. I¡¯m not going to take that risk. I naturally taxied all of thepetitors to HomeBase, which I had moved to be over Ruiso Royal Capital for the tournament. Over half thepetitors came from the capital, but there were a fewing from other ces, so I had to taxi them here. The notable people were Cressida, one of Alice¡¯s aunts and the ¡­ assistant? of Elias. I don¡¯t actually know her real job title, but she does work with the Second Prince. Elias naturally also took part. I made sure to tell him that he cannot order Cressida to lose to him on purpose, or I¡¯d disqualify them both. Mateo Garner, husband of Angelina, also took part. Sadly he was the only one from Sawyer city, but at least someone from there came. As a somewhat surprisingpetitor, a young-ish dwarf from Smorog came to take part in thepetition. He heard about it from us, since I did send him the advertisement. And finally, as a somewhat of a surprise guest, , the resident cat-girl ¡®guide¡¯ from the Hero¡¯s country also came to participate. Then there were Alice and Nevelle, but you already knew that. The others were nobody nobles from the Capital that I didn¡¯t really know.aka. they will lose in the qualifiers.
After everyone was here, I made a quick opening speech. Then Einar, Eline and Molly gave all thepetitors their decks. Yes, they did have to submit their deck lists when they signed up, so I had them ready to go. And after everyone confirmed that their decks were good, we were ready to start. For the initial brackets, Nevelle ended up in a bracket with random nobles. She was running a deck focused on Master of Oz, with Rabid Horseman and Sanwitch as additional fusions. Spoiler
[copse] Though honestly speaking, she never summoned Sanwitch, instead just using its two fusion materials, Sangan and Witch of the ck Forest for their effects. But she did have the fusion in her extra deck, even if she never did summon it. Spoiler
[copse] Nevelle won her own bracket, winning all three matches she had, and was the only one toe to the finals without losing a single duel. Not sure if it was because of her deck building, or because she was lucky. Maybe a bit of both. She did turbo out Master of Oz quite quickly. ¡­ it might also be because two of her opponents were running Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, both with no draw power and just some janky monsters.
The next qualifier had Alice and the dwarf us sent our way. The dwarf was running a Machine deck. Kind of. His main fusions were Steam Gyroid and Labyrinth Tank, though he relied more on the fusion materials of those two monsters, rather than the monsters themselves. Spoiler
[copse] He did so by having some decent Equip Spells, like Mist Body and ck Pendant, along with the effects of Cannon Soldier and Steamroid. Spoiler
[copse] Oh by the way. United we Stand and Mage Power weren¡¯t a part of the card pool for the tournament, as they are just a bit too powerful. Spoiler
[copse] Alice naturally had her own Red-Eyes / Thunder Dragon fusion deck. Alice ended up winning their qualifiers, probably thanks to running Magic Cylinder. That trap was able to do some work for her because of the limited backrow destruction. Spoiler [copse] ¡­ Alice was also the only one in her qualifiers who ran both Pot and Graceful at 3. The dwarf did have three Pots, but no Gracefuls. Spoiler
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Elias and Mateo were in the next qualifier. Elias had a Blue-Eyes Ultimate deck, but he also ran some weaker fusions, and main deck monsters, like the Sanwitch package. He also maxed out all of his drawing power, tripling up on Pot, Graceful and he even ran three copies of Upstart Goblin. Spoiler [copse] Thanks to all of that, he actually was able to summon Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon most of the time, even if he didn¡¯t do so on turn one. Mateo ran a deck based on LV.6 fusions and the Fusion Weapon equip spell. It worked decently for him, but in the end, Elias did end up winning their qualifier round. Spoiler [copse]
Thest one naturally had Cressida and . Cressida was running her own version of Master of Oz turbo, but it didn¡¯t go as well for her as it did for Nevelle. Maybe because Cressida didn¡¯t actually run the Sanwitch package. Or maybe because did what I was hoping someone would do. was running Non-Fusion Area, along with the best LV.4 monsters you could get, so she was shutting down the boss monsters of otherpetitors, while herself just having the stronger monsters. Because of that, won her qualifier round, leaving us with our top four. Nevelle, Alice, Elias and .
The semi-finals started off with Nevelle vs. Alice. After a quick coin toss, I was the one tossing the coin by the way, Nevelle got the honor of going first in the first duel. She began by ying Graceful Charity, drawing three and discarding Big Ko and Mystic Horseman. She then set two Spells and/or Traps, set one monster and passed the turn. Spoiler
[copse] For Alice¡¯s turn, she began by drawing a card. She used a Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy one of Nevelle¡¯s set cards, which was Call of the Haunted. Spoiler
[copse] She then discarded a Thunder Dragon, adding two more to her hand. She then used the Fusion Gate Field Spell to fuse together her two Thunder Dragons, and summoned Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon. Spoiler
[copse] She then used Monster Reborn to summon Nevelle¡¯s Big Ko from her GY. Spoiler [copse] And then, Alice attacked. Big Ko attacked, and destroyed Nevelle¡¯s set monster, Des Kangaroo. Maybe Nevelle¡¯s n was to summon back Big Ko, fuse it with the set Kangaroo, and go from there. Spoiler [copse] Alice then attacked directly with Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon, but Nevelle used her set Sakuretsu Armor to destroy the monster. Spoiler [copse] Alice ended her turn by setting one card face down. Spoiler Duel situation.
Cards in hand: 2 Nevelle Life points: 8000
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Cards in hand: 2 Alice Life points: 8000
[copse] And so, it was back to Nevelle. She drew a card and as soon as it was her main phase, she activated the Pot of Greed. And yes, it did allow her to draw two cards. Spoiler [copse] She then used one of them, her own Monster Reborn, to summon Alice¡¯s Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon to her side of the field. Following it up, she normal summoned Witch of the ck Forest. Spoiler [copse] Nevelle attacked with both her monsters, Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon destroyed Alice¡¯s Big Ko, and Witch of the ck Forest got in a direct attack. Alice didn¡¯t use her set card, so her life points dropped to 6800. Nevelle then activated Silent Doom, calling back out her Big Ko. She then fused the Big Ko with a Des Kangaroo in her hand to summon out Master of Oz. Spoiler
[copse] Did the y leave Nevelle with no cards in her hand and no set back row? Yes. But she also has one of the strongest tournament allowed monsters on the field, alongside Alice¡¯s Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon and her own Witch of the ck Forest. Would I have yed differently? Probably. I probably wouldn¡¯t have summoned Master of Oz this turn, as there really wasn¡¯t a big need for it. But we will see how this goes. Alice¡¯s turn. She drew, and then activated her own Pot of Greed. She followed that up by activating Graceful Charity, so she drew three more cards, before discarding two. She tossed out her Brain Control, the best allowed monster stealing card, and a Summoned Skull. Spoiler
[copse] She activated Soul Absorption, before using the Field Spell to fuse together Red-Eyes ck Dragon and Meteor Dragon, and summoned Meteor ck Dragon, gaining 1000 life points. Spoiler
[copse] With her Meteor ck Dragon, Alice then attacked and destroyed the stolen Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon. She ended her turn by setting herst card face down. Spoiler Duel situation.
Cards in hand: 0 Nevelle Life points: 7300
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Cards in hand: 0 Alice Life points: 7800
[copse] Nevelle¡¯s turn, and she drew a card. She didn¡¯t use it, instead moving directly to her battle phase, attacking Alice¡¯s Meteor ck Dragon with Master of Oz. But the attack didn¡¯t go through, as Alice used the card she setst turn, Magic Cylinder, to stop the attack and inflict 4200 damage to Nevelle. Spoiler [copse] Nevelle then entered her main phase 2. Swapped her Witch of the ck Forest from attack mode to defense, and ended her turn. Alice¡¯s turn. After her draw, she normal summoned Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress #1. Spoiler [copse] She then went to her battle phase, destroying Witch of the ck Forest with her just summoned dragon. Nevelle used Witch¡¯s effect to search out Battle Ox. Spoiler [copse] Alice then revealed her set card, the one she set on her first turn. It was Compulsory Evacuation Device and she used it to return Nevelle¡¯s Master of Oz to the extra deck. Spoiler [copse] Spoiler Duel conclusion, duel 1.
Cards in hand: 2 Nevelle Life points: 0
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Cards in hand: 0 Alice Life points: 7800
[copse] With a clear field, Alice used her Meteor ck Dragon to attack directly, winning the first duel of the match. And so, Alice made Nevelle lose her first duel of the tournament.
For the second duel, Nevelle decided that Alice would go first. Alice did so, setting a monster and one face down. On her turn, Nevelle activated three copies of Pot of Greed and two Graceful Charities, getting quite deep into her deck and building up her hand. She then used her own Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy Alice¡¯s set card, which was Anti-Fusion Device. Spoiler [copse] She then used a Silent Doom to bring back a discarded Big Ko, fused it with a Des Kangaroo in her hand and summoned out her Master of Oz. But not being ready to stop there, Nevelle instantly banished another copy of both Big Ko and Des Kangaroo to fusion summon a second Master of Oz. And as if that wasn¡¯t enough, she then banished Battle Ox and Mystic Horseman to summon out Rabid Horseman. Spoiler [copse] She used her Rabid Horseman to destroy Alice¡¯s set Fairy Dragon, followed by the two Master of Oz attacking Alice directly and ending the second duel. Spoiler [copse] Spoiler Duel conclusion, duel 2.
Cards in hand: 2 Nevelle Life points: 8000
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Cards in hand: 3 Alice Life points: 0
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For the third duel, Alice made Nevelle go first. Nevelle did so, and started by setting a monster. She then yed Double Summon to set another monster, and ended her turn by setting a spell/trap. Spoiler [copse] Alice began her turn with Pot of Greed, followed by a Graceful Charity. She discarded Red-Eyes and Re-Fusion. Spoiler [copse] She activated Soul Absorption, before banishing Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress #1 and Fairy Dragon to fusion summon Kaiser Dragon. She then normal summoned a Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress #1. Spoiler [copse] Alice attacked with both of her monsters, and since Nevelle didn¡¯t activate her set card, it might not be a battle trap. Or maybe Nevelle is saving it forter. Her two set monsters were Sangan and Witch of the ck Forest, which could also exin why Nevelle didn¡¯t stop the attacks. With Sangan, she searched out a Des Kangaroo, while Witch of the ck Forest searched out Battle Ox. Alice then set two spell/traps, before ending her turn. Spoiler Duel situation, duel 3.
Cards in hand: 3 Nevelle Life points: 8000
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Cards in hand: 1 Alice Life points: 9000
[copse] Nevelle¡¯s turn and she started off with a Pot of Greed. She followed that up with a Graceful Charity, drawing three, discarding Battle ox and Fusion Weapon. Spoiler [copse] Nevelle then fusion summoned twice, calling out two copies of Master of Oz. Naturally because Alice has her Soul Absorption, she got 1000 life points for each summoning, so she now had a total of 11,000 life points. Nevelle moved to attack Alice¡¯s Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress #1 with one of her Master of Oz, but Alice stopped it with her set Magic Cylinder, burning Nevelle for 4200. Nevelle then attempted the same with the second Master of Oz, only to have a Anti-Fusion Device flipped on her, destroying her Master of Oz. Nevelle then set herst card, before ending her turn. Alice¡¯s turn. She didn¡¯t do much. Just changed her monsters to defense, set one monster, set one spell/trap, and ended her turn. Spoiler Duel situation, duel 3.
Cards in hand: 0 Nevelle Life points: 3800
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Cards in hand: 0 Alice Life points: 11000
Because I can''t turn the images, or at least I don''t know how to do it, I''ll add the border to cards that are in defense position. [copse] Nevelle¡¯s turn. She activated a copy of Graceful Charity, drew three cards, and discarded a Mystic Horseman and a Sangan. She then activated a Pot of Greed, drawing two more. Following that came Mystical Space Typhoon, destroying Alice¡¯s set card, which was another Magic Cylinder. Nevelle then flipped her Call of the Haunted, summoning back her Master of Oz, before she equipped Big Bang Shot from her hand to her other Master of Oz. Spoiler [copse] Nevelle the attacked with her two Master of Oz. The Big Bang Shot one destroyed Winged Dragon, inflicting 3400 piercing damage. The other Master of Oz then attacked Alice¡¯s face down monster, which was a Fairy Dragon. Nevelle ended her turn and it was again Alice¡¯s turn. After her draw, she activated Card of Demise. It may have been a mistake to allow the anime version of the card, but oops, what can I do. Spoiler Card of Demise (anime version): Draw cards until you have 5 cards in your hand. During your 5th Standby Phase after activation, send all cards in your hand to the Graveyard. [copse] Because of the spell, Alice drew 5 cards. She then activated MST and destroyed Nevelle¡¯s Big Bang Shot, banishing the equipped Master of Oz while at it, and gaining Alice another 500 life points. Alice then used Dark Core, discarding a Summoned Skull and banishing Nevelle¡¯s remaining Master of Oz. And again, gaining 500 more life points. Spoiler [copse] Alice then fused thest two cards in her hand and fusion summoned Meteor ck Dragon. She then changed Kaiser Dragon to attack position, and dered an attack with both. The Kaiser Dragon¡¯s attack went through, leaving Nevelle with 1500 life points, but when Meteor ck Dragon attacked, Nevelle used her set Sakuretsu Armor to destroy it. She was still holding on, but with no cards in hand and only 1500 life points, it wasn''t looking the greatest. Spoiler Duel situation, duel 3.
Cards in hand: 0 Nevelle Life points: 1500
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Cards in hand: 0 Alice Life points: 8600
[copse] But Nevelle didn¡¯t give up, instead just drawing another card. And lucky her, it was her third and final copy of Pot of Greed, allowing her to draw two more. She then activated Poison of the Old Man, using the effect to gain 1200 life points. Spoiler [copse] Following it, she now had enough life points to activate her other spell, Dimension Fusion. Nevelle summoned out her two Master of Oz, two Big Ko and one Des Kangaroo, while Alice summoned Red-Eyes ck Dragon, Meteor Dragon and Fairy Dragon, all in defense. Spoiler [copse] Nevelle then used her monsters to destroy all of Alice¡¯s monsters. The two Master of Oz attacked over the attack position Kaiser Dragon and Meteor ck Dragon, inflicting a total of 2600 life points of damage, leaving Alice with 6000. During her main phase 2, Nevelle then fused together a Big Ko and Des Kangaroo on her field, to fusion summon her third Master of Oz. Alice gained another 1000 life points, thanks to her Soul Absorption. Nevelle ended her turn, Alice¡¯s turn and she drew a card. Sadly, it seemed to be useless, as Alice had no choice but to end her turn. Spoiler Duel situation, duel 3.
Cards in hand: 0 Nevelle Life points: 700
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Cards in hand: 1 Alice Life points: 7000
[copse] So the turn returned to Nevelle, and she didn¡¯t hesitate. She attacked directly with two Master of Oz, ending the duel and winning the match.
After the duel, I went with Alice because I wanted to ask her something. I knew the card she drew on herst turn, and I wanted to ask why she didn¡¯t use it. ¡°... she deserved the win.¡± Alice said. ¡°Think about it. What do I get if I win? Basically nothing I don¡¯t already have. But Nevelle. She actually has a prize worth fighting for.¡± ¡°... so you felt bad. You already prevented everyone from your qualifiers from getting here, but you didn¡¯t want to stop Nevelle.¡± ¡°Pretty much. And I will admit, drawing a Re-Fusion in that situation was just pure luck, not skill.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think you need to talk about luck. Nevelle had a ton of it.¡± ¡°I know. ¡­ I just did what felt right at that moment. Besides, I think I¡¯ll enjoy watching her duel her big brother.¡± ¡°... you are saying that as if you already know Elias will win against .¡± ¡°I just have a feeling he will.¡± Alice said. ¡°Yeah. Maybe he will.¡± I agreed. CH.459 Fusion Gate Tournament – part 2 CH.459 Fusion Gate Tournament ¨C part 2 With the tournament continuing, it was time for the second semifinal match. And it was between the second Prince, Elias. And the Hero¡¯s countries resident cat-girl guide/espionage agent/whatever she actually is, . I flipped the coin, Elias called for heads, but the coinnded on tails, so got to pick who would go first. She decided to go first and the duel began. Since was going first, she didn¡¯t get a draw. She just set a monster, followed by setting three cards face down, and ending her turn. Elias¡¯ turn. He drew a card and immediately after that, flipped up her Continuous Trap, Non-Fusion Area. Now neither of them can Fusion Summon monsters. Spoiler [copse] Elias frowned a bit seeing the card, but it didn¡¯t stop him. He began by discarding a Thunder Dragon, adding two more copies from his deck to his hand. Naturally he couldn¡¯t fuse them together, so instead he activated Graceful Charity, drawing three cards and discarding the two Thunder Dragons. Spoiler
[copse] He then activated Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy Non-Fusion Area, but used her set Fake Trap to prevent the destruction of her flood gate. Spoiler
[copse] Elias didn¡¯t seem to have a second MST, as he instead normal summoned a monster, Hibikime. Spoiler [copse] didn¡¯t respond to the summon, and Elias moved to his battle phase. He attacked ¡¯s face down monster with Hibikime, but the face down monster was a Giant Soldier of Stone, so Elias took 550 damage. Spoiler [copse] Elias ended his turn by setting a spell/trap card. Spoiler Duel situation. Duel 1.
Cards in hand: 1 Life points: 8000
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Cards in hand: 4 Elias Life points: 7450
[copse] Back to . After drawing a card, normal summoned Beautiful Headhuntress. She then equipped ck Pendant to it, granting it another 500 attack. Spoiler
[copse] didn¡¯t turn her Giant Soldier of Stone to attack mode, but instead went straight into her battle phase. She attacked Hibikime with her boosted Beautiful Headhuntress. Elias countered by flipping up his set Quick-y Spell, Rush Recklessly, raising Hibikime¡¯s attack to 2150, which is just over the boosted Beautiful Headhuntress. Spoiler [copse] Headhuntress was destroyed, took 50 damage, and since ck Pendant was destroyed, Elias took 500 burn damage. had no choice but to end her turn. Elias turn. He drew and started off his turn by ying Upstart Goblin, drawing a card and giving 1000 life points. He followed that up with a second Upstart Goblin, followed by a Pot of Greed. He then yed Graceful Charity, drawing three cards before discarding two copies of Blue-Eyes White Dragon. Spoiler
[copse] He then activated two copies of Monster Reborn from his hand, summoning back the two Blue-Eyes White Dragons he just sent to the GY. Elias then normal summoned Queen''s Double in attack mode, before moving to his battle phase. Spoiler
[copse] Elias had one of his Blue-Eyes annihte Giant Soldier of Stone, and then his other Blue-Eyes, as well as his Hibikime and Queen''s Double attacked directly. didn¡¯t stop any of the attacks, so she took 4800 damage, taking down to 5150 life points. Elias ended his turn. Spoiler Duel situation. Duel 1.
Cards in hand: 0 Life points: 5150
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Cards in hand: 3 Elias Life points: 6950
[copse] ¡¯s turn, and she drew. She quickly activated her Pot of Greed, drawing two more. She then set both cards she drew and ended her turn. Elias¡¯ turn, and as he saw the card he drew, he got an almost manic grin onto his face. He then tributed both his Hibikime and Queen''s Double to tribute summon his third Blue-Eyes White Dragon. Sadly for him, it wasn¡¯t to be. Because a tribute summon is still a normal summon, and had a card waiting. Trap Hole destroyed Elias¡¯ just summoned Blue-Eyes. Spoiler [copse] Elias then moved to battle, attacking directly with a Blue-Eyes, but again, he was stopped. This time, by Sakuretsu Armor. And so, Elias¡¯ second Blue-Eyes bite the dust. Spoiler [copse] Elias then attacked with the third, but this time, didn¡¯t counter him, opting to take the 3000 damage. Spoiler Duel situation. Duel 1.
Cards in hand: 0 Life points: 2150
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Cards in hand: 3 Elias Life points: 6950
[copse] ¡¯s turn, and she drew. She then activated the card she got, Monster Reborn, calling out one of Elias¡¯ Blue-Eyes White Dragons to her side of the field. didn¡¯t choose to attack with it, simply ending her turn. Elias¡¯ turn, and he drew. He started off with a Graceful Charity, to which he discarded The Snake Hair and Dragon Zombie. Spoiler
[copse] He followed that up by ying A Wingbeat of Giant Dragon, returning his Blue-Eyes to his hand, while both ¡¯s Non-Fusion Area and her down spell/trap would be destroyed. In response, activated her Waboku, which will prevent her from taking any damage this turn, and keeps her Blue-Eyes safe this turn. Or that is what she thought, but Elias had other ideas. Because he activated Brain Control, taking control of ¡¯s Blue-Eyes. Not that it will do him much good, since won¡¯t take damage anyway. Spoiler [copse] That is, if it wasn¡¯t for Elias¡¯ next card. Silent Doom. With it, he special summoned a Blue-Eyes from his GY in defense position. He then banished the two Blue-Eyes on his field and the one in his hand to fusion summon Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon. Spoiler
[copse] But since was still protected by Waboku, Elias ended his turn. Spoiler Duel situation. Duel 1.
Cards in hand: 0 Life points: 2150
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Cards in hand: 1 Elias Life points: 6150
[copse] ¡¯s turn. She drew a card, set that one card, and ended her turn. Elias¡¯ turn. He drew and activated the Mystical Space Typhoon he got, trying to destroy ¡¯s face down, but activated it in response. Her Anti-Fusion Device destroyed Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, but Elias didn¡¯t seem all that taken back by it. Spoiler [copse] Instead, during his main phase, he yed his Re-Fusion, summoning back his Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon. He then used his Ultimate Dragon to attack directly, winning the first duel of the match. Spoiler [copse] Spoiler Duel conclusion. Duel 1.
Cards in hand: 0 Life points: 0
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Cards in hand: 1 Elias Life points: 5350
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For the second duel, since Elias won the first, was once again allowed to pick who goes first, and she decided to let Elias go first this time. So Elias did. He fused together Hibikime and Queen''s Double in his hand, summoning out Empress Judge. He then set a card and ended his turn. Spoiler [copse] ¡¯s turn, and after drawing a card, she fused together her Giant Soldier of Stone and Ancient Elf to summon Mystical Sand. Spoiler
[copse] then equipped her Mystical Sand with ck Pendant, raising its attack to 2600. Then, instead of attacking, set two cards and ended her turn. Spoiler Duel situation. Duel 2.
Cards in hand: 1 Life points: 8000
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Cards in hand: 2 Elias Life points: 8000
[copse] Elias¡¯ turn. And after his draw, he activated Dimension Fusion. Because of it, both and Elias summoned the fusion materials of their two fusion monsters. So for Elias, Queen''s Double and Hibikime both in attack, while summoned Giant Soldier of Stone and Ancient Elf both on defense. Spoiler [copse] Elias then tributed the two monsters he just special summoned, so that he could tribute summon his Blue-Eyes White Dragon. Elias moved to attack, Blue-Eyes attacking the Mystical Sand, but used her Waboku, protecting her monsters and her life points. Elias ended his turn. ¡¯s turn. After drawing, she activated Pot of Greed to draw two more. One of the two cards she drew was Lucky Iron Axe, so she equipped it to Mystical Sand, raising its attack to 3100. Spoiler [copse] then dered an attack with Mystical Sand, attacking Empress Judge. The attack went through and Empress Judge was destroyed. Elias took 1000 damage. then set a card and ended her turn. Spoiler Duel situation. Duel 2.
Cards in hand: 1 Life points: 8000
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Cards in hand: 1 Elias Life points: 5000
[copse] Elias¡¯ turn and after his draw, responded by flipping face up her Non-Fusion Area, preventing all fusion summons, Elias activated a Pot of Greed. Following that came an Upstart Goblin, then a second Pot of Greed, another Upstart Goblin, and finally one Graceful Charity, for which he discarded Re-Fusion and Silent Doom. Elias then discarded a Thunder Dragon, adding two more Thunder Dragons from his deck to his hand. Following that came hisst Pot of Greed. And then another Graceful Charity, after which I noticed a smirk on Elias¡¯ face, as he discarded his two Thunder Dragons. Elias then used A Wingbeat of Giant Dragon to return his Blue-Eyes to hand, destroying all of ¡¯s spell/traps. That included the two equips on Mystical Sand, the Non-Fusion Area, a set Trap Hole, as well as Elias¡¯ own set card, Rush Recklessly. Elias took 500 damage because of ck Pendant and drew a card because of Lucky Iron Axe. Elias then fused together three Blue-Eyes from his hand, summoning out his ultimate monster, the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon. But he didn¡¯t stop there, as he yed Dimension Fusion to summon back the three Blue-Eyes he used as materials for a dragon. And as if that wasn¡¯t enough, Elias then fused the three dragons together, summoning a second Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, followed by his third copy of Dimension Fusion to summon back out his three Blue-Eyes White Dragons. Sure after all of that, Elias was left with just 500 life points, but it didn¡¯t matter. He equipped Big Bang Shot to one of his Ultimate Dragons, before moving to his battle phase. Spoiler [copse] Elias¡¯ Big Bang Ultimate Dragon attacked and destroyed the defense position Ancient Elf, inflicting 3700 damage. His other Ultimate Dragon then destroyed the Mystical Sand, inflicting 2400 damage. One of his Blue-Eyes then destroyed Giant Soldier of Stone, before thest two attacked directly, winning Elias not just the duel, but the match. Spoiler Duel situation. Duel 2.
Cards in hand: 2 Life points: 0
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Cards in hand: 0 Elias Life points: 500
[copse] And so, our final two had been decided. As Alice predicted, it will be a match between a brother and a sister. Elias vs. Nevelle. CH.460 Fusion Gate Tournament – part 3 CH.460 Fusion Gate Tournament ¨C part 3 And so, the final match of my first Yugioh tournament has arrived. And honestly, I couldn¡¯t have asked for a better duo to be in the finals. Elias, running the gauntlet with his Blue-Eyes deck, going against his half-sister Nevelle, who is running Master of Oz. The two finalists are running the two strongest monsters avable. And even outside of that, both of their decks are quite simr. Both run cards like Big Bang Shot and Dimension Fusion. And of course all the draw power cards both of them run. But I don¡¯t need to recap their decks. Instead, let¡¯s get onto the duel. ¡°The final match of the Fusion Gate Tournament is about to begin. I shall now flip the coin to decide who will go first. Elias, please call heads or tails.¡± I announced before I flipped the coin. ¡°Heads.¡± Elias called. I caught the coin from the air, cing it on the back of my hand before I revealed it. ¡°Tails!¡± I announced. ¡°Nevelle. Please choose which of you will go first.¡± ¡°I will go first.¡± Nevelle decides. Surprising. I actually expected her to go second. ¡°You may begin.¡± I then said, as I sat down on my seat right next to the table. And so, I was in position to judge the finale, while the otherpetitors, as well as HomeBase personnel who had the time or were interested watched.
¡°... alright.¡± Nevelle said quietly. She looked at her opening hand before making her y. ¡°I set a monster. Then I¡¯ll y Double Summon to set another monster. I¡¯ll also set a spell or trap face down.¡± Nevelle announced. ¡°That will be my turn.¡± Spoiler [copse] Elias didn¡¯t look all that impressed, but he also didn¡¯t say anything. Instead, he just started his turn by drawing a card. After pondering for just a moment, Elias began to make his y. ¡°I y Upstart Goblin. I draw a card, you get 1000 life points.¡± He began. ¡°I¡¯ll then y Graceful Charity.¡± Elias then drew three cards and discarded a Blue-Eyes White Dragon and Queen''s Double. ¡°I¡¯ll then y Monster Reborn to bring back my Blue-Eyes White Dragon!¡± He called out. ¡°And then I¡¯ll normal summon Dragon Zombie.¡± Spoiler
[copse] ¡°Now battle. Blue-Eyes will destroy one of your face down monsters, while Dragon Zombie destroys the other.¡± Elias dered. Nevelle didn¡¯t stop either of the attacks, maybe because she couldn¡¯t, or maybe because both of her set monsters were Sangan. Nevelle used their effects to add Mystic Horseman and Des Kangaroo to her hand. Spoiler
[copse] ¡°Of course you would have something like that.¡± Elias said. ¡°Doesn¡¯t matter. I¡¯ll set two cards and end my turn.¡± Spoiler Duel situation. Duel 1, end of turn 2
(Mystic Horseman and Des Kangaroo confirmed) Cards in hand: 3 Nevelle Life points: 9000
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Cards in hand: 2 Elias Life points: 8000
[copse] ¡°Yes. It is called strategy. My turn. I draw.¡± Nevelle said. ¡°I¡¯ll start with my Graceful Charity, so I¡¯ll draw three and then I¡¯ll discard Mystic Horseman and Silent Doom. Then Pot of Greed, so I can draw two more cards.¡± Spoiler
[copse] ¡°I¡¯ll then fusion summon. I banish Des Kangaroo and Big Ko from my hand to summon Master of Oz. But why stop at one when I can banish another Des Kangaroo and Big Ko to summon a second Master of Oz!¡± Nevelle said, as she brought out two massive fusions. Spoiler
[copse] ¡°Now battle. Master of Oz, attack Blue-Eyes White Dragon!¡± Nevelle dered an attack, but it didn¡¯t go quite as nned, because Elias had a response. ¡°I activate my two Rush Recklessly!¡± Elias announced. ¡°Both will boost my Blue-Eyes attack by 700 for the turn. So it will raise to 4400, which is more than your Master of Oz!¡± On the holograms, the Blue-Eyes glowed bright white, before a massive beam of energy was released from its maw, annihting one of the Master of Oz and inflicting 200 damage to Nevelle. ¡°Fine.¡± Nevelle said calmly, not seeming all that annoyed by the fact that one of her fusions just bit the dust. ¡°My other Master of Oz will destroy your Dragon Zombie.¡± This time, the attack went through just fine. Dragon Zombie was destroyed and Elias took 2600 damage. ¡°I''ll end my turn.¡± Nevelle then announced. ¡°Good. Because it is my turn. I draw.¡± Elias started his turn. ¡°And I¡¯ll y Upstart Goblin to draw a card. I¡¯ll follow that up with a Pot of Greed, drawing two more. I¡¯ll then use Graceful Charity to draw three.¡± Elias checked over the cards he drew, before he picked what to discard. ¡°I¡¯ll discard The Snake Hair and Hibikime.¡± Spoiler
[copse] ¡°And now, all is in ce. My ultimate monster shall rise. I fuse the Blue-Eyes White Dragon on my field with the two in my hand to fusion summon the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon!¡± Spoiler [copse] ¡°And now, Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, destroy her Master of Oz!¡± Elias attacked, but the attack didn¡¯t get far, as Nevelle revealed her face down card. ¡°Sakuretsu Armor. Your attacking monster is destroyed.¡± She said with a smirk. Spoiler [copse] ¡°... you may have saved your monster, but my Ultimate Dragon isn¡¯t done.¡± Elias said. ¡°Main Phase 2. I activate Re-Fusion. By paying 800 life points, my Ultimate Dragon returns!¡± Spoiler [copse] ¡°I end my turn.¡± Spoiler Duel situation. Duel 1, end of turn 2
Cards in hand: 1 Nevelle Life points: 9800
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Cards in hand: 1 Elias Life points: 4600
[copse] ¡°My turn. I draw.¡± Nevelle started her turn. ¡°... I set a monster and change my Master of Oz to defense position. That is all.¡± ¡°Couldn¡¯t get a good card, huh? Well, that is just how it is.¡± Elias trash talked a bit before drawing a card. ¡°Too bad, because mine is quite good. I y Dimension Fusion. Now we both summon as many banished monsters as possible, so I¡¯ll call forth my three Blue-Eyes White Dragons!¡± Spoiler [copse] ¡°And I¡¯ll summon two Big Ko and one Des Kangaroo.¡± Nevelle said, summoning her monsters in defense position. ¡°Battle. Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon will destroy your Master of Oz. Then two of my Blue-Eyes will destroy your Big Kos. And finally, myst Blue-Eyes will destroy your Des Kangaroo. My turn is over.¡± With that move, Elias left only one face down monster onto Nevelle¡¯s field. Spoiler Duel situation. Duel 1, end of turn 4
Cards in hand: 1 Nevelle Life points: 9800
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Cards in hand: 1 Elias Life points: 2600
[copse] ¡°... my turn.¡± Nevelle said, sounding maybe just a bit afraid of all the dragons she has to take down. At least the card she drew doesn¡¯t seem useless, as she quickly activated it. ¡°Graceful Charity. I draw three.¡± Nevelle did that and looked at her cards. ¡°Then I discard Fusion Weapon and Battle Ox.¡± Spoiler
[copse] ¡°I¡¯ll then y Pot of Greed, to draw two cards.¡± Nevelle continued. ¡°I¡¯ll then y Poison of the Old Man. I¡¯ll inflict 800 damage to you with it.¡± Spoiler [copse] ¡°I¡¯ll then set one monster face down and one card face down. That is all.¡± ¡°Well, at least you are still fighting.¡± Elias said. ¡°My turn. And I think I¡¯ll also use Pot of Greed, so I can draw two more. Then I¡¯ll y Shield Crush to destroy one of your face down monsters.¡± Nevelle¡¯s Witch of the ck Forest gets destroyed. Nevelle adds a Battle Ox from her deck to her hand. Spoiler
[copse] ¡°I¡¯ll then equip Big Bang Shot to my Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon.¡± Spoiler [copse] ¡°Battle. Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon attacks your face down monster.¡± Nevelle¡¯s face down monster is another Witch of the ck Forest, so it gets destroyed and Nevelle took 3700 points of damage. She then searched her deck for a Sangan. ¡°Now my Blue-Eyes White Dragons attack you directly!¡± Elias dered, sure of his victory. ¡°No. I activate my Call of the Haunted. With it, I¡¯m bringing back my Master of Oz in attack position.¡± Spoiler [copse] ¡°Tsk. Fine. I¡¯ll get you next turn.¡± Elias said. Spoiler Duel situation. Duel 1, end of turn 6
Battle Ox, Sangan confirmed Cards in hand: 3 Nevelle Life points: 6100
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Cards in hand: 1 Elias Life points: 1800
[copse] ¡°... maybe.¡± Nevelle admitted. ¡°I draw. I¡¯ll fuse together Battle Ox and Mystic Horseman to fusion summon Rabid Horseman. I¡¯ll then equip him with Fusion Weapon, so he gains 1500 attack and defense points.¡± Spoiler
[copse] ¡°Which is just enough. Rabid Horseman, attack Blue-Eyes White Dragon. Master of Oz, attack another.¡± Nevelle dered. Two attacks and two Blue-Eyester, Elias was still in the game. ¡°Must have miscalcted.¡± He said. ¡°I still have 100 life points left.¡± ¡°...¡± Nevelle didn¡¯t respond at first, but after a moment, all she could say is: ¡°I end my turn.¡± ¡°My turn. And I think I¡¯ll start off by ying Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy your Call of the Haunted. And with it goes your Master of Oz.¡± Spoiler [copse] ¡°And now we battle. Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon will destroy your Rabid Horseman. And Blue-Eyes White Dragon will attack you directly.¡± Both attacks naturally went through, leaving Nevelle with nothing on her field and 1700 life points. Spoiler Duel situation. Duel 1, end of turn 8
Sangan confirmed Cards in hand: 1 Nevelle Life points: 1700
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Cards in hand: 1 Elias Life points: 100
Note: Nevelle didn''t set her Sangan because of the Big Bang Ultimate Dragon. [copse] ¡°My turn.¡± Nevelle said, still sounding just a bit afraid. But the card she drew may have given her a bit of hope, as she did get a tiny smile onto her lips. ¡°I set a monster and set a spell or trap. That is all.¡± ¡°Well, at least we can put this duel to an end.¡± Elias said. ¡°I draw. And I think I¡¯ll y the Monster Reborn I just drew. With it, I¡¯m summoning your Master of Oz to my field.¡± As Elias did that, the small smile that was on Nevelle¡¯s face disappeared. ¡°Now with your strongest monster on my side of the field, I¡¯ll end this. Blue-Eyes White Dragon, destroy the face down monster. Master of Oz, finish her off.¡± The two attacks went through, the card Nevelle could have searched not mattering in the end, and she lost the first duel of the match. Spoiler Duel situation. Duel 1, end of turn 10. End of the duel.
Monster she searched with Sangan Cards in hand: 1 Nevelle Life points: 0
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Cards in hand: 1 Elias Life points: 100
[copse] Between matches, as I was shuffling both of their decks, I naturally checked what card Nevelle set and it was a Mystical Space Typhoon. I think she wanted to use it to destroy Big Bang Shot or Re-Fusion, which would have banished Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, but that didn¡¯te to be. Still, had Elias not gotten Monster Reborn, Nevelle could have bought herself another turn.
¡°Nevelle. Since you lost the first duel, you will choose which one of you goes first for the second duel.¡± I reminded the Princess. ¡°... I¡¯ll let my brother go first this time.¡± She answered. ¡°Then Elias shall start. Draw your opening hands and begin the duel.¡± ¡°Then I¡¯ll start.¡± Elias said, after he looked over his opening hand. ¡°I¡¯ll discard Thunder Dragon, so that I can add two Thunder Dragons from my deck to my hand. I¡¯ll then y Upstart Goblin to draw a card. Then I¡¯ll fuse my two Thunder Dragons to fusion summon Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon.¡± ¡°I set a monster face down, and I¡¯ll also set one spell or trap. That is all.¡± Spoiler
[copse] ¡°Okay. Here I go. Draw.¡± Nevelle began her turn. After looking over her hand, she looked determined. ¡°You know, I think your deck really could have used more variety in the spell and trap department. But then again, who am I to talk? I¡¯ll start off with a Pot of Greed, so I¡¯ll draw to cards. Then I¡¯ll fuse together Battle Ox and Mystic Horseman to fusion summon Rabid Horseman. And I¡¯ll equip Fusion Weapon to my monster.¡± ¡°Battle. Rabid Horseman will destroy your Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon.¡± Nevelle dered her attack, but judging by the look on her face, I think she expected Elias to use his face down to do something. But he didn¡¯t. The attack went through, Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon was destroyed and Elias took 700 damage. ¡°... I guess your face down wasn¡¯t Rush Recklessly. Consider me surprised.¡± Nevelle admitted. ¡°I¡¯ll set a monster and one spell or trap and end my turn.¡± Spoiler Duel situation. Duel 2, end of turn 2.
Cards in hand: 2 Nevelle Life points: 9000
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Cards in hand: 2 Elias Life points: 7300
[copse] ¡°You are overthinking things. You assume I¡¯ll always y the same. Not that it matters.¡± Elias said. ¡°I draw. And I¡¯ll start off with Pot of Greed, so I can draw two more. Then I¡¯ll y Re-Fusion to bring back my Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon. But it won¡¯t stay on the field for long because I¡¯m tributing it and my face down Snake Hair, so that I can summon my Blue-Eyes White Dragon.¡± ¡°Now, Blue-Eyes, attack her face down monster.¡± ¡°No you won¡¯t!¡± Nevelle interrupted. ¡°I activate Sakuretsu Armor. Your Blue-Eyes is destroyed.¡± ¡°Temporarily maybe. But it won¡¯t stay in my graveyard for long. Because my set card is Call of the Haunted, and I¡¯m using it to bring back my Blue-Eyes White Dragon.¡± Elias announced. ¡°Let¡¯s try this again. Blue-Eyes, destroy her face down monster.¡± This time, the attack went through, destroying Nevelle¡¯s Sangan. ¡°Since Sangan was destroyed, I can add a monster with 1500 attack or less from my deck to my hand. And I¡¯ll add Des Kangaroo.¡± Nevelle said. ¡°Go ahead. I¡¯ll end my turn.¡± Elias said. ¡°... and this is why I said your deck needs more variety in spells and traps. You focus only on drawing cards and resurrecting monsters. My turn. I draw. And I think I¡¯ll fuse the Des Kangaroo, which you so kindly provided for me, with my Big Ko, so that I can fusion summon Master of Oz.¡± ¡°Then I¡¯ll y Monster Reborn. With it, I¡¯m summoning your Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon to my side of the field. And now, we battle. Rabid Horseman, destroy his Blue-Eyes White Dragon.¡± The attack when through, Elias¡¯ dragon getting destroyed, leaving him with nothing on his field. ¡°Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon, attack him directly.¡± Nevelle announced and as soon as the damage step was over, she dered her final attack. ¡°Master of Oz, finish him.¡± Spoiler Duel situation. Duel 2, end of turn 4. End of the duel.
Cards in hand: 1 Nevelle Life points: 9000
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Cards in hand: 2 Elias Life points: 0
[copse] With that, the second came to an end. The situation is 1-1. One final duel will unearth the winner of the first Yugioh tournament this world has ever seen. CH.461 Fusion Gate Tournament – part 4 CH.461 Fusion Gate Tournament ¨C part 4 ¡°Alright. Now that the short break is over, are both of you ready for the final duel?¡± I asked the twopetitors. I did insist on a break between the first two duels and what would be thest one, just to build up more anticipation. I also think the two needed a quick break. And you know, the audience was able to pick up some snacks. I even swapped my race to Dhampir and had some dragon blood to rejuvenate myself. I should try mixing some caffeine into blood. I think that would be the ultimate energy drink for a dhampir. ¡­ yeah. Maybe not. It might not be good for them. My caffeine addiction aside, let¡¯s get back to it. After confirmation from bothpetitors, the third duel was ready to begin. ¡°Elias. You lost the second duel, so you may choose who will go first.¡± ¡°Nevelle will go first.¡± Elias said. ¡°Alright. Bothpetitors, draw your opening hands and let the duel begin!¡± Nevelle went first and after looking over her opening hand, she made a simple y. ¡°I¡¯ll set a monster and two spell or trap cards. That is all.¡± ¡°My turn then.¡± Elias said. ¡°I¡¯ll start off with a Pot of Greed. Then I¡¯ll y Upstart Goblin.¡± Elias then looked at the card he drew with his Upstart Goblin and smiled. But his smile looked more evil than happy. ¡°I think this duel will end quickly. I fuse together the three Blue-Eyes White Dragons in my hand to fusion summon Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon!¡± Spoiler
[copse] I was quite impressed by the luck needed to call forth the three headed dragon on the first turn, but it is what it is. Let¡¯s see how Nevelle handles this surprise. But I have a feeling she will do fine. ¡°Nice dragon. Would be a shame if I had a trap for it.¡± Nevelle taunted. ¡°Oh I know you do. That is why it needspanions. And I have just the card for it. Dimension Fusion! With it, I¡¯m summoning back my three Blue-Eyes White Dragons!¡± Spoiler [copse] ¡°Battle. Blue-Eyes White Dragon, attack her face down.¡± And so it did, and Nevelle¡¯s face down Sangan was destroyed. Like many times before, Nevelle used it to search out Des Kangaroo. Spoiler
[copse] ¡°Alright. Blue-Eyes White Dragon, direct attack.¡± Elias dered, and after the first direct attack went through, he dered a second direct attack with hisst Blue-Eyes White Dragon. ¡°With that, I¡¯ll end my turn.¡± Elias said. Spoiler Duel situation. Duel 3, end of turn 2
Des Kangaroo confirmed Cards in hand: 3 Nevelle Life points: 3000
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Cards in hand: 3 Elias Life points: 6000
[copse] ¡°... really?¡± Nevelle asked. ¡°Not attacking with your Ultimate Dragon?¡± ¡°I know one of your face downs is Sakuretsu Armor. You were saving it for my Ultimate Dragon. You likely have a Monster Reborn in your hand, ready to summon my greatest monster to your side of the field after you destroy it, so I won¡¯t attack with it until I can destroy your face down cards.¡± ¡°You better hope you are correct, or you¡¯ll look like quite the fool.¡± Nevelle said. ¡°My turn. I draw. I¡¯ll start off with my Pot of Greed, and draw two more. Then I¡¯ll y Graceful Charity, I draw three and then I¡¯ll discard Poison of the Old Man and Mystic Horseman.¡± Spoiler
[copse] ¡°I¡¯ll then fuse together my Big Ko and Des Kangaroo to fusion summon Master of Oz! Then I¡¯ll equip my Master of Oz with Big Bang Shot, making it stronger than your Ultimate Dragon.¡± Spoiler
[copse] ¡°And now, my Master of Oz will destroy your Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon.¡± Elias had no set spells or traps, so the attack went through, Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon was destroyed and Elias took 100 damage. ¡°Main phase 2. I¡¯ll give you this. You were at least half correct.¡± Nevelle said. ¡°I¡¯ll y Monster Reborn. I¡¯m bringing back your Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon.¡± ¡°I knew it!¡± Is all Elias could say, as he watched his Ultimate Dragon rising from the grave to serve his opponent. ¡°Well, hopefully you can do something about it.¡± Nevelle said. ¡°Or this will end up a very short duel.¡± ¡°Already longer than thest one. Are you done with your turn?¡± ¡°Yes, go ahead.¡± ¡°I draw.¡± Elias began his turn. ¡°And I¡¯ll start off with my Graceful Charity. I¡¯ll draw three and discard Queen''s Double and Hibikime.¡± ¡°Discarding a fusion, huh?¡± ¡°Have to do what you have to do.¡± Elias replied. ¡°I¡¯ll then y Upstart Goblin to draw one more card.¡± ¡°And I¡¯ll get 1000 more life points.¡± ¡°You will need them. I y Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy one of your face down card.¡± The whirling wind struck Nevelle¡¯s set card, revealing and destroying Sakuretsu Armor. Spoiler [copse] ¡°Let¡¯s hope that was the only one.¡± Elias muttered quietly. ¡°I¡¯ll fuse together my three Blue-Eyes White Dragons to summon Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon!¡± ¡°Nice dragon. Wonder where I could get one of my own. Oh wait. I already have one.¡± Nevelle trash talked a bit. ¡°You won¡¯t for long. I¡¯ll equip my Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon with Big Bang Shot, so it gains 400 attack. With that, it is strong enough to ¡­ Well, destroy the one you stole from me. Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, attack her Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon.¡± Nevelle¡¯s set card must not have been a second Sakuretsu Armor, because she let the attacknd. Her stolen Ultimate Dragon was destroyed and she took 400 damage. ¡°I¡¯ll set two cards face down, and end my turn.¡± Elias said. Spoiler Duel situation. Duel 3, end of turn 4
Cards in hand: 1 Nevelle Life points: 3600
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Cards in hand: 0 Elias Life points: 5900
[copse] ¡°... we may still have a duel on our hands.¡± Nevelle said. ¡°A duel? No. This will be my Ultimate Dragon beating down your beasts.¡± Elias replied. ¡°... we¡¯ll see. I draw.¡± Looking over the card she drew, Nevelle didn¡¯t seem too happy. ¡°... I¡¯ll end my turn.¡± ¡°Can¡¯t do anything, huh? Too bad, because I can. I can draw.¡± Elias began his turn. ¡°Pot of Greed, I''ll draw two cards. And I think I¡¯ll discard one of them, Thunder Dragon, so that I can add two more from my deck to my hand. I¡¯ll then fuse the two Thunder Dragons to fusion summon Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon.¡± Spoiler
[copse] ¡°But because this party doesn¡¯t have enough dragons, I¡¯ll call out one more. With Re-Fusion, I¡¯m summoning back a Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon.¡± Spoiler [copse] Elias now had two Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragons on his field, and he looked like he was ready to end this duel. ¡°Battle. My stronger Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon will destroy your Master of Oz.¡± Elias dered. The attack went through, Nevelle¡¯s monster was destroyed, the equip spell went with it, and Nevelle took 300 damage. ¡°Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon, attack her directly.¡± Elias dered. I was a bit surprised he didn¡¯t attack with his other Ultimate Dragon, but maybe he just wanted to show off or something. ¡°A mistake.¡± Nevelle said. ¡°I activate my Call of the Haunted. With it, I¡¯m bringing back my Master of Oz.¡±I''ll talk a bit about this misy in my author''s notes. ¡°Doesn¡¯t matter. I¡¯ll call of my Thunder Dragon. Shouldn¡¯t have relied on lesser monsters. Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, destroy her Master of Oz.¡± Again, the dragon won over the beast, and Nevelle took another 300 points of damage. Admittedly, had Elias attacked in the ¡®correct¡¯ order, he still wouldn¡¯t have had the damage to end the duel. ¡­ unless one of his set cards is Rush Recklessly, which I have a strong feeling one of them is. Spoiler Duel situation. Duel 3, end of turn 6
Cards in hand: 2 Nevelle Life points: 3000
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Cards in hand: 0 Elias Life points: 5100
[copse] ¡°Go ahead and take yourst turn. Next turn, I¡¯ll win.¡± Elias said, as he passed the turn. ¡°We¡¯ll see.¡± Nevelle responded. ¡°I¡¯ll draw.¡± She looked happy with her draw, and as soon as she activated the card, I realized why. ¡°I¡¯ll y Pot of Greed to draw two more cards. I¡¯ll then y a second Pot of Greed to draw two more. I¡¯ll then use Graceful Charity to draw three, and discard two. I¡¯ll discard two Battle Ox.¡± Spoiler [copse] ¡°I¡¯ll then fuse together Witch of the ck Forest and Sangan to fusion summon Sanwitch.¡± Spoiler
[copse] ¡°Nice witch. Where did you find him? The forest?¡± ¡°Actually yes. But want to know what. Those who live in forests are good with weapons. Like this one. Fusion Weapon. I¡¯ll equip it to my Sanwitch.¡± Spoiler [copse] ¡°Nice. Now it can stand up to my Thunder Dragon. But not the Ultimate Dragons it is facing.¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t you listen? I said weapons, not weapon. I¡¯ll equip two more Fusion Weapons two Sanwitch. It gains another 3000 attack and defense, bringing its attack up to 6600.¡± ¡°...¡± Elias didn¡¯t verbally respond, as his mouth fell open. ¡°Sanwitch, attack Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon.¡± Nevelle dered her attack and Elias didn¡¯t respond to it. Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon was destroyed and Elias took 3800 damage. He was left with just 1300 life points. ¡°Your turn. If you think my witch is so weak, go ahead and take it down.¡± ¡°... I draw.¡± Elias began his turn, but it seemed clear to me how this duel will end. ¡°I¡¯ll y Upstart Goblin to draw one more card.¡± Elias announced, but the card he drew must not have been useful, because he just changed his dragons to defense mode and ended his turn. Spoiler Duel situation. Duel 3, end of turn 8
Cards in hand: 0 Nevelle Life points: 4000
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Cards in hand: 1 Elias Life points: 1300
[copse] ¡°My turn. I draw.¡± Nevelle began her turn. ¡°And I¡¯ll y Graceful Charity to draw three.¡± Nevelle looked over the cards she drew. ¡°Perfect. I¡¯ll toss our a Monster Reborn and Big Ko.¡± ¡°You discarded a Monster Reborn!?¡± Elias yelled out. ¡°Yes. I don¡¯t need it. All I need is this. Big Bang Shot. And I¡¯ll equip it to my Sanwitch. Now its attack is 7000, and when it attacks one of your covering dragons, it will inflict piercing damage. Both this duel and this match are over. Sanwitch, attack his Big Bang Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon and end this.¡± The attack went through, Elias¡¯ Ultimate Dragon was destroyed and he took 3200 damage. More than enough to take his life points down to 0. Spoiler Duel situation. Duel 3, turn 9, end of the duel
Cards in hand: 0 Nevelle Life points: 4000
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Cards in hand: 1 Elias Life points: 0
[copse] ¡°And with that, we have our winner!¡± I announced. ¡°Nevelle has won the Fusion Gate Tournament!¡± CH.462 Fusion Gate Tournament – part 5 CH.462 Fusion Gate Tournament ¨C part 5 After the final match of the tournament, before the entire match against the ¡®game¡¯s maker¡¯, it was time for dinner. And during said dinner, Nevelle approached me with a request. ¡°... Brian. Would it be possible for me to let my brother challenge you instead?¡± She asked. ¡°You want to give up your chance to get a dragon?¡± I asked. ¡°No! ¡­ well yes, but no. I don¡¯t want that dragon. It ¡­ it is the dragon my brother has ridden, so I feel like it belongs to him.¡± Nevelle reasoned. ¡°So I feel like it belongs to him more than me. Like he ¡­ he has more to fight for.¡± I understood her reasoning, but apparently, Nevelle wasn¡¯t done. ¡°I honestly don¡¯t think I can win against you. And this isn¡¯t just me being pessimistic. I know I came to the final matches undefeated, but I¡¯m not sure how much of that was my skill and how much was my opponents being ¡­ not the greatest.¡± Nevelle added thest part quietly. ¡°The same goes for your brother, you know. No one in this tournament is someone I¡¯d consider ¡®the greatest¡¯.¡± ¡°Doesn¡¯t matter. ¡­ do you ept or not?¡± Nevelle asked. ¡°Does Elias ept this? Also, you know the reward only included one Card Summoner skill orb, so how will you share it?¡± ¡°... Alice may have told me you can make them easily, so I was hoping¡­¡± ¡°That I¡¯d give both of you one? ¡­ fine. Because I¡¯m the best and kindest host, I can do that.¡± I said, and Nevelle got a bright smile onto her face. ¡°But.¡± I quickly interrupted her. ¡°It wille with a cost.¡± I said, trying to gauge her reaction. ¡°And not the money kind.¡± I know a money cost won¡¯t matter that much to a member of the Royal family. ¡°Instead, I will make my deck more difficult, and Elias will still have to beat me. That is my offer. Do you ept?¡± ¡°... I ept.¡± I then called Elias over and asked him if he¡¯d agree, and he did. So we were set to go for the final match of the tournament, which won¡¯t be me against Nevelle, but me against Elias.
¡°And now, the creator match is about to begin!¡± Alice called out. She was our annoncer and judge, since I was going to be taking part in this match. Yes the duel tables do have quite decentputer systems so they can also detect cheating, but we can also have a judge, so we will. ¡°At the request of the winner, Nevelle, she won¡¯t be taking part in this final match, instead letting the silver medalist take the stage against our lovely host Brian. So pleasee up to the stage, Elias!¡± Elias did just that, walking up to the duel table and set his deck down on the deck slot. Alice then took both of our decks and shuffled them one after the other. With the decks shuffled, the only thing left was picking who would go first. ¡°As the challenger, Elias will be allowed to pick who will go first.¡± Alice said. It was naturally something I came up with. I don¡¯t care if I go first or second, so I¡¯ll just let my challenger pick. ¡°I will let you go first.¡± Elias said. ¡°I see. Then let¡¯s duel.¡± I said. ¡°Draw your opening hands, and begin the duel!¡± Alice said. I did just that and looked over my opening hand. And what a hand did I get. My opening hand consisted of Painful Choice, Dragon''s Mirror, Dragon''s Rage, Stamping Destruction and Monster Reborn. Spoiler
[copse] ¡­ what? You think it is unfair that I run cards that weren¡¯t allowed in the tournament? Well, all of these cards actually were. I do have a few cards in my deck that weren¡¯t, but all of these were allowed. Don¡¯t ask me why no one ran Painful Choice or Dragon''s Mirror. Dragon''s Rage and Stamping Destruction I actually understand, as they can be quite specific and Big Bang Attack and Mystical Space Typhoon are somewhat better versions of them. And Monster Reborn is literally the mostmon card in the tournament. It is more popr than Pot of Greed for crying out loud. There wasn''t a singlepetitor who didn''t have Monster Reborn in their deck. But you know my opening hand, so let me show you what I can do with it. And maybe reveal one of the ¡®super cards¡¯ I added to my deck when I allowed for the switch of my opponent. ¡°I¡¯ll start with my Painful Choice. I¡¯ll reveal 5 cards from my deck. You will pick one of them. I¡¯ll add it to my hand, and the rest to the graveyard.¡± I began. I then searched my deck for five dragons. Three copies of Winged Dragon Guardian of the Fortress #1 and two Fairy Dragonster, I revealed all five to Elias. Spoiler
[copse] ¡°... not giving me much of a choice I see. Take a Fairy Dragon.¡± He picked the card for me to add and I sent the rest to the GY, while Alice shuffled my deck. ¡°So, do you have a resurrection card? Will I see that Kaiser Dragon?¡± Spoiler [copse] ¡°I do, but that is forter. Because you deserve to face a monster greater than Kaiser Dragon. Be prepared to face the God Dragon.¡± I told him, and Elias¡¯ face seemed to lose just a bit of color when he heard that. ¡°And that will start with this. I normal summon Fairy Dragon. Then, I¡¯ll y Dragon¡¯s Mirror. With it, I¡¯ll banish the four dragons in my graveyard as well as the one on my field.¡± ¡°Five dragons unite to form the ultimate deity that brings nothing but destruction! Behold as its five heads bring cmity to all that is beneath! Fusion Summon! Level 12!¡± ¡°Roar, Five-Headed Dragon!¡± Spoiler [copse] I grinned like a maniac as the FGD appeared on our dueling arena. It just feels great to ¡®legally¡¯ cheat in my own tournament because of the opponent switch. ¡°Wh-What is that? That card wasn¡¯t in the booklet!¡± Elias asked. ¡°True. It is a special card I wasn¡¯t going to use. But since Nevelle begged me to let you challenge me, I decided I¡¯d go all out and bring in some big guns. And the Five-Headed Dragon is the biggest and the strongest dragon there is!¡± I told him. ¡°And to make matters worse for you, my Five-Headed Dragon cannot be destroyed by battle, except by a Light-attribute monster. I suppose lucky you your Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon is Light-attribute. Just a shame my Five-Headed Dragon is stronger!¡± ¡°I¡¯ll set one card face down and end my turn.¡± I capped off my turn by setting my Dragon''s Rage. ¡°... alright. If that is what I have to take down to win, I will. My turn.¡± Elias said. ¡°I¡¯ll start off by discarding Thunder Dragon, so I can add two more Thunder Dragons from my deck to my hand. I¡¯ll then y Upstart Goblin to draw a card. I¡¯ll then fuse together my two Thunder Dragons to summon Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon in defense mode. I¡¯ll then set a monster face down and end my turn.¡± Spoiler
[copse] Spoiler Duel situation. Duel 1, end of turn 2
Stamping Destruction, Monster Reborn Cards in hand: 2 Brian Life points: 9000
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Cards in hand: 4 Elias Life points: 8000
[copse] ¡°... I guess that is something. You put up a defense.¡± I taunted. ¡°My turn. I draw.¡± The card I drew was one of my three Blue-Eyes White Dragons, so I won¡¯t be needing it for now. Instead. Spoiler [copse] ¡°Before we battle, I¡¯ll activate my Continuous Trap, Dragon''s Rage. With it, when my Dragon-type monster attacks a defense position monster, you are dealt piercing damage. ¡°Now battle. Five-Headed Dragon, show Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon why you are called the Five-God Dragon!¡± The attack naturally went through, Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon was destroyed and Elias took 2900 damage. ¡°I¡¯ll end my turn.¡± ¡°... alright. My turn. I draw.¡± Elias began his turn. ¡°And I¡¯ll activate Graceful Charity. I¡¯ll draw three cards and then I¡¯ll discard Hibikime and Blue-Eyes White Dragon.¡± Spoiler
[copse] ¡°... then I¡¯ll use Silent Doom to bring back Blue-Eyes White Dragon!¡± Spoiler [copse] ¡°And so, the white dragon rises to oppose the dragon god. But it alone won¡¯t be enough.¡± I said. ¡°... maybe. I¡¯ll end my turn.¡± Elias ended his turn. Spoiler Duel situation. Duel 3, end of turn 4
Stamping Destruction, Monster Reborn, Blue-Eyes White Dragon Cards in hand: 3 Brian Life points: 9000
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Cards in hand: 4 Elias Life points: 5100
[copse] ¡°Then it is my turn. I draw.¡± I started my turn. ¡°And I think I¡¯ll activate the Pot of Greed I drew. Thanks to it, I¡¯ll draw two more cards.¡± Spoiler [copse] The cards I drew were two more cheat cards. Ultimate Fusion and Goddess with the Third Eye. Spoiler
[copse] Originally Ultimate Fusion was going to be my one cheat card, just to guarantee I can summon Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, but since I was ¡®allowed¡¯ to add a few more, I added Goddess with the Third Eye to just act as another copy of Blue-Eyes White Dragon. It is also something I can use to summon a certain cheaty extra deck monster. The one that I have there in case Five-Headed Dragon is taken down. But maybe I¡¯ll get to summon itter. For now. ¡°Five-Headed Dragon! Attack his face down monster!¡± I dered my attack. Elias¡¯ defending monster was Queen¡¯s Double, and it only has 300 defense, so Elias took 4700 damage, leaving him with only 400 life points remaining. Spoiler [copse] ¡°Go ahead, Elias. It is your turn.¡± ¡°I will! I draw!¡± He started his turn. ¡°And I¡¯ll use my Pot of Greed to draw two more. Then I¡¯ll fuse the Blue-Eyes on my field with the two in my hand, so I can summon the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon!¡± Spoiler [copse] ¡°Now battle! Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, attack Five-Headed Dragon!¡± Elias went on the offense. I was just a bit tempted to trash talk, but I knew what wasing. ¡°During the damage step, I¡¯ll activate Rush Recklessly, so my Ultimate Dragon gains 700 more attack. Which is just enough to put down your God Dragon.¡± Spoiler [copse] I watched as Elias¡¯ Ultimate Dragon destroyed my Five-Headed Dragon, but I wasn¡¯t scared. After all, I knew there was a decent chance this would happen. That is why I decided to use Five-Headed Dragon. If Elias stood no chance, this wouldn¡¯t be fun. ¡°I¡¯ll set one card face down and end my turn.¡± Elias said, and a small smirk appeared on his face. He must be feeling high because he took down my dragon. Let¡¯s see if we can take him down a peg. Spoiler Duel situation. Duel 3, end of turn 6
Stamping Destruction, Monster Reborn, Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Ultimate Fusion, Goddess with the Third Eye Cards in hand: 5 Brian Life points: 8800
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Cards in hand: 2 Elias Life points: 400
[copse] ¡°My turn. I draw!¡± I started my turn, and I got a perfect card for this situation. ¡°I¡¯ll y Tribute to the Doomed! With it, I¡¯ll discard a Blue-Eyes White Dragon to destroy your Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon.¡± Spoiler [copse] We both watched as Elias¡¯ Ultimate Dragon was wrapped in bindings, before it was dragged into the GY. ¡°I¡¯ll then activate Monster Reborn to bring back Blue-Eyes ¡­¡± ¡°Not so fast!¡± Elias interrupted. ¡°I¡¯m using my Call of the Haunted to bring back my Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon! Now you cannot summon it to your field.¡± Spoiler [copse] ¡°... two things. One, you mistimed your effect, as I hadn¡¯t dered the target of my Monster Reborn yet, so I could just pick anything now. Two, I was never after your Ultimate Dragon. I¡¯m summoning my own Blue-Eyes White Dragon.¡± I told him, as my white dragon resurrected from the graveyard. ¡°... but why? My Ultimate Dragon is more powerful. Why wouldn¡¯t you go after it? And why didn¡¯t you resurrect your Five-Headed Dragon?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll answer the second question first. Five-Headed Dragon is powerful, but it does have a weakness. It must be Fusion Summoned, so it cannot be summoned from the graveyard, unless the card you use either ignores summoning conditions, or treats the summon as a fusion summon. Monster Reborn doesn¡¯t. And second, I don¡¯t need your Ultimate Dragon. All I need is this.¡± I said as I activated the spell that will end this duel. ¡°Stamping Destruction! Since I control a Dragon-type monster, I can target and destroy one of your spells or traps. And then you¡¯ll take 500 damage. So I¡¯ll destroy your Call of the Haunted, and end this duel.¡± My Blue-Eyes hologram stamped all over Call of the Haunted, destroying it and dragging the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon with it to the GY. Elias then took the damage, and his life points were reduced to zero, and I won the first duel of our match. Spoiler Duel situation. Duel 3, turn 7, end of the duel
Ultimate Fusion, Goddess with the Third Eye Cards in hand: 2 Brian Life points: 8800
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Cards in hand: 2 Elias Life points: 0
[copse] CH.463 Fusion Gate Tournament – part 6 CH.463 Fusion Gate Tournament ¨C part 6 ¡°... how am I supposed to take that thing down?¡± Elias pondered aloud while Alice was shuffling our decks for the second duel of the match. ¡°That is something you have to figure out soon, or you won¡¯t win this match.¡± I told him, probably sounding smug. ¡°... And I will.¡± Elias said, determination dripping from his voice. Oh my sweet summer child. You have no clue. Five-Headed Dragon won¡¯t be the worst thing you will face in this match.
¡°Elias. Pick which one of you will go first.¡± Alice said, as the second duel was about to begin. ¡°... Brian will go first.¡± ¡°Then let the duel begin.¡± Alice announced. I drew my opening hand and I was ready to start. My opening hand consisted of Painful Choice, Ultimate Fusion, Monster Reborn, Fairy Dragon and Tribute to the Doomed. Yeah. I can work with this, even if I can¡¯t do my turn 1 Five-Headed Dragon y. Spoiler
[copse] I could summon Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, but I kind of want to save Ultimate Fusion forter. Besides, I won the first duel of the match, so I can afford to hold back a bit. But just a bit. If Elias wants to win, he¡¯ll have to earn his win. ¡°I think I¡¯ll start off with a card you remember from thest duel, Painful Choice. You know how this works, so I¡¯ll just reveal the cards.¡± I said, before I searched my deck. This time, my selection was a bit different. I searched out my three Blue-Eyes White Dragons, and two Winged Dragon Guardian of the Fortress #1. Spoiler
[copse] The Winged Dragons are there just for milling, and because I can use one of them with Fairy Dragon to summon Kaiser Dragon if Elias picks one of them. ¡°... Take one of the Winged Dragon Guardians.¡± Elias said. I did just that, sending the three Blue-Eyes to my graveyard. And yes, if I were overly evil, I could now summon Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon with Ultimate Fusion, but I won¡¯t be doing that just yet. ¡°Thanks. I¡¯ll use it and the Fairy Dragon in my hand to summon Kaiser Dragon.¡± Spoiler [copse] ¡°That will be all for my first turn, so go ahead.¡± I ended my turn. ¡°Alright. My turn. I draw.¡± Elias started his turn. ¡°And I¡¯ll start with Graceful Charity. I¡¯ll draw three cards, then I¡¯ll send The Snake Hair and Queen¡¯s Double to the graveyard.¡± Spoiler
[copse] ¡°I¡¯ll then y a second Graceful Charity, again drawing three and I¡¯ll send Fusion Weapon and Dragon Zombie to the grave.¡± Spoiler
[copse] ¡°Now I¡¯ll use Pot of Greed to draw two cards.¡± Elias continued. ¡°... good. All I need. I¡¯ll y Monster Reborn! With it, I¡¯ll summon one of your Blue-Eyes White Dragons to my side of the field.¡± Spoiler [copse] ¡°But don¡¯t get too used to it, because it won¡¯t be staying. At least as it is currently. I fuse it together with the two Blue-Eyes White Dragons in my hand to fusion summon the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon.¡± Spoiler [copse] ¡°And then I¡¯ll y Dimension Fusion to bring back my three Blue-Eyes White Dragons!¡± Elias continued. Spoiler [copse] ¡°Not quite!¡± I interrupted. ¡°Because one of the Blue-Eyes you used for the Ultimate Dragon was mine, it was added to my banished pile, not yours. So your Dimension Fusion summons it to my field, not yours. I¡¯m also summoning my banished Winged Dragon Guardian of the Fortress #1 and Fairy Dragon in defense.¡± ¡°... I¡¯ll still get two Blue-Eyes White Dragons.¡± Elias growled. By the way, my Blue-Eyes White Dragon was in attack position, because that way he¡¯ll have to attack it with Ultimate Dragon if he wants to destroy it. And honestly, I¡¯ll rather have it destroyed and sent to my GY than just keeping it on the field. Elias does have Brain Control in his deck, so he could use it to steal my Blue-Eyes, and then he could fuse it with the two others he just summoned back. And with Ultimate Fusion, it doesn''t really matter where my Blue-Eyes White Dragons are, as long as they aren''t in my deck. Spoiler [copse] ¡°Battle.¡± Elias started his battle phase. ¡°Ultimate Dragon, attack his Blue-Eyes. Blue-Eyes White Dragon destroy his Kaiser Dragon. And myst Blue-Eyes will destroy your Winged Dragon.¡± All of Elias'' attacks went through, destroying three of my monsters, and I took 2200 damage. ¡°I¡¯ll set two cards and end my turn.¡± Spoiler Duel situation. Duel 2, end of turn 2
Ultimate Fusion, Monster Reborn, Tribute to the Doomed Cards in hand: 3 Brian Life points: 5800
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Cards in hand: 1 Elias Life points: 6000
[copse] ¡°... honestly, not bad. You saw I had a weak opening board and took advantage of it. But that ends now.¡± I said, ready to start my turn. ¡°I draw.¡± What I drew was Dragon¡¯s Mirror, but I won¡¯t be needing it this turn. It is time to remind Elias that this match is supposed to be a challenge, because I have cards he doesn¡¯t. ¡°I¡¯ll y my Ultimate Fusion! With it, I can shuffle the necessary fusion materials for any Fusion monster that specifically lists either Blue-Eyes White Dragon or Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon from my hand, field or grave to my deck to perform a fusion summon. And I just so happen to have three Blue-Eyes White Dragons in my grave, so I¡¯ll shuffle all back to my deck to fusion summon Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon.¡± ¡°... another card we didn¡¯t have.¡± Elias said. ¡°True. Think you would have used it if you could have?¡± ¡°... it does seem to go extremely well with that Painful Choice card. I did consider that card, but I didn¡¯t think it was necessary.¡± ¡°What do you think now?¡± ¡°... still no. I think my deck is fine the way it is.¡± ¡°Good. Never doubt your deck. If you do, you won¡¯t get the cards you need.¡± ¡°But enough with meplimenting your trust in the heart of the cards. Battle. Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, attack his Blue-Eyes White Dragon!¡± Elias didn¡¯t counter my attack, instead just taking the 1500 damage and one dead Blue-Eyes. ¡°During my main phase 2, I¡¯ll activate Tribute to the Doomed. I¡¯ll discard my Dragon¡¯s Mirror to destroy your Ultimate Dragon.¡± I activated a spell from my hand, because there is a high chance one of Elias¡¯ set cards is Rush Recklessly. So if I let him keep the Ultimate Dragon, he will just attack over my Ultimate Dragon. And sure. I still have Monster Reborn so I could try to summon his Ultimate Dragon to my field, but he might also have Call of the Haunted, which he could chain to my Monster Reborn, taking away the target of my spell. And I don¡¯t feel like wasting a Monster Reborn. So. ¡°I¡¯ll end my turn.¡± Spoiler Duel situation. Duel 2, end of turn 3
Monster Reborn Cards in hand: 1 Brian Life points: 5800
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Cards in hand: 1 Elias Life points: 4500
[copse] ¡°My turn then. I draw.¡± Elias started his turn. ¡°I¡¯ll y Upstart Goblin to draw a card. Then I¡¯ll y Re-Fusion to summon back my Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon.¡± Spoiler [copse] ¡°Now battle. Blue-Eyes White Dragon will destroy your Fairy Dragon.¡± Naturally the attack went through and my dragon was destroyed. ¡°Then my Ultimate Dragon will attack your Ultimate Dragon. And to make sure it wins, I¡¯ll activate my set Rush Recklessly, so my Ultimate Dragon gains 700 attack.¡± Again, the attack went through, my Ultimate Dragon was destroyed and I took 700 damage. ¡°I¡¯ll end my turn.¡± Spoiler Duel situation. Duel 2, end of turn 4
Monster Reborn Cards in hand: 1 Brian Life points: 5800
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Cards in hand: 1 Elias Life points: 3700
[copse] ¡°Not bad Elias. Not bad. Now let¡¯s see how you handle this.¡± I said, as I drew a card. It was another Fairy Dragon, but I don¡¯t need that right now. Maybe if I can top deck another Dragon¡¯s Mirror. ¡°I¡¯ll activate Monster Reborn to summon back my Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon. And no point in hanging around, let¡¯s get straight into battle. Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, destroy his Blue-Eyes White Dragon.¡± My attack went through and Elias took 1500 damage. I then pondered if I should set my Fairy Dragon or not, but I decided to keep it in hand for now. ¡°I¡¯ll end my turn.¡± Spoiler Duel situation. Duel 2, end of turn 5
Fairy Dragon Cards in hand: 1 Brian Life points: 6100
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Cards in hand: 1 Elias Life points: 2200
[copse] ¡°My turn then. I draw. ¡­ and I¡¯ll discard a Thunder Dragon to add two more from my deck to my hand. I¡¯ll then fuse the two Thunder Dragons to summon Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon.¡± Spoiler
[copse] ¡°And now we battle. My Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon will attack your Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon!¡± Elias dered an attack and I was honestly expecting him to have another Rush Recklessly ready to go, but apparently he didn¡¯t, as the two Ultimate Dragons just destroyed each other. ¡°Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon, direct attack.¡± Elias continued, and since I had no defense, I took 2800 damage. ¡°I¡¯ll then activate my Call of the Haunted. With it, I¡¯m summoning back my Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon. Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, attack him directly.¡± Spoiler Duel situation, Duel 2, turn 6. End of the duel
Fairy Dragon Cards in hand: 1 Brian Life points: 0
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Cards in hand: 1 Elias Life points: 2200
[copse]
¡°Well done, Elias. You actually managed to win a duel.¡± I congratted my opponent between the matches. ¡°And I¡¯ll be winning the next one as well.¡± Elias dered. ¡°Good. I¡¯d expect nothing less. ¡­ but I should warn you. My deck still has one more surprise left for you. Hopefully I can show you that surprise in the next duel.¡± ¡°Whatever it is, I¡¯m sure I can take it down.¡± ¡°Are both of you ready for the final duel of this match?¡± Alice asked, when she was done shuffling our decks. After we both answered with the affirmative, Alice asked the next question. ¡°Brian, you lost, so pick who goes first.¡± ¡°Well, I¡¯ve done it twice, so I think it is Elias¡¯ turn to go first.¡± ¡°Elias shall go first. Draw your opening hands and begin the duel.¡± I drew my opening hand and it consisted of Goddess with the Third Eye, two Blue-Eyes White Dragons, Ultimate Fusion and Pot of Greed. Decent enough for a start. I do have Ultimate Dragon in hand at least. Spoiler
[copse] But since Elias was the one going first, I waited for him to make his move. ¡°I¡¯ll start by discarding a Thunder Dragon so I can add two more to my hand. I¡¯ll then fuse them together to summon Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon. That will be all.¡± Elias ended his turn. ¡°Okay. My turn. I draw.¡± The card I drew was a second Ultimate Fusion. ¡°And I¡¯ll start with my Pot of Greed, so I¡¯ll draw two more.¡± The cards I got were Painful Choice and a second Goddess with the Third Eye. ¡°And I think it is once again time for the choice. The Painful Choice. And I think I¡¯ll pick cards you remember from our first duel.¡± I said as I revealed three copies of Winged Dragon Guardian of the Fortress #1 and two copies of Fairy Dragons. ¡°Take the Fairy Dragon.¡± Elias said, not seeming overly happy. ¡°I will. But I¡¯ll use itter. Because now, it is time for the Ultimate Fusion. I fuse together the two Blue-Eyes White Dragons and one Goddess with the Third Eye to fusion summon Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon!¡± ¡°... what? That isn¡¯t ¡­ No! Another card we couldn¡¯t have!¡± Elias called out. ¡°Yes. Goddess with the Third Eye can be used to rece any one named fusion material for any fusion summoning. In this case, it took the ce of a Blue-Eyes White Dragon.¡± I informed him. ¡°But enough about that. Let¡¯s battle. If you can call this a battle. Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, destroy his Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon.¡± The attack went through and Elias took 1700 damage. ¡°I¡¯ll end my turn.¡± Spoiler Duel situation. Duel 3, end of turn 2
Goddess with the Third Eye, Ultimate Fusion, Fairy Dragon Cards in hand: 3 Brian Life points: 8000
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Cards in hand: 4 Elias Life points: 6300
[copse] ¡°My turn then. I¡¯ll draw.¡± Elias started his turn. ¡°And I think I¡¯ll y Upstart Goblin to draw a card. Following that, I¡¯ll use Graceful Charity to draw three more, and then I¡¯ll send The Snake Hair and Queen¡¯s double to the grave. Then a second Graceful Charity, another three cards for me, but Hibikime and Dragon Zombie go to the grave.¡± ¡°But that should be all I need. Because I have all three of my Blue-Eyes White Dragons in my hand, so I can banish them to fusion summon my Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon.¡± I watched as Elias'' Ultimate Dragon rose to oppose my own. ¡°Now battle. Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, attack his Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon. I¡¯ll then activate Rush Recklessly to boost my Ultimate Dragon by 700.¡± My Ultimate Dragon was destroyed and I took 700 damage. ¡°I¡¯ll set a card and end my turn.¡± Spoiler Duel situation. Duel 3, end of turn 3
Goddess with the Third Eye, Ultimate Fusion, Fairy Dragon Cards in hand: 3 Brian Life points: 8300
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Cards in hand: 0 Elias Life points: 6300
[copse] ¡°Not bad. Again you bested my Ultimate Dragon.¡± Iplimented Elias. ¡°I just hope you didn¡¯t use all of your resources on that. My turn. I draw.¡± And the card I drew was Dragon¡¯s Mirror. Oh Elias. You are in for it now. ¡°I¡¯ll start by normal summoning Fairy Dragon. And now, it is time for you to once again to gaze into the mirror. The Dragon¡¯s Mirror. I¡¯ll use it to fuse together the five dragons on my field and in my grave.¡± ¡°Five dragons unite to form the ultimate deity that brings nothing but destruction! Behold as its five heads bring cmity to all that is beneath! Fusion Summon! Level 12! Roar, Five-Headed Dragon!¡± Spoiler
[copse] ¡°... I¡¯ve dealt with it before, and I can do it again.¡± Elias said, as he faced my God Dragon. ¡°Perhaps. Butst time it was alone. This time, it won¡¯t be! I activate Ultimate Fusion. With it, I can shuffle the materials of a fusion monster that needs Blue-Eyes White Dragon or Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon as a material from my hand, field or grave to the deck to summon that monster.¡± ¡°But you don¡¯t have three Blue-Eyes anywhere, so you won¡¯t be able to summon the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon!¡± Elias said. ¡°Who said I¡¯m summoning it? Didn¡¯t you catch the words? If it needs either Blue-Eyes White Dragon or Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon as a material.¡± ¡°... NO! Are you saying?¡± ¡°That there is a dragon so mighty it needs the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon as a material. Yes. And it is time for that dragon to arrive, because I¡¯m fusing the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon in my graveyard with the Goddess with the Third Eye in my hand. ¡°Ultimate Dragon of destruction. Ultimate warrior of light and dark. Join forces to be a power greater than the Gods! Fusion Summon! Level 12! Dragon Master Knight!¡± Spoiler [copse] ¡°... okay. That might be an issue.¡± Elias said, and I noticed a drip of sweat rolling off his head. ¡°And it gets worse. Dragon Master Knight¡¯s effect. It gains an extra 500 attack points for each Dragon I control, except itself. Which admittedly is just one, but that is still an extra 500 points.¡± ¡°... so a dragon with 5000 attack and another with 5500 attack.¡± ¡°Good. You added that so quickly. How about subtraction? Because you are about to lose a lot of life points very quickly! Dragon Master Knight, attack his Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon. Five-Headed Dragon, attack him directly.¡± With both attacks going through, Elias was left with just 300 life points, no cards in hand, and only a single set card on the field to his name. If he cane back from this, he will really deserve the reward. ¡°I¡¯ll end my turn.¡± Spoiler Duel situation. Duel 3, end of turn 4
Cards in hand: 0 Brian Life points: 8300
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Cards in hand: 0 Elias Life points: 300
[copse] ¡°... no pressure, huh. Just a draw that will decide everything.¡± Elias muttered. This would be the moment Elias would have some sort of dramatic scene in his brain, so I do wonder, is he having one? Maybe. Let¡¯s see what he does. ¡°I draw!¡± Elias called out, as he drew the top card of his deck. He then looked at it, looking confused at first, almost like he drew a card which he didn¡¯t know. But after reading it, he seemed extremely fired up. ¡°I¡¯ll activate my set Call of the Haunted! With it, I¡¯m calling back my Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon.¡± Elias seemed so happy to have his dragon on his field again. I do wonder. What did he draw? It can¡¯t be just Rush Recklessly, because while that would allow him to get rid of Five-Headed Dragon, he will then just die to Dragon Master Knight on my next turn. ¡°I activate my equip spell, Megamorph! And I¡¯ll equip it to my Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon! Now, as long as I have less life points than you do, my Ultimate Dragons attack points are doubled!¡± Spoiler [copse] And so, it was my turn to call out: ¡°What!?¡± I know for a fact I didn¡¯t allow that card, and considering that I¡¯m the one who made the cards for this tournament, and I never printed one. Which means that someone ¡®borrowed¡¯ my dungeon core to print one. And with the stupid grin on Alice¡¯s face, I can guess just who did that. And considering she was the one to shuffle our decks, she had the perfect opportunity to add it to Elias¡¯ deck. ¡°Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon attack! Destroy his Five-Headed Dragon!¡± Elias dered his attack. I naturally had no choice but to let the attack through. My Five-Headed Dragon was destroyed and I took 4000 damage. Also, since a dragon on my field was destroyed, Dragon Master Knight lost 500 attack, not that that matters much at this point. ¡°Your turn Brian.¡± Elias ended his turn. Spoiler Duel situation. Duel 3, end of turn 5
Cards in hand: 0 Brian Life points: 4300
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Cards in hand: 0 Elias Life points: 300
[copse] ¡°So it is.¡± I said, as I drew a card, getting Tribute to the Doomed. I guess the heart of the cards isn¡¯t quite with me, because this spell is useless without a discard, and I don¡¯t have one. Well, I¡¯ll survive until my next turn and then I¡¯ll get a discard and I¡¯ll destroy that Megamorphed Ultimate Dragon. ¡°I¡¯ll switch my Dragon Master Knight to defense and end my turn.¡± Spoiler Duel situation. Duel 3, end of turn 6
Tribute to the Doomed Cards in hand: 1 Brian Life points: 4300
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Cards in hand: 0 Elias Life points: 300
[copse] ¡°My turn. I draw.¡± Elias started what would be thest turn of this tournament. ¡°And I¡¯ll activate Big Bang Shot, equipping it to my Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon. It gains 400 attack and it will now deal piercing damage.¡± Spoiler [copse] ¡­ Well, fuck me I suppose. Not that I don¡¯t deserve it. I was the ¡®evil antagonist¡¯ of this tournament arc, and I did so on purpose. ¡°Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, attack his Dragon Master Knight and end this!¡± Elias dered the final attack. And so, the Fusion Gate Tournament came to an end. And it didn''t just have one winner, but two. Spoiler Duel situation, duel 3, turn 7, end of the duel
Tribute to the Doomed Cards in hand: 1 Brian Life points: 0
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Cards in hand: 0 Elias Life points: 300
[copse] CH.464 Fusion Gate Tournament – part 7 CH.464 Fusion Gate Tournament ¨C part 7 ¡°I am so proud of both of you. You both took to this game like nothing, and masterfullymanded your decks through the tournament.¡± I began my speech at the award ceremony. ¡°Honestly speaking, when I added some of the cards to my own deck, I didn¡¯t think you stood a chance. But not only did you stand against the power of my Five-Headed Dragon, but you even took down the Dragon Master Knight. ¡°And Nevelle, I didn¡¯t forget about you. You gave up your chance to challenge me to let your brother have the chance. I cannot say if you would have won or not, but since you are still studying here, I¡¯m sure we can find the time for a match at ater date. ¡°But enough about my yapping. Let¡¯s get onto the awards.¡± ¡°Nevelle. For winning the Fusion Gate Tournament, I¡¯d like to reward you with the Fusion Gate trophy.¡± I said, as I brought arge trophy out of Storage. It was mostly gold, but it had different kinds of gems embedded into it, the gems forming a decently urate depiction of the Fusion Gate card. It even had the cards effect text carved in and everything. Spoiler [copse] ¡°On top of this trophy, there is the award I promised.¡± I continued as I opened up Pack Opener and my Collection. ¡°Gaia The Fierce Knight and Gilford the Legend. Two amazing warriors for you two summon.¡± Spoiler
[copse] ¡°But of course it might be difficult for you to use them without this.¡± I got a Card Summoner skill orb out of Collection. ¡°A skill orb for the Card Summoner skill. A skill required to use those cards.¡± ¡°Thank you.¡± Nevelle responded, as she received her award. I then moved to Elias. ¡°As for you, the one that defeated the Five-Headed Dragon, I will admit, I didn¡¯t have a trophy prepared for you. But luckily, I had just enough time to get one made.¡± I said, as I brought out a second trophy. His wasn¡¯t gold, but instead a kind of a pinkish purple. I wanted to make something almost exactly like the color of Fusion monster cards, but I somewhat failed, because I didn¡¯t have the time to make the perfect color. ¡­ oh yeah, Elias¡¯ trophy is anodized aluminum. And naturally, as it is his reward for taking down the Five-Headed Dragon, It had a carving of the Five-Headed Dragon. It wasn¡¯t a gem iy like Nevelle¡¯s was, because again, this was a rush job, but it looked decent in my opinion. But I did use some metallic paint to make sure each of the heads was coloured properly at least. Spoiler [copse] ¡°For you, I also have the reward promised. Victory Dragon and three Troop Dragons. It is fitting that this dragon would end up with you, as you are the one who has been riding on its back. But from now on, you will be able to call it yourself. Because like your sister, you will also get your own Card Summoner skill orb.¡± Spoiler
[copse] After handing all of that to Elias, I took a step back and looked at my winners. While also making sure Tahlia was taking mental pictures that I could print outter. ¡°Oh and onest special reward. I will be making both of you your own custom duel disks.¡± I added. ¡°So please have a look at the duel disks my employees and fiances carry, see what you like, and think about what you want in yours. It will take a bit of time, but I will make them and make sure you get them.¡±
After the award ceremony was naturally a dinner. It had been a day ¡­ well, the tournament actually took ce over two days, but whatever. First day were the qualifiers and second day had the semi-finals, the finals and then finally the ¡®creator¡¯ match. I know it is wrong to call myself the creator, because I¡¯m just using a game that is already a thing, but I am reintroducing it in a different world, so from their point of view, I am the creator of the game. After dinner, some of thepetitors decided to leave, while others stayed for the night. There were even some more duels after dinner, like Alice and having their bronze match. I won¡¯t go over it in detail, but won 2-1. Her ¡®weaker¡¯ monsters were just a better go at Alice¡¯s Magic Cylinder strat, while Non-Fusion Area prevented Alice from easily summoning her monsters. Spoiler
[copse]
The next day, I showed Nevelle and Elias how to summon a monster, even though both of them got it before I ever had to do anything. Elias was a bit saddened by the fact that he couldn¡¯t summon his Victory Dragon until he had a duel disk, but sadly that is just how it will have to go. I don¡¯t have generic GX duel disks ready to go and since I added Owner¡¯s Seals into all the duel disks I¡¯ve produced, I can even lend him one. Spoiler [copse] Maybe I should make a few generic GX duel disks just to have them. And if I make them so that they can¡¯t fullypress into a bracer, but just fold up like the anime versions, they won¡¯t even be all that expensive. Well, something to consider before the next tournament. Or more like before I hand out the next Card Summoner skill orbs. Later that day, I returned all thepetitors to their homes, really putting this tournament to rest.
And now that it is all over, it is time for me to get back to what I do. ¡­ which in this case is opening packs. ¡­ what? I want to open some packs after a few days of actually ying Yugioh. It was fun and I need new cards, so I can host another tournament. And while I know I¡¯ve still not yet fullypleted Light of Destruction, I won¡¯t be going with that set today. Today I want to open some packs with Synchro monsters, like . So let¡¯s do ten packs. If I feel up to it, I may do more. Spoiler TDGS 1 Kunoichi, Oyster Meister, Psi-Impulse, Doctor Cranium, Silent Strider, Remote Revenge, Judgment of Thunder, Synchro Deflector, Dark Resonator [copse] Well, Synchro Deflector is new. Sure it is basically just a more limited Sakuretsu Armor, but that doesn¡¯t mean it is bad. Next. Spoiler TDGS 2 Destructotron, Battle Tuned, Medium Piece Golem, Jutte Fighter, Doctor Cranium, Mirror of Yata, Ghost Gardna, Small Piece Golem, De-Synchro [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler TDGS 3 Sword of Kusanagi, Beast of the Pharaoh, Mecha Bunny, Remote Revenge, Gonogo, Domino Effect, Judgment of Thunder, Trap of Darkness, Emergency Teleport [copse] Ooh? Emergency Teleport! That¡¯s nice. ¡­ well, it is nice in the TCG, but kind of useless for me. Unlimited searching and summoning and all of that. Still a great card to have and I can probably use it to develop my teleportation tech even further. Next pack. Spoiler TDGS 4 Psychic Rejuvenation, Book of Eclipse, Ghost Gardna, Destructotron, Lightwave Tuning, Mecha Bunny, Junk Barrage, Beast of the Pharaoh, Herald of Orange Light [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler TDGS 5 Equip Shot, Telepathic Power, Twin-Shield Defender, Destructotron, Jenis, Lightsworn Mender, Psychic Snail, Ghost Gardna, Battle Tuned, Cold Enchanter [copse] Nothing new here, but Cold Enchanter does remind me that maybe I should look into the ¡®in between attributes¡¯ magics. Mainly lightning and ice. Wilma and Karl can both already use Metal magic, and it is definitely a support kind of magic, not an offensive magic. I mean you can use it offensively, but since you can¡¯t just make metal out of nowhere with Metal Magic, it is quite a bit more limited than the other magics. But lightning and ice magics would be cool. Sure I probably can¡¯t learn them, since they do require an affinity for one of the ¡®parent affinities¡¯, Wind or Water for Lightning and Water or Dark for Ice. Of course the best resultse from those that have both. But yeah. I should at least have some books on the subjects, so I should look for those. Next pack. Spoiler TDGS 6 Small Piece Golem, Destructotron, Twin-Shield Defender, Geartown, Dharc the Dark Charmer, Orb of Yasaka, Jutte Fighter, Doctor Cranium, Handcuffs Dragon [copse] Handcuffs Dragon is new. And it is alright. Not super amazing, but equipping to an opponent and weakening them a lot can definitely be useful. And ites back after that opponent is defeated. So a pretty decent monster. Next pack. Spoiler TDGS 7 Jutte Fighter, Synchro Deflector, Equip Shot, Quillbolt Hedgehog, Beast of the Pharaoh, Needlebug Nest, Lightsworn Barrier, Oyster Meister, The Selection [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler TDGS 8 Remote Revenge, Domino Effect, Battle Tuned, Medium Piece Golem, Psychic Snail, Psi-Station, Turbo Booster, Judgment of Thunder, Cold Enchanter [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler TDGS 9 Ghost Gardna, Krebons, Small Piece Golem, Lightsworn Barrier, Turbo Booster, Destructotron, Tricky Spell 4, Orb of Yasaka, Mind Master [copse] Mind Master is new, but ¡­ you know what I¡¯m going to say. Unlimited searching and summoning. Still nice to have though. Next pack. Spoiler TDGS 10 Jenis, Lightsworn Mender, Jutte Fighter, Remote Revenge, Overworked, Orb of Yasaka, Oyster Meister, Silent Strider, Toy Magician, Maiden of Macabre [copse] Toy Magician is new, and it is a secret rare. ¡­ Sadly it isn¡¯t all that good. It also isn¡¯t a synchro and I really want a new synchro monster, so let¡¯s do a few more packs. Maybe like ¡­ five? Hopefully five more will get me a synchro. Spoiler TDGS 11 Gonogo, Destructotron, Needlebug Nest, Mind Protector, Psychic Commander, Silent Strider, Psi-Station, Kunoichi, Trap of Darkness [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler TDGS 12 Psi-Impulse, Equip Shot, Orb of Yasaka, Kunoichi, Psychic Snail, Silent Strider, diator Beast Equeste, Mecha Bunny, Herald of Orange Light [copse] Nothing new, next. Spoiler TDGS 13 Spacegate, Ghost Gardna, Silent Strider, Battle Tuned, Sword of Kusanagi, Psi-Station, Mecha Bunny, Power Filter, Big Piece Golem [copse] Two new cards. Power Filter is ¡­ interesting. I do wonder if it would even work. It probably will, but it will still only prevent weak summons. And Big Piece Golem is just a worse Cyber Dragon that came out years after the OG Cyber Dragon. It really should have been able to special summon itself. Next pack. Spoiler TDGS 14 Recycling Batteries, Krebons, Synchro Deflector, Lightwave Tuning, Psychic Snail, Ghost Gardna, Judgment of Thunder, Equip Shot, Telekic Charging Cell [copse] Nothing new here, but Telekic Charging Cell does make me think. Maybe I could use it to make some sort of Telekinesis training device? I might look into that. Next pack. Spoiler TDGS 15 Orb of Yasaka, Kunoichi, Battle Tuned, Gonogo, Remote Revenge, Quillbolt Hedgehog, Fish Depth Charge, Overworked, Trap of Darkness [copse] ¡­ nothing new here. ¡­ and I still didn¡¯t get a Synchro monster. So ¡­ five more? And I swear to the Goddess, these five better have a Synchro or I¡¯ll let lose an excessive number of pack tokens. Spoiler TDGS 16 Recycling Batteries, Doctor Cranium, Mind Protector, Tricky Spell 4, Jutte Fighter, Small Piece Golem, Telekic Shocker, Fish Depth Charge, Telekic Charging Cell [copse] Nothing new, next. Spoiler TDGS 17 Gonogo, Small Piece Golem, Beast of the Pharaoh, Mirror of Yata, Telekic Shocker, Noisy Gnat, Equip Shot, Sword of Kusanagi, The Selection [copse] Nothing new, next. Spoiler TDGS 18 Recycling Batteries, Book of Eclipse, Lightwave Tuning, Jutte Fighter, Small Piece Golem, Tricky Spell 4, Telekic Shocker, Sinister Sprocket, The Selection [copse] Sinister Sprocket is new and it ¡­ well, it is a tuner and not terrible. But it isn¡¯t a Synchro monster. Next pack. Spoiler TDGS 19 Synchro Deflector, Lightwave Tuning, Sword of Kusanagi, Twin-Shield Defender, Book of Eclipse, Fish Depth Charge, Small Piece Golem, Psychic Rejuvenation, Grapple Blocker [copse] Nothing new. And the next pack better have a Synchro or else. Spoiler TDGS 20 Equip Shot, Krebons, Noisy Gnat, Silent Strider, Mecha Bunny, Twin-Shield Defender, Tricky Spell 4, Psychic Rejuvenation, Graceful Revival [copse] ¡­ okay Pack Opener. You asked for this. I have the power of Laura and unlimited Pack tokens by my side, so I Will Win! And if you don¡¯t believe me, here, have these 100 pack tokens! Spoiler 100 TDGS packs Spoiler Telekic Shocker (Common) x17 Psychic Snail (Common) x22 Mind Protector (Common) x19 Ghost Gardna (Common) x21 Beast of the Pharaoh (Common) x15 Quillbolt Hedgehog (Common) x15 Oyster Meister (Common) x18 Mecha Bunny (Common) x21 Kunoichi (Common) x14 Twin-Shield Defender (Common) x12 Turbo Booster (Common) x14 Silent Strider (Common) x17 Destructotron (Common) x15 Medium Piece Golem (Common) x19 Gonogo (Common) x17 Jenis, Lightsworn Mender (Common) x18 diator Beast Equeste (Common) x10 Noisy Gnat (Common) x23 Small Piece Golem (Common) x15 Doctor Cranium (Common) x9 Dharc the Dark Charmer (Common) x14 Recycling Batteries (Common) x15 Battle Tuned (Common) x22 Psi-Impulse (Common) x24 Geartown (Common) x16 Mirror of Yata (Common) x15 Psi-Station (Common) x10 Lightwave Tuning (Common) x21 Sword of Kusanagi (Common) x21 Tricky Spell 4 (Common) x13 Junk Barrage (Common) x22 Domino Effect (Common) x16 Book of Eclipse (Common) x21 Orb of Yasaka (Common) x11 Fish Depth Charge (Common) x19 Telepathic Power (Common) x16 Overworked (Common) x9 Equip Shot (Common) x11 Psychic Rejuvenation (Common) x15 Spacegate (Common) x17 Lightsworn Barrier (Common) x14 Synchro Deflector (Common) x18 Judgment of Thunder (Common) x10 Needlebug Nest (Common) x18 Remote Revenge (Common) x12 Krebons (Common) x15 Jutte Fighter (Common) x18 Psychic Commander (Common) x14 Shield Warrior (Rare) x7 Cold Enchanter (Rare) x3 Handcuffs Dragon (Rare) x8 Big Piece Golem (Rare) x3 The Tricky (Rare) x5 Grapple Blocker (Rare) x4 Maiden of Macabre (Rare) x1 Telekic Charging Cell (Rare) x5 De-Synchro (Rare) x4 Fighting Spirit (Rare) x4 Izanami (Rare) x7 Yamato-no-Kami (Rare) x6 Trap of Darkness (Rare) x3 Graceful Revival (Rare) x11 The Selection (Rare) x5 Defense Draw (Rare) x4 Mind Over Matter (Rare) x4 Herald of Orange Light (Rare) x6 Dark Resonator (Rare) x6 Mind Master (Rare) x4 Ice Master (Secret Rare) x1 Avenging Knight Parshath (Secret Rare) x1 Power Filter (Super Rare) x2 Lightsworn Sabre (Super Rare) x1 Kinka-byo (Super Rare) x1 Magical Android (Super Rare) x2 Kunai with Chain (Super Rare) x1 Intercept (Super Rare) x2 diator Beast War Chariot (Super Rare) x1 Sinister Sprocket (Super Rare) x1 Counselor Lily (Super Rare) x2 Montage Dragon (Ultimate Rare) x1 Nitro Warrior (Ultimate Rare) x1 Emergency Teleport (Ultra Rare) x1 Nitro Warrior (Ultra Rare) x1 Red Dragon Archfiend (Ultra Rare) x1 Thought Ruler Archfiend (Ultra Rare) x1 Goyo Guardian (Ultra Rare) x1 [copse] [copse] Okay. See now we are talking. ¡­ still somehow didn¡¯t get a Stardust Dragon, but I did get some other Synchoes. But let¡¯s go over all the new stuff. First of all Izanami and Yamato-no-Kami. Both are Spirit monsters and neither is that good. Defense Draw is fine, but there are better cards that do the same. Mind Over Matter does negate summons, but again, I have better stuff for that. Ice Master is nice. She looks pretty, has good attack, a decent effect and is just all around a good Water Spellcaster. And as you might know, I don¡¯t have that many amazing Water Spellcasters, because all my Spellcasters are freaking Dark Attribute. Avenging Knight Parshath is a good Synchro monster. Not amazing, just good. Kinka-byo is another stupid spirit. Magical Android is a Synchro so that is nice. It also has a healing effect, which is also nice. Kunai with Chain is somehow something I didn¡¯t have yet. I honestly thought I did, but apparently it wasn¡¯t printed earlier, or it is stuck in some structure deck or bonus set I don¡¯t have ess to. Intercept sound cool, but it is a bit too specific. diator Beast War Chariot is a decent counter trap, but sadly it only works with d Beasts. Montage Dragon is really cool. And I can easily summon it with an absolute butt ton of attack. I can just toss three LV.12 monsters for it, and it will gain 10,800 attack. Nitro Warrior is a pretty decent Synchro monster, and I got both the ultra and ultimate rare versions of it. Thought Ruler Archfiend is luckily draconic looking enough to where I think I can use it without someone thinking I just summoned an actual demon. It is also nice and strong, so very nice to have. And Goyo Guardian is busted. Honestly. I can¡¯t believe the fact that Goyo Guardian was in the first set with Synchro monsters. It is ¡­ well it used to be, a generic LV.6 Synchro with 2800 attack. And it summons the monster it destroyed by battle to your side of the field. That is amazing. ¡­ which is why Goyo Guardian was banned for a while. But it isn¡¯t banned from me and I like having it. Spoiler
[copse] So 14 new cards in total. Not as many as I was hoping from 100 packs, but I guess I¡¯ll just have to live with it. CH.465 Elias and Nevelle’s Duel Disks CH.465 Elias and Nevelle¡¯s Duel Disks Now. Let¡¯s get onto something I enjoy quite a lot. Duel disk designs. For Elias and Nevelle. Nevelle is still on HomeBase, so I can just show her the 3D design with a design table or Mental Visual Designing before I manufacture it. But for Elias, I¡¯ll have to print out a picture, send that picture to Elias with a letter exchange box, and wait for his response. But let¡¯s cover Elias¡¯ duel disk first, as it was actually the easier of the two to make. Not because it is simple, it really isn¡¯t, but because I didn¡¯t have to invent new technology to make it. Elias¡¯ duel disk had a main body that was shining gold, kind of like Victory Dragon¡¯s scales. From it extended out the five monster card zones, each looking like one of the heads of the Five-Headed Dragon. In terms of visual design, I think the duel disk would be great for someone who actually uses the Five-Headed Dragon, but I¡¯m not about to give one to Elias. I still like it, I just don¡¯t think it is a perfect fit. But the reason Elias loved it is because of the additional features. Because those five dragon heads aren¡¯t there just for show. Each can st out powerful elemental magic, same as the attribute of the dragon head. So with all five heads, Elias can let loose mes, water, wind, earth and darkness. They are fueled by the wielder''s mana, but you could also use a magic stone, including a magic transferring stone, to fuel the duel disk. No, I will not be giving one of them to Elias. He can get his own magic stones. At full power, the ¡®dragon breaths¡¯ the heads let out can be quite powerful, equal to a mid tier spell like Fire st casted by someone with a Magic stat of 900. And I know that might not sound all that impressive, but that kind of power can one shot anything below C-rank for sure, and even most C-rank monsters would fall to a single hit. Some that resist the attribute will survive, but not all that many. And that is just one head letting out one st. The duel disk does have five maws for a reason. So yeah. That is Elias¡¯ duel disk. Now let¡¯s get onto the nightmare that is Nevelle¡¯s duel disk. On paper, her duel disk isn¡¯t even all that impressive. It looked like a standard issue GX academy duel disk, except that it had a red edge, simr to Nevelle¡¯s twin short swords. Spoiler span> [copse] In terms of features, it was actually very close to Wilma¡¯s duel disk, being able to project magic barriers. So again, nothing special. ¡­ but, and this is a big but, it had to be able to split with her when she used her unique skill. Yeah. Coming up with a way to make that work wasn¡¯t fun. Because you probably don¡¯t know this, but Nel and Vele don¡¯t share their clothes when they split. One of them ends up naked, or they can split the clothing they are wearing between the two of them. But Nevelle wanted to make sure both of them would have ess to a duel disk, or at least a summoning bracer, even when they are split. They have two cards, so each can hold one. Naturally the easy answer to this was just make two duel disks. But you know me, I¡¯m not going to turn down the challenge if I have time to actually look into it. Besides, it is fully possible that when Nevelle gets better with her unique skill, that she will be able to make more than two of herself. Actually, she can already make four, she just never really does outside of training. Splitting her stats and skills that much just isn¡¯t worth it. So yeah. Making a duel disk that was able to split with Nevelle took a while, but I eventually managed it. It isn¡¯t perfect, as the split duel disks do split the avable monster card zones, as well as the spell and trap zones between each other, but they do work. One duel disk will, after a split, will have two monster card zones and two spell/trap zones, plus the field spell zone. The other will have three monster card zones and three spell/trap zones, with no field spell zone. Nevelle tested out her duel disk, and was happy with it, so I guess all that is left is to deliver Elias¡¯ disk.
The delivery took ce just a few dayster. Sadly I couldn¡¯t just ¡®drop by¡¯ when meeting Elias, because of security, but I was still always fast tracked to have a meeting with him if I asked for one. Today¡¯s meeting was inside the walls of the castle, so I had to go through security, but it was mostly fast tracked. I think they have just epted the fact that if I want to kill Elias, they can¡¯t stop me. After I showed Elias his duel disk, he wanted to head out to a training field to test it, so we did. We did have to wait just a bit because a group of Royal knights were practicing, but they soon enough cleared the field for us, though a few of them stayed to watch. Among them was a man I wasn¡¯t the happiest with, as ourst meeting was ¡­ let''s just say he needs to choose his words better. That was the now ex-captain of the Royal knights, Marquess Gallos. He was still a Royal knight, mainly because he is actually quite powerful, but hismand position had been stripped from him. Along with him was the new captain, a nice female knight who was also the daughter of an Earl. She seemed quite a bit more epting of things than the previous man, as she asked me about the fights against the ¡®miasma blobs¡¯ and the SS-rank monsters that appear from them. Then there was the third person, whom I didn¡¯t expect to meet today. ¡°Your Highness, Prince Legio. It is a pleasure.¡± I greeted the first Prince. ¡°Aren¡¯t you on a first name basis with my brother? Couldn¡¯t we do the same?¡± Legio requested. ¡°If that is what you want.¡± I agreed, changing my tone from my formal one to the casual tone I usually use. ¡°Yes. I¡¯d appreciate that.¡± Legio said. ¡°Thanks.¡± I then focused my eyes on the weapon Legio was carrying. It may look like a standard cane, but I knew better. After all, I designed it and helped Wilma make it. ¡°How has the sword cane been serving you?¡± I asked, wanting some honest feedback on the weapon. Factory testing isn¡¯t the same as real world testing after all. ¡°It is wonderful. Thank you for making it.¡± Legio said. ¡°Though it does have a minor problem. Our craftsmen don¡¯t know how to really service it because of the unique enchantments.¡± ¡°... yeah. You can¡¯t just use regr magic on it because of Magic Drain.¡± I realized one of the problems. Magic Drain had been one of the two installs into the weapon. It was in the sword part of the sword cane, and it would absorb some mana from anyone it cuts. It can also absorb some spells, but not powerful ones. But most repair/restoration spells aren¡¯t that powerful, so the de will just eat them. Spoiler [copse] ¡°But you know you can just fix the de by feeding it blood? It is made of vampiric steel for a reason.¡± I reminded him. I¡¯m decently sure I wrote that information on the information card I handed Legio with the weapon. ¡°Yes, I know that. I am actually more worried about the shaft. The wood doesn¡¯t like any usual treatments.¡± Legio said. ¡°Yeah. World treant wood do be like that.¡± I noted. ¡°... excuse me, but did you say the shaft is world treant wood?¡± The femalemander asked. ¡°Yeah it is. Again, should have been on the info card.¡± ¡°... where did you get that?¡± ¡°Miasma blob. The miasma overflowed into an existing treant super evolving it into a world treant.¡± ¡°... that can happen?¡± ¡°Not normally, but the miasma fissures do things that can¡¯t normally happen.¡± ¡°Can we get back to how you treat world treant wood?¡± Legio requested. ¡°Sure. Yeah, it isn¡¯t thatplicated. You just can¡¯t use your regr wood treating oils. You have to either enrich the oil with mana, which is not easy to do, or you need to crush some monster cores and mix them into the oil.¡± I told them. HomeBase naturally uses enriched oil, because we can manufacture it. We make it by mixing ¡®vegetable oils¡¯ that we get from Mystik Woking Bean Soldiers and Jerry Beans Men. Spoiler
[copse] We then mix in some treant sap, which I just drain from the treants on the forest floors of HomeBase. [Floors 35 to 41] Then it is enriched with mana, and we have our treant wood treatment oil. Technology and OP monsters for the win. But the crushed monster cores are much easier. ¡°If you want, I can have a barrel of the oil I used delivered by my merchant.¡± ¡°That would be much appreciated. ¡­ how much will it be?¡± Legio asked. ¡°... You¡¯ll have to ask Lawrence, but I can promise you a discount on the first barrel.¡± ¡°That won¡¯t be necessary. I simple wish to know which route will be more expensive in the long run.¡± For some reason, I have a feeling it will be me. I mean, making that stuff costs basically nothing for me. Sure it takes about an hour getting all the raw materials, if I harvest them instead of using the HomeBase core, but other than that. The amount of mana it takes to enrich the oil is basically negligible. ¡°I have something else you might be interested in.¡± Legio said. ¡°A few of your ¡®cards¡¯ have been put up for an uing auction. But they weren¡¯t put up for sale by you, were they?¡± ¡°No.¡± I confirmed. ¡°... have you seen the cards?¡± I quickly asked. ¡°Or has anyone else seen them?¡± ¡°I checked them over, Sir.¡± Marquess Gallos said. ¡°Could you read them?¡± I asked. ¡°... what?¡± ¡°It is a yes or no question. Could you read them?¡± ¡°Yes, I was able to read them.¡± He answered. ¡°Then there is no issue. They are fake.¡± ¡°Fake?¡± Legio asked. ¡°Well kind of. You know that I just hosted a tournament where my cards were used to y a strategic game. For it, I made some fake cards. They can¡¯t be used to summon anything like the real things. While I did ask everyone to return the cards to me after the tournament, I did notice a handful of them went missing. Most of the missing cards were those that depicted powerful monsters, like the Blue-Eyes White Dragon and the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon.¡± ¡°Do you wish for us to recover them?¡± Legio asked. ¡°Also, how do you know they are fake?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t really care about the recovery. They are just printed cardboard. And if the nobles that stole them try to sell them as legitimate summoning tools, they will lose a ton of reputation. Also, as to how I know they are fake, well.¡± I brought out two Blue-Eyes White Dragon cards. One was a real Pack Opener card while the other was a card I printed for the tournament. ¡°Check these out.¡± I said, as I handed both to Legio. The Blue-Eyes is sleeved and in a toploader, so no chance of Legio identally summoning it. ¡°... I see. I can read the fake card but not the real one.¡± Legio noticed. ¡°Yeah. Also, all the fakes have that little disimer written at the bottom.¡± I pointed at the bottom of the card, where the copyright text usually is. In its ce, I had written ¡®This is not a summoning card. For dueling use only.¡¯ It was honestly one of those ¡®just in case¡¯ things I added. I didn¡¯t want to be med for spearing fake cards. And besides, all of my custom cards have that [Cannot be used in a duel] effect, so it just made me think that maybe I should add something like that to the fake cards. ¡°So you don¡¯t want us to recover them. What about punishing the nobles that put them up for sale?¡± Legio asked. ¡°... Not a bad idea. They did technically steal the cards. ¡­ how about just confiscating the entirety of the sale price of the cards? That way they will get nothing out of it. Can you do that?¡± ¡°Yes, we can do that.¡± Legio agreed. ¡°We can either deposit the money with the adventurer¡¯s guild, or would you prefer to have your merchant pick it up?¡± ¡°Nah. Just ¡­ donate it to an orphanage or something. I have my source of money secured, so I think this can be used for something different.¡± ¡°... you really are different, aren¡¯t you?¡± ¡°Hopefully good kind of different.¡± We then went back to watching Elias test out his new duel disk. He didn¡¯t actually summon Victory Dragon, but he did test out all of the heads of the duel disk. He didn¡¯t have enough mana to power it all, so I let him borrow a mana bracelet that lets him pull mana from HomeBase to refill his own mana pool. We even tested if Legio¡¯s sword canes Magic Cylinder feature could redirect the attacks, which it naturally could. But it was still nice to confirm. Spoiler [copse]
After arriving back on HomeBase, I went to see Lawrence and told him about his assignment. I also met his assistant, whom I had met before, but since Lawrence brought her here when I was busy with the Fusion Gate Tournament, I didn¡¯t have the time to introduce her. She was a lizard-kin, who originated from the Crystal Empire, but had moved to the southern part of Ruiso Kingdom when she was young. She then fell into debt, was turned into a ve, worked for a tradingpany Lawrence sometimes did business with, earned her freedom, worked for a differentpany, and now she agreed toe work with Lawrence on HomeBase, because apparently Lawrence gave her a good offer. Oh and her name is Chloe and she is around 40 years old. Didn¡¯t ask for her specific age, and don¡¯t really care. Lawrence wanted her, so she can be here. CH.466 Verdant Roses CH.466 Verdant Roses Today was a Synchro day. I got those new Synchro monsters when I ¡­ got frustrated with Pack Opener. But thanks to that frustrated bit, I have 5 new Synchroes to summon. And, since my Synchro challenge is at 6/10, five more will get me to my next reward. ¡­ And I¡¯ll also be summoning some Ritual monsters. I haven¡¯t summoned any for a while, and I should have enough to where I can get the next two rewards from the Ritual Challenge. But Synchro monsterse first, so let¡¯s get on with it. So I quickly summoned out Magical Android, Avenging Knight Parshath, Goyo Guardian, Nitro Warrior and Thought Ruler Archfiend. Spoiler
[copse] With the five new Synchroes summoned, I was now at 11/10 for the challenge, so I opened it up and imed my reward.
Summon unique Synchro Monsters
Unique Synchro Monsters summoned: 11
Aromaseraphy Rosemary, Aromaseraphy Sweet Marjoram, Red Dragon Archfiend, ck Rose Dragon, Psychic Lifetrancer, Clear Wing Synchro Dragon, Magical Android, Avenging Knight Parshath, Goyo Guardian, Nitro Warrior, Thought Ruler Archfiend
Next Reward is given at 10 unique Synchro Monsters
Next Reward: Ruddy Rose Dragon + Red Rose Dragon
[im Reward]
Spoiler
[copse] I then naturally summoned Ruddy Rose Dragon, and rechecked the challenge to check what the next reward would be.
Summon unique Synchro Monsters
Unique Synchro Monsters summoned: 12
Aromaseraphy Rosemary, Aromaseraphy Sweet Marjoram, Red Dragon Archfiend, ck Rose Dragon, Psychic Lifetrancer, Clear Wing Synchro Dragon, Magical Android, Avenging Knight Parshath, Goyo Guardian, Nitro Warrior, Thought Ruler Archfiend, Ruddy Rose Dragon
Next Reward is given at 15 unique Synchro Monsters
Next Reward: Garden Rose Flora + Ruddy Rose Witch
Spoiler
[copse] Okay. Never heard of Garden Rose Flora, nor Ruddy Rose Witch, but considering the Ruddy in the Rose Witch¡¯s name and the effect it has, I¡¯d guess they came out at the same time as Ruddy Rose Dragon. And since Garden Rose Flora mentions Rose Tokens, I¡¯m guessing it is some sort of ck Garden support. And since Akiza was the one who used ck Garden in the anime, there is the link to ck Rose Dragon. Well, whatever. They will be good Synchros for Cailie, so I¡¯ll take them. Now let¡¯s get onto the Rituals.
I started with the non-effect Rituals I haven¡¯t yet summoned. Magician of ck Chaos, why haven¡¯t I summoned him yet? What am I? Someone who doesn¡¯t like Dark Magician? Garma Sword, Javelin Beetle, Super War-Lion and Zera the Mant. All of them got me up to 21, so I could im the next reward, but I¡¯ll just summon the rest of the Rituals first, and im the rewards after. Spoiler
[copse] For the effect Rituals I had Cu Chinn the Awakened, Demise, King of Armageddon, Ruin, Queen of Oblivion and Lycanthrope. Spoiler
[copse] With all those summons, I was now at 25/20, so I should be able to im two rewards.
Summon unique Ritual Monsters
Unique Ritual Monsters summoned: 25
Performance of Sword, Relinquished, Pdin of White Dragon, Hungry Burger, Crab Turtle, ck Luster Soldier, Shinato, King of a Higher ne, Legendary me Lord, Dark Master - Zorc, The Masked Beast, Chakra, Dokurorider, Skull Guardian, Elemental Mistress Doriado, Reshef the Dark Being, Fortress Whale, Magician of ck Chaos, Garma Sword, Javelin Beetle, Super War-Lion, Zera the Mant, Cu Chinn the Awakened, Demise, King of Armageddon, Ruin, Queen of Oblivion, Lycanthrope
Next Reward is given at 20 unique Ritual Monsters
Next Reward: Garma Sword + Garma Sword Oath
[im Reward]
Only to realize that my first reward is a dud. Already got Garma Sword from a Promo Trade. Well, just have to im it anyway.
Error! Garma Sword and Garma Sword Oath are already a part of the Collection.
Changing the Reward.
New Reward: Fiend''s Mirror + Beastly Mirror Ritual
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[copse] ¡­ okay. That¡¯s cool. It just changed the reward because I had the reward already. I summoned my new Ritual, and then checked for the 25 summons reward.
Summon unique Ritual Monsters
Unique Ritual Monsters summoned: 26
Performance of Sword, Relinquished, Pdin of White Dragon, Hungry Burger, Crab Turtle, ck Luster Soldier, Shinato, King of a Higher ne, Legendary me Lord, Dark Master - Zorc, The Masked Beast, Chakra, Dokurorider, Skull Guardian, Elemental Mistress Doriado, Reshef the Dark Being, Fortress Whale, Magician of ck Chaos, Garma Sword, Javelin Beetle, Super War-Lion, Zera the Mant, Cu Chinn the Awakened, Demise, King of Armageddon, Ruin, Queen of Oblivion, Lycanthrope, Fiend''s Mirror
Next Reward is given at 25 unique Ritual Monsters
Next Reward: Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon + Chaos Form
[im Reward]
Spoiler
[copse] OH? It is the little baby Chaos Blue-Eyes. Shame it isn¡¯t big daddy MAX Dragon, but I¡¯ll take the regr version. Evenes with the handy little Chaos Form Ritual Spell. I then summoned Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon, and again checked what the next reward would be. Even though it will likely take a while before I can get ess to it.
Summon unique Ritual Monsters
Unique Ritual Monsters summoned: 27]
Performance of Sword, Relinquished, Pdin of White Dragon, Hungry Burger, Crab Turtle, ck Luster Soldier, Shinato, King of a Higher ne, Legendary me Lord, Dark Master - Zorc, The Masked Beast, Chakra, Dokurorider, Skull Guardian, Elemental Mistress Doriado, Reshef the Dark Being, Fortress Whale, Magician of ck Chaos, Garma Sword, Javelin Beetle, Super War-Lion, Zera the Mant, Cu Chinn the Awakened, Demise, King of Armageddon, Ruin, Queen of Oblivion, Lycanthrope, Fiend''s Mirror, Blue-Eyes Chaos Dragon
Next Reward is given at 30 unique Ritual Monsters
Next Reward: Ruin, Supreme Queen of Oblivion + Cycle of the World
Spoiler
[copse] So the upgraded Ruin is my next reward. Not bad. Honestly speaking, I got some nice stuff today. Got the Ruddy Rose Dragon, which I¡¯ll need to get more copies of so that I can give one to Cailie, and I even got Chaos mini Dragon. Honestly makes me realize that I should remember to do these challenges more often, because sometimes they give you really cool cards.
After I got another few copies of Ruddy Rose Dragon with Different Dimension Capsule, I then did the same DNA Transnt and DNA Surgery treatment to one of them, making a new Wind/Dragon/nt/Synchro monster. Spoiler
[copse] And I would introduce her myself, but I think I¡¯ll let Cailie do that. ¡°Red Rose Dragon, tune with Aromage Jasmine and Aromage Bergamot.¡± Spoiler
[copse] ¡°Calming winds whisper across thends, bringing with them life and flourish. Guiding those winds is the emerald dragon made of thorns and petals. Bloom from the wind, Verdant Rose Dragon!¡± Spoiler Verdant Rose Dragon Wind/Dragon/nt/Synchro 1 Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner monsters Calming winds whisper across thends, bringing with them life and flourish. Guiding those winds is the emerald dragon made of thorns and petals. [Cannot be used in a Duel.] [copse] Like with Wind Rose Dragon, Cailie wanted to take her new dragon for a flight. I took that flight with her, but I was on my Thought Ruler Archfiend. Sure he isn¡¯t a dragon, but he has wings and I can ride on him, so it works. Spoiler [copse] We also discovered that like Wind Rose Dragon, Verdant Rose Dragon also causes these roses to bloom wherever its petals fall. I did gather most of them, and when Iter analyzed them, I figured out they were just slightly more potent versions of the regr emerald roses we get from Wind Rose Dragon. I named the upgraded forms verdant emerald roses, because I can¡¯t be bothered toe up with better names. Like with regr emerald roses, verdant emerald roses can be brewed into a tea that will boost your Wind Magic for some time. You can also make potions that boost Wind Magic from them. But unlike with the regr ones, the tea and potions made with verdant emerald roses also boost Nature Magic. It isn¡¯t a significant amount, but it has a decently long duration, so it isn¡¯t terrible. And the tea made with verdant emerald roses tastes really nice.
After the flight, Thought Ruler Archfiend made me realize that there was something I wasn¡¯t yet training for. Standing up against mental attacks. Like mind control and that kind of stuff. Admittedly I never thought to prepare against that because I have cards like Remove Brainwashing, and I¡¯ve just never encountered anyone who can brainwash people. Spoiler [copse] But now that I have some Psychic monsters, who are skilled in different kinds of mental attacks, I decided it was time to start practicing that sort of stuff. Sure I could get the skill with an install of the aforementioned Remove Brainwashing, but my next install was decided some time ago. ¡­speaking of, it is time for me to take that install. And the install is ¡­ Swords of Revealing Light! For the skill Restraining Sword Barrage. Spoiler [copse] The skill is basically Gate of Babylon mixed with Unlimited de Works. Both are from the Fate series, in case you didn¡¯t know them. In short, with the LV.1 skill, I can generate up to 4 golden swords, and thenunch them at my opponents. The swords break on contact with basically anything, don¡¯t actually do any HP damage, and just inflict a stun effect on the opponent if they hit. By default they just fly straight, but I can somewhat guide them with Telekinesis, or I can even wield one like a regr sword, but it does leave my hands tingly afterwards. But after I get the skill leveled up, I¡¯ll be able to make more swords at the same time, I''ll be able to control them after unching'' them, I can have the swords do some actual HP damage, and the stun effect will lengthen into temporary paralysis. It should make for an amazing crowd control skill. I mean, even with the higher level skill, I should be able to choose to just have the swords do 0 damage, so I can just spam them at people, no matter their level, with no chance of the swords identally killing anyone. And, because there is more, I should be able to make a circle of swords around someone, or a group of people, and if they touch a sword, they get stunned or paralyzed. So I¡¯ll be able to make my own Swords of Revealing Light. ¡­ admittedly it will never be quite as powerful as the spell, as the spell freezes most non-friendlies inside and the skill will never gain that ability. But Time Magic should be able to do that part. Anyway, here are my stats after the install. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: One without a Race - Spiritual / User or Rare Skills (Advanced Human). ?
Level: 176 [+2]
HP: 8500 [+70](+25,000)
Mana: 13,000 [+160] (+22,800)
Strength: 3575 [+80]
Defense: 4155 [+70]
Magic: 5330 [+70]
Unique-Racial Skills * Spoiler
One of Every Race LV.3 (unique-racial)
- Multi-Armed LV.2 (racial) [+1]
- Jack of All Trades LV.2 (racial)
- Draconic Body LV.3 (racial)
- Draconic Magic LV.3 (racial)
- Swift Swimming LV.5 (racial)
- Tough ws LV.2 (racial)
- Rending ws LV.1 (racial)
- Advanced Summoning Magic LV.3 (racial)
- Spirit Magic LV.5 (racial)
- True Blood Magic LV.4 (racial)
[copse]
Unique Skills Spoiler
Pack Opener LV.8 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.8 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
[copse]
Extra Skills * Spoiler
Limit Break LV.1 (extra)
Spiritual Space Magic LV.5 (extra)
Spiritual Time Magic LV.4 (extra)
Mana Vision LV.4 (extra)
Telekinesis LV.8 (extra)
Mana Flight LV.4 (extra)
Restraining Sword Barrage LV.1 (extra) [new]
Dark Chain LV.3 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.10 (extra)
Beast Union LV.2 (extra)
[copse] Spoiler
Mental Visual Designing (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Time Spirit (extra)
Summon Space Spirit (extra)
Summon Light Spirit (extra)
Summon Dark Spirit (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Summon Fire Spirit (extra)
Summon Earth Spirit (extra)
Summon Nature Spirit (extra)
Summon Beast Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
[copse]
Normal Skills * Spoiler
Sword Technique LV.6
Mana de LV.3
Shield Technique LV.5
Flickering Step LV.2 [+1]
Strength Boost LV.2
Defense Boost LV.11
Advanced Mana Control LV.15
Fast Mana Recovery LV.4
Quick Cast LV.4 [+1]
Instant Cast LV.1
Taming LV.2
Designing LV.5
[copse]
Titles Spoiler
Dragon Life Dedication (Greater True Fire Dragon) Language Comprehension (humanoid) (draconic)
Lachros¡¯ Blessing Iris¡¯ Blessing
Eosther¡¯s Blessing Nyx¡¯s Blessing
Thssa¡¯s Blessing Gaia¡¯s Blessing
Ninatia¡¯s Blessing Pan¡¯s Blessing
Nature Spirits Blessing (Greater) Friend of the Spirits
SS-Rank Summoner Skill Maker
Blood Sucker (racial) Honorary Baron of Ruiso Kingdom
ve Master ves: Rhianna
[copse]
[copse] CH.467 Completing Light of Destruction CH.467 Completing Light of Destruction Today I didn¡¯t have anything major queued up. I was mainly working on the new skill I still want to make, you know the one that would allow you to modify your body using mana. I was also learning Vampiric Body Modification under Ria and Lua. It is basically what I want the skill to do, except that I don¡¯t want it to modify the body physically, instead coating the body in ayer of mana to act like a modified body. But it is still good to get firsthand experience with the skill, so I can make my skill idea better.
Other than that, I also had some packs to open and some sets toplete. Starting off with . I¡¯ve opened 40 packs of Light of Destruction thus far, so I do ten more one by one before I move onto some speedruns. So without further ado, let¡¯s get to some packs. Spoiler LODT 1 Arcana Force III - The Empress; diator Lash; Arcana Force 0 - The Fool; Golden Bamboo Sword; Wends; Cross Porter; Reversal of Fate; Light of Redemption; Light Barrier [copse] Okay. Got a new card from the first pack. That¡¯s a great start. And Light of Redemption is ¡­ fine, I suppose. I do wonder if I can somehow use it to recover people whose souls or whatever have been lost, so that I can resurrect people outside of the 24 hour time limit Monster Reborn has. I need to look into that at some point, but I¡¯m not sure if I can. Not like I can Factory test this sort of thing. And even if I could find a human test subject, it would have to be someone who had the Light attribute, and even then I¡¯m not sure how ethical it would be. Resurrecting people is already questionable, so resurrecting someone who has been dead for a long time will be even more questionable. ¡­ Let¡¯s open the next pack before these questions break me. Spoiler LODT 2 Mystical Cards of Light; Miracle Flipper; Unifrog; Light Spiral; Sanguine Swamp; diator Lash; Short Circuit; Batteryman Industrial Strength; Arcana Force XXI - The World [copse] ¡­ So Pack Opener is on my side today? I think it doesn¡¯t want a repeat of my showing 100 Pack tokens down its throat. Arcana Force XXI - The World is kind of nice. Good stats, and the effect to skip your opponents turn. Sure I¡¯ve never tested what it will do in real life, so I¡¯ll have to do that, but still. A great monster to have ess to. Next pack. Spoiler LODT 3 Arcana Force XVIII - The Moon; Arcana Force I - The Magician; Demise of the Land; Garoth, Lightsworn Warrior; Inteary Invader "A"; Jain, Lightsworn Pdin; Space Gift; Realm of Light; Owner''s Seal [copse] Welp. That is the first one with no new cards. No biggie, because thest two packs had awesome stuff. Next pack. Spoiler LODT 4 Arcana Force I - The Magician; Arcana Force XVIII - The Moon; Space Gift; Spell Gear; Arcana Force 0 - The Fool; Golden Bamboo Sword; Raging Cloudian; Owner''s Seal [copse] Nothing new. Next pack. Spoiler LODT 5 Jain, Lightsworn Pdin; Miracle Flipper; Cloudian - Storm Dragon; Space Gift; Limit Reverse; Cross Porter; Arcana Force VII - The Chariot; Spell Gear; Ribbon of Rebirth [copse] Nothing new. Next pack. Spoiler LODT 6 Level Tuning; Summon Limit; Arcana Force VII - The Chariot; Arcana Force III - The Empress; Volcanic Queen; Cross Porter; Inteary Invader "A"; Lucky Chance; Hero st [copse] Nothing new, next. Spoiler LODT 7 Jain, Lightsworn Pdin; Tour of Doom; Reversal of Fate; Short Circuit; D - Fortune; Arcana Force III - The Empress; The Lady in Wight; Hero Mask; Arcana Force XIV - Temperance [copse] Nothing new, next. Spoiler LODT 8 Demise of the Land; Hero Mask; Cloudian - Storm Dragon; Realm of Light; Rainbow Gravity; Arcana Force IV - The Emperor; Cross Porter; Tour of Doom; me Spirit Ignis [copse] Nothing new, next. Spoiler LODT 9 Arcana Force I - The Magician; Level Tuning; Demise of the Land; Limit Reverse; Arcana Force 0 - The Fool; Inteary Invader "A"; Cross Porter; Miracle Flipper; Batteryman Industrial Strength [copse] Still nothing new. I guess the first two packs took all the new cards. One more before the speedruns. Spoiler LODT 10 Arcana Force 0 - The Fool; Dice Try!; Quick Charger; Short Circuit; Summon Limit; diator Lash; Hero Mask; Arcana Force III - The Empress; Arcana Force XIV - Temperance [copse] Still nothing new. Well, two out of ten is ¡­ I think it is about what is expected. Would have liked to have a few more new cards, but this is where unlimited Pack tokense into y. So for the first speedrun, let¡¯s use 50 packs and see what I can get. Spoiler 50 LODT pack 1 Spoiler Batteryman Charger (Common) x8 Arcana Force III - The Empress (Common) x3 Arcana Force VI - The Lovers (Common) x8 Arcana Force I - The Magician (Common) x9 Volcanic Queen (Common) x10 Jain, Lightsworn Pdin (Common) x14 Garoth, Lightsworn Warrior (Common) x13 The Lady in Wight (Common) x8 Cross Porter (Common) x7 Arcana Force XVIII - The Moon (Common) x12 Inteary Invader "A" (Common) x12 Arcana Force 0 - The Fool (Common) x7 Cloudian - Storm Dragon (Common) x9 Arcana Force VII - The Chariot (Common) x8 Gragonith, Lightsworn Dragon (Common) x7 Miracle Flipper (Common) x9 Arcana Force IV - The Emperor (Common) x6 Destiny HERO - Dread Servant (Common) x11 Unifrog (Common) x4 Goblin Recon Squad (Common) x6 Batteryman Micro-Cell (Common) x6 Demise of the Land (Common) x6 Wends (Common) x13 Spell Gear (Common) x10 Realm of Light (Common) x8 D - Formation (Common) x6 Quick Charger (Common) x10 Mystical Cards of Light (Common) x11 Cup of Ace (Common) x11 Space Gift (Common) x7 Short Circuit (Common) x6 Golden Bamboo Sword (Common) x3 Hero Mask (Common) x5 Level Tuning (Common) x5 Reversal of Fate (Common) x11 Rainbow Gravity (Common) x6 Tour of Doom (Common) x8 Portable Battery Pack (Common) x12 Limit Reverse (Common) x9 diator Lash (Common) x11 Raging Cloudian (Common) x8 Sanguine Swamp (Common) x8 Summon Limit (Common) x7 Arcana Call (Common) x9 Lucky Chance (Common) x7 D - Fortune (Common) x5 Light Spiral (Common) x5 Dice Try! (Common) x7 Jinzo - Returner (Rare) x2 Simorgh, Bird of Ancestry (Rare) x3 Diskde Rider (Rare) x5 Maniacal Servant (Rare) x3 Golden Ladybug (Rare) x5 Nimble Musasabi (Rare) x3 me Spirit Ignis (Rare) x3 Arcana Force XIV - Temperance (Rare) x2 Substitoad (Rare) x2 Lumina, Lightsworn Summoner (Rare) x1 Dark Valkyria (Rare) x1 Light Barrier (Rare) x5 Owner''s Seal (Rare) x4 Ribbon of Rebirth (Rare) x4 Froggy Forcefield (Rare) x2 Hero st (Rare) x2 Glorious Illusion (Rare) x2 Destruction Jammer (Rare) x1 Guardian of Order (Secret Rare) x1 Wulf, Lightsworn Beast (Super Rare) x1 DUCKER Mobile Cannon (Super Rare) x1 diator Beast Gyzarus (Super Rare) x1 Light of Redemption (Super Rare) x1 Union Attack (Super Rare) x1 Phantom Dragon (Ultra Rare) x1 L, Lightsworn Sorceress (Ultra Rare) x1 Maximum Six (Ultra Rare) x1 [copse] [copse] Okay. New stuff. But not as many as I was expecting. Diskde Rider is a decent LV.4 monster. Having the effect to go up to 2200 attack for a turn is decent. And he has a motorcycle, so he is cool. Maniacal Servant is ¡­ what can I say about him? His effect isn¡¯t terrible, if you could use it during your turn and if it increased his attack. ¡­ okay, even if you could do that, it would still be mediocre. But as it stands, Maniacal Servant is trash. Guardian of Order is a secret rare, so that is nice. It also special summons itself, which is nice, but useless for me. But it does look awesome and resonable stats, so I¡¯ll take it. Wulf, Lightsworn Beast is a Lightsworn ssic. Great effect for the deck, good stats for a LV.4, and he looks cool. Definitely nice to have one. diator Beast Gyzarus is another ssic. One of the better d Beast fusions, mainly because of the on summon effect. Union Attack is an interesting spell, because it allows for the unification of power. It might be useful against fissures to one tap the opposing monsters. Spoiler
[copse] But still. Only six new cards from 50 packs. That isn¡¯t all that good. So another 50, and then probably a 100 after that. Then I¡¯ll just get thest few manually. ¡­ actually, let¡¯s just do 100 twice. ¡­ or better yet, let¡¯s just do 200 at the same time. What could possibly go wrong with that? Spoiler 200 LODT packs Spoiler Jain, Lightsworn Pdin (Common) x35 The Lady in Wight (Common) x39 Batteryman Charger (Common) x43 Arcana Force 0 - The Fool (Common) x34 Arcana Force XVIII - The Moon (Common) x28 Arcana Force VII - The Chariot (Common) x35 Goblin Recon Squad (Common) x39 Miracle Flipper (Common) x36 Unifrog (Common) x33 Destiny HERO - Dread Servant (Common) x26 Cross Porter (Common) x40 Gragonith, Lightsworn Dragon (Common) x29 Arcana Force III - The Empress (Common) x28 Arcana Force VI - The Lovers (Common) x32 Volcanic Queen (Common) x34 Garoth, Lightsworn Warrior (Common) x33 Arcana Force IV - The Emperor (Common) x34 Cloudian - Storm Dragon (Common) x28 Arcana Force I - The Magician (Common) x24 Inteary Invader "A" (Common) x34 Batteryman Micro-Cell (Common) x35 Golden Bamboo Sword (Common) x36 Wends (Common) x39 D - Formation (Common) x24 Quick Charger (Common) x31 Level Tuning (Common) x39 Space Gift (Common) x28 Cup of Ace (Common) x29 Short Circuit (Common) x32 Realm of Light (Common) x34 Demise of the Land (Common) x36 Hero Mask (Common) x31 Mystical Cards of Light (Common) x29 Spell Gear (Common) x27 Summon Limit (Common) x31 Limit Reverse (Common) x42 Raging Cloudian (Common) x30 Portable Battery Pack (Common) x28 D - Fortune (Common) x25 Arcana Call (Common) x23 Rainbow Gravity (Common) x43 Dice Try! (Common) x30 Light Spiral (Common) x33 Reversal of Fate (Common) x34 Lucky Chance (Common) x26 diator Lash (Common) x29 Tour of Doom (Common) x32 Sanguine Swamp (Common) x35 Honest (Ghost Rare) x2 Arcana Force XIV - Temperance (Rare) x13 Substitoad (Rare) x13 Nimble Musasabi (Rare) x10 Lumina, Lightsworn Summoner (Rare) x7 Golden Ladybug (Rare) x16 Maniacal Servant (Rare) x10 Simorgh, Bird of Ancestry (Rare) x7 Diskde Rider (Rare) x11 Batteryman Industrial Strength (Rare) x5 Jinzo - Returner (Rare) x11 me Spirit Ignis (Rare) x5 Dark Valkyria (Rare) x10 Owner''s Seal (Rare) x9 Deck Lockdown (Rare) x6 Ribbon of Rebirth (Rare) x10 Light Barrier (Rare) x14 Hero st (Rare) x11 Froggy Forcefield (Rare) x12 Destruction Jammer (Rare) x10 Glorious Illusion (Rare) x10 Guardian of Order (Secret Rare) x1 Dark General Freed (Secret Rare) x1 Divine Knight Ishzark (Super Rare) x3 Wulf, Lightsworn Beast (Super Rare) x3 Magical Exemr (Super Rare) x3 Aurkus, Lightsworn Druid (Super Rare) x2 Helios Trice Megistus (Super Rare) x1 Jinzo - Lord (Super Rare) x1 Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter (Super Rare) x1 DUCKER Mobile Cannon (Super Rare) x2 Union Attack (Super Rare) x1 Vanquishing Light (Super Rare) x1 Soul Rope (Super Rare) x3 Celestia, Lightsworn Angel (Ultimate Rare) x1 Maximum Six (Ultimate Rare) x1 Destiny End Dragoon (Ultimate Rare) x1 Ultimate Ancient Gear Golem (Ultimate Rare) x1 Dangerous Machine Type-6 (Ultimate Rare) x1 L, Lightsworn Sorceress (Ultra Rare) x3 Maximum Six (Ultra Rare) x2 Super-Ancient Dinobeast (Ultra Rare) x2 Celestia, Lightsworn Angel (Ultra Rare) x1 Phantom Dragon (Ultra Rare) x1 Arcana Force XXI - The World (Ultra Rare) x2 Ultimate Ancient Gear Golem (Ultra Rare) x2 Sr Recharge (Ultra Rare) x2 [copse] [copse] ¡­ Yeah. Maybe 200 is 100 too many. But how did I not get Judgment Dragon from 200 packs!? Whatever. Let¡¯s go over the new stuff. Honest is nice. The crazy attack boost it can give is so useful in so many situations. Sadly I don¡¯t think it will work on me because I still don¡¯t have an attribute. ¡­ actually, maybe I¡¯m all attributes. I can use any attribute specific equip spell after all. So Honest might work. I¡¯ll test it out at some point. Dark General Freed is okay. A bit creepy looking, but his effect isn¡¯t bad. Jinzo - Lord is just an upgraded Jinzo. If I ever need Jinzo, I can just summon Jinzo - Lord instead. Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter is a cute wolf/dog thing. I want to summon it and pet it. And he is a good boy with a good effect, even if his stats aren¡¯t all that amazing. Vanquishing Light is another counter trap against summoning, but honestly, I¡¯ve not ran into a single situation where a card like that would have been useful. ¡­ then again, I¡¯ve never tested if they can prevent the fissures from pooping out monsters. Still, Vanquishing Light isn¡¯t the one I¡¯d use. Soul Rope isn¡¯t bad, I just don¡¯t need it. Like always, unlimited searching and summoning. Celestia, Lightsworn Angel, Maximum Six and Ultimate Rare Ultimate Ancient Gear Golem aren¡¯t new, but I didn¡¯t have the ultimate rare versions of them yet. Destiny End Dragoon is nice. Great attack, great effect. Just an all around great card. Dangerous Machine Type-6 isn¡¯t good. It is just ¡­ a dangerous machine. And Sr Recharge can make me Pack tokens, so it isn¡¯t bad. Spoiler
[copse] But still. 200 packs, nine new cards. 12 if you count the ones where I didn¡¯t have the card in the higher rarity. Not all that many. But let¡¯s just set up the capsules to get the cards I¡¯m missing and call it a day. And after a quick check, I¡¯m missing just eight cards. Starting off. Kuraz the Light Monarch is ¡­ not the best Monarch. It isn¡¯t terrible, just ¡­ not the greatest. Angel O7 is fine, but I don¡¯t really need the effect it has. Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo is great. Good flip effect and prevents special summons. ¡­ except that neither of those things actually matter! But whatever. He is cool, so he can stay. Fog King is cool. It gains the attack of the monster(s) tributed for its summon, so he can get big attack. Ehren, Lightsworn Monk isn¡¯t the greatest Lightsworn. That is all I¡¯m going to say about that. Tutin is ¡­ interesting, but a bit too specific. Arcana Force EX - The Dark Ruler is good. Either double attack with 4000 attack stat, or suicide bomb everything on death. Both are nice effects. Andst, we have the Judgment Dragon. You know this sucker, and you either hate it, or you y Lightsworns. In which case you love it. There is no in-between with this beast. And I¡¯m d to have one, even if I¡¯m not the biggest Lightsworn fan. Spoiler
[copse] So yeah. With that, another set isplete. I now have all the ¡®pre-Synchro¡¯ era setspleted, so that is nice. Feels like a milestone of sorts. CH.468 Lizard-folk CH.468 Lizard-folk ¡°Sir. I don¡¯t want to sound rude, but why do you need to see this?¡± Chloe asked. I had asked her toe to a training room to show me a racial skill she has, so I can have a decent recording of it, because it might be something I can use for my own ¡®new skill¡¯ project. ¡°I just want data about it. You know that other than Albus, you are the only other lizard-kin on HomeBase. ¡­ And since Albus is actually a lizard-folk, he has a different racial skill than you do.¡± ¡°... I just don¡¯t see why it is so interesting. I mean, it is nothing special really.¡± Chloe said. ¡°Just humor me.¡± Chloe then detached her arm from her body and showed the detached limb flying around the room. That was her racial skill, Split Lizard. It allows her to detach her limbs from her body and telekically control them. The control isn¡¯t actually even Telekinesis based, but instead some strange nerve link. And the limb can fly because ¡­ I honestly don¡¯t know that part yet. Again, it isn¡¯t Telekinesis, but something more akin to Mana Flight, but just on a smaller scale and at much lower speeds. Spoiler [copse] The skill might sound kind of useless, or like something that is very much situational, but at least Chloe can use it to reach the high shelves. ¡­ yeah, she isn¡¯t the tallest lizard out there. But why I¡¯m interested in it is because despite her arm being detached from her body, it still counts as a physical part of her body. So if she were to punch someone with it while it is detached, it would do damage based on her Strength stat, not her Magic stat. And that is something I want for my new skill. Telekinesis is great for utility, but not for doing damage. If I can materialize magical body parts, I should also be able to detach said body parts, and use them to attack from a distance. And if those attacks could do physical damage, that would be great. I then had Chloe attack a few target dummies so I could get some damage readings, before I decided I had enough data for now. And if I¡¯m wrong, I can always ask for her to show me some more things, but I¡¯ll likely have to prepare some more specific targets. ¡°Thanks. I think this is enough.¡± I said, and let Chloe get back to whatever Lawrence wanted her to do.
With the data now on hand, I jumped into the Factory to test some stuff out. After all, it is much easier here. Replicating the racial skill wasn¡¯t difficult, but it did feel strange as anything to detach my arm. I think that is because I ¡®forced¡¯ it using Factory bullshit, instead of actually correctly replicating the skill. Maybe I should try unlocking the lizard-kin race. I quickly ran a test with DNA Surgery, dering Reptile as the type, and I did transform into a lizard. ¡­ a lizard-folk, not a lizard-kin. And since lizard-folke with the racial skill Hardened Scales, I¡¯m kind of shit out of luck. Spoiler [copse] I¡¯ll still activate the card outside, so I can gain the new race in One of Every Race, as well as the new racial skill. Also, Hardened Scales will work well with my Draconic Body skill, so it will be a nice addition to my skill arsenal. Also, Lizard-folk goes well with Multi-Armed. At least in my opinion. Just the hard scales covering my extra arms are kind of nice, so instead of the extra arms being a weak point, they are actually kind of a good thing to have.Brian¡¯s status will be shown at the end of the chapter instead of here for reasons.
After my kind of sudden race gain, which yes, I know I could ¡®cheat¡¯ myself new races with more DNA Surgery use, I just don¡¯t because I want a bit of time between each new race so that I can get used to the race and the racial skill. But anyway. After that, it was time for my lesson on Draconic Skills with Lady Janina and Agunan. And I have to say, my new Hardened Scales came in handy. As I suspected, they do work with dragon scales I can form with Draconic Body, so that was nice. ¡­ on the other hand, when Lady Janina realized I could take more damage, she had Agunan punch me harder, so ¡­ more efficient training? Still hurts though. After the training that absolutely wasn¡¯t at all torture, I asked Lady Janina for a favor. That of taking us, Alice, Lua, Cailie and I, to the spirit world. We haven¡¯t visited since the spirit adventure, mostly because we can¡¯t get there without Lady Janina, and I think it is about time. And the spirits are family to us, kind of, because Cailie is half-spirit. And visiting family is important. Sure we call them over all the time, but we can also visit from time to time.
Visiting the spirit world after a while felt great. I think it is just the general structure of this world, as this world has no miasma or ¡®creation energy¡¯, just pure mana. ¡°Quick question Brian. Why did youe here as a mer-folk?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Isn¡¯t it kind of inconvenient since you¡¯ll have to fly all the time?¡± ¡°What? Don¡¯t you like my tail?¡± I teased Alice, as I flew a few circles around her. ¡°I love it.¡± Cailie said, as she began to chase me in a circle around Alice. ¡°At least someone does.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t hate it. It does lower your body temperature to be closer to mine.¡± Lua said. ¡°But Dhamir is better.¡± ¡°... so I¡¯m the odd woman out. Makes me feel left out.¡± Aliceined. ¡°You do prefer it when I¡¯m warmer. At least you don¡¯t mind my cat-self balling up onto yourp.¡± Imented. ¡°... your ears are nice and soft.¡± ¡°Yes they are.¡± ¡°And cats are divine creatures.¡± ¡°Forgot you are half Mana, thus half Egyptian, for a moment.¡± ¡°... I would ask why are you like this, but then again, I know the answer.¡± Lady Janinamented. ¡°Yeah, you do. Let¡¯s get going before Anemoi hunts us down.¡± I said to everyone. ¡°Toote! Like the wind, I¡¯m already here!¡± Anemoi said, as the wind gathered and formed her body. ¡°Hi mom.¡± Cailie quickly ¡®swam¡¯ over to Anemoi, and hugged her.
After a bit of catching up, we headed out to visit the other superior spirits. On the way, we ¡®ran into¡¯ Pan and her pack of beasts, and she challenged me to a fight. She banned my use of Dark Chain, but since I now had Restraining Sword Barrage by my side, I managed to beat her again, and she called Restraining Sword Barrage another cheat skill. Then, while in the domain of Anemoi and the wind spirits, Anemoi taught Cailie how to do something interesting. ¡°Alright Cailie. It is time for you to learn how to give out a blessing.¡± Anemoi said. ¡°Pick someone you want to give it to first, and let¡¯s go from there.¡± ¡°Brian.¡± Cailie said with no hesitation. ¡°Knew that wasing. Swim over here kid.¡± Anemoi called out. I did as asked, while grumbling about being called a kid. I don¡¯t actually mind it, but I felt like I had to. ¡°Alright, so it isn¡¯t actuallyplicated at all, you just have to ¡­¡± Anemoi then exined how to give someone a blessing in way too much detail. In short, you just had to make a magic link between you and the person you wanted to bless. It was actually surprisingly simr to Dragon Life Dedication, except on a much lesser scale. The spirit kind of entrusts a part of their being to the person whom they bless, but unlike with Dragon Life Dedication, where the dragon¡¯s entire life is given to someone, spirits only give a small part. For a greater spirit, it is generally between 5 to 10% of their whole being, but for a superior spirit, it is more like 0.2 to 1%. Iter asked the superiors who had blessed me, and I found out that my technically strongest blessing is a 0.9% blessing from Iris, followed by a 0.7% from Eosther. The others I have range from 0.5 to 0.3. The portion of the blessing doesn¡¯t actually matter much. It does effect Spirit Magic a tiny bit, but not to the point where I¡¯mining about it. But anyway, let¡¯s get onto Cailie giving me a blessing. Because it was her first time, or maybe because it was me who she was blessing, she went a bit overboard and ended up giving me what is about a 20% blessing, over double that what is standard for greater spirits. It won¡¯t really cause her much damage, unless I specifically force damage onto her using the fact, but I think everyone knows I won¡¯t be doing that. But Anemoi still preached about the importance of keeping the blessings smaller, so that what happened with Amilie and the water spirit she corrupted cannot happen with Cailie. Cailie just said she wouldn¡¯t be blessing anyone else as long as I lived, so that got around that problem. ¡­ until Anemoi rmended her to maybe consider that againter, because she might want to give our children her blessing, which made Cailie blush so much that I swear I could see even her tail turn red. And since I got a blessing from a greater wind spirit, I can now use Summon Wind Spirit. But since Cailie doesn¡¯t have that many spirits she has made yet, and because she can¡¯t separate her spiritual body from her physical body, that skill won¡¯t be all that useful for me yet. But it is still the best Summon Spirit skill I have, because I got it from her. Anyway, we had some fun in the spirit world, and between my new race, and my new blessing, you might want to see my stats, so here they are. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: One without a Race - Spiritual / User or Rare Skills / Mer-folk ?
Level: 178 [+2]
HP: 8580 [+80](+25,000)
Mana: 13,290 [+290] (+22,800)
Strength: 3595 [+20]
Defense: 4235 [+80]
Magic: 5460 [+130]
Unique-Racial Skills * Spoiler
One of Every Race LV.3 (unique-racial)
- Multi-Armed LV.2 (racial)
- Jack of All Trades LV.2 (racial)
- Draconic Body LV.3 (racial)
- Draconic Magic LV.3 (racial)
- Hardened Scales LV.1 (racial) [new]
- Swift Swimming LV.5 (racial)
- Tough ws LV.2 (racial)
- Rending ws LV.1 (racial)
- Advanced Summoning Magic LV.3 (racial)
- Spirit Magic LV.5 (racial)
- True Blood Magic LV.4 (racial)
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Unique Skills Spoiler
Pack Opener LV.8 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.8 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
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Extra Skills * Spoiler
Limit Break LV.1 (extra)
Spiritual Space Magic LV.5 (extra)
Spiritual Time Magic LV.4 (extra)
Mana Vision LV.4 (extra)
Telekinesis LV.8 (extra)
Mana Flight LV.4 (extra)
Restraining Sword Barrage LV.2 (extra) [+1]
Dark Chain LV.3 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.10 (extra)
Beast Union LV.2 (extra)
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Mental Visual Designing (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Time Spirit (extra)
Summon Space Spirit (extra)
Summon Light Spirit (extra)
Summon Dark Spirit (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Summon Earth Spirit (extra)
Summon Fire Spirit (extra)
Summon Wind Spirit (extra) [new]
Summon Nature Spirit (extra)
Summon Beast Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
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Normal Skills * Spoiler
Sword Technique LV.6
Mana de LV.3
Shield Technique LV.5
Flickering Step LV.2
Strength Boost LV.2
Defense Boost LV.11
Advanced Mana Control LV.15
Fast Mana Recovery LV.4
Quick Cast LV.4
Instant Cast LV.2 [+1]
Taming LV.2
Designing LV.5
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Titles * Spoiler
Dragon Life Dedication (Greater True Fire Dragon) Language Comprehension (humanoid) (draconic)
Lachros¡¯ Blessing Iris¡¯ Blessing
Eosther¡¯s Blessing Nyx¡¯s Blessing
Thssa¡¯s Blessing Gaia¡¯s Blessing
Ninatia¡¯s Blessing Pan¡¯s Blessing
Cailie¡¯s Blessing (Wind Spirits Blessing (Greater)) [new] Nature Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Friend of the Spirits Skill Maker
SS-Rank Summoner Honorary Baron of Ruiso Kingdom
Blood Sucker (racial)
ve Master ves: Rhianna
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[copse] CH.469 Raging Battle CH.469 Raging Battle That night started like many before it, with me alone in the System parlor, Aulis there waiting for me. He then gave me the info on an up anding fissure, which sadly was happening up north, in one of the areas that are now controlled by the United States. Hopefully that country won¡¯t cause any difficulties. After those news, Aulis had me wait for a bit, as he was getting someone. He returned soon enough with a multi-armed bear-folk man. At least I think he is a bear, considering the ws at the end of each of his ¡­ paws? He was honestly quite the intimidating sight, but he is a System agent, so he won¡¯t harm me. ¡­ actually, I don¡¯t think he even could if he wanted. ¡°Hello kid. The name¡¯s Coby. Used to belong to the Bear Supnter Coby. He never named me, so I took his name when I returned to the System.¡± He introduced himself. I don¡¯t actually remember anyone called ¡®Bear Supnter Coby¡¯. ¡°Can tell you have some questions, but that isn¡¯t why I¡¯m here.¡± He continued. ¡°I¡¯m here because I¡¯m interested in that skill you are cooking up. My master would have loved it, so when they asked someone to be your contact for working on the skill, I decided to take that role.¡± ¡°... why does the System seem more and more like apany the more I learn about it?¡± ¡°Can¡¯t answer that. My master never worked for anyone, unless he wanted to. He just took what he wanted, though most of the time it was just stealing interesting fights from others.¡± Coby said. ¡°He had a skill for that, you know. Could sense fights before they ever happen, and he would rush there and be there to steal the fights. Made him real strong. But he ended up biting something a bit too much when the Empire Kingdom war happened.¡± ¡°... I¡¯m sorry.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t be. He wasn¡¯t the greatest man. But have to say, kind of ironic you¡¯d be the one I work with considering that the person who ended my master was thest user of both Space and Time Magic.¡± ¡°... wait? Space and Time? He died at the hands of the Great Sage¡­¡± I quickly checked Tahlia for the memory where the name was dropped. ¡°¡­ Second, I think it was?¡± He was mentioned once in CH.360. ¡°Yeap. Good memory you have.¡± ¡°I have good skills.¡± ¡°You about to have one more. See, here¡¯s the deal. Your skill ain¡¯t ready yet. But we think with a bit more work we can at least make a prototype version of it. That¡¯s why I want you to let me into your Factory. That way I can work with you to make it something that can work. And I mean really work and not just work in your mind.¡± ¡°... you can go to the Factory?¡± ¡°As long as you allow it. We can¡¯t force our way in.¡± ¡°... we likely could, but we¡¯ve never tried.¡± Aulis added. ¡°We did consider it before first contact, but we instead used your skill as a base to make this space. We figured it would be better for everyone.¡± ¡°... okay. Well, I don¡¯t really have anything against it. Just follow the general rules of not causing mayhem and don¡¯t try to force your way to restricted areas.¡± I told them. ¡°It goes for you as well, Aulis. Feel free to visit whenever you want. I know Fantasia will love thepany. Just realize that I can¡¯t be there 24/7.¡± ¡°I ¡­ I could tell her some stories.¡± Aulis said.
The next morning I told my girls about the news. And since we were going to ¡®enemy territory¡¯, I wanted to take just a small strike team with me, instead of a bigger squad. So it will just be Alice, Lua, Ria, Agunan and I. We are the most powerful team we can form, while still keeping the numbers low. We scouted the area from the air, and we had a minor problem. First of all, there was a big city about 20 kilometers away from ground zero. That in itself is no problem. They may hear some sounds if things get too loud, but hopefully nothing more than that. The problem was a small farming vige just 5 kilometers from ground zero. They will definitely hear or see something. That is if we don¡¯t set up a barrier. So the idea was to have a few of my monsters set up different kinds of barriers to keep all the sound and visuals from the eyes of the people and just sneak this fissure. Getting the appropriate barriers up wasn¡¯t too bad, but they would limit out battle options. We¡¯d have to make sure no attacks reach the barriers, so Alice was on barrier protection duty. Her Erasure Magic could erase any iing attacks, and she also has Mirror Forces and Magic Cylinders ready to go. As for our main fighting force, well, I wanted to use some Arcana Force monsters. So after activating Light Barrier, I called out a few monsters. Spoiler [copse] The first few were just tributes for Arcana Force EX - The Dark Ruler. Yes, I have to tribute three monsters to special summon it, because it is a nomi, or ¡®Must be Special Summoned¡¯ monster. After that I called out Arcana Force XXI - The World and three Arcana Force IV - The Emperors. All of the monsters had their ¡®Heads¡¯ effect thanks to Light Barrier, so all of my Arcana Force monsters gained 500 attack thanks to the three Emperors. Spoiler
[copse] I then summoned out Exodia, using the Arc-V style light de part of my duel disk, before I got Errelitea out of Storage and used it to slice open the fissure pre-sign. The monster that came out of the fissure was a huge worm looking thing with massive teeth. It was a world eater worm, and SS-rank monster that likes to eat anything and everything. Luckily between my arguable OP monsters, Agunan¡¯s fire breath, and a Restraining Sword Barrage followed by some shes from Errelitea from me, we were able to take down the worm. Sadly, it doesn¡¯t have many useful materials outside of the monster core and the fangs. But whatever. I don¡¯t do this just for materials. We took down a fissure, so I get a new set, .
Back on HomeBase, I¡¯m opening packs. New set means opening packs. Those are the rules. I didn¡¯t check what cards Raging Battle has, but the cover card is Power Tool Dragon, and I wouldn¡¯t mind getting one. So let¡¯s not wait any longer, ten packs to start, let¡¯s see what this set has to offer. Spoiler RGBT 1 Iron Core Immediate Disposal; Fake Feather; G.B. Hunter; Morphtronic Repair Unit; Koa''ki Meiru Doom; Urgent Synthesis; Junk Box; Evil Thorn; Emperor Sem [copse] Okay. So Iron Core Immediate Disposal is just a shitty Foolish Burial. Fake Feather is trap reproduction, so I don¡¯t need it. The G.B. in G.B. Hunter apparently stands for diator Beast, which does check out as she prevents cards from returning to the deck. She¡¯d actually go alright with the Neos fusions, as she¡¯d prevent them from going back to the extra deck. It will also work with the Majestic Dragons, when I eventually get them. So yeah. Actually a really decent tech card. Morphtronic Repair Unit is just a shitty Monster Reborn. Koa''ki Meiru Doom is decent. The problem is that what is treated as an effect is inconsistent between the cards, so even though Doom negates the effects of LIGHT and DARK monsters that activate during the Main Phase, that might not prevent magic. It might only prevent some types of magic and so on. I¡¯ll test it out in the Factory at some point. Urgent Synthesis is fine. Nothing amazing, but it isn¡¯t bad either. Junk Box is another sucky Monster Reborn recement. Evil Thorn is cool, because I can just have as many of them as I want in my deck. So I can summon one, tribute it, summon two more, tribute them and so on. Not that 300 burn damage is all that impressive, but it isn¡¯t bad either. I could probably also make some actual nt traps with Evil Thorn, but ¡­ Actually, I might do it. I¡¯ll at least consider it. And Emperor Sem looks kind of cool, all dog fiend hybridy, but his effect isn¡¯t all that good. Next pack. Spoiler RGBT 2 Spined Gillman; Bone Temple Block; Morphtronic Videon; Level Retuner; Fake Feather; Morphtronic Bind; Gadget Arms; Urgent Synthesis; ckwing - Blizzard the Far North [copse] Spined Gillman is nice. Generic, or in this case not so specific but still broad enough, attack boosters are always cool. Bone Temple Block is a gimmick card, and not even a good one. Morphtronic Videon is not bad. Gaining an extra 800 attack for each equip spell equipped to it. And it is also a video camera, so reverse engineering one of those is now a possibility. Not that I ever even reverse engineered Cameran, but maybe some day. Level Retuner is cool. It should work like Level Down!?, allowing me to lower the level of someone. Gadget Arms is fine, but not needed. And Blizzard the Far North is a ckwing tuner, so I¡¯ll dly take it. Next pack. Spoiler RGBT 3 Reckoned Power; Fake Feather; Morphtronic Scopen; G.B. Hunter; Double Tool C&D; Crimson Fire; ck Whirlwind; Morphtronic Bind; Calming Magic [copse] Reckoned Power is surprisingly good. Sure I can just Heavy Storm or Feather Duster instead, but it isn¡¯t bad. Morphtronic Scopen is also good. It is a tuner, and it can act as a LV.4 tuner while in defense position. Double Tool C&D is a nice equip spell, just a shame it is limited to Morphtronics and Power Tool Dragon. Crimson Fire is nice. Does require that I control Red Dragon Archfiend, but it is still nice. Returning any effect damage doubled is great. ck Whirlwind is naturally God tier. It gets me more ckwing monsters. Morphtronic Bind is also nice. Binding up all high level people is good. And Calming Magic sucks. Why would I want to prevent summonings? Next pack. Spoiler RGBT 4 Rose Tentacles; Wicked Rebirth; G.B. Hunter; Emissary from Pandemonium; Spined Gillman; Vanguard of the Dragon; Bone Temple Block; Junk Box; Morphtronic Remoten [copse] Rose Tentacles is interesting. It can attack multiple times, so that is cool. It also has decent stats and inflicts burn damage every time it destroys a monster. Wicked Rebirth is another sucky Call of the Haunted/Monster Reborn recement. Emissary from Pandemonium has decent stats, but at most I¡¯ll use it to threaten someone. Vanguard of the Dragon is cool and I might use him as a practice partner. And Morphtronic Remoten makes me new Morphtronics, so it is cool. Next pack. Spoiler RGBT 5 Overdoom Line; Wicked Rebirth; Hedge Guard; Reckoned Power; Vanguard of the Dragon; Koa''ki Meiru Doom; Level Retuner; Rockstone Warrior; ckwing - Blizzard the Far North [copse] Overdoom Line is too limited andsts for too little time. Hedge Guard is okay, as it makes my monster battle indestructible for a short while. And Rockstone Warrior is ¡­ it could be better. Summoning two tokens is cool, as is taking no battle damage. But what isn¡¯t cool is the limitation on summoning the tokens. Why do I have to attack with it to get the tokens? Next pack. Spoiler RGBT 6 Lava Dragon; ck Whirlwind; Mirror of Oaths; Supremacy Berry; Automatic Laser; Gadget Arms; G.B. Hunter; Hardened Armed Dragon; Koa''ki Meiru Ice [copse] Lava Dragon sounds way better than it actually is. It doesn¡¯t have amazing stats, and the effect it has is okay at best. Mirror of Oaths is stupidly situational, and basically useless. Supremacy Berry is a situational healing card, but I¡¯ll just stick to Gift Card. Automatic Laser again sounds better than it actually is. Sure it does the job, but I¡¯d prefer if a card called Automatic Laser actually did something cooler. Hardened Armed Dragon though. Yeah. It is nice. The effect it gives after being tributed is great. And Koa''ki Meiru Ice is okay. Next pack. Spoiler RGBT 7 Lava Dragon; Morphtronic Repair Unit; Attack of the Cornered Rat; Mind Trust; Wicked Rebirth; Tuner Capture; Thorn of Malice; G.B. Hunter; Dark Verger [copse] Attack of the Cornered Rat, huh. Yeah. It isn¡¯t awful, but it isn¡¯t great either. Just so-so. Mind Trust is absolute trash. Tuner Capture isn¡¯t even something I can use, because no one else will ever use Tuner monsters. Unless it works on spirits, but even if that is the case, I don¡¯t want to capture spirits. Thorn of Malice is a decent attack boost, but the monster equipped by it cannot destroy opposing monsters. So ¡­ it is actually useful. For like taming and stuff. Because it will never really finish off the opponent. Kind of like False Swipe in the Pokemon games. And Dark Verger is just ¡­ I don¡¯t need it. Next pack. Spoiler RGBT 8 Morphtronic Bind; ck Whirlwind; Minoan Centaur; Morphtronic Videon; Overdoom Line; Wicked Rebirth; Mind Trust; Fake Feather; Ojama Country [copse] Oh god I got an Ojama Country. Now I have to make an Ojama Country room in the Factory or the Ojamas will never stop bothering me about it. Minoan Centaur has a cool effect, but what isn¡¯t cool is the fact that it is a LV.6 monster. If it was LV.4, it would actually be great. But it isn¡¯t, so it is bad. In the TCG. For me, it is just a monster with mediocre attack and a decent at best effect. Next pack. Spoiler RGBT 9 Proof of Powerlessness; Level Retuner; Natural Tune; Mermaid Archer; Lava Dragon; Fake Feather; Double Tool C&D; Swallow Flip; Emperor Sem [copse] Proof of Powerlessness is decent. But Raigeki is still better. Natural Tune is good to have. It helps if Ick attribute specific tuners. Mermaid Archer is a new Mermaid monster. Haven¡¯t gotten one of those in a while. And it is decent. And Swallow Flip is super situational, but not technically a bad card. Last pack. I haven¡¯t gotten a single Synchro yet, so one of those would be cool, but I¡¯m not holding out hope. Spoiler RGBT 10 Mermaid Archer; Thorn of Malice; Natural Tune; Supremacy Berry; Lava Dragon; Trap Stun; Morphtronic Scopen; Dark Verger; Level Warrior [copse] Well, I didn¡¯t get a Synchro, but I did get another super rare. But Trap Stun is first. And it is another decent card. Sadly Jinzo is just better in all ways, but that doesn¡¯t make Trap Stun bad. And Level Warrior can special summon itself, which is good if you y the TCG, but it is useless for me. But still. Out of the ten packs, I got three super rares and one secret rare. That is amazing. CH.470 Working on a Skill with a System Agent CH.470 Working on a Skill with a System Agent ¡°Alright. I¡¯m here. Run me through everything you have on that skill.¡± Coby said, after he appeared in the Factory. ¡°... didn¡¯t you read the files Laura sent to the System?¡± ¡°Reading? Who does that? Master of mine was no schr, and neither am I. Better to learn firsthand.¡± ¡°... okay. Well, in short, the skill will allow for the modification of one''s body through magical means mostly. Things like forming magical ws, forming magical limbs, or forming a magical mer-folk tail to cover your legs. All of this was in attempts at giving humans ess to skills that are normally racial skills of different races, like Swift Swimming, Tough ws, Winged Flight and so on. ¡°But recently I decided I wanted the skill to do a bit more. Mainly being able to form extra limbs, like the Multi-Armed race, except that the limbs will be made of magic and mana. I also mixed in some of the data from Lizard Split racial skill to allow for the magical limbs to not be attached to the person using the skill. ¡°And while I could do all of that, or at least emte all of that, with just Telekinesis, that route has some problems. Mainly that it wouldn¡¯t allow you to gain new skills, which you may know are kind of nice to have since more skills means more stats. And also all techniques I¡¯d do with Telekinesis would inflict damage based on the user''s Magic stat, not Strength stat. And sure, my Magic stat is a lot higher than my Strength, but that might not be the case for everyone. And this skill is honestly better for those who don¡¯t have super high Magic stat. ¡°And that leads to the first major problem. The stupidly high Mana Control that would be required for the skill. You basically have to have Mana Control of LV.11 or above, and honestly speaking, I think having the skill be evolved might be required as well. It is that difficult to manage. ¡°So I need help in making the skill easier to gain, easier to control and to help it do either purely physical damage, or damage that is mixed between physical and magical.¡± ¡°... That is a lot. I will have to ask a few of the others that also volunteered for this project, as I am not an expert when ites to magical stuff.¡± Coby admitted. ¡°But what I can help with is the control part. We will just make you a prototype version of the skill, then train with it, track how you move your modified or extra body parts and mix all of that in with the skill. That way, the movement will be based on intentions and instinct, not you having to Mana Control everything.¡± ¡°... we can do that?¡± ¡°Who do you think you are talking to? You may not realize it, because you are used to us, but we are still angels and we work under the Goddess. Modifying the System might take some time, but that doesn¡¯t mean we cannot do it.¡± ¡°... so?¡± ¡°So you will wait a day or few. We will prepare the prototype version of the skill. It should appear in your Unique skill section but that might not be its permanent ce. We¡¯ll have to evaluate where the skill actually belongs.¡± ¡°Understandable. ¡­ I guess it could be a racial skill, if you guys are willing to add in a new race.¡± ¡°... that is not a terrible idea. Any ideas for a name?¡± ¡°How about something like a Magi-Physical Human? Of course the Human part can be reced with any other race, so the race itself would be Magi-Physical. ¡­ And I guess if I were to set it into a One of Every Race category, it would have to be a ss race. It would also work as a modifier race, but I¡¯m not sure which is better.¡± ¡°I agree with you on an idea level, however when ites to power, your race would be more equivalent to a special race. There is also the question of does the skill unlock the race or the other way around. ss races are unlocked by skill level, as you might know, while modifier and special races aren¡¯t. Those rely on special conditions, such as the Dragon Heart Dedication for your Dragon Hearted, and either Dragon Heart Dedication or Dragon Scale Blessing for Melusine. Of course a Melusine has to be a mer-folk first.¡± ¡°Dragon Scale Blessing? What¡¯s that?¡± I had to ask, though I had an idea already. I think it might be what Lady Janina did during the HomeBase grand reveal when she helped Agunan evolve by giving him one of her scales. in ¡°Ask your dragon friends. They¡¯ll be able to exin it better. But it is really just a weaker form of Dragon Heart Dedication.¡± ¡°I will.¡± We then spent a bit of time with me showing all of the prototype versions of the skill I had to Coby, before he returned to the wider System to do ¡­ something with everything I just gave him. No clue what he will do, but hopefully it will be good.
I then took a quick trip over to the Dragon¡¯s coast to talk with Lady Janina, while I also trained my Draconic skills. I mainly wanted to know about the Dragon Scale Blessing, and it was as I suspected. What Lady Janina did with Agunan was a form of Dragon Scale Blessing. Specifically the kind that can only be done between dragons, because if Lady Janina did that to your average human, they would die of the power overload. If done to a human, a simr but much slower process will take ce, where tiny parts of a scale are given to a human over the course of about a month, until finally the entire scale will have entered their body. At which point the human, or other humanoid being, will generally evolve into some sort of draconic race. After the training, I naturally yed with the dragons a bit. They always want me to, and I don¡¯t mind bringing out some of my monsters to y. Today I was using Lightsworns, and while regrly they might not be enough to really challenge dragons, with Realm of Light, they got a nice power boost and were able to at least hold their own. Spoiler [copse] Gragonith was everyone¡¯s favorite opponent, as he is a dragon and with his effect, he is also quite strong. Especially when boosted more by Realm of Light. Spoiler [copse] Judgment Dragon on the other hand was a bit of a disappointment. While he made for a decent opponent for the adolescent dragons, he just couldn¡¯t stand up to the adults, because he doesn¡¯t have the stats for it, and he doesn¡¯t get the boost from Realm of Light. Spoiler [copse] Because of that, I made a new custom version of Judgment Dragon by mixing it with Lightsworn Barrier. Spoiler [copse] With it, I made Lightsworn Protector - Judgment Dragon. Same stats and summoning condition as the OG Judgment Dragon, but with an effect where whenever a Lightsworn monster attacks or is attacked, you can pay 1000 life points to destroy the monster it is attacking or being attacked by, and then burn your opponent equal to the on field attack or defense, whichever position the monster was in. And since it now was a Lightsworn monster, Lightsworn Protector - Judgment Dragon got a nice power boost from Realm of Light.
After returning to HomeBase, I decided to open some more packs. I just think it is a good way to waste some time, and I think I have a day or two before the System agents finish the prototype skill. As for today¡¯s opening, I decided on 10 packs of , followed by another 10 of . As always, I want more Synchro monsters, though some /Assault Mode monsters won¡¯t be bad either. ¡­ as long as they are for monsters where I have the Synchro version of. But you know the n, so let¡¯s just get on with it. Spoiler CSOC 1 Confusion Chaff; Teleport; Iron Chain ster; Iron Chain Coil; Wall of Ivy; Factory of 100 Machines; Healing Wave Generator; Revival Gift; Miracle Fertilizer [copse] Man. Factory of 100 Machines. Who named this card? The name sounds so badass, but the effect is just absolute trash. Like sure I could use it to give a monster a decent attack boost, but with that name, it should do something so much more. Miracle Fertilizer is also new, and honestly, it isn¡¯t bad. Sure it isn¡¯t great either, but it isn¡¯t just a worse Monster Reborn like some other cards are. I can also potentially use it to improve the fertilizer HomeBase uses. And sells, because some of the adventurers¡¯ guilds do actually purchase fertilizer from us. Next pack. Spoiler CSOC 2 Power Injector; Everliving Underworld Cannon; Omega Goggles; Jade Knight; Gadget Driver; nt Food Chain; Poison Chain; Zombie Mammoth; Trap of the Imperial Tomb [copse] Trap of the Imperial Tomb is new, but it is way too specific. Summoning a Zombie from your opponent''s GY to your field. How often does that happen? Like almost never. Next pack. Spoiler CSOC 3 Poison Chain; Card Rotator; Factory of 100 Machines; Psychic Jumper; Comrade Swordsman of Landstar; Wall of Ivy; nt Food Chain; Revival Gift; Storm Caller [copse] And that is nothing but repeats, so next. Spoiler CSOC 4 Gigantic Cephalotus; Bamboo Scrap; Doppelganger; Pursuit Chaser; Everliving Underworld Cannon; Fragrance Storm; Lineage of Destruction; Giant Trap Hole; Pollinosis [copse] Pursuit Chaser is new. Which is interesting considering that it is amon. And I might actually be able to use it for some interesting tech. But it is the only new card in this pack, so next pack. Spoiler CSOC 5 Iron Chain ster; Horseytail; Synchro Strike; Confusion Chaff; Card Rotator; Power Injector; Omega Goggles; The World Tree; Rose, Warrior of Revenge [copse] ¡­ already had the ultra rare version of Rose, Warrior of Revenge, but I guess the ultimate rare variant is new. And yeah, she is a LV.4 Warrior Tuner, which is nice, but would have preferred some other ultimate rare. ¡­ next. Spoiler CSOC 6 Seed of Deception; Poison Chain; Bamboo Scrap; Comrade Swordsman of Landstar; Morphtronic Monitron; Psychic Jumper; Zombie Mammoth; Morphtronic Clocken; Prideful Roar [copse] Prideful Roar is new and it isn¡¯t terrible. Sure it is somewhat situational, but that doesn¡¯t make it bad. It can give a nice attack boost which will basically guarantee victory. Of course real life isn¡¯t Yugioh, so the win isn¡¯t 100% guaranteed. Next pack. Spoiler CSOC 7 Factory of 100 Machines; Everliving Underworld Cannon; Morphtransition; DNA Checkup; Goblin Decoy Squad; Wall of Ivy; Zombie Mammoth; Comrade Swordsman of Landstar; Turbo Synchron [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler CSOC 8 Cursed Fig; Lineage of Destruction; Zombie Mammoth; DNA Checkup; Morphtronic Clocken; Card Rotator; Goblin Decoy Squad; Morphtronic Monitron; The World Tree [copse] Again, nothing new. Next. Spoiler CSOC 9 Iron Chain Snake; Iron Chain Coil; Doppelganger; Seed of Deception; Gadget Driver; Iron Chain ster; Goblin Decoy Squad; Tytannial, Princess of Camellias; Miracle Fertilizer [copse] Tytannial is new. She looks amazing, has good stats and a decent effect. So she is great. I may give a copy to Cailieter. One more Crossroads of Chaos pack before I switch sets. Spoiler CSOC 10 Wall of Ivy; Doppelganger; Cursed Fig; Morphtronic Cameran; Synchro Strike; Psychic Jumper; Botanical Girl; Pollinosis; Goka, the Pyre of Malice [copse] Goka, the Pyre of Malice is new, and it is decent. Just wish it had slightly higher stats. And it isn¡¯t a Synchro, but a super rare is still a super rare, so nice card to get. Time to change sets to Crimson Crisis. Spoiler CRMS 1 Night Wing Sorceress; Morphtronic Mix-up; Psychic Sword; Spell Reactor RE; Morphtronic Forcefield; Assault Revival; Super Sr Nutrient; Morphtronic Map; Alien Ammonite [copse] Alien Ammonite is new and it is okay. It does resurrect an Alien monster from the GY on summon, so that is a nice effect. Next pack. Spoiler CRMS 2 Assault Mode Activate; Assault sh; Assault Counter; Fake Explosion; Prevention Star; Ebon Arrow; Half or Nothing; Psychic Tuning; Turret Warrior [copse] Assault Counter is new, and it is actually kind of decent. Sure I have to control a /Assault Mode monster to activate it, but being able to negate a Spell or Trap or an effect monsters effect, that is basically negate anything someone can do. Prevention Star is ¡­ why is it like that? Like really? Have you ever heard of Fiendish Chain or any of the other simr traps? They do the same but are way better. And Turret Warrior is fine. With the special summon effect, it can gain a lot of attack, but even without it, it has a decent defense stat. Next pack. Spoiler CRMS 3 Trap Reactor Y FI; ckwing - Bora the Spear; Night Wing Sorceress; Assault Overload; Morphtronic Map; Seed Cannon; Assault Mode Activate; Cosmic Fortress Gol''gar; Makiu, the Magical Mist [copse] Makiu, the Magical Mist is ¡­ a worse Raigeki. Just ¡­ I guess that doesn¡¯t make it useless, I just don¡¯t really need it. Cosmic Fortress Gol''gar on the other hand. Well, I think you can all see that it is a Synchro, so despite its ¡­ not amazing effect, I really like it. Maybe I can get one more to go along with it, so next pack. Spoiler CRMS 4 Psychic Sword; Assault Mode Activate; Trojan diator Beast; Twin-Sword Marauder; Nightmare Archfiends; Trap Reactor Y FI; Assault Teleport; Seed Cannon; Psychic Tuning [copse] Nothing new, next. Spoiler CRMS 5 Descending Lost Star; Summon Reactor SK; Trap Reactor Y FI; Ivy Shackles; Super Sr Nutrient; Prevention Star; ckwing - Siro the Dawn; Psychic Sword; ckwing - Gale the Whirlwind [copse] Gale the Whirlwind is nice. A great tuner, special summons itself, halves one monster''s attack and defense. What is there not to love? Great to have one. Next pack. Spoiler CRMS 6 Dark Tinker; Six Scrolls of the Samurai; Dupe Frog; Morphtronic Mix-up; Morphtronic Map; Bee List Soldier; Prevention Star; Verdant Sanctuary; Alien Overlord [copse] This pack really be like: ¡°The best I can do is a Bee List Soldier, and you better like it.¡± ¡­ heh ¡­ which I do. Yeah it is a dumb ass pun, but I still like it. Because it is a Bee List Soldier. ¡­ let¡¯s go to the next pack before that pun corrupts my mind. Spoiler CRMS 7 Assault Counter; Verdant Sanctuary; Submarine Frog; Trojan diator Beast; Assault Overload; Morphtronic Map; Assault Mercenary; Assault Beast; Ido the Supreme Magical Force [copse] Two new card. Assault Beast can get me more copies of Assault Mode Activate, but I don¡¯t really need any more. Other than that it is a decent LV.4 Beast-Warrior. Ido the Supreme Magical Force sounds like it would be stupidly strong, but it sucks. Mainly because the entire ¡®You cannot summon monsters¡¯ part of his effect. But it is a secret rare, so ¡­ yeah, that doesn¡¯t make it good. Next pack. Spoiler CRMS 8 Morphtronic Mix-up; Bee List Soldier; Supernatural Regeneration; Trap Reactor Y FI; Assault Revival; Indomitable diator Beast; Night Wing Sorceress; Morphtronic Forcefield; Assault Beast [copse] Both Supernatural Regeneration and Indomitable diator Beast are new. Supernatural Regeneration is decent. Good healing, but requires some set up. Indomitable diator Beast is a decent spell, but I have better, so I probably won¡¯t be using it. Next pack. Spoiler CRMS 9 Morphtronic Map; Fake Explosion; Night Wing Sorceress; Twin-Sword Marauder; Desert Protector; Morphtronic Mix-up; Summon Reactor SK; Ivy Shackles; Debris Dragon [copse] Debris Dragon is new, and it is a decent tuner monster. Sadly it can only be used to summon Dragon-type Synchro monsters, and it also can¡¯t have a LV.4 as the other material, but that doesn¡¯t make it bad. Just a bit more limited. Onest pack. Spoiler CRMS 10 Raptor Wing Strike; Morphtronic Boarden; Hydra Viper; Fake Explosion; Bee List Soldier; Ebon Arrow; Submarine Frog; Half or Nothing; Psychic Tuning [copse] Sadly nothing new here. so ending on a bit of a whimper. But at least I got one new Synchro from 20 packs. Could have been worse. CH.471 Prototype Skill CH.471 Prototype Skill ¡°Alright kid. I have some good news. First of your new skills is ready to go.¡± Coby told me as we once again met in the Factory. ¡°... first? I only designed one skill.¡± I pointed out. ¡°We split it in two for simplicity. It does essentially do two different things. One is Mana Coated Body Modification. That one is the body transformation skill you wanted. It isn¡¯t ready to go yet, because we need to integrate the possibility of people of ¡®wrong¡¯ races gaining racial skills they shouldn¡¯t have ess to. But what we do have is the other skill. Magical Arms. You may already guess what it does.¡± ¡°The magical version of Multi-Armed.¡± ¡°Yes. It should have been added to your status in the Unique skill tab, though it is ssified as a prototype skill. Test it out for a few days while we work on Mana Coated Body Modification.¡± ¡°... I feel like we may need to change that name. It doesn¡¯t sound correct.¡± ¡°Remember, prototype skill. We can change the nameter.¡± ¡°Yeah. I¡¯ll try toe up with a better name. But at least Magical Arms is a decent name. ¡­ you can make things that aren¡¯t arms with it right?¡± ¡°Arms, legs, tail. Any limbing out of your body, other than a head.¡± ¡°Alright. Thanks. I¡¯ll test it out and be in touch.¡± I then watched as Coby¡¯s Factory avatar disappeared from the Factory. I then also left the Factory, because while I could test the skill there, it won¡¯t be the same. The best testing will be done outside.
After getting to one of the training grounds which was currently empty, I began to feel the mana inside my body and outside of it. I then tried to solidify the mana outside of my body into arms, something there is no way I could have done before, but now it felt almost easy. It wasn¡¯t easy like breathing, or easy like walking, but about as easy as using Mana Flight or Telekinesis. Something I would have once struggled with, but after getting used to other simr skills, this one isn¡¯t that big of a problem. At first, I made just one extra arm. Controlling it was naturally no problem, so I quickly did a few tests with the arm and some practice dummies. The dummies were something I made originally for Factory use only. They measure how much power your attacks have, and can even calcte how much HP damage attacks would do, as long as you fill in the target¡¯s stats, mainly their Defense stat, and if they have any sort of damage reduction from armor or other tools. But as HomeBase got more and more students, I made a handful of them for real world use. With the dummy, I sent my magical fist flying at it, and recorded the damage. As I was hoping, it was all physical damage, and not magical damage. Under normal circumstances it doesn¡¯t really matter, but when enchanted gear and just monsters in general are considered, it makes a huge difference. Some monsters arepletely immune to physical attacks, like sprites. While others resist the magical side, but are wide open for physical attacks. And if I were to do something like shing with a sword I hold with Telekinesis, it would still do mostly magical damage, because Telekinesis is a mana based technique. But these fists do physical damage, so that is nice. I then redid the test a few times, brought a few weapons out of Storage, and with all of them, the damage was calcted as expected. I then used max power I could with Magical Arms to punch the dummy, just so I could get a reading on it. I then did the same, but with my own fist, just to see if the skill lowered the power of my punch. Which it did. The Magical Arms punch was only 60% of my regr punch. ¡­ But admittedly that might be because of skill level or something like that. With that test done, it was time for the next one. How many arms can I produce at the same time? I first went from one to two, and two extra arms weren¡¯t that difficult to handle. I am somewhat used to four arms because of Multi-Armed after all. The only difference is, my Magical Arms are not attached to my body. I then made two more magical arms, controlling a total of four. It was a bit more difficult, mainly because the multi-tasking gets a bit more intense, but still, four was more than double. I then went up to six arms in total, and that''s where I ran into some difficulties. I could control the six arms fine if they were all focused on a single task, like maybe moving a heavy box or all attacking a single dummy. But if I tried to make each arm do something different, it was a bit too much and I ended up failing. I could do three tasks at the same time, each pair of arms doing one of them, but yeah. Too much multitasking isn¡¯t good. I then generated one more pair of Magical Arms, but admittedly, that was too much. Soon after making them, I began to feel a headache and my mana began to drain way too quickly, so I had to call it quits and let go of the extra arms. The arms made of mana then broke apart and disappeared. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: One without a Race - Spiritual / User or Rare Skills / Mer-folk ?
Level: 180 [+2]
HP: 8740 [+140](+25,000)
Mana: 13,430 [+140] (+22,800)
Strength: 3645 [+50]
Defense: 4325 [+90]
Magic: 5530 [+70]
Unique-Racial Skills * Spoiler
One of Every Race LV.3 (unique-racial)
- Multi-Armed LV.2 (racial)
- Jack of All Trades LV.2 (racial)
- Draconic Body LV.4 (racial) [+1]
- Draconic Magic LV.4 (racial) [+1]
- Hardened Scales LV.2 (racial) [+1]
- Swift Swimming LV.5 (racial)
- Tough ws LV.2 (racial)
- Rending ws LV.1 (racial)
- Advanced Summoning Magic LV.3 (racial)
- Spirit Magic LV.5 (racial)
- True Blood Magic LV.4 (racial)
[copse]
Unique Skills * Spoiler
Pack Opener LV.8 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.9 (unique) [+1]
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Magical Arms LV.N/A (prototype) [new]
[copse]
Extra Skills Spoiler
Limit Break LV.1 (extra)
Spiritual Space Magic LV.5 (extra)
Spiritual Time Magic LV.4 (extra)
Mana Vision LV.4 (extra)
Telekinesis LV.8 (extra)
Mana Flight LV.4 (extra)
Restraining Sword Barrage LV.2 (extra)
Dark Chain LV.3 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.10 (extra)
Beast Union LV.2 (extra)
[copse] Spoiler
Mental Visual Designing (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Time Spirit (extra)
Summon Space Spirit (extra)
Summon Light Spirit (extra)
Summon Dark Spirit (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Summon Earth Spirit (extra)
Summon Fire Spirit (extra)
Summon Wind Spirit (extra)
Summon Nature Spirit (extra)
Summon Beast Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
[copse]
Normal Skills Spoiler
Sword Technique LV.6
Mana de LV.3
Shield Technique LV.5
Flickering Step LV.2
Strength Boost LV.2
Defense Boost LV.11
Advanced Mana Control LV.15
Fast Mana Recovery LV.4
Quick Cast LV.4
Instant Cast LV.2
Taming LV.2
Designing LV.5
[copse]
Titles Spoiler
Dragon Life Dedication (Greater True Fire Dragon) Language Comprehension (humanoid) (draconic)
Lachros¡¯ Blessing Iris¡¯ Blessing
Eosther¡¯s Blessing Nyx¡¯s Blessing
Thssa¡¯s Blessing Gaia¡¯s Blessing
Ninatia¡¯s Blessing Pan¡¯s Blessing
Cailie¡¯s Blessing (Wind Spirits Blessing (Greater)) Nature Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Friend of the Spirits Skill Maker
SS-Rank Summoner Honorary Baron of Ruiso Kingdom
Blood Sucker (racial)
ve Master ves: Rhianna
[copse]
[copse] Oh by the way, I didn¡¯t level up my Draconic skills with Level Up! They just leveled up after the training in thest chapter. And Different Dimension Factory leveled up because I got to LV.180. I then quickly wrote up a report about my findings with the prototype skill and had Laura send it to Coby.
And now, it is pack time again. Yes, I know I¡¯ve been doing it a lot, but I want to do more. I need more Synchro monsters. ¡­ okay, more like I want more, I don¡¯t really need them. And today on the opening block, ten packs of followed by ten packs, actually maybe 20 packs, of . So yeah. Let¡¯s just get to it. Spoiler CRMS 1 Assault Revival; Desert Protector; Twin-Sword Marauder; Supernatural Regeneration; Night Wing Sorceress; Assault Overload; Descending Lost Star; Seed Cannon; Arcane Apprentice [copse] Arcane Apprentice is new, but it isn¡¯t very good. Sure it is a LV.2 tuner, but the effect it has is so unnecessary for me. I have plenty of copies of Assault Mode Activate already. Still, a new card is a new card, so a decent start. Next pack. Spoiler CRMS 2 ckwing - Siro the Dawn; Seed Cannon; Vengeful Servant; Telekic Power Well; Prevention Star; Trojan diator Beast; Nightmare Archfiends; Ivy Shackles; Alien Overlord [copse] Nothing new here. Next. Spoiler CRMS 3 Indomitable diator Beast; Assault Revival; Flip Flop Frog; Assault Mercenary; Dark Tinker; Assault Counter; Ebon Arrow; Nightmare Archfiends; Makiu, the Magical Mist [copse] Nothing new here. Next. Spoiler CRMS 4 Hydra Viper; Ebon Arrow; Nightmare Archfiends; ckwing - Siro the Dawn; ckwing - Bora the Spear; Raptor Wing Strike; Morphtronic Map; Psychic Sword; Hyper Synchron [copse] Again, nothing new. Next. Spoiler CRMS 5 Fake Explosion; Cross-Sword Beetle; Prevention Star; Assault Mode Activate; Dark Tinker; Twin-Sword Marauder; Night Wing Sorceress; Dupe Frog; Star st [copse] Still nothing new. Next. Spoiler CRMS 6 Ivy Shackles; Half or Nothing; Morphtronic Forcefield; Cross-Sword Beetle; Seed Cannon; Supernatural Regeneration; Morphtronic Boarden; Ebon Arrow; Assault Beast [copse] ¡­ Yeah. You know it. Nothing new. Next. Spoiler CRMS 7 Morphtronic Boarden; Trap Eater; Bee List Soldier; Morphtronic Slingen; Ebon Arrow; Morphtronic Mix-up; Assault Teleport; B.E.S. Big Core MK-2; Red Dragon Archfiend/Assault Mode [copse] Alright! There we go. Something new, and it isn¡¯t even just something, it is the sets cover card, Red Dragon Archfiend/Assault Mode. ¡­ admittedly Red Dragon Archfiend/Assault Mode isn¡¯t that great of a monster, because it is extremely destructive. But maybe when I use it I can control some of that destruction somehow. Now I just need to hope that it won¡¯t be the only great card I¡¯ll get during this opening, as I open the next pack. Spoiler CRMS 8 Seed Cannon; Verdant Sanctuary; Dark Tinker; Descending Lost Star; Summon Reactor SK; Indomitable diator Beast; Assault Counter; Hydra Viper; Wall of Thorns [copse] Back to nothing new. Next pack. Spoiler CRMS 9 Dark Tinker; Ivy Shackles; Bee List Soldier; Twin-Sword Marauder; Cross-Sword Beetle; Prevention Star; Assault Teleport; Psychic Sword; Wall of Thorns [copse] Nothing new, next. Spoiler CRMS 10 Verdant Sanctuary; Descending Lost Star; Mysterious Triangle; Prevention Star; Morphtronic Slingen; Twin-Sword Marauder; Assault Revival; Dark Tinker; Assault Armor [copse] Well, Assault Armor is new. And it isn¡¯t bad. Sure the boost it gives is ¡­ mediocre at best, but the destroy for a double attack effect is kind of nice. So yeah. Great way to end the Crimson Crisis part of this opening. Let¡¯s move onto Raging Battle.
Spoiler RGBT 1 Supremacy Berry; Junk Box; Thorn of Malice; Miracle Locus; Phoenixian Seed; Master Gig; Morphtronic Videon; Against the Wind; Delta Crow - Anti Reverse [copse] And since this is a set I haven¡¯t opened as many packs of, there are plenty of new cards. Miracle Locus sounds like a cool game ender card, until you read the part where the monster you boost with it cannot inflict battle damage that turn. Add to that the fact that your opponent gets to draw a card, and it isplete trash. Phoenixian Seed is okay. I can use it to get myself copies of Phoenixian Cluster Amaryllis, a card which I don¡¯t yet have. Master Gig has good stats and a decent effect. Against the Wind is graveyard recovery, but not that great. And Delta Crow - Anti Reverse is fine, even if it is just a worse Feather Duster. Next pack. Spoiler RGBT 2 Alien Dog; Overdoom Line; Morphtronic Videon; Emissary from Pandemonium; Morphtronic Scopen; Junk Box; Iron Core Immediate Disposal; Light End Dragon; Against the Wind [copse] Alien Dog is probably a good boy. I mean, all ¡­ most dogs are. Sure it might spread the alien disease known as A-Counters, but that is just the price you pay when you pet the Alien Dog. And Light End Dragon is a new Synchro! And it is ¡­ decent. But the usability doesn¡¯t matter, because it is a new Synchro I can summon for the Synchro challenge. Next pack. Spoiler RGBT 3 Iron Core Immediate Disposal; Phoenixian Seed; Vanguard of the Dragon; Mind Trust; Attack of the Cornered Rat; Wicked Rebirth; Alien Dog; Gigastone Omega; Calming Magic [copse] Gigastone Omega is new. And while it looks really cool, it isn¡¯t actually all that amazing. It just doesn¡¯t have the stats or the effect to really affect much. Next pack. Spoiler RGBT 4 ckwing - Shura the Blue me; Gigastone Omega; Natural Tune; Hedge Guard; Morphtronic Scopen; Junk Box; Alien Dog; Vanguard of the Dragon; Spell of Pain [copse] Shura the Blue me is a new ckwing, and it is alright. Good stats and a decent effect. As is Spell of Pain. Spell of Pain is also decent. Situational, but if the situation where it is useful everes up, it will be perfect. Next pack. Spoiler RGBT 5 Natural Tune; Gigastone Omega; Phoenixian Seed; Gadget Arms; Double Tool C&D; Evil Thorn; Hedge Guard; Tree Otter; Power Tool Dragon [copse] Okay. Let¡¯s get the Tree Otter out of the way first. It is alright. A bit weak, but the effect to give a Beast +1000 attack for a turn is nice. But the real rarity of this pack is the ghost rare Power Tool Dragon. It is amazing, and I love it. Also, with it now in my Collection, I have three Synchro monsters that I¡¯ve yet to summon. And my Synchro challenge is currently sitting at 12/15. I¡¯m sure you can figure out what that means. It means next pack. Spoiler RGBT 6 Phoenixian Seed; Reckoned Power; Vanguard of the Dragon; Evil Thorn; Morphtronic Bind; ckwing - Kalut the Moon Shadow; Crimson Fire; Minoan Centaur; Snowman Eater [copse] Got a Kalut. It is almost like Honest, but for ckwings and not as good as Honest. But it is still a good card. Snowman Eater is also decent, because it has the Man-Eater Bug flip effect, but with a much better defense stat. Next pack. Spoiler RGBT 7 Fake Feather; Proof of Powerlessness; Rose Tentacles; Double Tool C&D; Miracle Locus; Mermaid Archer; Junk Box; Koa''ki Meiru Doom; Dark Verger [copse] Well, first Raging Battle pack with nothing new. Next pack. Spoiler RGBT 8 Emissary from Pandemonium; Koa''ki Meiru Guardian; Miracle Locus; Bone Temple Block; Wicked Rebirth; Gigastone Omega; ckwing - Kalut the Moon Shadow; Morphtronic Repair Unit; Calming Magic [copse] Koa''ki Meiru Guardian is new, and it is actually pretty nice. ¡­ in the TCG, not so much for me. Monster effects aren¡¯t really ¡­ actually I don¡¯t know. Maybe some boost type spells are treated as effects. I need to test that out. And with Koa''ki Meiru Guardian being able to negate a monster effect and destroy the monster, if it works, it will be a great card. Next pack. Spoiler RGBT 9 Mind Trust; Vanguard of the Dragon; Supremacy Berry; Morphtronic Repair Unit; Mirror of Oaths; Natural Tune; Gigastone Omega; Phoenixian Seed; Ojama Blue [copse] ¡­ Ojama Blue, huh. I would say I hate it, but I have somewhat gotten over my Ojama hate. And Blue is probably the best Ojama, so I¡¯ll take it. Next pack. Spoiler RGBT 10 Mind Trust; Morphtronic Videon; Koa''ki Meiru Doom; Minoan Centaur; Natural Tune; Urgent Synthesis; Attack of the Cornered Rat; Wonder Clover; Ojama Country [copse] Wonder Clover is new, and it allows a monster to do a double attack. ¡­ but it still sucks. Next pack. Spoiler RGBT 11 Urgent Synthesis; Koa''ki Meiru Guardian; G.B. Hunter; Miracle Locus; Mermaid Archer; Gadget Arms; Fake Feather; Deep Sea Diva; Earthbound Immortal As piscu [copse] Deep Sea Diva is new, and it is pretty nice. It can make new Sea Serpent monsters, which is good. And let¡¯s not ignore the ultra rare. I got my first Earthbound Immortal. And As piscu is one of the better Earthbound Immortals because of its effect. But just being able to summon the ginormous bird monster is already good, but add to that the fact that no one can actually attack an Earthbound Immortal, and you have yourself one heck of a monster. And now that I realize there are Earthbound Immortals in this set, I can hope for another one. Next pack. Spoiler RGBT 12 Emissary from Pandemonium; Master Gig; Lava Dragon; Morphtronic Scopen; Proof of Powerlessness; Urgent Synthesis; Koa''ki Meiru Guardian; Rose Tentacles; Against the Wind [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler RGBT 13 Alien Dog; Morphtronic Bind; Koa''ki Meiru Doom; Morphtronic Videon; Junk Box; Phoenixian Seed; Vanguard of the Dragon; Master Gig; Calming Magic [copse] Nothing new, next. Spoiler RGBT 14 Level Retuner; G.B. Hunter; Rose Tentacles; Thorn of Malice; Morphtronic Repair Unit; ckwing - Shura the Blue me; Mermaid Archer; Calming Magic; Phoenixian Cluster Amaryllis [copse] Welp, there is the Phoenixian Cluster Amaryllis. Didn¡¯t even need to use Phoenixian Seed to get one. And it is decent enough. Didn¡¯t it get banned at some point for some reason? Some loop that burns someone to death? Doesn¡¯t matter. Let¡¯s go to next pack. Spoiler RGBT 15 ck Whirlwind; Phoenixian Seed; Emissary from Pandemonium; ckwing - Shura the Blue me; Koa''ki Meiru Doom; G.B. Hunter; Minoan Centaur; Attack of the Cornered Rat; Ojama Red [copse] And there is Ojama Red. Again, I¡¯m not going to hate on it too much. I¡¯ll just acknowledge that I got one and then ignore it. Next pack. Spoiler RGBT 16 Minoan Centaur; Supremacy Berry; Spined Gillman; Rose Tentacles; Koa''ki Meiru Guardian; Morphtronic Repair Unit; Mind Trust; Calming Magic; Swallow Flip [copse] ¡­ Got a super rare, but it is one that I already had. Swallow Flip is also way too situational. Next pack. Spoiler RGBT 17 Vanguard of the Dragon; Junk Box; Level Retuner; Phoenixian Seed; G.B. Hunter; Gigastone Omega; Fake Feather; Lava Dragon; Deep Sea Diva [copse] Nothing new here. Next. Spoiler RGBT 18 Attack of the Cornered Rat; Crimson Fire; Morphtronic Scopen; Trap Stun; Mirror of Oaths; Bone Temple Block; Master Gig; Mermaid Archer; Spell of Pain [copse] Nothing new, next. Spoiler RGBT 19 Mirror of Oaths; Mind Trust; Emissary from Pandemonium; Evil Thorn; Crimson Fire; Urgent Synthesis; Master Gig; Koa''ki Meiru Drago; Iron Core of Koa''ki Meiru [copse] Koa''ki Meiru Drago and Iron Core of Koa''ki Meiru are both new. The Core is ¡­ kind of bad, honestly. It is just ¡­ it doesn¡¯t really do anything, except maybe get discarded because of the Koa''ki Meiru maintenance cost. Koa''ki Meiru Drago on the other hand prevents all special summons of Light and Dark attribute monsters. Which should also prevent all Light and Dark attribute spells, so it is great. Next, andst, pack. Spoiler RGBT 20 Wonder Clover; Rose Tentacles; ck Whirlwind; Automatic Laser; Alien Dog; Koa''ki Meiru Doom; Mermaid Archer; Ojama Country; Magic nter [copse] One more super rare for the road. A great way to end the opening. Magic nter is also new, and it is ¡­ reasonable. It does produce Pack tokens after all. But yeah. All in all, a great opening. Got new Synchro monsters, got my first Earthbound Immortal. Can¡¯tin at all. CH.472 Closer to Soul Magic CH.472 Closer to Soul Magic To start this day off, I¡¯ll be summoning the new Synchroes I got over thest few days. I have three I haven¡¯t summoned yet, which will get me to my next reward with the Synchro challenge. Cosmic Fortress Gol''gar was an interesting summon, because he is kind ofrge. One of thergest monsters I¡¯ve ever summoned, in fact. He easily exceeds the size of my B.E.S. ships, and even makes Orca Mega-Fortress look small. Spoiler
[copse] ¡­ but despite the size, Gol''gar isn¡¯t as strong as you¡¯d assume, so he is just a massive target for attacks. Thankfully Light End Dragon and Power Tool Dragon are more reasonable sizes. Spoiler
[copse] Oh, also. Power Tool Dragon¡¯s effect is kind of interesting. Not in what it does, but how it works. See, what I was expecting was a standard search effect where I pick three Equip Spells that I have ess to from any of my sets, and then I randomly add one of them to my hand. Which I can then ce back into the Collection. But that isn¡¯t how the effect worked. Instead, Power Tool Dragon somehow picked three Equip Spells, with no input from me, and I then picked one of them to add to my Collection. Sadly on my first roll I didn¡¯t get any Equip Spells I didn¡¯t already have, so I just picked an extra copy of Rainbow Veil, because it is a great card. Spoiler [copse] But back to the Synchro challenge. I got to fifteen monsters, so I¡¯ll im my reward.
Summon unique Synchro Monsters
Unique Synchro Monsters summoned: 15
Aromaseraphy Rosemary; Aromaseraphy Sweet Marjoram; Red Dragon Archfiend; ck Rose Dragon; Psychic Lifetrancer; Clear Wing Synchro Dragon; Magical Android; Avenging Knight Parshath; Goyo Guardian; Nitro Warrior; Thought Ruler Archfiend; Ruddy Rose Dragon; Cosmic Fortress Gol''gar; Light End Dragon; Power Tool Dragon
Next Reward is given at 15 unique Synchro Monsters
Next Reward: Garden Rose Flora + Ruddy Rose Witch
[im Reward]
Spoiler
[copse] I then summoned the reward Synchro and checked what was next.
Summon unique Synchro Monsters
Unique Synchro Monsters summoned: 16
Aromaseraphy Rosemary; Aromaseraphy Sweet Marjoram; Red Dragon Archfiend; ck Rose Dragon; Psychic Lifetrancer; Clear Wing Synchro Dragon; Magical Android; Avenging Knight Parshath; Goyo Guardian; Nitro Warrior; Thought Ruler Archfiend; Ruddy Rose Dragon; Cosmic Fortress Gol''gar; Light End Dragon; Power Tool Dragon; Garden Rose Flora
Next Reward is given at 20 unique Synchro Monsters
Next Reward: Minerva, the Athenian Lightsworn + Minerva, Lightsworn Maiden
Spoiler
[copse] A Lightsworn Synchro? That¡¯s nice. ¡­ but wasn¡¯t Minerva an XYZ monster. I don¡¯t remember her having a Synchro variant. Well, whatever. I¡¯ll get it when I can.
With the Synchro challenge as far as I can take it for now, I went to help Alice and Nevelle with their Soul Magic practice. Yes, I practice it as well, but the two of them have a big advantage when ites to that type of magic. Alice has two souls while Nevelle can split her soul. And since both of them have learned how to do so internally, we wanted to check if they can send one of those souls, or soul parts, outside of their body. And we just so happen to have a perfect device for that. The Factory VR. Because in theory, we can connect someone to the Factory VR, have them separate the souls, and then just take one, or half, of the souls to the Factory, while the other stays in the body. So I sat down in the admin seat, while Alice and Nevelle both took one of the other seats. Yes, Alice technically doesn¡¯t have to, because of System Support and all of that, but for now, it is better to do it this way. I then jumped to the Factory to wait for the two. The goal we had with this exercise was simple. We wanted the girls to basically live with just half their total souls in their bodies. For Nevelle, or I guess Vele in this case, as Nel will being to the Factory, it should be nothing that special. Except for the fact that she will have all of Nevelle¡¯s stats and skills, where usually she only has some of them because of the way their splitting skill works. For Alice, it is leaving her body in the management of Mana and seeing if it will cause any problems. Because I was ¡®stuck¡¯ in the Factory, I had Wilma watching over the two. Sure I had ess to all HomeBase cameras from the Factory, so it wasn¡¯t really a problem, but having someone there did give me some peace of mind. I¡¯ve already lost one soul using the Factory VR. I don¡¯t feel like losing another one. ¡­ also, because I feel like someone might ask. Why haven¡¯t I developed a portable video camera yet if I have security cameras all across HomeBase? Well, because I don¡¯t actually have a good way to both store and disy the recorded data. I can do one of those, but not both at the same time. All HomeBase cameras record into Tahlia, aka. Storage, so it isn¡¯t really a problem, but a portable video camera that works for anyone won¡¯t be able to use my skill. Anyway, side tangent aside, back to the experiment. Alice arrived in the Factory first, quickly followed by Nel. I informed Wilma as much, and she told the other half of the girls that. I then opened up a screen from which we, Alice, Nel and I, could watch as the two girls in the real world detached themselves from the Factory VR device and began to move around. It was a bit strange, because of the entire time dtion between the real world and the Factory. Everything in the real world does run in basically slow motion. But still, despite the separation of the souls, or splitting in Nel¡¯s case, the real world versions of them were moving around just fine. ¡°Alright. Both of you test your skills. Just see if you can use them all.¡± I told the Factory girls, while their real world halves also began to do the same. This was mostly to test Nel, as again, she can¡¯t normally use all of her skill after a split. Then again, this isn¡¯t exactly a foolproof test, because Factory bullshit is a thing. Alice ran through her list of skills and she could use them all decently fine, but she didck just a bit of the finesse she has when she isplete. She was also a bit slower when it came to Instant Casting spells, and her spells were a bit less controlled than normally. Still within epted parameters I¡¯d say, but there was about a 7% drop in control. No or just minor difference in power. For Nel, she quite masterfully controlled the skills she usually has after she splits with Vele, but she had some difficulties with the skills that are left with Vele. I found it a bit strange, as the two¡¯s memories should sync up whenever they join back together, and since we are in the Factory, it should have nothing to do with muscle memory or anything like that. But as Vele ran her skill tests in the real world, the results were the same. While she clearly had the skills Nel mainly uses, she seemed to have much less experience with them than Nel, even though Vele¡¯s status showed her skills being at the level they are at when she isplete. I don¡¯t really know what to make of this, but I think maybe Nevelle has some sort of multi-personality disorder caused by her unique skill, where she instinctively changes control between her two personalities depending on the situation, even when they are together. Not that I can really prove it, but it would make sense. Compare that to Alice and Mana, where both can use all the skills very well, but not just quite as well as they can together. There is no ¡®one is better at some skills than the other¡¯ problem, just the ¡®two minds are better than one¡¯ solution. And it wasn''t like the individualcked in power, it was more in control. When the two of them are together, their spells are just more elegant and controlled, while individually they are just as powerful, but more destructive to everything around them. So yeah. This test did give out some interesting results. Next I¡¯ll make both girls their own dragon avatar, though I think I¡¯ll call their soul avatars or something to differentiate the two.
Other than that test, I only really had one more thing to do today. Fullypleting . Because of my 100 pack ¡­ anger strike, I have quite a lot of cards from that set, but I am still missing some. And I think it is time I get them. So I¡¯ll do 200 packs at the same time, see what I get, and then either do another 200 packs, or just set up some Different Dimension Capsules to get thest few cards. Assuming that it will only be a few cards that I¡¯m missing. But yeah. 200 Duelist Genesis packs, speedrun style, GO! Spoiler 200 TDGS packs 1 Spoiler Small Piece Golem (Common) x33 Noisy Gnat (Common) x36 Quillbolt Hedgehog (Common) x33 Beast of the Pharaoh (Common) x39 Silent Strider (Common) x29 Telekic Shocker (Common) x37 Oyster Meister (Common) x32 Mind Protector (Common) x35 Medium Piece Golem (Common) x35 Mecha Bunny (Common) x28 Doctor Cranium (Common) x30 Kunoichi (Common) x39 Twin-Shield Defender (Common) x34 Gonogo (Common) x33 diator Beast Equeste (Common) x33 Jenis, Lightsworn Mender (Common) x28 Ghost Gardna (Common) x33 Turbo Booster (Common) x31 Psychic Snail (Common) x28 Destructotron (Common) x25 Dharc the Dark Charmer (Common) x24 Book of Eclipse (Common) x35 Recycling Batteries (Common) x32 Mirror of Yata (Common) x33 Domino Effect (Common) x36 Geartown (Common) x36 Junk Barrage (Common) x23 Sword of Kusanagi (Common) x39 Lightwave Tuning (Common) x41 Psi-Station (Common) x29 Orb of Yasaka (Common) x22 Psi-Impulse (Common) x35 Tricky Spell 4 (Common) x39 Battle Tuned (Common) x31 Spacegate (Common) x28 Judgment of Thunder (Common) x26 Lightsworn Barrier (Common) x34 Telepathic Power (Common) x33 Synchro Deflector (Common) x33 Psychic Rejuvenation (Common) x29 Equip Shot (Common) x23 Overworked (Common) x30 Needlebug Nest (Common) x30 Remote Revenge (Common) x31 Fish Depth Charge (Common) x28 Krebons (Common) x40 Psychic Commander (Common) x35 Jutte Fighter (Common) x36 Stardust Dragon (Ghost Rare) x1 Big Piece Golem (Rare) x13 Maiden of Macabre (Rare) x12 Handcuffs Dragon (Rare) x17 Grapple Blocker (Rare) x4 Shield Warrior (Rare) x8 Cold Enchanter (Rare) x7 The Tricky (Rare) x7 Fighting Spirit (Rare) x8 Telekic Charging Cell (Rare) x9 De-Synchro (Rare) x13 Yamato-no-Kami (Rare) x8 Izanami (Rare) x5 Trap of Darkness (Rare) x13 Graceful Revival (Rare) x16 The Selection (Rare) x11 Defense Draw (Rare) x10 Mind Over Matter (Rare) x8 Mind Master (Rare) x16 Herald of Orange Light (Rare) x6 Dark Resonator (Rare) x9 Ice Master (Secret Rare) x1 Cyber Shark (Secret Rare) x1 Toy Magician (Secret Rare) x1 Avenging Knight Parshath (Secret Rare) x1 Izanagi (Super Rare) x3 Twin-Barrel Dragon (Super Rare) x2 Lightsworn Sabre (Super Rare) x2 Unstable Evolution (Super Rare) x3 Power Filter (Super Rare) x1 Kinka-byo (Super Rare) x2 Magical Android (Super Rare) x3 diator Beast War Chariot (Super Rare) x5 Intercept (Super Rare) x4 Kunai with Chain (Super Rare) x1 Sinister Sprocket (Super Rare) x3 Nitro Synchron (Super Rare) x3 Counselor Lily (Super Rare) x2 Multiple Piece Golem (Ultimate Rare) x1 Thought Ruler Archfiend (Ultimate Rare) x1 Montage Dragon (Ultra Rare) x1 Emergency Teleport (Ultra Rare) x4 Nitro Warrior (Ultra Rare) x7 Thought Ruler Archfiend (Ultra Rare) x2 Goyo Guardian (Ultra Rare) x1 Stardust Dragon (Ultra Rare) x1 Psychic Overload (Ultra Rare) x1 [copse] [copse] Okay. Got some new stuff. Thank god. I would have been worried if I didn¡¯t. Cyber Shark is cool. I just like how it looks, and he has decent stats. Sure it is just a beat stick, but it is also a cybeic shark. Izanagi is, thank god, not a spirit monster. But he has good stats, and lets spirit monsters work properly. Twin-Barrel Dragon looks cool, but that is about as far as it gets. The effect isn¡¯t all that great, and neither are its stats. It is just so-so. Unstable Evolution is kind of like Megamorph, but kind of worse. Megamorph doubles the monsters OG attack, while Unstable Evolution makes the OG attack 2400. Which is a lot, but other equip spells can boost the attack that much by themselves. Cough, cough. United we Stand and Mage Power. Nitro Synchron is a tuner, but not a very good one. It isn¡¯t bad, just nothing to write home about. Multiple Piece Golem is a fusion, but it isn¡¯t good. It does try to be good, but seriously, not worth it. Thought Ruler Archfiend isn¡¯t new, but I didn¡¯t have the ultimate rare version yet. Psychic Overload gets Psychics from my GY back to the Collection, thus removing their usual cooldowns, and it makes Pack tokens while at it, so it is nice. And Stardust Dragon, which I got in both ghost rare and ultra rare, is amazing. I finally have two of them, and I love this thing. ¡­ also, it is called Stardust Dragon. Stardust is a special form of mana that is needed for Celestial spells, and it is also needed for the production and repair of star titanium. So I¡¯ll need to check if Stardust Dragon¡¯s stardust can be used for that. Spoiler
[copse] So yeah. Eighth new cards from 200 packs. ¡­ that isn¡¯t as many as I was hoping, but it does help. I¡¯ll do another 200 and see if I can get more, if not, then Capsules it is. Spoiler 200 TDGS packs 2 Spoiler diator Beast Equeste (Common) x34 Twin-Shield Defender (Common) x42 Psychic Snail (Common) x39 Gonogo (Common) x34 Doctor Cranium (Common) x37 Kunoichi (Common) x32 Jenis, Lightsworn Mender (Common) x36 Telekic Shocker (Common) x30 Oyster Meister (Common) x33 Turbo Booster (Common) x33 Medium Piece Golem (Common) x42 Quillbolt Hedgehog (Common) x33 Noisy Gnat (Common) x27 Destructotron (Common) x33 Silent Strider (Common) x30 Beast of the Pharaoh (Common) x25 Mind Protector (Common) x42 Mecha Bunny (Common) x25 Small Piece Golem (Common) x31 Ghost Gardna (Common) x21 Dharc the Dark Charmer (Common) x35 Psi-Impulse (Common) x38 Battle Tuned (Common) x34 Geartown (Common) x35 Lightwave Tuning (Common) x23 Mirror of Yata (Common) x32 Orb of Yasaka (Common) x29 Tricky Spell 4 (Common) x25 Recycling Batteries (Common) x31 Book of Eclipse (Common) x35 Domino Effect (Common) x33 Junk Barrage (Common) x35 Psi-Station (Common) x40 Sword of Kusanagi (Common) x21 Equip Shot (Common) x32 Fish Depth Charge (Common) x28 Needlebug Nest (Common) x29 Telepathic Power (Common) x33 Judgment of Thunder (Common) x28 Overworked (Common) x37 Psychic Rejuvenation (Common) x28 Remote Revenge (Common) x31 Lightsworn Barrier (Common) x22 Spacegate (Common) x30 Synchro Deflector (Common) x33 Jutte Fighter (Common) x39 Krebons (Common) x33 Psychic Commander (Common) x39 Stardust Dragon (Ghost Rare) x1 Handcuffs Dragon (Rare) x10 Big Piece Golem (Rare) x11 Grapple Blocker (Rare) x11 Cold Enchanter (Rare) x11 Shield Warrior (Rare) x7 Maiden of Macabre (Rare) x8 The Tricky (Rare) x8 Fighting Spirit (Rare) x10 Telekic Charging Cell (Rare) x6 De-Synchro (Rare) x13 Izanami (Rare) x8 Yamato-no-Kami (Rare) x8 The Selection (Rare) x7 Mind Over Matter (Rare) x14 Graceful Revival (Rare) x11 Defense Draw (Rare) x14 Trap of Darkness (Rare) x6 Dark Resonator (Rare) x17 Mind Master (Rare) x10 Herald of Orange Light (Rare) x10 Cyber Shark (Secret Rare) x1 Splendid Venus (Secret Rare) x1 Hand of the Six Samurai (Secret Rare) x1 Ice Master (Secret Rare) x1 Charge of the Light Brigade (Secret Rare) x1 Izanagi (Super Rare) x2 Twin-Barrel Dragon (Super Rare) x2 Power Filter (Super Rare) x1 Lightsworn Sabre (Super Rare) x2 Kinka-byo (Super Rare) x3 Magical Android (Super Rare) x2 Kunai with Chain (Super Rare) x4 diator Beast War Chariot (Super Rare) x3 Intercept (Super Rare) x2 Nitro Synchron (Super Rare) x3 Counselor Lily (Super Rare) x3 Multiple Piece Golem (Ultimate Rare) x1 Goyo Guardian (Ultimate Rare) x2 Red Dragon Archfiend (Ultimate Rare) x1 Stardust Dragon (Ultimate Rare) x1 Dark Hunter (Ultra Rare) x2 Montage Dragon (Ultra Rare) x2 Multiple Piece Golem (Ultra Rare) x3 Emergency Teleport (Ultra Rare) x2 Thought Ruler Archfiend (Ultra Rare) x3 Stardust Dragon (Ultra Rare) x1 Psychic Overload (Ultra Rare) x2 [copse] [copse] Splendid Venus is pretty nice. Really good stats, and a decent effect to boot. Hand of the Six Samurai isn¡¯t that amazing, but she, I think it is a she, isn¡¯t bad either. Just alright. Charge of the Light Brigade is a Lightsworn search card, but I think I have basically all of them already, so ¡­ I guess maybe it wille in handy. Goyo Guardian and Stardust Dragon are new as ultimate rares. Both are great Synchroes, so having them in every rarity ever is cool. And Dark Hunter is fine. I can quite freely manipte my GY, so I can probably get any of the effects on it I want. Spoiler
[copse] Now to set up some Capsules for the cards I didn¡¯t get.
And after checking, I was only missing three cards. Interestingly, all super rares. I somehow got every secret rare already. Eradicator Epidemic Virus is a card I already had from a different set, as it was in Force of the Breaker, but it was reprinted in this set. Broken Blocker is a situational trap, but it isn¡¯t bad. And diator Beast Heraklinos is also something I already had, as it was in diator''s Assault. Spoiler
[copse] So yeah. In truth, I was only missing one card from this set, with the two others being random reprints. The reprints are even some special limited cards, so ¡­ I guess when you open 500+ packs from a single set you tend to get basically everything from it. CH.473 Second Prototype Skill and New Races CH.473 Second Prototype Skill and New Races ¡°Okay kid.¡± Coby began. ¡°Can you not call me a kid, please. I know I¡¯m youngpared to immortal System agents, but still.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t be like that, kid. Until you beat or at least match me in a fight, I¡¯ll call you a kid.¡± ¡°... we¡¯ve never had a match, I might win.¡± I pointed out. ¡°And if my monsters are allowed, I¡¯ll destroy you.¡± ¡°Fist fight is the only real fight.¡± ¡°Says the multi-armed bear man with giant ws.¡± ¡°Fine. Call it a brawl then.¡± ¡°Was your master a brawler?¡± I asked, mostly out of curiosity. ¡°He was. Evolved three times during his life. Ended his life as a Multi-Armed Berserker ck-Bear-folk.¡± ¡°Berserker? An upgraded form of Brawler I assume?¡± ¡°Yeah. Don¡¯t be surprised if your ve evolves into one. I wouldn¡¯t be.¡± ¡°... I feel like Ria won¡¯t, but that might be just me. Like, I know there is a chance, but ¡­ she isn¡¯t like she used to be. Her fighting style is a bit too strategic for a berserker nowadays.¡± ¡°Not everyone of you will have a unique race.¡± ¡°Is that a challenge, because I¡¯ll find a way.¡± ¡°I would say don¡¯t because it is more work for us, but I don¡¯t deal with that garbage, so I don¡¯t care.¡± ¡°... sorry. But still. Is it really my fault? At least I¡¯m evolving the System.¡± ¡°Yeah, you are.¡± Coby agreed. ¡°But back to business. The second prototype skill is ready. Should be in your status now.¡± I quickly checked my status and spotted Mana Coated Body Modification in the unique skill tab. Like Magical Arms, it was ssified as a prototype skill and its level was N/A. ¡°Still don¡¯t like the name.¡± I said mostly to myself. While yes it does describe what the skill does, the name is just kind of long. Sure it isn¡¯t that much longer than Vampiric Body Modification, the skill Irgely used as the base, but for some reason, I just prefer one over the other. ¡°I already told you, juste up with a better one and we¡¯ll change it.¡± Coby said, before we both left the Factory.
I then headed straight for one of the training rooms to test out the prototype skill. My goal with it was simple, emte as many of my racial skills as I can. I started off with something simple, Hardened Scales. For it, I first formed a coating of mana around my body, which was quite easy because of the skill, before I then turned that coating into scales. I then tested the durability of the scales, confirming that they were indeed boosted by Hardened Scales. Next were Tough ws and Rending ws. For them, all I needed to do was form ws of some kind, and because this is me, you know I had to make myself Wolverine style ws. But the ws were also where I ran into the first problem. While Tough ws worked with them just fine, Rending ws didn¡¯t. I think that might be because Rending ws relies on coating the ws in mana to form a Mana de on them, but since my Mana Coated Body Modification ws are already made of mana, there was some issue with it and I couldn¡¯t actually form a Mana de on the ws. I¡¯ll be sure to record and report that little issue. Next came the skill that kind of started this entire process, Swift Swimming. And it worked perfectly well with the mer-folk tail I formed with Mana Coated Body Modification. Thest of my racial skill I tested was actually Multi-Armed. I know it might be a bit redundant with Magical Arms, but I wanted to see if it would work. And the answer is yes. I could form myself an extra pair of arms with Mana Coated Body Modification, but they were more limited than the arms I could make with Magical Arms, mainly because I couldn¡¯t actually detach them from my body. But still good to know that it can be done. Then it was time to move onto racial skills I don¡¯t have. Starting off with Winged Flight. I used Mana Coated Body Modification to form myself a pair of wings and tried to fly with them, using what Lua and Ria have told me about Winged Flight as a base. Sadly I failed, but I do think you could do it, if you trained more with Winged Flight, so I think the integration is correct, I just suck. I then tried focusing Mana Coated Body Modification around my eyes and ears, in attempts of getting/emting some sort of vision or hearing enhancing racial skill, but that didn¡¯t seem to do anything. I just ended up activating Mana Vision by ident. I then tried something else, which was forming a pair of bunny ears on the top of my head with Mana Coated Body Modification, and tried to listen with them, and that felt a lot more correct. And because of that correct feeling, I decided to go a step further and coated some other areas of my body, adding a small little rabbit tail and changing my feet to be more akin to those of rabbit-folk. And as I did so, I heard a little ding and a System screen popped up.
New race: Rabbit-folk unlocked in One of Every Race.
New skill: Enhanced Hearing, unlocked.
So yeah. Because I was emting a rabbit-folk, I identally unlocked it and it came with a new racial skill. But I wasn¡¯t quite happy yet. If I can get Enhanced Hearing, surely I can get some sort of enhanced jumping skill as well. I mean, what are rabbits known for? Hearing well or jumping well? I tried jumping around with my Mana Coated Body Modification rabbit feet, but it didn¡¯t seem to do anything, so either my rabbit feet are wrong, or the enhanced jumping skill is rabbit-kin limited, and since I got the rabbit-folk variant, I can¡¯t get that skill. Or maybe I just need more time. I''ll y around as a Rabbit-folkter to see if I can get something else. I then got one more dumb idea, and returned back to working on Winged Flight. I think I did it wrong earlier, because I made a new set of wings on my back. I don¡¯t think I should have done that. Instead, what I should do is coat my existing arms in mana, turning them into wings, like what the Bird-folk have. Basically, I was trying to turn myself into a harpie. Well, harpies of this world are evolved Bird-folk, so not quite, but you get the point. With my arms now wings, I again attempted to use them to fly, and this time, it worked out somewhat better. My flight was still unsteady as anything, like a newborn bird learning to fly, but I did manage to catch some air under my artificial wings. And because of that, I got a nice reward.
New race: Bird-folk unlocked in One of Every Race.
New skill: Winged Flight, unlocked.
Yeah. I think with that I can definitely confirm that Mana Coated Body Modification is working as advertised. This skill is fricking broken and I love it.
I then quickly tested out my two new races, just to get a feel for them. Also so that I could get a feel how they both interact with Multi-Armed. Multi-Armed and Rabbit-folk really didn¡¯t do anything crazy, but Bird-folk and Multi-Armed did. As Bird-folk, my arms are wings, so growing another pair of arms gave me another pair of wings. With the extra wings, I can probably fly faster, do tighter turns and so on. I just need to get used to the skill.
One of Every Race
Normal Races ss Races Modifier Races Special Races
Human ? Swordsman ? Spiritual Dragon Hearted ?
Advanced Human ? Guardian ? Multi-Armed Melusine ?
Cat-folk ? Sorcerer ? Spiritual Being ?
Rabbit-folk ? Summoner ?
Bird-folk User or Rare Skills
Lizard-folk ?
Mer-folk ?
Dhampir ?
Dhampir Cured ?
[Change to selected Race]
Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: One without a Race - Spiritual / Multi-Armed / User or Rare Skills / Bird-folk ?
Level: 180
HP: 8860 [+120](+25,000)
Mana: 13,600 [+170] (+22,800)
Strength: 3745 [+100]
Defense: 4375 [+50]
Magic: 5550 [+20]
Unique-Racial Skills * Spoiler
One of Every Race LV.3 (unique-racial)
- Multi-Armed LV.2 (racial)
- Jack of All Trades LV.2 (racial)
- Sword Master LV.1 (racial) [new]
- Draconic Body LV.4 (racial)
- Draconic Magic LV.4 (racial)
- Enhanced Hearing LV.1 (racial) [new]
- Hardened Scales LV.2 (racial)
- Swift Swimming LV.5 (racial)
- Winged Flight LV.1 (racial) [new]
- Tough ws LV.2 (racial)
- Rending ws LV.1 (racial)
- Advanced Summoning Magic LV.3 (racial)
- Spirit Magic LV.5 (racial)
- True Blood Magic LV.4 (racial)
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Unique Skills * Spoiler
Pack Opener LV.8 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.9 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Magical Arms LV.N/A (prototype)
Mana Coated Body Modification LV.N/A (prototype) [new]
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Extra Skills Spoiler
Limit Break LV.1 (extra)
Spiritual Space Magic LV.5 (extra)
Spiritual Time Magic LV.4 (extra)
Mana Vision LV.4 (extra)
Telekinesis LV.8 (extra)
Mana Flight LV.4 (extra)
Restraining Sword Barrage LV.2 (extra)
Dark Chain LV.3 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.10 (extra)
Beast Union LV.2 (extra)
[copse] Spoiler
Mental Visual Designing (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Time Spirit (extra)
Summon Space Spirit (extra)
Summon Light Spirit (extra)
Summon Dark Spirit (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Summon Earth Spirit (extra)
Summon Fire Spirit (extra)
Summon Wind Spirit (extra)
Summon Nature Spirit (extra)
Summon Beast Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
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Normal Skills * Spoiler
Sword Technique LV.7 [+1]
Mana de LV.3
Shield Technique LV.5
Flickering Step LV.2
Strength Boost LV.2
Defense Boost LV.11
Advanced Mana Control LV.15
Fast Mana Recovery LV.5 [+1]
Quick Cast LV.4
Instant Cast LV.2
Taming LV.2
Designing LV.5
[copse]
Titles * Spoiler
Dragon Life Dedication (Greater True Fire Dragon) Language Comprehension (humanoid) (draconic)
Lachros¡¯ Blessing Iris¡¯ Blessing
Eosther¡¯s Blessing Nyx¡¯s Blessing
Thssa¡¯s Blessing Gaia¡¯s Blessing
Ninatia¡¯s Blessing Pan¡¯s Blessing
Cailie¡¯s Blessing (Wind Spirits Blessing (Greater)) Nature Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Friend of the Spirits Skill Maker
SS-Rank Summoner The Sky isn¡¯t a Limit [new]
Blood Sucker (racial) Honorary Baron of Ruiso Kingdom
ve Master ves: Rhianna
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[copse] I guess I should mention a few things about my status. Naturally I got the three new skill already mentioned, but as you may have noticed, I got Sword Master! Been waiting for that skill for so long. It is the racial skill of the Swordsman ss race. I just got it yesterday, after sword practice. Also, new title. The Sky isn¡¯t the Limit is a title given to someone who has at least two Flight skills. I now have Mana Flight and Winged Flight, so I got the skill. It just improves the mana efficiency of all Flight skills a bit, and allows for easier simultaneous use of all of your Flight skills for faster flying speeds.
I naturally showed the girls my new races. Lua was somewhat of a fan of Bird-folk, mainly because I had wings. Alice also liked it because l reminded Mana of Horus. Alice also liked my rabbit-folk form, because I was, and I quote ¡®cute¡¯. I personally think my cat-folk self is cuter, but whatever. ¡­ sadly not all was good, because I swear to the Goddess, when Unika saw me in my Rabbit-folk form, she looked like she was ready to chase me down. It honestly sent some shivers down my back. I¡¯ll probably have to avoid that race when around her, before she actually thinks I¡¯m prey.
After the show and tell, I had one more test I wanted to run. This time with a spirit, and specifically Pan. She was happy to see that I was ¡®embracing¡¯ my bestial side, but what I actually wanted to see was what happens when she Synchroes with me when I¡¯m a Beast-folk, other than Cat-folk. Because if you remember, when Pan first Synchroed with me, I ended up unlocking the Cat-folk race. So if Pan¡¯s Synchro is usually shown by cat-ears and a tail, if I already have rabbit-ears, a tail and rabbit-like feet, will I be some sort of cat-rabbit hybrid. Sadly, or maybe it is a good thing, the answer was no. During the Synchro, my rabbit features just became a bit more pronounced. My ears grew a bit longer, my tail got bigger and puffier and my legs grew a bit longer, and the soles became a bitrger. So yeah. Sadly no cheatybined races. At least not yet. Maybe I can get some as I level up the racial skills. CH.474 Bella Kingdom Flower Planting CH.474 Be Kingdom Flower nting Today was anotherbat practice day. Because I wanted new skills. There are mainly three skills that I''m after at the moment. First is Whip Technique, which should help a bit with Dark Chain. I know chain isn''t a whip, and the two don''t control the same, but Whip Technique is the closest to something I can use for chains. And not like Dark Chain controls like a whip made of chains, because I telekically control the entire Dark Chain, not just the part of it that is closest to me. The second skill is in the same boat as Whip Technique, I want it to help an extra skill I have. That skill is naturally Bow Technique, which I want to help Unlimited de Works, I mean Restraining Sword Barrage. Again, not really the same thing, but there isn''t an Aiming skill in the System. Maybe I need to design one of those as well. The third skill I''m after is of course Unarmed Combat Technique to go along with both Multi-Armed and Magical Arms. Sure I can just use swords with all my extra arms, but one, that is a bad idea, and two, I don''t even have that many high quality swords. ¡­ okay, I do if I raid the HomeBase showroom, but I only have my two swords, Errelitea and my mithril sword, in Storage. I do have some practice swords on top of those two, but they aren''t actually for seriousbat. And honestly speaking, even if I did have a sufficient number of swords, it would still be good to have Unarmed Combat Technique. Because with as many arms as I have ess to, I should be able topletely overwhelm someone. Add to that the fact that those fists areing at you with like 60% of my Strength, which is still over 2000, and it won''t be easy to stand up to that unless you are extremely powerful. And if I run into someone like that, I''ll just buy some time so that I can summon a monster to actually fight them. In other news, I learned something new with Draconic Body. I can now fly with my dragon wings! I could glide with them before, but now, thanks to Winged Flight, I can fly with them. Sure it is much easier if I use both Winged Flight and Mana Flight, but just Winged Flight kind of does it. ¡­ though with just it I can''t fly that fast. I need to get some levels into that skill. I also figured out how to mix Draconic Magic and Spirit Magic for more powerful attacks. So I can now use Spirit Dragons Fire Breath. A bit of a mouthful, but it does sound cool. At least in my opinion. And no, Fire Breath isn''t the only Draconic Magic I can use, it is just my favorite, because dragons have to breath fire. And don''t look at me, I didn''t make that rule.
But enough with the training, let''s get to some international things. Because I have the mana flowers and magic stones ready for a mass flower nting in one of the two other Kingdoms. Thankfully I''m only nting the flowers next to the adventurers guilds, so I don''t really have to worry about the Royalty or Nobles, because Elias has been trying to get me permissions for a mass dhampir curing, but it is going slowly. But anyway. Today I''m nting mana flowers and setting up miasma dosimeters, as well as those mapping beacons I use for the mapping software, all across Be Kingdom. I naturally took Paulina with me, like I did when I did the mass flower nting across Ruiso Kingdom, but I also took Cailie with us, because she can also use Nature Magic, and she has some Nature based titles as well. The entire nting spree took less time than at Ruiso Kingdom, probably because I had the mana circuitry that is needed to go under the flowers already prepared, so all we really had to do was dig a spot, put all of the wiring and magic stones into the hole. Fill the hole with nice, fertile soil, and then nt the flowers. Cailie would then sing a short song while using both Battle Song and Spiritual Nature Magic. This caused the flowers to quickly get into full bloom, so they would start to produce mana. Spoiler
Name: Cailie
Race: Wind Spirit Mermaid ?
Level: 94 [+30]
HP: 2385 [+790]
Mana: 7080 [+1820]
Strength: 1168 [+400]
Defense: 1597 [+530]
Magic: 3870 [+1170]
Skills:
Purifying Winds LV.2 (unique) [+1]
Spirit Magic LV.8 (racial) [+5]
Marvelous Swimming LV.7 (racial) [+4]
Aerial Swimming LV.5 (racial) [+3]
Create Wind Spirit (racial)
Charming Voice LV.5 (extra) [+1]
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra) [new]
Summon Wind Spirit (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Summon Earth Spirit (extra)
Summon Nature Spirit (extra)
Knife Technique LV.1
Hiding LV.2
Sneak Attack LV.2[+1]
Spiritual Wind Magic LV.9 [+2]
Spiritual Nature Magic LV.6 [+3]
Spiritual Mana Control LV.10
Magic Boost LV.3 [+1]
Quick Cast LV.7 [+3]
Instant Cast LV.5 [+1]
Magic resistance LV.3
Gardening LV.6[+2]
Singing LV.6 [+1]
Battle Song LV.4[+1]
Performance LV.4 [+1]
Daughter of Anemoi
Greater Spirit of West Wind
Thssa¡¯s Blessing
Gaia¡¯s Blessing
Hegemone¡¯s Blessing
Half Spirit
Spirit Singer
One that Sings to Nature
One that Swims through the Air
Hallow Prison Prevailer
One that Returned from Banishment
Storage ess (Brian Wood) [new]
[copse]
By the end of it all, we nted a total of 55 flower beds, which is a few more than the 51 we nted across Ruiso Kingdom. But that isn''t considering the flower beds we had already nted in Ruiso Kingdom, so Ruiso Kingdom actually had a few more flower beds than Be Kingdom. It doesn''t really matter, I just found it interesting. As for the more interesting part, the rewards, well, I got a big reward for every ten flower beds, and while I could have imed five smaller rewards for the remaining five, I just decided to leave them to wait for the next mass nting. For the rewards. Two of them were just advancing what Shonen Jump promotional cards I could get with Promo Trades. One gave me 19 new Promo Trades, the other gave 20. Which means 39 (-2) new trades. Which might sound mediocre at first, but I got ess to some God-tier cards thanks to these trades. And I mean that literally. I mean, I got Relieve Monster; Cloning; Van''Dalgyon the Dark Dragon Lord; Cyber Dinosaur; Exodius the Ultimate Forbidden Lord; Dragonic Knight; Arcana Force EX - The Light Ruler; Gandora the Dragon of Destruction; Dandylion; Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon; Chimeratech Fortress Dragon; Beast King Barbaros; Tragoedia; Genesis Dragon; Orichalcos Shunoros; Darkness Neosphere; Cyber Eltanin; Hundred Eyes Dragon; Golem Dragon; The Tyrant Neptune; Transforming Sphere; Malefic Stardust Dragon; Dark End Dragon; The Winged Dragon of Ra; Lightning Warrior; Seven Swords Warrior; Malefic Truth Dragon; Meklord Astro Mekanikle; T.G. Hyper Librarian; Meklord Emperor Granel; Meklord Emperor Wisel; Sephylon, the Ultimate Timelord; Shooting Quasar Dragon; Endless Decay; The Supremacy Sun; X-Saber Souza andst, but certainly not least, Slifer the Sky Dragon. Spoiler
[copse] As to why I said 39 (-2), well, that is because I also got Obelisk the Tormentor and Dark Magician alternate artwork cards, but since I already had ess to both, I don''t actually count them as new. And yeah. As I said, some God-tier stuff. Literally. Even ignoring Ra and Slifer, which is kind of difficult, Exodius, Light Ruler, Tragoedia, Neosphere, Neptune, Astro Mekanikle, Granel and Quasar are all crazy strong. But then there are the actual gods, or ones that can be treated as Divine-Beasts if I put them into Divine sleeves. Naturally the two Egyptian Gods are part of that, but so are Sephylon and Malefic Truth Dragon. I don''t know if every Timelord will have the [If this card is in a Divine sleeve, it is always also treated as a Divine/Divine-Beast monster] effect, but Sephylon does have it. As for Malefic Truth Dragon, I can only guess it is some sort of evil god or I guess Malefic God. Didn''t the OCG call them Sins? Like Malefic Truth Dragon was Sin Truth Dragon? So it is the god of Sin? Interestingly Quasar isn''t a god and does not have the Divine-Beast effect. It always felt like the Synchro God, but what do I know? But I still have a bunch of other rewards to go over, so let''s get back to them. For one of the remaining rewards, I got even more promo trades. Starting with the , which actually has three cards I don''t yet have. From the save reward, I also got , most of which I already had. , which again only had one card I didn''t already have. with again, one new card. And thest part of that reward was , which actually had two new cards. For my fourth reward. Yes, we have only gone over three so far. I got more promo trades, but this time, some stuff I didn''t have yet. had two new cards, the two Helios monsters I didn''t have. So now I have the entire Helios lineup and I can actually use them. had three cards I didn''t yet have. only has Light and Darkness Dragon, but it is new. has Darklord Nurse Reficule and some other support cards for Nurse burn. I''ll probably hand a few Reficule to Lua so she can really do some nurse burn. had three new cards. The same goes for . Andst, for this reward, has some decent stuff like Red-Eyes Wyvern and Darkness Destroyer. And finally, we arrive at the fifth and final reward. Yeah, I know it is confusing, because the previous rewards were giant piles of random stuff. But at least thest one is nice andpact, because it is just a new set. And that set is .
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CH.475 Ancient Prophecy CH.475 Ancient Prophecy Yeah. You know what ising. I got a new set yesterday, so I¡¯m opening some packs. I¡¯ll be doing 20 of them, and then I¡¯ll look at how many Synchro monsters I have, and more importantly, which ones I can summon. I know you are all excited about Quasar, but I¡¯m honestly not even sure if I can summon him. I don¡¯t recall having a Synchro tuner. But I think I can get around that problem with Lightwave Tuning. I¡¯ll just have to check what Synchro monsters I have. Spoiler [copse] But that is forter. For now, 20 packs of . Spoiler ANPR 1 Sunlight Unicorn; Battle of the Elements; Sunny Pixie; Fairy Wind; Armored Axon Kicker; Damage Trantion; Psychic Soul; Emergency Assistance; Koa''ki Meiru Speeder [copse] Alright. Naturally with a new set, every card is new. Sunlight Unicorn is cool, because it is a unicorn. Also a horse, so if I ever give Molly and Cina Card Summoner skill orbs, which I probably should do, I could give both of them a unicorn. Other than that, it is your average LV.4 monster with an ok at best effect. Battle of the Elements is like Gozen Match, except not continuous. You can argue which one is better, most would say Gozen, but Battle of the Elements might have its moments. ¡­ yeah, Gozen is better. Sunny Pixie is a LV.1 tuner and heals you when used for a Synchro summon. So yeah, it is fine. Fairy Wind is mediocre as anything. Armored Axon Kicker is fine. Being able to normal summon it without tribute is nice, and its effect might sound dangerous, but it is a Psychic, so having an effect that causes you damage is just expected. Damage Trantion is interesting. Halving all effect damage and summoning tokens. I¡¯ll probably never use it, but it has an interesting effect. Psychic Soul can heal, but having to tribute a Psychic for it ¡­ I¡¯m not sure. Then again, Mystik Wok requires the same and it is one of my most used cards, so I¡¯ll have to check if I can do something interesting with Psychic Soul. Emergency Assistance is a sucky Monster Reborn recement. And Koa''ki Meiru Speeder sucks as a card, but I guess he has some jet engines in his legs, so maybe I could look into those. They¡¯d probably be easier, and cheaper, to make than rocket engines or the gravity engines my spaceships use. Next pack. Spoiler ANPR 2 Aegis of the Ocean Dragon Lord; Emergency Assistance; XX-Saber Ragigura; Darksea Float; Armed Sea Hunter; Imperial Custom; Psychic Soul; Shark Cruiser; Fortune Lady Fire [copse] Aegis of the Ocean Dragon Lord is actually quite nice. From what I recall, LV.3 or lower trantes to anyone level 30 or below, and since Aegis of the Ocean Dragon Lord grants them both battle and card effect immunity, it would make it a great way to protect low level people who are too close to the action. XX-Saber Ragigura is ¡­ well, it is an X-Saber. I got that one Synchro yesterday, so good to have some main deck X-Sabers. I¡¯ll need it to be able to summon the Synchro, because it does require a X-Saber non-tuner. Darksea Float sucks. Armed Sea Hunter is some strange plesiosaur mermaid mix, and his effect is ¡­ okay. Cool to have, but I¡¯m not sure how much I¡¯ll use it. Imperial Custom is great if I want to use Continuous Traps. Shark Cruiser is a shark boat, so I love it just for that. But even outside of being funny, it is actually decent. And Fortune Lady Fire is not one of the best Fortune Ladies, but it isn¡¯t bad either. Also, since this set has Fortune Ladies, it does exin the set name. Next pack. Spoiler ANPR 3 Koa''ki Meiru Hydro Barrier; Scary Moth; Gic Woman; Armed Sea Hunter; Battle of the Elements; Iron Core Luster; White Potan; ckwing - Fane the Steel Chain; Jester Lord [copse] Hydro Barrier has a powerful effect, but itcks the stats to go along with that effect. Scary Moth is kind of cool. Though limiting summons is stupid, so I won¡¯t be using it. Gic Woman can recover banished Psychic monsters, but I have better cards for it. Iron Core Luster can negate Spells or Traps, so that is cool, but I have better cards for that. White Potan is trash. Fane the Steel Chain can attack directly, but itcks in stats. And Jester Lord can be powerful, gaining 1000 attack for each spell/trap on the field, but only when it is the only monster on the field. Which makes it basically useless. Next pack Spoiler ANPR 4 Fishborg ster; Koa''ki Meiru Boulder; Silver Wing; Shiny ck "C"; Battle Teleportation; Shark Cruiser; Scary Moth; Sunny Pixie; Sauropod Brachion [copse] Fishborg ster is great. ¡­ well, not for me, but it got banned in the TCG for being too good. For me it is just an average tuner. Koa''ki Meiru Boulder is good. ¡­ or it would have been had ite out in 2005. It didn¡¯t, so it is kind of slow. Silver Wing is nice. Protecting a Synchro Dragon from battle destruction might be useful sometimes. And it also just is a silvery wing. Shiny ck "C" might be my first "C" monster. Sadly it is super situational, and I¡¯ll likely never use it. Battle Teleportation is awful. One direct attack, but after that you have to give that monster to your opponent. That attack better end the duel. Sauropod Brachion is a big dinosaur, but sadly it isn¡¯t very good. Next pack. Spoiler ANPR 5 Koa''ki Meiru Hydro Barrier; Sword of Sparkles; Sunlight Unicorn; Silver Wing; Armed Sea Hunter; White Potan; Damage Trantion; Koa''ki Meiru Speeder; Skill Sessor [copse] Sword of Sparkles is a mediocre equip spell. Like it isn¡¯t bad, but it could be so much better. And Skill Sessor is an attack point boost that isn¡¯trge enough to be significant. Next pack. Spoiler ANPR 6 Iron Core Luster; Rekindling; Morphtronic Magnen Bar; Water Hazard; Core ster; Cyborg Doctor; Slip of Fortune; At One With the Sword; Falchion Beta [copse] Rekindling is OP. Well, kind of. It requires a lot of setup, but once you¡¯ve done that, it is just a Soul Charge with no cost Morphtronic Magnen Bar sucks. Water Hazard is okay, butpletely unnecessary for me. Core ster is a bad equip spell. Cyborg Doctor is way too specific to be good. Slip of Fortune can protect a monster you control, while also negating an attack, but I¡¯d honestly rather just use Negate Attack or Waboku. At One With the Sword is actually a decent attack boost, and then the draw 1 when the equipped monster destroys a monster by battle. That is pretty good. And Falchion Beta is a spaceship, so good to have it in the armada. Next pack. Spoiler ANPR 7 Divine Dragon Aquabizarre; Morphtronic Magnen Bar; Koa''ki Meiru Boulder; Slip of Fortune; Damage Trantion; Pixie Ring; Brain Research Lab; Silver Wing; mvell Firedog [copse] Divine Dragon Aquabizarre sounds powerful, but it is actually trash. Pixie Ring is actually decent, protecting my weaker monsters. Brain Research Lab is decent. You can put counters on it instead of paying HP for Psychic monsters effects. ¡­ though I don¡¯t need to pay the HP costs because of Health Conscious. And mvell Firedog is a good boy. He does his job and he does it well. He is also a ming dog. I wonder if Agunan would want a pet dog? Next pack. Spoiler ANPR 8 Cyborg Doctor; White Potan; mvell Counter; Core ster; Koa''ki Meiru Hydro Barrier; Pixie Ring; Water Hazard; Divine Dragon Aquabizarre; Magicat [copse] mvell Counter is okay. It does stop spells and traps, but again, I do have better cards for that. And Magicat is okay, but a bit too specific. Next pack. Spoiler ANPR 9 Darksea Float; Shark Cruiser; Psychic Soul; Scary Moth; Koa''ki Meiru Hydro Barrier; Spirit Burner; ckwing - Fane the Steel Chain; Brain Research Lab; Pseudo Space [copse] Spirit Burner sucks and Pseudo Space isn¡¯t that good either. Next pack. Spoiler ANPR 10 Sunlight Unicorn; Ancient Leaf; Slip of Fortune; Core ster; Darksea Float; Ancient Crimson Ape; Iron Core Luster; Damage Trantion; Jester Lord [copse] Ancient Leaf is kind of like Pot of Greed. ¡­ if you look at it that way. But it isn¡¯t bad. And Ancient Crimson Ape is actually kind of nice. Good attack and a decent effect. Ten packs down, ten to go. Only got one higher rarity card from the first ten, and I didn¡¯t even get a Synchro monster. Well, hopefully the next ten will be a bit better. Spoiler ANPR 11 Sword of Sparkles; Rekindling; Sunny Pixie; Release Restraint Wave; Ancient Crimson Ape; Infernity Beast; Depth Amulet; mvell Commando; Reinforce Truth [copse] Release Restraint Wave is another Feather Duster recement which is way worse than Feather Duster. Infernity Beast is also decent, preventing any sort of counters to its attacks, as long as I have no cards in hand. Depth Amulet is just no. I don¡¯t want it, I don¡¯t need it. mvell Commando is trash. Why can¡¯t it be special summoned? Why do you have to specifically tribute a mvell for the summon? Why is its effect so bad? And why is it an ultra rare despite being awful? Reinforce Truth is okay at least. Next pack. Spoiler ANPR 12 Armed Sea Hunter; Divine Dragon Aquabizarre; Emergency Assistance; Damage Trantion; Cyborg Doctor; White Potan; Morphtronic Magnen Bar; Koa''ki Meiru Tornado; Discord [copse] Koa''ki Meiru Tornado is kind of nice. It can destroy all special summoned monsters your opponent controls. Discord on the other hand sucks. It does stop all Synchro summons, but how often do people in this world synchro with a spirit? Like very rarely. Next pack. Spoiler ANPR 13 White Potan; Armored Axon Kicker; Sword of Sparkles; Iron Core Luster; Shiny ck "C"; mvell Counter; A Major Upset; Advance Draw; Gaap the Divine Soldier [copse] A Major Upset is interesting, but too situational. Advance Draw can make me pack tokens, and since I don¡¯t have to tribute for LV.8 monsters, it is actually usable. I¡¯ll leave it for Laura to see if it is worth being used. And Gaap the Divine Soldier is kind of good. Forcing people to attack position does make them lower their guard a lot. Next pack. Spoiler ANPR 14 Release Restraint Wave; Sunny Pixie; A Major Upset; Morphtronic Magnen Bar; Battle Teleportation; Battle of the Elements; Imperial Custom; White Potan; XX-Saber Fulhelmknight [copse] XX-Saber Fulhelmknight is good. Two nice effects, and it is a tuner. The only bad thing is the attack stat, but that can always be boosted with equip spells. Next pack. Spoiler ANPR 15 mvell Counter; A Major Upset; Depth Amulet; Sunny Pixie; Release Restraint Wave; Fairy Wind; Spirit Burner; Turbo Rocket; Gaia te the Earth Giant [copse] Turbo Rocket is a tuner with a bad effect. But it is a tuner. ¡­ yeah, doesn¡¯t make it good. But Gaia te the Earth Giant is OP. 2800 attack and it halves the opponents attack when it battles. This thing is crazy good in any sort of beatdown format. Next pack. Spoiler ANPR 16 Koa''ki Meiru Boulder; Depth Amulet; Imperial Custom; Slip of Fortune; ckwing - Fane the Steel Chain; Darksea Float; Core ster; Psychic Soul; Psychic Emperor [copse] Psychic Emperor is okay. It does give you a nice heal on summon. Next pack. Spoiler ANPR 17 ckwing - Fane the Steel Chain; A Major Upset; Shark Cruiser; Battle Teleportation; Depth Amulet; Morphtronic Magnen Bar; Battle of the Elements; Divine Dragon Aquabizarre; Jester Lord [copse] Okay. That is the first pack with nothing new. Next pack. Spoiler ANPR 18 Pixie Ring; Spirit Burner; Koa''ki Meiru Hydro Barrier; Slip of Fortune; Armored Axon Kicker; Sword of Sparkles; Release Restraint Wave; Cyborg Doctor; XX-Saber Fulhelmknight [copse] Nothing new here. Next. Spoiler ANPR 19 Scary Moth; Fishborg ster; Shark Cruiser; Ancient Crimson Ape; Core ster; Pixie Ring; Psychic Soul; White Potan; Kuribon [copse] Kuribon is new, and it actually has a nice effect. It can heal an opponent equal to the power they can put into an attack, and that is kind of nice. Next pack. And this is thest one. Spoiler ANPR 20 Release Restraint Wave; Aegis of the Ocean Dragon Lord; Imperial Custom; Cyborg Doctor; Ancient Crimson Ape; Fossil Dig; Sunlight Unicorn; Armored Axon Kicker; Koa''ki Meiru Speeder [copse] Almost said nothing new, but Fossil Dig is new. ¡­ and I guess it is alright. I can get Dinosaurs with it. But still kind of disappointed. 20 packs and not a single Synchro. Sure I got Gaia te the Earth Giant, but it isn¡¯t a Synchro. Well, let¡¯s just summon the Synchro monsters I got yesterday so I can get the next reward for the Synchro challenge.
I started the Synchro spam by summoning T.G. Hyper Librarian. I¡¯m going to be summoning some Synchro monsters, so I might as well get some Pack tokens out of it. I then summoned Dark End Dragon. Then Hundred Eyes Dragon, Lightning Warrior, Seven Swords Warrior and X-Saber Souza. Then as thest one for this set, well, I¡¯ll summon the reward after I im it, I summoned my Stardust Dragon. Spoiler
[copse]
Summon unique Synchro Monsters
Unique Synchro Monsters summoned: 23
Aromaseraphy Rosemary; Aromaseraphy Sweet Marjoram; Red Dragon Archfiend; ck Rose Dragon; Psychic Lifetrancer; Clear Wing Synchro Dragon; Magical Android; Avenging Knight Parshath; Goyo Guardian; Nitro Warrior; Thought Ruler Archfiend; Ruddy Rose Dragon; Cosmic Fortress Gol''gar; Light End Dragon; Power Tool Dragon; Garden Rose Flora; T.G. Hyper Librarian; Dark End Dragon; Hundred Eyes Dragon; Lightning Warrior; Seven Swords Warrior; X-Saber Souza; Stardust Dragon
Next Reward is given at 20 unique Synchro Monsters
Next Reward: Minerva, the Athenian Lightsworn + Minerva, Lightsworn Maiden
[im Reward]
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[copse] I then imed the reward, summoned Minerva, the Athenian Lightsworn and checked my next reward.
Summon unique Synchro Monsters
Unique Synchro Monsters summoned: 24
Aromaseraphy Rosemary; Aromaseraphy Sweet Marjoram; Red Dragon Archfiend; ck Rose Dragon; Psychic Lifetrancer; Clear Wing Synchro Dragon; Magical Android; Avenging Knight Parshath; Goyo Guardian; Nitro Warrior; Thought Ruler Archfiend; Ruddy Rose Dragon; Cosmic Fortress Gol''gar; Light End Dragon; Power Tool Dragon; Garden Rose Flora; T.G. Hyper Librarian; Dark End Dragon; Hundred Eyes Dragon; Lightning Warrior; Seven Swords Warrior; X-Saber Souza; Stardust Dragon; Minerva, the Athenian Lightsworn
Next Reward is given at 25 unique Synchro Monsters
Next Reward: Blue-Eyes Spirit Dragon + The White Stone of Ancients
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[copse] ¡­ Yeah. Of course it do be like that. I¡¯m at 24/25, so I can¡¯t even get the reward. And it is Blue-Eyes out of all things. And I know what you are saying. Just summon Quasar and you¡¯ll get it. Well, there is one little problem with that. I do actually have a Synchro Tuner, that isn¡¯t the problem. Garden Rose Flora is a Synchro Tuner. Spoiler [copse] The problem is, all my Synchro monsters are level 5 or higher. And 5+5+5 > 12. So I can¡¯t summon Quasar. ¡­ except maybe I can. I have a spell, or three, that lower the level of monsters I control. ¡­ so. I quickly summoned out Garden Rose Flora. I already had T.G. Hyper Librarian out on the field, so I summoned Magical Android to be the third LV.5 monster. I then used Level Tuning to reduce the level of all my monsters by 1, so I now had three LV.4 Synchro monsters, one of which is also a Tuner. ¡°Garden Rose Flora, tune with T.G. Hyper Librarian and Magical Android!¡± I called out. Spoiler
[copse] ¡°When the gathering stars be one, a new bond will illuminate the future! Be the path its light shines upon! Delta el Synchro! The light of evolution, Shooting Quasar Dragon!¡± Spoiler Spoiler [copse] [copse] With the strongest Synchro monster summoned, I was ready to call it a day, but when I unsummoned my Quasar Dragon, something I didn¡¯t expect, but something I should have expected happened. Shooting Quasar Dragon¡¯sst effect activated. When this card leaves the field: You can Special Summon 1 ¡®Shooting Star Dragon¡¯. And so, a Shooting Star Dragon appeared where my Quasar Dragon was just a moment ago. Spoiler [copse] I realized that the Shooting Star Dragon wasn¡¯t in a sleeve, so if I didn¡¯t take advantage of this situation, I wouldn¡¯t get to keep it. So I quickly got out a Compulsory Evacuation Device and used it to return the Shooting Star Dragon to my Collection, where I then put it into a sleeve and a toploader. Spoiler [copse] I then imed the 25 Synchro summons reward, and prepared to summon two more monsters. Using a Blue-Eyes White Dragon and The White Stone of Ancients to summon Blue-Eyes Spirit Dragon was no issue, so I did that first. But to properly Synchro summon Shooting Star Dragon, I had to y around a bit. I first used Monster Reborn to call back my Synchro Tuner, Garden Rose Flora. I then used a copy of Level Retuner to lower its level by 2. Then I just used it and my Stardust Dragon, which was LV.7 because of the earlier Level Tuning, to el Synchro summon Shooting Star Dragon. Spoiler [copse] And with that, I once again have summoned all of my Synchro monsters. So the only thing left is to check my next reward and hope that it is something interesting.
Summon unique Synchro Monsters
Unique Synchro Monsters summoned: 27
Aromaseraphy Rosemary; Aromaseraphy Sweet Marjoram; Red Dragon Archfiend; ck Rose Dragon; Psychic Lifetrancer; Clear Wing Synchro Dragon; Magical Android; Avenging Knight Parshath; Goyo Guardian; Nitro Warrior; Thought Ruler Archfiend; Ruddy Rose Dragon; Cosmic Fortress Gol''gar; Light End Dragon; Power Tool Dragon; Garden Rose Flora; T.G. Hyper Librarian; Dark End Dragon; Hundred Eyes Dragon; Lightning Warrior; Seven Swords Warrior; X-Saber Souza; Stardust Dragon; Minerva, the Athenian Lightsworn; Shooting Quasar Dragon; Blue-Eyes Spirit Dragon; Shooting Star Dragon
Next Reward is given at 30 unique Synchro Monsters
Next Reward: Earthbound Servant Geo Gryphon + Earthbound Prisoner Line Walker
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[copse] Oh? So they printed the Earthbound Servant monsters. That¡¯s cool. Well, I need some more Synchro monsters before I can get those, but yeah. They are going to be cool to have. CH.476 Star Dragons are Overpowered CH.476 Star Dragons are Overpowered ¡°... Yeah. This isn¡¯t bnced at all. How in the world?¡± {Master. I don¡¯t think you should question it. Just ept it.} Shooting Quasar Dragon said with his bellowing voice. Spoiler [copse] I guess I never mentioned howrge Shooting Quasar Dragon is. Well, he is massive. One of thergest dragons I can summon. Part of it is just his body structure and part is just how he ¡®stands¡¯, but he is almost 50 meters tall in my patented dragon scale. As a reminder, the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragons are around 30 meters. Stardust Dragon is decently regr sized, only about 17 meters. Shooting Star is right about 24 meters. But yeah. Quasar is massive, and is thergest Dragon-type monster I can summon. ¡­ at least I think so. Haven¡¯t summoned Malefic Truth Dragon yet. But Quasar is quite a bitrger than the Five-Headed Dragon, who is only about 35 meters. Five-Headed is still more intimidating though. But enough with the dragons¡¯ sizes, that isn¡¯t what has me bbergasted. What is breaking my mind is the ability my Star Dragons, that is Stardust Dragon, Shooting Star Dragon and Shooting Quasar Dragon, have. They can just convert titanium into star titanium. For ¡®free¡¯. It is actually free in every way that matters, it just takes them some time. Each of them can convert some amount of it during the two hours they can stay summoned. Stardust Dragon can only convert about 2 kilos of the stuff, which is nice, but nothingpared to the two big boys. Shooting Star can deal with about 8 to 10 kilos of titanium, depending on the quality of the stuff. Shooting Quasar Dragon ¡­ well, he can turn upwards of 50 kilos of titanium into star titanium during a single summoning. And the stuff he makes is wless in quality, even if he starts off with intermediate quality titanium. And it isn¡¯t like I hate the convenience, it is just ¡­ man Wilma will hate it when I tell her about this. She has been optimizing our star titanium recipe since she got the blessing of Athena, and now it is entirely worthless. Just because my monsters are overpowered. Well, I guess Wilma can always publish her research. She might even get some recognition for it.
Talking about overpowered Synchro monsters, T.G. Hyper Librarian quickly became Tahlia¡¯s favorite monster because of all the knowledge he had. Spoiler [copse] He was really able to improve our programs, such as the airship mapping program we have, and even things like the dimensional telescope. It really makes me want to have more T.G. monsters. But wait, because there are more overpowered monsters I now have ess to, thanks to what happened two chapters ago. Sephylon, the Ultimate Timelord is absolutely retardedly good when ites to Time Magic, so he became my new Time Magic teacher. With the divine sleeve he now has, he can even ¡®break the world¡¯ and use some time travel magic. Spoiler [copse] ¡­ though admittedly he can only send items forward or backwards in time, not people. But still, in theory, he could send a letter back in time and cause some sort of massive paradox. ¡­ unless I have an item like that already and I just haven¡¯t realized. Well, I probably don¡¯t have one, so I probably don¡¯t have to send something back in time to avoid a paradox of me not sending said something back in time. Continuing on, Dragonic Knight and Van''Dalgyon the Dark Dragon Lord, especially thetter, had some good knowledge when it came to making armor or tools out of dragon scales. Spoiler
[copse] And I don¡¯t know if you remember or not, but I have an entire molting, or evolution, worth of Lady Janina¡¯s scales in my Storage, and she wanted me to make some armor out of them. I just never did, because I didn¡¯t really know how to work with dragon scales, but now, we can start looking into that. We¡¯ll start off with Agunan¡¯s scales and make a set of armor for Ria, because they should be the easier of the two to work with. And if/when we seed in that, we¡¯ll move on to making something for me from Lady Janina¡¯s scales. But wait, and I know you are going to hate me for this, there is actually even more. Mainly the three Meklords I got. Spoiler
[copse] Meklords, as you might know, counter Synchro monsters. Which means they counter spirit synchros. So they were able to teach me how to make a device that can capture people who are in a spirit synchro. Cailie was our ¡®willing¡¯ test subject for the device and it worked out. ¡­ the Factory version did. I¡¯m not sure if I¡¯ll even make one in the real world, because I have cards I can use instead, but at least I can produce one if we ever need one. ¡­ by the way, I had to bribe Cailie with intimacy to agree to the tests. Though honestly, I feel like she would have agreed anyway, she just wanted some fun time with me. Last, and probably also least, is The Supremacy Sun. He just showed me how to make a false star. Spoiler [copse] Yeah. Just that. I mean, it is nothing much, right? But because of that info, I reced the dungeon made fake light with a false star that would now give light to the CropFields. It will hopefully improve either the quality, quantity or growth speed of the CropField crops.
And then there are the two new Egyptian God cards. I really wasn¡¯t sure what I should even do with the two, but luckily two morons, two very smart and powerful dragons, knew what to do with them. Yeah, you guessed it. When Agunan and Lady Janina heard I had new Divine-Beast monsters, they both wanted to fight them. So I grabbed Agunan and Ria, because Ria wanted toe with us, and headed over to the Dragon coast. I actually wanted to y with the younger dragons first, because they can be impatient, but Lady Janina just roared at them, and they made way for her. {Brian. You know what to do. I¡¯m waiting.} She told me. ¡°... Alright. Let¡¯s do this.¡± I was honestly excited. I quickly summoned three tributes so I could summon one of my gods. ¡°I tribute Petit Dragon, Decoy Dragon and Hardened Armed Dragon.¡± And now, it was time to chant. Spoiler
[copse] ¡°O great dragon of death and sky Hear my call from the heavens up high Appear, shrouded in clouds and thunder Show them all your amazing power Descend from the sky as I call thy name Come forth and bless our game Slifer the Sky dragon!¡± Spoiler [copse] I then watched as clouds appeared from nowhere, and with them came striking thunder. Each strike shook the air itself, as the might of the Divine-Beast was not only heard, but also felt. Then the thunder stopped, and the world went quiet, as Slifer the Sky dragon split the clouds and appeared before us. And he is anotherrge monster. He was almost as long as Lady Janina¡¯s serpentine body. ¡­ but only almost. I think they would be the same size had Lady Janina not evolved. But size doesn¡¯t matter, power does. And you all should know how Slifer¡¯s attack and defense points are determined. So I got six cards out of Collection and held them in my hand, giving Slifer the Sky Dragon 6000 attack and defense. I could have had more, but I think 6000 is a good start. Slifer also has the additional buff from Hardened Armed Dragon, since I used it as one of the tributes, so Slifer cannot be destroyed by card effects. Which should mean he is pretty much magic immune. It isn¡¯t 1 to 1, but close enough. Also, one more reason for the 6000 attack stat. I know Lady Janina can take on monsters like Uria, Lord of Searing mes, even when it has 10,000 attack. But I¡¯m not sure how Hardened Armed Dragon, and Slifer¡¯s attack being original attack, not boosted attack figures out to all of that. Spoiler [copse] So yeah. Time to watch the fireworks. I brought a floating chair out of Storage, offered one to Ria, got out some snacks, including some popcorn, and sat down to enjoy the show.
And what a show it was. Slifer with 6000 attack and Hardened Armed Dragon effect was a decent match to Lady Janina when it came to power and breath attacks. The advantage Slifer had were the ¡®second mouth¡¯ attacks. You know, the ¡®If a monster(s) is Normal or Special Summoned to your opponent''s field in Attack Position: That monster(s) loses 2000 ATK¡¯. Except that my Slifer could use that effect whenever it wanted, so when it ¡­ I¡¯ll be calling him him from now on. So when he realized that he wasn¡¯t quite as powerful as Lady Janina, he began to spam those while abusing his magic resistance. Lady Janina ended up winning the fight, as expected, by simply outspeeding Slifer to a level where I honestly couldn¡¯t follow her at all. It looked like she teleported, but she didn¡¯t, because I could feel the shockwave from her movements a few secondster. She is just way too strong. Well, whatever. I do have a second monster for her. And the Sun God will need a bit more than 6000 attack, so I¡¯ll have to pick my tributes carefully. {Not bad. He was strong. What about the other ones?} Lady Janina asked. ¡°I won¡¯t summon some of them, but I do have a second Divine-Beast for you to y with.¡± I answered. I then summoned three Blue-Eyes White Dragons to act as the tributes. That way, this next beast will have 9000 attack. ¡°I tribute my three Blue-Eyes White Dragons.¡± I said, as I ced the card onto my duel disk. And even before I ever chanted anything, we could feel the change in the air. It got hot. Like extremely hot. Maybe because it looked, and felt, like a piece of the Sun itself had detached and hade down to burn as all for our insolence. When the shine finally subsided a bit, we could see the shining ball, or Sphere Mode Ra in front of us. Didn¡¯t expect that, but anime bullshit is a thing, so¡­ {Is that it? Doesn¡¯t look like much of a fighter.} Lady Janinamented. {It did warm up the area nicely.} ¡°No. He is still sleeping. Let me wake him up.¡± I said. ¡°Almighty protector of the sun and sky, I beg of thee, please heed my cry. Transform thyself from orb of light and bring me victory in this fight. Envelope this coast with your glow and cast your might upon my foe. Unlock your powers from deep within so that together we may win. As I am the one that calls out thy name, Winged Dragon of Ra!¡± Spoiler [copse] [Please note that like with Obelisk the Tormentor and a lot of the other Divine-Beast monsters, I¡¯m using the anime version or Ra, so it has like All the effects of every Ra version there is. Sphere Mode, Immortal Phoenix and regr Ra.] As my Mega Ultra Chicken, I mean Winged Dragon of Ra unfolded itself from its sphere mode, I could see Lady Janina once again get excited. She really wanted to fight this God didn¡¯t she. And yes, Ra is a God with a big G. Not a god like the other Divine-Beasts I have. Ra deserves the big G. ¡°So, how is that?¡± I asked Lady Janina. {Much more like it.} She responded. And so, the show was once again on. ¡­ And I will fully admit, I may have flown a bit too close to the action, because basically as soon as the two began to sh, I had to back away, or risk getting a bit more than sun burns. Because the mes Ra was shooting out were so hot that even Agunan had to back away. The fight between Lady Janina and Ra raged on for well over thirty minutes, and during that time, the ground below their sh had melted and formed a pool ofva below them. But none of you care about that, you care about how the fight ended. ¡­ And it didn¡¯t quite end as you may have guessed. Because while Lady Janina did beat Ra, sending him plummeting down into theva below them, Ra wasn¡¯t out of the fight just yet. Because Ra is the Immortal Phoenix, and like one, he returned from the magma, with his entire body made of mes. Spoiler [copse] His ming form then engulfed Lady Janina, badly burning the divine dragon, but this was a suicide mission for Ra as well. Hisst swan song. Because while it was now Lady Janina¡¯s turn to take a fall towards the magma, Ra¡¯s ming form also disappeared. It took me maybe a second to realize that Lady Janina was injured maybe a bit more than she should have, so I quickly got out of my chair and with all the skills I had, I shot towards her so I could stop her fall. I never actually figured out that I can use Flickering Step while flying, but I guess this is about as good of time as any to figure it out, so before Lady Janina crashed into the magma, I was between her and the molten stone, trying to hold up her enormous body. ¡­ Honestly speaking, it might have not been the best idea, but what was I supposed to do? Just watch as she sinks into the magma? I couldn¡¯t do that. I generated as many Magical Arms as I could, while also quick swapping my own race to Multi-Armed, so I¡¯d have more hands to hold up Lady Janina with, but it wasn¡¯t helping. At the end of the day, it is still just a person holding up a dragon, and even with my Mana Flight and Telekinesis, I simply couldn¡¯t hold both of us up, and we were quickly approaching the molten ground. Fuck! I need to do something. I can ¡­ Fuck! What can I do? What can I summon? I don¡¯t have the time. Before I summon anything, we¡¯ll be in the magma. And none of my set cards can protect me from the environment. I looked towards Agunan. He was flying towards us quickly, but he won¡¯t make it either. I need something NOW. I then realized it. My duel disk. It isn¡¯t a duel disk. So with no hesitation, I activated maybe the most useful feature my not a duel disk had. From the point of view of Agunan and the other dragons on the coast, the two of us disappeared. But from my point of view, we got out of a situation that was about to get too hot to handle. CH.477 Healing a Divine Dragon CH.477 Healing a Divine Dragon Naturally I escaped that little situation by teleporting both of us to the HomeBase core room. ¡­ what? What did you expect? I can do that teleport without a chant, and it is instant, so it was by far the best way for me to get us out of that situation. I quickly looked over Lady Janina, and she wasn¡¯t looking her best. Her scales were burned off almostpletely, leaving her lower skinyers exposed. What? You don¡¯t think I know dragon anatomy? Of course I do. How many do you think I¡¯ve woked for food? She also wasn¡¯t breathing correctly. Usually it is very silent, despite her massive size, but now it sounded like she had to force herself to breathe, so I wasn¡¯t quite sure how she was handling herself. I quickly got a few Gift Cards out of Collection and spammed them on her to at least get her some HP. Thank God I know they affect dragons, because otherwise I¡¯d honestly be worried. Spoiler [copse] With the first emergency dealt with, I then began contacting people. Starting off with Agunan and Ria. Neither of them have a System Support, so I can¡¯t contact them that way, but what I can do is pull a bit of mana from Agunan. Not a lot, but he will still feel me doing so, so he should realize I¡¯m fine, and since I¡¯m only taking mana, not HP, he will hopefully not panic about it too much. I then tried to give Ria a ¡®return home¡¯mand through the ve mark, but I¡¯m not so sure if it worked out or not. I¡¯ll just have to wait and see. She does have a tracker, so I¡¯ll be able to confirm it when I get to my office, or I can have someone check it out. I then contacted Alice and Lua. Both of them knew where we had been, but they didn¡¯t know how I returned, and more importantly, they didn¡¯t know I returned with an injured Divine Dragon. {... fuck that hurts.} I heard Lady Janinaing to. She then began to move, but honestly speaking, while the core room isrge, it isn¡¯t quiterge enough for her. ¡°No! No! No! Don¡¯t move!¡± I quickly called out. ¡°We are kind of in a tight ce, so there really isn¡¯t room for that.¡± Lady Janina seemed to hold onto my words. She then attempted to look around, but her normally bright silver eyes were all dull and gray. {... I can¡¯t see.} She said. {That thing burned my eyes, huh?} ¡°... you are awfully casual about having like 90% of your scales, as well as your eyes, burned off.¡± {Been through worse. At least my body is in one piece.} ¡°... I almost want to ask, but I¡¯m not actually sure if I really want to know.¡± {I¡¯ll tell you one day.} ¡°... anyway. A quick question. Will it be worse for you if you are in your human form for the healing, because admittedly, I don¡¯t have the facilities to heal a divine dragon.¡± {You don¡¯t need to heal. Just give me a year and I¡¯ll be back to normal.} ¡°... yeah, no. I¡¯m not waiting that long.¡± I told her. ¡°So human form, yes or no?¡± She didn¡¯t answer, instead her body was engulfed in light, beforepressing down into a humanoid shape. I instantly rushed to her side, and held her up with my four arms, only to realize that my palms were burned to shit, and I could even see some of the bones in my hands, as my flesh had burned away to the point where they were visible. ¡­ yeah. Maybe holding a scorched divine dragon with my hands wasn¡¯t the best idea, but can you me me? So instead of holding her with my beat up arms, I conjured some Magical Arms to hold her, before I teleported both of us to the surface, specifically to the medical bay of HomeBase. Iid Lady Janina on one of the beds, but it must have felt like shit, because she winced quite badly as I did. I also now took notice of how bad her human form looked like. Her scaled skin was burned away, leaving blistering ¡­ meat visible for us to see. Yeah, it isn¡¯t pretty. Naturally she wasn¡¯t wearing any clothes, so she must not have conjured any. And her hair was burned to almost nothing. I informed Lua of where we are, and asked her toe over ASAP, before I also used the HomeBase PA System to call for Albus. Then I dug my Collection for Nurse Dragonmaid and quickly summoned her as well. Spoiler [copse] Nurse Dragonmaid couldn¡¯t do much to Lady Janina, but she did get to work healing my four burnt arms. My OG arms were more damaged than the additional pair I madeter, simply because of the length of contact, but even theter arms suffered some bad burns. Ernus had just gotten out some of the burn cream we had when Lua, followed by Alice for some reason, burst through the medbay door. The two looked at me and my burnt arms first, before turning their eyes to Lady Janina. And honestly speaking, while Lua took it alright, Alice looked like she was ready to throw up, as she rushed out of the room. ¡°... what happened?¡± Lua asked. ¡°... we may have flown a bit too close to the Sun. ¡­ or a sun god.¡± I admitted. And yes, Ra lost his big G privileges. He is now just a god, not a God. ¡°Are you feeling fine?¡± Lua asked. ¡°How much HP did you lose?¡± ¡°Not too much. Like 800. I¡¯m much more worried about her.¡± I said, pointing at Lady Janina. She had passed out again, most likely from the pain. ¡°I already used three Gift Cards on her, but they didn¡¯t do enough. Can you heal her?¡± I asked. ¡°... I hope I can, but I¡¯m not sure.¡± Lua admitted. ¡°Thanks. Just try your best.¡± I then turned to Alice, who returned from ¡­ well, probably from the trash can she threw up in. ¡°Alice, can you go to my office and check if Ria and Agunan are headed back home? I tried to send Ria a ¡®return home¡¯ order, but I¡¯m not sure if it went through.¡± ¡°... Yes. I¡¯ll do that.¡± Alice said, before she rushed out. Albus arrived soon, and he also went to work helping Lua heal Lady Janina, but he was looking even worse than Alice had been. I suppose he is a lizard-folk, and for lizard-folk, dragons are basically demi-gods. So seeing one, even if it is the human form, injured this badly must be something for him. But despite all of that, Albus did his best to help Lua with the healing.
After my hands were fully wrapped in protectiveyers, which would allow my skin to regrow while I used cards to keep myself overhealed, I moved onto helping Alice and Albus. Which meant spamming as many healing cards on Lady Janina as I could. I counted every Gift Card, Numinous Healer and Dian Keto the Cure Master I used on Lady Janina, and in total, from just my cards, I healed her for more than 100,000 HP. Spoiler
[copse] But we had gotten her breathing to calm down, and her skin had fully grown back. But her skin looked like human skin, not like the scaly skin of a dragon¡¯s usual humanoid form. Her wings were still damaged, but they were never the most damaged part of her body, so they should heal with a bit more time. Her face also still had some burn scars and her scalp was raw, but at least she didn¡¯t look like she was in critical condition. We then moved her from the bed to a healing tank. The healing tanks were kind of like the evolution tanks, except designed to have higher quality healing liquid. Because of that, you have to monitor anyone inside of one 24/7, or it can have some unwanted consequences. Lucky for me, I have avatar dolls and I can just order one of my monsters to watch over Lady Janina.
It was a bitter when Ria and Agunan arrived home. They had flown back in Ria¡¯s B.E.S. Big Core MK-2. Spoiler [copse] And the two of them didn¡¯t bring with them the best of news. Because apparently my little disappearing act had caused some chaos in the Dragon¡¯s coast. And since Lady Janina is out ofmission, I¡¯ll probably have to deal with this mess. So I headed out there, but I wasn¡¯t going to fly all the way to the coast, no, I have a teleport seal there, so I¡¯m going to use it. ¡­ I should be able to. So after a chant, I disappeared from HomeBase and reappeared within Lady Janina¡¯s cave. I then headed out of the cave, while using Draconic Body to turn myself into the closest approximation of a dragon I could. ¡­ which is still more of a winged smander than a dragon, but I¡¯m getting there. Noticing me, a lot of the adult, or ¡®greater¡¯ as the System calls them, dragons gathered around me, yelling this and that about me killing the supreme. I did my best to reassure them that Lady Janina was alive, but I¡¯m notpletely sure if they epted it fully. I think just suspicion and so on. Most of them did see how injured Lady Janina really was, so they might assume I finished her off. But at the same time, the dragons couldn¡¯t really do anything. In dragon culture, if you lose to someone in a fight, you are beneath them in hierarchy. And if I, even by the way of a summoning, beat the supreme dragon, then technically I¡¯m above all of them in power. I then picked a few of the dragons whom I knew to be some of the strongest from all the fights my monsters have had with them to take temporary leadership of the area until Lady Janina could return, before I used Space Magic to teleport back home. Yes, I¡¯ve fixed the issue where the HomeBase barrier prevented teleportation to HomeBase. I just have to send a ping with my terminal to HomeBase first. And this can be done with any HomeBase ess device, not that anyone other than me even knows teleportation magic.
Back on HomeBase, Lua came to talk to me about something. Specifically about her Lifesaver title. It has been upgraded. ¡­ and a few other things also happened. Spoiler
Name: Lucia
Race: Dhampir Monarch ?
Level: 170 [+30]
HP: 5060 [+890]
Mana: 11,705 [+2870]
Strength: 2283 [+400]
Defense: 2207 [+330]
Magic: 7720 [+1870]
Skills:
Dhampir Princess LV.6 (Unique) [+2]
Monarch of Magic LV.6 (Racial) [+3]
True Blood Magic LV.15 (Racial) [+3]
Vampiric Body Modification LV.9 (Racial) [+2]
Limit Break LV.1 (extra)
Holy Magic LV.6 (extra) [+4]
Card Summoner LV.4 (extra)
Winged Flight LV.7 (extra) [+1]
Summon Light Spirit (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Spiritual Water Magic LV.12 [+2]
Spiritual Light Magic LV.10 [+2]
Wind Magic LV.9 [+5]
Mana Healing LV.10 [+3]
Advanced Mana Control LV.17 [+3]
Magic Boost LV.11 [+1]
Quick Cast LV.11 [+1]
Instant Cast LV.2 [new]
Fast Mana Recovery LV.13[+3]
Knife Technique LV.2
Staff Technique LV.8
Blunt Weapon Technique LV.6 [+1]
Designing LV.2 [+1]
Saint
Divine Lifesaver [evolved from Lifesaver]
Eosther¡¯s Blessing
Thssa¡¯s Blessing
Blood Sucker (Racial)
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
Storage ess (Brian Wood)
[copse] ¡­ Yeah. I¡¯m just going to ignore all of Lua¡¯s skills for now. Of course she has grown in levels, it has been like 50 chapters since you saw her status. The important parts are her upgraded Lifesaver title, and the nice little star next to her race. Let¡¯s start with the title. It is actually quite simple. You can get it by healing someone for more than 30,000 HP when you have the Lifesaver title, without going into overheals. We had Laura and Mia check. The effect of Divine Lifesaver is just a superior version of OG Lifesaver. OG Lifesaver gave all healing magic a 2x buff, but Divine Lifesaver gives all healing magic a 5x buff. The star on the other hand, well, apparently the System really didn¡¯t like the idea of Lady Janina potentially dying. I¡¯m honestly expecting a night visit by the Goddess where I get bonked. But yeah. Lua had an advanced System Support. It is interesting that she got her System Support, and Lifesaver, for healing me, and now she got her Lifesaver and System Support upgraded for healing Lady Janina. But, and there is something more, I feel like I need to show you my status as well. Because I also obtained a title. Or two. ¡­ maybe three. One of them is the standard Lifesaver, which is nice, but the others ¡­ Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: One without a Race - Spiritual / Multi-Armed / Dragon Hearted ?
Level: 184 [+4]
HP: 9010 [+150](+25,000)
Mana: 13,900 [+300] (+22,800)
Strength: 3815 [+70]
Defense: 4465 [+90]
Magic: 5730 [+180]
Unique-Racial Skills * Spoiler
One of Every Race LV.3 (unique-racial)
- Multi-Armed LV.2 (racial)
- Jack of All Trades LV.2 (racial)
- Sword Master LV.1 (racial)
- Draconic Body LV.5 (racial) [+1]
- Draconic Magic LV.5 (racial) [+1]
- Enhanced Hearing LV.2 (racial) [+1]
- Hardened Scales LV.2 (racial)
- Swift Swimming LV.5 (racial)
- Winged Flight LV.2 (racial) [+1]
- Tough ws LV.2 (racial)
- Rending ws LV.1 (racial)
- Advanced Summoning Magic LV.3 (racial)
- Spirit Magic LV.5 (racial)
- True Blood Magic LV.4 (racial)
[copse]
Unique Skills Spoiler
Pack Opener LV.8 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.9 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Magical Arms LV.N/A (prototype)
Mana Coated Body Modification LV.N/A (prototype)
[copse]
Extra Skills * Spoiler
Limit Break LV.1 (extra)
Spiritual Space Magic LV.6 (extra) [+1]
Spiritual Time Magic LV.4 (extra)
Mana Vision LV.4 (extra)
Telekinesis LV.8 (extra)
Mana Flight LV.4 (extra)
Restraining Sword Barrage LV.2 (extra)
Dark Chain LV.3 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.10 (extra)
Beast Union LV.2 (extra)
[copse] Spoiler
Mental Visual Designing (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Time Spirit (extra)
Summon Space Spirit (extra)
Summon Light Spirit (extra)
Summon Dark Spirit (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Summon Earth Spirit (extra)
Summon Fire Spirit (extra)
Summon Wind Spirit (extra)
Summon Nature Spirit (extra)
Summon Beast Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
[copse]
Normal Skills Spoiler
Sword Technique LV.7
Mana de LV.3
Shield Technique LV.5
Flickering Step LV.2
Strength Boost LV.2
Defense Boost LV.11
Advanced Mana Control LV.15
Fast Mana Recovery LV.5
Quick Cast LV.4
Instant Cast LV.2
Taming LV.2
Designing LV.5
[copse]
Titles * Spoiler
Dragon Life Dedication (Greater True Fire Dragon) Language Comprehension (humanoid) (draconic)
Ruler of the Dragon Coast (temporary) [new] Dragon King [new]
Lachros¡¯ Blessing Iris¡¯ Blessing
Eosther¡¯s Blessing Nyx¡¯s Blessing
Thssa¡¯s Blessing Gaia¡¯s Blessing
Ninatia¡¯s Blessing Pan¡¯s Blessing
Cailie¡¯s Blessing (Wind Spirits Blessing (Greater)) Nature Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Friend of the Spirits Skill Maker
SS-Rank Summoner The Sky isn¡¯t a Limit
Lifesaver [new] Blood Sucker (racial)
Honorary Baron of Ruiso Kingdom
ve Master ves: Rhianna
[copse]
[copse] ¡­ so yeah. I guess the Ruler of the Dragon Coast (temporary) is understandable, I did kind of takemand there. And even the System realizes that I¡¯m just the temporary leader while Lady Janina recuperates. ¡­ But the Dragon King title is ¡­ well, a bit more permanent. You can get it by having at least 10 Greater True Dragon acknowledging you as their superior, which I kind of just did. It gives you ess to the Dragon King ss race, whiches with ess to the two Draconic skills I already have, which is probably why both of them leveled up. It also boosts the efficiency and power of both skills, kind of like how Lua¡¯s Saint title boosts her Holy Magic. Spoiler
One of Every Race
Normal Races ss Races Modifier Races Special Races
Human ? Swordsman ? Spiritual Dragon Hearted
Advanced Human ? Guardian ? Multi-Armed Melusine ?
Cat-folk ? Sorcerer ? Spiritual Being ?
Rabbit-folk ? Summoner ?
Bird-folk ? User or Rare Skills ?
Lizard-folk ? Dragon King ? [new]
Mer-folk ?
Dhampir ?
Dhampir Cured ?
[Change to selected Race]
[copse] But anyway. That happened. I don¡¯t really know what to say. Let¡¯s just wait until Lady Janina wakes up and see how we¡¯ll solve this mess. CH.478 A Week of Recovery CH.478 A Week of Recovery Surprisingly, I wasn¡¯t called to meet with the Goddess. I was honestly expecting to get yelled at, but I didn¡¯t. Maybe the System Agents and the Goddess realized that what happened with Lady Janina was a mistake. How should I have known that Ra can actually almost kill her? But luckily she didn¡¯t die, and even better, she is awake, so I can have a little chat with her.
¡°How are you feeling?¡± I started what I knew would be an awkward conversation. ¡°Good. Missing my scales, but they¡¯ll grow back.¡± Lady Janina responded. She looked a lot better than she did yesterday, her ¡®skin¡¯, which I¡¯ll call skin until her scales reform, was looking nice and healed, no burns left anywhere. Her scalp had also healed, and some of her golden hair had begun to grow back. I wonder why the hair grows back faster than the scales? ¡°That¡¯s nice to hear. ¡­ I guess I should apologize.¡± ¡°For what? I got injured because I¡¯m weak.¡± ¡°I should have called Ra off before it got to that point. It wasn¡¯t a fight to the death.¡± ¡°For your monsters it is. Yes I know they cane back from the dead, but it still is.¡± Lady Janina reasoned. ¡°... How is the coast? I hope they are behaving.¡± ¡°... I may have kind of takenmand of it. I chose a few of the older dragons to takemands of different sections while you are recovering. I hope that is fine with you.¡± I told her. ¡°Of course. It is how I assign things when I leave the Coast. ¡­ but there is something more bothering you, isn¡¯t there?¡± ¡°... I got two System titles. One is Dragon King, the other is Ruler of the Dragon Coast, but it does have a temporary tag.¡± ¡°Ah! A dragon king! I¡¯ve never met one. There was one during my predecessor''s time, but never one with me.¡± ¡°... should have guessed something like that.¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± ¡°Of course some super rare once in five-thousand years title would just drop onto myp.¡± ¡°You do seem to be that kind of person.¡± Lady Janina said, as she chuckled a bit. ¡°Yeah. Could do without all of the issues thate with them. ¡­ but let¡¯s talk about the coast a bit more. Do you approve of what I did there?¡± ¡°Why wouldn¡¯t I? As long as they don¡¯t start infighting, it will be fine with me. ¡­ I suppose I should thank you for it. There hasn¡¯t been a single territory battle since you started visiting. They are able to blow off the excess energy with your summons, so they don¡¯t challenge each other.¡± ¡°d to be of service then. ¡­ did the dragons really fight that often?¡± ¡°A lot of them did. You know that when we are young, we use the dragon avatars to go to human settlements and live like humans for some time.¡± ¡°Yeah, I¡¯ve heard of that.¡± ¡°But after wee back from those adventures, the coast life gets boring, so a lot of the returning dragons start fighting each other, because it is the most fun they can have.¡± ¡°I need to make you guys some videogames or something. Or maybe somehow better the Factory VR so that the dragons can go into the Factory to have fun. You guys even know Soul Magic, so all I really need to do is make a dedicated path for you all to visit. That way, you will have something to do, and my monsters will have more people to y with. ¡­ because admittedly, they also get bored and fight each other. They just do so in the Factory where death is an inconvenience at most.¡± ¡°That would be nice. ¡­ and if I ever try to fight that Phoenix Dragon outside of the Factory, remind me not to do so.¡± ¡°Phoenix Dragon? Yeah, I guess that is an urate depiction or Ra.¡± ¡°... A quick question. Can you use the scales you gave me to help you regrow your own scales?¡± I asked. ¡°No. They are no longer a part of my body. It has been too long.¡± ¡°Do they like expire or something? Because I¡¯ve kept most of them in my Storage, and Storage stops the passage of time. So they should have only been removed from your body about ¡­ 30 minutes ago or something.¡± ¡°No. I evolved when I shed, so they are part of my old self. They can no longer support my power.¡± ¡°... I see.¡± ¡°But I wouldn¡¯t mind having one. I can turn it into protective clothing and it will make me feel more secure.¡± ¡°Yes! Of course. I¡¯ll give you a few.¡± ¡°Just one, please.¡± She insisted. ¡°... alright. Just one.¡± I agreed, and handed her one of her scales. We talked for a bit more, I made sure Lady Janina got a nice meal, and then I left the MedBay. Lady Janina could technically leave already, as she said she is healed enough to walk around in her human form, but I ordered her to rest for one more day. I¡¯ll also have Lua check her out, but dragon biology is confusing, and it is even worse when it is a dragon in a human form.
The next day, I was happy to see Lady Janina out of the MedBay and walking around HomeBase in a new dress she made from the scale I gave her. I made sure to give her some shoes, while she also visited Wilma in the workshop to get a few essories. Having Lady Janina on HomeBase was fun as always. Just her general knowledge about pretty much everything was fantastic. And since it was her real body here, not just her in a dragon avatar, she was quite a bit more powerful than her avatar self. Which meant that we were able to ¡®cheat¡¯ when it came to Soul Magic, and we got both Alice and Nevelle to transfer a piece of themselves into custom avatar dolls I made for them. Yes, I still call them avatar dolls, even though the variants I made for the girls are closer to dragon avatars. My avatars are avatar dolls, the ones Lady Janina makes are dragon avatars. Just for simplicity. We also found out an interesting fact about avatar dolls. Well, I kind of knew it already because of my monsters using it, but this was an even better check. The dragon avatars limit the power of the person inside of them. We established this fact way back. But there is a catch. If the person who takes over the dragon avatar, or avatar doll in this case, is weaker than the doll''s maximum power, their Strength will actually increase a bit. This didn¡¯t apply to Alice, as she overpowered the doll, but with Nevelle, she was actually just a bit weaker than the doll, so her Nel half, which was in the doll, could physically overpower her Vele half, which was in her real body. Despite the fact that Vele had all of Nevelle¡¯s skills and stats. So while dragon avatars do limit the power of powerful beings, they can boost the power of weak people. And when I say ¡®weak¡¯, I don¡¯t mean some LV.1 person. As long as your Strength stat is below 1400, the avatar doll can physically overpower you, as they are at right around 1450 Strength. The other great thing about having Lady Janina here was that she knew how to work with dragon scales, so I took her to the Factory with me, and she showed me and Wilma how to do it. Because of it, and the info we got from Dragonic Knight and Van''Dalgyon the Dark Dragon Lord, we were now more than set to make some dragon scale armor. Spoiler
[copse] I left designing Ria¡¯s armor to the girl herself, Agunan and Wilma, while Lady Janina and I worked on my stuff. And not just because mine will be made of Lady Janina¡¯s scales, but also because she said she wanted to design the armor of the new Dragon King.
After the armor designing, Lady Janina wanted to show me a secret technique of hers. I didn¡¯t even ask, she just said that since I¡¯m now a Dragon King, I deserve to know it. And oh boy it was a nice technique, because it exined how Lady Janina can win against some of my OP monsters, but still ¡®lose¡¯ to Ra. Yeah I know she didn¡¯t technically lose, because Ra died while she survived, so technically Lady Janina won with heavy, if not lethal, injuries. But back to Lady Janina¡¯s technique. ¡°I suppose you could call it Power Copy or Power Imitation or whatever you really wanted to. I don¡¯t really have a name for it, because I never needed one.¡± Lady Janina began. ¡°I made it when I saw the Hero and his party. They had powerful armor and equipment, boosting their power beyond what their body can naturally do. Even temporary power gains from skills, like your Summoner''s Unity skill. So of course I wanted something like that. So I learned how to boost myself by the same amount as what my opponent had boosted themselves. It is especially effective against some of your monsters, as they rely entirely on boosted power. Be it that serpentine fire dragon, Uria, or the great soldier of Obelisk. They both boost their power beyond what their bodies can really handle, so they practically radiate the excess energy, which is easy for me to grasp and use to boost myself as much as they boost themselves.¡± ¡°... so that is how you win against a 10k Uria, but lose to 9k Ra. Ra doesn¡¯t boost its attack in the same way, instead it just turns the boosted attack into original attack, which you cannot copy.¡± ¡°Yes. But that isn¡¯t the only reason I lost. There is also the dragon that fought me before the Phoenix Dragon. Slifer you called it, right? The weakening attacks it uses are quite debilitating, and I hadn¡¯t fully recovered from them when I took one the Phoenix Dragon. Had the Phoenix Dragon not been as powerful as it was, or had it radiated excess power that I could have grasped, the fight would have gone differently.¡± ¡°Alright. ¡­ I¡¯m sorry.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t be. It was my own hubris that caused it. I should have realized that you now have Divine-Beasts that don¡¯t rely on boosted attack since that Slifer Dragon didn¡¯t. I should have asked for a rest break after the first match.¡± ¡°Yeah, I guess Slifer¡¯s effect doesn¡¯t count as boosted attack either.¡± ¡°Be it boosted or not, it doesn¡¯t let any of it outside of its body. It can handle all that power.¡± ¡°... maybe if I had more cards in hand it wouldn¡¯t be able to?¡± ¡°We can test thatter, because for now, I want to teach you this technique. It may not be the best against humans, because most humans wear armor at most, and copying that boost is challenging. But against monsters you might run into in the wild, and more importantly, with your monsters, it will be very effective.¡± ¡°Yeah. I guess if I can copy a 10k attack boost, that would be nice.¡± ¡°Let us hope that you can.¡±
By the end of our training session, I got the basics of this technique down. I think I¡¯ll call it Psych Up, based on that move from the Pokemon games that copies your opponent¡¯s stat buffs. I could now sense the ¡®boosted energy¡¯ that leaks out, which is already nice since I can feel when opponents boost themselves, but copying it, yeah, that is still in the works. But I¡¯ll get there. Also, this isn¡¯t a skill or anything. It is all done with Draconic Magic. And Lady Janina was quite impressed by the power boost my Draconic Magic got because of my Dragon King title. Even if she said I cheated a little.
In total, Lady Janina spent about a week on HomeBase recovering. She ended up falling in love with the mana hot spring, because she could use nearly unlimited magic while bathing in it to boost her scale growth. Because of that, HomeBase for the first time ever used over 50% of the daily produced mana. Normally we use maybe 20% on a high usage day forparison. Because of all of that mana, Lady Janina had regrown her scales and she was going to return to the Dragon Coast tomorrow. It will be sad to see her go, but it was nice to have her here, even if it was just for a week. CH.479 Harem +1 CH.479 Harem +1 ¡°... you¡¯d think I¡¯d get used to people sneaking into my bed, but I still have to ask, why are you here? Didn¡¯t you leave?¡± I asked the dragondy that snuck into my bed. ¡°And here I assumed I was original. I suppose I¡¯ll have to try harder.¡± The golden haired humanoid form of Lady Janina responded. ¡°Yeah. Yubel tries it like every other night, even if she is most of the time pushed away by one of my girls.¡± ¡°Oh, so that is the half-demon whose soul I removed from the avatar to get her out of my way.¡± ¡°... really?¡± ¡°Yes?¡± ¡°... fine, whatever. I¡¯ll deal with thatter. First, why are you even here? Didn¡¯t you leave yesterday?¡± I asked, knowing well that this wasn¡¯t Lady Janina in a dragon avatar, but instead her humanoid form. ¡°Did I, or did I leave a piece of myself here? You know, for someone with as much security as you, you really can¡¯t pick up excess people in your domain.¡± ¡°Well sorry that I assume things. And I think my monsters already picked you up on cams, but they must have assumed that was your dragon avatar. And since you have permission to be here, they didn¡¯t sound the rm. ¡­ but can you exin a bit better. You left, but you are also here? How?¡± ¡°It really isn¡¯t thatplicated. Remember, I¡¯m somewhat of a copycat. And copying the skill of that Nevelle girl. Really wasn¡¯t all that difficult.¡± ¡°... so you are a part of Lady Janina?¡± ¡°A soul copy actually, but close enough.¡± ¡°... but why? Why would she do that?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t talk about me in third person. I¡¯m right here you know.¡± ¡°... yeah, I kind of know, it is just ¡­ I guess I¡¯m not sure which part of you is the original, and you did make it seem like you were the copy, and the other you is the original.¡± ¡°Fine. I¡¯ll let it go, because you are correct. But I do want to point out that ¡®original¡¯ is wrong. Neither of us is the original. But I will ept you calling the other me the original as she does hold our body, while my body was made from the scale you gave us.¡± ¡°... meaning?¡± ¡°Meaning that I¡¯m a lot weaker than my ¡®real self¡¯. But I do still know everything my real self knows, and everytime I rest, all of my memories sync with my ¡®real self¡¯.¡± ¡°... okay. So you are a copy made of a scale and you are weaker than the real you, but you still have all the knowledge of the original, and are in all ways the original, other than power.¡± ¡°No. I can¡¯t actually turn into my dragon form. I¡¯m only like the original when ites to knowledge.¡± ¡°Yeah. Let¡¯s ignore all of that for a second. I just have one question. Why?¡± ¡°You¡¯ll have to be more specific than that.¡± ¡°Why would you leave a linked soul copy here? And why would you sneak into my bed?¡± ¡°... you really don¡¯t know? Well, that is disappointing.¡± ¡°I have an idea, but I¡¯ll have you say it or the answer is no.¡± ¡°... Fine. Because I want to have a baby. And if you remember, because of my power, I simply cannot just reproduce with anyone I want. ¡­ But with you.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not that strong. You are the one who said it.¡± ¡°Not yet, but your growth speed is enormous. In about ten, maybe fifteen years, you¡¯ll be at the level I need.¡± ¡°... why is that an eptable timeframe for dragons?¡± ¡°Ask yourself that. You are a Dragon Hearted Dragon King. You will likely live to 300 or so, unless you figure out immortality by then.¡± ¡°... thanks for giving me an existential crisis. Now I have to worry about people I love dying before me.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I won¡¯t. And I¡¯m pretty sure your monsters won¡¯t either.¡± ¡°... doesn¡¯t make it much better.¡± ¡°Well, since yourpanions grow at nearly the same speed as you, they will likely gain some longevity skills or races soon. And while they may not live as long as you, even they should get to at least 200.¡± ¡°... you know, you know an awful lot about humans.¡± ¡°I have a few millennia worth of information, and I may have read most of your library over the course ofst week.¡± ¡°Yeah, I guess you did ask if you can visit the Factory. I just assumed you were fighting there.¡± ¡°Your Storage daughter is quite a nicepany.¡± ¡°... of course she would like you. The one person actually smarter than her.¡± ¡°And you are not?¡± ¡°Do you need to ask?¡± ¡°Perhaps not, but remember, creativity is a kind of intelligence. ¡­ but I do need to ask something else. ¡­ are you fine with this? Being the father of my children?¡± ¡°... you know, I would say sure, because I honestly feel bad for you. A near immortal being forced to live forever. Wanting children but unable to reproduce because even dragons are too weak to fertilize you. ¡­ that sounded wrong, sorry.¡± ¡°Non taken, continue.¡± ¡°So yeah. And even outside of that, you are gorgeous. Almost inhumanly beautiful. Honestly, I think in terms of beauty, the only one that would win against you in a beauty show would be the Goddess.¡± ¡°Why thank you.¡± ¡°Just because you would win in a beauty show, you are not the most beautiful in my eyes, sorry.¡± ¡°... but you do think I am beautiful.¡± ¡°... Yes.¡± I admitted. ¡°But back on track. I do like you. And feel bad for you. But you know it isn¡¯t up to me. You have three others you¡¯ll have to get to say yes. I hope you know who they are.¡± ¡°I do. And if that is what it takes, I will. Besides, I know Alice is on my side already.¡± ¡°... of course she is. Why am I not surprised?¡± ¡°Because you know her, and she is the one who kind of forced this harem on you.¡± ¡°Yeah. Would have been more simple if it was just Lua, but I guess it would have also been more boring.¡± ¡°Sometimes the simple life is the best life, but I think you would have had an exciting life no matter your rtionship status.¡±
It didn¡¯t take Lady Janina much to get Cailie on her side as well. Cailie does still see dragons as demi-gods, and Lady Janina is the strongest of them, so she is the leader of the demi-gods in Cailie¡¯s eyes. Lady Janina is also a taxi that can take us to the spirit world, and since Cailie can¡¯t get there in other ways currently, that was also an effective card for Janina to y. Also, I¡¯ll now stop calling Lady Janinady, she will just be Janina from now on. She is trying to get into my pants, literally, so she is no longer the respectfuldy she used to be. She is now someone that wants me, so first names only. ¡­ actually, would her first name be Ami? Her name is Ami Janina, right? She just always went by Janina, not Ami, so I assumed. Well, whatever. I¡¯m used to calling her Janina, so Janina it is. And Ami is too close to Alice anyway. But enough with her name, back to her winning over my fianc¨¦es. I assumed Lua would be the difficult one to win over, but even she folded when Janina promised Lua would get some of her dragon blood if she agreed. And for a dhampir to get ess to the highest quality dragon blood ¡­ yeah, you can imagine how that went. So yeah. Janina is now the fourth member of my harem. ¡­ how did my life turn to this? Thank god I at least know how to get my mind off of this stuff. And that is packs. And today, I feel like a mix-match of sets. So I¡¯ll do ten packs each of , , and . That will hopefully get my mind off of things. So let¡¯s get to it or it will never get done. Spoiler CSOC 1 Factory of 100 Machines; Morphtronic Monitron; Zombie Mammoth; Card Rotator; Giant Trap Hole; Comrade Swordsman of Landstar; Wall of Ivy; Jade Knight; Storm Caller [copse] Yeah. I expected as much. I¡¯ve already opened like ¡­ 30 packs of Crossroads already, so I do have most of themons, and even a lot of the rares, so nothing new is expected. Unless I get some of the higher rarity stuff. So to the next pack, and don¡¯t expectments from me, unless I get something new. Spoiler CSOC 2 Card Rotator; Bamboo Scrap; DNA Checkup; Iron Chain ster; Morphtronic Cameran; Morphtransition; Horseytail; Synchro Strike; Mosaic Manticore [copse] Spoiler CSOC 3 Goblin Decoy Squad; Gozen Match; DNA Checkup; Revival Gift; Zombie Mammoth; Morphtronic Clocken; Fragrance Storm; Morphtransition; The World Tree [copse] Spoiler CSOC 4 Synchro Strike; Lineage of Destruction; Giant Trap Hole; Botanical Girl; Morphtronic Magnen; DNA Checkup; Iron Chain Snake; Morphtronic Clocken; Iron Chain Dragon [copse] Okay. Got a new card, and it is a Synchro monster. Iron Chain Dragon might not be the best, but it is a Synchro, so I¡¯ll take it. Hopefully I can get at least one more new card from the next 6 packs. Spoiler CSOC 5 Zombie Mammoth; Giant Trap Hole; Wall of Ivy; Pursuit Chaser; Doppelganger; Everliving Underworld Cannon; Lineage of Destruction; DNA Checkup; Miracle Fertilizer [copse] Spoiler CSOC 6 Fragrance Storm; DNA Checkup; The White Stone of Legend; Pursuit Chaser; Morphtronic Magnen; Synchro Strike; Botanical Girl; Giant Trap Hole; Iron Chain Repairman [copse] Iron Chain Repairman is new. And I guess he is decent. He is also a repairman, so he might be able to repair some of my air/spaceships, when I finally make some. Spoiler CSOC 7 Morphtronic Engine; Nettles; Revival Gift; Doppelganger; Jade Knight; Gozen Match; Morphtronic Celfon; Seed of Deception; Mad Archfiend [copse] Morphtronic Celfon is new. Somehow I didn¡¯t have it yet. And since it is a mobile phone, sure an older style one and not a smartphone, I can definitely reverse engineer it for something useful. Maybe an ess device for my ¡®Inte¡¯ n, whenever I actually get to work on that. Spoiler CSOC 8 Factory of 100 Machines; Iron Chain Coil; nt Food Chain; Everliving Underworld Cannon; Revival Gift; Iron Chain ster; Cursed Fig; Pollinosis; Seed of me [copse] Seed of me is an ultra rare, and it is also new. ¡­ sadly it isn¡¯t all that amazing. It isn¡¯t bad, just ¡­ not that good. Two more packs before a set change. Spoiler CSOC 9 Fragrance Storm; Iron Chain Snake; Gadget Driver; Iron Chain ster; Omega Goggles; Iron Chain Coil; Nettles; Morphtronic Magnen; Virus Cannon [copse] Virus Cannon is new, but it sucks. And despite the fact that I can probably do some OP stuff with it, I really don¡¯t want to spread some deadly virus across the world. So Virus Cannon will fall into ¡®I¡¯ll never use this¡¯ pile. Spoiler CSOC 10 Gigantic Cephalotus; Wall of Ivy; Cursed Fig; Morphtransition; Morphtronic Cord; Copy nt; Bamboo Scrap; The White Stone of Legend; Virus Cannon [copse] Nothing new in this pack, but I did get four new cards from those ten packs, so I guess that is alright. Now a set change to Crimson Crisis, and the same rules apply, I¡¯ll onlyment if there is a new card in the pack. Spoiler CRMS 1 Desert Protector; Flip Flop Frog; Morphtronic Forcefield; Psychic Sword; Fake Explosion; Mysterious Triangle; Telekic Power Well; Multiply; Psychic Tuning [copse] Multiply is new. Not all that amazing, but it is new. Unless this is the anime variant that can make an unlimited number of weak monsters. But even if it isn¡¯t, it is new, so it is nice to have. Spoiler CRMS 2 Flip Flop Frog; ckwing - Bora the Spear; Morphtronic Boarden; Twin-Sword Marauder; Night Wing Sorceress; Bee List Soldier; Morphtronic Mix-up; Indomitable diator Beast; Psychic Tuning [copse] Spoiler CRMS 3 ckwing - Bora the Spear; Bee List Soldier; Dark Tinker; Half or Nothing; Fake Explosion; Cross-Sword Beetle; Assault Revival; ckwing - Siro the Dawn; diator Beast Samnite [copse] Samnite is new. But it isn¡¯t the greatest d Beast I have. It is actually kind of meh. The effect is good, but the activation condition is just a bit too specific. Just allow it to search on summon, instead of this ¡®when this card destroys a monster by battle¡¯ and only if it was summoned by the effect of a d Beast monster. But it is new, so I¡¯ll take it. Spoiler CRMS 4 Trap Reactor Y FI; Morphtronic Rusty Engine; Assault Mode Activate; Indomitable diator Beast; Verdant Sanctuary; Super Sr Nutrient; Seed Cannon; Arcane Apprentice; Red Dragon Archfiend/Assault Mode [copse] Morphtronic Rusty Engine is new, despite beingmon. But it kind of sucks. Red Dragon Archfiend/Assault Mode isn¡¯t new, I had the ultra rare version of it, but this is the ghost rare variant, so it is technically new. Sadly the Assault Mode RDA is a bit too destructive for use. Spoiler CRMS 5 Super Sr Nutrient; Trap Eater; Morphtronic Rusty Engine; ckwing - Bora the Spear; Assault sh; Vengeful Servant; Assault Teleport; Star st; Totem Dragon [copse] Totem Dragon is new. Sadly I don¡¯t need to tribute summon stuff, so the effect of acting as two tributes is unnecessary. Spoiler CRMS 6 ckwing - Bora the Spear; Bee List Soldier; Verdant Sanctuary; Summon Reactor SK; Spell Reactor RE; Vengeful Servant; Dupe Frog; Assault Revival; Debris Dragon [copse] Spoiler CRMS 7 Cross-Sword Beetle; Morphtronic Boarden; Hydra Viper; Night Wing Sorceress; Bee List Soldier; Assault Revival; Dupe Frog; Hyper Psychic ster/Assault Mode; Arcane Apprentice [copse] Hyper Psychic ster/Assault Mode is new. And it is actually really nice. ¡­ sadly I don¡¯t have the regr Hyper Psychic ster, so I can¡¯t currently summon it, but it''s still nice to have for the future. Spoiler CRMS 8 Summon Reactor SK; Submarine Frog; Dupe Frog; Ebon Arrow; Cross-Sword Beetle; Descending Lost Star; Desert Protector; Nightmare Archfiends; Star st [copse] Spoiler CRMS 9 Prevention Star; Bee List Soldier; Spell Reactor RE; Desert Protector; Six Scrolls of the Samurai; Twin-Sword Marauder; Fake Explosion; ckwing Armor Master; Star st [copse] ckwing Armor Master is new, and it is nice. Cannot be destroyed by battle, no battle damage, and the wedge counters. All of that is amazing. And it is another Synchro, so one closer to the next reward for the Synchro challenge. Spoiler CRMS 10 Morphtronic Rusty Engine; Super Sr Nutrient; Morphtronic Forcefield; ckwing - Siro the Dawn; Prevention Star; Morphtronic Mix-up; Vengeful Servant; Morphtronic Boarden; Arcane Barrier [copse] Nothing new here. But still, I got 6 new cards from the ten packs, plus the ghost rare RDA, so Crimson Crisis did give out some nice stuff. But enough about that, onto the next set, Raging Battle. Spoiler RGBT 1 Level Retuner; Mirror of Oaths; Evil Thorn; Bone Temple Block; Alien Dog; Emissary from Pandemonium; Tuner Capture; Natural Tune; Brain Golem [copse] Brain Golem is new, and it is pretty good. It negates the effects of all Light monsters, so it might be able to negate Light attribute magic. And the double attack if it destroys a Light monster is just a nice bonus. Spoiler RGBT 2 G.B. Hunter; Minoan Centaur; Hedge Guard; Rose Tentacles; Mermaid Archer; Emissary from Pandemonium; Morphtronic Videon; Supremacy Berry; Deep Sea Diva [copse] Spoiler RGBT 3 Tuner Capture; Reckoned Power; Junk Box; Supremacy Berry; Gigastone Omega; Level Retuner; G.B. Hunter; Koa''ki Meiru Drago; Against the Wind [copse] Spoiler RGBT 4 Trap Stun; Thorn of Malice; Evil Thorn; Morphtronic Scopen; Attack of the Cornered Rat; Natural Tune; Tuner Capture; Emperor Sem; Earthbound Immortal Ccapac Apu [copse] An Earthbound Immortal? Nice! Ccapac Apu is also one of the better ones. 3k attack and it can always attack directly. And it cannot be attacked back. Nice. Spoiler RGBT 5 Morphtronic Scopen; Hedge Guard; Morphtronic Repair Unit; Psychic Path; Fake Feather; Junk Box; Mermaid Archer; Vanguard of the Dragon; Ojama Red [copse] Spoiler RGBT 6 Morphtronic Repair Unit; Automatic Laser; Koa''ki Meiru Guardian; Double Tool C&D; Iron Core Immediate Disposal; Wonder Clover; Supremacy Berry; Wicked Rebirth; Spell of Pain [copse] Spoiler RGBT 7 Overdoom Line; Iron Core Immediate Disposal; Spined Gillman; Tuner Capture; Mind Trust; Bone Temple Block; Wicked Rebirth; Morphtronic Bind; Koa''ki Meiru Ice [copse] Spoiler RGBT 8 Double Tool C&D; Overdoom Line; Attack of the Cornered Rat; Thorn of Malice; Alien Dog; Supremacy Berry; Morphtronic Bind; Master Gig; Ojama Blue [copse] Spoiler RGBT 9 Koa''ki Meiru Doom; Gigastone Omega; Gadget Arms; Mermaid Archer; Morphtronic Videon; Tuner Capture; Natural Tune; Spell of Pain; Rockstone Warrior [copse] Spoiler RGBT 10 Tuner Capture; Koa''ki Meiru Doom; Mirror of Oaths; Vanguard of the Dragon; ckwing - Shura the Blue me; Double Tool C&D; Phoenixian Seed; Morphtronic Videon; Snowman Eater [copse] That was kind of sad. 2 new cards from 10 packs. Well, at least one of the new cards was an Earthbound Immortal. One more set to go. Ancient Prophecy, ten packs, then I¡¯m done. Spoiler ANPR 1 Armored Axon Kicker; Rekindling; Infernity Beast; Core ster; Shark Cruiser; Sword of Sparkles; Iron Core Luster; Emergency Assistance; XX-Saber Fulhelmknight [copse] Spoiler ANPR 2 Spirit Burner; Water Hazard; Ancient Crimson Ape; Fairy Wind; Shark Cruiser; Core ster; ckwing - Mistral the Silver Shield; Rekindling; Psychic Emperor [copse] Mistral the Silver Shield is new, and I guess it is alright. Could be better, but could be worse. Spoiler ANPR 3 Cyborg Doctor; Sunny Pixie; Ancient Crimson Ape; Brain Research Lab; Darksea Float; Silver Wing; Fishborg ster; Infernity Beast; Fortune Lady Light [copse] Fortune Lady Light is new. And it is fine. I just need the Field Spell to really use its effect. Spoiler ANPR 4 Rekindling; Koa''ki Meiru Hydro Barrier; Armored Axon Kicker; ckwing - Mistral the Silver Shield; ckwing - Fane the Steel Chain; A Major Upset; Slip of Fortune; Aegis of the Ocean Dragon Lord; Psychic Emperor [copse] Spoiler ANPR 5 Depth Amulet; Release Restraint Wave; Rekindling; Fishborg ster; Imperial Custom; White Potan; ckwing - Mistral the Silver Shield; Advance Draw; Psychic Emperor [copse] ¡­ okay. There are other rares in this set than Psychic Emperor. Three of them from five packs. Really? Just ¡­ anything else in the rare slot, please. Spoiler ANPR 6 Battle of the Elements; Morphtronic Magnen Bar; Slip of Fortune; Sunlight Unicorn; Spirit Burner; White Potan; Cyborg Doctor; mvell Counter; Pseudo Space [copse] Spoiler ANPR 7 Pixie Ring; Cyborg Doctor; Battle Teleportation; Infernity Beast; Sword of Sparkles; Emergency Assistance; Rekindling; Darksea Float; Turbo Rocket [copse] Spoiler ANPR 8 Advance Draw; Sunlight Unicorn; Battle Teleportation; Fairy Wind; Core ster; Sword of Sparkles; Aegis of the Ocean Dragon Lord; Scary Moth; Turbo Rocket [copse] Spoiler ANPR 9 Shark Cruiser; Battle Teleportation; White Potan; Rekindling; Spirit Burner; Psychic Soul; Aegis of the Ocean Dragon Lord; mvell Firedog; Koa''ki Meiru Crusader [copse] Koa''ki Meiru Crusader is new, but it isn¡¯t all that amazing. Sure it works in a Koa''ki Meiru deck, but other than that, not really worth it. Last pack. Hopefully I can get one more new card. Spoiler ANPR 10 Ancient Leaf; Darksea Float; Spirit Burner; Armored Axon Kicker; Morphtronic Magnen Bar; Imperial Custom; Battle Teleportation; Core ster; XX-Saber Fulhelmknight [copse] ¡­ didn¡¯t get one. Ancient Prophecy really wasn¡¯t on my side today. I only got three new cards. And I haven¡¯t even opened that many packs of Ancient Prophecy yet. Well, better luck next time. CH.480 Completing Crossroads of Chaos CH.480 Completing Crossroads of Chaos Today ¡­ Well, I didn¡¯t have anything specific, so I¡¯ll bepleting the next set on my list. Which is . And after I get all the cards from the set, I should have enough Synchro monsters to get to the next reward on my Synchro challenge, so I¡¯ll be doing that as well. So let¡¯s just get to it. I¡¯ll start with 100 packs, if I get what I need, I¡¯ll go to Capsules, but I¡¯m guessing I¡¯ll need to do at least 200 packs to actually get most of the stuff. Sure I could just Capsule everything, but opening packs is more fun. So 100 packs, Go! Spoiler 100 CSOC packs Spoiler Iron Chain Snake (Common) x13 Morphtronic Cameran (Common) x18 Horseytail (Common) x13 Jade Knight (Common) x19 Iron Chain ster (Common) x14 Botanical Girl (Common) x11 Zombie Mammoth (Common) x14 Pursuit Chaser (Common) x20 Morphtronic Celfon (Common) x10 Gadget Hauler (Common) x24 Power Injector (Common) x15 Goblin Decoy Squad (Common) x15 Morphtronic Clocken (Common) x19 Gadget Driver (Common) x21 Cursed Fig (Common) x13 Morphtronic Datatron (Common) x15 Morphtronic Magnen (Common) x13 Gigantic Cephalotus (Common) x11 Healing Wave Generator (Common) x15 Wall of Ivy (Common) x19 Factory of 100 Machines (Common) x10 Morphtronic Cord (Common) x19 Morphtronic Engine (Common) x15 Seed of Deception (Common) x16 Teleport (Common) x17 Poison Chain (Common) x22 Fragrance Storm (Common) x12 Card Rotator (Common) x21 Omega Goggles (Common) x13 Everliving Underworld Cannon (Common) x14 nt Food Chain (Common) x21 Morphtronic Monitron (Common) x23 Doppelganger (Common) x16 Bamboo Scrap (Common) x15 Giant Trap Hole (Common) x16 Lineage of Destruction (Common) x17 DNA Checkup (Common) x14 Synchro Strike (Common) x16 Revival Gift (Common) x15 Morphtransition (Common) x10 Gozen Match (Common) x20 Confusion Chaff (Common) x8 Nettles (Common) x22 Psychic Jumper (Common) x19 Copy nt (Common) x21 The White Stone of Legend (Common) x18 Comrade Swordsman of Landstar (Common) x17 Iron Chain Coil (Common) x15 ck Rose Dragon (Ghost Rare) x3 Search Striker (Rare) x1 Cactus Fighter (Rare) x8 Mosaic Manticore (Rare) x8 Mad Archfiend (Rare) x10 Tiger Dragon (Rare) x4 Morphtronic Radion (Rare) x5 Storm Caller (Rare) x6 Morphtronic Boomboxen (Rare) x4 Iron Chain Repairman (Rare) x4 Miracle Fertilizer (Rare) x4 Paralyzing Chain (Rare) x5 Morphtronic elerator (Rare) x4 The World Tree (Rare) x3 Psychic Lifetrancer (Rare) x5 Iron Chain Dragon (Rare) x4 Trap of the Imperial Tomb (Rare) x8 Pollinosis (Rare) x7 Prideful Roar (Rare) x4 Virus Cannon (Rare) x2 Turbo Synchron (Rare) x4 Overdrive Teleporter (Secret Rare) x1 Rai-Mei (Super Rare) x2 Botanical Lion (Super Rare) x1 Rai-Jin (Super Rare) x1 Psychic Trigger (Super Rare) x2 Urgent Tuning (Super Rare) x2 Battle Mania (Super Rare) x2 Night''s End Sorcerer (Super Rare) x1 Hanewata (Super Rare) x1 Seed of me (Ultimate Rare) x1 Seed of me (Ultra Rare) x1 Psychokinesis (Ultra Rare) x1 Revived King Ha Des (Ultra Rare) x5 guespreader Zombie (Ultra Rare) x1 Rose, Warrior of Revenge (Ultra Rare) x1 [copse] [copse] Paralyzing Chain isn¡¯t that good by itself, because most people don¡¯t have decks. But I think if I install it into myself, I could evolve my Dark Chain skill into some sort of Paralyzing Dark Chain or maybe Dark Lightning Chain. So definitely something I need to look at. Overdrive Teleporter just summons monsters from the deck, which is unnecessary. But I guess he looks kind of cool. Rai-Mei is cute, but her effect isn¡¯t all that amazing. Rai-Jin on the other hand has a nice attack boosting effect, and since he boosts all Light monsters, he works with Blue-Eyes White Dragons. Just a shame he needs a tribute during each End Phase. Botanical Lion might be good for Cailie. Her deck is mostly nt monsters. But personally, I don¡¯t like how he looks. Urgent Tuning might sound like trash on the surface, but in truth, Synchro summons do take a bit of time, so making them faster might be useful if I¡¯m in a rush. ¡­ okay, it isn¡¯t actually useful, I¡¯m just trying to protect the card. Battle Mania is just a worse All-Out Attack. Night''s End Sorcerer is okay. Hanewata is kind of like Kuriboh, but for effect damage. Psychokinesis is just a target 1, destroy 1 card spell. It isn¡¯t bad, just nothing special. Revived King Ha Des is a Synchro, so that is nice. And its effect is actually pretty good. Negating the effects of monsters destroyed by battle with Zombie-Type monsters is not bad. And guespreader Zombie, other than being necessary for summoning Revived King Ha Des, is okay, I suppose. The effect isn¡¯t bad, I just don¡¯t think I¡¯ll ever need it. Spoiler
[copse] There is also Seed of me as an ultimate rare. I did have the ultra rare variant of the card, but the ultimate rare is new. But I¡¯m still missing some cards, so another 100¡­ actually let¡¯s make it 200 packs. Then I¡¯ll Capsule the rest. Spoiler 200 CSOC packs Spoiler Gigantic Cephalotus (Common) x34 Power Injector (Common) x38 Iron Chain ster (Common) x36 Iron Chain Snake (Common) x36 Gadget Driver (Common) x32 Pursuit Chaser (Common) x28 Jade Knight (Common) x31 Zombie Mammoth (Common) x33 Morphtronic Datatron (Common) x31 Morphtronic Magnen (Common) x28 Morphtronic Celfon (Common) x37 Botanical Girl (Common) x38 Cursed Fig (Common) x35 Morphtronic Clocken (Common) x24 Morphtronic Cameran (Common) x36 Goblin Decoy Squad (Common) x32 Horseytail (Common) x28 Gadget Hauler (Common) x29 Healing Wave Generator (Common) x27 Wall of Ivy (Common) x35 Teleport (Common) x42 Poison Chain (Common) x30 Factory of 100 Machines (Common) x42 Card Rotator (Common) x31 Seed of Deception (Common) x32 Fragrance Storm (Common) x32 Morphtronic Engine (Common) x31 Omega Goggles (Common) x29 Morphtronic Cord (Common) x29 Everliving Underworld Cannon (Common) x28 Synchro Strike (Common) x39 Bamboo Scrap (Common) x31 Morphtronic Monitron (Common) x36 Confusion Chaff (Common) x26 Morphtransition (Common) x25 DNA Checkup (Common) x27 Giant Trap Hole (Common) x37 nt Food Chain (Common) x29 Revival Gift (Common) x38 Gozen Match (Common) x36 Doppelganger (Common) x28 Lineage of Destruction (Common) x22 Copy nt (Common) x31 Comrade Swordsman of Landstar (Common) x30 Psychic Jumper (Common) x35 Iron Chain Coil (Common) x35 Nettles (Common) x31 The White Stone of Legend (Common) x31 ck Rose Dragon (Ghost Rare) x5 Cactus Fighter (Rare) x16 Iron Chain Repairman (Rare) x17 Search Striker (Rare) x7 Tiger Dragon (Rare) x8 Mosaic Manticore (Rare) x11 Storm Caller (Rare) x12 Morphtronic Radion (Rare) x5 Mad Archfiend (Rare) x9 Morphtronic Boomboxen (Rare) x6 Paralyzing Chain (Rare) x19 The World Tree (Rare) x10 Morphtronic elerator (Rare) x10 Miracle Fertilizer (Rare) x9 Psychic Lifetrancer (Rare) x12 Iron Chain Dragon (Rare) x7 Pollinosis (Rare) x10 Virus Cannon (Rare) x8 Trap of the Imperial Tomb (Rare) x10 Prideful Roar (Rare) x6 Turbo Synchron (Rare) x8 Overdrive Teleporter (Secret Rare) x1 Elemental HERO Divine Neos (Secret Rare) x1 Time Machine (Secret Rare) x1 Rai-Jin (Super Rare) x2 Rai-Mei (Super Rare) x3 Red Ogre (Super Rare) x3 Urgent Tuning (Super Rare) x2 Battle Mania (Super Rare) x1 Psychic Trigger (Super Rare) x6 Hanewata (Super Rare) x7 Night''s End Sorcerer (Super Rare) x1 Seed of me (Ultimate Rare) x1 Tytannial, Princess of Camellias (Ultimate Rare) x1 Psychokinesis (Ultimate Rare) x1 Mark of the Rose (Ultimate Rare) x2 Revived King Ha Des (Ultimate Rare) x1 Doomkaiser Dragon (Ultimate Rare) x2 Rose, Warrior of Revenge (Ultimate Rare) x2 Seed of me (Ultra Rare) x2 Mark of the Rose (Ultra Rare) x2 Psychokinesis (Ultra Rare) x2 Revived King Ha Des (Ultra Rare) x3 Turbo Warrior (Ultra Rare) x2 ck Rose Dragon (Ultra Rare) x2 Doomkaiser Dragon (Ultra Rare) x2 Rose, Warrior of Revenge (Ultra Rare) x1 [copse] [copse] Okay. Only a few new cards, as is to be expected. Elemental HERO Divine Neos is kind of cool. Not because of the regr stuff it can do, but because it has the Divine-Beast effect. And it also gains an additional effect while in a Divine-sleeve. While in a Divine-sleeve, Divine Neos copies the effects of all "Neos", "Neo Space", "Neo-Spacian", and "HERO" monsters in the GY, which is just ¡­ kind of broken. Time Machine sounds like a bad idea. Like not the card itself, but if it actually is a time machine, and can be used to travel through time and not just pick up objects from the past. ¡­ well, it is a bad idea either way. I won¡¯t be ying with it until I understand what it really does. Red Ogre is okay. Good attack, decent effect. Nothing really bad about it. Mark of the Rose is cool, because taking control of someone is good. I may give a few copies to Cailie, as she is the nt user. Doomkaiser Dragon is great to have. I already had the /Assault Mode for it, but now I have the Synchro as well. And I got both the ultra and ultimate rare versions of it. Turbo Warrior is okay, I guess. Halving the offensive stats of high level monsters ¡­ oh right. Monsters in this world don¡¯t have levels. They operate on a Rank system. ¡­ Yeah, Turbo Warrior is trash. But at least it will count for the Synchro challenge. Andst, Psychokinesis as an ultimate rare. Just worth mentioning. Spoiler
[copse] Now, let¡¯s set up the Capsules for what I¡¯m missing.
There were actually more cards I was missing than I expected. Starting off, Il Blud. A Gemini Zombie that can resurrect Zombies. It is alright. Treacherous Trap Hole is situational, but good. diator Beast Retiari is not the best d Beast, but it isn¡¯t awful either. Puppet Master needs to be tribute summoned for its effect, and it has 0 attack so it sucks. Harvest Angel of Wisdom can recover Counter Traps, but I have easier ways of doing that. Secret Vige of the Spellcasters is amazing, because it can shut down all magic used by people who don¡¯t have some sort of magic rted race. Neos Wiseman is okay. Honestly should be better considering how difficult it is to summon, but I guess I¡¯ll take it. And finally the two Synchro monsters, Tempest Magician and Queen of Thorns. Tempest Magician is a FTK enabler with Spell Counters, so ¡­ it is interesting. Queen of Thorns on the other hand is summoning tax, and I¡¯ll give a copy to Cailieter. Spoiler
[copse] Now, let¡¯s head outside and summon these new Synchro monsters.
I just quickly summoned my new Synchro monsters. Turbo Warrior, Tempest Magician, Revived King Ha Des, Queen of Thorns, Iron Chain Dragon, Doomkaiser Dragon and ckwing Armor Master. Spoiler
[copse] That got me to 34/30, so I imed my reward, Earthbound Servant Geo Gryphon and Earthbound Prisoner Line Walker. I also quickly summoned the Geo Gryphon, so I got to the 35 summons reward. Spoiler
[copse] The 35 summon reward was el Synchro Stardust Dragon and Stardust Synchron, which is kind of cool, so I imed them and summoned the Synchro monster. Spoiler
[copse]
Summon unique Synchro Monsters
Unique Synchro Monsters summoned: 36
Aromaseraphy Rosemary; Aromaseraphy Sweet Marjoram; Red Dragon Archfiend; ck Rose Dragon; Psychic Lifetrancer; Clear Wing Synchro Dragon; Magical Android; Avenging Knight Parshath; Goyo Guardian; Nitro Warrior; Thought Ruler Archfiend; Ruddy Rose Dragon; Cosmic Fortress Gol''gar; Light End Dragon; Power Tool Dragon; Garden Rose Flora; T.G. Hyper Librarian; Dark End Dragon; Hundred Eyes Dragon; Lightning Warrior; Seven Swords Warrior; X-Saber Souza; Stardust Dragon; Minerva, the Athenian Lightsworn; Shooting Quasar Dragon; Blue-Eyes Spirit Dragon; Shooting Star Dragon; Turbo Warrior; Tempest Magician; Revived King Ha Des; Queen of Thorns; Iron Chain Dragon; Doomkaiser Dragon; ckwing Armor Master; Earthbound Servant Geo Gryphon; el Synchro Stardust Dragon
Next Reward is given at 40 unique Synchro Monsters
Next Reward: Power Tool Braver Dragon + Morphtronic Smartfon
Spoiler
[copse] And yeah. Next reward is going to be a retrain of Power Tool Dragon, and a Smartphone. Honestly not sure which one I¡¯m more excited about, as I really want to reverse engineer that smartphone. CH.481 Enchanting in Draconic CH.481 Enchanting in Draconic With the entire Janina situation handled, and my own issues with it temporarily suppressed by an excessive number of new cards, I was able to return to the important stuff. Mainly making my dragon scale armor. We now knew how to make it, but I wasn¡¯t confident enough to just do it outright. I wanted some test pieces, so for that end, Wilma, Karl and I made some things dragons would like, I asked Agunan what they¡¯d like. I then had Stina and Elma enchant the stuff. Then I teleported to the coast, and it was time to barter. Well, it was more of an auction. I informed the dragons I wanted to sell a few things, and they would pay in dragon scales. And while normally scales of older dragons are more valuable, I decided to treat all dragon scales the same. Based on weight, not number of scales, because different dragons have different sized scales. Thanks to that little auction, I was able to acquire piles of ¡®disposable¡¯ dragon scales to use for experimentation, so I won¡¯t have to waste Janina or Agunan¡¯s scales. And the dragons got some nice nicknacks that aren¡¯t actually that good, but they do look nice.
Some of my early experiments ended up ¡­ how should I say this, not so good. They were still usable armor, but they didn¡¯t look all that good, and even their defense boosts and additional effects were kind of sad. I¡¯ll hand them off to Lawrence and have him sell or trade them. My first real sess was a shield I made, yes I made things other than breasttes and leggings, because why not? The shield was made of scales from an adolescent water dragon, or an ¡®intermediate true water dragon¡¯, as the System calls them. It came with a 100% immunity to all Water based attacks, as long as the attack hits the shield, and by putting mana into it, the shield could even reflect Water Magic. That might sound overpowered, but the shield did have some problems. Mainly durability. It only had 450 max durability, and repairing dragon scale equipment requires either high level Draconic Magic, to the point where I definitely can¡¯t do it yet, or a type of ¡®potion¡¯ made with crushed dragon scales. I gave the shield to my enchanting team, and that was when we ran into the second problem. Dragon scale equipment has to be enchanted using the Draconguage, or my cards. They don¡¯t take on the regr enchants that Stina uses. Talking about my enchanters, you may recall that a while ago, they began to learn how to enchant in the spiritnguage. [In CH.430] As they are now, they can do basic spiritnguage enchants, but not advanced ones. So because of that, I didn¡¯t want to shove anothernguage onto them, and instead, I decided to just enchant all dragon equipment myself. I already have the Language Comprehension (draconic), so I can read and write draconic thanks to it. And it isn¡¯t like I don¡¯t already know the basics of Enchanting. I did look into it when I got my dedicated enchanters onto HomeBase. I just have to practice a bit ¡­ maybe a little more than a bit, then I¡¯ll just use some Level Up!s to actually get that skill to a high enough level where my high tier enchants will hopefully take and not break the item I¡¯m trying to enchant. Yes, that can happen if you try to put too powerful of an enchant on an item that cannot support it, or if you write the enchant wrong, or for like seven other reasons. So yeah. I just began to scribble draconic enchants onto some of the ¡®throwaway¡¯ dragon equipment, and with Janina¡¯s help, some of it came out quite powerful. I still won¡¯t be keeping it, at least not all of it, because we don¡¯t really need ¡®mid-tier¡¯ dragon scale equipment. We are aiming for the top tier stuff. But I know there will be plenty of people who will want it, so I¡¯ll see if/when there are any auctions where I can sell that stuff. I think there will be one at the end of the year celebration, and that ising up in three weeks. I¡¯ll have to ask about it. ¡­ I just realized something. We never had Christmas! I didn¡¯t think about it, because I just think that Christmas is just before the new year, but that is also wrong! Christmas is on the twenty fifth of the twelfth month, right? And the twelfth month is thest month of the year, right? If you answered yes to both, you are half correct. Because in this world, the calendar has 13 months, not 12. ¡­ And I didn¡¯t think about it when Christmas just came and went. ¡­ well, I¡¯ll just ¡­ it doesn¡¯t really matter, okay? ¡­ I¡¯m not disappointed in myself. But back to Enchanting. I got the skill after about three hours of attempts. In that time, I¡¯d blown up seven different pieces of equipment, and made another ten so bad that they were not usable inbat. Oops. But I now have the skill, I have Level Ups, so I think it is finally time to try out something potentially stupid. Leveling up a skill beyond what I should be able to use. So I just got out nine copies of Level Up! and brought my Enchanting skill all the way to level 10. Spoiler [copse] Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: One without a Race - Spiritual / Dragon Hearted ?
Level: 188 [+4]
HP: 9240 [+230] (+25,500) [+500]
Mana: 15,040 [+1140] (+23,200) [+400]
Strength: 3815 [+70]
Defense: 4465 [+90]
Magic: 5730 [+180]
Unique-Racial Skills * Spoiler
One of Every Race LV.3 (unique-racial)
- Multi-Armed LV.2 (racial)
- Jack of All Trades LV.2 (racial)
- Sword Master LV.1 (racial)
- Draconic Body LV.5 (racial)
- Draconic Magic LV.5 (racial)
- Enhanced Hearing LV.2 (racial)
- Hardened Scales LV.3 (racial) [+1]
- Swift Swimming LV.5 (racial)
- Winged Flight LV.4 (racial) [+2]
- Tough ws LV.3 (racial) [+1]
- Rending ws LV.1 (racial)
- Advanced Summoning Magic LV.3 (racial)
- Spirit Magic LV.5 (racial)
- True Blood Magic LV.4 (racial)
[copse]
Unique Skills Spoiler
Pack Opener LV.8 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.9 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Magical Arms LV.N/A (prototype)
Mana Coated Body Modification LV.N/A (prototype)
[copse]
Extra Skills * Spoiler
Limit Break LV.1 (extra)
Spiritual Space Magic LV.6 (extra)
Spiritual Time Magic LV.4 (extra)
Mana Vision LV.5 (extra) [+1]
Telekinesis LV.8 (extra)
Mana Flight LV.5 (extra) [+1]
Restraining Sword Barrage LV.3 (extra) [+1]
Dark Chain LV.4 (extra) [+1]
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.10 (extra)
Beast Union LV.2 (extra)
[copse] Spoiler
Mental Visual Designing (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Time Spirit (extra)
Summon Space Spirit (extra)
Summon Light Spirit (extra)
Summon Dark Spirit (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Summon Earth Spirit (extra)
Summon Fire Spirit (extra)
Summon Wind Spirit (extra)
Summon Nature Spirit (extra)
Summon Beast Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
[copse]
Normal Skills * Spoiler
Sword Technique LV.7
Mana de LV.3
Shield Technique LV.5
Flickering Step LV.2
Strength Boost LV.2
Defense Boost LV.11
Advanced Mana Control LV.15
Fast Mana Recovery LV.5
Quick Cast LV.4
Instant Cast LV.2
Taming LV.2
Designing LV.6 [+1]
cksmithing LV.1 [new]
Crafting LV.1 [new]
Enchanting LV.10 [new]
[copse]
Titles * Spoiler
Dragon Life Dedication (Greater True Fire Dragon) Dragon King
Lachros¡¯ Blessing Iris¡¯ Blessing
Eosther¡¯s Blessing Nyx¡¯s Blessing
Thssa¡¯s Blessing Gaia¡¯s Blessing
Ninatia¡¯s Blessing Pan¡¯s Blessing
Cailie¡¯s Blessing (Wind Spirits Blessing (Greater)) Nature Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Friend of the Spirits Skill Maker
SS-Rank Summoner The Sky isn¡¯t a Limit
Lifesaver Blood Sucker (racial)
Honorary Baron of Ruiso Kingdom Language Comprehension (humanoid) (draconic)
Ruler of the Dragon Coast (temporary) [Title disappeared because Janina took backmand. It will not be in his status next time.]
ve Master ves: Rhianna
[copse]
[copse] Yeah. There are also a few other skills I got thanks to all of this. cksmithing and Crafting. They are nice to have, and I¡¯m honestly surprised I haven¡¯t gotten them yet, but betterte than never and all of that. But back to what I was testing with all of those Level Up!s. I actually mainly wanted to see if I will experience symptoms rted to level up sickness because of this. Because admittedly, the amount my stats rose really isn¡¯t all that muchpared to how high my stats already were. Sure for someone with lower stats getting 470 more Magic at the same time can be a lot, but for me, it is only 7.5% of my Magic stat. But for those that don¡¯t care about that and just want the answer, I did have some very mild symptoms. Nothing that would keep me from working, but I did want to note that. Something else I need to note is a new race I got ess to. That race is naturally the ss race Enchanter. Spoiler
One of Every Race
Normal Races ss Races Modifier Races Special Races
Human ? Swordsman ? Spiritual ? Dragon Hearted ?
Advanced Human ? Guardian ? Multi-Armed ? Melusine ?
Cat-folk ? Sorcerer ? Spiritual Being ?
Rabbit-folk ? Summoner ?
Bird-folk ? Enchanter ? [new]
Lizard-folk ? User or Rare Skills ?
Mer-folk ? Dragon King ?
Dhampir ?
Dhampir Cured ?
[Change to selected Race]
[copse] It naturallyes with the ability to unlock the racial skill Advanced Enchanting, but it didn¡¯t automatically give me the skill, so I¡¯ll have to work on that. And lucky for me, I have a bunch of experimental dragon scale equipment to enchant, so let¡¯s get on with it.
It took me a bit to realize that maybe force leveling up the skill wasn¡¯t the greatest idea. Because while I could write much more powerful enchants with ease, that didn¡¯t improve my sess rate with enchants. It in fact lowered it, by a lot. So while yes, I now have LV.10 Enchanting skill, my actual skill with the skill is more like LV.2. But I¡¯ll get there. Hopefully. CH.482 SC: Unika’s S-rank tame CH.482 SC: Unika¡¯s S-rank tame [Unika POV, naturally] ¡°Hey Brian. There is a call for A-rank adventurers in a remote location. Can we clear the quest?¡± I asked Brian after I spotted a call for higher ranking adventurers on the guildmunicator. Nowadays, I often follow the emergency calls on the guildmunicator, and pick quests that are good. Most of the time, they are B or A-rank. And while we, Einar, Eline and myself, are allowed to take B-rank quests, as we are B-rank, we aren¡¯t actually allowed to take on A-rank quests without Brian, Alice, Lua, Ria or Agunan. ¡°Sorry Unika, but I¡¯m busy with enchanting stuff. I¡¯m just starting to get the hang of this, so I can¡¯te with you this time.¡± Brian answered. I looked at the piles of broken dragon scales, as well as the other equipment Brian had destroyed in his quest for dragon scale armor, and sighed. I think any normal person would have given up and just asked the Supreme Dragon to do it for him, but I suppose Brian isn¡¯t normal. ¡°Alright. I¡¯ll ask one of the others.¡± I told him, before I went and talked to the others.
Lua was naturally busy, she always is these days. Between learning Holy Magic and teaching the dhampirs, she doesn¡¯t have the time unless it is an emergency. Ria was also gone, acting as a bodyguard for Lawrence, as the merchant had some expensive items with him on his outing. And sadly Agunan won¡¯t listen to me, unless Brianmands him to. I do somewhat understand why, he is a dragon, and Brian does go on about how might makes right in the dragon culture. I am nothingpared to the fire dragon, so he won¡¯t do as I ask. So that just leaves Alice, but lucky for us, she does generally agree to go with us. She doesn¡¯t want us to feel like we can¡¯t go out, so if we need an escort, she usually agrees. Usually. This time is slightly different. ¡°Sorry, but I¡¯m a bit busy with something, so you can only have half of me.¡± She answered. She then brought something out of Storage, which I still don¡¯t really get why Alice can use Brian¡¯s skill, as they never really exined it. It looked simr to the avatar dolls Brian¡¯s monsters use, but this one looked like an almost perfect replica of Alice herself. She then ced her palms on the palms of the doll, and after a bit, the doll opened its eyes. The doll¡¯s eyes were bright green, and as I looked back at Alice, I realized that her heterochromic eyes were now both bright blue, when usually only one of them was blue, while the other was a green simr to the eyes the doll now has. ¡°I¡¯lle with you.¡± The doll spoke up, and it honestly spooked me a bit. I had heard Alice was practicing cing a part of her soul into a doll like this, but this was the first time I saw it. ¡°... alright, Alice.¡± ¡°Please call me Mana.¡± ¡°... okay, Mana?¡± ¡°Quick question. Did Brian really never tell you about us?¡± The Alice, who was noting with us, asked. ¡°... I don¡¯t think so?¡± ¡°Oh? Okay. Mana, you can exin it all on the way.¡± ¡°Already knew I could. I¡¯m you.¡± ¡°Yes, you are.¡± I was more than a bit confused by their conversation, but hopefully it will all be exined.
I heard it all on the way to our quest, and the story was quite interesting. Naturally I had heard of the behemoth fight, and how Alice almost single handedly took down the great beast, but I hadn¡¯t heard of this ¡®fusion¡¯. I know of quite a few of Brian¡¯s cards, as I did help with his tournament, but I didn¡¯t know he could fuse a monster with a person. I just thought he could fuse monsters together. But what annoyed me the most was that both Einar and Eline seemed to know all of this. I just ¡­ why do they get to know and I don¡¯t? Does everyone else know? Or is it just people Brian picked up early on? What made me even more jealous of the cat-folk kids was when they told me about the coolest thing that has happened in their lives. The time Brian lifted HomeBase off the ground. I never knew that HomeBase was an actual dungeon that had been buried into the ground like every other dungeon. I assumed it had always been a floating dungeon and Brian justmandeered it for his own use. But apparently it wasn¡¯t, and both Einar and Eline were there when it lifted off the ground. I really wish I could have been there. ¡­ I wonder if Brian could recreate the event in the Factory? Would he do that for me if I asked?
We got the information on what is happening from the local adventurers¡¯ guild. In short, there had been an increasing number of monstersing towards the town, and some of them were already injured. This led the guild to conclude that a powerful monster had moved to the area, so they sent a C-rank party to investigate, but sadly the party never returned, so they called for higher ranking adventurers. So our job was twofold. One, we should kill any monsters that areing towards the town, and two, we need to find and eliminate whatever monster is causing the issue. Part one was going to be simple, so I decided to leave it to Einar and Eline. After we got a bit away from the town, I sent the two of them down from my B.E.S. Big Core MK-3. Spoiler [copse] The two of them got on their tigers and began to run in the direction we expected to find our monster in, while clearing away the monsters. And after Lumi and Sparky had their fun, the tamer and summoner pair could have their other summoned/tamed monsters have their fun, and after those woulde the monsters they can summon with cards. They will be fine. So while they took care of the easy work, I searched for whatever could be causing this, but no matter how much I searched, I didn¡¯t find anyrge or powerful monsters. Maybe it already left the area? But that doesn¡¯t check out. There is a clearck of monsters in this area, so there should be something. That was when I got a call from Eline with a tool Brian called a ¡®radio¡¯. It was a short rangemunicator that could transmit sound. But I think Brian is crazy, because what he considers ¡®short range¡¯ is actually quite far. ¡°Unika HELP! We found something and it is beating our Sphinxes.¡± She called for help. Spoiler
[copse] That isn¡¯t good. Einar and Eline¡¯s Sphinxes are powerful monsters Brian gave them, so if this, whatever it is, is beating them, it must be very powerful. Luckily I knew where the two were, since my ship''s radar showed their location, so I quickly guided the ship there. I then beamed myself and Mana down to the ground.
I watched as the tworge Sphinxes were being hit by something flying, something that moved extremely fast, to the point where I could just barely follow it. And my eyesight is quite good because I am an archer. But what I did pick up was that it is furred and it has wings. And while its hits didn¡¯t seem to damage the Sphinxes too much, the fact that it could damage them at all was a bit rming. ¡°Do you know what we are dealing with?!¡± I asked. ¡°No! I think it is a winged beast of some kind, but it is so fast, and I think it uses illusions or something!¡± Einar answered, while he was tending to Lumi. The blizzard tiger was injured, so it likely took a hard hit from the unknown monster. I didn¡¯t see Sparky anywhere either, so maybe he sacrificed himself for his summoner. I need information. What is this monster and how strong is it? ¡°Bring forth your multiple tails and appear by my side, Silon!¡± I chanted to summon my A-rank monster. I don¡¯t summon Silon all that often, because she takes a lot of mana to summon, but I needed her for this. ¡°Silon! Can you slow that monster down, and maybe break the illusion it is using?¡± I asked the fox. {Yes, dear. I¡¯ll do it quickly.} My summon answered.Unika can understand beasts and can talk to them, because she does have Language Comprehension (beast) It wasn¡¯t quite as fast as Silon expected, but eventually, I got a good look at the monster attacking us. It looked like a winged fox, but winged foxes are C-rank. Also, this monster is small. It is much smaller than even Fer and Rum. But it is strong. I then began to recall stories about powerful monsters, ones I remember my father telling me, as well as ones that I heard on the beginner adventurer¡¯s courses in the capital. In one of my father¡¯s stories, he told me about an S-rank monster that looked like a winged fox, but was much smaller. But to make up for its small size, the monster had very powerful magic of both Wind and Light attributes. And because the monster loved the Sun, it would push away any rain clouds from the area and cause a drought. ¡°... what was it called?¡± I tried to recall, but I couldn¡¯t. But it shouldn¡¯t matter. I know its attributes, so I should be able to deal with it. Activating my duel disk, I set Wynn the Wind Charmer on it face down. I then waited a bit, while my hidden monster repositioned herself, before I flipped her face up just as the winged fox was charging in. Spoiler [copse] Wynn quickly brought the monster under her control, and I got the first really good look at it. It really was a small winged fox, standing no more than 30 cm tall, with a body length, excluding the tail, of about 50 cm. Tinypared to even D-rank monsters. Usually only E and F-rank monsters are that small. Therge feathery wings did somewhat make up for that small size, but to me, they made the fox look even more adorable. ¡°Alright. Let¡¯s kill it.¡± Eline said. ¡°NO!¡± I quickly called out. ¡°But that is our job.¡± Einar pointed out. ¡°No. Well, yes, but no. We just need to get rid of it. So we can take it with us. I¡¯m taming it.¡± I told them. The beast was currently under Wynn¡¯s control, and it didn¡¯t seem to resist, instead it almost looked like the fox wanted to y with Wynn. Maybe it is bored? ¡°Hello, little fox. Would you talk to me for a bit?¡± {Foxydy! y with me!} The little pup eximed. ¡°Yes, I can y with you. But we can¡¯t y here.¡± {Why not!? I want to y!} ¡°The humans close by are scared, because you are scaring the monsters in this area.¡± {Humans are boring to y with. I ran at them and they went to sleep and didn¡¯t wake up. Don¡¯t want to y with them.} ¡­ oh right. I almost forgot that this beast killed a C-rank party. We should try to find their bodies, if they are still in the forest. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. If you agree to be tamed, I can take you to this great ce where there are loads of fun people to y with.¡± I promised the fox. {Tame? What is that? Can I eat it? Can I y with it?} ¡°Just put give me your paw, and you will be tamed.¡± I told the fox. Now usually it wouldn¡¯t be that simple, but if the monster agreed to it, then yes, just a simple contact could do it. The fox didn¡¯t even hesitate, just rushed me and jumped into my arms. It wasn¡¯t quite what I wanted, as I nearly fell over and likely would have, had Mana not used Telekinesis to support my body. This little fox is way more powerful than I ever assumed. I felt the taming go through, and with that, there was only one thing left to do. Name this guy. ¡°I think I¡¯ll call you Nio.¡±
With the fox tamed, I asked Nio to bring me to where he yed with the adventurers, and we did find their bodies. They were quite damaged, but we could heal that damage if necessary. We do all carry Gift Cards so we can heal each other. Sadly they had been dead for too long, so we couldn''t resurrect them with Monster Reborn. At least their faces hadn¡¯t been eaten by monsters, so we could return the bodies to their families. We then came up with an excuse monster that we could use in ce of Nio and luckily Mana had ess to Brian¡¯s Storage, so we could use one of the HomeBase monsters. We decided to use a rainbow-horned rabbit, as it is a powerful monster. Their ssification is somewhat questionable, as they are B-rank monsters, but that is only because of their very low defenses. Rainbow-horned rabbits have very high offensive power, so just one can easily kill a party that isn¡¯t prepared to face one. And admittedly, the impacts Nio left on the adventurers look like they could have been caused by a hornless rainbow-horned rabbit. And rainbow-horned rabbits are known to be extremely aggressive if they lose their horn, so we decided to me all of this on one of them. The vigers were thankful that we took care of the issue, and were even more thankful that we brought back the remains, so after we got paid, we headed back to HomeBase.
{y with me!} I watched as Nio rushed towards Brian. Brian barely flinched as he caught the flying fox and after a bit of looking at it, he spoke up. ¡°Where on Earth did you find a Bibi?¡± ¡°It was the monster causing issues.¡± I answered. ¡°And bibi? Is that Nio¡¯s race?¡± ¡°Nio, huh? Almost Neo. A good name for a speedball.¡± Brian said. ¡°And yes. Laura identified it as a bibi, an S-rank monster. How did you do with it?¡± I then told him how our adventure went, and told him that if Nio was doing more than ying around, we may have had some actual issues. ¡°... alright. I¡¯ll give you all some cards that can bind up super fast monsters.¡± Brian said. He then made sure to reset cards onto Einar and Eline, as some of their set trap cards had activated. {y with me!} Then came from Nio, as he took off from Brian¡¯s stomach, and flew towards me. Only for a handful of Dark Chains to block his path. I looked at Brian and saw him smirking. ¡°So the little bibi wants to y.¡± Brian said, as a handful of golden swords appeared around him. ¡°You will make for a great practice target.¡± ¡°... don¡¯t hurt him too much.¡± I told Brian, but I let the two ¡®y¡¯ for a bit. CH.482 Beast-folk Evolutions CH.482 Beast-folk Evolutions ¡°Master. I¡¯vee to inform you that three of your workers are evolving, and have been ced into evolution tanks.¡± Ernus, in her maid form, came to the enchanting part of the Workshop and informed me. Spoiler [copse] ¡°I see. Who all are evolving?¡± I asked, but I did have an idea. ¡°Unika, Einar and Eline.¡± Ernus confirmed two of the assumptions. Didn¡¯t expect Unika to evolve just yet though. I actually assumed that Valoa was going to evolve, as he did just reach LV.30, and while that is low for an evolution, low level evolutions are moremon with beast-folk, and Valoa has some decently high level skills for his level. ¡°Alright.¡± I epted the information. ¡°Make sure Maya, Valoa and Olia know what is happening. Also inform Lua, she will have to do a medical check on them after the evolution.¡± ¡°Yes, Master.¡± Ernus said. She then bowed before leaving the room. Well, I suppose the training Unika, Einar and Eline have put into taking part in that adventuring tournament is really paying off.
After I was done with my current items, I made sure to visit the MedBay. I just wanted to see for myself that everything is fine. And it turned out to be a good thing, as I found Nio sitting right next to her tamer¡¯s evolution tank. The small winged fox was such a strange thing in my eyes. With almost every monster, therger they are, the more powerful they are. But this little bibi is smaller than the D-rank forest foxes of this world, so it is just ¡­ I don¡¯t know how monsters work. The winged fox seemed happy to see me, even if I couldn¡¯t talk to him like Unika could. I guess he enjoys our ytime. And don¡¯t be mad at me because I use skills on it. Dark Chain and Restraining Sword Barrage are both skills that do basically no damage, and are mostly used for crowd control and stunning opponents. And honestly speaking, Nio is a perfect target to practice those skills on. He is so fast that it is legitimately difficult to hit him with the swords or the chains, so my aiming ability with the skills is improving quickly thanks to him. I gave the fox a quick snack, checked the reading on the evolution tanks and left the MedBay.
Because Unika was out, I covered for her in the Stables. She was the one to usually feed all of our tamed monsters, since she is the best tamer on HomeBase. I did visit the stables every day, because of Rani and d, but Unika, Molly and Cina were the three responsible for the area. I was d to see that they have been doing an excellent job with the area, as it was very clean considering what it is used for. All of the monsters also seemed happy, which is always a plus. I asked Molly and Cina if they had everything there covered while Unika was out, and the two promised me they could deal with most things. The only thing they weren¡¯t so sure on was Nitrum, Unika¡¯s hippogriff. Like d, Nitrum is quite ¡­ specific about people. I think it is a hippogriff thing. They like only people they approve of. Lucky me, Nitrum respected d, and since d was my monster, that courtesy somewhat extended to me, so I was able to deal with the hippogriff for the day. After making sure the two got their daily exercise, I cleaned both of them up with Spirit Magic. Sure I could do it by hand like Unika does, but I¡¯mzy and magic is faster.
By the next morning, the beast-folks evolutions had ended and we were just waiting for them to wake up. There were some noticeable changes on them already, like the second tail Unika now had and the pair of wings on Einar. Eline was the first of the three to wake up, so I got a look at her status first. Spoiler
Name: Eline
Race: Night-Lightning Cat-folk
Level: 90 [+25]
HP: 1948 [+610]
Mana: 3545 [+1465]
Strength: 1207 [+444]
Defense: 1127 [+537]
Magic: 2450 [+987]
Skills:
Night Stalking LV.6 (racial) [+2]
Expanding Night LV.5 (racial) [+1]
Dark Lightning LV.6 (racial) [+2]
Lightning Magic LV.1 (racial) [new]
Summoner¡¯s Magic LV.2 (extra) [+1]
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra) [+1]
Staff Technique LV.6 [+2]
Wind Magic LV.6 [+2]
Summoning Magic LV.6 [+1]
Mana Control LV.10 [+2]
Magic Boost LV.3 [+2]
Quick Cast LV.3 [+2]
Fast Mana Recovery LV.5 [+3]
Cooking LV.2 [new]
Cleaning LV.2 [new]
Service LV.4 [+1]
[copse] Eline evolved into a Night-Lightning Cat-folk, which naturally is because of her Dark Lightning skill. And her evolution came with ess to Lightning Magic, which she should be able to use with Dark Lightning for even more powerful lightning attacks. Appearance wise, Eline didn¡¯t change all that much. Her hair was still dark ck, her tail was still a regr cat tail, and she didn¡¯t have any new body parts. Her hair did have a single bright streak running through it, which maybe kind of looked like a lightning bolt if you wanted to look at it that way. Next to wake up was Einar. Spoiler
Name: Einar
Race: Night-Wing Cat-folk
Level: 90 [+24]
HP: 3015 [+1205]
Mana: 2598 [+918]
Strength: 2240 [+1015]
Defense: 1456 [+696]
Magic: 1288 [+358]
Skills:
Night Stalking LV.6 (racial) [+2]
Expanding Night LV.6 (racial) [+2]
Dark Lightning LV.5 (racial) [+1]
Winged Flight LV.1 (racial) [new]
Tamer¡¯s Paradise LV.3 (extra) [+2]
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra) [+1]
Taming LV.6 [+1]
Twin-Sword Technique LV.6 [+2]
Knife Technique LV.3
Mana de LV.2 [new]
Mana Control LV.7 [+1]
Internal Magic Technique LV.2 [new]
Flickering Step LV.4 [+2]
Strength Boost LV.3 [+2]
Defense Boost LV.2[+1]
Cooking LV.1 [new]
Cleaning LV.3 [new]
Service LV.4 [+1]
[copse] As I mentioned earlier, Einar now had wings. His race, Night-Wing Cat-folk, and with it came the racial skill Winged Flight. He also has some other new skills, but I won¡¯t be mentioning them, as you can see them yourself. Last to wake up was naturally Unika. And her status showed something I didn¡¯t expect. Spoiler
Name: Unika
Race: Archer - Tamer - Multi-Tailed me Fox-kin
Level: 100 [+27]
HP: 3010[+1275]
Mana: 4220 [+1511]
Strength: 2561 [+922]
Defense: 1378 [+461]
Magic: 2311 [+877]
Skills:
Foxme LV.5 (racial) [+2]
Master Archer LV.1 (racial) [new]
Advanced Taming LV.1 (racial) [new]
Limit Break LV.1 (extra) [new]
Summoner¡¯s Power LV.3 (extra) [+2]
Tamer¡¯s Paradise LV.4 (extra) [+1]
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra) [+1]
Bow Technique LV.9 [+2]
Quick Shot LV.6 [+1]
Hidden Shot LV.4 [+1]
Knife Technique LV.3 [+1]
Fire Magic LV.6 [+2]
Mana Control LV.8 [+1]
Quick Cast LV.4 [+3]
Embedded Shot LV.4 [+1]
Spell Destroying Shot LV.4 [+1]
Spirit Shot LV.4 [+2]
Summoning Magic LV.4 [+1]
Taming LV.7 [+2]
Power Boost LV.4 [+1]
Defense Boost LV.4 [+1]
Tamer of an Obscure Monster [new]
Language Comprehension (beast)
[copse] Yeah. So I knew Unika was close to level 99, but I didn¡¯t hear she reached it. That is why I didn¡¯t expect her to evolve. But apparently taming an S-rank monster got her the Limit Break skill, she got to LV.100 and evolved. She also got the Tamer of an Obscure Monster title, which just makes taming rare monsters easier. Not that I really know what the System considers ¡®rare¡¯. But enough about that. Let¡¯s talk about her race. Multi-Tailed me Fox-kin is actually nothing that rare, but it is the direct route towards bing a kitsune, so that is cool. But there is the ¡®problem¡¯ of Unika¡¯s ss race. Mainly the fact that she has two of them. I didn¡¯t know that was possible, because I¡¯ve never seen someone with two ss races, and One of Every Race doesn¡¯t allow me to have multiple ss races active at the same time. Maybe One of Every Race just isn¡¯t high enough level for that yet, or maybe this is another System experiment. But if this is an experiment, why didn¡¯t they give Unika a System Support to keep an eye on her? Yeah. It must just be rare to have two ss races and not something that is happening for the first time ever.
With all of them evolved, it was time to help them get used to their new skills. I couldn¡¯t really help Unika much, but I can use Lightning Magic, through the use of Spirit Magic. And naturally I also have Winged Flight, so I was able to help Einar and Eline get used to their new skills. Unika would just have to work by herself. But there was something I could still help her with, and that was Beast Union. I got the skill thanks to Pan, and I definitely didn¡¯t force Pan to do anything, but I may or may not have gotten Pan to get Mutant, her greater spirit of beasts, to bless Unika. The blessing isn¡¯t actually necessary to get the Beast Union skill, but it does help, so a little bit of coercion should be allowed. And soon enough, Unika was able to perform a Beast Union. But she also learned something else interesting. She could use Beast Union in reverse. Instead of her entering the body of a tamed beast, adding her own stats to the stats of the beast and taking control over its body, she could let one of her tamed beasts be a part of her, boosting her stats. It was quite something, especially since all the monsters she did it with were foxes. Because when Unika did the reverse Union, she would grow an extra tail, as a mark of the beast that Unioned with her. And when she Unioned with Nio, she would even get wings. And since Nio knew how to fly, Unika could fly while in a Union with him. Spoiler
Name: Unika
Race: Archer - Tamer - Multi-Tailed me Fox-kin
Level: 100
HP: 3060 [+50]
Mana: 4320 [+100]
Strength: 2581 [+20]
Defense: 1398 [+20]
Magic: 2341 [+30]
Skills:
Foxme LV.5 (racial)
Master Archer LV.1 (racial)
Advanced Taming LV.1 (racial)
Limit Break LV.1 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Power LV.3 (extra)
Beast Union LV.1 (extra) [new]
Tamer¡¯s Paradise LV.4 (extra)
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Summon Beast Spirit (extra) [new]
Bow Technique LV.9
Quick Shot LV.6
Hidden Shot LV.4
Knife Technique LV.3
Fire Magic LV.6
Mana Control LV.8
Quick Cast LV.4
Embedded Shot LV.4
Spell Destroying Shot LV.4
Spirit Shot LV.4
Summoning Magic LV.4
Taming LV.7
Power Boost LV.4
Defense Boost LV.4
Tamer of an Obscure Monster
Beast Spirit''s Blessing (Greater) [new]
Language Comprehension (beast)
[copse] So that is how my little beast squad is doing. Soon enough the adventuring tournament will be here, and then they can show the world how powerful they really are. CH.483 Stardust Overdrive CH.483 Stardust Overdrive With another day came another fissure. This time in a ce that was hitting a little closer to home for one of us. Yeah, it was happening over the ocean close to J¡¯s ind, and thus close to the Nixie n. So naturally it will be important that we will be there to protect Cailie¡¯s n from destruction. And honestly speaking, the timing is kind of good. Cailie recently reached the level cap, so she is set for her Limit Break skill. ¡­ and maybe I¡¯m also ready for a new set, but the fissurees first.
The fighting squad this time was actually tiny. Because it was just Cailie and I. ¡­ well, not really but we were the only HomeBase personnel here. That is because we had a massive squad of dragons backing us up. It wasn¡¯t just J and the water dragons that lived with him, but we also had sky, light, darkness and water dragons from the coast. I think there were even some fire dragons, but they don¡¯t really like fighting over water as much, so there were only a few. So with a dragon army by our sides, we were ready to pop open the fissure. And soon after I did so, I noticed the first reaction. But it wasn¡¯t monstersing out of the fissure, instead it was the aquatic monsters in the sea below us evolving rapidly, going from your average C-rank monsters to A and S-rank beasts. I used a mix of skills and cards to separate one of the S-ranks for Cailie to fight one-on-one, so she could get her Limit Break. I then summoned Exodia to have him deal with the fissure, while the dragons killed the other monsters. By the end of it all, the ocean looked like a bloodbath, because it kind of was one. The water dragons cleaned most of the blood away, I even helped a bit with Blood Magic, and we let the rest just ¡­ dissipate into the sea. With all of that done, I gathered the corpses of the S-rank monsters, we took them to the coast and had a ¡­ I was going to say little, but it was a huge seafood barbeque. It ate a bit into stuff I have in Storage, as I don¡¯t have things like barbeque sauce monsters, so I have to mix that stuff myself, but luckily I had enough, and I¡¯ll just have to stockpile some more into Storage.
Back on HomeBase, we confirmed that Cailie did get her Limit Break, and yes, she did get it. So here is her status. Spoiler
Name: Cailie
Race: Wind Spirit Mermaid ?
Level: 102 [+8]
HP: 2575 [+190]
Mana: 7530 [+450]
Strength: 1256 [+88]
Defense: 1709 [+112]
Magic: 4130 [+260]
Skills:
Purifying Winds LV.2 (unique)
Spirit Magic LV.9 (racial) [+1]
Marvelous Swimming LV.7 (racial)
Aerial Swimming LV.6 (racial) [+1]
Create Wind Spirit (racial)
Limit Break LV.1 (extra) [new]
Charming Voice LV.5 (extra)
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Summon Wind Spirit (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Summon Earth Spirit (extra)
Summon Nature Spirit (extra)
Knife Technique LV.1
Hiding LV.2
Sneak Attack LV.2
Spiritual Wind Magic LV.10 [+1]
Spiritual Nature Magic LV.6
Spiritual Mana Control LV.10
Magic Boost LV.3
Quick Cast LV.8[+1]
Instant Cast LV.5
Magic resistance LV.3
Gardening LV.7 [+1]
Singing LV.6
Battle Song LV.4
Performance LV.4
Daughter of Anemoi
Greater Spirit of West Wind
Thssa¡¯s Blessing
Gaia¡¯s Blessing
Hegemone¡¯s Blessing
Half Spirit
Spirit Singer
One that Sings to Nature
One that Swims through the Air
Hallow Prison Prevailer
One that Returned from Banishment
Storage ess (Brian Wood)
[copse] And that is what she is looking like now. Nothing major, but still nice. As for me, a fissure means a new set and I think you already know which set I got ess to. ¡­ That is actually a trick question, because for some reason, I got two sets. and . But new sets mean packs, so let¡¯s just get to it. And I¡¯m starting off with Hidden Arsenal 1. Ten packs, naturally. Spoiler HA01 1 X-Saber Axel; Blizzard Warrior; Worm Barses; mvell Guard; Ally of Justice Catastor [copse] ¡­ Okay. Didn¡¯t realize this was a set where each pack only has 5 cards. But in return, each card is a foil card. And some of these cards are pretty nice. X-Saber Axel isn¡¯t that special. Sure he can make Pack tokens, but I have enough of them already. Blizzard Warrior is fine. HomeBase doesn¡¯t have anyone who specializes in ice sadly, but it''s cool to have more ice monsters. Worm Barses ¡­ what do I say about you? ¡­ I guess you could help me train Multi-Armed. mvell Guard is a decent defensive wall, but not much more. I guess it is a LV.1 Dragon Tuner as well, so it is okay. But the real winner is the Ally of Justice Catastor, aka. the only good Ally of Justice monster. Okay, there are a few other decent Ally of Justice monsters, but Catastor is easily the best. Next pack. Spoiler HA01 2 Ally of Justice Garadholg; Detonate; Worm Apocalypse; mvell Guard; Evolution Burst [copse] Garadholg is terrible. 200 attack boost, only when against a light monster is horrible. Detonate is okay at best. Too much setup for too little payoff. Worm Apocalypse is trying to be MST, but it also sucks. And Evolution Burst is okay, I guess. The special attack cards like Evolution Burst are generally not worth it, but they aren¡¯t terrible. Next pack. Spoiler HA01 3 Worm Cartaros; Blizzard Warrior; mvell Guard; Ally of Justice Rudra; Mist Wurm [copse] Cartaros searches out Worms, so that is good. Rudra sucks almost as much as Garadholg, but it is at least a bit better because of the bigger boost. And Mist Wurm is okay, but it is no Trish. Next pack. Spoiler HA01 4 mvell Magician; Berserker Crush; X-Saber Axel; Worm Dimikles; Blizzed, Defender of the Ice Barrier [copse] mvell Magician sucks as a monster, but it is a LV.4 tuner. And to make it better, it is a Fire monster with 200 defense, so you can summon it with Rekindling. Berserker Crush sucks, as does Worm Dimikles. And Defender of the Ice Barrier is ¡­ well, I guess I can kill the bird for Pack tokens. Next pack. Spoiler HA01 5 Blizzard Warrior; mvell Guard; Berserker Crush; Ally of Justice Rudra; Mist Valley Soldier [copse] Mist Valley Soldier is bad, nothing more to it. Next pack. Spoiler HA01 6 Berserker Crush; Detonate; Worm Dimikles; Worm Cartaros; X-Saber Urbellum [copse] X-Saber Urbellum isn¡¯t all that good, but it is a Synchro, so I¡¯ll take it. Next pack. Spoiler HA01 7 X-Saber Uruz; Berserker Crush; mvell Magician; Worm Apocalypse; Evolution Burst [copse] ¡­ okay. Who designed X-Saber Uruz? Like really? You have to destroy a monster by battle, that part is fine, but you then have to tribute Uruz to return the destroyed monster to the top of your opponent¡¯s deck. Who would ever do that? Well, whatever. Next pack. Spoiler HA01 8 Worm Barses; Ally of Justice uss; Ally of Justice Rudra; X-Saber Uruz; Cryomancer of the Ice Barrier [copse] uss is just a vani, but it does have decent stats. And Cryomancer of the Ice Barrier is pretty good. Sure level based effects still don¡¯t work on the local monsters, but they do work on people. Next pack. Spoiler HA01 9 X-Saber Axel; mvell Dragnov; mvell Guard; Worm Barses; Wrath of Neos [copse] Oh god. Fricking Dragnov. Another ¡®who designed this card?¡¯ card. Like really? You have to actually try to make a card this bad. Wrath of Neos is at least okay. Next, andst Hidden Arsenal 1, pack. Spoiler HA01 10 Berserker Crush; Blizzard Warrior; X-Saber Uruz; mvell Magician; Mist Valley Soldier [copse] No new cards in thest pack. Shame. Well, whatever. Got some new Synchroes, so that is nice. Let¡¯s change sets and move onto Stardust Overdrive.
Spoiler SOVR 1 Spider Egg; Ritual of Grace; Reptilianne Medusa; Attack Pheromones; Koa''ki Meiru Sea Panther; Slip Summon; Tuned Magician; Solitaire Magician; Fortune Lady Earth [copse] Spider Egg is a bit too specific to be used often, and it isn¡¯t even all that good. Ritual of Grace is a Ritual Spell, but I don¡¯t have the Ritual Monster for it yet. The GY effect is decent though. Reptilianne Medusa is fine. Reducing something''s attack to 0 is good. Attack Pheromones is kind of specific, but maybe I will find a use for it. Koa''ki Meiru Sea Panther is bad, as is Slip Summon. Tuned Magician should have just been a Tuner in the first ce, instead of this Gemini with a Gemini effect that makes it into a Tuner. Solitaire Magician is okay, but I¡¯d rather just have huge attack Fortune Ladies on my field. And speaking of, Fortune Lady Earth is the best Fortune Lady. For my use. In the TCG, Light is probably the best, but you could argue for any of them. Next pack. Spoiler SOVR 2 Spyder Spider; Slip Summon; Gemini Spark; Ritual Buster; Reptilianne Medusa; Enlightenment; Energy Bravery; Divine Grace - Northwemko; Earthbound Immortal Revival [copse] Spyder Spider is okay I guess. But seriously, who put night vision goggles on a spider? Gemini Spark is awful. Ritual Buster is too specific. Enlightenment, again, is too specific. And too limiting. Energy Bravery is okay, its effect is fine, but it really should offer an extra summon for a Gemini monster or something to actually be good. Divine Grace - Northwemko is the ritual monster that goes with Ritual of Grace, so it is nice to have. And its effect is fine. Not great, but not bad either. And Earthbound Immortal Revival is ¡­ a card that does things. They aren¡¯t good things, but it does do some things. Next pack. Spoiler SOVR 3 Roar of the Earthbound Immortal; Attack Pheromones; Synchro Barrier; Insect Neglect; Gemini Spark; Time Passage; Stygian Dirge; Majestic Dragon; Fortune Lady Wind [copse] Roar of the Earthbound Immortal is kind of specific, but the effect is nice. Synchro Barrier is just a sucky Waboku. Insect Neglect can stop attacks, but does require Insects in the GY. So it isn¡¯t bad. Time Passage is fine, but nothing super. Stygian Dirge could be useful if I¡¯m facing a ton of people whose levels I want to reduce, but when would that ever happen? Majestic Dragon is honestly bad, but I¡¯ll need it for the Majestic Synchroes, so I¡¯ll take it. And Fortune Lady Wind is fine. Another Fortune Lady, but not one of the best ones. Next pack. Spoiler SOVR 4 Reptilianne Medusa; Gemini Booster; Roar of the Earthbound Immortal; Herculean Power; Molting Escape; Ground Spider; Dark Spider; Attack Pheromones; Raging Mad nts [copse] Gemini Booster has the right idea, but it is still too slow, just like all Gemini stuff is. Herculean Power is actually decent Gemini support, because it allows for the special summoning of a Gemini from the hand, which you can then normal summon to give the monster its Gemini effect. Molting Escape is interesting, and something worth looking into as an install. I can probably get a decent skill out of it. Ground Spider isn¡¯t good, so I won¡¯t be using it. Well, maybe for spider silk. Dark Spider is the same. Raging Mad nts is fine, until you reach the End Phase and it destroys all nts. I guess it is the nt-type Limiter Removal, it just sucks more because it needs more setup. Next pack. Spoiler SOVR 5 Attack Pheromones; Faustian Bargain; Oshaleon; Savage Colosseum; Infernity Necromancer; Insect Neglect; Reptilianne Viper; Regulus; Zero Gardna [copse] Faustian Bargain is interesting. The fact that you can use your opponent¡¯s monster for it makes it decent. Oshaleon does redirect attacks, but you can¡¯t cause a lock by controlling two of them, so that reduces the usability. Savage Colosseum is a Field Spell, which means a new Factory room. And I guess it is okay. Kind of savage though. Infernity Necromancer is good. Special summoning from the GY is always nice. Reptilianne Viper goes well with Reptilianne Medusa, so that is nice. Regulus is just a tiger/lion thing. I might give a copy to Einar or Eline. And Zero Gardna is Waboku in monster form, so it is decent. Next pack. Spoiler SOVR 6 Appointer of the Red Lotus; Synchro Barrier; Oshaleon; Roar of the Earthbound Immortal; Regulus; Moray of Greed; Infernity Force; Koa''ki Meiru Sea Panther; Raging Mad nts [copse] Appointer of the Red Lotus is not something I need. Moray of Greed is cool. Easy pack tokens can be made with it. Infernity Force is a bit specific, but it isn¡¯t bad. Next pack. Spoiler SOVR 7 Spider Web; Limit Impulse; Reptilianne Scy; Attack Pheromones; Infernity Necromancer; Gemini Booster; Ritual of Grace; Ground Spider; Fortune Lady Earth [copse] Spider Web¡­ woohoo. I get to make a spider room in the Factory. And I¡¯m not arachnophobic, but still, I¡¯d honestly rather not. Limit Impulse is too costly. I have better token generating cards. And Reptilianne Scy is fine, but nothing special. Next pack. Spoiler SOVR 8 Relinquished Spider; Herculean Power; Infernity Necromancer; Reptilianne Viper; Time Passage; Reptilianne Spawn; Spider Egg; Koa''ki Meiru Sea Panther; Nega-Ton Corepanel [copse] Relinquished Spider is fine. Reptilianne Spawn is a much better token generator than Limit Impulse. And Nega-Ton Corepanel is fine. Next pack. Spoiler SOVR 9 Savage Colosseum; Infernity Force; Reptilianne Gorgon; Dark Spider; Slip Summon; Relinquished Spider; Stygian Dirge; Herculean Power; Mother Spider [copse] Reptilianne Gorgon is kind of bad, but I guess I could make it work. And Mother Spider is fine. Next, andst, pack. I did get some nice stuff, so even if this pack doesn¡¯t have anything, I¡¯d be d. Spoiler SOVR 10 Woond Archer; Herculean Power; Moray of Greed; Synchro Barrier; Attack Pheromones; Spyder Spider; Molting Escape; Gemini Booster; Mother Spider [copse] Well, Woond Archer is new, and I guess it is okay. CH.484 Making equipment for the Adventuring tournament CH.484 Making equipment for the Adventuring tournament Today was a simple day. Kind of. We were making the equipment Einar, Eline and Unika will use for the adventuring tournament. Yes, they could in theory use their standard equipment, but there are rules for the tournament on what you can and cannot use. For example, your sword can only be so sharp, have only so much pration and so on. Basically rules that will reduce the damage your opponents will take. So if they used their standard equipment, we¡¯d have to dull them down and dis-enchant them to fit the tournament rules. I could probably get most of those rules struck down if I agreed to be their healthcare provider, given that I can literally resurrect people, but that won¡¯t be taking part this year. ¡­ Well, technically it is next year, as the tournament is at the start of the new year, but whatever. Speaking of the tournament, I got an interesting offer from Wendy. Yes, the Hero¡¯s descendant Wendy. She asked if I¡¯d be willing to take part in an exhibition match, which I naturally agreed to. I wasn¡¯t going to take part in the tournament, as I feel like it would be cheating, but an exhibition match will be fun. I do wonder, who will I face? Depending on how strong they are, maybe I¡¯ll go without any of my cards. I think I can take on an S-rank adventurer without them. Maybe. But that also means I¡¯ll need some nice equipment for the exhibition match. Aka. I need new armor, and my dragon scale armor won¡¯t be ready in time. Sure I could just use my armored jacket, but I feel like that isn¡¯t quite up to stuff. I¡¯ll also need a different sword. Sure I could use my mithril sword or even Red-Eyes ck Dragon Sword, but using Errelitea would beplete overkill. And the mithril sword might not be good enough. So I decided to make myself a new star titanium sword. And I¡¯d make it all by myself, because I should be able to. And thanks to Stardust Dragon, and the rest of the Star Dragons, we have plenty of star titanium to work with, so even if my sword ends up being not so good, it won¡¯t matter all that much. I¡¯ll probably sell the sword afterwards anyway. So while I was working on my own stuff, Wilma, Karl, Stina and Elma worked hard to make tournament allowed equipment for the others. My beast-folk squad, or Card Beasts, as their party name was, also had some studying to do, as they needed to learn the spells that will be allowed in the battle tournament.
I was quite d with what I made for myself. My Stardust Armor, as I ended up naming this set, came out very nice. It isn''t a legendary tier, but still good. It was full te armor, which I don¡¯t really like because it gets in the way of my skills, but it is showy, so it is perfect for an exhibition match. As for its stats, well, it is pretty nice.
Stardust Armor - Full set
Durability 4800/4800
Mana 600/5000
Defense +1600
Light Resistance - Light Magic damage reduced by 90%
Space Resistance - Space Magic damage reduced by 90%
Space Boost - Space Magic boosted by 35%
Stardust Repair - By filling the armor with Stardust, the armor will repair itself.
Special: Space Bubble - By filling the armor with sufficient mana, the spell Space Bubble may be instantly casted without any chant.
Description: An armor set made of a legendary metal, but because of theck of love put into it, it didn¡¯t reach legendary status. As the armor is made of Star Titanium, the armor will repair itself if it is filled with Stardust. Because it was made of star titanium, it is highly resistant to Light and Space Magic, and boosts the wearer¡¯s Space Magic. Because of the spell circle carved into the armor, by supplying sufficient mana, the armor will automatically cast the Space Bubble spell.
So yeah. It is kind of good, but honestly, my armored jacket is arguably better because it just has a general 90% magic resistance. But that is because of the install, which I could put into the Stardust Armor, but I won¡¯t, because this is a showpiece, not something for realbat. The Space Bubble special is really nice. Space Bubble isn¡¯t the best defensive spell, as it isn¡¯t as durable as even a standard Space Wall, but in return, the bubble doespletely surround you and it also follows your movements. So yes, it is nice and convenient, and it is also a bit showy, so perfect for what I want, which is why I picked that spell to be a part of the armor. And yes, I did pick the spell. I had to carve a spell circle in the armor for it and everything. But let¡¯s get to my sword. Naturally called the Stardust Sword.
Stardust Sword
Durability 5000/5000
Mana 750/4500
Thrusting - Damage done by thrusting attacks ignores 15% of the target''s defenses.
shing - Damage done by shing attacks ignores 20% of the target''s defenses
Stardust Repair - By filling the sword with Stardust, the sword will repair itself.
Special: Spacial Rend - By filling the sword with sufficient mana, the spell Spacial Rend may be instantly casted without any chant.
Description: A sword made of a legendary metal, but left purposefully dull to not damage the opponent too much. By showing it more love, a legendary sword could be made. As the de is made of Star Titanium, the sword will repair itself if it is filled with Stardust. Because of the spell circle carved into the sword, by supplying sufficient mana, the sword will automatically cast the Spacial Rend spell.
And there is the sword I¡¯ll be using. It is kind of bad, but it is that way on purpose. The tournament rules ban any sword with a pration of more than 20%, and this thing is right on the edge of that. The only questionable part about this sword is the Special Rend special I carved into it. Special Rend is quite the high tier spell, and can definitely damage my opponent a lot. Oh, I guess I could tell you what the spell does. It sends a flying sh of Space Magic at the opponent that can potentially cut them in half, if they don¡¯t have the defenses to stand up to it. ¡­ or you know, if they don¡¯t dodge. It is a powerful spell, but decently easy to counter. It is a great spell to use on a stationary opponent to finish them off, or using it to destroy something like a wall you want to get through, but in a fight with a lot of movement, it isn¡¯t all that great. But it is cool looking, which is why I went with it.
As for the equipment for the Card Beasts, well, theirs had to follow the same rules on pration and so on, so it wasn¡¯t all that special. Einar had twin-swords made of steel. Nothing crazy honestly, but they will work. It did have decently high fire resistance, because then Unika could use her Foxmes to set the swords on fire, but other than that, basic. Eline had a new staff made mostly of metal. It also had a Lightning magic stone in it to boost her lightning magic by the allowed 20%. And Unika had a bow that, like the other tools, was nothing special. The bow¡¯s main body was made of metal, and the limbs were slightly sharpened for use inbat. Their armor was a bit better, but like with the weapons, there were limits to how good your armor could be. So I can¡¯t just make them parasitic jackets or something else on that level. In fact, my Stardust Armor is way over the usual limits, but a showmatch is hopefully a special case, and I¡¯ll take the armor off anyway when I go dragon mode. All three of them had simr armored jackets, which we ended up calling the Card Beast armored jackets. All of them had the HomeBase mark, as well as an additional mark that I ¡®stole¡¯ from the Beast-Warrior type monsters. It will be their team mark for the tournament, so I wanted the armor to have it. Spoiler [copse] The armors came with +400 defense, which is a bit below the allowed 500, but good enough. They also came with magic, shing and piercing resistance, all at the allowed 20%. All in all, they are pretty decent, and should hopefully be enough for whatever they will face.
But that will be it for the tournament preparations. I have something else I¡¯ll do for now. And that something ispleting . Yeah, I know what you are going to say. ¡®You just got Hidden Arsenal 1, why are you rushing it?¡¯ Well, the reason is actually quite simple. Hidden Arsenal only has a total of 30 cards, and I already have 23 of them. So I¡¯ll just set up some Capsules to get the rest of them, and I¡¯ll be done. So let¡¯s go over those missing cards. Commander Gottoms, Swordmaster is decent, ish. 400 attack boost for all ¡®Saber¡¯ monsters is okay, but nothing crazy. He also isn¡¯t a ¡®Saber¡¯ monster himself, sadly. Mist Valley Thunderbird is meh as anything. It can have some decentbos in the TCG, but for me, it is pretty useless. Worm Erokin is bad. Once per turn, turn a Worm face down. Just no. Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier is great. ¡­ well, decent. Return to hand effects aren¡¯t as good here as they are in the TCG, but even outside of the effect, Brionac has decent stats and a design I like. mvell Uruquizas does piercing damage and gains attack each time it inflicts battle damage, so yeah, it is good. Mist Valley Shaman gains attack by returning a different monster to the hand, which is fine and all, but it can only gain a +500 at one time, so it really can¡¯t get to high numbers. And X-Saber Airbellum is super meh. Forcing your opponent to discard a card doesn¡¯t do anything if they don¡¯t have any cards. Spoiler
[copse]
And now that I have some more Synchro monsters, I can get the next reward for the Synchro challenge. So let¡¯s quickly summon all of these monsters, so I can get the Smartfon. And I guess the Powertool retrain will also be cool. So I summoned Ally of Justice Catastor; Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier; mvell Uruquizas; Mist Wurm and X-Saber Urbellum. Spoiler
[copse] I then imed my Smartphone and Braver Dragon, summoned Braver Dragon, before heading for my office, so I can take the smartphone apart to see how it works. Spoiler
[copse]
Summon unique Synchro Monsters
Unique Synchro Monsters summoned: 42
Aromaseraphy Rosemary; Aromaseraphy Sweet Marjoram; Red Dragon Archfiend; ck Rose Dragon; Psychic Lifetrancer; Clear Wing Synchro Dragon; Magical Android; Avenging Knight Parshath; Goyo Guardian; Nitro Warrior; Thought Ruler Archfiend; Ruddy Rose Dragon; Cosmic Fortress Gol''gar; Light End Dragon; Power Tool Dragon; Garden Rose Flora; T.G. Hyper Librarian; Dark End Dragon; Hundred Eyes Dragon; Lightning Warrior; Seven Swords Warrior; X-Saber Souza; Stardust Dragon; Minerva, the Athenian Lightsworn; Shooting Quasar Dragon; Blue-Eyes Spirit Dragon; Shooting Star Dragon; Turbo Warrior; Tempest Magician; Revived King Ha Des; Queen of Thorns; Iron Chain Dragon; Doomkaiser Dragon; ckwing Armor Master; Earthbound Servant Geo Gryphon; el Synchro Stardust Dragon; Ally of Justice Catastor; Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier; mvell Uruquizas; Mist Wurm; X-Saber Urbellum; Power Tool Braver Dragon
Next Reward is given at 45 unique Synchro Monsters
Next Reward: Scarlight Red Dragon Archfiend + Red Resonator
Spoiler
[copse] And I guess the next Synchro challenge reward is Scarlight, so that is cool. Red Resonator is also good. CH.485 Figuring Birth Dates and Opening Packs CH.485 Figuring Birth Dates and Opening Packs With the year¡¯s ending closer and closer, I wanted to make sure I didn¡¯t have another forgotten Christmas situation, so I wanted to hear what the birthdays of all of my fianc¨¦s are. I never asked for them, and most birthdays aren¡¯t celebrated here. Yes, I know that is ironic, considering the first big party I was at was a birthday party. But that was for a high ranked noble and it was his sixtieth. Normal people don¡¯t celebrate birthdays, and even nobles only really celebrate the tens. As well as the thirteenth, because after that the child can enter the Royal academy. And if they aren¡¯t nning on that, the ing of age¡¯ party at fifteen. So I guess I can run over all of our birthdays real quick. Mine is in January, and luckily it fits in the 28 day month, so I won¡¯t have to change it. Alice¡¯s is on the eighth of the second month, soon after mine. Alice¡¯s birthday is the US airing date of Yugioh Episode 62, the first episode Dark Magician Girl appeared in. Just felt like it fit her. So we haven¡¯t managed to skip either of them. But then there are the three more problematic harem members. First of all, Janina doesn¡¯t even remember when she was born, she isn¡¯t even exactly sure how old she is. But she was born way before the modern calendar was invented, so it is literally impossible to tell her birthday. Second, Cailie. She lived with a tribe that doesn¡¯t use the calendar system the locals use. They don¡¯t count the days the same, so she doesn¡¯t have a dedicated birthday. It is sometime in the summer from what she remembers, but the Nixie n celebrates everyones birthdays during the new years celebration. Thankfully, because of System Supports, we were able to learn Cailie¡¯s true birthday, because even if the mer-folk never recorded it, the System knows it. And while usually we couldn¡¯t get that info, Cailie was able to ask Naidalie, her System Support, for her real birthday. She was born on the thirteenth of the seventh month. Third, Lua. She knew her birthday, because her vige did have contact with the outside world, in the way of the adventurers bringing blood to the vige, so her birthday was recorded. She just didn¡¯t at first want to tell us the date, but with some minor pressure, she told us it is the twenty fourth of the fourth month. Which now that I know it and canpare it to what has happened, is the exact same day as the day Lua asked me to marry her. The day I had my talk with Laura and epted some things. ¡­ yeah. It was a day. Did Lua confess to me because it was her birthday? Did she feel it was appropriate to ask that on her birthday? That it would give her extra luck? Well, it worked out in the end, so maybe it did. So yeah. All we really needed toe up with was a birthday for Janina, and she had the perfect date in mind. The day Ra almost burned her to death. A ¡®rebirth¡¯ day of sorts. That was on the first of the thirteenth month, so that is now her birthday. Spoiler [copse]
And there was all the important stuff for this chapter, as with the rest, I just n to open 30 packs. Because I can and because I want. First 10 packs of , followed by 20 packs of . So let¡¯s get to it. Spoiler ANPR 1 Infernity Beast; Darksea Float; Rekindling; Water Hazard; Ancient Leaf; White Potan; Depth Amulet; Koa''ki Meiru Boulder; Turbo Rocket [copse] Starting off bad with no new cards, but I guess that is to be expected. Next pack. Spoiler ANPR 2 Advance Draw; Iron Core Luster; Shiny ck "C"; At One With the Sword; Divine Dragon Aquabizarre; Cyborg Doctor; Core ster; Sunlight Unicorn; Fortune Lady Fire [copse] Second pack is better, because Fortune Lady Fire is new. I don¡¯t know if I ever mentioned this, but I do like the Fortune Ladies. I like the idea of them growing stronger as the duel goes on. Sadly that means their attack gain effect isn¡¯t that good, because modern duels always end before turn 5. But I do like the idea, if just the game would be a bit slower. Next pack. Spoiler ANPR 3 Armored Axon Kicker; Brain Research Lab; Slip of Fortune; Hydro Pressure Cannon; Aegis of the Ocean Dragon Lord; Water Hazard; Imperial Custom; Beast Machine King Barbaros ¨¹r; Falchion Beta [copse] Hydro Pressure Cannon is new, but not all that good. But I guess I could reverse engineer it to make a powerful water cannon. Beast Machine King Barbaros ¨¹r is a bit better. It has a really nice attack stat and a simple summoning condition, just a shame it can¡¯t actually inflict any damage. ¡­ though that might also be a good thing for practice. Next pack. Spoiler ANPR 4 Sunny Pixie; ckwing - Mistral the Silver Shield; Pixie Ring; At One With the Sword; Silver Wing; Release Restraint Wave; Sunlight Unicorn; Gaap the Divine Soldier; Ancient Sacred Wyvern [copse] Ancient Sacred Wyvern is a bit situational, but nice. Because it gains, or more importantly loses, attack based on my opponents and my HP, it can either be really good, or a piece of garbage. Though for someone like Janina, who has over 100,000 HP, Ancient Sacred Wyvern would be overpowered as anything. We will just have to find out if she can somehow emte Card Summoner. And if she can, she can then summon Ancient Sacred Wyvern, and then she can use her own skills to copy the powerboost Ancient Sacred Wyvern gets from its effect to get stupidly powerful. ¡­ Yeah. She will break all sense of bnce even worse than she already has. Let¡¯s just move onto the next pack. Spoiler ANPR 5 Cyborg Doctor; Armed Sea Hunter; Morphtronic Magnen Bar; Sunny Pixie; Core ster; Battle Teleportation; Fishborg ster; Aegis of the Ocean Dragon Lord; Kuribon [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler ANPR 6 Morphtronic Magnen Bar; ckwing - Fane the Steel Chain; mvell Counter; Scary Moth; Rekindling; Imperial Custom; Armed Sea Hunter; Hydro Pressure Cannon; Pseudo Space [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler ANPR 7 Gic Woman; Divine Dragon Aquabizarre; Darksea Float; Water Hazard; At One With the Sword; Scary Moth; XX-Saber Ragigura; Koa''ki Meiru Hydro Barrier; Turbo Rocket [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler ANPR 8 mvell Counter; Morphtronic Magnen Bar; Sunny Pixie; White Potan; A Major Upset; Release Restraint Wave; Brain Research Lab; Ancient Crimson Ape; Koa''ki Meiru Speeder [copse] Nothing new, next. Spoiler ANPR 9 At One With the Sword; Cyborg Doctor; Ancient Leaf; Darksea Float; Scary Moth; ckwing - Fane the Steel Chain; Silver Wing; Fishborg ster; Arcana Knight Joker [copse] Arcana Knight Joker is new and I like it. Good attack, good effect, and he looks humanoid, so I can use him wherever I want. Onest Ancient Prophecy pack before I switch sets. Spoiler ANPR 10 Battle of the Elements; Emergency Assistance; ckwing - Fane the Steel Chain; Sunny Pixie; Hydro Pressure Cannon; Ancient Crimson Ape; Iron Core Luster; Shark Cruiser; Core Reinforcement [copse] Core Reinforcement is new. Sadly it isn¡¯t all that good as a card, but at the same time, I might be able to reverse engineer some useful stuff from it. Maybe I can reinforce the True core of HomeBase to make it more powerful. But that is just a maybe. Because now it is time for a set switch. So Stardust Overdrive time. Spoiler SOVR 1 Solitaire Magician; Enlightenment; Spiritual Forest; Synchro Barrier; Oshaleon; Time Passage; Molting Escape; Limit Impulse; Fortune Lady Earth [copse] Spiritual Forest is new and it is pretty nice. Going to be making a Factory room with it, but even outside of that, it does protect any Beast, Beast-Warrior, or nt-Type monsters from battle once per turn. Admittedly ¡®once per turn¡¯ is a questionable timeframe, but it is still a useful card. Because it should protect beast-folk as well. And that is nice. So after I Factory test the card, I¡¯ll probably give copies to Einar, Eline and Unika. Next pack. Spoiler SOVR 2 Reptilianne Gorgon; Savage Colosseum; Iron Core Armor; Stygian Dirge; Infernity Force; Attack Pheromones; Spyder Spider; Limit Impulse; Dark Rabbit [copse] Iron Core Armor is new, but it is pretty bad. And Dark Rabbit is a trash vani that could havee out in Legend of Blue-Eyes, not this set.That is because it came out in OCG vol.5. It is one of the first 230 cards ever released in the OCG. The TCG just took forever to import the card. Next pack. Spoiler SOVR 3 Earthbound Wave; Limit Impulse; Attack Pheromones; Slip Summon; Woond Archer; Reptilianne Medusa; Bending Destiny; Koa''ki Meiru Sea Panther; Catoblepas and the Witch of Fate [copse] Earthbound Wave is new, and it is okay. Counter Traps that negate stuff are fine, even if Earthbound Wave does require the control of an Earthbound Immortal monster. Bending Destiny is okay. Kind of situational and specific, but it isn¡¯t terrible. And Catoblepas and the Witch of Fate is the same. Specific and situational, but with a decent effect. Next pack. Spoiler SOVR 4 Solitaire Magician; Reptilianne Viper; Level Eater; Molting Escape; Quickdraw Synchron; Appointer of the Red Lotus; Time Passage; Gemini Counter; Lord British Space Fighter [copse] Level Eater is great. ¡­ in the TCG. For me, not so much. But if it can eat the levels of others, then maybe. Quickdraw Synchron is a good tuner. Sure I don¡¯t need the special summoning effect, but even outside of it, it is nice. Gemini Counter is okay, but a bit costly. And Lord British Space Fighter is, as it says in the name, a space fighter. It also has an effect to summon tokens, attack again, or destroy a set Spell/Trap, so it is pretty nice. I¡¯ll have to tune one up for personal use, or maybe I¡¯ll give one to someone. Next pack. Spoiler SOVR 5 Limit Impulse; Ground Spider; Woond Archer; Oshaleon; Infernity Necromancer; Solitaire Magician; Spider Web; Herculean Power; Rinyan, Lightsworn Rogue [copse] Rinyan, Lightsworn Rogue is cute, and her effect makes Pack tokens. So she is a good kitty, and I¡¯ll summon herter to give her some pets. Next pack. Spoiler SOVR 6 Herculean Power; Savage Colosseum; Molting Escape; Appointer of the Red Lotus; Gemini Booster; Wolf in Sheep''s Clothing; Synchro Barrier; Djinn Releaser of Rituals; Shutendoji [copse] Wolf in Sheep''s Clothing is super situational, and not really all that good. Djinn Releaser of Rituals is OP in the TCG. Sadly limiting ¡®special summons¡¯ isn¡¯t really useful at all, so while I will use it, it isn¡¯t nearly as amazing as it is in the TCG. And Shutendoji is okay, I suppose. It can make Pack tokens by banishing Zombies. It is also a secret rare, so in that regard, it is a nice pull. Next pack. Spoiler SOVR 7 Spider Egg; Synchro Barrier; Woond Archer; Slip Summon; Savage Colosseum; Enlightenment; Stygian Dirge; Roar of the Earthbound Immortal; Lord British Space Fighter [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler SOVR 8 Reptilianne Medusa; Gemini Counter; Enlightenment; Solitaire Magician; Reptilianne Scy; Bending Destiny; Gemini Booster; Earthbound Immortal Uru; Raging Mad nts [copse] I got a giant spider. Earthbound Immortal Uru is my third Earthbound Immortal, and it is nice. It can take control of an opposing monster, or person. Sure the effect is temporary, but it is still nice. Next pack. Spoiler SOVR 9 Time Passage; Ground Spider; Savage Colosseum; Energy Bravery; Reptilianne Spawn; Roar of the Earthbound Immortal; Reptilianne Medusa; Solitaire Magician; Shine Pce [copse] Shine Pce is new. And a 700 attack boost is decent. But it kind of falls into the same category as Dark Rabbit where it should havee out ages ago. And it probably did in the OCG, but TCG was just taking its sweet time. Next pack. Spoiler SOVR 10 Faustian Bargain; Time Passage; Tuned Magician; Enlightenment; Infernity Necromancer; Synchro Barrier; Solitaire Magician; Majestic Dragon; Shine Pce [copse] That is all repeats, but I guess a second Majestic Dragon is fine to have. This is also the halfway point, with Stardust Overdrive. Ten more packs to go. Spoiler SOVR 11 Iron Core Armor; Appointer of the Red Lotus; Ritual Buster; Roar of the Earthbound Immortal; Reptilianne Gorgon; Oshaleon; Savage Colosseum; Dark Spider; Shine Pce [copse] Nothing new here, but Shine Pce clearly wants to shine, as it has been in all of thest three packs. Next pack. Spoiler SOVR 12 Insect Neglect; Reptilianne Scy; Koa''ki Meiru Sea Panther; Energy Bravery; Spider Web; Solitaire Magician; Moray of Greed; Faustian Bargain; Inherited Fortune [copse] Inherited Fortune is new, but it is trash, so let¡¯s just go to the next pack. Spoiler SOVR 13 Gemini Spark; Wolf in Sheep''s Clothing; Infernity Force; Oshaleon; Stygian Dirge; Regulus; Insect Neglect; Reptilianne Viper; Fortune Lady Wind [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler SOVR 14 Wolf in Sheep''s Clothing; Reptilianne Viper; Level Eater; Limit Impulse; Insect Neglect; Herculean Power; Ground Spider; Zero Gardna; Metabo-Shark [copse] Metabo-Shark is new, and it is ¡­ okay. Again, not amazing, but not terrible either. Next pack. Spoiler SOVR 15 Tuned Magician; Insect Neglect; Gemini Counter; Spiritual Forest; Spyder Spider; Swap Frog; Herculean Power; Dark Spider; Djinn Releaser of Rituals [copse] Swap Frog is new. And it isn¡¯t that good. For me. So next pack. Spoiler SOVR 16 Moray of Greed; Enlightenment; Regulus; Infernity Force; Reptilianne Viper; Reptilianne Gorgon; Wolf in Sheep''s Clothing; Level Eater; Fortune Lady Dark [copse] Fortune Lady Dark is new, and like the other Fortune Ladies, I like her. Not because she is actually all that good, but because I just like her design. Next pack. Spoiler SOVR 17 Spider Web; Energy Bravery; Appointer of the Red Lotus; Herculean Power; Spider Egg; Ground Spider; Iron Core Armor; Dark Spider; Shine Pce [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler SOVR 18 Limit Impulse; Dark Spider; Attack Pheromones; Energy Bravery; Faustian Bargain; Solitaire Magician; Reptilianne Medusa; Synchro Barrier; Shine Pce [copse] Nothing new, next. Spoiler SOVR 19 Regulus; Spyder Spider; Stygian Dirge; Gemini Booster; Wolf in Sheep''s Clothing; Infernity Force; Bending Destiny; Energy Bravery; Reptilianne Poison [copse] Reptilianne Poison is new, and it is alright. Not crazy good, but not bad either. Last pack. Hopefully I can get one more new card. Spoiler SOVR 20 Swap Frog; Iron Core Armor; Level Eater; Reptilianne Spawn; Spider Web; Earthbound Wave; Ritual of Grace; Dark Spider; Gemini Scorpion [copse] Well, I got what I wanted. Gemini Scorpion is new. And it is another alright card. Sadly it is Gemini support and most Gemini monsters suck, but Scorpion is okay. Overall a decent opening, I¡¯d say. Ancient Sacred Wyvern, Arcana Knight Joker and Earthbound Immortal Uru are all great cards to have in my Collection. But let me summon my new cat, Rinyan. Give her some pets while I keep working on my smartphone design. I don¡¯t think I¡¯ll have it ready by the new year, but eventually I¡¯ll get it done. I mean, I already figured out the regr phone from Morphtronic Celfon, so a smartphone is only a matter of time. Spoiler [copse] CH.486 New Year’s Celebration CH.486 New Year¡¯s Celebration And so, the year came to an end. It is kind of funny. I have been in this world for over ten months, this world months, which are a bit shorter. Doesn¡¯t feel like it. I feel like I¡¯ve been here for over two years, but what do I know? Probably a lot, but also nothing at the same time. But let¡¯s not get overly philosophical, we have a busy day ahead of us. ¡­ kind of. Realistically, we don¡¯t really have to do anything, but it is the new year, well, it is currently still the 28th of the thirteenth month, so not yet the new year, but we will be getting there. I guess I can talk a bit about how the new year is usually celebrated in this world. I know I¡¯ve mentioned this before, but the Heroic calendar this world uses has thirteen months. Each month is exactly 28 days. Which when you do the math results in a year that is 364 days long. One less than on Earth. Or it would be were it not for the Goddess¡¯ day. Or as you may all think of it, the New Year¡¯s day. So Yeah, that is the recap, let¡¯s get to what we are actually doing on thest day of the year. ¡­ the answer is, nothing super special. HomeBase had a celebration, because tomorrow, on Goddess¡¯ day, we¡¯d be going to different ces to celebrate, so I decided to have the HomeBase celebration on thest day. Yeah, it wasn¡¯t that special, but we had fun, ate good food, the dhampir students liked it when they saw me bleed a dragon and offered them dragon blood I don¡¯t usually offer dragon blood to the HomeBase dhampir students, mainly because it is difficult to let go of. That stuff is addictive. And naturally after they leave, they won¡¯t get any more of it. So instead they usually drink beast blood, from my Beast-type monsters, or HomeBase monsters. Lua then mixes a bit of dragon blood into it, about 1 to 100 ratio, to give it a better taste, while not being overwhelming. It is simr to how she used to mix human blood into her blood to make low quality blood taste a lot better. But on special days, I do offer them pure dragon blood. And naturally this is one of them. And because this is me, I naturally offered them a chance to also ride dragons. I think the dhampirs that didn¡¯t get the chance to ride dragons will be jealous when they hear that this group got the chance to, because I don¡¯t do it for each group. But I think I¡¯ll start doing it. It only costs me an afternoon, so maybe a graduation present to them.
The next day, on the Goddess¡¯ day, my girls and I were nning on visiting a few ces. First is the Capital, so we can hear the King address the people. He does so in a few different ces across the city, so we listened to the speech in the nobles district. The speech was honestly nothing special, and I was actually almost disappointed that I wasted my time on this. But luckily it was just almost, because Cailie actually enjoyed the speech. She said it reminded her of the speeches her n leader would give, you know, during the time before Amilie took over. Alice was also happy to hear the speech, as it was her first time, but she did get bored eventually.
Next stop was naturally Sawyer city. We had ate lunch with the Sawyer family, and yes, I made sure to pick up Paulina from HomeBase so she could take part. There I introduced both Cailie and Janina as my fianc¨¦es, since Thomas is the closest thing to a grandfather I have in this world. And while he has met both of them before, back then we weren¡¯t engaged. I offered the entire family some Level Up! services, as a new year gift, and they naturally epted. After that, it was time for us to head to Alewatch where the actual party would be. ¡­ okay, that sounds like there aren¡¯t celebrations everywhere, but Alewatch is still my home outside of HomeBase. There is a reason HomeBase levitates above Alewatch 95% of the time.
And oh boy had Alewatch changed in the ten months I¡¯d known it. The town, which sure was somewhat busy during the days, has had a poption increase of nearly 20% because of TinaWood, so there were a lot more people. Houses that used to be empty or used to be used as storage sheds were now lived in, and a bunch of new houses had been made. It was interesting seeing the town grow, but it dide with its fair share of problems. Mostly the fact that the space inside the town walls is filling up, and they might need to make new walls further away, so they can extend the town outwards. Luckily I can offer them a hand with that, because with my monsters, I can probably get a new wall made in a day, or maybe two. But still something to consider. But today isn¡¯t a work day, today is a celebration day. So naturally almost everyone from HomeBase came down to Alewatch to celebrate. Yes, dhampirs included. Sure they didn¡¯t have the papers that would normally allow them to just casually go into cities and towns, but knowing the town¡¯s leadership doese with some perks. Most of HomeBase people spread across the city to see what was happening, and don¡¯t worry, I made sure everyone had some small silvers on them, so they could buy some stuff. Even the dhampirs. My group headed for the Watchman estate, so we could talk with them a bit. It was nothing that special, but they did ask for a few favors. Mainly Alice joining them on a walk across the town. They do something like that every new year, but previously they always did it in a carriage. But this year, with how much the town¡¯s poption had increased, they decided to do it on foot instead. And besides, with all the Level Up!s, because Christina does have a few copies of that card, there isn¡¯t that big of a chance of an assassination. And even if there is an assassin, death doesn¡¯t mean much when I¡¯m around. So we had a nice walk, or if you are Cailie, float, around the town. We got more than a few looks, mainly because of Cailie, but I don¡¯t think Lua and Janina¡¯s wings helped either.
After our walk across town, Brandon gave his own speech at the town square. He talked about the town¡¯s growth, about the dungeon, and about how the town survived destruction thanks to everyone believing in the prophecy. He then gave me a chance to talk, which admittedly I hadn¡¯t prepared anything, so I had to wing it. I thanked all the adventurers, and everyone else that worked on making TinaWood as good as it is, and made sure to congratte everyone who had gotten themselves the Card Summoner skill. In case you were wondering, at this time, the number of people who have gotten the skill is 62, excluding people who did it while I was there. Coming to the end of my improvised speech, I told everyone listening that I¡¯d be offering free dragon rides outside the town walls. Because you know, I do that kind of stuff. Because why not? And as always, having people ride dragons for the first time, okay it wasn¡¯t the first time for some of them, as I¡¯ve done this before, but still. It is great to see. Can¡¯t say that I argue. I remember my first dragon ride, and it was amazing. Or would have been if some random Kevin didn¡¯t bother me afterwards. While I was watching over my dragons, I ended up talking to some adventurers. Mainly the Saber Fang and the Diamond Sword parties. That eventually led to Tye challenging me to a summoner duel, like the one we had way back. ¡­ you know, that time when I almost died to his spirit tiger. ¡­ yeah. Memories. But hey, I now actually have the regr Summoning Magic skill, well Advanced Summoning Magic to be urate, so I can take part in the duel without having to rely on my cards. And once we began our duel, it became apparent why Tye wanted to challenge me. He had a new summoning contract, and he summoned a dragon. An earth dragon to be specific. Judging by its size, which is a fairly urate way of telling a dragon¡¯s strength, his dragon is still quite young, and not all that strong. Then again, the summonable dragons aren¡¯t exactly the same as the true dragons are. But still, that earth dragon should be at least A-rank, if not low S-rank. I naturally summoned Hime?a to oppose his dragon, because I wanted to show that I can summon dragons not only with my cards, but the regr way as well. Yes I could have summoned Nir, but that might have been overkill. I then set up a barrier around our two monsters, because I learned fromst time. ¡­ and I won¡¯t go too much into detail about the fight, because Hime?a dominated the earth dragon. Not only could the earth dragon not fly, its attacks, while powerful, were quite slow, so Hime?a could easily dodge them, while pelting the earth dragon with attacks. I then asked Tye about his experience taming the earth dragon, and he told me how his Baby Dragon helped him in that endeavor. I was happy to hear that the little dragon I gave him was able to help him like that. I then asked Jack, the leader of Diamond Sword, for a practice match in swordsmanship. He uses a greatsword, so he will be perfect for it. When he asked why, I exined that I had been asked to take part in an exhibition match before the adventuring tournament, and I wanted to check how good I am against someone who knows adventuring ranks better than I know. We were pretty evenly matched in terms of skill, I think Jack was maybe a bit better, but I could overpower him, as I simply had higher stats than he does. Admittedly, overpowering and even almost skill matching a B-rank adventurer in swordbat might have been a mistake, because the Diamond Sword members, who know how sucky I used to be with a sword, questioned how I got so good with a sword in under a year. ¡­ which I didn¡¯t really have an answer to, other than iming I had good teachers. My stats being higher than Jack¡¯s didn¡¯t raise as many suspicions, as they had definitely heard about me taking on SS-rank monsters, and I do get full exp from monsters my monsters kill, so my level could be quite high, even with them not knowing about Level Up!
As the day wasing closer to the end, Janina asked me to bring myself and my fianc¨¦es to the Coast, so I left Ria in charge of HomeBase personnel, we jumped into a ship and flew over to the coast. There we enjoyed the evening and the first sunset of the year with the dragons. As we looked towards the ocean, we could just barely see Prabhu J giving some mer-folk their fifteenth birthday dragon ride. Yeah. I think times like these are what make being in this world worth it. Sure I could probably find a way to return home, but do I really want to? Probably not. I¡¯m happy here. CH.487 Adventuring tournament, Here we come CH.487 Adventuring tournament, Here wee With the new year celebrated, it was time for the adventuring tournament. And since it is taking ce in the Hero¡¯s country, I moved HomeBase that way. I couldn¡¯t park HomeBase directly above the Hero¡¯s country, because they do have that pesky detection barrier, so instead I parked some ways away. ¡­ only to realize I parked in practically the same spot in which a dimensional fissure had once been. The one from which a ursa major popped out. Well, whatever. It is as good of a parking spot as any. It is close enough that even on foot, to get to Oroco city, it would only take about an hour. And that is for a regr, low level person. For a higher level person, it will take less time, especially if they run or jog. And, you know, carriages are always an option. But then came the problematic part. Mainly, who all will be going to the Hero¡¯s country. We can¡¯t just take everyone from HomeBase there, but we also can¡¯t allmute every day. Sadly, I will be doing so. I really hope I can get some sort of ¡®flight license¡¯ that will allow me to get through the barrier without the guards, just for the duration of the tournament. Will make everything so much easier. I can just fly with my own skills to the Hero¡¯s country, and it won¡¯t even take long. And since all of my fianc¨¦es can also fly, we can just all fly in together. The Beast Summoners, aka. Einar, Eline and Unika will be staying in the Hero¡¯s country. I¡¯ll get them a room, or few if avable, at a hotel or an inn. Stina and her family also wanted to stay in the Hero¡¯s country for the duration of the tournament, but as they weren¡¯t taking part in any way, I wasn¡¯t going to pay for them. But I naturally do give them a sry, and with almost nothing to spend that money on, despite them not having worked here for all that long, they had a decent amount of money, so they could afford a good stay at a nice hotel. I lent them a carriage for the trip, but I¡¯d be taking it back into Storageter. I also gave Stina a phone. Not a smartphone, just a regr one based on Morphtronic Celfon¡¯s phone form. Spoiler [copse] It is a prototype, naturally, but from the little testing I¡¯ve done, it does work. It does still have issues, such as needing HomeBase within 50 km of all phones for it to work, but I¡¯m working on it, alright. And they are perfect for this situation. HomeBase is just close enough that you can call me from anywhere within the Hero¡¯s country, so if Stina needs to get in contact, she can. And since I¡¯m the one programming the phones, all I really needed to was set up some quick selects for the calls. So by holding down the 2 button, the phone will call me. There are also a few other calls the phone can make. Mainly both 112 and 911. Both of them send an emergency signal to HomeBase. One, 112, opens a call while at it, but 911 doesn¡¯t. It only sends a ¡®text¡¯ and a location where you are. And I used those numbers, because of course I did. 911 is the emergency number in the US, and Canada, while 112 is the emergency number in basically all of Europe, and some parts of Asia. Also, the ¡®text message¡¯ isn¡¯t actually a text message. I¡¯m still working on that part. It is just a pre-programed signal type that will show up as an emergency message for the receiver. But that is all my phones can do for now. In the future, I n on adding a ton more features. I mean, ideally I want to make actual smartphones and a makeshift Inte, but first I need to expand the reach of the phones and all of that.
Getting a hotel room for the Card Beasts wasn¡¯t that difficult, mainly because the adventurers¡¯ guild already had one for them. Sadly only one, so they would have to share, but they didn¡¯t mind, so I let it go. Finding one for Stina ¡­ that took a bit more time. The city was basically full of people already, so they had to go to most of the hotels and inns in the city. They did end up finding a ce at a high ss hotel. For me, I had a meeting with Wendy about the exhibition match. And I learned who my opponent was going to be. And it was going to be Wendy herself. Honestly, that made me more than a bit nervous. Wendy is strong. She can 1v1 my ck Luster Soldier. And I can¡¯t beat him when ites to sword skills. Spoiler [copse] Then again, this isn¡¯t a deathmatch, and this isn¡¯t just swordsmanship. I can use all of my skills. ¡­ Well, I won¡¯t be using Pack Opener, because that would be a bit cheaty. If I need to summon something, I¡¯ll just call Hime?a or Nir. But I¡¯ll try to go without them. She then informed me how the tournament itself would go. Basically, there would be a preliminary round first, which was starting on the fourth. Today was the second, by the way. For that, the party would dive into the Castle Dungeon and retrieve a set of items from the dungeon. The fastest parties with the most items from the list would then enter into the actual tournament part. Adventurers were also allowed to use whatever gear they wanted for the first part, as the equipment limits only came into consideration for the second part, which did annoy me a bit, because we didn¡¯t make the Card Beasts anything new for the first part. We could have, had I known about that rule, but I didn¡¯t, so they only got the new equipment for the actual tournament part. Well, their weapons are pretty high tier, considering that they are powerful enough to go against S-rank monsters. I did design them with fissures in mind after all. Just ¡­ would have been nice to know. The tournament itself starts on the tenth. That would give time for all the nobles that wanted to see the tournament to travel here. ¡­ Well, not all of them, but most of them could make it. Those living too far would have had to leave before the Goddess¡¯ day to make it in time. Not everyone has a floating ind or spaceships. I then brought up the ess pass, so I could go home every evening. Wendy told me they had a room prepared for me, but I just told her that I¡¯d feel morefortable sleeping in my own bed. Sadly Wendy couldn¡¯t just hand me a pass, she wasn¡¯t a Queen after all. But she promised she¡¯d get me one by the end of the day. ¡­ and spoilers, she did carry through with that promise. Sadly that promise came with a small cost, as I had to let the airship mechanics look at one of my airships. ¡­ spaceships. Same difference. So I visited the airship docks and summoned all of the different space fighters I have. Gradius, Victory Viper XX03, Falchion Beta, Blue Thunder T-45 and Lord British Space Fighter. Spoiler
[copse] My personal favorite, and the one I use the most, if Victory Viper. Gradius is also up there, because it is the OG, but I prefer the Victory Viper. But this was also the first time my girls saw all of the ships lined up like this, so I let them all pick one I¡¯d customize for them. Sure Alice and Lua both had a custom Gradius, but I can always make them a new ship. Alice decided to keep her Gradius, Lua asked for a Lord British Space Fighter. Cailie didn¡¯t mind any of them, so I just customized a Blue Thunder T-45 for her, because Janina picked the Falchion Beta to be her ship. Even if she can¡¯t summon one. As for the airship mechanics, theypletely ignored our talks, as they dove head first, literally, into my ships. They wanted to pull them apart, piece by piece, but I put my foot down, and told them that they could only look at what could be looked at without removing pieces. My ships are still essentially alive. I won¡¯t let these morons pull them apart while they are ¡®living¡¯. Sure it is AI life, but that is close enough to life for me to protect them from others. ¡­ but then again, the biggest threat to my monsters is me, because they never know when I decide to eat one of them. Well, the machine-type monsters don¡¯t need to worry about that. But I may ask them toe to a mega scanner, so I can see their internal mechanisms, so I can reverse engineer them. But that is basically just an MRI, so it doesn¡¯t actually hurt. After the mechanics were done with my small ships, they started to beg me to show them one of my big ships. I didn¡¯t have a reason to not show them, other than ¡®I don¡¯t want to¡¯, which is a bad reason, so I summoned out B.E.S. Covered Core. Spoiler [copse] I picked Covered Core, because out of all of my B.E.S. ships, it was actually the most simple. Big Core is also quite simple, but the exposed reactor makes it moreplicated than Covered Core. Spoiler [copse] ¡­ Yeah. The B.E.S. engines. I know, kind of, how they work now. They are basically fusion-fission reactors. I know that makes no sense, since usually a reactor only does one of those things, but the B.E.S. engines use both. In theory I could make one, in theory, but holy god. I¡¯d have to fuel it with void uranium and magicalized tritium. ¡­ what? You don¡¯t know what magicalized tritium is? Don¡¯t worry, I didn¡¯t either. It is basically normal tritium, and tritium is a hydrogen isotope with more neutrons than regr hydrogen. In magicalized tritium you just rece the neutrons with something I¡¯ll call magictrons. They are basically neutrons, but made of mana. Realizing that led me to a discovery spree about magical metals. Magical metals, be it void uranium or star titanium, are literally the same as the base metal, but some or all of the neutrons have been reced with magictrons. Technically star titanium has stardust, but stardust is a type of magictron. So yeah. Magic, how does it work? I really don¡¯t know, it just does. It tries to make sense, but at the same time ¡­ it breaks physics. Eventually the mechanics were done with my ships, which led them to beg for blueprints, which I did have, because of the scanner, but I wasn¡¯t about to share them with them. That is HomeBase restricted information and I won¡¯t share it unless you work for HomeBase. And even then, I¡¯ll set a Mind Crush or Mind Wipe on you, which will remove all knowledge rted to the spaceships from your mind if you betray HomeBase or try to leak out the information. Spoiler
[copse]
Before we left the city, I had one more thing I wanted to do. I ¡®snuck¡¯ into the Castle dungeon, so I could get a fully detailed map that I can hand to Unika. With me being a founder of a Chaos God Dungeon, my Dungeon Founder skill can ess a lot of the information about other dungeons, even if I don¡¯t hack the core. Sure I can¡¯t influence the dungeon, but still, getting the full map, item trade point details, monster concentrations and so on will be super useful. That is when I learned an interesting thing. The Castle dungeon is a Chaos God Dungeon. Which honestly does make sense. The Castle dungeon used to be the castle of the demon lord. And what did the demon lord do? Well, he abused a Chaos God Dungeon. So it does check out that his stronghold would have been a Chaos God Dungeon. I wonder how many people know that fact. And do they know how special Chaos God Dungeons really are. Or do they think Chaos God Dungeons are just slightly more powerful dungeons? Well, whatever. I got all the data I could from the dungeon. I¡¯ll check over it tomorrow, so I can give a map to Unika tomorrow. I wish I could make an electronic map for them, but that won¡¯t work. It would take more than the two days I have to make one for this ce. Not my dungeon, so I can¡¯t make one easily. And I know you might say this is cheating, but you need to consider this. A lot of the adventuring parties that are participating are used to this dungeon. The Card Beasts are here for the first time, so having a detailed map is required for them to at least stand a chance. CH.488 Adventuring Tournament, preliminary round CH.488 Adventuring Tournament, preliminary round[Unika POV] ¡°... I got our list.¡± Eline reported, as she returned from getting the list of items we were to retrieve from the Castle dungeon. She handed it to me, along with a map the organizers gave us, and I looked them over. The list had a list of items, and a list of trade points we could get those items from. I thenpared the map we got from the organizers to a map Brian got us. Brian¡¯s map was a lot more detailed, showing all item trade points, while our map only showed those that we needed. And a few of the points we needed were in different ces on Brian¡¯s mappared to thepetition map. I don¡¯t know which one is true, but I¡¯ll trust Brian on this. I¡¯m sure he wouldn¡¯t lead us astray. Maybe the dungeon master changed the locations of the trade points or something and the map we got was done with the old ones. But Brian just made his map, so he wouldn¡¯t have been fooled. ¡°Alright. So ¡­¡± I then pointed out each of the trade points we¡¯d have to visit, while also showing Brian¡¯s map, so I could point out locations from which we could getrge amounts of dungeon points, so we could afford the items. ¡°... shouldn¡¯t we take on these A-ranks?¡± Einar asked. ¡°We¡¯d get a lot of points, and we should be able to deal with them.¡± ¡°Yes, but they are too close to these trade points.¡± I pointed out. ¡°Other adventurers will likely have items they will need to pick up from those points, so better not to get too close. We don¡¯t want to get attacked by them, if we can avoid it.¡± ¡°... isn¡¯t that against the rules?¡± Eline asked. ¡°Do you think someone will be able to govern all the rules? To see everything that happens inside?¡± I asked. ¡°Brian could.¡± Einar pointed out. ¡°But Brian isn¡¯t organizing this tournament, so we can¡¯t assume everything is as good as it would be with him.¡± I reminded them. ¡°Also, if we need points, we have this spot. At least five S-ranks. They might not be easy points, but we can deal with them, if we use our cards.¡± ¡°A bit risky.¡± Eline said. ¡°Yes, but because of that, no other adventurers are likely to touch them.¡± We made an overall n, and got ready to head into the dungeon.
¡°Group C, head in!¡± We heard the announcement. The adventuring teams were let into the dungeon in smaller groups to avoid excessive grounding on the first floor. We were in group C, so we headed in with nine other parties. In total, I counted over 50 parties taking part in the tournament, but only eight will get to the finals. I think we can make it, but I will admit that we are at a slight disadvantage. The party size for the tournament is minimum of two, maximum of five members. We naturally have three, which isn¡¯t the minimum, but most parties I saw were five members. And it isn¡¯t like we get easier items to get just because our party is smaller. The only advantage we have is requiring less food for the dungeon dive. Except that that isn¡¯t true, because two of us are tamers, and we have monsters with us. In Tamer¡¯s Paradise. But despite the fact that we can hold our monsters there, we still need to feed them. Thankfully each of us is carrying both a magic fanny pack, as well as arge magic backpack, so we shouldn¡¯t run out. And if we do, Brian did make sure we carry some holy water, which we can use to purify the miasma from the monster meat we can find in the dungeon, so we will still have food. On the way into a dungeon, we all quickly touched a crystal of some kind. I didn¡¯t know it at the time, but the crystal was a sort of ¡®anti-cheating¡¯ measure, as Brian would call it.
After we were inside, we stuck to the n we made and headed deeper into the dungeon. Most likely the earlier parties already cleared all the monsters from this area, so we will not be sticking around. ¡°Nitrum.¡± I called out, to let my hippogriff out of Tamer¡¯s Paradise. While I did so, Einar released his wind griffin. Einar and Eline both got on the griffin, just so Eline doesn¡¯t have to waste mana summoning a monster, while I rode Nitrum and we got a move on. We flew past the early floors, only fighting monsters if they were blocking our path. From those few monsters, we did manage to get a dungeon card, which I registered for myself. We will only need one, because there is no point spreading the points to multiple cards.
Once we got deeper into the dungeon, we began hunting monsters and turning them into points. Thanks to Brian¡¯s map, we knew exactly how many points we¡¯d need for all the items we were asked to get. Luckily we were able to use our real weapons inside the dungeon, not our tournament regted equipment, because while our tournament equipment is good, it isn¡¯t as good as our regr stuff. I pulled the string on my bow, as I lit an arrow on fire with Foxme. While doing so, I also put some mana into my bow, to increase its power even more. I then let the arrow fly,nding a good hit on a B-rank monster. The initial hit already did a lot of damage, followed by the Foxmes burn, only that single arrow took down the B-rank monster. I then fired another few arrows, taking down more B-rank monsters, while Einar and Eline took down the C-ranks. While they could also take down B-ranks with rtive ease, I do the most damage out of us, except for a full power Lightning spell from Eline, so it is best for me to take down the B-ranks.
When we decided to call it a day and rest, we had collected over half of the points we will need for the items. We hadn¡¯t picked up a single item yet, as it will be better to collect them all on our return trip. We will have more space in our bags then. Since we were sleeping in a dungeon, we did have to have someone keeping guard all night, but we did have a cheat Brian gave us. It is a card called Swords of Revealing Light. Spoiler [copse] It was apparently a card Brian used when he, Alice, Lua, Ria and Agunan cleared HomeBase. It will prevent any monsters from attacking us. It really made the night easier, and while Einar and Eline slept, I made sure to take care of my tamed monsters.
The next day, we arrived at the location with the S-rank monsters. They will give us the rest of the points we need, so we decided to take them on. For it, we summoned our most powerful monsters. Einar and Eline summoned their Sphinxes, while I let Nio out of Tamer¡¯s Paradise. I then summoned Familiar-Possessed - Hiita, before doing a reverse union with her. I learned how to do it from her in the first ce, and doing a reverse union with her gave my Foxmes a major power boost. Spoiler [copse] I then used my Foxmes to inme one of the S-rank monsters. This was a technique I developed to work with another card monster I could use. Because while inmed by Foxmes, the burning monster is treated as a Fire attribute monster. And that is important because I flip summoned Hiita the Fire Charmer, to bring that monster under my control. Well Hiita¡¯s control, but Hiita is under my control. Spoiler [copse] I then used Spiritual Fire Art - Kurenai, tributing the inmed S-rank monster to inflict massive damage to all the other S-ranks. Yes it does cost us the points from one of the S-ranks, but we will get enough even without it. Spoiler [copse] Because of the damage they took from that attack, the S-ranks couldn¡¯t stand for much longer, so we collected the points. I confirmed we had enough, and headed for the closest dropoff point.
It was after we had collected three out of the ten items we were tasked to get when we ran into a party of adventurers. They waved at us, while we were riding towards the next trade point, acting as if one of them was badly injured, and asked if we had potions we¡¯d be willing to sell them, or if we one of could use healing magic. I was a bit hesitant, as I assumed this was a trap, but Eline quickly used a Gift Card on the injured adventurer, and it did heal him, so it must not have been a trap. Spoiler [copse] They sincerely thanked us, and asked if we needed anything, but we were good, so we just kept going.
Perhaps it was because of that earlier sessful meeting, or maybe it was just me being tired that I somewhat let my guard down on the second meeting. We were returning to the surface, with all ten required items collected. It was already past the time I would have stopped us for rest, were we not almost done. We were again stopped by adventurers, but this time they were actually blocking the road. Some of them seemed to hesitate a bit, because we were riding on a C and B-rank monster, but they didn¡¯t falter. ¡°Hey! Did you get all you need!?¡± A big, burly guy called out to us. ¡°What is it to you?¡± I asked. ¡°Now please give us way. We would like to get to the surface.¡± ¡°Hah! Not happening missy! This path is blocked and unless you give us all the items you collected, you aren¡¯t getting through.¡± ¡°... you guys do know that fighting other adventurers is against the rules, right?¡± ¡°What rules? You think we are taking part in your stupid tournament?¡± ¡°... oh. So you are just assholes. Fine. We will find a different path.¡± I quickly decided. It wouldn¡¯t be that much of a detour, only about 30 minutes, so it was better to go around than to go through. Or so I would have said, if the second party had not run up to us from the direction we wereing from. They had a map and list like we did, so they must have been taking part in the tournament, so I assumed they would help us. But I was wrong. Instead, with the people blocking our path, they boxed us in. ¡°So, how about those items, missy?¡± The burly guy leading the first team asked. ¡°Or perhaps you¡¯d prefer to pay with your body.¡± A guy from the second party said. They must have nned this. Box in a team and steal their stuff. And then the party that is actually a part of thepetition can just me the party that isn¡¯t. Smart, but won¡¯t work on us. ¡°... alright. We give.¡± I said, and began to unzip my magic fanny pack. Einar and Eline looked just a bit panicked, not knowing if they should act or not, but I gave them a reassuring smile, and they let me do what I was doing. And what I was doing was getting out a card. ¡°Swords of Revealing Light!¡± I called out, as I activated the spell. The shining swords rained down around us, epassing both of the aggressive parties, as well as us. It froze all of them in ce, but all of us could move, so we bypassed the party that was blocking us, but before we could leave, Einar came up with an idea. ¡°Wait! We should check their cards. Either the dungeon cards, or their guild cards. We can see their names!¡± He told us. ¡°Then we can report them!¡± Eline agreed. And that is what we did. Not all of the roadblock team had cards, but some of them did. All of the members of the ¡®ambush squad¡¯ did have cards, so we were able to identify all of them. After we got everyone''s names, we left the area, and I deactivated the spell. I wish we could have been there to see how confused the adventurers were when we just disappeared, but we are not all powerful.
After we got to the surface, we reported our return, and handed in all ten of our items. We weren¡¯t the first party that had returned, but they did tell us we had a very good time, and most of the parties that returned before us didn¡¯t have all ten items. We then had to touch the ¡®anti-cheat¡¯ crystal again, and after Einar asked, the organizer exined that the crystal can show what we have done in the dungeon, so they can see if we used dungeon cards that had been pre-filled with points. We then reported the parties that tried to extort us for our items, which the organizers seemed taken back by. They then promised they would look into it and punish the adventurers if they really did do something like that. On the way back to the hotel, I called Brian with the phone he gave me, and informed him that we had returned. I felt a bit bad, because it was the middle of the night, so he was sleeping, but he still answered, so hopefully it didn¡¯t bother him too much. Once we got to the hotel, Einar and I released our tamed monsters to the stables the hotel had, before we headed to our room and to bed. And almost immediately after we got to bed, all of us fell asleep. CH.489 Talking about the Prelims CH.489 Talking about the Prelims[Brian POV] ¡°... yeah. I really need to host this tournament next year. I¡¯ll do a better job at it.¡± I concluded, after I heard how the preliminary round went. Unika, Einar and Eline hade out of the dungeon yesterday evening, or maybe I should call it night. She did call me at 1:30 am to inform me as such. It was now the next day, well technically the same day, and I had joined the Card Beasts for ate lunch, so they could tell me everything. ¡°Of course you would.¡± Einar said. ¡°Master does everything better.¡± ¡°... that is a bit much. ¡­ But I will admit, I can see so many ways of abusing the rules, especially if they were pre-known. I mean, I was able to abuse the rules and get you all that map. But I¡¯d bet money that the party that ambushed you also knew the rules. That is how they knew to set up that roadblock and ambush strategy.¡± ¡°How would you have done it?¡± Eline asked. ¡°Good question. I actually do like the idea of getting items from the dungeon, as it shows adventuring skills beyond just fighting. And in the dungeon, a smaller team can move faster than arger one. And based on your story, they did alter things like the drop points for the items,pared to the maps they gave you, so that is good. It removes some of the preparation people can do. But there are still problems, like how well you were screened beforehand. While they did check your bags, they didn¡¯t check for skills like Item Box, right?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think they did.¡± Unika said. ¡°Yeah, assumed as much. I mean, it is understandable. They can¡¯t prepare for everything. But that does leave the chance that some adventureres in with a dungeon card that already has a ton of points.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think that would have been possible.¡± Einar said. ¡°They had us touch a crystal thing that showed what we had done in the dungeon, both before and after. So if you tried to use a pre-filled card, I think they would have noticed that.¡± ¡°... they have something like that? Okay. Well, I forgive them for like ¡­ half the bad things I said about them.¡± ¡°Half? It really wasn¡¯t that bad.¡± Unika said. ¡°... yeah, probably not.¡± I admitted. ¡°I¡¯m just being cynical.¡± ¡°And you never answered. How would you have done it?¡± Eline asked again. ¡°Well, HomeBase isn¡¯t really set up to be a dungeon for something like that. It is more of a stronghold, than an open dungeon. ¡­ well then again, so is the Castle dungeon, you all just didn¡¯t go that deep into it.¡± ¡°... what do you mean?¡± Unika asked. ¡°We went pretty deep. The map didn¡¯t show deeper parts. Sure we never faced the final boss, but¡­¡± ¡°That wasn¡¯t the final boss. It is much more of a first final boss. There are another nine ¡®final bosses¡¯ behind it.¡± ¡°Nine?!¡± ¡°Yeah. The first, fifth, ninth and tenth are all SS-rank, others are S-rank.¡± ¡°... and you didn¡¯t tell us this because?¡± ¡°Because you didn¡¯t need to know. The Castle dungeon is a special dungeon, like HomeBase. It has a super powerful core, which absolutely should never be destroyed. So it needs something like that to protect it.¡± ¡°... but wouldn¡¯t people know if they kill the firstst boss?¡± Einar asked. ¡°There is a chance they¡¯d find out, but question. Why would they challenge an SS-rank, when there is no real need for it. They won¡¯t get anything out of it. There isn¡¯t some hidden trade point, or secret treasure chest hiding behind the firstst boss.¡± ¡°You would, because you can.¡± ¡°True. But I am not normal. And honestly, now that I know it is a special dungeon, I actually wouldn¡¯t.¡± ¡°... we are so sidetracked. Again.¡± Eline pointed out. ¡°... sorry. Okay. So how would I host a tournament. Well, first of all, I¡¯d do the prelims in Factory VR. For party style tournaments like this, I¡¯d make an artificial dungeon probably based on TinaWood. The goal of the adventurers would be escorting a dungeon master to the dungeon core. One of my monsters would y the part of the dungeon master. They would get points based on time, how many monsters they defeat, as well as the number, and types, of items they bring back from the dungeon. And since it would take ce in the Factory, I could just replicate the same dungeon over and over again, so every party is in a dungeon where there are no other adventurers, and every dungeon would be exactly the same, so no luck would be involved.¡± ¡°For something like an individual tournament, I¡¯d probably have a gauntlet of my monsters fight the adventurer. Each monster is slightly stronger than thest, and since it would take ce in the Factory, healing HP, mana and stamina between the fights is simple. And Factory, so no fear of death. Those who win the most battles get to the tournament part.¡± ¡°Something else like Best Tamer ¡­ well, I¡¯d have to think about it a bit more.¡± ¡°... now I want to take part in Master¡¯s tournament.¡± Einar said. ¡°I¡¯ll see if I can be the host next year.¡± I promised Einar.
Because the Card Beasts were quick with the preliminary, the max time they had was five days, by the way, we had a few days to burn. I spent it going on dates with my girls. Each got a day all to themselves, and we did what we wanted. With Alice, we visited the Sage¡¯s tower, so she could read some of the magic books stored there. She was granted the rank of great witch some time ago, so while she doesn¡¯t have full ess to the library, she can read quite a few books. ¡­ and I may or may not have been analyzing all those books, so that I could recreate them all in the Factory. With Lua, we started the day off by curing a few dhampirs. Lua paid the adventurers guild to spread info about a curing happening. There weren¡¯t many dhampirs living in the Hero¡¯s country, as only stable dhampirs were allowed to live here, but we did get four customers, and heard of a fifth. But the fifth was taking part in the tournament, and was still in the dungeon, so we couldn¡¯t cure them at the moment. Other than that we just walked around the town and shopped around a bit. With Cailie, I transformed myself into a melusine and we went for a swim. Sure I could have just been a mer-folk, but that is boring, so I used melusine instead. We visited ces like Marin¡¯s herb shop, as well as the few friends Cailie made while she was an idol. I really enjoyed seeing the underwater part of the city, because while I did swim through it with , I didn¡¯t really have the time to appreciate it then. On that day we were also informed that the Card Beasts passed the prelims, and were set to go for the tournament, so we had to take their tournament equipment to the organizers to be approved. On thest day before the tournament, and the exhibition match, I was out with Janina. We went on a massive shopping spree. She had picked up some funds from her hoard during the new year celebration and was now ready to use it all. She even had some dragon scales she could trade in for extra money. Luckily they weren¡¯t her own scales, or I think the people we sold them to would have ¡­ maybe died? I don¡¯t know. It did look like they stopped breathing when Janina brought them out.
As for me, well, I do what I do best. I open packs. It is fun and rxing and I¡¯mpleting another set today. And today''s set is . I¡¯ll start off with a 200 pack speedrun. Then I¡¯ll either do another 200, or go straight to singles depending on how many cards I¡¯m missing. So let¡¯s get to it. Spoiler 200 CRMS packs 1 Spoiler Verdant Sanctuary (Common) x31 Super Sr Nutrient (Common) x38 Seed Cannon (Common) x28 Ivy Shackles (Common) x40 Assault Counter (Common) x33 Morphtronic Forcefield (Common) x36 Twin-Sword Marauder (Common) x35 Assault Mercenary (Common) x26 Desert Protector (Common) x28 ckwing - Siro the Dawn (Common) x35 Morphtronic Slingen (Common) x31 Hydra Viper (Common) x28 Dupe Frog (Common) x32 Spell Reactor RE (Common) x27 Cross-Sword Beetle (Common) x33 Night Wing Sorceress (Common) x38 Morphtronic Boarden (Common) x44 ckwing - Bora the Spear (Common) x30 Submarine Frog (Common) x25 Summon Reactor SK (Common) x23 Flip Flop Frog (Common) x26 Bee List Soldier (Common) x26 Trap Reactor Y FI (Common) x27 Morphtronic Rusty Engine (Common) x28 Vengeful Servant (Common) x33 Psychic Sword (Common) x39 Prevention Star (Common) x29 Morphtronic Map (Common) x35 Assault Teleport (Common) x42 Raptor Wing Strike (Common) x30 Trojan diator Beast (Common) x32 Descending Lost Star (Common) x35 Supernatural Regeneration (Common) x24 Half or Nothing (Common) x33 Assault Mode Activate (Common) x33 Assault sh (Common) x42 Nightmare Archfiends (Common) x31 Ebon Arrow (Common) x36 Morphtronic Mix-up (Common) x30 Fake Explosion (Common) x32 Assault Overload (Common) x32 Telekic Power Well (Common) x37 Six Scrolls of the Samurai (Common) x29 Indomitable diator Beast (Common) x32 Assault Revival (Common) x34 Mysterious Triangle (Common) x37 Trap Eater (Common) x31 Dark Tinker (Common) x32 Red Dragon Archfiend/Assault Mode (Ghost Rare) x4 Arcane Barrier (Rare) x14 Psychic Tuning (Rare) x14 Shining Silver Force (Rare) x9 B.E.S. Big Core MK-2 (Rare) x10 Assault Beast (Rare) x11 Flying Fortress SKY FIRE (Rare) x10 Alien Overlord (Rare) x6 Inmato (Rare) x16 diator Beast Samnite (Rare) x3 Assault Armor (Rare) x14 Star st (Rare) x14 Makiu, the Magical Mist (Rare) x12 Synchro Change (Rare) x4 (Rare) x9 Wall of Thorns (Rare) x8 Alien Ammonite (Rare) x11 Arcane Apprentice (Rare) x14 ckwing - Gale the Whirlwind (Rare) x6 Debris Dragon (Rare) x8 Hyper Synchron (Rare) x7 Puppet King (Secret Rare) x1 Code A Ancient Ruins (Super Rare) x1 Turret Warrior (Super Rare) x2 Dimension Fortress Weapon (Super Rare) x2 Scanner (Super Rare) x2 Totem Dragon (Super Rare) x1 Spirit Force (Super Rare) x3 Multiply (Super Rare) x3 Arcanite Magician (Super Rare) x3 Dark Strike Fighter (Super Rare) x2 ck Salvo (Super Rare) x3 Twilight Rose Knight (Super Rare) x2 Bone Crusher (Ultimate Rare) x1 Doomkaiser Dragon/Assault Mode (Ultimate Rare) x1 Violet Witch (Ultimate Rare) x5 Arcanite Magician/Assault Mode (Ultimate Rare) x1 ckwing Armor Master (Ultimate Rare) x1 Cosmic Fortress Gol''gar (Ultimate Rare) x1 Hyper Psychic ster/Assault Mode (Ultra Rare) x3 Arcanite Magician/Assault Mode (Ultra Rare) x3 Bone Crusher (Ultra Rare) x1 Doomkaiser Dragon/Assault Mode (Ultra Rare) x1 Violet Witch (Ultra Rare) x3 Red Dragon Archfiend/Assault Mode (Ultra Rare) x1 Hyper Psychic ster (Ultra Rare) x1 [copse] [copse] ¡­ okay. 1 secret rare from 200 packs. That is just sad. Well, let¡¯s go over the new stuff. And I got fifteen new cards. ¡­ which isn¡¯t as many as I expected. Shining Silver Force is a decent counter trap. Inmato is a stupid tomato man, who can produce Pack tokens. So I guess he is fine. Puppet King, my 1 secret rare, is not worth using. Code A Ancient Ruins is good Alien support. Dimension Fortress Weapon is useless, because no one, other than me, will be sending cards from their decks to the GY. Scanner is okay. Really situational, as there will have to be a banished monster it can scan, but that doesn¡¯t make it bad. Spirit Force sounds way better than it actually is. Sure it prevents battle damage, but it sounds like a card that would do way more. Arcanite Magician is a Synchro, so I like it already. And he/she/it is spell counter focused, so that is nice. Arcanite Magician/Assault Mode is everything the regr is, but better. And I got it both in ultimate and ultra rare. Dark Strike Fighter has an okay burn effect, but I have better cards for burn damage. ck Salvo is great for summoning Dark Strike Fighter, and some other Synchro monsters. And while GY resurrection isn¡¯t as good for me as it is in the TCG, unless it is Monster Reborn because people resurrection, I still like ck Salvo. Twilight Rose Knight sounds like a card Cailie should have, and I¡¯ll probably give her a copy. And it does prevent your opponent from attacking any of your nt-type monsters, so that is a decent effect. Bone Crusher is another card I got in both ultimate and ultra rare. Sadly it isn¡¯t all that good. Violet Witch is thest one I got both the ultimate and ultra rare copy of. And it does search for a nt on death, so it is okay. Last, Hyper Psychic ster. It is a Synchro. And I like its effect. And it has an /Assault Mode version, which I already have. So yeah. I like Hyper Psychic ster. Spoiler
[copse] So yeah. The first 200 gave me a lot of good stuff, but I¡¯m still missing quite a few cards, so another 200 packs. Spoiler 200 CRMS packs 2 Spoiler Seed Cannon (Common) x35 Super Sr Nutrient (Common) x34 Verdant Sanctuary (Common) x29 Ivy Shackles (Common) x26 Morphtronic Forcefield (Common) x30 Assault Counter (Common) x28 Summon Reactor SK (Common) x33 Spell Reactor RE (Common) x30 Morphtronic Boarden (Common) x41 Trap Reactor Y FI (Common) x33 Flip Flop Frog (Common) x31 Assault Mercenary (Common) x32 ckwing - Siro the Dawn (Common) x36 ckwing - Bora the Spear (Common) x27 Night Wing Sorceress (Common) x35 Hydra Viper (Common) x33 Submarine Frog (Common) x33 Dupe Frog (Common) x30 Morphtronic Slingen (Common) x29 Cross-Sword Beetle (Common) x26 Desert Protector (Common) x30 Bee List Soldier (Common) x39 Twin-Sword Marauder (Common) x35 Morphtronic Rusty Engine (Common) x35 Vengeful Servant (Common) x32 Psychic Sword (Common) x46 Prevention Star (Common) x29 Morphtronic Map (Common) x35 Assault Teleport (Common) x24 Raptor Wing Strike (Common) x30 Descending Lost Star (Common) x31 Assault sh (Common) x28 Nightmare Archfiends (Common) x29 Assault Mode Activate (Common) x35 Supernatural Regeneration (Common) x32 Half or Nothing (Common) x30 Ebon Arrow (Common) x39 Trojan diator Beast (Common) x40 Fake Explosion (Common) x24 Morphtronic Mix-up (Common) x28 Six Scrolls of the Samurai (Common) x34 Mysterious Triangle (Common) x45 Assault Revival (Common) x30 Indomitable diator Beast (Common) x34 Telekic Power Well (Common) x24 Assault Overload (Common) x40 Trap Eater (Common) x35 Dark Tinker (Common) x31 Red Dragon Archfiend/Assault Mode (Ghost Rare) x4 Arcane Barrier (Rare) x10 Psychic Tuning (Rare) x7 Shining Silver Force (Rare) x12 Alien Overlord (Rare) x13 B.E.S. Big Core MK-2 (Rare) x9 Inmato (Rare) x11 diator Beast Samnite (Rare) x12 Flying Fortress SKY FIRE (Rare) x6 Assault Beast (Rare) x12 Assault Armor (Rare) x9 Star st (Rare) x11 Makiu, the Magical Mist (Rare) x14 Synchro Change (Rare) x10 (Rare) x7 Wall of Thorns (Rare) x13 Debris Dragon (Rare) x7 Arcane Apprentice (Rare) x6 ckwing - Gale the Whirlwind (Rare) x10 Alien Ammonite (Rare) x7 Hyper Synchron (Rare) x14 Colossal Fighter/Assault Mode (Secret Rare) x2 Prime Material Falcon (Secret Rare) x1 Greed Quasar (Secret Rare) x1 Ido the Supreme Magical Force (Secret Rare) x1 Puppet King (Secret Rare) x2 Code A Ancient Ruins (Super Rare) x2 Scanner (Super Rare) x3 Totem Dragon (Super Rare) x2 Turret Warrior (Super Rare) x2 Armoroid (Super Rare) x3 Dimension Fortress Weapon (Super Rare) x1 Spirit Force (Super Rare) x1 Dark Strike Fighter (Super Rare) x1 Arcanite Magician (Super Rare) x1 ck Salvo (Super Rare) x1 Twilight Rose Knight (Super Rare) x2 Bone Crusher (Ultimate Rare) x1 Arcanite Magician/Assault Mode (Ultimate Rare) x1 Hyper Psychic ster/Assault Mode (Ultimate Rare) x1 ckwing Armor Master (Ultimate Rare) x1 Hyper Psychic ster/Assault Mode (Ultra Rare) x1 Bone Crusher (Ultra Rare) x1 Lifeforce Harmonizer (Ultra Rare) x3 Violet Witch (Ultra Rare) x1 ckwing Armor Master (Ultra Rare) x2 Hyper Psychic ster (Ultra Rare) x2 Cosmic Fortress Gol''gar (Ultra Rare) x1 [copse] [copse] See! I got seven secret rares this time. Yes, if you ignore extra copies it is just five, but it is still seven. As for the new stuff. Colossal Fighter/Assault Mode is decent. It can really weaken opposing monsters. Prime Material Falcon is way too specific to actually be good. Greed Quasar is cool. Getting attack and defense based on its level x300 is cool. And it gains levels by the level of whatever it destroys by battle, so it can get very big very fast. Sadly it has no protection, but still a cool card. And Armoroid can banish all Spell/Traps when it is tribute summoned. So it is good. Spoiler
[copse] Now to check what I¡¯m missing, and to set up the Capsules for that.
Zeta Rett is interesting. If it is in the GY, each time your opponent¡¯s monster is banished, you get a token. It can also special summon itself, from the hand only, by tributing one of said tokens. I wish it could special summon itself from the GY by tributing two tokens or something, but sadly that isn¡¯t the case. Still not a bad card. Tethys, Goddess of Light is just a Pack token loop waiting to happen. Get a token each time you summon a Fairy monster. Sign me up to that service. Dark Voltanis is a counter Fairy, but it isn¡¯t very good. Sure it has decent stats, but its effect is worthless for me. But I¡¯ll still probably use him because of the stats. And thest missing card, Royal Swamp Eel. It kind of sucks, because its effect is literally only a restriction. But it is an eel, and we had some good eel when we dined with the dragons, so I might just cook up this Royal Eel for dinner. Spoiler
[copse] And that is it. One more setpleted. Time to go enjoy my eel dinner and mentally prepare myself for the exhibition match. CH.490 The Exhibition Match CH.490 The Exhibition Match ¡°Hello Brian. I hope you don¡¯t mind the intrusion.¡± Was the greeting I got from who I assume to be another System Agent. I was in the Factory just working on my smartphone and Inte, just so I had something to focus on, other than the up anding exhibition match. ¡°I don¡¯t, but I don¡¯t think we¡¯ve been introduced yet. I am Brian Wood, but you knew that already. Who might you be?¡± I asked the ck haired System Agent. He looked like he might be Japanese, but that might just be my anime watching self talking. ¡°... Yes, I suppose we haven¡¯t. I simply feel like we have.¡± The agent said. ¡°But allow me to introduce myself. I go by Tamaki, and I used to be the System Agent of the Hero.¡± ¡­ okay. So we have a high ranker here. Well, he isn¡¯t the only one I¡¯ve met, as I¡¯m decently sure Sicily was the Saint¡¯s System Support, and Joan was the Sage¡¯s System Support. And if that is correct, I¡¯ve now met all the System Supports of the Hero¡¯s party. ¡°But admittedly, Tamaki isn¡¯t my original name.¡± Tamaki continued. ¡°My original name was lost with my master¡¯s Perfect Memory.¡± ¡°... good to know, but I really didn¡¯t need to know that. You are now Tamaki and that is all that matters.¡± I told him. ¡°So, what can I do for you? Another fissure? Kind of a bad timing.¡± ¡°Thankfully no. I simply wanted to have a quick chat about the Castle dungeon now that you know its true nature.¡± ¡°Sure. Though honestly I kind of suspected it for a long time. All the history books say that the Hero¡¯s country is located where the Demon King¡¯s fortress was. And what was that Demon King known for, well, the world didn¡¯t know him for that, but whatever. You all always said he became the evil he is because he abused a Chaos God Dungeon. So of course his stronghold would be over the dungeon.¡± ¡°Yes. Perhaps we could have had this chat earlier.¡± ¡°... go on.¡± ¡°Simply put, because of the Chaos God Dungeon located where it is, you shouldn¡¯t hold your ¡®HomeBase¡¯ too close to the Hero¡¯s country. Where it is currently is already quite close, but I do understand that this is a temporary measure.¡± ¡°Yeah, it won¡¯t be there for much longer. And if you all have some specific ces where the ¡®creation¡¯ energy is piling up, just contact me and I can move HomeBase.¡± ¡°¡®Creation¡¯ energy, huh? Not a bad name for it, but it isn¡¯t exactly urate.¡± ¡°Better than ¡®the mysterious energy the Goddess refuses to tell me much about¡¯.¡± ¡°Apologies. I know the Goddess has said this before, but we aren¡¯t all powerful. We aren¡¯t Gods, not in the way you think at least. We are beings who oversee the System and the world, and try our best to keep both safe. And there are rules we have to follow while we do so.¡± ¡°... you know, the more I hear about the System, the more it sounds like apany. And it doesn¡¯t sound like the Goddess is the CEO. So when are you going to tell me who is actually in charge?¡± ¡°... when you do something impressive enough that they agree to give you the Perfect System Support. Sorry.¡± Tamaki said, before his Factory avatar began to fade. ¡°Please don¡¯t injure my master¡¯s great granddaughter too much.¡± He just got out before he escaped. ¡­ Well, that happened. And I guess that means I know who I¡¯ll face in the exhibition match.
We got to the arena early, as I had to be there early for the exhibition match. There waiting for me was the priest and sage that were in Wendy¡¯s party during the entire Seaside Paradise fissure situation. The priest helped me get ready for the match, while the sage showed my girls to a box seat that we could enjoy the tournament from. Apparently Wendy had secured it for us, so I¡¯ll have to thank her for that. It didn¡¯t take me too long to get ready, after all, Storage is OP and I can just select clothes from Storage and automatically put them on. I don¡¯t usually use that feature, because it doesn¡¯t matter with regr clothes, but with armor, it is kind of nice. The priestplimented me on my armor, saying it was nice and showy. He then told me that this match was supposed to just be a show, which I naturally already knew, and that I shouldn¡¯t end it too quickly, so that the audience could have said show. I told him not to worry, and that I knew what I was doing, before I jokingly said that I hoped Wendy also knew what she was doing. This took the priest back a bit, as I shouldn¡¯t have known I was facing her, but I then told him about an angel that contacted me about it. He asked why an angel would tell me something like that, and I simply told him that the angel actually had something else to talk about, and Wendy just happened toe up.
While I waited for the audience to get to their seats, I just kept chatting with the girls with our System link. And while doing that, we also tried to add Janina into the conversation. It wasn¡¯t all that difficult, thank you Soul Magic, but it did take a bit of concentration from Janina to do so, so I promised we¡¯d look into a magic device that will allow her to passively do so after the tournament. Then, the time came. The priest told me to move towards one of the colosseum entrances. While I walked, I put some mana into my armor, to really get it to shine. Not quite enough that it would cast Space Bubble, but close to it. I then waited by the entrance, until someone would announce us. While waiting, I looked at the opposite end of the colosseum and saw Wendy there, in her golden armor. So she really was wearing the Hero¡¯s armor. I really hope I can do something to her, despite her having that overpowered equipment. Maybe Wendy assumed I¡¯d go all out and summon some god monsters or something. Well, I won¡¯t, but she doesn¡¯t know that yet. Eventually someone began to speak, someone whose voice I recognized. I have no idea why they made the annoncer, but apparently she is diversifying her job even more. Being an espionage spy, disguised as a tour guide apparently wasn¡¯t enough for her, now she is also an announcer. Well, I don¡¯t mind. I know her, she knows me. I¡¯m sure she¡¯ll do a good job. Her voice also seemed to be boosted by either magic, magic item or a skill, because it was easily heard across the colosseum. After she announced us, Wendy first, then me, we walked to thebat stage at the center of the colosseum. ¡°So, Wendy. Think you are ready for this?¡± I asked. ¡°You don¡¯t seem too surprised. What gave it away?¡± ¡°A few things, but I think your great grandfather''s System Support, now an angel, telling me so is a pretty big giveaway.¡± ¡°... You are telling me moreter.¡± Wendy said, her voice extremely serious. ¡°Well, you know where I¡¯ll be during the tournament, so juste by for a chat.¡± then said that the exhibition match was starting, so we both drew our swords, and got ready. While I was waiting for the start, I filled my sword with mana so I could start this match off with a Special Rend. I then looked around with Mana Vision active. I had been told there would be a barrier between the arena and the audience, I just wanted to make sure. Don¡¯t want to identally kill someone watching. The barrier was nicely in ce, and seemed sturdy enough. As in, it can be broken, but I couldn¡¯t break it with my magic skills, but I could easily break it if I used a card. Alice could most likely break it with Erasure Magic, but you¡¯d still need to be very high leveled and know some very high leveled spells to destroy the barrier with magic. I then focused all my efforts onto Wendy, waiting for the start signal. ¡°Exhibition match¡­ BEGIN!¡± called out. I didn¡¯t hesitate and shed down my sword, sending out the Spacial Rend it can autocast. I then rushed after the flying sh using Flickering Step, so I could keep up the pressure. Wendy blocked the flying sh with her shield as if it was nothing, and then matched my sword with her own. I then lifted my foot to kick Wendy, not in an attempt to do damage, but instead to just jump off of her, so we could take some distance again. This was an exhibition match after all. I want to make it showy. Wendy raised her shield to block my kick, which was just fine with me, so I used it as my springboard instead, and with just a bit of mana in my feet, I used Flickering Step again to take some distance. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect that. I assumed you would summon a monster to fight me.¡± Wendy said. ¡°Well, this is a show fight, not a real fight.¡± I reminded her. ¡°But don¡¯t worry. I¡¯ll start adding in more skills, and if I have to, I will summon something.¡± ¡°Then my goal shall be to get you to summon something.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s hope you can get there. I have a lot of skills I want to try before that.¡± As I said that, I generated four golden swords with Restraining Sword Barrage, ready tounch them at Wendy. While I did so, Wendy muttered something, likely chanting a spell. She also put mana into her sword, forming a Mana de around her weapon. And after her chant finished, a bright glow engulfed her. Some sort of Light attribute buff spell, if I¡¯d have to guess. While she did so, I ramped up the mana in my armor, allowing my armor to produce a Space Bubble around me. She then came at me, way faster than I expected, to the point where I wasn¡¯t fast enough to bring my sword up to block her strike, instead taking it. Thankfully my armor and the Space Bubble protected me from most of the damage, but some of it still came through. The strike sent me flying back, so I used Mana Flight to stop myself. As I did, I decided that that was enough sword fighting. I clearly can¡¯t keep up with Wendy¡¯s speed, so let¡¯s change the rules. I shot my four Restraining Swords at Wendy, while at the same time removing my armor and changing my race to Dragon Hearted. I then transformed myself into my dragon form with Draconic Body, ready for round 2. I charged my mouth with a mix of Draconic and Spirit Magic, before letting out a massive fire breath. If my opponent wasn¡¯t Wendy, I wouldn¡¯t use something this powerful, but against her, yeah, I think I can use this. Especially since she has that armor and shield. And like I expected, Wendy simply charged some mana into her shield, before blocking my fire breath with it. In fact, it almost looked like the shield put up an additional barrier to further protect Wendy. I decided to follow my fire breath by charging at her, so I formed Rending ws on my dragon ws. I also produced a Dark Chain around me for extra offense and to hopefully bind her shield. Using a mix of Draconic and Spirit Magic again, as well as Mana and Winged Flight, I flew at Wendy at maximum speed. My Dark Chain attacked her just before I reached her, targeting her shield to get it out of the way. Wendy seemed to let my chain do that, because she then countered my mana charged ws with her sword. But what she didn¡¯t count on was my dragon tail swiping at her, as I passed by, so I got my first hit in. Not that it likely did any damage. But again, this isn¡¯t a real fight, just a show match. In a real fight, transforming into a dragon like this would actually be a disadvantage, because I have more blind spots as a dragon. If Janina heard me saying that she would assign me more practice, because if you ask her, dragons are the perfect lifeforms, with way less weaknesses than humans. I decided to keep the show going by doing another race swap. Well, kind of. I activated Multi-Armed, producing another set of arms. I knew they wouldn¡¯t help, but they looked cool. I then did a e at me¡¯ gesture with one of my arms, just so Wendy knew I wanted her to attack in turn. Again, show match. She charged at me, a bit slower this time, likely having realized I couldn¡¯t quite keep up with her maximum speed. I blocked her sword with my top left hand, the one that held my dungeon terminal. The terminal is basically unbreakable, so it makes for a great shield. But despite me blocking the shield, Wendy came in with a shield bash, which I had to use my other three hands to block. Wendy used Quick Cast to chant a Light Arrow spell, the spell hitting me in my left shoulder. It hurt, but not too bad. So in return, I charged up a light breath in my mouth, pped my wings as hard as I could so I could get some distance again, and let out myzer-like breath of light, which hit Wendy before she could get her shield to block the hit, and sent her flying across the stage. I then decided to change races again, swapping from Multi-Armed Spiritual Dragon Hearted to Multi-Armed Spiritual Bird-folk Sorcerer. With my Sorcerer race boosting my magic, I began using some low power Space Magic spells to attack Wendy, while I also used Time Magic to make myself faster. I tried to also use Time Magic to slow down Wendy, but it feels like her armor is preventing that. Wendy went with my flow, also changing to a more magic focused fighting style, but it quickly became apparent to me that she is a swordswoman, not a caster, as with magic, I was faster than her, and my spells were more powerful than hers. I then did my next race swap, because I wanted to change the fight again. I kept Multi-Armed and Spiritual, but I swapped my ss race to User or Rare Skills and my normal race to Cat-folk. Inded on the ground on all six of my limbs, before I once again ramped up Flickering Step so I could approach Wendy. And while doing so, I generated four extra arms with Magical Arms, while also producing four swords with Restraining Sword Barrage. I then ced the Restraining Swords into the hands of my Magical Arms. I shed at Wendy with my ws first, and as she was blocking that, I brought my Magical Arms in for an attack. Sadly, Wendy¡¯s armor was too good, and my Restraining Swords didn¡¯t do anything. The armor probably has some sort of ¡®no debuffs will affect the wearer¡¯ enchantment, or something like that. As I was wing at Wendy, I had to dodge another sword sh, which forced me to a bad position, and caused me to take another shield bash. It sent me flying back, and I dug my ws into the ground, to bring myself to a stop. ¡°You think that is good, Brian? I think we¡¯ve shown enough.¡± Wendy called out. ¡°... We could stop here.¡± I answered. ¡°But I can also show one more thing. A single summon.¡± ¡°So just a bit more then.¡± Wendy agreed, and once again charged her armor, sword and shield with mana. While she did so, I did myst race change of the fight. Dropping Multi-Armed, I returned to being Advanced Human, but this time I took the ss race of Summoner, instead of Swordsman, which I used at the start of the fight. And now, it was time to summon something. ¡°Oh great wolf of the Nordic myths, appear by my side and show your might. I summon you, Gleipnir.¡± With my chant, a massive magic circle appeared next to me, and from it, my huge wolf summon appeared. Nir took up arge section of the arena, and his presence clearly intimidated not just the audience, but even Wendy herself. But I wasn¡¯t done. There was one more thing I wanted to do. Admittedly, I had only done this next part in the Factory, and not with anything as powerful as Nir, but I think I can manage it. ¡­ I hope. ¡°Nir! Be one with me and grant me your strength!¡± I ordered my Fenrir. ¡°Reverse Union!¡± Nir began to glow and I felt as his entire essence, his soul, entered me and became one with me. My race changed again, likely bing some sort of Wolf-folk, as I felt a pair of ears growing out from the top of my head, while a wolf-tail also grew out of my tailbone. Even my skin began to grow fur. At least my face didn¡¯t turn into a snout, so I¡¯m not going full werewolf. And the immense power I felt was ¡­ It was something. It honestly felt like I would snap myself if I moved wrong, so I decided to be as careful as I could with my movements. ¡°... Did you just?¡± Wendy questioned. ¡°Yes!¡± I answered, and my voice sounded like a mix of a growl and regr speech. I then felt Nir¡¯s will inside my body, just begging us to charge at Wendy. And admittedly, I wanted to do so as well, so I did just that. We left arge crater where weunched from, and we got to Wendy faster than my brain could keep up. The speed was insane. Our ws made contact with Wendy¡¯s armor, but luckily it seemed sturdy enough to stop the strike. But still the power in that blow sent Wendy flying backwards across the arena. I held back Nir, who wanted to charge again, instead allowing Wendy to recover and stand up again. She then seemed to chant the same buff spell as she used earlier, before she came at us. I let Nir mostly take over, since he probably knows better how to control this strength, while I only guided him how to use a humanoid body. Nir used our ws to sh at Janina, but he clearly didn¡¯t know how to use the mana we had, because he failed in doing things like producing Rending ws, despite his Fenrir form being able to use something very simr to the skill. So I decided to take over that part, while Nir pounded on Wendy. And with our statsbined, as well as the boost I get from Summoner¡¯s Unity, the strikes Wendy isnding on us don¡¯t really hurt that much. Nir then got Wendy off beat and open for a strike, so he went in with a powerful hit, but I didn¡¯t want to risk actually hurting her, so I tried to hold back. Our conflicting opinions caused the attack to weaken, but it also messed with our control a lot, and the massive power we had not only sent Wendy flying again, but also caused a massive bacsh to mess up our arm. Because of the pain, and honestly just thinking this is enough, I undid the Reverse Union with Nir, so he left my body and his Fenrir body reformed next to me. As I lost all of that extra power, the exhaustion of doing what I did hit me full force, and I almost fell to my knees, but I luckily managed to keep myself standing. I looked to the other end of the arena, where Wendy was also getting back up. She looked like she could continue, but I think we both knew this exhibition match has gone on for long enough. So instead of continuing, she sheathed her sword, while I unsummoned Nir. It took a while for the audience to realize that the fight really was over, but after announced that this was the end of the exhibition match, they reacted and gave us a booming apuse. CH.491 Status after the Match CH.491 Status after the Match ¡°Alright Brian. Time to spill.¡± Wendy said. We had been healed by the priest that was taking care of me before the match and we were moving towards our box seating. ¡°What do you want to know first?¡± I asked, honestly not knowing where to start. ¡°... Good question. How about we start at the beginning. You knew you were facing me because ¡­¡± ¡°Because the Hero¡¯s reimed System Support, or as the System calls them, System agent, or as you may know them as, angel, contacted me.¡± ¡°Yes. That is a good start. So ¡­ System Supports be angels?¡± ¡°Kind of. Not all System agents act as angels. ¡­ at least as far as I know. Angels are specifically System agents that respond to the Holy Magic spells and send visions.¡± ¡°... and there are other kinds of System agents?¡± ¡°Yes. One of my main contacts is named Aulis, he was the System Support of the first summoner, Great Sage Ritva. He is responsible for the Prophecies his holder made while she was alive.¡± ¡°Ah. I see.¡± We then arrived at our box seat, where my girls all congratted us on a good fight. It really got the crowd excited for what ising next. ¡°... Alright, next thing.¡± Wendy continued our talk from the outside. ¡°That armor you wore. What was it? Where did you get it? It was made of a legendary metal, wasn¡¯t it?¡± ¡°Yeah. My stardust armor is made of star titanium, like my sword was. And I made them myself.¡± ¡°... you made it? I didn¡¯t know you were skilled in cksmithing and crafting.¡± ¡°Yeah, I kind of have a lot of skills, in case you didn¡¯t notice.¡± ¡°I did. I actually wanted to ask about it. ¡­ well, moreso your transformations. Is it a skill? I¡¯ve never heard or read about anything like it.¡± ¡°Yeah, makes sense. It is my racial-unique skill. You¡¯ve heard of them, right?¡± ¡°Yes. There are reports of a few, but they are exceedingly rare.¡± ¡°Well, I have one. I also have a race that is unique to me. Combine my race and my unique-racial skill, and I can transform into many different races and use the racial skills of those races. Though I do have to learn how to use the racial skill first.¡± ¡°... so you ¡­ what, changed your race? During a fight?¡± ¡°Multiple times, yes. I started off as an Advanced Human, with Swordsman as my ss race. Oh, ss race is a type of race that is gained based on a skill. Swordsmaning from Sword Technique. I then swapped to Dragon Hearted and used my Draconic skills, along with some Spirit Magic.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t need the full y-by-y. I was your opponent. I experienced it firsthand.¡± Wendy said. ¡°... sorry. So, next question then?¡± ¡°The floating arms? What were they?¡± I generated a Magical Arm and showed it to Wendy. ¡°Magical Arms. A new skill I¡¯m developing with a System agent. You did hear about the Designing skill being added to the System, right?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Simr to that, but this skill needs more work, so I currently have a prototype version of it, so the System can collect more information on it, before they implement the skill.¡± ¡°And the golden swords?¡± ¡°Just an extra skill called Restraining Sword Barrage. I¡¯m sure someone has had it before.¡± ¡°... alright. And onest thing. When did you make a summoning contract with a Fenrir?!¡± ¡°Some time ago. I can give you the exact date, but I doubt you care.¡± ¡°... so it really is a summoning contract and not your card.¡± ¡°Yeah, I didn¡¯t want to use my cards in the match to test myself. Sorry if you think that means I looked down on you.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry about it. Had you been more used to that ¡­ possession technique you may have defeated me. ¡­ what was that thing anyway?¡± ¡°A reverse union. Comes from the Beast Union skill.¡± ¡°... I think I¡¯ve heard of that. Some rare skill tamers sometimes have. Allows them to be one with the tamed beast.¡± ¡°Also works with summoned beasts, but correct. Usually the person bes one with the monster, but with practice, you can have the monster be one with you. And since you gain all of that monster''s stats, it is a massive power boost.¡± I exined. ¡°... so you just ¡­ took all the power of a Fenrir into your body?¡± ¡°Basically. But man it was hard to control. Honestly, I¡¯m just d my arm was only injured and didn¡¯tpletely blow up.¡± Admitting that got me a look for Lua, who didn¡¯t seem happy about the fact that I just admitted to almost blowing up my arm for a show match. She checked over my bodypletely, but didn¡¯t find anything abnormal, and let me go. I then decided it was about time I checked my status, because I feel like I may have gotten a skill because of what I did. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: One without a Race - Spiritual / Summoner / Advanced Human ?
Level: 194 [+6]
HP: 10,110 [+870] (+25,500)
Mana: 15,820 [+780] (+23,200)
Strength: 4755 [+760]
Defense: 5325 [+700]
Magic: 6500 [+300]
Unique-Racial Skills * Spoiler
One of Every Race LV.4 (unique-racial) [+1]
- Multi-Armed LV.2 (racial)
- Jack of All Trades LV.3 (racial) [+1]
- Sword Master LV.2 (racial) [+1]
- Draconic Body LV.5 (racial)
- Draconic Magic LV.5 (racial)
- Enhanced Hearing LV.2 (racial)
- Enhanced Olfactory LV.1 (racial) [new]
- Hardened Scales LV.3 (racial)
- Swift Swimming LV.5 (racial)
- Winged Flight LV.5 (racial) [+1]
- Tough ws LV.3 (racial)
- Rending ws LV.2 (racial) [+1]
- Advanced Summoning Magic LV.4 (racial) [+1]
- Spirit Magic LV.5 (racial)
- True Blood Magic LV.4 (racial)
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Unique Skills Spoiler
Pack Opener LV.8 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.9 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Magical Arms LV.N/A (prototype)
Mana Coated Body Modification LV.N/A (prototype)
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Extra Skills * Spoiler
Limit Break LV.1 (extra)
Spiritual Space Magic LV.6 (extra)
Spiritual Time Magic LV.4 (extra)
Mana Vision LV.5 (extra)
Telekinesis LV.8 (extra)
Mana Flight LV.5 (extra)
Restraining Sword Barrage LV.3 (extra)
Dark Chain LV.4 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.10 (extra)
Beast Union LV.4 (extra) [+2]
[copse] Spoiler
Mental Visual Designing (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Time Spirit (extra)
Summon Space Spirit (extra)
Summon Light Spirit (extra)
Summon Dark Spirit (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Summon Earth Spirit (extra)
Summon Fire Spirit (extra)
Summon Wind Spirit (extra)
Summon Nature Spirit (extra)
Summon Beast Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
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Normal Skills * Spoiler
Sword Technique LV.7
Mana de LV.3
Shield Technique LV.5
Flickering Step LV.3
Strength Boost LV.3 [+1]
Defense Boost LV.13 [+2]
Advanced Mana Control LV.17[+2]
Fast Mana Recovery LV.5
Quick Cast LV.4
Instant Cast LV.2
Taming LV.2
Designing LV.8 [+2]
cksmithing LV.5 [+4]
Crafting LV.4 [+3]
Enchanting LV.10
Cooking LV.10 [new]
Service LV.2 [new]
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Titles Spoiler
Dragon Life Dedication (Greater True Fire Dragon) Dragon King
Lachros¡¯ Blessing Iris¡¯ Blessing
Eosther¡¯s Blessing Nyx¡¯s Blessing
Thssa¡¯s Blessing Gaia¡¯s Blessing
Ninatia¡¯s Blessing Pan¡¯s Blessing
Cailie¡¯s Blessing (Wind Spirits Blessing (Greater)) Nature Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Friend of the Spirits Skill Maker
SS-Rank Summoner The Sky isn¡¯t a Limit
Lifesaver Blood Sucker (racial)
Honorary Baron of Ruiso Kingdom Language Comprehension (humanoid) (draconic)
ve Master ves: Rhianna
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[copse] And as I suspected, I have a new skill. Technically three from your point of view, but it isn¡¯t my fault that I don¡¯t show every single stat change anymore. So yeah. The actual new skill is Enhanced Olfactory, aka enhanced smelling. Came with the Wolf-folk race. The Wolf-folk also has ess to Tough ws as a racial skill, but I naturally already had that. Cooking and Service I gained during the seafood feast we had with the dragons, after the fissure near J¡¯s ind. [CH.483] I then decided to level up Cooking all the way to level 10, because having a LV.10 Cooking skill just sounded like a good idea. And admittedly, it wasn¡¯t a bad idea. Unlike with Enchanting, Cooking is a simple physical activity, so there is very little disconnect between my skill level, and what I can actually do. It¡¯s not like cooking is superplicated when you cook simple recipes. Maybe if I made something more difficult, I¡¯d actually run into problems. I then checked One of Every Race. Spoiler
One of Every Race
Normal Races ss Races Modifier Races Special Races
Human ? Swordsman ? Spiritual ? Dragon Hearted ?
Advanced Human ? Guardian ? Multi-Armed ? Melusine ?
Cat-folk ? Sorcerer ? Fenrir-kin ? [new][locked]
Wolf-folk ? [new] Summoner ? Spiritual Being ?
Wolf-kin ? [new] Enchanter ?
Rabbit-folk ? User or Rare Skills ?
Bird-folk ? Dragon King ?
Lizard-folk ?
Mer-folk ?
Dhampir ?
Dhampir Cured ?
[Change to selected Race]
[copse] And there was a bit more here than I expected. Not only did I have Wolf-folk, I also got Wolf-kin, and even Fenrir-kin, though Fenrir-kin is locked. I checked the lock part, and it said that Fenrir-kin is locked until the skill Alpha is gained. Alpha is a racial skill that Wolf-kin can gain, so I¡¯ll need to work on that. Also, since One of Every Race leveled up, I can now pick a ss race while I have a special race active. So I can finally be a Dragon Hearted Dragon King. Still can¡¯t pick two ss races at the same time, but maybe next level. Or maybe I¡¯ll get some sort of chimera ability where I canbine multiple Beast-folk races into one super race. ¡­ okay, probably not. I don¡¯t doubt that I¡¯ll get that ability eventually, but I doubt that it is next.
Soon enough, it was time for the parties that passed the preliminaries to be introduced, and then the tournament bracket will be revealed. We heard all the party names, which I won¡¯t recap here becauseing up with names is hard, as well as their cement in the preliminaries. The Card Beasts came in fourth, being the third fastest party toe back with all ten requested items. The one party that beat them with not all ten items did so because of how fast they returned with eight items. In fact, they were the fastest to return of all parties, and the only reason they didn¡¯t get first is because they only had eight of the ten items. As for the bracket, well, it was made so that the number one team was against the number 8 team. Then 3 was against 6, 2 against 7, and finally 4 against 5. So the fastest teams were separated from each other, probably so that theter matches would be the most exciting ones. I don¡¯t know how far each of the teams will get, but hopefully the Card Beasts will win at least one match. CH.492 Adventuring Tournament, round 1 CH.492 Adventuring Tournament, round 1 With thepeting teams introduced, it was time for the first round of the tournament. , the announcer, announced the rules, but there really wasn¡¯t that much to them. You either had to get the opposing team off of the arena, pin or knock out every member of the party in ce, or get the opposing team to surrender. Members that are forced off the arena may not return to the fight, but pinned or knocked out members can return to the fight, if they can be freed from their bindings, or recover from being knocked out. Killing someone was a no go, and would get your team disqualified. Using equipment that wasn¡¯t checked would get you either a warning or an immediate disqualification. Using spells that weren¡¯t approved for the tournament, warning or immediate disqualification, depending on the spell. Sadly that does mean that my Card Beasts won¡¯t be able to use their duel disks, as they weren¡¯t approved for tournament use. We could have gotten Eline¡¯s shield duel disk approved, because shields really didn¡¯t have limits, but it would have had to be checked, and I don¡¯t really want to have anyone looking at the duel disks with that level of detail. Einar¡¯s sword duel disk is absolutely not allowed, because it has too much pration, and Unika¡¯s duel disk falls into the category of I¡¯m honestly not sure if it would be allowed. It is realistically just a boltuncher, but the ¡®circr saw¡¯ mode that it can do would probably get it banned. The rules sounded kind of stupid to me. Because while they work for one on one fights, for a team fight, they aren¡¯t nearly as good. I mean, a single activation of Swords of Revealing Light will win every match. But who am I to judge? Of course my cards would win something like this instantly. There is a reason I put all the cards set on both myself and the Card Beasts to only activate if we were about to receive a lethal attack. I also swapped the set cards to things like Negate Attack and Waboku. No Mirror Forces for the tournament. Spoiler
[copse] Speaking of Mirror Force. While I don¡¯t have either, I feel that Storming or Drowning Mirror Force would just end the match immediately, because they would force all of the opponents off of the arena. Spoiler
[copse] But yeah. My cards break tournaments. So I¡¯ll have to have a chat with the Card Beasts, making sure they won¡¯t use cards that will just instantly win them the matches. But I don¡¯t want to limit them too much, because the cards are a part of theirbat power, so if they win with their cards, it is still a victory. Luckily their match was thest of the first round matches, so I have the time. But the first match is about to begin, so let¡¯s watch it.
The first match started soon enough, and while I obviously saw the party beforehand, I didn¡¯t tell you all about it yet. So now is as good of a time as any. The fastest party in the preliminaries was the Narra Kingdom S-rank party that was with us at the Seaside Paradise fissure. Their party had four members, three S-rank, one A-rank. A swordsman, a guardian, a mage and a priest/healer. I don¡¯t actually know if the healer can use Holy Magic, but they are focused on healing, support spells and so on, so I¡¯ll count them as a priest. And because of our history, I had a decent idea just how good this party was. So I¡¯m honestly not surprised that they got the number one spot in the preliminaries. They went by the name The Unicorns, despite the fact that only one member of their party was a unicorn. Yeah. Their healer is a literal Unicorn-kin. Evolved from Horse-kin, they are still two legged, like Horse-kin, but they have a twisted rainbow horn on their heads. And they have a racial version of Light Magic called Rainbow Magic. Kind of like how Einar and Eline have Dark Lightning as their racial variant of Lightning Magic. Against them was the number eight team from the prelims. I didn¡¯t know them, but they were apparently from Oroco city, so they weren¡¯t too far from home. That party had five members. Looking at their equipment, they had a spear guy, a sword guy, two guardians and a mage. Not a bad party, but they do seem tock range. Oh, and they are all A-rank. And their party name is Burning Fighting Fighters, again, despite the fact that only three out of the five used Fire Magic. Shame the match wasn¡¯t very exciting. At first it seemed somewhat bnced, but The Unicorns simply overpowered and overwhelmed the Burning Fighting Fighters, and won the first match.
The second match was between the lightning fast team 3, and team 6, whom I know nothing about. Team 3, or Hunters Eyes, consisted of just 3 members, two lizard-folk, both carrying twin-swords, and thest guy didn¡¯t have a weapon at all. But he was a wolf-folk, so maybe he just uses his ws. Team 6 was a more traditional team, with a guardian, two swordsmen and a mage. They went by the name Cat Lovers, and each member of the team was a cat-folk. Though I think at least two of them have evolved into a tiger-folk or something simr. The second match took slightly longer than the first, mainly because of the excellent work by the Cat Lovers guardian Taunting the opponents into attacking him, leaving good openings for his swordsmen to attack. Sadly it wasn¡¯t quite enough, as the wolf-folk from Hunters Eyes eventually used some sort of werewolf form skill, which gave him a massive power boost, enough that he was able to yeet the Cat Lovers guardian out of the arena. And without their guardian, the Cat Loverscked the skill to stand up to the high offensive power of Hunters Eyes.
Before the next match, I took the opportunity to visit the Card Beasts and told them not to just end the match instantly with Swords of Revealing Light. Unika was all ready to promise they wouldn¡¯t use it at all, but I told her that they could use it, but just don¡¯t start with it. It shouldn¡¯t be their go to way of dealing with problems, but instead ast resort kind of thing. Unika agreed to my suggestion, but she then asked me to transform into my new wolf-folk race. I had no reason to refuse, but I decided to y a minor prank on her, so I used wolf-kin instead. ¡­ not that there really is a difference. The fur color on my tail and ears is just a bit darker when I¡¯m a wolf-kin. ¡°... Brian I ¡­¡± Unika stammered out, as she looked at me. She seemed quite flustered, and I can think of a few reasons for it, but I didn¡¯t want to force her to say anything. ¡°Unika.¡± I said firmly, to bring her eyes back to mine. ¡°Focus on the tournament for now.¡± I told her. ¡°Everything else can wait for now. ¡°I ¡­ Yes. But after we win, you have to promise me that you ¡­ you will give me the time.¡± Unika said. ¡°Yeah. That is a promise. And you don¡¯t have to win. Just do your best.¡± I told her. I then turned to Einar and Eline. ¡°And you two. Do your best as well. That is all I ask of you.¡± ¡°Yes! We will.¡± Eline immediately answered. ¡°We won¡¯t let you down, Master.¡± Einar agreed. ¡°Don¡¯t worry about that, Einar. You already made me proud by qualifying in the tournament, and at number four at that. You are going against parties with way more experience, but despite that, you are the ones that made it.¡± ¡°Th-Thank you, Master.¡± ¡°... you know you don¡¯t have to call me that.¡± I reminded him. I know Einar and Eline both default to Master when they get emotional, so I don¡¯t want to stop them from doing that, but I do still gently remind them that they don¡¯t have to whenever they do so. I transformed back into a human and left the room, so that the trio could have a moment to rx before their match.
On my way back to our seats, I ran across a betting table. Basically, taking bets on who would win. So of course I had to bet on the Card Beasts. I didn¡¯t bet with too much money, only ten gold coins, but considering that the Card Beasts were the only B-rank party in the finals, the others were all A or S-rank, the multiplier for them winning was x100, so if they do win, I¡¯ll get quite a bit of money for it. Which I will then give back to them, minus my own 10 gold coins I bet. When I got back to our box seating, the third match had already started. Team 2 was against team 7. Team 2 had five members, two mages, two guardians and an archer. Interesting teamposition, seemingly focused on high ranked damage, while the guardians keep the backliners safe. Their party name is Explosive Muffins. Team 7 had a spearman, a guy who dual wielded axes, a guardian, an archer, and a mage. So a versatile team, with the party name Death de. Sounds quite aggressive, so I assumed their party would be as deadly as their name, but Iter learned that they were the team my Card Beasts had helped during the preliminaries. I don¡¯t know how the match started, but when I got there, Explosive Muffins had two of their members already knocked off the arena, one guardian and the archer, while Death de had only lost their guardian. And while losing their guardian did cause Death de some difficulties, their more aggressive battle n went well against the high damage, burst style of Explosive Muffins. I think if lethal attacks were allowed, and if there wasn¡¯t that allowed spells list, Explosive Muffins would have won. But with those limits in ce, Death de was able to exploit the rules and eventually win.
And so, it was finally time for the match my Card Beasts would take part in. They were naturally up against the number 5 team, which had five members. 2 swordsmen, one of whom also had a shield, but notrge enough to where I think he is a guardian. 1 speardy, who had two spears, and two mages. Their party name, Star Line. That means Star Line had only a swordsman with a shield for the frontline, which might be bad for them, but we¡¯ll see. The battle began, and immediately, both Unika and Einar let their tamed monsters out of Tamer¡¯s Paradise. This meant that the team of three was suddenly a team of nine. And as soon as he was let loose, Nio rushed at the opposing team. His first rush targeted one of the mages, and with Star Line taken back by the sudden appearance of monsters, the mage didn¡¯t have the time to put up a defense, and Nio sent her flying out of the arena. At the same time, Einar had pped his wings and taken to the skies, while Eline was chanting a Lightning attribute buff spell, which whenbined with Einar¡¯s Dark Lightning skill turned him into a super effective taser. And as soon as the spell was cast, Einar shed forward at extreme speeds, using a mix of Flickering Step and Winged Flight to fly at super high speeds. He used his twin-swords, now crackling with lightning, to sh at the other mage, stunning him and causing him to copse to the ground. It took Star Line a few seconds to catch up with what just happened, but sadly that wasn¡¯t time they had. Because Unika was aiming at their spear woman, while Fer and Rum rushed at the swordsman with a shield. And to not leave him without a partner, the regr swordsman had to deal with both Lumi and Tuuli, Einar¡¯s blizzard tiger and wind griffin. The two tamed monsters were somewhat used to working together, so theybined their magics to cause a super localized blizzard around the swordsman, quickly cooling his body to the point where he couldn¡¯t continue. ¡°We - we surrender!¡± Called out the spear woman, realizing that with just two of them good to continue, her team didn¡¯t stand a chance. And with that, the Card Beasts won their first match, and it was the fastest of the first round matches.
After the match, there were some questions on whether or not the Card Beasts summoned monsters should be allowed. Naturally I didn¡¯t even question it, as I had read the rules, and tamed monsters were allowed to be brought in, as long as you registered them beforehand. The same goes for summoned monsters. And yes, we did also register all of the monsters they can summon with their cards, just in case. And no. You don¡¯t have to have your tamed monsters in Tamer¡¯s Paradise, you can just have them walk to the arena with you, but the Card Beasts decided the shock factor would be worth having them in the Paradise, and they clearly were right. These rules were exined to the audience, and while some didn¡¯t like the rules, there was nothing they could really do. And that was it for the day. The first day of the tournament was done. Tomorrow would be the semi-finals and the day after that, the bronze match and the finals. My group headed to have dinner with the Card Summoners, congratting them on their win. I made sure to ask Einar how long he had been able tobine Flickering Step and Winged Flight, and he admitted that that was the first time he did it without crashing into the ground. I made sure topliment him on that, followed byplimenting Unika for their battle n, and Eline for her fast chanting in a stressful situation. We then escorted them back to their hotel, before my group headed for the airfield, from where we would fly back to HomeBase for the night. Yes, we took off from an airfield, even though we flew using skills, not a ship. Because otherwise we might get the guards after us. CH.493 Adventuring Tournament, semi finals CH.493 Adventuring Tournament, semi finals It was day 2 of the tournament, and the semi-finals would be taking ce today. On our way in, I noticed something interesting. On the betting booth, the multiplier for the Card Beasts had changed significantly. Yesterday when I ced my bet, it was at x100, but today, it was at x8. That is a massive drop. They must have impressed everyone by how quickly they won their first match, so their multiplier had to be quickly adjusted.
But before any fights, there was apparently going to be another show. And oh boy did three of my girls surprise me when they entered the arena. Alice was dressed in one of her magical girl outfits. Cailie had on some sort of idol outfit. I knew Cailie had a few of them, because she asked me to make them for her, after she designed a few in the Factory, but I didn¡¯t know what they were for. Andst, Wilma had on a fantasized female cksmithing outfit, which looked quite different from anything she usually wears. Cailie proceeded to summon a small army of Wind Spirits, including Anemoi herself. Apparently they were going to be the band for the performance the girls were about to give. Because yes, somehow, someone had talked Cailie into a performance, and she had dragged Alice along. And apparently Alice had dragged Wilma into it because of the lyrics. But hey, I like surprises, as long as they are good surprises, and hearing the threeof them sing together, yeah, I think I¡¯ll enjoy this. As for their song, it was something Laura must have helped them with, because as soon as I heard the first notes, I recognized the song. It was Don''t Stop Believin¡¯ by Journey. ¡­ well, not quite, but you get the idea. Spoiler Link if you want to listen to the OG song. Also, color coded lyrics. Alice is in blue, Cailie in green and Wilma in brown. Regr text is all of them, with some of the wind spirits even joining in. [copse] { Just a small town girl Livin'' in a lonely world She took the unknown path going anywhere Just a ocean girl Born and raised in western seas She took the unknown path going anywhere A smith in a smokey room A smell of coal and cheap booze For a weapon they can never make They go on and on and on and on Adventurers waitin'' In their guild halls Their eyes searchin'' for the quest Starlight, people Livin'' just to find emotion Hidin'' from the monsters of the night Workin'' hard to get my fill Everybody wants a thrill Payin'' anything to swing a hammer Just one more time Some''ll win, some will lose Some are born to y the fools Whoa, the story never ends It goes on and on and on and on Strangers waitin'' Up and down the shoreline Their shadows cast in the depths Starlight, people Livin'' just to find emotion Hidin'', somewhere in the night Don''t stop believin'' Hold on to that feelin'' Starlight, people Don''t stop believin'' Hold on Starlight, people Don''t stop believin'' Hold on to that feelin'' Starlight, people } As their performance came to an end, the colosseum exploded with apuse. And I really couldn¡¯t argue. It was a really good song. Wilma was a much better singer than I expected, even if she didn¡¯t really measure up to even Alice, and I don¡¯t think I need to mention Cailie. Cailie is a semi-professional singer with like three singing/voice based skills, so it really isn¡¯t fair topare them. But despite it all, Wilma didn¡¯t sound too bad. ¡­ though I think some of it may have been Anemoi using Wind Magic to basically autotune Wilma¡¯s singing, but I don¡¯t actually know that. I just know Anemoi was using some sort of spell when Wilma was singing that she didn¡¯t use while Alice or Cailie were. And then there was the performance Cailie and Alice put on during the song. They both flew around, a few wind spirits joining them, as the two basically danced in the air. Wilma naturally couldn¡¯t join that part, as she has no flight skills, but I think she was happy about that part. The three, as well as their spirit band, showed their appreciation for the audience, before the wind spirits disappeared into the wind, and the trio left the arena.
¡°You should have told me you were about to do something like that. I would have helped.¡± I told them when they got to our box seat. ¡°And ruin the surprise?¡± Alice asked. ¡°Lua, did you make sure we got his expression recorded?¡± ¡°Yes. Luckily Laura and Tahlia were both willing to help with that.¡± ¡°Good. I want to see itter.¡± Alice said. ¡°And Brian. You did record our performance, didn¡¯t you?¡± ¡°I record everything I see and you better believe I couldn¡¯t get my eyes off of you. So as long as Tahlia wasn¡¯t too busy with your side project, I did.¡±
With the starting show over, it was time for the first match of day 2. And that is team 1, The Unicorns, against team 3, Hunters Eyes. I was quite worried about the match, as Hunters Eyes struggled with their first match against a simr teamposition that was lower ranked than The Unicorns. So I don¡¯t think this match will go as well as they expected. And it seemed like Hunters Eyes also realized that fact, because as soon as the battle started, all three of them rushed at the enemy, and the wolf-folk immediately used his werewolf transformation skill. The lizard-folk dual wielders attacked The Unicorns swordsman and guardian, while the werewolf went for their backline. This assault was quickly stopped by The Unicorns guardian using Taunt to turn the assaults to him, while both their mage and healer used an Earth and Light attribute buff spells to boost his defense. And yes, I know that is what they are doing. Mana Vision helps me discern spells that are used. As for the fight, with the first assault redirected, Unicorns swordsman took the chance to assault the werewolf, seeing him as the highest priority target, as he seemed to be the strongest. Getting a good sh in, he sent the werewolf flying because of the force, while also snapping him out of the Taunt. This still left the two lizard-folk in a dangerous situation, as they were being Taunted by the guardian, while the mage was preparing the next spell. The spell he chanted was Earth Bind, a quite versatile Earth-attribute spell when it came to locking down opponents. The spell managed to catch one of the lizard-folk, but the other luckily snapped out of the Taunt in time, and was able to avoid the spell. But it wasn¡¯t over for him, as the unicorn healer of The Unicornsunched some Light Arrows at him, which had a clear rainbow coloration, so they were cast with the racial skill. A single Light Arrow wasn¡¯t all that dangerous, it just doesn¡¯t have the power of pration needed to harm someone of the level thebatants are, but with a few of them hitting in quick session,bined with the light armor all the members of Hunters Eyes wore, those arrows wore down the lizard-folk. While this was going on, the fight between The Unicorns swordsman and Hunters Eyes werewolf continued off to the side. And while the werewolf was a bit faster, the swordsman had better technique and better equipment, so he was able to push his advantage, eventually forcing the werewolf out of bounds. He then headed to help his team, and soon enough, the two lizard-folk fighters were bound to the ground by Earth Bind, and the Unicorns won.
Then it was time for the Card Beasts second match. They were going up against the not so correctly named Death de. And because this match is meaningful for them, I¡¯ll let Unika exin this fight.
[Unika POV] ¡°We do have to thank you for your assistance in the dungeon.¡± The leader of Death de said, before the match began. ¡°We never would have made it if not for your healing.¡± ¡°You¡¯d better not surrender because of it, because if you do, we won¡¯t be happy.¡± I responded. A cheap win for a stupid reason isn¡¯t really a win. ¡°If you want to pay us back,e at us with all your power. Because we didn¡¯t even get the chance to go all out in our first match.¡± My words seemed to shake the members of Death de. They must have assumed we went all out, but we really didn¡¯t. Our initial assault was too effective and ended the fight too soon. I mean, we are a sub-party under Card Summoners, and we didn¡¯t even summon anything. And even ourbat skills were reduced to not much more than a quick showing by Einar. Disappointing. Hopefully this match will be a bit better. The members of Death de looked at each other, before nodding. They then turned to us with determination visible in their eyes. Good. They are taking this seriously. We did the same and prepared for the start signal. And as soon as it did, I again released my monsters from Tamer¡¯s Paradise, but unlikest time, I then immediately mounted Nitrum, and with a p of his wings, we took to the skies. On the ground, well technically he is flying, Nio rushed at our opponents with reckless abandon, with the released Lumi and Tuuli following his lead. Luckily this time, our opponents were ready for our monster release. Their mage Instant Casted a defensive spell to stop Nio, while their guardian did a decent job at holding off Lumi and Tuuli. But I know that won¡¯t be enough. Riding on Nitrum, we flew to their backside and I began shooting arrows at their backs, while Einar assaulted them from the front with our monsters. Eline was supporting with weak Lightning spells, but that was actually just an attempt at getting their guards down. Eline wasn¡¯t using both Lightning Magic and Dark Lightning, just Lightning Magic. This significantly lowers the power of her spells, so that when she uses both, the enemy will underestimate the power of the spell. I then had to quickly move away, as both the mage and archer from the Death de began to focus on me. I used a mix of Quick Shot and Spell Destroying Shot to protect us from the onught, as we retreated. Landing next to Eline, I changed my strategy and began shooting at them with Spirit Shot imbued arrows. With Spirit Shot, the arrows cannot be blocked by armor or shields, they have to be dodged, but most people don¡¯t know of the skill, so I got two good hits in, before the members of Death de realized what I was doing. With them now worried about my arrows, Einar was also able to get a few Lightning enhanced strikes in, before he had to retreat, and regroup with us. This still left the ¡®assault team¡¯ of Nio, Fer, Rum, Lumi and Tuuli to bother the enemy. I looked at Eline, and gave her a small nod, a sign that it was time for her to summon her monsters. After two quick chants, Mufasa and Sparky joined us on the battlefield. Eline then jumped onto Sparky¡¯s back, before the two Lightning experts prepared abined Lighting spell. Then it was just the timing. We had to pull back the assault team in time that they won¡¯t be caught up in the Lighting spell, and when I called out the retreat, we got everyone out of the way and Eline and Sparky released their spell. A mix of ck and regr lighting raced across the arena, hitting all the members of Death de, stunning them quite badly. While the guardian and the axe guy were able to stand up after the spell, the rest of the members were down. So we went on the offensive, forcing the two remainingbatants out of the arena, winning us the match. CH.494 Adventuring Tournament, finals … or not CH.494 Adventuring Tournament, finals ¡­ or not[Brian POV] Third day was here, and before the bronze match, Death de against Hunters Eyes, there was going to be another show. This time something HomeBase isn¡¯t actually involved in. It was a dual showcase set up by two ns. The Wild Pack, a n of mostly tamers from Be Kingdom was showing off some of their rare tamed monsters, and you could even do things like pet them, or even mount them. No riding around, as therge beasts took up most of the arena already, so there wasn¡¯t all that much space. On top of that, Kitchen Knights, a n focused on acquiring and cooking the rarest of meats, were showing off their cooking skills, and you could get anything they were serving for free. I have to admit, it was quite the showcase. I mean, the Wild Pack had a literal cerberus with them. That is cool. And while the Kitchen Knights didn¡¯t have any dragon meat with them, understandably, they did still have meat from multiple different A-rank monsters, and they were quite skilled at cooking it. Naturally I had to ask if any of them had ever eaten dragon meat. Because surprise, surprise, I have some amount of it in Storage. Because over time, I¡¯ve gotten a lot better at using Mystik Wok. Spoiler [copse] In all simplicity, the Wok cooks the monster into something the activator can eat, while discarding everything they cannot eat. This is why, when I first began to use the card, I couldn¡¯t secure the blood, entrails or the hide of the monster the card was used on. Because humans don¡¯t usually eat that stuff. But then I realized that a dhampir activating the card would be able to secure the blood. And from there, as I got ess to more races, I began to realize just how well I can use the Wok, if I just change my race. As a dhampir, I can naturally secure the blood, as well as all regr meat. But as something like a Cat-folk, I can secure things like the hide and even the entrails, because Cat-folk can actually eat that stuff. I could even get the monster meat raw, because again, Cat-folk can eat it raw. Naturally now with Wolf-folk and Wolf-kin, I can also secure raw meat with those races as well. And because of that, I¡¯ve ran a few monsters through Mystik Wok, securing their raw meat to Storage. Just in case I ever need raw dragon meat or raw Big Ko meat, or anything else like that. So I asked one of the Kitchen Knights if they¡¯d be willing to cook up some dragon meat for me, because I wanted to taste how it would taste after they cooked it. I got more than a few looks, I don¡¯t think they believed me when I said I had some dragon meat I wanted them to cook, but they did agree to cook the meat for me. As the steak cooked on their portable griddle, the smell got many people to look our way. Yes, I know dragon meat smells delicious. Why do you think I love it so much? Because of the smell, a line formed, people thinking they¡¯d get some of my meat. Nope. I¡¯m not a dragon meat charity. You¡¯ll have to beg for it, if you want some. And I only gave him four steaks worth, it won¡¯t be enough for everyone in the first ce. But as I was waiting for my steak to be ready, something began to happen in the arena. First, the barrier that was down for this showcase suddenly activated, which I only noticed because I was looking at the mana flow of the portable griddle. Then a bunch of smoke bombs, or something like that began to emit tons of dark smoke, with some hints of red mixed into the smoke color. Panic began to set into the people in the arena, as something was clearly wrong. I mean, for what other reason would there be random smoke bombs in the arena? It was then that I realized just how bad things really were. Because the smoke bombs weren¡¯t just smoke bombs. They had something in them, and that something was making the tamed monsters irritated. (Laura!) I quickly called out to my System Support, hoping she¡¯d be able to tell me something. (Could be some kind of irritant gas. I cannot tell yet.) She answered. That was when I felt a tap on my shoulder. I turned around to see Janina. ¡°We should evacuate. That isn¡¯t just smoke, it is condensed miasma.¡± She told me. ¡°At the amount there is, it won¡¯t affect people much, low level people may get sick, but nothing life threatening. But the monsters¡­¡± As she said that, the tamed monsters began to trash around, while making all sorts of noises, from howling to screeching. ¡°They may go crazy because of the miasma spike.¡± Janina finished. ¡°Yeah. We need to.¡± I agreed, only to realize that the barrier that protects the audience was just activated. ¡°Shit. The barrier is up. They won¡¯t be able to get out.¡± I looked at Janina. ¡°We need to do a few things. One, contain those monsters. If they start to rampage, people will die. Two, get this barrier down, or at least get a hole into it. Alice can take care of that part.¡± I quickly told her. ¡°Will you help me contain these beasts?¡± ¡°Of course, dear.¡± Janina answered. ¡­ yeah. I¡¯m just going to ignore the fact that she just called me dear. She can do that if she wants. Instead I lifted myself off the ground with Mana Flight, while I contacted Alice, Lua and Cailie with our System link. I told them what was happening, and gave them their instructions. Then I turned to the tamed monsters that were on the brink of going haywire. I noticed that their tamers were trying to calm the beasts down, and the adventurers that were in the arena were forming a line, ready to defend the nonbatants. Not bad, but I have an app for this. Or a skill. Or two. So let¡¯s start containing them. I generated 10 Restraining Swords, splitting them between the monsters, andunched them. Then I repeated the same action again and again, trying to keep the monsters stunned. Sadly they were all B-rank and above, so my Restraining Swords didn¡¯t really do as much as I wanted them to do, but it did get all of the monsters to focus on me, so I suppose that is a good thing. So I added Dark Chain to the mix. I didn¡¯t want to use lethal techniques, so Restraining Sword Barrage and Dark Chain were my best options. And I couldn¡¯t really use a card like Swords of Revealing Light, because it cannot fully hold S-rank monsters, like the cerberus. And even worse than that, Swords of Revealing Light would freeze up the audience, so they couldn¡¯t escape. Luckily, I began to hear singing behind me. Cailie was using Battle Song to boost the stats of the audience, and Alice had sted a hole into the barrier with Erasure Magic, so guided by Cailie¡¯s song, the audience was finally getting out of the arena, and into the protection of the colosseum building. Good. We don¡¯t need to buy that much more time. I kept up my Sword Barrage, while also using Dark Chains to hold the more problematic monsters, until the immediate area around the monster had been evacuated. Lua and Janina did a good job of getting the people that were stuck on the monsters backs off of them, and towards the exit. Now there was just one more thing to do. Knock these things out. And luckily, Janina said she¡¯d handle it. So one by one, shended on the nape of their necks, ced her hand on them, and in just a second, the monster went limp and fell to the ground. With the monsters now down, but hopefully not permanently, Inded on the ground, and calmed myself. I got a bit excited by the sudden development, but now it is time to return to analyst mode. What the heck happened and who brought miasma filled smoke bombs to the arena? I quickly went around the arena, to the ces where the smoke was the thickest. Guided by my Mana Vision, I followed the dark, corrupted looking ¡®mana¡¯, which is actually miasma, to a device, I think was the smoke bomb. It seemed to have been stuck to the underside of one of the tables the Kitchen Knights used to show their food. I ced the device into Storage for analysis, as well as to act as proof, and then went around collecting them all from the arena. In total, I found five devices, but I feel like that is too few. Based on how many sources of smoke there were, there should have been at least eight of these devices, if not ten.
While we waited for the ¡­ I actually don¡¯t know who we were waiting on. But during that time, Cailie used her Purifying Winds to clear the arena, the colosseum, as well as the monsters, removing the excess miasma that was hanging around. Luckily that brought back the control of the monsters back to the tamers, so there was no chance of a further rampage, even though I¡¯d barely call this a rampage. Eventually a group of the local knights arrived in the arena, and began asking questions. I naturally answered as much as I could, and turned over four of the five smoke bomb remains to them. I did tell them I¡¯m keeping one for my own analysis, and they agreed, as long as I showed them that it was the same as the others. That was technically the truth, but admittedly, Tahlia had already analyzed all five of the smoke bombs. The knights then escorted the tamers and the monsters out of the arena, towards the ce they had stayed at.
Sadly, because of the mess made by the ¡­ can I call this a terrorist attack? Yeah, I think it is one. Sadly because of it, the finals and the bronze match of the tournament had to be postponed. I had a chat, or three, with Wendy, as well as some other high ranking people in the Hero¡¯s country. They were mainly about what happened, and about who may have been behind this. I did have an idea, but it was kind of random. The most likely culprit is the States. Yes, I¡¯m ming a country for this. But honestly, who else could it have been? At least I¡¯m decently sure they were the source of the smoke bombs. As for who installed the smoke bombs, honestly, it could have been anyone. There were tons of people in the arena who could have done it.
But when we returned to HomeBase, I learned who was actually behind the attack. Because Laura had pulled a Laura, and gone way too far. Again. But like every other time, it was a good thing, so I had to forgive her. What she had done, the part I knew about, was making drones based on Gradius'' Option, Option Token and Thunder Option Token. Spoiler
[copse] But what I didn¡¯t know is the fact that the barrier ess pass, you know, the thing we have so we can get into the Hero¡¯s country without setting off rms, apparently Laura had copied it and added it to some of our surveince drones. And as soon as the attack began, she had given them on order to set out from HomeBase, and to follow any people leaving the colosseum that moved in unexpected ways. And that led to a party of about ten or so adventurers who headed out of the Hero¡¯s country on that day, and then headed north, before having a meeting with another smaller group. From there the nowrger group continued heading north, until the drones ran out of operating range, and had to return to HomeBase. I made sure to write a report about it, and added in an apology for copying the ess device. I then sent that report over to Wendy. Hopefully they can identify that group and maybe get an idea of who they were. CH.495 Adventuring Tournament, finals, actually this time CH.495 Adventuring Tournament, finals, actually this time A few days after the terrorist attack, it was time for the actual finals. And the bronze match as well, but the main thing is the finals. During those few days, we found out who the group of adventurers were. They were apparently the same group who caused issues during the preliminaries. Both the party that was actuallypeting and the party that was helping them. After the prelims, they had been imprisoned, but they had been let loose, and a prison guard was missing. That missing guard is suspected of letting them loose. Sadly we didn¡¯t have any information about the group of people the adventurers met up withter, but we do know that the missing prison guard was not amongst them. But back to the tournament finals. Because of how terribly thest pre-game show went, this time, there wasn¡¯t going to be any. Which is a shame, because I¡¯m sure Cailie would have agreed to another song, if they just asked. But they didn¡¯t ask, so the bronze match it is. Death de against Hunters Eyes. The two teams took their positions on the stage, and had returned as the annoncer. It was a bit of a shame to see that the colosseum didn¡¯t have quite as many people as it did for the first and second rounds, but I suppose people were scared away by what happened, or maybe they just couldn¡¯t take more time off of work. As a reminder, Hunters Eyes is a three member party, with two lizard-folk who dual wield swords, as well as a wolf-folk member who mainly uses some sort of werewolf skill. Death de on the other hand had a spearman, a guy who dual wielded axes, a guardian, an archer, and a mage. The match started, and Hunters Eyes went on the offensive. The werewolf quickly changed into his werewolf form and used Flickering Step to get past the Death de frontline before the Death de guardian had time to taunt them. And before he could, the two dual wielding lizard-folk were upon the frontline of Death de, so the frontline couldn¡¯t just turn and help their backline fighters. This left the mage and the archer to fend for themselves against a much more physically capable fighter, who was naturally faster than them. The two backline did put up a really good defense, with the archer holding off the werewolf, while the mage gave them support. While that was going on, the Death de frontline tried to deal with the two lizard-folk. But the lizard-folk were both faster and more skilled than the Death de members, so even with the numbers advantage, they could just barely hold their own against the higher leveled opponent. Then the werewolf finally managed to deal with the Death de archer, throwing them off the arena, and from there, it became a cascade of ring outs. Next went the Death de mage, again thrown off by the werewolf, which turned the fight into a 3v3. And with the werewolfing from behind, quickly disarming the Death de axe wielder, and then pinning him down, the fight was over. Death de surrendered, and Hunters Eyes won their bronze medals.
And so, it was time for the finals. The Unicorns vs. Card Beasts. The Unicorns seemed ready to stop the Card Beasts signature ¡®full monster release¡¯, but sadly, I don¡¯t think it will work. Because Unika told me they had a different strategy for the final round and asked if I approved. I naturally did, because while I did ask Unika that they not use the cards as a be.all and end-all solution, they haven¡¯t used a single card for the entire duration of the tournament. But hey. I¡¯m not going to take Unika¡¯s thunder, and I¡¯ll let her take care of this part.
[Unika POV] As soon as the match started, and with the Unicorns expecting a full monster release, I instead raised my left arm, holding a card and called out the name of the card. ¡°Swords of Revealing Light!¡± With the swords raining down in a circle around the Unicorns, they weren¡¯t sure if they should dodge, or stay in the sword circle. And by the time they seemed to realize that they probably shouldn¡¯t stay, it was toote and they got frozen in ce. This time I paid more attention, because during the preliminaries, I assumed the Swords of Revealing Light left our opponents totally unable to move, but Brian told us they could still move their eyes, and could both hear and see what was happening. The audience seemed surprised by what happened, and that the Unicorns were subdued that quickly, but as was about to call the match, since the Unicorns couldn¡¯t respond, I stopped her, saying that this was just to buy a bit of time. I quickly nced at Einar and Eline, and they knew what to do. They summoned their two Sphinxes, Sphinx Teleia and Andro Sphinx. Spoiler
[copse] But those monsters won¡¯t be staying on the field, as they will act as the tributes for my strongest monster. ¡°Ohary Beast that rules over eighth ept these tributes and gain their power Leave yourary body behind Come forth and destroy my opponents Tyrant Neptune!¡± Spoiler Spoiler Spoiler [copse] [copse] [copse] Brian gave me this monster, because in his opinion, it fit my deck. Because my deck brings wild monsters under my control, I could then tribute them to summon The Tyrant Neptune. But I can also do what I just did, and use Einar and Eline¡¯s strongest monsters as the tributes, more thanbining their power and making one monster that is much better than the sum of its parts. With our ultimate monster summoned, I lifted the Swords of Revealing Light, releasing our opponents. I then called out to them. ¡°This is The Tyrant Neptune, the ultimate power of the Card Beasts! If you can take it down, we will surrender!¡± I told them. The Unicorns took just a second to look at each other, before they turned to face The Tyrant Neptune. Clearly they weren¡¯t going to surrender. Good. Brian said they might surrender because of how easily Swords subdued them, but luckily they didn¡¯t. The Unicorns attacked, clearly a practiced maneuver they¡¯ve used before. They came at The Tyrant Neptune with everything they¡¯ve got. Their assault was merciless, but despite their best efforts, Tyrant Neptune wasn¡¯t taking much damage. It was simply too strong. And it was barely fighting back. ¡°Tyrant Neptune. Strike back. Neptune sh!¡± Imanded, and my monster obeyed. It prepared its giant scythe, surrounding it in arge ball of water, to not hurt our opponents too much, and then swung it forward. The swing caught three members of The Unicorns, trapping them in the ball of water, only the swordsman being able to dodge the strike. Then with another swing of the scythe, and an opportune timing in dissipating the ball of water, The Tyrant Neptune sent the three trapped Unicorns out of the arena. He then turned to the remaining member, and moving at speeds I could just barely see, The Tyrant Neptune used its tail to strike at the swordsman, sending him out of the arena as well. The audience was quiet, likely taken back by how easily our summoned monster could take down an S-rank party. And they stayed quiet, until the announcer told everyone that we had won.
[Brian POV] Honestly, a bit of a disappointing match. Like in a way it was good, the Card Beasts got to show off their power, but I was honestly hoping for a bit more from the Unicorns. They tried the same strategy they used against the hydra in Seaside Paradise dungeon, but it didn¡¯t quite work out against The Tyrant Neptune. Then again, The Tyrant Neptune did have a statline of 5500/5500, and the Unicorns didn¡¯t have their usual weapons, so it is likely they just really couldn¡¯t harm the superpowered beast. Maybe if they had their usual weapons they may have been able to stand a chance. I was still more than proud of them. They won the first two matches without using a single card, and now they showed the world why they are called the Card Beasts.
Soon enough, it was time for the award ceremony. And giving out the awards was none other than Wendy herself. Hunters Eyes were rewarded first, each getting a bronze medal, as well as a bronze statue, depicting a wyvern. The Unicorns were next, each getting a silver medal and their silver statue depicted an A-rank bird monster. I wasn¡¯t exactly sure which one it was, but it might be a rainstorm bird. I¡¯d have to look at some of the finer details to know for sure though, as rainstorm and typhoon birds look quite simr when you can¡¯t see their color palette. Then it was time for the Card Beasts to get their gold medals. They also got a gold statue, one depicting an S-rank false dragon. I guess they went with all winged monsters, going from a wyvern to a bird to a dragon. And yes, false dragons are still not dragons. They are monsters that just look like dragons. There is nothing draconic about them.
After the award ceremony, we were invited to the Adventurers¡¯ guild. And there, Unika and her team were all upgraded to A-rank, while my guild rank was upgraded to S-rank. I asked why, and Wendy told me that what the Card Beasts did during the tournament basically forced them to upgrade them to A-rank. You can¡¯t have a B-rank party that can just take down an S-rank party like that. And while she would have loved to give them S-rank, because of stupid rules and red tape, she couldn¡¯t. But with me, she got the approval of multiple guild masters who watched the exhibition match, and they approved that I was S-rank. And that was me without using my cards. Next time they need a show of my power, I¡¯ll just summon Ra or something. Maybe I¡¯ll get better with Reverse Unions and perform one with the Winged Dragon. ¡­ actually, isn¡¯t that what like two of the bad guys do in the anime? Union with Ra because of that point-to-point transfer ability? They basically became a tumor on Ra¡¯s head and imed themselves to be the Egyptian God. ¡­ Yeah. It didn¡¯t quite work out for them. But whatever. The Card Beasts won, and it is time to celebrate. So to HomeBase and let¡¯s have ourselves a feast. ¡­ well, after I do one little thing.
¡°... Sir! You have to understand! We don¡¯t have that sort of money on hand!¡± The person in charge of paying out the tournament bets eximed when I went to get my 1000 gold coins. ¡°Really? You don¡¯t? Then why did you allow bets thatrge? Are you running a scam?¡± ¡°No! No! No! No!¡± He repeated. ¡°We ¡­ We can pay you ¡­ just not in cash.¡± ¡°Go ahead.¡± ¡°We do have official guild transfer checks!¡± He quickly said. ¡°Will one of those do?¡± He asked hopefully. ¡°... Well, since you leave me no choice. The check will do.¡± I agreed. Luckily the check worked just fine and I was able to get the 1000 gold coins registered onto my guild card. I actually forgot that the adventurer¡¯s guild card doubles as a sort of bank card, with which you can deposit and withdraw money from any of the guilds. I never used that feature, so I forgot. So after getting the money to my card, I split the 1000 gold coins, minus my 10 gold coins, into three, and transferred all of that money to the guild ounts of Unika, Einar and Eline. Now, time for the feast. CH.496 Completing Raging Battle and Ancient Prophecy CH.496 Completing Raging Battle and Ancient Prophecy With the tournament over, we are back on HomeBase. And HomeBase has been moved away from the Castle dungeon so the area where the dungeons collect creation energy from doesn¡¯t ovep too much. And being back home means that I can do what I want, and I¡¯m feeling some packs today. I have three sets I haven¡¯tpleted, though I have unlocked a decent amount of each of them, so what I think I¡¯ll do is just speedrunning at least one of them. Maybe two, depending on how long it takes. So let¡¯s start with . 200 packs will do. Spoiler 200 RGBT packs 1 Spoiler ck Whirlwind (Common) x41 Morphtronic Bind (Common) x42 Wicked Rebirth (Common) x36 Overdoom Line (Common) x32 Attack of the Cornered Rat (Common) x30 Crimson Fire (Common) x39 Morphtronic Videon (Common) x34 Koa''ki Meiru Guardian (Common) x21 Rose Tentacles (Common) x34 Alien Dog (Common) x38 Spined Gillman (Common) x32 Gigastone Omega (Common) x34 Mermaid Archer (Common) x24 Vanguard of the Dragon (Common) x34 Evil Thorn (Common) x34 ckwing - Shura the Blue me (Common) x40 Phoenixian Seed (Common) x33 ckwing - Kalut the Moon Shadow (Common) x38 Hedge Guard (Common) x32 Master Gig (Common) x51 Koa''ki Meiru Doom (Common) x34 G.B. Hunter (Common) x30 Minoan Centaur (Common) x27 Lava Dragon (Common) x26 Morphtronic Repair Unit (Common) x27 Double Tool C&D (Common) x32 Thorn of Malice (Common) x26 Gadget Arms (Common) x32 Wonder Clover (Common) x34 Supremacy Berry (Common) x29 Urgent Synthesis (Common) x34 Natural Tune (Common) x36 Psychic Path (Common) x38 Mind Trust (Common) x33 Iron Core Immediate Disposal (Common) x37 Junk Box (Common) x28 Level Retuner (Common) x30 Reckoned Power (Common) x23 Bone Temple Block (Common) x31 Automatic Laser (Common) x33 Miracle Locus (Common) x32 Trap Stun (Common) x30 Fake Feather (Common) x27 Proof of Powerlessness (Common) x28 Mirror of Oaths (Common) x33 Tuner Capture (Common) x27 Morphtronic Scopen (Common) x27 Emissary from Pandemonium (Common) x32 Power Tool Dragon (Ghost Rare) x3 Berserking (Rare) x8 Brain Golem (Rare) x8 Moja (Rare) x13 Ojama Red (Rare) x8 Snowman Eater (Rare) x11 Tree Otter (Rare) x11 Koa''ki Meiru Ice (Rare) x15 Ojama Blue (Rare) x6 Dark Verger (Rare) x15 Emperor Sem (Rare) x11 Ojama Country (Rare) x7 Calming Magic (Rare) x6 Against the Wind (Rare) x12 One for One (Rare) x10 Iron Core of Koa''ki Meiru (Rare) x11 Spell of Pain (Rare) x9 ckwing - Blizzard the Far North (Rare) x13 Deep Sea Diva (Rare) x13 Torapart (Rare) x7 Morphtronic Remoten (Rare) x6 King of the Beasts (Secret Rare) x1 Battlestorm (Secret Rare) x1 Chaos-End Master (Secret Rare) x1 Swallow Flip (Super Rare)x3 Koa''ki Meiru War Arms (Super Rare) x3 Rockstone Warrior (Super Rare) x2 Koa''ki Meiru Powerhand (Super Rare) x1 Reinforced Human Psychic Borg (Super Rare) x2 Level Warrior (Super Rare) x1 Magic nter (Super Rare) x1 Sea Dragon Lord Gishilnodon (Super Rare) x1 ckwing Armed Wing (Super Rare) x1 Grave of the Super Ancient Organism (Ultimate Rare) x1 Strong Wind Dragon (Ultimate Rare) x1 Earthbound Immortal As piscu (Ultimate Rare) x2 ckwing - Elphin the Raven (Ultimate Rare) x1 Koa''ki Meiru Drago (Ultimate Rare) x2 Forbidden Chalice (Ultimate Rare) x1 Power Tool Dragon (Ultimate Rare) x1 Grave of the Super Ancient Organism (Ultra Rare) x5 Koa''ki Meiru Drago (Ultra Rare) x3 Earthbound Immortal Ccapac Apu (Ultra Rare) x2 Earthbound Immortal As piscu (Ultra Rare) x2 Forbidden Chalice (Ultra Rare) x2 Power Tool Dragon (Ultra Rare) x1 [copse] [copse] Got 16 new cards from that. I guess that is okay. Let¡¯s go over them. Berserking is a mediocre power boost to one monster, while weakening another. Moja is ¡­ okay, I suppose. GY recovery after getting destroyed by battle isn¡¯t that bad. One for One is God tier in the TCG, but for me it is just okay. Yes, I can use it to make new LV.1 monsters, but they will still have to be monsters I can ess from the unlocked sets. Torapart is a tuner with a mediocre disruption effect. It isn¡¯t bad, just not great. King of the Beasts is a decent beater, and it can special summon itself by tributing a Moja on the field. Of course the special summon effect doesn¡¯t matter to me, but it isn¡¯t a bad monster. Battlestorm is good. Good stats, gains more attack for each Winged Beast you control. And can destroy Spells/Traps if you control more than 3 Winged Beasts. Chaos-End Master does have a good effect, Special Summon 1 Level 5 or higher monster with 1600 or less ATK from your Deck. It has some interesting targets. But it does have to destroy a monster by battle for the effect and with just 1500 attack, that isn¡¯t the easiest. It is still a LV.3 Warrior Tuner, so despite the effect being situational, it is good. Koa''ki Meiru War Arms could be good. If it wasn¡¯t limited to LV.3 and below warriors. If it could equip Warrior-type monsters of any level, it could actually get pretty powerful. But as it stands, it is bad. Koa''ki Meiru Powerhand is actually quite nice. 2100 attack on a LV.4. And the only bad effect it has is having to reveal a Normal Trap card in your hand, during the end phase, or it is destroyed. And to make it even better, Powerhand negates the on field effects of Light and Dark attribute monsters it battles. Nice. Reinforced Human Psychic Borg has a decent attack gain effect. 500 attack by just banishing a Psychic from the GY. That is good. And it isn¡¯t for the turn, but permanently. Sea Dragon Lord Gishilnodon is a Synchro, which is nice, but its effect is meh. But it looks cool, so I may use it from time to time. ckwing Armed Wing is ¡­ I was gonna say great, but it is just alright. Gaining attack and dealing piercing damage is nice, but not enough to be great. Grave of the Super Ancient Organism is kind of trash. Monsters still don¡¯t have levels, only dungeon and fissure monsters count as ¡®special summoned¡¯, and again, monsters don¡¯t have levels! And there are no ¡®special summoned¡¯ people. So literally useless. Strong Wind Dragon is okay. It gains half the attack of the dragon used as a tribute for it, so it can get pretty strong. But I¡¯m not sure if it is worth it to sacrifice a 5000 attack monster, just so I can summon a 4900 attack one. ckwing - Elphin the Raven can summon itself without a tribute, which already doesn¡¯t matter to me. And it can change the battle position of monsters, which again, doesn¡¯t matter. And it doesn¡¯t have amazing stats. So it is bad. Andst, Forbidden Chalice. It is kind of nice. Since it negates effects, it should negate skills. So I can just target someone, negate all their skills, and in return, all they get is 400 Strength. Sign me up for that. I might even look at installing the card into myself for a skill that can turn off the skills of others. Spoiler
[copse] Now, a quick check on how many cards I¡¯m missing from this set, and I¡¯ll decide if I¡¯ll do another 200 packs.
And the answer is, no, I won¡¯t be doing that. I¡¯m only missing 8 cards, so I¡¯ll just get them with Capsules. Starting off Exploder Dragonwing. It''s nice. Good attack, decent effect. Trident Dragion. Why is it Dragion and not dragon? It does have 3k attack, and can attack up to three times, but it is a little too demanding for that effect. Sphere of Chaos is bad. Terrible stats for a LV.5 and the effects it has just aren¡¯t that good. Immortal Ruler is meh. All it does is recover Zombie World. Overwhelm is fine, but a bit situational. Beast Striker is okay. It can special summon Mojas from the deck, but I don¡¯t really need that ability. Koa''ki Meiru Vfar is bad. It demands way too much for way too little payoff. And Swallow''s Nest allows for the tributing of a Winged Beast, so that another one, with the same level, can be special summoned from the deck. Which isn¡¯t bad, just not something I need. Spoiler
[copse] And that is Raging Battleplete. And I think I have time for another set, so let¡¯s move onto .
Spoiler 200 ANPR packs 1 Spoiler Water Hazard (Common) x24 Pixie Ring (Common) x25 Depth Amulet (Common) x33 Imperial Custom (Common) x39 mvell Counter (Common) x29 Iron Core Luster (Common) x33 ckwing - Fane the Steel Chain (Common) x36 Koa''ki Meiru Hydro Barrier (Common) x23 Scary Moth (Common) x34 Armored Axon Kicker (Common) x31 Ancient Crimson Ape (Common) x26 Divine Dragon Aquabizarre (Common) x29 Infernity Beast (Common) x37 Gic Woman (Common) x32 Morphtronic Magnen Bar (Common) x37 Cyborg Doctor (Common) x28 Armed Sea Hunter (Common) x33 Shiny ck "C" (Common) x29 Shark Cruiser (Common) x34 XX-Saber Ragigura (Common) x47 White Potan (Common) x34 Darksea Float (Common) x40 Sunlight Unicorn (Common) x29 Koa''ki Meiru Boulder (Common) x21 Silver Wing (Common) x30 Core ster (Common) x35 Spirit Burner (Common) x32 Hydro Pressure Cannon (Common) x30 Sword of Sparkles (Common) x24 Brain Research Lab (Common) x30 Fossil Dig (Common) x46 Advance Draw (Common) x33 Ancient Leaf (Common) x38 Rekindling (Common) x37 Emergency Assistance (Common) x39 Release Restraint Wave (Common) x29 At One With the Sword (Common) x31 Fairy Wind (Common) x35 Damage Trantion (Common) x30 Battle Teleportation (Common) x34 A Major Upset (Common) x26 Aegis of the Ocean Dragon Lord (Common) x27 Slip of Fortune (Common) x41 Battle of the Elements (Common) x29 Psychic Soul (Common) x32 Sunny Pixie (Common) x40 Fishborg ster (Common) x25 ckwing - Mistral the Silver Shield (Common) x22 Ancient Fairy Dragon (Ghost Rare)x6 Solidarity (Rare) x14 Core Reinforcement (Rare) x8 Koa''ki Meiru Tornado (Rare) x12 Magicat (Rare) x13 Darksea Rescue (Rare) x4 Sauropod Brachion (Rare) x12 Fortune Lady Fire (Rare) x10 Koa''ki Meiru Speeder (Rare) x10 Kuribon (Rare) x16 Psychic Emperor (Rare) x10 mvell Firedog (Rare) x9 Gaap the Divine Soldier (Rare) x11 Fortune Lady Light (Rare) x7 Jester Lord (Rare) x9 Falchion Beta (Rare) x6 Pseudo Space (Rare) x14 Arcana Knight Joker (Rare) x10 Reinforce Truth (Rare) x8 XX-Saber Fulhelmknight (Rare) x6 Turbo Rocket (Rare) x11 Kasha (Secret Rare)x1 XX-Saber Gardestrike (Secret Rare)x1 White Night Dragon (Secret Rare)x2 Koa''ki Meiru Crusader (Super Rare) x4 XX-Saber Faultroll (Super Rare) x2 Beast Machine King Barbaros ¨¹r (Super Rare) x2 Jester Confit (Super Rare) x3 Minefieldriller (Super Rare) x1 Future Visions (Super Rare) x4 Core Compression (Super Rare) x2 Saber sh (Super Rare) x4 Skill Sessor (Super Rare) x2 Revival of the Immortals (Super Rare) x1 Turbo Cannon (Super Rare) x2 Archfiend Zombie-Skull (Super Rare) x2 Gaia te the Earth Giant (Ultimate Rare) x3 Earthbound Immortal Chacu Challhua (Ultimate Rare) x1 Ancient Sacred Wyvern (Ultimate Rare) x2 Earthbound Immortal Chacu Challhua (Ultra Rare) x2 Earthbound Immortal Cusillu (Ultra Rare) x2 Gaia te the Earth Giant (Ultra Rare) x5 mvell Commando (Ultra Rare) x1 Koa''ki Meiru Gravirose (Ultra Rare) x1 Koa''ki Meiru Ghoulungte (Ultra Rare) x2 XX-Saber Gottoms (Ultra Rare) x1 Ancient Sacred Wyvern (Ultra Rare) x1 Ancient Fairy Dragon (Ultra Rare) x1 ckwing - Vayu the Emblem of Honor (Ultra Rare) x1 [copse] [copse] Got 14 new cards. Ancient Fairy Dragon is nice. I like the design. The additional summon is unnecessary, and the field spell destroying effect might be useful in some situations. Solidarity is amazing, and I love Solidarity beatdown. It¡¯s just fun. Darksea Rescue is mid, but I guess free Pack tokens are free pack tokens. Kasha is a potentiallyrge beater, but honestly speaking, I probably won¡¯t be using it. Unless I have to fight a master necromancer or something. Is there even necromancy magic? I¡¯ve never run into books about it, but maybe they are just carefully controlled. XX-Saber Gardestrike is decent in the TCG, because it can special summon itself, but for me, it is just a meh beater. White Night Dragon is a Water attributed Blue-Eyes with an effect. So I do like it, just ¡­ it isn¡¯t a Blue-Eyes. Still a cool monster. ¡­ because it is made of ice. Turbo Cannon is fine. The 0/0 stat line does hurt it a bit, and it really should Synchro Tuner. Sadly it isn¡¯t, but the effect is decent. Archfiend Zombie-Skull is fine. Protects your zombies from card effects, which means they are protected against magic. Really good monster. Earthbound Immortal Chacu Challhua is an Earthbound Immortal, so it is automatically quite good. The burn effect it has is nice, and all of the usual Earthbound Immortal effects are also good. Earthbound Immortal Cusillu is dumb. Why does an Earthbound Immortal need an effect that protects it from being destroyed by battle? Your opponent cannot target it for attacks in the first ce. Would you really ram this thing into an opponent''s monster with more than 2800 attack, then tribute a monster, only to keep this monkey on the field and halve your opponent¡¯s life points? Why would you do all of that when you can just attack directly and get basically the same effect. Koa''ki Meiru Gravirose is pretty bad. Its effect triggers during your standby phase, so you have to keep it on the field for the duration of your opponent¡¯s turn. And all you get is a Foolish Burial of a LV.3 or lower monster. Not worth it. Koa''ki Meiru Ghoulungte is a bit better, because it does protect your Koa''ki Meiru monsters from being destroyed by battle, and the cost of banishing Koa''ki Meiru monster from the GY isn¡¯t too bad. XX-Saber Gottoms is amazing in the TCG. His effect isn¡¯t once per turn, so if you can loop your X-Saber monsters, you can just force your opponent to discard their entire hand. 3100 attack is also nice, and it is decently generic. ckwing - Vayu the Emblem of Honor sounds decent at first, but then you realize you can¡¯t use it as a Synchro material on the field. And even if you use it as one from the GY, the Synchro you summon doesn¡¯t get properly summoned, and its effects are negated. So Vayu is not worth using. Spoiler
[copse]
And after a quick check, I¡¯m only missing six cards, so I¡¯m getting them one by one. Starting off Elemental HERO Gaia. It is fine, but I wish the attack increase would be permanent. Greed Grado is way too situational. Card Guard is fine. Card Blocker is trying to be a Card Trooper, but it sucks at it. Ancient Forest is interesting, but I need to experiment with it before I put it to real world use. And then we have the big boy. Or man. Or Phantasm. The (almost) all-mighty, Armityle the Chaos Phantasm. He naturallyes packing the Divine-Beast effect. And since my cards tend to use their more powerful anime effects, when possible, Armityle doese with its anime effect, instead of its usual effect. Spoiler
[copse] And yes. I know this means that Janina will eventually challenge Armityle. But luckily I learned from Ra, and I won¡¯t let the two fight outside of the Factory. Admittedly, I¡¯m not sure how the match will go. If this was the regr TCG Armityle, I think Janina would win, because she could copy its stat up, but since this is the anime Armityle, there is a full possibility Janina will actually lose. But yeah. That will be all for today. Next time ¡­ I¡¯ll do something. Probably will summon the Synchroes I got, so I can get the next few rewards. CH.497 Cambion CH.497 Cambion Alright. Starting off today, I¡¯ll be summoning the new Synchroes I have. I have 12 I haven¡¯t summoned yet, and since my Synchro Challenge sits at 42, I can get to 54. Plus a few more because of the rewards, so I should get to at least 57. So let¡¯s get summoning. Ancient Fairy Dragon; Ancient Sacred Wyvern; Arcanite Magician; Archfiend Zombie-Skull; ckwing Armed Wing; Dark Strike Fighter; Exploder Dragonwing; Hyper Psychic ster; Sea Dragon Lord Gishilnodon; Trident Dragion; Turbo Cannon and XX-Saber Gottoms. Spoiler
[copse] With that, I¡¯ve summoned 54 unique Synchro monsters. So I can im two rewards, the 45 reward and the 50 reward. For 45, as you may remember, I got Scarlight Red Dragon Archfiend and Red Resonator. Spoiler
[copse] For 50, my reward was a bitrger. Because it had a total of 3 Synchro monsters, and one Tuner. Those monsters were Crimson Resonator, Red Rising Dragon, Red Nova Dragon and Red Supernova Dragon. Spoiler
[copse] I didn¡¯t know they made a retrain/upgraded Red Nova Dragon, but I like it. Also, three Tuners? That¡¯s new. I guess two is just too normal, so you have to use three. Well, let¡¯s summon the four new dragons, so I can im one more reward.
My 55 summons reward was Garden Rose Maiden and Witch of the ck Rose. Spoiler
[copse] Which is a lot less exciting than the dragon Nova Dragons I just got, but honestly, I like my Garden Rose Flora. Mainly because she is still the only Synchro Tuner I have. But it is good to have her Dark counterpart. I summoned her, and that left my Synchro challenge at 59.
Summon unique Synchro Monsters
Unique Synchro Monsters summoned: 59
Aromaseraphy Rosemary; Aromaseraphy Sweet Marjoram; Red Dragon Archfiend; ck Rose Dragon; Psychic Lifetrancer; Clear Wing Synchro Dragon; Magical Android; Avenging Knight Parshath; Goyo Guardian; Nitro Warrior; Thought Ruler Archfiend; Ruddy Rose Dragon; Cosmic Fortress Gol''gar; Light End Dragon; Power Tool Dragon; Garden Rose Flora; T.G. Hyper Librarian; Dark End Dragon; Hundred Eyes Dragon; Lightning Warrior; Seven Swords Warrior; X-Saber Souza; Stardust Dragon; Minerva, the Athenian Lightsworn; Shooting Quasar Dragon; Blue-Eyes Spirit Dragon; Shooting Star Dragon; Turbo Warrior; Tempest Magician; Revived King Ha Des; Queen of Thorns; Iron Chain Dragon; Doomkaiser Dragon; ckwing Armor Master; Earthbound Servant Geo Gryphon; el Synchro Stardust Dragon; Ally of Justice Catastor; Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier; mvell Uruquizas; Mist Wurm; X-Saber Urbellum; Power Tool Braver Dragon; Ancient Fairy Dragon; Ancient Sacred Wyvern; Arcanite Magician; Archfiend Zombie-Skull; ckwing Armed Wing; Dark Strike Fighter; Exploder Dragonwing; Hyper Psychic ster; Sea Dragon Lord Gishilnodon; Trident Dragion; Turbo Cannon; XX-Saber Gottoms; Red Rising Dragon; Scarlight Red Dragon; Red Nova Dragon; Red Supernova Dragon; Garden Rose Maiden
Next Reward is given at 60 unique Synchro Monsters
Next Reward:Deep Sea Repetiteur + Deep Sea Minstrel
Spoiler
[copse] And my next reward is quite interesting. Some sort of Deep Sea Diva archetype, or at least that is what it seems. I should probably give a Deep Sea Diva to Cailie. I mean, she is a mermaid, a singer and ¡­ you get the point. She is very simr to Cailie. Except Diva is Water attribute, while Cailie is Wind. Spoiler [copse] Also, is it just me, or are the Synchro summoning rewards somehow very Cailie specific? Just asking. I mean, I got Ruddy Rose Dragon, the two Garden Rose monsters, and now the Deep Sea monsters all as rewards for the Synchro challenge. All of them almost seem like they belong in Cailie¡¯s deck. Like I¡¯m notining, but who is picking these rewards? I don¡¯t think it is a System agent, or they¡¯d tell me. ¡­ they would tell me, right? So it has to be some other God, god or demi-god. Well, whatever. As long as they give me nice stuff, I¡¯ll ept it.
After getting extra copies of Garden Rose Maiden and Witch of the ck Rose, and delivering both to Cailie, I went to the Factory with Janina. And don¡¯t ask why, you know why. She wanted to fight Red Nova, and Red Supernova. Red Nova Dragon was actually quite the tough opponent for Janina, because he ¡®Cannot be destroyed by an opponent''s card effects¡¯ and ¡®When an opponent''s monster deres an attack: You can target the attacking monster; banish this card, and if you do, negate that attack. During the next End Phase: Special Summon this card banished by this effect.¡¯ Those two effects gave Janina a bit of a hard time, as all of her usual strategies didn¡¯t really work, but she did in the end manage to defeat Red Nova Dragon. Red Supernova was bit of a different story. Because of his ¡®banish this card, also banish all cards your opponent controls.¡¯ effect. When activated, it banished Janina out of the Factory, effectively ending the fight. Sure it isn¡¯t exactly a victory, because Janina can juste back, but still. And since Red Supernova returns faster than Janina does, I think maybe it should count as Supernova¡¯s victory, but Janina would not agree with that, so I¡¯ll just call it a stalemate. But the banishment effect did get Janina¡¯s attention. Because it is just Draconic Magic, she should be able to do it as well, so she wanted to learn how to do so. And then she found out about Scarlight Red Dragon Archfiend¡¯s effect, and decided she¡¯d learn it as well. Spoiler [copse] I decided to join her, as I wanted to learn more Draconic Magic than just fire breath. Yes I already know others, but dragon breath, mostly in the form of fire, is my go to. It didn¡¯t take Janina too long to learn how to perform the technique, so she moved onto the banishment effect, but I kept on working with Scarlight. We were soon joined by my other two Red Dragon Archfiends, aka. the original and the /Assault Mode. Spoiler
[copse] They were also able to give me some tips, the /Assault Mode especially, so I eventually managed to do something somewhat simr to Scarlight¡¯s effect. The power isn¡¯t quite there with mine, but it looks decently correct, and the power can be added inter. I then decided to work a bit on my Reverse Union. I kind of impulsively went way too far with it during the exhibition match, so now I wanted to see if I can actually do it when I¡¯m not pumped up on adrenaline. And who better to do it with than one of the three dragons that were there with me? Well, with hindsight I can say almost anyone. Any of my weaker monsters would have been better, as to why I usually practice with them. But hey. I did it with a Fenrir, who is basically a LV.10 monster. So a LV.8 dragon couldn¡¯t be that bad, right? Well, it kind of was. Because while I could Reverse Union with Red Dragon Archfiend, during our union, we may or may not have destroyed an entire Factory room, while we alsopletely stomped on Scarlight and /Assault RDA. Just ¡­ the mind merger is fricking wild and makes me want to go crazy. I think it is worse because RDA is an Archfiend, as well as his destructive tendencies. But I suppose it was lucky that we were in the Factory. Because the Factory is easy to fix and there is no death. So the biggest damage came to my psyche, because being only somewhat in control, while losing to destructive tendencies isn¡¯t fun.
With the problems with Reverse Union realized, I went to train it full force. And this time, I¡¯d avoid monsters that have strong tendencies to be destructive, viinous, or anything else like that. I stuck to more ¡®noble¡¯ monsters, and with that, even high level Reverse Unions went well. Yubel ended up being by far my favorite Reverse Union target. She was just ¡­ amazing. She¡¯d go with anything I wanted, and her effect to reflect all battle damage onto the opponent was amazing, so I¡¯ll definitely be using her for Reverse Unions in the future. Spoiler [copse] So after we left the Factory, I summoned Yubel and performed a Reverse Union with her outside the Factory, because I was decently sure I¡¯d get a new race out of it. And as expected, I did. Spoiler
One of Every Race
Normal Races ss Races Modifier Races Special Races
Human ? Swordsman ? Spiritual ? Dragon Hearted ?
Advanced Human ? Guardian ? Multi-Armed ? Melusine ?
Cat-folk ? Sorcerer ? Heterochromic ? [new] Fenrir-kin ? [locked]
Wolf-folk ? Summoner ? Spiritual Being ?
Wolf-kin ? Enchanter ? Cambion ? [new]
Rabbit-folk ? Chef ?
Bird-folk ? User or Rare Skills ?
Lizard-folk ? Dragon King ?
Mer-folk ?
Dhampir ?
Dhampir Cured ?
[Change to selected Race]
[copse] My new race, Cambion, is basically half-demon, half-human. I had Laura find out some info about it, and it came to be when demon summoning was discovered. Some people wanted power from the demons, and the demons transforming them into Cambions was one of the ways they got power. Cambions could also use Demonic Magic and Demonic Might, something I also got the skills for, so that is cool. But sadly, there is a high chance I¡¯d get in trouble for demon summoning if I used that race, so I won¡¯t be using it outside of HomeBase, unless I can exin away my ability to summon demons without the usual sacrifices. Besides, Demonic Magic and Demonic Might are basically just Draconic Magic and Draconic Body but for Cambions. And I have demonic dragons. So maybe I can mix the two. Or four in this case. But I¡¯d be mixing Demonic Might with Draconic Body, and Demonic Magic with Draconic Magic, so two is technically correct. I also got a new Modifier Race, Heterochromic. It isn¡¯t all that exciting and it doesn¡¯t even show up in your race if you have it. The only reason it is treated as a ¡®Modifier Race¡¯ for me is because of One of Every Race. It just allows me to control my eye color, and I can have two different eye colors. So while it isn¡¯t a bad addition, it is kind of mediocre, as it doesn¡¯t really do anything, except changing my eye colors. I didter learn that Heterochromia doese with one big advantage. It helps in using eye based skills like Mana Vision in just one of your eyes. It isn¡¯t that important usually, but if you have multiple Vision skills, being Heterochromic does really help in using two of them at the same time, which is why evolving into a Heterochromic ismon with those that have multiple Vision skills. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: One without a Race - Spiritual / User or Rare Skills / Cambion ?
Level: 194
HP: 10,270 [+160] (+25,500)
Mana: 16,010 [+190] (+23,200)
Strength: 4825 [+70]
Defense: 5415 [+90]
Magic: 6610 [+110]
Unique-Racial Skills * Spoiler
One of Every Race LV.4 (unique-racial)
- Multi-Armed LV.2 (racial)
- Jack of All Trades LV.3 (racial)
- Sword Master LV.2 (racial)
- Draconic Body LV.5 (racial)
- Draconic Magic LV.5 (racial)
- Demonic Might LV.1 (racial) [new]
- Demonic Magic LV.1 (racial) [new]
- Enhanced Hearing LV.2 (racial)
- Enhanced Olfactory LV.2 (racial) [+1]
- Hardened Scales LV.3 (racial)
- Swift Swimming LV.5 (racial)
- Winged Flight LV.5 (racial)
- Tough ws LV.3 (racial)
- Rending ws LV.2 (racial)
- Advanced Summoning Magic LV.4 (racial)
- Spirit Magic LV.5 (racial)
- True Blood Magic LV.4 (racial)
[copse]
Unique Skills Spoiler
Pack Opener LV.8 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.9 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Magical Arms LV.N/A (prototype)
Mana Coated Body Modification LV.N/A (prototype)
[copse]
Extra Skills * Spoiler
Limit Break LV.1 (extra)
Spiritual Space Magic LV.6 (extra)
Spiritual Time Magic LV.4 (extra)
Mana Vision LV.6 (extra) [+1]
Telekinesis LV.8 (extra)
Mana Flight LV.5 (extra)
Restraining Sword Barrage LV.4 (extra) [+1]
Dark Chain LV.5 (extra) [+1]
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.10 (extra)
Beast Union LV.5 (extra) [+1]
[copse] Spoiler
Mental Visual Designing (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Time Spirit (extra)
Summon Space Spirit (extra)
Summon Light Spirit (extra)
Summon Dark Spirit (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Summon Earth Spirit (extra)
Summon Fire Spirit (extra)
Summon Wind Spirit (extra)
Summon Nature Spirit (extra)
Summon Beast Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
[copse]
Normal Skills Spoiler
Sword Technique LV.7
Mana de LV.3
Shield Technique LV.5
Flickering Step LV.3
Strength Boost LV.3
Defense Boost LV.13
Advanced Mana Control LV.17
Fast Mana Recovery LV.5
Quick Cast LV.4
Instant Cast LV.2
Taming LV.2
Designing LV.8
cksmithing LV.5
Crafting LV.4
Enchanting LV.10
Cooking LV.10
Service LV.2
[copse]
Titles * Spoiler
Dragon Life Dedication (Greater True Fire Dragon) Dragon King
Lachros¡¯ Blessing Iris¡¯ Blessing
Eosther¡¯s Blessing Nyx¡¯s Blessing
Thssa¡¯s Blessing Gaia¡¯s Blessing
Ninatia¡¯s Blessing Pan¡¯s Blessing
Cailie¡¯s Blessing (Wind Spirits Blessing (Greater)) Nature Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Friend of the Spirits Skill Maker
SS-Rank Summoner The Sky isn¡¯t a Limit
Lifesaver Blood Sucker (racial)
Half-Demon (racial) [new] (Note: This title is crossed out when Brian isn¡¯t actively a Cambion)
Honorary Baron of Ruiso Kingdom Language Comprehension (humanoid) (draconic)
ve Master ves: Rhianna
[copse]
[copse] CH.498 Missing Magic Books CH.498 Missing Magic Books In the next few days, I learned about Demonic Magic and Demonic Might. Yubel basically demanded to be my instructor in it, and barely let the other Fiends to assist. Spoiler [copse] And Demonic Magic is ¡­ it is interesting. Mainly because it uses mana and miasma, not just mana. You can perform it with just miasma, but that is more difficult, so when I was taught how to do it, I used about a 50/50 mix of mana and miasma. Learning how to control miasma was the first problem. Luckily my Fiends and Janina knew how to do it, so they turned the environment around me into something optimal for the learning, and then I went from there. During that, I realized that the Half-Demon title and the Cambion racee with quite the big advantage. I¡¯m a lot more resilient to miasma than a normal person. In fact, the higher percentage miasma environment I trained in made me strongerpared to the usual mana and miasma percentages. So while demon summoning, and the Cambion race as a whole, are seen as negatives, because of the entire sacrifice nature of demon contracts, the advantages it gives are actually very good. I mean, if you need to enter high miasma density areas, it can really affect you. At least until you get the Miasma Resistance skill. So having Half-Demons who are naturally resistant to miasma do those kinds of jobs instead might be better. Maybe I can overhaul the demon summoning magic circle and how demon contracts are made. I need to ask Pan if she is in charge of demon summonings, or if that falls outside of her expertise. She never did talk about it, so it is possible. And if the Spirit of Beasts isn¡¯t responsible for it, maybe there is some sort of an archdemon in the demon world I could bargain with. I mean, in theory, if there is one, I can summon him/her, Super Poly them with one of my monsters, and then because I used Super Poly, they should be under mymand, so I can force them to change the rules. Spoiler [copse] So with those realizations, I decided to start operation: Overhaul Demon Summoning. Though at first it will just be research Laura will perform with the Factory¡¯s dimensional telescope. We need to find whomever is responsible for demon summoning. Then we need to get ess to the demon summoning magic circle. I hope the Sage¡¯s tower is willing to share after I tell them what I need it for, and if they aren¡¯t, I¡¯ll just have to spy on their library with the dimensional telescope.
Calling out to the Sage¡¯s tower about the books didn¡¯t go quite as I expected. At first they didn¡¯t want to give me the books, because demon summoning and demonic contacts are banned for a reason, but when they had one of the sages check for the books, they noticed that multiple books from the Sage-level library were missing, including the books on demon summoning. This caused them to check over the entire library and they found even more books missing. Most of them were from the Sage section, but some were also missing from the lower level libraries. Spoiler [copse] They even had the sage responsible for the Great Sage section of the library check that part out, and luckily, there were no books missing from that section. But still, over 20 books are missing, all on high ranking magic, and mostly on forbidden or limited techniques like demon summoning missing. That isn¡¯t good. And that got them tounch an investigation, because not just anyone can ess the Sage portion of the library. So they needed to find out if one of the sages had betrayed the tower, or if someone had found a way around the security.
The investigation didn¡¯t have any immediate solutions, so the Sage¡¯s tower decided to rely on what they know the best. Magic. In this case, Time Magic. Sadly, none of the sages could use Time Magic, so they had to rely on an outside source for it, in this case, me. They did learn of my capabilities with Time Magic some time ago, and since I was already involved, and more importantly, trusted, they asked if I could do it. They wanted me to perform a Time Magic spell called Temporal Recall. It would allow one to resee events that happened in a specific location, and the location and timing could be specified. So for example, if I was standing in front of a bookshelf, with a single book missing from the bookshelf, I could focus on that spot and see times that spot changed. Sadly, I didn¡¯t know that spell yet, and learning it would likely take a week or two. But luckily, I have a card for that. Or monster in this case, but whatever. So I grabbed Alice with me and we flew to the Hero¡¯s country, getting ess with the ess device they never asked me to return, so I still had it. If they want it back, they¡¯ll have to ask me to return it. Inded my Victory Viper on the airship docks, and from there, we entered a Sage¡¯s tower¡¯s golem carriage, and headed for the tower.
At the tower, we were met by three sages, Ian Cobba, Shisu Tensei and Ted Miller. Met all of them before, so I was d there were no introductions. They then took us, because I refused to go without Alice, to the Sage section of the library. There they handed me a book on Time Magic which contained details on the Temporal Recall. It really was an interesting spell, and there was an interesting note about it. It worked better if the user also knew Space Magic, probably because Temporal Recall does specify a location in space. And as I assumed earlier, I could probably learn this spell in about a week or so, but I won¡¯t be doing that. Instead, I¡¯ll summon someone who is much, much better at Time Magic than I am. I told the sages about my intentions, and while they seemed a little hesitant, they wanted to know what happened to the books, so they approved the summoning. So I started by randomly picking ten monsters from my Collection and transferring them to the GY. I need them there for the summoning. ¡°Above the highest level of Heaven sang of in the hosannas of Saints and Seraphim, Enlightenment incarnate abides. Redeem this derelict ne with your influence and make holy these terrestrial constructs Sephylon, the Ultimate Timelord!¡± Spoiler Spoiler [copse] [copse] Sephylon was an impressive sight, despite appearing in a much smaller form than his full sized form. Yeah, my god, or Divine-Beast monsters, can do that. They can press¡¯ themselves to fit into more narrow spaces, like this library. It does limit their offensive power just a bit, but they are still extremely powerful, and we don¡¯t exactly need power at this moment. The three sages were quite impressed by the sight. I mean, it isn¡¯t every day someone just casually summons a god. Technically I should call Sephylon a God, with a capital G, but ever since Ra almost killed Janina, my god monsters have had to deal with the lower capital g. If Sephylon does a good job, he might earn his capital G. I gave the sages a quick lesson on the belief that is the tree of life and the Da?at state. Yes, I¡¯ve studied it. I had to. Yugioh fanatic, and I love the God monsters, so I read up on them. No, I don¡¯t live by those beliefs, but I did study them. Then I had Sephylon perform the Temporal Recall spell, but he decided to do extra, and instead of using just Temporal Recall, hebined it with an illusion spell that would show all of us what happened, instead of just him seeing it. We were led through a few ¡®memories¡¯ of different sages picking up and returning the book, until we arrived at thest one, where sage Robin Grannar took the book. That was thest memory rted to the space where the book was, so we had our culprit. This led to an argument, because sage Robin Grannar is the Sage that is a part of Wendy¡¯s team. And the members of that party are some of the most trusted people in the Hero¡¯s country. The three sages were all ready to head to Grannar¡¯s room and rip him a new, but I wanted to find out more about when this happened. ¡°When did this take ce?¡± I asked Sephylon, and we learned the book was taken on the day of the round 1 fights of the adventuring tournament. Which led to an issue. ¡°... that can¡¯t be right.¡± I noted. ¡°Sir Grannar was with us in our box seats on that day.¡± ¡°You¡¯re right, he was.¡± Alice agreed. ¡°... maybe he has a splitting skill like Nel?¡± ¡°We don¡¯t know of him having a skill like that. But he is skilled in Light Magic, so he may have used an illusion.¡± Ian told us. ¡°No way. I was using Mana Vision on and off for the day. If he was a spell, I would have noticed it.¡± I quickly debunked that theory. ¡°Doesn¡¯t matter.¡± Ted said. ¡°He is our main suspect, so let¡¯s just go to his room and ask him.¡± While I didn¡¯t like his aggressive tone, I had no reason to argue against asking Sir Grannar about this, so after we checked the other books, we found out that all the missing books from the Sage section of the library were taken by Sir Grannar. We then checked for the books taken from the other sections, and they weren¡¯t taken by Sir Grannar, but instead by great witches and wizards. And they weren¡¯t all taken by the same people, or on the same day. The sages assumed that at least a few of them might actually just be legitimately borrowed, and the lender forgot to fill it into the lending book, because it does happen from time to time, but some of them were definitely stolen. The same was true for books in the Wizard/Witch section of the library. So with the information collected, we headed for Sir Grannar¡¯s room.
Sir Grannar naturally defended himself, using the same argument I came up with. The other sages weren¡¯t fully convinced, and ¡®forced¡¯ him to reveal his status, which he did, as the sages do apparently show their status to each other, if asked. He didn¡¯t show any skills that were outside of the expected, and nothing he could have used to do what he was suspected of doing. He then asked to prove his innocence by going under the Temporal Recall spell, which we had no reason to refuse. So I summoned Sephylon again, had him perform the spell again, and we did confirm that Sir Grannar had nothing to do with the missing books. But while we were going over his history, we did learn something interesting. It was a few nights after the new year, while the adventuring tournaments qualifiers were going on, that someone snuck into his room. Not his room in the tower, but a room he had in a vi in the city. The intruder not only cut off some of Sir Grannar¡¯s hair, but also took some blood from him, before exiting the building. And Sir Grannar¡¯s house is decently well protected, so not just anyone can sneak in. This guy was a professional. We don¡¯t know for sure what the blood and hair were needed for, but we all had a pretty solid idea. Either a potion or a skill that lets you transform into a perfect, or near perfect, copy of another person. Then either the intruder or someone else used that skill on the day of the tournament to enter the Sage¡¯s tower¡¯s library, and steal the books they needed. Sadly it didn¡¯t really tell us who the book thief was, but it did give me an idea on who may have been involved, and when they escaped the city. Had the book thefts been spotted earlier, it is highly likely that people going out of the city would have been checked carefully, unless something bad was happening. And what bad happened just two days after Sir Grannar imposter took the books? The almost stampede at the arena, caused by the group of adventurers. That caused a mess that allowed them to escape the city, so who is to say the person who stole the books didn¡¯t escape at the same time? And if they really have a skill that lets them transform into a near perfect copy of someone else, they may have killed the missing guard and let the adventurers free from the prison, as long as those adventurers agreed to go and set those smoke bombs in the arena. This really has turned into a mess. When a simple terrorist attack, which was probably done in revenge/frustration isn¡¯t nearly as simple as it at first seemed. And now we have missing books on advanced magic. I don¡¯t like this at all. I¡¯ll need to do some additional security upgrades on HomeBase. I need to find a way of preventing skills like what was used to infiltrate the library from being used to get onto HomeBase. Sure HomeBase is more challenging, as you need a HomeBase ess device, and they are protected by Owner''s Seal. But since the skill got through the identity checks needed for the Sage¡¯s tower¡¯s library, they might get past Owner''s Seal. Spoiler [copse] But still. I don¡¯t want any of my employees attacked. And I¡¯m not sure if theft of hair and blood counts as hostile intentions for their protection devices. So many tests to run, so I can guarantee the safety of my people. CH.499 Sage exam CH.499 Sage exam It was just a few dayster that I found myself in the Hero¡¯s country again. This time I was invited by them. ¡­ Actually,st time I was also invited, because they wanted my help in finding out where the books went. But that one originated from me asking for the books, so it falls somewhere in the ¡®my fault¡¯ category. What they invited me for was a sage exam. No, I¡¯m not taking an exam, Mariina is. You do remember who she is, right? Alice¡¯s aunt, has a contract with an earth spirit, likes to use golems. And for some reason, the sages decided I should be there observing her exam. ¡­ Admittedly they didn¡¯t even want me. They actually wanted Gaia, the superior spirit of earth there, and for some reason, the sages knew I could summon her. So they invited me, so I could summon Gaia. Which I wouldin about, but at the same time, I actually don¡¯t mind. Because seeing a sage exam is worth being used like this. I also got acquainted with another sage. Because apparently they needed five sages overseeing the exam for a new sage. Unless special circumstances are ongoing, like if there aren¡¯t that many sages alive, or if that many sages simply cannot make it. The fifth sage who observed the exam was named Ray Way, which really got me feeling like he is a traitor, for no other reason than his name. I mean think about it, and spoilers for Zexal by the way, the Ray-way in Zexal almost led to the bad end, because Ray wasn¡¯t quite as nice as he was showing. Ray Way was highly skilled in both Wind and Dark Magic, and he used a type of necromancy magic. He could use it on people, but he mostly used it on monster corpses, because it is more efficient that way. And, you know, no questions about morality. He even had the Inventory skill, which he used to carry a bunch of monster corpses with him, so he could bring them out and re-animate them whenever he wanted. I spoke with him a bit about human necromancy, and he exined that while it isn¡¯t technically illegal, most don¡¯t do it, as monster necromancy is generally both better and easier. Monsters, on average, are more powerful than people. So while the corpses of adventurers, guards and knights make for good undead, mostmon people really don¡¯t.
Eventually, the time for Mariina¡¯s exam came. It really wasn¡¯t as special as I assumed. I mean, when you hear ¡®Sage exam¡¯, you think it would be something fantastical, but realistically, it is just a magic showcase. And while Mariina is very skilled, more skilled than I could ever be solo, with Spirit synchro I could probably get close, if not equaling her skill. But that is because I didn¡¯t really realize what was going on. This wasn¡¯t technically an exam. Mariina was going to be a sage, this was more of a ¡­ tradition, I suppose. Because there are times when the people don¡¯t study under a sage to be a sage. It was still cool to see, but I was kind of hoping for more.
And perhaps ask and you shall receive, because after Mariina was granted the title of Sage, the now six sages turned to me and told me it was my turn. I was naturally a bit taken back, but they told me that they wanted to make me a sage. It would grant me ess to the demon summoning books I wanted, if we are able to recover them. And while my skills might not be sage level, which they admitted they might be, my monsters more than exceed the skill required for a sage, and enter into the territory of a great sage. And since my monsters are a part of my skill, they said it would count, so they wanted a showcase from me. Naturally I agreed, because why wouldn¡¯t I? I want ess to the sage library, and I already showed most of my skills during the exhibition match. So I ran through all of my skills in order. Well, only the magical skills and skills that require Mana Control to use. I even showed all of my Spirit summonings, just to prove that I did have a blessing of all elemental spirits, including Time and Space. I think that part really blew away the sages, as there has never been anyone with as many Superior blessings. At least as far as they know. They also liked seeing the Prototype Skills, as they were literally magical skills that no one else could use, and even told me that with me being the designer of new skills, they may be able to get me the great sage rank. That led us to talk about the Designing skill, and the fact that it actually helped in designing new spells. I never thought of that when I made the skill, I wanted to make it to help in weapons design, but apparently it does help in all kinds of designs. Which does make sense, just makes me realize that I¡¯m somewhat close minded sometimes. And like that, I got myself the rank of Sage at the Sage¡¯s tower.
With my new title, which even showed up in my status, though it has no effect, I ended up being a frequent visitor to the Hero¡¯s country. Thank god I have that pass to get through the barrier, or it would be a pain. As a sage, they made me hold a researchbat position. This means I¡¯m basically free to do anything I want, and don¡¯t have any duties at the tower. Previously, before they got the mana flowers from me, the sages and great wizard and witches living at the tower would have to manually fill up magic stones that fuel the magic circles the Sage¡¯s tower upkeeps, but now, it isn¡¯t necessary. I still have to send my research to the tower, which I don¡¯t mind on most things. A lot of themon things like the improved enchanting we developed/are developing is something I¡¯d want to share anyway. The same with Draconic enchanting, but that was something the tower already knew. Most of the research notes were written by Laura and Tahlia, because the two of them wanted to keep research books in the Factory¡¯s library. And from there, I can just use HomeBase to print the book and deliver it to the tower when I next visit. Oh, and let¡¯s finally get to why I¡¯ve been at the tower so much. ¡­ okay, you know why I¡¯ve been there. Library raid. I¡¯ve been analyzing all of the books in the library, one by one. But there are like ¡­ over 60 million books in here. Not all of them are books, but books, research papers, even things like daily tablets. So over 60 million items. I focused on the sage section, because that section holds the most advanced stuff, and the stuff I want the most. And since I¡¯m forwarding all of these books to the Factory, Alice can read any of them she wants. Yes the others can as well, but I think Alice and Janina will be the two to spend the most time there. Alice because she wants to learn new spells and Janina because she is bored. Then again, she is always bored.
With my title as a sage, a few other opportunities also opened up. Mainly, I could finally start looking into getting a ton of rewards for one of my oldest System missions. That being Granter of Magic.
Mission: Granter of Magic
Goal: Grant a magic attribute to hard working people who don¡¯t have one
Reward: Grants 1-5 monsters of the attribute given.
If the recipient is an extremely hard worker, cards maye in sleeves or toploaders
This mission is repeatable
Because the Sage¡¯s tower offers free attribute analysis. And they keep track of those records. So I just asked for the records, and told the sages I have a way of giving or altering people¡¯s attributes. Which they already knew, because Mariina told them¡­ So there goes my surprise factor. But they did agree to my suggestion, not that they need to. I¡¯m a sage, I can tell them I¡¯m doing that, and if they want to stop me, they need at least five sages to order me to stop. So the next time there was a free attribute analysis day, I was there. And those that had no attribute affinity were told that they could go through an experimental attribute granting ceremony, if they wanted. We didn¡¯t get all that many people, but I did manage to get 12. Sadly most of them were children, and they didn¡¯t exactly count as ¡®hard working people¡¯ for the mission, so the rewards I got weren¡¯t all that amazing. Out of the 12, 9 wanted the Light attribute. Which is understandable, as it is the most appreciated attribute. One wanted Fire, one Earth and one Water. For the rewards, I got Consecrated Light, White Duston, Outstanding Dog Mary, Rainbow Kuriboh, Sage with Eyes of Blue, Priestess with Eyes of Blue, Gctikuriboh, Hieratic Seal of the Sun Dragon Overlord andst for the Light attributes, Fortune Lady Every. Spoiler
[copse] So yeah. While they are really good cards, I got only one card per person, and they all have low attack stats. Almost like ¡®not hard working¡¯ equals low attack. For the Fire, Earth and Water, I got Soul Resonator, Key Mouse and Number 71: Rebarian Shark. Spoiler
[copse] Yeah. One of those isn¡¯t like the others. Rebarian Shark is lowkey OP. But I¡¯ll get to that in a moment. First, Gctikuriboh. I don¡¯t know if you know this, but his effect allows him to special summon a Gxy-Eyes Photon Dragon. Which means that by triggering his effect, and then using Compulse to return the Gxy-Eyes Photon Dragon to my hand, I can get myself a sleeved and toploader copy of Gxy-Eyes Photon Dragon. Spoiler
[copse] Next up, Fortune Lady Every. She is a Synchro. My challenge is one away from 60. So I summoned her and imed the next reward. Deep Sea Repetiteur and Deep Sea Minstrel. Spoiler
[copse] I then summoned Repetiteur for the challenge.
Summon unique Synchro Monsters
Unique Synchro Monsters summoned: 61
Aromaseraphy Rosemary; Aromaseraphy Sweet Marjoram; Red Dragon Archfiend; ck Rose Dragon; Psychic Lifetrancer; Clear Wing Synchro Dragon; Magical Android; Avenging Knight Parshath; Goyo Guardian; Nitro Warrior; Thought Ruler Archfiend; Ruddy Rose Dragon; Cosmic Fortress Gol''gar; Light End Dragon; Power Tool Dragon; Garden Rose Flora; T.G. Hyper Librarian; Dark End Dragon; Hundred Eyes Dragon; Lightning Warrior; Seven Swords Warrior; X-Saber Souza; Stardust Dragon; Minerva, the Athenian Lightsworn; Shooting Quasar Dragon; Blue-Eyes Spirit Dragon; Shooting Star Dragon; Turbo Warrior; Tempest Magician; Revived King Ha Des; Queen of Thorns; Iron Chain Dragon; Doomkaiser Dragon; ckwing Armor Master; Earthbound Servant Geo Gryphon; el Synchro Stardust Dragon; Ally of Justice Catastor; Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier; mvell Uruquizas; Mist Wurm; X-Saber Urbellum; Power Tool Braver Dragon; Ancient Fairy Dragon; Ancient Sacred Wyvern; Arcanite Magician; Archfiend Zombie-Skull; ckwing Armed Wing; Dark Strike Fighter; Exploder Dragonwing; Hyper Psychic ster; Sea Dragon Lord Gishilnodon; Trident Dragion; Turbo Cannon; XX-Saber Gottoms; Red Rising Dragon; Scarlight Red Dragon; Red Nova Dragon; Red Supernova Dragon; Garden Rose Maiden; Fortune Lady Every; Deep Sea Repetiteur
Next Reward is given at 65 unique Synchro Monsters
Next Reward: Superheavy Samurai Warlord Susanowo + Superheavy Samurai Big Benkei
Spoiler
[copse] Interestingly, my next reward isn¡¯t your usual Synchro + Tuner reward, but instead I have a Synchro and a non-Tuner. Probably because Warlord Susanowo needs a Superheavy Samurai non-Tuner. And I do like Superheavy Samurais. Kind of. I love that they can attack in defense position. But I don¡¯t like their ¡®no spells and traps¡¯ gimmick. I think that is a bit much. If it was just ¡®no spells¡¯ it would be better. In my opinion. And now to Lesbian Shark, I mean Rebarian Shark. He is my fifth Xyz monster, so I get my first Xyz summoning challenge reward. But that still isn¡¯t what makes him OP. I¡¯m getting to that.
Summon unique Xyz Monsters
Unique Xyz Monsters summoned: 5
Crimson Knight Vampire Bram; Dhampir Vampire Sheridan; The Zombie Vampire; Number 24: Drags the Vampiric Dragon; Number 71: Rebarian Shark
Next Reward is given at 5 unique Xyz Monsters
Next Reward: Number 39: Utopia Double + Double or Nothing!
Spoiler
[copse] Utopia Double and Double or Nothing is a fine reward. And thanks to Utopia Double, I should be able to get other Utopia monsters, so I¡¯ll experiment with thatter on. And now, we finally get to why Rebarian Shark is overpowered. See, it has this fun little effect. ¡°If this card is sent to the GY: You can choose 1 "Rank-Up-Magic" Spell from your Deck and ce it on top of your Deck.¡± Or as it trantes for me, ¡°If this card is sent to the GY: Pay 1 Pack token to generate 1 random "Rank-Up-Magic" Spell.¡± So yeah. I can get Rank-Up-Magics. Which might sound useless at first, after all, I don¡¯t have XYZ monsters that need Rank-Up-Magics. But remember, monsters operate on a Rank system. So if Level Up! can level up people ¡­ well, I¡¯m sure you are smart enough to figure out what Rank-Up-Magics can do to monsters. CH.500 Demon Summoning CH.500 Demon Summoning ¡°Alright. Let¡¯s test this out.¡± I said. With the help of Rebarian Shark, I¡¯d acquired myself my first Rank-Up-Magic, that being Rank-Up-Magic Limited Barian''s Force. Spoiler Spoiler [copse] [copse] It being Limited Barian¡¯s Force, and being my first one is an interesting coincidence, but I¡¯m honestly starting to feel like there are no coincidences when ites to Pack Opener. Also, the entire Rank 4 limit is kind of a pain. Because of that, I can only target D-rank monsters with it. We found that out as I was trying to use Limited Barian¡¯s Force on C-rank monsters, and then E-rank monsters. We sadly didn¡¯t have any D-rank tamed monsters on HomeBase, but luckily, getting a summoning contract with one was extremely easy. So I made a contract with a Forest Owl, which is just arger than average owl. They can actually be quite dangerous, to low level people, because of their ability to fly silently in the night and attack swiftly from the skies. Then I just tested Limited Barian''s Force on the Forest Owl and watched as it evolved into a C-rank Moon Owl. So with that, I¡¯ve confirmed it. Rank-Up-Magics work on monsters. With Unika¡¯s help, I asked the evolved owl if she wanted to undo the summoning contract, but the owl refused, saying she would respond to my calls in the future. I named her Luna, because boring names are effective. I then just let her fly around HomeBase for a while, until I unsummoned her. I then got to thinking about ranks, and what monster rank equates to what monster letter the locals use. And after using the fact that D-rank is rank 4, I came up with this list. It might not be urate, but it should be close enough. F = rank 1 E = rank 2 D = rank 3, 4 C = rank 5, 6 B = rank 7 A = rank 8 S = rank 9, 10 SS = rank 11, 12 SSS/unranked = rank 13 or above Now I will fully admit that this might be wrong, but it should work for now. I¡¯ll make the list better when I get more cards that can modify the ranks of monsters. I¡¯ll probably have to wait for Rank-Down-Magic Numeron Fall for that. Spoiler [copse]
It was a littleter that an emergency System mission popped up for me to look at.
Emergency Mission: Stop the Demon
Information: The group of book thieves and terrorists have decided to experiment with Demon Summoning. They are going to summon a demon by sacrificing a vige they are passing by.
Goal: Either stop the demon summoning, or stop the demon. Protect the vigers.
Reward: Sets and .
Bonus Reward: If no viger is harmed, knowledge on demon summoning will be granted.
Failure condition: Too many vigers die or are badly injured.
Note: The miasma spike from the demon summoning may weaken the dimensional barriers. A dimensional fissure may follow the summoning. If one does happen, please deal with that as well. If a fissure does open up and you close it, an additional reward will be given.
I was supplied with the location, which was in the northern part of Narra Kingdom. Time to recover that book and p some morons along the way. And let¡¯s be honest here, with my luck, that fissure is guaranteed. There is no ¡®may¡¯. It will happen, I just know it.
I took a lot of mybatants with me. Naturally my OP squad, Alice, Lua, Ria and Agunan were going, but I also took the Card Beasts and Wilma. Alice, Ria and Agunan will be with me on the frontlines,bating not only the demon, but also the adventurers/thieves, while the Card Beasts, Wilma and Lua will hopefully keep the vige safe. When we reached the target vige, we first scanned the vige, but we didn¡¯t find any sort of summoning circle. So we moved to searching the forests nearby. By the time we found the summoning circle, it was toote. Something that must be a demon was standing in the center of it. The creature looked somewhat simr to some of my Archfiend monsters, but also not really. It had no skin, leaving its muscle structure exposed to the air, those muscles made of dark crimson flesh. I then saw the sky above the summoning circle crack, almost like someone was ripping apart the dimensions. Because that is exactly what was happening. The demon summoning had opened up a dimensional fissure, and now we had to deal with not just the thieves and the demon, but also a dimensional fissure. ¡°Everyone! Battle positions!¡± I called out. ¡°Wilma, Unika, Einar, Eline. Defend the town. Lua, head to the town and try to keep the people calm. Alice, Ria, take down the thieves. Agunan, the demon. I¡¯ll summon Exodia and deal with whateveres from the fissure.¡± I gave everyone their orders. I then noticed the somewhat begging look on Einar and Eline, and I knew what they wanted. Both of them had reached LV.99, so they could potentially go for a Limit Break. ¡°If any S-ranks show up, I¡¯ll try to leave them to you. Sadly, if an SS shows up, I¡¯ll have to deal with it.¡± I promised the two. We couldn¡¯t exactly risk an SS-rank. The fissure is less than 500 meters from town¡¯s edge, so any SS-rank will get to the town in a few moments. But regr S-ranks are enough for a Limit Break, and I think we can manage them.
We all dismounted the B.E.S. we¡¯d been riding. Agunan was going straight for the freshly summoned demon, who was still in the magic circle. Alice and Ria were just behind him, going for the people who summoned him. I looked at the fissure with Mana Vision, but quickly turned the skill off. The amount of mana and miasmaing out of it was just ¡­ overwhelming for the skill. Thank god I don¡¯t have epilepsy or something like that, or that could have been bad. I activated my duel disk, got out the cards for Exodia, and summoned the golden giant. Spoiler
[copse] I then began to consider the best way to protect the town, and I decided that a monster that can redirect attacks would be the best. But I needed one that was strong enough to handle S and potentially SS-rank monsters. I also don¡¯t know how strong a demon is. So I went with the most powerful attack redirector I had. So I activated three continuous spells. I then tributed them. ¡°O lord of Thunder which strikes from above Hear my call striking like thy Thunder Burst the Spells that cannot bind you And appear before us, o second Phantasm Hamon, Lord of Striking Thunder!¡± Spoiler [copse] I made sure Hamon was keeping on the defensive, so his effect would keep everything attacking him. But I guess I may need some firepower to go with the defense, so ¡­ maybe I should. It has been a while since I summoned all three of them. So I activated three continuous traps, and tributed them. ¡°O Lord of mes in the hell below Hear my emotions burning like thy mes Destroy the Traps that cannot bind you And appear before us, o first Phantasm Uria, Lord of Searing mes!¡± Spoiler [copse] And then, just to make sure he didn¡¯t feel left out, I summoned out three Fiends and tributed them. ¡°O Lord of Fiends from the world of darkness Hear my tributes screaming for thy mercy Respond to their calls to give them meaning And appear before us, o third Phantasm Raviel, Lord of Phantasms!¡± Spoiler [copse] With the three Sacred Beasts by my side, and Exodia dealing with the fissure, I checked the situation around us. Alice and Ria had already subdued most of the thieves. A few of them might be dead, but I can resurrect themter. Agunan was fighting the demon, but he didn¡¯t seem to have the upper hand. Probably because he is fighting in his humanoid form. It does limit his power, so he might not be strong enough. Or the demon is just too strong. Andst, a few of the forest¡¯s monsters had evolved because of the miasma spike, but nothing major. No S or SS-ranks. They were uselessly attacking Hamon, who didn¡¯t even care, while Raviel was summoning Phantasm Tokens to deal with them. Anything too strong for the tokens he¡¯d crush himself. I then quickly turned on Mana Vision again, because honestly speaking, I was expecting worse monsters from the fissure. The highest ranked anything I¡¯ve spotted thus far has still just been B-rank. Which just shouldn¡¯t happen with a fissure. So I questioned where all the power from the fissure was going, and I was ready to risk the headache for it. That is when I realized why Agunan couldn¡¯t take down the demon. At least not in his humanoid form. The demon was sucking in a good half of the powering from the fissure. Its dark crimson skin had turned bright red, and it was literally glowing with power. ¡­ yeah. That can¡¯t be good. ¡°Uria! Help Agunan. Attack that demon with Hyper ze!¡± Imanded the one Sacred Beast that was free. He did as ordered, and the massive me engulfed both Agunan and the demon. I know Agunan can take fire of that scale, so I wasn¡¯t afraid of him getting caught in the me. Sadly, when the me subsided, it didn¡¯t seem to have had much effect on the demon. We need something way more powerful. ¡°... yeah.¡± I muttered to myself. ¡°I have them out already. Let¡¯s do it.¡± I decided, as I got what might be my most powerful monster out of the Collection. ¡°Raviel, Hamon. Annihte the small fry!¡± Imanded. I wanted to get the weak monsters out of the way first, because I¡¯m about to cut down on my avable firepower. After a Cerulean Skyfire from Hamon, most of the weak monsters were down, and Raviel¡¯s tokens would deal with the rest. ¡°Gather, my Sacred Beasts!¡± I thenmanded, and the three formed a line behind me. ¡°The Spirit Gates have been opened and the three Phantasm have been summoned. Now their might shall bebined into one, and the world shall crumble. Almighty Phantasm appears. Armityle the Chaos Phantasm!¡± Spoiler [copse] My three Sacred Beasts fused together, leaving behind onebined form. He was massive. His upright body exceeded Exodia in size. And if you add his stupidly long tail, Armityle is over 200 meters from head to tail. And showing hismand over everything, as soon as he appeared, everything around us stopped. The sounds of the battle ceased, and the only one still moving was Exodia, working hard to repair the fissure. It was probably his aura. I felt it, but it really didn¡¯t affect me. Armityle just has ¡­ an extremelymanding aura that demands that you pay attention to him. I mean, he is the strongest God I¡¯ve summoned. Well, maybe other than Exodia. I don¡¯t really know which one of the two is stronger, and I really don¡¯t want to know. ¡°Armityle.¡± I said quietly, but with a lot of assertion in my voice. And despite the quiet volume, I¡¯m sure everyone heard it. ¡°Annihte that demon.¡± Armityle did as ordered, creating a giant ck andvender orb. He thenunched it at the demon, despite Agunan still being right next to the creature. I was a bit worried for Agunan, but as it turns out, I didn¡¯t have to be. Armityle¡¯s attack just softly pushed him aside, as it engulfed the demon. And after the orb dissipated, nothing was left where the demon had been standing.
From there, the rest was easy. The thieves, the ones that hadn¡¯t been subdued yet, simply surrendered. They had seen Armityle¡¯s power, and Exodia didn¡¯t frighten them much less. The vigers were in a mix of fear and awe, so after I unsummoned my Gods, my team spent some time in the vige reassuring everyone. We then took the thieves with us, and headed for the Hero¡¯s country. They had the stolen books with them, so we could return those while at it, but the main reason we are going is because I¡¯ll let the Hero¡¯s country deal with them. I made sure each of them had Skill Drain installed into them, so they could never again use a single skill. Spoiler [copse] Oh. And onest thing. The reward for stopping the demon and the fissure. I got the two sets already promised, and . But because the fissure did end up appearing, I got the extra reward of . CH.501 Absolute Powerforce and Shining Darkness CH.501 Absolute Powerforce and Shining Darkness The Sages were quite impressed when I returned to the tower with the missing books, as well as the people who had stolen them. That got us the confirmation of how the books were stolen. One of the thieves, more like the thief, had a unique skill that let him transform into a perfect replica of anyone whose blood and hair they ingested. And when I say perfect, I mean it was near perfect. They got all the skills and stats of the person they transformed into, excluding HP and mana. Those two would stay the same. It was an extremely powerful, and dangerous skill. And in all honesty, I¡¯m thankful we have this person behind the bars. Because I¡¯m terrified of what he could have done if he got some of my blood and hair and transformed into me. He would have unlimited ess to Pack Opener, and that just ¡­ that isn¡¯t good. The only real weakness of the skill, other than not copying HP and mana, is that he wouldn¡¯t know how to use the skills, and would basically have to learn how to do so on the fly. It also cannot copy things held inside Storage type skills. You know, Storage, Inventory and Item Box. So at least I¡¯m happy to know he couldn¡¯t steal or copy Errelitea. ¡­ Actually, since that is the case, he probably wouldn¡¯t get my Collection. He may not even get the same Pack Opener as what I have. He may only get the LV.1 variant of it, with only one daily Pack token, and ess to only Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon. And while that set does have Exodia, I know firsthand how difficult it was to get Exodia from that set. Not that it doesn¡¯t have other powerful cards like Dark Hole, Raigeki, Monster Reborn and Blue-Eyes itself, but those really aren¡¯t a problem whenpared to God monsters. Sadly, other than the info on the skill, we didn¡¯t get too much info on the thieves. From the papers they carried, we knew they were from the states. Not the adventuring group that was causing trouble, they were locals that just took up the opportunity, and paid back the person who released them. But the thief and two of his friends were from the states. But enough with all of this. I got three new sets yesterday, time to open some packs.
As you might remember, I got three new sets yesterday. , and . I¡¯ll do ¡­ ten of each, I think. And I¡¯ll start with Hidden Arsenal 2, because it is part of the Hidden Arsenal series. Spoiler HA02 1 Ally of Justice Nullfier; Genex stfan; Worm Millidith; Jurrac Monoloph; Genex Army [copse] Alright. So Nullfier. Not a bad effect, if it happened earlier. The fact that Nullfier only negates the effects after the battle is kind of meh. Still not a terrible card, just ¡­ meh. stfan is a searcher, so it is nice. I can get some of the more rare Genex monsters with it. And, you know, if I ever want to makerge industrial fans, I can use him as a base. Worm Millidith is a literal leech, but just 400 damage really isn¡¯t that much. Like sure it is better against the local monsters, because they might not be able to get rid of it, but it is still slow as anything. Jurrac Monoloph has an ¡®attack everything¡¯ effect, which is cool. But with only 1500 attack, he needs a few equips to really do some damage. Still a nice card. Genex Army is super meh. Just ¡­ not worth it. But he has a giantuncher. Not sure what it shoots, but it looks interesting, and I may need to look at it. Next pack. Spoiler HA02 2 Fabled Kushano; Jurrac Monoloph; Ally of Justice Unlimiter; Worm Millidith; Naturia Guardian [copse] Fabled Kushano can bring itself to your hand from the GY by discarding a different Fabled monster. Which isn¡¯t really all that necessary. Ally of Justice Unlimiter is a Limiter Remover for Ally of Justice monsters, and it doesn¡¯t even destroy them during the end phase. So yeah, I like it. Naturia Guardian is a tree. Well, a treant to be specific. It doesn¡¯t have crazy stats, or effect, so ¡­ I probably won¡¯t use him. But maybe I can get some interesting food materials if I Wok him. Next pack. Spoiler HA02 3 Genex stfan; mvell Baby; Mist Valley Executor; Jurrac Velo; Genex Army [copse] mvell Baby is so meh. 400 attack boost for the turn is not all that good. Mist Valley Executor is okay. Sadly he is a LV.5 not LV.4, but it doesn¡¯t really matter to me. Jurrac Velo is nice. Sure battle floaters aren¡¯t that great for me, but I still like them. Next pack. Spoiler HA02 4 Genex Gaia; Naturia Vein; Worm Opera; Ally Mind; Fabled Gabas [copse] Genex Gaia is literally backwards. He should protect your Genex Controller, because Controller is the main Genexbo piece, but instead he just protects himself at the cost of a Controller. Naturia Vein is good, but a bit too costly. Tributing two monsters for one negate really isn¡¯t worth it. Worm Opera is mediocre as anything. Ally Mind has no effect and bad stats for his level, so no thanks. And Fabled Gabas is just okay. Next pack. Spoiler HA02 5 Genex stfan; Naturia Beetle; Ally of Justice Reverse Break; Worm Rakuyeh; Naturia Beast [copse] Naturia Beetle can get up to 1800 attack, but that just makes it okay. Ally of Justice Reverse Break is a mistake. It breaks itself if there is a Light monster on the field. And it belongs to an archetype that is designed to be good against Light attribute monsters. And Reverse Breaks effect to immediately destroy face-down monsters isn¡¯t unique. Tons of monsters have that effect. Worm Rakuyeh has good stats for a LV.4, but the effect it has does limit its usefulness. And Naturia Beast. What can I say about him? Other than that he is Amazing! I hate ying against Naturia decks, because of this Beast, but he is so good when he is under my control. Negate any and all spells. Yeah, that sounds pretty good. Next pack. Spoiler HA02 6 mvell Grunika; mvell Baby; Ally of Justice Thunder Armor; Ally of Justice Reverse Break; Ally of Justice Field Marshal [copse] mvell Grunika can do some burn damage after destroying a monster by battle. Which doesn¡¯t exactly work like that in this world, but whatever. Thunder Armor is ¡­ somewhere between okay, and meh. Giving all Ally of Justice monsters piercing is nice, and it does have okay stats. It doese with that ¡®cannot be special summoned¡¯ limit, but that doesn¡¯t really matter to me. And Field Marshal is too difficult to summon for the effect it has. It doesn¡¯t even have amazing stats. Next pack. Spoiler HA02 7 mvell Baby; Naturia Rock; Fabled Lurrie; Genex Doctor; Fabled Valkyrus [copse] Naturia Rock is just a rock. Fabled Lurrie special summons itself after being discarded. Which is nice, in some situations. Genex Doctor has a meh destruction effect. And Fabled Valkyrus makes Pack tokens, so he is cool. Next pack. Spoiler HA02 8 Worm Millidith; Ally of Justice Searcher; Naturia Rosewhip; Genex Gaia; Dai-sojo of the Ice Barrier [copse] Ally of Justice Searcher is meh, but I guess it might be able to find hiding monsters. Naturia Rosewhip is overpowered as anything. If it can really make my opponents only cast a single spell per ¡­ some period of time, that is insane. Justpletely prevent someone who relies on magic from doing anything. Dai-sojo of the Ice Barrier is okay. He does protect all Ice Barrier monsters from spells and traps. Next pack. Spoiler HA02 9 Worm Millidith; Ally of Justice Thunder Armor; Naturia Rosewhip; Worm Opera; Fabled Valkyrus [copse] Okay. That is the first nothing new here pack. Next pack. Spoiler HA02 10 Naturia Vein; Genex Gaia; Genex Recycled; Naturia Antjaw; Jurrac Tyrannus [copse] Genex Recycled is just a wannabe Genex Controller. Naturia Antjaw is okay, but not for me. And Jurrac Tyrannus is actually quite nice. Since all the attack gains are permanent, it can get reallyrge very quickly. And massive attack monsters are generally the best for what I use them for.
And now, time for the next set. Absolute Powerforce. Spoiler ABPF 1 Fire Ant Ascator; Consecrated Light; Power Invader; Reptilianne Rage; Forgotten Temple of the Deep; Bicr; Unicycr; Gandolf, King of Destruction; Skull Conductor [copse] Fire Ant Ascator is needed for Inti, if I recall correctly, so it is nice to have. Consecrated Light is something I just got as a reward for the Granter of Magic mission, so it isn¡¯t exactly new, but it is still a good monster. Power Invader has okay attack stat, but nothing else. Reptilianne Rage is an okay boost, and even lowers the attack of something when it is destroyed. Forgotten Temple of the Deep is okay. Bicr is also okay. Just need the Tri and Uni variants. Gandolf, King of Destruction is nice. Good stats and destroys all weak monsters on summon. And Skull Conductor isn¡¯t really something I need. Unlimited summons, you know. Next pack. Spoiler ABPF 2 Spiders'' Lair; Lair Wire; Tricr; Informer Spider; Supay; Variety Comes Out; Gravekeeper''s Stele; Djinn Cursenchanter of Rituals; Drill Warrior [copse] Spiders'' Lair is meh. I mean, I suppose in this world it might just bind up the attacker, which would be a lot better, so maybe it is good? Lair Wire is fine. Destroy something by banishing something. Tricr is good to have. It goes with Bicr. Informer Spider can take control of an opposing monster, but it is a bit too specific. Supay is needed for the Moon Dragon, so good to have. Variety Comes Out is pretty trashy. Why would I tribute a Synchro for a bunch of Tuners? I guess you could use the Tuners for Link ys. Still not worth it. Gravekeeper''s Stele is just fine. Recovers Gravekeepers from the GY and is unaffected by Necrovalley. Djinn Cursenchanter of Rituals is good. Not as good as the other Djinn, but still nice. Drill Warrior has a direct attack effect, which is okay. The banishment effect though¡­ not all that great. Next pack. Spoiler ABPF 3 Destruct Potion; Alien Brain; Reptilianne Servant; Reptilianne Naga; Gundari; Consecrated Light; Pot of Benevolence; Machine King - 3000 B.C.; XX-Saber Garsem [copse] Destruct Potion is kind of like Mystik Wok, but instead of making food, it makes drinks. So yeah, I love that thing. I¡¯ll be experimenting with it a lot. Alien Brain is super specific, but not bad. Reptilianne Servant has a powerful effect, but it dies when you look at it funny. Reptilianne Naga is okay. Cannot be destroyed by battle, and lowers the attack of the monsters it battles to 0. Gundari is a Spirit monster, so he automatically sucks. The effect is actually okay, he just isn¡¯t worth using. Pot of Benevolence is a meh recovery card. Machine King - 3000 B.C. sucks. Low natural stats, and you cannot summon stuff for a while after summoning it. And XX-Saber Garsem is just fine. A bit specific, but that goes for almost everything. Next pack. Spoiler ABPF 4 Alien Brain; Apocatequil; Machine Assembly Line; Nature''s Reflection; Bicr; Psi-Curse; Magic Hole Golem; Saber Hole; Core st [copse] Apocatequil is okay Synchro material, not much else. Machine Assembly Line is okay. Nature''s Reflection is stupidly worded, but it does reflect damage back to your opponent, so it is good. Psi-Curse is super specific, but decent. Magic Hole Golem allows something to attack directly, but only that monster can attack, and its attack is halved. A bit too costly in my opinion. Saber Hole is great. And Core st is okay. Next pack. Spoiler ABPF 5 Supay; Widespread Dud; Serpent Suppression; Reptilianne Servant; Nature''s Reflection; Inverse Universe; Consecrated Light; XX-Saber Hyunlei; Djinn Cursenchanter of Rituals [copse] Widespread Dud is a dud. Serpent Suppression is just bad. Inverse Universe is interesting and can certainly put in some work. And XX-Saber Hyunlei is good. Next pack. Spoiler ABPF 6 Destruct Potion; Advance Force; Shreddder; Reptilianne Servant; Pandaborg; Bicr; Reptilianne Gardna; Power Pickaxe; Saber Hole [copse] Advance Force is not needed. I don¡¯t tribute summon Shreddder is fine, but why do you have three Ds in a row? Are you trying to be a D/D/D monster? Pandaborg is a battle floater, which is nice. Reptilianne Gardna can search other Reptilianne monsters. Power Pickaxe is pretty good, and I need to see if Wilma and Karl can make an OP pickaxe with it. Next pack. Spoiler ABPF 7 Ritual of Destruction; Spiders'' Lair; Fire Ant Ascator; Gravekeeper''s Stele; Rocket Pilder; Power Invader; Oilman; Weeping Idol; Dark Bug [copse] Ritual of Destruction is needed for Gandolf. Rocket Pilder is an okay equip. Oilman is a meh Union monster. Weeping Idol special summons itself by banishing a tuner from the GY. So I don¡¯t need it. Dark Bug is good. It specials a LV.3 Tuner from the GY, so instant Synchro. Next pack. Spoiler ABPF 8 Call of the Reaper; Machine Assembly Line; Supay; Reptilianne Naga; Apocatequil; Pandaborg; Weeping Idol; Rocket Pilder; Gale Dogra [copse] Call of the Reaper is super specific, and not even that good. And Gale Dogra isn¡¯t needed. I can just send extra deck monsters to the GY whenever I want with no cost. Spoiler ABPF 9 Gravekeeper''s Stele; Power Supplier; Unicycr; Break! Draw!; Psi-Curse; Fire Ant Ascator; Call of the Reaper; Reptilianne Rage; Core st [copse] Power Supplier is meh. Unicycr is thest of the cycrs, so nice to have. And Break! Draw! is okay. Next pack. Spoiler ABPF 10 Serpent Suppression; Unicycr; Gundari; Bicr; Temple of the Sun; Power Invader; Psi-Curse; Lair Wire; Offering to the Immortals [copse] Temple of the Sun is okay, but 300 boost is a bit too little. And Offering to the Immortals is super specific, but fine. But overall, really nice pulls from Absolute Powerforce. 3 ultra rares and 2 super rares. From 10 packs. That is great.
One more set to go. The Shining Darkness. Spoiler TSHD 1 ckwing - Bombardment; Card Breaker; Lyna the Light Charmer; re Resonator; Koa''ki Meiru Initialize!; Crevice Into the Different Dimension; ck Thunder; Infernity Reflector; Ally of Justice Core Destroyer [copse] I have other cards like ckwing - Bombardment that are just better than ckwing - Bombardment. Card Breaker is not worth it. Lyna the Light Charmer is great and I¡¯ll be giving a copy to Unika. re Resonator is nice. I know I shit on 300 attack point boosts, but when ites from something like the specific tuner you use, it is actually quite nice. Koa''ki Meiru Initialize! is trash. Crevice Into the Different Dimension is even more trash. Ever heard of Soul Release? ck Thunder is a terrible burn card, but I might be able to get the Dark Lightning skill with it. ¡­ then again, I could already get that skill with Dark World Lightning, so ¡­ Infernity Reflector is situational, but okay. And Ally of Justice Core Destroyer is fine. Next pack. Spoiler TSHD 2 Wattcube; Silent Graveyard; X-Saber Palomuro; Crevice Into the Different Dimension; Trigon; Ronintoadin; Assault Spirits; Akz, the Pumer; Infernity Launcher [copse] Wattcube is a decent equip. Silent Graveyard is specific, but not bad. X-Saber Palomuro is fine. Trigon is a meh Union. Ronintoadin is banned, because dumb ass loops. I don¡¯t really need it. Assault Spirits is trash. Akz, the Pumer is not worth banishing other monsters. And Infernity Launcher is great. Next pack. Spoiler TSHD 3 Card Breaker; ckwing - Bombardment; Hunter of ck Feathers; Batteryman AAA; Koa''ki Meiru Initialize!; Dawn of the Herald; Key Mouse; Chaos Trap Hole; Infernity Beetle [copse] Hunter of ck Feathers is meh. Batteryman AAA is just ¡­ I don¡¯t even know. Sure I can swarm the field, but they have 0 attack. Dawn of the Herald is the ritual spell for Herald of Perfection, so nice to have. Key Mouse I already had, got it from Granter of Magic. Still a decent Tuner. Chaos Trap Hole is fine. And so is Infernity Beetle. Next pack. Spoiler TSHD 4 Infernity Break; re Resonator; Biofalcon; X-Saber Palomuro; ckwing - Ghibli the Searing Wind; Blossom Bombardment; Second Booster; Ronintoadin; ckwing - Gust the Backst [copse] Infernity Break is not worth it. Biofalcon is okay. ckwing - Ghibli the Searing Wind is fine, but it really should end the battle phase like Battle Fader. Blossom Bombardment isn¡¯t terrible, just not that needed. Second Booster would be good if the boost was permanent. As it stands, it is meh. And ckwing - Gust the Backst is fine. Spoiler TSHD 5 ck Thunder; Blossom Bombardment; Morphtronics, Scramble!; Silent Graveyard; X-Saber Palomuro; Worm Call; Infernity Reflector; Testudo erat Numen; Infernity Beetle [copse] Morphtronics, Scramble! is okay, because it does negate the attack. Worm Call is trash, I have unlimited summons. And Testudo erat Numen is good, but not for me. No one special summons in this world, except me. Next pack. Spoiler TSHD 6 Lyna the Light Charmer; Worm Call; Testudo erat Numen; Trigon; Leeching the Light; Power Break; Card Breaker; Intercept Wave; Dread Dragon [copse] Leeching the Light is actually quite nice. It can potentially be a huge attack boost for every monster I control. Power Break is situational, but not terrible. Intercept Wave is fine, but I¡¯ll never run into Synchro monsters. And Dread Dragon is an okay Tuner. Next pack. Spoiler TSHD 7 Blossom Bombardment; Wattcube; Archfiend Interceptor; Silent Graveyard; Fairy Archer; Phantom Hand; Infernity Break; X-Saber Pashuul; Infernity Inferno [copse] Archfiend Interceptor is actually really good. Inflicting damage onto your opponent just because they attacked. Nice. Fairy Archer is okay, but nothing amazing. Phantom Hand is not that great. There are better ways of emptying your hand. X-Saber Pashuul is okay. And Infernity Inferno is meh. I have better cards that do the same for a smaller cost. Next pack. Spoiler TSHD 8 Koa''ki Meiru Sandman; ck-Winged Strafe; Power Break; Testudo erat Numen; Assault Spirits; Ronintoadin; X-Saber Pashuul; Into the Void; Koa''ki Meiru Shield [copse] Koa''ki Meiru Sandman can negate traps, so it is nice. ck-Winged Strafe is too costly. Into the Void is is fine. And Koa''ki Meiru Shield is a worse Mirror Force. Next pack. Spoiler TSHD 9 Crevice Into the Different Dimension; Phantom Hand; Archfiend Interceptor; ckwing - Bombardment; Fairy Archer; Blossom Bombardment; Worm Call; Infernity Inferno; Infernity Launcher [copse] A nothing new here pack. And this is only the second of the day. Next pack. Spoiler TSHD 10 ckwing - Ghibli the Searing Wind; Hunter of ck Feathers; Changer Synchron; X-Saber Palomuro; Dragon Laser; Crevice Into the Different Dimension; ck-Winged Strafe; Infernity Randomizer; The Fountain in the Sky [copse] Changer Synchron is meh. There are better Tuners. Dragon Laser is a conditional Raigeki. Infernity Randomizer is fine. And The Fountain in the Sky is a decent Continuous Spell.
And that is it. I¡¯m done. Enough packs for one day. I got some okay stuff, but nothing mind blowing. CH.502 Making Demon Summoning Better CH.502 Making Demon Summoning Better Now that I have ess to the demon summoning books, and the bonus reward for the mission, I can actually look into demon summoning. And it was ¡­ interesting. Let¡¯s start with the magic circle used for demon summoning. It is nearly the same as the one for regr summoning, but it changes enough to where it targets apletely different sub-world. So I could probably alter it so that it only summons spirits as well, but I¡¯ll at least ask them first if that is a good idea. From there, the demon summoning circle is basically the same as the regr summoning circle. Put mana into it, and you get yourself a demon. Simple, right? ¡­ Sadly, a bit too simple. See, the normal summoning circle has this defenseyer, which prevents the summoned monster from attacking you. That is why random summoning is even remotely viable, and you don¡¯t immediately get chomped by what you summoned. But it doesn¡¯t work on demons. Not fully, anyway. Because the protection it makes is 100% mana based, and demons use a mana and miasma mix. I don¡¯t know what pure demons use, but Cambions use a 50/50 mix. My Archfiend monsters use a higher miasma content mix, about 75/25. And the very strongest Fiends I have, like Darkness Neosphere, use a 90/10 mix of miasma and mana. Spoiler [copse] And because of that, mana based protection barriers really don¡¯t work that well against demons. So my first idea to improve demon summoning was overhauling the summoning circle, mainly the defensiveyer. With the help from my Fiend monsters, we made a variant of the circle that would absorb the miasma in the air to reinforce the protection, to make it more suited to handling demons. From there, I had to start looking at the contracts the demons wanted, and mainly, why they wanted things like status points, or even lives. And it all spun back to one thing, the demons want miasma. They need it to live. And what they ask in return for their services are pieces of human souls, or entire souls. Because at the end of the day, humans are around 20% miasma, 80% mana. Can¡¯t really get around that fact. That is just the environment we live in. The System protects us from the negative side effects, and even uses that miasma to fuel itself. But the demons can also use that, so if they take a part of your ¡®soul¡¯, they can get that miasma. So with that, I needed a way to gather miasma into something that could be used to bargain with demons. How difficult could that be?
As it turned out, it really wasn¡¯t that difficult. All I had to do wasbine Pitch-ck Power Stone and Curse of Darkness. Spoiler
[copse] With that, I made a Cursed Power Stone. It works like Pitch-ck Power Stone, except that instead of holding Spell Counters, it held Cursed Spell Counters, or as I began calling them, Miasma Counters. Each counter was worth 1000 miasma, so one Cursed Power Stone could hold up to 3000 miasma. And while that is nice and all, that is something only I can use. I need to make a passive version, where you have maybe a device that collects miasma from the air, and charges a miasma stone with it. But that is forter. First, I need to see if my miasma theory works in the first ce.
Admittedly, I was a bit worried. Sure I should be able to hold my own, and the magic circle should protect me, but should doesn¡¯t mean it will. But I did summon both Getsu Fuhma and Shadow Tamer. Both of them specialize inbating Fiend-type monsters, and in the OCG, the Fiend-type is the Demon-type, so they should do well against demons. I even changed my race to Cambion to lessen the chances of the demon attacking me. Spoiler
[copse] Oh, and I know I spoke about this when I first began to think about improving demon summoning, but Pan is not in any way in charge of demon summoning, so I can¡¯t ask for her help. But yeah. Nothing left to it, other than to try. I wasn¡¯t on HomeBase, because again, I didn¡¯t want to take the chance, so I flew some ways away. I had Alice and Lua nearby, so they coulde to help, if I needed it. I then used some Earth Spirit Magic to carve the magic circle into the ground. It was the easiest way of doing it, and I wouldn¡¯t have to draw it with a stick or something. I then turned on Mana Vision, as I began to fill the circle with mana. Mana Vision was important, because with it, I could somewhat see miasma, so I could confirm that the circle was pulling miasma from the air, as designed. After the circle waspletely filled, it didn¡¯t take long for a demonic figure to appear in it. This one didn¡¯t look nearly as aggressive as thest one. Thest one looked like a war demon, or some otherbat focused demon, but this time I got ady demon, who I¡¯m pretty sure is a subus of some kind. She had long ck hair, a pair of ck wings, smooth and fair skin, and a pair of short horns. Her outfit was on the cuter side, not on the sexier side, but what do I know. ¡°... human.¡± She said quietly. ¡°What do you desire?¡± She then opened her eyes and looked at me and her face lost the confidence it held. ¡°N-No! You aren¡¯t a human! They lied!¡± She screamed. She then noticed the two monsters I summoned just in case, and began to outright panic. ¡°Let me back! I don¡¯t want to be here! HELP!¡± ¡­ Yeah. What should I do? Calm her down? She is still a demon, even if she is some inexperienced subus. Also, who they? Did some stronger demons force her to respond to my call, because they didn¡¯t want to? Maybe the demons know I annihted a demon a little over a week ago, and now don¡¯t want to respond to my call. I approached the summoning circle a bit, but didn¡¯t enter inside. She is a subus, so she might have some sort of mind control skill, and I don¡¯t have a set card ready to counter something like that. ¡°Excuse me, but would you talk to me for a bit?¡± I asked the panicked subus. The subus didn¡¯t respond to me, and just kept crying out to no one. She was just repeating ¡®Let me back¡¯ over and over again, but her voice was getting quieter and quieter. ¡°I¡¯m not going to hurt you.¡± I told her, keeping my voice calm. I really hope I don¡¯t have to hurt her. She really just seems like a kid. I kept trying to verbally calm her down, but it wasn¡¯t working, so I called Alice and Lua over from where they were, since everything was rtively safe. I just wanted them there just in case the subus tries to mind control me. I made sure both of them had a Remove Brainwashing ready to be activated. Spoiler [copse] I then walked into the summoning circle. I moved intentionally slowly, but the subus didn¡¯t even react to me. I think she was in a full on panic attack. I gently lowered my hand onto her shoulder, and I felt her barely breathing. She was taking quick shallow breaths. She must have panicked to the point where she couldn''t even breathe. I then got even closer to her, and began to whisper into her ear, trying to help her get her breathing under control, so I could hopefully get something out of this. Eventually the subus recovered, but she was still pale, and just not looking that good. ¡°... I can send you back, if you really want to. But would you talk with me for a bit first?¡± I told her. ¡°... I can¡¯t go back.¡± She said. ¡°If I get nothing, I can¡¯t¡­can¡¯t... can¡¯t¡­¡± She muttered out as a response. ¡°... alright.¡± Now I really hope I¡¯m right about this. I activated the Cursed Power Stone that was in one of my duel disks Spell/Trap zones, and caught the stone that appeared. ¡°Would this do?¡± I asked her, and offered her the miasma stone. She looked at the stone I was holding, then she turned to face me, and I think she finally realized just how close to her I was, because it almost looked like she wanted to run away, but she got some courage, and looked back at the stone. ¡°... Yes. ¡­ I ¡­ for that stone ¡­ I will be in your service.¡± She said. ¡°For how long?¡± I asked. Service was a good thing when it came to summoning contracts. It means I can summon her for anything I want, and she won¡¯tin. Some summonable monsters have more specific requirements for their summoning contracts, like they only want to be summoned forbat reasons. Others have conditions like every other summoning you need to feed them, or so on. There are as many conditions and uses as there are summoners and summoning contracts, but service is generally the best, because of basically no limits. ¡°... For ¡­ forever.¡± The subus answered. ¡°... or at least ¡­ as long as you live.¡± She added. She must have then seen the look on my face, which was that of surprise, not that of disappointment, because she quickly added. ¡°I-If that isn¡¯t enough¡­ I¡¯ll do your children''s lives as well. And grandchildren!¡± ¡°... No. That won¡¯t be necessary.¡± I told her. ¡°Just for my life is more than enough. And before you make promises like that, the supreme dragon herself told me that I¡¯ll probably live at least 300 years, so it will be a long life.¡± I once again saw the color drain from her face. I don¡¯t know if it was the reveal of my expected lifespan, or that I told her that I have a connection with the supreme dragon. ¡°And I won¡¯t be expecting you to do all of that for just one of those stones. I¡¯ll give you one every time I summon you. Is that alright with you?¡± I asked. The subus¡¯ eyes went wide as I told her that. I don¡¯t think she expected anything of this level. ¡°... I ¡­ I can¡¯t ept that. ¡­ it''s too much.¡± ¡°Is it?¡± I simply asked. ¡°It really isn¡¯t a problem for me.¡± ¡°... too much.¡± She repeated. ¡°Every other time. ¡­ no. Every third time. ¡­ please.¡± ¡°Alright. Since you demand so.¡± I gave in. I can just give her the stones anyway, and it isn¡¯t like it really matters to me. ¡°Could you give me your name, so I can call for you? Or do you need me to name you?¡± ¡°... I ¡­ I have a name. But I don¡¯t like it. Could you give me a new one?¡± She requested. ¡°Alright.¡± I don¡¯t really have any good ideas, but I also don¡¯t want to give her a bad name, so I¡¯ll just give her a simple name, that will hopefully be good. ¡°Then your name is Hope.¡± ¡°... Hope. ¡­ Thank you. ¡­ Master. ¡­ I will answer. When you call.¡± She said, and her body began to fade. ¡°... what is ¡­ your name?¡± She asked, when she was already fully see through. ¡°Brian.¡± I answered her. ¡°I¡¯ll call on you soon.¡± I promised. CH.503 What Demons Can Do CH.503 What Demons Can Do Now that I had ess to a real demon, I wanted to find out some things. So naturally I just summoned Hope for a chat. I started by getting her some more modest clothes, as her usual subus outfit was a bit much for casual chats. It just consisted of a simple shirt and skirtbo. I was thinking of a dress at first, but Lua pointed out that Hope¡¯s wings might get in the way of a dress, so the shirt and skirt it was. ¡­ And for no reason in particr, I designed the outfit to look like a Japanese school uniform, or a sailor uniform, as they are also called. And while Hope got dressed up, I had Sheou style her hair into twin-tails. Yes, for no reason in particr. Spoiler [copse] Now that I had my demon student, though realistically she should be a teacher, since I¡¯ll be asking her the questions, I was ready to ¡­ well, ask those questions. ¡°So, first question. How do demons respond to a demon summoning?¡± I asked Hope. ¡°... well, we get this sense of someone wanting us. Then if they want a specific kind of demon, those demons get a stronger sense of being wanted. You didn¡¯t seem to care, so it was around equal for all of us.¡± Hope began to exin. ¡°Then we see a glimpse of the summoner, and from there, we usuallypete for who gets to be summoned. ¡­ but in my case, they forced me to respond, because they knew it was you.¡± ¡°Care to borate?¡± I asked. ¡°... we can see what happens with summonings, on the initial call. Contract summonings, like this one, they can¡¯t see, but when done with the summoning circle, they see it all. So they saw what you did to Arzox, so no one wanted to respond, especially with that demon yer by your side. ¡­ so they forced me to go instead. They told me you were a simple human, looking for a simple favor. Something easy for an inexperienced subus. I didn''t have the time to check, and they just pushed me through.¡± ¡°So they made you the expendable, because they assumed I¡¯d kill you.¡± I concluded. ¡°They must have been mad when you returned with the miasma stone.¡± ¡°More jealous than mad. Had they done something, the Demon God would punish them. We aren¡¯t allowed to steal each other''s contract loot.¡± ¡°There is a demon god?¡± ¡°Y-Yes? Of course there is. You humans have your Goddess, we have the Demon God!¡± ¡°I see¡­ Can he be summoned?¡± ¡°... I wouldn¡¯t know. I¡¯ve never met him, I¡¯ve only heard of him.¡± ¡°Do you think you could get in contact with him in the demon world?¡± ¡°... No? Can you talk to the Goddess?¡± ¡°Yes, I can.¡± ¡°... I still don¡¯t think I can.¡± ¡°That is fine. We can ignore that for now.¡± ¡°So, next thing. I¡¯ve heard that demons can give out skills and strength, is that true?¡± I asked. ¡°Y-Yes, but I can¡¯t do much. I¡¯m not that strong.¡± Hope answered. ¡°... and besides, you are already a Cambion. ¡­ or at least you were? How did you do that?¡± ¡°A skill I have. But it is true. You can give out skills.¡± ¡°... Yes.¡± ¡°What kind of skills could you give?¡± ¡°Not much. A subus like me would usually respond to a call when someone wants to be pleasured. We don¡¯t take much for the service, so people often agree to it.¡± Hope said. ¡°Didn¡¯t answer my question.¡± ¡°... A fully developed subus can give the Sexual Technique and Pleasuring Technique skills. But I can only give the Pleasuring Technique skill.¡± Hope answered. ¡°And I would need a full miasma stone for that. ... sorry.¡± ¡°That¡¯s fine. I can give you another stone.¡± ¡°... Do you actually want the skill?¡± Hope asked. ¡°Yeah, why not? It doesn¡¯t hurt in any way, right? Not like you steal some of my status points, or something?¡± ¡°... usually we would, but since you can pay with a miasma stone, I don¡¯t need to.¡± ¡°Then why not?¡± I said, as I got a card out, activated it, and produced a miasma stone for Hope. After she granted me the skill, I kept asking her questions about what kinds of skills different demons can give. War demons can give different kinds ofbat skills, like Unarmed Combat Technique and the weapon technique skills. They can also give out the Cambion race, and the skills thate with that race. Familiar demons, the weakest kind of demons, can give out household skills like Cleaning, Cooking and Service. Drudes, or nightmare demons, can give the skills Forced Sleep and Induce Nightmare. You can probably guess what those skills do. And Sabbaths, or mage demons, give our magic based skills. Fast Mana Recovery, Quick Cast, Instant Cast, etc. Like war demons, they can also give out the Cambion race. They can also give the Miasma Control skill, which admittedly I¡¯d like to have, so I may have to negotiate with a Sabbath.
The skill granting by Hope was a bit like an install, in terms of how it felt. There was a rush of power that made me feel ¡­ a lot of things at the same time. Though in terms of how it felt, the time I installed Different Dimension Factory is still the worst. Just ¡­ don¡¯t cheat yourself unique skills. Or do. It actually is worth it. At least it was with the Factory. And admittedly, all unique skills I know are worth the temporary difort. With that being said, I headed out of HomeBase again, back to where I first summoned Hope. I used the same Earth Spirit Magic trick to carve another demon summoning circle, filled it up and hoped I¡¯d get a Sabbath. And as expected, I did manage to get one. I then negotiated with the demon about getting the Miasma Control skill, and while at first he was way too greedy, trying to get ten miasma stones for the skill, when he realized he cannot attack me because of the protection from the summoning circle I used, he gave in and agreed to give me the skill for just two miasma stones. And no, I did not make a further contract than that with the demon.
And since that went so well, I decided to try for another two skills I wanted. Those being Bow Technique and Whip Technique. I¡¯d probably get both soon anyway, but since there really is no downside in bargaining with demons, as long as I use the miasma stones, I¡¯ll just get both that way. Sadly the first war demon I summoned couldn¡¯t give out either of the skills I wanted. He wasn¡¯t happy to be summoned and to not get a miasma stone, so he tried to attack me. ¡­ it didn¡¯t end well for him, since the circle protected me, and then I decided to ¡­ well, end him, because I don¡¯t want a demon like that being around. And yes, unlike with summoned monsters who can recover after dying, if a demon dies while summoned, that demon is really dead. Sure I probably could resurrect them, but I won¡¯t be doing so with this demon. I then summoned a few more. Luckily on the second try I got a demon who gave me the Bow Technique skill, and he only asked for one miasma stone for it, so I made the trade and got the skill. I then got another dud demon, who couldn¡¯t give me Bow Technique, but he acted nicely, so I just sent him back. And then I got the demon I needed for Whip Technique. But she was a bit of a special case. She was a war demon, yes, but she used to be a subus, so she could also give me the Sexual Technique skill. And she offered both it, and Whip Technique for only 3 miasma stones, so I picked up both. I even considered making a long term contract with her, but decided against it. I already have one subus, I don''t need another. Even if this one is technically a war demon. But I have a lot of new skills, so status time. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: One without a Race - Spiritual / User or Rare Skills / Cambion ?
Level: 198 [+4]
HP: 10,590 [+320] (+25,500)
Mana: 16,190 [+180] (+23,200)
Strength: 5063 [+240]
Defense: 5635 [+22]
Magic: 6720 [+110]
Unique-Racial Skills * Spoiler
One of Every Race LV.4 (unique-racial)
- Multi-Armed LV.2 (racial)
- Jack of All Trades LV.3 (racial)
- Sword Master LV.2 (racial)
- Draconic Body LV.5 (racial)
- Draconic Magic LV.5 (racial)
- Demonic Might LV.2 (racial) [+1]
- Demonic Magic LV.2 (racial) [+1]
- Enhanced Hearing LV.2 (racial)
- Enhanced Olfactory LV.2 (racial)
- Hardened Scales LV.3 (racial)
- Swift Swimming LV.5 (racial)
- Winged Flight LV.5 (racial)
- Tough ws LV.3 (racial)
- Rending ws LV.2 (racial)
- Advanced Summoning Magic LV.4 (racial)
- Spirit Magic LV.5 (racial)
- True Blood Magic LV.4 (racial)
[copse]
Unique Skills Spoiler
Pack Opener LV.8 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.9 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Magical Arms LV.N/A (prototype)
Mana Coated Body Modification LV.N/A (prototype)
[copse]
Extra Skills * Spoiler
Limit Break LV.1 (extra)
Spiritual Space Magic LV.6 (extra)
Spiritual Time Magic LV.4 (extra)
Mana Vision LV.6 (extra)
Miasma Vision LV.1 (extra) [new]
Telekinesis LV.8 (extra)
Mana Flight LV.5 (extra)
Restraining Sword Barrage LV.4 (extra)
Dark Chain LV.5 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.10 (extra)
Beast Union LV.5 (extra)
[copse] Spoiler
Mental Visual Designing (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Time Spirit (extra)
Summon Space Spirit (extra)
Summon Light Spirit (extra)
Summon Dark Spirit (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Summon Earth Spirit (extra)
Summon Fire Spirit (extra)
Summon Wind Spirit (extra)
Summon Nature Spirit (extra)
Summon Beast Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
[copse]
Normal Skills * Spoiler
Sword Technique LV.7
Whip Technique LV.1 [new]
Bow Technique LV.1 [new]
Mana de LV.3
Shield Technique LV.5
Flickering Step LV.3
Strength Boost LV.4 [+1]
Defense Boost LV.14 [+1]
Advanced Mana Control LV.17
Fast Mana Recovery LV.5
Quick Cast LV.4
Instant Cast LV.2
Miasma Control LV.1 [new]
Miasma Resistance LV.1 [new]
Taming LV.2
Designing LV.8
cksmithing LV.5
Crafting LV.4
Enchanting LV.10
Cooking LV.10
Service LV.2
Sexual Technique LV.1 [new]
Pleasuring Technique LV.1 [new]
[copse]
Titles * Spoiler
Dragon Life Dedication (Greater True Fire Dragon) Dragon King
Lachros¡¯ Blessing Iris¡¯ Blessing
Eosther¡¯s Blessing Nyx¡¯s Blessing
Thssa¡¯s Blessing Gaia¡¯s Blessing
Ninatia¡¯s Blessing Pan¡¯s Blessing
Cailie¡¯s Blessing (Wind Spirits Blessing (Greater)) Nature Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Friend of the Spirits Skill Maker
SS-Rank Summoner The Sky isn¡¯t a Limit
Lifesaver Sage (Sage¡¯s tower) [new]
Half-Demon (racial) Blood Sucker (racial)
Honorary Baron of Ruiso Kingdom Language Comprehension (humanoid) (draconic)
ve Master ves: Rhianna
[copse]
[copse] Now, as you may notice, I have a few skills that I didn¡¯t get from the demons. Miasma Resistance is because I¡¯ve been handling the miasma stones, and Miasma Vision is because I¡¯ve been using Mana Vision as a way to ¡®see¡¯ miasma. You can kind of see it with Mana Vision, but having the actual skill is way better.
And since I have Pleasuring Technique and Sexual Technique skills, I want to test them. ¡­ so you can probably imagine what happened, because I won¡¯t be sharing. CH.504 My Birthday CH.504 My Birthday And so, as the first month of the year kept advancing, eventually my birthday came. 23 now, huh. Well, whatever. Not like that really matters. My day waspletely cleared, except for the daily maintenance tasks I took care of. But since I¡¯ve been optimizing them, they only took me about 15 minutes. Other than that, I let the girls n the day. And it started with breakfast in bed. All four of my girls had made a dish of their own, so I enjoyed them all. Alice had baked me some fresh bread, and she even made custom vored butter to go along with it. She also prepared some cheese to go along with all of that. Her cooking skills have really improved since my evolution. We do have dedicated kitchen staff, but out of all of my girls, she is the one spending the most time in the kitchen, and she will probably get the Cooking skill soon. Cailie had made an assorted fruit tter from fruits from the CropFields. Kind of funny that I call floor 8 the CropFields considering the number of fruits growing there, but whatever. Lua had mixed up a blood lemonade, or something akin to that. It is something she came up with, and it was meant to not be at all like lemonade, just a perfect mix of blood and some other drinks. But it ended up kind of tasting like blood orange lemonade, at least to me. And Janina actually knew how to cook, at least with magic. In terms of human cooking, yeah, not so much. But since she used magic, she brought out some ham, bacon and other meats. And since I have fresh bread from Alice, I was able to assemble some really nice sandwiches. As a breakfast, it was nice. The meat was a bit too salty, and Alice¡¯s bread wasn¡¯t quite as soft as what we usually have, but still, it was great.
As the day kept going, I received congrattions from all of the HomeBase employees. Some of them also handed me gifts, but I knew most of them were waiting until the afternoon to give theirs, so I set the ones I received earlier aside, and waited on checking them untilter. No, they were not wrapped in paper. You think this world has wrapping paper? Well, it actually does, but only the brown kind used on parcels and the like. Not the colorful stuff that you think of. Most gifts here are either not wrapped at all, this is what mostmon people do, or wrapped in expensive cloth. Or if you are me, you just store your gift in a magic fanny pack, which is also a part of the gift.
Lunch was a big celebration. I had everyone on HomeBase join in. Yes, even our current set of dhampir students. We had food, we had cake, and it was fantastic. I received a bunch of more gifts, and after the meal, I began to look at what I¡¯d gotten. A lot of the stuff I got was what someone would call trash, but I personally quite liked it. Handmade ornaments, ¡®good luck¡¯ amulets and so on. Sure they are nonfunctional trash, but someone put effort into making it, so I liked it. One of my favorites was a stone statue the dhampirs gave me. It depicted myself and Lua, with Genesis Vampire Lord in his Genesis form standing behind us. And yes, it was a lifesize statue. I decided I¡¯d find a good ce for it on HomeBase, where I could disy it. Spoiler [copse] But let¡¯s get to the good stuff. Wilma had gone above and beyond, as was expected, and had made me not only a high quality bow, but also a whip, and a quiver, as well as a good number of arrows. Yes, I already had a practice whip and bow, but I didn¡¯t have anything for actualbat, because Icked the skills. But Wilma knew I¡¯d be getting them soon, so she had prepared for it. The other workshop star Karl, along with the enchanters Stina and Elma made me a shield. I don¡¯t carry a dedicated shield in my Storage, so it was nice to have, and it was very high quality. The best part about the shield was its ability to ept a spirit into it. And if a spirit was inside the shield, the shield would bepletely immune to all spells matching the attribute of the spirit. It was nice to see that Stina and Elma had gotten good at spirit enchantments, because otherwise, a shield like this wouldn¡¯t be possible. Lawrence and his assistant Chloe had gotten me some rare alcohol from across the world. I¡¯m not a big drinker, but because of my stats, I almost cannot get drunk, so I think it will be fun to sample them. Maybe I can develop my pte. Next up, the Card Beasts. They gave me arge pelt that had been cured to be an ornament. It was nice, and I¡¯ll probably set it up in my office. Cailie gave me a music box that yed a song she recorded when it was opened. It also had an illusionary mermaid that would jump out of the box while the song was going on. It will definitely find a ce on my desk. Ria and Agunan teamed up with Janina, and together, the three of them made me a set of wing armor, simr to what Agunan gave to Ria. It was really cool to have, and I¡¯ll have to get used to it. And since Janina was involved in the making, it was stupidly high quality. Lastly, Alice and Lua. The two of them also teamed up, and made me a magic stone. It was an S-rank core that they turned into a magic stone, and it held all six of the standard attributes, so it was quite nice. I¡¯m not quite sure what I¡¯ll do with it yet, but I may use it for my staff. Until then, it will be on a stand in my office.
From there, the rest of the day was just rxing. And I rx by opening some packs, so that is what I did. ¡­ I may have added some work into the rxing, because I decided I¡¯d fullyplete Hidden Arsenal 2. It is a small set anyway, so it won¡¯t be that difficult. But now, some packs. Spoiler HA02 1 Pilgrim of the Ice Barrier; Ally of Justice Reverse Break; Naturia Beetle; Fabled Lurrie; Thermal Genex [copse] Pilgrim is ¡­ okay, I suppose. Good against powerful monsters, since he cannot be destroyed by battle, if the attacking monster has more than 1900 attack. And Thermal Genex is decent. I like the attack gain, the burn damage is also nice. So while he could do more, he is decent. Next pack. Spoiler HA02 2 Ally of Justice Enemy Catcher; Naturia Rock; Worm Millidith; Genex Gaia; Ally of Justice Field Marshal [copse] Enemy Catcher is new, but I¡¯m not sure he is any good. I guess he can take temporary control of a hidden enemy, but how often does that happen? And even if that does happen, I¡¯d have to know that there is a hidden enemy. Next pack. Spoiler HA02 3 Naturia Antjaw; Medium of the Ice Barrier; Naturia Spiderfang; Mist Valley Baby Roc; Fabled Valkyrus [copse] Medium of the Ice Barrier is great. She puts a limit on how quickly my opponents can cast spells. Naturia Spiderfang is cute, for a spider, but the limit it has is kind of a pain, so I probably won¡¯t use it inbat. Maybe to produce some spider silk. And Mist Valley Baby Roc is meh. Low stats and an effect I don¡¯t need. Next pack. Spoiler HA02 4 Ally of Justice Reverse Break; Naturia Rock; Ally of Justice Thunder Armor; Ally of Justice Searcher; Ally of Justice Field Marshal [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler HA02 5 Ally Mind; Worm Noble; Jurrac Velo; Genex Gaia; Naturia Beast [copse] Worm Noble is okay. Flip monsters are some of those monsters that I just don¡¯t use enough, because traps are generally better. And Worm Noble really isn¡¯t better than something like Mirror Force or Magic Cylinder. Next pack. Spoiler HA02 6 Worm Opera; Jurrac Velo; Genex Spare; mvell Baby; Genex Army [copse] Genex Spare is fine to have. Options for the times I don¡¯t have a Genex Controller on hand. Next pack. Spoiler HA02 7 Naturia Rock; Ally of Justice Searcher; Jurrac Monoloph; Ally of Justice Reverse Break; Worm Queen [copse] Worm Queen is decent. Kind of trash for me, but I like the way she looks. Next pack. Spoiler HA02 8 Pilgrim of the Ice Barrier; Medium of the Ice Barrier; Genex Gaia; Worm Rakuyeh; Ally of Justice Field Marshal [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler HA02 9 Genex stfan; Ally of Justice Nullfier; Medium of the Ice Barrier; Genex Furnace; Windmill Genex [copse] Genex Furnace is very mediocre for a level 5. It really should special summon itself if you control a Genex Controller, but no, that would just be too good. Windmill Genex is fine. He gains attack based on set Spell/Traps, and can also destroy Spell/Traps. Next, andst, pack. Spoiler HA02 10 Medium of the Ice Barrier; Geomancer of the Ice Barrier; mvell Baby; Naturia Rock; Mist Valley Apex Avian [copse] Geomancer of the Ice Barrier is situational, but fine. I kind of prefer monsters that force the opposing monsters to attack them though. And Mist Valley Apex Avian is nice. Negates are good, so yeah. He is good. Now, the rest of the Hidden Arsenal 2 can be acquired with Capsules, so let me check out what I¡¯m missing.
I was missing 14 cards, which is admittedly more than I was expecting. Genex Turbine is fine. 400 attack boost isn¡¯t much, but better than nothing. Jurrac Protops gains 100 attack for each monster that is opposing us. Which can either be a good boost, or trash. Remember, real world isn¡¯t limited to 5 monster card zones. Mist Valley Falcon has good stats, but cannot attack unless I return a card to the hand. For just 2000 attack, that effect really isn¡¯t worth it. Worm Prince if okay. He does search out more Worm monsters. Worm Linx is way too slow to do anything good. Naturia Cosmobeet¡¯s effect isn¡¯t something I need, because unlimited summons. Ally of Justice Cosmic Gateway just special summons itself, so it isn¡¯t that amazing. Fabled Grimro searches other Fabled monsters. Genex Sr is kind of mid. Good stats, but the effect is kind of bad. Dewloren, Tiger King of the Ice Barrier has one of the worst attack boosting effects. Just way too costly. Geo Genex is super mid. It can just gain 2800 attack for the turn. Which is good, but too situational. Jurrac Giganoto is great. Nice big attack boost to all Jurrac monsters. Mist Valley Thunder Lord has another ¡®return card to hand for 500 attack boost¡¯ effect. It¡¯s just ¡­ bad. But outside of the effect, it has nice stats. And Naturia Leodrake is just a big beater. Which isn¡¯t bad. And he looks ¡­ okay, considering that he is a massive beast covered in flowers, I can¡¯t really call him cute. Spoiler
[copse] And yeah. That is it for my birthday. I got a setpleted, and had fun. And I will continue to have fun and enjoy the day, but you all don¡¯t get to join. So see you next time. CH.505 Rank-Up Experiments CH.505 Rank-Up Experiments I know the chapter title, okay. But before I can get to that, I have a few things I need to do. The first being a mysterious gift box that was left on my bedside table. Apparently someone wanted to give me ate birthday gift. I opened the box and found a device that looked like a Zexal Duel Gazer. Or a DBZ scouter, if you prefer that. But I¡¯ll call it a Duel Gazer. There were no instructions in the box, so I decided I should just test it out. No way it is dangerous, considering how it looks. So I quickly set it over my left eye and pressed what I assumed was the on button. Because it was the only button on the thing. It quickly activated and the small screen then showed me something I wasn¡¯t exactly expecting to see, the inside of my Factory. There, a bunch of my monsters were lined up, reminding me of the time they had all lined up to me the day after I got the Different Dimension Factory skill. They all then wished me a bted birthday, before a few of them began exining their gift. My Duel Gazer not only allowed me to see into the Factory, and it would even help adjust for the regr time dtion between the Factory and the real world, so it wasn¡¯t as bad as when it is done with System Supports, but it also allowed me to do so many other things. I could look at any and all security cameras that I¡¯d usually look at with Dungeon Founder, I could ess the entire Factory library, I could talk to individual monsters. I could even do things like check what cards I have set on myself or others, in case I forget. And the D-Gazer could even sense when set cards have been activated. And that wasn¡¯t even all my monsters nned to add to the device, it was just all they had time to add. So it was a really nice gift.
Next on the menu, I have a few new Synchroes to summon. I have 12 I haven¡¯t summoned, so let¡¯s summon them. Ally of Justice Field Marshal; Dewloren, Tiger King of the Ice Barrier; Drill Warrior; Fabled Valkyrus; Geo Genex; Jurrac Giganoto; Mist Valley Thunder Lord; Naturia Beast; Naturia Leodrake; Thermal Genex; Windmill Genex; XX-Saber Hyunlei. Spoiler
[copse] That brought my total up to 73, so I can im two rewards, and then after I summon those two rewards, I¡¯ll get to 75 and get one more reward. At 65, I got Superheavy Samurai Warlord Susanowo and Superheavy Samurai Big Benkei. Spoiler
[copse] Then for 70, I got Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon and Speedroid Red-Eyed Dice. Clear Wing was the very first reward I got for the Synchro challenge, so it is interesting that it took to 70 to get Crystal Wing. Spoiler
[copse] Then, for 75, I got something amazing. At least in my opinion. I got the Blue-Eyes Spirit Ultimate Dragon. I didn¡¯t even know they printed something like this. It also came with two tuner monsters, Maiden with Eyes of Blue and Maiden of White. Spoiler
[copse]
Summon unique Synchro Monsters
Unique Synchro Monsters summoned: 76
Aromaseraphy Rosemary; Aromaseraphy Sweet Marjoram; Red Dragon Archfiend; ck Rose Dragon; Psychic Lifetrancer; Clear Wing Synchro Dragon; Magical Android; Avenging Knight Parshath; Goyo Guardian; Nitro Warrior; Thought Ruler Archfiend; Ruddy Rose Dragon; Cosmic Fortress Gol''gar; Light End Dragon; Power Tool Dragon; Garden Rose Flora; T.G. Hyper Librarian; Dark End Dragon; Hundred Eyes Dragon; Lightning Warrior; Seven Swords Warrior; X-Saber Souza; Stardust Dragon; Minerva, the Athenian Lightsworn; Shooting Quasar Dragon; Blue-Eyes Spirit Dragon; Shooting Star Dragon; Turbo Warrior; Tempest Magician; Revived King Ha Des; Queen of Thorns; Iron Chain Dragon; Doomkaiser Dragon; ckwing Armor Master; Earthbound Servant Geo Gryphon; el Synchro Stardust Dragon; Ally of Justice Catastor; Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier; mvell Uruquizas; Mist Wurm; X-Saber Urbellum; Power Tool Braver Dragon; Ancient Fairy Dragon; Ancient Sacred Wyvern; Arcanite Magician; Archfiend Zombie-Skull; ckwing Armed Wing; Dark Strike Fighter; Exploder Dragonwing; Hyper Psychic ster; Sea Dragon Lord Gishilnodon; Trident Dragion; Turbo Cannon; XX-Saber Gottoms; Red Rising Dragon; Scarlight Red Dragon; Red Nova Dragon; Red Supernova Dragon; Garden Rose Maiden; Fortune Lady Every; Deep Sea Repetiteur; Ally of Justice Field Marshal; Dewloren, Tiger King of the Ice Barrier; Drill Warrior; Fabled Valkyrus; Geo Genex; Jurrac Giganoto; Mist Valley Thunder Lord; Naturia Beast; Naturia Leodrake; Thermal Genex; Windmill Genex; XX-Saber Hyunlei; Superheavy Samurai Warlord Susanowo; Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon; Blue-Eyes Spirit Ultimate Dragon
Next Reward is given at 80 unique Synchro Monsters
Next Reward: Deep Sea Prima Donna + Deep Sea Artisan
Spoiler
[copse] And my next reward is more Deep Sea stuff. Interestingly Artisan is a non-Tuner, despite Prima Donna being generic. I guess my challenge is just doing what it wants now. Well, the Deep Sea monsters aren¡¯t bad, and Artisan sounds like she could be helpful, so I don¡¯t really care. Now, let¡¯s talk about Xyz monsters and Rank-Up-Magics.
So first of all, thanks to Number 39: Utopia Double¡¯s effect, I¡¯ve acquired a few other Utopia monsters. Spoiler [copse] Currently, I¡¯ve gotten the regr Utopia, S39: Utopia the Lightning, S39: Utopia Prime and C39: Utopia Ray. Spoiler
[copse] For those that don¡¯t know, or need a reminder on how this works, I activate Utopia Double¡¯s effect. It gives me a copy of Double or Nothing!, and then summons one random Utopia monster on top of my Utopia Double, with its attack doubled. Spoiler [copse] Since the monster summoned this way doesn¡¯t have a sleeve or a toploader, it would normally disappear after the summoning time runs out. But I use Compulsory Evacuation Device, or some other ¡®return to hand¡¯ card, to return the random Utopia into my Collection. Spoiler [copse] And from there, the new Utopia acts like any other card, so I can put a sleeve and a toploader on it. So yeah. And because of that, Xyz challenge is now at 10/10, so next reward.
Summon unique Xyz Monsters
Unique Xyz Monsters summoned: 10
Crimson Knight Vampire Bram; Dhampir Vampire Sheridan; The Zombie Vampire; Number 24: Drags the Vampiric Dragon; Number 71: Rebarian Shark; Number 39: Utopia Double; Number 39: Utopia; Number S39: Utopia the Lightning; Number S39: Utopia Prime; Number C39: Utopia Ray
Next Reward is given at 10 unique Xyz Monsters
Next Reward: Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon + Xyz Unit
[im Reward]
Spoiler
[copse] Like with the first reward, I got a monster and a spell. I expected to get Dark Rebellion at some point, since I did get Clear Wing very early on into the Synchro challenge. Xyz Unit is also a great equip spell for Xyz monsters, so it¡¯s nice to have it. Now, onto some Rank-Up experiments I ran.
So, with Rebarian Shark, I¡¯ve been acquiring more Rank-Up-Magics. I now, on top of the Limited Barian¡¯s Force that I got first, have Rank-Up-Magic Barian''s Force, Rank-Up-Magic Numeron Force, Rank-Up-Magic Skip Force and Rank-Up-Magic Cipher Ascension. Spoiler
[copse] Sadly I can¡¯t use two of those, as they require specific targets, but I got the two good generic ones, so I was able to experiment with them. First of all, depending on if I use Barian¡¯s Force or Numeron Force, the monster I rank up evolves differently. I tested this a lot on HomeBase monsters, which I then executed after the fact, as to not leave more powerful monsters in the dungeon. For example, if I rank up a B-rank wind griffin with Barian¡¯s Force, it evolves into an A-rank dark-wind griffin. But with Numeron Force, the same B-rank wind griffin will evolve into a radiant-wind griffin. Not really a huge difference, but still interesting to note. Numeron Force tends to evolve things into Light attribute monsters, while Barian¡¯s Force favors the dark. It isn¡¯t a 100% guarantee, but it is a base they work with. I wonder if other Rank-Ups have simr limits? I know there is at least Astral Force, and then the archetype specific ones. I need to ask Alice to remove the archetype restrictions of Skip Force and Cipher Ascension. Then I can test how they react. And yes, Alice can do that. Erasure Magic can do some crazy things.
Skip Force was basic. It took the most ¡­ should I call it direct or natural path? Maybe direct. It is just ¡­ a treant evolves into arger treant, no attribute changes, multi-attributes or anything. Same goes for everything else. It just gets bigger and stronger. And like the name suggests, Skip Force does skip one evolutionary step. Cipher Ascension on the other hand picked the most powerful evolution avable. I think it is because of Cipher Ascension¡¯s secondary effect of giving the +500 attack boost to your monster. So yeah. Rank-Up-Magics are really interesting. The variety really allows me to grow monsters the way I want. I just need to set up a Factory room for Rank-Up research, so I¡¯ll know what to expect, before I permanently evolve one of our tamed monsters, or summonable monsters, into something we don¡¯t want.
Now, to end the day, I¡¯ll open some packs. to be specific. It is the next set on my list to get fullypleted, but I want to open some singles before I get to the speedrun openings. So today I¡¯ll do 20 packs. Spoiler SOVR 1 Gemini Booster; Relinquished Spider; Limit Impulse; Molting Escape; Roar of the Earthbound Immortal; Energy Bravery; Reptilianne Scy; Spider Egg; Fortune Lady Dark [copse] Welp, nothing new in the first pack. Next. Spoiler SOVR 2 Stygian Dirge; Wolf in Sheep''s Clothing; Insect Neglect; Reptilianne Scy; Moray of Greed; Ritual of Grace; Bending Destiny; Reptilianne Medusa; Gemini Scorpion [copse] Spoiler SOVR 3 Regulus; Roar of the Earthbound Immortal; Tuned Magician; Bending Destiny; Gemini Booster; Spyder Spider; Reptilianne Scy; Spider Egg; Lord British Space Fighter [copse] Spoiler SOVR 4 Energy Bravery; Gemini Spark; Roar of the Earthbound Immortal; Relinquished Spider; Regulus; Swap Frog; Gemini Counter; Solitaire Magician; Fortune Lady Water [copse] Fortune Lady Water is new, and she is about as good as all the other Fortune Ladies. I guess she can also make Pack tokens, so extra points for that. Next pack(s). Because I¡¯m toozy toment on the repeat packs. Spoiler SOVR 5 Ritual of Grace; Koa''ki Meiru Sea Panther; Solitaire Magician; Swap Frog; Bending Destiny; Limit Impulse; Spyder Spider; Gemini Counter; Catoblepas and the Witch of Fate [copse] Spoiler SOVR 6 Quickdraw Synchron; Attack Pheromones; Wolf in Sheep''s Clothing; Gemini Spark; Ritual of Grace; Energy Bravery; Roar of the Earthbound Immortal; Spider Web; Nega-Ton Corepanel [copse] Spoiler SOVR 7 Quickdraw Synchron; Herculean Power; Ritual Buster; Koa''ki Meiru Sea Panther; Ritual of Grace; Bending Destiny; Gemini Counter; Roar of the Earthbound Immortal; Fortune Lady Wind [copse] Spoiler SOVR 8 Enlightenment; Infernity Necromancer; Reptilianne Gorgon; Appointer of the Red Lotus; Ritual of Grace; Spider Egg; Reptilianne Scy; Synchro Barrier; Djinn Releaser of Rituals [copse] Spoiler SOVR 9 Reptilianne Medusa; Reptilianne Spawn; Woond Archer; Gemini Counter; Ritual Buster; Earthbound Wave; Molting Escape; Reptilianne Gorgon; Gemini Scorpion [copse] Spoiler SOVR 10 Koa''ki Meiru Sea Panther; Energy Bravery; Ground Spider; Iron Core Armor; Attack Pheromones; Oshaleon; Spiritual Forest; Lord British Space Fighter; Earthbound Immortal Wiraqocha Rasca [copse] Finally. Something new. And oh boy is it a good one. Wiraqocha Rasca is considered one of the worst Earthbound Immortals, but lucky me, mine carries its anime effect. The effect where if it doesn¡¯t attack, it can lower my opponent''s life points, or in this case HP, to 1. And I don¡¯t think I need to tell you how powerful that effect is. But despite how amazing Wiraqocha Rasca is, it is kind of sad I only got one higher rarity card from the first ten packs. Let¡¯s hope the next ten are a bit better. Spoiler SOVR 11 Appointer of the Red Lotus; Wolf in Sheep''s Clothing; Reptilianne Gorgon; Molting Escape; Stygian Dirge; Spider Egg; Reptilianne Spawn; Dark Spider; Fortune Lady Earth [copse] Spoiler SOVR 12 Spyder Spider; Faustian Bargain; Enlightenment; Tuned Magician; Reptilianne Spawn; Gemini Counter; Stygian Dirge; Time Passage; Catoblepas and the Witch of Fate [copse] Spoiler SOVR 13 Savage Colosseum; Wolf in Sheep''s Clothing; Quickdraw Synchron; Stygian Dirge; Attack Pheromones; Spider Egg; Bending Destiny; Level Eater; Shine Pce [copse] Spoiler SOVR 14 Herculean Power; Dark Spider; Stygian Dirge; Tuned Magician; Time Passage; Spiritual Forest; Savage Colosseum; Attack Pheromones; Gemini Scorpion [copse] Spoiler SOVR 15 Earthbound Wave; Herculean Power; Iron Core Armor; Bending Destiny; Infernity Force; Reptilianne Scy; Time Passage; Raging Mad nts; Preparation of Rites [copse] Preparation of Rites is new. And I guess it is okay. I can get Rituals with it, but sadly I have to target a specific Ritual monster, so it has to be from a set I already have ess to. Next pack(s). Spoiler SOVR 16 Gemini Spark; Molting Escape; Faustian Bargain; Spiritual Forest; Enlightenment; Reptilianne Spawn; Synchro Barrier; Level Eater; Inherited Fortune [copse] Spoiler SOVR 17 Enlightenment; Regulus; Koa''ki Meiru Sea Panther; Quickdraw Synchron; Appointer of the Red Lotus; Gemini Spark; Roar of the Earthbound Immortal; Ritual Buster; Inherited Fortune [copse] Spoiler SOVR 18 Earthbound Wave; Iron Core Armor; Quickdraw Synchron; Gemini Counter; Ritual of Grace; Reptilianne Viper; Attack Pheromones; Solitaire Magician; Fortune Lady Earth [copse] Spoiler SOVR 19 Oshaleon; Koa''ki Meiru Sea Panther; Tuned Magician; Spiritual Forest; Spider Egg; Reptilianne Gorgon; Moray of Greed; Slip Summon; Nega-Ton Corepanel [copse] Spoiler SOVR 20 Dark Spider; Attack Pheromones; Savage Colosseum; Energy Bravery; Quickdraw Synchron; Gemini Booster; Molting Escape; Enlightenment; Nega-Ton Corepanel [copse] ¡­ Okay. The second 20 wasn¡¯t any better. I only got one higher rarity card, again. Well, clearly today isn¡¯t my day, so I¡¯ll just call it good here. I¡¯llplete Stardust Overdrive some other time. CH.506 Completing Stardust Overdrive, and Clear World CH.506 Completing Stardust Overdrive, and Clear World Remember when I said I¡¯dplete some other day? Yeah, I think that day is today. So I¡¯ll open 200 packs, speedrun style, and then I¡¯ll get the rest with Capsules. Spoiler 200 SOVR packs Spoiler Attack Pheromones (Common) x30 Insect Neglect (Common) x29 Herculean Power (Common) x30 Spiritual Forest (Common) x29 Roar of the Earthbound Immortal (Common) x43 Stygian Dirge (Common) x35 Earthbound Wave (Common) x33 Bending Destiny (Common) x26 Gemini Counter (Common) x37 Ground Spider (Common) x43 Reptilianne Scy (Common) x37 Reptilianne Gorgon (Common) x27 Spyder Spider (Common) x28 Dark Spider (Common) x36 Level Eater (Common) x38 Reptilianne Medusa (Common) x29 Oshaleon (Common) x34 Solitaire Magician (Common) x31 Energy Bravery (Common) x37 Relinquished Spider (Common) x29 Swap Frog (Common) x19 Koa''ki Meiru Sea Panther (Common) x33 Infernity Necromancer (Common) x32 Woond Archer (Common) x22 Regulus (Common) x31 Molting Escape (Common) x37 Iron Core Armor (Common) x33 Savage Colosseum (Common) x36 Spider Web (Common) x33 Tuned Magician (Common) x33 Reptilianne Spawn (Common) x42 Moray of Greed (Common) x29 Faustian Bargain (Common) x37 Appointer of the Red Lotus (Common) x27 Slip Summon (Common) x34 Ritual Buster (Common) x27 Synchro Barrier (Common) x28 Spider Egg (Common) x35 Limit Impulse (Common) x25 Wolf in Sheep''s Clothing (Common) x31 Infernity Force (Common) x36 Gemini Booster (Common) x20 Enlightenment (Common) x38 Gemini Spark (Common) x31 Time Passage (Common) x33 Ritual of Grace (Common) x37 Quickdraw Synchron (Common) x34 Reptilianne Viper (Common) x30 Majestic Star Dragon (Ghost Rare) x2 Nega-Ton Corepanel (Rare) x16 Djinn Releaser of Rituals (Rare) x14 Zero Gardna (Rare) x13 Fortune Lady Dark (Rare) x8 Fortune Lady Wind (Rare) x6 Stardust Xiaolong (Rare) x9 Djinn Presider of Rituals (Rare) x11 Fortune Lady Water (Rare) x9 Gemini Scorpion (Rare) x13 Lord British Space Fighter (Rare) x11 Fortune Lady Earth (Rare) x14 Mother Spider (Rare) x9 Catoblepas and the Witch of Fate (Rare) x7 Shine Pce (Rare) x8 Rinyan, Lightsworn Rogue (Rare) x13 Dark Rabbit (Rare) x8 Reptilianne Poison (Rare) x8 Earthbound Immortal Revival (Rare) x8 Inherited Fortune (Rare) x7 Raging Mad nts (Rare) x8 Victoria (Secret Rare) x1 Archlord Kristya (Secret Rare) x1 Clear World (Secret Rare) x1 Gateway of the Six (Super Rare) x1 Seal of Wickedness (Super Rare) x4 Knight of the Red Lotus (Super Rare) x3 Shire, Lightsworn Spirit (Super Rare) x2 Max Warrior (Super Rare) x1 Metabo-Shark (Super Rare) x3 Koa''ki Meiru Rooklord (Super Rare) x1 Koa''ki Meiru Beetle (Super Rare) x5 Earthbound Whirlwind (Super Rare) x1 Fortune''s Future (Super Rare) x1 Preparation of Rites (Super Rare) x1 ck Brutdrago (Super Rare) x3 Reptilianne Hydra (Super Rare) x1 Majestic Dragon (Super Rare) x2 Earthbound Immortal Wiraqocha Rasca (Ultimate Rare) x1 Koa''ki Meiru Maximus (Ultimate Rare) x1 Divine Grace - Northwemko (Ultimate Rare) x1 ckwing - Silverwind the Ascendant (Ultimate Rare) x1 Yellow Baboon, Archer of the Forest (Ultra Rare) x3 Earthbound Immortal Ccarayhua (Ultra Rare) x3 Earthbound Immortal Wiraqocha Rasca (Ultra Rare) x1 Earthbound Immortal Uru (Ultra Rare) x1 Crusader of Endymion (Ultra Rare) x4 Divine Grace - Northwemko (Ultra Rare) x2 Explosive Magician (Ultra Rare) x2 ckwing - Silverwind the Ascendant (Ultra Rare) x1 Majestic Star Dragon (Ultra Rare) x1 [copse] [copse] Okay, the new stuff. 23 cards in fact. Which just proves how few of the super/ultra/secret rares from this set I¡¯ve gotten thus far. Majestic Star Dragon is amazing. It is the cover card for the set, it is super strong, has an overpowered effect, and best of all, I canbo it with another card that prevents its ¡®return to deck¡¯ effect. Stardust Xiaolong is kind of meh, but I¡¯ll take it. Djinn Presider of Rituals is okay. Releaser is better, but this guy isn¡¯t bad either. Victoria has an amazing name and an even better artwork, but realistically, she isn¡¯t all that amazing. Her effect resurrects dragons that oppose me, and I don¡¯t think there will be all that many of those. Archlord Kristya is really good in the TCG, but as I¡¯ve said before, only I really special summon monsters, so limiting special summons just hurts me. Clear World is nice. It does ce limits on people based on their attribute. And since I don¡¯t have any, it shouldn¡¯t affect me. Gateway of the Six is a cool enough spell. Sadly I don¡¯t really use Six Samurai monsters, but if I did, Gateway would be helpful. Seal of Wickedness is slow and bad. I have tons of cards that negate effects, do it faster, and do it permanently, not just for a short time. Knight of the Red Lotus isn¡¯t bad in theory, but he isn¡¯t that good either. He just ¡­ for that summoning condition, he really should have like 3k attack. Shire, Lightsworn Spirit is fine. I do like monsters that gain attack based on the cards in your GY. Shire just has such a terrible original attack, and Gragonith is just a better version of her. Max Warrior is just bad. Why does it have to weaken itself? Koa''ki Meiru Maximus looks kind of cool, but realistically, he isn¡¯t that amazing. Sure he isn¡¯t bad, but the Koa''ki Meiru maintenance effect is just a pain. Koa''ki Meiru Rooklord is kind of the same as Maximus, but somehow even worse. And Koa''ki Meiru Beetle isn¡¯t any better. Earthbound Whirlwind is fine. Super situational because I have to control an Earthbound Immortal and outdone by Harpie¡¯s Feather Duster, but that doesn¡¯t make it bad. Fortune''s Future makes Pack tokens, nothing more to say about it. ck Brutdrago is kind of cool. I do like Gemini support, sometimes. But this isn¡¯t the way to do it. A Gemini deck would never get the materials needed for this things summon onto the field. And his MST effect isn¡¯t worth it. Even the graveyard floating effect is okay at best. Reptilianne Hydra is perfectly fine. Works decently with the Reptilianne archetype, has decent stats, and just is okay. ckwing - Silverwind the Ascendant is okay. Just a shame you can¡¯t attack on the turn you use the destruction effect., especially since that effect triggers when this thing is summoned. Yellow Baboon, Archer of the Forest has way too specific of a summoning condition. But I guess it is an okay beater and I can just normal summon it. Earthbound Immortal Ccarayhua is not the best Earthbound Immortal, but it isn¡¯t the worst either. The best part about it is that you can destroy it in your hand, and its effect will still trigger. Crusader of Endymion ¡­ just why? Why are you so bad? You have the right idea, but just ¡­ have it gain attack based on the number of Spell Counters on the field or something, not just a temporary 600 attack boost. Andst, Explosive Magician is okay. Requires Spell Counters, sure, but he isn¡¯t bad. Spoiler
[copse] Now, onto the ones I didn¡¯t get.
And I was only missing four cards. Clear Vice Dragon is interesting. The fact that its attack bes twice that of its opponent is quite powerful. Dark Simorgh is super situational, because it just prevents setting. Which is basically hiding, so most hiding skills should be negated by Dark Simorgh. Which is nice and all, but situational. Guardian Eatos is fine. Not amazing, but just fine. I guess if I run into someone who uses the souls of the deceased as weapons, I could use Eatos to counter that. And Ice Queen is nice. I have Ice Master already, but as I¡¯ve said earlier, Ick ice Spellcasters. The Ice Barrier monsters do somewhat make up for it, but Ice Queen is also good. Spoiler
[copse] And that is Stardust Overdrivepleted.
I then decided to look into Clear World and Clear Vice Dragon. Mainly, I wanted to know if Clear World affects me, and also what kind of effects it will have on real people. And if the effects would stack, if you have multiple attributes, like Alice and Lua have. Spoiler [copse] Starting off, Clear World didn¡¯t affect me, as expected. For those that carry the Light attribute, it caused this predictive phantom to appear, that would move exactly like they will move in about two to five seconds. Kind of like foresight, but revealed to everyone around. It was very trippy, because sometimes, it would do something the person hadn¡¯t even decided they¡¯d do, and then it would quickly change. It was all sorts of trippy. Dark causes people to have ¡®attackg¡¯ between their attacks. So if someone with the Dark attribute casts a spell or strikes with a sword, they have to wait a bit before they can attack again. It isn¡¯t long, only around 5 to 10 seconds depending on the attack, but that is an eternity in a real fight. And sure you can defend, but it can really throw off your timing. Earth caused your footholds to go crazy. Like sometimes the earth below your feet just begins to rise or fall, or maybe you experienced a super localized earthquake. Water causes you to drain mana at pretty high speeds. If you have the Water attribute, and are under the effects of Clear World, your mana pool will drain at a rate of 1000 mana per minute. Fire literally sets you on fire, and you might burn to death. It is by far the most dangerous of the Clear World effects, because it is the only one that can outright kill you. ¡­ well, Wind can as well, but not as easily. And sure most Fire mages eventually acquire Fire Resistance, but resistance is not immunity. And then Wind. Wind causes the air around you to thin, so you can¡¯t breathe properly. Kind of like you were at a high altitude and suffered from altitude sickness. Eventually you¡¯ll get hypoxia and pass out, potentially even die. So yeah. Clear World does go crazy. And yes, if you have multiple attributes, all of the effects do apply. So if you have multiple attributes, don¡¯t challenge me under Clear World. Because just one of those effects can be debilitating. CH.507 Weapons with Skills CH.507 Weapons with Skills ¡°Okay. If you are sure. Just remember, I don¡¯t think I¡¯ll be able to undo this.¡± I reminded Unika. She was going to have Fer and Rum rank up. But that wasn¡¯t the reason I was worried. I was worried because of the Rank-Up-Magic she wanted to use. The list of avable Rank-Up-Magics had grown longer. I had the five previous ones, Barian''s Force, Limited Barian¡¯s Force, Numeron Force, Skip Force and Cipher Ascension. Spoiler
[copse] But I now had two new ones, Rank-Up-Magic Argent Chaos Force and Rank-Up-Magic Admiration of the Thousands. And for some reason, Unika wanted to use Admiration of the Thousands tobine both Fer and Rum into a single monster. Spoiler
[copse] So let¡¯s talk about those two Rank-Ups for a second. Argent Chaos Force is pretty straight forward. Sure it has the ¡®Rank 5 or higher¡¯ limit, which means rank C or higher, but that isn¡¯t a big deal. It also favors ¡®cosmic¡¯ or space attributed evolutions. No clue why, but it does. Admiration of the Thousands on the other hand ¡­ yeah, I don¡¯t think I need to tell you it is a beast of its own. Admiration of the Thousands takes multiple monsters of the same rank andbines them into one Ranked-Up monster. And it can cause some crazy strong monsters to appear. In this case, the result is a twin cerberus fox. Cerberus fox, an S-rank, is not amon monster at all, in fact, it is more than rare. A cerberus is already rare to see, but a cerberus fox is like the shiny version of that. Stupidly rare. The lesser variant, which is A-rank, is a bit moremon, but both are still rare as anything. Twin cerberus fox, as you may have guessed, is the B-rank variant of it. It isn¡¯t nearly as rare as the other two, but still. I know Unika will Rank-Up theplete Ferrum into the higher ranks, it is just a matter of time. And since we are making one by using two iron foxes, the cerberus fox we make will have iron fur. It isn¡¯t actually iron, but it is tougher than your average fur of other C-rank fox monsters. After Unika confirmed that she was sure, I handed her the spell and let her activate it. I¡¯m not risking a Polymerization change of loyalty thing with this. After she activated the spell, the two foxes began to glow, before they began to whirl together. They formed what almost looked like a phantom gxy, before it burst out in specks of light, and from the light, the new monster appeared. The twin cerberus fox came out as expected, for everything except one little thing. ¡­ okay, two things. And they might be a bit more sizable than ¡®little¡¯. The new fox had two glowing orbs orbiting it. And I instantly knew what those orbs were. Ovey units. Somehow, Rank-Up-Magic Admiration of the Thousands had turned two monsters into a literal Xyz monster with ovey units. This didn¡¯t happen with any of my tests, even when I was using Admiration of the Thousands, so I had no clue it could happen. ¡°... Ferrum?¡± Unika carefully asked. The fox let out some sounds as a response, but I still can¡¯t understand beast, so I¡¯ll have to wait until Unika trantes for me. ¡°... okay.¡± Unika responded to the fox. She then turned to me. ¡°It worked. But it is strange. ¡­ The fox we are seeing isn¡¯t Fer or Rum. It is kind of abination, but also not.¡± I then watched as one of the ovey units entered Ferrum¡¯s body. I was a bit worried that he was about to activate some crazy effect, but nothing seemed to happen. Well, that was until Unika chatted more with the fox and then tranted to me. ¡°These orbs¡­ they are Fer and Rum.¡± She said, and I expected as much. Ovey units are made of the monster materials, after all. ¡°When they enter the main body, they can influence it. But otherwise, this new personality is in control.¡± As Unika told me that, I saw the ovey unit leaving Ferrum¡¯s body, and returning to its orbit. ¡­ Yeah. So that is a thing now. How on earth did that not happen with the Factory tests? ¡­ Maybe because the monsters I used therecked personality? Individuality? They were just tokens, basically. I didn¡¯t bother making them anything more, because I assumed they¡¯d keep the same personality as the OG had when they Ranked-Up. And that is the case in every other case than Admiration of the Thousands. But with that, I assumed it would make a fused identity like Polymerization does. But apparently not. It makes a new personality that is somewhat like the originals, while keeping the originals as ovey units. Definitely something interesting and something that I really like knowing.
¡°... Brian.¡± Wilma asked me, as I was heading to my office. ¡°... I had this idea, but ¡­ I¡¯m not sure you¡¯ll like it.¡± ¡°You can always ask. Besides, I go through with bad ideas all the time.¡± I told her. ¡°I know, but ¡­ this is a bit more bad. I ¡­ I wanted to make a new weapon. ¡­ one that carries the weapon skill with it.¡± Wilma exined. ¡°Okay? That doesn¡¯t sound so bad.¡± ¡°... Yes, but ¡­ it cannot be done.¡± ¡°But you have an idea, or you wouldn¡¯t be sharing.¡± ¡°... It cannot be done by any means we know of.¡± Wilma said. ¡°... but there might be a way. It is just ¡­ questionable.¡± ¡°Stop beating around the bush and just tell me.¡± I tried to push for her idea. ¡°... I think by enchanting in Demonic, it is possible to make a weapon that carries a weapon skill!¡± Wilma quickly blurted. ¡­ in Demonic? As in the demonguage? ¡­ I mean, yeah, that should be possible. You can enchant in the spiritnguage, so why not Demonic? And considering that demons can just hand out skills, it might be possible. Okay, I think I need to specify a thing here. Demons don¡¯t actually just hand out skills, it is a bit moreplicated than that. They actually mess with the miasma inside your body and force it to take the form of a skill. I¡¯ve tried to understand the process, but it is more than a littleplicated and my Miasma Control isn¡¯t nearly high enough level where I can really figure out how demons do that. But yeah. If we do a miasma based enchant in Demonic, yeah. It should work. I think. I mean, weapons that give Strength are possible, weapons that auto-cast spells are simple-ish. So why not a weapon that just gives you the skill? It should be possible. I mean, something like my Red-Eyes ck Dragon Sword can technically help you with swordsmanship. It can¡¯t give you any skills, but it is a living sword, so it can kind of guide you in how you should wield it. Spoiler [copse] ¡°... Yeah. I think we can look into that. I¡¯ll need to ask Hope if she knows demons that know how to enchant, then I¡¯ll need to make a contract with one or two. Then ¡­ well, then we will need a test weapon that they can enchant.¡± I quickly listed off what would need to be done so that we can test this theory. ¡°Can¡¯t your demon monsters do it instead?¡± Wilma asked. ¡°No, not really. They can manipte miasma, but they don¡¯t know the System well enough to where they can influence it. My card installs can give skills, but they cannot make a weapon that gives skills.¡± I reminded her. ¡°Alright. ¡­ so I¡¯ll make the weapon, and you¡¯ll acquire the appropriate demon.¡± Wilma siad. ¡°Don¡¯t rush it. At least let me talk to Hope first. She might know if this is even theoretically possible. Better not use too many resources into this if the demons just can¡¯t do so.¡± ¡°... fine.¡± ¡°A quick question, but why are you so interested in this?¡± I asked Wilma. Like sure I liked the idea, but she seems to really be pushing it. ¡°... I ¡­ I had this idea. Got it from those ck frame monsters with the circling lights.¡± Wilma began, and I just looked at her with a ¡®go on¡¯ look. ¡­ at least that is what I think I looked like. ¡°... so, in theory, if I could make a few of these skill granting weapons, maybe I could have them circle me, like those orbs circle the monsters, and then I could just grab the weapon I need at that time. And since the weapon has the skill, I wouldn¡¯t need to worry about having the skill for all the different weapons.¡± ¡°... interesting idea. But are you sure? You don¡¯t need to do that.¡± ¡°I want to. ¡­ It¡¯s just ¡­ I¡¯m good with a shield. I can hit things with a hammer. ¡­ but what else? And with the world going insane, I feel like I should do something. I was given the System Support for a reason, but then I do nothing with it. I just craft weapons. Meanwhile, the rest of you are out there actually saving the world. ¡­ I just think I need to do a bit more.¡± ¡°... alright. I won¡¯t say not to feel that way, but don¡¯t me yourself. Not everyone is a fighter. But if this will make you feel more confident, let¡¯s do it.¡± And, I mean, it isn¡¯t like I don¡¯t want to see if this is actually possible.
I summoned Hope and asked her about this, but she didn¡¯t know. She didn¡¯t know how to enchant, so she couldn¡¯t answer. So I asked her to find me a demon that would know, and then I¡¯d do a demon summoning, and Hope would hopefully make sure I get the demon I need. I gave her a day, and a miasma stone, to find me a demon I need for this.
I summoned her the next day, and she informed me that she found a sabbath that was willing to help me, but that it would likely cost a lot of miasma stones. But I promised Wilma I¡¯d try, so I made another demon summoning circle, no, I don¡¯t have a permanent one made. I then let Hope return to the demon world, so she can inform the demon that I¡¯m about to summon a demon. That way the demon I want will hopefully respond immediately, and no other demon will take the call. The demon that responded to my call was an incubus turned sabbath. An incubus, for those that don¡¯t know, is just the male version of a subus. He seemed to be on the older side, so he must have gotten skilled enough to be considered a sabbath, when his looks didn¡¯t cut it as an incubus. The sabbath told me that he didn¡¯t know if what I wanted was actually possible, as no demon, at least no demon he knows, has ever attempted anything like that, but he was willing to try it out, at the cost of one miasma stone per summoning, and an extra miasma stone for every enchanted item. Which honestly is less than I expected considering Hope said he¡¯d be expensive. But I think Hope just doesn¡¯t understand prices. Sadly, as a sabbath, he didn¡¯t have ess to too many weapon skills, as those fall under war demons, but he could still help us make the test pieces, so I agreed to his price, and made a contract. With that, we have a demon. Now I need to tell Wilma what weapon skill enchants he thinks he can make. Wilma will make the weapon, and then we¡¯ll hope it will work. CH.508 Generic Pack Opening chapter title number #10 CH.508 Generic Pack Opening chapter title number #10 Today is just a Pack Opener day. I¡¯ll start with opening some packs, then I¡¯ll summon the Synchroes I have. I have two sets to open, and I think I¡¯ll do 20 packs of each. Starting with . Spoiler ABPF 1 Power Invader; Power Supplier; Break! Draw!; Consecrated Light; Reptilianne Gardna; Shreddder; Ritual of Destruction; Alien Brain; Core st [copse] Well, nothing new here. Bad start, but hopefully it will get better. Next pack. Spoiler ABPF 2 Shreddder; Spiders'' Lair; Sword Master; Fire Ant Ascator; Nature''s Reflection; Advance Force; Codarus; Fiendish Chain; Reptilianne Vaskii [copse] Yeah, it got better. I got four new cards. Sword Master is a Tuner, which is nice, but its effect is basically useless and itcks stats. Codarus is fine, nice to have a baby Daedalus. Fiendish Chain is OP, and I think I¡¯ll install a copy into myself. It should fuse with my Dark Chain skill, and hopefully allow Dark Chain to prevent anyone bound by it from using their skills. Reptilianne Vaskii is fine. Just a shame it has that ¡®cannot be normal summoned or set¡¯ restriction. Other than that, perfectly good snakedy. ¡­ maybe I should Reverse Union with her or a different Reptilianne monster. I should gain a Naga or Lamia race from it. Anyway, next pack. Spoiler ABPF 3 Gravekeeper''s Stele; Changing Destiny; Temple of the Sun; Spiders'' Lair; Apocatequil; Serpent Suppression; Variety Comes Out; Reptilianne Gardna; Ascending Soul [copse] Changing Destiny sounds like it would be a powerful card, but it is actual trash. Why would I ever use something like it? Ascending Soul is fine-ish. Recovering a monster used as a tribute for a Ritual summon isn¡¯t terrible, but nothing great either. Next pack. Spoiler ABPF 4 Rose Fairy; Viper''s Rebirth; Psi-Curse; Consecrated Light; Gundari; Destruct Potion; Reptilianne Gardna; Ritual Cage; Ogre of the Scarlet Sorrow [copse] Rose Fairy is fine in the TCG, but for me, it is just a weak monster. But because she is a small fairy, she has her uses. Is she even a her? Do fairies have genders? Whatever. Viper''s Rebirth is a sucky Monster Reborn recement. Is what I would say if it didn¡¯t have thatst effect. Seriously. Why does it destroy the summoned monster during the end phase? There is no reason to have that limitation. Ritual Cage is great. Protects Ritual monsters from monster effects. And sadly, Ogre of the Scarlet Sorrow sucks. It tries to be GorzGorz the Emissary of Darkness, but it just isn¡¯t. Next pack. Spoiler ABPF 5 Changing Destiny; Reptilianne Rage; Serpent Suppression; Widespread Dud; Temple of the Sun; Power Invader; Nature''s Reflection; Destruct Potion; Viser Des [copse] Viser Des is new, but it is absolute trash. Next pack. Spoiler ABPF 6 Nature''s Reflection; Machine Assembly Line; Forgotten Temple of the Deep; Supay; Reptilianne Servant; Unicycr; Serpent Suppression; Consecrated Light; Cyber Dragon Zwei [copse] Cyber Dragon Zwei is okay. I don¡¯t really use Cyber Dragons as much as I should, but I do like them. And Zwei is a decent support card. Next pack. Spoiler ABPF 7 Sword Master; Changing Destiny; Informer Spider; Oilman; Call of the Reaper; Gundari; Rose Fairy; Lair Wire; Ascending Soul [copse] Nothing new, next. Spoiler ABPF 8 Sword Master; Lair Wire; Psi-Curse; Fire Ant Ascator; Supay; Bicr; Reptilianne Naga; Machine King - 3000 B.C.; Reptilianne Vaskii [copse] Nothing new, next. Spoiler ABPF 9 Temple of the Sun; Codarus; Serpent Suppression; Call of the Reaper; Machine Assembly Line; Meteor re; Changing Destiny; Apocatequil; Reptilianne Vaskii [copse] Meteor re is new, and if it wasn¡¯t for the restriction on activation, I¡¯d call it great. 2000 burn damage is huge. Well, Erasure Magic for that part of the effect is always an option. Next pack. Spoiler ABPF 10 Alien Brain; Weeping Idol; Call of the Reaper; Forgotten Temple of the Deep; Unicycr; Rose Fairy; Machine Assembly Line; Reptilianne Gardna; Shield Worm [copse] Shield Worm is new. And it is okay. Not great, but just okay. First 10 had 2 super rares, no other higher rarity cards. Maybe the next ten will be better. Spoiler ABPF 11 Lair Wire; Serpent Suppression; Inverse Universe; Reptilianne Servant; Power Invader; Pandaborg; Machine Assembly Line; Reptilianne Naga; Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast [copse] I already had a Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast, because I got it from the Fusion summoning challenge, but it is new from this set. And it is a decent beast. Next pack. Spoiler ABPF 12 Sword Master; Lair Wire; Reptilianne Servant; Magic Hole Golem; Psi-Curse; Call of the Reaper; Spiders'' Lair; Gravekeeper''s Descendant; Gravekeeper''s Visionary [copse] Gravekeeper''s Descendant is kind of meh. Destruction effects are nice, but tributing another monster for it is costly. Gravekeeper''s Visionary on the other hand is great. Gains attack for each Graveskeeper in the GY, and can prevent its own destruction. Nice. Next pack. Spoiler ABPF 13 Codarus; Rose Fairy; Lair Wire; Gravekeeper''s Stele; Machine Assembly Line; Temple of the Sun; Pot of Benevolence; Sword Master; Djinn Cursenchanter of Rituals [copse] Nothing new, next. Spoiler ABPF 14 Destruct Potion; Power Invader; Variety Comes Out; Power Supplier; Ritual of Destruction; Pandaborg; Spiders'' Lair; Break! Draw!; Drill Synchron [copse] Drill Synchron is new, and it is decently good. The piercing for all Warrior-type monsters if nice, and on top of that, it also gives a free Pack token. Next pack. Spoiler ABPF 15 Spiders'' Lair; Fire Ant Ascator; Alien Brain; Oilman; Bicr; Tricr; Codarus; Psi-Curse; Dark Bug [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler ABPF 16 Meteor re; Supay; Oilman; Sword Master; Rose Fairy; Fire Ant Ascator; Advance Force; Majestic Red Dragon; Djinn Cursenchanter of Rituals [copse] Majestic Red Dragon!!! I got it! And I didn¡¯t even need to full send it with tons of pack tokens! And oh boy. You know I like the Majestic Star Dragon, and arguably, it is better than its Red counterpart. But I prefer Majestic Red Dragon. Just the power. It just hits differently. ¡­ yeah, it was a bad joke, but whatever. Hype is real, so let¡¯s continue. Spoiler ABPF 17 Serpent Suppression; Reptilianne Rage; Rose Fairy; Shreddder; Destruct Potion; Alien Brain; Apocatequil; Psi-Curse; Cyber Dragon Zwei [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler ABPF 18 Consecrated Light; Oilman; Shreddder; Destruct Potion; Codarus; Machine King - 3000 B.C.; Serpent Suppression; Viper''s Rebirth; Core st [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler ABPF 19 Machine Assembly Line; Bicr; Weeping Idol; Power Invader; Consecrated Light; Advance Force; Supay; Zeman the Ape King; Ritual Cage [copse] Zeman the Ape King is new, and it is pretty nice. Prevents Spells and Traps while attacking and can negate attacks. Just nice all around. Last pack of Absolute Powerforce. Spoiler ABPF 20 Spiders'' Lair; Rose Fairy; Gravekeeper''s Stele; Machine Assembly Line; Variety Comes Out; Serpent Suppression; Power Supplier; Drill Synchron; Super-Nimble Mega Hamster [copse] And thest pack had something new. Super-Nimble Mega Hamster. It''s fine. The flip effect to set another Beast is nice. And its name is amazing. Now, time for a set change.
is next. Spoiler TSHD 1 Infernity Reflector; Corridor of Agony; Silent Graveyard; Lyna the Light Charmer; Infernity Break; re Resonator; Morphtronic Vacuumen; Phantom Hand; ckwing - Bacsh [copse] Corridor of Agony is interesting, but useless for me. It is super debilitating for certain decks, but I think Skill Drain is still better in every way. It works on everything, and while it doesn¡¯t do as much as Corridor of Agony, the general nature makes Skill Drain better. Morphtronic Vacuumen sucks, but I guess if I want to make a vacuum cleaner. And ckwing - Bacsh is Mirror Force with extra steps. Doesn¡¯t make it bad, but ¡­ Actually, considering that Mirror Force reflects the attack back at the attacker, maybe ckwing - Bacsh does something else, like summoning a murder of birds to bully the attacker. I need to test it out. Spoiler TSHD 2 Leeching the Light; ck Thunder; Genex Undine; Wattfox; Card Breaker; Infernity Break; Memory Crush King; ckwing - Bacsh; Wattgiraffe [copse] Genex Undine is nice. It can make new Genex Controllers. Wattfox is meh. Memory Crush King is way too situational. Wattgiraffe if ¡­ okay. Direct attacking is not the best, but not the worst either. And the ¡®Your opponent cannot activate cards or effects until the end of this turn¡¯ is just a nice bonus. Next pack. Spoiler TSHD 3 Power Break; Testudo erat Numen; ck-Winged Strafe; Synchro Ma; X-Saber Palomuro; Genex Controller; Wattwoodpecker; Batteryman AAA; Koa''ki Meiru Shield [copse] Synchro Ma ¡­ why? Why can¡¯t you be normal summoned or set? You¡¯d actually be decent if you could. Genex Controller is nothing special, just a normal monster tuner. But most Genex monsters require Controller, or a monster that can be a Controller, so nice to have the actual monster. Wattwoodpecker ¡­ should really have higher stats. Double attacking is nice, but the ¡®cannot change battle position¡¯ is trash, and with only 1000 attack, you aren¡¯t running over much. Next pack. Spoiler TSHD 4 Crevice Into the Different Dimension; re Resonator; Batteryman AAA; X-Saber Palomuro; Wattcube; Morphtronic Vacuumen; Synchro Ma; Dawn of the Herald; Revival Rose [copse] Revival Rose is fine. Special summoning from the GY very situationally is not bad, but not great either. Spoiler TSHD 5 Power Break; Koa''ki Meiru Initialize!; Infernity Reflector; ck Thunder; Worm Call; Genex Controller; Biofalcon; Morphtronic Vacuumen; Genex Searcher [copse] Genex Searcher is okay. It is a battle recruiter for Genex monsters. Spoiler TSHD 6 Assault Spirits; Blossom Bombardment; ckwing - Bombardment; Wattfox; Ronintoadin; Infernity Randomizer; Dragon Laser; Koa''ki Meiru Sandman; Koa''ki Meiru Prototype [copse] Koa''ki Meiru Prototype is interesting. It has no maintenance cost like all the other Koa''ki Meiru monsters do, instead, it can destroy itself to save another Koa''ki Meiru from being destroyed because of the maintenance cost, or if another Koa''ki Meiru is destroyed because of the maintenance cost, it summons a token. A well designed card in my opinion. Only wish it could special summon itself if you control another Koa''ki Meiru monster. Then it would be fantastic. Next pack. Spoiler TSHD 7 Corridor of Agony; re Resonator; Power Break; Changer Synchron; Second Booster; Wattfox; Trigon; Koa''ki Meiru Sandman; Revival Rose [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler TSHD 8 Ronintoadin; Biofalcon; re Resonator; Testudo erat Numen; Wattwoodpecker; Synchro Ma; Archfiend Interceptor; X-Saber Pashuul; Ally of Justice Core Destroyer [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler TSHD 9 Key Mouse; Infernity Reflector; Blossom Bombardment; ck Thunder; Infernity Randomizer; Biofalcon; Infernity Break; Memory Crush King; ckwing - Bacsh [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler TSHD 10 Morphtronic Vacuumen; ck-Winged Strafe; Archfiend Interceptor; re Resonator; Genex Undine; Dragon Laser; Trigon; Magidog; ZERO-MAX [copse] Magidog is okay. Decent stats, looks cute, yes that is important, and an effect when used as a Synchro material. ZERO-MAX is fine, even if it is only a Monster Reborn recement. Also, like with Absolute Powerforce, the first 10 packs of The Shining Darkness had 2 super rares, but no other higher rarity cards. I just find that interesting. Next pack. Spoiler TSHD 11 Genex Controller; Corridor of Agony; Spore; Key Mouse; Infernity Reflector; re Resonator; Chaos Trap Hole; Worm Call; Revival Rose [copse] Spore is okay. A Tuner and it can even adjust its level. Next pack. Spoiler TSHD 12 ckwing - Ghibli the Searing Wind; Crevice Into the Different Dimension; Morphtronic Vacuumen; Infernity Randomizer; Power Break; Corridor of Agony; ck-Winged Strafe; Biofalcon; Guard Mines [copse] Guard Mines is okay. Counters effects that target and destroy a monster. Next pack. Spoiler TSHD 13 Changer Synchron; Crevice Into the Different Dimension; Assault Spirits; Chaos Trap Hole; X-Saber Pashuul; Hunter of ck Feathers; Biofalcon; Infernity Reflector; Koa''ki Meiru Shield [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler TSHD 14 Card Breaker; Wattcube; Crevice Into the Different Dimension; Infernity Reflector; Testudo erat Numen; Chaos Trap Hole; ckwing - Ghibli the Searing Wind; re Resonator; Cherry Inmato [copse] Cherry Inmato is new and I guess it is good. It summons two Inmato monsters when destroyed by battle. Next pack. Spoiler TSHD 15 Magic Triangle of the Ice Barrier; Genex Controller; X-Saber Palomuro; Silent Graveyard; Archfiend Interceptor; Genex Undine; Wattfox; Infernity Beetle; ck-Winged Dragon [copse] Magic Triangle of the Ice Barrier is normally situational, but I can just force the requirement it has. But even then, unlimited summons, so I don¡¯t need it. And then there is ck-Winged Dragon. ¡­ It sucks normally, but it is actually decent for me. Negating effect damage is just good, and since the dragon doesn¡¯t have to attack, its reducing attack stat doesn¡¯t matter that much. So yeah. ck-Winged Dragon is nice. Next pack. Spoiler TSHD 16 Assault Spirits; Wattwoodpecker; Power Break; Silent Graveyard; Ronintoadin; Infernity Break; Dragon Laser; Koa''ki Meiru Initialize!; Guard Mines [copse] Nothing new, next. Spoiler TSHD 17 Dragon Laser; Trigon; Silent Graveyard; Crevice Into the Different Dimension; Memory Crush King; Morphtronic Vacuumen; Batteryman AAA; X-Saber Pashuul; Revival Rose [copse] Nothing new, next. Spoiler TSHD 18 Koa''ki Meiru Initialize!; Worm Call; Genex Undine; Spore; Changer Synchron; Wattfox; Koa''ki Meiru Sandman; Magic Triangle of the Ice Barrier; Magidog [copse] Nothing new, next. Spoiler TSHD 19 Morphtronics, Scramble!; Memory Crush King; Dawn of the Herald; Silent Graveyard; Crevice Into the Different Dimension; Archfiend Interceptor; Infernity Break; Fairy Archer; Infernity Avenger [copse] Infernity Avenger is another okay tuner. It is a bit too situational for my tastes, but it isn¡¯t bad. Next, andst, pack. Spoiler TSHD 20 Worm Call; Testudo erat Numen; Chaos Trap Hole; re Resonator; Dawn of the Herald; Morphtronic Vacuumen; Assault Spirits; Synchro Ma; Infernity Beetle [copse] Sadly thest pack didn¡¯t have anything new. And also, my second 20 of Shining Darkness only had 1 higher rarity card. But it was the ghost rare ck-Winged Dragon, so it isn¡¯t that bad.
Now,st thing. Summoning the Synchro monsters I have. I don¡¯t have that many, only seven. And that will only get me one more reward. But it is still worth doing. Those seven are Majestic Star Dragon; Majestic Red Dragon; Explosive Magician; Reptilianne Hydra; ckwing - Silverwind the Ascendant; Zeman the Ape King and ck-Winged Dragon. Spoiler
[copse] I imed my 80 summoned reward, Deep Sea Prima Donna and Deep Sea Artisan, summoned Prima Donna and checked what my next reward will be. Spoiler
[copse]
Summon unique Synchro Monsters
Unique Synchro Monsters summoned: 84
Aromaseraphy Rosemary; Aromaseraphy Sweet Marjoram; Red Dragon Archfiend; ck Rose Dragon; Psychic Lifetrancer; Clear Wing Synchro Dragon; Magical Android; Avenging Knight Parshath; Goyo Guardian; Nitro Warrior; Thought Ruler Archfiend; Ruddy Rose Dragon; Cosmic Fortress Gol''gar; Light End Dragon; Power Tool Dragon; Garden Rose Flora; T.G. Hyper Librarian; Dark End Dragon; Hundred Eyes Dragon; Lightning Warrior; Seven Swords Warrior; X-Saber Souza; Stardust Dragon; Minerva, the Athenian Lightsworn; Shooting Quasar Dragon; Blue-Eyes Spirit Dragon; Shooting Star Dragon; Turbo Warrior; Tempest Magician; Revived King Ha Des; Queen of Thorns; Iron Chain Dragon; Doomkaiser Dragon; ckwing Armor Master; Earthbound Servant Geo Gryphon; el Synchro Stardust Dragon; Ally of Justice Catastor; Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier; mvell Uruquizas; Mist Wurm; X-Saber Urbellum; Power Tool Braver Dragon; Ancient Fairy Dragon; Ancient Sacred Wyvern; Arcanite Magician; Archfiend Zombie-Skull; ckwing Armed Wing; Dark Strike Fighter; Exploder Dragonwing; Hyper Psychic ster; Sea Dragon Lord Gishilnodon; Trident Dragion; Turbo Cannon; XX-Saber Gottoms; Red Rising Dragon; Scarlight Red Dragon; Red Nova Dragon; Red Supernova Dragon; Garden Rose Maiden; Fortune Lady Every; Deep Sea Repetiteur; Ally of Justice Field Marshal; Dewloren, Tiger King of the Ice Barrier; Drill Warrior; Fabled Valkyrus; Geo Genex; Jurrac Giganoto; Mist Valley Thunder Lord; Naturia Beast; Naturia Leodrake; Thermal Genex; Windmill Genex; XX-Saber Hyunlei; Superheavy Samurai Warlord Susanowo; Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon; Blue-Eyes Spirit Ultimate Dragon; Majestic Star Dragon; Majestic Red Dragon; Explosive Magician; Reptilianne Hydra; ckwing - Silverwind the Ascendant; Zeman the Ape King; ck-Winged Dragon; Deep Sea Prima Donna
Next Reward is given at 85 unique Synchro Monsters
Next Reward: Shooting Riser Dragon + Stardust Trail
Spoiler
[copse] Interesting rewards. Shooting Riser Dragon is nice, and I honestly dock Synchro Tuners. Stardust Trail on the other hand is super pretty. Also, her effect practically yells: ¡°I help in summoning Majestic Star Dragon!¡± But that is all for today. See you next time. CH.509 Galloping Around CH.509 Galloping Around Okay, a quick ¡®information¡¯ update. Because I just reached level 199, and thus the second ¡®level cap¡¯. Yeah, it isn¡¯t a hard cap, but still. I have to do something about it. Naturally my first idea was using Level Up! on my Limit Break skill. And thank god for everyone, or mainly myself, it worked and my Limit Break leveled up to level 2. Spoiler [copse] I then tried to level Limit Break again, only to get a familiar warning.
Limit Break (extra) cannot level up to LV.3, until you are LV.299.
So yeah. Limit Break can be leveled up with Level Up! Good to know. And I¡¯ll show my status at the end of the chapter. Because you never know what will happen before then.
And the first reason I decided to hold back on my status is because I wanted to unlock a new race. In this case, I¡¯m after either Centaur or Horse-folk. Either is fine, and based on Factory tests, it is kind of a fifty/fifty which one I¡¯ll get. Naturally for this, I¡¯m performing a Reverse Union with Rani, my regr old horse. ¡­ she isn¡¯t actually old, she is only two and a half years old. But yeah, as to the randomness, I did some factory tests, like I do, and found out that Reverse Unions don¡¯t always end up the same. Even if you union with a monster of the exact same species. Ites down to the individual monster and their preferences. So when I Reverse Union with a Factory made horse, I either end up a Horse-folk or a Centaur. But now, time to do it with Rani. I spent some time caring for her first, you know, brushing and so on, before I did the Union. And it ended with me having my lower half reced by the lower half of a horse. So yeah, a Centaur. I¡¯m guessing that is because Rani was grown up to be a horse to be ridden, so even after the Union, she wants to be used for riding. So Centaur it is. I then undid the Union, talked to Rani, with Unika tranting, that I wanted to try again, but I wanted to try a different result. I wanted Rani to try to be one with me, not to be one I ride on. Yes, that small change actually makes all the difference in this Reverse Union. So with Rani instructed, I did the second Reverse Union and ended up as a Horse-folk. I then undid that, and decided to reward Rani by ranking her up. I had a general path I wanted to follow with her and it started with Numeron Force. Spoiler [copse] That made Rani evolve, and she went from a horse to a wild horse. Not a big difference, and despite the ¡®wild¡¯ in the race name, she isn¡¯t any more wild than she was previously. Just a tiny bitrger. I then showed my new race to Cina and Molly, and both were excited to see me be a Centaur. I even showed them that I could also transform into a Horse-folk. Speaking of Centaur transforming into Horse-folk, back when the girls first got the Horse-folk Reversion skill, they had a small problem with it. Mainly that going from one form to another didn¡¯t change their clothes, so their clothes would either rip, if they turn from Horse-folk to Centaur, or be way toorge for them, if they went in the other direction. Yes, I was able to fix this. I mean, I somewhat have the same problem because of One of Every Race. I used to deal with it by quick swapping clothes with Storage, but I did also develop clothing that can change its form. It is actually two outfits fused together with Polymerization, and then a control device is added that either automatically or manually changes the outfit from one to the other. Spoiler [copse] Almost all of Cina and Molly¡¯s outfits are now made using that tech. It senses when they activate Horse-folk Reversion and transforms with them. It is kind of cool, and I might make something like that for myself. I myself prefer a self-healing fabric. Most of the time, I don¡¯tpletely rip apart my clothing, I only poke holes in it with wings, extra arms or a tail. So self-healing stuff is better for me. But I might eventually try to make some sort of ¡®ultimate transforming outfit¡¯ for myself, which can support all of my races. But thatester. Because after I showed my Centaur race to Cina and Molly, and we went on a quick trot, they dragged me to the workshop to be measured for a saddle. Because apparently I now needed one for some reason. I didn¡¯t resist. There are four girls I don¡¯t mind riding on my back, and it will be nicer if I have a saddle for that. Maybe even something extra special to support Cailie better. But that will take the Workshop a few days to make, so let¡¯s move onto other things. Spoiler
One of Every Race
Normal Races ss Races Modifier Races Special Races
Human ? Swordsman ? Spiritual Dragon Hearted ?
Advanced Human ? Guardian ? Multi-Armed ? Melusine ?
Cat-folk ? Sorcerer ? Heterochromic ? Centaur [new]
Wolf-folk ? Summoner ? Gender Change ? [new] Fenrir-kin ? [locked]
Wolf-kin ? Enchanter ? Spiritual Being ?
Rabbit-folk ? Chef ? Cambion ?
Horse-folk ? [new] User or Rare Skills
Bird-folk ? Dragon King ?
Lizard-folk ?
Mer-folk ?
Dhampir ?
Dhampir Cured ?
[Change to selected Race]
[copse] ¡­ yeah, like that modifier race. Just a quick question. Why? I know Rani is a female horse, but really? I got a gender change option. ¡­ well, I guess it is fine to have it, but honestly, I¡¯ll probably never use it. By the way, when it is off, I am a male. I just click it on if I want to be female. ¡­ I just question the System sometimes.
Naturally I had to test that new gender change option. For research purposes and not so that I could have lesbian fun with the girls. You cannot prove anything. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: One without a Race - Spiritual / Gender Change / User or Rare Skills / Advanced Human ?
Level: 201 [+3]
HP: 10,950 [+360] (+25,500)
Mana: 16,400 [+210] (+23,200)
Strength: 5280 [+215]
Defense: 5795 [+160]
Magic: 6790 [+70]
Unique-Racial Skills * Spoiler
One of Every Race LV.4 (unique-racial)
- Multi-Armed LV.2 (racial)
- Jack of All Trades LV.3 (racial)
- Sword Master LV.2 (racial)
- Draconic Body LV.5 (racial)
- Draconic Magic LV.5 (racial)
- Demonic Might LV.2 (racial)
- Demonic Magic LV.2 (racial)
- Enhanced Hearing LV.2 (racial)
- Enhanced Olfactory LV.2 (racial)
- Hardened Scales LV.3 (racial)
- Gallop LV.1 (racial) [new]
- Swift Swimming LV.5 (racial)
- Winged Flight LV.5 (racial)
- Tough ws LV.3 (racial)
- Rending ws LV.2 (racial)
- Advanced Summoning Magic LV.4 (racial)
- Spirit Magic LV.5 (racial)
- True Blood Magic LV.4 (racial)
[copse]
Unique Skills Spoiler
Pack Opener LV.8 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.9 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Magical Arms LV.N/A (prototype)
Mana Coated Body Modification LV.N/A (prototype)
[copse]
Extra Skills * Spoiler
Limit Break LV.2 (extra) [+1]
Spiritual Space Magic LV.6 (extra)
Spiritual Time Magic LV.4 (extra)
Mana Vision LV.6 (extra)
Miasma Vision LV.2 (extra) [+1]
Telekinesis LV.8 (extra)
Mana Flight LV.5 (extra)
Restraining Sword Barrage LV.4 (extra)
Dark Chain LV.5 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.10 (extra)
Beast Union LV.5 (extra)
[copse] Spoiler
Mental Visual Designing (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Time Spirit (extra)
Summon Space Spirit (extra)
Summon Light Spirit (extra)
Summon Dark Spirit (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Summon Earth Spirit (extra)
Summon Fire Spirit (extra)
Summon Wind Spirit (extra)
Summon Nature Spirit (extra)
Summon Beast Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
[copse]
Normal Skills * Spoiler
Sword Technique LV.7
Whip Technique LV.2[+1]
Bow Technique LV.2 [+1]
Mana de LV.3
Shield Technique LV.5
Flickering Step LV.3
Strength Boost LV.4
Defense Boost LV.14
Advanced Mana Control LV.17
Fast Mana Recovery LV.5
Quick Cast LV.4
Instant Cast LV.2
Miasma Control LV.2[+1]
Miasma Resistance LV.2[+1]
Taming LV.2
Designing LV.8
cksmithing LV.5
Crafting LV.4
Enchanting LV.10
Cooking LV.10
Service LV.2
Sexual Technique LV.2[+1]
Pleasuring Technique LV.3 [+2]
[copse]
Titles * Spoiler
Dragon Life Dedication (Greater True Fire Dragon) Dragon King
Lachros¡¯ Blessing Iris¡¯ Blessing
Eosther¡¯s Blessing Nyx¡¯s Blessing
Thssa¡¯s Blessing Gaia¡¯s Blessing
Ninatia¡¯s Blessing Pan¡¯s Blessing
Cailie¡¯s Blessing (Wind Spirits Blessing (Greater)) Nature Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Friend of the Spirits Skill Maker
SS-Rank Summoner The Sky isn¡¯t a Limit
Lifesaver Sage (Sage¡¯s tower)
Half-Demon (racial) Blood Sucker (racial)
Gender Fluid [new]
Honorary Baron of Ruiso Kingdom Language Comprehension (humanoid) (draconic)
ve Master ves: Rhianna
[copse]
[copse] ¡­ Yeah. I didn¡¯t level up Sexual Technique or Pleasuring Technique with Level Up! They leveled up on their own. ¡­ make of that what you want. Other than that, thanks status. You just have to point out everything, don¡¯t you? Why is gender fluid even a title? Is there some other skill that can be used to change genders? ¡­ actually, don¡¯t answer that. I know at least one skill that can be used to do it. The transformation skill that one thief had. He could transform into a female. But yeah. ¡­ I don¡¯t really know what to say. ¡­ So I won¡¯t say anything. Just ¡­ take a look at Molly and Cina¡¯s stats, so you can ignore what happened to mine.Their status werest seen inCH.421 Spoiler
Name: Molly
Race: Centaur
Level: 83 [+42]
HP: 2658 [+1368]
Mana: 1720 [+970]
Strength: 2491 [+1481]
Defense: 985 [+555]
Magic: 840 [+430]
Skills:
Gallop LV.10 (racial) [+6]
Reckless Rush LV.8 (racial) [+5]
Horse-folk Reversion (racial)
Fire Magic LV.5 [+3]
Mana Control LV.7 [+5]
Internal Magic Technique LV.4 [+2]
Spear Technique LV.2 [new]
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.5 [+3]
Flickering Step LV.3 [new]
Strength Boost LV.5 [+3]
Defense Boost LV.5 [+3]
Cooking LV.2 [new]
Cleaning LV.7 [+3]
Service LV.3 [new]
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Cinnamon
Race: Centaur
Level: 83 [+42]
HP: 2498 [+1288]
Mana: 2040 [+1190]
Strength: 2066 [+1176]
Defense: 1140 [+650]
Magic: 1180 [+720]
Skills:
Gallop LV.10 (racial) [+6]
Reckless Rush LV.8 (racial) [+5]
Horse-folk Reversion (racial)
Wind Magic LV.7 [+5]
Mana Control LV.9 [+5]
Magic Boost LV.4 [+3]
Quick Cast LV.3 [new]
Fast Mana Recovery LV.3 [new]
Staff Technique LV.5 [+3]
Shield Technique LV.2 [new]
Strength Boost LV.3 [+2]
Defense Boost LV.6 [+3]
Cooking LV.2 [new]
Cleaning LV.7 [+3]
Service LV.3 [new]
[copse] Yeah. They¡¯ve grown up a lot. They might both even evolve soon. Wouldn¡¯t be surprised if they evolved at LV.90. But that is all for today. See you next time. CH.510 Duelist Revolution CH.510 Duelist Revolution I was working in the Factory, as I do, when I got a notification that someone, other than one of the ¡®auto-approved¡¯ people, hade in. So I quickly checked out the visitor, and after confirming that the System Agent Aulis was here, I saved my work and left the terminal I had been working on. I walked down the short steps from the control tform and took a seat at the round table near the bottom. Aulis was already sitting there and he had magiced himself some sort of warm drink. The System Agents really have figured out how the Factory works. Just imagine it and it wille to be. As long as you have the permissions. I then made myself a cup of tea and also added some snacks. Eating in the Factory doesn¡¯t help at all for living, but since the Factory can perfectly replicate all sensations, they still taste nice. ¡°... So, what is it? Fissure, I assume?¡± I asked, since Aulis wasn¡¯t talking. ¡°As always.¡± He confirmed. ¡°But there is something else.¡± He added. ¡°I wanted to personally thank you.¡± I didn¡¯t really know what I¡¯d done this time, so I just waited for him to continue. ¡°I can see you are confused. I¡¯m talking about your work on demon summoning.¡± Aulis rified. ¡°It came about during theter years of mydy¡¯s life. She no longer had the persistence to fix that summoning method, and passed away not being able to leave Summoning Magic perfect for those that came after her.¡± ¡°Oh. ¡­ Yeah, no problem. Honestly speaking, I can¡¯t really me her. While fixing demon summoning wasn¡¯t a big issue to me, that is because I have ess to massive cheats. For any regr person, the number of specific skills they¡¯d need is like ¡­ probably six or something. And I¡¯m not even talking about skills that are required for regr summoning magic, but on top of that.¡± Because I think, if you wanted to fix demon summoning without Dungeon Founder, Factory, Storage and Pack Opener, you¡¯d need at least Miasma Control and Miasma Vision. Then you¡¯d need to figure out that demons want miasma, work the entire miasma barrier into the summoning circle, and so forth. So actually, you technically just need Mana Control, Summoning Magic and Miasma Control. And a stupidly brilliant mind. ¡°That may be the case, but I would still like to thank you for taking care of a worry mydy had.¡± Aulis repeated. ¡°Now, the fissure.¡± The fissure info was nothing special. It takes ce in the Crystal Empire, so we¡¯ll have to go for a visit again. And after we deal with it, I¡¯ll get a new set, . So yeah. Standard Monday. ¡­ it isn¡¯t actually Monday. It¡¯s Sunday. Why does this kind of thing have to pop up on my day off? Well, luckily the fissure won¡¯t be popping until next Friday, so I have a week to prepare.
To prep for the fissure, because naturally it had to be at a location where we have to report it to the Empire and we can¡¯t just sneak clear it, I sent Lawrence there with a couple of letters. One was from Prince Elias, whom I asked to write another letter of introduction, and the other was from me just exining the situation. While he was doing that, I was putting the finishing touches on the Global Celfon Network. And no, I did not misspell cellphone. ¡­ well, I kind of did, but it is because of Morphtronic Celfon. Spoiler [copse] As you might remember, during the adventuring tournament, I had a prototype phone ready. It couldn¡¯t send texts and it had a very limited range. But now, I ¡­ okay, my monsters helped a lot, as did Laura and Tahlia, so we. We used the info we got on the guildmunicatorwork spell to develop a new spell that would upkeep the Global Celfon Network. With it, anyone with a phone can call anyone else with a phone. And naturally those phones are made by me, so monopoly for the win. And yes, I¡¯m still working on making something akin to the Inte. But that is a lot moreplicated than the Celfon Network. And the phones that ess it also have to be way more advanced.
After I turned the Global Celfon Network on, the first thing I did was call Lawrence. Yes, I gave him a phone, because I knew ¡­ well more like assumed, that I¡¯d get thework running while he was away. So by calling him I was able to test the distance capability of thework, since Lawrence is in another country. ¡°Hello? Sir Brian, is that you?¡± I heard Lawrence ask on the phone. ¡°Yes, it¡¯s me.¡± I answered him. ¡°Are you in the city already? I didn¡¯t expect you for two more days.¡± ¡°No. Still on HomeBase and I haven¡¯t moved HomeBase either. I got the GCN running, so I called you.¡± I told him. ¡°... Congrattions, sir.¡± Lawrence said. ¡°Would you like my report or was this just a test call?¡± ¡°Both.¡± I told him. ¡°And since the test is over, report please.¡± The report was nothing special. We got the permission to act in the area, and the local guard would make sure no civilians would get in our way, but they would send observers, in case we would do something outside of what I told them I¡¯d do. It was better thanst time, sincest time the knights wanted to get involved, but maybe news about thest fissure had spread in the Empire, so we could do it my way.
When the time came, mybat squad took off from HomeBase. We met up with Lawrence and the observers. I gave the observers a quick rundown on how things should go, before I brought out a transportable shelter from Storage. It was one of those ¡®better to have and not need, than need and not have¡¯ things. It wasn¡¯t muchrger than a shipping container, but with the reinforcements it had, it could stand up to an SS-rank for up to 5 minutes. And that was with the magic defenses down. If the magic defenses were up, it could potentially even kill an SS-rank, because it uses Mirror Force and Magic Cylinder tech, so if some dumb SS-rank just kept using magical attacks, the reflected attacks would eventually take it down. Spoiler
[copse] And yes, the transportable shelter had arge viewing window, so the observers could observe. The fissure itself was nothing special. I opened it with Dimensional Fissure, summoned Exodia to repair it, and we dealt with the single SS-rank and the four A-ranks that popped out of the fissure. These things are reallying nothing special, considering how bad the first one was. I guess that is just because I wasn¡¯t there from the start, but still. These are supposed to be a world ending threat, and they feel like a minor raid from an MMORPG. With the fight over, I collected most of the materials. I left one of the A-rank corpses for the locals, but took everything else. I just think it is a nice courtesy to leave some of the hunt for thendowner. Then I picked up the transportable shelter, we got into my B.E.S. of the day and headed home.
And you know whates next. I got a new set, , so ten packs. Spoiler DREV 1 Wattbetta; Scrap Sheen; Dash Warrior; Scrap Rage; Elephun; Bicorn Re''em; Damage Eater; Blind Spot Strike; Delta Flyer [copse] Okay. Always nice to see the first pack of a new set, since every card is new. Wattbetta is weak, but the discard one should turn into the mana drain effect that Clear World has. And mana drain is a good effect. ¡­ not saying that Wattbetta is good, but maybe it can have a use. Scrap Sheen is an okay boost, but sadly it is just ¡®for the turn¡¯. If it was a Continuous Spell that required you to destroy one Scrap monster to activate, it would be better. At least in my opinion. Dash Warrior can get up to 1800 attack when attacking, but that isn¡¯t amazing. It is just okay. Scrap Rage is a sucky defense boost. Elephun only recovers stuff to the hand, so it is kind of meh. It really should just special summon to the field, considering the limited targets and the fact that it has to be destroyed by battle. Bicorn Re''em is pretty bad. I still don¡¯t even really know what milling cards does to regr people. At least I figured out discarding thanks to Clear World. More experiments are needed. Damage Eater is super situational, but it has its uses. Blind Spot Strike is the same. Situational, but decent. And Delta Flyer is a Dragon Tuner with an effect to increase the level of another monster, so yeah, it is good. Next pack. Spoiler DREV 2 Wattcine; Scrap Goblin; Desperate Tag; Genex Worker; Genex Power nner; Scrap Sheen; Amazoness Trainee; mvell Poun; Parallel Selection [copse] Wattcine is kind of interesting, because it might work with Lightning Magic. And it might even allow someone with Lightning Magic to heal people. So I¡¯ll need to look into that, because if it works, Eline could learn how to heal people. Scrap Goblin is fine. Not super special, but it is a Scrap Tuner and if I recall correctly, some of the Scrap Synchros require Scrap Tuners. Desperate Tag is trash. Genex Worker is useless for me, unless there are Nomi Genex monsters I can¡¯t remember. Genex Power nner is just fine. Searchers are always good. Amazoness Trainee is good. mvell Poun can get a ton of different monsters. Sadly, since he adds to the hand instead of special summoning to the field, he might have that stupid restriction where I can only pick cards I have ess to from unlocked sets. And Parallel Selection is meh, because I have easier ways of recovering banished spells. Next pack. Spoiler DREV 3 Uni-Horned Familiar; Scrap Sheen; Amazoness Trainee; Wattpheasant; Mine Mole; Naturia Mosquito; Double Cyclone; Naturia Bamboo Shoot; D.D. Unicorn Knight [copse] Uni-Horned Familiar is trash. Wattpheasant is okay, but banishing effects are still a bit iffy. Even if it is only a temporary banishing effect. Mine Mole is a basic Tuner and makes Pack tokens, so it is fine. Naturia Mosquito is actually quite nice. It cannot be attacked, if you control another Naturia monster, and it reflects all battle damage from Naturia monsters onto your opponent. Double Cyclone is just bad. I have MST. Naturia Bamboo Shoot is fine. Sadly I do have to tribute summon it, but preventing all spellcasting is really good. And D.D. Unicorn Knight would be amazing ¡­ were it not for that ¡®You cannot Normal Summon or Set the turn you Special Summon this card.¡¯ Next pack. Spoiler DREV 4 Pestilence; Wattlemur; Uni-Horned Familiar; Dash Warrior; Earthquake Giant; Rhinotaurus; Amazoness Fighting Spirit; Blind Spot Strike; Scrap Beast [copse] Pestilence, huh. Kind of an overpowered equip, considering that most of the people I run into, that are actually a threat, are either warriors or magicians. I can just shut them downpletely with an Equip Spell. Wattlemur is okay, but I have traps that do the same and they do it better. Earthquake Giant would be okay if it was a LV.4, but it isn¡¯t. ¡­ then again, even if it was a LV.4, I probably wouldn¡¯t use it. Rhinotaurus has the worst double attack condition. But it has okay stats, so I might give a copy to someone. Amazoness Fighting Spirit is decent, and I¡¯ll definitely give Christina a copy next time we have tea together. And Scrap Beast is fine. Next pack. Spoiler DREV 5 mvell Archer; Miracle Synchro Fusion; Battle Instinct; Pestilence; Scrap Goblin; Wattcine; Cursed Armaments; Thunder Unicorn; Landoise''s Luminous Moss [copse] mvell Archer¡¯s effect is okay. Again, the attack boost is sadly temporary, but attack boosts are generally nice. Miracle Synchro Fusion. ¡­ Yeah. I love this thing. Honestly speaking, I thought this thing was printed wayter. Just banish stuff from the GY for a Fusion summon, and the only restriction is that the Fusion has to require a Synchro monster as a material. Sign me up for that. Battle Instinct is a super meh trap. Cursed Armaments is fine. Lowering someone¡¯s attack is generally good. Thunder Unicorn is okay-ish. A bit too restrictive, but it isn¡¯t bad. And Landoise''s Luminous Moss is a nice effect seal for the turn. Next pack. Spoiler DREV 6 Pestilence; Chain Whirlwind; Rhinotaurus; Damage Eater; Mine Mole; mvell Archer; Anti-Magic Prism; mvell Poun; Delta Flyer [copse] Chain Whirlwind is too situational and I have mass destruction spells. And Anti-Magic Prism is actually quite nice and I need to do some experiments with it. Next pack. Spoiler DREV 7 Genex Power nner; Earthquake Giant; Cursed Armaments; Wattcannon; mvell Archer; Scrap Rage; Stronghold Guardian; Fabled Raven; Egotistical Ape [copse] Wattcannon is meh, because it is ¡®once per turn¡¯, but otherwise, ¡­ I guess it could do something. Stronghold Guardian can give a monster a super temporary defense buff. ¡­ actually, it probably works for people as well. So an ok emergency defense when I can¡¯t activate anything else. Fabled Raven is another one of those ¡®why is it only until the end phase¡¯ cards. It could be fine, but no. Your boost runs out during the end phase, which makes Fabled Raven way too expensive. And Egotistical Ape is nice. A Beast Tuner that can manipte its own level. Next pack. Spoiler DREV 8 Wattbetta; Amazoness Trainee; Bicorn Re''em; A/D Changer; Stronghold Guardian; Light of Destruction; Wattcannon; Summoning Curse; Landoise''s Luminous Moss [copse] A/D Changer is another attack position changer, at they still suck. Light of Destruction, the card, not the set, is situational, and I still don¡¯t know what milling does! And Summoning Curse ¡­ is way too situational and no one summons more than me. Next pack. Spoiler DREV 9 Damage Eater; Queen''s Pawn; Dash Warrior; Scrap Rage; Amazoness Fighting Spirit; Summoning Curse; Elephun; Wattchimera; Horn of the Phantom Beast [copse] Queen''s Pawn is unnecessary. Horn of the Phantom Beast is a nice attack boost and makes Pack tokens. And Wattchimera can attack directly, but sadly it''s stats aren¡¯t that high. Next, andst, pack. Spoiler DREV 10 Stronghold Guardian; Amazoness Trainee; Wattbetta; Wattpheasant; Scrap Sheen; Summoning Curse; Genex Worker; Miracle Synchro Fusion; Egotistical Ape [copse] Sadly thest pack had nothing new. Still, out of the ten packs, I got three ultra rares and one secret rare. That is amazing. And while no single card was super overpowered, Wattcine might legitimately change Lightning Magic, because as far as I know, there is no Lightning based healing magic. CH.511 Visiting the Kitchen Knights CH.511 Visiting the Kitchen Knights Today, I was paying a visit to a certain cooking n I got somewhat acquainted with during the entire final day terrorist attack on the adventuring tournament. That being the Kitchen Knights n. They had sent me a letter inviting me to visit their n headquarters soon after the adventuring tournament, but because of the distance, the letter came all the way to Alewatch for me, it took almost a month for it to arrive. And this is why this world needs the Inte, or some other bettermunicationwork. So because I¡¯m me, and I think sending letters that take a year to get there, so I asked Lawrence to deliver it instead. But he sent Chloe to do the delivery. Yes, both of them have Card Summoner. I gave them the orbs. They also have basic GX style duel disks. They don¡¯t have many cards, but they both have a single B.E.S. ship and a single smaller ship. As well as a few decently powerful monsters to protect themselves. And since I have the mana flowers in two of the three Kingdoms nted, the mapping software I made using the mana beacons held at each flower location is decently urate, even if you end up in areas that aren¡¯t surrounded by the flowers. Yes, I will soon be nting the flowers in Narra Kingdom. It just takes a while to not only prepare the flowers, but also all the magic stones that are needed for it. But that is for another day. I have some meat to prepare, so I can take it to the Kitchen Knights when I visit. In return, I¡¯ll hopefully get some recipes.
The Kitchen Knights headquarters was a nice big building. It was in the city of Tyrin, the city that was next to the Hero¡¯s country on the Be Kingdom¡¯s side. Simr to how Oroco City is on the Ruiso Kingdom side. We entered the building and it looked more like a restaurant than an adventuring ns headquarters, but that was because the Kitchen Knights run a full eatery in their n headquarters. I won¡¯t call it a restaurant, as it doesn¡¯t actually have a menu or anything, they just have a serving station, you pick out foods from what is avable and pay for it. We decided to enjoy what was avable, before we report that we are here for an actual meeting, because I wanted to see how their foodpared to HomeBase food. We picked up some of the nicer stuff, like a nt dish made of C-rank nt monster and some B-rank monster meat. I picked some of the ns mead for a drink, while Lua pondered if she shouldin because they don¡¯t offer any blood. She ended up not bringing attention to it, and we paid for the food. And despite the high ss ingredients, our meals only came to 9 bronze a person. Drinks were a bit extra. But that is still very cheap for C and B-rank monster material meals. Sure you can get a meal for one bronze, but thates with no drink or just water, and it is made of the cheapest stuff with only basic seasonings. This stuff is decently high ss and very well seasoned. As we were eating, a member of the Kitchen Knights came to our table and asked if he could speak with us. I recognized him as the person I asked to cook dragon meat, so I agreed and he sat down. He began by asking how our meals were, and we gave our honest opinions. They were great. Lua then told him about theck of blood as a drink option, which the man was apologetic about and told us he could bring some from the butchering area. Lua simply told him she had her own sk, so she wouldn¡¯t need any, but said that since they have the blood anyway, they should maybe keep some for people who do drink it. He answered that they do keep all the blood and send it to the nearest dhampir safe vige, which Lua was happy to hear. At least they don¡¯t waste it. I then asked him about how they prepared the foods, but he said it would be better to just show me. He then asked how I get dragon meat, while locking eyes with Janina for a moment. He must have realized Janina is a dragon in humanoid form. I just answered that it would be better if I just showed him. So after we ate, he took us to the kitchen.
The kitchen was quite amazing. You could really see that it was important to the n. It had top of the line magic ovens, burners, freezers and refrigerators. Their current magic ovens are even designed by someone at themission of the Kitchen Knights, and it is considered the most advanced magic oven avable. The kitchen wasn¡¯t super busy, probably because the lunch rush is now over, and they are calming down before starting dinner preparations. As we were shown around the kitchen, a few members of the Kitchen Knights joined the tour, adding information here and there. I then asked about the preparations of the meals served, and they exined their process, even telling me that if I¡¯d like, I can observe the dinner service, as long as I don¡¯t get in the way and offer them some dragon meat. I agreed to that, because my entire experience in seeing professional kitchens is from TV shows, so seeing one in action might be cool. They then showed us their spice cabs and their sauce selection. Sadly they didn¡¯t give us the recipes for the sauces, but I think I can live with that.
Then it was time for my half of the bargain. At first they wanted us to head to the butchering area, but I told them there wouldn¡¯t be enough space. I asked them to bring a fewrge trays and head outside, while I changed my race to Wolf-kin and got a few cards out. Some of their eyes widened as they saw me growing out a tail, but they didn¡¯t ask, so I didn¡¯t exin. When we got outside, I got to work. First up, I used Mystik Wok on Tyrant Dragon. Yes, he is still my go-to tribute to the Wok. Spoiler
[copse] We watched as the dragon was cleaved to pieces, the pieces finding their ces on the trays the Kitchen Knights brought out. While it happened, I exined that this was all done by my unique skill, and that the dragon I just butchered woulde back to life by tomorrow. I also exined that that is why a certain dragon doesn¡¯t mind me doing so. We waited while the Kitchen Knights took the meat to their butchering room, because while it was butchered already, they wanted to confirm it. I then took out another Wok, activated it, and this time, I took apart a Judgment Dragon. Spoiler [copse] Judgment Dragon tastes very different from Tyrant Dragon. Tyrant Dragon has what I call a ¡®traditional dragon vor¡¯, while Judgment Dragon carries a more ¡­ gamey vor. It is just a bit muskier or something. As a human, I don¡¯t like it as much as Tyrant Dragon, but if I¡¯m a beast-folk race, especially Wolf-folk or Wolf-kin, I prefer Judgment Dragon. I then asked the Kitchen Knights for an empty barrel, as I got out the next two cards. Destruct Potion and Ruddy Rose Dragon. Spoiler
[copse] Like Mystik Wok, Destruct Potion takes a monster and turns it into a consumable that heals you based on the monster''s Attack stat. With Wok, it is food, and Destruct Potion makes drinks. With Ruddy Rose Dragon specifically, it makes a really tasty ros¨¦ wine. And it is non-alcoholic. With just one dragon tributed, it makes about 30 liters of the wine. Which admittedly isn¡¯t that much considering how much meat you can get from a single dragon, but in return, the healing effect is condensed. Not that the wine or food will everpete with actual healing items, unless I forcefully supercondence the healing. And yes, that can be done, but I usually don¡¯t, because I don¡¯t make the food for the healing effect. I make it to be food. The Kitchen Knights then asked if I had any more favorite monsters that I cook up for myself, and if I¡¯d share some, so I ended up using more Woks to get some more raw meat. D.3.S. Frog, Terrorking Salmon (for the roe), Royal Swamp Eel, Golden Flying Fish and Naturia Bamboo Shoot all found themselves on the Wok. Spoiler
[copse] ¡­ okay, they actually came out raw, because I wanted them to. And as a Wolf-kin the card agrees with me, because Wolf-kin can actually stomach raw food. Well, a human can as well, but way worse. Just differences in biology.
With all the incidents I handed them, I managed to talk the Kitchen Knights into sharing a bunch of the recipes that they didn¡¯t originally share, including all of their secret sauces. They were kind of nice, and I definitely epted the trade. I mean, Woking all those cards didn¡¯t cost me anything, but I got a bunch of recipes out of it. So yeah. A fantastic trade deal if you ask me. With dinner preparation starting up next, I took a ¡®seat¡¯ in the air near the corner of the kitchen, so I could observe everything. The girls weren¡¯t too interested, so they headed out to the city to ¡­ do whatever they were going to do. They¡¯ll probably just shop around or something. As for how the kitchen ran during dinner service. The dinner service wasn¡¯t an open line of avable foods, but instead ¨¤ carte style. So order from a menu, and the kitchen will prepare it for you. Much like a traditional restaurant you think of. The kitchen honestly was way more quiet than I expected. I think I just assumed a lot of yelling would be involved, because I had unrealistic expectations from TV shows. There was basically none. The head chef would simply call out orders, the chefs at their stations would know what to do, and the food would get prepared at a super fast pace. It also showed the Cooking skill these guys must have, and honestly just their overall stats. They were moving around quickly, at speeds a LV.1 person probably couldn¡¯t follow with their eyes. Sure it was no problem for me, but I still think this is very impressive. It also shows just how efficient their kitchen appliances are, because those appliances kept up with their crazy speeds. Eventually I decided I¡¯d seen enough, and asked one of the stand-by members, who were ready to take over any of the stations if something bad happened, if I could get a table and taste some of the foods. One of them brought me to private room, which was kept empty for important guests that may not want to preserve a table, and then said they¡¯d make sure I get a nice assortment of dishes. I then messaged my girls that they should return if they want to have dinner with me. My entr¨¦es arrived before the girls got here, but I made sure to save them some, and when they messaged me that they were here, I asked the Kitchen Knight standing in the room to bring them in. We then enjoyed the meals the Kitchen Knights were serving, and yeah, it was really good. Definitely rivals HomeBase, probably even exceeds it. But HomeBase has better desserts. That I can 100% confirm, and we all agreed on it. CH.512 Delivering Phones CH.512 Delivering Phones Again, you read the title. Since I got the Global Celfon Network running, I was making multiple phones that I could deliver to people I wanted to have instant ess to. And I¡¯m nning on delivering them to the people. Oh, I guess I should talk a bit about the phones. I currently have two models. The first one is one of those sliding phones, where by sliding it, you reveal the buttons. Spoiler [copse] The second model is a flip phone. Spoiler [copse] I decided on these two models because they are simple, but still keep the number pad covered, so there are no idental calls. Yes, I do have a prototype touchscreen phone based on Morphtronic Smartfon, but it is more expensive to make, and it doesn¡¯t offer anything the regr phones can¡¯t do until I have the magic Inte running. Spoiler [copse] And besides, by only giving away the basic phones, I canter sell people the smart phones. So after manufacturing a sufficient quantity of both phones, in a nice array of colors as well, I headed out so I could deliver them. Oh, and the phones are Tahlia Industries items. You remember that fakepany that I came up with, right? Yeah. I still mark all my technology with that, so that is the branding on the phones. That brandpany is listed under my name, so no one else can use it. Not that I¡¯m expecting any copies any time soon. The pieces in the phones are tiny and very difficult to produce without a Chaos God Dungeon. And yes, I confirmed that a regr dungeon cannot produce them. They have too many small parts for the dungeon analysis to be able to analyze them. I suppose you could take one down to the smallest pieces and produce every individual piece with a regr dungeon, but then you¡¯d have to assemble them by hand. So probably not impossible, but just difficult. And no, I don¡¯t know for sure, because I never tested. The phones run on mana, in case you couldn¡¯t guess. They absorb it passively from the air, but they can also be charged by flowing your own mana into it. The passive absorption is enough to keep the phone on so it can receive calls, but if you want to make or answer a call, putting some mana into the phone is ¡­ it isn¡¯t technically required, but highly rmended or the phone might die out mid call.
As I was delivering the phones, I delivered something else. Or more like someone else. That someone being Nevelle. The Princess had stayed on HomeBase for the past months, practicing Soul Magic. And while she cannot fully use Soul Magic to transfer her soul into different realms, she learned enough to where she can move her soul to things she touches, like the dragon avatars. She also learned how to make an artificial duplicate soul, which she can use with her unique skill. That way, when she ¡®splits¡¯, she doesn¡¯t have to divide her skills and status points between the two ¡®hers¡¯. And technically, she was also staying on HomeBase. One of her duplicate selves was. I was just returning the original to the Capital. ¡­ at least I hope this one is the original, but there is a chance she decided to trick me and left her original self on HomeBase and sent a clone home instead. Not that I really care. Both the HomeBase Nevelle and Capital Nevelle have phones, so they can call each other to share what they did. And no, they cannot yet share memories over long distances like the ¡®scale copy Janina¡¯ can do with her real self. After giving phones to the members of the Royal family, luckily Nevelle could teach them how to use them. I was off to deliver the rest, while also instructing the new owners on how to use them. While I was on that trip, I began receiving calls from the new phone owners, and while it was a bit annoying, because I was busy, I was also d that they were learning how to use the phones. Also, in case you were wondering, red was the most popr phone color. Followed by blue.
Something else new also happened. The first Card Summoner skill orb had been gotten out of TinaWood. Well there was the one I got, but that doesn¡¯t count, because it was for private use. The one gotten now would be going onto the open market. I naturally heard about it, and promised that if the adventurer and their party wanted to travel somewhere to auction off the orb, I would give them a ride there and back. They quickly epted my offer, which led me to believe they are someone who is native to the town. Because while outsiders would have heard of me, they probably wouldn¡¯t trust me quite so blindly. But for the locals, I saved the town from wyverns, saved the lord from sprites and helped with the behemoth. I even take part in celebrations and offer free dragon rides. But the outsiders might not believe all of that, so they may assume I¡¯d try to steal the skill orb. I met up with the adventurers that held the orb and I was met by a young adventurer I¡¯ve ran into a couple of times. His name is Kurt. You don¡¯t remember him? Don¡¯t worry, I can remind you. He had his hand burned by my Dark Magician card and he was one of the first ones to get the Card Summoner skill. And now he is the first one to get the skill orb. He really is a lucky kid. ¡­ Can I call him a kid when he is 15? He is technically an adult ording to the localws. Well, whatever. He had been on and off of parties for a while, but he didn¡¯t have a permanent party, so he was selling his skill orb. And while the town had plenty of interested parties, Kurt¡¯s dad told him the capital would have more money, which is why he decided to sell the orb there. And since there was a more than 0% chance of the orb getting stolen, I offered a room on HomeBase to Kurt, so he could sleep peacefully. I then made a few calls to the capital, informing people of what was likely going to happen. I didn¡¯t confirm it for sure, just in case Kurt decided to keep the orb, but by telling it will likely happen, I got the info I needed to help Kurt get the orb into auction.
Seeing Kurt¡¯s reaction to HomeBase was as fun as it always is with new people. They live in a magical world, but every time they are blown away by the fact that I live on an invisible (from the ground) floating ind. Yeah, it is really cool, but when you get used to it, it just bes normal. Besides, I can see HomeBase from the ground because I have ess to it. While I was just showing Kurt around, yes I did it myself because I had the time, he spotted our current set of dhampir students learning magic. He asked if I was running a magic school, but when I told him the students not only were dhampirs, but were also studying for free, he seemed blown away. Like no one would ever teach something like this for free. Which admittedly, most wouldn¡¯t. We do it because we can, and because the System did give that teach dhampirs mission to Lua. Kurt wanted to join in on the lesson, but since this group of dhampirs is almost done with their stay on HomeBase, it might be a bit advanced for him. But I told him if he was interested in a one month course, which is about how long we keep a group of dhampirs, I could reserve a spot for him. I then told him that we offer weapons training as well, and while Kurt already had the Sword Technique skill, you can always get better. We then talked a bit about what he was nning on buying with the money from the skill orb, to which he answered he wanted a new sword, and maybe some nice armor. Which naturally led to me offering that we could make it, and it would be better than what he could buy in the capital. And that is the truth. You can get some nice swords from the capital, but good luck finding anything made from one of the legendary metals. Meanwhile, for us, star titanium isn¡¯t that expensive. Thanks Quasar. ¡­ I¡¯m saying that ironically, but I do love my Shooting Quasar Dragon. We can also cook up orichalcum, but that is a bit more expensive. And while I¡¯m speaking of it, Wilma can nowadays produce it all on her own, but ites out poor or low in quality, so we still rely on Athena when we want the good stuff. Oh, and no. I won¡¯t be making Kurt¡¯s sword and armor for free. I¡¯m not that generous. We will just make it cheaper than what he could find high quality stuff from the capital, and we will make it near legendary level. Am I too generous? Maybe. But at the same time, it is good practice for us. We have plenty of practice pieces Wilma has made that will never leave HomeBase, so it is nice to make something that will actually see use.
The auction in the capital was something. I knew they held monthly auctions for rare items, and plenty of nobles or their proxies would take part. I was honestly quite tempted to bid on the skill orb, just so I could drive the price up, but I didn¡¯t need to. The ce had already turned into a bidding war, because a representative from the Hero¡¯s county was betting against the Ruiso Kingdom prime minister. I need to ask who from the Hero¡¯s country wanted the skill orb so much that they managed to send a representative in the few days they had. Because if it is Wendy, I can always just give her an orb. The Card Summoner skill orb ended up getting sold for 3100 gold coins. Forparison, a Sword Technique skill orb generally sells for 700 to 800 gold coins. More rare skill orbs like Mana Flight and Telekinesis sell for 2000 to 2500. I also quite enjoyed the part of the action when one of my fake tournament cards came for sale. By now, everyone in the capital knew they weren¡¯t actual summoning cards, so the few cards that were stolen after the Fusion Gate tournament are sold for small change. ¡­ well, changepared to everything else. They generally sell for one to two gold coins. That was generally, but when I threw in a bid of three gold coins, I managed to start another bidding war. I think people assumed the card was real because I bid on it. I just held back myughter, because with just a few words, I managed to price inte a piece of cardboard from two gold coins to over 300. Did I feel bad for it? Absolutely not. That is what they get for buying and selling fake cards. It was even sold as a fake. Everyone knows it was fake. Why would me bidding on it make it real?
After the auction, I made contact with the prime minister, who ended up being the one to win the skill orb. I asked him about his intentions with it, but he said they hadn¡¯t confirmed it yet, but it would most likely be given to the crown Prince. I just reminded him to call me after they decide who will use the orb, so I cane by and hand them a few cards, so that they can actually use the skill. CH.513 Testing an Airship CH.513 Testing an Airship Today was another one of those days. What days you ask? Well, a test day. Because I had a new prototype to test in the real world. And that prototype is a prototype gravitron-antimatter engine airship. ¡­ Yeah. That is a thing. And the fricking Gradius ships run on that bullshit. I¡¯ll quickly go over the pseudo-science, as I understand it. Basically, the ships have a small gravitron device. It can manipte gravity. Pretty simple right? ¡­ Yeah, it isn¡¯t, but I¡¯m not going to get into that, because a device like that breaks like ¡­ all thews of physics. But back to the ships. They use that gravitron device not only for some of the movement they do, but also to hold a small amount of antimatter suspended in an antimatter tank. Then that antimatter isbined with regr matter, where both antimatter and regr matterpletely annihte each other and produce an absolute ton of energy. You know, Einstein, E=MC2. It doesn¡¯t take much to make all the energy a small spaceship would need for a long trip. Now I was not at all confident in ying with antimatter, but that was when my monsters revealed something kind of huge. Xyz monsters are made of antimatter. Spoiler [copse] The Xyz monsters have their antimatter protected by the ovey units, which is why they don¡¯t collide with regr matter and get annihted. So with the knowledge from my Xyz monsters, I looked into developing my own antimatter containment unit. Which was surprisingly easy, since I could mix the Xyz monsters ovey unit tech with the gravitron tech from the Gradius monsters. By the way, the B.E.S. monsters don¡¯t use antimatter. They use the gravitron tech to sustain a fusion reaction and that is what powers those ships. That is why they have to be a lotrger than the Gradius ships. But back to today''s test. With a containment unit for the antimatter done, it was simple enough to copy the tech from the Gradius ships to make an antimatter engine, as well as the gravitron device. So I just put both of those into a ship and tested it. In the Factory. And it worked decently well. There were issues, which is why the ship is most definitely not space worthy, but it can operate within an atmosphere. So I made one. It wasn¡¯t entirely made with HomeBase, instead, most of the body was actually forged to shape, before I assembled it myself. The entire body was made of star titanium, because it is the best material we have that we can get at quantities where it can be used to make an entire fighter jet. Now, as to why it isn¡¯t space worthy. Well for one, itcks the ability to generate or carryrge amounts of air or oxygen. Yes I could fix that, but my goal isn¡¯t getting to space. At least not yet. I¡¯m also worried about radiation. In space, Earth¡¯s maic field cannot protect you from the harmful radiation let out by the Sun, and while the Gradius and B.E.S. ships have a way to defend against it, I haven¡¯t worked it out yet. In theory, the star titanium hull should protect you from it, but that is just a theory and I haven¡¯t confirmed it yet. So until I work out those problems, no space travel. Besides, the ships I¡¯m currently working on are designed to eventually be sold. Yes, I know it is very risky to sell a ship that has an antimatter engine, because if you blow up all the fuel, you can level arge city. I may or may not have ¡®identally¡¯ blown up a Factory room as a test. Besides, all major repairs of these airships will be done on HomeBase. As well as refueling the antimatter. Because no way in hell am I teaching the locals how to produce antimatter, when even I can¡¯t technically produce it. I can get it thanks to my Xyz monsters, but it kind of falls into that ¡®cannot be produced¡¯ category. Even the Chaos God Core can¡¯t make the stuff. Probably for safety reasons or something. And besides, I won¡¯t even feel bad for monopolizing the repair of these ships. Because literally every other ce that makes airships also has a monopoly on major repairs on their ships. Sure fueling isn¡¯t usually a major repair, but most ships run on mana or a mana based fuel. Which is simple enough to make, and just as simple to refuel, but doesn¡¯tst all that long. Meanwhile, even a tiny amount of antimatter canst for over a year of daily use. But back to the test. I wasn¡¯t going to be riding in the ship, because while I was decently sure nothing will explode, the ship does still carry enough antimatter to kill me if it explodes. And yes, it does have all of the safety features I can add, so even if the antimatter does blow up, in theory, the pilot should be safe. But that is just a theory. Because sure Factory tests are nice, but the Factory does always have limits. At the end of the day, the Factory is my imaginary ne. So if I really believe the pilot will survive the explosion, they will, despite the fact that they won¡¯t in the real world. I can mostly mitigate it by forcing the Factory to operate as close to the real world as possible, but sometimes it still fails, so I need to do real world tests. For this test, I ced the ship at the OG location of HomeBase, aka. in the middle of nowhere. I then summoned a monster that would drive the ship in my ce, while I go some ways away. The pilot was going to be Nanobreaker. I just picked her because she is a rtively human looking Machine-type monster. Spoiler [copse] I picked a Machine monster, because they could easily record all the data we get, and even if they ¡®die¡¯, I can just Monster Reborn the monster to make sure they keep all their memories. ¡­ oh. I just remembered something. I never told you what kind of ship we are testing. Well, to no one''s surprise, it is a Gradius style ship. It isn¡¯t a one-to-one recreation of any of the ships, but it is in the general style of a fighter jet. If it works out, I¡¯ll start looking intorger ships that people would actually want to purchase. But back to the test. I took the ship out of Storage and made sure Nanobreaker was strapped in. I then flew some distance away, over double that of the estimated st radius if the antimatter in the ship does blow up, before I sent a message to the shipsputer saying that Nanobreaker could start the test. ¡­ then I waited. ¡­ and waited a bit more. Until I got a message response from Nanobreaker. The test wasplete and everything worked out fine. Which is great. I¡¯m honestly happy to hear that nothing went wrong. But at the same time, I almost wanted the ship to blow up, just so I could see if the pilot survives the explosion. Well, I can always blow up the ship some other time.
But now that I know the containment unit and the engine won¡¯t explode, I can take it a bit more easy until I start offering the ships to people. And no, when I make ships, they won¡¯t be mostly star titanium, but instead more standard materials. I don¡¯t want to sell that much star titanium incase someone decides to break the ship apart so they can use the metal for weapons and armor. ¡­ actually, maybe I could lease the ships instead of selling them. Like pay this much for one year of use, and since I fix the ships, the leasing payment can include all the repair costs, including how much it will cost to have someone fly over to where the ship is, so the ship can be picked up and brought to HomeBase. And while at it, I can offer an insurance policy, where if a ship breaks, HomeBase will immediately send out someone with Card Summoner to take the people the rest of the way to their destination. Now, onto something else, mainly a few packs to end the day. 10 of to be specific. Spoiler DREV 1 Beast Rage; Wattcannon; Lock Cat; Desperate Tag; Scrap Goblin; Wattpheasant; Barrier Wave; Rhinotaurus; Horn of the Phantom Beast [copse] Beast Rage is a decent boost, and while the card isn¡¯t a continuous Spell, the boost is ¡®permanent¡¯. It isn¡¯t technically permanent, as it disappears when you rest for the next time. Resting is more than just sleeping, by the way. Something like sitting down for a while counts as resting. Lock Cat is okay-ish. It is quite nice in the TCG, but not as great for me. But it is a cat and cats are amazing, so I like it. Barrier Wave is absolute trash. It only changes all opposing monsters into defense mode, and while there is that added burn damage, that just doesn¡¯t save the card from the fact that you have to tribute a Synchro monster to activate it. Next pack. Spoiler DREV 2 Anti-Magic Prism; Naturia Forest; Bicorn Re''em; Uni-Horned Familiar; Wattbetta; Barrier Wave; Light of Destruction; A/D Changer; yful Possum [copse] Naturia Forest is an interesting searcher. It does fit the Naturia ystyle quite well. It is also a Field Spell, so Naturia room in the Factory. And yful Possum is absolute trash. Next pack. Spoiler DREV 3 Mine Mole; Scrap Goblin; Naturia Beans; Naturia Mosquito; Howl of the Wild; Damage Eater; Elephun; Blind Spot Strike; D.D. Unicorn Knight [copse] Naturia Beans is beans! Which means I can Mystik Wok beans. And I guess his effects are okay. And Howl of the Wild is a super meh burn card. Next pack. Spoiler DREV 4 Wattcannon; Earthquake Giant; Dash Warrior; Elephun; A/D Changer; Barrier Wave; Cursed Armaments; Unibird; Egotistical Ape [copse] Unibird is new and it has its uses, but sadly, Monster Reborn makes him unnecessary. Next pack. Spoiler DREV 5 Wattbetta; Amazoness Fighting Spirit; Dash Warrior; Desperate Tag; Rhinotaurus; mvell Poun; Amazoness Sage; Thunder Unicorn; D.D. Destroyer [copse] Amazoness Sage is new, and like all Amazoness monsters, I¡¯ll give Christina a copy. Outside of just being an Amazoness, it is decent, even if after at the end of the Damage Step is generally a bitte to be destroying Spells or Traps, unless you negate or prevent the activation of those Spell/Traps. Already had the Thunder Unicorn as an ultra rare, but the ultimate rare is a new variant. And D.D. Destroyer is new, but he isn¡¯t that good. Next pack. Spoiler DREV 6 Summoning Curse; Anti-Magic Prism; Wattpheasant; Amazoness Trainee; Double Cyclone; Elephun; Rhinotaurus; Wattcine; Scrap Hunter [copse] Scrap Hunter is ¡­ kind of meh. You have to destroy a Scrap monster and all you get is a Foolish Burial for Tuners. I know the Scrap archetype likes to be destroyed by effects, but still a bit costly in my opinion. Next pack. Spoiler DREV 7 mvell Archer; Genex Power nner; Rhinotaurus; Naturia Mosquito; Summoning Curse; Wattlemur; mvell Poun; Anti-Magic Prism; Parallel Selection [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler DREV 8 Mine Mole; Queen''s Pawn; Barrier Wave; Wattcannon; Amazoness Sage; Wattcine; mvell Fiend; mvell Archer; yful Possum [copse] mvell Fiend is clearly misnamed. He is actually the mvell Friend. And while he isn¡¯t good in the TCG, he is fine for me. Next pack. Spoiler DREV 9 Rhinotaurus; Blind Spot Strike; Damage Eater; mvell Poun; Battle Instinct; Naturia Forest; Wattlemur; Barrier Wave; Ambitious Gofer [copse] Ambitious Gofer is ¡­ I don¡¯t know what to say about him. He isn¡¯t bad, but he looks ¡­ questionable. Next pack. Spoiler DREV 10 Summoning Curse; A/D Changer; Beast Rage; Scrap Rage; Earthquake Giant; Wattcannon; Barrier Wave; Effect Veiler; Ambitious Gofer [copse] Effect Veiler! Nice! He should be a quick-y skill seal, so that is really good. A very nice card to get here at the end. CH.514 Starstrike Blast CH.514 Starstrike st Today started like they all do. I got a visitor in the Factory, he told me about an uing fissure, and I began to make ns for how to deal with it. The one this time was luckily happening in the middle of nowhere, so I was able to do it my way. And that way today was letting Einar and Eline take on the fissure monsters. They have been at the level cap, LV.99, for a bit now, and while I did consider just spawning S-rank monsters for them to fight inside HomeBase, I decided to just wait for the next fissures. But sadly, thest fissure was the one in the Crystal Empire, so I decided not to take them there, and the one before that was the one with the demon, so sadly the cat-folk didn¡¯t get a chance to fight an S-rank then. But this time, nothing would get in the way.
So with the cat-folk loaded up in a ship, we took off. The fissure itself was nothing special. I popped it open, summoned Exodia to fix it and watched over Einar and Eline, while making sure they didn''t get overwhelmed. Luckily the fissure came with three S-rank monsters, so there was one for Einar and Eline, while I kept thest one stun-locked with Dark Chain and Restraining Sword Barrage. Then, when I spotted a few A-rank monstersing out of the fissurete, I decided to quickly deal with them myself. So drawing out Errelitea, I used Time el on myself and quickly cut the monsters to pieces. After Einar and Eline dealt with their S-ranks, I stopped my stun-lockbo on it and let the two cat-folk take care of that one as well. And yeah. As I saidst time, these fissures are really not as special as they used to be. I suppose when you know the strategies in dealing with them, they be simple. But we got what we wanted. Einar and Eline got their Limit Breaks and I got a new set.
Since the two cat-folk got their limit breaks, here are their status. Spoiler
Name: Einar
Race: Night-Wing Cat-folk
Level: 100 [+10]
HP: 3335 [+320]
Mana: 3038 [+440]
Strength: 2560 [+320]
Defense: 1666 [+210]
Magic: 1488 [+200]
Skills:
Night Stalking LV.7 (racial) [+1]
Expanding Night LV.7 (racial) [+1]
Dark Lightning LV.5 (racial)
Winged Flight LV.3 (racial) [+2]
Limit Break LV.1 (extra) [new]
Tamer¡¯s Paradise LV.3 (extra)
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Taming LV.6
Twin-Sword Technique LV.7 [+1]
Knife Technique LV.3
Mana de LV.3 [+1]
Mana Control LV.8 [+1]
Internal Magic Technique LV.2
Flickering Step LV.4
Strength Boost LV.4 [+1]
Defense Boost LV.3 [+1]
Cooking LV.2 [+1]
Cleaning LV.3
Service LV.4
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Eline
Race: Night-Lightning Cat-folk
Level: 100 [+10]
HP: 2258 [+310]
Mana: 4085 [+540]
Strength: 1357 [+150]
Defense: 1277 [+150]
Magic: 2870 [+420]
Skills:
Night Stalking LV.6 (racial)
Expanding Night LV.7 (racial) [+2]
Dark Lightning LV.8 (racial) [+2]
Lightning Magic LV.3 (racial) [+2]
Limit Break LV.1 (extra) [new]
Summoner¡¯s Magic LV.3 (extra) [+1]
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Staff Technique LV.5 [+1]
Wind Magic LV.7 [+1]
Summoning Magic LV.6
Mana Control LV.10
Magic Boost LV.3
Quick Cast LV.3
Fast Mana Recovery LV.5
Cooking LV.2
Cleaning LV.3 [+1]
Service LV.4
[copse]
Now, onto my new set. That set is . And a new set means ten packs, so let¡¯s get to it. Spoiler STBL 1 Scrap Crash; Red Screen; Powersink Stone; Mirror of the Ice Barrier; Karakuri Spider; Koa''ki Ring; Swift Scarecrow; Heat Wave; Tuning [copse] Scrap Crash is too situational. Red Screen prevents attacks, so it is amazing. And the maintenance cost isn¡¯t that bad, and I probably don¡¯t even have to pay it, thanks to Health Conscious. Powersink Stone is interesting. As it stands, it isn¡¯t that good, but I have a good rtionship with stones that hold counters, so maybe I can do something interesting with it. Mirror of the Ice Barrier is way too situational. But it looks cool, so maybe if I start turning HomeBase guest rooms into themed rooms, I can make an Ice Barrier themed room and it can have a mirror that looks like the Mirror of the Ice Barrier. Karakuri Spider is too weak for its effect. Or at the very least, it needs a ¡®cannot be destroyed by battle with Dark monster¡¯ or something like that. Or the effect should trigger before damage calction, not after it. Koa''ki Ring is just a trashy Ring of Destruction recement. Swift Scarecrow is great. Heat Wave only really restricts me. And Tuning is really cool. Maybe I should even install it into myself, because I could probably get some sort of music rted skill. Next pack. Spoiler STBL 2 Karakuri Strategist mdl 248 "Nishipachi"; Vanity''s Emptiness; Powersink Stone; Wightmare; Attack Gainer; Watthopper; Scrap Searcher; Mirror Ladybug; ckwing - Abrolhos the Megaquake [copse] Karakuri Strategist ¡­ I don¡¯t like it. It says a ton, but doesn¡¯t really do anything. Vanity''s Emptiness is great¡­ not really. It should prevent Summoning Magic, but that is such a niche skill in the first ce that I really don¡¯t need a counter to it. Wightmare is good to have, even if I don¡¯t generally use Skull Servants. Attack Gainer is a liar. It says it is an attack gainer, but it removes attack instead. Two Watthoppers can cause the Watthopper lock, so that is kind of cool. Scrap Searcher is okay at most. I still have unlimited summons, so I don¡¯t really need it. Mirror Ladybug is the same as Scrap Searcher. It is good for the TCG, but I don¡¯t need it. And ckwing - Abrolhos the Megaquake is fine. You wouldn¡¯t use it in the TCG, but for me, it has its uses. Next pack. Spoiler STBL 3 ckwing - Boobytrap; Mirror Ladybug; Axe of Fools; Karakuri Spider; Watthopper; Reed Butterfly; Medallion of the Ice Barrier; Wattdragonfly; Gravekeeper''s Recruiter [copse] ckwing - Boobytrap is too situational. Axe of Fools is an interesting idea. Because if someone holds it, they should be unable to use their skills, and they even take damage while holding it. But they do get the attack boost. Reed Butterfly is fine, but again, unlimited summons. Medallion of the Ice Barrier is a generic search card, so I can get additional copies of Ice Barrier monsters. So yeah, it''s fine, but Ice Barriers aren¡¯t that good. Except the Synchros. Wattdragonfly is actually really nice. Just special summons a Watt when it is destroyed, and it doesn¡¯t matter how it gets destroyed. And Gravekeeper''s Recruiter is fine, but I don¡¯t really use Gravekeepers. Next pack. Spoiler STBL 4 White Elephant''s Gift; Star Siphon; Karakuri Spider; Swift Scarecrow; Cursed Bill; Naturia Pumpkin; Scrap Lube; Mirror of the Ice Barrier; ckwing - Abrolhos the Megaquake [copse] White Elephant''s Gift makes Pack tokens. Star Siphon makes a token with a high level, but that isn¡¯t really all that worth it. Cursed Bill is super situational. Naturia Pumpkin can get me other Naturia monsters. Scrap Lube is a sucky Monster Reborn recement. Next pack. Spoiler STBL 5 Ally of Justice Unknown Crusher; Attack Gainer; Wattkeeper; Red Screen; Axe of Fools; Karakuri Trick House; Wightmare; Naturia Stag Beetle; Form Synchron [copse] Unknown Crusher is okay. Banishment is nice, even if it is after damage calc. Wattkeeper sucks. I have better cards for that. Karakuri Trick House is too situational. Naturia Stag Beetle is super specific, but it has decent attack. And Form Synchron is amazing. ¡­ Well, at least it is good. I¡¯ve kind of been needing a low level Synchro Tuner, and now I finally have one. And it even makes Pack tokens. So yeah, I really like it. Next pack. Spoiler STBL 6 Naturia Pumpkin; Half Counter; Extra Veiler; Karakuri Spider; Wattdragonfly; Mirror Ladybug; Red Screen; Karakuri Anatomy; Karakuri Bushi mdl 6318 "Muzanichiha" [copse] Half Counter is fine, but I have better battle traps. Extra Veiler is somewhat cool, because it can reflect effect damage. Karakuri Anatomy makes Pack tokens, so that is nice. And Karakuri Bushi is kind of meh, but better than the previous Karakuri monster. Next pack. Spoiler STBL 7 Naturia Stag Beetle; Vanity''s Emptiness; Axe of Fools; Half Counter; Rescue Warrior; Karakuri Strategist mdl 248 "Nishipachi"; Medallion of the Ice Barrier; Dragunity Knight - Vajrayana; Droll & Lock Bird [copse] Rescue Warrior is kind of cool. Sure the battle damage protection is not that needed, but if it dies, I get to take control of the monster that killed it. Droll & Lock Bird is not that good, because people don¡¯t draw cards. ¡­ but then again, it might prevent mana recovery, since cards in hand and mana seem to be rted. So requires testing. And Dragunity Knight - Vajrayana is fine. The effect to double its attack is nice, but sadly without it, it isn¡¯t that strong. Next pack. Spoiler STBL 8 Rescue Warrior; Vanity''s Emptiness; Mirror of the Ice Barrier; Darkfall; Darkworld Shackles; Naturia Stag Beetle; Wattkeeper; Cursed Bill; Wattsquirrel [copse] Darkfall is way too specific, and I still don¡¯t know what counts as special summoning. I know regr Summoning Magic counts as a normal summon, but what is special summoning? Maybe demon summoning? Spirit summoning? Darkworld Shackles is a great card to install into criminals. ¡­ except for the part where it will slowly kill them. And Wattsquirrel is cool, but just doesn¡¯t have the attack stat for its effects. Next pack. Spoiler STBL 9 ckwing - Boobytrap; Koa''ki Ring; Naturia Pumpkin; Medallion of the Ice Barrier; Ally of Justice Unknown Crusher; Barkion''s Bark; Karakuri Strategist mdl 248 "Nishipachi"; Needle Soldier; Lancer Archfiend [copse] Barkion''s Bark is nice. No traps for a bit. Needle Soldier gives a Synchro it was used as a material for piercing damage. And Lancer Archfiend can once per turn give a monster piercing. Last pack. Spoiler STBL 10 Wattkeeper; Barkion''s Bark; Vice Berserker; Red Screen; White Elephant''s Gift; Karakuri Trick House; Defenders Intersect; Necro Linker; Gravity Copse [copse] Vice Berserker has such a cool effect. Because a 2k attack boost is great. ¡­ but it is only until the end of the turn. If it was permanent, I¡¯d actually really like the card. But it isn¡¯t, so I don¡¯t care. Defenders Intersect is situational, but not bad. It does prevent defensive tactics, and seals all skills. So that is really good. Necro Linker is trash. Why would I resurrect a Tuner I can¡¯t use as Synchro material? And Gravity Copse is actually quite good. Sure you have to tribute a Synchro for it, but it prevents all summoning for the rest of the turn. ¡­ was it ever used? Because I feel like it should have been. Or is it just too inconsistent to set up? Because preventing your opponent from summoning, even if you have to sack a Synchro monster for it, is amazing. But yeah. That was the first ten packs of Starstrike st. One super rare and one ultimate rare. Not amazing, but not terrible either. Just kind of average. CH.515 Airship Research CH.515 Airship Research Today I was first visiting the Ruiso Capital, and then I¡¯ll head over to the Hero¡¯s country. At the capital, I was giving his Highness Prince Legio some cards. ¡­ Yeah, I know he allowed me to just call him Legio, but sometimes I just think of people by their full titles. Especially if I haven¡¯t talked to them in a while. I always contact Elias when I need help from the Royal family in the first ce. But yeah. Back to Legio. The Card Summoner skill orb was given to him and I promised him some cards, so I¡¯m here to deliver. I¡¯m also lending him a GX style duel disk. I didn¡¯t customize it, because I honestly didn¡¯t know what he would want, and he can pay for his duel disk, like he paid for the skill. But the cards he¡¯d get for free. I had one in mind already, the dragon he rode when I took him dragon riding. That being Felgrand Dragon. Spoiler [copse] I like Felgrand Dragon, I do, but I almost never use him. I have so many other dragons that I prefer, so giving one away to be someone else¡¯s ¡®boss monster¡¯ just feels like a good idea. Other than Felgrand, I decided on handing him a few warriors. And when I was browsing the list of Warrior monsters I have, I realized I hadn¡¯t given anyone King''s Knight, Queen''s Knight and Jack''s Knight, so I decided on those three. Spoiler
[copse] No, I¡¯m not giving him Arcana Knight Joker. At least not yet. Maybe eventually, but because it requires Poly, I highly doubt I will. Spoiler [copse] I did also include a few Spells in the cards I gave him. Nothing special, just a few healing ones. Rain of Mercy, Soul of the Pure and Red Medicine to be specific. Spoiler
[copse] And while I was here, I gave a simr package of healing spells to Elias. He didn¡¯t get any for winning against me in a duel, so I decided now would be as good of a time as any to give him a few.
Then it was time for my visit to the Hero¡¯s country. My visit today was because I wanted to know what kind of airships would be wanted by people. And I also wanted any standard sizes they would have, just so my ships would fit into ces like the docking stations that are already built in therge cities. Getting the standard sizes for airship docks wasn¡¯t difficult, thank god, but everything else was. Understandable, because market research is something people in this world have to use a ton of money on. And luxury items like airships are generally custom built for the customer, so trying to ¡®steal¡¯ that information wasn¡¯t exactly something people enjoyed. It was a bit annoying, but I can always ask the nobles I know. Because despite the fact that I did consider it, I didn¡¯t buy out thergest airship manufacturingpany that I could find. But I did consider it. Because if I can¡¯t have what I want, I could just throw money at the problem. But then I¡¯d have the problem of actually having to run thepany, so I decided I wouldn¡¯t be doing so. Instead, I decided to return to HomeBase and write up some letters. I¡¯ll send them off to nobles who I think will be interested in leasing or purchasing an airship from me. Hopefully they will respond with what kinds of airships they¡¯d like.
I did get some answers, but they weren¡¯t exactly coherent. The high ranked nobles like Duke Burch wanted a luxury ship that could still operate in standard docking stations. Prime Minister Cline was interested in something that could protect the people inside from any and all monsters. Which is understandable and doable. But it should also be sufficientlyfortable for long trips. Which doesn¡¯t really matter since my ships will use the atmospheric dampener tech from the Gradius ships, so they will be able to travel at supersonic speeds without causing sonic booms. At those speeds, you can get to anywhere on the continent in just a few hours. Wendy was interested in abat capable ship. I think she wanted it in case the fissures would be moremon, or maybe she is just otherwise preparing for war. Could be war. Not like the people up north aren¡¯t doing questionable stuff. The Sage¡¯s tower just wanted my research on the ships, which I didn¡¯t share, because it wasn¡¯t magical research. It is technological. And sure, it uses some magi-tech, but I don¡¯t have to share that with the tower. Well, I might, but only after I have a fully functional ship. But still, despite the varying answers, I think I can make a ship that can do all of that. I think. First of all, making a ship to fit the current infrastructure was already my n, so that isn¡¯t an issue. Making it durable enough to defend against any monsters, except maybe SS-rank and above, is definitely doable. And adding weaponry that is effective against S-ranks will deal with what Wendy wanted. And if it is effective against S-ranks, it will work against most humans. Now, as for the luxury part. Naturally I¡¯d use high ss furniture for the ships, but I felt like that might not be enough. I checked the insides of the few ships that were docked at the Hero¡¯s country, so I knew that they really weren¡¯t that special. Sure they had nice couches and sitting areas, and one even had a small bedroom, but none of them were what I would call luxury. Not really their fault, making something that is actually luxurious to fly would be very difficult, considering the magic the ships use to fly. But I should be able to get around that issue. It has been a while since I designed my carriage. It has a spatial distortion magic applied to it that makes the inside of itrger than the outside. So by using that, I can make a standard sized airship that has a massive inside space that can then be used to make things like nice bedrooms, a full kitchen and dining area, and then the standard sitting areas. I can probably also add things like a spa or whatever the customer really wants. So that is what I decided to start working on. A ship that fits all those criteria and can be slightly customized to fit the customers needs.
But now, pack time. Because after brain work, it is time for brain off work. And I¡¯ll do ten packs each of and . Spoiler DREV 1 Amazoness Trainee; Wattlemur; Final Psychic Ogre; Chain Whirlwind; Wattcine; Bicorn Re''em; Stronghold Guardian; Dark Desertapir; Trident Warrior [copse] Final Psychic Ogre isn¡¯t bad, just wish it special summoned the Psychic instead of just adding it to the hand. Also, it is LV.5, so you wouldn¡¯t use. Dark Desertapir is fine for the TCG, but useless for me. And Trident Warrior is again good in the TCG. For me, I guess he is alright, because he has decent stats. Next pack. Spoiler DREV 2 Scrap Rage; Naturia Mosquito; mvell Archer; Naturia Forest; Summoning Curse; Amazoness Trainee; Wattbetta; Mystical Refpanel; yful Possum [copse] Mystical Refpanel is interesting, because a lot of spells target people. So if someone does attack me, I can turn their spell back on them with it. Yes, I have other traps that do the same, but having options isn¡¯t bad. Next pack. Spoiler DREV 3 Elephun; Naturia Mosquito; mvell Archer; Uni-Horned Familiar; Miracle Synchro Fusion; Battle Instinct; Wattcine; Amazoness Vige; Wiseman''s Chalice [copse] Amazoness Vige isn¡¯t bad. And since it summons ¡®from the deck¡¯, it should make me new Amazoness monsters that I can then return to my Collection with Compulse. Wiseman''s Chalice is okay, I suppose. A bit too specific, but it isn¡¯t bad. Even if Monster Reborn is just a better version of it. Next pack. Spoiler DREV 4 mvell Fiend; mvell Archer; Pestilence; Dash Warrior; Wattpheasant; Bicorn Re''em; Final Psychic Ogre; Earthquake Giant; Parallel Selection [copse] All repeats, next. Spoiler DREV 5 Amazoness Sage; Double Cyclone; Naturia Forest; Wattcannon; Scrap Sheen; Naturia Beans; Amazoness Trainee; Bicorn Re''em; Parallel Selection [copse] All repeats, next. Spoiler DREV 6 A/D Changer; Blind Spot Strike; Monoceros; Naturia Forest; Queen''s Pawn; Uni-Horned Familiar; mvell Poun; Desperate Tag; D.D. Unicorn Knight [copse] Monoceros is another one of those ¡®maybe ok in the TCG¡¯ cards. But even then, having to discard a spell can be quite costly. Sure his effect to special back a Tuner is nice, but is that enough? ¡­ probably yes, but I¡¯m not sure. Next pack. Spoiler DREV 7 Scrap Goblin; Battle Instinct; Amazoness Trainee; mvell Poun; Genex Power nner; Amazoness Sage; Summoning Curse; Thunder Unicorn; Parallel Selection [copse] Hey look! It¡¯s a Thunder Unicorn. Not like I had two of those already. ¡­ I¡¯mining, but I don¡¯t mind getting more copies. Just would have liked a different ultra rare. Next pack. Spoiler DREV 8 Dash Warrior; Howl of the Wild; Amazoness Fighting Spirit; Damage Eater; Light of Destruction; Cursed Armaments; Lock Cat; Scrapyard; Dark Desertapir [copse] Scrapyard is fine. Sure GY recovery isn¡¯t amazing (for me), but it isn¡¯t terrible either. Next pack. Spoiler DREV 9 Battle Instinct; Wattcine; Amazoness Sage; Genex Worker; Genex Power nner; mvell Poun; Naturia Beans; Summoning Curse; Amazoness Willpower [copse] Amazoness Willpower is just Call of the Haunted for Amazoness monsters. Next pack. Spoiler DREV 10 Lock Cat; Blind Spot Strike; Scrap Rage; Earthquake Giant; Battle Instinct; Stronghold Guardian; Anti-Magic Prism; Wattcine; Egotistical Ape [copse] Nothing new here. But Duelist Revolution served me well. Five higher rarity cards from ten packs is amazing. But time for a set change. Starstrike st, 10 packs. Spoiler STBL 1 Naturia Pumpkin; ckwing - Boobytrap; Mirror of the Ice Barrier; Star Siphon; Barkion''s Bark; Wattkiwi; Scrap Lube; Golden Gearbox; Koa''ki Meiru Wall [copse] Wattkiwi is super mediocre. It really should beplete battle protection, not just while Watts are attacking. I know Watts have a lot of battle based effects, but still. Golden Gearbox is an okay boost, but just doesn¡¯tst for long enough. And Koa''ki Meiru Wall is great. Good stats and tributes itself to stop a spell. Just a good monster. Next pack. Spoiler STBL 2 Wattdragonfly; Wattjustment; Karakuri Strategist mdl 248 "Nishipachi"; Cursed Bill; Star Siphon; Scrap Searcher; Scrap Lube; Synchro Soldier; Koa''ki Meiru Wall [copse] Wattjustment ¡­ why do you negate their effect? Watts aren¡¯t that amazing. They don¡¯t need that kind of downside. Synchro Soldier I suppose has a use. I don¡¯t like the use, but it has one. Not that I¡¯ll ever use it. Next pack. Spoiler STBL 3 Scrap Crash; Vice Berserker; Red Screen; Karakuri Strategist mdl 248 "Nishipachi"; Wattjustment; Reed Butterfly; Axe of Fools; Chain Dog; Shooting Star Dragon [copse] Chain Dog is a bit situational, but he is still a good boy. And Shooting Star Dragon is amazing. Of course I already had one, because Quasar is god-tier, but I didn¡¯t have one from this set, and most definitely didn¡¯t have the ghost rare variant. Next pack. Spoiler STBL 4 Exterio''s Fang; ckwing - Boobytrap; Half Counter; Wattjustment; Wightmare; Darkworld Shackles; Vice Berserker; Necro Linker; Lancer Archfiend [copse] Exterio''s Fang is a bit too specific to be good. Next pack. Spoiler STBL 5 Exterio''s Fang; Watthopper; Wattkeeper; Swift Scarecrow; Star Siphon; Scrap Searcher; Karakuri Spider; Mirror of the Ice Barrier; Karakuri Bushi mdl 6318 "Muzanichiha" [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler STBL 6 Exterio''s Fang; Leodrake''s Mane; Koa''ki Ring; Wightmare; Karakuri Anatomy; Barkion''s Bark; Half Counter; Ally of Justice Unknown Crusher; Karakuri Merchant mdl 177 "Inashichi" [copse] Leodrake''s Mane is pretty nice. Making something¡¯s attack 3000 for the turn is nice, even if their effects are negated. And Karakuri Merchant searches Karakuri monsters,which is nice, but I already hate this archetype. And I¡¯ve never even yed with it or against it. Next pack. Spoiler STBL 7 White Elephant''s Gift; Naturia Pumpkin; Karakuri Spider; ckwing - Etesian of Two Swords; Wightmare; Mirror of the Ice Barrier; Karakuri Strategist mdl 248 "Nishipachi"; Powersink Stone; Chain Dog [copse] Etesian of Two Swords is a freaking ¡­ straw. Or maybe a vacuum. It sucks so much. All that for 1000 burn damage? Really? Next pack, please. Spoiler STBL 8 Reed Butterfly; Scrap Searcher; Medallion of the Ice Barrier; Needle Soldier; Extra Veiler; Watthopper; Karakuri Trick House; Scrap Lube; Wattcastle [copse] Wattcastle is a Field Spell, so I¡¯ll have to make a Factory room for it. Those are the rules. Each Field Spell has to have its own, or at least a shared, room. Sadly it sucks, like most of the other Watt spells. Next pack. Spoiler STBL 9 Koa''ki Ring; Scrap Lube; Scrap Searcher; Vanity''s Emptiness; Cursed Bill; Wattdragonfly; Watthopper; Defenders Intersect; Chain Dog [copse] Nothing new here, next andst pack. Spoiler STBL 10 Darkworld Shackles; Cursed Bill; Exterio''s Fang; Swift Scarecrow; Karakuri Soldier mdl 236 "Nisamu"; Medallion of the Ice Barrier; Wattjustment; Red Screen; Form Synchron [copse] Karakuri Soldier is new. And it is a battle recruiter for Karakuri monsters. So it is by far the best Karakuri I have, but I¡¯ve already given up on them, so they¡¯ll need to show me something actually good for me to give them the time of day. All in all, Starstrike st really didn¡¯t serve me nearly as well as Duelist Revolution. Only one higher rarity card, and it is a repeat by a technicality. Still loving my Shooting Star Dragon, but yeah. CH.516 Testing a Skill Weapon CH.516 Testing a Skill Weapon ¡°Brian!¡± Wilma burst into my office, holding a spear in her hands. ¡°It¡¯s done!¡± ¡°Already?¡± I asked, knowing fully well what she was referring to. ¡°Yes. Just finished. We are about to see if it works.¡± She responded. ¡°Alright. I¡¯ll be there.¡± I agreed, as I put away my current smartphone designs. We then headed to one of the practice grounds, and few of the others were also there. Molly was there, because out of everyone on HomeBase, she was the only actual employee to hold the Spear Technique skill. A few of the current dhampir students also have it, but they are students and not employees. Wilma then brought out a second spear, nearly identical to the one she was holding, and tossed the second one to me. I caught it and tested it out a bit. Because while I might not have the Spear Technique skill, I have held a spear a few times, so I can at least get a feeling for it. I did a few practice thrusts and shes with the spear. Yes, you don¡¯t usually sh with a spear, but depending on the spear point, you can sh with it. I brought out a few practice dummies and retried with them. The spear felt fine, but it didn¡¯t feel like I really knew how to use the weapon, and I was just ying around instead. ¡°Alright. Can I try the other one?¡± I asked, as I tossed the spear I was holding to Molly, while making sure I could stop it with Telekinesis in case the centaur wasn¡¯t paying enough attention, but it wasn¡¯t necessary, as Molly snatched the spear I tossed towards her. ¡°Of course. How was the base spear?¡± Wilma said, as she handed the spear she had been cradling in her arms to me. ¡°Pretty nice, but I¡¯m no spear expert. I can summon one if you want some better feedback.¡± ¡°Later, please. Test out that one. I think you¡¯ll be able to tell the difference.¡± Wilma said. I did a simr exercise with the second spear, and admittedly, I did feel the difference. My thrusts were a bit more urate, my shes faster. Almost like the spear was telling me how it wanted to be used. It wasn¡¯t nearly to the point where you can get with Red-Eyes ck Dragon Sword, but it was clearly better than just a regr spear. Spoiler [copse] I turned back to Wilma, ready to give her my feedback. ¡°I think you noticed, but it is better.¡± I told her. ¡°Yes, I noticed.¡± Wilma confirmed, as I returned the spear to her. ¡°1 to 10, how good is it?¡± ¡°If a regr spear is a 1, doesn¡¯t help at all, and 10 is my Red-Eyes ck Dragon Sword, which can do almost everything, that spear is like ¡­ probably 3? Maybe 4.¡± I answered her, and then exined to her how the spear helped. ¡°... That is worse than my assessment. I hoped it would get at least a six.¡± Wilma said, sounding more than a bit disappointed. ¡°... do you want to test out the Red-Eyes ck Dragon Sword? You¡¯ve never used it, so you don¡¯t know just how much it can do.¡± ¡°Well, since we are testing out weapons.¡± Wilma said. She handed the skill spear back to me, and I summoned the Red-Eyes ck Dragon Sword for her. Wilma looked at the dragon sword for a while, and then sent one of my monsters (in an avatar doll) to go get a weapon from the HomeBase weapon showroom. While we waited for that, Wilma was testing out the Red-Eyes ck Dragon Sword and Molly was testing out the regr version of the spear. Wilma was cutting up our test targets at a fast rate and Molly was delivering quick stabs to the targets. I was constantly bringing them back into Storage and using Storage¡¯s repair function to fix them up. ¡­ what? Did you forget Storage can do that? Well, it can. It is a unique skill after all. Sure if the dummies arepletely broken, Storage can¡¯t repair them. But as long as they still have durability left, Storage can fix them up. After the first round, Molly changed to the skill spear while Wilma picked up the sword that was brought to her. The sword wasn¡¯t an exact replica of Red-Eyes ck Dragon Sword, but it was pretty close in size. The two then redid the exercise, and while the difference with one of them was minor at best, the difference with Wilma¡¯s sword skills were huge. Simply put, while she wielded the Red-Eyes ck Dragon Sword like a decently skilled swordswoman, her cuts with the regr sword were extremely amateurish. Not quite beginner level, but still not good. And if you didn¡¯t catch it, the difference for Molly wasn¡¯t great. She did well with the regr spear, and she did just minorly better with the skill spear. The difference could be counted down to the fact that she was doing the exercise for the second time in a row. ¡°... Okay. I think I get what you are talking about. Your dragon sword is way too good.¡± Wilma said. ¡°It is a living weapon. So my goal of making a weapon with a skill is nothing but a stepping stone. My real goal should have been, and will now be, making a living weapon as good as that dragon sword!¡± She eximed. ¡°... you know, that escted quickly. But happy to hear that.¡± I told her. Molly then walked up to us with the two spears in hand. ¡°What will we do with these?¡± She asked. ¡°You can keep the regr one, if you want.¡± Wilma said. ¡°The skill one will be stored in the showroom, because it was the first weapon that came with the appropriate skill.¡± ¡°... I¡¯m sorry, but this isn¡¯t the type of spear I like.¡± Molly apologized. ¡°That¡¯s fine. I¡¯ll just put it into weapon storage.¡± Wilma said. ¡°Some dhampir will probably want it, and it isn¡¯t made of super expensive materials.¡± ¡°Probably not. They always want vampiric steel or blood iron, as long as we allow it.¡± I reminded Wilma. And as someone who holds the True Blood Magic skill, I can definitely tell why they prefer those materials. They just feel better and since you can influence them with the magic ¡­ ¡°Well, we can always sell it.¡± ¡°Or keep it until we have some human students. We will run out of dhampirs to teach eventually.¡± ¡°Or that.¡± Before we took the weapons to where we will store them, I summoned Gravekeeper''s Spear Soldier to test out both the skilled and regr spears. Spoiler [copse] With him, the difference between the skilled and regr spear were even less than with Molly, likely because his Spear Technique was higher leveled than hers. But despite that, there was a difference that you could notice, so we were able to confirm that even in the hands of a more skilled person, a weapon with a skill is slightly superior to one without a skill. Sadly, it didn¡¯t mean much in the end. The ¡®enchanting space¡¯ on the weapon that was used to write the skill enchantment could be used for other enchantments that would just be overall better. So for now, while it wasn¡¯t exactly a failure, I think the ¡®weapons with skills¡¯ idea will have to be shelved.
Now, for the next thing. Continuing with Pack Opener. Today isn¡¯t singles day, instead it is a speedrun day. Aka. let¡¯s try toplete a set. And the set that is facing 200 pack tokens today is ¡­ . Spoiler 200 ABPF packs Spoiler Temple of the Sun (Common) x18 Advance Force (Common) x37 Machine Assembly Line (Common) x29 Spiders'' Lair (Common) x29 Forgotten Temple of the Deep (Common) x25 Machine King - 3000 B.C. (Common) x37 Serpent Suppression (Common) x26 Widespread Dud (Common) x34 Power Invader (Common) x33 ck Potan (Common) x46 Consecrated Light (Common) x35 Bicr (Common) x31 Informer Spider (Common) x26 Rose Fairy (Common) x28 Reptilianne Gardna (Common) x28 Apocatequil (Common) x31 Power Supplier (Common) x29 Pandaborg (Common) x30 Reptilianne Servant (Common) x31 Weeping Idol (Common) x27 Shreddder (Common) x37 Tricr (Common) x41 Reptilianne Naga (Common) x27 Magic Hole Golem (Common) x36 Codarus (Common) x22 Reptilianne Rage (Common) x26 Break! Draw! (Common) x39 Rocket Pilder (Common) x36 Unicycr (Common) x35 Pot of Benevolence (Common) x37 Variety Comes Out (Common) x37 Viper''s Rebirth (Common) x35 Gravekeeper''s Stele (Common) x45 Nature''s Reflection (Common) x31 Inverse Universe (Common) x33 Call of the Reaper (Common) x25 Psi-Curse (Common) x39 Alien Brain (Common) x33 Meteor re (Common) x40 Changing Destiny (Common) x27 Destruct Potion (Common) x39 Lair Wire (Common) x33 Ritual of Destruction (Common) x30 Gundari (Common) x25 Supay (Common) x29 Sword Master (Common) x30 Fire Ant Ascator (Common) x34 Oilman (Common) x41 Majestic Red Dragon (Ghost Rare) x4 Ascending Soul (Rare) x16 Ritual Cage (Rare) x8 Core st (Rare) x14 Cyber Dragon Zwei (Rare) x7 Skull Conductor (Rare) x10 Gravekeeper''s Descendant (Rare) x8 Dark Bug (Rare) x11 Berfomet (Rare) x11 Viser Des (Rare) x6 Shield Worm (Rare) x17 XX-Saber Garsem (Rare) x13 Reptilianne Vaskii (Rare) x11 Djinn Prognosticator of Rituals (Rare) x7 Djinn Cursenchanter of Rituals (Rare) x11 Gale Dogra (Rare) x9 Power Pickaxe (Rare) x8 Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast (Rare) x8 Offering to the Immortals (Rare) x2 Evil st (Rare) x7 Drill Synchron (Rare) x16 Djinn Disserere of Rituals (Secret Rare) x2 XX-Saber Emmersde (Secret Rare) x1 Earthbound Linewalker (Secret Rare) x1 Underground Arachnid (Secret Rare) x1 Tuner''s Scheme (Super Rare) x1 Fiendish Chain (Super Rare) x1 Saber Hole (Super Rare) x2 Dragonic Guard (Super Rare) x2 Oracle of the Sun (Super Rare) x3 Dragon Queen of Tragic Endings (Super Rare) x1 Gravekeeper''s Priestess (Super Rare) x1 Gravekeeper''s Visionary (Super Rare) x1 Iron Core Specimen Lab (Super Rare) x1 Super-Nimble Mega Hamster (Super Rare) x2 Cards of Consonance (Super Rare) x2 Alchemist of ck Spells (Ultimate Rare) x1 Sun Dragon Inti (Ultimate Rare) x2 Drill Warrior (Ultimate Rare) x1 Moon Dragon Qui (Ultimate Rare) x1 XX-Saber Hyunlei (Ultimate Rare) x1 Witch of the ck Rose (Ultimate Rare) x1 Alchemist of ck Spells (Ultra Rare) x2 Koa''ki Meiru Urnight (Ultra Rare) x2 Gandolf, King of Destruction (Ultra Rare) x1 Moon Dragon Qui (Ultra Rare) x1 Majestic Red Dragon (Ultra Rare) x1 XX-Saber Hyunlei (Ultra Rare) x3 Sun Dragon Inti (Ultra Rare) x2 Drill Warrior (Ultra Rare) x2 Witch of the ck Rose (Ultra Rare) x1 [copse] [copse] Okay. As expected, a bunch of new stuff. ck Potan, the onemon I somehow didn¡¯t yet have, is not very good. Sure it keeps itself from being destroyed by battle, and even heals when a Tuner monster leaves the field, but its stats suck. Berfomet isn¡¯t technically new, got it from the fusion challenge, but didn¡¯t have it from this set yet. Evil st is dumb and I have way better cards that do the same. Djinn Prognosticator of Rituals is fine. More Djinns are always nice to have, because if I use Ritual monsters, with the Djinns, I can give them additional effects. Djinn Disserere of Rituals is the same, but it is arguably worse than Prognosticator. Being immune to traps is nice, but there are barely any traps anywhere, so it doesn¡¯t really matter. XX-Saber Emmersde is an X-Saber battle recruiter, so it is nice. Earthbound Linewalker is good if I want to use an Earthbound Immortal without needing a Field Spell. ¡­ actually, all of my Earthbound Immortals can survive without a Field Spell if they are in a divine sleeve, so ¡­ still nice to have. Underground Arachnid is pretty meh, but it has its uses. Tuner''s Scheme is too situational. Dragonic Guard is too slow to be good in the TCG, and I have unlimited searching and summons, so it is useless to me. Oracle of the Sun is fine, but I¡¯ll only use it as Synchro material for the Sun and Moon Dragons. Dragon Queen of Tragic Endings is fine. A bit low on the stats, but it isn¡¯t bad. Looks a bit creepy though. Gravekeeper''s Priestess is fine, but I don¡¯t really use Gravekeepers. Iron Core Specimen Lab is good, but it just feels like a stop-gap for the Koa''ki Meiru archetype. Like the archetype is so bad that it needs to have a busted card like this to be even usable. Cards of Consonance makes Pack tokens, nothing more to it. Alchemist of ck Spells works with Spell Counters, so nice to have ess to it. Sun Dragon Inti is nice. Just the entire Inti Qui loop is really good. And even outside of that, Inti is a 3k attacker that destroys the monster that destroyed it. Moon Dragon Qui is the second part of the loop. It isn¡¯t as good as Inti, but the healing it can give is no joke. Witch of the ck Rose isn¡¯t new, I already got one from the Synchro challenge, but new from this set. Koa''ki Meiru Urnight is another one of those OP Koa''ki Meiru monsters that is just OK because Koa''ki Meirus suck. Spoiler
[copse] Now, let¡¯s check out what I¡¯m missing.
And there aren¡¯t many of them. Six in fact. The Dragon Dwelling in the Deep isn¡¯t a dragon, it is a sea serpent. And it isn¡¯t that good. Battle Fader is fantastic. Don¡¯t know if it is better than Swift Scarecrow, but both are great. Shield Wing is not bad, but not amazing either. Just a wall that can take a few attacks. Core Transport Unit is another good Koa''ki Meiru card, but I still think the archetype sucks. Outside of a few specific cards. I mean, have you ever seen anyone run a pure Koa''ki Meiru deck? Cactus Bouncer prevents special summons, so no thank you. And Synchro Control is too situational and people won¡¯t summon Synchro monsters against me. Spoiler
[copse] But that is Absolute Powerforceplete. CH.517 Pack Opener LV.9 CH.517 Pack Opener LV.9 Today I¡¯m continuing my war against Pack Opener. ¡­ Okay, it isn¡¯t a war, but I¡¯m still about to shove a massive number of Pack tokens into a set and hopefully fullypleting it. Today on the chopping block, . Spoiler 200 TSHD packs 1 Spoiler Worm Call (Common) x30 Corridor of Agony (Common) x27 Phantom Hand (Common) x27 Chaos Trap Hole (Common) x31 Koa''ki Meiru Sandman (Common) x30 Wattwoodpecker (Common) x42 Card Breaker (Common) x31 Memory Crush King (Common) x33 Hunter of ck Feathers (Common) x29 Testudo erat Numen (Common) x32 Biofalcon (Common) x28 ckwing - Ghibli the Searing Wind (Common) x28 Genex Undine (Common) x33 Infernity Randomizer (Common) x32 Ronintoadin (Common) x29 Morphtronic Vacuumen (Common) x35 Archfiend Interceptor (Common) x21 Fairy Archer (Common) x39 Second Booster (Common) x34 Batteryman AAA (Common) x32 Wattcube (Common) x32 Lyna the Light Charmer (Common) x38 Magic Triangle of the Ice Barrier (Common) x30 Leeching the Light (Common) x34 ck-Winged Strafe (Common) x32 Morphtronics, Scramble! (Common) x34 Blossom Bombardment (Common) x42 Power Break (Common) x28 Infernity Break (Common) x37 ck Thunder (Common) x28 Assault Spirits (Common) x29 Infernity Reflector (Common) x34 Crevice Into the Different Dimension (Common) x35 ckwing - Bombardment (Common) x29 Silent Graveyard (Common) x34 Dragon Laser (Common) x25 Koa''ki Meiru Initialize! (Common) x36 Dawn of the Herald (Common) x33 re Resonator (Common) x30 Wattfox (Common) x31 Key Mouse (Common) x29 Spore (Common) x39 Changer Synchron (Common) x34 Synchro Ma (Common) x32 X-Saber Palomuro (Common) x31 X-Saber Pashuul (Common) x31 Genex Controller (Common) x34 Trigon (Common) x41 ck-Winged Dragon (Ghost Rare) x3 The Fountain in the Sky (Rare) x14 Pyramid of Wonders (Rare) x11 Electromaic Shield (Rare) x12 Magidog (Rare) x11 Batteryman Fuel Cell (Rare) x9 Delta Tri (Rare) x11 Ally of Justice Core Destroyer (Rare) x6 Genex Searcher (Rare) x13 Koa''ki Meiru Prototype (Rare) x5 Akz, the Pumer (Rare) x14 Revival Rose (Rare) x10 ckwing - Gust the Backst (Rare) x7 ckwing - Bacsh (Rare) x9 Koa''ki Meiru Shield (Rare) x9 Guard Mines (Rare) x11 Infernity Inferno (Rare) x8 Cherry Inmato (Rare) x8 Infernity Beetle (Rare) x9 Dread Dragon (Rare) x12 Infernity Avenger (Rare) x11 Infernity Destroyer (Secret Rare) x1 Snyffus (Secret Rare) x1 Infernity Launcher (Super Rare) x1 Core Overclock (Super Rare) x3 Bird of Roses (Super Rare) x3 XX-Saber Boggart Knight (Super Rare) x1 Nimble Sunfish (Super Rare) x2 Infernity Mirage (Super Rare) x1 ZERO-MAX (Super Rare) x2 Synchro Ejection (Super Rare) x3 Damage Gate (Super Rare) x2 Power Frame (Super Rare) x2 Hydro Genex (Super Rare) x2 Ally of Justice Light Gazer (Super Rare) x2 Trust Guardian (Super Rare) x2 XX-Saber Darksoul (Ultimate Rare) x2 Into the Void (Ultimate Rare) x2 Cards for ck Feathers (Ultimate Rare) x1 Herald of Perfection (Ultimate Rare) x1 Chaos King Archfiend (Ultimate Rare) x1 XX-Saber Darksoul (Ultra Rare) x3 Into the Void (Ultra Rare) x1 Intercept Wave (Ultra Rare) x2 Infernity Doom Dragon (Ultra Rare) x2 Chaos King Archfiend (Ultra Rare) x3 Splendid Rose (Ultra Rare) x2 ck-Winged Dragon (Ultra Rare) x2 ckwing - Breeze the Zephyr (Ultra Rare) x2 [copse] [copse] Okay. Maybe one of thergest number of new cards I¡¯ve gotten from 200 packs. Pyramid of Wonders is a decent boost for Zombie monsters. Electromaic Shield is a bit situational, but I suppose I can force it to be effective by lowering the level of the monsters I control with other cards. Batteryman Fuel Cell is fine, but it isn¡¯t great for my usual monster use. Delta Tri is a spaceship, so that is cool. Sadly its effects suckpared to most of the others. Infernity Destroyer has decent attack stat, and the effect isn¡¯t awful. But it isn¡¯t amazing either. Snyffus, when did you get off Grass? Go back to sniffing grass, you are better at it. Core Overclock is more Koa''ki Meiru support. And it is good. Or at least I like it. But that is because I like beatdown more than control. Bird of Roses is fine. Sure ¡®destroyed by battle¡¯ does limit it a bit, but it is fine. I¡¯ll ask if Cailie wants a copy. XX-Saber Boggart Knight is fine. Sure I have unlimited summons, but even outside of that, he has decent stats. Nimble Sunfish is good, for the TCG. For me, it is just a fish that floats into other fish. Infernity Mirage is okay. It tributes itself to special two Infernity monsters from the GY. And that is a fine effect, even if I don¡¯t really need it. Synchro Ejection is trash. At least for me. In the TCG, I guess it might have its use, because it doesn¡¯t target or destroy. Damage Gate is very meh. Monster Reborn is still a thing, as is Call of the Haunted. Power Frame is kind of specific, but it isn¡¯t trash. Hydro Genex can heal, and that already makes it better than most other monsters. Healing monsters are always appreciated. And Hydro Genex uses Water attribute healing magic. Ally of Justice Light Gazer is fine. Sure he isn¡¯t that strong, for the level, but the attack gain is okay. Trust Guardian has the right idea. Use it to summon a big Synchro and then that Synchro cannot be destroyed by battle. ¡­ but it has two issues. For one, the immunity to battle destruction is only once per turn and two, it reduces the attack and defense of the monster that wasn¡¯t destroyed. It should gain attack, not lose it. And if it has to lose stats, the effect shouldn¡¯t be once per turn. XX-Saber Darksoul searches X-Sabers during the end phase, so it is okay. Cards for ck Feathers makes Pack tokens, but it is too limiting to be good. Herald of Perfection is amazing, especially if summoned with a few Djinns. Chaos King Archfiend has nice stats, but the effect is pretty meh. Infernity Doom Dragon is fine. Good stats and an equally good effect. Just a nice monster. Splendid Rose is ¡­ it isn¡¯t terrible, but ck Rose Dragon does what it does, but does it better. And ckwing - Breeze the Zephyr just summons itself if added to the hand by a card effect. Which I basically never do. So it is just a monster I might use as Synchro material, but nothing more than that. It does look kind of cute, I suppose. Spoiler
[copse] Now, onto what I¡¯m missing from the set.
And there are six of them. Chaos Goddess is okay. And she is hot and that is important. I wonder if I could get Alice or Lua into her dress? Which one of them would agree? Genex Neutron is one of the best Genex monsters, just because it is a searcher. It also has good stats for the level. Wave-Motion Inferno is a stat booster, but the boost is a bit too small. Really should be 800, not 400. Saber Vault is kind of the same. Sure it is a decent boost for the high level X-Sabers, so I¡¯ll probably use it, but a fixed 800 attack boost would be better. Koa''ki Meiru Bergzak can just attack twice. And Infernity Barrier is great. Just negate a Spell or Trap for free. Sure it has some restrictions, but it is still great. Spoiler
[copse] Next up, since I haven¡¯t summoned Synchro monsters in a while, I think it is about time I do.
And I actually have surprisingly many of them. 13, in fact. And since I¡¯m currently at 84, and because I will get the 85, 90 and 95 rewards, I should be able to get all the way to 100. So yeah, let¡¯splete this challenge. Thunder Unicorn; Wattchimera; Form Synchron; Dragunity Knight - Vajrayana; Sun Dragon Inti; Moon Dragon Qui; Underground Arachnid; Hydro Genex; Ally of Justice Light Gazer; Infernity Doom Dragon; Chaos King Archfiend; Splendid Rose; Chaos Goddess Spoiler
[copse] With those Synchros summoned, I¡¯m sitting at 97, so I imed the three rewards. For 85, I got Shooting Riser Dragon and Stardust Trail. Spoiler
[copse] For 90, I got Crystal Clear Wing Over Synchro Dragon and Speedroid Wing Synchron. Spoiler
[copse] And at 95, I got Shooting Majestic Star Dragon and Converging Wills Dragon. Spoiler
[copse] I summoned thest three Synchro monsters and checked my challenge for the final reward.
Summon unique Synchro Monsters
Unique Synchro Monsters summoned: 100
Aromaseraphy Rosemary; Aromaseraphy Sweet Marjoram; Red Dragon Archfiend; ck Rose Dragon; Psychic Lifetrancer; Clear Wing Synchro Dragon; Magical Android; Avenging Knight Parshath; Goyo Guardian; Nitro Warrior; Thought Ruler Archfiend; Ruddy Rose Dragon; Cosmic Fortress Gol''gar; Light End Dragon; Power Tool Dragon; Garden Rose Flora; T.G. Hyper Librarian; Dark End Dragon; Hundred Eyes Dragon; Lightning Warrior; Seven Swords Warrior; X-Saber Souza; Stardust Dragon; Minerva, the Athenian Lightsworn; Shooting Quasar Dragon; Blue-Eyes Spirit Dragon; Shooting Star Dragon; Turbo Warrior; Tempest Magician; Revived King Ha Des; Queen of Thorns; Iron Chain Dragon; Doomkaiser Dragon; ckwing Armor Master; Earthbound Servant Geo Gryphon; el Synchro Stardust Dragon; Ally of Justice Catastor; Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier; mvell Uruquizas; Mist Wurm; X-Saber Urbellum; Power Tool Braver Dragon; Ancient Fairy Dragon; Ancient Sacred Wyvern; Arcanite Magician; Archfiend Zombie-Skull; ckwing Armed Wing; Dark Strike Fighter; Exploder Dragonwing; Hyper Psychic ster; Sea Dragon Lord Gishilnodon; Trident Dragion; Turbo Cannon; XX-Saber Gottoms; Red Rising Dragon; Scarlight Red Dragon; Red Nova Dragon; Red Supernova Dragon; Garden Rose Maiden; Fortune Lady Every; Deep Sea Repetiteur; Ally of Justice Field Marshal; Dewloren, Tiger King of the Ice Barrier; Drill Warrior; Fabled Valkyrus; Geo Genex; Jurrac Giganoto; Mist Valley Thunder Lord; Naturia Beast; Naturia Leodrake; Thermal Genex; Windmill Genex; XX-Saber Hyunlei; Superheavy Samurai Warlord Susanowo; Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon; Blue-Eyes Spirit Ultimate Dragon; ck Brutdrago; Majestic Star Dragon; Majestic Red Dragon; Explosive Magician; Reptilianne Hydra; ckwing - Silverwind the Ascendant; Zeman the Ape King; ck-Winged Dragon; Deep Sea Prima Donna; Thunder Unicorn; Wattchimera; Form Synchron; Dragunity Knight - Vajrayana; Sun Dragon Inti; Moon Dragon Qui; Underground Arachnid; Hydro Genex; Ally of Justice Light Gazer; Infernity Doom Dragon; Chaos King Archfiend; Splendid Rose; Chaos Goddess; Shooting Riser Dragon; Crystal Clear Wing Over Synchro Dragon; Shooting Majestic Star Dragon
Next Reward is given at 100 unique Synchro Monsters
Next Reward: Cosmic zar Dragon + Cosmic Quasar Dragon + Stardust Sifr Divine Dragon + Crimson Dragon Originally Shooting Quasar Dragon, but it was reced, as you already have the card in your Collection
Pack Opener will level up.
[im Reward]
Spoiler
[copse] And yeah. That is quite the reward forpleting this challenge. Just the monsters are already really nice, but the level up on top of it. Can¡¯t argue with that. Now, let¡¯s check my status and then what happened with Pack Opener.
Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: One without a Race - Spiritual / Gender Change / User or Rare Skills / Rabbit-folk ?
Level: 205 [+4]
HP: 11,510 [+560] (+25,500)
Mana: 17,060 [+660] (+23,200)
Strength: 5480 [+200]
Defense: 6010 [+215]
Magic: 7050 [+260]
Unique-Racial Skills * Spoiler
One of Every Race LV.4 (unique-racial)
- Multi-Armed LV.2 (racial)
- Jack of All Trades LV.4 (racial) [+1]
- Sword Master LV.2 (racial)
- Draconic Body LV.5 (racial)
- Draconic Magic LV.5 (racial)
- Demonic Might LV.2 (racial)
- Demonic Magic LV.2 (racial)
- Enhanced Hearing LV.2 (racial)
- Enhanced Olfactory LV.2 (racial)
- Hardened Scales LV.3 (racial)
- Gallop LV.2 (racial) [+1]
- Swift Swimming LV.5 (racial)
- Winged Flight LV.5 (racial)
- Tough ws LV.3 (racial)
- Rending ws LV.2 (racial)
- Advanced Summoning Magic LV.4 (racial)
- Spirit Magic LV.5 (racial)
- True Blood Magic LV.4 (racial)
[copse]
Unique Skills * Spoiler
Pack Opener LV.9 (unique) [+1]
Different Dimension Factory LV.10 (unique) [+1]
Storage LV.11 (unique) [+1]
Magical Arms LV.N/A (prototype)
Manamorphic Body LV.N/A (prototype) [Name changed by System Agent]
[copse]
Extra Skills * Spoiler
Limit Break LV.2 (extra)
Spiritual Space Magic LV.6 (extra)
Spiritual Time Magic LV.5 (extra) [+1]
Mana Vision LV.6 (extra)
Miasma Vision LV.2 (extra)
Telekinesis LV.8 (extra)
Mana Flight LV.5 (extra)
Restraining Sword Barrage LV.5 (extra) [+1]
Dark Chain LV.6 (extra) [+1]
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.11 (extra) [+1]
Beast Union LV.5 (extra)
[copse] Spoiler
Mental Visual Designing (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Time Spirit (extra)
Summon Space Spirit (extra)
Summon Light Spirit (extra)
Summon Dark Spirit (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Summon Earth Spirit (extra)
Summon Fire Spirit (extra)
Summon Wind Spirit (extra)
Summon Nature Spirit (extra)
Summon Beast Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
[copse]
Normal Skills * Spoiler
Sword Technique LV.7
Whip Technique LV.2
Bow Technique LV.2
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.1 [new]
Shield Technique LV.5
Mana de LV.3
Flickering Step LV.3
Strength Boost LV.4
Defense Boost LV.14
Advanced Mana Control LV.18 [+1]
Fast Mana Recovery LV.5
Quick Cast LV.4
Instant Cast LV.2
Miasma Control LV.3 [+1]
Miasma Resistance LV.2
Taming LV.2
Designing LV.8
cksmithing LV.5
Crafting LV.4
Enchanting LV.10
Cooking LV.10
Service LV.2
Sexual Technique LV.2
Pleasuring Technique LV.4 [+1]
[copse]
Titles Spoiler
Dragon Life Dedication (Greater True Fire Dragon) Dragon King
Lachros¡¯ Blessing Iris¡¯ Blessing
Eosther¡¯s Blessing Nyx¡¯s Blessing
Thssa¡¯s Blessing Gaia¡¯s Blessing
Ninatia¡¯s Blessing Pan¡¯s Blessing
Cailie¡¯s Blessing (Wind Spirits Blessing (Greater)) Nature Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Friend of the Spirits Skill Maker
SS-Rank Summoner The Sky isn¡¯t a Limit
Lifesaver Sage (Sage¡¯s tower)
Half-Demon (racial) Blood Sucker (racial)
Gender Fluid
Honorary Baron of Ruiso Kingdom Language Comprehension (humanoid) (draconic)
ve Master ves: Rhianna
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[copse] Not too many differences here. But interestingly, all of my unique skills leveled up. Oh, and the System Agents apparently came up with a new name for Mana Coated Body Modification. Manamorphic Body might not be as on the nose, but it does sound better. I also finally got the Unarmed Combat Technique, so that is nice. Now, let¡¯s check out Pack Opener.
Pack Opener
[Set lists] [Collection] [Momentum Reactor] [Sleeve maker]
[Open Packs] [Decks] [Numeron Code] [new] [Summoning Challenge]
[Promo Trades] [Graveyard] [Instructions]
[Buy Decks] [Banished]
¡­ Pack Opener. What are you doing? You can¡¯t just give me a literal world altering super power! That is too much! ¡­ okay, maybe my Numeron Code isn¡¯t quite as powerful as the original one. Maybe it has limits? I checked it out and in short, Numeron Code is quite simr to Momentum Reactor. With the Numeron Code, every time I Xyz summon monsters, I get a bit of ¡®Xyz energy¡¯. This energy can then be used to do stuff, and the stuff I can do depends on the number of unique ¡®Number¡¯ Xyz monsters in my Collection. Since I don¡¯t have a lot of Number monsters yet, I can¡¯t do much with the Numeron Code. I can just use the ¡®Xyz energy¡¯ to give my Xyz monsters extra ovey units. But as I said, the Numeron Code should be more powerful as I get more Number Xyz monsters. CH.518 Alice’s Birthday CH.518 Alice¡¯s Birthday Yes. It is my fusion girl''s birthday, and that means I¡¯m spending the full day exclusively with her. I made her breakfast in bed, naturally, and from there, it was whatever Alice wanted to do. She didn¡¯t ask for too much, just a casual monster hunting trip with me. Which I had no reason to refuse, so I asked Unika to check the guildmunicator for any interesting news. They might know if there is a high ranked monster we could take care of. While we waited for that information, Alice and I got down from HomeBase and headed for Alewatch. It was just a short trip, so we flew with our skills. Luckily for us, the townspeople didn¡¯t know about the special day, so we were allowed to pass with minimal remarks. The visit to Alice¡¯s home, well her old home, was as nice as always. I generally visit once a week, on Sunday, just to have some tea and chat with Christina about things going on with TinaWood. Her parents naturally congratted Alice, before asking if they should give their gift to her now orter. ¡°Are youing for the birthday lunch?¡± Alice asked her parents. ¡°Are we invited?¡± Christina responded, trying to sound smug. ¡°Well, now you aren¡¯t.¡± Alice joked, before answering honestly. ¡°Of course you are. We¡¯ll have someone pick you up.¡± We spent a bit more time just chatting, but then I got a call from Unika and she told us about a small pack of B-rank monster we could deal with before lunch, so we had to head out so we would make it on time.
Once we arrived, I got one of the gifts I had for Alice out of Storage. I didn¡¯t n to give it to her until a bitter, but I think now is fine, considering what we are doing. ¡°Alice. Before we go, take this.¡± I told her, as I handed over the new swordstaff. It was a semi-secret project, which means everyone except Alice knew about it. And as far as a swordstaff goes, it isn¡¯t amazing, I mean it didn¡¯t reach legendary level, but it is still quite nice. It was made entirely out of star titanium, because we have easy ess to it. And it was the first part of my n on making Alice the ultimate swordstaff. But that n is forter, let¡¯s go over this weapon first.
Star Titanium Swordstaff
Durability 7000/7000
Mana 0/5500
Pration 90% - Attacks with this swordstaff ignore 90% of the target''s defenses.
Magic Boost 55% - Power of spells cast using this swordstaff are boosted by 55%
Stardust Repair - By filling the sword with Stardust, the sword will repair itself.
Special: Magical sh - By filling the swordstaff with sufficient attribute mana, a Magical sh spell matching the attribute may be instantly casted without any chant.
Description: A swordstaff made of a legendary metal. Extremely well made, butcks the final push to turn it into a legendary weapon. As the de is made of Star Titanium, the sword will repair itself if it is filled with Stardust. Because of the spell circle carved into the sword, by supplying sufficient mana, the sword will automatically cast the Magical sh spell matching the attribute of the mana supplied.
As I said, it is fairly nice. Should we have spent just a bit more time on it? Maybe, but we didn¡¯t, so this is what we have. ¡°An early gift!¡± Alice called out. ¡°It is already your birthday, so I don''t think it can be early.¡± I told her. ¡°It is still the first gift I got today, so it counts as early.¡± ¡°As long as you are happy.¡± I told her. ¡°Happy birthday and hope you enjoy the weapon.¡± Alice didn¡¯t respond, instead just flying towards the monsters. She quickly took care of the B-ranks with thebination of melee and magic attacks. I then collected them, so we could report that we took care of them. I took care of that part as quickly as I could, so we could return to HomeBase for lunch.
On HomeBase, our dinner was what Alice wanted to eat, and she asked for some behemoth steaks. So a few days ago, I used HomeBase to spawn a behemoth. We took it down, Cailie purified the miasma off of it so it was safe to eat, and then today we are eating it. No, we don¡¯t dry age monster meat. It doesn¡¯t make it better. Well, with some low ranking monsters it can, but with anything high ranked, you want to eat it as fresh as possible, because what makes the monster meat delicious is the mana held inside the meat. High ranked monsters hold more mana per ¡­ cubic centimeter of meat. But as the meat ages, the mana leaves the meat, leaving it tasting not nearly as good as it is right off the bat. I did consider making a dry age cab that would be filled to the brim with mana, so that we could ¡®mana age¡¯ the meat, hopefully making it even better, but that got pushed to the side. But I think I¡¯ll make one soon-ish, so we can test it out. Other than the steaks, we also had some thin cut pieces of meat. As well as plenty of sides, like my new favorite archetype for Mystik Woking, Naturia. Be it Naturia Pumpkin, Naturia Bamboo Shoot or Naturia Beans, all of them came out amazing after their dip in the Wok. Spoiler
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After lunch, it was time for some gifts. Yes I already gave Alice one gift, but I had another one for her. But I¡¯ll save that forst. First, what other people made for her. Unlike me, Alice didn¡¯t receive a big gift for the dhampir students. She did get some hand-made essories and the like, but nothing worth noting. From Wilma, other than the weapon she coborated with me, Stina and Elma on, Wilma also made a new set of armor for Alice, which Alice then proceeded to turn into a magical girl outfit for herself. The one Wilma made this time was specifically designed to defend against magic, reaching a crazy high magic resistance of 99%, thanks to the inclusion of Metallizing Parasite - Lunatite. Spoiler [copse] Sadly that does mean that the armor came with the Lunatite problem of slowly draining the wearer''s HP, but since Alice can quick-swap into it with her skill, it shouldn¡¯t be too bad. The Card Beasts had a different kind of gift. That of a live monster. Specifically a wild cat. ¡­ yeah. It is just an E-rank cat monster. It isrger than your average house cat, but not like a lynx or anything. But they brought it for a very good reason. That reason being one of Alice¡¯s monsters, Fusionist. Because they wanted Alice to fuse her Fusionist with the wild cat, getting herself a ¡®permanent summon¡¯. Alice did so, gaining a winged cat out of the deal, and apparently she even got the Taming skill, despite never actually taming anything. Cailie didn¡¯t have quite as much for Alice. She gave Alice a personalized flower nting. Basically a super decorated flower bed. I liked it, and while Alice did seem to appreciate the effort, I¡¯m not sure if it was her favorite gift. Lua didn¡¯t seem to give Alice anything, just whispered something into her ear, while she might have passed Alice a piece of paper. I was quite interested in what it is, but I won¡¯t snoop, since it clearly isn¡¯t something I need to know. But based on Alice¡¯s blush, I can imagine what was said, and I do get an idea what Lua might have said. Janina, after having her true body visit to drop off the item, gave Alice a beautiful head veil. It was also enchanted with an invisibility/undetectability spell, so as long as you supplied magic to it, it would make the wearer invisible for anyone who didn¡¯t have a very high level detection skill. While Alice tested it, I couldn¡¯t see her at all, even with both Mana Vision and Miasma Vision active at the same time. I couldn¡¯t even see any difference in the atmospheric mana and miasma amounts, so it really was a nice item. Then her parents. Some might say they didn¡¯t have as great of a gift as other people did, but Alice may argue. Because she got a handwritten copy of Alexander Watchman¡¯s diary. Which is an object that is generally only allowed to be read by the head of the Watchman family, which Alice is not, and will likely never be. But she now owns her own copy, so she can read it whenever she wants. Last was me. My gift was an orichalcum tiara, kind of styled after Sailor Moon¡¯s tiara. Can I call it a tiara? I¡¯ll call it a tiara. That in itself wasn¡¯t special, what made it special was the magic stone I embedded into it. It was an A-rank stone, and unlike every other stone I¡¯ve given out, this one was 100% made by me. No help from any of my monsters, nor from anyone else. It was my show of dedication to Alice, as well as my true promise to marry her. Yes, it took ages for me to make it, but like I promised her when I gave her the stone I made with Dark Sage, I did give her a stone I made all on my own. The tiara could also deploy a powerful magic barrier. A more powerful one if you purposefully activated it, but it could do it automatically if it sensed danger. Because having a pretty tiara is nice, but having it actually have a use is a bit nicer.
As the evening came, Alice and I enjoyed ourselves in our bedroom, this time just the two of us. A night with just two of us sharing the bed is rare nowadays, but it does feel good to be able to dedicate myself only to her. Spoiler
Name: Alice Mana Watchman
Race: Magical Girl !
Level: 190 [+30]
HP: 3950 [+950]
Mana: 11,315 [+2370]
Strength: 3027 [+895]
Defense: 3007 [+715]
Magic: 8279 [+1810]
Unique Skills:
Magical Girl LV.5 (unique-racial) [+2]
Extra Skills: * Spoiler
Limit Break LV.1 (extra)
Soul Magic LV.2 [new]
Card Summoner LV.5 (extra) [+1]
Magician¡¯s Power LV.7 (extra) [+1]
Erasure Magic LV.6 (extra) [+2]
Multicasting LV.8 (extra) [+2]
Mana Flight LV.8 (extra) [+1]
Telekinesis LV.6 (extra)
Giant yer LV.4 (extra) [+1]
Summon Dark Spirit (extra)
Summon Fire Spirit (extra)
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Skills: * Spoiler
Swordstaff Technique LV.9 [+2][evolved]
Staff Technique LV.4
Mana de LV.3 [new] (+30 Strength, +30 Magic)
Flickering Step LV.3 [+2]
Strength Boost LV.3 [+2]
Defense Boost LV.3 [+2]
Spiritual Dark Magic LV.14 [+3]
Spiritual Fire Magic LV.12 [+2]
Earth Magic LV.12 [+5]
Advanced Mana Control LV.18 [+3]
Magic Boost LV.10 [+1]
Quick Cast LV.11 [+1]
Instant Cast LV.7 [+1]
Fast Mana Recovery LV.10
Magic resistance LV.5
Taming LV.1 [new]
Designing LV.1
Cooking LV.2 [new]
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Titles: Spoiler
One with two Souls One who defeated the Impossible
Nyx¡¯s Blessing Ninatia¡¯s Blessing
Language Comprehension (humanoid) Storage ess (Brian Wood)
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[copse] CH.519 Completing Duelist Revolution CH.519 Completing Duelist Revolution Today started off with a message from the MedBay. Two of my employees had been taken in because they were evolving. Yeah, Cina and Molly were evolving. They got to level 90, so I expected as much. But since I don¡¯t really have anything to do while the two of them evolve, I¡¯m going toplete another set today.
And that set is ¡­ Duelist Revolution. You know the drill. 200 packs, speedrun style, then I¡¯ll get the rest of the missing cards as singles. So let¡¯s get to it. Spoiler 200 DREV packs Spoiler Summoning Curse (Common) x22 Wattcine (Common) x30 Amazoness Fighting Spirit (Common) x29 Light of Destruction (Common) x18 Howl of the Wild (Common) x30 Desperate Tag (Common) x33 Beast Rising (Common) x25 Wattcannon (Common) x37 Genex Power nner (Common) x35 Dash Warrior (Common) x32 mvell Fiend (Common) x36 Wattlemur (Common) x26 Amazoness Sage (Common) x30 mvell Poun (Common) x43 Amazoness Trainee (Common) x28 Rhinotaurus (Common) x39 Final Psychic Ogre (Common) x32 Stronghold Guardian (Common) x24 Bicorn Re''em (Common) x38 Mine Mole (Common) x26 Naturia Beans (Common) x32 A/D Changer (Common) x37 Lock Cat (Common) x23 Earthquake Giant (Common) x38 Naturia Mosquito (Common) x36 Monoceros (Common) x23 Genex Worker (Common) x36 Wattpheasant (Common) x31 Damage Eater (Common) x38 Pestilence (Common) x46 Cursed Armaments (Common) x43 Naturia Forest (Common) x32 Miracle Synchro Fusion (Common) x26 Beast Rage (Common) x35 Anti-Magic Prism (Common) x35 Scrap Rage (Common) x26 Chain Whirlwind (Common) x26 Barrier Wave (Common) x29 Queen''s Pawn (Common) x30 Battle Instinct (Common) x35 Double Cyclone (Common) x42 Blind Spot Strike (Common) x30 Scrap Sheen (Common) x35 mvell Archer (Common) x34 Wattbetta (Common) x33 Elephun (Common) x41 Scrap Goblin (Common) x38 Uni-Horned Familiar (Common) x31 Dragon Knight Draco-Equiste (Ghost Rare) x5 Amazoness Willpower (Rare) x11 Scrap Golem (Rare) x8 yful Possum (Rare) x8 D.D. Destroyer (Rare) x13 Hypnocorn (Rare) x8 Ambitious Gofer (Rare) x8 Scrap Hunter (Rare) x9 Synchro Fusionist (Rare) x8 D.D. Unicorn Knight (Rare) x13 Amazoness Scouts (Rare) x13 Dark Desertapir (Rare) x9 Amazoness Vige (Rare) x6 Guts of Steel (Rare) x12 Landoise''s Luminous Moss (Rare) x9 Horn of the Phantom Beast (Rare) x9 Reanimation Wave (Rare) x12 Parallel Selection (Rare) x13 Delta Flyer (Rare) x15 Egotistical Ape (Rare) x11 Scrap Beast (Rare) x5 Pot of Duality (Secret Rare) x2 Paradox Fusion (Super Rare) x1 Amazoness Queen (Super Rare) x2 Unibird (Super Rare) x3 Scrap Chimera (Super Rare) x1 Trident Warrior (Super Rare) x2 Amazoness Heirloom (Super Rare) x1 Ultimate Axon Kicker (Super Rare) x1 Unicorn Beacon (Super Rare) x1 Amazoness Shamanism (Super Rare) x1 Super Rush Recklessly (Super Rare) x1 Scrapstorm (Super Rare) x2 Scrap Archfiend (Super Rare) x4 Naturia Bamboo Shoot (Ultimate Rare) x1 Dragon Knight Draco-Equiste (Ultimate Rare) x1 Lightning Tricorn (Ultimate Rare) x1 Voltic Bicorn (Ultimate Rare) x1 Wattchimera (Ultimate Rare) x1 Chivalry (Ultra Rare) x1 Solemn Warning (Ultra Rare) x1 Dragon Knight Draco-Equiste (Ultra Rare) x2 Thunder Unicorn (Ultra Rare) x2 Lightning Tricorn (Ultra Rare) x2 Voltic Bicorn (Ultra Rare) x2 Wattchimera (Ultra Rare) x1 Effect Veiler (Ultra Rare) x3 [copse] [copse] Okay. 22 new cards. Beast Rising is the onemon I was missing. At least I hope so, because if there was amon I didn¡¯t get from 200 packs, then I question life. But it is pretty nice. A huge attack boost for a Beast or Beast-Warrior, and the boost is permanent. Nice. Dragon Knight Draco-Equiste is nice. The materials are a bit heavy, but nothing too bad. Especially with Miracle Synchro Fusion. Then it can copy the effects and name of a Synchro Dragon in the GY. And it reflects all effect damage back to your opponent. A very nice monster. Scrap Golem is okay. A shame it is level 5, because that effect on a level 4 would be amazing. On a level 5, still good, but a bit more difficult to work with. Hypnocorn is ¡­ not terrible, but not great either. Synchro Fusionist searches Fusion spells if used as a Synchro material, so it is fine. Amazoness Scouts are very situational andck stats, but the effect is powerful. Guts of Steel is a sucky Monster Reborn recement. Reanimation Wave is the same. Pot of Duality is something I need to check on. It might just make Pack tokens, but it might also have some different effect. Paradox Fusion is too costly for just a negate. Scrap Chimera is great for a Scrap deck. Amazoness Heirloom is nice. Sure the battle immunity is once per turn, but it does destroy any monster that battled the Amazoness this card is equipped to. Ultimate Axon Kicker is okay. Honestly, I wish it had a bit higher stats, because while piercing and the life point gain are nice effects, with a bit higher attack, it would be even better. Unicorn Beacon is a banishment based Monster Reborn. But only for Beasts and Winged Beasts, and only for level 5 and lower monsters. I have better cards for that. Amazoness Shamanism sucks. Super Rush Recklessly has very little to do with the OG Rush Recklessly. Sadly. Because I actually kind of liked the OG version. Scrapstorm is fine-ish. Scrap Archfiend is just a big beater, which isn¡¯t bad, but nothing worth noting. Lightning Tricorn specials Thunder Unicorn or Voltic Bicorn from the GY when it is destroyed. Which is a fine effect, and Tricorn does have nice stats. Voltic Bicorn mills on death, but that is useless for me. Chivalry is fine. A bit situational, but it does the job. And Solemn Warning is amazing. Sure the HP cost can be a bit high, but I have over 10,000 HP, so I can sacrifice 2k. Besides, Health Conscious should negate the cost. Spoiler
[copse] Now, what am I missing from the set?
As it turns out, not too much. Stygian Street Patrol is fine-ish. Nothing super special, but I think he will enjoy the turbo duel track in the Factory. Miracle''s Wake is another Monster Reborn recement, but not as good as the OG. Scrap Dragon is amazing. Good stats and nice effects. Ally of Justice Cyclone Creator is pretty bad. I don¡¯t want to return spell/traps to the hand, I want to destroy them. Psychic Nightmare can get pretty high attack, but that isn¡¯t guaranteed. And other than that, it is just an okay beater. Andst, Naturia Pineapple is another Mystik Wok target. Actually, maybe I should use it with Destruct Potion. I could go for some pineapple juice. Spoiler
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After Cina and Molly finished their evolutions, I headed for the MedBay to check up on them. They had already been confirmed to be fine by both Ernus and Lua, but I wanted to see their evolved stats, and what races they evolved into. Spoiler [copse] So let¡¯s get to it. Spoiler
Name: Molly
Race: ming Rush Centaur
Level: 91 [+8]
HP: 3010 [+352]
Mana: 2340 [+620]
Strength: 2985 [+494]
Defense: 1135 [+150]
Magic: 1130 [+290]
Skills:
Gallop LV.10 (racial)
Reckless Rush LV.9 (racial) [+1]
ming Gallop LV.1 (racial) [new]
Horse-folk Reversion (racial)
Spear Technique LV.4 [+2]
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.5
Flickering Step LV.4 [+1]
Strength Boost LV.5
Defense Boost LV.5
Fire Magic LV.7 [+2]
Mana Control LV.8 [+1]
Internal Magic Technique LV.5 [+1]
Cooking LV.2
Cleaning LV.7
Service LV.3
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Name: Cinnamon
Race: Sky Rush Centaur
Level: 91 [+8]
HP: 2660 [+162]
Mana: 2850 [+810]
Strength: 2210 [+144]
Defense: 1450 [+310]
Magic: 1520 [+340]
Skills:
Gallop LV.10 (racial)
Reckless Rush LV.8 (racial)
Sky Gallop LV.1 (racial) [new]
Horse-folk Reversion (racial)
Staff Technique LV.5
Shield Technique LV.3 [+1]
Strength Boost LV.4 [+1]
Defense Boost LV.7 [+1]
Wind Magic LV.9 [+2]
Mana Control LV.10 [+1]
Magic Boost LV.5 [+1]
Quick Cast LV.4 [+1]
Fast Mana Recovery LV.5 [+2]
Cooking LV.2
Cleaning LV.7
Service LV.3
[copse] Molly became a ming Rush Centaur with the racial skill ming Gallop. It basically surrounds her body with fire as she gallops. She even leaves ming hoof prints on the ground as she runs, kind of like that skeleton horse from that Ghost Rider movie. It¡¯s honestly really cool. Cina became a Sky Rush Centaur with the racial skill Sky Gallop. Yes, that does mean she can gallop through the air. Again, that is cool. And while I really like Molly''s skill, I love Cina¡¯s skill. I¡¯d honestly love to have some sort of Air Walk skill, just because having one would be cool. Sure I already have two flight skills, but having a third couldn''t hurt. But yeah. Ipleted a set and the two centaurs evolved. I think that is enough for now. CH.520 Adventurer Students CH.520 Adventurer Students After I realized that I wanted an air walking skill, I decided toe up with a training n that I think will get me the skill. It is pretty simple. What I¡¯ll do is levitate a few metal tes with Telekinesis and walk on them. That should in theory maybe work. But then I realized that I can do the same but with Magical Arms instead. I just produce arms under my feet and walk on them. Sadly, I¡¯m not sure if either of them will really work for getting a new skill, but they are just good for general bnce training.
Speaking of Sky Gallop, Cina got used to it way faster than I assumed. In just a few days, she could easily run over 100 meters in the air. She couldn¡¯t run in the air forever, but I¡¯m sure she eventually will be able to. The mana cost of Sky Gallop wasn¡¯t bad, but it wasn¡¯t the most efficient skill either. It was more efficient than Mana Flight or flying with Telekinesis, when you consider the level though. But Winged Flight is still the best flight skill one of us has in terms of mana efficiency. As for Molly, after she showed off her ming Gallop, Ria disaided to imitate her using Fire Magic, so I had to have a few nt monsters fix up the yard, after they left ming trails in their wake. Also, it might be just me, but I¡¯ve noticed that Ria¡¯s Fire Magic has been changingtely. It looks different to both the naked eye, but also when I look at it with Mana Vision. It looks more like Agunan¡¯s fire, which does check out since the two train together a lot. I think Ria¡¯s Fire Magic skill might evolve soon, or maybe she is even going to evolve.
In other news, our current set of dhampir students were returned home today, and we are bringing in the next set of students. And as promised, Kurt was also now a student on HomeBase. But it wasn¡¯t just Kurt, as I decided maybe I should bring in a few more students. So about a week ago, I contacted Zayaan and asked him if there were any up-anding adventurers in Alewatch that maybe would want to study somebat techniques under me. For free, naturally. Alewatch currently has a few too many adventurers to begin with. The dungeon is pulling people in, but the area is generally safe. The highest ranked monsters you usually see are C-rank. And sure I have a different experience, but I feel like that is just my protagonist luck, aka. everything bad that can happen, will happen, because it is character development. But enough with me pondering if it is the Goddess, or some other otherworldly force that is forcing all of those bullshit events onto me, back to my new students. The group of dhampirs we have this time is on the lower end, only 42 students. Inparison, we usually have around 50. On top of that was naturally Kurt, and Zay rmended another eleven adventurers. I interviewed all of them, and then picked eight of them. As for the three that didn¡¯t make it. One of them sounded too arrogant, so I didn¡¯t like him. One was only after new cards from me, yes he does have Card Summoner. And thest guy was an adult using an illusion spell to try and fool me. I saw through it with Mana Vision. I didn¡¯t call him out on it, just made a note of it and reported it to Zay and Christinater. Because of his lies, the man got his adventurers¡¯ guild card taken away, and he was suspended from the guild. It wasn¡¯t a permanent ban or anything, just a temporary one, but that is still bad for the adventurer. And that was before Christina decided to kick him out of town, because after he got his card taken, he went to the Watchman family to try and get a new identification card, but apparently he couldn¡¯t behave well enough. So Christina ended up writing him an ID card, but then banished him from the town. But he is no longer my problem, so let¡¯s get back to the students I picked up.
Let¡¯s start with Kurt. As I mentioned when he visited HomeBase before auctioning off the skill orb, he has the Sword Technique skill already. Other than that, his skills were Mana Control and Regeneration. Regeneration is basically fast HP recovery. It isn¡¯t super powerful, at least not at level 1 where Kurt has it. And he got the skill after the entire Dark Magician card thing, so he did get something nice out of that. We performed a quick attribute test on him, and we figured out that he actually has two attributes. Wind and water. That definitely gives him some options when ites to magic. Actually, lightning is abination of wind and water. The spirits told me so. So in theory, Kurt can even learn Lightning Magic. My other students weren¡¯t nearly as impressive. They all either had one attribute, or in the case of one of them, no attribute. But the no attribute was a quick fix, and he now had the Light attribute. As for weapons, three out of the eight wanted sword training. Two asked for spears. One for knives, for whom I rmended twin short swords instead, because a knife really isn¡¯t abat weapon, it is a backup weapon. One wanted a hammer, and thest one wanted to use a swordstaff after she saw Alice training with hers.
But enough about my new students, let¡¯s get to some Pack Opener stuff. And with only one set I haven¡¯t fullypleted, the choice of a set was easy. It is . And I think I¡¯ll do 20 packs. Spoiler STBL 1 Wattkiwi; Attack Gainer; Defenders Intersect; Mirror of the Ice Barrier; Needle Soldier; Powersink Stone; Naturia Pumpkin; Barkion''s Bark; Karakuri Showdown Castle [copse] Karakuri Showdown Castle is new. ¡­ and it sucks about as much as every other Karakuri card. Next pack. Spoiler STBL 2 Scrap Crash; Mirror Ladybug; Vice Berserker; Wightmare; Wattkeeper; Karakuri Strategist mdl 248 "Nishipachi"; Powersink Stone; Ally of Justice Unknown Crusher; Tokkosho of Ghost Destroying [copse] Tokkosho of Ghost Destroying is interesting, and can maybe be used to make some cool weapons. Next pack. Spoiler STBL 3 Mirror of the Ice Barrier; Koa''ki Ring; Cursed Bill; Axe of Fools; Vanity''s Emptiness; Medallion of the Ice Barrier; Attack Gainer; ckwing - Aurora the Northern Lights; Supreme Arcanite Magician [copse] Aurora the Northern Lights is just ¡­ why? I mean, I guess it could be okay if you cannot ess your extra deck for some reason. Or maybe your opponent has a card that prevents Synchro monsters from attacking? ¡­ okay, I¡¯m just trying toe up with reasons to use this bird, when there just are none. But Supreme Arcanite Magician though. Yeah, it is good. It can turn Spell Counters into Pack tokens, which is amazing. Also, he has no maximum number of counters he can hold, so in theory, I could use Pitch-ck Power Stones to give him a ton of Spell Counters. And since every Spell Counter is +1000 attack, he can be quite powerful. Next pack. Spoiler STBL 4 Wightmare; Darkworld Shackles; Powersink Stone; Karakuri Trick House; Needle Soldier; Ally of Justice Thousand Arms; Karakuri Spider; Star Siphon; Wattsquirrel [copse] Ally of Justice Thousand Arms is new, but like most Ally of Justice monsters, it isn¡¯t very good. The problem is that it kills itself if it battles a non-light monster. Next pack. Spoiler STBL 5 Scrap Lube; Vice Berserker; Exterio''s Fang; Vanity''s Emptiness; Scrap Searcher; Necro Linker; Cursed Bill; Naturia Pumpkin; Karakuri Bushi mdl 6318 "Muzanichiha" [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler STBL 6 Exterio''s Fang; Scrap Lube; Cursed Bill; Karakuri Strategist mdl 248 "Nishipachi"; Scrap Crash; Synchro Soldier; Karakuri Anatomy; Swift Scarecrow; Scrap Soldier [copse] Scrap Soldier isn¡¯t good. It is level 5, for some stupid reason, and its effect just isn¡¯t worth it. Next pack. Spoiler STBL 7 Reed Butterfly; Mirror of the Ice Barrier; Darkworld Shackles; White Elephant''s Gift; Karakuri Trick House; Ally of Justice Thousand Arms; Wattkeeper; Cursed Bill; Gravekeeper''s Recruiter [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler STBL 8 Naturia Pumpkin; Karakuri Spider; Koa''ki Ring; Attack Gainer; Vanity''s Emptiness; Wattkiwi; Darkfall; Karakuri Showdown Castle; Mischief of the Yokai [copse] Mischief of the Yokai has such a cool name, but as a card, it sucks. It just reduces the levels of monsters on the field. For the turn. It isn¡¯t good, which sucks, because it really should be good with such a good name. Next pack. Spoiler STBL 9 Karakuri Anatomy; Extra Veiler; Wattjustment; Naturia Pumpkin; Leodrake''s Mane; Karakuri Soldier mdl 236 "Nisamu"; Vanity''s Emptiness; Red Screen; ckwing - Aurora the Northern Lights [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler STBL 10 Star Siphon; Scrap Searcher; Darkworld Shackles; Red Screen; Synchro Soldier; Ally of Justice Unknown Crusher; Exterio''s Fang; Wattkiwi; Droll & Lock Bird [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler STBL 11 Ally of Justice Unknown Crusher; Cursed Bill; Scrap Lube; Powersink Stone; Exterio''s Fang; Vanity''s Emptiness; Karakuri Anatomy; Extra Veiler; Gravekeeper''s Recruiter [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler STBL 12 Watthopper; Axe of Fools; Barkion''s Bark; Vice Berserker; Leodrake''s Mane; Naturia Stag Beetle; Mirror of the Ice Barrier; ckwing - Aurora the Northern Lights; Tuning [copse] Got an ultra rare, but sadly it is a repeat. Next. Spoiler STBL 13 Wattkeeper; Powersink Stone; Extra Veiler; Karakuri Soldier mdl 236 "Nisamu"; Star Siphon; Wattkiwi; Scrap Searcher; Glow-Up Bulb; Chain Dog [copse] Glow-Up Bulb is new. And while it isn¡¯t amazing for me, it is great in the TCG. Next pack. Spoiler STBL 14 Half Counter; Wattdragonfly; Red Screen; Wattjustment; Rescue Warrior; White Elephant''s Gift; Wattkeeper; Vanity''s Emptiness; Ally Salvo [copse] Ally Salvo is, for some reason, not an Ally of Justice monster. Honestly, it feels like someone just didn¡¯t know how to name it correctly. And it isn¡¯t bad. Sure it is situational as anything, but the effect is decent. Next pack. Spoiler STBL 15 Medallion of the Ice Barrier; White Elephant''s Gift; Karakuri Soldier mdl 236 "Nisamu"; Wattkiwi; Scrap Crash; Rescue Warrior; Star Siphon; Scrap Soldier; Delg the Dark Monarch [copse] Well, I got a new Monarch. Been a while since I¡¯ve gotten one of them. And Delg isn¡¯t bad, just ¡­ why can¡¯t it attack on the turn it is summoned? If it couldn¡¯t attack on the turn it was special summoned, I¡¯d understand, since Monarchs like to be normal/tribute summoned. But limiting attacking on the turn it was normal summoned, that just doesn¡¯t make sense to me. Still an okay monster. Next pack. Spoiler STBL 16 Ally of Justice Unknown Crusher; Swift Scarecrow; Mirror of the Ice Barrier; Star Siphon; Scrap Lube; Leodrake''s Mane; Darkworld Shackles; Wattkiwi; Heat Wave [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler STBL 17 Ally of Justice Thousand Arms; Naturia Pumpkin; Half Counter; Exterio''s Fang; Karakuri Strategist mdl 248 "Nishipachi"; Naturia Stag Beetle; Darkworld Shackles; Needle Soldier; Creation Resonator [copse] Creation Resonator is really nice in the TCG. I remember using it in a Red Nova Dragon turbo deck. For me now, it is just a Tuner. But I do like having it. Next pack. Spoiler STBL 18 Necro Linker; Karakuri Soldier mdl 236 "Nisamu"; Reed Butterfly; Karakuri Strategist mdl 248 "Nishipachi"; Naturia Stag Beetle; Star Siphon; Swift Scarecrow; Karakuri Anatomy; ckwing - Abrolhos the Megaquake [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler STBL 19 Medallion of the Ice Barrier; Leodrake''s Mane; Swift Scarecrow; Naturia Pumpkin; Axe of Fools; Watthopper; Darkfall; Mirror Ladybug; Wattcastle [copse] Nothing new here. To thest pack. Spoiler STBL 20 Reed Butterfly; Leodrake''s Mane; Koa''ki Ring; Vanity''s Emptiness; Karakuri Anatomy; Golden Gearbox; Naturia Stag Beetle; Extra Veiler; Scrap Soldier [copse] And nothing new in thest pack. Too bad, so sad. Next time I¡¯ll just speedrun this set, so I¡¯ll get new cards. But that is next time. CH.521 Attack on Smorog CH.521 Attack on Smorog ¡°Sir! We have a situation!¡± Magie , Magical Exemr who was installed into a dragon avatar, ran to me, as she said that. Spoiler [copse] I stopped my training, and turned to her. ¡°What is it?¡± I asked. ¡°We got a note through a letter exchange box!¡± Magie said. She showed me a piece of paper in her hand, and despite not being close to her, I could read out the single word written on it. HELP ¡°From whom?¡± ¡°Sir us.¡± us? So it is something up north? A monster? But wouldn¡¯t the System Agents warn me about that? Send a mission to me or Wilma? So maybe it is something they don¡¯t want to, or can¡¯t, warn me about. I ran towards the workshop to get Wilma, while thinking of what it could be. I also used Dungeon Founder to activate the silent rm that would get all of the strongest fighters ready to depart. I made that rm for emergency fissure response, but we can use it for this. ¡­ Fuck! Has the States finally decided they want the orichalcum source the dwarves have? It is the only thing that makes sense. The System Agents don¡¯t really interfere with human on human action, at least not if it doesn¡¯t get exceedingly bloody. Wars are a right for people to have. But luckily, I¡¯m not the System, so I can say fuck that and go bonk some morons. Once my group was ready to go, we headed out in B.E.S. Big Core MK-3. Spoiler [copse] I had everyone over level 100 with me, as well as Agunan. Janina¡¯s soul copy was left to be in charge of HomeBase. She said we wouldn¡¯t need her real body just to deal with some people.
We were flying pretty high up, so we had a wide field of view, so when we reached the border to Smorog, we quickly began seeing problems. ces I had mapped out to have towns and cities were smoking, like they were lit on fire. The small viges seemed safe, but all therger settlements that had a guard force seemed to be burning. At least at first nce. And while Smorog is a small country, it still has seven towns and four cities. I flew us directly to the capital, and we were able to confirm that the city was indeed aze. There seemed to be panic on the streets, as people were escaping the fires, while some tried to put them out. I quickly scanned around for anyone or anything that was setting the ces on fire, but I wasn¡¯t spotting anything at first. That was until I turned on Mana and Miasma Vision and spotted something. Or a lot of things. At first, I wasn¡¯t exactly sure what I was seeing. They looked kind of like sprites, but sprites are visible to the naked eye. At least as far as I know. Also, sprites still look quite close to spirits, and spirits look like fairies, or winged humans. These things looked nothing like that. They were ¡­ I think biblically urate angels is the best description. They were monstrous messes of eyes and mouths, with no rime or reason. Each mouth seemed to be chanting a separate spell, because any time there was a pause, a new Fire Spell wasunched at the city below. ¡°... Brian?¡± Alice said to get my attention. ¡°We have some sort of monstrous creatures!¡± I told everyone. ¡°You can¡¯t see them with the naked eye. Alice, use your unique to replicate Mana and Miasma Vision.¡± While I let Alice check out the monster, I searched my Collection for a way to make the invisible visible. At first I considered vision based cards, like Senri Eye and The Eye of Truth, but then I realized that this monster should count as a hidden monster. Spoiler
[copse] A face-down monster if you will. So I think cards that force them face up should reveal it. In theory. So I took out Dark-Piercing Light and activated it, revealing the monster to everyone. Spoiler [copse] I heard a few gasps from the people I brought with me, but this wasn¡¯t the time for it. Instead, I brought out more copies of Dark-Piercing Light, and tossed three to everyone who has Card Summoner. Most of the cards were not sleeved, but I don¡¯t care that we are wasting them. Dark-Piercing Light is amon in Dark Beginning 2 anyway. ¡°Group and head to the other cities and towns!¡± Imanded. ¡°Use that card to reveal these monsters, unless something else is causing the chaos!¡± As I ordered that, I brought out a bunch of copies of Rain of Mercy. Spoiler [copse] ¡°Then use those and help put out the fires. While also keeping an eye out on anyone suspicious. If anything bad happens, hit your panic buttons! Go!¡± I ordered, and my group quickly gathered into smaller groups. Sadly, we quickly realized there weren''t enough of us that we could group up, so we would have to divide further and go all by ourselves. Einar and Eline headed to two of the towns. Unika was heading to another, as were Paulina and Cailie. Agunan got a few single use cards, because while he cannot use sleeved cards, the single use ones are fine. Ria, Alice and Lua all headed for one of the cities. This left myself and Wilma to deal with the capital. I was half-tempted to send Wilma out as well, but she wanted to help here. The capital was the biggest city, so we needed to deal with this quickly. Really wish I would have brought Cina and Molly with us. We really could have used two extra bodies. I¡¯ll be giving both of them Card Summoner when we return, so we can bring them with us in the future. But since we don¡¯t have those extra bodies to deal with thest two towns, I summoned two monsters to do it instead. First was Quintet Magician, as an easy choice. He is the strongest Spellcaster monster I have, and he can deal with ¡­ whatever the heck that thing is. Assuming that the towns have these same monsters. The second was Rainbow Neos. He is as strong as Quintet, is humanoid, and honestly just looks quite angelic, so hopefully the people below won¡¯t try to attack him or something. Spoiler
[copse] Naturally the two monsters couldn¡¯t activate Dark-Piercing Light or Rain of Mercy, but hopefully they will manage.
As soon as I got out of my B.E.S., I drew out Errelitea, charged it with mana, and with a mix of Mana Flight and Flickering Step, I got to the monster and shed at it with my sword. I honestly wasn¡¯t sure if I expected it to survive or not, but it did something I didn¡¯t expect. Each of the halves struggled for a moment, before reforming into a smaller form of the original monster. So at least it doesn¡¯t fully regenerate. Maybe I just need to cut it up until it only has one mouth and one eye, and then it will die. I decided to go with that, and kept slicing at one of the monsters, while simultaneously using Space Magic to try andpletely annihte the other. The Space Magic, despite my rtiveck of skill, was very effective, and my Spacial Rupture spell destroyed most of the monster¡¯s eyes and mouths, leaving only a single eye and two mouths. I then cut the one I had been cutting in half again, before I quickly turned and stabbed the remaining eye of the creature, hoping to see it fall apart since it had no eyes left. But instead, the two mouths began to quickly chant something. I quick casted a defensive spell, while also taking distance, before the creature exploded, causing a fireball that almost reached the ground. It singed the roofs of the buildings below, but thankfully didn¡¯t reach the ground. I then turned to the now sixteen tiny mouth and eye balls, all that was left of the other half of the monster. I cut a few of them with Errelitea and watched as the mana and miasma that seemed to make their body dispersed into the air. I then used Space Magic and Spirit Magic to destroy the remaining ones, leaving only one behind. On that one, I activated Effect Veiler, negating its ability to use skills, or skill-like abilities. Spoiler [copse] That cause the creature to fall, so I bound up with Dark Chain. I then installed Skill Drain into it, to stop it from using skills permanently. Because the Effect Veiler is only temporary. Spoiler [copse] I wanted to capture one of these things, because I really want to test this ¡­ thing.
I then went to work putting out fires. Between Rain of Mercy and calling out the greater water spirit Rain, it went pretty quickly. After the fires were out, I left Wilma in charge of the capital, and went to check out the other settlements. I hadn¡¯t gotten any emergency calls, and the monsters, assuming that each had one, were defensively very frail. And even their offensive power came from the ability to spell spam with their multiple mouths. So realistically, they shouldn¡¯t have been a problem after their invisibility was lifted. And that was the case. Each of the creatures had been taken down, so all I ended up doing was setting out fires with Rain. In some cities, even that wasn¡¯t necessary. Ria had used Fire Magic to take control of the mes and had put them out like that. Alice used her unique-racial skill and Fire Magic to do the same. While Lua used Water and Wind Magic to snuff out the fires. After my check on all the settlements, I flew around the country¡¯s airspace with Mana and Miasma Vision active, just in case there were more of these things. I didn¡¯t spot any more, but I did see something that was a bit rming. I spotted a miasma gathering spot that looked a bit like it could form into a fissure. It didn¡¯t have the pre-sign purple lightning bolt looking thing forming yet, but I think it might still form into a fissure. So I had Laura send the location details to the other System Agents, so that they could confirm if that was the case. And by the time I had confirmed that there were no more monsters ¡­ actually, those things aren¡¯t monsters, they are unidentified creatures. By the time I confirmed there were no more of them, the System Agents responded and told me that what I spotted was indeed an uping fissure spot, and sent me a System mission to deal with it. So I did what I do best. Called out Exodia, popped the fissure with Dimensional Fissure, dealt with the SS-rank hyper inferno bird that came out of the fissure and had Exodia fix the problem. In case you wanted to know, I summoned Majestic Red Dragon to deal with the hyper inferno bird. Spoiler [copse] And since a fissure happened on top of all of this other mess, I got a reward. A new set unlocked. That being . But that will have to wait. I¡¯ll have to regroup with the others, so we can see if there were any suspicious individuals spotted, and see if we can figure out who or what was behind this attack. CH.522 Finding Claus CH.522 Finding us We grouped up into smaller teams, just so we could do a few different things. I was still solo with Wilma, while the others were keeping an eye out on anything, or anyone. All in all, the damage to the cities wasn¡¯t catastrophic, but there were plenty of burnt buildings and so on. But still, considering the multi-mouthed, magic spamming, invisible to the naked eye creatures, it could have been a lot worse. But that will have to wait, because first, Wilma wanted to find us. He was the one to inform us of the attack, and his message wasn¡¯t exactly detailed, so I feel like there has to have been more to the attack than the creature that was setting everything on fire. That thing just seemed like a giant distraction. So finding us and seeing what else was done was a priority. Then we can work on the little creature I still have bound in chains next to me. ¡­ what? It isn¡¯t like I have a convenient jar to ce this thing into. And since it is living, I can¡¯t ce it into Storage. Trust me, I tried. I really should just take it to HomeBase but ¡­ ¡­ actually, that is a good idea. ¡°Wilma, I need a bit. I¡¯ll take this creature to HomeBase and then I¡¯ll teleport back.¡± I told her. ¡°Watch over this for a moment.¡± I gave her a seal te that would act as my returning point for my Teleport to Seal spell. I then returned myself and the creature to HomeBase with my dungeon terminal, made a quick containment unit with the Core, ced the creature inside and sealed the containment unit. I then quickly teleported to where Janina was, handed the creature to her, gave her an extremely quick rundown, before I chanted my spell and teleported back to Wilma.
Wilma took us to us¡¯ home, but he wasn¡¯t there. We did find the letter exchange box. It was a bit charred, because us¡¯ house had been on fire but it seemed to still work. I decided to quickly test by writing a simple note that had basic instructions for Magie. All she had to do was write a quick reply to my note and send it back. I waited a bit for a response, while looking around the house, but we didn¡¯t find any obvious clues on where us would have ran to. So after we got the response from Magie, we headed back out.
As we just walked down the street, heading for the amphitheater the weaponspetition was held at, because that was where the people had evacuated to, we ran into a person I recognized from the weaponspetition. Aron, one of the judges, was walking the streets, looking at the damage to the buildings. He also recognized us, so I talked to him for a second. He asked why we were here and I told him us sent us a message that he needed help, so we came over. I also filled him in that a simr attack had happened in the other cities and towns, and told him that we had stopped the attacks. I then asked if he knew where us was, but Aron wasn¡¯t sure, so we had to keep searching.
The amphitheater was, in theck of a better word, a mess. Just tons of people. Luckily, thanks to the open sky the amphitheater had, they seemed to be mostly all healed. Rain of Mercy really is OP when I need to heal a ton of people. There were some people still getting treated for burns, so they must have been people who were trying to find the creature, or maybe they had been fighting the fires, and Rain of Mercy just wasn¡¯t enough to heal them. So while I searched for someone who looked important, I discreetly used Gift Cards to heal those people. Eventually, I spotted another judge from the weaponspetition. Lady Majken, the craftswoman, so we headed over and asked about us. Lady Majken seemed like she knew, but didn¡¯t want to answer. Wilma begged her and eventually she agreed. She led us away from the amphitheater, and into a small temple looking ce. It wasn¡¯t dedicated to the Goddess, like churches are, but instead, it seemed to be a temple dedicated to the spirits. There were statues of different spirits. The main two were Gaia and Ninatia. But there was also a smaller statue that was almost definitely depicting Athena. So this was a spirit temple for spirits of Fire, Earth and Metal. Makes sense in a dwarven city. She led us deeper into the temple. Eventually we got to a wall that had a small, artificial looking waterfall running down it. ¡°Please remove your clothing now.¡± Lady Majken said, as she began to do just that. I took a quick nce at Wilma, trying to ask with my eyes if she was fine with this. But she didn¡¯t hesitate and simply began removing her clothes. ¡­ so I guess this is normal. I used Storage to remove everything I was wearing as well, because apparently this is a thing. Lady Majken then looked us over, before walking into the waterfall wall. ¡­ which clearly wasn¡¯t a wall, and just a waterfall ying the part of the wall, because she walked straight through it. On the other side, a handful of white robes were waiting for us, and Lady Majken told us to pick one our size and put them on. She also told us to take a pair of wooden sandals and wear them. We then began to walk down some steps made of stone. ¡°I apologize I didn¡¯t warn you about the purification. But it is required to enter this area. It is one of the blessings of the spirits, and what protects the deeper parts from intruders.¡± Lady Majken exined. ¡°In all honesty, I shouldn¡¯t be taking you here. The only reason I am is because I know both of you are blessed, so the spirits would allow it. Had you not been, the waterfall would have prevented you from entering.¡± So the waterfall can stop people without a spirits blessing? That¡¯s really cool. I need to ask the spirits about that, because that might be an interesting security measure I could use somewhere on HomeBase. ¡­ But if you need a blessing to get to here, do both us and Lady Majken have a spirits blessing? Would a spirit contract work? Is there some other way they are getting through the wall? It isn¡¯t something you wear, since ¡­ you know, so it cannot be a bracelet or something. Maybe there is some sort of ritual you can do, which will allow you to pass through the waterfall, even if you don¡¯t have a blessing. I¡¯ll ask about itter. ¡°... and is us here?¡± Wilma asked. ¡°Should be. It is his responsibility currently.¡± ¡°... where are we actually going, if you don¡¯t mind me asking?¡± I asked. ¡°The sacred forge. Where legendary metals and weapons are made.¡± Lady Majken answered. ¡°... wow.¡± I couldn¡¯t help but to admire that fact. A sacred forge. That is under a spirit temple. And you have to walk through a waterfall to get to. A waterfall you can¡¯t pass through without a spirit¡¯s blessing. That is cool as anything, and you cannot convince me otherwise. ¡­ how many cool things am I going to have to experience in a row? Apparently the answer was at least one more, because when we arrived at the sacred forge, something cool, or more like hot, was waiting for us. The forge itself was already quite amazing, with a few forges, plenty of anvils, hammers and other tools, but the amazing part was the fire at the center. It was arge open me, burning in arge golden basin. The basin was more likely orichalcum than actual gold, but whatever. They look simr enough. Above the me were a few pipes, pipes that led to the forges around the forge. By lowering them a bit, I¡¯m guessing that you can take some of that fire from the altar and power the forges with it. The strange thing about the me was that it was just burning on its own. There was no fuel being added to it. So it had to be some kind of magic me. I quickly looked over the room again, but no sign of us. Wilma realized that as well, because she asked Lady Majken about it. ¡°There is a storage room. This way.¡± She responded, and led us to the other side of the fire altar. She then ced her hand on what looked to just be a solid wall, only for a part of the wall to retract in a bit, before sliding to the side, revealing another room. The storage room, as you may have guessed, was filled with shelves and racks of materials. Both ¡®regr¡¯ stuff, but there were also plenty of rarer materials. Towards the back of the room, there was also a decent collection of weapons, all which seemed very well made, and I wouldn¡¯t be surprised if at least few of them were legendary grade. ¡­ As well as the person who we were looking for. Becauseying on the ground, in a pool of what I¡¯m guessing is his own blood,yed us. He was holding a warhammer, as well as a shield, so he clearly fought someone. I then looked around again, noticing the empty spots on both the material and weapon shelves. There were plenty of items missing. At least if this ce was filled in with any reason, and the pieces weren¡¯t just haphazardly thrown on the shelves. Wilma was naturally horrified to see her teacher in such a state, but I honestly didn¡¯t react too much. He is just dead, not permanently gone. I think I¡¯m getting too used to the fact that death is just a temporary thing. It can¡¯t be good for my mental health. Wilma seemed to recall that fact as well, because she soon turned to me, and I just quietly held out two cards. Gift Card and Monster Reborn. Spoiler
[copse] I let Wilma take care of the resurrecting, as I turned to Lady Majken. ¡°With a quick nce, do you know what was taken?¡± I asked her. ¡°... Not a lot in the grand scheme of things, but what was worries me.¡± She answered. ¡°That rack held our orichalcum ingots, and everything is gone.¡± She said as she pointed at an empty rack. ¡°That one held adamantite, and while some remains, a lot was taken.¡± ¡°There are at least six weapons missing, one of them legendary.¡± She continued. ¡°But what worries me the most is this.¡± She said, as she pointed at a chest with very thick walls, and it was even internally lined with what I think is adamantite. ¡°This chest held void uranium, and it is all gone.¡± ¡°... that can¡¯t be good. ¡­ right?¡± ¡°Do you not know about the metal?¡± Lady Majken asked. ¡°... I know a bit, but I¡¯m not sure what all it can be used for. I know it is the best mana storage material there is, but that is about it.¡± ¡°Yes. It is much more efficient at it than even SS-rank magic stones.¡± Lady Majken said. ¡°And while we didn¡¯t have much void uranium, if whomever took it overcharges it ¡­ it could destroy arge city.¡± Yeah. I somewhat knew about that. When Wilma got her Knowledge of Legendary Metals, we found out that void uranium isn¡¯t actually all that dangerous. Normally. See, when I think of uranium, I think it is hyper dangerous, but it really isn¡¯t that bad. Its half-life is like ¡­ billions of years. So it really isn¡¯t that radioactive. Like sure, don¡¯t eat it or wear essories made of the stuff, but it isn¡¯t that bad. Not like some of the radio-isotopes that are used for things like radiotherapy. Meanwhile, void uranium is actuallypletely safe. It isn¡¯t radioactive. But what it is, is miasma emitting. It basically generates small amounts of mana and miasma out of nowhere, so it passively charges with mana, while letting out small amounts of miasma. It doesn¡¯t actually generate it from nowhere, instead the metal takes in the ¡®chaos energy¡¯ that flows to this world from the Chaos God Dimension, then letting out the miasma and creation energy, while keeping the mana. It is not that much more than what is passively done in other materials, but it is enough to where it seems like void uranium can generate/gather mana. But as for the explosive bit, well, there is only so much mana that even something like void uranium can hold. And if you overload the material with mana, which admittedly takes like 500,000 mana per kilogram of this stuff, it goes boom. Like nuclear level boom. ¡°... but how did they get in here?¡± I asked. ¡°Could be like you, with a spirit¡¯s blessing.¡± Lady Majken theorized. ¡°... Could be, but I don¡¯t think so. I¡¯m quite close with the superior spirits, and I feel like they may have asked for help if someone was misusing spirits. ¡­ actually, maybe not. They aren¡¯t always the greatest when ites to taking action. I¡¯ll ask themter.¡± ¡°Yes. I suppose you can just do that. But how did they get out? Didn¡¯t you say that you had people watching over the country? And why the fires? And what about that creature?¡± ¡°... I have some theories. First, I think they were testing the creatures. They weren¡¯t that strong, just an amalgamation of weak creatures forced together. ¡­ at least I think so. I haven¡¯t tested the one I captured yet. ¡°I think the fires were a distraction, so that whomever did this, could do this freely. Or maybe they even knew that someone would rush to protect this storage room when the city is under attack, and they had to follow that person, in this case us, to get to here. ¡°And after they got here and dealt with us, they took what they could carry and teleported out.¡± I theorized. ¡°Teleportation? Do you really think they could have done something like that?¡± ¡°Well, Hugo was able to do it. And I don¡¯t think he had the skill for it. I think they are using devices that are able to teleport people.¡± I told her. ¡°Add to that a few magic bags, or maybe the Item Box skill, and you can quickly realize how they got in, took the stuff, and escaped without us being able to find them.¡± ¡°And think about it this way, had us not alerted us, how much damage do you think would have been made? Most of the city might have burned down before anyone would have seen the invisible creature, let alone taken it down. ¡­ no offense. So when the city is in trouble, what would you do? You would get the strongest weapons you can and use them to protect everyone. Maybe the attacker even expected you to bring out the indestructible sword.¡± ¡°... Yes. I can see where you areing from. Even if I don¡¯t like what it implies.¡± Lady Majken agreed. CH.523 Sacred Dwarf Smith CH.523 Sacred Dwarf Smith After Wilma was done resurrecting us, we got some information from him. His memory of the time just before his death was a bit spotty, which leads me to believe people cannot actually remember the moment of their death. But still, us told us that a group of three people suddenly appeared here. us armed himself with a weapon and tried to fight them off, but we saw how that ended. He then cursed as he looked at everything that had been taken. We just tried to tell him that it wasn¡¯t his fault, but that didn¡¯t sit well with him, because technically speaking, it was his fault. I was tempered to shove a Card Summoner skill orb and some Level Up!s into his hand right there, and tell him he wouldn¡¯t lose next time, but I decided against it. Because if possible, I don¡¯t want the States ¡­ I mean whoever is causing these issues, learning that I have that kind of power. Lucky for me, I got an app for that. One that I learned when I was dealing with the missing magic books. I just summoned Sephylon, the Ultimate Timelord and had him perform the Temporal Recall spell. Spoiler [copse] With that, we got a look at the people who stole the weapons, but sadly, it didn¡¯t tell us much, because neither us nor Lady Majken recognized them. We did see some of their skills and the fact that they didn¡¯t strip off their equipment before entering, but that didn¡¯t really help either. ¡­ Well, I suppose they may have removed their equipment, put it into an Item Box and then put it back on after going through the waterfall. Sadly we also had to resee us¡¯ death, which wasn¡¯t exactly the best for his mental health. Then we looked as the three thieves gathered together, before one of them brought out a marble looking thing and tossed it at the ground. It let off enough smoke topletely cover them, and when the smoke dispersed, they had disappeared. So the device was identical to what Hugo used when he escaped from the weaponspetition, so they both got it from the same ce.
We spent time calming down, and I asked some questions about the me altar, and us told me it was an eternal me given to them by the superior fire spirit. It would burn forever, basically no matter what, and only the spirits could put it out. It was what the dwarves used to process the highest quality ores, and they used it when forging legendary metals. It was kind of cool, and I might need to check if we can get one into HomeBase Workshop, just because it would be cool to have. Then again, dragon fire might be better and maybe Janina could help in making an eternal dragon me. I then got a quick show of how the sacred forge used the piping I saw to guide the eternal me to the different forges around the room, and I have to say, it was super cool. The pipes were made of adamantite, processed to make them indestructible. They had been made a long time ago but a dwarf that held the blessings of both Ninatia and Athena, but because of their indestructible nature, they still looked brand new. As I was being exined all of this, a System screen popped up, and while I ignored it at first, because I didn¡¯t want to miss anything, when a quiet spot opened up, I read the message.
Because the secrets of the dwarves sacred forge were shared with you, the race Dwarf has been unlocked in One of Every Race.
Title: Sacred Smith (Smorog) unlocked.
So I got a new race. Dwarf might not be the best race, because they don¡¯t even have a racial skill, but still nice to have. They do have bonus affinity towards mining and production style skills, so they get those faster than most people. Also, the Sacred Smith title must be a way to get past the waterfall without a spirit¡¯s blessing. They probably have a way of giving that title to a person, like a ceremony or something. I mean, I have both the Sage (Sage¡¯s tower) and Honorary Baron of Ruiso Kingdom titles, so you clearly can have human given System titles. Eventually, we headed out of the forge, with us still letting off the asional swear at his own uselessness.
After we were back outside, we put our regr clothes back on and headed for the amphitheater. Wilma and I didn¡¯t have much to do there, but us and Majken did their best to reassure the people there. Instead, I made a conference call with the people who came with me, yes the phones we have can do that. The ones I gave to people can¡¯t, but ours are slightly more advanced. I informed them of what we learned, and reaffirmed that they hadn¡¯t seen anyone suspicious walking between towns or trying to leave the country. And that was confirmed. So we had nothing. Which is about what I expected, but I still don¡¯t like it. I just asked everyone to gather in the Smorog capital, unless they wanted to head straight to HomeBase. And while Alice, Lua and Cailie returned to me, the others headed back home and asked to call if they are needed.
Before the night fell, I ended up releasing a couple dozen surveince drones from Storage. They, along with the monitoring team for them in the Factory, would keep an eye out for anything suspicious. I¡¯m not expecting anything, but better safe than sorry.
By tomorrow, nothing bad had happened and my drones hadn¡¯t picked up anything suspicious. ¡­ well, anything that would link to the attack. They did find a group of people who seemed to be ve traders, trying to capture people from one of the small viges. Alice said she¡¯d handle it, so I left it to her. But I guess it is time to check my status, because I did get a new race. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: One without a Race - Spiritual / Heterochromic / User or Rare Skills / Advanced Human ?
Level: 205
HP: 11,790 [+280] (+25,500)
Mana: 17,780 [+720] (+23,200)
Strength: 5780 [+300]
Defense: 6200 [+190]
Magic: 7310 [+260]
Unique-Racial Skills * Spoiler
One of Every Race LV.4 (unique-racial)
- Multi-Armed LV.2 (racial)
- Jack of All Trades LV.4 (racial)
- Sword Master LV.3 (racial) [+1]
- Draconic Body LV.5 (racial)
- Draconic Magic LV.5 (racial)
- Demonic Might LV.2 (racial)
- Demonic Magic LV.2 (racial)
- Enhanced Hearing LV.2 (racial)
- Enhanced Olfactory LV.2 (racial)
- Hardened Scales LV.3 (racial)
- Gallop LV.2 (racial)
- Swift Swimming LV.5 (racial)
- Winged Flight LV.5 (racial)
- Tough ws LV.3 (racial)
- Rending ws LV.2 (racial)
- Advanced Summoning Magic LV.4 (racial)
- Spirit Magic LV.5 (racial)
- Metal Magic LV.1 (racial) [new]
- True Blood Magic LV.4 (racial)
[copse]
Unique Skills Spoiler
Pack Opener LV.9 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.10 (unique)
Storage LV.11 (unique)
Magical Arms LV.N/A (prototype)
Manamorphic Body LV.N/A (prototype)
[copse]
Extra Skills * Spoiler
Limit Break LV.2 (extra)
Spiritual Space Magic LV.7 (extra) [+1]
Spiritual Time Magic LV.5 (extra)
Mana Vision LV.6 (extra)
Miasma Vision LV.2 (extra)
Telekinesis LV.9 (extra) [+1]
Mana Flight LV.6 (extra) [+1]
Restraining Sword Barrage LV.5 (extra)
Dark Chain LV.6 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.11 (extra)
Beast Union LV.5 (extra)
[copse] Spoiler
Mental Visual Designing (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Time Spirit (extra)
Summon Space Spirit (extra)
Summon Light Spirit (extra)
Summon Dark Spirit (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Summon Earth Spirit (extra)
Summon Fire Spirit (extra)
Summon Wind Spirit (extra)
Summon Nature Spirit (extra)
Summon Beast Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
[copse]
Normal Skills * Spoiler
Sword Technique LV.7
Whip Technique LV.3 [+1]
Bow Technique LV.3 [+1]
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.2[+1]
Shield Technique LV.5
Mana de LV.3
Flickering Step LV.3
Strength Boost LV.5 [+1]
Defense Boost LV.15[+1]
Advanced Mana Control LV.19 [+1]
Fast Mana Recovery LV.7 [+2]
Quick Cast LV.5 [+1]
Instant Cast LV.3 [+1]
Miasma Control LV.3
Miasma Resistance LV.2
Taming LV.2
Designing LV.9 [+1]
cksmithing LV.6 [+1]
Crafting LV.5 [+1]
Enchanting LV.10
Cooking LV.10
Service LV.2
Sexual Technique LV.2
Pleasuring Technique LV.4
[copse]
Titles * Spoiler
Dragon Life Dedication (Greater True Fire Dragon) Dragon King
Lachros¡¯ Blessing Iris¡¯ Blessing
Eosther¡¯s Blessing Nyx¡¯s Blessing
Thssa¡¯s Blessing Gaia¡¯s Blessing
Ninatia¡¯s Blessing Pan¡¯s Blessing
Cailie¡¯s Blessing (Wind Spirits Blessing (Greater)) Nature Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Friend of the Spirits Skill Maker
SS-Rank Summoner The Sky isn¡¯t a Limit
Lifesaver Sage (Sage¡¯s tower)
Sacred Smith (Smorog) [new] Blood Sucker (racial)
Gender Fluid Half-Demon (racial)
Honorary Baron of Ruiso Kingdom Language Comprehension (humanoid) (draconic)
ve Master ves: Rhianna
[copse]
[copse] Spoiler
One of Every Race
Normal Races ss Races Modifier Races Special Races
Human ? Swordsman ? Spiritual ? Dragon Hearted ?
Advanced Human ? Guardian ? Multi-Armed ? Melusine ?
Dwarf ? [new] Sorcerer ? Heterochromic ? Centaur ?
Cat-folk ? Summoner ? Gender Change ? Fenrir-kin ? [locked]
Wolf-folk ? cksmith ? [new] Spiritual Being ?
Wolf-kin ? Enchanter ? Cambion ?
Rabbit-folk ? Chef ?
Horse-folk ? User or Rare Skills ?
Bird-folk ? Dragon King ?
Lizard-folk ?
Mer-folk ?
Dhampir ?
Dhampir Cured ?
[Change to selected Race]
[copse] And apparently, I had more than the new title. I got a new ss race, cksmith. And thates with ess to Metal Magic, and the skill already appeared in my status. Probably because I can use Metal Magic with Spirit Magic. Oh, and since I¡¯ve begun to use both Mana Vision and Miasma Vision at the same time, I¡¯ve been keeping Heterochromic active. One of my eyes is green, like it always has been, while the other is red. Why red? Because I felt like having a red ¡®evil¡¯ eye that can see miasma. I swapped my race over to dwarf, while also changing my ss race to cksmith. After confirming the change, I felt myself shrink as I became shorter. My body also bulked up, so I was basically trading height for muscle mass. As I shrunk, I also felt some itching under my chin, because apparently I was growing a beard. Which makes sense, all dwarves, including females, have beards. In total, I shrunk down from 180 cm5¡¯11¡¯¡¯ to 160 cm5¡¯3¡¯¡¯. I was still on the taller side for a dwarf, which is interesting, because as far as humans go, I''m pretty average. I guess in this world people are a bit shorter, so maybe I¡¯m slightly above average, but not by much. ¡°Brian!¡± Wilma called out when she saw me as a dwarf. ¡°What in the name of the Spirits is going on with your beard!? It is a mess!¡± She rushed over to me, as she opened her Item Box and got out some tools. ¡°Here, let me style it for you.¡± I honestly wanted to interrupt her. My beard would most likely disappear when I change races, and even if I kept it, if I ever used Gender Change as a race that isn¡¯t dwarf, I¡¯d definitely lose my beard. But at the same time, Wilma insisted, and I don¡¯t mind her styling my beard, so ¡­ let¡¯s just go with it.
After Wilma styled my beard, before we had the chance to leave, us took me aside to tell me something. ¡°You better take good care of my Wilhelmina. Or I¡¯ll introduce you to my hammer.¡± He threatened. ¡°... Haven¡¯t I been doing that already?¡± I asked, and I was a bit tempted to remind him that without me, Wilma would be dead. ¡°... oh right. You look like one, but you aren¡¯t a dwarf.¡± us seemingly realized. He then got very close and whispered into my ear. ¡°Dwarves don¡¯t let people touch their beards. If they do, they show they are willing to court with marriage in mind. You let her, so you better at least give her a chance. I know you have multiple wives already, so surely you have space for one more.¡± ¡°... yeah. I ¡­ Yes. I promise I¡¯ll give her a chance and I promise I will take good care of her.¡± I promised us. CH.524 Storm of Ragnarok CH.524 Storm of Ragnarok On our way back home, I talked with the three girls that were with me about Wilma. And yes, Wilma was included in the conversation. It wasn¡¯t too difficult for them to add Wilma to the harem, as she was basically an honorary member already. She just wasn¡¯t a member because she had shown no interest, or not sufficient interest, in me until I grew a beard. I think it is just a dwarf thing. A beard is a status symbol for them, so they want a man with a beard. Speaking of, when I changed back to human, my dwarf beard disappeared, but I did have a stubble. Which is new, because I didn''t grow one, no matter how much time passed. But now, I do. So I think if I let my beard grow ¡­ okay I probably won¡¯t grow it out. The girls will need toe to a conclusion on what length beard my human form should have and I¡¯ll keep that.
Back on HomeBase, I began running some experiments on the creature I captured. I started by having Lua scan it with magic, both Light and Water. I would have asked for a Blood Scan as well, but the thing doesn¡¯t actually have any blood. From that, we learned a bit. Firstly, this thing is not a monster. It doesn¡¯t have a monster core. Second, it is somewhat simr to a spirit, but it isn¡¯t a spirit, nor is it a sprite. But it has some elements that are the same as spirits. Third, it has some demonic elements. I had to summon Hope to make sure, and while she is no expert, she was able to confirm that the creature is part demon. I then asked a System Angel to tell me what they know. Sadly, while they did know exactly what that thing was, they weren¡¯t telling me until I had perfect System Support. Because ¡®the rules¡¯. Which is bullshit. Just give me the perfect System Support already so we can get around these problems. But they did confirm that my conclusions were correct, so at least I had that going for me. So, the creature is some sort of artificial spirit/sprite/demon fusion. And in one ¡®big creature¡¯, there probably are multiple smaller creatures. So it is probably some sort of hivemind, or something like that. Maybe. I need to try and capture one of therge ones next time I see them to actually get an idea. Until then, I¡¯ll keep the little one locked in its little jar and see if it dies if I don¡¯t feed it. Spoilers, I know it won¡¯t die. It seems to live on mana and miasma.
Now, next thing. Molly and Cina are getting their Card Summoner skill orbs. Like right now. Their status can wait forter, because we just went over them, but I¡¯m giving them the skill orbs. For their cards, they both got the same set for now. Both have one copy of each, Thunder Unicorn, Voltic Bicorn and Lightning Tricorn. Spoiler
[copse] To act as Synchro materials, they have Sunlight Unicorn, Lock Cat, X-Saber Airbellum and Key Mouse. Spoiler
[copse] I picked those, because with them, you can decently easily ess level 5, 7 and 8 Synchros. Sure X-Saber Airbellum might seem random, but it also is the only level 3 Beast Tuner I have. I also gave both of the centaurs a handful of useful spells, but I didn¡¯t want to go too overboard, because their Card Summoners are still LV.1, so they don¡¯t have the deck box feature to carry their cards.
But now, time for packs. Because I got a new set ages ago, and I need to itch my Pack Opening scratch or I¡¯ll go crazy! So ten packs of . GO! Spoiler STOR 1 Karakuri Watchdog mdl 313 "Saizan"; Hourss of Courage; Nordic Relic Brisingamen; Nordic Relic Laevateinn; Karakuri Cash Cache; Odin''s Eye; Kagemusha of the Six Samurai; Resonator Engine; Scrap Worm [copse] Karakuri Watchdog has an attack boosting effect, which I usually like, but Watchdog¡¯s isn¡¯t the greatest. And it is a Karakuri, and I already hate them. Hourss of Courage has an interesting idea, but it is a bit too difficult to keep alive for a turn, and even if you do, all you get is a 2200 normal summonable attacker. Nordic Relic Brisingamen is okay, but it really should boost the attack by the attack of the other monster, not just making the two monsters match. But it looks quite pretty, so I might need to look into making one, just for that. Nordic Relic Laevateinn is way too situational, but like Brisingamen, it looks cool, so maybe we can make one. Karakuri Cash Cache searches Karakuri monsters, and searchers are always good. Odin''s Eye is interesting. Not as a card, but as an install. It would probably give some sort of foresight skill, and that could be very useful. Kagemusha of the Six Samurai is my old friend Kagemusha of the Blue me all armored up. His effect is very situational, but it doesn¡¯t matter, because nostalgia wins. Resonator Engine is good. Just re-shuffle a couple Resonators and I can pick myself a new LV.4 monster. Nice. And while Scrap Worm can attack directly, it sadly kills itself after one attack. And then recovers a Scrap from the GY, but it doesn¡¯t special summon it, just returns it to the hand. Next pack. Spoiler STOR 2 Vylon Matter; Nordic Relic Laevateinn; Garmr of the Nordic Beasts; Ljosalf of the Nordic Alfar; Tiki Curse; Terminal World; Zero Force; Odin, Father of the Aesir; Hope for Escape [copse] Vylon Matter gets Equip cards off of cooldown, so it is okay. Garmr of the Nordic Beasts is pretty decent. It has good stats and the effect will probably scare away low ranking monsters. So it could be a goodpanion for adventurers or something. ¡­ actually, the effect is level based, so it probably doesn¡¯t work on monsters, but I can always test that. Ljosalf of the Nordic Alfar is fine. Nothing really special about it, but it isn¡¯t bad. Tiki Curse is really important for trap monster decks. And since it is a trap monster, it can be set onto a person. By itself it is just okay, but with a few support cards, Tiki Curse is amazing. Terminal World is trash. Zero Force is a bit situational, but when it works, it is very debilitating. Hope for Escape is a bit toote. I have way too much HP to really make it work. But it would have been an alright Pack token generator. And Odin, Father of the Aesir is a god monster, so I love it. I need to summon him ASAP so I can see what new he can offer. I just need a Nordic Ascendant Tuner first. Next pack. Spoiler STOR 3 Yaksha; Resonator Engine; Divine Wind of Mist Valley; Blood Sucker; Kagemusha of the Six Samurai; Vylon Matter; Zero Force; Doppelwarrior; Atomic Scrap Dragon [copse] Yaksha is an alright spirit. But returning Spells/Traps ¡®to the hand¡¯, not that you can really do that with actual spells, but still. It returns the mana to the caster. So while it is nice, it isn¡¯t as good as just negating the spell. And even then, Yaksha isn¡¯t reactionary. Divine Wind of Mist Valley is amazing. Special summon from the deck means it will summon a random monster that fulfills the condition, even monsters I don¡¯t have ess to. So I can, in theory, get any Level 4 or lower Wind monster with it. Blood Sucker is a meh wannabe Vampire. But it isn¡¯t a Vampire, so I don¡¯t care. Doppelwarrior is fine. It is really good in some Synchro spam decks, but for me, it is fine. And Atomic Scrap Dragon is fine. Sadly the regr Scrap Dragon is better, but Atomic Scrap Dragon is still good. Next pack. Spoiler STOR 4 Nordic Relic Brisingamen; Zero Force; Nordic Relic Draupnir; Legendary Six Samurai - Shinai; Top Runner; Karakuri Gold Dust; Shien''s Scheme; Tiki Curse; Shien''s Smoke Signal [copse] Nordic Relic Draupnir is okay. 800 attack boost is nothing special, but it does search other Nordic Relics when destroyed. Legendary Six Samurai - Shinai is fine. Top Runner gives Synchro monsters a 600 attack boost, which is fine, but itcks in stats. Karakuri Gold Dust is fine, but Karakuris still suck. Shien''s Scheme is unnecessary for me. And Shien''s Smoke Signal is a searcher, so good. Spoiler STOR 5 Xing Zhen Hu Replica; Wattmole; Majioshaleon; Top Runner; ckwing - Calima the Haze; Karakuri Ninja mdl 919 "Kuick"; Barrier Resonator; Token Stampede; Doppelwarrior [copse] Xing Zhen Hu Replica is ¡­ kind of meh. I guess it can prevent a trap from activating, but that can be done with 17 other cards. Wattmole can attack twice. ¡­ with 0 attack. And sure while it attacks a face-down monster, that monster is instantly destroyed, but that doesn¡¯t save Wattmole from being bad. Majioshaleon is interesting. Its effect should prevent it from being an attack target for spells. ckwing - Calima the Haze is a situational protective card. It isn¡¯t bad, just situational. Karakuri Ninja mdl 919 "Kuick" is good, as far as Karakuri monsters go. Barrier Resonator I like, because it can make Tuners basically unkible for a bit. Token Stampede is really cool. A nice attack boost for all Tokens. And they cannot be destroyed by battle. It really is a cool card. Next pack. Spoiler STOR 6 Majioshaleon; Karakuri Gold Dust; Mimir of the Nordic Ascendant; Token Stampede; Nordic Relic Draupnir; Shien''s Scheme; Blood Sucker; Terminal World; Tanngnjostr of the Nordic Beasts [copse] Mimir of the Nordic Ascendant is the Tuner I need for Odin. Other than that, it doesn¡¯t offer much. Tanngnjostr of the Nordic Beasts is pretty good. One of the best Nordic monsters. Special summons itself, specials another Nordic when changed from defense to attack. Just all around good. Spoiler STOR 7 Blood Sucker; Resonator Engine; Ljosalf of the Nordic Alfar; Solemn Authority; Barrier Resonator; Shien''s Scheme; Zero Force; Needle Ball; Symphonic Warrior Piaano [copse] Solemn Authority is pretty meh. There are better targeting protection cards. Needle Ball is trash. Symphonic Warrior Piaano is just kind of bad. Now admittedly I don¡¯t know the Symphonic Warrior archetype, but it just sounds like a major pain based on this one card. Spoiler STOR 8 Odin''s Eye; Needle Ball; Mimir of the Nordic Ascendant; Legendary Six Samurai - Mizuho; ckboost; Karakuri Ninja mdl 919 "Kuick"; Token Sundae; ckwing - Brisote the Tailwind; Tyr of the Nordic Champions [copse] Mizuho is fine. ckboost makes Pack tokens. If it were a Spell, I think it would have been decently popr. Token Sundae is a sucky board wipe. ckwing - Brisote the Tailwind is a bit too specific. And Tyr of the Nordic Champions is nice. ¡­ except for the ¡®If there is no other "Nordic" monster on the field, destroy this card.¡¯ part of the effect. Next pack. Spoiler STOR 9 Hourss of Courage; Garmr of the Nordic Beasts; Token Stampede; Scrap Shark; Worm Illidan; Odin''s Eye; Barrier Resonator; Token Sundae; Foolish Return [copse] Scrap Shark has a good attack stat for a level 4, but it dies when someone looks at it funny. Worm Illidan is way too slow. And Foolish Return is just not good. It is one of those troll cards that are printed for some reason. But actually, for me, since the term ¡®my opponent¡¯ is basically anyone but me, it might be useful. Last pack. Spoiler STOR 10 Xing Zhen Hu Replica; Token Sundae; Terminal World; Vylon Matter; ckwing - Calima the Haze; Divine Wind of Mist Valley; Nordic Relic Draupnir; Foolish Return; Worm King [copse] Worm King is an SR, so nice to end on a super rare. Other than that, it is just okay. But yeah. That is it for now. I have an Odin to summon. CH.525 Artificer Wilma CH.525 Artificer Wilma I guess I¡¯ll start with the news from MedBay. Two people had been taken in because they are evolving. The first one is Olia, Unika¡¯s mother. She doesn¡¯t get the level up treatment that often, mainly because she doesn¡¯t want to, but she is now level 50, 51 actually, and she is evolving. The other one evolving is actually Wilma. I¡¯m not 100% sure if that is the case, but it might have something to do with the sacred forge in Smorog. I got both the title and the dwarf race from having that exined to me, so I wonder if the same applies to Wilma. Maybe that triggered some sort of evolution. Also, since we are talking about Olia, I guess I¡¯ll show you how Valoa is doing. Spoiler
Name: Valoa
Race: Fox-folk
Level: 28 [+20]
HP: 623 [+410]
Mana: 1977 [+1380]
Strength: 542 [+390]
Defense: 558 [+500]
Magic: 1175 [+840]
Skills:
Foxfire LV.6 (racial) [+4]
Spear Technique LV.1 [new]
Bow Technique LV.3 [+2]
Knife Technique LV.2 [new]
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.2 [new]
Quick Shot LV.1 [new]
Defense Boost LV.4 [new]
Light Magic LV.6 [+4]
Fire Magic LV.3 [new]
Mana Control LV.8 [+4]
Fast Mana Recovery LV.3 [new]
Quick Cast LV.5 [+4]
Instant Cast LV.1 [new]
Fire Resistance LV.2 [new]
[copse] As you can see, Valoa has some really high skill levelspared to his overall level. That is because he generally wants to level up his skills, instead of his overall level. He also takes part in a lot of the dhampir lessons, well, they aren¡¯t just for dhampirs anymore. But still, he learns different skills from different instructors (my monsters). Which is why he has four different weapon technique skills. Well, Bow Technique he learned from his big sister, but either way. He hasn¡¯t yet picked which weapon he wants to main, so he is just kind of learning everything. In fact, he will most likely get both Staff and Sword Technique at some point as well. And all of the skills are learned, not installs, except Defense Boost, which Olia made him take after a training ident. And honestly speaking, considering his skill levels, and the fact that he is a beast-folk, he will likely evolve when he reaches LV.30.
Olia was the first to be done with her evolution. She evolved into a Multi-Tailed Fox-kin. Kind of like Unika, but Unika is a Multi-Tailed me Fox-kin. Spoiler
Name: Olia
Race: Multi-Tailed Fox-kin [was Fox-kin]
Level: 51 [+14]
HP: 2210 [+880]
Mana: 1490 [+950]
Strength: 1115 [+470]
Defense: 970 [+526]
Magic: 730 [+414]
Skills:
Fox Instincts LV.8 (racial) [+4]
Mana Flight LV.1 (extra) [new]
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.4 [+2]
Defense Boost LV.4 [new]
Wind Magic LV.3 [new]
Mana Control LV.4 [new]
Fast Mana Recovery LV.2 [new]
Quick Cast LV.1 [new]
Cooking LV.7 [+3]
Cleaning LV.8 [+4]
Service LV.7 [+4]
Sexual Technique LV.4
Pleasuring Technique LV.5 [+2]
[copse] Again, like with Valoa, her skills are all her own, except Defense Boost. She took it at the same time as Valoa took his. Also, her Pleasuring Technique has been leveling up, because massages count under Pleasuring Technique. Don¡¯t ask me why. She learned Wind Magic while she was practicing with Valoa, and she learned Mana Flight, because, and I quote, ¡®It is easier to reach the high ces with it¡¯. I mean, the main thing she uses Wind Magic for is clearing away dust, so take that however you want.
Wilma¡¯s evolution took a day longer than Olia¡¯s, so while I waited for that, I decided to finally look into what happened with that spirit waterfall in Smorog. Aka. how did the thieves get past it? So I summoned Thssa and chatted with her for a while. She vehemently denied the possibility that anyone without either the blessing or contract of a spirit, or those carrying the title Sacred Smith (Smorog) could get past the waterfall. Which I did believe, but then I asked if she knew of spirits that would have blessed people like that. To which Thssa replied that all of the superiors had been keeping a closer eye on their families after what happened with Cailie¡¯s sister. They didn¡¯t want anyone corrupting their children after all. So in short, we didn¡¯t know anything. But then I realized that the creature that attacked was part spirit. So I brought Thssa over to it and asked if a contract with a creature like it could fool the waterfall into thinking that the people had a spirit contract. And while Thssa couldn¡¯t confirm that it would work, she did say that it might work. So since we, or in this case I, would test this, Thssa agreed to make me two spirit-wall waterfalls. One in HomeBase, the other in the Factory. I really need to work this stuff out, because artificial spirits that can fool the protection given by superior spirits cannot be good. Maybe they can even make artificial superior spirits, kind of like how Amilie tried to turn her greater spirit into a superior one. But these guys seem smarter, so they might actually seed.
But back to Wilma. Her evolution finished, and she was looking good. ¡­ yes, in multiple ways. She never looked bad, but seeing someone fresh after an evolution is just ¡­ something else. Because an evolution removes all ws in your skin, hair, and pretty much everything else, people after evolution look the best they¡¯ll ever look. ¡­ or maybe the most natural they can ever look. Because I won¡¯t be getting into debates about makeup. But you don¡¯t care about that, you care about her new race and her stats, right? I hope you do, because I do. Spoiler
Name: Wilhelmina
Race: Artificer - Advanced Dwarf !
Level: 140 [+52]
HP: 5840 [+2706]
Mana: 6465 [+3175]
Strength: 2971 [+1509]
Defense: 3231 [+1719]
Magic: 2911 [+1776]
Racial* Spoiler
Advanced Crafting LV.9 (racial) [+4]
Advanced Enchanting LV.1 (racial) [new]
[copse]
Extra* Spoiler
Limit Break LV.1 (extra) [new]
Spiritual Metal Magic LV.7 (extra) [+5]
Card Summoner LV.3 (extra) [+2]
Item Box LV.5 (extra) [+1]
Appraisal (extra)
Mental Visual Designing (extra)
Summon Metal Spirit (extra)
[copse]
Skills* Spoiler
Hammer Technique LV.6 [+3]
Shield Technique LV.9 [+5]
Block LV.7 [+4]
Strength Boost LV.6 [+4]
Defense Boost LV.9 [+7]
Mana Control LV.15 [+9]
Earth Magic LV.7 [+5]
Fire Resistance LV.4 [+2]
Designing LV.10 [+3]
cksmithing LV.12 [+4]
Crafting LV.13 [+5]
Enchanting LV.11 [+4]
[copse]
Titles* Spoiler
Athena¡¯s Blessing Legendary Weapon Maker
Knowledge of Legendary Metals Legendary desmith
Sacred Smith (Smorog) [new] Language Comprehension (humanoid)
Storage ess (Brian Wood) [new]
[copse]
[copse] So yeah. Wilma is an advanced dwarf now. That isn¡¯t a big change, just means she will get more stats per level basically. But her ss race is more interesting. Artificer is abination of three other ss races, cksmith, Craftswoman and Enchanter. Which means Wilma now has ess to Advanced Crafting, which she already had because she was a Craftswoman. Metal Magic, from cksmith. But she didn¡¯t get the racial variant, as she already had the better Spiritual Metal Magic thanks to Athena¡¯s Blessing. But she did get Advanced Enchanting from being part Enchanter now. Other than that, there isn¡¯t much to it. ¡­ but seeing her high Designing level does remind me. Can you evolve into a Designer? Probably not, right? I mean, the Designing skill is still basically brand new, from the System¡¯s point of view. So they probably haven¡¯t designed a Designer race. Nor an upgraded form of the Designing skill, other than Mental Visual Designing which is unlocked by other means.
¡°Master. I havee to you, as I need to confess something.¡± Agunan came to my office in the afternoon hours, just a bit before I called it a day and headed to the dining room for dinner. ¡°... what did you break?¡± I asked the dragon. This wasn¡¯t the first time he¡¯de to confess to breaking something, or destroying some part of HomeBase. Luckily these days he kept most of the destruction to the inside of the dungeon and he had even learned how to use his Dungeon Master terminal and how to fix most of the damage. But from time to time, he went overboard and broke something he didn¡¯t know how to fix, so he had toe to me and ask me to fix some issue. ¡°I didn¡¯t break anything this time.¡± He responded, and I just stared at him, questioning if he was actually telling the truth. Because he doesn¡¯t confess, unless he broke something. If he has done something else, he just reports it. ¡°Master. Please don¡¯t look at me like that.¡± Agunan seemed to almost shrink into himself as I kept staring at him, but I had to make sure he wasn¡¯t trying to avoid problems. Not that I give him too much sass, even if he does something stupid like fighting the Sanga of the Thunder, Kazejin and Suijin, followed by Gate Guardian, followed by Dark Guardian boss that I made for the dungeon. ¡°... so, what do you need to confess then?¡± I asked. The dragon shrunk even more, clearly not wanting to tell, but he got this far, he can admit to his faults. ¡°... I ¡­ I have given my blessing without your permission.¡± He quietly admitted. ¡°Your blessing?¡± I questioned at first, but then I realized what he meant. ¡°You mean a dragon scale blessing?¡± I had to confirm. ¡°... Yes. I apologize that I did so without your permission.¡± Agunan said. ¡°No, it¡¯s fine. I really don¡¯t mind. But do tell, who did you bless?¡± I asked before I thought about it for a second and realized the answer. ¡°... you blessed Ria, didn¡¯t you?¡± ¡°... Yes, Master.¡± He admitted. ¡°When did you start and when will it be finished?¡± I asked. ¡°Because if I recall correctly, a dragon scale blessing will almost always cause an evolution when it finishes.¡± ¡°... it will end tomorrow. That is why I came to confess. Not only did I give my blessing without your permission, I gave it to your ve. Both of us are your property, so we shouldn¡¯t do things like these without your permission.¡± ¡°No. It is fine. I give you free rein for a reason. Just ¡­ next time, not that I think there will be a next time, tell me more than a day before, okay?¡± ¡°Yes Master. I shall.¡± Agunan responded, before bowing and leaving the room. ¡°... Well, at least I can warn Lua and have the MedBay prepared.¡± I muttered to myself as I quickly took care of this ¡®issue¡¯ before I headed for dinner. CH.526 Draconic Dhampir CH.526 Draconic Dhampir The next morning, Agunan asked me for permission to use the core room to finish the dragon scale blessing. He honestly didn¡¯t need to ask, out of everyone on HomeBase, he had the right to be there, as my Dungeon Master. But perhaps because of him not asking for permission to do the blessing, he was now asking for permission for things he was already allowed to do. I agreed, with the condition that I would be allowed to observe, as I wanted to know how this happened. Agunan epted, and soon enough, we found ourselves in the core room. Just me, the dragon and Ria. Agunan was holding in his arms a tiny piece of a dragon scale. It had once been a full scale, but he had chipped pieces off of it little by little, and ¡­ well, you¡¯ll see what has happened to those pieces. Agunan then reverted into his dragon form, holding the tiny scale on his palm. He then used a w to crush the scale into powder. {Previously, I used one of those kitchen crushing bowls to do this part, but as this is the final piece, I am doing it like this.} The dragon exined, and I was about to trante for Ria, but she seemed to understand what he was saying. She must have been practicing Draconic. Which makes sense, since you have to chant Draconic Magic in Draconic. Agunan then made a tiny cut to his thumb and let just a drop of blood mix with the powdered dragon scale. He then began to chant a spell, but honestly, the chant sounded more like a song. Or perhaps a poem would be more urate. But read in a very song-like way. The blood and dragon scale mixture began to glow softly as the spell ended, and then Agunan spoke. {Ria. It is ready. Please, consume it.} Ria didn¡¯t verbally answer, just approached the dragon and with a bit of Blood Magic, guided the mix into her mouth. Based on her facial expression, Ria really enjoyed it. I let the two enjoy the moment for as long as I could, but when Ria started to be visibly tired, I decided I had to call it. ¡°We should take Ria to the MedBay. Her evolution is likely starting.¡± I reminded Agunan. He transformed his humanoid form, took the dhampir into his arms, and we both used our Dungeon Terminals to teleport to the MedBay. Agunan set Ria up in an evolution tank, while I confirmed that it was set up correctly. I then left the dragon to watch over Ria.
A bitter, I was informed that Valoa had joined Ria in the MedBay. He was also evolving, like I guessed. With his really high skill levels, after he reached LV.30, he began to evolve. But while the two of them evolve, I¡¯m researching both the spirit waterfall and the false spirit/demon thing. And thanks to the help of the spirits, as well as a few demons I paid to work with me, I figured out some things. For one, those spirit/demons cannot bless people, but they can make what is effectively a spirit contract. And since a spirit contract is enough to go through a spirit waterfall, that is how those robbers got through it. Now my only question is, how are they making these things? My first guess would be a Chaos God Dungeon, but if that was the source of them, the Goddess would tell me. At least I hope she would. Because if the Demon Lord was so bad that him abusing a Chaos God Dungeon resulted in a Hero summoning, why wouldn¡¯t the Goddess ask me to deal with someone using a Chaos God Dungeon. Unless she thinks I¡¯m not strong enough yet, in which case, why not tell me to level up faster. And if whoever is behind these creatures is powerful enough to deal with me, what about my monsters? Janina is the strongest being I know, native to this world. And she can stand up to any of my monsters, except Armityle and Exodia. Yes, she can win against Ra, if Ra doesn¡¯t go Immortal Phoenix. Actually, these days she even knows how to deal with the Immortal Phoenix mode. As long as she isn¡¯t tired or weakened from a previous match. Oh, speaking of god cards. Odin. Spoiler [copse] He has some interesting abilities, mainly things like foresight and the ability to see through illusions, delusions and all sorts of things. And all of these abilities get even more powerful with the help of Odin¡¯s Eye. As well as his ability to make himself immune to just about everything. Spoiler [copse] But back to Ria and Valoa. Their evolutions will soon be over, so let¡¯s go check up on them.
Spoiler
Name: Rhianna
Race: Draconic Dhampir Brawler
Level: 150 [+30]
HP: 6990 [+2395]
Mana: 5850 [+2010]
Strength: 4502 [+1512]
Defense: 3415 [+1128]
Magic: 3470 [+1565]
Skills:
Draconic Body LV.1 (racial) [new]
Draconic Magic LV.1 (racial) [new]
True Blood Magic LV.9 (Racial) [+2]
Vampiric Body Modification LV.10 (Racial) [+2]
Brawling LV.9 (Racial) [+2]
Limit Break LV.1 (extra)
Life Drain LV.2 (extra) [new]
Mana Drain LV.2 (extra) [new]
Status Drain LV.6 (extra) [+3]
Winged Flight LV.7 (extra) [+4]
Card Summoner LV.4 (extra) [+1]
Knife Technique LV.3 [new]
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.10 [+1]
Counter Strike LV.7 [+2]
Flickering Step LV.8 [+2]
Strength Boost LV.9 [+3]
Defense Boost LV.9 [+3]
Draconic Fire Magic LV.8 [evolved][+2]
Mana Control LV.12 [+4]
Fast Mana Recovery LV.8 [+2]
Internal Magic Technique LV.10 [+1]
Cooking LV.2 [new]
Cleaning LV.2 [new]
Service LV.2 [new]
Dragon Scale Blessing (Greater True Fire Dragon) [new]
Blood Sucker (Racial)
Language Comprehension (draconic) [new]
ve. Master: Brian Wood
Note: Ria already knew some Draconic before her evolution. She only got the Language Comprehension title after it. [copse] Ria has definitely grown sincest time. She got the ¡®daily life¡¯ skills of Cooking, Cleaning and Service. But she also learned, by herself, how to turn her Status Drain skill into both HP drain, or Life Drain as the skills name is, as well as Mana Drain. So better believe each time she hits you with her fist, you will lose a bit of your stats, HP and mana included. Her Fire Magic evolved into Draconic Fire Magic, which is cool, and she got the two Draconic racial skills. She is, without a doubt, powerful. For physical appearance changes, Ria now had a permanent pair of wings on her back. They were on her upper back and looked quite draconic. She also had a pair of dragon horns peeking out from under her hair. Her nails were a bit longer, and likely quite sharp. And she had some dark red scales covering some parts of her skin. Her silver hair also had some streaks of Agunan¡¯s red running through them, but other than that, she was still Ria. Spoiler [copse]
Now, time for Valoa. Spoiler
Name: Valoa
Race: me Fox-kin
Level: 30 [+2]
HP: 870 [+247]
Mana: 2148 [+171]
Strength: 683 [+141]
Defense: 645 [+87]
Magic: 1363 [+188]
Skills:
Foxme LV.6 (racial) [evolved]
Spear Technique LV.2 [+1]
Bow Technique LV.3
Knife Technique LV.2
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.2
Quick Shot LV.2 [+1]
Defense Boost LV.4
Light Magic LV.6
Fire Magic LV.3
Mana Control LV.8
Fast Mana Recovery LV.3
Quick Cast LV.5
Instant Cast LV.1
Fire Resistance LV.2
Cleaning LV.1 [new]
[copse] Valoa came out of the evolution not looking too different. There was just one big difference between his pre and post evolution self. He now had a tail. Because yes, Valoa didn''t have a tail. I assumed he didn¡¯t have one because he was a half-blood, but maybe he did have one and it was forcefully cut off? Maybe Olia assumed that the ¡®baby father¡¯ would take them in if Valoa didn¡¯t have a tail and had it removed. I really hope that isn¡¯t the case, but it could be. Or maybe Valoa never grew a tail because the familycked food, so the tail was seen as unnecessary and he just never grew one. Well, he has one now, and it looks quite fluffy. I just hope Einar and Eline don¡¯t bother him too much about it.
With the evolutions over, the two of them wanted to test their improved stats. And Valoa needed to get used to bncing himself now that he had a tail. Ria¡¯s wings didn¡¯t cause her much issue, as she has been growing wings for herself with Vampiric Body Modification for a long time. For the tests, Valoa was fighting the adventurer students we had. Who, by the way, were more than a little frustrated by the fact that the ten year old Fox-kin is stronger than they are. Ria on the other hand was taking on me. While her stats aren¡¯t that close to mine, her Strength is only 1200 points less than mine. ¡­ which is admittedly a lot, but since this is just a practice match, and with Ria using Status Drain on me, she put up a good fight. That was until she used Vampiric Body Modification to turn her wings into arms, so I responded by race changing myself to Multi-Armed, and we had a four armed slug off. Which ended in my victory. Because while Ria is more skilled when ites to unarmedbat, I just have too big of a stat advantage over her. My defense is nearly double hers, so her punches barely hurt me and no amount of Status Drain was going to make up for that difference. CH.527 Generic Pack Opening chapter title number #11 CH.527 Generic Pack Opening chapter title number #11 Today I guess I can start with an update on my Rank-Up-Magic collection, as well as my list of Utopia monsters. And some info I found out about the Numeron Code part of Pack Opener. In terms of new Rank-Ups, I now had Quick Chaos, Astral Force, Doom Double Force and The Seventh One. Spoiler
[copse] Quick Chaos is nothing special, just ranking up the monster. No special anything to it. It is alright, but I think some of the other Rank-Ups that ¡®force¡¯ a specific evolution path are better. Astral Force is cool because it is a double rank-up, but that¡¯s about it. Doom Double Force has its own problems, mainly that it only works on monsters with wings, even after Alice Erasure Magiced parts of it. On the other hand, it resurrects the monster and doubles its rank, so ¡­ yeah. It goes crazy. But it does have its problems. Mainly the fact that ranking up a monster that quickly is apparently very dissociating for them, because they aren¡¯t used to their power. All Rank-Ups do that to an extent, but things like Doom Double Force do it way worse. That is one of the reasons I don¡¯t rank monsters up too quickly. I rank them up, then give them time to adjust, then rank them up again. I guess you couldpare it to having like 20 Level Ups used on you all at the same time. You just won¡¯t be used to your new power and it can cause some issues. Last, The Seventh One. It is dumb. It forces these strange evolution paths onto monsters that make them closer to one of the 101 to 107 numbers. It isn¡¯t a good Rank-Up to use on a monster, and I won¡¯t be using it on any. But what it does do well is summoning the 101 to 107 Numbers. Because after Alice so kindly removed the restriction where I have to draw it during my draw phase, I was able to just activate the card to summon out the Chaos form of any of the 101 to 107 Numbers. Naturally they were summoned without a sleeve or anything, so they would disappear after the summoning, but I can return them to the Collection with a card, and keep the monster permanently. Sadly, there was a small problem. I didn¡¯t get the regr version, only the Chaos version. So I now had all the Chaos versions of 101 to 107, butcked the regr versions. Spoiler
[copse] I naturally summoned all seven using the ¡®normal materials¡¯, so they would count for the Xyz summoning challenge. Sadly, they don¡¯t have their additional effects when summoned that way, but if I need those effects, I can just summon them with The Seventh One. Now to my Utopia stuff, before I show the progress of the Xyz challenge. The new ones I¡¯ve gotten are Number 39: Utopia Beyond, Number 39: Utopia Rising, Number 93: Utopia Kaiser, Number 99: Utopia Dragonar, Ultimate Dragonic Utopia Ray and Ultimate Leo Utopia Ray. Spoiler
[copse] And while I¡¯m notpletely sure I have all the Utopias, I think I do. Now to the Xyz Summoning Challenge.
Summon unique Xyz Monsters
Unique Xyz Monsters summoned: 24
Crimson Knight Vampire Bram; Dhampir Vampire Sheridan; The Zombie Vampire; Number 24: Drags the Vampiric Dragon; Number 71: Rebarian Shark; Number 39: Utopia Double; Number 39: Utopia; Number S39: Utopia the Lightning; Number S39: Utopia Prime; Number C39: Utopia Ray; Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon; Number C101: Silent Honor DARK; Number C102: Archfiend Seraph; Number C103: Ragnafinity; Number C104: Umbral Horror Masquerade; Number C105: Battlin'' Boxer Comet Cestus; Number C106: Giant Red Hand; Number C107: Neo Gxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon; Number 39: Utopia Beyond; Number 39: Utopia Rising; Number 93: Utopia Kaiser; Number 99: Utopia Dragonar; Ultimate Dragonic Utopia Ray; Ultimate Leo Utopia Ray
Next Reward is given at 15 unique Xyz Monsters
Next Reward: Infernal me Banshee + Ovey Network
[im Reward]
Spoiler
[copse] That was my 15 reward. The monster is nothing special, but Ovey Network is really nice. I should be able to get the regr versions of 101 to 107 to my Collection, since when I summon the Chaos variants with The Seventh One, since they will have the OG as an ovey unit, and I can use Ovey Network to return the ovey units to my Collection. For 20, I got The Phantom Knights of Break Sword and Xyz Override. Spoiler
[copse] And then, for 25, I got Gxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon and Cipher Interference. Spoiler
[copse] And can I just say, I love GEDefinitely General Electric, not Gxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon. Honestly, I like the entire Cipher archetype. Sadly it isn¡¯t that good, but it just fills me with that warm goodness of punching someone with a 10,000 attack point dragon. And this duo is definitely a part of that equation. Along with Cipher Ascension and Neo Cipher Dragon. I already have the RUM, so I just need the Neo Dragon. Hopefully the XYZ challenge can give it to me.
Summon unique Xyz Monsters
Unique Xyz Monsters summoned: 27
Crimson Knight Vampire Bram; Dhampir Vampire Sheridan; The Zombie Vampire; Number 24: Drags the Vampiric Dragon; Number 71: Rebarian Shark; Number 39: Utopia Double; Number 39: Utopia; Number S39: Utopia the Lightning; Number S39: Utopia Prime; Number C39: Utopia Ray; Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon; Number C101: Silent Honor DARK; Number C102: Archfiend Seraph; Number C103: Ragnafinity; Number C104: Umbral Horror Masquerade; Number C105: Battlin'' Boxer Comet Cestus; Number C106: Giant Red Hand; Number C107: Neo Gxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon; Number 39: Utopia Beyond; Number 39: Utopia Rising; Number 93: Utopia Kaiser; Number 99: Utopia Dragonar; Ultimate Dragonic Utopia Ray; Ultimate Leo Utopia Ray; Infernal me Banshee; The Phantom Knights of Break Sword; Gxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon
Next Reward is given at 30 unique Xyz Monsters
Next Reward: Heroic Champion - Excalibur + Xyz Import
Spoiler
[copse] But yeah. That is my Xyz situation. Now the the Numeron Code.
So, with the Numeron Code, I figured out how it gains power. Basically, I need to have each Number from 1 to 100, right? But the thing is, having multiple different Number monsters with the same Number, aka. all my Utopia variants that are all Number 39, don¡¯t count towards upgrading the Numeron Code. Also, Chaos Numbers unlock the other side of the Numeron Code, or what I¡¯ll just call the Barian¡¯s Code for simplicity sake. The Barian¡¯s Code has its own features, but the only one I have at the moment is the Rank-Up feature. It does what you think it does. By using a bit of ¡®Xyz energy¡¯, I can Rank-Up a monster. Either a card based one, or ¡®in the world¡¯ monster. It has no limitations, no specialities, or anything like that. It is nice to have, but most of the time, using a Rank-Up-Magic is better.
Speaking of Rank-Ups, my dear horse Rani is getting her second Rank-Up. I¡¯m again using Numeron Force for it. Spoiler [copse] And with it, Rani evolved from a Wild Horse into a War Horse. It didn¡¯t change her much. Her muscles bulged a bit, and her body structure redefined to be better. She also grew a bitrger, but she was still just arge horse, not anything huge.
But now, time for some more packs. Because I want to. still has some god cards I want. Spoiler STOR 1 Resonator Engine; Token Sundae; Solemn Authority; Tiki Curse; Divine Wind of Mist Valley; Odin''s Eye; Worm Illidan; Atomic Scrap Dragon; Foolish Return [copse] Ultra rare in the first pack is nice. ¡­ but it is a repeat, so less nice. In fact, there is nothing new in the first pack. But an ultra rare is still nice. Next pack. Spoiler STOR 2 Nordic Relic Laevateinn; Shien''s Scheme; Odin''s Eye; Worm Jetelikpse; Worm Illidan; Cosmic Compass; Nordic Relic Brisingamen; Tiki Curse; Musakani Magatama [copse] Worm Jetelikpse is pretty meh. Sure it summons itself back, but that is only after being flipped face-up and getting destroyed by battle. Cosmic Compass is great for Link spamming, but I don¡¯t exactly Link spam. It is alright for Synchro ys as well, but I think Links are where it really shines.Note: I actually assumed Cosmic Compass was banned, because summoning potentially 4 tokens that you can use for anything seemed too broken in the Link age. But apparently it isn¡¯t. And Musakani Magatama is a pretty basic counter trap. It is good, but I have seven others that do the exact same thing. Next pack. Spoiler STOR 3 Mimir of the Nordic Ascendant; Karakuri Ninja mdl 919 "Kuick"; Worm Illidan; Shien''s Squire; Zero Force; Nordic Relic Draupnir; Six Strike - Triple Impact; Hourss of Courage; Dverg of the Nordic Alfar [copse] Shien''s Squire is really situational, but battle indestructibility isn¡¯t bad. Six Strike - Triple Impact is a wannabe Raigeki and Feather Duster. And I can just use the OG variants. Dverg of the Nordic Alfar is a Loki tuner, but even outside of that, it isn¡¯t bad. An additional normal summon is meaningless to me, as is the recovery of a Nordic Relic, but it is still an okay monster. Next pack. Spoiler STOR 4 Divine Wind of Mist Valley; Tiki Soul; Terminal World; Cosmic Compass; Kagemusha of the Six Samurai; Divine Relic Mjollnir; Token Sundae; Wattberyx; Gleipnir, the Fetters of Fenrir [copse] Tiki Soul is nice, for a Trap Monster deck. Curse is arguably a bit better, but you run both in the deck anyway. Divine Relic Mjollnir is fine. Double attacking isn¡¯t that amazing, especially since Divine Relic Mjollnir is a Trap, not a Quick-y Spell. Wattberyx is about as bad as most other Watts. As in, it can work, but most likely, it will get electrocuted. Gleipnir, the Fetters of Fenrir is the name card of my fenrir summon, so great to have it in the Collection. And it is a great card. And it would be so much better if it wasn¡¯t a Trap. It really should have a condition where you can activate it on the turn you set it if you control a Nordic or Aesir monster. Well, you run 3 anyway, because it is the best you got. Next pack. Spoiler STOR 5 Needle Ball; Token Sundae; Cyber Shield; Ljosalf of the Nordic Alfar; Worm Jetelikpse; Barrier Resonator; Token Stampede; Legendary Six Samurai - Shinai; Dverg of the Nordic Alfar [copse] Cyber Shield is new. Honestly thought I had it already, but apparently I don¡¯t. Well, whatever. It is a super meh equip. Only attack and not even that much. I have better equip cards. ¡­ But at the same time, I can gender and race swap myself to be a female Bird-folk. ¡­ so I could do a Harpie Lady cosy. Well, I¡¯ll probably do that in the Factory. No point in wasting resources on useless stuff like that. Next pack. Spoiler STOR 6 Mimir of the Nordic Ascendant; Ljosalf of the Nordic Alfar; Karakuri Ninja mdl 919 "Kuick"; Garmr of the Nordic Beasts; Cyber Shield; ckwing - Calima the Haze; Token Stampede; Tiki Soul; Foolish Return [copse] All repeats, next. Spoiler STOR 7 Legendary Six Samurai - Mizuho; Nordic Relic Draupnir; Needle Ball; Divine Relic Mjollnir; Top Runner; Nordic Relic Brisingamen; Blood Sucker; Zero Force; Doppelwarrior [copse] Nothing new, Next. Spoiler STOR 8 Cosmic Compass; Top Runner; Zero Force; ckwing - Calima the Haze; Worm Illidan; Tiki Curse; Mimir of the Nordic Ascendant; Token Sundae; Shien''s Daredevil [copse] Shien''s Daredevil is okay. Nothing special, but he isn¡¯t bad. Next pack. Spoiler STOR 9 Divine Relic Mjollnir; Worm Illidan; Solemn Authority; ckboost; Vylon Matter; Resonator Engine; Token Sundae; Karakuri Ninja mdl 919 "Kuick"; Asceticism of the Six Samurai [copse] Asceticism of the Six Samurai looks really cool, and it''s decent. In the TCG. For me, it might be better. It should, since it summons from the deck, summon random Six Samurai monsters, including ones I can¡¯t even get yet. And those cards are always the most busted for my use. Last pack. Spoiler STOR 10 Karakuri Cash Cache; Tiki Soul; Mimir of the Nordic Ascendant; Karakuri Watchdog mdl 313 "Saizan"; Tiki Curse; Yaksha; Blood Sucker; Legendary Six Samurai - Shi En; Overpowering Eye [copse] Great pack to end on. Two new cards. Overpowering Eye is fine. Direct attacking is nice. But it might also give me some new Vision based skill, and that could be cool, so I¡¯ll have to run a Factory test with it. Legendary Six Samurai - Shi En on the other hand is just a good monster. Once per turn negate of a Spell or Trap, nice. Can prevent its own destruction by destroying another Six Samurai, nice. Good stats for the level, nice. It just is a good monster. But that is all for today. See you next time. CH.528 Date with Wilma CH.528 Date with Wilma Today I was going out with Wilma. She had been officially epted into the harem by the girls, and they also gave her a day to do whatever she wanted with me. With the exception of working on some weapons all day. Because for some reason, we have to make that clear with Wilma. I decided to add a stiption that we need to go outside of HomeBase for our date. Sadly, I realized a bit toote that Wilma absolutely gamed the System.
For our date, we headed to Smorog. I didn¡¯t question why Wilma wanted to take me to her home city, just went along with it. We headed for a mine near the center of the city, and there, we met up with us. I wasn¡¯t expecting him, but after some greetings, Wilma told me what she had nned. A mine tour. And we were even given some mining tools so we could try our hands at mining. Sadly us wouldn¡¯t be guiding us, since the mine shafts were too small for his huge body, but instead by the great miner Aron. Yes, the same one that was one of the judges for the weaponspetition. I suppose it makes sense. us would have a contact with him, and since Wilma¡¯s shield won thepetition, I¡¯m sure Aron was a bit more willing to give us a tour. Also, since I was out with Wilma, I was a dwarf currently. While she didn¡¯t mind my beard when I was a human, she did say she preferred the much longer one I had as a dwarf. The mine tour itself was already quite interesting. I really liked seeing the magic devices the dwarves used in the mines. I¡¯ll go over a few of the big ones. First were the Wind Magic devices that circte the air inside the mines. They made sure the miners had fresh air to breathe. But it wasn¡¯t the only thing for that. All miners also carried personal back-up air devices. Basically gas masks that made their own air for a short while. Then there were all the Earth Magic tools used for not only mining, but also reinforcing the tunnels. That way, there is no risk of the mines copsing, even if a natural disaster like an earthquake happened. They also had ore detectors. They were a mix of Earth and Metal Magic, and showed the best ces to mine. ¡­ But they were apparently extremely expensive, so only the most experienced miners are allowed to use them. Aron did have one, but he personally believed that having to use something like that was a crutch and that a real miner relies on their experience instead. He still showcased it to us at my request, but we didn¡¯t use it any more than that. Aron eventually brought us to a ce where we could test out mining for ourselves, so he opened his Item Box and brought out a couple of pickaxes, wedges and hammers. He showed us how to mine and we mimicked him. Wilma was a lot better than I was, mainly because I used a bit too much force and ended up breaking the handle on my pickaxe. I then asked if mining with magic was allowed, and Aron said it was. So naturally, I cheated in the best way possible, summoned Gaia and did a spirit union with her. Yes I could have used a lesser earth spirit, but I have Gaia¡¯s number, so why not call her. Gaia and I then performed a spell that might have been a bit too powerful, and we cleared out a massive cavern of all the dirt, stone, rock and all of that other stuff, leaving only the ores in the room. It was actually quiteical seeing them in the air for the split second before gravity began pulling them to the ground. The ores we found were strange. Normally, or at least as far as I know, one mine gives one kind of ore. At least in an area. Like in this area you find iron ore, but in another, you might find copper ore. But here, the ores were located with no rhyme or reason. You might find copper next to mithril and iron next to uranium. Because yes, we did actually uncover a bit of uranium ore. I collected all of the ores into Storage and used Material Quality Increase on them. I then apologized to Aron for going overboard, but he told me not to worry. He then picked up a pickaxe, struck one of the walls of the cavern I just made. His strike reverberated through the stone, and soon enough, the wall he struck crumbled. He then used Earth Magic to clear away a lot of the broken stones, revealing another cavern. And while it wasn¡¯t nearly asrge as the one Gaia and I made, it was still impressive. Especially since he broke all the rock in it with a single pickaxe strike. Maybe he used some sort of Advanced Mining skill thates from having the Miner ss race? He then used both the magic device, and his own spells, to reinforce the new cavern he cleared, before he asked me to carry the ore he revealed. I just took everything in, and again used Material Quality Increase on it. No reason not to, right?
After our mining trip, I realized how well Wilma had actually yed me. Because I soon found myself in the familiar temple dedicated to spirits, stripping myself naked, before walking through a waterfall. This time, us and Aron both were with us. Apparently, we were about to get a lesson on how dwarves refine their ore into actual metal. Waiting for us in the forge itself was one more dwarf, this time a female one. She introduced herself as Maris, and she was an alchemist. Though I think she is closer to a refinery worker, as her skillset was specialized in turning raw ore into high quality metal. Not that I really know all that much about alchemy. I still haven¡¯t bothered finding a dedicated alchemist for HomeBase, because in my world view, alchemists make potions. And we have that covered. But if they instead turn raw ore into metal, maybe I should look into getting one or two. I might ask Marister if she knows any who would be willing to take up the post. I mean, what smelting I¡¯ve needed done has been done by my monsters, but still, maybe having dedicated staff for it wouldn¡¯t be bad. Not like I¡¯ll run out of money just because I hire a few more people. Maris showed us how she set up the refining furnace by guiding the eternal me to heat it up, before she asked me to bring out some of the ore we mined. Only one type of ore at a time. I decided to start with iron and filled the hopper above the furnace with the ore. ¡°This is nice. You dug up some high quality ore. Did the earth spirit help with that?¡± Maris asked as she inspected the ore. ¡°Seemed pretty normal to me.¡± Aronmented. ¡°This is normal?¡± Maris asked, as she tossed a clump at Aron. It hit him on the forehead, but the man didn¡¯t seem to care, simply catching the piece and inspecting it. ¡°... True. Does seem high quality. Is it all like this?¡± ¡°What do you think, hard head? Of course it is.¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t think it was this fine.¡± Aron admitted. ¡°You are going senile. You need to cut down on the liqueur.¡± ¡°Been drinking since I was fifteen and not nning on stopping.¡± The two continued to bicker while the furnace heated up. Eventually, it was ready to go and Maris opened the bottom of the ore hopper, and let all the ore flow into the furnace itself. She then chanted an earth magic spell, and began to concentrate, so us took over the exining role. He told about the spell that had been taught by the spirits to the dwarf that made the sacred forge. It agitated the melting ore, lifting the impurities to the top of the soon to be melted metal, and then removing the impurities from the furnace. With that revtion, I made sure Tahlia had the spell chant recorded, and I began watching the furnace with Mana Vision. Sure I can always ask Athena and Gaia about the spellter, but seeing it in action should also help. As the impurities were let out from the furnace, I asked us what they do with it, and he told me they simply dispose of it. So I quickly took it into Storage, because that way, they wouldn¡¯t have to clean it up. I can just toss it somewhere. Or I can give it to Alice for Erasure Magic targets. It can probably also be used as a practice target for the Earth Magic spell Earth Control, but any earth will do for that. Eventually, Maris changed from Earth Magic to Metal Magic. She then ordered Aron to add some refined coal into the furnace, so she could refine the iron into steel. That mix didn¡¯t take nearly as long as the first refining part, so soon after that, Maris seemed happy with the results and ordered Aron to open the bottom of the furnace. Aron did as ordered and the molten metal flowed out from the furnace, into some hihi''irokane molds. Maris seemed to guide the molten metal with Metal Magic, because it flowed perfectly, and soon began to harden in the molds. After the ingots were cooled, which happened way faster than I expected, so probably some magic in y, Maris picked up one of them and inspected it. She seemed happy with the results. ¡°Wannabe dwarf boy. Take one for yourself and move the rest of these to the storage room.¡± Maris said. ¡°Aron, help me clean up the furnace.¡± I did as asked, lifting the ingots from the molds with Telekinesis, cing all of them into Storage. us then opened the storage room for us, which had some new security measures after the ¡­ you know. He showed me where to ce the steel ingots and I did so. After we made sure they were set up as asked, we headed back out to the forge and us took us to a different station, one designed for forging, not refining. The set up the pipes to pull fire from the eternal me, before he told us what he wanted to make. ¡°I want to see how you make vampiric steel. I know you can, so show me.¡± He asked, or maybe demanded. I had no reason not to show him, so I quickly confirmed that I have enough dragon blood in Storage. But luckily, I do stockpile materials like that, so I had enough for ¡­ well, a lot of ingots. ¡°I¡¯ll have to change my race.¡± I warned us. ¡°Using Blood Magic is difficult if I¡¯m not a dhampir.¡± Only after I admitted that did I realize that the dwarves wouldn¡¯t know about my unique-racial skill. Well, in a way they did. They did see me going from a human to a dwarf, but they probably don¡¯t know all the races I can just turn into. But us didn¡¯t ask, so I just swapped races. I had a bit of difficulty with my white robe that I was wearing. Since my dwarf form is shorter than my dhampir form, but at the same time, my dwarf form was more stout, I had to adjust the robe to make it fit my current body. I then told us the basic process of making vampiric steel. Which he seemed to know, which is to be expected, as it is the same as blood iron, just with True Blood Magic and using higher quality blood. So us simply tossed the ingot into the fire to heat up, as he got out two happers. A smaller, one handed hammer for himself, and a two handed sledge for Wilma. Though admittedly, because of us¡¯ massive size, his hammer honestly would be a two-handed hammer for a regr dwarf. Soon enough the ingot was up to temperature, and the two dwarves began hammering it. It took them no time at all to tten the piece to the point where we could fold it, so I added in the blood, and watched them close the fold. We then repeated the process another 15 times, before Wilma told us that the ingot was vampiric steel. She probably used Appraisal on it after each fold or something. We then did two more blood filled folds to increase the quality of the ingot, before we let it cool down. While it did, I filled us in on the few important facts about vampiric steel he might not know. Like the setting of the final form with the blood coating. Again, us knew of it because of blood iron, but was still thankful for the reminder. After the ingot was cooled, I quickly took it into Storage, saying I wanted to ¡®appraise¡¯ it. Naturally I don¡¯t have Appraisal, but Storage can appraise things, so it wasn¡¯t a lie. But I actually just wanted to run another Material Quality Increase on the metal. Because yes, as long as the material has changed enough, I can run that ¡®cheat¡¯ on it again. For this, I¡¯ve done it now three times. One time when it was ore, another time when it was a steel ingot, and now the third time while it is a vampiric steel ingot. Perhaps because of all of those times, the quality of the raw ore that had been good, made us a wless ingot of vampiric steel. Sadly, we wouldn¡¯t have the time to turn the ingot into a weapon today, because between the mining, the refining and then the smithing, it was evening and we¡¯d soon head to HomeBase. For safety reasons, I decided to keep the vampiric steel ingot in my Storage, even if it isn¡¯t nearly as valuable as the stuff that was already stolen. And next time, we won¡¯t being here. I¡¯ll be bringing the people to HomeBase, so they can get a goodparison on how we do things.
¡°I knew it.¡± Aron said as we were walking away from the sacred forge. ¡°You freaking kid. You have some crazy skill, don¡¯t you? Did the Metal Spirit help you or something? How can you just magically improve an already made metal?¡± ¡°Storage.¡± I admitted. ¡°Material Quality Increase is a funny thing.¡± ¡°... you ¡­ you¡­¡± Aron seemingly didn¡¯t know what to say. ¡°He wants to say ¡®thank you¡¯, but can¡¯t.¡± Maris tranted for us. ¡°... the forge really hasn¡¯t been the same since ¡­ you know. So we are thankful for this.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry about it.¡± ¡°Can¡¯t not worry.¡± Aron said. ¡°I didn¡¯t mean that part. Just ¡­ you need help, I¡¯lle help.¡± I told them. ¡°Besides, there are still secrets I want to learn from you.¡± ¡°Using us until we drop, huh?¡± Aron joked. ¡°You sound like mine wife.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t talk about me like that, hard head.¡± Maris reprimanded. ¡°See? Make sure wives of yours treat you better.¡± ¡°I am perfect!¡± Maris dered. ¡°Agreed.¡± Wilma said. ¡°A wife has to know where to draw the line.¡± CH.529 Smithing on HomeBase CH.529 Smithing on HomeBase It was a few dayster when we met up with the mining/refining/smithing crew of Smorog, but this time, it was on HomeBase. I¡¯d sent Lawrence to taxi them, while I was cleaning up the Workshop with Wilma. It is really clean even normally, Wilma just wanted to clean it extra well because her teacher was visiting. After our visitors arrived, a bit of arger group than I expected, I weed them and began showing them around. Other than the three from yesterday, we also had four students. One miner learning from Aron, two refiners under Maris and one smith under us. All of them were more or less mind blown, because who would expect a floating citadel. It is just the normal reaction to visiting HomeBase for the first time. Maris was especially interested in the floating magic circles,menting on how they looked like the magic of the Sage¡¯s tower. I told her that while I wasn¡¯t trying to copy them, since I got the idea from Magical Citadel of Endymion which was used as the base for the HomeBase citadel, it did end up looking the same. Spoiler [copse] As I was showing them around, we naturally walked near the swordsmanship lesson going on for both the dhampir students, as well as the adventurers, so before they had the time to ask, I exined to the dwarves our goal of teaching people. I told them how it began with dhampirs, teaching them how to use the lost True Blood Magic so the blood curse could be handled in the future. But then we also taught them in other ways, mainly how to defend themselves and their viges. us then asked if we teach smithing or any other part of the weapon making process. The answer to that is kind of, but not really. We do have Rahman, a dhampir from the very first set of students, who stayed on HomeBase to learn cksmithing and how to make both blood iron and vampiric steel weapons. But he is currently the only one. They asked why, to which I answered that I just don¡¯t have a lot of monsters focused on smithing and weapons making, so I never prioritized it. Besides, I don¡¯t advertise HomeBase as some sort of school. I probably will, eventually, but not currently. So I wouldn¡¯t just pick up students from out of nowhere. ¡°But if you want to send a few students my way, I can amodate them. I know the three of you can¡¯t take on all the students that want to study under you.¡± I offered, to which the dwarves nodded. Though admittedly, HomeBase is more of a forge than a refinery. We don¡¯t even have a mine, so no miners for us. Sure I can make raw ore with the True Core or we can purchase ore and refine it ourselves, but we can¡¯t just make a mine. ¡­ Well, I suppose with the B.E.S. and Gradius ships, we could just find an ore rich location, and with the help of Gaia, making a mine wouldn¡¯t take too long. But at the same time, I don¡¯t even know if I have any monsters specialized in mining. Except maybe something like Drillroid and Jumbo Drill, but they are Machine-type, so I¡¯m not sure if they can teach what the dwarves want to learn. Spoiler
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Once we got to the workshop, the experienced dwarves began looking over our facilities, while the juniors just gawked at the amount of star titanium on our material shelf. And that is only like 10% of the stuff, since I keep the rest in Storage. It was Aron who finally asked about it. ¡°Where do you secure all this star titanium from? Even we can barely get it, but at these quantities.¡± ¡°I have a source. I can show youter.¡± I answered. I don¡¯t mind showing them Quasar and his ability to turn titanium into star titanium. And I don¡¯t even have to tell that I make titanium with the True Core, as it is somewhat avable on the market. Sure it isn¡¯t asmon as iron or copper or bronze, but it is just a bit more rare than high quality steel. But since steel is both heavier (more difficult to transport), and slightly harder when tempered, steel is actually a bit more expensive than titanium. As for star titanium, thanks to Wilma¡¯s title, we know that there is no artificially made star titanium. All of it is natural, dug up from the ground and refined. But the problem is, there is a tiny amount of it in regr titanium ore, something like 1 part per 1,000. And you need to separate that star titanium from the regr stuff, or the two will mix in the refining process. And apparently the only country that knows how to do that well is the Empire, and because of that, the Empire has basically a monopoly on the stuff. Well, they wouldn¡¯t if I sold my stuff, but I don¡¯t feel like selling my star titanium until the thief problem is dealt with. And besides, I don¡¯t really want to crash the market and cause problems with the Empire. I don¡¯t want to start a war or something. ¡°I noticed you have some orichalcum. Where did you get it?¡± Maris asked. ¡°Oh, we have Athena make some for us from time to time. The ingredients aren¡¯t that difficult toe by. Actually, Wilma can make some, but ites out either poor or low quality, so the stuff Athena makes is preferred.¡± ¡°... I hate how you normalize the use of the superior spirits, but then again, I cannotin if they don¡¯t.¡± ¡°Well, if we use them too much, they willin, but as long as there is a bnce of fun and work, they are actually quite agreeable. You do realize that beings that live basically forever get bored. So entertain them and they will put in some work.¡± ¡°Speaking from experience.¡± Wilma said teasingly. ¡°Yeah. Janina and the Factory. Name a more iconic pair.¡± ¡°You and cheating?¡± Wilma answered. ¡°Brian.¡± us said, his voice raising as if he was trying to control his anger. ¡°Didn¡¯t I talk about this!?¡± ¡°Not the kind of cheating you are thinking of!¡± Wilma quickly corrected. ¡°Yeah. Besides, if I was cheating, it would be on Lua. She was my first, so she would have priority if I was trying to ¡®not cheat¡¯.¡± I pointed out. ¡°Okay, but where do you make the orichalcum? I don¡¯t see a refining forge, let alone a foundry.¡± Maris asked. ¡°I can show you in a bit. But we don¡¯t use a foundry, as we don¡¯t do it during the refining process. We do it separately with proper metals. Don¡¯t know which is easier, but our way does seem to work.¡± ¡°Bet with that Improvement skill it is better your way. You can use it every step of the way, right?¡± Aron confirmed. ¡°Yeah, pretty much. As long as the item is sufficiently different, I can use it again. But it can''t be used on finished items, only things Storage considers ''materials''.¡±
After the inspection of the Workshop itself finished, we quickly visited the showcase room, since it had some cool weapons that were a bit too powerful for me to feelfortable selling. It had some pieces the dwarves recognized, like the ming sword I bought after the weaponspetition, but a lot of the stuff were prototypes or other experimental weapons Wilma and Karl had made. The dwarves were especially interested in the few weapons that had skills. I quickly told them how they were made, to which they were horrified to hear that I summoned demons. I then exined to them that I learned how to manipte miasma, and since miasma is what the demons want, I could condense it into magic stones and use them to barter with the demons. They still seemed a bit on guard, but I promised them I was acting safely. We then moved to the mana spring. It was still our go-to way of making orichalcum. I told them how I originally designed it to act as a tool for improving your mana circuits, which is required for Advanced Mana Control. I then told them about how Athena revealed to us not only how to make orichalcum, but also the mix of materials needed for it. Which naturally brought up the de of Space and Time, or as it is known nowadays, Errelitea. us already knew of the sword, but the other two didn¡¯t and asked to see it, so I showed them the weapon. As I exined everything it can do, their eyes got wider and wider to the point it becameical. And that is despite the fact that I didn¡¯t tell them about Errelitea¡¯s ability to cut open dimensional barriers. I mean, just absolute pration is amazing. The strength boosts are super specific, but for someone who has both Space and Time Magic, they are amazing. And the ability to cast spells through a sword, while not unheard of, is not amon trait either.
We then headed outside, where I summoned Stardust Sifr Divine Dragon to turn some titanium into star titanium. Spoiler [copse] Yes. Any of the four LV.12 Quasar variants can do it, I just use whichever I like. The one I use most often is Cosmic Quasar Dragon, because I can summon him without having to Synchro summon him. He is the only one of the Quasar variants with the summoning condition being ¡®Must first be Synchro Summoned with the above materials¡¯, instead of something like ¡®Must be Synchro Summoned and cannot be Special Summoned by other ways¡¯. So he is just most convenient for general use. The dwarves weren¡¯t quite sure how to take the fact that I just summoned a star dragon, a star dragon that can turn titanium into star titanium at that, but they didn¡¯tment on it. Maybe they were just blown away andcked the words toment?
After the show, we had a break for lunch. Then we headed back to the workshop. We still had a vampiric steel ingot we wanted to turn into a weapon. And in the few days since we made the ingot, I decided what weapon we¡¯d make. Well, Wilma and us will make it, I¡¯ll be assisting with True Blood Magic. We were making a whip. Because I don¡¯t have a metal whip, other than my Dark Chains, and vampiric steel will be perfect for a whip. I told them as much, and while us wasn¡¯t sure it would work, Wilma was all ready to get to it. With two skilled smiths working at it, making a whip didn¡¯t take long at all. And it came out so nice. I honestly was a bit afraid it woulde out stiff and rigid, but we managed to make something that actually controlled like a whip made of leather, despite the fact that it was steel. Just vampiric steel at work, I suppose.
It then came back for the dwarves to head back to Smorog, and this time, Wilma was taking them. So I said goodbye before heading to my office. I needed to check up on my management work, mainly if there was any. Then I¡¯ll head to one of the practice rooms and train with my new whip for a bit. Always good to have different weapon options, especially since a whip is a lot less lethal than a sword. Though admittedly, if I whip someone with full power, I¡¯ll probably still kill them because of my stats. Where is the ¡®false swipe¡¯ skill when you need one? CH.530 Gender Change’s Quirks CH.530 Gender Change¡¯s Quirks Today I discovered something new about One of Every Race. Specifically about my Gender Change modifier. See, I was practicing with Alice, when she asked if I ever practice as a girl. To which I answered that I don¡¯t, since I only use that form when one of the girls wants to ¡­ have fun with me in that way. Spoilers, only Alice and Janina ask for it. Alice because she is bi, mainly because Mana was crushing on Alice before their fusion, and that crush turned into a crush on my female self when they saw it. And Janina because she doesn¡¯t care about genders. She is above those kinds of problems. As long as a person is powerful enough, they can impregnate her. But since Alice asked about it, I decided to Gender Change myself and found out some things about it. Mainly, I¡¯m more sadistic as a female. As in, I purposefully hurt people instead of just subduing them. And it turns out, I really like to wield a whip when I¡¯m female. ¡­ yeah. I don¡¯t really know if it is just because of hormones or if my female self is actually somehow majorly different from my male self, but my female self does embrace a lot of my ¡®negative qualities¡¯. Of course saying they are negative qualities is a matter of perspective. Because sometimes being willing to put someone down permanently might be a good thing. So I¡¯ll definitely keep this in mind for those times. ... And it isn''t like I don''t kill people as a male. I just kill them quickly and resurrect them afterwards, instead of purposefully inflicting pain on them.
After that revtion, I needed some time to rx, so I decided to start by taking Rani for a ride. I ride her about twice a week, depending on how much time I have. But today I had the time, so after I made sure she was ready to go, I took both of us to a teleporter and took us down to the in around Alewatch, and we went for a long ride. The ins are still very safe. Actually, they are even safer than when I first arrived in the city, and even back then, anything above D-rank was rare to see. Sure the asional C-rank monster woulde to eat the boars, but that¡¯s about it. Nowadays, with more adventurers in Alewatch, the surrounding areas are cleaned more thoroughly, so barely any monsters, other than the boars that are controlled by the guild and are basically half tame, are seen in the ins. So Rani and I enjoyed a long, peaceful ride.
After the ride, I decided to just open some packs. And since it''s been a few days, I think I¡¯ll do a lot. 10 packs of , followed by 20 of . So let¡¯s get to it. Spoiler STBL 1 Karakuri Trick House; Wattkiwi; Darkworld Shackles; Wattdragonfly; Attack Gainer; Synchro Soldier; Exterio''s Fang; Scrap Soldier; Scrap Mind Reader [copse] Pack one doing it good. Scrap Mind Reader might not be the best for me, as its effect just resurrects itself from the GY, but it is a secret rare and I didn¡¯t have it yet, so a fantastic start. Next pack. Spoiler STBL 2 Star Siphon; Needle Soldier; Mirror of the Ice Barrier; Extra Veiler; Scrap Lube; Reed Butterfly; Ally of Justice Unknown Crusher; Karakuri Spider; Wattsquirrel [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler STBL 3 Necro Linker; Wattkeeper; Vice Berserker; Exterio''s Fang; Naturia Pumpkin; Axe of Fools; Powersink Stone; Wattsquirrel; Archfiend Empress [copse] Archfiend Empress is new. At it is okay. Sadly she doesn¡¯t protect herself, but still not a bad Archfiend. Next pack. Spoiler STBL 4 Wattdragonfly; Naturia Stag Beetle; Mirror Ladybug; Karakuri Soldier mdl 236 "Nisamu"; Reed Butterfly; Darkfall; Ally of Justice Thousand Arms; Wattkeeper; ckwing - Aurora the Northern Lights [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler STBL 5 White Elephant''s Gift; Defenders Intersect; Wattdragonfly; Reed Butterfly; Wightmare; Ally of Justice Thousand Arms; Vanity''s Emptiness; Darkfall; Wattcastle [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler STBL 6 Powersink Stone; Koa''ki Ring; Wightmare; Ally of Justice Unknown Crusher; Swift Scarecrow; Scrap Searcher; Defenders Intersect; Ally Salvo; Tyrant''s Temper [copse] Tyrant''s Temper is new, and I suppose it is situationally good. But at the same time, Jinzo does basically the same but better. Next pack. Spoiler STBL 7 Wattkeeper; Ally of Justice Unknown Crusher; Naturia Pumpkin; Powersink Stone; Attack Gainer; Leodrake''s Mane; Cursed Bill; Wattsquirrel; Shooting Star Dragon [copse] Shooting Star Dragon isn¡¯t new, it isn¡¯t even new from this set, but I don¡¯t mind having extra copies. Next pack. Spoiler STBL 8 Cursed Bill; Vanity''s Emptiness; Defenders Intersect; ckwing - Etesian of Two Swords; ckwing - Boobytrap; Mirror of the Ice Barrier; Karakuri Trick House; Scrap Soldier; Red Nova Dragon [copse] Red Nova Dragon is new. From this set. I already got one from the Synchro challenge. But like with Shooting Star, having extra copies is always nice. Next pack. Spoiler STBL 9 Wightmare; Karakuri Strategist mdl 248 "Nishipachi"; Rescue Warrior; Karakuri Spider; Naturia Pumpkin; Scrap Searcher; Karakuri Trick House; Medallion of the Ice Barrier; Karakuri Merchant mdl 177 "Inashichi" [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler STBL 10 Karakuri Trick House; Red Screen; Karakuri Strategist mdl 248 "Nishipachi"; Attack Gainer; Synchro Soldier; Reed Butterfly; Karakuri Spider; Medallion of the Ice Barrier; Ally Salvo [copse] Last Starstrike st has nothing new. Time for a set change. Spoiler STOR 1 Hourss of Courage; Worm Jetelikpse; Wattkey; Solemn Authority; Barrier Resonator; Nordic Relic Brisingamen; Resonator Engine; Zero Force; March Towards Ragnarok [copse] Wattkey is okay. I wish it was continuous, but it is decent as it is. And March Towards Ragnarok is just way too specific. Also, why does it negate the effects of the monster affected? Is that really necessary? Next pack. Spoiler STOR 2 Top Runner; Odin''s Eye; Barrier Resonator; Tiki Soul; Shien''s Scheme; Nordic Relic Laevateinn; ckwing - Brisote the Tailwind; Karakuri Ninja mdl 919 "Kuick"; Dverg of the Nordic Alfar [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler STOR 3 Blood Sucker; ckwing - Brisote the Tailwind; Barrier Resonator; Cyber Shield; Divine Wind of Mist Valley; Worm Illidan; Majioshaleon; Karakuri Gold Dust; Foolish Return [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler STOR 4 Kagemusha of the Six Samurai; Zero Force; Divine Relic Mjollnir; Needle Ball; Vylon Matter; Odin''s Eye; Legendary Six Samurai - Mizuho; Token Sundae; Hope for Escape [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler STOR 5 Needle Ball; ckwing - Brisote the Tailwind; Vylon Matter; Token Sundae; Solemn Authority; Tyrant''s Tirade; Divine Relic Mjollnir; Majioshaleon; Stardust Phantom [copse] Stardust Phantom is new, and it is pretty decent. Well, maybe not for me, because unlimited Monster Reborn, but I still like it. Even the battle protection effect is good. Next pack. Spoiler STOR 6 Worm Jetelikpse; Nordic Relic Draupnir; ckboost; Worm Illidan; Divine Relic Mjollnir; Majioshaleon; Solemn Authority; Barrier Resonator; March Towards Ragnarok [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler STOR 7 Cyber Shield; Nordic Relic Draupnir; Karakuri Watchdog mdl 313 "Saizan"; Gotterdammerung; Six Strike - Triple Impact; Top Runner; Legendary Six Samurai - Shinai; Legendary Six Samurai - Mizuho; Shien''s Daredevil [copse] Gotterdammerung is new, but it sucks! I don¡¯t want to give a Divine-Beast to my opponent just so I can banish all of their stuff after a while. That is just a terrible idea. Next pack. Spoiler STOR 8 Nordic Relic Brisingamen; ckboost; Tiki Curse; Mimir of the Nordic Ascendant; Divine Wind of Mist Valley; Garmr of the Nordic Beasts; Token Sundae; Six Strike - Triple Impact; Scrap Worm [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler STOR 9 Majioshaleon; Tiki Curse; Gotterdammerung; Odin''s Eye; Blood Sucker; Shien''s Squire; Nordic Relic Laevateinn; Cyber Shield; Asceticism of the Six Samurai [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler STOR 10 Karakuri Ninja mdl 919 "Kuick"; Nordic Relic Laevateinn; Karakuri Cash Cache; Blood Sucker; Scrap Shark; Shien''s Scheme; Worm Illidan; Legendary Six Samurai - Mizuho; Tyr of the Nordic Champions [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler STOR 11 Shien''s Scheme; Needle Ball; Cyber Shield; Xing Zhen Hu Replica; Mimir of the Nordic Ascendant; Karakuri Gold Dust; Terminal World; Hourss of Courage; Musakani Magatama [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler STOR 12 Gotterdammerung; Vylon Matter; Garmr of the Nordic Beasts; Barrier Resonator; ckwing - Brisote the Tailwind; Karakuri Gold Dust; Wattkey; Tanngrisnir of the Nordic Beasts; March Towards Ragnarok [copse] Tanngrisnir of the Nordic Beasts is new. And it is pretty good. At least in the TCG. Yes, I¡¯ve yed with the Nording Gods. I had to. I love all the God cards. Sadly the Nordics are the worst, but still. Tanngrisnir is one of their good cards, because the two tokens it makes, plus a level 4 Tuner makes one of the Gods. Next pack. Spoiler STOR 13 Blood Sucker; Ljosalf of the Nordic Alfar; Odin''s Eye; Divine Wind of Mist Valley; Nordic Relic Brisingamen; Xing Zhen Hu Replica; Shien''s Scheme; Six Strike - Triple Impact; Doppelwarrior [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler STOR 14 ckboost; Solemn Authority; Tiki Soul; Scrap Shark; Legendary Six Samurai - Shinai; Odin''s Eye; Wattmole; Nordic Relic Laevateinn; Guldfaxe of the Nordic Beasts [copse] Guldfaxe of the Nordic Beasts is one of the two tuners that work well with Tanngrisnir¡¯s tokens. Other than that, it is nothing special. Next pack. Spoiler STOR 15 Terminal World; Majioshaleon; Shien''s Scheme; Worm Illidan; Tiki Curse; Ljosalf of the Nordic Alfar; Nordic Relic Draupnir; Barrier Resonator; Scrap Worm [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler STOR 16 Mimir of the Nordic Ascendant; Hourss of Courage; Solemn Authority; Divine Relic Mjollnir; Garmr of the Nordic Beasts; Worm Jetelikpse; Nordic Relic Brisingamen; Tyr of the Nordic Champions; Karakuri Muso mdl 818 "Haipa" [copse] Karakuri Muso has nice stats for a level 4. Sure it changes itself to defense mode after battle, but that is kind of what Karakuri monsters do. So it is a really nice card. Next pack. Spoiler STOR 17 Shien''s Squire; Cosmic Compass; Legendary Six Samurai - Mizuho; Xing Zhen Hu Replica; Nordic Relic Brisingamen; Solemn Authority; Tyrant''s Tirade; Nordic Relic Megingjord; Shien''s Smoke Signal [copse] Nordic Relic Megingjord is new. And it is a temporary Megamorph for an Aesir monster. Which isn¡¯t bad, but man, why can¡¯t it be continuous? Maybe it would be too OP, but it does prevent direct attacking, so that should bnce it. Next pack. Spoiler STOR 18 ckwing - Calima the Haze; Token Stampede; Garmr of the Nordic Beasts; Karakuri Gold Dust; Vylon Matter; Divine Wind of Mist Valley; Worm Illidan; Terminal World; Symphonic Warrior Piaano [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler STOR 19 Xing Zhen Hu Replica; Nordic Relic Brisingamen; Worm Illidan; Vylon Matter; Divine Relic Mjollnir; Zero Force; Nordic Relic Draupnir; ckwing - Brisote the Tailwind; Shien''s Daredevil [copse] Nothing new here, next, andst, pack. Spoiler STOR 20 Tyrant''s Tirade; Legendary Six Samurai - Shinai; Cyber Shield; Nordic Relic Brisingamen; Needle Ball; Token Stampede; Vylon Matter; ckwing - Boreas the Sharp; Legendary Six Samurai - Shi En [copse] ckwing - Boreas the Sharp is new. And it is pretty decent. Sure it requires a bit of set-up, but milling one card really isn¡¯t that bad. And always nice to end on a new card. And an ultra rare, even if the ultra rare isn¡¯t the new card. CH.531 Molly and Cina Limit Break CH.531 Molly and Cina Limit Break ¡°We have some good news.¡± System Agent Coby told me when we met for an update on the entire Prototype skill situation. ¡°And some bad news.¡± Aulis added after him. ¡°... Well, I can guess the bad news. Fissure, right?¡± ¡°Correct.¡± Aulis confirmed. ¡°So the good news then.¡± ¡°Yes. The good news is, Magical Arms are ready to be implemented as an extra skill.¡± Cody informed me. ¡°Just that one? Not Manamorphic Body?¡± ¡°Manamorphic Body is extremelyplex, especially since you want it to give ess to other racial skills. Implementing all of that will take for a while longer.¡± Cody said. ¡°Inparison, Magical Arms is quite straightforward. While it has some skill interactions, the reason it took this long, it doesn¡¯t directly influence the gaining of skills, except Unarmed Combat and Multi-Armed.¡± ¡°But we had to collect data on the control of the arms, or it may have been too difficult for anyone without advanced mana circuits and Advanced Mana Control.¡± Aulis added. ¡°... Didn¡¯t realize the skill is that difficult to control.¡± I admitted. ¡°For you, it isn¡¯t. You got used to Telekinesis with low level Mana Control. Admittedly it is because of Laura, but it does show your own skill as well.¡± Aulis said. ¡°Going from that to Magical Arms, especially since your mana circuits are now advanced and you have Advanced Mana Control, it is much easier for you.¡± ¡°... Yeah. I see your point.¡± ¡°Yes. But enough with that.¡± Cody said. ¡°Do you have any good ideas for when we should announce the skill?¡± ¡°... you mean like you did with Designing?¡± ¡°Yes. An impactful timing will make it more meaningful, won¡¯t it?¡± ¡°... maybe. But I don¡¯t remember any big eventsing up, so just release the skill when you are ready. Besides, how many people will actually get Magical Arms? Not nearly as many as who got Designing, I assume.¡± ¡°That is not information we can share, but I can confirm it is less than with Designing.¡± Aulis answered my not a question. ¡°Yeah. Designing is still a basic skill.¡± I said in understanding. ¡°But just do it when you can. Now about the fissure.¡±
The fissure was nothing special, located in Be Kingdom and not too close to any cities. There is a small town not too far away, but it isn¡¯t like we are fighting on the back porch or something. I informed the closest adventurer¡¯s guild of it, saying that the Card Summoner n would deal with everything. For my fighting force, I took Cina and Molly. The two of them got to LV.99, so they are ready for their Limit Break skill. And now that they have Card Summoner, they should be able to deal with an S or SS-rank if they y their cards right. Literally. I also took the Card Beasts to be back up, in case something unexpected happens. And they can mop up the weaker monsters, while Cina and Molly deal with the powerful ones.
When we reached the location, I let Cina and Molly prepare themselves and their cards. Both of them summoned their entire Synchro monster line-up of Thunder Unicorn, Voltic Bicorn and Lightning Tricorn, and set a few traps onto their duel disks, ready for activation. Spoiler
[copse] ¡­ I guess I never told you about their duel disks. Yes, I made both of them a custom one. Molly¡¯s duel disk is pretty basic. She actually wanted one shaped like a spear, but it just didn¡¯t work out at all, so sadly for now, hers is just a standard GX duel disk. It does have a sharpened outer edge, so you can use it as a weapon, but other than that, it is nothing special. If I can make her some sort of spear duel disk, I will, but for now, can¡¯t do it. Cina¡¯s is more special, but I spent less time on it, because I knew how to make what she wanted. Her duel disk is basically a kite shield, and it can also project arger shield using the ¡®hard light¡¯ technology I¡¯ve used in other duel disks. It isn¡¯t actually hard light. It is a mix of a few different magics. I can, somewhat, make hard light. Mainly because my own duel disk has that Arc-V style de made of hard light. But honestly speaking, hard light isn¡¯t worth using for a shield. A mix of Space and Time Magic is a lot more effective, with some Light Magic added in for the visuals. But back to the fissure. I just summoned Exodia, opened the fissure, and watched over everyone while they did the rest. Cina and Molly both got their own S-ranks to deal with, and they both started off with a Life Equalizer. Spoiler [copse] Which isn¡¯t guaranteed to work on S-ranks, they don¡¯t always have enough HP, but luckily for the two Centaurs, both activated just fine. They did both have Gift Cards ready to go, in case it wouldn¡¯t have worked, so they could give the monster more HP, so that they would be 8k above them, but that wasn¡¯t required. Also, the two Thunder Unicorns effect to lower the attack of the S-ranks came in handy, so with a bit of work, and Voltic Bicorns suiciding into the S-ranks for their effect to go off, Cina and Molly took down their S-ranks, and got the Limit Break skill. And for dealing with this fissure, I didn¡¯t just get one new set. I got two. and . But since the Hidden Arsenal sets are kind of small, I think getting two of them counts as a full set, basically.
But before I open some packs, let¡¯s check out the two centaurs¡¯ stats. They did just get their Limit Breaks after all. Spoiler
Name: Molly
Race: ming Rush Centaur
Level: 101 [+10]
HP: 3320 [+310]
Mana: 2750 [+410]
Strength: 3225 [+240]
Defense: 1285 [+150]
Magic: 1310 [+180]
Skills:
Gallop LV.10 (racial)
Reckless Rush LV.9 (racial)
ming Gallop LV.3 (racial) [+2]
Horse-folk Reversion (racial)
Limit Break LV.1 (extra) [new]
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra) [new]
Spear Technique LV.5 [+1]
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.5
Flickering Step LV.5 [+1]
Strength Boost LV.5
Defense Boost LV.5
Fire Magic LV.8[+1]
Mana Control LV.9 [+1]
Internal Magic Technique LV.5
Cooking LV.2
Cleaning LV.7
Service LV.3
[copse] Spoiler
Name: Cinnamon
Race: Sky Rush Centaur
Level: 101 [+10]
HP: 2920 [+260]
Mana: 3150 [+300]
Strength: 2360 [+150]
Defense: 1740 [+290]
Magic: 1720 [+200]
Skills:
Gallop LV.10 (racial)
Reckless Rush LV.8 (racial)
Sky Gallop LV.3 (racial) [+2]
Horse-folk Reversion (racial)
Limit Break LV.1 (extra) [new]
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra) [new]
Staff Technique LV.5
Shield Technique LV.4 [+1]
Strength Boost LV.4
Defense Boost LV.8 [+1]
Wind Magic LV.10 [+1]
Mana Control LV.10
Magic Boost LV.5
Quick Cast LV.5 [+1]
Fast Mana Recovery LV.5
Cooking LV.2
Cleaning LV.7
Service LV.3
[copse] Also, remember way back in the day when I didn¡¯t know why or how Card Summoner levels up to LV.2 that quickly? Yeah, I think I figured it out. I think there are two ways of getting the skill to level up. The first is just ¡®use a bunch of cards¡¯. I don¡¯t know the exact number, but it is probably around 100, if not more. The second, and the hidden way is the more interesting one. For that, if I¡¯m correct, you need to fulfill two conditions. One, you need to special summon a monster that must first be special summoned properly. Aka. you need to summon a Fusion, Synchro, Xyz, Link or Ritual monster. Or one of those main deck monsters that must first be special summoned with a card effect. That part I knew, as people with special summonable monsters leveled up Card Summoner quite quickly. But the second step, if I¡¯m correct, is gaining experience with the use of a card. Aka. kill a monster using a card. It can, probably, be done by either using a Spell card on a wild monster to kill it, or by summoning a monster and having that monster kill something. I¡¯ll ask Olia if she¡¯d be willing to test this out with me. Or maybe Valoa. Neither of them have Card Summoner, so they will be a good controlled test. Then I can probably also work on what is required for an instant level up to LV.3 with the skill. It might be something as simple as ¡®summon monsters using different summoning methods¡¯ and that is easy enough to test. I can just have Olia or Valoa perform a Fusion, Synchro, Xyz and Link summoning. And since LV.3 Card Summoner gives ess to the deck boxes, it is an important level for people to get to, so having a cheaty way to get to that level is important. And a daily, or more like yearly, reminder that Level Up! does not work on Card Summoner, so I can¡¯t just do that.
But now, I have new sets, so let¡¯s open some packs. And since I have two new sets, I¡¯ll do ten of each. Starting with Hidden Arsenal 3. Spoiler HA03 1 Naturia Tulip; Naturia Horneedle; Ally of Justice Cycle Reader; R-Genex elerator; Vindikite R-Genex [copse] Two Naturia, huh? Need to ask if Cailie wants them, she is still the nt expert. Horneedles might help cultivate the CropFields, and Tulip is just cute. Ally of Justice Cycle Reader is good in the TCG, depending on the meta, but for me ¡­ yeah. It isn¡¯t bad, just ¡­ I can just Soul Release stuff instead. R-Genex elerator looks really cool and might have some cool tech for me to copy, but as a monster, he is okay at most. And Vindikite R-Genex is pretty nice. Good stats and it cannot be targeted for an attack. That is pretty nice. Next pack. Spoiler HA03 2 Naturia Sunflower; Worm Tentacles; Fabled Topi; Worm Ugly; Fabled Soulkius [copse] Naturia Sunflower isn¡¯t bad, but tributing two monsters for a negate and destroy is a bit too expensive in my opinion. Worm Tentacles can attack twice for not too big of a cost, but it should have more than 1700 attack for that effect. 1900 or 2000 would be nice. Fabled Topi is way too specific for what it does. Worm Ugly isn¡¯t just ugly, he is also bad. Why would I want to give my opponent a free resource? Like sure, it has 100 attack and I can just attack over it, but still. There has to be better things this Ugly could do after being tributed for the tribute summon of a Worm monster. It doesn¡¯t even count as two tributes. And Fabled Soulkius is fine. Decent stats and the resurrection effect is fine. Next pack. Spoiler HA03 3 Samurai of the Ice Barrier; Dragunity Legionnaire; Fabled Urustos; Worm Solid; Dragunity Knight - Gae Bulg [copse] Samurai of the Ice Barrier is stupid. I don¡¯t want to lose my monster just to draw a card. ¡­ Well, sometimes I do, but not like this. Dragunity Legionnaire is a good Dragunity monster. It does what Dragunities do and it does it well. Fabled Urustos is fine. Sure 400 isn¡¯t a lot, and sure having to have 2 or less cards in hand is a limit, but I like attack boosting effects. Even if they are mid. Worm Solid is just a giant wall. Potentially a giant wall. It isn¡¯t bad, but I probably won¡¯t use it. And Dragunity Knight - Gae Bulg is fine. Sadly the attack gain isn¡¯t permanent, but if it was, this thing would probably be OP. Next pack. Spoiler HA03 4 Naturia Horneedle; Naturia Tulip; R-Genex Crusher; Dragunity Legionnaire; Ally of Justice Decisive Armor [copse] R-Genex Crusher is a searcher, and those are always good to have. And Ally of Justice Decisive Armor is a giant beater with a super situational effect. To the point where I¡¯m not sure I can even use that effect in this world. But it has good stats, so it is a good monster to have. Next pack. Spoiler HA03 5 Fabled Miztoji; Shock Troops of the Ice Barrier; R-Genex elerator; Spellbreaker of the Ice Barrier; Gungnir, Dragon of the Ice Barrier [copse] Fabled Miztoji is just ¡­ I don¡¯t even know. He is a Tuner and can discard himself to make a different Fabled a Tuner, so I guess that is okay. I just wish it was better. Shock Troops of the Ice Barrier is a searcher, but it sucks, so I don¡¯t really care for it. Besides, Ice Barriers have the Medallion. They don¡¯t need terrible cards like this. The only time you¡¯d actually want to use Shock Troops is if you are going against a Water deck. Spellbreaker of the Ice Barrier is much better for me than it is in the TCG. Stopping all spells, even for just a bit of time, is extremely powerful. And Gungnir is fine. Good stats, good effect. I like the dragon, but I feel like I won¡¯t use him much, so I might give a copy to someone else. Next pack. Spoiler HA03 6 Fabled Urustos; Spellbreaker of the Ice Barrier; R-Genex Oracle; Worm Tentacles; Gungnir, Dragon of the Ice Barrier [copse] R-Genex Oracle special summons itself when added to the hand by a Genex effect. Which is fine for the TCG, but I don¡¯t need that. Next pack. Spoiler HA03 7 Dragunity Legionnaire; Worm Solid; Worm Yagan; R-Genex Turbo; Fabled Ragin [copse] Worm Yagan is one of the better Worms, if I remember correctly. Special summons itself from the GY and target returns stuff to hand. That is nice. R-Genex Turbo is another searcher. Sure only for level 1 Genex monsters, but that is enough. And Fabled Ragin is great in the TCG, but for me, I¡¯ll never be able to use his effect to make Pack Tokens, because I just have way too many. Next pack. Spoiler HA03 8 Worm Tentacles; Jurrac Spinos; Worm Yagan; R-Genex elerator; Vindikite R-Genex [copse] Jurrac Spinos ¡­ why do you give my opponent tokens!? I don¡¯t want that! You have good stats, but that effect is just ¡­ WHY!? Next. Spoiler HA03 9 Ally of Justice Quarantine; Caravan of the Ice Barrier; Jurrac Ptera; Naturia Fruitfly; Ally of Justice Decisive Armor [copse] Ally of Justice Quarantine is nice. Preventing special summons, from what I learned with the Barrier Statues, should prevent magic. So Quarantine should prevent any and all casting of Light Magic. Caravan of the Ice Barrier is okay. Making Pack tokens is always good, and returning stuff to the deck isn¡¯t bad either. Jurrac Ptera is a decent defensive wall, and it returns stuff to hand. Doesn¡¯t make it good, but it isn¡¯t bad. And Naturia Fruitfly is a freaking pain to go up against. I love big attack monsters and this little shit just makes them tiny. It is kind of like Burden of the Mighty but in monster form. Next pack. Spoiler HA03 10 Naturia Hydrangea; Fabled Urustos; Worm Tentacles; Naturia Horneedle; Vindikite R-Genex [copse] Naturia Hydrangea is fine. It does special summon itself and the condition isn¡¯t too difficult to meet. Sure I don¡¯t need the special summon effect, and as far as attack points go, Naturia Hydrangea is only okay. But it is living flowers, so that already gives it a big advantage. Because no one expects living flowers. ¡­ Also, I said I was going to open some Hidden Arsenal 4, but honestly, this has dragged on long enough, so I¡¯ll do it next time. See you then. CH.532 Hidden Arsenal 4 and Considering next Installs CH.532 Hidden Arsenal 4 and Considering next Installs As I said, I¡¯d do it next time. And this is next time, so let¡¯s get to it. Ten packs of . Hopefully I can get Trish.The link seems to not work, but I''m not sure why. I think the website is being updated or something, as no link I can find is working. Spoiler HA04 1 The Fabled Kokkator; Neo mvell Garuda; Genex Ally Bellme; Secret Guards of the Ice Barrier; Genex Ally Triforce [copse] The Fabled Kokkator is fine. Not something I¡¯ll likely use, because I have better ways of earning Pack tokens, but it isn¡¯t bad. Neo mvell Garuda is way too specific, but I might give out some copies of it. I don¡¯t usually give out powerful monsters, but if more Card Summoner skill orbs are going to be on the open market, cards like Neo mvell Garuda are going to be good for nobles I trust. Genex Ally Bellme is an entire minigame of a monster. And since it gains attack, I kind of like it. The burn on destruction is also nice. Secret Guards of the Ice Barrier is great. Targeting protection is always good. And Genex Ally Triforce has three effects, depending on the monster used as material. In the TCG, Light is the best. For me, Earth is probably the best. Fire is also okay, but not as good as Earth. Next pack. Spoiler HA04 2 Jurrac Herra; Dragunity Militum; Dragunity Partisan; Genex Ally Birdman; Naturia Landoise [copse] Jurrac Herra is a pain ¡­ to fight against. It just keepsing back. Which means it is great for me. Dragunity Militum is fine. It does Dragunity stuff, and it does it decently well. Dragunity Partisan is a goodbo with Militum. Summon Partisan, special Militum, equip Partisan to Militum, Militum special summons Partisan. Then use the two for a Synchro. Genex Ally Birdman is one of the more famous Genex monsters. It specials itself by returning a different monster to hand. It even got limited at some point, because of some FTK. And Naturia Landoise has a monster effect negate that also destroys the monster. For the cost of discarding a Spell card. Nice. Next pack. Spoiler HA04 3 Dragunity Pilum; Naturia Ladybug; Warlock of the Ice Barrier; Dragunity Partisan; Naturia White Oak [copse] Dragunity Pilum is like Partisan, a good Dragunity Tuner. Naturia Ladybug brings itself back each time you Synchro a Naturia monster. And it doesn¡¯t even banish itself when it leaves the field. Nice. The 1000 attack boost is pretty insignificant. Warlock of the Ice Barrier is just an Anti-Spell Fragrance with legs. It isn¡¯t better, but it isn¡¯t worse either. And Naturia White Oak is a bit too specific to actually be good. You basically have to force your opponent into activating its effect. Next pack. Spoiler HA04 4 Genex Ally Solid; The Fabled Nozoochee; Naturia Ragweed; Genex Ally Bellme; Jurrac Meteor [copse] Genex Ally Solid makes Pack tokens, which is still nice. Other than that it is meh. The Fabled Nozoochee is fine, but perhaps a bit costly. Naturia Ragweed is too specific, and you have to tribute it. If the drawing was free, it would be great, but as it stands, not that good. And Jurrac Meteor is just a field nuke that summons a Tuner after it is done. Which is great, but I have other cards for that, and I don¡¯t really drop nukes. Next pack. Spoiler HA04 5 Dragunity Militum; Genex Ally Remote; Genex Ally Chemistrer; Genex Ally Solid; Genex Ally Powercell [copse] Genex Ally Remote is just a meh recement for a Genex Controller. Genex Ally Chemistrer can help with summoning some Genex Synchros. And Genex Ally Powercell gives all of the monsters that share an attribute with it a 500 attack boost. Which isn¡¯t a lot, but all attack boosts count. Next pack. Spoiler HA04 6 Dragunity Javelin; Genex Ally Crusher; Genex Ally Solid; Naturia Strawberry; Dragunity Knight - Trident [copse] Dragunity Javelin is decent. It just sticks around, if there is a Winged-Beast Dragunity for it to equip itself to. Genex Ally Crusher is too specific. Naturia Strawberry is what I¡¯m going to eat after these packs. Other than food, it isn¡¯t that special. No one summons monsters, and even if they do, the monsters in this world don¡¯t have levels. They work on a rank system. And Dragunity Knight - Trident can banish stuff from my opponent¡¯s extra deck. ¡­ which they don¡¯t have. So unless Trident can sever summoning contracts, it isn¡¯t that good. And if it can break contracts ¡­ then it is potentially crazy powerful. Next pack. Spoiler HA04 7 Dragunity Javelin; Jurrac Aeolo; Neo mvell Shaman; Dragunity Brandistock; Dragunity Primus Pilus [copse] Jurrac Aeolo just tributes itself to act as a Monster Reborn for Jurrac monsters. ¡­ but only low level ones. Neo mvell Shaman is wayyy too specific. It has like 7 conditions. And the effect isn¡¯t even that good. Dragunity Brandistock is nice. ¡­ or it would be if it could easily equip itself like the other Dragunity Tuners. But since it needs another effect to equip it, it isn¡¯t as good as it could be. Of course Dragunity Primus Pilus is one of the cards that can equip Brandistock easily. Spoiler HA04 8 Strategist of the Ice Barrier; The Fabled Peggulsus; Genex Ally Birdman; Jurrac Aeolo; The Fabled Cerburrel [copse] Strategist of the Ice Barrier is an okay draw card. The Fabled Peggulsus is good, as is The Fabled Cerburrel. Next pack. Spoiler HA04 9 Genex Ally Bellme; The Fabled Nozoochee; The Fabled Kokkator; Defender of the Ice Barrier; Dragunity Knight - Barcha [copse] Defender of the Ice Barrier is a fake defender. The true Defender of the Ice Barrier is Blizzed. But the fox isn¡¯t bad either, despite stealing the name and title. And Dragunity Knight - Barcha is amazing. It just takes all the Dragon-type Dragunities from the GY and equips them to itself. And gains attack based on how many it equipped. And gains all of their effects, like Brandistock¡¯s double attacking and Pilum¡¯s direct attacking. Just a great monster all around. Last pack. Spoiler HA04 10 Dragunity Brandistock; Neo mvell Hedgehog; Jurrac Dino; Dragunity Corsesca; Genex Ally Powercell [copse] Neo mvell Hedgehog is fine enough. Sure it doesn¡¯t do much, but it doesn¡¯t have to do much more than what it does. Jurrac Dino is a bit slow and expensive for a draw 2, but at least you can choose it you want to activate the effect. Dragunity Corsesca is another great Dragunity Tuner. Sure it alsocks the effect to equip itself to a monster, but when it is equipped, it gives that monster a really nice effect. But that is it for now. Dragunities are cool. New Naturias are cool. And I want strawberries, so I¡¯m off to the kitchen to prepare some chocte covered strawberries.
Oh. In case you were wondering, I can get chocte from either making it with HomeBase or from the Crystal Empire. Lawrence goes there quite often because they have spices and other ingredients that you can get there cheap. Sadly the Empire doesn¡¯t use the same ¡®Heroic¡¯ currency as the Kingdoms, so my unlimited money cheat doesn¡¯t work there, but luckily we have quite a lot of random stuff Lawrence can sell for good money. And yes, people enjoyed the chocte covered strawberries. Sadly we haven¡¯t figured out how to make good white chocte yet, because I really love doubleyered strawberries, ones that have both a milk and white chocteyer, but yeah. The white chocte we¡¯ve made doesn¡¯t taste right, so we need more time to refine the recipe. But if we can¡¯t figure it out, we can always wait until I get ess to the Dark Side of Dimensions movie pack. Because it has the Magician Girls, and one of them is Chocte Magician Girl. If she doesn¡¯t know how to make chocte, I don¡¯t know who does. Maybe that one Madolche monster?
The rest of the day I spent going over potential installs, for both myself and the others. Starting off with me, I had a few good options. Starting with Leeching the Light. Spoiler [copse] Now, it might not look like much, but it actually synergizes with Restraining Sword Barrage, making the skill ¡®Draining Sword Barrage¡¯. It does the same as Restraining Sword Barrage, but also drains the stat points of whatever the swords hit and gives them to me temporarily. But it isn¡¯t the one I¡¯m most interested in. That belongs to the different Chain cards I could use to super boost my Dark Chain. The first one is the most basic, but possibly the best. Fiendish Chain. Itbines with Dark Chain to make Skill-Sealing Chain. You can probably guess what that skill does. Spoiler [copse] Chain Strike and Chain Detonation were both also options, if I wanted something more destructive. But honestly speaking, I really don¡¯t want that. Dark Chain is a binding skill and I want to keep it being that. Spoiler
[copse] Thest option is Chain Healing. Yeah, I could heal with my chains. Spoiler [copse] It is a good option, but let¡¯s be honest here, Fiendish Chain is the best for what I want to achieve with the skill. Sadly, installing Fiendish Chain turns my extra skill into a unique skill, and unique skills cannot be leveled up with Level Up!, so I¡¯ll have to hold onto Dark Chain for a bit longer while I turbo level it to like ¡­ level 20 or something. I guess I could go all the way to LV.30 now, so maybe I will. Alice has a few choices as well. Starting off with every Mirror Force variant and Magic Cylinder. Spoiler
[copse] With the skills she gets from them, she can turn any magic back onto its caster. I did also consider some of the ¡®negate that spell/trap¡¯ cards, but Alice can already ¡®negate¡¯ spells by erasing them with Erasure Magic, so I think reversing the spells is more useful for her. The second option is Physical Double. Now that Alice has Soul Magic, she could use Physical Double to make a body double and have her Mana half take over that double. So there could be two of her. Spoiler [copse] For Lua, I didn¡¯t have that many great ideas, but I did consider both Energy-Absorbing Monolith and Rainbow Life. Spoiler
[copse] Both give her a skill that turns iing damage into HP, which is pretty dang good. Ria has some interesting choices, but I think the best two are Silver Wing and Assault Armor. I actually considered Assault Armor to be the best, but now that she has evolved into a Draconic race, she can take the Silver Wing install. Spoiler
[copse] And with a skill that can fully heal her, twice, I think Ria would be an absolute unit. Assault Armor is also just generally good for someone who fights like her, so it was an easy option to give. For Cailie, there is a clear choice. Calming Magic. Spoiler [copse] Her songs can already calm people, so boosting that would be a big help for crowd control. Janina may or may not want Metalmorph. Which I don¡¯t think I need to tell you would make her even more powerful. Spoiler [copse] Andst, Wilma. She wanted a skill that would help her towards her goal of making living weapons act as ovey units for her, so I was considering things like Ovey Network, Xyz Unit and Xyz Override for her. Spoiler
[copse] Sadly, none of the cards could be installed into her, the installs just fail. Probably because she isn¡¯t an Xyz monster or something. I¡¯ll need to research some custom cards I can offer her. CH.533 Completing Starstrike Blast CH.533 Completing Starstrike st Today is another one of those days. I¡¯m just advancing with Pack Opener. In this case, fullypleting the next set on the list. The set of the day is Starstrike st. If I checked right, I¡¯m missing 21 cards from the set. And you know how this starts. 200 packs. It will get me most of what I¡¯m missing, and after that, I¡¯ll get the rest individually. So let¡¯s do this. Spoiler 200 STBL packs 1 Spoiler Scrap Lube (Common) x34 Karakuri Anatomy (Common) x45 Vanity''s Emptiness (Common) x31 Red Screen (Common) x33 Powersink Stone (Common) x37 Exterio''s Fang (Common) x36 Reed Butterfly (Common) x32 Naturia Stag Beetle (Common) x34 Synchro Soldier (Common) x40 Watthopper (Common) x34 Extra Veiler (Common) x35 Karakuri Soldier mdl 236 "Nisamu" (Common) x29 Wightmare (Common) x25 Karakuri Spider (Common) x35 Ally of Justice Unknown Crusher (Common) x32 Necro Linker (Common) x28 Swift Scarecrow (Common) x15 ckwing - Etesian of Two Swords (Common) x23 Wattdragonfly (Common) x37 Mirror Ladybug (Common) x35 Naturia Pumpkin (Common) x32 Rescue Warrior (Common) x38 Vice Berserker (Common) x30 Ally of Justice Thousand Arms (Common) x30 Needle Soldier (Common) x30 Scrap Searcher (Common) x33 Darkworld Shackles (Common) x30 Wattjustment (Common) x30 Axe of Fools (Common) x28 Cursed Bill (Common) x38 Koa''ki Ring (Common) x30 Medallion of the Ice Barrier (Common) x34 White Elephant''s Gift (Common) x27 Barkion''s Bark (Common) x27 Leodrake''s Mane (Common) x34 Star Siphon (Common) x33 Karakuri Trick House (Common) x34 Half Counter (Common) x37 Scrap Crash (Common) x42 Wattkeeper (Common) x41 Darkfall (Common) x34 Defenders Intersect (Common) x30 ckwing - Boobytrap (Common) x21 Golden Gearbox (Common) x31 Mirror of the Ice Barrier (Common) x27 Attack Gainer (Common) x35 Wattkiwi (Common) x35 Karakuri Strategist mdl 248 "Nishipachi" (Common) x26 Shooting Star Dragon (Ghost Rare) x4 Gravity Copse (Rare) x13 Gravekeeper''s Recruiter (Rare) x13 ckwing - Abrolhos the Megaquake (Rare) x13 Lancer Archfiend (Rare) x6 Koa''ki Meiru Wall (Rare) x5 ckwing - Aurora the Northern Lights (Rare) x13 Wattsquirrel (Rare) x6 Chain Dog (Rare) x10 Karakuri Bushi mdl 6318 "Muzanichiha" (Rare) x8 Karakuri Merchant mdl 177 "Inashichi" (Rare) x12 Droll & Lock Bird (Rare) x9 Ally Salvo (Rare) x5 Tokkosho of Ghost Destroying (Rare) x14 Wattcastle (Rare) x14 Karakuri Showdown Castle (Rare) x14 Heat Wave (Rare) x15 Form Synchron (Rare) x9 Scrap Soldier (Rare) x14 Creation Resonator (Rare) x7 Psi-Blocker (Secret Rare) x1 Tyrant''s Temper (Super Rare) x4 Archfiend Empress (Super Rare) x2 Anarchist Monk Ranshin (Super Rare) x3 Power Breaker (Super Rare) x2 Royal Knight of the Ice Barrier (Super Rare) x1 Dance Princess of the Ice Barrier (Super Rare) x2 Karakuri Ninja mdl 339 "Sazank" (Super Rare) x2 D2 Shield (Super Rare) x1 Karakuri Klock (Super Rare) x1 Dragunity Knight - Vajrayana (Super Rare) x4 Naturia Cherries (Super Rare) x2 Power Giant (Ultimate Rare) x1 Mischief of the Yokai (Ultimate Rare) x2 Shooting Star Dragon (Ultimate Rare) x1 Glow-Up Bulb (Ultimate Rare) x1 Power Giant (Ultra Rare) x5 Supreme Arcanite Magician (Ultra Rare) x2 Tuning (Ultra Rare) x1 Mischief of the Yokai (Ultra Rare) x4 Scrap Twin Dragon (Ultra Rare) x1 Karakuri Shogun mdl 00 "Burei" (Ultra Rare) x3 Shooting Star Dragon (Ultra Rare) x2 Red Nova Dragon (Ultra Rare) x1 [copse] [copse] 1 secret rare. From 200 packs. Really? Psi-Blocker isn¡¯t even that good. For my one secret rare, it is kind of disappointing. ¡­ Actually, maybe it isn¡¯t? Since I can dere the name of a real person, I think, it should seal all their effects for a bit. In theory. So it can be good for that, but I need to know someone¡¯s name. And other skill sealing cards are easier to use. Anarchist Monk Ranshin is fine. It banishes something after getting sent to the GY by my opponent. Power Breaker is fine as well. Decent attack and destroys a spell/trap when it is destroyed. Royal Knight of the Ice Barrier is one of the worst monsters of all time. It is a level 5, with 2000 attack, and it summons a token to your opponent¡¯s field when tribute summoned. And not even one of those 0/0 tokens, but a 1000/0 token. But I can just summon him, so maybe I¡¯ll use him. Dance Princess of the Ice Barrier is much better byparison, even if it really isn¡¯t all that amazing. But she is a cute girl and at least she doesn¡¯t give my opponent a free token. Karakuri Ninja mdl 339 "Sazank" is bad, like almost every other Karakuri. D2 Shield is a fantastic trap. Not in the TCG, but for me. Just double someone''s defense. And it isn''t until the end of the turn, so it willst for an entire day. Plus it might be a good install card, though it will probably just give either Defense Boost or Shield Technique. But those are good skills. Karakuri Klock is a Mirror Force for the Karakuri archetype. So not bad, but I won¡¯t use it. Naturia Cherries are cherries, so they can be used for food. As for the effect, it isn¡¯t all that amazing for me. I just get more weak cherries. Power Giant is fine. Good attack, but I don¡¯t need the special summoning effect. Scrap Twin Dragon is perfectly fine. Good stats and the effect is decent. And Karakuri Shogun mdl 00 "Burei" is just about what you¡¯d expect of a Karakuri Synchro monster. It specials a Karakuri on summon, which is nice, but outside of that, it just changes the battle position of monsters. Spoiler
[copse] On top of those, I got a few cards that are new in that rarity, like I was missing the ultimate rare Shooting Star. But let¡¯s check what I didn¡¯t get.
So, I wasn¡¯t missing much. Only 9 cards. And a few where I was missing a different rarity version, but I won¡¯t count those. ckback would be alright if it was a spell, but it isn¡¯t, so it isn¡¯t worth using. Skull Meister is fine for the TCG, but for me, do dead activate effects? If yes, then maybe I can find a use for Skull Meister. Gaia Drake, the Universal Force is nice. Big attack with targeting and effect destruction immunity. And easy to summon with Miracle Synchro Fusion. Different Dimension Ground is, again, good in the TCG, but not sure if I¡¯ll need it. I don¡¯t need to send corpses into different dimensions. Spellstone Sorcerer Karood is pretty meh. Sure he has good defense and can gain more, but he has a limit of 1 counter, so not worth it. Genex Ally Axel is okay. It acts as abined Monster Reborn and Limiter Removal for level 4 or lower Machine-type monster. The Fabled Rubyruda negates attacks by discarding a Fabled, which isn¡¯t amazing, but isn¡¯t bad either. Dragunity Knight - Gae Dearg searches low level Dragon and Winged-Beast monsters, so it is good. And Genex Ally Duradark is a bit too specific. Sure it has okay stats for a level 4, but the effect relies too much on swapping attributes. Spoiler span>
[copse] But that is Starstrike st done. Good set, but would have been better if I didn¡¯t get ess to the two best cards by the way of the Synchro challenge.
Now, time for some daily practice. Unika was free, so I started with some bow practice. By the way, the bow I use is a metal bow. I do also have a wooden one, made of world-treant wood, but that one still needs its mana build-up before it is ready for my use, so a metal bow is best for now. Because a wooden one made of weaker wood will just snap when I try to use it. Damn my almost 6k Strength stat. Today I was specifically going after the different ¡®Shot¡¯ skills. Mainly Embedded Shot and Spirit Shot. I don¡¯t really need Hidden Shot and while Quick Shot would be nice, I don¡¯t really want the Shot skills for use with a bow, but because they synergize with Restraining Sword Barrage. But because of how showy Restraining Sword Barrage is, Hidden Shot doesn¡¯t work with it. And Quick Shot doesn¡¯t actually increase the firing rate of the skill either, so they don¡¯t really help. But Embedded Shot does make the stun effectst longer, while Spirit Shot allows it to ignore armor and sometimes ignore the Daze Resistance skill, if my target happens to have it. Daze Resistance works on things other than Restraining Sword Barrage and other simr stun/daze skills. It also helps resist things like heavy impacts that can daze you, or otherwise cause you to lose your footing. Thus the name of the skill being Daze Resistance, not Stun Resistance. And yes, it is absolutely a skill I would like to have, so I did try shooting my Restraining Sword Barrage at myself in hopes of getting the skill. But sadly, I¡¯m immune to my own Restraining Sword Barrage, so I need a different way of getting that skill. One of the ways I do that is by taking heavy impacts from my giant monsters, whose attack I¡¯ve lowered to 0 with a card effect, while trying no to lose my footing. And I can tell you, it isn¡¯t easy to take Obelisk¡¯s punch, even if he has 0 attack.
After that, I practiced with my whip, and Valoa joined me in that. He really is trying to get every weapon skill ever. He already had 4 of them when he evolved, and he has gained both Sword and Staff Technique after it. And now he is going for Whip and Blunt Weapon Technique. If this keeps up, he¡¯ll get some sort of Weapons Master ss. Which honestly would be cool, and admittedly, I also have 4 different weapon technique skills, so I might get something like that as well. Next was Unarmed Combat Technique training with Agunan and Ria. Ria is a really good opponent for me for that, because while I do overpower her in terms of stats, if she uses magic to boost herself, we are basically equally matched in terms of Strength. And if she uses her gauntlets, her punches do some okay damage. Lastly, Sword Technique. For that, I have to rely on my monsters. Today I was practicing with Gearfried the Swordmaster. Spoiler [copse] It does really hit me different that I can actually train with monsters that have almost 3k attack. Sure I can¡¯t actually beat them on their terms, but if I use all of my skills, I could actually defeat one of them. So when I only focus on training a single, or in this case 2, skill(s), they are perfect for it. Because their skills with the weapon exceed mine by a decent bit. But their strength is no longer something I stand no chance against.
After training, I washed myself before heading to my office to check up on the work. Nothing new there, so I could just rx the rest of the day. CH.534 Visiting the Wild Pack pt.1 CH.534 Visiting the Wild Pack pt.1 ¡°Thank you foring with us, Brian.¡± Unika said, as we set off from HomeBase. Today we were visiting The Wild Pack n. You remember them, right? They were the tamer n that brought some tamed monsters for show on what was supposed to be the final day of the adventuring tournament. And like Kitchen Knights before them, they had invited us to visit. They actually only invited the Card Beasts, but I decided to go along with them, because it could be fun. Naturally we brought all our tamed monsters with us, so Rani and d were in the ship, while Einar and Unika kept their monsters in their Tamer¡¯s Paradise. I really could use that skill. I need to see how quickly I can get it. It shouldn¡¯t be that difficult, since I already know Space Magic, and I also have Storage. I just need to put some effort into getting it.
The Wild Pack¡¯s n house was a massive ranch located some ways away from the nearest city, which makes sense, since they need a lot of space for all their monsters to roam. It had a main living building which looked like arge mansion, arge quantity of smaller houses, as well as buildings that looked like barns or other such buildings, which I¡¯m guessing are the monsters¡¯ dwellings. The ranch even had a river running through it, with a decently sizedke as a part of it. It was honestly a really cool location. We took a nice long overhead view of the ce, before heading back towards the city, where we were going to meet the person who¡¯d guide us to the ranch. We beamed ourselves down a bit away from the person waiting for us, I unsummoned our B.E.S. of the day, and we headed towards them. I had to put some effort into keeping d in line, because he was excited to run off somewhere. I really need to take him out more. I think he is bored on HomeBase. Our guide was a beast-folk male, and judging by his ears and tail, he is some kind of dog-folk. Or maybe dog-kin? I don¡¯t really know the difference. At least I know he is a dog-folk/kin instead of a wolf-folk, because he has droopy ears. Wolf-folk have pointed, straight standing ears, while dog-folk have droopy ears. At least that is the general rule of thumb. The dog-folk had a few tamed monsters with him. They seemed to be a pack of Forest Wolves, but the alpha of the pack was probably an evolved, C-rank wolf instead. A few of the wolves, including the alpha, had saddles, so he probably nned for us to ride to the n headquarters. ¡°Greetings, Card Beast party, I believe? From the Card Summoner n?¡± He confirmed. ¡°Yes, they are.¡± I answered him. ¡°I am Brian Wood, the leader of the Card Summoners. I hope you don¡¯t mind that I tagged along, despite not being invited.¡± ¡°... Of course not, Sir.¡± The beagle man responded. Is that racist? His ears do remind me of a beagle. ¡°We simply did not think you would have the time to spare for a leisure visit.¡± ¡°Well, luckily I was able to acquire the required time for the visit.¡± I said. The Card Beasts then introduced themselves, while the beagle introduced himself as Balto. We then mounted up, Einar and Unika both releasing their monsters from Tamer¡¯s Paradise. I rode on Rani bareback, since I was toozy to put a saddle on her, since we were just having a casual trot. And the usual problems with bareback riding don¡¯t really affect me because of my stats. Eline ended up riding one of the wolves, mainly because she didn¡¯t want to waste the mana to summon a monster. While we rode along, d and Nio were flying above us. d was flying rtively straight, with Nio flying circles around him. It looked funny, because Nio was basically orbiting d.
The Wild Pack¡¯s n area wasn¡¯t fenced in, which I found surprising. It''s just ¡­ everything has a wall around it. Even small towns have a protective fence or a wall. Maybe it is just the sheer number of monsters living here? Maybe they ept that wild monsters might invade, because they shouldn¡¯t be a problem and they can use them as feed for the tamed monsters. Unika and I made sure to call d and Nio to us, just so the members of The Wild Pack wouldn¡¯t think they are wild monsters. Not that they aren¡¯t wearing cors that show that they are tamed monsters, as required by the three Kingdoms when entering a city or town with a tamed monster, but you can¡¯t always immediately spot it. I guess I can quickly tell you about thatw. It is basically what I just said. Tamed monsters must have a visible cor. Also, only adventurers (generally) can bring tamed monsters into cities. There are exceptions, but most of the time, you¡¯d just register, because it is free.Note: I don¡¯t actually remember if I ever mentioned a fee rted to registering. Brian never paid one, so even if there is one, it is nominal at most. The cor must then have the name of the monster¡¯s tamer, as well as their guild card number, and if they are a member of the n, the name of the n. All of HomeBase monsters naturally have custom cors, and they also carry the HomeBase mark, aka. my family crest, aka. that swirly thing from the back of a Yugioh card.
Balto led us to one of the outbuildings, and asked us to leave our tamed monsters there. d was a bit less d about having to be cooped up, because he still had excess energy to burn, but the others didn¡¯t cause any problems. As we headed from the stalls to the main building, we were stopped a few times by the people just walking around, either with or without monsters apanying them. They mainly wanted to congratte the Card Beasts for winning the adventuring tournament, and it honestly almost seemed like I was ignored. Maybe that is because everyone is a beast-folk? I don¡¯t think I¡¯ve seen a single human here. I guess this n is called The Wild Pack, so maybe they have a pack mentality of not liking outsiders, and especially not liking humans. The main building wasn¡¯t asrge as I first assumed, but it definitely was a mansion. A medium one that a lower ranked noble would own. I was expecting the inside of it to be busy, simr to the outside which had plenty of people moving about, but it was actually pretty quiet. Only a few people were sitting at the tables set out in the entrance room, chatting about this or that. As we walked past, they looked at us, and one of them even red at me. I really need to find out what that is about. They should have seen that I can change my race on the fly, so why are they like that? Or is that why they are like that? They saw me being a Fenrir-kin, something that they might see as the ¡®Alpha¡¯ race. And instead of sticking with it, not that I can, I changed back to the inferior human race. I¡¯ll ask whoever Balto is taking us to.
He led us to an office, not unlike Zay¡¯s guild master¡¯s office. Except that this one was a lot less organized, and there were multiple small bird-monsters sitting on the branches of fake trees that were ced around the room. There was also an open window behind the desk of the room¡¯s owner, likely so the birds could fly out and in as they please. The birds weren¡¯t all of the same race. There was everything from falcons to parrots to owls. And guessing by the harnesses that have tubes attached to them, I think the leader uses the birds to send letters. He could use a phone. ¡­ Then again, the birds will be out of a job if he gets a phone. As for the man leading this operation ¡­ Well, they are actually a woman. She is a wolf-kin, I think, but she has evolved. She has wings on her back, so she is a Winged Wolf-kin, maybe? Her fur is dark-gray, as are her wings, and her hair is indigo, and cut quite short. She petted one of the birds on her desk, but as she saw use in, she stopped and the bird flew to one of the fake trees in the room. She then quickly cleared her desk by brushing everything on it, mainly what looked like toys and treats for the birds, onto the floor. ¡°Wee. I apologize I wasn¡¯t ready for you.¡± She began. ¡°I¡¯m Indigo. And please, no jokes about it. I¡¯ve likely heard them all.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry. You¡¯ll hear no jokes from me.¡± I responded. ¡°I¡¯m Brian Wood, leader of the Card Summoners. And this is¡­¡± I gave Unika the floor, so to speak. ¡°Unika. Leader of the Card Beasts.¡± ¡°Einar.¡± ¡°Eline.¡± ¡°Yes. I do thank you foring all this way.¡± Indigo said. ¡°It is no problem.¡± Unika responded. ¡°Sir Wood is capable of providing us with high speed travel methods.¡± ¡°Can he summon that many dragons?¡± Indigo asked. ¡°Or do you perhaps ride on that fenrir?¡± ¡°I can.¡± I answered. ¡°But dragon travel has its problems, mainly the wind. Also, it isn¡¯t safe to go at over mach speeds when riding a dragon.¡± I informed her. ¡°I prefer airships.¡± ¡°Airships? Can they be that fast?¡± ¡°Mine are. I¡¯m nning on releasing some to the market soon-ish. Like within a year or so. So if you are interested.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t believe our n could afford one, but thank you for the information.¡± Indigo said. ¡°I¡¯ll send you an ad anyway.¡± I told her. ¡°Maybe the price will be reasonable enough.¡±
We chatted for a bit more, but Indigo was seemingly getting restless. She must get bored if she has nothing to do, so we agreed with her to continue our talk as she and Balto showed us around. On the way, I asked her about the looks I was no longer receiving. Indigo responded that it can be difficult for a beast-folk to find a ce in mainly human focused parties and ns, so they end up having to make their own. Or joining a n like The Wild Pack. Because of that, those that have had those difficulties joining parties and ns don¡¯t really like humans walking around their dwelling. I then asked if it would be better if I was a beast-folk, and while Balto seemed surprised, Indigo said it might make things better. So I swapped my race to be Wolf-kin. Balto just stared as my tail and ears popped out of my body. He must not have been watching the adventuring tournament. Maybe he is some sort of vice-leader, and since Indigo was clearly there, he must not have been. With my tail and ears now out, the number of ¡­ hostile looks reduced to zero. Instead, the few that had seen me without them just looked at me like ¡­ well, like I had grown ears and tail out of nowhere. We headed back to the stables where we left our tamed monsters, because Indigo asked to see them. And after introducing them, she told us to bring them along, so we did as ordered. d was especially d to get out. He didn¡¯t seem to like the food someone had brought him. Indigo asked why, and when I exined what our monsters eat, her eyes went wide. I suppose it isn¡¯t every day that you hear that tamed monsters eat B-rank and above monster meat. It isn¡¯t my fault, okay. They are just some of the easiest stuff to get, because they spawn in HomeBase and I can just kill them, have Lua or Cailie purify some of the miasma, and then feed them to them. Rani does eat meat, by the way. Well, she does now. She didn¡¯t use to when she was just a horse, but now that she is a war-horse, she can eat meat. She isn¡¯t the biggest fan of most meat, but poultry is something she does enjoy, so I make her chicken sds. Her diet is mostly vegetables, as well as some nt monster carcasses, so adding some chicken into that does make for a really decent chicken sd, and that ising from me. I don¡¯t like meat sds. Keep the meat away from vegetables, unless I¡¯m having a burger. Or the vegetables have been pickled. CH.535 Visiting the Wild Pack pt.2 CH.535 Visiting the Wild Pack pt.2 ¡°By the way,¡± Indigo spoke up as we were walking ¡­ somewhere. ¡°Where did you find a Bibi?¡±Note: Unika¡¯s Winged Fox ¡°It was ¡­ What was that ce called again? Brian?¡± Unika asked me, since she couldn¡¯t recall the name of the town they went to. ¡°Mental Visual Designing, open.¡± I said to open up a System screen I can manipte quite freely. I could have used Dungeon Founder instead, as both have been linked with Storage, so I can use either to disy information stored in Storage. I just picked Mental Visual Designing because I felt like it. I used it to bring up a map and then pointed at the location. ¡°A small town, right about here.¡± I told Indigo. ¡°Unika can tell the rest of the story.¡± ¡°Thanks, Brian.¡± Unika thanked me, before she told Indigo about how she spotted the call for A-rank adventurers and how that led to her taming Nio. After that story was over, she brought up another topic. ¡°And what about those shining balls of light around the orthrus fox?¡± She asked. ¡°... Am I allowed to answer that?¡± Unika asked, while looking at me. ¡°I guess I can answer. It is just how Unika¡¯s foxes evolved. You saw them during the tournament. They were two separate iron foxes. But perhaps because of their closeness, or maybe some other circumstance, when they evolved, theybined into one orthrus fox. And those orbiting lights are essentially the personalities of the separate foxes.¡± Yes, what I said was a lie, but it is also like a quarter truth. Maybe a half truth? I just omitted the fact that theybined and evolved because of a Rank-Up-Magic. ¡°... I see? ¡­ and orbiting? What is that?¡± Indigo asked. ¡°Oh right, space science.¡± I muttered. ¡°Orbiting means to circle around an object. It is basically what the moon does around the.¡± I looked at Indigo and it seemed like she had already lost the plot, so I tried to simplify the exnation as much as I could, while I used Mental Visual Designing to show her some diagrams I could quickly draw about hows orbit around stars, and how moons orbit arounds. I honestly don¡¯t think Indigo understood much of it, but Unika, Einar and Eline seemed to understand some of it. Maybe I need to hold a science lesson on HomeBase. And if anyone asks why I know this stuff, I can just tell them I studied it to learn Space Magic.
¡°Hello, my love.¡± Indigo called out, as we approached arge three-headed wolf. Aka. a cerberus. And not just any cerberus, but the same one The Wild Pack brought to the showcase they put on for the adventuring tournament. Therge monster lowered its three heads to Indigo, and she quickly petted all of them. She then opened the bag she was carrying, pulling out three massive meat chunks, with a visible bone extending from them that Indigo used as handles, before tossing the chunks to the three heads. ¡°Still an impressive sight.¡± Imented. ¡°I know Nio is also S-rank, but seeing arge monster like this being tame is something else.¡± ¡°Says the one with a Fenrir.¡± Indigo pointed out. ¡°Well, Nir is a summoned monster, not a tamed one, so it isn¡¯t quite the same.¡± ¡°Speaking of, how did you do it?¡± Indigo asked. ¡°Did what?¡± I asked. ¡°You know what I¡¯m talking about! You came one with the Fenrir! You were a Fenrir-kin! I could feel it!¡± Indigo called out. ¡°She¡¯s right, we can feel it.¡± Unika said. ¡°... You can feel it? How? What does it feel like?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t change the subject! Answer me first!¡± She demanded. ¡°... well, it¡¯s nothing special really. Just a skill, Beast Union. I¡¯m sure you¡¯ve heard of it.¡± I answered. ¡°Of course I have. It allows you toe one with your tamed monster. I don¡¯t have the skill, but few of our members do.¡± Indigo stated. ¡°But that wouldn¡¯t allow for what you did.¡± ¡°True, but you can do the same, but in reverse. I call it a reverse union.¡± I told her. ¡°Unika, care to demonstrate?¡± I requested. Sure I could do it myself, but I¡¯d first have to change my race to centaur, horse-folk or human before I could union with Rani. And to one of aforementioned or bird-folk before I could do it with d. I think it is just a limitation of the technique. Humans are adaptable, so they can do it with anyone, but more specific races can only do it with monsters that somewhat match their race. So a horse-folk can do it with horse monsters, and since a hippogriff is half-horse. Same with bird-folk and a hippogriff being half-eagle. Maybe that is why there is also that ¡®taming bonus¡¯ when taming monsters as you are? You somehow match. Something is trying to tell you that there is something special about that specific monster. Unika did as I asked, doing a reverse union with Nio. She probably picked Nio because Nio¡¯s union is nice and visible. Not only does Unika grow another tail, she also gets a pair of wings. Luckily this wasn¡¯t Unika¡¯s first time doing this, so she knew to remove her jacket and shirt before doing so. And yes, HomeBase employees get high quality underwear, including things like sports bras. She does also have clothes that have holes for the wings she gets from her union with Nio, but she doesn¡¯t use the union much, so they aren¡¯t her everyday clothes. ¡°... I see. ¡­ would you be willing to teach us that technique?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t see why not.¡± I told her.
While Indigo gathered those with the Beast Union skill, the four of us and our monsters had some lunch. We even fed Indigo¡¯s cerberus, because why not? And, I mean, it isn¡¯t a big deal. Sure the cerberus eats a lot, but only about half of what Nir eats whenever I feed him. ¡°You didn¡¯t need to feed him.¡± Indigo said, as she returned with three other people. They each had a monster following them. ¡°It was no problem.¡± ¡°Thank you.¡± Indigo simply said. ¡°These are Nora, Fintan and Dawn. They are three of the five members that have the Beast Union skill. Sadly the other two aren¡¯t here currently.¡± ¡°Well, they can always teach each other.¡± I reminded her. ¡°This isn¡¯t some secret I won¡¯t allow you to share.¡± ¡°Yes. Thank you.¡± I then looked over the three. Fintan is a lizard-folk, and he had light green scales. With him was a D-rank monster, a forest lizard. Nora is a cat-folk with light orange hair. Her tails and ears are a bit of a darker orange. Her monster was something I was quite familiar with, as Eline could summon one of them. A lightning tiger. Last was Dawn. She was a race I¡¯ve only seen at a nce, a penguin-folk. I saw a few in the waters around the Hero¡¯s county, but not that many. Most of them live up north, I think. Penguin-folk are not technically bird-folk. I mean, they are, but also no. It isplicated, okay? It isn¡¯t like the two races share much, except that both have feathers. For example, penguin-folk have the racial skills ¡®Cold Resistance¡¯ and ¡®Swift Swimming¡¯, and their wing-arms aren¡¯t powerful enough for flight, like bird-folk arms are. Penguin-folk also have a lot shorter feathers, and they have them all over their body. I suppose it acts as an instingyer. Dawn¡¯s tamed monster of choice is a horned seal, which she was pushing on a cart. I was a bit unsure on how the seal would deal with being out of the water, so I faced Dawn and asked. ¡°Are you and the seal going to be alright out of water? We can do this next to theke.¡± ¡°We can deal. We¡¯re used to it.¡± Dawn answered. ¡°... yeah, we are heading to theke. You shouldn¡¯t have to ¡®deal¡¯ with it when there is an easy solution.¡± As we headed for theke, Unika and I exined the basics of reverse union. Mainly that the monster you are doing it has to be of a race matching yours, and that the monster has to have the correct mindset for it to be possible. For the race matching, Fintan and Nora should be just fine. They both have basically perfect matches. Not so sure about Dawn though. For the personality part, Fintan and Dawn should be able to deal, as their monsters are lower ranked, but I¡¯m a bit worried about Nora. B-ranks aren¡¯t always the easiest. It reallyes down to the rtionship the two have. Once we got to theke and both Dawn and her seal were in theke, we were ready to start. Since Unika demonstrated earlier, and I was better at showing the difference in the monster mentality, I decided to show them how to do it. I was doing the unions with Rani. I changed my race back to human, so the demonstration would be possible. First, I had Rani want to be one with me, so when I did the union, we turned into a horse-folk. I then undid the union, before asking Rani to want me to ride her. I then redid the union and came out a centaur. This was one of the best ways of showcasing how the difference in the monster¡¯s mentality can have drastically different results. Despite the fact that my stats in both forms are the exact same. I then undid the union and changed back to wolf-kin. We then had our students try. Fintan went first, because he was the one I was the most sure would seed. Sadly, his first try failed and he ended up bing one with his lizard, not the other way around. I think that is because Fintan isn¡¯t the most assertive person. But when he tried again, he managed to do the reverse union. His looks didn¡¯t change much. He already looked like a lizard, now he just looks a bit more like a lizard. His tail is a bit longer, his nails are a bit sharper, snout is a bit more pronounced and so on. With Fintan¡¯s sess, the other two gained a lot more confidence and were ready to try. Dawn actually managed her reverse union with surprising ease, getting it right on her first try. I honestly expected it to be impossible for her, because of the race problem, but apparently I¡¯m just wrong. Though the penguin-folk and seal mix did look a bit strange, and after Dawn undid the union, she said she had some muscle pains because of it, and her skin felt itchy. So clearly not a perfect union, but it worked. As for Nora, it went about like how I expected. It didn¡¯t work. Simply put, her lightning tiger didn¡¯t want to be one with Nora and Nora wasn¡¯t strong enough to force the tiger to do so. ¡°... maybe some outside force would help.¡± Indigo said. ¡°I¡¯ll get Tugga and get him to intimidate the tiger.¡± ¡°Not rmended.¡± I told her. ¡°It might end up like me and Nir, with Nir¡¯s instincts trying to take over.¡± I informed her. ¡°... actually, that isn¡¯t a bad idea.¡± I realized that we don¡¯t need the cerberus, we have a fenrir. ¡°Nir, I need you.¡± I summoned out my massive wolf. The four that hadn¡¯t seen him up close stared at the massive wolf. I quickly promised Nir I¡¯d feed him afterwards, but I needed him to do a reverse union with me. The fenrir agreed, and soon enough, I was a fenrir-kin. And since I was, I could speak Beast, instead of having Unika act as my trantor. ¡°Alright, little shit.¡± I spoke to the tiger. ¡°Your lovely owner is asking nicely, but I won¡¯t. You¡¯ll do what is asked, or else.¡± I tried intimidating the lightning tiger, and if its bodynguage is anything to speak of, it seemed to have worked. ¡°Alright. Nora, I think she is ready to try again.¡± I told the cat-folk. She? How did I figure out that the lightning tiger is a female? No one ever mentioned it. But as I was pondering that, I quickly realized why. I can smell it. ¡­ wait, I can smell genders? I quickly sniffed Einar and Eline, not in a gross way, and yeah, I can smell genders when I¡¯m a fenrir-kin. Maybe it is something to do with hormones? I then took in the scent of Unika, Indigo, Dawn and Nora and tried to differentiate between them. I did spot some differences between them, but I¡¯m not quite sure what they mean. They mean that Unika and Indigo are perfect for breeding. Dawn is not suitable and Nora isn¡¯t powerful enough. ¡­ wait? Where did thate from? Nir? Sadly I didn¡¯t get an answer. This is weird. I¡¯ll have to ask Laurater. As for Nora with the now more submissive lightning tiger, she managed to do the reverse union, but the tiger''s instincts clearly took over her and she attempted to pounce on Dawn. Luckily I¡¯m fast as anything while in a union with Nir, so I quickly moved between the two, caught Nora, and gently subdued her. ¡°Alright. Undo the union.¡± I ordered her. ¡°You need some levels before trying this with a B-rank.¡± Perhaps out of fear, maybe because she knew what she was doing, Nora undid the union. I then let her go, before helping her onto her feet. I then, still as in the union with Nir, spoke to the three. ¡°Well, I think we will have to call it here. I hope you learned something. Nora, if you want to do that again, tame a weaker cat monster or get more powerful. Dawn, you might want to tame a different monster for better results. Fintan, gain some confidence. It worked out because your lizard is weak, but if you try with a stronger monster with that attitude, you¡¯ll end up like Nora.¡± I told them. ¡°Yes Sir!¡± The three answered in unison, almost like they had practiced that. Well, whatever. I undid my union with Nir, so we could head somewhere to eat. And while we were eating a second lunch, with the three union students and Indigo joining this time, Unika pointed out something. ¡°... Brian. You stayed a fenrir-kin, despite the union ending. Why is that?¡± She asked. ¡­ I did? Why? I assumed I changed back to a Wolf-kin. I quickly opened up One of Every Race to confirm. Spoiler
One of Every Race
Normal Races ss Races Modifier Races Special Races
Human ? Swordsman ? Spiritual ? Dragon Hearted ?
Advanced Human ? Guardian ? Multi-Armed ? Melusine ?
Dwarf ? Sorcerer ? Heterochromic ? Centaur ?
Cat-folk ? Summoner ? Gender Change ? Fenrir-kin ? [unlocked]
Wolf-folk ? cksmith ? Spiritual Being ?
Wolf-kin ? Enchanter ? Cambion ?
Rabbit-folk ? Chef ?
Horse-folk ? User or Rare Skills ?
Bird-folk ? Pack Leader ? [new]
Lizard-folk ? Dragon King ?
Mer-folk ?
Dhampir ?
Dhampir Cured ?
[Change to selected Race]
[copse] Well, she isn¡¯t wrong. I¡¯m a Fenrir-kin. I also got a new ss race, Pack Leader. CH.536 Alpha and Pack Leader CH.536 Alpha and Pack Leader I think ites as no surprise, but the reason I was able to stay as a fenrir-kin is because I got the skill Alpha. Not really sure why, you get it from ¡­ beingmanding ¡­ specifically to people, or monsters, that don¡¯t belong to you. ¡­ Yeah. I guess I just exined it to myself, didn¡¯t I? Pack Leader, the ss race, is a ss race any beast-folk can get. As long as they are the leader of a ¡®Pack¡¯. The term pack, at least for the System when ites to the Pack Leader ss race, is ssified as a group of either beast-folk, or monsters. To get the Pack Leader ss race, you have to be the leader of such a pack. But, and this is the problem, the pack members cannot be ves or tamed monsters. Specifically they cannot be your ves or monsters tamed by you. So in my case, while people like Einar, Eline, Unika, Molly and Cina would all count as my pack members, Rani and d don¡¯t. But monsters tamed by Einar and Unika do. But that hadn¡¯t been enough for the ss race to open, so I think at least a few of the monsters on The Wild Pack¡¯s ranch may have seen me as a pack leader, even if they weren¡¯t technically a part of my pack. They should belong to Indigo¡¯s pack. But maybe Indigo isn¡¯t assertive enough? Maybe she uses her cerberus, Tugga I think she called him, as a sort of crutch to keep control? She did offer to get him as soon as we had some difficulties. And because of that, the monsters and people here belong to Tugga¡¯s pack. And since monsters tamed by you don¡¯t count, Tugga¡¯s pack doesn¡¯t count, and Indigo can¡¯t be a pack leader. So when a stronger beastes for a visit, the people here can jump packs. At least that is my theory. But whatever. I got Pack Leader, and know the funny part about that? Ites with a nice little racial skill called Alpha. Yes, you can get that skill through other means, but Pack Leader is one of them. And unlike with Wolf-kin, Pack Leader automatically unlocked the Alpha skill for me. And thus, I can stay a Fenrir-kin, without the union with Nir, since the requirements I needed for Fenrir-kin were to have the Wolf-kin race unlocked, and having the Alpha skill. I do feel a bit bad for Indigo if her pack members are actually trying to jump packs. But at the same time, there isn¡¯t much I can do. I can¡¯t just bring her to HomeBase and train her. She has a n to lead. ¡­ I guess I could send someone from HomeBase to here, but I don¡¯t really want excessive Level Up! use outside of HomeBase. It can lead to some ¡­ questionable things. Like the maids working in the Watchman family manor. Christina does level them up, so they are what you might call ¡®super maids¡¯. And at the end of the day, it isn¡¯t my problem. As for my sense of smell, without Nir it wasn¡¯t nearly as powerful. I could still tell apart genders, but the things about ¡®breedability¡¯ were beyond my current capabilities. So that must havee from Nir, but it is probably something I can learn. Not that I really need to learn that. Well, it might actually tell me when I can impregnate Janina. I know she can also tell when I¡¯m strong enough, so I don¡¯t really need to. But it might still be cool.
Alpha, as a skill, isn¡¯t thatplicated. It is actually kind of like Lua¡¯s unique skill. Well, a part of it. Lua¡¯s Dhampir Princess has a part called Dhampir Order. She can use it to givemands to Dhampirs and they are persuaded to follow the order. Alpha is like that, but for Beast-folk, and not quite as powerful as Lua¡¯s Dhampir Order. Dhampir Order is still a part of a unique skill, while Alpha is just a racial skill. And even Dhampir Order can be resisted. Without any sort of ¡®Mental Influence Resistance¡¯ skill. So yeah. Alpha is a fine skill, but nothing crazy.
In the evening, we left The Wild Pack¡¯s domain. I showed them my airship, yes it is actually a spaceship, but the locals won¡¯t know the difference. I promised we¡¯de back again, both because I honestly wanted to, and because maybe I can get the members to understand that not all humans are bad. I think they do. From what I heard from the people that are there because of that reason, a lot of them were just never even given a chance. A human focused party might have been looking for a member, but the beast-folk are just told no, without a chance to show their skills. And then some random no skill human is taken instead. Well, I¡¯m not like that. You can be a no-skill anyone and get a job on HomeBase because we have this thing called on-the-job training. And Level Ups. On the way back, I decided to check my stats, as I did get a new skill. Spoiler
Name: Brian Wood
Race: One without a Race - Spiritual / Heterochromic / User or Rare Skills / Fenrir-kin ?
Level: 211 [+6]
HP: 12,300 [+510] (+25,500)
Mana: 18,490 [+710] (+23,200)
Strength: 6090 [+310]
Defense: 6480 [+280]
Magic: 7550 [+240]
Unique-Racial Skills * Spoiler
One of Every Race LV.4 (unique-racial)
- Multi-Armed LV.2 (racial)
- Jack of All Trades LV.4 (racial)
- Sword Master LV.3 (racial)
- Draconic Body LV.5 (racial)
- Draconic Magic LV.5 (racial)
- Demonic Might LV.2 (racial)
- Demonic Magic LV.2 (racial)
- Unchained LV.1 (racial) [new]
- Alpha LV.1 (racial) [new]
- Enhanced Hearing LV.3 (racial) [+1]
- Enhanced Olfactory LV.3 (racial) [+1]
- Hardened Scales LV.3 (racial)
- Gallop LV.2 (racial)
- Swift Swimming LV.5 (racial)
- Winged Flight LV.5 (racial)
- Tough ws LV.3 (racial)
- Rending ws LV.2 (racial)
- Advanced Summoning Magic LV.4 (racial)
- Spirit Magic LV.5 (racial)
- Metal Magic LV.2 (racial) [+1]
- True Blood Magic LV.4 (racial)
[copse]
Unique Skills Spoiler
Pack Opener LV.9 (unique)
Different Dimension Factory LV.10 (unique)
Storage LV.11 (unique)
Magical Arms LV.N/A (prototype)
Manamorphic Body LV.N/A (prototype)
[copse]
Extra Skills * Spoiler
Limit Break LV.2 (extra)
Spiritual Space Magic LV.7 (extra)
Spiritual Time Magic LV.5 (extra)
Mana Vision LV.6 (extra)
Miasma Vision LV.2 (extra)
Telekinesis LV.10 (extra) [+1]
Mana Flight LV.7 (extra) [+1]
Restraining Sword Barrage LV.5 (extra)
Dark Chain LV.6 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Unity LV.11 (extra)
Beast Union LV.5 (extra)
[copse] Spoiler
Mental Visual Designing (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Time Spirit (extra)
Summon Space Spirit (extra)
Summon Light Spirit (extra)
Summon Dark Spirit (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Summon Earth Spirit (extra)
Summon Fire Spirit (extra)
Summon Wind Spirit (extra)
Summon Nature Spirit (extra)
Summon Beast Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
[copse]
Normal Skills * Spoiler
Sword Technique LV.7
Whip Technique LV.3
Bow Technique LV.3
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.2
Shield Technique LV.5
Mana de LV.3
Flickering Step LV.3
Strength Boost LV.5
Defense Boost LV.15
Advanced Mana Control LV.20 [+1]
Fast Mana Recovery LV.7
Quick Cast LV.5
Instant Cast LV.3
Miasma Control LV.3
Miasma Resistance LV.2
Taming LV.2
Mining LV.2 [new]
Designing LV.10 [+1]
cksmithing LV.7 [+1]
Crafting LV.6 [+1]
Enchanting LV.10
Cooking LV.10
Service LV.2
Sexual Technique LV.3 [+1]
Pleasuring Technique LV.5 [+1]
[copse]
Titles * Spoiler
Dragon Life Dedication (Greater True Fire Dragon) Dragon King
Lachros¡¯ Blessing Iris¡¯ Blessing
Eosther¡¯s Blessing Nyx¡¯s Blessing
Thssa¡¯s Blessing Gaia¡¯s Blessing
Ninatia¡¯s Blessing Pan¡¯s Blessing
Cailie¡¯s Blessing (Wind Spirits Blessing (Greater)) Nature Spirits Blessing (Greater)
Friend of the Spirits Skill Maker
SS-Rank Summoner The Sky isn¡¯t a Limit
Lifesaver Sage (Sage¡¯s tower)
Sacred Smith (Smorog) Blood Sucker (racial)
Gender Fluid Half-Demon (racial)
Honorary Baron of Ruiso Kingdom Language Comprehension (humanoid) (beast) [new] (draconic)
ve Master ves: Rhianna
[copse]
[copse] Yeah. Two things I didn¡¯t know I got, but I do appreciate. Language Comprehension (beast) is just convenient. I can finally understand d and Rani without needing a trantor. The other new skill, that I didn¡¯t know about, is the Fenrir-kin racial skill Unchained. It is actually a really cool skill, as it is basically resistance to any sort of binding or control skill. For example, if someone tries to mind control me, Unchained gives me resistance. Or if someone uses a skill like Dark Chain on me, I¡¯d have resistance to it. Any sort of binding or control skill. Sure it might not be as good as a dedicated ¡®Mind Control Resistance¡¯, but it is still a good skill. And who said I can¡¯t have both?
Back home, I decided to test my new Unchained skill. I started by changing into a Dhampir and having Lua try and order me around. It wasn¡¯t too difficult to resist her orders, but when she ordered me to kiss her, well, I couldn¡¯t resist. Then I tried with Alice. She used her Unique-Racial skill to use mind control magic in an attempt to control me. And while she did seed in mind controlling me, I was able to break her control, though admittedly I did have to put in a lot of effort. So in a real battle, if someone actually manages to mind control me, the time it takes to break free is way too long, so I¡¯ll need to work on that.
After my training, I washed the day''s grime off of my body, before rxing in one of therge baths, as someone entered the spa. I didn¡¯t expect anything, there are plenty of times when one of the males that have ess to the spae in while I¡¯m here. By the way, the students don¡¯t use this spa. I made a separate one for them after the first group. This ce got too busy and I didn¡¯t like it, so having a second, and maybe a third one, made sense. The third one is mixed gender, by the way, while the first two are separated by gender. I also had my private one in my bedroom, but I like to use the one employees use, unless I¡¯m bathing with my girls. I turned around to see who came in, only to immediately revert my eyes. ¡°Unika! ¡­ Did you enter the wrong room? This is the male bath.¡± I told her, while simultaneously using Dungeon Founder to confirm that I was in the right room. And thankfully, I was. She was naked, covered only by a bath towel, and her two tails swinging behind her were trying hard to lift the towel. How did I know she was naked? Well, all of HomeBase swimsuits do have shoulder straps, and I didn¡¯t see any on Unika. And because of her tails, her towel was lifted to the point where I should have seen her bottoms if she had any. ¡°... I¡¯m sorry. I asked Agunan if anyone else was here and asked him to lock the door.¡± Unika exined. ¡°... okay? But why are ..?¡± ¡°May I speak first?¡± Unika interrupted me. ¡°... go ahead.¡± I let her. ¡°... could I join you in the water?¡± ¡°... if you want to.¡± I answered. ¡°We really are breaking all the rules, but then again, I made the rules, so I guess I¡¯m allowed to bend them.¡± Unika got into the bath and sat down, right next to me. She then seemingly gathered her thoughts, before she spoke. ¡°... Brian. ¡­ Is it wrong if I think you are amazing?¡± She asked. ¡°No. Of course not. I¡¯m sure you can ask anyone on HomeBase and they¡¯ll agree with you.¡± ¡°... Then is it wrong ¡­ if I want to be like them? Like Lucia, Alice, Cailie, Wilma? Even the supreme dragon is courting you. And now you just ¡­ turned into a Fenrir-kin. ¡­ It isn¡¯t fair. Why are you so amazing?¡± I was expecting for Unika to raise her voice, but she stayed calm. ¡°... without you, I¡¯d be dead in that dungeon. And even if I survived, we¡¯d still be barely living in the capital. And you just came into our lives like ¡­ like a god.¡± ¡°At least say like an angel. We don¡¯t want to piss off the Goddess, now do we?¡± ¡°You can summon creatures you call gods. I think I can call you a god without Her getting angry.¡± Unika reasoned. ¡°Besides, can¡¯t you talk with Her whenever you want?¡± ¡°Whenever She wants.¡± I corrected. ¡°I can ask her for a meeting, but I¡¯ll only get one if She agrees.¡± ¡°Most people would say those are close enough. Just the fact that you can request a meeting with the Goddess is like a ve being able to ask for a meeting with the King.¡± ¡°Actually, ves can do that, if there is sufficient proof that their master, who has to be a noble for this to be the case, is abusing them or otherwise going against their contract. But that only applies if the master is a high ranked noble.¡± I told her. That is actually thew. There are plenty of protectionws that protect ves. And if you need to punish a high ranked noble, like a Duke or a Marquess, only the King can really do that. But I don¡¯t think this is the time to think aboutws. ¡°... Can you be serious while I¡¯m trying to confess?¡± Unika asked. ¡°Sorry.¡± I apologized and patted her head between the ears. As I did that, I brought my Fenrir tail, because yes, I was still a Fenrir-kin, from my other side andid it onto Unika¡¯sp. ¡°Here. Hold onto this. Squeeze it if I say something dumb.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll try not to.¡± Unika said, as she gently ran her hand through the fur on my tail. It felt pretty nice, and reminded me a lot about Wilma fussing over my dwarf beard. ¡°... Do I actually need to say something more?¡± Unika asked. ¡°A ¡®I love you, please let me join your harem¡¯ wouldn¡¯t be so bad.¡± I pointed out. ¡°Well, you said it already.¡± Unika noted. ¡°... and it is embarrassing.¡± ¡°You want to know what else is?¡± I asked. ¡°... no?¡± ¡°You having to ask the other five. If they ept you, I¡¯ll ept you. Hope that is fine with you.¡± ¡°... can I pet your tail while I do?¡± ¡°Nope. Today is a special service, but you will lose your petting privileges after today. Also, you are cleaning both of the employee baths for the stunt you pulled.¡± I told her, with a smirk on my face. ¡°... Can I hate you already?¡± Unika asked. ¡°You can, but it mightplicate the loving me part. Then again, love and hate aren¡¯t opposites. Sometimes theypliment each other.¡± CH.537 Installs and Status Updates CH.537 Installs and Status Updates So, install day. I decided not to go with an install this time, mainly because both Dark Chain and Restraining Sword Barrage will evolve into unique skills when I do the install, so I want to level them up first. So I may or may not be excessively leveling them up. Sure it will cause some disconnect between the skills power and my own skill with it, but luckily they aren¡¯t that dangerous of skills. Also, upgrading a skill I already got as an install from an extra skill to a unique skill can cause plenty of strain on my body. Especially whatever ¡®card space¡¯ I have for installs. I could even die from it if we aren¡¯t careful. So because of that, I¡¯m not taking an install, until I¡¯m ready to upgrade one of the skills. Alice on the other hand took an install of Mirror Force. It resulted in an extra skill called Magic Reflection. With it, she can reflect magic back at the caster. Spoiler [copse] Spoiler
Name: Alice Mana Watchman
Race: Magical Girl !
Level: 201 [+11]
HP: 4420 [+470]
Mana: 12,030 [+715]
Strength: 3375 [+348]
Defense: 3305[+298]
Magic: 8680 [+401]
Unique Skills:
Magical Girl LV.6 (unique-racial) [+1]
Extra Skills: * Spoiler
Limit Break LV.1 (extra) [+1]
Soul Magic LV.3 (extra) [+1]
Card Summoner LV.5 (extra)
Magician¡¯s Power LV.7 (extra)
Erasure Magic LV.6 (extra)
Multicasting LV.8 (extra)
Magic Reflection LV.1 (extra) [new]
Mana Flight LV.9 (extra) [+1]
Telekinesis LV.6 (extra)
Giant yer LV.5 (extra) [+1]
Summon Dark Spirit (extra)
Summon Fire Spirit (extra)
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Skills: * Spoiler
Swordstaff Technique LV.10 [+1]
Staff Technique LV.4
Mana de LV.4 [+1]
Flickering Step LV.4 [+1]
Strength Boost LV.4 [+1]
Defense Boost LV.4 [+1]
Spiritual Dark Magic LV.14
Spiritual Fire Magic LV.12
Earth Magic LV.12
Advanced Mana Control LV.19 [+1]
Magic Boost LV.10
Quick Cast LV.11
Instant Cast LV.7
Fast Mana Recovery LV.10
Magic resistance LV.5
Taming LV.1
Designing LV.1
Cooking LV.2
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Titles: Spoiler
One with two Souls One who defeated the Impossible
Nyx¡¯s Blessing Ninatia¡¯s Blessing
Language Comprehension (humanoid) Storage ess (Brian Wood)
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[copse] As for Lua, the skill she picked wasn¡¯t either of the two I offered her. She instead wanted Bad Reaction to Simochi for the skill Corrupted Healing. Spoiler [copse] It does what you expect it to do. It turns healing magic into something that will damage the target instead. And since Lua has the Divine Lifesaver title, all of her healing magic is 5x as effective as it normally would be. And while at LV.1 it isn¡¯t 100% efficient, with a few levels and some practice, it can do a lot. Especially since healing that is turned into damage by a skill like that cannot be resisted with Defense, or even most equipment, so all the damage Lua will do with it will effectively have 100% pration. Spoiler
Name: Lucia
Race: Dhampir Monarch ?
Level: 201 [+31]
HP: 5670 [+610]
Mana: 15,050 [+3345]
Strength: 2680 [+397]
Defense: 2580 [+373]
Magic: 9822 [+2102]
Unique Skills
Dhampir Princess LV.10 (Unique) [+4]
Racial Skills * Spoiler
Monarch of Magic LV.8 (Racial) [+2]
True Blood Magic LV.18 [+3]
Vampiric Body Modification LV.10 (Racial) [+1]
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Extra Skills * Spoiler
Limit Break LV.2 (extra) [+1]
Holy Magic LV.10 (extra) [+4]
Corrupted Healing LV.1 (extra) [new]
Winged Flight LV.10 (extra) [+3]
Card Summoner LV.5 (extra) [+1]
Summon Light Spirit (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
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Normal Skills * Spoiler
Blunt Weapon Technique LV.6
Staff Technique LV.8
Knife Technique LV.2
Spiritual Water Magic LV.14 [+2]
Spiritual Light Magic LV.14 [+4]
Wind Magic LV.13 [+4]
Advanced Mana Control LV.20 [+3]
Mana Healing LV.12 [+2]
Magic Boost LV.12 [+1]
Quick Cast LV.12 [+1]
Instant Cast LV.6 [+4]
Fast Mana Recovery LV.15 [+2]
Designing LV.2
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Titles Spoiler
Saint Eosther¡¯s Blessing
Divine Lifesaver Thssa¡¯s Blessing
Blood Sucker (Racial) Storage ess (Brian Wood)
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[copse] Next up, Ria. She got the Silver Wing install, resulting in the skill Holy Dragon¡¯s Wings. Spoiler [copse] It is a stupidly powerful AoE healing skill that has a super short range, extremely high mana cost, but it heals very quickly. And when I said the mana drain is extreme, I mean it is over 2000 mana per minute, and that is while only healing Ria herself. With more people, the mana drain is even more. The skill also turns Ria¡¯s usual dragon wings into angelic ones while active. Spoiler
Name: Rhianna
Race: Draconic Dhampir Brawler
Level: 156 [+6]
HP: 7140 [+150]
Mana: 6360 [+410]
Strength: 4640 [+138]
Defense: 3505 [+90]
Magic: 3630 [+160]
Racial Skills * Spoiler
Draconic Body LV.2 (racial) [+1]
Draconic Magic LV.2 (racial) [+1]
Holy Dragon¡¯s Wings LV.1 (racial) [new]
True Blood Magic LV.9 (racial)
Vampiric Body Modification LV.10 (racial)
Brawling LV.9 (racial)
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Extra Skills * Spoiler
Limit Break LV.1 (extra)
Life Drain LV.2 (extra)
Mana Drain LV.2 (extra)
Status Drain LV.6 (extra)
Winged Flight LV.8 (extra) [+1]
Card Summoner LV.4 (extra)
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Normal Skills * Spoiler
Knife Technique LV.3
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.10
Counter Strike LV.7
Flickering Step LV.9 [+1]
Strength Boost LV.9
Defense Boost LV.9
Draconic Fire Magic LV.10
Mana Control LV.13 [+1]
Fast Mana Recovery LV.8
Internal Magic Technique LV.10
Cooking LV.2
Cleaning LV.2
Service LV.2
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Titles * Spoiler
Dragon Scale Blessing (Greater True Fire Dragon) Priestess [new]
Language Comprehension (draconic) Blood Sucker (Racial)
ve. Master: Brian Wood
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[copse] Ria also got the Priestess title out of it. The title allows her to learn Holy Magic. It is just an inferior version of Lua¡¯s Saint title. Luckily both Albus and Lua could teach her Holy Magic if she wanted to learn it, so we wouldn¡¯t run into the same situation as we did with Lua, where she held the title for a long time before we had someone who could instruct her. Next up, Cailie and Calming Magic. Spoiler [copse] You knew it already. It resulted in a skill called Calming Song, which is a mild mind control type skill that can calm down basically anyone. And it works on monsters, so it is great for taming, as a calm monster is much more likely to get tamed. A calm person is also easier to mind control, and Cailie¡¯s Charming Voice can already charm a person. And while charm isn¡¯t mind control, I can definitely find a good mind control skill for Cailie to get next. Spoiler
Name: Cailie
Race: Wind Spirit Mermaid ?
Level: 120 [+18]
HP: 3005[+430]
Mana: 8600 [+1070]
Strength: 1474 [+218]
Defense: 2091 [+382]
Magic: 4730 [+600]
Skills:
Purifying Winds LV.2 (unique)
Spirit Magic LV.10 (racial) [+1]
Marvelous Swimming LV.8 (racial) [+1]
Aerial Swimming LV.8 (racial) [+2]
Create Wind Spirit (racial)
Limit Break LV.1 (extra)
Charming Voice LV.5 (extra)
Card Summoner LV.4 (extra) [+2]
Summon Wind Spirit (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Summon Earth Spirit (extra)
Summon Nature Spirit (extra)
Knife Technique LV.1
Hiding LV.2
Sneak Attack LV.2
Spiritual Wind Magic LV.10
Spiritual Nature Magic LV.8[+2]
Spiritual Mana Control LV.12 [+2]
Magic Boost LV.5 [+1]
Quick Cast LV.9[+1]
Instant Cast LV.6 [+1]
Magic resistance LV.4 [+1]
Gardening LV.10 [+3]
Singing LV.7 [+1]
Battle Song LV.5[+1]
Calming Song LV.1 [new]
Performance LV.4
Daughter of Anemoi
Greater Spirit of West Wind
Thssa¡¯s Blessing
Gaia¡¯s Blessing
Hegemone¡¯s Blessing
Half Spirit
Spirit Singer
One that Sings to Nature
One that Swims through the Air
Hallow Prison Prevailer
One that Returned from Banishment
Storage ess (Brian Wood)
[copse] Next up would have been Wilma, but I didn¡¯t have her Xyz based install fully researched yet, so she¡¯ll have to wait a bit longer. I¡¯ll also summon the Xyz monsters I¡¯ve gotten, so I can advance with the Xyz challenge, and maybe I can get some cards that will help me with that. So instead, Unika. She got a Metamorphosis install, for the skill Fox Form. Yes. She can use the skill to transform into an actual multi-tailed fox. It is a cool skill and can definitely help with movement, but I¡¯m still not 100% sure why Unika wanted it. Maybe because it is cool? Spoiler [copse] Spoiler
Name: Unika
Race: Archer - Tamer - Multi-Tailed me Fox-kin
Level: 120 [+20]
HP: 3770 [+710]
Mana: 5120 [+800]
Strength: 3086 [+505]
Defense: 1753 [+355]
Magic: 2831 [+490]
Skills:
Foxme LV.7 (racial) [+2]
Fox Form LV.1 (racial) [new]
Master Archer LV.1 (racial)
Advanced Taming LV.1 (racial)
Limit Break LV.1 (extra)
Summoner¡¯s Power LV.3 (extra)
Beast Union LV.4 (extra) [+3]
Tamer¡¯s Paradise LV.4 (extra)
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Summon Beast Spirit (extra)
Bow Technique LV.10 [+1]
Knife Technique LV.3
Quick Shot LV.8 [+2]
Hidden Shot LV.5 [+1]
Hiding LV.2 [new]
Strength Boost LV.4
Defense Boost LV.4
Fire Magic LV.7 [+1]
Summoning Magic LV.4
Mana Control LV.10 [+2]
Quick Cast LV.5 [+1]
Embedded Shot LV.5 [+1]
Spell Destroying Shot LV.5 [+1]
Spirit Shot LV.5 [+1]
Taming LV.8 [+1]
Tamer of an Obscure Monster
Beast Spirit''s Blessing (Greater)
Language Comprehension (beast)
[copse] Now, just one more install to go, and for that, I¡¯ll have to teleport.
After using Teleport to Seal to get to the Dragon¡¯s coast, I met up with the true body of Janina. This was going to be her first install, and I was a bit nervous how she would react to it. Mainly, will it force an immediate evolution onto her. Because it might. Dragons are strange like that. But waiting around wasn¡¯t going to solve anything, so I just installed Metalmorph into her. Spoiler [copse] She took it well, barely reacting. She didn¡¯t evolve, but her bronze scales took on an even more metal-like quality. {... Interesting. It isn¡¯t too different from a dragon scale blessing. Likely equal to a blessing from a young adult dragon.} She told me. ¡°Will it be a problem?¡± I asked. {No. My next evolution wille slightly sooner, but only by a few months. But for a younger dragon, something like that might force an immediate evolution.} ¡°Well, that¡¯s good, I suppose.¡± {Yes. Now transform. I require cuddles.} ¡°... really?¡± {Yes. My other self gets them, but that isn¡¯t satisfactory enough. You are here, so I will keep you for the night.} I just barely had time to use Draconic Body to transform myself, before Janina¡¯s tail wrapped around my body and brought me to her, like I was some dragon shaped teddy bear. Well, at least she isn¡¯t squeezing too hard, so it could be worse. The Novel will be updated first on this website. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone! CH.538 Completing Storm of Ragnarok CH.538 Completing Storm of Ragnarok Alright. As I said, today I¡¯ll start off by summoning the new Xyz monsters I have. And I have seven of them. Numbers 101 to 107. I got them with Ovey Network and The Seventh One, so nothing more to it than to summon them. Spoiler
[copse] Soe forth, Number 101: Silent Honor ARK; Number 102: Star Seraph Sentry; Number 103: Ragnazero; Number 104: Masquerade; Number 105: Battlin'' Boxer Star Cestus; Number 106: Giant Hand and Number 107: Gxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon. Spoiler
[copse] After summoning the seven of them, I was at 34/30 summoned for the Xyz challenge, so I imed the 30 reward, which was Heroic Champion - Excalibur and Xyz Import Spoiler
[copse] I then summoned Excalibur, and imed the 35 reward. That one was Gxy Stealth Dragon and Oni-Gami Combo. Spoiler
[copse]
Summon unique Xyz Monsters
Unique Xyz Monsters summoned: 36
Crimson Knight Vampire Bram; Dhampir Vampire Sheridan; The Zombie Vampire; Number 24: Drags the Vampiric Dragon; Number 71: Rebarian Shark; Number 39: Utopia Double; Number 39: Utopia; Number S39: Utopia the Lightning; Number S39: Utopia Prime; Number C39: Utopia Ray; Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon; Number C101: Silent Honor DARK; Number C102: Archfiend Seraph; Number C103: Ragnafinity; Number C104: Umbral Horror Masquerade; Number C105: Battlin'' Boxer Comet Cestus; Number C106: Giant Red Hand; Number C107: Neo Gxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon; Number 39: Utopia Beyond; Number 39: Utopia Rising; Number 93: Utopia Kaiser; Number 99: Utopia Dragonar; Ultimate Dragonic Utopia Ray; Ultimate Leo Utopia Ray; Infernal me Banshee; The Phantom Knights of Break Sword; Gxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon; Number 101: Silent Honor ARK; Number 102: Star Seraph Sentry; Number 103: Ragnazero; Number 104: Masquerade; Number 105: Battlin'' Boxer Star Cestus; Number 106: Giant Hand; Number 107: Gxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon; Heroic Champion - Excalibur; Gxy Stealth Dragon
Next Reward is given at 40 unique Xyz Monsters
Next Reward: ze, Supreme Ruler of all Dragons + Xyz Force
Spoiler
[copse] And that leaves my challenge at 36. And at 40, I get a Dragon Ruler Xyz monster? Did they unban the Dragon Rulers? Well, I suppose they could if the game got fast enough.
Sadly, neither Xyz Import nor Oni-Gami Combo were the cards I needed for Wilma¡¯s new skill. So I probably will have to wait for her to either evolve into an Xyz monster on her own, or wait until I have ess to the sets with Xyz monsters. Because I think I have all the Xyz monsters I can acquire through cheaty means. And honestly, I have a lot of them. Look at it this way. I haven¡¯t gotten a single Xyz monster from an actual pack yet, and I still have 36 unique Xyz monsters. That is a lot of cards I¡¯ve gotten through cheaty methods. And me lies in Rebarian Shark and Utopia Double. Well, for Rebarian Shark it is The Seventh One that is to me, but whatever. Rebarian Shark gave me The Seventh One, so I can me the shark. Actually, I don¡¯t me either of them, I love them. I just think it is funny that I¡¯m so far with the challenge without ess to the Xyz era sets.
Speaking of sets, . It still has 2 Aesir gods for me, and I want them. So I might as well fullyplete the set, so I can guarantee that I get them. So 200 packs of Storm of Ragnarok iing. Spoiler 200 STOR packs 1 Spoiler Terminal World (Common) x35 Odin''s Eye (Common) x39 Solemn Authority (Common) x42 Xing Zhen Hu Replica (Common) x28 Token Stampede (Common) x23 Tiki Soul (Common) x38 Tyrant''s Tirade (Common) x26 Tiki Curse (Common) x32 ckwing - Brisote the Tailwind (Common) x39 Majioshaleon (Common) x33 ckwing - Calima the Haze (Common) x45 Mimir of the Nordic Ascendant (Common) x26 Wattmole (Common) x30 Hourss of Courage (Common) x31 Worm Illidan (Common) x33 Karakuri Ninja mdl 919 "Kuick" (Common) x26 Legendary Six Samurai - Mizuho (Common) x32 Ljosalf of the Nordic Alfar (Common) x33 Cosmic Compass (Common) x30 Blood Sucker (Common) x37 Scrap Shark (Common) x47 Legendary Six Samurai - Shinai (Common) x30 Garmr of the Nordic Beasts (Common) x23 Cyber Shield (Common) x32 Nordic Relic Draupnir (Common) x34 Divine Wind of Mist Valley (Common) x30 Needle Ball (Common) x29 Worm Jetelikpse (Common) x28 Six Strike - Triple Impact (Common) x36 Karakuri Cash Cache (Common) x27 Wattkey (Common) x39 Resonator Engine (Common) x35 Vylon Matter (Common) x26 Token Sundae (Common) x29 Gotterdammerung (Common) x31 Nordic Relic Laevateinn (Common) x35 Nordic Relic Brisingamen (Common) x34 Shien''s Scheme (Common) x36 ckboost (Common) x33 Zero Force (Common) x35 Divine Relic Mjollnir (Common) x32 Karakuri Gold Dust (Common) x30 Yaksha (Common) x34 Karakuri Watchdog mdl 313 "Saizan" (Common) x28 Barrier Resonator (Common) x30 Shien''s Squire (Common) x37 Kagemusha of the Six Samurai (Common) x29 Top Runner (Common) x27 Odin, Father of the Aesir (Ghost Rare) x3 Musakani Magatama (Rare) x12 Shien''s Daredevil (Rare) x14 Tanngnjostr of the Nordic Beasts (Rare) x11 Dverg of the Nordic Alfar (Rare) x14 ckwing - Boreas the Sharp (Rare) x12 Stardust Phantom (Rare) x12 Legendary Six Samurai - Kageki (Rare) x9 Doppelwarrior (Rare) x8 Tyr of the Nordic Champions (Rare) x10 Overpowering Eye (Rare) x6 Shien''s Smoke Signal (Rare) x11 Hope for Escape (Rare) x9 Nordic Relic Gungnir (Rare) x7 Asceticism of the Six Samurai (Rare) x12 Foolish Return (Rare) x11 March Towards Ragnarok (Rare) x6 Wattberyx (Rare) x12 Symphonic Warrior Piaano (Rare) x7 Guldfaxe of the Nordic Beasts (Rare) x9 Scrap Worm (Rare) x8 Chaos Hunter (Secret Rare) x2 Maxx "C" (Secret Rare) x1 Nordic Relic Megingjord (Secret Rare) x1 Worm King (Super Rare) x6 Elemental HERO Ice Edge (Super Rare) x2 Legendary Six Samurai - Kizan (Super Rare) x1 Temple of the Six (Super Rare) x1 Stardust Shimmer (Super Rare) x2 Forbidden Lance (Super Rare) x1 Svartalf of the Nordic Alfar (Super Rare) x4 D.D. Sprite (Super Rare) x2 Valkyrie of the Nordic Ascendant (Super Rare) x1 Symphonic Warrior Drumss (Super Rare) x1 Karakuri Muso mdl 818 "Haipa" (Ultimate Rare) x2 Legendary Six Samurai - Enishi (Ultimate Rare) x1 Atomic Scrap Dragon (Ultimate Rare) x1 Loki, Lord of the Aesir (Ultimate Rare) x1 Legendary Six Samurai - Enishi (Ultra Rare) x1 The Nordic Lights (Ultra Rare) x4 Legendary Six Samurai - Shi En (Ultra Rare) x1 Loki, Lord of the Aesir (Ultra Rare) x2 Odin, Father of the Aesir (Ultra Rare) x2 Karakuri Steel Shogun mdl 00X "Bureido" (Ultra Rare) x1 Atomic Scrap Dragon (Ultra Rare) x1 Thor, Lord of the Aesir (Ultra Rare) x1 [copse] [copse] Nice. Got both of the missing Aesir gods. And in total, I got 18 new cards. Legendary Six Samurai - Kageki is nice. Not only does it special another Six Samurai when it is normal summoned, but it also gains 1500 attack when you control another one. Sure its stats suck, so the boost isn¡¯t that amazing, but still a well designed card. Nordic Relic Gungnir is okay enough. Targeting destruction is fine, but having to banish a monster for it can be a bit costly. Even if that monster eventually returns. Chaos Hunter is a bit too specific to where I could use her for her intended effect. But she wields a whip, so she can be my new whip teacher. Maxx "C". Do I need to say anything? It sucks for me, because who would ever special summon? Someone I give cards to? Elemental HERO Ice Edge isn¡¯t very good. Sure it can direct attack and destroy face down Spell/Traps, but it only has 800 attack. I suppose it can be a good practice partner for weaker people. Legendary Six Samurai - Kizan is nice. Good stats, gains a bit more if you control 2 or more other Six Samurai. And even specials himself from the hand. Temple of the Six is a decent Field Spell. Would like it more if it buffed my Six Samurais instead of weakening the opponent, but it is still fine. Stardust Shimmer is just a worse Monster Reborn. Forbidden Lance is amazing. Sure ites with an 800 Strength down, but it makes the personpletely magic immune. I need to make ance I can install this card into. Svartalf of the Nordic Alfar is pretty bad. For a monster you need to tribute summon, it really should special summon a Nordic from the GY, instead of just adding it to the hand. Well, I don¡¯t have to tribute summon it, but you get the point. D.D. Sprite is fine enough. Banishing for a turn is a lot less than for 2 turns, and D.D. Sprite is a decent extender. Valkyrie of the Nordic Ascendant is a bit too situational, since it can only summon the tokens if you have apletely empty field. Also, it would be so much better if you could banish Nordics from the hand or GY, but that might be too OP. Symphonic Warrior Drumss isn¡¯t that good. But it is living drums, so if I want to put together a band. Legendary Six Samurai - Enishi isn¡¯t the best Six Samurai. First of all, the return to hand effect is costly, as you need to banish 2 Six Samurais from the GY. And second, sure the 500 attack and defense boost is nice, but this thing has no special summon effect. The Nordic Lights has the right idea, keep your Nordics on the field so you can use them to summon the Aesir monsters. But then it kills all of them if it gets destroyed. Still not a terrible card, and I think it would look very pretty if activated. Karakuri Steel Shogun mdl 00X "Bureido" has good stats and the special summoning of a Karakuri is nice. But sadly, the draw effect is once per turn. And then we have the two gods. Loki, Lord of the Aesir is fine. It can negate Spells and Traps, which is good. He can also probably teach some cool tricks to me. Thor, Lord of the Aesir on the other hand has that frankly overpowered effect of negating the effects of all opposing monsters. Yeah, that is really good, and I want to learn how to do that, if I can. Spoiler
[copse] Now, what am I missing from this set?
As it turns out, not much. Just 8 cards. Vylon Delta is a nice wall, but sadly not that good offensively. The Equip Spell searching is also good. Six Strike - Thunder st is fine. Sadly it does require Bushido Counters, so I need to have the Field Spell or one of the Continuous Spells active. Symphonic Warrior Basses is as meh as the other Symphonic monsters. But again, a Symphonic band does sound cool. Vortex the Whirlwind is perfectly fine. Sure he might not do that much, but he is easy enough to summon, and isn¡¯t bad. Vanadis of the Nordic Ascendant is really nice. The only thing she is missing is a special summon condition. Watthydracks stats, but the search effect is nice. Scrap Breaker specials itself, but you need to destroy another Scrap for it. Which is fine, I just think Breaker should have slightly higher attack, since it has that effect. Something like 2400 would be nice. Andst, The Golden Apples just summons a token. Sure it might be a strong token, and it does also heal, so it is fine. Just wish it summoned two or three of the tokens. Spoiler
[copse] And that is Storm of Ragnarokpleted. I have all the Aesir monsters, and I¡¯m happy with them. CH.539 Star Titanium Card Experiment CH.539 Star Titanium Card Experiment So, to no one''s surprise, Loki and Thor are great. Spoiler
[copse] Loki knows a lot of strange spells. He is really good with different illusions, transmutations, temporary transformations and dyed spell activation. Thest one is quite the fun one, as no one really does dyed spell activation. It is what it sounds like. You fully chant the spell beforehand and then pick the ce and timing for the spell to actually go off. It is a lot like a Trap card, but just instead done with a spell, and while most of us don¡¯t really need anything like that, it could be a useful skill for Alice and Janina to have. Well, Janina is willing to learn basically anything new anyways. But Loki isn¡¯t the only one Janina wants to learn from, because Thor is OP. See, as they do, the two dragons challenged my new god cards to a Factory match as soon as I summoned them. And while Janina was able to take down Loki no problem, she actually lost to Thor because Thor negated all of her abilities, and while Janina was trying to figure out how to deal with that, she got hammered. ¡­ That sounded wrong, but whatever. Agunan tied with Loki, by the way. Well, I guess you could technically call it Loki¡¯s win, as Loki nuked both of them, but then used his effect toe back, while Agunan had to recover with Factory magic. And yes, Agunan did also lose to Thor, but he actually stood against the hammer wielding god for a while, mainly because he saw Janina¡¯s match, so he knew Thor¡¯s effect. But Thor since Thor could still do a bunch of bullshit, mainly lightning, while his opponent only can really do physical strength, he won against the more powerful dragon. So yeah. Effect negation is OP, because you can¡¯t use Magic or any skill while all of your abilities are negated. Who would have known? Actually, I did. I just never had that effect attached to a 3500 attack monster.
In other news, as soon as I showed Wilma the Forbidden Lance, she agreed to make a spear I could install it into. Spoiler [copse] Because despite being called the Forbidden Lance, it looks a lot more like a spear. We¡¯ll be making it mostly out of orichalcum with a star titanium edge, because that is what the spearnce that appears when I activate the card is made of.
For another thing, which is something I¡¯ve considered for a while, I just never really saw a big need for. I¡¯m going to experiment with new materials for my cards. I know what you are asking. How can I do that? My cards are made by Pack Opener, so they will always just be cardboard, right? Well yes. The cards I get from Pack Opener will always be just cards. But, I think I can install a card into a different, card shaped object, and it will still be a card. And because it is no longer a Pack Opener card, certain rules, mainly the time I can keep a monster summoned and how quickly I can summon it again, might be different. I decided my test material would be star titanium, as it is the most plentiful legendary metal we have. And because I¡¯m using star titanium, I decided to install Stardust Dragon into it. Spoiler [copse] The nk ¡®card¡¯ I used was basically equal in size to a standard Yugioh card, except that it was a bit thicker. I could have gotten the star titanium to the same thickness as a regr card, but the sleeves and toploaders add a bit of thickness to the card anyway, so I didn¡¯t want to make it too thin. As long as it fits into a duel disk, it is just fine. After the install, my star titanium card was now a perfect replica of the Stardust Dragon card, except that itcked color. It was like one of those unpainted metal replica cards you can buy. ¡°Okay. Maybe it needs time? The cards on death cooldown are grayed out, so maybe that is the case?¡± I pondered. ¡°Or maybe I need to properly summon it for it to gain the color?¡± I decided to try summoning the Stardust Dragon. First I just tried to call out the name, like I would with a card I¡¯ve already properly summoned, but that didn¡¯t work. Then I summoned out the Synchro materials for Stardust and attempted to Synchro summon the card, but it didn¡¯t work either. I think there are two options. One, this just won¡¯t work. Or two, it doesn¡¯t work because I didn¡¯t use star titanium cards as the materials for the summon. I really should have made a normal summonable monster instead of an extra deck monster. So let¡¯s just make another one. For my second star titanium card, I decided to go with Stardust Trail. It fits the theme, and if I can summon her, I can make a Stardust Synchron star titanium card, and then I¡¯ll have the materials for Stardust Dragon. Spoiler
[copse] Soon enough I had the Stardust Trail card in hand, and I attempted to summon her. ¡­ but like with Stardust Dragon, it didn¡¯t work. Well, that sucks. I guess I can make cool metal replicas, but they can¡¯t actually be used. I guess I¡¯ll just stick to the regr cards. I¡¯ll at least make a stand for these two and ce them onto my office desk so they don¡¯t go to waste.
And since that didn¡¯t work, I decided to finally look into how Alice managed to extend the summoning time with Mana all that time ago. Because of that, and what happened with the lesser water spirit, I know that the summoning time of my monsters can be extended. At least up to 1.5x the usual time. The spirit said it had something to do with stabilizing their unusual mana, I think. So if I can figure out a device, maybe something they can wear, that can do that, I¡¯ll have longer summoning times. And luckily, I have plenty of things I can use as a base for it, like the avatar dolls. They can, technically, extend a monster''s summoning time. But they do it by giving the monster a body that they take over. And that stabilizes the mana of the monster. Next up I ran an experiment with a few monsters, and just as many spirits. With them, I did confirm that a lesser spirit doing a spirit synchro with a monster can extend the summoning time to 1.5x or 3 hours. With an intermediate spirit, it is a bit longer, at about 1.8x or 3 and a half hours. With a greater spirit, it can be up to 2.1x and with a superior, up to 3x. But that 3x can only be done with very powerful monsters, as with weaker monsters, the power of a superior spirit will put a strain on their body, and the monster will actually die before the summoning time limit expires. I then called the spirits I used for the experiment to the Factory, so that I could get feedback from them. They told me about the ways they stabilize the monsters¡¯ mana, but sadly they couldn¡¯t offer me suggestions on how to do it. But at least I know it is something to do with mana, so I could keep up the experiment. And I think I also figured out how Alice extended the summoning time of Mana. It is because the two of them were practicing mana cirction. Which is done by linking your arms. And since Alice didn¡¯t have a duel disk at that time, she¡¯d had to have Mana¡¯s card in her hand. So the mana they circted would have passed through the card, as well as Mana herself. And that must have been enough to stabilize Mana¡¯s mana, and allow her to exist for longer. And yeah, knowing all of that is kind of cool, but honestly, I didn¡¯t need to know that. Because for me, I can just summon another copy of the monster. There are very few monsters I only have a single copy of, mainly the Dragonmaids. And since I can just keep them around with avatar dolls, the extended summoning duration doesn¡¯t really help. As for why I wanted extended summoning times, well, it was for situations like what happened in Smorog with the creatures. During times like those, it would be great to be able to send out monsters who can act on their own, but the summoning times do get in the way. Sure they can, most likely, deal with whatever problem there is, but things like reassuring the public takes too long. And that just isn¡¯t optimal when trying to avoid panic and chaos. But I suppose this means I¡¯ll just need to get more members to the Card Summoner n, so we can always have personnel on location.
Speaking of personnel, after I epted the confessions of a certain fox girl, her mother decided to finally trust that I was a good master, and I got a Dragonmaid for that.
Mission: Good Master
Worker Olia sees you as a good employer.
Reward: Chamber Dragonmaid
Spoiler [copse] And I got the dark attribute Dragonmaid for it. I didn¡¯t even know there was a dark attribute one. I mean it makes sense, but it hadn¡¯t been printed before I was isekai¡¯d. And it doesn¡¯t appear in the artwork of Send-Off and Wee, so it must have been printed afterwards. Spoiler
[copse]
¡°... you know, there is more to me than just that tail.¡± I pointed out to Unika, as she was pressing her face into my fenrir tail. ¡°No! This is all I need.¡± She said, and just kept snuggling my tail. ¡°... More for the rest of us?¡± Alice pointed out. ¡°Like you don¡¯t have your preferences.¡± Luamented. ¡°Says miss ¡®his blood is mine¡¯.¡± Alice quiped. ¡°His beard is mine.¡± Wilma made her im. ¡°And his wings are mine.¡± Janina added. ¡°... So ¡­ are his legs mine? Or can I im his lips?¡± Cailie asked. ¡°NO!¡± The other five answered Cailie¡¯s question about my lips. ¡°... you know, I don¡¯t like that you are trying to divide me.¡± I told the girls. ¡°I¡¯m not some trophy you hunted that you are now nning to split apart. ¡­ or is there something I don¡¯t know?¡± ¡°If they try, I¡¯ll save you.¡± Janina reassured me. ¡°Yes.¡± Alice agreed. ¡°We are just iming our snuggling spots.¡± ¡°... Well, as long as you are happy.¡± I told them. CH.540 Leveling up Adventurer students CH.540 Leveling up Adventurer students I¡¯m starting today off with some packs of and . I know Hidden Arsenals are smaller sets, so depending on what secret rares I get, I might end up fullypleting the sets today. But we¡¯ll see. Now let¡¯s start with Hidden Arsenal 3. Spoiler HA03 1 R-Genex Crusher; Jurrac Spinos; Caravan of the Ice Barrier; Worm Tentacles; Fabled Leviathan [copse] Fabled Leviathan is new. And it isn¡¯t bad. Mainly because of the 3k attack stat. Because the effect of returning stuff from the GY to hand isn¡¯t that amazing for my use. Next pack. Spoiler HA03 2 Dragunity Tribus; Jurrac Stauriko; Ally of Justice Quarantine; Worm Yagan; Worm Zero [copse] Dragunity Tribus is pretty specific and I don¡¯t need him, but I suppose he isn¡¯t bad for the usual Dragunity strategy. Jurrac Stauriko just summons tokens on death. Which is nice and all, but they are really weak and will die to basically anything. Worm Zero is kind of cool. Since it is me we are talking about, I can just fuse like 20 Worms together to summon Zero, and he will be huge. And the effects are alright as well. Next pack. Spoiler HA03 3 Fabled Dyf; Caravan of the Ice Barrier; Samurai of the Ice Barrier; Jurrac Ptera; Dragunity Dux [copse] Fabled Dyf is very situational, and even then, it is just a Monster Reborn recement. Dragunity Dux is great. Gains attack and equips a Dragunity on summon. Next pack. Spoiler HA03 4 Jurrac Spinos; Worm Yagan; Dragunity Tribus; Naturia Horneedle; Fabled Krus [copse] Fabled Krus is really cute. And her effect is decent enough. Yes, it is a Monster Reborn recement, but it is easy to activate, so I¡¯ll give it a pass. And I can¡¯t be mad at Krus, cause she is cute. Next pack. Spoiler HA03 5 Fabled Dyf; Naturia Sunflower; Shock Troops of the Ice Barrier; Naturia Horneedle; General Grunard of the Ice Barrier [copse] General Grunard of the Ice Barrier is fine. I don¡¯t need additional summons, so for me he is just a big man with good attack stat. But then again, that is good enough. Next pack. Spoiler HA03 6 Dewdark of the Ice Barrier; Shock Troops of the Ice Barrier; Samurai of the Ice Barrier; Jurrac Spinos; Ally of Justice Omni-Weapon [copse] Dewdark of the Ice Barrier is okay, but too specific. Also, 1200 attack isn¡¯t that much, so you need other cards to buff Dewdark. I know Wends beatdown is a thing, but I can just ¡­ use stronger monsters. Omni-Weapon on the other hand is great. It does what an Ally of Justice should do, and it does it well. Next pack. Spoiler HA03 7 Naturia Fruitfly; R-Genex Turbo; Jurrac Brachis; Jurrac Guaiba; Naturia Cliff [copse] Jurrac Brachis is just battle immune if you control another Jurrac. Which would be fine, but the 1000/1000 stat line really isn¡¯t high enough for an effect like that. Well, in the TCG it is, but for me, it will just be a weak-ish target. Jurrac Guaiba on the other hand is nice. Because summoning a monster from the deck means it can generate new cards, including cards I don¡¯t have ess to from packs. And those are always the best cards. Naturia Cliff is the same. Sure the condition is a bit different, but both are great and I¡¯ll be using both. Next pack. Spoiler HA03 8 Ally of Justice Cycle Reader; Ally of Justice Quarantine; Worm Yagan; Dragunity Darkspear; Worm Victory [copse] Dragunity Darkspear is another Monster Reborn recement. But it is also a Dragunity Tuner, so it is fine. Worm Victory is nice. ¡­ except for that big fat 0 of original attack. Really would be nicer if it had like ¡­ 1500, maybe 2000 original attack, but no. Zero is all you get. Next pack. Spoiler HA03 9 Dragunity Legionnaire; Worm Ugly; Naturia Hydrangea; Jurrac Spinos; Jurrac Titano [copse] Jurrac Titano is fine. Targeting protection is nice, and the attack gain is fine. Next pack. Spoiler HA03 10 Jurrac Iguanon; Dragunity Legionnaire; R-Genex elerator; Fabled Urustos; Ally of Justice Omni-Weapon [copse] Jurrac Iguanon can return set cards to hand. ¡­ after it destroys a monster by battle. That effect is really only good under Anti-Spell Fragrance. But still, not bad for ten packs. Plenty of new stuff. I now have 48/60 cards from Hidden Arsenal 3. ¡­ but I won¡¯t fullyplete the set today, mainly because after I¡¯m done with 3 and 4, I will have all of my current sets fullypleted. And I don¡¯t want that. So set change to Hidden Arsenal 4, and another ten packs.
Spoiler HA04 1 The Fabled Catsith; Jurrac Dino; Jurrac Herra; Neo mvell Origin; Genex Ally Powercell [copse] The Fabled Catsith is cute, and also decently good. But cuteness is more important. I wonder if anyone wants a cat card? Neo mvell Origin on the other hand is hyper specific, and all it does is special summon itself. Next pack. Spoiler HA04 2 Naturia Stinkbug; The Fabled Kokkator; Neo mvell Shaman; Naturia Butterfly; Genex Ally Triarm [copse] Naturia Stinkbug is Negate Attack on legs. Multiple insect legs. So it is fine. Naturia Butterfly is pretty simr, except that she doesn¡¯t tribute herself, and she doesn¡¯t end the battle phase. Still a good monster, as negating attacks is great. Genex Ally Triarm is also a fine monster. Nothing super special, but he has his uses. Next pack. Spoiler HA04 3 Neo mvell Hedgehog; Neo mvell Garuda; Dragunity Pilum; Dragunity Brandistock; Genex Ally Powercell [copse] ¡­ Wow. A nothing new here pack. First of today. Hopefully also thest. Next pack. Spoiler HA04 4 Jurrac Aeolo; Genex Ally Bellme; The Fabled Nozoochee; Genex Ally Crusher; Naturia Landoise [copse] Nothing new here either. Next pack. Spoiler HA04 5 Genex Ally Crusher; Naturia Ragweed; Naturia Mantis; Genex Ally Volcannon; Dragunity Knight - Trident [copse] Naturia Mantis is a bit too specific for my use. Summoners are rare, so a monster to counter them won¡¯t see use. Genex Ally Volcannon on the other hand is fine. Tribute a Fire Genex and you can destroy an opposing monster. Not bad. Next pack. Spoiler HA04 6 Genex Ally Crusher; Neo mvell Shaman; Dragunity Brandistock; Dragunity Pilum; The Fabled Kudabbi [copse] The Fabled Kudabbi is pretty bad. Sure it is battle indestructible while you have no cards in hand, but that really isn¡¯t enough. Next pack. Spoiler HA04 7 Genex Ally Volcannon; Naturia Strawberry; Jurrac Dino; Dragunity Brandistock; Jurrac Meteor [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler HA04 8 Secret Guards of the Ice Barrier; Naturia Ladybug; Dragunity Angustivii; Dragunity Pilum; Dragunity Knight - Trident [copse] Dragunity Angustivii deals piercing while equipped with a Dragunity, but it is still level 5. If it was level 4, I¡¯d call it great, but being level 5, it is too difficult to summon in the TCG. I might use him though. Next pack. Spoiler HA04 9 Naturia Mantis; Genex Ally Volcannon; Dragunity Pilum; Jurrac Aeolo; Genex Ally Reliever [copse] Genex Ally Reliever is a bit too situational. Sure special summoning a LV.5 is nice, but you need to negate an opponent¡¯s card or effect for it. Next pack. Spoiler HA04 10 Genex Ally Birdman; The Fabled Chawa; Genex Ally Solid; Genex Ally Volcannon; Naturia Landoise [copse] The Fabled Chawa is fine. It specials itself by discarding another Fabled. Which isn¡¯t necessary for me, but at least that is a good effect in the TCG. Now to check how many I¡¯m missing from this set¡­ ¡­ ¡­ Wait what? I¡¯m missing 12 cards? I have 48 out of 60? That sounds familiar. What are the chances that I¡¯m at the exact samepletion percentage with both Hidden Arsenal 3 and 4? They can¡¯t be that high. But somehow that happened.
With my pack opening done, I headed for a room where I had a total of nine adventurers waiting for me. They were the eight, and Kurt, we took in to study on HomeBase, and it is time for them to learn about Level Up. ¡­ potentially. ¡°Alright. Before we start. I¡¯m about to tell you something you will not, ever, speak about to anyone outside of HomeBase. And I will be cing a spell on you that will make sure you will never be able to do so. If you don¡¯t like it, you are free to leave.¡± I started. Yes, I know it sounds threatening, but I have to make sure these guys are willing to go through with this. Because if they don¡¯t realize how serious this is, Mind Crush will wipe away most of their memories about HomeBase. The only thing they will remember is the training they experienced. Spoiler [copse] I gave the adventurers a moment, but none of them left. I was happy about that. I started by setting a Mind Crush onto each of them, before I continued. ¡°Alright. I need a volunteer. They don¡¯t need to do anything special, just reveal their status.¡± After a bit of chatting, Kurt agreed to volunteer. ¡°Open your status for everyone to see.¡± I told him, and after Kurt did so, I used two Level Ups on him. One on his overall level, one on his new Fast Mana Recovery skill. Spoiler
Name: Kurt
Race: Human
Level: 15
HP: 570
Mana: 530
Strength: 315
Defense: 225
Magic: 230
Skills:
Card Summoner LV.1 (extra)
Sword Technique LV.3
Knife Technique LV.1
Unarmed Combat Technique LV.1
Regeneration LV.2
Water Magic LV.1
Wind Magic LV.1
Mana Control LV.3
Fast Mana Recovery LV.2
[copse] With the showcase over, I exined to them how often I¡¯d level them up, and told them that at the end of their training here, if they wanted to join the Card Summoners, they would get more Level Ups, and would be allowed to grow into some of the strongest adventurers around. I then leveled up the others, mainly focusing on utility skills like Fast Mana Recovery and stuff like that. Things that didn¡¯t really affect their training much. I know they still have a long way to go, but I¡¯m sure they will grow to be fine adventurers. Will they grow fast enough to help with the dimensional fissure problems? I don¡¯t know. But I know they will eventually be ready to face the world. CH.541 Working as a Magic Lecturer CH.541 Working as a Magic Lecturer Today I decided to work on something I probably should have already developed. That being hands-free parts for my phones. Or wireless earbuds if you want to go there. And honestly speaking, it really shouldn¡¯t be that difficult to make something like that. The problem will be fitting in a power source, unless I can just have it draw power from the person wearing it. No, I can¡¯t have it draw power from HomeBase. The linked magic stones are still about 25mm in diameter, so they need a bit of space. And it is basically way toorge for something you¡¯d wear in, or around, your ear. Because I don¡¯t actually want to make in-the-ear earbuds. Instead, I want to make something like those decorative ear cuffs. I suppose you could also say it will look like a hearing aid, but I think I¡¯ll decorate it more than that. Why make something ugly when you can make something pretty?
At first I wanted the earmunicators to act as fully independent phones, but I quickly realized that that wouldn¡¯t work for two reasons. First, because of mana consumption. The phone calls do still take some amount of mana, and with no magic stone to store mana into, the device will drain it directly from the user, which won¡¯t be optimal inbat. So instead, I linked the device to a regr cell phone, and since the cellphones have a magic stone that acts as a mana battery, they can keep the call active. The second reason was actually the number of magic circles required for the calls. Carving and iying them into something the size of a phone isn¡¯t that difficult, but making them into the earpiece is, while not impossible, very challenging. Yes it could be done, but it really isn¡¯t practical. Besides, any sort of hit to the earpiece will warp the magic circle, and the device will stop functioning. And I¡¯m expecting that these things will break. And while I¡¯ve reinforced all phones I¡¯ve made with defensive magic that makes them more durable, again, fitting something like that on top of the magic circle for the calls just isn¡¯t feasible. So instead, I¡¯m making both earpieces and a new generation of phones. Luckily the phone upgrade isn¡¯t much, you just need to insert a new thin metal te containing a magic circle into your phone. And while the phones I gave away for free don¡¯t have the space for them, the newer model phone that HomeBase employees use do have the space for these new magic circle cards, because I designed them that way. It was kind of a ¡®just in case¡¯ feature I added, because I knew I¡¯d forget something. And I didn¡¯t want to make a new generation of phones every time I wanted to add a new feature. So instead I left some space where you can install new magic circles, kind of like putting in an external hard-drive that carries a new program with it. Except that my magic hard-drives can also carry new hardware that the phone didn¡¯t have previously. So with that, I made the upgrade card for the phones and designed a few basic earpieces, so I could show them to everyone.
Most of the people liked my new earpieces. Except those of us that have a System Support. We don¡¯t need it for our conversations. The adventurer students were especially interested, as they would allow them to coordinate even if they split. I asked what kinds of earpieces they¡¯d want, and most wanted things that looked like strong monsters. Like dragons or a Fenrir. But one of the girl adventurers, the one wanting to use a swordstaff like Alice, wanted something that looked more like jewelry. Well, it will be no problem as long as I use artificial gems. They aren¡¯t that expensive. And not like I¡¯ll have to worry about the things getting stolen if I use Owner¡¯s Seal tech on them. Spoiler [copse]
On a following day, I headed for the Hero¡¯s country, specifically the Sage¡¯s tower, as there was a meeting of the sages. And I¡¯m a sage, so I¡¯m taking part. It really wasn¡¯t anything special, but I did get introduced to some of the other sages I¡¯ve yet to meet. I still haven¡¯t met all of them, as not everyone could be present, but it was still cool. I did have to give them a quick show on my skills though, as some of them doubted that someone as young as me could be a sage, but that was no problem. Besides, most of them were honestly impressed by the fact that I figured out how to summon demons safely. Even if I still haven¡¯t figured out how to make miasma stones without having to rely on my cards. The sages then began to talk about jobs the tower had gotten. Most of them were things like ¡®help build a new wall around a city¡¯ or e give a magic lecture at (insert school here)¡¯. These technically had nothing to do with me, as I was mainly a research sage, but I did agree to do a lecture on Space and Time Magic at a few different schools. Mainly because I¡¯m the only sage who can actually use both. And besides, it could be fun.
Naturally, I prepared for the lessons by making a full on slideshow I could show using Dungeon Founder of Mental Visual Designing. It was especially useful for Space Magic, as Space can be quite an abstract concept for people living in a world like this. I learned that much from teaching space stuff on HomeBase. Sadly, for time, it was a lot more difficult to make visual slides. Time isn¡¯t something you see, it is something you experience. Luckily, I have a monster for that. Specifically, Sephylon, the Ultimate Timelord. Spoiler [copse] I can just summon him and have the entire audience experience Time Magic, as it is the easiest way. At least I think so. And it should really leave an impression.
I held a practice lesson on HomeBase because I wanted feedback from students. It will prepare me for the actual thing, so I won''t make a fool of myself when I actually hold these lectures. I also got some questions I didn¡¯t think about before, so now it will be easier to answer them, if someone asks.
The first of the lectures, yes there were going to be multiple, as there are multiple different schools where I¡¯ll be holding the lecture, took ce in the Be Kingdon¡¯s Royal Magic Academy. Be Kingdom, unlike Ruiso Kingdom, had a dedicated magic academy, while Ruiso Kingdom just has the Royal Academy. But honestly, I think it is more for space. The Ruiso Kingdom Royal Academy has a massive plot ofnd, which is then divided for all the different practices you can study there. But the Be Kingdom Academy didn¡¯t have enough space, so as the school expanded, they had to make different campuses for different things. General studies, magic studies andbat studies being the threergest. After arriving in the city, by airship naturally, I was quickly greeted by a representative from the Academy. He had a carriage prepared for me, but I instead brought out my own. Sages travel in magic carriages, I can¡¯t use a regr one. Okay, I could, but I wanted to flex. I had Cina, I brought her and Olia to be my attendants, drive the carriage. Olia can drive, but she isn¡¯t as good as Cina and Molly are. And yes, Cina does have to use Horse-folk Reversion to drive the carriage. She could pull it, assisted by the magic engine, in her Centaur form. There is an entire control system attached to the pull-bar, so she won¡¯t even have to pull the carriage, she would just be driving it from a different ce. Our first stop was the main campus of the Academy, aka. the general studies section. It was also one of the oldest buildings in the city, so it was really cool to get to see. After a quick meeting with the headmaster, I was informed of when my magic lesson would be, and the representative then guided me to a high ss hotel. The ce wasn¡¯t too bad, but since it would be a few days, I wanted to stay on HomeBase. So I left a teleport te in the hotel room and teleported back to HomeBase. As long as I have someone in the hotel, even if someonees to get me, I can just teleport to the hotel with Teleport to Seal. I even swapped who was waiting there, as I didn¡¯t want Cina and Olia to miss out on what they wanted to do on HomeBase. For Olia that is spending time with her family, while Cina just goes on runs with Molly.
A few dayster the time for my lecture came. And honestly speaking, it was a disappointment. The audience I had, while they were attentive, taking notes and just clearly took in everything I said, they didn¡¯t ask any questions like my HomeBase audience did. Why is the HomeBase audience better than the students of a literal magic academy? Is HomeBase teaching too good? Well, it is taught by high level monsters, and they are basically legendary figures in the Yugioh lore, so maybe. Luckily, after the lesson as I was just walking the campus, I had a few peoplee up to me and ask some questions. Sadly, most of them were about me summoning a literal God of Time, not what I was teaching. But what can I do? My monsters are overpowered, so it is what it is.
In Narra Kingdom¡¯s Royal Academy, things weren¡¯t quite the same. There I actually received some questions about what I was teaching, though they also asked about my Time God summon. Still, Narra Kingdom was overall a better experience than Be.
Next up were a few smaller schools. In them, there weren¡¯t many questions, however after my lectures, a few brave students did approach me and asked if I would take on an apprentice. I promised to consider it, and asked for their names and contact information, so now I had a few people I could potentially teach Space Magic to. And Time Magic, but Space Magic is currently more important, so I can have people that aren¡¯t me who are capable of teleporting.
One of thest schools I visited was the Ruiso Kingdom Royal Academy. I had been here before, and I scared the shit out of everyonest time with Obelisk the Tormentor, so maybe thanks to that, it was the most engaging lecture this far. People weren¡¯t too afraid to ask questions, even with Sephylon looming behind me, and I was more than happy to answer them. I really need to start scaring people with God cards more. It seems to be quite effective in making them grow a backbone.
By the end of it all, I had nine people wanting to be my apprentice. And another ton of people who wanted to join the Card Summoner n, but that part is still in consideration. I¡¯m not giving anyone a God card just because they join. So yeah. I got to be a visiting lecturer again, and it was fun enough. The Novel will be updated first on this website. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone! CH.542 New Super Gods CH.542 New Super Gods Today I decided to start a new research program. That of making new Divine-Beasts. And I¡¯m not talking about just DNA Surgery and DNA Transnting some random monster, but actually making a new Divine-Beast. Specifically, I want to make two new ¡®ultimate¡¯ Divine-Beasts. I have Armityle, I should eventually get Hctie. But the Aesir monsters don¡¯t have abined super monster and neither do the Wicked Gods. So why not make both myself. What could possibly go wrong? Well, with one of those, a lot. Abined Wicked God could really suck. But I still want to do it. My research began by just installing all of the Wicked Gods into a single card. The Wicked Avatar was my base and I first installed The Wicked Eraser into it. Spoiler
[copse] The install worked and the two monstersbined into The Erased Avatar. It had an effect thatbined the effects of The Wicked Avatar and The Wicked Eraser, where it would gain attack and defense equal to thebined attack and defense of all opposing monsters. It could also attack all opposing monsters, and as many times as it wanted, if there is a monster on the field that cannot be destroyed by battle. Sadly, it had two downsides. It needed five tributes to be summoned, and it would kill itself at the end of the battle phase where it attacked. Good thing about that is that like The Wicked Eraser, The Erased Avatar destroys all cards on the field when it is destroyed. I then attempted to add The Wicked Dreadroot into the mix, but as soon as I did, the card began to self-destruct. It simply couldn¡¯t contain the power of three Divine-Beasts installed into each other. Spoiler [copse]
My next idea was fusing the three cards together. I tried it first with a regr Poly, but that failed. Probably because I don¡¯t have a fusion monster I can summon with those materials. Spoiler [copse] Then I tried to do the same, but I used Super Polymerization instead. If it can¡¯t do anything, then this fusion idea won¡¯t work at all. Spoiler [copse] While I activated Super Poly, I specified that I didn¡¯t want it to fuse the three monsters held in the cards. I wanted it to fuse the cards themselves, to make me a card that can hold the power of a super Divine-Beast. Or should I call what I¡¯m trying to make a Creator God? A God of Destruction? Or maybe a God of Wickedness, since it will be born from the Wicked Gods? After my Super Polymerization, I was left with an iplete card. The name read ¡®The Wicked _________¡¯. The picture was just nk, as was the effect box. The attack and defense just read out as ?/?. Spoiler [copse] Yeah. I think we are onto something here. I then tried to install all The Wicked monsters into my new nk The Wicked card one by one, and this time, the card didn¡¯t burn up. In the end, I was left with a new monster. The Wicked Emptiness. Spoiler Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set. Must be Special Summoned (from your hand) by Tributing 3 monsters whose original names are "The Wicked Eraser", "The Wicked Dreadroot", and "The Wicked Avatar". This card''s Special Summon cannot be negated. When this card is Summoned: banish all cards in your opponent''s hand, field, deck, extra deck and graveyard face-down. The activation of this effect cannot be negated or responded to. [Cannot be used in a Duel.] [copse] ¡­ Yeah. Well, that¡¯s a thing. Just banish EVERYTHING. With an effect that cannot be negated or responded to. Nice. And since everything is banished face down, their effects don¡¯t even activate. It isn¡¯t quite the auto-win of Hctie, but pretty close. Now, let¡¯s see if I can make an Aesir super God.
For the Aesir super God, I decided to start off with what worked for The Wicked Gods, aka. I took a copy of each of the Aesir cards and fused them together with Super Poly. With that, I acquired myself a nk Aesir card. I then installed the three Aesir monsters into it, and got my super God. Frigg, Goddess of the Aesir Spoiler 1 "Aesir" Tuner Synchro Monster + 2 "Aesir" non-Tuner Synchro Monsters ? For this cards Synchro Summon, you can treat "Loki, Lord of the Aesir" as a Level 4 Tuner monster, and treat "Thor, Lord of the Aesir" and "Odin, Father of the Aesir" as Level 4 monsters. ? When summoned: Summon 1 "Lofn Token", 1 "Hl¨ªn Token" and 1 "Gn¨¢ Token" (Divine-Avatar-Type/Divine/Level 10/ATK 5000/DEF 5000). ? While you control this card, Tokens summoned by its effect are unaffected by your opponent''s cards'' effects. ? While you control a Token summoned by this card''s effect, this card is unaffected by your opponent''s cards'' effects, cannot be destroyed by battle, cannot be targeted for an attack and cannot be tributed. ? When a Token summoned by this card''s effect is destroyed, this card gains 5000 ATK and DEF. [Cannot be used in a Duel.] [copse] Spoiler
Lofn Token / Hl¨ªn Token / Gn¨¢ Token Level 10/Divine-Avatar/Token 5000/5000 Special Summoned by the effect of "Frigg, Goddess of the Aesir". Cannot be destroyed by battle when you control "Frigg, Goddess of the Aesir". Unaffected by your opponent''s cards¡¯ effects while you control "Frigg, Goddess of the Aesir". [Cannot be used in a Duel.] [copse] ¡­ Yeah. So Frigg? I think I remember something about her from when I looked into Nordic mythology. She is Odin''s wife, and she was the Goddess of Motherhood and Marriage, I think? I mean, the card already says Motherhood, so that is given. Her effect on the other hand¡­ Do I need to tell you why she is overpowered? Well, actually, is she? Compared to a regr card, yes. But since you need to use three Aesir Synchro monsters to summon her, I wouldn¡¯t call her easy to summon. And for all the effort you put into her, all you get is attack points. Sure they are card effect immune attack points, but still. I mean, for my use, she is amazing. I effectively get three super powerful warriors tomand. And if they happen to die, Frigg bes even more powerful. But in the TCG, The Wicked Emptiness is better as he is basically a guaranteed auto-win. But I do wonder something. Why are the tokens Divine-Avatar type? Are they Frigg¡¯s avatars or something? I guess they might be. That could also exin why the attack points are like that. Frigg gives up her power to give it to the tokens, so as the tokens are destroyed, she regains that power. Yeah. I guess that makes sense. But now, let¡¯s jump into the Factory, so I can summon these Gods. I want to see what they can really do, especially The Wicked Emptiness. His effect doesn¡¯t directly trante to real life, so he might do something crazy.
And after testing, it turned out that I was right. The Wicked Emptiness is crazy. He can just drain away all of the HP, mana and stat points from anyone. Instantly. As in, they just die. Well, they die if he specifically drains their HP, but having all of your stats reduced to 0 can¡¯t be fun. And having all of your mana drained away is a good way to pass out due to mana exhaustion. But still, instant andplete drain of HP means instant death. Frigg was much more reasonable. She and her Divine-Avatars are just crazy powerful. But at least she doesn¡¯t insta-kill you without warning. In terms of power, between the three super Gods I now have. Actually, if you include Exodia, it is four. So of the four, Exodia is the most powerful. Exodia can resist the effect of The Wicked Emptiness, don¡¯t know how but he can, so he can deal with The Wicked God quite easily. Frigg and her Divine-Avatars are a bit more of a problem for the golden giant, but he can deal with them as well. The same with Armityle. The second strongest is Frigg. While she can¡¯t match Exodia, her effect immunity is strong enough that Emptiness can¡¯t drain her stats. And while Armityle can deal with her tokens, after they are dealt with and Frigg rises from her throne, she is powerful enough to deal with Armityle. Unless Armityle manages to surprise Frigg with his banishment effect, but usually Frigg has dealt with him before he manages to activate the effect. Armityle and Emptiness on the other hand just stalemate. Emptiness cannot drain away Armityle¡¯s HP, probably because Armityle cannot be destroyed by battle or something. But at the same time, with Emptiness draining all of Armityle¡¯s mana, Armityle can¡¯t really attack Emptiness. So neither of them can really kill the other, and they stalemate. And in case you were wondering, Agunan lost to both of the new Gods. He couldn¡¯t even defeat one of Frigg¡¯s tokens, while Emptiness just drained away his HP. Janina on the other hand could deal with Frigg¡¯s tokens, but when Frigg stood up, Janina couldn¡¯t match her power and lost. And Emptiness just drained her HP and mana, leaving her no chance. So yeah. The Wicked Emptiness might not be the best when ites to God on Godbat, but when ites to dealing with mortals, he is the greatest. CH.543 Extreme Victory CH.543 Extreme Victory Since my new God experiment went so well, after I got a message from Aulis about the next fissure, I decided to run another experiment. That being making a new card for Exodia. One where I wouldn¡¯t need to use five cards to summon him. So I started like I do, taking out all five pieces of Exodia and Super Poly. Spoiler
[copse] I then began installing Exodia copies into the new card. The legs and arms went in fine, but when I tried to install the head, the card sadly began to disintegrate, and it couldn¡¯t be saved. So apparently I¡¯m not getting a one card Exodia that easily. I¡¯ll keep experimenting. Maybe there is something I did wrong. Maybe I need to include a few of the Exodia variants in the fusion. They might stabilize the Forbidden Demi-God.
But before we get to that, I have a fissure to deal with. And since I wanted to test out my new Gods, I decided to go solo. Not like anyone is in a need of a limit break right now anyway. The fissure was happening in the middle of nowhere in Be Kingdom, so I didn¡¯t have to worry about anyone seeing anything. At first, I thought about summoning both The Wicked Emptiness and Frigg, Goddess of the Aesir, but I decided against it. Just one of them can take care of this no problem. And since I was more interested in how Frigg fights, since Emptiness would just drain all of the HP of whatever monster appeared, I decided to summon Frigg. She then summoned her tokens. Spoiler
[copse] I then summoned Exodia, popped open the fissure and just watched over everything. The monster that appeared was the Nemean lion, an SS-rank lion monster. It equaled a Fenrir in size, but was actually considered stronger than the legendary wolf. Though at the cost of having less stamina, making the Nemean lion the easier of the two to actually deal with, as there was a chance you could tire it out, and then deal with it. The lion couldn¡¯t match up to the tokens, so in no time at all, Frigg took down the Nemean lion. And because I dealt with a fissure, I got a new set. .
So after I got back to HomeBase, I immediately decided to open some packs. Spoiler EXVC 1 TG1-EM1; TGX300; Clock Resonator; The Resolute Meklord Army; Runaway Karakuri; Resonant Destruction; Boon of the Meklord Emperor; Mektimed st; Psychic Feel Zone [copse] TG1-EM1 is just Creature Swap, but you get to pick both targets and yours has to be a T.G. monster. It is fine, honestly. TGX300 is actually quite nice. I love attack boosting effects on Continuous Spells. And TGX300 is a pretty big one, in some situations. If I control 5 T.G. monsters, all of my monsters gain 1500 attack. Clock Resonator is just a Resonator. Nothing super special about it. Sure the destruction immunity is nice, but nothing crazy. The Resolute Meklord Army is pretty meh. Battle destruction immunity is nice, but it negates the attack gain effect of the Meklord Army monsters, which is not so nice. I¡¯d rather have the extra attack stat than the battle immunity. Runaway Karakuri is a decent boost, but it is still a Karakuri card, so it sucks. Resonant Destruction is good, but it destroys itself after just 2 turns. Still good, just ¡­ Why does it need that restriction? Boon of the Meklord Emperor is way too specific. Mektimed st is pretty bad all things considered, but it does fit the Meklord ystyle. And Psychic Feel Zone is cool, but it doesn¡¯t treat the summoning as a Synchro summoning, which is kind of a letdown. Next pack. Spoiler EXVC 2 Esper Girl; Karakuri Ninja mdl 7749 "Nanashick"; Clock Resonator; Red Dragon Vase; TG-SX1; Psychic Reactor; Mental Seeker; T.G. Warwolf; Chaos Infinity [copse] Esper Girl is ¡­ something. Don¡¯t know what card you are supposed to use to resurrect her from banishment, but she is fine. And she is cute, which is important. Karakuri Ninja mdl 7749 "Nanashick" sucks, like all other Karakuri monsters. ¡­ okay, it actually is okay, but just way too slow for the time period. Red Dragon Vase is a wannabe Pot of Greed, but the downside is way too big, so you won¡¯t actually use it. TG-SX1 is a hyper specific Monster Reborn, so not worth it. Psychic Reactor is too costly. I don¡¯t want to banish my own Psychics just for that. Mental Seeker is not all that good. T.G. Warwolf is nice, just free Synchro material. And Chaos Infinity ¡­ yeah. What a name for a card. And the card is AWFUL! Who designed it? And named it Chaos Infinity? It should be named: ¡®Meklords¡¯ Terrible Trap¡¯, not Chaos Infinity. Next pack. Spoiler EXVC 3 Mektimed st; TG-SX1; Mental Seeker; Localized Tornado; TGX1-HL; Self-Mummification; Tyrant''s Tantrum; Lancer Dragonute; TGX3-DX2 [copse] Localized Tornado is a troll card. As in, a card that was designed to be awful. TGX1-HL is fine enough, as you are probably weakening a monster you¡¯ll use as a Synchro material anyway. So you just get a ¡®free¡¯ MST. And I think MST was either banned or limited at this time, so I¡¯ll let it be, even if it is just a worse MST. Self-Mummification is as bad as Localized Tornado. Why would you ever use it? Tyrant''s Tantrum might do something interesting in the real world, but as a card, it costs too much to activate for too little payoff. Lancer Dragonute just deals piercing damage, which is fine, but it has 1500 attack. Which isn¡¯t enough for an effect like that. And TGX3-DX2 is perfectly fine. Recycling monsters and drawing cards is always good. Next pack. Spoiler EXVC 4 Localized Tornado; Self-Mummification; Mental Seeker; Morphtronic Lantron; Fortissimo the Mobile Fortress; Psychic Reactor; Unknown Synchron; Esper Girl; Hushed Psychic Cleric [copse] Morphtronic Lantron is actually fine. I really like having Machine-type monsters, as they can be reverse engineered for some cool stuff. Sure I already know how to make spotlights, but maybe I can improve them. And even outside of that, reflecting effect damage is good. Fortissimo the Mobile Fortress is good in the TCG. Free summons are always nice, but I don¡¯t really need it. Unknown Synchron is kind of the same. Level 1 Tuners are good, and Unknown Synchron does special summon itself. But I don¡¯t need that. And Hushed Psychic Cleric is a way to special summon a banished Psychic, so it works with those ¡®special summoned from banishment¡¯ effects. Next pack. Spoiler EXVC 5 The Resolute Meklord Army; Runaway Karakuri; diator Beast Tygerius; W Neb Meteorite; Morphtronic Lantron; T.G. Warwolf; ESP Amplifier; Red Dragon Vase; Necro Defender [copse] Why can¡¯t diator Beast Tygerius be used as a Fusion material? It is a d Beast. That is what they do. They fuse. W Neb Meteorite is pretty nice for Worms. ESP Amplifier sucks, because it banishes everything. Sure some might call it a Psychic-type Limiter Removal, but it needs too much setup. And Necro Defender is fine enough. Next pack. Spoiler EXVC 6 T.G. Jet Falcon; Axe Dragonute; Red Carpet; Six Style - Dual Wield; Red Dragon Vase; Clock Resonator; The Resolute Meklord Army; Meklord Astro Dragon Asterisk; Junk Servant [copse] T.G. Jet Falcon is pretty meh. 500 burn in an archetype that has nothing do with burn just doesn¡¯t help. Axe Dragonute should have a bit more attack for an effect like that, but it isn¡¯t bad. Red Carpet is great. Just special two tuners so you can summon Red Nova Dragon. Six Style - Dual Wield is very specific, but the effect is really powerful, so I can forgive that. Meklord Astro Dragon Asterisk can have quite a bit of attack, but that is all it has, big attack stat. I have easier ways of summoning huge monsters. I still like it though, because big attack, best attack. And Junk Servant is nice. Easy special summoning condition and okay stats. Next pack. Spoiler EXVC 7 Unknown Synchron; TG-SX1; Morphtronic Lantron; Scrap Kong; Meklord Army of Wisel; Force Resonator; W Neb Meteorite; Reboot; Necro Defender [copse] Scrap Kong is kind of stupid. You summon it, it kills itself. Sure it does recover a different Scrap to hand, but still. You wasted your normal summon for a card returned to hand. Meklord Army of Wisel is fine. Good attack, gains more if you control more Meklord Army monsters. And can give another Meklord Army piercing. Sure it might be the worst of the Meklord Army monsters, but it isn¡¯t terrible. Force Resonator is slow and costly. But it is a level 2 Tuner, so just use it for that and ignore the effect. And Reboot is fine enough. You can recover a Meklord Army, hopefully Skiel, with it. Next pack. Spoiler EXVC 8 ESP Amplifier; T.G. Catapult Dragon; T.G. Warwolf; The Resolute Meklord Army; Fortissimo the Mobile Fortress; Red Carpet; Red Dragon Vase; TG-SX1; Resonator Call [copse] T.G. Catapult Dragon is nice. Getting a free special summon is always nice. And Resonator Call is amazing. Just search for a Resonator. Next pack. Spoiler EXVC 9 Elder of the Six Samurai; Karakuri Komachi mdl 224 "Ninishi"; Power-Up Adapter; Clock Resonator; Karakuri Ninja mdl 7749 "Nanashick"; Psychic Reactor; Mental Seeker; TG-SX1; Salvage Warrior [copse] Elder of the Six Samurai just special summons itself. Which is fine, but it could have some higher stats. Karakuri Komachi mdl 224 "Ninishi" has a lot of right ideas, but it suffers from being a Karakuri. Power-Up Adapter is an interesting power up card. Sadly it is quite specific, but still interesting. And Salvage Warrior is fine, despite the fact that you have to tribute summon him. He does special a Tuner from the GY when tribute summoned, so he reces the monster tributed for his summon. Next pack. Spoiler EXVC 10 Morphtronic Staplen; Clock Resonator; Reboot; Elder of the Six Samurai; Serene Psychic Witch; Red Dragon Vase; Boon of the Meklord Emperor; Psychic Reactor; T.G. Recipro Dragonfly [copse] Morphtronic Staplen can cause a lock if you control two of them. Serene Psychic Witch can trigger the ¡®special summoned from banishment¡¯ effects of Psychic monsters, and it is in a great effect. So yeah, she is great. And T.G. Recipro Dragonfly is De-Synchro on legs. Or wings, I suppose. ¡­ Maybe I should do a few more packs? Maybe like 5 more? Yeah. Let¡¯s do five more. Spoiler EXVC 11 Out of the Blue; Power-Up Adapter; Karakuri Komachi mdl 224 "Ninishi"; Resonant Destruction; T.G. Catapult Dragon; Fortissimo the Mobile Fortress; Sealing Ceremony of Mokuton; W Neb Meteorite; T.G. Recipro Dragonfly [copse] Out of the Blue is ¡­ what do I even say about it? I guess it can do stuff, but your opponent 100% knows it ising. So it definitely doesn¡¯te ¡®Out of the Blue¡¯. And Sealing Ceremony of Mokuton is just a worse Soul Release. Next pack. Spoiler EXVC 12 TGX1-HL; Serene Psychic Witch; T.G. Jet Falcon; T.G. Catapult Dragon; Red Dragon Vase; Morphtronic Staplen; Morphtronic Lantron; Axe Dragonute; Necro Defender [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler EXVC 13 W Neb Meteorite; diator Beast Tygerius; Morphtronic Lantron; Power-Up Adapter; Self-Mummification; Runaway Karakuri; Red Carpet; Brain Hazard; Reborn Tengu [copse] Brain Hazard is nice. Special a banished Psychic. And Psychics like that. And Reborn Tengu specials another Reborn Tengu if it leaves the field. Nice. Next pack. Spoiler EXVC 14 Clock Resonator; Out of the Blue; Esper Girl; Elder of the Six Samurai; Sealing Ceremony of Mokuton; TG-SX1; Red Carpet; diator Beast Essedarii; Chaos Infinity [copse] diator Beast Essedarii is basically just a vani with 2500 attack. Which is fine, but I think there are better d Beasts to summon. Next, andst, pack. Spoiler EXVC 15 Six Style - Dual Wield; Meklord Factory; TG-SX1; Morphtronic Staplen; T.G. Warwolf; Meklord Army of Skiel; ESP Amplifier; Psi-Beast; Shien''s Dojo [copse] Wow. Four new cards in the fifteenth pack. Pack Opener really serving a nicest pack of the day. Meklord Factory is good for Meklords, as it helps in summoning the Emperors. Meklord Army of Skiel is the best Meklord Army monster. Battle recruiters might be a bit slow for the time, but they are still usable. Psi-Beast banishes a Psychic from the deck and takes on its level, which is decent. And Shien''s Dojo might be a bit slow, but it is still a great card. So yeah. Not a bad opening. Got some Meklords, some T.G. stuff, Psychic monsters. CH.544 Next Yugioh Tournament CH.544 Next Yugioh Tournament With enough time having passed since thest Yugioh tournament I hosted, I decided to host another one. But because I didn¡¯t quite have all the Synchro monsters yet, and I wanted to improve the Factory VR before I hold the Turbo Duel Tournament, I decided to just hold a Deck Master tournament. Don¡¯t know what that is? Well, don¡¯t worry, because I can exin it. Deck Masters duels were these things in the OG Yugioh anime, for all of one arc, where you¡¯d pick a monster to be your ¡®deck master¡¯. And that deck master monster would give you a special ability to which you¡¯d either have ess to for the entire duel, as a continuous effect. Or would give you an activatable, ignition style effect that you can use either once per turn, or once per duel. Your deck master, while in the ¡®deck master slot¡¯, cannot be interacted with in any way, except that you can choose to special summon that deck master whenever you want. But once summoned, you cannot return your deck master to its ce. It has to stay on the field. Also, when on the field, it no longer gives you those ¡®deck master¡¯ advantages it had when it was a deck master. Think of the ¡®deck master¡¯ ability like the pendulum effect on a pendulum card. I think that is the best way of looking at it. Now, after you summoned your deck master, it is just like any other monster. Except that if it is destroyed, you lose the duel. So summoning your deck master is extremely risky. Now there are exceptions for the destruction, like if you can rece the monster immediately, like if your deck master was a battle floater, you can name the monster you summoned with the effect of your deck master as your new deck master, and you won¡¯t lose. Or if you use your deck master as a material to summon an extra deck monster, that extra deck monster will be your new deck master. Spoiler [copse] So yeah. That was deck masters quickly. Now, for the tournament card pool. I made a few deck master monsters that you¡¯d have to pick from to use as the base of your deck. Yes, you can have multiple in your deck, and then just pick one of them to be your deck master for that duel, but you probably want to just build around one of them. I started off with a monster that was popr in thest tournament, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon. Spoiler [copse] I made an alternative variant of it called the Blue-Eyes Master Dragon. Same stats as the OG, and as a monster, its only effect is that its name is treated as a Blue-Eyes White Dragon while on the field. Its deck master ability on the other hand is quite something. With it, once per turn, during your turn, you can pay 1000 life points to either add one level 8 or lower dragon from your deck to your hand. Or to special summon a Dragon normal monster from your hand. You can¡¯t use both effects on the same turn. It will go super well with any Dragon decks someone might want to y, but it is also risky, as the life point costs do add up. But still a ¡®free¡¯ search for just 1000 life points is really nice, and the special summoning can also help. My next one had to be Dark Magician. Hees with two effects. First is Double Magic. A simple, but potentially devastating effect. During your turn, you can pay 1000 Life Points to activate a Spell effect twice. The second deck master effect it has is that when it is summoned to the field, you can automatically summon a Dark Magician Girl from your deck. And if your deck master Dark Magician on the field dies, you can target one Dark Magician Girl you control and it bes your new deck master. Spoiler
[copse] Naturally to go with the Dark Magician, I also made a Dark Magician Girl deck master. Her effect allows you to, once per turn, during either yers¡¯ turn, when a Spell card is activated or the effect of a Continuous Spell is activated, to pay 1000 life points to negate the activation and destroy the spell. She also has the effect to special summon a Dark Magician when she is summoned to the field, and if she dies, you can name a Dark Magician on your field as your new deck master. I think the two of them will both be run in the same deck, and each of them offers unique opportunities. Though I might have my opinions on which one is better, it will be interesting to see what the participants think. Oh, and speaking of running multiple deck masters in one deck. Yes, I¡¯m allowing that. You have to just name one of them as your deck master at the start of each duel. Yes, you can change between duels in a match. And you can only run one copy of each deck master. And no, the deck masters don¡¯t count as the originals for the functions of deck building, so you can have both Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl deck masters, and still run three copies of the OG versions of them. Of course I had to include Jinzo as a possible deck master. I mean, the anime already did a perfect design for me, so I¡¯m just going with that. So Jinzo, either as a deck master or when summoned to the field, negates all face-up Trap effects your opponent controls and destroys them. Spoiler [copse] For those that want to run Fusion decks, I have King of the Swamp. Spoiler [copse] It has two effects. Once per turn, you can reveal a Fusion monster in your extra deck to add a monster listed in its materials to your hand. So basically Fusion Conscription. Or you can, once per turn, perform a fusion summoning, like you were using Polymerization. But you can only use one of these effects per turn. Spoiler
[copse] To make him a bit better, he has one more effect. When summoned, you can add one Polymerization or Fusion card from your deck to your hand. And like any King of the Swamp, it can act as any named fusion material for a fusion summon. For those that might want to run Water monsters, you have Cold Enchanter. Spoiler [copse] Her deck master ability is simple. Each time a monster is summoned, to either side of the field, ce one Ice Counter on her. All Water monsters you control gain 100 attack for each Ice Counter on her. And when she is summoned, she, and only she, gains 300 attack for each counter instead. For a generic Dark monster deck master line-up, I went with something unique that I think will be really powerful. The Allure Queens. Spoiler
[copse] With her, your deck master starts off with the LV.3 version, but it upgrades itself to the next form during each of your standby phases, except your first one. Also, their effect, instead of equipping the targeted monster to itself, instead just lets you take control of the targeted monster. On the field the Queen¡¯s work as usual, but I don¡¯t expect people to summon them. For Earth, you have Ancient Gear Cannon. Spoiler [copse] With it you can, once per turn, during your turn, tribute one monster you control to inflict damage to your opponent equal to the on the field attack of the tributed monster. Also for the rest of the turn, your opponent cannot activate Spells or Traps. For Fire monsters, you have Firebird. Spoiler [copse] With it, each time a Fire monster you control is destroyed, all Fire monsters you control gain 500 attack. No, not for the turn, but forever. Or until they are destroyed. Also, each time that happens, you ce a me Counter onto the bird. When the bird is summoned, you inflict 500 damage to your opponent for each counter. For Light monsters, you have Honest. Spoiler [copse] Its deck master ability is to, when a Light monster you control battles, equip this card to that monster, and if you do, that monster gains ATK equal to the ATK of the opponent''s monster it is battling. That monster is now treated as your Deck Master. Honest can also, once per duel, return itself back to the Deck Master slot. Be it either summoned as a monster or equipped to a monster by its deck master ability. But if it was an equip, the monster it was equipped to loses the attack boost it gained when Honest was equipped to it. For Wind, I went with Faith Bird. Spoiler [copse] I just didn¡¯t have a good effect monster to use as a base, so I just made something original instead. Faith Bird, like a few of the previous monsters, gains a counter each time something happens with a monster. For the bird, each time a monster is sent to the GY from anywhere but the field, it gains a counter. You can remove any number of counters from it, and your opponent has to mill that many cards from the top of their deck to the GY. And yes, if any of them are monsters, you gain more counters. That effect is once per turn, by the way. And when the bird is summoned, you can special summon a Wind monster from your hand or GY for each counter it had when summoned. Now, back to some archetype specific support cards. For Cyber Dragons, I made Cyber Master Dragon. Same stats as the OG Cyber Dragon. Spoiler [copse] It can, once per turn, turn all monsters on your field into Cyber Dragons. Not literally, just makes their names be treated as a Cyber Dragon, makes their attribute Light and makes them Machine-type. Also you can, once per turn, tribute a Cyber Dragon to add one Power Bond from your deck or GY to your hand, and if you do, you take no damage from Power Bond this turn. And yes, you can use both effects on the same turn. Spoiler [copse] For Elemental Heroes, you have Elemental HERO Stratos. You can¡¯t run it in the main deck, but the deck master variant is quite nice. Spoiler [copse] With it you can, once per turn, destroy spells or traps on the field, up to the number of HERO monsters you control. Or add 1 HERO monster from your Deck to your hand. Also, all summons of a HERO fusion monster can be done without Polymerization, if the materials needed for the summon are on your field. Next up, I decided to allow the Fortune Ladies. Except the Synchro, since I don¡¯t want any Synchro summoning in this tournament. So I made Fortune Lady Master. Spoiler [copse] She starts off level 1, but like all the other Fortune Ladies, she gains a level during each standby phase. And not just yours. Shees with a few effects. One, all Fortune Lady monsters you control gain a level during each yers¡¯ standby phase, not just your own. Also, you can reduce the level of Fortune Lady Master, by any amount but only until she is level 1, to increase the level of 1 Fortune Lady monster you control by the amount you decreased her level by. And when summoned to the field, Fortune Lady Master keeps the level she was at in the deck master position, and gains 600 attack and defense times her level. For diator Beasts, I used Test Tiger. Spoiler [copse] It not only makes it so that d Beasts don¡¯t have to return to the deck or extra deck when their condition procs, but they can be returned to the deck whenever you want, and it is treated as them being returned by their own effect. Next up, because I wanted to, I made an Arcana Force monster. That of Arcana Force X - Wheel of Fortune. I know Reversal of Fate is technically based on the Wheel of Fortune arcana, but I don¡¯t care. It isn¡¯t a monster, and it isn¡¯t named Arcana, so I can make a Wheel of Fortune. Spoiler [copse] Arcana Force X - Wheel of Fortune has a coin flip effect, as do all Arcana Force monsters. Both while it is a deck master and while it is a regr monster. For its Deck Master effect, during each of your standby phases, you flip a coin. If heads, add 1 Arcana Force monster from your deck to your hand. All Arcana Force monsters you control gain 1000 attack, also they are unaffected by your opponent¡¯s spells and traps. If tails, add 1 Spell or Trap that mentions ¡®Arcana Force¡¯ in its effect text from your deck to your hand. All Arcana Force monsters you control gain 1000 defense, also they cannot be destroyed by battle. Spoiler [copse] In case anyone wants to y Rituals, I made a deck master version of Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands. His deck master effect is just to add a Ritual spell or a Ritual monster to your hand, once per turn. Also, all Ritual monsters you control gain 500 attack and defense, and deal piercing damage. Spoiler [copse] Last is Dark World, and for them I introduced Zure, Knight of Dark World as a deck master. Spoiler [copse] His deck master ability is that once per turn, you can discard a card to either add 1 Dark World card from your deck to your hand, or target 1 Dark World monster from your graveyard and add it to your hand. Also, once per turn, when a Dark World monster(s) is destroyed, by battle or card effect, instead of going to the graveyard, you can add them to your hand and then discard 1 card for each Dark World monster added to your hand by this effect. So yeah. Those will be the deck masters. I think there will be some interesting decks made around them. CH.545 Generic Pack Opening chapter title number #12 CH.545 Generic Pack Opening chapter title number #12 Today, I¡¯m starting off bypleting the two Hidden Arsenal sets I¡¯ve yet to fullyplete. and . And no, I¡¯m not opening more packs of the two sets. I¡¯m only missing 12 cards from both, so I¡¯ll just get them with Capsules. Spoiler [copse] So let¡¯s get to it. Hidden Arsenal 3 first. Dragunity Phnx is nice enough. Sure it just special summons itself when equipped to a monster, but that in return allows for an easy Synchro y, so Phnx is good. Fabled Ashenveil can just get up to 2200, and only for the duration of the damage calction. Not really worth a discard. Fabled Oltro allows you to special summon a level 3 or lower Fabled from the hand, with the cost of discarding a card. Which is fine. Jurrac Velphito is fine. It just has thebined attack of the Tuner and non-Tuner used for its summon. Lotion R-Genex grabs control of one opposing monster on summon, which is great. Naturia Barkion isn¡¯t as good as Naturia Beast, but it is still good. And it is one of the materials for Exterio, so great to have. Naturia Dragonfly is nice. It cannot be destroyed by overly powerful monsters, and gains attack based on the number of Naturia monsters in the GY. R-Genex Magma searches a level 2 R-Genex on summon. Really should have just been any Genex monster, but what do I know? R-Genex Overseer allows you to special a Genex after it is summoned, so it is great. R-Genex Ultimum is really meh. Just returns Genex monsters to the deck when it is destroyed. It really should add them to the hand or give you draw power on top of the return for it to be useful. Worm Warlord can attack twice and negates the attacks of monsters it battles. Nice. And Worm Xex is just a Foolish Burial for Worms, but that isn¡¯t bad either. Spoiler
[copse] But that is all of Hidden Arsenal 3. Now onto Hidden Arsenal 4. Ancient mvell Deity isn¡¯t terrible, but it is only good if your opponent has plenty of cards both in their hand and in their GY. Which usually will never be the case, unless you can force your opponent to draw, which you really don¡¯t want to do, unless it is a cornerstone of your strategy. Fabled Dianaira is nice. Can be summoned with 1 Fabled tribute and basically negates the first spell your opponent activates each turn. General Gant of the Ice Barrier special summons stuff for free, but only during the end phase. It is fine, but I wish that effect could be used during your main phase. General Raiho of the Ice Barrier is fine. It can negate effects, unless your opponent discards a card. Which should mean paying 1000 mana. And that can really rack up, if you use multiple skills. Genex Ally Changer just changes monster¡¯s attributes for a turn. Not that great. Jurrac Gallim takes the monster that destroyed it with it, unless said monster can give up 1000 mana. Which they most of the time can, so Gallim is trash. Naturia Exterio. Didn¡¯t I just mention you when I talked about Barkion? Anyway, you are amazing. Basically free Spell and Trap negation. Neo mvell Sabre is really situational. Well, I suppose in life people don¡¯t carry around graveyards, so he should have 2100 attack most of the time, so maybe he is good? Sacred Spirit of the Ice Barrier can just sometimes return stuff your opponent controls to hand. Which is fine, but Sacred Spirit is a bit too unreliable to actually run in your usual Ice Barrier deck. The Fabled Ganashia specials itself when discarded and even gains some bonus attack. Not bad. The Fabled Unicore is actually busted. It can negate everything as long as me and my opponent have the same number of cards in hand. And I can freely manipte how many cards I have in hand. So I can just have none, and Unicore should negate literally everything. But want to know what else is busted? The card this set is named after. Hidden Arsenal 4: Trish¡¯s Triumph. Yeah. Thest card I was missing is Trish, Dragon of the Ice Barrier. And I don¡¯t think I need to tell you that Trish is amazing. Just banish stuff from everywhere. He is kind of like a baby version of The Wicked Emptiness, now that I think about it. Spoiler
[copse] But yeah. That is Hidden Arsenal 3 and 4pleted.
And since I¡¯m in a pack opening mood, I think I¡¯ll open some packs of . I¡¯ll do at least 15, to bring my total up to 30, but I might do a few more if I feel like it. Spoiler EXVC 1 Jar Turtle; The Resolute Meklord Army; Axe Dragonute; TGX300; Clock Resonator; T.G. Warwolf; Out of the Blue; Karakuri Ninja mdl 7749 "Nanashick"; Meklord Fortress [copse] Jar Turtle is cool. They have Jar in the name, so they should be able to activate Jar of Greed. And since they double the draw power of Jar of Greed, I should get two Reprint tokens for each Jar, instead of just one. And Meklord Fortress is okay-ish. The protection should honestly already be an effect of the Meklord Emperors. The search is okay, but it really should search when activated, not when destroyed. And also, it really just doesn¡¯t help to advance the Meklord ystyle, just makes the Emperors a bit more difficult to deal with. But only a tiny bit. Next pack. Spoiler EXVC 2 Runaway Karakuri; Morphtronic Staplen; T.G. Jet Falcon; TG1-EM1; Karakuri Ninja mdl 7749 "Nanashick"; Six Style - Dual Wield; Unknown Synchron; Axe Dragonute; Meklord Army of Granel [copse] Meklord Army of Granel is nice. Halving the offensive stats of an opponent is great, even if just for a bit. I mean, Meklord Army of Granel can take down a Blue-Eyes if it attacks on the turn it is summoned. Then again, real life isn¡¯t a card game, so it probably won¡¯t work like that. Next pack. Spoiler EXVC 3 Tyrant''s Tantrum; Six Style - Dual Wield; Scrap Kong; Runaway Karakuri; Contact with the Aquamirror; Unknown Synchron; Morphtronic Staplen; Mental Seeker; TGX3-DX2 [copse] Contact with the Aquamirror is new. But isn¡¯t Aquamirror stuff Gishki support. But I don¡¯t have a single Gishki monster yet, and I don¡¯t recall seeing any when I nced at the cards in this set. So why is Contact with the Aquamirror here? Why was it released before all the other Gishki cards? Well, whatever. It''s fine enough. Being able to see traps is kind of cool. The other effect ¡­ Well, it might be okay, I need to test it. Next pack. Spoiler EXVC 4 Unknown Synchron; Morphtronic Staplen; Force Resonator; Mektimed st; TG-SX1; Meklord Army of Skiel; Tyrant''s Tantrum; W Neb Meteorite; Psi-Beast [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler EXVC 5 Karakuri Komachi mdl 224 "Ninishi"; Mektimed st; The Resolute Meklord Army; Scrap Kong; Aurora Paragon; T.G. Catapult Dragon; W Neb Meteorite; Mental Seeker; Meklord Fortress [copse] Aurora Paragon is new. Sadly he isn¡¯t that great. Sure he prevents all special summons, but he does nothing to normal summons and even dies when a monster is normal summoned. And you know what? Summoning magic counts as normal summoning, so Aurora Paragon can¡¯t stop it. Besides, if I want to stop summoning magic, I have better ways of doing so. Next pack. Spoiler EXVC 6 Scrap Kong; diator Beast Tygerius; Aurora Paragon; Mektimed st; Contact with the Aquamirror; Self-Mummification; Mental Seeker; Junk Berserker; Soundproofed [copse] Soundproofed sucks. I mean, not really, but also yes. Sure it can stop Synchro summoning, which means it should stop spirit synchros. But it also stops me from using Synchro monsters, which isn¡¯t optimal. Junk Berserker on the other hand is quite a good monster. Good stats, destroys face down monsters at the damage step. And can weaken someone by banishing a Junk monster from the GY. Next pack. Spoiler EXVC 7 Reboot; T.G. Warwolf; Red Dragon Vase; Unknown Synchron; Runaway Karakuri; The Resolute Meklord Army; Meklord Army of Wisel; Karakuri Ninja mdl 7749 "Nanashick"; Meklord Army of Granel [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler EXVC 8 Morphtronic Lantron; T.G. Jet Falcon; Unknown Synchron; Runaway Karakuri; Fortissimo the Mobile Fortress; TGX1-HL; Six Style - Dual Wield; Self-Mummification; T.G. Striker [copse] T.G. Striker is fine. It special summons itself to an empty field if your opponent controls a monster. And if it dies on the field, it searches during the end phase. Next pack. Spoiler EXVC 9 Clock Resonator; Karakuri Komachi mdl 224 "Ninishi"; Runaway Karakuri; Serene Psychic Witch; Karakuri Ninja mdl 7749 "Nanashick"; Resonant Destruction; Lancer Lindwurm; Sealing Ceremony of Mokuton; ckwing - Jin the Rain Shadow [copse] Lancer Lindwurm just inflicts piercing, but it has okay stats, so that is fine. And ckwing - Jin the Rain Shadow can destroy monsters with less defense than his attack. But his attack is 600, so he ain¡¯t destroying anything meaningful. Next pack. Spoiler EXVC 10 Contact with the Aquamirror; Meklord Factory; Mektimed st; TGX300; Scrap Kong; The Resolute Meklord Army; Axe Dragonute; TG-SX1; Soundproofed [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler EXVC 11 diator Beast Tygerius; Serene Psychic Witch; Out of the Blue; T.G. Catapult Dragon; The Resolute Meklord Army; W Neb Meteorite; Axe Dragonute; TG1-EM1; ckwing - Jin the Rain Shadow [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler EXVC 12 Six Style - Dual Wield; Red Dragon Vase; T.G. Warwolf; Scrap Kong; Aurora Paragon; TG1-EM1; Jar Turtle; The Resolute Meklord Army; T.G. Recipro Dragonfly [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler EXVC 13 diator Beast Tygerius; W Neb Meteorite; Serene Psychic Witch; Esper Girl; Morphtronic Lantron; Jar Turtle; Sealing Ceremony of Mokuton; Resonant Destruction; TGX3-DX2 [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler EXVC 14 Psychic Reactor; Scrap Kong; Karakuri Komachi mdl 224 "Ninishi"; Contact with the Aquamirror; Morphtronic Lantron; Morphtronic Staplen; Red Carpet; Aurora Paragon; Chaos Infinity [copse] Nothing new here, next. Spoiler EXVC 15 Red Carpet; TG1-EM1; Meklord Factory; TGX1-HL; Power-Up Adapter; ESP Amplifier; T.G. Catapult Dragon; Elder of the Six Samurai; Necro Defender [copse] ¡­ Still nothing new. Honestly, what a disappointing 15 packs. Out of all of them, I got 1, just 1 higher rarity card. Sure that one was an ultimate rare, but that doesn¡¯t make up for it. And since Pack Opener clearly hates me today, I think I¡¯ll call it here. I¡¯ll open more packs of Extreme Victory some other day. The Novel will be updated first on this website. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone! CH.546 Deck Master Tournament, preliminaries CH.546 Deck Master Tournament, preliminaries My second tournament was getting a ton more attention than my first one. Just over hundred people had signed up already, so I cut off the signups and I began to figure out how I¡¯d be holding preliminaries and all of that. As well as how many people would take part in the elimination style tournament. And I think the answer for the second question will be 16. I have 16 possible Deck Master monsters, so why not have 16 people in the elimination tournament. So I divided thepetitors into groups of 6 or 7 people for a preliminary round-robin tournament. The winner of each naturally gets to the elimination tournament.
To hold the preliminaries, I moved HomeBase to a few different locations. Because I don¡¯t need to move people to HomeBase, if I can move HomeBase to them. Sure this puts local people against people they know, but that is the price they¡¯ll have to pay to enter my tournament. Not like entering actually costs anything. I¡¯m hosting this stuff for free because I want to. So noints. The first prelims were a real Sage special. Because out of the seven people in those prelims, six were sages. Ian Cobba, Shisu Tensei, Ted Miller, Ray Way, Robin Grannar and Mariina Gigas. Yes, Mariina changed herst name from Sawyer to Gigas after bing a sage. With them, as the seventh, was Wendy Hero. And to my surprise, they had quite the diverse pool of decks. Wendy used a Light Fairy deck with Honest as her Deck Master. She also ran Splendid Venus as her main deck boss monster. Spoiler
[copse] Ian and Robin both ran a deck with both of the Dark Magicians. The two deck masters were decently well bnced, because despite that fact that this tournament didn¡¯t allow for the generic draw power that is Pot of Greed and Graceful Charity, with the inclusion of Reinforcement of the Army type spells for each monster type, Dark Magician¡¯s double spell activation had a really good card to double the search power. Double Summon was also used with Dark Magician¡¯s effect for a total of 3 normal summons for the turn. Spoiler
[copse] Ray Way used a Dark deck. Allure Queens as his deck master/masters and King of the Skull Servants as his ace monster. Normally I may not rmend it, but since Painful Choice is allowed in this tournament, he was able to mill his deck decently enough. And the monster stealing effect of his deck master really helped as well. Shisu Tensei used a Wind deck with Faith Bird. And she was running a full on mill strategy, using things like Morphing Jar, Cyber Jar and Card Destruction. Spoiler
[copse] Ted was just running a Dragon deck with Blue-Eyes. Spoiler [copse] And finally, Mariina, and the winner of the first qualifier, ran an Ancient Gear deck with Ancient Gear Cannon as her deck master. Spoiler [copse] Admittedly I may have fucked up with the deck master ability of Ancient Gear Cannon. It kind of allowed a lucky FTK strategy which Mariina abused. Using Power Bond, she¡¯d summon Ultimate Ancient Gear Golem with 8800 attack. And then you tribute it to active deck master Ancient Gear Cannon¡¯s effect, which burns your opponent equal to the on the field attack of the tributed monster. And if she couldn¡¯t get Power Bond, Limiter Removal worked as well. As long as she could get the Ultimate Golem to the field. Mariina was way too lucky in getting the four cards she needed for the summon, so she ended plenty of her duels with that effect. Spoiler
[copse] It honestly is a bit sad that the other sages didn¡¯t get to the elimination tournament, because honestly, they could have gotten far there. But it is what it is, and Mariina advanced there.
The next finalist ¡­ can I call them finalists? Maybe qualified people? Yeah. The next qualifier winner came from the Smorog qualifiers. She was Maris, the dwarf ore refiner who showed us some of the refining techniques the dwarves use. [CH.528-529] She uses a Jinzo as her deck master, but her main deck monsters were mainly Dinosaur-type. From the Wild Pack, Indigo won. She ran a diator Beast deck with Test Tiger as her deck master. We also had apetitor from the Kitchen Knights qualify. He ran a Dragon deck. I then had a handful of students from the different magic academies qualify. I didn¡¯t know it when I epted the sign ups, but apparently the academies had to limit how many people could sign up, or there would have been even more sign ups. Next time, I¡¯ll have to hold regionals or something if this is already getting so popr. We also got a fewpetitors from Alewatch. Maiko and Timothy both qualified. ¡­ don¡¯t remember who they are? Well, Maiko is a receptionist at the adventurers¡¯ guild in Alewatch, while Timothy is the son of Bak, the owner of the Bak tradingpany. Maiko was running the Fortune Lady deck, while Timothy used Firebird as his deck master. Then we had Be, the centaur working at Viscount Kramer¡¯s horse ranch. Cardo, a knight from Sawyer city. And returning as the champions of thest tournament, both Nevelle and Elias also qualified. And with that, we had our qualified people, so time for the tournament itself.
The first round of the elimination tournament went decently. The best duel from it had to be a rematch between Nevelle and Elias. Shame it happened in the first round, but I randomized the matchups, so it happens. And since it is a match between thest tournament champions, I¡¯ll cover the final duel between the two. Don¡¯t expect me to go over all of the matches and duels. Would take too long. But this one deserves special attention. After the first two duels of their match, the situation was 1-1, Nevelle winning the first duel with Elias winning the second. Nevelle came into the duel with King of the Swamp as her deck master. As a reminder, King of the Swamp, as a deck master, allows her to once per turn, reveal a Fusion monster in your extra deck to add a monster listed in its materials to your hand. So basically Fusion Conscription. Or she can, once per turn, perform a fusion summoning, like she was using Polymerization. But she can only use one of these effects per turn. And if she summons King of the Swamp, she can add a Polymerization or Fusion card from deck to hand. Spoiler [copse] Meanwhile Elias ran a Cyber Dragon deck with Cyber Master Dragon as his deck master. Spoiler [copse] It can, once per turn, turn all monsters on your field into Cyber Dragons. Not literally, just makes their names be treated as a Cyber Dragon, makes their attribute Light and makes them Machine-type. Also you can, once per turn, tribute a Cyber Dragon to add one Power Bond from your deck or GY to your hand, and if you do, you take no damage from Power Bond this turn. And yes, you can use both effects on the same turn. But now to the duel. Turn 1 The first duel began with Elias going first. He set a monster, set two face down cards and ended his turn. Turn 2 On her turn, Nevelle started by using her Deck Master¡¯s ability to search for ck Luster Soldier. She then discarded a main deck version of King of the Swamp to search for a Polymerization. Shen then used one of the custom cards I made for this tournament, Waterspout. It can search for a LV.4 or lower Aqua monster, and Nevelle added another King of the Swamp to her hand. Spoiler
[copse] Before going for the fusion summon, Nevelle activated Branch!, which will allow her to recover one of the fusion materials if a Fusion monster is destroyed. She then used her Poly to fuse together her ck Luster Soldier and King of the Swamp to fusion summon Dragon Master Knight. Spoiler
[copse] She attacked the face-down monster with it. Elias didn¡¯t use his face-downs, instead just letting the attack go through. The face-down monster was a Mecha Bunny, so because of its effect, Nevelle took 500 damage, and Elias summoned another Mecha Bunny to take its ce. Spoiler [copse] Nevelle set two cards face down and ended her turn. Spoiler Duel 3, end of turn 4.
Hand: 2 LP: 8000 Elias
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Hand: 1 LP: 7500 Nevelle
[copse] Turn 3. On his turn, Elias began by flipping up his Ultimate Offering. Spoiler [copse] He then summoned Green Gadget, which searched for Red Gadget. Which he summoned with Ultimate Offering. Red Red Gadget searched Yellow Gadget, which was summoned with Offering, which searched Green Gadget, which again was summoned with Offering, adding Red to Elias¡¯ hand. Spoiler
[copse] Elias then used his Deck Master¡¯s ability to turn all his monsters into Light Machine Cyber Dragons. He then used its second effect to tribute one of his Green Gadgets so he could add Power Bond to his hand. He used his Power Bond to fuse the three ¡®Cyber Dragon¡¯ Gadgets together to summon the Cyber End Dragon. With 8000 attack, because of Power Bond. Spoiler [copse] He then flipped his face down Mecha Bunny face up, burning Nevelle for 500. Following that, he used Ultimate Offering to summon out a copy of each, Red, Green and Yellow Gadgets. He then attacked, using Cyber End Dragon to attack Dragon Master Knight. Nevelle tried to stop him with a Mirror Force, but Elias paid half his life points to negated that with Solemn Judgment. Spoiler
[copse] Nevelle took 3000 damage, and dragon was destroyed, but thanks to Breach!, she was able to summon back King of the Swamp in defense. Elias used his Yellow Gadget to destroy King of the Swamp, before attacking directly with his three remaining monsters, leaving Nevelle with just 500 life points. He then set one face down and ended his turn. And thanks to his Deck Master, Elias didn¡¯t have to pay the Power Bond cost. Turn 4. Nevelle¡¯s turn, and she drew a card. She then used her face-down Call of the Haunted to summon back the other King of the Swamp from her GY. She then summoned her deck master King of the Swamp to the field, using its effect to search her deck for a Polymerization. Which she used to fuse her three King of the Swamp together into a custom Fusion monster I made for the tournament, Ultimate King of the Swamp. It is a fusion that required three ¡®fusion substitute¡¯ monsters as materials. It has 0/0 stats, but can, once per turn, reveal a fusion in your extra deck, or target one in your GY, and Ultimate King of the Swamp takes that monster¡¯s stats, attribute, level, name and effect until the end phase of your opponent¡¯s turn. And since she used her Deck Master to make the Ultimate King of the Swamp, it became her new deck master. She used her Ultimate King of the Swamp¡¯s effect to turn it into Rainbow Neos. She then activated Rainbow Neos¡¯ effect, sending Branch! to the graveyard to shuffle all of Elias¡¯ Spell/Traps, to the graveyard. Spoiler [copse] But Elias responded by activating his set Waboku, so his monsters won¡¯t be destroyed for the turn, and he won¡¯t take any damage. Spoiler [copse] Nevelle ended her turn. Spoiler Duel 3, end of turn 4.
Hand: 2 (Red Gadget confirmed) LP: 2500 Elias
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Hand: 2 LP: 500 Nevelle
[copse] Turn 5. On his turn, Elias simply attacked with his boosted Cyber End Dragon and won the first duel, both on running his opponent out of life points, and destroying their deck master. And so, Elias won their rematch with a 2-1 duel score. The Novel will be updated first on this website. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone! CH.547 Deck Master Tournament, part 2 CH.547 Deck Master Tournament, part 2 Other than Elias, Mariina, Cardo, Indigo, Maris, Maiko, Damian (one of the students from the magic academies) and Mikj (from the Kitchen Knights) got to the second round. For the quarter finals, Mariina was against Elias. Which could have been enough of a match, but I won¡¯t cover it because of Elias. He made a one sided bet with Mariina where if he wins, Mariina will marry him. ¡­ Yeah. I didn¡¯t approve of the bet and almost kicked out Elias for even making it, but Mariina didn¡¯t want that, and proceeded to FTK and then OTK Elias with her Power Bond Ultimate Golem, tribute for burn strategy. The only reason she didn¡¯t FTK Elias twice is because Elias chose to go first in the second duel. Don¡¯t ask me with what luck she keeps pulling her FTKbo. I know people taking part in my tournaments have anime luck. Don¡¯t think I haven¡¯t noticed. Then again, so did I when I dueled Elias in thest tournament, so what can I say? Cardo went against Indigo, and Indigo ended up winning that one. By the way, Cardo was running a Light focused deck with Honest as his deck master. Maris, with her Jinzo Dinosaur deck, went against Maiko, who is running Fortune Ladies. Maiko ended up winning that one. And thest quarter final was Damian against Mikj. Damian had a HERO deck with Stratos, while Mikj ran Dragons with Blue-Eyes. And unlike what happened in the GX anime, when Jaden dueled Kaibaman, E-Heroes won, and Damian made it to the semi-finals.
In the semi-finals, the matchups were Mariina vs. Indigo and Damian vs. Maiko. And since we are at the semi-finals, I think I¡¯ll actually cover the duels. Starting off was a match I hoped didn¡¯t go like Mariina¡¯s other matches, Mariina vs. Indigo. Ancient Gears vs. diator Beasts. As a quick reminder of both of their deck masters, Mariina has Ancient Gear Cannon. With it she can, once per turn, during her turn, tribute one monster you control to inflict damage to your opponent equal to the on the field attack of the tributed monster. Also for the rest of the turn, her opponent cannot activate Spells or Traps. Spoiler [copse] Meanwhile Indigo has Test Tiger. It not only makes it so that d Beasts don¡¯t have to return to the deck or extra deck when their condition procs, but they can be returned to the deck whenever you want, and it is treated as them being returned by their own effect. Except during the battle phase. I had to add that limit after testing the deck myself, because otherwise one battle phase with a clear board would automatically win you the duel. Spoiler [copse] But let¡¯s get into the duel. It began with Indigo going first. She opened with diator Beast''s Respite. She returned diator Beast Alexander and diator Beast Octavius to her deck and drew three cards. Spoiler
[copse] She then activated Colosseum - Cage of the diator Beasts. And after activating diator Proving Ground, searching for diator Beast Laquari, she summoned Laquari. Spoiler
[copse] She then set two cards and ended her turn. Then it was Mariina¡¯s turn, and she looked quite happy. Probably because she had her FTK/OTKbo in hand. She started off with Machine Factory, which is a new card I made for this tournament. It just searches for a LV.4 or lower Machine-type monster. She got an Ancient Gear Knight with it. Spoiler [copse] She then used Power Bond to fuse together Ancient Gear Golem, Ancient Gear Knight and Ancient Gear to fusion summon Ultimate Ancient Gear Golem, with its attack doubled. Spoiler
[copse] But, before she could use her deck master¡¯s ability, Indigo responded with her own deck master¡¯s ability. With Test Tiger, she returned diator Beast Laquari to her deck. And since Test Tiger¡¯s return effect is treated as being returned by the effect of the d Beast monster, she was then able to summon a different d Beast from the deck, and she summoned diator Beast Murmillo. Spoiler [copse] Which both gave a counter to Colosseum - Cage of the diator Beasts and triggered the effect of Murmillo. When summoned by the effect of a d Beast, Murmillo allows you to target one monster on the field and destroy it. So Indigo used the effect to destroy Ultimate Ancient Gear Golem. This naturally triggered the effect of Ultimate Ancient Gear Golem to summon back the regr Ancient Gear Golem. But Indigo also used one of her set traps, diator Lash. Since she special summoned a d Beast, Mariina has to discard a card. She discarded Ancient Gear Castle. Spoiler
[copse] Mariina was about to move to her battle phase, but before she could, Indigo used Test Tiger multiple times, returning d Beasts to the deck and summoning new ones in their ces. This built up counters on her Field Spell, until she had 6 of them and she summoned diator Beast Octavius. Spoiler [copse] And since her Field Spell has 6 counters, Octavius has 3100 attack, which is more than the Gear Golem, so Mariina didn¡¯t bother to battle. She set herst card and ended her turn. But, during her end phase, she took 4400 damage because of Power Bond. Spoiler Duel 1, turn 2 end.
Hand: 3 LP: 8000 Indigo Deck Master: Test Tiger 6 counters
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Hand: 0 LP: 3600 Mariina Deck Master: Ancient Gear Cannon
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Indigo¡¯s turn, and after drawing a card, she used her deck master to return Octavius to the deck, and special summoned diator Beast Bestiari. Bestiari¡¯s effect activated, and Indigo destroyed Mariina¡¯s set Overwhelm. Spoiler
[copse] Indigo then normal summoned diator Beast Retiari, before fusing it and Bestiari to summon diator Beast Gyzarus. Spoiler
[copse] Gyzarus¡¯ effect destroyed Mariina¡¯s Ancient Gear Golem. Indigo then returned her Fusion monster to the extra deck with Test Tiger, summoning Laquari and Octavius from the deck. Because of the 9 counters on her Field Spell, and Laquari¡¯s effect, Laquari had 3000 attack and Octavius had 3400 Indigo moved to her battle phase and Mariina had no monsters on the field, her attacks were direct attacks. Indigo attacked with her 2 monsters and won the duel. Spoiler Duel 1, turn 3, duel end
Hand: 3 LP: 8000 Indigo Deck Master: Test Tiger 9counters
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Hand: 0 LP: 0 Mariina Deck Master: Ancient Gear Cannon
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The second duel began and Mariina was going first. She began by activating Geartown. By the way, it is worth mentioning that this tournament runs on the more modern Field Spell rules, so both yers can have one active, and if you activate another Field Spell, the previous one is not treated as having been destroyed. So Mariina can¡¯t just flood the field with Gadjiltron Dragons by activating three copies of Geartown. Spoiler [copse] She then normal summoned Ancient Gear Beast, which she can do without a tribute thanks to Geartown, set a card and ended her turn. Spoiler [copse] Indigo¡¯s turn, and after drawing a card, she summoned diator Beast Equeste. Spoiler [copse] To which Mariina responded by activating her set Master Seal. It is a custom trap I made for the tournament, which negates the effects of your opponent¡¯s deck master until the end of the second end phase after this card was activated. So until Mariina¡¯s next end phase, Indigo can¡¯t use her Test Tiger deck master. By the way, you can banish Master Seal from your GY, during your turn only, to negate the effects of a deck master (in the deck master zone) for the turn. And since Equeste is weaker than Ancient Gear Beast, Indigo couldn¡¯t attack. Instead, she equipped her Equeste with diator Beast''s Battle Manica, so it cannot be destroyed by battle. She then set two cards and ended her turn. Spoiler [copse] Spoiler Duel 2, turn 2 end.
Hand: 2 LP: 8000 Indigo Deck Master: Test Tiger
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Hand: 2 LP: 8000 Mariina Deck Master: Ancient Gear Cannon
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Mariina¡¯s turn, and after drawing a card, she activated Double Cyclone, destroying both her own Geartown and Unika¡¯s diator Beast''s Battle Manica. This triggered Geartown, so Mariina special summoned Ancient Gear Gadjiltron Dragon from her deck. She then normal summoned Ancient Gear Knight from her hand. Spoiler
[copse] Mariina moved to her battle phase, using Ancient Gear Beast to attack diator Beast Equeste. Because of Ancient Gear Beast, Indigo couldn¡¯t do anything, so her monster was destroyed and she took 400 damage. Mariina then attack directly with both Ancient Gear Knight and Gadjiltron Dragon, inflicting 4800 damage, leaving Indigo with just 2800. Which is low enough for Mariina to attempt to go for game with her Deck Master¡¯s ability, but Indigo used her own Master Seal in response, negating the effect. Mariina then activated Ancient Gear Explosive from her hand, tributing Gadjiltron Dragon, inflicting 1500 damage to Indigo, before ending her turn. Indigo¡¯s turn and she drew a card. And Mariina¡¯s Master Seal is now over, so Test Tiger can once again use its effect. She started with Terraforming, searching for her Field Spell, and activated it. Spoiler
[copse] She then summoned diator Beast Dimacari, but immediately returned it to the deck with Test Tiger to summon diator Beast Murmillo. Spoiler [copse] Murmillo¡¯s effect destroyed Mariina¡¯s Ancient Gear Beast, and then Indigo returned that to the deck to special summon diator Beast Darius. Which she used to summon back her Equeste from the GY. Spoiler [copse] She then fused together her two d Beasts to summon diator Beast Essedarii. Spoiler Note: Tournament version of Essedarii has the effect ¡®At the end of the Battle Phase, if this card attacked or was attacked, you can return it to the Extra Deck to Special Summon 2 "diator Beast" monsters from your Deck. And yes, Test Tiger deck master can be used to trigger that effect. [copse] And thanks to the two counters on her Field Spell, Essedarii gained 200 more attack. It attacked over Mariina¡¯s Ancient Gear Knight, inflicting 900 damage. Indigo ended her turn. Spoiler Duel 2, End of turn 4
Hand: 1 LP: 1300 Indigo Deck Master: Test Tiger 2counters
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Hand: 0 LP: 7100 Mariina Deck Master: Ancient Gear Cannon
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Mariina¡¯s turn, and she drew a card. And as soon as she did, Indigo used Test Tiger to return Essedarii to the extra deck, and summoned Laquari and Retiari from her deck. Retiari banished a card from Mariina¡¯s GY, specifically Gadjiltron Dragon. She then used her set diator Lash to force Mariina to discard the card she just drew, which was an Ancient Gear Soldier, so had Mariina had the chance to summon it, and tribute it for her Deck Master, she would have won. Spoiler [copse] But with no cards in hand, and her deck master being too weak to fight Indigo¡¯s d Beasts, Mariina ended her turn. Indigo¡¯s turn, and after drawing a card, she activated diator Proving Ground, searched for diator Beast Darius and summoned it. She attacked directly with all of them, inflicting 6200 damage before ending her turn. Spoiler Duel 2, End of turn 6
Hand: 1 LP: 1300 Indigo Deck Master: Test Tiger 4counters
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Hand: 0 LP: 900 Mariina Deck Master: Ancient Gear Cannon
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Mariina¡¯s turn, and she drew a card. She looked a bit dejected, set the card and ended her turn. But before the end of her main phase, Indigo used Test Tiger to return Retiari to the deck, summoning out diator Beast Octavius, which then destroyed Mariina¡¯s set Power Bond. Mariina ended her turn. Indigo¡¯s turn, and after drawing her card, she went staring into her battle phase and attacked directly with Laquari, winning the duel. Spoiler Duel 2, Turn 8, End of the duel
Hand: 2 LP: 1300 Indigo Deck Master: Test Tiger 5counters
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Hand: 0 LP: 0 Mariina Deck Master: Ancient Gear Cannon
[copse] And with that, Mariina¡¯s FTK journey through the tournament was over. I think it might have just been the matchup. Or maybe I made Test Tiger too OP. But then again, almost no one used d Beasts. Out of all of the people who signed up, only Indigo and one other person used them. So maybe people just didn¡¯t realize how powerful they can be. CH.548 Deck Master Tournament, part 3 CH.548 Deck Master Tournament, part 3 With the first semi-final over, it was time for the second one. Damian vs. Maiko. Elemental Heroes vs Fortune Ladies. Damian¡¯s deck master is the deck master version of Elemental HERO Stratos. Spoiler [copse] With it you can, once per turn, destroy spells or traps on the field, up to the number of HERO monsters you control. Or add 1 HERO monster from your Deck to your hand. Also, all summons of a HERO Fusion monster can be summoned without Polymerization, if the materials needed for the summon are on your field. You just send the materials from the field to the GY and summon the Fusion monster. And yes, it is treated as a Fusion summon. Maiko has Fortune Lady Master. Spoiler Deck Master effect: The "Increase this card''s Level by 1" effect of all "Fortune Lady" monsters you control is activated during both yer''s Standby Phases (the controller of this card picks the timing). You can reduce the level of this card by any amount, but only until it is level 1, increase the level of 1 "Fortune Lady" monster you control by the amount you decreased this card''s level. Monster Effect: This card''s ATK/DEF bes its Level x 600. Once per turn, during the Standby Phase: Increase this card''s Level by 1 (max. 12). The "Increase this card''s Level by 1" effect of all "Fortune Lady" monsters you control is activated during both yer''s Standby Phases (the controller of this card picks the timing). [This card is for tournament use only. Not a real summoning card. Property of Brian Wood.] [copse] She starts off level 1, but like all the other Fortune Ladies, she gains a level during each standby phase. And not just yours. Shees with a few effects. One, all Fortune Lady monsters you control gain a level during each yers¡¯ standby phase, not just your own. Also, you can reduce the level of Fortune Lady Master, by any amount but only until she is level 1, to increase the level of 1 Fortune Lady monster you control by the amount you decreased her level by. And when summoned to the field, Fortune Lady Master keeps the level she was at in the deck master position, and gains 600 attack and defense times her level. But now that you are reminded of that, let¡¯s get to the duels. Duel 1 began with Maiko going first. As soon as her standby phase rued, her deck master gained a level. She started with Terraforming, searching for Future Visions, and activated it. Spoiler
[copse] She then summoned Fortune Lady Light, but because of Future Visions, it was banished until Maiko¡¯s next standby phase. But that triggered Fortune Lady Light¡¯s effect. ¡®When this face-up card leaves the field by card effect: You can Special Summon 1 "Fortune Lady" monster from your Deck.¡¯ So Maiko summoned Fortune Lady Earth. Spoiler
[copse] Maiko then activated Fortune''s Future, returning her banished Fortune Lady Light to the GY and drew two cards. Spoiler [copse] She then set two cards and ended her turn.
It was Damian¡¯s turn, and after he drew a card, during his standby phase, the effects of Maiko¡¯s Fortune Ladies activated. First her deck master gained a level, then her Fortune Lady Earth gained a level. And since Fortune Lady Earth gained a level, her effect activated and Damian took 400 damage. He started his turn by using his deck master Stratos to search for an Elemental HERO Burstinatrix. He then yed Reinforcement of the Army to search for an Elemental HERO Sparkman. Spoiler
[copse] Next he yed Fake Hero to summon Elemental HERO Avian without triggering Future Visions. Spoiler
[copse] Then he yed HERO''s Bond, which allowed him to special summon 2 Level 4 or lower Elemental HERO monsters. He summoned Sparkman and Burstinatrix. He then used the ability granted to him by his deck master to fused together Avian and Burstinatrix to summon Elemental HERO me Wingman. But he didn¡¯t stop there, as he fused his me Wingman and his Sparkman to summon Elemental HERO Shining re Wingman. Spoiler
[copse] And because of his effect, Shining re Wingman gained another 1200 attack for a total of 3700. Damien then used his Shining re Wingman to attack Fortune Lady Earth (2800 ATK), and Maiko didn¡¯t stop the attack with her face-downs. So Maiko took 900 damage, but as Damian was going to inflict the effect damage Shining re Wingman can cause, I reminded Damian that it is based on the attack in the GY, which Fortune Lady Earth has none, so Maiko took no effect damage. But Maiko did activate her Inherited Fortune trap. So since her Fortune Lady was destroyed, during her next standby phase, she can special summon up to 2 Fortune Ladies from her hand. Spoiler [copse] Damian then activated De-Fusion from his hand, splitting apart his Shining re Wingman to summon back me Wingman and Sparkman. Spoiler [copse] He attempted to attack directly with Sparkman, but Maiko used her set Call of the Haunted to bring back her Fortune Lady Earth, which was back to level 6 and 2400 attack. But since it wasrger than either of Damian¡¯s monsters, he ended his battle phase. Spoiler [copse] He once again fused together his Sparkman and me Wingman to re-summon Shining re Wingman in attack mode. He then set thest card in his hand (which was a monster card) into face-down defense position, avoiding Future Vision. Damian ended his turn.
Spoiler Duel 1, end of turn 2.
Hand: 2 LP: 7100 Maiko Deck Master: level: 3
level: 6
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(3700)
Hand: 0 LP: 7600 Damian Deck Master:
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Maiko¡¯s turn, and she drew a card. And during her standby phase, multiple things happened. First, Inherited Fortune allowed her to summon 2 Fortune Ladies. She summoned Fortune Lady Dark and Fortune Lady Water. Spoiler
[copse] Then Fortune Lady Water¡¯s effect activated. Since it was special summoned while Maiko controls another Fortune Lady monster, Maiko could draw two cards. Then all of her Fortune Lady monsters gained a level. That is Earth, Water, Dark and Master. And since Earth gained a level, Damian took 400 damage. Maiko then normal summoned Fortune Lady Wind, but because of Future Visions, it was banished. And Maiko didn¡¯t activate its on summon effect, since Damian has no spells or traps. Spoiler [copse] Maiko activated her deck master¡¯s ability, reducing its level by 1 and having Fortune Lady Earth gain that level. So Earth was now level 8, while her deck master is 3. And since Fortune Lady Earth gained a level, Damian took 400 damage. Maiko then did the same two more times, because no, the deck master doesn¡¯t have a once per turn condition. So Fortune Lady Earth got to level 10 and Damian took 800 more damage. But more importantly, Fortune Lady Earth now had 4000 attack, which is more than Damian¡¯s Shining re Wingman (3700 ATK). So Maiko moved to her battle phase, attacking Shining re Wingman with Fortune Lady Earth. Damian couldn¡¯t do anything and took 300 damage. And since a monster was destroyed by a Fortune Lady, Fortune Lady Dark¡¯s effect activated, allowing Maiko to summon a Fortune Lady from the GY. She only had one in there, so she special summoned Fortune Lady Light in defense mode. Maiko then attacked over Damian¡¯s face down monster, which was a Elemental HERO Wildheart, with her Fortune Lady Dark. Spoiler [copse] And then Maiko attacked directly with Fortune Lady Water, inflicting 1500 damage. Maiko then set a card and ended her turn.
Spoiler Duel 1, end of turn 3.
Hand: 2 LP: 7100 Maiko Deck Master: level: 1
level: 5 level: 6 level: 10 level: 1 (defense)
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Hand: 0 LP: 4200 Damian Deck Master:
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Damian¡¯s turn, and after drawing a card, all of Maiko¡¯s Fortune Ladies gained their levels, and because of Earth, Damian took 400 damage. Damian then special summoned Elemental HERO Bubbleman from his hand into defense position. So he made an anime pull. What a surprise. Spoiler [copse] And since he summoned Bubbleman to an empty field, he got to draw 2 cards. By the way, the tournament approved Bubbleman doesn¡¯t need to be summoned when you have no cards in hand for the draw effect. As long as you have no monsters, spells or traps on your field, you get the draw two. Yes, that triggers off of a normal summon as well. And if Bubbleman is the only card in your hand, you can special summon him. Board state doesn¡¯t matter. Damian seemed happy with his draws. He discarded a King of the Swamp to add Polymerization to his hand. He then used his deck master¡¯s ability to search for an Elemental HERO Neos. Spoiler
[copse] He activated the Polymerization, fusing together the Neos and Rainbow Dragon in his hand, summoning out the Rainbow Neos. Spoiler
[copse] He then used Rainbow Neos¡¯ ability, sending Bubbleman to the GY to shuffle all of Maiko¡¯s monsters into her deck. It was a devastating effect, and Maiko couldn¡¯t do anything about it. Damian then moved to attack, but Maiko activated her set Waboku trap, so she¡¯d take no damage this turn, so Damian ended his turn. Spoiler [copse]
Spoiler Duel 1, end of turn 4.
Hand: 2 LP: 7100 Maiko Deck Master: level: 2
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Hand: 0 LP: 3800 Damian Deck Master:
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Maiko¡¯s turn. After she drew, during her standby phase, the Fortune Lady Wind banished by Future Vision returned to her field. Then Wind and her deck master gained a level. Maiko then yed Sorcerer Support, the generic ¡®search a level 4 or lower Spellcaster¡¯ card I printed for the tournament. She used it to get a Fortune Lady Light to her hand.And she immediately summoned it. Which led to it getting banished by Future Visions, which led to Fortune Lady Light¡¯s effect activating. Which Maiko used to special summon Fortune Lady Fire. Spoiler [copse] And when Fortune Lady Fire is special summoned by the effect of a Fortune Lady monster, her effect activates. You get to target 1 face-up monster your opponent controls; destroy that target, and if you do, inflict damage to your opponent equal to the destroyed monster''s attack on the field. And Maiko had the perfect target for the effect. Rainbow Neos. And because of Rainbow Neos¡¯ high attack, that effect ended the duel and Maiko won. Spoiler Duel 1, turn 5. End of the duel.
Hand: 2 LP: 7100 Maiko Deck Master: level: 3
level: 4 level: 2
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Hand: 0 LP: 0 Damian Deck Master:
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For the second duel, Damian went first. And you know what happens during his standby phase. Yes, Maiko¡¯s deck master gains a level. He started his turn by summoning Elemental HERO Bubbleman, and since he had an empty field, he got to draw 2 cards. He then discarded Elemental HERO Captain Gold to add Skyscraper from his deck to his hand. Spoiler
[Note: For this tournament, Brian printed an anime urate Skyscraper. So it activates when attacking, or when attacked. Not just when attacking like the TCG Skyscraper. Also, Captain Gold can search either the OG Skyscraper or Skyscraper 2 - Hero City.] [copse] He kept going, discarding King of the Swamp to add Polymerization to his hand and ying Reinforcement of the Army to add Sparkman to his hand. And to add even more things to his hand, he used his deck master to add Avian to his hand. He then activated Polymerization, fusing together Bubbleman, Sparkman and Avian to summon Elemental HERO Tempest. Spoiler [Again, anime Tempest. So if this card would be destroyed (by battle or card effect), you can send one other card on the field (that you control) to the GY, Tempest isn¡¯t destroyed.] [copse] Damian activated Skyscraper, set a card face down, set a monster face down and ended his turn.
Maiko¡¯s turn, and during her standby, Fortune Lady stuff happened. Maiko normal summoned Fortune Lady Wind, which activated Wind¡¯s effect. Maiko could destroy spells and traps Damian controls, up to the number of Fortune Ladies she controls. She has 1, so Damian¡¯s set card, which was De-Fusion, was destroyed. She set two spells/traps face down, and ended her turn.
Spoiler Duel 2, end of turn 2
Hand: 3 LP: 8000 Maiko Deck Master: level: 3
level: 3
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Hand: 1 LP: 8000 Damian Deck Master:
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Damian¡¯s turn. Standby phase, Fortune Ladies gained their levels. He normal summoned Elemental HERO Wildheart before activating his deck master¡¯s ability. Not the search ability, but the other one. He can now destroy Spell/Trap cards equal to the number of Elemental HERO monsters he controls. So Damian targeted both of Maiko¡¯s set Spell/Traps, but in response, Maiko activated her set Waboku so she wouldn¡¯t take battle damage this turn and her monster cannot be destroyed by battle. The other set card she had was Inherited Fortune, so maybe that was her initial n, with Waboku as a backup n. And since Damian couldn¡¯t do anything more, he ended his turn.
Maiko¡¯s turn, and during her standby, Fortune Ladies gained their levels. She normal summoned Solitaire Magician and activated her effect. By reducing the level of Fortune Lady Wind by 3, she could select a monster on the field and destroy it. Naturally Maiko picked Tempest. Spoiler [copse] Damian didn¡¯t like the idea. He tributed his Wildheart so his Tempest couldn¡¯t be destroyed. Maiko then changed her Fortune Lady Wind to defense position, before she entered her battle phase. She used Solitaire Magician to attack Damian¡¯s face down monster, which turned out to be Wroughtweiler. But since the good boy was destroyed by battle, his effect activated, so Damian returned Sparkman and Polymerization to his hand. Spoiler [copse] Maiko ended her turn.
Spoiler Duel 2, end of turn 4.
Hand: 3 LP: 8000 Maiko Deck Master: level: 5
level: 2 (defense)
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Hand: Hand: 3 (Sparkman and Polymerization confirmed) LP: 8000 Damian Deck Master:
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Damian¡¯s turn, and during the standby, Fortune Ladies gain levels. Damian then used his deck master to search for a yman, before activating the Polymerization he recoveredst turn to fuse yman and Sparkman to fusion summon Elemental HERO Thunder Giant. Spoiler
[copse] Thunder Giant, my version, has two effects. On summon, he can destroy a monster on the field with less original attack than he has. Which is the same effect he has in the anime. But he also has his TCG effect where you can, once per turn: discard 1 card to target 1 face-up monster on the field with original ATK less than the ATK of this card; destroy that target. With his on summon effect, Damian destroyed Maiko¡¯s Fortune Lady Wind. He then discarded a card, HERO''s Bond, to destroy the Solitaire Magician. With no monsters left on Maika¡¯s field, Damian attacked directly with both of his monsters, Tempest (2800), Thunder Giant (2400). Since they were direct attacks, no Skyscraper boost happened, but Maiko still took 5200 damage. Damian then set thest card in his hand, before ending his turn.
Maiko¡¯s turn and she drew. Her deck master grew to level 7 during her standby phase. She then used Terraforming to search for Future Vision. After activating it, she summoned Fortune Lady Light, which immediately got banished. Which activated its effect, that Maiko used to special summon Fortune Lady Fire. Which then activated Fire¡¯s effect, allowing Maiko to target a monster and destroy it. She destroyed Damian¡¯s Thunder Giant and Damian took 2400 damage. Maiko ended her turn.
Spoiler Duel 2, end of turn 6.
Hand: 3 LP: 2800 Maiko Deck Master: level: 7
level: 2
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Hand: Hand: 0 LP: LP: 5600 Damian Deck Master:
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Damian¡¯s turn and he drew a card. Then Fortune Ladies gained levels. Damian then used his deck master¡¯s ability not to search a card, but to destroy Future Visions. He then activated O - Oversoul to summon Sparkman from the GY. Spoiler [copse] He moved to battle, attacking Fortune Lady Fire with Sparkman. Fortune Lady Fire was destroyed and Maiko took 1000 damage. He then attacked directly with Tempest, and since Maiko would lose if the attack came through, she special summoned her deck master to the field. And thanks to being level 8, and gaining 600 attack times its level, Fortune Lady Master had 4800 attack. Which is more than Tempest, even boosted by Skyscraper, so Damian called off his attack and ended his turn.
Maiko¡¯s turn, and during her standby, Fortune Lady Master gained a level and 600 more attack points. Sadly, because Future Visions was destroyed, her Fortune Lady Light couldn¡¯t return. But that didn¡¯t seem to bother Maiko. She went directly to her battle phase, attacking Sparkman with Fortune Lady Master (level 9 /5400 ATK). Damian couldn¡¯t stop the attack, so Sparkman (2600 ATK, boosted by Skyscraper) was destroyed and he took 2800 damage. But what he could do is activate his set Hero Signal. Since a monster he controlled was destroyed, he could now special Summon a level 4 or lower Elemental HERO from his hand or deck. And Damian summoned Burstinatrix in defense position. Spoiler [copse] Maiko ended her turn.
Spoiler Duel 2, end of turn 8.
Hand: 3 LP: 1800 Maiko Deck Master:
level: 9 (5400 ATK)
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(defense)
Hand: Hand: 0 LP: LP: 2800 Damian Deck Master:
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Damian¡¯s turn, and after he drew, Fortune Lady Master gained a level. Damian began his turn by using Fusion Recovery, returning Polymerization and Elemental Hero Avian to his hand. Spoiler [copse] He then used his deck master to search his deck for another copy of Elemental Hero Sparkman and added it to his hand. He normal summoned his returned Avian, before using his deck master¡¯s ability to fuse it with Burstinatrix to summon re Wingman. He used his recovered Polymerization to fuse said re Wingman and the Sparkman in his hand to summon Elemental HERO Shining re Wingman. Spoiler [copse] And since Damian had 10 Elemental HEROes in his GY, Shining re Wingman gains 3000 more attack, for a total of 5500. Damian attacked Fortune Lady Master (level 10 / 6000 ATK) with his Shining re Wingman, and since Shining re Wingman is weaker, it gained an extra 1000 attack thanks to Skyscraper. Maiko couldn¡¯t do anything about it. She took 500 damage and since her deck master was destroyed, she lost the duel. Spoiler Duel 2, turn 9. End of the duel.
Hand: 3 LP: 1300 Maiko Deck Master: Died
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(5500 ATK)
Hand: Hand: 0 LP: LP: 2800 Damian Deck Master:
[copse] So Damian was able to tie the match. We are going to duel 3. CH.549 Deck Master Tournament, part 4 CH.549 Deck Master Tournament, part 4 And now, to the third and final duel in the match between Maiko and Damian. Since Maiko lost the second duel, she got to pick which one goes first, and she wanted to go first. Maiko drew a card, and during her standby, her deck master gained a level. She then normal summoned Fortune Lady Fire, activated Future Visions, set a spell/trap face down and ended her turn. Spoiler
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Damian¡¯s turn, and after drawing, during his standby phase, Fortune Ladies gained levels. Damian used his deck master to search for an Elemental HERO Bubbleman, which he then summoned. And since Bubbleman was summoned to an empty field, Damian got to draw two cards. Sure Bubbleman was also banished by Future Visions, but drawing cards is still nice. Spoiler [copse] Damian then discarded King of the Swamp so he could add Polymerization from his deck to his hand. He then used Reinforcement of the Army to add Elemental HERO Avian to his hand. Spoiler
[copse] Then it was time to fuse. Damian used his Polymerization to fuse together his Avian and Wildheart to fusion summon Elemental HERO Wild Wingman. Spoiler
[copse] Damian used Wild Wingman''s effect, discarding A Hero Emerges to destroy Maiko¡¯s set card. Which happened to be Call of the Haunted. Spoiler
[copse] Then Damian went to battle, attacking Fortune Lady Fire (level 3 / 600 ATK) with Wild Wingman (1900 ATK). Fortune Lady Fire was destroyed and Maiko took 1300 damage. Damian then set 2 spell/traps before ending his turn.
Spoiler Duel 3, end of turn 2.
Hand: 2 LP: 6700 Maiko Deck Master: level: 3
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Hand: 2 LP: 8000 Damian Deck Master:
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Maiko¡¯s turn, she drew a card, and her deck master gained a level. She activated Sorcerer Support to add Fortune Lady Light from her deck to her hand. She then summoned Light, which got banished by Future Visions, which triggered Light¡¯s effect, which Maiko used to summon Fortune Lady Dark from her deck. Spoiler
[copse] Maiko then entered her battle phase, and dered an attack on Wild Wingman with Fortune Lady Dark. Damian countered this by activating his set De-Fusion, returning Wild Wingman to the extra deck and special summoning Avian and Wildheart from the GY in defense position. Spoiler [copse] Rey urred, so Maiko changed her attack to target Avian. It went through fine, which activated Fortune Lady Dark¡¯s effect which special summoned Fortune Lady Fire from her GY. Damian also activated his set Hero Signal to special summon Elemental HERO yman from his deck in defense position. Spoiler
[copse] And since Fortune Lady Fire was special summoned by the effect of a Fortune Lady monster, Maiko could target a monster on the field, destroy it, and burn the opponent equal to the monster¡¯s attack. Maiko destroyed the Wildheart and Damian took 1500 damage. Maiko then set a card and ended her turn.
Spoiler Duel 3, end of turn 3.
Hand: 1 LP: 6700 Maiko Deck Master: level: 4
level: 5 level: 2
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(defense)
Hand: 2 LP: 6500 Damian Deck Master:
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Damian¡¯s turn, and during his standby, Fortune Ladies gained levels. His Bubbleman, which was banished by Future Visions also returned to his field. Damian then used the effect of his deck master to destroy spells/traps Maiko controls up to the number of Elemental Heroes Damian has on his field. Damian has 2, so both Future Visions and Maiko¡¯s set card were on the line. But in response, Maiko activated her set Time Passage, increasing Fortune Lady Dark¡¯s level by 3 for the turn. Spoiler [copse] Damian used E - Emergency Call to add Elemental HERO Captain Gold from his deck to his hand. Which he immediately discarded to add Skyscraper to his hand. Spoiler
[copse] Damian set a card and ended his turn. Fortune Lady Dark¡¯s level returned to 6.
Spoiler [Note: Damian didn¡¯t attack and destroy Fortune Lady Fire because next turn, Maiko will likely attack over something with Fortune Lady Dark, allowing her to summon Fire from the GY, triggering its effect, allowing Maiko to target and destroy something. And inflict more burn. Also, he can¡¯t change Bubbleman to defense because of Future Visions rulings.] [copse] Spoiler Duel 3, end of turn 4.
Hand: 1 LP: 6700 Maiko Deck Master: level: 5
level: 6 level: 3
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(defense)
Hand: 2 LP: 6500 Damian Deck Master:
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Maiko¡¯s turn. Draw, standby and Fortune Ladies gain levels. Maiko activated Fortune''s Future to return her banished Fortune Lady Light to the GY and draw two cards. She then used Terraforming to search her deck for another copy of Future Visions. Spoiler
[copse] But before activating the Field Spell, Maiko tributed her Fortune Lady Fire to tribute summon Fortune Lady Earth. Then she activated Future Visions. Spoiler [copse] She entered her battle phase, attacking Bubbleman with Fortune Lady Earth. Bubbleman got the 1000 attack boost from Skyscraper, but that wasn¡¯t enough to stand up to the 2400 attack Fortune Lady Earth, so Bubbleman (1800 ATK with the boost) was destroyed and Damian took 600 damage. This led to ys that looked extremely familiar. Damian used Hero Signal to summon Elemental Hero Sparkman, in defense position. Meanwhile, Maiko used Fortune Lady Dark¡¯s effect to special summon Fortune Lady Fire from the GY, which she then used to target and destroy Sparkman, inflicting 1600 damage to Damian. Spoiler [copse] Maiko then attacked yman with Fortune Lady Dark, destroying it. She then used Dark¡¯s effect to special summon Fortune Lady Light from the GY. Maiko then attacked directly with both Fortune Lady Light and Fortune Lady Fire, inflicting a total of 600 damage to Damian. She then special summoned her deck master, and with 6 levels, Fortune Lady Master had 3600 attack. She attacked directly with it, leaving Damian with just 100 life points. She then ended her turn.
Spoiler Duel 3, end of turn 5.
Hand: 1 LP: 6700 Maiko Deck Master: summoned
level: 1 level: 6 level: 7 level: 2 level: 6
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Hand: 2 LP: 100 Damian Deck Master:
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Damian¡¯s turn, but it didn¡¯tst long. Because during his standby phase, Fortune Lady Earth gained a level, which triggered her effect and Damian took 400 damage, losing the duel. Spoiler Duel 3, turn 6. End of the duel.
Hand: 1 LP: 6700 Maiko Deck Master: summoned
level: 2 level: 7 level: 8 level: 3 level: 7
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Hand: 3 LP: 0 Damian Deck Master:
[copse] Maiko won and she will be going to the finals to duel Indigo.
The finals, and the match against me, were going to take ce tomorrow, so the rest of the day was spent having fun and enjoying ourselves. I ended up having a few duels. Just single duels, no matches. For these duels, I used a Arcana Force deck. No, it isn¡¯t the deck I¡¯ll be using for the ¡®creator match¡¯, I have a custom one, with a custom deck master, for that. If you want to guess, I¡¯ll give you a hint. It is a deck that a GX antagonist uses. But back to my duels. The first one to duel me was Nevelle, and she did defeat me. I then dueled Elias and beat him. After those two, a few otherpetitors asked for duels and I dueled them as well. I won 4 out of my 7 duels, which is fine enough. But with this deck I wouldn¡¯t have won the tournament. Luckily I¡¯m the host, not apetitor. As the evening wasing to an end, I had one more thing to show to everyone. That being a recording I took in the Factory, of myself having a riding duel against Janina. It was a semi-scripted show duel where I was running Junk-Stardust, aka. basically Yusei¡¯s deck, while Janina used Resonator-Red Dragon Archfiend. I wanted to show it to thepetitors to advertise my next tournament, despite the fact that it will take a while until I¡¯m ready to host it. But advertising in this world can be hard, and word of mouth is one of the best ways of doing it, so better to do it than not to. The Novel will be updated first on this website. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!